THE WEATHER ( Fair, today and slightly .warmer with wester 1 y THo Sunday Journal 64 Pages . PORTLAND,;. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING,-' AUGUST 1 4, 1912. i. PRICE FIVE CENTS . VOL. IX. NO. 17. ? I ID MBS W seimtiw ,, ii i i i i i Democratic Nominee and Na tional Committee Chairman .. . Name important 'Campaign Officials at Conference. ' RUMORS OF FRICTION nnoiTttirl V nrinrn wengm, democrats wnonnve en vry rUol I IVtLT UtlMltUllns- Into the inner workings of the steel Davies toHave Charge uf the Campaign in West; Mor- . genthau. Finance. - New York, Aug. 8. Following a se cret conference at the University club -tonights With National Chairman Mc . Combs that pasted until midnight. Gov ernor Woodrow Wilson announced that - Joseph W. JDavles of Wisconsin would be in charge of western Democratic headquarters to be opened in Chicago, and that Henry Morgenthau of New York would be chairman of the finance committee; 1 The governor said that he - and McCombs had agreed upon a treas v urer, but would not announce his name .- until they could make sure he would ac cept th position. Before going to bed, Governor Wilson, who came to, New York more or less mysteriously, and rather suddenly, made -th following statement: - - "I cam over to New York for the purpose of having a quiet conference with Mr. McCombs on general plans, where we, would be most likely to be .uninterrupted. It is the first oppor ' "tunlty 1 have had to talk over with him the choice of a treasurer, a finance committee and headquarters which are to be established at Chicago. We have agreed upoa the 4 uWv Jui have not yet hd an opportunity to oommunlcate with him, Henry Morgenthau of New '.. York, will take the chairmanship of the finance committee and Joseph E. Davles, of Wisconsin, -will take charge. of the Chicago headquarters. We also dis cussed the committees other than the campaign committee which are to b formed and which will be made as rep-' resentatlve as possible. That la a big .... ger task which we did not finish, The campaign committee Is making very sat isfactory progress towards organize tion and expects to be In full action by the time the notification exercises - take place." .Chairman McCombs said: ' s - Xunora of THottoft "Vented. ' ' There is hot one scintilla of foun dation for the report that there Is 7 friction 1n - the campaign, committee. The members are working in- perfect harmony , and ' with the best of "good " feeling. The reason Governor Wilson came to New York' was that he believed he . Would be freer from . interruption than at Sea Girt" . When he arrived in the city Governor v Wilson made his way alone and prac tically unobserved to the University club, where he was safe from intrusion as he would have been In an airship. The club officials had instructions to admit no one to see him. Chairman Mc Combs met him there and, it was pre sumed, immediately went, into seclusion With htm in a-private room. Taster Progress Desired. Among , those' people viho have been . following closely the activities of the Democratio campaign committee, the theory for the candidate's visit is ad vanced that Governor Wilson feels that t he- committee- had not -been- progressing (Continued on Page Two.) CITIZENS URGE LOCALL Y OWNED STEAMSHIP LINE In Interviews Prominent Men Say. Dangerous to Permit Out side Company to Handle Business to the Orient Need of Action Seen, , Wheh the Oriental committee of the Chamber of Commerce rneet Monday afternoon to consider plans and pros pects for securing a regular line of . steamships from Portland to the orient, " it will have as some index of the senti ment of business men In regard to the Une, the- views of 'prominent Portland era as told to a Journal reporter yes terday. - Every business man who was asked his views took the stand that Portland must have this Une if the city Is to maintain its place as a seaport. A few, while privately expressing the same be lief, asked that they be not quoted be cause they felt that as yet they had not given the subject sufficient study. Almost without exception, those inter viewed declared themselves as favoring the organisation of a local company to own. the. steamship, line and charter the "' steamers. Local ownership they thought the best v-jr'to make certain that the Une shall belong to Portland alone and be permanent. - Here are some of the expressions: Should Be local Xine. J. C. Alnsworth, president United - (States National Bank. I believe that r with the' cooperation of the two big rail road systems and the people of Portland, each owning a one-third interest In the company, a regular steamship line to the Orient can be made to pay right from the start. , It should be purely a local line, with a regular scbeduleend sailing dates,, and with Portland as. its - only Pacific coast port. Thls must not be an uncertain Vramp steamer affair but a regular llnlfcihat shippers may depend on to the daJSsw JohnJB calL-PtjB ealL.iJk.jCoaipanz.irI, consider , direct steamship line to the Orient, owned locally, ndt by an outside " company staying merely long enough to secure the promised bonus, to be s .' sentlal not only to Portland, but to the welfare of the Willamette valley and all the northwest that Is tributary to the . Columbia) river. Local ownership and BILL-TO EMBARRASS i , i , , . ,,..., , . ,,.-, , - f - ; , STEELTRUSTF -if . - .f - . r-- ' " " ChalrmairiStanleyroHnvesth gating. Committer Prepares . " Measure for Dissolution, WihlnKton Burns of Th JonrntH "Washington, Aug. J.-Chairman Stan ly of steel Investigating committee has prepared a fell which he will introduce Monday for the eternal dlsoomflture. of the ateel- trust.. Incidentally It will prevent other trust from operating In a manner similar to the stoel trust. While this bill la not. of formidable truat for month, declare that they nave perfected It. to such an extent that It is proof against attack' from any angle.. r'Wlthtn'SiX'Tnoijths-after-the-birt Is enacted Into law they claim the trust will have to dissolve. This will be the crowning Teat of the investigation com mittee and to show that the bill means business tnere Is a provision in it which forbids dliiereht companies- tobe under same ownership and even alms to prevent individuals from owning stock In. competing companies. 'Heavy penal ties are provided for infraction of the various prohibitions In the bill. Kie measure la put forward as the work of Chairman Stanley and will bear his name. AIRSHIP GRACEFULLY -SAILS OVER PORTLAND Aviator Edwards Given the Saturday Throngs on Streets Delight ful Treat. Sailing over the heart of the city In long, graceful, undulating. -curves, de scribing aerial figure eights, dipping and gliding In a hundred amazing move ments, an aeroplane attracted the at tention of thousands of people who thronged Portland's streets yesterday evening. The winged machine was piloted by Avlaaar Edwards, an.. &ernauycaL ex- pert of country-wide . note. The ma chine is of the biplane type and is one of three stationed at the neighboring city of Vancouver, where Aviators Ed wards. Christopherson snd Bennett are conducting a series of experiments. The machine made its first appear ance before Portland people- about 6:30, comTngrmverha--Colinnbia-rtveT. Maintaining an altitude of about 600 feet, it swept down across the peninsula and over a point directly above Sec ond and Washington streets. From there it pursued an elliptical course around Portland and Willamette Heights, across Macleay Park and, dis appearing for a time across the hills that separate, the Tualatin vaney rrom the city, it remained hidden from view a few minutes to make its reappearance. Heading in the direction of Mllwaukie, then returning, gilded gracefully back over the city toward Vancouver. Many thousands of people who saw the beautiful flight pronounced it the best ever seen in Portland. ARCHBALD IMPEACHMENT SET FOR DECEMBER 3 Senate Sets Date Upon Which the Accused Judge Will Be Tried. (By the International Newi SwTie. Washinrton, D. C, Aug. 3. Following a long executive -session. the senate named December 3, 1912, as the date for the trial of Judge Robert W. Archbald of the Commerce court. The senate was divided , upon question of postpon ing" acllQn7rithlff'cMa voted to fix. an earlier date. management of the line I believe neces sary if its permanence is to be as sured. Otherwise, at the end of a few years we are likely to be left in the lurch by the outside steamship companies, Just as we have been In the past. I think the gentlemen who have subscribed to the fund for such a locally owned steam ship line are exceptionally broadmlnded and liberal cltiaens. Their policy, I am sure, will be successful as a business venture. C. C. Craig,, of Slausson-Cralg Co. Some persons have the Idea that a di rect Une of steamships from Portland to' the Orient would benefit -only the big shippers and Importers, and would matter hothlngto the ordinary, busi ness man and citizen. This Is a grave and dangerous mistake. Failure to es- ftabltelr - this steamship line means vastly more than the loss of the line Itself It means the decline of Portland as a seaport and commercial center, hnd the inevitable diverting of business elsewhere. Depreciation In property values would be one of the first re sults. Must Pavor Railroads. Before any arrangement Is made with an. out hide steamship company like the Wuterhouse line for continuance of steamer service, 1 believe "that every ef fort should be made to form., a local company to own 'the line, though not nec essarily the steamships, which could bo chartered for a long period. From study of the situation, I am convinced that an Independent locally Owned line Is tho proper solution. "The danger In establishing A line with a company that has a line out of 8e- atiie Bb . f ratwleco la tlit Inevitably be compelled to favor th4 railroads there under penalty of losing tho business, they give it The result wlll.be that Portland shippers will be as badly off as ever as any but an inde pendent local company will fear to of- (Continued on Fage Five.)- AID tSFEE SAID TO BE BACKING INVADING EEdlWfAI: Reports Declare That South ern i Pacific' Is Connected With Power Development by Northwestern . Conc'ern. PURCHASE OF TRACTION LINES IS SIGNIFICANT MortimeFIeischhacker, Is, to Come to Portland to, Urge Action on Franchise; (Special to The Jonraat.t San Francisco, Aug. J. Word has come from the north that thers Is a decided connection between the hydro electric development under way on the White Salmon Tlver In Washington by the Northwestern Electric company, in which the Flelschhacker Interests are largely concerned, and the electric rair way development there recently under taken by the Southern Paciflo com pany. . The railroad company has purchased several Electric traction lines in the Willamette valley and has announced a policy of ceatlng aa extensive electric system out of Portland. Meanwhile the Northwestern Electrio is fighting for a franchise in Portland, tfhile the Portland Railway, Light & Power com pany Is striving to postpone action on the franchise until the Oregon public utilities commission comes into being and then take the. matter before that body. Wants Tralichise Vow. The Northwestern wants the fran chise now and Is offering lower rates, batter .aarvica and, .other Jnduwimonta, lncludlng the promise to start immediate construction of a $500,000 sub-station and the Portland distribution, system. Plans of the new company are that the White Salmon plant shall be but the first unit in a large power develop ment. This plant, It Is said, will cost $3,000,000, but preliminary, work Is even ndw"heTng done oh ra 47,006 hdrse- pdwer plant -on the Klickitat river, and an even larger power house on the Lewis river. ' The White Salmon de velopment will be 20,000 horsepower and must be completed by January 1, 1J1I. Officials to Com Worth. "tt Js ' undeYs'tood'i that 'Mortimer Flelschhacker, president of the Anglo California Trust company, will leave for Portland In a few days to attempt to secure action on the franchise asked by the Northwestern. Until today's word came, there was not the slightest suspicion here that tho Northwestern was., principally for the development of power to be used by the Southern Pacific's traction lines. It had been given out that the power was to be supplied to Portland and other Oregon cities and the statement was taken at its face value. - In this connection the Crocker bank la supposed to be heavily associated, with the Fleischhackers in the new company, PORTLAND COMPANY HAS CONTRACTED TO. GIVE POWER TO RAILWAY LINE Whllo it Is -eemtfdered -possible that the Southern Taclflc may be interested in th-developmeflt-4h- Fieischhacker . project, it is known that a year ago last March the Southern Pacific company disposed, of ajhjrgehydro-olectrlc power site at the. headwaters of the Clacka mas river to the Portland Railway. Ujcht & Power company and that the con sideration In part was a contract for enough power to supply the needs of the Southern Pacific company in the op- (Contlnued on Page Two.) WILLING TO BE A STRAP HANGER IF HE COULD GET ABOARD r j- ... i ' i,v it .a Tnovat-dfrTHE-JOUR-NAL'S m e cjia n f c a I equipment to . its new quarters, a rearrange ment of today's paper has been necessitated, Section .J Main News Section. ' Sections 2' and 5 Edi- ,;;toriaJ, Society, Clubs, Markets. Section : '3 Classified Ads, Real Estate. Section 4 Dcamatics, Automobiles, Sports. Section 6 Magazine, . Woman's Section. Comic Section. POUCE FAILING, Prominent Nevv Yorkers Call 7Mass Meeting to flarv In vestigation Into Rosenthal Gambling Scandal. (By the Tnttraitlonnl New Serylet.) Tannersvfile, N. y.,Aug. , 3 "I-ef ty Louie," one of the gunmen alleged to have fired the fataT shots at Herman Rosenthal,,. was found by deteetlves in a small boarding house here late to night He has been hiding there for three days, but tho ,flfflcera delayed making' the" arrest until tomorrow morn ing in tho hope that he would be Jolnel by "Big Jack" Zellg and Harry Hor rowiti, both of whom are wanted and who are reported to be in this section. (United Prt Leul Wlr. New York, -Aug. 8. The citizens of New Tork disgusted with tho failure of the police to clear up the worst graft and municipal scandal In the city's his tory, today prepared to take matters In theio own hands. Call CiUxans to Mooting. Banker Jacob H. Schlff, Eugene H, Outerbrldge, Dr. Henry Moskowlta, Hen ry Qreen," Feftx '"Adler, Jesse Strauss, and Bishop Greer this afternoon affixed their names to a letter calling for a citizens' mass meeting to be held- next week In Cooper Union to consldor ways and means to protect the citizens and In vestigate the charges of alliance be tween tho police and-the criminals. Mrs. J. Borden Harrlman, Mrs. E. H. Harrlman and Mrs. Russell Sage, were ak4 to head an. auxiliary of women In the vice cleanup movement. Tha -lettr-4avltedL aver y influential citizen of New Tork to a non-partisan, non-secretarlan movement in the inter est of law and order, It is proposed to form a citizens committee that Win go even further thaa the historic commit tee of 15 which worked under the di rection of the late Bishop Potter. With "Dago Frank" and "Whltey" Lerls in Jail, and "Lefty Louie's" trunk (Continued on Pago Five.) GOT! W1LLTRACE G RAFT MOTHER AND THREE IF! BRAGG CANYON ii ri i m r-1 i --it ' Wild Night of Lightning, Thun der, Wind and Rain in East ern Baker 'County, Terrifies Inhabitants. , .-, . 0. & W. WASHOUTS STOP TRAINS UNTIL MONDAY Malheur Also Experiences an Electrical Display That Amazes. (Rpeelal to Tha lja.-n.L Baker, Or., Aug.' 3. Four lives are the probable total of fatalities in this count as the result of the heavy rain fall, causing freshets, early this morn ing. , The home of John Powell, on Bragg creek, neaq. Huntington, was swept away When water rushed down the canyon, Mrs. Powell and herthree young children being drowned. The flood swept the debris into Burnt river, forming a dam, in which It is thought the bodies are. A searching "party was out all day, but was unsuccessful. The dam backed , the water of Burnt river up, covering acres of ground, but the water ! slowly seeping away tonight Several thousand dollars' damage was done at Huntington through the over flowing of an Irrigation ditch. Crop damage Is heavier than first re ports Indicated: The Panhandle sec tion of country and the Willow creek dlajriot suffered worst Grain Is al most a total loss In some sections. The precipitation in Baker since midnight, August 1, is 130. Inches. Tho previous high .recor&Jtor tho . entire mpntji of August W 1,03 inches, in 18JI." The O.-W. R.' A N. chief dispatcher stated Inst night that so far as reports Indicated the damage to the roadbed Is not serious, and will be repaired In time to let the trains that left here last nlghtthxougliwlJUiQUtde!.8X..IlajaId that passengers on trains delayed by the damaged track were transferred and were not delayed long. STORM AT HUNTINGTON OP-TR0P!(MNTENSTY; LIGHTNING, WIND, RAIN (Special to The lonrnal.t Huntington, Or., Aug. 3. The dam- ago caused by the flood last night Is slowly being brought to light. Base ments filled with goods, have been flooded, causing loss to the amount of several thousand dollars. Sidewalks were washed away and the road-beds gutted. Crops of ranchers have been destroyed by rocks being washed down from the hills In a score of places. Just east of Lime the home of a rancher was swept into Burnt river. Word was received here at 12:30 p. m. today that the body of a young girl had been found in Burnt river near Lime. James Powell's family, on a ranch three miles west of Lime are reported lost. No trace of the house or family can -be found. Train service is demoralized and it wiir be some days before trains can move. Telegraph wires are down and all messages. ..for, the.weat . are ...fcelng .seat via Salt Lake and San Francisco, A storm Is sllll threatening. The tropical electric storm descended on Huntington last night soon after 8 o'clock, accompanied by torrential rain and B"gHle ,of TToVsttng'-foThouTs; Never has the place een visited by so severe a storm, or one that continued so long. Lightning was almost a constant sheet of flame for two hours while the crash- (Continued on Page Eleven.) BULL MOOSE TICKET Selection of Anti-Deneen Pro- -gressives Acceptable to r : Col Roosevr : (United rrm twd Wire.) Chicago, Aug. 3. State Senator Frank H. Funk of Bloomlngton, was nominated for governor of Illinois this 'afternoon at tho state progressive convention. For Lieutenant Governor, Judge Dean Franklin of McCown, was chosen on the first ballot Throughout the first session, which lasted until 8:80 when an hour's recess was taken, the autl-Deneen progressives had their way. They carried the com plete third ticket plan without a stfug- gleIhe selectloruofFunk and Fmnk lin was acceptable to Colonel Roose velt according to his views expressed by leaders before the convention. The platform was a declaration of Roose velt policies. At the opening of the convention a telegram from Roosevelt was read in which he congratulated Illinois on what It had done and urged Illinois to elect a full third party ticket. ROOSEVELT FINISHES -STRENUOUS TRAINING Colonel Rides Horseback and Plays Tennis to Keep In Trim for the Convention. (United" rress Leed Wlre.l - Oyster Bay, Aug. 3. A long horse back ride and several strenuous hours of tennis were the finishing touches to. day of Colonel Roosevelt's training for the Bull Moose convention. His physi cal culture stunts, which have occupied the greater part of this week, were brought to a close late this afternoon. Tomorrow he wl)l attend early service and motor to New York in time to catch the 4 o'clock train' for Chicago. Colonel Roosevelt expects to lose much of the negro vote on account of his slatid against the-negro in the -scraih He Intimated today that the statement In which he read southern negro repub licans out of the, progressive convention would hurt him considerably In yie states bordering on the Mason and Dixon line. CHIC AG 0TR ACTI 0N M EH' - FAVOR BIG WALKOUT Employees' Vote Shows 8303 for Strike and 171 Against Strike. ' fUnited Pre Leased Wire.) Chldago, Aug. " 3. The total vote of the union employes-ef surface-and-le- vated lines in Chicago on the question of calling a strike was . 8393 in favor of the strike and 171 against It.; Over a thousand employes did not vote. This vote was announced tonight at a mass meeting of the men. The an nouncement was cheered by the workers wh$f have appeared anxious to walk out since the refusal of the railway manage ment to grant demands for Increases in wages. W. D. Mahon, international" president of the Amalgamated Association of Elevated and Surface employes, tonight said that final conferences had been ar ranged between the officials of the union and the railway managers for Monday. He said that unless concessions are made by the companies, the men wm he called out While he would not make a positive statement, he admitted that the Btrike cali would be Issued as early as Monday afternoon. - - -: - Mississippi Steamboats Collide. (Tnlted !'rM I Vlr. i 5tr-Iulr--Aus-3Tha. steamboats Brtlo of the Bends and Gray Eagle col lided" a f ew miles- south --ofhero -at - 8 o'clock tonight Two persons are re ported drowned and many others are believed to have been injured. The Gray Eagle Is out Of commission and Is drifting .down the river. AS3DPARTYK0STS Colonel" Roosevelt Will Arrive Monday to Accept , Bull Moose Nomination for tho Presidency. JOHNSON IS PROBABLE : , CHOICE FOR 2D PLACEl Contests; - Are Handled . With "Same Delicacy asa Hot v Potato. i' - - - (By the InlM-Mtlnntl Newt tn1e. Chicago, Aug. With tha sound of oncoming hosts of the Bull Moose party growing in intensity, develop ments oamo thick and fast today In tho camp of preparations, the Congress ho ti ' .--, . v';. "''r-'i'v .uiunei xueuuure xwuoevcn win ar rive on tho Twentieth Century Limited Monday morning and will bo met with an elaborate and carefully , organised demonstration, He will come prepared to accept tho nomination of the third rti 1 M - party for tho presidency. As, his run-1 nlng mate, Governor Hiram" Johnson ofi California probably will bo elected,-i7-7-Temporary Boll Perfected. ( As the first step toward tho organl-' cation Of the convention tho provisional L committee met today in tho presiden tial suite of the Congress hotel and perfected a temporary roll. This com mittee determined contests from Mis sissippi, Georgia, Florida and by Its action made the progressive party, so far as tbo south Is concerned, a white man's party. '-, .?; '.t Aside from the meeting of the pro visional committee tho greatest Inter est centered around tho proposition" a to who should bo named as the , vice presidential candidate. Tho thro pro gressives who are being talked about by tho delegates are: Governor Hiram .W. Johnson, Call fornla; Luke 'Wright of Tennessee, and John M. Parker of Louisiana.: . - . 7 XoimwttCWtiM. . v Governor Johnson is not a candidates for tho office and says as muoh. Hs has no thought of personal ambition,1 but tho success of tho new party, and he Is inclined to favor tho geVctlon of . a southerner for tho vice presidency.; While -confident -the-progressive- ticket will win In California, he realises he! will have to devote a great deal of his i time to campaigning in his own state. ' Moreover, It is tho desire dot; Senator . Dixon that the govrnorwlll t-make' -speeches In the other Paciflo coast! states of Oregon and Washington. But Governor Johnson appeals to the delegates, even from the With, ben j caus'e of his sincerity, his force and his1 ability to make a whirlwind cam paign. . .,- -rv--.-.-..y.,ji.:.. X.nke Wright Zs TTrged, - ' The men who are urging Luke Wright of Tennessee base their claims for his selection upon the fact that re served as a Confederate during the' Civil war, was a lifelong Democrat and has been honored by the nation in the way of a public office. Under the Roosevelt administration tie - was suc cessively governor general of tho Phil ippines, ambassador to Japan and seo--retary- of war. He is a-southerner to the backbone and has been active al-" ways In advancing the interests of his section. :" TX"' rT-'"- Moreover, -Tennessee r Is debatable i ground, so far as the new party Is" concerned. If the men from, that state are to be believed, and they are chops-j ful that through the selection of Gen-! erai TrrteHi the "solid bo broken. Bame ArrnmeBt Applies. The same argument Which applies to the selection of General Wright ap plies to Mr. Parker of New Orleans. An enthusiastic booster for Mr. Parker lsl Pearl Wight, the. leader of the Louie- larta delegation. , The provisional national committee Ypmooh"'' a'hftl' !'lale':?Tir'lhe'"e'Ven'""' lng. The most Important decision was reached after a very general debate that the territories should be admitted, to the convention upon tho same planj that obtained in the house of ' repre-i sentatlves that is, that they shall be! given admission to the floor, allowed! to" participate in the debates, but that! they shall not have the right to vote. , : Several Contests Beard. ' During the afternoon' . several con- tests were heard by the committee, alii of them, With the exception of that' from Oeorgla, being along the colored line. i-v-' vV -v f It is a foregone conclusion that these; will all bo decided among the contest- ants, as an official declared that the contesting delegates had been . selected without proper authorlfcv. - jx. -, ! These contests were aul hahdled with the extreme delicacy usually conferred on very hot potatoes. ,. Ijn the case of, the Alabama contest tho negroes con testing the scats of the lily Whit" readily conceded that the latter had been elected by a large majority of the con vention, and that after the convention they had taken part until the final cur tain, they had gone off into a corner and elected what they calted a ""Black end Tan" delegation. Tet the oommlttAs 1 gave, one hour, and three quarters to the consideration of tho case, and then Louis A. Drexler of Delaware went through an elaborate explanation' of the fact that a colored man had been selected from that state and that the Bull Moose party did not draw color lines.-, v.-.. :i , ; .-. hout "Wo gaaare Beeir, There was a rampant delegation from Florida who stood outside the commit tee room loudly protesting that "Rons, velt has gone back on his. square l" tl policy." They claimed that a call h 1 been . Issued and' published In all tho papers for all men In sympathy with U' movement "to attend a convention to s loot dlerats to the Chlcegn ewvnt!--. fandrthat wHTtl1f,imtm fh"'li,'"- - ance they were hsnded tick.i f ' f gallery and told to g urFUir. v --- denied the privilege f th f r were not. "allowed' to v-' They held a vf--'" ' tCom '.'si WM.-'jiWtiHfl BaftW?'. re ,-