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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. '
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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
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t ,ivininu iuf OCICUI,
TAFT'S M
HIS POLICY PLATFORM
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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, ,
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