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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON . DAILY- JOURNAL. -PORTLAND, WED III DAY EVENINO,- NOVEMBER 15, 1805. MMM GlliLLS liiiY OF IIOPE FOR ;0eULEi8!lLE8 UQRTIIERIJ PACIFIC TO USE SG017S LOCAL INTERESTS ASIC FRANCHISE FOU ELECTRIC LIIIE Oil FROIIT STREET DEPOSED SLEUTHS 11 II, ODELL fiRl ilOulREIlS i:i FOUR .STATES' i Claimed Essential to Welfare of Manufacturing and ' Wholesale . Interests in South Porand-i-LlnV-WoulQ'Extend . From Steel Bridge to Macadam Road. :,. Claim Ruling Giving Chief Power to Degrade Does Not Include Them. ' x Chamberlain Calls Attention to Statements That He Alleges ' iJ'-' . '"'Are ' False. ' Promoter of Fake Society Prom transactions of Seattle Ring for Supple ; Shipyards Contract ; to Build Fifteen for North Bank - m sbmH'4 ise to Give People Money's ' Worth Now. . Real Estate Frauds Prove ' Very Extensive. : , '', Road Buifding. . - :i WILL FIGHT CENTMADE SALES FOR MAN HE KNEW NOTHING OF . a P. Swan States That He Got Ac quainted With Norton Only Through Correspondence, v Never Caw and Did Not Know Him. IHpeclal D lap ate to Tb Journal.) - "' Seattle, Wash.. Nov. 1. Almoat ny Kiment sensational arrests are expected Te tn connection with the real eat ate MUdulent deed and Ml of property In Washington, California. Missouri-and lttnol. -' ... Vss. Ira P. 8 wan. the local real eatate man ho eold -most of the property named n the forced deeds, says tbat the tn truments veattna title to more than 1H ieces of land In these states In tha ame of J. Ralph Norton were delivered -.o him by Norton from Chicago, to other with power of attorney from ."orton to himself, acknowledged before :. Qulsenberry and Mary B.) Belt of Bt i.oula. . ' ' : :v A dispatch from 6. -Louis today says .hat beth notaries deny ever taking" the ower of attorney or acknowledgment, nwan says; ..- ,. .. :. "Less than a. year ago X wee-told by p. friend that a lot of property In th name of J. Ralph Norton wss being wold In this state for taxes.' No one knew Norton's address, so I sent letters to different parts of the roun Trv, addressed to Norton at general de livery. I received a reply from jhlm in . rv.l.a t in - which he -informed me H at he had many-tracra of land In Washington. Missouri ininois anu - ifornta, which ho wished I would look utter. "He sent his deeds and power of at- . . Kv v. Ouiaenberry nnd Mary B. Belt of St louis. dated Maren-ef -4h4a- yaar. Onthia X-Sold. hll land and sent Norton the money at Chl-- less the commission. I hare never seen Norton and know of nojsd .ir... Ath., than aaneraJ delivery. Offl- i-ago. Some of the deeds he sent me were acknowledged before these same st. Louts notaries, and others ' before sen Francisco "notaries." -: --r Qulaenberry and Belt are -the same notaries before whom Swan had deeds acknowledged In lt. . Both declare they never heard of Norton.. Th trial of" Bert Conner In connection ' vitn-forged deeds given In security as ferment of purchase money on property which was resold by him before the orged Instruments- were redeemed Is .trnwlng . meet around Henry Clough. secretary of the University of" Odessa, Washington. A mortgage 1 signed by Mm on property be did not own. being nmont the worthless Instruments .used tv .Conner. .' . .. -i The state expects to prove during the trial that the wamea he men tinned, are i .it agents of the bead of the frauds, " hlch .ar now known to extend. Into hundreds of thousands Of dollars. - -fnmlr Oowrrtng. ;tm-f'the- witnesses in" the Bert Conner" trial, and who Is be lieved to be a principal with Conner, has disappeared. He failed to show up tn the court this dWrning and at noon .a t.ench warrant was Issued. for him. - He ' said to have- left the -city, If this lx the case the ofher' warrants may be -Issued at once totprevent an exodus of i suspects 1n the real estate frauds. v l!LASKAN CONVENTION T A : MARRED BY WRANGLING l r k . ..... - , ... J t ' ": (Joaraal Special Service.) '' if Seattle. Nov. 16. The convention of : Alaska delegates was convened at the totel Butler this morning. A. J, Cross ; of Council City anted as preliminary 'chairman, and A J. Frits of Nome as 1 preliminary secretary. Chairman Cross : idsced the question of appointing a tern jorary chairman before the house. The ' itelegstes plunged into tha question of j eligibility of proxy delegstes. ' After a lively tilt, the election or a temporary 1.. . u . a n a r t nlttiiKiB 'nTfn'Vli '"HI. - -rem rir"" . xulting In Bam Archer of Nome defeat ing R, . V. Nye of . Fairbanks by four votes. Half of the Nome, delegates favored Nye. and the southeastern dele Kates wanted ea-Oovernor Bwlneford. In' Justice to Alaska,, the convention decided not to go further until the dele gates now on their way arrive. Ad journment was taken until 2 p. m. . FUNNY MAN AND WIZARD -'" EDISON GREAT FRIENDS A close friendship exists between ntrhard F. Outcault, the creator . of "Buster Brown," and Thomas A. Ed I son. This friendship began some years ago, when lit. Outcault. who was then . a mechanical draughtsman, not having dis covered bis talent for drawing comio pic lures. - was employed in Mr. Edison's workshops to make ' working drawing of his Inventions. , When. Mr. Edison went to tbe Paris exposition to intro duce, the phonograph, he took "Dick" alone to show him Paris, for the young nan . had been there 'on a previous oe- t t aalon. w wii partly through Mr. Edison's ' rir" ' 'that Mr. Outcault resolved i to make a tour of the United States ( and Jtell people humoroua stories of his . travels and of the way In which h ' tliought out and developed the Tellow i Id, Poor Little Mose, tha denlsens of liogan's alley and Buater Brown. ' 4 Outcault will lecture In Portland on i Ihureday. November IS. at a matinee fn - children" and. In the evening for . a-rown-ups. The appearances are -under . the direction, of Lois ' SteerS'Wynn xkmsn.' PEOPLE ARE FLEEING y FROM RUSSIAN CAPITAL 4, Joaraal Rperlal Serrlef. ' Bt. . Petersburg Nov. IS. The ialtuatlon in Bti Petersburg has 4 'grown - worse " this afternoon' 4 d Tbe strlks Is spreading and alec- . 4) d trie lights have been . cut off 4 mil, T'nlvaa this la remedied e a great port ton of the city will e) be In darkness tonight. Condi- e ttona sre growing so serious 4 that WltM late this afternoon' l - -.rA with 4enatmnt of ft- at rials as to the desirability of de- d ..,! n,irlll law.- tlreat crowds have asaembled e Mii.i.u the railway -stations, clamoring for trains to leave the rHm areater disorder 4) than A'er before. ' c. WILL BE USED TO HAUL - , MATERIAL FOR BRIDGES Scows Are to Be Completed Early in , February Seventy Men Needed to .Work on JobShip Carpenters Are Few and Some May Be Imported. ' Fifteen scows' ranging from 7 feet to 124 feet In length will be built at the -Supple shipyards for the Northern Pacific Railway company. - The craft will be operated on the Columbia and the Willamette carrying material for the bridges which will span the rivers. Tha lsrgest vessel la to be 114 feet long and It feet wide. Right of them will be ft feet long and !t feet across the beam. In the outnt will be a pile- driver It feet In length. . ' - - A contract for tha eonstructlon of tha veesels was closed yesterday and It calls ' for their completion early In February. Representatives of the ship building company say they- will need about 70 men on the lob ana tney an' tlclpate a great deal . of trouble In get ting them. It Is declared that there are not nearly enough ship carpenters tn the city to aupply the demand. As an Instanoa of tha scarcity of this elaat of mechanics members of the firm say that ther have .been awarded-, a eon tract for calking the American ahlp C F. Sargent and will have to send to Beattle to employ men to do the worn. The Sargent Is at CI iff ton and will be placed on the dry dock to be eaulked as soon as the work on the British ahlp Buphropyne has been completed. "i A number of other small vessels are belna built for the use of the eon tractors engaged - In - constructing the new railroad down the north bank of the ' Columbia. A email stsrnwheeler hss lust been completed for the Hover Towhsltecomfany of Haver. Washrng-t ton, and will be shipped by rail to mat point. Two new river stesmers are also being built at the Portland shipyards and a season of unusual activity in this line Is on. -1. ., r -RUNS AGROUND IN FOQ. . v. W Iteame Velegrapk Staek SHutt aad a : sesgers Spend STlgk eat Board. On account of the thick fog the Steamer Telegraph, bound from Astoria for Portland, got out of -her course last night and went aground a short dlstsnoo below the flour mills on the east side of the river.. She was got orr ana brought to Portland at 1 p. m. It was at low waver suae the mishap occurred. The M. F. Hender son attempted to pull her out Into deep water this nvTntng The steamer had a largo number of passengers -who were forced to anend the night on board. Thin mormhg"lhy were prougn -np-w the city by tbe steamer nepuouc The -foggy weather has been a source of-eonwtant annoyance to. the officers of the Tel'irraph. While bound for Astoria yesterday morning she narrowly averted having a bad collision with the Lurllne. Tbe vessels brushed against each other near the mouth of the Willamette, but fortunately norther . one' of them was aerlmialv damased. ' ' ' ' Mariners say that the thick weather yesterday made navigation dangerous in tbe extreme. - All or me- ooaia arw.iai behind their schedules. As an example of how slowly It was necesssry to- oper ate the boats It Is cited thst the Alliance Mnt ti hours making the' trip from Portland to Astoria, when tha passage Is usually completed m leas . man a third of that time. That no serious accidents oocurred yesterdsy snd last night la regarded as remsrkabls. V a Mr fleet of vessels Is off the mouth of the Columbia river waiting for the fog to raise before crossing tbe bar. Two ships laden with . cargoes. 4 two harkenttnea. a schooner and the steamei Senator are among them. It is sup posed that some will manage to get Jnte tbe river this afternoon. , ' BArUUPjCRAjNt, Many Carriers Xagaged sag Ooaetera Are TTaabU te smdie SlilpaieBls. . .'Related advices state that the British bark Mtltonburn sailed from Bant a naalia on November 4 for Portland. It is supposed thst she has been char tered for grain loading at tnis port ror the United Kingdom. She Is expeoted to reach here esrly next month. . Until apprised of the Mlltonburn'a sailing and destination a number of the local ship pers were under tbe impression that she wss listed for Puget sound. The vessels, suitable ror grsin car riers engaged or bound ror roruana have an aggregate tonnage of more than lO.eoe and can handle almost 1. 000,009 bushels of wheat. In addition to these. a large fleet or coasters. is engagea in the ereln trade and transporting on an average of tOO.OOe bushel of the cereal a month from rortiana to tiiuomn Mints. tAnd still the coast fleet Is un able to handle the traffic. Te assist the steamers and steam schooners, sailing vessels ar being charterer to taae grain cargoes -down the coast, something that has -wot happened before In years. If the California demand for Oregon grain continues shippers say that tne eoeai shipments this - season ' will not run much behind those sent foreign. t TOWING SHIPS NOW. Vnnenai rrooeaare aUenlte Front mask "to arals Carrier. -- Towing sailing ships from San Fran cisco te Portland, loaded with gram and then back is not only something new but Involves a heavy expense. This Is being don with tbe American barken tine Roderick Dhu which arrived from the Bay City ysstprdar : In tow of the steamer Dauntless. Ths latter is lying st the Alaska dock and will remaht In -.ort untir the-Roderick Dhu has bees supplied With a cargo of grain, when she will tow her to California. I This expensive method of shipping rwheat- to California has been' adopted simply because the regular freighters ire unable to handle the traffic and the buyers of the cargoes sre In "a hurry to get ths grain. The .Kodenlc-c can be towed faater than she can aall. BOTH TO BE KEPT. . eater and Costa Bio Will , ., gsa rraneiseo Baa. R. P.. Hchwerln, ganeral manager and vice-president of th Harrlman steam ship -line., put an end to th rumor which have been In circulation during the pat few dsy to th effect tht th lloaier 01 seMiblyi ,.Ui , Coat) Rica t '.. - . - Backed by Thomas D. Honeyman. president of the Honeyman Hardware company, and Edward Newbegln, man ager of R. M. Wade Co.. Thomas Mo Cusker today applied to the. city coun cil -foraf ranchlae-f or. eelct.rlc nne along Front street from the steel bridge south to other . streets, ending at the Macadam road. ; Mr, McCusker ssya he Is applying for the franchise entirely independently of all outside interests or of anv other transportation line now do ing tAislness In tha city, and h pro poses In his application to grant equal privileges, to all persons snd interests, naming a maximum transfer charge of t( per ear, to be lowered at any time by arbitration, and Inserting a provision for ths ultimate acquisition of the prop erty by the city, If at any time in the futurer such fs deemed wise ; by the municipality. ... , :. t '. W Discrimination, ; '.'. Ths terms offered In the application ar that freight and passengers shall be- received aad transported "without discrimination." and the projectors pledge that the plans ar for a bona fide enterprise In the interests of the whole sale and manufacturing businesses. "I have been working on this plan for. many months." said Mr. McCusker, "and hav had offer of Capital to build the line from eastern parties. "Local capital also saw. In It an opportunity to carry through an enterprise that would operate to the benefit of the com mercial Interest of tha city and earn forward with the money to put It through. Bvery dollar invested in It will be furnished by Portland men. It will be maintained Independently of all present corporations and, In my opinion, will be on of the best things that aver was projected for the' city." - ,, , Bays Ida Is Teessnry. Mf, Newbeglnf one of ths men who I backing the plan, gave expression to outspoken views regarding the situa tion as affecting Front street. "If the property owners ;of Front street oppose this line." said he. "they will be adopting a suicidal policy. Let me-aay to them that atJAe present-time the South Portland concerns sre more or less bottled up and -they will not continue to do business without ade quate shipping facilities.' Unless some such project be carried through, busi ness men, wholesalers and manufactur er along Front' tret- will move to places where they will be provinea witn oroper facilities for the handling of goods and raw material" 4' would be taken out of commission as soon a th Senator had been placed en the route, ; by sending a telegram this morning to th local ofnee of the company thst the vsssels would be con tinued in regular a-orvlo., Th Senator I expected to arrive tonight on her first trip for the Harrtman- people. She la bringing a -cargo -of - general mer chandise and a large number of paa- 1 Bangers, The Coata Rica reacnea port night from the. outh with an entire new list or omcer .wttn mm imiwih of Captain Kldston. Th first, second nA third mates were transierrea to tne Senator at the Bay City. Although ther waa a heavy fog the Coeta Rica completed the passage rrom oan rran etacn to Astoria in 47 hour, th quick est. trip she thus far baa made. 8h brought a full cargo of sugar and from now on will be used altogether as a freighter. Bh le expected to leave on tha return trip tonight with a cargo of grain. - ' -' ' " .' . ' TO SETTLE DISrAjTES.; '' ". . 11 1111 "'v' ' ' Marlon e Trie Arrives te Beapyrai and Olaeaif y 4rooa. . '. Marlon D Vrle of th board of gen eral appraiser arrived in tha city this morning from New York to reappraise and classify goods at the custom bouse. Ther ar about ti or SO case which th vUltrng ap"pifler will attend to, after which he will leave for San Francisco to take up the same line of work. - Mr. De Vrles was here about a rear ago to settle difference of opinion existing between tha- collector of th port and the shippers. - ! saswiaaBBwwaswa-sBaaasaBBBa ;OODROGESS-OhWETTYr , . r- : ': ' , . . . . . V Major moelr Bays Weather Mam Wet . - ' Xaterfered pje rar. Oood progrena 1 being mad on th government Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia river, according to Major 8. W. Roeesler, who.- In company with Colonel lleuer, division engineer from Ban Francisco, spent yesterdsy st Fort Steven and vicinity. Th major ay that so far th weather ha not Inter fered seriously with operation, i GOES TO PENITENTIIARY -FOR BOUNTY FRAUDS ' ' flMMMtal Hnaelal flarvlea.l . Mile City. Mont.. Nov. 15. T. X Newman, formerly a county officer, wa sentenced to flv year in th peniten tiary today &r participation In exten sive ' bounty fraud, as -the result ot which th tt lost several thousand dollar. ' ;,' '' ' SHERIFF WORD CLOSES FOUR CITY SUIT CLUBS " Numerou complaint" mad by 1 pa trons of four so-called ult club ha resulted In notification by Sheriff 'Tom Word to th manager of th club thai thy mut cea operations. - By paying 11 a week members of suit club ar offered a chance to draw a 110 suit of ciotnes. ; . - - '-- iieta Bin Month. George . Psppanjanlke. a Greek, In flicted for aault-cwlth a dangerous uNiii unon Zack Pangare. fellow oountrymnn, whom he shot and wounded October 1. withdrew his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty In Judge Fraser'a court thl afternoon.--Ho-wa sentenced to serve six month In th penitentiary..;.; . ; ' Knlutod Z Thorn W. Fleming, who w bttr known byl the nlck-nsm of "Multi tude." died' suddenly yesterday morning of heart failure. He was ti year of I age. Mr. Fleming wss an prwm, his stand being at First and Pin strsets. He was known all over in f acme ooaai snd came here a a freighter In pHneer day. - Mayor Lane I a nephew , ef the dceaad.. '.,'."' ; , r Tom But wasn't h angry when you called on her with a 4-days-old beard en yoor facet ; . Dick Ys;', she said ab,fU It ri Buelb - .it ' . 1 Cflscussing ths project, one business man declared that. If there b no elec tric line down Front street of some sort, property along that thoroughfare will deteriorate m vaiue ana.wunin a few years be a negligible quantity in the local realty-market. - -r --- - Oonfldenee In MoCaaker. Mr. McCusker has been for 14 years In dally contact with Portlsnd business men and I ld to hav won thetr con fidence In a manner thst has enlisted their general support In ' hi project. They accept bts professions that the Harrlman lines With which he has been connected have no direct or Indirect lnt.r..( In thM, nf.rnrfM The application promises that. If It be granted, the line win oe under construc tion within six months, and that com pletion will be within a year. - It also contain the charter proviso that ' the street between the rails and for one foot on each aids thereof - shall be kept In repair by th company. ' Th application also says that the track from Columbia or Clay atreet to the steel trldge will 'jo y 'rated tor freight traffic 'only brtween the hour of 4:30 p. m. and 7 a.' m. and on day when business on Front street Is sus pended, "provided, however, that, should It become necessary and traffio arrange ments could be made with th Oregon Water. Power A Rnllway company, pas senger and express csrs can be operated on Front street to Madison In connec tion with that Una.", , ' . , '.- Boat Proposed. ' The franchise sks the us of the streets from the steel bridge on Front street between Hoyt and . GUsan. . to Clay, east to Water, also east along Co lumbia street- to Water, thence aouth on- Hood' to Grover, thence east to Macadam street,, thence . south., tolthe Macadam road. ; The application thus ends: . ... ,'' "To show that this franchise Is asked for., In good faith and not for speculation, I submit the name of th following gentlemen, who -"are backing the enterprise: - Thomaa D. Honeyman. president of Honeyman Hardware torn pany, and Edward Newbegln, manager of R. M. Wade at Co." ' The intimation Is also given that the projector Intend to extend the road farther end that, if granted, "the fran chise will be the mean of adding an important transportation enterprise to the city; controlled and operated solely by local capital. AT THE THEATRES. Whirtleiey'e Last Week. The BMenlflceet srodaettae of "Ike First V to ll, '' with Whits .Wblttlewy la the role ef Engese. haa eausht en at tbe Belaaoe fhta week and la flllln that house nhtbtly. Thl 111 he the laet week of Mr. whlttleaey'a ee- temewi. Weil week the tnuipeay will pede Toe ratal cara." 1 Andrew Mack , Next Monday. Is "Tom Meore." the pUr which Mr. Mark will preaent at the Marquaai nrand theatre next Mnaeay, Tnewlay and Wedneariay -nights. Nwma bee 20, 31 and rX anu e( Monre'a smit awlo- dkna. ballade are iatrodnced.. Mr. Mark haa a aiuelral tenor vole, light is qnalttr. hot well swdalatea, and clear aad bell-like la na higher .ranee. The adTanre aale of aeata will apes scat Friday morning at 10 o'clock. , Harry MeaUyer in Choatg." The 'elerer roans" star. Harry Meatarer, son- ported by an excellent enainany of playera. will preaent lienrik uses a sreateei orama. "Ohoata." at the Marwiam Orand theatre tonltlit and liMme nlcht at S:15 o'clock. II ' - 9 The Utopian at the Baker.. The I' ton tana Borleaane eonipany'ls drswtns aplendld bouaea at tbe Baker thai week. All the mnstral and rhorua nombera are eatrby and tbe eostnmee are eanartally new and gnr- nw. One ef the manr featnrea Me tbe eiwi thla aeaaoa la O Haaa Han. In a aiagnlflrent aneptacle called "Heenea Krea Japan." This act baa sees tbe sensation of all Eoropraa dltea. "Hooligan'g Troublea.7 .. 4 As arrar of elevet aneclalttea ef blatter etaalri than that nanally fonnd la the neual raneVTllle bill ran be fuand by thonn who vlalt Trmblee." Aiimhera are Intmnorea T Hi three Ulldes aUtera. Uattle ritBgeraM, Mini Uraea Arleaworib. Billy Ward. I'ntcrcle Boar Walter Mark and other. Matinee Saturdar. Thorough Melodrama. . A ailztnre ef cemedr and drama with the re- maac that la ae plmalng when well presented at the points In the atory of "A Hrokcn Heart." w fetch will be presented at the Kmplrt one week, commencing Sunday. Anremner is, The rompany le atmng and tbe performance k complete In all tbat makes euccteefal play ' Pariaian Belles. - The Pariaian Bellea, a bnrleaqoe agsregatlon that le presenting everything new that la meer th ann, will Im tbe attraction at tbe Baker theatre neit week. It la a gtlttertn eitraraganaa opening wltb the aktt entitled "Tbe snltaa'e Wtraa." wblrh la said to ba go of tbe funnleat acts now before the public. VAUDEVILLE AND STOCK. Liberty's Human Pillar. , , The greateat feature ever are la Tandevllle e the eoaat . la II err Bebmldt. tha' tlerimin (lint, who hvlda aloft a ejrlr whirl welshln 1 tax poands while oaring ejrrllat performa deata-defrtn feats In It. If ron have not sees this act you bar mlaaed the greateat la tbe world. - ' !; - r - ' ' Cakewalk iri Hhe Air. A rakewetk In the air la performed he Bnd aad Olllc Wood at th MUr thla week. Eleanor Jmklna la dtaptarlng her grand soprano Twice In a scene from rrn DltTolo." Conley and MHIntre. Diamond May '.. Perle and IMa. mant, the 4ltaatrated son and - the swrlng pictures ronnd. est one ef the strongratede Tllis estertalsnmnts of tbe year.- -. ! ;. : f Ret Irwin at Grand. , ea Irwin, formerly a clever" newipaper artlat an The Journal, la one of tb mawdlana with the Zlnn traveet com pany at the Grand thla week. The aluslng of fad Franks and France trrey - serttenUwIy- eatclif Tb chorua la never Idle aad the girl are young, pretty an lively. Tha ballade r the U teat and the Jnkrs are snappy and brlak. , mxlElan'sfairness aids hearst's case 'J "rteuVnal Special Brrelee.l ' Tfew- Yerk. Nov. IS. The fight of Hearst to hay original tally sheets produced whn sked for, while the vote waa being recounted, ha been ucces ful. McClellan' senses of fairness Is responalbl for th fact thst th reult a so quickly obtained." Judg Amend Issued an order providing that all tally sheet be produced before tb conva er snd be open to attorneys for both id. " - '. - -'.'- :J . f '. . ! ' 1 CHIEF DECLARES BRUIN HAS COMPLETE CHARGE New : Inspector-Admits That -Snow, Kerrigan, Vaughn, Carpenter and . Feeing Are Slated lot Blue Coats and Brass Buttons Again.. That Detectlvee ; 8now, Kerrigan, Vaughn, carpenter and Kealng are lated for reduction to patrolman I ad mitted by Inspector of Pollc Bsuin. who written recommendation to that effect was filed with Mayor Lan veral day ago. Th Inspector also asserts that h ha advlaed that Detective Day, Welch and Hartraan be retained. While Chief' of Police Orttsmacher t cognisant of ths, recommendations, be has taken no part In th affair and has mad no uggestlon. '-'. . - ' Inspector Bruin is captain of detec tive." ald Chief Orttsmacher. "If h want1 to chang th peronnl of th detective fore that 1 up to him." None of th detective affected by the changes a proposed I talking for pub lication but they Intend to resist, their reduction and may carry the fight Into the courts. , . . " lrli their contention that, notwith standing the action of the civil service commission In empowering th chief to reduce and promote uch men a he niay see fit, - barring , captain. uch power doe not Include men who already had passed civil service examinations prior to th adoption of the rule. Thl con ten rlon Is " couted by 1 nspector Bruin, whoss action Is said to be sup ported by the mayor. -- ,: In addition to Acting Detective Hell yer and Patrolman White, who r .al ready under consideration. Acting Detec tives Kay and Jones are mentioned for pet manent isce in th erv1oe, . RECOmDS DISCHARGE OF PATROLMAN SCALLEN . Discovered ; Rummaging . a v Bureau Drawer During a A : . Fire Yesterday. naatmmn-a1teanttoTis ' again eph Scallen, pollc patrolman, ar eos i.ina in m. avettten enmntstnt which Chief of Police Orttsmacher I to file thla i afternoon with Mayor mne as It Is charged by th chief that Scallen waa detected rummaging throngh a bu reau drawer tn the house of M. Epstein during a fire which occurred yesterday end wss ejected frm the premises by Patrolman K. Parker, acting under or ders from the captain of the, fire com pany in command. . Numerous, other charges, are made against Bcsllen by the chief. They In-, elude incompetency, breach of discipline and conduct unbecoming an officer. , FORMER MINISTER CONGER AND WIFE HERE ON VISIT ' F.' H. Conger, .formr mlnlater to Ghlna, Is at tb Portland hotel with Ms wife. They ar on a pleasure trip and will visit th Important cltle of th coast before going back to Washington. For more than seven year Mr. Con ger represented Uncle Sam In the Chin as empire and ther Is not snother American, perhaps, who has studied the celestials more closely. He freely ex presses the opinion that tha Chinese boycott of American goods should not be taken seriously. When he left China some year ago, he stated, there waa no unfriendliness exhibited toward Ameri cnnfl.nnd what resentment now exists is m result oi hiimitbuihiui es by our officials. America's attitude In th matter, Mr. Conger believes, does not conform with th spirit ot the ex clusion law, tn thst It excludes profes sional Chinese, and the animosity now revealed may be traced to that- , FRANK HACHENEY, JR.. v DIES OF TUBERCULOSIS Frank Hacheny, Jr., aged SI years, died of tuberculosis of -the lungs this morning at :15 o'olock at his home. 787 Ksat Ash street. He had been in f slllng health for the past year and fnur mnnih. in returned from a seven months' sojourn In Arlsonn. Prior to his going away ne naa nmn aminufru In th city engineer's office In the hope that-open elr work might be beneficial. Mr. Hacheney had lived H hi life in Portland, where he wag born, the son of a former city treasurer.- HI father, mother, five sisters and on brother survive him. J. K. Werleln. present city treesurer, was his cousin. ' , Th funeral services will take place from the family residence at 1:30 te morrow afternoon. Rev. A. J. Mont gomery will officiate. Interment will be at Rlvervlew cemetery.. . COMMISSION SAYS NO J - BUT EBERMAN MAY GO T L-;- -. - The municipal civil service commls in h.u thi mnrnlna that the Chkrses of Incompetency and physical disability brought sgslnst R. Ii. Kberman, the de posed patrolman, wera insuirtcient, Be cause they did not state specifically wherein the man was Incompetent, and physically disabled to. serve . as an officer.- New charges msy be brought. . Oaaon at Orham.-sJ 1 ' iSnerlat Dtonatr to Is , Jorssit ' Oresham. Or., Nov. 15. A csucus will b held " on . the evening of '.November 24 for tbe purpose of nominating- three counollmen . snd a city treasurer... The olty elsctlon will be held' uecemner , Fire nrotection Is assured for this city, snd ty. city hall Is planned which will contain the Jail and council chambers. : , k ! rAuaoheon for Carpenter. , A reception and luncheon was given .i noon todnv at the Commercial club to -Frank O. Carpenter, a newspaper correspondent who Is writing a series of letters from th Pacific cosst for astsm newspapers. Mr. Carpenter will go from Portland over tit Southern Pa- elflc line to Ls Angeie. CRITICISM OF WEST 1 ' IS FIERCELY RESENTED Accuses Odell of. Being -Responsible . for State Being Compelled to Re fund Money' From Its "School Funds. 'r--'-r; :' ; .' ' . (Special Dlapatca te The Joaraal.) -Salem, Or., Now H. Oovernor Cham berlain today sent the. following open letter "Tif-tteneral W. 11 Odoll upon re ceipt of the latter' atatem.nt that h had ceased 'all . effort to secure ' the approval of his lieu land selections: . "I am glad to be advised that yotf did not sign the letfer a ' attorney' for the state bees nne I , net you Jhav made some statements therein which are falae and show that you are as reckle In your statements aa you were careless in obtaining money on alleged mineral base during your' Intimacy with former tate land agent -: ; - !..-' ', , '. : 'The fact that Oswald Wut, the pres ent state lend agent, haa been Instru mental In showing to th legislative committee of your own party, appointed by th legislature of your forty, tbe condition of public lands lrt the, state and the part you hav played In con nection therewith, lead you doubtleaa to conclude your letter to me by call ing my ayentlen to 'What you deem unwarranted and. reprehensible conduct on the part of the stat land agent. Th land agent haa been fearless In th discharge- of his duties to th state, and I wish I could say as much for you. . "It Is needless to discuss with you the Condition In which, by diligent) effort upon th part of tha land agent and myself, I found the public' lands of this state. It may not be proper for me to say to you that you have been largely responsible for this condition, which has compelled the state to refuud msny thousands of dollar out of the principal and Interest of the school fund to com pensate those whose title were founded on alleged mineral base furnished by you . to them for which you ..received compensation from them. subsequent events have disclosed, at rates varying from "I cent to $1.6 an acre. If I had known In th outset your own con nection with the condition In which th public lends had been I would never have continued yon as agent for the state to undertake to sustsln selection which hsd been mad on your alleged mineral baa. ' - drens you. Tour age and Infirmities would ordinarily shield you from harsh criticism,- but I am . compelled to take thl course by tha fact that In your well a In that to th commissioner-general of th land bfr floe, yon Indulge In language that comes wl th' very poor grsc from a man who ha placed th atat. with reference to public land. tnth position disclosed by th report of th legislative com- Ittee referred to in th report of the tat land agent." i - 1 MOVE STARTED FOR STATE FEDERATION OF CHURCHES The first . move wa made toward church federation In Oregon yesterdsy afternoon when a number of th pas tor of evangelical denominations met at the T. M. C. A. Rev. W. & Holt was elected temporary chirm an of the meet ing and Rev. H. GUpatrlck. of Hlllsboro secretsry. - : - - - This commute was appointed repre senting Ave denominations with power to appoint delegates to draft a oonatl tutlon, by-law and statement of princi ples: . Rev. W. 8. 'IhrH. Presbyterian; Rev. W. B. Hoillngshead. ' Methodist Rplscopal; Rev. K. 8. Muckley, Disciples of Christ: Rev. K. L. House. Congrega tions!; . Rev. J. W. Brou gher. Baptist This committee will meet st I o'clock November -IS, and notice will be sent out by the secretary for a general WCtteS to hear it report In th mean while tlieaecretaiy 1 UIMnutut In ln vlte all other evangelical denominations to unite In th work. , - '.-. TO PRESS CAMPAIGN FOR ORIENT AMERICAN COURT . J.' H. Brown departed for Washing ton thla morning with Ssnator C. W. Fultop to press work for enactment of a law giving to Americana In ths. orient snd alt Americans-. Interested there a federal court with extra-territorial Ju rlsdlctlon. Mr. Brown ha been work ing vigorously among th commercial Interests of th west In. behalf of this measure, which seems to hav general endorsement. . and will now carry the campaign Into the middle west and east, He has received assurance of support from most of th mercantile interests of th country doing business In tha orient and Is confident .that thla meas ure will be championed in congress by all , In sympathy with development of American trad in th orient. , Senator Fulton ha agreed to Introduce the bill In th senate and help In Its enact ment sir that h possibly can. . WESTERN PACIFIC BUYS . Mf BRANCH FROM S. P. V f --.'.. . : .-.A';- " , (Joaraal Special erl.V x Maryvllle. . Nov. U. It is reported that the Marysvllle-Orovllle branch of the Southern Pacific hss been sold "to the Western Pacific The const motion camp of the Pacific Coast Construction company on the surveyed route of the new . road hss been abandoned. Thla morning all teams and men were dis charged, after budding more than, a mile of road bed. ...; . CENTRALIA GRANTS ; TROLLEY FRANCHISE Centralis. Wash..4 Nov. IS Tha city council last night granted the Centra I la it Chehslls Electric Power company a franchise for Its trolley line en h num ber of strefeta of thla city, th company, to commence construction within SO days snd to complete lin te Chehslls wltlil- ntwo , . - Tobaece Dealer Fined. . B. F. Hanegsn, who was Indicted fof selling tobacco to minors, waa tried and convicted In th atat circuit court ye -terday afternoon. Judge Fraaer Im posed a fine of f2S snd also taxed th i.'uat, amounting te to Jiancgan. CLAIM ACTION FORCED BY WEALTHY JAPANESE Countrymen, It Is Said, Insisted That ' Purchasers of Tickets Be ' Given Fair Deal. That Good ' Name of : Japanese B Not Damaged. ' ' ' Th 1.400 or more 'people of Portland who Invested tl each Joining the. Society of Japanese Art . Admirers with . th expectation of drawing prise valued at hundreda of dollar and got trinkets Will WO, HA. ''.Ua , th.l. via. - v ' . . . . . . v nui ii v, ,n.u money. This announcement was made thla morning by A. C. Emmons, attorney , for 8. Takata and R. Fukagawa. tha promoter of th society who were In dicted for obtaining money from sev eral cltlsens by falae pretenses. Tskuta and Fukagawa were arraigned yester day afternoon and both pleaded guilty before Presiding Judge rrsmer of The state circuit court Th minimum fine of f 100 waa imposed upon each, a th court vm informed that either mohey or goods of value would be given to the . investor. Bsck of Mr. Kmmons' statement lie a story which found It way to tne courthouse. Wealthy Japanese of Port land considered the arrest of their fe!- low countrymen ss a slur upon their , country, and told both Takat and Fuka gawa that they must repay the money to ' the Investors or deliver to them goods of the same value; that If Takata and Fukagawa werrnnabtrFlthr to-repay the money or deliver the good. ' th Japanene of Portland would raise suf ficient funds to enable them to do so. and that Mr. Emmons refused tn appear In th cas unless such sn arrangement waa msde. ' - , 1 .r At noon tods a. Mr. Emmons obtained n order from the court directing Sher iff Word to return the (fool, which were seised when the arrests were msde. -to Takata -and Fuksgawa. who will tska them hack to their former gtand near the exposition ground and ther, con duct' the distribution of prises. LABOR UNIONS ARE ' . .-. non i trrA . - dv , nncT --istarsl Special Service.)' V ;" .' ' St Louis, Mo., Nov. 16. -Industrial combinations and labor union were put on trial today by C. W. Post Of Wash- ; ington. D. C, president of th Cltlsens' Industrial association. In hla address to the third annual convention. He de clared that Amerlcsns are awakening to a realisation of th fact that Industr combinations become the upper mill-. ton and labor unions the neither mill ton; and between the' two the common people pay th bill. Poet aatd that tne iTWlrnr innustrmi association wa formed to stand be tween cnffltal and labor, and said that unions' tbat ran give evidence of lawful purpos and not opposed to a community of Interest will b welcomex ' About 200 delegates from all parts of th country present tnts . morning. judge Holdonr .of. Chicago spok this after noon. ' , . ' LEAGUE CONVENTION ' COMMENCES AT CHICO tJaornsI Special gervlee.l ' Chico. Nov.. lS.Th League of CalU- fomln Munlclpalltle convention began at IS o'clock thla morning. Th ail drea of welcome was mud by Mayor Clark, and th response by President J. J. Hanford of San llernardlso. Sec retary Maaon maae a oeinuea rvpun ut the year's, progres ' throughout the ; tat and th part th lea rile had taken In securing better laws, oiled roads de cision of the Lo Angeles federal court : and Its helpfuln to cltle In making improvements. . - . . . The expenses or in league tor.tnn year were 11,500, i with 171 on hand. Delegates making reports snow splen did progress. Thirty-two cities and towna hav reported today and more rjtxpm1ngtonlght Oovernor , Pardee will soarenn a meeting ui inu mumi citlsene tonight end the sessions close Friday. . . . , .... v . a,,,,, ii . .' YOUTH CONFESSES THAT . HE ROBBED MAIL BOXES 'agk "', ea aa asssjan ' ' " Baker Cltv, Or.. Nov. 1. Frank Hutchinson. 11 years old, confessed to taking letters from the postofflc boxes last Saturday but denied other . similar thefts,. He stated thst a num ber of other boys living in the town were In the habit of taking mall from the boxes but refuse to glv their names D. -M. Boynton of this city saw Hutchinson take mall from boxes. More" then 11.000 In checks have been' found which were stolen from letters. Hutchinson is the. only son of a widowed mother. - r, , ,' , ' RANDLE AND GIBSON. 3 ; GUILTY AND FINED Jsmc Randl and AV. Olbson. pro prietor of the Ixlngton house. Second arid Taylor'. streets, were convicted of "' conducting a disorderly establishment ' by aJury Jn- the- pollc court yesterday Afternoon, ttach wss fined . $25 this morning. ,. . , i - HARRIMAN FORGETS r T . - SUCR SMALL DETAILS ' :i ' Jonrnal Special jteraic. New York, Nov.. 16. In th e legislative Investigation this efternonn K. M. Harrlman aald that he did not remember to ' 4-whom he applied for. the loan of . $1,700,000 from th Kquiubl. - He declared that no favoritism had been shown In the matter of Interest rates. -,- ' ' . d ' Horrlman told how he offered e - repressntstlve of Hyde partlcl- patlon to th extent of I per cent in the trnlon 'Pacifle Syndicate e of '03. -He said!-- e ' "Hyde told me Odell' suit e against th Mercantile Trust d company Would open the wsy for, other suits, and asked m to usa . my Influence to prevent it. I : agreed to see Odell, snd did, ' I dvlsed Hyd , to " gttle for e I7I.D00." - ' J - . f t V "V'