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! THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 7. irCJ. m TO.JSjELL OSOOfl Thought That Southern Pacific Holdings Will Be Pui orv Market in Spring.-; " . - ,'... : .. . :V'--tf FOUR MILLION ACRES - AVAILABLE FOR SALE : Wor of Settling Title Controversies .' and Cruising ; Timber Lands Re r sponsible for Delay Many Anxious ' to Take Up Lands of Company, i Accor. Ing i to the best Information that run be secured through the legal department of -the Southern 'Paclfio : rsllroad -company,' that corporation will place its unsold landa In wen tern -Ore-Kan on the market early next sprlwrtn ' connection .with the colonist movement ' that la expected to begin with the low '' rates that will so Into effect In Febru ary, between Portland and the middle elates. , ' ' , ' ' W. D. Kenton, legal counsel, for' th .., Southern Pacific's Oregon lines, says the work of preparing the lands for the market will be completed In about six months, and that it la the Intention of the company to place them on aale im- . mediately thereafter. The unsold por lion of the grant amounts to 4.(00.000 x acres, located In alternate sections for thirty miles nn each side of the main line of- -the Southern Parlfle from the Columbia river t the California state . , molding Loads Bxpeaarre. - W ; t la sld to be an unprofitable policy , fr the company. ' as well a retarding t.ie growth of the state, to keep the ; lends In their present addition. - The : ix records - show that the company has In the Hist It years Id out t7t. ' In texes,-besides-paying for legal services selling agents,, cruisers and other expenses. It Is not regarded like. ly that there will be " any" heavy ad Tvance in Jhe tjiarket price to be placed "on the land. , The average asaessed ' valuation - has advanced -4n JS years fi ora T5 cents per acre toell.7! per sere, ' The 4.000,000 remaining acres are, the nil of the land giant. It In stated by the legal department that the best tlm her, and all of the agricultural landa la .the grag. have been sold.. The lands ' were on themarket for 10 years, snd rant tracts Of timber and valley were disposed of. -.';..;; ' '. k; v Belay Vaavoldabls. i -'- The , delay . In placing the . lands en -the market this year, as was intended a year ago, la aald to have been caused hy the large-amount of work necessary hy cruisers la placing estimates on the value of the, timber. , Criilaarsreporta are now In, and are being checked up, -There 1 were -about a,ofltittca--and -delinquent contracts to. be straightened out, and the legal department has been , working on this tangle until it bas re-, duced the number to. l.GOt. The policy of the land commissioner, which Is aald i to be dictated by the Union Trust com ..- pa nr. trustee - -for the . bondholders . at the Southern Paotfic Railroad Company, 1 to sequester the entire 4.000,000 acres until the whole of It can be priced. In each separate tract and subdivision, and -placed oii the market together. r This Is - the policy that - ls being severely criticised by mining men, tim ber men, sawmill operators and seiners. ' who say the country should be opened up snd that everv tract should be for ale unless it title. Is defective. They contend thst there Is no guodt- reason for holding sit the land back on account of legal tnnglea involving less than 1,000.000 , acres. "" " ' ' 1 '. . .. ., - aiaay Applicants foe Lands. LThe legal department of the road says that the principal demand for lands comes from mining men and timber men. Conditions haver been changing more rapidly the past few years and there are many applications for lands, v In Jackson county there are 500,000 unsold acres of the grant, and it Is aald that 100,000 acres are not expected to bring the amount of the taxes. The remainder Is bill land, situated 10 to 20 miles from the railroad. In Josephine bonty there re many mining projects that, could be developed to better advantage IX the owners were able to buy adjoining .rail "road tracts that are practically value rices for any" -other purpose." ' " Mueh of the timber recently regarded n cull Is now showing sufficient value .."recreate a light demand, and the com pany la receiving inquiries from. mill and Umber men. It Is aald the hills of southern Oregon, now- regarded as .if little value, a lll produce fine grapes, and that If once the country can he opened up and developed, with wagon roads passable at all seasons, there will lx frreat vineyards where now there Is only underbrush.' : ' . i UrB FECE BUCK WITH ROSEATE PROSPECTS Says Her Will Co Right Ahead , k Wahing Down Hillsides Into Gulches. tafe Pence returned to Portland this morning and wltb a number of men left at once for the hills near the city where he proposes to perfect a system ( canals and to level vast areas of land. Mr. Pence will reside here and intends to bring his family' to Portland soon. . . - " -. I am beginning work today." said h, "and will continue It utitll I have car ried out the extensive plans I announced a year tfa'-'-w, . r-. . , Mr. Pence wso -reticent concerning details of Ills enterprise. ; He encounter-, ' ed nonsldersble opposition snd cams In to open conflict with the city park board, which objected to his carrying one of tils oansls across the corner of Macleay park In north Portland.. He hs located extensive water-rights n Multnomah and Washington counties and projects works that it Is claimed will bring into use large , areas that - tUerwis never would- b- avails Me- fee . residence sites. Part of the plan Is to hydrsullo hill sides snd thus wash down the earth to fill gulches below, where 'homes may be built. . Mr. Pence said today ; that be had financed his enterprise, and waa 'now In a position to prosecute work.. FUkertoa la Sfesrsv'--,-, William A. Pinkerton, head of t: famous detectlfe agency, la here from Chicago on hla regular - semi-annual tour of the Paclfle roast agencies His friends found hint a picture f health, se corpulent as ever, and no less nml alile. As usual. Mr. Plnkerton declines to publish the names of the men be is lousing for. . , ' v ; I IDAHO GRAND JURY 4z 1 Eight Indictments in All Founjfr Against Alleged Land Fraud ; t '; -' Principals, THREE ARE PROMINENT v ' LEWISTON BUSINESS MEN Conspiracy, . Subornation of Terjury and Perjury Are Charged Trials Probably Will ; Be "Held it Nt Terra of Federal Court in i May. . (Ssedsl Dlapatcb te Tht Joarasl.) ' Moscow, Idaho. Nor. 7. All the fed eral court, officials departed for Boise this morning. Ths Indictments returned by the grand Jury yesterday were taken along.- being: In the custody Of Clerk Richardson. Warrants for the arrest of the persons indicted probably will lr Issued la a. few days snd will doubtless be served before the end of next. week. There Is ' no fear on the part of the government officials that the attorney of the accused will disappear from easy reach of the marshs when warrants ara Issued. . Late last night ths cloak of secrecy ss to ttne persons Indicted was - removed and the knowledge of the work of the grand Jury became better known. i, It transpired that eight Indictments In. all were found against that number of per sons. --Three of these sre for conspiracy, four for subornation of perjury and one ror perjury, w. F. Kettenbach was In dicted on three counts; J3eorge II. Kes ter, twos - Clarence ,W. Robnetta. three: William' Dwyer," two; Ed Knight, upon one; w. b. Benson, two: C W. Colbr. one. and. Fred Emery, one. The Indict ments sgalnst Benson, Colby and Emery came ss a surprise, They ara all real denta of Lewlatan and - prominent In Business mere. ....... , Colby snd Emery, sre aawonill men. while Benaon la a gralnbuyer, He Is A jwwib0 ivtA fix Oitt atofi" thA iBTiaioii 'who tm fli(ura wo promlntnllxJgn th new ffnTtSali. ICTreeXhief Employes of. Pacific It was not even suspected by those who were closely watching the work of the Jury- that rases against -either Benson, tolby snd Emery -were under investiga tion, but now that the Jury has adjourned seme of the features of the Investigation are being made public. ..... !:... , Is ssld -that' government . officials got every - Indictment they ssked for, and that upon the closest-cases they had two votes tt. spare. It If probable mat inese cases will re iriea at me next regular term of the federal court. which Convenes In this district on ths second Monday of May. next.. Judge Bcatty- dlattncUy- stated while on the bench at this term that he was opposed are apt to dlsarrsngs the whole routine of the court's business. From this . It is inferred that ths rases will be fried, at the regular term, which convenes as stated on the sec ond, 'Monday of May next. ? ':" "J ! . MINNESOTA SAILS WITH NEW CREW OF OFFICERS (Sptelsl SUpetrR te the lanrsaL) " Seattle, Wash.. Nov. J.- When the steamship Minnesota sailed ' Monday morning - First Officer McKlnney and Junior Second Officer- Duffy were not s board. Instead there was an entire re arrangement of officer, wltlv-W. R, Mc Nally as senior second officer and J. W. Nicholson third officer as new men. It 1; said the changes were due to .a mis understanding between the ff fleers leaving the service snd; the company, but-no--detall were furnished. " VOTING IN SAN FRANCISCO CONTINUES VERY HEAVY . 8a n Francisco, Nor. 7. The polling of votes continues very heavy; this after noon. The voting machine' appears to be : a universal . success Considerable money la being placed on , the contest. Partridge people are aaklng odds of 1 to I. From stray remarks of district leaders it is gathered thst the twenty eighth.' twenty-ninth snd thirtieth aa. sembly districts polled a heavy rota for the union labor candidate, which the Ben mm people taki Straight tickets seem to be the rule. The high license Issue is not sttracting much attention, many -voters falling to vote on the question. , - ,. . CITIZENS' TICKET AT . M'MINNVILLE ELECTED McMinnvllle, Or.. Nov J. The city election here resulted in the election of the Oitlxens' ..ticket straight except councilman in the First ward. For mayor, Chas. Qrlssen, recorder,! M. H. Maloney, marshal. C H. Neal, council man. First ward. William Gunning, Second ward. Hemysee, Third ward, H. C . Bums, v Will Ism dunning, 1 council man, .First ward, -waa., elected on Citizens' reform ticket y, ' 1 ' Tne election was very quiet. - witn one! or two - exceptions there was no electioneering. - ... .'"'! - : Seoond Damages auUIar. . - - In the circuit court today a Jury re turned a verdict awarding the sum of $400 to the plaintiffs In the suit of C. W, A X. C.Welr against the Port of Portland commission ,- for $,509 ' dam sges. Damsges are aald to have been sustained by permitting the - steamer Cash, to drop from the drydock while being repaired. 1 In ' a- former suit the plaintiffs Were awarded 11.10), bnt gave notice of another trial, ' ' , ; ' r . -ii 1 m . i ii i. i.J .. . X Sues for Money Due on Btoek. H. C. Brandes was mads ths defend ant in a I12S damage suit filed in .the circuit court this sfternoon by Attorney Dsn J.- Maiarkey on behalf or the-Lewls and Clark : Exposition corporation, It Is alleged that Hrandes Is . l arrears tlti'on his eubeeriptloCof exposition Stock. Other suits seeking to recover moneys alleged to be due on stock will pe-fuga-.' PLOT TO DYNAMITE ' KAISER AND ALFONSO . . T, p. . ., .... . JoornsI flpeclsl Service. St I ' ; Berlin. Nov, f. Three Ppsnlsh 4 r"snarchlsts, sec used of plotting e d to murder King Alfonso snd 4 ' Emperor Wllbelm with the ssme - 4 bomb-when they, go td Inspect 4 4 thej regiment of which Alfonso Is , 4 d honorary colonel, ' were arrested 4 e today at Magdeburg., - . , ', '- - t '- ;-;t'w HARRir.lAU APPROPRIATES S4.1 60,000 r!Mm TOIGRIDIROII STATIi Official Announcement Is Made by GeneraL Manager James P. ; O'Brien, Who Adds That This.,Surnls v " ' Sums Previously Announced. ; .. -. "The 1 Harrlman system will expend K.lSf.OOO In Oregon in addition to sunn prevlourly announced for new lines al ready described," said Genera! Manager James P. O'Brien of the Harrlman lines In Oregon today. "I am authorised from headquarters to make this announce ment. , That additional sum has be-sn appropriated and wilt be spent as aoon as the preliminaries can be arranged. Already-the Harrlman system has au thorised the expenditure of several mil lions for, the construction of the new road from Drain to Coaa bay, and oper ations are actually: in progress therv with right of way practically all se cured. ' There is also the extension of the Elgin branch and other new, Une, In the Snake .river country and le where, that had been announced hereto fore. v.;-w . -. - ;- -v .-rKr efridlvsa the State. ? f y H "The $4.10.000 of additional funds for ths construction of new lines will enable the Harrlman system to gridiron the state sufficiently to give It com mand of the field and to serve the peo ple of Oregon efficiently and In a man ner commensurate with present needs. "No rights of way .have been? se cured for the lines that are to be built with the $4,160,000, and there. are abso lutely no detalla further than the fore going that can be given tw this time." The news comes ss a tremendous sur prise, and sensational reports' of Hsrrl mah lines projected In 'various quarters are rife. It Is said the appropriation is -not enough to build a. line through central Oregon from east to west, but Is IIP IN SEATTLE TICKET OFFICE J Coast, Company Hand In .,.'rr,. Resignations -nf . (Hpeclal Di.pstrs te The Journal.) Best tie. Wash.. .Nov. -7.A. H. Templln, city , ticket agent; George B. Andrews, accountant- In the- city -ticket office, .and Edgar M. Bums, city passenger agent of the Pacific Coast Steamship company, this morning handed In their resignations. At the local offices of tha company the only atstement that will be made is that the auditor of the company thought their expense -accounts toe7 high, - . It has been known for several days past that liiyestigstluu Into the -methods I employed In the ticket office of the com pany was under -way. The company's sudltor has been in charge of the office. No appointments-have -been made to All the vacancies. , .A., B. C. Dennlson, formerly general- wejiemageiu of - the Great Northern, who resigned to become -manager- of -Ottlnger's ticket office and later resigned that position, to run a line of sound excursion-boats, is mentioned In connection with ' Andrews' successor. There Is also a rumor that Burns -may be taken back. , i . OLD STREET RAILROAD -SUIT IS DISMISSED - Attorney ,0.! T. "Paxton appeared at the opening- of the circuit court this morning and requested Presiding Judge Frsger to. dlsmias the case of the Port land Jtallway company against the City It Suburban Railway (Company. The case hsd been pending since 18S7. In 17 the City A Suburban company acquired the car line on Second street snd st once celebrated the event by Issu ing sn order prohibiting ths giving of transfers to .the Washington street car line, which was operated by the Portland Railway company., Alleging that under the franchise permitting the building of the Second street line transfers should he granted , to passengers wishing to transfer at Second and Washington street. . the Portland Railway company began a suit against tts rival, asking that an Injunction" be granted com pelling the transfers to be made. and then tha attorneys and officials of the two roads came together snd set tied the mstter without the aid of Judge or Jury.- But the esse begun In the cir cuit. .court was forgotten until Mr, Psx ton was appointed general counsel of the newly organised Portland Railway com pany.,. ...-.V"- - ' HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS FINGERS - OFF fSDeeUl Dlssatefe toThs Joonwl.) ' ' Arlington, Or., Nov, 7. Eugene Dems- ree of Dot, " Washington, shot himself accidentally at I o'clock this morning while goose hunting on the Montgom ery ranch. He walked seven miles to Arlington snd suffered much loss of blood. Doctor-itiow. amputated two of his middle fingers. He will survive the operation,, . ''' , " .-.' V Terrapin stew In Portlaad. Diamond back terrapin, costing $85 per dosen In the Baltimore market, have been received at a. local hotel. There were a half dosen In the shipment snd they srrived In Very good condition, ell being alive. The diamond back terra pin Is now very scarce, being caught only in Maryland.'- It Is now almost ex tinct, . for hunters have pursued their work uncenslncljt-for many years." Sup plies ,are so small that If takes a "pull in order to secure a few of them evea at the exorbitant prices ruling. In a stew they will be served to those thst have -the price.-.--! - V -.','.-" ; HASTY MARRIAGE MAY . 1-BE FOUND ILLEGAL After a complete Investigation of the 1. circwmsmnces; ctty-rwrtenve Hawley has ordered all the persons In any way connected with a . marriage- ceremony performed" hi. Rev. 15. 8. -McVlckefs st St. Johns, the contracting parties being Elmer K. Wood snd Elsie Srhults, 'to eppear before the Juvenile conrt tomor row. ': ' '.'-.- ' ' ,.' ' It is alleged that the girl le of feeble mind and that her father swors on October 7 in the office of County fclerk Fields that she was 17 yesrs old when she wss only f4,'- City Recorder J. W. Hank of fit Johns refused to perform the ceremony; ' The groom IS said to be an ex-convict. Wasco county's taxable-property ; te ever ,vvv,vw ana It Is oat Of debt. more than enough to carry -out any- f the smaller projects. Where will -the money be spent T This is the question that thrills all Oregon wherever there haa been a Harrlman survey. projected. Where Will Money Oof The report that Harrlman - was be hind K. E. Lytle. In construction of a line to Tillamook and Astoria via. the coast route, while denied from official sources, has found many believers, but this Una could be built with little more than half the amount named "by Mr. O'Brien., To build a railroad from the Willamette valley to Ontario would re? quire at least 110,000,000. And no com pany would project such a line a part of the distance without having arranged to build the entire" distance. - By those who are most familiar with the Harrlman plana.lt la believed the sensational nsws ; today means Imme diate construction of the road from Eu gene through'the Cascade mountains to Fort Klamath,' under auspices of, a com pany recently 'formed ty Colonel Wil liam Crooks and other,. Harrlman offi cials.. This route" Is - regarded ss the most Important strateglo ground , now open to railroad maneuver . In' wester Oregon. With sn established line occu pying the pass south of Crescenl lake and in poaaeaalon or the transportation business between - Portland and Fort Klamath, with ah "open field to the east ward for rush and tackle In any game of railroad building that might be start ed through: central Oregon, it la said Harrlman practically would-control the situation. In this state, and that In no other way .-can. he do. so. . ,v ' LEADING SUFFRAGISTS TO ' TELl OF CAUSE Annual State - Convention to 1 Open, Interesting Sessions at ; White Temple Tomorrow. . This year's "annual convention of the State gurrrage association will oe an important one -In the history ..of the equal suffrage movement 'The associa tion will convene tomorrow morning at the Whle .Temple and the sessions will continue throughout the day..'- That an active fight for women's I suffrage in Oregon will be instituted this-year) is acknowledged . and Important '. develop niets are looked -for-stt the meetings torn orrow, --,...- ,.. '. ,; ,. Mie Iura Gregg, -national organiser, will be present to outline the plan of campaign and Miss Laura Clay of Ken tucky and Miss yOaH LauRhltn of New York, two of the moat prominent women in the..natUmal work and both auccesa- f uL, professional women, will-give ad- dresses. . ' .- . . . , .. t : vThe day's program is ss follows:! " Morning session, 10 a. m. Prayer; reading of the mlnutea of the executive committee by the secretary. Miss Fran ces iK Gots hall v opening address by ths president, Mrs. Henry Waldo-Co ap pointment of committeescredentials. resolutions,, finance, . Increase of mem bershlp; report Of, the vice-president et Inrg, Dr, Annlce Jeffrey Myers; report of . the' secretary. Miss Franoes E. : Got shall: report of the treasurer, Mrs. Ab ble C. French!' plan of campaign, na tional organiser, Miss Laura, Gregg; new bjuslhess. r Afternoon session, Z p. m. Reading of jnlnutes of morning, session; report Of auditors Mrs. A. H. Breyman. Mrs, J. C. Prltchard, Mrs. K. P. A they; report of credentials committee; election of Ofncers; address. Miss Laura Clay; un finished -business; report . of committee on resolutions; reading of ,- afternoon mlnutea. Itecess. t f- v. --.; Kvenlng ' session, t p. m. Hymn. "America"; Invocation,. Rev. J. Whlt comb Brougher; address. Mayor Lane; vocal solo. Professor Clare Montetth; address, "The js-eortomlc - Basis of- Po litical Equality, ' Miss Gal! Laughlln; vocal tsoIo, Professor Mpn telth ; . colleo- tlon. -v ' ' v -. FORTUNE IN DIAMONDS pSTOLENTTHEN RETURNED I For two daye the police were kent busy tn what waa believed td be one of the largest thefts of diamonds occurring in man tha. The T-were ths property of Mrs. Samuel Parrish, widow of former Chief pf Police-Parrtsh, and disappeared from the Antlers hotel, on Washington street.- The Jewels were valued at 1.600. , ' -1' -This morning the Jewels sre said to have been returned ss - mysteriously as they disappeared. Mrs. Parrish com municated with the poHce and Informed them that th,r need spend , no further time on the ase. r s ' When Mrs. Parrish called on the po lice to esslst her ln dlscqverlng the whereabouts of her Jewels she Informed them that beyond question they had been stolen; she had suspicions as to who was -sespoaslbl. "'They were .kept in a small Jewel box, which was left for a few minutes on her dresser snd the box was covered with a number ef fur garments, thrown on the-dresser.' On returning to the room she picked up the garments, snd discovered ths the Jewels were missing from the box. Ths police were ' lmmedletely notified and Detective Dsy was detailed te work on' ths case.-.'; " . A ' ''"."'- GAS 1$ TEN CENTST ; -i " ' CHEAPER THIS MONTH The-Portland Oas company has fulfilled Its promise, made sev- erai months sgor to reduce rates for the benefit of consumrra . Since the first of the present month a rate of fl.K net per 4 1.000 feet haa been in effect. Tha old rate was ti ll per 1.400. - The enah price-of gn tO"the ;" ' consumer - nas - neen- si.se per- e 1,000 rest witn a aiscount ot ii , f cents per 1,000 for early payment, d The discount now will be tl '' cents per 1,000. This will mske. d considerable difference In the else of the- monthly bills, and doubtless the policy will be ep- predated. -An official of the company, when . asked for the reason for the reduction, eald; - "The compeny Tins' plenty of ess and wants to sell Itv The d lowfr ths rsts, ths greater the d ""consumption, and we figure thst " : Ihls reduction will creete much new business for ," . v - LIGHTLY POSHED DVPSTAIIE Proprietor of El Rey Saloon "--Civeh Minimum Sentence' by the Court. - DETECTIVES ENTER - Iv A STRONG PROTEST Say He Has Been Cause of Much . Trouble and That ' Hia Place Is ' Closely WatchedYount Women in His House the, Charge. ' ' Harry Bowen. proprietor of the El Rey saloon. 247 Taylor street, pleaded guilty In. the circuit -court this morning to 'having permitted females under the age of tl yeart to be In his saloon. Upon .the recommendation of .Deputy District Attorney Adams thst ths mini mum, penalty be Imposed,, Bowen was fined 1100 by Presiding Judge Frsxer. " ' The cess sgainst , Bowen , haa been pending for several months. ' Witnesses have been held to appear In the case, and the officers put to considerable trouble Iq, securing evidence, ' This morning the rase wss called and attorneys reaponaea that it was ready for trial. Then it waa discovered that- there were - only eta Jurors in the courtroom, so a special venire -wss Issued. Deputy sheriffs spent severs! hours in securing the needed Jurors, and when these had as sembled In the courtroom Bowen came forward - and said he wlehed to plea J guilty,- : Mr. Adama aald that the case had been Investigated and he recom mended that "the minimum penalty-be Imposed..- " - In bis -own defense Bowen said that he was not n charge of the saloon at ths time the complaining Vitnees, Mary Highland, aged 1 years, hsd been found In the place.' He' said that he had al ways- been careful to keep minors from his saloon and Would hereafter be more careful, '- w-wiv-e.H- - - ' -V At the time Bowen entered his nles. Acting Detectives Thomas Kay and W1K Ham Jones, who hsd arrested, the saloon men, were not in the courtroom. They entered the room - after Judge Fraser had pronounced Judgment on Bowen and hastened to explain the case to Judge Fraser. ... . . ; "The El Rey' ealoon haa caused the police aagreat' aeal of trouble," saldi Kay. . "anr we have . to ' watch it very carefully as It Is a place where manyJ 7uun oovnirf' s,r'S vno are eirangers In this city ere led astray. Right above the saloon Is a - so-called hotel,' which the police are wstchlng very closely. Bowen has eauaed us a great deal of trrfUbie,'!., . :.. , ,., .; ::: . LATEST THEORY IS -. THAT KISER ELOPED While ; working on the theory that Oscar 1L Kiser, t employed' as caretaker of pleasure launches and boats at River- aide, who haa been missing ilnce Satur day night, had met . with foul play, the police bave secured Inanimation- con vinclng them that the young man has eloped from the city with the wife of a weu-anown man aooui .. town. . ix ja known that he had spent - considerable time In her company and she disap peared at the same time. .. The woman's husbsnd Is making preparattona to fol low them. .. . - - , w Young Kiser spent considerable time spinning around town Iri an automobile and the police have learned that for several weeka he waa almost always oo compsnlsd at night on these pleaaure spins by this woman.- The young man left Supple' a boatyard In - a . launch bound for Riverside at I o'clock Satur day evening. The launch waa after ward returned and a satohel found-xon- tatnlna Klser'a revolver and some small articles of clothing. .This shows that he returned to the boathouse. On the'eame'.night of his disappear ance a gasoline launch owned by John Mlllan, moored almost directly across the river from the boathouse, disap peared and the loss waa reported to the police. Detective Hartman, who waa de railed to work on the case, discovered that this launch had been run down to Llnnton and there abandoned. o, ; r A man and a woman answering gen erally the description of Kiser and ths woman purchased a ticket and boarded the-traln at Llnnton late Saturday even lng. The theory of the police le that the launch returned te the Supple boat yard waa run across the river, the gas oline launch belonging to Mlllan pro cured ''and afterward used in making the- run to-L4nntoh, - m . , UNITE WITH PORTLAND , TO ADVERTISE LEVyjSTON ' . (flperlsl Dtapatch to 'The Jonrnnl.) Lexington, Idaho, Nov. 7. Lewlston and Clarkston will be advertised Jointly with Portland through the efforts of Cecil T. Bsrker of the Portland chamber of com merce,' who has been In the city for several days In conference with the busi ness men snd hss also presented his plan to the Lewlston Commercial elub. Mr. Barker ' will meet with the Commercial ciub next Friday evening, at which time definite action relative to the Joint ad vertising scheme will be , taken. , The proposition has been ' received most favorably by the Lewlston "people and It Is assured a large sum will be available for advertising the opportunities of the Lewlston-Clerkston country. Mr. Barker furfhe advocates individual advertising and cites statistics from the data kept by he Portland chamber ef commerce snowing the property values to Increase II per cent wltb each 10 per cent Increase In the population and the mercantile business to have Increased equally wttb the population f the clty.w) , ;' , , . v i in' 1 1 nv . -it ' r " . t ATTORNEY CH0PS1HUMB i INSTEAD OF THE WOOD Attorney John F. -Logan may lose the thumb" of hie right band aa the result of an accident which occurred while he wes shopping woe4 at Ma home yesterday afternoon. The ax slipped from his grasp and struck his thumb. The, mem ber was almost smputated. At St, Vin cent's hospital today It Is said that ths thumb may be. saved. ' v '; ." Kills zameaee Ooagar. :' ' (Iprelsl Dlspalch te Tbs Jowsal.) Nswberg, Noy, 7.- A msle mnuntsln lion waa killed n the foothills west of town by, Date Hutchena, who waa at tracted te It by hie dogs yesterday. Twelve Shots were necessary to bring It down, It weighed ISO pounds and mess- need eight feet -rrom tip to-tip, iw. Romlg hes secured the pelt and- bas It In eold etorage. where many view It Its mate has been heard near the place where tula one was killed. ;: . o::e elod fg OLSTOJS DEATH Coroner's Jury Unable to De : termirve If Accident Was - r Preventable.; ;'-.': The coroner's Jury this morning failed to fix responsibility for . tha death , of William Olstonthe young carpenter who died as the result of Injuries sus tained In an accident on the . Oregon Water Power aV Railway company's lines Saturday night.' Ha was removed to the Good -Samaritan hospital and died early Sunday morning. . ' a A Jury was Impaneled this morning ana a number of wltneaeea test I lied con cerning the details. surrounding the .ac cident. ' Superintendent . Boynton gave a jninute- descrlptionot--- Jck,"i- or fuse, the blowing out of which frightened the passengers, causing them to push young Olsion off the car. , The motorman told how the accident occurred- and how he also -was caught by tbs excited crowd and pushed from his place to the edge of the platform. When he recovered himself, he .aald. Superintendent Boynton was holding the lever that controls ths brakes and the car-naa just been brought te a halt. Fred Egan. assistant engineer on the Sellwood ferry, was a passenger on the front piatrorm at the time of the accl dent. WJien-, the flash occurred every one ; became excited, he eald, and one man attempted to Jump headlong from the. cas. He seised him by tha cost, he said, and held him. . gan also stated that he reversed the current, applied the. Drakes and stopped the car. . A number or other witnesses were called but no evidence waa introduced fixing the blame either upon the motor- man or the company. It. was ahown that the "Jack" was one of the latest and most spproved appliances used on street csrs. ' 1 - : - - .- In Itg 'verdict the Jury reported thst because of a lack bf expert testimony It was unable to explain what caused "ths blowing out of the "Jack." , . . TiVO RAILWAY FRANCHISES - GRANTED BY COCIl Telephone -Application lndef initely Postponed and Others " Laid on Table. , ' t - -fSpeclsl Dispatch te The Josmal.) " Vancouver, Wash, Nov. '7. At a lengthy meeting laat night the city council considered many matters, some of which ara of -much importance to the city. The most Important action taken waa the granting of the Vancouver Suburban Electrle railway ; franchise. This . franca lea haa been before - the council for two months, .coming before that " body "during the ' aame time hu- meroue ' tlmee. -, The condition of the franchise ie that the 1 1.000 guarantee be deposited 'within JO days, One of the officers of the company this morn ing stated that ths company would be ready within a few daye to state exactly when active conatructlon of the road would begin. It was hia opinion that to doya would aee dirt flying. . - The council slso acted favorably "on the application for a franchise' of the St. Helens Public Service company. This company WSS granted' the right tomlld maintain and operate a railroad along Railroad avenue from the city limits to Thirteenth street. c.i Thirteenth te King, on King to Eighth and thence on Eighth to the river. The end of the line, will according to thla route be at oe near the proposed site of the Colum bia river bridge..-;! , : . .- ,v . GANG OF CRIMINALS -- ARRIVES IN SEATTLE . (Sperisl Dispstrk te Tse eaaraal.) . - Seattle Wash.. .Nov. 7. As tough. a gang of criminals as the authorities at Nome have had to deal with in many yeare paat, and man who struck terror to the hearts of policemen in northwest cities, is said to have returned on the steamship Ohio laat night. Part of the gang arrived on the eteamer Victoria a week ago and is reported to have been et Arlington dock laat night to meet "pals." .) " "v, ...- . . s., ' ;. -.- It Is said that among the passengers on the Ohio were more than 20 desperate thieves who have been implicated in crimes of.eyerypature atJ;becaaiDS tnis season, xne men were ordered out of Nome by Ct-ief . of Police Jewett On the vessel were several men Who were furnished transportation by the authorities, aa their presence waa not deaired throughout the closed season. ' PHILADELPHIA GANG - APPEARS TO BE BEATEN - (Jooraal Special Berries.) Philadelphia, Nov. T. Reports frcta ths various polling places show, that the reform ticket haa overwhelmailgly de feated tfte organisation. ' Gang leaders Sre pessimistic this sfternoon. . When William Blattery tried to vote a policeman beat him until pedestrians Interfered. A reign of terror existed in. the fifth ward. There seems little doubt that the election will be taken Into the courts for final determination. ' Wieeh , ' Xasel ' SoUU 'J. ' - ; Consummation of the Witch Kaael roemtng-houae deal yesterday ended ne gotiations that nave been pending ror some"1 time. It was bought by L. L. Leadbettsr, who acted as the agenta of the Weatern .Transportation A Towing company, which is composed ef H. L. Pittock, his aon-tn-law, F. W. Leadbet tsr, and others who bave beerr buying considerable local property of late. The ronelderatlon was 117,100, thla figure being retarded reasonable for a corner st Front and Madison .streets and a five- story brick building. . Body BsonfM from Momtaaa. . , fgpeetal ptarwtefe as The JearssLt Vanoouver, Wash., Nov, T. The bddy of Mrs. Henrietta Springer, who died last February of heart trouble at an ad vanced ege and who was. burled at Helena-Montanai-wllt -bar brought - to this city, the remelna to be placed be side those of her hasbsndJn the Ctty cemetery. Mr. .Springer died In. thle city aoon after the death of hie wife. presumably the result ot sorrow .over her death. Springer waa veteran of the Indian wars and with hia wife Was a pioneer of the county. Tha final burial of the remnlne of Mre, Springer will take place at 11 a. m, tomorrow. '''- ta AdTertlsasasats. - ' Affable Stranger I can't help think ing I have seen your picture somswhere In the-newapaper,-, -. ' Hon, Mr, Oreatman Oh, no doubt, he doubt. It haa often been publis'ied- Stranger Then I wss not mistaken. What were you cured eft ' liuestock: siiovj is assured -V Annual Industrial Exposition Plan ; Also Has Chamber of Com-T' t merce Sanction. MAY USE EXPOSITION BUILDINGS FOR SHOW Chamber Indorses Senator Fulton's Bill for Orient Court for Americana Many New Members Admitted to" ; Membership. ; - : -'; : Portland will establish an annual live stock show, and it probably will be In connection with an annual Industrial " and mechanical . exposition. - The ques- v v tlon waa thoroughly discussed at a meet- . Ing of trustees of ths chamber of com-- "" merce today, and It waa decided to ' - throw the weight of the chamber's Influ- .1 ', snce in favor of tha enterprise. ' . The plan will be worked out thla week,' and at a meeting to be held next Frt-' dsy afternoon at 1:20 o'clock tha under-, taking will be given definite ahepe. ,y committeea appointed, ways and means considered. It hss been decided that the livestock show and the Industrial fslr are two things Portland should have. and that the chamber of commerce will ' father them. . -''" "tlyeetoelt Ken Interested. T;': M D. Wisdom, "' superintendent " of j ' livestock exhibits at the Lewis and : . Clark expositions J. W. Bailey, aute1 r food and dairy commissioner, and O. M. . Brown of the Husel wood company, at tended the trustee' meeting today, - The - ' Idea e of men engaged In livestock and kindred Industries were presented by ' ' them, and It. was shown that reading men of the states of .Oregon, Washing- "Til" ton and Idaho, were In favor of a live stock shew, and tha locating of the. In- - stltutlon permanently at Portland., re garding thla city as the center of the Industry on . the Pacific coast , T . It has been suggested thst the Manu- " -fart-urea hulldiBg. Machinery hall and Agricultural . palace at the exposition r may be. turned over to the uses of such sn enterprise. A corporation will be formed and stock will be sold amongvr;.! public-spirited cltlsens to Inaugurate the movement.. It. le proposed that the --- -permanent exposition .can b .conducted much after. the plan of the Lewis and Clark fait. ., ... . .". ." ",-.k; .... . f-;'aTewVBCemet.,')V ;. . The trustees .elected to membership the following persona mnd firms: - Fred-J- erlck W. Mulker, attorney; MoSessohn Advertising agency, American' Type- , , founders company. Dr. A. 18. ' Reckey. , . Theodore Kruse, restaurateur: Enter- - -, t pHse Grain 'It mi " eopany.-1.'nite -'r1 Statea.Laundry ..company; Janeks. Drug ' company, Psrlln - Orendorff compn ; Morgan Mercantile Agency. Incorporated; . ; W. L. Keata Auto company, B.-R. Elec tric Telephone ' Manufacturing-cem-" pany, . George Good, stock and nond . broker; ttjjvi Hoelblng,- fire Insurance ... . : and real estate; Portland , Real Estate . company, J, M. Ruaaell, Great Northern Collection company. H. Wolf Bona, P.. 8. Bruniby.. lumberman; Chapenaa Ad - vertlslng bureau. . United States Land ' a Timber company. Forbes ft Goudy. Meyer. E. P. Brown, mining; Golden Wonder Mining company." W.'leTlorgan. real estate; Hurst Automatic Switch Slgrial, -company. . ,..,, . .';. . : i.' ITaetora Orient Oonrt, '-' r f At the meeting ef the-national clvlo "federation to be held in New York De cember , 7, and t, the chamber' will be represented by A. L. Mille and Dr. Sts-. phen 8. Wise, who are now In New York. The chamber. Indoraed a bill to be pre sented at the next session of congress by Sens tor Charles W. Fulton ef Ore gon to create a district or circuit court , In the - orient. At the -. present time United Statea conaula have authority of the judiciary in all - cases Involving amounts not to exceed ll.00.- It ie de sired that regular courts have Jurledlc tlon over American interests. The bill provides thst such court shall hare ' Jurisdiction for administration - of Jus tloe among Americana at all points ip the orient. ;,.-..'"-' :v.' .--.. CASTUEJfOCK. OBEYS ; SUNDAY CLOSING LAW -. (Rpeelsl Dtaps trk"le"TiKrjoarnaLK -Castle Rock, Wash., Nov. 7.- The Sun- -; day cloalng movement that was Inaugue ' rated a few weeke ago by the good - eltlsenshlp oommittee of the Christian ; Endeavor aoclety has resulted In closing up nearly every place of business in town. Heretofore buslneee . houees 1 of - all kinds, saloons, meat marketa and - . everything were wide open. It waa a ' customary sight to see a freighter drive up to the depot and load a wagon with . freight for the mine or eome of the . country etores. Now the depot le open- only for 10 . minutes before train time to handle the mail and te sell tickets. Laat Sunday was the a ay eet ror the beginning of the movement and the town ' waa practically closed. -Four places are known to bave been open-for a short , . time and evidence wee secured against these eo that complaint can be made at any time If It seem desirable. . A del egatlon from the oommittee vislte-l - Kelso yesterday and secured evidence sgainst three of the saloons there, amL , It la Itkely . a complaint will be fUerf with the county proseoutlng attorney.! against them. . ,-.,..,:-. " ,-.."' GERVAIS MUNICIPAL : ; , , ELECTION IS QUIET '.,' v,. . (Bseeist OKpslch to Tae JarasL Gervala. . Or.. Nov. 7. The olry aleo- tlon here yesterday resulted Jn the elec. -tlon of tha following! CounoUmen, Ed. ' Dupuls. F. A. Mangold, a A. Mlokel, Ausuat Nlbler end O. T. Molaon; re corder, P. H. Fltsgerald; treasurer, John Weiss: marahaL H. I Koeater, There waa a light vote and the only contention wss over that of marshal, there -being three Candida tea. -y u r--' -V- n-tssei Oaeea tm.s.-ri -- A' large . quantity et earth en the north side ef the excavation at Sixth tnd Oak streets, where the Welle Fsrgn BUUOing ip la im vnTiiei itwq III vvusr, . A small portion Of the street, three or ' four feet In area, fell at the aame time, ' causing'' slight damage. Workmen are erecting barriers against that side of the embankment to prevent further damage,;. ' . , .... - : Omens ef Wallewa, - rftpectal DhmsM te Tea Jearaat.) ' ' Joseph, Or., Nov. . Ths eensee ef Wallowa county haa been completed by the essessor and a population ot ,! la found 1n the connty, . Enterprise, the . county seat, has 414 1 Joseph, ?t WalV Loetlne, ML 1 C
