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THE OREGON, DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, - FRIDAY EVENING. lftAYllrlSSSr TIIREE.IIOLIESIIIT 07 LieilTIIIIIG - I'illOESS IS Dfl IJ(, I Republican Amendments - Which Practically Provide the Samel Thing, Pas J Com prom ise Proposals Are Adopted. - Uoarul RlveMalAettlrt.l -T ; 'WiiKlnfton.Wa? Mir- Sanator Bajlev's untiumrer w tne . raroaq .kt kin tn entirely Drohiblt the lssu- anceof ;preHmlnaxy' tnium-lions to sua. . j send me operation ei we iiii commerce -eommlsaion order - w; de feated tn the senate this morning. After balloting' oa EUlley' amendment the flrst AMaon- -amendment, striking out the worda "fairly remunerative" fronr- the-deacrlptlon of rates, ordered by the commission was- adopted without debate, ' 1 r.'t-.--. . , The-seonK- AHieon emetatfraent, pro- "Tviaing that the commission's -ordors shell become effective within a "reaeon able time." instead of within 'thirty -tdux-B." to continue not more than two . years, ''was adopted. Both the amend mrntaf art compromise' propositions. The Tillman amendment, giving - the "7-commlsBlon authority te make-through " joint routes where the transportation Is partly water and rail waa rejected. The ' Lodge amendment, giving the same-au. thorlty "when one of the connecting car- r?iH i in it aansrim-nt WMUiYi .Issuance of any Injunction without the UMATILLAS WEET Will Gather on Reservation to Diecussubjectf-Roai Through Their Land. CHIEF NO SHIRT IS IN - y .v FAVOR OF THOROUGHFARE In Past Has Been DecidMly Afcainst Openinf; Way Through ; Reserve tion but Travel Has Brought-a t Chaiig otllln ' - - (Special Dtapatt U Tke Joeraal.) -.- - Pendleton, Or., May 11. A general jouncll of the ITmatllla Indians will bo held on , the reservation next Tues day for the- purpose of considering the - proposition - of opening publlo -roads hroughr the . reservation.. There- is ; a strong sentiment among the leading In- dlans to open at least 'one broad, well made public road from Pendleton to the summit of the mountains. . Chief No Shirt, who has been non progressive -In the past In many matters-pertaining S pubHolmprovementa, caused a sensation by arising to his feet at a recent council and openly de claring for public roads across tha res- ervstion. He said: ' . - , "l live on 'the reservation. This is my home. But 1 travel from place to place each year. I And roads open by the white men alt over tha country.- It costs the Indian nothing to travel these roads. - We come sad go and nobody asks any questions' or makes. any de mands for pay from us. ' ' , . "I believe we anouia open up rara 'travel oter the reservation and they nnd no roads. The Indians drive their oontes atowg tha- whits, mea'sjottdrk try for the white men s mock to travel. l am in favor of a big road across the reservation. These are my eentiments which I will adhore to." ,Thls'laauitng., quite a sensation In Vmatllla county as the Indiana have mf.;-iixm rnurt -hmnrh the -reservs-tiorr -for- years. t-- - ; z: DEC LIN ES. O FF ER O F -; , . ATTORNEYMANNING - District Attorney John Msnnlng re L; celved a ltter tndsy from Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth . Mackintosh of Beat t18. stating that, he eoald not accept Mr. Manning's proposition to come to gcatUe-and off er testimony Jn behafr of George Mitchell, who shot and killed -Joshua" Creffleld. ' The Seattle attor ney explains that there Is no grand " Jury. In session now and that-he will proceed to flla . a complaint against Mitchell and prosecute him on a rhsrge of murder in the first degree ss he considers that ltwa-a-premeditated affair. Mr. Mackintosh also -says In . bis letter that Mr. Manning made no specific charges against Creffleld, hence ha cannot accept any testimony from the source In. ajueatlon... ...i . Mr. Manning explatns that he made ' no specific charges in relation to Cref fleld and his conduct because the evl ' dence which he posseasea and would be ' Willing to give In Mitchell's behalf l of suoji r revolttng-nature that It couldn't appear in - public print and """should not even" to through -the- malls, DIES SUDDENLY IN ' a---HOTEL-BARBERSHOP (Joaraarspectal Service.) " New York. May 11.- HJalmar Wester felt, aged I. manager of 4ho Oreen Bay ' Paper Fiber ; company of Brock way. Wisconsin, died In a barber chair at a tel Iters today. It was thought, he had a tit and an ambulance was sum moned, but he wss dead before a physl elsn arrived. Poisons were found .lu bis pocket and an autopay will be held., , . OCTOGENARIAN KILLS' " WIFE AND HIMSELF li.wraaf SpecUl Serrlcei) .JhiUdalphls. Mar XX. i. .lUIrnal, aged years, today probably fatally shot Ms wife, aged II. and killed him self The motive is unknown. .. Hon. 4iarrleon R. JCIncald ft Kugen la at the Imperial. He was secretary f state under Governor Lord, and la the yoarner end editor f tha Oregon State Journal. . ... .- , m nnimnii concurrence of two Judges, one of wndni must bs circuit Judge, was defealedi The first, second, --third ana fourth sections of the bill - have. nowTpeen adopted without considering any of the I amendments There-erne continuous da- bate -throughout the day under the lfr-mlnute rule. The amendment adopted providing a penalty t oa ,, recelvsra of - rebates pro vides that any person, corporation or company who shall deliver property for Interstate transportation to any common carrier subject to the provis ions of this act or for whom as con signee or consignor any such carrier shall transport . . property,: who shall knowingly. or willfully- by employe, agent.-officer or otherwise, receive or accept from such ' common carrier- any sum of money or other valuable con sideration aa a rebate against the reg ular charges for transportation as fixed by 4 he schedule of rates.- shall be deemed guilty of a fraud, which is hereby de clared to be a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof in any court of competent Jmlsdlctton, In addition to sny other - penalties provided by this' actpe ftipjectjl nne equal to three times the sum of money so recerv ARRAIGN MITCHELL mmrni Defendant's Attorney. Will Make 'aye-JMuyrdeft Released on Bail. PASTOR WILL PREACH - -. CONDEMNING PRISONER Rev. Myron W. Haf-rtestproveg Stand jTtf'J'3LtPrgMtqr . and Will Beg Hif Congregation to Stem Tiia-e Public -Opinio (Special PUpatrh to The Jinrnal.) Seattle, May . ll.-r-Oeorge Mltcbell. slayer of Creffleld,. the Holy Roller leader,-, will . be arraigned in the su perior court tomorrow morning to-plead to the Information charging htm -with murder In-the first degree. Mitchell's attorney will not allow him to plead at that time, but will ask for further time and an application will be made for ball. The stste constitution provides that where it Is not clear that the ac cused committed murder In the first flfgreb1uIwtlLa sUowed. Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh- savs that he will make a "stubborn flht against Mitchell's .'being ' allowed ball. ir tn ball, Js allowed it will probably be tn the neighborhood of S20.000. Neither Mitchell nor his Immediate frienda 'have sufficient pioperty to fur nish - security- for this amount, but it is believed, however, that Seattle busi ness men will . come forward and ob tain Mitchell's release from Jail pend ing the trial. . . - i Rer,' Myron WV Haynes. who gained ! :wlsafonsl4rabi-tioto,rlety; in -Chicago befoie-fc coming to Seattle In his tight with the railrosds for being denied a ministerial pass, has Informed Prosecuting Attorney iIJ!iJUJU9ftlUh.ath approves brTiIS at- tlon in-treating- Mitchell - as a cold blooded ' murderer. . On Bundav Haynes will preach a . sermon -condemning Mitchell and begging his congnrgatlnn to stem the tide f public opinion In his fgv-OTTt : " ". T tOSTRATTOF LOGS BELIEVED BROKEN UP Ban Franclaco, May 11. The schooner Eva, arriving at- Hurefca todny.- reVorts sighting a number of logs, believed to be part of the big raft lost by the steameT-Xrfggett off The "riortherr coast The ran was a menace o naviaatlnn and the Leggett has been searching for It a week past. . It has now probably been broken up arid the danger removed. The raft was formed at Stella and lost In a storm. ; . TWO PERSONS'SENT INSANE-ASYLUM -Two persons were ordered sent to the Insane asylum this morning by County Judge Lionel R. Webster becanse they formed the. habits of building, fires In most any place where a match could be lighted. The persons are Anna Benja min, aged 20 years, and Louis Vlereck. aged 7S years. .The younger of the two s said to have fallen some' months ago and struck the bark of her head In a violent manner, thus causing her mental eomplaJnt. , ... TglP FROM SEATTLE . ..... t IN AW AM I I1MMKII t- I Mas Umbrecht and hla wife arrived In Portland last night, having sueoess fully . completed tha entire trip from Seattle In their automobile touting car. Because of the 'ilrst-class-condltlon"of the rpads they, were able to mske fast time. Not an accident on the road In terrupted them .during the length of the Journey. Last' night they stabled their machine at a local garsge and took tha late train back to Seattle. Max Umbrecht Is s Seattle .architect of note. Begins Tecvare Coarse. " - The Rev. Hiram Vrooman of Boston begins a 'course of lectuses upon "Spirituality the World's Oreats-st Need ' Sunday night In new Knights' jf Pythias . halU K.levunth, and Aider alretla.uarter. tbe auspices of the Swedehhorgian church. Mr. Vrooman claims that the religion of which he Is an exponent ink deduced from a apirllual interpretation of the Bible. The first lecture will he devoted mainly to showing'the. dlstlno tlon between the missions of science 'and rellginn. Mr. Vrooman Is jTresldent pf ttxf Federation of Religions of Boston, yxA . 'v i v j "' -"vV' ; h rt:-' - ., ;.xa: ' ... ; I lw' V,Mlv U.'V(j- "-ir. -- DOCTORS ON TRAIfl IVHEH ? WRECK-OCCUHREO South Carolina Phystciahsl' As sisted; in . Caring -for the ! -; 7i Injured."": -lir J v rnrheTr f'f 'W". '"T. "Dirnn. ? F grty''"-1r M. Zent and ATAr C. Hnnnnon, ail Dusiness men or wirag, South Carolina, who .have been touring the west durlna . the past two months ana whgters in tue tata--wrec oi Bouthem-PaelflO"os-llna limited near San Jose last Tuesday, arrived -in Portland .this morning. They will tske In the northwest, and return to Bbuth Carullna by easy-atages. ; -- Drs.-CorbMtt snd Uunn-were tMe only physicians aboard the trsin when the wreck oceOtTed.- "They.- Instantly has tened to care, for th wounded. Two of the party were druggists and their services were also efficient. V "It was a bad wreck.", said Dr.. Cor bett this morning, "and I wonder that more were not killed. The -engineer was beyond our aid, but we managed to help l many of 'the "Chinese- 'who ; hnd been burledln the wreckage. ThSn'- gine and the first three cars were over tumeff. 5 A relief train came finally from Ban Jose and brought doctors to jth scene. . , ;We did not feel - the . earthquake shbek which caused the spparent shrinksgs-of the track. -'trur train was the first to pass that spot and, of course, we were wrecked."-, r LAWYER IS SUED. FOR FIVE HUNDRED A suit was filed In the circuit court s "morning by W:"M. Tf. Mrrrgrr:-f r- mer presmcnt or tne v nion siocnyarus, against K. K. 'Merges,- a lawyer, for f.D. -It is alleged that on March ; r3, i. Merges 'received $R0 .from the ri.inti(T tn !; or. April i8 Mr. Morgun declares he demanded the money, but it i i ... i,im --- j- The atory behind the suit is said to Involve a big real estate desl In which the attorney Is declared to be the mov ing figure. It Is clalmedthat he wanted Mr." M organ to Trti-nr g partnershlp-w4h him to purchase ; some property for $32,000, Morgan to furnish all the cssh needed, while Merges waa to have a contract to pay In his one half of the cost price whenever convenient. Mr. Morgan Is said to have at first looked upon tha proposition with favor, but later he Is said to have learned that" before- Merges- became interested In the purchsse the property could have been bought , for 130.600. This IS said to have caused him to want to with draw from ' theT partnership. - He de clares tha he put top 1500. with Merges when the deal was Are discussed by them, butr later he wished to withdraw and Merges would not return tha 1500. Merges, it is said, purchased the prop erty without the partnership. ' MUSIC BiG FEATURE - . . ; OF INDUSTRIAL FAIR - Music will bs one of the features of the "Made In Oregon" festival. A. DeOaprlo, who had charge of the Administration- band, at Ithe Lewis and Clark fair last suipmer. has Jeen chosen director for the festival. He lhf has organised a band of 26 pieces and .in i A concerts. a grand .on tne eveninn oi choral and orchestral concert win be given In the armory under the direction of DeCaprio. assisted by W. H. Good rich. The orchestra will be composed of 10 pieces. The feature of the con cert' will be the first rendering of I)e Caprto's "Poema Symphonla," which he haa composed the . past . winter and which has been dedicated to the "Msde In OregotVTestlval. This number will be second on the program. - ProfeseortQoodrlch will lrectthe or ohestra . for the rendition of Father Dominic's "Besutlful Willamette." and wilt have charge of the vocal part of the program. COLORED MOB ATTEMPTS. -T0-LYNCHJU.EGRQ rimraal Speclfr 8ertee.) ! f Philadelphia. May ,ll.-Wllllam Whits, negro, ,wh- saved' from a negro mob that waa Intent on lyncning him by a policeman today. Whit beat his wife in a brutal manner. - The mob had a rops already Usd about bis neck. .. f"Ti tv"Xr?:' jfJ."'- V J At the bottom of this cut is shown a IPortrait of-Alphonse M. Muchs the celebrated poster painter, who has found at last the Ideal woman' tn the person of Marusha Chytilova, whose picture is shown in the upper center - surrounded by posters de signed by Mucha, whom sne will soon marry. TWENTY THOUSAND ' -r- HAVE REGISTERED . - ' ' - S County Clerk Frank S- Fields ' reports that with the close' of lastnlalrra wtrrlc- gt.gm-votei s a had registered -in thlaiOuntyr Of.l-iunber lt.OQlareRe.-u. publicans. 4,08S are Democrats, 1.195 did not . declare - their polltics:ll.l04resldeon the east side of the Willamette river within romsnd'actty ltnrH, - ,9i9 on the west side and .227 in the country. . . " -: " ATTORNEY WOOD IS - LADD CASE WITNESS Attorney C. E.- 8. 'Wood .was . the principal 'witness during this morning's hearing before County Judge Lionet R. Webster -in the. case of the heirs of the lateA. H. Johnson against W. M. Lndd, administrator of the Johnson es tate ' - i , ' s " , Mr. Wood- said that he had drawn up the trust deed and declaration of trust. In which Mr. Johnson had deeded considerable property to Mr. Ladd. The attorney said that ha bad been asked by- Mr. Ladd to go to tha Johnson resi dence to draw . up- some legal papers. When ha' arrived- at tha residence he found tne head of . the , household in bed as tha result of an .operation. Mr. Wood said that Mr.- Johnson told him todraw'tip the deed so as- to convey to Mr. Ladd enougH property to oover all of Mr. Johnson s indebtedness. These leaal papers -were drawn and signed by Mr. snd Mrs , Johnaoatlia next day. .. ,, Much documentary evidence. was also Introduced this morning.,, GUARDIAN MUST REFUND " PERRY KERR'S MONEY The sum of 1100 must be deposited In the county court at once by Mrs. L. C. Parrlsh. guardian of Perry' - Wood Kerr.;Thlg money is a part of 1 of the ward's money which Mrs. Parrlsh loaned to her brother, E WrHelm. Tbe remalnf $7U will have to bo-deposited Id the court, within 'ftve-daySji If suitable, security Is not given for the sami. A claim of l oa put in by Mrs. Psrrlsh for caring for, the lad t was not allow The. dwlslo was handed down by County Judge. .Lionel R. Webster this morning In the' caae brought by young Kerr to have Mrs. Tarrish-removed as his guardian. ( . e - J .Preferred fttook Ceased Qooda. Allen as Lewis! Best Brand.. PROTEST; AGAINST PICNICS ON. MEHML'DAY Veterans' OrgajiTzati ; sider Such ' prbjectt to ... Be Sacrilege. Tha Journal today received tha f ol iowtnr rlf-explnatoTy-lettert -j-" prrTTTx The day of memorial for our soldier and aaUor-ttead -ts drawing near-ahd it-ts with-ragret ., wa hear thst Bevarti churches are making preparations to ob serve tha day with a picnic. As ltlaaj day held saared by the Q. A,- R. and W. R. C It is with sorrow the patriotic women of Lincoln-Oaf Held , corps . pro test, and sincerely- hope tha project will be abandoned. Tha day Is. or should be, full of the memories of tha days In which these brave heroes sacrificed their lives on the Altar . of their country. While those living bear evidence of the trials and privations , they - passed through, respect should be shown the remnant of -our -veterans who on thst day-should Je foremost In the hearts of 'aTtloyaT. patriotic citizens. , . "Let Us have Memorial day free from sports. This day should develop patri otism In the minds of tha young people. '"From tha members of Llncoln-Qar- neids corps No. It. W. R. C. ( "MRS. HATTIE V. B. BELDIN, ..-r-. .-- "Corps Becretary: HORNSCHliCH NAMED : AS SHERIFFS SUCCESSOR (Rpedal DUnatck te Tbe Journal.) - - Salem, Or., May ll.--The canferencs or the Evangelical association rnrw in session here has accepted - tha reslrtia tton-Tff-Wr-S hwpp as -prCTtdrns eider of tlMrTcrriatia "dlsu lul, and uamd--arr-bhira-M successor H. E. Hornschuch of Bollin nnm. tssra Maurer was reelected for the Salem district and R' D. Streyf fler dentlala to the WashIngtdTa"conferencC" President C. C. Poling and Rer. H. A. Deck of Salem, fraternal 'delegates "oft tna- united Evangelical -church,-spoke in ravor or a, union of the two. branches or the Evangelical church. Poirnr -prsH seniea iim claims or iianp, college ROBERTS TRACT IS - J : 1, SOLD FOR SAWMILL The A. M. - Roberts tract of land of h acres fronting on the Willamette river, . Immediately " below tha Weyer hauser tract, waa sold today by M. 3. Clohasse and E. -J. Daily. The pur chase ptica was- $47,600, or- I860 -per acre. ' Tha names of - the . purchasers were not announced. - It 1s said the site was purchased for the erection . of an other large sawmill. ; t : ACTION OF PAPER TRUST .v ENDS THE LITIGATION --.--rjoBfaal "perlal Berrtn.l ' ; Washington, May 11. Attorney-Cten-erat Moody said the action of the paper trust In St. Paul ends tha litigation and Is a complete victory for tha govern ment. lie stated that . since the suit was Instituted the price -of paper to consumers had r been. reduced- 80 -per cent- ' ... . , m, " , PREPARING TO WAGE- --WAR ON THE STANDARD - . - : I - fioania! gpaelal SerrW.) Des Moines, May 1 1. Attorney-General Mullen Is preparing to begin prose cution of the Standard OH under the new antl-dlscrlmlnatlon law. t The penalty Is fine atfd imprisonment. Re ports show that, the prlcS of oil In the state varies. . NO RAIN FELL TODAY i IN INLAND EMPIRE .. - 1 ) "",'.; " " ' (Special DHpifoa te The Imirnal.) Walla Walls Wash., May 11. No rain fell today, though It was expected. There" hasbean" !raflefclnry-tn -thtr rainfall since Jsnuary 1, which amounts to 1.1 5 'Inches, but there has been for weeks a drouth In-ths -Wallas Walla valley. . .-..'' ' . . . ' -"' Dr. Y. K. DeeHng, ex-sherlff of Union county, is In the city. ... . . . t Frakieh and Severe Electrical .L-Dieplay Qccuw at Athena ,- mmA VIlnlrw' TWO PERSONS ARE r KNOCKED SENSELESS Travel Through ETary Room In On Houss, Tearing Off Paper but Does Not Injure Dining Room, Where JFamily iAre Seated. apaetar tHspatek to the Jearaatl -r -Athena, -Or., May 1L- Lightning struck the homes of O. W. B. Zerba, A. J. Wlllaby and S. Dudley, lata this aft ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Zerba. were knocked senseless and the house took Bra. but was soon .extinguished.! - In the' Dudley house tha lightning Went through every room, tearing pit tha paper, -but did not eater the dining room, where the family was sitting.; At the Willaby house -tha lightning passed through a, couple of rooms and out on tha porch, knocking tha shingles off and doing S00 damage In all. j - -A heavy cloud came over Athena. All at onoa there was a heavy tbunder clap. Tha storm la pronounced- the most freakish and severe electrlo display ever aeen in " this section." This elapf tbunder waa heard "at Pendleton and In most parts of Vmatllla eounty. It had been very warm snd sultry in eastern Oregon for a few days. - Rains are badly needed. The thermometer registered 100 at-pendhyt,on. ' - - - -j, " JUST A-RUSTY (ME SHOE AND OLD OX BELL : . . - . . , . , W7ad,Reptaced.-Ooldle: Unearthed in Boyhood Days. " fSpeeiaTTDlapat(PloTOeeSrsaU-- Pendleton; Or..- Mar 11. J. B. Ander- -Sonj)fMonument. who recently dug up a box said to conttnrni.sss lu gnio, otrMb-Wlleols-n-lrcltcrsek. denies that there waa any gold In the box.- Ha says that he found an- old mule' shoe and aa ax bell. He aays: In ray boyhood I waa ataylng at th? home of my grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Wilson, of Pilot Rock. One day my mother sent the oowarinrd tlfa-esttar to level the earth floor.- Noticing that proceedcdto dlg into It. when-srsM earthed a large can, which, an closer examination, proved to contain money, I how much 1 do not know. This . oc cur red la the early mining aays. soorrtT the year 165, when many people were treacherously killed by. highwaymen. "I put the lid back and did not men tion the find to anyone at that time; as I. boyltke." feared that some- outlaw might fores- me to reveal the hiding place of the gold or kill, me If I refused to comply with their demand, "I went back to tha plaoa this, spring and succeeded in, relocating the cellar, but found no 111.000; what I did find consisted of an old rusty mule shoe and a large-slsed-and corroded ox bell. sup. posed to be reHrs of the old emigrant day of 185 1." ... . t i , Reports were current in eastern Ore gon that Mr. Anderson had found the f 11,000. He had often -expressed bis desire to go back te relocate the place, which be did, , MERCURY EDITOR FACES N . CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGE W. P. . Swope, editor of the Sunday Mercury, wag arrested this - afternoon by Sheriff -R. I white of . Linn coun ty, the warrant charging criminal libel. No copy of the complaint was furnished end 'Sheriff Wblte aays be does not know the complainant, but . belle vealt known. Insurance agent and broker of Albany? - ' Attorney Kd Metidenhall was returned s rounsel vr flwotra arat lmmealataly filed a writ of habeas corpus In the circuit court, the order being Issued by Presiding Judge Sears."TTnttt the-tittes-tion - of Jvlrlsdlctlon Is ' adludlcated Bwopa will have his liberty on a temporary- bond. . -j The article causing tha suit was pub lished In the Sunday Mercury April T. It accuses. Pr.- Blake, an Albany den tist, of improper relatione with Mrs. Benders, believed to be the complain ant. - -'. - "I don't know who filed the charge or anything elss about It," said Mr. Hflnl - SEVERE EARTHQUAKE TODAY AT BAY CITY e ; i , ... e '- , Nimrnii nprcui nmm,f v J . Ban Frsnclaoo, May 11. The e d - earth gave a seVera twist st 1:10 ' o'clock this afternoon which d e 1 lasted about three seeonds. Aside. d e .from the falling of a few weak e 4 walla no damage wae done. Tne. e e motion was irom easi 10 weav. w HILL CONSIDERED HIS -RETAINING FEE MODERATE " fjrniroal Speelal 'fetvre.l 1 "Vfi eTT ork. May 1 l.--i)avld-T R-'trflr explained his connection with tha Equit able Life to the State Bar association today. He said that he was given 15.000 ss an annual retainer, which ho considered reasonable and moderate. CASTELLANES FAIL TO , EFFECT RECONCILIATION - - Journal Special Serrica .) Parte, May 11. Jount Bonl de Castel lans and his wlfa failed In their at tempt at a reconciliation in court today. The -wife refused all overtures. Di vorce papers will fie filed now. WITTE APPOINTED TO C0UNC1L0F EMPIRE - St, Petersburg,. May 11,-cTh "council tt empire held , Its first sessiort this afternoon. Bolvay, the president, spoke. An imperial ukase appoints Witts s member of the council of empire. Police Informed That Complains T j ant'Wai Filled With v. . ; Uqiior. y BROTHER OF ACCUSED 1 SAID TO BE GUILTY Charge Is That Frank Wheeler Made Indian Woman Drink to Excess So That His Brother Might Not Be Convicted by Her Evidence, j - Temporarily- Insane f rom. atron.- drlnk.. said .to;.liavr.-an gtven- ber"t make it Impossible for her to testify In a east In the federal court, Louisa Robinson, an Indian woman from Grand " ; -Ronde, . was taken into custody by tha police this morning at Fifth, and Mnr. rtsoa streets. She waa atrlklng at .' --'. persons who passed', her when Sutton Officer Price and Patrolman Nelaon and ,. Wllsoa placed her under arrest. With the woman Vt tha tlma were her aged father, Henry Wallace, and her little girl. Llaale Robinson. ,, Tha authorities beard . tha .story told by Wallace sad Immediately placed them- .' selves la communication with federal officials. Frank Wheeler, brother of " Arden Wheeler, accused of a serloua . . offense, la charged wmntjppljrtnt the woman with whiskey. "Arden Wheelb who. la also an ln dlan, la charged with assaulting this little girl."- said 'Wallace. "I cams here ' with . her and -her mother this tnorntng andrwe-wera to-ppaar lntha--- federal court to testify. We atayed at ,..r. a. ChlneseTIodaring-house, and Frank Wheeler came there-wlth a large flaak of whtskey thts morning and gave her"' so - much to drink that she . , became ' craiy." Thdrunken woman was locked In a r- cell In tha women's -ward at the city prison and -ay ill. be eared for by Matron. Simmons. Mrs. Lola. O. Baldwin. su rtety, took her. daughter, whoTls aged 1 S jrear jTTi way- from tha T stattmT-and-- saia sne wouia nave ins cnna in-ine federal court when tha case, against Wheeler la .tried, . Tha Travelers' Aid -wfl IJia va charge of tha-ch IMl Tha pa Ilea notified the fadsral J)fflcials of what -had bceurred. , Wallace Is aged TO years and speaks -English waU lIladAsghterj the woman supplied with whiskey. ,is aboul. Ii: years of age. -Trank - Wheeler got " ray - daughter. ilnmon to. ttify against bis brother... ha told the police. "I don t know mucn about law, but I think something should be done so thaf sbWttlrba-lio appear and tell the people In eourtjwhat she knows" about. Arden Wheeler." i HAS HO SHIBS HANDLE TRADE Portland Llabl to Lose Big Op portunity to Handle Hawaiian ; x-' Islands' Butineaav- T ' ' Because ot the lack of a line of trans Pacific ateamshlps, Portland may not be able to take advantage of a great op portunity to add to her commerce. The Hawaiian Islands, no longer able to fo tain foodstuffs from Ban Francisco, eio seeking a new base of supply, and Port land, although-able and eager to-meet the demand, is in danger, of being com pelled to stand idly by, and watch busi ness worth millions go to a rival. K. R. Adams, representing A''snder te ; BeWwfnr-a-tioted.iUwailan- firm, ia here, delegated to make terms for re storing the food supply thst wss cut off when earthquake and fire wrecked San Franclaco. Having formerly lived Un-Portland snd being disposed to place he auamsaa hers Mr Aflame carefully canvassed the situation. He found that Portland could' give him a better market rate on foodstuffs than Seattle, and that I steamers from this pert eoald mska the. deltverlea aa quickly as those from Seat tle. Then he encountered a great obstn-'Me.-" Peltverlf e'conld not blfitermlt tent; th very nature of the" business demanded that they should be regular. Seattle litis regular line Of. steamships to Honolulu; Portland had no such llns. That gave Seattle a great advantage." andsMr. Adams goes from here to Beat tie to open negotiations In that city. Seattle has subsidised one of the lines that had Its terminal docks In Ban Fran claco. She Increases the price of sup plies to pay that . subsidy, - but the Hawaiian business, may be hers .sven though Portland ran offer better terms. It Is the ships that count, and these Portland has net. Local capitalists have Ignored this long-apparent - need, but those of 'Seattle anticipated the oppor tunities of the future- and unless- some thing Is done quickly that city will protit at Portlsnd's expense. s : v -. SEARCHING FOR $5,000 OF SMUGGLED OPIUM - . Taecma, May 11. Five thousand dol lars' woith of opium ts 'cached some where on the tide flats here and the custome-off leers ere hunting high end row -for the dope.-Theeeereh for-the gang 'doing tha smuggling began a year ago,' and for the past week customs of- m floera-have been on a warm, .trail, rata xJ Wilson, living south of the park, la ths head of the gang. r Xaat Thursday night the gang arrived here from British Columbia with a large, amount of opium and Sunday night federal officers hid near tha ceche and aaw the men move the opium. The of ficers tried te effect the capture, but in the darkness the smugglers escaped., A' number of people era today hunting for the new cache, as the customs officials declare the finder will be handsomely re warded. - . A man named Bommers from Seattle and A. Campbell, an expressman here,' were arrested, but the trunka In their possession are-empty end the disgusted officers found-the men on the wsy to Instead of coming from7 the cache. The gang has been smuggling opium from I British Columbia to Tsaoma and -ablet ping It out ot here te Portland and San Francisco. j Seven hundred snd seventy-seven new members were Initiated into the Order of Railroad Telegraphers during . the mosth. of March, . . - M. ...... .