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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1C07. O 1'JIIIIE 'JOLMO 001 III MICE 1 Alma Church Preferred Life With Chinaman to Other Surroundimrs. : GODDESS OF .LIBERTY- WILL BE TBIED WITH CHINAMAN NEXT WEEK : Believed That GJrl U Jlentally Vn '". :, balanced and Not Responsible for Iter Actions Herbert Lee Was Forter'ta a Saloon. , '" Alma Church, who was taken by the police Wednesday1 evening ,whlle In the company of a Chinaman, will be tried July I. Elmer. Llm. the Chinaman In whose company ahe .was found has been located,' and his Attorney-baa guaran. teed hli appearanee this afternoon. - Investigation haa, revealed that a marriage license waa issued, to . Alma Church and Herbert Lee at Vancouver In November. , 190G. but there la ' no Tecord of a marriage vln the Clarke county courts. It is surmised by the ofrloers that the shrewd Mongolian made the Church girl believe she was married when she took the oath of her age. This is borne out by the state' menu or notn cmei untamaoher ana Matron Simmons regarding, the condi tion of the alrl s mind. "She has not been held against her win.-' said captain or Detectives Bruin today, "and It Is altogether ' wrong to attempt to make a martyr out of such a character. She pleads for her' release so that she may go back to that China man. with whom she would rather live than with' white people." . It developed today that the ' Church GOVERNMENT STILL OIVESB &m FOR BURIAL OF GARFIELD V (Jonrnl Special Berrlre.) ! Washington. June J8.Death has dis closed that the government has for-28 years refused to pay expenses incident to the funeral of President Garfield. William R. Bpear, veteran undertaker of Washington,, died a few daya ago and it has been disclosed that the most valuable iHft of the estate Is a claim against ttte government for services in cident to the funeral of President Gar field. 1 , Boon after Garfield s funeral con ury appointed a commission to inves tigate all bills. AH those presenting claims were required to file receipted bills. Spear, who had his, own ideas about business, refused to hand to the government a receipt in full for his Hurvlces In , advance 6t receiving the money. Aa the payment could only be made upon such a receipt, the hands of the government were tied and for 28 years Bpear has been trying to obtain a settlement. - Appeals have been made to congress by Bpear to secure payment of his account. Now that the claim will pass into other hands, it is pronaDie that this bill will be paid by Spear DIG CROl'JD TO IfiESS IGIII Orders for Seats Touring in on Managers of Squires v i Burns Hatch. JUVENILE COURT DAY AT OAKS POSTPONED OWING TO WEATHER ,.' Ml$a Madge Imbrle, a graduate of St, Mary's academy, Portland, class of '06, chosen goddess of liberty at IIUlBbOrO. , : i woman, nas neon employed in a lodging house aa a maid alt Fourth and Tamhlll streets, and when, taken to the, place last night begged to be taken back to the police station. .-.... , - As an explanation of thla action Chief GHtsmacher says that she was kept there almost as a prisoner by her em-.. piorers on account or me state or tier mind and ran away to take up with - the Chinaman again with whom she had been lei t when her husband, Herbert . Iee, deserted her about 15 months ago xo go to ean jrrancisoo. siia preferred to live with the Chinaman where ahe was allowed to do as ahe pleased H. & Lee, formerly with Andrew Kan, 187 Morrison street, now an appointee in me government immigration service, is mrnuiar who ma circumstances sur Sift ;:r (Joanitl Bpdl ferric.) Ban Franclsco.Njune :s. The seat sale for the Squlres-Burna fight opened this expenses and the secretary of tha treas-1 ernment'a requirements. I worth of seats were received by the management 'before tha tickets wera placed on sale, and despite tha car strike there la every Indication that :, a big orowd will, be present Tha betting haa switched and Squires Is now a l-to-10 favorite. Unless mora Burns money appears, tha ' price will shorten. ' . . . . , Squires continues to work hard, but could step into the ring tomorrow if called, upon to do so and give a rood account of himself. Burns began work at Oakland today, having arrived from Harbin Springs last nights Tha fighters win Degin to taper oir about Monday. Both are now down to flchttnr welvht. oquirea im at itt, ana Burns IV. ' MOUNTAIN , TOPS : -'- ;.'.--. (Continued frorn Page One.) r- to a continuous Una from Kennewick tha mouth of tha Columbia. V - Final surveys for this line have bertn made and extensive purchases of right of way Indicate that tne Northern Pa clflo will commence construction work at an early date. , , v RICn COPPER LEDGE IN MARION COUNTY ("pedal Dispatch to The Jonrnil.) Albany, Or, Juna 18. Great excite ment prevails In the vicinity of Gates on account of tha discovery of a rich ledge of copper, gold and silver. Copper predominates and is said to assay very high. , A company haa bron t i ' i to promoto development. Mr. hm-t, t""i discoverer, reports that a tit of S" rounds made a showing at the rt rt 788 in coppnr, J6i) In stiver an-l $1.24 In gold, vrr tn. As the lear id fullowed Out It In creases. In richness and qunllty. Sam ples of tha ore are attracting much at-, tention In tha office of a local renf estate dealer and the Indications aia that a mine of great wealth has bwi uncovered in tha Cascades near Gate. ; 'Coals of Fire.', Statement by Nature Writer Robert. All studenta of wild life make mis takes. I have made some myself whiclt tha president haa failed, to detect. Because bad weather would have pre vented proper celebration ,of the event. Juvenile court day exercises which were to have been held af tha Oaka today wera postponed until next week. The decision was made by juvenile court uthorHies who decided that the young sters would enjoy the outing more when the weather Is pleasant. -: . It had been .arranged .to entertain ail the wards of Judge Fraser's court at tha Oaks today and to contribute ft cer tain percentage of the-receipts at the park towards an open-air fund for their benefit. Games and special events had been arranged In their honor and It waa to have been a day they would re member for yeara to come. - ' However, rain compelled a change of program and the celebration waa ac cordingly postponed until one day next wee. . ,' . .., . HIST f.lOIIAl POLICE RAID JAPANESE JOINT ' 1 IN.SEARCH OF WHITE WOMAN Together With Others, Fel :1 low Is Alleged to'IIato 7 " Beaten Streetcar' Crew; He ku this rounding Alma Church, morning: . . , 'Neither Lee Llm nor ' Herbert le were merchanta They belonged to the lower ciass or unmesa, were hlghblnd era and generally disreputable and trou blesomo characters. Both wera porters in saloons. The gri herself, willingly married Lea and associated with his friends through her own volition. " She came nere xrom Kan rrancisco In com pany with Herbert Lee, whom she aft erward married. I believe she Is men tally unbalanced and not responsible for her words or actions.", cf .4 ' n JURY FAILS TO Louis B.' Moran was arrested yester day by acting Detective Alden charged with assault; With three others 'Moran Is 'alleged to have assaulted Conductor J. 3D. Hatfield, and - tMotorman ' R. L Newcombe. of car No. S66 on the Rich mond division of the Portland Railway kins, a passenger. Revenge Is 'given by the complainants -as, tha cause of the trouble. , , . According to Hatfield and Newcombe tney naa irouoie wim pasBanger tne previous evening, putting the man off tha car. V Tha passenger -resented--the ejection and la alleged to have organised a gang to meet Hatfield and Newcombe some night at the end-of . the Richmond une. , Edward Jenkins sided with the crew at the time of the-dispute, -v-, t Moran lit the 'only one so far arrested by the police but tha Other men have been located and will be apprehended according to report, t Seven detectives and officers raided a Japanese Joint on . rourm ana rine streets today Just before noon In pur suit of a white woman who had entered the place. ' Two Japanese women and two Chinese were taken, but the woman who --was the object of the search suc ceeded In evading the officers. The Chinese proprietor, Lai Wong, was released on 150 bail. The others wera Susie . Kara, Hannah Kara, Ah Chong and Ah Long, all of whom were released on ball. The officers engaged in the raid were Captain Bruin, Detec tive Hellyer, Acting Detective Aiden, Officers Croxford, Anderson and Murphy and constable lxu wagner. . -) . S HEW YORK FACES , FilfJIIIE OF ICE Drivers Walk Out With Gar- .' vbage; Men and the Street : Cleaners May Follow. . , Second , street. Bryant saw that, the tools were delivered to Wayne. . Kelley la the second of the' gang to receive a Ions term In prison. He waa released by the federal authorities be cause of lack of evidence. Anderson waa Indicted with Carter and Wayne for robbing the postofflces and will have to stand trial In the United States dis trict court Ranklns, another mem ber of the outfit, is serving a,, to days' terms on the rockpile. : p Kelley haa served time in. the Oregon penitentiary ' and in . other prisons throughout the country. If the 1 president told the Georgia ators to "cut It short," they can get en by sending him the same advl he ill. 80. " Every year the per capita aver. area around 110. and-with this as a! hauls tha apportionment of the district i this year win te in tne -neignoornooa i of $281, S90. However, the sum of (Joaroal Special Service. .'',' New York, June 18. An Ice famine with terrible results Is threatened by Trial of Standard at Findlay for Conspiracy Will Ha;e r r" to Be Repeated. . -' (Jonrnal Special Serr,) Findlay, Ohio, June 18. Being unable to reach an agreement as to a verdict in the Standard OH case, the Jury in whose . hands the fate 'of the oil trust here has rested for the past 48 hours was dis charged this morning. ; Charges against the Standard Oil com pany wnicn tne jurors nave Been con sidering a-e- of conspiracy In ne re straint of trade and violation of the state anti-trust laws. . . .. money the district will receive for Its 1 th triir et the New Tork ice wagon achool population will not be known un- , -..ivArt mtt :thU mnrnln til the taxpayers' meeting In December, Mrwu. who , ' when the assessment rolls will be gone demanding that their union receive rec over and the- rate or apportionment I na-nition. ' Two thousand drivers have fixed. There is a possibility that It will I , .tt-ib. and. nrantiiallv no. lea amount to over-?3oo,ooo. f" i. r TV Money received in tha school treasury is being. delivered today. , during l!los-7 from tax sources amount-1 In ' addition . to the Ice - famine t the Slo'waVrverfn? VJtlti hCft? trlct tax. The sum-Qf. 1388,100.80 parae rp a'i utou V" .r.. 'L' from tha county school fund and there ff rf "f,; Lu" Tiii. n W s n m A M , n A atiAAl ..n I B UlLrTI Will U 1I1UI.U " Ul OU .1'IIIBU, w..- ... ,nnA . .1 t.o. ttvH h 1 MAitflfta in tne mean. orators even when message. is writing , his next annual 1 prises, which are to be awarded to par ticipants In this event. , Merchants or Individuals willing, to. donate prises are I requested to notify committee headquar ters, Chamber . of Commerce. ' iNert Monaay niant the nnai meetina of tha general committee, will be held,! wnen tne - suo-committeea win suomit I a detailed report In writing of what eactx naa accomplished. ; ... . HILL'S ? STRAIGHT ' . ROAD TO THE SEA (Special Dbpatch a The JoaraaL) Tacoma, Wash.. Jane 28. The North ern Paclflo railroad la projecting a new Una from. Kelso to Hwaco, and as soon the north bank road is oompleted grading crews ' employed la that work I will be put on the construction of 'the new branch; - n-he line will open a. rich farmlns;.f district and penetrate one of the heaviest timoered sections or the state. The line will also tan a rich coal I district on coal creek. ' Tha significance of the prospective road, however, is In the fact that it la Hill a project of reaching salt water di rect, and an attempt will be made to make ef the harbor at Ilwaoo one of the I 1. 1 fjt . i.n i . i shipping points of the northwest The I d will roa 1 alao make of the north bank 80,4S2:20 ; V Wittenberg- Scores Allan, time as it Is announced that 1.000 street niAjuwa will loin tha aarbaae men In a Chairman Wittenberg, when 'the mat-1 Bympathatlo walkout If the a true ia not SCHOOL DISTRICT ; 1 "'m " "' .'''X )'---'-(Continued frc-n Page Ona) i-'-M. ' Portland's school census, taken , In -February for the year 1908-7, shows , a population of 2,1J9 children between the ages of 4 and 20 years. The increase over is 2,171 children. The toul it see ma ter was brought to his attention, made the loiiowing statement: -we nave ai ways had trouble with the. school cen bus. and while I have not aeen a report as to how the matters stand on the school records, I will,, hazard a guess that the censua-takera never visited the more remote portions of the annexed districts of the city, and probably copied tha names from tha old census books. "Such an Increase aa the achool clerk's records show Is ridiculous when the very evident Increase ' In popula tion Is considered. ' Then you' must also count the hundreds of children who have turned Into' their fourth year and are entitled under the state law to draw achool money. Somethlng is radically wrong and the census must be retaken, for Portland can't afford to lose 820,000 to 850,000. n -, ." '"" ' - ' - ' r "School Clerk Allen hires the census takers and the matter of getting the children's names has always been left In his hands. I don't know what method he pursues In gathering the names, but It is patent that some grave mistake haa 4een made this spring." . Should Have a Seoount. ' ' Former Chairman Beach, in discuss ing the small inorease In aohool popula tion, saw: vvun tne territory annexed called off. ' GUILTY OF ROBBERY enrollment of the schools for 1906-7 was '20,889.. tha Increase over the preceding year being 2.S58. The children in the district who are permitted to attend school must be between the ages - of ( and , 21 years. .. The apportionment agea are fixed- by the legislature, the attendance ages by the district. : --U.-.-. Seventy Per Cent Attend. School autliorltlea aareo that only 70 per cent of the entire, achool population tattend school, the remalnln? 20 ner cent being divided among children be- ,t tween the ages of 4 and 8 years,- at- tendnnts at parochial - and . private v Schools and children between the ages . of 18 and 21 years. It is estimated that there are 4,000 children In Portland i . :- between the ages of 4 and 8. and that ine in private nonoois are attended by 8,000 pupils. The number of children entitled to school privileges is estimated . at 25,118 . -i It Is through such figures as have - been presented 1 that conclusions are ' drawn as to the absolute Inaccuracy of tne rigurea presented -in tne February to the achool district in tne past year Is pi rreat crease in population in the last year it and the general increase In, population. to me that something is palpa- great bly wrong. With Portland'a ?na: census.. Tea Dollars for Pupil. For everv child of school asra In the oistriot in tne year ii)B-i tne city was f:lven $10.3$, the apportionment .for the otal population qf-QS8 hplng $?7!).. CASTOR I A Ppr Infant! and Children, TH3 Kind Yea K213 Always Ectti , Bears ths ' ClSnaturt of 1 A' DEAJ8 OXJ Z.AST Came SO miles to ask us to give her more time on the 2100 phrase -contest. Of course we'll do It; and we hope she wins. -. Contest c'Iohps now July :!. : See i-fi' 11. teems there ought to oe at least 2,000 more children of school age In the dis trict than the census-takers have listed. ' "If I am right in. my surmise, the city district will lose not lesa than 820,000. Thla would build a good echoolhouse, or nearly pay the salaries of . the teaching staff for a month. If there are no mis takes in the footing, the cenmis should ba-taxen over immediately.'- unrough a provision of the law, the census la left with the school clerk, but I believe It ought to te lert aireotiy, with the school board. - - i ' - ' : '. Director I. N. Flelschner said: "This dlKtrlct can't afford to lose 820,000 or 240,000 and ir there is an error in tak ing the census of the -district It ought to be corrected at once. I never heard in the school 'board meeting a -report which showed that the achool attendance marked a greater1 Increase than the achool census, ' Why, this increase la over 80 per cent' of the census when by all recognised figures It should not be over 70- per cent. ; I am in favor of re taking the census, 5 ror I believe the school i district will make ; money by Anintr o." - - " ' tt. ,. .,'' ;..- Allen Tells His Side. .'.-.-" School Clerk- Allen,' under whose direc tion the census was tanen. said: "It la Impossible to get any census absolutely correct, but I believe this ia aa nearly so aa can be.secured. ' I employed five men, four -of them being people who had done the work for me for several years.. The fifth man come well recom mended for hia honesty and energy. Tha census-takers ; were ' paid 8 cents- per name, and I watched , their. . work aa closely as was possible. -,-.. . . "Of eoursyI- am unable -;; to '; tell whether -homes in sparsely populated diet rlets were-visited. There -might- be such a thing as one of the takera wil fully missing a house a half mile away during a heavy rain, but, of course. I can't-always detect these thihga. "The fact also must be taken Into consideration- that there la consider able attendance at the city schools from pupils living without the) district The census was taken in February but un der the new law we shall ba compelled to take it again in November. ; The ap portionment of school money Is based on the Februry census althoogh fixed in December. Personally I do not believe the census ia short the amount claimed." miolar Seanta a Mlstaka. City Superintendent Rlgler aald: 'The1 inorease in attendance aa compared with the increase in census shows a gain of approximately 160 per cent, when the increase according to normal , figures should be only 70 per cent. This leads me to believe that there is something over 8,000 pupils not accounted for on the rolls. The Increase in the enroll ment ought to be but 70 per cent of the census." - , Good roads are being made between 1 T?,... ilil.- TTv.tlrt,F- .---,' (Continued from Page One.) forta to loot iue safe because of a mis-1 understanding. Wayne.- who' was the! leader ano expert cracksman, had been informed tnat tne sate waa ox tne nre-i proof type. , Instead it waa a burglar- Droof- device. After laboring on It for I several hours and opening it to tne ex tent where they could see tne gold Bid den within, the robbers were diverted from their work and had to leave with out gaining their booty. Kellev refuses to tell who his con- federatea at the robbery were, but Mr. I Moser has secured so much evidence from other sources that he feels sure of convicting; the other men named In the indictment, , t ,, Tnrabnll (applied Tools. The tools which the men used in I opening - the safe were ' obtained by Archie Turnbull, the fire department captain, who acted aa a fence for the poatornce robbers, xurnouu had the jimmies and chisels made by the fire man on the flreboat, stating that he wanted to use them at his flro station. Turnbull In turn delivered -them to "Toots" Bryant - at Tom Fallon's sa loon, the hang-out of the gang on North IN THE CROCKERY DEPARTMENT. ."v-r,;;.-v. '.' - J 75c B errv Set 3 5c n IGieDAOllE Positlrelr cured Vf ; ineso aattic ruis ? They also relieve TXtv tress from Dyspepsia, In- digestion and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect rem-. edyforBlrdneai Nansea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in tha Mouth, Coated Tongue, Pain In the Side. TORPID UYEK. They regulate the Bowels, Purely Vegetable. , SHALL PILL Sim DOSE. 'S!.mFr.:CL! CARTERS HlTTLEi IVER 1 CARTERS IVER PILLS. 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