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VOL. VIII. NO. 78.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1909. SIXTEEN PAGES.
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fVIANY STATES'
DELEGATIONS
ARE HERE
Prominent Business Men
From Wide Area Gather in
City to Promote Cause of
Industry and Cement Har
monious Feeling.
With more than 150 delegates and a
like number of visitors from all parts
of the United States in attendance, the
Twelfth annual convention of the Na
tional Association of Retail Grocers was
called to order at 10 o'clock this morning
in the auditorium of the Masonic Tem
ple, West Park and Yamhill streets.
Retail grocers from practically every
fctate in the Unlun, with their wives
and families, were present. The dele
gation from Ohio was the largest in the
convention, and that from Oklahoma the
smallest. The party from Ohio num
bered 10, and arrived early on a spe
cial train.
J. C. Mann, president of the Port
land Hetuil Grocers' association, called
tlie convention to order shortly after 10
o'clock. Following an invocation de
livered by Rev. Clarence True Wilson,
Mr. Mann made an adiress of welcome
on behalf of the local association. He
fcaid ;
Portland Is Appreciative.
"1 assure you the Portland .associa
tion realises the Importance of this con
vention and also appreciates the honor
you have conferred on it. The accept
ance of our Invitation by you to hold
your convention for 1909 in Portland,
extended to you by a committee which
we tient to Ronton last year, was re
ceive,) by us with the greatest elation.
'This 'audit nee before nie is the ful
filment of that acceptance -is the re
alization of long expected pleasure.
"We welcome you to Portland.
"Your association is to be commended
for being able to bring so many of your
members to a convention held in a far
western city. It takes valuable time
and costs money, but I believe when you
have returned to your homes you will
nay that It has been time and monev
vn spent. It is an education as well
as a pleasure.
"This meeting speaks well or the
Individual delegate. You are.nbreast
of the times in seeking business knowl
edge and in no Way can it he acquired
so easily and satisfactorily as in get
ting together. Your approval of that
fact Is evidenced by your presence.
"We hope that this convention will
be the best you have ever held. We
trust that this hall we have secured for
your deliberations will be convenient,
and acceptable.
"We have arranged a few diversions
on the outside during the weeks. Your
presence is absolutely necessary.
"And In conclusion I want to say to
yni all, in the bluff fashion of. the west,
"Hoys, we nre mighty glad to see yofi."
Mr. Xllne Speaks.
Mr. Mann was followed by S. L.
Kline of Corvallts Or., president of the
Oregon Retail Merchants' association,
who delivered a brief address of wel
corae. In which he told of the many
entertainments and excursions arranged
for the visitors.
H. W. Schwab of Wllwaukee, Wis.,
rational treasnrer of me, association,
responded to President Kline's address,
and .was followed by- Frank Spencer,
who welcomed the retailers on behalf
of the wholesale grocers of the state
of Oregon.
J. J. Hlggtns of Seattle, Wash., secre
tary of he Washington State Grocers'
association, responded. Mayor Harry
Lane of Portland welcomed the retailers
(Continued on Page Five.)
AVIATORS DIFFER
AS TO ZEPPELW
Knabenshue Says nis Ship
Is All Right; Davidson
Says All Wrong..
(United Preaa Leased Wire. I
San
Francisco, June 2. Count
Zen-
pelin's record flight of 850 miles In hTa
air craft caused the expression today
of dissenting opinions by local students
of aeronautics. Roy Knabenshue, ex
ponent of the dirigible balloon method
of aerial navigation, lauds Zeppelik's
performance as the most remarkable in
the records of aerial navigation. Pro
fessor George Davidson of the t'niver
6lty of California, student of aeronautics
for more than a quarter of a century,
decries the dirigible craft and avers
that its uncertainty precludes its prac
ticability. "The aeroplane is restricted," said
Knabenshue, "and it is artificial all
through. In It an extended flight ia
Impossible. More than two men cannot
travel safety In one. I regard Zeppelin's
feat as remarkable and think It means
more than the work of all other avia
tors put together. ,
"I am going to have a big dirigible
airship . similar to Zeppelin's. It will
cost 1 1 SO. 000. and I hope to have It
built by the first of the coming year."
Davidson Is firm In his advocacy of
the aeroplane.
"I don t see how the dirigible balloon
ever can have any commercial value."
he said. "It's too uncertain and the
dlflcuities attending Its use In war are
too great to be overcome. Zeppelin Is
a matter of national pride with the
Germans; that's why he is encouraged.
The other day he landed In a pear tree.'
Everything he hns done has been at
tended with disaster. - Handling the
aeroplane, while a delicate matter, la
not the formidable task that It Is with
the Immense Zeppelin ship. I think that
the useful air craft of the future will
be the aeroplane,' , A .i
OFFICERS AND
Dan Kellaher, Treasurer. J. E. Malley, Director. Geo. Horkenyos, Sec.
VOTERS RALLY
Contends That Well Known
and Public Spirited Bar
rister Is Strongest Candi
date in Mayoralty Pace
Against Joseph Simon.
Contending that Judge M. G. Munly
is the strongest candidate in the mayor
alty race against Joseph Simon, that he
is In every way fitted for the position
to which he a.splres and that he ia de
serving of and will get the vote of a
grea.t many Republicans as well as of
practically all the Democrats of the
city, the friends of Judge Munly are
rallying to his support.
From every side word Is coming that
the strength of Judge Munlv is growing
day by dav. Those who are opposed to
ring rule and bosslsm In politics and
who are In favor of the observance and
perpetuation of the direct primary law
are back of Judge Munly and are work
ing hard for his election.
"Judge Munly is the right man for
the place." said K. 11. Seabrook this
morning In discussing the candidacy of
the judge. "In my belief he will get
the entire democratic vote of the city,
In addition to that of a great many Re
publicans who nre not in favor of the
things for which the candidacy of Mr.
Simon stands. Judge Munly Is a fine
man, well equipped by training and
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SUPPORT
CHINA DEALS WITH
MORGAN GROUP FOR
HUGE RAILWAY LOAN
(United Press Leased Wire.)
New York, June 2. Discovery today
that the real mission of the Chinese
special envoy. Tang Shan LI, and his
party, who spent several weeks at Wash
ington last February, was to borrow
$100,000,000 for the Szchuen railroad
created a stir in Wall street today. '
It is understood that negotiations are
now in progress between a group of
American financiers, headed by J. P.
Morgan, and the Chinese promoters, for
the conclusion of the gigantic loan as
soon as the Chinese government gives
authority for the final arrangement.
.The envoys, when they arrived last
February, announced that they came to
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Seven Hours by Pay and
Three by" Night Till
Tariff Completed.
(UnlteiPPrMS Leawd Wire.)
Washington, June 2. The senate to
day formally adopted the Aldrich reso
lution providing that its sessions shall
be from 10:30 a. m. to 5:80 p. m., and
from S to 11 p. m., until tne work on
the tariff bill Is completed.
PECULIAR WEATHER
IX MONTH OF MY
Although May was one of the
driest months on record, the de
ficiency In rainfall for the sea
son beginning June 1 was re
duced somewhat by the Bhowers
of the past several days. With
out these wettings Uie ground
would have been parched and
vegetation would have suffered
Irreparably.
Taken all around, May was a
peculiar month from a weather
viewpoint. Hot spells were ex
pected, but thev failed to mate
rialize. High water was antici
pated, but the cool weather pre
vented this and instead the rivers
remained rather low. The dan
ger . of a serious flood passed
away, aa the snow melted grad
ually, and now It Is conceded
that the danger of extremely
high water is past. But the
rains did not cover the shortage
In moisture for the season. Some
eight inches being required to
bring it to normal.
the United States to thank President
Roosevelt for his liberality in remit
ting the Boxer Indemnity. The envoys
established themselves in a mansion at
Washington and subsequent incidents
indicated that they had some other mis
sion here besides the one made public.
Kllhu Root, then secretary of stat-,
told Tang that America did not loan
money to forrign countries for political
purposes, but that If proper assurances
were given the state department that
the loan was safe the department would
so assure the American financiers.
This assurance from the Chinese gov
ernment is expected within a short time
and it Is thought tho loan will be ar
ranged soon.
THE PORTLAND
Ah
J. C. Mann, Tres.
Kmll
Candidates For Municipal
Offices Find Their Names
Shuffled Out of Alphabet
ical Order on Ballots Pre
pared for Election .Monday
Somewhere, somehow, irregularity
has crept onto the official and the
sample ballots prepared by the city
auditor for the election of Monday nejtt.
D. Chambers. Democratic candidate for
councilman at large, and Christ Miller.
Socialist candidate for the same office,
have been shunted out of their rightful
places upon the ballot, and Thomas C.
Devlin and Qay Lombard. Republican
candidates for the offices, have been
given places Wrongfully at the head of
the subdivision on the ticket.
Mr. Chambers discovered the fact that
he had been thrown out of his rightful
position at the top of the list, and is
now contemplating legal action, should
it be possible to secure redress in the
courts at this time.
Arrangement of the names upon the
ballots for general elections Is provid
ed for by suction 2Sua of the code. in
this section it Is provided that ' t li.j
names of the candidates for each office
shall be arranged under the designa
tion of the office, in alphabetical order,
according to surnames, excent thru th -
names of candidates for the offhes of
electors of president ami vice president
and for the senate and house of repre
sentatives shall be arranged in K""M.
as presented In the several certll i. alen
of nomination."
Under this section of the law. there
fore, the names of the candidates fi r
the office of councilman ai lire,,
should be In the following order: Cham
bers, Devlin, Johnson, Lombard. Miller,
Newell. Sladen. The arrangement, how
ever; which is on the ballot. Is as 1. it
lows: Devlin, Lombard. Chambers.
Johnson. Newell. Miller. Sladen.
Attorney Bead Proof.
Mr. Chambers discovered the wrong
arrangement some time ago anil inter
viewed the city auditor about it. Audi
tor Barbur made an Investigation an i
found that though the names had been
sent to the prlnler In alphabetical orii. r.
the order had twen -changed there as it
is now on the ballot. When the proof
came from the jrinier It was subtnii
ted to the city attorney, who examine. 1
It and passed it an being in the propc
form. It was then printed by order of
the auditor.
It Is not known whether Mr Cham
bers has any legal recourse at this time.
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PUT BLAME OH
PRINTER AID
ATTORNEY
RETAIL GROCERS'
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Gunther, Vice Pres. ChbS. V. Stubbs, Dlrec. Etnil VVommelsdorf, Dir.
UNCLE SAM SEEKS
0CE1 CARRIER
Pacific Mail Cancels Panama
Service Private Line
Wants Terms.
(Uulti-d Press I.fssil Wire.)
San Kranclnco. Juno 2. ---Panama ser
vice of the Pacific Mall Steamship com
pany will he abandoned August 3. ac
cording to information received from
Washington and confirmed here today.
Notice has been served upon the war
department, and tlie government is
making efforts to secure a line of ves
sels to take over the New York-San
Krancisco business now handled by the
line In connection with the Panama
railroad and steamship lines.
Negotiations have been entered Into
with tliu shipping firm of Hates a:
C'hesebrough here to handle the busi
ness but H. 8. Bates said today that
they were not willing to enter into an
agreement unless the port charges at
La lioca were reduced. Hates claims
that while the Pacifio Mail has been
putting but 15,000 tons of freight
through the port he could guarantee
75.000 and he demands that the charges
be reduced corruspondiUKly.
The eight steamers of the Pacific
Mail now making the Panama run will
probably bo used in ths South Ameri
can and Central American coffee trade.
These vessels are the Pennsylvania, re
cently purchased to replace the wrecked
Indiana, and the San Jose, San Juan,
Newport, Aiapuico, City o" Sidney,
City of Para and Peru.
PO0SEVELT THANKS
HIS PlUTLSIl HOSTS
Nairobi, British East AfrliWl, June 2.
With preparations completed to leave
tomorrow for Sotlk, Colonel Roosevelt
today calhd on Governor Jackson of
Hritish Fast Africa to bid him good bye.
Koos--elt expressed to the governor his
appreciation of the courtesies that have
I. ecu extended to him and his party dur
ing I is stay in this district and thanked
him heartily for the hospitality shown
by him and other public officials.
The sport during Roosevelt's stay here
has been excellent, and the naturalists
with the party have been kept busy
mounting the specimens that nre to be
sent to t!n United States.
itoih the Colonel and Kermlt appear
to have become thoroughly acclimated
and display keen zest for the daily side
trips In search of trophies.
MARINERS DISPERSE
PHILADELPHIA MOB
THAT ATTACKS CAR
(t'nltpd Ives Leased Wire.)
eh Iphla. .Pine L'. Sew rn! men
injun-d today when 76 workmen
'h
welt
whom the police allege to be employes
of the navy ard att.ok-,t n trolley car
manned by strikebreakers. The motor,
man was felled . by a brick and every
window In the car was shattered by a
volley of stones. Two policemen w ere
stationed on (Ithcr i n.l of fh" mr.
ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEDB
Xational Bank Examiner
(iatch Uncovers Embezzle
ments Extending Over a
Period of Five Years at
Lewiston, Idaho.
(Speolsl Diptch to The Journal.)
LewiBton, Idaho, June 2. The
sensational announcement of the de
falcation In the Lewiston National
bank. Implicating Clarence Robnett,
tho bookkeeper, and J. E. Chapman,
the teller, both recently let out of
the. bank, Is corroborated by Nation
al Bank Examiner Claude Gatch,
who is in the city. The total of the
defalcation amounts to $130,000 and
the embezzlements have been going
on for a period of five years.
Robnett left the bank the first of
the year and la engaged in promot
ing the sale of the Spokane orchard
tracts, an Investment now known
to have ben mado from funds pur
loined from the Lewiston National.
Robnett has more recently figured
In a sensational story sent out from
Pittsburg, where, it is charged, he
Issued checks on his Spokane account
which he knew was overdrawn. When
last beard of he was at St. Paul, en
(Continued on Page Five.)
When the rioters started the bombard
ment the policemen fired Into the air.
The fight Nrcvv furious and marines
from the League Island navy yard were
calhd to disperse the mob.
More cars are running today than at
any time since tho strike began.
Charges rhat the car company at
tempted to bribe officials of the union
were denied today at the car company's
office.
CLERKS TAKE
$13010
TROOPS READY
FOR RIOT ;
Situation in McCloud Lum
ber Region Is Critical
Guard Officer at the Scene
Asks for Four Companies
of Militia.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Sacramento. Cal.. June 2. Companies)
E arid O. Second Infantry, of the Na
tional Guard, are in marching trim ami .
ready to leave at a moment's notice tor
the McCloud region, the scene of the
lumber strike. Adjutant General Lauck
said this morning that Colonel A. W.
Bradbury advised last night that it '
would be necessary for four companies)
of militia to march at once to the trou
bled region before order could be re
stored. l p to 9:40 tills morning no
further word had been received by Gen .
eiul Lauck. He was expecting any mo
ment to receive further advices that
would make necessary the order to
march.
The mllltla here are armed with guard
and ball cartridges 'and 10 tlays' pro- '
visions.
Governor Gillett said this morninjc '
at 10:16 that the militia would prob
ably not' bo dispatched to the MeCloud
lumber strike region before veiling,
if at all. He said he believed Sheriff
Brown of Siskiyou countv had "cold
feet." and should have attempted to
arren the leaders of the strikers, at
least. Following is the statement given
out by th governor this morning:
I have as vet heard no further wotd
from tho troubled section;' Therofore
I won t take any action till something .
definite cumes from trie McCloud coun
try. We have not- heard since- last
night from Colonel Bradbury. ';
"I believe the sheriff up there has)
'cold feet.' He has made no attempt
to arrest the leaders, although he has
at hast 60 deputies. Ry issuing tne
order for the militia to be In readiness
to march, I believe the ardor of the
strikers will bo dampened. If they know '
600 uimed men art ready to march to
quell their rioting, they will calm down.
The soldiets will be kept in readiness,
however, for Immediate marching."
San Francisco. June 2. Orders issued
by the McCloud Lumber company at
McCloud. Cal.. where the striking lum-
bermen nre reported to be in a dangerous
mood, prevented any news as to. the" alt.
nation there being glve-n out early today.
The lumber company owns the telephone
line and the operator stated that she
was not allowed to sav anything re- ?
garding the situation further than that
there had not been any rioting.
The manager of the lumber company '
flatly refused to make anv statement
over the telephone, and Colonel A. W.
Bradbury, who was sent to Investigate
the situation, stated that any Informa
tion must come from Governon. Gillett
or Adjutant General Lauck.
Because of the reticence of the lum-
oer company orrictats tne Dellef is grow
ing here that the situation at the lum
ber town is much more serious than has
been indicated heretofore.
The -report of Coloriel Bradbury l
anxiously awaited and It Is expected he
will ask that troops be sent to the
scene at once.
JIT LOFT) STRIKERS
V PATJADE ANT) UTTER
THREATS OF DEATH
(t nlted Press Leased Wire.)
.. Francisco. June 2. Striker at
McCloud are parading the steeta and
uttering threats of death against any
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SIIHRS OFF
FOB THE EAST
Close to 100 Xojbles From
Sort Invest Cities Leave
For Louisville.
Close to 100 nobles of the Mystic
Shrine gathered from Pacific Northwest
cities left this -morning for .Louisville.
Ky. to attend the 2olh annual session
of the Imperial Council of the Ancient
Order ot Nobles of the MysUo Shrine.
Lariy this morning the delegates) and
.m.riern rrom Seattle, Tacoios, Spo
kane and other Puget sound clllea
reached ihe union depot and were taken
to Uie J 'Ttlaiid hotel, where they wer
entertained by Portland member of tit
order.
At 10 o'clock the special train pro--vlded
for the travelers left the depot
bound for Cedar Rapids, where specU
entertainment will be given the touristt
.while they rest at these two stage e
their Journey.
John Annand. W. Davl. C. K. Fields
and YV. c. Bristol will represent AI
Kader temple, lii the council a dele-
status, though, there were clous to (4
well known member of tlj order from
Portland went on tb trip.-
Great preparations) have tn md
bv Lotjtsvtlls Shrlners for ?h unter
iaThment of the vJttn delegates and
their - friends, Aumoole i-i; and
raeesr svlsir tv the Mittmftth rv
side trip through Kin t y. tup 4
th Lincoln amiorv rnd a jetcj!-,
with a Cfcke walk of rveros, nr
some' of tiie feaiuex w-l"ii hf lfn
Drensred for tiie r-htavit'e "f th tl.
(itors.
Th first'' s.fion .f ; he nt tl
council, will beheld on Jloni iy, 1
1. f t
Aoblea of the Mystic Shrintj Start on Journey to LoetbvHle, ky.
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