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MANY INDICTMENTS FOR
GRAFTERS
Grand Jury Busy Winding Up a
Most, (Sensational Week j ;
In San Francisco.
WRITTEN CONTRACTS FOR
BRIBERS WHO CONFESSED
Beor Ctofesakma Were Obtained
rtr.ij- AfrftenenU -Tyere-Drim
Tp Which Are Without Precedent
". ruced la Escrow. .;
. v (jearaal Spwtai Servke. r .
'; San Francisco, March . A grest
' - batch of Indictment! are expected to be
tnads publlo befure tha grand Jury wlnda
up Its week's work thla afternoon. Tha
. district attorney" of flea haa baan busy
; all -lay grinding out Indictments.
i -Altogether It hu been a moat ""
tlonal week In graft investigation. The
--' air u filled with minora; many ut which
It la Impossible to verify. So far as
, can ba ascertained, there Is no intention
!n the part of the district attorney's of
fice to let either Ruef or schmlts take
' an Immunity - bath. Public sentiment
. against it is altogether too strong.
'Bribers Turn JUformem.
, ,a The novel sight of a group of super
, ' aif. branded as reoetrers of
inHh. iiuinn. but now encased In an an'
ceavor to turn the hall of Justice Into
a vineyard, of reform, may oe seen ei
V snoot dally at tha municipal building en
JEddy street. . ' " '
- - Tha city fathers were recently stsn-
ellsd "Immune by the graft prosecution
x and tbey are now organised In an alleged
attempt to give ths city a "model ad
ministration." Te add to the mockery
of It all. thla alleged fire of reform is
... . -A. enly made to flicker by a oonstant fan.
i tng of the supervisors with ths pros
jects of Indictments oa the crimes for
which they were given pledges of lm
' - wunltv. .' - ' ""' '.':! ' '
i reread to Be Qooa. .?
' " ' This remarkable condition of clvio ra
' form waa only aocompllahed after much
and continuous effort on the part of the
. ' prosecuting body. The supervisors, or
at least all but three, it U said, were
only Induced to make their declarations
or confessions after they had been fur
. ' Dished-with contract duly signed and
delivered, guaranteeing them Immunity
' - from punishment for their Crimea. If
they would, give tha desired testimony.
and. In short, to do as Instructed by the
prosecution. These contracts of lmraun-
Ity were largely in favor of tha "squeal
'era." and so sensitive to their feelings
were ths authors of ths papers that they
did not' even Include a pro vie ion that
the criminal offenders should ' resign
" their offices and forever rid the munlct
' pallty of their presence, . ; ;
, . .' v 0aaraatea of Immunity. - ;
The guarantees of Immunity or eon-
' tract gavs to ths supervisors much free
dom, resting largely upon tbelr eonfeaa-
. ing and holding- toemselves at the call
of the prosecution to furnish all evt
dence and Information relative to the
criminal proceedings ot ths board of
; ' supervisors as jnay be required. The
contracts, or swards of Immunity are
. v - signed by" WlUlam H. Langdon, as dls-
trlct attorney, while Francis J. Honey,
special asalatant district attorney, af
fixed Ma signature as witness. Ths
sabrtantlal provisions' sf-tha contract
.,":. 'follow; ' " " "' ''..
Ths Immunity Eath. ' ' '
"In consideration of your confession
' and furnishing information as to all
. .' transactions -occurring since yon have
' . -been a member of the board of supee
visors of tha city. and county of San
' Francisco, and totalling to ths district
attorney, or his asslstanta, or to Wll
' Ham J. Burns, or to any one designated
. ' t by them or any of them, all the lnfor-
(nation and all facta ' concerning : the
bribery of any members of the board of
; supervisors, at any time they may do
" : sire the same, and being ready on com
mand to give any such testimony, or
' - render any service that may be required
of you, your are hereby promieed an
' ' granted Immunity from prosecution on
' . anything you may have dona In the aald
. ' board of supervtsora, or any notion you
. , : may have taken or bribe yon may have
' received, - Ton are further guaranteed
. . that you are not to be molested or your
, , liberty In any way disturbed.
, " "(Signed) WILLIAM XL LANODOH,
- - "Dietrlot Attorney." '
', -(Witness) FRANCIS J. HENET
, "Asalatant District Attorney.", ;
H ' Bo Zw to Wenadt,
- As there Is no law In California per
' ' mlttlng snoh promises to be made with
'.' ' largs bands of crlroinsla, many lawyers
. - regard it almost ta tha light of a Jail
delivery, and the prosecution wag
. obliged to look to Texss for n aemb-
lance of authority for ths unusual no--''..!
"ra tion, . v- . - -
v ' A. decision such as was desired waa
-4 - found in that state, but In no other state
''..In the country. The case upon which
' the prosecution rests; for Its authority
- . la 'Vjamron vs. State, ; Texas Criminal
- Report." In thla esse the appellant
y i ' had been convloted of burglary and sen
", -: - . tenned to serve two years In prison,
. . ' When he was placed on trial In the
lower oourt he had pleaded an agree
ment with the county attorney of Bay.
lor county and others, representing the
stain, or wnien he bed been Induced to
turn state'e evident an In at - a con
SPRING IS NOW
; AT HAND :
and tha gyitem must b "com.
pletely renorated.n The blood
must, be freed from all winter
Imparities and the bowels kept
open, or else you're going to be
'sick. Then the Bittern Uneed
ed. During the Spring months
thousands of persons tako
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
rfgnlsrly and as a result al-waj-s
enjoy good benlth. It will
rebuild and renew the entire
system, purify the blood, open
4i p the clogged bowels and cure
Spring fever, InoIiotJoa, ,
Headache, Dyspepsia.
Eiliocjnejs, Colds or Grippe.
Try a bottle today. Wa guar
antoe the genuine to be abso
lutely pure. . , ; ,
DUE TONIGHT
federate. The'atate demurred on the
ground that such a plea was not author
ised by law and that the agreement bad
not been made with parties who were
authorised to act. The lower court sus
tained the demurrer, but tha supreme
court held that In so doing a reversible
error had , been commuted, . ana re
versed the judgment. '. .
Contracts ta Sserow. '
After ths supervisors had made writ
ten confession they were given these
contracts of Immunity, but with tha
understanding that the papers were to
be left In escrow with Rudolph
BDreckels until sU the terms Of the
loontrset had" been compiled wtlhr- It-is
aald that bribe takers were told tnl
any Infraction of the terms of tha con
tracts would mean their Indictment by
Us grand Jury for the crimes they had
confessed. Henry It. Owen, an attorney
representing the supervisors, is under
stood to havs retained copies or toe
contracts , for ths ' protection of - his
clients. .... - ,' :
Ths records of tha guilt of San Fran
cisco's IT supervisors sppear to be
largely in escrow and the criminals are
to have their official sins wnitewasnea
away If they do as they are told by the
new powera In controlnt-ih local po
litical situation. If they obey orders
thsy will be as snowy doves, but If they
fall to keen to tha terms or ineir con
tracts they will bo Indicted end. seat to
Beanos Bxptnaxtuiss.
The boodling supervisors, as they now
rids ths wars ot reform, propose to
make great reductions In municipal ex
penditures snd Inaugurate many publlo
Improvements. The supervisors will be
called upon to make an appropriation
for the expenses of the graft prosecu
tions. , It is understood that from ISO.
000 to 1100,000 will bo aaked for that
purpose. ' , ;.
It Is n noteworthy fset that District
Attorney Langdon yesterday denied ex
plicitly that Calhoun had or could se
cure Immunity by confession. - On ths
street snd In publlo places generally ths
plan to permit ths boodlera to run tns
oity government wss . severely con
demned. , jti. vi'-'-'v.
Koaergnn Is Sorry. '':'
"I wish I had taken my wife's ad vies
and stayed with my Job of driving n
wagon for Foley's bakery," declared
Supervisor Thomas liensrgan. who has
confessed to his full share of plundering
San Francisco. "I never held up an
Individual or n corporation In my life.
but I have accepted bribes offered . to
me by publlo service corporations. :
"Ths money I received never did me
any good, and I havs paid dearly enough
for It . When I waa sleeted I meant to
be " honest, but on day we ' all were
given to understand that ths fight trust
wanted a permit.. I don't know how It
waa learned, but at ths sams time wa
undantood that ws wars to be paid for
our votes. Ths permit was granted and
n couple of days later I was handed
IfiOO. ' -
eellarns the Faysr.
"Supervisor James Gallagher paid me
all tha money I ever received, exoept
from the Pacific States Telephone com
pany, which wss given to me by T. V.
Halsey In bis own office. Hs paid ms
$5,000 and agreed to glvs me an addi
tional S2.S00 ths next year.
"No one ever said before wo voted on
anything that we wars to get money for
our votes, but we all knew -that soma
ons would get big money for ths favors,
and as we had always been given our
shares before, wo never worried, and
never failed to get n part of it-
was poor snd needed ths money.
and never realised what I was doing
until a few days ago. They were right
back boms whsn thsy Used to say It was
s fins thing to be poor and honest and
proud." , " . ,s
Sons-its Bendy to Ten XX ;
Vay or Schmlts offered to confess to
Assistant District Attorney Beney last
night In return for complete Immunity,
and being allowed to continue In office
until January 1 of next year, when his
terra will expire. This offer wss com
municated to Heney by n special emis
sary of ths mayor's and was rejected at
once by Heney. It Is believed that ths
mayor will yet confess. ;
It ' was reported that Abraham K.
Detwller, an Ohio capitalist, who wss In
Ban Franclsoo last April In ths Interest
of ths Horns Telephone company, had
been Indicted on It oountn by ths grand
Jury. , ,
EXPOSE LOS ANGELES
Lucky Baldwin Offers to Conttibmte
. to Fnnd to Bring Heney. '
(Josrssl Bseetal Berries.)
Los Angeles. March It. K. J. (Lucky)
Baldwin offers to subscribe tl 0,040 to-
war a fund to bring Francis J. Heney
and William 3. Burns to Los Angeles
Immsdtately after the end of the graft
eases in Ban Franolsoo to expose local
rottenness.
BANK CLEARINGS
(Continued from Pags Ons.)
T know of no ok. use for this great
Increase other' than the natural growth
of buslnsss In Portland," said John I
Hartman, manager of ths Portland
Clearing Rouse today. : "There has been
a steady Incresss every week during
the year excepting a singls week when
the clearings dropped to those of ths
same week lsst year. - The increases
each week have been heavy. - During
ths last week ths incresss ban been In
every line of business. It cannot be
attributed particularly to real estate.
as that line has not been especially sl
lve." ; ..',)
TRAINMEN WILL StfflKE
(Continued from Pace One.)
port that u men voted In favor of a
strike. Us says if ths roads persist In
further e. position, ths men's decision
to strike will sursly . be put Into ef
fect. , Ths men . havs ths cooperation
of all tha members of unions la Canada,
Mexico and this country.
It Is expected that the Strike would
exceed the ons of 1814 when Cleveland
ordered federal troops to Chicago and
tebe waa sent te prison. Whltner says
ths men have the greatest strike fund
svsr collected.
ACCIDENT TO SAWMILL
FORCES DOUBLE SHIFT
v -
. 1 .,.- easassssssnSBSjeMBni) - ,
(Special TlMteB s Tke Jeeraal.t
Hoquiam, Wash., March I J. -Owing
te the accident which completely demol
lahed the double-out band mill of ths
Hoquiam Lumber and Shingle Mill com
pany yesterday ths mill will run both
night and day te kssp up with ordera
The accident at ths mill curtails ths
output of ths plant about lOO.OOS feet
per day, hence tha necessity for work
Ing double shifts. The aamags dons
ww reaca is.ovt.
;e fair
HOST SUCCESSFUL EVENT
Splendid Collection of Aqimals
Seen Vernon,' Black Per.
cheron, Takes Sweepstakes.
(Special DUpetcb te The Josrnel.) '
Woeuburn. Or, March . Notwith
standing ths Inclemency of the weather
there is a large attendance at the horse
fair In thla city today. Much Interest
Is manifested in the different classes oa
exhibition and magnificent alght was
preeented when nil were congregated.
The committee in charge of this most
successful fair are: Fred Does preol
dent, - Gregory Renins' eecrstary and
treasurer. Dr. W. H. Qoulet general aup-
erlntendenf.' C 0k Qulllford grand mar
shal and K. M. Hicks. Ths judges se
lected are Alex Lafollette of Wheat
land. Charles Clancy of Seattle and By
O. Beodlghelmer of Salem.
S. A. Miller's two-year-old black
Percheron Vernon from Aurora got the
sweepstakes. In ths blsck Percheron
class, prises, were nwsrded as follows:
Piston, Zeigler and Brown, Gervala.
first; Ba lad our, B. A, Miller, Aurora,
aeoond; Castel. a W, 6pelght. third;
Ehire and Clyde class Blsck - Shire,
Roosevelt. P. X Kennedy. Woodburn
first; Clyde,' Dupont, D. M. Dryden.
Woodburn, second.- Standard trotters
Breadheart. A. Pratt, first; Vlnmount
Q. C Pendleton, second. J -
. The afternoon's program consists of n
parade ct all stock, and speaking In ths
Association hall, the principal speaker
being Senator Charles W. Fulton.
KILLS WIFE
' (Continued from Pegs One.)
were dead, and MaxweU was bleeding
profusely. Ths bodies were taken In
charge by Coroner Holman, who arrived
almost .Instantly, and MaxweU was
taken cars of by physicians. ,
Whsn ths clothing of the wounded
man was searched there were several
thousand dollars In checks and bank
notes on bis person. - Mr. Maxwell and
his daughter cams hers from Los An
geles several days ago.' -
MARRIED ONLY A YEAR
Henderson Had Been Sued by His
V Wife for DlTorce,
' W. W. Henderson, who shot and killed
his wife and seriously wounded . his
father-in-law, Joseph D. Maxwell, be
fore firing a bullet Into his own head
which ended his llfs at Oregon City this
morning, was a brother of Judge O. M.
Henderson, district attornsy at Rut
ledge, Tennessee. Hs also has a twin
sister living at Everett. Washington, but
ths name wss Indistinct on : ths card
which Henderson carried In his pocket
asking ths authorities to notify his
rslstlvss in case of accident or death.
Until a few months ago Henderson
bad been la the employ of ths 8eattle
Street Railway company as a conductor.
He was married to Mrs OdeL the wom
an hs killed, about a year ago,
Henderson telephoned to the Vaughan
Detective agency about S o'clock this
morning that he had affected a recon
ciliation with his wife, who In January
filed ault for a divorce, Jand that they
would leave for Grants Pass later in
the day. , Half an hour afterwards word
wss received of ths murder and suicide.
Joseph D. Maxwell, ths fathsr-tn-lajr
was brought to ths Good Samaritan hos
pital thla morning. Ths bullst from
Hondsrson's revolver struck htm txe:k
of ths right ear, glancing upwards with
out entering toe brain. . The wound, it
la believed will not prove fatal.
SOLDIER IS SHOT A
Corporal Lewis Killed While With
Woman First Shot at Her. "
(Special Dtapateh te. fbe losrset) -
Astoria. Or.. March It. Corporal
Lewis, of ths Thirty-third battery, coast
artillery, stationed at Fort Columbia,
attsmpted to Kill airs, r, ttoDinson in
Swsn Wilson's saloon, on Commercial
street, early this morning. About mid
night the man and woman entered the
saloon and asksd for prlvats quartsrs.
They wars esoortsd to a rear room,
where they drank until I o'clock.
Suddenly two pistol shots rang out.
and whsn ths occupants or tns saioon
rushed to the apartment Mrs. Robinson
wss found sitting in a chair and Lswls
waa lying on ths floor gaaping, bathsd
In ths blood from a gaping wound near
the HKht ear. He-waa removed to a I
hospital, where be died at s o'clock tnis
morning.
The woman was taken to Jail. - rrom
her It was learned thst Lewis shot in
tending to kill her, and thinking he had
done so sent a bullet through his own
brain. -. - - , . .
The bullet fired at Mrs. Robinson
lust grassd her head and did not In
jure her. She was later taken from the
city Jail to the county Jail. Coroner
Pohl is holding her in default of 11,000
bond as a witness to appear at the in
quest Monday morning. Insans Jeal
ousy Is said to be ths causa of ths
Shooting. , . , ' ... y
BANKERS ALARMED AT
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
. ...
(Jeeratl Special 8errle. '
Winnipeg. March St. Manitoba, Sas
katchewan and Alberta are working out
plans for government ownership of tele
phones and telegraphs involving enor
mous sums of money. In all thoss r
Iss municipal ownership of street cars,
light, powsr and water either has been
The amounts involved are so great that
conservative panxsrs-rs aiarmea.
SHOCK AT KINGSTON
v : ; TO JOLT UNCLE JOE
.". V ' '
; " ' fjosraa! Special Serrlee.)
Klr-gston, Jamaica, March tJ A se
vers earthquake shock occurred ' last
ntsht. Tha neople were paalo-atrlcken
but nobody was hurt A number of
walls that were damaged la ths big
shock fell down, Speaker Cannon and
other- American, tourists Just missod
sailing shortly before ths shock. -
rent!
ITS CHEAPER TO PWTtD '
RD5ri CITY PAKJS.
CfUIT.PAWNO
BRING FLOODS
Heavy Storm In California Re-
nevved -Telephone and Tele,
graph Wires Suffer.
SACRAMENTO AND SAN '
, i JOAQUIN RIVERS RISE
Heavy Fall of Snow In Southern Ore-
gon mid Siskiyou jtf oon tains Fol
lowed by Freezing Weather Se
riously Cripple KaJlroads.
, (Jogreal Bpeelel Servee.
San Francisco, March II. A rain
storm -of tremendous fury aooompanisd
by a high wind set In. last night, rend
ering railroad and telegraph conditions
worse than ever. Reports of the moat
alarming nature corns from ths Sacra
mento and San Joaquin valleys. It is
feared that already badly weakened le-
vees-havs given- away under-tlx added
strain. If thsy havs, millions of dollars'
worth of damage will havs been dons.
There are many unconfirmed reports of
loss of life. - ., . : -
v TWO FETOF SNOW
Clings to Telegraph Wires and Polls
' Them Dows.
'(Rpectal Dlipatek ts The Jocmal.) '
' Ashland. Or, Maroh !. One of ths
heaviest snow storms of ths yssr begaa
?reaterday afternoon and continued near
y all night, piling up two fset of asw
snow In the mountains. Tbers are 10
Inchss of snow at Siskiyou this morn
ing, and three feet at Mott and Duna
muir. -The thermometer fell to frees
ing this morning. Wires are down
south of Ashland from heavy clinging
snow. All , trees - being well covered
with snow. It Is. thought ths treese
this morning hss .not damaged fruit
much. . '
- The severity of the storm and the
deep snow havs addsd greatly to . ths
difficulties of ths company In opening
the railroad south of - Ashland. Ths
storm north of here Is heavy. There
was ons Inch of snow at Olsndale this
morning and It la .still snowing. - '
UNITE TO OPPOSE
STREET'S Vi
Property Owners . Along East
Cllsan Prefer Improved Sixty
Foot Thoroughfare.
Twenty-flvs property owners, along
Eaat Ollsan street met last night at tha
residence of J. P. Walts and organised
ths Esst Ollssn Street Protective asso
ciation. Ths organisation- was effected
to defend Us ; members v against ths
aggressive action of the Montavllla Im
provement association that ts trying to
widen East Ollsan street to 10 feet m
spite of ths protests of .the property
owners along that street, t . , 1
Tha nrnnartv-nwnara on Esst Ollsan
street represented last night believe
that they should not be called upon to
meet the expense of widening this
. .k.. .v.. i ...,
h th.lr nnltad nrataat. annro-
niiats ths necessary property,
Again those who met last night ask
that ths street be opened through the
Lsdd fsrra at a width of SS fset Instead
of SO and bs Improved, for which they
are willing to pay. Xt was ths senss
of the meeting that an improved SO
foot street- is preferabls to an un
improved 10-foot street. Ths East
Ollsan - street cltlsens are earnest and
have resolved. If necessary, to carry
thslr case through to the supreme court
B0NILLA HASTENS TO
RESTORE SEIZED SHIP
Uooraal Speehl Bervlre.)
Mobile, Ala., March Ji. The steamer
Columbia from Honduras today brought
ths first nsws of the seisure of the Nor
wegian ship Kabll by Honduras soldiers
while taking fruit at Celba, March IT.
The soldiers had to go to Truxflle and
capture ths city. '..
President Bonllla hnrrlsdly ordered
the shin rsstorsd to the crew when hs
learned of the sslsurs. . . , . .... .
HORRORS OF FAMINE IN
CHINA GROWING WORSE
(Jooraal SpeeUI Berries.)
Washington, March JJ. The Christian
Herald today notified the department
of state that Its reports show ths China
famine in some districts ts so frightful
that it Is sending $60,000 additional to
ths Red Cross. On ths transport Ba
ford, which wlll'sall from Ban Francisco
next month, there will be ssnt forward
I1S0.000 worth ot relief supplies.
SEATTLE HAS EPIDEMIC
OF SPINAL MENINGITIS
.. .... l
i - f Journal Speelel BerHes.t f '
: Seattle. W'uh.. March J 3. The nam'
ber-of desths-t Seattle-from-spinal
msnlngltls during ths past two months
ts remarkable. There hss been at lesst
ons death a day from this disesss alnoe
ths first of Pebrusry, snd ths physi
cians of ths city seem to bs unable
either to check It or save the lives of
ths afflloted. . .
The Norfolk Weetern Railway com
pany has granted the telegraph opera.
tora ot its entire systsnv an Increase
In wages of 11 per esnt and an eight-
hour 1ny. -
t -' i . 1 JBssgrgggag
OaksSkatingRink
Saturday Night
SPECIAL
Skate Sunday
, ." ' ' - . . :.
afOKsroro, imBvooi, arxBmro.
;: wpeossl ataate All Das, - .
OLD f.!AH ARRESTED FOR
CO.. DONE YEARS AGO
Convict Says He Has Kept
Silent -for Years to Protect
His Twin Brothers. ',
ijomnmt Special Sw Ve.
Charlotts,A Mloh, March II. Silas
Corapton, aged 70. was arrested at
Athena. Pennsylvania, thla morning
charged with tha murder of William
Latnpman of Grand Lodge. Michigan,
on November 11, 11(1. The warrant
was based on sn affidavit made by John
Butoher, who has served II years on a
Ufa sentence at Jackson prison for ths
crime, having boon convicted after a
sensational trial.
-rWeher tnhte--ataeiweat ,mrsna
has kept silent all these years to protect
his brothers, Frank and John Butcher,
highly esteemed farmers, who hs claims
were in the plot to rob the old msn, who
was rich. . On ths day of his arrsst
Butcher made a eonfeaalon In which he
said hssld the lob alone, but afterward
denied the admissions.
The orlms for which Butobsr was con
vloted wss ons of the most atrocious
ever known In Michigan. Lampman
lived alone on the edge of town. . He
was Tl years old and a pensioner. His
skull was battered In and a pair of ever-
alia used to choka. him
HEADED' FOR ROCKS
(Continued from Page On a)
bound for San Francisco with a cargo
of lumbar, and ths Nome City, which
also answers the description of the ves-1
sal In distress, wss booked to have!
sailed laat night She started for the
bar in the afternoon, but did not cross
out owing te the - heavy - breakers.
Whether aha made another attempt later
in the evening cannot - be ascertained.
sines It Is impossible to receive any re
ports from the bay owing to the thick
weather. . .
The Anrella " received ' most of her
cargo at ths mills st Vsncouver ano
Omened at Rainier. Ehe cleared at As
toria Thursday with 130.000 feet of lum
ber. The Nome. City left Portland yes-
tsrday morning., ' i
At first ths vessel was believed to be
the ateam schooner Santa Ana, due to
arrive here .today or tomorrow from San,
Franolsoo. but the fact that she wss
lumber laden dispels this theory, since
the Santa Ana ta coming In ballast.
' etona Warnings Olvsn. . :
The storm which has been raging oft
ths Columbia river bsr since yesterday
afternoon, when it commenced with a
TS-mlle gala, was predlotsd - yesterday
morning by District Forecastsr K. A.
Beals of the weather bureau. Be or
dered storm warnings displayed yester
day morning at all ooast porta and be
fore the clock had reached five, the
lookout at North Head had -reoorded a
gale. For awhile the wind attained a
velocity of more than TO miles an hour.
but it dropped to (U after having
whipped up a good, stiff sea, ' -
The blow came from the sontn ana
southeast and hence drove chipping In a
northerly direction. The bar became very
rough and was so boisterous this morn
ing that the bar tug returned arter nav
Ing made a trip down the bay. The wind
had blown at the rate of from 40 to 10
miles an hour all night over the bar and
morning broke with waves -, running
mountains high. ' The weather was thick
and rainy, making It doubly dlsagrsv
able. r " ' " " '
-.Signal ITSO IsMslns . - y
That few of ths ateam schooners and
Bailing vessels plying in the coast trade
are equipped with proper signal flags
haa been made evident or late inrougn
such incidents ss ths one reported off
V"'u"', 'I'V,,?' . , ' C";
Deenlts repeated requests, the lookout
at North Hesd WSS unable to gat the
signal lettsrs from ths schooner where
by to establish her Identity, and he
finally cams to tha conclusion that she
carried none. . By the vu4 of the signals
the mystery connected with her ldentl-
flcatlon would havs been solved at once.
Attention haa been called to thla mat
ter several times In the paat upon sug
gestion from the weather bureau which
maintains a telegraphic line from North
Head for the purpose of reporting ship
ping' and 'weather on the bar. - At times
the weather Is very hssy there and It
is Imposslbls for ths lookout to decipher
the names of ths passing vessel despite
ths fset that be is armed with most
powerful martns glasses. Ths flags
could bs easily seen, however.. By rea
aqn of thla fact he is ortsn com pe ilea to
resort to gness work with ths result
that eeesslonally mistakes creep in. For
eign craft as a nils display, their flag
and -signals as-seen as within sight of
ths cape, but the coasters are said to be
very Indifferent about being reported.
LAWYER L0CKW00D
(Continued from Fags One.) '
Mr. Lockwood was angry this morn
ing at his commitment and ssld . thst
Judge Wsbster had gone outslds of the
jurisdiction of his court. , la speaking
of the caee Mr. Lockwood said:
"The mlataken ldett hss gons out that
I was committed to Jail for contempt.
Such Is not the caee. - Judgo Webster
Issued a warrant for commitment for
me without giving me my dsy In court
snd consequently I cannot be In eon
tempt. 'l.
. "The reason I have refused to sign
over tha remaining ftOO belonging to
ths estate la because I have no way of
scouring my fees out of ths ease. All
I want out of the case Is a squsre deal
and there will ba no attempt on my
part to injure anyone or deprive him of
his Just due. :. . , ,
. "This matter has dragged along , In
the probate oourt for many years, but
It Is not so much my fault as of others.
Richard Lynch was appolntsd adminis
trator of ths estste of Jerry Lynch, but
hs Is not qualified to act bsoauss bs Is
a non-resident of ths state. A petition
asking for Richard Lynch'a removal as
administrator was filed In the county
oourt four yesrs sgo snd no sction hss
ever been taken upon It. . That accounts
for some of ths daisy."'
; . Oalla Xt routloa, '
; This whols proceeding Is a political
conspiracy In an endeavor to throw me
Into Jell and It succeeded for a short
time this morning, but the msn behind
It have fallen down. . When the proper
time comes I will show up ths msn and
their motives, as well as the methods
they have employed." '
Just who wss responsible for Look
wood's incarceration this morning csn
not bs learned. Judge Webstar says hs
did not Issus sa order this morning com
mitting Lockwood to Jail and said that
hs supposed that he had been sent there
C6FFEB
The responsible man is
the roaster; his i s , t h e
name to go-by. ',' '.'
.. .... i
Tear tracer felsrss yea sMae M res deal
SkaaWalUlag'sBesW.. ' . .. . .
Says I
to myself
says I
Unocda
Biscuit
ajsljtonywl
says I they
only cost
firo cents t;
apackago.
' HATIONAL BCV1T
-JCOMrVVaTf
mm: j?
ANNOUNCE.MLNT
The West Coast Ufe Insurance Company
; ? ' ' . .. 'Announces that it has opened 'sn r ; l , , X
iv i OREGON BRANCH OFFICE,
At rpoms 409 and 410 Madcay Building:. Portland, Oregon, f'
. This oifice is in'eharga of MrV Newton E. Crow, Superintendent.
THE WEST COAST LIFE is a strong, well managed company,
organised under California's stringent 'corporation laws. Its direc
tors and stockholders are among the state's best known and most
firogrcssive business and professional men. Policy contrasts plain,
iberal and thoroughly safeguarded. " ' V
.'r-"' ; officers ... t') i:
GEORGE A. MOORE, President. , ' 'rs.' ' ','";''," - ,
THOMAS L. MILLER. Vice-President ;''V.
i - EDWARD L. DORN, Second Vice-President
JULIAN SONNTAG,' Secretary and Treasurer.
EDWARD TOPHAM, Acting Medical Director
. M. B. KELLOGG and F. P. DEERINO, Counsel
'"' ('': '" ' :;v" T-v directors.. .7-;;v".r? yj. : ,ri;
L. . BBHRKltB, First VtUeoal Bsas,
Kedweod City. - j
If. 1. BRANDKirSTaTW, Msreaaai,
MACBICa CARST, Oasltallet. f i'
JOHN a OOLSMAW, Ceplteust.
HENRY J. CROCK KB. Oepltallst.
OEOHOB tJ. BIND, ShliwwBer.
ESN BT BaUNNIK, Geatral TrastOSSv
sear a - ,
A. J. sTBsXa. sferchsat.
a o. o. sULLaa. rsettis Ugkttsg
Cesipaay.
M. . KtXLOOO,
: PAO IIP CAPITAU $20M0.e. ;
C20SS SURPLUS TO POUCT COLDERS, $117,178.43.
edLONIST
lV RATES' TO"""'-'"-"
And the Pacific Northwest orer the Union Pacific,-Oregon Short Line,
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co., and Souther Pacific, from all parts of
the East. DAILY during March and April. , ; , v,
y:j';r:z YOU ' CA IS ' PREPv'
For tickets, if you desire to bring friends, relatives, employes of others from
the East, by depositing the cost with anr agent of the O. R, & N. or S. P.
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A Rare Opportunltr to Promote the In
dustriai GrowtK of the Northwest v
avATxa raov rmcrozvAi. urmi czrxaa.
Caloare ...... V. ?-0 B?3.00
Bt. fcoals ST t. 0.00
St, Faol ................. Ba-60
A-'-'Raiss apply vw ait mam hq pniwn nn i"inL.. .uuv.i.n w
Inclusive. B .Rates apply to Portland, Astoria and Puget Sound points: slso
Southern Psolfie main and branch line points north ef and Including Ashland,
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For complete Information. Inquire of , .' " , . ' -"
..... WBt BIoartrBAT. ensral yasssags " '
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GROWTH of the .NORTHWEST
As Illustrated by the Business of ths Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company la Its .North Pacific Department During Fourteen Years. ;.
. Regan busfness In North Waelito Dspartment. April I, 11
Insurance In force la North Paolflo Department. Jan. 1, 194
J n sura nee in force la Nortn racino
nsurance la force in North Paoino
- Inauranoa In force in North Pacino
Insurance In force In North Pacino
Insurance in force In North Paolflo
i. frxr-nm i. TJnrth Panlfla
Insurance In fores In North Pacino
Insuranos In force la North Pacific
i Insurance In force In North Pacino
Insurance In force In North pacino
Insurance in force in Norm pacino
Insuranos 1
m fAn. in vjnrtn pirina
Insurance
Ii
n fores la North Faclfle
Recent legislation has aimed to make Insurance
Penn Mutual baa alwaye been purely mutual In
tlon. .- - - " . . x '
It has ever sixty years ef wnblemlshsd Insnranee repuUtlon te Its
credit; and the largsst amount of asw Insurance written In any orie
year waa during ths lavsstigaUons and disclosures of 1901. .
- Good risks and good agents wanted. " '. '' " ';. ; I
xjrrxsTxoATa asrosJi tov tsTWOTtmi -"i
V J SHXRMAN Or HARMON, General Agents
727-728-729-730-731 Marquara Building, - PORTLAND. OREGON
upon his previous order of March 4.
Lockwood says Webster did Issus an
order for his commitment todsy.
However, Lockwood Is out of Jail and
will hsva until Maroh li to proceed with
his habeas oorpus proceedings. At that
time srguments will be mads upon the
ptltlon. .'-;. - r.
ORDERS POLICEMEN NOT
TO STRIKE PRISONERS
Acting upon .reports received that
soma patrolmen are In the habit of
maltreating prisoners. Chief of Police
Orltsmacher has Issusd an order to the
members of ths police department . to
refrain from striking anyon svoept la
self defense. Any viola Hon et the rale
I X Tat2fcaZr" ZL
T. L. VIU.au.' Tles-tvesMest. .
OHAg C MOORS. C. 0. Meees EssV
seerlng Works.
OKORO j ALL IV sTOORg, Herebast.' '
OBOROa A. MOOaa, Pvealseat.
R. B. NOBLE. Capitalist.. ..
W. B. . BE!, CeplteltaC , ,
T. J. A. BKT. Brlttea Key.
M. rtCISBBACKEa, Mereaaat. . - ;
KIRJUIAN WBIOBT, Capltellet.
B. L. DORN. Seraas Tke-PneldesU ' .
("BANK r. DXBB1N0, Attarsay. ,
Attorney.
Baffala .................. o.oo aeao
vew Teek v........ 4T30 aaoo
Boston 47.40 4S.S0
Philadelphia 47.85 4S.7S
Wasblngtos T4S
9 ise,7so ;
877,980
twpanmeni on. i, io....
Department Jan. 1, 1891....
p,partment Jan. 1, 1S7....
Department Jan. 1, IMS....
Deportment. Jan. 1, 1....
Dsnartment Jan. 1. 1900...,
.418,000
049,850
49,698
1,741,198
.094,678
Depsrtmsnt, Jan. 1, 1901.,.. 8.87S.878
Department Jan. 1, 101... B,S3fl,43S
Department Jan. 1, 1901..., S.601J197
Department Jan. 1. 1904.... 6,445,633
wrimwn jm.ii. i, i..,.. t,ot,ohj
ivisnnME Jan. x.
10...
Dspartment Jan. 1,
191,.,
a3,oes
companies what ' ths
character and Opera-
will he followed by charges with th
police committee.
The chief says that the order has
solutoly no connection with the allege
asssult committed by Detective Hellyei
on a bunkoman arrestsd several week
ago snd that in - his opinion Hellyl
wss sntlrely Justified in his action
An Investigation by the chief at tM
time showed thst ths detective did an
strike the msn In question but upo
ths fellow's attempt to simulate drunk;
snness, Hsllysr merely rubbed the prt
oners faos to wans mm up. ,
Dr. IJndsey to Lecture.
Dr. A. A. Lindsay will lecture tomei
row la the Allsky hall. Third and Mnr
rtaon streets, at 11 o'clock, on 'Tl.
Chemistry and psychology ef ths Jtmc