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UP IER FISH
BEING CAUGHT
A Temporary Restraining Order
Was Issued Yesterday Against
Fish Warden McAllister
MATTER IN COURTS NOW
41 An Immediate Hearing if Expected
r DuMtlon. However, end Attor
ned- General la Confident Cloaed
Season Will be Enforced by Court.
Over the long distance 'phone last
night FUh Warden McAllister stated
to the Antorlan that a restraining or
der had been issued out of Judge
Cantenbein's court In Portland yes
terday enjoining him from interfering
with the lithcrmen in their attempts
to fish in the Willamette' river.
The order read that the fish warden
and all others serving under him
were to be thus restrained until
further order from the court. The
meaning of the proceeding it that a
' temporary restraining order has been
issued, and until it is settled the fish
warden is powerless to enforce the
order of the board against any fishing
in the Willamette river during the
cloud season. Probably there will
be a, immediate hearing on the mat
ter, perhaps today or Monday, and it
' la said the attorney-general is satis
fied that the restraining order will
not be upheld or made permanent.
The order reads that temporarily
there shall be no interference with
the fishing on the Willamette from
Oregon City or Willamette Fall to
the confluence of the Willamette with
the Columbia. '
The closed season commenced
Thursday, and Mr. McAllister said
that the fir! day one fisherman went
out on the Willamette, and he was
promptly arrested. He was sent out
with the idea of making a test case.
Friday night the river was -covered
with fishermen and yesterday Mr
McAllister confiscated about I0,tons
of fish, and then came the restraining
order. ,
The whole plan of breaking in on
the order of the board rests on a mere
technicality. The law requires mat in
case of such orden the board shall
post notices along the river front in
conspicuous places for a period of 30
days before the time set for the order
to go into effect. It seems that the
orders were not actually posted for
the required period of 30 days, and
the fishermen rest their case on this
fact. Whether the failure to have
the notices up for the full 30 days
will invalidate the order remains to
be seen.
It is understood that the attorney
general is preparing to go before the
grand jury which will be convened up
there Monday and ask for Indict
ments against all the fishermen.
FIND ANCIENT WRITINGS
Perhapa Of People Who Lived And
Died Centuries Ago.
t -c Avr.Kl.PS. Aoril 16. Major
n.,u" -r- - -
' Fred R. Burnham, commander of tne
Scotch forces of the Bntlsn army
a. ..!., lit. iwr war. who for several
l rnmnanv with Professor
OTpilliy win. .-"
. v si r n..,uun una
. ancient relics in
r Mexico, has dis-
PIERCE OIL
Mandate From United States Supreme Court
be Entered and Co. Will
AUSTIN. Texas, April 16.-The
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mandate from tne uncu w
preme Court arrived here today end
ing the long litigation between the
State of Texas and the Walter Pierce
Oil Company in favor of the state,
the corporation having been denied a
hearing in ouster. The fine and ac-
Inscritition carved in atone
i ill Yaoul river Vlley. presumably
by the noted Mayas people of Yuca
tan. The inscription U probamy more
than a thounnnd yean oil! and ii of
great Interest .to anthropology. Some
pottery of the Mayas was also found
on the spot, and brought to Pasadena
by Professod Holder who will for
ward it to the Smithsonian Institu
tion. The Mayas were a celebrated peo
ple of centime ago who attained a
considerable degree of civilization in
literature and art, building beautiful
cities and public Improvements. Up
to this time it haa never been Vnown
that they penetrated beyond Yucatan,
but the find of Major Burnham dis
closes that they came north also to
the American line or within fifty
miles of Nagales, A., The find is
near Esperanaa, Mexico, In the giant
cactus forests tof the region. The
stone bearing the inscription weighs
several tons.
Major Burnham made the discov
ery first severa months ago. Return
in(f (0 p.,Hena. he took Professor
Holder with him to re locate it
More extensive research now
made.
vill be
WESTON STILL WALKING.
CHICAGO. April 16 -Weston is
expected here tomorrow afternoon.
He will be met at the'Indiana state
linn nt ft .10 In the morning by the
South Chicago police and escorted to
the Chicago Athletic Club where he
will be a Ruest until Sunday morning.
ORDINANCE REGULATING
1ICKE
PORTLAND COUNCIL PASSES
A STRINGENT ORDINANCE
AGAINST FIRE TRAPS
PORTLAND, April 16.-By the
terma of an ordinance which has been
recommended to the City Council for
bv the fire committee of the
City Executive Board, children under
16 years of age will not be permitted
m attend nickelodions or moving-
picture shows unless accompanied by j
parents or guardians. In addition to
this, all such shows will have to be
conducted in practically fire proof
buildings, replete with exits, wide
aUles and various devices for combat
ing a fire for the protection of th
lives of the patrons.
This will be a severe blow to tnis
riant nf show houses, and it is believ
ed that -many will be forced to close
their doors.
HARVARD-COLUMBIA RACE.
BOSTON. Mass.. April 16.-The
Columbia and Harvard varsity crewa
took their final practice spins today
in preparation for their race tomor
row. The race will be over the regu-
ular mile and seven-eights course on
the Charles River. The last time
that the Hnrvard and Columbia eights
tried conclusions on the Charles was
two years ago,' when Columbia won
an easy victory. The two crews are
Relieved to be more eveniy-matcnea
this year and an interesting race is
expected.
DEMOCRATS GIVE UP FIGHT.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 16.-
Democratic senators will not delay
the passage of the tariff bill. At their
second conference a majority favored
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entire charge of the matter and as
smne the rcsponsibiuty
COMPANY
WILL PAY FINE
Pay $2,000,000000
cruii.R penalties total nearly $2 000
.nnlmn Tt i .nnn.ini. that the O
000.000. It is announced that the ot-
ficials of the company will pay tne
nmnnnt in CllH h. This is one of the
most important cases in the history
of the state, and was stuboorniy con
tested by the attorneys for the state
and the corporation.
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SUBMIT REPORT
Liquor License Question Dis
cussed Before Council Com
mittee Last Night
AGREE TO INCREASE LICENSE
Liquor License Will be $500 a Year
and All Saloons Must be Cloaed AU
Day-Sunday Under Penalty of For
feiting License.
Pursuant to adjournment the com
mittee appointed by the Mayor to
frame a liuuor license ordinance and
consider other matters referred to it,
the committee met last evening at the
council chambers. Present were Cur
tis, chairman; Belland. Karinen, Lcin
enweber and Prael, and Mayor Smith
and City Attorney Abcrcrombic.
Mayor Smith submitted an ordi
nance following along the lines of the
Curtis ordinance, which was read and
considered. Considerable debate fol
lowing of each section. The council
were unable to agree upon either or
dinance, the division being principal
ly on restricting the districts in which
liquors were to be sold. Other objec
tions were made to proviions. and it
waa finally decided to amend the
present ordinance by Increasing the
license from $400 to $500 per year.
Hereafter when a liquor license ex
pires, the applicant must pay $500 for
the privilege for running a saloon.
Members of the committee stated
that they had interviewed a number
ijf the leading saloon men. and they
were willing to stand the raise.
The second provision agreed upon
was permitting the transfer of li
censes from one person to another
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I ami irum one jmuivi: w ..w.v..
I cter the present ordinance no liquor
licenses are in anywise assignable or
transferable. It was the concensus
of opinion, that when a person had
paid his license, money into the city
treasury, it was his private property
to be used subject to the ordinances
of the city, and the holder had a right
to consider it an asset and in selling
out his place of business he had a
r uht to el the unexpired term oi
his license. These were the only two
rtmnfffs that were made from the
present ordinance and the City attor
nv instructed to draw an ordi
nance in accordance with the report
of the committee.
The next , matter commit before the
committee was the Belland ordinance
nrnviilin? for closme saloons on Sun
day. The ordinance provided a nne
nf from $10 to $25 for the first offense
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and a forfeiture of the license for the
.ei-nnrl. Some of the committee
thought this was too severe, and after
considerable discussion. Belland
atrreed to an amendment, making the
first offense punishable by a hne ot
.
$25, the second offense $25 and the
third a forfeiture of the license. The
ordinance also r provides that all
blinds, shutters and other obstruc
tions must be removed from the win
dows so as to afford an unobstructed
view into the saloon. The committee
then recommended that the ordinance
as amended be favorably reported to
the council for passage. '
The resolution declaring the office
of Martin Foard, police commission
er was reported on unfavorably, Mr.
Foard claiming his residence m As
toria and agreeing to attend any and
all meetings of the commission in tne
future.
The resolution forfeiting the It-
censes of two saloons, claiming ine
same had been transferred, was re
ported upon unfavorably. This com
pleted the work assigned to the com
mittee and it adjourned.
Thrre s no douht but both ordl-
kwh will he nassed at the meeting
of the common council next Monday
niffht. and settle questions that have
Wn ronfrontinsr the council for
There is no doubt of
their annroval bv the mayor. The or
diiiances will go into effect 30 days
after their approval.
TO REGULATE RAILWAYS
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Sever
al bills have been introduced in Con
gress during the special session pro
CHRISTIANSCIENTISTS. pnirT PN A DPCU "gs Ifll
NEW YORK, April I6.-The plan
to hold Christian Science services in
the crand ballroom of the Hotel
Plaza has been declared off, tempor
arily at least. While no definite an
nouncement to this effect has been
made, it has been learned that Mrs.
Baker C. F.ddy has put a ban on the
project until it is shown that there is
need for such an innovation as hotel
services. Accordingly she has direct
ed that no furtlfer action be taken un
til the matter has been presented to
her.
SEALING SCHOONER IN.
VICTORIA, B. C, April 16.
Sealing schooner Jcsic is at anchor
at Ucluclet. She put 82 sealskins on
boardjhe Tees consigned to her own
era in this city. Captain Munro of
the Jessie -reported that bad weather
had prevented sealing.
The" schooner Thomas F. Bayard
was at Clayquit where she had gone
to ship the balance of her indiari hunt
ers and was expected to return to
Clayquit before starling north. Cap
tain Delochrey who is going outon
the schooner May Marie returned af
ter shipping a crew.
YESTERDAY'S BALL SCORES.
Sacramento 6, Portland 0.
San Francisco 0, Los Angeles 4.
Vernon 2. Oakland 0.
JOSEPH COMPARED 10
WHEAT PATTEN
SACRETARY OF AGRICULTURE-
WILSON QUOTES SCRIPTURE
ON WHEAT CORNER.
WASHINGTON. D. C, April 16--
""The only successful corner ever
heard of was the one Joseph bad in
Biblical davs. declared Secretary, of
Agriculture Wilson when asked for
an opinion as to Patten's operations
on the Chicagon board of trade to
successfully corner the market. Con
tinued the secretary said, you have
got to keep, buying, buying, buying.
Finall the time comes when you can
not bu any more and then there is a
smash.
SERVING TWO MASTERS.
Chicago Minister Manages To Make
$500,000 On The Side.
CHICAGO, April 16. A real estate
transfer just made in the routine of
the recorder's office reveals the story
of a Chicaco minister of the gospel
who has gained a fortune of $500,000
Hiinncr his soare time from preaching
Four vcars ago he left Chicago with
slender means to nurse a daughter
hack to health. Today he is the own
er of land estates and an exclusive
metronolitan apartment building.
The hero of this fairy tale of finance
and rclim'on is the Rev. Richard A.
Morlev. a Methodist Episcopal pas
tor, who was stationed for several
years in Chicago and Oak Park
Churches. The story transpired in
the purchase by the minister of an
aoartmcnt Hotel for $400,000.
In 1004 Mr. Morlev in an effort to
save his daughter, from tuberculosis,
exchaneed nulpits with a minister at
Las Veeas. N. M. Shortly afterward
he ourchascd a ranch nearby at a tax
sale and this was the beginning of his
prosperity. He bought more land
and so d it at a large proht and with
in two years was owner of atfact now
worth $210,000. Branching out furth
er, he purchased a 1,000 acre farm
near Kansas City, one in Wisconsin,
and two farms in Illinois.
All this time he has never missed a
Sunday in his pulpit nor a Wednes
day evening prayer meeting. When
he first removed to the West he says,
he did not dream of entering into
business transactions.
viding for important changes in the
regulation of railroads engaged in
Inters'tate- commerce. The latest is
a bill, drafted by Representative Daw
son of Iowa, requiring crews ot vary
ing size to ne carried on passenger,
mail express and freight trains.
Renresentative Hardwick of Geor
gia ias introduced a bill providing for
the use of a block system tor an
trains engaged in interstate trade.
His hill further provides for the licen
sing of the railroad telegrap operators
and the fixing of their hours of labor
and wages.
CONSIDERED
A,S. Newburg, Associate Coun
sel for Abe Ruef Acquitted
Calhoun Case Proceeding
ADJOURNED . UNTIL MONDAY
Ferdinand H. Nichols, First Witnesa
For Prosecution Waa on Witnesa
Stand and Stood Tedious Test of
Examination Until Close of Court
SAN" FRANCISCO, April 16.-A
S- Newburg, associate counsel for
Abraham Ruef, former political boss,
recently conicted of bribery was ac
quitted by a jury tonight of haing
attempted to bribe talesman on the
Ruef jury panel. The jury was out
two hours and forty-five minutes, and
after taking nev ballots reached a ver
dict of not guilty. Newbergs trial
was one of the many ramifications of
bribery graft prosecution in San
Francisco. He was mdicted upon a
charge of having tried to bribe John
M. Kely. prospective juror during tne
second trial of Ruef.
Submittine with sullen resignntion
to the ordeal that appears more dis
agreeable with each repetition, teroi-
nand H. Nichols, of procession of
former supervisors who composed the
'Boodling Board" of the Schmita ad-
ministratin. in which it is alleged he
accepted $44,000 offered by Patrick
Calhoun as a bribe for a permit, to
erect overhead trolley on certain
rahle lines owned bv his corporation
Throughout the long and tedious day.
Nicholas occupied the stand, passing
from interrogatories of prosecution
to less tender questions of the de
fense, with people again directing the
examination when the trial was ad
journed until Monday.
LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE PACT.
Three Neeroe Found Poisoned
About The Same Time.
VFW YORK. Aoril 16. That steiv
eotyped occurence familiarly known
as the suicide pact had its variation
todav in a three cornered
affair in which the principals were all
negroes. All three are suffering trom
the effect of strychnine poisoning and
are in a critical condition, i ney were
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taken to Bellcvue Hospital late last
nicht almost simultaneously after
ha vili p- been found on the street, the.
a-- - M.
police are inclined to think that there
was an agreement oetween them to
end their lives.
The first victim was Dorothy Har
ris, a 20 year old negress who was
found in a semi-conscious condition
in East Fourth Street. Seven min
utes later Jesse Brown, the janitor of
a flat in Front of which the woman
was ofund, was picked up not far
nu-av and rushed to the hospital. A
few minutes- later Joseph Rector, an
other negro, was found in the same
street writhing with convulsions. The
condition of the three was too serious
to permit of questioning this morn
ing. ,
THOUSANDS OF WHALES
VICTORIA, B- C, Apil 15,-Thou-
sands of whales were seen off the
West Coast bv the steamers. Tees and
Otter which returned yesterday with
cargoes of whale oil, fertilizer, marbei
sealskins and general freight. The
Orpnn and St. Lawrence had taken
22 whales. On Thursday last the St.
Lawrence was towed by a whale har
pooned by the gunner. The whale
started awav with the whaler in tow.
despite the fact that the engins were
put astern. The whale dived off,
breaking the line. ,
INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE.
ATHENS. Ga April 16. The an
nual intercolleeiate debate between
representatives of the University of
Xorth Carolina and the University ot
Georgia takes place here this evening
and promises to be one of the notable
events of the university year. Geor
gia is to support the affirmative and
North Carolina the negative side of
the orooosition: "Resolved. That the
TEACHERS' CONFERENCE.
AMHERST. Mass.. Aoril 16.-A
High School Teachers' Institute and
Educational Conference, the first of
its kind ever held in this State under
the joint auspices of the State Board
of Education and the Agricultural
College, opened ita session here to
day with a laige attendance of high
school teachers from all parts of the
Qtato Thr mrrtintr will rinse Satur
day evening and will include several
general and a number of department
al sessions. President Butterfield
welcomed the members at the open
ing meeting.
TRAVELING MEN MEET.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. April
16. The citv nave a cordial welcome
to the delegates to the Travelers' Pro
tective Association for Tennessee and
their ladies, who opened their annual
convention here today. It will re
main in session two days and is un
usually well attended. According to
the reoorts of the officers and dele
gates from all parts of the State the
organization is at present in a satis
factory condition and shows a grati
fying increase in membership during
the past year.
PRESIDENT DISCUSSES
LABOR PROBLEM
SAMUEL GOMPERS AND DELE
GATION CONFER WITH
. THE PRESIDENT, i '
WASHINGTON. D. C April 16-
President Taft discussed the problem
of the workmgmen for two hours
todav with members of the executive
council of the American ; Federation
of Labor, headed by Samuel Gompers
and party called at the White House
today and according to Mr. Gompers.
found the President deeply interested.
Not onlv did Taft arive the spokesman
of the party all the time they desired
to lay matters before him, but he
joined in the discussion. The labor
joined tn the diMnsuon. 'DlDaughty Wylie. who was ordered to
leaders took op with the President
many problems including the matter
of injunction and eight-hour law, con
vict labor and recent indictment of
labor leaders. The President said he
would be glad to consult further with
representatives of organized labor.
STATESMEN ON STRIKE.
Novel
Means Of Protest Taken
Phillipine Legislature.
In
MANILA. Aoril 16. Members of
the Progresista wing of the minority
in the Philippine Legislature who
withdrew from the assembly of April
10. as a protest against what -they
claimed was arbitary action in the
matter of the tariff bill are still out
on strike.
Although the majority has a quor
um it has not taken any further act
ion and the Speaker is conferring
with the strikers in the hope of in
ducing them to return to the sessions.
The trouble began when the ques
tion of adopting the report of the con
ference committee oh the tariff arose.
The minority had presented a report
favoring the adoption of certain feat
ures of the insular commissions res
olution which urged the adoption of
the tariff measure by Congress, but
the majority refused to receive the re
port. Thereupon the Progresistas
struck. .
HUSBAND
WIFE
Seattle Coroner Investigating Death and Also
Causes Arrest of
SEATTLE, April 16- Three ari,held under suspicion are Henry Ka-
j. .j.. k nf ilem, husband of the dead woman;
ITCMS WCIC maut. wuoj uj
the coroner after investigating the
finding of the mutilated body of Mrs.
Vandla Kalem who was . thrown for
200 yards along the tracks of the
Northern Pacific Railroad at muck, a
few mile south of Auburn. Those
DECLARED
TURKEY
Massacre of Armenians Has
Taken Place at Adna Soldiers
are Powerless to Defend
CHRISTIANS BEING KILLED
Other Countries Are Sending War
ships to the Scene to Protect Uvea
' and Property of Subjects, and the
Situation is Regarded as Critical
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 16.
Massacre of Armenians has taken
place at Adna, in Asiatic Turkey, ac
cording to the latest telegrams re
ceived from Messina, and is still in
progress. . The soldiers are powerless
to control the situation and are join
ing in -pillages' of the town. The fa
talities are said to be numerous Th;
rioting began Wednesday. The town
of Adna has been burned and many
Christians have been killed- Moslems
having wrecked the town are said to
have begun operations against Chris
tians in Villayet- No definite infor
mation is obtainable as to the num
ber of persons who lost their lives.
although one reportsays 60 Armen
ians have been murdered- Two Amer
ican- missionaries are said to be
among the dead, but no names are
given in report to the ambassador.
Leishman has instructed vice-Consul
Debbas at Mersina to go immediate
ly to Adna.
At midnight neither Ambassador
Leishman nor the British embassy
had receivedany further news con
cerning the massacre or any confir
mation of the reported murder of
American missionaries at Adana. ,
Consular telegrams reported that the
town of Adana had been burned and
attacks upon Armenians are extend
ing into Villayet. They say that the
British vice consul at Mersina, Major
Adana when the first advices of the
massacre were received has been
wounded, Communications with the
disturbed districts are interrupted
however and all reports received from
there must be taken with caution. The
Porte declares the disturbances are
subsiding, two batallions having been
dispatched to Adana.'
Adivces from Pans are to the effect
that two battleships has been order
ed to sail from Toulon for Piraeus
tonight. A special from Ristowata
says that a monster meeting was held
there. Young Turks telegraphed the
Sultan, savins? thev are marching ott
on to Constantinople to save the con
stitution which you are trying to
abolish. A Belgrade correspondent
says, the Turkish minister there has
received a disoatch savins' that Pera
and Galata quarters of Constantino
ple have been bombarded and ZOO
persons have been killed.'
FEARS ANOTHER WAR.
VICTORIA. April 16. That Japan
fears another war with Russia and is
making the same careful preparation
for it as preceded the recent war, is,
news given by passengers from Yok
ohama. Two large warships of the
Dreadnanght class are being built.
KILLS HIS
FOR $5,000
Son and Brother
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John Kalem, his son, aged 17, and
John Kalem, his brother. AU three
were seen at Stuck last" night, when
the woman came to her death. Kalem,
according to the coroner, is said to
have threatened her life. It is as
serted that she is insured for $5000.