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VOL. IV. NO. 3.
t PORTLAND,' .OREGON, ' SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH . 31, 1007.
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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
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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.)
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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.
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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 -
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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!' .!.