THE WEATHER Elor a. I c I 4 W 4 m m s ; .iiiftf COAST TO1PEKATUHES A- It, T-i.j. sWalee i ., ti ..,., e-e ra.tse w a ,..,,,,, t PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENINO. MAY tS, TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS tares eiSSi tIVs LtllS. MP I, VOLXr, NO. TO, PROPHETS PICK k mmm WHICH WAV WILL THE CAT JUMP? TODAY IN N. JERSEY President Tail's Adherents As. sert That Chief Executive Will Get Eight and Possibly Twelve District Delegates. WILSON ONLY DEMOCRAT COMING BEFORE VOTERS Leaders of Machine, However, Arc Up to Oppose Governor at .Any Cost. rH4 rm lf4 Wtr.l N'eaark. N J. May :i With etlllel fror-hrta rrwlf pral!rlng thai l'olon.1 KMtell ill defcei rraeldant Taft In th. rrfrrt-. primary vol and I Ka I ike N.w jrwr drlf.don to Cheat III b divided, lha r"'te or-ered here to day l I ecloek Polling will (onllnui bntll e'rlixk tonight. rrt.Ul.nl Taft a adherents eaa.rt that Taft MI get I. tMblr U. district ililfftin. while lornrr tlotarnor VI ur- Jhr g"a further than hla friends and imiili that lha preai.lent mill rapture t 'K dlalrlrt delegatce and fuur delegates at Urf .. n Ih. either hand, tha nxaevlt man 'It to rapture lha four 1rl-ia at lata;, and at l- at II of lha rtlairlrt d le gatee. It la not relieved lhal 1-a Kol Idle will be a larse factor In tha rlee- Hon. in lha lemfwralie !da no name romfl before Ilia elerlore av that of ov rn r nomliow il.on. Thare are, )iou.vr. two el of tli'lrcaira bring votril for In ni'l'Oaitlon to thorte pledged fur li.on Tli.y arc ti c loader of thy rial. I irmiicratlr machine an'l ar ui trr.lol to t pledged to "an) body but Wllnorv." 1'nfei-t weather brought out a heavy early ole all over the atale. Mrllsrg Opens IIcjilunrtrrs. Il'ullrd I'rre. l.---l Wlrr.l CMrago. May IS. Oimaby Miliars, tha Nn York lawyer who la to con duet all Ilooaevelt contert for dele gate before tha national Republican committee-, today opened hla liradguar tora hera In I ho ('ongreaa hotel. After long conference with Roose velt b-adera. Mcllnrg asserted that the bltternat contest before tho convention would he that for th delegation from Washington stiite. Ha rhnrgr-s that former Mtcretary nllliiKer. form or Sen ator John I... Wllaon and other con trolled the Washington state convention, depl agal Med afternoon that all I tonne veil national delegates were Invited to confer with the formsr president next Sunday at Oyster Jiay. 7 "fe''fel V' "w DOORS THAT SWING NAD III MA Investigators Report on Titanic TRAP 103 500 Lives "Needlessly Lost" dLAZl Captain of Californian Blamed All COULD NAVE ' rffn mn UbMI VMIkl III 11 VESSEL ASSISTED Women and Children Trampled to Death When Panic Rages In Burning Moving Picture Playhouse. ccuscr and Accused SPECTATORS IN FRENZIED STRUGGLE FOR ESCAPE Death List Undoubtedly Been Larger Had Not Cooler Ones Opened Windows. It '.H.4 ! Ie4 Wire! Madrid. May :t -Krxkrl dn and trampled ty a frr.ilJ galh.rlng ink lag cape. 11 t nna. moatly omeo and children, met drain in a fir In a I moving picture tioua at Vlllarral, in tha prot Irr. of t'aatellun. arrurdlrg to ad !-. rx.uel hara t-d.y. A .rrh of the rulna today ratald 111 eorpar jl!e.1 In the nam entrance to lb theatre, mil It Is frar! that th dealli II. t of 1) will t In rf.l Boot of TLaatie wtag- Inarard. The fa. t that !: dooia to Ihe play house aarung Inward la rr.ponklhl In a large mea.ura fur tl a rtenh l: I. At the flr.l alarm ft :ttator. panic ktrli Wen. rushed lo tha eilia Their prtiyrena waa blcxked t-y th. Inward awlrglrg doors, and. hemmed In, men and wumrii struggled In a mad fight for life. The weaker women and chil dren were knocked down and trample-d upon and acores nirt death In thla way. Tha fire started from a epark which Ignited a celluloid film and apread with 'lightning rapidity. Hefora tha audience ruuM lrae their seats lh theatre waa In flame. Tha death list undoubted! would has been murli greater had not cooler luads opened windows, scores es caping In this innnni r rarallsl to Quaksr Cat&atxopba. In many ways the Vlllarral holocauat Is a dir.it parallel to tha catastrophe at lloyeratown. l'a . January 1J, 1K08. when mure than :oo persona met death. An at Vlllareal. tha theatre doors swung Inward and In the fight to escape scores of women ana children wets trampled to death. A film of the pic ture machine at Uoyeistoaa alio caug,Ut flra from a rlt. -. i nt-TaVrnt ln ,he APPFAI TAKFN V edlll Mct'ormlck announced thla f fL lltllLM II OF i REPORT VENDS SocialiHts Urcak Itccord. tRpeelal to The Journal. t Washington. D. C. Way 28 For the fourth consecutive time Kugnne V. Pebs of Indiana, Is the Socialist candidate for president of the United States. In again nominating Mr. Debs the Socialist party has broken tha record, as no other political party has ever nomi nated the same man for president four times. In 1900 Mr. Debs polled 88,000 votes; ln 1904 his supporters numbered 402,000, and four years ago he re ceived 480.000. The party leaders pre dict that the Socialist vote next No vember will be close to the 2,000,000 mark. T-ji!mtaii to Pe Candidate. (Bpeolnl to The Journal.) ' Bay City, Mich.. May 28. It Is re ported that E. R. Fobs, a wealthy lum berman and mine owner of Bay City 111 be a candidate for the seat or Unl- tld States Senator William Alden Smith, of Michigan. - ON 7TH ST. WIDENING Appellants Hold That Viewers Assessed Too Much Bene fits and Too Little Damages ION IN CON I E DEMOCRATIC THE STATi CONVENTION IN TEXAS New Jerseyan Has Half of the Votes With Harmon Second .and Clark Third, Notlee of appeal was filed today ln the city auditor's office from the re port of the viewers on the proposed widening and extension of Seventh street from Burnslde to Hoyt. The ap pellants are the heirs of the Labbe es tate, Frederick Sasscer and others. City Attorney Frank S. 3rant has also been served with notice of the ap peal, and lie will urge the circuit court to review the case at the earlilest possi ble date and that the important im provetnent may not be delayed any longer than can be helped. Tha ground for the appeal la that the viewers assessed too much benefits against the property and too little dam ages. In the case of the Sasscers the excess of benefits over damages, as fixed by the viewers, is 11750. The .total amount of damages and benefits assessed for the widening of the street waa $269,000. The council on May 8 passed an ordinance adopting the report or the viewers and Mayor Rushlight signed the measure May 10. HALF HOUR CUT FROM THE RUNNING TIME OF (I'nlted rrPB I.rawd Wlre.l Houston, Texas, May 28;--Woodrow Wilson men are in complete control of the Democratic state convention which met here t noon today, it was pre dicted that the New Jersey "Rovernor will pet at least 32 district .delegates nnd eight delegates at large. u There are 623 votes In the convention, of which Wilson controls considerably 'mora than half, witti Judson Harmon nvond and Champ Clark third. The -.success of the Wilson ticket Is considered a blow politically to Senator Joseph V. Bailey, who stumped the 6tate against Wilson's candidacy. United States Senator Culberson will . head the Wilson delegates at large. PORTLAND RUNAWAYS CAUGHT AT WOODBURN FAST MAIL ON 0,W. Proposed Change in No, 9's Schedule Is Not Beneficial, However, Says Merrick, rtunnlng time of the west bound fast mail No. 9 will be cut half an hour and the train brought Into Portland at 6:30 a, m. instead or 7 o clock. If the ar rangement will aid ln the early delivery of the eastern letter mall to Portland's business men, according to J. P. O'Brien, vice president and general manager of the O.-W. R. & N today. In the opinion of Postmaster C. B. Merrick, the proposed change ln sched ule would be ln no wise Beneficial, and It would not tend to end tho delay In the distribution of the eastern mail, which prominent retailers and. whole salers In the city declare is proving costly to them from the standpoint of time, money nnd business. "If the mail arrived here at 6 o'clock, as the business men are demanding." sold Mr. Merrick, "it would be possible DENY "BIG BUSINESS" ERICAN E SHIPS IN PORT HAVE DESIRE AM A CARRYING CAPACITY IN ISLE OF CUBA OF OVER 40.000 TONS 1 ? "' II 1 . I I VI No Word of Criticism of J. ! Bruco Ismay; Rostron, Mas-' la. al PmmmUI llf I.. Praised. Senator William Alden Smith and CajHain Stanley Lord of the Cal lforaJan. Government Officials Assert They Are 'Doing Everything to Assist President Gomez, (Continued on Page Three.) (United rre. Leaaed Wire.) Washington, .May 28. Denying that the big financiers and business men of tha United 'States want American ruli in Cuba, government officials here today declared that they were doing everything ln their power to uphold President Gomez. They state the belief thai the precautionary measures ln sending United -States warships to the It is reported that negro rebels burned a coffee plantation owned by a German citizen 10 miles west of Santi ago. The owner complained to the Ger man consul at Santiago, who complained to Berlin. It Is feared that other sim ilar occurrences will necessitate inter vention by the United States. Big Fleet of Coasters and Off shore Vessels Fill the Local Harbor; Names of Carriers, Havana, May 28. With flat orders to show the negro revolutionists no (Continued on Page Two.) With the arrival from the sea of ves sels having an aggregate carrying ca pacity of more than 40,000 tons during the 4 8 hour period ending Monday night, the Merchants Kxchange reports an oc currence of more than usual Interest to the shippers of this port. The total tonnage of the vessels, which included both coasters and offshore carriers, was 20,607 tons net register. Of this the offshore tonnage amounted to 11,282 tons net. The vessels arriving are as follows: American steamers Nehalem, 267 tons; Tamalpais, 422 ton; North land, 560 tons; Rose City, 2154 tons; Roanoke, 1654 tons; Olympic, 454 tons; Jim Butler. 343 tons; Daisy Freeman, 436 tons; Sue II. Elmore, 131 tons; Breakwater. 733 tons; Anvil, 276 tons; American schooners King Cyrus, 630 tons; H. K. Hall, llu5 tons; British ship Segura, 1700 tons; Norwegian steamer Rj'gJa, S624 tons.; British steamer M. S. Dollar, 2713 tons, and the Japanese steamer Mandasan Maru, 3245 tons net. TfTANJC DISASTER ONE LESSON TO AWAKEN Tl iE COUNTRY TO GREED Senator Rayner Says -We Are Today to Great Extent De fying Ordinances of Maker. UNITED STATES MARINES EMBARKING AT PHILADELPHIA FOR GUANTANAM0, CUBA Itoosevelt Men In Control. (United Treat Leeaed Wlre.V Fort Worth. Texas, May 28. With the Roosevelt people in complete control, the Taft delegates to the Republican state convention, wjiioh ittet here todavi bolted and, announced that they would send contesting delegates to Chicago. Although Roosevelt swept the state ilit the recent county primaries, it: was expected tnat an uhinstructed delegation-would neutralise the former presi dent's supremacy to a certain extent and a hot fight was looked fer. Soon- after, ihei convention opened.' however, it .developed that the majority cf the tinlnstructed delegates favored Roosevelt's' candidacy, - and lh Taft men Immediately -left the ball. -(Special to T e Journal.) Woodburn, Or., May 28. Harold Ed wards, age 12, and John Ogilvle, age 15, who left their homes in Portland re cently, after S. M. Ogilvie, father of one of the boys,' had discovered a pack age of silverware in the woodshed, stolen from the home of T. a. Davidson at 69 East Fifty-Seventh sti et, were picked up at Donald, Or.', last evening by "JT. D. McCullough and O. A. Mosh berger, brought to this city and turned over to the local authorities. The Portland police were notified and the boya returned to Portland today. The boys have the appearance of hav ing 'traveled considerably. They ob tained a dollar' from a merchant at Donald by passing a forged order for that .amount and were not invthe least chagrined at their arrest.' The Edwards boy's home Is at 1498 East Flanders street, and be li son of George G. Ed wards. -1 -!7i- ' - -. " i ' - 'Bnlly," Says Roosevelt. . New York, May 28. Bully!" ex. dclaimed Colonel Roosevelt at his desk In the Outlook offices-here today when 8sked how he felt on the day of tFe New Jersey primary election.' The col onel declared he would get every one, of the 28 Near Jersey delegates. , : , . tb.- i .Js!3ssawaa 1 " - Vv" f--: iv'it :''ri ' ' - . -aw j. , . i a (United Preaa leased Wire.) Washington, May 28. "The sooner we awaken to a realizing sense of our re sponslbllity, the better it will be for the elevation of the country we are going mad with the lust of wealth and of power and ambition. May the heart rendering secenes upon the night of an guish and woe on which the. Titanic sank give us faith and lead us to the altars of our fathers." Thus did Senator Rayner, of Mary land, eloquently sum up the sermon he preached to the senate this afternoon on the Titanlo disaster. The Maryland senator, one of the most forceful speak ers in the upper house, swayed his au dience with his burning oratory. "What this nation needs are some severe lessons that will strengthen the pillars and the altars of Its faith," he declared. "We are to a great extent today defying the ordinances of God. We are separating society into castes, with fabulous fortunes upon the one side and destitution and poverty on the other. It takes a terrible wai-ninur to lCalte4 llaaa Lm4 Wtrt.1 Washington. Xlay ; Teaming wt eloquence, combining pralaa for heroism and arathir.g rabuke for n.!linre and cowardice of the moat a trailing marine dlaaater of Malory, waa the final an J official raquicm toflay la the senate fr the victims of the Titanic Senator Smith of Michigan, chairman or the satiate InveeUgatlng commit t, eammrd up his view of the evidence develop L That every sou! aboard tne stent stcamahlp might have ba.n eared, but ' for tha Indifference aUmost criminal . neglect of Captain Btanlay Lr4 and the other officers of the California : wss the most startling; charge BmiUf made. 600 sreediesely aerifteed. "NeedLaa sacrifice" of at least COO Uvea barauae aha "atransaly Inauffi clant number of lifeboats" were not ; filled was aleo charged. "UbaoUiaa- and antiquated shipping laws" and "lasity of regulation and hasty lnepection" by the Wrltiah board of trad, were denounced by ttmlth. As s contributory cause he named the In--difference of Captala Smith of the Ti tanic, for Ignoring the waralng and forcing the Titanlo full speed thrnugD j the northern waters. That Captain, : 8 ml to had eipatlattd his offense by a heroic death was Hmlth's. tribute to the dead commander. leek of Discipline aVrratfmesV - Ijack of discipline among the crew and cowardice of some of Us members. Indicated after tha era an, was sceth -ingiy . efr&lgnaJ. To the two, .Tltanlj wireless ,pj-vri.U(ia, JT3uUtfav .n.nd BKt-v the senatoi'-paid a glowli.g tribute. 11 j ' lauded Captain Rostron of the reacu ship Carpathla. Not a word of criticism for J; Brute Ismay, managing director of the steam' ship company, was uttered by the Michigan senator, but he caustically . criticised the White Star Lino for the action ln withholding news of ths dls- aster, received, he suid, 16 hours before It was reluctantly divulged. In lofjuent terms the chairman de pleted the folly of sending . out the greatest ship afloat without sufficient tests, a strsnge crew end ho drills or , discipline. The Titanic, he said, was ; following the proper course, although one known to be dangerous at that sea son, but the speed was gradually ani continually increased until the maxi mum was the death bI6w. . 4 Survivors Are Kebuked. .'' ; Rebuke for those ln half filled life boats who stood by and refused aid to struggling, drowning swimmers until "all the noise had ceased," was voiced. "Upon that broken hull." the senatpr . concluded, "new vows were taken, new fealty expressed, old love renewed, end , -i-those who had been devoted in ldfe went 1 proudly and defiantly on the last life ; pilgrimage journey, in sucn a heritage we must feel ourselves more intimately related to the sea than ever before, ami " henceforth It will send back to us on Its rising tide the cheering salutations from those we have lost." At the conclusion of his speech Sena tor Smith offered a, resolution author , izins the' president to have a medal struck containing $1000- in gold to be , . presented to Captain Rostron ' of the Carpathla. The resolution expressed the thanks of congress to Captain Ros tron, carrying with H the privilege of (Continued on. Page Fifteen.)' IMVEION (Special io The Journal. Wnnulam. Wash.. May 28. Fire full grown elk; from the' Olsen ranch. Lake Oulnlault. arrived here' today to ' be bring us back to our rnoorincs and our trained to city life prior to tho Elks" senses. If this disaster teaches no les. carnival at Portland. . The elk will be Karaj transport rralri ftti Leegoe Island Nary yard,' loading lighting men to protect 'property of Aniericacs 1:4.- t. y k-:-- kSi.'f'-.,V troubled isjaad, -'.-;.':' -v ;-..- .-.--- - - si - -v son or points no moral, then let us pass it by with stoical Indifference un til the next disaster and in the mean time let the carnival go' on. But may the heart-rending scenes upon that night of anguish and woe give us faith and lead us back to the altars of our fore fathers." Senator Rayner pictured in eloquent. (.Continued on Page Two.),1 driven tandem and will lead the parade of Grays Harbor Elks, who will go t the convention on a special train, 500 strong. ' - ' ' ' The elk have been driven and all that ( Is necessary, is to have them accus- tomed to the city. They are as tame as cattle. While bringing the anjmals out they broke loose a number of times, returnliwt home, this occurring ones when tney were SO miles from home. Spirit Stories That Puzzle Science Has! the late Frank R. StocJtonautho b Tiger." resumed his literary wolrk through the mediumship ot Miss Etta de Cani, a New York stenographer. . -i . "; :; j"f-':f'rv . Miss de. Camp avers he has;and investigation has;conyincel Dr, James" IL Hyslop eminent psychologist, that the "'stories penned. ,tje woman's hand, are literally dictated by the dead author. ' ' "y.A Saturday Night QU," dne'or Stockton's poVt-roorterrt series, i? reproduced in The Journal Magazine for next Sunday, together with an explanation ot this femirkable psychic phenomenon, i ; . ' 4 ,1