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iErery Indication That Gov
f ernor , Will , Carry : All
i; Counties Gains strength
v Each -Day of Campaign
I-- People Loyal to Executive.
'. 'George . E.' fchamberlaln will
cweep sthe state by a : majority 'that
will be not Jess than 6,600 and may
rearh . ' 10,000'. '. Ha . will certainly
carry at least 22 out of the 23 comi
ties, ' Including Multnomah, and he
,may carry eyery county la the state.
His victory Is absolutely assured and
the only -question is the else of the
majority." ' ' ' ' :
j'. This to the opinion of Alex BweC
-chairman of the' Democratic state
central committee, given ,out - this
mornJng; It - is based upon, records
trora." every, county and -, every tty
and town ta th slate., . ' '.
i. "Every- hoar p.rings"100rs enooursg
Ing news" said Chairman 0Mk. "We
art now sure or carrying the following
22 counties :' Baker, isntont Clackamas,
Clatsop, Crook. Curry, Douglas, Gil-
llitn. OranL' Harnnr. Jafkson. Iake.
Lincoln. - Linn. Maihsur. Marlon, Mult
nomah, Polk. 8hermnn. union, .Wallowa
and Yamhill. In addition, we expect to
carry Coos,. Josephine, Klamath, Mor
row, Wasco and Waahlng-ton. and th
lateKt . Indications ar that the tide la
turning- steadily In Chamberlain's fav
or In theae counties., . -.
"I do not' concede to Cake a ilngl
county la- the atate. thouan ne naa a
flghtina chance In Columbia, Lane, Til
lamook. Umatilla, and Wheeler. Couu-
tle which three days a to we did not
expect to carry are now certain to be
In the Chamberlain column." :
'Betting- men are looking lit vain for
ana money, - i nert la none 10 am nan.
Even Multnomah county with its over
whelmlnglng Republican majority will
r-go for-hamberlaJni and) -4t-la-eaii-mated
In-the Democratic headquarters
jhnt he wjll lead la this county by at
t-. Two. years ivo. when running
election as governor, Chamberlain car
ried 18 of the 13 counties ofthe state,
hli majority oyer-Wlthyeombar being
1,44. There la abundant, evidence on
every- band that he la even stronger
new tnan ne waa men. in . exiraor
dlnary enthusiasm with which ; he has
been greeted throughout the present
campaign ts In marked and significant
eontraet to trie small and Indifferent
gatherings which have listened to Cake.
v It la already Apparent that the elec
tion will reauit in a victory ior otate-
ATTACK ON CHAMBERLAIN
. . . WINS-MANY VOTES FOR HIM
THIEF ROBS
Corvallis, Or., May 29. The attempt of the Cakes; in the Even
ing Telegram,, to misrepresent f the administration' of the public
lands by Governor Chamberlain has resulted here-in a loss to H.
M, Cake of Republican votes that he would have received if the
trumped-up attack on Mr Chamberlain had not been published.
?!" "I am going to vote for Chamberlain," 6aid a well-known and
very consistent Republican, here today. "I had not intended to do so,
unur l reaa ine irumpea-up cnarges agamsi-.Mr; vnamoenain m
the Telegram. ;We havcall known all along that Mr. Chamber
lain's administration of. the public lands of the . state has been , not
only honest but highly Commendable,. He is entitled to credit for
. ' L. . .. f 1 ll I .... . J. t A , .4
it, ana wnen, as nas oeen a one Dy ine iaKe, managers, a aistonea
and untruthful story is foisted upon the public, it is time.for those
who believe, in clean government to, resent it. The very fact that
this story is sprung a few' days ibefore : the -election without any
mention ever having been made of it before is a sure sign that it
is false.". , x ' - ' o .-
i The speaker is a man of high standing, and his remarks were
made openly to a number of persons on the public, street. ,,, Other
Republicans have' expressed similar sentiments, and there is not
the slightest doubt ,but the Telegram stories will cost Mr. Cake
many a vote. ; Nt - ,
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PARDONS K DONE
ment No. 1 and the aunnortera of that
principle re rallying by : thousands to
Chamberlain's standard, r ; , i a
- While , the estimate of Chamberlain's
majority given out by Chairman Bweek
Is based unon detailed resorts and es
timates -from the various counties no
Statement of probable county majori
ties will be made .public until tomor
row...- ,- f-i -,.'-: '?::..
FIRST. BOAT OF SEASON
COmG WITII $1,000,000
. ,. -4TJBiteS Press LMued WIra,) - .
- Dawson., Alaska, Mar 19. The ai earn
er Tanana, the first boat of the season
from Fairbanks, arrived .with 85 pas
sengers and 11,000,000 In gold for Beat
tie. All leave here on Monday night
Governor Chaniberlaiii.ShQws What, Judicious Use of Ex
; ecutfye Powder lias AccojripUsnrkl:for.Good-r,His 1 ;
1 Hearer. Pack Theatre tind Are Delighted . , :
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- 4 - -'Let me be--understood, now.', before these attacks go farther, I ln- 4
' : tend to pursue In the future whlle goyernor the same policy In the' mat- 4
, , ter 6f prison reform at the state penitentiary' as I 'have In "the past, 4
. Nothing' more brutal In the history of this state has been accom-
' 4 pi i shed than he publication In-the Evening Telegram a few nights ago 4
.' of the names of men, young men lots of them, who, since receiving par- 4
don. after serving time In the penal institute, were leading clean, upright
4 and honest llvea. These men were .trying to make good and were sue-,
4 csedtng. xIn many Instances only a few people knew their past record. - 4
4 They were leading respectable lives and were good citizens. Some were 4
4 engaged -In business, others pursuing honest avocations In other lines. 4
-."The publication of their names' In the Telegram, In the hope of
. 4 making political capital against me, has not Injured me, . but it . hs
4 wrapped those " poor 'fellows In , disgrace and humiliation. ': Every hope "
of-th future -baa- been -dashed- ruth lessly- to- the ground. Every honest
4 fffort they have made since they left tha prison's doors has been blotted '
4 ; ut Suffering, sorrow, grief to their wives, children and friends has ,4
4 crushed them. again with pitiless welght ' v';; h: ? i..-,. ,-. si ;
"Such' unjust, Iniquitous, publicity, was brutal, wocse than brutal.
4 But the erfort has been futlK It has net turned me on hair.';'.,. !-.
4 . "I stand today where I have always stood In the matter of prison 4
' reform, and I would rather save or try to save the souls of 26 of these
4 .. men than be elected to the United States senate, or any other ...office In 4
4 the gift of the people." Extract from Governor Chamberlain's address 4
e last night In reply to attacks mads upon .hint for ,- abolishing j brutal 4
methods of punishment at 8alem and for using his pardoning power. 4
e e t 4
"I have no apologies to make for my
CRAFTSD
Plunderer of Art Museum
.Selects Exhibits Bearing
the JFinest Workmanship
; Quite Eegardless of Their
Intrinsic Value.
7
Entrance Gained to Base
- ment During Afternoon,
and Room Robbed at Leis
ure Two Women Are the
Unfortunate Owners.
reform, of .the , state , penitentiary, . nor
for my use of tha pardoning power.
The cruelties practiced' against human
beings,v prior; to, my term, , have s been
abolished. The Inmates there now are
led to believe - that beyond -those - gray
walls there Is hope for them and that
they can by leading upright lives be
come respectable citizens. Today these
man leave Tilr cells for the Jast time.
not with . the curse of Ood on their
lips, but hopeful and determined to do
better. I have made some mistakes. I
don't deny It. No raan in public office
can avoid that. But my policy - has
been humane. I do not retract. I do
not annlnrlze. . I have no - regrets . to
express for trying to . lead-these men
into honest lives and to becomo upright
cuisens. uovernor wnamoenain. ....
WILL. KI.MfIN
IN' PORTLAND BUREAU;
i LODHOLZ VS TO MOVE
District : Forecaster Edward A. Besls
of the weather bureau, la not. to leave
Portland. An unfounded rumor had It
that he was to be succeeded by Frank
Montgomery, first assistant at' the- Buf
falo, New - York, ' weather bureau,
whereas the fact is that Mr. Montgom
ery has ' been ordered to relieve Chief
Assistant L. Lodhols.
- Mr. Lodhols.. who -has been connected
with the local bureau. for some time,
asked to be transferred to Ban Fran
cisoo several weeka ajrevand hla request
has been granted, 'with the result that
the. Buffalo assistant was selected to
take his Place under vMr. Beals. -
District 'Forecaster Beats went'1." to
Washington about three weeks ago- to
consult with Willis S. Moore, chief" of
the weather bureau service, concerning
mattera of general Interest to the serv
ice and expected to return in a wtk
or 10 ' days. During his absence the
office here Is in charge. 5 of - Acting
Forecaster, Lodholsl
- District Forecaster Beala, during his
several - years or service in "ims ais
trlct has broufht the bureau to a lilgh
standard of efficiency, with the results
that large savings are made every year
Dy commercial intereats ana snipping.
SMALLROX MAY KEEBmi
BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY
; PROM JOINING
(0BttA Press Leued Wire.!
' Navy Yard, Puget'feound, May 19. The
bsttleshio .Kentucky, hsti been attacked
by smallpox and now 1'es In quarantine
hers with a sailor suffering, from the
contagion and severs! others showing
avmptomsi If - other cases-' develop It
may be impossible for the Kentucky to
Join-the fleet at the" Golden I (fate or
to make-the trip around the wnrldv
- Doctors believe the malady was con
tracted in Pan Francisco as the sailor
who was sick has not had ahore leave
since leaving that port. '
' In an address at the Empire theatre
last 'night before a crowd which left no
seat vacant, packed the aisles and stood
several' rows deep at 'the back of the
balcony and lower floor, -Governor
George 'E.' Chamberlain received again
overwhelming -demonstration -of his. in
vincible popularity. Bursts of applause
continually punotuatea nis remarks, ine
mere mention of his name brought hur
rahs and stamping of feet, end during
the addresses of other -candidates,, the
Impatience of : the audience broke - ouc
repeated y , in cries xor cnamoenain.
Fully 600 -' persona, ; unable to- secure
standing room where hla worda could be
nearo, - were lurnea away.
. ' ( - " TeUs of Old Cruelties. - "
Governor - Chamberlain - received hla
loudest' and longest demonstration of
approval when he mentioned his work
of reform at the state penitentiary at
the close of hla sddress and replied to
the attacks which have been made upon
him for. his humane efforts in making
gooa citisens out ni convicts.
The speaker told of the cruelties
which bad been practiced there In for
"There was - a'' time when . men were
strung up-dv me tnumwi .with tn
toes barely touching, the floor. In this
Agonising and Inhuman position they
were - kept lor nours. utner ' inmates
were strapped to Iron Pillars and lashed
on the beck until the skin dropped off
in strips, - '-. - ' I-.':-"- -
"Prior to my term of office It f was
the custom to send photos all ovsr the
country of every man who nad com
pleted his sentence. In addition his
name was published In every newspa
per with lii hailing distance. The result
was ar man left the -penal Institute af
ter receiving this barbarous treatment
and knowing the publicity which pre
ceded him with the eurse of God linnn
his lips. -Instead of being reformed,
he was forced back Into the very same
avenues of crime - for which ; he had
been convicted, ,, i.
: XnhtrauMttlss ' Abolished. i; l
"All i these Inhuman -nntetlcea have'
been abolished. Tbe pardons granted In
iraoucallT every case have been-many,
lmes in. favor of vounc men .between 1
and 15 years of age, upon petition of
scores of friends, tha latter many times
asreelnar to nut them to work, netltlona
from court attorneys appearing 'in the
case. County officials and even the court
lmeir. . -i ne petition has been granted
where It appeared, to me there, was rea
sonable ground to. believe that, these
'oung men could -be reformed and made,
o lead-honest ,nd -upright lives.
J'finorea of them have been, Antnr thla
In dnsens of Instances only a few peo-.
pis knew their pas record. NoW think
ii ontlnued - on Psge Four.)
One of the most pussllng burglaries
that have occupied the. attention of
the . Portland police department In i re
cant years occurred last night when
the Museuiq of . Art,' Fifth and Taylor
streets, was . entered through a base
ment window and Jewelry to the value.
of several hundred dollars taken. - ;
i ne ' loss ' was discovered this morn
ing -by- Mrs. Husrh i Hume, in char re
of the arts and crsfts exhibit. The
mysterious part of the burglaryls the
fact tat f nearly - every article taken
belonged to two women, Mrs. Cunnlng-
nam oi oan r ranoiaco. ana Mrs. W Sl
ain or vieveiana. Linio. .-.
The loot nbtatnad hv Hl..'nluniMr
wbb vKiuanie mure xrora ana workman-Bhlc-
thereon -than the.: Inrrlnai worth
of , the articles. - An experienced burg
lar could have easily ' taken thousands
of dollars' wosth where last night's
thief got away with only a mere hand
ful of necklaces. , rings. and other
srnau mnicets whose total value will
probably -not eaoeed $S00 or $00. This
leads the detective to think that the
ine work or boys. , s rA
. xiuer xad .ArUstio Taste.
The Jewelry taken was all In char re
v . am una traiu society and
was fully Insured: ', It Is a peculiar
circumstance mat everything taken, but
one or two- Insignificant trifles, was
the work of the two women mentioned
before as these trinkets were picked
out from among pieces many times
mors valuable and are chiefly desir
able for their exquisite workmanship
rather than their commercial value.
This , would seem to show that the
thief -was-- connoisseur. -
Only two cases were pried open, the
big t case containing articles lent to
th?.iArUL 'nd Crafts society for their
exhibit beins . untouched. . This
contained rare works of art and gold,
sliver and Jeweled pieces worth thous
ands of dollats. . -ir.'.-.jr.
. jo nigh Watchman.
The. thief must have been In the base
ment of the museum some .time during
yesterday afternoon, for he opened the
windows ' through which he entered
wunoui nrsaKins tna eaten. Tha acreen
over these windows he broke throuarh
and grasping the frame pulled Hi loose
from the embrasure.' After he had en
tered the burglar had plenty of time to
loot the museum as there Is no night
wstohman at the buildlna-. The elaetrln
switch board was undisturbed, showing
that ' the- visitor either worked In the
dark or had a pocket lantern with htm.
The police are confident that, the Job
Is the work of, Inexperienced boys and
they expect to recover the -lost, Jewelry
without much trouble. . - , j,
f ollowing r is ine aesenpuon or the
NELSON'S AUTOMOBILE WILL FINISH
: STRENUOUS TRIP TO PORTLAND TODAY
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Fernando Kelson in Ills White Steam Car, as It Appeared When Leaving San Francisco.
A large, crowd of. automoblllsts . and I ond street sll mornlna- tn; the hla-
others interested In the auto race from machine heave In sight.
Nelsons big White steamer were'ol- sttemnt -ts make-sny -mors , speed and
lected about, tlve Kelly garage i on, Seo- the ear proceeded leisurely on ,lts.Way
1ST GO TO MTEAIi
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Thaw Is an Incurable Paranoiac, Contends Dr. Ferris.
Chairman of w lork; Lunacy Commission
; ; ! lAiiother Bitteif LcgalBattlel ResiUt.: . V
stolen articles:
lace with three wrought silver leaves,
pendant of gold with black nearla. ail.
ver fob, necklace set with brilliant red
stones. Small silver box. wrought h root
let set with vart-colored atones, nenklnna
of gold leaves set with precious stones,
silver and enamel box. pendant. of silver
and enamel with -opals, silver' pendant,
opal pendant, small stiver pin, silver
ring aoiq sua. scarao, : goia pendant -with
Jade, .- silver fob and old scarab, large
Jeweled gold ( ring aet with opals and
sapphires, beautifully carved gold ring,
scarf pin old scarab, amethyst pendant.
.,Vl4i:AlliU Villi' .UUUI1I,. 4, v. -
MMITNORPICA 3IA
: . - BUY. A PLACER MINE
(Special Dlspatefe- to Tba JoaraaLt '
Parma. Ida.. i. Mot. 9 X(s,i.n xt'
dies, tha great opera singer,' who was
repoatcd to be enjoying an Routing at
Payette Lakes, la now in .v.
Purdy ; ranch on the Snake river, about
v u,ivn ,iuiu;t arum, ner jaentity was
unknown until several telegrams arrived
for-her., which ahe requested should be
sent to the Purdy ranch. , "
i. She is accompanied by Colonel Mag
hee and In all probability will Invest in
some placer mining .property where she
. i , "
LAST CIIAXCE TO V ; : v :
Hear chamberlain
4 - Governor . Georgs E... Chamber-
4 lain will close hla campaign for
e - ins united : SUtes ; senatorshlp
with - a - meeting tonight at
4 o'clock, at 'Hill's i hall. Williams
" avenue, and Russell street."
' This will be the, laat - sddreaa
4 to. be delivered ..by . Governor
Chamberlain before . the election
of Monday, June 1, and In It he
, ill state for the last ;t!me hla
4 position regarding his candidacy
4 :for election t.o the United, States
'- senate,..';., tt;.v,t.
Dnlred Praas .Iesssd--Wlrs7..w
Albany. . N. T.. . May . J9. In ;spite of
protests of mistreatment., Harry Kendall
Thaw, slayer of Stanford Whlte.must
go bach: to the asylum" for th'i criminal
Insane at. Matteawan. according to the
statement made 'by Dr. Albert W, Ferris,.
chairman of ttie state lunacy commis
sion hers today, "w,..,-.-,--.. ; t... ..... - :
Thaw undoubtedly is ' an incurable
paranoiac and he Is- liable to have . an
outbreak ; at - any 41me, in which event
he would be dangerous," said Dr.- Fer
ris. "The Matteawan asylum is the only
piacs in the' state where the criminal
insane can ' be - properly- cared for -and
he must return, there: t "tHs cannot be
transferred: to any" other-asylum.-
"I hay observed Thaw arfully. and'
so have, the doctors at Matteawan and.
my opinlon-l' not guess- work. I am j
positive, that his case is incurable and 1
-fr
it would' be a great error to permit him
to be at1 large or to have partial free-
- i naw alleges tnar ur. Baker,' the sup
erintendent at Matteawan, "has It In
ror,' him, and that -he was persecuted
there by the attendants as well ss .the
Dr. Ferris savs that ha has Inves
tigated . these -accusations- and belleveal
that they are the results of some of the
delusions'' which Thaw, " according to
kt. l I .1 li 1 i , -u;
110 vpiiuuu, wiitiiiUBiiy.-iiar0urH.T- v.
".Thaw", attorneys are- preparing P-to
make a hard fight before Supreme Court
Justice Morschauser- at' Foughkeepsle,
where - Thaw " Is now detained In the
quarters of Sheriff Robert . W., Cbanler,
a multi-millionaire,:' who live 'over the
ai i. -? Tney . anege init xnaw cannot
receive fair ' treatment at- Matteawan
under the present conditions and that
there is no evidence' which warrants his
Deing neui witn tna criminal insane..
JAP1 FI8IITII
WITH SUCCESS
K6reanlRelellI6hi3Iay Be
Ended Sooner iThan at,
I: sl Fifstriticipated.
ft:ffw.v-i -
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f4" (Cntts Pfass LeaMd Wirt.)
i Tokio, - May 19. Qovemment officials
here are well pleased with the result of
the last month's campaign In. Korea,
where the troops have been fighting the
Insurgents with great success, though
usually outnumbered, and it la an
nounced here today the rebellion wlU be
entirely crushed before August 1. In
many parts of Korea the Insurgents,
realising the futility of their efforts,
are surrendering and there is-a posei
hliltv that bv this , means peace may
be established even-Booner than , ia
hoped. Fifty-three engagements have
taken place this month. Over 500 Ko
reans were killed, while the . Japanese
lost less than 60 soldiers. - , ,
REPUBLICANS HAVE
110 HEART FOR FIGHT
Democrats Square It With
' Baud That Plays at :.
iiiCake Meeting. -
- ' -ij i . . . . , , -' c .' v
' tSneetat Iptipetcb te The ' JoarnaL)
Arlington. Or,. May 19. H.. M. Cake,
candidate for United States senator on
the Republican ticket, spoke to a small
auitence Thursday at noon. The band
was-asked to play bii never received
so much as the thanks of the senatorial
aspirant. Soma of the Democrats made
a small donation to the barrd-after ihe
aridreBst and hired tiiem-to play for a
Republican speaking at the opera house
laat nleht. The .Republicans seemingly 1
have lost all interest in the campaign. . i
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BIG DM1
KILLIHB THREE
Freight JTrnXdPer
Station ,Wreekefc Causing'
--Loss bfW;1.
, ' (Catted rsasj Leased Wire.)
Vancouver. 'W May" 19. . Word
waa received here, today of the break
ing of the big dam across the Current
river at Port Arthur, causing the loss
of three lives, wrecking a freight train,
the power station of -the city, carrying
away s mile of track and resulting In a
loss approximately of 1608,000.
According to the report the .dam broke
suddenly. A train-running along the
Canadian .Pacific track below, was car
ried away, by., the-watery Ten .freight
cars piled en i top iof the en-In.v Th
engineer:' fireman ind Imr.mi.' .
killed and their bodies burled deep under
tbe mountain of debris. t . The engineer's
name, was Facarg. , McBride was .the
fireman and Inman: the .brakeman who
were killed. . ' . . .
when the damage had been repaired.
The .-photograph .was taken by flash-
light at 1 o'clock, on the morning of the
start in Ban Francisco. The milllonalra
owner. is shown seted..in..the car with
.the drivers ,,,-,,,,.' i '
p'll is Hi immi i siiiiiiiSij.fwp.iaiiiiiiii'' iSpsihii i.wshwssw
WILL DEIFLOP -BIG
GAS FIOI'J
Cooperation Company ; Or
ganized to'.Cohvert Ontario
' Finds toGrood Use; '
Hatcheries for Sound. r ; t
Washlnston. Mav i Th. k
terday passed a bill , . establishing two
fish hatcheries on Puget sound.
Special Dlipttch to The , Journal.) -Ontario,
Or., .May " 29. For the pur
pose of .developing the natural gas rlow,
which is ; everywhere prevalent. In On
tario snd , vicinity,- a 'cooperative oil
and gas '.company.- - composed V-of local
liusiness irteri,';.has6een organised' here."
Not "only will the "natural ga be con
verted, to commercial , usea, hut.borlnir
fcr petroleum will begin within a few
weeks.ti. . . t .. ...
, v . Officers Strong Men. '
The .: tt t l..r. rke.il.Krf ' . ..kl.h
has .just t closed lt leaKea on 20,000
acres of land about, Ontario.'. are David
Wilson, president r-JUR. Hlackahv nnl.
deftt-of the Ontario bank, vlce-preniilent:
i.m.uwts, treasurer, ,nn ' w.. it. Ooo
llttle, (secretary, TJie board of directors
Is 'composed of Dr. Poeue.A T. Anmni
and A. F. Boj-er. ' . . - , .
nesiaen oeing ;one of the; wealthiest
men in Malheur. LOuntv. A. P Hnv..
the only man in Oregon. Washington or
Idaho -Who ' has a borne .' heated and
lighted byi natural gaiv .For seven years
he ' has been' utiltainsr' the gas which
flows- from his Water well for. househnM
Surposa ,anotheifaet that- the-supply
oes not" diminish Indicates It perm a
nency..,-- .,.;'..-. -.-.u . .
. Plenty or Jratnraj Oas. '. .
'WltMn two' miles of Ontarlr. ih AVa Br.
ISO -wells through which' natural rim. ...
capes and almost any, one -of. them could
be used as the source. of lighting an-1
heating. OH , experts -who have- vlslteil
this, section state that, the 'prevalence,
of so-much natural gas- is evidence of
large petroleum beds. .. The . companv
recently organised will rmt down r.'.
wella to determine the existence of thi.i
field, i- President Wilson will lesva
within-a. few days for. tha eaat to pur
chase the necessary equipment for drill
ing.. Experienced drillers will also be
brought here from the eastern petro
leum fields.
Heretofore It has been Impossible to
influence-land owners in this vicinity
to lease their holdings., but -recent ac-
tlvlty has resulted in the home company
securing control , of over 20.000 acrs.
In the. event Kf oil discovery tho rom
pany will be the strongest in the field.
GOOD OIL STRIKE - :
... AT PARMA, JDAirO
: (Special Dhixtrh la The Joarnil.Y
Parma., Ida, May 29.Wtrte drlllin?
a well on Mrs. A. E. Bradley's ranch at
the edge of town the driller stru'-k
small flow of oil. The oil Is said to t
of the very best quality and there is
some talk of organising-a compiinv and
sinking a well h the hope of striking
a paying flow. .
SENATOR BEVERID C 3
ALLOWED ENTHUSIASM
'!" TO KNOCK HIM OUT
(CnlMd Preas Leaaed Wh. i
Chicago,. May 29. Senator : Beverldge
.would have been selected as the tem
porary chairman of the Republican na
tional convention. If he had not. In an
ticipation of bis- selection,, allowed his
enthusiasm- to- run away -with him ts
such an, extent that he wrote a "key
note" speech in which he advocated the
renominatlon, of President Roosevelt.
This braud new version of the cir
cumstances which led to t' e rs"
Senator JuUuo C aBRar liurm i '
l(?an for the jilHi-e t,m . i
by the return!). if m i.. r- oi r
Ools conureHHiiiD.jl 0- -' '-i
The fact that the In. . : 1 c- '
had written hla pn'. .
reached the -ears of i, -s
natlnrml r,jmmm.f -4 1 . i .-.:- -ly
plrkeit bi t .Hi, r .ur-.s t. - '.
one of tiirt l:.m.. i r, , t r.iri.i ,, 1 ,
la tui.illK ti.jj !.-.-,
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