The Oregon daily journal., February 01, 1906, Page 10, Image 10

THE Cr.ZGOM DAILY
UIIIERIIflCIFIC
UfJDER, FIRE
"dum Committed Investigating
Charges Filed Alleging Mer
; ger of Railroads."
;XL PASSED PROVIDING
DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
democratic Leaders - Claim Santo
Doiminf6Tfeiljr-Cnnot-Be Katl-
fied Estimate
quested. ' '"'
of ' Cotton Re.
al fepecUl fcnkt.)
adflc and tributary lines, may eoon
under cor.greealonal fir-. Just the
iennsylvanla system, though the move
n,nt scarcely en be eald .have
aased the tentative stage, William
Mmnont. u( Mlaslaelppt. h received
call from an unnamad man who la to
Have charged a meraef of the Harrlma.i
interests. . The Democratic floor leader
advised tha Informant to lay the stib
tmt before tha Democrallo member or
tha fcouee committee on Pacific rall
roada This he -did Tha committee la
looking Jnto the -matter, but haa reached
no concluetAn aa yet.
Tha houae' thin morning adopted a
resolution directing the cen.ua director
to aend lo the houae the glnnere' eatl
matea of cotton unginned on January It.
The oppoaltlon declared that the resolu
tton wa aolely In the Interest of cotton
apeculatora.' ' L'-. 'J
Knapp X Republican) of New Tork wa
the first apenker on tha Hepburn .rail
road bill, advocating- Ita paeaage.
The senate referred to tha committee
on foreign relatione the Tillman reaolu
Hon calling on tha prealdent to end
the senate all official communications
'rora the t'nlted States representatives
t Santo Domingo during l0t. Spooner
announced' that many pa per a of ,eonll-
.Kmilngo treaty, were sent to the, com
mit tea by tha prealdent on Tueaday.
The aenate this afternoon paaaed tha
Mil providing for the -election of a dele
gate, to oongreaa from Alaska. . .
The unofficial claim ta advanced by
ha- Democratic leaders of the senate
cbat-tha Bauto Domingo treaty cannoti
he ratified. It la generally admitted
that aix.l-cmocratlc. vote roust be -cured
to ratlfy-tha Instrument. .' .
:.'.::::i:;6 sits as grand
. fflJQ JDGEiEADlL:
May Indict Members of Mil
waukie Club for Complicity ;
, -r. ' in Pool Selling..' -
The authorities have decided to take
some action "In the caae of Martin
Beady, arrested last week on a charge of
conducting a handbook at tba Owl aa
loon In the Interests of the- Milwaukle
Ceuntryi club.' Following theaccount
of tha failure to take proper -action In
t he caser -pubHahed -1 yesterday a Jour
nal. tha police and District Attorney
Manning reached an underatandlng and
this afternoon Mr. Manning la sitting aa
a grand Jury.
Eleven witnesses have been subpoened
to appear before the .district attorney.
Attorney Thomas Greene, chairman of
the police commission, will be present
during the proceedings. Not only will
evidence be given against Ready, It Is
aaid, but If possible .the district attor
ney will bo Induced to Indict every mem
ber of the Milwaukle Country club, as
Heady I known to be merely a hireling,
end also the proprietor of the Owl sa
loon. v
The Indictments, If they are returned,
will be for violation of the state nui
sance law.
- it la also said that the police are In
possess ton of Information-proving that
the Milwaukle club paid the proprietor
of the Owl saloon $5e for the uae of a
room In his establishment as a local
headquarters for the sale of. pools by
. the handbook method.
The police assert that a private tele
phone Is In use -between -the club pool'
rooms and the saloon. .
POLICE KEEPING MUM
ON MAUD SHEEK CASE
i' "
. While the police admit that they have
suspicions as' to the Identity of- tha two
men who are said - to have attempted
to kidnap Miss Maud M. Sheek from the
home of friends at 4lt Schuyler street
Sunday night, and expect to secure evl
denca. which will result-In -their arrest.
they are unwilling to disclose the In
formation in their possession. , All other
work has been taken , from Detective
Hartman In order to permit him to de
vote his time and energies to the elu
cidation of the mystery. .
FULTON WORKING TO
. . HELP THE SHEEP MEN
- , (WasMiurtoa Bir.au of Tae Joeratl.V
Washington. Feb. 1. Senator Fulton
today Introduced a resolution to direct
the secretary of the Interior to grant
stockmen permits to trail sheep acroaa
the Umatilla Indian reservation. The
department has declined the granting
of euch permits and Fulton will
' deavof to aecure-tnr prlrJtf ge -ttirrragli
legislation. . .
' ' To OOaslder raMIe Xealtb.
' .' In order, to dlscum matters of vital
Interest to all people of Portland or
...t ttmtntf m msstlna la helne
arranged for between the members of
the state board of health and the county
health board. It la expected thetthla
' meeting wlljrWjieldlwUhlnlhe nexf
few daye. ' ;'" ' - ' .
' yx Senator Xeybara Z1L ' v
npeflal ncirtlra 1
Washington, FeO. 1. Senator Heyburu
rf Idaho has been taken suddenly III.
Ilia aymptoma.are those of append 1
citla. j r . '... ' . '. -
,. .' OUe Barekkardt Beela-aa, r-
. Otto Bvrckhardt resigned today hie po
sition ae deputy county auditor to take
effect March II. Mr. Burckhardt will go
Into business. He baa been deputy audi
tor four yeara, ' . ,
Body Fenad la Traa. . -;.
Jaaiaal eial gin itca.l
Norfolk. Vs,. Feb, 1. W. P. Dolaon,
a mariner, waa today found anurdered,
the body being In k trunk at the. Lcs
turtoa house,. . : .
nmco i it m-ApocniinncnjiniLnv
allfLO LinU ilOULIl I IUI10 lllllUL ;- U I
STEAMSHIP COMPAUY OFFICIALS
Captain Waljace Langley. Pilot, States .That Queen Made No Ef.
) fort to Assist Valencia Victims Tug Czar Could Have Gone
Nearer Roosevelt Orders Investigation of Wreck. . . r,
, ' r '
, (Rpeelal Ilpati-h te The Joaraal.)
Ursula. Wash.. Feb. , l.-The sensa-
tlon of ,tha Investigation into tha Val
encia wreck this morning waa the tea-
HmAnv of ODUln wauac uingiey.
who has been a pilot In Vancouver
Island waters for, many yearn. Ha waa
on the ueenwhen ahewent to.Jhe
rescue, and said "no effort was made to
i near the wreck. Me eaia tnai nie-
boata from the . Uueen oouia nave
rsmrhsd tha wreck and tha steamer, too.
-jni set much nearer. He aeverely
criticised the tug Cxar for not going
as near
aa she could to have saved
Uvea.
lnrlev teatlfled that a few months
age-lie- saWe aiiothee-eeehy yaeda
from tha Valencia. and during worae
weather removed heavy machinery and
dismantled the vessel. He practically
nv tha lie to every statement the
offlclala of the Pacific Coaat Steamship
company have made. "
Captain: Beacher, pilot In tha employ
of the Paclflo Coaat company, took the
company's aide of the atory.
1 Beacher rirst Witness. "
The first wltnesa called this morning
Vas Herbert F: Beechert pilot for the
Pacific Coaat Bteamahlp . company, wno
took the steamer Queen' from Victoria
the day she waa dispatched to aid the
Valencia. He took no part In handling
the Queen, tout merely accompanied
Captain Coualna In caae hla advice was
needed.
"The weather was stormy and the aea
very rough." aaid Captain Beecher. "and
when wa arrived the Valencia's bow
was pointing outwarfl,wllh her atern act
toward the shore.. -
"How close to the wreck did you1
get J" ' '! 'I
"About owe half mile. We had eight
fathome of water. We thought that
was too cloae for a heavy sea and we
got out." "
- Oantaim IVaagley TaetUee.
rsBTfiTir
Wallace
1 entity wae tne
next witness called. - lie tesitnea tnai
he had had 15 or If years' experience on
the sea. He teatlfled that he had done
surf work at the same' location of the
Valencia In salvaging .the Veater'e rig
ging and gear.
"Could anything have been done by
4he captain on tha Queea-to save the
Valencia s passengers?"
.VThe wind was blowing too hard. The
boats could have gotten In but I don't
think they would have gotten out again.
A raft might' have accomplished It, be
cause a raft can live where a email
boat cannot. A tug could have gotten
In there, for a tug can be handled bet-
-4 tar and -maneuvered -better "
GUIDE'S HETHOOS
Public Notified That Only Safe
'EscortsTh rough Chinatown
i Are ' Regular Policemen.
Owing to the queetlonable methoda
employed by a number of self-styled
Chinatown guides" n securing patron
age, policemen nave recently louna it
necessary In a' number of Instances to
warn, crowds of people thronging the
Chinese quarter during their New Tear
celebration to be careful in their deal
ings with such people.
Julius Knlspel, better known as
"Dutch Julius." la dealt with In a report
made to Chief Grttimacher yesterday by
Patrolman Ogg. who with Special Officer
Wagnon became aware of alleged mis
representations on the part of Knlspel.
Wsgnon Is expected to take action
against Knlspel and file a complaint
charging htm with personstlng an
officer.
During 1 tha - Incumbency of Mayor
Wliltama Knlapel held a commtsalon as
special officer and devote his tlme
mainly lo acting as Chinese guide. ' He
acquired considerable - notoriety by
getting into an altercation with a
woman, who smeared his face with
latch of dough, and by arresting Frank
lAtmb on account of a personal grlev
a nee. - He dragged Lamb' through the
main atreets of the city to the police
station and did everything possible to
humiliate him. --Deputy -City- Attorney
Fitsgerald, on the advice of Detective
Carpenter, refused to prosecute Lamb
and he was discharged from cuatody.
Knlapel's commlaston was then revoked
bv Mayor Williams.
Since that time "Dutch Julius'" has
figured unfavorably In police annals on
several occasions. In one report ha la
eald to spend much of his time hanging
around north end saloons; In another
he Is aaid to ha ve escaped arrest by
fleeing when detected piloting a party
to an opium den. Ha waa also fre
quently seen with persons .charged with
counterfeiting.
In Patrolman Ogg's report It is stated
that Knlspel was overheard representing
himself to be a special officer to per
sons whom he wished to employ him aa
guide through .. Chinatown. . , Wagnon
grabbed one of hla cards, on which he
Is represented as special-officer,- from
his pocket.'1 Since. then he haa stamped
out the words "special police officer' on
the card.
. Knlnpel's practice Is to take a crowd
Into Chtriese resorts and then try to get
them to give the Chinese money on one
pretext and another. Last night he
Chinese Free .Mason. ' He was closely
watched by the police, Irrespective of
the result of. Ogg and Wagnon com
plaint, and will be arrested . at any .time
fnle action- may warrant. -
The public la notified by the police
at the only - - an re - -guides - for tne"
Chinese quarter are regular or special
policemen. ,
HOW DID LIME CARGO "'
COME ABOARD MEADE?
! (jneraal anedal Berle.J
Waahlngton, Feb. I. The quartermaster-general
haa started an Invest! ga
tlon as to how a cargo of lime came to
be aboard tha transport Meade at San
Francisco. It Is stated that lime, of
which -It la reported the vessel had 100
barrel In her hold. Is in the class of
freight prohibited en transports carry
ing soldiers. Devol will be . asked to
explain. ,
The damage to -the vessel will amount
to less than tied.. The damage to the
cargo la very small. Malor DevoL au
perlntendent of tranaport service, will
appoint a board of Inquiry to Investi
gate the cause of the fire ana the re
sponsibility for the deaths.
"Do you think the Queen went In a
cloae as was safer' ' '.
"No- we wished to asalat them in tne
beat way poaaible. and there were tuga
there and wa thought they would go
in." ' -
"Do you. think the tug Caeaar went in
No. air; I think a lifeboat could have
rendered .valuable aaslstance.
Samuel ' Hancock, chief cook of the
Valencia, was next called. He eald h
waa In bed when the ship atriick.
TmmeaTaTeiyj irtCP'
uh went on." he aaid. "and I heard tha
captain -order ihe llfeboate iwuni : Ojit,
There were no orders given, to lower
Vinnrnrk was. then asked about, tne
equipment of the Valencia and If hu
had her regular boat drills. He said aha
had. . ' '
' t Snake Btloks to Cbargae. '
frank F. Bunker a8 arrived here
and sticks to. every charge he made.
He demands a rigid investigation by a
federal board of Inquiry. He charges
Captain Cousins of willful neglect, say
ing' the latter could have saved many
live if he had even tried., as more than
( pasaengera were still In tha rigging
when the Queen left on the order of
Pharo. '
: Many damage eulta will be Instituted
In the federal court this week.
One body drifted ashore on Lrfing
beach, but no description la given." The
body of Sibley and the two Marks chil
dren arrived at Victoria on tha Queen
this afternoon. . .. . .
The tug Lome haa Just-brought- to
Bamfleld two bodies, one la Que Erick
son. a second-class passenger. .
Superintendent Huaaey of the provin
cial police at Victoria, hae given Inetruc
tlona to nepreaentatlvea on . the weat
coast of Vancouver Island to. offer . $19
reward to tneJndiang for every
drowned body recovered. , Thla will be
an liicen
RIGID INQUIRY.
Secretary SfeaU Orders aar Inveetiga-
' tlom of Valencia Wreck.
fJaernal Aneeial 8errtea.t
Washington.- Keb.-1. Secretary- Met-
calf this afternoon aent a telegram to
the local steamboat Inspectors -st Seattle
ordering a thorough Investigation of the
Valencia wreck, the conduct of her of
ficers and crejr and also the conduct of
the officers and crews or the steamera
Topeka and Queen. Henry TCnox Smith
was named to review the testimony
taken by the Seattle Inspectors. - 1 .
CITY BEIT
I"
THE THEL1E
Meeting Under Board of Trade's
Auspices Will Consider This
Important Question.
A meeting Jo be held-ext Tuesday
evening at Eaglea' hall under auspices
of tha Portland board of trade will. It
is said, have a material Influence on
the question of municipal franchises
and a city belt line and other projects
now' at the forefront of local agitation.
The meeting will be attended by repre
sentatlves of corporations that are ask.
Ing franchises and by -leading members
of the board and business men gener
ally. Mayor Lane, Francla 1 McKenna
and othera have been Invited to speak
and It .la expected there will be a dis
cussion that will cryatallise in aome
formal expreaalon of the board's vie, we.
. Tho ad voce tee of a city belt line in
connection with bridges and boulevards
will be heard, aa well aa those favoring
nrlvsta lines and franchises. The may'
6r views - on - the -subject - are looked
for with much Interest.
" Connected with the Front street fran
chlse question, and closely related to
the whole question of municipal belt
line ownership. Is the municipal dock
question. Many believe the city should
hold the key not only to the problem
of switching csrs between all railroad
yards and aldetracks, but to the fur
nlshlng of bertha for ocean-going ves
sels in Portland harbor. It Is aaid the
charge of S cents a ton under state
ownership of docka at San Francisco
should be met In Portland, where tha
present charge Is IS centa a ton. It la
also urged that the prevailing switch
ing charae of (5 a car here is exoroi
tant and could be reduced to 11 under
a munlcioal belt line.
. "Today, with very Inadequate faclli
tlea for switching to various yards on
both sides of the river, the city could
Inaugurate a belt line that would give
low ratea and at the earns time be very
profitable to the municipality," aaid one
of its advocates. "Seven strong rail
road companies already stand waiting to
become natron of euch a line. Bestdea
the Southern Paclflo and O. R. A N
there Is the Northern Pacific, the"Oreat
Northern, the Willamette Valley com
pany, the United Railways company, the
Portland Railway company and possibly
the Oregon Waer Power A Railway
company. The rentala from theaa com
panlea would give the city a . revenue
that would be Immense and ample to
pay Interest, operating ' expenses and
nrovlila a slnklnar fund to pay off bonds,
It Is an opportunity that Portland will
hot hare again and If the cltltsens'fall
to take advantage of It now they wUl
kseo the day when they will bitterly re
gret their Improvidence." ;
" Charles B.'TTptoB "Bead.
Walla Walla. Wash Feb. 1. Charlea
B. Upton, for years a prominent lawyer
of Walla Walla, and one or tne biggest
wheat raisers on "Eureka" flat," died "at
Bt. Mary'e hospital yesterday of a com
nttcation of diseases. Mr. Upton was I
brother of Judge U,pton of sWalla Walla
and waa si- years or .ag". " -Vlved
by four brothers James Upton
nt Portland. Qeorge Upton -of Warren,
Ohio: ItalDh Upton of Btreatdr, Illi
nois, and Judge Tipton of Walla Walla,
The funeral will be held from tne resi.
dence of Judge ' B. U Sharpsteln to
morrow afternoon. ' ' ' . :
rroaa Beeohatea to Bend. - -
Articles of Incorporation were filed
today by W. W. Cotton. J. P. O'Brien
and William Crooka for the Deachutes
Railroad company. The capital stock la
given aa $100,000. The' company pro
poses ,40 build a railroad connecting
with tlie'O. R. A N. at Deschutes and
following tbence the Deschutes river to
Bend. ;
"II
ii'iAriiJif 'imnniw
Willi I UHII UIHJI I I
Representatives of More Than a
Score of States In Conference
at Chicago. k .
NATIONAL SUPERVISION
OF CONCERNS PLANNED
Idea Originates With President
Rooserelt Tangible -and Beneficial
Results Expected "to Result From
Gathering. ." ' . . ,
(Journal gpedal aerrlce.)
lJj re i.Tangible and bene-
141 it I i m 4r. hrin.4n. uliAllt tha Ymm
Ifttion-crrire" msaranerTompaniea-ana
tier securing of uniformity In legislation
are promised from , tba conference or
guvernors. attorney-generala. Insurance
commissioners and deputies, begun In
Chicago today. ' More than a a core of
atatea were repreaented. Including Wla
consln, New York, Illinois, Tennessee,
Minnesota, Iowa, Mississippi and Mas
sachusetts. - The discussions of the day
covered ull phasea of the present situa
tion and muny Interesting viewa were
exchanged. The proceedings, however.
'Were ot ta preliminary natural definite
action being deferred until later. Among
the plans discussed were meaaures to
provide for a- short period of account
ing by companies, to limit the expense
of nw bualneaa and to bring policy
holders in closer touch with the com
panies and their management-
Governor Johnson of Minnesota waa
chosen chairman of the conference and
recess was then taken untll the cre
dentials committee should decide who
would be voting members, the confer
ence of the National Association of Life
Underwriters having demanded a right
to vote, .
The general sentiment seemed to be
that there Is poor prospect of accom
plishing anything definite aa a result
f the conference, which ostensibly
seeks reform. .
A general atate Insurance bill la to
be drafted by the conference. It la re
ported today that a plan will be pro
posed by which the insurance lawa may
be made uniform throughout the coun
try and the federai government exert an
Influence InInsuranceTnattera-wtthont
an actual supervision. The plan Is, in
fact, a proposed substitute for federal
supervision. In case congress shall not
undertake the last
According to the reported - plan.- the
Insurance department of the District of
Columbia is to be made a model for tha
departments of all the states. - Care
will be taken to draw up the best pos
sible code of Insurance lawa for tho
District of, Columbia, and this coda la
to bet strongly recommended to . the
legislatures of the various states In tho
hope-that most . of -thern will . conform
tlcal uniformity, throughout the coun
try. . '
One feature of federal' supervision la
to be incorporated In the plan. All for
eign insurance companies doing" busi
ness in , the United States are to be
required tQ m.kec deposits with the Die-
trlct of Columbia insurance department.
Instead of depositing with any of the
states as at preaent. This will insure
strong tendency toward centralisa
tion, and with the atate lawa all over
the. country uniform, the federal gov-
f rnmenmriiniavr -paramount "author!
Ity In insurance matters without dlreot
supervision. "" i .
The conference waa called to order
by Thomas Drake, superintendent oT
Insurance of the- District of Columbia,
who with the approval of President
Roosevelt originated the idea of hold
ing such a conference and aent out in
vitations to the various states and ter
ritories. Governor Deneen and Mayor
Dunne welcomed the -members of the
conference and Mr. Drake delivered an
address la which he gave an outline of
the program which he aubmltted to the
consideration of the conference.
N't
MARSHAL REED TAKES
OATH A SECOND TIME
-I .
Charles J. Reed today took the oath
of office as -United States marshal or
the district of Oregon. - It was adminis
tered by O. H. Marsh, deputy clerk of
the 'federal court. Mr. Reed carried
three coplee of the oath. The original
goea back to Waahlngton.
The National Surety company went
the marshal's bond for 120,000. It Is
the same amount Marshal Reed gave
when he took the recess appointment
oath. When confirmed by congress It
Is necessary for a federal appointee to
take the oath a second time, and file
another bond.
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST
MAYOR SAYS COMMITTEE
(Jours I Bpeelal Berries.! .
. Tacoma. Wean- Feb. 1 The commit
tee of the city council appointed to In'
veatlgate the charges of alleged graft
and bribery against Mayor Wright and
several councllmen reported today that
It found no evidence against the mayor,
but that two witnesses testified they
heart Councilman J. J. Conrad solicit a
bribe from O. M. Savage, mensger of a
paving company; that Conrad pretended
to be acting for the mayor and four
councllmen. The report is looked upon
aa a whltewaeh.
ROGERS AND HEINZE :
MAY END COPPER WAR
New TbrkrrebTl -There la every
probability . that the copper - war that
haa been waged between U. H. Rogers
of the Amalgamated company and r.
Augustus Helnse of tho United, Is on
the way to a-settlement.--Wall -etreet
was given an Intimation of thla today
when the nature of -some - of - the- ne
gotiations were allowed to leak. -- -
"TTdTlepaiif atrbeJBia aasr"'
Building permits have been issued an
follows: Mlbernla. Savings bank, repairs
to bank building, corner Second and
Washington streets, cost 11,600; Freed
man Brothers, repairs to stables, North
Twelfth street, between' ' Everett and
Flanders' streets, cost $100; C. E. Ho!
ser, residence, Williams avenue, .be
tween San Rafael and Tillamook atreeta.
cost 12.400: EJ. H. Pettis, residence,
Clackamas street, between Kaat Twenty
flrat and East Twsnty-second atreets,
post 18.600. . ' " v
Br. arry Arrives.
Rev. Dr. Thomae Parry of Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania, arrived in Portland to
day to fill the pulpit of Dr. B. P. Hill
during the absence of the latter on his
trio to the orient; ' Dr. Parry will
preach hla. first sermon at the First
Presbvteriaa vnnren auiuww ,
IHSUIilflGE
mJS
UrTncn I I P
VETOED III POT
,
Mayor Rejects Measure of Coun
cil That Specified Mow -Money
Should Be Spent. '
The apeclflo 'appropriation of funda
for miscellaneous' expenses In tha gen
eral ordinance appropriating the money
in the fire department fund were vetoed
by Mayor Lane today. This action waa
In keeping with hla veto of the general
appropriation ordinance yesterday. The
distribution Of money for all other
Item in the fire department, including
that appropriated for .the Installation
of the vaiioua companies, waa approved.
In Ms veto he said:
"In view of the probable amendment
of this ordinance, I have only disap
proved the"ltems above atated (return
ing alt other itema approved) in order
to call to your attention the ImpossU
VlTltyof- provfdTng- by opeolaTappro
prlation In advance, and for a whole
year, for all the accidents, necessities
and emergencies that majr come to this
fdepajtwieeit - Tho
va nsmco
and disapproved each carry a special
appropriation. ' and amounting ' to
132.610, complies the total appropria-
tlon for miscellaneous expenses for this
department. While provision, la - made
for horseshoeing - .and veterinary sur
geon, no appropriation Is provided, to
replace horses that may be lost to-the
department by injury or death. - And so
.with special approprlatlona - the large
sum of 2.43, as provided in this
ordinance for the fire department, haa
been tied up. ''.'
"While this 'ordinance Id-expected to
furnish fire protection for .tho whole
city, it has not provided for an Impor
tant locality like Highland, where the
city already owna laud and buildings.'
IV0MANCHAR6ES POLICEMAN
WITH IMPROPER COHDUCT
sBaaaBBasaHSBOssaaBaassSBanssasssa
William Nelson Suspended From
Police Department and
Charges Filed Against Him.
Accused of flagrant misconduct aa a
policeman and of actiona which would
subject him to arrest were he a private
citizen. Patrolman William Nelaon waa
suspended from the police department
thla morning nn complaint of Mrs. Wil
liam Welss. Charges have been filed
sgalnst him with the police commission
by Chief Orltxraacher. He was required
to turn over hla shield and keya when
he reported off duty thla morning.' -
A. few nlghta ago Mrs. .wetss, wno
lives at East Nineteenth and Paclflo
streets, waa driven from her home late
at nleht by her drunken husband.
Thinly "clad" and carrying heFhabyrahe"
went to the borne or ner sister-in-iaw,
who lives near her, for protection. The
police were notinedmnd Weiss and his
wife were taken to police headquarters
In the patrol wagon, after the woman
had been allowed to garb herself prop
erly. . - ..... ...
When the situation was explained to
the captain he ordered Weiss locked in
a cell and sent tha woman home in
charge of Patrolman Nelson,- shortly
after midnight. Yesterday she went to
headquartera and entered a complaint
to the chief against '.Nelson, which re
sulted In hla suspension. .
Nelson Insisted un her walking -Horns I
Mrs. weiss imormeu uie uiuv& uivi
with him Instead of taking a car, aa
the exercise and fresh air would do ber
good. Bhs declares that on tha way to
ber home Nelson not only made Im
proper proposals to her a number of
times, but used violence. . When ahe
arrived home, she asserts, ahe waa in
a weakened and hysterical condition, and
waa unable to Bleep.
HEIRS GIVE LIE TO V
7 7 - QYING STATEMENT
J. P. Flnley thle morning resigned es
administrator of the estate of William
J. Moore and Mrs. Helena E. Day was
appointed In his stead. Harry W. Hogue
will remain attorney for the eatate.
Moore died In this city on July 2, 106.
Harry Hogue was by tho old man's side
when the end came, and during the laat
few. minutes of Moore's life the attorney
tried to get some statement from him
regarding his heirs The dying man
maintained that'he would leave no legal
heirs and this statement Is also aaid
by Hogue to have been made by Moore'a
divorced wife
Moore waa an employe of the tele
phone compsny and hla death Was tha
result or flavins: raiien rrom a poie ms
estate is said to bo valued at tl.)74.
Moore'a dying etatement to the attor
ney is said to have been made because
he had had a quarrel with' his relatives
and did not want any of them to share
his estate. Haa-ue since learned that
Mrs. Day and Miss Maud - H. Moore,
both living In this city, were nieces of
William Moore, and are legal heirs of
his property.
THOSE WHO WOULD WED
MUST GIVE RECORDS
Beginning thla morning, all persons
who secure marriage licenses In Mult
nomah county will be required to send
to the eounty clerk a complete account
of themselves.. County Health Officer
Dudley Evane will examine the returns
ae they are oalled, in order to keep the
vital statistics of the county In a more
up-to-date condition.
Upon these returns will be given tha
place and date of the marriage, as well
ae the husband's full name and the wife's
full maiden name, their residence, co-IOC
ages., down' to the days, birthplace, oc
cupation, number of marriage, fathers'
birthplaces and . mothers' birthplaces.
The first return to be given out waa
Issued this morning to J. B. Snyder,
who will wed Nine Garrtguea.
PFIMIIMSULA WATERFRONT
SELLS-FOR-HIGHPHlCi
Negotiations for the purchase of 25
acres of waterfront land on the penin
sula, from M. U Holbrook. were con
cluded this morning. Mr. Holbrook re
ceived 160.000 for hie property, which
has a frontage of about 1,000 feet. The
names of the purchasers are not given.
. Work on ithe construction of a big
plant. It is said, ' la to commence at
once.
Divorced at Bogene..
(Kpeelal Dianatrs te The Journal.)'
Eugene, r Feb. 1. Mrs. Etta Krew
aon has Just secured a divorce from Jo
seph Krewson on the ground, of cruel
and Inhuman treatment. The caae came
up tt the laat term of the circuit court
and waa taken under advisement . by
Judge Harris. They were married about
Ova years eo U Doualas souaUr, y
ffliOyasEi.
JUDGE'S IIAUDS
Contest Between Hill and Har
' riman Over Maegty Crossing
Rests for Decision.
BENCH ADVISES ROADS
TO SETTLE DISPUTE
Thlnks Disagreement Is One That
It Agreeing on Compromise Out
of Court.
. Arguments In the 'suit between Hltl
and Harrlman, known In court records
u the Oregon -Railroad -Navigation
company against tho -Portland. eV Seattle
Railway company. . were concluded this
morning and Presiding Circuit Judge
Kramer has' taken the matter under
advisement. . But In closing the case
thla morning he said that the two com
panies shoulfl get together and' aettle
tha matter of ' tho grade at Maeglya
crossing, near thla city, between them
aelves. ,-v
- Judge Fraser satd that he waa of the
opinion that the two compantea eould
agree aa to tha height of tho crossing
without troubling tho court' with the
matter. He said that aa there waa only
an additional seven feet needed to make
a clear crossing of one established grade
above the other, railroad englneera
ought to be able te agree Juat which
road should lower or raise its tracks.
At present the grade of the Hill
line Is but 16 feet above that of the
O. R. N., while tl feet le needed for
a clear crossing.
" Attorney Arthur C. Spenoer -closed the
argumenta for the O. R. A N. Hie
speech waa chiefly on points of law
that had been passed upon by other
courts, and many decisions in various
railroad cases in other atatea were read.
Judge Charles H. Carey closed the
argumentfogthe-JPortland- Seattle
company. He declared that his com
pany was in actual possession of the
disputed land before the Harrlman com
pany Sled a condemnation autt for. a
right of way over It. Thle property
belonged to the College Endowment as
sociation, of which Mr. Maegly is gen
eral manages. Judge Carey stated that
a contract had been made with Maegly
for' the property and that this contract
had been recorded before the Harrlman
offlclala got busy.. Hs contended that
the fact that a right-of-way eult hod
been begun by the O. R. A N Co. did
not -give them a prior right to:: the
property: but that the: Portland A Se
attle held thla right by virtue of actual
possession and the recorded contract."
SAYS NORTH COAST IS
AN INDEPENDENT ROAD
. Positive denial of the reported pur
chase -by Harrlman of the surveye,
rights ' of ' way and franchisee of the
North Coast railroad ia made by Presi
dent Strahorn of - the .latter, company,
who- Is in Boston and New Tork on
the business of -financing his line. He
says the road has no financial connec
tion with any transcontinental line, and
that it la to be built independently by
J. O. Whlto A Co., New Tork. who have
Just completed a tt.6OO.000 contract for
elec t rifles tlorror all tramways in Bel
fast, Ireland, and have been ajrarded.
a 111,000,000 contract by tha j United
States Philippine
struct railroads
islands.
commission to con
In the - Philippine
Beginning at Walla Walla, the -main
Una, he aaya, will run to Kennewlck.
then uu the Taklma valley, paralleling
the Northern Paclflo at a distance of
about 10 miles, to North Taklma, where
It will cross the Northern Paclflo and
go through the Teton valley and the
Cowl Its pass. It will be separated from
the Milwaukee's route via Ellensburg
by tho-Rattlesnahe mountains. - In the
v.lclnlty of Cowlits pass It will tap
extensive anthracite coal deposits, and
a great timber region-will be opened
up farther on. ' It will from there run
direct to Tacoma and Seattle, , with
branches In various directions. The
road ae laid out is about 00 milea in
length. , " .
PAYMENT OF TAXES
, COMMENCES TODAY
Sixty-five taxpayers had - paid their
legal dues up to noon today, thla being
the opening date for the collecting of
the 1905 taxes. Sheriff Word was the
first maa to pay hla taxes, the number
of hla tax receipts being 1 and 2, while
No. I waa Issued to W. O. Jean of Sell
wodd, an 10-year-old pioneer, who waa
at tha courthouse some time before the
tax ofllce waa opened. In order to 'aid
In the receiving of the tax a a Sheriff
Word added 23 - new deputlee to the
force of Chief Deputy Sheriff J. W. Fer
guson, who. haa charge of the tax col
lecting department. The following are
the new deputlee:
F. O. McOrew, W. F. Houser, Hal
Dixon, Beth I Roberts, R. V. Cradle
baugh, J. F. Wilson, George L. Curry.
S. P. Hannawalt, S. S. Lamont, E. P.
Schow, K. B. Huston, J. 8. Blddon, Nate
Raymond, J. W. Duke, II. Barnhart, H.
H. Newell, F. A. Vankirk, W. O. Keady,
George Allen. E. V. MorrowJ JkJHar
rie'and Loula Altaian. '..
GRADE EXAMINATIONS
BEING HELD TODAY
Eighth grade examinations in tha pub
Tio schools of the county outside Port
land are being held today and will con
tinue tomorrow. - The examinations are
universal throughout the entire state
for-the pupils who are completing the
couree of study in the grammar schools.
County Superintendent Robinson said
tXiiua Jjnornlng "lhaf " t5 were taking the
examinatlona In thla county. .
The oapera will be aent to the county
supei liilenderrf e office wheie they " will
be graded by tne county- Doaro pr
eighth T grade" examiners, composed of
Principal E. G. Adams of Mount Tabor,
Principal N. W. Boland of Montavllla,
Principal William - Miller ot A r let a.
Principal H. A. Darnell of Lents and
the eounty, superintendent ' ..
The eighth grade examinatlona are
held In February and In May and June
of each year. . Tha diplomas of gradua
tion received entltlea tha holder to pro
motion to the high schools. .
- Beviral "afeetings.
Revival meetings era stilt in progress
st the First United Evangelical church.
East Tenth and Sherman streets. - Many
have , stepped out Iqto the higher life.
This ia the third week of the meeting.
If you wish to hear Rev. Guy It Phelps
you must come soon. The reception of
mamhara wlU be held next Sunday. . .
of limine
Mrs. Evans, Market Inspector,
; Says Food So Sold Is Fre-
quently Tainted.
GROCERY STORES ARE
v GENERALLY CLEANER
Merchants Still Carelesajij Regard, tol
Covering Tood-OftTTalnlljr PIndT"
, Cigar Stump in Oysters Caka " .
Bakeries in Filthy Shape.:' . ; 7, ,
. Mrs.-Sarah A. Evans, city market In
spector, condemned' the hawking of pre
pared foods on the streets, as practiced
In.J'oriland.Ja Jierm0thiy report read
at' the meeting of tho city' board CV.,'
health this morning. She said that the
food thus sold was usually of the poor- '
eat quality and was frequently tainted.
Tho report eaya tnpart: Tt r
"There seoms to be a general diaposl
tlon to cleaner conditions In the grocery .
stores and with few exceptions the food
has been kept off the streets, but until "
theynEdmpers it the merchants will
not keep food under cover on the streets.
One fsmlly reported to me that they
had found a cigar atump in some, oysters .
bought in bulk. Tho merchant that
sold them ' has bean -frequently 1m- .- -.
portuned by me.. to keep these things
under cover, but not being forced by
ordinance the only protection le for peo-'. -pis
to refuse to buy food that stands
open."
According to the report the meat and
flan markets have given little trouble
thla month. A meat market at 6J0 Mis
sissippi avenue, which had been closed ,
by the sheriff and in which much meat .
had been left and had decayed, made It
extremely disagreeable for residents in :
the neighborhood. "
The fish and oyster market of. J. T.
Concannon, tl . Johnson street. Is .
filthy " continued tho report, "and tha
conditions under which the oysters ar
opened are unhealthy and disgusting..
Tha bread bakeries are, as a rule, lia
good condition, but the cake, bakeries
aro abominable, and .underground work
should not be permitted. .
"I looked up the matter of conditions
under which food for street .lunch carta
waa cooked in the' square bounded by
Fourth and Fifth and Ash ano AnKeny
atreets, and found no food cooked there,
but during the day the carta are locked -up
and stand thero. The whole placev
however, waa foul with stagnant water
and tho property in bad ahape,I turned .
the matter over to the chief of police. -Tha
whole system of having, prepared
foods, fish or meat on the street is1 to
be condemned. The foods aa a nils are
prepared under bad condltlona and meat .
and- fish aro of Uia pooreat quel ity- and-
often tainted, bealdea being handled In
a filthy manner."
Mrs, Evens said. that she had Invest!- .
gated complaints maae againsi luntn-
roptns in department stores, but found
all the complaints without foundation.
She further aaid that the commission
men generally were giving her their -
assistance, and were, as nearly as pos-
sible, keeping their goode free from
contamination. ----- ' - -
DEPUTY HEKDERSQn GIVES ; .
Msposiia -
Leaves Federal Marshal's Office
to Enter Race for District
Attorney In Union County
United States Deputy Marshal B. Z.
Henderson has tendered his resignation
to Marshal Charles J. Reed to enter the
race for nomination for district attorney
for tha district including Union and
Wallowa counties. Marehal Reed etated
thla morning that he would not appoint
a new man to fill the vacancy, adding:
"When the land fraud cases eama
up for trUl I needed more men than I
had ii) the office. I made two additional
appointments. t do not -now- need al
men and will hoi name any" one to take
Mr. Henderson's place." .
M. Hendereon is a resident of Enter-
prise. He was deputy olstrlct attorney
under lRoy Domax In 1004 for the dls- -trlct
comprising Union. Wallowa and
Baker counties. The last legislature
cut off Baker county and made It a die-
trlct by itself. Governor G. E. Cham
berlain in May appointed a Democrat
district attorney for Wallowa and Union
counties. Clarence Crawford, who named
John S. Hodgin as deputy to succeed
Mr. Henderson, a Republican. Mr.
Henderson then came to Portland and
secured" the v appointment - aa deputy
United States marshal.
When Marehal Reed took the oath
of office last May he appointed U C.
Drlggs. F. A. Clark. W. B. Griffith and
B. Z. Henderson as his deputies. When
the land fraud cases came up and addi
tional men were needed to eerve papers,
I Becker and O. A. Bushee were named
aa extra deputy marshals. Thsy have
retained their positions aver since. In
view of the additional work that will
have to be done when the land trials
begin again this month. Marshal Reed
decided not to dispense with the serv
ices of htl six men.-He anticipates that
five will be sufficient to do the extra
anticipated work during the forthcoming -trials.
It le said that Mr. Henderson stands
an excellent chance to secure the nomi
nation nn tha Renuhllran ticket for dis
trict attorney. . No one has , yet, an
nounced hlg -candidacy. Tno-oietrwe-
Judge Is Judge Robert Eakln of La
Grande, who la a candidate for the su
preme bench on the Republican ticket
With the judgeship In Da Grande county,
the Wallowa county faction.-which I
said to be strongly for Mr. Henderson,
thinks It should have tne oiatnci anor-
ney's office. . .
NEW M0NTAVJLLA
PASTOR -ARRIVES"
Rev. Oilman Parker, the new pastot
of tho Montavllla Baptist church, ar
rived In the city thle ;mornlng from
Alameda, California, where he haa been
stationed recently. The new pastor will
enter upon, his duties at the church
Sunday.
- Mr Parker spent about 10 yeara In
Portland before, having left here to go ,
to Seattle about five yeara ago. While ,
here he Served as superintendent ot
missions In the state for the term ol
six years. From hla connection with .
that work he le well knowhln trie city,
Mr. Parker la the first regular minis
ter that the Montavllla church has had
for more then a year, tha pulpit having
been supplied during, that time by tem
porary appointment. . - - '
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