THE PRICE of THE DAILY JOURNAL IS ON THE STREETS and AT THE OrrlC to ORDER IOUR Sunday Journal Ads TODAY JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS 30,175 The weather Fair tonight and Saturday; westerly winds. , ... VOL. VII. NO. 83. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE ,12, " 1008. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. '.rri ,-h r - '. . -. - SIMMS Id M Mif ALLIES Dc WILL FIGHT TO END United Press Obtains Statement Outliri ing Political Structure From Which the Candidate Will Appeal for the Votes of the People. Chicago, June 12. The United Press today obtained the fol lowing statement of the platform agreed upon by the -Taft men from one in a position to offer positive lnlormation : a ' "The Taft platform , wiir appeal to the intelligence rather than to the prejudice, of the American people. : - "The tariff plank will be strdng and will call for a real revision by the newly elected congress. - 'i . r "The currency plank deals law as merely temporary and demands the enactment ot a currency law that" will be ofv benefit, to all of the people and not to the bankers.'- . ,' v. :-y:;:::vvr'r' --r ' - "The most vigorous; platik in the platform indorses the admin istration of President Roosevelt and his policies. "No apology is made for anything that the president has done. "The statement that the platform will appeal 'to the 'intelli gence' rather than to the prejudice of the. people is -taken to refer to the anti-injunctiori plank over which ' the main fight is being -made." ' ...... : "U " WHALER BAILEY ' CRUSHED III ICE Both' ftliim & Co.'s Boat Is Lost While Cruising Off Lawrence Island. (United Press tossed Wire.) " Nome, Alaska, June 12. A report re ceived hera today says that the whaler, William Bailey of San Francisco, lies crushed In the ice at Lawrence Island. Captain H. H. . Bodflsh of the unlucky vessel was picked 'up by the Bowhead : and the rest of his crew are on the Jeanetta. . ' v . 'The men all had a narrow escape fromJ quam in m icq pace ana luneraa irom exposure before they were picked up by the other vessels of the whaling fleet The whaling fleet is now at Dlomedea bay. , . . San Francisco, June 12. The whaler, .William Bailey, is owned by Roth Blum A Co. of this city. She left here with the whallnsT fleet for the north some ' time ago. There were 18 men In her crew. JUDGE LANDS SAVES BILLEK FROM DEATH OV THE GALLOWS (United Prats Leased Wire.) " Chicago, June 12 Just" the Jailer ef the Cook county Jail had marshaled his depuUes In line and the physicians had made ready tor the march to the callows with Herman BiUek, the con demned murderer of Mary Vnal, a mes senger arrived from the federal court with the news that Federal Judge Ken nesaw Mountain Landis had granted the firisoner a reprieve. Instead - of read ng the prisoner the death warrant that he had ready in his hand, the Jailer told Blllek the news. The condemned man had nerved him self to listen to the words that would send him out of this world and when he heard the message that another lease on life had been granted hlnv he al . most collapsed. Judge Landis granted the reprieve In order . to allow the attorneys for the SEATTLE ASTOUNDED BY MERRY WIDOW LID 3 FEET. IN DIAMETER (United Press Leased Wire.) . - Seattle, Wash., June ' It. Under an Immense merr widow hat and on' a wager a young lady enthusiastically - sailed down Second - avenue followed by a wake of small boys, ' hungering young men aftd stricken aged ones. 8he made )2 for every block . she walked with the headgear, and as she walked from University street to James street , and back again she pocketed - $25 from the Incredulous bettor who had dared Miss I. N. Freedman to attempt the novelty. - " . . The hat Hi the largest ever shown in Seattle. It is of the uncommon or south sea island variety, made by natives in the islands of palm leaves. It measures' eight feet . in circumfer ence and three feet in diameter and took four or five - Kanakas working Bights and Sundays to finish it. Although a crowd followed Miss rreedmaa as she went down the street CLMTil with the new, emergency currency TIVO Minions Steamer Prospector Arrives , at AVhite Horse' After, Her Longest Trip (United PrtMteatrd Wire.) White Horse, Tukon Territory, June 12. Th" t steamer Prospector, having $1,000,000 In gold aboard, arlved today after the longest voyage she has made on he river. She had a very difficult time in ascending both the Thirty-Mile and Fifty-Mile rivers, and was hung upon sandbars for several days. The Prospector had 12 passengers, among them Judge Held of Fairbanks. The first White Pass ste&mers re scheduled to sail Sunday) but it Is not likely th will be able to navigate at that time for the Fifty-Mile river lacks a foot of. being navigable for the big steamers. V-. - In the meantime hundreds of the men bound for Dawson and the interior have gon down the river in smalp boats and barges and the boat builders are reap ing a. harvest.. . . . , ,. condemned man to perfect ' an appeal to the, supreme court of the United States.- The court directed the sheriff not to fulfill the order for, execution until the highest court in the land had had time to, act He stated in grant ing It that He considered that the Hih amendment of the constitution of - the united states had been violated and that he was of the opinion that the uauea estates supreme court should pass on tne question. Governor Dlneen and tha ' pardon naa reiusea to act mis morning. Cleveland.' Ohio June ' 12. "Oh r My God!" shrieked Mrs. Barbara Blllek. mother of Herman Blllek-today when she heard the news of her son's re prieve, xne aged woman who had told her son goodbye for what she suDDoeed was the last time, over the long dis tance telephone I yesterday afternoon. imuiea wnen sne neara tne news. In the shade of the sheltering palm, it is probable the style will never be come wholly popular with the youth M lss Freedman um aVi ' haan Visiting Friends In Portland and Seattls and that her home is in Minneapolis. She took up the dare of some friends mat sne woum not . wear the hat on the streets, but she fooled them and later claimed the $25. ' TO SUCCEED BOISE'S : , CAPITAL STATE BANK Boise. Idaho, June 12. A new bank Is to be Incorporated here with a capital stock ,of 100.000. It Will prob ably be called the Commercial Sank. The, promoters are prominent capital ists of this city and other parts of the state. The new institution will occupy the present quarter of the de funct CaplUl - Btate bank. ., FiH ALASKA Jl WILL PUSH Judge Pipes Will Be Be tained by Incoming Dis trict Attorney tq Continue Prosecution of Officials of Wrecked Institution. Two Additional Deputies Will Be Asked for by the New Official to Cover Widely Scattered Justice Courts in Tins county. Prompt and vigorous prosecution of the remaining cases against the indict ed officials of the Title Guarantee & Trust company as soon as these cases are reached upon the calendar of Judge Burnett's court in Marlous county: vig orous prosecution of - all - other state cases 'pending upon the dockets of the court in Multnomah county as soon as they are reached by the court: close attention to the detail of the office and suDervlsion of the work ef the district attorney's office throughout the whole of the Fourth Judicial district these are the", things, which George J.-Cameron promises for the administration which he is to Inaugurate July . In addition to these things Judre Cameron believes that his office should have -six deputies instead of four and he will probably ask the next session of the legislature to grant him two addi tional men to assist in the work of the district attorney's office. pipes as pros eon tor. District Attorney-Elect Cameron will retain Martin L. Pipes as the private prosecutor in xne remaining cases against the indicted officials of the Title Guarantee & Trust company, and will cooperate with him in the trial of the cases. The familiarity of Judge Pipes witn the cases ana tne evidence, tils conduct of the Ross trial resulting 1n the conviction of Ross, and his work in drafting the indictments under which the trials are to be had has out him in possession of knowledge concerning the cases which it would be Impossible for another to gain without months of study. judge Pipes will therefore In all probability ta ake the lead in the bank cases. thouEh he will be assisted bv Judge Cameron and his office in every way possiDie, ) Wants Yew Deputies. 'It is the orobable Intention of ludn Cameron to aak the legislature for two additional deputies. This is made nec essary, in tne opinion or the incoming Qnici&i. vy inm tar separatea Juatlce court work of the district. There are Justice courts at Troutdala. at Greaham. Montavllla, Mount Tabor. Llnnton and St. Johns. In orrior tn give attention to the work continually coming up in theae courts Judge Cam eron believes - that he should have a deputy to attend to nothing els. In the past there has- been much com plaint on the part of litigants In the rural justice districts at the delays oc casioned by the Inability of the dis trict attorney's office to get a man on the scene when, needed. V The offices of the new" official' are to be in the Chamber of Commerce build in Each deputy will have a private office adjoining? the main office.- while Judge Cameron will also have his pri vate office in the same suite. ' BA CAS S The JOURNAL A CHARTER MEM : BER of THE P AILY GtUB-Its Object- The Daily Club of New York is an organization of 64 leading newspapers of the ; highest standing, who are cooperating for the purpose of increasing newspaper advertising. These newspapers absolutely maintain their rates and in every , respect the highest 'ethics of journalism. -The Journal has been a member of the Daily Club from its inception. The : secretary of the Daily Club; Mr. dward P. Call, formerly publisher of the New .' York ; i Commercial, sends out the following announcement, which gives a list of the membership: , :' ' . . . THE DAILY CLUB Here are the H members of the Daily Club on whom advertisers and agents can aosoiuteiy reiy ion strict aanerence to their published rate cards : Albany Journal Atlanta Journal Boston Globe . .: Brooklyn Eagle , , . Brooklyn Times -Chicago Daily News v Chicago Record-Herald ' , ' Chicago Tribune , ' ' Cleveland Plain -Dealer Cleveland Leader; Cleveland News Des Moines Capital Des! Moines Register and Leader Houston Post f Houston Chronicle . - Indianapolis News , ' , Indianapolis Star , , rnwAun v r a t t c- t nm ttri SHE IHAIflSfl Indictment Is Returned Against Mrs. Bagan', As sistant Postmistress and Formerly Cow Queen of the Klamath Bange. , Gowns, Corsets and Pillow r Covers Among' Articles V Claimed by Other Women Who Had Ordered Them From City Stores. It was the aesthetlo taste, if seems. and her longings for higher and finer things, that led to the downfall of Mrs. Nellie E. Bagan, former assistant post mistress at Royston, , and at one time known as the cowgirl queen of southern Oregon, against whom an indictment containing four counts was returned by a federal grand Jury this morning, sus taining the charge of robbing the United States malts which had been placed siwni ner iwo monuii ago. Amoni oiner rancv articles mat un. Ragan is accused of having taken from the United States malls and converted to ner own use are two sofa pillow cov ers, each of which was addressed to others persons. Then pretty petticoats and fancy hose, cream colored and dain ty, piue union suits are also mentioned tne indictment aa havlnar been amom the effects which Mrs. Rns-an ennflu rated from-the channels of Unci Sam's man service. ... Corsets Included. But in keeDlna an eve oimi for-doll- cate articles of an ornamental nature, Mrs. Rattan did not. according- tn th charge of the government officials, over look tne necessities of Ufa For the evidence shows that such articles of wear as corsets, corset covers, white vests and manv other nieces at Amu and goods had been .taken bv th accused. One Of the counts in fh In'tctmant im that Mrs. Racan took l-hirtu of a. mntu pillow cover belonging to Mrs. Abe Erb at Blr. This waa rather a fancy af ralr. and particularly attractive to the eye. - The cover la made of postal cards. This was taken, It is charged, November IS. Another sofa pillow cover had been sent to Miss Heea Clonton of Rn. nahza but had been sidetracked by the assistant postmistress. Petticoat's Owner Pound. Miss Mae-aria Leonard nf Rl In for more thlnrs fnunH In nnua. slon of Mrs. Ragan than any of the others who lost articles in the mail and who gave testimony before the grand Jurors. Miss Leonard claims a petticoat, two union suits, four whit vests and the ' same number of corset covers. ' - Mrs. J. E. Edsall of Bly, claims a corset which Mra Ragan had when the authorities searched her home. It is also asserted by the arovern. ment agents that nearly a trunk full Of articles of wear, sundries and vari ous other things which are usually sent through the malls by the department stores to their customers were fnun' after complaints against-Mrs. Ragan had been made. Mra Kaaan is but 22 vanrs nM - us. has a baby only a few months of 'age. She was formerly Miss Nellie Bauer (Continued on fag Two.) fersey City lournal. Lowell Courier-Citizen Louisville Herald i ' Minneapolis Journal V Minneapolis Tribune " , 1 Montgomery Advertiser . " Muncie Star ' New Bedford Standard ' . ' NwYork Evening Post N. Y. Journal of Commerce N. Y. Staats-Zeitung N -New York Times - Oakland Enquirer Oil City Derrick Omaha Bee v . J;. Ottawa Evening Citizen . . .. ' Pittsburg Evening Times TOOK Ml t ,ivininu iuf OCICUI, TAFT'S M HIS POLICY PLATFORM - v J , - : ; ' TfcpHie" Test i USE ITS Congressman Burke Deter mined to Efface Secre tary Program. (Ualtsd Press Leased Wire:) Chicago, June -12. Congressman J. Francis Burke of Pennsylvania, a leader of the allies, announced today that they will not give up the fight on Taft until the convention Itself has passed upon the question of representation In ; the south. -: ,'' -.Ju - y'-i ' : ''' i': ' "We will carry the matter before the resolutions committee and we will fight It out before the credentials commit tee," he said. . "Ws will present a reso lution providing that in the future rep resentation to national conventions be on the basis of four delegates at large from each state and one district dele gate for each 10,000 votes cast in tne election next tan. : Th anuth will, never arom nomi nate deleaates to a national Republican convention unless the : machine men (Continued on Page Two.) Pitttburgr Chronicle-leiegrapn onicle PORTLAND (Or.) JOURNAL Reading (Pa.) Eagle . Richmond Times-Dispatcb San Francisco Call $C Joseph News-Press St. Paul Pioneer Press . St Paul Dispatch Seattle Post-Intelligencer-. Springfield "Republican Spokane vSpokesman-Review 1 Terre Haute. Tribune Terre Haute Star . - Toronto.- Globe - , , . ' ' TrenVn Times " - - Troy Record ' ' ' " Washington Star , ,u . t..:u:.x xw vt, - , uiivi JUuncillJg, inn iviiv. j i fiUCIlt EIUST '01 - B.IP Taft. Battery. t ', " -From, the SO Joseph Journal. ANTHONY COHSTOCK V . i SAYS DIBECTOIBE MUST BE BANISHED ,;Vi." tCnlteir-Press Leuod Wire.) - New i York, June 1 2. The M 4 , sheath or dlrectoire skirt, the 4 latest daring Parisian creation that has caused a sensation In the ' gay French metropolis, is e not 'for New;. York." Anthony w 4 Comatock has spoken. 4 41. The chief of the society for a 4 the suppression of vice says that 4 -he will arrest and prosecute, "to the full extent of the law," any woman who appears In- publio ' attired In one of these gowns. . e HOLD THE CASH fllarriasre Contract With Mme. Anna Gould Makes Wife Custodian of Coin. (United Prass teased Wire.) Paris. June 13. It was learned by your ; correspondent here today that a marriage contract waa signed yesterday by Mme. Ann Gould and Prince Halle de Sagan.- ; It provides tor a complete separation of property, so that lime. Gould will be able to hold ' the purse strings and the prince will have - toa ask i her . for money whenever he wants ta aip into the Gould millions. ' . . The papers set forth also that ; tne prince Is to hay full control of his own estate. -.:' it is customary m sue a cases ror tne wedding to follow within two weeks of tha aiarnlnfl- of the. contract. It in learned on the highest authority that the marriage will not be performed in Franoa. It is probable that the counle will go to England in hope Of eacaping notoriety. - The ceremony probably will be performed by a Protestant minister. The registration fees for tha contract were about $4,000. REPUBLICAN PARTY'S PLATFORM DOES NOT PLEASE JAPANESE (United Prass Leased Wire.) Toklo, Japan, . June 12. Tha Japanese press today la unanimously Indignant over tha reported draft of the platform that will be submitted to the Republi can national convention at Chicago next week. According) to advices recelvail here the platform, which is supposed to have been written at the Whiie House lir Washington, contains a plnnk declaring in favor of the exclusion' ef linniiMft I ahnrura frnm . thft t'nltcMl States. . , I , The papers of Japan are unable tol TROUTDALE IS ME Second Time Safe Is Blown by Cracksmen, WTithin Six Months Booty Is Near $1,000 Govern ment's Loss Is Light. Strong-Box Weighing 400 Pounds Carried Quarter Mile and Blown . Up Three Men BelieVed Need ed to Carry this Weight. Troutdale's postofftce safe was blown early this morning the second time in less , than six months and something like $1,100 secured by the robbers. Troutdale is but is miles from Port land. Owing to this fact the police be lieve the office, was selected for the robbery, so that the safecrackers could get away with the loot and make, the city before daylight.' Several old time "Peef men , have been Seen in this vicinity recently. - -? - F. E. Harlow, postmaster! at Trout dale, la of the opinion that tha job was dona by tha same men who robbed tha postofflca last winter. At that. time. December SO, the safe was blown and $1,500 taken by the highwaymen. t ' Hew Safe Blown.' Tha safe which was blown this morn ing is a new one, and had only been in use a short time. It was purchased to replace the old one, which was prac tically ruined . by the robbers in De cember. The robbery was discovered soon after 6 o'clock this morning by Jean Larson, an employe of the firm of Harlow, Blalser & Harlow, in whose store the postofftce is located. - Although there Is absolutely no clue to the robbers the impression prevails at Troutdale that the task was accom plished bv three or more men, Three men, it is thought none of them , was ever caught did the work in December. Chest Carried Off. , After blowing the outer door of the big safe this morning the robbers pried the chest or strong box on the inside from its fastenings and by means of a hand truck took the case a quarter of a mile from town, where It was quickly opened by means of additional charges of dynamite. Most of the money in the strong box was in gold and silver, and what Daoor currency there was was not damaged hy the explosion. , Of the coin taken $259 belonged to the government. , This had been taken in during the last few days for the sale of postage -stamps and other postoffice receipts. - The stamps were not in the strong box, and conse quently were overlooked by . the safe crackers. ..v.- : - , Vsarly All Firm's Honey. ' Postmaster Hflrlnw la nn the amount of money In ih rh.. v,.," longing to the Arm, but he thlnka that It will aggregate $900 and possibly mora The exact amount will not he. known for a day or two until tha k.,i. are checked hp. . " "- '""" Althousrh there, aro lAv.r. T f.-m living near the stora nf Hirtm in.i.... Harlow no one heard the explosion at the time tha safe was blown. As the strong box waa carried into the coun try it was also cracked without anyona having heard the concussion. , Only Safe, Xs Touched, Entrance to the stora wn oin4 v.. means of a skeleton kav. Th. . to work lmmediatnlv on th. 1 " ... ?.r..0f the ,a? an nothing else in tha building was disturbed. The safe wa considerably damaged and will have to ba repaired by an expert vA" J".oon." the discovery was mado this mornlncr that tha Cil been robbed, . search was commenced et once for the strong box. the hope bein entertained that the robbers had used all of their explosives, and unable to P2.1f.h"t hn1 left u behind. While' the empty strong box wR! round pear a camp which has becmixi Known as the "hoboes' resort" it i thought in Troutdale that the roblwrv was committed by professionals and no4rdlnary lnen ' th road. The strong box weighed perhaps 49 pounds. Owing to thU fact the authnrt. les believe that tha mn sr (...,, were in on the deal. .... understand the plsnk as It had in impresttlon here fiat bofh 1(iok'k i Taft were friendly to Jsnntin eats and wer ntralnst lin en'l law j which was UouianJed by Vm clfio coast. Some of the paper ro ;i!l K--v messages to tli VtiKIni'ira f i ., nia when that tjoiy if t lawa prohihitlnir Js'-n - -' m m ing the sain s. i'o -1 ; i ,u ( : . or owning lsnil ia t.-.sti nr.. in her i.nr.ts r(i.i :,m ,. Secretary 'laft w fa !.,. hm I 1 a short time a 3 o.t 1.1 tj'v . worid, , '.-V