VOL. XLVIII. -0. 14,997. I'ORTLAXD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECE3IBEB 22, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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BRIDE-TO-BE DIES
FULL CONFESSION
EARTH IS SHAKEN,,
FISSURES FORMED
Q CAKES IX SOtTHWESTKU
MONTANA CAUSE PAXIC.
ALL DETECTIVES
UNDER ONE HEAD
ON OCEAN VOYAGE
LOVER WAITS HOPELESSLY AT
DOCK FOR MATE.
STANDPATTERS' IRE
BY NIGHT. RIDERS
BY TRAIN
TO BEAT C. P. TAFT
KOOSEVKLT WOULD COMBIXE
GOVERNMENT SLEUTHS.
FORI
GUAM
CARNEGIE AROUSES
WOMAN
IP FED
BE
iam Burke Tells
All About Hold-up.
ONE OF PALS IS IN JAIL
Other Will Probably Be Arrest
ed by Sheriff Today.
CONFESSION IS COMPLETE
Clever Work Ty Sheriff. Ills Depu
ties) and Railroad Detectives
Result in Capture of
Highwaymen.
Angered at his confederates because,
as ha declares, they gave him only
$1.25 as his portion of the plunder
secured In the hpldup of the O. R. &
N. train Thursday night, William
Burke, the assumed name of a youth
II years of age." whose widowed moth
er. htree brothers and sister reside on
Hast Oak street, has made a complet
confession to Sheriff Stevens of th
part he played In the daring robbery.
His confession Involves Jack Hayes,
alias Jack Walton, alias "Slim." a for
incr convict in the Folsom. Cal.. pen!
tentlHry, and anotner local lad whose
name Is withneid until his arrest.
which is expected momentarily. Hay
and Burke were arrested Sunday.
The capture or the confessed bandit
nnd his alleged cvmfedcrate Is the re-
sul: or tne rinding of a slicker. or
rubier overcoat, which was thrown away
ly the leader of the gang In their fllghi
nfter tli hold-up. Sheriff Stevens, his
deputies and special .agents of the O. R.
L N. traced its ownership, who Ir.formed
them that he had loaned it to a certain
acquaintance-. Purther Investigation along
that line resulted Sunday In the arrest of
Hsyes, who Is said to have worn the
coat.
He was shadowed for- a -day or so prior
to his arrest, however, and his actions
and connections led to the discovery o
the complicity of the youth. Soon after
his arrest. Burke confessed, and. ignoran
of the fact that Hayes had been taken
Into custody, a as concealed and Hayes
brought before him. He Instantly de
clared that the man before him was the
leader of the gang that held up the train
and that It was the first time he had
seen him since the night of the crime.
Robber Tells Ills Story.
In the presence of Deputy District At
torneys Fitzgerald and Hennessey, Atlor
ney Arthur C. Spencer, of the legal de
partment of the O. R. & X.': Special
Agent Fitzgerald, of the O. R. X.; an
official stenographer. Deputy Sheriffs and
newspapermen. Burke told his story last
night. He totd of his home, his brothers
and sister, his father, who Is dead, and
of his widowed mother. And In the re
cital of the entire tale there was never
a tremor except briefly when he referred
to his mother.
As soon as he had told all his tory he
was removed to a cell and Hayes was
brought Into the room.
Hayes Gets Rarilj Tangled.
He was Informed that a "pal" of his
had made a confession with reference to
the holdup of the train and of the part
of which he was accused. He denied It
vehemently, but freely answered ques
Hons that soon Involved him In a maze
of explanations. Finally he became angry
and insolent, refusing to speak farther
and demanding an attorney at once.
However, he told enough to corroborate
completely the statement of burke, and
(fleers worked until a late hour last
night In an endeavor to locate the third
man and to verify the various details. In
Hayes' pockets when he was arrested
were found three diamonds and tele
graphic communication with New York
City describing the ones that had been
sent by express to a local liquor store,
showed conclusively that they were the
ones lost.
GARY STEEL PLANT STARTS
Has Cost $25,000,000 and AM 11 Em
ploy 25,000 Men.
HAMMOND. Ind.. Tier. 21. The actual
manufacture of steel was begun at Gary
today, when blast furnace No. II was
blown in and the first step taken In
making the Calumet region one of the
greatest Iron and steel industrial centers
of the world.
The $25,000,000 plant is now In operation
and the work will be Increased until It
Is estimated IS.nro men will be employed.
BLIND DOCTOR IS HIGHEST
Heats All Others In California Med
ical Examination.
I.OS ANUKI.ES. Cal., Dec. 21. (Spe
cial.) The highest rank among the 65
applicants before the State Board of
Medical Examiners last week was
taken by Dr. A. W. Bowling, the blind
professor of anatomy in a local
osteopathic school. Hl general aver
age was S9.3 per cent. Only 33 others
passed the examinations.
Virginia Clly Rocks and Scliool
liouse Topple Water Leaks In
to Subterranean Fires.
VIRGINIA CITT, Mont., Dec. 21. (Spe
cial.) Two earthquakes In ten minutes,
the first at 2:25 this afternoon, caused the
wildest escltement In this city, the panlc
etrirken people rushing Into the streets
In the belief that the buildings were about
to topple over. -Structures trembled vio
lently, plaster came down, dishes were
thrown to the floor, the main ' school
building, a two-story hrtcJ, was badly
cracked and the ground rent with seams
from one to three Inches wide.
Two more shocks were eperlenea "this
evening, one at 6:33, the other at 6:50,
and again sent the people hurrying Into
the streets. Th first of the tremors was
felt yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
and another at 7:30 this morning.
Frank Pace, who arrived from the
Crater Lakes, the scene of an extinc
volcano., six miles south of Virginia Cit
where 13 old craters have been filled with
water, forming a chain of lakes, states
that the ground heaved there like the
bosom of a lake, causing immense fissures
to form In the mountain and rending the
clifTs. Some of these fissures, according
tn Mr Pnre. are from a foot and a half
to two and a half feet wide.
Thrn 1 . belief that water of the
Crater Lakes has found its way through
subterranean passages to the remnants of
the fires of the old volcanos, although
ih Vrllowstonn Park Is only 75 miles
from here.
THOMAS TALKS ON PLAYS
Veteran Playwright Encourages
Young Writers.
NEW YORK,. Dec. 21. Here Is encour
agement for young and aspiring play
wrights. Augustus Thomas. In an address
lst night, before the American Dramatic
Club, of which he has been president since
the death of Bronson Howard, had this to
say of plays and playwrights:
"No old Dlavwrluht can tell a young one
how to build a piay. .There are no rules
to the game and there is not a single ac
cepted maxim that you can t breaK ana
make money. The greatest Of them all
misled more people than anybody ever
did when he said that playwritlng was
holding the mirror up to nature. Shake
speare never did that In his life."
As to the future. Mr. Thomas said:
"Great plays remain to be written about
the American Jew and about socialism, i
mean the Amercan Jew. with his fine
Qualities, as we know them. 1 don't mean
the dull kind of Socialism that we hear
from Dlat forms and In speeches, but a
sort of celestial Socialism that we some
times read about."
Bugene Presby. William Gillette and
Victor Herbert were among the other
speakers.
DUKE NEGLECTED HIS DUTY
railed to Properly Search Shoes of
Henry's Would-be Assassin.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dc. 21. The Police
Commissioners at the close of an ex
ecutive session lasting all this afternoon
announced that after a thorough In
vestigation of the circumstances con
nected with the suicide, of Morris Haas
at the ' branch County Jail the day fol
lowing his attempt to kill Francis J.
Heney they were unanimously of the
opinion that the derringer with which he
ended his own life had been concealed
In his shoe where P. had been overlooked
by Captain Duke who searched him after
the shooting of Mr. Heney In Judge
Lawlor's courtroom.
By a vote of 3 to 1 the Commissioners
found Captain Duke guilty of neglect bf
duty and fixed Wednesday, December 30,
as the date for Imposing sentence.
CLOSE DAM ON COLORADO
Successful Move Assures Completion
of Laguna Irrigation Project.
YUMA, Ariz., Dee. 21. Completion of
Ijiguna Dam and opening of the Indian
reservation this Spring was assured to
day by the successful closing of the cof
ferdam across the Colorado River. The
water Is now entirely diverted from Its
natural channel and pours through the
sluiceways Into the passages prepared to
carry It back Into the river below.
When finished, the greatest diversion
dam In America will be ' ready to dis
tribute water over an Immense araa of
arid land. The 12,000 acres composing
the Yuma Indian Reservation Is now ap
portioned Into farms of five arable acres
each. These lands will be opened for
entry in the Spiting when the water from
the dam Is ready for distribution.
SHOUP PLACED IN CHARGE
Manager of Harriman's California
Interests Other Than Railroads.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. Paul
Shoup. for several years assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Southern Pa-'
clflc. has been appointed manager of all
the Interests of E. H. Harrlman in Cal
ifornia which are not connected with the
railroad. Mr. Shoup, who is one of the
best-known railroad men In the state.
will be directed In the duties of his new
position hy William F. Herrln. chief of
the Southern Pacific's law department.
EUGENE'S TAX 10 MILLS
Levy for Municipal Expenses Same
a I.aj-t Year.
EUGKNE. Or.. Dec. 21. (Special.)
The City Council tonight agreed to
make the city tax levy for the coming
year 10 mills, which Is the same as last
years levy. Since the school tax was
made 7 Instead of S mills, as last year.
he total tax for school and city pur
poses will be 17 mills, or 1 mill less than
It was last year.
Probable Climax on
.Ohio Senatorship.
FORAKER MAY JOIN EURTGN
Vorys Oils Up Machine for Cin
cinnati Editor.
DICK WORKING FOR TAFT
Anti-Tart Men Say President-Elect's
Brother Is Nine Short of Major
ity Burton l ighting to
Prevent Caucus.
COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. 21. (Special.) The
candidates for the office of United States
Senator from Ohio have all reached the
fighting ground, and from now until Jan
uary 12 the machinations of astute po
litical seekers for the office will be In
full play. Charles W. Taft, brother to
President-elect William H. Taft, was the
last candidate to arrive and his opening
headquarters at the Nell House at noon
today waa the occasion for considerable
bluster on the part of the machine.
Vorys Machine for Taft.
Mr. Taft Is the candidate of the big
Ohio political machine. As such, his
campaign is being' pushed by Arthur I.
Vorys. The report that he had been de
posed as Mr. Taffs manager was denied
by the candidate himself tonight. Mr.
Taft is here In person to push his cause,
but Mr. Vorys will work as hard as he
ever did to get votes for the Cincinnati
editor. He will occupy exactly the same
position in this Senatorial campaign that
he did in the Presidential campaign. Mr.
Taft will remain until Wednesday even
ing, when he will return to Cincinnati
for Chirstmas.
for Christmas.
now to prevent a party caucus, which
he believes will be advantageous to Mr.
Taft. The forces are tightly drawn be-twen-tbe
two men. It is believed that
Senator-Dick has fallen in with the Taft
people, and Senator Foraker Is said to be
ready to throw his strength to Mr. Bur
ton the moment he sees that he cannot
win.
Coalition to Beat Taft.
It appears that the field will units
strongly against Mr. Taft. The oppo
sition says that Mr. Taft will be shy nine
votes on the first ballot, conceding him
some doubtful members of the Legis
lature. When they discover who is the
strongest candidate against him there will
be a uniting of forces.
There seems to have been no outward
coalition against Mr. Taft, all the candi
dates working for themselves, but under
the surface there is indication that such
action will be taken when the vote Is
started and the strongest opponent to Mr. j
Taft Is discovered. I
i t
Ask Congress to Gather All Forces
for Detccllon of Crime In De
partment of Justice.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ' 21. (Special. )
President Roosevelt, in his reply to a re
quest from the House of Representatives
for Information to substantiate his cast!
gation of Congress on the secret service
controversy may ask that all the de
tective bureaus of the Government be eon
solldated and placed under the Jurisdic
tion of the Department of Justice. Tt is
declared by a high official of the Gov
eminent that such a procedure would not
only be more economical tiian the present
system, but also more conducive to salu
tary action by Government sleuths. .
At present the secret service Is limited
to the ferreting out of counterfeiters and
counterfeiting. Postofflce Inspectors deal
with depredations In the mails, - special
agents of the Land Office look after land
and timber frauds. Internal revenue
aerents after violations of the internal
revenue laws, customs Inspection agents
after violations of those laws, and pen
sion agents after violations of the pen
sion laws.
SAMOANS PLAN TROUBLE
Chiefs Threaen to Hoist Indepen
dent Flag in German Possessions.
AUCKLAND, N. Z.. Dec. 1. Chiefs of
the native tribes In German Samoa are
threatening trouble. They are prepar
ing to hoist an Independent Samoan flag
when the Parliament of the islands re
assembles and contemplate appealing to
the United States and Great Britain to
decide whether this action Is Justified.
The chiefs consider that they lost both
power and dignity when the old Samoan
Parliament was dispersed and- maintain
that when Germany took over the Islands
she became protector and nothing more.
Violence is not expected, as the chiefs
will offer passive resistance to the Ger
man authorities.
PLAN NO 27-HOUR TRAIN
Calvin Denies Short Schedule Be
tween Portland and Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21.-(SpeciaI.)
E. E. Calvin, general manager of the
Southern Pacific, said today that there
Is no plan at present to put on a 27-hour
limited train service between San Fran
cisco and Portland 'that the. scheme was
discussed several years ago, but nothing
la being done now. He explains that the
Harrlman officials from Portland came
to San Francisco for the purpose of ar
ranging for excursions to California
from the Inland Empire and that the
subject of a 27-hour train between here
and Portland was not broached.
SECURES ART TREASURES
Mrs. Chadburne Finally Satisfies
Government by Giving Check.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Mrs. Emily Clans
Chadburne today obtained possession of
her art treasures seized lest Summer by
the Government by paying Into the court
$82,411 In addition to the J70.409 previously
paid by her for duties and penalties on
the property.
FITS ME PERFECTLY ! "
Says Steelmakers Need
No Protection.
EPIGRAMS FOR COMMITTEE
Accepts Gary's Word About
Trusts as Conclusive.
HIGH PRAISE FOR SCHWAB
Retired Steel Magnate Exasperates
High Tariff Men Cost of La
bor Less Than in For
eign Lands.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 21. Andrew Car
negie, famous tor the millions he made
In the steel Dusiness and for his view
on economic questions, was an entertain
Ing, If not instructive, witness at the
House ways and means committee tariff
hearing toaay, An article on the tariff
especially -relating to the steel schedule
written by Mr. Carnegie recently ap
peered In a monthly magazine. Owing
to the statements made In that article it
became 'the basis for the questions asked
by the members of the committee at
hearings on the steel schedule.
As the testimony of various steel manu
facturers was at variance with the state
ments made by Mr. Carnegie, the com
mittee asked him to give any Informa
tion the committee could use. As Mr.
Carnegie declined to accept the Invita
tion, he was subpenaed. Mr. Carnegl
was to have been heard nearly two weeks
ago, but asked for a postponement, evi
dently for the purpose of having the
committee secure -the testimony of other
steel magnates first.
He Irritates Standpatters.
Although he was on the. stand for
nearly eight hours, Mr. Carnegie laughed
and Joked good-naturedly throughout. He
exasperated several of the "standpatters
with his eplgrammatia replies; praised
the genius of Charles M. Schwab, urged
tho committee to accept the testimony of
Judge E. H. Gary as conclusive and told
several funny stories. He avoided figures,
however, to such an extent that it Is
doubtful if the tariff framers are any
more enlightened on the steel question
tonight than they were before Mr. Car
negle was sworn.
Mr. Carnegie's principal contention was
that the steel Industry needs no more
protection: that it has reached a point In
Its development where the American
manufacturers can compete with the
world under free trade conditions. "While
he contended that the cost of labor and
production of steel is less In this coun
try than in the other countries producing
steel. Mr. Carnegie gave no figures to
support his contention.
He said Judge Gary told the committee
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Pretty Romance Ends in Tragedy
for I'tah Man at Xcw
York Wharf.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. When the big
liner Baltic ram Into her dock here to
day after one of the most tempestuous
voyages of her career, Charles C. Clark,
of Eureka, Utah, learned that the woman
he had waited years to wed had died
while crossing tho ocean to Join him in
the home he had made for both. The
girl. Miss Prlscilla Hewison, of White
Haven, England, was stricken with peri
tonitis soon after the ship sailed. So
rough was thesea that the ship surgeon
found It Impossible to perform an op
eration. First cabin passengers, among them
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid-. wife of the Ameri
can Ambassador to Great Britain, learn
ing of the romance that had come to sk
tragic an end, made up a liberal purse
and arranged to have the body brought
to New York for burial.
Clark and Miss Hewison had been
childhood sweethearts and when he
came to America several years ago she
promised to wait until he had made a
home. Clark came all the way across
the continent to meet the young woman
and take her -back to Utah as his wife.
KING CLOSES PARLIAMENT
Rejoices at Fleet's Australian 'Trip
and American Arbitration Treaty.
LONDON. Dec. 21. King Edward to
day put an end to the present session
of the British Parliament. Only a few
members attended the brief ceremo
nies. The King's speech made special ref
erence to the recent visit of the Amer
ican battleship fleet to Australian wa
ters, which His Majesty said "evoked
warm feelings of cordiality In my do
minions in that quarter of the globe
and was a source of gratification to
myself and my government."
Referring to the conclusion of sev
eral important agreements which "by
eliminating causes of contention must
tend to the consolidation of peace,
the King said:
"Among these may be mentioned the
treaties with the United States for
general arbitration, and for regulating
certain questions between the United
States and Canada and an agreement
for maintenance of the existing terri
torlal status for the regions border
ing upon the North Sea."
Referring to the events in the Bal
kans, calculated to disturb the con
dltions of the treaty of Berlin, the
speech says: .
"There is reason to hope that wise
and conciliatory councils will prevail
and that an amicable settlement will
be reached with.-- the consent of the
powers who are parties to this treaty."
In a paragraph on India deep regret
Is expressed at "a conspiracy of evilly
disposed persons against the lives of
my officers and continuance of pres
ent rule, and the earnest wish is set
forth that the measures to enlarge the
share of Indians in the administration
of the country will be received in the
spirit of mutual trust and good will
in which they are proposed.
DIES TO AVOID OSTRACISM
White Wife of Chinaman Kills Chil
dren and Herself.
PLANO. III., Dec. 21. (Special.) O
traclzed by her own people and with th
threat of decapitation by a highbinder
society hanging over her. Mrs. Georgia
Ah Wong, aged 35, today nearly severed
the head of her baby girl, gave wood
alcohol to her three little boys, drank
deeply of the poison herself, and then
flung herself under a fast train.
This Is the pitiful tale of another "inter
national marriage." The woman's hus
band is an educated Chinese, who ac
cepted the Baptist religion and was a
teacher in a Sunday school. The follow
ing note pinned to the dress of the lit
tle girl points to tho mother's fearful
train of mind:
'Thank God, it Is over; It was horrible.
I can't go on with the rest, but no one
will lead my little girl the life of misery
have had. I shall not- depend upon
poison. The way must be sure."
Mortally hurt by the attitude of white
people and consumed with flsar of the
Chinese tongs, the woman withdrew en
tirely from society six months ago and
had rarely been seen since that time.
BANKS GIVE OUT FIGURES
Examiner Steel Gives Statistics for
Keport of November 2 7.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) State
Bank Examiner James Steel today com
pleted a statement of the condition of the
132 state and private banks in Oregon
t the date of the last call, November
1908. The statement shows total re
sources, $53,502,213.25, of which $5,546,579.75
is cash on hand, and 8,396.432.27 due from
banks and bankers.
The deposits subject to check amount to
J39.674.348.S2.
Tiie loans and discounts aggregate $25,-
983,245.46.
The statistics do not admit of compari
son with the last report, for some banks
have been nationalized and new ones
formed since the last report was made.
JAIL FOR CATTLE BARON
Liilis Is Sentenced, but Free Pend
ing Appeal.
FRESNO, Cal., Dec. 21. S. C. Llllis,
the wealthy Lemoore, Cal., banker and
stockman, was sentenced by Judge Wel
born, at a special session of the Federal
Court today, to spjnd six months in the
local county Jail and to pay a fine of
$1000. Liilis was convicted at the last
session of the Federal Court on a charge
of illegally inclosing large areas of Gov
ernment land. The case will be appealed
end Llllis has ten released on bond.
During the trial sensational evidence
going to show that Lillls was guilty of
wholesale land frauds was brought out.
Tells Jury Story of
Their Brutality.
FORCED TO ABANDON DIVORCE
One of Masked Band Details
Ranken Murder.
NAMES HIS ACCOMPLICES
Hideous Crimes of Tennessee Ter
rorists Brought Home at Last.
Informer Was One of Mob
W hich Hanged Ranken.
UNION CITY, Tenn., Dec. 21. The state
practically completed lis cafe today
against tiie eight alleged Night Riders
on trial for the murder of Captain Kan
ken, when It drew from Frank Kelir
inger, a member of the hand, a detailed
statement, not' only of the Ranken trag
edy, but of a score or more of other
outrages. It also called Mrs. Emma
Johnson, one of the two women said to
have been whipped by the band, and hud
her tell her story.
The startling testimony of Frank Fehr
inger. Involving the men as actual par
ticipants in me murder of Captain Ran
ken was given with an exactitude of de
tail that was amazing. As Mrs. Johnson's
name was called, a murmur of satisfac
tion arose. Nearly everyone knew she
had been whipped, but except the grand
Jury and prosecuting officers no one had
heard her story.
Whipped for Seeking Divorce.
Mrs. Johnson had married Joe John
son, a man 30 years older than she, and
had lived with him for four years when
a child was born. Last August she Micd
him for divorce, charging cruelty and
asking maintenance. Early In September
the Riders visited her father's home and
left word that she must withdraw the
suit. - Sli failed to do so and on sec
ond visit her father was whipped.
On both occasions she was at her sis
ter's home. The Riders seemed to have
realized tills, for on September 30, about
11 o'clock at night, they went to her
sister's house. Mrs. Johnson woke t
find her bedroom filled with masked men.
A man who she said she recognized as
FTed Pinion, one of the defendants, was
standing so close that she could touch
him.
Dragged Front Bed and Bealen.
"We have come to tell you for the last
time that you must dismiss that divorce
suit." Pinion is charged with saying.
T will not withdraw it." she replied.
"You will before we get through with
you." came the response. "If you dis
miss It now we will see that he supports
the child, but you must not touch bin
property."
Mrs. Johnson obstinately Insisted that
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTKRPAT'P Maximum temperature, 32 5
degrees; minimum, 31 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain and warmer; southeasterly
lnde.
National.
Carnegie testifies before Home committee.
that sleet trade neeas no protection.
.Page t.
House committee agree on bill to conserve
water power, rage .
Battleship Maine nails under sealed orders,
probably tor venerueia. rage j.
Roosevelt will propose to transfer all Gov
ernment detectives to department or
Justice. rage 1.
rolltlea.
Foraker and Burton may combine to heat
C. P. Taft for Senator. rage i.
Domestic.
Toung woman dies on way from Europa
to meet sweemean. i-uge i.
Mrs Annls gives llrong evidence arainst
Thornton Halns. rage, p.
Woman whipped by night riders nnd ens of
Rankin's murderers tesiuy. re i.
White woman who married Chinese murders
children and commits sulclda because
ostracised by society. Page 1.
Evidence that Kleran got $1,000,000 by Fi
delity funding scheme. Page i.
hport .
Negotiations wllh California League broken
off by big leagues. Page 9.
Langfnrd knocks out Flynn In first round.
Page tl.
Attell and Walsh fight draw. 1'age .
fc'an- Francisco and l.os Angeles each to
furnlfh three players for Portland North
western League team. Tags 9.
Parlflo Coiuit.
Sta'e of Oreyon will need $l,B73,00O revenue
for year IHOD. Page 7.
Northern Pacific promises night train
service to Grays Harbor. Page 7. '
Sparks from enplno burn freight house at
Corbett; loss $:;00. rage 7.
Commercial nnd Marine.
Christmas turkey market firm, but not very
active. Page 10.
Wheat prices gain In last half hour at
Chicago. Togo ltl.
Extensive liquidation In stock market.
Page 19.
Association of Palllngship-Owneri suspended
rates from ports in North Pacific. 1'age IS
Portland and Vicinity.
Train robber captured by Sheriff Ftevens
mukes full confession. Page 1.
Finch will plead self-defensa In trial now
begun. Page 12.
Local insurance agents will resist repeal of
deposit law. Page IK.
Grocers' Association will not try again t
pass pure food law. Page 12.
Question of caucus for Speakership of Ore
gon House still undecided, page
Water rates will not bo reduced, says
Council. Page 14.
Portland teachers aald to be going to fight
for full 20 per cent Increase In salaries,
rage 14.
Today la "Business Men's Day" for buying
Christmas stamps. Page 11.
City Attorney rules lighting bill Is Just, aad
should lie paid. Page 13.
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