!
SEEK BUSINESS MAN
FOR MAYORALTY RACE
. ":- j ..... .... '' . v i ' '
CommsrdaJ interests Are Going Over J City With Fine-Toothed
Comb In Effort to Find a Strong Man for the Repub-
''' ', '';v': -)' lican Nomination. ' '-. : -.V,
Portland business Interests are look-,
Ing for mayoralty candidate on the
Republican ticket who will repreeer-t
the business interests of tha city faith
fully and well lit tho event of his elee
tlon to tho office. Prominent repreaen
tatlvee of tha wholoaala district and of
the Johbers aa well aa of the Jarre roUU
eslabllahmente of tha city have boon
routine tha town, for aomo ona promi
nent In bualneaa circles to become tha
business men's candidate. - j
L N, FlelerHner. Lou la Zimmerman,
Ponator Slg Slcbel. Henry Hahn, Wil
liam Kerr and othera squally known
have bean asked to pat on the harneaa
and get Into tha race for tha nomina
tion. None aa yet have listened to the
voice of tha tempter aeriooaly enough
to acknowledge ha haa been beguiled.
Rome of them neve said they-weuld ooo
ider the proposal made to them, othera
' bava-Tefwed--4o-oooaidervlaaying .that
they could not afford to aaerlflca tha
time from their private bualneaa. . . ,
Oae of Own Kind Wasted. ,'
The bualneaa men of tha city are
looking for a candidate after their Own
kind," eald a prominent merchant to
day. "They have even come to ma and
aaked mo to run. But don't say any
thing about It." he cautioned.
"Men from Front street," ha - con
tinued, "and thoae who bare largo sums
Inveated In bueinesa here, want, to aea
a bualneaa man at tha head of . the
ticket. They want -a man of year and
of experience, one who knowa from ac
tual contact what tha bualneaa Ufa of
the city demanda of tho oity govern
LOOK TWICE AT THOSE FIVES
THAT POUR INTO YOUR POCKET
Portland people fortunate enough to
ossea i gold pieces are looking twice
at. thoae pieces of money when they
coma into their possession . nowadays,
aa several business men have recently
given good allver change away for
glided counterfeits.. . ' .
' Secret service officials ef tho govern
ment 'have utm notified that a. man or
-several men have been operating In
bad money w.Jtln the city recently and
ev sharp lookout la being kept for tha
guilty ' persons. . Complaint was first
made by tho proprietress of a lodging
CHARGED IV1TH F.1URDER
THE FIRST DEGREE
- . - ' ",',1 -
At .1 rtr ,. '..
t.t Peter-Oarrits, eharged with the mur
der of Anton Grohs in the Bpokano aa--,
loon March t, was brought Into court
. .this morning and listened to tho in
formation filed against him by Deputy
District Attorney Adams, charging fhe
'prisoner with murder, in the first ds-
area. .. ..
. Oarrits wore - a sullen, dogged look
' , upon hla face all tho time ha waa In
, court and uttered no word aave when
' aaked to spell his name, which ho gave
..aa Garrlts. Ja the information the
. name had been spelled Garrets, and At
torney Adams asked permission to
l change tha spelling In the Information.
Garrlts' attorney. John F. Watts,
.. asked that ho be given until Saturday
to enter a pita. The permission w
granted and Garrlts will probably have
.his trial at the beginning of the April
. term of court. V -
The Eola school closed four weeks
n account of mumps.
FREE! FREE!
Nickel Trimmed Exten-
' ; ; sion t:;,
BOYS, YOU'Li;
HAVE TO HURRY!
I There are 500 pairs to
; v. be given away with -j
. Boys ; Suits and ;'Top )
- Coats. All the spring
-j novelties are here and -;
'. await your inspection.
ClGthinqCd
Men'a tnd Boys Outfitter!.
1C3 and ICS Third St.
TTchavk Cullers.
THE
"In my opinion and In thelra." the
apeaker continued, "tha office of mayor
of Portland ranke next In Importance to
that of governor of Oregon. Tha mayor
la tha executive oflloer having a larger
oonatttuency than any other officer
tha stats except the governor. Ha pre
aldea over a dlatrict representing one
third of tho-wealth -and population of
tho entire state. Ha ahould therefore be
a man of dignify of bearing and of mucn
experience. It la euch a man that tne
bualneaa mag are looking for to eup
port aa their candidate for tha nomina
tion for mayor." ,
Vow Council Candidates,
Prank Bennett, now repreaentlng tha
eighth ward In tha council, haa decided
to make tha race for reelection and" will
nie hla petition today or tomorrow. Mr.
Bennett la known aa "tha booater of tha
eaat aide" and wlU rely on hla record in
tho council to secure him another term.
He had Intended -to-mako-tho raoa -for
city attorney, but haa withdrawn from
that eourao In favor of William R. Mo
Garry. -v '"
For councilman at largo two new can
didates have aprung up In tho last day
or ao. Ona la Ooorgo Hyland. who waa
beaten for tho place by nine votee two
yeara ago and who haa decided to make
another effort to land, tha place. Dr.
William Deveny la alao out for tha place
and will Ala hla petition In a abort time.
It la alao aald that Dr. W. I. Cottel of
tho fifth ward la being boomed to sue
eeed W. T. Maatara when tha latter re-'
si ma from the council. Mr. Maatera
haa moved to tha east aide and cannot
therefore represent tha fifth arard la tha
council. .. , . ... "' - " :.
house, who reported tftat she rented a
room to a young man and was tendered
$ in gold hi payment. She gave the
man $4.10 In silver and ba left the
place, not. even returning to use the
room. ' " -i '
Tha cold coin was shown to her hus
band by the woman and it waa discov
ered to ' be y counterfeit. - The bogus
money la very creditable In appearance
and might easily bo taken for genuine.
Secret service men ar now working on
the case and expect to gather la the
greengoods men In a short time. .
PROVIDES FOR AF.'ERDiKQ
- CHARTER OF PORTLAND
At tha meeting of the council ' this
afternoon - the law ' providing - for the
manner In which charter amendments
may v bo submitted to tho people was
taken up and discussed. - '-
The proposed measure provides spe-
clflo rules for carrying Into effect tho
law recently paaaed making it possible
for - local measures ta be. submitted
either by the initiative or tho refer
endum to matters affecting the district
to take action upon them. It gives
certain and sot ' forms to bo used in
the circulation of initiative and refer
endum petitions and shows how these
should be circulated and filed. . In both
of tho petitions It is stlpulsted that not
mors than 20 signatures shall be taken
to any ona aheet and that an affidavit
shall accompany each to names signed
by tho person circulating the petition,
and swearing that tho-names and ad
dresses given are truthful to the best
knowledge of . the person circulating
tha naner.
After All names have been signed and
the petition Is ready for filing the same
la to be filed with tne-city auditor, whs
shall verify tha names, and addresses
snd if a sufficient number of names
are found to bo correct and legal thea
tha. petition is to be sent to the city
attorney.'- . - '. , ' .
Tho city attorney upon receipt ef the
measure shall within five days select a
title for tha measure to ba placed upon
the official ballot, not to exceed 100
words In length and shall send this to
ths auditor. The title shall be neutral
in tone, ao worded as to bo arguments'
tlvo neither for the one side or the
other. . If the title is not acceptable to
tha friends of ths measure or others
they can make objection to the city
council and have ths aame changed
upon full showing of their caee.
All petitions for ths Initiative shall
be filed with tho city auditor 41 days
before the regular city, election and the
auditor, after the proof of the genuine
ness of ths signatures, shall have the
text ef ths measure printed In tho offl
elal paper ef tho county not later than
20 days before . tho election - for two
consecutive days.
Any petition for an amendment of
the charter shall bo filed with the city
auditor not later than tha first Mondsy
of ths second month before the next
election. Legal voters are qualified to
sign ths petitions. ,
AL0NZ0 BROWN DIES
AT SILVERT0N HOME
' (Roeelsl Dlsnetek The Journal.)
Sllverton. ' Or March JO. Alonso
Brown, a native son of Oregon, died at
hla homo In this city orrly thla morn'
ing of Brlght'e dlseaa. He was born
on his father's donation land claim In
1140. a part ef which ho owned and re
sided upon previous to bis death. Ha
was unmarried and naa uvea witn bis
sister since the desth of his parents
many yeara ago. Ha always took pride
In telllna- that ha never shaved in his
life and had refrained from the society
of womankind. The funeral will, bo
held ' tomorrow ' afternoon from the
CTRIVfC MAY TIP IIP Al l
LINES WEST 0FXHICAG0
iimmi aui awvw.
Chicago. March 20. The offer mads
by tho managers ef ths railroad lines
west of Chicago, has been rejected by
the trainmen, a ho have voted to strike
unless the managers make further con
cessions. Such a strtks would cell out
10.000 men and tie up nearly all th
roads tn tha west Tbo employes have
aaked an Increase of 11 per cent
wages and a nine-hour day on through
freight trains. Tho managers offered
merely an Incresso In wages ef 10 per
cent. . . , ' . i ; . 1,
everybody works In Irrlgon, safe the
OREGON DAILY - JOURNAL. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 20.
PUTER GIVES
THE DETAILS
Testifies at the Trial of Blnger
Hermann, and: Tells How
' Money Waa Paid.
' (Wssalsstoe Bertea ef The Jearnal.)
Washington, March 10. H. A. IX Pater
and Dan Tar p ley are tha atar witnesses
at tha Hermann trial. Puter waa called
lata thla afternoon and related the de
tails of his methoda of manipulating
land matters. '
puter aald Senator Mitchell Induced
Hermann to expedite patenta. He-told
the entire atory. bringing In tha namea
of McKinley, Emma I Wataon and other
associate. Including F. P. Maya, nia at
torney. Ha told how ho paid 11,000 to
K. Loomls. tne special egeni. iw re
port favorably on Puter" lanoa. u
aald: . - '' '
"Horace MeKlnlev and I ownea over
1T.0O0 aorea of school landa In the Blue
mountains which wo bought from tha
state. L. M. Armaby. aon of Captain
Ormaby, bad one-eighth interest In 10.
e cres of- thle-4racU-.Wa wanted the
land Included in the Blue Mountain for-
est-reserve.
Mara Mads Bseaana.
"F p. Mars demanded 0 per cent
of our landa, saying ho had to pay for
tho creation of tho Blue Mountain re
serve. We told Maya wo would pay 80
cents an acre. Mays said than would
not pay tho people tn Washington. I
Foros cams later with a Hat of 1.000
acres of lands that Mays demanded to
ba given from our traeta. ,.-.
"I went to Wlllard N. Jonas about It
and he sent mo to Mays, who said If we
did not give him to per cent ha would
checkerboard our land when tho reserve
waa created.' ....... '''.' u
What Ormaby Oo. -
On cross-examination. Puter sald
"U M. Ormaby got hia interest In tha
land for giving advance information
relative to tha Blue Mountain ri"
Tarpley also paid I M. Ormsby 1500
for the favorable report made by Orme-bjr-a
father on the '11-7' clalme." r
Tho government Introduced a certifi
cate of deposit sndorsed by Emma JU
Watson to Qrmsby. '.
t Try to Implicate Sanaaaa. - . .
! w. Haldekt. a forest ranger, testi
fied to what ho declared were attempts
at Albany, Oregon, in 1108 to have him
certify to tha validity of certain fraudu
lent land elalms .of B. A. D. Putar.
Heldeka said ho refused to do thla
Later, ho said. Bpeciai Ageni wom
passed Puter-s claims wlthou Inspec
tion. Heldeke says tha Interested parties
paid him ISDO In cash and 176 per month
giving Instructions that "Mum" Is the
word. ' . v t'
tk. Mvernment is endeavoring to
show, that the fraudulent transactions
were knowa by Hermann. ; ,
STATE CERTIFICATES ,
AND STATE DIPLOMAS
" tgDeeist Dispatch to The Joarasl.) '
Salem. Or March 10. In the absence
of State Superintendent.' J. . H. Acker-
man, Chief Clerk B. F. . Carlton maae
Dublin yesterday the results Of the re
cent examinations held throughout the
various counties of the state for stats
certificates and : state diplomas for
teachers. : The results were as follows:
For state . certtf icates: Kate Broad,
j.xkunnvllle: - Ella, Ehmsen. . Portland;
Ella M. Evans, tlooo ttiver, arry .
Belt, North Yamhill; Mrs. Phoebe Ml
n,uo, DeMoaa Borlnas; Alice G.V
Dougherty, Portland; Elsie E. Matthews,
MUwaukle; James aianin, nwnim.i
Jessie B. Dumm, Bonnamo. 1. worm
Harvey, Cottage orove; Hoyai j. juien.
Monmouth; Anna. Winter, Holt; Parmer
W. Storey, Crawfordaville; James B.
Wllkerson, Forest Orove; Matilda Sleg
mund. Salami Mamie Hlckethler, Eu
gene; leabelie M. Jtiiioii, vsuu; aisie
C. Slmonson. Forest orove; iaisy a.
Patterson, - Sllverton; cora ' M. emiin.
Holland; Frank B. Pennoca. Mtiton;
Martina fi. Thleie, BUinoorn; AJoen a.
Hanienn, Grants Pass; Alamedla M.
Robinson, Bunansa; Ruby E. Shearer,
Portland; John A. Wright, Eaton vine;
Mollis- 3. CampbelL Salem; Lillian
Vredt, The Dalles; John W. Bolln.
Brownsville;' Josephine M. Loeher,
Burns. . . -- ; 5
For state diplomas: Lula E. Keller.
Pendleton; Frank K. Welles, Pendleton;
Maude A. Zimmerman, Dents; DUclle O.
Dooly, Portland: Raymond E. Baker,
Myrtle Point; Mrs, Ora O. Holaday,
Deer Island; James M. Powers, Salem;
Cora M. Sullivan. Pendleton; Margaret
Monka, PorUand; Iena - B. Harkey,
Burna; Mra. Elisabeth 8. Buck, Oregon
Ctty Anna T. Donovan, Portland; LU
Ue D. Kyllonsn, FosslL
SPENCER BUYS
WEST PARK LOT
Dr. C. W. Cornelius has sold to E. W.
Soeneer the OOxlOO-foot lot on the
northesst corner of West Park and
Alder streets for 178.000. The site Is
scross West Park street from the Ar
lington club and Is covered with a
three-otory brick and a small frame
building. . Dr. Cornelius bought , the
property from L. Jagger about ' six
months ago for f 41.000. -
Edward Cookingham has purchased
from H. M. Cake the (0-foot lot on the
east side of Third street, i feet south
of Madison, for 122.600. The lot Is un
improved . snd adjoins the Plummer
drug store on Third and Madison.
I. K. and Marcus Flelschner have
sold to D. B. Stsvens a quarter block
in block K, Carter's addition, for 17.100.
DAMAGE SUIT ON TRIAL
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
. ' HI I II '
The $15,000 damage suit of Barney
Haven against tha Peninsula Dumber
company was begun in Judge Oanten
bein's court this morning. . The plain
tiff alleges in big complaint that he was
injured while in the employ of the .lum
ber company through the negligence of
a fellow employe. The lumber company
seta UP the defense that the accident
was caused through contributory negli
gence on ths part of Haven. Haven al
leges In his complaint that he suffered
a broken leg and ether Injuries, caused
by the falling of a load of lumber upon
him. ,. . .'.
Thr Towns Invite Cadets. Y
' iSnaHat PlanatiHi to The Joarasl.) '
Walla Walla, Wash.. March 10 If
satisfactory railroad rates can be se
cured K is probable . that 400 cadets
from Waahlngton State college at Pull
men will hold thqlr annual encampment
here this spring." North Yakima and
Dayton have also extended Invitations
to the cadets. -
EAST UMATILLA IOS
PROBABLY OPEH . S003
i." ;
Filings Permitted Long In Ad
! vance of Time Actual Res!-
; tience Must Begin.' -V,.
' (Special Dispatch to The JeerssLI
Hermleton. Or., March 20. -That the
land Included under ths east Umatilla
project will ahortly bo opened to entry
la now probable and already those desir
ing to secure Irrigated lands are mak
ing Inquiries with a view to locating
elalms. '' '
It is rumored that tho land is to ba
thrown open for entry about May 1,
though J. T. Whistler, engineer in
charge of the work on tho project, says
there la iio 'definite assurance aa to ths
time. -. .'
Under tho law the reclamation bureau
has nothing to do with receiving land
fringe, as It Is speclfedthat land en
tries shall be mads through tho local
land offices. However, it Is possible
that tha government may station a
special agent at Hermlston to receive
filings so aa to save tho settlers ths
Inconvenience of a -trip to L Grande.
Under the terms of the' reclamation
law a settler on land covered by a project-
la -not required ta commence resi
dence uoon his claim until after ths
1 water has been .placed .jipon.-tha land.
Consequently those filing upon land on
the eaat Umatilla project, ahould It be
opened to entry this spring, will not
hava to begin residence for over a year.
It Is 'estimated by the reclamation peo
ple that water will be forthcoming a
year from this spring.
It haa not yet been decided when the
first of the 10 annual payments for
the land shall be made.
OPEN SHOP CAMPAIGN
IS BEGUN AT BOISE
- (Special Dlspstob to Toe'Joareal.)
Boise. Idaho. . March SO. Hardware
men where who belong to the Cltlsena'
alliance today declared themselves in
favor of ths open shop, and the plum
bers are on strike. Plumbing ia at a
standstill. . . :
In mass convention last night union
men and other cltlsena nominated tho
following municipal ticket: For mayor,
I W. Grubb; treaaurer, D.. J. Cohen;
oouncllmen. Carl Prouty, R. O. Bacon,
I. w. Wright, M. 8. Parker. The con
vention was largely attsnded -and-en-thusuastio.
-. . ' , y
TWO ROADS HEADED FOR
v BIG BODIES OF TIMBER
(aoeelal Dlsostch to The JoaraaL) ' ' '
Aberdeen, Wash.. March 20. The
Milwaukee railroad has three parUes of
surveyors at work near 1 Humptulips.
One party is reported working In a
northeasterly- direction from Hump
tullns. a second toward Aberdeen, and
the third lust on the edge of the
Oulnlault reaervatlon. . Several North.
ern Paclflo surveying' parties sre also
worklns In this secUon.' one of which.
under Engineer J. C Barton, near Me
dina, on North beaon, la eeia 10 oe
worklns in this direction. , The north
western part of the state "Is largely
token . un with ths Qulnlault Indian
reservation but it is ssld there Is a good
deal of fins timber thst is not in the
reservation and that the owners of it
wish to get it on the market Both the
Northern Paoiflo and the Milwaukee
seem- exceedingly- anxleue -tev- get Into
that section, and It ia likely their roads
will run parallel for much of the way.
. 1 1 1 1 1 1 ... :.
BUNCHING UP OREGON
TIMBER FOR BIG DEAL
' ,
(pedal rilmpatrs to The Joareal.) - -Pendleton.
Or March 10. D. Hynde
of La Grande Is in ths oity making ar
rangements to place upon the market in
this city about (.000 acres of timber
land owned by about 70. people of Da
Grande and located In the- southern
portion ef Umatilla county and the
northern portion of Grant county. These
people, have located this land within
the peat year in anticipation of' tha
completion of the Pilot Rock branch of
the O. R. A N, and now that the branch'
Is advancing rapidly toward comple
tion they hope to Interest .capital in
their timber holdings. The land in ques
tion comprises one of ths finest bodies
of timber In eastern Oregon, and it Is
possible that a eawmlU will be located
In Pendleton on this account
SAI L0RS WILL RELATE : '
HOW COLLISION OCCURRED
The time of the federal court is be
ing taken up with the consideration of
the Portland damage case, wnicn nas
been on trial for the paat two days and
will contlnus for a couple more from
present appearance Many witnesses
have been examined or are walling for
their turn to take the stand. - Captain
P. J. Byrne of the - tender Mansantta
and Captain R. Hayden of tha John Mc
Craken have given their testimony re
lating to the collision and damage done
to the government boat
The officers snd crews of the Mansa
nlta, the dredge Columbia and the tug
McCraken will also be placed upon the
witness stand, -r ; ' .
NEW YORK REQUISITION
SENT F0R V0N CLEFF
(KMclal DtsMteh to Tbo JeanaLl
Salem. Or.. March 20. A requisition
haa been received at ths executive man
sion from Governor Hughes of New
York for the return of - Herman Von
Cleff. who la under arrest at Portland
on 'he charge of grand larceny In the
second degree. A. B Gloster Is named
In ths requisition as agent to return the
fugitive to New yora.
Von Cleff la now Id the Multnomah
county Jail. He worke'd as a bookkeeper
in Portland under the name of II. H.
Wilson. He was arretted while elop
ing to Oregon City with the wife of a
former member of the police force.
o
o
o
o
a".
COUGH drops, throat lozenges, or
. cough syrups may relieve a cold, but
they don't cure it Scott's
Emutffon pot only immediately re
lieves your cough or cold, but cures it by
giving you the strength to trow it off. Take
Scott V Emulfifon for coughs and colds.
AIX DRUGCUTSi
TRY TO TIE UP
SASH FACTORIES
Mill" Workers Ask Workmen - in
' Door Plants to Attend '
Meeting. . r
Encouraged by their euocssa In tying
up the Sohmltt saab and doof factory
yesterday afternoon, the striking mill
workers attacked the other six sssh and
door factoriea today. An organising
committee of 10 men wss sent to each
plant with the purpose bf enrolling the
men and of getting tnem 10 annua
mass- meating-of sash snd -door worksrs
at too Da via street tonight ..-
No sttemot will bo made to tie up any
of these smaller ml lie today, but if a
sufficient number of recruits can ba se
cured demands similar to thoae of ths
Schmitt employes will be drawn up and
employers ' will be given It nours in
hich to answer. The employee 01
Schmitt asked for a nine-hour day and a
minimum wage of 12.60. .
- Employer Asks Time.
Mr. Schmitt returned a conciliatory
answer -within-a apeolned tlme - '
A typewritten statsment waa sent to
tha-men-asking that they all sign the
petition Individually, and that they wait
until ths matter could be presented to
the board of directors. They were slso
asked to give the company reasonable
time in which to complete its contracts
sntsred into under the old scale, and to
present the petition to competing con
tractors. 1
Nevertheless, the men walked out at
noon yesterday. . Tha entire number of
aaah and door workers la Portland Is
about tSO. -
None of the sawmills originally tied
op have so far resumed operations for
a singls hour. . Minor departments la
one or two of the smaller concern sre
running with small crews. The mill'
owners, however, are Increasing the
number of workmen about their plants
in preparation for a resumption of
business. - These men S sre continually
being approached by striking pickets.
who meet with varying success. . ,
Keep Worklngmea From Portland ;
The last possibility .that any of the
A. F, of It. unions would turn to and
heln tha mill etrikers went a-gllmmer-
Ing last night whin ths Tesra Drivers'
union went on record as indorsing tne
stand of President Gram of tha state
federation againat the I. W. W.
General Secretary Trautmann' of the
I. W. W. - ha issued a elroular from
the. national headquarters at-Chicago
characterizing the strike st Portland as
a gigantic cam Dai." ue came upon
worklngmen to keep away from Port
land and urges them to spread the news
of the labor troublee here. - '
- The Columbia River Doggers' sssocl
atlon is holding a meeting In the Cham
ber of Commerce this afternoon to de
cide when to resume work at the log
ging camps. .. ',
GRANGERS DISCUSS
The .advisability of establishing a
produce exchange In the city of Port
land is to be discussed by the Pomona
grange of Multnomah county tn session
this afternoon in the Odd Fellows nail,
Montavllla. The session today is one
of the most Important - ones thst the
county- grange haa- ever- held and -the
attendance la correspondingly large.
Legislative measures of especial in
terest to grangers will be discussed.
Tonight 75 will take the Pomona degree
and the officers of the Pomona grange
will be Installed. A big dinner was pro
vided at noon by ths Russellvllle grange
whose guest the Pomona grange is to
day. .,
M'KENNA WILL
- . PRESIDE AGAIN
Id response to en argent request from
a committee headed by J. Frank Watson
and representing ths sentiments of ths
Initiative One Hundred. F. L McKenna
has 1 accepted a reelection to ths of Acs
of nresident. with the proviso that he
la to be at liberty to work for the pas
sage of the f 1.000 liquor license bill at
the coming election, In spite of the de
cision of the One Hundred Indefinitely
to postpone It Mr. McKenna said: '
"In view of the fnot that the bill was
turned down by ' tho organisation, and
that I waa determined to go ahead and
work for its passage, I - thought It
proper to resign from V the Initiative
One Hundred. - I alao desired to with
draw from all active work and shape
my private bualneaa to permit' me to
take a needed rest this year. But If
the organisation is willing that I should
support the bill personally, and desires
that I Should remain president another
year, I will accede to the committee's
wishes." '
IN APPRECIATION OF
OREGON LEGISLATURE
1 ' (Special Dlspsteh to The journal.)
Salem, Or., Maroh SO Secretary of
State Frank W. Benson received yeater-J
day a letter of commendation of the
work of the recent legislature from
James Hr Davidson of Oahkoah, Wlsoon
sln. chairman of the Committee on rail
ways and canals of the house of repre
sentatlvss of the Fifty-ninth eongresa
The letter is self-explanatory and speaks
thus: . . :.-
-. "1 have the honor to acknowledge re
ceipt of senata Joint resolution No, S,
passed by the legislative assembly of
the state of Oregon,-. Permit me to ex
press my thanks for this recognition of
tbe services rendered by the committee
on rivers e.nd harbors. Each of tbs
members of tha committee felt that the
great commerce of tha Columbia river
and the possibilities of benefit to eome
from Us development to the people of
the section was an ted us in making lib
eral appropriations for the improve
ment of that river." -,
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DEALERS
FACE BOYCOTT
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Farmers About Pullman Aroused
Over Defeat of Five-Mile
Liquor Bill.
rgpeeUl tnspstrb to The Jearaal.)
Pullman. Wash.. March 10. A boy
oott 1 of enormous proportions against
the grain firm of Karr-Glfford Of Pun
man la threatened by the granges of
this county. The trouble arlasa out ef
the fact that I W. Dannlng, local man
ager for the company, waa sent to
Olympla, aa. alleged, to lobby against
senate bill No. t, Introduced by Ben
ator H. M. Boons of Palouse at the
request of the granges of the state.
The original hill as drafted by the
grange provided that no saloons should
be maintained within five mllee of the
Washington State eollege. at this place.
The bill wa Introduced and waa amend
ed In the senate to read two jnlleg
Instead of five. It passed the senate
with more than the constitutional ma
jority and was sent to the house. A
strong fight was made to kill ths bin
In the "committee on guts alleges, Of
which Hugh Sherfey of Colfax was
chairman. This was unsucceaaful tod it
was put on ths calendar. Dannlng and
several othera from Pullman were sent
over to work agalnet the blU. and as a
result of their efforts. It Is charged,
the bill waa smothered in the house dur
ing the last few days of the session.
. Xnsteaoea ef Orange Fwwes Used.
As the grange was sponsor for the
measure, the matter haa been taken un
for action. The grange leader. State
Master C N. Kagley, charges Mr. Dan
nlng wltk grosa misrepresentation, in
regard to statements concerning the sit
uation. - " -
The announcement la now made that
members of the grange will not patron
ise Kerr-Glfford company's warehouses
at this place. , . .
As an example of the great strength
of the granges la Whitman county, the
Interior Warehouse oompany has sus
pended Its Pullman office, aa early last
year the manager ef that oompany in
curred the displeasure Of the granges
and aa a result hs received but 000
sacks of grain out of the 100,000 bush
els delivered at Pullman.
" Mow Orange Serves Friends. ''
The manager . of . the Puget Sound
Warehouse company, N. E.- J. Gentry,
who haa been an ardent friend and sup
porter of the five-mile limit bill, re
ceived more than half' of the grain de
livered at this place last season and
as a result of the sotton taken by the
manager of tha rival oompany haa been
promised! a still greater amount lor
this season. ' -
The strength of the granges in Whit
man county Is tremendous. This coun
ty is. headquarters for this organisa
tion and the three granges nearest to
Pullman, those at Ewartavllle, ' Seats
and Wbslan, have an aggregate mem
bership of over too, while in the coun
ty the membership will reach ever I,-
000, and la ever increasing. .
. Chare People Aroused. ,
- Stats Master C B. Ksgley, who re
sides near Pullman, ia most bitter
against the opponents of the bill to
abolish the saloons and is using his
utmost Influence to punish the offend
ing member of the grain company, who
was so active in opposing 1t r- : .
At the Christian church Sunday eve
ning, Rer. M. H. Marvin, pastor of the
Methodist church, who waa at Olym
pla during part of the session in be
half of the measure, gave a stirring talk
on how the bill wss defested. Over
400 people erowded the church to bear
him. ,. ' : j . ' 1 .
PROBE FOR eOLUHBIA
SOUTHERN C0L1PAHY
(Special Dlapstra to Tbe Joaraal.t
Salem, Or., March 10. King, Guerln
and Pollock, attorneys for ths Columbia
Southern settlers, were appointed thla
morning agents of the state land 'board
to Inspects the books, records and other
documentary evidence of the company,
without expense to the stats, to deter
mine the disposition of ths money which
the oompany got from settlers. '' The
company is commanded to submit to
this examination. The attorneys will
report to the board aa soon as possible
and action . will then be instituted
against tha company, with the assist
a lice of Attorney General Crawford, to
eanoal the contract or other 'means
necessary will be used. .
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY - )3
; SUFFERS NON-SUIT
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lApeels Dwpetck to Tse JeorseL)
Hlllsboro, Or., March J The trial
ef tha case of Paclflo university of For
est Orove against Mary Miller, wife of
Charles Miller, the druggist, to hava a
piece ef business property valued at
$4,000 forfeited to the university, waa
on in Judge, McBrtde's court all day
yesterday and today and resulted In a
victory for tha defendant who forced
the university to take a non-suit - The
trial wss one of the most interesting
had bare for years. Every inch waa bit
terly fought by both sides.
Ths action was brought to enforce a
forfeiture clause ia deeds to lota ones
sold by tha university providing that in
tbe event liquors were ever sold on tbe
lots they should revert to the university.
Litigation haa been almost continuous
for yeara. -:. ;, - , : ,y ... .
OLD H0PYARDS WILL :
; SHOW MISSING SPOTS
' (Rneetal Dtepatek to Tbe JearaaLI
Woodburn, Or.. March 20 A number
of. hopgrowera have reported that ia
their old yards hundreds of hills will
maks no showing this year on account
of the cr.jrn heads rotting. This does
not indicate that there will be nothing
next year, but it doea point to the fact
that every old yard will show a short,
sge this year. It was at first thought
tbs rumor of badly frostbitten- yards
was merely set afloat to bull the exist
ing market price, but later reports from
reliable sources, by those who have
made careful and full investigation,
more than corroborate those that first
came In. The few choice lots that are
la producers' hands in this section will
be held by tnem untu tne yprice ad
vances. .. .1 .. .
Attachmfnt Salt at Tendletoa. .
(ApseUi Dispatch to The mraal
Pendleton, Or., March 10. Attach
ment preeeedlngs have been taken by
the Pendleton Savings bank againat
Mrs. Sue Todd snd A, H, Todd, two
separate suits being filed by J: H. Raley.
attorney for ths plalntlffa. Judgment
for ll.tts.io Is asked in tha euif against
A. H. Todd, . ...
MiES STEEL
BANK EMU
State j Board Fills Important
' Place Created by Act of f
. Last Legislature. . ;
(Special Diseateh to Tbe Joerail.)
Salem. - March X0. Jameav Steel of
Portland waa today appointed by the
state board- to ths position of state bank '
examiner, which was created by act of
tbe last legislature.. - ,. . , . -
. James Steel, brother of State Treaa
urer George A. Steel. Is well known In
Portland banking and financial circles.
He was the first eaahler f the First
National bank of thla city, having taken
the position upon its organisation, Msy
1, 1SS(. He resigned alter 10 yeara'
continuous service to go into business
for himself. His next venture waa In
tbe warehouse bualneaa along ythe line .
of the present west aide division of the
Southern Paclflo and also along the
present Springfield brsnch on -the eaat
side. . - v . 1 ...
Thess roads were at that time narrow 1
gauge lines and Mr- Steel- leased a airing -of
warehouses extending along - the
rpeda.- ile was forced to sell lhl bual-- -neas
at a loss to himself owing to the
fact that Henry Vlllare, at that time
president of the companies,.'' did not
carry out improvements -promised by
him at the time Mr. Steel engaged in tha
bualneaa. . "...
, Mr. 8teel waa largely Instrumental In -organising
the Willamette Savings bank.
How the Merchants National bank of
Portland, and waa preaident ef the in
stitution until 1. whsn he resigned .
to engage in the management of the Ore
gon Water Power oompany, be having
built tha Una from Portland to Ore
gon City in eon junction with his brother.'
now state treaaurer. Owing to the hard
times of the early 00s and, various com
pUoatloas this road waa. forced Into tha.
heads of receiver, Mr. Steel being ob
liged to relinquish his holdings ta the
end. '' ..-.v'1.'
- For some time Mr. Steel haa been sec
retary of the Idaho Copper Mining com- ,
peny with headquarters in this city,,
ROAD CUT MAI - : .
(Bneelal Wsnatek to Tse Joarasl.)
Koseburg. Or, Msrch 10. Ths Umpqua .
river rose two feet at Winchester yes
terday causing the- bridge to - ba uu- J;
aafe. NO trains will cross oerore tomor
row noon. All passengers, . msll and
express were - transferred again today
over the wagon bridge. Tbe rain hus
ceased and the waters are receding.
All trains from the south are several
hours late. No, II will bo made up here
and go soutlvon regular schedule. - All '
southbound trains come to Winchester
and go back to Portland. .':
SIGN PETITIONS..
FOR REFERENDUM
The petitions prepared by the county
court Invoking the referendum tn regard
to the bill paased by the last legislature :
providing for the feeding of county pris
oners at 12 H cents a meal Is being gen
erously signed and no doubt is expressed -but
that tha required number of names
will be secured before the expiration of
00 days from the closing 0 the legls
lature, the time designated by law to
secure the necessary algnatures to such
s, measure.
- Ths reason assigned for the petition is
that the feeding of the prisoners at.
Kelly Butte costs the county an average
of between H and I cants a meak It
Is the belief of the county court that the
cost of feeding the other county pris
oners can be done aa cheaply.
According to tha bill passed by the
last legislature the allowance for food
for county prisoners win mass Bnerirr ,
Stevens yearly income amount to more
than f 10.000. inatead of 4,t00, as stipu
lated bv law. In order to bring the ret- .
erendum before tho people at the June -election
of 10. per cent of the voters
of the state are required to sign the pe
tition. . J..- '. : i .... -
YOUNG PRISONER .
IS FREE AGAIN
'M- -::-,;-.;
. Henry Baseman, ths 11-year-old lad.
who waa arrested with t. C "Tattoo"
Keller for the murder of Thomas Flem
ing, was "snipped" to his brother In
New Tork City lsst night Raasman
was allowed to go free because of the
evidence he furnished ths state- against
Kelley, who wag given a life sentence.
When he waa released from jail yes
terday, Raasman was ss happy as a
schoolboy. Aeeompanied . by Deputy
Sheriff Archie Leonard. Raasman went
about the city making - purchases of
clothing and other necessaries. - His 14
months' incarceration- in tha county Jail
was the incentive that mads Raasman
glad to be in the open air once mora,
and he refused to stay Inside the street-'
car when going to tbe depot. On the
way to the train he stood on the front
platform of the streetcar and inhaled
hure breaths of th fresh air.
Rassrasn's brother in New Tork
promised to take pare of the young mem
in future ana wiu enaesvor v give aim
work and education
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH
IS DEAD AT HIS HOME
f JmpuI Bmefst Bsrvlee
" 'Boston, Mass., March to. Thomas
Batley" Aldrieh, the author, died st his
home here yesterday afternoon from the
erieota OI a surgical operation wpirn
wss performed about a month ago.
Aldrloh was born In Portsmouth, Tew
Hampshire, 'November 11, lS36..Hf
first becaa writing when about ; in
years eld. Later he became a proof
mma miA mtnnmrlDt writer for 4 u
New Tork publlahlng house. afterwaMj
joining tne eaicortai auui oi innf
Tork Home journal.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY !S
nCFFRFn THF flAI I
' (Special Dlspstefe to Ths JaoraaL)
' The Daliea, Or., March to. A lette
waa received from Andrew Carnegie li
the mayor last night, offering to donat.
110,000 to the city for' a library build
Ing provided the municipality would ar
nronrlata 11.000 annually for main
tenance. If the city will sppropriatj
11.100 annually Mr. Carnegie will ererl
a building coating 111.000.-'' .The clt
will aeauredjy tske .up one of thes
propositions, probably to former, I
irrigator.