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Good Mornlncr ; v 7 m-. The 'Weathers-Sunday, " rata or mow; .?' - Aaatriy-wln4a; : or3!f ATijn fi3T:-i v k. , f - , v v ' .- ; v. -, i..-.. ...... : VOL. I. NO. 44. 0 fOUMRTA'S MOUTH AND T.FJ CFJin.O CilMAL GO mm -::,h i I.. Jitty-Bcfcrc Cp:I.S3y PORTAGE ROAD:0?JLY,n-v- v. .. .- TEKPORAHYKAKESHirr InX i Oreson't Goo4" FIt Jn Buying - Right of Way for Ctlito Canal j -$houid Da Racognliad by -J .7 ! r ? .Covernment. ' v Th 1 what dnea ' .VbM tOTtramnt -propoa t do about rtrr nd hrb pproprtitUm- tht 3 jarf' Orttti' Jnterwit to ttttt" rttt . A crt work U. to ptognM , at tho - Vtnonth ofTM rhrw and. wnho BKmin Jn hand It , Tould ! praotleallr - plated by UU fall. , Th-thwt to tb CalUo cuil project, which waa ballared to bav ben Jn tha.aafa llt"of work to ba undertaken durlnc- th oomtnf working' aeaaon. V v.-'1 'J".:,tt On a. QuaaUon t tbla kind th only wax to learn precisely' what Ja to be done" J to go to headquarters to find tut.---51eadjuarter1bL Ihla caaa..la ConsreaBman Theodore B.'- Burton ol Ohio, who la at the head ot the hoo waa for thla reaaon that The Journal yesterday addreaeed a telearam to him aaklnr t certain quaatlona. and to these Conaveaecoan tiurton wirea a pronps ana frank if not entirely aatlafacnory reply. from that1 telegram the public can see preoieely how'lbe ease aUnds? . ;. Want . ha reopla TUak. : . r -r-. Conrreeamaa Burton aaked - for- Ok' preaalons from the people -of Portland ' .relative to their choice of ' projodta In . 1. case aDsrOpriatlons were United to '' slnsle one. which lie Intimated would practically ba the caee. . Suck eltlsena as could be reached laat nisht were in- tervlewed on the subject. There la perfect unanimity in the re . spect that if there la to be a nlnaie ap- ' propriaUoa tt ahould be made to carry on work on the river-below .Portland and on the Jetty at lt jnoutbl. There f Ja also an undercurrent, or - reeunc, ' vntfldd moar'vloraualr bT Mr. ' Mllla. that an' appropriation arbitrarily limited t a elnle undertaklns la not treatlns -the people of thla realdn with perfect rood faith. It la extremely fortunate that the people ot this atate, with some . aeeietanoe rrom tne private ciuaana m the adjotnlnx states, have made poaaible the porta re railroad. The alanlfloance of that work may now ba seen and to a certain extent -appreciated. - : . PreaUent . Wkeelrlfafa Tuw, '.: -The interviews, aeoured are herewith presented: ' - . . W. D.. Wheelwrla'ht, prealdent of the chamber of commerce, when the tele rram was read to him, aald: " "Of 1 course if. there is nothln else to tt we - will have to reaard the mouth of the 7 Columbla-Jta the moat 4reaalns of the : federal-river enterprlaea. That work now ao . weli advanced must be com pleted at the ' earlieet poaaible moment for the good of all concerned. . But that -work -has bean In proereas for aome ' time and Jt aeema to me It ahould now be regarded in the light of a continuing contract Jn which, upon ground o eoonomy as well as public neceaalty, the . appropriations for its completion ahould coma aa a matter of eourae and without -: reference to other appropriations for much-needed new work... On this score , both . projects ..ough-t J receive the.at- . lenuoa or congreea at ima aMaion, nut ' if we are. to be limited to one then . emphatically the , mouth of the river should be that one." .. '. wSobaoa'S Oaetoe.''-...-.---.' A. U Milla,' president of the First Katlnnal bank and aoeakrr of the atate nouae or epreeentauvef If " It'i'k case ot Hobeon's choice then it la like a bottle-choked up and If the mouth i Jan't cleared .the contents will not flow makes little difference- what is done be But-Justs the aame It looks to I me like a mighty mean deal on the I I (ConUnued on Page Twa) . 1 KENTUCKY . THIEVES - STEAL BRICK HOUSE (flperial Mneateh ay teased Wire teTbe JoaftMl) 'Iroulsville. Ky Jan. 14. The biggest -JhoftJn. loint.efvoluneefbootrjver pulled off In , Lroulsvtue was reported this afternoon to the police' by Jxuils ' pinkelsplei; Who says a three-room brick cottage in Arbogust street, between Sev- anteenthr and Blghteenth- streets, has been carried away. . The cottage was one of three' which Mr. DJnkalaplel purchaaed when ' he heard the Southern Paclfie . Railway company Intended laying a switch through the alto where they stood. Two - - e V. : -T:.r ' THE QUESf IOK. ' I ffj- Portland, Or, Jan.' 14- Hotk Theodora EL Burton, If. Cy Waahington, D. CReportd hare that you oppoae appropriation for Dallea-Cclilo canal 'to open the Co Inmbia river to navigation throughout its length. Ia the report true and if to on what ground? k; The matter ia of great importance to Oregon, Washington and Idaho. We ahould be glad to have you antwer by wire today at our-expenae.- v .' .THE JOURNAL. , "'' Waahingtoht' lX JanT i4-Chairnian" Birton: of the house committee on rivers and' harbors ia strongly op-. poaed to making' aftvppropxiation at thia time for the ' - Celilo canal and The. Dalles improvements. He doubta If the projected imprpvement would be of practical bene-" fit if concluded land thinka-that. state portage railroad ahould be SL-Pcul Ekvatcr :I!c3 0tcsjlaccrouiln5tan-! Sccsof yioIatlonsK EXPOSURE'TERl'iEDL iRAVIuSr- RAILROADING Papraaantntiva Roads inVoived fa System of Rebating to Fa vored Shippers Detail Quantities Given 1 . (Special DUpaCch by Iaea Wire to Toe Joaraal) JJt. PauL Minn, Jan. It- -Citing num bers, under which, all rebates have been paid . to favored ' shippers .and giving details down to the numbers on cars in volTed Jn the matter of claims, Oeorge KtXoftus t the loftuB-Hubbard Eleva tor company of thla' city came out in an tettew-todarrthaCBrought-ilroad officials tS their feet wUJtJs Jerk. ; Mr. IiOftus declares that all the rep resentative roads of the vorthwest are Involved in a system of rebates to la. red shippers and that the practice la being carrld on S nagfanoy that it la now possible for- the Peavey Eleva tor company to buy grala from him in Minneapolis, ship the same to the head of, the lakes and then sell it back to hint and make a nrofit on eaoh trade. . .-. SpeclflcaUy he cites one case where he says the Great Northern paid a big rebate to the atone Ordeaa Wells Co. of Duluth under claim number 1K.2I1. . - Under claim ', number Xlt.OTI - he charges that a shipment of 1 care of grain to the Hour trust at superior was rebated to the extent of half the tariff. Thla he says -was done under the guise of a credit for. elevator chargeev He gives number of cars, dates and quantities and kinds of merchandise that he alleges were - the subject Of draw backs and rebates. " He charges that trust goods -are- stored and handled, free by the Terminal Dispatch company. and that Independent shippers are held up for the . published rate of 16 a car for the same semoe. here' the Wts-j eonsla Central contracted for a ship ment of 269 ears ot coarse grain from the Armour elevators In Chicago to Minneapolis and Bt Paul. He aays the contract rats was 11H cents a hundred, but that, the shipment waa rebaated 1 nrni. Thw "Bf Peal the cut of the Wisconsin Central, and although - the grain waa billed through at that regular rate tbe rebate waa paid bringing down the cost of shipment to ( cents a hundred. ' . 1 . Railroad officials declare that Mr. tioftus is-tring to follow the example Thomas w. iawara iM is pejpeirai- ing the opening chapter ef "Having Railroading." .'-.... -; of . them are ' frame, anfl. thesewereat once demolished by Mr, tlnkelptel and carted away. He then ordered the work -J men to begin on the brick oottage, but after they had removed the doors and windows the bad weather caused a sus pension Of ths task. After the Isborers ceased their work, other'men continued ths tearing down of ' the bouse.; - Brick by brick the cottage was tossed into cart and hauled away. , Even the stone foundation was removed. - When j Mr. Dlnkeleptel went to the plane the cot tage was gone and h reported the theft to the police, - - . i'Wi mi in eisu metiw PORTLAND. OREGON SUNDAY to see .wouia 00 ' rivers and "and he harbors sequently Jew days : generally . ,Item the experiment, of the . , closely watched in order , : Scene at tjhe Grounds of REVOLVERS-DRAWN Smashing . every -door that, barred their way, while . excited players r were, rushing la all dlrecUons to evade arrest. and drawing revolvers, te keep "others from getting away Sheriff Word and bla deputies - raided a, number of poker games at Fred Frits' s saloon, and oon- oert. hall last night. ' There was excite ment from the time the battering down of the first door began until the players who failed to get away -were held in check, at the point of a revolver by Jailer Harry ' Graft on, whom they as saulted. . ,....,......-,-. -.. ........ . . The nronrletor and five players were placed under arrest and taken to ; the county Jail, where they gave bonds for their appearance In court and were re leased. Four large poker tables, con taining "kittles" filled with cola, were. after . considerable difficulty,, carried jdownsUi to the street and carted away as evidence. . the ; compartments . containing v the money will .not be unlocked until the tablea are taken Into court, but the welaht Indicate that they contain a huge amount.-- Coin to-Aha amount-ef 6(.0 waa obtained as eriaence rrom a cash drawer. About 1.000 chips, on the tables and In the sideboard, were placed in a sack and carted away. Several men succeeded In getting away on account of the numerous exits. Others wvre stopped by JsUer Haery Grafton rawn revolver. 0 snenn rr uiu ,Mnu - that poker' waa being played at Frits aaloon. it took some time .to locate ths rooms in which the games were golag on and the various entrances. Friday night, evidently fearing a raid, -only stud poker, was played, and that in a room far to the rear, where all the evl- MISS VIOLET CRUGER MAY - : MARRY H. C. VANDERBILT " - (Special tnapatcl by Leases Wirf to Tbe JoaraaU New York, Jan. 14. Society waa In terested today In the revival of the old rumor that Miss Violet Cruger may marry Harold C Vanderbllt after alt It would be a match that their friends would like to see arranged and-the- re port was received with great satisfac tion." for both are Immensely popular, have"hos(s of acquaintances' and accord ing to whom they are admirably suited to each other. ' - " --Miss Cruger te an exceedingly beauti ful girt: She la the daughter of Mra. J, - Frederick Tarns by the Utter a first marriage, and Uvea with her mother end stepfather at 4 Leslngton avenue. 'She la rather petite, a perfect type of blonde, has a wealtb of golden hair and a most exquisite complexion. Mr. VaoderbUt to the younger eon of MORNING, JANUARY 15 what relief it may afford and govern xwork accordingly. v K ' ) i ;. v'" ;'.''' ' v ' 7.'- Mr. Burton must make a heavy cut on his estimates if - he gets the rivera and harbors bill through at all at thia . session and thinks that; the cut' in the- Oregon projects will have to be made on the Celilo canal, v . v r" ; . Hei of the opinion that .the moat' important Oregon . projects are improvements at the mouth of the Columbia : and from Portland to the sea and is. disposed to fivet these precedence. ' , ::...r,..vy ;v - All through tiie. nreaent aesalon- of consress the ore : vsiliftgsentiment has beeut that; the economy- away witn au cnances 01 we passage or me harbors bill, but the demand for thia measure pressure from those members having rivera anx to care for, could ' not 'be avithatood. x Con the committee has been engaged for the past lav paring the bill. to an amount which will be accepted. . -., , ..j j- . ;,: : a i ... 3 '.s xi .. . in it have been reviewed, state by state, and to the, Lewis and , Hark Expositions-Photograph by Kiser Brothers. SMASHED;' dence could be dncealed' before the:of-i fleers could .force an', entrance. ' ,v ; v . u ..The draw poker games "were resumed last night and the sheriff 'deemed the time ripe for a. raid. with deputies Downey and Cordhno, the sheriff climbed the stairway from the Second street aide. Jailer Grafton ascended the front stair way. Deputy -HolUngsworta went into the saloon -and . 'ascended a stairway from the. inside,' while Deputy Grass! was left on guard In the street.'', Just as the sheriff reached the door way leading into a room at the bead of the stairway lt ws ' slammed In hia face! . Ther was a .concerted - rush of players immediately for another .door, leading into the large room once used for faro, roulatAct and other games. . ; Swinging a small chisel, ; the ; sheriff broke in the panels' of the door, 'forced the lock and entered.. Downey was left on guard,' whUetthe sheriff attacked an other door leading Into a second room. In which the players had concealed them selves, T .. . .' ' As he smaahed down thti door several of ths. players burst through the 'door leadlnr : Into the large aambHnr halt ut as Deputies Grafton ana'Hoinngs-tcrosedrth-IaaT ofrtne players leaving worth made their appearance. They oaped into the concert halL Others about ' to " follow, their example' found their pathway barred by tbe twoedepu ttes. , They made a rush ,at Grafton, who 'was In the lead, but a revolver leveled at them drove" them lntothe poKr Tom. 1 7 - "; 1 . . r". A round-up 'showed that the cashier, or dealer, three white end-one Chinese players had been captured. They were ordered Into one room and kept under guard while aa express wagon was ar riving to take away the apparatus. Later bond was given by-each player In-the amount of 1 100, Frits giving 1260 bail. - TT WUllam K. Vanderbllt. His mother la Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont. Young Mr. Vanderbllt is a- student at Harvard uni versity. ,t-. .'.' , GIRL BURNED TO DEATH J TRYING.T0.ST0B.FIRE (Rpeelal lStopatek by Leased Wire to The Joaraal) . Sheridan, Wyo., Jan. 14. Sarah Nord skog, a domestic, was burned to. death tonight In a fire which partially ds stroyed tha1 residence -of H. A. Coffeen, aa the ; result of a -gasoline explosion. The loss Is f 1.000. : Mra. Coffeen. wss on the back porch cleaning a allk waist with gasoline, which she had la a basin In the kitchen near the range,' while Sarah .Nordakog 1 waa - working within reach, The gaaollne, caught fire. The girl la a frensy- of 'excitement- seised the burning vaasel'snd- started toward the door with It. It felt from her hands, enveloping her and ' scattering ' Tire - in all dlrecUona,; -j , . - Y-. .. ; 1805FOUR SECTIONS38 PAGES. subsequent : TliJE. Washington, . D. 'Jan. X4To the Editor-of The Journal, Portland, Or. Telegram received. The com mittee cannot see its way clear to make any considerable provision for both the Celilo canal and the mouth of the Columbia,-. One or the other must be omitted or receive only comparatively small appropriation.; Woald like to hear immediately from parties in Portland abo-t the com parative urgency of the two. ; ; T, E, BViXTON, : program . day the committee' waa engaged in deciding what appro priatjons ahaU go-to Virginia. , : 'O-,,x:' :v -Having ot as fsr as Virginia in the list of states, the committee has almost completed its rview,t and it ia estimated that the bill, will carry a total appropriation of .' $30ocsooo, of which $10,000,000 will be made immediately available, the remainder being reserved for continuing -; contracts. -v T-f- 1 r : r1 AND - - t should- not " have done thia. Tom," remarked Frits, - aa he and his men were leaving the place under ar rest. : "I- got yoa 2,000 votes In the last election," . "Weil," answered the sheriff, Ijtook it for granted .that .every man .who worked for me did It with the expects' tlon that If I should be elected I would enforce the laws,, as the. sheriffs oath of office requires. 1 am sorry for you, Frits, but I can't make fleb of one and fowl of another."- v Ralda-were contemplated en a nam ber of other' 'places, but the sher iff and his men bad hardly entered Frits e when messengers were sent-scurrying to all other gambling , places In the vicinity and the telephone waa placed -la active commission. It waa learned by tne orfl cars that poker gsmes had been con ducted at Blasler'e and a saloon at the corner of Third and Couch streets. When the sheriff and Deputy Dow. nay entered .- Blasler'e, .-however, the rooms were open, and one of the pro prietors gave them a cordial greeting. The games in tbe saloon at 'Third and Couch streets hsd - evidently; Just been the room, from which all had been removed, as the deputies ar rived on the scene. -; It was reported that August Crick son voluntarily closed his poker gamas several daye ago, giving ae a reason that nlavera were so timid for fear of raid -T that ititf ' wcTr-Yunar a ibssTt Frits maintained that his poker rooms were opened last night for tbe first .time in several days.- At the county Jail the dealer gave ths name of John Jacobs and the -players thoa of James Crowley, Nets Krlokson, Mark Myrtle and Dock Sing. All. are believed to be assumed' naraea.- BREAKING OF AGREEMENT MAKES WOMAN WEALTHY (Special DteaateB te Tee Joaraal) Rosalia. Waab . Jans 14. Q. p. Teu ton of this city tells of an Incident In his sister's life Illustrating the vagrant fan cies of eld Dame Fortune. His sister is an artist , and made an agreement to palnl a certain man e portrait. . Her bar gala was that her pay should eonalst of one. half .cash and one half mining stock. When the work was finished the maa re fused to atajr with hia agreement and the artist 'was obliged to receive pay ment wholly In La Rot mining stock at II cents a share. ; ' . The stock had not been In the woman's possession very long before she was able to dlapoae of it at ft a share.-. She In vested the proceeds of this little deal In cheap oil stock In the east and at the nreaent. time the nrlea of. the statural amounts tllJ,00, . , . ANSWER. ,, 'tr EIi Ida F,!cKIc!ey:Korsc, VSix llcnthsa VIdow.V rUarrlisSS" t. ..:' 1 PROPOSALUADEWWlREt 4AND PROMPTLY ACCEPTED Harry Rowed Cooper Late Hut- Kbiuid'aXuiTTetegrap Bride Will You Marry Me V AhsweM Will. WhwrtV (Speelal DHpaleh ky Leased Wire te Ae Jearaal) New York,, Jan. J 4. Mra ' Ida Mc- Klnley Morse, (avorlte nieee of William McKlnley. and namesake and companion of the widow . of the; late president, slipped away today to the' "Little Church Around the Corner" to become the bride of. Harry Howell Cooper of Baa Francisco. -- The only . witnesses of the ceremony were Marjorle McKlnley Morae,' the 1-year-old daughter -of the bride, and CoL H."L Kowalskl of Cali fornia, special representative in this country -of King Leopold of Belgium. Of all ths relatives Miss Helen Mo- Klnley, an aunt, waa the only one noti fied in advance. Mrs. Morse has been a widow for six months,. her ..former husband, George C. Morse, having died suddenly, leav- her a ..comfortable estate. He , waa a chum and - life-long friend of Harry Cooper, a prosperous bookseller of San Francisco.' ..' J. - . .-.;.' , On hia death-bed, he sent fer Cooper and asked him In the name ot their eld friendship . to shield and . advise hie widow. Cooper promised, and from that time had been Mrs. Morse's confidential adviser and man of bualnesa. Mr. Cooper Is a handsome fellow, talln athletic and agreeable In hia manners. He la a brother of Lieutenant Cooper, who was recently killed while fighting In the Philippines. Hs gave his tlm Sreely to the affairs of the charming widow and when, soon after the deeth ef her husband, she waa Invited by .her aunt to g to Canton as her companion, he urged her to accept. Mra. Morse came eaat. remained with ber aunt at, the Ohloho-of the late president" and so far as could be seen there wss ao prospect ot ber marrying again. . -i v But In the meantime she and Cooper have maintained aa intimate - corre spondence. - At first ths letters, war de- I oalefly o a dteaiiseUa ef flaaw cial matters, but gradually they turned to other subjects. Hooka, flowers and poetry were ther themes, and from that It was but a step to use tender subjects. Last; Monday morning Cooper decided to ssk Mrs. Morse te.be his wife.- The following telegrams show how he fared: "New .York, Jan. 1. Mrs. ' Ida. Mc (Continued' On Page -Two.) PORTLAND WHEAT : BOUGHT Still another cargo olL-Walla WalU" heat the - trade - name for - northwest grain baa been sold by Portland to Rurope, and thence reeoldto thla country at a handsome profit. Word comes from New York that a full cargo ef Oregon wheat had Just been purchaaed by a prominent milling concern of that city from a Liverpool firm. ..'- Thla aama firm purchaaed another cargo of Walla Walla wheat from an other European port a few daye ago and la said te be waiting for more Wtoeat to huv This make the third shtjMoiI tt price, five ccrrrc: Be Pcsstd C:ri:2 Ttb 3 Sessiqacf Ccno; .'j V--'- p' PANAMA CANAL AS CLUIT 4 ST0 KEEP DOWN RATES msnt Controlled Rail and . ' m Ue. aa a - Water Une. ,.. t...v- "x v-.' .'-! " -.-.v."": CSy at SVTVmeaa.) y:: (Special Dtepatrh by Leaaad Wire to Tbe jearaal) . Washington. Jan. 14. There la te be railway freight legislation at tills ses sion of-, congress. ' ' This Is the " an nouncement - of Chairmen Hepburn of the nous Interstate and foreign com merce committee) today after a eon- rerenee with the prealdent. - :.. "The opponents of railway lealstaUoh X J ert conservative-' lines - have '--' given up -hope of further blocking the relief de- sired by. the shipper and consumers of the country, from - tbe oppression and extortion ot the . railroads. President ' ' Spencer f the . Sou ther a railway and - raprsaanzins many other railroads gave UP the son test yesterday, ahaaheae. paared before tba Interstate and foreign commerce committee and explained that . . the railroads ao longer opposed legia- la tlon. . '. : i- n ij-.'ij .j. j.., V' , -..The ; atruggle .. wUl .. now :be- between those' who want to make the proposed ..T' legislation effective and those, woo wNl. exhaust every. effort te make the legts latlon lnerf fectlva. , . ' , ,- - - ' .'ttevsKaxaeat'a Program. j ; The proposed - Panama ' legislation, ' showing the tentative 'program "of the . administration to use the government- . controlled raU and water between New York and . Ban Francisco aa a dub- to keep down transcontinental -rates, was the chief topic'of conversation In offlciaj. '. circles. Just how far the prealdent will " go in extending ...this governmental : :: owned route la a matter Of speculation, - Will ships be added to the Panama -Railroad Steamship line Or will the" government hssuly dispose of the ves sels in control? Will. there ba a cloud ot. government ships ' plying between New York and Colon. Panama and Saa Francisco - -carrying the bulk of tha ' transcontinental commerce,' or will -the . ' Conservatives' strangle, thia idea at tta , birth and maintain the supremacy of the ' railroad trustf - - - ' ."r No one can now accurately' forecast. The appointment of Bnatow. former -fourth assistant postmaster general, te. the poaltlon of special commissioner, with bla speclflo duties of iaveetlgatlng the rate questWn Jn all- its bearings, ' hae disquieted the representatives of the railroad Intereata la a moat marked de- ' sree. . -, -.- T ; . 'J raee Twe, WHam. ' ; r ' Two propositions are advanced as to ths condition that confronts -the gov- . ' eminent. 1 '. . First, shall the government expand the steamship and railway service and aire ample opportunity for ail the expressed ahlppers to- resxh the 'seat and west ' coasts of ths country ' - " - 1 - -;- Second, shall the government sell the steamships' It controla ' and reduce Its ownership of the route to the railroad Una across Panama Isthmus from Colon to ths eaat to the port, of Panama oa the . areett..w; v Senator Stephen B. Klkine ef West Virginia said today VThs question ef what relation the acquisition .by this gov-' ' ernmentof the Panama- railroad am steamships would have on general rait road, rates Is a big one that cannot be handled briefly." ..... . , . Pavers Control. ".'.' Representative A. M. Byrd of Missis sippi said: "There Is no doubt hr -my' Salad that tba asqutsHlaa by ths Ualua State of the Panama railway and even Its usd by one line of steamers to New York could be used ae regulator Of rates say over the traps-continental roada 1 " bardly think It poaaible that the president' with this powar la his aands could over- , look the utility of such a possession. If . he is In earnest about regulating railway ' - (Continued on Pare Nine.) ---, IN EUROPE Walla. Walla wheat aeld by thla city tt Europe and then sold back again to t" country ' after paying doty on tha ot' r side. The two care rre t-e e 1 mentioned above, wi-. t .e e. -r v purchaaed about a mo., x 1 i fri ' Antwerp, firm. . ' . Oregon . wheat has rvn r f sat laf action to the e I r that tnere Is no v a t 1 amount cf It. 1 I kt here a t -t t f.cwr. "!' 4 - pre ' ' '. m t t ' . t . - V . I.