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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1908)
12 TSrOTfXTXG UJSHtiOAIAIV, TTEDXESDAY, 3IAKCH 11. l'J08, E LUST SPIKE Distinguished Party in Special Train Will Today Celebrate Line's Opening. VANCOUVER WILL BE HOST lour II unci rod Excursionists Will Go t Stevenson, Where Formal Ceremony Will Probably -Occur. Returning in Afternoon. four hundred invited suosts of Van rouver, Wash., will participate in the formal opening of the North Bank divi sion of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle Jtailroad today. The golden wpike will be driven tn the. vicinity of Stevenson, willi appropriate ceremonies. Governors Mead, of Washington, and Chamhcrlain of Oregon, will felicitate the people of the aiiter states upon the accomplishment of the big railway project and there will be ihort talks by prominent officials of Van couver and the nearby Washington country. A special train, tlio first passenger to run over the western end of the North Hank road, will carry the people from Vancouver to I .ylc and at each town along the line, the visitors will be given a warm welcome. Stops will be made along the route to permit the excursion isia to see what advances have been made along the North Bank by the cities touched by the new line. The Fourth Cavalry Band, consisting of 40 pieces. from Vancouver Barracks, will be on the train. Two Ceremonies IMunued. There will be a celebration of the opening of the road at Lyle and another lit Stevenson, where the golden spike will probably be driven. It may be. how ever, that in the enthusiasm of the demonstration at Lyle, the gilded spike will be driven there. This had not been " decided upon yesterday. There will be other demonstrations en route and the excursion will mark an era of good feel ing that has resulted from the construe tion of the new Hill line down the Co lumbia River. Officials of the new road, headed by President K. B. Clark and General Freight and Passenger Agent Adams, to gether with city and county officials from Vancouver and officers from Vancouver Barracks, will he prominent members of the excursion. These, with the Governors of the two states, members of the Wash ington bar and of the State Railroad Commission will make a notable party. Besides the otneiais, there will be rep resentative business and professional men from Vancouver and Portland who will rejoice in the completion of the new line. , -Many Stops Along 'Line. At points of vantage along the road, the train will be halted to permit the members of the junket to view the grandeur of the Columbia River scenery that is one of the strongest attractions fff the new line. At the Cape Horn tun nel, the visitors will be given a glimpse of the engineering difficulties in building the new road. On the stretches of line between stations. the "Golden Spike Special" will be speeded up to show the excursionists what a splendid piece of engineering work the new road is. Throughout the Journey, the guests of the Vancouver commercial Interests ft is be lieved will bp struck by the splendid construction of "the line, its absence of perceptible grade and the very slight curvature. ' Tl?e splendid character of the new line will be a great cause for congratulation on the part of the people who will cele brate the opening of the road no less than the fact of its successful completion. Rail way engineers all over the Cnitcd States have remarked upon the remarkably sub stantial construction which has bored through rock cliffs and has built one of the best railroads anywhere, regard less of expense. Portland people who will attend the eelohratlon today will leave the city this morning at S o'clock on special cars for Vancouver, where the Fourth Cavalry Hand will be waiting to welcome them. At 9 o'clock, the "Golden Spike Special" will pull out of Vancouver and is due to arrive at Iyle at 1 :-WV P. M. On the way up the river, stops will be made at Camas, Washougal, Stevenson and Bingcn. The train will leave l,yi on the return trip .it 2:1," o'clock and no stops will be made, arriving at Vancouver about 5:30 P. M. This schedule will be strictly adhered to and allows for a 25-minute stop at Camus. I.i minutes at Wa;hougal, " minutes at Stevenson, 20 minutes at Bingen and 30 minutes at Lyip. BCILI Al'KOSS I liKlOHT YARDS ew KaM side Line for Heavy Pas senger Traffic. A new passeng.-r line will be con structed by the Portland Railway, Jjght Power Company to carry its heavy pas senger traffic on the Kast Side imerur ban lines around the company's freight yards at the east end of the Madison street bridge, instead of through them iu at present. This -will result in less danger to passenger tratftr and fewer de lays to both passenger ami freight Irabu. Work will be started at once, says President Jossclyn. on a double-track passenger line from the Inman-Poulsen mill, north, near the Southern Pacific main line to Hawthorne avenue, where the track will turn westward across the Mhdiaon-stroet bridge. This new line will carry the cars running to Cazadero, Oregon City and The Onto. This heavy travel, when routed through the freight yards, ha.s often been sub jected to delays, particularly during the Summer seasom when travel is. heaviest. The line will not only do away with this but will eliminate the element of danger that is always present in running pas senger trains through freight yards. This new routing w til cut down the running lme considerably and will also do away with delays in the handling of freight to team tracks and also to and from the freight house. O M KS TO BUI Ll N EW LINE New York Engineer Will Construct Wn;.hinpton County Branch. W. S. Turner, a well-known New York engineer, haw been sent to Tort'and by the engineering firm of William S. Karsttow A Co., to take charge of the construction of the Hillsbro branch of the Oregon Bleetric Railway and of other work that Harstow & Co. may have in this state. Mr. Turner has arrived and lias taken up his headnuarters in the offices of Bar-tow & Co. In the Failing building. Mr. Turner was connected for a number -rf year with the engineering firm of J. O. htrc A Co.. New York, and is thoroughly informed on tugineering D R iV NEW ILL ROAD topics. Although this Is his first visit to Portland, he likes the city very much. He has brought his wife here and has taken a house at Fourteenth and Mill streete. R. 1. Donald, formerly engineer here for the firm of Barstow & Co., and second vice-president of the firm, has resigned from the company and will devote his time-to other engineering work, having opened an office in the Failing building. TRACKS TO ST. JOHN MILLS North Bank Ilond Will C onnect With Factory District. Rights of way are being secured by the Spokane. Portland A Seattle Railway for tracks running into the factory district of St. John from. th main line of the Hill road across the Peninsula. It is un derstood to be the plan of the road to construct a water-grade route around the Peninsula, practically duplicating the Trontdale extension of the O. R. & N, In this way it is planned to connect the sawmills and the other manufacturing industries in St. John and vicinity with the Hill tracks. Much of the right of way. it is under stood, has already been secured, and as soon as this work Is complete . construc tion will be commenced. It is understood the branch line to the factory district of the Peninsula will branch off from the main line of the Hill road at the west end ol the bridge across the Willamette River. Asks County for Franchise. The United Railways wishes to con struct an electric Jine on the east 20 feet of the White House road, to ex tend from the south end of Macadam street to Riverview Cemetary. A fran chise has been drawn up and sub mitted to the County Court, which is considering its provisions. If the fran chise is granted, the company will com plete the line in two years, or failing; to do so, will forfeit the franchise. It is planned that the road shall cross the White House road at the south line of the cemetery and be constructed from there to the Clackamas County line on private property. The time limit for the completion of this portion of the line is not set in the franchise. At the Theaters What the Pkm Asenta Say. Two Performances Today. There will be two performances at the Heilig Theater today. The celebrated tragedian and actor. Charles B. Hanford, will present "The Merchant of Ventre" this afternoon; tonight "Antony and Cleopatra" closes the engage ment. "Merry Widow" Here. All those famous imported Pathe films that have been expected at the Marquam are here and being shown every day this week between the hours of '2 and 10 P. M. Of course, greatest interest naturally at taches to the "Merry Widow" film, for everybody has heard of that great comic craze. 'The Three or Vs." One of the most delightfully successful playa ever seen at the Baker Theater is Rachel Cro ther's "The Three of Us," which is drawing large audiencen all this week. The play is original and full of life and action. Kin pi re Matinee Today. One of the most delightful matinees in the city today will be at the Empire, where Clarence Bennett's gorgeous production of "A Koal Slave' is the attraction. This is a romantic and thrilling tale of Old Mexico. "Anita Hie Signing Girl." Comedy reigns at the i?tar Theater this week, where "Anita the Singing Girl" is being played by the French Stock Company. It is a play in four acts with new scenery and ooa- tumes, an interesting story and plenty of amuFtemrnt. There is juM. enough of the dramatic in "Anita the Singing Girl" to make the comedy the better. Our New Girl" Tonight. "Laugh and the world laughs with you' and all the rest. It ts easy to laugh this Hi' ii you Know wuerc to go. you will find the real temt.le of mirth tn h tii Lyric, where the Allen company is giving iiiiL iijJiMMK micf, uur Aew triri. Ainu nee tomoriow. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Dream City' Sunday. Commencing Sunday night, 'the Marquam will offer for one week one of the biggest musical comedy suci-esses in the nhnrw. r Joe Weber's original New York sensation. "Dream City." as presented by a distin guished company of singers, dancers and comedians. including Mary Marble and "Lltttle Chip." "The Stowaway" Monday. A great comedy-drama that will be next ?ek at the Lyric, where the Allen com pany will introduce "The Stowaway." The piece abounds in sensational itniiinn good comedy and delightful romance. There will be an elaborate production. Two mov ing picture films will be used. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Grand's All-star Bill. U the Grand this week Sullivan & Con- eidine have pent a vaudeville show which rates up with any that has been seen on the Cuat in several weeks. The particular at traction is the animal act. Carlisle's doc and pony circus. Introducing Tom. the talktaz donkey, is the headline attraction. In mi.H. tlen to the animal act. there arc singers, dancer, rtunrrilan, acrobat, gymnast and other specialties. 1'aiitacs Uucqiialetl Vaudeville. Inparallrled values in the vaudeville line prevail at 1'dniaccj. Theater this week. The wonderful Kturrnr tretipe. Murphy and WH lard in their famous and inimitable c?medy sketch: Marlon and Pearl, the talking acro batic co media pa are he features. CANNOT STAND ST. LOUIS Oregon Woman Leaves Huband to EM'ape the Life. ST. LOUIS. March 10. (Special.) On the strength of the testimony of Edward M. I'lshoessor, a carpenter, now of Maple wood. Mo., that his wife Minnie, a former Oregonian. deserted him to escape from St. Louis. Judge MeKlhlnney. of the Clay ton Court, today granted I'lshoesser a di vorce, l lshoepser tt tided ho married her August 4. ISO. and they separated on on June 4. lifi. They have two children, Marlon, aced 12. and 101 iza. aged 7. After coming- here from Oregon, Mrs. Ulshocsecr. he testified, declared St. Louis life unbearable, and takinc the children left town through the Salvation Army. He traced them to Syracuse. Y.. where the trail ended. Judce McKlhinny was' unable to award him the custody of his children because they were out of the court's juris diction. Refused Change of Venue. ABKUDEKX. Wash.. March J . (Special.) The attorneys in the saloon Sundav law violation cases, tired of trials in the Police Court here without defioitft results, applied today for a -chanjre of o-muc. which whs refused. Jude Irwin, of the Superior Court, will be r.skcd to Klve an opinion on the police judge's ruling. SENDS HER TO JAIL Court Passes Sentence on Mrs. Bell Waymire. FOUR MONTHS IS THE TERM Judge Gantenbein Holding That the "Woman Was Tool of Plotters, Orders K. K. Kadding Iinpris- -oned 6 0 Days Longer. Unless the Supreme Court reverses the judgment on appeal, Mrs. Belle Way mire. convicted of conspiracy to blacken the reputation of Mayor Lane, will be compelled to serve a term, of four months in the County Jail, while B E. Raddinp. convicted as her accomplice, will do time for six months. The judgment of the trial court was pronounced yesterday by Judge Gantenbein. Radding was given the maximum sentence. The court said WILL REPRESENT ORKtiON IN ORATORICAL CONTEST AT MOXMOITH. Itert W. ITMCott, '08. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene. Or.. March 10. (Special.) Bert W. .Prescott, 'OS, who will rep resent the University of Oregon in the Intercollegiate oratorical con- test at Monmouth. March 1U. is one of the prominent students in the University. Prescott s home is in Baker City, which city has pro duced more remarkable students for the varsity than any town in the state in proportion to its number of representatives here. Prescott is president . of the Associated Stu dents. He is a member of the var sity Glee Ciub, having sung in the first tenor section for the past four years. Prescott won third place in the tryout for interstate orator, being only five points behind the winner. that he believed the woman had been but a tool for the plotters, and therefore sen tenced her to serve a shorter term. The defendants wiiL not begin to serve their sentences until the case is passed on by the Supreme Court. Notice of appeal was tiled yesterday. . District Attorney Manning and" Dan Malarkcy, who prosecuted the case, were present in the courtroom when sentence was pronounced. Seneca Fouts and W. R. McGarry. counsel for the defendants. were also present. Radding appeared un concerned, but when the court passed sentence Mrs. Waymire's face flushed and she appeared to retain her compos ure with difficulty. y She was neatly at tired in the same gray suit which she wore during the trial, - but in place of the gray hat she wore a blue one. The statute provides that upon con viction a conspirator shall be sentenced to serve from one to six months in jail or to pay a fine of from $50 to $200. Both the fine and imprisonment may be im posed. In passing sentence the court said: You have had a fair trial, and have been found guilty. One of the newspapers of the city announced that in receiving the verdict of the jury the Court commended the verdict. That was absolutely wrong, as I do nor believe that the Court . should comment upon the verdict. In many states this oTense is a felony, but in this state it is not. and the penalty is comparatively mild. I believe that reasonable men will hardly differ in the opinion that the maxi mum penalty of the law is deserved, so far as the defendant Kadding; if concerned. It is the judgment of the Court that he be confined in the County Jail for a term of six months. As to the defendant Wavmlre. writers on criminology say that when women commit crime it Is Kenerally due to the influence of others, or to hatred or passion. I think in this case the defendant. Waymire. was influenced by others to commit this of fense. It was not duto hatred or passion, nor was it apparently due to greed. A woman is punished much more severely by detection than a man. -it the sama time a woman who will allow herself U be influenced to commit an offense of this character should be severely punished. In my view Mrs. Waymire was not the origi nator "of the plot, and she has-been more severely punished by detection than Rad ding. It is the judgment of the Court that he serve four months in the County Jaii. and that both the defendants be required to pay the costs. Upon motion of the defendants coun sel the court then allowed a stay of exe cution for 30 days, that a bill of excep tions may be tiled, preparatory to taking the case into the Supreme Court. The bail of M rs. Wa y mi re wa s d e -creased from $Koi to 760. but that of Radding remains at $10. The cash had been deposited with the Clerk of the Cir cuit Court, and while Attorneys Fouts and McGarry arranged for tiie transfer of the bail money the defendants re mained in the courtroom. Mrs. Waymire said after the court had pronounced sentence that siie expected a jail term when the jury convicted her. but Radding had not thought much about it. according to his statement. He believes, however, that he and Mrs. Way mire will obtain a new trial. FIVE SEXT TO PENITENTIARY Honis and Haffner Sentenced lor "Black Hand" Plot. The fart was brought out vtnlprriav hp- fore Jlldse Cleland that Hermann Haff ner and Leo Honsig were led into their recent "Black Hand" operations on Mrs. R. I Hawthorne through reading; a magazine article. Their attornev mad.) the statemtnt to the. court that rh. left.-..- sent Mrs. Hawthorne, in which her life was threatened should she refuse to pay JSW to a person signing himself. "The 5 r. w t4 c" 1 111 j Y- V - 4 - I Black Hand." was patterned after a let ter they had found in a magazine. Both men were out of work. Honsig had worked as an engineer in Clackamas County, and had been in Oregon 13 months. He is 2S years old, whfle Haff ncr is only 19 years old. Honsig was sentenced by the court to serve one year in the penitentiary, while Haffner will serve a - six months' term. Frank Lamb was also sentenced by Judge Cleland to serve one year in the penitentiary for stealing $149 from the Le Roy rooming-house. H. Caler was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. lie was accused of ob taining the signature of the president of the Portland Marble Works under false pretenses. C. E. Ferroil and Cortez Brewer were sentenced by Judge Gantenbein in the Circuit Court yesterday morning to serve one year each in the penitentiary- They' assaulted A. Schuback with a revolver Novenjber 15. HELD IX JAIL AS WITNESS George WelUley Goes From Hospital ti Prison Cell. To be discharged from a hospital only to be placed in jail, where he will be de tained as a witness for the Government in a pending mail-fraud case, was the experience yesterday of George Wellsley. The lad was committed to jail on order of Judge Wolverton, being unable to fur nish bonds in the sum of $100 that wer required to Insure his appearance before the grand jury next week. Wellsley is considered one of the most important witnesses for the Government against R. H. Wells. J. N. Saylor. Frank Caviness and M. J. Dorsey, who are charged with using the mails fradulent ly. It is alleged that the quartette or dered spurious bank notes from Chicago, the bogus currency being delivered to the men through the United States mail at Portuand. where several hundred dollars worth were circulated. A few days before the defrauders were arrested, Wellsley, who had been room ing with Wells, suspected leader of the gang, was removed to the hospital. After he had been arrested Wells sent word to the sick tad to "keep his mouth shut." Hearing of this, the Government author ities decided that Wellsley knew some thing of the operation of the gang and took steps to insure his appearance in court as a witness. . Wellsley demurred to being committed to jail in default of J300 bail, but he was assured that he would not have long to remain in the custody of the Sheriff, since the grand jury that will be convened Monday would insure for him an early release. SALARY QUESTION IN COURT Suit to 'Aseertaiii Whether City Em ployes May Sell Warrants. The question of whether city em ployes have a right to sell the war rants for their monthly salaries to brokers, who discount thenx will be tried out in the Circuit Court. City Attorney. Kavanaugh flted suit yester day against L. D. Truman and Ashley & Rumelin. The allegation of the complaint is that two warrants for February and March, representing a total of ?ll)i, were assigned by Tru man to Ashley & Rumelin. Not only did the brokers demand the warrants, it is asserted, but Truman also put in a claim for them. The court is asked to determine which party is the owner. In case the ownership of the brokers is not held valid, they will. it is believed, refuse to discount any more warrants. LEAVES ALL TO THE WIFE J. D. Meyer's Will Is Admitted to Probate. The willfof the late J. D. Meyer, who died suddenly last Friday, was yesterday admitted to probate by Judgo Webster at the request of N. D. Simon, attorney for the estate. The will is brief and simple in its provisions, the $25,00 estate being left to Mrs. Tillie Meyer, the widow. Mr. Meyer, referring in the will to his failure to provide for the children, states that he leaves all to his wife as he feels confident that she will properly care and provide for the children and that the estate under her management will .be ad ministered most beneficially to all. The petition does not mention the value of the estate. Albert Feldenheimer, L. Coblentz and Julius P. Levy were ap pointed ' appraisers. Damage Case Non-Suited. The motion for a non-suit, made by Martin Winch, executor of the Reod estate, was granted yesterday by Judge Bronaugh, of the Circuit Court. Mr. Winch, as executor, was being sued by Margaret Fetting, administra trix of the estate of William Fetting, to recover $7500 .for the latter's death by falling from an elevator in the Ab ine ton rJuilding. The ground for the motion was that the negligence o" a fellow-servant, not of Winch, caused the accident which resulted in Fet ting's deatii. Finds Skeleton in His Yard. CORVALLIS, Or.. March 10. (Special.) The unearthing of a human skeleton on a vacant lot in the center of town pro duced a sensation for a time this morn ing. It turned out that the property was formerly gowned by a local physician and that the skeleton was one Tie had used when a medical student and brought Republican Candidate For Coroner DR. J. C TWITCHELL Among the necessities of the city are a receiving hospital, with a suitable ambu lance in connection with the police de partment, and a public morgue. It Is my purpose, if nominated and elected, to es tablish a morgue independent of any un dertaking firm, thus correcting many evils which have hitherto existed. There are no private interests bearing any portion of my campaign expenses with the promise of future patronage depending upon my election. I promise if nomi nated and elected to fulfill the f?pirit of the law and in a manner creditable to the city. 5K 5 - VH'IW1 Miir'igTTffWBHmBimffTrTBTfmmMMBWMMM HE young in search J to entertain them at home, better than they can be entertained anywhere else, and it is such innocent amusement, by means of an Edison Phonograph, which furnishes music for dancing gives all the new popular songs of the theatre and selections from the grand operas and concerts, and reproduces band music, the old ballads and love songs so perfectly that it is hard to believe that it is not the real music or voice to which they are listening. Parents owe it to their children to investigate the merits of the Edison Phonograph, and not confound it with any other kind of talking machine they may have heard. Go to your nearest dealer and hear the new Edison model with the big horn, or write today for a catalogue describing it. TO BUSINESS MEN : With an Edison Busi- ness Phonograph, you dictate your letters as opportunity affords ; talk as rapidly or as slowly as you please and without interruption. National Phonograph Company, 75 Lakeside with him from Louisville. When hu had no further use for It the doctor buried the old bones among -his blackberry bushes, where they were uncovered this morning by a man who had recently pur chased the property. Moullen Champion Wrestler. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., March 10. (Special.) After four fast wrestling bouts in the gymnasium this afternoon, between Moullen and Zacharias, Moullen was declared the champion heavyweight wrestler of the university. The men wrestled a draw at the recent indoor meeting. They were very evenly matched, both weighing close to 190 pounds. The first -and third bouts were draws, Moullen ibeing awarded the second and fourth on aggressive work. Bears are liable to taxation in some Jap anese villages. 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