' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1007.
JBCLIS
.
Mjtery Surrounding: Assas-
: ; sination of Dairyman Hu
) ber on the Cornell , Road
; Baffles theLocal Dctcc
f tivej Department
Investigation by Detectives Baty and
IleUyer of the shocking murder of
Alexander Huber, the dairyman, who
i daad body hearing two gunshot wound,
waa found yaaterday morning at 4
'dock on tha Cornell road, Indicataa
that the- crime blda fair to bepoma one
' f the moat baffling myatarlea tha local
' police have attempted to aolva.
Although at flrat entertaining the
theory that the assassination was the
Juect result of the fight In Oruetll
. saloon. Front and Yamhill street, laat
Saturday night, when Jacob Leu i was
: i mercilessly beaten by crowd of dalry-
. men of which Alex Huber waa a mem
ber, and atruck over the head.' with a
spittoon aald to save been hurled by
Huber. yet in tha Xaoa of tha complete
"'' alibi proven bi Leu and hie companion,
Adolph Schattner and Joe Amderegg,
the detectives are now convinced that
they will have to look in other dlreo-
' tiona for the murderer and motive.
Worki Diligently,
i Everything In connection with the
crime that might possibly lead to a clue,
- however alight, haa been inveatlgated by
the detectives. . , Mn, A1
We have been working diligently."
v Said Sergeant Baty thla morning, "but
. are not prepared at thin time to an
4 Bounce any definite theory,' We are
reasonably certain, however, that neither
Leu nor Us frlenda had anything to do
with tha murder and believe that the
assassin determined to wreak vengeance
.' After the aaloon mix-up, ao aa to eaat
' i auaplclon on tha man aaaaulted and nla
companlona. I
, Aa fax an can be ascertained Huber
, bore aa anoelleot reputation. He waa
very popular among the Swlaa realdenta
and waa neve known to have been In
volved in any difficulty of sufficient
Importance to have furnished the mo-
- Uve for murdering him. '
. From, tha fact that prior to the as
sault on Leu la tha Front atreet aaloon
- a beer glass - waa thrown at him by
, some member of Huber" party leada
. , the police to believe that there might
have been a feud existing between the
, men eonoerned in the affair which haa
sot yet. oome to light
' ' i JCstake Stay Save Been Hade.
It la barely possible that Huber was
murdered as the result of mistaken
Identity. The point on the Cornell road
where the tragedy occurred waa ex
tremely dark and the assaaaln lying
' In ambuah for hla victim may have been
laboring under the Impression that Hu
ber was (he man he waa waiting for.
, -. In the police court thla morning the
ease againat Andreas Huber, John
Both. Andreas Roth, John Olter and
Henry Nagelli, arrested upon complaint
of Jacob Leu for assault and battery,
were all continued until later In the
V T?he Inquest over the body of the
murdered man will be held thla after-
. noon by Coroner Flnley. Although a
remote uoesibility, yet something of Im
portance may be elicited from the wit
nesses subpoenaed that will furnish a
. clue to the asaassln.
FIVE RUNAWAY BOYS
. '.; . AT THE DALLES
" "' ' 8peUl Dtopatcb e Tn Journal)
' The Dalles, Or.. July 18. Five run
away boye. Bam Wottly. Lee Marshall.
Archie Taylor. Fred Matthes and Claud
i Soott. aged between 18 and 1 Tear
' were overhauled on a wood car this
morning by Marshal Sexton. They came
from Portland and aay they were Just
Z...,,- . ntti timn. The chief of po
lice at Portland, haa been telephoned
and word is expested aoon as to what
to do With tne runaways,
i ROLLING LOG BEARS
;. . CHILDREN TO DEATH
CorraUls. Or, July 18. ,fr.ta
WEP-SETSSZ, ., wfl ameuS
Zmnnirt bv hla two little
sons, When a log rolled and both boys
were thrown Into the river and drowned
: Th. aidest was 8 rears old. One body
haa bean recovered.
Tomorrow and Saturday positively
the last day for, dlsoount on east aide
. gaa Piua - - - ' '
PAKD0N0D3 BASED .
. ON TJNWB1TTEN LAW
l Journal Special Service.) 4
Jackson. Miss, July . 18. Got-
rnor Vardaman this afternoon
pardoned v Mrs. , Blrdsong, slayer
of Dr. BOtlsr. Vardaman de- e
elared he based hi action on
unwritten law. which he says
should prevail in this states ,
TNGLEatTOGUERS MAYfGAUSE
APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT
' The first appeal ever taken from the
" flndinga of the Juvenile court may be
taken In the case of 12-year-old Edna
SHngerland,' who" was taken from her
, parents last winter on the charge that
the court's order that the child be kept
. away from the meetlnga of the Tangled
' - Tongues had been disobeyed,
la urging that an Immediate bearing
he granted the habeaa corpus proceed
ing recently begun to secure the airl's
release from the Boys' and Girls' Aid
court this morning said that be wanted
s hearing at once because the time for
appeal had ' nearly expired and If It
should be found necessary to appeal he
wanted time in which- the prepare the
- record. -: "
s The child was first taken from her
' SECRETARY STRAUS WILL BE ,
: TENDERED INFORMAL RECEPTION
Oscar B. Straus, secretary of the de
partment of commerce andlaboc. will
be entertained by Portland's commercial
Wies on bis arrival In thla city. sl At a
meeting f the hoard of governors f
the Cofnmerciarclub today It was Je
r Jed to tender blm a reception at tha
club parlors Saturday - syentag. at
ffl&aw
siiysfii
Export Trader ; HcrjB Trom
Shanghai Certain Japs and
America Will Clash.
"War. Bloody war. Cast, .north,
south, west," as Kipling would
ay.
Is
about to occur between ' Japan and the
United States, according to J. T. Arnold,
of Shanghai, China. Mr. Arnold la an
Englishman engaged in the export trade
In the orient, Juat landed from a visit
to Tokio and Kobe.
"All the newspapers In Japan." aald
Mr. Arnold at the Portland thla morn
ing. "are filled with war talk. In fact
they have gone to auch a degree of ve
hamnnna and 'nnaltlva assertion In their
arttclea that they have the Japanese
oeoole not only believing in war, oui
rather eager to have It come.
Alive to Situation.
In Tokio the cltlxena are alive to the
sltuatton and have put aside the Ban
Francisco situation. They know aa well
as the rest of the world that If war
cornea It will be to settle the aupremacy
of the eaat. They no longer aay they
do not want war with the United States
but plaoe all tne responsiouity lor sucn
a crisis upon the United States. They
say the United States la forcing japan
Into war but from observations I made
while In the Island. I waa led to be
lieve the little brown men were not
backward in preparing, not only for a
strong defense, out lor
a atrong of-
ampal
body
"Every
with whom I
talked In
Tnlrln hollavaa that Japan
ill atrlke
as suddenly aa ahe did in her war with
Russian and that her objective point
will be the Philippines. They are
frald to awing on to Hawaii xor lear ox
possible defeat. But If they are suc
cessful In the Philippines, they will
certainly try for Hawaii next, which
would give them a basis of attack
within 100 miles of the Pacific tcoast.
"With the Japanese, the situation la
no longer a question of dlfterencea be
tween the mixaaoa suoiecis ana ins
cltlsena of San Francisco. They realize
the complicated International situations
of Europe and do not fear Interference
from either Germany. Tance. ureai
Britain or Russia. Of the other Euro
pean countrlea, Japan has no hesitancy
in declaring herself able to wipe them
off the map with the aame ease that the
United States wiped Spain,
c "This leavea only the United States
with whom ahe has to contend with In
the eaat. Her domination In Corea haa
heen a aubleot of comment in the press,
but all the natlona have officially done
or said nothing. Japan fears the United
States will make some move in mat ai
reatlon. If ehe does, Japan will not
wait to declare war, but will do as she
did In her war with Russia. She will
BtriKS ins uril mow aim vain
ward. . .
Ten years ago we were told or tne
coming struggle between Japan and
Russia. That question naa neen semea
for a Ume at least. Now, the Japanese
want to put In a clinching argument
and -oelleve they can do ao by whipping
the United States. If she thought ahe
couiu wrn in a war with this country
she would have declared it long ago, but
rather than loae at the outset she has
sen taking an unusually long time in
bringing herself to the Tront.
"My opinions were sirengmenea ny a
visit in Kobe. Even there, where vast
commercial interests with their usual
conservatism predominate the popular
mind, war talk Is rampant. In the
clubs, hqtela and confidential meeting
placea of the better classes the serious
ness of the situation la gravely re
viewed. Among the foreign residents a
deep pessimism has taken root, while
among the Japanese a cheerful belief In
the successful outcome of a war with
a country prevails."
Mr. Arnold arrived In Portland this
morning, expecting to remain several
days, but upon the receipt of telegrams
relating to calling him to Seattle on
business left for the sound city this
afternoon.
Accused Illinois Banker Will
Be on His Way to Clin
ton Tonight.
(Journal Soeelal Service.)
San Diego, Cal.. July 18. Sheriff
Campbell la expected to arrive this af
ternoon or evening to take Frederick
Maglll- and hla bride back to. Clinton,
Illinois, to stand trial on the charge
of mjrderlng the former's wife. It is
expected that the party will leave on
the return trip tonight.
Margaret, Maglll'a daughter, is how
domiciled at the home of Magill's local
counsel. The aooused say they are
more anxious than ever to meet the ac
cusers. Jfevr Irrigation Enterprise.
Pendleton. Or.. Julv 18. The Rlue
Mountain Reservoir, Irrigation & Elec
tric company Is the name of a new cor-
S oration formed 'in this county with W.
. and James S. Furnish. R. J. Slater.
H. J. Bell and Frank P. Harts as In
corporators. The new company Is capi
talised at 88,000 and the object Is to lo
cate and develop water rights on lower
parents by the Juvenile . tourt on the
charge that she was being; permitted to
go to Tangled Tongues meetings, but
waa returned to them on the promise
that she would not be allowed to at
tend any more meetings of the frenzied
religion. Later it was charged that
thla promise had been broken and the
child was again taken charge of by the
court and was committed to the Boys'
ami Olila' Aid society.
our
Superintendent Gardner of the aid so
ciety Is out of the city, as Is also the
society's attorney, A. F, Flegel, and
Judge Gilbert, one of the society, asked
Judge Fraser to continue the habeaa
corpus hearing. Sllngerland's attorneys
opposed the continuaj.ee, saying mat
Mrs..; SHngerland had worried so much
over the absence of her daughter that
she could not sleep st night Judge
Frazer continued the hearing until to
morrow morning. - - -A -. h
The entertainment will be a Joint af
fair by the Commercial club, chamber
.of , commerce, board of trade and the
ManufacturerB' association. -'The re
ception will be informal and light re
f reahments will be served. ' Business
men keneraliy are Invited to attend. It
Is expected that there will be addresses
fcy-Mv Straus, Governor Chamberlain
and Mayor Laos, .
s
SHERIFF COIS
TO TAKE Mil
BLOWN FJIIi BY
: II
Unknown Killed and Three
Trainmen Fatally Hurt
in Wyoming.
(Special DUpetca to To JonrnsL)
Cheyenne, "Wye, July 18. Engine No.
1.641 on the Union Pacific blew up
this morning at Latham, west of here.
killing an nnknown man who was rid
ing with the crew and fatally Injuring
Engineer Robert C. Alklna. Fireman K
B. Berry and Head Brakeman Charles
Howard, all at Rawlins Wyoming. The
unknown man was blown to pieces snd
all the Injured were blown a great dis
tance snd horribly mangled.
The company has appointed a eommls
slon of oltitens to Investigate the catas
trophe.
i i i
TEftfillfM RATE
NOT 'EXPECTED
:houcrh Better Than - the
rresent, Is the Outlook
for Spokane.
(Special Dlspttcb to The Journal.)
Spokane. Wash., July 18. H. M. Steph
ens, one of the sttorneya In the Spo
kane rate caae, has returned from Wash
ington, where he haa Juat flnlahed ar-s-ulna-
the case before the. Interstate
commerce commission.
"I do not expect a decision In the
Spokane rate case before the first of
October." said Mr. Stephens. "When I
left Spokane I expected a decision In
September, but after the arguments
were completed the commission asked
for further argument on certain points.
The stand was made by the railroads
that the present ratea were based on
the valuation of their property, and that
they are fair and equitable. There la a
enerai opinio? prevailing nere mat
nokane win not set terminal rates, but
will receive much bettee rates than at
present Thla will allow Spokane to
compete with the coast cities, though
the profit will not be as Urge aa that
which the coast points win nuu on ina
same goods.
REV. HOLT MADE
COAST SECRETARY
Presbyterian Board of Home
Missions Carries Out Gen
eral Assembly Ideas.
Word was rcelved of the appointment
by the Presbyterian Board of Home
Missions of Rev. W. 8. Holt, D. D.. to
the position of Pacific coast secretary.
This appointment follows the recom
mendation of the general assembly In
the new line of work, whereby the whole
of the United States Is divided Into
administrative districts, this territory
being known as the district of the Pa
cific. ,
Dr. Holt's new field comprises Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington and
Alaska, with a small portion of Idaho.
Rev. Mr. Holt haa had an Interesting
career. He was missionary to China
from 1873 to 1885, following which he
was appointed by the Board of Foreign
Missions as missionary to the Chineae
on this coast and took up his residence
In Portland, where for many years he
and his wife labored among the Chlnefte.
he preaching to them in their own
language and Mrs. Holt conducting a
girl's school and refuge home for Chi
nese women.
For the past few years Dr. Hdlt has
ben. superintendent of home missions
for Oregon, traveling through the state
and establishing churches and schools.
His new appointment largely Increases
his responsibilities and Is an honor to
the city and to a man who la one of its
earnest, active citizens.
POLlCElABlAD
PHONE BOX THIEF
H. B. Grannls, alias J. C. Darcey, al
leged to be the daring telephone box
thif with a dozen crimes of this char
acter to his credit' during the past week,
was captured Hast night after he . had
broken open a ftickel-in-the-slot attach
ment on the telephone In the Tennessee
saloon. Fourth and Madison streets.
Grannls entered the saloon about 10
o'clock and requested permission to use
the telephone. A lew minutes later me
bartender heard money falling on the
floor and upon making an Investigation
found the thief in the act of rifling the
telephone coin attachment. The man
fled from the place pursued by the
saloonman and while sprinting through
the plaza waa grabbed by the legs by
the fleet-footed bartender and thrown
to the ground. Assisted by several by
standers. Orannis waa held Until the
arrival of the police.
A oursa containing a larsre Quantity
of brass check .and a considerable
amount of money was found in posses
sion of the prisoner. Keys to the locks
on the nlckel-tn-the-slot boxes were also
discovered In Orannis' pockets.
In the police court this morning Gran
nls asked for a continuance until to
morrow morning In order to secure
counsel. Detective Price states that the
prisoner admitted hie guilt last night
and announced his intention of throw
ing himself on the mercy of the court
CONDUCTOR IS AFTER
A LEGAL EYE SALVE
' R- Worthlngton was arrested and
placed under $60 ball in the Justice
court this 'morning on a charge of as
sault and battery brought by J. D.
gtltes, a conductor on an Oregon City
car.
According to the complaint Worth
lngton took sides with a passenger In
an altercation with the conductor over
some change. He said that the con
ductor was trying to beat the passenger
mi nt his money, and then Stltea. tha
conductor. Sailed him a liar. Worthlng
ton- became inaignivni ana nit Btltes
vi th eye with something. he held in
his hand. M ,
The injury compelled Stites to lay
off several' day a. The occurrence took
place on July and between Portland
and th Oaka
Tomorrow and Saturday positively
the laat dayg for discount a east side
OC Ml
bUlaV.,, . .1 . . ,
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HAO'S ACQUITTAL
v.; :--.
Strong: Point Is Made byHhe
Defense in the Trial of an 1
American in Germany.
'" " aSaBBaSaaeaSBSSBSSSBsieBr. '
(Journal Special service. )
Karlsruhe. Germany, July ll.-t-Herr
Andre, a firearms expert, today testified
In the trial of Karl Hauy who la accused
of killing 'hi mother-in-law, that' the
weapon that killed the woman waa fired
six Inches away from her body.
Olga Mollter, the defendant's sister-in-law
said yesterday that tha mur
derer fired from s distance of several
races: She was with her mother st the
Ime, but on account of darkness eould
not see the murderer. This discrepancy
la favorable to Hau. ...
DOUlS 'TAX Oil
RAILROAD LANDS
Lane County Assessor Will
Make Southern Pacific
Pay for Gran.
(Special Olapatck to The Joaroal.)
Eugene, Or., -July It. Assessor B. F.
Keeney of Lane oounty has announced
that he will assess the Southern Pacific
company's congressional lands this yesr
at twice their valuation last year, wnen
th average was ft an acre. 'Some of
the land the company own Is absolutely
worthless, while, a great deal of it is
worth much more than II an acre, but
this figure Is thought to be a pretty
good average. j
The eon-many main Una roadbed and
rolling stock will be aaaeased at 111,0110
a mile this year, as sgalnst 118.000 last
year.. Thl Is In accordance with an
agreement made f the aseessors of the
several counties In western Oregon laat
year.' Assessor-Keeney made thl as
sessment then but the board of equalisa
tion cut the assessment on the rolling
stock from 11.000 to 11.000 per mile.
CITY TREASURER
RECALLS BONDS
Werfeln Calls In Issue Amounting to
Forty-Three Thousand on Street
and Sewer Improvement.
City Treasurer Werleln has Issued s
recall for Portland Improvement bonds
amounting to 141,000 by August 4. The
bonds were Issued three year ago, and
are 10-year bond, aubject to recall after
one year. They were Issued for street
improvement and sewer construction
work. Treasurer Werleln announced to
day that another recall would be ef
fected In November, another In three
years, and the remaining bonds In about
three and one half years.
The reason for the recall Is aacribed
to the recent activity in real estate
transfers.
MAN HUNTS MAN
WITH MURDEROUS GUN
V. J. Stowe, colored, created consider
able excitement at 10 o'clock laat night
In the vicinity At Sixth and Couch
streets by searching for Oeorge Lewis,
proprietor of a "club" on Everett street,
with an unloaded Bprlngfleld rifle. He
was landed In the city prison by Patrol
man Oalbralth on a charge of disor
derly conduct and wa before Judge
Cameron thla morning.
Stowe maintained that Lewi had
robbed him of 19 and he went out with
the Intention of forcing him to return
the money. Judge Cameron found
Stowe guilty, but continued the case
for sentence and confiscated the artil
lery. PENDLETON'S HOPE
OF ARMORY IS HIGH
fftpectal Dtupatrb to Tha Journal, t
Pendleton, Or., July 18. Pendleton'
proEpects for securing an armory now
seem very bright and If sufficient in
terest Is shown by the county court and
the people the building will be erected.
If the appropriation for armories now,
being held up is decided In favor of
those armories in the state, Pendleton
will be on the list for one of the best
In the-j state, according to local militia
officials.
FELL THREE FLOORS;
GETS OFF LUCKILY
F Israel, a workman on tht Roths
child building. Fourth and Washington
streets, fell from the third floor through
the elevator shaft to the basement at 11
o'clock this morning without suatalnln
verv aerious Injury. He was examine
by a physician, who dressed a scalp
wound and lacerated hand. ,
The Injured man was afterward taken
to hla room.
Biggs Disbarment Caae.
(Special Dlnpatcb to Tha Journal.)
Salem, Or., July II. Disbarment pro
ceedins have been begun in the su
preme court against Marlon R. Biggs,
who figured In the land frauds and
wa found guilty of subornation of per
lurv alone- with Dr. Van Oesner and
ex-Congressman Williamson. Blggs la
serving a 10 months' sentence in tho
Multnomah county Jail. The paper
were filed by Frank S. Grant, prosecu
tor for the uregon oiaie oar associa
tion. Bigg 1 asked to answer within
20 daya . .
Tomorrow and Saturday positively
the last day for discount on east side
gas biiia
WHEAT MEN WILL ;
HOLD SALES DAYS
j (Special Dispatch to The Joarntl.) !
j Pendleton, Or, July 18. C. A.
Barrett, president of the Inland
e Empire Grain Grower' assocla-
tlon, states that- arrangements
e are being! made by the associa
te tlon, "which ha a large mem
4 berh1p in Umatilla and Morrow
4) counties, to hold sale days as
soon a th new wheat come In,
' 1- - I. T - 11
4 probably once a ween, renun-
ton. Athena and Heppner. Many
outside buyer are coming. FresU
dent Barrett states that he looks
for wheat to open at 78 cents
thl eeson. and' not. go below.
The member of the association
S . have- purchased 400,000 sacks at
e " a great saving.' , Some . harvest-"
' ing I going on ana iiwui o m .
m. full tttaar, naTtl weeK ' '
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OIL JEN SEARCH
EASTERN ORE
Field Considered as Promts
ing as Any New One
Now I$own.
(SoecUl DUpstcb to Tb JoarnaD . ,
Ontario, Or July II The oil and gas
In thl vicinity are continuing to attract
widespread attention. Much curiosity
ha been aroused recently by the no
tion of a couple of men who have been
making a quiet but apparently thorough
examination of the general condition th
the field. While attempting to studi
ously conceal thels business, It is now
dellnltely known they were here in the
nterests or a jrennsyivsnia
vlth a view to becoming Interested in
the oil and gas fields. One was a well-
bMAM aaararn STsWtl nrl t ind tflA OtnBr
huuwii was"'1"! m vw. v as - .
a bualness representative of the syndl-
It' I understood that these partlea
while here opened negotiations for some
of th choice location under lease to
tha nreaon Oil A Gaa company, but It
Is doubtful that they met with any en
couragement, as thl company la pre
paring to carry on operations Itself in
be neia on a very large scaia.
The most skeptical are now convinced
that the gaa and oil reaources or mis
vicinity are on the ee or large ana
Mni .u.i.inmnr Tha Orsson OH wt
Gas company has had. men In the field
for several months and at a large ex
pense haa examined and aecured leases
on practically all th desirable location
In the valley. They have a derrick at
Arcadia, another at Ontario and a third
is to be built wltnin a rew aays v r-
M,ht aH In a v,r short time the
company will have three large drilling
outfits on the ground, each capable of
going to a depth ol z.duw ieei ana mora.
Experienced oil and gas men pro
nounce the field one of the most prom
ising ever 'examined and that lmmenae
oeposita or on ana gas win ue en
countered la hardly a matter of doubt
or speculation. During the iPast 10
days the development work has been
Jolng oh with great vigor and It Is nre
Icted that when the oil Is struck east
ern Oregon will witness a boom rivaling
those Of Texas and California.
LAWYERS ARGUE
OVER TESTIMOll
Defense Says Glass Should
Not Have to Answer for
Acts of Others.
(Journal Special Service.)
San Francisco, July 18. In the trial
of Louis Glass, charged with bribery In
the telephone case, today, the attorneys
continued their argument on the admls-
slon of evidence of "similar cases." The
nnnt.nnn f th. .lafanaa was that Glass
f the d
hould not be required to answer
for
deeds of the whole telephone company.
Former Chief Clerk Hall of the tele
phone ol flees told of seeing many of
inn aunorvisors visit mini
flees. Al
4mong these were Boxton,v Walsh,
fan. Sanderaon, Fury and Coleman.
Lonen
ran Ha
He said that also many politicians seen
ing Jobs came to Halsey for aid. He
was unable to teil what, passed betweeq
Halsev and the supervisors as they wer4
always closeted in the latter' a. private
office. . S
Thomas K. Bnerwxn, present auai
inr nf tha comDanv. aald that as audi
tor tnr the North American Telephone
company, which owns 61 per cent of the
stock of the Pacific Btatee company,
at the time of the alleged bribery he
was auditing the book of the San
Francisco office. He said that he could
not remember of having examined any
report aheets made by Ifalaey for Glass.
It wa probable, he ald, that hla aa
sistanta, who are how in Boston, passed
upon these.
It Is probable that "the prosecution
will endeavor to learn from these as
sistants whether or not there were cer
tain expenditures made; by Haisey wnicn
were approved by Glass without ques
tion, no resson for them being given In
the report as this was what Heney was
after in his examination ox oner win.
LAND OFFICE IS
TO 1AVE HELP
As a result of the visit of Judce R.
A. Balllnger, commissioner of the gen
eral land office, to Roseburg, the con
gested condition in the land office will
be relieved as rapidly as possible. Judge
Balllnger haa already ordered a proof
clerk to be sent to Roseburg to aid
In the jperk, aa well aa other assist
ant. "1 found affairs badly congested tn
the Roseburg land office and will do all
I can aa early as possible to relieve the
situation. The men are simply crowded
with more work than they can attend
to and I have ordered a proof clerk to
help them. . Other assistants will be
sent to the aid of the office and I hope
to see-the business well attended to In
several months."
Judge Balllnger has been In confer
ence with United States Attorney Wil
liam C. Bristol today. This will be lue
last d of the commissioner in Port
land. He will leave tonight for Seattle.
where he will take a rest for several
weeks, and then probably will go to
San Francisco to study condition In
California land affairs.
WOULD-BE FIREMEN
BEING EXAMINED
At the examination being held today
ror admission into tne nre department
service. 81 aDDlicant wrestled with
the problem of saving live, solving
arithmetical problems and untwisting
knotty point of English grammar,
There in is nosltion vacant in the de
partment and It is expected that a suf
ficient number of candidates will pass
. i l ,( , 1 All f Vi Hnm.
plement stipulated by the city ordi
nance. j. '
VIENNA CLOUDBURST
, CAUSES MANY DEATHS
Vienna, July 18. - Score were
drowned here Tuesday in a cloudburat
which flooded the street. The total
number of deaths has not been-learned
but it Is certain to be large a report
of fatalities are coming In ' from all
part of th urroundlhg country,.
MRS. THAH IS COMING -WEST
TO SEE FRIENDS
"Winnipeg. July tSy-Mr. William
Thaw paed ihrougnr fort Arthur, On
tario, last nigni, en route to aruisn
Columbia, thence to Ban franclsco to
visit friends.
Tomorrow and Saturday, positively 1
the lst days for discount oa east side I
M U"
GO
Gom TO
President . of Federation of
Labor la Called to Chicago
; to Assist in the Work of
v Spreading the Telegpph
Operators' Strike.'
(Journal' Special sarvlee.)
Chlcaso. July 11. That the telegraph
er' trlk 1 nearlng a crisis In thl
city was evidenced by the summoning
today of President Oomper of the
American Federation of labor and other
member of that organisation to Chi
cago for a conference. Oomper was
aummoned by Small, who I aald to be
on' hi way here.
i r
Oakland. July II. Pending thM ar-
in rnitnam of President Small no
developments are expected in the local
telegrapners airiae. iwemj
from the esst went to work at the
Western Union' office this morning.
REVOKE RIGHTS
SAYS MAYOR
. i
Franchise of Oregon Trac
tion Company Has Lapsed
and Action Is Urged.
Mayor Lane In a letter to the city
council yesterday went on record as
favoring a rigid enforcement or me
terms of franchises when he asked that
the franchise granted the Oregon Trac
tion company be declared forfeited.
Mayor Lane calla attention to the fict
that the rrancniee exuireu jhih
thla year and no effort nas so rar
hu.ii maH t,- nAmira another franchise.
He urges that If the permit Is revoked
and another asked for. It be made more
stringent In its provlsiona
Th, mavnr'a letiar iouowi:
"I would respectfully call your at-U
tentlon to the fact that the time llmKI
fixed by ordinance for tne construction
within the city limits of the railway
tracks of the Oregon Traction company
expired April e. inasmucp as
some ol tne terms unaer wmcn hub
franchlee was granted are obscure, and
but few If any reatrlctlons bearing upon
the rights of the people of this 'city
were contained In the said franchise
were 5ontajned
I to the use of the public street, I would
respectfully ask that such 'nchlsehe
'forfeited for. a failure upon the prt
of thx Oreron Traotlon company to
complywlth the meager requirement!
which It contained and that) aald rail
way company or Its' successors. If It still
be desirable to build such a railway,
be required to secure at the hands of
thl city a new grant more in conform
ity with the rights and need of the
people.
would respectfully urge that Im-
mediate action
b
taken in thl matter
.tnd state that the power to do. a here
suggested, lies In your hands,' and that
auch relief a 1 to he obtained In thl
matter must com from you."
FREE PASSES
Commission Orders Reports
From All Roads Demi
john Case Thanks.
(Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.)
Salem. Or., July 18. The state rail.
way commission today passed an order
asking ' sll railroads operating in tne
state to file a verified list on August 16
of all railroad tickets, passes and mlle
... Knnira laaiiad free for all other than
actual bona fide money consideration at
full estaoiisnea rai, i
the state between February 1 and July
1 1807; also the names of the recipients,
the amount received and ; the reason
for issuing th same. ' '".
Heltshu, Grant A Co. of Portland In
a communication today ask the railway
commission to examine the change in
tariff on demtjohna shiped 1 boxes and
those ehlpped In bulk. It is alleged that
the preaent difference in tariff will be
sufficient to prevent competition on the
Pacific coast, and that if demijohn
.hinn in bulk in car take the rate
of 80 per cenf Over that which applies
on boxe It will hut out competition
and prevent Oregon Jobber from get
ting SuppHe In the east, leaving them
to be supplied by San Francisco firm.
Robert E, Allen of Hermlston. In a
iattar to the commission, state that
.hif.mita are coming through from
Portland to Hermlston in much better
time than formerly. He tate that pre
vious to his informal complaint to the
commission smpmenu iroin x-urnana
were sometimes delayed two week or
longer and he expresses his thanks to
the commission for the changed state of
anatra
KOREAN CABINET
' v; ' '
FORCED TO QUIT
BjaBBSBBBBnBBBSSBBaWB-'
Angry Emperor Orders Min
isters to Hand Him Their
Resignations.
(Joaratl Special ; Service.)
Seoul, Korea, , July 1 1 8. Late this
afternoon1 the cabinet' resigned In a
body. It is reported that their resigna-
tlon were forced by the emperor, who
) nmrv ana-rv Decauss inev aavisea mm
vlsed him
to abdicate and .make apology to Japan.
At tha emneror's urgent reauest
Marquis Ito called TipOfi him this after
noon The outcome of the conference
1 anxiously awaited by, the people.
. Broiled Meat at Pendleton.
Pendleton brv July 18. Fire early
thl morning damaged the "butcher shop
nt Pimw. Ramsdell sc Co.. to the ; ex
tent of several: hundred dollars-. The
rira originated in the meat smoklna
room, firemen moan extingnisnea tne
flames. The loss is.eovred by lnsur-
SHOWDOWN Oil
; "The Wood fc The li
Science has never gone .beyond th
above simple statement of scripture. But
It has Illuminated, that statement and
given It a meaning ever broadening with
the Increasing' breadth of knowledim. t
When the blood Is "bad" or Impure it
Is -not glons th body-which uuBeaf
through dUeasa. The -brala Is iffi
clouded, hetnln4 and JudgemasSTsra -
bBcted,ftnaNht4ny an evil deed or Impure,
uokiMyaffWrsctiy. traced to th
InipuWcrofUsWpodJ foul. Impure bjoo.
.... , .,y,T Llin m f-
II If" HHIT " . "' 111 y'm ,
eree's Qoiricn frjedcl Discovery J .
riches and nnrllTel tha hlp tharaKf
flerce'i
en
wring, pimples, blotches, eruptions an4
bther cutaneous affections, as ecxema.
totter, or salt-rheum, hive, and other
manifestations of lmpurs blood. . . '
. I
In the ear of scrofulous swellings, en
Urged glands, open eating ulcers, or old. '
sores, the "Golden Medical Disco very has
performed the most marvelous cures, Ja .
cases of old sores, or open eating ulcers,
It Is well to spply to the open sores Dr.
Pierce's All-Healing Salve, which pea. , .
sesses wonderful healing potency whoa,
used as an application to the sores In con-
Junction with the use of "Golden Medical . ..
Discovery "as a blood clrsvwlng oonsti-
tutlonal ' treatment. If four .druggist ,
don't happen to have the "All-Hcallng
Salve" In stock, you can easily procure 11
by Inclosing fifty-four cents la postage
stamps to Dr. XL Xy Pierce, 663 iJftbaJSt,
Buffalo, Jf. Yn and II will come to yotfsjx
return post Most drogg1sts keep It
well as the "Golden Medical Discovery
9.9 9 9" . 9 9 -
Ton can't afford to accept any medicine)
of unknown txmporition as a substitute) - -
for "Golden Medical Discovery," which is
a medicine or kxov coMrosrnow,
having a complete list of ingredients la
plain English on its bottle-wrapper, tha
name being attested as correct under oath.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and Invigorate stomach, liver and bow'-.
BOISE fill IS
FATALLY HURT
Francis B. -Cavanaugh In
jured in Auto Collision
in New York.
(Journal Special Bar lea.) -,
New York. July 18. Francl B. Cava-
naugh of Boise, Idaho, was badly In
jured In a head-on automobile collis
ion at 2 o'clock this morning and can
not recover. Chapman Ropes of Mor
rlstown. New Jersey, waa also probably
fatally Injured. The machines were re
duced to splinters and scattered over a
radloua of 60 feet.
4
Tomorrow nd" Saturday positively
the last days for discount on eaat aide
gas bills.
BOOMING HOUSE
BEING MODERNIZED
Marquam Apartments at Sixth and
Alder Streets Being PTacUcally;;
Rebuilt at Heavy Expense,
The Marquam rooming house at Sixth
and Alder streets 1 being practically
built over and modernised by the Title,
Guarantee & Trust company, owner Of
th property. The work la being dons
under the direction of McNaughton,
Raymond A Lawrence, architect, who
made the plan for the alteration. Th
ground floor will be converted iQto
even storeroom with plat glass front
and otherwise modernised. The two
upper floor will be repainted through
out and some necessary Interior altera
tion made. The entire work will re
quire an expenditure of from $8,000 to
tie.ooo.
The old three-story brick at Second
and Alder streets has been torn out and
work begun on the excavation for the
five-story building to be erupted on this
corner by L. Gerllnger.
PERSONAL
a,. B. Holmes, owner of the Mer
chants' hotel, Salt Lake City, I at th
Portland hotel. Mr. Holmes has just
returned from Seattle where It la said
he went to secure a lease on the Wash
ington hotel which is being rebuilt, Mr.
Holme refuse to commit himself upon
the object or his visit to the nortnwest.
but It Is reported he came to. increase
his holdings in notei property.
E. p. Spauiding a wealthy mjmi
an of Wallace, Idaho, la at the Per
man
land hotel.
Mr. Spauiding-come
nuentlv tn Portland on, business msKtera
sin
Dr. and Mrs.'Td.-F. Shaw, of: Hood.
River, are at the Oregon hotel. They
are visiting friend 1n the Rose City. '
Captain D. F. Tosler head of the life
saving service on the Pacific coast, left
today for San Francisco In regard to
business connected with his. of flee.
Judge Samuel White of Baker City,
la at the ImDerlal hotel. Judee White
came to Portland on legal business and
held a conference with United States
Attorney William C. Bristol this after
noon In regard to matters pertaining
to eastern Oregon. -
A SMALL SECRET
Oonldat Understand the Taste of Hi!
Customer.
Two men were discussing, the vari
ous food products now being supplied In
such variety and abundance.
One, a grocer, said, "I frequentlx try
a package or so of any certain article
before offering It to my trad, and In
that way sometimes form a different
Idea than my customers have. .
For Instance, I thought I would try
some Postuni Food Coffee, to see what
reason there wa for suoh a call for it.
At breakfast I didn't like It and supper
proved the same, so I naturally con-.
eluded that my taste was different from
that of the customers who bought it
right along. ' . ""t .
A day or two after, I waited on a
lady who was buying a 86o package and
told her' I couldn't understand how one
obuld fancy the taste -of Postum.
I know just what Is the matter, she
said. you put the coffee boiler on the
tove for Jut , 1S, minutes and 10
n fhat llmai'lt atmmnrad. and
liiliiuiw vfc v. - - , ' ' . .
perhaps five minutes It boiled how if
you will haveit left to boll full fifteen
nimitaa after Ht commences to boll, you
Lwtll find a delicious Java-like beverage.
rlch-in food value -.or. gluten ana pnos-..
phate, so choice that you flu jnever
abandon It, particularly when yojf I
me great paui in iiwum. "Z"i .lIlTTV. I
another trial and sure enough I JolnecfNLJ
the Postum ; army for good, and le Jrr
a in in neaun wen. a
una wnrth llvlna1 since I have sotten
riu of my wa ui.-pwihbuii'Wiu
troubles.? v--- 'VSv'I. v"-'"--v
Postum 1 eort ' of medicine, hut .
pure liquid food, and this, together wlt.
a relief from coffee worked the change.
There's a neason.
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