THE JOURUAL CARRIERS VJILL TAKE YOUR YJAtlTAD" e kecimr rate of CENT A WORD, IF YQU CANNOT CALL OR PHOUE WE OFF! Daily Journal Wants ., Bring best 'results To buy, sell, hire or rent anything advertise in The JounaJL . 7 ' ' The weatherFair tonight ; and Tuesday; northwest winds. JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS 29,700 ;,VO VJI. NO. 79. PORTLAND, OREGON,; MONDAY EVENING, ; JUNE 8. : 1908 FOURf EEN PAGES. price two CENTS;:f;;-'a24IjyjSjj Himim MEMk EMCE UMPLM1 STM1S REFOR ED BY MM 1 1 MT re VORYS DEMOCRAT S TO SELECT CONVENTION DELEGATES : -M;V'M :r'-" N M " "' ' ' Senator Miller and R D. Inman Will Probably Represent State , at Large Sweek and Ryan Expected to Be Re tained as Chairman and Secretary. Oregon Democrats will hold their tate convention In Portland tomorrow morning-, commencing at 10 o'clock. To ntght at ',Abe Imperial hotel the state central 'cqmrnlttee 'wilt meet and organ ic and make ready to assume charge of the party work In, the state for the next two years. -Already delegates from the different counties of the state are arriving- in, the city, and by tonlorrow morning the reat majority or uit zm delegates win e ready for the opening or tne eon- tion. in the .woodmen hall at mev- ,V,tlkM- Ill HIV y nth and Alder. At the- meeting of the state central committee tonight it Is practically con ceded that" Alex Sweek of Portland will be reelected to the position of chairman of the committee. Judge Sweek has held the position of state chairman for a number of . years and has filled-the office with credit. . In view of the rec ord he bas made It seems to be the sense of the members of the, committee that he should be retained at the head of the new committee to be organized this evening. 1 Byan to Be attained. John B. Ryan, present secretary of the central committee, will in all probability be retained as secretary of - the committee In the event of .Judge Sweek's election as state chairman, since thesecretary Is ap pointed by the chairman, and, Mr. Ryan was the appointee of Chairman Sweek two years ago. Contests over the honor of repre- sentlng the party in the national con vention in Denver are being hard fought 4 by the different aspirants for the posi tions or delegates to tne national con vention, j From present indications It Is probable that Senator M. A. Miller of Lebanon, and R. D. Inman of Portland will be Selected as delegates from the state at large. From the first district, J O. tjootn or urants rass ana 1. M Travis of Eugene, are prominently men tioned as probable delegates. From the (Continued on Page Two.) RUSH UMATILLA Secretary Garfield Will Come to Oregon to Inspect Irri gation Work After Investigating; Territorial land; Disputes in the Hawaiian Islands. (United leae Leased Wire.) San Francisco, June 8. That work on the Umatilla reclamation project in Ore gon, one unit of which is already com pleted. Is progressing satisfactorily, and will be rushed to completion as soon as possible is the statement made to the United Press by Secretary of the In terior James R. Garfield before he sailed this morning on the battleship Maine for Honolulu. After a tour of inspection in the Ha waiian Islands, Secretary Garfield will visit Oregon to note the progress of the work and make recommendations as to what shall be done there. Although- he would make . no positive statement today; It is understood he would investigate the disputes that have arisen in the Islands regard .the taking of territorial lands by the Chinese ana Japanese. The United States has no B nolle lands In the Hawaiian islands but arfleld will look into the matter so as to make a report to the state department When he returns to -Washington. The government of all the territories, except the Philippines, is under the supervision of the secretary of the In terior, and. Garfield's trip to Hawnila is of a general nature, he said. Forests and the labor question will receive a large share of his attention. In speaking. of the labor question to day the secretary was reticent. BURGLAR ESCAPES BY FEIGNING INSANITY; GOES IN AUTOMOBILE (United .Pivm Lesrwd Wire.) Xjom Angeles, June 8. With the as sistance of two unknown confederates, O. T. Adamson, who was charged with burglary and who feigned insanity, es caped from the county hospital In an automobile at 2 o'clock this morning. As the men passed down the corridors. Deputy Sheriff- Hutchinson, who was in charge of the Insane ward, awakened) and saw them jump into the automobile. He fired several shots at them, but none took effect, With- a steel bar and a block of wood, the door of - Adamson' .cell had been! raised "from Its hinges. ' Adamson did not wait to dress, but left the building wrapped In a blanket. - The police were immediately notified, and detectives In as automobile were sent out, but their el forts to locate the missing patient were of no avail. Adamson was arrested April 15 for burglary and was bound over to the superior court. While. in Jail he showed signs of insanity and was removed Ho the county hospital. It is believed by th authorities that he cleverly feigned Insanity, and a plot was hatched by his friends to liberate him from the hos FIRING ON MONITOR FLORIDA WHICH WILL SOON . . " ..; , BE SUBJECTED TO ANOTHER TEST WITH TORPEDO The government Intends to try a torpedo on the monitor Florida. The vessel withstood the 12-inch shells of the Arkansas. On June 13 a torpedo will be shot at the craft which has been strengthened for the occasion. This picture shows the Florida under fire of the Arkansas. PATHFINDERS OH MYJOJP Battleships Maine and Ala bama Leave Frisco to Try Course for Fleet. EXPLOSION DISCOVER PLOT TO ASSASSINATE BOY KING OR PORTUGAL (United. rrei leased Wire.) Lisbon, June 8. Consternation and fear prevails at the palace, following the discovery of a plot today to blow father and brother recently I were as - sassinated. j Three of - the conspirators have been placed In jail -and the authorities have heard threats that efforts will be made to liberate them. - - . The secret service . men received a hin of the intrigue and traced It with such success that they were able today to seise correspondence which shows that the men be Ion a- to the hum hanii as those who killed King Carlos and the 1 1 . up the, young, king. , Emanuel, whose l"nc- . uel during the state religious feast. wnicn is, 10 oe neia June 18. All ar rangements were carefully laid for ex ploding a bomb In such a way that it would have been practically Impossible for the king to have escaped with his life. . .'. . . TERRIFIC SHOWER OF MONSTER H AILSTONES DEVASTATES TOKO . - (United Prew Leased Wire.fV ; v Tokio, June 8- A terrlf io hall storm swept , over this r city today, ' beating everything before It and leaving a wide path of .devastation. The hall atones, toitit of them measuring- two and akhalf inches In diameter, fell like a shower of bullets. ' - v r t The downpour "lasted 15 minutes and not a window In the city that was ex posed to the beating -stones Is 'Intact. Many who were unable to get to places' of shelter suffered severe Injury and the path of the storm is marked - by countless dead fowl, s ' r , The damage to the -crops in the out lying districts is very, severe. It Is feared that the - crops 'and fruits for miles --around art a total loss and much suffering will result. It is not possi ble to tell the exact -extent of the dam age yet, but reports tnat are constantly coming in from all quarters show whole sale destruction from the driving storss, .- .(United Press -Iieaaed tVlre.) . San ' Francisco. June 8. The battle ships ,; aln-; Alabama ' wefghed anchor in the bay shortly after T o'clock this morning and passed out through the Golden Gate on their way to Hawaii. They are the "pathfinders1 of the At lantic fleet and are going ahead to try tho course for the main body of ships in tiie great cruise around the world. The special service squadron is in command or captain unes is. Harnor or the Maine. It is expected that the two shins will maintain a schedule of 10 knots an hour and will arrive at Hamp ton Roads on October Z2. xney win not cover exactly the same itinerary as the 16 ship fleet, but will go over the main stretches or tne long cruise. One reason these two ships were chosen for the "pathfinders" is that both have boilers that demand the use ot a greater amount or coai tnan is used on the other ships and their voy age will be shorter than that of tho fleet. SEVENTH VICTIM OF Body of F. S. Maxfield of Cruiser Tennessee Buried at San Pedro Tdday. . v. (Cnlted Preaa Leased. Wire.) ' tos Angeles, June 8. At '10 o'clock this ntorning one more body ' of the vie tlms of the : boiler tube explosion ' on hnni-rt the United State's cruiser Ten nessee, F. S. Maxneia,.-wno aeatn oc- rrril vesterdav. was- laia - xo rest in Harbor View cemetery, at San. Pedro, if hurl hepn arranared to inter the 're mains of J. P. A. Carroll, who died Saturday night -at , the same ; time, but lust as tne runerai pruteiaiun wub uuui in start a telegram was received from the navy department at Washington di recting Admiral Sebree to. hold the body of Carroll until further orders. It is thought his remains may be ordered shipped to nis iormer nome at Hart ford, Connecticut. The same services and rites of honor were observed today as at Saturday's funeral. The service was read by Chap lain Dlcklns of the Tennessee. Captain T. B. Howard and other officers of the Tennessee and a detail of sailors were present at the services at the grave. At the Angelus hospital in this city today It was stated that the four re maining sailors had passed a good night and that prospects of their ultimate recovery Is hopeful. Today-the board of inquiry appointed to investigate the cause and fix the blame for the explosion on the Tennes see will hear the testimony of the offi cers and men who' may be able to throw light on the accident. W03IAN MOVES HER ' HOUSWITH AUTO (Cnlted Preaa Leased Wire.) Reno, Nev., June 8. It was learned here today that Mrs. Alice McDonald, formerly of San Francisco, and one of the pioneers of the new camp of Horn silver in southern Nevada, is the heroine of the camp because she moved a house by automobile onto one of her lots to prevent squatters from taking posses sion. - ' The woman owns considerable prop erty In the cams and when she- heard that squatters were attempting to tak possession-oi some or it, sne deemed to move one of her houses onto the lot. No horses could be obtained for the lob and she chartered a powerful automobile Bhe is in possession or tne nouse and lot today and says that she will shoot the first, man that tries to rob-her of them. . - i 1(1 STARR'S FAVOR Long Drawn Suit Involving Several Fine Legal Points Settled by Judge Wolverton Fourteen Years in Fed eral Court Josshousfe on Property. Actress Dead. (United Press Leased Wire.l . Los Angeles, June 8. Alice Treat Hunt.' an actress well known on the Pacific coast and In many eastern cities, died here this morning after an illness of several aeys- of pneumonia. ' . A decision In which the property on which the Chinese ' Josshouse in Port land Is located, valuable other city lots, a small fortune and nine attorneys have been involved for the last 14 years, was handed down by Judge Wolverton In the United States court this morning. B. 9. GrosscuD Is the complainant in the case, the defendants being the Ger man Savings & Loan society. Van B. De Lnshmutt William L. Starr and Louis J. Goldsmith. Sol Goldsmith is receiver of the property, one lot of which is located at 191 Second street and rented by the Chinese. Beran With Mortgage. The rents and profits of this property for 14 years are involved as well as nu merous legal questions and various transfers of the property. In July. 1894, Grosscup Instituted a suit to foreclose a mortgage given by De Lashmutt and wife to secure a loan of $25,000 to the German society. Starr and his wife were made parties to the defendants. It seems that Bridget Lavin owned the property in question prior to June. 1887, and had given a deed to De Lash mutt. Six years afterward De Lash mutt deeded the property to Starr, who is a son and heir of Mrs. Lavin. In 1892 Mrs. Lavin died in an asylum In California, having left a deed which left the property to her son, William L. Starr. Owing to the fact that Mrs. Lavin had been declared of unsound mind the deed she had given De Lash mutt was decided as void. The com plainant claimed that Mrs. Lavin was sane and had deeded the property to Grosscup for the consideration of 10, 000. Hew Twists In Case. In November. 1899. - Nannie Starr -sued her husband, William L. Starr, for support. She obtained a decree for 8281.25. An execution was entered on the decree and the lot In question was sold . to Thomas Dobson for -8 300.50. Dobson secured the deed and transferred the property to Goldsmith. In -October. 1905, Grosscup, who had succeeded to the property of the loan society, filed an original Mil asking that Goldsmith and Starr be. made defendants to the suit. The- court holds that Starr must be decreed to be' the owner of the eaulty Grosscup for the amount of Mrs. Starr's aeeree against lm, including- the costs. Vine Point at Law. The first Important question Involved in tlie'case as presented to the court is whether. In foreclosure proceedings, the court should entertain Jurisdiction to determine relative to the fee simple title of the realty mortgage alleged to be paramount to the title of the mort gagor which, if found to be as alleged, will operate to defeat the mortgage. Judge Wolverton held that this could not De done. The other important question passed upon was, whether, while the realty mortgage Is in the hands of a receiver appointed under foreclosure proceed ings with authority to- enter into the proceedings of such realty, to care for the buildings, keep, up insurance and pay the taxes and collect rents and Droflts during the Incumbency, the nroD- erty can be sold under execution out of a court other than 'that in which the foreclosure Is pending. - Judge Wolverton held that when prop erty is In the hands of a receiver it is exempt from .judicial process and sale unless through- permission of the ap pointment court, as it respects a sale througn execution under a paramount judgment. Three of - the lots are occupied by tho freight sheds ' of the Northern Pacific Terminal company -at -Johnson and Twelfth streets. . Several other of the lots are near by. Postmaster at North - Powder. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) North Powder, Or., June 8. News has reached here that George W- Hansen Jr. of Hansen 'Brothers, nas recotved the appointment or postmaster of North Powder. Walter Jones resigned the po sition, a, month ago. - ' FEDERAL AGENTS E- V SURRENDERS TO ALLIES Taft's Manager Xeaves Seatj in Committee, Eefusin?: I Portland Man's Offer of Proxy New; Hope Anti-Taft Forces: , for' Grafting in Pittsburg Post office Site Selection by Treasury Officials. (United Praas Leased Wlrs.tr Pittsburg, Pa., Jun 8. Government agents are Investigating startling alle gations contained in an answer to a civil suit filed here, in which mem bers Of fha trAJiatirv HuniptmMit ar alleged to have taken a brlhe fnr nuf.-1 ting through a deal by which Uncle Sam paid $2,000 a front foot for a postofflce site when property on either side of the lot Is selling at $400 a front foot. The suit was brought by the law firm of Wise and Minor against John H. Armstrong, Snowden G. Lennox, "and their associates," for commission al leged to be due for the sale of the land. Armstrong and Lennox in their answer state that the government was cheated out of $85,750 In the purchase of the site which cost J942.226.40. It is alleged that the chief promoter paid $875,750 to certain persons in Washington to have the deal put tnrougli. Congressman " McKinley - afil Chicago to Aid In Fight' Against Eecognition of! Delegates Instructed to Vote for Secretary. SA MOAN gill Will Study Doctrines in Utah, Then Return to Isl ands as Missionary. - New York, June t It was learned here today that II ef th foremost Republicans of the country ,ara preparing- a memo rial to th resolutions. commit tee f th Republican national convention requesting that the commute Include in . th platform- a strong and absolut declaration against the Infringe ment of what they term th constitutional prerogative of th courts. The signers .' includ Nicholas Murray Butler, Cor nelius Bliss, Joseph H. Choat. John W. Griggs and Albert K. Smiley. The memorial makes an attack on the plank in th Democratic platform put there by Bryan opposing government by Injunc tion. It is admitted today that the movement had, its Inception In a fear of the result of the activities of Samuel Gompera. president of the American Fede ration of Labor and others. But ler is credited with preparing; the memorlaL . ' 4 SWIMMING BATHS TO CARED FOR THIS SEASON BY ISENSEE The Portland public baths at th foot of Market street will be thrown open In a few days, arrangements having finally been made to have them properly looked after for the season. - Edward Holman and L. Samuel, who have had charge of the baths sine. they were built about seven years aero, ex pect to be out of the city a good. deal of the time this summer and for that season asked the city to assume oharge of the baths. No satisfactory action was taken, however, and so Messrs. Holman and - Samuel cast about for some privato individual to assist them. wuiiam i sense, who has contributed $76 each year - toward the maintenance of the : baths came forward and offered to look after the baths at such times as Messrs. Holman or Samuel are unable to do so, and the proposition was grate fully accepted. He also offered his annual donation of $75. "Mr. Isensee has taken a deep Interest In the baths since they were built," Bald Mr. Holman this morning, "and he will be a good man to assist in looking after tnera. we will engage a Keeper and have the baths placed In condition as quickly as possible. At the end of the season or we owea itu,out this Mum n, a c mail, nn hv mvutlf Vf O w. uel and Joseph Supple. A statement of receipts and disbursements will be Is sued in a few days, and at the same time a schedule showing the rates for the use of the bath house outside of the time when they are open to the nubile will be published." , A little son of Mr. Isensee was drowned In the Willamette several years ago and Immediately afterward the movement for a public swimming bath took shape. ALL CHARGES AGAINST GEO. H. HILL IN TITLE CASE ARE WIPED OUT The cloud ' of indictment that- has rested over George H. Hill, sine last November, when he was jointly indicted with J. Thorburn Ross. T. T. Burk hart and John E. Altchison for mis management of the affairs of th Title Guarantee & Trust company, was lifted inis morning, when Deputy District At torney Bert Haney appeared before pre siding Judge Gantenbein and secured a dismissal of all four information pend ing against? him. r. Hanev stated that after careful Investigation the distrlot attorney has decided that the evidence against Hill is not aurncient to warrant . holding him for- trial. - Hill was never ar raigned or called to plead to any . of tae inrormations iuea against him. - , In the early stages of th Title Trust proceedings It became known that Hill was not to be brought to trial. : The failure to arraign him and his failure to demur to the informations or adopt the dilatory tactics pursued by Ross and th other defendants made it evi dent that there was an understanding between the district attorney's offic" and Hill. When the other defendants applied for Chang of venue, Hill made no move, and his cases remained on the calendar, the only ones over which the Multnomah circuit court retained Juris diction after the change of ..venue . to Marion county was granted, i At no stage, of the -case was - Htn required to appear in' couflT' The ac tion this morning clears th Iocs court docket of the Title Trust cases. , (United Press Leased Wire.) ' . San Francisco, June 8. Great inter est Is taken here in Alice Alpata, , a Samoan girl aged. 19, who was brought to this country -on the freight steamer Aeon rrom samoa, oy tnree Mormon missionaries who . declare that : she will learn the doctrines of 'Mormoniam in Salt Lake city and then return to her people and convert them to ' the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ Later Day Baints. Tne missionaries claim to have - a contract with Dr. Schults, German vice governor of the islands by which they are to return the girl to her country arter sne nas nnisned her studies In Utah. Missionary Thomas 8. Cort leads the party and with him are Missionaries Robert E. Dlmond and Wilfred Por ter. They have directed the girl not to talk and she is being olosely watched by her guardians so that she cannot make a statement. Crt says that the girl will remain in Utah six years and that his contract with the Samoan authorities requires that she shall not marry while she is in. this country. NEWE0AD BUILDING BUILDS UP ROSALIA (Sp:lal Dispatch to The Journal. 1 Rosalia. Wash., June 8. The Spokane Inland electric railroad has plans and specifications for a fine new -depot at this place. The building will be of brick and will cost perhaps $10,000. Work will begin at once. The new building will be a bungalow In appearance. Two hundred men are employed here on the new water system and water mains are being rapidly laid, -which will connect the pump house and th new reservoir. Material is arriving for the reservoir. The system will be completed not later than August 15. e . . Several thousand dollars is being ex neniled in macadamising street. Ttnm- alia. with the Inland, th Northern Pa cific and the Milwaukee roads building In is experiencing a boom. .. . GIRL TO PRACTICE ' ' ; IN SUPREME COURT V (Unltd Press Leased Wire. ' , Washington. June 8. The whole Besc family has been adm!ttt' fn tic before the United. States supreme m i. -, xitsj' rw irvm asw xorifc city. The -BeKga comprise Mlsa Hnin a inl ander and Roderick. , - Miss Berg, a handsome girl. - Is tho 27th woman, to be admitted to prac tice before the supreme court. Aniot-.g the other f 8 is Belva Lockwood, for mer candidate for th presidency, whs stands first . th- list. , ,.- . i (United Press Lsased Wire.) Chicago, June 8.The arrlTal ot Arthur I. Vorys of Ohio, tho original Taft manager, coupled with the ab sence of Hitchcock from the nation al committee today gare rise to the report that Hitchcock had been sup planted as chief director in the fight here; ";,, -'. This report , "was ; given eome strength by the fact-that Vorys es tablished headquarters In the Audi torium Annex entirely separate from, the -Hitchcock headquarters. Chicago, Jun 8. New hop was given the allies today In their. tatU against th Taft-Roosevelt power fn th Repub lican national commute by th arrival of Congressman McKlnly. manager of the Cannon boom.- ... ... o.5!or Hee7y of Indiana and Senator r Murray , Crane of Massachu- S?n "Wi2havt.b,:l Jh head of the h-fSnt hun"r ,eaU for McKinley battlH c"ma PfOMPUy to the seen of i!5iLmMK-f0 ' national com . P b ontlnued in accordance with a statement given out by the al- ti.Fi'f a ST8 .thetr Powder until )S -t?uid ?Pear br the credentials i2X2i t&t2:0 . thB ''""rsntlon. That waa looked upon In many quarters as a sign ft b-'rf. ht seemed , Th. iT'mft" i" .rlKnal vigor, t .There is llttl doubt, however, that (Continued on Pag Two.) BLACK HAND GANG f v AMBUSHED; POSSE HUNTING OUTLAWS (United Frees Ltaaed Win.) - Plttsfleld, Masa, Jun . Fos- ses are today scouring the woods near the country estate of Wll-j-llara Pollock, a New York mll- llonaire, near her for members - Of th Black Hand society, who had threatened to kill him if he Idld not submit to blackmail. ' Testerday Pollock and several employes planned an. smb-ish, and a thrilling fight with rlOs : took place. : It la not known whether any of the I'lack Iia.n l band were wounlcj. ArmJ r guards are today patrolling the estate to prevent th cnrrjinir ' out of threats to dynamic the residence, - ' - v;