The Oregon daily journal., March 05, 1906, Image 1

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VOL. IV. NO. . 312
' ' PORTLAND, OREGONrONUAYVENlNG7MARCH71906. TWELVETAGEST
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fhlve Enter Trinity Church In
; Vain for Money-Taken Up
','" at jCoilectlotyjLaat l r-ji
: ,: V.. ' Evening. ;.: .-"'.-'.'.'.
-THEN FORCE WAY INTO -V
. DR. MORRISON'S HOUSE
Get in by basement, Smash or Pick
.; Four Locks and Finally Find Eigh-
teen Dollars Rector Wakes and
t Ready to Shoot, but Thievea
Escape Unhurt, '-.. -....in-
' . ";"'' '-
....d . Her la a list of recent church e
s robberies: , ' '
. First Church of Christ, Sclent-'. 4
let, entered on the nisht of
. February I and ranaacked. Haa
- readlna-rooma in Penton build.
. - ins.. Nothing taken, so far as
known.- . . '
e ' Third Preabjrterlan church, en-
tred on the nlht 'of February .'
-15. All tha locks broken. Entry
. made by ' prylna off doorknob. .
Musical- ' lntrumenta leftT by
members mltilnf. ... :-- . .
; Grace . M. - K. . church, robbed
' on the night of February JL
Entrance gained at . back door. '
" Few smsiVarilcles of little value 4
missed. . ' "r - :
- .ii - White Temple, robbed on the
.. night . of February 11. . Stolen.
;; threetountatnJ3ena,-lrworthJ of 7 e
S-cent stamps.- Entrance gained
. .by pryipg up side window. -
i. .... Unitarian church, robbed on
lilght of February ''Wr-' Stolen, e
II In stamps, $.( In cash. :
' Number of burned matohes found
. scattered on floor.- , ,
'. :v-i - ' .'j'v -
- Through an unlock? door la the' rear
' of the chancel, burglar entered Trinity
Kplsropal church. Nineteenth and Brer
ett streets, last night, walked boldly
across the sanctuary tothe altar, struck
match upon the pollahea marDie, re"
moved a candle from a golden candela
brum, lighted It arid, guided by Ha raya,
' proceeded to loot the church. - ,Af ter
' pillaging the church they went to I he
residence of Dr. Morrison the rector,
still bent on discovering the treasures
'which they Imagined he had hidden.
'. They finally aroused the family, how
ever, and Dr.- Morrison, armed with a
. ... revolver, put them to flight.
Alone In the. vast church building, dls
' turbed only by -the echoes of their own
i hushed e4aleia,. the tblevea' went de
liberately about' their work. - By means
' a a chliiet they forced open the desk of
the sexton, in which It' was thought the
'TBunday collection had tro stored Mow
ever, the desk waa foun4?fo be empty
" In the same room Is a huge Iron aafe.
'With which they 'struggled. Put It lie!
' secure Its sacred treasures. In the safe
was 180.80 in money the day's collec
tion two, silver .chalices and a all vet
...--..'flagon. ..
Unable to work the combination Vpon
, the aafe they abandoned It and hastened
through the various rooms and closets
surrounding the main auditorium. In
the room-to- the rear veets of choir
boy, are hung in lockers. These the
burglscs hastily searched, groping vain-
ly through the gnrmenta in their ef-
forts to And a hidden treasure. s
Wot Xaapresaed by Sanctity.
Then they went outs Into .the great
- . auditorium, where the rays of their
single candle shone dimly upon ' long
. rows of vacant pews. Undaunted by
the sacred stillness and emblems of
sanctity that aurrounded them, ' they
hurried over the heavily-carpeted sane
tun ry toward the altar. ;.
The altar Is of pure white marble,
surmounted by a cross. On each side of
" the cross is a magnificent golden can
delabrum and a. golden vase. The
words, "Holy, holy, holy," are chiseled
In the marble. The candelabra and
ivass were not removed by the vandals,
though chjrrroil remnants of matches
. i were strewn bcfdV-w the altar, showing
. they hsd examined them. -: -
; . Having ,tra versed the various corrl
iors and rooms In their - search, the
burglara finally concluded tbat tha
treasures had been removed. Extln
' gulshlng the candle at the door, they
' tossed It fsr out among the pews, where
. It was found by the sexton this morn
ing.' A small glass tray on which It
" had 'J rented In the '-candelabrum. -waa
broken by1 the pillagers. ;-
From tha church the burglars pror
(Continued on Page Two.)
MOTHER ROLLS UPON BABE IN
SSLEEPcSMlHER!
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: By rolling upoil ne of her t-months-
old twins In her sleep. Mrs. Robert II.
- Carter -smoUiered- It io-jleath. The ac
cident occurred at the 3arrrhotl early
jresterdsy morning. -
' The father' and mother arrived In the
city - lata Saturday night from South
- Rend, bringing seven children with
them. As the children were all under
the ace of I years, and tha mother had
- had- to care for the twins particularly
during tha whole trip, besides watching
the other little ones, she wss worn out
when . she reached the hotel. It Was
found that there were not sufficient bed
acrommodatlnns for the whole fsmlly
and tha father and mother were forced
to take the twins In with them. Being
worn out hv the trip and the worry,
j. C n.r i -l ti sle.p and during the
ft 5
Dr. A. AMorriaon, Rector of Trinity
. : '' . . Church.. ' -' .-
ELKS HAVE CLEAR
TITLE TO LAND
Judge Woiverton Overrules M.
Cohen's Claim Summons .
,t by Publication Sufficient. '
BIDDLE FORECLOSED!.,. J;
1 v MORTQACE ON LAND
Unable to Secure Personal Sendee on
An Hairs of Nathan Cohen, Former
Owner, He Resorted to Service by
Publication; : ' ' ' . , ' , - 7
Portland Lodge, No, 142. B. PO, Elks,
haa a clear title to tha lota upon which
lta new home stands, corner of Seventh
and Stark streets, ad far as the claim
of M. Cohen Is concerned,, according to
a. decision handed down In, the United
States circuit court 1 this morning by
Judge Woiverton. lie also held In" sub
stance that, under tha Oregon statutes.
It: Is not Incumbent upon the plaintiff
In a federal suit to secure service of
summons . outside the state other' than
by publication, tha mailing of the aum-
IHOfianotbetng necessary
Nathan Cohen and Roaa Cohen, his
sepb Hume for $4,000, giving as se
curity realty, a portion , of which are
the lots upon- which the Elks erected
their new. home. lr. Cohen died,, leav
ing m widow and five children one of
the. latter since, deceased and tha note
became the property by purchase of
H. J. Blddle. He sued to foreclose pn
March 10, lS97,'knd service of summons
by publication was resorted to. aa.lt
waa claimed, personal service could not
be obtained, some bf the defendant to
the cause being outside the state. A
decree " of .foreclosure- -was- entered - and
the property sold ' to satisfy the face
value-of the mortgage. The Elks sub
sequently acquired title to the lots and
built upon them. ; '
Before the building waa completed. M.
Cohan, who waa theh a minor, being
only 14 years of age'when the foreclos
ure action waa begun, entered suit to
have the foreclosure deed set aside, al
leging' "that such j service of summons
upon him was insufficient, and not' In
accordance with the statute prescribing
tha manner- of service by publication,
and that. by . reason thereof, the decree
of . foreclosure is void aa to him, 'and
of no force, virtue and effect, and that
the defendant lr subrogated to the posi
tion "of Blddle aa mortgagee only.' and
Is without legal title to the premises:
wherefore, he prays that he be allowed
to redeem, etc." v . . '
- Mrs. Rosa Cohen Is also an alleged
heir to the property, and avers that she
was not properly served with summons,
but aa the case brought In the name of
her son waa In the nature of a test, the
probabilities are. that she will not fur
ther prosecute her-action' unless' het
attorneys can-present additional and
material pofnta of ,1a, w sustaining their
position. - . , - .
night rolled upon the baby boy, Edwin.
In such a manner aa to smother him.
Mrs. Carter was awakened about 1:10
o'clock by the cries of tha girl baby.
She discovered tha boy under her and
found that he waa In a comatose con
dition, el he and nor husband sought to
revive him 'With artificial respiration
by blowing Into hla lunga. while wait
ing for a physician- to arrive. Their
efforts and those Of the doctor were un
availing. . Coroner Flnley was sum
moned, sod Investigated the. case, but
found that It waa purely an accident.
The mother . Is almoat distracted with
grief. .-
. Mn Carter haa been farming at South
Bend, but rcceritly sold out hla Inter
ests there snd rams to. Portland In the
hope of being able to get a small farm
near the city, "
Committee of a Hundred Repre
sentative MettChoseri.tdCon-i:
"elder Best Methods of. Se- :
curing Public Utilities. V
FIRST MEETING AT -- .
': ; - CITY HALL TONIGHT
Project Started by F. I. McKenna a
Few. Months Ag oNowForTnally
- Approved by Mayor and Backed by
Leadesa-oi Every Section of City -
Every Prospect oLSucccsSl:
A. meeting or tne new public commit
tee known, as the committee 6f10 ti
consider publlo questions-and cooperate
with the city eogncll .In matters affect
ing city Improvement will be held this
evening at t o'clock at the city halL
The meeting will take up the matter of
FrOht street franchises, city ownership
of a belt' Una. municipal docka, . boule
vards and bridgee and actldn will be
taken to teat public sentiment . regard
ing these things. -
The committee hss been appointed by
the president or the Portland noara or
trade at the -suggestion of Jr. 1. AlcKen
na, after a conference with Mayor Lne,
and is said to bs the outcome of .agita
tion that had f or fta purpose the adop
tion by the olty of a definite policy with
reference' to city ownership and beautl-
flcatton.
- ,; - Those on the OoaiHWea -
The -committee - is composed
member from each precinct in the city.
The members, nearly all of whom have
accepted appointment, are. as follows:
First ward R. W. Montague, Louis
Kuhn. George Raa. v.;...-.
Second ward C. R. McCabe, George
W. Hoyt, Mat Foeller. John Marshall,
Leo Friede. , - "w. , .
, Third . ward D. J. Qulmby.' John R.
Rrtgham. M. B. Bmlthr Jaoob . Betllnr,
8. H." Frtedlander. - r . .:...- '
. Fourth ward- John- B. Ryan. T. W
Mulkey, Rufus Mallqry, Philip Bates,
R.C. Wright, T. T, Btruble, w. w.
Cotton, J. M. Hudson, Jamwa F. Falling.
Fifth Ward J. H, .. St rubble, V.
Mosessohn, Frank' Dayton. Dr. Emmett
Drake. Richard Williams. W. H. Chspln,
J. Frank Watson, J. LangDr. W. I.
nottell.
Rlth'Ward Sherman J. Ta ' France.
Xlfred J. Smith, ' Judge- Seaeca Smith,
F. A. Douty. J. Webber.
- Seventh ward D. M. ponough, F. B.
Gibson,. J. A. Strowbridge, J. 8. Foss,
W. R. Bishop, H. II.. Emmons, Richard
Nixon.
Eighth ward V. C. Dunning, Dr. A.
W. Moore, W. B. Glafke, N. P. Tom-
llnson, Joe Buchtel,. George E. Welter,
O. W. TayloK J. D. Lee,. F. 8.' Doern-
becher.
Ninth ward John Van Zante, M. D.
WladomR. E. L. Bliiiniuns, John -Tit
linger, , a F. Wheeler., C
O. Munley. ,
Tenth ward W. M. KIlllngsworthE.
W. Barnes, George F. Dash lei, George
P.. Lent, A. F. Flegel, 8. C. Beach, T. A.
Ketchum, Francla I. McKenna. .
At Large George W. Bates, W. B.
Chase, W. A. Grondahl, Chariea El
Ladd. H. W. Scott, C. J. Owen. J. B.
Labor. R. R. Hoge. I. N. Fleischner, Dr.
Bruere, Dr. Kenneth McKcnsle. H. M.
Cake, A. L Craig, Couch Flanders, Wal
lls Nash, Sam Connelt. Julius. Meier,
H. H Newhall, P. J. Sullivan. CapUtn
WW. Goodrich. Tred Powell. Henry U
Plttock. John F. Carroll, O. W. Allen.
Edmond C. Giltner. R. L. Willis, Harry
Corbett; Colonel L. U Hawkins, Dr. F.
Cauthorne. - Tom Richardson, - A. - D.
Chsrlton. J.- N.'- Teal, Fletcher Linn,
Chris Wortmsn, J. C. Alnswortb.
Fnrposs of Amendment.
"As I have understood the movement,
the meeting tonight has a definite ob
ject and - that la to determine what Its
policy Is to be toward municipal con
struction of a belt line, and a connect
ing system of boulevards and the build
ing of publlo docka to encourage navi
gation." said Mr. McKenna. "Just at
this time, when companlea are applying
for franchlaes on Front street, these
questions are of special Importance.
The city wants all these electric roads
to build Into tha city and it la impor
tant that they should bo given equal
factlltlea on Front atreet,
to accompnan tnat end the city
should build and ; own the line. '. Un
der the city charter tha people may aay
whether or not they will do the things
this committee has under considera
tion.--Th. city la. in shape to. Issue
bonds and construct these utilities and
operate them on terma that will -yield
ample revenues to pay Interest, msln
tenance and create a sinking fund to
retire the bonds, after which the uttli
ttea would be a permanent source of
revenue to the ' city.' Such utilities
could be msnaged by a -commission,
the same aa the city water - worka are
managed. '
The Important thing now is to deter
mine" what shall be done On Front street
The city of Portland should keep clear
of entangling alliances, and also refrain
from granting any franchises for
possession of the strategic thorough
fare that la the key to the city until
the people have a chance to declare their
preference In tha matter of municipal
conatructlon and ownership. The ques
tion csn be submitted under the. charter
to a vote of the people by the Initiative
and referendum method. Action can be
taken and a declelon rendered by the
voteri tn tS days. ,
. Tha questions involved are larga and
have a very Important bearing on the
future . development of tha elty. If
Portland Is developed In tha manner It
should be. It will becoma one of the
famous srenle cities of the world, and
a mecra for tourists of this snd every
land. ' This would be a good thing for
the citizens and property-owners, and
also for tha traction companlea,'' . .
Government Arranges to Charter
r;;'Cre at Northern Steam ers for '
Troopships- In - Case - of -.
' Chinese Trouble.'.
TRANSPORTS HELD AT "
' MANILA FOR EMERGENCY
Eighth Infantry Sails for Orient From
San Francisco on the Logan Gen
eral Le and Major Taggart Among
- Those Sent to Front Pacific Mail
BoatsMyJBe Required.
(Journal Rpeclal Serrici
-7-Washington; -March 6. Determined
to be prepared for all possible contin
gencies In tha orient, the government Is
neglecting no precautions and has or
dered that tha transports Meads, Mc
Clellah and Kllpatrlck be held at Manl
la upon ihair arrival, pending develop
ments. . The quartermasters' department
-Is reported to have made a- tentative
agreement with the Great 'Northern
Steamship company to charter the
steamers Minnesota and Dakota to con
vey troops anrf supplies to the-orlent If
needed, though this la denied by Secre
tary Tart.
Should affairs In China reach crista
It is regarded as- likely that tha govern
ment will charter . In addition to tha
big Hilt vessels the boats of tha PaolAo
Mall." There la no aecret that the -war
department Is making preparations for
transport and other service in the event
of trouble In China, and should there be
an outbreak a large number of -vessels.
nciuamg some ot ins largest crart on
tha Pacific, will be chartered for the
transporting ef -troope-and sttpplie"fn
the same manner that - Atlantlo llnera
were- brought Into use In tha Spanish
American war.
- Tha eighth.. United States infantry
sailed for the Philippines today on the
transport Logan, from .San Franolsco;
Eyery man in the command believes
that hla destination Is-really China.
and that before ha saaa hla watlv len.l
The soldiers expect that when they
reach Honolulu they will receive cable
Instructions bidding them to keep on
to China.. .Among . the officers on - the
Logan are Major Taggart of divorce
fame and Brigadier-General J. M. Lea,
KrjTAKITFRAUD CASES TO
BE TRIED UNTIL APRIL
Heney States That' He Does Not
Know When Prosecutions -
AOft-Renewed.
--( (Speelal Dtepstrk te The Joornil.) ' )'
San Francisco.. March I. Attorney
F, J. Heney aald thla morning that he
did not know when the Oregon land
fraud prosecutions would be renewed.
The ' court calendar was crowded, be
aald, and the cases could not be taken
up at preaent.
"1 expect to go to Oregon shortly to
KMSiTThto the" Hhtftterrr 'think' TT WllV be
the middle of April before we get at. the
oases but I cannot give the date posi
tively." GREEN MUST STAND
7 TRIAL FOR GRAFTING
. . . .
(Seerial Dlaptteh U The' Joaraal.)
Washington, IX C, March-. The su
preme court of the District of Colum
bia this morning overruled the motion
or acquittal In the case of Senator
Greeit of New fork. Involved In " the
postal frauds. The eourt said that the
government did not have to show that
Green used employes' money and that It
waa enough to Show he used money to
corrupt George W. Beavers aa a gov
eminent official. '
FIFTY FISHERMEN ARE
: i DROWNED IN STORM
' : ' (Joaraal Speelal gervles.V."
Trondhjen. Norway. March i. All
but IS of the 00 missing Ashing boats
have returned. Fifty persons are known
to have drowned.
TROOPS WITHDRAWN;
- SPRINGFIELD IS QUIET
(Jonraal Kpedal Service.)
Springfield. Ohio, March . Troops
'Were withdrawn today,. Tha olty is
eulet. '""Therarete oo-arrestr--ag the
reeuls- af the Tiot. '
LOSES TRAIL AND
DIES OF EXPOSURE
. . . , ,,. .
(Spertal Dhpatck to The Joaraal.) . . A
Tillamook. Or.. March I. 4
James Oray. a civil war veteran.
aged (S yeara, 'while returning
last Wednesday to his home at.
Nerthporton the Kehsiem. after :
'an absence, of ala years, lost tha
e trail on Corney mountain. He waa -
e found late Saturday. -much ea-
4 hauated. and died Saturday night1
A widow and nve rhlulren sur
e vlve blm. '
a)
Democrats From' All Parts of the
; State Expected to Attend
Meeting to Be HeldJrL
- Hibernla Hall. :-
RAILROADS GRANT RATE IT
OF FARE AND. A THIRD
Governor Chamberlain Accepts Invi
tation to Be Present, Saying That
He Believes No Platform Should
Be Framed or Candidates Nominat-
mgfllyaizPjlmaTy-lAW-FulluTaart.
' fion
every
part
a? the
-Latato will aaaemhle tn Portland
neat
Wednesday morning. In response to tha
call Issued by the recent Democratic
aaserubly in Umatilla county. Hlbernla
hall. Sixth and Washington streets, has
been, selected as ths place of meeting,
snd the gathering will ba called to or
der at 10 o'clock.
Arrangements have been made with
the railroads so that h special rata of a
faro and one third will be granted to all
who deslrs to attend the Assembly.
Every Democrat In the stats Is invited
to be present and participate in the
proceedings. - .
The purpose of the assembly Is to
discuss plana for the coming campaign,
to consider the selection of candidates
for the various state offlcea, and to Im
press upon Democratlo voters the Im
portance of active participation in the
primaries as -well aa in the election.
Governor " Chamberlain haa already
accepted -th - Invitation to - be present
and address the assembly. .In his letter
of acceptance be 'wrote, in part, ss fol
lows: .r ..
"I deem It proper for me to" say that
t he-wievemeot-ohlch y ou- have Inaugu
rated meets with my full concurrence.
I question tha propriety of calling either
a county or state convention for. tha
purpose of, enunciating a .plaorja,r -
nominating candidates, for . the reason
that such course might ba deemed by
many as an attempt to thwart the pur
pose of the primary nominating law T
I reel tharrhTaTaw ought now to be given
a full, fair and impartial trial, and If
In working It out In detail It proves
cumbersome or distasteful to the peo
ple than such measures may be adopted
In tha future as wm correct any evils
which may arlae from lta operation. I
do feel, however, that It would ba
proper to call an assembly of Demo-4
crata, both in the several counties and
In the stats, to adopt a declaration of
principles and to auggest to the voters
capable and trustworthy msn to ba nom
inated at the direct primary nomination
election to ba voted for at the general
election.
I wish you would discuss The matter
at your meeting of the 17th Inst, and
If possible inaugurate a movement
which will bring Democrats together-at
some ceutral point from all over tha
state e-tskf steps along t'
lines' aa those which will txtitaken by
the Democrats of Umatilla 4bunty I
think that such action would be aalu-
tary and would arouse enthusiasm
amongst our friends everywhere.",
Many . othsr prominent Democrats
have signified their -intention to attend
the assembly, which promises to be a
representative - gathering. Alexander
8wek and J. B. Ryan, chairman and
secretary of the state central committee,
are making the local arrangements, for
the gathering and expect a large attend-
nw. . -2 .
AIDTOR INCURABLES
AFFLICTED WITH CANCER
(Journal Special Service.)
New Tork. March t. To provide money
to carry on the Rosary Hill home. In
Westchester county, and also the Cherry
Street hospital. In this city, institutions
for Incurables afflicted with cancer,
which Ware founded by Mrs. Rose Haw.
thorne Ithrop. daughter of Nathaniel
Hawthorne, a big entertainment Is to be
given In Carnegie ball tonight.. Former
Judge Alton B. Parker will preslds and
Archbishop Farley and other persons of
note will speak.
MAY APPOINT CLUM '
G0VERNR OF ALASKA
Uosroal Special Service.
.. Washington, March t. Senator Flint
of California called at the White Hduse
thla morntug -andrecommenaed J-P.
Clum of Alaaka for the governorship.
Senator Hemenway preceded Flint at
tha White Houae and recommended W.
B. HoggsTt: The president told Flint
that tha-aelectlon had narrowed down
to Clum and bne other." Flint believes
that tha other la Hog gatt.
MANY VACAffelES IN -
ANNAPOLIS ACADEMY
(Joaraal Speelal Service.) ' . i -Washington,
March t. After this data
there are H vacancies In the naval
academy to be filled by United States
senators and 14 by representatives, and
tha members of both houses, who 'have
each vacancies to All have been notified
te send In their nominations. - The num
ber of . vacancies Is nearly equally dis
tributed ever the different seottons . of
tha country.
"-'' The Txagwerks lhm
; ( Jearaal Rperlal Sevrlc. "
Washington, March . Representa
tlva Nicholas Ing worth and wife re
turned from their honeymoon In Cuba
Sunday In a apeclal car attarhed to the
regular train on the Southern railway.
They drove: to the Longworlh residence,
where they wlU make their home, .
' - I r.
Sheriff Jasper. NichoU of CaidwelL
GRAND JURY AFTER
PlfJK TEAS
Progressive Euchre Parties Have
Same Degrading Influence '
as Gambling Houses.
INDICT SOCIETY LADIES .
THAT, PLAY FOR. PRIZES
Jurors See Little Difference Between
L,ibii u'louaA-vivnoKiaalais)' V "la "tifsnri
jPIayuig f orSIIver Thimble or tor
a Silver Dollar All Arc Common
f - . - Gatablers.
1 (JiMin.l Spol.l Seretae 1
Cynthlana.. Ky., March- K. A pink tea.
where society plays progressiva suchre
and gives prises to ths winners, has
tha same degrading Influence aa a gambling-house,
where roulette and poker
are tha attractions, the difference being
only one nf degree. This is the report
made by the grand jury to Judge Harri
son of thecoiinticnurt. '. It mature
vary little, aay tha Jurymen,' whether
the prise la a silver thimble 'or a silver
dollar.
After expressing this opinion' the In
quisitors officially demand that an In
vestigation be made of progressive
euchre parties, and that all offenders
be Indicted under tha antl-gambllng
laws. The report says. In part:
"Progressiva eichre parties ers mads
alluring with prises,, refreshments and
the . knowledge that local papers will
met of guests and winners.
All are common gamblers "anoTdeservs
to be fined.""-"'"" - " " " r"
- The Jury's action haa aroused resent
ment In social circles and the feeling
waa accentuated yesterday -When several
mlnistsrs took the vlaw of the grand
jury, - -"-- --' -
DESERT OF SAHARA IS
NOW WINTER RESORT
(Journal Sparial Serrlet.)
Paris, March S. It Is expected that
the trans-Sahara railway line, . which
Is to unite Oran in Algeria and Tlm
buctoo will ba completed before tha end
of thla year- Already 1.(00 kilometers
of the line across the great deeerr ere
In operation and a few days ago. M.
Jonnart, the Algerian governor-general,
attended the opening of another trunk
line: The Sahara desert hss become a
favorite, winter resort Ilka Monte Carlo
and.' Nice tand many hotels have been
erected along tha railroad.
Dairying la Wallowa.
(Special plepatrh to The Journal.! "
Enterprise, Or.. March The plana
of the towns of Enterprise and Wallowa
in preparing for the Blue Mountain
Creamery company of 1a Grande build
ings In which to etart the operations of
the creamery company are succeeding
and It la thought that In a few weeks
the machinery will be sent In- by the
company. Wallowa-eounty la an- ideal
dairy country and-In a short time It Is
expected that the dairy business hsre
wlU ba one of large proportions.
INDIAN MURDERERS SEE LAST
CHANCE OF
. Uaanal Special Sertce4
Washington. March 6. The supreme
court today d eat led the application for
write of habeaa corpua made by Colum
bia George and Toy Toy - of Oregon,
serving life sentences for murder In the
federal, prison at McNeil s Island, Wash
ington. The petitioners alleged that the
tats of Oregon waa without Jurisdiction
In their cases. N
About four yeara ago a relative ot
Columbia George and Toy Toy, ea- the
Umalltm reservation, waa taken sick
and died. George and Toy Toy poisoned
the witch doctor who attended him.
When the two men were tried In the
stste ., court their defense waa II.. that
tribal tradition permitted them to take
the life of the witoh doctor under the
existing circumstances. , ,
An appeal from the death sentence
waa taken to the I'nltod HiKtee tnrt
Ihe legal r-'"!"! I nt the state rr -t
had no ) !" r
that the t
Reported That Man Detectives
'Have B eeri Oetentatiouslyrrsu
"eeklnjrHas Beerr- frr-
Custody a Month.,
PROMISED IMMUNITY
TO BETRAY COMRADES'
.Will Be Allowed to Maka Eacape-i'
Qrand Jury In Session This After
- noonOne y Witness ' Examined a
Indictments . Prepared to lB" R 1.
-temcd-Ipraorrow: ' ,
(Joornal Special Servlre.)
nB6Tss7Tda..-MrcH I. AltBTOI
tlvee -engsWed In the -Staunenberg case.
have been searching very ostentatiously .
for .Ia J., Blmpkins, alliia J. Simmons. .
for some weeks, ijtls rumored that he
haa been in custody the entire time
According to a report, whtoh la stren ,
uously denied . by detectives and offi
cials, Slmpklns was arrested four weeks
ago and was In reality tha first man
who confsssed to the authorities that
Staunenberg was assassinated by the
"Inner circle" of the Western Fed era- '
tlon ox Miners. He la aald to have made
a confession, under promise of Iramn-..
nlty from punishment and It .cannot
LtheTefore be used In court. It served lta '
purpose, however, In that It waa thla;
statement of Slmpklns which Induced
first Harry Orchard and more recently
Steve Adama- to conf esa to the orlme
without holding out any promises. , .
. Caused All Aires. ."-'--"
In this way, indlreotly Slmpklns has ,
been the means of causing the arrest of
tha entire party now 1n prison for tha
murdsr of ek-Governor Staunenberg at
Caldwell December SO. It la aald that
he IS to'be Tawardea- bytnr pernrfttsd.--when
the proper time cornea to quietly
slip from the country. It la not be
lleved. therefore, that they will ever
"arrasf'-Uie roan -for whoaav-they have,
professed so assiduously to ba looking.
Just where- Blmpkins Is or how be
with tha Crime of the Inner circle" la
unknown, and the theory la advanced t
that be may already be far away from "
the United States, the purpose of the .
confession having been fully realised. "
It is a significant fact, however, that
Governor Ooodlng haa not yet. revoked'
his offer of a reward f 11.000 for the
arrest of Slmpklns or for Information "
leading1 thereto. ; ; ; .. '-' ;
tadlotmenta Srawm. ..
- Attorneya for the prosecution, worked ;
all yeaterday untU lata Into tha night -"'
drawing Indictments for the grand jury
in the Bteunenberg murder casea. No .
ssssion of the grand Jury will ba held :
until I o'clock this afternoon, and but . .
one Important witness will ba called.
It Is believed that the time will ba
spent looking over tha bills drawn to ba
m,tf4 "4 ftpnrtail tMmirKiw
Information given out today states
that"-Adows' aenfasslon c1earanp tha
mystery or tne oeata - 01 J. Wesley
Smith, shift boss In the Orphan Boy
mine near Tallurtde In 1901. Smith's
family lived at Colorado Springs. On
Saturday night tbat summer Smith
w.it tp Tellurite on.hia way 'to -visit
hla family. Ha stopped at the railroad
hotel at Telluflde far supper, after which
ha went to get shaved before taking .
the train for ' Colorado "" Springs. - Ha '
paid for hla supper ajid that was the
laat'ever seen of him.
Murdered la . svsaga.
Smith ' formerly Hved at Wardnar,
where - ha - had troubla with tha anlonv
during the Coeur d'Alene troubles, be
fore going to Colorado. He carried two
Insurance policies. One for It.SOe, paid -by
the company, and tha other foe
12,000, . which was contested by .tha in--au
ranee company. Tha ease) is still In
court, the net re not being able to prove " "'
Smlth'a death. Smith left a wife end)
three children, now living at 44SS Day
ton avenue, Seattle.
In hla' confession. Adams gtvea thW
names of the men who killed Smith, and
alao where the body we accreted. The -murder
waa committed In revenge for
the actions of Smith in Wardner during
the strike. C S. Perrtn of Boise, former .
warden of the penitentiary, who worked
with Smith at tha Monte Crtsto mine, " ...
has Interested himself In the ease and -will
follow tha matter np for the widow,
Kate L. Smith.
- A Chicago dispatch says 1,004 ' so- '
etallsts, tome" of them of 'the radical "
stamp, heUJ two , meetings today and
(Continued on Page Two.)'
FREEDOM VANISH
Ma Oeorge and Toy Toy was literal. The
appeal - was -sustained, and their rase
waa retried before the lata Judge Belt-
Inger In Portland- A second time, the "
two Indians were found guilty and were
sentenced to the penitentiary,
- "It Is contended by the attorneys tor
the two Indians thst ths federal court
had na Jurisdiction In the premises
that the Indeana on the I'matllla reser
vation became state wards when the '
allotment of lands In severalty was
made.
Had the supreme eourt r 1 r-
the government hsd no '
crimes -.committed
where sllomn1 I
made to the I
culprlla shon; i
In the 'e r
thHt h