ft GOOD EVENING Journal Circulation THE WEATHER, i Fair tonight; Thursday, probably light rain; southeast winds. r J VOL. V. NO. 278. .', PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. JANUARY , 23, 1907. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. C TltAUfS D ' TAMO. IlVi I EliiSIIllli rA -K i liJklljlljll. 11 t- 1.1 !7 BRYAE1TALKS IU tlKS III " sl-"" What Fraternities May Do for General Good Is the Subject of His Short Address ' : Commoner Speaks to Students :. : of Portland Academy : In the v Morning, and Takes - Lunch With Mayor Lane and Other Citizens After Visiting Elks. "Illlara ". Jennings Brian Awath - aust oC the Kilts' ledg-tbfn morning; .' Ue was cheered and. .applauded.. as he ' "r entered "the greet room on .' the third , floor of the temple; he was applauded A during his ahnrU address to 'the mem :t bers and ha was cheered again when he . finished his words, . -A . . . Mr. Bryan was introduced to thf- to 'assembled mombers-by O. tl. jHutchln tea "th treat t Elk In vfa ' T'nited C ..Htatce." sid the ' distlnirjithed stated .Vf man .aakcjLth'tt h'fTrHler lodge mem , AJnfKvirrmC 1 seats ;. and . gather vtnrflfid the. rostrum,, where ha tuld peac to tiiero to better advantage. Mr. Rryan devoted a few minutes of his eddreas to a dlsousnlon of the aood. lwing done - and benefit 'derived through frcteraaT organizations. He upoe of the broadening of sympathies and the many chnritable acts which come aa a prt of the fallow hip pre dominant In the Klka' lodge aa well as in other similar eraajilsatlons. and he "Kelleved" that through tlie fraternal o- rietlea and the brotherly lova whloh rtich teaches., there would grsduUIy be a broadening of thla spirit until It af fected the foundatlona of the nations themselves and brought aach country In rloaer touch, wltb the ; refcult - that bloodshed would be a thing; of the past. Addresses Students of Aeademy. The Nenraekan compared the work of tba fraternal orders to a stream on I - the summit of tha Alleghenies, where , .a handful of earth will turn the water j either Into the Atlantlo or down the other Side Into the Gulf of kfextco. So, ha aaid, were the little acta of kindness, charities and encouragement from the - lodges . to follow members and - others. ' No one knew the effect of any of them, nor the influence they might bear on a human life. . V Mr. Bryan arrived at the Elks' ball! 7 at 11:31 o'clock. He had returned but ; s few moments before from the Port land academy, where he addressed the . students, and the home of Or. and Mrs. ;, Johnston, - the latter - having been . vented at breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. ' Bryan this morning, together with Mr. . and Mrs. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Mot ' lock. Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mis Delta Watson and. J. O. Booth. . From the Imperial the party waa driven In three automobiles to the academy. Mr. Bryan was, Introduced ter the students, who sat In the chapel in a body,, by Dr. Johnston, and . said In-' part: ' . . " ' "Tba declaration Of Independence says that certain trulba are setf-ovldenu,. t (Continued on Page Two.) 7 ;. - V ;- ''I' ii i Southern; Pacific Asks -Legislature for Per-.- mission to Build-Railroad Bridge Across i t - ; : Willamette - Near Oswego 'v j . (Br a SUff CornMpnsdeot) SUte House. Salem. Jan. S3. What Is said to be the flrat step toward taking trains off Fourth street by the Southern Pacifld ia a bill for a charter for a brldgd across tha v Willamette at Elk Rock, Oswego", introduced in tba sen ate by Malarkey this morning at the request Of A., C. .Spencer, attorney for tba railroad. " Tha bill requires that work on the bridge ha commenced in .one year and completed Within three years from the passage of theblll. Tha road named' In tha bill Is tha Bertrerton Wlllsburg. but Malarkey says it Is a Southern Pa cific branch, - 1 It Is proposed to divert trains from the' Vounh street line across the- river at Elk Rock' snd enter Portland ovej ths present track on -the eaat aide of the river. Malarkey says ' thst tke Houthern pacific hes had the bridge In copteraplaUon for a long time. - TSe survys have ben made snd plans 'or . M.. i ii. i - Stanford WhitefsSlay-er-at:Last Before the Court Crowds Seek Sight of Prisoner Morning Spent in Securing Jury ; Two Jurors Accepted Be fore Noon : Adjournment Jerbme In Person Conducting Prosecution. '' : f ' i-sKLJasraal SpectaL tmnita.1 '. .' Lj.. I New Tork, Jan. 23. Crowds thronged the atreeta early today In tha endeavor to sea' Harry K.. Thaw1 enter tha court on the opening of hla trlul for the killing of Stanford Whlta last June. Thousands' of applications for places In the courtroom were refected. Two hun dred newspaper men1 of thla country and Europe were admitted. These, with th attaches of the court and' those directly connected with tha trial, caused tha ex clusion of the. general poblla for lack of spaee. ln tno publle show of Interest tba Molinvur and Patrick trials. are aurf passed by the. demonstration in- the Thnw case. " . - ' ' - Shortly nfter i o clock Mrs..Wllllara Tbaav. E vuli u . liiaar. . Aha ..C()untea jot Tarmouth. . lra. George Carnegie .and May McKensle were escorted by Mward Thaw and Oeorge Carnegie to design nated awata. ' - .: , , . " Thaw Fale and ITerrons. ; :'-' The prisoner remained In - the Jury room during roll call of the talesmen. When this was concluded District Attor ney Jero.no moved ' that Thaw be ar raigned for trial on -the charge of mur der. Judge F1tgrld cautioned tha spectators againat any outburst Oaf noise.- ' '' . The olerk '. then called. "Harrv JT Thaw to th bar." - Thaw, pale and. nervous, .. walked quickly to a aeat and nodded smilingly to his relatives es he approached. He worn a dark blue suit and car- lied a . great brown ulster, which be threw over his shoulders after he had been seated a few minutes. Ha ex erted a great effort to retain hla self control.'' ,-. . . . Charles Dryden, an engineer, was the first taleaman called. He Indicated that he had a biased opinion, which Dis trict - Attorney Jerome thought . would not permit his impartial consideration of evidence. . , - . . : . . - Tbe VawTlttan &aw. ..- , - After-" Tlosa -examination, . Dryden was. precmptorily challenged. . During he examination of Dryden, . Jerome made bis first reference to the "un written law" and naked a talesman If ha ' would allow such law to enter Into his judgment. ., - ' - ' j Thaw's counsel objected to tha ques tion. Dryden said be" would be guided by tha direction of the court In law points. Demlng B. ffmlth waa accepted and sworn In ' after a short examination. Smith ia a retired manufacturer. Thaw (Continued en Page Tw&) TH STREET ths bridge drawn and ready to submit to tke railroad commute. ..The bill requires that tha bridge clear a mean level above tha river of 10 feet. Other roads will be permitted to use the bridge upon payment of tolls to the owner.' a commission of thrae civil engineers to oaoe on tbo plana of tha bridge Is provided for. fltjitomont 1, amended to hind candi dates to vote for choice of party for United States senator. Instead of choice of people, was provided In a bill Intro duced in tha senate tbla morning by Ballcy. Tha senator aays it will aid In the preservation of party integrity If the amendment la adopted. Bailey saya he will have a hill pro viding for. a stats convention to nomi nate state officers before prims ry elec tions, thus combining the two systems. After the state aonventloiu ths people may ratify or reject .the convention nominees at. a primary.. Ths senator says It will prevent heavily populated centers dominating nominations at the primaries. WWKfpfw; s 'V- J Senate Committee BIw DELAY (By a Staff Oarrwneodeat.) -Salem, Or., Jan, tl. Railroad legtala tlon In tha aenats will coma to its Snal passage late in tha session,' according to tha decision of ths railroad commit tee, h ded by Senator Wright. No re port will be made on any sen to" railroad bill until all the house bills have been passed by the house- and sent to tha senate.' . . , - There are now ' several bills In ' tha house, all In the hands of the railroad committee, of which Coffey la chairman. At the head of tha list Is tha Chanln bill, prepared by tha tranaportation committee of the Portland chamber of commerce. At least Ave other. demurr age and commission bills .aa In the committee's charge. All bills will have to be considered In tha house, debated and passed before going to the senate. Tha senate will be required to read there twice before tba committee geta charge. In view of tha expectedltter fight on, railroad legislation. It be well to ward the last of the session before the house disposes of Its own 1 bills: The action of tha senate commission may therefore mean that tha commleslon bill will be , smothered in the- bustla and rush of the laat daya of the aeasion. 'Wright says that 'the action - of the committee is a good thing. It means Poll of Both House and Railroad Bo'ard Will - : V; tain as to, What t (By a Staff Cdnrepos4at.)' " " Salem, Or.,' Jan,' JI. railroad com mission law will ba paased by tha pres ent session of tha. legislature rrovlded tha members do not gat into a hopeless snarl over the manner of . creating the commission or diverted to a side track by the awltch of reciprocal demurrage. The bill now In the hands of the rail road committee of tha house, which has been prepared by the transportation com mittee of the Portland chamber of com merce, and waa Introduced by. Represen tative I'hnpln, Is now the'- principal nie'asura before the house providing for remedies for ' existing discriminations snd abuses on the part of tha railroads of the slate.- i t ' ' 'William. Jennings bryan , i mi Liiynu LLUiui-rvi iuiv tha careful consideration" of ail rail road bills Introduced,-, and tho milling from the mass, consistent and effective .legislation. ) , v .-i ;.x --j- . Coffey, house, chairman, ta of . tha opinion that tha delay will be too long. He- will make aa effort , to have Joint aesslons of tba two committees and have all bills considered before them, and will ask all persona Interested in the commission or In demurrage legis lation to come before tho two commit- GASPIPE METHODS FOR!.' BREAKING COAL FAMINE - 5 "San Francisco, Jan. II. As a direct result of the .fuel famine tha method of tho gaaplpa thuga havo been . em ployed to secure a supply. .'-As Oeorge Homburg waa closing hla eoalyard on Noe street for the night a well-dressed stranger approached and , asked for a sack of coal. When the coal was de livered tha stranger dealt Homburg a marderoua blow over .tho .head, with a gun barrel Inclosed In a newspaper and escaped with his sack of coal. Hom burg recovered oonaclouaness some time later -and notified the police, t There nava peen no. arrests., .A BILL Senate Sho Be ) Created Many Members Still Unce They Think on Subject Hard Fight ' .By a canvass of tha houae It la shown that there are It members of tha lower house who are out in favor of the crea- Klon of a railroad commission, while 11 members of the senate take tha same stand. In tha house there are -at the present time some seven members who come out ftatfooted for tha appointment of a .commission by the governor while in the senate il senators take tha stand that the appointment Is the beat method of brlnging a commission Into brine j ' , Bayer Oppoeea Ooammlssloa. ' . Beside this there Is a lar-e number or hbuse members who have not yet de elded how they will stand, ifhethor for or agslnnf, a commission, but none of l hem wltb the exception of tleprvsenta teas and make their attitudes clear. He la .of tha opinion that ' tho house com mittee will take up . tha blllsL In ; the order of reference. . ( - . ' If Coffey can got; Joint sessions of tho committees he hopes 1 to expedite matters by being able to aand to tbo bouaa bills favorably reported oy , me sonata committee. , In that case tha senate can have tha consideration of the bills for final passage, almost ss soon as tha bills get past tha second reading, and It wilt bring tha. bills op In ths senate for paassge In plenty -of time for a house, concurrence.. It Is expected that there will ba a big fight In tha house) ' committee on the Chapln bllL -Jonea of Polk-Lincoln Is opposed to tbo Chapln bill aa at pres ent drawn, because It Incorporates tha demurrage bill drawn by hHnr four yeara ago, and. barely loat In the session of 101. He says ha will favor tho pas sage of a commission bill on ltd merits, standing alone, but not with the demur rage provision Incorporated.. It Is ex pected that hla attitude as a member of the railroad committee will make a final report on the Chapln bill late. ' The house railroad committee will meet Monday - next to outline a plan for work and begin - consideration pf . rail road bills. , ' ; , ...',-.,. '.-.'A,. .. tlve Bayer of Multnomah comes, out with tha decided announcement ' that they neither, favor tha creation of a com ml salon, nor tho appointment of tha commissioner by ths governor aa pro vided In tha crlamber of - commerce bill. Still others are doubtful as. to their final attitude onthe commission ques tion, stating that they havo not aa. yet had time to make a thorough study of the matter and therefore are In no po sition to make -; a "definite statement though In many cases their Inclination Is both'for th commission 'and lte ap pointment by. the governor.- (Continued on Pago Pis.) . ILL? i ,. .. i 'v ' ;': . -v. -.... t-: ... i i - '- . .' PASS iSEUATDRS' CARSCRAC; ELECTIONS TOGETHER! RATIFIED lORL'IIIG !' Mulkey Makes Speech Thm tor Voting as People Wanted Telegram Read From Bourne Praising Direct Primary Law as Ultimate Solution of Pop ular Elections Without - Re- .; . course, to: Amendment. - (By a Staff CorrMpoBdent.) ""Salem, Jan, St. Th election . or Jona than Bourn Jr. and F. W. Mulkey for tha United States sensta wss ratified at noon, In Joint assembly by a canvas of the vote of yesterday. Both were announced elected by Prealdent Halnea. . Upon motion - of Senator Hodson a committee, conatstlng of- Hodson and Coke from 'the senate Bayer, Pike and Eettlemler from the house, was ap pointed to wait on candidates, if In th capttol and Invite themc.to tha floor of th Joint assembly. -. F. W. i Mulkey waa present and ad dressed tho assembly. He waa greeted with applause. H said: - ' v"l hm observed many . animated scenea in theae. lAfflslativA hiiH-. m-n. -j traded 'elecUons; failure -to elect; am- j bitlons shattered; harmonious aeleo- j iiunnj piraiirme realised, ana personal ! triumnha t tnl ne.l. Hstmm t9 thou w n u. .met with my approval, others I have oondemned but all none so well meets my .complete accord as the great honor i !nave just had conferred upon me. With a - heart full of tha feeling- of gratitude, appreciating tba reaoonslbtll tiea . of tha position, expressing hop that I may aerva th commonwealth as United State senator with efficiency and .dignity, I extend you, and tha peo ple of . th atato of Oregon, profound inancs. . "In a personal aenss th election I or ume moment;, tho manner In which tho election waa brought about, bow ever, la important. Oregon, under tha primary election law and tb provis ions of statement number one of that law, elected a United States senator by popular vote without constitutional modifications. It must -ha tho concern of all of us. tho people of thla state, that our representatives in the legisla ture never recede from thla advanced position. When- other states in tb union follow Oregon's lead, th effect upon national legislation will be instant and beneficial." Senator Bourn sent the following telegram to Prealdent Halnea and tho legislature: ,''' 'To you and througtTyou to th hon orable members of the Oregon legisla tive assembly, permit ma herewith . to express my sincere thanks for the leg islative ratification and formal election Of Senator Mulkey and myself, as the people's selection, for United . States senators, short and' long term respect ively, aa signified In tha last general election.- Without egotism or ' self glorification.' I congratulate yon. in people of Oregon, for having fairly tried to a conclusion tho direct primary and thereby evolved a plan In tho adoption . (Continued on Pago Two.) John Mears in Widdowson; Murder Trial Tc: tifies That William Givens Was Glad to ' y Hear of Moody's : Death (Special DlaDeteh te The Jeerasl.) Baker City, Or., Jan. Jl. Standing beside tha dead and mutilated body of WUlard Moody, William Givens. an old rancher cursed th dead man' memory, according - to . th - teatimony of John Meara, thla morning. "Tea. he's dca.d he ahould havo baeh dead tS years ago." was tha exclama tion of Givens aa ho looked at tha mur dered man. Mesra aald he accompanied Given to the scene of tho crime snd they stood looking st tho body when the curse fell from his companions lips. There la a sad atory behind thia scrap of testimony which was brought on cross-examination and will probably be probed deeper by tho defense. Ulven'a son some few yeara ago was hit on the head, with- beer bottle by WUlard Moody In a saloon brawl. Tha , boy Cted two yeara later-and it la known that tha old man blamed the man who struck him. Later. Given s daughter died .under -a . criminal operation. Old Conductor Is Seriou:' -Injured in Collisic -;on Irvington Lin Early, in the Day Inward-Bound Car' Passes t' i ? ; Switch, and the Two , Com v Together on Single Track, Injuring Numerous Passn 77 gers and Smashing. Window-. a , ' The Injured. - d Conductor William Evans, 707 -Monroe street, now at 8t.-Vin- - 4 cent's hospital; ..seriously in- Jured about the head; leml-un- - d conscious; extent of Injuries un- q determined. r .- a -' LJoyd. Homer; ahlngler, 5S2 Broadway; head and face badly cut and bruised. ' - - - v Conductor J. W. i Davis, lit Sumner street; . bead and face o- madly cut. . Motorman J. T. Hicks. 1255 0-TMlssi9ipp! avenues face . and 4 T hands cut. . Motormsn K. 1, Smrth; fsc d . cut ", - , r A w w v Durlnc th dense fog that hung ov r th city this morning, two cars on t!n Irvlngton lino collided between Kns-t Eighth and East Kinth on the lnKi track on Multnomah street, arlouKlv Injuring Conductor William. Evans r,; the outward-bound car and bridly cut ting and bruising several pastipntrrr on both cars. The accident was dn. directly to tha carelessness of the pl u form men of car No. who hn l passed a switch in the fog and wert running alowly to avoid luat auch a i accident - a did happen. 'it waa our fault." said Conduot,,r J. W. Davie of thla car a few mimic after tho accident.'"! waa taklnir un fares in th rear and had not not!.-.-i when we passed tho switch. ' Motor -man J. T. Hicks Is a new man. m;- t hough ho baa been a carman l..rir and waa not familiar with the run ai ': In th fog wa passed the awltch." There were 23 passengers in cur K, 149, including some school rlrW. to;: mostly working men. Mono of the pas senger In this car were seriously in jured, aa It was running at a slow r.n . of speed. In ' the outward-bound c , there were - nln paasenirers, none or whom, escaped without a bruise or . cut from flying glass. -; Tr Other Cars Collide. Hardly had the passengers dlKn- tangled themselves from tho wre-U" ' cars, when two other cars at Kji Seventh and Mnltnomah atreeta Jamn.. Into each other In exactly the Siim--manner aa those wrecked a block icai Utile damage waa done, aa both ca were running alowly. , '.,- It waa at exactly :lfl when rap V 176 rounded tho curve at East Bnrei.i (Continued on Pag Two., . J man Givens has alleged that Willi Moody waa Involved in thla mat also. Mystery surround th cause or W lard Moody's absence rront the tm of-Ptne-th'e day before he was mo dered." It Is being conclusively shn . by .the state that he was not mnr.i. until Saturday night or early f i. morning, all the blood stains and . dltion of tho body proving thw, hot was not seen in the village sfter . night. This Is considered trant , waa the dnd nana habit to c.u,,, town every day. particularly on !- 1 day, when he dlil barber work f o lagors, using WWldownon's saloon ; . shop and borrowing the prisoner's i with which to work . ' At the rate the Moody mm ! , , Is dragirlng slong, it Ij, indi. .-,i i . If all testimony Is henr.i ti. not'iro to the Jury for inn we. , six witnesae have been en nr i . far and there- sre It in s'tr . . - . , . m , fc , , m t 1 ANY CLASSIFICATION ANY DAY ONLY ONL CLNT A VO It D TIIL 10URNAL TO SMAlL At)5 mi'T m