.THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL," PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMK3R 27. 1SG1
IARI?fr.1AN LA17YERS MAY DECIDE Ofl
ARRESTS FOR CONTEMPT
Claim Flanders Worked Crews in
Contempt of Injunction Order
I :- Issued by Judge Frazer. .
WILL SEEK TO SECURE
- PERMANENT INJUNCTION
II This Is Done, 6. R. N. and
Portland ft Seattlt Both Will Have
K, Surveys bat , No Legal Grade
' Trnc Under Consideration.
. ' A true is under consideration between
th forces, of the HiU and Harrlman
'- -rompanle in the f tent involving a croa-
, 1n grade and riant of way on the Col
leg Endowment association tract on the
' peninsula. . Tbe legal department of the
Harrlman road haa' not arrived at a
decision' aa to whether It will cause the
arrest of J. Couch Flanders' local direc
tor and acting agen In Oregon for the
Portland at Seattle road, on the charge
' of contempt of court In falling to atop
constniciloir-wort by that company'
tracklayers across the tract In queatlon
laat Saturday: Mr. plunders has gone to
Tacoma to consult with the powers of
the Northern Pacific thera.
It la claimed by the Harrlman people
' that Mr. Flanders plainly acted in con
tempt of the Injunction order of Judge
I-raxer. Notice of the Injunction was
: acrved on him last Saturday. It is said
ha is the acting agent of the Hill lines
In this state, and .has their power of
.. attorney , for .the' transaction of all
business, and' that ha had full authority
to cause construction work to be dis
continued at tbe time notice was served
on hint. '--, i j .1
; L Work Oe OA. .' y'
Despite These facts, it Is alleged, he
permitted the work to proceed, day and
night, for more than 48 hours after he
had knowledge that 'the Injunction waa
. granted, and that he took advantage of
the . legal holidays. Sunday and Christ
mas, intervening between the issuance
of the injunction and the service o,no
tlce on the foreman of the cjrtWtfuctlon
gang by. at deputy sheriff "Tuesday at
' noon, to accomplish. the very work that
was Bought to be prevented by the ln-
. Junction, thus defeating the purpose of
the court. .. . ..',
Attorney for tha Harrlman line have
under advisement the matter ef prose
cuting the charge of contempt against
tha agent of the rival companies, and a
: USED KNIFE
WITH EFFECT -
Seattle ' Real Estate Operator
Waylaid and Injured tytaf
Police Station.
' ' ' (Special Dtemtek t The Jooraal.t v
Seattle, Dec 27. Jn a desperate battle
fought with a highwayman near Jhe cor
ner or First avenue .and 'Ifesler- Way at
o clock tnts morning c. a. Drager, a
real estate nrjan, was cut In tha hand
ugly gash, that required five stitches to
close, wa Inflicted on hi hand.
-''. Drager waa on hi way home when a
masked and an armed man-atepped from
behind a pole and commanded him to
throw up his hands. Drager raa slow In
; complying and be was struck over the
: head with the revolver. Drager dropped
to hlsknee but gained hie feet again.
The robber atruck at Drager- again, but
he warded off tha blow and landed on
the robber' Jaw. The footpad staggered
bark but- regained his feet, drew a
knife end -slashed at Drager.
for several momenta Tha revolver
dropped to the ground out of the reach
- of both men. i By a desperate effort
' av-' a a gj wans aauav vv nil v w v a a a, f c g uumvi t
but not until he had been alashed across
tha left hand. The robber seeing the
blond nourlna from Tr rtr'a hjinil nicked
up hi revolver and fled. The scene of
the holdup wa . within two blocks of
police headquarters. ' -
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
tut
Board Will Recommend Special
Levy of Two and a Half Mills
for the District .
- Taxpayers of the Portland achdb.dls
trlct will meet in tha assembly halt of
the High school tonight for their annual
meeting. School Clerk M, 8. Allen will
submit a report of the financial condi
tion of the district and. the board of
-school director ,wr make a Btatementf the- -courthouse Into the more com
of the work HocntnnllsNeal (ha nut
JM wnrrrnt their budget of ex
penses for lo They will also recom,
Jnend a levy of a special tax of 3.1 tnfUs,
v which wine necesmry to carry he dis
trict inrouioi next year and .provide
fund for necessary. Improvement in
, school facilities. In addition to the funds
which wljl be derived from county and
state. ! ... ,
It is estimated tliat I37J.0OO will be
iiKimrj i pay toe saiarien or teaoh
: era and I2S.00S the salaries of Janitors
during 10. It is thought that I1S.000
will cover needed repairs and f 60.000 the
cost 'Of erecting new school buildings.
It I estimated that School furniture
wiu coat fio.owv, much or which will be
placed lit the new High school which
jwlU -open next September.'. ;
It is anticipated that the reports of
.'-the clerk and tha board Will be adopted
without any objections. There may be
Several delegations Of taxpayers, from
east aid district, ' seeking Inrnrove-
mrnts In chool. facilities- In their re-t
Mtdwsy. will send-a delegation td"tlt
meeting to ask'Xdr a new school build
ing. It haa been decided by the board to
build a new- four-i-oom school building
next sammei on tn alte ef tha present
building, which ha become 'dilapidated. -
PLOT TO CAPTURE '
" WITTE IS FOILED
'' " " rel Special gerHee.l '' '
. St. Petersburg. Lao. 17. A ' plot 0
rapture Witts has been- frustrated and
tha plotter. Jailed. Wltte s position Is
uy .mid ii i me csar wno wisnea io
evtrtbtow Mm. , ,: ,t
. . . ' 1 : " x :
decision will bf reached this week.' Tbe
episode, will be brought , Into the case
when final adjudication of the Injunc-
tton oomea before the court. The O. R.
N. people will seek te have their In
Junction made permanent.
! If a permanent Injunction la granted,
the opposing railroad will be placed on
the asme basis they, were a week ago.
both having aurveya across tha hind In
Question, but no grade being legally ea
tabllahed. Under tha, law. the coraDSnv
Drat establishing a grade" by construction
of a track over it ha the advantage.
Any road subsequently seeking to cross
the right of way at that point must
conform to the e stabllshed grade. .
JElffce Tha O. SV . Grade.
The grade surveyed ythe Portland ft
Seattle I several feet higher than that
of the O. R. A N.. te conform with the
entrance to the Columbia river bridge.
Tne O. R. & N. grade la run 1o conform
with Its surveyed extension to Troutdale,
and in order , to croaa the Portland A
Seattle track' aa now conatructea, wiu
have to be raised several feet for a
long distance, necessitating a heavy out,
lay Of money in construction work. ..." 1
There is much uneasiness at ou jonns
and on the lower peninsula regarding
the intention of the Mill companlea in
making final location of their main Una
across the peninsula to connect the
Columbia and Willamette river bridges.
It is rumored that tbe survey mad in
a direct Una between the--two bridge
have been adopted, end that St. John
will be connected with a apur from the
bridge at the -drydock. Such, a line
across tha peninsula would necessitate
a cut 100 feet deep and 100 feet wide
at tha top. Tha company would be
compelled to construct bridges across
the cut at every street mterseciea oy
It. and the aggregate expense of track
and bridge construction would be enor
mous. ;. ..,, :
May Baa Around Bad. - ...
It Is not believed In railroad circles
that the Hill companies will udopt such
a course, but that the .main line 'will
run around the lower. end of thv. penln-
aula.- Numerous land-owners and syndi
cates era stirring up agitation with a
hope of compelling the Portland oe Seat
tle to adopt the lower peninsula route.
The rumor .that a direct cut across the
peninsula haa been adopted 1 supported
by the significant! fact that the 00 feet
of track the Portland Seattle ha
rushed across tha College Endowment
uianclatlnn tract runs In a direction al-
moat on a direct line -between the Co
lumbia river and Willamette river' bridge
sites. But it Is said this fact haa no
positive significance, pa sdeh a jcours
might be followed by the survey In run
ning a line on-s,igrade around the lower
peninsula, v No official statement can
be secured a to the rout adopted. , ,
BUSTER'S NEW RESOLUTION
PLEASES NEt
. . .... 4,. ,,, .. -T .
The Journal Carriers Give Three
' Cheers and Accept His In-
' vitation for Thursday. .
4:
"Buster "Brown" thl morning ; re
reeolved hi old re6lutlon, ,., . i, , '
Tlesolved. That I will make people
laugh If I get a licking every hopr."
The cause of the .renewed declaration
waa the information that .The" Journal
newsboy and carriers had hailed with
delight Ma kind invitation to be-his
guesta at the Marquam theatre Thursday
evening. ; , .--.. -..'
The invitation' of "Buter Brown"' i
eeived the Instant and hearty Indorse
ment of i the various member of the
large and well balanced company. -Tlge
acquiesced by a vigorous wagging of hi
brown tails' .j-
; The 'Journal newsboy were delighted
when the new wss Imparted to them.
They gave three cheers and a "Tlge"4r)
for the much cartooned- chap and hi
laughing canine. '
The newsboy and carrier staff of The
Journal number about ISO young
Americana . They have been notified to
assemble at the tountlng-room, of The
Journal at 7:10. o'clock Thursday even
ing. In a body they will march to the
theatre, thera to be received by Manager
Pangle. who will see that the boy are
escorted Immediately to their seats with
out delay." ''.;' . . '.i '
WOODS ARE " FULL : OF
COUNTY CANDIDATES
Brandes for Auditor, Morrow for
Judge and Prasp Would .'
v , " Be Sheriff. n '-U
Carl Brandes, county auditor, decided
to try to ' stand for re-election rather
than to contest, with Frank S. Fields for
tha office of county ..clerk. Mr. Brandes
has been credited Vwlth the .Intention of
endeavoring to move-across, the hall war
modioli quarter occupied by Mr. Field,
hut now saye he ha entertained no such
oea, ana i wining, u me -people tninx
it right, to remain where he 1 for an
other two years. Mr. Brandes haa been
looked on aa serious candidate for-the
county clerkship;, his positive announce
ment jjoday cleare the atmosphere and
leaves the present clerk as the only
prominent candidate for the place. ' '
Another announcement of considerable
Interest in local politics Is the partially
formed plan of Fred Prasp to contest
with Tom Word for the office of sheriff.
Mr. Prasp is chief' deputy In thaicounty
'clerk's" office and admitted today that he
might go lnte the- primaries for the Re
publican nomination. .'
It Is understood tbat R.- O. Morrow will
be a candidate for circuit Judge for thl
county to succeed Judge Alfred B. Sears
Jr. Mr. Morrow has not yet officially
announced his candidacy,-but Ills friends
quite generally believe that he. will make
the race. . ' .1 1 .
THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDRED :
1 DOLLARS' SENATOR'S ALL
. , 1 - , .
e
e .-.,-- ;
e TheMateX'plted States Senator
e . J, II. Mitchell property today
e)A waa ' appraised at 1,77 by the
. board appointed by the county
e courtWohn Kelley, t. W. Wske
d i field and U, uerllnger. There ie
e, cash f 1,2(7, tt0 value In law
"" books, )te of office furniture and
' the balance I In realty. The
4 ' realty la oniHolladey avenue,
e
FAIR COfBSIOH
TH( JOB
' -. -as--
Asks Share :. of Corporation's
Profits on Plea That-Part
ner8hipjExited,
DEMAND COMES AS : X .!
: COMPLETE SURPRISE
StockholdeViThought They Were
Going to Realise on Their Invest
ment but They Will Not Unless
vState Board Is Defeated.'.. , ,
Was there a partnership, financially,
between tbe Lewis and Clark Exposition
corporation and the State Centennial
commission? . ..
Will tbe court have to decider
These somewhat Intricate queatlone
have arisen by reason of a letter ad
dressed to Secretary Henry JR. Reed of
tha corporation by Secretary Edmond C,
Qlltner of the commission, making for
mal demand for the state's pre rata of
the profits and demanding also a full
accounting of tha expenditures of the
state's money -by tha corporation.
The letter, which I sensational as
unexpected, reads aa follows
Portland. Deo. 28. 105. Mr. Henry
E. Heed, Secretary of the Lewi and
Clark Centennial and American pacific
Exposition and Oriental Fair, Portland,
Oregon. My Dear Sir: At a meeting
of the Lewis and Clark Centennial
tl Ex
r. Do-
poaltion commission, held Saturday,
eember 28, 1906, at which meeting there
waa a quorum. J was directed to notlff
you. In accordance with tha direction
of the attorney-general of the atat of
Oregdn, that said commission' demands
an accounting and claims a pro rata
share of . the money on hand In the
possession of the corporation of which
you are the secretary. . This Is sent at
this ttime for the purpose of notifying
you that the. commission will bold your
officers and director responsible for
the distribution of the balance In your
hands from and after the receipt of this
notice. I am your vary truly,
. "EDMiND C. OIL.TNKR,
... r. "Secretary."'
What State .Vat TJp..
It 1 a matter of history thai the
'tat put up about the same amount J
aa the corporation practically f 400,000
for the enterprise. The money of the
state waa. to be expended under aupervl
slon of the commission, while the stock
holder in the corporation left it to tha
official to expend their money-as they
saw fit There Is a surplus which will
pay back to stockholders over 15 per
cent' of tbelr Investment. The official
are anxious todo this, but tha state
commlaslon, which bears strong animus
toward, the corporation, 1 now attempt
ing to block that plan.
The letter from Secretary Glltner wa
the result of a communication from Attorney-General
Crawford, in answer to a
request for an opinion, sent by President
Jefferson Myers of the commission. The
attornygenera) Is Inclined to believe
that tha atatels entitled to a share of
the proceeds of the big project, and la
making an investigation, while the offi
cials of . the corporation point, to the
fact that such a claim Is almost without
precedent.. The Columbian exposition at
Chicago paid the city of Chicago on Its
Investment, but. aside from this at
Buffalo, Omaha, -Atlanta and St Louis
what was left was divided among the
atockholdera. There Je said to have been
an -agreement beforehand In the Chicago
Instance: while there waa none in the
case ef Portland. : i
.- Attitude of Offlolala. t
,' President Goods Is withholding his
opinion. President Myer argue along
the aame line ae that which 1 followed
In the letter, adding that. Inasmuch is
the commission bad to pass upon msny
matters before the corporation 1 could
carry them out. a partnership exists.
There are 2.S00 stockholders In the ex
position corporation, representing about
ttftXOOO worth of stock. It la the Inten
tion of the officials to pay back as much
of this as possible,' shortly after the
first of the year. - Pending ' tha final
opinion of the attorney-general the letter
waa written by Glltner yesterday at tbe
direction of the commission. .
There I a disposition on the part of
stockholders throughout the city to-l
criticise the commission for it contrari
ness. The fair was a huge success and
the men who put up the money to make
- so are -somewhat aggravated to think
that President Myer and the other com
missioners would make an attempt to
legally Involve "the results. It Isn't that
the purchasers of stock want their money
they did not. In fact, expect a return-
but-they do object, they say, to a law
suit which might produce a Stlrmk on
the reputation established" by the, suc
cess ofvthe venture. -.
President Myers says the only Influence
which actuates ths commission is a desire
to serve the best Interests of the state.
DYNAMITE USED AGAINST
,A CALIFORNIA-OFFICIAL
: (Journal Special Service.)
Eureka. Cal., Dec. 17. The explosion
of several aticks of dynamite- late' laat
night in the rear of the residence of
Justice of the Peace Baldwin- leads to
the belief that the deed wa Inspired by
some on with a grudge against the of
ficial and who would take hla life..
r The blast waa beard all over tha elty.
A deep hole waa torn In the ground and
a te.rttori Set the stable , was. wrecked.
The police arer investigating, hut' have
no oiue. juage. oaiowin is convalescing
fronj. an. .illness which nearly proved
fatal. - . ..'.. , ' " ' . -
PRESIDENT AND FAMILY - "
: LEAVE FOR VIRGINIA
J."' tr " - tamraal Speelsl farvie.)
and his family left at 1:S0 o'clock this
morning foi an outing at Pine, Virginia.
They expect to .remain In, Virginia until
Sunday. . " .' -' , 'v. .
mitmea In Oonveatiea.
Dee Moines. . Iowa, Dec .-i-The
Western Association -. of Fruitgrower
opened its annual meeting here today.
The attendance 'Is quite large-and the
meeting presents many Interesting fea
tures. Many, prominent fruitgrowers T
and experts ifrom thl and other fruit
state are In attendance and some high
Important paper havs been oromlaed
TTO be read,
, JTew Dairy Company.
'Articles of Incorporation for the Pas
teurised Dairy, company were filed In
the county clerk' office today. The
company Is formed to manufacture pas
teurised milk, cream, cottage cheese and
Ice cream. The capital stock Is 1 1,100.
and the Incorporators are J. B. Trullln-
ger, j, I- Patten and N, TruUinger.
LETTER EXPLAinS
DISAPPEARhriCE
Artnur wiiiiam : Mick man, or
Potts, Thought to Have
Drowned Himself.
SAYS ALL-POWERFUL
GOD WILL AVENGE HIM
Young Man Carne Here for Health,
Grew Despondent, Was Befriended
by Captain Stover, Cot Position end
Appeared Happy, Then Left. . ',
T am Arthur William Hickman. . I
have been wronged deeply of. the happi
ness that should -iiavs been mine, but
the great and all-powerful Ood will
avenge me. I cannot live any longer,
and have taken my own life. I will
not live among poverty and auch cold
hearted and loveless people who care
for no one but themselves. I waa born
of noble people and will be a slave to no
man. The little money that I have will
bury me raapectably." ,
Such were the content of a not
found today by Police . Captain Slover
among the effect of Arthur William
Hickman, or Potts, who suddenly disap
peared last Friday: Captain Slover be
lieves that the young man ha thrown
himself into the river and drowned.
A search ha been made for him con
tinually since hi disappearance, but
without avail. T Hickman had been be
friended by Captain 'Slover and tha
search has been vigorous.
K.The young man- was 1 years of age.
He same 'to -Portland from an eastern
city to improve his health. He was
morbid and morose - and frequently
threatened to end his Ufa. Several
weeks ago hp wrote a letter to the lead
ing man of. the Belasoo theatre -declaring
that he would, commit suicide. The
letter was given to the police and Pa
trolman Croxford found the, young man
wandering tn the vicinity of St. Yin-
cent s hospital aH ooloek In the mor
Ing. ' . S
He was taken to headquartera and It
wa thera that Captain Slover became
Interested In him. He took the young
man to hi home and kept him. Through
the'captaln'e effort, the British Benev
olent society also became interested and
found Hickman a position la the store
of Robert Brothers. He waa apparent
ly eontanted and aald nothlna further
about his determination to destroy him
self. - Those who were Interested In him
Imagined that he had i -forgotten - his
troubles. 1 f'..-t ';-.
Hickman worked ml the store until f
o'clock Friday night. - He left the .store
for lunch and did not return. Hi salary
was not called for and on Saturday
Captain Slover began a search for him.
In the affect of the young man were.
besides the not' printed above, paper
'which showed that his nam waa Potta
and that he served a period of appren
ticeship on board a British training ves
sel. He had carefully destroyed all. pa
per disclosing the address of his
people. . -i. .
W. U HATHAWAY WILL
GO TO SAN FRANCISCO
A change of managere bf the Oregon
field of the Mutual L,Ife Insurance com
pany of New Tork will occur on Janu
ary ;l. yt. 1m Hathaway will go to
San-lFrahcisco and will be succeeded
here .by Alma D. Kats of Bolae. fi
Waterman will accompany Mrih Hatha
way and have charge of a Alatrlct un
der his management,'
Tbe new territory' given Mr. Hatha
way la much larger than hla present
field. It will Include the state of
California and Nevada and the Hawal
lan Islands. He came to Portland three
year ago from Albuquerque, New Mex
ico, where he had charge of a general
agency. ' He has been in the employ of
the Mutual It years, and hi ssslgnment
to -San Francisco 1 a promotion.. :
MEAT DEALERS WANT .
INSPECTOR APPOINTED
, ' H. F: Joalin, secretary of the Portland
Meat Dealera' association, was directed
at a meeting held laat night to com
municate with Mayor Jane and . ask
why a meat Inspector and assistant have
not been appointed In accordance with
the ordinance which 1 now in effect. . It
wa the opinion of the dealera thst an
inspection of meat In this city would be
a good thing, aa It would prohibit the
sale of Infected or poor. meat.
The selection of the Inspector 1 in
the hand of the board of health and It
la expected that they will make the ap
pointment at the meeting of the board
next month. They have delayed making
the appointment before a they desired
to make a thorough Inveatigation of the
ordinance. :. . r -r-: i
BELASC0 MAY BE
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; :.i HOME OF MELODRAMA,
Although 'there will be no definite
new regarding the .disposition of the
Heiasco theatre Derore tne -arrival or al.
E. Mayer,' on of tbe proprietors, from
Ssn Francisco next week. ,lt la nonnr-
llkely that the firm will reopeti ths
house eb a home of straight melodrama
at low prices. The Central theatre In
Ban Francisco, which was. until recently
ow'nl by Belaaeo Mayer, -has netted
a fortune by fallowing the policy sug
gested, and It-Ms believed that -such an
enterprise: wouk psy here. Of. course
a company of loaa than half the ealary
list would be engaged and the "present
price of admission would be cut In two.
PHYSICIANS PREDICT .
iYERKES RECOVERY
"' (Joaraal Special ReTTlre.) I
New Tork. Dec. 17. At 1:30 o'clock to
day physician j In ' attendance upon
Charles T. Terkes, who I seriously ill
fn this city, nd who was reported to
be dying this morning. Issued a 'bulletin
denying the, report and predicted hie ulti
mate recovery. . : -.,
' 1 "m t . ' ' " .-.
tmmmm Ate 4 m
, I Journal' lnlflt S.wl, t - j. i
DmIM.- llAn 91 A,,un U.a.k.l.
having learned that Slgnor Carduccl, the
poet, wa In straitened circumstances,
haa bought, bis house In Bologna and
presented It to him a a gift. The queen
na aiso. nougat ni library and as
signed It to him for his lifetime.
'J J ."Wi Joaee Expire. '; , -
(SpeHal IMapatefe to Tha Journal.)
Olympla. Waah.. "Deo. ,17-B. W.
Jones, a pioneer of 1153, a wealthy cltl
sen, prominent Baptist and Odd Fellow,
died here today,- . 1 , ,
UulTED STATES I'll l!3T
- EXTEND HELPLIS HO
Will Let Morales Fight Own Bat
tles but Protect and Main-;
y tain Receivership. .
(Journal Special SorrV. s'
Washington. Dec. 1 7. President
Roosevelt, Secretary of Stat Root. Sec
retary of War Taft and 8ecre.ar" of
the Navy Bonaparte held a long confer
ence oa Santo Domingo affaire last
night. While the state department re
garda the trouble a purely an Internal
one, and so long as the trouble main
tains It present statu no Intervention
will be made. It la possible that Secre
tary Root may decide that he can exer
cise -aifjinate- right to establish and
maintain me receivership arm or thla
government and also may consider any
new government rlatng from the present
revolution ae no government! at all, and
under the provisions of the pending
Mv7 wtt nuuiiuuq urutr. - ) .
So far aa an Intervention to help
Morales In hi difficulties thla govern
ment win 'take no part. - j-
Onlw the committing, of lawlesa act
against Amsrlcans and their interests.
or Involving the collection of customs,
will cause this government to take
measures for the queuing of the dis
turbance. . - - ..-'.
Advlcea received by way of the Ba
hamas state that the Dominican gen-
rala are objecting to . the treaty with
the United States and1 that they have
taken-up arms against the government
and the American-Dominican fiscal con
vention. So far the receivership of
customs haa not been affected by the
action Of President Morales In leaving
the capital or tha consequent disturb
ances following hla action. - . "
STORY or
A MYTH
F
Sheriff Quizzes Him as to Tale
-About Holdup and Fjnds
Nothing. ' ' v. ' ,
For several hours last night Alexander
Praser was put through an examination
by Sheriff Word and Deputy Sheriff
Morden that caused him confusion and
Wl.lt. . 4 . K InfluMM. rtf
liquor on Christmas night) Fraser told
F. F. Flaher, a motorman on the Mount
Tabor carllne, that the two highway
men who held up the Centennial hotel
It days ago were known to him.
Fraser talked so much about the
affair, aaking If the oficlals would not
be willing to pas ihe matter up now
that It had happened so long ago, that
Flaher cam to the belief that Fraser
ws on of the murderer of Flemmlnga,
who was shot during the hotel robbery.
Fisher at once Informed Sheriff Word
of the matter, and the sheriff began an
Investigation. . Fraser was - arrested
about 8:10 last night by Word and Mor
den.- He was brought to the county
Jail, but released at 10 o'clock after
the officials had been thoroughly satis
fied that Fraser'a Chriatmaa story wa
merely, talk. . . at
Fraser is an employ of a local print
ing . office and resides with a brother
on the Baa Lint road..: When que-.
tloned, Fraser could not remember a
thing he had sal regarding the robbery.
His ..Brother appeared at the sheriffs
office and explalnedthat several months
ago the talkative Fraser had been In
jured In a streetcar accident In St. Louis,
and the accident had affected, hie brain.
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POLICE FIND SCABBARD'
v ON ACCUSED ITALIAN
Vtc CalcooU one of the Italians ar
rested in connection with the stabbing
of 'John Dellno Christmas eve, waa
greatly embarrassed In tha municipal
court thl -morning when polloemen
found a-scabbard In his clothe.
' The Italians had' maintained their In
nocence of the crime, and Calconl even
denied having the knife that was found
on one of the Italians when arreeted.
He Insisted that he never carried a
knife, while policemen asserted that the
weapon waa on him when he wa taken
In custody.
In order to ettlthe dlaput he waa
searched In court and a scabbard wa
found In which the knife fit exactly.
He waa greatly embarrassed and
c
unable to explain.- : i- .
In. view of the circumstances
conl's bond wa Increased from 130 to
$250. The cases against - the Italians
were continued until tomorrow.
RAPID PROGRESS MADE
ON NEW TRACTION LINE
"Seven miles of grading la completed
from Salem beyond the Chemawa In
dlan school," said A. Welch, manager
of the Willamette alley Traction com
pany, today. ' "The rails have not yet
arrived from the east, but they have
been ordered, and will be here fn a short
time. We are progressing satisfactorily
with the work, ahd shall before long be
at the doors or Portland ror entrance."
The application for a franchise, oh
Front street, 'which wsa filed by the
traction company, Is still pending before
the council committee on streets,- and
Mr. Welch hopwe that It will be accepted.
Two 'Other applications also are on file-
one each by Tnoma jMcuuexer ana uue
C. Moaer. . - . v
The- traction company -ha agreed to
construct th flrst 10 mile from Salem
within two years, and offers, if the
Portland right are secured, to complete
construction before that time. '
WATER RATES NEXT YEARr
T0 BE SAME AS THIS
..-
Water rate for IMS were fixed by spe
cial ordinance by the city council yester
day afternoon .on the same bail a
the consumer .paid th past year. The
water board . recommended th rae
aoopteo. i .. - ' -
Another ordinance waa passed providing
for a water bond sinking fund.and trans
ferring S31.EO0 from the water fund to
the sinking fund. The city charter .pro
vides that each year a sura not to ex
ceed S per 'cent" of the par value of th
bond of the water department shall b
deposited In a sinking fund to provide for
th redemption? of the' bonded Indebted
ness of tb department. ,
MRS7FITZSIMM0NS SAID
TO BE AT SIOUX FALLS
...-,.' -, . '
Sioux -Falls, S. D De4 . J7. It Waa
learned today that Mr. Robert Fltxalm
mons arrived her Monday and engaged
th services of a local attorney to conv
duct the-proceedings for a divorce aha
Intends to secure In this State when aha
has established a residence, . . . -
SAY THEY HIRED
FIGHTING L1E0
" ,
One of These, According to
Hotel Scott -People, Was
Oklahoma Bill,
ANSWER MADE TO MRS.'
: DIETZ AND HER HUSBAND
H. L. Stephenson and Bud Levins Say
: That Mr. and Mrs. Diet! Finding
. Room Entered. Assaulted Guard
With Hired Men to Help. X ,
Alleging thaT ftuth I Delta and her
husband surrounding themselves with a
crowd- of fighting men, including one
knbwn aa . "Oklahoma , Bill," assaulted
peaceful employes of the Hotel Scott
company, H. I Stephenson - ana Bua
Levins of that -company this morning
filed their answer to the 120,000 damage
ault . that waa begun against them by
Mr. Delta laat Auguat.
The answer avera that' Delta was at
one time an employe of the company but
waa discharged because he was short In
his accounts. It Is alleged that the cou
ple continued to occupy a room at th
hotel, and It 1 also claimed that In th
room -were numerous articles belonging
te the hotel management . that were
wanted: . v . . " V'
Delta la aald to have kept the door
to th room locked, but on April s a
hotel . servant crawled , through the
transom, unlocked th door knd a part
of th thing were . removed, Another
employe wa left in th room to guard
the remaining article, saya the answer,
and In the .meantime Delta and wife re
turned and with outsldera assaulted the
guard. Stephenson and Levins deny th
chargea that they caused Mrs. Delta to
be mistreated. '. -
- Mrs. Delta alleges , that she wa oc
cupying room No. 144 In th hotel and
that from February .11 to April. S she
waa refused aheeta and bed clothing, al
though she waa 111 at the time. . On
April I. she declares, she' waa dragged
from her bed. the bed Itself removed
from the room and . her clothes were
thrown violently about i She assert that
he was placed In. another room and at
1 o'clock at night was pulled down on
the floor end dragged from thle room.
wa kicked and choked and thrown out
Into the street. , . ,.','
THEIR LETTERS CAME BACK
HARKED "DECEASED"
Therefore London Friends- Are
Mourning Supposed Death
of Theodore Grulipger. ,
In London. England, friend .are
mourning th supposed death of Theh
do re Orullnger, an aged man who re
sided In Portland.' Letter addressed
to him in thla elty have been Returned
to them marked "deceased." .. i :
They will ceaae to mourn, however, aa
soon a they receive a letter that wa
sent them by Acting Chief" of Police
Grrrxmacher today. H notified them
that 'the old man waa alive and well In
thla city and apparently haa many more
years of life, . -'....
Relatives In London received no of
flclal notification of hi death and knew
nothing of it except the word "deceased'
written on their returned letter. The
laat was written three months ago, and
recently they wrote to Chief Grlts
macher asking his assistance In the
matter. ' Hs detailed a patrolman on the
case and th old man wa found.
Th letter from hi relative were
addressed to him In car of th Depot
hotel, where he formerly realded. It 1
aid that th word "deceased" wa not
written on th letter by the postal au
thorities and efforts will be mad by the
officer to ascertain who I responsible
tor conveying tn false message.
DRQ.WNED AT MANILA
t BURIED AT HILLSB0R0
(Special rMenatch te Tbe Journal.
: Hillsboro, Or., Dec. 17. The body of
Paul Ellsworth Scoggln, . who . was
drowned tn the Pasig river, near Manila,
Philippine Islands, October IS last., ar
rived in this city yesterday and the
funeral waa held In tha Congregational
church herein tha afternoon. Interment
being mad In the L O. O. F, .cemetery.
He , leaves a father, mother and - two
sister. Hi father I an old civil war
veteran. . -. ' ' - .
Paul Ellsworth Scoggln wss born In
Nebraska May 25, 1881. He enliated In
th regular United State army Jun
II, ivi, aerving xnree year, reenllnt
ing In the army of Manila, where he
served until his death.
k Uouraal Soeelal flerrlce.l - .
" Sethlehem, Pa.XDec.:s:J7.J-In. the Mo
ravlan church today waa celebrated the
wedding of ' Mlsa , Maria Levering,
daughter of Bishop and Mrs. J. Morti.
roer Levering, and Allen Whltmor St
Veh of Phoenlxvtll. ' . ; ' ..-
OhlBMe Christmas attvaL
Th Baptist 'ChlnesS mission will "hold
Christmas exercises this evening at 248
Second street. There will be a program
of songs and recitations by Chine
children. . ... '
THREE DAYS' CONFLICT C--i-
: IS STILL UNDECIDED
e e)eeeeeeeeeeeee
..;'. l' .' i e)
tinurnai Special grrlee.-
e ' Chicago, . Dec, 37. The , Dally e
e inw corresponaent at Moscow '
V cable today that the conflict 4
s that have raged for three daye e
d are Still undecided, and mor than d
: 8,000- workman and other have
been killed, and about 10.000.. e
Wrninded. Th streets are strewa e
4 s thay must 'have. 4een after , e
1 Napoleon's visit with debris of
every, .character. .Hundreds of ,
S noases hayelbeQ destroyed by e
e the artiHerV. .
Among tne. victim sre scores .
- bf women, and children. , The e
troops, sre loyal to their com
4 manders, - .and fought - valiantly
4 against a worthy foe. .
Th revolutionaries, however, 4
e have shown greater endurance e
ithan the csar's tioop.: Th cen- d
4 ' tral revolutionary committee
4 command mor than half of th e
COAST coqpmiiES
m lierced ;
Local Agents Notified of Union
of Conservative Life and
: -tT Pacific Mutual.
DEAL CONSUMMATED ' !
AT 'FRISCO YESTERDAY -
These Are Only Two Insurance Cor
porations Operating In California":'
Under State License and Combine
Will Be Strong One.
vltocal Insurance circles wr much In--
terested this morning in the announce
ment 6f the absorption by the Conaerv- '
ativ Life-insurance company of Loa
Angeles ot th Paolflo Mutual Life In-
uranc company of San Francisco, Cel..'
win oi wnicji companies .nave ornce in
thla city; Th deal wa consummated "
yesterday In San Francisco, confirmation
ui uii marnr nainr rifwivM in Knri iui
thl morning In a telegram te Cashier
ueorge r. H.eca or ine uonservativs i.ire.
from Wilbur 8. Tupper,- president of
that company, who i to head th new
COmoanv. flAArra T. rvhran. vtnM-rrat -
dent of the Conservative Life; ia to fill
a almilar position, with th proposed
vuuiii.ii, wuicn im to am Knuwn KB t II O
n. n....iu.,.j . tM- w
.viuw .uawnu.im x.i i a iniuninn win- .
pany. - Th headquarter ot the new
company will probably be In Loa An
geles, where President Tupper lives. '
Th merger is the direct outgrowth or -
a daa.1 (.rtniiimmi tA In Rin rr.nilu.k
lsst ' week, whereby th Conservstlv
Life Wm pany acquired the Intermediate , '
department of t he Pacific Mutual com
pany. This la tha second time th Pa- .
cine , company jas disposed of Its de
partment -Iniijirance to another concern.
Drvrrm reara aao ll sola its inaustriai
policies to th Metropolitan Life Insur- .
ance company. The. consideration at
th time of, the transfer waa said to
have been In the neighborhood of $600.- '
These two companies are the only
one In California operating under a
tat license. The reaaona for the con- '
solldatlon. are, said to be purely practical
and based "upon the belief that th two
corporation merged into one and act- .
Ing on an Individual basis can .do better v
The Conservative Life Insurance com-'
pany wa organised In 1900, and had for ' ..
lta leading spirit Alfred H. R lodge, th
Boston millionaire, reputed to have - .
l,i,vvv,vva Jil . Ult 1BOUB and
deals. It haa a cash capital and surplus
of 1300,000. ' y, ...
Tha Pacific Mutual company waa or- s
ganlsed li 1868, and In it laat annual
report It assets were given as t7.411,
138.. A few week ago there waa a re- '.
organisation of tho company, when the
following of fleers were elected, also con
stltuting th board of directors: . H. T.
Scott, president; George W.- Scott, first ;
vice-president; 8. M. Marks, second vice-
president, and Richard J. Mier, assistant
secretary. -. -
wn.. to.. Ill ..M.ml. n..l.U VuL.
..v.. " M.u,..nn, ..... I .V CV
Id: "The merger doe not com to
me aa o great a surprise aa It does to
Insurance men generally, for. I knew t"
lasx weea or tne sale or the intermediate
department. The -Conservative Life, .a .
we look, at It, Is the. greater. company "
of the two...- ;' ' , . ;
A regard th consideration In-
volved in th transfer of th lnterme-.
diat department, whichled up to the
merger, I know nothing, and I do not ,
inina tne puouo wui do lnrormeo. reia- ,
tlve to the price Involved In the merger
ot the two companies proper."
MESSENGERS TO PANCE
. CnO IMIIIDCn DDDTUCD
I VII IIKWIIkW WIIWIIIa.ll
The Messenger Soya' union wlir give " .
dance tonight at Arlon hall. Stark :
street, between ' First and Second, for; '
the benefit of George Faulkner, who
wa Injured a few week ago by being
run over-by a fire truck. Th dance
alio will be the means of gathering
the nucleua of a permanent fund for the '
esst itAiira nf rn.mh.rl nf.tK. h.Imi -h. r
are Injured or sick.
The messenger boy have been or- -
ganlsed as a part of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and thinlon la grow
ing in strength and Influence. The mem
ber atat thst -it has been the cause
of considerable ; Improvement In their '
condition..' ,. -
At th dance tonight Parsons' ore he. '
tra will furnish the musio and a large
number of persona have bought tlcketa.
Already It I assured that $100 will be
netted and this amount may even be
Increased to 8180. Careful preparations
have been made to look out for the -
comfort of th guest. X
- -t " m " " ' . 1 -1 - y -"
L J. hill to retire
' rnUBAoLT IMtAI WttN
nnAn m rt . 1 1 wsa .
" ',' (Joaraal Special Bervlee.f ' V
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 27. Th report- .
railroad work Is neither confirmed nor---
dnled by Mr. Hill. Hla-closest friends 1 .
he Is preparing to glv up the 'de
tail work and th presidency .of th 1
road.
When asked aa to the truth of the
report, Mr. Hill said only that h In
tended te retire, but would not say whan.
Th report that Howard Elliott 1 to
resign th presidency of the Northern
Pacific is denies by Mr. Elliott - ,
A newspaper man who Interviewed, J.
JT. Hill say the latter told him Itfiat
he would turn hi Work over to hi on)j
Loul about th first of th year. i .
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PORTLAND IS piny
LAST ONJHE-LIST
. (loaraal Special Bervle.) '.
Washington, Doc. IT. The American
consul at Kobe, Japan, In I report to
the department of commerca'and labor,
quote tha Japanese officials a making
an estimate of the' future importance of
American norta on the Paclflo. Pimm.
pome flrst. with-stirt Franclsoo, Beattle, '
Vancouver and Portland In the. order
namedi In Asia,- Hong Kong, Shanghai.
Oaaka, Manila
lanlla and iMlny. Lack of fac-
torles and torrid
Manila. ;
climate will rttarJ
METCALF GIVING.HIS
PERSONAL ATTENTION
r . 1 4 , t
( Jnarnal Vpeelal harviee.l '
Waahlnrlnn. t. ' f. ii tV. .h.
carrying but of the president' determi
nation to have a "sqiiar dear for visiting-
professional Chinese, Commissioner
Metealf Is rttTlna narMnnal .lt..Him .a
a result fewer Chinese of k high charac-.
ter are, being subjected to Indignities
and fewer appeals are being maj front
me oecisioa ot immigration ouiears.. a
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