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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL OFFERS, SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR BEAUTIFU - 1 A1 Utile Ad b THE JOURNAL Urinjj Results. Costs Only Oac Cent a Word. The Weather Fair tonight, -with light froat; Thursday fair, warmer. ; Journal Circulation Yesterday ) Was i 10 VOL. VI. NO. 31. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. - APRILS 10. ; 1907 SIXTEEN PACES. 4 PRICE TWO CENTS. nS.hlVXER I I ME DERAILED Many Injured in Disas ter Near Pendleton . Diie to Storms-Mail -Clerks Sufferers " ;; ; a j i r . ' 1 '" - . , nremanr; Two Tramps and Un known Workman- Victims- , . . ... . . , - ... V T Engine Turns t Completely t Around Crew Leap Into the X .River and Are Injured. i It ' 4k N. passenger train No. ' f, Huntington, due to Portland at !:tO o'clock today. was wrecked by de- -ailment at a waahout between Cayuse and Bingham Springs at 4:10 o'clock tbia morning. Four paraons were killed and five seriously. Injured. . Tba looo ' motive, baggage oar, two mall cars and .' -a amokar are in .Mia ditch. A few feet , further on tha entire train would have plunged Into tba Umatilla river and tba loaa of scores of Urea would have resulted. " ; . ' ? "'' : :,. - Tne Paad an Injured. . '; ? v "tba Iclllad arar " ," .'.,', ; -v George Mopatrlck, fireman, w w t j.. Two tram pa, mow unknown. t. . ; On Croak laborer.. ;..:.-, ..'.i'S.i v. ThJ ri1uredi . -; .- ,v- . 5 . Fred Bohllke, engineer, . both legs broken. 1 - , J "-- James P. Q rah am. mail clerk, ana broken. W. Aran, mall clerk, hip broken. " ' Bavaral otbara of tha trainman, ale ' ' aoma paaaensara ' : ana r an unknown " ' Chinaman in tba amokar ara among tba Tha . main Una la blocked by tha wreck. A special train bearing tba In ured. and tba bodies of thoaa killed, la on tha way down to roruana, ana wiu arrive hara at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Chief; Snra-aon Mackenzie haa made . Drenarauona ' to reoaiva tba Injured. General Superintendent M. J. Buckley and Division Superintendent Campbell left' tbia morning on train No, I for thel scene of -tba disaster. Wrecking trains from -Tha Dalles and La Grande have been dispatched to tba acene. . It la expected that traffic will be block aded untU tomorrow morning. ... - Weak Caused by' Vaakamf. ' s Owing to doubtful. -eoadltloa of the tracks tha train waa running at alow .' spaed. ' Tba derailment was caused by a . washout Melting anowa on tha moun tain aide and aeepaga under the tracks had softened tha right-of-way, allowing tha tlea to atnk under a- rail Joint In tha darkness of tha early morning tha . engineer waa unable to discern tha dan gerous eondltloa of the Joint ' (Continued an Page Two.) BRYAN REVISED lAILROiD" POLICY Commoner Still Thinks Federal : Ownership . of ' Anything ' Ex cept Trunk lines Would Ob i literate State Rights: A " " ' -v- (jNml gpe-iel Serrlea.) ' .', New rork. April 10 Tha Wall Strtet Journal prints today a latter to tba editor from . William Jennings Bryan, dated at Lincoln, Nebraska, April I, alv Ing Bryan's revised policy, especially with regard to the railroads and their relation to the government The mala . parte of tha latter follow: "We ara not at tha en nf niinoi development but rather at its begin- uns. ana leei, as i nave always felt that tha. ownership and -operation by tha federal aovernmant nf -il n--.. would go far toward the obliteration of state lines, and I regard the preserva tion of our dual form of .government aa necessary to tha perpetuity of tha re public ."' ; - "Tha' plan, according to which "the .federal government la to own .only the Vneceaary trunk lines and tba several states own tha remainder of tha roads, la consistent with our form of govern ment Instead of leading to centralisa . tlon, this promises to, tbulld eip the states, and thus offer a sura- bulwark -against centralisation. "It Is not necessary that there should be many, trunk ' lines. Only enough trunk lines ara necessary to ghra each .state an outlet for the merchandise shipped over tha state lines. While It Is not likely that adjoining state would Jiava any difficulty in, making Joint traffic arrangements, still tha operation of a few federal trunk lines would give aach state an Independent position." mm MEM s MB B1MIMM J ' PLEADS Portland Attorneys; With But Few; Exceptions, ; Believe Defendant in Celebrated ;Case ' : :. vv ill do iuiven nis r reeaom - : Asks Jury Not to Let Passion or Sentiment .Sway Verdict Against Prisoner , . Interest In the , Thaw murder trial la Naw Tor Is world wide. Arthur Bris bane, one of the greatest of editorial writers, says that it la one of the most Important trials In history, not because one man haa killed another, but because It la a trial of the morals off America. In historical Importance ha compared It to tha trial of tha famous Cats Una con spiracy, -the trial of Warren .Hastings, or tba Dreyfus and other great trials. in Portland Interest In tha result la Just aa keen as In other parts of Amer ica. Soma 10 attorneys of tbia city wera Interviewed by , Tha . Journal today as to their opinions of the probable results of the trial. Of that number only two or three believe a verdict of guilty will be returned. Tha following attorneys expressed their views on tha result, of - An Vain AoaulttaL ' .' John Van Zante Vary likely an ao- quittax " .,'-' :, Alex 8 week Thaw will go free. ' .r Dlatrlot . Attorney John Manning i (Continued on Page Two.) eeeee eeeeeeeeeeeee4 1 I Everybody Looks for Her .f':---:';...-.i'4?."r (ll ,'v'. , :'.. "V-.-V.',"'-. - "' y All oi; Oregon participates in great tauty quest. ' . Never before has such universal interest been awakened. '.,The pride o the state is at stake. . " ; : .' " , ' Patriotism' demands that Oregon prove to, the world that' its women are the most beautiful on earth, ' - y ' ' , ; -- . She may live in your locality you may know, her." If you do, you owe it' to old Oregon to do your part by sending Jier photograph ih. --c ; ' '; r .. V Look at this. , . ; ' ' '.- ' ' ' ' f ' ""' ' , , -' "i1: .. i : .. 'Says the . Moro Observer : , . t'0- V-.V 1 ?Tbe Observer la pleased that The Portland Journal has accepted , tha challenge of tha Chicago Tribune that tha moat beautiful woman . In tha United States Uvea In Chicago.' Tha Journal Is up In arms over . this silly proposition, and proposes to prove that the most beautiful .woman In America matches her surroundings, lives In her natural home, Oregon; and . tba. Observer volunteers to assist Th Journal In locating her, for which purpose we ask photographs of handsomo women In Bher- , man county, to be published in this contest' Don't be backward ladles stand up for your county. It la not a mercenary nor a money, making scheme. Our prlda la touched, so yours should be." .. ' Yv' The" Marshfield Times says i ' V . , .: -V'"" Tha Chicago Tribune recently declared Delia Carson of Chicago tha most beautiful woman In the world, and Tha Journal la 'determined to prove that there ara no equal to the fair sex of Oregon. , There la no thought of flnanclal galn for the paper. Three prises In money are to be given out Tha first la I7t, tha second Is 160 and the third Is 121. AH that la necessary to enter tha contest la to ; send a. photo with tha nam on It Coos Bay ought to land first prise." , , '.''.:" v , i 1 ' . . t ' , . ; There's the True Oregon Spirit I Get .'in and Do Your Share I V ' - ' fleamal tparlal B-r1r.) New Tork, April 10. Interest waa at fever heat when tha .Thaw trial was re sumed tbia morning. ', A greater crowd than aver waa preaent . Evan Delmaa had not drawn" as District. Attorney Jerome did.- Tha Thaw family waa preaent ' each with serious demeanor. Including Thawa mother and the Countess Of ' Yarmouth, ' frequently apeaking ehoouragtngly to Evelyn. Je rome beganr - .- i .- . "We have been wandering through the flelda. of ' romance for two days. No matter bow ' line the - orator, must not bo awayed by what we desire, but must remember what tha safety of the state ana the sarety or us all demand. Tba Important issue of a man'a life muat not be determined by Biblical quo tations. ' ; :. .. . , v . ,.. v . -- t ruhUo Safety at Xssua. i -! ' Jerome warned the Jurors that neither tha personality of Thaws plead era nor of himself is at Issue. Continuing, be said: "This Is no otvll suit It Is hot a quarrel ; between White's executors and Thaw. It is not a trial to deter mine whether White assaulted Evelyn Nesblt It Is an Issue between the state of New Tork and Harry Thaw. It la an Issue to uphold tha safety and right of tha state. Tou must decide the case upon tba evidence. Upon the evidence . given and upon the sanotlty of your oaths you must render your verdict "I will endeavor to ahow that what tha defendant did waa not Juatlflable, that In what ha did tha defendant dis obeyed tha law and must answer to the law for It . Let ma direct your atten tion to the "elements entering into the case. First, there la tha Indictment of tha grand Jury. This accusation of tba grand Jury la Just what tha Jaw says: That premeditated and unjusti fiable killing is murder." A design to effect tha deatb of another means Just what these words say..-.. "A design may-mean brooding over a thing for several weeks, or It may mean deliberation only for a moment . But It means taking time ' for reflection - on an act" Jerome aald ha would not go Into the law except so rar aa waa neo assary.i Then be set forth tha possible verdicts: murder la the first degree with premeditation and deliberation; murder In tba second degree without premeditation or ' deliberation; 1 man slaughter, which la killing In .the heat of paaslon, without the Intent to kill; or not guilty because of Insanity or because the act waa jusuneo. , s' -i "Justified." aald Jerome, "doea hot mean 'dementia Americana,' but means salf-dofenee.- MONSTER SKELETON OF PREHISTORIC ANIMAL IS FOOXD IN CALIFORNIA eeeeeeeee e BELMONT ATTACKS ROOSEVELT PERRY" BELMONT. . ": , r : ; (Journal Special Service.) , ., . . " :: Washington, April 10.Perry Belmont, multi-millionaire and former minister to 'Spain, touched the buzzsaw this morning to see if it is still running. He said in an t authorizeq in- ' terview! ; I'- '. : v" ' .:. " '"' ; ,:.v ) .'- ' - . I . "In parts of the United States remote from the capital the impression prevails that there -is in. -Washington-an intellectual giant commanding the armies and navies of America, presid ing over the administration of justice, givirig advice, reproving, judges, . threatening' and con trolling railroads and in , leisure moments becoming the arbiter of peace and war, determin ing the destinies of nations.'-;' v ;-: 5 ;..,'" f : ' 3;; " -: i: "In reality the 'big stick is an ordinary weapon," long used by every president with any , skill as a politician. ' Never has the patronage, which is the 'big stick,' for home use been . . a 4 ..lCUtu anlvli'.J , r f a rirl I tk.n n I- waa i4 T . It. ' . f a. 1 people to get a true estimate of President Roosevelt, as measured at the capital by-those in . a position to sec and judge." ' ''"..'. v '.'.'' V ', . v r 1 It is generally believed that Belmont's attack will .be ignored, by the president. :: ,v T . " Belmont is a brother of August Belmont, the traction magnate, and has long , been " 'prominent in politics. :. -. . , ..v,'.',-.' . eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee4 JUNK DEALERS ACTED PART OF WICKED-FAGKIS Bones Twelve Inches In Diam- eter Resemble , Vertebra . of a Short Tail. ' -'- (Jearaal tpMllI aervteat - - -Redwood City. April 10. Tba skele ton of a monster animal haa been dis covered at Wlnke'S Moss beach at Half Moon bay,. A portion resembling tha hind quarter measured seven feet nine Inches acroaa, and had attached - to It bones it Inches in diameter, resembling the vertebra of a short tall. What ap peara to be a section of a lag between the knee and foot Joint waa also taken out Its length la three feet one Inch, and It la alx Inehea thick, sight Inches wide and II Inches In circumference, it weighs about II pounds. Several amaU er bones resembling Joints df foot wera lying about larger ones, v - Heavy raina caused a aman creek to change Its course, and wash out tn base of a 10-foot bank. Wlnke had no ticed tha large bonea for several days and had dug around them considerably before he appreciated their also. .It re quired the efforta of several men and the assistance of a team of home to haul the large sections to a dear place an tba beach. Incited .Boys to. Steals Valuable Metal ; and Are Now Facing , Serious t Charges Parents Hear Young Sons Accused A story of boya who go to school by aay and ateal by night and or junk deal ers who call tha young thieves from their homes by signal whistles and urge them on to crime waa told in detail last night at a hearing of nine young of- lenders in the Juvenile court A conspiracy of theft involving many junk deaiera and many school boya waa unearthed at tha hearing, and It la be lieved that to tha three Junk deaiera already under arreat win be added at least three or four mora,' and that not fewer than to lads from II down will be Implicated before tba Investigation is . over. ' "Sea that board over theraf Behind It la a lot of brass. It will be worth l toj you If you puU off tha board and get tha brass," ona Junkman said lo one of tha boya And that la the way they worked. The- boya committed burglary and tha Junkmen kept two-thlrda of the profits. Tha O. R, A N. shops fum.'ned tha most lucratve field of oper-ttonn. tut private places were entered and biVisa. lead, babbit metal and any rung else tht Junkmen buy waa stolen. Four ringleadera among tha bcyi (Continued on Page -Two.- HERMANN FOUND JOBS FOR ENTIRE FAMILY AT GOVERNIVlENt'S 'EXPENSE ..t;."';.,; ;v. . ..... .,. When Land Commissioner, Congressman Claimed That He Did Not Have Enough Money to Pr6secute Land Grafters, but' Found Sufficient to Provide for Relatives -Son-in-Law Is Paid for Work In Field While Studying Medicine In Commls-; sloner's Back Office Uncle Given Work to Pay Morfas rWaahlBCtea Sanaa ef Tae Jearaal.) Washington, April 10. At tha trial of Blnger Hermann thta morning tha prosecution- said It would show by docu ments that Hermann had kept hie rela tlvea on tha pay roll. Incurring an ag gregate of 12,000 annual expense; that though Hermann was all tha time com plaining that be had not money enough to conduct ' investigations into land frauds, ha was working the government for hla relatives. The government In troduced vouchers signed by Hermann for several' hundred dollars for salary and expensea of Dr. Kyle Miller, hie son-in-law, as special agent In the field, when Miller all tha time, to Hermann's knowledge, waa In Washington, D. C. The vouchers were assigned to Hermann who waa to receive payment The government asked If Miller, while receiving tha money aa a special agent as shown In Hermann's vouchers, was studying medicine In Hermann's 'back office. - Hermann denied It vigorously and aald he- might have advanced the money to Millar In explaining' tha as signment of tha vouchers.. Tha prosecution brought from Her mann tha atatement that ha took Into the- service of the land office these rel atives: - W. A. Borter, uncle, forest su pervisor: ' Edward Bender, brother-in-law,, special agent; W. o. Hermann, brother, forest supervisor; Arthur B. Hermann, tha latter-a son. oupervlsori Kyle Miller, son-ln-law. special agent; Ernest F. Glotfalty. ooualn, mees.n,ter; The government went Into tha alias a tlon that Hermann procured tha appoint ment of Uncle Borter for. the sole pur pose of enabling tha latt. to discharge a mortgage held by Hermann, anil brought out that ba had expedited a payment to Surveyor Cathcart In order to procure money to ba applied on account he owed Hermann's son. feV:h)l- Hermann emphatically denied that M had ever "expedited" a payment r or that DurnoM. Th ... .. showed Hermann the letter he wrot saying ha would hurry tha pym.,-f The district attorney then took up t .nermann sent to F. P. AUy (Continued on Page Three. 1 ' O I L GUSH ER STRUG K I N IDAI-K '.. tJaereat gpeehU Srrle. Nea Perce, ' Idaho, April 10. Ne Perca la wildly excited over the dis covery of an oil gusher on the X. O. Casaon place, two miles from town, at 1 oolock yesterday afternoon and hun dreds of people viewed the phenomenon today and yesterday. A steady stream of oil la pouring from a hillside and efforta are being made to control the flow. All last night men worked casing up the opening ao that' the valuable fluid, which Is flowing at the rate of 10 gallons per minute, can be saved. Petroleum was accidentally struck while 8. P. Connor waa drilling a well for water. Ha had reached a depth of 120 feet with no sign of water when tha drill suddenly sank In a subterra nean cavity. Immediately the bitumi nous liquid began nosing, from the ground and when tha bit was removed It spouted forth to the height of 10 feet -I hla eruption continued for one hour. It then grew less forcible and finally Subsided Into a steady flow. I M. Mat toon, an expert drill man, who baa spent years In the Pennayl vanla fields, states that the petroleum Is of the purest . quality and that In drilling different stratas were encoun tered Identical with those of Jhe I'enn sylvanta oil district. EvMmcea of ail bare been dfaoov- ered here before and on a run, occasions where wells have h--n to the depth of 00 feet Wat been ao contaminated aa tt r unfit for domeatto -use, stv fusing to drink It This IS the f)rt knAj where crude ptrrliirri t , In Iduho. Vlxlons f n ready filling the n i , In the vicinity of t r flow kerpa no w' a Inrtre r'ui -r ' New" f.f t. ov.f itm rr ' tirrie . " t to . t I