SO ' MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, MARCH 19. 1003 T PERSONNEL OF ROAD 1 IT CHANGE Krirttschnitt Emphatically De fies All Rumor of Changes of Harriman Officials. STAY ON COAST lfcad of Combined System Haa Not JIade Any Tlans for Return to East, but Will Devote Time to Western Development. OGDEN, Utah. March 18. Julius Krutt rchnitt. vice-director, and director of maintenance and operations of the West ern roads of the Harriman svstem, ar rived from Los Angeles this morning In Private car over the San Pedro and Oregon Short Line roads. Replying to queries. Vice-President Kruttschnitt said: "I am Just returning to Chicago after nearly a month's absence with President liarrlmnn In the Southwest and on the .Va.st. where we found railroad conditions iry excellent and satisfactory shape. I Harriman to Stay West. "President Harriman and other of ficials connected with the system will re main on the Coast Indefinitely, and plans Tor the return trip East have not yet leen perfected. No radical changes are contemplated at tills time In tho management of either the Southern Pacific. Oregon Railroad & JXavtgntion Company. Oregon Short Line or I nion Pacific roads. You may quote me emphatically on this subject, as I am desirous that this fact should be gen erally known throughout the territory covered by these lines. No Changes Likely. "I will add also that the stories re- irently published regarding rumored changes are without foundation in fact. Many of these rumors are originating In Chicago. Omaha and San Francisco, and have traveled back and forth from the lakes to the Pacific and have created a feeling of unrest and uneasiness all along the different roads and various depart ments. This has a disorganizing effect in many ways, and results In a feeling of uncertainty that is not conducive of either efficient or successful railroad op orations. -I would like to Impress railroad of ficials generally with the fact that the Harriman management Is not desirous of making; changes at any time." IIARRIMAX NOT HEADY TO QUIT Health Is Good and Will Not Retire at Present. LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 18. The statements attributed to K. H. Harri man e.t Pasadena last evening regard ing the present state of his health and tne possibility of his retirement from active life, as published here this morning, appear to have been some what at variance with the intended meaning of Mr. Harrlman's remarks on the subject. Mr. Harriman In his statement said only that he knew that sooner or later the heavy burden of responsibility that had rested upon his shoulders would have to be shifted to younger ones. There was no hint, how ever of any possibility of retirement 1 the. near future. Dr. George A. Dixon, private physician to Mr Har riman is quoted as saying that the latter s health has not been better In years and that the present trio has greatly helped hU condition. Dr. Dhcon's full statement was as fol lows: ;"Mr. Harriman has not been In better lifalth In years. The Improvement at tained during his trip is very apparent, lie ha? steadily bettered his condition He is not only fully capable of continuing hla strenuous labor, but also. I am cer tain, intends to do so. The retirement rumor must have originated with the bears on Wall street." Later Mr. Harriman himself said- "Thero is absolutely, no foundation for any assertion that I Intend to retire from active business." Mr. Harriman'! secretary. Thomas Price, said It was evidently "an over night effort of the New York bears to have some fun." - . an anonymous letter In which the writer says he heard a certain man. whom he indicates, but does not Identify, utter the threat that if Mr. Bishop continues his activities in the Petrosino case, he would return dead instead of alive. The Influ ence of the Mafia In Palermo Is strik ingly indicated by the following occur rence: Mr. Bishop a few days ago concluded a contract with the agent of a shipping com pany for the transportation of Petrosino's body to America. The agent went to Mr. Bishop and threw up his engage ment. He said he had received secret warning that his life would be in danger If he In any way became connected with the case, and he was fearful of the Maria revenge. Among the men taken Into custody by the Italian authorities are two whose connection with the case is thought to be very close. ; The police maintain absolute secrecy with regard to their identity. Mr. Blshon aiirl tha fnr.D..ln. . . ., c ; i- mt: oeing careruuy ASK INJUNCTION !: AC1S T RECALL guarded. WIZARD TO LEAVE PASADENA liarrlman to Prooeotl East Leisurely for Trip to Panama. PASADENA. Cal.. March lS.There will bs no more conferences between railway officials of the Harriman system at Pasa dna. and K. H. Harriman will leave to morrow for San Diego and from there will proceed in a leisurely manner to cw Orleans. There he will embark on bis private yacht. Sultana, and go for a cruise to Panama to inspect the progress of the work on the canal. Mm 'l"rrim',n w' remain in San Diego until he ias word that his yacht is on its way to New Orleans from New York Robert Goelet and his party will 'ac company Mr. Harriman as far as San Diego. Mr. Harriman gave out no inter views today and was not visited by any of his associates. He rested at Pasadena all day. Old Competition Told Jury. CHICAGO. March 18,-Tlie Government ?ay..c""nued to Vn "P evidence of competition among W estern railroads prior .ut:-0'tai't'-dt,rer;rfTearnmcrgrer and the CHINESE CRISIS IS OVER Husslan and Orientals Reach Agreement on Harbin Tangle. PKKIN. March lIT",t te reported , today on excellent authority that . ren resentative of the Russian RaHroMrt ZT ministration in Manchurta and the CW nese Foreign Board have reached t du. vivendi In the matter o the adrnn" titration of the municipality of Harbin Chinese Warehouses Reopen. HARBIN. March 1&.-The Chinese stores and warehouses in the ,1 . railroad .one have been allowed open, as a consequence of the agreement reached at Pekin regarding the payment of mil ni clival taxes. wmenl l THREATS AGAINST BISHOP Mafia tilves Striking Evidence of Power at Palermo. PALERMO. March 18. w. H. Bishop tha American Consul, yesterday received CAKNOT COHiQOER ALCOHOL SOCIETY WOMEN NOT AS EASILY CURED AS MEX. Quackenbos Says They Do Not De sire Cure, but Says Hypno tism Succeeds. WASHINGTON. March 18. When so ciety women fall victims to the arink habit, they are not so easily cured as men. according to a statement made at tonight's session of the American Society for the Study of Alcohol by Dr J D Quackenbos, of New York. This arid a declaration by Dr. W. S. Hall, of Chi cago, that alcohol caused race suicide gave the 'delegates plenty to talk about and they made full use of the oppor tunity. Dr. Quackenbos " asserted that the women did not wish to be cured in most instances and were prompted to Indulge to excess too frequently by the added sense of pleasure they felt In the flattery of their admirers. Dr. Quackenbos em phasized this point in giving the small percentage of women drinkers who were possessed of powers of resistance. His statement that he had permanently cured more than 800 patients by the' method of hyno-suggestton after the sub jects had become asleep through the use of a drug aroused vigorous protests from several prominent "scientists, who openly challenged its accuracy. BOOSTER CLUBS UNITED North Central Washington Organi zations Meet at Wenatchee. SPOKANE, Wash., March 18. (Spe cial.) A Spokesman-Review Wenatchee special says: North Central Washington is well rep resented In Wenatchee today at the first conference of the commercial bodies of the Counties Douglas. Grant. Chelan and Okanogan, held for the purpose of more closely uniting the commercial Interests of North Central Washington and to form a permanent organization compris ing the commercial bodies of the district. Twenty-live delegates reported at the Commercial Club rooms and more fol lowed In the afternoon. Pennant organi zation was effected today. In the evening Samuel Hill, of Seattle, gave his lecture on "Good Roads." One of the purposes of the organization is to foster the movement for better roads, and the lecture was a very timely one. . Petition to Be Filed in Name of a Taxpayer at Los An- . geles Today. ALEXANDER WILL GIVE UP CHANGE MINIMUM WEIGHTS Prouty Hints Commission May De cide Against Railroads. RAN FRANCISCo7March lS.-charglng that the railroad defendants were enforc ing rates in cases where freight cars could not be made to hold the minimum weight upon which charges were collected, the Pacific Purchasing Company, of Los An geles, today presented to Interstate Com merce Commissioner Prouty the evidence in a score of actions, wherein the defense is to be introduced tomorrow. The hear ing today was confined to shipments of furniture from New York, Michigan and South Carolina points. to Los Angeles, and In some instances as many as six carriers were involved as defendants. In at least half a dozen cases Com missioner Prouty plainly Intimated that unless a direct showing to the contrary was made, the commission would take ac tion toward the alteration of established minimum carload weights. PUBLISHER JS ARRESTED Accused of Sending Objectionable Mall to President's Secretary. . STAMFORD. Conn.. March 18 Charged with sending an objectionable letter to F. W. Carpenter, secretary to President Taft. John C. Harvey was ar rested today and examined bv a com mission ofc physicians as to his sanitv Harvey Is about 40 years old and came from Idaho three years ago. He main tains that he Is the vlctom of a con spiracy and admits having written let ters to ex-President Roosevelt, ex-Attor- iV,neral Bo"Parte and Congressman McKinley. of Illinois. His trouble dates, he says, from the time when he published the Cache Val ley News, in Preston, Idaho, where he says he was the victim of religious per secution. This antagonism on the part of his enemies, he says, caused him to be sent to Jail on three occasions and finally to an asylum for the insane. Life in Jail for Slap In Face." LBWISTOWN. Mont.. March 18.-John A. Tabor was found guilty last night of murder In ythe first degree for the killing of Daniel Rowan, near Gilt Edge Feb ruary 10. last. His punishment was fixed by the Jury at life imprisonment. Tabor and Rowan were friends and were travel ing on the stage from- Grass Range to their camp. Both drank freely and en gaged In numerous arguments. Tabor provoked Rowan and the latter slapped his face. Tabor then shot him through the back. Illegally Dry; Must Stay So. RICHMOND. Va.. MaVch 18 The Su preme Court of Appeals of Virginia to day declared the Ward law to be con stitutional, the effect of which is that certain towns and cities, a majority of whose citizens voted "dry" must re main "dry," though the "wets" con tended that many who voted "dry" voted Illegally because they had not paid their poll taxes. G. T. Man as President. CHICAGO. March 18. William McNabb, of the Grand Trunk, was today elected president of the American Railway Engi neering and Maintenance of Way Associa tion, which has been holding Its annual convention in this city. Rosenthal's pumps fit at tha hesL District Attorney Denounces Earl for Letting Charges of Harper's Sins Leak Plot to Mur der Oswald. LOS ANGELES,. Cal., March IS (Spe cial.) When court convenes tomorrow morning, the petition brought in the name of a taxpayer of Los .m i sented asking that the City Council, the City Clerk and all other-officials be en Joined from Incurring any expense to the city in holding the recall eleeti. March 26. Copies of the o given the ' , -- to - mini t lit; definite statement that the injunction will aeKea in the morning. The court Is also asked by the petitioner to declare officially that William n .at.ni, , been elected legally to fill the unexpired "V" OI - Harper and that he Is en titled to hold office until December 31. Alexander Will Not Fight. George Alexander, recall candidate for Mayor, announcer! that ....... 1.1 - tempt to fight the case in the courts. th court decides that the election of Stephens canries nvpr t u ,1 the year. I shall drnn mv .... .i . declared. Harper's attorneys came out with the statement to the effect that the ex-Mayor Was the Victim nf a ., ,. .- . V- I V. .v.- grand jury findings would expose. j-MHirici Attorney Fredericks today gave E. T. Earl a vicious jab in answer tO the C1 U rPO mnrla In t .. L" .. 1 ... i j n i i a paper last night rebuking the law officers for not lncklnir t i al.hl. ,1 ..-: . . - e -' ' '- -. . . . . nuui J uill.lt niter "the horses were stolen He said: Sharp Retort to Earl. "If anv linrsna li a Kaon .t.i.. n Earl rode them away. There are some persons who would rather there would be no one punished as a result of this Investigation than that I should pun- isn tnem. I don't know who the wit nesses sire frnm rahnw. , i 1 - - ....... . jaii nas He- cured his information. He has never communicated with me. He knows, and I assumed, that when he made a public statement that he had incrimi nating evidence against .Mr. Harper In his possession, he would safeguard It so that it could be placed before the proper authorities. If the horses hava been stolen, we will have to depend on Mr. Earl to bring them back." "Plot to Murder Oswald. It was represented to the police today that a murder pact was made among the creatures of the former red-light district to assassinate their former chief, Nick Oswald, now a fugitive in Mexico, for having turned Judas and sold their se crets, and for having attempted to bull doze the District-Attorney, thus stopping all chance ever to reopen the district. The members of the venire of 30, com prising the special grand jury, assembled at the Courthouse today and were ex amined as to their qualifications for serv ice. Fifteen qualified and another venire was Immediately ordered to secure the four other Jurymen necessary to make up the total of 19 required. Harper, -Chief of Police Broadhead, Edward Kern, ex-member of the Board of Public Works, and a score of others have been summoned as witnesses to appear tomorrow morning. An effort will be made to bring an extraditable charge against Nick Oswald and his lieutenant, William Lawrence, who have been definitely located at Tia Juana; Mexico. . PACIFIC FLEET ENDS TRIP Warships at Magdalena Bay Ready for Target Practice. SAN DIEGO. Cal., March 18. After a cruise of nearly four months in Centra! American watery, at least six warships of the Pacific fleet have arrived at Mag dalena. Bay for target practice. The ar mored cruisers Tennessee, South Dakota Colorado and Pennsylvania and the pro tected cruisers Buffalo and Albany and several torpedo-boats and destroyers are now anchored in that Mexican harbor. The vessels will remain there for several weeks for the Spring record target practice. ROCK ISLAND HEAD GLOOMY President . Winchell Sees Serious Problems In Rate Tampering. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. March 18.- Avoid the Knife A -well-made, skillfully fitted Truss is life insurance it prevents strangulation, it aids a cure and often obvi ates an operation. We fit Trusses right, as thousands will testify our prices are low. 'We send Trusses to any address on approval no pay if vou're not satisfied. Write for our illustrated list. Woodard, Clarke & Co. Established 1865 Portland, Or. 'One of the questions which the 'N'xtlr.n soon must solve Is that or r.nnn.!v.iiu j for railroad success or failure," said B. F. Winchell, president of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, In an ad dress before the Council Bluffs Club to night. lender present conditions that respon sibility has certainly been taken from the owne,r?," he declared. "They are not in full control either of the rates or of the expenditures; if the. theory is to prevail that rates shall be so adjusted as to yield fair and attractive return when revenues can be reduced piecemeal here and there. With the state legislatures and railroad commissions working independently to reduce railroad revenues, with the right of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate interstate rates and the right of .Congress to increase the cost of opera tion, who will be Tcsponsible if the net-esults are not such as to keep things moving?" BANK BILL HAS HARD LIFE NEVADA SOL.OXS BATTER IT BE FORE PASSAGE. IMnally Ordered Enrolled With Guaranty Clause Left Off, as : T7pper House Desired. CARSOX, Nev.. March .18. Xot until Governor Dickerson had dashed off two messages to the Legislature, the Assem bly had called the Senate disourteous, and the lower House had demanded the pos session of the measure, did" the Tallman banking bill go through the mill and to the enrolling clerk. Then it was made a law in the form Insisted; upon by the Sen ate, and the guaranty clause Is not a part of it. The upper Housereturned it to the As sembly yesterday, with the" guaranty clause lopped off. It was sent back with the Assembly's ultimatum that there shouldi be no such amendment. While it was under discussion by the Assembly in committee of the whole, the Senate post poned action indefinitely. The Assembly asserting that the bill belonged to It, made a demand for the document in conference tonight, received It without question, and on the motion of Folsom. rescinded iffe action of yes terday and passed the bill back to the ."'1 " the' 1,tter hai presented it,' with the guaranty clause omitted. It was ordered enrolled. . JAMES AFTER INCOME TAX Kentucky Solon Seeks Taffs Opin ion on Advisability or Measure. t7AS-XGJ6N' March 18 Represent ative Olhe James, of. Kentucky, wants to know the present attitude of Presi dent Taft in regard to an income tax and introduced a resolution today to procure this information. The - resolution quotes President Taft as having said In a speech that in "times of great National need, however, an in come tax would be of great assistance in furnishing means to carry on the Gov ernment." ' The resolution asks the President if in his opinion, the "time of great Na tional need" had not come. "DRYS" WORK IN ARKANSAS Introduce Two Bills for Statewide Prohibition for Next Year. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.i March 18. Two new state-wide prohibition bills were in troduced in the House today. One of the bills calls for statutory prohibition De cember 31, 1909. the other for cki.i of the state-wide question to the people 9 COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS i TULL GIBBS Women's. Misses and INCORPORATED WeaAr.. tj - VT TT 17" VI M vvaat . V . , ID CO ITS!,"(blOiniS A stoek enablinS us to suggest the most pleasing and distinctive treat ment of all rooms, together with f acilities for executing in a proper manner correct schemes in interior decoration. Our line of art wall papers is selected from the best of foreign productions Ger man, English, French, Austrian, Japanese and other makers whp are, skilled in the designing and manufacture of fine wall cover ings. Our door and' window hangings and many of our floor cov erings are selected to harmonize in design and color with our wall papers. " AVe employ only - the most competent workmen in all lul"wln,,ueS'iailie worK tinting,- frescoing wood finishing, etc. The Decorative Dept. sixth floor. Our First SBnow- iintfg of Clhilldlreins Watslb" Dresses Strictly tailor-made, absolutely fast in color percale, ginghams and French ginghams in solid colors and checks. The coat suits which, button from the col lars to the hem are what we will extensively show in this line. Priced from $1.35 to $5.00. The Cloak and Suit Section main floor. T3he "Macey" Sectiooal caises In the home and in the office, practical and jl-.. Practlcal and Tr-t jlfTrtr Peasinff arrangements p; are possible with the Macey sectional book cases. They are made a varietv of orarlps a o and finishes to har monize with other fur nishings in the home. Macey doors are non- k;: J i , , , , ""'U,"S eases are aust- proof ; end bands cannot pull off; in fact, they are mechanically perfect. We show these bookcases in full sections aud magazine sections, also desk sec tions, in the golden oak and weathered oak I I 1 1 law TOOLS DOOR AND WINDOW SCREENS IN THE BASEMENT I , - T CHEER FOR LIONS" ROOOSEVEIT BIDS NEIGHBORS FAREWELL. Jokes With Nassau County Folk and SajrB He Will Returri Alive in Fifteen Months. OYSTER BAT, N. Y., March 18. "Now, gentlemen, don't cheer for the lions," suggested Theodore' Roosevelt to 250 Nassau countrymen who visited him at Sag-more Hill today. "Oh, no, we. won't. Hurrah for Ted dy, though," was the answer'and the visitors let go a volley of cheers. Mr. Roosevelt had Intended to receive this delegation, which consisted of Re publicans and Democrats at -the White House March S, but they could not reach Washington on account of the storm. To them the ex-President made his last public utterances prior to his departure for Africa. He assured them that he intended to disprove the gloomy forebodings of Professor Starr, who declared that Mr. Roosevelt would not' come out of Af- nizu. 11 ne roiiowea tne itinerary he has mapuea oui. .ne promised those pres 11 " provea ne is right, that in cele- year and a quarter thejr would uiaie logetner. From this Temark it appears that Mr. Roosevelt will be absent from the Unit ed States no longer than 15 months It is with the deepest pride," said Mr. Roosevelt, "that I feel you regard me as having not entirely unworthily represented you at the White House. There is nothing very much out of the ordinary in being a decent public ser vant. There are certain rather com monplace qualities which all insist upon in any man whwtakes public of flee, and these he must have -in a some what unusual degree. "These qualities are the same as those which go to make a good neighbor. Roosevelt Learns to Shave. 1 OYSTER BAY. N. Y.. March 18.-Pres-ident Roosevelt will be his own barber in Africa during the year he will spend there. He does not intend to grow a full beard, as has been reported and pictured recently. The ex-President has purchased a dozen sticks of shaving soap at a vil lage drug store and has been practicing the use of a razor since leaving Washlng n "At flrst U was ratler difficult for Mr. Roosevelt to manipulate the razor be C?"f dJ?2nfr hta 8even years' occupancy of the White House he has been shaved daily at his office there by the negro bar ber who was employed on the Executive office staff. Hundreds of offers of all kinds of articles fn. i. . . . hunting trip have come to Mr. Roosevelt. v uao vuiuusientiy rerused to accent . . , . -i i Linas. ciu-mages. rnmnlne outfit article. j every imaginable thing he might need have been offered to him mostly by man ufacturers who desired to use his mime for advertising purposes. 8 NEW YORK MAN IS CHOSEN Charles SherlU to Be United States Minister to Argentine. BUENOS AYRES. March 18.-The Min- ister of Foreign Affairs received a dis patch from tRe State Department at Washington today asking if Charles Sher- ,n hWA b?, per8na srata as Minister to the Argentine Republic. An affirmative reply was telegraphed to Washington. rIW1NGT' March 18-' R- Sher- York w?erIen Rem,bli. New FACTS , AGAINST HASKELL Secret Service Men Gathering Evi dence of Land Fraud. ere s a r ester ft eason 9 F&. av s loud A LOT GEEEN0E IT WAS IMPOSSTRT.T! to take car of all the home site buyers who called at our office yes terday, and we have decided to keep our office open every evening and all day Sun day, thus giving everyone an opportunity to purchase a lot in GREENOE HEIGHTS for $20, $5 , down and $5 per month; no interest. You never had such an opportunity to own real estate at such a figure and to buy on such terms. TTTDiTOiTrrTnn (DAILY JOURNAI- VHWS ITEM.) rpody In tlm for tne'levlea to be mailV. CARS COME FOR M RAILWAY ml ith. ads ate ar- be- g lie lumber , acter .. so a Mment the used i by to Two oi the passenger cars, to beunii by the United Railways reached Port land yesterday, and will 'be' placed in shape for use within the next .tew days. Tluy are 60 foot cars f unusually heavy and tutndsoma pattern and will be fitted with m6tors and TontroHers at the company's hops near theLw1a and Clark fair grounds. They will b In readiness to inaugurate a passenger service between Portland and Holbrook by the first of next week. Both cars were brought from 8t Louis to Portland on their own wheels and one was. switched to the United Railway shops this morning. Two more are on their-way and should be in Port land very soon. Contractors are putt thy th fintthlnc touches on the suhstatlrm and the wir ing and these Jobs win be -completed this week. President Oreenough of the M"o'nt.r.ets'urayt?lignlh0me Mt'- AYS DRUGS. HELPEft Rl h.1 rat sta of I'll M . Pa i can. Ian wat in n me the In mo PHONES A 3463 Main 150 C. J. OWEN & CO, Selling Agents 414 LUMBER EXCHANGE Second and Stark