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COVERS THC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
MAYOR LANE
VINDICATED
Mrs. Waymlrc and Rad-
ding Guilty.
AS VICTIM OF A PLOT
Their Acquittal Would Have Been
a Serious Blow to Dr.
Une Politically.
'JURY OUT A SHORT TIME
They Conspired to Blacken the Char
acter of Mayor Harry Lane by Hav
tag Him Discovered in Comprom
ising Position With Mrs. Wsymlre.
PORTLAND, Feb. 2S.-Mri. Utile
Waymlrc and E. E. Radding were to
night found guilty o( conspiring to
blacken the character of Mayor Harry
Lane by having him discovered in a
compromising position with Mrs.
Waymire.
The case has been under trial for
the uait week and has attracted a
great deal of attention. The interest
centered in the anomalous position of
Mayor Une, who, though the com
plaining -witness, was in the opinion
of the general public, undergoing
trial rather than Mrs. Waymire and
Raddina. and their acquittal would"
have been a serious blow to him po
litically not to mention the more im
portant fact that it would have cast
a serious separation on his integrity
as a physician. The jury was out
only a short time, and this is taken
generally to mean- that that body en
tertained no doubts that the Mayor
had been the intended victim of a plot
against his good name.
THIS IN LOS ANQELE3.
Thirteen Inch Snaka Comes Through
The City Water Main.
LOS .ANGELES. Feb. 24,-At-
traded by the cries for help of a wo
nmn boarder In his boarding house,
the proprietor rushed Into the room
to find a snake darting around In a
basin of water just drawn from the
faucet.
The reptile, which measures exactly
thirteen Inches, had come through the
faucet when (he woman went to draw
water. It Is of a brown color, and
exceedingly vivacious.
OPPOSED TO R A CI NO LAWS.
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 25.-The
state racing commission in its annual
report handed down in the legislature
last night opposition to any change in
the racing laws as recommended by
Governor Hughes in his annual mes
sage. , Speaking of the pending of the
Agnew-llart bills the report says:
"In our opinion the enactment of
present proposed amendments would
seriously damage to racing and would
probably terminate it in a short time."
DRUG HOUSE FAILS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Stall
man & Fulton Company, importers of
drugs, with branches in Chicago and
London, has made an assignment to
Charles G. Dobbs. The business is
an old one, having been established
more than 40 years. No statement of
the assets and liabilities can be ob
tained but it is estimated that the
liabilities are between $150,000 and
$200,000.
TRANSPORTATION RATES.
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roblema, for. the. Interatate. Com
merce Commission to Unravel
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.CHICAGO, Feb 24,-Thcre is a
difference of 35 cents a hundred
weight to lumber shippers of the Mid
die West between hauling a carload
of lumber from Los Angeles to Mis
souri river points and hauling the
same car, refilled with lumber, from
the Missouri river to Los Angeles.
This difference was considered yes
terday by the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the complaint of the
national Hardwood Mfrs, Association
against all the Pacific Coast and Mid
die West Railroads.
' G. W. Luce, general freight agent
of the Southern Pacific, and C. G.
Burhham, assistant to the first vice
president of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy, were the chief witnesses
for the railroads. Hoth maintained
that there is no necessity for a lower
western rate because the coast com
petition is inconsequential and that
the low eastern rate is made because
the eastboitnd traffic is much heavier
when the westbound shipments of
other commodities than lumber elim
inates empty car movement westward.
The hearing will be continued next
week. .'. ..'...,
Commissioners Prouty and Harlan
yesterday heard testimony in the com
plaint of 16 creameriesjjf Nebraska
and Kansas against four railroads
and five express companies charging
illegal ' combination to raise rates.
In August 4907, the rates on ship
ments of creamory products were
alsed. The railroads and express
companies claim added cost of labor
and operating expenses necessitated
the increase,
CRIMINAL LIBEL
Owner and Managing Editor of
Bulletin on Trial. -
ASSERTING A CONSPIRACY
W S. Tevis, Preaident of the Bay
City Water Company and a Very
Rich Man Waa Aaaerted to Have
Conspired With SchmiU and Ruef.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25-Rapid
progress was made today in the trial
of R. A. Crothers, owner, and Fre
mont Older, managing editor of the
Bulletin on a charge of criminally
libelling W. S. Tcvis, president of
the Bay Cities Water Company in
asserting he conspired to sell with
Schmitz and. Ruef, the Bay Cities
Water Company to the city for $10,
000,000. Tcvis is one of the richest
men in the state.
When court adjourned tonight eight
jurors had been accepted and sworn
in.
OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HI
ARTICLE
H. Reutcrdabl's Charges
Against Navy.
ARE ABSOLUTELY FALSE
So Say Rear Admirals Converse
and Capps When Examined
By Senate Committee.
GAVE WRONG - IMPRESSIONS
SHOT THE WfrONG PRIEST.
DENVER, Feb. 2S.-The Post to
day prints what purports to be a
statement from Guiseppe Alio, alias
Guaranaccio, alias Angelo Gabriclle,
from which it appears that Father
Leo was not the priest whom he in
tended to murder, but was' mistaken
by him for a young Italian priest who
had been condemned to death by a
band of anarchists which had been
eailcd from Italy. When told by the
interpreter that the priest he had kill
ed was German and had never been
in Sicily and that there was no scar
on his forehead, Alio burst into
paroxysm of grief. After it passed he
calmly said, "If I killed the wrong
man, I am very sorry, but I will take
the consequences like a man." "
" GOVERNOR TO JRESIGN.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2S.-Gover-
nor Jos. K. Toole, of, Montana, ar
rived in Los Angeles yesterday from
Helena. Governor Toole announced
shortly after his arrival, that, owing
to ill health he had determined to re
sign and that his resignation will take
effect April 1.
At the Conclusion of an Extended
Refutation of Converse, Perkins
Stated That the Apologies of the
Committee Were Due the Officer.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. -Two
experts in naval construction, rear-
Admiral Converse nd Rear-Admjral
Capps were examined by the Senate
committee of naval affairs today in
the investigation of charges made
against the navy by Henry Reuter
dahl in a recent magazine article. At
the conclusion of an extended refuta
tion by Converse, it was stated by
Perkins that the apologies of the
committee were due the officers for
having called them to answer . such
articles as this.
1 nat is true," said Hale, "but it
is written in such a vein that a lay
man could not understand how ab
surd the charges are.. It attracted the
attention of the whole country and
he had to investigate."
Martin,., Perkins and Gallinger
laughingly suggesled that Reuterdahl
who is now on the Pacific fleet, hav
ing secured permission to accompany
it before the article was printed,
should be set of! the fleet, if a con
venient barren Island could be found
in the Pacific Ocean.
A development of principal interest
was that two of the "charges made by
Reuterdahl were in language similar to
that used by Lieutenant-Commander
Simms and Hill in articles which they
prepared and submitted l the secre
tary of the navy at his request Con
verse disclaimed any Intention of in
(heating that these officers or their
articles had inspired Rcuterdahl's at
tack, nevertheless these officers are
to be called before the committee in
the near future. Taking up Reuter
dahl article, Converse stated that of
the charges contained therein that
some of them were "Very unimport
ant" some of them so "Stated as to
give wrong impressions' and some to
be absolutely false.
In reply to a question from Gal
linger, Reuterdahl was described as
an artist who had been employed by
the navy department for a time de
signing prize gun trophies, and it
was stated in that connection he had
been with the battleships in action on
several occasion. The admiral said
he undoubtedly had had an oppor
tunity of seeing and conversing with
the officers. He said that -Reuterdahl
had no education as a naval man.
REQUEST REFUSED.
Slavonians in Juneau Aik Priest to
Refuse to Bury Non-Union Miner.
SEATTLE, Feb. 25,-A special to
the Post-Intclllgcncer from Juneau
Alaska, says ycMcrday, when a priest
attempted to say mass for a non
union Slavonian miner, who died yes
terday, he found the church door
locked and a mob of 200 union Sla
vonians requested that he refuse to
bury the non-union man. The priest
declined and the miners in turn re
fused to permit the dead miner's body
to be taken into the church. The
crowd attempted to stop the hearse
by holding the horses' bridles and
dragged several men from the funeral
procession. The marshal attempted
to restore order and for a time was
powerless. The crowd followed the
remain to the cemetery and made an
other disturbance. Order was finally
retorcd. No one was injured.
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COMPANIES ACCUSED.
STOLE $17,000.
BENTON, 111.; Feb. 2S. Ransom
A. Youngblood, until six weeks ago
president of the Goal Belt National
Bank of Benton and the Salem Bank
of Salem, Ark;, pleaded guilty yester
day bcfore'the circuit court of em
ber: lenient of $17,000 of the funds of
the Coal Belt Bank, and, wa -immediately
sentenced -and :takeri .to '.the
Chester penitentiary to serve' "'an in
determinate sentence of from'-'onc' to
14 years.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Thes govern
ment's charges against the five ex
press companies accused of issuing
express franks and shipping property
in interstate commerce free of charge
will be heard today in the U. S. cir
cuit court. The suits are in the form
of petitions for injunctions restraining
the companies from further allegtd
violation of the interestate commerce
laws. The defendants in the suits
are: National Express Company,
American Express Company, Wells
Fargo Express Company, United
States Express Company, and Adams
Express Company.
ISSUES OF THE DAY
The Seven Hours Allowed for De
bate Expire Today.
ARMY BILL WAS DEBATED
If Furnished an Opportunity lor
Free Expression of Opinion on the
Issues of the Day Hayes of Cali
fornia Denounced Financial System.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-A gen
cral debate on the army appropriation
bill in the House today again furn
ished an opportunity for a free ex
pression of opinion on the issues of
the day. Garrett of Tennessee and
Hau of North Carolina arraigned the
Republican party for its politics with
regard to the tariff, while Hayes of
California denounced the financial
system of the United States as "patch
work and the Aldrich bill as "Falling
far short of remedial legislation
needed." The only remarks pcrti
nent to the army bill were made by
Parker, who spoke in favor of a pro
position to increase the pay for offi
cers and men, and Kusterman in sup
port .of the restoration of the canteen.
The seven hours allowed for the de
bate on the bill, will expire tomorrow
when the measure will be read for
amendments. "
'ANTI-SALOON FORCES.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25-The anti-
saloon forces won an apparently de
cisive victory yesterday when mu
nicipal Judge Heap ruled that the
Sunday closing law applies to Chi
cago and that juries in the saloon
cases have no authority to pass on
that point. In his opinion the jury
is to decide merely whether a saloon
keeper' kept his place open in viola
tion of the Sunday closing law. The
opinion is destined to have a far
reaching effect on the Sunday closing
crusade. . Hitherto the saloon men
have admitted the selling of liquor
on Sunday but have escaped convic
tion on the successful plea that the
Sunday closing law is void in Chi
cago. Judge Heap ruled that coun
sel for the defense would not be per
mitted to present this argument to
the jury in a case now pending.
ITl'OI OF
WILL NOT "DOWN.",
ELECTRICS
To Radiate From the Metropolis.
ST. HELENS-TILLAMOOK
The Total Mileage Will Be Over
150 Miles and Will Cost
$6,000,000.
McMINNVILLE AND SALEM
The Work Will Commence as Soon
as Arrangements for an Entrance
Into the City from the North Can
be Arranged With the City Council.
PORTLAND, Feb. 25 -Plans which
contemplate building a network of
electric railroads in the lower Wil
lamette Valley and as far west as
the Pacific Coast were made public
today by the United Railroads. Lines
have been mapped out which will
reach St Helens on the north, Tilla
mook on the west and McMinnville
and Salem on the south. The total
mileage wil exceed 150 miles and the
cost will be about $6,000,000. The
work will commence as soon as ar
rangements for an entrance into the
city from the north can be arranged
with the council. The United Rail
ways already has an electric line
built along Front street through the
business section of the city from the
Northern Pacific yards to the Jeffer
son-street depot
Shooting Affray at Brownsville by
25th Infantry in Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-That
f the shooting affray at Brownsville,
Texas, August 12-14, 1906 was done
by some of the negro soldiers of the
25th United States infantry and that
testimony which was taken by the
senate committee on military affairs
fails to identify the guilty persons is
the opinion of eight members of the
committee. Four members of the
committee voted against this decision
and one member did not vote. The
resolution declaring the guilt of the
negroes was submitted by Senator
Lodge and was adopted after five re
solutions by Senator Foraker, one by
Senator Dupont and one by Senator
Scott, all offered as substitutes and all
declaring the innocence of the accus
ed negroes, had been voted down.
The fight will be carried on to the
floor of the senate. The report of the
committee will not be made for ten
days owing to the absence of senator
Warmer. The Ohio senator pro
poses to interoduce a resolution to
restore to the military service such of
dishonorably discharged negroes as
were beyond a reasonable doubt in
nocent of any connection with the
affray.
HEART TO HEART TALK.
TRACING BANK ROBBERS.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.-John
McCoori, formerly chaffeur for a
prominent Salt Lake man, has been
interrogated in this city by Pinkerton
detectives in regard to the robbery
reported a few weeks ago by the Utah
National Bank of Salt Lake. It is
said that another person wanted as a
witness has, been located in this city.
SPOKElREEilS
Owen Makes Speech on the
Aldrich Bill.
THE CURRENCY LEGISLATION
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Governor
Hughes had a heart to heart talk with
300 members of the City Club, whose
guest he was at dinner tonight.
Breaking through his usual reserve,
the governor touched on his relation
to the state and his words which were
delivered with an impressive solemn'
ity evoked most cordial applause and
response that amounted to a per
sonal tribute. - In the course of his
address the governor stated that he
was a party man and a party governor
but has no sympathy with the ideas
that parties depend for their success
upon the blind folowing of any lead
ership.
He said that another of his beliefs
is in the honesty and discrimination
of the electorate.. He added that you
cannot have a good government at
the top unless you have it at the bot
tom
INSTANTLY KILLED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Falling 70
feet over the cliff in Morningside
Park, Harlem, yesterday, J. S. Dra
goon, 17 years old, struck the side
walk below and was instantly killed.
Young Dorgan, with others boys
was engaged in a snowball battle on
top of the old Revolutionary Block
house, known as Fort Horn which
abuts on the edge of the cliff. Run
ning close to the ledge he slipped
and went over. The boy's father, Jos.
Drogan, was immediately notified and
carried the body of his son to his
home two blocks distant.
Received Close Attention and Was
Frequently Interrupted by Applause
Indian Appropriation Bill Received
Considerable Attention.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. - The
currency legislation was the chief
topic in the Senate today. For
nearly three hours Owen spoke on
the Aldrich bill, claiming he had
through Senator Jones id 1900, pro
posed legislation somewhat similar to
the bill under consideration but with
essential differences which he declar
ed would have prevented the recent
panic had it been enacted into a law.
Owen received - close attention and
was frequently interrupted by ap
plause. The Indian appropriation bill
received consideration in the Senate
during a part of the day. Teller de
clared that the Indian bill had been
put through in haste loaded down
Kwith legislation that should never
have been enacted.
"I have determined so far as I am
concerned," said he, "That what little
effort I can make will be to rectify
the wrongs we have committed to
ward these Indians.
A general discussion followed.
Curtis who boasts of Indian blood
and who is a member of the commit
tee, said he was particularly proud of
the bill now before the Senate and
was sure no better measure for the
Indians had ever been passed by
Congress.
GOV. FOLK ON GAMBLING.
' NEW YORK,' Feb. 25.-Attacking
the race track gambling as a prolific
breeder of crime, and supporting the
efforts being made to stop this form
of gambling, Gov Folk, of Missouri,
aroused the civic forum at Carnegie
Hall tonight
MARRIED A COUNT.
PARIS, Feb.: 25,-Mrs. Alice Ney
Wetherbee, daughter of Gardiner
Wetherbee, of New York, and Count
Rudolph Festetics de Tolna of Paris
were married yesterday at the Amer
ican Church. The witnesses for the
bride were CoL Bailley Blanchard,
C. Lander Weyden, the bridegroom's
wintesses were Prince Windische
Graets, Col. de Kan and Baron Put
tlingon. .
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