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VOL. VIII. NO. 44.
PORTLAND, . OREGON, , SATUFDCY ' EVENING; .APRIL 24, 1909.TWO SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS.
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BLOODIEST FIGHT
JVRKEY TMES
IN HISTORY OF
PLACE M MGHJ
THE GOLDEN HORN WITH SHIPS OF NAVIES AT ANCHOR---THE CITY OF CONSTANTINOPLE IN FOREGROUND
Sultan Made. Prisoner After. Surrender off Garrison-Two Foreigners Killed
During Attack Frederick Moore, American Newspaper Photographer,
Wounded While Taking PicturesNon-Combatants Now Protected.-,
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the garrison of Yildia Kiosk, the sultan's palace,' early today when it surrendered to the Young Turk after
a niirht of the bloodiest fitrhtinir in the history of the .country, 'following the surrender of the garrison the
invaders threw a column of troops around the palace, making the sultan a prisoner.
Two foreigners - were killed during the engagement and , Frederick Moore, Lan American newspaper corre
spondent, was wounded while attempting to take a photograph qt, tne lighting. , xtia camera, was mistaken tor
The Youne' Tnrks' army is insufficient to, combat the fanatics and the worst is feared.
The 'fighting tha resulted in the 'surrender bf the garrison and the imprisonment of Sultan Abdul Hamid
started at 7 o'clock last .night. The first clash took place-when the sultan's soldiers returned, from attending
Abdul Hamid to the SelamhW ceremony, where it was reported tie had rcachedj an agreement With the Young
Turks: and ; found Hhe invaders, including a battalion or fcaiontca cnasseurshaa occupied Uaoud barracics.
A brief eneaeement followed, in which two soldiers were killed." ' This Incensed the soldiers of both armies
and .there was .fighting throughout the nighty . ' . f J.5 " . Ji;;.?
,r , , -4 : : fen Hours the Battle Raged Fiercely.
' . At o'clock this morninr the final engagement took places . The Tera quarter.- where- a larg part of .the
reactionary troops were barricaded, was the scene of the fiercest engagements. , For 10 hours the battle at Yjldiz,
Kiosk raged and the defender ot uie garrison rougni wim inc greatest courage, reiumg u surrcnoer unm
tlteir barrack had been demolished by artillery.: - When the 'white-flag was finally hoisted, the earth in the-
vicinity of Yildi?,? Kiosk , was' literally tovered with th bodies of dead and dying soldiers.
v- 'The Daotidi barracks, the scene, of the first , fighting, are just outside the Stamboul,. walls.
The sultan's soldiers began the engagement, . firing upon the invaders they found in their quarters. 'After
an exchange of shots the fighting ceased for a time. ' ' - ' " . . .
Both sides sought reinforcements and. the population was. thrown into a panic.,- Hundreds' ot 'persons
rushed to the. embassy grounds of, the. foreign legations.. All of the, embassies were surrounded by detach
nnu nf 'Yniincr Turin whn nrtii:hH eitrpllent' nrotertinn for th fofeicn Donutation. . . '
v ' Although they stormed the garrison and rilldleji it with artillery, the invaders made no attempt to attack "the
palace itself. - -x V ', -'.;.-' " ' ' ' , '. -'
... : -; . Garrison Surrenders as FiffhtinciNears Palace ,v f. . ": " .
v : After the first' brief 'encashment and the urrv- for-i reinforcements .both' armies oreoared for the. bloody
battle they saw was inevitable. ,Vithina few hours both-bides had mounted their machine gun9 and the battle
soon evident that they would Overwhelm the defenders of ihe city. - ' "
- "One of -the bloodiest naragemcnt s' of the Pera quarters was in Rflt Grande,' the principal street. i"'Thc
reactionaries here fled in art effort to reach the; French hospital.." They were pursued by their' enemies" andM
; a hand to band conflict" followed, m which hundreds of men were cut down or . snot, Ihe treet, was covered
s vii" , luiyacji, , ij4 , iiirtny , iuiriJiv . nuusc wen uaniBKCu. ' .j - , . " '' ' - ' .
; The windowsof the Russian embassy were in a direct line. with the fighting and all were broken by. stray-
bullets, long before the engagement terminated. ' ,", '
. The fighting was nearing the palace when the- surrender of the garrison was announced. The hardest
s fighting was between 5 and 7 o'clock this morning, although desultory engagements continued after' the de
fenders had run up the white flag, - ,t ' ,
' .' 'It is believed the invading army numbered fully 15,000 men. r ..'-: ,
. Cadets under 'the command of . officers from'Salonica are patrolling the streets near the foreign embassies
in an attempt to guard that part of the city against an uprising of the' populace. . The foreign population ! is
. m great tear ot a massacre of the Cnnstians,iWhich is being, fomented by Mohammedan agitators. '
The-Taxim guardhouse, the only post refusing to surrender this morning, capitulated at noon today after
the invaders nad swept down upon it and .overwhelmed the little band of defenders. When the Yildt2 Kiosk
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LEASES i SKYSCRAPER iSIT
,F,.E. Smith Secures Lot rat Northeast Corner of Fourth
-and Washington Streets From C. A.lTrimWeWili
, .Erect Class A Building at Least 9 Stories High; -
.Negotiations) were concluded yester.
day whereby i Frank EX Bmtth, Portland
manager for the American Surety com
pany secured a 25 year leans on the
Trimble-property, comprising the 50x100
garrison fell into the hands, of the "invaders it was, expected that the Taxim guard would surrender without Jnt "Waghington streets. The nronerty
iruiitHge or iuu reet on wasning
ton street anil Kfl fnct nm Pnurlh n..1
Is tho.lHst of the .valuable. Washington
street sites east of . Fifth street whlrh
Is occupied . by s unsightly - old frame
structures. r . v f
Mr.- Smith announced this morning
that ; clans .A. reinforced rnnnnt nr
steel building from to 12 torles l(h
will be erected on' the sits. Immedftw
ly after the leanes of .the nni .ton.
its expire 12 months henee. Mr. Smltfc
further announces that the new struc
ture "Will be l one . of (he ' nanHnnmear I
further struggle. An attempt of the Young Turks to take charge of the post -resulted in a fusillade from
within, several men were, killed by. the volley. Securing a Hotchkiss gun, the Young Turks opened fire on
the post and alter several hours lighting succeeded in killing all but 50 of the defenders. When the guardhouse
Had Deen naaied -witn sneiis ironr ihe notchkiss a white tlag was hoisted and the fighting ceased.
Young Turks Forces Protect Non-Combatants.
The invaders are restoring order with remarkable celerity. Martial law has been declared and the streets
mre, being patrolled by troops. , ;
The leaders of the invading army are quartered at the palace, conferring upon the fate of the sultan. '
A proclamation has been issued by the invaders announcing that the orooertv of all citizens will.be oro-
tected, but that the ringleaders' of the recent uprising which resulted in the temporary overthrow of the Young
i ui K nave oceir cuiiuemnea to oeain. . , -,
Owing to the t scattering nature of the fighting throughout the night and morning it is impossible to esti
mate the number of persons killed. 'The total on. both sides .will probably be 3000. (
Kue urande de rtrx, the Broad wayr of Constantinople, where the fiercest, fighting took place, is littered
.with corpses for two miles of its length.- The city is literally filled with dead and the barracks are heaps of
ruinh, wiiere uuiiareas or soiuiers re ouned. . ' ;
While the battle" was. at its height many stores, away from the immediate vicinity of the fighting, remained
open ana unmoiesrea, owing to .the police protection i the. invaders afforded non-combatants,
All 'shops in the vicinity of 'the scenes of battle were barricaded. ? ..
-The Belgian legation suffered greater damage than any other foreign building. f A group of reactionaries
occupied the grounds of the embassy and defended themselves against an attack. ' During the, fighting the
.wiuiuiiiK.wo muuicu wiiii ouuets out none ot its occupants was nurt V-: - .''"."".'-,' -. :
. Thereis no further danger from the soldiers, as the last element bf strength of the reactionaries is crushed.
.?r,w" 'he flislic' philosophy of tbelTurks, more -strikingly, illustrated than during the fighting here.
They .showed the utmost indifference to their fate while engaged in battle and performed feats of daring such
as would be seen now.hcre else in the world. . - t t -' . ...,
buildings of the class In the rlty anl
a uistmcc credit to tne central .retail
na orrice'distr ct of Foriiand.'
. Undethe terms of. the lease the
lease is required te.nav a r round renta
of i $1,00 a month for the first five
yean, and $1,500 a month for the re
maining 20 years." ' .. i
This property has been- owned . by
Mrs. C. A. Trimble for the past 35
years. The corner. 68 feet. Is under
lea so to tlievBlumauer.Hoch company
at a monthly rental of I860, and the
inside buiMing has ror several years
been rented to fiA. Proud foot, who con
ducts, a restaurant on the ground floor
at a montniy rental or izzs. .;"-
The ...lessee, of the property, Frank
E.. Smith, has been a resident' of Port
land for. the-past -two years and lias
become prominently identified-with- th
commercial lire or tne city.
i'MGllllltlilD Of
OCTOPUS UOIIEV
Two Millions Dumied Into
Texas Treasury as Oil
o inn.,,
: (tTnlted fntM Wire.)
Austin. I exaa, April 74. A wagon
loed of money. I i.ooo.OOfl, guarded toy
two men. vis remove! from he .local
k . n M tfpt lt till, fttfir f.f rlhA a . .
treahurer loaay aim tendered by the
vVen-Pleree Oil company in twrm.nl
of Its fine as the result of Its conviction
of vIolatHns tne state anti-trust laws.
The ortalnal fine was 11.62 3 Sort. On
this Interest amountinc to till Kit a--fumnlated
while the cumpany was ap
caltng its case.
Before the money was paM the treas
urer, $90,487.75 ass ri.lirtml for the
states etlornc y. The net balance paid
the etate whs $ I.71 S.2 SI. .
J. P. Gruet. former private secretarV
to H. Clay fierce, will icetv tm.Ai
r.f the attorney's oliaro of the money.
Hf testimony led to the conviction of
the company.
The money wss In Pne hure parks re.
It was deposited to the credit of the
general' revetme, subjwt lo lthdrjl
by appropriation. . - .
Baby Girl IMew Knd.Vfilr.
Forest Orve. Or.. April it r.lHr
WbeU IWo-J-kmH da.ishter of Mr. n1
Mr, O. H. Tocker of this itv. )t
Tuesday of acite lndir"t(n after w.lv
few hours . lllne. The fnnerol
held twiV. Kev. H. Orul4 f the Methn
"st church f f leiattna. with irtermr.t
ia Fortst View cemetery.
TOUXG TURK LEADER,
-'-.THINKS THERFTLL BE
. ; ANEW SULTAN SOON
' ' CCnlted Pres Leased Wire.)
Constantinople; April J4. Halld Bey,
probably the most Authoritative mem-
ber of the -Tounir Turks party, after
order had been partially restored, sstd
to the, correspondent of the United
Press : ' . -
"We are extremely anxious to pre
vent sny personal Injury from befall.
In Sultan Abdul Hamid. but It Is im
possible to expect.a continuation of
loyalty to him. I have reason to be
lieve that there will noon be a new sul
tan, on wlio'wlll insure tranquillity
ana progress. 1 .--
REACTIONARIES --
RESPONSIBLE FOR
" THE BLOODSHED
Cnite! 4rew Dee4 Wipe.)' -'
Vienna. April i4. JUspatrbes from
Cnnatantinnrl" declare the reactionaries
were renponnlbl for th conflict there.
The meesaffea aay lht Young Turks en
tered th tlfy peaceably, and. there
would have boeB no bloodshed bad not
the trnnpa within the city opened fire.
When they were fired ppon the Invaders
ordered their fult force to the front, and
the battle was on.
LITTLE DANGER OF
FANATIC ITRISIXfi;
AMERICANS SAFE
' ltnit4 hw Wte. )
.n.n-.n..pl April it Xjite tliia
sf'e. i..n there. rp r4 to IH.I
dar-r'-r vt an upriu ng; amor.a the reha--
Ccntlnued en Paee Three.)
I.t ESTABLISHES
1 .
flllVS -JOODOrOLT
Gorenior of rrorincc 'I Will
Bounce" Any Would-Be
- Comi)etitor.
Calrea Press toast VKI -
Kapltl . Plains, British East Africa,
April H. Colonel Roosevelt ' today
warned Warrington Pewson.' staff cor
respondent of the United Press,- against
being deceived . by "bear atorlea- and
fanciful reports of the outcome of his
hunting expedition. The colonel a 1 3
the only stories nf his Snccess would
be brought to Nairobi by Ms owa ran-
aers.
Roosevelt held a rotsferenee with the.
newettsper corresrndents and eiat"d
further premiums from them that thy
would not accompaay Mm beyond Nil-
roM.
The governor, who attended the cos.
ference. declared that any newsrMto-r
man attemptina to follow the color.!
ferthey than I he. atatlcn n mH vni;)4
lnee hU paaeport and be expelled from
the province.
ELGIN ENTERTAINS
; : C0M3IAN))ER
rf(wiI mMtH TVe Jaaiiat t
E'Bln, ftr, April 14. Captain rper
en f Vv nr wm4 n a t a '
- - - - . w. . ... . ... - , . . - .
iritnt cotamar.def fr Oron. fiilav
Kathtin Baker Post No. 'H of Elgin a
visiWi-wittt: the Intention of - strengthen
ing the organization.;, lie was met at
the train yesterday by Post Commander
Barlow and other members of the post
ana tne enure school, who welcomed
him with IflylnsT. banne.rs.and cheers.
He was conducted to the Masonic, hall
by the dram corps leading . the. school
children, followed by the a. A. it. mem.
bers as escort. At the Maao-vlo hall a
noonday banauet. SO nlatea Was anrnad.
and most heaftlly "enjoyed y all. 'In
the afternoon Captain Kppersoh ' ad
dressed the echoois. with several five
minute talks by different local mem
bers. In the evenlnar the cantain was
entertained at the Presbyterian church
by the schools.' Thla morning Cxntaln
Kpperson was shown over tbe tofjt in
troduced to our-business men anoover
the surrounding country In an automo
bile.. -' .-' ! -i : ; ,, :! T -) .
BOSSES PLAN
. LOVE FEAST
Fulton- Dinner .Tonilit ' Ex
cuse for Reunion of "31a
r , chine" Republicans.
HaveYouReadihe
Want Ad Section
ofToday'sjoumall
50
Aarvti for
help - .;' -
at Advertise for . .'
alt nation ." .
n Advertise? furnished
, rooms for rwal
AdrertiM reU estat tor
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AdrerUs flsU for
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3V) Advertise boaaekee-pisf
,1 rooms for rent . .
More Want Ati la TT Jouroal
tba any other FortUad rPf
Thcro Isa Rczscrn
THINK-IT OVER
Friends and brethren n lh i,iA
chine days, when everything went that
n un inn Kiaia ana nothing Went that
wasn't, will meet In glad reunion at th
love feaet to ha heirf tnnih .. .i,-
Comtnercls! -lub. Ostensibly It is on
occasion of reioiPlna- at th rt..rn
to Oregon of ex-ftVnator Charles XV. Ful
ton, a time when all those who have
labored under the political banner may
sat her and shower praise upon the
Astoria statesman for what he dU
while In the fnlted Butes senate.
In fact. It Is not a .Fulton ftaC: Mr.
rtilton Is an Incident, a peg upon which
to hang the opportunity for salving the
Wounds of the rut. anil fm hj.a-ir.ni....
the work of polishing up .and putting
together the scattered and broken frag
ments of Oregon a aix-r tar -dead plolti
cal machine. - - ; -
AH of th o'ld leaders, oilers, sub' and
rhlef rhaoMnleia will be present at the
dinner tonlsht. dikl out in their best
bibs and tuckers. Tlioee who used lo
handie the reins and hold the throttle
will he ersmmed and )ammed wUlt ex
temporaneous utterancwa retarding "a
reunitrd psrvy" and "the death of fac
tlonalisrn" and "the days of Lincoln and
Grant"1 snd ,-a united front."
Tbe Fulton dinner will be largely at
tended by those who are opposed to the
direct primary law. to the direct nomi
nation of candidate for office, by tho
hoh bunch a ho wast to go bark to
tbe old dava then It was a regime of
-to tho vlrtor belong th epoli a." and
nobody a victor unless he rod with
the machine.
It la ex peeled that Mr. Vulton Will
ba glvsa an ovation. beue before, be
coming a resident of Tort land be com
plimented the old machine element on
their sasaeity la TmMipi a convention
sod revertirg t th svatetn of the days
rv. 11 is and ia cer-
lir, that lr Kiman wlil be riven aV
elation Kecauae b hi the nominee of
trial eotjTentton wtrrfu ta to bo tb flrat
sto townt tr. iiirmfimi rf the pr.
merr law and the f"w.nii to the oid
oeor w-ere city r.ffwa. covnty offices
state r.fffooa and a'l were ladled out
by a few t-m.4 th Joh
It t cereatn that t '0.in d'nner
wiii 1 a tmi s. 1 sf air. f.r it
.! b aneeiflod br bo wii go
tKr to vf.nnr. f .f "'r IS nt t' rr..
' ' etu,',s and tbe o:j pen) ti ia i t .
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EXCISE ill MM
Liquor Dealers, Brewers and Promoters of Gothenberir
. Association; Join, in : a Desperate Fight .to, Defeat
Charter Amendment. Fathered by F. 1. 3IcKehna.
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Maurice . Relnsteln, v head ,of the
Portland Brewing company, and hia
bookkeeper, Samuel Breelauer, have
tied i, Portland's prospective 11a uor
leglBlatlon Into, a double bowknot.
The brewer haB put such a. crimp
In the situation that Roger Sinnott,
at thepresent time, working' as an
attorney in the interests of the Re
tail Liquor, Dealers', association and
the brewers as .well, .says Relnsteln
has. "proved himself to be a con
summate ass," which opinion is con
curred In hy most of the opponents
of the excise board petition as well
as its friends.
-As a result of Reinsteln's attempt' to
Invalidate thft excise board petition by
erasing, a large, number, of the named.
the fee of tho petition" sr trembling
lest ' the action- has stirred up public
sentiment against the 'liquor, interests
to such an extent that the petition
win have a walkaway at "the municipal
election In June. To guard acainst this
outcome, a large force of men. under the
direction of Attorney Sinnott, is busy
checking over the names on the peti
tion at tne county ciera s orrwe toaay
in an attempt to find sufficient illCKitl
siRnatures to throw the petition off the
ballot. ' ' " -
In addition they set up the contention
that whole page of vtli petition are
fnra-eriea. ronsioting of nsmes written
In by the men who circulated the petl-
10ns. pronaoiy. rrom ine city oireciory.
nd contsinlng names of dead men, u&r
reaistered voters -and- qualified voters.
who deny, that they signed th;docu
mBut th1a Is not all the. trouble that
Mr. Reinstall) baa caused. He baa pat'
a great fear Into the Hearts or tliooe
who ara backing the Gothenberg asso-i
iatlona plan or regulating the retail'
liquor trade. So great is this fear that
the backers of the Gothenberg idea
have called a halt In their . campaign,
uudeclded aa to whether thev. would
ant. a 'ranchise to sell all the Honor
sold In Portland if they were sura thev
could get it. - Consequently they hav
wird Instructions from New Vork to
Uielr local agents, directing that con-iVif-
for Printing. 39.000 'man and
110,000 worth of educational literature
be. held In abeyance, until further no
tice. .', . - ' v ,. - .
r , Map Contracts Held TTp.
The owners of the copyright on
Portland maps had been negotiated with
and a contract was about to be let for
SO.000 'maps of -the city, showing the
area, In which liquor would be sold in
red., !8lnc only the downtown ilUtit. t..
are expected, to be "wef: nnder th ties
Oothenberir idea- K'na 'mnalHer ti,.t
these maps would be of great benefit ti
The. tlothenhera- nennl vim h
else board petition kept off th ballot.
Since tthe ttelnptetn, ..'Incident they are
doubly anxious: They fear that tmblio
resentment of Relnsteln'a act 1h mmii.
ating the petition would be shown in an .
overwhelming vote for it. irrespective of
its merits or demerits'. More than lha..
they fear that the- agitation will result
In working up an. anti-liquor sentiment
In the state which will, put, Oregon in
the dry column in November. .1910.
t'noer their, franchise, which will
robably b. submitted to the 'people In
uno, tbe Gothenburg people att to pot
uo a bond of 1100.000 4o Indemnify the-
city 8aijist . loss.. They-ttien contem
plate the expendttttre of 'approximutelv
4i.uvu.uuu in pretrlng their t.tiaitnKS
for operation. Shoul.l thlr tranrlilM
Iks favored bv the.otcrs of-Portland tr
would become eff.t live four mout,i be
fore the Novijircer election..
If IncJiUie liould ko dry four nionlli
after the.' franchiso. was granted '. t'u1"
tlothcnlierg people would, lose ,. l.r
part of their Investment nnd have tt
oult business. Therefore tliev'are verv.
doubtful whether to carry their cm-
t Continued on Page 1hree.
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: LOOKING OVER BILLBOARDS Of YEARS AGO I
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: One finds that' Portland In earlr days' supported some of the dev.
eeeet. people of the etsge. Todsv Portland Is regarded as a "good hiw
town," and Its favor with the footligbt stars la growing apam with the
' city. . ' , - ."
X The first theatm In Portland and' those who entertainer! therein
T something about the actors snd sctressea. and something afKint throw who
i foilowM in tne rootsteps or Biaaona, nayne ami lto o,
X In a special article In y
v ill be in. I'lil- J
THE SUNDAY MORNING JOUHNAl TOMORROW
Has Portland a real Poheroia? ' Some pe rr n a Mr t has rt t. rr. v
It has; aomo doubb whether a "real Boh-mta ' Is eenential. Th ..f ... r
leading ata pop answer, and th iii.iu.n may He r) ,,,, .
future considrat'on. Reed tbe preliminary cliaptrr In Till; fl'rtv
MORNIXl JOLRJiAL, IOMURROW. . . . '
Wallow country Ore von a f wltaerUn,! 5;,l know it? v ' r. 1
study Oregon first and other states afterward? rr ir.n;i .., I
Switierland of Its own." and Wellwa l f.att of It. an.l n i.-t-.....-'
nstitir-ii par. rrw i n."n n nr.wnpi...n cr Y..nwa t .-'t
realinc it Win sppearr ia TUB cH KDAT V'RMN
MORROW. . , ... ' .
The'e'rlea m-ntiined are sU frm T-tt r b, t 7 n
VORNTvrj jniEXIL Tt M RR s w ;i t r i, . A , ,
niee ta.tniwm ppwi.i imren, "nciiirtma ...ir c
tlons snd the bviK. klf"ri sval.aM.
- THK KI'NIMT stORNTVU JOVrtVAt. ToM'iliK':
best that baa ever been isiud.
J"l !, l.
; " FifAD-IT-YOu nlU NOT FT f