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TRAC1I FIGHT;
ACIiTE
Rioting ;AII Night uuL During
Early Hours Today and Po:
lice Are Powerless to Cope
, With Situation: ' ,.: j.
MORE TROOPS WILL'
. BE HELD' IN READINESS
Two Regiments of Infantry and
-One Troop of Cavalry'AI
ready on Ground.
. . .. (United Press 'betted Wire.)
Columbus, . Ohio, July ?8.Two
thousand' state militiamen arrived
here today to quell riotUg which
followed an attempt last' night and
today' on the part of the Columbus
Railway & Light company to operate
streetcars manned by strikebreakers.
' Mobs of Btrike ' sympathizers at
tacked the cars, beat the nonunion
crews And tore up 'the tracks. The
police, were " powerless and Mayor
Marshall, called on the state authori
ties tor troops.- j , -, .
Governor Harmon ordered Adju
tant General Weybrecht to call out
the Second, Third and Sixth Ohio In
fantry,', the Cleveland troop of the
First cavalry, a signal corps and a
hospital ambulance' company; The
adjutant general sent. orders to the
Fourth, Fifth, , Seventh, and. Eighth
Ohio regiments to ' hold, themselves
in readiness. . ',:, ... ; x.
Until military, control has been
fully established the, traction ' com
pany will make .no further effort to
operate its cars.. . , ,; -; 'x .u -,. '
Governor Judson Harmon is en route
from Charlevoix, Mich.,, where he baa
been spending Jila vacation, to take per
sonal "charge, of . the , strike ,i situation
here. -V. Js- l.:'-:)':-'- '
This .1 the second time , Governor
Harmon has been called back from
Michigan on f account. of disorders
In Ohio.- He was at the summer resort
when the riot ' at Newark, which re
sulted in the lynching of Defective Carl
Etherlngton, broke out, and . he came
back to. Columbus to take charge of
the case. .. .: ; ,. . ,
TO
LEAVE COUNTRY
Two Freight Cars and Cabdose
... Burned on Buffalo Division
of Grand Trunk. Road De
- tectives on Trait." T ' .
Buffalo, TC. T July 28. The Gand
Trunk strike took " on a more 'serlpus
aspect today when a delegation, of
strike sympathisers notified Yardmas
ter H. G. Foster ' Of Bridgburg that
he would be shot unless, he left Buf
falo. - ,
Two freight cars -and a caboose were
burned during the night on the Buffalo
division. Railroad detectives are seek
ing the' identity of the Incendiaries.
The Grand Trunk station at Amagarl,
Just outside of Brldgehurg, was burned
(Continued on Page rive.) , v
REACi S
STAGE ATCAPITAL
STB
YARDMASTER
; '. v REGISTER NOW 1
; ' . There is attempt by the Portland machine to setzef the reins of
government.' There, is attempt by it tq ostracize and disfranchise '
regular. Republicans., -There is anonsJaughtrtra the direct primary v
system. There is plan to throw the election of senator back into the
legislature. ;; There is attempt to scuttle direct legislations; There is .
.secret design by corporations to control the next legislature and de-
., prive the people of political powers they have recently won The
biggest political cQflflict that ever raged in Oregon has begun.' The
first battle groundsill be in the open pnmaries.cv The issues, directly
oiKern-evetT-'ttKett-tfrffgCTn7riis-righ
nis right to initiate laws, his, right to help select senator; and his right
to help nominate candidates ate at stake. It is charged that he is in
competent to. do tkese things. Every such citizen is on trial.,- Wheth
er fie is his own boss or must be bossed by a Portland machine may
be decided by whether, or not he lines up at the primary. Register now.
OIIE II KILLED;
THREE WILL DIE;
Strikers Attack Strikebreakers
and . Officers at American
' Sugar Refining ' Company's
Docks at Brooklyn.
POLICE, UNABLE TO ''
. QUELL RIOT, OPEN FIRE
All M en Shot Were Strikers-r
: Many Arrests Are Matte "
Policemen Beaten.
United Prcwi Letted Wlre.f '
New York, July 28. One unknown
man was killed, four persons were shot
and a score were beaten if a riot at the
Brooklyn docks of the American Sugar
Refining company today.' The riot be
gan when strikebreakers started to work
under the guard of special policemen. -.
A. crowd of 800 .strikers and their
friends charged upon the strikebreakers.
The police drew their clubs and defend
ed the nohunfon men for a time. The
mob savagely beat the : strikebreakers
and watchmen, and a call was sent for
the regular police reserves.
-: When -the police arrived -they were
Stoned and beaten. The mob was gain
ing the upper hand ' when an order to
fire wa given. The police drew their
revolvers and fired Indiscriminately
upon their assailants. Five men fell at
the first volley, and i the crowd broke
and ran for cover. V '
Three of the wounded men will prob
ably die. .? The fourth; may recover. All
of the men shot were strikers, A num
ber of strikers, strikebreakers, police
men, and watchmen were, beaten. Mny
arrests were made. . '-
INTERURBAN MAY STOP '
- AT TACOM A LIMITS
Taeoma, Wash., July. 28. The Seat-
tle-Tacoma lnterurban trains may be
stopped at the Taeoma limits, 18 blocks
fron the present depot, If the city
commission stands pat on Its resolution
passed yesterday. ; IThe 4nterurban com
pany has no franchtse In the city ' of
Taeoma,. but comes in on ' the tracks
of an allied company. vThe council in
an effort to bring the. local street car
company , to terms on the 6 cent fare
Issue, passed a . resolution - giving the
lnterurban- concern ten days .in which
to apply for franchise.-' v
.Manager Bean of the local company
and also of the lnterurban Is awaru
that no franchise will be granted unless
he agrees to concede the 6 cent fare,
no he will refuse to apply for : thu
irrant, announcing that .. the lnterurban
trains will be stopped at the city
limits if, the .council enforces Us reso
lutlom , "' .-
Gems Worth $100,000 May
Have Been Taken by. So-.,
:ciety Raffles, Is Belief;
OBlte Press rtrd Wire.) v
Plttsburg, Pa,, July 28. The jewels
of Mrs. Henry R. Rea, sister of United
States Senator George T. Oliver have
been found after a search extending over
a year. They are .valued at $100,000.
All circumstances regarding the restora
tion of the stolen gems are withheld.
The general belief is that they were
taken by a society Raffles, who finally
consented to return them under -certain
conditions. The detectives .who have
been working on the case, scout the idea
that the jewels were hidden In a safety
deposit box by Mrs. Rea and then for
gotten. "' ' . " ..' ' . '
SEVERAL
INJURED
AFTER OIIE M
TRAMP STEAMER CAUGHT BETWEEN MADISON
British steamship Rivet-dale hung
TO FREE BIG SHIP
STUCK III RIVER
Steamer Riverdale Stilt Fast on
Sunken Draw Pier of Old
Madison Street Bridge; Con
tractors Criticised;
,
aeoent Karlne Accidents.
Within a few days a series of
marine accidents have occurred
both In the harbor at Portland
'and In the lower river, v
4 On Tuesday the Associated Oil
company's steamer ; Rosecrans
went aground In the mouth of the
Columbia river this side of Fla- 4
ve. but was floated off at high,
4 tide with no damage to the craft.'1.
Yesterday morning ; the, San
Francisco and Portland liner
Beaver went aground In Young's , 4
bay In a dense fog below Astoria, 4
. after narrowly .escaping a. colli-.
4 slon wlrii the British steamer St. 4
Nicholas. .; . - -
Last night the British steamer.
Riverdale hung up on the draw:
pier of 4he old Madison street .
., brldga while being towed Into the
; lower harbor. ' . . '
i At an early hour this morning .
the O. B. & JJ. passenger steamer
Tv J. Potter had a hole stove' In,
her by the barge Klickitat in tow ,
p of the Ocklahama...
, Other mishaps yesterday were '
4 the sinking of a digger dredge be-
longing to the Columbia Contract 4
company, and.! the grounding of
the towboat Tahoma, : 4
hlle passing through the Malso
street draw j. In tow of the a steamers
Ocklahama 'and M. F. Henderson, , the
British tramp steamship Riverdale
(Continued on rage Eleven.)
George Welch "and Fred Alex
ander. Fight; Alexander Dies,
Welch Surrenders. ,
. ' (Sseeltt DlfllMtrti to 'i"h Jnnrntl.t '
Klamath Falls. Or., July 28. George
Welch shot and killed Jfred Alexander,
proprietor of the O. K. feed barn Jast
night.; Welch wen t to , Sheriff Barnes
home ' and. surrendered. He claims to
have shotVin self (defense. ' Welclr'had
been in the employ of Alexanders They
Quarreled and Alexander, It is said, at
tacked , Welch ' with a pitchfork s and
Welch shot him twice with a At alibre
revolver. . . .
The shooting occurred at. 10 o'clock
last hlght, Alexander died at 2 a, m
today. A coroner's Jury Is holding an
Inquest ' " ..'
Taft'g Keturn to Beverly.
nit4 Pmmi" Wtiry-"
Blddeford, Maine.July 28. Cheered
by an enthusiastic crowd . of cltiii'ns,
President Tan ana ms, party boarded
the yacht Mayflower to'Uay and started
on the return to Beverly, concluding a
10 days' sail- along the New England-
coast. The Mayflower will arrive at
nnnis
SHOT AND KILLED
4 -r c 4;;v,,.. .-a r !
fill 1 1 ' ' v
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np on snag of old Madison street bridge
isnea pier on
MAN'S 511
KILLS HERSELF IN
HOI,
ATI
Mrs. Dorothy, Knighton, After
Quarrel, Lifts Cup, to Lips
. and Drinks Deadly Acid
Leaves-Two Children.
While her husband and . a v boarder
watched her drink what they supposed
was whiskey, Mrs. Dorothy Knighton,
aged 88,- swallowed carbolic acid In the
kitchen of her home at.f 30 East Twenty
sixth street North,' at 6:30 o'clock' last
evening .nJ fell dying to the Xloor be
fore them. Death followed before a
physician grrlved. 1 ' ' . , .
When H. M. Knighton, the husband,
who is a carpenter, , returned from his
work last 'evenlng, his dinner, was not
roady, and there Is said to' have been a
quarrel. - The woman went into a bed
room in a rage, and remained there for
nearly shalf an hour. Then she walked
Into the ikitchen wher Knighton was
preparing dinner for' himself,. William
Buiuvan, a boarder, ana the two children,,
aged B'and 7.";:'X-i.'S.v,,i -''.:' '! ''
Going to tha pantry ahe took, out a
cbp, and with no warning to the jnen
concerning the nature of the contents
she drank the potion. With a cry Of
pain she swayed and Hank to the floor.
The two children were -en the porch of
lb chouse lat-lhei-tlme-and-the-father.
sent.them to call a physician.' Dr. M. E.
Thornton, 60 East Twenty-eighth street
North, arrived shortly afterward, but his
services were , not - needed. - The body
was removed to the morgue, -
Mrs. Knighton was the daughter of
Richard Knoll; a retired wine merchant
who lives at 404 East Fourteenth street
but has been at 'his summer home at
Long Beach recently. The deceased
woman at one time gave promise of be
coming an able artist and spent consid
erable time in studying In this Country
and abroad. ' ' .
OKLAHOMA CAPITAL
REMOVAL HELD UP
(United Prts Ltawd WIm. '
Guthrie, Okla... July 28 Guthrie and
Oklahoma City must leave all maters
pertaining to the change of capital fight
asi they ira : at presents aecordlnc.to a
declston.of the Oklahoma supreme court
The decision means that the federal
courts ' ultimately wilt decide whether
the capital may be moved from OWa
homa City. The supreme court .granted
Governor C. N, Haskell's petition for re
lief from the Idwer court's Injunction
restraining htm from removal to Okla
homa City, but forbade other state of
flclals to move their offices or effects
until .final settlement of the question
is made. ' '
Big Nugget Prom Old Diggings.
1 1 1 ttrnlterTfvrteUe(f"yire. '
Ellensburg, Wash., July v 28. John
Robinson, purchasing an old claim In
the Swauk mining district near here,
found on It a nugget worth $168, ac
cording to ; news received here today.
The nugget was found In an unworked
section - and Kobinson also uncovered
a good pay streak.
CARB0LI& ACID EMPLOYED BY
HOTMER AS AGENT OF DEATH:
DROPPING
BJW ET
draw pier.
Photograph shows finished pier on west side and;unfin-
east siac. ,
ATTEMPT FAILS
BULLET FIRED BY
. REALTYOEALER
I
A. D. Marshall, Despondent
Over III Health, Fails in At
tempt to Take Own Life at
. . Irvington Home. - -
a Record c-f the Week Suicides.
- Lee Wing Won. Twelfth and
Gllsan; hanging. t i 4
4 ' Benjamin Stanton, 1026 . East a
. Thirteenth North; revolver.
Mrs. Clara Snyder, 946 Wll-
Hams avenue; gas.
ffs -Mrs. Dorothy Knighton, 630 V
East Twenty-Sixth street north;.
p carbolic acid, .v 4
4 ;Attemptel Suicide. 4
- "Arthur D. Marshall, 725. Weld-
a ler street; revolver. 4
.
His mind weakened by his own Ill
ness and worry over his daughter's ali
ment Arthur D. Marshall.-, formerly a
prominent real estate dealer and . an
heir of the' Marshall estate, made an
unsuccessful - attempt to . kill himself
(Continued on Page Five.)
After Serving 12 Months of 18
Months' Sentence, Prisoner
. . Strives for Release.
An application . for the- pardon of
Charles H.x Strauss was filed in the of
fice of United States District Attorney
John McCourtthla mornlng -Strauss
was convicted In the United States
court and sentenced to the county jail
for ! having A failed to deposit ; postal
money. The trial was a. long and hard
fought one and it' was never made clear
where the money., some I800Q,i went -to.
It was a mysterious case - and much
sympathy was expressed 1 for Strauss,
who .contended that his accounts were
perfectly straight when he 1 was com
pelled to relinquish his position because
of falling eyesight V u t ' ;f, .--
; Strauss was sentenced in August a
year ago and has consequently served
nerty--y"-rVWH8iwmthrf-'hts
sentence. Hi petition has been signed
by a long list of prominent officials and
citlxens, of the city, county' and state.
It will be considered by United States
Attorney McCourt. who will then for
ward It to President Taft with what
ever recommendation hei may see fit to
make. , k , , . i -.
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BRIDGE PIERS
MOTHER?
THAT MACHINE IS
111
Republican State Central Com
mittee to Open Headquar
ters lto Boost Convention
Nominees. ' v .
"Headquarters will -be opened by the
Republican state central , committee In
the Cornelius hotel, f and ; will j be con
ducted In the Interest-of the assembly
nominees. You can quote me as saying
thai much for publication," said E. V.
Llttlefleld, secretary of the state cen
tral r committee, . . this morning- which
puts the finishing touch and the clinch
Ing argument to the general assumption
which has heretofore prevailed that the
"assembly" was In reality an old fash
ioned convention, and that the boosters
and backers of the movement consid
ered a nomination by the convention to
be equivalent to a nomination by the
party. , . " 1
,. Accordingly, from 'this time on. all
candidates ; for Republican nomination
for office In the state, who have not
been put in nomination by the conven
tions of the state or of their respective
counties, "are up against the assembly
machine organization.
According to this plan of the Repub-
(Continued on Page Eleven.)'
Chicago Paper Says $35,000
Tfor Hopkins; Candidate Him
J self in Jgnorance of lt.;
' (United Press Lpm4 Wlr.l ,
Chicago, July 28. The Chicago Trl
bune today charges that a S3 5,000 "Jack
cot" was raised prior to the last sessidn
of the general assembly, to be used in.
purchasing Democratic -votes for John
P. Hopkins for the United States sen
ate. The scheme, according to the. news
papery was blocked by Speaker Shurtleff
and Roger Sullivan, reputed Democratic
boss 6f Illinois.' Hopkins, the Tribune
says, did not know of thef plan.
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OTHERS BESIDES
LOR IR A POT
QUEEN ELIZABETH OF
ROMANIA TO GRACE
PORTLAND WITH VISIT
Elisabeth, Queen ef Roumanla (Car
men Sylva), Will come to Portland,
probably in September. ; While here she
will be the guest of the Better Citizen
ship association, and will participate In
a national , anniversary meeting of the
organisation, according to ' annouce
tnwtttrsrrnartmtTr"g9nra
secretary E, PI Rosenthal.,, '0:.-'::,; xi-:
Queen, Elizabeth expects to make a
tour of the United States that will take
her to the principal cities of the nation.
The date of her arrival in Portland has
not been definitely fixed, but she Is ex
pected the latter part of September. '
The anniversary conference of the
GIRL'S MURDERER
SEEN IH FRISCO;
ESCAPES POLICE
Joseph Wendling Has Been Un
der Surveillance for , Three
Weeks but Eludes' Officers
Before Arrest Is Made.
PREPARATIONS FOR HIS ,
ARREST WERE MADE
Alma Kellner's Alleged -Slayer
Slips Away After Identi-.
fication,
San Francisco, July 28. The police
today, admit that Joseph Wendling,
wanted in Louisville,-Ky., on a charge
of having murdered Alma Kellner on
the 8th of last December, and . whose
body was, found In the basement of a
church, has been under -. surveillance
here for the last three weeks. Just as
the police .were preparing to make the
arrest . Wendling disappeared and the
police still seek him. It is thought
that he has fled from San Francisco.
Wendling was seenvon the street and -Identified,
according to police st flclals. ,
DR. HAWLEY CR1PPEN
, ABOARD THE MONTROSE
. Xo&traaL Qaebeo, Jnly 2a A wireless
dispatch from , the steamer- Montrose
aays Dr. Hawley K. Crippen, wanted
at London for the murder of his wife,
la aboard the vessel.
EDMUND, C. KIRBY TO
.," WED JULIA DENT GRANT
San. -Francisco, Juty 28. Letters re-'
ceived at San Diego from TJ. S. Grant,
Jr., are In effect that his daughter,
Julia Dent Grant Is to marry Edmund
C. King,, of Portland, Ore. ,
Z Noted C. T. -r.i Worker Dead. .
? Olympla, Wash., July 28. Miss Emma
E. Page, blind W. C. T. TJ." worker and
humanitarian of national prominence, is
dead at the home of her brother, Ben
jamin Curry, a few miles northeast of
hore.. Death was due to paralysis, foU
lowing a general breakdown. Mis Page
was blind from early childhood, due to
ai accident, but was the author of sev
eral books On humanitarian subjects, in,
spite of her affliction, and had Jectured -In
practically every city, iown end ham
let in the northwest ; -
Terrific Heat Takes Toll in Mid
dle West; Special Prayer
Services for Rain Are Held
in Churches. "-- -
' (Cpited Pr l-esd Wlre.
, Chicago, July 28. Five persons are
dead and scores are being treated at
hospitals as the result of the terrifio
heat Of the past 24 hours. Three per
sons. In addition, were bitten" by rabid
dogs last evening.' They were taken to
the Chicago' Pasteur Institute. .
: Special prayer services for rain were
held In several churches last evening.
(Continued tm Page Five.)
Better Citisenshlp association had been
set for yesterday, but when word came
to Mr. Rosenthal of Qupn Ellzaheiva
coming It was Instantly .decided that tt
would be best to defer the. -conference
until her arrival- ,
In tbe meantime 20.000 or more Invi
tations to attend the -eonferenf I ' 1
beer'fnruTBrtd -TM-ytoTrirrMrwr. . r
of the world,' .It .wos. not. po!tl at
the late date to.: recall, the liivttail.i.i,
so Ut;, "A..' A:' Morrison, president tt t
association, end Mr. KriS:al i. , t
rfcponas to the In vlt : vUI ti'I
by letter end not in jwr'- ,A ' 1,1 1
of liio lav ?&':oni a-vr-! it
t.iV ' n as a t fi ' ,r t 1 i -"
DEATHS FROM HEAT
AT CHICAGO: RABID
DOGS ADDED PERIL
Beverly this afternoon.
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