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VOL. XV. NO. 68.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 89, 1916. TWELVE PAGES.
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J. il. niLL UlLG
IMST.PAULEND
Railroad Magnate Unable to
. Survive Shock of Opera
tions Performed to Relieve
Infection on Thigh.
BUSINESS CONFERENCE
IS HELD ON DEATHBED
All but One of Mr. Hill's Nine
Children Present at His
Bedside.
St. Paul. Minn.. May 29. ( U. 1
P.) Official announcement that
Vicar General (Jibbona would offi
ciate at the funeral of James .1.
Hill led to thevbelief today that
Hill embraced the Catholic faith
before death."
St. Paul. Minn.. May (U.
P.) James .1. Hill, one of tho
I last of the American empire build
prs, died at hin home here at "J:4a
la. m. today, following an operation
Ifor the removal of a carbuncle.
On account of his age. 78 years,
ho wa8 unahle o rt-ntst successfully
the shock of tho operation.
'."The end came quickly "v asid
Itbe offida' bulletin. "Mr. liill'be-
Icanie unt'onseloiin a few hour's be-
Jfore. There were no death agonies'
Physicians declared that Mr. Hill
kOuld have survived his Ulricas be:
lor his great. age
Bald Conference Sunday.
Mr. Hill's activity continued up to
the last and he held a business con
ferenci on his deathbed. Realizing
Ithat his llfiwpss would probably prove.
Fatal, the aged lluaii'icr on Sunday
Wiled several railroad officials to hii
aide and Instructed them regarding
Bhe.dJsposUion he wished to make of
keveral pending matters. Me also, con-
terred with two bank off icials. One
Our-tas ffigaiitic deals lit Which na
artlclfiated was the allied loan.
Hill was one, of the close personal
l lends of the king of Belgium and did
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GETS STRENUOUS IN
'S
Irs, Cowles and Mrs, Sneath
Leading Candidates and
Followers Waxing Warm,
'New York, May 29. (V. r.) With
llubwomen battlinR furiously In behalf
If their favorite candidates, the presl-
Ientlal campaign of the National Fed
ratlon of Women's Clubs cl
liht. Nomination! Will be tn order
amorrow. and the election Is schedule
or Wednesday.
Mrs. Joslah Evans Cowles of Los
Ingeles and Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath of
hlo are the leading contestants. The
lallfornians have opened headquarters
It the Hotel Astor. with a. hlr .ir,
ver the door:
"If we must fight as roliHclan
Ight, California's hat Is In the ring."
I will nave no headuuartnra " mih
Irs. Sneath. -This is a labor of love
nd service.'"
Her backers have adopted a "too
roud to fight" attitude. Thconvn-
lon has waxed o warm, howerer, that
ken charge of wlre-taonlnir h.naih
lie Sneath and Cowlea camns have he.,n
lirled.
The Caltfornlans argue that the
lestern atates never had a federation
resident, and that Mrs rnn-ies at th.
1st election stepped aside In favor of
ITS. iercy V. Pennvbacker. th !!.
hot at present.
eware of the Wall
Street Touch-Lamar
olf t WtU Street Gives Crjpttc
Warnlaff to Reporters as He Enters
Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta.
Atlanta. GaM May 28. (I. N. S.)
bvld Lamar, alias David Lewis, "Wolf
Wall Street," noted for his opera
bns in, Washington and New York in
.ig finance, is now an Inmate of the
deral prison here, and for the next
ar or so will be busy as assistant
Lrarlan. working under Hunter Ralne,
Memphis financier, who la in charge
this department.
Just before Lamar entered prison he
rned to the reporters and exclaimed:
Beware of the Wall street touch."
lick of a Mule Kills
'i Morris Dendauw
IPendleton, Or.. May 29. Morris Den-
uw. 25, a young Belgian employed at
U Hurst -dairy, .died yesterday as the
tult of being kicked by a mute last
ek. He wa kicked In the. abdomen,
intestine was ruptured and oeri-
Kttls developed. Dendauw : was to
ve been tnaxi.ed In September.
GOMES QUIETLY
IGHT FOR PRESIDENCY
WOMAN
FEDERATION
IXIRfi JT" HIF.T. ' I
HILL MEMORIAL WILL GERMANS ATTACK IN GREEKS WROUGHT UP 1
BE CONDUCTED BY NIGHT. ARE REPULSED OVER INVASION BY THE I
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Directors Pass Resolutions
and Authorize Arrangement
of Plans for the Services,
Memorial services for James J. Hiil .
will be held in Portland under the au3- German attacks west of Cumieres have
pices of the Chamber of Commerce. I been repulsed following a five-hour
On motion of C. C. Chapman the j 1'Httle, it was officially announced to
members" council of the chambe- j day.
adopted a resolution this noon calling The Germans first charged at 7
on
the board of directors to arrange
for the services. The resolution also
expressed the regrets of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce at tho Km pi re
Builder's death.
Small cards with heavy black bord
ers bearing the inscription "James J.
Hill" and the dates of his birth and
death were found at each plate
riars at Half Matt.
Flags are flying at half mast on
most of the city's buildings, the cham
ber having transmitted a request for
this honor as soon as word of Mr.
( Concluded on Pg Three. Column H?f)
Rockefeller May
Run Great Northern
National City Bank Interests to Be In
fluential With Death of J. J. KlL Is
Belief ; Would right Northern Pacific.
New York, May 29. (U. P.) It
seems certain today that the National
City bank of New York City, closely
allied with Rockefeller, will exert a
mighty influence on the Great North
ern railroad, now that James J. Hill is
dead. J. P. Morgan s holdings In the
Northern Pacific may thus bring the
two lines into competition. Hill pre
vented active competition during his
lifetime.
Wilson May Talk to
St. Louis on Phone
Washington, May 29. tU. P.) An
effort is under way today to have
President Wilson address the St Louis
convention by telephone when he ac
cepts the Democratic nomination.
Charles Sweeny Is
Reported Very Low
Charles Sweeny. Spokane capitalist
and mining man, was reported as .be
ing very low at the Portland Surgical
hospital this evening. Mr. Sweeny
baa 1 een ill at the hospital . for sev
eral months. Member of his family
ar at'hi bedslda, - -
THE EMPIRE BUILDER
Two Terrific Assaults West'of
Cumieres Are Delivered but
Fail to Pierce Lines,
Paris. May 29. (U. P.) Two terrific
o'clock last night, attempting to recap-
ture Thursday's losses. For an hour
they struggled in vain to penetrate the
Krench defenses, finally retreating into
a ravine east of Deadman's hill.
A second assault- came just before
midnight. In the ghastly glare of il
luminating bombs French and Ger
mans battled hand to hand on tho
parapets of trenches until the Teu
tons were hurled back into C'orbeau
woods.
Kast of the River Meuse there was
a heavy artillery duel nar Vaux, but
no Important infantry operation. A
German reconnaisance- in Lorain; 'was
repulsed, said the communique.
Frenchmen participated in 16 aerial
figljts Sunday, bringing down thre
Germans. Two other German flying
machines were brought down by French
anti-aircraft guns mounted on motor
trucks. Paris. May 29. ( 1. N. S.) The ob
ject of the Germans in their week-end
activity in Alsace and their constant
(Concluded on Hige Scrc-n. Column Kourt
Wood Pipe Makers "
Makers of Wealth
For All 'Concerned
Astonishing figures are fur-
nished by a Portland concern
that handles huge quantities of
Oregon timber stuff 111 the act
of manufacturing wood tanks
and wood pipe. Oregon has -$
3t the forests, and the semi-arid
sections of all the coast and .
jjt. Rocky mountain 'states have if:
need of tanks and piping to all -
but incredible degree. Portland
$ workers are duly utilizing the
t opportunity in. these particU-
lars, and In others.
4 The ; operations of the com-.'
pany referred to are detailed
on the editorial page of The
Journal today under the title
i "Nothing the Matter With Port-
it land." In the course of this Ik
, article therer appears certain jfc
hortatory matter concerning
4H the advisability of a curfew law
He for the roving dollar, which -
nay well be pondered by all
readers of The Journal,
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Constantine Expected to Hold
His People in Check; Terri
torial Balm to Heal Wound.
Paris, May 29 (I. N. S.) Rioting is
in progress in Athens today as a pro
test to King Constantlne's order to the
troops in Macedonia to retire before
the Bulgarians, according to .-dispatches
received here today. A demonstration
is reported to have taken place in front
of the capital.
Amsterdam, May 29. (U. P.) Ber
lin reported today that Austria and
Germany had promised Greece a slice
of southern Serbia and Albania for con
tinued neutrality and therefore it was
expected that Greece would not seri
ously protest the Bulgarian invasion.
Saloniki, May 29. (i. N. S.) A Bul
garian army of 25,000, led by German
officers and supported by German cav
alry, has crossed ' the Greek border.
(Concluded on Page 8een, Column FIe)
Locked Out Operators
Indorsed by Union
General Executive Board of Commer
cial Telegraphers Indorses Demands
of Slsohagred Men.
. New Yorki May 29. (I. N. S.) The
general executive board of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union of Amer
ica, after a four hours' session here to
day, decided to indorse the demands of
the locked-out telegraphers for rein
statement. Appeals "Of delegations of
the telegraphers from Boston , and
Washington were heard.
President S. J. KOnenkamp stated
that failure to reinstate the discharged
men would mean a "national fight
against discharges of men said to he
by the union unwarranted.
The telegraphers tomorrow, acting
on the- recommendation of the general
executive, board, will formulate a gen
eral strike ultimatum to the Western
Union Telegraph company. Failure on
the partof , the company to reinstate
the" locked out men will mean a na
tional strike Involving from 20,000 to
49,000 telegrapher throughout the
country, . -
Developments' seem to Indicate 'that
the Western Union has thrown down
the gauntlet to the telegraphers' na
tional organization and the latter has
now decided to. defy the company.
Register for Helena" Named.
Washington. May Z. (U, . F.-
President Wilson today nominated Jo
aeph - Uker as register of the federal
land office at iieiena, aionc - - -
Why Hill Had
Warm Feeling
for Belgium
Seattle Man Telfa of Financing of
Great Northern Extension to
Port Angeles.
Seattle, Wash., May 29 (U. P.)
Tt was th'e ambition of James J. HU1
tc re-build Belgium at the close of tho
war, this from a sense of, gratitude for
aid Belgians gave him at a time wtien
his railroad career was at stake, as
well as from" his faith in the Belgian
enterprise and industry.
This is vouched for by County Com
missioner Michael J. Carrigan of Se
attle, whose first acquaintance with
Hill began tn the early "SOs, when Car
ilsan besought the empire builder to
extend the Great Northern tevthe Olym
pic peninsula, With a terminus at Port
Angeles.
Honey Was Scare.
Hill's project of extending the Great
Northern to Seattle aroused a storm
of criticism, especially since the panij
of 1893 was fast approaching. Seeking
capital Hill-went to New York, to Lon
don, to Germany, to Holland, to inter
est financiers in the project. He re
turned without results.
It was then that Archbishop Ireland,
according to Carrigan, came to Hill's
aid. Ireland and Hill were intimate
friends.
"I don't know whether this will
help," said Ireland, "but I will give you
a letter to the pope," and the bishop
also endorsed Hill's plans, practically
underwriting the transcontinental rail
road. It was through this letter that
the pope's influence was obtained by
which Hill was introduced favorably
to Belgian financiers, and the project
was eaved.
Samuel Hill Visits.
A few weeks ago. Samuel Hill of Se
attle, son-in-law of the railroad build
er, was asked by the king of Belgium
to visit him.
Hill made a record-breaking trip.
i and while no public statement has been
issued by him, it is understood that
the interview with the king related to
the subject of rebuilding the country.
T
PRESS ITS ADVANTAGE
T
Italians KavaJvaiaiat(i,Si
Towns but Belief Expressed
Advance-Will Be Checked,
Austrian. Losses 69,000.
Milan, May 29. (I. N. S.I
A Swiss officer who has just
returned from the Trentino esti
mates that the Austrian losses
for the 12 days of the present
battle were at the rate of nearly
6000 men a day. Others re
ports from Berne set the Aus
trian losses at 69,000.
The Austrian left wing after
seven days of fighting had
more than half of its battalions
destroyed. These losses pre
vented the left wing from ad
vancing while the center was
making prograss.
Vienna, May 29. (T N. S.) Capture
of a strongly fortified position west of
Arsiero, Italy, was officially announced
today by the Austrian war office.
Milan. May 29. (I. N. S.) Nts re
ceived here today while depicting the
situation in the Asiago plateau as pre
carious for the Italians, tend to con
firm yesterday's reports that ths Ital
ian forces are resisting stubbornly de
spite the terrific artillery fire laineJ
upon them from Monte Verena.
The number of Austrian batteries
participating In the bomtiardn ent is
Increasing hourly. Apparently the
(Concluded on Page Eight. Column Four)
Trial of the Innesses
Begins in Atlanta
Jury Is Being; Impaneled In Superior
Court; Charge Is Misappropriation of
Money Entrusted Them.
Atlanta, Ga., May 29. (U. P.) A
jury Is being selected In the superior
court today to try Victor E. Innes and
his wife, Ida May Innes, on a charge of
stealing $3397 from Kloise Nelms Den
nis, daughter of Mrs. John T. Nelms
of Atlanta.
The specific allegation is that Inns
and wife misappropriated $3397 which
Mrs. Dennis had entrustfd to them to
invest In Salt Lake City. Ctah. Fer
gus county, Montana, and Sonoru,
Mexico.
Mrs. Dennis and her sister, Beatrice
Nelms, disappeared in June, 1914. and
Innes and his wife were accused of
being responsible. 'They were tried on
a murder charge in Texas and acquit-
I ted. Then the larceny complaint, an
outgrowth of the same episode, waft
filed.
The state will depend largely upon
Marshall Nelms, L. B. Weathers, a
real estate dealer, and the mother of
tfco missing women to prove its case,
and Solicitor Dorsey, who prosecuted
Leo Frank, is confident of conviction.
Mr. and Mrs. Innes are defended by
three of the best known attorneys In
Georgia, Including a former Judge of
! tiie supreme court, who were appoinl-
td by Judge Hill
Only a few hours were required to
complete tho jury.
The defense asked and secured sep
arate trials. Mrs. Innes will &o to
trial last.
Goodale Drops Into Hudson.
New York, May 29. (I. N. S.) Frank
Goodale, the aeronaut, dropped from a
height of 1000 feet with his dirigible
into the Hudson liver near Edgewater
Sunday. While high over the river,
Goodale's engine went dead. He rapid-
lv ) out s?a- H KCani wlttinnt in.
4 jury from the fall.
AUSTRIA CON
INUESTO
VIENZA
DISTRI
SENATE PASSES
RIVERS BILL BY
VOTE OF 35-32
Measure Appropriating $42,
000,000 for Improvement
Work Is Finally Passed De
spite Republican Filibuster.
OREGON MEASURES ARE
INCLUDED ON THE LIST
Earlier Attempt to Recommit
the Bill Is Lost by Vote
of 27 to 41.
Pacific
Northwest
Approprla-
tions
Oregon.
Coos Ha- $
Tillamook bay
CoqulUe river
Coos river
Siuslaw river
Snake river from
mouth of Pittsburg
landing
Columbia river and
tributaries above
Celllo falls
Willamette and Yam
hill rivers
Columbia and lower
Willamette rivers
below Portland ....
ro.ooo
r..ooo
6.000
3,000
6,000
A
:5,ooo
38.000
47,000
360,000
200.000
1,000
Mouth ,f Columbia. .
Clatskanie
Washington.
i
Grays Harbor $ 30,000
Wlllapa harbor 100,000
Lake Washington, canal
Seattle 348,000
Cowlitz and Lewis
rivers 17,500
Grays river, Washing
ton BOO
Washington, May 29. (TJ. P.) Tha
senate, by a vote of 26 to 12, passed the
rlverB and harbors bill today, approprl.
ating $42,000,000.
The house has already approved the
bill.
These senators voted against the
bim-- -
Ashurst. Borah, Brady, Clarke (Wyo
ming), Cummins, Curtiss. Dillingham,
Fall. Gallinger, Gore. Hardin, Hollis.
Hustlng, Jones, Kenyon, La Follette,
LlppitU Lodge, Newlands, Norris, Page,
Pomerene. Shaffroth, Smoot. Sunder
land, Taggart, Thompson, Townsend,
Wadsworth, Warren. Weeks and Works.
One vote defeated Kenyon's amend
ment to make the appropriation $30,
000,000. The filibuster on the measure had
lasted since May 9.
The filibuster against the bill was
first set back today when the senate
voted down Husting's motion to recom
mit the measure. The vote stood 27
to 41.
By a rising vote the senate adopted
New-land's amendment creating a reg
ulation commission to supervise the
expenditures on rivers and harbors.
Taggart's amendment to prevent 4he
expenditure of any part of the $42,
000,000 until Secretary of War Baker
has definitely declared that such ex
penditure is necessary to promote In
terstate or foreign commerce, was re
jected by a vote of 21 to 37.
On Gallinger's point of order it the
last moment the senate reversed itself
and struck out Newlands- amendment
creating a regulation commission de
signed to eliminate "pork."'
Wants $500,000,000 for Navy.
Washington. May 29. (, N. S.)
"Great Britain's navy is twice as large
as that of Germany; Germany's is
twite as large as that of France and
the French navy Is 50 per cent stronger
than that of the United States."
Declaration to this effect was voiced
from the floor of the house of repre
sentatives here today by Representa
tive Farr of Pennsylvania, who spoke
in favor of a larger navy.
"I will vote," said Farr, "for 25 addi
tional battleships and 250 submarines.
We need a large number of aeroplanes
too. I favor spending $500,000,000 for
building thiti year alone."
The Republican members of the
house and the spectators stamped and
yelled when Farr spoke of spending
$500,000,000 on the navy.
Tariff Commission Approved.
Washington, May 29. (1. N. S.)
The house ways end means commit
tee today approved the administra
tion's tariff commission and will In
clude it in the general revenue bill.
The committee approved the duty
on dyestuffs. protecting American in
dustry. It tentati.-el agreed to raise reve
nu. by increased taxes on incomes,
inheritances and munitions.
"Hoodoo Schooner"
Is Driven Into Suva
San Francisco. May 29. (P. N. S.;
A cable from Suva, FIJI Islands, re
ported today that the British schooner
CoqulUan City had been driven in
there, her hold filled with water and
her crew exhausted from manning the
pumps.
The ship was bound from New Castle
to San Francisco in ballast, and is
known as the "hoodoo schooner." On
almost every trip since the ship was
launched, four or five years ago, some
thing has happened to her.
For two weeks -he crew worked day
and night to keep the vessel afloat. A
leak caused her to take in a foot of
water an hour during all that time.
..-
. 8. ' S. Oregon pne June 6.
Captain J. Speier received news today
that the battleship Oregon will arrive
off the mouth of the Columbia river on
the morning of June 6 and immedl;'.ely
proceed up ths rier to Portland, ar.
riving that night. , - '
Woman Forces
Editor to Chew
His Own Words
Amied With a Gun She Thrusts
Paper Containing Offending Artl
tie Into His Mouth.
Laurel, I., May 29. (I. N. 6.)
Mrs. Harvey Peace forced Klmer L.
Harris, editor of the Jones county
(Mississippi) Times, a weekly, on Fri
day, to eat half of his newbpaper,
whick contained an article she claimed
was detrimental to her character.
Armed with a revolver, Mrs Peao
entered the office and demanded to
see Harris. The gun scattered print
ers and other men from the plant.
When she faced Harris he went on
his knees. She forced the paper ho
tv.een his lips and he started to hew
He was busily Kletcherlilng when At
torney Kirkland, who was passing
called a constable, to whom the wo
man surrendered.
Editor Harris asked that she and all
l.er family be placed under pears
bonds.
140 PER CENT OF 0,C.
GRANT FOR SCHOOLS
OF OREGON IS ASKED
Senate Committee Report
Asks for Division Provided
in Original Chamberlain Bill
Washington. May 29. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF TIIE JOURNAL)
Senator Chamberlain today'presented
the report of the public lands commit
tee of the senate on the Oregon and
California land grant bill. The most
Important amendments made are in
the division of the funds and the pro
vision reauiriuc cash in the sale of
timber.
"We have changed the section cov
ering the division of proceeds," said
Senator Chamberlain, "so as to provide
for port districts. By the amended
provision the residual amount for the
school fund will average about 40 per
cent, as provided by the original bill.
The purpose of the cash ale provision
is to subject the lands to taxation as
soon as practicable.
"The new division of funds carries
10 per cent for reclamation to be ex
pended on Oregon projects, 10 per cent
for the federal treasury. 30 per cent
of sales in Coos. Douglas, Lnne, Tilla
mook and Multnomah counties for
roads, 20 per cent in counties named
for port dictricis. 35 per cent from
all other counties for roads and the
balance from all counties to thj stat
school fund.'"
Senator Chamberlain will ask the
senate to set an early dite for con
sideration, hoping to take It up as
an emcrrency measure. The report
contains an argument in favor of bet
ter treatment for Oregon than tue
house bill provides, in which the com
mittee says:
"Inasmuch as the original purpose of
the granting arts was the welfare of
the state of Oregon, your committee
feels that this purpose should now be
enforced. It can only he accomplished
by devoting the grant lands or their
proceeds to the original purpose of has
toning the development of the date.
We deem it only Just and equitable
that congress should make the allot
ments proposed by the amendments of
this committee to the state of Oregon
it' reparation for the great damage it
lias sustained."
Half Million Fire
Occurs in Vancouver
Plant of Hew England Pish Co. and
Alberts-Pacific Grain Elevator XUes
In Ashes.
Vancouver, B. C. May 29. (P. N.
S.) Property valued at more than
$500,000 lies in ashes on the water
front here today as the result of a
fire which late Sunday attacked the
plant of the New England Fish com
pany and tho Alberta-Paclf to grain
elevator.
The fire started In the hay storage
warehouse of the Alberta-Pacif lc ele
vator, but spread quickly to the of
fices, stores, and wharJ of the New
England Fish company. Complete de
struction of the company's wharf,
offices and stor'es, with $25,000 worth
of supplies, and partial destruction of
a hugft new fish storage warehouse
resulted. The loss to the fish com
pany is estimated at $42'.,000. with
insurance amounting to $300,000.
More than 85,000 bushels of wheat
awaiting shipment was stored in the
Alberta-Padlflc grain elevator and a
large part of this will be a total
loss because of the Immense volume
of water poured upon It. The damage
to the elevator and contents is esti
mated at $150,000.
Effort to Get Jury to
Try Orpet Continues
Poor Additional Talesmen Veeessary t J
Complete Trial Body; Three of These
Tentatively Accepted.
Waukegan, Ills., May 29. (I. N. S.)
The work of selecting a Jury to try
William Orpet, accused of the inurder
of Marian Lambert, was continued to
day. Four additional Jurors are neces
sary before the taking of evidence may
Btart, but three of this number have
been tentatively accepted.
Prosecutor Dady subpenaed Chris.
Brtiner, a telegrapher of Lake Forest
believing that he would reveal con
tents of telegrams passing between
Orpet and Miss Lambert. Brune,, who
has announced his intention of remain
ing i silent, vtll .have the backing of
the ' Western ..Union Telegraph com
'jny. ; - yV, .
CAPITAL SEERS
SAY ROOSEVELT
CAN'T IKE IT
That Is the Down-onthe-'.
Level Opinion of Most Off
the Political Wise Ones Aff
ter Examining All Reports.
ACTUAL T. R. STRENGTH 1
DIFFICULT TO MEASURE
Votes in Sight for First Ballot
Are Much Fewer Than
Many Supposed. .
Washington, May 29. (WASHING- -
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)' '
Roosevelt can t make it. That la ths .
down-on-the-level opinion of most of "
the political seers at the capital, after
lit eral use of their pencils and exam "
iiiatlon of all the reports that have
drifted In. , ':
There are several ways of getting,
at the truth regarding the conflicting' P
claims of candidates regarding their'
strength at the Chicago convention.
One way Is hy taking the estimates of
rival managers and submitting them tor
comparison and dissection. Another is
to take the list by slates and work out
the preferences or delegates, so' far 1
r.s they have been sounded and hSVS ..
committed themselves.
Many Delegates Unaccounted Tor. . .
The second method leaves a ItXf -
number of delegates, ranging from, 10
t' 200, unaccounted for. Even it to
these, however, guesnes can be made
by taking Into consideration the entl
riicut of their stales or districts, tbslr
records as standpatters or liberals, and
the Impressions given out by Other
members of the delegations concerning
the way their thoughts are turning.
From all these sources, the figures,
that can be
ballot show
worked out for the first,
Hughes far In the lead.
(ConctiMlrd on Pugr Two, C olumn Three.)
WAS FIRE AT PRISON
FLAX PLAN! STARTED
Blaze Followed Warden Min-.
to's Order Limiting Pur
chases of Tobacco, Sugan
Salem. Or.. M; y 29. Was the recent.
flfe at the state prixou which caused :
a loss of $15,000 a direct result of SO .
order Issued by Warden Minto limiting '
ti e purchase of tobacco and sugar .by v
convicts? t '
This Is a question raised here. In .
side" Information Is to the effect that
following notice that such an Order
would become iff tive there was great
Indignation among convicts and' word
was allowed to reach officials that, If
the order whs not rescinded thre
would he unpleasant developments.
This "Inside" Information is to ths ef.
feet that the threats Included ths d
structlon of the flax plant. ,
Warden Mlnto said Monday that ha
had decided the order was necessary ''
in order to curb gambling In the Inst)- r
tutlon. Convicts have ben in (lis
habit of betting on baseball games or
anything else on which wagers could
be placed, he said, und he had decided -it
must be stopped. t t
"When a convict calls for fl .or
$10 worth of tobacco the first of ac&
month It is plain that his request' is '
not a legitimate one," said the Warden. :
"All I am after Is to stop gambling
in the prison. 1 do not want any con- "
vlct to lack any luxury to which he is
entitled. I simply want to restrict
him to hla actual needs." .
The warden said no threat of in
cendiarism had been made to him or ;
any omer oirjctais. so far as ha knew.
but
aumiuea trial announcement nt :
Ms "order caused much dissatisfaction.
especially among the convicts he
called the "hardhoileds." . .
llritKli InvHOe Kaat Africa.
London, May 29. ( U. P.) General
Northey ha marched his British co
lonial troops Z0 miles Into German
East Africa, according to dispatch
received today. The British ara surg
ing forward on the whole front be'
tween Lakes Nyassa and Tanganyika,.
General Smt ts' main British column
captured Ipiana.
Wants Goat Harness
Rent Summer Cottagi
-' ' ' Ti y A
At Castierock. H. D. Sprague -sold
his restaurant. He adver
tised in The Journal's Want Ad
columns and the ad sold threat--ing
place the second time It was ;'
published. Use ads and SSVS '
money.
Wanted Mlsoellanaona. .
WANTED Single or double goat
harness; also wagon for same.
Want Shetland ponies and burros
Housekeeping Soomi 73
$10- Two 'lean, completely fur-,
inshed rooms, bath, laundry,
phone, large lawn, walking , dl- ;
tance. .
Summer Besorts 8S
FURNISHED room cottage, $
for season, at Seaside. '
Ths dally circulation of The, ':
Journal, in Portland and its trad-1
ing radius, exceeds the morning
paper by several thousand and is i
practically 50 per osat greatsr
than Its nearest afternoon content-
porary. - . 1 .
BY PEEVED