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Newspaper Page TextTHE DAILY JOURNAL AT 2 CENTS A COPY&&&&&j K EAL ESTATE FOR SALE? ADVKRTI8E IN THR JOURNAL JOURNAL. WANTS PAT BEST . The Weather Fair tonight and Tuesday; north westerly winds. VOL. VII. NO. 134. PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 10. 1908. FOURTEEN PAGES. JOURNAL CIRCULATION rESTERDAY WAS 29,375 PRICE TWO r CENTS, gjlttf Jgg m Old MAOfliE EAT WALL Of PEOPLE FULTON IN Combination Slaking Effort to Down George E. Cham berlain, Despite Fact That He Is Popular Choice for Senator. The old game is on again. It Is any thing1 to bent George K. Chamberlain before the legislature for election to the United States senate. It la bJck to the old system of barter and sale. 40 day contests and debauchery, and tills time the people are to be asked to aid In the reversion. That Is the plan that Is now being mapped out by the Ful ton faction, the old remnants of the Mitchell machine, for the subversion of the popular will and the reopening of the senatorial contest at Salem next January. It Is up In eastern Oregon, and through the sparsely settled districts, that the Fulton men expect to win their battle, defeat the people and elect 1' ni ton to the senate if possible. And this Is about the way they plan to do It: Fulton men In eastern and central districts of the state are to circulate petitions for signatures among the vot ers of the districts directed to the rep resentatives and senators from those districts asking them to disregard their Statement jno. l pieage ana voia. jor -i Republican for senator. Fulton, of course. Is to be the Republican. Pressure to Bmi. At the same time pressure is to be brought to bear on these Statement No. 1 members of the legislature to lnflu . enee them to agree to observe the re quest of these . petitions, provided h majority of the voters of the district affix their names. In the legislature there are 61 State ment No. 1 members. There are 39 anti-Statement No. 1 members. thus making it necessary to win over by some means, seven votes before the scheme of the Fulton faction can win. Kven then, however, it would only be possible for Fulton to win provided he held the whole number of anti-Statement No 1 men, and the seven subsid ised votes, in line. The result, pro vided the seven men could he found to violate their Dlndues. would In all .probability be a deadlock and no elec tion. Bowerman Favored. According to the story now In circu lation Senator Fulton and his political advisers, have promised to fall in linn hehinri the mndldacv of Senator Jay Bowerman of Sherman. Gilliam and Wheeler counties for president of the senate provided Senator Bowerman and his friends throughout the interior dis tricts "come through" with the proposed petitions and pledges from the interior members to the legislature. It Is also the rumor that at least one member from the Interior has said ha would forget his Statement No. 1 pledge provided a petition signed by more than one half of the voters In his district, asking him to vote for a Republican, were presented to him before the date set for the election of United States senator. , , The Fulton following expects ny inis petition scheme to be able to switch at least seven members of the legisla ture. Thev contend that the people who voted for "Statement No. 1 members of the legislature did not take Into ac count the possibility of Governor Cham berlain winning the popular indorse ment. Thev argue that the majority want a Republican and are willing to abandon their belief in th principle of the direct "lection of United States sen ators to secure a Republican. How, the People. In the face of this argument and effort, however, conies the vote which the people of Oregon gave to the bill, now a law. Instructing the members of the legislature to vote for the candl date for United States senator who re celved the popular vote. In June 1 i SPUE OF AUAN Bedford Citizens Take Dras tic .Measures to Keep Fac torv Going When Lumber Is Held Up by Kailroad Company. Engine of Pacific & Eastern Is Impressed Into Service and .Freightcars Are Hauled Several Miles Over Southern Pacific Lines. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Medford. Aug. 10. If the railroads don't give you what you want, take It. This Is the new motto that has been adopted by the citizens of growing, glorious Medford. And another, merely suggested. Is: "Harrlman Isn't so much. He can be and has been baffled the same as any other individual." Interesting details of how two Bed ford citizens. Mayor J. F. Reddy and Edgar Hftfer, who are lnterestei In building the Pacific & Eastern railroad out of this town, got the better of E. H. Harrlman. and all his officials, moved six cars of lumber for several miles over Southern Pacific tracks, saved $60 in freight charges and brought railroad officials In private cars from every direction, and got away with It all, have just come to light. Six cars of lumber had been standing here on side tracks for three weeks. consigned to the Crater Lake Lumber company, of which Mr. Hafer is man ager. The lumber was for Its box fac tory in Medford. For moving these six cars of lumber from one side track to a spur owned by the Pacific & Eastern, the Southern Pacific officials wanted $10 a car. Mr. Hafer refused to pay It. Factory Heeded the Lumber. i ; " J -. M'iV: . 1 riri ""Kg Ah 4 ' 1 I tM, E. II. Harrlman on Left. Rajlroad Man Poes for Picture at Klamath. JIlllONS FALL 10 POOR WAITER Godfried Trobst Hears That Great Fortune in Ger many Is Left Him. (United Prew Leafed Wlra.) New York, iAug. 10. Notwithstand ng the fact that he is today worth $!,- 000,000, Godfried Probst Is waiting: on tables in a little Brooklyn restaurant. The money was left to the waiter by a istant relative In Germany. It is a portion of a $50,000,000 estate divided monsr several heirs. Probst's sister, vine in soutn Carolina, win receive lfi.000.000. Probst, who is 20 years old. says he will start for Germany In a few days o claim the money. tie will then re turn to America, marrv Lottt Gilson. a waitress In the restaurant, and settle down to a life of leisure in this city. The lumber still stood on the siding. t ne rox factory neeoea lumber, it is one of Medford'8 principal Industries. News that It was about to shut down because six cars of lumber were being held up by the railroad company spread about town. Every one was talking about It. At last the crisis came the box fac tory just had to have lumber. Mr. Harer consulted Mayor Reddy. A scheme evolved. Late one night the crew of the Pa cific & Eastern railroad and an engine were ordered out. The scheme of mov ing the six cars from the side track along: several miles of the tracks of the Southern Pacific and then onto the spur leading to the box factory was SEVERE ELECTRICAL ' ST0R3I AT SAN DIEGO (Continued on Page Three.) HINDUS 0 00 (Continued on Page Three.) STRIKERS -BEGIN to mm cis Public Demand Is Rising for Arbitration on Canadian Facific. (TBltrtf Prem Laawd Win.) Winnipeg, Man. Aug. 10. The first train of this season wheat arrived to day. It wss shipped direct from Fort William to avoid the possibility of hin drance resulting from th strike of the mechanics on the Canadian Pacific. Violence Is reported from several west ern stations toda. Manv strikebreak ers bare been put to work In the west ern shops, and violence t feared. Several cars were smashed In the local yards last night. The strikers enr that It was done bv them Tb newspapers today demand ths Intervention of the Caaadlan govern ment to stop the strike. They point out that the commerce ot the dominion Is apt to suffer seriously from a pro longed Strike, and demand that steps b taken at one for arbitration. Reports this awternooa tndtcais tbst dlaorder la growing at the we Km sta tions of the railroad, and snore trouble la fef4. Dastiah TrprsaHtm Ktrfk. rtBnd rr lmi trm.i rTcnhagviv tfenmark. Aug. IS A Strike f in trfe iter todar raad all ths aewpters bre to vspvnd sus itfatfoti -tadsiAltaUv. Tbm Mtuatto la BY THE HUNDRED British Agent Looking for Man Yho Got Them to Come to America. (f'nlted Press Leased Wire. San Diego. Cal., Aug. 10. An elec trical storm more severe than any that has visited this section of the state for many veara. occurred yesterday after noon between 4 and 6 o'clock. The rain descended in torrents for a time and reports rrorn the country Indicate that some damage was done to the grapes. At the C'oronado beach tent citv the downpour routed some 2,000 people who were living -under light canvas at that summer resort. Justice McKenna's birthday. (Special Dlspatcb to The Journal. 1 Washington. IX C. Aug. 10. Justice Joseph McKenna of the United States supreme court reached hl sixty-fifth birthday today. Justice McKenna Is KAUAI! AWAY FRORI BUSYWORLD Railroad Stagnate Enjoys Seclusion of Pelican Lodge People Friendly. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Klamath Kails, Or., AXf, 10. E. H. Harrlman has gona into exile and today Pelican lodge is shut out from commu nication with ther general public Mr. Harrlman made an excellent Impression while here and the members of the chajnber of commerce and others found him a most approachable man. Mr. Harrlman showed a keen interest In affairs in the Klamath country, es pecially in the kind of horses raised here. He spoke In the courthouse park to a large crowd of people and, judging rrom his reception, Klamath county feels kindly toward him. Mr. Harrlman said that Klamath Falls will have railroad transportation early In the spring of 1909, arid the news was good, coming from the head of the Southern Pacific and O. R. & N systems. CAXADI AX-AM ERICA N ASSOCIATION MEETS Primaries Throughout Stat Tomorrow Faction in Old Parties. ALLIANCE PACIFIC Xew Zealanders Fear Asiat ics Misrht Dominate Trade and Suggest That Eng land Combine for Protec tion of Trade. Hattleship Fleet Received With Wild Enthusiasm by People of Auckland Sailors Welcomed as Brothers. native of Philadelphia, but has passed to the supreme bench by President Mc- the greater part of his life in Californ from which state he was appointed la, Kinley In 1898. (United Press Leased Wire.) Providence, R. I., Aug. 10. The na tional convention of the Canadian- American association began here today with the assembling of Canadians from all parts of this country and Canada. A public reception to the supreme of ficers will formally open the session tonight. The convention will continue until next Wednesday. The Canadian-American association was-formed In 1876 at Manchester. N. H., aa an exclusively American organi sation. Up to a short time ago It main tained this distinctive characteristic, but recently the members have invaded Canada to recruit the ranks. The asso ciation boasts of a membership of over 11,000. (United Preaa LeaseU Wire.) San Francisco, Aug. 10. The polltl cal turmoil of the last few weeks In this city will come to a climax tomor row whin a primary election will be held throughout the state for the selec tion of delegates to the state, congres sional and local conventions, at which presidential electors, congressmen, mem bers of tho state legislature and snaaer lor juriges will be nominated. Railroad domination Is the most talked of issue In both parties. San Francisco will have the nomination of two congress men, five state senators, 18 assembly men and five superior judges. Candi dates for these offices will be named by all the political parties in the field, the Democratic, the Renublluan, the Union Labor and several offshoots of the three styled "independents. The principal contest on the Republican side wilt be between the regular organiza tion and the Llncoln-Koosevelt league. The Democratic interest wfll be divided between the so-called McNab faction and the San Francisco Democratic club. There will be Union Labor tickets In all districts. Indications point to a heavy vote, as a larire registration has been enrolled and much interest has been taken in the various party Conventions. San Jose Treasurer Dead. (Cnitt'd Press taaed Wlre.i San Jose. Cal., Aug. 10. The munici pal offices are In mourning today on account of the death of City Treasurer Charles J. Llghtstone, who expired at a sanatorium yesterday roiiowlnK an oper ation for an internal disease from which he had suffered for several years. Llghtstone had been a trusted servant of the city for 24 years and a street here oears nis name. His rather was the first city treasurer of 8an Jose. The funeral will be held Wednesday. (Tolled Press Leased Wire.) Sacramento, Cal.. Aug. 10. The police are today looking for John Purre, who' Is charged by Special Agent R. Mc Donald of the British East India service with bringing Into this country hun dreds of Hindoos and taking their money on promise of finding them employ ment. It Is claimed that Purre has failed to live up to his contracts with the Immigrants. McDonald has oeen nere ror several weeks making a close investigation and Is convinced that the Hindoos have been mistreated. He is trying to find work for them. He Is also searching for (Juap Eingh, a leprous Hindoo, who has been a fugitive for some time. . . m RAILROAD OFFICIAL DOPED AND ROBBED (raited pre Lasd Wire t Chlcaaro. Aug. Is. J- J. Slsvln, west em pssswnger agent for ths Santa F at penver was rouna unr'nir iou ipoay on the steps or an eievatexi roaui station down town. The police sav he Is suf fering from opium polsonkng. Slsvln s annual pass im id cents In banre his pokbook wrs feiiind jn his pockets. Everything else was gone. sw.rl hundred dollars worth of valu able jewelry had been stolen. When hiavin regainen ronswwrasnM he irls-lned that .he last remembr-d drinking In Jim Corfrtt s saloon. It Is believed h was dragged. Teas Hrtbltcasi CoBTraUosju (SpMtal Dtonttra t Tt Jwb-mI DsJUa. Texas. Aug. ildln Rs- Mblicans ef Tsiaa, Including the r-ers or trie stats cxecutl? ramsBltte, Wtet In rifrescs) ben tnday to fra arranremeftta fnr the atsta rtvn- veaitlon to bs held feers tomorrow. Ths poavwittosi will select eanldsts for twef and otbsr stats sf flews to Do wt far at UM Karasabst- slsctlsa, , TEXAS MAN BUYS HALF MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF TIMBER LAND By H. Lee Clotworthy. Staff Correspondent United Press, 'With Atlantic Fleet. Auckland, New Zealand, Aug. 11. Sentiment of the strongest kldd here today favors the formation of an Anglo-American alliance In the Pacific for the advancement and de fense of the Interests of the white men as against those of the yellow races. The suggestion, which Is on the Hps of everyone, goea further and proposes the dissolution of the. An glo-Japanese alliance, to make way for the unhampered coalition of the interests of England and America in this part of the world. The, big whita ships of the American fleet and the American officers and men were received with the wildest en thusiasm by the New Zealanders and were welcomed as brothers. Over here, where the question of the "yellow peril" Is always evident, it Is good to come upon men of our own kind, who speak our language and live as we do. Everywhere Is the sentiment that the white race must control the Pacific and on all sides Is confidence in Its ability to do so. The Auckland Herald, In an editorial today, says: America Takes Stop. "The visit of the American fleet em phasizes the fact that the United States is not going to take a secondary posi tion in the Pacific. Even if the mother country has chosen to abandon that ocean, the daughter will not allow her to follow those footsteps. , "The United States has the Gibraltar of the Pacific at Honolulu and splendid TO SEE SCHOOL JURY AWARD School Board Will Be Man damused by Architects If It Declines Today trf Make Public the Keporfi Made by Seattle Architect Word Received From Pugefl Sound Authority in Ee gard to Albina Higtt School Competition In duces 3Ieu to Inquire. (Continued on Page Three.) One of the most important timber land dea'ls made this Shimmer was closed Saturday when L. B. Menefee of Hous ton, Tex., purchased 6,486 acres of fir, containing about 600,000,000 feet, for approximately $500,000. The land was bought from the John Shrader Lumber company and the deal was made by the Western Oregon Trust company. More Important than, the transfer of Tualatin and Trask river headwaters me iimoer is me lact mat sir. .wenerea, una is rcgaruea aa one or me Iinest um who Is one of the lareest lumber manu- ber. properties In western Oree-on. It is facturers In Texas, will In all probabll- practically all yellow fir, with trees of lty move to Portland and make nls ru- exwntionai quality and sice. ture home here. He will hold his Wash- MTilenefee operates several saw lngton county timber for the present . mills in the yellow pine belt and his but will probably ultimately erert a purcnase or Oregon timber is regarded sawmill and manufasture the lumber. an a sign or the revived activity In The land . Included In the dt-al lies Pacific coast timber lands among south on both sides of the divide between the i crn operators. i yxf& Y-" ten? - ' r-' . . . ,. ... SULTAfl IS STILL .moor. WORSE WORRIED Back From Exile, Brainy Patriots: Out of Jail, Vile Cutthroats. 1 . (fnlted Preaa Laaaad Wtre.l Constantinople. Aug. 10. Although the secession of Tabrls from Persia and her declaration of allegiance to Turkey has temporarily attracted the attention of Turkey to the newest situation In the receit political changes In this nuarter of the globe, the sultan Is wor ried over alarming conditions In other sections of his empire, swsrming out from lalls and back from banishment under protection of the amnesty which accompanied the sultan's grant of a constitution, thousands or long-Impris oned or long exuea ruri are today spreading bon terror ana joy tnrougn out their country- Altrousrh the amnesty was designed to cover political offenses alone. Jail ers were disponed to Interpret It liber ally and anyone who could pay a Pit ts nee was turned loose. The political prisoners were the flow- Ler of the country and Turkey will ben efit from their liberation, but many outlaws were liberated and are roving over the couDtry. Orders have been Issued In severs! districts to shoot malfactors oa sight. In Macedonia, the situation Is still trained Trouble Is threatened be tween the Touni Turkish pert jr. which i forelg leh sffalrs and representavtlves ef the wsnta no foreign, interference in Tsrk- Mr. JIarrtnMo Croaaiag Mrt4 to Klamath CbMbrr of Vommrrr. He U la tbe Lrsvd. at Left of rrrckSrat - c DalaeU, f Um Klamath OrgaalMlioa t i powers. The commander or the Aus trian gendarmerie at Uskae hats re fused point bisnk te leave the eotintry 1th Ms men. and a clash la Imminent between Ms forces ami ths Ynnnar Turks. The Teung Tarks In Maewlemk aistmat Arxiui Mamia it. and will be ratisned with notMnar eee ttaaxa hie -Jlcatkra from the throne. It Is Uvowsnt tnai a serious Mnenstrstkm against nm wvwwm in aaBooonm win eesviit I reectlon aatnst the Temeiar TurksL In as effort to MMfv thm Tons i urii. in vaiieej nas sent Bkewtsnoatg to Merdnr)ta to explain the new exmste lulle". ttwrTtilttg poawtb) will re te ailsr feer In this rert ef the eenptr, as It Is regnlsoal tiist the swrpnrt ef the Tewiva; Tsrks Is mmtt foe ue fainilmeat at Ue nremiss-a rerwrsas. i A resounding echo of the recent archt tectural competition for the design of the Albina High school will be heard at this afternoon's meeting of the school board, when Architect Ernest Kroner will make a formal demand on the board that he be given an opportunity to read the report of Architect Suinmervell o Seattle, who wag named by tho school board to act as a Jury in making ths award, and who submitted a report that a majority of the competing architects believe was not followed by tha board. In the event that the board declines to permit Mr. Kroner to see the Sum mervell report, he will immediately be gin mandamus proceedings to compel the board to make public the report aa a public document. Report Hot Followed. Mr. Kroner has received a letter from Mr, Summervell, in which he states that the school board In making the flnaj award did not follow his report. Mr. Summervell does not say in hia letter in what particular the board de viated from the report of the Jury, but intimates that there was a radical de parture in making the awards from the selections made by himself. In the printed rules and specifications Issued by the board governing the com petition, it was provided that the first and second floors of the designs submit ted should have 15 or more classrooms and that no classrooms should be oa the third floor. The . design as finally; n selected has 12 classrooms on the first and second floors and six on the third) floor. It was further said in the printed) rules of the board that anv deviation from the requirements on the part of aj competing architect would result la having the plans of the architect violat ing me requirements thrown out. The board also aereed. as was nrlntaul In the rules and specifications, to abide by the report of the Jury Architect! Summervell and award the contract, and prizes as they were made, by Miw Summervell. In his letter to Mr. Kro ner, the Seattle architect says that hia' report was not followed. This state-! ment by Mr. Summervell, and the faoC) that the plans finally selected fronj which to erect the building did not oom-! ply with the board's requirements, as printed In the rules and specifications)) governing the competition, determined!' Architect Kroner and others of the com-1 petlng architects to make a formal de mand upon ths board for the publioaet tion of the Summervell report. From the present aspect of the ease, a merry war Is -promised In the effort1 to establish the fact whether or not the, school board has the right to suppress' a part of the proceedings connected wltbj.' so important a public matter as the sea' lection of a design for the $260,000 higlaf school building. filEWSIOHKE mi MMDS ISSUED New Arlington Club Houso . Will Be Five Stories in , HeiVht. ' j- As outlined by a prorftlpeXit memoes of the Arlington club this morning tils plan for building a caw clubhouse pre vldea for ths sale of 1200.000 of I per cent borxia to the club members, about half of which will be Invested la the site, and the remainder In putting as s modern flve-stnry rlub.'iouse. The site of the new club hss not beet) definitely settled, s doses or more deslrsble ear ners having already been submitted te) , the board of control. One thing, however. Is assured, and that Is the new building wlil be wttMr, reasonable walking distance of. the rtowntearn sualrteas center, T a kins' the Mntri Portlaxid ss a center. It is net crobebl that ths site selected will ke more thsa eight or ten blocks distant. As wss ssUd In yesterday's JournaL the ' praseajt eiubhouee has becom tv seeei fer tee growing member ihi j t the elub. and w arxi Urgr eua,i must be bad. The corner at W a.t m., . end AMr Is new business troterty so a) ts toe Tehaabis te fee longer a4 Tor m clabbonee. . it is proposed ti r-a!l a ape lJ trg ef Uke -4ut at an eeriv fll ;..- the new lelidtng t.mfMMitlnn 4 sbs"'' e the set sre fr fr n tMa st1r!S the ! wv,j r ladled, piase A u 4 tM ru limtnarlee arragd. 1 a - to t rneirg ef te actwl ei.(; :.. .. -Lee aew k:diac. . . . ..,..