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.PORTLAND,! OREGON,: FRIDA EVENING, r, MARCH- 23, V 1906. SIXTEEN -PAGES.--
L JpRICE TWO CENTS,
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ST AMDS, riTB CUTS
SHOTGUNS
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GOOD EVENING
. THE WEATHER.
Showers tonight and Saturday;
' . easterly winds. . . . : '
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BY HEW THEATRE '" X KIILSIIE!;
VI; LIST OF BOOKS OIL KING W
IT, FOR BINGER jjlljl
HELD OFF
V I - . eVa mm I - ' IX ------ fl H n fl ITrt II iT
iismtity iii AuiiiiisAui.
Michael Devanne and Wife De
f fend Farm From Oregon ;
Water Power A Railway;
Company Engineers.
JURY HAD VALUED LAND
TANDXOURTHAIHIONEY
'Two Thousand Dollars for Three and
i ... a Hall Acres No Inducement, How
agdStnrdy , Farmer andf
ever.
Spouse Order Construction Men to
Oct Clear Off the Place.
Michael Devanne and wife, who own
;xarm nearFalryiew, held a party of
railway construction man .at bay with
. J shotguns . yesterday and finally .drove
S them off the farm, although the rail
road company had secured an adjudica
te tton oq the price of the right of way
- a 114 had paid .the money over to the
The construction men were in the em
ploy of the Oregon Water Power dc Rail-
wsycomjjany, which is building a line
TTroin. Oreeham to the Columbia river.
-. through Falrvlew and Tjoutdale. Some
r time ago the company, having failed to
C lnduc.Mr. and Mrs. Devanne to eell
i ground . required . for yrtght ot-way.
- brought a condemnation suit in the
" courts and a Jury placed a value on the
landr The judgnwnt-agalnat- the relt-
wy company was St,049 for about three
and s half, acres. : J. - ;
It was brought out by the testimony
i that the owner had bought the land at
the rate of. f 3, 000 for 105 acres and that
awi .aiiuing ui pv.?, turn. iicHut ui.i
ket Value waa about ISO per acre. The
Deranne family, it is strid, objected to
T selling the- land .because they were op
- poaed to having railroad through the
' farm, and it was not tibarged that their
' motlv wae cupidity. '
' As soon ss the verdict was rendered
-company-paid over the money to
.1 the court.. Men were sent out-to go
f over the ground . and make final loca
' tlon of the track..' Mr. Devanne prompt
ly appeared-with a. shotgun: and a-tew.
T minutes later his wife earae, carrying
a shotgun in the hollow of her arm.
' They ordered the railroad men. to get
r-olt -of thS farm.
; "But we have paid for the land. The
a money waa paid to tb court." - the n-
zr glneers protested,
"I haven t seen it. Just you get clear
off the plaoe," said Devanne. t - -.--- -The
engineers, left 'the farm. It Is
t said the company will secure the serv
ices of a court officer and get posses
sion of the right of way. - Much diffi
culty has been enoountered in acqulr-
-trig the route for the Falrvlew extension.
Many of the property owners appreciate
the advantages of having cheap trana-
J portatton facilities in cloe proximity 4e
their lands, but a few of the Old set
1 tiers are bitterly opposed to the road
, and have fought every foot of Its ad
; vance toward the Columbia rlver,, ,--
iiyLiCHil" CHILDREN
NEARLY LYNCH NEGRO-
Fiend Attacks Girl In Park Po-
- lice Rescue Him From
Infuriated Pupils.
... flpMtal Sarvlre.) - " -1
Chicago, March 21. Quick action by
the police of south Chicago prevented
a mob from trampling James lewls, a
negro, to death. The negro' attacked
' Miss Florence Adamjeake, stenographer
for the Illinois. Steel company, as she
. was crossing a small park and knocked
bar down-whenafcrrepulaed him.
t Her crlee attracted the attention of
school-children, &Q9 or wnom iook up
the pursuit of the negro. Three patrol
j wagons followed with police and nearly
ail i nm ! reimenia 04 in, uimnvi w
... . In Ka r.fi a. Th. mm Anallv
' foil, ntterlv "exhausted .at the feet of
ome children. Nearly all his pursuers
41,wwre pouncing on him when the patrol
' wagons dashed up and he was hastened
away. ., ' . ' "
Resltlents of Chicago suburbs are
thoroughly aroused iby the brutal at
tacks upon women and Lewis would
have met a speedy death but for the
help of i the police. Mlas Adamjeake
t was badly choked and beaten. - ,...-..
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AGAIN DECLINES
A THIRD NOMINATION
I Journal Special Rervlre.) - .
Ws.itiingtotr.- March H
i- ttve Foster of Vermont yesterday took
to the White House for the purpose or
Introduction two of his constituents,
John B. Mead and J. 8. Manning, both
of Rutland. The latter said to the
president that he had been a delegate
to the last Republican convention and
4iad the honor of voting for Roosevelt
as the presidential candidate and hoped
to have the opportunity to help In his
nomination for another term. ' The pres
ident thanked Mm, but said that a sec
ond nomination was sn impossibility.
ESCAPES. LYNCHING
TO DIE ON GALLOWS
(Jnaraa! Snerlal Hervlee.l
Poplar Bluff, Mo March SS. Curtis
Jackson, a negro, waa hanged this
morning for an aaaault made upon Mrs.
Van Nnrman, a white woman. Jackacn
narrowly earaped lynching at the time.
Modern Playhouse, to Cost One
f Hundred Thousand Dollars,
"Will Be Erected at Parle
and Alder StrWs.
MARQUAM WILL BE USED
-F0R 5T0R E& AN D)FF1CES
Philip GevurU to Have' Charge of
Financbg Arrangemeata and
How-Wttl-Bs Leased and Mi
aged by Calvin I. Heilig Columbia
Secured for Five Years. '
""A ' modem Hi
Is practically certain to be erected at
the comer of Alder and Park streets,
If plans and specifications now under
consideration ; can - mads tP fit - the
ground. The theatre will be "built to
house attracUons that now go to the
Marquam Orandind will be leased and
managed by Calvin 8. Helllg. Philip
uevuris.win nave charge of financial
arrangements. t -
The proposed site is owned by F. O.
Downing, of Downing. Hopkins fc Co.,
and la occupied by two boarding-houses.
It lies at the northeast porner of-the
intersection and adjoins the Cord ray
theatre property on - the7- south. The
ground is 100x100 feet. It is believed
to he Urge enough.
T&nocatlon is regarded lr ideamt
is between the two principal streetcar
lines or tne city, and is close to, the
heart of the buaineaa district, but suffi
ciently convenient - -to residence dis
tricts of the west side' to be assured
or popularity as a family theatre.
Alder street, on which it would front
is paved with asphalt, and is one of
the most beautiful streeta In Portland.
The absence of a trolley Una on the
street will. It is said, add greatly to the
vaiue 01 tne theatre as a musical house.
.... Capitalists -Kara TalUt la ZW
The titeatre will be built - by Mr.
Downing and loeal capltallata who have
entire faith In the proposition and are
enthusiastic In its support. Mr.. Down
ing is on a trip to Alaska, but la ex-.
pected home within a short time.
"The only Question et-tor be settled
1s the store and office) feature In con
nection with -the building." said a man
who la Interested In the project. "There
la a desire tw make It exclusively a
theatre building on the ground floor and
have offices in the upper stories. But
If the ground is found to. be large
enough to permit, aome stores will prob
ably be built In the flrat atory. - The
structure will be of handsome design
and the theatre will be a. credit to Port
land. . Matters regarding location and
design will be settled evitbin a short
tlmn and the project will go through
soon." ...
Mrniell IgTand lneNortB western
Theatrical association may abandon the
Marquam theatre about April 1. , and
that building will be remodeled by the
Title Guarantee 4 Trust company and
devoted entirely to stores and offices.
Mr. Hel'lg h. an . opt Inn for Ova
years on the - Columbia Theatre, on
Washington street, and traveling com
panies booked by him will be played
there, while the new . theatre is being
built, if the option la taken up. .
re Sold rryadloate Attraetsons.
After the theatre's completion the
Klaw A Erlanger syndicate attractions
will be transferred to It, and the asso
ciation will use the Columbia for stock
or other attrsctlons until the expiration
of the five-year term. A new name
will, it is said, be given by Mr. Helllg
to the Colombia. :
Mr. Helllg arrived, from Taeoma to
day and has been arranging final de
tails. Although this morning was the date
set for the arguing of the Injunction
suit brought by Mr. Helllg against the
city of Portland, the matter waa not
discussed. John F. Logan, attorney for
Mr. Helllg, said that a deal waa now
on which might do a.. ay with the case
altogether. , officials of . the city hsd
threatened to close the playhouse if
certain Improvements were not made and
injunction proceedings were brought to
stay . this action.
MODERN HOTEL PLANNED
. BY CITY OF MANILA
(Jearaal Bpeetal Service.)
Waahlnaton, March SS. Advices from
Manila state that the capital of the
Philippines is to have a modem hotel,
to be owned by the city, and to which
the insular government will land aid.
The city has asked for propoaals from
contractors for a building containing
S00 rooms. . ..
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA'S
CONDITION IS SERIOUS
(Jnorsal Special Servlre.)
Paris, March St. Dispatches from
Vienna report that Emperor Frans Jo
seph's condition Is serious. He has
been rapidly falling of late and It is
feared that, owing to his advanced age.
he will not rally from the present at
tack. (
STANDARD OIL SHIP
, IS SEIZED BY PIRATES
I Special Berries.? -
London. March St. Advices front To
klo state that a launch belonging to
the' Standard Oil company has been
seised in Chinese waters by pirates. A
number of American rifles and 1.O.00
rounds of ammunition- were captured
with the vessel. The American gun
boat Caliao la en route to the seeoe, ,
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;'l '.-tS' -cM'i t - - George " Blodgett of . Kalispel,
A "V v k-Montana,, Shoots Alice Gor-
I x TJ'.t . ' 7 ' ' . aon rour i imes, i nen
:yy:t::- I '- V' :'Vr?;Vv;;;y. ; , Waits for Police. 'V.
wel-? -sC4 vf : 'J 1-1 nam
Paul Musa, Accused Murderer.
SUSPECT MUSA BREAKS SILENCE AND
DAMAGES HIS
Police Elated by Result of Today's Examination of Man Charged
. . With Kuhn Murder-AIibi Weakened by Testimony of
" : 7n TT"TKreeMeh Who" Knew Musa7 ' .r 2" '
Paul Musa, the young German accused
of the murder of Julius Kuhn, broke bis
silence under severe "sweating" this
morning and admitted to Captain of De
tectives Bruin that he tried twice on
February IS to borrow a revolver from
Joseph' Mllner," the"; tinner who- Biaketrow r revotrer from Joe Mllner. When
affidavit that Musa" confessed the mur
der to him. He wanted - the gun, hs
states, to protect himself from wildcats
on' tho road through the woods from
Boeing to his farm. He admitted that
he went home without any gun in his
possession. He claims he etayed at his
home six days, not leaving for Portland
again until February 11, and says be
has witnesses to prove It ' r
This forms the alibi which he asserts
will prove him innocent of the crime
charged sgatnst him. With the sd
mlsslon made to Captain - Bruin, the
positive identification of Musa. by A.
M. Reckard as the msn who purchase!
a revolver and cartridges In his store on
the af ternoonorthe tnurderand-the
evidence of at least' three witnesses
who say they can prove positively that
Musa waa In this city on' the nights
of February IT. 18 and 1. the police
claim to have the threads with . which
thv n k m in weave a woof of
evidence that the accused man can not
break.
The brother and brother-in-law of the
accused prisoner arrived ' in tha city
this morning and are In consultation
with Attorneys 8 week and Long and the
young man this' afternoon relative to
his defense before the court. - Muna'a
uncle and wife are expected to arrive
this afternoon or tonight.
Trying to Identify Knsa. -----This
morning Captain Bruin directed
his detectives to brlng-ln-aH-those who
had seen the murderer, that they might
be taken before Musa for the purpose
of identification If possible. Gustav
Droeger. who was walking along the
sidewalk with a young woman when
the murderer ran from the saloon and
down the street with a handkerchief
over his. face, looked Musa over and de
clared h' fit the description of the
murderer In every way in point, of
stature, form' and appearance. But he
could not tell about the face and was
unwilling to say he waa aure Muaa was
the same. man. : r-
William Shoup. who sat at the table
talking to Kuhn when the murderer
entered and' ahot him down. Identified
Musa In point of general description in
the same manner as did Droeger. Shoup
remarked, that he had noticed that the
murderer" In running from the saloon
had a peculiar swing of the upper body
and shoulders. Musar waa made to run
across the room and Shoup declared he
exhibited the same peculiar awing. He
wouldn't - be ? positive, - however, - that
Musa was the same man. -f ? -
Having had these witnesses identify
him in point of general description.
I NEWSIEST, BEST,
'Thee'few words tell you what youcan expect in The Sunday Journal, the leading newspaper in the
northwest la it you will find the news of the world and articles by special writers to interest, amue and
instruct you. The children and the grown-ups have their departments, therefore The Sunday Journal is
designed for all. - - -. -.
It would be impossible to describe the many good things you will find in The Sunday Journal, but get
itisnd read it aqd you will have no other newspaper for your Sunday reading.
The Workers' Magazine this Sunday will have a number of , articles to interest both the workingmen
and the business man.. They are real helps in the walks of life of each. -
Mrsf Osborne, the creator of fashiona for American society, has a whole page of the latest things for '
-spring wear and Mrs. Symfs hts several important things to tell women who are seeking health and beauty.
Portland has an army which wears uniforms every day. ( You will -be surprised -to lesrn how msny
there are. The pictures of some and something about the uniforms they wear and what they stand for,
you will find in The Sunday Journal. 1 . : - -
No more! picturesque fighting force could be imagined than the rough riders who are to be organized
in ,England. 1 Their leader is quite a character. If you want to learn something of thjs corps Of fighting
men read The Sunday Journal. ' , . - ,
j ! Don't forget the children. They are always remembered in The Sunday Journal, for the colored comic
pictures and Polly Evans' page is for their benefit and amusement. y: . , ., , , -
U M
OWN CASE
Captain Bruin and the detectives put
Musa through a "sweating" process. . -.
. ' " PrtSonsrt Admlswlone. . . i 1
. ' "He admitted.' said the captain, that
twice on February IS. Just two days
before the murder, be attempted to bor-
he asked him why he wanted the gun
ha said he wanted to go to his ranch and
he wanted It for protection. He aald
the woods were filled with wildcats that
sometimes attacked a man and hs didn't
like to go through them without a gun.
He remarked also that he was afraid
he might be held up. He admitted that
he left here on the 16th for his home
and declares he took no gun with him.
Musa claims that he went to his ranch
and remained there six days. He avers
he has witnesses to prove this. , He de
nies positively that he - came back to
Portland on the night of the ltth. but
this we can prove beyond a shadow of
a doubt. This is one of the strongest
points against him."
The police have three witnesses who
will swear positively that Musa was
not at his farm six daya aa be claims.
but that be returned to this. city on
the night of February It and waa seen
In the Brooklyn, Zur Relnphals and
Tl'Hell liolels setaiBl llnujjlin liif ths
lime no claims 10 , navw
hrrfi rn the I
Country.
"Musa admits having tried to borrow
tha revolver," aald the captain, "Just as
Mllner swears in his affidavit regarding
the alleged confeaalon. . Hs admits that
he went home without a revolver. le
know he waa back: In the city the night
of February if, and Reckard poaitlvely
Identifies him as tha man who bought
the revolver from him the afternoon of
tha .murdr.". , . ....
, The police are still gathering evi
dence and are awaiting the return to
the city of one witnesa who Is now in
Seattle and who, it is expected, may be
able to identify Muaa.
"We want to give the prisoner a fair
and aqua re deal,'' aald Detectives 8ntw
and Realng, "and we are not rushing
mattera at all. . We propose to perse
cute no one.. We only want to see that
Justice is, done.". ... .
Would Avoid Delay.
Preparatlona were being made this
morning for the arraignment of Musa,
but it was finally decided to postpone
this.' The police say they will probably
file an Information direct In the circuit
court and thus avoid any preliminary
hearing. '
William Severn, brother-in-law ' of
Musa, reaohed the city from San Fran
cisco this morning and Arst learned of
the arrest when he saw an account of It
in the newspapers. He -Immediately
caJled at the station and asksd to sea
Muss. The police' declined to let him
Into the celt until this sfternoon, how-
(Continued on Page Three.)
BRIGIITEST---TIIE
MSM 4
DELIBERATELY PLANNED
TO'-COMMIT THF OFFO
Told Man With, WBorfi He-Waa
Drinking at Hotel Van Noy Bar
That He Was Going' Up 'Stairs to
See Her and That If She Refused
to Take Drink He Would Kill Her.
lilt 1 sti
-your,.
AlUsdj
her I would do It, and she didn't believe
me, Kou don't need to make any "rough
house.' , I will go along wHhyou. with
out making any, trouble
The murder-wae due to- Jealousy- and
was carefully planned by Blodgett. who
armed himself and went to the woman's
room-wtth-the-inentlon-of -killing her.-
George Blodgett of KallspelL Mon
tana, sat on-the edge of a -bed at the
Hotel Van Noy. Third and Pine streets.
this afternoon and coolly waited for the
police to, arrive and place him under
arrest at 1:16 o'clock this afternoon
for the murder' of Alice Gordon, who
lay-dead., beside him with four bullet
holes in her . breast. When Sergeant
Taylor and Station Officer Casey
reached the room he greeted them with
ths foregoing - words. - -
-'I em going upstairs," he told a man
named Floy,, with whom he waa drink
ing at the bar on the corner. "1L am
going to aak her to take a drink with
me, and if she refuses I am going to
kill her. In less than IS minutes you
will know ber rate. .
, , Skot Xar la Bed. ' ''
When the police arrived Blodgett was
alttlng on the edge of the bed and pay
ing no attention to the burning bed-
clothing, Ignited by the discharge of his
weapon. The flames were extinguished
by the polios. Blodgett evidently shot
the woman while she. waa alttlng up in
bed, aa she bad thrown the clothing
back, -Indicating that-ahe had -made- aa.
attempt to rise when she was murdered.
The revolver used was a .SS-callber.
One of the bullets pierced the woman's
heart and her death was Instantaneous,
her features being In repose.
"Let me have a drink," requested
Blodgett' as Sergeant Taylor aaked him
for his revolver. "There la tha gun on
the bureau."- -
While - Taylocwaa securing the re
volver, Blodgett poursd outra -large glass
of liquor from-a bottle standing on a
trunk and drank it. Then he arose and,
walking to a wash basin, cleaned his
hands of blood. After drying his hands
he removed a carnation from a cluster
lying In the bssin and gsntly laid it on
the dead woman's-breast, Next hO-benl 1
over and kissed ber bloodstainea race.
- : Steady to Oo With Police. '
"I am ready to go with you now,'
he then said quietly.
He waa led out of the room and to
police headquarters. Detectives Vaughn
and Hellyer ' arriving meantime and
msklnjLjn investigation. Coroner Fin-
ley waa notinea ana removea me ooay
to his undertaking rooms aftsr securing
all the information at hand. - -
The dead woman waa aged St years
and. Is said to havs had relatives on
the sound. She had been employed aa
singer at Blaster's concert hall, Third
end Bumstde streets, for about six
weeks. . Blodgett became acquainted
with her about a year ago at Kallspell
and deserted his wife and two little
children "for- be; He has been with
her most of the time since tlieria.nd
the woman is said to have given him
cause for Jealousy after securing all hla
money, about 12,200, and leaving him
penniless; "
"I became acquainted with her at my
home a year ago," said Blodrett at
police headquarters. VI deserted my
wife and children for her. She got
12,200, all my money, and here lately
ht been acting as If she wanted to get
rid of me. I determined to kill her If
she did not do right. I loved her and
I did wrong and suffered for her then
she threw me down and I determined
that she should suffer for it."
Singer a Blaster's.
The woman occupied room it at the
Van Noy hotel and had been there
since she began her engagement to sing
at Blaster's six weeks ago. Blodgett
is said to have been at Th Dallea until
two weeks ago, when she telegraphed
blm to come to Portland. Kver since
his arrival he and the woman have been
quarreling, at tlmea violently, and for
(Continued .on Page Ten.)
SUNDAY JOURNAL
Government Furnishes Detailed
.Information Regarding Files
Alleged to. Have Been
Burned by Hermann -
GEARIN ARRIVES TO' ' ;
- WORK FOR RIVER BILL
- (
President-Personally to - See-That
Eight-Hour. Law Is ' Enforced
Where AppIkableHoUss
ed to Consider Anti-Injunction Bill!
Lest It Be Taken Into Politics,
(Weabtiif la Bunas ef The JoarnaL)
" Wasningtun;"1 Marun Sl.Wlien ' the
ease of the- United States vs. Blnger
Hermann was called today ths motion
of the defendant for a. blir Of particu
lars was granted. EMatriot Attorney
Baker was prepared to furnish the bill
Immediately and submitted a list of
letter-books belonging to the govern
ment with dates of the same-,- which K Is
alleged were destroyed by Hermann.
Baker asked that the. case -be aet for
trial April S.
Attorney Gatley atated that his col
league. Attorney Worthlngton, was ab
sent from the city and asked that the
action fixing a date of trial be deferred
until his return, Baker then suggested
April It. to -which Oatley Interposed
the same objection, and the matter went
over until Worthlngton could be, con
sulted. '
. ' Crearta la Capital. '
Senator Gearin reached here last
evening and was in the senate today.
He expressed himself aa much pleaaed
with-the political situation In Oregon.
Gearin will at once, with Senator Ful
ton, take up with the house" members
the bill appropriating 1400.000 for the
Columbia river and endeavor to secure
early action. If nnsuocsssful in getting
it through as an Independent measure,
efforts will be made to Incorporate the
Item la the spndry civil bill.
Bnforoe Sight-Zone Iw.
The president has written to the sec
retary of the American Federation of
Labor that mr-would--personally see to
the enforcement of the eight-hour law
where applicable. The house commit
tee on Judiciary, aa a result of the labor
men's threats to take their contentions
into politics, have decided to consider
the anti-injunction bills lnstsad of Ignor
ing them, as planned.
Henators Beverldge, Dillingham and
Patterson have been named as the sen
ate conferees on the statehood bill.
The house Judiciary committee today
decided that Insurance waa not an ob
ject of interstate - commerce and that
congreas hasn't the power to legislate
in connection with It.
Fl R EMEN-PLUNG ED4NTCC-
FLAMES FROM ROOF
fJonrnal Special Bervtre.)
Santa Ross. Cel.. March SS. Fire
early this morning In the heart of the
business section destroyed - several
frame buildings on Fourth street. The
Masonic temple, the Armory and the
city hall were menaced and slightly
damaged. - The Greenings stables, with
five horses, the Irons shoe shop and the
Mitchell poultry store were destroyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Irons, who were sleep
ing In the rear - of the store, were
rescued- with difficulty. Two flremen
had narrow escapes as the result of the
sudden collapse of the room and
erswled out through the debris.
The records were removed from the
city-ball, which barely eacaped destruc
tion. The ' loss ' is s.eeer ,
SLAVE OF DRUG HABIT
SEEKS PRISON SENTENCE
(SpeeUI Dispatch to The Journal.)
The Dalles. Or.. March SS. A mail
arrested here yesterday for larceny In
a lodging-house pleaded guilty -to the
crime before Justice Douthlt late In the
afternoon and was held to answer be
fore the circuit court. He Is a victim
of the morphine habit and pleaded guilty
because he believes a sentence In the
penttentlsry will cure He Is well con
nected, and .believes if free from the
habit that he , will become . a good
cltlsen, " ..-
FOOTBALL ABOLISHED
BY NORTHWESTERN
, (Journal Bpeelal Beetles.) - - . .
Chicago, March 23. Ths board of
trustees of the Northwestern university
today -voted to abolish football . under
American rules for the ensuing Ave
years. The matter has been under con
sideration since last fall. The Rugby
game will be substituted. -
GOVERNOR PATTISON
IS RAPIDLY FAILING
(Joarsal Sperlaf SerTlee.)
Columbus. O.. March 23.- The physi
cians of Governor Pattlson Issued a bul
letin this morning stating that the gov
ernor ie not so well. A dropalcsl condi
tion has developed at the base of his
lungs. ,
NEW JAPANESE LOAN
IS OVERSUBSCRIBED
(Jomal Sneclal Serrree.)
Toklo. March SS. The new Japanese
loan of five per cent has been over
subscribed by more than IM.000.nOd.
Subscript Inns are principally from for
eigners, chiefly fru.a London.
a ! . i' i III ! mi- .
rkiiuiiiey-tuenerai naaiey Milling 11
to Declare a Truce While " "
Rockefeller Visits His : ,
v' ' ' . ,'--.' Grandson.- . ' , -
SUBPOENA-SERVERS TO
BE GIVEN NEEDED REST
Rogers Agrees. Jo TelLAlLThat. H
Knows In ' Missouri ase Hearing 7
and Will Interpose No Further Ob
jectionsTo'Being Examined Re
garding Reformation of Combine,
JJwruillydil 2?yTHer"
Jfeir.
Uadley, attorney-general of Missouri, -will
arrive In New fork City at nooit--today
prepared to follow up hla victory ...
in the Mouri courts.- Hadley said to
day: -
"If John D. Rockefeller wishes tdtrol
his -infant grandson in hie arms I will ,
declare., a truce and arrange: with hls
lawyers to psrmit him to- coma to NsW
York without Interference, if the fear e
subpoena services-is keeping blm away. ,
Hs Is an old man and probably wrapped
up In the baby. . I will give -him time
until the baby la able to be taken to)
Lakewood." ,
H. II. Rogers, who denied the right,
of Hadley to force him to' testify In the)
suit of the state of Missouri against
the Standard Oil and Its allied com
panlea last month until the decision
pending in Missouri affecting the earns
line of Inquiry had been announced, sent
word to Henry Wellman. the New TorK ,
representative of the state of Missouri,
that he would interpose no further ob
jection to Attorney-General Uadley'a .
prooeedinge.'.-' r.i ;.. -.-; - - -- -j;-.
The hearing in the case of' the state
Of Missouri, against the Standard - Oil
company will be resumed before Com
missioner Sanborn today. Attorney-.
General Hadley of Missouri arrived her -
today ,an will ..be assisted by . Henry .
VeIlman' of New' Tork, as counsel for
the state of Missouri. - - :
Officials of the Standard Oil eom.
pany. H. H. Rogers. H. W. Tllford, W.
H. Tllford and W. M. Van Buren, will .
appear upon 'the atahdahd answer all
questions which msy be put to them, i
It Is expected that in that case the attorney-general
will consent to waive)
the appearance upon the stand of John
D. - Rockefeller, who has been success
fully dodging the officials of the court
who had been sent out to summon blm
to appear aa witness. .
URGES ROOSEVELT TO AT
" 1HCE TAKE ACTIO;!
Governor Chamberlain- Writesj
President Relative to We
naha Reserve Trouble,
(Special Dispatch to The Joartial.) j'
Salem, Or.. March 23. Oorernot
Chamberlain - yesterday - wrote -' a eom-
munlcatlon to President Roosevelt con. -cernlng
the trouble between the sheep- -men
of Umatilla county and those of the
state of Washington, which baa arisen
from the use of the Menaha forest re
serve aa grajslng land for their flocks.
The Umatilla sheepmen recently sub-
muted a report In which the grievances
of and dlacrlminatlona against the Ore.
gon sheepmen were set forth. The gov
tkraar- y- - - - , ,
"I earnestly beseech that you re- '
quire a complete investigation to b
made as to the troubles growing out of
ths use of the Wenaha .reserve to the)
end that an equitable adjustment there-
of. may be had and destruction of Ufa
and property avoided. . Both these eon
tlngencles are likely to happen unless -something
ran be done to make the peo.
pie living In the section where these)
troubles exist feel that they are fairly
treated.' I beg that you wiU give thle.
matter Into the hands of the proper of. ,
ficiels with Instructions that a full in.
vestlgatlon and report be made to you
at once, as in my opinion the situation,
will nptadmlt of delay." .
CALIFORNIA ATHLETES"
OFF FOR OLYMPIC GAMES
Joarsal Special Berries.)
Btaten Island, N. T.. March S3. J.,
H. Sedgwick and Charles . Zend, San. .
Francisco athletes who have been en-.
tared for the Olympian games lr
Greece, arrived thte morning via Pana
ma. They will leave for Greece to
morrow. .... ...................
FROZEN TO DEATH IN -
' THE KUYUKUK COUNTRY
... i
- fjnorsat Seeelal Sr1re.)
Fairbanks. Aiaeks. March; n. Rrl ,
Brlckson, an employe ef the Northern .
Commsrolal oompany, waa found frosert .
to death on the trail in the Kuyukuk
country. His body wss'ln a kneeling
position, with the hands to the face aa ...
thougb, wirmlrig them.-
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LICENSE TO F.?Af.nY
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