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THE -OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 23. 1S03. k ) -a 4 1 FIRELWI ! . SUBORIIilTIOII Carl' Event Accused of Attempting ' to ' Get Witness In Chick Houghton Case to .-- Deiore inv " Arrested on aeharge of contempt of court- but In jreaWy- accused ot-ubor-mttlon. of injury, Carl Evena, a-former nunbtr of the fir department, but bow engaged In the transfer business, is In deep trouble a the result of an alleged attempt to, induce F. L?yd. ' com plaining witness against " "Chlok Houghton, to leave the city for a mone tary consideration end not -press the highway robbery case against the x convlot . . '"-- -, " ' f Evan 'u ' takn Into custody this nomine, by Detective Price end Ins keep on warrant worn .out by Lloyd and aocuslng him of contempt of court. The polio received Intimation that very effort would be made by Hough ton' sale te save hlra from returning to the- penitentiary. To prevent Uoyd from leaving the city before the trial be waa arrested upon order of 'Judge Cameron Wednesday and compelled to Turglair -bi-to- s;uTiie- Ms -ap pearanoe when wanted. - "' ' This . morning, prior to the prelimi nary hearing of Houghton on a charge of highway robbery preferred by Uoyd. the latter Informed the police, that Ev ans had approached him with a propo sition i to leave the olty. A complaint waa Immediately filed against the ex pressman and his arrest followed. Trie to rile sum. v i am MMilnni alnoe Houghton's arrest SJvans came to htm L.W.M ... (h. aomrtiit- lst nlsrht Uoyd avers. Evans told him that if he would leave th olty Houghton's part ner ia th holdup would return the ring and pin stolen and tn addition pay oyer two weeks' salary. Uoyd refused to consider- the proposition and hastened to tell the police today. . He understood from Even that the payment of the money, was to be made directly " by TO Locomotives" on New Line From . Pasco 'o Portland , to Be ; Equipped for Liquid Fuel. (Special-Dispatch to Th JoaxnaU Xacoma, Nov, II. AU locomoUves used on the north bank raQroad from Pasco to Portland are to be equipped with, oil burners. Arrangements are now being made between the Northern Paclde. purchasing agent here, and the . m. fttm i Mmnuv of San Fran cisco for the supply of oil and storage tanks which; wmoaouuu .Kt the eomoanv i. ....u... .k na nf all as fuel on the Puget sound branch of the Portland A. Seattle railroad, but .this .end of the dlvlalon. U in the., coal belt,,, the ! , v nn mdnnted. 1 t I xne oi uou lor - f division will be located at .Vancouver. It- is swld thsT the r"T"r"r ordered or 4 engines lor am bank road all equippeo ror oum.n ... OH is also being considered for tne Lewlstoa -branch-of JthoNorthernPa- t-k. .mH, nt twins an lines dls- tant from coal fields la. It la claimed, carried on at far lees expense- by th nse of oa .The Southern Pacific uses oU burntnt n f" "f itM trains south from Oregon and on the O. R. , N. TnmnA A. mt all is USSd. The first shipment of oU is expected to Vancouver witnm or wuui irv, .Iim, ta via SAnflrrad bv C VT ' .MiMairi - th - Portland A ' Seattle. When asked a to the truth of i the Taeoma dispatch be said: , "Th Information is new to toe. We have not yet taken up th question of fuel- Wo are trying x o build tha line first" VANT DYNAMITE USED TO RAISE DIX VICTIMS: 'Beneficiaries Must Produce Bod' - ies Before They Can Collect. Insurance Money. . . .. . ' i f rHrMdal DkMtrk to Th XearaaL) ' Seattle, . tVaalu, Nor. t J K-latires of Plx victims-are preparing to petition the United State engineer's office, ask' ing th navy department to order, a squad from the . Bremerton navy yard -to sink mines at th scene of the wreck and explode them, thus freeing the fcodles from th cabin and ' bringing them to the surface. Many widows and orphans will be unable to collect in .ura.no unless tha bodies are recov ered. .,- ... . .. v t Teetlmony this morning In th fed oral investigation showed, that many steamers passed near the wreck Sun- lKht- aa4 41d- -not- hear the-Jeanle blow distress signals. ' The investiga tion will probably clone tomorrow. FLOODS AR INJURING 7 - MEAT PACKERS ALSO The flooded tracks of the Northern : Pacific .twtweeh Portland, and Seattle -is. 'working hardship- upon the meat packers as wen as upon the trav ling public. There are at the present : time between 60 and 70 rare of cattle that have been consigned ..- to spitnd ' point waiting at the yards of the Tnlon Meat company, for shipment Those . 1,609 rattle are' being fed by the com pany r A dally loss while waiting tor the. roads to be opened so that tb trains can.be sent over th main line between .Portland and Seattle. , It is es timated -that the ford Which the Union Wt company will hav to use In keep ' Ing the rattle until they are shipped out will amount practically to tha profits . s 00 th aalA - 2; ' ' '. ' . i i i ' . - .( . ' xtaurhtev X BClsslna. nam tiaywooa. si v,,., Witlfled te pollc that his 17-year-old daughter slipped way from her home at 108 15 St JSievenin stress yesterday and has not been seen since, taywond conveys the. Information that tne mlsalng girl Is In the luMt oL at. - tenitlng the vauaoville theatre and may IRIH BANK ROAD R OIL 10U114 erpuna o" iuvu- FACES CHARGE OF OF PERJURY i Leavethe City .1-.:- i '.. .i iicu. i Houghton's -pat to whom the express-jna-.wato Jatroduxo, hlm. Beveral others are Implicated in the" oas"and It la understood that a number of ar rests are to be mad. . Evans was brought before Judge Cameron soon after being arrested but his case was continued until next Tuesday.- In ' the meantime he has ,hen allowed to go on deposit of K50 oash ball. ,. ' ,. At the preliminary hearing. of Hough ton this morning.' Lloyd testified that he had met Houghton -and another man In the saloon at the corner of First and Main streets. After leaving the plaoe he was followed by the two men, and when near Second street. Houghton sud denly grabbed and held htm while his partner went through his pockets., The witness Identified evle-eent piece bear ing the date 1145 and two crosses as his property. Deteotlvee Jonee and Tlchenor told of the arrest of Hough ton andjhe flndln(of jiemarked dime on "the "prisoner. ' " Edward Murphy, the bartender In the First street saloon, was called by the defense, and on cross-examination stated that Houghton's companion, on the night of the alleged robbery, was Murray Simon. Simon, whose photo adorns the rogues' gallery, was arrest ed Wednesday for oompllolty in the crime, but was released as he could not be Identified by Uoyd. From the tes timony given by Murphy today it is thought that the police will again take him Into custody. , . The hearing of the Houghton ease will be resumed on Tuesday. It ap pear to be the purpose of the defense to endeavor'" tohow that the dime Lloyd claims was taken from him, waa given' In payment to the saloon man for drink and came Into Houghton's-possession when the later changed A 10 cent piece at the bar. ,. TAKES BRAINS TO BE tAWYER Bar Association to Demand Higher Requirements of , All Candidates. To bring about a higher standard of learning for young attorney th com mittee on legal education and admission of the stat bar association ha recom mended that applicants be required to read law for three year If graduate of a law school, and at least four years if they read law in the offloea of auor- &tya. It is also , recommended that - a standing aommltte be appointed - from th bar by the supreme court to assist In conducting examinations of appll- uuuiunf lpnr iiuiintiN oj appli cants, , ' ,,. ti . S ' . . -i; '-" . Bui II of the sucrsme court at nrs- nt require that ' an afcoltcant must present a CTTtlflcattf orin attorney that tne applicant has read law at leas i two years. If a graduate of any law school, and at least three year If not a grad' uat. - After nommntlng on tha aotlaw ei w law school of the Vnlversrty of Ore gon In extending It course from two to three years, the report of the com mittee states that th effect of rule II la to discriminate air&ln4-the gradnate oi me university of Oregon law school, and In favor of th graduate of other Institution which do not prescribe a thorough course of legal education, and also In favor of student who read law in orrioe of attorneys. Th report Command the CmrWe. This commute la of th opinion that th action of th law school of the Oregon university in extending the Tours from two year to three year snouia reoeive . tn commendation and support of the supreme court and bar assoolatlon, rather than that a penalty should be imposed' upon the institution for thl step in th direction of a more thorough legal education. The committee recommend that th rule' II be amended 'to oequlre grad uates of schools to read law three year and non-graduate to read law at least four year before they will be eligible to admission o th bar.' ' .- It la th opinion of th ooramltte that attorney from other states de siring admission to the Oregon ; bar should 'be required to show a record of actual practice In some other Jur isdiction or pass th same examination In this state that is required of resi dent appllcanta. Concluding, th . re port says: - 3 - . Conditions Are (rood. . ;; "The committee note with satis faction that th law school of th University of Oregon, under the man agement of Judge C. U. Oantenbeln, has extended It course so that now 'three year of etudy-are required for gradu ation. This step places the school more nearly on an equality with school of legal education in eastern states. Th faculty hss been materially strength ened and increased. The committee 1 of th opinion that the education now offered by thtg"chogl U thorough and sclentlflo and fully. . adequate to the need of th state.". . . The close Inquiry that la mad Into th character and antecedents of appli cants for admission to the bar Is shown by the fact that in Investigating 40 admissions that hav been reported within the pant nine months . the com mittee has , written COO letters of In quiry. Three ' were reported advereely. The remaining two; were so recent that no final action was possible. The com mittee was composed of N. It Bloom field, John K. Kollock, J. , E. Hedge and "W. B. Dlllard. - , FISHER PREVENTED FROM REOPENING T3VGRAFTERS (Jenraal Bpelal Srvle. " ' ' Ban Francisco, - Nov. 21. The grand Jury this morning shifted th Inveatlga tlon to the alleged theatre graft and took the testimony of E. "A. Fisher, former proprietor of Fisher theatre, who claims that he was-held up by officials and prevented from reopening because he refused .tb demands of the administration, - - . Tederatlon Convention's" Close. ' MeermS Sperlal Kerrlm.) Minneapolis, . Nov. 11. President Oompers said this afternoon the con vention of the ' American Federation' of Labor would Oio Saturday. I wai sal m w. m b I mm if m Sister of Murdered Man Asks Po- "7 lice for Protection From ,a, SuspicIouMysteriour. ': Stranger v V :..i.V -Y V Mr. A. M. Porter of 869 Bast . Har rison street, a sister of Lincoln C Whit ney, who was shot and killed November II by O. & Murray, reported .to police headquarter this . afternoon that for several nights a suspicious-looking man dressed in black has been hanging around her nous. 1 , No demonstration ha been made by the strange man, but ' hi continued shadowing - f-the-nouM 'roused : Mrs. Porter's fears, and with her husband and little daughter ah went to Chief Orltsmaeher. and asked th protection of tb police. Jiom-any harm ah myt rldus stranger might attempt Chief Orltsmaeher has Instructed the patrolman covering the beat in that vicinity to keep a close watch on the hous, and If it is found necessary a detective will be detailed on the case. Mrs. Porter's brother was. killed oa her front porch by Murray early "on th morning of November 12. The unfortu nate tragedy was a serious shock to Mrs. Porter, and while she doe not be lieve that the presence of the man in black la In any way connected with th murder, ahe ha been more easily alarmed because of It - ONLY.MILLER FINED. IN PENDLETON CASE (Arterial Dtapatcn to Th JosraaL) Pendleton. Or., Nov. -As a result of the raid Tuesday night on Sam Mil ler's gambling resort. In which ex Mayor W. F. Matlock. County Recorder Fred W. Hendley and William Roesch, proprietor of the -City Brewery, were arrested and later charged with gam bling, while Miller waa charged with conducting a gambling game, th city has $100 collected off Miller. Th cas against Miller, who 1 reputed to be a professional gambler, waa made the test, as all th accused must stand of fall with that Th first Information against' Millet 'was dismissed for lack of evldenoe, on motion of Miller attorney, but City Attorney McCourt waa prepared ' with another, and In presenting it he further asked that Matlock. Hendley and Roeaoh be discharged so that they might tes tify In the Miller case. Miller's attorneys, thus taken by sur rlse, entered a plea of guilty, and Mil ler was fined tlOO, the maximum.. ' 8am Enaicott, who figured la the fleecing of Dr. Bigger In a poker game, was arraigned on. a t gambling charge filed by Peter Johnson, a tailor, who claimed Endloott had made . him 111 poorer. Endloott wag found guilty and fined 78. SHOT-TO SETTLE 4'-, V . WORD'S MEANING IRiwelal IMinteh te 'Th Lewlaton IuaNoVr-Sl. A-word tn The Oerman alphabet 1 responsible for a snooting scrape at Kendrtok yester day, and Charles Satlet, a well-known Oerman. tanner, now lies at tha nolnt of death with a bullet In hi thigh and another in hi breagtAlsaUseoh, Oerman millwright, who earn her re oently ' from ' Wisconsin, Is In Jail obarged with th shooting. The affray occurred in a aaloon and houseful of man w1tn ltThe men bad quarreled over the definition of a certain word In the Oerman lan guage and .It developed Into a fight TWO MURDERED BY RATTLED HOLDUP MEN H Oowaal Bpeelil ftrrrfe.) Arkansas City, Ark., Nov. J I. Two robbers, evidently excited amateur, tried to rob th St Charles hotel this morning. They shot, and killed the clerk. William Goff, and 8. C. Halptn. an actor, before the victims had . a chance to throw np their handa. . The murderer escaped. " TWO THOUSAND FOR " ' MURDERER'S ARREST (Joarail Boeelal BrTie.) Dayton,. Ohio, Nov. II. A reward of 12,000- was offered today by the Men' Welfare i league of .th National Cash -Register company for the capture of the murderer of Dona Oilman. Em ploye ar ready to adopt any m ur to punish the murderer THAW TRIAL NOT BEFORE JANUARY (Jooreal Special Barriea.) New Tork, Nov. 11. At a conference of Thaw's attorney. Hart ridge, with the dlstriot attorney today, it was agreed Thaw's trial should not be called befor January or February, to give the de fens time to get some desired deposi tions. -- . - -.--. .- POPULATION OF STATE AND OF MULTNOMAH (Special- Dlipateh te Tb JeernaL) . Salem, Or., Nov. 11. A summary of returns from the census roll for th year 1905, trannmlttsd to th secretary of state, shows a total population for the state of 484,630. Multnomah coun ty U credited with 111,116. The legal voters In the state number 141,061. RAILWAY HAS NO CARS LOS ANGELES NO COAL " ' (Jnerml .pdl toflM.I ' Lo Angeles. Nov. 21. Southern Cali fornia Is confronted with a coal famine. The coal market In thl city la bare. Shortage of cars and lack of motive power on th Santa F la the cause. :- Beaton Oonnty Circuit Oourm, - Prl-l PtepttHi te The Journal.) Corvallls. Or., Nov. II. The prelim inary terra of he Benton County circuit court for Not ember convene at th court house at 4 p. m. today. There are IS case on th docket four of them divorce suit, sis state casea and th remainder clvIL Thar I one case for libel that May b protracted, but It la not anticipated that th session will b vary long. Th regular terra begins nxt Monday morning. . , ' : I . . i s a " - . 1 r -- : Vi'V AC t- Mrs. Potter Palmer, the Chicago Society Leader, Who Came to Portland ' . ', This Morning in Her Private Car. ... . . , RESOLUTIONS BY BRYAH KILLED Trans ' Mississippi Congress11 Committee Votes Down Two , That He Offers. ""' -".'- -''. '" (Joeraal gpseial BrTle.1j7' 7 - Kansas City, Nov. lThe resolutions committee of the Tranamisalsslppl con gress today voted down two resolutions submitted by Bryan last night on In dorsing th Interparliamentary runme peace plan," the other expressing ' an tagonism, to trusta -Jr1rltlggtng Of Beaumont. TexasTbe for th Transmlsstsslppt. congrsss to day defended trusts and railroads against tha radical speakers of the con gress, who, he said, knew little of the subjects they attempted to discuss. He I lntrnduca a resolution a kin lfy the -rat law. He aatd the rate bill curbed the roads in the extension of their lines. C L. Ivane of St Louis denied that ,th rat blu prvntd -xtensions, . Mrs.;C C Tennant Clary of Omaha, the only woman delegate, spoke against the Interstate commerce xommlsslon' ruling that newspaper could not ex change advertising for transportation. , EMERGENCY RATE TO : RELIEVE COAL FAMINE ("Dedal BliMtca te The Jowm.l.) Pendleton, Or., Nov. 11. The inter state commero commission has granted an emergency rate of II a ton to this point from Spokane for the relief of the coal shortage. The rate became ef fective -yesterday and will continue go days. Th point affected by thl spe cial, rat are .Pendleton, Walla Walla, Dayton, Pomeroy, Turner, Wallula, Rl- parla and point above that place will receive a lower rate of 11.60 because, of a shorter nauL .. It Is sxpected that this will greatly aid In the 'breaking of th eoal famine, as coal can now be secured f ronr Spo kane.. Local dealer hav plaoed order With a firm in Spokane and shipments will no doubt be mad at one. CHANGE IN TIME OF , . .OVERLAND TRAINS At a conference of official of th passenger' and operating departments of the O. R. A N. Co. today the exact change in th contemplated schedule for the winter season war decided upon and will be made effective a soon as the time card for through and branch lln train can b mad up. Th Omaha train now arriving her at 7 o'clock a. m. will arrive two and a half hour ltr.- Th overland--train -that reaches Portland at 1 p. nv. will arrive about 7:10 p. tn. " Branch lln train will be changed to conform' to these schedules. , ' . , CULPRIT SAW HANGING ' ' - -MAY DIE OF SHOCK ', - Vjanrsal BDeetal gerrlea.i tiexlngton, Ky.fc Nov. It. Thomas Stout negro, was banged thl morn in for the nlurder of Sim Lee, a negro. . Mr. Etta Qiifflth, white, a prisoner charged with the murder of her child, aw th execution from her cell and collapsed. She Is expected to die of th hock. . . ''- . , Tlad . Bemlagton's Onn, ianell DI.Datc t Th Jonraal.l - Woodbum, Or Nov: II. -The gun atinnosed to have been left by Remlng ton, th alleged 'assailant of Slaughter, on th stag road, a 10-10, was found by Deputy Sheriff Each and -Marshal Beach this afternoon. j iitiiMt-: .!;. gj; S ' , ' 4. . V.' ' tl V 7 "IK x - i, is. THINKS HE WILLGO FREE Not Surprised,- He-Says, to Learn That Grand Jury Has ' ; t ' Indicted Him. Orlando-Sr ITurTay.-who kTIled Lin coln Whitney tn-defense of "his sister's honor,, .expressed no surprise- that h waa Indicted by th grand jury whloh submitted its report yeeterday. , He ex pected the -mdlctment, he said, -though he. IS confldenf be will be -acquitted at in iriak. Murray 1m sustained by an unfaJtertn belief that he did hi dutyy- It waa A desperate deed,' he say, "-and ' on . that will .leave a criminal stain upon - his memory for all time, but he asks "what els, could X doT; ' ty jail, Murray ponders constantly on what he has done. But all his reason ing brings him back to ona conclusion that he only did his duty. He realises thoroughly- his responsibility in send ing young Whitney on, an Instant Jour ney to the grave, but he himself could start toward that same goal with equal fortitude if once he determined that It had to be. . . . ... - Murray is confined in the same cell with Oeorge Blodgett condemned to die for the murder of Alice Mlnthorn. He spends his time In reading; and In aiding his companion . to weave yarn shawls. He reads no novels, confining himself largely to . histories of the United States and' to current publica tions. j ' In his cell there 1 a small bouquet It is refreshed each day and is sent to him ny a girl that visits him st times. Th little) bunch of flowers bring him great happiness. ' Though he is far from being sentimental as It Is possible to be, he admits that the flowers bring him what joy there 1 in hi nfe. . ' '"No, I wasn't the least surprised when I heard that I had been indicted by th grand Jury," he said today. - "I expected itrend lndeed'felt quit ur-of when they did not summon me as a witness. However, 'I don't believe a 'Jury will convict me. I am going to tell them my Story and they will .have to decide. - "But what else could I doT I asked and begged him to marry her,' She I my slater and It was my place to da fend her. . I didn't believe that a man could do aa he did and then lau(Ti at me when I told, hire he must marry her. - - : - - - - - - ' "I appreciate what th ministers have don in my behalf, I hear that many of them said that I did Jnst the right thing and I can't e it any othsr way." FOUND SHOT DEAD : r IN ROOMING HOUSE (Jonrnal Special Bervln.l ' , " Chicago, Nov. II. Tha Joodles of a man and woman, dead from, bullet wounds and supposed to be the remain of J. H. Delaney and wife, were found tn a rooming house at 490 LaSalle av enue thl afternoon. Card In - the man's" pockets indicate that he might he president of the American Ship com pany of New Tork. ' Evidently th man died first The pollc say It was mnr der and salcld or possibly, a double suicide. .-'' . ' ' Th landlgdyMrs. Cyru Wood, found the beHles.on entering th rodm - to sweep, she supposing the room empty by .that ttra of day. - Th body Of the woman was still .warm hut that of th man wh cold. , i PASSING STEAMERS REFUSED JEANIE AID - (SpecUl Dtipnteb t til Jiern.l.) Seattle.. Nov. S3 Developments at the Investigation of the Jjlx disaster today how that according to the testimony of Captain Mason of the DIx two other local steamers passed the scene of the collision within a few minutes after the wreck, but paid ne attention to signals of distress f ronr th Jeanle. Their offi cers have been summoned to appear before .the board. . y ' Memorial service over the victim will be held In the First Presbyterian church of thlg city, Sunday. v V" -' J. MURRAY CARUSO IS GUILTY, FKIEDSIO L World's" Greatest . Tenor Con- x victed of Insulting Woman at . v. Monkey Show, 7 ., ionraa) HeacJeT rir.l. NewTork, Nov. 11. When Enrico Caruso's ease was called this morning Commissioner Mathot who was prose cuting, announced that he was unable to seoure the presence of Mr. Graham, who alleged that she had been offended by the tenor, ."because she had moved from th Jurisdiction of th court , ana refused to testify for fear of notoriety. " Mathot attempted to air the actions -f Caruso at a fashionable Fifth avenue ball last winter. Attorney .Dttten hoeffer began the argument for the de fense. He said If ths police, aa they claimed, knew that Caruso annoyed women before. It was their duty to ar rest him earlier. Mathot, handicapped by his failure to produce Mrs. Graham, confined hi argument to a ' plea - for the "defence of American womanhood from such beasts aa waruso. He 'failed to touoh .MtfiO, thoytdenc Kin. ui w uiiia.il l-uiu;i.uiiii -munu iu "face suoh a crowd of dogs and pervert as crowded the courtroom, eager to hear the name of a good woman slandered." He defended the police and begged for A conviction of Caruso. - A a final argument, Mathot said: No matter which way the case 1 de cided, - we are not yet through ' with Caruso. ' W have other cases Of his beastly actions to hold Mm to account for."" .'.-'.,' - The court took th case under advise ment and later pronounced a verdict of guilty, sentencing Caruso to pay a fine of 10. ,.- ;: if.. .v. NEW . BAKER LEADING MAN -. REACHES PORTLAND . Ernest Hastings Arrives From New York to Begin Work at Local Theatre. , V Ernest Hastings, th new leading man of th Baker - stock company, will not be entirely among stranger when, he treads the' boards at tbs popular . stock house. He 1 well acquainted with. "Lil lian Xawrenca, who played in the. nam company with" him ' year ago- at th Dayton Soldier' home, at Pay ton,- Ohio. The two appeared at that place In on of th first summer stock companies or ganised, and this morning Hasting re called that it waa on of the "snap" chances of theatrical life. ' . . Hastings is tall and well proportioned, good to look upon and has a pleasing personality. However, tb hopes of the matinee idol worehlpers will b blighted with the Information that th new star la married. 'Wlfen seen at th Portland hotel this 'morning h was ' thinking more about Mrs. Hastings than pf. his prospective ' work ' lit Portland. - Mr., .ant -Mrs. Hastings "-lefT '.New York , together and cam dlrecl. ''to Portland. ' Mrs. Hastings, however, vis ited At Boise, Idaho," a ay -and wtrt rive 'In Portland late- this-- afternoon. trmee Th twain perteeron thetr0urny't to'-the coast Mr. Hasting ha freted over Mr. Hastings' absence, and eagerly awaits her arrival. ''". The new player is not a stranger to Portland and Pnolflo - coast - playgoer. He appeared here three year ago a . . - -1 tn. . c, -. , r . : traveling star in . uur new ninui.r. Tears ago hs played the king to Robert Mantel's Hamlet, In this city. He is best' known, however, for his work tn San JPTancisco, wber h played .lead with the Alcasar stock oompany. - KARRIMAN ATTORNEY- HAS : CHANGE TO TALK Pours More Tales of Railroad Woe Into the Ears of Judge ' . . Wolverton. - - '' The Harrlman line had their inning In the United State circuit court thl morning In the hearing of th argu ments in the jumble of case which ar on trial befor Judge Wolverton. Zera Snow, counsel for' tb Northern Paotflo Terminal company, occupied the entire morning arguing befor th court HI chtef contention -wa -that -the-Portland St Seattle railroad 1 th creator of th Northern Pacific and because of the agreement made with th other rail roada entering Portland at tha tlm tb Terminal company was formed, be trayed Its obligation to th effect that all terminal yards in Portland should be under the control of the Terminal com pany by purchasing the terminal prop erty now In dispute for th Portland A Seattle company. - - : Attorney Snow stated that th Ter minal company was considering the purchase of the Wldner property at th tlm It was bought by th Northwest ern Improvement company, to be later turned over to th Portland A .Seattle company, and that C M. Levey, th Northern Pacific offlolal, who la alio a director of the Terminal company., knew of such intention and betrayed the Terminal oompany by purchasing the property for th new company. When court re-convened thl after noon Attorney Snow went at It again. . MONON RAILROAD DEFIES , . COMMERCE COMMITTEE Chicago, Nov. II. Th management of the Monon railroad has decided to contest the right of the Interstate com merce commission to say what shall and. what shall not.be received by a railroad company in payment for Its transportation. It was officially an nounced by W. H. MoDoel, president of the Monon, that, aotlng upon tb ad vice of his general counsel, his com pany would Insist upon Its right to ac cept either money or it equivalent for transportation Issued over its lines. This- is th first open deflanc which has been hurled at th commission by any railroad and It .1 nndersfood thet If need be; the Monon -will have the backing of the New York Central line Accidentally Killed. , Canyon City, Or., Nov. II. Reece TOsrby, who was accidentally shot and killed Wednesday while hunting, will be burled today. Reece Darby had been a resident nesr Canyon 'City for th past year, coming her from Baker City. He was about It years -of age and was unmarried. , - ' ';. ': "M POLICE FAG E i.TSTERY Long, Black Qvercoat, ' Murder-rbus-Looking Dagger and Mys-1 v terious Man Furnish Ingred-., r lents for 1 Weird Problem. " A larg murderoua-looklng . hunting knife, a long black overcoat and a my- Jartouk unknown man. are the main point in a cas that has so far baffled the effort of, Inspector-Bruin's sleuths to unravel. . ... . .j' While John Anderegg, a milkman, was driving his team across Fourteenth and Market streets about 4:80 O'clock Wed nesday ' morning, a man suddenly ap peared out of th darkness find ordered him to halt The stranger carried an overcoat on .his arm and as soon aa th vehicle stopped threw the garment en the-oe of -thw wagonr'He'then -elrmbed on the rig and seating himself along side Anderegg coolly announced that he waa going to ride with him. Th milk man 'had a different opinion, however, for he threw his unwelcome companion off th seat and whipped np th horse. ; Dagger I the Coal - Upon stopping to srv hi next cus tomer, Anderegg noticed the "coat lying on the seat As he held the garment up to examine K a large dagger fell out of ona of the pockets. -Believing that the dirk and coat might furnish valuable clues to - h perpetrator of some horrible murder, Anderegg turned the articles over to the police, t - The dirk Is similar to those used by hunters, has araior-lLka edge and bear peculiar stains. . Whether these- stain were caused by water or human blood Is yet to be determined. Tha' coat 1 of black material and bear th mark of a clothing firm of thl city, Detectlv hav been detailed on the'- ease and ordered to make a thorough Investiga tion. v ' . '- j No crime with which tb owner of th knife and coat could be connected ha yet been reported to the police. Th queer conduct of the stranger lend color to th theory that he may hav been fleeing' after committing en atro cious murder. Anderegg was unable to give a description of th man other than be was stocklly built .d wore a closely cropped mustache. ., S, . )' BUSTRIN'S SENTENCE !. MADE INDETERMINATE (SperUI Dtwpateh to Tb Jnarnl. ' - . Salem, Or., Nov. tr. After less than five minutes' deliberation the-Jury tn th oasa of tha state of Oregon against -Wr R. Murphy, charged with the offense of riot, brought In a verdict of not guilty. '. .. ' ' ' . ' S .:- S. Practically the same witnesses wh testified tn the Bustrln cas wr ex amined In th Murphy trial and nothing, nsw-was developed -with - reference- to tha tragedy- enacted in St- Paul a the -night of September 11 - "' " Through ; hi attorney. Dan R. 11 Mur phy, of Portland, Wed Bustrln, who ' waa found guilty of - tb crlm of , mail- , laughter laat Wednesday,- appeared In court. walved urtherjjuno.j 4uestedrrtliat sentence -be pronounced at once. Judge Burnett 'compiled; with - the request and Imposed , an Indetermi nate sentence, in consideration.. of the result of the bullet wound he received during the brawl in which Marshal aiKrechterwa,gkiUed T v. a i . ft. Seeley and Warren Baetman, both of whom ate charged with riot, .may b tried jointly. TWENTY-THREE PERISH IN STORM ON GREAT LAKES ,'.;. .... V- - - (Journal Special gcrvlp.) ' Buffalo, N. . I Nov. . . The" gal of Wednesday night and Thursday on th great lakea caused the loss of It lives and a heavy loss to vessel prop- erty, Th barge Rasolute sank off To-"-ronto and slx men were drowned. Th . barge Athens Is probably lost off San dusky, Ohio, with eight men. ' All hop for th Athena, however, ha not been abandoned and tugs ar scouring Lake Erie for her. " , , . The losses reported are: Tho Hurlburt, stranded on Lake Eria. Tho C B. Hill, beached on Lake Erie. - The Puritan, aground. Lake Huron, : - - Tho Comfort,- sunk,- St.- CI aire- river." Th Conemaugh. stranded; Lake Erie. The Pratt damaged, Lake Bri. . ' Th Rasolute, foundered off Toronto. The Per Marquatt No. 1 atranded. Lake Michigan. .-,: . . , Schooner Palg, eshor. Lake Mlchl- ;-gan.- , - '.,'.' Steamer Taylor, missing. Lake Mchl gan, . ... DEVLIN WANTS BOOKS f EXAMINED BY EXPERTS . City Auditor Devlin ha requested A umber of bank officials to lot as ex pert upon the report of Mayor Lane ' xperts. Frank H. Fleming, auditor Of the) Merchant' National bank, and A. M. Wright, assistant cashier of th United , State National, ar among those who '. have been asked to scan th auditor' accounts. What Mr. Devlin wishes to prove is that his system of keeping th city's tocount I aa aoourat a that of ny bank In Portland, and that tb recommendation of changes mad by Clark aV Buchanan, th . mayor ex perts, ar' impracticable. Mayor Lena has personally declared It la Impossible 1 to learn from th reoord whether any money ha been stolen from th olty or not, and th auditor also wish to show . thst th mayor la mistaken. - , - & It 1 reported that Mr. Devlin has asked a representative of every bank In town to Join In the Investigation Int th record of hi department I . Hi - . . , , .; . A NEW DEPARTURE ; rh Cost, of XnWrment Sag Been 0Hrai ly medaoed by the, Xolmaa tradeo taklag Oompany. : , Heretofore it ha been the ouatotn of funeral director to make charge for . 11 Incidental connected with a funeral. The Edward Hoi man Undertaking com pany, th leading funeral director f Portland, beginning July 1, 10. will gepart from .thl old' custom. , When the '. casket Is furnished by us It cost will . Include all charges, such as conveying the remain to our chapel, outside box, embalming, hears to cemetery and All service which may b required of us except clothing, cemetery and carriage, thu effeotlng a saving of til to 171 on each funeral. - - ' ' ' t THK EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAK ING COMPANY, lit Third street oorner Salmon. r