-THE . MORNI&&- OREGON IAN, THURSDAY, MAY , . 1905.
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NEW LINE WILL
HIKE EOT E
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0. R..& N. Plans to Lay Tracks
From St. Johns to
Troutdale.
STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE
Directors Call a Special Meeting for
July 8, at "Which Amendment
Authorizing Construction
Will Be Adopted.
The O. 'R. & X., at the list meeting
of the board of directors, ma!re provision
for the amendment of the articles of in
corporation by which it would be possible
for the company to construct a line of
track from the end of the St Johns'
epur through that village, along the bank
of the river -around the Columbia Slough
and up the big river to Troutdale.
This amendment -will be considered at a
called meeting of the stockholders of the
company on July 6, at which time it is
practically certain that the amendment
will be adopted and the construction of
the road authorized.
The present main line of the O. R. &
X running out of the city passes through
Sullivan's Gulch and over a sharp grade
which makes It difficult to haul the heavy
freight trains either In or out of the
city. The new line Is to obviate this dif
ficulty and to make provision for a water
grade the entire distance.
It is announced by the officials of the
company that there Is no immediate in
tention of constructing the easy grade,
but that the action of the board is to
make provision for the construction of
the line when it becomes necessary for
such additional trackage to be built.
The plan as at present mapped out is
for the old road to be used for passenger
business running over the main line while
the proposed road, when it Is built, will
be used for the transportation of the long
and heavy freight trains running into
Eastern Oregon.
Owing to the fact , that the survey for
the new line has not as yet been made,
in fact Is "not yet authorized, the length
of the new track or the approximate cost
fs not known, but It will reach a goodly
sum.
One of the main reasons for making the
provision for the survey and subsequent
construction of the road at this time Is
said to have been the decision of the
Weyerhaeuser syndicate to construct Its
large mill at St Johns, which, so It In
reported, will have a dally capacity of
3SO.000 feet of lumber. Much of this
lumber, the greater part in fact will be
hhlpped to. Eastern customers, and It Is
therefore necessary to ha'e convenient
transportation facilities. With the new
line It will be possible to haul the lum
ber when loaded upon the cars at the
mill, up the water grade and out on its
Eastern Journey. If the mill people come
to an early conclusion to build, it Is
probable that the construction of the new
line' will be commenced in tlm to have
the track In readiness for the traffic
which the lumber output will create.
WILL RECLAIM MANY ACRES
Payette and Boise Valleys Arc Noted
by Government.
A. A. Richards, State Senator In the
Idaho Legislature, who has been largely
instrumental In Interesting the Govern
ment In the Payette-Bolpe Valley Irriga
tion project was in Portland yesterday
on his way to Emmett, Idaho, from
Seattle. Mr. Richards owns enormous
tracts of land, which will be watered by
the Government ditches. He also has
extensive mining Interests In Alaska.
"'Irrigation has been in practice in the
Payette and Boise Valley for years, and
we thought we had watered about all the
land wc could possibly reach until the
Government engineers made their sur
reys," said Mr. Richards at the Hotel
Portland last night "They told us that
they could Irrigate nearly 400,000 acres
more, and we could fcardly believe them.
rtie question was asked as to wnere
they could obtain the water to irrigate
such an immense tract of land, as In the
Summer months the Payette and Boise
Rivers are very low and there Is very
little surplus water In either of the
streams. They told us that they con
templated storing the water that rushes
down the rivers In the Spring floods..
This will mean one of the most gigan
tic undertakings ever projected la the
"West and will result in the expenditure
of thousands of dollars. A srle of dams
will be constructed from the headquar
ters of the Payette River to Its mouth,
which Is a dlMance of about '170 miles.
The river starts at the PayetV; Lakes
and across It will be erected huge gates
which will hold the -surplus water from
the melted snow.
"The Payelie Lake? are situated high
In the mountains and very little of the
water evaporates, which It would uo If
it were stored lower down. The water
is released gradually and it flows down
the river until It meet another enor
mous dam near the mouth of the stream.
This dam raises the water .so that it can
be directed over the high plateaus which
makes the best farming land.
'The conditions necesrftate such action,
as during the Summer months the rivers
have been getting lower and lower and
some people predict that It will only be
a few years until the water supply will
not be sufficient to Irrigate the land that
Is already under ditches. The cutting
away of the timber, which causes the
snow to melt more rapidly. Is Bald to be
the reason the rivers are higher in the
Spring and lower in the Summer."
E OF GRIME
VAXDRAX EXPLAINS AVHY JOE
YOUNG SHOT HIM.
Injured Man Tells Deputy District
Attorney ' Hancy Story of
the Trouble.
An official statement given to Deputy
District Attorney II. B. Adams by K.
Vandran at the Good Samaritan Hospital
early yesterday morning, definitely Axes
the reason for the attempted murder.by
Joseph Young as family trouble.
Vandran stated Young had heard of
stories being circulated, to the effect that
Vandran had told people Young was not
taking proper care of his wife and chll
dren.
Vandran admitted furnishing Mrs.
Young with money on several occasions,
as she had told him she was in destitute
circumstances, and must have help; that
her husband had refused to take care of
her and something must be done.
Vandran states that when Young called
him out onto the sidewalk in front of the
Washington Cafe shortly before 1 A. M.
Tuesday, ho asked if Vandran had been
making derogatory statements concerning
him. Vandran replied that he had stated
Young should be ashamed of himself to
refuse to provide for Mrs. Young and the
children and he had assisted Mrs. young
by providing her money to purchase pro
visions.
After this conversation, Vandran re
turned to his place behind the bar of the
Washington Cafe, and a moment later
Young entered and began firing at Vand
ran.
At the Good Samaritan Hospital
vandran is resting as well as can be ex
pectea. tie nas some cnances lor re
covery, but if peritonitis sets In. death
may result
Young is in a cell at the County Jail
Ho Is to be arraigned today before Mu
nicipal Judge Hogue on acharge of as
fault with intent to kill.
ft HERE ID BUILD
County Clerk's Report.
County Clerk Fields filed a report In
the County Court yesterday for the
month of April, showing the receipts of
his office to have been 53233.05 and the
disbursements 12383.73, leaving a profit of
1955.32. The figures for the month of
April, for four years past show the fol
lowing results:
Expense to county 1902 517P4.U
Profit to county 1903 3S5.77
Profit to county 1904 1493.12
Profit to county 1903 955.32
Alleges Cruel Treatment.
Minnie Brady has sued Claude Brady
for a divorce on account of cruel treat
ment, and she also asks to be allowed
to resume, her maiden name. Sawtelle.
She alleges. that Brady spends his earn
ings for drink and Joes not support her.
They were married In Puyallup July
16, 1902.
Illinois Commissioners Will Act
Without Delay.
REPLICA OF LINCOLN HOME
Secure Site for Historic Building to
Be Used for Entertainment Pur
posesWill Bring Lincoln
- Documents and Relic.
With Dlans and. specifications for a re
production of the famous Abraham"' Lin
coln home, three, memoes of- the Illinois
resources of the State. As the coramls
stosers say, the resources of the State
of Illinois are already generally known,
vtne State will Just sit around and e
hospitable, the furniture being selected
solely for comfort There will be some
Illinois corn and other products, but these
will appear mostly In the form of decora
tions. Lincoln relics will figure conspicuously
In. the building-. There will be Lincoln
furniture and Lincoln documents galore.
The three commissioners are more than
pleased with the site they were given and
displayed the usual amount of enthu
siasm over the scenic beauty and scope of
the Portland Fair. They report wide in
terest in the Exposition In their State
and believe the attendance from that
quarter will be heavy- They will remain
here for ten days.
TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP
Jewish Publication Society Sends
Representatives to Portland.
Mrs. K. H. Bcherman. representing the
Jewish Publication Society of America,
Is in Portland for a-couple of weeks for
the-purpose of .Increaslngthe membership
of the society. The society was organ-
J06ETOI YOUNG. WHO SHOT TANDR AS.
ROBBERS ON TRIAL
Preliminary Hearing of Notori
m ous Trio Commenced.
TAKE MATTERS COOLLY
Three Men Who Are Charged With
Robbln? Portland Hotel Raths
keller Act. Unconcerned
When Arraigned.
State Commission reached Portland yes
terday morning. They were taken at once
to the Exposition grounds by George L.
Hutchins. secretary of the Oregon-Illinois
society, and within an hour had. selected
a building space. Just to show that they
mean business and that Illinois people are
not slow, the commissioners had their
call -for construction bids issued by 3
o'clock and before evening had completed
all preliminary arrangements for the par
ticipation of their State in the Portland
Fair.
The commissioners are Cyrus Thompson,
president. Frank L. Shup and 3. W.
Stipes. The building they will construct
will be a reproduction of the Lincoln
home at Springfield. It was the only piece
of property Lincoln ever owned and waa
his residence during the time he was
practicing law In Springfield. The archi
tecture is not very elaborate but consid
ering Its associations the structure will
undoubtedly be one of the most Interest
ing buildings at the Fair. It will be two
stories high and the dimension will be 40
feet long by V) feet wide It will be ready
for service before the Exposition is open,
so the commissioners declare.
No attempt will be made to exploit the
ized in Philadelphia IS years ago, for
purely educational and philanthropic pur
poses. It Is the only organization of Its
kind In America. The main object of
the society Is uwupport and maintain a
benevolent educational undertaking, for
the publication of-literary, scientific and
religious work?, to perpetuate Israel's
glorious heritage, and appeal to the Jews
of all lands.
The society Is supported by voluntary
contributions, bequests and membership
fees and has no capital stock. The so
clety has published over 60 volumes of
Jewish literature and history. Tha text
of tho Bible Is now being translated Into
English, according to the latest Jewish
scholarship, and will then form the most
valuable work issued by the society.
While the society Is composed of Jews,
the privileges of the organization are ex
tended to all. Irrespective of creed or de
nomination. The leading Jews of Amer
ica are at the head of the organization.
with Edwin Wolf, of Phlladclpnla. aa
president Among the Portland people
who have been with the society since Its
Inception are Ben Selling. David Soils
Cohen, Dr. Stephen S. Wise. Philip Ge
vurtz, Mrs. Soloman Hirsch and Mrs,
Abe Dryer.
ALFRED F, SMITH
William Barrett. Frltzie Dheln and Her
man Delhm, under the names of William
Kane, J.. S. Stafford and'.G. H. Hanlon.
were placed on preliminary hearing before
Judge Hogue In the Municipal" Court yes
terday morning. They comprise one of
the most notorious and-dangerous trios
operating In he United States, and have
records of great length as bank robbers
and diamond sneak thieves. The charge
against them now Is the larceny of 133
from the Hotel Portland Rathskeller.
Three witnesses were examined for the
prosecution, after which the case was
continued until 9:30 A. M. Saturday. A
clear case Is being made against the de
fendants on circumstantial evidence, but
there is no witness to the actual taking
of the envelope containing the coin. Posi
tive identification of the trio. as being in
the establishment on the morning of the
robbery; remarkable coincidences relat
ing to their actions and other things were
related by Joseph Penney, the cashier.
Will G. MacRae. sporting editor of The I
Orcgonian. and Jacob Jones, a colored
waiter in the rathskeller.
Through the hearings of several minor
cases the trio of celebrated criminals was
permitted to sit In the courtroom. Bar
rett, the man who successfully perpe
trated the daring robbery of 400,003 francs
from a messenger of the Bank of France.
in Paris, five years ago last March, said
he did not need an attorney to defend him
In this case. He said It was not neces
sary. Dan R. Murphy appeared for Dheln
and Delhm. No one of the trio showed
any great concern about the case.
Cashier Penney was the first witness
called by the prosecution. He said that
he readily recognized the trio facing him
as men who were present in the barroom
up to a few moments before he discovered
the theft of the envelope containing the
J13S.
"One of the men spoke my name freely
and very familiarly at the bar." said
Penney. "He asked me to have a, drink.
and with himself and another of the party
I drank."
The two who drank with Penney were
Identified as Dheln and Delhm.
" 'I ought to know you, for I am ac
quainted with one of your aunts, who
lives on the Wabash,' was what the man
said to me who asked me to drink," stated
Penney. "It Is pretty humiliating to be
taken for a 'rube. "
While the two were drinking with Pen
ney, Barrett was not Idle. Although no
one saw him actually take the envelope
containing the money, it was shown that
he was where he could easily have taken
it; that he slipped out of the barroom be
fore Penney got through drinking with
Barrett's pals, and that Barrett took no
part in the play made by Dheln and
Delhm to decoy Penney away from the
cashbox In which the money was secreted.
"When I discovered the loss of -the
money," Penney went on to explain. "I
spoke of It Aside from the two men, now
known to be partners of Barrett there
were present 'Doc' Holmes, Mr. MacRae
and Jones, the waiter. Immediately after
the discovery of the theft. Special Police
man Nicholson came in. Barrett's pals,
seeing that I had learned what happened,
and was about to raise an alarm, left hur
riedly. Quickly we started upstairs after
them, and found them on the sixth floor.
Barrett was not with them. They were
turned over to the police."
Will G. MacRae testified that he saw
the trio of criminals in the rathskeller
when he entered. They came into the
barroom later, and drank at the bar. He
saw Penney take a drink with two of
them, and heard none of the conversa
tion. He did not see Barrett leave the
room, hevsald, as he was talking baseball
with "Doc" Holmes, and Barrett was be
hind them. After the two men drank
with Penney, they hurried out
Jacob Jones, the colored man who la cm
ployed as a waiter In the rathskeller.
1
Prominent among the candidates for the Republican nomination of Councils
man is Alfred .F, Smith, 6ne of our young and-enterprising citizens of the Sixth
Ward- Mr. Smith wa.ifor many years Identified with the Merchants National
Bank of' this city, which position he gave up three years ago' to take his present
position "at managar'of the Smith & Watson Iron Works, one of the largest and
best known Ir.on-worklng Institutions In the Northwest.
Being a large property-owner and having rawmlll interests In the southern
part of the city, he; naturally takes a great Interest In the welfare and "p'ro's'per-'
ity of the Sixth ward, believing that In the near future real property, which'has
been lying dormant these many years for want of bridges and necessary Im-'
proyements. will be eagerly sought after for residence property.
Mr. Smith Is a thoroughly progressive, conservative business man and his
candidacy Is receiving the support of all the taxpayers and voters of the Sixth
Ward, believing their interests served best through his election. "
swore that he had noticed Barrett's part- .
ners hanging around the rathskeller two j
nights previous to the robber'- They
never ordered anything to drink, he 6ald. '
and for that reason, especially, he paid (
particular attention to them.
On the morning of the robbery. Jones f
swore, he went into the rathskeller, where
Barrett. Dheln and Delhm were seated at
a table. He told them It was, nearly clos- j
log time, and they would have to move
Into the barroom. They asked him what
time the saloon closed, what hours he
worked and what kind of a man the cash
ier was. They also asked him. the name
of Mr. fenney. it was aoout. uuuuics j
afterwards that the robbery was com- ;
mitted and discovered.
Jones followed Barrett out of the Hotel'
Portland when Barrett left later In the
forenoon, and kept trace of him until,
some way, Barrett escaped him. A little
later Jones found Barrett walking on
Third, near Oak street, one block west
of police headquarters. Joneu,went to the
station, got Detective- Welner. took "him to
the Alnaworth Bank and Barrett was ar
rested. Barrett Is badly wanted in Milwaukee,
Wis., for a bank robbery and an officer
is now on the way to Portland to take
him back there for trial.
HIS CRIME IX MILWAUKEE
Barrett Committed Bold Robbery In
Bank There.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. May 3. (Special.)
Accompanied by two accomplices, Wll-
i Ham Barrett, in August, 1S39, entered the
First National uanK and ousiea nimsen
about the customers' counter. One of his
accomplices requested Martin Nessler to
assist him In bandaging up an alleged In
jured band. While Nessler was thus en
gaged Barrett picked up the cash deposit
of about $70, about to be made by Nessler,
and ran away, the two accomplices form
ing a flying wedge through the crowd on
the street. These two escaped, but Bar
rett wascaught a few fet away from the
bank. His case was continued several
times, but when finally called.in December
It was found that -he had left for parts
unknown, forfeiting his $1000 cash -bond
which had been put up by James F.
Delaney. A bench warrant was Issued for
hla arrest, but though often heard from it
was impossible to effect his arrest. On
one occasion he had been caught by the
Chicago police, but when a Milwaukee de
tective arrived ,in Chicago Barrett, had
escaped, through a pull it was alleged. ,
As Baltimore wants nim on a charge of
assault with Intent to rob, the Milwaukee
police will probably ask that he be turned
over to the police of that city.
CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULE
Southern. Pacific Shortens Time of.
San Francisco Run..
Beglnning'thls moming the Southern
Pacific will make a. change in the schedule
of Train 12, running between" Portland
and San Francisco. Heretofore the train
has reached Portland at S-o'clock In-the
evening, but from this time on the ar
riving time here will be 6:25 In the after
noon instead.
This change is dne to the completion
of the repairs- which have been -made to
the ferry at Port Costa In California; the
boat having-been taken off the run some
months ago. During this time the trains
running between Portland and San Fran
cisco had to go around by way of Stock
ton, a much longer distance. WJth. the
resumption of the ferry service the short
er run will be made Use o once more
and the leaving time of both Train 12
and 16 wilt be altered to make up for the
shortage In distance. Train 16, which has
been leaving the city at 7:20 In the morn
ing, will leave at 3 o'clock,-- while Train
12. formerly leaving at -7 in the' evening;
will leave at 8:03 at night.
PERSPECTIVE MAP ILLUSTRATING ROUTE OF PROPOSED NEW O. R. & N. LINE FROM ST. JOHNS TO TROUTDALE
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