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THE ' ORSOPW DAILY JOORWAt. PORTLAND THUR8DAT BYBNINO, OCTOBER M, ItOt
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
FAVORED BY MAYOR LANE
IS
GRADING WORK ON
RIPARIA LINE
r
ANNUAL INFLUX OF
THIEVES BEGINS
Alarming Increase in Number of
Crimes Reported to Police
Headquarters.
COMES TO WORK
FOR HAWAII
PRAISES ARMY OF
FLOWERY JAPAfi
Consul Miller Tells of Deeds of
Bravery Accomplished by
Individual Soldiers.
MIND IS WRECKED
BY TROUBLES
f
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Strong Effort W1H Be Made to
Make Present Inoperative
Ordinance Effective.
BELIEVED THAT COUNCIL
WILL FAVOR THE PLAN
Lack of Funds in City Treasury Has
Prevented Officials From Putting
Present Ordinance Into Effect
Bince Its Passage.
Early next year a strong effort will
be made to make effective the ordinance
providing for a municipal employment
bureau, k
The ordinance providing for the crea
tion of the bureau was passed by tha
council last February. It was Intro
duced by Mr. Rushlight, who as a mem
bar of the license committee has come
Into contact with the employment
agents and seen the faults of tha pres
ent system.
The council made the ordinance In
operative, however, by declining to
make any appropriation.
It is hoped that next year there will
be enough money to undertake this an
terprlse. Complaints agalhst the em
ployment offices are frequent, though
not so many come to the license commit
tee's eara as formerly. The licenses of
several agents have been revoked be
cause of frauda proved before the com
mittee. A municipal free employment bureau
would practically put all the 20-odd em
ployment agents iut of business. It
was the Influent- of these men, who
have built up a lucrative business, that
prevented any appropriation for the tree
bureau being made by the oounoll.
The ordinance passed by the council
February 21 provides for a commission
of three members. Soon after Mayor
Lane signed the ordinance he named
Barry Gurr, R. J. Holmes and Council
TOO MUCH MONEY,
FOR FALLING
Holding that 12.500 damages for fall
ing IS feet off a trestls Into the river
is excessive. Judge Clelsnd In ths cir
cuit court this morning granted a mo
tion for a new trial In the suit of
Carrie B. Fisher against the Columbia
River a Northern Railroad company.
Mrs. Fisher testified' at the trial that
she had gone to Lyle, Washington, last
Februsry on a river steamer to go to
Goldendale, Washington. At Lyla she
left the boat In the evening after dark
to board tha C. R. a N. train. There
JAPAN MID AMERICA TO
REMAIN FRIENDS
Ambassador Aoki and Secretary
, Root Hold Long Conference
at Washington.
(Journal Special fter'tre )
Washington," Oct. 25. Aokl, tha Jap
anese ambassador, held a long confer
ence with Secretary Root today. Root
deprecated the manifestations against
the Jspaneae on the Pacific coast and
aid it was the work of agltatore and
In no way represents the general feel
ing of Americans. He explained that
their exclusion from the schools was
tha result of unforeseen conditions aris
ing on account of the earthquake and
flre. Aokl Immediately prepared a mes
sage to Toklo giving assurance of 'the
friendly feeling of this government. He
aid the ant I-American feeling In Japan
Was only among the unthinking. The
two governments will remain friendly.
It la learned that Aokl intimated
that Toklo might regard the exclusion
of Japanese from San Francisco schools
I as a breach of the treaty of 18(4, the
first article of which provides that
cltlxena of either country will be ac
corded all the privileges of natives of
the other country. It Is admitted at
the state department that this govern
ment may have difficulty In persuading
Toklo that there has been no violation
of national obligations, unless San
Francisco authorities throw a new light
on the subject.
MEDAL COMMITTEE
IS GIVEN LUNCHEON
The members of the committee which
Secured the fund tp give the playere
of the Portland Baseball club team tes
timonial medals for winning the Pacific
Coaat league championship were enter
i tslned today at luncheon at the Com
mercial club by Manager Tom Richard
eon. The medals will be presented to the
Beavers at Oakland on Sunday by Mr.
Richardson, who will leave tonight for
the Bay City. All of the players are
there with the exception of Chsrley
Moore, and he received his medal today
at the luncheon, the presentation speech
being made by Mayor Lane.
The medals are now on exhibition in
the show windows of Olds. Wort man a
King. Those who were the guests of
Mr. Rlchsrdson at luncheon today were:
Mayor Lane. JH- P. Wood of Honolulu,
Dr. James C. Zan. W. J.Petraln. W. T.
Pangle. F. H. Bay. C. E. Hickman,
Charles Moore snd J. A. Currsy.
CHICAGO CAR COMPANIES
TO BUILD NEW SYSTEM
Chicago, Oct. 16. The two surface
Streetcar companies today submitted to
the city authorities sn ordinance pro
posing to apend $40,000,000 In. construc
tion. Improving and unifying the lines,
$6,000,000 in subwsys and more after
five yearn. City traction officials ap
pear to think that this is a long stride
toward the eettlernent of transportation
difficulties in this city.
Slg. Slrhel has been appointed a
member of the committee of SO which
will handle all relief work for the Jews
In Russia. Some time sgo Judge Suls
berger of Philadelphia selected 16 men
who should elect 36 others. Among this
number Mr Slrhel has been selected to
represent the Perlfle west, together
with Rabbi VoorsangT of Ban Fran
eJeoe.
man Ruahllght aa tha commission. -
What la probably a defect In the ordi
nance that will be remedied Is the pro
vision that til a month shall be the
salary of the clerk. This official would
be In full charger of the bureau, the
dutlea of tha commissioners being nomi
nal. As salaries go, no competent man
would take such a poaltton for ts.
Both Seattle and Los Angelas hsve
municipal bureaus In operation. Seattle's
wss established In ISM. and during the
following years furnished thousands of
applicants with the names of employera
who wanted men. In that city tha
labor bureau la under a labor commls-
sloner. who Is alao In charge of thrl
civil service office. The two ornoes sre
ran in conjunction. The commissioner
has two asalstanta.
In Los Angeles a registration fse of
IS cents la charged. In both towns
there are separate lists for men and
women, housekeepers having found that
the municipal bureau la a good plaoe
to get domestic help. In both cities
ths salary of the clerk Is 1100 a month.
Mayor Lane is heartily In favor of a
free bureau. "It would ba a good thing
for the oity and we should have one.
Everything la ready but an appropria
tion by the council," said ha today.
A. H. Grout, tabor commissioner of
Seattle. In a recent report, saya:
"We sea no valid reason for tha . ex
istence of private employment agencies
except that of personal gain, which
means the exaction of a fee from thoee
who are least able to pay It, for In
formation which could as well be sup
plied through the city's public bureau,
where no fee le charged either the em
ployer or the laborer."
The private agencies have Invariably
made a hard flxht agalnat the municipal
bureau, their owners realising that the
complete success of the free office
meant the abolition of their parasitic
business.
At a time when laborers are scarce
It Is the custom for a certain clasa of
employment agenta to ahlp men to a
Job from which they will be discharged
as soon as they have earned a little
mere than the fee they have paid the
agents. The foreman and the agents
then divide the spoils.
Frauda have been frequently worked
on the railroads by a variation of this
and Innumerable other schemes.
SAYS JUDGE,
INTO THE RIVER
were no lights by the train and she
had to grope her way to the passenger
oar in the darkness. Just aa she was in
the act of stepping on the car aha fell
off the trestle Into the river, going
under the water twice.
She brought suit against the railroad
company for 15,000 damages. A jury In
the circuit court awarded her $2,500.
The suit will probably be tried out
again before a Jury next month. C M.
Idleman appeared aa attorney for Mrs.
Fisher. J. Couch Flanders appeared for
the C. R. a N.
ADVERTISING NOT FAY FOR
RAILROAD FARES
Chairman Knapp of tha Inter
state Commerce Commission
Says Only Money Counts.
(Journal Spatial Ssretss.)
Waahlngton, Oct. 25. Advertising
cannot be exchanged for transportation
any more than potatoes or calico. Thla
opinion Is expressed by Chairman Knapp
of the Interstate commerce commission.
In a letter to the secretary of the Mas
sachusetts Press association, who In
quired aa to the application of the new
rate bill to advertising contracts.
Knapp writss:
"All tariffs filed In compliance with
the law names the rates In dollars and
cents. In no case providing that trans
portation can be paid for with prop
erty." WOULD-BE FIREMEN ARE
INSPECTED BY PHYSICIAN
Twenty-four men took the first of the
civil service tests for positions in the
flre department this morning.
Dr. Wheeler, city health officer, who
made ths physical examination, pro
nounces today's line of applicants the
best for a long time. Nearly all are
athletic young men of good physique
and the number of rejections wilt be un
usually small.
Tomorrow the athletic teets will be
held on Multnomah field. The would-
be firemen need run only 30 yards as
compared with the policemen's 100, but
they must do It In 13 seconds Instead
of 11. The, most trying stunt Is the
climb of the aerial ladder, though the
leap of 30 feet Into the life-net la al
most as nerve-racking.
On Saturday the written examination
will be held. There have been a num
ber of reelgnations from tha flre de
partment during the peat few months
and the men who pass the examination
will be permanently appointed at once?
to take tha place of thoee now serving
under temporary appointment.
WILL NOT PROSECUTE
MAN WHO STABBED HER
Fred BouthtUler. who stabbed May
Vernon, alias Smith, three times with
a pocket knife yesterday afternoon dur
ing a quarrel In the Rosamond house.
7H Third street, was before the mu-1
nlcipal court thla morning. Tha woman
refused to swear to a complaint against
her assailant, so Detective Mallet, who
with Patrolman Anderson made the ar
rest, swore to the Information. The
cess was continued upon motion of Dep
uty Bert Haney until October SS. Dr
Tllser this morning Informed Judge
Cameron that the woman was not seri
ously cut. A subpoena wee eerved on
the Injured woman this morning snd
ahe will be compelled to appear In court
and testify, i
LIFE UNDERWRITERS
CONDEMN REBATES
St. Louis. Oct. 26. Ths life insurance
underwrltara today adopted a resolution
to exclude from the exeoutlve committee
officers of thoee companies prohibiting
the election of company officers as del
egates to any convention. Another res
olution wee adopted condemning rebat
ing, celling stock or offering Induce
ments not legitimately in the Insurance
A business a ossa to stU pollclflS.
Trains Expected to Be Run Into
Lewlston by First of
February.
FARMERS ARE WATCHING
PROGRESS OF THE ROAD
Hold Their Crops in Anticipation of
Having Them Shipped Over New
Line to the Market st Portland snd
Thus Get Benefit of Water Orsde.
Or ad Ins- work on the Joint line of the
O. R. N. and Northern Pacific Rail
road companies from Rlparla to Lewis-
ton. Idaho, will ba completed by Jan
uary 1. But a few weeks will be re
quired to lay the tlee and spike down
the ralla. It la stated by Contractor
Brlckson of the firm of Brlckeon a
Peterson, contractors of ths Una, that
trains can be operated Into Lewlston by
February 1.
Mr. Krlckson snd Chlsf Engineer O.
W. Boschke of the O R N. Co. are
making a trip over the road. Inspecting
the work and the progress of construc
tion of the bridge across the Clearwater
river. Farmers tributary to the line
are much Interested in the progress of
the work, and many are holding their
crop with the expectation of using
the road to ship their grain to market
at Portland. Only 12 more miles of
grading remains to be done. Ralls will
be laid Into Almota within SO days. At
thai point thero le stored in a ware
houae 110,000 sacks of grain, and the
railroad company Is rushing construc
tion work In anticipation of transporting
thla and other products to market.
It is said to be now practically cer
tain that the Harrlman railroad Inter
ests will construct tha line from Hunt
ington north, following the Snake river
to Lewlston. Engineering Investiga
tions have shown that by this route ths
Union Pacific system can secure a
water grade practically all the way
from Green River to Portland, cutting
out the many mountain grades over
which it le cow necessary to drag all
freight that passes between the Pacific
coast and the east. ' The proposed Snake
river line would open up immenae min
ing possibilities and. greatly enlarge the
present ore tonnage of the O. R. & K.
end Short Line.
It is learned that several prominent of
ficials of the Oregon Short Line have
Just completed a trip of Inspection along
the Snake river from Huntington to
Lewlston end have given exhauatlve In
vestigation to matters of grade and ton
nage. Bids or subcontracts nave been
called for and will soon be opened. It
Is said the company Intends to begin
construction this season, should no tin-
unually rough weather Interfere with
present plana
BARRETT CONSIDERED
FOR BUREAU CHIEF
(Washington Sanaa of The Journal )
Washington. D. C, Oct.. 36. Final dis
position of John Barrett Is not definitely
settled, but Secretary Loeb says he will
probably be sent to Brazil to succeed
Ambassador Grlscom. who will succeed
George L von Meyer at St. Petersburg,
when the latter comes to the cabinet.
Some consideration has been given to
the idea of making Barrett chief of the
bureau of American republics, because
of his experience In South American af
fairs. Barrett would probably prefer to
continue bis diplomatic career. Secretary
Boot was favorably Impressed with Bar
rett on hie trip home from Bio Janerlo.
FIRST CONVICTIONS
UNDER HAZING LAW
(Jos rial Special Berries.)
Msrietts, Ohio, Oct, 26 Under the
antl-haslng law, the flrat conviction
waa secured today. Sidney Colt and
Clarence Tlbbetts were convicted for
basing Frank Bartlett, a fellow student
at the high school. The defendants
were ordered to report to the court 'once
a week with books for a review of the
studies and a detailed account of their
conduct.
PERMIT IS ISSUED
FOR MASONIC TEMPLE
The Masonic Temple association has
received a permit for the erection of
the flve-atory brick lodge building, the
cornerstone of which was laid this
week. The structure, whieh will cost
3136,000, Is to be built on West Park
street, between Tamhtll and Taylor.
E. A. Lynds has the contract.
ENGINES BOUGHT FOR
UMATILLA PROJECT
(Washington Bursas of The JonrnaLt
Waahlngton. Oct. 26. The secretary
of the Interior has authorised the pur
chaae of four 10 by lf-lnch locomo
tives, 30-Inch gauge, at 33,000 each, to
be used for hauling excavated materials
from the Cold Springs dam on the
I'matllla Irrigation project.
Bunaway Ends la Collision.
A runaway fish wagon from South
Portland arrived almultaneoualy with a
baker's team at Third and Madison
street about noon today, which result
ed In a collision. The horses of both
wagons were knocked from their feet.
Mo damage was done beyond a slight
eut suffered by one of the horses.
Dynamite S)aak Safe.
(Jeeranl Special Service.)
Kerkhoven, Minn.. Oct 36. Robbere
dynamited a safe in the bank at Kerk
hoven thla morning. They failed the
flrat time. Ctttsens arrived before the
second explosion snd the thieves es
caped Without booty.
Vindicate Oklahoma dwveraor,
(Journal Bps rial Service.)
Waahlngton. Oet. 36. Special agents
of the government Investigating chargea
preferred against Governor Frans of
Oklahoma, reported today entirely ex
onerating the governor.
are With Kls Stride.
Elmer B Hermann, son of Blnger
nermann, arrived at the Imperial hotel
today with hie bride, who if a daughter
of Judge J. W. Hamilton of Roseburg.
The happy couple Is well known In
Portland
President Orris Federation.
(Journal Special Semes.l
Milwaukee. Oct. 26. J. H. McFsrland
of Pennsylvania waa today reelected
president of the American civle Federe-
BURGLARS PLY TRADE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY
Sneak Thieves Make Life Miserable
for Apartment-House Dwellers
Jewelry, Money sad Weapons ths
Favorite Booty at the Thieves.
An alarming increase In the number
of crimes reported to the bureau of
criminal Investigation seems to indicate
that the annual winter mriux or uusrw
has already begun.
H. A. Blckneoe of Woodmere Station
on the Mount Soott lme of the O. W. P.
reports that his, house wss entered last
night. The thief eeeured lit In cash,
a silver locket, a diamond pin, twe
small aavlngs bank safss containing ft
and other effects.
A. P. Chrlatenson's residence on the
Canyon road waa visited by a burglar
yesterday and a shotgun, a Winchester
rifle and a gold bracelet were carried
away. u
Telephone-box thieves called at the
home of Mrs. Hyman, at Front and
Columbia streets, for the third time
at U :M p. m. yesterday. Mrs. Hyman
believes that some one residing In the
neighborhood Is responsible for the
crimes, as the thief always rune away
in the eame direction. The detectives
have a description of the man suspected
and are endeavoring to locate him.
J. T. Hume, residing at KlVk First
street, has notified the police that a
sneak thief entered hla room during his
absence yesterday and stole a valuable
revolver.
J. Welnsteln. who conducts a store at
SS) Water street, reports that a house
breaker effected an entrance to his
establishment Tuesday night by breaking
a window, and purloined J00 pounds of
copper wire.
The home of Mrs. J. c. Bryant at 173
North Twenty-third street was entered
by a burglar between 1 and II p. m.
Tuesday who secured as plunder a gold
watch, a gold locket aet with diamonds.
a gold band ring and 17 In cash.
Several residences along Columbia
alough ware visited by thieves Tuesday
and considerable property stolen. Mr.
Repp suffered the loea of two watchea
and 46 in cash taken from a email safe.
From a hunter's oabln In the vicinity
the burglars secured several shotguns.
a rifle and other articles, of value.
NEW SCHEDULE
IS INAUGURATED
Southern Pacific Valley Trains
Adopt Reviaed Running Card
Out Qf Portland.
The flrat train on the new schedule
of the valley lines of tha Southern Pa
cific came into Portland this morning
from Springfield and way points. It
made all connections on time and was
well patronized. The train waa person
ally conducted by John P. Jonee, travel
ing passenger agent.
The people of the valley are ap
parently well pleased with the new
schedule. Singularly enough, the mer
chants at the terminal towns are not
Jealous nor disgruntled at the Idea that
Portland may secure some of the retail
trade that has heretofore remained at
thoee points. They believe the better
train service will develop the valley. In
crease population and buslneae for all
and be a very good thing for the valley
aa well as for Portland. The rancher
and town man from fhls date will be
able to come to Portland and transact
business and return home the eame day
he started. The country buslneea man
can do the eame and In addition secure
more prompt service In express and
malls. Hlmllar satisfaction Is expressed
by the people along the Forest Grove
line over the change of schedule. The
people of Woodburn, Albany. Sllverton
and other polnta benefit by having more
trains and better time of arrival and
departure.
SEWELL COLLECTED
FOR TWO COMPANIES
(Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.)
Pendleton, Or., Oet 36. It waa
learned today that W. J. Be well, de
faulting manager of the Potlatch Lum
ber company, was also short eeveral
thousand dollars with the Grays Har
bor Lumber company, from whom the
local business waa purchased last win
ter by the Potlatch people.
T. W. Howell, repreeentatlve of the
Graye Harbor company, atated today
he found that Sewell had collected be
tween 32,000 and 33,000 on account for
that company, falling to turn over the
aame. When the local business chsnged
hands about 310,000 In outstanding ac
counts was left with Sewell for collec
tion by the Greys Harbor company.
LITTLE LEGISLATOR
IN FARRELL FAMILY
Robert S. Farrell of 31S North
Twenty-fifth street, elected to the leg
islature from Multnomah county. Is
more proud now than when he wee) as
sured of his election. Last night he
became the father of an 8-pound eon.
It Is presumed now that the Parrel Is
will be even more deeply Intersted than
before In legislation affecting educa
tional matters or governing the young.
MORE CAVALRY TROOPS
SENT AFTER UTES
(Journal Spatial Service.)
Sturgls. & D., Oct. 26. Two troops
of the Tenth cavalry surrounded the
rtes. but were unable to move thr In
diana and called for help. A telegram
reclved today states that five cowboys
were killed when a big beef herd was
raided. Colonel Rogers has started with
a number of the troops of tha Sixth
cavalry to aid the Tenth.
An sets, en Suspicion.
Three men suspected by the police of
being members of the crowd of "bunko
steerers" who defrauded a visitor to ths
City park last Sunday of 811 by means
of the old "policeman'' game were taken
into custody thle afternoon by Detec
tives Price snd Inskeep. At police head
quarters they gave the names of Wil
liam Porter. William White and Andy
Bronu. -
H. P. Wood In Portland to In
terest People of Oregon in
the Islands.
SAYS JOURNAL PARTY
DID MUCH REAL GOOD
Caused Widespread Interest Through
out Oregon in Hawaii, Its People,
Climate and Resources Says Trade
With Oregon Is Picking Up.
For the purpose of Investigating the
advisability of eatabllahlng a Hawaiian
promotion office In thla city. H. P. Wood,
secretary of the Hawaii promotion com
mittee and alao secretary of the Hono
lulu chamber of commerce, arrived In
Portland i today. Mr Wood is accom
panied by hla wife and will remain in
thla city for several daya.
Mr. Wood's tour will embrace most of
the large cities on the Pacific coaat.
Hla first visit waa to Los Angeles,
where a promotion office has already
been established. His primary object In
visiting the states le to ascertain the
likely volume of tourist travel during
the winter.
At Los Angeles hs conferred with the
officers of various commercial organisa
tions and with railroad officials. He re
ceived assurance of large travel dur
ing ' the coming winter and efforts will
be made to attract aa many aa possible
to the Islands. He also visited Ban
Franciaoo and will visit Seattle, Van
couver and other cities on ths coast.
The Journal's contest, as a result of
which a party of young women was
sent to the islands by this psper, was
the greatest advertisement the Hawaii
an Islands have ever received, accord
ing to Mr. Wood. It la Impossible, ho
saya to estimate the benefit the Islands
have received from The Journal's party
and numbers of people have gone lo the
Islands as a result
"It was the greatest and best adver
tisement we ever' received." said Mr.
Wood at the Commercial club today.
"The work of The - Journal and the
work that la being carried on by Mr.
Mears of your oity has accomplished
more for ua than anything before. As
a result Of The Journal's advertising
we- have received Innumerable Inquiries
and a number of peepla have visited ua,
"The young women made many
friends on the Islands. Their friends
here are, of course, Interested in our
land now, and through them we have
received good results. Ths young wom
en have been most enthusiastic In laud
tag our praises and we are not able
to express the amount of good Ths Jour
nal's party did for us."
TAKEN ILL ON
TRAIN', SOON DIES
Man Believed to Be From Waah
ougal Expires in Spokane '
Hospital.
C F. Raether, supposed to be from
Washougal. Washington, died at the
Washington hospital at Spokane yester
day afternoon from apoplexy. He bad
boarded the o. R & N. train at Port
land with a ticket for Spokane. Soon
after tha train left this city Raether
wee found unconscious, but was not dis
turbed, having a through ticket On
arriving at Spokane he waa still uncon
scious, and the police were notified
An ambulance waa called and the un
fortunate man taken to the hospital,
where he died several hours later.
He waa idenUfled by the name "C
F. Raether," written in pencil on the
margin of a copy of the Washougal
Sun that be had In hla hand. The Ini
tials. "C. T. R.," were perforated In
the swsat band of his hat Raether
had no friends in Spokane aa far aa le
known. A telegram was sent to the
Washougal Sun in the hope of learning
something about tha dead man or his
relatives.
Foul play was st first feared, but
the finding of 3140 In money In his
pockets, and ths lack of any Indication
that he had been aaaaulted negatived
the suggestion that he had been at
tacked. He was about five feet seven
Inches tall, of heavy build and had light
brown curly hair and mustache.
HUNDREDS OF CHAUFFEURS
STRIKE IN NEW YORK
(Journal Special Service.)
New Tork, Oct. 26. Three hundred
chauffuera. employed by the New Tork
Transportation company operating elec
tric caba, struck thla morning for higher
wagea A non-union man attempted to
take a vehicle from the garage and
the crowd dragged him from the seat.
He fired upon hla assailants. The po
lice reatored order. There Were two ar
rests. This riot snded the attempts to
run caba The company ssfys that
none of the demands will be granted.
UPDIKE ADMITS HE v
THREATENED MURRAY
(Journal Special Service.)
Omaha, Oct 36. At the Interstate
grain hearing today Nels Updike, presi
dent of the Updike Grain company, ad
mitted writing a letter threatening to
establish a store at LltUe Sioux, Iowa,
to drive out Storekeeper Murray unless
Murray quit the grain bualness. He
said he was Justified, because hs bought
Murray out who refused to stay out.
BRYAN PLEADS FOR
VOTES FOR REPUBLICAN
(Journal Special Service.)
Montpeller. Ohio., Oct. 36. W. J.
Bryan thla morning opened the Ohio
campaign urging votera to aupport
Judge Klnkald. the Republican-Independent
candidate for circuit Judge. He
declared ' that the Judiciary must be
free from politics.
EVIDENCE OF REBATES
GRANTED GRAIN MEN
(Journal, Special Service.)
Minneapolis, Oct 36 FedereLofncIals
declare that they have secured direct
evidence of rebates granted by the Min
neapolis A St Louis railroad to grain
companies, thus forcing Independenta
out of business. The federal grand
rjury continues the investigation.
ALL WILLING TO DIE
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
Monument Erected to Every Man
That Palls in Battle, Perpetuating
Name, Honofisnd Rank of Himself
sad Family.
H. B. Miller, consul for the United
States at Yokohama, is a guest of the
Oregon hotel and told today of his work
In the orient, relating many Incidents
of the deeds ot the Japanese soldiers in
their war with Russia. - Mr. Miller's
home lb la Josephine county, Oregon,
although he haa spent the last sight
years abroad aa consul In China and
Japan.
. "The bravery of the Jape." said Mr.
Millar, "cannot be i questioned by one
who has had an opportunity to observe
them. Their bravery approaches the
sublime in patriotism. ' They go to war
as readily as wa would go to a picnic.
They are eager to lay down their Uvea
for their country, and not only do not
fear death but court it In deede of brav
ery. There is no higher honor for a
Jap than to die for his country. It
means that he baa not only distin
guished himself but his family as well,
for a monument is erected to the mem-'
ory of every man who losea his Ufa In
battling for hla country, and the honor
of his family Is - thus perpetuated
through the ages.
"I have been quoted ae saying that
the Jap la inferior to the American sol
dier. This Is true so far as individuals
go. The Jap aoldier la trained for e
certain duty and he performs It preciae
iy and with all ths bravery In the
world, but if thle aame soldier were
placed in a strange position where an
emergency would arise for Individual
thought and action ha would not be able
to meet It readily as the American. For
versatility and originality tha Jap aol
dier la inferior to the American. Hla
bravery, however, can not be questioned
In such emergencies, for he might do
what he would think a vary brave aet
In trying to overcome It, but which
would turn oert to be the very worst
thing that he could da It Is only In
this way that the bravery of the Jap la
Inferior to any race.
Araay Ss Xf f lolent.
"When I said that the Japanese army
was without a single head, d did not
mean that they were imperfectly or
ganised and floundering about without
direction. Quite the contrary, they have
the hlgheet type- of efficiency in the
world. All of their plans are prepared
by a council of strategy, and Instead Of
detailing the work of a large campaign
to one man. which In thle day and age
la ridiculous, the Japs have perfected
their organlsaUon in auch a way that
they obtain the very highest results."
Consul Miller will visit in Portland
for a week, and will not rot urn to Japan
until December. He la on a two-motet ha'
leave, or epaenc. ana win
rMlMLiflii
re nr VMM flUfcjTfju,
tho flms in Oregon. Vhere
friends.
LINEMEN PRESENT
THEIR PETITION
Declare They Still Demand Four
Feet Space Between Low
and High Power Wires.
To disprove ths statements of rep re -
j sentatlves of ths electrical combine that
few linemen desired any radical ehango
I In the arrangement Of wires, a petition
j signed by 42 Journeymen linemen haa
, been presented to members of the ways
j and means committee of the oounoll.
It wilt come before ths committee of
ficially at the next meeting. This Is
j practically all the Journeymen In the
, city, aa nearly two thirds of thoee em
i ployed are classed aa apprentices, not
I having had three years' experience.
What le earnestly requested of the
' committee Is that the provision for four
I feet of clear space between the low and
: the high power wires be kept in the or
dinance now before the committee.
This provision Is the viytf point of
the measure, and the attqrneye for the
combine have been trying to get It out
of the ordinance. Considerable money
will be saved If the change is not de
manded .
This same petition shows that three
of the llaemen killed within a short
time thle year came to their death be
cause of the insufficient space between
the wires. Ae It is now, a man working
on a low power wire which may be
touched with Impunity ia but a few
lnchea from a line carrying enough cur
rent to electrocute him Instantly.
FAILS TO SHOW UP
IN POLICE COURT
Fred Davts, who was arrested last
Saturday nlgbt by Detective Price on
a charge of vagrancy upon orders of
Captain Bruin and released upon de
posit of fies cash ball furnished by
Gene Blafler, failed to put in an appear
ance on time In the police court this
morning, with the reeult that hie ball
wae forfeited.
Davis is well known to ths polios of
Ban 'Francisco and this elty. He waa
arrested here some tints ago and al
lowed to leave the elty on the under
standing that be would be given a sen
tence of 30 days ' In the event of hie
return. This warning failed to have
any effect, for In company with eeveral
of his pala he came back over two
months ago. Captain BHiln In an en
deavor to cleen the city of the bordo
of worthless chsractera who have been
Infesting the north end, gave ordere that
Davis be picked up.
DISLOYAL STUDENT
DUCKED AT SALEM
(Special Dtan a ten to Tee Journal.)
Salem, Or., Oct. 26. A email haslng
affair occurred last evening at the uni
versity, when the members of the Je
nlor football., team ducked, In the mill
race on the campus, a member of the
Delta fraternity for alleged disloyalty
to the football team In a game with
Whitman.
Tha Delta man was kidnaped at a
reception given (he visiting team and
hie associates were kept from rendering
him assistance. The affair caused a
sensation and future developments gre
expected.
Care of Ten Children and Idiot
Brother Drive Mrs. Phund
to Distraction.
PROPER MEDICAL CARE
. WILL AVERT INSANITY
Pitiable Conditions Are Disclosed
When Women Is Brought Before
County Court Lunacy Commission
for Exsminstion.
Journal's Astoria Bureau, Oet 15.
Ths pitiable conditions existing in the
Phund home, at Svensen, were brought
to the attention of the county officials
when the "woman appeared tjeforo a
lunacy commission yesterday afternoon.
Instead qf being committed to the asy
lum, it was' decided to place the unfaatu
nate woman in a sanitarium for a few
weeks, while her brother, Frits Blum,
who Is largely responsible for the wom
an's condition, will probably be turned
over to that Institution.
Physicians who examined the woman
expressed the belief that her mind waa
not seriously deranged, that it had mere
ly given way to a strain placed upon It.
Her ohlef trouble seems to have been
the care of her ldlotle brother, who lived
at tha Phund home, and thla, with the
care of her own brood of some IS chil
dren, made her task unbearable. The
straitened circumstances of the family
also lent ita share toward the unhappy
environments.
Ths case of Blum la one of the worst
with which local officials have been
celled upon to deal. When Sheriff Pora
eroy went to the houee for the man yes
terday, he found htm attired in an old
skirt, which hs always wore. He aeema
to have lost the uee of hie lower limbs
and wallows about pa hla stomach like
a walrus. HIS face even bears a dis
torted look and tells the- tale of his
miserable existence.
Aa soon as Mrs. Phund and her broth
er are disposed of tbe officials will
take up the cases of the younger chil
dren, and it is probable that some of
them will be turned over to the Boys'
and Girls' Aid society until their parents
shall be able to afford them proper ose
and protection.
Work on the automatlo telephone sys
tem whieh the Home Telephone company
of PorUend la to Install ia thla city
will be begun today. The poles and
other material are reedy for use and
the tools for tbe workmen will arrive
today. By the terms of the franchise
tbe wires qn the principal business
streets must be underground, poles to
ba used In the remainder of the elty.
The system will be strictly automatlo,
and there will be no party lines.
According to Information received at
the office of Fish Warden Van Dusen.
the pock of Chinook salmon on the Slue
law thla year will aggregate 10,000
caeea Sod the run of sllversldes has
been correspondingly large. X .st year
tbe pack waa only 1.000 cases and In
svlous years bVL little mgre. Mr. Van
isen believes that the Increase la the
natural result of hatchery work and
thinks that similar increases wt soon
make their appearance in tbe Dmpqua,
Coos. Alsea, Coqullle, Slletx. Rogue, Til
lamook, Taqulna and Nehalem.
Boy Meets with Aooido-S.
Jennings Elbon. ths 11-year old son
6f Superintendent Elbon of the Colum
bia mills at Knappton. Waahlngton. had
his left hand badly lacerated by one of
the ssws as he wae playing about the
place yesterday. Ha waa brought to
St Mary'a hospital In this city, where
the wound wae dreesed by Dr. J. A.
Fulton. Fear Is entertained that it may
yet be necessary to amputate the hand.
QUARTER BLOCK
CHANGES HANDS
Corner at Sixth and Burnside
Streets Is Purchased by
Non-Resident People.
A quarter block consisting of two
lots on the northwest corner of Sixth
and Burnside streets was purchased
thle morning from I H. Lewis by Rus
sell Blythe and some non-residents
whose names were not made public The
dimensions of the property are 100x100.
feet end the price waa $100,000.
While no statement would be made
by, the purchasers concerning the use
to which ths property would be put, It
Is understood that a modern structure
will be erected there for uee aa a store
and office building.
DAY'S EVENTS IN THE
REAL ESTATE WORLD
The half block on Front street be
tween Harrison and Hall haa been pur
chased by John Matthtesen. proprietor
of the Rhetnpfals hotel from the Ore
gon oompany.for $15,000
Cord Sengs ti ke hse sold to Max B.
Hlrsch the east half of a lot at the
northwest corner Of Fifth and Couch
streets, the consideration being nominal.
Dr. Andrew C. Smith baa bought
from Thomas Hlslop the half block
facing Baa, Market street between
Grand and Union avenues. The price
paid waa $11,000.
RAINIER NEWSPAPERS
TO BE CONSOLIDATED
(Special niapatch to Tha Journal.)
Rainier, Or.. Oct. 36. B. H. Flagg.
proprietor of the Oregon Mint of St
Helena, has bought out the tiro rival
newspapers here, the Rainier Review
and the Columbia Reglater. The Rain
ier Review waa but recently bought
from W.-P. Ely by W. C. Morris of the
State bank of Rainier. Mr. Flsgg will
consolidate the two papers aa the Rain
ier Review. It Is rumored that H. O.
Kemp, es-edltor of the Register, trill
leave Rainier for Portland.
VON BUEL0W IS FOR
PEACE WITH FRANCE
(Journal Special forties.)
Cologne. Oct 20. The Oasetts todsy
eeml-ofilclally affirmed that Chancellor
Von Buelow disapproves ths attacks by
the German press upon the new
French premier, Clemenceed. The
chancellor sees no reaaen why their re
latione cannot be friendly with Clem
assess. : . - .