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Sullivan and Considine Close
Contract on Local Theatre
and Orpheum Circuit Will
Open Engagement ' HereJ
Within Next Two Months.
Portland Next ' Season ' to
'- Hare Same Attractions
Presented in New York
New v Management Plans
Extensive Improvements!
B,uHlvan .4 Conaldine, who ar the
Consolidated Amusement company. hav
leased the Manjnam theatre for a term
of 10 years' and will bring the vaudeville
of the Orpheum circuit to the house be
ginning either the la fit week of .August
or the first week of - September. .Ne
gotiations closing the' deal were com
pleted this morning -at the office of the
Grand theatre-between-' Mr. Considine
'and Morris Meyerfeid, Jr., . president of
. in urpneum circuit, ana o. -Morion
Cohn, president of the Imperial Amuse,
ment company,- which has up -to this
time held the theatre under lease. . . .-,
': Plan Xmpfwvets,'-. 1 '
The: lease of the Marqviam by the
Ornheunv circuit fieonle will brine' the
old theatre back into the line, for 10
years more at least. It la the lnten
HUH VI 111V HOW ivtBwm 1 J cuanv
crovements to the theatre between thl:
time and the date of the open In c and
' put. it In good shape to ..handle the
specialties of the Orpheum. circuit. ' It
is promised by the new managers of the
house that Portland will be given the
same attractions in vaudeville which
are put on the stage In New York and
wnirn wui oe Drougni irom tn now
xora nouses to oan rancisco ana run
land.
The Marquam theatre for several
years has been a losing proposition be
cause of the fact that It. has been out
of the track of the trust plays wnico
have come .; through the city. It has
practically been a home without a
family and 1 the efforts of the inde-
fiendent companies and organisations
o put it In the paying class have been
failures.
jreweat Attractions Promised.
Tlnrler -the - redme of the Imoerlal
Amusement company there was but
little change, and still the house did not
?y. It Is expected, therefore, that the
pa Kin v of the bulldlnir ' by the Con
solidated Amusement, company , will
bring the house back Into continuous
operation.
Mr veverfeld. nresldent- of the Or
pheum Circuit company. In outlining the
prospects of the new. management this
morning, said that the booking agent of
iha prnnninv was now in Eurooe making
arrangements for new specialties and
actors who will - appear on the circuit
and consequently in t-oriiana auring xne
coming season. He states that the full
list of the circuit's attractions will be
sent to tne jponiana nouse,- . .- -
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OADDt' mi DflRDlTD
H UiiUllLtUII I1UUULI1
Burirlar: . Finds Old: Man
! Armed: With Siorii He
tt. iCnited Ftm Leased Wlrs J -
San Francisco, Jnne l-Armed with
the cold cavalry, sabre with which he
fought through the Civil wan Dr.'VJo
tor Dupont early 'today fought-off the
attacKS or ' jtimrry- v-uub. b
Port-- Mason," who had entered his house
for the purpose of burglary. The aged
s physician, beat off his assailant- and
finally floored him With a blow on -the
head.- Ha la weak-today as the result
of his terrlfio battle, out win recover.
The woula-oe ourgiar wav rTeaieu.
GOULD MAKES! " : ' V;
. ARRANGEMENTS FOR
.. ,. IIARRIMAN BOATS
: 3 (Hearat Kews ioogeat teased Wire.).
. ; San Franclsco, June 1. Peo-,
cle In a. position to know etate
a that George X Gould haa can-
e celled his tentative ' agreement
with. . the Hamburg-American
Bteamship company for a trans-
Paclflo aervree for his western
Pacific railroad," amd' la negotl-
;' atlng with II.- Harrlman to
A use the Pacific mall steamers
' O ' Jolntly with the Southern , and J 4
Union Pacific and the Bant a. re,
These negotiations are said to
be the aftermath of the recently
friendly conference between Har
e rlman and Gould in New York a
few. days before : Gould left for
Europe. ' w - i-. 1
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III .. :jy E V,V,;S
Idiiig from left to right top William I.. Stone, sergeant at arms
of convention, and Steven B. Maaon, chief of doorkeepers. Bottom
A. d Fisher, assistant secretary Kc publican national ' committee, and
Phillip Trahart, secretary of sergeant at arms, who had to stand off the
men who wanted, admission tickets. ? v 1
IllllfJ iEDFfli FIGHT
Circuit Judge.Hanna at Jacksonville Rules Prohibition
ists of Other- Towns Have No Right to Force the
. Medford Saloons Out of Business.
(Special Dispatch to The JoaraaM
Medford, ; June 1. Circuit Judge H.
K. Hanna at Jacksonville this morning
made- permanent an Injunction aecured
in the case of J. C Hall vs. G. W. Dunn
at al restraining the county court from
declaring nrohlbltion': in effect In Jack
son county on account of provisions In
Wed ford's city charter giving the city
right to regulate the liquor traffic re-
Jrardjess of -the state laws on the aub
ect. v '. -
; .The courfa ralins; "nullifies countv
prohibition in Jackson county, enabling
those precincts which voted ."wet" to
remain wet.., keeping- "dry' those pre
cincts which voted vdry
The towns of Medford. Gold Hill and
Jacksonville will be wet Ashland. Cn-
tral Point and Eagle Point will be dry. I
LUKE . WRIGHT
TAFT
Former , Governor of "Philip
pines Will Become Secre
t Urf ot WarJune; SO.
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, ' . (Ualted Preaa Leased .Wire.) '
Washington,. June ' l. It- was for
mally, : announced today that General
Mie . wngnt - or wempnis, Tenn.
former governor of the Philippines, will
succeed W. H. Taft as- secretary of
war. -' .-' '-. . . . k
' Secretary Taft today- announced offi
cially mat ne win resiKn as secretarv
of war- and that his resignation will
be effective June 10. - -. j
THREE IIIJUSED
Ti : -' (United Pre Leased Wlre.
New Tork. June Is. Three members
Of the ninth infantry. Privates Harvey.
McDowell and Welsh, are today report
ed near death 'as- the result or injuries
received in ttie "mimic war," conducted
by battleships and the forts -guarding
the entrance to New York harbor. The
three men were injured while-working
the big guns at Fort Wadsworth, whild
"repelling" an attack -by the "enemy's"
battleships. .; ! , ; , . . v ,
SUCCEEDS
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The Prohibitionists ' hired special
counsel to fight the case and will appeal
to the supreme court.. Meanwhile sa
loons will be permitted to run.
- The decision throws the burden of
litigation on the dry forces and they
take the Initiative.
Medford'a " special " "charter under
which the decision waa rendered was
passed. by the legislature of 1 80S. after
the passage of-the local option law by
the Initiative, and it completely nulli
fies the local option law In Medford,
giving the city - council the right to
keep the town open. .
the heavy Prohibition vote In Aahland
and central roint sent the county dry,
R. G. Smith and E. El Kelly are attor
neys for liquor dealers who made a
fight against putting the ltd on.
DREAMS OF THU6;
SAVES JE17ELS
Oakland Girl Foretells Robt
bery and Leaves Valuables
at Home the Next Day.
(United Preaa Uased Wlr.:) ' '
Alamoda, Cal..- June 19. Miss Alyce
B. Schwab of .Oakland Is congratulating
herself today . because she put faith in
a dream. , The girt dreamed that she
would be held up, and robbed of her
Jewels and when she went riding the
next morning, she gave her mother all
her rings.
She . had not. gone, far , out of town
when she was held up by a highway
man riding a bicycle. - She had a dia
mond brooch - with her' and ' was forced
to rive ft ud. The lewels that aha gave
her mother are valued at $2,000.
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v 'LITTLE ADS IN THE JOURNAL BRING RESULTS. ; ; v-
SrroATIpysW SITUATIONS WANTlb FEMALE LOST AND FOU1 '
A RELIABLE -"ipiRST-JCLAslCAWEN. RESPECTABLE WIDOW DESIRES PO- LoST-loOLr rHT PST rBiTffBvrrT
ter desires to take charge of , day .eltion as housekeeper amaU.famUy; iJS? niinnhinSnT,I
work.. Terms reasonable; good refer- widower .of good character, or elderly ioVoii
encea Call up A-I767 between, 6, and folks preferred. Mrs. J. H. CV-7e.il Kollock, 111 Corbett bldg, ,Re-
7 p. m..'snd a sic for W. M. Carpenter st. Portland, Or. wa"1. .- ,
GERMAN MAN - AND - WIFE WANT POSIllON WANTED BY COMPETENT LOST A; WHITE SPITZ DOG, AN-
work on' farm or private place; no lady steuographer; good referenoes. awers to the name "Sport" had leath-
chlldrgn; Cf46, Journal. ' M. Bog 7j Route !. 8alem, Or. ' er collar on; reward. Main 8S11.
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT CAPABLE WOMAN GOOD WITH FANCY SHIRTt LOST NOVELTY CROSS WITH
-of managing office force, desires po- waists wants washing and ironing by six stones setting.- Reward., . 203
sltlon. phone Pacific . 2185. . . ' - day or hour.. Phones Eawt 222.. iCorhett bldg. ' .
4 Continued on Classified
pm others seeking favor
WOODRUFF
IKES THE
"Uncle Joe" Cannon Seconds
and Is Received With
Shouts of Approval-
Lodge Names Guild Who
Is Also Well Received.
L'nltd Prna Leased Wire.)
Chicago, June 19. The con
vention has nominated James S.
Sherman of New York for vice-
president, on the first ballot.
Soon after the official ballot was
announced: Jhe.;; convention - ad
journed sine dicr?-? r'' - v
The vote stood as follows:
Sherman ...... . .. ...... .816
Guild ,. 76
Murphy 77
(t'nited Prna Leaied Wire.)
Coliseum, Chicago, June 19. The con
vention waa called to order at 10:10
o'clock today by Chairman Henry C
Lodge, who Just previously had said:.
"There is nothing to It but Sherman
for the vice-presidency."
The Pennsylvania delegation held a
caucus' to determine Its vote on the
vice-presidency and it is Drobable the
entire 68 will be cast for Sherman.
Speaker Joseph' G. Cannon entered the
Coliseum and received a big - ovation.
There were cheers all round the hall
for 'TJncle Joe." The prayer was of
fered by Rabbi Tobias Sohanfarber, who
expressed thanks for the nomination of
a man "of strong mind, true heart, with
a strong will but open to conviction: one
whom the lust of office cannot buy. .
TormaUy Announces Salt.,
Chairman Lodge formally announced
the nomination of Taft at 10:S1 o'clock.
The announcement waa received by
great applause. The New York dele
gation then entered with a banner bear
ing a big picture of Representative
(Continued on Page Two.) -
Wfiat Happened
At Chicago
Taft is accepted;. Cannon is "fired: '
Fairbanks Is closed, like a bank that's
expired;
Knox has been knocked. - and Toraker'a
dead.'
With Dick, like a dickey-blrd. holding
his head: . a - -
lm rouette is silent and Hughes Is still
glum
With all the defeated ones much "on
the bum." .
Now for vice-president who will be
named? - . '
Will it be DolllTer he who la famed
For a voice like a fog horn's thought
deafening din.
Predicting disaster if Taft doesn't wint
Or will it be Cummins, , with tariff re
form . - . ; J-
As a slogan creating an in-party storm?
Or will it be Sherman, , whose worth's
been concealed -All
these years, until now it has lust
been revealed T . . .
Or Johnny Hayes Hammond, who thinks
he could shine .
And make the vice-presidency aulis a
mlneT , ; . ,
Whoever it be,' we hdpe he'll . remember
That damaging . frosts often come in
xnovemoer. s
Since j wrote the foregoing": the word
; has come in
That Sherman ' will 'help ths.1 globe
trotter to" win.' .
WslL -that's aa It should be; the past has
" made known -That
New York and Ohio must swipe
the whole bone. :
Still, that lsnt certain a change may
. take place- :. - ;
And some other states take a purse in
.-'.-the- race.-' - . .. ..(-sis-.' :
Don't place all your cash, upon Taft and
f "his mate,-' "Vfl; r- j ,---'(!
For you may want to hedge a bit' ere
v us iw unm. ... eii inson.
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On the left, William II. Taft making "m sr-eech,' and on 1 the- riht ' his
m.w.,. e..v, n'ftuiHd wr Hviuy
SKETCH OF JAMES S. SHERMAN
Jamea Schoolcraft Sherman is the Republican "nominee for vice- 1
f (resident, was born In Utica, N. Y., October 24. 1855, and save for short . 1
ntervals occupied in travel, has spent his entire life there. He received 1
both an academic and collegiate education and shortly after his gradu- 1
atlon from Hamilton college In 1878 was admitted to the bar. . .. , j
He 'entered nolltlcs In 1880 and four vears later was alnntMrl
Of TJUca on the Republican ticket, reclvlng a handsome majority in a
. city alwaya considered Democratic. At Saratoga in 1895 he was selected
to preside over the deliberations of the Republican convention, and waa
later chosen orator on many notable occasions.
1 He was elected to the fiftieth, fifty-first and fifty-third congresses
as a Republican, and reelected to the fifty-fourth, receiving 22,510 votes
against 1,269 votes for John D. Henderson, Democrat.
- Congressman Sherman waa for some time chairman of the Repub
' llcan campaign committee and made a record for himself through the-
manner in which he got subscriptions. , ,. v
On the floor of congress he made a stirring speech against the build
ing of the Panama canal, and declared that America should not accept it
as a gift. Despite his attitude in this matter he haa. for years been one
of the staunchest friends of President Roosevelt, and
occasions has conferred with him regarding the present campaign. - .
W WTitlA c-nthpHnc ntmnftlfli contribution ht Intniu - Un '
mad bill In eon arena. Ha was SDeakerW Reed'a mmt inMmau f.A
congress during the latter years o his. life, and presided -In the house
more than any other man. .- , ,--,,.( ,t -. , , .,' . , . ,...,
He introduced the antl-Ucket scalping Mil and many other measures.
His party has often offered him excellent positions in the employ of the
government.- , . ,, - ,
SAYS HUSBAND
IS
Woman Accuses Business
Partner of Spouse of Caus
ing Family Separation.
(rulted Pren htti Wire.)
Los Angeles, June 19. Alleging that
her husband had been hypnotized by his
business partner. E. J. Phelan, Mrs. C
M. Dunnlsk , had lasued a warrant
against her" spouse, charging him with
failure to provide for herself and her
13-year-old daughter Florence.
Mrs. Dunnlck also charges that Phe
lan kidnaped her daughter, and that she
regained possession . of the child only
by threatening him with arrest
Phelan and Dunnlck ' were arrested
here some time ago on state and county
warrants charging them with having
obtained money by 'fraudulently luring
laborers to Imperial valley, They were
formerly 'mining promoters and made
much . money by selling stock In Ne
vada properties that . had their chief
vaiue on paper.
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Dispatch to The Jon .1 "
Milwaukee, Wis, June 19. The Am
erican i:ransrermen-s asaoclation..' in
convenUon here, : today elected L. - H.
Adams of. Portland. Oreg'pn,; president
nu vow to noia the next annual meet
ing of, the asaoclation at- that city.
fw -"5m BK!iriar,: an maha'ger
on.'B. iiu vii qidui iranster
company of this city, has been ejected
yice-presldent of the' AmeriSS TrmS
muunuuii By tno national
convenUon of that body which is now in
session at Milwaukee. , - - -. " no,w ,n
fSr'iil.8 be.?n c,hosen as the place
... u.uujim convention Of the
transfermen in 1909. The object of the
association is. to Jraprova the baggage
. . mi u,r. ut country.
One company- from each city of Import-
.t . oiaies is represented
delegate. . Mr. Adams has attended the
national conventions for several years
"Pi? 1". , became acquainted with the
u-iur u-i-sai.es so weu tnat ne was able
to secure the big meeting for the Rose
v. u trar,
EVERY EAW1IIDE BXSK
.' HAS CLOSED D00HS
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Rawhide.1 Nev., June 19.-Owlng to
the closing of the 'Bank of Rawhide the
business situation vhore is serious to
day, as the city is now without a fi
nancial institution.. . a
CHOGS
DAY INSISTS
ON BEING II
OR N0IHIH6
Considering Himself Too
Good for Common Police
man, Secures Injunction
Restraining Chief 'FronT
Conferring Honor. -
"Me for tne Detective's Job
and Extra $15 Per Month,"
Says Former City Sleuth
Whose Head Was Cut Off
for Incompetency.
Objecting to the attempt of Chief
Gritsmacher to make him a common
policeman and dress him in a blue uni
form. Detective Joe Day this morning
secured an injunction from Presiding
Judge Gantenbeln la the circuit court
restraining the chief from making him.
- iiuii.i.a. n, muni mat ne anau
do the work of a detective and dress In
,psn.. ciptaftceo tally - inmimvi
extra fit per month more than the sal-
mjui a patrolman. . . .
The complaint in Day's behal is filed
by Ralph E. Moody, who will conduct
the legal fight to keep the ohlef front
putting Day into a uniform of blue.
Bond for ,f200 to protect Chief Grits
macher from loss In case Day loses the
case was furnished, the bondsmen being
John B. Coffey and A. Delovoge. The
Injunction Issued ia temporary, but en
effort will be made later on to make it
permanent. When that Is done the mati
ter will be heard on ita merits. - -
; Day states in his complaint that the
offices of patrolman and detective
are . entirely different, the - place ot
patrolman being "lower in class.
and rank." - He protests that he
was employed as a detective, and th
chief now seeks to reduce him to the
ranks and put-him in uniform without
authority of law. He objects to being
forced In uniform or to asslo mnt in
any duty except that of a detective.
Unless Gritsmacher la rtrstnAH a v.
the complaint. Day will be reduced to
the ranks and irreparable damage and
Injury, will be done. He also mentions
the difference la salary, and asserts
that he is entitled to draw fllS ter
month aa a detective. He declares that
the act of the chief Is not done in good
faith, but for the purpose of evading
the provisions of the city charter.
The time for a hearing on the Injunc
tion haa not yet been fixed. . In the
meantime Day will be privileged to wear
citizen's clothing and to stand off the
order of his chief. --
COL.HAr.llLTOflYOUflB
AT
(United toss Leased Wire.) .
Chicago, June 19. Colonel Hamlltoa
Young of ' Washington, in charge of the
newspaper business - of - the . Western
Union, at the Republican convention
here, died today at the home of his son
from heart trouble. Colonel Young was
one of the oldest- and . best known ,
telegraph operators In the country. -
ARMY HOUSE DRIVES
BEAR FKQ3I WOODS
w (United Fnae teased Wire.)
Yosemlte Valley, . CaL, June 19.
"Nigger," a horse owned by Dr. E. JC
Johnstone, surgeon - of the fourteenth
cavalry now stationed In the Yosemlte
reservation. Is the hero of the valley
today because he drove a big bear from
the woods surrounding the camp of the
cavalry. ---
"Nigger" was loosed from his corral,
and Private Curran went to look for
htm. He came upon the black chanter
with his nose -to the -ground.' making
little "dashes forward wkh his ears laid
back -and his ;eyes dilated with anger.
In front of the horse eat a bear, re
treating with every advance of ,the
equine. Finally the bear turned and
made for the-woods.
"Nigger" waa formerly " owned -, by
General Funs ton, and has attracted at
tention in the valley by neighing in an-
swer to bugle 'calls.
PROSECUTION REARING
END OF TESTIMONY
(United PrM teased Wire.)
San Fran(!lHCO. June 19 It In nrn'.i.
able that the prosecution will complet
Its case today against Walter J. lirt
nett. accused of embezzlement of tba
Colton aecurltles. .
Zoeth fcldredge, president of the K-
tlonal Bank of the Pacific, and former
bank Commissioner, wax placed on tut
stand by the pronecutlou. testl-.
mony was irrelevant. x
M. A. Murphy, niKnfr of tlie Car
negle prick & TrrraCotta Hmrany. tu.
tifled that he signed a 15-i.ih s n.ile ,t
the instance of Jrne Th-a.i,l. t- it
could not tell wht bon.ln wsre jtIvki
by the California Safe lx-i.onit '1 r,r.
company as security for ti,H not. 1 un
was on June i, ifa ilormro.I t
W. J. Bartnett had rtothtnir ta ri,i i
thtr transaction, an far as lia -..;..
cerned. .
James Connlnr. ertirv et th Vi.it-'
was recalled i i t tfv ri.r.i'i- t
loan on the bon ! 14 w-i gj- ; tj
secure IL - -
CHICAGO