THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7.
13
EVELYN THAW RESUMES
STORY OF LIFE TRAGEDY
PUSH CHAPifJ BILL
II110S PAY ESCAPE
WAGE BATTLE OMOPE TO HAVE TRACK
TO THIRD MING
THE LASI
CLEAR TOMORROW NIGHT
OR JA S GHOOLS
vPrisoner' Wife' Again on Stand
Tells of Utters Written
, by Her Husband.
; WHITE LIED TO HER
; ABOUT HER HUSBANtJ
;Told Her lie Was Dope Fiend and
fUl UiriS m'Iir xuuev rwmnj
i Boiling Water Cpon Them
!? " tortea False. : -
riAnraAi SuHai aenlge.1
New York. Feb. , 7. Evelyn Nesblt
' Ths w was again upon th stand tbl
' afternoon. Mr. K. J. Thane of Boa
'ton. a friend of Evelyn'a family when
.they first . came to New .fork, arrived
.at noon. Mr. Thaw waa uiw com.
toeed upon resuming the stand. Del-
, mB'beg4n"aBri a?Srrnenl to-a the j
letter which Urn. Thaw brougni oacs
'with her from Europe offered In evl
'denee. Jerome Mid he would withdraw
,hli objection If the defense would per-
vit. Minn t h n i maa umduw.iuui
-thc letter. t ' '
J - Jerome read the letter carefully to
,hlmself. The letter waa a long one and
, waa marked In the evidence. It waa
, addressed to a Mr. Long fellow, a lawyer
In ihla city, and signed by Thaw. In It
Thaw told Longfellow that the writer
had kept Mra.. Nesblt tn London three
'months at a coat of a thousand pounds.
' The letter aaid that Mrs.. Nesblt would
Bail the next day for New. York, rhlnk-
In that Thaw had kidnaped her daugh-
tr. She ll 1 know differently aome
day," tho letter aald, "and also know
Jthat I did my best. Her daughter waa
'beguiled 4y a .blackguard when II 1-8
; years old. The sllUnesa of the mother
"Is the unintentional cause." The letter
;diiectee Longfellow to watch Mrs. Nesblt-
It was read without continuity.
' After It was read to the Jury, Jerome
asked to See It again, ; v ' . . . ' ' :
, jBafaaa to wire Data. .--"What
la the date of the letter," asked
J Jerome. v . ' Ll m. : -y
"That I will fix later." aold Delmaa.
Jerome Jnelsted that It must be shown
that the letter had been written before
lhA k-illfnv n,lmal mM that because
: of the defense of unsoundness of mind
the letter could be placed In evidence at
'this time. Jerome Insisted that the let
ter be stricken from the records. The
court ruled that the date must be shown.
-t
TURN-FACE. AWAYv
ON NUMBER AND
). The highly esteemed telephone .book
T and "the" muenirnwrted-T-rt-r -directory
will - havti .'to e.' retired from active
iarrvlce If Mayor Lane continues- his
i crusade against . gambling for drinks
! and cigars. It leaked out this morning
'. that . both books have, been used for
gambling purposes ever since the mayor
The scheme Is for the shakers to open
the books nd. with faces turned away.
' put hfs flog-r on a number. Just aa tho I
NO COAL TO BE HAD AND WOOD
IS HIGH AND HARD TO OBTAIN
Not a ton of good grate coal la to
i J r hsd from the fuel dealers in Port
' land. A small quantity of llgnlta, from
Tenlno, Is offered by one concern, but
is a poor substitute for coal and the
' fuel company offering It declined to reor
' nramend It. The dealers aay that they
have no idea whsn the fuel situation
! will" improve. The railway companies
not mute
; . . , .... -.-. nK t
ifiOa. Coast company expects a cargo
J of ..uatrsllan coal by April 1, but holds
TRAIN FROM. WEST
GETST0 PENDLETON
" ' ' ' 1 ' ."''.'
' Hundreds', of. Stranded Passen
.'J' Ber Crowd Hotels to -
-ji-",- -i ' "TIlthdTJmlLJT7Jr
. Pendleton. Or.. Feb. 7.Tha flrat train
mm li m i.v.r. i im v 1 1 it mi
'from Tha Da Ilea this afternoon ' loaded
; with passenger who have been stranded
.between here and Portland. There Is no
through mail as yet and all eastern Ore
gon is suffering through loss of mall as
are also Washington and Idaho polnta.
Pendleton has been saved front a flood
; by cooler weather, and alow malting
' snow.
: Three carloadarof 3nU from different
points are being held at Pendleton for
a few daya. V Over t09 passengera were
i left stranded here yesterday by ' O. TL
! at N. trains. The hotels ara crowded
to the limit. Some are going out. not
knowing how far they can get.
; Tha W. C R. expecta to get. a train
; through to Wallula tomorrow. It la
i possibla travel on this branch of .he
O. K. 4 N.' to 'Walla Walla will ba re
i nuraed tomorrow- Many frelghta are
; blocked between. heta and Umatilla. .
OUTLOOK PEOPLE PLAN .
'. ni tin , . i n , ..nil , . w
i Vancouver, Wash., ..Feb. T.- A com-
. l . 4tm mmwn mm the Polnmltla
pany iiavwiH . -
jtiver uutiooa tK . ' ' in . "
wmpony. hss filed articles of incorpora
tion at Olympla. The objects of the
contrary are to build and operate 300
mll.'s of road from-Vancouver through
Outlook to Spoksne. Thof-eapllal atock
is placed at 13,000.000. (
The project seems to have Its origin
at Outlook, a small place in Takima
county. The Incorporator are M. C.
and W. M- Stewart. Nothing la known
of these men here, although It has been
rumored that they hav gone so far as
to commence a deal for terminal ground
tn this elty. If any local realty firm
has been approached In connection with
fcurehaitlng ground-, suitable for termi
nals for a road ! miles long, tha deal
has been kept a dead secret.
Friday Bargains in Hosiery .
Underwear, dress skirls, petticoats.
ete at La, Palais Royal, l7Washln
toa Street.'
Delmat withdrew the letter. ; -k
Sears Stories About 'Thaw.
The afternoon proceedings up to this
time were dull. A number of spectators,
left. Dalmas resumed the questioning
of the witness concerning her return
from Europe. . She aald she came alone.
Thaw coming later, Thaw telling her
that Longfellow -would meet her. 8he
said aha did not see Thaw until a month
afer hie 'return, and then not alone.
Thaw calling with another man at the
HOtel Navarre. . , '
. "What .conversation took placer"
asked Delmaa
- 'The other man I now know waa a
lawyer Thaw asked tnr what was h
matter. I aald I , had heard . certain
stortea about him. 1 told hire that a
m.n tnM ma thai ha had put a girl In a
ih tub and noured hot water over her.
I also told him that I had heard ha was
addicted to morphine , and that he was
craay, that he tied girls .to bedposts
mnA hMt them.
nelmaa aaid Lift ho naa anomer let
ter, one with the date, ana aeeirea
n nrrnr-aa identification. - Jerome took
this letter and read It. Ha objected be
cause the data waa not In tha same
handwriting aa the body of the letter.
identified It as being in her nusoana .
handwriting.
DoIrim handed the wttnesa tn nrst
letter and asked If It waa her husband s
handwriting. If written before or after
June SI. -lAOs. Jerome's, objection.
sustained.
Is the defendant a handwriting .fa
miliar to' you T" Delmaa asked.
Yea. alnoe HOI.- replied tna witness.
Have there been any changes In hie
handwriting ainee you first knew hlmT"
I object." cried' Jerome, asking Mrs.
Thaw I fshe had tn her possession, any
letters written during- ttv period from
190S... to , the present and she replied
that she had- -,- ? - - - - -
He said: Ton poor, little Evelyn:
they have been making a fool of you.'
told ,.im that White took me to the
office of Abraham HummelU and there
showed the aignatnre-of one of Thaw'a
alleged victims, who had brought suit
againat Thaw. ' Harry said that It was
a pure case of blackmail. . He klased my
hand and aald I bad been an angel to
him. . :
round Stories raise.
Mrs. Thaw aald that h found all tha
stories untrue and told Harry so. He
said. JYottJmow-J never ten you He."
"Indeed, ha never did," said Evelyn em
phatically. She testified that she aaw
Thaw on Christmas eve, 1902. at Madl-
Mrs. Thaw was excused for a few
minutes so that Frederick- Longfellow
might be sworn to certify regarding tho
letter aent him by Thaw from Europe.
PUT FINGER
PAY IF UNLUCKY
Tartar did when he passed the Minding
sentence po Verne's wonderful- erea-1
tlon, Mlcsel Strogoff. : .
The page numbers eount, and the
highest of the Inst , of the figures In
the 'book wins. There la not much fun
In tha game, but It la exciting while lt.
lasts, and it does not last very long.,
it is saia mat a man can iose.js an
hour If he tskes drinks only, and more
than that If ha plays for cigars and
puts them In his pocket.
out no hope of any earlier relief.
Fir wood Is now XI a cord, with the
possibility that it may ba had 10 days
after ordering. Watersoaked slabwood
Is 13 a load, with probsbly 100 orders
ahead.: In many parta of .the city tho
streets are so deep with mud that tha
fuel dealers will not try to haul wood
over them. Especially Is this -condition
west of Kelley street find It very diffi
cult -to Indues the woodhaulers to make
deliveries. ; - ,
NEIY BARRACKS TO HOUSE
V MORE TROOPS
Report That Appropriation of
-Quarter Million Will Be Made -
for. New Buildings, r
Weee-e-?rae JutmLI
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. . t. Local
cpntractora and other town people are
much Interested In the news from
Wsshlngton, D. C, that "'an additional
company of artillery will ba stationed
at Vancouver barracks and that con
gress has appropriated 3260,000 for tha
erection of new buildings.
Tha- new buildings - that wlli - ba
ereciea wnn tn money avaiiaDie will
be one barracks, quarters for a colonel,
three captalna and eight lieutenants,
gun sheds, stables and band barracks.
These buildings will be used to hodae
the additional troops,
With tha new company will ba ata
tloned a colonel, hla staff and aa addi
tional bsnd. -r
FIRST LiNK IN NEW ' :
; V c ,:0NG DISTANCE LINE
(Spwlal Dtipatrk te Tko leurmt.)
.Vencouver, Wash., Feb. 7. The
Northwestern Long Distance Telephone
company, the concern organised by the
Home Telephone company of Portland,
to build and operate all long distance
automatic lines In connection with 'the
Portland Seattle exchanges, yesterday
made application to tho county commis
sioners for a franchise to construct
and maintain a telephone Una along the
county road between Vancouver and
Woodland. Thta is the first link tn the
new long distance Una from Portland
to Tncoma and Seattle. No action waa
taken on tho application and It was laid
over until more time could be taken to
Consider It '
The Home Telephone company, which
waa a -year ago refused a franchise by
the city council of Vancouver, will again
go before that body within the next
month. It Is nld tha new company Is
now'ready to offer long distance connec
tion In the near future, thus removing
one-objection to granting seeond fran
chise, here. 4 . .
Metsger fits your eyes for 11.00.
Clxth street, near Wsshlngton.
in
Be In House Today From
Hands of Joint Rail
road Committee.
LITTLE CHANCE MADE
IN ITS VITAL POINTS
Members of Commission to Be . Ap-
pointed by the Governor, Two to
Hold Over Cntil Successors Are
' Elected Next Year. ' , - . v
(By a BUM Ogrmpoadeat.)
Salem, Or., Fob. 7.- Too chapln bill
will be in the.handa of tha house today
after tta narohlng by ' tha Joint com
mittee on railroads, but little changed
tn any. at Ita vital points. Owing to
lta importance it will be pushed to tha
third reading aa rapidly aa possible,
and In all probability wlU be made a
Xaperlal order rorCQPalderatlon by tha
house at an early date, .. ..
' Tha membera of tha commission, ac
cording to the report of the commlt
teea. will ba appointed by the governor.
the terma of two of them extending
ntrttt rhetr sueensscra axa ejected at
the polls in 108, tha third until "the
election of 110 names tha man to take
his place. In all other respects the
bill, retains tha essence of Its original
form, having been amended in spots,
though changed in no essential particu
lar. . , .
It Is the Intention of Chairman Cof
fey of the house committee, which has
tha bill In charge, to push tha bill
through "to Its -final 1 passage as ' fast
aa possible. In order that it may reach
the senate soon for consideration there.
In voting for tho creation of the
eommlaalon. whether by appointment or
election. Wright and Edwards switched
from their positions' of the day before
and declared for an elective commission
after tha next election. Those stand
ing for an appointive commission were
Bingham,- Bowerman, Nottingham and
Coffey. be salaries of the commis
sioners were fixed at $1,000, with trav
eling expenaeg additional. : ; i .
Plrect Primary Amendments. :
(By a Stiff OnrtMpoodnt.) ' '
Ba lam sTaiK 7 .U'rinn H ak wvAirwaiss1
aa embodied In tho Bailey, bill were re
ported by the aenate committee on elec
tion yesterday afternoon, Demooratlo
nd Republican ' party .principles were
debated for an hour on tho floor of the
senate. - Majority end minority reports
of Che committee were ' submitted.
Whealdon and Beach united In recom
mending that tho Bailey bill be passed.
Miller of Linn dissented and filed a
minority report, tn which he aald:
"The purpose of these amendments
Is to amend the direct primary law by
praotlcally depriving the people of the
power or airoctiy nominating candi
dates for office, reestabllahlng the -eon-
ventlon. .systf m
and ...again - relnntating
the party boss and machin. I do not
believe the legislature should amend
any law that has been adopted bx tba
people by the initiative." ,- r
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, Xo Appropriations,
- By-s.-8ufr Cvrreipondeiit.)
. Salem. Or., Feb. 7. No normal school
appropriations are to be considered by
the wsys and means committees of ths
two houses untllj after the senate baa
settled tha question this afternoon of
whether or hot there will be four, three,
two or one normal school In tha state.
At a meeting of tho committee last
nlgl . the house membera asked to take
up the normal school requests, but the
senate members asked for time, say
ing that they would settle tha ques
tion tonight at :. - -; -
, No Saloon Near Indiana. -
' By s Stuff Correaposdeat.) --
Sulem, Or., Feb. 7. Chemawa and tha
Indian students gathered there ara to
be protected against the, white man'a
whiskey by a bill Introduced by Rey
nolds today. . The bill provides that no
saloon may ba situated under tho state
iaw wunin two mites or any scnoo
where pupils under the charge of the
federal government ara being taught
Tha plain purpose of tha bill la to pro
tect Chemawa againat the encroachment
of saloons. , .
- - Aid for Red Cross. : ...1
(By s Stiff Corrsposdat.t
Salem,. Feb. 7. That the people of
Oregon should respond to tha , csU of
the National Red Cross society for the
aid of tho famlne-strlcken people of
China la tha opinion of Governor Cham
berlain. Ha has ones before called for
aid in. behalf of tha sufferers and has
asked that tha request of the Red Cross
authorities for . t.OOO bushels of seed
wheat be met Up to this ttma tba only
substantial contribution""-la that of T.
B. Wilcox, who has . guaranteed 1.000
bushels-. 1
, Juvenile Conrt -i Passes. ,
(Spec'.! Dtamtcb te The Jooraal.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 7, The Juvenile
court bill oy Beach passed tha house
this morning by a unanlmoua vote. . The
bill empowers tha Juvenile court of
every county in the state. " A special
e,urt
1 provided for Mul tsomah
county . and gives it 1 the - power
over-Mountain. Homo Juvenile criminals
and otneers for same general conduct.
The - bill, ' drawn by Judge Fraser of
Multnomah county, only awaits tha
governor's signature to become a law.
Huntley Bin Dies.
- (Br a BUff Cormpoadentr
- Salem, Or., Feb. 7 The Huntley cor
rupt practice bill la dead and burled In
the grave of Indefinite postponement by
the house. Should tha senate fall to
pasa one of the bills originating in that
department no corrupt practice act will
become a law at the present session of
the legislature or before the people can
get action by tha referndum In June.
Honsa Paraea River B1U.
(Journal Special Service
Washington. Feb. . 7. Tha house
passed tho rivers and harbors bill. ' ,
WASHOUGAL-LYLE
- ROAD ESTABLISHED
(Xpeelel Dlptrh ts The Joemal.)
Vancouver, Wash-, Fe6. Is County
commissioners were busy yesterday for
a large part, of tha session allowing
monthly bills. Tho Washougal-Lyla
state road was ordered established. It
was at 'first thought It would be 'neces
sary to bring condemnation aulta to se
cure right of way, but , the last property-owner
called upon the board yea
terday and stated that he waa wlllinfc
to "tthon -tho basis desired by -the-1
Will
board. .The Zitslisberger road, near
Washougal. was . also - ordered estab-lhesd
Usbed.
Longshoreman Is Convicted of
' Beating His Wife Effie, but
: Jury Asks Mercy. .
SAYS SHE THREW' .
: SALT IN HIS EYES
But Bruised Spouse Declarea He
Pummeled - Her , Fearfully-T-Mya-terjr
of Laclog Shoea by Kitchen
. Stove Adds Interest to the Case.
' One hour -wag all tha time It took to
select a - Jury,' try and convict Hans
Holt a longshoreman, of wlfe-beatlng.
While returning a verdict of guilty, tha
Jury recommended tha defendant to Jhe
moirj 01 ute cgun, mm lovra was nv
third wltnrea to the beating and the
stories of husband and wlfa conflicted
at every essential point
ina trial took, place this momma in
Judge Cleland's department of the cir
cuit court The little family difficulty
occurred In the dark of the morning of
January 1. Holt wanted to laoe his
shoes before the kitchen stove, while hla
lfeas .getting breakfast Tha wife
objected and the coupU calleaa-trtn-
er names. Efflo daahed a handful of
aalt into Hans' eves and then Hans rose
up In hla might and pummeled Kffle'a
face with hla fists.
. At least Effie said that Hana pum
meled her. Hana declared It waa tba
bedroom door which blacked her eye
and split her Up. as she was running
away with her guilty conscience, . iioit
will probably not be given a dosa of the
whipping post
STAR COURSE AUDIENCE
IS ENTERTAINED --
Grilley . and Rogers Give Very
Capable Presentations at
' the Y.-M. C.JL. . v
, A successful entertainment was given
last evening by tha Rogers-Orllley en
tertainers In' tha Star course of the T.
M. C A. Charles T. Grilley proved him
self sn able entertainer and throughout
tha evening kept his audience- respon
sive and appreciative. Hla humoroua
aelectlona were In tha happiest vein and
hla more serious work, such as his
presentation of Conan Doyle's hero, the
old guardsman, was the work of a close
stuuent and a" capable actor.
Dan Rogers, the harpist, greatly
chsrmed his hearers with hi' mastery
of his instrument and the clearness of
his execution, while the feeling of
sympathy-of tits Interpretations carted
forth the greatest admiration.' The
thorough appreciation of the audlenoe
was shown by their insistence in the
matter of encores, for whichever man
wss upon the platform received one re
call after another so that it was with
difficulty that his coadjutor was able
to take his place In rendering the ar
ranged program. . ." ' , - : ? ,
TELEPHONES $25
TO BUILDING FUND
La Camas Resident Sends Word
: He Will Help Y. M. C. A.
Y. W. C. A.
Steadily and surely are the solicitors
for tha T. M. C A.-Y. W. C A. building
fund proceeding with their work. More
than 11,600 was reported at today's
" noon meeting and all of the membera
'1 I IIMMnt Mim.lM AmmmmJt h.l. .Una
work and prospective contributors.
The largest subscription - announced
today was 1600 from A. B. Stelnbach
and tha next $300 from the .Oregon
Planing MIHS. Altogether there waa a
total of tl.63f turned In. Of this
amount the woman collected 22S. H.
MpMaster of la Camas, Waah., called
up Secretary Stone this morning and
voluntarily announced that ho would
give 125. Other donatlona are eomlng
In rapidly from persons who have the
Interests of tha associations at heart
and there la no doubt In the mind of
the most timid solicitor that the neces
sary amount will be raised.: The total
amount now collected since the cam
paign began Monday Is 18,087.
Those who gave today are: Oregon
Planing Mills $300, George W. 8imon
1300, Dr.J8urman.i Andrew Oordaol
and Thomaa Qray 8100 each. Downing,
Hopkins and company . 60. Tlmms,
Cress and company, F. W. Torgler, H.
McMaster, Beno and Ballia 121 each,
H. P. Chrtstensen and James Gibson
each ISO. H. I Trerett 115, P. Vetsch.
E. S. Ellison, d. T. Gold th waits eah
$10, and A. B, Stelnbach $600. -
BRAKEMaKI ON LOGGING
' TRAIN SEEKS DAMAGES
For Injuries resulting In . tha ampu
tation of hla left leg below the knee,
William Martin, formerly a brakeman
on a logging railroad, aeeks damages In
the sum of $20.000t from the Rue and
Clyde Logging company.
While riding on a log car on the com
panya railroad at Coal Creek. Washing
ton, on September 14, 1105, Martin waa
thrown to tha ground by the sudden
shifting f the load. His left foot was
badly crushed and It became necessary
to amputate his leg. Martin alleges
that the loading of tha cara waa done
under the direction of a foreman named
Martin Hiberla, who was known to the
defendants as being habitually negli
gent and careless about his work. Fur
thermore, be alleges that ths company
notther promulgated nor enforced any
rules to govern the loading of lta cars.
ROW OVER SNOWBALLING
MAY RESULT FATALLY
(Speetal TMnpatrfi to The ynnreat.t
" Pendleton. Or., Feb. 7. Reporta from
Wallula, Washington, etate that Gust
Kostovas. a Greek restaurant man of
that place, is In a critical condition
from being hit' over the heed by a
young man named Ed Sinclair. Kos
tovss wss in a row with several boys
over snowballing and Sinclair wis
taking the boys' rsrt. The Greek drew
I a gun. when Sinclair hit him over the
with sn iron rod. It Is believed
Joe wUl die.
to
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COSHOWAND BOOTH '
ARE LEADING THE FIGHT
WUl Force Senate to Vote Whether
There Shall . Be Two or Pour
richoola Leaders Are Confident
. of Success. :f v r ' v ; ' .-.. -- '-.
(By a BUff CorreapoooVet.) ' '
Salem. Or Feb. . 7. -The normal
school battle is raging on the floor of
tho senate this afternoon, and as far
as tha senate Is concerned will probably
be decisively determined today. Since
it became known that a combination
had been effected between part of the
reform champions and aome of the nor
mal school Interests tn onmnmmlsi the
flghFby sacrificing the Drain school
a strong effort has been made to break
tho combination and compel tha senate
to meet tha issue squarely and vote on
the question whether there shall ba four
normal schools or only two.
tho fight to break the comnromtse com
blnatlon. Senator Miller of Linn county
ts standing with them.- These senators
are confident of ultimate success and
believe that if they lose the fight in the
senate today they will win eventually In
tho house. ,r ... .
Since tho preliminary skirmish In
both houses yesterday morning, when
it became known that" the crisis In the.
senate would bo reached this afternoon.
tha fight haa raged In the chambers of
both hoiises and In the lobby... . '
-r For Votlpa; Machines -r"
Salem. Or.. Feb. 7. The senate com
mittee on elections haa reported favor
ably on tha bill voting machine commis
sion this morning. It Is believed the
bill will pass. It provides for a com
mission to approve tha voting machines
ana use or such machines in elections
over the state under tho direction of
tha county courts -a they. are approved.
The greater time of the senate -this
morning waa occupied In tho discussion
over tha proposed amendments to
statement one and .the compulsory paaa
'-amendments of -the Hedges - antl-pase
bill. . The compulsory pass amendments
have been -aent hock to the railroad
committee for revision.
N Night Sessions.
(By a Staff Cocrssenadent.) ' '
, Salem, Or., Feb. 7. Unless tha house
delays lta bills In some manner not now
anticipated. It will not be necessary
for tho senate to hold any night sessions
during the present session of tha legis
lature.. The senate haa ao far estab
lished av record for dispatching its work
with . promptness, . and every adjourn
ment has been taken because the desk
has been clear and there was ncr fur
ther work for tha senate to-do, ,.
- , Road Bill Passes. '
(By a Staff Oerreoeedeet.V
Salem, Or.. Feb. 7. The Johnson road
bill, which passed Tne senate yester
day afternoon, repeals the much-discussed
Tuttls road law and provides
a Byatenr for the permanent Improve
ment of publlo highways by extending
state and county aid to the residents
of any district who desire to Improve
their roads. ,
Object to Banking Law.
- (By s Staff Cemspaaaeat.) -Salem,
Or., Feb. 7. Objections to the
banking law proposed by tba bill intro
duced In the aenata by President Halnea
were urged on the banking committees
of the senate and house in Joint session
last night by -tha representatives of a
number of trust companies from Port
land. , , ,
Mar Not Vote for Hla Bill.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)
Strong Effort Beirij Made
Break Combination and
Meet Real Issue.
Salem, Or.. -Feb. 7. Whether Sena-land
.or Hedges will vols forTils anti-pass
bill when It comes ' from tho . aenata
railroad committee, with tha . amend
ments they will propose. Is a ques
tion that -Is being asked by many of
tha senator. .
Government Reserve Receipts. L..
.(By a RUff Oermpoedest.) -Salem,
Or, Feb. 7. Congress Is asked
to pass a law giving to tha Irreducible
school fund of Oregon tho net receipts
of tha government from all foreat re
serves within the state, by a memorial
Introduced In tho aenata by .Senator
Coahow of Douglas county, - J
HAS NOTHING TO DO.
WITH-WAR.RUMOR
Officers of 0. N. G. Ridicule
Story Sent Out From ;
" 7" Springfield. - -
Of f Icere of the Oregon National
guard ridicule tha story sent out from
flpringflld,.-IllInol.sf veral days ago
to the effect that the recent order from
the war department had a significant
bearing upon the present situation ex
isting between the United States and
Japan. .
Captain Ryland O. Scott, commanding
Company K. Third regiment, Oregon Na
tional guaro, eiaiea luaaj inm tna or
der received at Springfield had been
received tn Portland early in January
and waa principally for the purpose
of giving the state militia throughout
the country an opportunity to recruit
their companies to the required numbers
that they might Indulge in tha federal
appropriation for the national guard.
Tne appropriation, " which formerly
had been $1,000,000. was raised - to
$J. 000,000, and In order to enjoy the
share to which eaclf state la entitled,
the department Issued orders to the
adjutant generals of tha states, calling
attention to thv.fact that the minimum
number of men In each company must
be II men. ' i
Although the number of men foy each
company waa raised in tne minimum
from M to m and in the maximum from
16 to S), It was not considered that
special significance waa attached to such
a change because Of the Japanese ques
tion, but rather- as a movement to a
greater efficiency. , 1
Oregon's share of the federal appro
priation formerly amounted to IX.000, but
with the Increase declared by congress
she will new receive $11,000. This money
Is appropriated to Jho. ststa.. guards .lor
maintenance. ,
rrorerrea woes osnaea ooa
lien at bewls Best Brand.
O. R. AN. Company Concen
trates All Efforts of Forces
-at Oneonta "Gorge. ,.
MEANTIME TOW BOATS
, HANDLE PASSENGERS
Veritable Army of laborers Now
' v Engaged Itetween Trontdalo and
Bonneville- Removing Obstructions
From the. Blockaded Tracks, "
- In a distance of about fivemlles from
Oneonta - gorge to Horse Tail falls, 35
miles east of Portland. flv locomotives
and a rotary snow plow are still stuck
In the anow and Ice. This section of
the O. R. N. blockade Is today all that
remains, to ba -opened between Portland
and the east, so far aa known at thla
time. Efforts of tho railroad forces are
hoped to have the track clear and dis
patch a train through tomorrow evening-.
- : - .
The prospect la fair but by no means
certain for aocompllahlng. the work by
that time and it may be Saturday morn
ing before passenger and mall will get
through" Between- Portland -atid-the-eaat
over the O. R. eVN. main line. Mean
time the company Is operating two boats
a day between Portland and Bonneville
to bring the passengera and mall arriv
ing there from the east r?o paasengers
or mail aro being taken from Portland to
tha oaat today, for the reason that there
Is no certainty that the main line Is open
betwen The Dalles 'and Huntington.
The telegraph lines aro down for 10
mllea, the poles and wires lying flat on
the ground. The condition of equipment
is such that It is dangerous and difficult
to work -at - tho rebuilding of- tha Hoe.
Until tha telegraph mires are working
it la Impossible to know Just What con
ditions ara east of Tha Dalles from hour
to hour. .. ..... "
PUGETSOUKD BUSINESSMEN
- WILL BE EBTERTAIRED
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Special Train From Tacomtfand
. Seattle Is Due Here Sat
urday Morning.
Seattle and Tacoma business men will
ba entertained In Portland Saturday aft
ernoon and evening. On a special train
they will leave Tacoma at t o'clock Sat
urday morning enrroute to southern Cal
ifornia on a Jaunt similar to that of the
Portland business men's excursion to
the south laat fall. T
Iha train, will arrive here at 1:10 p.
m. and they will be met by a Commer
cial club committee composed of W. B.
Olafka, Big Slchel,' Edward Bhrman. Dr.
Weatherbee and B. H. TrumbulL Trol
ley oars will await them and they will
bo taken for a" sight-seeing excursion
over the city. At 7:10 p. m. a reception
and luncheon will be served to the visit
ors - and Commercial club men at tha
clubroome. The train will leave for Cal
lfornla at 11 p. in.
IER 1YAHTS BALM FOR
BRUISED ROSE ADD UPS
Sues Former Employer for Big
- Sum for ' Being Thrown
Out of Saloon."
Because his employers broke his head
threw him out after they haddls-.
cjrarged him, W. Staubnandt, a bar
tender, wants 12.010 damages- The case
is being tried before a Jury in Judge
Cleland's court today. -
The employers are Hugo Tannensee
and Oeorgs Gottsehalk, who run a sa
loon at Fourth and Madison streets.
Staubsandt alleges that on December It
laat Tannensee struck and boat him in
th face, discoloring hla eyes and bruis
ing hla nose apd -lips, and that ha hit
him on - the head with a club and
knocked him unconscious. Ten 'dollars
of tha damages asked for Is for a doc
tor bill.
Th def endanta allege that Staub
sandt waa paid off and ordered to leave
th prelmsesr that ha threatened to kill
Tannensee and went so far aa to seise
two heavy beer mugs and raise them aa
If to hurl them at tha saloonman'a head.
In Slf-defene, m h jmrtl, Tinmn.
sea grabbed tha first weapon available,
a lamp lighter, and attacked th plain
tiff. J - ..
PLACE PORTAGE ROAD
UNDER A COMMISSION
Salem, Feb. 7. Th board of portage
commissioner In Its report recommend
ed the placing of th Portage railway
Under th control of an independent com
mission and suggested tha names of u.
A. Lewis of Portland, J. T. raters Of
The Dalle anoV W. J. Mariner of Bla-
lock to be recommended by tho legis
lature to tha executive for tha appoint
ment. Th present board a now con
stituted finds It Impossible to attend to
the duties of inspection.
The board ' asserts that It Is necessary
to the development of the state and the
northwest that th Columbia be open to
navigation. The question Of operating
the portage railway at a loss Ought not
to enter into th deliberations of the
legislature with reference to th appro
priation as recommended, which. Is for
110,000.. -
SURLY FIREMAN ' -:
SUSPENDED BY CHIEF
Because he became sulky,
'when ssked leading questions
by Chief Campbell and the bat
talion chiefs, George H. OulldT
a driver of chemical No. 1 com
pany, was suspended today.
The -chief, la making a de
termined investigation into thla
. company, several of whose
y members have- been charged
e with crime. - Oaa captain and
the lieutenant at this house,
which adjoins the police sta-
tlon, were nfto before the chief,
4 hut no decision was reached In
4 their case.-
;
The weather Is a pussle that no rail
road management van solve In advance
and it Is not known whether the Chinook
will hit the Columbia river gorge and
wash out all the bridges tomorrow.
Should tills ocour the company would
not be able to get trains through for a
week.
Mora than 1.000 men and all the Im
plements that can be handled are at
work on the line between Troutdala and
Bonneville, Th company - took out a
special train of 400 workmen this
aaorning, to reinforce th workers at
Oneonta gorge. A rotary snowplow Is
stalled there and as soon as It can be
reached it will be dlreeted against the
snowdrifts from this end of the block
ade. The La Orande rotary plow,
which was broken by rocks and then
snowed In at Horse Tall falls, will bo .
liberated and, repaired today, and with
It the snow and Ice will be attacked
from. tha east. It Is hoped that with
these the track- can be cleared by to.
morrow evening.' The ' fact that s
many locomotives are buried In drifts
along the route makes operation of ths
snowplows mors difficult.
xepora of aenons wreck. ' I
A report reached Portland via Sacra-
t point. , It. lalmento from the Starbuck drvtsion" of
the O. R. A N. this morning that the
Starbuck division was wiped off of the '
map by" flood today, and that several
people were drowned. Tha wires all
over tha division were down and no par
ticulars could ba learned. . From Indica
tions the Chinook has struck th Star- -buck
rgton nd loosened the floods. -Great
loss to therallroad company-end -to
private property will result.
A dispatch to Tha Journal today front
Its Arlington correspondent, sent via
Salt laka and- San Francisco, aald
weather conditions vat . Arlington wer
much better, and that a work train" ar
riving there from The DaJlea laat night
reported slight damage to the tracke
between The Dalles and Arlington. On
the train" were M. J. Buckley, general
superintendent, and D, W. Campbell, di
vision superintendent, en route over the
main-line to the east, to Investigate th
damage done to the road through ' tha
Blue mountains. Trains are running
today between The Dalles and Umatilla
Junction.
FIREMAN r.lOSTAGLfE SUES
' RAILWAY COMPANY
Alleges- He Wa Permanently In.
x jured in Collision at Third
and Couch Streets.
The collision tn which hook and ladder
truck No. 1 was smashed by an 8 car
on December 10 Inst haa given rise to a
damage suit for $7,498 against th Port
land Railway company. Gibson Mon
tague, the fireman who waa moat ns '
verely hurt, filed ault today in tho cir
cuit court. -
The-accldent-occurred-ar CoUch'"ndI "
Third streets One stormy evening. The
ladder truck, with a full crew on board,
waa hurrying east on Couch street tn
response to an alarm. The bell was
clanging loudly, but , th motorman of
an ear Tailed to hear tho signal and
did not know . of the approach of tho
truck until he saw it on tha crossing
in front of him. l
The truck driver turned - his horses
Into the curb, but tha car was going at
full speed. It st nick tne vehicle Just
tn front of the hind wheel and ladders
and firemen were sent flying in all di
rections. Two of the firemen were hurt
badly- enough to- ba aent to hospitals,
snd Montague was one of them.
Montague alleges that be was perms
nently Injured by the accident, that hla
face was disfigured for life by a scar
In th forehead and that ha haa bean
confined to his rooms aver sine he re
covered -sufficiently to be moved t,
th hospital. His complaint alleges that
the car was running at an unlawful
rata of speed, in violation of ordinance
14,10 of the city of Portland.
PACIFIC-ENTERS-
1N .CONTEST FOR LAND
eBgins Condemnation Proceed '
ings to Gain Right of Way for
Nation-Klamath Road.
(Special Dlapatra ts Tee Jeanatt
Eusene, Or.r Feb, 7. The Southern
Paclflo company has instituted con
demnation proceedings In the circuit
court for Lane county - againat two
property owner east of Eugene for -right
of way through their lands for th
proposed 'Nntron-Klama th " extension."
The defendants named In thea ult sr
Stephen Smeed and wife and Addle Oib
son and husband. Other auits will fol
low, it is said, as there are several
mors property owner with whom th
right-of-way agent. Major Edwards,
cannot com to an agreement. In regard
to a price for th land. 1 "
fn- thecounty-court yesteTdajrrtho"
railroad compsny, through lta agent. 3.
B. Bddv. rls-ht-of-wsv annn. innniiiMit
Its Intention to create a depot at Bprtna
field Junction.- formerly HendersoiwJftaV. 1
uon, two miles east of Eugene, but in .
order to do so It la necessary to en
croach upon a county road. A propoot- -
Uon was made to the court that th
company purchase a atrip of land equal
in sise to -tne ops needed for he depot
from th owner of the property adja
cent and donate It to the county, thua -maintaining
the same width tor the road
after the depot Is built as before. The
court hss announced if Intention to act
favorably upon the matter, and tha
depot will probably be built this sum
mer. .. ,
Springfield Junctlrn Is th oolnt wher
th Springfield cutoff branch, recently
completed by the company. Join the main
line and Is where all the tralna of tho
proposed Katron-Klamath extension and
the Natron-Ontario extension will pro
ceed on the main line to Portland and
Can Francisco. It Is probable that quit
a town will be built there, and Ills poo- -slble
that a division point may ba es
tablished In that vicinity with tha eon
sequent roundhouses, shops and other
terminal buildings. . ' ' i
' , Report on Taxes. ."
or county treasurers will collect thsH
taxes In each covin ty Is a question which li
will have to be settled by the house Ij
and senate for the committee on assess- - n
ment and taxation does not like to take II
the responsibility! ,They are therefor
determined to report back the tax cod .
without recommendation In that regard
according to th sens of tha meeting of
the committee. . .
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