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.'United States Supreme Court
I ' Meets After Two Weeks'
" Recess at Washlngton.-
TWO MURDER CASES,; '
ii ALSO TO BE HEARD
Attempt to
Make
: Lynching
of
r- Negro Contempt of Supreme Court
Watched With Considerable Curi
J: oiity Victim Had Taken Appeal '
.'"? ? fiosraal Spenial' s-rrlci'lV W i
Waahlngton. X). C, April. J.After a
receaa of two weeks the VniUd SUtes
supreme court met at noon today and
prepared to take up the several Impor
tant eaaes that are en. the 'docket for
Immediate hearing. -The moni Important
caae is that of United Slater Senator
Burton of Kanaaa. who was crmvlnted
. In the. federal ooiirta of illegal- practice
. before the departments and aentenced
to pay a Cine of 1,60 and serve aU
montha In tha county Jail at, Iron ton.
. jninonn. i ne ease comes before the au
preme court on a writ Of error.- The
rsee Of senator Burton .will be argued
for him by Judge Dillon of New York
M fa w. Lehmann of St. Loula.
The court expecta to take , up thle
week the raee of J. O. Milton, Leonard
end Jena Rawllnga agaitiat the atate of
oeorgia, one or the moat notable erlmi
. nal caaea that haa been brought before
j the auureme tribunal. In a-long time.
Thre of tha men are under aentance of
death and the fourth to life Imprison
ment on .the charge of murder, com
milted In lownda county Ueorgla.
They are charged with killing a boy and
a girl, named Carter In an effort to
aaehete an entire family In 1W)&.
1 he rae waa brought to the supreme
rou.t fn the ground that the Jury, by
hlrli they were tried was Irregularly
drawn.'. - . V "
Another cae. the beating -Qf which
will roheblv be taken up todayor to
morrow, i tltal of Robert SW)r" and
Arthur Adam", two negro easq an
he t rmrier Berwln. who. wllh aAother
!..- cfUhe fit me of Hcott klHek the
fl, 1, nn(e entnrer and the
(fSKMvTinSTi:;: (CTGIT'IT IflT LEADING . ,i
likillP Wli IGIUIUMIO. . CLOTHIER ;
yDIIIOfl CAS
cut
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1 R Y O U; W A N T
IUttr, laat fall, and thraw their
bodies overboard. - AU . thr rer en
tencfd to b lunged b the federal court
tv North Carolina, and Sawyer -and
daraa appealed to the United SUtea
auprema crourt. i
- Th action, of the ITnlted States au
prema court In tha matlor of the negro,
Rd.- Johnaon who - waa lynched at
Chuttanoosa, Tenneasee. after an appeal"
had been- erantrd to him by tne uniteo
State auprnma court, la awaited with
oonalderabla ilntareat.i Aa Johnaon la
dead tho hearing of the appeal would
naturally be nugatory and had he died s
natural death that would settle matters.
In tbia eajie, howerer, tha death waa not
natural,-ut,fcln a-certaln. meaaure In
volvea a caae-of contempt of the aii
prema oourt, Tn well Informed circles
It la believed that nothing will be dona
In the matter ao far aa the supreme
court la concerned, beyond - -taking
formal . cognlaa nee .of the ' appellant'a
fiEW CONSTITUTION FOR '
MICHIGAN BALLOTED ON
" ... Jfasr gMHal arviee.)
Detroit. Mich.. April I. At the- gen.J
eral election held in thia state today th
voters of. the stats are voting on th
proposition to call and hold a conven
tion for tha. purtlos of making a gen
eral revision of tlw constitution of this
state. The ballots Upon which thla
question la submitted are aspirate from
all ottier ballot ward t this election.
If a majority of the qualified ' voter
voting at thl election should decide In
favor of calling such a convention It
will become the duty of .the legislature
at Ita next session to provide by law
for the election of -delegate to such
convention, whose duty It will be to
prepare a general revision, of the eon
atltutlon, which 'shall b submitted to
the qualified elector at -some futur
time for adoption of rejection.
TO MAKE CORPORATIONS
PENSION INJURED MEN
'Three' Democratic of flea-seeker . re
eently filed declaration to become can
didates -for nomination on their party
ticket. They are Prancl Clarno, of
tat Iarrabqe atreet, who wlahea to be
tat senator; R. N. Emery, of Tliiaaell.
vllle, atate representative, and William
N. Neville, of tt Boss street, county
surveyor. '.' .
. Mr. Clarno advocate a - measure
somewhat new In Oregon politics, cham
pioning a law requiring corporation tu
grant equitable pension to all person i
aerloualy Injured while In their employ
during the continuance of their dls-
bIHty. . Mr. Clarno .ravora atatement
No. 1, raunlcli! ownership, the- rigid
en'oroement of all slat . health lawn, (
THE OREGON k DAILY JOURNALS PORTLAND. MONDAY
.0 -
TO K N O W WHAT S lARt LY
A .Ti-A v3 C n
the eight-hour law for men and women
employee, a at a ted aalaryfor state
printer, equitable adjuatment of fran
chlaea, the taxation of groaa earning
of corporation and local aelf govern
ment. . ., v i '' ''
: Mr. Emery declares that if elected he
will vote for the people'a choice for
United States senator. Mf. Neville doet
not have a printed platform. - '
The" following men have ,alao tiled
declaration to become candidates, for
precinct committeemenr P. J. Peter-
on, St. Johns; J. A. Renabaw, Kit
Minerva atreetj T. W. Corder, Trout
dale; : It ' W. Behneke, Johnson
street; J. F. Kertchem, (II , Spokane
avenue; A. J. Fanno, 43S Fifth street,
and W. Hoaea Wood. vVest Portland.
PROMOTION TO H. T. PAGE
NOW DEPUTY AUDITOR
f H. T. Page thia morning began hie
duties as deputy county auditor suc
ceedtng Otto Burkhardt, who resigned
laat Saturday In order to go into prl-
re eaj
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H. T. Page.
vat business In Portland. Mf. Pag
ha been a deputy under County As
sessor Sigler during the past tws years,
and bis former employer declare that
he wonld rather have Page stay with
mm than join the forcee of County Au
ditor Carl A. Brandea. At on time Pag
waa th head wood worker 'In a large
local furniture factory! Later he waa
head bookkeeper for a Wholesale hone.
j i m, , t wmw m k. w- saw t -si t . , -, i i "otMH t . - . i I
k'm.
U V 11 - J"! W IV . . J-
TOD AY WE OPEN
BOYS and CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT--
Second flooteODntoinirigrbyc
of floor space, giving additional room for oiir MEN'S as well as
our BOYS' departments" an expansion unequalcd by any House In the: city.
When we opened our store 5 yea ago there were ;many skeptics ;
and dbtingThomaes; tod
cxnt, we hope to be iable to serve our patrons even 7 .
better than before. OUR MOTTOTHE : BEST that moiiey can buy, and
ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION or ybur
are 'invited f to call and
TO SAVE SErJATE
FROr.l GRAFT
Communication Jto Oregonian
. - Explains Just Why People ,
v Favor Statement One. '
MACHINE POLITICIANS -
REFUSE TO BE HAMPERED
Aa a Member of L(Ularure Is Noth
. in but Agent of People, Why
- Should: They Not Regulate Hi
8upport of Certain Mesiurct? .,
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.Tha aDDended communication . to ' th
uregonian, wnicp waa priniea in mai
newspaper thl morning, presents so
clearly, aoou ratal y and euoclnctly th
attitude of-the general public toward
atatement No. I that The Journal with
out the knowledge of 'the writer here
with, give 1t 'own reader th advan
tage which wilt .com from a perusal
of us r.i.i... .
Portland. March l.To the Editor.
Referring to an. Oregonian editorial of
laat Thursday, wherein Elmer B. Colwell
la commended for his stand on the ques
tion of who hall own and control th
public utility franchlae and for hi re
fusal to lgn "statement No. 1." and
wherein It I stated that every candidate
for the legislature will be asked to de
clare himself upon said Issue, permit
me to ask whether yon are not Inject
ing another "atatement" Into the con
test. ...
The law now require eandldatea for
nomination ts th legislature to declare
themselves on the laau of the United
States senatorshlp, and we are told that
the United State eenate la today the
most powerful atronghold of intrenched
graft, pclai privilege, favored fran
chises, corporation and monopolies of
II kind on th face of th earth. It
wilt continue to be ao long aa Its mem
ber ar elected by legislature lmt
larly dominated. There, la no possi
bility of reform nnttl the people choose
the senator. Should it choose to do ao,
th Oregon legislature undoubtedly mtiM
do much to eliminate unfair- condition
locally, -but It I of much mere Import-m-e
, t move aaralnst th Infinitely
EVENING," APRIL , IZZ1.
D RES S ED MEW Vl L L; WEAR
1,1, iJ U J X X 11; V
OUR NEW
incpect our new; department
greater bulwark of graft' and ipecial
privilege the United State eenate. '.
Why object to the people demanding
that their agent in th legislature shall
pledge themselves, to-vot for tb peo
ple's choice for ntor, and at tha earn
time demand that an candidate for. the
legislature ahall declare themselves In
advance en the . queatlon of - nubile
ownership or control of public ntllltleaf
Wherein la th difference? if it la right,
and I cordially, agree with yen that It
la. to require a pledge of a candidate for
the legislature to work and vote to aup
preaa graft and . monopoly,1. why la it
not equally right to require htm to heed
the volee of the majority of the people
of the state In the election of a United
State senator T t
' It must be conceded that an employer,
the principal, has a perfect right to in
struct his agent or attorney-in-fact, and
to require-pledged of him as to a par
ticular line of conduct. Otherwise th
cream re would be greater than the cre
ator, a member of the legislature 1
nothing but an agent of 'the people who
sent him there. Why ahould they not
require him to aupport certain men and
measures, or t oppose ether I ..
For many ' years, -every convention.
Republican and Democratic alike, h
resolved that the people ahould have a
direct voice in the choice of United
State senators. The primary law now
give th people of Oregon an oppor
tunity to expreaa some volo In the
matter, but a lot of machine politician.
who all their live have never hesitated
te pledge themselves In advano to aom
boss. - clique or candidate personally
often for a money consideration now
assume a lofty Independence and refuse
to be "hampered," as they call it, by any
pledge .to th people at large. They
ask the people to vote for them, hut In
effect they say: "You will be wis and
good If you elect me, but you haven't
sense enough to choose a senator and
you must not presume to ask m any
thing about It nor to make auggestlona.
It can be said that th time has come
to decide who owns and control th
legislature. Is it the people who elect
it. or Is It some senatorial oandldate
or- cllqu of grafter rich enough and
corrupt enough to buy that leglalaturet
The decision of hla queatlon ha been
delayed too long. It Is now squarely
drawn before- the court ef public
opinion. Let every candidate tell where
h stands, and If. Hk Elmer B. Colwell,
he thinks he is better and greater and
smarter than the- people whose vote
he ask, he ahould he elected te stay
at home no matter how right he may
be on other queetlona. Any man who
repudiate the effort of th people to
cure that festering nicer of corruption,
the United State senate, cannot safely
be depended upon to help in th fight
gainst locals ailment.
A dollar in tha hand la worth II yon
cannot borrow. ,
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SPRING CROPS ARE
If
Thirty of Fifty-Fivs ' Veniremen
Excused From Service Dur
ing April Term. . i - .
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MAN WHO RAISES COWS
. J MUST SERVE, HOWEVER
On Man Said He Thought a Woman
Staying at Hi House Had Small.
.. pox Postmaster at Linnton Gete
' .Only tS men were left for Jury rvlc
thl morning after Presiding Judge Fra
xer had finished listening to the ex
cuses offered-by those who had been
ordered to appear for duty during the
April term 01 the circuit, oourt, - rtrty.
five men' had beta summoned by flhar
iff Word to act as juror, but It of
them wer allowed to go their way re
joicing. -. . - . 'WW, ..
- Some aueer exouses were offered. On
man sent word that a woman waa ill
at hia home he' thought with small
pox. - The man was promptly excused.
- A' majority of those who were ex
cused this morning ar farmer who de
clared that their ground was ready for
planting and aowlng. bnt one" man who
aid he waa a farmer did not get off.
What kind of crops do yon raise 7
aaked Judge Fraxer.
"Cow," wa th reply. . '
"Oh, wall, they won't kpoll." replied
th Judg. : . .
; On man ald he could make mora
money by working at the carpenter
trade, but that wa not reason enough.
Judge Fraser agreed with him that l
a day for Juror waa not anough pay.
Th same man said be waa chief of the
Uresham fir, department, bnt Judg
Fraser suggested that an aaslstant chief
be appointed to serv for a time. Then
the man aid b had a large family of
children t aupport, and o he wa al
lowed to go thl week with the nnder-
atamllng that n would report for duty
nxt Monday. .-.
J. N. Hartley aaM- "3uAr 1 .
farmer, and you knew that if a man
doe not ow neither will he reap,". Mr.
Hartley wa allowed to sow - . . i
FOE TO CQUR
"t . t-.
' W; A. Alcorn was excused because, ha
postmaster at Unnton. '"
Another had a cold, and was afraid
It was going to make him deaf. ' Judge -Fraxer
advised him to try the Jury serv
ice treatment for a tlm. -
A special venlr of it name was is
sned.. ' ' .
The following' men wer excused: '
. Ixul Dick, R. Duereral, William uad- '
amk. Jerry Glass, J. N. Hartley, T. A. I
Heltkemper, W. B. Harris, J. V. Kelly,
8- A. Lolah. M. O. Metcalf, Frank Rick- ';''
y. . D. Sullivan, H.. W. Decker, John
Btrucken, W. C. Shantlns, J. I. Tlndall,
Abraham Zahler, E. W. Amesbury. A. T.
Axtell. W. A. Alcorn, W. H. damon .
Augnst. Anderson. Chris Algeshelmer, .
Charles A. 'Anderson, ' Alfred Bruner,
James Beat, Amos Babb. Peter Bauer, - "'
F. A. Ballin and Arthur B. Davis.
OWA DEMOCRATS TO v '
: HONOR JEFFERSON DAY
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r -. (Jsemst Speelal SerrUs V .. .
Dea Moines, la.. April f. Th Demo
crats of this state will celebrate th
anniversary of th birth' f Thomas "
Jefferson by a banquet at the Savary
hotel thla evening. - Thomas Jefferson
waa born on April 11, 1743, but thl
early date waa selected for the banquet
for,. in ak of convenience, a ft would
not have been possible to secure tl-
attendance of aome of the prlncrbni
guests of honor. - Another ' reason l
that thl afternoon, immedutniy before
the banquet, representative of the j
Democratic club of th atat will hold
a meeting at th clubroom of th hotel
to receive report of th condition la 1
th various section of the state and
to dlafcus th plan for th coming
campaign.' Among tha principal speak
ers at th banquet will be Governor
Folk .of .Missouri. Governor Johnson of
Minnesota and Mayor Dunn of Chi- ,
cago, ,-..'' ...... . ., ' . '
l. HARRY HAMPSHIRE t
DEAD AT DALLES CITY;
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(Rseelal Dlerxles te Ts learaaL)
The Dalles, Or, AprU I. D. Harry
Hampshire died suddenly this morning
from a hemorrhag of the lung., Last -night
he felt 111 and thl morning he .
awoke-nnd before th doctor and rela
tives could arrive, expired. He wa born ;
la New Tork March It, 1(1(4, and haa
lived - her- since 1171. H leavea a
mother . and a brother, John F. Hamp
shire, who wa formerly county treas-. .
urer, and reside In this oity.
At rdaeyNATean Oharekv
The subject ef the sermon'' at
th
evangelistic servlc at Rodney Avenue
Christian church tonight will be, "Th
wort -im in Portland," t
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