The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, March 21, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr-Tur nurxfTB n TrkT A - 7Cn7 T5n 7TT 1 T?T THT? TlOnTIQ POR WHTr.H AN ADVEK1 IiSll-14. . w m m ka a ta. m m m .mm i a m m r v ii.--w.L -ii i faw. ama-r - a w a7k a. . a, m, a. . km mm saw r -v - s-sbw .w - , - P A Vfi HT.? MONRY? THE JOURNAL DOES vSO IN MAKING: ITS CIRCULATION-RNOWN DAI LY (G O O D E V E H I H (S C "WE ATHERT Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs-"'; day, with ; showers;,: aoutheaaterly winds. ,' . V ,' PORTLAND,- OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, . MARCrfr.21, 1906. FOURTEEN , PAGES ; PRICE TWO CENTS. S?aSr,5aSS ; votr v. : no; is. "7(0. MfS-ft?f f? jftlTil3lMWl I Journal CirculaUon Til llllll ll-l -IRII uunni-i 1 1 l-l I II I bbbbbb-bbi iMi.miiua aw- a - a a a a ilia BBB glBBIB BB B lltll I II I . BIB B fl B ' BBBBBBBBB B B . BIBB I fl B H III ----- B B I - - I I B I I B -. - HI ' I BB B . -V. . U mJ mJ B t laf ; klllHIW s SB : a ww - - w we TO JOSEPH 1PCMI Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company Let Contract for -' Road Into Valley of Won-' ; ' derful Richness. t GRAINS AND FRUIT WILL ' :r TAKE PLACE OF STOCK Soil It Adapted to Moat Profitable 1 Agriculture, and ReourceiIncIud Coal and MarbleWillBa Great vPleaaure and Health Reaort. Wallowa river to Joseph, 47 mile, will ately. The " contract ror construction waa let todsy by Chief Engineer G. W. Boschks to, Erlckaon .Y Peterson, . who are building the Rlparla-Lswleton line. The coat of the Joseph - extension will "'be approximately 11,100.000. ,-v. - Camp, outfit! will be taken Into the Wallowa canyon on the anow early nut week. Mr.-Boscbke's Instructions are to push the work with the utmoat apeed. The contractors will begin ac tual rook work In the canyon within the next 10 days. About' to miles of the Una will be caayon work, and the Wallowa valley. The line will be com pleted this , year. The road Wilt tap , what la said to be the richest small vai- f ley la Oregon. - r , . Tm MMtia .laavas tha Arand Ronde runs alone: the north bank of the Wal lowa Id theeonflunoa-f-e-MlBun rlver wbera-lhe-rr-wauowa :W"i o" . urragea. - int rufca win ioiiow im norm bank oasa through . lioatlne, and cress : back to the north side a few miles be fore" reaching enterprise,, tha county seat. Prom that point it will run on the north sM of the river, to Joseph.- - The valley has been chiefly devoted to livestock, because that wu the only product that could be easily moved to soil Is i of the richest quality, and adapted to craln and fruit It Is also rich' In mineral deposits. Including cop- per, rosi ana mamic. -I Men who have visited the valley are enthusiastic over Its resources, and even the enstneerlna forcee of the company are eloquent in prslse of its beauties and ' richness. It Is said that Joseph will become a great aummer resort -or-tourists,- and a tnecca for those rbo see neai in in tne mountains, josepn Inks la a beautiful body of water about six 'miles long and a mile and a half wide. ' The entire valley will, by construction of this road, be given direct rail commu nication with Portland. It is said there will be an Immense development follow- - IIIS allay vuilipisituil va. aiiw iiiio) ainu the trade that will oome out of the val ley will be Increased many times over.. The next three weeks' will be con sumed In preparations by ths oontraotars for launching the work. After that a large number of men will be needed on - the grading and In all kinds of construe : tion, including the building of depots, telesraoh and terminal facilities at i Joeepn. 'mere will Da steady wore ror graders and carpenters all aummer. - ! "I Find the Fool When I For Xb the Wise Man's Some one writing- "apace stuff in . the evening edition of the Oregonian, says: "This paper does know that there are only 17,000 paid subscribers to The Journal." Then he continues: "Newspaper circulation books, when a circulation is-"stuffed," do not stand for anything. The Telegram or any other newspaper might "bet" some one a thousand dollars that it has 60,000 circulation, and then proceed to ran up the figures in such a way as to prove by its! books that such was the case; The only legitimate way to determine a MwiMnr'fti4ulBliAii.i& Iiv a. mrafiif anil lallaW i ntr ' " ' " .'K"'" - " J - This writer appears to 'apeak ments are true and believed in by the author, why'do not the morn ing paper and its evening edition consent to enter the proposed , newspaper circulation investigation, or canvass, and thereto agree that the expense of the canvaM shall be met by the paper proven to have the smalleat paid circulation in Portland and in; Oregon? Furthermore, since it is asserted that The Journal has only 17,000 paid circulation, and as The Journal has over 23,500 paid circulation, 'the author of the assertion in the evening" paper is "invited to visit The . Journal office fo see the press run, books and records of circulation and cash receipts, and paper bills, and thus fully acquaint himself with " the falts, so that he will have no occasion longer to write himself S " down as an ordinary paid falsifier. And now since "assertions" and fsTuessings" are in order, as well as things that one "does know" but is not over-inclined to speak about, are up for "'special mention,'' , Mr." Jackson of"TIie" Journkr takea it upon himself to say that the paid circulation ,of the Ore gonian's evening edition in Portland and in Oregon is not as large as that of The Journal by 4,000 and that while The Journal is more than meeting its expenses of publication with its receipts the even ing edition of the Oregonian is losing more than $1,000 a week, or about $5,000 a month; which the Oregonian is "putting up" in . its forlorn hope to hold the evening field against The Journal. . The Journal invite's an investigation of its books and records to prove . these statements concerning itself and dares-its contemporaries to be as frank and open in allowing equal liberty-with their "innards." Reported That Packing ... Com pany Will Cut Waterway Half Mile Long Connecting Pjant . With Columbia River. .' THREE BIG TRACTS OF ,:-:LAND ARE PURCHASED One Hundred and , Fifty Thousand TDoHattTTPfke" Paid Other - Com- ' panics Thought to Be Intereated or laaxainn L;,siiaaw-'sasaaasWaiaBBaiasyiBraaa ws-asi' JWijsaii , Will Become Intereated in ""PlarlfTMaTae Mfiflthi Ago." Three large sales of1 land, aggregat ing nearly 1150,000, were closed today, embracing water frontage tracts on .the Willamette river, below the Portland flouring mills - and ; along Vancouver slough on the other' side of the penin sula.. . The slough tract Is reported to have been bought- in tha interest of the Swift Packing company, which-la said to have a gigantic scheme of building a ship canal about?half a mile long connecting its packlng-nouse site at Maegly . Junction 'with the, Columbia river. . - . . The slough tract' was purchased by George - F. HeuSner. and amounts -to 1,700 acres. The tract Includes Fores lake. Mud lake and a portion of Smith's lake. It extends from the Vancouver road north and east. The purcbssewas made from Gregg and others. - it lk believed other packing com panies iesides the Swifts are Interested in the deal, or will become Interested as the packing-house movement develops on the peninsula , ;..'. . . Persons who were originators of the ehlp-caiial piuject madasaTTtyatwoirthl ago aod-aoundlnge have -been made Tri aU th aim gt sand lakes in the vicinity. The canal will. It is Said, be taken out or Vancouver slough Just . above the point where the government, has . built a dike to deepen the water, of the slough. The depth from' this point to where the' alough empties Into the Columbia river ranges -from SO to 40 feet. The plan la said to be to dredge tha lakes ml alouvha and denoslt the silt on the lining tnem for ractury i purposes and tor the uses of packing house Industries. - A. C Parsons of ' San Francisco pur chased 1.000 feet of water front north of the Portland flouring mills, on the east tmnfc of the Willamette river, for $41,000. MY. Psrsons purchased the ground from Burrage and others. He Is a capitalist. and la said to have bought the property for speculative pur DOses. ' -' hhw a.iBmn iwuin tween the flouring mills and the Par sons purchase, at the same price. The rate la ISO per front foot. The ground extends back to the O. R. ft N. Co.'a Si. Johna line. - THINKS PACKERS SHOULD BE ORDERED TO TRIAL Chicago, March SI. Before departing for Washington today, Attorney-General Moody said: "In light of the, evidence, I don't see how the court can do other wise than, to dismiss the immunity pless and order the packers to trial." Attorney Miller, for the packers, an swered Moody's argument today. I Behold the Screen, Interest to be Seen" - . V- - - v- a from experience, but if . his state" . , '' I ..... - - .. a Dinner JOURNAL : TANNED, OSLER-i JUSTIFIED "BY BOARD: . . ... , .. -.. No Chance for Old Men, Says uivil Karvir.ai Cnmmiaaion. and They Will Be Barred. An age limit has been placed on appli cants for positions as laborers In the service of the city by the municipal civil service commission. Hereafter no ap plicant over (a yaars old will be placed forta-wtlU be put forth by the commission to se cure laborers between 10 and 45 years of age. . This action waa taken this morning on recommendation of Alexander Don aldson, superintendent of the street cleaning and - sprinkling department, who has been appointed one of the ex aminer of applicants for positions - in the labor department. . He Is of the opinion 'that, not having an age limit, many old men -who will soon become unfit- for work will be in the service of the city and It will be a difficult matter to get rid of them. "It seems to me that If this commis sion permits so many old men to en ter the employ of the city it. will be only a few years before you will have our departments overrun with them," said Donaldson to tha commission. . "If I'OU Da as a man who is 66 or SO veare of agelnTdaTty-a-pnTHent, ha will be fit or hard work only- a short time, snd then you will not know what to do with him. It seems to me that there should be an age limit which will keep the old men out who are unable to do much work and. which will get good active- men Into the service.-'1-- He also thought that founs men un der t0 years were not as acceptable as those between SO and 43 years, 'because of the fact that they get other -Jobs and leave the department- and new men have to be trained to do tha work. v " Donaldson's suggestions were favor ably considered by the members of the commission. . Hereafter applicants who are between 10 ami 4 S years of age will be marked perfect, -providing they-are physically sound. - but for every year under 10 or over 46 a. certain number of credits will be deducted. The method Of markln-if' will -be such that a man over 60 will be unable to pass. ORDER RUSSIAN SAILORS .. SENT TO THEIR DEATH ' (Joarnat Rpertal Merries.) : . SaU Francisco, March 11. Michael Nbrwaia-Mikoiarswky-and Ketlx-Kom-vltch, two deserters from the Russsian navy, who have been held here pending the examination of their physical con dition since January 14, have been or dered deported by Secretary -Metcalf, and the order seals ths doom of .the un fortunate men, as they will be executed aa soon as they reach Russia. ' - ISLE OF PINES WANTS V CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY ,A '- (Joaraal Special Servlee.) Washington, March ' 11. Ths presi dent and congressmen have received let ters from eltlsena of the Jle of lines, protesting agsrnst the pending treaty, which will perfect the title of Cuba to the Island. They declare they are Amertcsnl Cltlsens -and that ths Islands belongs t this country and demand a congressluuul luveetlgatloa, i T " : . . a , U ' ....JiuiHHIimill" . . .:.sa" 11 1 VX;;j; WAV i I Giyenby.The Journal Girla to Some of Gl rftr. - Made Stay Continuous Delight "T" After a Joufney of 7,40 miles, cov ering a period of 41 days, three of The Journal's Hawaiian party, composed of IOftKe"reTtIestyoung"w'omsn IfTth northwest, which of course means 10 of the prettiest young women In Amer ica, arrived in Portland .this morning, tanned -to a chocolate hue by' the trop ical sun of the islands, but extrava gantly enthusiastic. The three are Miss Courtemanche, Miss Heavren and Miss Parsley. The others will arrive In a few day's from Ssn Francisco. . All tried to talk at once when de- arlb!ng thejrlp andauccee4edf alrtx 1 well in exhausting their list of adjec tlves.: It was- unanimously- declared that no Oregon feearts were left la the islands, that there was not an engage ment as the- result of the trip. How ever, they aaaumed a sudden mysterious Isbyness when tbey spoke of a dusky prince or tne once-reigning nouse wnose royal aueqtlons assisted greatly In the entertainment of the young women and of a German who traveled on the same steamer and upon whom they bestowed the title of "Prince Cupid." , n all Well aad Sappy. - The entire party was in excellent health and spirits on Its return. With the exception of seasickness en voyage there was no illness, and there wss not an- aocideot of -ooasequence on the en tire trip. Once when cruising near the islands a boat containing three of the young women with - escorts - waa aware ped. but 4he incident contained more "elemSBti Of full thai . The city of Honolulu was practically at the disposal of the young women while there. Officials vied In shower ing attentions, and - -Americans residing there placed themselves entirely at the services of ' the young women. - Ban quets, excursions, parades and charades wsra given In their honor, while the city . wore a festive garb during their etay. -- .-v There ia no winter -in the Islands In the sun-down- .sea. The Islands are Americanised enough to observe Febru ary 11. The first celebration was held this year and it- was made a gala event In. view of tha presence of . the prty of Oregon young women... The. Journal party participated In the noral parade, the spectacular feature of the celebra tion and won ba prlsa'iiua- iour-an-j. hand tallyho. Th w,T..r u ' of the royal family of Hawaii-was one of the judges In the contest. - asr tas Big Toloaaa. A trip to the volcano of Kilauea. which Is In a constant state of active eruption, was by far the moet con spicuous feature of the excursion. The young, women - went on burros and horses, for the peak Is located some distance- from the ctty. Only-tr of 'the young women had ridden before. The streetcar service of the city of Honolulu la modern In every way and the comfort 'and convenience of the pub lic la apparently the desire of, the management. . ' ' It's almost as good as the eervtoe in Portland and Infinitely better than that in Ban- Francisco,' al4 - Mlaa-CourU emancbe. - - J The party wss selected by the peo ple of the northwest in a contest In augurated by The Journal to aend ten of the most popular young; women to visit ths Hawaiian Islands. They were under the chapemnage of Mrs. Edith Tosler Weatherred. " .Tbev following young woman i were chosen to go: Misses- Mollle Proebatel, Ia Grande; Katie Nssh, La Grande; Florenoe Heav ren. Vancouver; Bailie Madtgan. Port land; Minnie . Phillips, Iortland; Eml IIa Crossen, The Dalles; Rffle May King. Ww Walla; ; Blanche Brown," Salem; f ; . ... Their Friends the Night Before They ARRIVE, ARPyM GRAXEFUL, HEARXFREE Edna Parsley, Roseburg, and ' Bertua Courtemanche, McMlnnvllle. , . ail Way aaaalk. m ; Of course, they were all seasick en route to the islands, but the indisposi tion was not allowed to interfere In any way with their pleasures. - On the night ofthelr arrival, after having for six days been harassed by the Illness that usually accompanies a sea voyage, they accepted an Invitation to a dance, and they declare that they really enjoyed It. Among the residents of Honolulu whose attentions to the visitors 'added gnatlj to the pkasuie of t Edward Dekum and W. A. Wann, for merly of Oregon, One of the most en joyable, entertalnmenta attended by the young women during the entire -trip was one given by the Honolulu Pro motion committee. The young women a ere elaborately entertained at the 'Mo ano hotel. The Oregon girls organised whst they call The Journal Kilauea -club, the pun pose of the club being to meet annually to discuss the trip In detail. . , Club Za Formed. "By means of the club and the annuel meeting we propose to keep the memory of the trip constantly In our minds,'' Said one of the young women. "Of course we would -never- forget it,-but with our meeting and with our talking it over once each year we will assist each other In remembering every detail. And it will be almost liks tsklng ths In aa-aln to meet and talk It over." The"giniaitui s t iha-abJifc-ojrrillgM- The Journal party left Honolulu waa an svent that almost the entire city turned out to see. The ship hsd been specially decorated for the occasion. "It was a pretty sight," said one of the' young women. "As The Journal party went up the gangplank they were all attired lit white. Friends crowded around and hoped for our return. Once aboard the ship, the gangplank removed, and with fluttering handkerchiefs that were answered by those on shore, the ship moving awsy slowly, we felt as if we were actually departing from a place we had known- for years. As though-in -com pleta sympathrwlth u tha elements broke forth -in a flood of showers which would have put Oregon to shame. Even this did not send the ..aana-ra-tnmd-- nr-our-frtendrr from the wharf, and aa long as we could see. farewells were exchanged." The last week of The Journal party'a stay In the Islands was a round of so cial pleasures. In suoh great demand were the young women thst they were compelled to send numerous regrets. -Oregoalana Xatertala Them. "To Mr. and Mrs. Will Carlyle. for merly of Baker City, we were Indebted for a happy afternoon at their borne," said one of the party. "We were enter tained at a delightful bungalow, the home 'of Mr., snd Mrs. Carlyle. That same afternoon the entire Journal party were the auests of the Orpheum theatre, where we occupied1 a special section. "We were entertained at a chowder supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCsndesaat Watklkl Beach. It" Is one of the most beautiful homes we have ever seen. Among other delightful entertalnmenta which we were given was a cruise to Peart harbor by tha Hawaiian Yacht club. - We heard muslo by the Royal Hawaiian band and Madam Alapal." ' In tha wake of the young women presents of sit descriptions are begin ning to arrive from -Honolulu.- The Tropic Fruit company sent to the ad dress of each a crate of pineapples and slso sent a couple of crates to The Jour- aa "! . 1 s , Left Honolulu.' Old Traction System in San Francisco-torQe Moder nized- i No Overhead Wires. . .. -(Josrael Special Berviee.l'. "" " ' San Franclaoo, March 11. As the. re sult of a conference of representatives of the United Railroads and influen tial men and organisations which have waged a bitter war on the overhead trolley ayatem, a compromise waa reached, late last. night. The. company agrees to construct an underground system on Market street through .the downtown section and also along the lower end of Sutter street and In re turn the company is permitted to erect poles and string wires ' In all other arts of. the city. Cable lines will be removed except on steep hill roads, where this. Is the only -system.- avail able. 1 --J Immediately the street railway, which enjoys a virtual monaply of Ban Fran cisco's privileges, will begin expending 13,000,000 In transforming and improv ing its system. - The entire cable system on Market street - and Its tributary lines will bs removed as soon as the work can be sooompllshed. It la also proposed to tunnel Nob hill and sn elevator Is- to be constructed by which the Fslrmount hotel msy be reached. MINERS CRUSHEITT0- DEATH BY TEN-TON ROCK ' (SpeHit Diipatrh to The Journal. . - Boise, Ida, March 11. A caveln . oc curred at the tenth level .of the Mlnne Moore mine, near Bellevue,. at 8 o'clock this morning, by a 10-ton slsb falling on Andy Westerdahl and -Harry Hendy, crushing them to death and Setlously Injuring Will Westerdaht The men were engaged In. driving a drift. ' It la thought that the shots from the night shift had loosened the slab, which fell without warning, crushing the men be yond recognition. It required " three hours to remove the rock - and recover tha bodleaw- FEARS ENTERTAINED FOR TWO CANADIAN VESSELS t - ( Jmrl BpeeUI Service.) ' Halifax, N. 8.. March 11. The gov ernment steamers Mlnto and Stanley are missing and long overdue. They run from Prince -Edward Island to the mainland. ' Each carried a crew of 16 and many passengers, '': CABLEiGARSr,lOST BE REMOVED ...... . ' OIL KING'S DIET CONSISTS OF - SOFT-TOAST AND WEAK TEA IJuersal Sperlal Swtlea.) New York. March 11. John' D. Rocke fellera old stomach trouble is causing him great uneeslness. His dlt Is con fined to very thin slices of unbuttered lottst softened in warm milk or water. Weak tea Is the only beverage and for the actual eustensnce of life he Is eom palled to rely npon tonics, of which a great ' variety la prornreI. A preparation of Y I prcd!tl with pel a ill , r";v ' '1 ar J linn to a nnrnT' i nil llil.. h i UKr-N I PAUL ISA Snow and Resing leave for Hood, River With Warrant and Prob ably Have Him in Charge . by Now. ; . ' IS ALLEGED TO HAVE V SAID HE KILLED KUHN Detective Snow and 'Kerrigan Heard o Muaa'a Confession to HlalRoora- mate, Joe Milner, Fput Da-AftcC , , ;. - Murder, and Later Overheard Him Tell About Shooting Saloonkeeper. Paul' Musa. who ia' alleged to have 1 confessed to Joseph Mllner that he mur- " dered Julius J. Kuhn, has been located In a logging camp near Hood River and " Is probably under arrest, r . Detectives LIr 8now snd Resing left last night with a John Doe warrant and are expected to return with their prisoner tonight. Ths detectives had positive Information that : Musa waa in the logging camp and ' hadn't the faintest suspicion that he was wanted. They drove to the camp this morning early but up to a late hour' this afternoon Had not returned to Hood. : j River, .the drive Into the. mountains -being a hard and rough one. - The evidence-upon -which the detec- " tlves are sctlng -consists of the affi davit made by Joseph Mllner In which' ' he swears that Musa confessed to him,, and a few suspicious circumstances. -Captain Bruin says that, while the evl- .' denes Is by no means .conclusive or even as strong ss it might be, he- felt that It .-waa. sufficient, to -warrant .him - - in haying Musa taken into custody and held until further Investigations can be The location of Musa waa learned by the detectives yesterday afternoon. It ' ass found that after he left Portland last Friday he went directly to Hood River and thence proceeded to the log ging camp about 11 miles up in the mountains. Before ha left, he directed that his mall be forwarded to the log ging camp. "evidence Secured Zaxly. , , .. - The first clue involving Musa waa se cnred'by Detectives Snow an4 Kerrigan -four days after Kuhn was shot. They learned that-a; German going under the name of Musa who had been working with the sewer gang In the vicinity of Kuhn'a saloon, had suddenly quit his job on the day Kuhn sent word to the foreman that he would have plenty -of money in his place Saturday night to cash the checks of the men. Following this lead they learned that Musa waa a close friend of Joseph Mllner.' an em piqye at the wmametta Btova worker at 117 East Alder street, which la run by Charles Harding. From Mllner the detectives learned that Muss, oa the morning of the day he quit hts job, had attempted to borrow a revolver from him. explaining that he wanted to carry soms money out to his i ranch in the country Mllner .had na weapon-. J Musa remarked that ha would buy one. The detectives Immediately enlisted -the services of MUner and directed him to shadow Musa and learn what " ha " could. Mllner admitted that be had worked with Musa a long time, had . roomed with him, and that therefore Musa had made a confident of him. t Overheard Ooafessloa. On February 20, acting In pursuance of the directions of Snow and Kerrigan. Mllner went to Musa's room in ths Brooklyn hotel. Snow and Kerrigan se-. creted themselves in an adjoining apart- ,ere they might hesrthe con Terence. Mllner Broached the subject of the murder and the two discussed ths question of what sort of a gun It , must have been that would kill a man with one shot In such a manner. Musa remarked that he had a It Iver John son that would kill a man with one shot. Mllner asked bow ho knsw. Musa Is alleged to have replied: "Well, I dropped Kuhn with ono ehoU' On March 1. Milnsr again Questioned Musa, aria on the . following- day he again approached blm- They discussed . the probability of a woman having been involved, or having fired the shot. Musa is alleged to have declared that no woman had grit . enough to do a : "Job" In that manner. ' Mllner remsrked that -he gveaend the saaa who did -tha V work was a thousand miles away. Musa . Is alleged to have replied: "Well, I don't know; I tod you I did the job."-. , , " Swears to Ooafessloa. . - Mllner swears to these statements In r his sffldavtt made before the dlstrlot attorney. Ia addition he says Masa ad- . mltted qn March 8 that he purchased a revolver -at the Northwest Gun store (Continued On Page Three. 1 other chemical nutritives constitute Ms diet. Such long ' continued attacks of scots dyspepsia oftea eventuate In a failure of the nervous system to fulfl Its duties. The tired body r 1 usually accompanied Pf ' digestive organs to i ' I'hyslolstis attr ftrt-l )' from t., ...-' v Immurement lit. li' t t i li i :i i i l (Contlnued on Fags Two.) . . . i r