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Fight for Rights Along
v f the Columbia . Has
-Been Very Bitter on
Vfiidth Sides :
Wallula Gap Is Most Valuable
Strategic Point, and Here the
Surveys of Both Great Sys
tems Cross In Attempt tojGet
Tunnel Privileges.
"If you can 'show tht you are legally
entitled to the rights of way claimed by
the Columbia Valley railroad, you will
come into possession not only of the
lands, but of a railroad already con
structed over them."
This Is the language used by Judge
Whlteson of the federal court of west
5 ern Washington In an opinion on, the
Su Injunction against the Portland
I & Seattle Railroad company. Upon these
words the Harrlman -company la today
building a case Id the general land of
fice by which Harrlman people confi
dently believe they will wrest the north
bank of the Columbia,-from J. J. Hill.
, together with about $6,000,000 thai Hill
baa invested in grade and tunnel.
' The persistence and optrmiem of the
.Harrlman attorneys haa gotten on the
nerves of the Bill men, and there Is a
growing anxiety , as to the outcome of
" the last Titanic struggle that Is now
being carried on. The fight is far from
finished. Instead of having ended in
favor of the Hill forces, as waa gen
erally aasumed from .a recently pub
lished report, . it has merely shifted
- from-the superior- court at Vancouver
to the general land office at Washing
ton. It has been taken out Of the hands
"of the local courts and also out -of the
federal court for the western district Of
Washington, and Is now taken before
the Vnlted States land commissioner
the department of the Interior. ,
Talnable Btreteio IVint.
."' Uponrths interpretation of . a law
Jiassed by the United States congress la
ast June rests the fat of the north
bank rosd now under construction by
Hill. If the intent of the law la found
to be aa alleged by the Harrlman attor-
- rteys. the grades and strategic points for
' milts alfnu-Ol 'hnk, mam In
absolute possession of the Hill com
pany, wllljpsss to the Harrlman eom-
Loule'Oerllnger. president of the Co-
lumbla Valley, known as the Harrlman
railroad project on the north bank, is
seriously 111 at his horn In this city,
but Ms legal slds are making a stren
uous battle In support of the company's
elalma. A four days' session has just
- been concluded before Receiver A. J.
Cooke and Register H. C. Phillips of
the Vancouver land office, who were dl-
retried by the general land office to as-
cure further testimony in ths case.
The Columbia Valley company was
represented by George W. Stapleton and
It. & Moody. The Portland A Seattle
company's case was handled by James
B. Kerr. The hearing Involves parts of
ths entire line from Kennewlck to Van.
' couver. and particularly Wallula Gap,
1 perhaps the most- Important strategic
point on the whole north bank line..
Bill Changed Ma Flans.
In 1S7 congress psssed a law per
mitting railroads to survey, lines across
(Continued on Page Two.)
Pi KING STOPS
SKATING 0(1 POND
John D. Rockefeller Puts an End
; to Boys' and Girls' Fun on
. Lake In Cleveland In Rear of
His Home tb Save the Ice.
journal Special Servtee.)
Cleveland. O., Feb. II. Through
- orders issued by John D. Rockefeller a
rrowd of boys and girls who went to
Forest Hill to skate on ths oil king's
pond were turned away today by
"Paddy" Lynch, keeper of the grounds,
3 who informed them that they must not
state on the pond, as "It spoils the Ice."
I ynr years ths boys ond girls In East
leveUnd and Mayfleld Heights have
enjoyed the privilege in rvinter or sssi
Ing on Rockefeller's pond. Which is
-i ..... - , . Yim rvnr nt forest Hill man-
nutirti .- ' y-
stnn. The caretakers havs always had
orders to scrape me ice so nm tnuuim
cniilrt nkntt better and a place wss pro
m . fAnM a-at Warm
I Hut' toddy Lynch stated that r'Mas-
. tr" wanted to use ine ic ana inai ne
jk i . i MtrWU am hv . t .
i in nt wan. ' ... . r . .
Th chlluron went horn disappointed.
WILL PART RAILROADS
FH YOUNG PREDICTING
ROOSEVELT :
President's Nephew Is
Sued for. Divorce: by
-Dutch Sadie Charged
With Cruelty
Wild ' Escapades of Young Mil
, lionaire Too Much . for Even
Wife He Wedded' in Tenderloin
; Stole Bookkeeper's Bride
and Furnished Her House. '
' (Joaroal Special Service.)
Near York. Feb. ai. James E. Roose
velt Jr.r the young cousin of the presi
dent who is related to the Astors. baa
been sued by his wlf for separation and
alimony on the grounds of cruelty and
neglect.
"Jimmy" Roosevelt, who has been In
many escapades and who prefers amua
log himself in the Tenderloin rather
than In the palaces of the four hundred,
six years ago martred Sadie Melalnger,
who waa known to men about town aa
"Dutch Sadie," and Installed her in
his magnificent home on Riverside drive,
where ah has since resided. A few
weeks ago me youtnrui millionaire
added to his notoriety by taking court
proceedings to retrieve a piano, furni
ture and brio-a-brao valued at thousands
of dollars, which he . had placed. in a
luxurious flat for a married woman.
Mrs.' Hat tie Bailer, who had left her
husband, John Bailer, a bookmaker. The
latter seised all the articles and stored
them In a warehouse. Roosevelt then
swore they were his. "
StoV Amothafs Bride.
Bailer' claimed that Roosevelt stole
his bride of three weeks,- and wanted
150.000 damages. Before the case came
to trial Roosevelt discovered that Bailer
waa a -former - con viot - and the latter
mysteriously disappeared.
Roosevelt is is years old ana a
nephew of President Roosevelt. His
millionaire father, who died three years
ago. married Miss Helen Astor, a sister
of John Jacob Astor. Toung Roosevelt's
marriage to "Dutch Sadie," who was a
freauenter of ths old Haymarket, waa
the cause of his oelng ostracised by his
family. His father threatened to disin
herit him and went so far as to maks
a will giving his wayward boy only a
few" thousand- dollars. 8hortiy-efor
Ms-deathr-howeveri he - relented, and
Roosevelt wss left mors than l&oo.ooo.
Besides this h has an annuity of $16.-
000 left by his mother at her death
many years ago. - -i '
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EVAHS SLEEPS
Captain Bruin Catches Policeman Enjoying
Snooze in Carbarn Sloan, Another Cop
per, Superintends Game of Cards
.;. Inspector Bruin Is hot oa the trail of
those members of the police 'depart-'
ment who ar wont to shirk their duty
and as a result of his investigations
two well-known patrolmen face the pros
pect of a trial by the police eommlaalon.
Lying comrortaDiy ouisireicoea on
the sest of a car In the -Chapman street
barn of the Portland Railway, Light
Power company, with his cape rolled -up
under his head for a pillow, when he
should have been patrolling ths section
of the cltr lying .west of Twelfth and
south of Washington streets. Patrolman
L. K. Evans was found at 4:10 o'clock
this morning by Captain Bruin. '
Bruin made a-full report of ths matter
to Chief Grltsmacher and Evans waa
interviewed by the head of ths depart
ment upon reporting off duty. Ths
chief states that he -will personally
maks an investigation and If the caae
warrants will Ills ' oftiolal ' charges
sgalnst ths policeman. In the mean
time, however, Evans has not been sus
BROKEN BRIDGES
- One of the most Interesting of Indian legends relates to
rthestory of "the 'Bridge of the Gods' in theT Columbia rirerr
the bridge has disappeared and the red men who used it have
nearly all gone, but Jh'e poetry and pathos of it are still there.
The story is told in . .
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL j
Officials Say Two-Cent
-Fares Mean Ruin to
- Small Lines-ToFight
in Federal Courts
Employes Notify Managers To
day That Further Delay in
Granting Concession Will Pre
cipitate a' Strike, as Radicals
Cannot Longer Be Controlled.
: " (Joernal Special Service.)
Chicago, Feb. 11. Warren Lynch,
passenger agent of ths New Tork Cen
tral aV Hudaon River railroad, thla morn
ing Said:
"If the state of Illinois forces the
railroads to give passenger service at
will . force the smaller roada Into re
ceivers hands and compel tna larger
ones to reduce ths coat Of operation to
a degree necessitating poor service.'
These views were Indorsed today at
the meeting of the officials of most
western and southern lines. The meet
ing decided to get the best legal advice
and light I-cent legislation In all states
In the supreme court , of . the , United
States.- - -.-i ;
nMMnatfvM a the unions of rail-
Way trainmen notified ths managers to
day that a rurtner aeiay in granting ine
concessions demanded will precipitate
. - n irh.. hU lh.v mmrm nnable
m i i ivw. auv - -
to control radical members much
longer. . . - -
Neither railroads or employes are
likely to yield further concessions.
Roads ars willinsr to grant an per
cent Increase. Ths unions demand 16
per cent increaae. .
The wage negotiations between west
ern railroads and 50.000 conductors and
train servlcs employes may today de
velop Into a complete severance of re
lations. Negotiations . have been going
on for a month. The men are aaking
for an eight-hour day and an Increaae
of wage of 15 per cent. Ths railroad
officials Issued a statement eaying they
were willing to grant an increase of 8
per cent In pay and that this waa their
final answer. The union officials' reply
to thla announcement was that If auch
waaOhe case it would be useless to con
tinue, the negotiations looking to a set
tlement and - that unless the railroads
were willing to-grant further conces
sions the question of a strike would be
voted on at once. Final efforts are be
ing mads to oome to a peaceable under
standing. OH HIS BEAT
pended from duty, as Is customary tn
such cases.
1 As ths pollcs department has , bo
roundsmen, the duty of ascertaining If
patrolmen are derelict in their duty haa
devolved on Inspector Bruin. . This
morning Bruin determined to make a
tour of the district in which Dr. John
son cams to his death,, with ths result
that hs found the patrolman detailed to
patrol that locality guilty of a gross
violation of ins rules or ne t aepari
ment In discussing ths matter Bruin said.
The Uvea and property of the cltlsens
of the city srs greatly jeopardised by
ths failure of patrolmen,' especially the
officers Of the night reliefs, to properly
patrol ths districts assigned to . them.
The taxpayers srs paying a large sum
annuallv to maintain the police depart
ment and are entitled to ' faithful and
conscientious servloe.
(Continued on Page Two.)
CHESTER GILLETTE'S
MOTHER
Mrs. L. M. Gillette, mother of
Chester Gillette, the convicted mur
derer of Grace Brown, recently re
turned to her home In Denver, con
vinced that her son Is really guilty
and must suffer the extreme penalty
for the crime. :..,.
PURE FOOD ACT
CHANGED TO FIT
NATIONAL LAW
Believe . Amended Measure Will
PassIf Gas Company Fran
chise Is Revoked City Will
Have to Pay Company Value
as Fixed by Court.. , '
: (By a Staff Correapoao'eot.)
Salem, Or., Feb. . Ths Burns purs
food bill was amended In ths senate
Judloiary committee today to- conform
-wlttt-tne; national purs' food sift. - Parts
of the Burns bill not oontalned tn the
national law were stricken out snd
parts of the national law omitted from
the Burns bill were Inserted by the
committee. ,
It is believed the bill will pass tn
Its amended form, as most of the ob
jection to ths jobbers is met It is re
ported by ths senate commit' on hor
ticulture favorably. Senator Whealdon
not joining. On his motion the bill was
sent to the judiciary committee.
- If ths franchise of the Portland Oas
company is -revoked, the city will have
to pay the company ths value of the
franchise as fixed by tne county coori.
Br a vots of IB to- 14 ths senate this
morning .adopted an amendment with
these provisions, after a long debate
between the Multnomah senators. Mi
nority snd . majority reports of the
amendments to ths Coffey bill were
made. Ths majority report was signed
by Bailey, Beach, Hodson and Slchel,
and recommended that ths act bs ef
fective after December 11 of this yesr.
provided the city causes the value of
the franchise- to; be determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction to pay
ths value so determined. - '
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
JAPS IliDIGJIAIIT
Oku Cannot Believe , Russian
Leader Would Write So Foot
" Jshly Nogl Thinks It -Very
Strange Nedzu Sympathizes.
rjAsnMl SnMt.i Serrlee.)
.' Toklo, Feb. II. Thpee prominent Jap
anese officers have been Interviewed
concerning General Kuropatkln'a book
on the Russo-Japanese war. a-synopsls
of which was published a few days ago.
General' Oku la scathing In his dentin
elation.-of General Kurope.tkln.-T lie
only epithets to apply to ths state
ments were "brsaentfaced" and "shame
leas." General Oku said he could not
believe General Kuropatkln had writ
ten no foolishly.
General Nogl, true to his reputation
for taciturnity, merely made ths com
ment that It waa strange that a compila
tion of such a volume waa permitted.
' General Nodsu said he sympathised
with' General Kuropatkln. "
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1DIHIA
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Chinese Bunco Chief
and - Explode Ropes
of Fire Crackers Out
of Proper Hours
When the Terrific Racket Begins
at Noon on Second Street, the
Police Arrest Every New Year's
Celebrant With Crackers In
His Possession." '
Comtared with ths pyrotechnic dis
play at Second and Oak streets shortly
after noon today the - siege of Port
Arthur was a Sunday school pichlo.
True, there were no ' fatalities but be
fore ths smoke of 10.000 exploding
orackers had clear ad away seven lead
ing lighta of the Chinese society found
themselves in the city prison on charges
of violating the ordinance - prohibiting
the ei plosion of -fireworks during the
Celestial New Tear except during speci
fied hours.- y--.-
' For several days the Bow Lung Tong
have made merry In their clubrooms on
the third storr of ths building at Sec
ond and Oak streets with musts and
feasting. As a fitting climax to ths
celebration it., was decided te have a
display of fireworks that 'would eclipse
anything ever given . by . ths "whits
devils" on their Independence dsy.
Chief JTods XU Head.
Accordingly a "committee was 'ap
pointed to wait on Chlef.of Police Grlts
macher to get his consent. The ordl
nance passed by the council at ths re
quest of the Chinese colony ; provided
that flrecrackere could only be dis
charged between the hours of ( and S
a. m. and and S p.- m., Sunday a . ex
cepted. Upon the representation that
"alls ssme dire flew smaUs buncbee,"
the chief acquiesced to the plan.
Inadvertently Grltsmacher failed to
notify his subordinates of ths permis
sion granted and when two 60-foot
strings of crackers were lowered from
the balcony of - the Bow Lung tong
headquarters Patrol Driver Ed Burke
swooped down on ths Chinese who held
the punks and bundled them oft to jaiL
This apparently bad no deterrent effect,
for atrlng after atrlng of ths noise pro
ducers were lowered -on-ropea and -the
roar of the exploding crackers drew a
crowd of several thousand persona from
ait over , ths district
A raid was then mads on the club
rooms and ovary Chinaman holding a
(ConUnued on Page Eleven.)
HO PORTAGE ROAD ADDITION
House Kills Bill Carrying Sixty Thousand tor
' Extension State Fund Depository Bill
Passes-Port of Portland Commission
---- (By S Staff Oorreapeadeet.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 11. The portage road
extension bill, carrying 1(0,000 for ths
extension of the present road at Big
Eddy to The Dalles, waa killed in the
house this morning by a vot of 21 to
TTh bill wss prsvlously passed, hut
reconsidered and tabled to punish
Whealdon for voting against the Port
of Columbia bilL It was called up by
Chapln and taken from the table by a
close vots. - Coffey, DrlscolU- Buna and
Reynolds voted against the bill, when
they had favored it before.
Coffey and Driscoll did not want It
taken from th table. They wanted
FOR PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS
Legislature Will Pass Measure Creating Board to Provide Pleas
v ure Places for Schoot Children of Portland Special
' Tax for Project Is Authorized.
(By eff Cetteapendant)
Salem. Feb. i-Th publio playgrounds
bill, providing playgrounds for school
children it Portlendr will pa the boua
this afternoon, and there is every -prospect
. of favorable action by the gov
ernor. Ths bill has passed the senate
and been reported favorably by the
Multnomah dlsatlon in the house, and
will come up for a vots lat today.
Ths bill provides i a board of publle
playgrounds commlwloners, to conslet of
the mayor, the Judge of the JuvenUe
court, the president of the Mnltnommh
Amateur AthleUS club, th libsarlao of
"i POOR
BRAVE WIFE"
SAYS THAW
Prisoner Clasps Evelyn
In His Arms When
She" " Visits Him in
Prison Today
Young Woman Far From Well,
Pate and Worn passes Bad
Night and Dreads Further Ex
aminationMrs. Holman De
nied Newspapers by Husband.
(Joe rail Special Semee.)
New Tork, Feb. II. Harry Thaw's
temporary breakdown during his wife's
recital yesterday of ths hidden pages of
her life was gone with his night's sleep.
He arose In' better spirits this morn
ings took bis bath, ats a substantial
breakfast and then wrote letters. Vis
itors ara not permitted at ths Tombs
on holidaya
Evelyn Thaw remained tn her apart
ments at the Lorraine until late this
afternoon when In response to urgent
appeals from her husband she hastened
to the Tombs, accompanied by u tteu
ley. -
Evelyn carries a special permit to
See her" husband on holidays. They
ran Into each other's arms In fend eae-
brace. Evelyn fs pale, worn and far
from well. Clasping bis wife In his
arms, Thaw exclaimed. "My poor, brave
little wife," repeatedly.
, rm m m Bad srifht. r "
VimIvm -Thaw Mva Attnrnav Mart.
ridge, pasaed a' bad night and that the
dread of a continuance of ths ordeal
has unnerved her.
Nearly "every memberof - ths- Thaw
family is Indisposed. All are suffering
with bad colds. Mrs. William Thaw'a
dread of the examination Is trying to
her.- The sffect upon the aged woman
causes aDDrehenslon to relatives.
Lawyers ail assert to the family that
they are surs ths prisoner will be ac
quitted.
Neither Jerome or Garvin appeared at
the criminal courts' building today! It
la understood that Jerome has gons to
his home in Lakevilla, Connecticut
Delmas, Partridge, O'Rilley and McPlke
were in conference at the Hotel Lo
rain today going over Evelyn Thaw's
testimony and preparing to bolster-up
such parts as were weakened by- Je
rome. ,
SCra. Xolaaaa Seen.
Advices from Pittsburg Stat that
representatives of Jerome have again
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
Whealdon to stiU "bs good."v Reynolds
changed front because hs said ths ap
propriation was too large. Bums op
posed ths bill because Whealdon op
posed ths Burns purs food bUL The
vots waa as follows: !
Ayes Barrett of Umatilla, Beats,
Belknap, Beverldge. Brix, Beutgen. Car
ter, Chapln. Dobbin, Donnelly, Eaton,
Ed ward a, Farrell, Freeman, Hendrick.
Jonea of Lincoln. King, Knowles, Kublt,
McCue. Northrup, Perkins. Pike, Rod
gers, Rothnhlld. Blusher, 8 teen. Wash
burn and Wilson. 1
Nays Adams, Barrett of Washlns
(Continued on page Two.)
the publio library and a representative
of the.J, M. C. A that snail hold
monthfy meetlnga and can levy a special
tax-of one-half mill for--yearr-and
then one eighth, mill thereafter for the
support of the project and ths purchase
of grounds.
Portland women's . eluhe Sought , to
amend ths bill by providing for one
woman on ths board. They sent Mrs.
Trumbull to secure the amendment. The
Multnomah delcgstlnn refused to make
the rhange on the ground that it came
too tat and would endaeger. ths passage
of th bill." - .
OBJECT TO
Proposed Settlement
of Problem May Cause
Cabinet's Downfall.
Coolies Indignant
. , a A. ... ... m
rangement Final1- Roosevelt
Will Refuse Further Conces
sions and Severance of Diplo-'
a! - r -1 - a; . n. 'li.
I Tm,1 Bu4.1 S...I.. I
Seattle, Wash.. Feb. The Japan.
ess association, representing B.000 Jap-
aneas of thla state has entered a vigor
ous protest to the home government
against the proposed settlement of ths
Japanese school snd labor questions,
claiming exclusion of coolies la im
practical and unjust.
Washington.' JD. C, Feb. St Evi
dences that a truculent populao is
giving the elder stateamen much un
eaalnesa because of th manner in
which the difficulty regarding- the man
ner of educating some Japanese chil
dren in San Francisco has been settled
between Mayor Bchralts of San Frao
ciaca. and President Kooaevalt have led
to a renewal of doubt aa to the future
relations of ths United States and
Japan.
Aocordtng to ths administration ev
ery ate p in th recent negotiations was
reported, through th Japanese ambas
sador to Toklo. It waa stated that the
negotiations were approved at Toklo.
Now comes a different report.
"Either someone did some tall lying."
said a member of congress today, "or
elae someone waa badly deceived." "
"The truth seems to be," said a diplo
mat, "That the Japanese government is
In fear of the Japanese people. Japan
has a constitutional form of govern
ment, and, like England, has party gov
ernment. If ths government lose ths
confidence of th people, it can be over
thrown and a new government would
not dare to advocate ths policies which
had brought about th downfall of th
old one. That may account for the t.
claration that Japan does not conalder
th question settled and also for th
assertion that ah will not grant an ex
clusion treaty nor stop the issuing of
paaspona 10 ins mainland."
Treaty' a Tedious Affair.
It Is said. ths oooll class, knowing
th chances for making money In thla
country. Is not willing to submit to be-
lns? shut ant.
The president gives assurances. It Is
said, that Japan will glvs no more nass-
porta to ths mainland, and he Is work
ing on th new treaty which Is to
result In th absolute exclusion of the
laboring classes. Th passport clause
la not to be put into effect un
til all th Japanese now on th way to
this country snd Hawaii have reached
their destinations.
It la expected ths president will out
the clause Into affect about April i.
The negotiation of a new treaty. If
on be considered necessary, la likely
to be tedious. Japan is going to ask
concessions and it la her policy to de
mand everything she can think of and
give ground only when aha knows the
end of an affair la a long way off.
Two congressmen said today , that
the president had indicated an unwill
ingness to havs any further Inter
(Continued on Page Two.)
IMPORT COOLIES
FOR CAI1AL WORK
Forty - Nine Chinese ' Laborers
Pass Through Country, First
Consignment to Panama
More Expected to Follow.
4Joeraal Special earfwe.1
ork. Fab. It. Frty-nlns
Chines laborers. Some tn regular eoolle
attire and others wearing olothe of
American cut. passed through New Tork
today on tbelr way to- Panama. They
came from - Hongkong and wer lit
charge of Lent Wan. Chinese paseengar
agent of the Canadian Partita railroad.
Passports authorising their transit
through Ine Tnlted Flat nul hen ob
tained from Washington,
Lent Wah had bt gtyon ti under,
stand they were going to work on th
Panama renal and that there ehmil I he
no dolay in conveying th.m from Va.
oniiver. Where lhr landed,'! ha War
line sfemahlp Mont'rrr. on whl. h v,rf
sailed from lnl port lo-lav fr i'..l..n
One of Ine Chineae said thrmm
Interpreter lhat other tin wr .....
lug from Chin U work u U.e U .. v.
FXCLMSIDN