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VOL; VI. - NO. 03. .
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1907. TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES.
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Cigar Dealer iSwears Confessed Assassin Was Playing Poker .-With i Him -in: Mullah on Day
Mill Was Dynamited Another Witness Corroborates Story Proving Alibi for, Murderer
Stood Up in Broiling Sun Against Wall.
; Kept Standing, by Bayonet Pricks.
; Orchard Offered to Sell Interest, in
Hercules Mine to Witness Two Weeks
After He Testified He Had Sold It
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; Boll. ' Pant as-ThonM riraa.
XBllra iranaaktr, AMUrtd thM . Or
chard 'U4 dia b .said fc fM at
Waranw at" th tlm th SniOtr XUI
nd luHlvaa mllla wr blows up
' April 89. 1899. ' B aald at that Mai
: Orobard waa la hi clgr atora pUyln
- pokr. H awora poilttTrty ttat Or
, ehard did aot laara atora ntU tli
1 aftmooa of th . day tba mlU
v blown ap. , Tb raMoa' ba rmmbrd
waa that tba rm waa -aa nuuuy
atirf on Sox tbftt ctlon.
nyaa tc oloaly to bla atory aa
'.-An a atrlot croBg-xmlnaUon.
t Pafelcb MoKtlCa brtatr M'Mol
Itai' taaw orchard la Co&a 5 d'JJna.
J X pUyd,rt witb Orchard tho.day
: tba mill waa blow ap
j' ' v'"T11b of Banpaa.
Frank Haugh. a painter of "Wallaca,
llvad at Gem ,tn 1JI and waa bull
. tnned for two aiontba with Jack Blmp
' klna. Ho did not "know and nevar could
find t out what ' h waa arreated for.
Tharo woro 300 bthr arreated at the
tlrna.. Tha man wro compelled to Bleep
f two In a bunk and Buffered area tly from
lllneaa. Haugh aald Slmpklna waa taken
oui of the bullpen and atood up aaalnat
a wall for aix noura m we Droning
for violating the rules. . He tried to alt
down, but the negro aotdiera made him
- atand by bayoneting. The wltnena told
of the condition there at length, tue
th rtpfense belnc to show
that Simpkina and the other arreated at
tha uma naa causa 10 iiaia Divuueumip.
aire Orchard tba Xda.
. J. H. Kamaey, a stage driver of Mur.
ray, Idaho, knew Orchasd. He saw him
after the Bunker Hill explosion when
he tried to ell hia Interest In the Her-
oulea mine, sayjng ne
out of the country before tha troops
arrived. The Witness said he offerod
bis alxteenth interest for JM0IV Ramsey s
tory abaolutely contradicted that of
Orchard who awora he had disposed of
hie Interest to Dan Cardonerweeka be
,0Sohn I. Tierney, representative cf the
Denver News and Timea, testined. he
at Trinidad during the atrike. He
t ut. (imrnrv and wrote a story
connecting him with the beating up of
Chris Evans, Mooney ana wrujuin.
tnjtm Tiiamn Rtevens. formerly ais
trlct Judge of Ouray, Colorado, testified
tha inauance of a writ of habeas
orarinar . Mover released from
custody at Tellurlde, which the military
shot corn
; FOR BLACK DEilll
fMcGee Confesses ! That He
Murdered Woolley,. Think
! insr Him Wild Animal.
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Drain; Or., June 39. It has Just been
learned that it waa no the accidental
" iiaeharga o bla own gun which caused
th3tleath of Elmer Woolley last Tuea
Way in the Smith river country, aa at
wr ttrst reported. , Hia only companion.
William McGee, has confessed that be
ahot Woolley In mistake for a bear.
The couple were hunting for bear at
. the time and McOee, who waa about 60
yards distant, from Woolley, saw the
latter'a black. hat through the thick un
derbrush, and thinking it was a bear
" shot at it The heavy rifle .ball tore al
most hia entire head oft tha unfortunate
man. '
. When McGee saw hia mistake be was
s ; so terrified that he lost his way-while
en route to Gunter for' assistance, and
- ; was mora than 24 hours in making; the
trip, a distance of six miles.
. In bla half-erased condition he was
a'fraid to tell of his mistake and re-
- ; ported that Woolley met his death by
' the accidental discharge of his own gun.
Jjater he admitted the truth to the dead
man's relatives, who suspected that the
1 first report was not true. ' -'
Aa It was impossible to remove .the
, : body from the almost impenetrable
' : wilderness, a crude coffin was made of
cedar Blabs and the burial took place in
a lonely mountain grave, near the scene
' of the tragedy. Rev. Mark C. Munson
ot Roseburg was present and conducted
tha funeral services. . v . i
ignored, and also that the military re
fused to recognise the civil courts at
any time...... ' ? . ' . r
baaed by Keeked Xea, "
William Amole, of . Denver, ; and for
merly of Victor, told of being abused
and ordered out of the district by the
mlllUryi mole teatifled that Major
McClelland. ' commanding' the troops.
threatened to assault htm,, and Amole
defied htm.' After his release he start-
ed for Colorado Springs but was held
up by four masked .men, who - walked
him for six miles down: the Canyon City
road, then bat . hlm with,' their1 re
volvers and a whip until be waa nearly
dead. ;. :J ; i- . '.'.:''..? ,
- They, told him to get out of the dis
trict and stay rat, ' and :o baa never
Deen Daca since. . . v ' . .
- Maurice Frledmaa, formerly attached
ta the Denver agency of the Plnkerton'a,
was-the next witness. ; He waa stenog
rapher ror Mcpariana aunng the crip
ple Crbek strike. - He also handled the
reports of the operatives in - the field,
They had an operative named Crane
at Colorado City, : when : the strike of
the smeltermen was started. . He Joined
the union, and later waa made chairman
of the strike committee and made daily
reports to the Denver office, Crane waa
finally exposed., A man named Gabbln
was then sent to take his place, but
couldn't get into the union. The Pinker
tons had many operatives in unions.
The Plnkerton- agency,- he swore, had
men in both federation and United
Mine workers. . .:....
An operative named Lundruner, now
assistant superintendent at Denver, the
witness swore, was sent to .Bvltte to
learn the secrets. r ..
, Gregory TaratBbed Hea.
James Moonev.a former memher .-f
the National Board of Mine Workers,
now a Missouri coal operator, told of
the troubles of bis organization in Col
orado in 1903 and 1904. Lyte Gregory
did duty there as an agent for the
operators, .u. --..' . ... . . 1 . -.
v Mooney was terribly beaten bv deo-
utles on a train near Trinidad,' he
swore,' He had to go back-home and
go to the hospital where he remained
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LIQUOR 10
UP THE FIGHT
Wholesale Brewers and Liq-
. .our Dealers' Association
'Has Accepted Eesignation
v: of Its 'Political I Manager
Disastrous Results of Partic-
pation in Eecent , Cam
paigns Jlas 'Brought the
Conclusion That Organi
zation Is Not. Success.'
MRS, B. FARM ALEE PRENTICE.
OIL KinG SEEKS
ilU II ER'S AID
Mrs. Parmalee Prentice
Hides Kockef ellef From
Process Servers. ,
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Pittsfield, J Mmi.,' June .J9. Mra. , E.
Parmalee Prentice, who' is at her farm
for the summer, is ' entertaining . her
father, John D.i Rockefeller, and the es
tate is 'under1' strong guard to prevent
Rockefeller being disturbed by process
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PIUOIG
There la no Brewers and Wholesale
Liquor Dealers' association. The de
feat of all lta varloua political enter
prises Mas caused It to disband, and last
Monday it , held lta . final meeting ' and
ceased to be. ; f if ' - f .
The enactment of the local option law
In eplte of the fight: made against. It
by, the wholesale association, .the defeat
of , the Jayne bill in the legislature, of
inns 'the enactment of the high-license
ordinanoe at the last tnuniolpttl-election
in the face of the ngni put up against
it bv the association.' and the election
of Mayor Lane Jn the face of the strenT
uous campaign wage Dy ine- associa?
tion all these defeats' have had their
effect.-and the members'bf the organ
isation . concluded,, subsequent to tha
close of -the -municipal campaign, that
the. best thing for them was disorgan-!
isation. - This action was taken at a
called meeting on -Monday last, and has
just been made puouc. - ?: '
DEOWNED OIEL AND IIEE COMPANION.
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Terrific Crash of Black Dia
monds Startles Neighbor
hbod. Nearly Kills Pedes
trian ' and Buries Car
Tracks on' Second Street,
Nine Hundred Tons of Fuel
Owned by Portland Gas
Company Part of Big Stor
age, Gave Way Without!
Instant's 'Warning.
MARIE ,VENEL,V LA.KE) VICTIM.'
VOl'JS SHE
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be nun
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TO LAW
Oregon State Federation of Labor ..Will; Probably Bacl
the Circulation of Initiative Petitions to Puf'Bill Be-,:
, fore ;the People at the NextvElectibn., 7 ?
Oregon is to .have an anti-trust l&w of
lta. own, modeled on the - lines of the
Interstate law and making It a penalty
for any business, firm,: corporation or
individual to unite with any other ag
gregation or Individual for purposes c'f
restraint of . trade or the atif ling or
competition. . , " ' . '
Monday night next a resolution wbtcb
baa been prepared by various men in tbe
city affiliated with' the labor organiza
tions will be introduced at the monthly
meeting of the executive .board of tbe
state federation of labor. The resolution,
if it la adopted, will put the state fed'
eratlon behind a movement for the cir
culation of an Initiative v petition
throughout the state having as Its ob
ject the placing of the anti-trust oUl
before tbe people ' at the next general
election. , , ..-.:-!.,
, rail gaaotloa Expected. - :
, " From expressions that have ' been
.made by membera of the ' state feder
ation' and labor union men generally
there seems to be no doubt that the
oroDositlon will be given the sanction
and enthusiastic ..support of the - state
federation, which will Insure the circu
lation of the petitions and the necessary
signatures - to place the proposed 'Dill
u Don the ballots at the tiext election.
- The -movement' has been fostered by
reason of the great corporations and
combinations in Portland and elsewhere
which are in reality-trusty with all the
Illegality of trusts, but which are be
yond the grasp of the law by reason of
tne iaci mat tneir ouniness . a oca noi
cross the; state line, or if it does creeps
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ENGLISH
SAYS LOVING. WIVES
RESTRICT FREEDOM
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Berkeley, Cel.. June i9.- -Loving
wives are a restriction on men a rree
dom. . according to Professor , John
Adams . f the TJniverBlty of London,
who is a prominent member, of the fac
ulty' of the summer school here. " He
lectured on "The Basis of Discipline."
and declared, among other thin us in
his interesting discourse, that- men: re
main conventional and often refrain
from blsarre ideas or practices because
of the-respect they feel for their wlvee,
and because they desire - to avoid Of
fendlog a, io flag. companion . . , i
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Conventions" of -modern life -constitute
part of necessary discipline for men,
according to Dr. Adams idea, and. that
originality la (a Valuable "thing Is not
concurred in by ..the English savant.
Conventions he regards as: a form of
discipline,- and valuable discipline.7 Said
Dr; Adams: - ' ?: -v- '-
"We , cannot haVe too much .conven
tion in certain limits, We are apt to
think. in this day that. we must be or
iginal. Originality-Is well enough in
lta place, but who will,. say -that a man
should have an original way of dressing
himself - in the morning or of going to
bis bathrc Jy - - -
Say, Maud Is Back!
'Twas ' the glorious Fourth, and
Maud, celebrated tt; so did 81 and
Hank. Bunk also celebrated it. , But
he ended In the lockjaw - ward. The
Fourth : also ' proves too much for
Happy, and the cop keeps him from
leaving) home, already yet awhile.
(The only real funnies that are
funnies no names of dead artiste
faked no fake pictures of other
artists' creations in
TheSuntlay Journal
.The Kin- of the Fourth of 'July.
To rejuvenate the Sumpter district.
Convict becomes a - millionaire in
prison.
The Good Samaritan hosnital.
-The Portland hello girls' luncl
John Chinaman is afraid of spooks.
uncheon.
f BDOOkS.
where they,
Our fish - immigrant!
Why Ohio is proud of Rockefeller:
Fining the drug store from Ameri
csn fields.--..- . .
The lid on Portland 60 years ago.
THE LID ON PORTLAND
: nny years ago
Only woman Judge In America.
Must ; we . Quarantine . the Una
agHinsr, . ioth r
How women by strike entered
parliament, .'--..
curious naous , ox turtles ana
lizards.' . -' '
The world a biggest motor ' track.
All the news of the day over three
leased ' wires. ..the longest in the
world. Into The -Journal's own office.
Storiea for men, women and chil
dren. - i ' r ,'
aiPoint of Hunian Interest,
The 'Sunday Journal Is Un
surpassed in LheNcrthwest!
' Mother of Pretty 3Iarie Ten-
nel Swears She Will;
Convict Geo. Evans. '
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'. Brldgeton, N. ' J., June 29. Demand
ing an eye for i an eye,, Mrs., Jane Ek-
ert, mother of pretty Marie Venn el, who
was drowneti . In . Sunset': lake , a week
ago, has undertaken tbe task of sending
George Evans, tbe girl's companion at
the time of her death,; to the electric
chair for murder. Mrs. Ekert refuses to
believes Evans storv that the canoe in
which they were riding tipped over and
the -drowning was accidental, charging
that her daughter was murdered while
fighting to save her honor. . a
Mrs. Ekert a contention la based noon
the condition of the girl's body when it
was rescued front-Sunset lake. - The un
derclothing was torn . and there was
every indication' that a foul murder had
1 Invited-Obrl t Bow. !-
Evans, who Is a glass blower,' met
Miss Vennel at a vaudeville Performance
st Turklln Dam Park. He Invited the
girl to go for a row on the lake and she
consented. Hiring a non-slnkable -canoe
the couple started out The canoe
was later discovered overturned 'float
ing in the lake. Evans arrived at his
home a short time later' and told; his
mother that toe gin bad. been arowned,
A search was Instituted and her body
recovered the next morning.
. One theory as to how the tragedy
occurred is that Evans while tunneling
with the girl lost his foothold and. both
fell into the laae, nis victim losing con
sciousness in the fall . and drownlnr.
The story Evans told to hie mother was
repeated at tne inquest. -
Aooused Xaa Telle Story.
"We changed Beats very carefully, be
said, "as l waa a r raid tbe boat would
capsize. - '.-'.." -
"When she got - tired v rowing "we
atarted to change back again, and the
boat turned and sent us both into the
water. It was all done in a second.
I grabbed her as1 -we went over and . we
sank together. We came up and went
down a second time
"I am a good swimmer, but I was
weighted down by my clothes and she
bad her arms around my neck and I
could not do anything.' I looked about
for the boat, but It. waa dark -and It
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BRIDE IS ROBBED
BY HER MUSBAflDj
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San Bernardino, CaL, June S 9. Mar
ried . only ; seven days, .: Mrs Margaret
Bepte-Neel .this morning ; ewore. ' to - a
complaint charging her .husband. Wade
Neel. witb grand larceny, alleging that
ne has maae or with ner oiamonas.
valued at $500 besides a-large sum of
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Former Seattle Capitalists Purchase Seven Hundred East'
Side Lots in Desirable Portland Residence District.
Building;EestrictionsWiU Be Maintained. W
Charles , Francia Adama" entire hold-
lngs In Irvlngton, amounting to about
700 lota, --were purchased ' yesterday, by
C. Costello and E. A. McGrath, Seat
tle capitalists, who- have operated ex
tensively in Portland realty In the past
few months and who have recently be
come permanently identified with this
city. , . ' , . . J . '
The cohstderatlon , Involved, in - the
transact ioa. yras about J 600,000 or, aa .
average of v. 709 a lot. The property
purchased lies between East Fourteenth
and East-Twenty-fourth and Tillamook
and Fremont streets, and is a part of
tne most signtjy and desirable residence
district on the East Side. . ,
Messers. . Costello. and McGrath,' the
new owners, enounce mat contracts will
be let at once for laying hard surface
pavements - and concrete : sidewalks
throughout the entire - district. - Under
the terms of the sale, the . purchasers
.Continued, on', Fag Two.
Nina hundred tons of coal crashed!
I through the side of a building in which
It was stored at Second and Flanders)
street at 9:18 o'clock this morning. The
noise of the crash could be beard blocks
away.. J. Graham, a pedestrian, had m
narrow escape and the street car tracks
ion Second street for a distance of 100
feet were burled beneath black dia
monds. . ' ' '
Heavy Tonnage Stored. '
.About 10,000 tons of coal was stored
In the bulldine.' which was a. fnni
affair 109. by 200 feet and 2i feet high.
The whole waa covered with corrua-at.il
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I Several times Assistant Foreman John
Dudley of the Portland Gas company
had been- warned br the nolice that th
' building wae unsafe, and the west end.
fronting on Second street, bulred ma
perceptibly yesterday that Officer Carl
son again warned Dudley,
-.This .morning John Graham, proprie
tor of the cigar store at 80 Russell
street, was passing along Second street
in front of the building, when suddenly;
the timbers began to nap and crack.
Superintendent Dudley was standing
near and shouted "Come on!"i to Gra
ham. Who barely had time to reach th
I opposite side of the street ahead of tha
.crashing mass. . , , .
i Huge lumps of coal, three feet in
diameter, rolled up against the curb on:
the far side of the street. The iron
rods holding the 12-foot timbers la
place were twisted out of shape and the
nails that held the smaller tlmhara war
pulled out of their places. Thirty men
i were immediately put to work to-clear
away the debris and In a short space OS
time had the car tracks relieved.
The coal had been stored In tha hunt
ing since last November. When filled
the building held 15,000 or 20,000 tons,
but Foreman Joseph Lonergan estimated
that there was about 10,000 tons stored
when the crash occurred.
MAY SUTTON TO BE '
CANADIAN CHAMPION)
London. June J4. Maw Button .nni.
champion, is preparing io go to Canad
to compete ror the ladles' championship
of the dominion after th T.nnri nn 0-AmafeH
Today she defeated Miss Morton. t
council ipoo:
MIES IIIEi.;
Commissioners Decide to
Temporarily Bolster Up '
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Wearied at the slow action of tha city-
council in the, matter of rebuilding the
east approach - to-; the Burnslde-etreet
bridge, i the county commissioners thia
morning decided , to - place temporary
supports under the approach In order
that the bridge may not become danger
ous before the- council decider to re
build the approach. -
Work of placing these temporary sud-
ports in position will commence Mui
day and will be continued as rapidly
possible. The necessity of riiiii,i'. j
the approach was called to th .-iir.
of the council by a letter whicft .v,.,
by the county officials on May 7. .n 'i
Ing was beard from the city offlcmi
say the commissioners, and a
letter on the subject was written to ...
council on June 17.
Torced to Take Action.
Since the date of the second letter i
county officials have hi(ir1 riot;
from the council, and, rn iu.Ux t
snmetning must ne aone at nn. ,
commissioners this mornl!)!-- , .
that temporary supports be j i ,
the approach.
The position taken by the
ficlals is that the trlil"s ere t
erty of the city, and t.ut nil i.
structures nr to be er-(.. i fc v-
aa was done wlnn ti I. .r
bridge was rebuilt. After t;.
are completed tlieyare tun
the county to opera t a. Tin t
ers say tiiat the counfv t
for repairs on th iiti . , f
lteve timt the mst-r .r f
lJng the ii.iu4..i 14 t r t