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'.' i'fcia Imm of The Sunday Journal Journal Circulation Oemprise mm 5 Sections-62 Panes Yesterday Was 1 The Waather Showers; souther ly wind. -.-. VOL. IV. NO. 3. t PORTLAND,' .OREGON, ' SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH . 31, 1007. : PRICE FIVE CENTS. ..i-", VU1. IV. WO. 3. : : , v..i. , t 1 ; v - v. ' . ' rUKTLANU, .OKUUUN, SUNDAY MUKN1NU, MAKCxl ; 31, 1807. , . ; : . i 1 FIR HT IflfflRIf WII I I RUBENS "CHRIST WITH THE CROSS" ' 1 111(HQPFRQ TDIIfJIf I fit WW 111 I lUII I V; jBUlm': If BILL ;:v;::V-i::.;--LOST FOR 300 YEARS TUST FOUND MVIIIUILIlU l..Ulll UliL I WIIHlIK SOON BEGIN HER STORY CHIEFS WAIT - V-.-. mm mi mmTTrn a-e, 0 : a - - m a a- I ' ? - ! J P 7 . . - ' 7 A - 4lt f J I s. mm . M M . ... M . ' .1 njk mm w wm. - -uk assauli upoij unions p Spectacular Finish. to f$ Hard, Battle V Waged toMdnths Uo Get J New Building v - ' ' '''y - ' . t- 1 lift- vvacoB is&mm Among i nosv vno 1 j.'Cay Liberally at the Eleventh VH6ur-f-Victory Is Tribute to .' Energy and Hustle of Younger lU flemenl of Portland. - . Ttire hundred and ttt ty-flT thou. , Hand alcbt hundred and ixtj"-on doHara and atstr-flva canti. That to -tha story In a nutahall et tha "KTarybod jr Q1t Campaign." and ayarybodf ' la happy. Portland, with area of tha United Btataa, ai well aa tha T. M. C A. Interests of the world upon her, has. vindicated the - aplrtt . that haa made her the laadlns; city of tha northwf t. She baa flnlihed successfully the second task that, has brought her before the world at large aa a city of the first class. The other . event -was the Iewls and Clark expoal- . . tlon. . i . . - . When tha campaign was' started last fall to ra.se $350,000 In three weeks, olj-tlraers were aghast at the effrontery of .he younger class of cltlicne who had dared to broaoh such an undertak . ins;. The latter, however, had not for ' gotten . the way In which many old- timers looked aghast when enterprising cltlsens first proposed the Idea of at. . - tractlng tha world to Portland. ' ' And -' energy, hustle, determination has again been crowned with) success. , ', ' ; v,V ' Yaooh Kasua Oltrea. .. ' Everybody gave and everybody la happy. 'What else Is there to say? At '. the last moment Jacob Eimo said to .W. A. Ladd, who called at tha pioneer's ..residence at 10 o'clock last night when lit Issue was still In doubt: i"l was Just about ready to telephone Secretary 7 Stone that I would give 15,000." When told that his 15,000 would more than complete the amount needed, Mr. Karam said: "Well, I Intended to give all along, but If my donation adds more . to the totnl than Is needed I will feel ! happy In the knowledge that Portland irtlll has the young blood In her that will fight until she accomplishes ths tank on which shs started out" But there were others. Herman Wit- (Continued on Page Fifteen.) SLEEPLESS MIGHT OH TRAIH Passengers - on Delayed f Southern Pacific Cars Threaten Suit Because of Their Lbst?Berths in Puflmans ' ' Pullman paasengers who reached tha elty on tha delayed Southern Paelflo train at 4:10 o'clock yesterday ' after noon are preparing legal action against tne Pullman company .or an 'alleged violation of Its oontraot In providing paasengers with necessary accommo dations from San Francisco of Port land. Mass meetings of ths passengers were held at several points where tha train was delayed and a commutes on griev ances was appointed. The committee presented Its troubles to tha assistant manager of the Pullman company at tunsmulr,' California, but secured' no relief. Negotiations ars now In prog ress to retain an attorney to bring suit against the company. - PsPmane Were Setaohed. v Passengers who arrived -on the train report a deplo--le condition In Cal ifornia. In mnny plaoea they were compelled to carry their grips and satchels while the train crawled along a dangerous stretch of track or cau tiously crossed a trestle. At certain places where they were forced to walk T- THE honor of Oregon li st atak. Tho beauty of our women must ba proven to tho world. We wint ytmt help. If you know s woman of surpassing beauty, and If you live in Oregon yon. know several, you must help us. Send us a photograph of the most beauti ful woman you know. . You must do this yourself, aa modesty will often restrain women' from sending in their own photo-, graphs. Actresses ana proiessionar chid idea. We want photographs of the homes and firesides. This means women of the 400,000 aa well aa the women of the 400. . ' The reputation of the women of Oregon is at stake. Help us vindicate.' Send oa a photograph of the most beautiful woman you know. x Address BEAUTY EDITOR, Oregon Journal V Only Harriman's Fijial ;,0rderDelays Signing Big Contracts on the .Peninsula; Tube Which Is to Give' All Har riman Unes a Water Grade Entrance to Portland I WiJI Open on the River at Mock's Bottom. . a . , ... i, .. .. contrast, for' the earth work at the peninsula tannel for the Harrlman lines will be let within a few days. ' plans and estlmstee have been submitted to President K. H. Harrlman and the big project la now awaiting his final order for work to- begin., The O. R. at N. oompany has pur I ehaaed and laid out' a town alto at the north entrance 'to tha tunnel, en Co. lumbia-boulevard, and the lota will be I placed on the market in a few day a The tunnel outlet wilt-fee at- Newsrk and Dana streets.. Tha plats show ths railway lines of the.O. R. A N. and tha Oregon 4. Weehfngton railways In form of a huge diamond, with McKenna Junotlon In the contort and - located about half Jr'mlle east of Maegly Junc tion. TJa points of the diamond lead toward' 6 U Johns to the- -WJt. "tha Co lumhla river bridge to tha northyTrout dale -to-th- east and the - Willamette liver via tha tunnel to tha south. '.. Provide Water Orada. ' The tunnel will run through. tlM peninsula under Dana street, and come out on Mock's bottoen, under Willamette boulevard.- It will be 6.400 feet long. II feet high and double tracked. It will bring the main Una -of the O. R.I at Tf. railway into Portland oh a water! grade from Troutdala, , and will alao provide a water'- grade entrance Into Portland for tne . Oregon A Washing, ton railroad, which is the Southern Pacific and Cnlos, Paclflo extension to the sound.. The townslte Just platted by tha O. R. V N. company at McKenna Junction Is I that company's first large real . eatata I project in Portland. It consists of up- war1 of 800 lota, all lying west of and contiguous to Columbia boulevard, and west of Newark street. It Is said tha company will establish a convenient (Continued on Page Seven.) tha snow was deep and. weather eon- riltlona thorc vhlv HIit.vpMihl. " r Tt wea t SJlme California h.M that the open mutiny of the passengers occurred. On - leaving San Franr-laoo tha train waa equipped with 'four Pull man coaches, all crowded. At - 81ms, one of tho Pullmana waa detached and the occupants of tha four oars crowd ad Into three, i - -, Sarsn SaaVp. .. . As a result many of those who had purchased first-class tickets . were forced into the tourist ' sleepers; , and many were forced to ahare their quar ters. In tha Pullmans with atrangers. Seven passengers were farced to. do without sleeping accommodations for the night, and It Is tha seven. who are preparing for legal redress. . In tha list, waa Percy S. Solomon. Joselyn Muose, T. K. Mutr," U O. Ep penateln, H. . Tregaakls and J, C Cas aady. Each haa a. peculiar and Indi vidual way of expressing his opinion of tha Pullman eompany and tha way (Continued on Page Seven.) moucia are u the beauties of H f v - " '. " , v - M ; , . - --- .... . r. mm - - - -... -- .jMimmm i : : : ' : Z ill Jl 1 1 1 1 1 r .1 IM'li- I III ,11111111 III IIHIIIIKil llil A 'III I L A II M It. It rf 1 1 1 1 II 11 X ; III Mlfllnrii I nlfll x i m ., i i i COSWOOp WITH THE CROSS TRAHSFER TOTAL Astor, Vanderbilt and Coelet Get Inside Information change for Voting Against Fish and, Jt Proves Expensive. Nw Torft. March ; 10. Wall street learned ' tod ay ' that Colonel Jacob Astor, Robert -W. Ooelet and Cornelius Vender bilt were three of the heaviest losers-In the recent Wall street si amp which haa been designated aa the "rich- man'a panic", Their aggregate losses are salt! to have exceeded S,000,000. , - Tha three men were Induced to boy Union Paclflo "on a tip", given by IB. H. Harrlman." They are reported -te have held over 100,000 . sbarea of Its stock purchased at prices ranging from 150 to ISO. They held on to tt after the drop began, finally closing out at an average price of 1J8.. ' The Harrlman tip was said td have been given about the time Harrlman waa trying te oust Stuyvesant Fish aa president of, the Illinois Central. All the men are directors. They had pre viously voted with Fish. After tbey were . given the tip they switched to Harrlman's side and Fish waa ousted. How valuable the tip waa is proved by tha losses they . sustained. DIm of Injuries, Aberdeen, Wash., Marob to. Joseph Hawkins, the man who was so .badly Injured by the caring In of a gravel bank, of Thursday, died today from In ternal Injuries and shock.. Are the Women of Oregon tKe Most Beautiful in America ? They Arel You Know They Arel 7he Journal Knows They Arel 1 But the Chicago Tribune says Chicago Women are the most beautiful, and after a contest lasting months has found a woman whom it claims is the most beautiful woman in America, Miss Delia Carson. ' We are confident that Chicago's claim can be disproved by competent judges. On this account we sent the following telegram to Chicago f , - ' 'v ..: 1 - . " ' THE JOURNAL'S CHALLENGE. , V THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S ACCEPTANCE. , Chicago Sunday Tribunal Have admired picturea of beautiful women in the Tribune and Oregon Journal, Portland, Oregon: The Chicago Tri other Sunday papers. They are beautiful, but they .will not compare with the marvelous v.-. '-j, ... , i .v.. V..,,,. beauty of the women of Oregon. We challenge the statement that Chicago women are the bun- nd nT- "thet papers in the beauty most beautiful women in America, and will find, through The Journal, a woman more beau. Quest accept your challenge and welcome the Journal to tiful than the winner of your contest. ... -, OREGON JOURNAL. the competition. - CHICAGO TRIBUNE. U III IIVIIMI I1U U II II I U I I HIT. I llUil UT lU Three Hundred-Year-Old Paint . Ing by Famous Master Found ' In Belgian Convent by Teach er Is Worth Thousands. . . (Hearst Raws W Leases! tests' Ware.) ''London," March 10. It Is generally expected that -the newly dlaoovared Ru bens "Christ with the Cross" which Is creating such a furore ha art circles. Is destined to find its way , across tha AtUntle for the atmple reason -that ths highest bidder will get It, and at that sort of game tha Amerloan million aire usually eomes out oa top. The ploture Is life else, .44 by It inches, in an excellent state of preserva tion and Is a superb specimen of ths f am iue Fleffllstl master. The figure of tha Saviour Is strewn nada to the waist. The hend Is of the conventional type, with auburn hair and beard. Tha-eyes gase straight out of the canvas and the whole expression of tha face la one of exquisite tenderness. . v ; Picture a (reaaine Rubens, m Tha genuineness of the picture saema to be established beyond ! dispute. A letter from Dr.-Bode, director - of the Royal museum, Berlin, 1 and acknowl- e4e-"d to he the gr-ateet authority on Ruben's paintings, sayst ' "It la certuhnly. by Rubens and the whole picture by his own hsnd. Tha high execotlonMndleates the early time of tha taaeter.'N Sir Charles Holroyd, . ' (Continued en Page Seven.) Record for March Shows Twloe : Amounts - Involved In Either January or February Real - Estate Sales at High Figure. Real estate' transfers filed far re- eord ' during' March reached tha enor mous, total ef 14,711.114, breaking all former records tor Multnomah oounty. It la doubtful If In any former month the total exceeded (3.000,000. The transfers for January aggregated tl.a41.ilt and. those for February were tl. 311,104. Tha heavy movement in real aetata that set In In February waa not reflected In the transfers riled with the oounty clerk until March, when the week ending -March If, showed a total of nearly $2,000,000. ana day during the week, the teansfere lacked but a few hundred dollars of reaching $1,000, 000. ' . . . , A portion of these large sums Is ac counted for by the filing for record ef tha deeds eonveylng the block bounded by First, Second, Pine and Ash streets to tha Portland Railway oom pany.;,,. . .. . . . ' Commlaalonrr Rosa Namca Assistant (Special ptptrh te The Journal.) ' Olympla, Wash, March JO. Land Commissioner Rosa has named Olof Bystrom to be his assistant In the state land office.' Bystrom is at present deputy county treasurer of Cowllts county. i ' Mrs. Rountree Almost a Wreck as Result of Brutal Beating by Bold Thug Detectives Unable to Find Any Definite Clew to Identity of Masked ' Man - Who Nearly .Killed Wife of Real Estate Dealer. During His Absence.! ' For tha first time alnoa she waa bru tally beaten and choked by a house breaker laat Tuesday night, after be ing - robbed - of her diamond earrings, Mrs.' N. W. Rountree told to a Journal representative last night the story of the brutal assault Mra Rountree Is suffering irom a complete physical breakdown, and she shook with nervous excitement aa she recited the dramatlo incidents of the night of terror and fearful treatment accorded her. - The asaault Is one of tha most brutal recorded in-the eolioe annals of Port land, and Mra. Rountree feels positive that during her atruggle with the burg lar,. When she tore the mask from his face and ha realised that she might Identify him Afterward, he Intended to make good his threat to kill her. - The dark black and blue marks on her back. where he ..ckd hert th deep cut over ber left eye and the finger prints on her throat and chest, besides other bruises, are conclusive evidence that the ruOlan attempted, vainly to end the life of tae only avltneea to his crime. Speaks la Whisper, Mra Rountree's recital of the thug's visit to her room waa broken consider ably by the paroxysms of pain In her throat, v oe ligaments and membrane were badly torn by tha burglar's clutch on her windpipe, and speech even in a whisper is extremely difficult. "I saw him come through the open door," she said. "There was no sound prior to that moment, and I think be wore rubbers to deaden the sound of his footsteps. He approached the table which stands near the foot of the bed and flashed tha light In his band re peatedly. 'It is my belief that he had watched the house and seen Mr. Rountree, Rob- (Continued on Page Fifteen.) Curly Boss Drew a Salary of Twelve Hundred Dollars a Month for More Than Two Years Woman Gives Testimony V (Hearst ITews by Leerest Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Marctj $0. It haa been discovered that Abraham Ruef haa been on the seoret payroll of the Pacific Btatea Telephone company for more than two years. Ha has received 11.100 per month during this, time for alleged "legal services." He was not paid as were other ' regular employe His name did nat appear on the regu lar list There was ao voacher made out for him to sign. There was no entry for the amount he received writ ten in tha corporation's books. He re ceived bis prtm?ely salary through Theodore V. Halsey, political lobbyist and franchise protector for the Paclflo Stateav Telephone company. ' - ' 1 Halsey charged the sum to "general expense. " Thla is tho same Halsey who has been Indicted nnder ths 10 counts for bribery. Blval "Counsel" to PlUahury. ' Tha astounding . fact that Ruef had been secretly employed by ' the local telephone trust as an alleged "coun sel" was. sprung upon ths grand Jury today by E. S. PUlsbury, general coun- Commissioners Try to Prevent Strike by Holding Sunday Ses sions for Peace - --v." -. Denial Made That Presldant Had Intervened In Any WaySitu ation Described as Delicate- Traffic Magnates Dangle At - tendance on -- Labor Leaders. Forty-nine railroads Involved, including every system west of Chicago and New Orleans, from Fort William, Canada, to San Franolaco. ', Mileage, IM19. Number of union " employes who voted to strike. 10,000; 11. 000 conductors and IS.000 others . In train and yard service. "i Estimated-' annual wages af - complainants, 150,000.000. Estimated annual lnoreaaa de manded,. $6,000,000. ' Estimated Increase In the eoat. Of living of the men. I20.BOO.000. Difference between increased Cost of living and Increased wagea demanded, $14,100,000. Increased earning capacity of e the-railroads, 400- per- cent.- - Increase In number of men em ployed for the handling of - tha Increased traffic, 000. Gain in earning power of tha rallroada, 400 per cent. (FaMlshem Prase by Special Leased Win.) Chicago, March 10. The gravity or in. w ' n . mt lu.iivii m iuiv.wi4 vj ,11. determination announced by tha gov. eminent commission' lata tonight to hold an all-day session . tomorrow, Easter Sunday. Chairman Knapp of tha Interstate oommerce commission and Commissioner of Labor Nell to night requested tha labor chiefs to ba v u ii.iiu m .v v. . i . . iviiiui v . in, managers were notified of tha decision . to hold the session when other persons of sneana will doubtless be on dress parade at tha churchea and elsewhere. (Continued on Page Six.) set for the corporation and a member of the executive committee ef tha board of directors. . . , ' PUlsbury admitted In answer to ' a question that Ruef had been an tha pay roll ef tha Paclflo States Telephone company for mora than two year at a salary of $1,100 a month. As ho gave hla testimony his anger got the better of his lawyer's sense of discretion. He declared that when ha dlacovered tha price being paid Ruef he atrenuoualy objected and In a heated argument with the members of tha executive committee told them It was ;'a ahame to pay this man such a sum for doing nothing, when I. who have been eounael for thla corporation for 10 years, am receiving only $1,000 a month for my services." PUlsbury waa outwardly paclfjed and told that tha employment of. Ruef at this price "waa necessary,' bat his anger that a political bosa should be paid more than tho real legal counsel baa never cooled since ha made the dis covery. (Continued ea Page Six.) TODAY in our Magazine Section we print the picture of the winner of the Chicago Tribune contest : and . tell some of the things that have befallen her since she became famous overnight. , - "!. -'''.'" Next Sunday we tell the story of how the competition was first started as the result of a bet between two millionaires. Next Sunday we will print the first photographs of Oregon beauties. .', Prizes of $75, $50 and $23 are offcrc 1 t The Journal for those adjudged most beaut!' .!.