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THE OREGON DAILY jUUKNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 20. 1007. ESTHER f.llTCIIELL GOES TO ASYLULl REVOLUTIONARY SONGS AND BLOOD-RED FLAGS . ..... i - . .Parada of Sympathizers of Moyer, Haywood -and Pettibone To night Will Not Be Interfered With by the Police as Mayor Lane Has Approved the Una of March. ". V FULTOll IGiiOillT OF DISMISSAL SAYS HE MONEY REGULARLY PAID EVELYN THAW BY WHITE Fund of Thirteen Hundred Dollars in Trust Company to Be Paid to Actress When She Was Out of , Work In Weekly In stallments on Her Order. TO Senator Has No Knowledge Why Nolan Lost Position In The Dalles Land Office. Girl Who Murdered Her Brother Last July Leaves Seattle ' for Steilacoom. Suspected ' Chinaman ' . Appre hended by Immigration In- ; , spector at Union Depot, ' BELOUGS OAKLAND . -. : t - r - ' '' ; Rd flag by the hundreds will b dl - played ait the Moyer-Haywood-Pettlbone C demonstration tonight, both In the ; street parade and at the In-door meeting following. The flag will not be the large kind which are waved on sticks; they will bn the email kind worn on the j coat lapel. To demonstrate luo revolu " tlonary character of their organisations, a)l five local branehea of the Interna ' tlonal Socialist party and the one branch of the lnduetrla! Workera of the World will distribute red rlbbona among their . members. "The red flag stands for brotherhood. not anarchy," explained a member' of the Myr-Hywood-Pettlbon league today, The' blood of all nations la red, and tha red flag Is to symbolise the movement r the ovarthrow-of industrial tyranny Mvn.i DrDuioniuga or me loiiars. On of the features of the program to night will be the singing of the "Marsei llaise, the famous, revolutionary song of France. In recent years new .words have been set to the old tune, and now the "Marsellaise" Is the battle hymn of revolutionary Workingmen' organisa PAY FARES TO GET HOME Commission Will Instruct Rail roads to Ignore Compulsory . -Pas's Bill. - II; I Staff -OornnosdMt.t - Salem, Or.. Feb. 10. One of the first affects of the railroad commission Isw . will be to compel members and attaches ; of the legislature to pay their - way home, despite the paaeage thla morning ' ef the Freemaa bill over the governor's veto. As that bill cannot go Into ef feet for 0 days, having do emergency clause. If will not help out the patriots .assembled at Salem. ; It Is quit likely that ona of-the first acts of- the new - railroad commission ' bill will be to notify railroads not to recognise passes. Apparently the rail -oads themselves are anxious to comply at once with this provision, for dosens of clerks who had applied for transpor tation to their homes were notified to- - dsy by the railroads that the requests were refused. Messrs. Campbell, West and Altehlson look the oath ot office today and each will file the required bond ef 110,00 today or tomorrow. Formal organise tlon will be affected as soon aa posal hie. In order that the -commission may take Immediate steps for the relief of the shippers' organisation.- - - - It is feared that the commission 'win be considerably hampered by the Inad eaaaetrof palpi fatten. Only I IV , 100 annually ,1a appropriated and sal- srles amount, to iia.zoo.. leaving- oniy 11.10 fer- travel! rig expenses of the commissioners. clerks and stenograph 'ery employment . of experts and -all the Incidentals.- Ths . bill originally pro vided I IB. 000 annually, but was re duced. -. BROKER HYNES RAISES BAIL -HONEY AT LAST . 1 ' v .. ! , . . i , - . Calif ornian ) Indicted In Land . Fraud Cases Leaves for Home ; . After Few Anxious Hours. Richard Hynea, the Los Angeles bank er who 'was brought to Portland from I tba California city Monday charged with entering Into 4 conspiracy to de fraud the government, out of Its public landa In Curry county, Oregon, finally obtained bis bail money amounting to -11.000 and left last night for his horns. . Hynea had quite a little difficulty lit - raising his ball because of a mlaunder standing with the bonding company. For a while It was thought that he had gone broke and had been deaerted by his former friends and esoclstes, but thla Is denied. Suffice It to say that the reputed broker and bank director did not seoure the necessary credentials . until late laat evening. , The same se curity company that went on. the bond of Dr. A. H. Hedderley, who ame to Portland with Hynea. under arreat for the sama charge, also rescued Uynea, . GEORGE HUBNER KILLED v AT CASTLE ROCK, WASH. t., i - , - ' "' , ;.v; (Special Wpea te The Joeraal. ' - Castle Rock. Wash., Feb- Oeorge -u,.k.w an amnlnva In the Rnsrland lod ging camp near mis piace, was raugnt 4tween cwo neavy iogs on in. runway .c .nnhMl in AoAtH at v about T:30 "i o'clock this morning. Ha was a member In good standing' of Cowllts -lodge No, . , A. O. U. W. He wss about H years t of age and leaves a widow and two children. Funeral services will be held - Fridsy . from ; the German Lutheran J church. -, ". . ' HAYASHI DECLARES : - JAPAN IS SATISFIED Joe rail Bpeetal "errtea. I : Tokld, Feb. SO. Hayaahl says Japan Is astlsfted with Roosevelt's solution of the Jspanese problem, 'declaring It the only expedient that could possibly be adopted. He' said Japanese wishing to go to Hawaii would not be affected. EQUAL SUFFRAGE UP AGAIN IN CALIFORNIA (Jenu Special service.) Sacramento, Cat., Fob. 30. The as- - sembly this morning passed ths const! j tutlonal amendment providing- for v woman auf fragn. The meamirw- had been defeated In both houses, but came up in tha assembly on reconsideration. . Rowland at the White Hons. . (Waohlnstita Burns ef The JoarnaM f .Waahington. D. C Feb. 10. -John W. ! Rowland, chief clerk In the surveyor general's office at I'ortlnnd, was Intro duced to Prealdont Rooaevelt today by ' b"nator Bourna. tions everywhere. A chorus consisting of members of the L W. W. and the So cialist party will do the singing. The speakers will be W. J. Yarrow, Vincent Harper, Cecil M.. Haybl and W. B. Pitschke. K ' The police will not Interfere In any way with tn" parade. Assurances to this effect were given by Mayor I.ana yesterday . evening to the parade com mittee, which called on the mayor and Informed him of the line of march It had .trapped out. The mayor made no objection to the program and the com mittee assured him that there would be no street disturbances.' The committee made out new line i of march la stsrt wilt be mitde from Second and Stark, at T:10 and will move south on Second to Yamhill, west to Third, north to Alder, west to Sixth, north to Wash ington, weet to Tenth and north to the armory. There will be two bands and many transparencies. It Is now as serted that every union In the city will be represented' and that a. number of these have voted a fine of 12.69 upon member who fall to report for the parade. FULTOll VOTES FOR REEO SfilOOT Both Oregon Senators Favor r Mormon, Who Keeps His Seat, v by .Party Vote. (Jooraal (Iperlal Service.) -- Washington, Feb. 0. On the resolu tion to expel Senator Reed Bmoot of Utah from the senate Bemrtora Fulton and Mulkey voted no on the final vote of tt for and it .against. Ankeay and Piles voted no. Dubois of Idaho voted aya and Heyborn no. . - ' During the debate Carmack announced that ha would at the proper time offer aa amendment . to the pending resolu tion calling for Smoot'a expulsion. Hansbrough held that ' the Mormoa church's action in sending Bmoot to the senate was an offense against good morals and characterised It as "another example of brasen effrontery In defying publlo sentiment."- " " Foraker held that no testimony ex ists that Justifies the declaration that F moot's seat Is vacant.' He declared that be would ba violating the oath, of office If he disregarded the constitu tional requirements of the ease. He declared that Smpot. shewed better char acter than the senators generally could expect to .attain. ' Foraker said that Bmoot neither chews nor smokes nor drinks. "The trouble ente to hs he-Is too good." - " ' Senators generally joined In the de bate. Bailey held that Smoot'a high connection with the Mormon ' church was sufficient-- reason why .' the aeat should be declared vacant- ' Dolliver-said he could not without violating his sens of. duty vote against Bmoot, -'.-..- TO STOP USE OF RAILWAY PASSES Councilman Vaughn was overlooked In the annual distribution of peases by the-Southern Pacific, O. R. & N. and other Harrlman roads becauao of the stand he haa taken during the paat year. Councilman Vaughn la not an noyed at , the oversight, but haa pre pared, an ordinance prohibiting the Is suance of paases by any railroads. - The ordinance will ba Introduced this after noon. " - ... . - It Is entitled, "An ordinance prohibit ing the Issuing of any paas, ticket. transportation, or service, either free or at leas than regular public rates, to any councilman, officer, agent or em ploye of tha city of Portland, and pro hibiting" the receiving of or using of any such pass, ticket, transportation or service." - The ordinance la to be known as the "anti-pass ordinance." It provide heavy penaltlea for a violation of Its provisions and aa a preventive of a possible violation provides as follows: ' Before the salary or any council man, officer, agent or employe of the city of Portland, or any sum of money otherwise payable to any auch council man, officer, agent or employe or tne glty of Portland on any account what ever, shall be paid to him, such coun cilman, officer, agent or employe rhall be required to sign and file with, ana as a part of, his reretpt for such salary or" money, substantially ths' following statement: 'I have not solicited, re quested, laccepted. received or used any free or reduced rata pass, ticket, trans portation W service contrary - to the provisions of the "sntl-pass" ordi nance. ' -j -,'.:'- ,' ' MANY WOULD WED M ARSHF1 ELD HEIRESS (special TXepateti te The Joamal.) Melrose. Mass.. Feb. 20. ljorenso D. Kinney of Marshflcld, Oregon, has writ ten to bis daughter. Ml ' Annie D. Kinney, who works tn a bakery here. and wired her that he will, soon start east to take her with her mother back to Oregon to live, whsre he haa built up a fortune In the 10 years that ha ha been lost to their knowledge. In that time his little family strag gled vainly to get along, the patient mother seeing that her children had tha best . poselhle education. Hundreds of proposals of marriage hsv poured In upon young Miss Kinney, sines It be came known that she was an heiress, and one asking for tha addresa of an astrologer who cast her horoscope a few years sgo. In which ba predicted all tha good things thst hsve coma true. CARS AGAIN OVER ' : L; . THE MADISON BRIDGE 1 The Madison street bridge draw Js again tn working order and street car rvlce has been resumed over the bridge. Repairs to ths machinery were completed mis- morning at s ocioca. Superintendent Oberg says that while the damsses to the draw swinging, ma-, rhlnery were difficult to ' roualr they acre hot serious, 1 ..- . . . . 1 . (Waahlnstne Surees ef Yb JasrnaLl Washington I). C, Feb. 10. Senators Fulton and Bourne today claimed they had no knowledge of the reasons why Mitchell 't. .Nolan was dismissed from tfie reglstershlp of the land office at The Palles, Oregon. ' i - Nolan was dismissed at the presi dent's order. Nolan had presented bis resignation.' . but at the suggestion of Senators Fulton and Bourne be recalled It and asked an Impartial Investigation by persons not residents of Oregon. The Investigation-was made, and now President Roosevelt summarily dis misses Jilm. ' In the abaoncs otinv official sta 1 ment, which the general land office, tine Interior department and the White House all refuse to make. It Is believed Nolan's head fell because of Malcolm A. Moody's Influence, In part at least. Vnlan'a ilt.fnl.Hl 'la mwaittmA Iter M ' showing his charges agatnat Miss Lang, receiver of the land office at The Dalles, were not sustained. Waahington. D. C, Feb. 10. It Is stated that the correct version of No lan's dismissal Is that when he sent his resignation to the department he admit ted that he and his relatives, had vio lated the land laws by entering publin land claims. . At the same time he filed charges against Moody. An Investiga tion resulted In finding Moody not gulltg as charged. , The "Dalles. Or., Feb. 10. -Miss Lang utterly refuses to talk regarding the land office matter.' : Nolan la absent from tha city. .. . ', E HEAD OFF-PE1YPACKER OF WASHIK6I0N ' Bill at Olympia to Forestall Leg - islation to ThrottIeNews-- ' ' : .' papers. ; . : - , ' (Speeial niapatcfe te The Joeraal.) ' Olympla, Wash., Feb. SO. Represen tative Blackmore of Vancouver this morning Introduced In the house a new libel bill which contain many of ths features of the bill repealed two years ago and which. was considered one of the fairest ever placed on the statute, books of any state. It was repealed by : tha votes of legislators who had personal grievances against the papers. At the present time the only libel law In this state Is the common law, which Has been generally satisfactory to the' newspapers, and wars It not for the fact that there la now pending in the senate a btll similar, to the ob noxious Pennypacker law of Pennsyl vania., and another muxxllng ths news columns of the press.. 'the new bill would not have been introduced In ihe house. . . . ' . It provides that only actual damages may be recovered and defines what cone stltutes a defense In a libel action,: It also contains a provision for. the publication of retractions, which may be pledged In mitigation for reducing damages..-. ... . BILL REVOKING FRANCHISES . KILLED III SENATE Upper; House -Indefinitely Post . pones Measure as Being ; ; Too Sweeping. '(By a Staff Oorreapaedeat.) -----Salem. Feb. . The bllr revoking all perpetual franchises wss Indefinitely postponed In the senate thla afternoon. The revision of laws committee made an i adverse report, recommending that the bill not paas. Bailey demanded an aye and no vote, saying that general senti ment all over the state waa In favor of repealing franchises. Chairman Bow erman of the committee aayt that the proper,, way la to give cities and towns the right to regulate franchlaea and the 1 bill Is too sweeping. Hedges said .that it would take away the right to live. The vote for .Indefinite postponement was aa follows; ' Ayes Bingham, Booth, Bowerman, Coke. Ccje, Hart, Hedges. Hodson, Ksy, I y cock. Malarkey, McDonald, Bchol field, Btchet, Smith of Marlon, Smith of Umatilla, Whealdon, Wright, Halnea. . Noes Bailey, Beach, Caldwell, Co show, Johnson, MUler of Marlon, Mullt SPEAKER DAVEY GIVEN HANDSOME GOLD WAJCH - -; '.",..''. , ' (By a Btft Onrnepeadent.1 ' Salem, Or, Feb. 20. -Speaker Frank Davey was presented with a handsome gold watch by members 'of tha house and friends this afternoon. Davey was taken completely by surprlsa and made a feeling response. A nest trick waa played In gaining the opportunity to prevent the gift. - Prlscoll arose and ssld: ;''- '"-..-! - - "Mr. Speaker, important 'legislation Is being held up by a member of this house. I therefor move that Mr. Vaw ter be called to the roatrum to explain the matter." Davey, much mystlAed, called Vawter up, when the latter made a presenta tion speech. Davey "responded and the house took a flve-mlnute recess to con gratulate the speaker. . - When business was resumed Davey said: : ''. "I see by my watch It I time tha house com to order." . BREWING COMBINE BUYS : BREWERY AT ALBANY (Special rilopatra te The Journal.) - Albany. Or.. Feb., !. The Albany Brewing company baa sold Its plant In this city to the Salem Brewing asso ciation. "It I to beeoma a part of it great brewing combine of all the prin cipal breweries of the northwest The deeds were filed In the office of the county recorder yesterday afternoon. The Ice plant, brewing plan) and all machinery and accessories paas Into the hands of the Hnlem association. The conaUIr ration Is jbehl a secrot. The brewery may be croianttdnfa.l with the Salem plant eventually and Ita Ope ration no longer b carried on In Al bany, ; - . - ', r.- - (Special Dlipatm te The Journal.) Seattle. Feb. 10. Esther Mitchell, who sine last' July has been confined In .the county jail charged with the mur der of her brother, George Mitchell, left for the state asylum for the Insane at Steilacoom this noon. The commitment was signed by Superior. Judge Frater this forenoon immediately upon receipt of a remittur from the supreme court conveying formal not location that Judge crater s act in calling a lunacy com mission to Investigate the mental condi tion of the girl was legal. . Aooeptg It Stoically. l.aoon as ID. commitment was signed and delivered to Deputy County Viera sweatee a oemnsa copy was made and given to Chief Deputy Sheriff Ed Drew. A few minutes later Kathnr Mitchell was -Informed of the disposition , of her oase and at once began prepara tions io leave ner can in the woman's ward of the' JalL Mrs. Kelly. Jolloetment of m tn, pedestrians on Fifth and matron, was. summoned to accompany in gin to ine asylum. Esther Mitchell received tha news to go to the asylum as stoically aa she haa accepted everything that has had to do with her since she shot her brother. Before leaving the ward, she bade the women . who have been her companions good-bye and was In turn made the re cipient of many congratulations. ' ' ' Objeo of Sympathy. 'Ever since ahe haa been In Jail, Es thelr Mitchell has been aa objectot sympathy on the part of women who have beon in her company. She has never been Intimate with any of them; Dut ner .demeanor haa been kindly, and all of those who cams in contact' with her learned to sympathize with the pale, silent girl, who seemingly was wrapped -up la soaa mysterious Influence, aad bora none of the characteristics of her fellow ' prisoners -women . from ' the slums of the city, devoid of-any but the very baalc indications ot their sex. After leaving the ward' the girl bade cordial farewell to Jailers Fred Hill and Emll Larsen, asktng them to tell the night jailers good bye for her and ac companied by Police Matron Kelly, left the building for tha dock where ahe will take the boat for Tacoma, from whence ah will make the trip to the asylum. PORTAGE ROAD TO GET 860,000 Action of Senate In Reconsider ing Bill IllegaJ-Shbuld First Recall It. - (By a Buff Cerreafrnoeat.) -Salem. Feb. 10. The nortase road ap propriation bill, carrying $60.(0, Is In no ' danger of defeat aa the result of reeon- sideratlon and tabling by the house last night, according to senate authorities. The bill passed the house yesterday, but waa reconsidered and put on tba table, to whip Senator Whealdon into tine for the Port of Columbia btll. At the time the action was taken the bill had been sent to the chief clerk of the senate for engrossment and algnature of tha presi dent. Tha senate hold that the house could not reconsider the vote until after the bill bad bean recalled from the senate. - Ths action of the house there fore Is of no effect, and the bill tn reality stand a passed by both houses and Is ready for the signature of the presiding officers and consideration of the governor. - -- The house this morning sent a message to tha senate announcing Ita reconsider ation and private Information was sent bark that tha house must recall the bill before any reconsideration la effective. Further action in the house Is In doubt, but It la expected the matter will ba allowed to rest and tb bill be signed when It comes back. , '." ESSIE VATK1NS OPENS HOUSE BUT IS ARRESTED AT ORCE Emboldened by the fact that Judge Cameron, notwithstanding the conclusive evidence of guilt, dismissed the caaa against her husband, John Conrad, the notorious Alder street dlvekeeper, Essls Watklns, who want into biding to escape the service of a subpoena in the case against her spouse, reopened her' Davis street house of Ill-fame last night and wa promptly taken Into custody by De tective Jones on a warrant charging her with conducting an Immoral resort. The woman deposited 1200 caah ball to guarantee her appearance In Oie police court and upon tha request of Attorney Maklln, law. partner of Judge Cameron, who appeared for her this morning, the case was continued until February Zo. Aa the Watklns woman could not be found when wanted during the trial of Conrad, Deputy City Attorney Fltcgerald Immediately Issued a warrant for her arrest on the charge specified with the expectation thst she would return after the disposition of she case against ber husband. ' - m That the theory "of the city prosecutor waa correct Is evidenced by the arrest of the Watklns woman laat night. Wtth the woman now within-the Jurisdiction of the courts, ths authorltlea declare that It will ba aa easy matter to establish the marriage of Conrad to ber and the felony chargea now pending against him will be vigorously prosecuted. Inspector Bruin Is emphatlo - In Jits declaration that under no circumstances will the Watklns disorderly house be allowed to run and nightly raids on the place will be the order If the resort reopens Its doors. Ths police hav Con rad a Alder street saloon under surveil lance and all of the habitues of the place arc being closely watched with the Intention of filing vagrancy charges sgalnst them. -. IDAHO HOUSE PASSES - TEST OATH MEASURE ' (pertl Dtepotrs te Ttie Joe rati.) noise, Ida.. Feb. .- The house today passed the test oath bill, confirming to the constitution, after a bluer flht. The vol stood S3 to ?. rWverat Mormons voted for the msssure. The governor will veto It If It Is passed by the senate. He ha already salt) so In special mes sage, ; Low Chung waa a very angry China man thla morning when, apprehended at tha union depot by an Immigration In spector for being in the country unlaw fully. Low la from Oakland and aays he haa "plerfect light In clountree." - So firmly did Low believe In his rights that he gave Inspector Alisky a hard tussle when -marched down town to have his photograph taken. Finally the asalMtsnce of a policeman Waa called in and between the officers managed to get the belligerent Low before United States Commissioner Bladen, who set Low's hesrlng for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. ' ' . ' - Low "no Ukee pllctur taken." He says 'he rather would he. hangwd than hav nrs eeleetial countenance trans- ferred to the sensitive paper. For "that reason he put np a terrlflo tight with the Immigration Inspector and waa victori ous. Low Is only about t feet In height, and bow he managed to give the In spector the fight he Aid was the wonder- Morrison streets who beheld the combat. Not only did Low squirm snd twist and between them the officer managed to hold on to a bundle of clothe during the scrap. Wbsn he arrived In the courtroom, Low wore a frown so deep and' dark that Jove In all his thunderbolt deal ing never equaled it. -Low waa mad arid didn't care who knew : It. He told everybody in tha court room that ho waa mad. or at leaet they would have been told had they underatood the Chinee language. - He expoatulated In a high tone In auch a groteaque way that a Chinese comic opera appeared tame, add had the lord high ohanoellor been present. Low would have told him what. As It was. Low contented himself, by saying that be had -never committed, a crime save that of being-at ertatn spot on. aarth at tha wrong time. Commlsalooer - Sladen appeared to take the aame view of the case and told Low that If he had any friends who would help him out of his difficulties to summon them between now and to morrow else ha would order. Low de ported to China. Low promised to be good and still wearing his frown went away In the custody of Deputy United States Marshal Griffith to telephone hi frlanda. DIES JUST- AFTER - PAYIKG P INSURAKCEq Charles Johnson, Arlington Club : Employe, Found Dead, Appar ently From Heart Disease. "' Charle Johnson, for 14 year a faith ful employe of tha Arlington club, paid the premium of his lire insurance pol icy yesterday afternoon and araa found dead thla morning by Mrs. Johnson st their home, corner Water and Woods streets, South Portland. Johnson' died I ' Z"lj"nt A". eUld ' ' .Jw2r "" """-" he bed arisen In the night. Boon after' paying- hi Insurance money, Johnson remarked to a friend Ciat the money might come In handy some day, little thinking that be would bo dead a few hour after making the statement. Immediately after finding her hus band's hpdy, Mrs. Johnson called In friends and physicians. - Tha Utter ststed that Johnson had been dead sev eral houra. ' To all appearance Johnson hsd been In the best of health and whan he re tired laat night gave no expression that would lead to tha belief that he was suffering from any Illness. It Is thought that he got up In the night to get a drink, or thst ha might have been In pain and was seeking to get relief, when death overtook him. - Johnson was a man well liked by hi fellow employes and trusited by his em ployers. Ifls long and faithful, service st tha Arlington club had earned him tha respect of hi employers who es teemed hint an .honest snd desirable employe. . ' MAY BE COMPROMISE ON CHEHALIS DIVISION (Special M.patca te The Joarsal.) Hoqulam, Wssh., Feb. 10. A rumor Is Current tn the city - today that tha county division and antl-dlvlsloa forcea have met and are trying to effect a compromise. The proposition Is to move the county seat to Gray's Harbor, but leave Chehalls county Intact Th lead ers of the antl-dlvlslon movement claim this move will go through and th county seat will come to the harbor without division. The past two day hav been strenuous ones here, the anti-dlvlslontsts keeping the wires busy with messages of protest to represen tative and entors at Olympla. PORTLAND JOBBERS WHO , FIGHT PURE FOOD BILL . (Br Stiff Carrenpeno'enM Balam. Or., Feb. 10. A delegation of Portland Jobber arrived at the capital this morning and began active lobbying to defeat the Burns pur food and cor rect weight bill In the Senate.- The Job bers claim if the bill becomes a law It will seriously -hsmper their business. Among the Portlsnd men who arrived tha morning are K. Ehrman, - Allen Lewis, I. Lang anil J. N. Teal. GRANGERS PLANA '' v SPECIAL BANQUET The ItuBSplville Orange, Patrona of Husbandry, will hold a special meet ing Fridsy, Fehrusry 11, In honor of tbe day. Th amsfeurs of the hamlet will be solicited snd there will be a banquet uch as thoe for which only th Orange Is famous. Thar will alio be prises for different features, ss for th laxlest man or th "sw'elleat woman of the day. - Consider Street Improvements, i Jr.; 1 C-M.llv nthV-w.h,M.I elation meets t rlclay night, February 11. St MlaalaMppl avenue snd Shavor , . ...... !... . , i , .The-Multnomah Improvement aaa'V- streets. About elcht ml!a of street Improvements are to be conHldered, Civilities avitli Jap frinadron. Honolulu. Feh. 10. Calls between t! officers of th Ja:mnee eciuadrnn. which arrived yeater.lny. ami Govern' r Carter wer exchanged tul..y. , - (Joaraal Special Servlee.l " L Nw TorkFeJjrTiO.-rCourt reconvened this afternoon at 1:0 o'clock with Evelyn Thaw on the stand. Bo keen was the Interest In the trial today that spectators having seats re fused to leave at the - noon - recess. Crowds blocked the corridors this aft ernoon, clamoring for admlaslon. ' When be reappeared, thla-afternoon. Thaw carried a notebook. Evelyn waa recalled snd Jerome, referred to the pho-tographsw-Btiowing two that tha witness had ldenUf)d as having been taken by White on 'the day. preceding the night of her ruin.' Evelyn promlned 'Jerome to bring to court tomorrow a dook White made, containing his ravorTeefwljen not playing, fposee. Tbia book is one that White is supposed to have, paif'.lT.OOO-for 'andi to Dave destroyed, the plates after a few copies were mad) . Jerome pa seed the photographs to the Jury. He showed Evelyn a, series of checks supposed to have been paid by White to ber when she was out of em FISHER WILL FACE GRAHD JURY Ex-Treasurer . . of"- Skamania, County, Accused of Embezzl-, , Ing, Taken to Stevenson. J.-A, Flshar, ex-treasurer of Skama nia county Wah.lngtoo,who-war ar rested by Sheriff Haffey of th latter county lsst night on a charge of hav ing embexxled over 15,000 of the publlo funds, wa taken to Stevenson' this morning, where tt 1 probable th grand Jury will return an indictment for hla alleged peculations. The amount ot money which It Is al leged Fisher took from the county treaa urer'a coffers ba not been definitely de termined, th sum being placed t be tween $2,000 and 15.000. A hurried ex amination of Fisher' books, mad re cently during hi absence from Skama nia county, showed th shortage to ba In excess of 15,000, but it wa stated thla morning that this flgurs waa prob ably too large, a th money handled yearly by th county treasurer la tod small to permit of such an amount be ing taken - without being Immediately discovered. - Fisher has been spending most of his time In Portland during tba past few months, where. It Is said, be has lavished considerable money on his women friends. Her. wa arrested at Third ana i'lne streets last night la a rooming-house, where he wa evidently recovering from an extended debauch. Fisher wss elected last fall to tha of fice of clerk and auditor of Skamania county, but haa spent but little time at Stevenson, the county seat He Is psst so years .or ags ana unmarried, but ha relative living In Portland. HELOllSLIKE Passengers on the O. R. N. train which left Portland yesterday morning at 1:10 o'clock were brought back to Portland last night at 11:46 In a ststa of belligerency. The trsln could proceed no farther than Tha Dallea becauae ot waahouta and waa brought; back to thla city to provide equipment for tha train that left her thla morning. It waa be cause of thla fact that tha paasengera lost their tempers and made auch a rumpus that they gained tha end which they sought. When a train I returned to its orig inal .starting point It la put out of commission, so to speak, and tha pas sengers low all their right a to bertha. seat and privileges. This would deprive the paasengera on yes terday's train from retaining 1 the Terths thsy hsd - reserved and "would force them to take chance on getting 'berth today when there would be paa sengera of two days trying to get bertha ' A 'council of war waa held on tha train on the way back to Portland and th passengers decided thst com what would, they would reruae to leave the cars until they had received assurances from the company that they could re tain th nam berth they had on the train- -'.,. When the' train reached Portland th passengera remained In th car and re fused to leave until their spokesmen, Jamea P. Lucas of New Tork and J. B. Thompson of Baltimore, had gone to the general offices of the company and ascertained what treatment they were to receive from the official. - . Mr. Lucas and Mr. Thompson visited the offices at midnight and after much parleying were assured thst they would be given their, berths when the -train left this morning.. The ,two leaders went back to the car and notified their fellow-travelers of the satisfaction they hsd received and the other rushed from the csr to the general offices.' where half the night was put In with tha of ficial In settling the berth Question. . At ths hotels this' morning guests who sssembled at the cnll for th train wore th happy, satisfied look of persons who had met th enemy and conquered. FIFTY-FOUR MILLIONS YET IN CREEKS OF KLONDIKE - (special tM.patHi te The Jmiraal.i Victoria, B. C, Feb. . An Interest ing report mads by MoConnell of the geological survey of Cunada last season is now made public. Mrt'onnell made an Investigation ' of the gold deposits of the Yukon, He reports' upon the pro duction of the various creeks worked on the Klondike, vstlmatlng their gold output since dlaodveri'd. ""mated that about rl.fD.0..) haa , b wu,i "kfn "" hat up M - Connoll makes a conservative atimair. of tha gravel ct working salua yet re- j matnlng in thne creeks and phit-ra the K"lfl yet available at about l.-l.ii"i Thl dm-a not take Into account i creek bottoms of hydraulic ni,l m.tr to riis-'ivered In tha (-fiuntiy, t ' tiiv1''-- to th-vne d i v : I .!. J or wh'ih. havts 1- i " SOLDIERS ployment, US', weekly supposed to ba ihe Income the architect provided. 8h identified the Indorsements on seven as her own. Flvs bore ber mothers sig nature. , Jerome offered a number of checks in evidence, all drawn upon the same bank, signed by the aame person, payable to the same person, to show a "customary form" of payment existed, Del maa hav ing objected to the term, . He Introduced aeverf check, some for 110, some for 160, showing thst Evelyn received them from July to October, 1101. when Uvlnx at the Wellington hotel with her mother. Answering her question, the ' witness said that she - drew Hi weekly from the Mercantile Trust company In 1101 The purpose of this tin of. testimony was tleoe whaw U developed that-W-aita. created a fund of II.S50 to be held by the Mercantile Trust company, which was directed to pay Evelyn 125 weekly when unemployed. .Jerome Introduced lettera from Evelyn to the truat com pany aaylng that she waa out of work. EXPERTS ROBBED THE POSTOFFICE Inspectors Certain' Forest Grove Job Done by Men Who Knew How. . - ,. That th robbing-the -Sorest Grova posfoffic rast week waa dona by experts Is th belief of, Postofflc Inspectors Riches and Clement, who hav returned from the university town with the drill" and punches used by the burglar. The metboda pursued by the burglar . were in keeping with those of other men who hav been robbing postomcea' ' throughout tha atate. Th article found by the Inspectors were a largo punch, a burglar Jimmy, a cake of oap and several yard of fuae. The Jimmy waa used to pry oft th com bination disc, after which tha punch was Inserted and th bolt, which holds tha tumblers of the combination, waa driven out. ' . ' ' Jimmy of Mew Type. Thi left an opening in which the men could Insert the explosive. The fuse waa attached and tha front of tha safe blown out. The Jimmy waa of peculiar type never before aeen by any of tha local gov ernment officials and, whea found, waa broken and bent. The punch bad been stolen from a nearby wagon ahop on tha night of the robbery, together with. . a large 10-pound sledge hammer. Th . handle of tha hammer bad been aawed off and was found under a sidewalk on th college campus. tola Ballway Speeder. After looting the office the burglar left Forest Grove on a railway veloci pede, which they had stolen at Corne- , ' llus, a town about thre mile from For" at Drove. ' They' rode within 11 mile of Portland and ditched th velocl'da and are supposed to have come to Port land on a train. It 1 believe that there were only, two men on th Job. A clothes lino had been run from tb place where tha safe stood Inside, tha officer outdoors, where It Is supposed that tha lookout was standing. The rope la thought to have been used aa a algnal Una to warn -th man Insld ot the approach of any person. About 1300 worth of stamp wer stolen and about " In money. Mr. Rlchss said today that be bad no clu to th robbers. FLOODS FROM MELTING SNOWS WASH OUT TRACKS (Special Dispatch te Tba Joeraal.! ' Th Dallea Or.. Feb. 10. A Chinook wind has blown two days and tha snow haa nearly all disappeared. Tha river haa risen considerably by reason of tha numerous little dreams from th melt ing snow. In Sherman county the affect from th Chinook have been , still . mora marked. - A long distance phone mes sage from Moro says the streets of that town near tha railroad depot are sev eral feet under water. The melting enow baa also retarded the repair of the track of the Columbian Southern, which In many placea Is un der several feet of water. - It will ba fully a week before train will be run ning from Biggs to Wasco- or Moro, The Great Southern, from this city to Im fur. which haa not run regular trains for several days, baa sustained great dsmage from the Chinook. Flf- . teen Mile creek, which the trark follows to Pufur, Is a roaring torrent and th roadbed has been washed out In several places. The damage cannot at' present bo estimated but It Is considerable. Traffic will be delayed on the Oreo Southern for everal day. O. R. & N. MAIN LINE CUT Washout of Pewhutca Bridge 1IoM " Vp All Train. , ;. Sp4al Dtapatrtt ts The .Tnanwl . Arlington. Or., Feb. SO. Superintend ent Buckley -paaeed through here Unlay with a large crew and materials to" re pair the brtil" at Peachute. Tha washout Is holding both the east an.t west-bound t ruins on the O. K. N. nU there wl'l bo no mall today. Mr. ruck Icy promises regular service tomorrow. LUNATIC SHOWS UP AT TRIAL OF STEVE ADAMS (Journal Sjw-elill R1"l- Wallace. 1UhIii, Feb.- 2- A snatl.ii created In court this niornfns the Adam trial h-n a Jrouim m- arose and saitl, "lloart that rules ' ' - hand. I killed Tred Tyl-r" Whan nrratl he guv the. nm .f Patrick ftyon and s.iM tie h.t I in-im I i th penitent l:irv at H.H'e f..r r sheen H.i s at l:urk' h t' him l' corn,? p la eviil-nlly I' T'" I - ' 'I A'- ,1 , . I .1 . I . . 7
