DcriT rcr.Giiv that tib ciiaivtcli -co; jspeiatohs' propose to postfoije wekt:; year's civv .
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Tonight and 'Friday, ahowera;
i cooler tonight; southwesterly winds.
VOL. III. NO; 78.
PORTLAND, ; OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE '.' 2, 10O4
PRICE FIVE "CENTS.
15,1
:IPm'-:TfiatllMd:Offis:Wae
to
Formerly Allowed
Acq
Mil W i lUVilV Yf
Lands Is a Miberate ralsehoodJ
Unbroken. Line of Land Decisions for More Than
STears Forbade Such Purchase 4
and Demredhem Unlawful- v
'S
.1
T
Blnrer Harmann Mkt to azeua his
; ftoqqlattlon -t publle land. -. irhUa ra
ulvr of tha Roaaburc . lajid offloa, tof
aaaartlnf that at that time tha law pn-
auch landa waa auppoaed to" apply only
to omoars ana ampioyM or tha g antral
land offlea at Waablnfton. Ha furtnar
aaaarta that It waa not until Juna 11,
.1900, or 21 yeara after tha data at nay
,. ;ntrlea that It waa held by tha aacra
tary or tka Intarlar? that tha law - ap-
lllad to tha.offlcara of local land offlcea.
. It aeama almoat locradlbla that -Uar
"' : vmann ahould hava tha affrontary to
Ka-th la aUtamaoL which JUrmaon
lilmaelf muat know to ba abaolutaly
"Talaa-imr-wlitL'h la tlatly contradicted
by an unbroken Una of daclalona by tha
Interior departinaht : extending orar tha
paat 10 yeara. -, SkccomIv tooratariaa of
tha Interior hava held unwaveringly to
- tha view that raceHrera and regtatera of
local land ofllcea gra prohibited, equally
with, officer' and employe -or tha get
Veral land ofllco, at - Waahlngton, , from
"directly Or Indirectly purchasing or be
coming Interested In tha purchase of any
J ja tha pupllc land.::t i
TV;, lAtr U tnunlatakahl. y J
f - Tha '(lanruage ouoted la that of aeo
tlnn Hi nt h ITnltaxl Mlaf a rvtawt
"dmonally cleOr by tha actfof Jirra
atlng jth land dpartmcat and jtba aya?
videa that "no"4 prDi appointed to; ah
offloa Instituted byi taui act, oriam
' ployed In any such offlce, ahall directly
or Indirectly be concerned in tha pur
'. chase of any- right,1, title or interest In
any publio4 land." . " 7 . ' v.
In 1 S3 another' act ' was passed ' re
newing this prohibition. In tha cleareat
terms ( prohibited all offloers of the
department "from dlrectrjr or -indirectly
purchaalng or .In any way becoming In
terested In tha purchase of any of tha
' publio land." ' .. :
It la true that unscrupulous officials
'havo at times attempted -to' evade this
prohibition; Just as Blnger Hermann dial,
""nd they - hava sought to -eonvhica the'
Interior deoartment that The law waa
. ' - applicable only to offlclala and em
ployes of the general office at Waeh
' Ington. But this Interpretation has j
. been uniformly rejected by the depart
ment. Never at any tlma haa thera been
Ta ruling by the department which would
sanation 4he idea that local land officers
were freed from the, reatrtction of the
- taws islted;
fleers of local land offlcea, " prohibiting
them from entering upon" publio lands.
These Instructions , wara In Hermann's
hands when ha acquired tha 4.000 acres
of pubUo land which ha still bolda.
' This order from tha praaldent waa
emphasised by special Instructions from
tha Interior department. Tha attitude
f tha department at that tlma la abown
by a latter from WlUla Drummond, than
eomrolaaloner of the general land office,
to tha ' receiver and reglater at Grand
Island. . Nab.. APU 14. 1174. In which
ha aald: Referring to your second In
quiry I have to say that tha local of-
are ' not allowed to enter timber 4
land under tha act of March I, 1I7J.
the reason"-rberng th prohibition of the
law above quoted.: .
October a. l74. tha rule waa again
recognised by .-plain implication la. a
decision by Commissioner 8. 8. Burdett,
who held that the prohibition did not
prevent a receiver of. a land offloa from
making; Anal proof on, a homestead entry
mad prior to h la appointment as re
ceiver, . . r..'v ..w-;-
Ib a decision rendered by Secretary
Chandler August a. 1170 (J Copp's LaJid
Lawa. 1441), tha rul was again plainly
enunciated that "weal o officers, . their
clerks 'and employee), and - those - intl-
offlcers vr employee, are prohibited from
making entries of public landa at tha
diatrlet -oiHcea over ' which they: hava
control or. In which they are employed.
t Osneral ClrcnUr Issued.
This ruling was embodied In a circu
lar to all registers end . recel vera of
local offices, sent out August . 1R7C,
It waa not designed to convey to them
OREGONIAN'S TV0 IVIEVS OF IIERHAKN
What the Oregonlan thinks of Blnger Hermann today, and what ' it
thought of him a year and a half ago, afford a con treat that la extraor- '
dlnary; even in the history of that organ of dishonesty and Inconalatency,
' Bead theaa parallel eolumna; -?.;"i i '!;"'"; .'.'.'.' v",'?Vt'
- "Blnger .'Hermann ahould have Tkir. Hermann's release (from tha V
' the largest majority aver counted ! land office) and early appearance In
' for a congressional or state offloa Oregon may aerve to remind tha faith- '
In thla dlstrlot.-He haa .ever ful that he la a man who alwaya re
f proved himself a capable congress- j quires to te taken care of. If there -
man, an able worker for Oregon, ' la nothing left but the senate., doubt- '
I during the yeara he haa bees la leaa.lt. la the aenate he will have to
oongreaa. Ha Is well recognised i have. - Ha la not. the highest type of ''
' , la . Waahlngton as a man who 1 auteaman. Ha Is not tha type of man ,
' wants something, knowa what ha ', Oregon should be proud to send to tha
wants and bow to get It for bla ' aenate. If he ever had any pronounced .
' stataX'To aatlafy oneaelf. If any t vlewa 'on publio questions, they were
one can poaalbly harbor a doubt In 1 wrong. Ha would not take rank with -1
tha matter, It la aaay to learn from f tha Bpooners and Oalhouna of on-.
,"l the general and apeclal appropria j grass, but would add to the number
'-' tlon bllla of those congresses ' of sleek and oily . politicians thera .
wherein he has been a member. bk whom Oregon, It appears, loves .
His services In tha congressional , best , to ba represented. -Tet he la a
aeeelofl Juat cloaed hava also been J very-adroit sort of fellow. In unction
V of such value to Oregon as to i unsurpassed and In - palaver , unap- -overcome
absolutely the Idea that preached. . i . Calumny Itaelf
, ha has pasaed bis day of useful- would forbear to charge him with' any
neaa In Waahlngton. Mr. Her-; convictions on- great national laauaa
. man has ably repreaanted Oregon ;' which would hamper his aotlvtty In
.. in the past, is Just as ably and j tha why of ' appointments and appro
' satisfactorily representing Oregon prtatlons." Oregonlan - editorial, De
,' today, and will continue to repre- ! camber 10, ltOI. - v '
sent Oregon In eongreaa for tha :
next term."-f-Oregonlaa . editorial, . - - - ?
Juna t, 1004. . - " ' ' " -
MANIACAL
TERRIFY
OPS!
TROOPS
Three Soldiers at Fort Ethan Alio
Brutally Hacked to Pieces and a
fourth Mortaly Wonnded; .
. (Josraal Special Berries.)
Burlington, Vt, June I. The sol
dlera at Fort Ethan Allen are In a atato
of abaolute panlo Over three mysterious
murders In their ranks and a fourth at
tack on an "Infantrynjan. The latter
was found this morning dying from his
Tha details, of tha murders axe kept
aecret by the offlcera, who decline also
to give tba names of -the dead. They ere
today- ondueUn a searching Uivesit
gatlou, and going over erery scran of
avidehca. ten m steo. in uw nop inai
tha murderer can ba-. captured. .
v-.Nn soldier 1 allowed to leave thejres
ervatlon on any pretext whareveh Oen-
era! Corbln is expected to take personal
eharare of the Inquiry. . .
-.- It Is believed that a homicidal manWc,
possibly one of tha soldiers, is at llo-
anv new Internrtatlnn or the law. .but I any. ana , cunningly nmcm, m, iunii
only to renew and emphaalao the Inter- tlty. Hia method of killing apparently
pretatlon of tha law which had been is to stab his vloHms In the back. Tha
uniformly adhered t by tha department wounded Infantryman aaya that he waa
In previous caaea. ' ' , walking paat a guardhouse when, with
in volume , page 7 of Land Decta- out the least warning;, or noise. naie
lona is a decision rendered July I J, 188t a khlfa plunged Into hi back and knew
by Secretary Lamar. In which ha aaya: no mora. Aiier luting n. w
-Aa to thoaa holding positlone In a local edly stabbl, but his aaaallant waa avl
offlee. either as a receiver or register, dentiy frightened away before jpomplat;
A iimn1n"' llirl'i1ii)tA1l Ml CTlmC 2E-
I Thla latter supposition la borna out by
protection of the omcer or -employe tha fact that the three men murdere
from ehargea tending to affect their of- wera literally hacked to plecea mu
ftclal Integrity, such ss collusion and tUated almost beyond recognition. -rlt
""."ITetitBBttyorantbmoii.
- The reason ? and 1 Justice of tha gov
ernment'a Interpretation of tha law was
- explained by" Secretary of the Interior
Noble, lit a decision which he rendered
February S. 1890 (Land Decisions.. VoL
10, page OThtn- which he jsaldJr:. r!'Xba
- jubject of section 462 was evidently to
remove from ins -Beraonruengnaiea
-emeers-of local land offices tlie-temp-
tatlon and the power; by virtue of .the
opportunities aftorded them by, securing
' public lands over the general public by
' meana of their- earlier ana readier aoceaa
to the records relating to the disposal
of, and containing valuable information
as to. such lands." , ' . ; - .
. Only a few ' months later, when; ah
, evasion of tha' law- had een attempted
by a local land officer, wha advanced
precisely the same plea now lut for
ward by Hermann, secretary modio aaia
(Land Declslona, Vpl. 11. page :
"Can It be said that there la an am
' biguity about' section 46J? Such am
biguity la not on the face of the section,
for It plainly and clearly prohlblta of
ficers, clerks and employes of the gen
eral land office -from becoming Inter
ested, directly or-Indirectly, In the pur-f-
chaso of public landa. This prohibition
t can scarcely be misunderstood by any.
' one reading it; - I do not think, there
. fore, that it is a case of ambiguity.'?
He declared that it was necessary to tha
proper administration of f the viand de
, partment that the local officers ahould
s keep "free from this enticements of per
sonni speculation" and -he reiterated the
rul!iig,o often made by hia predeces
, sors., ', ' --
Allusion hog frequently been made br
- The Journal to the circular instructions
: sent out br President Grant, to all of-
consequent maladministration, aa en ;the
ground of public policy and for the
good of the publio aervlce. Persons who
In tha face of auch regulation ' accept
any of the posltlona Indicated, by doing
ao waive for the time Being any Statu
toryTlghrr they might otherwiae-hav
to enUr lands In the df strict hi which
they are employed, and a violation of
the regulation might subject the per
son arutltv thereof to censure or even
- Secretary Teller, followed - the same l;yej-ttra,.Cal,,, June 2. The " torpedo
line of argument 'In cases 'that" came a-. trovers Preble arid Paul Jonea lost
DBToro-ninv-nna ecreMry-wopie s -ue r tneir anchors last night in a gale, and
cj8lonn.havaslready3aeiL .auoMd,. 4weT-oi-ut-4o-aft-wtb4-ffien,
la thla feature which makes It almoat
certain that the work la that or a ma-
nlac - ----- : -
VISITORS GET TASTE
r ry nr i ynrTII f irr
r KrAi iii.rAii i.irr
Not' fence In; mora than JO years hasl
women and children visitors, aboard, but
. department wavered In Ita declaration t d tnl moni!ng.
it It waa Illegal for recelvera indf -uh" vtTlta ftal!ties
the
jnat it waa juegai ior - receivers ana ,; There were no fatalltlea. but every
registers to fqulre land andot once on. w ,Mict Tha monitor Wyo-
ll CT,"r " " mlng. which waa also crowded with via-
Itors, held lta anchor, but was tossed
about till all aboard were seasick. . The
which Is now put forward by Hermann.
Repeated decisions by. successive sec
; ---7 -v- , : "7 . " . r, t aoout liu III auoiiiu wore bvbbiviu . in,
retarlea of the interior have warned him deatroy(r, crused about the bay. At
that he - waa In possession of land to
which he had no right. Ha knew when
he acquired It that he was acting 11
1 o'clock this morning the-wind abated
aufnclently to allow the landing of all
thoaa not too sick. - Many officers, man
legally and In defiance of the orders of and mariners were aahore to attend a
the president and of tha Interior depart- barbecue gVn In their honor, and could
ment, Hia pretense - that tha. present not return to their ship on account of
interpretation of the law Is a new-one tna h,n Bias
U absurd and "untrue. ,"'- , ' . -
15-YEAR-OLD BRIDE FLAMES COST LIVES
REMAINS STEADFAST OF EIGHTEEN PERSONS
:1 (Journal Special Service.)
' , (Journal Special Berrlee.) i
VtAim. tun, 9 Twclv, nnraona were
Memphis, Tenn., June . Frank burned to death In a fire which de-
.1 JU i mT' , I .. . . . , -
atroyed Nowywitkow, in. uancia.
Six persons lost their uvea in a sman-
Allen; alias Wllkerson. ot Toledo. O
who three day a ago married 18-year-old
Marie 'iWHson of Los Angeles, is under I er olglM at Kieff,.Rusla.
arrest, r orgery ia ,ine cnarge againsi
him; --The bride arrived here last week
to, marry him. and remalna steadfaat In
her faith In him despite his Incarcera
tion. , 1- .
FRANCE WILL AID
AGAINST RAISUL1
'ostructs Minister at ; Tangier An
erra . Tribesmen Take Hand- .
Italian Warship Arrives.
(Journal Special Service.)
Parte, June . Ambassador Portar
aaw" Foreign- Minister jjeicasse cms
morning and handed him America's re
qoeat for French aid in tha release of
Ion Perdicarla. - Delcaase unhesitatingly
Bromlsed his support and at once aent
Instructions to this affect to tha French
minister at. Tangier. "
A dispatch from Tangier thla morn
ing says, tha Angarra tribe, which 4a a
very powerful one,' hua aent a delegation
of leading roan to have personal In
terview with tha bandit leader itaisuil
lev aa endeavor-. t -eJitolfc- rom bias a
nromlsa to release hia two Captive im
mediately, to prevent tha landing of for
eigners, who are opposed to tne Moslem
faith.' on t Moroccan shores, -i It Is be
lieved the Angerras" arguments will hava
conatderabla. weight, aa this is a Strong
noint with tha faithful. '.
' The lUllan. cruiser Dog&Il arrived off
Tangier thia morning and was give the
uadal honor by tha fleets; already thera
assembled. . ' Her coming created great
apprehension among tha inhabitants of
Tangier, who now are In a state of terror
lest the town be destroyed. Such ru
mors -have already gained circulation
and many of tha Inhabitants are fleeing
to the hills.'. '---1 '
MARTIN PERMITTED
TO ATTEND FUNERAL
(Special Dispatch to The Journal)
Corvallle. Or., June I. J. Ed Martin
was given his preliminary hearing at t
o'clock this morning and waa adjudged
insane by Dr. Lee. He waa conveyed to
Salem this afternoon. His mother,' who
died from the shock of hia arrest, .waa
taken from local undertaking parlora and
Interred In Cryetal Lake cemetery. Tha
aon attended in charge of an officer,
Martin ahows by hia actions now that he
is unquestionably demented in a most
grave forms - - a ---
Martin resisted fiercely when laaen
from the cemetery," but "goes" to BalCm
handcuffed and manacled in tha custody
of John Wellsand Manf rled Seltavrrr
W. I. Reed Accuses Cake
Cake and B.
;. D. Slgler.
IN A FAMOUS 'ACTION
Former President of Rainier Hill and
Lumlierl Compaay -Jl, Cuaries Re
ceiver; Sitfer With Conspiracy,
Attorneys With Demanding Bribe.
AMERICAN WOMEN TO
TAKE ACTIVE PART
XOV8TOX CAB STJtlTB.
BRIDGE OPEN'
FOR TEN DAYS
- '- , During the next 10 daya people may
walk to and. fro across the Morrison
1 street bridge free of charge. This
change in . the -order"..- of - things was
brought about this morning, when work
was begun tearing up the floor of the
v east end of the bridge-in order that tha
tracks may be rutsed' six feet so thut
1 - new- benms for the structure can be put
- In position. A.i This work will be finished
on the east end of the bridge within four
'dnys. btreetenra now stop at tha east
approach' of - the , bridge and passengers
walk to the west end of the draw, wher
neoial cara" are provided. . Thefa cat-a
f moke a loop from Morrison atreet to
T, (Joornal Special Service.)
Houaton, Tex June i. All the atreet
car Una In the city ara Ued up by a
strike of . S00 empJoys( 'who demand
higher wages, ' New men are - being
brought in by the car company ; and a
bitter struggle la anticipated.
XOHDOir SCOVOBS SX-MATO MW.
, " ' . Journal Special Serviee.)
London. June I. Ex-Mayor fieth Low
j. -1 of New York.who baa been the recipient
Third ' and Yamhill" and back ' 'to tha ? much -octal attention during his visit
j. , -rh. .Mr .... I to London. Is to be the guett cf honor
end of the bridge Is on the north side l dinner to b, xhen by the Pl'erlms
of tha atructura and Is elevated about oc'e tonight Mr. James Bryce Is to
six feet ' - 1 - , . . preside, and the apcakera will Include
"After, the work of tearing up the j Ambassador .Choate: atd other persona
flooring and elevating the tracks Is com. noremosi
pleted there will be no Interference With
traffic , across the bridge,", said ; M.y V,
Bulter.V superintendent of the'.; Pacific
Construction company, this morning.
.The plan that wa hava adopted Is the
a. b. or nvLtffOXS.
'(-Toaraal Special Service.)
Molina, 111., June J.The Illinois state
safest we could devise k without closing L society of tha Daughtera of the Amerl;
the bridge, v Within 10 daya the regular can Revolution began Ita annual convene
'which was Uken off this I tlon in Mollne today, and will remain in
bridge car.
i street - to morning, wui : oa running, again. .4v-.-Jc,4seaaion unm-rBaturuayv,,.f.M-;s;iVj;:a;-. i.r:;;;" ,,4,5
seasion ntU;8aturdajivyMC:
(Joornal Special Service.)
Berlin, June 1. American women are
to hava a prominent part in the quin
quennial meeting- of the International
Council of Women, to be held In Berlin
next week and -the week following. In
addition to Mrs. May Wright Bewail, of
Indiana, who will preside over the aea-
stons, there will be present a delegation
of nearly two-score representative wo
men of the United States and Canada.
The Arst week of the gathering Is to
be devoted to executive sessions of the
council proper, which will occupy the
mornings. Three public meetings will
be held in the evenings on the general
ubject of "The New Internationalism,"
its object being ' both a demonstration-!
and a propagauda. ' As a part of this
plan, reports of the 19 national councils
will be given. The Special njibject of the
third avening1, ' '"Peae and Arbitration,"
will be discussed in three formal ad
dresses by Lady Aberdeen in English, by
Baroness von' Buttner In German, and
by a French . speaker in her own Ian
guage. . . v .
The aecond week will be given over to
the popular gathering, i It will be di
vided into, four sections for discussions
under the heads of "Women's Education
and Higher Culture.", '.'Women In Boclal
Alms and Institutions," "Women's Pro
fessions and industries," and "The Legal
and Political Position of Women." , .,;
..X 1.1, -,.,.
', ; GETS 99-TXAB BBBTBirOB,
-i'.- .i :--' (Joont Sperlal Service-) .. ''
El Pan TexM, Junr Arthur Eddy
of Los Angeles,"' who was convicted of
the murder of Daniel Mitchell, a Cin
cinnati man. was today sentenced to
years' Imprisonment " 1 -
Charges of a moat sensational charac
ter against B. D. Slgler, the Republican
candidate for county assessor, and tha
law firm of Caka Cake, are contained
In an affidavit filed In the circuit court
yaaterday by W. L Reed, former presi
dent and manager of tha Rainier Mill V
Lumber company. Ha allegea that Slg
ler has entered Into a conspiracy with
tha lawyers to avoid carrying out the
order of Judge Fraier In the autt of
Gardner KT Wilder agalnat himself r that
no- aounHng bf hn rnmAm for largo
amounts 'of-money received, and that
Caka Caka hava endeavored to extort
blood money" from him. Falling to
do ao, ha says, they ara trying to ruin-him.
The suit has already become notorloua
on- account of tha ehargea brought
against Judge Fraser by Ralph R. Duni-
war. of counael for , tne aeienaani. xne
accusations were disproved by tha reo-
orda themselves and by Attorneys Hogue
and Wilbur, counsel for Keea. Tne affi
davit of Reed, embodying tha ehargea
agalnat Slgler and Caka Caka, la made
on. account of a petition, of that, law
Arm In relation- to Anoney auppoawa -40
ba in thr hands-' of wigier-as raceivar.
Other - affldavtts which, It 'la 5. claimed.
support-tha-ikllegations or-eea,- tn pan.
ara made pr county Asseseor x.
Laws of Columbia county,'' 13. W. Reed
an,d R. 8. Hatton. ;
' ' Blsiory of tha Caaa.
. Wilder, brought suit against Reed,
Anrii 1. 1801. He aaaerted that each of
the parties had an equal interest in
property at Rainier prior td December
K. .1M1. and that other property was
purchased with tha intention of putting
up a mill, w uaer ciaimea no nu wbu
iwnnrmA .nil that Reed had established a
mill under tha name or tne naimer ura-
her a Milliner company, naa pureuHm
other propeity and waa faat placing
money In bank.rWlthout accounting to
blm.- " ......
After considerable litigation juago
Fraerdeelded-tha-ult .4n Avor. of
Wilder, and B. S. Slgler was appointed
receiver Juna 6. lus. omce iran m
ordered the property aold.
Several aalea of atock were made, but
tha last order has not been carried out
because, as Slgler claims, no purchaser
has appeared.
Caka & Caka appeared for Wilder, and
Hogue- aVWllbur -i or ReoL- - Dunlway
mm tnJcen in aa associate counsel a lew
months ago. In March Cake A Cake
rnt a. nutltlon regarding money sup
posed to be In tha bands of Receiver
Slgler, and it la In reply to this petition
that Reed- and tne otnero num. w -dt
satlonal affidavits yesterday. ,
In thla affidavit Reed oenies wiai.
k.r. la mt auch amount of money aa
mentioned by the lawyer In" - Slglern
possession. If there ia any such amount
In his poaaeaalon, lia .continues, 11 is
subject to numerous charges against the
receiver and Is not a net amount by any
means.
Conspiracy zs cnargeo.
Attmr Aon vina- that Cake A Cake ever
performed any aervlce fcr him, artd that
. ... . . 1 .11. mmm
he owea mem anyinin, .....
"There waa no an'agonlnm between
the partiea to thla auit in carrying out
the decree until tne attorneys "r ii.ii
'8-
1
f
t - -
Mayor Williams Signs the
.Measure Passed by
the Council .
ONLY ONE NAY VOTE
Tbe Reform Measure Receives Almost
Unanimous Approval of Council
Saloon Boxes Cut Out Almost
: Entlrcly-Text of New taw.
Mayor Wllllama, at 11:10 o'clock to
day, by tha stroke of a pen, did a turn
which Portland people, with tha excep
tion of a few saloon proprietors, call an
Important move In the Interest of bat
ter motela In tha city. Mayor Wllllama
signed tha anti-box ordinance paaaed
yesterday afternoon by tha council.
In carrying out what ha believed to
bo a popular demand, tha mayor uncon
sciously did a deed. that was almoat dra
matic hia signature being ainxed with
the pen which Councilman Albe used m
drafting, tha original ordinance. This
pen will long ba a cherished aouvenlr in
the poaaeaalon of Mr. Albee.
To the many prominent men wno lert
their offlcea and crowded the city coun
cil chamber some weeks ago in order
that they might raise their voices for
tha. suppression of. ibis pitfall. for the
younsj men and women of the eity,' the
day of the ordlnance-elgtiing 1a long to
be remembered, t It means to them that
they did enough to defeat the powerful
liquor ring of this city and rts- atnee
who hava insisted mat tne otner xei
www vrsrtonr-nsrnm crankar that Port
land is no worse than other towns. To
tha work of theaa .lUaejia and to the
exposure published In the Journal re-
rardlnt real ' conditions that nave -ax
Isted In Portland aaloon boxea and In
Portland reataurarit boxes where liquors
ara aold. was due the starting of ' the
movement that resulted in councilman
Albee coming ' forward with his oral
nance... with tha pasaago of the.ordl
nance and with the mayor's signing tha
ordinance today, Thoaa nuaineaa man
who a-ot out and worked for tha destruc
tlon of this, the moat pernicloua Inllu-
enco - In Fortiana Slum uia, are con'
gratulatlng one another today on tba
reault of their, enorts.
With tha ordinance goes the pro v la-
ion . that no restaurants aelling intox
icating liquors ahall have boxes. There
is also the provision that -Laiea isn
trances" can no longer ba advertised
ovor-doorwaya leading In to- aaloon back-
rooma. The ordinance meana tnat tna
aaloon box business of Portland has been
aeaii a ueauix uiuw.
The new ordinance goes Into effect on
October 1. This provision waa Inaerted
aa a reault of a compromise on tba part
of tba members of tha tmiena" ana
councllmen's committed ' "
t One Tots "Bay.
At yesterday's meeting of the city
council It took but a few seconds' time
to pass the anti-box ordinance. Council
man Fred T. Merrill being- tbe lone mem,
bet. .of tha council, to vote, against, .tha
measure. - At the 'last -meeting 'oft tha
liquor license' committee the " brdlnahce
was amended by H. HArbee." ft ahthor.
altowtng-rrhaxra rin.. rstaurajus-wJiere
liquor is not sold.
The ordinance providea that no box,
booth, or private room, of less .dimen
sions than i0 feet floor apace, on the
upper or lower floor, ahall be maintained
In any restaurant or saloon, except such
resiaurania wnere liquor is not sold.
No "family entrances" or '"private en
trance win Da permitted, or signs above
the doora of saloons, but liquor may be
served to guests In tha rooms of bona
Ada hotels. A fine of $100 or Imprison
BNOfcASB WZX& WOT COBSOBXPT.
- (Joornal Bperlll Service.)
London, June J.Secretary. of War
Forster In the house of commons today-
denied 'reports that .the government In
tended - to Introduce conscription pro-
DALNY IS
NOV OPEN
Japanese Completely Free
the Harbor . From
Russian Mines. r ;
WILL RUSH TRANSPORTS
Engineers Commence Work of Repair
lniFortlficatioDSian(liRe:
mounting Cuus-Pay La- J
- borers In 1 Cold. V
for a violation of thla ordinance, and
for subsequent offenses the fine may be
doubled. . . . ,
Tha salient sections of tha bill fol
low:' ..- .
. Tart of. tha B1XL ;
Section 1 No person engaged In sell-.
fng spirituous, malt, or fermentcqMlquora
or wines in quantities less than one
quart In any aaloon, bar room! or res
taurant In the city of Portland, shall sell
any liquor to be delivered or used or that
shall be delivered , or used in any side
room, back room, upper room, or other
apartment in the same or an, adjoining
(Continued on Page Two.)
iff Caka & Cake, and B. D. Slgler. r4ment not to etceed' SO" days, 'to' Imposed
mlnr. and Charles T. Wliaer, uruunr
and agent of plaintiff, entered Into a
conspiracy to set aaiae ana irwu-
the carrying out of the said final de
cree of June 7, 1908. and aald named
nAitiea old enter Into aald conspiracy
before the sale of September i6, IMS,
and are now In possession .of same and
hava been during all tne mest nerem
mentioned." ,. ,
In oursuance of this conspiracy, it is
alleged. Receiver Slgler failed to sell
the property under the terms provided
in the decree, but Illegally announced
tmrmm n aula at the Instance of Cake A
Cake, aa the result of which, with Slg
lert - connivance, numeroua fraudulent
and flctitloua bide were put in to "puff"
the sale. When Keed ana otners reiusea
to bid longer against the alleged flctl
iiaik hid. it is claimed, the property
was knocked down to the plaintiff at
120,000, and a requeat of Reed that the
nnn.iur he remit red Ao oap 10 per cent
down, as he had previously announced.
was refused
.;.'-.; :- Tawvex Ooes to Baoea
. flhnrtiv after aald Bale." Reed
aweara. "It vu agreed between Attor-
neyaCake and Wilbur On their way to
Portland that tney woiua m
noon proceed to the court ; and make
report of aald eale. but aald Cake neg
lected and-refused as agreed to pro
ceed to go with Wilbur to make report
of such sale to the court, but. Instead
went to, the raeea."
It Is further alleged that a motion for
tha discharge Of the Teceiver was over
ruled by an order obtained by. Cake &
Pake. T'n to October S. 1903. he said.
(Joornal Special Jervlee.)'-'
Toklo. . June 1. Dispatches received .
here today state that tha Japanese gun
boats hava entered Dalny harbor an4
that the channel haa now been rendered .
completely aafa by the destruction ,of
all mlnea In and around it. -.
For eeveral daya thla worg nag naen
carried on steadily and with the great
eat cars to make It thorough. By tha
facllltiea thue afforded Japan la abla
to more rapidly nd aaaUy. land troops
and auppllea for tha reduction of Fort
Arthur." a worir which -wni-now-bercar-
rled forward with great speed. A siege"
train will ba landed at.enc.
The areateet work In clearing a war -
to Dalny came In tha way of tha de
atructlon of a chain of mlnea connect
ing with tha mainland ' from - tna Ban
Sbantao islands, s - -' - 4 - - '- r'- -
But little work will be necessary to (
remount tha guns and repair tha fortl-
Ocatlona at " Dalny. tha Rusetan wortt
of destruction being ao hurried as to
make It Ineffectual. ; With this .in vievf ,
the Japanese engineers already hava a
large Jorc or cooues a wora ana
others, wlMjbiWppei Jiiot
D0a,'..v.-ivJ:4."'-;.,...-'.v.'-i; .kit ' - . ' i -
( Japanese funda- aeera- plentiful, aa
all the man working aa laborers' arq
paid at the end Of each day's employ-,
ment and., usually, in. gold. . This has
.the effect of Inspiring1 confidence In tha.
Chinese to a great txtent and no pains
are taken .to prevent their pending such
news through tha mails to China, . ,
.' .'' XAS BOT rBOTZSTZD.
(rreat Britain Discusses - Xlnag , Float
tBeT From neat of War. ;
" (Jonraal Special Service.) '. $ ' -f
London. Juna t. In tha house of com
mons today Earl Percy, under secretary
Of foreign affairs, said that no represen
tation -' had-been-made to Russia- by
Great Britain on tha subject of naval .
mlnea outside" of territorial llmlta - in -the
faf ease " -
Percy said that such action had been
discussed 'and that It seemed not only
necessary that tha peaceful natlona
should take aoma auch-action, but that
it was probable a protest might be
made within a short time. Ha aald that
alL advlcaa show that Pacific navigation
may . be Imperiled for yeara by tha
ocean currents carrying , floating en
gines of death out over tha Una of traf-
flc between America and tha orient, re
sulting possibly for years to coma In
PBallw, marine, disasters. J1 . -
, . m ....
Oorrespondent Tails of Bnsslas Pans
ants' Blsliko tor Fartlcipato Is Vu, -
. ..: . (Joornal SperUl Servlct. i..'. .Cl..' " .
Berlin, , June 1. The -.Vosslseho ZeL
tung today reports" a story 'which
seems incredible, and is entirely with-
out corroboration, to , the effect - that
tha last- force of men aent from Khar
koff to Manchuria refused to enter the
train and finally had to ba pitched bod
ily .into the cars. Then the wives of
the soldiers threw themselves on ; tha
rails ahead of the -engine. .
Thay. ware . forcibly removed, accord-'..
Ing to the atory, but others took their'
places, until tha commanding- office re
cava . order. , to, proceed - regardless of
tha prostrate women, and several were
killed or Injured when the train started.
' r AT FBBO BTJABGr OKXBCk
Japanese , Troops - Kortas; : to Foist at :
Which Battla Kay ba Toug-ht.
(Joarnal Special Service.)
Chef oo, . June l.t-Chineaa arriving
from Takushan report that the number
of Japanese troops landed there during
May waa between 0,000 and 10,000. and
(Continued on Page Two.)
DEAD
MAN
neither ,tha receiver nor Cake A Cake
claimed' that any amount of money waa
owed those lawyera by 'the receiver,
and all services rendered by the Ann
were rendered aa tha attorneys or uaru-
(Contlnued on Page Two.)'.
'S STORY
EXONERATES HIM
(Joarnal Special Servlee.) ' .;
Bedford, Ind..' June 1. -Olln Bundy, a
member of tba citixena' committee, em
ployed in the investigation of the mur
der of Sarah Schafer, a school teacher,
knd who recently died In Indianapolis,
baa made a deathbed statement exoner
ating Jarpcs. McDonald rromany com
plicity In the crimp.- Bundy ;' was a
prominent attorney and collapsed under
the strain of the work. In his state
ment he said the police had the wronff
man and had arrested McDonald only
heeatise they wanted a vlttlm on whom
to place the crime. .."'. ' .' -'?-...,!. '
As a rKii'.t of Ifundy's Bfatemen,t Uie
reward far'. t!ie errrehenaion cf i'isi
Schnfer's murderer was Increased to
S5-.000 this morning.
What gives credence to tha statement
made' by Bundy more than any other
thing Is the fact that for aome time
after the commission of. the crime Me
police end local officera ln'charr -f i
case were looked upon as bnli s; lm n
tent and that all nndpnor t -y it i
Were practically wlthmit tvH.
-j Detectives and note.l rrlii;if-.i-li:i- ' '
were finally lmporre.1 frmn '.'!
ferret : out, , If poMHlMe, ,t; i
Of. the rnurflcr. The out:--. -
combined effort of - '
the arrest .f . ri.vi f U
bus of t-i . t'-.v,:' 1 t jr .