the Oregon daily journal. Portland. 'Monday evening. December 24, lsoa.
I ROADS TO
SELL SHARES -
JrVathlngton . Thinks Railroad
. Magnates Do More Stock Job-
- bery Than Operation
CAR SHORTAGE TO BE I '
: CLOSELY INVESTIGATED
, From 'AH parts of the Country Re
,' , porta Arc Made of Intolerable Con
ditlom Because of Lack 'of Shipping
Facilities. ' .' - ' r
'.;''' (Joaraal Special terries.)
Washington, .. IX C, Deo 14 Car
ehortage and excessive capitalisation of
. railroads art engrossing topic, her.
Apparently nothing will be dona by con
. grass to empower the Interstate com
merce oommlaalon to determine the real
valu of railroad properties as a basis
' of "just and reasonable rates." But the
matter of car shortage bids fair to re-
eeJve-e Mention-a tOnce. --.-
Recently the Issue was passed up to
the Interstate commerce oommlaalon,
which decided that no authority was
vested in It to compel an adequate sup
ply of oars. The president then took a
hand and ordered the commission ' to
make a thorough investigation. It la
aid he 'favors the bill of Represents
' tive Bmitn of Texas, giving tho com
mission authority to eompel the roads
to supply car when asked for. '
Judge 8. H. Cowan, attorney for the
; Texss Cattle Raisers' association, is
here, and wilt-1 remain until action pro
or cosj shall hsve been secured on the
Bmitn bill. He has induced President
Roosevelt to add the weight of his in
fluence to the demand for tho enect
Tnent of the Smith measure, and other
powerful forces are at work to effect
the same end. ' ,, , ,
Oejr Shortage Serloaa.
' TVom ail parts of the country Infor
mation comes of Intolerable conditions
. resulting from tho failure of the rati
mads to provide adequate supplies of
rolling-stock. The facts appear to be
that there has been too much "melon
cutting.' too much attention to main
taining the unprecedented bull move
ment In stocks, and not enough to tho
procurement of oar to handle the busi
ness of tns hour. Dividends have been
dnclsred up to tho limit on tho exces
sive capitalisation of many of the roads,
'and devices have been resorted to - to
cover up tho actual rate of return -on
tht real - Investment. It seems to be
th general view thst the two Issues of
eat shortage and excessive capitalisa
tion are to some extent interwoven.
" for instance, the proposed Increase
in th capital stock of the Great North
ern company would bring the stock of
that corporation to $210,000,000. with 1
ftlMOo.eoe in bonds outstanding. The
bonds are worth more than par, while
the stock, oven under recent pressure on
tho exchange, la worth mora than 100
per cent. In other words, tb market
valuation -of the stock and bonds of
the Great Northern Is more than $600.-
000.00 AUowlna.JJIOCunlles for the
system, mis is more, than (109.000 a
mile. . President J. X Hill often ha
boasted that he 'built the main line
the most expensive of tho system for
izo.nn a mile, it Is apparent, then, that
In Some manner the Investment of actual
dollars In th road ha a appreciated in
market value enormously, and that by
th payment of dividend on the stock
someone pars a return on more than th
eretem actually coat. Bom of this divi
dend money should be spent for cars. -Mere
Stock robbing; Than Operating.
J.n olt. ofhe plea that they cannot
nm.Hr. wl li n - rwlr n, it I.
BUI
unprecedented demand, B.,tppers every
where are reaching th conclusion that
, th railroad magnates are doing more
. stock jobbing than actual operating;
that the Wall street end ta receiving
more attention than th prayer of th
traffic managera and superintendents
'for more car and engine with whioh
to move th freight.
Th pressure-Is becoming so strong
that congress must, soon do something.
Thus fsr there hss been not a line In
any bill adopted by congress touching
on the . two Issues herein referred tu.
Indeed, nothing has been done to affect
' th status of th roada on th stock
exchange. The law passed last spring
"kfnrIv eatehltahea th. nilnAli ...
. - . - ...... v.
oral regulation. It doea not mn - v
of th specific abuses from which the
people are suffering. Wsll street suc4
. ceeded in steering the two houses away
. . from any of th amendments offered
to perfect th rata bill, and there was
scarcely a ripple on the exchange when
th bill wa adopted as law.
'- ' Stoe Be a Big lgM,
. Thoughtful -men are beginning - to
v realise the tremendous fight which must
be il before there, will be . any
really effective regulation f common
: carriers.. Until a controlling hand has
been plsced on Well street by congress.
iiiv v& rajiRwi rates wiir not
have passed th academic stage of dis
cussion. . e
. But now thst th manufacturers and
other large shippers are aroused by the
shortage in ears. It is obvious that
- something will be doing. Too many
factories "and mills are closed because
cars cannot be secured to permit th
xistlng condition to remain long. Th
Smith bill will afford relief for Inter
state traffic, state law will settle- th
question for traffic that is Interstate.
It, Is understood that a V aumber of
states are considering the reciprocal de
m'urrag law a a means whereby to
i 'compel adequate supplies orjesrs for
""1111 Irtfftc. Oregon' recent meeting
at Eugene has attracted i much atten
tion. --,
GETS HIS LIBERTY FOR
y CHRISTMAS PRESENT
' ' Uoarnal flpechd Service.)
, Woodburn. Or.. Dee. S 4. Paul Dresch
ner, arrested on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, wss lib
erated by Justice Pave thia morning.
Ths prisoner signed and cashed at J. K.
Oow's saloon a check for $U. No at
torney appeared to prosecute, and Wal
ter t Toos mad a stone-melting plea
for th 'defendant, who waa an intelli
gent German. It was so near Chriatmaa
that the Judge let him. go, The man,
who la said to hsv handed out worth
less checks ' elsewhere, refunded the
money h obtained from Oow.
CLUB STEWARD GETS 1
" GOLD-HEADED CANE
, a
Kmploye of ths Portlsnd Commer
rial club today presented a handaom
gold-headed cane to F. A. Clark, the
club's pnpulsr steward. Mr. Clark, with
the rlne of th present month, rounds
out two yesr of service with the Com
mercisl club, which never had a more
popular steward, , ..
rJST STAY OUOaGED YT
a little i;;::ie
. ' . . . ..
Extraordinary j Legal ;Complica.
: tion in Luper Case In
i; . Maion County, s "y -
IIdmIiI Dtaoatca ta T'mu1.I
Salem, Or.. Dec. It. Perhaps no di
vorce suit In Marion county fr many
use num so mucn comment
among local members of tho bar as that
Of TV J. ruuper against Uxxie B. Luper
waa obtained last summer, snd Mrs.
Luper returned to Oregon and asked
th court to set aalde th dlvorc on
th grounds that her husband had sworn
falsely In th aeourlng of the decree.
She asked . that she be allowed to an
swer and - fight th oase. Saturday
Luper appeared and. consented to the
retrial of tho ease, but the . district
attorney entered the objection on th
plea that th wife had already entered
a criminal complaint against Luper, and
If she were allowed to open th divorce
case agala It would plac hey back into
th position of a -legal wife to Luper,
and she eould sot then appear a prose
cuting witness against him Ja the crim
inal wens which she had started, and
without her assistance in prosecuting
him the state might be unable to secure
hi conviction of any crime.
' Th court refused to grant a retrial
of th dlvorc case for th present and
took the matter under advisement,
which amounts to placing Mrs. Luper
In the position of being forced to prose
cute the criminal case. Th court, how
ever, recognised Mrs. Luper as the wire
of T. J. Luper to the extent of allow
ing an order to hsr of $10 as alimony
pending the final trial of the ease, and
permitted T. J. Luper to withdraw ISO
of cash held by the sheriff, snd further
directed that 64v additional cash held
by the sheriff be retained by him until
th question of the legality of .the dl
vorc should be finally settled at th
next term of court. In February.
At the time the warrant was sworn
out against Luper on the charge of per
jury he was at work on a bridge at
Jefferson, butwhen th officer waa
sent to serve tho papers Luper eluded
him and escaped, . lie wa afterwards
found In Seattle, where he waa placed
under arrest and brought back her.
COUNTRY'S OUTPUT OF
MINERAL LAST YEAR
! (Jnsraal Spvcfel service.) .. .
'. Washington, Deo. .41. The geological
survey. In a statement covering the
year ItAS, -gives the Increa In total
value of all metals produced - in the
United States, 'a compered with 1J04.
as $20,000, 00. Th enormous total
for th year was $1,M.77,127. Co-. I,
coke, iron and th preclou metala fig
ured as follows:
VCoaJ, anthracite, 77.(5t.tS0 short tons.
valued : at - Ittl.tTf.OOO; bituminous.
ll.I&.tt short tons, valued at J,
77,3: total tonnage, 300,000,000: to
tal value. I47,7,3. Coke produced
was lt.tai.12 short tons, valued at
tT3,47(.tt(. ' There were also produced
40.464.21S.1IS cubic feet of gas. 80.03J,-
041 gallons of tar. 4.tl.28 gallons of
ammonia liquor and 1MMJ pounds
of ammonia sulphate, of a total value
of $.H.t7J. .
Iron or production wa 42.4J4.11I
Jong tone, valued . at 7.lS.04; pig
iron. ,SS,2,IS long tons, I3il.4te.000;.
manganese, 4.I1S long -"tons. I,214;
gold. 4.J4I.742 ounces. I.1S0.711; sli
ver, 44.101.114 ounces, t34.ttl.t7:: cop
per. 0,07.I43 pounds, U.7S.71t;
lead. 302.000 short tone. t?l.40.000;
Unc, 203.S40 short tons. 324.0I4.1S2. and
platinum. 313 ouncea. fS.320. L. .
AT ASTORIA DAILY
HERALD INCORPORATES
fflpee!al rjlepatek e The Joarsal.t '
Astorts. Or.. Deo. 14. Articles. of in
corporation were filed In the . county
clerk office this morning or the Her
ald Publishing company. : The Incor
porators are C. J.' Curtis, R. A. Car
ruthers and J. O. Culver, with capi
tal stock of 32.SO0. Th object of the
Incorporation 1 to publish a dally and
weekly Herald.
At the last meeting of the city council
the Herald - wss awarded th contract
for the city printing for"two years. Th
Herald was established 20 yeara ago by
C. 3. Curtis and has been run as a
weekly.
, While th announcement will be made
that th Herald will be Independent in
politics. It la well known that it will
support Democratic principles, and ill
no doubt be an Important factor in Clat
sop county politics. Th first Issue of
the. dally will-appear Wednesday, Janu
ary J. - ,
LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN r
- STRIKE ON THE S. P.
(Jsaraal Special Service.
Kl Paso. Tex, Dec 14. Th Brothers
hood of Locomotive Firemen ordered a
strike yesterday on the lines of the
Southern Pacific company In Texaa and
Louisiana. . .
Passenger trains on the Atlantis di
vision of ths Southern Paclfio are run
ning on time today, but freight traffic
Is slightly crippled.
ft Is said that a sympathetic strike
of firemen on the entire system will, be
ordered, and that it will be obeyed. .
About 120 men ere involved In the
strike now. The lines to which the
strike order applies are the, Jfcrgan,
Louisiana aV Texas, the Iberia Jr Ver
milion, the Louisiana A Western; Texaa
Nw Orleana, and Galveston. Harris
burg Ban Antonio. Theae lines-, ex
tend from New Orleans to El Paso, 31
branches, reaching aeveral important by
points In the two states nemed. I
SPECULATORS RUINED
. ON CHRISTMAS EVE
' rjnarnal Special frrlre.)
New Tork, Dec. 24. Stocks slumped
again today, when thousanda of sharea
were thrown Into the pit. causing a de
cline of from one to six points. . Trad
ers fesred there, would be drsstlc liqui
dation before the money stringency
could be relieved.
The usual holiday spirit Is entirely
larking and there Is gloom everywhere.
Many of the lightly margined trad
era had their capital wiped out.
. Th Oreat Northern and Northern
Pacific bore the brunt of the attack
by V bears. Oreat Northern lost nearly
seven points, snd Northern Tsclflc fell
off three. The brokers say Standard
OH la "sitting on the market."
NEGROES AND MEXICANS
ACTING AS FIREMEN
"mmm-ms., .....
(Jennet Special Sele.) ' :
Fort Wbrth, Tex., Dec. 24.Negrnes
snd Mexlca are being used to replace
the striking firemen on th Southern
Paclfio engines at Serf Antonio and
Houston, .i Th strike effects th llaiS
In Texas and Louisiana only., ... ,
tira ceedcf est.g.'.:a
; SUED Ft3 DOES
1: I . .. ' ) "
jB. O. Boswell of Estacada, Alleg-
;. - ing Assault, Asks Thirty
V Five Hundred. . ,-" v
rBcta1 Dameteh ' The levteU
Oregon City Or- Dec 24. Mayor 3.
w. Reed of Eatac ad a, contractor and
capitalist. Is the defendant In a suit
brought m th circuit court by B. O.
Bowwell, who I also a resident of TSs-
tacafla. - for ii.ioo- personal - damages.
Boswell alleges, that Reed asaaulted
him, ,"
Th affair occurred last : Thursday.
when Boswell sad Reed met on th
atreet lit Estacada and had some word.
Reed told Boswell that reports had
"reached his ears thst there were people
In th town who war tsklng side
aa-alnst him. and that . h would not
tend It - Boswell aaaured Mr. Reed
that he had said nothing derogatory to
th may or' a character, but th latter
waa not satisfied with, th oxplanatton
and struck Boswell a heavy blow In
th faoe. breaking his eyeglasses and
causing particles of th glass to lodge
In Boswell face.
Reed waa laat week convicted in th
Multnomah circuit court on a charge of
procuring fraudulent voting in Bellwood
precinct at laat June election. His
fellow-townsmen hare frely . dtscussed
his misfortunes, and soma' ef them
have condemned him, and their remark
about the ease have probably com to
the ear of the mayor. . . -
ULSE'0M!
0UOlJN
''BA.S.MC
mm
Ths National 8ho Clothing Co..
207 First atreat, la making a special
shoe offer to Chrlstmss buyers that
will pay to Investigate. It consists of
a lafg Una of patent leather button
and lao shaes. in all styles of heel
mtlltsry, French and low at a greatly
reduced prlc. ' up to- Chrltms day.
Patent leather ahoea rea11j prove, one-f
of the best styles in this climate, as
thy ar light, dry and they clean eas
ily.: With a thin goasamer rubber thfy
are much more attractive than a heavy
shoo, snd protect the foot from damp
ness quite as satisfactorily.
- I. Oevnrta Sons, 173 First street.
In addition to their regular line of
substantial snd elegant furniture, are
exhibiting In one of their Isrgs window
a set of colonial cliaira that, are beau
ties. They are th genuine gold leaf
covered, brocade upholstered chair of
th Napoleon period,, and sell for t0
nplec. Parlor cabinets of th same
style, at 1140 each, are In the same
window, making altogether one of the
handsomest snowlnga of fin furniture
to be . seen In th northwest. Mission
furniture,, according to Mr. Oevurta.
Increase In popularity; people sr buy
ing much handsomer furniture this year
than ever before, which speaks well for
tb general condition of prosperity.
Tonseth at Co.. th florists at 123
Sixth street, have been compelled to
oprn overflow room at J2-l2SAJder
street ' to tak car of their hevy
Christmas trad. The large rooms
are literally packed with growing plants,
cut flowers, wreaths, aprays and every
other form of green thing demanded to
make homes and churches glow with
nature's beauty at Chrlstmaatlde. Th
aura carls, a Norfolk Island pine, is one
of th most decoractlve pot plants to
be seen this year; In the bright freah
ne of Its vivid green. It has a most,
enlivening effect and form beautiful
combination with holly and Oregon
grape. .........
Avery at Co.. hardware dealere. at
It I
Third- atr"t. are ahowing complete lit
tie' tool chests thst will gladden the
heart of the boy who loves to mske
things; these chests contain every prac
tical tool needed by the young carpen
ter, and so well made lhat they can
hardly be classed smong toys. They
111 give good service, ana occupation
for idle horns long after the more de
structible Chrlstmss gifts have gone
the wsV of' their kind. Give boys
plenty of things of Interest to do. and
there will be little need to worry over
how they apend their evenings. And
I'hrletmas is the time to be thoughtful
a well as kind.- Besides, wssn't the
one whose birthday we celebrate a car-
pentr
Pei-hapa nowhere in "America are more
umbrellas purchased and used than
right here In Portland; end no gift la
more appreclsted. Thus Alleslns's spe
cial sale In cloalng out hla Washington-street-
establiahment, that he may give
his whole attention to the one at to
Morrison. Is. we'll timed. Here one may
buy" an umbrella for (0 cents or aa many
dollar, whichever eulta his convenience.
Some elegant ivory handle hav .been
old for Christmas gifts, many In gold
and silver, and a larg number In gun
metal, which continuee very popular.
Whip and canea ar also mad up In
any desired style. A new department
added this aeaaon, leather goods, af
fords a very choice selection of purses,
bags, suit cases, etc. . '
' ' ' - ' ' '' '
The' Top Bottom Shop, 'S01 Washing,
ton street, is Interesting to Portlanders,
aa one of the proprlatore, Mr. Julius Ja
cob? te a Portland High school boy.
He Is on. the road a good part of the
time but just now is in Portland for the
holldaya, snd at the ssms time la look
ing after business at the new store.
The others interested are hie father,
Pol Jacoby, and Mr. Milton Freiberg.
The store appolntmenta are attractive
In every way, and reflect the Idea that
is being carried out, of high-class, ex
clusive stock. All the psst week they
hav boon busy opening up new stock,
which haa been late getting In. thus it
Is not a picked-over lot of goods, but
fresh, new ones thst one encounters.
There Is a fine line of neckwear, ad
vance spring styles In hats, well aa
rravenetted winter ones, a new make of
shoe particularly . handsome, "th Mis
sion." in pointed and college toes, and
some beautiful style of handkerchiefs,
gloves' and nther email appurtenances
to a man e toilet. -
GASPIPE THUG MAY v
GET ANOTHER TRIAL
(Jeeraal Special Berelce.t '
San Francisco.' Deo. 24. Passing of
sentence on Ituls Dabner. confessed
gasplpe thug, wss egaln postponed "to
Say. The defendant wss given three
day' in which to pre per evidence In
support or hta motion te withdraw hi
plea ef (uutr. -
ii II I a J v t -m j tv w w x s i i i ii
V ta-aTaw. ws0-T "1
SECRET' SERVICE
OFFICE HERE:
Sub-Division of Seattle Office to
Be Established in Portland
' ' -.' Next Month. : : '
THOMAS FOSTER IS
to. be: in charge
Well Known Sleuth Consider Hii
Promotion as Christmas Gift From
, Satisfied Superiors Has Risen
. Very Rapidly. . - .;'..,
' Thomas - B. Foster, secret service
operator, has received notice that anew
subdivision of secret service hss been
established in Portland, of which ha
will be In charge, Up to th present
time all secret service work don in
thl city has been bandied from the Se
attle office, wher Captain D, W.Bell
ia In charge. Captain Bell' a district In
cludes th stat of Oregon. Washing
ton. Idaho and Montana. Although Mr.
Foster will continue under Captain Bell,
Portland will be hi headauarter and
he will remain la this city permanently.
' Th atbllhmnt of. an office In thl
city I regarded as a tribute to th
work of Mr. Foster, who has been suo
csssful In his pursuit of criminals op
erating fn Portland It waa due to hta
efforts that th notorious band of coun
terfeiter was broken up at Huntington,
Oregon, last., summer. He has also
made many arrests of minor offenders.
His appointment In charge of the local
office la considered a promotion and
oomes In th sbap of a Chrlstmss pres
ent from th head of th department.
This I Mr.' Foster's third promotion
sine he entered the service six years
ago. His former home wss In Wash
ington. Dlatriot of Columbia, but hs hss
spent most of his time in the secret
service department In - San- Eranelsco..
HENRY F. AHKENY BURIED
AT RIVERVIEW CEMETERY
, -sissmsnisi i i i a , ,.
After "rServices at Christian
Science Church Maionic Lodge
Takes Charge of Remains.
Attended by a number of friends of
ths deceased, the funeral of Henry K.
Ankeny took plan from the Masonic
cathedral st 2 o'clock thl sfternoon.
Services at th Cathedral were con
ducted by th congregation of th First
Church of Christ (Scientist), of which
Mrs. .Ankeny. and several of ber
family are . member. Mr. Ankeny
was not a 'member of th church.
Th service were very simple, being
readings from and references to ths
Bible tending to show th, immortality
of th ouL . Th reader were Mr a. Da
vid B. Ogden and Mr. Tathan. Hymn
war sung, but no address waa made.
After" the service Willamette lodge
No. 3, A. F. A A. M., took charge of th
remains, and held the usual Masonic
services st Rlverview cemetery. Th
pallbearer were: II. M. Bush, B. I
Shaffer. C. H. Beard, S. B. Rlggen. W.
It." f cKentrtepA.- Bruce-Frame, -T. S.
Malcolm and E. H; Thompson. .
BIG DRUG STORE FIRM
ACKNOWLEDGES SERVICES
Chief vof Police Orltxmachar thia
afternoon received a letter from Wood
ard. Clarke Co., containing check
ror izo orrered in recognition of the
skillful manner In which th officers
apprehended Morlts Flelschmann. a de-
faulting employe of the firm. Flelsch-
w rum in Eirm ana ao-
cAiuinru. urn w viwn ey in police
In British Columbia, brought back, tried
and convicted and sentenced to the peni
tentiary. Th letter gav th chief per
mission to use the money for any pur
pose h thought best for the- depart
ment. Th check will b turned ever to
th fir and police relief fund. . .
YOUTH STEALS GOLD
WATCH FROM LADY
A. Hennessy, aged It. was arrested
by Detectives Jones and Tlchenor this
afternoon on a charge of th larceny
of a gold watch, valued at 140, from
Mias Bird ef 104 Morrla afreet, Alblna.
Henneagy waa captured in the act of
pawning the watch at a Third atreet
pawnahop. He haa been living at Miss
Blrd'e house, and when asked why he
stole ths watch h said h needed a
pew, pair of ahoea and did not have the
money to pay for them.. ' He says he la
a member of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians. .
TURKEY SALES ARE
BIGGEST IN HISTORY
With receipts amounting to almost
200.000 pounds during the psst few days
the wholesale markets of thte city were
entirely sold out late thia afternoon
when It came to first class birds. , Only
a few "culls" were still on hand and at
the rate they were celling evsn thia
class of stock would soon be ex
hausted. In the retail markets th de
mand was never so'good-aa today and
everyone seemed to be buying turkeys
for tomorrow. The sales today were the
greatest In the hletory of the city- ;
ARE CONGRATULATED
ON SECURING CRISSEY
At a meeting of the board ef gov
ernore of tha Portland Commercial club
today ' a resolution waa unanimously
adopted congratulating tha Aberdeen
Chamber of Commerce on accusing Uie
services of W. L. Crlssey, who goes to
Aberdeen's commercial organisation as
secretary January 1. Special - commen
dation waa given Mr. CMaaey, who has
been for two or three yeers assistant
to Tom - Richardson, manager ef the
Portland Commercial club.
BIG REWARD OFFERED
FOR DOG POISONER
'A valuable Scotch collie owned by A.
A. -Deris. Twelfth snd Javls streets, was
poisoned yesterday,' and Is the fourth dog
In thet neighborhood to lose1 hie life to
th dog poisoner In the lest few week.
Mr. Baker has offered a reward ef tu
for evidence that -will convict the
ALLEfi'S DEPUTIES MAY HOT
. lose m jobs ;
Agreement Said to Have Been
- Reached by -Chamber) airand
' District Attorney. '
' (tpeeUi Olapetch t The Josnuil )
Oregon City. Or.. Pec. 34, Rumor
her Is to th offset that an agreement
haa been reached between Governor
Chamberlain and District Attorney Har
rison Allen, whereby Mr. Allen depn
tie wilt not be removed when be re
signs his office January 1. . ;,. v .
Polltlclana, ft is said, are preparing
for a lusty roar If suoh an agreement
la carried out In th hop that 11. may
be annuled and that members of the
Democratic party may receiv th p
polntmenta Neither Mr, Allen nor the
governor haa verified th report of the
agreement, but It 1 said on good author
ity that such' an understanding has
been reached.
Mr. Allan's deputies arei "IB. B.
Tongue of Washington ' county.' W. H.
Powell of Columbia county.-J. A. Eakla
of Clatsop county and Chris Behuebel of
Clackamas eonnty. Mr: Allen' Is ex
pected to resign th district attorney
ship January 1 and enter the. law office
of Judge C. H. Carey of Portland. He
haa already established his residence in
that city. ' ? -
It 1 generally understood that John
A. Wall, chairman of th Washington
county Democratic" central committee,
is to be his successor. In consideration
of obtaining the privilege of appointing
a successor to Mr. Allen. It Is as Id the
governor has agreed to protect, the pres
ent fore of deputies, each of whom
draws a salary of 3500 per year.
Mr. Allen refuses to state whether or
not such an agreement haa been reached,
hntrthoa on tb Inside assert positively
that such is th case.
CAPTAIN FORREST NOT -v
ADMITTED TO BAIL
(Special Diepetce te The Journal.)
' Oregon City, Or., Dec. 14 Judge Mo
Bride has overruled a motion to admit
Captain 8. m. Forrest of the schooner
Annie I .a r sen to bail. This . point waa
argued Saturday afternoon by Attorney
W. 8. U'Ren for the at at and O. C.
Fulton of Astoria for th defense. Mr.
Fulton contends that tb alleged erm
of Captain Forrest, who shot and killed
a aallor on his vessel In Astoria harbor,
la nothing more than manalaughtsr and
ahould be bailable. 'Th attorney of
fered affidavit of leading cttlxena aa to
the character' of Forret. Ths-nf fiatrt
offer" to go on his bonds. Th court
heard ths testimony, but did not be
lieve he had the authority to admit -tb
defendant to ball. Captain Forrest la
held In th county Jail at Astoria.
SALEM HASUEVER HAD 1
SUCH A HOLIDAY TRADE
(Special Dispatch te The Joernal.) .
Salem, Or., Dec. 14. Holiday trade
thia year has exceeded that of any pre
vious season In th history of th city.
For two week th streets hsv been
literally packed with town and-country
people and their ' purchases hav a a
rule been In th Una of expensive goods.
Most of the stores In 8alem today look
ha If they had been looted. At th
same time nearly all tb shops had laid
In unusually larg stocks of holiday
good. ,..;' i . .
SEL1VY00D DENIED NEW
TRIAL OF REED SUIT
' iSseelal Dispatch te The Jewsal.i
Oregon City. Or.. Dec 224. T. R. A.
Bellwood haa been denied a new trial
In his damage suit against Fruit Com
missioner James H. Reed, which wss
tried at th November term of th clr-
cul court. Reed cut down a number
of prune, tree In Bellwood'a orchard
becauae of neglect to spray aftsr re
peated warnings. Reed won the cult
before a Jury. Bellwood has been given
40 daye In which to prepare and file
a bill of exceptions.
FOX REPORTED SUNK
OFF ALASKAN COAST
Claude Hanthorn, who returned from
Alaska Saturday to apend the holidays
with his parent a, , report that tne
eteamer Fox. which plied In local waters
until recently, had sunk off the Alaskan
coast. For several days the rumor baa
been current in this city, but many
thought that the little steamer waa
merely disabled. However, according to
Mr. Hanthorn, the veassl waa completely
lost. It le also supposed that her crew
and a aumber of passengers were loot.
SKATING RINK OPENS
; AT SALEM TONIGHT
(Special Dlapatch te Tse Joarsal.t
Salem. Or.. Dec 24. The Auditorium
roller ekatlng rink, Juat erected at - a
cost of 15.000. will, be formally opened
tonight It ia believed that the roller
akatlng fad, which haa been practically
worked out in other cities, will hav a
run of aeveral months In this city, al
though it is belated. The proprietors of
the rink have made elaborate prepara
tions for a sumptuous opening.
ROBBER GETS TWEtJTY
IN A SALEM STORE
' tSneelai Dtepete te TVs . JoarnaM
Salem, Or., Dec 24. The eafe In the
feed etore of Tlllaon' A Co. waa robbed
laat night of $20, It was opened by
someone who knew the combination. - A
person who was seen in tha office late
laat night, and who might poaslbly hav
had a key to th store. Is suspected. It
Is not believed, however, that there will
be any prosecution.
MORE TYPHOID FEVER
- CASES IN SCRANTON
.''
. ' 4 Jatenal - Special Service.)
Scranton, Pa.. Dec 24. Twenty-three
eases of typhoid fever were added to
the list In this city today, making 142
caaes In all. The dleeaae is the result
of a contaminated water supply.
NO BUCKET SHOPS
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
MMWM
i Joeraal Special Service.)
Waahlngton, Dec 24. The supreme
court today upheld the constitutionality
of the South Carolina ststute forbidding
operatlnne of bucketshops.
. ,Thls laorease Paper Ooet.
I Jeeraal Special rIC.. I
MarleMa, Gs.. Dec 24. The Marietta
paper mille burned thle morning, caus
ing a loss of 1150.000.
CHEERFUL CHRISTHAS 171LL
. BE SPENT 'H HOTELS '
... . .. . - , .
Guests to Be Provided With Ex
,.rjComfortsjLidjO to Meet Again.
Christmas at th hotels will be un
usually cheerful this year.' The man
agement of th different hostelrtea
about th city hav mad arrangements
to provide their guests with all the com
forts possible. They will be' mad to
feel a much at horn a one can when
he Is not actually propped up In his own
rocking chair before Jil own ft rep lace.
At the Portland hotel F. D. Newberry
of Philadelphia and Dennis Cormier of
ft. Joseph, Missouri, will celebrate their
Chriatmaa together, aa they have don
for many years. Thee men met by
chance on a train about ten yeers ago
and .a warm friendship followed that has
nsvsr been Interrupted. They always
meet in Portland at th holiday season
snd enjoy -their . Chrlstmss In . each
other' a company. ...
. P. 8. Mitchell, another old tinier who
oelcbrate Christmas at th Portland
very year. Is on hand ready for the
featlvltlea oT th day. Mr. Mitchell la
from Fort Dodge, Iowa.. and is on of
the oldest as well aa one et the beat
liked men on th road. He la a pioneer
among traveling men to th Pacific
coast and can. recount anecdotes of by
gon daya to th younger set by th
hour. - . , - . -
But th hotels will not only be filled
wltn traveling men. There are- hundreds
of people arriving in the city today who
have com for th very purpose of cele
brating Christmas In th Roa City.
They are moetly merchants and capital
ists of th surrounding country who
hav com to Portland to attend, the
theatres, see th football gam and Join
In th. Gohemlanlem- of tho cafe, and
grllls.v... . . ., ' , . ....
NOLAN MAINTAINS
FORMER POSITION
Stands Firm in The Dalles Land
Office Controversy Re
' garding Filing. j
Register Michael T. Nolan of The
Dalles land office maintains the same pe
tition relative to the controvery over
the Sherer caae aad th part taken in
securing the- l-cr- tract,- formerly
owned by the Wasco county sheepman,
by ex-Congressman Malcolm A. Moody
snd others, as he did when the first de-
talla oi th trouble became public
Mr. Nolan, whs la in Portland today.
aald thia morning that the Information
contained -In the Interior department's
letter, making the final cancellation of
the tract in Question, and which reached
Th Dallea office on January it, two
daya before the scrip waa filed by A. L.
Veasle.aa attorney for the development
company, could not have been secured
except through a leak from some one in
a position to know of the action tsktn
by ths officials In the general land of
fice. Thia Information, however, ac
cording to Mr. ' Nolan, may have come
from Waahlngton, and not from any. one
In The Dallee office.
Mr. Nolan doee not state that th act
of filing scrip was ant Justified.'.. The
question Is whether the tract became
open to entry upon the receipt of the
final notice from the interior department
on January 24, or. waa not subject to
filing until after the clerical force had
4-had time te enter the cancellation upon
the books of the office and post the rec
ord to the public. He holde to hie view
that there was a conspiracy to take the
land away from Mr. Sherer. the latter
having algned a relinquishment to the
tract, prepared by hie attorney, without
knowing the content or th paper. ;
CRIMINALS FEEL
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
But They Patronize Private Back
- . Windows Instead of De- ,
partment Stores.
Even the criminal element le thor
ughly Imbued with the true Christmas
spirit of -giftmaklng. but the residence
of th suburbanite oera an eaaler and
less expensive method or eeouring pres-
nts thsn purchasing 4hem-in a store, -
' A burglar entered the home of H. A.
Fredericks with a skeleton key laat
night and aelected for his Christ maa
stocking considerable silverware, a gold
watch and several eut-glaae articles.
J. H. Amiss. 267 Schuyler street, re
ported to the police thle morning that a
housebreaker effected an entrance dur
ing -the right and carried away a dia
mond brooch, a plain gold ring, two gold
rlnga with colored sets, and a cut-glaee
dish. .
The fact that in both Crimea eut-giaae
war waa nurlolned leads the police to
believe thst an amateur crook Is tha
culprit, ae no aelf-reapectlng burglar
would care to burden himself with such
plunder. . .
REFUSES TO PROSECUTE
HUSBAND FOR OFFENSE
W. P. Bitters, arrested at the Instiga
tion of his, wife. Sarah Bitters, on a
charge of threatening her life, waa be
fore Judge Cameron this morning, but
is he had made up his. differences with
hie helpmeet, the case was continued in
definitely. I
Mrs. Bitters told a sensational story
at the time of the arreat. of her spouse
to the effect that his former wife had
died as the result of a gunshot wound
Inflicted by Bitters. . In court today
ahe atated that shs had received this
sensational Information from residenta
In Keokuk, -where. Bitter formerly re-
aided.
Tha accused man says that the ehoot-
Ing In question was accidental, and that
he waa never under suspicion of having
been responsible. According to his
story, his former wife In opening a bu
reau drawer accidentally dropped a re
volver and waa wounded in the chest.
She lived for two yeara afterward, says
Bitters, and 'did not succumb to the
wound, ae haa been-claimed. '
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BAREFOOT BURGLAR V
IS ALSO A WRITER
: i " - i , '
(Joarnal Speetal Beevlea.! '
Pasadena, Csl.. Deo. 14. O. S. A.
Spragu and W. H. Stapleton. million
aire residing here, hav received let
ter signed "Barefoot Burglar." In which
demands ar mad for money which Is
to be deposited ( st' named places. A
burglar operating In bar feet ha en
tered a number of home in Pasadena,
and vicinity in th past few weeks.
TAFT 18 SL JT
tllflSIl
Alleged Forger" Arrives From Can-
aria In fiia4ni4u rt fianuvif
v, j , a vu.wuj . . j
bheriff Leonards
ARREST BROUGHT ABOUT
BY DETECTIVE WELSH
Prisoner Ia Examined by County
Physician Geary , and . If Reported
Strong- Enough He Will Be Trans
ferred to County JalL v .'"V
Walton H. Tart, wanted for forgery
and ether - fraudulent transactions. Is
at St. Vincent's hospital. He arrived in
Portland last night from Red Deer. Al
berta. , In custody of Deputy Sheriff
Archie Leonard and waa taken to th
hoenltal immedletelv.
For some tlm Tsft waa so III at Red
Deer that be could not be eeen. Ae
soon es he recovered sufficiently to per
mit his being taken, on a train. Deputy
Leonard atarted back .to Portland with
him. When they arrived laat night
Taft was so weak that he had to b aa
slated to a carriage. Thle morning he
..ww svvawu . WW .11 uvu tlllll V
Taft's arreat wa brought about by
W. H. ' Welsh, .manager of the Canadian
Detective Agency, who wa formarly a
member of th detective fore of thte
city. Welsh saw Taft on th atreet of
WlnnlrjM and recosnlsed him as an x-
oonvlot. He had read that Taft waa
wanted here, and wrote to Chief of Po
lice Gritxmacher to - ask whether be
should arreat Taft. Chief Oritamacher
directed' Welsh to make the arreat, and
Walsh followed Taft to Red Deer, took
him Into cuatody and notified the police
oner. Deputy Sheriff Leonard waa aent
County Phyalolan Oeary will examine
Taft as to his physical condition this
afternoon. If be reporte that Taft ia
strong enough,, the prisoner will be
taken . to the county jail at once and
held there to await trial for the charges
against him, -
- Taft waa arrested on complaint of
Max Q. Cohen, who charged him with
passing a forged note. He will be re
quired to answer la th municipal court
to the charge - already placed agalnat
him, and it la bellqved that other in
formal tona may be filed later by th
dlatrlct . attorney.
SCHOOL CLERK TATiCH IS
nuoTrn nv nnunt
UUOICU D! UUUnU
Judge Cleland Decides He Holds
the " Office In Illegal V
. . Manner.-
Judgment ousting J. E.. Tsnch from :
the position of clerk of school district
No. i wss given by Judge Cleland tn
the circuit court this morning at the
un vi sr. mil. xini surges mat jancn
had usurnsd the office snd unlawful v
held it.
At the trial before Jndge Cleland ft
waa ahown that Tanch had held the of
fice for a number ef years, and it waa
contended that the eourt eonld not oust
him because of that fact. Judge Cle-
isrm, in aeciaing in sun ini morning.
stated that auch way not th case - H
aald a man who waa never entitled to"
an office could not continue to hold It
merely becauae he had it, 'The law re
qulree that a clerk of a eohool district
must have neon en tne tax roa or tne
preceding year, or muat own. sharee of
stock n a corporation that paya taxee
In the district J
It was shown that Tanch'a name waa
mm I -t ur'. ,n.Hm,nt mil lint
le on the roll for the present year.
Judge Cleland held thst thte waa not.
a compliance with th. law. and, that
the office. . . ,
SUES SOUTHERN
PACIFIC ROAD
Mrt. Laura B." Gregory - Want
Damages for the Death of
; Her Husband. 1
Mrs. Laura B. Gregory haa begun suit
in the United States circuit court to
recover S2S.00O from the Southern Pa
clfio Railway company for the -death ef
ber husband, . r. u. uregory. wno waa
killed while working aa a brakeman at
TWta V 1 1 nM. I m Nn,m M llflK
In her complaint Mrs. Gregory allegee
that her husband's death was caused by
the negligeno of th company In . not
furnishing proper equipment on th cars
on which he was working. She alleges
that the drawheads were weak and de
fective and that because of that fact
the train broke and her husband waa
thrown to the track where hla lege were.
cut off. She allegee that her husband
also received a severe concussion of the
brain and that he died th next day
from hla Injuries. In the complaint the
waa receiving $10 a month at the tlm
of his death. C B. Watson and Benpett
ft Slnnott are the attorneye for - tha
plaintiff.. '
ACCUSES HUSBAND - . :
-a. ensnasjaisA !.
ur iHHtAitmivu ntH
Umi nuiHA a. i.i.iiEi, vwmm w ,
this morning on complaint of his wife.
Victoria Burna. en a charge ef threat
against her life. Th complainant al
legee that her spouse cam to tnetr
room In South Portlsnd last night tilled
to th brim with "Chrlstm ohr" i
raised a dtaturbance. In the mele she
claims that h threatened her with In
stant death and several ether terrify
ing things. The cae waa continued mis
morning until Next Thursday and unless
Burns secures the necessary nau
he will have to est hie Christmas din
ner In the city prison.
LARGEST CHRISTMAS
v BUSINESS AT ASTO;
iBMrlat rHr" le The f weal 1
Astoria. Or.. I.-. St-He lr
Chrlstmss n lh M'tory of A"t ,
reported by the m.rranta. 1
hss been crowded foe the let w
penpla having sad the prosperl' J
Is phenomensL '
j poisoner. . . . ,
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