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TIIE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY WENINO. 'APRIL 8. 1007.
VENIRE BEING DRAWN
FOR THE GRAND JORY
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Call for Federal Inquisition Issued by Wolverton--Special Atten
tion to Membership of Body Already Beinj Paid by
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PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
PHONE CASE IS
OUT A STARTER
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United Railroads Next Detwiler
Must Come, If In Irons'
3 Grafter Graney.
EVELYN'S LIFE
FOR GROWERS OF FRUIT
STORK REVIEWED
SIIEAK JIIIEIES
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Ctite Board of Horticultur Members Submit Encouraging Re
port at Semi-Annual Session ' Which ; Opened This
. Morning in - This City. ) j : . -j '..
Delmas r Argues to Thaw Jury
Telling Story of Evelyn's
Lift From Birth.
City Seems Full of Men Who
Steal From Rooms and
Pedestrians, . '-s '
FOOTPADS AND
Tbe semi-annual session of tho state
board; of horticulture U In progress at
the chamber of commerce today- and
will continue la aaaalon until tomorrow
vanlti nivtrta from tha different
commissioners were beard thla morning
and will ba continued tnrougnou w.
of tha afternoon, after which other
Important matters wlU ba taken up and
discussed. All roam be re of tha board
were present at tha morning aeasloa
except Charles A. Park, of Salem, com
missioner from the aeoond district
Conditlona In erery dlatrlct point to
a. prosperous year for tha fruit growers.
TJnusual activity In spraying and the
organisation of horticultural societies
la reported from all parte of tha state.
r. K, Jewell reporta that cannarlea
"will be started in a number of -towns
within tha next year and that plana
have already been completed for can
neries in the following cities:- Albany.
Eugene, Brownsville, Monmouth, La
Grande and Milton or Freewater. Mr.
' Newell urges that fruit growers pay
more attention to tha raising of amall
fruit and that tha canneries create a
demand for tha best.elssa of canned
berries and cherries. If tha proper
support ta given, Mr. Newell says, ail
these canneries will ba successful , ,
' nammk win stmtr Market. . j
Mr Newell, while not wishing to gloat
aver the misfortunes of others, states
as a fact that tha Infection of the
astern orchards with scale and other
pests 4s -going to benefit tha ' Pacific
coaat growers. Ba says that while they
re determining whether to plant new
orchards, which they wUI ultimately
have to do, tha Paclfle coast will be
supplying . tha : market. ! He" further
states that eastern orchards grow
lower than those of ths west, which
la another advantage. Ha thinks there
YASHITA SAYS HIS. COUNTRYMEN .
ARE TRYING TO RUN HIM DOWN
, Because he Is gentleman by btrth
and because ha has learned well tha
' American art of self-defense, C Lashlta
has become tha victim of conspiracy
of Jealous countryman of lower claaa.
Such, at least ta tha theory of tha de
fense In tha case of tha people pf. pre
goa against Taahlta, oa trial today in
Judge Oantenbeln'a department . of the
circuit court. i -
Taahlta. so It Is claimed, la ' mem
ber of the Samura claaa In old Nippon.
Before ha came to America to seek his
fortune ba was a Japanese J oollega
atudent Arriving hero, he worked In
various menial , capacities and early
learned that tha science of boxing beats
Jiu-jitsu alt . hollow when it cornea to
RESTAURANT. PROPRIETOR FINDS ;
IT NECESSARY TO RAISE PRICES
tt will coot more money to take your
meals at tha restaurants hereafter,' for
there Is general movement on foot
among tha proprietors of eating-bouses
to advance prices on their bills of farm
R. A. Proudfoot proprietor . of the
Creamerte. la tha flrat to tall In line.
Mr. Pre ud foot haa placed tha following
notice before his diners: ';.'
We propose raising tha prices on oor
bill of fare soma time thla week.- The
OREGONIAN VISITS CALIFORNIA "
, . AtyD IS DRIVEN HOME BY RAIN
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-California may say tbe rainy aeaaons
of Oregon and Washington are unheard
of In other parts of the world, but I
-believe the Golden state can give us the
roost wet weather In tha leaat portion
f time than, any other section or the
union.",' . :' ' ' '
The gentleman who made tha remarks
waa Commissioner Robert Wilson, of
ths executive board. . Mr. Wilson had
SIX WEEKS' FAS!
EUDED BY DEATH
, Senile Gangrene at Last Saps
J Life of H. F. McAdams
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Salem, April . After having fasted
. for it days as tha result of being sf
fllcted with senile gangrene, H. F. Mc
Adama died thla afternoon. - So sensi
tive had hla stomach become th,at the
odor of food would cause him extreme
v pain. During his 41 daya of fasting
riothlng but brandy and water In small
quantities passed hla lips. . Vp to the
last though very weak, ha waa able to
converse with those about Dim. .
, Gangrene Brat Bet In In ona of bis
feet aettllng in toe next to the little
toe, which was amputated with the hope
of saving his life i
The funeral will be held . from the
borne tomorrow. Rev. W. H. Selleck of
' the . First M. E. church officiating.
Burial will be In City View cemetery.
Senile gangrene is a disease which
occasionally attacks aged people and Is
. due to partial failure of the blood sup-
- ply due te degeneration of the Walla of
the smaller arteries. .
WILL TALK OF BETTER
STREETS AT .DINNER
At the informal monthly dinner to
be given et the Portland Commercial
riuh at o'cloc Tuesday evening. April
t. the ul.Jct will be "District Street
Improvement. " Mr: Herman Wltten-t--i
ill Htt .aa tuastmaater and will
sprM.unre his oomplete program tumor
r A larve altn lanre Is assured snd
. fihtitrr promises to be a most Inter.
t one, .1
Is a profit in Royal Anna cherries If
they are properly planted and Is seo
onded In thla opinion by James H. Reld.
TK.v mmv thev should be planted on a
high hillside where drainage la goodV
preferably, wnere.tnere- is u
strata of gravel. - . . ' '
Mr Reld pleads for better clasa of
canned gooda and concludea that rasp
berries and auch small frulta. If prop
erly grown and contracted to tha larga
oannerlra will bring In good profit.
Ha advises the growers to contract part
of the prospective crop and depend on
the market prloea for the remaining.
Prices will rise with tha claaa of goods
turned out by the eajineries. ; .
inu onkuii mm. Tanrea so. -
About 00,000 trees have been dls-
trlbutad to Rogus -rtTfr growers this I
winter, aocordlng to A. H. Carson of
Grants' Pass. Ha aays that over T.000 the money for the fight permits. Qraney
apples trees- have been planted this said tha money, Sit. 000. was raised by
winter In Jackson county alone and pre-1 Cof froth, himself and other Interested
diets that Medford will ba tha largest . In the trust
fruit-shipping point In the - Pacific I Ha had tha checks turned Into groen
ortbwest within a few years. If notbacka at a bank, and then, with Morris,
the larreat on tha Paclfio coast Ash- Levy and Willie Brltt. went to Ruefe
land la already the greateat shipper of
neaches and stands well to retain that
lead, alnce many peach trees have been
planted thla winter. Climatic condi
tions have been very favorable IB the
Roama river valley and the biggest
crop in years will likely ba gathered
thla year. . . -
Those present at the morning ses
sion were: W. K. Newell, president
Forest Grove; Jamea H, Reld, MUwao
kle. -commissioner from the flrat dis
trict; A. H. Carson, Grants Pass, third
district; R. H. Weber, treasurer, The
Dalles, fourth district; Judd Oeer. .Cove,
fifth district: Secretary Williamson and
Samuel Raff ety and W. R. Harris of
Forest Grove, county Inspectors. ;
disposing of a troublesome antagonist
He learned how to use his "dukes" and
when ha fell out with other little brown
fighters there was "nothing doing- for
them. Then ha was Samura and they
were .not . v .1 , .
The upshot of tha thing was that
somebody stole 10 -dollar gold pleoe
from "Tha Ideal" lodging house at ttSH
Everett street and Lashlta was ac
cused of tha theft R. Tsujl says ba la
the loser of ths money and he and
three other Japanese are tha only Im
portant witnesses. Perhaps It la all
conspiracy to get even with the little
brown . pugilist: perhaps It Is- not
Taahlta himself Is . emphatic In hla
declarations that It Is, but with SO
I many against him. It looka bad for him.
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continued high price of food and labor
make thla aecesaary.
. According to Mr. Proud foot there will
be an advance of about cents In all
lines, . especially. ln steaks, chopa and
other meat orders.
While no other restaurant baa as yet
made any move toward putting up tha
price of edibles It la stated that tha
leading ones have considered tha propo
sition for aoma time. 1 - (
taken his wife ' to California for the
benefit of her health, and after so
journ of two montha they decided hat
residence In Oregon waa preferable
to one In tha south. -
"In slang phrase. It rained plenty In
tha south while we were there," aald
Mrs. Wilson, "We decided to return to
Oreaon the climate that suits us best
and to tbe Bull Run water that we have
found la tha purest on tha coast ,
FELL FROm CAR,
ASKS
Mrs. Radmacher Stepped Back
ward While It Was In Motion,'
r Declares the Company.
Because she got off streetcar .back
ward "while It waa In motion. Mrs. Bar
bara - Radmacher austalned injuries
which she assesses at f 10.000. The suit
Is on trial today In Judge Fraser s de
partment of the circuit court tbe Port
land Railway. Light Power company
being the defendant ' -
The accident occurred at Eleventh and
Washington streets several montha ago.
The defendant doea not deny that the
accident occured, but raises the question
as to when Mrs. Radmacher mads her
characteristic woman's Jump, - Mrs.
Radmacher says It wss after . the ear
had atopped for her to get off and had
started again;- ths 'corporation Bay's It
was before tbe ear had come te stop.
The woman' . skull . was . fractured by
ner rail, she was badly cut end bruised
snd - her doctoring expenses . amountsd
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GREEK LABORER WANTS
, PAY FOR BROKEN LIMB
The North Paelfto Lumber ompsny
is the defeodsnt In a dams re suit on
trial today In Judsa Crawford's depart
ment of the circuit court Anttl Hrk
kiln, a Or-ek laborer, la the plaintiff.
While employed nt the company mill
In' North Pnrtlnnd In February, lo,
F.rkslla's right leg was otruck by a
piece of timber and broken aeer the
ankle. Hla muscles were torn and his
tenlnna lnr'aUd to such an extent
thst ha will he disfigured tot life, lis
asks tor f 1,000. .
(Journal special BuiU: ..
San Francisco. April S. The dlatrlct
attorney's office now looks upon Abra
ham K. Detwiler ta a common fugitive,
and has taken the steps' that they an
nounced they would Jake to run him
down. Several days sgo Burns ' tele
graphed hla intention to Detwiler" s
brother. ' The latter replied Saturday
that ho would take tha matter up with
his attorney. Nothing further was
heard, and today Burns took decisive ac.
tlon. Just what ha did tha detective
refused to reveal, but It la reported that
secret service men were aaslgned to the
task with instructions to bring Detwiler
to San Francisco In irons If necessary.
In- confession to Special Agent Wil
liam J. Burna, Eddie Qraney, the famous
referee and rtghthand man of James
Coffroth,, head of tha fight trust, haa
lold how Curly "Bos Abe Huef was paid
office with the bundle of boodle. A
wink at Ruef waa enough to give him
to understand that aometblng waa do
ing, and Ruer pulled down the blind a,
In tha dimly lighted office Graney
slipped the "boodle- under tha table to
Ruef. andwhen the blinds were raised
the money was no longer In sight Bon
afterward tha fight permits war
granted. .....--.
Oraney's confessions Involved - not
only his deals for the fight trust but
petty grafting for tha milk trust and
securing protection for various music
halls In tha tenderloin. Ruef la be
lieved to have given half of tha fight
trust's SlS.Oto to the supervisors and
divided the other half with Schmlta..
Owing to the Ulnesa of one of hla At
torneys, Ruef s trial was continued
from this morning until tomorrow. "
Tha cases against Mayor Schmlts on
charges of extortion, and tha Dinan
charges of perjury and conspiracy were
continued today until April Jt '
When the grand jury convened thla
afternoon tt waa announced that no in
dictments would be filed today. ' It la
known number are being prepared,
the' majority of them against men con
nected with the telephoneeacandal. and
possibly one against Eddie Graney.
.As soon ad tha telephone ease Is fin
ished tha United Railroads overhead
trolley case will be taken up and the
most 'sensational testrmony yet adduced
alnce the graft investigation began is
promised. ...,., . ,
VOTE OF THANKS
FOR ASSISTANCE
The executive committee .of the
-Everybody Gives" camDela-n. which
closed so successfully Saturday' nlerht
In- reviewing tha causes which lsd to
the successful termination has been
unable to place the credit to any ona
element connected with It ' but has
been profoundly Impressed with the fact
that but for tha unstinted, patriotle and
nnanlmoua support of ths press of ths
city of Portland, tha result might have
been different' .
Tha committee v wish, therefore, to
convey to we preas or tha city of Port
land their grateful appreciation of the
splendid support rendered to tha cause
or the T. JH- C. A. and T,-W, C. A., and
In a formal manner "express their ap
preciation and admiration of tha royal
asslstsnce by Tha Oregon Dally Journal.
Executive committee: t
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STEWARD CLARK QUITS
- COMMERCIAL CLUB
I 1 Prank A. Clark, ' steward of tha
Portland Commercial club, will retire
from hla ' present position this week.
He tendered his resignation yesterday
to B. H. Trumbull, chairman of the
house' committee, and tbe board' of
governors today considered and ac
cepted It at their regular Monday ses
sion. ,
Mr. ' Clark came to the Commercial
club- nearly three years ago, when It
was In Its old quarters In the Chamber
of Comemrce building. His unfailing
courtesy and his ability as ateward
have made for htm many warm friends
among the buainesa men. He will re
main ,ln Portland. His successor at
the club haa not been selected.
JAPANESE CELEBRATE
BIRTH OF GAUTAMA
At tha Japanese Buddhist 'church, 41
North rirst street services will be held
tonight In celebration of the 1451st an
niversary of the birth of Sydarrha
Gautama, the great figure In the Budd
hist religion. Rev., a Waksbsysshi,
psktor of the church, will deliver the
sermon. Other prominent Japanese ec
clesiastics will participate In the cele
bration. -. - . - . !
.-The affair la what might be termed
the Japanese Christmas. The- day la
observed by all Japanese who are good
Buddhists In all parts of the world.
NICE HOW-DO-YOU-DO
FOR FRIENDLY VISITOR
Upon' complaint of P. B. Fuller, a
warrant waa Issued for tha arrest of a
bartender named Murphy employed In
the Berlin cafe, on Taylor street, near
Third, charging him with assault and
battery. Fuller alienee that Murphy In
vited him to hla home yesterday and
when he greeted hla hoat with a cheer
ful "Good morning," the latter Viciously
struck hioi In the eye. Murphy's ball
haa been fixed at $100, and tbe warrant
haa been given to the police.
SMITH FOR OREGON AT
JAMESTOWN OPENING
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(ftperlnl Dlepatrh te The JoaraaU'
. Salem, Or., April . Governor Cham
berlain today appointed K. L. Smith of
Hood River to represent Orea-on at tha
opening exercises of ths Jamestown ex
position. .., j
Wednesday la the last day for dis
count oa west slue gaa blUa. .
' tJoerael special grvlee.t
New Tore. April . Arguing to 'the
jury for Harry K. Thaw's Ufa this after
noon. Attorney D. M. Delmaa took up
Evelyn's atory from her birth on Christ
mas evs, 18S4, carrying It through her
childhood . poverty. -' belmaa -aald the
girl was endowed with beauty and at
II her mother saw In this beauty the
moans of existence. He told of the
mother tsklng her child to Philadelphia,
securing her employment as an artist's
model, and thence to New Tork where
tha remuneration waa greater. . He told
of Whlte'a desire to possess her. but
being too old to. attract the ohlld, he won
the confidence of the mother and daugh
ter In the capacity of protector. The
lawyer ald he wished It was' In his
power, to ;aaa over tbe scenes next
succeeding. He said:
Tw1stj--r wars not compelled-to-re-
eaJI how this man lured thla beautiful
child to his den, resplendent' with the
works of his genius, how ha who waa
mora than old enough to be her father.
led her step by step and when over
come by wine and drugs she became
tha unconscious victim of this man.
"Need I recall tha terrible- scene -told
here with ao much pathoa by her own
llpef Oh. better for Stanford White
that ho had never been born than that
ha had aeea that day. Better that hla
ears had never opened than that he
should have beard the shrieks of. bis
victim.. -.' ,. -,
"He had perpetrated the foulest, most
cowardly of sins.' Ha kad committed
the crime that the chief executive of
thla nation In hi mst message to con
gress said should ba punished by
death." , ; r . .
PHILADELPHIA TO HAVE
flilCIPAL AST GALLERY
' (Jos rati gperis! gerrkw.)
WtillaAj,lnil A niV s D A T VMl
nor. one of tbe city's multimillionaires,
has made an offer to Mayor Reybura to
build municipal art gallery at cost
of 110.000.000 If tha city will provide
a suitable alts on tha proposed parkway.
The-mayor aays that Wldener, who la
notable art collector, haa not only, pro
posed to erect the building, but alao to
donate hla own large And eootly eoUeo-
uvu avna 10 ooiain other paintings for
the gallery. t
Mayor -Reybura hopes) to bring about
the consolidation af tha
arts, which li more than 100 years old.
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whb mi yroposea new gallery. - In
the next two years," he ssys, "Philadel
phia may have ths greatest art school
and gallery In the United Statea." There
are many extensive art eollectlona In
thla city, and several of them will prob
ably be given to the munlolpal gallery.
PETER GARRITZ
GOES ON STAND
Peter Oarrlts, the accused murderer
of Anton Grohs. will ba placed on trial
tomorrow morning in the circuit court
He will not be trlefl for murder, bow
ever, at -this time. .'A Jury will bo Im
paneled la tha usual way. but ths One
question It will ba called upon to decide
Is ss to Garrita sanity. '
- Should tha commission ' decide - that
tha murderer is In his right mind, a
murder trial will bo called. Should tt
be decided that be Is Insane, tha pris
oner will be sent to an asylum. .
In the latter event Oarrlts may gain
hla liberty In a rear or two. Should
the physicians In charge of the asyluov
at any time oecide that ho has recov
ered his mind. Oarrlts may then be tried
for murder, but experience has proved
that It Is next to Impossible to convict
man of murder after he has been in
an asylum. As there Is no law that
will allow the confinement of a mxn
In1 the asylum after he has recovered
his mind. It Is evident that verdict
of Insanity will be a victory In Garrits's
battle for liberty. '
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS
MAY GO ON STRIKE
It Is rumored that the ' lighthouse
keepers'' In the thirteenth district which
comprises Oregon, Washington and
Alaska, may go on strike because of
the small wages they receive. Only a
few days ago the sailors en the tenders
Armerla, Heather and Columbine quit
because they were getting less than
union sailors In the merchant marine,
and the government decided henceforth
to pay ISO a month. .. ;-'.,-
There are several hundred keepers
engaged along tha coast line of thla dla-
Ltrlet which Is tha largeat In the union.
snd since many of the positions would
be hard to fill because of tbe Isolated
locations of the lighthouses, a general
resignation of the keepers would prob
bsbly mean a victory for demand for
better pay. At present the wages range
from $800 to 11,200 a year and certain
allowances. . ,
Captain P. J.'Werlloh. Inspector, left
for Seattle yesterday morning on the
tender Armerla, so his views could not
be obtained this afternoon.. .
O'NEILL DOES NOT WISH v
TO BE COUNCILMAN
Mark O'Neill - will not run for the
Democratlo nomination for councilman
from the fifth ward aa he has been
Invited to. do by the Invitation com
mittee which has been at work for
some time. Today he stated that he did
not Intend to run, but that triers were
several other good men up in hla ward
who would maks good councllmen.
D. M. Watson, who was also men
tinned for tha place of county treasurer,
will have none of the contest as he
says - ha la too busy to meddle with
any active participation In politics. He
has notified tbe committee that hs can
not enter the contest forlhe nomina
tion and election. -. .-.
On Good Inntltuto From Three.
IDwrlil rlapst! te The JseresM .
Milton; Or., April I. By a vote of
II to t the teachere In attendance at
the Institute here Saturday - voted to
abolish ths annual county Institute and
unite with Union and Baker counties In
tri-county Institute, state Superin
tendent Ackesman was the principal
speaker at the Institute.
Wednesday Is the last day for dls
oount on, wast aide sjaa bUls
A perfect avalanche of crime reports:
Indicating that the horde of crooks In
festing ths city are reaping a, rich har
vest baa been pouring Into the bureau
of criminal investigation for the past
two days. . Not a single arrest has been
made. .
Ivo Roegriat reported to the police at
an early hour thla morning that he waa
held up on Fourteenth between Lovejoy
and Kearney streets at 1:10 a. ra. by a
lone, unmasked highwayman. The foot
pad secured a sllvertne- watch valued at
IS and 14 In cash from his victim. I
Roe grist describes tbe crook ss being
I feet Inches In height, weight 160
pounds, light complexion and wore a
dark suit and hat Roegriat who was
somewhat under tha Influence of liquor,
was locked up In the city prison so hs
would be on hand thla morning to aa
alat the detectives In the sedech for the
thug: ' .
Burglars entered the establishment of
tha Strowbridge Paint A Oil company,
110 Grand avenue, last night broke
open the till and carried away 15 In
cash. ' Entrance waa effected by cutting
out the panel la a rear door. The po
lice have no clue to the thieves. .
Jacobs on ' Bade company, plumbers,
tot Davis street report stolen from
new bunding in course of construction
at Fifth and Burnalda streets, a num
ber or valuable toola. A man about 40
years of age was aeen coming from-
tne structure- it I oclock yesterday
morning with tha articles In his pos
session, but even with this clue In their
possession tha detectives, have not yet
been able to capture the thief.
N. R Dubolse, engineer at tha grand
central station, reporta -that - sneak
thief atole a gold watch, and fob from
hla vest In tha engine room at the
depot yesterday. " The timepiece was
purchased by Dubolse In San Francisco
and was highly prised by ' him. No
clue has been obtained In thla case
that would lead to the apprehension of
tbe culprit ' . - 1
William Hores. a roomer In ths LeRoy
house, on Third street complains of the
visit of a sneejt thief to his apartments.
Who purloined clothes valued at S36.
Detective Rellly of the O. R. N.
has notified tha authorities that on the
night of April 4. outfit car No. 0t(t,
standing on a aids track near tha Al
blna car . ahopa, waa broken open . by
thieves and groceries, blankets, the
wearing apparel of the watchman, and
a Krag-Sprlngfleld rifle were taken. -
Rellly alao reporta that three hexagon
brass nuts, weighing IS pounds each.
10 three-Inch b rase plugs, two brass
journals and a quantity of babbitt metal
was stolen from tbe Alblna oar shops
Friday night. - , -,
Frank 8chroeder an employe of tha
Oregon hotel, residing at 144 East
Thirty-fifth street complained ' to tbe
police yesterday that a gold watch was
stolen from- bis vest while ,he was.at
work In tho hostelry. .
ASKS PORTLAND POLICE
TO CAPTURE DET1VEILER
-' Chief of Polios Orltamacher ia tn re
ceipt of a circular from Chief J. F.
Dinan . of Bern Francisco asking the
local, authorities to be on tho lookout
for A. K. - Detweller, president of tha
Detweller Telephone company of Ohio,
and an official of the Home Telephone
company, who Is wanted In the Bay
City oa 11 grand Jury , Indictments.
Detweller is described aa a German.
(0 years of age, height about five feet
seven lncb.ee. - . -.
Acordlng- to tho circular, ball baa
been fixed at 110,000 on each of the IS
counts. The- activity of the San Fran
cisco police official, who la one of Aba
Ruef s 'moat devout followers. In en
deavoring to apprehend a man alleged
to have given Urge bribes to his "boss,"
Is taken to demonstrate the desperate
straits of tha grafters In tha California
metropolis.- -v : - - - . - -
FOOL'S CRY OF FIRE
STARTS THEATRE PANIC
.;'' t '" " ,- .':, ,
' apeeisl rhseatek te The Jenrsal.) '
. Taooms, Wash., April . "Fire,"
shouted by someone In tha -gallery of
the Savoy theatre, started pafiio yes
terday .afternoon. In an Instant hun
dreds df people 1a the audience were oa
their feet and making for tha doors.
Lives and limbs were In peril. - Realis
ing tha nature of the disturbance and
what waa at stake. Manager Fried
lander of the theatre sprang upon
tha stage and ahoutlng to the
struggling mans of humanity that there
was no danger, succeeded In quieting
the audience and restored order before
anyone had been seriously Injured.
When ths rush was made for the exits
the doors Were closed. These were
broken open by tha rush and number
of men and woman were precipitated
to the sidewalks. It was at thla time
that several persons were injured. They
mingled with the crowd after quiet had
been restored and thetr names could not
bo learned. The crowd at tha show
numbered more than . 1,000 and - tha
playhouee was Jammed to Ita. doors on
all floors. The theatre management has
offered 1100 reward for ths apprehen
alon of tho person who raised the falsa
cry. .
WAGON TONGUE CROOK
UP TOR THREE YEARS
(gperial DbpatchJte The. Joeraal.) "
Salem, Or., April S. H. ,F. Vender
hoof, who was found guilty of seourtng
the al gnat urea of prominent farmera
In tha northern part of thla county by
representing himself as an agent for
a patentwagon tongue and then using
the slgnaturea for the purpose of forg
ing notes snd checks, was sentenced this
morning to three years in tho peniten
tlaryby Judge George II. Burnett
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER
' (Joemal apeelal g'i ilea.) .
Reno, Nev., April S. East bound pas
senger train No. 4 crashed into a freight
train at Brown station, near Lovelock,
Nevada, this morning. Engineer Hamp
ton of tho passenger train Is reported
killed and several Injured. Surgeons
snd a wrecking train wars sent from
Sparks to the scene of the wreck.
Nicaragua Victorious Again.
Unaraal Bpeesil gerries.) . . "
Mobile, Ala April S. A steamer
which arrived here thla morning brings
the news that Puerto Cortes, Honduras,
baa been captured by tha Nlcaraguans.
Acting on a motion by United States
District Attorney W. C Bristol. Judge
Charles E. Wolverton. In the United
States dlatrlct court Issued a call for
a federal .grand Jury at S-'O'olock this
afternoon, and United States Commis
sioner Edward MoKea proceeded at onoe
with drawing the venire of SO to "be
returnable In 10 daya, which means that
tha Jury will be In aeaalon April IT.
unusual precautions were taken in
calling the grand jury and It ta certain
that mattera of the- hlgheat Importance
ta the publio will ba revealed by the
Investigations to ba conducted In this
city In the next few weeks.
An unusual feature of the present
grand Jury will be. It Is said, tbe ex
amination of each Juror by Mr. Bristol
aa hla name la called by Commissioner
McJCee. when the return is made. This
Is an unusual precaution and waa never
dons before In the Oregon district In
deed In few federal courts has ths
district attorney taken It upon himself
to examine Into tha fitness of the
members. - Because of - this faot the
number of -Jurors was increased from
tho usual call of SS men to 0.
Vausual Oar Observed.
That Mr. Bristol will leave no loop
hole open in any way, either for the
protection of tho publio Interests or
for innocent persona, waa assured thla
morning when he made formal re
quest for a grand Jury. Usually In call
ins' ths Jury, tha district attorney ap
pears In court and makes a .motion to
call- the Jury. Today, : however, Mr.
Bristol appeared in court and banded to
Clerk McK.ee a sealed envelop contain
SAYS CONFERENCE WITH
MAYS WAS SOCIAL CALL
' fWeshtagtea Bsreaa of The JoaraaL) -Washington.
Apri) t. Btnger Her
mann on tha witness stand this mar
flags positively denied being a party to
tha conference. In September, 1(01, In
Surveyor-General Henry Meldrum's of
fice when Meldrum, P. P. Maya and
Hormann are alleged to have arranged
what landa ahould be Included In the
Blue Mountain forest reserve. - Meldrum
and John W. Rowland testified that
Hermann was in - private conference
with Meldrum and Mays. Hermann
aald h merely made a social -call and
was not In the. room alone with them.
..Hormann gave evidence that ha had
handled the details of .the Blue mountain
reserve openly, the same as he. did any
other buainesa before tbe .department
He continued giving details which are
all essential points In tho government's
evidence. . Hermann related hla .refusal
OU PETITIONS
Members of Municipal . League
1 arid Deputy Auditor Examine
:the McKenna Papers. "
"An Investigation Into ths- genuineness
of tho signatures to the McKenna peti
tion for a 11.000 liquor license ordi
nance waa begun before City Auditor
Devlin thla morning. Tho count was
made by Deputy City Auditor Wtegand.
The Municipal league waa represented
by J. T. Wilson, Paul Radev and Miller
Muruocn. Devon voters were inuna o
have subscribed their namea fraudu
lently, but with innocent intentiona. to
tha petitions. They Were William
Pierce, W. C Shaver, B. H. Gulick and
E. F. Lawrence, who are not resldenta
of the city, snd J. S. Hark Ins, C E.
Morsland and Dr. 3. E. Nelson, who are
out of tha city. The residences of pone
of the seven could be placed..
"That la not strange," said Mr. Radar.
"A man signed a petition for me and
told me he. lived in a Turkish bath
house. I out hla name of? ths list" -'
Tha Investigation is- being continued
this sftsrnoon.
At the meetlnav-of the committee in
th- afternoon Samuel - Connell of tha
Municipal league said that anproxl
mately S.S00 people had signed tbe Mc
Kenna ordinance. The total number of
algnaturea needed waa 1.SS0.
The signatures declared 'fraudulent
thla afternoon were those of men who had
not secured legal residence In the elty.
They were L Hart. R. Oliver, Q.T.
Patter., 1 Simon and 8. A. John. T. Jay
Buford, who aald his residence was -at
ISO Poplar avenue, was slso declared
to have no realdenoe. It was said ha
bad not been IA the city long enough to
establish a residence. '
The Investigation will be continued
tomorrow. ' ...
QUARTER BLOCK SELLS
NEAR TERMINAL GROUNDS
1 1
The quarter block st the southwest
corner of - Seventh and Irving streets
was purchased Saturday by Annie T.
Parkhurst for fSS.000. The property
belonged to M. B. Wakeman and. waa
sold through the agency of Knapp A
Mackey. Two barns occupied by . the
Oregon Transfer company eover the
lots. - Ths property Is near tha Northern
Paclfio freight depot and la considered
especially valuable for warehouse pur
poses. , . ' .-''.
La Grande Bonding; Ordinance. -
(gperlal Dispatch to The Journal.)
La Grande, Or . April t Tbe ordi
nance providing for the bonding of the
city in tho mm of $110,000 to bring
water from Beaver creek was passed
at tho last meeting of the" council.' An
ordinance waa Introduced to provide
suitable fire escapes from all public
buildings. There Is also an ordinance
to close saloons from 1 to S oclock a. m.
New 8teel Bridge fat Umatilla.
t"pertal Dtapstr te Tbe JnenuLt
Pendleton, Or, April 8. By action of
fhe Umatilla county commissioners four
steel bridges, aggregating a cost of
IS.S1S have been firchaeed to replace
wooden bridges tl.xt went out during
the spring floods and are to be In readi
ness for travel Jy June . . .
COUNT IIMilES-
ing hie motion asking for a grand Jury.
Mr. McKee banded the papere to Judge
Wolverton who considered them until
court convened thla afternoon. He then
announced upon the opening of court
that a grand Jury would be called.
The following are tha namea drawni
C. A. Bell, Hood River; Ambrose Hasele
tina, Portland; R. M. Alcorn, Pendleton:
Albert Adama, Deer Island; Ben Selling,
Portland 4 Howell Lewis, Fern Hill; J.
N. ' DewsWatklns; Herbert Bradley,
city; jAmy D. Hennessey, city; J. R,
Linn, Salefn; John M. Doane, Sumpter;
J. U. Griffith. Astoria; Frank Cook,
Astoria: W. H. Stlnson, Medford; Selgel
Coffman,' Medical Springe; , William
GrlSBentbwatte. Oregon City; Howard
L, Bush, Hasklna; . J. B. Allen,
Rlckreal; ' Francis M. Batchelor,
city; John L. Haller, 1 Weodburnj
W. W, Gregory, Age; 8. E. Clark,
Uklah; 0. Barken," Oak" Creek; "Henry
Soanlng, Haynes; J. Schoenberg, Hol
brook; George B. Hoffman, .Portland;
H. T. Hudson. - Portland; Bryon Gala,
B, C; Matthew M. Jennea, city; J.
H. Harris, Corvallls; C. B. Cannon,
Roeeburg; "Robert , F. Hall, Portland;
C T Dugan, Eagle Point; William
Antler, Salem; Alex Coyle, Hubbard;
J. H. Carlton, Eagle Point; William H,
Commons, Scotch Mills; j. C Miller,
Monta villa; T. B. Davidson, Eugene; C
M. Jasper, Cove; F. U. Hull. Manama;
M. Q. (Aldrich. Tremont Place; F. W.
Ipplnger. . Baker ' City; W. B. Glass,
Brownsville; . Jamea Starr, Stevens:
William Gunninar. McMlnnvllle; Luoiua
f. Hlcka, Portland; W. F. Molaf Leb
anon; O. Bennett, Junction; Henry
Nachand, Tarkplaoe.
of tho request of Representative Wil
liamson for - certain extensions to tho
Blue Mountain reserve, saying there
were too many settlers on the land and
ths lieu land allowances would be too
large. He did not know at tha Urn
that Williamson waa personally Inter
ested In tbe landa tn question. 7
Hermann asserted ' that be was re
ceiver of the tfloseburg land office from
11 1 to 1871, but was not as heretofore
alleged. ' dismissed under charges. Ha
referred to tho chargee bruited about
that he had acquired lands while land
office official contrary to law. Hermann
aald he was dismissed at Senator Mitch
ell's Instance, who objected to hla activ
ity for HWCortett candidate for
Corbett's recommendation.
. Tha and of the case U now looked for
Friday. , ;.
CM1 UPSET III .
ICY WATERS
Two Youths Are Rescued From
Willamette in Sight of Hun
- dreds of Spectators.
T
. Before a crowd of several hundred
persons who watched anxloualy from
tha Madison street bridge, Bsn Pratt
and a companion, two" lT-year-old
youths, struggled vainly in the icy wa
ters of tha Willamette to right tho ca- .
noe out of which they had been tipped .
yesterday afternoon at 1:10 o'clock. Af
ter floating down tho liver for cou- ,
pie of blocks they were finally rescued
by an' employs of the Columbia boat
bouse who put out la a fowboat and
brought the exhausted . boys to shore.
Prstt and bis companion left the In-man-Poulsen
; dock yesterday afternoon
In ,a canoe to cross tbe river and had
reached a point few hundred feet
south of ths Madison street bridge when
Pratt, who waa paddling, stood up to
change aeata with hla friend. Aa tha '
former tookVa step forward, bis weight
thrown suddenly to one side, overturned -tha
frail craft and both were plunged
Into the cold water. .' .
1 As ths boys rose to tha surface- they .
grasped -thebottom of thecanoe and -ths
current carried them rapidly down
stream. They showed no signs of fright
however, and talked with each othererr
til they reached the point where the
boatman picked them up. .. Pratt an-1
his companion remained , In the boat
house long enough for their clothing to
dry somewhat and then put back aoross
tho stream again In ths canoe.
The tug Agnes steamed out from the ,
Inman-Poulaen dock- to rescue the boys
and made a faat run but did not reach
them until after they were aafeiy land-'
ed In the rowboat-, , -
TEAM AT-THE DALLES i
. WINS OPENING GAME
- -(Sperlai MsiMtes te The Joernal.) -'
- The Dalles, Or., April S. The first
gams of baseball for the season waa
played yesterday afternoon on the dia
mond near this city, between the Co
lumbia American Athletlo club of this
city and the Hanforda of the north '
bank. The lineup of tho nine was aa
follows: - "
Columbias Charles Tellefarro, pitch- 1
er; McCoy, catcher' Qlnnlnle. flrat bassL
Mclnemy, secondV baset Picket thin? -bass;
Van Lensben. shortstop; O. Fa- ,
gen. left field; Jack Hays, center field;
Humphreys, right field. .- '..'
Hanfords -Sullivan, ' pitcher; John
ston, catcher; Joe Tellefawo; first base;
Ward, second base; Blsaell, third base;
Twohy, shortstop; Klneraly,. left field:
Owens, center field; Wells, right field.
Ths score stood IS to 0 In fsvor of .
Ths Dal lea. The weather was very un
favorable, but the boys went Into ths
game with the usual spirit and the .
acore gives hopes that tha Columbias
will maintain their reputation of form
er seasons. . .
; ' Reserrolr Dam Ilreaks. .
El Paso. Texas, April t.-A reservoir
at Sen Ramon, Jalisco, broke thla ',
morning, drowning two women, one of
whom had her baby In her arms when
the water swept over her. The baby
was thrown on the bank by "the water,
and will lira. ,