"V rv good, cvnui nil f 4 Jovrnd Circuldllcn - 7. -THE WZATIIZIV V-: Fair and continued warm toc'hC Was Sunday ahewers and fooler; easterly- Sn.LJ vv. wind. ..: Portland, Oregon, Saturday- evening vjuly; ; 8, , l&os. sixteen pages. PRICE TWO' CENTS. JSialItAf eKT2 VOL. IV. A NO.M07r.: - ., . -'y . : ..,.1 .: ; . iAiliil ..';,;,,.. - ? ". , 3-.-' - .- j.' '.' .' M. m , : ' . ' TfflliamsonTand Gcsncr Chcose faCIaiin ; for INTENDED' TO SELL TO THEM WH EN PATENTED -Testimony Wrung- FrorrUUnwil- ling Witness Darrf aging to r v, the Three Men Accused In " Land Fraud C&ses. j - From th Hps of unwllllna wltneaaes l rnltd (UtM District Attorney Honey l wrttiam the evidence on which h expects to convict Congressman 1. N. WUllaimon., Dr. Van Uesner and Mar - Ion R,': Biggs, on trial In . the federal court on tle charge of 'conspiracy and ' subornation ef perjury. ; - .. X 'Vr All of the " to' ree wltnesaeT Who have thus fsr .testified say that they took up jLilmber claims t thuggttos of Blw or uesner ana wun. tn nptcuaon 01 selling . their olslms to Wllltamson and I leaner' as soon-as patents were Issued.' Thsh testimony , has been g)en with extreme reluctance, and In one Instance tha Questions. asked br the prosscutlna v atierney - hinted strongly that efforts msy nays oeen mane to improperly .in - flusters, .H'WWsf'IM' flufl i 'ttf ' sutements of one of the forernment'e '-wltnessea.""'' ''.'"!'" ' I The moat damegiac tektfmonr thus ' far given waa that of Henry JS. Beard, who occupied the ' stand moat ef the ' morning. He testified that be entered. Get a claim 'ax , the suggestion Of Dr. -Uesnsr, that the, tract was selected by Uesner and Williamson and s'lirreyed by them, that It was agreed thai ha was to have 171 for making the entry- and that no. part of the expenses of. provrng up the claim were paid by htm except the filing fee. AUr other moneys were ad vanced without even a note -being given by him. He reluctantly adiMtted that he-perjured himself .repeatedly in mak - Ing his proofs, and that he knew at the "time that his statements .made In tba- proofs were untrue.. ;-i c-,; Oeaaer seeme rrlghteaed. - According to - the 'testimony, Oeaner finally became apprehensive of trouble sn- account --of thls-and"'othei'" timber entries for which he had advanced the 1 eosts. of making proof, and he wrote to Beard advising him to ' relinquish his claim.- The department has a tip on . the business" wrote Oesner, and to avoid any trouble I have got to get out from 'under the whole thing." and he warned Beard tnat -"they-re liable to call us before the United States grand .Jury as witnesses and give us a lot of: J trouble," -. - - c r. .... . . ? av in cggciuwon oi ioe morning aea slon Judge De Haven announced that ' the case would be . continued until -1 o'clock Monday afternoon In order to allow arguments to be heard- Monday morning on. the motion of Senator -Mltohsll for a new trial ' -a -Campbell A.' Duncan was' recalled for a brief interrogation and District At- r torney Heney showed" him the Oregoniaa of November J4, 103, containing aa . article relative to the land frauds. -The j witness ) stated that this . article was ths one alluded to Jn a conversation which he had with Oesner and Will lam- son when the latter remarked that , "Hitchcock was .getting mad," and it was on the same day that Oesner ad . vised him to relinquish the elalm which he had taken. . . - ' After some discussion the article was ' admitted In evidence, subject to being : subsequently . struck out in ase -the ' court shall conclude that it le hot proper evidence. . . - , ' T -'. . The particular - paragraph ' which is " deemed Important states that many tlm- v ber entries had come under suspicion aa here was ' reason to believe that 'the clnlmanta ha4 made contracts to sell -before completing their proof s and It - was Intimated that in such eases crlml- nal prosecutions might be commenced by the government' -;, ,.. ' : v (Continued on Page Two.) COME TO PORTLAND " S ANDpfOU'LUKEERCOOL A hot ' wave swept : over the d ' 4 "Peclna coast yeterday, Cal l-d . 4 fnrnls cities jn particular surfer- e ing. i emperaiures were aa foi- e lows: wosnvairs ....... m ' Independence, Cel. . 102 , e El-Paso, Tex. .............. 1J a Fresno, Cat i .... ..... . 11S Carson City. Nev..... tl ,d Lewlaton, Ida....,..,,...., 0d e-Phoenix.. Arlx.o..tj-.... 11 - a - Red Bluff. Cat HI e Harramento log; 4 '0 - Ban rrsnclsro -r; vr: ..... i M d " - aairJatfe OblBpos !al n .s," I or- Yuma, Arls..... ............ JOI 4r Searching Mutual' s Record ;'TJoamal7Sppciir.''SexYic?;5 ,? , - -. New York;' July 8.Under,the',dirfcctipri .'of ' the .stte: derrt mtpiiniiraBcc-threV'xprt6-4hi8'm of the'MutuarOfe Insurance corripany. The inyeetigation" arise? from dissensions with regfard to following'the disclosures' in the 'jrijie wuiuai L,iie insurance jcompanxi vf ,u,w kk sufante company irithe lJnitedtatesTTOn January 1 '1904, ithad $1,445,228,681 of life insurance in to $40121,662. '.Dartngcihe year were 172,015,550.' "Its "dividends' 9?4J48wasjtainedby.Jheccm Supermtendejitiiendncks-saidJodayrjiyer panyshoulde.erninedl as clcanr batrther is more than a suspicion that in their management they are regarded as personal assets to be vsed to enrich the person in control,. - Every company. mus$ be moved from a position where WalUU-eet influncels corttrpl.sn w' , ,; r :.' ."The only remedy fbr'eScisttnigrevns is complete muttialization mm uivj.iiu.iu.uvii v "v w' " "' "1 ' " ' .'tf s:; J J - m , ''7 1 -" ,: t j a lawiw inwui aifcowfcWMaMi iniaw.i".. m w 1 ' i . . " -r ' aaSBjaaMgaaawalsaaaaat , . --..W---. .3,-...,.'....'.u-Vi.J- '.' t. ' " "I " '. r '. I II I I I .. .. I .eases. eaaaaaaa. sbbbsBbbi .saaaw awaaaawa M Ii i I S.I III r ri'i '- i- I'" -'v- T-t.. - -T , "giMiaeaaagsaaayawaawaal '.il Lower Picture Shows a Gun Crew on the Forward Deck of the Knias Potemkin Going ; Through r . Practice ' : ' Drill. , The Upper Picture Shows a Squad of Coaaacka at Lunch in th Streets of Odeaaa.. . j H U NT OUT, G R ITZ M AG H ER ACTING CHI WRITER OF WAR SONGS ' PASSES TO FINAL REST Walter Kittridge, Who V Wrote . . Tenting on the Old Camp C -x. . .;-: Ground, Dead. 4, tV.;". '- t. ... .Uoenial Spaelal 8r1ee.) : Manchester. . H.( July .Walter Kltrtdge.. poet. and . composer.' died' st hla home at Reed's : Perry - today, aged Tl years. " Hla death was .due to old age. He leaves a widow nd one daughter, '' Mr. Kittridge was best known for his songs, written durtftg the Civil wsr, which attained national popularity. Among the best-known were "Tenting on the - Old Camp Oround." -"Scatter the Flowers Over the Oray and the Blue."' "No Night." "Qolden Btreeta,"..Blng the Old Wsr Bongs Again" and.many others. He was born at Merrlmac, New I lamp aril r. and graduated at. lhe Merrlmac. Normal Institute. Since 1S6 he has btena aongromporerwriting U15 .words and 'music uf many . Songs and giving concerts," singing his . own songs, lie wssjolso actively engaged in farming. OFFER BIG PURSE FOR : , NELSON-BRITT CONTEST - . (Jeamal Special aerTlee,t ' ' '' Ban franclsco.' July . Jimmle Brltt, replying to an offer of a $20,000 purse with 110.00 'added for . the.' picture prlvllegee - for- a 10-round fight i-wlth Nelson, declared this morning that he Is tied ' up With -the Wetern 'Athletic oiub. which has signed Brltt and Nelson to rig hr in juiy,:tmfwhich ratiea to s. cure a permit. The Western-club de clares It will hrfhg Nelson and Brltt to gether next month.-' i r--" ...i.ji.ii.ti- the status of insurance companies Equitable scwdallSi . force. - Its groBs assets amounted closing: on that date its earnings were$H0,020,706rof which $61,- Former Captain Takes Charge " : "of the Department 5 y ; . Today. v .TV- COURTESY PROMISED j V; 'PERSONS ON BUSINESS New Order, of Things i In 'the j North End Hunt Refuses Charles 11, Hont Is no longer, eqief of police of the cfty of Portland." Mayor Lane today appointed Captain Charles C Qrltamscher acting chief until ; he de cided on a man to permanently fill the position,- ' " Chief Ilunt-4hlarnlna- formaUy tendered hla resignation, to take effect rmmedlately. but not before Mayor Lane hiwl announced, that the ehange would take place.,-v - ytie mayo-woul4-aot state that- he had demanded Chief OuntJUi hand In his resignation papers, . but everything points to the fact that he had made a request for it . - "lisreaf ter every person who goes to the police station seeking -Information or asking favors will be treated. With courtesy," said, the may or. 4n comment ing on the change In the. head ef the police department, - "We -will show po liteness and an abundance of It to every body who presents himself at the sta tion; but It will be without a display of white glrrv or hlgTi-fieel ooota. If a man .with -scheme and-famlly ia taken to the station drunk sad has com mitted no worae offenee. Instead of giv ing him a berth In a dirty cell he will be sent to his home and camuy- -: Continued on Fake' Two. ) r - I . ... gal a as I J . - . , . - - : v Battleship r I. 1:1 :: 7 ' MURDERS BABY-TO f-i- SPITE ITS MOTHER Shocking Confession of John ' i Wicher, a Recent Immigrant . . , : From Calfcia. V' (JoarasI Bik.UI aerrlee.) ' 1 - ' Chicago. .July . -"I hated the baby and her mother. I did not propose, to aapport It ' or her mother. , We had qusrrel and separated. She jcatna to me yesterday and : wanted., some, money, I refused to give it to. her and she left the taby andrwrent away. t took It to an orphan asylum and; they would not have It. Then I went Jtd the river and throw' it -In." -"fT ' '"' ' ' . SUiing, with dull eyes, set and aolled face, surmounted by a shock of Ungled brown hair, John Wlcher stood before the body of his 4-months-old Infant and admitted 'that he had deliberately sacrificed, the babe to spite Its mother. , Wlcher and wife are Oellclens. Their brief love affair began In their native land.' They came to Chicago two years ago; Their" wedded life was short and they soon separated, v. .' Repeatedly the young woman appealed to the man. to return to her, bnt as often he turned away. Thursday .she. went to hla room. He was asleep. The young! wife stepped to' the bedside and placed the baby beside him. ' ; ' .'' - When yen want me' yon can come for me." sh. whispered. ZOom and bring the baby-wlth yoo. arte went awar and "Wlcher after tak ing .the Infant to. the asylum and be ing tefueed admittance, went to the river bant. "-- .--,-- , ' -. -During his whole-statement Wlcher seemed to 1 have no ' realisation of the enormity .of nia' offense. ? f-t";rt" r EpOMROblCE OPENING Mlnltters SayThey. Have Agreement With Coodf That Amuse rnent Street Wfli Be fcloeed on 't.it sion aires Threaten to Lock Will' the committee on congresses and conferences Issue an ultimatum In an swer to that 'which has been promul gated by the association of conoesalon- alres on the Trail at 'the exposition, and refusa longer to give the fair its support In the event the 'Trail is opened Bun- daysT"" 4 . ! ... " -This question haa been, raleed by the announcement that 'the Trail might be .topened tomorrow,, inisplre of the agree ment that was reached before the expo sition began' providing -ttm( . the ; Trail and 'the-machinery and 'exhibits -be cloaad every Hunday, but .v-that , the iniunu. will .V u ujmiw, uu..v- liums'used for oratorios and meetings, and the band give concerts in 'the after noon. r-- - : - -- ?-4 Were the committee. o con greases to take such a-stand then the engagement of, such men as. Rev. Newell Uwlght HIUls, r." D., to preach at the exposl tien would bar canceled. , - .v y-5 ' -Although the position of ths conces sionaries haa been understood, for- sev eral days, the ' exposition management has not yet decided what to do. ' - - - The concessionairea held another meet ing this- afternoon - and . reiterated their j demand for Sunday opening, saying that 1 they would abandon their -enterprise if not allowed to" run them Sundays. ' . . Bishop David K. Moore of the Metho dlst Episcopal church said . . - : ! - 'The Trail- is -the? one questionable feature of the ..exposition. ' It runs on ths border-line between decency and in decency. There may be some, attrac tions that: are decent, but such are In very Indecent company. No man In his senses .will elalm that ths Trail, la wholesome in Its influence. . It panders to. the anlmal.lnstincta and passions.. Its appeals for patronage are vulgar,, some are bestial. '. ... c "The Iqsolence of the concessionaires is monumental. They knew what they were to have and they have-everythlng for which they stipulated. Besides, a plain covenant was made by the man agement with the friends of Sabbath ob servance, to the Intent' that-the Trail ahould 'be clossd tra Sunday, thus giving the laboring men opportunity to inspect without distraction the helpful and edu cational features of the exposition. - ."Those . persons .who . care only ; for Trail attractlona seem to be abundantly supplied, according to the rueful admis sion of the Trhll men. with similar at tractions : outside, and therefore need no further supply. ' ' :. The success of the. exposition ds pendent upon the Traill Absurd! Why. then. Is the weekday patronage of the Trail so meagre as to threaten. Its 'pro moters with bankruptcy? i JIf the prealdent and managers of the exposition throw up "their hands to this Trail hold-up, they are not the men we have taken, them for." r t , v.- - Rev. Edgar P. Hill. D." t pastor; of the First Presbyterian church, a member of the committee on congresses and con' fercnoea. was. Informed ef tbe.eoncea- lalbnalres' ultimatum and said: ' -. 1 nave juii cvnuuvnva m. i tegiity, , of ; the. , exposition .. managers. They are men of honor and there' le no doubt they will carry out the - solemn agreement which has. been widely circu lated throughout the eaat. For the. ma a. sger . of ' Oay- Pares to dictate , the Sunday policy of the fair would be a sorry spectacle 'for this Psclflo north west to present -ta' the people -' or the United States." ,,. .. ... ... -, ' H. W.i Stone,- general secptary of the T, M. C,- A.,-wsa firm In hla hellsf that SUNDAY OF TRAIL Sabbatnyand Foreign Concea- :ffii5S -TSSSk: Doors If.This Is Enforced. the agreement would be faithfully, kept i'As I understand the situation. said he, ."the question, arose when plana ware forming 'for the fair as to whether or not.lt was to be open Sundays. Discus sion snsued and after extended delibera tion an agreement was reached. provldV Ing -for the' closing of the exhibits' and the,. Trail, and . the . opening .. of . the grounds, - ths - art - department, and rtbe holding of rellgous exercises in Festival hall and the giving of concerts by the bands. . I1..; .;..' ... ' These stipulations were "deafly un derstood. Vand certainly there can be po danger that they. Will not be lived I up to with' fidelity. . The faith of the ex position, management ' Is - pledged ' to It, and- It would be almost unthinkable that the. promise would be violated.- ;' ("It Is, also true that the fair Is a pub lic Enterprise and . waa built' by-publlo subscription and state taxation.;.. It la claimed by the Trail concessionaires that they must, compete, with the downtows theatres and the Oaks, but these down town ' attractions - are '. not . publlo ' and therefore -fot- subject - to publlo regu lation." 1 fv- ,..'(.'. !- Rev.lstephen-S.-Wiser5.D. pastor of Temple Beth Israel., said, ha--would tlfrten to. no alteration Of the -arree- meht to keep the Trail cloaed Sundays Ha said: . . .. ....... - - The- agreement made - between ..the board of directors pf the' exposition and the .committee -on, congresses- and - con Terences must be lived up to. More over, before . the exposition . began the directors maintained that the regulation of the Trail was In their hands. It con-' tlnues In - their hands, and although Sunday, the first day of the week, is not my Sabbath, I would regard ths opening of the, Trail on that day 'as a serious breach of faith." .. Rev. - J. Whltcomb Brougher, ! D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church, re iterated" the statements made by the others and said that ha .understood, the closing of the Trail on Sunday waa agreed on in distinct terms and that '(Continued on- Page Two.) Only One Journal - Yon know" it as the best news- " .. paper . in Portland if you .live -ybere-i -If-you're a - newcomer yon ahoutd make its acquaint - ance:There,s fan for the child" rn in the Katienjamraer and , Hooligan and other comic pic- : . tures printed on the first color preaa-in- Oregon.: .There's the only: woman's-page published in the state devoted exclusively ' to .clnbs. There's a better new service than any other Portland .- newspaper can jet, secured over the only; leased, wire- n .1 OregorL There's nothing over '- looked by , , , - , . " ; -' mom Potemkin Cc- pitulates to Rbiimanka Authorities..;. STARVATION COMPELS . , . : CREW TO GIVE UPJSHlfc Terms Provide That Sailors Wiit - Be Given Freedcmi and Per- -v , ,. mitted to Co ; Wriera .They Please. (Joartal Speefal 8ervlce.t Kustenji, Rouroanla. July S. (Bulle tin.) The mutineers on board the lo temkln susrendered to the authorities at' I o'clock this afternoon. . - , (Bueelal Vlapatek The JoaraaL) - .Kustenji, Roumanian -July The mu- ttnous battleship KHlasTToTemklnT ar rlved here at midnight. The port. cap rain boarded the veassl for a conference' with the crew. Throughout the .-ht the ' Potemkin - exchanged slgnalsTythi the Russian gunboat Psesupe, which so far, has remained loyal to the govern-' ment. ' i ...... , v A deputation from the' battleship rowed ashore this morning to treat with' ther authorities here tor the surrender or the battleship and the torpedo boat which accompanied her on her piratical trip.- The deputation Waa received by the fleet and the sort eantaln: : ' ' The mutineers offered to surrender or the same terms ottered by the 'Rou-; manlan authorttiee Monday,- - - Thin' agreed i to providing that - the 'breech . l"ocks' of -the guns be removed as a, pledge of good faith o the part of the mutineers. ' " - - ;' . The deputation returned to theesset' to consult their comradea. " It'ls ex. pected the Potemkin will - sorrsndep, within n few hours. Twe sailors 'wh(' came ashore' with the deputation de serted. I .' -' "Tiiear authorities are' awaiting Tnatruatt tlons from Bucharest before' making; final terms -with the mutineers. Prep arationa are being. mide to bring the two veasels Into the harbor. Both are . now flying the Russian flag. The greatest excitement pre valla here, aa- the people sympathise with the -mutineer and may make a demonstration in that favor. . : . . . - At 1 o'clock the Potemkin surrendered. ' The -surrendered men were, landed and are being dlspatchsd In emaU partiea to different places in Roumania. -- - " The terms given by the commandant provide that the mutineers must come aahore unarmed and deliver up the bat tleship and torpedo boat to the captain -of the port,--If these condttlona ajre fuU' ' filled, the mutineers will be given liber, ty to go where they please. ---The crew of the- battleship -appear t ' be completely exhausted. The vessel's provisions are reported to be depleted . and the crew haa been In a state of seml-ktarvatlon for a week. The vessel' Is out of coal and three Quartern of the rew favor Innding At KuatenJL nm . aurrvnuervd mutineers will be gradually conveyed to any frontier they may select and then be liberated,, local officials having given a pledge to thi 1 effect. '. -.- , .. ... ' Bnaalana Brlvem aTortn. - " Tokio. June . Oyama reports aa foU ' lows: Xceaaionally collisions take place) between scouts on both aides of the raJ-, road along the Fenghwa. Kalyuea and ' Kwangplng roads. The enemy la bains gradually driven northward. ; CALIFORNIA GIRL IS : f ; j CHAMPION OF ENGLAND J, '- Joarnat Speelal Strvlea.) "' ' London. July f. aflss May Button of Pasadena, -California, wrested the All , Rngland ladles champlonah1pfrom Mine K., Douglas, the holder of the champion ship title and eup,- tn 4he-grand rtuit . leng round at Wimbledon today. .' .- ... - Only 'two seta were necesssry to de cide the title. . The first waa won l-I . end the second 1-1. MHi Sutton won -almost entirely by forehanded drives, which completely baffled JjerOpponen and literally wors her out. ... -. 7 SUBMARINE IS RAISE0 - CREW ALL FOUND DEAD 1 Jraal Special Bwvtea.l Blaerta. Tunis, - July S. The eu marine Farfadet, which sank Thursd-. waa finally raised thl. morning, . 1 crew, constating of Knelgn Rubin a Bine men., were dead whu the v waa brought to theaurf re. mi: ':; atuMaa reeeka He. ' (imral t tal SVtlc- 'ronslantlnople, Jmy ef the sultan r,,iii ' his nerveu hrea. 1 1 la uii.iblu to a ' , i i t '. i f m m i 1 r e