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VOL III." N07272.4
Result at Olycipia Tctfay
v indicates Strength
; r of Candidates. S
SWEENY IS THIRD ON ' - ;
1 LIST ON FIRST VOTE
Struggle 1 of - Millionaires for a
Seat in the United States
Senate Is. Begun in
i Earnest;... ., li-
; ' (Special DUpstea to TIM l.l
- Olrmpla. Waah., Jan. 17. Tba - flrat
- actual aktrmlth In tha aanatotial flsbt
. took plaoa thta noon -when tba f irt
Jot Jbg afoot a. eueceaaor to Senator Foater
-W' takan In aeparata . houaee.yIt ra-
aultad in tha followln vota: v
-Wtlaoo, anatr ; houaa. 10; total, 1.
- t roea," aanata, 11: bouaa, SI; total. IS.
; Foatar. aenata. Hi houaa. -tl; totals 4 J.
7 B weeny, aanata, I; Jioue, It; total, '7.
CoaKTora, aenata, J; bouaa,: It. totaL.fr
Turner (Dam.), aenata. 4; bouaa, 4;
toul, $..: .; -;,r . .rr...... ;
-. Jonea. aanato,' 0; houaa, ; total, a. '
Tha vote rtven Btarback and Con-'
. craaamaa Jonea are complimentary and
; will probably ' avantuaily ; land in tha
' Bwaany .' oolumn. aa they ooma from
eaat of tha -" ttwntalna.' v--'-;-''-
Tha Damocrata Yotad Tor ax-Bnator
Oeors I,, Turner without maklntr nom
lnatlntr apaechea.-v . - ,
. Not much of the real aUttatioiliTMP"
: ee-ted by thla preliminary vote.' : Many
-of tha To tea wara-oompllmantary, and
" the extent of the def action, from -each
emndldata' can only be rUeeaed at. The
Outoome la nnuauany jncertain. ,.; ;-,( v j
Foeter, &-wm to be expected, led on
tha 11 rat ballot Whether he can hold
:hia atrenfth for tha prolonged battle la
exceedingly doubtf uU--T - . J.-- -"
A' aurprlalna feature ef tha- Brat- bal-
' lot waa the extent of the vote received
V by Cherlee Sweeny. - -Thle rot 5, by no
. tneana repreaenta Bweony'a full atrength
for-tnsnjrtif hta -auppoj tai a' threw awax
. votes, to improbable eanaiaatea -. ana
T,nany other wha will ' eventually Join
the Sweeny ranka were aupportinr F-ter-
and VVllson. To an " outalder it
looka aa though' Sweeny etood the beat
rhanca of election of iny bf-lh candl-
datea,. for tha reaaon, that there aeema
' to be more enthualaam in hla aupport
then for the others -and hla candidacy
yla atlU in the boom period. .'
'X Blxty-nlne voteg are neeeeaary' for -a
rhoice. and all of the candldatea area
ahy a great tnany .of-ihe required num-
ber. If Bweeny can hold theatrong-fol-
. lowing ha already haa, until feare-ef-a
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" . chances of hla election are excellent.
.... gominatlag Bpeeokea. : -s
. : , , ThatTgtewaa taken late thla aftar
' roon because of tha numerous noralnst-
Ing speeches made. . Senator Foater was
nominated in the senate . by Walter
-Chrtstan and in- the hoiiaaV by-Repreaen-
tatlve CrandalL Sweeny's name waa
.Qkpreaented In the house by Repreaenta
, . tlve Lilndsley of Spokane and in the
1 aenata by Walker A. Henry. Piles waa
' nominated oy orvme -a. -x icser in ine
aenata and by Elmer K. Todd In tha
lioune. Extended eulogies . were also
gtven other candldatea and each nomina
tion was followed by several seconding
apeeche. :- ' -'
Qovernor MaJ. yesterday get at rest
.- all t rumors of hta candidacy for the
, aenata by stating that ha waa not. in
' any sense an aspirant - for- aenatorlal
i" honors. '
' Testerdsr the senate passed two bills
ver JtfcBride's veto, both carrying
-v. small appropriation "c-
' - Striaces ZJbel Saw.
H
The feature of yesterday's ' session
was tha introduction of ' the Penny
I packer newspaper libel "law of Penn-
sylvanls. Baker of , Klickitat was its
author and there ia a combine formed to
; ruah the bill through on account of
' grudges- of - the holdover members
: agalnat . oertaln newspapersri. The law
provides for the bringing of action .for
'. damages against publishers of news.
papers where negligence of the publisher
or. editor of the paper Mn ascertaining
faeta have been ehown. - Where negll
, genes haa been " ahown compensatory
k ' damages may be ; recovered and when
publications libelous In character . and
haa been given special - prominence by
the tiae of pictures, cartoona or head.
damagea - agalnat the defendant - The
law also requires ' the name of. tha of
fender and the managing editor to be
published on tba editorial page of every
issue. T -'" " - -
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CALLS ROCKEFELLER
SEMINARY IMMORAL
?-- (jMrraal gnerlal Berries.) .
Chlcsso. Jan. IT. Vmt V. n ttaeenn
;:, 9t the University of .Chicago divinity
wuuu. wmmw m TfriWDII DOQ1Q nu OIU-
fiaLcirclea jfjt lilRoclMfeUerInOjL
tutlon when he .declared la the Biblical
vrld, issued from the university press,
that the Mrrna Ml I jImmmmIr.aUm.
H ' .allsm'Of the theoloaleal anhoala
ported by the endowments of million
aires wss Immoral, both for the .founder
of the institution . snd the teachers.
.. Burton condemns tha founder ef auch
divinity schools for "constraining - by
financial consideration the opinions and
Samuel' HPilea,' Qne of Waahinitoh's Prominent Candidate for a -Seat
R E B U I LD ;TH EARE -
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FOR MISS
Determination of Theatrical. Managed to Meet
: : Requirerriehtsxf TThe barling of the Gods,' Which Means "
7 . .. . '-'.-. r.
' Practically Reconstructing
By the terms" of an' agreement made
last evening between Managers - Rent
ing and Flood of the Lyric -vaudeville
theatre - and Business Manager M. B.
K1rhv nf the Blanche Bates comnanv. it
Is proposed "to remodel the Lyrle theatre
In time for rThnbreaentatin of: "The
Darling- the. Oode" Monday. - Janv-
ary SO. J- . '- ....
The roof will . Tie raised -and a bal
cony Installed. The stage will be en
larged to a depth ef SB feet, a breadth
of 40 feet and a height of 85 feet . The
seating., capacity will - be slightly over
1. ZOO ell . depending . on the physical
possibility of accomplishing the work
In IS days, beginning tomorrow, morn
ing. - ': - '-- . '
Mr. KIrby, representing David Belaaeo,
called upon Managers Keating and Flood
with the idea of obtaining tha Baker
theatre. This proved impossible, because
of a clauae in. the contract executed by
Manager George I Baker,, the original
lessee, ; which prohibits the use of the
Baker for anything besides -ie and ze-
cent vaudeville. - Manager Keating had
plans for remodeling the Lyric. They
bore the offlotal approval , of tha city au
thorltiea. '. .;'
HgaS Work soessarir.v' ' . '
"WVrbuIlt the. . theatre Jn, Kdaya,
Said Mr. Keating, "and I believe we can
make these alterations in I the . t aame
length bf time." t. . , ' , ;
The question waa thoroughly - dis
cussed and the determination to make
the attempt Was the 'result The Bates
management agreed to payfor.lta one
week's oeoupancvono half the cost of
remodeling, or f 1,000, and send on the
company' a expert electrician and atage
carpenter to superintend "the details. of
wiring and atage building., It" will be
necessary for Keating A Flood to secure
g supplemental pel mil 1 tit enlarge the
stage, thla work not having' been pro
vided tor In the original plans. In or
der to get the space tor the stage de
sired, ths Brat three rows of the orches
tra will .be torn out Of course, the
convictions of tha Instructors." He de
clares that teachers must "look tor the
war aiw
see it
a" Bret
truth with unbiased vision, and see
untlnted with the color of gold."
-. The Rockefeller dictum to the'
trustees of the rnltarslty of CWcagoTiaff'TiIaTterneyT
waa that tha divinity school must pre
serve Its strict Baptist d en omlnatlo nai
ls m. tha president of - the university
must ociong to ins same cnurch aa Its
founder, John IX Rockefeller. , Prof.
Burton adds that . It would be ' better
for the school that held auch strict re
ligious views to give. up the endowment
than to surrender the- freedom of Its
religious opinion, ( -... . ,
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PORTLAND, OREGON. TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY.
House In Thirteen Days. .
house will cloae - while the alterations
are being- mada. . ,-. " : . t . ..
, a "It means mlghtytfaat work,' added
Manager Keating, "but I have no. doubt
we can accomplish It' by January SO.
And If we do, It will give us an inde
pendent : house-the only Independent
house in' Portland!- ..
- Meanwhile Manager stlrby la keeping
hla weather teye on the Armory. John
F. Cord ray haa an Option .on, that place
for ' the rest of . the week '.following
Melba'a appearance on-January SO. Mr.
Cord ray also haa a aet of plana drawn
up for A-temporary atage, to be erected
In one corner "of the "hall, and Beats to
run diagonally the length and width of,
te big auditorium. ' - ,. ...
' , . Would COose Anaory.
"" A bomb shell was thrown Into local
theatrical . circles yesterdayt afternoon
when George l Bake appeared la per
son and by hla attorney, John F, Logan,
before. County Judge -Webster'and filed
formal protest against tha use 'of ' the
armory for Melba on January xo. -or. for
concerta at any 'time. - Hie ' objection
went so far as to 'Include the uae of -th4
armory tor any public gathering, ex
cepting by the military board' "for mil
itary . uses only." claiming . that the
atatute contains those exact , words m
giving the "building Into . the hands of
the board.'. V " 4 -' - -
: Mr.. Baker appeared In, hla capacity aa
manager- of 1 the Empire theatre and
based his objection upon' .the injury
wrought to his business by' permitting
the armory to be need for big attrac
tions. He eald that the armory paid no
theatre license and. ths provisions of the
city - ordlnancea are not complied with
aa to'Cxlts and the manner, .of jlanlng
the aeata.- " '
. The armory ia owfed by they county,
but la controlled by the military board.
tor concert attractions. , Melba haa been
announced . to sing . In the armory on
January SO, 'Calvin 8. Helllg is manag
ing her appearance here. . , . ...
.Beasoas .For Actio. ,-.':. -I
"It any 9ns using the armory wilt pay
a license and conduct It aa a regular
theatre I ehaQ not object" said Mr.
Baker, "We hold that It ia unjuat dla
crtmlnattonfor the government to lease
the armory for competition- against ua.
It ia a. tact that when an attraction
oomeato tha armory like Melba, Pattl
or Paderewskl. playing at big prices, our
business for a week or two afterward la
not sufficient to pay expenses. People
save up their money. " tiny t'k'e t
those big prices, and then cannot afford
to go to the theatre again for sometime.
Judge Webster Informed Mr. Baker
would .look into the matter, and
quested Mr. Logan, to cite to him the
law on the subject. A 'decision: Is ex
pected on i Wednesday. ,
- The greatest reaaon for surprise si
Manager Baker's act ton la his connec
tion with Manage Helllg - In various
theatrical enterprises. : Those who have
, Continued aa Page Mae,
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Speaker Mills Proposes to
: Cut: Short ; the Legis-; :
' lative Sessione
MEMBERS DIFFER AS -
?H TO THE FEASIBILITY
Asserted Th at : S avi ng r to State
Would Amount to at Least ;
Ten Thousand If Reso ; ?
-r Jutlon Is 'Adopted. -"
- 7 George K Trowbridge.)
" ' XSpeelal DUpatck to The JmraLl
8alsm. Or- Jan.' 17. True to' hla de
clared burpose of shortening , ths ses
sion. Speaker Mills introduced '-'this
morning a Joint resolution' providing
that the ..legislature shall adjourn Feb
ruary 10, or one week before the expire,
tlon of the regular 40 days. The resbr
lutlOn created a sensation, for hitherto
the legislators' have not expectedany
serious attempt on ins pari or xtie
SpaakJr to carry out his declarations in
favor of a ohort session " '
"JSvtry member of both houses wnl
be obliged tq' go on record," said tha
speaker at noon. ' "Thla la a Joint re no
tation, so it must be. voted on by both
houeee. -If - adopted it will save the
state 110,000. The secretary- of state
telle me tLe-eost of a full session will
be 150,000. or S 1,260 a day. Dedoh't
need muotf legislation this time, and T
believe we '. can adloum' February . 10
without- detriment to the state's Inter
eats. -, - . . ; v '
The members differ greatly -aa to tha
feasibility of-such an early adjournment.
In the houaa individual expression were
as follows: . :" . .
Hermannr It aeema to me it would be
Impossible to get- through, as -there', ia
Important legislation- on..Jhand. .
Vawter r 1 believe we .can adjourn
rihnun 1 A. t the house vets to work.
I ''Will vote for tha speaker's resolution.
It ia m good thing. -"?--
Iilnthlcu m I am in favor of tha reso
lution if It Is possible to finish the busi
ness in that time. - - . .'
Kay f don't object" to jan early ad
Journment but I' believe it is impossible
to get through' Ih that time.
Iloicomb it . is impossible to-fix a
data at this., time for adjournment'
Appropriation bllla cannot be introduced
latafthan seven, days before adjourn
ment, and If we adjourn February 10
only a little -mora than two 'weeks re
mains to present such bUls. . The- time
is too short ' 1. ,. . ., t ,
Hudson We might "get through by
February 10, but it is doubtful. .
1V.. Senators spoke aa follows:
Kuykendall "I am In faver of a ahort
session and shall rusit the routine) work
through, but Important measures must
have all the time necessary I think the
resolution-la a little premature."
r CarterW'J think it la Impossible. The
members "will not bend their -energies
to that and." .
Wright '1 am desirous of a abort
session. If' possible, but I - want my
bUla acted on tlraf . . , . -.
Holman "It suits me li It can, be
donaC .':'..'.,:; " ' '
HIcliel "It appears' l6m" JmpoeslbIa
Eight days have already gone. The rule
allows no bills ths last 10 days and no
interchange between the houses during
the last five day a; , This leaves only 18
days of a working session.'"
' Cos '.'From what haa been done and
what la contemplated H aeema out. of
the question.'' - ', , . .
Hodson "I have never Wen" A session
yet where the business waa transacted
in SO daya. It wiu probably rush
things to end In 40 days."
Booth " heartily favor ths resolu
tion, but It may be Impossible."'
Nottingham I would be glad to quit
early, but am opposed If the bualheaa la
not com Dieted
Loughary It has my support If prao-
tlcabla.
Howe I - shall vote In favor of the
resolution. If we have to quite at a
given day all will work to that end. Per.
sonally I think the state would be better
off If ths legislature adjourned tomorrow.-
' -' - . -
Smith I am willing If we can finish,
but baaty work Ilka that of two years
ago might make it necessary to correct
much legislation.
McDonald The resolution Is prema-J
tnra.
Many Important matters are to be
considered. I hardly favor the resolu
tion now,
OUSE-OPPOSES-ONEVETa
sun to
'. School gmperlaseadeat's Fay. .
(By CKeorge M. Trewbridge.) -Balem,
. Or, Jan. , 1 7. House - bllla
passed laat aeaalon 1 but vetoed after
adjournment were the special order thla
morning. ... '' -r
All vetoes were sustained with the ex
ception of the veto of . the increase in
tha salary of the school auperlntendent
of Multnomah .county from S 1.100 to
tS.OOe. - Ballsy statsd that he was In
formed by the governor, that the bill
had: been-vetoed under a misapprehen-
live hud no. Ion-1
ts passing. The
ger any objection to tta
houaa voted unanimously, te pass the
bill, notwithstanding the veto.
"TKeaame-action -wltl-HOubUeafb
taken by the senate, ao Superintendent
Robinson hereafter Will enjoy a salary
Of SS.000.-' , -i .- . -
Other vetoes were of the purs food
bill, amendments to tba Astoria char
ter; funding of Multnomah'a Indebted
nese and the omnlbua ' appropriation
bill. , '"'. - -; : .
(Continued on Page Two.),
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17, 1905- TWELVE PAGES.
Cancellation of Hundreds
of Timber Patents May
Follow, Inquiry.
SECRET AGENTS FIND. V
MANY BOGUS FIUNGS
Worlc EnOughln Southern Oregon-
to Occupy Them Until
" Summer Butte A Creek 1 '.
Company: Examined." r
Alarm Is spreading among homestead
era Jn southern Oregon aa the federal
Investigation . lito timber frauds pro
gresses in that direction. The work o(
tne arovernment a secret agenta la much
more far-reaching than had been'- ex
pected. It la now apparent that there
ia tor be a searching Investigation Into
the -condition, of .lands and timber taken
up by supposed homesteaders- who have
not-compiled witjiprayialoiia of the
law -regarding the making of improve
ments and residence on the land. . It la
said thousands will lose lands' by can
cellation of their filings, and in many
cases Indictments will result from per-
Jury committed 1ft making final proof. 1
u uiui iu.uuicvif .il mm saiu, , perjury
haa been, committed In making home
stead filings on valuable timber claims.
In order to. secure the. timber without
paying tha 12.60 per acre required by
law. ,A large number of . cltlsens who
hava ' thua secured timber claims by
swearing that the land waa more valu
able; for agriculture ' than for timber
are -now being listed by the agents .of
tne.' interior department- . In every case
where a 'valuable timber claim has' been
taken as a homeatead tha filing, will be
canceled. ' If Anal proof haa been made.
the patent will bet canceled. : .
-t.pt Jaegue SUvav .Saegtoav
-InvestlgaUon into the operations 'of
Miller and Kineart lv-the Bogua river
timber region haa opened up a new field
to tha inspectors, and' they are finding
hundreds of cases wherein patents were
secured, by resident of -every town In
southern Oregon. for-homesteads on',
which no residence waa established and
no improvements made. Bythe terms
of the law on making final proof a home
ateader must make oath te the- effect
that he has complied with' these con
ditions. It Is asserted that six or every
i 0,- 4 homestead -patents - Issuodx-lri the
Rogue river valley; in -reobnt years have
been secured by fraud,
.Agents of-- the Interior department
have been at work, la Jackson and Jo
sephine counties for'some weeka, search
ing out patented homesteads -andrtaves-tlgatlng
condltiona thereon. " '
Aa soon as the roads are paatable
next spring agenta of the government!
will scour the country., and every- quar
ter section of land on which filing or
final proof haa-been madewUl.be ex
amined. - -. .. , -; ' . v r, -,
Investigation' of. large holdings - of
timber by. companies In southern Ore
gon will also be pushed. It la said (he
agenta of the government will be oc
cupied, with thia work In the Rogue
river valley all next summer.
Butte Creek Company Attacked. - .
-That the methods of the Butte Creek'
Land, Livestock A Lumber company in
acquiring title to its lands near Fossil.
Wheeler county, ' will be freely Investi
gated by the federal grand Jury there la
not the slightest doubt aa a number of
witnesses haa been subpoenaed from
tha region where the corporation la oper
ating, with tbat-objeel in view.-..
, Prominent among those who will tes-
tfy are O. IX Bllla, F. W. Ball and James
L.-Combe of Fossil, D.-, M. Walton, ef
Mayvllle, Gilliam county, and K. A. Put
nam, formerly of Foaall, but now a real
dent of Jacksonville. - . . -. .. -
The grand Jury Is moved to Investigate
by reports that the company practiced
fraud in aoqulrlng title to ita vast hold
ings and has resorted to schemes to
drive settlers away from tha country In
order that it might be In a position to
absorb their, homesteads; that large
tracts of government land hava been un
lawfully lnclpsed within the confines of
the company's holdings, so that Intend
ing settlors would be discouraged from
filing on- them, .and It la aald this was
done In defiance of instructions from
tha land department . '".
Watching the Oread Jury.
;- BT7. w -w.ii.tai.
. " " . . w 1 J. ' t,
la president of the concern, H. H. Hen.
drlcks secretary and treasurer, and C
B. 7achary general manager. - The last
named la now. In Portland watching the
a:thma uf. the" grand ,1vrri'M Prealdewt
Btelwer Ik reported to be here, but if ao.
Is keeping his presence a secret end has
not been registered at any of the hotels.
Neither haa he been eubpoenaed.
Wtlnesa Putnam lived on a homestead
near Feasll for 25 Tea re, but sold out. 10
July, 1003,. to Prof. A. P. Gordon, ex
principal of the Fossil high school, act
ing aa the agent of the corporation,
Putnam eaya he found It convenient to
dispose of' the property for the reason
that his stock waa polsoneU and hla
fences were torn' down, and he was con
stantly subjected .to all sorts of annoy-
?ncea. lie attributes this - to' the fact
hat for several years prior to leaving
the country he hadr been active In keep-
ing the government nfflnlala lnformedl
relative fb the transactions referred to. 7
Hendricks, secretary and treasurer of
I the corporation, hed formerly been a
tutor in the family of BTnger Hermann,
and la eald 'to have boasted of his In
fluence with the ex-commlneloner. Hen
dricks at one time waa United States
commissioner at Fossil, but resigned
and waa succeeded by Jamea H. Stew
ard, editor of a newspaper.
Putnam says fee - offered g reward of
1100 (or the apprehension of the pola-
(Continued ea Page Flva)
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Aged,X)regon Senator Addresses U S-
Recent Indictment;
cuscrSyiHev; Iticfa&QiM; Chamber 1 to L
'Return No IJore
Washington.' V. C, Jan. 17 With dra
matlo fervor,' Senator Mitchell ot Ore
gon,, on the floor of . the aenata , this
afternoon, denounced his accusers and
publicly . branded them . as "malicious
and atrocious liars." He proclaimed hla
innocence of the charges upon which
he and Representative Hermann were
recently indicted in Portland,- and- ex.
pressed confidence tnljla ultimate vindi
cation. He declared:- ' r
: "l assert in the most poalUva. unqual
ified manner that each and every one of
these charges,' In ao far as they Involve
me, are -absolutely,' unqualifiedly, .atro
ciously false, and I he re-and now Indig
nantly and defiantly, denounce, - author-Ise-
and niiblicly brand them- aa mali
cious, atrocious lis rs. v I . def y-my de
tamers and challenge them to produce
anyevidence other than that of, con
demned thieves, forgers and perjurers
to sustain any" such charges.'
S irrMnbUalr Toiee. ".'-'
, At I o'clock Senator Mitchell took tha
floor of the aenate and commenced read
inf ills statement There was-a large
attendance of senators." Mitchell's voice
waa trembling ae neatarteo. ana nearly
broke, down with emotion. - Later his
voice .'grew stronger and he read, the
Statement in a clear, determined and
fn.Mftir tAiUL "
Senator Mitchell explained hbV connec
tion with & A. X. Puter, in having per
tain land claims passed upon favorably
by Representative Hermann, .then com
missioner of the general land office, as
merely tha duty a senator-owed his con
etituents. He declared he .Jjad no sus
picion that anything was wrong witn
the' "homestead entries in question, and
(hat hla personal concern in the .case
was identical with that in hundreds Of
others.--. - - - - .
-acerelv Oonrteons so Vater.
"I have done this- Invariably -without
making any charge or accepting com
pensatlon of any kind, and ao long as I
remain senator I shall continue to do
these - things .fox my constituents. - so
help me Ood. even at tha risk ot a hun
dred Indictments." aald the senator.
In unmistakable language the senator
charged that the alleged confession of
Puter- was secured through promises of
leniency or clemency made by the gov-
eminent a representatives. After em
phatically and specifically denying that
Puter had paid him I.9vrTor hla serv
ices, he said: v i ' " .
---- Pssjonasas Fates.
1 denounce the aald H. A. Z. Puter
thla. aeX-confessed and duly convicted
land thief, forger . and . perjurer who.
with bis associates, facing the peifltenr
tiary, aa navinsv unaer promise ot feni
ency or clemency made by Francis J.
Heney, prosecuting officer, representing
the government; inadS this Infamoua and
atrociously false charge agalnat me for
the purpose and with the expectation of
saving himself and -hla convicted part
ners" In . crime from deserved punish
ment" ' .. 1 i ' .. .. . --.- -
Mitchell expressed tha belief that he
might have been Imposed: upon often In
espousing claims which tnay later Have
been proved not valid. -' ' -
But" he declared, "it la only by the
gravest distortion and misconstruction
that any of these letters or any of my
acta In reference, to thenvjean be con
strued as badges of fraud and corrup
tion." ,---r . .: -.,- - -
Win Ask Inquiry iater." ' ' rf .
"It may be thought, or said by some
that I hava violated, precedent in com
ing here at thla time," he said; "but let
me tell you, Mr. President and senators,
while I am subject to serious charges, I
have not been proved guilty of any of
them. I am an innocent man. and I hava
at this stage of tha proceedings the same
right aa any other senator to come here
In defense of my character, which la as
dear to me as that of any other senator
on the floor, - -
"Were It proper at this tims to aak
an investigation of the charges against
me by thla body,' 1 would gladly move in
that direction: but In view of the fact
that an Indictment haa been reported
against me, I deem It my duty to. first
I trust and believe that tha time will
come when I eon with propriety demand
of this senate a thorough Investigation."
- Criticising public officers "who know
ingly misconstrue the publlo acts of pub-
11a men, and thua aeek to distort and con-'
TO SAVE CLERKS
FROM LOAN SHARKS
- ' '-fyyL'yy1 y"1 ' '
Chicago, Jan. IT. To protect Ita
members from the clutches of loan
sharks who mulct victims of hundreds
fof Roller where tT" "
are Involved, the Retail Clerks Interna,
tlonal Protective association is formu
lating an extensive banking scheme,
through which they expect , to make
loans without Interest to needy mem
bars temporarily hard pressed.- .
Follow!" the example of the Clser-
makera' I -est- 1 r-nlr. ths
tartes ' ' t e s
empo
The Circulation ; 7
... Of The Journal
.Yesterday Was
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
-;jlVl.-'rs!r'""-7'l',
Unless Qeafede
vert them Into badges of dishonesty,"
Mltoheli-saJds--;-"'-: v.-.' ; -
' "In conclusion, permit me to declare) ' .
that the representatives ot any govern- . .
ment who will tolerate thia are un worthy;
of the exalted position they occupy, - . -
"Aa for myself, I defy them here and ""
now to produce any .evidence worth, a
momenta consideration .which wiU coeW
nect me In any wrongful manner what
ever with any of' the land frauds In Ore-"
gon- or elsewhere." . -tJ. -. ,.),. ..
-: Bexaoxstntslom Ova aCtoaelL
conference report - on - tha- - Philippine '
franchise bill, m the senate today that
Senator "-Mitchell entered tha'- chamber '
and took a seat In the rear, near the.,
main doorway. - .It wae hla first appear-fi
anca alnca the . Indictment for alleged
conspiracy In the land: fraud cases in,
Oregon had been found against him. In.7
a moment he was surrounded by senators,-who
asaured. him of their faith In r
bis ability te demonstrate hla Innocence. -
. It waa at the conclusion of tba rou
tine business, when nearly every mem
ber had paid hla personal respects to :
the Oregon senatorial Mitchell arose.
Hla call, "Mr; President"; brought pro-r7
found stillness , throughout U olum-, .
ber. , v-
The scene throughout. his speech was. .
1 Intensely dramatic Nearly every mem- ...
ber of the senate waa present and the
pubUa-mnd press galleries were, crowded.
Mitchell was given the closest attest-
tlon, avery- sens tor turning towsrd blm- '
and listening intently. --. '..'
' Mitchell began , the statement, in a '
low, .broken tone,' and at times hla emo- ;
tlon was so Intense that he could not- -
prooesd. At the conclusion oilt hat part.,...
of his speech his emotions aalD over
oome him and words were almost lrud- -Ibis
whispers. When ha concluded ths
galleries applauded until suppressed by
Presiding; officer of the senate, Poraker ot
At ths conclusion of his speech a num
ber of senators shook handa with Mitch
ell and assured him of their.. belief In
.his onnoceAce. . Among them were .Tel- -ler,
Patterson.. Stewart Newlands,"
K earns, DuBois, Fulton, McComas, SeotU
McCumber and DanleL . . ' , "
Mitchell could., continue on tha floor -without
objection from any one. It Je
not Mlteheire intention to do thia, haw.
ever, and It la believed he will taken
further part in the proceedings thla
session. . ' ' ,
FIFTY-NINE PERISH IN :
NORWEGIAN AVAUfXHE
; ' tJenrasI Special aWvlee.i ' .' i;..7.."" ' , I
Chrlstlsnla, Norway, Jan. it. Aa Z
avalanche of rocks at Naesdai, "north -of ' .
Bergen, Sunday caused the death of 6l
people. Only four bodies were recov- :
ered. The mass of rocks was suddenly
precipitated from' the hills Into the lovel ' -..
and lake, sweeping away houses, people ' -and
cattle: -r : : ':.-J-a
COMBED RESIGNS AS '
PREMIER OF FRANCE
(Jaarasl Speeiat tmln.V " ;
' Parle, Jan. li. The ministry of Pre-"
mler Combes at the cabinet meeting thiai
morning signed a com posits letter of res-l
ignatlon. - The chamber of deputies,
hearing of thla action, raised their alt
ting until the mlniaterial crisis was over.
Later M. Combes sent the resignation
of theicabinet to President Loubet " V '
WYNNE TO BE CONSUL "
GENERAL JO jLONDOri
.., . . . (Joe real gpeeut atrrln.)T -r
Waahtngton, Jan. 1 T. Postmaster
Oenaral Wynne has accepted tha offer'
ot the president to appoint him consul
general at London to succeed H. Clay
Bvana, on March A 1 , r "
irr.ytacTsm wMaTOav
(Joornsl gserlsl Strrtea.) - -
Lincoln, Neb,, Jan. 17. Elmer J. Bur.
kett was elected United States senator
today, receiving a majority In both
house and senate. 1 . : .. . .
good standing, out of the funds belnv
ing to the International union. 1 , e
funds to be used are those collected I )
payment of dues by local unions A
portion bf These -winbe net asice f r
tha , ass of the parent
The membership of sny
a loan will be taken as a '
payment within a r
tbe tntem,,
corae a '
tl '
t ! .
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