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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1333. ... I X OLE IE ma OF FOOTPADS V '' i '-A v ft ? -i Victims Are Cool, but Brave Male - Thug Trembfe Violently and - -v,; Drop Cartridges. ;- TWO HOLDUPS OF FAIR , SEX IN ONE EVENING Mri. W. B. Prowel Put Up Fierce ' ; Battle : and Delivers Lecture on ' Good Conduct at Same Time All ' ',' Culnrita Finns -"' .f ' Two reports of women being robbed on the strsst were received by the police last night, but- aa yet detectives have too elue to the Identity of the offenders. Harriet Waterbouse and Mabel Rog ers, -residing -at the Ti W. O.. A i Sixth and Oak atreeta. were' held up by two armed highwaymen at Eighteenth and Irvine atreeta at I o'clock last -night ' and relieved of puraea containing about 11 tn am all chance. The two young women were out for a atroll and when near the lntereeotlon of the atreeta named passed two men. The fellowa turned suddenly and one Of them,, pointing a revolver" at -the girls, commanded them to deliver their , valuable Misses Waterhouae and ; Rogsra lost no time In complying with the demand and the footpad hurried : awsy in the darkness. About aa hour after : the holdup of Misses watarhous and - Rogers " at " Eighteenth and Irving atreeta, Mrs. W. B. Prowel was robbed of a valuable gold watch at the corner of Eaat Ash : and Seventh atreeta, but not before aba bad forcibly demonstrated to her as sailant that female pluck I not an un known quantity In Portland. Mrs. Prowel. while walking toward the bom of bar sister' at 414 East Pins . street, was suddenly 'attacked by- a young fellow, whom she descslbea 'aa being not over II years of age. The ' thief grabbed ber watch and then at tempted to snatch her purse, but Mrs. Prowers "fighting blood" was aroused and she brought her umbrella. Into ao tlon with excellent results.- Sh struck ber assailant over the head with the umbrella, at the same time administer ing a lecture on the evil of his ways. The youth screamed with pain from the rain of blowa and made no further at tempt to gain possession of the purs. SCALE JALESf.MII .SCORED JY, RETAIL GROCERS Claggett, Accused of Attempting to Institute Unfair Methods k- During Recent Tests, r ' To enake their position on the barrel seal controversy perfectly plain, a commltte appointed; especially for the ii purpose by th Portland Grocers' asso fU -eialn fait -Imrornt -m statement In -whreh j'f Is set. forth the attitude of the assoata Hj tlon on the queenton as well as . his 1 ( tory of th controversy Itself. ' The re port denounces C C Claggett, who, aa :i agent of a rival . scales . company, . - oauaed th whol trouble. ' It la aet forth In the report that the barrel scales - people have a standing offer of 1100 to any on who can prove an Inaccuracy in their aeales, iClaggatt ; ' wanted to kill two virds with on stone by winning th 1100 and at th sam time discrediting a rival's warsa, Th Grocers1 association appointed 'a com- mlttee of Judges,, th money was placed tn thoir hands and they proceeded to , i make th teat. , i .'',,-. -i , i But, according to th . ssaooiatlon'a , statement, Claggett very quickly I showed that he did not want a fair test. ; Cays aba report: ;.,: . "It' aoon became - apparent to th : Judge- that Mr. Claggett - knew th , seal was eonKnercially correct, ' and that he was trying tor deceive rather " than enlighten th grocers present, and ' as this, opinion" was shared by many t ethers, 'a motion was put and carried " .; that th controversy com to an end. l asd.rs no point , had been established and that It waa clearly a ess of technicalities and misreading of ' th 7 scale on which h depended for a. de cision favorable to himself." - . ' r - . According to the report Claggett not . only failed ito get the money, but, he f himself was discredited. .. Tn report ", 'closes with th following words: . "This Is certainly a great victory for lair Business methods in placing any article on tb market, and a Just re buke to any. firm which will resort to misrepresentation of a rival firm's pro duct, whether It be seal or any other commodities." t ASTORIA RESIDENCES ' ' DAMAGED BY SLIDES TSpeHst Wepetefc e Te 7ersiL T Astoria. Or., Nov. it. So far5 a known little 'damage has been Inflicted to shipping by ths stoma during th last t hours. .No injury to the Jetty la re- " ported. ' . t w , Numerous slides bsv occurred In tb - residence portion of th city and sev eral buildings have been demolished. Mills have suspended operations on so .count. ctIh. blgH. wntcT..andllhaIn? clement weather, . -FOOTBALL; GAME AT v ; r ;7 EUGENE POSTPONED - Th football . gam scheduled ' to b played at Eugene tomorrow between th ..teams of th universities of Oregon and Washington hss been' postponed until Monday. This action was taken because of th non-arrival of th Wash ington team, which Is believed to be tied 'up on a train soms where between ber land Taooina. , , , ... DRAMATIC COMPANY ,? : l A OUTWITS THE FLOOD , . 4 Th Sharlock Holmes company, e . whloh la to appear at th Helllg e theatre tonight, arrived In Port- e '4 land at aoon. For a time this' d forenoon It wss feared that th d accompany .would be . unable to e reaoh th city because of . . th , d floods. However, -tesr were . e dispelled at , noon and Ther-dore d " Lorch will appear as Sherlock' 4 Holmes 4n drsmstlsatlan. of d 4 " "The Sign f th rour- this evening.- . ., ' s. FoiTEii nmw 1.1 SEATTLE BY SIG Noted, Chicago - Society" Leader May Not Get Chance to . V .. "Visit Portland. ' T " " Mre. Potter Palmer and party kre liable. to return to Chicago without Vlsting Portland. They are flood-bound In Seattle and, with all chance of travel over the Northern Paclno out -off for several days, the widow of the great Chicago millionaire will probably return east by the way of the Great Northern railway or the Canadian Pacific , William H. Boot: assistant superin tendent of the Pullmsn Car company, said this morning thst It is extremely likely that th noted aoclety leader will return home without visiting Port' land. Ha has received no word for sev eral daya regarding the party and can not say positively what their move ments will be, iut basing an opinion on previous travels of Mrs. Palmer, he be lieves that she wll not com to Port land. ,.-!"-. Mr. Boot was also asked about Gen eral Harrison -Gray Otis and th Los Angeles Time party, - Th Callfornians ar In Seattle, having returned from the orient a few days ago,-and Mr. . Boot believe that they will stay there until trains are again ' running over , the Northern Pacific. ' " ,J- - It la probable, thinks Mr. Boot, that the. California party will return to Ban Francisco by stesmer. He says that th Itinerary of th newspaper party was mad up to com through -Portland, and that unless transportation , Is cut of f between Portland and th - sound for more than a week tb excursionists will wait In Seattle for a train, to bring them south. . . FIRST' STREET SYNAGOGUE ' GETS HEW RABBI -; -, - -I1:.. M i. Rev. Jacob M, Seldel Secured as i Minister and Teacher of f the Congregation. r . Th officers and members of th First Btret synagogu ar ? congratulating themselves on securing a minister an teacher In tb person of .th Rev. Jacob M. SeideL Th new rabbi was for four years minister of a lsrg congregation in Bellalr. Ohio. He also very success fully led for four years th congrega tion Ohab Zedek, of W likes barre, Penn sylvania. , - Dr. Seldel was for four yearn tb as sociate "minister to the Rev. Dr. H. Perelra Mende of th.Epantsh and Portugueae old Judh Tour historic synagogue In Newport, Rhode Island, of which 1 Bon. I .Napoleon Levy and Hon. N. .Taylor Phillip of the New York 8halret Israel ar th custodians. Until his family arrives In' Portland Dr. Seldel will make bis' bom at tSO Second street with Mr. and Mrs. J.' Wallach. -r - - SECOND DAMAGE TRIAL. IS ENDED Jury Hearing Charges of Carrie i B. Fisher Against C. R. &. N. r Railroad Company. ' Th second trial of tb ault of Car rie B. Fisher for S,000 damages from th Columbia River ft Northern rail way is In progrsss before a jury In Judge Cleland's department of tb cir cuit court today. . . c . lira. Fisher alleges that she, . sus tained personal injuries by falling off a trestle Into the Columbia river at Lyle, Washington, on 'February it of this year, whil trying to board a train of th C R. A N. for Ooldendala. It was stated by th plaintiff that ah left th steamer Undin at I o clock In the even ing at Lyle, and that It was very dark. The railway company la charged with negligent In not providing lights to enabl passengers toflnd their way to tne train. Mrs. Fisher says that aha groped ber way along th train to the passenger ens oh, and, that Just aa aha was about to. get aboard th car ah fall oft a trestle It ' feet . Into the river, going under th 'water twice. Some tlm ago th esse was tried before Judge Clt land and th Jury awarded Mrs. Fisher $I.B0 damages. . Judge Cleland aet said th verdict on th ground that It was excessive and granted a new trial. which was begun this morning. C U. Idleman appears as attorney for Mr. Flaher. Th railway company la 'represented by Attorney J. C. Flan ders and Williams, wood Unthlcunt DR. FULLER RELEASED - UNDER HEAVY BOND (Jeamal Rprlal gervlea.t . 1 ' Baker City. Or.. Nor. Dr. Lernv duller,, th young physician of ' Rich land, Or., who was arrested recently for manslaughter, has been released un der a IM00 bond. . Ills arrest was oo casloned by the death of a young mar ried woman from septic poisoning. Th boy husband, David Cover, together with Dr. Meyers, a physician from Un ion, Or., ars also under arrest on th same charge and ar under-heavy bonda awalttng-their trial - whioh-will- tak plac in January. . All parties In th osse are very popular and their, ar rests have caused quit a sensation. . STANDARD OIL SLUMPS . ... TWENTY-DOLLAR SHARE !t - .. : (loeraal Rwfl gw.ire.t New Tork, Nov. 1. Standard On stock slumped 2 a1 share today. Each point's decline means a loss, of millions to stockholders. It opened st is and utckly dropped to (40, but reacted to S4t and was extremely nervous. It then fell to IS, a drop of 19 points, since January. Th highest Standard Oil ever Sold waa TOO. . ,.. . .' COLUMBIA HAS SWIFT ? ,.v'V RISE AT ARLINGTON v.....-. u- ". ' f . . '.. t ..i. r (Apertal tWeatrh te The JntraaL) Arlington. Or., Nov. 14. The Colum bia has risen st this point-seven feet In tb Isst 14 hours. .- NO damage has yst bean don. ... Heavy wind with rain has swept serosa ih south .end Of Qllllam eounty and all stresms are swollen. There has been slight dsmsg to telephone line. No mall r . any other csmmunlcstlon hss been had with th Washington side of th, river sine yesterday en acoount f tb rough weather. , m HOT CRUEL; m'tin iinnnAnn -I Wild IIUuLiilllll Crosby Withdraws i Complaint --That Marriage-Partner Hit Him With Bar of Soap. AND DOES NOT DENY , - BLACKING HER EYE Wife Testifies That Charles P. Sut ton ; Belonged to ' Baptist Church, but He Drank and Beat Her All the Same. t , ; f ' When the dlvorc suit of Albert I Crosby against Ida I Crosby was Called for trial by Judge Frame r In the cir cuit court fhl morning.. It . appeared that Crosby bad- changed his mind about proving that hi wife had bit him on the head with a bar of soap, threw a flatlron at him with such good aim that It grased his head, broke two broom stick on him and kicked a front panel out of th organ, ; T - Those charges were made by Crosby when he began the suit. Mrs. Crosby filed a cross complaint In which she charged that her husband hit her In the eye so- bard " that - it was black for a month, pulled' her hair, and ordered her to take her clothes and leave the house. When the ease came to trial this 'morn ing Crosby attorney, J. C ' Shlllock, announced that the complaint of th husband would b dismissed and th sulf was tried on ths wife's cross-complaint. . - Mr. - Crosby wss given r the dlvoro and th custody of three minor children. . Bhe testified thst ber hus band treated her cruelly and made-life a burden for her and their children. , , Six iera OraatML . . - . Six' Other decrees ' of drvore we granted by Judge Frazer this morning, five of them on th ground of desertion and one other on the ground of cruelty. W. F. Teck-testified thst his wife, tnea M-'Yeck. deserted him tn October! 106. Ha said n t-sd gone bom from, a trip on th railroad and found another man had won his wife's affectlona. He atated while testifying that hs gav th corespondent a good beating but agreed to wait a year In order to bnee th suit on a , charge of desertion. - Hs - was granted a divorce and the custody of his 1-year-old ' daughter Vivian. - Th litigants were married in Olympla, Washington in November, 18. -. Mrs. Nellie Sutton was granted a dl vorc -from Chariea v. nuiion on in ground of cruelty and habitual drunken ness. . .-.:; - Thought Hurt of Other Siaa. Curtis 8. -Glbbs, an a W. p. conduc tor, was allowed a dlvorc from Frances May Glbbs because of desertion begin ning- at Bt. IjOuis, Missouri, in jaarcu. 1002. . - Because of desertion beginning In this city In May, lf0, Emily M. Oowanlock was granted a dlvorc from James A. Oowanlock. . - - - Lillian F. Rich was granted a dlvorc from William H. Rich because of deser tion beginning in May, 10. ' ' Paulina Prager testified that Bianey 8. Prsger deserted her in 104. They ware married at Tacoma. Washington, In Jun. 184. Mra Prager was granted a dlvorc and th custody of her two daughters. Rita, aged 11, years, sna Eleanor, aged 10 years. . ., J JUDGES HAVE NO SOFT ! c SPOTS FOR STANDARD ' Yloamal ItMelal Bervtea.1 " WsshiSgton. Nov. . 14, It la sUted In high circles that tha resources of th Standard will not be sufficient to unnecessarily-delay tb prosecution of the suit filed at St Louie and prompt and decisive action is expected. . Tb Judges will com from states where th practice of tha Standard ar particu larly obnoxious. . Necessary delays will b sufficient to keep th case in litigation a long time at best. Judges Osbom from St. Paul, Vandeventer from Cheyenne, Hook from Leavenworth, Kan., and Adama from St. Louis ar to try th case; It Is be lieved ber the ess will be -on th docket of th supreme court within a year. EIGHT CHINESE ARE CAUGHT AT POKER Eight Chines were arrested at 4 o'clock this morning In a bouse at 141 Ankany street by Patrolmen Johnson, Humphreys and Wendorf on a charge of gambling. Th patrolman, aftar break ing down a glass door, found ths Ce lestials engaged In a gam of poker. When th police mad their appearano ther waa a eorambl to hid th mney and carda under a pile of bed clolnlng but without avail. All of the parapher nalia, including the table, was hauled to polic , headquarters In th patrol wagon. All of t hose s arrested were re leased on ISO cash ball each. , MIKE WARD DIES FROM PRIZE1 RING KNOCKOUT , V, .... . ; , ' (Jesrsal Speelal Serrlce.) Grand. Rapids. Mich., Nov. 10. Mlks Ward died thla morning, . never having regained consciousness after a knock out by Hsrry Lewis la a prlseftght Isst night. All th principals In. th fight hav been arreatedi , . HURT IN JAIU BUT GETS HIS INSURANCE -. , .. e ' It behooves all city and eounty e 4 prisoners ' confined at the rock .pile st Kelly's Butt to take Out a an accident Insuranc policy. " e - tTnqtiestlonably th most re markable claim for personal In juries vr presented to any In . sursnre company has Just been " allowed J. M. Gamer. He was ; sentenced to 10 days Imprison-, ment by Judge Cameron for de frauding an lnnkeener and while t at work on the rocf pile was se- : verely bruised sbout th body by falling rock. Relng in posses sion of an accident policy Gsn ser put in a olstm for lilt. Tha fsct thst he waa Injured while Incarcerated Iri a eounty Jail did " not relieve th Insurance com psny from liability -and k will gel his money. . Hardly f week, had etnpsed after his relens from Kelly's Butte than Oanser created a dls- trh,M I. IK. B.vflw at. ii snt and la now connned in tha city Jail awaiting trial on . that ' charge, . . , " dr PEOPLE TO FIGHT mm roup Cottage Grove Up In Arms Be- 1 causa. if Car-Shortage. oa V '.-'v Southern Pacific. WESTERN OREGON MEN TO PETITION ASSEMBLY Delegation Representing Buiinesa In - terests of State Wfll Go Before Legislature and Force Passage of ' Railroad Lvwa. - '.':; '; fipeelsl Dttpstrb te Tse Joaraal l Cottag Grove, Or, Nov; 14. Th ear shortage situation has become so press ing that the people of this community have decided to Institute a fight against th Southern Pacific Railroad company. If they still-disregard th people's de mands to gel cars In order that they may be able 'to market their lumber, poles, piling and farm products an or ganisation Is to be effected consisting of all buatnsss men in western Oregon. Its members will go before th legisla ture of this state, when It convenes in the early part of January, and In a Unit stay there until laws are placed upon the statute books establishing rules that the- railroad company must comply with. V ' . ? ; ... : , . To Meet at Bngana. Th Commercial organisation of this place has started a move, calling for an buslnens men to meet at Kugemrth latter part of this month and ther organise themselves into a working body In order to cop with th situation aa matters will develop from tlm to tlmn. - Th vsst lumbering Industry Is about to be demoralised .In . thi state, espe cially In. Interior western Oregon, by th failure to provide cars. It is now esti mated that ther ar from 1.100 to 1.000 carloads of products ready for shipment Most of this material is for California and southern shipments. 'The railroad company ha an embargo placed at Ash land and they will not glv any assur ano when it will be rained so that the ears can be shipped south of that point With th outlook as It now is aU tl4 mills and everything els- will be forced to shut down, the thousands of work men laid off, and forcing Into bankrupt cy many of these, concerns thst have entered Into th various Industrie. : . REMORSEFUL SOLDIER TRIES ocorairsoiciDE Chaplain's Rebuke of Fourteenth Regiment Sinks Deep, and Private Grows Desperate. (iDerlsl Dlapetrh te The Josrnsi.) Walla Walla, Wash., Nov. It. Taking to heart a -sever reprfmand which Chap lain Joyoe gav th troop of th Four teenth cavalry last Sunday for- intem perance, and th lack or respect many recruits were showing for th uniform. Private J. C Steven of troop A mads a desperate attempt to commit suicide last night by slashing bis throat with a rasor. Stevens is in the fort hos pital with even chance of recovery. Chaplain Joyce told the troops that from th second best fighting regiment returning, from T. ths. Phllipplnes.lha Fourteenth had degenerated into a crowd of bruisers and drunkards.. . Ths reprimand waa so keenly felt that many of the soldiers swore off, among whom was Stevens. - Last night hs brok his pledge and felt the disgrace so keenly that ha tried to kUl himself. t THIRD TRAIN ' SCHEDULED OH BAY CITY RUN Southern Pacific Will Allow Tour- - ists -to See - Beautiful r: Shasta Scenery. (Special IMspeteh te Tbe Joaraal.) San Franolsoo, Nov. 10. A third Southern Pacific train will be added to th Portland run beginning November XI. This train will provide a daylight trip over th ecnlo Shasta rout. Th train ' will start from here at 1:40. It will be a first class passenger with a tourist sleeping oar and dining car attached. It will arrive at Port land th following evening at 10:10. When operating In th opposite di rection th train will leave Portland athl p. m. and arrive at San Francisco tha morning of tha second day out at :4t o'clock, ' - DERAILED TRAIN HAS ; W BLOCKADED TRAFFIC (perls! Dispatch te Tbe JosrntL) ' Albany, Or., Nov. 18. -A temporary traffic blockade exists through th de railment of an engine and two freight car at Shellburn, which is th Jwnc tlon pfrtnt of the-Corvalll dr Eastern and th Woodburn-Natron line. Th blockad occurred on a siding" by means of which train ar transferred from -one tin to ths other, and until the obstruction Is cleared away ther can be no moving of traffle by that rout. The derailment occurred at an early hour thla morning. It is expected th track will hs open again before night. No on waa Injured in the accident. Detail of th. mishap are wanting, as th telephone wire ars in trbuble. The lln between Albany4 and' Corvsllls is not affected. Wife Beater's Trial Oentlnnad. ' Th case of Professor R. Ms Meyer. the well known local artist, who was arrested yesterday afternoon by Pa trolman Blackmsn on a chsrz of ss sault and battery, preferred by hi wife Qertrudo Meyer, was continued In the police court todsy unMl Tuesday morn ing. , Meyer is at liberty on $S0 cash ball.- .--t - ' ' BeslgnaUoB AeoeptsA. (Special Dtpatrk Ik JmrasLl Sslem, Nov. 10. At a special meeting of the membership of ths First Bsptlst church of this city held last evening It waa decided not to aocept the reslsna- rtion of Rev. F. W. Cliffs. Tha meeting was harmonious throughout and Rev. Cliff will probably announce his de cision at the morning service next Sun day. . ! V FOUR ARE KILLED flEAK LElVISTOfl Storm Numbers Two Girls, and " Two YouthsT Near v Lewiston, (Speetil Dtapatck te Tbe Joera.l.) ' Lewlston. Jda Nov. 10. In 10 years th Snak and Clearwater rivers hav not risen to th present stags so early. In tb fall, and the water la now the hlgheat In four years at any season. At noon today the Soaks wss 10.0 Inches above aero, whil the Clearwater on Thursday morning reached 11 feet abov low water mark. For several hours yesterday the Lew la ton country -was out off from the out side world.: All wires leading to th city wer . damaged by th terrlflo .wind storm which sprang up yesterday morn ing and continued during the day. At Forest yesterday two young daughters of Rev.- Mr. Starr and Ar thur Ladd war killed by a falling tree and-several other children Injured by branches. The accident occurred while th children war having morning re cess at school. ..., . ' . Telephone wire to Forest ar still down and no particulars of th tragedy can b learned. - - - - - . . - - The atorti seams abating now' with drissllng rains prevailing. Th barome ter at th government weather bureau yesterday recorded the lowest pressure In th history of ths station, 10.1. . . Robert Fldlsr, a 10-year-old boy. was drowned tn the Clearwater river shortly before noon today. . . KEN RESORTS I' ALLOWED TO OPEN .j:r : - Police Wiir Not Tolerate the Col .7 onization of Paris House -' Inmates. ; . Anent tha reports that with the clos ing of ths Paris hous two similar re sorts, which ar being fitted up In th north ..end. ar aoon .to ; open, Chief uruzmacner mis rooming siaiea mu it Is ths policy of th administration to prohibit the colonising of womsn of ill repute In any plac In th city. "I noticed th other day thafoth old. Clarendon hotel, at second and Everett streets,, waa being repaired, but I do not know to what us th owners In tend to put It . If ther is any attempt to open it as a house of 111 fame I will takjaL action uu.Thlrd and Flanders streets 'Dollar BUI' St. Clair fitted up a number of rooms, ovsr a saloon for im moral purposes and he was compelled to close th plac. I hav no knowl edge of th plana of any Individual to open places similar to tb defunct Paris bouse and they certainly have not been given the sanction of the police." Inspector Bruin, In discussing th cloning of th Pari house, said: "It cannot be xpctd that all of these women. will lesve town at once and I anticipate that they will move Into sections of . the city where their presence la undesirable. W intend to keep a close watch on their movements and will not " tolerate them on the atreeta, but It la going to be a big task. ROBNETT FURNISHED COIN . FOR LOCATION' Joel Benton Swears He Prom bed to Divide With r. rr.""."'. Lewlston Banker. (aneclat DlspatPti te The Josraal.t Moscow. Ida., Nov. 10 Th trial of Robnett in th land fraud cases In ths federal court this morning progressed along th lines laid down by th prose cution. Four witnesses were examined. Mrs. Mary J. Harris and ber daugh ters, Jeanett and Ethel, testified to having been solicited hy Robnett to take up timber and stons entries, whil th daughter were under age. Hut the daughter admitted that at the time the land auggeated was" not Open for filing and would not be until they would have become of age. -n- . Joel H. Benton testified that h agreed with Robnett to file on a tim ber claim, th net proceeds of which were to be divided. - Within a year aftar final proof he conveyed th land to a timber company and was psld 1060 by Robnett The money for final proof waa furniahed by Robnett. BRIDE ON TRIAL FOR MURDERING HER FIANCE (Journal Special Service. I Chicago, Nov. 10. Th opening state ments of th attorneys of th stats and defense were reached today In th eass of Lucll McLeod-Menhsrd, acoused of murdering William Nlemsn, her fiance. In a hotel, after which shs married Men hard. Shs appeared in court aa a bride. Sh was wooed In ths hospital whIM apparently dying 'of her wounds. Bhe contends thst Nlemsn shot her and then committed suicide. She was found nude on th floor with' Nlemsn dead on th bed. .;; , .... GRAND JURY MUST WAIT FOR WITNESSES Nearly the" entire forenoon was spent by th grand Jury waiting for witnesses to testify at th Investigation of ths murder of Lincoln C. Whitney by O. 8. Murray - last Mondsy morning. These witnesses were to hsvs arrived In Port, lanu this morning from points on ths Southern Pacific, but were unable to reach her owing to th delay of the trains. Ther yet remain ths Investigations of th oounty Jail, poor farm and other Institutions by ths grand Jury, and It is believed the Jury will not adjourn be fore next Monday or Tuesday. RUEF IS ENJOINED : BY JUDGE SEAWELL (Jnerasl Sperlal Hervi.) San Francisco, Nov. 10. (Bul letin) udge eawsll today granted a permanent Injunction restraining Abe Ruef from inter fering -with or 'exercising the duties of th efflc of district attorney. GOES 03 IMPATH BECAUSE CHlLDREll BOTHER HO BWBSBnSBBWSBBBWaSWMB '. ' - - - ' ' ' . 1 Starts Rough' House at Home, 7 and Now He Has to Leave It. William Kuehn of 140 Arthur street, who waa arrested last night on a war rant charging him with threatening to slsy his entire family, has a peculiar philosophy. It developed fn th police court this morning that the reason fur his hostile sttltude toward tha members of his family was due to the fact that his children, contrary to his wishes: Spoke English.' - v , Flayed th organ. , v .". , ' Attended church. " '! , "" ;-. ' ; . " ' Visited friends. s';'V - " ' At after prayer. ' ' i This is the second time that Kuehn has been before Judge Cameron, having been arrested on a former occasion for trying to exterminate . bis offspring with a knife and shotgun. . At the for mer trial he promised . to control his ungovernable temper and waa - allowed to go on probation. For a tlm b re mained passive, but his angar again got beyond his control and be one more started n th warpath. v u : . Kuehn'a wlfs and eldest daughter ap peared before Judge Cameron this morn ing to plead that he be kept in Jail, aa they wer in fear of their Uvea Tbe recited Instances of his . conduct and gav th reasons assigned for his be havior. It waa th opinion of th court that It would be beat for all parties con cerned to hav him separate from his fsmlly, and th attorney representing Kuehn concurred In this. The couple hav saved 13,000 during their married life which I on deposit in a local bank. Judge 'Cameron ad vises a division of this community property, and sfter this Is dons-Kuehn will b put under- bonds to -remain away from bis home. . Notwithstanding th amount of money h has - accumu lated he has forced hi family to live In i the basement of a house, which rents for fi.sO monthly, - . CAR SHORTAGE CLOSES MILLS Shingle Manufacturers Will Sus pend Business From Decern- -ber, to February. I Asaurances of cooperation In tb movement of Washington shingle man ufacturers to elos their plants for two months this winter, has been received by I. W. Bass, president of tb Wash-1 lngton Shingl Hills bureau, who cam to-Por Ujmd to lntervlew,lcl manu facturers. '' Car shorts ge la given as tha primary cause for the movement. Thla haa af fected Oregon m Ilia -as well aa those of Puget Sound. The Washington mills have a considerable surplus -on hand, it Is stated, while some of th Oregon plant ar Just up with th market and other can hardly fill their orders. So severe la the ear ahortag that tha Washington shingl men want to close their mills from December It to Feb ruary 18.. Practically aU have, agreed to do so, whil several of th British Columbia plants will also closs during that period for the sam reason. Mr. Baas arrivsd in . Portland Mon day, and haa sine been talking to a number of local - shingl men. IB. H. Habrlghorst, in speaking of Bass' mission, said today: , "Ha was told that tha manufacturers her would act In sympathy with tha Waahlngton men. I hardly believe the mills ther have much of a surplus, but ths car ahortag . haa troubled everybody." THO mllla I repreenFar having hard work to fill their orders," aatd C B. Nottingham, . "There la a big de mand for shingles and the car ahortag baa delayed mattera." .f, CARRIER TOSSED OVER : - FENCE BY STORM (gpeelal Dlspateh te Ths Jesrsal.) Pendleton. Or., . Nov. .10. Th wind storm in eastern .Oregon has subsided and hss done" no serious damage. In Umatilla and Union counties It . was mora severe. Hug plate glasses 'were broken and barns were moved. Build ings in course of construction wer b11y wrecked, which will cause an lm mens amount of xtra work. ' " George Ball, a rural mall carrier, la suffering from braise at La Orand. Nine miles out he, his horse and his covered wagon were lifted high in air and dropped on the ground an ths other sid of a wire fence, st soms dlstane. H afflrma h waa (0 feet In th air. His horse was bruised and his vehicle damaged. Ths wire wer all down yes terday,! but service is now being re stored. ' It wss on of th worst Winds In the history of eastern Oregon, PHILIPPINE VETERANS- ? PASS THROUGH CITY Members of th Sixth United State Infantry ar In Portland today en rout to their new posts at Fort Asslnlbolna; Monlsna; Fort Missoula.-Montana, and Fort Lincoln, North Dakota. Tbe sol diers came from San Francisco, where they arrived several dsys ago from the Philippines. Ths men have completed their turn of duty In the east and will spend ths remslnder of their term of enlistment In post duty In this country. Th Sixth was stationed at Mindanao. where- th troubl with -the. native oc-.. cur red last spring. Th soldier took an active part In tha campaign tn which ao ' many tdrbulsnt natives lost their lives and return to their nattv land aa veterans. .' PENDLETON PASSES-' . HIGH LICENSE BILL A (Rpeelal Dispatch ro Th Josrnsi.) Pendleton, Or., Nov. 1. The cltv council hss raised saloon licenses In Pendleton from 1550 to $000, which will be more revenue, the city having -10 sa loons. The city charter cannot h changed until th legislature meats, putting th recent amendment Into exe cution. , An' ordinance providing for th Issu ance of street Improvement bonds wss psssed for th purpose of ' taking ad vantage of the Bancroft bonding law. allowing property owner to pay for street paving In 10 annus! Installments. The total bond Issue will be ft.tS0.31 st 0 per cent Interest. Most of th bond will be 121 esch. . Vatoa Theakri-lvisg Ssrvte. Th union Thsnksslvlng service will be held this year tn Orsce M.-R. church at 10 SO o'clock on Thursday, November 1. Ir. Uroiisher will be the preacher. The churches will, ss usual, units fur ! this service. DIUIDO I I AWAY DYTLOOD Castle Rock and Ostrandsr Cuf- fer HeavilyPortions of -, Towns Submerged "77. RIVERS STILL RACING CHANNELS ARE CHANCED Lewis RWer Falling All Fences in the Valley Under Water Fill a Northern Pacific Near Kelao Is . Carried Out. '. ' ("pedal Dlspetrh t Ths JoeraaL) ' KaUma, Wash.. Nov. 10. It Is re ported this afternoon from Castle Rock that several buildings have. bn- car ried away and that water cover a portion of tha town.. At Oatrander several buildings are under water. - All the fence In th valley have been car ried away.-.' - A report from Kelso states that tha river Is still raging, but no further damage la expected. Th water I up to within a foot of th 1104 high water. It Is believed that th channel will b changed In several places. It Is Im possible to locate tbe channel, as th sntlr valley Is covered, with water. It Is reported that a fill thla side of Kelso washsd ont along th Northsrn Pacific railroad, Th Lewis river fell two feet last night. Thar Is ne con firmation of th report that Woodland baa been submerged. ' Communication baa been cut all day. ' : r-: ; r PORTLAND LIEN APPOINTED FEDERAL INSPECTORS Oliver Morton and Ralph William ,, son. Are to Be Reclama- ' tion Examiners., ' (WssslBgtvs Banes t The JesrsaL) - Washington, Nov. 10. Oliver P. Mor ton and Ralph B. Williamson of Port land ba bm- appointed examiner In tb reclamation aarvlc at a salary of $1,000 a year. Both man ar wall known In govern ment work. . Morton I at present legal assistant tn charge of th U me till and Okanogan reclamation projects, whil William aon Is legat assistant in chargo of th Yakima project. Mr. Morton is at Echo, Oregon, at present and Mr. Williamson Is at North Yakima. Wash ington. ' ., .. , .' . . . , - . LA FOLLETTE TO SPEAK TONIGHT Wisconsin Senator to . Deliver .Lecture .'. Scheduled -for Last Wednesday.' Senator Robert ' M. La Folletts of Wisconsin was unable to reach Tacoma yesterday because of th flood snd re turned to Portland laat night. , Ha will lectur tonight at the Whit Temple, giving the same lectur h had planned for Wednesday night. " Senator La Fbllctt Tiept Clo to ht room until noon today, when he supped out to din with friends: Hundreds of people eslled to se the distinguished statesman, but Senator La Follette evi dently had other engagements for he did not stop at ths hotel offlc for bla mall nor to get ths stack of. cards left ' by callers, - Last night he attended th atag party given by th Elka - Tickets obtslned for the' lectur Wednesday are good for tonight. . i. i. . LADD FILES REPORT ' ON JOHNSON ESTATE ' W. M. Ladd, administrator of th estate of ArH. Johnson,; filed bis eighth annual report of th affairs of th estate in the county court this after-, noon. Ths report shows thst th ad ministrator holds property of the estate valued at 1111,000. Disbursements of th administrator during th past year In th management of th. estat hav amounted to 11.100.' tn th report Mr. Ladd states that It will be necessary to eontiau th operation of th farm of th estat during th settlement of th trust estate and pending administration and asks ths court to msk an order authorising him to continue th man-, agement of the farms of th sstat a h has don heretofore, ', ' t FIRE AT FLOUR MILL . DOES SLIGHT DAMAGE (flpertal tHspstrk t The- JsarasL) Dayton, Or., Nov. 10. Fir waa dis covered In' th roof of 8. W. Iller'a Sour mill at thla plac yesterday aftsr noon. By prompt work-and th fin water system of Dayton aklod by fall- . Ing rain and prevailing dampness th fir waa axtlngulahed In. 10 minutes. 'An sstlmata plac the loss at 1000. supposed to be covered "by Insurance. Aa th mill waa running the fir In all probability . was started by, friction. WEYLER CONTENDS FOR -1 FIELD MARSHALSHIP f (Jvarsal Special Ber Ire.) Madrid, Nov. 10. A csblnet crisis la pending over th rivalry of General Weyler and General Poltleva for - -th field marahalshlp vacated by th death , of Chesteklng. They ar hurrying back to th capital to settle ths matter. SUFFRAGISTS TO HOLD . MEETING TOMORROW .. ( tT- rwfM St a I. Wfii.l fluffrsv BS- soclstloa will meet at Mrs. Msllory'a parlors. IK J nixtn sireei, irannn-nw 2:20 D. m.." to complete unfinished bttl- naes and Install new officer.. Mrs. Ablgull Bcott Duniway will dsllvsr hr inaugural 'adiiress. Goes te t Bhiv.r 7r- Th .nr i s" li.- I at 1 ! In . . I M . Lt ..V-.;- ... I .' ... , r,r ,' ;. '. - ; , i 4 --A 1