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Mi A :- The Journd L7:s; a Larger Proved, Sworn-to, Pdd-for Circaiaffcn id Portland and Wilhin Sixty Miles of Portland, All Directions, and IlirGcgliaiit ' & ol Oregon Than, Any Other Daily PaperNo Exceptions.; Circulation Records and Records of Cash Receipts Open to' the Inspection-ci Till T ALWAYS PAYS E To Read Journal Want and Dis- ay Add. : Don't- Miss Them Today. - , , , t The Weather Sunday cloudy with probably showers ; westerly winds. - JOURNAL CIRCULATION , : TESTEKDAr WAS 31.200 VOL. VIi; NO. 72. PORTLAND, : OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 30," 1908. TWO SECTIONS-TWENTY PAGES: PRICE TWO CENTS. OS TftAOrS AND KEWI TAviia. rni Ci.nn TO V - .A t 1 W , , t- ilVL JUNIOR SENATOR SCHEMES TO TAKE ALL CREDIT TO HIMSELF ; r N EVENT OF CAKE'S ELECTION FULTOf: TO OE SCALPED TT'TCpn lavs Ttara Political Jobbery gainst Senior ? senator Latter ;s .iniiu- ence .to Go Down and Out j icaVwins.vj ." ;;; 4. - Jonathan Bourn Jr. Intends' 4 to becoms the political dictator 4 eV- of Oreson. To sain thls-end and v. 4 '4v Oregon's delegation in cengtess. e h he a rattled, to the support of, ,.'. Ms,- Cak , Thr Fulton faction e .of the Republican party-has been completely repudiated ."jrV Mr.' Bourne. -' ,,. 4.,, W. I. VtU JWii'i orf an- tee,; eUe(. XlMteaaat la Otegoa as wail aa.kis publicity afent, la aa opea letter appeartar n u A ereatna mb: irestardav aarae. reeamt v SepablloMi aoaTesUoa ware "A iewa f pelltlolaas aad beeJara, aeV-appolatad delefatea to that ooBTeatloa, rpreaenaT taemselree aiy.":; f $ ?; ' Mr, Cake, he cays. eUnds oil his own. platform, ao4 not that pot forth by the "alleged Hepub- Mean eonvntle.,7iBy dieparag 4 In the ef forta put forth by Mr. 4 Fulton's trtenda In lliat conven tion," Bourn . hopes to take all the credit to rrhnaelf In the event of Cake's election.' Mr. Fulton and his 'nthslasto supporter who were, head and shoulders la the lead at the i Republican con vention will be thrown to th 4 bScktround.r' ' " r " -r.-w--;- 4' 4 ; 4 4 -.4 '-4 4 MR. CAKE FACES BOTH WAYS H. M. Cake, while professing .loyalty to Statement. No. JL js advocating the election of Republican nominees for the legislature, who are opposed to th state ment , , , " He is faolnr both ways. : If elected that 1 what he would do in the United State senate on every Important ques tion in which th people are concerned. While outwardly prof easing . loyalty to the Interests of th people, he' would be secretly aligned with' their enemies. -- Befor the primaries . he declared. In nrefy speech he made that on one great vital Issue of th campaign was the tri umph of Statement No. 1. But now he 'has thrown that : Issu 'overboard and say that the' only important thing is his own election. . J ; Within two years Cake has changed front four time on Statement No. i. If , elected to the United State senate, how many times would he change front en "railroad rate- legislation, -on postal saving banks, on curbing the power of the trusts, and on all th other . meas ures which Rooaevelt has urged upon congress T . Mr. Calce now places party above principle. Would he do the same in the United Statea senate? i According;, to the published statement of W. 8- ITRen, one of his strongest champions, Mr. 'Cake ; repudiates the platform adopted by the recent Republi can , state convention. "Mr. Cake is standing on his -own platform,' not on the platform put forth by thealleged Republican convention of May. 1 i," say U'Ren. Cake's brother as chairman of the - state eentral committee. Was one of the directing influences in that conven tion. The platform was framed with his knowledge and approval. Tet It Is now repudiated by H. M. Cake, When a candidate refuses ' to accept the platform of his party, what claim has he upon the support of the voter of the party? : - Cifftt THE LEAD 'Completely fepudlatinghe: Influ .ence of-vMr. Fulton and: tils Btipport era at the riecent Republican conven tion, deaytng'that the aenlor senator of this state or his rollowera are en titled to nyr. credit, for the' work.ot that convention because" they; 'were a crowd lot "politicians and - heelers," sad further, denying that- Mr. Cake Ja standing on the platform .Adopted by the Republican In convention as sembled. W. S.'.TJ'Een,' organizer and mouthpiece for Jonathan Bourne Jr., has clearly and convincingly dis closed the plan i of ' Mr. Bourne to weep the political deck of all influ ence but his own and to become the dominating head of Oregon's dejega- " tion in congress.' . ; . , i in replying to Governor Chamberlain, who haa charge both Mr. U'Ren and Mr ; Cake with i Inaicerity.. relative te their poeltlon on Statement No. 1, Mr; XTBen In an open ltter to the governor - published - yesterday. Included a para graph whtch pictures the topi - bottom snd sides of Mr. Bourne1 plana to take alt credit to himself should ..Cak be elected. - Mr. Bourne propose to make hmself had of Oregon congressional dnlegation. usurp- the influence hereto fore wielded' by Mr. Fulton and at the same time place his foot On the neck of the present senior senator and all of his foilowtrm. The paragraph U a '"Tou'know aa Well as I do that Mr. Cak U standing on his own platform, and not on the platform put forth by the- alleg-xi Republican convention of Mir 11. Mr. Cake was nominated by a majority of the 48.000 Republicans who voted in the primary election and not by that convention, nor by th asslatanc of the crowd f politicians and heeler referring to th Fulton : Republicans) who were self-appointed delegates to that ' convention, representing them xelves only, snd not one In '25 of the 4S.009 Republicans yho voted at th nominating election.". . . -t , . ' By . emphasiztag the - f act . that Oak has repndlatad th BepnbUoaa ' eoavea tioa platform, eoupled wlth"th friadly attitud which Mr. Boara has mad known ' )? aa sames towards' th Xepnt lioaa eandldat, the efforts of Oragoa's Junior senator te ellp th iaflaaac asl credit of th FaltSa BepabUcaa Predicted HeWill Be Choice of People for United States Senator by at Ieast 5,350 Majority Returns, From1 . All Over the State. , , HWW POLITIC Memorial Day Observed by War Veterans and Friends and Kin of Those Who Fought in Civil and Span ish Wars. HI. AFTER MS illL NIGHT DEBATE 10 THE SENATE LA FOLLETTE GHEE Young Men of Third Eegi ment Escort Gray-Haired Veterans to Formal Exer cises on Tlaza Block All Business Suspended. Governor George K. Chamberlain will b declared: th choice of the people of Oregon ror United states senator by a majority of at least 8,850, according to th estimate of Alex Sweek, chairman of the Democratic state central com mittee,' from data :. carefully collected and conservative la tone. - It is . esti mated ' that ": four counties Columbia, Lane, Tillamook and Umatilla will ' re turn majorities for Cake, and that the two candidates will have an even break in coo. Josepnme, Kiamatn, Morrow, Wasco, Washington , and Wheeler even In alL The ' remaining counties will go fop Chamberlain by majorities ranging from 60 to -1,100, the lead it la estimated Chamberlain will have over Cak in Multnomah county. - k- . ': " mporta ravorabl. -'; During th Mat 'few ' dav'a ' nnnrli have been coming into th Chamberlain headquarters which have steadily grown more optimistic as the days have passed. A Qovernor Chamberlain ha mad hi tour of the state there ha bean left a trail of enthusiasm In' his wake which in the opinion of his friends and supporter makes - his elec tion a foregone conclusion. , . - -' From every part ' -of th state word comes that Chamberlain sentiment is on th increase, and while the estimate of - totals has been kept down rigidly within most conservative limits, it Is held by Chairman Sweek aa a possibility that the majority given Governor Cham berlain may reach high above the 6,350 mark and climb close to 10,000 before the,votea are all counted.' ( Osfally Compiled. The totals for the different counties of the state have been compiled care fully and it is estimated that the fol lowing majorities will be given the gov ernor: ,.- :" -. Baker 700, Benton 100, Clackamas Cohtinued on Pag Vive.) Portland today laid aside Its business cares and gave expression to Its rever snc for' the nation, dead,, Although the ranks of those, who wore the blue In the great civil conflict have per ceptibly thinned Since-one year ago, and the . unfavorable . weather curtailed to; some extent the bounty of natures floral offering, . there was no lack of care from loving hands for the graves of veterans in the cemeteries of the city, and no less interest In the out pouring of men, women and children who attended the various exercises. The- chief services of the morning Sere at the site of the soldiers' monur ent ia Lone Fir cemetery, where th veterans or tne ease siae post oz in G. A. R. gathered with their wive and friends to strew the graves of those who have gone before and to honor their memory. Th veterans of other wars were not forgotten in the cere mony, a . bouquet being deposited on each face of the monument in memory of those who fought In the civil war, in th Mexican war, In the Indian war and in th struggle with Spain. -" jt Baerotsss - at - Vtem. This; afternoon at th . plasa block other exercise are being held, Rev. Benjamin Young delivering th address of th day. These were preceded by a parade of grizzled veteran from Sec ond and Morrison streets, the column being . escorted by the Third Oregon regiment of the National Guard and the Spanish war veterans. - .v In St Johns and at- other cemeteries In th vicinity of th city th graves, of (Continued on Pag Two.) fceeesyee.eeeeee44AAA)asAAaeisA as a a aaaaaaa.aa.aaaaaaaa.aaa a a a a a a a a a aaaaa a. a a a a a a a. a ---- - - ---ev V f TT f ? V W W W f W W W WWW WW WWW WW W W WW ?? Tff?f V V WW ffvff WW f ff 4 . T ' The' Tournal has a lareer Daid. nrovetL sworn-to circulation in Portland and in Oreiron than anv nther 'V dally1. paper, and the;average daily distribution of. this . circulation is as follows: By carrierV'Mdtliin the dtliiTiits of Portland. J;..;... 15,800 " . Street and office sales in Portland. 2,050 v; Mailed through United States postoffice .7,025 .v. , 'Express and by; maxL to agents. 6,320' 1 ! t I- s ' K 7 Senator.Tia Fonette,';Who Is Valiant. ", If Mshtlag the Currency Bill VOZA OF BOKOS COBSXB." fi Who is going to; make tha first -offer ' to : entertain the .officers . 4 and men ' of the 'torpedo flotilla 4 and the cruisers? , . ' : -. ;': - . ' 4 -Th first theatre?.' , -; 4 is v 4 1 .The first auto shop or private auto owner? - yJ.,. ' 4 V The' - first place of amusement' 4 of any sort that.! will offer the ; 4 -'-boys in blue. free admission? ..' t-r M m aU gee la nae aad give 4 , the boys a good ttm. The Jour- 4 ; nai rwili' help boost , . ' , 4 4 Send'your-answer to : the t Bos - 4 4 Oarnlval Xdttor The Journal." 4 x. il'-ir--lStir' 44 4 4 4 4 4 4,4 44444444 STONE FOLLOWS IN SAME LINE OF TALK By John E. Lathrop. (Waablngtoa Bimaa . el "Tb Jooratl.) Washington. D. C, May 80. Senator La Follette ' immediately on coming from the senate chamber at 7 o'clock this morning said to me for The Journal: "I am feeling first-class. I could continue for several hours if neces sary. My , throat feels as comfort able as when I began. I expect to go home and sleep three or, four hours. After that I shall return and take part in the fight again. My op ponents alleged all night I exhausted rights under .the rule which prevents; speaking twice in one legislative dajv I contend I have had the floor only: once and propose to fight for my right to apeak again. . "I hope the people of Oregon will not forget that they can use the tel egraph lines and appeal to members to defeat thla bill. Jit Is a tlcious measure and the people will learn so In- due time.".- v Senator La Follette . , then went home. .Washington, May 30. Senator La ,Tot-' lette after, speaking for 18 hours and 20 ' minutes., breaking all previous rec ords of the senate, concluded his speech against th compromise emergency cur rency, -bill ; 4jrnUiuHUK the worse for 'the terrific contlnuou strain which h had undergone. e w " BUvd by sTtoa. v. -Senator Stone, of Missouri Immedi ately took up the filibuster which is the. most remarkable fight of the kind ever 'seen in Washington and it is be lieved that it will be continued un til the leaders surrender and agree to adjourn without passing th bill. La Follette's endurance Is the cause Of great comment Most of his listen ers were worn out -with fatigue. The senators who were kept in their seats atl yesterday" afternoon and "air throng?! the weary hours of the? alght are In no condition to enjoy humor today and Btone'a manner was like that' of a fu neral orator.,,-, - raka .All Baoords. Th speeoh by I.a Ffllett hreaks TTie record -which hd" been held since March S and 4, 1901, by Senntor Carter of Mon tana, who made th famous fight of that year on the river and harbors bill. When La Follette closed his remarks his voice showed no indication of weak ening under the strain. It. was clear and strong and he spoke with much the same vigor that characterised his re mark early -yesterday afternoon. ." Wak From Ilia. His recent illness had made film weak end his main trouble was from " (Continued on Page Five.) Total CC'ontlnued on Pag: Two.) average- circulation ,;f .; . v t, . . v'. .31,195 i Of .these 31.000 copies of The Journal circulated dailv at ortsent. 9? Der cent are naM fnr inA Sipef -cent are waste andfree opies; and over 90 per cent of this circulation ia in Portland and Oregon ' ot in-the territxry immediately tribuUry toi, Portland, like , Vancouver, Washington, and nearby towns. ' This is an exceptionally strong, feature- of. The Journal's circulation and is the cause of more "pain in the'' innards of The Journals, two competitors than ;any other one thing. , v 'VThe Journal" enjoys" a very large mail circulation throughout Oregon, as its heavy payment of post age to the Portland postof.fice gives testimony. . - . Now,' as an evidence of good faith on the part of The -Journal, the following "offer, is made f The invitation " is extended i to-- anyone the representatives . of other daily ; newspapers even those ' here at home are nol barredVto come to The Journal office at anv time and investigate The Journal's claims as made herein, to examine, its cash receipts from circulation, its bills for white paper, its circulation records ' Its-express and postoffice receipts and to remain in its press and mail rooms during the hours' between 2:15 and 5 -o'clock;-' while, the papers are beingt printed.- mailed and delivered , to the carriers, postoffice and express companies. , ''',; . '. , Of cpurse fti,is.to"6e expected that if either of our .contemporaries" accepts' this invitation anl sends - m M Ana aV a a m k..aM. W 2 a-. If t L . . a A - 3 a . . . 1 4 f - Y K m itjtui.uf wnu Tiij iiiuncii vi inn privnegc,tenucrca,. mat mis contemporary will grant an identical privilege to a Journal representative to examine this contemporary's circulation at his pleasure. "In. thQtt,; The - Journal- stands for a-"square; deal"-: and that pnly. .'r V".t V:;-',J4 . 4 ;!VV -And further, to show good faith, Th . Journal makes the following' prooosition: ' ? ' v 1 The -carrier circulation of; The Journal in Portland and in Oresron exceeds' that nf its fnftrnJn rr - X ' temporary and that of its evening contemporary. The circulation of The Journal in the whole state of 4 ; Oregon,-. including Portland, is alw in excess of that of either of its Contemporaries, being particularly T , strong at; the 800 and odd vol' the smaller' iostoffices of the 'state. Since, in the nature of things,' The 4 Journal's ? esteemed contemporaries "doubt its figure and in order that the newspaper game may be played fair and above .boards the publisher of The Journal suggests that a circulation investigation com- i mittec be; selected, the newspaper twins to select one member thereof, The -Journal one, and these two 4 ogev other,, these three to make a canvass of the circulation of the three oaners in the Htv'ant .taf. th- 4 4 expense of the, canvass to be paid' by the' paper having the smallest paid' circulation, in this way all r "doubt can be removed and the advertiser andtbe public' will know" whether "figures don't lie" or "liars '4 J, -do' figured ' ' V.- K;' ,., v u;'' ' :i v.:'-;" ' An., -!,' . . ' 4 AThe- Journal exceeds in circulation in Portland and Oreeon and it challenees its contemnorarieV . proof of it, suggesting a plan that is not open to any suspicion, being fair to one nd all alike, and if it i - is not accepted in the kindly spirit in which it is offered it will be self-evident thst the circulation su- 4 premacy of The Journal in Portland and in Oregon is eyen. acknowledged by its rivals, s i . " vO SIX IE DEAD; FIFJY1JDBED Fearful Kesult of Collision Between Passenger , and .Freight Trains. ..' (Catted Frsss LmmI Wire.) Alexandria, Egypt," May 10 81x per sona wer. crushed to death. 60 were injured. som of tham fatally, in a collision today between a Cairo expres train and a string of freight cars. The accident occurred between th town of Damanhur- and Tan tan. Wrecking crews and apecial train bearing physician, nurses and medical- sup plies are being rushed to the scene. MURDEE JUKY UNABLEi TO AGREE OX VERDICT ' " ' (rnlted Preas Wire.) , Tu... ri,v M J.. Mav SO. Tha lurv in the case' of Theodora Whllmor, cnargea wnn xne muiu. -un, th victim of the Lampblack ; swamp mystery, today announced that It was unable - to agree- and was dismissed. Whltmor is charged with having takea his wife from their Home in Brooklyn last Christmas night, lured her to the swamp and there, after murdering her, tripped her body of every thread of clothing that could have been ustd for identification, leaving her nude. Sine being confined in Jail he haa appeared wildly Insane at times.- He will not be tried again until autumn, although- his doctor say he undoubtedly will di be fore that time if kept in prison. v DE LAGRANGE WINS V , AEROPLANE FLIGHT y deaijp on Standard Is Negotiating for .Purchase of Entire Coal inga Field. Los Angeles,1 Cat. May 10 Twenty million dollar; is th flgur1 the: Stand ard Oil company 1 - reported to have offered for the holdings of th Califor nia Oil Field limited, a British- cor- 8: oration, which operates entirely in th oallnga Held, ir tne report Da correct the prospective deal I greater by far than any of th kind ever made hither to in the United State. The rumor la persistent, but neither confirmation nor denial Is obtainable from official of the two great com panies. Nona of tha Standard's officials will -talk of.' th reDorted deal and tha Britishers have no , representative here. r Chicago-Savannah Line.- '- ' : ' Chicago. May 10. The South' Atlantic states will receive material ( benefits from-' the through passenger service to be inaugurated by tha Illinois i Central tomorrow- between Chicago and Savan nah, by way of Birmingham. Entrance into Birmingham will be over the new Haleyvllle extension from Corinth. In connection with the Northern Alabama! and th. Frisco system. From Birmlng-; ham -to .- Savannah., th Centra) of; Georgia will be used. The establishment of th new service to Savannah will mean virtually the linking of the At lantic and Pactfle oceans y the Harrl man Interests- -, t r- ; WW HALL CO ULU nun Mill PARKER Democratic Leaders Choose Him .For Resolutions ' Committee Head., . - (TTaiteg Press teased wirs.) New Tork., May JO. Th announce ment that Alton B. Parker has -been chosen by Tammany Hall for chairman of the committee on resolutions at th national Democratic convention at Den ver, 1 looked upon here -today as ex tremely significant on the efforts of tho party leader to , establish harmony in the east , , . For a long while It looked aa if Rrvsn would have a hard time with the Dm. ocrats of this state, but it now appears that the peerless one. haa been accepted as th almost certain nominee. rarker blamed Bryan to a great extent for his defeat in th last residential race,, and leea1 than four months sko Save out an interview severely criticis ig tha Kebraskan. , - - - --State Chairman '. Connera nf nnffni.. has said repeatedly that he believes anv one oi nail a-aoaen men mentioned for the nomination would make a ),..u.r race than Bryan, but r the Information that Tammany and Bryan have 8Kr-. on Parker aa the resolutions commit tee chairman, carries -with it the practi cal assurance that Connera will not object-- , v Several interests in the party still are opposing the Nebraskan. however, ami several of the most powerful newspa pers of the metropolis are conducting constant attack on him. . (Cslted Pre td Wire. - Bom. May 0. The most remark able aeroplane flight on record was made today by D Lagrange, who by ?ierforming the feat won the $S00 of ered to the winner of the i aeroplane contest. s ' ..-, ---.-' : The machine used 1 in. this instance is the same . one ln whtrh D Lagrange navigated - the air befor the eye of King Emmanuel ox' Italy early In the week. Today he covered a distance jf 1S.760 meters In JS-mlnutes and 3S sec onds. The aeroplane made nine trips around the Vwixn Darml. An Immense crowd saw I Lagrange win th prize. THE SUNDAY JOURN i 14 T ARB WIS MA KINO OUR WOMEN SERFS? W1U shop work, make our feminine types .like those of Russia? . Nttwy SCHEMA - FOR 8UFFRAOETTES-lwilI sacrifica worldly goods , rather than pay taxes., Th battle for ballot BEFORB! ' PORTLANDERS CAME Oreiron , City metroriolls of Oreeon . before Portland was founded.. . BOYCOTT PROTEST AGAINST DIVORCE Will social ; indlf ferenre prov th moat effective remedy? t - ., - THE PRICE OF BEAUTT Physical as "well as financial price pal I by, women. . . ; . , ..... . -. WHY A GRAND DUKE WAS SNUBBED Few of th guests at the wedding of the aon of the king of Sweden even knew that the trl ia s father was present '-;.- . - .FLEET COMMODORE, PERRY COMMANDED Ship ' that brought " Japan to time. , - I PRETTIEST JAPANESE MAY BE WORLD WINNER Woman (;,) won contest In orient enters international competition, WHEN THE COWS COME HOME Grat movement to inerrnss t ; value of . the national milk yield. HIS NAME IS EBENEZER He goes to sleep at nine. Mire :'. . for the treasure seekers. Side-splitting comic supplement 1 , i. i - ' miss It, . ,TWO LEASED WIRES Unexcelled special telegraph i rj: - th news of the world and the best local staff in Porting , ALL THESE AND MANY MORF The Fundsy Jourmol 1 the ert- est newspaper west of th Rocky ' mountains and equal to a,y 1 j ,. ;.,-r V in th world..: -, ( ,.: J ft 4444v44444vv4444444tvv ..J I!..
