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CONVENTION DELEGATES
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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.
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(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 . '
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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, - '
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