PORTLAND CAN BE LIAD&THE LI05tBE4UTIFUL CITY IH THE UNITED STATES! W KEEP A.GOKaii r Call Early With Your Ads For Sunday Morning's Journal JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS 29, 10 Fair tonight; -Sunday fair and. warmer; northwest winds. VOL. VII. NO. 86. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1908 TWO SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. OW THAISS AMD KP'! BIAHUS. riVS CUili. re '-'.7tr fl.u II.. i I I 1 I A . i .saw r. ' . A . . C-' r- " ' " M F - I 1 II - Li unomiEi ,1 , FILES SUIT lian Excluded From State Prison as Private, Visitor Demands Return of Al leged Money Due State for "Over Payment of Salary." Marvelous Solicitude for Welfare of Qommon wealth Intimation That Anti - Statement No.;l Hen Are to Be "Won Over."- - 1 .Incited , by animus :, of 'y long standing againsU the governor; ; and f urged to frtfsh activities by an order issued bjlthe prison au thorities, : presumably with the consent; or direction of the gov ernor, excluding); him v from)- ni trance into the J state prison; at Salem as a prison visitor, L. H. . McMahon, a Salem attorney, has once more appeared in the, lime- , light of newspaper notoriety vyith threats that lie will bring a suit in Marion county, at the October term of court, against Governor Chamberlain,, to recover some $10,000 illegally taken by - him duringjiis incumbency as chief executive of the, state. 1 ; It Is contended by McMahon. who wti a Portland visitor Jtqday, that he would bring' the suit as a private citizen bent on benevolent aims, to secure the return of the- sums, mentioned to the people from whom they were taken con trary, to the constitution of the state. He contends that the constitution, L prior o the enactment of the flat salary law ef 1905, provided that the governor should receive an annual salary of $1,- tuo witn no aaaiuonai perquisites. Tne ' Sj acceptance of compensation for service on tne various state boards, therefore. is contrary to the constitution and il legal according to the contentions of Mr, McMahon, wbo contends that since he has broueht suit aealnst former Secretaries of Statev Dunbar and Kin caid he can not as an Impartial objector refrain from '. prosecuting .. Governor Chamberlain under the same line of attacn. - IrOOks lk Soheme, By, many It has been Intimated that McMahon may have bean incited to his attack by Interests not desirous of the f ovemor's election by the legislature to he United States senate, and as evi dence of this it - is pointed out that some members of the legislature, bound by Statement No. 1 pledges but opposed i to Governor Chamberlain polltlcallly, have-said they would vote for Cham berlain and fullfll their -pledges unless the governor In the meantime should be discredited by some act of his. Mc Mahon denies any intention, other than fair play In his promised suit. how ' ever, and says he desires the election of Chamberlain, as he Is, a firm he- - never In the principle of Statement No. , "Governor Chamberlain himself la not at all alarmed at the nromlse of trou- - ble ahead of hint and contends that McMahon will have no standing in court should he bring his suit, as he threat ens. He explained the situation this morning briefly but clearly: Governor Hot Alarmed. ' 'Under the constitution of the state," said the governor.- "the governor was allowed an annual salary of $1,600; the state treasurer of 1800, the secretary of state $1,600 snd the judges of the supreme court of $2,000. These offi cers were prohibited from receiving additional perquisites or emoluments. -."The passage of time, however, made necessary the enactment of additional (Continued on Page Two.) Magazine Worth Reading The Sunday ' -" in Indian story that will interest "you all "The Reformation of Two Tralla" . . ... . - . . ', 1 : Mlcha El man was a fiddler' at' 4" yenrs ' of see and accomplished musician at 14. Read his life's story, full of pathos and human in terest, v.. . C j, ; -" : New stars In Old Glorya fold worlt required to give Oklahoma I its place on the flag. T - C Making" an 'accurate American history Telgh Mitchell Hodges tells of the great task, involved in compiling statistics of our country. J Bingham Springs and Its Charms; . on the Oregon and California Divide. . 7 " , - T To wear and not to wear, and a dosen other special subjects dealt T with by experienced writers. . , J Two pages for boys and girls: two women's pages: funniest comics ever printed and all the news of the world In The Sunday , Morning Journal. . . .- No Sunday Is Like Sunday BIG LOSS IF Demand of Insurance Cora panics Which Have liaised Kates , ' Would ;,' Compel Every Electric Jlachine Operator to Buy Machines.'' President Josselyu; Declares : Kate Increase IsVJIoldup- ' Excuse Given of Electric ' Storms "and Fire Danger Mere Hoax. " Every owner . of an electrlo motor for machine or elevator power In Port' land la confronted by the ' necessity of . buying a new motor if the Port land Railway, 1 Light & Power com pany yields to the demand of the ir iuranoe companies v for ' an Immediate change of the current used for ' power purposes In this city. The change from direct .to : alternating current : will,- it Is said, come naturally within th course of the next 1 pionths by the placing Of the. power . wires " under around In the business district.' - It is charged that the Pacific coast Insurance combine Is taking advantage of a technicality and the urusI pub- lie hostility against public lighting cor norations. to. raiss tne. .insurance raiei In I'ortland and reaD a harvest befora me installation oi tne unaergrouna sys tem ordered 6v the city council ana now being - planned by the Portland Railway, Light & Power company. . ( Wonld Hecssitate Chang. Dlscusalnr the sensational Increase of Insurance rates put into effect yester day by the underwriters' combination, President , B. E. Josselyn Of the Port land Railway. Light & Power company said: , . -:-' ' ' '!" 1 ' "We have hadt this question up befor and we , have declined to make an im mediate change, partly because we are considering the Interest of our power customers, all of whom would have to Instantly dispose of . their motors and t new motors mat coma d opersieu y the . proposed- alternating, curren'.. There are about 600 direct current mo tors now In operation on our lines. Every one would have to be superseded by an. alternating current motor. ! "In our judgment th advance) of lo cal Insurance rates - On the pretext of danger from the direct current power wires -Is nothing less than a holdup by the Insurance companies that carry pol icies on the properties In the ' business district of Portland, "They claim that the rates must be increased because any great electrical disturbance might cause . a general - conflagration. The fact Is that there- are no electrical dis turbances In Portland. This climate is peculiarly free from such disturbances. ,Hq Inorease Elsewhere, i ' "Eliminating electric : disturbances. the present system Is all right.-' But In the regular courae of events we are planning to change the downtown wires to an underground system, and at the same time change the current from di rect to alternating, reducing the voltage from 600 to 220 volts. The city coun cil has directed that downtown wires be placed underground, and we are making our plana to carry out this or dinance." It is said by electrical engineers that per cent or cities or tne united States are using: direct current for pow er purposes, and that they never change excepting In rebuilding . their, wiring plants ana placing mem unaergrouna, acocrdinc to modern plana. - -- - i j .In- the making of ! this -change the ruie is to reauce tne voltage, making It an alternating current Instead of di rect - It Is said that in some cities the direct current is not even an Insulated system, as In Portland, but that the power is taken direct from the trolley wire, and that In these same cities In surance is carried at regular rates by the same companies that do business in and are now raising the rates in Port- tana. - In eastern cities the risk Is natural ly , greater by reason of the frequency ui great riecirici turms. r jtsut Port land is free from, such storms ni therefore it is argued should be free II! II II. J- (Continued on Page Two.) Journal Without the Sunday Journal ' GURREHT TURfROOSE IS CHANGED II BT1A ; Hill WES. All Holdings at and About Great Falls Save Montana Central" Road Sold to the Amalgamated Copper .In - terest. - . Sale Carries Half Townsite . of .Great Falls, With Un Vomputed Power in Mis souri ' River Considera tion Many Millions. (Uatted Frew Leased Wire.) '. - Great Ralls, Mont. June 27. It, became, known Jtoday.fhat, all of the local interests of James J. Hill, except the Montana. Central railroad, including property val ued at several million dollars, has passed into the hands of a syndi cate composed of John D. Ryan, managingdirectorot.the Atrial gatnated Copper coippanjv and John G. Marony, president of the Daly Bank ' & Trust company of Butte, and also president of the First National bank of this city.' The- property embraces the Greatn,FallstWaJr-Pqwer-& T6wnsite ; company, Syhich ' con trols 1,2 miles of waterfalls with an aggregate fall of 5,000 feet, along the Missouri river. It also includes several large power-generating plants.6 ; ; The townsite holdings embrace nearly half of Great Falls. . And Then Its Back td Amer ica for' Ilini:-' "With V! . ''.Gold and Title, W (United Press Leased Wlre.J Oakland, CaL, June 27. After 13 years of wandering thren'gh all of the countries on the face, of the earth. Count Otto Von Walsteln, scion of one of the wealthiest families in Bohem'a, has left for his home to assume bis title and share of - an estate worth 15,000,000, which has been left him by his maternal grandfather. k ; ' Von Walsteln broke with bis family rwas ostracised. He has traveled all over the world, fighting in the armies or uom .raui, tne saltan ox xurxey ana the cxar of Russia, He will obtain a divorce from his wife, whom he has not- seen; tor sev eral years, and come back to California to jive as a country genueman. , MTJSlflD; THEN CARBOLIC Mrs. Bert Dunham of Eeno Follows a Tempest of JRace With Suicide. ' ' ' (United Press Leued Wire.) Reno, Ney, June 27. Furious with anger because a new hat did not please her, Mrs, Bert Dunham, who cams here tecently from Oklahoma City, swallowed carbolic acid. : The millinery was found on the bed beside the dead woman end the bottle on the floor. .- - f Her husband told the coroner's Jury that hla V-ife often flew 'into tantrums cf rare, and he thought ivhe had been dtsapi-olntcd because the new hat failed to nioet her expectations. . Good Fourth at Chehalls. , . (Special Dlspatcb te The Joure:.) t -, ChchRlls, Wash., June 17. Free street vaudeville shows. good parade, music, sports, a hall game and excellent pa triotic exercises with , . K. Rice, su perior Ju1k. as orator of the dav. will constitute thd Chehalls Julv 4 nrcimm A large attendance is promised. I'JMHIl HEIR ciiiis ins prii Dailey Located -in Far South f -"i . ?''VUoite4 ' rrsai tsaaei Wh.) ' New " "jTork, June 27.r. O. Dailey, who stole a ,small steamer named the Goldboro, left ber In Florida and skippod out, ' baa been 'located ' In Honduras. Dailey will not make any -concessions to the .hundred or more New York mer chants whom he owes large- sums , of money to. He is said to be living In luxury inline -emoeniers coiony." FOR UODELTOl'JII t ' ,-- .- Kj is) ami i " j," i' Trust Buys StinesYille,' LkL, and Will Spend $11,500,- ooo upon it. ; , ; (United PreM Leastd Wire.) . Chicago, June 27. It became known here today: that the United, States steel corporation has acquired a large tract of land -comprising practically the entire town of Btlnesvlllo, Ihd., for' the -pur pose of buildlnganother model town for us employes, xne land in thai section Is rich In limestone and It has been an nounced that the company will expend $11,600,000 in developing the quarries ana ouuaing - tne iown.-.v I here are 361 Acres in tne tract. , (. ,.. , . PORTLAND DAMAGED; BY FAKE, STORIES (Special Diapatch t The Journal.) 7 ( Washington, June 27. There is no doubt that the stories pub lished about Captain Babcock in the Portland ? Oregonlan haye 4 : hurt. the chances (of Portland dl- , verting another , transport from e "San rranciBco.?The quarter master's department , will ; not give - any ; definite,". Information on the subject, but It avers that any effort, to, holster .up the , charges against Babcock, after am i exhaustive t examination by the transport authorities, will be' regarded as. a rebuff to the de partment Captain Babcock bears' a splendid record and has many powerful friends with the ad-' ministration. ' . ' . JOURNAL WANT ADS BRING RESULTS LOST AJCI FOUND STBATED BLACK AND WHITE muley cow and calf: rair hA wanw on. Charles E. Wilson, B. P. D. No. 1, VSTrallO-IU -"- -'.- - WST CERTIFICATE Na. 113, MAM moth Silver-Lead Mining A Smelting Co., for 1,000 shares. Return to SOJ falling bldg., and rewlvg reward. ' -LOST AT COLU M MA. PARK. A . BOld Class Din. Rpium in S"il Wrhv bi nriyiimu wwaiawil- 1653. ALL HELP WANTFVfV RTTITXTTOM WANTED, WANTKD TO RENT. FOR RENT.- AND -LOST Aism nVTTKn CLASSIFIED LADS. ONE CENT JPER CENT A WORD, SEVEN. INSERTIONS nut i run & tip Prx. - Copts only cent a; word. See classified pages 13, 14 and 15. THROES OF 'IEV0LUTI0I Uprising Appears to Be More Than Desultory Attacks by Bandits Fightinjr' at Las' Vacas llcnewed This Mornins:. Attorney-General at Wash ington Orders Americans Not to Take Any Hand in ( the. Fighting Eebels Cross Border. (United Press Leaard Wire.) ' City of Mexico, June 27. The government officials today admitted for the first time since the uprisings in northern Mexico began that the war Is in the nature of a revolution, and not attacks by bandits, aa was at first, claimed. 1 ,. ' The dispatches today from the scene of the war state that fierce fighting Is in progress. V The' band of revolution ists that attacked the town of Vlesca, Thursday night has been overtakesr at Matamoras de Laguna by , troops com tnanded by Governor Miguel Cardenas and righting Is In progress. One trooper nas oeen Killed ana several wounded and one revolutionist captured by the rov- ernment troops. - The remainder of the band has escaoed and raitir are xleelns from Las Vacas toward Texas. The fleht at Las Vacas was renewed this morning; by the revolutionists, who were spparently-repulsed -by the troops last night, and - late advices say -that the revolutionists have made.: another stand near the line.. In the fight at Las Vacas, Nestor Lopes del Ttlo was killed. Captain Her rexa, commanding the garrison at the baatile,-was wounded and Ramleris, an American citlsen, was wounded. So far as can be learned at this time, the government troops are in pursuit of the revolutionists, who are making sal lies all along the line of retreat.. The American authorities have been asked to - apprehend the revolutionists as fast as they appear in Texas, . but have refused to take any hand (n the fight, under orders, it la understood, from th attorney , general's office at Washington.. s-j,'. -i, Revolution Not Checked.' San Antonio, Tex., June 27. Today's dispatches from the scene of the upris ing in Mexico state mat tne revolution Is far, from being checked. As far as can be learned here, the forces of the revolutionists are much larger than has hitherto been stated and are well armed. It seems today that the rebels have been quietly mobilising their forces and have apparently begun the fight after carefully matured plans that have given mem an immense nanaican oyer tne gov. ernment force. Bo far the government troops have been able to gain bnt tem porary advantage over tne revolution tsts. wbo are fighting ' in guerrilla fashion and making terrific Inroads on the government troops, because of their superior knowledge of the topography os tne state or oanuiia. Advices from Del Rio,-Texas, today state that fighting at Las Vacas con tinued all night and that the revolu tionists have again succeeded in cut ting off communication so as to make it impossible ror tne government forces to send for reinforcements. The total death roll was today estimated at over a nunarea. witn me losses aiviaea. . THIS MI'S BEER Bartender Draws, Drinks With Customers, Dies in 4 a Few Hours. (United Press Leased rf Ira.) San Francisco, June 27. The police are today Investigating the strange case of a bartender wbo died after drinking a glass of i beer, hi eh he drew him self. It was in the earlv hnura at the morning that two women and a man came into me . saioon In which John Sunberg was tending bar and ordered beer.- They asked Sunberg to - Join them snd the four stood together with their glasses on a billiard table, when Sunberg fell to the floor unconscious. He was discovered bv th nronrietor at 6 o'clock in the morning.. At the hosnltal wnere h via taken it was discovered that Bunberg was suffering from-chloral hydrate poison ing, or 'knockout drops," and he died in a few hours. The identity of Sun- berg's customers is not known. ' Not h lnr was missing: from the saloon or the dead man's clothing. ; ' New Quarters for College. -v (Special Diapatch to Tba Journal.) Albany, Or., June J7. Albany college has made arrangements to use the res idence of Charles B. Wrflverten. located on Lyon direct nesr the depot, as a special bulldinar fnr the conservatory of music. It will be fitted tip In first class condition. The new building will also be convenient to' the girls' dorml- ior j. : a : , 10 PUT P III Sworn 'ri.-t .vi'1:.':';! f; : ' r i 'M;".. '. .- ' - .. '' ' ..'.',' ', , .' 3Irs. Wynn of Maiden, Mass., Dismembered, . and Four Others Critically Jnjurcd Mrs. J. D. Hayes of Port land Not Badly Hurt. Merry Tarty , of Delegates, While 'Viewing: ' Newport From Tallyho, Victims of Wreck That Means Horror and Agony. . (Special Diapatch to The Journal.) v Boston. June !7. Mrs. Charlotte "A. Hayes of Red ; Oak, Iowa, and ; Mrs. Hayes of Portland, injured through the overturning of a tallyho at Newport. R. I.; aro resting comfortably at the Bos ton Ilomoepathlc hospital, today. Phy sicians state neither is badly hurt Mrs. Hayes was badly shaken up and sus tained several abrasions. - She returns home In. two weeks. v'i.i'-.:-iV"i Newport, R. ! I., June 27.-Mra Henry wynn, wire oi tne mayor oi aiamen Mass.. and one of the most prominent clubwomen in the east, died at a hos pital here today from injuries received in tne wreck or a tallyho carrying delegates to the Federated Women s clubs convention from Boston to this city yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Bennett Davenport of Watertown, conn.; Mrs. i-ieien Bunaeau or Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. -Edwin Hayes of Iowa, and Mrs. Agnes Morgan of Kansas City, who were . badly injured In the wreck and were not expected to live, are today re- purma as improving......-.......: The accident 'was caused by the col lapse of one of the front wheels' of the tallyho. It was crowded with 14 club women, and the horses were going along ni a siiir trot wnen tne wneei gave way. The women were thrown in a heap under the wreck of the tallyho. Mrs. Wynn was pinned under the rail ing. Both of her legs were broken, one arm was torn from Its socket and she sustained an injury to the spine. Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Sundeau and Mrs. Davenport were badly crushed, and it was not thought they would live. Mrs. J. D. Hayes of Portland, Or., Helen L. Longworth of Cincinnati and Mrs. Joseph H. Luther of Indianapolis (Continued "on Page Two.) NEST OF ANARCHSTS WITH BOMB FACTORY LOCATED AT SEATTLE . (Unltad. Press teased Wire,) Seattle, Wash., June 17. A band of anarchists whose movements are shroud ed in' mystery and whose propaganda deals with the overthrow of all organ ised ' government, . has been unearthed here. The clique ' holds secret meet ings lit night and discusses tne mat ters under consideration, in a foreign language.' In the basement of the house the an archists have installed a laboratory. The shelves on the walls of the room are filled with bottles ox . cnemicats. People who live in tne immediate neighborhood are afraid this chemical laboratory contains material for the making of bombs. The boys who play In the vicinity have been warned by the occupants of , the building- to keep DENVER AUDITORIUM IS READY FOR 12. BOO SHOUTING DEMOCRATS (United Press Leased Wire.) . Denver. Colo- June 27. The mam moth auditorium in which will be held the national Democratic convention was thrown open for inspection today and s practically ready lor the biar gather ing.- ' . '.:,- .." v.-' . ; It Is one of the lararest bulldinsra of the kind in the country and will seat comfortably over 12,B0() people, which is greater than the capacity of the Coliseum at Chics aro or the Madison Pquare Garden in Ivew York. POPULAR CLUBMAN IS TO WED A FAMILY (rotted Press Xeaaed Wire.) Oakland, Cal., June 27. Rockwell S. Chapman, Pacific Coast agent for the American La France Fire Engine com pany of Elmira, K. Y.. proprietor of an automobile Karajre and poptilnr clubman, Is to marry Miss Amoy Anln, iaugtirer of one of the wealthiest t'hlncse Ihk1 ness men In Hawaii, next Monday night. The wedding will take jdm-e in St. Mary's cathedral and will La a ouie: aiialr, ' .. . EOESSEE TRIES. DEW POLITICS Direct Frimary and Prohi bition Waging Great Fight forJSupremacy in: ; Soutli Women and Chil dren Parade in Thousands. Ex-Senator Edward Carmaclc Arrayed Against Governor Patterson and State Ma chineGovernorship tho Stake in Bitter Fight (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal! Nashville, . Tentv ' June 27. Beforv Monday, morning the people of Tennes see probably will know who Is to be the next governor of the state. Today ln every - county . ballots were being cast in the - Democratic ' primary to decide whether Governor Malcom R. Patterson, shall return to the state capitol after the next election.' or wether ex-Senator Edward - W Carmack t will win his fight and become the choice of the people for governor on a direct primary platform. The fight has been one. or lively In terest, not the least Important feature of which has been a series of joint de bates between the two contestants that has taken them to every city and towa Of importance In Tennessee.. . . t , - Patterson's friends,. Governor Patterson and his friends, who are supposed to be strongest when, issues are to be decided by convention, were at first opposed to a primary, whilo the friends of Mr. Carmack insisted that this was the only fair and truly Demo cratic way of selecting a candidate. Tht primary -plan was finally adopted and was - gracefully accepted by Governor Patterson,''; -x;r,,'.''A'.i . . At noon today no definite forecast can be made of the result of the primary. The prohibition people are In the greater part enthusi.tetlo supporters of former Senator Edward W. Carmack, but other issues of a local and personal nature have complicated the situation, and it ia not altogether a straight fight for pro hibition. - A ' tremendous procession of women and children, an hour and a half pass- continued on - Page Two.) away from the basement snd not to discharge firecrackers or light matches near by. It has been noticed that the anarch ists themselves are particularly careful not to have matches or lamps near th basement. Alexander ' Horr, ' formerly of Noty Tork city, ; but - who is - best known, throughout the northwest aa the orlir inator and leader of "Freeland," a sup posedly socialist colonization scheme in thestate, which went into the hands of the courts some time ego, appears to be the leader of tha rrnwri The poltoe are investigating. It is generally reported about the neighbor hood that one of the women bulaiiHtng to the organization was once an inti mate Of Leon Cznls-ns thu . i who assassinated Preaident MeKlnW in Buffalo and who was later executed. Every detail has been arrsnared f the seating of the delegates. There wi , nearlX. 6u0 8eats n the niatfiif. The families of the delrgm- will bo provided with boxes. . There are no posts utnd in the rn. stmctton of the auditorium, o timt s unobstructed view of the speaker t , be had by overyone. The tunlriinsr ii fireproof, even the window sashes bt of iron. - The total cost of the structure ?. coeds SaOO.OOO. BELLE OR OF AH FOL'f Miss Anln's"' 'fs'her is the famous Ah l-'uvie 1: lulu, and her mo''.er Kanaka... Klie has ltvm.1 Ciiina. The brlde-to-tje' Is a o'ii Snored Herirt .'ilece tt i. .!.' came to tmi (!-, it - . r J t