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IMa Issue of
Tlbie Gunday Journal
Comprise '
G Sections GO Vzzs
'Tha Weather Occasional rain to
day; southerly "winds, -r .. "
X VOL. IV.' NO. 4.
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Wagnon Declares No
Mistake Was Made in
Drawing Up the Free
Water. Amendment (
City Attorney McNary Confirrhs
the Discovery Made : by "The
v Journal of the Disastrous Ef
feet That Would' Be Produced
" by Its Adoption by Voters. -
PH'ISI!
' ELIMINATED
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, - - According t the atatemeat mads by
City Attorney MoNary last night It ttoa
free water amendment to the city char
'tor, which annuls the levy of a 1-mM
" tax for bridge building. Is adopted In
: June, about 1100,000.. worth of brides
construction and bridgee now- under
'oontomplation will be Jeopardised., The
adoption of the measure would mean
the cessation of all work along ' this
.line until private property owners could
i ndjust the matter themselves and bear
j the expense of the much-needed stmo
i turea. ..... ' -"'i -,' , ,
. ' : On t-p.pfljr. McNary'a asserMons
.:, coma this aatonlshlnK statement from
v H. 07 Wssnon that the matter of pro
viding for a asocial brtdca fund waa
; '' not left out of the proposed amendment
' to the city eharter by mistake, but lrt
'. tentlcnally, beeause he considered It a
"bad piece of ltlla.Uon." lie adds that
C EL 0. Wood, who drew up the amend
' meat, eleo objected to inoorporatlng
It In the measure. ' :
Mr. Wood's absence- from the city
- last nlcht. however, prevented a veri
fication of the statement, and In view
of. the fact that The Journal waa the
first 'ta make sublla the en lesion ap
pearing In the Wavnon amendment. It
is doubtful If many of the t.700 signers
of the petition knew of Its real Import
, and the disastrous bearing Ita adoption
would have on alt bridge improvements
' la the city.. , v. . . ... -t ;.,
In discussing the matter lest night
(Continued on Pat Two) . ,
Federal Grand Jury Expected to Confirm the
: Charges; Against
::; Lana Law, vioiaters in
Sensations for Portland cltlsena will
be furnished by the coming ' federal
d Jury which will undoubtedly In
dict men whose namea are known, fa
miliarly not only In Portland, but in all
parta of Oregon. '
Never before- has such care been
taken by a United States attorney In
preparing hla evidence for the consid
eration of the grand Jury as has been
exercised by Attorney William C Bris
tol, and It la said that aa '.a result
of the work and study he haa put In
for the. past several months, a great
number of Indictments will be returned.
Including men whose reputations have
never before been questioned. .- . . ,
X.and Xaw Ytolators. '" 1
' It Is expected that altogether the In
dlctmenta will number over - 10. ' Of
these, 17 will be against men who have
been arrested . and . are either In the
county Jail or out on ball. Of the re
, mainder moat of- them will be agalnat
JFAMOUS INGUBATOR
V BABY IS WARDED TO ,
MOTHER BY COURT
". fflunt Km ay toBft Leaesd Wire.)
,.J Topeka. Kan., April . The etate su
preme court today decided that Mrs.
Charlotte E. Bleakley of Lawrence.
. XJiiims, la entitled to th famoua "1n
, cubator bnby" exhibited at the St. Louis
world s fair, this reverses the decision
of the- Doiia-las county (Kansas) dis
trict court and upholds the deolslon of
the circuit court of Illinois, which held
that Mrs. Bleakley is the mother of the
' child.
The decinlnn ends a most Interesting
fight for possession of the baby. James
O. Barkley and Hflla Barkley, hla wife,
who were In chnrae of an ehlhlt at
the world's fair. m the bahy In the
Incubator cnnoi"lnn. - 'I hoy I n'i'1 hla
uppourd pnrffil i e i Mr. Iv '('.,!' y Of
111 I -f. X a a X - J v '
LOED TO BE
Uncomplaining, But . a
Long Suffering Sec
retary; Will t3ear the
Blame of Plot -
Publication , of Alleged : Con
spiracy; Created a Diversion
and Diverted Public Attention
From Roosevelt v Harriman
Controversy" ' ' ' , 1 -
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Washington, April.. -The president,
despite the Incredulity with which the
charge waa received and the denlabithat
have come from - Senator Penrose uid
eliwwhere firmly raalntalna that a' oon.
splracy la -on foot, to oppose hla poll
olea and nominate a man in the next
Republican convention who -will oppose
his program. - Be i Insists that tba
16,000.000 . fund. Is no myth and that
It is now a battle te a finish between
himself and hla enemies,. r
While the president tnsdt no -statement
today, and this Sudden silence.J
said to be due to the urgenfpleadlnga
of Secretaries Root and Cortelyou, yet
it waa learned from those wlthlft his
oontidenee' that he has not receded one
Inch from the position ha took when be
announced - that c such ' a financially
backed plot waa drawing.
.On the other hand, the politicians see
In thla sudden creation of a bugaboo a
docp laid maneuver. ' Soma assert that
the president,' moved by the activities
of Foraker and others opposed to him.
baa suddenly created thig laaue to get
a . .Una vs. Ha . haa, they assert, be
fogged the lxsue and swept, aside tba
dlacluaurea of the Harrlmaa letter and
turned public attention to other mat
tera. . ',; ' . : "y,-
Te Make a Monkey 'ef XeW; '." -
As for the story of" a drunken, aena-
lor babbling the facta about tba fear
some conspiracy and the glgantlo eor
(Continued on Fake Two.)
Well-Known Men.
men who have boon guilty f. violating
the land laws, while a number will be
for other offenses agalnat the law.
- It la said that Mr. Bristol haa been
preparing ' Indictments . for a month,
which Indicates that he la taking great
care to protect against all possible mis
takes la points of 1ft w and to present
to the grand Jury such evidence aa will
only aerva to return Indictments, Here
tofore , the work of the grand Jury
haa been carried out with a lack of
preparation on the part of tha federal
attorney's offloe, due chiefly to a lack
of time.
' The present occasion will reveal an
entirely different state of affairs and,
while anxious to protect- the Interests
of the1 public. It is safe to aaaumo be
cause of the thoroughneaa which Mr.
Bristol haa used, nothing will be dona
that will Injur Innocent persons.
(Continued on Pag Seven.)
to sign a deed of adoption to Mrs. Bark
ley. The baby had been placed In tha
concession by a St. Louie- midwife, who
It developed later, had told Mra. Bleak
ley that the-jchlld had been born dead.
Mra. Bleakley, uncertain that the
child waa hera, and wishing to aid Mra.
Barkley to gain possession of him from
the midwife, signed the adoption papers.
Later, Mra. Bleakley. becoming eat laded
that the child was her ownt sought to
retain it. The HUnola courts gave Mra.
Bleakley custody ot the child. Tha
Kanaaa dlstrft court finally -gave Judg
ment fnr the Berkleys, but Mra. Blnak
jor kidnaped tha child and eecaped to
Illinois.
Kiiane Ware, former rnmmllnnr
of ponHlons, fln-.i'y trk. Jtrs. lileakley's
cae before the Kmi if ' court.
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; PORTLAND, OREGON,; SUNDAY, MORNING, :
JS THIS YOUR IDEM OE BE A UTY7
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Tj aV- M MM M M M M m It J I I M M gr a 111 PS f. - I SB I
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. 'This youne lady. has been adjudged the most beautiful i womaiiln -Washington,
District-of XolumbiaUCan-Oregon. producej&L7f auer woman ?jDo you iiink .so?
Who? .Send her photographo The Journal., 7 : ; : 1 ''f;--:fr:
,TJhe
- Last Sunday's -Chicago Trlbun aayas - " , ' . . ' .
Th Portland Journal haa now entered the beauty contest. ' This makes It new pa pare that- are conducting
local contests to find a more beautiful' woman than Delia Carson. The winners in' each contest will be . sub
mitted to a national. Jury -that will settle beyond dispute the question a to who Is th most beautiful woman '
tat America..;.. .'...:'. '.'.. i " : ''''"'.' ; ' ' ' ' ' ;;..'. ',:-. - ' - i ' "
,:. These are th newspapers that
- Boston Herald - . ,, ' Detroit News-Tribune . :,
' . Buffalo Timet . k ' Louisville Courier-Journal.
- Cleveland Loader Milwaukee Sentinel . ,
-Columbus (O.) Dispatcn Minneapolu News
Denver Post " New- York World ', '
. Des Moinea News' ' ; Omaha News -
In oouraa of time pictures or beeutlee from every section will be printed on this double pagsof th Sunday
Tribune. - The newapapera are finding prettier women every week, aa th St' Louie five printed here today will -'
: prove to you-- The three New England beauties presented by the Boston Herald are also worth your attention.
These local eontesta are being conducted with great energy. - Tha Boaton Herald already haa-had nearly'
l.0 photographs, of New. England beauties from whloh to choose. k ' .. "'-
' Local pride Is aroused la every section. The Milwaukee Sentinel haa secured the cooperation of 100 newa- -'
paper in Wisconsin In Ita quest' Th newspapers of Ohio are lending aid to the Cleveland Leader In its ef
forts to prove th Buckeye state the national beauty center. The Indlanapolla. Muncle and Terre Haute' Stars, -which
are In a combination to uphold tha reputation of Indiana beauty, are meeting with cordial support from .
Athar Tndlana Mvtra" v - - t ' V ' , ' ' . .'-'.''. '
' Probably the most Strenuous efforts are being mad by th Loulsyttl Courier-Journal,
' WMFrn ( ailltar. Mtrona snnnort la being given by other Kentucky editors.
Naturally tha Sunday Tribune welcomes theae efforts to disprove Chicago's eminence aa a beauty center. ,
For, If Mlea Carson wlna after eucn a vigorous quest, th honor will be greater. And, It she loses, th winner
' will be unquestionably. America's most beautiful woman. And In th meantime our readera will have th pleaa
or. of having In view each-week -a-retnarkabl gallery'of portrait of th handsomest women- in -the- United
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. , ITS A' GREAT CONTEST ONE WELL WORTH WATCHING I - 1 r
ALL GAVE
' meant News by bmml Leasad wire.)
Ran Francisco, April "Nearly ev
ery large corporation In Saa Francisco
contributed to th fund, used at tba
Republican primary of 1904. . I went to
many-of them personally -to, aeour
money. Th average amount .paid waa
U.ioo." -.', r
Fairfax Wheelan. the moving spirit
In tha bringing about of tha fusion
ticket of the last municipal oampalgn,
made thla atartllng oon fee I on to the
grand Jury today1 whll under the fir
of Prosecutor Heney.
"But, gentlemen," he added quickly,
Once -the confession was out, 'there
was no dlshoneaty about that There
wer bo promise of any klO't. Th cor
Natibjial Beauty
have challenged the sunaay TriDuna:
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porations were simply looking for an
honest ticket That la why they con
tributed to tha primary fund." , - .
"How much did you get from the
Horn Telephone companyr asked Mo
neys '. . i
"I went personally to the offtce of
Mark Oeratle snd there met Oerstle,
Frick and Detwller. ' I told them that
w needed money, and I asked them for
11.000. Thsy gsve ma only 1600. I
knew, however, that they bad already
contributed U.OOO." " Tbia waa Whoe
lan's remarkable reply.
"But do you mean to say that the
Home Telephone company put up this
lanto sum of money at a primary elec
tion without having an agreement or
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Quest
Thiladelphia Inquirer ' St Paul Newa
Pittsburg Gaxetta-Time st Louis Republic .1 '
Portland (Or0 Journal ,' Sur League of Indians
. Providence Tribune y' . Salt Lake Tribune -J 7
San Francisco Call, 7 Wasbinston Times -'
of which Henry
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being assured that It would reoaiv Its
franchisee . provided ther- ticket carried
at the fall election f V j
"I tell you there waa no agreement
and no understanding," returned "Wheel
an. "We . mad no prom lees. . We
simply told all the corporatlona that we
would see that honest candidates were
nominated." Fairfax Wheelan a exami
nation today and th confession he
made during Ita progress wer the
dlrwt result of th testimony on Wed
nesday of Mark Qerstle, president of
the Home Telephone company of San
Francisco and Robert N. Frick, his law
partner. Oerstl told th grand Jury
(Continued on Pag Seven.)
Yesterday
t r
Walla Walla Woman
Refuses to Testify in
"Court Upon Her Sab
bath Day;:;-,;,
Sent to ; Jail for Twenty Days
' Because She Refuses to Obey
' Order of Court and Talk
Tells Judge Christ Is Higher
" Court Than He Can Be." "
fSpsHsl TMepsef as Tka loarasW) ' '
Walla Walla. Wash.. AprR . Claim
ing exemption aa a witness because It
waa Saturday, Mra. B. N. Thompson, a
Seventh Day Adventlst for the past two
yeare chambermaid- at th - Delmontoo
lodging house, - refused to teatlfy In the
William Ford negro (Criminal caae before
th auperlor- court 4hia morning. The
scene waa one of the most spectacular
in tha history of American Jurispru
dence. ' . . r '' ' t . - .
. Mrs. Thompson was ' brought into
court on A bench--warrant, and -ooenlv
1-oeriea-juag urenta she declared. In
reply to a question whether aha would
not obey the law: - 1
- "If It don't conflict with th law of
ood. That 18 a higher law." '
Pacing, no and down th clatform.
Judge Brents delivered a brilliant ex
tempore opinion. Th members of the
court - and epectator hung on every
word. ' The 1 woikan aat quiet with a
stubborn aoowl on her face. Tha Judge
aald: ',''.-" , . .-,w . .
"Tou don't admit that you know tha
law of God. Who la to aay what tha
law of God la to you or to ma? Tha
Bible aaya to help a horse out ef th
pit on tba Sabbath, yet you would let
a, man go to the penitentiary rather
than tell something that might save
him simply becaua of tha Sabbath
habit People plead tha law of God
when the civil law la not "to their lik
ing. Wer vrybody allowed to In
terpret hi own law murder would be
rampant". .,."-
. (Continued on Pag Savon.)
n POSES AS
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HER FAITH
CODII
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Organized Labor Representatives. Charge the
- President With Unfairness in ; Comment
7 on. Federation Officials" Indicted
Portland representative of organised!
laoor. are atrong In their condemnation
of President Roosevelt for characteris
ing aa undesirable cltlxena William
IX Haywood and Ch arias H. Mover, of
ficlala of the Weatern Federation of
Miners, who ar soon to be tried on
tn charge of murdering ox-Governor
uteunenberg of Idaho. i
Roosevelt la criticised principally . on
th acor of unfalrneaa for insinuating
th guilt of - th . men whom the law
presumes to be Innocent until they ar
proved guilty. Local labor leaders look
upon hla action much aa does Haywood
himself, who- aaya that while Roose
velt proclaims himself aa. standing for
a squar deal ha . doea nt , practice
what ha preaches. . '
- Not one Portland lalpr leader could
he found to condon th utterancea of
Roosevelt agalnat Moyer and Haywood.
Despite th fact that th Western Fed-,
oration, of Minora la not affiliated with
AGED SALEM MAN IS
FORCED TO FAST FOR
v PERIOD OF 41 DAYi
(flpeeUl Ptopetck Tee Jeenal)
KBlam- Or Anrll t. Considerable at.
tentioa haa been attracted t the pecu
liar condition ef aa aged resident of
North Salem, H. F. McAdams, who Is
afflicted with a terrfhle dleeae throuKh
which- he la aald to have fasted for 41
day. ' Having passed the are of in
years, the old man Is very wenk and 1 !
stomach la aald to be so sensitive ml
In auch a condition that vn tt-.e
of food cauae Mm evtrfn.e p-i. i
that haa paasc-l Hn I ..a d i 4:
daya la but a '
His. however. 1 r
Ing for snv 1
but rather
of. Btri t ..
Journal Circulation
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PRICE iFIVE CENTS.
ThurstonSoundsOpen-
ing Gun of Campaign
Against President at
Philadelphia
Not a Member of Five Million
.Conspiracy Club but Says
Country Cannot Have', One
Man Power No Man Should
7 Dictate Successor." " " ' " "
(PehllaDers Pnas by Spselal Leesed Wtrs.y
Philadelphia, P.. April . At t din
ner given by th Young Republican club
Thurston of Nebraska, corporation law-,
yer and a-friend of Senator Foraker.
who fought the rat billj tonight-find
the opening gun of the antl-Rooaevelt
forces. He waa Joined by-Mayor John
E. ' Reyburn of Philadelphia, former
congressman and personal "friend of
Senators Penrose and Foraker, whose
plea waa for th elimination of Rooae
velt as his choice. ; , .
He declared that this country had no
policy. . , .- -
"Ther la an unsettled, anateady sen
timent in ' tha Republican party," he
said, "that la seeking to outdo oven tha
eocialiatlo program of the, opposition. .
We can't have thla any -mora than so
cialism." . ',-.. j-. ,
Then a moment later the former
senator cried: "S . v
- "There should be no on man policy
la tha country," and then, toward tha
cloa of tha sensational speech, after
averring that ha la not a member of th
$6,000,000 Anti-Roosevelt Conspiracy
club, be launched tha boom for Fora
ker. . , ..
Mo Conspirator.
"I want to aay." be began, "that I am
not a member of the 15, 000,000 Con
aplracy club and that If I had made a
statement of that kind 1-might hav
made It $50,000,000. It would have been
Just aa eaay."
Her th speaker authorised and gav
utterance to an epigram: "Tha speaker
(Continued on Page Two.)
tha American Federation of Labor and
that th recent mill strike In Portlaiid
Cava rise to some rivalry between the
two bodies, looal repreaentativee of the
A. r. of L.. not only question the fair
ness of Reoaevelt'a action, but pUtinlv
express their faith In the Innocence of
th accused union official. .
t ' 1 Wot Proved Murderer. .
""What more can;' you expect from
Roosevelt T" said JP.' McDonald, secro
tary of the Portland Federated Trad"
and Labor council, last night' "nf
oours Haywood la an undesirable cin-
sen rrom the viewpoint of Rooeevrlt.
He Is so simply because he is oppo. l
to Roosevelt and hla crowd and all thv
represent. Roosevelt stands for vxr- I
Interests, whll Haywood In oppooed tt
private ownership of public utilities.
Haywood la a Socialist
(Continued n Pag Seven.)
March I by Vr. W. S. Mott ml
Frank E. hmlth. not for thcun .
aa first riven out. hut fr k , -which
afiVcted o-.,) of hla f . t 1
csf,ltat.vl ire a.iipm,-ii!.,n . r
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