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Newspaper Page Text.THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING. -MAY 30, 1S03. OJi M m 1IER00R APPLAUDED ALL ABOARD FOR THE GREAT- ROSE FESTIVAL HER FATE 1101 jlGnli. A BIIOGLER 3Tonday Begins the Festivities of 'a City Decked . With - v ' 'v ' .-, . ".'... .,.:. - : T -1 . :lf.i. v : n tit. nr 1 .1 .'ir-i.. ' SUSTAIfJS REUTERDAHL 1 Big Crowd Shows Plainly It Approves of Chamber lain's Action in Giving Prisoners a Chajice to Be come Good Citizens. --, Before an audienc that packed Hill hall In Albica to the doors, filled- up aisles an J Utilised every inch of stand ing room, Governor : Chamberlain- last night made hi last a3dr 9 9. the election of Monday next" j , -., Greeted enthusiastically, byrthe audi ence which bad waited tor him through a number? ot preceding speeches, ? the governor was cheered to"5the echo h took hi placj before the people to begin his address. As- ha continued making point after point in support; of hia can didacy for election to the United State senate he was interrupted time 'after time with vociferous applause ence of the sympathy and approbation oi Ais . audience.- ? -. ' -.'- (. , ' ... Bnded Horrors of Governor Chamberlain outlined hl at titude on SUtement No. 1 and ahowed in plain and not to be njiaunder.tood terms the InconslBtenf-y And eviveneB8 of 1 1. M. Cake, who has backed ana Jilled on the issue since tn iirsi an- Turning then to his record in reform Jng the inhuman abuses of the peniten tiary, the governor aaid he had no apol e.gies to make to the people of Oregon for what he had done in that regard He painted in vivid color; the conations t the penitentiary as he found them iPon taking office, and showed fn pass . . v. - v-i Anna t vrnmft tne horror of the plae.. He contended that Jt was rot to punisn nnu "';""""'." that thev were sent to prison but wm- , T)...ia- hcit-bi anil atrtoes a '(i in menu - - '. and inhuman, treatment did not reform. Under the old regime convicts wn; fad served their time were advertised D8 they left the prison gates. Their pictures were sent broadcast over the country and it was made almost impos sible lor tnem to secure ornitw "uy,- TUla ' ha.l hAAA C hail ff(L. . JdSQ v ere allowed to leave the prison quiet Iv and attempt to -m m In, and they in the great majority of cases Ola so. unaer ni nuimm.; "' conditions had been changed until now -!, .anMai imvwi fnrw.nl tn the con clusion of hia sentenca 'with hope and iMit with despair, and for-that charge the governor conienaea no nsu n iovernot Chamberlain waa llstema to throughout nis aaaress wita srooi juve Prior to the address of Governor t. I.I. QlnkAn narMfltf VBI the chairman of the meeting. Introduced Walter vi arnnam. nnuiuaw mr mo stato senate on a Statement No. 1 plat- ,n minnultlnn n Jnhn B. CoffeV. Mr. Famham spoke for a,, short time, cutlinlni? his position and agreeing to first, last and all the tiwain the event u r. pimi th nnt metktr Jl defended the candidacy of John Manning for district attorney. Tom AVord. candidate tor snerirr, iouowbu : Mr, Pipes with --hrt-ddea--44e dhowea mat no naa cioswu kiii"h.m games during hia former administra tion, had purified conditions In -the city and had conducted the business of the rheriff'a effice for5 less money than his successor and present-opponent. K. rev. made a short address on general political conditions ana was xouowea or X0 DISPUTE ON OVER SUCCESSOR TO GEN. LEE (fnlted Piw LeaMd Wire. : Dallas, Texas, May SO. From advices rtfmvirl here hv Aeneral-W. L. Cabell there will be no dispute over who shall succeed tne late ueneraj Btepnen sj. xjvo. aa commander-in-chief of. . the .United Confederate veterana. General Evana of Atlanta; who it was said yesterday, had assumed authority, today , notified General Cabell that he would not dis pute Cabell's right to the succession. General Cabell, who waa commander of the trana-Hisslssippl department, yes terday issued ordera in connection with General Lee's death and they have been carried out without question. ,. JAPANESE OBSERVE , OUR MEMORIAE DAY f The Bun flag of Japan is rare ly ever seen at half mast In any country, but all day today the national ensign of " the island kingdom Is. lowered at .all :' the ' consulates of " the Mikado : In America, ThU is simply an in- '' terhatiorat courtesy from" Ct -Mikado's people to the. Unitea ' in tinnnr -of Memorial d&y. Japanese Consul Iwala of this",; xl.y says that . Amer'ca-n and European vessels In ; Japanese waters always run out their na-; 1 tional banners In courtesy to 4 Japan and Japanese national hoi- Idays. and 'that u ''" custom ot Japan to return the courtesy by similar observances In other countries.,"- --;:,-! vt: Never 1 Tried IU J Well then, you dont know how quickly you can ob tain relief from an at t a c k of Stomach or Bowel trouble Thousands of others ' v...l do. '. ' Take a hint and try the Bit ters at once. It is excellent in cases of . Poor Appetite, Belch ir.j. Ilea Jache.Indigestion, Cos tiveniss,BiIiou?ness,Fema? Ills and Malaria, Fever and Aaue ,. .-V Tin-. ' ft.- u r ' - ' - , , - . L " . . Jieiry.Witli Her. This. th last hualnaaa Aov hafnrttHim ODenln- at th. RnM ITiMitlvsJ 1 Holnr tne orncera or the restlval association in DUttlnr the flnishln touches on the programs for the six festival days of next wee. , . : ;;." -?Th sntertklnmenfe iif th. nfiPlcAra nf the ha val vessels that will reach .Port land Monday morning Is In the hands of the. Rosa Festival, the Ad club and the Automobile club officials. The men of the warships-will not be asked to parade or to give any exhibition drills during meir stay in raruaua. u it is tne wish of the head. of the festival association that they enjoy themselves completely while they are here witnessing tne v- nvtll' IwuirM-Vi - in. ir.uT.1, lum iivi to feel that .they, are required to take any part aave as the city's guests. .. a 1. .1 a nrA.r.m M nnnH. cally complete. The water carnival will be one of the -most Interesting features of the week, and will be the big event of Wednesday. Chairman H, C McAl lister of the water carnivai committee has arranged to have the parade led by a boat and barge carrying tne King ana queen Of the carnival, and 100 members of the Pacific Coast Advertising Men's association. - Following will be In order 40 fast motor boats from the Motor Boat CIUD, ,-tne- DOBta Ul ma .xacui emu, go caneW f roro rAhe PorUand Rowing club, the Inman steam launch and a . . V. A nKw r t ika , al decorated with flags, bunting and llgnts. i rvere are svv entries - ivr iuii parade and the carnival, f . . ' ' the king and his suite meet the gun boat Yorktown Monday morning at a point some milea below the city. They will be taken down in the Inman launch nri will be landed at the Stark street dock n their return.- -r----r--zzz m , JCacob Through Olty. ' & Ik. atm rb- atv-AAt Annlr thV Will be 'met by the escort and the parade will march to the city nan ana to me ...111 l--fat .H - eatlv1 thai nmm VtllVIBI lfn - ". - - - - - -' Cornelius at Park and Alder. This pa- i rauw Wlli w mum uj o j-..w.. v Mice, followed by three companies of ca- aeta . irom ins niu xnuu.i j .-. wdih. two bands of DO pieces, tne King ami hia- retlnua. and ' the members of tne CRUSADER CLINGS TO CROSS .' :IN SPITE- OF THE POLICEMEN Alphonso Geutlcr this morning hurled a- defl at the Portland police, embodied In this lnstanoe In the person pf Cap tain Moore, when he refused to . re nounce the. k"Qly crossV which toe haa been carrying around Portland J In; face Of a jail sentence. Gautlet1 would make a meatr subject for students. of psychol ogy and theology. It la-a auestlon whether Of not the spirit of some Bibli cal aaint , has been reincarnated in Gh" does not drink. He is thrifty and l4W.-bldlng;Yet!in able arresta,Be persists Inparadmg-tne street with his crosses. v" 'ill.' Time after- time has1, the Frenchman been arrested and his grosses confis cated by the police. But always he ap- WOULD KILL EX-HUSBAND TO KEEP HIM FROM ANOTHER GIRL ta nnitn tiaadauarfers this morn- ng cams Tony De Cicco. 1 a suppliant a. ..iusi a ntit Action Sara Inst nls divorced spouse, who' has vowed to quench Tony's life flame during church serv tces'at ' St: Michael's Sunday morn ing.1 Bosina is the name of the Italian maid whom Tony ha spurned these 1 years' since. - ' "1 gotta da divorcee tena year ago," panted this scion of Italy, "an' she goa t.-M.rt on navK hother : a me till I getta da' new wife." ' Questioning eucitea irum iun i fact that he had secured a divorce from his first wife on the grounds of deser tion. At that time, according to mm. she left his neartnst-one tor un of another. Tony's grief smitten heart (lnallv touna iurewK wii " i married another daughter of Itely. 1 .. .. . CR0VJIIIII6 EVENT OF CELEBRATION (Colted Press Leased Wire.) Taeoma, May JO. The crowning event of Tacoma's four-day fleet celebration was the -great Memorial day parade this morning in which 1.000 sailors and mar ines from the battleships In the harbor, 4,000 members of the national guard and -military and fraternal societies and several -hundred old soldiers from Ta eoma and all surrounding towns partic ipated. The officers of the fleet. Includ ing Rear Admiral Walnwrlght. together with city and state officials juidother prominent citizens were also In the pa- iPollowlng the parade; kpproprlate me morial . exercises were held .and - with It waa the most notable observation of tha Av aver witneased in this cltr.-and probably the state. BRIBED SENATOR 1 GOES TO PRISON ' Sacramento. May 80. Former Senator E J. Emmons, convicted two and a half years ago of receiving a bribe, was to day taken to San Quentin, from which prison he will at once be trapaferred to Folsom and begin serving, out his sen tence. - . a. - -.-v .. . ,. . - , Emmons was taken to prison by Jul ius Jacobs, deputy sheriff. It was at" his request' that he will be transferred to Folsom from San Quentin. ; Emmons retterated his statement that he la Innocent. -' - ' ' . , Emmons was indicted along with Sen stors French, Wright and Bunkers. French was acquitted. Wright escaped and Bunkers was convicted and given five years. - - ... '.'' s PERSONAL., Ben Ayers, wlf add daughter. J. H. Durham and wife .are here from tneir homes In Asotin, ' Washington, to at tend the Rose-Festival.-stopping: at the Imperial. Mr. Ayera is one of the suc cessful farmers of eastern Washington, his wheat Prop of Inst year brlpgltig him In more than 118,000 ash. Mr. Durham is th" popular landlord of the Ayers hotel st Asotin. The-party are just from 'Seattle, where they viewed the visit of the fleet to Puget sound waters. . . .... . : " Vr,M anA .h.- T,intA TTlltlt llh- -i. l 1 1 1 i. . .. . A ..I,.- I, all IIVJ Will JIIO-IUIA III tliv where" Mayor Lane ' will turn over the Keys or tn cuy to-tne sing iwu chamberlain, s From there the proces sion will, proceed north on Fourth to Morrison and west on Morrison past the reviewing stand, to disband at the Cornelius. Tbt king and the noDiea ot ih. renrtval will have their suites at the Cornelius, practically s the entire .hotel having been donated by Manager K K. Clarke for the use of the festival asso ciation. . z:.- -' 'j-.y, -. Snpply - oom Tree. '' Mondav mominar ' the "Festival asso ciation will establish an information bureau at the union depot.," A large tent will be placed oa the depot grounds .... . v. i . -,i.r hitrwiii - will . ha ready to direct all strangers to hotels ana rooms or - io iurpnu m.i. L - . i I n Kcw ..1r.. T hp V wnsHver iniwim.iiuii " j - - " 1 1 1 i t 1.i,i..tiii .llti the Triv- els' Aid department of the Y. W. C A... wmcn, nas purman.iu , i'.' depot. The trains, at the Jefferson street and the Oregon Electric depots ii, - 1 .Via rani-Aaon t ft 1 1 Va. Of wm siw u iu , .r, - the Festival association, who will be able to give any information that may OwVng" to' the unsettled condition of the weather there haa been compara tively little oecoranon n vi .ui-. of buildings but electric lights are being- installed this afternoon, many of tha lamer buildings having strings of them" The Wells-Fargo ha arow of electrio stars across the Sixth street rront t.?a r- , nuns iroruiiio -7- strucf ure:Street lighting. espechtHy tn ... 111 W a. .1aKa m-A T A A II. uast fortiano, wm w ii. , uiiiunai .iv n " . . . T , along Grand avenue so that there are two lamps to each block and many private business houses are planning on exten-iTB ottiFi.uuii- The Improvement oiuos irom mo uu rh arej onmins In enthusiastically and all" will Join the street - carnival cele- nraiion- tor uw .r "v": p Men's club of Albina will be there with 40 clowns and the "Hayseed, band ' that has attracted so much attention in tna club's celebrations the past week. Children with pony and dog carts are especially Invited to participate In the children's parade Thursday. Prijes from 115 to t- have been offered for the best decorated pony cart, dog cart and bicycle entered by a' child under 15 years of age. " ' ; . pears in a few days with a new cross. n, 1 I f9 ..... . -KT.l.jn fnilMll 1111s iiiuiiiiiis uii-i . him, the center of a curtousthrong, at the corner ot niu snu nBriuuiiuii streets. High with his right hand he held a alx-foot pine cross, garlanded with roses, and topped off; with a "crown" at" the apx. On hia breast . I I -1 .. ... tirnnnl lllnl Ci i . O f tv na ul 111 imam u - r " -,- . , the larger cross. He was telling his audience of the need Of repentance and how, in a vision, God had ordained him to preach' the gospel.; ' At-police headquarters he refused to aeaert nis cross. wuu lit. atnnil the nersecutlon of the po- Captain Id oore did not wish- to throw ni saite- m ni vw, him in jau ne was wrawra . ' h hani.il In the arntion office, r He is still keeping his vigil. - Shortly after this event clouds again appeared on the matrimonial horison wife No. 1 would not stand for wif s No. J. The original Mrs. D Cicco returned to Portland. , It waa then that divers threats reached the ears of Tony... One day his first wife appeared in person. Tony Bad outraged her, he must suffer the penalty. Tony knew his wife's temper and the meaning of an Italian vendetta and he was seised with dread. A few weeks later he had a narrow escape from death In the shape of a stiletto in the hands of wife. No. 1. A few days ago, however, she appeared With a revolver, he saya, and told him that hia time approached. His knell would sound with the church bells when he went to devotion at St. Michael's Sunday morning. Tony decided to take no chances, so this ..morning he had a warrant sworn out for his . ex-wife. EHRABED MOTHER AVENGES OUTRAGE -, .. IVoitti Press UaMd wire.) New York, May 0. Caught in the act of maltreating Emlllla Philllpe, sis years old, John Morris was shot and Instantly killed today by ths enraged mother of the child. ilrs, Phlllipe had missed her little daughter early In the day and started out to search the neighborhood for her. She had been away from the house a short time when she found Morris and Emlllla in a vacant lot back of tne Philllpe home. ' Desperate with rage, the mother quietly returned to the house and seized a revolver.. She crept up on Morris without attracting his at tention and fired the shot that snuffed out his life. Mrs.- Philllpe was placed under arrest. MONEY, FRIEND AND WIFE. ALt ARE GONE , Between the hours of 8 and 12 o'clock yesterday morning Herman . Ellis' life, from the heights of newly married mat rimonial bliss, , was plunged Into th depths of bitterness. When he left his home to go to the Oaks Friday morn ing he had a wife and. tucked snugly away In his trunk. 20 in gold. When he returned at noon he found his wife, trunk and a man whom he had trusted as a friend gone. He told his story to Jhe district attorney. , . ., Ellis met his wif in Chicago some months ago. They were married and Ellis came to Portland about three months since. 'They had heard of th opportunities on the coast snd believed they cyild accumulate a competence in a few years. Ellis left his wife in Chicago until he could send for her, which he did about three weeks, ago About th-4ime of her arrival Sum Levi, a candy maker, - Ellis says, sought a room at their home, 290 First street. They ' had known Lv! In Chicagand he was made welcome, - . Rear-Admiral Evans In Re - port Issued' as Senate - Doc ument Frankly Agrees vWith Authors-Artist in r Many Charges. ; (United Press LMMd Wire.) ,. Washington. May 80 An a report la- sued as a senate document, ; Rear Ad miral 'Evana .'sustains many ' of ..the charges, mad against the United States navy- by - Henry Reuterdahf- in a recent macasine article. - ' The former commander-in-chief ! of tha -Atlantic fleet frankly agrees with the author-artist, for instance, that the height of the deck ahouid be increased and - thetr views on -ths main armor- plate - are nearly the same. - On this vital question, Admiral Evans says If these belts had been placed about six inchea or one foot higher belter pro tection might - have been, afforded. . CARRIERS f.lEET (SDteUl bltpatch t The Jooraatt- Albany. Or' May - 10,- The sixth 1 an nual convention of th rural mall-car riers of the state of Oregon .convened here yesterday at 1:80 in the afternoon and will continue In session " until to night Addresses are being delivered by men prominent In the publicity work or the state, ana also in lines or- puo lic endeavor and enlightenment Ques tions of particular Interest to the rural mall-carrier' will be discussed, by ex perts. : Elaborate arrangementa for the entertainment of the delegates had been perfected and It Is being shown that Albany knows now 10 snow vis itors a good time. The following program was carried out yesterday afternoon: Call to order; roll cans; appointment 01 committees; general business. Last night's program was as follows: Band concert on the streets; parade to tha denot to meet Incoming delegates march to Modern Woodmen of America hall, 'foot" f BToadalblix1 street r-in formal reception; music; invocation oy Rev. J. J. Evans of" the Christian church; address of welcome, J. 8. Van Winkle; response. William H. Boyd, first viee president: music. Quartet; reading by Professor Kendall; prac tical taias. Todav'a nroaram follows: Morning Roll calls; reading Of min utes; report ot committees on creaen tlala; reports of officers, (president, secretary and treasurer), and . national delegate; address, "Organization.". Tom Richardson of Portland Commercial club; .address. Bury ' I. Dasent, matin-a-er Albany Commercial Club: address, "Finance." Alfred C Sehmltt, cashier First National bank of Albany and president of state T. M. C. A.; general discussion; paper. "The Motortjycie: Use-and KxDenee-rt."Altenrtlmon- st rat ion of automobile and motor cycle. Afternoon Address, "flood Roads, John H. Scott county Judge of Mar'fn county and president of Oregon Oood Roads aasoofatlon ; . address, "develr- ment." Colonel E. Hofer of Balf 1. president of th Wlllamett Valley le- veloDment : league: aaaress. ' irrator nlty," W. J. ' Clarke, postmaster cf Oefvals and grand worthy master of tne A. u. u. -w. ei uregon; aaaress, "Practical Benefit of Rural Free De livery," B. W, Johiwion, postmaster .of uorvams and secretary or tne - ore- Son . Postmasters' association; general iscusslon and business; paper. "Good Roads'- -Carrier's - View." Frank Krax- berger of Aurora; paper, "Best Horse Adapted, ana care 01 same," vviuiam A. Spence of Boston: paper, "Rules for fairons," M . f. caay. . tseaverton; pa per, "Organisation,"' H. M. Cummlngs, Corvallls:- Daner. ' "imDrovement - or Roads,"-A. E. -Tower, of Junction City; papers Dy otner carriers. Evenlng-Theatr party at Empire theatre; business sesstoivat tne court house; address by E. C. Clement postal insDector: election of officers: election of national delegates; reports of com mittees; general business; address. "The Tendency. of the People Toward Higher Education," President P. I Campbell 01 tne. university 01 uregon. . BRING HIBERNIAN" - CONVENTION" HERE Th Ancient Order of Hibernians of this city ere gathering forces to bring the national convention of 1910 to Port land, The next ' national convention Is to. be held at Indianapolis, July 21. and the Portland delegates to this asseci- Div are enlisting tne aia 01 otner north western; cities to bring the big meeting to this 'city two .years hence. Letters received from Seattle and other places In th northwest assure th local lodge of their co-operation In an endeavor to secure for the Rose City the plum for wmcn many- otner cities in tn united States will strive. . , r v ; Following are the delegates' from te local lodge of Hibernians who will go to inaianapons: Kev-j- u. ufarreu, P. K. Sullivan, J. P. Kavanaugh, Dr. A. C Smith. E. H. Doery and John 0Hare. CERTIFICATE Being a state official and authorized to administer oaths and certify documents, I hereby certify that correspondence laid before -me this morning from an eastern city, states as follows: "A Dr. B an old practitioner In this city has had. Bright' Disease for years, Is bed ridden, and 1 simply waiting his time.' He has taken three bottles of Fulton's , Renal Compound with more than the usual results. Wednesday, of last week, a brother physician oalled to see htm. 'The latter 'upon finding he was better, asked what he was taking. Dr. B - replied, -'It Is in the window.7 The doctor's rejoinder was, 'And so you are taking that stuff, too, are youf I had a severe case of Diabetes In a pa tient who left this city and whom I ex Fected to die. Yesterday I had a letter rom him stating that he had taken Fulton's Compound and was well.". . The following report Is made by an other prominent physician In the same city. using Fulton's Comnounrt. on un acuta case of Bright' "case is now on tne second pottle witn astonishing re sults." -.' :,. A ' J. - Witness my hand and seal In evidence of the genuineness of this correspond ence affixed at Oakland, Cat, this De cember 28. 1J07. - , sal) , , ' T. C LANDREOAN. " Notary Public - No matter whether you call it kidney trouble,- Nephritis-or Bright's disease, it Is a case of inflamed kldnevs and as tho old time kldnev medicines are kidney excitants. It is clear why they are futile. Fulton's , Renal Compound Is the first successful Renal emollient thus reduc ing kidney Inflammation which Is now curable for the first time..- Even the serious, supposed Incurable forms yield. Literature mailed free. , -i .- --x -.. - John 3. fitlton co:; - ' " Oakland, Cal. -' Skldmor Drug Co,-III Third atreet, are our Sole local, agents. ' Ask for bi monthly bulletin of late recoveries. Christian Scientist Charged T With Marislaugliter, "in 1 Michigan Wishes She Wa Bacjc on Coast Where Ped x pie Are Broad-Minded. . (United Press Letied Wire.) '. ' t; . Allegan. Mich, May. SO. Mrs. David Neelley, ' of Sacramento. California, g former schoqj teacher of Oakland, who Is , on trial , here for manslaughter be cause ah did not call a physician . to attend her I-year-old son. Walter, 'who died of pneumonia, when seen , today by a representative of . th United Press, bewailed her fate that she is not back on the - Pacific coast,- where she says people are more open-minded. She Is a Christian Scientist and her case is at tracting attention from Christian '- Sci entist In all parts of the country. -She said she became a Christian Sci entist six years ago while teaching school in Oakland After her marriage she removed to Sacramento. Last win ter she Drought Jr two onuaren, wai ter and the baby. Florence. 1 months old, and went to spend Christmas with her parents at Plalnwell, . near here Walter became 111 and died and persons who knew of th child' illness, brought the charge against her. - "If this were th far west terrlbl trouble would never' have happened-to me," said Mrs. Neelley today. "I have California, where DeooTe are broad- ianaaamuiionume inai, was .. in minded ana are open to new mougni ana advanced - Ideas. They are not narrow out there Ilk th people of Michigan." Dr. Edwarda testified, telling of th condition of th body of the boy when be examined it arter fleam. Counael for Mrs. Neelley moved that the charge be dismissed on the ground of insufficient videnc. but: th court overruled th motion and the caM'was adjourned until Monday, when th hear ing 01 evidence wiu d continued. Mrs. Neellev has made a good appear ance In court Sh la highly educated and dresses In excellent taste. She haa many friends and the Christian Scien tists ar flocking around her and -proclaiming that the law Is trying to mak a martyr of her. Leonard Fields, a millionaire of Jackson, Mississippi, is one of the constant spectators at the trial, as he is greatly interested In th advancement of Christian Sclanee. - "I am sure I shall be set free, " said Mrs. Neelley. She wore a tailored brown suit with a black-and-white hat and whit shirt waist iot he courtroom and smiled cheerfully as sh talked. , TOOlDTO GET A JOB (United Press Uawd WIr.) , San Francisco, May 10 After pend ing several days In making prepara tions for his death, which he had de cided would ocour on the night of May 29 When he would . commit suicide, Martin J. Radovlch, a chef, waa, found dead in bed today with a rubber tub attached to th gas Jet gripped firmly between hi teeth. Radovlch had pur chased a new black suit a white shirt and a collar and ti to do Duried in, and these were found carefully laid on a trunk fn his room. He bad cooly ' penned directions for nis runerai ana lert tnem wner tny oauld not be- overlooked. In one en velop he left $116 to be used to defray the expenses of his funeral and In an other tie enclosed a note telling th coroner ne was too old to . 11 ve longei: In hi note book this note was found: "When a man . is 14 years old and has te look for a Job, ltfe Is not worth living." . , - , PLANS THE BIGGEST CONVENTION EVER . Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher, pastor of the .White Temple, ' reached Portland thl morning from his trip to California and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was enthusiastic over his trip but said that he was glad to get back home' again. He captured the northern Baptist con vention for- Portland next year and has already begun to lay plana to have the largest convention the northern Baptists have ever hrld. He is going to appoint a booster and transportation leader In every not I hern state, with s view, to securing the largest possible attendance from every- state In the convention. The slogan adopted will be "A thousand jaymen ana a tnousand preacners" for Portland. 10. ; k 4 , The literature . furnished by W. R. McMurray on Oregon together with the magnificent prints of Mount Hood made exceedingly interesting advertising, for ut no-.tnwest. Dr. Brougher said: will be In my pulpit tomorrow both morfiing and even ing. -''At ths morning service I shall give 'some of the Impressions that I nav gathered from ; my , trip. I shall have something to sav reaardlnsr mv visit to the Grand Canon in Arizona. At ine-mgni servic i win give anotner chanter of experiences on the trin as a prelude to a sermon on the-subject, 'A Fascinating Face.' Incidentally -1 shall say- something on - the - possibility of reading character by faces." - ' " 1 -.-'7V-' WHLLOIS FREED : .OF SERIOUS CHARGE In line with Captain Baty's statement yesterday th coroner's jury at the In quest into .the death of W. H. Bigelow, who sustained fatal Injuries In th Mc Allister hotel Wednesday night, exon erated Fred Williams from . complicity in the affair. The verdict was: That W. II. Bigelow came to his death -from a fracture, of the , skull caused by a heavy fall, the result of: a blow, from the hands of Fred Williams, snd we further find no reason to blame said irea Williams. Williams story that he Intervened for Mary Kelser in response to her cries for assistance agamst the assault of Bige low. was substantiated bv the evidence laid before the jury by Captain Baty'j detectives. v , .-' . Williams was accordingly released from the city Jail yesterday at the nn. ommendatlon of Deputy District Attor ney Haney. 1.;..:,.;. - ; - ... . v , 1 " ' . 1 Flrures taken from the annual mm,! of the state commissioner of labor of Missouri Indicate that in that stat ar. 4iHaber uslen,of - which 401 ar In et. 1x1111a, t8 ini Kansas City. 19 in St. J6seph and 109 outside of these cities. In St. Louts there . are. 45.699 members: of organised labor. 'i . Ezra Meeker, Aged Pioneer, "Returns From Transcend iinental Tour- With Old Time Prairie Schooner and Team of FaithfuLOxen. - Having addressed more than 100, OOOu school children, - met th president in th Whit House and numerous other potables, nd believing that the purpose of hia trip along the old Oregon trail to have congress "build a concrete road across the continent will eventually ba a success, Ezra Meeker, the pldneer. ar rived in Portland - this morning after having traveled more than. 4,500 mile by ox team during the last year and a J half.. . f; X. 'It-Xrfy-e V-' y'z Mr. Meeker will remain, in Portland for two weeks and; will take part in the Pioneers' day celebration June 10. The ox team and wagon and camp outfit ar on their way to Portland, having been hipped rrom Bt, Josepn, Missouri, Dy train last week. While here Mr. Meeker will' camp out on. some lot in the city. This afternoon 1 Mr. Meeker will consult J acorn - Kamm, another old-timer, , to see ir. he can have the privilege ox putting up his tent on one of Mr. Katnm's lot near the business district , v" y lpomed JB ujm jjgra Mr.- Meeker, savs his trin has been a success , In very way,1 th peopl everywhere, he . says, wr particularly glad to see him and welcomed him with open arms. In New York city, wher Mr. Meeker remained two months, tha aldermen passed a special ordinance al lowing nis ox, team to appear on tne atreets of ..- America's metropolis. - - since -he lert-tne coast- in -January. 1906. Mr. Meeker has lived In th open most of the time, and visited most of the nrlncioal cities of the country. A a result, h Is still 77,ysars young," as he puts it himself. , -; ,: v ,.: Ox's Jjong. Tramp. : While1 swav one of the oxen died but tne otner stui remains in service, ins mate , was taken from the stockyards at Omaha 'and has sine traveled more than 3,000- miles, araggmg tne prairie schooner and driver all those miles. For the present Mr. Meeker is stay ing at the Perkins. The ox team will arrive within a, few days and will ap pear on the streets - of Portland. At The Dalles, they will be unloaded from the freight car and driven to Portland By Mr. Meeker himself, who will -go tnere to meet tnem. , STILL Otl Washington, May 10. Th filibuster was temporarily broken late this after noon and the conference report on th currency bill was adopted by a vots of 43 to 23. Senator La Follette voted In the affirmative, so that he could move to reconsider, and says' that he will continue the flght Indefinitely. , . Late this afternoon Senator : Ston yielded to Senator Qore. It was announced that Senator Bacon would follow Oore, but by clever tac tics Aldrlch, with the aid of other lead ers who favor, the bill, caught th fili busters napping and forced a vote on the adoption of th report. - La Follette, who had returned' from his brtef sleep, was equal to the occa sion, however, and astonished Aldrich and the others by calmly voting in the affirmative. .. This, gave La Follette -th right to move to reconsider. There upon, La Follette announced that he had no Idea of giving in and would continue the fight as long as possible. Senator Davis of Arkansas is on his way from Little Rock, and La Follette received a telegram from him, this after noon saying:' "I'm coming: Will arrive on th floor early Monday morning, and will .speak 48 hours, longer if necessary." I ORDERED TO JAIL Chicago Labor Leader Sen tenced for Disobeying Strike Injunction - (United Press Lates Wire.) - t: Chicago, May 3v- John J. Brlttaln, treasurer of the Chicago Federation of Labor, 'and business agent of the Amal gamated Society of Carpenters,' and two other union labor leaders were today or dered sent to jail for 30 days for 'con tempt of court The defendants were' accused of call ing strikes in defiance of an Injunction Issued by Judge Carpenter. Every mem ber and officer of the carpenters' union and the millworkers' union,-numbering 15,000 - men, face, the same sentence. Judge Carpenter deferred execution of sentence pending further arguments by counsel as to Jurisdiction of the court GREEN PLUMS CAUSED . DEATH OF CHINAMEN ' ''V:;A 11 ';;i';'f-.v'v,;: -i-l v : ;. ; (United Prs tattse Wire.) V ' . Sacramento, Cat, May 80. -Lai 4) Ouey Is th - name of. dead ; Chinaman who was taken from. the morgue today." He died sud- . denly yesterday at the ranch of ' George Long, ' near Fair Oaks. ; 4 and his death Is attributed to .. ) the factt hat he hadgorged him- ; self . on green plums. . Guey dear- . ly loved plums,, and (after eating . an enormous quantity of the un- ripe, fruit he was seised with terrible cramps In the stomach. H died before, medical aid could - b given him.-.- , '. ;..-v, 4 ' "He'll Be Blamed. ' - ' . a U. , . x rum naruvi vvecaiy. .- , Smith What's that piece of cord tied ' around your finger for? 1 01 s jones mv wire put 11 tnr to remind me to mall her letter. Smith And did you mall ItT ' Jones No. She forgot to give it to ma - .. : .. .. ; . ' , - . Borrows. Tools From Stand-. ard Electric; but Pulls Off Ornamental Knobs in Trj-: irig to Break -Into Safe- , Doors Cannot bo Opened.' , i'".T.CT..-!(.' .;. f u J f..-" '".,'! .t ;--''.; '."-' v'-.-S .C'.s f: --iV","' .-' A'Wsi-. v An amateur safe breaker - Went into the Standard ; Electrio - company of floe,,' 416 Alder street,' last nlght 'and . with th chisel and pip wrenoh he" " found In th back "room tried to open. (hp safe, 'Whether h succeeded or not tifanager-J. C. Baird does not know, a the combination lock was twisted so -. badly he could not get the door open. 'Even had the robber succeeded in his task he could not havo become rich ; as there was less than 120 in the safe. Zooks Doc Whan X leaves. . "The cracksman entered the building , by way of the side door which has a common lock ' that ordinary keys will open, y When he went out be locked the ' door. -This shows he was in no hurry. That' he was an amateur seems prob able from the fact that Ji did not have, any tools 'of his - own; Profes- -sionals always have a drilling outfit and oil-and soap to 'make their work noiseless. This night-worker had none . of these aids- to Quick safe-breaking. Another thing that shows he was not an old hand la th fact that experi- - enoea cracasmen never enter a piac like the Standard ' Electrio company where there Is hardly ever any forge sum . money to be found.' . Ktill more evidence of the novle In this business Is shown by the fact that tbe Imitation. Raffles pulled, the orna mental knobs pf f the door hinge - of ;. th safe In the evident belief that these held th door In place. ' , t . Viills ;Off JKnobs, ' . , , . . Nothing else In the store Is missing r a far- as Mr. Balrd could ascertain this' morning. Th safe had been pulled -out from the office and into th back ' room-' where It ' would be out of eight. The Intruder sat on a small stool while , he drilled a hoi on on eld of the ; combination knob. Tiring; - of this he -took a wrench and pounded the knob off. ' No' professional would have been likely to do this. . CP. Potter, th foreman of tbe elec tric company,- found that the plae had been entered when he came to the of fice this morning shortly after 8 O'clock. - "- . fc --. ..; - - '. The only possible clue to the identity of the bungler lies in the fact, that two hoboes oame Into th office yeater day jgnd aakad fat monay, On , nf , these was a seedy old man with whis kers and a blind eye. He asked the manager for - a job cutting ' wood and when told there was no wood to cut asked for the price of a meal. Mr. Baird think h may. have been looking over the ground preliminary to at tempting robbary. . , - . , ' . STREET CARNIVAL OF CLUE IDS TONIGHT - Preparations are pSfirgTnadet6' make the last night of the Catholic Young Men's club carnival the most successful yet The festivities will open with' a grand ball, the farewell danc of the week, and wilt end with a confetti bat tle.' .' .-v , .-. ' Everything on sale at the various booths will be' disposed of if possible before 10 o'clock and anything left after that time will be auctioned off even to the board on the fence. All the -winners of th various prises will be an nounced hefore the close of th evening. The Knights of Columbus ar mar shaling forces this early for th vigor ous campaign they Intend to wage Against the Hibernians for the posses sion of the beautiful trophy banner of fered by th carnival management for th winner of th popularity voting con test. ; ' . V Following Is the result of the political voting contest "which ended last night: Political Bryan l.Sie. Taft 1,189, Chamberlain 263. Cake 1,119, -Manning 1,309, Cameron 2,813. Word 1,245. Ste vens 1.807. ODay itf2. Morrow 352.V Societies St, Joseph's 161. A. O. H. 4,845, K. of C. 1,488, C- O- F. lt. ' Remember First Governor. Detroit Mav SO A statu nf Afauana Thomson Mason, first - governor of Michigan. Waa unveiled In Cn.nl nl narlr today with - appropriate ceremonies. Former United States Senator T. W. Palmer presided. Key. Walter Elliott C, P of Washington, delivered . the ora- tlon, and Mayor Thompson accepted the ' tAtHA-ln lwhnir r9 th. fw n'h. monies were attended by .'several de- ixngnnu ui tne uason ramuy. 1 TEETH WITH OR WITHOUT PLATES - 05T OP TOW! P1IOPI1I W can do your ntlr Crown, ' Bridge and plat Work in a day if necessary. Positively : Painless ' Extracting Pr when plates or- bridges are ordereiL ensitiys ttb and roots removed with- oni u mux pain, len cnair. umy tn nost scientiric ana carerui woric. -. AO TTABS nf P0TT.A1TB, ' W' A WIW ASSOCIATE aH. W lOb puni,,, ntlts.' raUlng; i Bldg, ' Third and , Washington ' I'a.'m. to 8 p. m.', Sundays to 11. ' Painless Extraction, "SOc:- Plates, 15.00.: , Both Phones, A and Main 2028. , FREE ADMISSION roa STssnosT, dajtciho TONIGHT EXPO RINK A1SO SuTTDAT ATTSBSOOV x'i.74 : van ; wrxmsa ,:. And every nleht5- during' the Carnival.- Kew floor. Parson' Orchestra. Wbodnrd' academy.' Admission 'free, Expo ' Klpk.