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VOL. VII. NO. 135.
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HEARST WILL
HELP BRYAH
VICTORY
Chief Supports of Independ
ence Party Are Deserting
to the Democratic Banks,
Says John J. O'Grady,
Prominent Politician.
Fola La Follette
Has Her Troubles
STEVENS TO
Workingmen of the Country
Are Also Flocking to the
Commoner's Standard
Hughes Mould Have Made
a Strong Pace.
John .1. O'Grady, who is In Port
land as the' head of the Foresters, is
a state senator' from the Thirty-Sec
ond assembly district of New York,
was a delegate to the Democratic
national convention at Denver, and
Is firm in the belief that Bryan
stands a good chance of carrying
New York state in November. Al
though a Tarn many Democrat and
high up in the councils of the wig
wam. Senator O'Grady takes a broad
view of politics and spoke entertain
ingly on the political conditions
throughout the country.
Ono remark Senator O'Crady made in
the course of Ms talk on polltlrs sig
nifies the spirit of loyalty that pervades
the Democratic ranks this year. He
said that even If Hryan should not be
the choice of the people of the I'ntted
Ptates, the, Denver convention Eettlad
for once and for all the fact that he Is
the choice of the
Rut Senator O'Grady bell
Is the choice of the people and said so
most emphatically.
Strong "With Labor.
"Whatever may be the justice of the
cause that la attracting the working-
men from the Tuft standard to the
Bryan standard, such a condition Is a
fact and Bryan will undoubtedly secure
the larger amount of labor votes. In
New York the people have turned to
Rrvan in a manner that seems Impos
sible to politicians residing outside of
mnm A
1 ZZf':V' 1
EACE CHARGE
OE BIGAMY
Attorneys for Mrs. Louise
Powell-Stevens Threaten
Action in Court to Pem
edy Wealthy Importer's
Denial of Marriage.
OREGON TO
LEAD WITH
GOOD ROADS
First Marriage Still in
Doubt Although Couple
Lived Together for 17
Years Second Marriage
Confirmed by Records.
Prosecution on a bigamy charge Is
facing T. M. Stevens, president of the
Two Hundred Delegations to
Conference Plan Initial
Steps for Putting State in
Vanguard of Movement to
Petter Highways.
Laws Proposed Compelling
Individual Work in Each
County Judge Webster
Explains Method for Quick
Development of Avenues
LEGAL BATTLE TO WAGE
ABOUT COURTNEY CASE
Hood road makers are planning for
Oregon's future at tjie Commercial club
Portland Rice Milling company and the today. Two hundred men who have had
T. M. Stevens Importing & Kxportlng experience In the construction of high
Democratic party. fft
relieves that Bryan uon l to't- lIS tt.at t
the state. This Is especially true
among the working and middle classes.
With this condition true. I think I am
very conservative when I say that
Bryan fts an even chance of carrying
the state.
"There is another element that will
aid Bryan this year that might not
have supported him at another tlmn.
The Independence league will not have
the strength It had In former years.
Since the last gubernatorial campaign
Hearst has lost much of his prnstlee
and his leaders and chief supporters
have turned away from him. This Is
growing more so every day. The Inde
pendence people have tired of Hearst
because of his charges made in regard
to the recount of the mayoralty contest.
He was not able to rrove his charges.
and Inasmuch as they were of such
character that they Involved the honesty
of the voters his failure to prove them
has had a reflex action that has cost
him hundreds of strong supporters.
'Nearly all of these people are now
supporting Bryan and with the large In
crease ftom the ranks of the working
men I rreat again my belief In the pos
sibility ft New York going Deomcratlc
fa Novornher."
Trfbnte for Hngbes.
Senator O'tJrady paid a hlRh tribute
to frovernor Hughes when asked wheth-
Follette,
the worst's the best
For at fifty plunks a week
Any manager might seek
To exploit yuu as 'Political Soubrette."
Fola. Fola, Fola Ii Follette,
Don't you think Reformer father will
regret
That because you didn't suit
Your own suit you institute
And attempt to force a rebate on the
debt!
Cricago, Aug. 11. After en
Joying visions of yourself in the
center of the spotlight moving vast
audiences to tears or laughter at will;
after seeing as in a dream soon to be
realized, your pleasing features in
seven-color lithographs adorning bill
boards on every hand; after anticipating
critical analyses of your artistic Inter
pretations in the newspapers; after do- She has been In poor health for near
ing all this and planning out the dell-fly two years and the first trouble be-
clous, bewildering wardrobes you wereltween herself and Mr. Stevens, It Is
company, according to attorneys for
Mrs.' Louise Powell-Stevens.
The wealthy Importer has announced
his marriage last May to Mips Lillian
Monk, a well known singer and musi
cian. Yet for IT years lie and Ms sup
posed wife, Louise Powell-Stevens, have
lived together In Portland, have moved
in the best social circles and ha,ve gone
as man and wife. Stevens claims that
he was never married to Jxnnse Powell,
and that they have, been living together
illegally for "the entire time of Jlr. Stev
ens residence in Portland.
Mrs. Powell-Stevens is out of the
city In a private sr.nl'arluni as a re
sult, it is claimed, of tho domestic trou
bles that have arisen between herself
and Mr. Stevens. At the apartment-
house at Park and Madison streets, I
where Mr. Stevens and his wife No. J
liave been living it Is stated' that Mi.
and Mrs. Stevens are in British Colum
bia ami that they are going to leavu
the apartment-house as soon as they re
turn. At the office of T. M. Stevens
& Co., Mr. Stevens' brother, Y. II. Ste
vens, said he expected the head of the
firm buck this afternoon from the north,
and said he would leave all rehearsal of
his brother's domestic troubles until T.
M. Stevens could speak for himself.
Arrest for Bigamy.
Although Mrs. Powell-Stevens is out
of the city, her attorney, A. K. Clark,
made a statement this morning. In
which he paid that his client and Mi.
Stevens were married In British Colum
bia in tho holidays of ll)u2. He states
that Mrs. Stevens lias her certificate
and has witnesses to tho wedding. He
states that in all probability Mr.
Stevens will be arrested on a bigamy
charge preferred by his first wife.
There are a great number of rami
fications to the case and It promises
to develop yet more sensational feat
ures than have come to light no far.
Miss Louise Powell, as a young girl,
was one of the most peculiar social
favorites in Portland and both she and
her sister, Mrs. Dr. W. T. Williamson.
are very well and favorably known
(Continued on Page Four.)
SERVES 12 YEARS
OF 35 AND HIKES
David Norwood. Murderer
but Trusty. Elees From
Idaho Pen.
tt'rltcil Vrn. Lmm! Wtr.)
Boise. Idaho. Aue 11 After serving
12 years of a S". years' sentence In the
Idaho penitent iary for mtirdr, Iavld
Norwood rnped last night and t still
at large He trusty and waa
not missed for more te-sn an hour
Two othr wl'l" ho escaped last
week have not hen captured Thjr
broke Into a hardware store at Kumj
last nlaht and stole a quantity of arms
and ammunition
to buy with the magnificent salary you
were to get as a star in a theatrical
company, would It not vex you to have
a nasty old manager come around and
tell you that there waan t troin to bo
no show"?
Wouldn't It drive you into the courts?
Of course it would, and that is ex
actly what it has done to Miss Fola La
Follette.
Kola, being the daughter of a Fnirpd
States senator and one-time a presiden
tial possibility, is not the one to submit
tamely to treatment of this sort? If all
tho other things were impossible to se
cure she could at least make an effort
to get the salary which had been prom
ised her.
Wtih an energy and executive ability
that would hnv- st,od her In good stead
In the rapacity of leading actress. Miss
Fola La Follette- flt once began suit
against the Will J Block Amusement
company, asking tor the entire sum she
would probnlily have received as star
In their troupe 30 weeks at J.'O the
week; total. J1.500
said, developed in the summer of 9n
when they filed an agreement to sep
arate. Mr. Stevens was to pay her
.iu" a monui, give ner an fll.ixiuipl
mortgago given by Dr. and Mrs. Wll- M
Notaries Commissioned.
Salem. Or . Aug 11 TommiSslons as
notaries have been Issued to Henry Av
Snyder. Aurora, Frnest Kverest, Corne
lius. Charles Uravfs. Crescent, and J
C Flanders F S Senn, John J. Caspary
anil W. T. Gardner. Portland.
liamson to Mr. Stevens, and $8,000 In
cash and she and he agreed to go their
separate ways without troubling the
other.
Denies Marriage.
Ten days ago suit was filed by Mrs.
Powell-Stevens asking that her back
alimony be paid under the terms of the
contract. The filing of this suit pre
cipitated the present sensation, Includ
ing the announcement by Mr. Stevens
of his marriage to Miss Monk and a
declaration by him that ho had never
been married to Louise Powell.
For some time past Mrs. Ixiulse Stev
ens has been living with her coualn.
Mrs. Jane Hines at SS7 Cltsan street.
She has been away from Portland for
nenrlv three weeks, having left Just
before the enm rnenoemen t of the suit
for her bark alimony
Although nobody answered the door
or the te'ephone at Mr. Stevens' flat i
this morning It was sahl that he had
been seen there by neighbors and that
both he and Mrs. htevena .No. 2 were
In the city.
The manager of the apartment house
said that Mr. Stevens hal made ar
rangements, to move Immediately into a
ways are in convention planning for the
work of the years to come whlch Is to
place Oregon at the head of all other
states in the I'nfon as the home of good
roads and broad and well-kept high
ways.
At 10 o'.-Iock this morning C. W
Hodson, president of the Commercial
club, called the first Oregon tiood Koads
conference to order and spoke briefly
of the objects of the meeting. In his
address Mr. Hodson said that the sub
iect of gixij roads was one that had
come down from the earliest time to the
present as u subject of discussion to
mankind.
Prima! man. the speaker said, trav
ersing the jungles of his day has un
doubtedly thought of good roads and
better highways. This subject grading
through the different conditions of civ
lllz.ition had come down to tho present
as one of tho great problems.
The two great Questions of com
meroe. President Hodson said, were the
problems of ptoductlons and distribu
tion. Tiie good roads question had to
do with tiie latter. The speaker said
that he hoped the result of the confer
ence which he was calling to order
would be legislation of a character to
settle the irood roads problem for Ore
gon and put the state In tiie front ranks
of those states which were building
good roads and highways.
Ilestore Good Hoada Bill.
Mr. Hodson called attention to the
bill which was before the last session
of the legislature but which was ve
toed by the go ernor. He suggested
that the conference look into this bill
and if gooil were found In it to work
with the legislature to pass It over the
veto. If tiie ni 'iisure were lame In some
particulars tiiese could be amended and
cortiited after the bill had been re
stored to life by the. next legislature.
This. Hie speaker said, was offered as a
suggestion.
judge Webster had refused to preside
and so tl-.e subject was left open to
the meeting.
County Judge J B Messlck of Baker
City was elected permanent chairman
of the meeting after several other men
had been placed In nomination and
had withdrawn. A. A. Jayne of Hood
River. Judge Chrlsman, Judge John H.
Scott, all were placed in nomination but
stated that they did not wish to be
laced In tiie chair. Accordingly, Judge
essi. k v as elected permanent chair-
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Deceived by Darkness, Di
vided Forces Mistake Each
Other for the Enemy
Browns Are Pouted From
the Position Gained.
Early-Morning Attack Re
sults in Decisive Victory
Lieutenant Colonel
Mann, of the Regulars,
Employs Clever Ruse.
man bv acclamation
Chairman Messlck In his address of
acceptance was short and to the point.
He said that he had been Interested
In good road work for two years In
Baker county, but that he did not care
to talk. He wanted to get to work
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1
CLASH
W JAPAN
Okuma Peads in Roosevelt's Utterances Challenge
Japan for Mastery of Pacific American Xaval
Expansion Means but One Thing.
to
FIRE WIPES OUT
A illING CSilf
Ripetown Destroyed While
3Iiners Are at Ely Spend
ing Their Pa v.
' Snapshot of Dr. Courtney, on Mi Way to City
From Indianapolis.
A legal battle for the rcputitioii of alglti's death to attend
physician if not Ills freedom fio-n Itn-
Prison, After Arrival
, i Ion
lodge conven-
1N r itched tho city uto yester-
dav afternoon
prisonment will begin with the appear- , jluit-,. nn 'Mie consented to sit In
ance of Dr. J. S. Courtney, charged with: the municipal court some time after
manslaughter, before the grand turv wie irMin ncaring I r. L ourtney ami i
Ills attorney. John M Stevenson,
promises to drop a bombshell
camp of the prosecution.
"There are several pojMts l ii t'ie
state must prove beyond a do i t. sai l
he this morning. "One it-. is not
the operation necessary to .ie t.o
llfe of the mother? The s'i; rceie co-irt
has decided that this ni it h.- shown
and there was i.othlng In t::e rurom t
Inquest that proved the conn nv
The mother In this ent.- was St"!'a
M. Bennett, who passed rrr sixteenth
birthday as she lav on a .-of In St
Vincent's hospital a few ihn bef.
she ciie.l. Julv 2" Pr I'diiic rv w i .
had performed three operrulons l.te :;.
June and early In July, the last at the
firl's home, was arrested In I nd In capo
is where he hail gone previous to to
tectlvo Hellyer. who brought him from
I ndlanaiiol In. arrived The ball had
the been previously fixed at IT.C.OO and this
s itu was ready, but at the last moment
It was reduced to $",.0't'i, which was
furnlsl ed The defendant waived ex- i
..ailuatlon. as expected
I t I'iMirtnev toda Is resting at his
hone. (lak street, after a dusty,
tup from Indlanar-olls He was eon-I
:ne in i here t or eight da s await-
l-'i; Me arrival of a Portland oTicer ,
W'-ni nrrestnl he declared his wllllng
u - s t' o:ue h"nio of Ms own n cord to 1
:i e the charges brougbt against him
1 ' 1' p :i'i-tft, father of the girl, b it i
! ' t ait'irtiey would not per-rit
h a- t ton. i
I..- :. Uowen.l who Is be'tig held in !
or.n. -Hon with the cae Is In jnll. .
awali.hK trial on his own account
(Special Piaoatch to Th Journal.)
Camp Havid S. Stanley, American-
Iake, M ash , Aug 11. In less than two
hours this morning the bljie army drove,
the brown invaders out of their
trendies, which yesterday, under
leadership of Colonel McDonell of the
Third Oregon, had not only been re- '
talned, but from which the enemy had
been driven with heavy losses. Durinr
the night tho blue army waa placed In a
position from Which the main body
marched about 4 o'clock this morning
and fell upon the right flank and rear of
the entrenchecj troops, . , ,,,
snorny before, however, a detachment
was sent to the left flank of the brown
forces to attract their attention, whlla
the larger body was gaining the posi
tion from which they were able to nnur
a constant, unobstructed and deadly fire.
Defonse Is Outnumbered.
It was a battle whore the defensive.
forces were outnumbered five to on
and had this not been the case there.
would undoubtedly have been a different
story. Colonel Lea Fablger of the reg
ulars assumed command of the brown .
army at sundown last night shortly
after they had been bivouacked by Col
onel McDonell.
I nder the leadershlo of Ldeutenant-
'olonel Mnnn of the rearular armv th
blue forces, which yesterday met de
feat under command of Lieutenant-Col
onel Ohormley of the Second Washing-
ion. eie. leo io victory.
An unfortunate situation arose dur
ing the eurly- hours of the morning,
when two separate forces of the blua
army come together in the darkness and
peneu nre on eacb other at close
in go. each taking The other for tha
enemy.
Early Morning March.
On account of the distance fmm tho .
attlefleld to where the brown forces
ere encamped for the night, the latter
ere put on the march about vior.ir ,t
while the enemy was given uv.nl
hours more of sleen
During the entire engagement the bat- "
tallon commanded by Major Dtinbar did
not get Into action Yesterday it was
held in reserve and today had just be-n
ordered onto the Held when recall
sounded and the fight was declared
over.
Kcgunents Eetnrn Horn..
The Second Washington broke camp
today and returned home. The two
Oregon regiments will entrain the first
thing tomorrow- morning and hv noon
not one will be left In camp, without
exception the officers of both regulars
and state troops talk enthusiastically of -the
success at the encampment antl of
the value of its lessons.
The state troops from Idaho, Montana
and North Dakota are due hero Monday
and will be uuartered on the same
grounds o,vp(,d )y tho Oregon and
Washington mon.
C'nlted Prw Iaed Wire.)
Fly. Xv., Aug 11 Rle;iown. a
mining camp located nine miles from
Ely, with a population of about, 300.
wbs entirely destroyed by fire last
night The blare was started In the
Mint saloon by the overturning of a
gasoline lamp. Flames spread quickly,
and soon the whoie row of shaeka In
which the aaloon waa located on
fire.
lfsier.iay waa pav day. and mr.'t of
mp were in Kly. so
the miners of the
PAY LICENSE OR BE JAILED
City Auditor Parbur Issues ITtimatum to Delinquent
Insurance Agents. PlumlM-r and Several Score of
Taxpayers in other Walks of Life.
AXTMH'BOIS PACTION
' IS GOIXft TO COrRT
Poise.. Idahn. Aug 11 The antl-Hii-
bot fartlmr of the Imerrl ft Idaho
has er, rrd ia ttorrv to flgtit Its
cause tn the snprvme court. Kac fac
tion rlitm to t the regular mi
craOe ti ket, nd tli rourt will s
askad t sttl U controversy,.
(rtte Prrm LMssd ' Wlrs )
Toklo. Aag. U "American naval -par,
si on has but one objec t In view ths
ultimate clash with Japan for the mas
ters of th Partflc ocean"
This is the gist of sn Interview gives
out by Count Okuma. formerly president
of the t rogresslre party snd now rresl
dTt cf the YVsseda university Count
Okuma Is one of .the foremost edu
cators, thinkers snd ststejiiCen of
Japan aid Ills remarks bars created a,
profound ynpresaioa her.
The count's remarks were directed
chiefly acalnst President Roosevelt. He
said
"Judging from f rsgmentary speeches
of President Roosevelt ss they have
bn transmitted here. It Is not diffi
cult to Infer that the augments tion of
the I'nited Ptates navy in the I'arlflc
ocean l directed solely at Japan
f'ght the fire The few men thit tnm .k- .... . . ,u
L , "wr. ori)- two
huildlnss escsped These we-e little
dwellings Isolated from the rst of the
camp.
The total loss will be about 1100 000
with no Insurance.
Of Whax Kace .M as Mewalah.
tt lt4 Pr-m teued Wlr
Berlin Aug 11 -Paul Haitpt hefl of
the orierftal department of t int.,-.
tor.l oorrr-M. tod created, a enaa.f
Count Okuma eprl the ooir,lrn Jew. but an Aryan 8em ( iki.
that the American teor-le are not suth'glans her took Issue with tb doctor
Rnowsvelt In his aileged warliks tend- I sad a lively discussion waa arclru
City Attorney Bubu' : n the war
path for peop1 ln have fli.f ! t " -rr
s s n ,1 . i h, rn
i i"i ' . t- m rrf.t
ail persons who hive not pomp! iJ tlh
the city ordiran. . s
"This th ng is rettl-.c tlresn e to
me." said Mr Burbur tls mornlr.j "It
comes around foir times s year snd I
am net going to pot up with tl r t
longer. Thsse peopls knew they hv
to lake out a l.cens to do business
and they further know when thev k,s
to pay for M W have but two li
cence Inspectors snd thy cannot h
srendir ail their time runnirs sftr
(ersn who bsve fslled to pay theif
Q'larterly license They wfr pp.tnt
ed to look out for persons who have
never taken out a license
"Tbes ropl wbons I am going a
rnra o-rsr t tha polio bar taSaa wl
ilJc-rees tef.e and knur what ther
, r.,.,st They hv a 1 1 b.n not f lei i
, that their licenses are due and that is'
rr thn office will so. whether
thy been notified pr not thv
ks's enough o come In and par their
licensss n,l If they do not do it ther
stand as lnlaiors of the lis''
In the list which Mr. Rarhvr hss
drawn up there sre HI seltnKment who
e. ihe fltT 1. ill , ss follows:
lein Irsurssx- Bfenta. 7, nw
es Iftiiktam t- I pewter dealer.
1 1 r-lumt-era t4. I s-evnd-bana
.leeler. 11 htreior u i h,,.
- soiheitor. II; .1 rr,U 111 II: 1
. h" r?!"'?'r,b biUtsrd par-
lhr III. broker wd marrlvsnt,
till. detscUT acetx-te. I bote!
tun ner. . 11 Uuiwlrl. H- j shoot
let lkrT. !S; SKrr dtrw, I.J;
I Ualr, lti 11 startups, tils.
THOUSANDS DIE
II SOUTH CHIIH
Million and a Half Helpless
and Hopeless, Follow
ing Typhoon.
U nited Press Ussed Wlral
Hong Koi,K. Aug 11 In a report la
sued tod-iy from the headquarters of
the government relief station U !
stated that advices from southern China
rive details of appalling condition
among the victims of th recent ty.
phoon. which U14 wst an Immense
tcrntorr alona the coast and kiuxi
thousand of natives.
..Jhr report says that more than l.gfla -0n
refugees are at the point of d.st'h
from exposure snd starvation, and-that
msny thousands hare succumbed slrw a
th disaster.
The tales of hardship and destitution
arj pitiful in the extreme floor.. f
rrfurees In all quarters ar without
shelter cf any ktnd, fre4 to spend d
and night huddled toeether Ilk stor-.,.'
bound heen. I soma districts ),,,,
Is only aufflelsnt fooj to su(rr r.r,
rnej a ay. Mara terribl are ti.a ri .
dIUon In other lcsii:. hers
! afaMlatelr m fool o4 ts oti, a
dytn by th hundred Th n-wi
Plid la. he pa. no hnrmi being p . i ,
Treaanry Matemnt,
tt t4 tvw j ...s wf i
-" WssMnsto. Am. 11 T'.' s t.
rr s'a.tjn- t s- " I - . -
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