VOL. XLIX. NO. 15,303.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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20TH CENTURY IN
REAR-END CRASH
Six Reported Dead and
Nine Others Hurt.
SPEED IS 62 MILES AN HOUR
Flier Hits Slower Train Which
Is Making Siding.
COLLISION AT SMALL TOWN
JforOieaat, Pa., 16 3Illcs East ol
Erie, Is Scene of Wreck Of
ficials TJeny Story of 60 In-
Jtrrod Iying by Track.
ERIEJ, Pa Dee. 14. The second section
rf the Twentieth Century I J ml ted, the
New York Central fast train' from Chi
cago to New York, collided -with the rear
md of a passenger train. No. 10, on the
lAka Shore Railroad at Northeast. Pa.,
86 miles east of here, shortly after mid
night. At the time of the collision the Twen
tieth Century was easily making: 62 miles
en hour.
Six bodies have already been taken from
the wreck and it Is believed there will be
more fatalities. A relief train left here
at midnight to take nurses and doctors to
the wreck.
Northeast Small Town.
Northeast is, a small town and at night
is cut olT from both telegraph and tele
phone communication.
Reports of the wreck did not reach
here until late and then it was said that
two freight trains came together with no
Jnss of life. Official reports to Cleveland
place the number of dead at four.
The Twentieth Clentury Limited. No. -2S.
in due a Erie, at 11:45 P. M., and passed
running faster than schedule time.
Could Not Make Siding.
Train Is'o. 10 was also east 'bound, leav
ing here at 10:05 P. M., and was sched
uled to take the siding at Northeast,
but It is believed the train did not reach
(he elding far enough In advance of the
(Iter to make a proper clearance. The
"wreck occurred directly opposite the
V Railway officials here refuse to make
public any facts concerning the wreck.
Sixty Reported Injured.
Every ambulance in Erie Is lined up
nt the Lake Shore station while hospitals
have been notified to prepare . to take
care of many injured.
The Coroner has been notified at the
wreck and has cleared his morgue for
t the reception of the dead that may be
brought here.
A crew of a freight train arriving here
reported that when they passed- the
wreck scene at Northeast 60 Injured had
been removed from the detirls of the
splintered cars. The dead had not been
Identified.
OFFICIALS SAY 4 DEAD, 9 HURT
All Fatalities Declared to Be In the
First Train.
CLEVELAND. Dec. 14. The second
section of No. 16 (the Twentieth Century
IJmJted) was made up of two cars from
St Lou la, one from Cincinnati and one
from Cleveland. The St. Louis cars
were full and most of the dead are re
ported to be In them. The two rear
cars of No. 10 carried passengers from
Cleveland and Chicago to the East.
No. 10 was delayed an hour and 45
minutes at Northeast and sent a flag
man back. It Is reported that his lan
tern went. out. but this Is not con-
firmed.
Most of the fatalities. It Is reported,
wore in the last coach of No. 10. the
day coach. The fate of Engineer M. L.
k Herger, of Cleveland, and Fireman Henry
Salkenhagen, of Buffalo, of the 20th
Cehtury. has not been ascertained.
In a statement at the general offices
of the Lake Shore this morning it was
aid:
"There is no one hurt on the 20th
Century. Stories that 60 are hurt are
entirely false. We' know that four per
sons -were killed and nine Injured seri
ously and that a few more were less
badly hurt. The Injured have been taken
to hospitals at Buffalo and Erie. All
dead and Injured were on train No. 10."
20TH CENTURY SAFE, REPORT
Chicago Learns St. Louis Limited
and Boston Special Crash.
CHICAGO.JDec. 14. The general of
fices "of the Lake Shore & Michigan
V Southern Railroad here this morning
I declared the trains wrecked near
I Northeast, Pennsylvania, were the east
bound St. Louis limited and the Chl
'ago. New Tork and Boston special.
The St Louis limited left St Louis at
8:45 A. M. Monday and is due In New
Tork at 9:45 A. M.
The Chicago. New Tork and Boston
special left Chicago at 10:30 A. M.
Monday and Is due In New Tork at
1:48 P. M. Tuesday. It was stated by
the officials that the Twentieth Cen
tury was not wrecked but was some
distance behind the wreck.
FARMERS IN CORN
PIT OUTWIT BEARS
WITH SHORTAGE IX SIGHT,
THEY BUY HEAVILY.
Professional Manipulators Would
Freeze Out Rural Investors), bnt
Efforts Are In Vain. ,
CHICAGO. Dec 13. (Special.) De
spite strenuous efforts on the part of
the professional bears In the Chicago
trade to squeeze them out of the corn
market by repeated onslaughts on that
cereal In the local pit during the . last
two weeks, country traders and farm
ers, aware of the serious condition of
the crop, have had .the nerve and suf
ficient wealth at their command to
cling to their purchases of futures.
Traders of this class have not only
held on to their previous purchases;
but have been steadily adding to their
lines on all soft spots, the local com
mission houses being almost snowed
under with orders from the country to
buy corn.
Today, because of the continued un
favorable weather conditions which
are rapidly making the country ' roads
Impassable, there was such e gTeat ex
hibition of buying that the bears be
came panic stricken .and covered mil
lions of bushels of short corn. '
The efforts on the. part of the pro
fessionals to break the price of corn
dates back three weeks. The prospects
they believed at the time were never
so rosy for record-reaklng marketings
of corn. Farmers of Northern Illinois,
Iowa and Nebraska, however, . where
heavy rains and winds, followed by
freezing and snow, had blown down the
unhusked corn and put it in such bad
condition that It is estimated 60 per
cent of the orop will not be harvest
ed, started to buy the cereal on the
Chicago board.
BRAIN DULLED BY NICOTINE
Seattle Boy Smokers to Be Guarded
by School Board.
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 13. (Special.)
Complaints from principals In several
of the city schools regarding the de
moralizing effect on boy pupils of cig
arette and pipe smoking resulted In a
special meeting of the School Board and
the creation qX the office of special
agent, whose duty it will be to hunt up
evidence that will oonvicfc- dealers who
supply the boys with tobacco and cigar
ette papers. '
Truant Officer Truman Ketchum In 10
days caught 24 boys reg-nlarly enrolled
In the publio schools In the act of
smoking. The habit has become so
widespread that Ofl3oer Ketchum con
fesses his Inability to cope with It, and
the new man will work under him on
plans he has already formed for whole
sale arrests of dealers who are violat
ing the law.
Reaction on pupils who smoke is
swift and offers proof in depreciated
percentages in studies, llstlessness bor
dering on stupidity, and Indifference to
both study and play.
POLITICIAN SUES LINDSEY
Denver Juvenile Court Judge Tarty
Defendant in $5 0,000 Ca-se.
DENVER. Dec. 13. "W. G. Smith, ex
speaker of the Colorado House of Rep
resentatives, today brought suit for $50,
000 damages each against Judge Ben V.
Lindsey, of Denver, and Harvey H.
O'Higglns, a magazine writer. Smith
alleges defamation of character In a
series of articles now running under the
caption of "The Beast and the Jungle"
In an Eastern magazine.
The articles, which claim to be a his
tory of inside politics In Denver for the
last few years, were prepared by Mr.
OHlgelns, the material being obtained
from Judge Lindsey.
PEORIA HAS $200,000 FIRE
Two Newspaper Plants Are Devoured
by Flames.
PEORIA. I1L. Dec 14-The Grand
Opera-House building. Including the of
fice and plant of the Peoria Journal, and
the Peoria Democrat was consumed by
Are, which started at 1:30 o'clock this
morning.
The loss is more than $300,000, partly In
sured. Thirty prisoners in the county Jail,
across the alley from the burning buildr
lng, were removed by a single turnkey.
One man was seriously Injured.
FIRST MAJLCAR HEAD DIES
i
J. R. Brown, Postal Employe In Civil
War, Dead at Ashland.
ASHLAND, Or., Dec 13. (Special.)
John B. Brown, 68 years old, who died at
Ashland yesterday, was an employe of
the United States Postofflce Department
during the Civil "War, and had charge of
the first railway mallear with which the
department experimented.
Mr. Brown was head of a large music
company at Los Angeles for many years,
coming to Ashland a year or two ago for
his health.
SCIENTIFIC DATA BURNED
"Monastery" at Mount Wilson. Ob
servatory Is Destroyed.
LOS ANGELES. Dec 13. The "Mon
astery." the home of the scientists and
attaches of the Mount "Wilson Observa
tory, was destroyed by Are today.
All the valuable records and papers
of the observatory, together with the
scientific library of Professor Hale,
were burned.
LEAGUE WAR SURE
IF WARD IS
Ban Johnson, American
Head, Defiant.
BASEBALL PEACE IS AT STAKE
i
National Candidate Is Called
Wanton Violator of Pact.
DAVIS CASE FIRST SNAG
Letter to Herrmann Gives Objections
to Man Backed by Murphy.
Swaps In Air Pending
Election.
NEW TORIC Dec 13. The American
League will not tolerate the election of
John M. "Ward as president of the Na
tional League to succeed John A. Heydler
according to Ban Johnson, American
League president, who arrived in New
York today. If he is elected, said John
son, It means war. 1
As outlining his position In the case
on the eve of the National League meet
ing. Johnson gave out' a letter which
he sent to August Herrmann, who was
Instrumental in ending the war between
the National and American leagues in
1203. The letter, addressed to Herrmann
at Cincinnati, is as follows:
Davis Swap, Snag.
"When information was brought to me
from an authentic source that John M.
Ward was seriously considered for the
presidency of the National League, it
occasioned me much surprise. Since the
signing of the peace pact and the crea
tion of the National agreement organized
baseball has moved along in a broad,
straight channel, with moderate friction.
"The chief snag encountered was our
effort to recoved , player George Davis
after he had been awarded to the Chi
cago American League club at Cincin
nati peace conference. Mr. "Ward, acting
as attorney for Player Davis drew up
the original contract with the Chicago
club.' It' wag e, three-year agreement,
lronbound and riveted. At a subsequent
date, Davis signed another contract with
the New Tork National League club.
Ward, Players Lawyer".
"The New Tork club sought to retain
Davis regardless of the Cincinnati award
and. in fact did use him in one game
despite a vigorous protest from the
American League. The Chicago club was
finally obliged to go Into the courts to
enforce its contract and John M. "Ward
represented the player in the proceedings.
"Davis was checkmated, but the Chi
cago club did not have his services in
the entire season. The cost of litigation
to the Chicago club exceeded $3000. The
entire transaction was clearly a con
spiracy, and a wanton violation of the
peace pact entered into at Cincinnati.
American League Interests must be con
sidered ami weighed in the construction of
the National Commission each year.
. Common Sense Taboos Him.
"It is far from our purpose to say, or
even suggest, who the National League
should elect Its president, but common
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PROGRESS IN 1909.
'The New Year's Oregonian for
1910 wil , contain much to attract
and interest all readers. It will
have a variety of articles from
well-known authorities on all the
state's Industries, resources and
products. These are not mere
"write-ups." They are Illuminat
ing articles from men who know
what the state has done and is
doing, and they tell precisely
wnat tne putmc wants to Know
about a particular subject.
It will not be a humdrum af
fair. It will be a PROGRESS
EDITION. It will be up to date
In every particular. The text will
be fresh and Informative and the
cuts will be new and striking.
The Central Oregon pictures, for
example, were taken for this Is
sue by an Oregonian staff pho
tographer. So were the Portland
pictures. No Interest of the state
will be neglected. You may rest
assured that there will be a lot
in the 1910 New Year's Issue to
'benefit and interest you and your
friends, wherever they are.
CANNON LAUGHS AT RUMOR
Scoffs at Suggestion He Will Resign
as Speaker. v
"WASHINGTON, Dec 13. "Laugh and
the world laughs with you. I'm laugh
ing; I'm not weeping," smilingly re
marked Speaker Cannon today In char
acterizing as a bit of Imagination a pub
lished report that he purposes to retire
from the Speakership at the close of the
present Congress, and positively not
again run for a seat in the House.
"A man may retire from politics; a
man may resign from the House; a man
may decline the Speakership; a man may
retire from anything," he said.
"The man who wrote that story had a
vivid Imagination. I am not crossing a
bridge before I come to If
RUIN AS GOVERNOR SNAPS
Engine Tears Itself to Pieces and
Hurts Mill Employe.
CAMAS. "Wash., Dec 13. The governor
on one of the high-speed engines used for
running a dynamo at the Crown-Columbia
paper mill broke about noon today, caus
ing the engine to tear Itself to pieces.
One large piece of the flywheel went
up through the second floor, tearing out
heavy timbers and seriously injuring Sam
McKever, who was working on a paper
machine on the second floor. One paper
machine was also badly wrecked.
Several men were near the engine when
the accident happened, but were not In
jured. Part of the mill Is shut down for
repairs. ".-"-
JUDGE ASKS FAIR TRIAL
Man Who Assaulted Fellow Jurist
Won't Stand for Negro Jury.
ROANOKE, Va., Dec. 13. If assurance
is given him that he will have a fair
trial and that negroes will not be drawn,
upon the Jury, Judge Samuel "W. "Will
iams, Attorney-General-elect of "Virginia,
will return to "Welch, "W. Va., to answer a
charge of felonious assault on ex-Judge
Saunders, of the" Supreme Court of "West
Virginia.
Judge "Williams struck his fellow Juris
with an Inkwell during a. Quarrel in a
courtroom at Welch several months ago.
For this he was indicted.
CHILE TOWN HIT BY FIRE
Eighteen Blocks Burned in Valdivia
With $2,500,000 Loss.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 13. A disastrous
fire occurred last night in the City of
Valdivia. Eighteen blocks of buildings
were destroyed and thousands are home-
le
The loss is estimated at J2.50O.O00.
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"NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT WlHAT I WANT."
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HAMILTON GUILTY,
IS EARLY VERDICT
Ex-Adjutant General
an Embezzler.
PRISONER HEARS FATE CALMLY
Jury Disagrees Until After Din
ner, Then Convicts.
TALESMEN OUT FIVE HOURS
Sentence May Be From One to Ten
Years in Prison Other Charges
to Be Tried in February.
Argument Waived.
OLTMPIA, "Wash.. Dec 13. (Special.)
"Guilty as charged" was the verdict
brought in at 8:30 o'clock tonight by the
12 men selected to try Ortis Hamilton,
former Adjutant-General of the National
Guard, on a charge of larceny by em
bezzlement The Jury was out for five
hous and IS minutes and (took six
ballots.
The first ballot showed 10 for convic
tion and two for acquittal, and Just be
fore going for dinner the 12 were evenly
divided. After eating they stood 10 to
two again, the majority for conviction.
The next two ballots were 11 to one.
Then came the last and deciding ballot
when all agreed upon his guilt
Hamilton Xot Surprised.
Hamilton took the news- of his con
viction calmly and showed no surprise
and was as cool as he was at the time
the trial opened, three weeks ago. His
attorneys will give notice of an appeal
tomorrow.
The other three charges against Ham
ilton cannot be tried until next Febru
ary. The penalty is under the Indeter
minate sentence plan of from one to ten
years In the Penitentiary. The court,
in its discretion, may order the mini
mum time served In the County Jail.
Hamilton Scans Jury.
As the Jury filed into the courtroom
Hamilton, who had been brought up
from the County Jail by Sheriff Gaston,
looked closely into the face of each of
the 12 men. Clad In a military coat and
a soft college boy hat on the back of
his head, he looked as debonnaire as
when he was Adjutant-General of the
state.
"When the clerk read the verdict Ham
ilton did not show the slightest sign of
annoyance or disappointment. He
merely leaned over and said something
to his counsel in a low tone. ' As he
walked out of the courtroom with the
Sheriff he only said, "Other days are
coming," when asked to riiake a state
ment. His silent departure after the
Jury was excused was the only sign of
nervousness he showed.
New Trial to Be Asked.
"W. IT. Maglll, Asistaht Attorney
General, said that the state would pre
pare to press the other charges lodged
against Hamilton at the February term
of court. They comprise larceny by
embezzlement, forgery and obtaining
money under false pretenses. It is
GEMS ARE PAWNED'
BEFORE ROBBERY
DETECTIVES TARE NEW CLEW
IN JEWELRY MYSTERY.
Mrs. Jenkins Keeps in Seclusion in
Apartments, While Sleuths
Keep Up Investigation.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Detectives, after
a day of Investigation, styled as ' an
"Arabian Night's Mystery" the reported
Jewel theft from Hotel Lorraine in this
city, in which Vrs. John William Jenkins,
of Chicago, at rst appeared as the loser
of valuable gerns estimated at $300,000.
This value was later cut In half, while
subsequent inquiry brought from Inspec
tor McCafterty, of the detective bureau,
the announcement that "we are making
a thorough and rigid investigation into
the case, but not along the lines of a rob
bery." Mrs. Jenkins remains in seclusion in
her apartments. Her husband. It Is said,
is out of the city. A description of the
Jewels stolen has been sent to pawnshops
throughout' the city, and it Is understood
that part of the consignment has been
traced to three different shops.
The police are reticent about this fea
ture, although it is understood that the
articles were pawned several days before
the robbery was reported.
ARLETA WIVES LECTURED
Three Alleged Gossips Acquitted in
Police Court Trial.
In a trial by jury yesterday which be
gan In the afternoon and was continued
utnll 6 o'clock last evening, Mrs. Bessie
Day, Mrs. Maudle Newell and Mrs. Mary
Huffman, of South First street, Arleta
Park No. 3, were acquitted of the charge
of disorderly conduct filed against them
by several of their neighbors.
It was a neighborhood row which re
sulted in bringing out all of the resi
dents of the vicinity as witnesses, crowd
ing the Municipal Court to Its utmost
In reality, the charge against the women
was that after, their husbands had gone
to work In the morning they would hang
over their backyard fences and In loud
tones, that could be heard all over - tho
neighborhood, they . would grill all the
women they did not like. Both sides had
from 30 to 40 witnesses, most of .them
women.
Judge Bennett refused to listen to all
of the women's testimony. He took oc
casion to lecture the 'wives of Arleta. at
the conclusion of the case and advised
them to refrain from gossip.
BLOODSTAIN GIVES CLEW
Husband of Third Victim of Savan
nah Tragedy Accused.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Dec. 13. Develop
ments tonight in the aftermath of the
triple murder of last Friday gave rise
to the startling theory that not a single
murderer, but two or possibly three were
guilty of the terrible crime.
County officers tonight declare that
of these, J. C. Hunter, husband of Mrs.
Maggie Hunter, is certainly one, al
though he steadfastly denies it. Mrs.
Hunter died today.
The officers say the chain of evidence
is complete, asserting that some clothing
badly stained and apparently spattered
with blood, found today. Is the final link.
This clothing, it is declared, was worn
by Hunter on the day the crime was com
mitted. It is declared today by a physician,
that, in a moment of consciousness, Mrs.
Hunter today charged the crimes, to her
husband and said she was held by a
negro man when the blows were struck
that caused her death.
$206,900 THEFT EXPOSED
Duma Questions Revival of Canceled
Bonds, Stolen . for Years.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 13. Mem
bers of the Duma have introduced
an Interpellation in regard to the
recently discovered thefts of govern
ment bond coupons presented for re
demption committed by employes of the
state bank and of the controller de
partment acting In collusion.
Thefts amounting to $206,900 have
been established, but it Is known the
total amount Is several times greater,
the criminals having for several years
taken large quantities of canceled cou
pons from bundles about to be burned,
removed the cancellation mark and
placed them again In circulation.
BOYS' PLAY PROVES FATAL
One Lad Kills Another in Fight Over
Game of Marbles.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13. Weslev Hauirh-
telin, 11 years old, died early today a3 the
result of a schoolboy encounter yesterday
over a game of marble.
According to statements of other hnva
Hauehtelin became Involved In nn o mu
merit with Truman' Flint a 15-year-old
lad. Their dispute led to blows, and a
rough-and-tumble fight.
W. E. Haughtelin. father of the In
says death was the result of an nccirifTit
and that he will not prosecute young
Flint i
MAUD FEALY AGAIN WEDS
Actress Secretly Marries James Mar
tin in Washington.
DENVER, Dec 13. The Post sav. this
evening that Maud Fealv. the actress.
who divorced L. H. Sherwin, her first
husband, was married in "Washington, D
c, on November 28, to James Murkln, a
member of "The Barrier" eomnaji v now
i playing in Minneapolis.
LEOPOLD MAKING
FIGHT WITH DEATH
Operation Last Resort,
But Is Desperate.
LITTLE HOPE HE CAN SURVIVE
King's Mind Is Clear, Though
Body Is Helpless.
PREPARES FOR LAST ENEMY
He Lies in State Pavilion, Calmly
Makes Will, Receives Sacrament,
Says Farewell to Daughter
and Ministers.
BRUSSELS. Dec 14. At 5 o'clock this
morning the condition of King Leopold
was unchanged.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 13. Leopold II. King
of the Belgians, tonight is making a
desperate effort for life, and the odds
are strongly against the aged monarch.
As a last resort the surgeon's knife
will be tried tomorrow. If the operation
is successful. King Leopold may live.
If It falls, the end is inevitable. All
will depend on the King's strength and
vitality, which are ebbing fast
Rheumatism has already conquered the
aged and wasted frame. Dropsy has
developed, and an obstruction of the In
testines, which must be removed, has
greatly aggravated his condition.
Can't Survive Operation.
The general opinion is that the King
will not survive the operation. Indeed
he may die at any moment. The mon
arch is rather optimistic, and today
exclaimed to his physician:
"Operate, and the sooner the better."
But he added with a wan, wistful smile:
"Perhaps, doctor, the long, long Jour
ney is at hand."
King Leopold Is still as lucid of in
tellect as ever. This masterful mind,
which conceived and carried out the gi
gantic Congo project and roused the
whole world into bitter indictment and
discussion, calmly directed what seems
to be the final chapter in his spectacu
lar career.
Pathetic Scene In Pavilion.
The picture was pathetic enough. Sep
arated from his two eldest daughters by
a tragic skein of events, with scandal
(Concluded on Pase S. )
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
T ESTT7RT5 AT S Maximum temperature, 42
tegTe&; minimum, 37.2 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair Tuesday; light north wind.
Foreign.
Bloody battle between Zelaya's forces anJ
revolutionists at Rama is reported.
Page 14.'
Russia disclaims political designs in Man
churia. Page 3.
K.ing Leopold to undergo operation, hut case
is considered desperate. Page 1.
National.
Los Angeles "reformed gambler" will ex
pose race betting methods before Gov
ernment officials. Page 8-
President Taft does Christmas shopping In
New Tork. Page 3.
Immigration Commiasion tells of horrible
conditions in steerage of ocean liners.
Page 4.
Senator Rayner calls Zelaya one of great
est criminals of age. Page 8.
President Taft takes message of hops to
wrecks of Bowery. Fa 6.
Iomeetic.
Ex-partner of Nat Goodwin in mining ven
tures returns to preaching as business.
Page 2.
Mrs. Brokaw's keen wit is match lor hus
band's lawyers. Page 2.
Gems reported stolen found pawned pre
viously. Page 1.
Modoc County would keep Clear Lake
water from Klamath project. Page 2l
Twentieth Century Umited crashes Into
slow train; six reported dead. Page .
Seven die in tenement fire in Cincinnati.
Page S.
Sport.
Battling Nelson signs to fight Fred Walsh,
champion lightweight of England.
Page 8.
Ban Johnson, president of American League,
threatens baseball war if Ward Is named
head of National Leaguo. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Coroner's Jury asks further probe of drown
ing accident at Rainier. Page 6.
County local option vote making Idaho
County, Idaho, dry. upheld by Judge.
Page 7.
Grays Harbor working- for canal to connect
with -Columbia River. Page 6.
Nine men retained for Jury in Rose lair mur
der tritU. Page 6.
Woman counsel in Tacoma alienation of af
fection case defends own sex affinity but
loses 50,00 action. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Jobbers expect another advance In flour
- prices. Page 1 9.
Wheat prices rise sharply at Chicago.
-ir-age j y.
Effect of Rock Island rumors on stock mar
ket. Pago 19.
Steamer Pomona blows out cylinder en
Willamette River. Page IS.
' Portland and Vicinity.
Councilman Ellis, contending city owns en
tire waterfront, to propose measure auth
orizing seizure by Portland. Page 9.
Statistics show draws open 11T times Sat
urday, delaying 717 cars over nine hours.
Page 13.
Last of Umatilla conspirators pays fine.
Pago 14.
Case of French rodge, accused of taking
man's wife and money in guise of offi
cer, on trial. Page 14-
Business men, builders of T. M. C. A., dine
in new structure. Page 13.
"Tr. Mary Lane" sued for divorce by hus
band. Geurge A. Wigg. Page 18.
Question of expense in "City Beautiful"
plans worries Civic Improvement League.
Page 12.
City Attorney Kavanaugh holds Port of
Portland has no legal right to Interfere
with Broadway bridge. Pag 12.