:m system on
IlilllLlAIl ROADS
Wizard Will Not Continue: as
President of the Various ,
Roads In System.
(Joans! Special Serrfce.t "'
'.i oWnT Ap7tTl..-A ,S?n
preesloa prevails among rUd
Uet Herri man will not be
poeltlea of president of. ths '
roeda la ths system which J" h
mmt. ThU o not meaa tB" iJ?
to retire or that he la la any "JL
hi control ot th. immense P"Ple
which he feu controlled M long and so
successfully. . But wblleno """""
ment of th. fact baa been
none la looked for In th. Imrnl
future It s matter of f m,
that after the next annual """;
the different roads the title of prartM
vics-presiaani. mn . -- - - .
y. rh.imiii of the board of
directors. .- . ' ..
Under thla plan A. h. "'
, ju" !, pacific
W. H. Bancroft or tne uni
Line, and J. P. O'Brien of the Oregon
Railway Navigation company. The
plan la almllar to that now In effect on
the Oould system. It will give greater
Individuality to each of the separate
roada, while at the aame time maintain
ing the preaent harmony of manage
ment - '
Together with the change In the exe
" cutlve heada of the roada. a etrsngthen
lng of the board of director la looked
for by the addition of new men who
would aoare with Harrlman the In
creased reaponelblllty which haa come
with the great growth of th ayatem
under hta management .
- i. J
REPUTATION OF
IIERLlAdli GOOD
Senators Carter and Teller and
Others Testify. In Favor of
' Accused Politician.
i
(Wasntnrtoa Borwa et Th JesrsaL) :
Washington. April II. The defense,
had lta Inning In th Blnger Hermann
trial, putting on the ataod Senator Car
ter of Montana, oommlaaloner of the
general land office In lStl-t. who a wore
to Hermann' good reputation to this
day. - - .. ! ..
& M.' Stockslager, land oommlaalonar
In ' lS-, and General 8. 8. Burdett
commissioner from 174 to 117. alao
testified to the earn effect, th last
two saying that when they left office
they took with them auch books as
. Hermann . destroyed. , Burdett ahowed
-.nmm,.mmm MnVwk AAntainlna lit
letter copies, it seml-offlclBl. 11T per
taining to other departments and th
remainder personal All three said that
, they round no such doom wwi .um
Schiller Hermann swor that h never
received a letter from his tamer in a
franked envelope. - " . ' '
James Casey, clerk of th land office,
for th defense testified that George
Bo reason had wanted Hermann to rec
ommend that It townahlpa be added to
th Cascade reserve. The government
then brought out that Hermann wired
Mitchell that he had recommended In
cluding tt ot the . townships desired
by Sorenson.
, Lawyer Brltton of Washington swore
to Hermann s good reputation at the
preaent time, ( When asked by th gov
ernment with whom be talked to leern
that hie reputation was good, Brltton
said W. A. Richardson, .'the commis
sioner' succeeding Hermann; Frank W.
Mondell. congressman from ' Wyoming,
and assistant commissioner under Her
mann, and Frank B. Kellogg of .h
counsel for th government, now with
tne Interstate commerce commission. ,
, Senator Teller and. Representative
Mondell testified as to Hermann's good
. repute. , , , -.. " : ... - ' I
CAR SHORTAGE
: CASE IN COURT
Judge ' Charles XL Wolverton heard
. argument today In his private cham
bers on a motion to quash th man
damus proceeding Instituted by th
Northwestern Warehouse- company to
compel the O. It at N, Railroad company
to furnish the warehouse company with
lta nronortlonate share - of cars for
hauling wheat and other grains from
eastern Oregon and Waahlngton to
Portland.
i W. W. Cotton appeared for th re II-
' way company and in hla argument
stated that no discrimination had bean
made against, the warehouse company
and that the responelbtllty of th rail
way company did not compel It to load
the earn once they war delivered at th
warehouse. a .
Mr. Cotton mad his argument In ex
plaining that 'When the warehouse com
pany had stored its grain In warehouses
.used by. several competitors that th
company could not be held responsible
' If en firm got them, although they
'were Intended for another..
Ths arguments on the motion were
continued this afternoon and will prob
ably occuny today and ths better part
of tomorrow. . "
SEVEN NEW CARDINALS
V CREATED BY THE POPE
-Oosraat Sneeial Serrlee.t "
Rome, April H. At a. secret con
sistory this morning the pope crested
cardinals ss follows: Kavellart, Pat
rlach, Venice; Rlnaldindo, Papal Nuncio
to, Spain; Lorenielll, ex-Nuncio to
rarls; Luallrti. archbishop, Palermo;
Merrier, archbishop, . Mallnee; Mafar,
archbishop. Pan; Aqulrrey Carcla, bishop
of Burgos, Ppaln.
INSANE MURDERER GOES
TO ASYLUM TONIGHT
.... 1,11 1 . t
Peter Qarriti, who shot snd killed
Anton Orohs. a saloonkeeper on Wstsr
street, several weeks a to, will be taken
in the state insane asylum at Salem this
e ontns- la charge of one of the deputy
riffs. i .
1'urlnf the psst few days since he
a1Ju1wl Insane, Uarrits hna shown
urtmltull signs of his mental weak
i md it present talks and mumbles
t r in a meanincleea snd unln
t i. ,i.i manner.
REMOVE CAUSES CIIILD-VICTIf.l
OF WAR FIRST BORII LIVING
j . .... . . . . .. . .,,...-. .
it
Roosevelt Expresses Opinions on
, Universal Peace in Letter
; to Peace Congress. .
.'' (Joeraal Special Service.) ".'
New Tork, April it. America's wel
come to th delegates to the peace con
ference was extended this afternoon
by Secretary of State Root for the na
tion,' Oovernor Hughes for ths state and
Mavor McClellan for ths city of Mew
York. Kvery walk of life Is represented
smong the peacemakers. The veterans,
1-4 hv ttAw, mnA 11 a n flnmmftnderi. 1
are numerous. Many distlnguisnea for
eigners will speak tonight. A letter from
the president to Carnegie expressing re
grets at hla abaencs was read. .
Roosevelt's, letter to the peace con
ference says he believe the general
arbitration treaty will be ths moat Im
portant matter for The Hague to con
sider this summsr. He hopes the
powers of Ths Ha cue will be Increased.
The Hague conferees paid adequate
salaries and says Be ininss ins ramoviu
Seldom If ever haa thsrs been seen In
this city such a gathering of learned
men as that which filled Carnegie hall
today at the opening of th regular ses
sions of th national peace congress.
Ths Initial session was given over
wholly to th formalities of welcome in
honor of the many distinguished par
ticipants from both America and Ks
rope. - Andrew' Carnegie called the
gathering to order.
Th session this evening is to be de
voted to "International - Views of th
Peace Question," with Addressee by th
Rt Rev, James' "Bryoe, the British am
bassador st Waahlngton; William T.
Stead, r the English- writer and peace
advocate; Baron d'Estoumelles de Con
stant of Franc. Baron Deaehampa of
Balgiura, Hearten Maarten of Holbtnd,
Secretary Oscar 8. Straua, Mlsa Jane
Addams of Chicago and others, ,
BORAH DAT JUTE HPT TO;
I5FIKE ROOSEVELT
. fWaahhistea Bsraa ef The test sat I
Washington, l. C, April It. It Is be
lieved her that Senator Borah of Idaho
will bring strong preasurs to- bear on
th president to Induce him to stop
tha ohargea before the Idaho federal
grand Jury, whjch resulted In his Indict
ment. Borah haa demanded that th
charges go to ths attOrnsy general be
fore the courts of Idaho act further.
Hla friends claim that th Investigation
waa prompted by the Mover-Hay wood
Pettibone labor leaders who are charged
with complicity in th murder of Gov
ernor Steunenberg, who thua seek to
show that the murdered man - waa not
such a hero as the prosecution allege. It
la claimed here that Steunenberg waa
involved In the land frauds equally with,
jDormn it ins ie.uvr ie iotqitw. n,&-Be-
ator DuBola refuae to talk, reaenttng a
request for th facta.
MRSIIJIL AT I'OODBURU
. HITS SUSPECT, I'ITB 60S
rSpeeUt Dispatch The foersst.) '
Woodburn, Or., April II. Marshal
Riddle- was arrested last night by Con
stable Beach on a warrant sworn out
before Justice Hayes, charging him with
aaaault on Pete Meehan with a danger
ous weapon. Earlier in ths evening
Riddle accosted Will Mehan an th lat
ter Issued from his saloon with a par
cel, and demanded to see the contents
of th package, which proved to be
papers. . . Rld.e , then walked eS and
Meehan and the crowd hooted at him.
He turned back ' and, suspecting that
Meehan had been taking liquor out of
the saloon on that day, told him ha was
under arrest. Pete Meehan remon
strated at thla and a raised can In Rid
dle's hand slther fell or was knocked
out cf It." Riddle then pulled his gun,
which both th Meehans seised, but
the officer fired It and with tha weapon
struck Pets Meehan on the head back
of the ear, bringing him to his knees
and making a bad though - not serious
wound.
J Riddl entered a plea of not guilty
and - was bound over In th sum of 600
for preliminary hearing tomorrow mom
lng at 10 o'clock. Bonds were quickly
furnished by Major Randall and Coun
cilman Altnow. There was considerable
excitement at the time of th trouble,
which occurred soon after th baseball
game, and was wltneaaed by nearly 100
people, ' ,.
TELEGRAPHERS' UNION
: ? HOLDS MASS MEETING
''"""''" (jsanai Special Serrles.I
New Tork. April 1. In response to a
call laaued by 8. J. Small, president of
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
America an open mass meeting of the
telegraphers of New Tork and vicinity
waa held at Tammany hall yesterday
afternoon, about 1,000 men and women
being . present and much enthusiasm
being shown. Speeches were made by
President Oompers of the American
Federation--of Labor - and others con
gratulatlng the telegraphers on th ad
vances mey naa received- irom tne
Western union, and . Posts! Telegraph
companies. ,
A
RUN ROAD PARTLY BY t
: RULE PARTLY BY.GUESS
.. ..-. ,,
, (Josraal Special Sernea.i
- Hammond, Ind, April II. Prosecutor
Boone of this county, who ' conducted
th prosecution against Engineer Oar
noure, who tiad charge of the Baltimore
tt Ohio train which waa wrecked last
November, killing 1. aald thla morn'
lng he was glad Galnour was acquit-
ted, because the "rules of th company
were never Intended to be enforced.
They were mad so. If they were obeyed
to th letter, no train would run over
10 miles an hour." He further said the
"defense proved that th road waa run
partly by rule and party by guesswork,
end when a - wreck occure they throw
the blame onto the shoulders of their
employes."
NEWBERG CASE IS NOT't
j ; SPINAL MENINGITIS
Newberg. Or, April H. It has ben
determined that the child of James Mer
rltt,who is very ill. haa not aplnsl men
ingitis, although ths first doctor on the
esse celled It that The doctors who
now hsvs ths vase pronounce It brain
trouble. The child Is sllU very sick,
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND.' MONDAY
Inquest Over.Babo Thrown Off
Train Shows This Mother
at Portland Hospital.
(Special Dispatch The Joeraal.)
Roseburc. Or- April 18. The coro
ner's Inquest over the body of th baby
found on th railroad tracks at Myrtls
Creek Saturday returned a verdict this
morning that the baby , was born alive
and was killed by being thrown from
th train.. Three doctors examined the
body and they say th lung show th
child breathed after Its birth.
The mother of the child. is in tne uooa
Samaritan hospital at Portland In a pre
carious oondlllon. She - will probably
be brought to Douglas county to meet a
charge of manslaughter. The husband
of the woman was st the Inquest, us
la a New Tork traveling man and was
married to ths woman six months ago
In California. ''
Th 'MyrtI Creek ' ohlld victim's
mother Is 111 at the Good Samaritan
hospital, Her husband's name Is H.
Nash, but nothing Is known of slther
th man or the woman by th authori
ties at th hospital. She waa removed
to the hospital on her arrival here Sat
urday, In a serious condition. For a
time it was feared her condition was
serious, but It is now said shs will re
cover. Bhe has told the authorities
nothing of herself or of her husband.
Mr, Nash Is not known at th hospital.
VIOLENT QUAKE
SHOCK RECORDED
Seismographs - Show Temblor
Stronger Than the One That
v Shook San Francisco.
' (Jeersal toeatal aerrle.t
Albany, April 14. The strongest and
longeat earthquake shock recorded sine
th semlograph waa Installed here be
gun at :14 this morning and oontlnued
for ever two hours. The record .was
much more pronounced than that made
by th-8an Francisco quake year ago.
The maximum vibration was so great
that it swung ths pendulum dear off
th recording eyllnder. '
Official of th stat geological sur
vey aay th difference In time between
here and Mexico Indicate that the quake
recorded her was later than th on at
Mexico City. It la believed th later
quak has not yet been reported. i"
Washington, April II. The govern
ment leemograph here recorded ' th
earn quak a th on recorded at Al
bany. . Th weather bureau aaya there
la lndloatlon of a tremendous upheaval
at a dlatanoe about squat to that at Val
paraiso. Mexican Quake Continue. ,
(Jeorssl Special Service.. '
Mexico City, April H- Earthquakes
oontlnu at this city, and eover a wide
ea. Reports from tha surrounding
country now Indies t that th ahock
was felt over 100 miles from Potosi to
Oaxaca. , . . I .
ij,-. Andrrmo Volcanoes Active. .
' (Jeersal Special genius.) "
Buno Ayrss, April 11. Andean vol
canoes In th territory ef Rio Negro are
actlva, -
SENATOR PATTERSON
MUST PAY HIS FINE
(Josrsal Special Carries.! "
Washington, April IS. Senator
Thomas M. Patterson of Colorado, who
was found guilt of -contempt of , th
supreme court of Colorado fr printing
In hla two papers at Denver Improper
articles growing out of ths Colorado
election oontest cases, must pay th fin
of 11,000 which was Imposed by the
Colorado court Th supreme court of
ths united States today dismissed Ben
ator Patterson's appeal. 4
Justice Harlan dlasented, saying that
tha guarantee of a free press and free
speech in th constitution meant Just
what It said. Senator Patterson endeav.
ored to defend himself by offering to
prov th truth of th artiolea he had
printed, but was not allowed by th
uoioraao eoun to aa mie.
ARRESTED FOR STEALING
MUCH COPPER WIRE
Ed Doyle and Jamas Pagan were ar
rested this afternoon by Detectives
Jones and Tlchnor for stealing 150
pounds of copper wire from th Port
land General Electrio company. Fagan
has served time In the Walla Walla
penitentiary and was arrested her two
years ago for larceny. Both men ars
bad characters. . ;
H. W. Roberts, who recently cam to
Portland from Wichita, Kansas, was
arrested by Bridge Tender Kelly at the
Madison street bridge this afternoon.
Roberts was under ths bridge on for
bidden ground Inspecting the operation
of the machinery and was arrssted for
trespssslng. ,
Little Ruth Fern strayed away from
her mother this morning while the 1st
ter was shopping In ons of ths depart
ment stores. Ths child was found by
Mrs. Otto Denk at Second and Madison
streets thla afternoon and taken to po
lios headquarters where shs waa given
In charge of th frightened mother.
GLEASON'S MANDAMUS '
CASE 13 POSTPONED
, , , .
Th case of William Gleason. a mem
ber of the Bsker stock company, against
County - Clerk Fields, on writ of man
damus, was postponed until tomorrow
by Judge -Sears on sccount of snother
suit which occupied the time of ths
court Gleason brought mandamus pro
ceedings to compel th admission of his
nam to th register.
FISHING FLEET PUTS '
OUT. AT ASTORIA
.(Special Dispatrk te The J norm) ) '
Asnorla, . Or.. April IS. The fishing
season opened at noon today. Quite a
large number of boats went Out proh
sbly 100.. This evening will see many
more out The city Is full of people
making preparations for th season.
MIST in
SEWER LEVY
Property Owners In Northeast
. Srn Part of City Protest Irv--ington
Assessment.
Residents of th east slds from Union
avenue east to the city line and from
Prescott to KlUlngsworth will hold a
special meeting tonight at th Presby
terian church, ICast Twentieth and Vy
gant streets, to protest sgalnst ths pay
ment of taxea for the purpose of eom-
f listing the lrvington sewer. They fear
f thev submit to the . special levy
agslnst them further assessments will
be mads on thslf property for improve
ments elsswhere In the city from which
they will derive no more benefit then
they will receive from the lrvington
sewer. The protest to be msds will In.
elude every property owner affected la
the district
The meeting has been called by Pres
ident Jeorge B. Frank of the Northeast
Improvsment club, and it Is expected
that fully 100 residents or that portion
of ths city will attend to voles their
sentiment. T
All day yesterday President Frank's
horn wss visited by ssst sldsrs, who
demandsd thst a special meeting be
called immediately to take action
against ths Isvy for th completion of
th sewer mains In a district'' from
which they derive no benefit - Th lvy
runs to $21.40 per (0-foot lot snd the
residents . declare to ' be charged auch
aums for ths Improvement of a dis
trict foreign to their locality Is an out
rage against which they will protest
vigorously.
The Immediate causa of th indigna
tion meeting Is ths assessmsnt notices
received by residents last Saturday.
Thsse notices stats that right to pro
tost against tha payment Is granted
within 10 days after data , The notlcea
are dated on April I, but were not
mailed until April IX. and war re
ceived the day following. Th residents
will demand to know why they were
held until a date so late that It la im
possible to offer a protest in th Urn
specified. " -
Th assessment has been mag ror
th purpose of extending the lrvington
sewer 100 feet lrvington adjoins ths
district upon whloh the levy has Veen
made, but according to th residents
ths sewer can never be of any benefit to
them, owing to th slop of ths two dis
tricts. .
CAFE JUST FOR
WORKIUG MEN
Property Owners on North Third
Plan Establishment Sim
l liar to Chicago's.'
' Within ths year Portland will prob
ably have a workingman'a eafa. pat
terned after like Institutions In New
Tork, Chicago and other large eastern
cltisa ' B. EL Merges, wno owns ths 100
feet In the osnter of ths block fronting
on ths saat slds of Third street between
Gllsan and Flanders, has ths matter of
srsotlng the necessary building under
consideration. Mr. Mergss la negotiat
ing with the owner of th two lota Im
mediately east of his property, and
fronting on the west slds of Second
street with an Idsa of having ths pro
posed building extend entl rely through
th block. . '
In Now Tork and Chicago than cafes
dsvoted exclusively to us of working
men have become wery popular and
proved a success from tbs start
Ths proposed building will be 100 by
100 feet and lthr four or five stories
in height It will contain a large read
ing and writing room, restaurant and
bar, billiard and pool rooms, cigar
standa, tub and shower hatha .and every
other essential to ths comfort and con
venience of worklngmsn. It Is probabls
that ons or two stories of the building
will be fitted up aa living-rooms to b
rented to transient worklngmsn.
Mr. Mergss has mads a thorough In
vestigation as to th practicability of
such an undertaking In fortiana ana
has become convinced that it will prov
an immediate sucoees. He and his as
sociate in th undertaking are on th
lookout for a proper man to take chargs
of and manage ths Institution. In
svsnt ths croleol is carried out a man
from the east who Is familiar with tha
management . of ' such oafes will be
brought to Portland and put In oharg
of ths institution.
AWAIT GRAND
JURY'S OPENING
Witnesses ars already appearing
about th postofflos building - to give
th testimony desired from them for
ths federal grand jury which convene
Wednesday. ' Although these persona
are not? wanted at this tlms, thsy seem
to take it upon themselves to bs on
hand sarly. ' i
Other evidences of th coming grand
jury ars shown In th activity of ths
officials. Assistant united Btats At'
tornsy Jamas Cols has been going over
the evidence in the cases against m
men In Jail In order to secure Indtot-
msnta acalnat them early in tne ses
sion. In fact . these cases will be th
first ones dlsnosed of by th Jurors.
Mr. Col has been having ths aid of
Postofflcs Inspectors Riches, Camp and
demerit as well as that of Secret Serv
ice Ooerattv Thomas B. Fostsr, In gath
ering evidence against ths persons who
have been arrssted I or roooing posior
flceev misusing ths government malle,
counterfeits and othsr Crimea Thess
men were Identified in th work of
runnlac down ths arreated .men and
will . be Important witneasss against
them. ' '
T. B. Nsuhausen, special Inspector of
the interior department, has been very
busy for. several weeks with a large
corp of assistants collecting evidence
against land-fraud men who will be In
dicted by th grand Jury. Mr. Nu
hsusen snd his assistants hare been
working until midnight for tjie psst two
weeks. .
Unltsd Ststes Attorney Bristol haa
announced that he. Is ready for the Jury
whsn It convsnes.
ITnef Decision Tomorrow. '.
(Jonroel Sneeial Servlea.l
Von Angsles. Csl., April H. -Owln to
the failure of proper papers in Abs
Ruef's application for a writ of habeas
corpus to srrlvs here, the decision of
the eupmme court on which depends
Ruef's liberty, will not be handed down
until tomorrow. ' , .
EVENING,: APRIL 15, 1S07.
rilRf.1 DEBATE
UPOII BAPTISM
Baptist Ministers Divide Upon
Relative Importance of That
Important Rite r
Tha Baptist ministers at their
slon this morning discussed thoroughly
"The Doctrine of ths Wra Bupper,
undsr ths leadership of Rev. W. T.
Jordan of tha Central Baptist church.
Hs took ths stand thst ths division of
th church Into, denominations and sects
dated from the splitting on ths subjects
ef baptism and thst separation -at the
"Lord's table followed on tnac ,ns
alao hsld that baptism. Is ths door to
th ehuroh and on this point a number
of the speskers took exception. 1 .-
Dr. C. A- Woody held that baptism Is
only a prerequisite .-to church member
ship but not the door, for that does not
sdmlt a subject : Thsr was a warm
discussion on th point ss alao concern
ing whether the communion is a church
ordinance or merely a ceremony adopted
by custom.-
The principle of excluslvs communion
as practioed by th Baptist church was
ehampipnsd by ths statemsnt that com
munion Is fellowship and harmony and
harmony cannot sxist where ther Is
difference of opinion. '
Next week Rev. E. M. Bliss Is te take
nn tha next densrtmant of the subleot
under the head "Th Administration of
th Ordlnanca"
Announcement was mads that rates
have been secured to- Spokane for the
B. T. P. U. convention this month and It
la expected : to send . several hundred
delegates from Portland. . There will be
aa effort to secure a ear or two. .
MENINGITIS LAYS
PHYSICIAN 101.
Dr. R. P. Robbins Is Believed to
; - Be Dying of the Baffling '
; 'V Malady., .
Dr. Ray P. Robblna, a well-known
east sld physician. Is dying at St Vin
cent's hospital, ' a vlotlm of spinal
meningitis. B Is th fourth victim of
th soourg during ths past week, and
it la expected that others la tha city
afflicted with th baffling disease will
die. .........
Dr. Bobbins was taken seriously 111
sjrtday. Hs rapidly developed alarming
symptoms and waa removed from his
home. Oil Belmont street, to th hos
pital where his suffering hsa been In
tense. So far as known hs was not ex
posed to ths disease, and tt Is thought
to bs ths result of his continued hsrd
work and exposure to bad - weather
whloh undermined hla constitution,
Xdttte Olrl Ala Strloksa.
Ethel Rowell, the tt-year-old daughter
of W. M. Rowell. 114 Grand avsnus, la
fatally 111 with th dread meningitis and
tt la not expected that ah will recover.
Mrs. Peterson, of Peninsular station, is
anothsr who is afflicted with ths malady
and her condition thla morning was such
aa to cause anxiety among her relatives.
City Health Officer Dr. C H. Wheeler
fumigated th public library this morn
ing and fit la expected that the Institu
tion will b opened again tomorrow.
Herman Mathue, a 17-year-old , mes
sengsr bey employed in th library, waa
taken llUwlth menlfififla last Wednesday
and sxplrsd Saturday night - .
Dr. Wheeler aald this morning th
fumigation of ths building would b of
benefit In destroying any diphtheria or
scarlet fever germs sxtstsnt as well as
proving a precautionary -measure against
ths spread of meningltla
'. gaz Oases la Tare Weeks. '
There have been no new oases report
ed to the city health department sine
Dr. Robbins was taken 111. , Since th
first week In April tlx persons hav
been attacked by the dlseass. Four of
thsss are dead, on Is critically III and
not expected to recover, whll th sixth
has chances or recovery. -
Spinal meningitis, different forma of
which ars known as brain fsver and
spotted fsver. Is sa Inflamatlon ef ths
lining lying next to th spinal cord. It
may exert Itself first at any point along
ths spins or show Its first demonstra
tion at th baa of th brain. 8oonr or
later, however, th latter is affected and
death ansuea ' ..,
Doctors Teel alslplsss.
Th dlseass Is peouilsr in Its actions,
baffling to medical skill and Quick In
Its fatal results, ths percentage of mor
tality of those afflicted with ths mal
ady reaching It per cent Medicine and
drugs seem powerless to stay ths rav
ages of ths dlseass and medical science
has yet to produce a remedy.
Some of th city physicians' who hav
been treating; spinal meningitis hav
given hypoderml Injections of mor
phlna But thin Is given only to alle
viate the Intense pain which accompan
ies ths affliction and -not as a ours. ' A
beneficial .or; curative treatment for
th dlseass has yst to be discovered, v
TIM HORN 10 BLOW
- FOR THE RIGHT HEN
... , ..v; sss-as-s-aw .
Municipal Association Hopes All
" City Candidates Have Not ;
Yet Appeared.
Th Municipal association win hav a
meeting tomorrow evening at" which the
city political situation will bs dlscusssd
and preliminary plans Outlined for the
campaign now oponlng. Members of
ths association stats It Is not probabls
that any decided stand will b tsken by
ths association at this tlma
- "All ths candidates hava not yst mads
thstr appearance, we hop," said one
member today.- "We are waiting for
aoma good men to corns out aa candi
date before the time Is up and it ts
not likely thst ths assoclstlon will In
dorse sny csndldstss prior to that tlma
However," hs concluded, "ther may be
something doing at th meeting tomor
row night"
It Is an assured fact that th asso
ciation intends to ' tako a very actlv
part In th coming battle. It is now
engaged In seeing, what can bs dons to
bring ths MoKenna high license- petitions
back to Ufa This will not bs settled
until after tha registration, clerks havs
finished their work of sorting out th
registration cards sa that a certain and
aurs check can be made of, tha signers
to the patulous, . ...
TOGA HOT TO
BE SCOROED
Chamberlain Not a Senatorial
: '.,' Candidate,- but Is Not ' ;
Declining Yet '
(Special ntspateh ts Tbs JesrsaL)
Spokans. Wash.. Aorll IS. Governor
Chamberlain -of Oregon when asksd last
svsnlng If hs would be a candidal for
aenator. aald:-
"I am not a candidate for ssnator, but
do not aay that I will not accept ths
nomination under any circumstances,' for
I do not know what conditions msy eon
front ma , I want to gst out of public
life and I at first, refused to accept
tha nomination for governor, but her
I am, and I hav four years yet to
serve, my term expiring January ' 11,
1111.- Ths senatorial election comes up
In -two yeara" . - :.
Conoornlng ths Initiative and referen
dum law In Oregon he said:'
- "It haa been a success so far as I
know. At ths last election th Demo
crats all voted for th Republican can
didate At th election, the laglslatlv
candidate are supposed te- el gn-s state
ment that thsy will support thstr party
oandldato or will not Many of them
refused to sign any statement but I
don't know that it mads any differ
ence In th election, sav la th case
of on man. Ths Idea Is to hav th
legislator elect, the man -who has tha
-Uargeat number of votee.' It la a good
law and will wOrk out Its--own solution
In time.". -.
The - governor roasted ths United
States senate and said It was th most
corrupt part of our government and th
only way to start a fight for purer
government -- was to sleet senators by
popular vota '
Hs said th senators themselves in
variably stood In th way of amsndlng
ths constitution to elect senators by di
rect vote, but h believed th direct
primary would help wonderfully to rem
edy thla aa all legislature candidates
oould then bs pledged. Then th man
who receives th hlgheat number ot
votes should be elected by th legis
lature. EXPENSIVE PEACE FOR
: PIANIST TO PUT
seleerton not an tha program at th
after-theatre concert In an of th lead
ing hotels last Saturday night and on
that caused quit a stir among th
feahlonabls throng In attendance waa
th arrest of F. R. Bchlkora, pianist of
ths orchestra, on a warrant charging
him with threatening to slay his wife.
Dssplts tbs plsa of tha management
that Sohlkora bs permitted to finish ths
concert, th pianist was hustled off to
polio headquarters by two plain
clothes men. Clad In tuxedo. Immacu
late whit shirt front and all th other
Uttl Incidentals which go to msks up
regulattoa evening attire, Sehlkora pre
sented a most incongruous figure at th
station. In default of 11,000 ball the
musician, spent th night In th city
prison - and was - released m " his own
recognisance yesterday by Judge Cam
sron. 1 ' " " - '- . -
Accosnpaalsd by his attorney, A Wal
ter Wotfe, and Timothy Flood of the
Dyrlo theatre, Sehlkora appeared in the
polio court this morning and filed a
bond ot 1150 to keep the, peace. Flood
signing ths bond. -
Ths marital difficulties of Sehlkora
and hla wlf s eover quits a period of
time and finally culminated In the sep
aration of th ooupl about three weeks
ago.'- ., ' ---.'-- , -
SOCIALISTS IN UNDER --
NEW PRIMARY LAW
'. (Rperla! Dtepatea ts Ths JesrssL) '
flpbksne, April 15. Unable to partici
pate In th primary election for the rea
son that they did not poll AO per cent
of the vote at th last election, th So
cialists of this olty, on a decision in
their case rendered by Judge Polndex
ter, have decided to put a full ticket In
the field for the coming municipal elec
tion by holding a nominating convention
on the aamsidsy aa th primaries are
held, which they are permitted to do
under th provisions of ths nsw primary
law passed by th last legislature.- Ths
Socialist ticket will be headed by C
H. Bungay for mayor.
This municipal campaign Is th first
aver held in tile stats under the direct
primary law. The contest between the
two Republican candidates. Herbert
Moore and W. J. Douat for mayor prom
ises to be close. Floyd Daggett pres
ent Incumbent Is tbs only Democratic
candidate tor mayor, and his nomination
Is assured, aa Is that of Robert Falrley
for comptroller and at. H. Egglsston
for treasurer. .
Registration la tha hsavlest sver
known la Spokans for a city election.
Nearly 11,000 names are on tha books,
with two mor days In which to reg
ister. . - . , .
TWO SHOTS FIRED IN
TR0UTDALE SALOON ROW
(Speelat Dtspsteh te The 'Journal.) "
Troutdale, Or, April It. In a row In
Larson's saloon last night Kid Bat ton
took two shots at tha bartender, Hans
Mortts. and fled. Sheriff Stevens wss
potlfled and soon reached th scan in
an automobile. He found that Hatton
had started , east on a frslght train or
on passenger train No. 0. He notified
point east, and It is hoped Hatton may
be apprehended. . '
FREE METHODIST CHURCH
DEDICATED AT WOODBURN
'.. . - '.
' (Special Ptepatsh t Tbs JesrsaL) . .
- Woodburn, Or April . it. Ths new
Free Methodist ehuroh sdlftcs In this
city was dedicated yeaterday morning.
District Elder Coffee of Portland deliv
ering the dedicatory sermon. A collec
tion was taken and amounted to enough
to pay off the remaining Indebtedness
on ths building. .
ANOTHER MILKMAN FINED FOR .
, ; SELLING ADULTERATED ARTICLE
. James Hewitt, IT1 East Gllsan street,
gainst whom a Case wss filed recently
la tb Juatlc court on a charge of adul
teratlng milk which h waa exposing
for sale and did sell, wsa tried Satur
day. Hewitt I among a number round
ed up recently by Stat Food and Dairy
Commissioner Bailey on similar . ohargea,
. ' -. - V
TELL TALE TAGS
Oil ROOLI-IIIIEF
Evidence Found That McBride'
Operated in Seattle and . . .
Also In Spokane.
Much evidence has been accumulated
against WlllUm McBride, the "room JP
worker" arrested in ths Empire lodging
house last Saturday night by Detectlvea '
Inskpep and Klenlin.
Two storage receipts from Besttls and ,
Spokans found. on ths accused man show
that be has been operating under tha
aliases of Steadman and Wheeler. From
the fact that McBride has a roll stored
with- ths Eyres Storage company. 111 '
Railroad avenue, Seattle, and a sack
with ths Oriner Truck eV Storage com
pany of Spokane it Is th theory of th '
detectives that h may b wanted la '
thos cities for a series .of crimes sim
ilar to thos for which ha waa arreated
her.
Of tha plunder, const sting ef II suits
of clothes, ll pairs of shoes, two overt, . (
coats and two watchss found In Mo-, '
Bride's room, five parsons hav so far ap
peared t claim some of'ths property), '
IX C. Beach of tl North Sixth street
whose room : was entered March Is
Identified - a pair of shoes aa hla pron
srty this morning and swore to a com
plaint agalnat th prisoner.
O. w. Smaliay put in a olalm for a
140 suit of clothea, aa extra pairow
trousers and a pair of shoes and als
filed an Information. The wearing ap
parel waa stolen from Smaller room '
on Aprl I. .
D- N. Oabarino of II1H Water stress,
who- lost ths 140 gold watch found on
McBride, likewise appended his signer
tor to a felony complaint , .
In addition to these charges th ds
tectlve hava ascertained that McBrtda
la tha thief who effected aa entrance to .
th room f A. Howard In tha Standard
rooming house, March II. and carried
away two suits of clothes and a pair of ,
shoes,
mmn STRIKES NEGRO
WITH HIS SUIT CASE
Atlanta Editor Shows Decided
Views on Race Question When -,
Negro Porter Intrudes.
(Joeraal Special Berrlee.)
Augusta. Oa April IL Tha railroad
and race problems were joined on a
train between Atlanta and Augusta Sat
urday whea Thomaa Watson, ano th
candidate of th Populist party for tha.
presidency of the United States, and '
now tha editor of a magaslns in At
lanta, engaged In an altercation with a
railroad porter, whloh ended In blows.
Watson waa on a Pullman ear and
was annoyed by tha slow time made by
the trains aad by what he termed th
lack of courtesy shown him by ths road
offlclala He and th conductor engaged
in a talking match, in which th porter
Soon .became a party, th negro taking
the road's slds of the question, - ;
Thsn Watson grew excited and landed
ths porter a blow la th face with hia
grip. For a while It looked ss If serious
trouble would result between the negro,
Watson, his friends and ths conductor,
but finally an atmospbsr resembling
pesos waa restored and th parties con.
csrnsd were given an opportunity to
care for their Injured heads and hurt
feellnga , .
HARRISBURG EP WORTH
, LEAGUE'S ELECTION
.. - ..
' (Speeltl Oiapatck te The Joeraal.)
' Harrlsburg, Or April 18. Tha Kp
worth League chapter Saturday svsnlng
elected officers for th ensuing year as
follows: President Professor I B.
Gibson; first vice-president Mis May
Rlgga; second vice-president Miss Ines
Tborass; third vice-president Miss Es
ther Ollbertson; fourth vtoe-prestdent
Mrs. E. K. Vpmeyer; secretary, Francis
Phelps; treasurer, Lloyd Shlslsr; organ
1st. Miss Estle HUL Aa delegates to th
convention at Eugeas May I. 4 and I,
Mre. E. E. Vpmeyer, Miss Msy End loot t
Mlsr Area McClain and Francia Phslps
After ths business maetln th mem.
bars rsrtook of s supper prepared by
the members of the slds losing ths re
cent membership contest The young
people ars highly slated with th growth
of th leagua . . ; . . . , .
PEACE IN CENTRAL V
; AMERICA IS CERTAIN
'', V . ,0"l Special Berrlee. '
Tegucigalpa. April it-Peaoe In Cen- -tral
America la now certain. Arrapgo- ,
ments are la progress for a metlnsvher
tweea President Zelaya of Nicaragua
and ths president of Salvador, probably
upon an American battleahlp, to nego
tiate terms. Secretary Brown of tha
United States IsgaUon haa been In La
Union, Salvador, for th last two wscks
to arrange for the surrender of Bonllla,
the deposed prssldsnt of Honduras. Mr.
Brown, who has been acting for Salva
dor to bring about peace, says th
president of Salvador has accepted the
considerate proposals by President'
Zelsya for a peaoe conference which
will be held In the port of Amapala,'
President Zelaya has expressed his an- '
prsoistlon of th friendly office of th
United States tor bring about peace. .
Ten Thousand for Injuries. ;
(Joeraal Special Service.)
Mlddlstown, N. T., April II. During
the Isst presidential campaign. In a
railroad accident between Coshes snd
Mlddlstown, Austin Anderson of West -Tow
wss ons of those Injured. .Last
spring hla son Robert was lnjused In
Mlddlstown by being run over byTwa
cara, so thst th amputation of ons
foot wss necessary. Father and son
hav aettled with the company without '
any axpenss to themselves, th com
pany paying 110,000 damagea
but who engaged counsel and fought
the charges. ' - ,
After a trial which lasted only a few
moments Hewitt waa found guilty of 1
selling milk which did not contain the
percentage of. butter fat snd other nu
tritive -Ingredients required by law
otherwise watered milk and was fined
2S by Judgs William Reed. Tbe-flne,
waa promptly paid . " ,