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PORTLAND,. OREGON, FRIDAY J. EVENINO, SEPTEMBER - 23,' 1908. EIGHTEEN PAGES. V J;1. . PRICE TWO CENTS, f T.
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IW SPITE OF OHIOR SPE
Portland and Oakland will play base-
ball Sundar afternoon, District Attorney
Cameron and the. police department, to
" the contrary notwithstanding. This waa
, the statement or George 8. Shepherd.
'. secretary of - the' Portland . club, and
George usually knows whit he Is talk
zing about,'- Shepherd doesn't know Just
' whom the police will arrest, he says,
because- the ball club has always been
. law-abiding and there has never been
any precedent In the natter of prohibit
ing Bunaay nan games.
Anyhow, says the former candidate
for conferees, it Is unconstitutional be
cause Sunday theatres are allowed to
run. Baseball is as much an amuse
ment as theatre-going - and such, elaes
legislation- will not xlt in -any' court
in the land. - ha believes. , ,
Object of Wecesslty.
. There are 'two" things specifically
. provided for in the Sunday closing act
which are permlssabie at all times.
These two are "objects of necessity and
mercy. 'V George -maintains it is to ob
ject of mercy, particularly when the
. Portland team wins. Then, too, it Is a
- necessity, because Portland na 10 wn
If she expects to get up on the baseball
percentage ladder. These, are only two
rif the many reasons r advanced by the
loquacious George as to why, -the ball
' an me should not be prohibited.
-So far as the legality of the game is
: concerned, Shepherd thinks there la no
. . J n Uokt t.A t..M.
to Dlav. If the management, captain or
any of , the players are arrested ; for
' starting the game, Shepherd says the
matter-will be fought out t the high
est courts that a final -decision may be
If the" police are iinuaually active and I
v insist- on' wiaaing sn arrest, me Dan
players) wilt submit to the formai-ity .and
then continue with the game.'-At any
rate, , the spectators will net Oe dlxap
DOlnted if theV go-to the vame Sundav.
unless the entire police department, tin
ner tne- command or cnier urttsmacher.
- takes' It Into their heads to pinch all
the players and the four or ten -thou
sand spectators wno mignt attend,
The question as- to whether Portland
will be open Sunday Or closed, accord-.
ing .to the recent order of District At
torney Cameron, is to.be decided tbli
afternoon by a 'committee of business
men who are holding a special session
for the purpose of 'reaching a decision.
The committee represents, practically
apeaicing, au me cigar store-dealers,
confectioners and various other mer
chantmen whose places of retail will be
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Eastbound Passenger and
Westbound Freight Tete
scope Trainmen Among
.Those : Crushed Relief
Trains Tjiva fnr Rppiip X
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(Special Dispatch to The Journal.) "
Columbus Mont, Sept. 26. Twenty
personoxare known to have been killed
and-probably a score injured in a col
lision : between . Northern Pacific pas
senger train No. 16, eastbound. and an
extra westbound freight-train on the
Billings division.
The accident occurred this morning
8:30 o clocn. is miles east or this
tAttnn. Thft An0-InAr And firmAn nt
tne train' are reported to ne among tne
killed. The fireman of the passenger
tram. o. isaDeocK. was Killed and tin-
clneer Bessinaer injured.
Most of the injured were hurt in the
smoKer. Tne express car and mall
coach were badly, damaged.
The passenger train was not a
lmilted, carrying many persons destined
iwr way . BiaLiuus. ) ,
Relief trains have been sent from
here and from Billings.
Senator Gore and Governor Chamberlain - Pose for Photograph.
Thomas Prior : Gore.' United ? States I Foraker-ihcldent has shown" the "incon
PJ:.?il.JViiytll:! ..n.M . '.nirihm.'-C'r.hrf-- Tnrt, slstencyof Mr. Taft and of Mr. Roose
uirewu.ujr ir.o oraer wiiii-n caused sucn i Y' -r---..--velr h'i-aii nf -(h fnt that thav Vnow
. MngrarnRtlnn Anlv a fan Ha va . aiant I In4 ek las mnralne' v Vi a at 'Haaii , tMa o-iiAat I . . . . . ' . . '
.t.SiSSP'lilviSl if.V -mf e -Jfi 'W of t friend Ouringt the' afternoon and entered , - into y.frlenaiy relations with
i.iiumi aim - ciiiuuniMiiu m tvci. uieci I - v
Ing this morning in the auditorium of 1st the Armorr on the nolltical issues of
i no wnamuer or uommerci onua ns oi iv. j.. M-tn.viiiiHt,,f .'n.ni:'
. . m . . .i . . . i IliO U.1 iviu kli u t m n -viu. in f
places will be shut down Sunday if they
are io.iouow ins. ruling or tne aistrtut
attorney. ' At' the same time that the
cigar dealers, confectioners and others
convened by the order, were in session.
the druggists also affected to a -certain
All of the dts- enr."
Which t he uhSs -traveled I In discussing the
k ,tJsZ.lft"S ,and M morning, v has fbeen -the. guest of.Senatpr Foraker's Record before
?iit of 1 wlfi it 4 of 'rlenas uringt the afternoon and! entered , - into y.frienaiy relations
.5- it ii-ri'lthta avenln at 1 will address the Deo nip I hitn. i . s, ' ,
"i " . .. . ' n , . Inconsistency- of Taft.: ,
Iax tne Armory on me fiouucaj issues ox I . , - at ... Trt ,..
. .i-..i.,iM-.i- T- I- it seems, to .me .that .Mr., Taft naa
theday from the viewpoint tof a Demo- shown himself-to be InconBisteh in re
crafc -kt -i : ' . . t , ... : . kard-to rfhe Foraker-matter.-. He -wrote
The UKianoma senator nas oeciaea his letter to.Mr.. Yorys stating that he
views on national questions, 'he has de- wouia, take ho nomination bf compro
clded odnlons regarding the present I mia. n-tth' nrinnia tnsn .ftani..
campaiKii '"',o made up with tenator KoraKer. His at
nuai reguruina- vnc uitetiicca ui yrv i.iiain i tttude
now, . and that of President
eiteiL w,re hi ldlni a s L i,h.e Roosevelt., seem tone to be inconslst-
, . - - . . - - " piirpHinenirv in iiuvrinwr.
in the office of Dr.. Flummer.
Kay Keep Soors Opes.
From' the general- feeling and ' the
expressions of the dealers who attended
the mass meeting this morning in the
chamber of commerce building It would
be surmised that the majority, . rather
a good, majority, of the business men
Presidency in
tricts - through -
(Continued on Page Four.)
are-turning toward Bryan, the- senator I Senator (lore stAtert that
and he expects Tart siown county I since he J eft the' state and' that there-
ANARCHIST PLOT TO
KILL ft ROOSEVELT
Cnlt PrMs.lMied Wire.)
Btyonne. France, Sept.. 26. Evidence
of an archtetlc )lot against President
Theodore Roosevelt " of - the - United
States was today made public by - tbe
' iwrret police of several European coun
tries. - Kpanlsh secret service agents discov
ered traces of the plot while examining
Canatrava, the famous Spanish an
archist, in sn effort to connect him with
the suspected plot against the life of
the king ef Spain. . ,
Haskell incident
it had arisen
says, and he expects Tart siown county I since he J eft the' state and that, there
in' Ohioi to ao for the Nebraskan bv a I fnm he. dlt not know, the exact-, id t un
decisive majority.- Itlon. He 'ventured - opinion, however.
Senator' Oore believes that the injec-l that jMfo Hearst -'and Ms. rRoosevelt
tion cf himself .Into the campaign' at I would find, they had ( their, hands, full
this time bviMr5 Rookevelt .will do .'the bef orenhev.'. were through -with Governor
Democratic candidate-oic harm, and .Mr. I Haskell. . -. ,' -
Taft- nogood-. " He- considers that '.the J "Asiil- understand 'the- matteh" ' said
tne senator,, a grant was given tne
Prairie Oil .& Gas company. to construet
a: pipe ;iinei'into tno state. . ; Thisi per
mission, was
thei'Tiresldent,
pipe lines . in the state, .and these are
iiot 'sfifflcienf to 'carry "the 'product of
the on neids. . . , , , -
"Acting 'on this condition of a'f fairs
Ooverndr Haskell entered finto a stipula
tion wttn tne company py wnicn-it was
to abide by the lawin -every 'way, and
then granted .the privilege .01 C
Ing an additional pipe line.
- - 1 Bight Za-'Blsvnted. v
"The' attorney-genei-sl disputed, the
right, contending that no foreign corpo
ration could construct a -pipe -line or
secure rights or way across puoitc roads
and. highways or( over-property . Within
(Continued on PageJTour.)
Tacoma, Wash-.) - Sept. 16 Official
advices received .-by-t Assistant General
Huperlnteadent Palmer of tbe ' Northern
Pacific; railroad, today state that 20
persons, were killed and IL seriously, in-
xiie'wrecKea nassensrer is a Huriinr-
thn train via the Northern Pacific and
left.. Tacoma- -Wednesday . afternoon.
The. ireigbtvtraln,, according ta the re-
rorts received oy,, superintendent Pal
mer, was . late In - making the meeting I
point and had hot entirely cleared the I
main ' xracic ' wnen uie passenger, run
ning at . full speed, plunged Into the I
rear.. All of the passengers killed were
riding in -.the .smoking car, which' is
said- to have been completely demol
ished. . - ; : i ; ;
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IllSIOCi!
PARADE
When the management of the Pacific
National Show. announced yesterday that
school children would be admitted free
to the grounds "today, a big-crowd was
assured; likewise plenty of enthuslssm.
It j la to be feared lessons for today
were not any too well prepared, -for tha
superintendent of schools let it be
known yesterday that the schools would
be dismissed at noon today to permit
the children to go to the show and
who would study with such a chance In
prospect T Besides, - the children can
learn more In tha afternoon at the atoclc
show than - they- would in school, for
they csn see things at the Country club
that the textbooaa rorget to mention.
- A mile oarade of blooded stock! That
la. what- the management 'promised to
show the children and everybody else
who attended the show this -afternoon
a mile of - the finest horses.be fattest,
sleekest cattle in the worldr ponderous
Clydesdales .and Percherons, the giants
in the horse class, nearly all of them
prlae-winners, and all worthy to be:
great bulls, their curly brows. Jovian In
majesty, the impersonation of 1 brute -
strength and power; ; gentleeyed-cows, .
sleek, well-cared for, the aristocracy of
their kind: frisky, intelligent little colts
and awkward calves, all showing the
mark of the thoroughbrad, y ; .
It s a regular circus parade and well
worth missing school half a day. to see.
although, of course. Portland school
children love their school and hate- to
be away from 1 it any longer than they,
have to be. ,But Just this once
Stalls TFsll inspected.
Testerdav.'i the fourth-day of the Pa-
etfio Natlopal Show at the Country club, .
was marked by a sudden accession of In
terest in. features other than the races.
and the exhibitors' stables were visited
by many hundreds of spectators. Tli
judging of the exhibits was concluded.
The awards have not et be-n made pub
lic orriciaiiy. out rne journal nas al
ready published most of them.;
- The event of the morning -was the
horse auction, which attracted a large
crowd. Most of the people, however, ap
peared to be there from curiosity rather
than with any Intent to -buy,- and tha
(Continued on Page Nine.) '
BROOM FOR VICE
, V-' i .'-'
Ill CHIEF'S HANDS
Mayor Instructs Him to Pre
pare for Clean-Out of
Xorth End.
, Charles M. Haskell,-Treasurer of the- Democratic"'
v .) v.Tio Ha ! Resigned. 7 -
National Committee,
Mayor Lane has lost no time in be
ginning preparations for the coming cru
sade against the North End and similar
Vice neats of the city. Chief of Police
Grltamacher was ordered this morning
to secure the additional policemen nec
essary to carry out tne law witn an pos
sible speed. The chief says he cannot
procure the men before the first of the
montn..
' Secretary Mcintosh will have a list of
eilglbles - prepared wltnm a week, and
n-was given .bv. the, secretary to I tha extra officers will In all probability
esldent. - There'-'are already! two ) be selected from this list
constjuct-
"Pa-pere were also .found: on '.two Ital
ian anarchists arrested At Sessa. rSwIt
serlapd.. . 'Wednesday.. . containing the
most definite Information possible re
garding Roosevelt's African trip. They
are now being- held at Geneva In an
effort to' obtain further Information
against them. - , . -
' There has been liueh . activity noted
among the anarchists or Europe dur
ing the past few weeks, but this is tae
first definite Information that has been
secured as to the nature ef their plana
POWDER TRUST?
LA A A A. AAA a AAA A A A AAA A A A A A A 4
. In outlining his plans, the mayor
said: "I have instructed the police de-
f artment to get together the new addi
Ions to tha force necessary to insure
the effective enforcement -.of the law
against the dens of vice ss soon as pos
sible. As soon as all is in readiness
the women will be given a week's no
tice, and after the expiration of that
time ail who have not taken advantage
of this to leave their present habitations
will be summarily ejected and taken to
the city Jail."
When asked what he xpected the
women would do when forced to get
out the mayor shrurced hie shoulders
aad replied: "It's up to the moralists 1
and philanthropists who wsnted this law!
enforced to seme mat question, i sup
pose no doubt there win be enough or
these to offer the unfortunates a chance
to redeem themselves snd find employ
ment somewhere in the city.
n.l.kl ami I h. mavAff. mllul
'even find room for some ef them In
they should pass the
examinations. Of course
""United Presa Leased t?lre."
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 28. Governor
Haskell, who- passed" through -here today
on his way to Chicago In. response to a
mysterious telegram sent - hlnv. by the
Democratic leaders . at Chicago last
nigni. aeniea again tne persistent rumor
that he Jiad. resigned aa, treasurer of the
Democratic. n&Uqnal committee,, .He de
nied that he even had . any Intention of
resigning. , " " ; -
Governor! Haskell 'refused to discuss
the latest, charges' made against him by
Hearst. ' '. ' -
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Joarnil.l
Chicago, Sept. 2 5.r Governor Hagr
kell has : resigned aa treasurer of the
Democratic national committee,
r". The report lsthat Haskell falsified
to Bryan and the Democratic leaders
when asked to; prove charge against
him.. The supposition Is Haskell had
to leave the national committee. -
FORAKER LOADED
FOR PRESIDEIIF
Chicago, sept. 2& .There is no
donbt . Governor ; Haskell, .of y Okla'
homa, treasurer, of the - Democratic
national committee, will t be- thrown
out Incontinently tomorrow, - when
Bryan reaches Chicago.- Bryan- -has
been delaying a decision in order to
give Haskell a'Just opportunity to
defend himself. He has been gather
ing all facts which point to the con
clusion that Haskell betrayed "him
and will make, clear to , the .people
1 UPl O RPVn M Umi nnJZfinH Dunont-s Ketirementas.the
s Contribations to the.Bryan Campaign Fwndinauciratcd . v Bureau Assured.
two days ago by The Journal, are already coming in. rapidly.
' T"Vi rc rwicA li 1 e lka am f (in ee f ifirtrt V
f" vv.. " " K.ai.i.7i..s. . - 1 , tCnlted Trrm Leased Wtra)
- i ne money inus received, wui De expenaea in uregon un- j ,.waairington. n. c sept.. Tb in
I der the direction of the soecial committee, icon sis t in r of lei- I taresting aaaouocement waa made at
U-Ar T I-T, A'r : Tiol-c.v nf Pnrtlm' Plf the Whits Uouee today that 'several
2 by State Chairman Alex Sweek. " "J
I . All persons uho are interested 'jn the election of Bryan
e anH Ivfrn art' invitrr! tn rnntrihtit" to thta funrf.- Onlv- fire1
1 X weeks of the catnpaicn remain and the money must be raised X
X at once. Send a dollar if you cannot send more, but send it X
at once. . - - - ' . .-' -
( X Remittances should be made payable to The. Journal and X
'' J-should be addressed .Bryan Fund, care The Journal, Fort land,! X
Oreptm."-' . i ..- ' " . , ; .
X Contributions wi'I be atknowledged from' time -to. time. X
? thronrh the columns of this narer. - '. .
woo win aenr that tney
Work out their ova sl-
hatever manner they see fit.
provided they become law-abiding resi
dents et Fortiano."
PAUPER S BRAVE
FOR ,1 GOULD
days a ' President Roov-lf was Inj
(ormed that T. Coteman lurxnt. d I rent
er of the ST""' bureau f the He
publiraA tiatlotial eommlttea, was ee-
rleuely think Ina of presenting fats res
ignation t tne wmnmtt. - . ,
1 ne reaso mr nr. i mpon i m ew teen-
r Is ted action la sot siaiel. but ws ef
fort la mad to cmreaj the fact that
his rtlrenMit . Is onlv e wiatter nf.
vrrr trw dare. An SBBOonceroent whtrh
Is considered fftcial. was made to this
effect today. ....
Unless Cou?ins Bury JIan
J)ead They Wouldn't
, : . Feed Living
TAFT REACHES
HAIVKEYE STATE
1 ' - .
Introduced to People by Gov
ernor Cnmmins His
Voice Improves. -
that, he 'will not-tolerate any influ
ence close to the Standard Oil in nisi
campaign.
It is believed an assault will be made
all .along tbe line, now, that political
liousecleaning has begun. It is hinted
that a-, demand wlU bee made by Mr,
Bryan for the dismissal of, Cortelyou I Will "Rpnlv tn T?nOSPVPlf nnfl
from tha cabinet on the around of the " llcpij lO -liUOtJ CI t. UllU
disclosure this. morning that. he person
ally solicited and procured funds from
H. -H.- Rogers and John ' I. Archbold.
Stand.ird Oil managers. ! to the extent
of 1100.000 in 1904 to save the national
and state tickets in New York; .that the
disavowal will be -demanded of the en
dorsement, .given by the administration
to Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island by
his appointment as chairman of the
cuiTency commission, ---because - of his;
acknowiecgea connection . .with. , .the
Standard Oil company, and that the
attack wtll be renewed on certain mem
bers of the executive committee of the
Republican national committee. , includ
ing . Senator Fmpont , ot the . powder
trust, now defending a suit for violat
ing Mhe anti-trust laws f Charles P.
Brooker. . ot the- New York, New
Hearst on All Their
, ' Charges.
(Continued on Page Four.)
(United Frets Leaacd Wire.) -
Cincinnati, r Sept.'1 25. Senator.!,. B.
Foraker today announced that-he la pre
paring; a .lengthy . reply, .to Roosevelt's
letter . In . which the president ' aecuseil
him of being dominated by corporation
interests The answer will contain 8,00t
words- and ' is to be - released - Saturday
morning 1 ..-.-. ......- i. ,r ... r
It Is reported that Foraker will deal
with his entire career, answering everv
charge. madVi by the; president and
Hearst and dealing with, all the con
troversies that he has had with Taft
and Roosevelt. 1 o - -
STEAMSHIP LINES
TO FIGHT
Jersey G. O. P.- Cpatvewtktai,
trwtoa, X. J., gept- Tee Re-
ewMK-an state t omentlon eanhle
here twdair a4 caiil te order at
none fx tbn TSkr r.nra txwjs. Tt-e
Xjf Argele. . Officials f
lh nuiMr hoerMtal art. awaiting tae
dritin ft Oeerse Ho.lM sd Helea
Ooeld snd th l'rla r Ds eHgea .at
to whether t heir rrnists, Mevia A.
J'jld. shall V tor ted r the pnttere'
rid Ontild d'rd last night at is as
f tk Me hm mn loraMd.sTn
jrar and fcad hr ftght Mrt
iimK'l. H snra'rd els ri)rs
rart4 rreaa Leased Wlra.
Cliaton, Iowa. Sept. 2t. Although
Taft has net fully recovered his volee
a marked uaprwveeoent.waa noticed to
day, aad hla. physfctaa. Dr. Richardson.
ssiKivnce-d that his patient would b 'li
food condition to raumt hls-sper-taking
aft- brief real. -
J Hav. Johm Wealev Hill ef New.Terk.
Omgresaman rNmteli of Illinois. - b
are Ma ta Taft party, have been deliv
ering tha longrst aeerhea from tha rest
flatlorm f the spe--al ear. Art lag oa
th adtlca of Dr. Klrhardxon. the Ke
ruMxaa randbtate will to very little
talalna until he has reaslned Ms -.
jltnvrmoe Cunam this smratar -Iroduid'
Judge Taft to the .large
crow a. - - ... . .
, (rjaited Press Leaaed Wmi..-.. C. ; -
San Francisco. Sept. 25. Ten steamship lines have formed an agreement
to compete with the trans-continental railroads, for' the Pacific, freight from
all the coast points bound for Europe. - According to the agreement, the Pa
cific coast steamers are to transport the freight to Salinas.: Cruz, at which
point it is to be taken across the isthmus of .Tchauntepcc, a distance of
miles- by rail, at which place it will be picked? up by the Atlantic ships at
Puerto, Mexico. The steamship combine opened the fight today by a re
daction of rates of from- IS to 30 per-cent.. -- J - '. - -- . , ,
Tbe Pacific lines that are involved in the agreement are the American
Hawaiian line, the Kosmos line and the Canadian and Mexican Pacific Imr.
On the Atlantic side, the participants are the Royal Mail line, the Ham
burg-American line, the Compagne Generale Trans-Atlantique of Taris Imr,
the Compania Tran-Atlantijue of Barcelona, the Cuban line of London.ih;
Harrison line of Liverpool, the Leyland line of Liverpool.
' The three Pacific coast lines will cover all ports from Vancouver, p.. C ,
to Santiago, Cal.. including ports of Hawaii.
DareeiTart. Iowa. -Taft wss
seeedafrd t rrtealn kerw five mlr-tti
but t half an konr. sfwalna fr(m
a slat fK frt f th wn
rlt.rr- lr - g t. Ih a
ta4 tn - T h; Tft
-An agreement between 1. steamship
linee makes It . now possible - to ship
freight ; from Pacific coast ports to
Europe at-rates, much lower than those
charged by. tha - transcontinental rail
roads and thelr'ecean connections. Tha
etao4iahment f direct eerrtts oit e
Portland Mr the ATnerl.-sn-Ma waitan
Pteamhin wmranv brings Portland in
on tne dal nd If Is expwel that
hlpr-rrs wi'l .Immediate take- advan-taa-e
ef t new arransement. .
In -f( "t th acreemrnt whereby one
rtfamshln romjuipiy will pk k. t
thmugn frriant -t aiMMnr a.M ao b.'
ahpfg thr lina. ta mr the-aanris
were tha Panama rartal arx-n f r h(
r i-T' fr the BKMo'tf r.i
tmna-a- -i i-'Tia- rv way tit t- 7hi'i!
p-r r ' 1 . I' m I i ,
t-"- rt m " t p -r -.
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n t' 1 ' - ' "''.--..;-:.-
ba gained from the fart that whii 1
rate on aalnion from 1'ortinnd tn N
fork Is I cents per hunJre.l (--in
the ateamalitp line mill ennvrr
from this part ta Kurot-. a tnu h In"
jlotance. fyr i9 rents r' r Innt-lrwd.
MlrniHi fom) rum of ! at!
f comtnerta abinr--! frr--ri hr . t
.ttlanllr r -d .V - Y " k ,
-f ranned fr'nt. t ft
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