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"Ill FOUTLtfi'D AfD Ifl OREGOiI NEARLY EVERYBODY READS .THE JOUR'JAL" THAT'S THE VERDICT AND .MORE AND MORE PEOPLE READ IT ALL THE TIME.' CO YCLh v.; 11 SUMMER BOARDERS WANTED? REAL ESTATE FOR SALE? r BUSINESS FOR SALE? ADVERTISE IN THE JOURNAL JOURNAL CIRCULATION TESTEKDAY WAS 29,750 The Weather Fair and warmer tonight;. Wednesday probably fair, - VOL. VII. NO. 92. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1908. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TAJv'O' CFNTS ow txaim ahb wrws Y A WMA P J) LflFE: JUGS M mm REPUBLICAN UICE-PRESIDENTJAL : CANDIDATE NOT EXPECTED TO UWE FMY Of Stricken' Prom Overwork r; arid Chronic Complaint Rcmoved to ' Hospital : Is "'"Being-- Attended by Corps of Experts. ' (Cnttod PrnM Laawd Wlr. Cleveland, June 23. James S. Sherman's life is hanging by a thread. Although he has im proved greatly since removal to the hospital he is in a critical condition and his special . physi cian has, been requested to come here from Baltimore as fast as a train can bring him. Sherman's family is on the vay, from Utjca, In. Y., m a special train.' ' The patient rallied somewhat when he reached the hospital and word has been, sent 'out that he will probably not be subjected to an operation "and- therefore his life may , be .spared. His physi cians give out hopeful statements but it is known that the patient's case is an extremely serious one. Upon leaving the hospital to day II. E, Davendorff, Sherman's secretary, said : Air. Sherman is better now than he was five hours ago and we think that an opera tion is not necessary. ... He . has been under, a heavy strain during the past lew weeks and needs rest and quiet. ' . ':' It is the opinion of Dr. Carter that Sherman will .be out of the hospital soon,, unless complica tions arise. w Dr. William Mayo, the famous operating surgeon of Rochester, N. Y.,' and Sherman's son. who is ItftW In Mincnrn have been requested to ', be in readiness. They will be rushed to the hospital if an operation is deemed necessary. Congressman Tawney- of Minnesota will ac company Sherman's son. " Cleveland, .June 23. James S. Sherman, Republican nominee for the vice-prestdency, who has been ill here since Saturday night, was .removed to a hpspital this morn ing and his condition is, critical. His family was summoned from Utica, N. Y. : .' r r.;,.'.:. Sherman's illness . Kecn . with a bilious attack while he was on his way here . from - Cincinnati (Continued on Pagi Threa.)- ' New8iper Men's Outing. v BoUe, Idaho, Juna 2t. At a meeting Of the officer ot the Idaho State Prea aasoelatlon here last night It waa de cided to hold the annual meeting of the association at Payette Lake. The out ing; and program will cover one yeek. The meeting will he held the week be ginning August It. -r,", TWO DEAD INJHEATVmmm WAVE THAT SMOTHERS PEOPLE OF NEW YORK i (United Press Leaacd Wire.) r New York, June 23. Two deaths and St prostrations from the heat were re ported today, and the whole city is weltering. - - - ' - At 12 o'clock last night the tempera ture was 7t and had risen, to 5 at 10 o'clock this morning wlm the pros-- Feet of another deadly, day. Great suf . ering Is reported on the east side, where the families crowded in the great tenements are the most pitiable victims ef the torrid wave. . The free lee distribution nas not been, equal to the demands and In ' the crowded sections the fire hydrants have tn nnened-and the streets flnndprt . Hundreds of children lie flat down in the gutters In Hester street . In the all street section downtown where - the towering office buildings are groupedt the heat was held through the night by the buildings and it is common to see men end women stag ger Into doorways dlny and half blinded. -, .. 'Chicago, June 23. The excessive beat James S. r Sherman, From as ' ; ' Photo- ' 1 ' "'"rc"v' . . graph ! ? ' - Taken W-: lfVw ;rv 'Recently ; A;; I V ; ;. .Qj .at Chicago imwuin, if r ' v V tV'i' . , V - , - - , w r i v'y V . w r f ' - ' . i - V, S ' ' t '. - $ y . Y I S v' ' A k , i ',' ' .jf ,li (ltti. 'H : 1 'V t ' -'; ' . ' ' ''i ! ! fci iiiwwMfci4MiWiiirttiiiit i tni im faitAMat-. -rc ..Yn-Y-iiiirt'n- m rn .uminiMn rwiri i imm -n ntnl WFT ALARMEO JOUI SMI Much Affected on Eeceiving: Word of Bunning Mates Critical Condition.' (United Pram Leawd WIr.) New Haven, Conn., June' 23 William Howard Tfi.lt waa shown, the United Press reports of James S." Sherman's Ulness today as he was entering ; the meeting of the Tale alumni. He was deeply affected and said: - "While I am deeply concerned about Mr. - Sherman's condition, this was not entirely unexpected. , I sincerely hope the danger Is not as great as reported." SAX FRANCISCO WAXTS , CLUBWOMEN'S SESSION - ' . (United Crwe LeKd Wtre.'l .? : Boston.- June 2S. The Pacific coast delegation to the national convention of the Federation' of Women's Clubs has combined In a campaign to get the next convention In 1910 pledged to San Francisco. Among the leaders who are fightingfor the convention are Mrs, Lovell White of Ban Frncisco and Mrs. J. B. Hume, president of the California Federation of Women's Clubs. . The convention opened today with n address of , of welcome by Governor corned the visitors on behalf of the c.ltv. Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker of Denver, na tional presiaenc. wui respond. Car Accounting. Officers. (Doited PTf'n Lean-4 Wire.) ' Niagara FaUs, Ont. June 23. The I An soclatlon. of Transportation and Car Accounting Officers, which has for Its oojecc tne improvement or methods of car service, car accounting and transport tatlon, began its annual convention here today, with headquarters at the Clifton notei. ' 'i ue attenaa nee at tne openn embraced representatives Of nearly the large -railroad systems of Canada ana tne urutea a tale a. today claimed eight Uvea as its toll from Chicago and at least a score of persons have been prostrated. Some of these are expected to die. The hot wave con tinued with all the blistering intensity of yesterday. The weather bureau gave out-an encouraging statement promis ing that It will not be so hot tomorrow. The death list . today includes Edwin Palmer, - nephew of the late ,Potter Palmer. William Dettllng, 60 years old, was driven insane by the heat and committed suicide. Thomas Seyman, 60, dropped dead at his home. Mary lech. 40, was overcome and could not be revived. George Short. 60, a wheel wright. Buffered a sunstroke and died while at work. William Turk. 30, was overcome on the street and died. Mrs Anna Trapp, 4, swooned .from the In tense heat after walking hurriedly in the burning sunlight to her home and died of tne effects. An unidentified man, Becoming wuaiy insane rrom the heat. plunged in and was drowned. T v -1 ROOSEVELT JSi TAFT TO ROOT Harvard Will Be Supported by President, Yale by Secretary. (Cnltea Preas Leaard Wire.) New London, Conn., June 23. Presi dent Roosevelt is coming here Thurs day to root for Harvard against Wil liam H. Taft, who is to be the leading figure In the Tale ranks at the annual boat race between the 'varsity crews on the Thames river. ; - With the president of . the United States wearing the crimson and the-Republican nominee for that oft ice deco rated with the blue. It is expected that the race will be the most memorable In the history of the regatta. The managers say they will not per mit ,Taft and Roosevelt to witness the race from the same yacht.' 'The Har vard men say that 'Teddy" must ha on tne east siae or me river and they further add that he will not submit to being placed in any other position. The sons of Ell announced positively that Taft would be In the ranks of the blue and riot "mixed up with any crim son ribbons'" If it took the whole foot ball eleven to carry him to their ' side. Taft, however, is one ot lan'i most enthusiastic rooters., and" undoubtedly will -be on his "own -side" unless the illness of James S. Sherman, the vice presidential candidate. Is so serious a to prevent hie attendance. .;, TWO MILLIONS LOSS , IN CANADIAN FIEE (Tutted Preaa Leased Wire it Three Rivers, Quebec, June Z3. -Three hundred buildings, including practically every business house la the city, Ue In ashes here today as a result of a con flagration yesterday. - , .. ,. Firemen ' from Quebec, Montreal, Sherbrooke and Grande Mere assisted' the local department In fighting, the flames, but it was only after several hours nara wore tnat the residence sec tion of the city was saved.. The loss is estimated at nearly 12.000,000. PATHFINDERS ON WAY ABOUND THE WORLD JtTnlted Preaa Leased' Wlre.l Washington. June 23. Aceordlnr to dispatches received at the office of the board of navigation today, the special service squadron, consisting of the bat tleships Maine and Alabama, are now on the econd,leg of their Journey around the Vorld as pathfinders for the At lantic fleet, which leaves San Francisco July T. .The two battleships left Hon olulu yesterday for Guam, going over the same course to be followed later by the big battleship fleet : LITTLE ADS Srf UATIOXS WANTED MALE A-l BOOKKEEPER WITH 'WHOLE- sale house and department store ex perience, wants: position. Referencea Address G-44, Journal. YOUNG MAN WISHES POSITION AS -clerk In stores is first-class , book keetMir and' showcard writer. , T-41l. Journal. , . "-'.'. i - - - COMPLICATED BOOKKEEPING DONli ' by-a man' of knowledge and expert' ence; salary, moderate. Phone pacific 21 85. y Continued on Classified 14 HOUSES 1TWERIB nnnncn im nuirn iwiiqt 71 iuuulu m UIIILU If I U 01 II . 1. . Thousandsof Dollars Worth of Money and Jewels Stolen by Thieves in Port land' Between 2:45 and 4 p. in. Yesterday. Sneak Thieves Break All Previous RecordsWork in Broad Daylight Hur ried Searches Made of More Than Dozen Homes. Fourteen house robberies and "dip" jobs, remarkable by the extreme nerve distinguishing them, "were committed between the hours of 2:45 and 4 o'clock yesterday, afternoon. Two thousand In money, diamonds and Jewelry la esti mated by the police as a conservative approximation of the total plunder. That yesterday's grabfest is. the work of an organised band Of professionals Is the opinion of the police. It is confirmed by the systematic manner In which the different "Job" were committed. No less than six of the house 1 rob beries were committed in the district bounded bv Twelfth and Fourteenth and Morrison and Taylor streets three fashionable apartment houses and tnree private dwellings, la these every room Was entered, except where an answer to thn robbers' knock told them the oo cupants were In. That the thlevea waated not an extra minute was attested by the looted rooms, au or wnicn snow only a supernciat searcn. , Steal Hany Pieces of Jewelry- Detailed tabulations of the hundreds of pieces of Jewelry taken yesterday ar now being compiled at police head quarters, r Olio wing are uie noieis inu apartment houaes which were looted: The Waldorf, Thirteenth and Alder atreets, two gold watches, several pieces of jewelry and several dollars In loose change? . . A1 . The Kims, 191 jrounermn sireei, mi i n. Hatflold, a wallet containing a divorce and other private papers, also a 12- caliber revolver. Samuel Kapnaei, ii inineenin street diamond pin, diamond brooch and several pieces of Jewelry. Mrs. George Harney, proprietor of the house at 174 Thirteenth street, re ports nine rooms entered and looted. Including four trunks rifled. Elton Court annex. Eleventh and Yamhill streets, Mrs. 5. L. Hunt, room I, savings bans, -containing su, ou souvenir spoons; A. C. Collins, same apartments, small savings bank con taining zu. aindstone anartments. 144 Fourteenth street, M. Donnehower, Elgin watch. M. Aahton, 633 Morrison street, suit of clothes and small pieces of jewelry. Ml? I. Cheadle, 762 Gantenbeln ave nue, Elgin watch, valued at 3100. rartber Bobberies Baported. . Yesterday afternoon the residence of C W. Mead, 632 Kast Madison street, was visited by a man who asked for something to eat. He waa fed. - After hia departure Mrs. Mead discovered the loss or her watch and chain. She de scribes the fellow as being about 25 years of aee and being in company with a "pal." H. C. Clark arrived In town yesterday on the steamer State of California. He had not been on the - wharf a rreat wnue Derore na missea ma purse, con talnlng 330 and his baggage checks. Mrs. Viol Smith, Fairmount hotel, Twenty-sixth- and Upshur streets, was parted from her purse, containing a diamond, opal and plain band rfng, 320 in goia anu a ii.duv note, while Ah stood in rroni or tne o. W. P. station, First and Alder streets, about 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. With one exception the participants In yesterday's loot harvest have es caped arrest. The exception was the fellow who robbed Miss I. Cheadle. 762 Gantenbeln avenue, of her $100 Elgin watch.. He was seen around the house and a good description ot him wss given the police. Captain Bat y and Detective nowew arrested mm last night in Bla sler"s saioon He had the watch on him at the time of his arrest. Cappingthe events of yesterday was the loss of Mrs.G. Huber, 436 Yamhill street. After taking dinner in the Caa tillian Kitchen. 427 Washington street she forgot her purse and left it on the table. It contained $45 in gold and 318 in silver. . She returned In about two hours. The purse was safe but the con tents, was missing. At practically all of the robbed places vlaited by Captain Baty'a sleuths skel eton keys ' Of various makes and sizes have been found: . - The men are believed to be the same band of pass-key experts who have been operating In Portland for the past three weeks. . alwaya working in daylight hours and apparently scorning the police department. vv -. IN, THE JOURNAL BRING RESULTS. SITUATIONS WANTED FEMALE EXPERIENCED NCRSB2. WOULD LIKK nursing, confinement cases preferred, TL Woodlawn 2280. Call 167 Sumner st. Take L car. WANTED B - day work, j rood worker. NORWEGIAN LADY-, rasntng and Ironing; a iimn racing zg;, W ANTED DAY WORK BY EXPERI enced woman; Sunday or after In even in g. R. 1 9. Phone Pacific 2024. WOMAN WANTS A N YKiN' P OF DAY ' work. Phone Sellworxl noj Paxes 11 and 15 Classified Ad GO TO JAIL Year-Old Daughter of Mrs. Nellie Ragan Will Spend Month in Cell With Par- ent Who Pleaded Guilty to Robbing Mail. Judge Wolverton- Extends Clemency Two Little Tots in Courtroom Cling to Skirts of Former Klam ath County Postmistress. It was the two little children of Mrs. Nellie; E. pagan, former assistant post mistress at Royston, Klamath county, Indicted by the grand Jury for robbing the mail, and who pleaded guilty in the United States circuit court this morn ing, who saved their mother from serv ing a longer sentence than SO day's In . Judge Wolverton o stated In pro nouncing sentence ' upon the woman, who appeared in court accompanied by her husband, : her mother and tba ' two little children, the eldest of which Is t years, the younger one less than , a A fine of $400 was also Imposed upon Mrs. Ragan In addition to the jail sentence, whicn is to be served in the Muiinoman county jail. BelattTes WUI Beimbnxie. Relatives of Mrs. Ragan agreed to repay all persons who have claims against the government for articles lost in the mall. When arrested a trunk full of dress goods, pillow covers and numerous otner tninss were round by the authorities. All or these. It was claimed, had been taken rrom packages aoxiressea to omer persons ana wnicn assed tnrougn Mrs. ttngan s hands urtng the few months she was In the little relay stage station at Royston. The charge to wnicn Mrs. Kagan pleaded guilty was tnat or opening United Statea mall matter, The gov ernment Barents assert that she opene'I a letter sddresaed to a mall order house and which had' been sent by -Mrs. Kreii Campbell of Bly. The articles of wear ing apparei wnicn m. uampDeu naj ordered did not suit Mrs. Ragan and aha substituted an order more to her liking. She figured that when the pack age came from the store it wouid pass throuch her hands on its way to BLv. Instead the package went by another route and Mrs. Campbell was in a quandry for weeks, not understanding how she had Ordered one thing and re ceived another. ' Second Indictment Quashed. The other Indictment of four counts was dismissed. This was xor embessie ment. Judge Wolverton took under consid eration that Mrs. ,nagan-ff" smallest child would lave to go to jail with her. and he Intimated that on this account he would sentence her to a month in Jail. .The maximum penalty for opening mall matter Is a fine of $600 and one year In Jail. . After being sentenced Mrs. Ragan filed out of the courtroom with ner family and today, with her child, will begin ' her sentence In the Jail in Port land. - Counsel for the Ragana appealed to the clemency or tne court, on tne ground that the woman was young r-ahe is 22 years old and particularly unsophis ticated. . . ' . ; i Mrs. Ragan was Dot 17 wnen she mar ried, he said, and not until last Bun day, when' she came to Portland, had ane aver seen a town larger man asq land - -- Her husband is Bert Ragan. who had charge of the horses or tne stage com pany, which changed at Royston. Mrs. Kaaan was In charge of the office for the postmistress,' who had moved to Bonanza to rive her children the oppor tunity to attend the winter term of school. Tormar Cowgirl Queen. Mra Ragan was formerly Nellie Bauer, and when a girl rode the range for her latner, a weu Known southern Oregon cattle dealer. She was known as the "cowgirl queen of Klamath county." . It is said that Mra Ragan had -al ways longed to visit a city and live as others live. And to this longing to have fine clothes and other things like other peooie is aunouteu ner downfall wnen oonirontea wnn me temptation. And at last Mrs. Haa-an'a vlrlhnvt longings her dreams of a city and all its fancies . and mysteries have been realised. She has seen the city, but the fine clothes were left behind. And Mra Ragan is to remain here a month with her baby, and in the care of United States officials. -Her lonxlnjra for the elt k tv. satisfied. LOST AXI FOl-ND LOST-- BLACK PURSE,-FRONT OF O. W. P. waiting-room; gold, allver rings and note for $1,600; finder re turn to Journal office and receive re ward. LOST ON 20TH AND MYRTLE Portland Heights, - brown felt purse, with four keys,at 1 o'clock yesterday. Phone Pacific 148. y LOtT LONO BLACK-SILK PCARF on or near Union a vs.; reward. Re turn to 9 Olevelxmi ave Kates 1 nt a ,Vord - ROYALTY AT WEODINGOF JEHID Ambassador Keid's Daugh ter Married in Presence of King Edward and Queen Alexandra Bishop of London Assists. , Groom Is Hon. John Hubert Ward, Brother of the Earl of Dudley Brilliant Re ception Held at Dorches ter House. (United Preaa Leasrd Wire.) London. June 23. In the presence of King Edward. Queen Alexandra and a brilliant gathering of royalty and dis tinguished personages, Miss Jean Reld, daughter of the ' American ' ambassador and Mra Whltelaw Reld, was united. In. marriage today In the Chapel Royal of St. James' palace to Hon. John Hubert Ward, a brother Of .the Earl of Dudlay. The bishop of London, assisted by the Miss Jean Reld. Rev. Dr. William M. Grosvenor of New York, performed the ceremony. Enormoui crowds outside watched the arrival of the bride, bridegroom and wedding guests. As the king and queen entered the chapel, the organ broke into the strains of Elgar"s 'Imperial March." Their majesties bowed right and left as they proceeded up the nave to their ; Other notables among the guests were (Continued on Page Three.) AlilERICi TO GO : 10 MRU Kobert J. Bnrke ' of San Francisco AVill Sit in Brit : . ish legislative Body. tCnlted Praaa Leased Wire.) Dublin, June 23. Robert J. Burke, formerly of San Francisco, Is soon to enter parliament 'as a member of the Irish parliamentary "party, and It is stated on good authority today that he will assist John Redmond In his cam paign' for home rule. Burke lost considerable money In the disaster of J.994, but Is still worth sev eral millions, and has built himself a castle in one ot the constituencies of Tlppersry, from - which he Intends to stand for parliament. Burke Is master to the Tipperarv Fox Hounds, and hla lavish stables near Nevagh are the wonder of the country aide. He is reported to have made plans for the establishment of a racing tttMhlu that will rival those of "Boss" Croker and August Belmont Burke la a lineral contributor to the funds Kadittond s carty. .SI . -rTy v v . w. t V ,""'',,- -v , , ' . ' ! ; 7 ; i il T FEET WIDE Government Engineers Find Kcmarkable Width Across Bar at Mouth of Columbia Former Width nas Not ' Exceeded 300 Feet, Eesult of Jetty Extension Colonel Roessler Highly Survey Just Completed Depth Also Increasing. Oovernraent engineer har pleted the annual surrey of , the mouth of the Columbia flyer ; and have found that the channel across the bar has widened from about SO 0 feet to! 3, 000.. .The channel appears to have a depth of ; 2 6 feet at ex treme low. water which meant ap proximately 34 feet at high tide. Engineer corps, vlaited i Tort Stevens yesterday from whers tho surveyors conducted the survey, He 'states that in a day or two the official chart of the bar will be ready when the' exact) bcvu BTorjr point wii do ; mown. The remarkable widening of the chan nel was ' discovered with : surprise by those who took the soundings, for while It was known that it had deepened ma terially since tha survey a year ago, no one had an Idea that the flow of the river had scoured out the sands over such an Immense area, and to an rriut a depth - . Colonel Roessler is much .pleased with the revelation of the survey, because it goes to show that the prosecution of the Jetty is raoidlv brlna-ina? thnnt 1ia desired results and to a relatively much greater extent with every foot of further extension. It is estimated to have the Jetty completed in another two years, when a depth of fully 28 feet will be exDSCted at Off ram Inn a,t. which will mean a depth of It feet at high tide. ' Stone is being delivered on the Jetry st the rate of about 4.ono inn. . .J sn-1 there is now very little danger of" luriua, t.iuiuis aamage to tne trestle work. Last winter's storms, althouarh severe, tore out very littia nr h- fil ing, and work can therefore be prose cuted to much better advantage this season than at any time heretofore. . LIGHT SEXTEXCE TOR MEN" WHO KILLED JEWS (t?nites Press taaacd Wire A ?J " St Petersburg;. June 23. Sentence ranging from six months to three years Imprisonment wert imposed uoon -1 men convicted of participating In. the Jewish maasacre at Blalyatok In 1905. Fifteen others were acquitted. f Summer School of the South. : (t'alted Press Leased Wire.) . KnoxvUle, Tenn, June 23. Th enth annual session of the School of the South opened today at the University of Tennessee and will continue until th program piwwfoV 2 o" se. f glfc TOSS Wnctn.deBH from leading colleger SySraUles .n'! normal school, throughout the county1 PUtLf,lAri BOOZE .sajBRniiEii Five Arrests Made on Evi dence of Sleuths Four Tlead Guilty. (Special Diapatrb to Th JouraaL) Pullman, Wash.. June 23! In po!!" court yesterday four offenders wra fined for bootlegging. Since the towti was voted dry last fall and the saloon were closed. March 25, quiet splllns t been going on. The liquor has i,-. shipped In from Spoaan ni Mn-,,. A stranser came rmm Nn,,iian. i , day and commenced to luiv l)"r t. i whiskey. Uiter in the wi'ek in.,. man dropped Into town arnl got i hi-i As a result luur tnr n jretr.;a v. hr-.-, Police Judae Wenham, t'l'.i it.J i , , to the charge of ai'.lng luii..r ,; a license. irehney f ,,,.,) . Coats, Sexton, T.i on'l cn!, nn i s -. . fer and Uranhnm, J5 bm! n.m. i,. two latter wtre lwt off e-isv t.r-, ! , t their youth, both bclnsr niulcr it. , all five arreata wre na !.. The cane of P. p.vkr.r4 w'.l up today. n not I i ji i . rumored tbat more ir,!' , as ou.er c.'ii-iiJ'jia t . Lv.-.i n