Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1907)
,f THE -OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY . EVENING, MAY 8. 1007. REFERENDUM PETITION , .... ., -, t.j , x, ..,:.;. .. .v.;. v. ..'., FOUR IX DIE of ffliineins PIIOIIE STRIKE KILLS HERSELF ON PRISON FEED IS HUG. EIID AFTER DIVORCE Muriel Nelson N Tired of' Life Six Thousand Voters Have Signed and Hundreds More Are Ready Dread Disease Claims Victims :. Only Few Hours After Mak. . 'itW Ing Its" Appearance; : ; :V; Compromise; Will !. Probably Be Municipal Association Repeats i-Bill is H. B. No. 243 Would Double n"'vvvft Sheriffs Emoluments. 5 Multnomah Made by Recognition of Z ;the Union. Because She Could "Not ; : Love Her Husband. . , Its Assurance to Candidate ' - Will Select Councilraen, STOLE TWENTY. THOUSAND INDORSE LAOE SECOND TILIE ACT I A I , . :-r (Beadsl Dispatch to Ite Joarnal) ;,Salem, Or, May.Setitlons signed by 8,000 voters In various parts of the state. Invoking the referendum on the law passed by the last legislature riving to the sheriff of Multnomah county the perquisite of feeding the prisoners have been filed In the office of tne secretary - of state. m .....This law, which was bouse bill No. 143. applies only to Multnomah county. and provide that the sheriff shall al ways have custody and control or me prisoners, whether they are in tne coun ty Jail or working on the county roads, or engaged Wl any -public wora. al lows tha appointment of an additional 'Jailer at $0 a month. : ,,- - j.. Tha act rrovides also that In Mult nomah county tha sheriff shall be paid flat rate of 12 M cents. meal for each, prisoner In his custody ana give three meals a day to people held as , witnesses, insane, or prisoners who are working. . ; i " , ' The petitions are being held up be fore filing because soma points were not observed in' making tha filing. As soon as tha attorney general gives his opinion regarding the method of filing these petitions, for the referendum, no tion will ba taken on them. It seems that scarcely petition hat coma to the offioa of tha secretary of state i that" did not: in soma particular fall short of the provisions of the law cov ering the application of the referendum to measures , enacted by the legisla ture. 'i... -' : ; ,i, --,,"'' T, ' ' ;i; Petitions from Lake,. Wallowa, .Union, TamhtH," Clackamas, Washington and several from Multnomah' county have been filed. The number of names ra- ,, Meningitis Is playing havoc with thev rarauy or Jesse Miner, TZ East Twen tieth street. Tha baby of the household. aged 2 years, died this mornlpg, and Matilda,: a telephone operator., aaed 20 years, is expected to die at any time. A younger son, aged years, will prob- MDiy recover. The disease made Jts ap pearance Monday. Pearce R. Miller, quired to refer -his act to the vote of (brother Of the stricken children. Is the the people Is only MOO, so tnat t.iuo names In excess of the required number have' already been algned to the peti tions; ... v-'.'.'; 'i ''V ': -':.T .:':'.;": jr- fn.mi rnmmiloners Barnes and Ltahtner. who are Interested With Judge Webster In referring ma act. ssia moraine- that though more signatures electrician of the postofllce building. Ernest Akerson died of meningitis at 14 Marlon street Sallwood, this morn ing. Gattlus Ignaaslo died of the same disease this morning at 828 Taggart street' .,-'( y-v ,i : v..-;.; '...,(-: . 'The cases In the' Miller family are typical,- showing the transmlsstblllty of the disease from ona to another, said have already been aubmltted than sre I Health Offlcer . Wheels today. The required, other petitions are how being j first case, that of the little boy, was circulated, and that between i.ooo ana mua, out tne otners are ox a far mora 1,000 mora names win do sent to tne serious type. : ' aecreUry of state, ordering house bill A1 I can do In advising people bow 141 to tha people for a vote.' ' l Protect themselves against menln- It Is the contention of- the county am p " pw"id vmi- eourt that the sheriffs emoluments in dltlon. r Eat plenty of good : food ana John Ripinger," Absconding Seattle Controller, Believed to Have Fled to Honduras. 1 do everything possible to keep tha body I Just as strong as you eanv- j The room in . which Artnur ueutnapi worked as a omputer in the city en gineer's department, city hall, was closed today and will be fumigated. HEARST WOULD BIHIIIiOllE this county would be doubled were tha as passed to become effective, .The prisoners at Kelly JSotte quarry, under the direction of the commlslsoners and Judge Webster, have been red for from T to eenis per meai, wnua mosa mwym-',rL'Alm- Kli..,..... ii.. auJ. county Jail at the courthouse are zed pyiueianap aiea yesierumy . irora , npinm " win i,snuopoi iTiaii niwi contract for 11 cents a meal.. meningitis. He was a strong, robust man aged it years. " . -1 Three rooms in the Brooklyn school will be fumigated 'today, as there is some, aanger or inrecnon. una room la the Clinton Kelly school will also bo fumigated. . , . " . DOCTOR M GET ,70 HEAR Ml 11PPIIIG POST CRIMINAL GASES sum cuts n Chicago Paper Which Has Been His Enemy. - 1 v Judge Withholds Decision in the Petit Jury Venire Drawn in the' Assault Charge Brought by ' Mrs. Johnson. - Federal District Court ( . ; Today. "'"T"' . Coaches Crashed Together Last ' . Night at Nineteenth and : Thurman Streets. . Through a collision between two cars. " , Grinning hideously and evidently rel-j Pursuant to an order by judge ishlng tha proceedings, tha family skel- J Charles B. Wolverton, a venire lof 78 .V h. inhnun ; household was I names was drawn by United States dratted forth Into tha police court this E1"10 Clerk Edward D. McKee this of tha Portland Bailwy, Llgh Power ., of r.. Samuel IT.'.? . peul u 10 report ror company, inrea persona were painiuuy 'r ..-uTf and bat. S.""'' ? the long Injured last night. o. -.x-v..- . ,ibv vi civil ana criminal cases on the tery on his wire ana ma ua vi i""""" i aocsats of the United States courts. '. (Jfonrasl Special Derrlce.) Chicago. May sWWUUam Randolph Hearst has appeared in Chicago on a mysterious mission, but there are ru mora afloat that ho Is here to buy the Chicago Chronicle, These rumors, of course, could not ba verified, as 'the ueai is sun nanging. u . Hearst can buy the Chronicle, It will give him an Associated Press franchise, something ho does not possess In this city; j. There would also be a touch of Irony In the sale of the Chronicle to Hearst, as It baa bean ona of his bitterest enemies. Hearst, It is understood, la anxious to plant one of Ms papers In " Indiana and ona also In' Kansas City. He will soon have a paper in Bt Louis and then may begin a systematic invasion of the south, which at present is hostile to p i iOstpmI Speelil Herrlee.1 . : San Francisco, May An early set tlement of the telephone strike is orom. Ised as a result of the conference be tween the .mayor and representatives of the company and strikers, The mayor. urgea tne company to offer a compro mise in the matter of recognition of umun una permit tne stria to re turn to work temporarily under the old wage acaie. . it is believed tha nroDosl tlon will ba accepted. ; v.. v s In view of these developments the llnemea..declded . to continue work this morning, aunougn. . they decided at a meeting last- night to go out in sympathy-with the girls. . ri',i v: -. v . fORM.PERMANENT- . SWEDISH LEAGUE New Organization the Outgrowth of Meetings Held to Assist Dan- , lelson and Nelson. A permanent organisation to Be known s the Swedish league was formed last night , by .members of tha committees which had charge of . the collection of funds for the purpose of securing a new trial for Ed Nelson and A. J. Daniel- son, who had wrongfully been convicted of tha murder of Oscar Llndgren. ,' The league has nothing to do with tha for- ; v (Joarasl Bfwetsl pServke.) ' . New Tork, May,8.Murlel Nelson, tn actress v who .was a member of the William Faveraham company and well t maivr bane wu inaorsea as me ran. dldate of the Municipal association at a meeting held last night and again this afternoon the association ratlnei th. known here as -a . musical composer, I action of the meettna held the evening committed suicide by shooting herself I before." No further deHnlta action was in the head in her apartments at the I taken, however: at either of tha mt. . Hotel Bennington. . Miss' Nelson, who I ings though It wss determined to mako had appeared in quite important roies i investigation to sea , whether or not It in this country and England, was the wife or .Wallace wifldecomDe, an actor, whom she sued for divorce six months ago. ' '.v.'.""" After the trial of the suit last Sat urday, In which she would hav se cured a decree, as Wlddecombe offered no defense,' she returned ' to her hotel in ' tears. , .; ' ' - '" ' ;:' ' .'''' A letter which she left for her hus band begins: "Dear Wally Since this divoroa trouble I haven't felt right and would ba feasible to put a full ticket In the Held. . ... It is practically certain that tha as. soclatlon will at least select three men to run as independent candidates for oouncllmen at large and give them their indorsement Tha different membera of ' tha association are jiow making Investi gation of the possible candidacy of those men who have been recommended as Independent candidates. . t a meeuna- ox tne association will be my head aches so and sometimes-4he jheld tomorrow afternoon at 11:30. when uia mcrau wui report progress. Meetings will ba held each day during the week and it ts expected that a ticket will have been prepared by that time. heart. I have decided to rest Bury me near this dear old city." : - . :-, OREGON JEWELERS V FORM ASSOCIATION OIL An organisation was formed In Port land today to ba known as the Retail1 Jewelers' association of Oregon, as aux iliary of the National Retail Jewelers' association, A .preliminary meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce audi torium, this forenoon, at which C H. Williams of Condon presided, and H. M. Leffert of Portland was secretary.! mer' movement but tha Initiative -was Later In the day a permanent organtsa- taaen alter tne ciose or tno nnai meet-iv" m.;iwu uu uurar bibuibu. Ing because those present seemed of tha 'About so men attended the prellmln- opinion that there Is room for an or-lary,- meeting, and lnoomlng trains ganlsaUon of that character In Portland, brought twice that number to tha reg-j John Anderson of the Scandinavian- uiar session this afternoon and oventna. American company was Chosen president I Jva Lewis of Klamath Falls, an or- JfflTEJL Tllrn Tfi nnnnrN lMCMU.bUUIfl ",'-' -mmmm "' '? '.' j'. H. Clay Pierce Is Arrested at St Louis Upon Warrant Sent From Texas. . (Joornal SpMlal servie..) St. Louis, May g. II, cisy Pierce, president of he Waters-Pierce OH and E. J. Oraha was elected secretary, ganlser for the national association. npany. was arrested today pn a war. 'csnn. iv iS reportea tnst perjury and other charges ara In tha warrant. Ha waa forced to take a trip to tha four courts with the officers and was than taken before United States District Judge Adams to secure a writ of habeas corpus directed to the chief of police. . ' r , , - ; lnntnin. ." .? 1 he affair upon which tha ; charges were based occurred on May 1 In the fashionable Sargent hotel, .on. the east side, when the young doctor, Inflamed with strong drink, roundly abused .bis wife In the dining-room of tha hostelry and then proceeded o make a punching bag of her in the priyacy of their apart , ments. During the melee Johnson tore l..s spouse's waist to shreds and she struck him on the . forehead with , a bunch of keys. . Wife Weeps. T George Furth, an old friend of both parties, was the first witness called by the prosecution and testified to tha re mark i made by cunson w mi wu i the dinner tabl and the suDsequeni ao- Judge Wolverton stated that nniou 'the government .'would ha rxri wifh Its criminal cases by that date, he would glva tha civil - cases preference when the docket was arranged next Monaay morning: United Htatea Dis trict Attorney . William C, Bristol and The- -accident occurred at Nineteenth and Thurman streets at 1:10 o'clock. and apparently was due to the careless ness of ona of the motormen. Emma Jensen, tit Tenino avenue, and May Pe tersen, -410 Hall , street employes of Olds,' Wortman & King, and Conductor Laughary of the sixteenth-street carl nURDERED Dlf WIFE'S LOVER war tha ones hurt v The young- women Assistant United States Attorney James proceeded to their homes unassisted and Cole both stated this morning that I the streetcar-man was able to resume they WOUld not be readv h tha . lm I wnrk. . . . ; r , v v ' , the' Jury , renorta ta . nreaant criminal I ' Ii' m, 101 at fha "fl" Una. amith. I cases, because of the large amount of bound.! crossed Nineteenth street, the Rainier Lumberman MeetS Death grand Jury and other 4 pressing govt I street line sweng around the curve ernment nunn.M . . . . 1 . .-M Francisco that Francis J. Heney would probablv aooear inv Portland k. tlon of the pnysician in mkwuuiuj m. vauiornia courts adjourn for the sum from Thnrman street ' and the two I coaches came together with great force. However, the announcement from San I The oars were not greatly damaged, and lra4 Trials Talg gumma. at . Hands . of Man Who Wrecked His Home. traffic was only Interrupted for a short time. . woman. unn waa a. mwi """ ' witness and evidently was endeavoring to shield his friends. He declared that h. Kail nnt aaen Johnson strike the woman, but admitted that the - Irate busband had thrown her on the bed and bandied her very roughly. The defense endeavored to Impeach tne .witness oj mer, makes it possible that ha ma at. tempt to have tha cases against Blnger ncioiana na JOfln n. vJJall ' set down for soma time In June. If this Is done I x-urunna wju once more be-the scene ' 01 government land fraud trials thla summer. ,. ... j. . .; . .. , ... ,: I : Immediately after Judge' Wolverton's SCRAP IffOH RESULTS IN SCRAP BEFORE JURY " Special Dispatch to Tba Joornal.) '" ' -Rainier, Or., May. t. Tift morn Ins at 10 o'clock Frank Gardner shot and killed a Mr. Swarthout a man of about 60 years of age, at " the Wilson-Case lumber' camp. Gardner, who Is a con-: tractor for tha Wilson-Case company1 C M. Anderson. C. A. Appelgren, O. F.lwss In attendance. , The committee on Isakson. Rev. John OvalL a Gustaf- bylaws was composed of E. J. Jsever. L. son, Sampel Holm and J. W. Hawkins Alva Lewis, L. M. Hoyt C. H. Williams,' were appointed a committee to draft a H. M. Leffert There ara about too re- constltutlon and by-laws. The league tall Jewelers In the state and It is said will admit men and women members all Will Join. ',- : 1 and its scope will be broad. There Is need for ait organisation of this kind, said Chairman Anderson this morning. "Often Swedish people come here' without acquaintances . or friends and It will be the purpose of the league to meet tnese people and welcome them here. There ara Impos tors among' all nations, and another purpose of the league will be to guard against such.-It is quite likely that OFFICERS ELECTED Los Angeles, CaL. May S. Tha elec tion of officers of the Mystic Shrine re sulted as follows: Imperial potentate, Frank Boundy of Chicago: Imperial dep uty potentate, Edwin Alderman, of Ma th organisation will consider matters of ( lion, Iowa; Imperial chief rabban, George a political . character ana even go ro Btreet, or Richmond. Virginia; .Imperial the extent of indorsing desirable can-1 assistant rabban. Fred - Hones of Los didates for public offices." - Angeles; Imperial high priest " and ..The Nelson-Danieison committee win propnet. j; f. Treat or Fargo; Imperial soon wind up Its affairs, now that the oriental guide, W, Brown of Pittsburg; man have been released. ' . I Imperial treasurer, 8. Jt Rowell of Bos ton; Imperial recorder, W. J. Cunning- IVUIVIMIS I1ULUJ VIIIIIUUU -I St. BY MYSTIC SHRINERS WAN TS HUSBAND, . DECLARED INSANE White Says Wife Swears to Com plaint Against Him Fearing Ills . v . Accusation of Perjury. , Fearing that her husband would causa her arrest on a perjury , charge, Mrs. Annla Whlta aarriMt i a -. nmni.ii Paul was selected as the next charainr wanv mi. ..ni,. WHILE MEN BEAT HIM """"l"' , . r. J?'' Murray Wade,' A. C. Seeley"' Bessie Armstrong. Die Sing, a Chinese laundry- man and Patrolmen Johnson and Wen-' dorf were the principal actors In a serio comic affair at an early hour this morning, which resulted In the arrest of Los Angeles. May .-tfha Mvstlo "..'1,7-,":"" ' llhrlners convened for their second busl- to the- affidavit" by which William-A -"V""" "'"""" 1 wmte, tne son of the couple, secured a pal bustness waa tha election of of-1 iinanai ta mn w... w.ivl- TlJl fleers and selection of he next meeting white. ' ' place. There Is a warm contest on be-1 White uM th rh,faft.r I Torced In Vancouver, Washington, IDe- tween St Paul and Seattle. the three first named on charges of aa- noon : .t.h V"",n patrols will give (camber 12. 190, and married his sault and battery. About 1:30 a, m. the two young men, son , V. wo m in Ih, HIV tit MriPL I n... ,k . , . ..'" nipwia.iui u. - r- -- ,w,uvr ....o uiuiuiiia; vierx aicKea sum- jonnson. out ituieu. . , . , . AtUred in a, natty white and black rhrlc outlna- suit and a becoming hat to match, Mrs. Johnson, an oxceedlngly nr.iir vnunr vomio. : low xne aianu against her nusoana. . " wvavs sum-1 mm A. , . . : i nun. ' ajast i moned James F Failing, jury commia- Rrm Claims It Sold Goods to turned from "" -"o louowing names were drawn:' . , . During the re- Persons Now Asking for .',' 1-r Damages. ' ;'f j- Lloyd T. Bepolds. Salem; J. It Head lee, Apiary; Thomas Noot Salem; T, J. rftal of her Ule of domestic infelicity nd. TrTt, Falls C1tv- Edw.Vd" K- want bitterly and was greatly agl- Haii vnr.A. 7,1: '.Iz.i1: Edward stated. She "f h""n0'f S "nn?ncks'n Wrlht. 1? Auguil against Joseph and Georga' Leach commenced on the Hrst Oaf OI tneir tuB C Ocobock. Portland- T i, t nllaot 1S20 tar a oarlnad of wran jj.j n.- in.) Iniuir Wli IM n ....... . T-'i- . niuuie,, -7 " . . I vm. w uwi,uw-u a-w. iw weauea ..--. ---,. v-uranoc- A. j. Ferrv. tAtn.A. t.u I Iron Is on trial before a lurT In Judn ,.)... .,hin. riria ,h. ..o. brutality--Bna oetaiiea C. McCrea. Newberai' 'aZZZT. V.u Hr.v dartrJant . .f tba .U4a olrouit lTZL kk u.l ..ZT"?7 and a Mexican, has been 'living with I accompanied by the woman, visited the wis, owuiuvit uuniia 1U. WHDC1 HI lanniln nnnAnntaA h Til a Rlrpv a tS Mr. SwarthouC although nnknowa to stark .treat and demanded that the nun. .nasi uigui air. Dwartnouc re- wnnvnii.r, r.rwa . ..m K an absence. Ho brought 1 Inner frt 4im irtnifmng - fiinsv rlo. irui tuia cuiuies xor nia tnree.enu- vr,,,,. n tha mimil th.t ha .a nnt dren. the youngest of whom Is S -years i.. D0.a..ion of tha a-armenr, whar. The suit of J. Simon and Myer 81- of age. 1is morning the Jealousy jof both men culminated in a quarrel and Swarthout is said to have fired three shots ' at - Gardner.- ' .. -4-':; -. Gardner then went to a than named Riley Girt and borrowed his 86-30. Win- cause of bis v - ... a.p. i 4"YuBri; uior. p pui-inesri aeDinnreni ei me state circuit . 7 ..kh.i h.l, npniM I v " " v.ravL ijaiias: EL I piipiuu uiuiua. .nil. pvhv ?ZLZ&Z2i SlHAr?lnv Oaston-, Joseph Ke"norZ they sold the scrap Iron to Leach WMa,tni " I rorusna DOW J H. i Jam.. o.. : hrnthara . and that tha latter have not upon, it Is alleged that the girl grabbed the frightened Celestial around the waist while her doughty "escorts pro-, ceeded to use their fists to good ad vantage. . Several furious blasts on - a police whistle brought - two 'patrolmen . post baste. , The trio were taken into custody and after being booked at the : city prison were released on their own re- Tom Waist Zzlkblted. &ck Cameron, Rueh; W. Riley Scheurer' faid for it Lach brothers set up a : , ; I ..:, : ' "PMTiea, ASOland: F. 1 counter Claim tur v uaiiiasea, iuipbh- Mrs. jonnson " vi uaro. . jnonUvllla; Herman - Bjofkie. that the Iron furnished by the 81- to ---J?..fJM! Hatleyville; M, a Caines, cfaMreel mons was not what It was represented , fluestlon from her - S"2a Vlctor xr, Portland? John KlTrl to be. that they had refused to ao- tnat she bad struck Jj PPj TMto cept It when they in.ptedit that the - i . u ww. x-oruana: j. w I 1111 D nl A. .V . ' tltv, James HUDDara who occupied apart- tha rooms occupied by n, A:nlrX". t"uan?? 0rge 1':."vt" tPatlfled that the womaa i " .T"' ""1 t. Helens; JiJ'ftJPanglar. Carus; tha Johnsons, testmea tnat tne womau Jiad rushed into his rooms and asueo ? nmitioiL Mrs..? Hubbard took . vs. w charge a . night Aiipnin, AiDany; John . M. Hiwu Simons bad agreed to take it away, but had not done so and that the Iron had caused them f 300 worth of damage by being in their way and hampering their business, IKl 4,,rin tha I --"v", uurpj laMlp Unron w liowea ner w r.ii-. city; John McClayen. Gales Creek- htr. .1 -aLJa 2IW ' K, Stearns. Portia-S; Je?.n"? '.n i 1 p.or? j. Pattd, Mac: Par4svlkt ... rn . B.'Kent DUG UP IN IDAHO to set up a, plea of . ... . Ua las MTPlwnillKlT TUULII I n a ' arunsennc... v.-. Mm i uanwngnt, juye valley: A. (BdwIiI Di'Mtek te Tki Joeradt ' Dnl.a tAa Mav t 8tata Traaanrar ,nl in apeparance. "IfUHIIJotn Wiley 6r..:c.nTasVar. Hast nr. in vok7d trouble when he re- lre J "r'-identaUy hi m yLu.w''W Dufuri Bennett cently proclaimed that be had unearthed provoked him, and Incidentally neaa Harrisburg; J. Barnett Tha n.iia.. Lnni.. r th nn.rdonk histories of if ma hafnav nnaer WO inuuuv. w jn,.ni,,, u,,mw. . . : . " ------ -- .uM - ... .,. -, 5 lrr Vi C ' Z.7 w "rulI"1i N. B. I Idaho in the nasement 01 tne state cap- tr ha ApplowbiTorSt oommweaEhb he an! mw If found guilty Of 'tne I - , i, - ct. -.. jn. iiooaeu wun ieers iroin hub ana umer ar JohnWcan be sent to 2roTnKentiI,fhaf1" Gr"y. Thurston; states asking for copies of the book, but V?tH T ? w " ,1HWU, Peasant Hill; c. A. he is unable to supply the demand. LOCKED IN COUNTY JAIL uu nil ran. nnorra miiib tl. t a I Island City; Charles Hegele. Portland! Martin Oleson, Monta villa; H. Weather Iv u flitApttshitOpBo) 1 -v m -a.r . -r. .nriTrillllP Tn fll I X ITr' uiendaie; run 1 nncMici-iiw.; iwr..; st?i . t 11 .5 ir : . " u uppincott, Charles Stlckelman . is In the couaty vlUe. R Coppock Athena; J. M, Hoxle. tall on a charae of threatening to killl wiMania. wiin. xr A.L. "?xle- Sam Grossman. The action was brought tolMl. tt a He JunctlonTxj Heckl tne uuiew oi moi wn "p. i take placa. In the municipal court oe- fore ..Judge"' CameTOn,-?rais:ft''ftS':f; . Justice Reid and wife leave tomorrow for Seaside, where they have a cottage, and where they ( will remain, until the judge's health Improves. : WOODMEN OF WORLD , : HOLDING CONVENTION 'Tha third district convention, embrac ing northwest Oregon, in the Pacific jurisdiction of the Woodmen of the World, is" in session today at the Wood man hall. Eleventh and Alder streets. About 200 delegates, representing all the fps in .northwestern Oregon, -are in attendance. The principal business to be transected is the election of dele gates to the bead camp convention which meets in Sesttla, July It. v , ; WOODMEN OF WORLD MEET AT PENDLETON (SpacUl Shpstch to The Joorn.L) j Pendleton, Or.,, May 8. Delegates are nere toaay xrom an part of Ore gon to attend tne fifth annual con vention i of Woodmen of the World, Which convened at .20 ; o'clock t this morning,at agles halt Every' county u mi juuf 'U represented. Over 200 oeiegaies are accredited. . The election of three delegates to tha Seattle con vention .will take placa today, , , . CHILD KILLS HERSELF t ST0 ESCAPE TEASING 1 (8p;ll piipttcbto Tba Joaraal.) Valparaiso, Int, May 8. Ruth Da Honey, aged 16, who was taunted by CLOSED UNTIL FRIDAY h""1 " bank, committed sul- vkwwbw Vll llk jniUMI Icida this tnorntna- hv rinVI.. ., - - - sw- tr m M cohoL , - - .. EROOXLYN SCHOOL TO BE On aecour.t of fumigation the Brook LV wul clo" tomorrow. h hoot was dismissed today at noon. l.Maeg Ul kt resuoicii FrlJay, Pay your west aide saa hilia frta Friday, 4 p. m. Positively, no discount uui wi oar. ' , BOISE AND CALDWELL . JOINED BY RAIL LINE - (Spptelal DlKpatcb ta Tha JosroaLl ' r. Boise, Ida., May 8. The chief en gineer of the Boise Interurban Elec tric railway reports that cars will be running between Boise and Caldwell,- a distance of SO miles, about June L When In operation it will be one of the best equipped electric lines in the west The road passes "through "one -of 1 the best sections in southern Idaho and the tramc wiu De large from the start OFFICER IS KILLED - BY CALIFORNIA THUG '(gpeettl tMapatfh to Tfci ioeraa!.t' ' Redding, CaL, May 8. Deputy Con stable Jack Howttt waa shot and killed aarly this morning by George McMa hon. When he attempted to arrest him for threatening to shoot a barkaanar af. ter a quarrel with a woman in a dance house. . McMahon was arrested.. . YOUTH CLArMS GIRL- TRIED TO MURDER HIM of shooting rabbits, he said "- Ha then followed swarthout on- a bridge and blew , off the top of vhls head with one shot Walking into town he -gave himself up to the marshal. All he said was . "T killed him and f could not bain It." :"J:n DRAMA FORCES Swarthouts have been residents of Rainier for the last yearor so. JUNK DEALERS ARRESTED , FOR NOT HAVING RECORDS W. For, a Junk dealer of III Water street 'who was arrested by Detective Llllls of the O. W. P. company for fail ing to keep a proper record of purchases as provided by law.1 was tried in tha pollco court this morning. Fox claimed that, owing to his Ina bility to write English, he makes his entries lif "Yiddish" and then has a friend translate them Into another book. A large quantity of copper wire stolen from the O. W. P. which waa found In Fox's establishment and of which there eognslance. Judge Cameron wl hear s " " tt "rT furi.had th. hT... ? fun rtfltaiia at tha afai rr,i. I wa n0 record, furnished the basis of a I WaV aJI UDDU ULIUII. morning. TROUBLE AT SEATTLE OPIUr.1 SMOKER IVITH DBIDS "Chick" Houghton's . empty revolver, Patrolman Jim Anderson and Chief Clerk Maloney captured A-$1,600 dia mond ring, f85 In cash, Ed Groves, who is over six feet tall, and Hue Fong In a raid on an opium den on Pino street between Fourth and Fifth streets, this afternoon. . .; .c.-p.- Groves is thought to be a crook by the police. . He started to put ; up a A V. . V. n ,1. . ..PI.. . V. . den, but was cowed by Ihe empty re- SUNDAY BREAD EATERS MUST-CARRY IT HOME (Special Dlapatch to The Journal.) Seattle, May 8. "Mrs.; Warren's Pro fession,", which is scheduled in this city for May 19, with Rose Coghlan as lead ing woman, is Jiaeiy to meet a warm reception. Prosecuting Attorney Mack intosh declares he will - not permit a performance of the Shaw drama unless compelled to do so by direct order oY court Chief of Police Wappensteln is also on record against It He said: "The acting of a story that. shocks the moral sense . of every decent man, woman or child In the world certainly will not be permitted hers on anv stasra. The law. Is amply sufficient and I think I will be on the ground before the press agent lawyer arrives. If tha Show is too touah for the New Tork police to stand for It, then It Is too lougu ior mo Deaiiie ponce to Dermlt its . proauction nere." Judge Cameron con tinued the case for two days to allow fox to produce the names of the parties from whom he had purchased the ma terial. As the result Of tha large number of tnerts or copper from the Portland Railway, Light Power comuanv dur ing tne past tew months, Detective in less than six months sfter her di vorce, and that the data of 4h divorca -was known to Mra. White when she an- pea red as a witness for the license An Inspection of tha records in tha eountv . clerk's office shows that William F. White and Mary Walker secured a mar riage license on. February 21 of this year, and that -Mrs. Annie White swore to the affidavit that there was no legal impediment to tne marriage. White la being examined by tha alien ists this afternoon, lie served In the Philippines with the' Fourth cavalry and was in me j ourteenth infantry for many years, before the war. Ha was discharged on account of disability and receives a pension of $71 a month from tha government He served two years in tha penitentiary at' Walla Walla for shooting a man named EUersman, El Iersman did not die. , , BUNKO MEN PROSPER -BUT LAND IN PRISON I Journal Special Service.) ' New . York Mav 8. Jnaanh . Rim. Llllls has Started a Crusade aaalnat thalmnna and Rdward fltona. avra.t'an' tn Junkmen who fall to keep the proper swindling EmU Arnold out 'of 1,000 by l a coin toaslna aame at Conev island. After an exhaustive invaatintinn I wam KrAiivfti - InA hal : A I aim si ' aatMaif Lllllfl wore to complaints ve8trda.v Inniw ipjiurt. Krnolclvn tar arrala-nmant. and five bava been arrested and released Simmons evidently prospered as a On bait t I bunko man for on him vara fnnni. St.. 087 In bills and a bank book aho I ing recent deposits of over 000. ' Arnold kant a dnlloataaann afnra THEIR FIRST MEETING ln .o Wkaa V ai,aMr aMnpa'aaUV laa.aaa Portland Architectural Society tactlvea aenfchlna- for tha awlndlara ha ARCHITECTS HOLD The volver. When searched the money and a marquis diamond ring containing z& diamonds were found secreted In his clothes, ' , ,L r - , CLUB WILL PROTEST People who eat bread on Sunday wm have to buy. It before Saturday evening in tne xuture u tney expect to have it AuIIvai.,! tfr V.,,.. fa nA ta.. . AGAINST UNUSED TRACKS vete- rmb? At nlvht'lt was decided tn dliiinniin... .it The North Portland " Improvement Hundav delivery axnant thnaa m,i. club will meet tonight at Twelfth and boats and the trains. Tha mtan Gillian streets. Complaints are being taken ! because of the extra work and ppppiu' ,pvy luopuum. icgupiMupii expense caused D7 tne practice asiit or the water department as applied to has prevailed during the past These their district A protest against al- members of the association have been lowing the unused tracks of tho pro- jn the habit of delivering bread to the yuacu nu"""" i i noteis ana restaurants on Bundav. North Twelfth street will also be form Mated, --' r-Aniirn niTV I an rn run men 01 1 1 JHiLcn ; ' TAKEN TO POOR FARM Teanut" Johnson,- formerly-welt known as city Jailer, "will be taken to the county , poor farm tomorrow " for treatment ln the county hospital. John son, bent and aged,: barely able to walk by supporting himself with two canes. applied to . the county orriciais - this morning, and waa ordered to be admit. ted to tha hospital. 'ck: An., Johnson had charge of the city jail for several years under Chief .of Police Hunt and others. After losing jhls po- MAMMOTH STRIKE V IN ASBESTOS DISTRICT Reno, 'Nev, May 1 In a quarrel at ha Tratnont hotel ..last nla-ht r. Ivock, formerly of Santa Rosa, Califor nia, shot Will O'Brien, tho son of a wealthy .sheepman of. Reno. Tha p(-i waa arrested." and O'Brien savtraha trA to muroer nun. . ua gin claims O'Brien la canday tray from whicvh be sold his upon them. (RDerlat' rXapatch to The Journal ' Gold Hill, Or.. May 8. Another mam moth body or copper ore has been un covered in southern Oregon, this last strike being made on the properties of W. P. Chlsholm, Gold HU1 mining man. The claims are located irf th Asbestos district The ledge is 80 feet wide and carries frbm 4 to 8 per cent copper, besides very fair values in gold and sliver. Dr. Chlsholm owns 10 claims of tha property. While the main strike was made recently, he: has h the properties under development for the past six years snd has done more held Its first annual meeting last nlrhtlah aim viovfcvu iav aviiuwiiihj viiicers; xres ldent Francis J. Berndt of tha Gibson Bemdt company, to succeed McNaugh ton; vice president Fred Webber, with R. J. Martin Jr.; treasurer, C H. Cable. - A committee on municipal affairs will be appointed by President Berndt, which will.taaup the" troublesome question of a new building coda for Portland. The - architects consider tha present laws an obstacle to the. growth of the city. . This committee will work with the building inspector, fire chief." flM marshal, and. members of the executive board and council. : , , , Last ; evening President Berndt da. livered a paper on "The Architectural Club, as I Have Ssen lt' Mr. Kable spoke, on "The Architectural , League." Messrs. Doyle and Plummer were also among the speakers.. ARREST, DOCTOR ON GRAND LARCENY CHARGE Dr. Solomon Miller was "arrested this afternoon by Detective Sergeant BatyJ at a-orug store on irst and Clay i streets, cnarged witn grand larceny. Tha arrest was made on telegraphic in structlons from New York Cit. ' Dr. Miner, denies any Knowledge of any himself as a street oar conductor, and the uniform be wore caused him to be mistaken for a Grand Army man. AURORA MUST DEEPEN ' WELL FOR WATERWORKS (Special filanttch to The JooraaLl Aurora, Or., May 8. At tha last meet. . ing of the city council it was decided to haContractor Watson, of Portland re turn here with his well-boring outfit and deepen the city waterworks well to at least ITS feet The well is now down 128 feet, with a small quantity of water ln the pipes, but a teat by pump ing six or eight hours showed the flow was not isufflcient- and the . water too muddy for any use except for Are pur poses. The council is determined to go down until a good flow of water is found suitable for all purposes. , - RAILWAY OFFICIAL IsTN MAKfcN ILL UN .TRAIN 3 (Jooraal Spaclal garrloa.i 5' Los Angeles. May 8. Traveling Pas senger Agent J. P. Jones of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation company.' is at crime committed by him, and says that the hospital here, too 111 to atton th-v he is at a loss to know what tha charges sessions of the Imperial council of tha against him consist of. ; The accused Mystic Shrine, for which purpose xe man has just taken charge of the stored came south.-'Mr. Jones, who is a noble at First and Clay streets, having been of Al Kadar- tempie, came to Los An- ps.'abot bioisilf. sltlon on the pollee force Johnson be-1 came a candy vendor and carried around than 1,200 feet of underground work i ne main lode is tapped by '.wares. la, 800-foot tunnel. geles In his private car and waa strick en . with gastritis Just before his ar rlvat - in the city but a short time. . p"aaaaweAWaaaa aaan aaaaaai aaaaa ' I . Laconla Fiiiped. John' Laconla, proprietor - of . the Golden West hotel, who was arrested several, weeks ago by Detective Kay on charge' of conducting an immoral re sort, was found" guilty in the pollco'i's pair of shoes f f im a , Third street court this morning and lined $2S. Ray dealer. Was before Judge Cameron this Elliott,; the only woman found In the I morning and sentenced to 80 days oa tha place, escaped with a $19 fine, I rockpUe. - Clark Oeta Ninety Days. J. 3. Clark,, who was arrested yes ter day by Pstrolman Golts for the theft of