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... ,...' -.. HIUIO 17ILL SUE TOREK SenatorTired of: Muck4 Raking : Attack in Magazine and Will '.. v ' Punish Publishera. fK WEYERHAEUSER ART4Cl4 V ARUUSL3 MIS AlMUtK Oregon Statesman Says Klfmath la dian Bill Was Introduced at In stance .of Department of Interior , : and Had Official Sanction. (Wntblaf tea 'Boreas ef The JosrsaD . ' ' Washington. XX Cn Deo. 24 Senator Fulton haa -decided to make legal . stand against the New York masaxtna i snuck'rakere who hare been attacking him la defamatory . articles. . The cur r .V Senator Fulton. rent ' Cosmopolitan contains i . chars that Fulton was personally Interested In . 4ialf of tha tlmberman, Weyerhaeuser, when he Introduced and secured the pas Sage of a bill providing; - for i the . ex change ' of '- aovernment lands on the Klamath Indian reservation f or landa previously obtained by a private .-company throurh a waa-on-road grant..: Senator Fulton aaya the Mil was tn- traduced at the" instance of tha Interior department and . had the sanction and approval of the Indian office. Senator Fulton will call upon District Attorney Baker of the District of Co lumbia, and If criminal libel proceedings are practicable ha, will have them instl . toted against tho publishers of the Cos mopolitan. . . - x . . . ." . ... i- FRIS CO-JAPANESE HITCH IS RESULT OF U:.f0,1 FI6HT Bay City. MerchanLLaya Trouble at Attempt to Bar Orient : " Labor From Coast. V Hlroml Tsuda, San Franclscb manager o. the firm of Mitsui aV Co one of the largest importing- snd exporting firms la tho world, arrived in Portland today, and In an Interview said that tha orici- nal cause of the Japanese trouble in , can jrraneisco-was due to the , labor r agitation 'against the Japanese. -. Ha , said that It was started by politicians t for the purpose of securing votes snd the exclusion, of . tha . Japanese from thla country. He said: . "My Impression of the trouble Is that it is an outgrowth of tho fight made by the labor, unions against Jap anese labor In this country. Of course. ' the school question has come up since, but all we will ssk. for are our treaty ' righta. t . . ' ... - ' "The people In my country were greatly excited over the Incident, "but ; their feelings were, allayed by Presi dent Rooaevetl's message to congress. They now believe that the question will be settled fairly and that we will be , given our righta according to the treaty , xlstlng between the two countries. . "The age question, in regard to stu- ' dents attending ths public Schools' Is . one that can be very readily settled. 1, for one. among the Japaneae residents - 8sn Francisco, would be very will- ' Ing to have tho question settled In that way; But I am opposed to race preju dice or settling the question on the race Issue. ' We will stand . on our treaty rights, and f think thst the trouble can be settled -satisfactorily." - - .. . air. Tsuda Is a dally reader of The Journal, and paid the paper a very high , eompltjnent. He said: . . .' "I read The Journal every day in San Francisco, and value It very much be cause of. its marked, reporta. The flour reports are extenalve and cover the fhsld aatlsfactorlly1. Its financial news .haaftmabled me to keep in touch with the business situation In Portland." Mr. Tauda Is In Portland on buelneas onnected with his firm, and haa an- I!!;!,Cr?,.thi ther wouM a perma- jent office In thla elty. He wlllleave f .""I. J""irrpw night and will NEW INCORPORATIONS , FILED AT CAPITAL V , T'vt h, Tha JBrasl.) Salem: Or.. rc. 1 Articles of la rrporatlon have been filed In the office of the aecretary of stats by the follow, v ng: .. - , AmeHca-Aslatlc - Trading oomtMny: . Incorporators. . F. M . . Seller. Sandford Ixwengart, Jnlhia Low; head office Portland; capital stool 1 10,000. ' Forbes Kngravlne; company of Port land; Incorporatora, Norman A. Forbes ttl-herd W. Forbes. George a Shepherd' aitta stock. 110.000. The Portland Van aV Trucklnc com. pany was dissolved, i OkHstxaaa at BteatUsvlUa. McMisnvlUo. Or, Dee. !. All the Christmas exercises of ths' ' various' churches were hsld Monday evening. At the HsfMlat. Iresbyernn and Methodist . churches there were aoncs snd exercises by the Hunday arhool children and ths ruatewisry tree. The exercises at the fhrlatlsn church consisted principally of a cantata given by the smaller chil dren, of ths Sunday school tinder dlrco t:oa of Mias lacs Bmlth. r THE CLEARED OUT GOES UP F0flLIF v Sidney Sloane Gets Next Thing J to Daath for Hie .. ; C ,v . Dead. ' .;' v t.- -:J . COURT. GRIM LYTAKES DEFENSE AT ITS WORD Being Insane From Birth, Incurable . and Liable to Kill Somebody at Any Time,' Judge. Says Penitentiary n " Only Safe Place. 'V'V (Special Dispatch la The Journal.) Spokane. Wash.. Dec '.. . Sidney Bloane waa this afternoon sentenced by Judge Huneka to be committed to the penitentiary at Walla. Walla until fur ther order, of tha court. Thla la underatood to mean a Ufa sen tence, the oourt - holding that- the evi dence produced by tbe defense waa to tha affect that tha young murderer had been inaan from birth and was Incur able. . ' u sentencing 'Bisons 4a tho pwiinen tlary, tha Judge aatd that as tha boy waa likely to have a recurrence of the homicidal mania, the penitentiary was tha only aafe place, for nun. ' . . . m j i . VIOLATES CHILD LABOR LAW FOR THIRD HE " " - S .: ' , ...... ' " ii ' ii . . '. ' Information Filad Against John F. Shoray for Illegally Em J ploying Young Boy.' An ' information 'ehaMrlnt John F. Shotey,. manager of tho City Messenger Delivery company, with violating the child labor law was (lied In the stats circuit court this afternoon by Deputy District. Attorney Bert . Haney. . 8horey has been convicted twice of vtolatlona of tho child labor law, and his convictions were upheld by tha su premo oourt. Tha law . provides that tho punishment for the third violation of the act must be Imprisonment In tho county Jail. The Information accuses B horsy of unlawfully1- employing Walter .'Arm strong, aged 1 years., without first ob taining an age and schooling certificate. Such a certificate would ahow t be name, age, ' schooling and description of tbe child..-) .' -i t ' 1 Depot y Haney stated that Shoray had been warned repeatedly against violat ing tho provisions of .tho child labor law, tut that little or no bead bad been given tho warnings.. It is reported that an appeal will bo taken to the supremo court of -tha L'nlted States to teat the validity of tha law aa It exists la Ore? sma. --- r-- - Shorey's ball was fixed by Judge Oan- tenbeln at 1100. - ; ' . TROUBLE BREWING FOR -MAN WHO GIVES,0UT TIP Trouble is brewing for - George JS. Specs of tho plumbing Ann of Smith at Bpeea, HI Pine street, for his alleged attempt today to Interfere with ths ad ministration -of Justice In endeavoring to warn one of his employes that ths police wars looking for him to serve a warrant Detectives Tlchenor and Jones will ssk Judge - Cameron this afternoon for a. warrant charging tne plumber with contempt of court. , Upon' complaint ' of - Sadie " Weston ' s I warrant for the arrtat of Arnold Dal eohnelder on a charge of assault and batter v was Issued from tha nolica court this morning snd given to De tectives Jones and Tlchenor for service. Delschneider Ss . employed by Specs A Smith snd the two detectives visited the plumbing establishment to secure in formation relative to the whereabouta of tho man wanted. . Specs reluctantly , told ' the ' officers where Delschneider could be found and the two detectives left the place. The policemen had hardly taken their de parture when, according to the state ment of John Ashenbrenna, a 11-year-old office boy employed by the Arm, Speesr told the tad to Immediately find Delschneider and Inform him of his threatened arreat. When Jones and -Tlchenor reached the house at itt Everett street, where Del schneider, sccordlng to -Specs, wss working, they, found tljattbe man they sought had quit work . ami left a -few mlnutea before their arrival. . It waa ascertained that a boy had. carried him a meeaage, which, caused his hurried disappearance. Upon. Investigation It wee found thst young Ashenbrennar was the messenger and. upon the threat of tho detectives to take him before tho Juvenile court for conveying a warning to Delschneider he made a full confeaalon. Under tha law Spees could bo charged 'with being an necessary after the crime, but the police will bo content to have him punished for contempt of court. PRISON EMPLOYES ri ., GIVE JAMES PRESENT (Saertal Plsneteh te The Jesraal.t Salem, Dec . C. W. James, suner- intendentof the penitentiary, wee badly- worrier ror a few minutes yesterday morning. Warden Curtis called him Into the lobby of the prison snd on en tering the superintendent found all the employes assembled, and every man looked strtous. solemn snd sad. The warden put on his longest faco and told Mr. James that there was some dissat isfaction among the employee and that Aaslstsnt Warden Jones would tell of It.' Mr. Jonea then told James that the bova disliked -the brand of parachute he had been In the habit of ualng and donated him s very hsndsoms one with i an eiegant gold nana is. Mr. James wss ss much surprised sS fie was gratified. KOREAN ATTACKS BOSS AT.D GETS WORST OF IT Sf-l Dttpatca te Ta Jssrsal.1 Pendleton, Or., Dec. It As s result of ' a tight with Foreman Huseby, s Korean section hand Is 'at the point of death, - he foreman was attacked yes tarda y bv the Korean at Mission, a few miles below here, because he dlecharged two men from the gsng. He waa forced to use a wrench In self-dsfense and toting It necessary to ettsck ths Korean In turn. Huseby was forced to wslk to Pendleton, ss ths Japanese sectlon'men hsd broken the speeder. . Th Korean was taken to the Walla Walu hospital snd saay-dia. .- , A . . I OREGON : DAILY, JOURNAL, . PORTLAND. . WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 2,000 PERSOfiS 10 LAW SUIT ActloCTto Determlha Use of Water on .Walla Waiia-Rivar Involves Riparian Rights. ' , OLD SETTLERS CLAIM PRIOR RICHT TO WATER Injunction Proceedings Soon to ' Be Heard in Court Prosperity of Community and Immense "Area of .-Land Depends Upon DeciaioaT " (Special Pt.patdi t4 Tha Journal.)' Salem. Or., Dev. . Will K. Kins of Ontario Is In tha elty looking up evi dence In what la probably the larcest ault over water rich t a over hroufht In tha United .States or any other coun try. . There may have boon litigation In which as largo aums of money or as big areas of land wore involved, but this suit breaks the record for tho number of people and tha number of properties connected with It. Thaault Is an Injunction procoedinvi brought by about 10 old settlers on tbe lower waters of ths Walla Walla river. In Umatilla county, against ths residents of ths upper waters of tho sams stream aaktng that thsy be enjoined from tak ing, ths water out of ths river and di verting it away before it reaches tho lower country near tha stats 11ns on ths north. Ths great common law problem of riparian righta. as well ss all other leral points regarding water rights, will be fought out snd ths courts will be asked to decide whether water can ba Uken from a stream above to develop a new country and away from ths stream to tho detriment of an old and already developed country nearer the mouth. , ew Ye. Ola Settlers. . It is claimed that the country near ths mouth of the Walla Walla river was developed long ago and that its prosperity- is wholly due tcr Irritation with water from the stream. I Now It ls al tered that new aettlersf at ths source of ths stream are taking all the water In the river, developing a new country at ths expense of the old- The eourt Is asked to enjoin tho people up stream from taking water, asking that It,. be allowed to flow as formerly. . Five hundred individuals, five corpo rations, the Incorporated town of Mil ton with 1,100. Inhabitants, and the state of Oregon are named as defendants. . ' Two' Thoaaaat Involved. Will R. King Is the attorney for the plaintiffs and J. H. Baley. Judge Fee. Stlllman A Pierce. R. O. Slater. Phelpa A McCourt, Attorney-General Crawford and 15 other attorneye appear for the defendants. Altogether there are about t.SOO people Involved In ths suit, not counting the ststs of Oregon, which Is made a party. State Engineer Lewis .has mado a sur vey of the landa connected with the suit, and It is to exsmlne these surveys that Mr. King la In Salem. IIUUESTS Al PORTLAKD JOIEl KSTIVIJES Over Four Hundred Persons Are Entertained During Afternoon ' V v , and Evening.- - Hotel Portland hospitality was never more graciously extended or largely en joyed than on the Christmas day juat passed. . Manager H. C- Bowers left no stons unturned in his efforts to revive old Chrlstmaa memories through his decoratlvs effects snd ths dinner which was served from I till o'clock. Over 400 people dined at the Portland, not counting those who later found their way to the Palm room for an evening lunch and music, after theatre or din ner elsewhere. The decorations betokened Christmas In every detail. Green garlands twined every pillar, holly and mistletoe were combined In bell-like effect at arch ways, and In long garlands overhead, all Intertwined with etrlnga of tiny electrlo lights 'in bright colored globes that add ed brilliancy to ths greens. Boughs snd branches of moss-grown oak freah from tha forest outlined their scraggy ahspes sgatnat the whits walla, producing .an ancient wood effect that wan extremely clever. Birds In golden cages suspended from ths celling at In tervals throughout both dining-rooms completed ths woodland scene. All even ing the two orchestras Wsbbers snd Llnd's one In each of the dining-rooms, furnished music. . Many omner parties were given, hear ty S00 out-of-town guests being enter tained. Ths gowning of ths ladles wss marked by unusual elegance. WILLIAM CLAPSHAW r DEAD AT HILLSIDE (Spaeial Dltpati-b to Tbe Jnornal.) Forest . Grovs, Or., Deo. it. William Ctapshaw of Hillside fourmtlee. north of here, died at his country home Mon day evening after an Illness of two weeks. - Mr. Slapshaw waa (4 years old and wss born In England: ' His parents earns to America when he was but i years old, settling In Wisconsin. From there they moved to Minnesota In 1ST! Mr. Clapshaw waa married to Miaa Laura' Dunsmors, and In 1875 they came to Oregon, settling In Wsshlngton coun ty. Mr. Clapehaw lived In Forest Grove for a few years and then moved to Hill side, where he resided until his death. A widow and five children survive hlnu Myron and William Clapshaw of Port land, Mrs. Bdlth Greenwood of Hillside, and Charlie snd Ferns, who live st horns. ' " Funeral services were held thle morn ing by Rev.' Barber of Forest Grovs. Interment wss In Hillside cemetery. DIXON'S BODY FOUND. BY BRADY THE DIVER (Saw-tat nitpeteb ts Tbe JosrsaLt Forest Grove, Or., Deo. it. The body of Herbert R- Dixon, who was drowned through the capslslng ef his boat In, tha swollen waters of the Tualatin river. has been fonnd by Diver Brsdy of Port- land. ' , (sot Wheels os Thslr Feet. Newbers. Or.. Dec. I. Christmas sft- ernoon the formal opening of tho new skating rink took place. To the strains ef ths Rowland band toft people enjoyed the skating on the Immenae floor. In tha evening the crowd was larger, al though a masquerade ball was la prog' lesS at ths opera bouse, ivouto im inn FRon prisou Chick Hoiigtiton'aAttorneya ln- atituta , Habeas CbrpuatTO ', . caeding In Circuit Court. . DECLARE GOVERNOR'S u ACTION IS ILLEGAL Notorious Criminal . Is at Large on $2,600 Bonds and Sheriffs Deputiea Search for Aim in Vain Warden of Penitentiary Here. : ' v ; C "Chick" Houahton's ' attorneys ' era niaklns an effort to aav him from tha penitentiary, where ho has been ordered taken ky Oovernor Chamberlain. Housh- ton's parole waa revoked yesterday by tho governor and tho warden of tha Den- Itentlar-r la In tho elty jto take him to 8alem. Habeas corpus proceedings are being Instituted thla afternoon by Attor ney T. B. McDevttt for Houghton. Houghton cannot bo ' found by tha sheriffs deputies. In the circuit co tats MohaaymfteTnoofa Judge Fraser sentenced him to a year in - tho county jail for the larceny of a pair of trousers rrom tho store of David Stein at 4T North Third strea. Ha was convicted of ths offense by. a Jury In ths circuit court a short Urns ago. A motion for a new trial that had been filed by Hough ton s attorneys was denied . by Judge Fraser- at ths tlms sentence was pro nounced,, . A, commitment to the county tall for Houghton was slgnsd Monday afternoon and tho .sheriffs deputies have been looking for him elnce then without suc cess. - Houghton is under S 3.4 00 bonds, given chiefly by his mother. He gave f 1.600 bonds for his appearance In the larceny charge, 11,000 for Ma appear ance to answer to a charge of highway robbery, and 1100 when he was arrested for being on the streets after i o'olock In ths mornlnK.- - Houghton had been eentenoed to three Sears in the penitentiary for being In plicated In a holdup In South Portland. Later ha was paroled by ths governor. When ths fact of Houghton's conviction of larceny while on parole from the pen itentiary was. roads known to Governor Chamberlain, ' tho parole was revoked, and Houghton was ordered back to the penitentiary.-. Hie attorneye declare) that the action of the governor is illegal and cannot be supported by, the court a. . An effort to obtain a writ of habeas corpus Is being made this afternoon. The attorneye de clare they will take the matter to the supremo court It neceasary to prevent Houghton's being taken to the peni tentiary. He has about two years ef ble unexpired sentence to serve. - As soon as ho ts found by ths sheriffs men he will be taken to the county Jail pending the determination of the habeas corpus proceedings:' Should he be takes to the penitentiary to serve his unex pired sentence, the jail sentence of one year will remain hanging over him un less revoked, and ha- will bars to serve It after' his discharge from the peniten tiary.: i -, ,, . : . t. rv,.,r-- .; .lm- ... ..ii ", ENDED BY DEATH Frank Benea, a t Thlrteen-Year-Old Youth,. Shoota Four- ' Year-Old Emma Thomaa. " SHOOTING BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL Boy Did Not Know Gun Waa Loaded, . Tooks It Down . From Wall and " Aimed It at Playmate Who la Dead ' Before Mother Reaches Her. Steta Dtspstck te Tee JearssLt T acorns, Waeh., Dec. 20. Death, swift and terrible, abruptly ended the Christ mas msrry-maklng yeeterday afternoon In ths homo of Frank Thomas, on Lem on's beach, when Frank Benea, It years old. shot . and - instantly killed . . TSmma Thomas, aged 4 yeara. ', The shooting' is believed te have been accidental. The Benee lad Is a nephew of the Thomases and but recently arrived from Germany. Mr. Thomas was in ths city ysster day afternoon at ths tlms of the trag edy. , Mrs. Thomaa and several friends were In the sitting-room snd ths two children were In the kitchen. "Don't Frank; - please don't,". Mrs. Thomss and her frlenda heard little Emma exclaim, and at the moment came the deafening report of the (run. Rushing Into the kitchen they found Emma lying on the floor with blood rushing from a wound two inches in diameter, clear through her body from ths left side. The child wae dead be fore, the frantto mother could even reach her. In the center1 of tbe room atood the boy with a smoking shotgun In his hands. . Ths weapon was ' taken from him and ons barrel was found to bs still loaded with tho trigger pulled "back ready for firing. Ths father of ths child says ths -gun wss kept: In ths kJhsn. but hs Is posi tive It was not loaded, and that ths boy mttst have found ths shells and loaded th weapon. The bow be says, could have had no motive for shooting ths child. Coroner Stewart Is investigating ths esse. Beer Brewed la Oermaay. There are over. 10.000 brewers in Ba varia, who last year manufactured t(2, 402.200 gallons of beef, snd exported IS.tos.400 gallons. The production end tbe export was practically ths sams as In the preceding year.- Twelve of the compsnlee paid no dividends and the average dletrlbutlon of the root waa about 4 It per cent, or U par cent less than in the preceding yeer. In the wholej of Germany there ere 4S brewing com panlea. whose production Is 4s.i7e.10O gallons, snd whose average dividend Is 7 per cent. In Munich' the consump tion of beer le still very large, though In tha Isst seven years It has fallen from about 120 to about 70 gallons per head. In the German emplre.lt Is com puted that the annual drink bill amounts to I72M7MOO. ' Itching, piles provoke profanity but profanity won't cure them. Doaa's Oint ment cures Itching, bleeding or pro tmrilfia ntles sfter vssrs of suffsrln.' 1 At any drug store. MERRY r.lAKIriG IS CIIULIOEO 10 HOLD AOiilLLlEETKIG Arrangements Have Been Com "letedh for LargesfGatherl rng"! ;l In History of Body. PROPOSITION RECEIVED ; v "; FROM CHICAGO BOARD Treasury . Department Gives Assur anc,That Revenue Cutter Servioe Is Always Ready and Anxious to Aid Commercial Interests, The annual meeting and luncheon of the Portland chamber of commerce will bo given at the Portland Commercial club temporary headquarters at Sixth and Alder streets tho evening of Jan uary t. Arrangements have boon com plated for tho largest gathering In tha history of ths chamber of .commerce or ganisation. Ths Chicago board of trade haa ad vised the Portland chamber (that ' the unanlmoua indorsement ..the Chicago board has been given ths proposition for Installing commercial attaches In United States consulates at Shanghai and Toko, hama. Tha Chicago board has4 recom mended to' ths secretary of state, Ellhu Root, that such attachea be appointed. - Tbe treasury department, acknowledg ing thanks tendered toy Portland sxport srs for services rendered by the revenue cutter Thetis in searching for the loat Inverse, assures the chamber that the revenue cutter service is st all times anxious and ready to assist ths com mercial Interests of the Paclflo coast, and urges the chamber toball upon that department whenever occasion offers. - A fresh supply of Coos eounty litera ture has boon forwarded te the chamber by F. H Biighara, secretary of ths North Bsnd Cootmerclal club, and any ons seeking Information about that sec tion of Oregon Is Invited to call on Sec rotary Glltner or Colonel A. R. Miller, custodian of ths chamber sxfllblt. The North Bond Commercial club, under its new organisation, has ths following of ficers and directors: C. A- Windsor, pres ident; F. H. Brlgham. asoretary; E. H. Jonea, treasurer: R 0.x Gala. A. W. Meyers, F. B. Waits. L. J. Simpson, J. P. Bode. Q. W. Temple, P. N. Reberg, S. E. Straw, B. K- Jones. Plans are going forward at Coos bay for tho enactment at the next legislative session of a bill creating a , harbor commission - snd a taxable district by which. It 14 proposed to enable Coos bay people to issus bonds and raise a fund frr dredging the bay and Improvjng the Inalds harbor In eon- junction witn etiorti mac axe oeing mads at Washington to secure and ap propriation to deepen the ship chaansl on Coos bay bar. . .'.... , SALEM SCHOOL CONTRACT TO BE AIRED IH COURT Charges arid ; Counter-Charges Grow Out of Cement Floor ' Ordered Built. tSeaclal DIapstak ts The Joemal.) -. Salem, Dec. 24. A eult was filed by August Kshberger against ths Salem school district to- recover the sum ef $241.87 alleged to be due for work claimed to have been done by. the plain tiff In laying a cement floor' In the basement of ths' North Salem' School. Thereby bangs a tale, Bids wsre advartlsed fos by ths hoard toTbave this work dons in the autumn Mr. Kshberger and O. C Kennon sub mittde bids. . Mr. Kchberger's bid wss not sccordlng to specifications, snd was rejected snd the. contract was awarded to Mr. Kennon. In ths' meantime, E. M. Crotsan. a member of the board, but not a member of ths committee on ths North school matter, so it is alleged, saw Mr. Kehberger and had him Changs his bid snd authorised htm .to go ehead and do ths .work. . ' . At ths neat meting the board ordered Kehberger to quit work and to remove what material he had put in. Hs failed to remove the material. The board then again advertised for bMs, and Ksnnon was the only bidder. He was awarded ths contract, and he bae already done the work and It haa been accepted toy the board. ' ; . i . CTiargee and ' eounter-ohargeg were made. It was openly chsrged at differ ent meetings" of the board that Mr. Crolsan was only psylng a political debt to Kehberger when hs attempted to glvs him the contract for this work without any'authorlty te do eo. John H. and Charles L. McNsry ere attorneys for Mr. Kehberger, and the school board has employed Carson and Cannon to defend the elty, , - , COMMISSION CANCELS - CONNORS' APPLICATION Dan Connore, formerly a policeman, filed an application to get back Into the department with Ifie civil eervlce commission soms weeks sgo. The com mission today canceled the application. Tho records of tbe municipal oourt show thst Connors has been arrested several times. Ha wae one of the beat known policemen In the elty for a Jong time. ' Commissioner Brewster's find ings, sustaining tho dismissal of C E. Wood from the fire department, were confirmed. ' . . . INSANITY DODGE , FOR GASPIPE THUG . .T (Jmraal SpeeUl Serrlra.); " San Franclsoo, Dec. 24. Attorneys for John Blemsen. ths gaaptpa thug, ac cused of tbe murder- of the Jspanese banker Munakata, this morning filed a motion for a continuation of tha order to enable a commissioner to take the testimony of several residents of Ha waii, including members of Blemen's family. An effort will be mode to prove the dsfendsnt Is Insans. A change of venus will slso be asked, - - JAPANESE INVADING ' ' BY WAY OF MEXICO 1 i ' y . ;.' (Joornal Iperlal Rerrlee.) ' EJ Paso, Tex., Ic. 24. Japanese are flocking to the Mexican border. Most of them ere . said lobe man dis charged from . the '. Japanese army. Fifty-four were refused edmlsslon here yesUrday and were arrested this morn ing st Fort Hancock by immigration officials psfrollng ths border. , 7. v -. . . , j , ?3, , 1EC3. - poison i;i ocas IfID LETIEIIS Consternation Foltows Latest Da - 5" vlopment in Russian Revo-; - lutlonary Warfare. IF EXPLOSION FAILS' - V FUMESVQLL MURDER Deadly Contents Cause) Fatal Blood- Poisonlng'Upon Slightest Scratch Even Letters Filled With Death Fumes. (Jonrnal 8pHal SVrrlca.l ' St. Petersburg. Deo. 14. Accustomed ss people here are to new developmenta in revolutionary methods, no Uttla con sternation haa been cauaed by the lat est police discoveries regarding- the manufacture of bom be. ' ' For a long time it has been rumored that - tho bombe thrown in thle elty and at Mos cow must be poisoned, aa fragmente found have boras tracea of soms such treatment. Now there Is no doubt left. woman's . flaf having luet "toeefi searched by the police with convincing results. A qusntlty of cylinders wss found of such unusual thickness ' that experts at once said they wore Intended to contain a strong poison. . Bombs Charred With ttaa. - Furthsr Inquiries proved that bombe of thla cylindrical form wre filled with compressed air. - carbonlo aold or any othsr gas guaranteed to make the cyl inder ' explode - with tramendoua force. Thla la the reaaon why one bomb will blow several people Into fragments. Experts affirm that horses which- havs died without an Incised wound on them. but with the ekln cracked all over their bodies, have been the victims of the eame diabolical Instruments. It. ts fur ther affirmed thst a man hit with even smau piece or auon a bomb cannot live, however slight ths wound may be. as - acute blood-poisoning Immediately aete in. But It fs not only bombs that are polaoned. .betters are now treated In tho eame way. A certain Moscow offi cial waa at hla elub when a messenger brought a letter to hie flat Hie wife. who waa Inclined to Jealousy, seeing- the envelope was addressed In a woman's hand, opened It. She had scarcely be run to read It when she fell down In faint, dying some four hours after ward. It waa found toat the note- paper contained some - subtle poison. which., aoeordlnsr to ths latter. meant for tha official. " Publlo men now warn their wives to beware of inqulst tlveness, fcset tho sams fate overtakes them which befell the lady at Moscow. Quiet people, of whom there are still few left here are asking- themselves whether they live In ths twentieth cen tury or ' In some - hideous - algbtmare, where poisoned "vbu lists, setters and bombs play tho chief part and couat their victims by ths thousand LITlGAIlOn falA Owners of Steam Schooner Northland Will Make Offer ' for Bark Melanope. CAPTAIN JAMIESEN ; : WILL VISIT DEREUCT Repairs to Rigging Will Probably Be Mad at Astoria, but Then Is Lit tle Probability of Vessel Coming Under the American Colors. - A Captain Jamteeen, master of the etsam schooner Northland, will leave for -Astoria this evening to ascertain how much It will coat to have the dis masted bark Melanope re-rlgged and pat into eeeworthy condition. - The Northland picked up the Melanope off 'the Columbia river bar on her last trip out of here and towed her back to As toria a, derelict She returned from 8an Francisco yesterday afternoon and le, today at tho ml 11a of Inman, Poul sen Co. loading a return cargo ef lumber. - . It le understood that B. J. Dodge A Co. have made overtures with tho own ers of the Melanope for the purchase of the vessel. ,. If this deal can bs eon summsted, tbe salvage question will never reach ths courts, as the new owners would then mate a settlement with the crew of the Northland, ths members of which also some in for a good share of ths prise money. . l i Captain Wills of the Melanope will return from Port Townsend some 'time today and leave for Astoria thla even ing. He went north eome deye ago to pay' of f hla erew. There le little probability of aa at tempt being made to bring the Melanope unaer tne American flag, even ahould ehe be turned over to the owners of the Northland. She Is not considered sufficiently damaged to ba tranaferred without a great deal of rod tape and by a special set or consres, and tha ves sel would hardly be worth the expense, so It IS said. ... The three doge that were' found on tho derelict srs still on ths Northland. They will bs turned over to Captain Wills. MORRIS SIMON IS , CAUGHT BY POLICE ' Morris Clmon. alias "Kid' Murray, who wss arrested with "Chick" Hough ton. notorious ex-convict sbout a week ago by Pstrolmsn Bales snd who broke from thq grasp of tbe patrolman while on the way to haadqaurters, was taken Into cuatoday today by Patrolman J. F. Anderson. , Simon, whose picture sdorns . the rogues' gallery, has been sought by the police sines his escape from. Bales. Hs declares thst hs Ha- been employed by Paul Strain. clothier, and haa made no effort to elude the detectives. After escaping from Bales, hs says hs went to his room snd the following morning re ported for work ss usual. He a unabls Vo give a reasonable explanation why be ran away from the policeman end failed to hale even after a shot wae fired efter him. 1 ' a ' Bltnort save that It la his Intention to go to Ban Francises and the authori ties i will undoubtedly afford him an opportunity to leeve the elty.- AVOIDED C3ITSUI STEALERS ;.-7"..i ;CEG HERE Two 'Big Carrlera Will Load Wheat and Flour for Porta-1 . " ' -.'"""In Orient'' ,jL'-1" CARGOES WILL AGGREGATE , , TEN THOUSAND .TONS First Carrier to Arrive Will Be the Fukul Mam, Which Will Be Fol lowed by the Shibero Mini Both Are.' Now "on the Way to Triaco. Mitsui A Co. will havs two large Jap aneae steamers loading wheat and flour , here in- a few weeks. The Fukul Maru, of 1,000 tone capacity, left Japan for Sah Francisco December It, with gen- 4 ersl rsrgo spd Instructions to proceed to -Portland to losd wheat and flour for Japan, and the Shlbero Maru left Japan Deoember '24 for the earns destination, with orders to proceed hers to load breads tun's far New- rha,., nh 'eraifreIgh.twIU.Jbs discharged at-!b.e; IBav rltv a. the .m - r. her. light . This announcement waa made today by Hlroml Tsuda, Paclflo coast repre- " sentatlvs of Mltaul A Co.. tho big Jap Sneee shipping firm, Mr. Tsuda having '', jus anna nsro rrom van Fraaolsoo. Mitsui aV Co. bought tmmenee quanti ties of flour and wheat here last year ' about thla time and shipped It across tha ocean on British carriers, and It waa supposed that they would ongago la the v business this year to sonss extent. The cargoes have been purchased from the Portland Siourln truia pany and ars ready for shipment so book ss ths steamers put in their appearance. in an interview today Mr. Tauda said that many flouring mills are toeing bntlt ; In Japan, but It will take a ooupls ef yeara to get them In good running order. In the meantime the company will send steamsrs here to carry home the etuff demanded by the trade. The demand for ' ' -flour In Japan and China Is continually ' Increasing and -urban the flour mills of v Japan com ma nee grinding enormous quantltlea of wheat will be drawn from tbla territory te keen tha nlsnts operation. While Mr. Tsuda said that the firm ef -Mitsui A Co. is not building the mills, It la nnitaratAAd that kl known all ever the world, is furnishing mucn oz ins nnanciai oac King. ALONG! THE WATERFRONT The schooner Mabel Gale la at the mllle of Inman, Poulsea at Co. loading lumber for - San Francisco. Captain Mattson reporta fine weather on the run north. The Mabel Gala made the voyage from tho Golden Oste to the Columbia wr in w .v. -rr T . The Harrlman liner Columbia Bella.- for San Francisco tomorrow night . flha . arrived yeeterday afternoon after an to-, eventful voyage. . The Alliance; Balls for" ' Eureka and Coos Bay tonight The ' George W. Elder sails tonight for Port Jjou Angeleo and way porta. . ; Te American ship Luelle. which as- ' rived at Astoria yesterdsyt will come te the mills of ths Portland Lumber com- pany to load lumber for Sap Pedro, i I In tha gig racee on the river reeter- Oay-afternoon tha erew of the British ship Formosa won first place. The erew - from the British ship Glenalvon -crossed- ths line second. - Other entries . ' finished In tbe following order: French ehlp Hoche. French ship Noeml. Ger man ship Marie Hackfleld. Winners of first and second places will receive cash prises ss well as pennants la ths shsps ' of small flags. . - . . , w MARINE MOTES Astoria.' Dec. 20. Arrived at f:4f and ". left up at 1:40 a. m., steamer South Bay.',) from San Francisco. Sailed at t:40 s. . m., ship Blntrsm, for Ban Pedro. Sailed at t:40 a. m., French bark Jacobean, for -Lnlted Kingdom for orders, and ehlp Elwell, for Baa Pedro. Bailed at II a, m., Brltlah ateamer Frank! jnv for An- . twerp. Balled at t.10 a. ra., Bteamer" Johan Poulsen, for Ssn Francisco. Astoria, Dec. 25. Arrived down at It p. m., Brltleb eteamer Franklyn and steamer jonan rouiaenw- - i Astoria, Ieo. 14. Condition of ' tha bar at a. m-, emooths wind northeast; weatner eiear. y BOSTON NAMES i Trap for Strangers' Tongues in me ,. Hub, .v. v . People whe go to Boston may not care much about the simplified spell ing, but If soms kind soul would sim plify tks pronunciation of the English language aa she Is spoke around Boa- ton Jt would aave the stranger many. blushss. - -. It. tot instance, you happen to bo the stranger and by way of showing sn Interest In local politics yon remsrk that you are glad that Guild defeated Moraif you are courting danger. How does anybody pronounce "Gulldf" Like , -"gild," of course. But put a capital at Ita head, go te Boston and at once you must say "Gulled." . . W AS for Moran, It Is admitted that soms Bostonlana do say ss 'who else -' would not "Moran," with the accent on the last syllable, aa for Instance in also ran. . But -there are others who .. glvs It a pronunciation which is a eross between "Mo-ran" and "Morran." and which really aounde more like "Murrain" than anything alas. - , If you want to appear to be a. na tive beeneatter of course you wey not; there's no accounting-for tastes you will not. talk of Dorchester but of Dotchester; not of Roxbury end Bud bury, but of Roxb'ry knd Budb'ry.' If you think of sending your son to Groton you will know enough to call It -"Grotton." Tou will go, not to Qulncy market, but to "Quinsy market" -tbe same being In the lower portion of, not FaneUll hall, but "Fannul hall," or even ' "Funnel hall." In Qulhty market you may be lucky enough to And some applee labeled Blua PearmalnS. But If you would appear' to the manner born you will, ask for' them as "Blue Pmanna" ' - Perhaps you already know enough to rail Leominster "Lemm'nster," to say "Ash-by" when yoa-talk of Ashby and "Wall-thamm" when you refer to Wal tham snd "Wswb'n" for Waban and "Hayv'rll" tor' Haverhill snd "Klttry" for Klttery and "Bavvln Hill" for Bavin , Will. - - .- ... ; j s But there remalna the crucial test of Btllertra. If you call It es it Is swelled "Bll-ler-l-caj," you, must net wonder what "causes that' strange si-', presslon to paaa over the face of. any -t true Boatonlan within hearing. The strange expression . will not be there If youoay t"BiU-rlk,- or even "BUl-tioky."' J i .V . :y A V