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VOL. V." NO. 280.
PORTLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 25, 1907. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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TEIIilOllflKIC-E!Siu A
Kelley Tells How Lum
ber Shipments Stop
oed " to the South
Atter Merger X;
Closing of. the Ogden Gateway
Closed San Francisco and
Rocky Mountain Market- No
. . ' Cars Furnished to Mifc Since
t List Surhmer. ' - -
' Moct Important of th evldenoe given
todaIla ,U) Intralat eomaavro hear
" in a lh of Oeore-U. Keller, of
the Booth-Kelly Lumber company. By
' hla a worn taattmony, Jtjraa abownJtbat
axUr Uia consolidation or tba Bout hern
-Pmelfltf and -Hh Union Paoifle ualcr
- uarrtmaa iaanaffement tn anrt or aim
trl button of the. Booth-Kelley oompany'a
entire output wu chanaed from Inter
mountain and south west -territory to
iho eastern states. - .
V. The attorney for tho commission did
not follow p the opening afforded for
'the government,- but- - tt 'was plainly
fcliown that by the closln of the so.
. railed Ogden gateway In 101 tba Booth'
, . Kelley asompaay lost a large and profit
1 abta biiatnesa- that tt - had rirrted OS
' with the ..Denver ex Rio Oranda- aad tba
j Colorado Midland railways for .materi
als, and that the lumber mill oompany
has not been-able to sell railroad ties
ta the Western Pacific at Baa Francisco
bay points In competition- wit
"""TnlTlsTyecaase Ifes tinder a new claasitl
' cation made by the Southern Pacific
have taken a rata of IS as aa-alnet 13.69
77. for rough green common stuff, to 8tock
: ton and bay points by the same rail
road. In tha language of the witness,
s "there is nothing rougher, commoner
nor greener than railroad ties, except
ing" mining timbers, and ties should not
ke a' higher rata than other rough
green .common stuff.? --'
Kelly's STldanea OoaTliielag.
- . Mr. Kelly was the last witness on tha
stand prior to tho noon adjournment
and ha waa crosa-examlned for" more
than an hour, It being nearly 1 o'clock
when ha waa dismissed. Hla evidence
waa . clear ' and convincing, and at no
- tlma colored by - passion or- prejudice.
He had command of facta) and ftgvrea
from personal knowledge of tho vast
business that has been carried on for
' year by tha four mills of hla company
. at Eugene, Springfield,' Wendllng and
Coburg. all located on tho Southern Pa
" clflo railroad about J4S.ntilea south -of
Portland.
i Tha annual ant of these mills In ltOl
I waa about ((.000.000 feat, and a vary
i large part of this produot want to tha
- states of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Art
sona. New Mexico and California. To
day tha mills win, whoa running full
time, out 100.000.00t feet, and tha
. largrtr part of their product la going t
tho eastern states. Tba ( Nevada and
- Xrlsona territory la practically cut off.
. and a large tonnage that formerly went
to tha Denver t Mo Oranda and tha
(Continued on Page Three.)
Newly Elected Oregon Solon Re
, v ported to Hay- Sided " With
f Futtbn Against District : At
terhey." " , "
' tWasalaotoa Bmrte ef It learaaLl
Washington, Jan. IS. Efforts to af
fect compromise in the Bristol -tan
hava been successfuL ' Senator Fulton
agree that no.aotlon .will bo taken -by
the Judiciary committee thla aesalon.
Brtatot will be allowed to serve until ha
completes tho -land fraud eases, when
the president will allow Senators Fulton
and Bourne to nam hla successor.
. Boamefwho new been eonsulted by tha
- preetdent,- atande with Fulton.
Indications point to a aplrttsd contest
In the Bristol case. In which President
Reosevelt and Senator Fulton will meas
art strength before the question Is set
tied. The president Is deeply concerned.
SENATOR MltflE
JG1IIIIST BRISTOL
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j 'especially since me suDcomrames or tna
"'senate - Judiciary oommlttee reported
unanimously against Bristol's contlfma
I tlon and soma active negotiations hava
! - been fn progress since that report waa
j - made to prevent a full membership of
1 tha Judiciary committea from adopting
1 tha report and defeating Bristol's nomi
nation In aha senate.
' These negotiations have been carried
ConUnut oa Pge Yhres.
L i q uor Men Are Afraid
Council Will Again
Kill Ordinance In
creasing Fee - .
Will Present Petition to Council-
men at Next Meeting Asking j
Them to Raise the Licenses Of
Saloon. Several Hundred Dol
larsr. .
Contrary to the views expressed by
tne-oouncllmirand thaTeasons they
gave when they killed the ordinance In.
traduced several weeka ago by Council
man Wills to raise the
rrom laOO to IHOO. are tho views held
by the Individual .aaloomnea themselves,
who favor aTaise vt tha present license
to ISOO aad possibly gl.000.
At the time the. council rejected tho
Wills ordinance- various couru llmen ad
vanced tha opinion that a raise In tba
present license would be unfair to the
liquor men. . asserting that tba latter
were already, paying enough for the city
privilege of retailing liquor. Soon after
the Wills ordinance died. Shepherd In
troduced a second- ordifiewee) retarta;-tha
license from I80Q to H0o, This, too.
met with a chilly reception in the city's
law-making , body and at present I
dangling before .that assembly waiting
to be acted upon at, ts Zlrst. regular
session in r eDruary. ' ' -
Aaxloaa to. maise. Fee, ,
n the.iueanttmer Honor - dealers. In"
Portland are anxious, that their lloense
be t raised, and so fearful ar they that
the council wtu again show its sympa
thy toward them that they are making
preparations to petition tha municipal
legislature to raise tha license.
The Individual liquor dealers fear
that ' If - the council again refuse's to
raise the license to the figure they are
willing to meet, the people, through tha.
Initiative, will enact measures mora
far-reaching and drastic In conse
quence, the council will be presented
with a petition asking Ita members to
raise the license, and It la believed that
through thla move tha liquor dealers will
be able- to avert what might later prove
narmrul and unfair legislation by the
people through tha power they wield In
me referendum. . . . .
Whether the petition to be present
ed will ask for a raise to toa ortLooo
la a matter aa yet undetermined, al
though some of tho liquor dealers main
tain that they will pay the Utter fig
ure If- necessary,- The petition win be
drawn up at once and will contain the
s! matures -of aU the. principal liquor
houaea before going before tha coun
cil. ... . .
Keepers wenerally WUk It, I
John Kelly, president of ths Retail
Liquor Dealers' association, who la
taking aa active part In formulating
tha petition, haa sounded the feelings
of a Urge number of liquor dealers,
and says that the- opinion among them
la general that tha license be raised.
"I have talked with a large number
of tha leading saloonmen," aald Mr.
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ACTOR STRUCK TOO HARD
Miss Emma Dunn, Leading Woman for . Richard . Mansfield, Re
' signs From Company Because In Play She Was Struck r
' Between Shoulders and Thrown About. .'
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Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 35. Miss Emma
Dunn, leading woman for Richard Mans
field, so greatly objected to tho blow
which Mansfield - was compelled tc
strike her In hla role of Per Oynt that
aha haa resigned and been succeeded by
Miss Clara Osmond.
Psr Oynt. to hush tha scoldings of
As, picks her up, throws her to one
aids and . administers a resounding
whack between tha ahouldera.
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at Depot to Cheer Ne-
" braskan Who Speaks
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(Sneclal Dloat U The beemL
Grants Pass, Or... JaiCJJ.A great
ovation-was; glv6 '"WUllara J. Bryan
here thla morning. By special arrange
ment the train remained IS minutes.
and though It arrived at o'clock,, fully
X.00S people were assembled at the rail
road . yards . to hear the distinguished
statesman. A reception committea. con
sisting of Mayor Smith and a number
of cltlaens, met the train on lta arrival.
Mr. Bryan waa Introduced by J. 'O.
Booth. Hla presentation waa the' sig
nal for a prolonged about from tha big
crowd and tha blowing of ateam
whlatlea from, the factories and loco
motives, -
He spoke of the American's oppor
tunity snd Amerlean - cltisenshlp, com
paring tha privileges of the young man
of thla country with those of other
countries In tha matter of education
and opportunities.
His speech was liberally applauded
and though - it waa non-political And
graphically pictured tha opportunities
of tha American. It outlined most clearly
tha dangera of accumulated wealth in
tha hands of tha few. .. ..
' star Trains Asont India.
"While the guesr at a dinner given by
distinguished Englishmen at London re
cently I had occasion." Mr. Bryan aald.
"to speak or tna dangers that threat
ened England s progress aa viewed by
an .American. - l aald I believed thl
danger to bo eommerclallsm. - The Eng
lishmen wers horrified; they thought It
preposterous for sn American to call
commercialism a danger,- when Ameri
cana era Known to te the greatest
money makers on earth. They do
( Continued on-Pago Blx.)
Misa Dunn Insisted on a change of
place en her spinal column Where Mans
field landed.- She consulted a physician,
who aald her Illness waa duo to ths
shock to her nervous system resulting
nmi .nmm uiuwr, vvrreq ulgntly. .
Manstioia declared the slap on the
apot chosen by him would not: shock
her nervous system.'and tha manner In
which ha picked her up and threw her
aoout was precisely aa mothera toss in
fants or nurses handle patients.
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"PRINCIPALS "IN MOODY MURDER CASE AND WIDDOWSON TRIAL
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Dark Horse Shows at 'the; Last Moment and
Receives the; Unanimous Support of All the
Members of the BoardSatisfaction Among
tlUD Members' Is baid INot to Bexomplete
C. Wo Hod son ' was trnantmoUBTy te-
looted for election as president-of the
Portland Commercial club by a caucus
of the board of governors of that or
ganisation held at the club rooms at
noon today. This puts both II. M. Cake
and w. B. Olafke out of the race and
la a compromise effected between the
friends of the two candidates In the In
terest of harmony in the club.
-, The action of tha board was Influ
enced by the threat of Tom Richardson,
secretary and manager of the publicity
department of tha club, to hand In hla
resignation In the event of the election
of Mr. Cake, hla .letter of resignation
having been prepared, according, to the
story current In club circles thlr morn
ing. . '"'' '.. : ' ' '
Tba presidency waa offered to R. L
Durham, who. declined to serve and Mr.
Hodson waa selected for the office. ,
I . Oaks Withdraws Kama. . - - -.
The contest between W. B. Olafke
and H. M. Cake was ended tn caucus
by the - refusal of -the- friends of -Mr.
Cake to. bring bla name before the
board, owing to the . statement of Mr.
CZAR READY TO
YIELD TO PEOPLE
Sensational Revelations of Craft
Among Bureaucrats Who Plot
"ted to Sell Czar Personal
'. Property to Syndicates.'
My happiness waa born at night
And euckled In the gloom.
My , pleasures have dissolved In flight,
Jteartstrtcken at my doom.
My soul strives blindly tor relief.'
Chilled aa by drifting snow.
By doubts which mock at the belief
Of finding peace below. ' v V
, --., Btansa of Csar'e Poem.
- inn,! Snarla! Hervirt.) :
St. ' Petersburg, Jan. 'ii. Sensational
revelations hava been made of bureau-
cratlo malfeasance. Not only hava ap
prorrlatlona been stolen, but 20,000,000
acres of land have been sold by officials
to foreign syndicates, it la even said
that tha managers of the Imperial sp
panagee hava plotted to sell tha csar'a
property. - .
The discovery that the neaas or me
reactionary-league of the Russlon peo
ple, which claims -to derena aosoiuiism
and to represent true loyalty, not only
hired tha Hertzcnstetn assassin, dui at
tempted to-vrganlse a court and military
conspiracy tn case the emperor snnuia
yield to the Constitutional Democrats,
haa now, it la reported, Anally persuaded
tha csar that-a constitution Is the only
remedy for the country's woes. He le
said to be ready to compromise with
the Constitutional Democrats if ths
ler wi.. change the agrarian project ao
aa to meet the nobility half way. and
renounce Jewish equalisation ana fotien
automony until tha people are ready to
vote alreotty upon thesa. questions.
Society Is discussing wun aeep inter
est a poem written by the ciar. It sums
up the situation SS ins ruier views it
Every atansa breathes melancholy and
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Cake that ha would not be a candidate
unless he-was the unanimous" choice of
the board of governors. Tha opposi
tion set. up by Mr. Qlafka. hla opponent
for tba nomination, and Tom Richard
son,1" a friend of Mr. Qlafka, -decided
Mr. Cake In withdrawing.-
The election will be held at high noon
tomorrow, at which tlma the final vote
will be taken upon the nomination de
cided upon by the board of governors.
The memberahlp of the club la under
stood to be much displeased at tha re-
suit or the caucus, aa a large majority
of tha rank and. file of ths club were
supporters of Mr. Cake. .r -
Seven Pavored Cake, , ,
Mad the caucus taken ap tho consid
eration of Mr. Cake's candidacy. It
would hava been deadlocked, aa seven
favored Mr. Cake and aa equal number
were supporters of Mr., Olafke. Seven
of the newly elected members of the
board of governors were Cake follow
ers; They were R- L- Durham, John
Annand, Robert Inman. H, B. Trum
bull. J. R. Wetherbee. Henry McCracken
and FT Dresser. Those favoring Olafke
were L Thompson, C W. Hodson,
A. M. Smith, E. Ehrman. Rudolph
Prael, Hugh MeQuIrt and the , other
member of tha board is abaent In Cali
fornia, leaving seven for and seven
agalnat Mr., Cake In hla candidacy, ' ,
' ' Biohardson Starta Tronbla. ' 1 .
Tha struggle over tha election' of
president of tha Commercial club which
haa to all appearances spilt tha organise,
tlon Inta two faettona began at a time
(Continued on Page Three.
TO SOLVE CHURCH CRISIS
French Bishops Submit to Pontiff Project for Practical Solution
1 of Problem- Vatican to Civ Up Property In Return for ; ;
"v,:" p';;;f '. ,'; Religious "Freedom. --'r ':'.;, ;'.;
1 (Jearsal Special Servies. .
Rome,' Jan, 85. The bishops of Di
jon, Angers snd Orleans have submit
ted to the pope a project for a prac
tical solution of the church crisis In
France, In effect It proposes that the
Vatican shall renounce all claims to
property sequestered by the French
government In return for a gusrantee
by tha latter that freedom of worship
shall be allowed and that prosecutions
already begun shall
FAMOUS LEADER
RSH FIGHTERS IN
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' (Joaraal Speetal lervlee.)
Kaw Torkv Jan. Colonel John F.
T. Blake, famous ths world over aa the
organiser of sn Irish brigade which vol
unteered to aid the Boers In tha war
with England, Is dead of asphyxiation In
his room at a boarding-house here. It
wss supposed at flrat It waa suicide.
Bloke's mesns having run low, but later
the conclusion was. that vdeath was acci
dental. ' 1 .
Blake waa a soldier ef fortune. Ha
graduated' from West Toint In IStt
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Brother of Slain Man
. Tells of he Strange
-Conduct of Prisoner
After the Crime
(Saeelal twpt te Tie oora.1.1 ' i
Baker City. Or, Jan. IS. Sworn ' to
avenge the death of hla murdered broth
er, Henry Moody, tha aemlals oa the
trail of the Plna Valley slayer, told tha
tale of hla search In hla efforts to bring
hla quary to Justice, in court thla morn
ing. '.', .
Moody told of the remarka and ac
tions of Alex. Wlddowson and Ira
Brown, which led him tar believe that,
while these men were pretending to aid
him In his quest, they were actually the
slayers of his brother Wtliard Moody,
and tho men ho waa seeking to bring
to justice. -v
.... Jokes Ova Corpse. -
" Tha wttnesa told of being tn"Baker
City on the Saturday before the tragedy
waa disclosed, and of going to Palmer's
ranqh on the lower Powder river that
afternoon. He waa atNlhls ranch when
be received the news of hla brother's
death. Taking a rig ha went to Eagle
Valley, where ha saw hla brothera dead
body for the flrat tlma. .
One of the aenaatlona sprung In eon
n action with his testimony was that
when Wlddowson was dressing ths
corpse for burial, ha assumed a sneer
ing smile and aald:
"Well, old man. I'll put on your last
pair of dancing pumps. -
Later, In conversation with Wlddow
son. witness quoted tha defendant aa
saying that he- had been out all Right
Saturday, perore the dead body waa
discovered. . This testimony bears on
disputed point, aa Mra Wnltaker Wld-
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
This plsn has been taken under con
siders tlon snd (the pope s decision will
be made known four days hence.
So perfect ta - the cohesion . existing
among Catholics that not a single bishop
haa gone counter to the papal Instruc
tions, but among tha 40,000 partshea of
Franca one only,, that o Morvllie, haa
formed an association for worship tn
conformity with the' civil law of France
and contrary to the orders emanating
from papal authority. ' ;
I 1 -1 I"" a yi
f W '. LC. All-
fought with Mllea and Crook In th In
dian wars, , resigned from the army,
practiced; as a atvit engineer and was
finally engaged by Cecil - II h odea in
South Africa. After a quarrel with
Rhodes he went over to Kruger.
The Irish brigade was In many fights
In the Boer war, and Blake's arm waa
shattered by a bullet. After the war
he raised enough money to bring a
good part of the brigade bark to Amer
ica. He then made a lecture tour of
thla country,,
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Thaw's Wife Pathetic
Figure at Trial No
Sympathy Given Her
t at ' a, .
bv Harrv s ho ks
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Evelyn's Torn Shirtwaists to Be
.Z. Used, aa. Evidence by .. Jerome
vr Wife and Mother Relied
Upon by Prisoner in Accepting
Jurors. .. 7
(Journal Special Brr !.)
Pittsburg, Jan. . In a slaned state
ment Mra. Holman. mothar of Evelyn
Neeblt Thaw, who la at her home In
ItrtSDurg, aaya that under no circum
stances will she appear at tha trial of
Harry Thaw either aa witness or aa
apectator.
New York, Jan. 25. Another day waa
spent In qulxalng Jurors In the case of
Harry Kendall Thaw, SA years of age.
en trial Deiore Justice Fltsgerald in tha
criminal branch of the aupreme court
on the charge of murdering Stanford
White, clubman and noted arrhltavx
-Evelyn- Neablt Thaw and her bosom
friend and comforter. May MoKensle,
appeared early this morning in court.
Evelyn carrying a satchel containing
their noon lunch, which aha and May
ate in, the clerk'a room.- adjolnlns- tha
w ... . w.u, ...III, 111. 11WU TOW
Evelyn was a iraihellc fiaura todav.
broken and crushed under the weight of
apprehension. The prisoner's mother
attended court today. Illness prevented
her attendance vestardav. H mm
Edward and Joslah, and her daughter,
M Oaa.v i m a l . .. l . i
There waa no greeting from the mother
tO KVelvn whA IMrrhJ th. WMM
- .ww m mum mvym lor lIIiy.lft. ...
Jiarry Tbaw shook bis mother's hand
when aha appeared and apparently did
not see her eyes, though they followed
him aa ha took hla seat. . -
Thaw Picks Jurors.
The defendant continues his actlvltv
tn the- selection of Jurore. If a man
pv"" acoeyiauia u tna attorneys ox
Dotn sides l naw turns to his wife and
mother, trusting to feminine Instincts,
rather than to himself or his lawyers.
STequenuy ne awaita a nod of accent-
ance from them before agreeing to tha
Juror. - ' , -
Howard R. Thayer, a " printer, waa
e worn -aw tha alxth Juror at :.
James M. Ketcham. . replying . to a
question, said that he was pleaaed to
state that he did not know Stanford
White. He aald that ha had formed an
opinion from tha newspapers. It waa
the first tlma that anything reflecting
upon the reputations of the principals
had appeared during tha trial A tilt,
between Jerome and Partridge followed
and Ketcham waa excused.
Tne name of Charles H. Nesblt wss
called and attracted tha scrutiny of
tha defendants, the wife wishing to m
tho man of the same name aa herself.
Tho state peremptorily challenged him.
(Continued on Page Two.)
DIESOU AFTER
Attorney-Genera! Files Man
damus Proceedings to Cancel
the Charter of the St. Paul,
Minneapolis A Manitoba.
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St. Paul. Minn.. Jan.- xS. The attor
ney-general filed mandamus proceed I nss
today, seeking to compel the 8t. Paul,
Minneapolis A Manitoba, railroad It
show cause why its charter should not
be revoked. It Is a part of the (lrat '
Northern system and it la alleged t'mt
tha merger which It formed with t),
Greet Northern ts tllpgal.
Tha attorney-general says that he be
lieves that the Great Northern was
formed upon the foundation of the JUn
Itoba road, for the sole purpn-e
of In
flating the capltallxntlon, and ak tl.u'
.the stock Issued by the Great N'orthrr ,
-on tho assets of the M.Jnlt'.hu tie .. -clared
void and the pnymmit of iV.i
dends on it be enjoin ed, '
The Oreat Northern rlnlms ewen r" ri
from the 4 per cent grne enrnii, r,,,
under the original Mnn!tola fri.u. t :
therefore the state st'eka id (l ,i
the franchise.
The suit also'invnivra r i!i.t
the Gre.tt Northern to rra(
stdtary companies of Its o - i ,, ;, .
era to build eitenln I n,n,.
the stock of uih li.i;-i I ;.' ..
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GREAT IIORTIIERIi