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13 THE OREGON DAILY 7 JOURNAI ? PORTLAND. TUESDAY : EVENING. JULY 23, t 1907.; Harriman Expected to Extend Corvallis & Eastern to Newly Developed Grain Belt-High Officials Return from Trip to Interior Where They Find Amaz ing Development of the Country. FID , That Harriman will construct a rail road Into central Oregon, presumably by an extension of the Corvallla and Eastern, acroaa the Cascades, within six month, la the opinion of F. 8. Stanley, who haa Juat returned from a trip ' through tha Interior of the atata with Jullua Kruttechnltt, director of main finance and operation of tha Harri man system. Mr. Stanley waa tha originator of tha Ida of taking Mr. Kruttechnltt through , central Oregon, and left Tburaday laat with a party of 10, Including General Manager O'Brien. R, B. Miller. W. W. Cotton, George Boachke, J. Edwards and George Stanley. , The local men. according to Mr. fltan ' ley, ware much surprised at the growth . t tha country in the paat two year, while Mr. Kruttachnltt waa astonished i at tha development the country had made without mean a of transportation t other facilities for tha growth of Ita trade and transportation of Ita products. lr. Stanley atatea that while no direct statement waa made by Mr. Kruttachnltt it la bis belief that conatructlon on tha new ina will be begun within alz montha. The Corvallla St Eastern route will ba chosen because of tha fact that It la now in operation to tha summit of tha mountain, tha paaa acroaa the range la easy and the coat of conatructlon win ba not mora than one third of what It would take to build down the Deschutes river, the other route mentioned. Mr. Stanley atatea that more than 1,00. 000 bushels of wheat will be har vested in the Agency Flalna and Hay atack country thla fall. Mr. Kruttachnltt left this morning for the east. It la expected that he will make a report to K. H. Harriman con cerning his central Oregon trip, and probably recommend for or against rail rood construction Into tha upper Des chutes country. Mr. Cotton said: "There la nothing to aay about the trip excepting that It waa a pleaaant one. There la aome of the moat beau tiful country In the world In that re gion. In valleys here and there central Oregon la fine, But It la very hard when considered aa a railroad building proposition. I am not at liberty to talk about the subject, I have never said anything unfavorable about central Ore aon as a country, and have been In correctly quoted on that aubject by the local press." Former Portlnnder and Pa cific Coast Bank Examiner Arrested in New York Charged With Forgery- 3Ieteoric Career in City. (Journal Special Serrlce.) New Tork. July is Lionel Stagge alias VUlard, was arrested last night on Broadway, two Indictments, one for forgery In the second degree and tha other for grand larceny, having been filed against him. Stagga who wsa once United States bank examiner on the Pacific coast, bat been In trouble here before. In 1901 he waa held here oo a charge of em betslement and lumped hla bail. In 180 he waa arrested In Washington on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. He waa discharged after promising to leave town. He waa In Jail In Oregon for a year, after conviction for forgery in, lSSf. He got out of Jail In Baltimore lately, having been convicted there of swln dllng. Ha haa been poelng oa a maga alne writer and asking prominent men to give him considerable suma of money for writing complimentary accounts of their Uvea. He Is accused of forging the name of Homer Davenport, the cartoonist. PILOTS HOLD AND MASTERS DORAN BLAMELESS Although the tales of the survivors Indicate that the Columbia's movements war responsible for the appalling catastrophe, shipping men, pilots and master here will not believe that tha blame can fall upon the shoulders of brave Captain Do ran, who died the death of a hero at hla post, nor do they blame Chief Officer Whitney, who evt . tfently also remained on the bridge until - tha wavaa lapped over the sides. Chief Officer Whitney has not been men tioned among thoee saved, and the con clusion la drawn that ha went down as Jravely did hla superior and fully Resigned to his fate. T Awful Mistake Mad. V It Is generally agreed, however, that an awful mistake on tha part of aome one will be discovered when the facts finally are sifted out It may have bean bad judgment on the part of the man on tha bridge in believing that he could croaa tha bow of the small, but heavily-laden lumber drogher, or the Investigation may prove that the quart ermaster misunderstood orders or got confused and threw the helm over to the opposite direction. From the position of the craft It is contended that the Columbia should have held to port aa did the Ban Pedro. In which the event the collision would have been avoided, but instead -she wung to starboard and in front of the approaching lumber carrier. Possibly tha quartermaster became confused when ne perceived the close proximity ef another vessel and turned hla wheel In tha opposite direction to the orders from tha bridge. The. wheel Is manipu lated In contradiction to the ordera and for that reason it la considered possi ble that the wheel may have been turned to port Instead of starboard. T Collisions Xnexonamble. "Collisions at sea between steamers are Inexcusable," said a prominent mar iner thla morning, "because that class of veaeela can easily be held in control. It la different when two sailing craft get together, because they are shifted by the winds and cannot be steered or stopped aa readily as a craft propelled bv power. I do not want to throw the blame upon a.ny one at this time, be cause I know Captain Poran was a most careful navigator and he always had the management of the vessel In his own hands. He seldom slept at sea and took the bridge at the least auggestlon of danger." Captain E. 8. Edwards, Inspector of hulls, who Is a particular friend of the dead captain, can suggest no reason for the awful tragedy. He declares Captain Doran was not only one of the most careful, but also one of the moat com petent navigators on the coast. "Anyone who says Captain Doran waa rattled does not tell the truth." said Captain Edwarda thla morning, "be cause he would not get tattled. I knew him. He waa an old and admired friend of mine, but, laying that aside, I must say that a more conaclentloua master never sailed a ship. Doraa Vara Battled. "Nothlnir that could be aald or written could be too high a tribute to Captain i city. Doran, and Chief orncer Whitney waa a good and careful mariner. Such a thing as Captain Doran getting rattled Is unheard of. and those who say he did are rattled themselves. He was a per fect disciplinarian, as everybody knows who traveled on the Columbia. Purser Byrnes snd Chief Engineer Jackson are men of the same type, and the Columbia waa a good ship. But I have no com ment to make upon the cause of the collision. It la something we know nothing about and can only surmise, si can't fathom It at thla time." Pilot Snow, who for many yeara past haa piloted the Columbia up and down the river, returned laat night from As toria, whither he had gone Sunday night to meet the Columbia Monday morning to bring her to Portland. He was heart broken to learn of the awful fate of the steamer and her passengers, and this morning In discussing the matter with Inspector Edwards could not restrain his tears. He had known Captain Doran for yeara and considered him one of his closest friend. Stagge. for he alwaya spelled his name with an "a," la well known to the police of Portland, or rather he was well known almost a score of years ago. His career In Portland was me teoric and Indeed romantic. In 1890 he arrived In Portland from Sacramento, California. He at that time hod the name of Waterhouse. He was a handsome young man of elegant manners and a pleasing personality. He registered at the Ullman hotel, then onf of the leading caravansaries in the cltl. Immediately on his arrival. Carl Orttamacher, now chief of police, waa at that time chief of detectives. About the time of Waterhouse a arrival Chief Orttamacher received a letter from a prominent hotel In Sacramento, stating that Waterhouse waa coming to Portland and warning the offlcera to look out for blm. He had defrauded the hotelkeeper. It was said, and had done the aame thing In many other cities. Waterhouaa had been at the Oilman hotel only a few days before he pre sented a check which proved to be a i forgery. The detectives had been watching him and he waa arrested aa soon as the check waa presented. "He made auch a grent bluff and waa so indignant that he almost scared us out of arresting him," anld Chief Grlti macher today. "He was very pompous and a magnificent talker and hla talks of damage aults frightened ua consid erably. But I waa younger then than now and wasn't particularly afraid of anything. So we arrested him and he was sentenced to one year In the peni tentiary." Serving out his term he returned to Portland and was soon employed In the1 business office of the Oregonlan under i the name of Lionel Stagge. Then his career was phenomenal. It waa only a few montha after his connection with the paper that he waa appointed bank examiner, and he lived like a prince. He married a beautiful young woman of a very prominent family In a valley Crazed by Jealousy Former Employer of Esther Nor- ling; Murders Her on the Street and Shoots Man About to Befriend Him. LICENSES MAY FATE OF BE SETTLED IN COURTS Question Whether Saloonkeepers Can Remove Quarters From Dry Albina Section Other Tortions of City 3Iore Than at First Reported. (Joarnal Special Strrk. . New Tork, July 28. Bather Norllng. a pretty, 20-year-old girl, waa ahot and Instantly killed thla morning byCharlea Warner, her former employer, at Forty- aecond and Broadway, during tha rush hour. The girl waa accompanied by A. R. Splcer, a clerk, and was entering the haberdaaher'a atora, where aha la em ployed, when a atranger ruahed through the throng of pedestrians and killed her. creating a wild panic. While the crowd waa throwing mis siles at him Warner emptied Ms re volver at Splcer, finally knocking the latter down with his revolver. Warner hen rushed Into an office building and the Janitor locked tha door. fearing lynching, the murderer meantime escap ing aown the nre escape and dl sap Dear Ing in the alley. After escaping from the building Warner entered the store of Jo ha c. Wilson, in Waverly Place and fatally not the proprietor. Warner asked Wil son, who Is a haberdasher, for 110. Wil son turned his back to get the money and while doing ao Warner ahot him twice In the back. Tha two men were acquainted. Meanwhile police and people were en gaged In an exciting search for Miss Noll rig's alayer. Warner rushed from the Wilson store, followed by a howl ing mob and before proceeding far waa struck down by a longshoreman. The crowd Jumped on him, nearly causing his death. The police say there la no question but that the slayer or Miss Norllng and Wilson's assailant la the aame man, known to the woman aa Charlea and to Wllaon aa Frank Warner. Mlse Nor llng had told her frlenda that Warner annoyed her. All amendmenta to the charter and all ordlnancea adopted by the people of Portland at the recent election must be teated In the courts In orrtsV to es tabllah their validity before the city can proceed under their provisions with safety, according to the opinion of City Attorney Kavanaugh. At the council meeting tomorrow afternoon the city attorney will call the attention of the council to the ir regularity of the notice Issued by City Auditor Devlin prior to the recent city eleotlon and auggeat that steps be taken to have the validity of the amendmenta and laws tested In the courts, In order that the city may proceed with entire safety In uctlng under me provision of the enactments. tin to this time only one Instance has arisen wherein It waa necessary to Invoke one of the new enactments, that being In the caae of the contem- Flated Improvementa of the atreeta In he Irvlngton district In this case it waa desired by those wishing the street work done to proceed under the dls trlot assessment plan outlined In a re cent amendment Under the ruling of the city attorney, however, the city de clined to allow the work to be done In that manner and It Is therefore being undertaken under the old ordinance. A new aueatlon now arlaea In con- ectioi with the discovery that It of the saloona In tha Albina district are not entitled to be operated becauee of tha looai option vote or two -years ago, There la a Question whether or not un der the new Shepherd ordinance plac ing tne licenses at inuo a year ana lim iting the number of saloona to one for every (00 inhabitants tha Uoenaea can be renewed or transferred to some other part of tha city after having to all practical Intenta been made, void by the vote of the people. The city attorney la adverse to mak ing any definite ruling1 on the point until ruoh time aa he knowa whether or not the validity or the ordinance will be attacked. All of the other amend menta and ordinances are In the same condition and for that reason It Is de sired by the office to have the question of law settled definitely before any con struction or enrorcement or tne new pro vision Is attempted. The city Is now collecting- the In creased licenses as provided by the Shepherd ordinance to the payment of which no objection has been raised by the aaloonmen. Until such time sa the teat has been made It will be the policy of the city attorney to counsel against the enforce. ment of any newly enacted ordinance passed at the last election If there Is any reason to believe that future con tention or harm could owM to the city from such enforcement. It Is probable that "The test case will soon be brought to aet the uncertainty at rest. IIP CAUSE OM Skippers Required to Make Records for Quick Trips Keep Within the Easiest Course, Which Is Close In shore in Smooth Water. MITCHELL OUT AS JUL KEEPER WHIM SUIT WETS REVERSAL County Against X. J. Failing Remanded Contempt Case Dismissed. (pedal Dtipatrs to Tb Joan-aol) Salem, Or., July 21. Chief Justice Bean today reversed and remanded the suit of Multnomah county, plaintiff and respondent, against X. J. Falllngde fendant and appellate, on appeal from Judge A. L. Fraaer'a court The ac tion waa brought by Multnomah county against Xaiifa J. Falling to compel her to pay to the county SS0 per month for the support of her brother, Corne llua Barrett, an alleged poor person. and came on appeal from a Judgment THIRTY DAYS TO FIGURE ON IT State Commission Suspends Roseburg Stub Order for That Time. no cou Then came the panic and he lost his position aa bank examiner. He left the city aoon after and el nee that time nothing haa been hard of him except hla occasional arrest and numerous dar ing crimea. TESTIFY TREY TOOK DliEY Despite repeated assurances by Sheriff Stevens that he would not request the the resignation of Jailer Mitchell, and i rendered In favor of Multnomah county the positive statements of Mitchell that after overruling a demurrer to the com he did not intend to reelgn. Mitchell Is I hr,d!J,h.at "h"d" "'Vj l0" kE.?,.th Multnomah COUrt has' no cause of action against a nt.y . ..".V V ,Steven? "ald. th,s delinquent relative except upon hla fail ure to perform a duty Imposed upon him by statute when directed by the county court Chief Justice Bean. In an opinion, affirmed the Judgment of Thomas Mc Brlde. judge In the caae of H. P. Rid ings, respondent, against Marlon county, on appeal from the circuit court for Clackamas county. Ridings sued Marlon county to recover damages for an arm injury received while traveling in uc tober, 1004. on a defective bridge over the Pudding river on a road, leading from Woodburn to Monitor and a Jury returned a verdict In his ravor. Tne ap peal was taken assigning error In the admission of testimony and In the giv ing ol Instructions. Contempt Caae Dismissed. Justice Moore In an opinion dismissed the proceedings for contempt against Ceorge H. Small In the suit of the state of Oregon ex rel. F. M. Chrlsman and A. D. Porter, plaintiffs, against George H. Small, holding that in contempt pro ceedings for alleged violation of an or der or process of court, proof of the rullt of the person charged with the offense should be clear and conclusive. In this case the. evidence is not of that character. The case arose over the use morning that Mitchell had resigned about July It. Deputy Sheriff Beatty, who took charge of the Jail while Mitchell was on hla vacation la still in charge of the Jail, though Sheriff Stevena says he does not anow wnetner tnls arrangement will be permanent The sheriff says he haa not decided who Mitchell's successor win De. and that the county court haa made no order to pay the salary of the new jauer irom tne county runds FALLS TO DEATH III HOLD OF STEAMER A fireman, employed on the steamer Harvest Queen, but whose name the police or coroner have as yet been un able to ascertain, fell Into the hold 'of (Sperlal Plspstrb to Tbs Journal.) Salem. Or., July 2S. The Southern Pacific In putting on a atub train from Albany to Portland to aupplement the famous and exasperating No. 12, north bound, passenger train, made only a partial concession to the popular de mand which waa for a atub from Rose burg north. The nature of the service of No. 12 and the remedy for Ita In adequacy were the aubjecta of yester day's hearing. At the conclusion, for the time be ing, of the stub matter The commission agreed to take under 30 days' advise ment Ita contemplated order requiring the Southern Pacific to run a atub out of Roseburg whenever No. 12 waa an hour or more late, to give the corn- Out of the terrible dlaaater that ended the career of the ateamahlp Columbia comes renewed hope for those who have been reported among the missing. Coast wise vessels seem to have been keeping nary jooaout ior those whowwere fortunate enough to get away the sinking ship In boats and on life rafts and picked up. which will reduce the list of lost considerably. In shipping circles there Is a tendency to wait for official news of the collision before condemning Captain Doran for gross carelessness. The circumstances of the collision have not been made suf ficiently clear to Indicate that the Co lumbia was responsible for the accident Two conflicting reporta have been re ceived, one of which haa It that the night was foggy, and another that It was clear. If It was a clear night and both steamers were making time "bug ging the shore," It la possible that the Columbia croaaed the bows of the- San Pedro In an endeavor to run further to aea and that she gave the necesaary signals conveying thla Intention. No explanation has been made as to which side of the Columbia wss exposed. If It was the starboard bow then It was apparent mat tne vessel was changing her course to seaward and the San Pe dro waa suppoaed to alow down or back at full speed. The accident brings Into view the fact that coast vessels are taking too many chances to meet the required schedule time which unreeling corporations con sider paramount to the safety of pas aengrra and crews. The skipper who delays his ship a few hours Is frequent ly censured lor his dilatory methods, for upon the time made by coasters depends the profits of the owned or chartered ship. It Is known among sea faring persons that vessels along the coast take many desperate chancea of getting In a record for fast trips, and In many or tne steamamp companies, on the ability of a master to make a cer tain average of trips on a set scale of time within a year dependa that mini promotion. At thla season of the year there are adverse winds on the nnrthhound trip from Ban Francisco snd steam vessels HINTS AT SCANDAL i SHERIFF'S TAX OFFICE v-t . . . . the utMRinr t w Thnr.n.n . wrfi ' the waters of Sliver creek for lrrlga- FriSCO SuperViSOrS ACCepted ; S'. ZZ?BV 12?0 "TudgSlate'r denied a rehearing In the Bribes for Voting for and Against Franchises. Complications long standing, daily ' crowing more complex. In the tax col lecting department of Sheriff Stevens' Office, culminated this morning In a . fist fight between Deputy Sherlfrs Mar tin and W. W. Mcintosh, and the resig nation of Mcintosh, a deputy so valued that Sberiff Stevens had retained htm from among the force left by ex-Bherlff Word. Eruptions less violent had occurred before, but all were smoothed over and the force remained as It was. The diffi culties are said to date from the mo ment Stevens assumed charge of the Sheriffs office. In hie letter of resigna tion Mcintosh makes some assertions of a startling character which reflect seri ously on the methods employed in the tax department The letter, which was mailed to Sheriff Stevens this morning by Mcintosh, follows: (Joaraal Bptclal Serrice.) San Francisco, July 2S. Supervisors Coffey and Nicholas were the principal witnesses at thla morning's session of the Ulass trial. Coffey admitted tak ing bribes for voting the 85-cent gas rate and granting a franchise to the Home company and accepting $5,000 from HaLaey to vote against the Hotne franchise. He said his conscience waa clear, and testified that although a good Catholic accepted tne gas bribe on Uood Fri- denartment In dolna- thla I hav rWf . 'r0 "e acceptea a "After over a vesr of faithful rvU. I lesinmu " Biinoucn a good uatnoili unde7"ou7rhanryounrwnh y'? 5 the a. bribe on Good Fri S'dVnV thisa1 ZSTu LrtrJ" &k"?,?irA h to make I havn the i '"" uej micr Knew tne owing that 1 have done Home wa t0 Pet tne franchise. He told hfuHv and honestlv "r ' Kuef tha "a'y ?ve him money, and hJnyn?LTrZLULhl ! Ref told him tolteep lt-that Halsey little comment to make. isfaction of kn my work faithfully have never by word or deed done aught to bring discredit on the office or any Individual. For some time I have observed con- was a roni Mrs Thomas lionergan. wife of Super visor Lonergan. also testified and said ror some lime i nave uiwfrvea con- i i... hminnH mm t, n m :kVi Tl dltions. in connection with the office I ?V ,hb?TnnJJ that I fear will, in time, perhaps, cul- fore ,he llome "nncMse was granted. mlnatA In a Bia n1 a 1 uhlfh mlsrht nlnoa Fome one in a very unfavorable post- Tf A IT'S WPTTTTTHV "The system, or rather the lack of I It, that is now present in the tax office has become so apparent that in justice to myself and those I owe the most, o'clock this morning and sustained Ih Jurles which resulted In his death at uooa (Samaritan hospital five hours later. An Investigation by Patrolman Wen dorf afw the accident showed that the man had gone ashore at 6 p. m. yester day and upon returning at midnight was compelled to cross the deck of the Thompson in order to reach his vessel. He fell through an open hatch into the hold, a distance of about eight feet, striking on his head. The watchman found the unconscious man a few min utes later and notified the police. The only Information obtainable bv the police as to the identity of deceased is that his Christian name Is Sam. He had been employed on the T. J. Potter but was transferred to the Harvest Queen yesterday. The coroner is mak ing an investigation, but has not vet decided whether an inquest will he held CHARGE R. BENNETT case of Julia E. Hoffman, respondent, against E. H. Hablghorst et al., appel lants, on appeal from .Multnomah county, Alfred F. Sears, Judge. The supreme court In a per curiam opinion denied a rehearing in the suit of Daniel R. Warner, plaintiff and re spondent, against B. C Jjearmond, It. B, Dearmond et al.. defendants and appel lants. The case was on appeal from Josephine county, 8. D. Hanna Judge, and the Judgment of the lower court waa reversed and remanded, Marcn z, ivoi NIGHT OF TERROR (Continued from Page One.) Her hold waa weak. She begged me to helD her. I leaned over and tried to hold her on, but I waa too weak. She slid into the waters (Mra. Leldelt gasped aa she said It and again buried her face in her hands) and died before mi. Ai. nh T cannot forsret that. WITH TNf!TTTTft PTHT i' never 'oret thati ...... . "liu llUlllMr JllUl "She drowned and I couldn't help her. do not Know, tiut it I prefer to give up my position rather man remain longer. "W. W. M'INT08H." Sheriff Stevens when asked about ine row In his office this morning denied that any such a thing had occurred. GREAT GROWTH OF PORTLAND ASTONISHES FORMER VISITOR J1TRDER, THEY SAY ' nillam Busby, a wealthy coal mine operator and banker of McCalllster, I. TV Is at the Portland with his family. Mr. Busby was here three years ago and I-' , expresses his astonishment at the S' growth Portland haa made alnce his former vlalt While here before, he was . much Impressed with the Interior A arrangement of the Hotel Portland, that , he duplicated the plans In a hotel at McCalliater, and says that McCalliater now has the finest hotel' of any city of Its size In the country. Mr. Busby is very much opposed to the constitution framed by the late con vention for the proposed state of Okla homa and hopes that the -president will decline to approve It and prevent the ad mission of Oklahoma Into the union. He says, however, that ho Is heartily in favor of statehood, but wants the pro posed state to start off with tha proper aort of an organic law. t RESULTS OF MORNING'S 1$ MATCH TENNIS GAMES ; - Nine, matches wer played In the Ore 7 " gon state tennis tournament this morn t ing six in the men's singles and three In the ladies singles. All were won In " straight seta and in no caae did the win der have to extend him or herself. In . the men's eingles, Tyler of Seattle, beat . rYobman,. -, -. 8hlvee beat Pease, ' i.i, -l. McAlpln beat Flnckv -l. -0. UiAndrews beat Falling, -J. 7-4. . Corbett ...beat Snow, t-1. t-u and Turner beat ltoaenfeld. t-l, Carlsruhe, July 23. That the execu tion of Hau would be a deliberate state murder Is the opinion shared by Amer icans nere. i ney Deneve mm tne victim of legal persecution. It Is not thought nnu win ub uecapitaiea, dui mat ne win ue given a lire sentence. AWFUL REVENGE OF DISMISSED SERVANT Copenhagen. Julv 2S MVa driven to distraction by the loss of her position as housekeeper for a land own er narfied Ullkjar. sought revenge today by hanging Ullkjar's three children. She then killed her own three children and hanged herself. FISHER RECOMMENDED FOR BAR TROSECUTOR naipn a, fisner, secretary of the Multnomah Countv Rnr qoi . I been recommended for the position of prosecutor for the Oregon Bar associa tion. The present Incumbent of the position has announced his intention of resigning November 1. Sam Bennett, employed In an east side cannery, for whom a warrant was Issued yesterday for Inciting a rlo the charge being based on his partici pation in the attac kon Patrolman Griff Roberta Saturday night In the Gllmore saloon, dnrlnir which Willie Stevens an Innocent bystander was shot, was taken into cusiooy last nignr.. it la alleged that Ben"et was on of the rlnsrl earl era in the -ffnlr. H will he tried before Judge Cameron Thursday. Charles Boggess and a man namd Peterson. Who are also wanted for thi assault on Patrolman Roberts, havs so far eluded the police, but their capture Is regarded as only a matter of a few days. It has been ascert'""d thnt Boggs la In one "of the Willamette valley towns sd the aiitborlt'" trerc have been notified to take him Into custody. At the Good Samaritan hosn)al this morning It waa announced that Stevena In still In a critical condition and grave fear" entertained for 's r"nverv. rr Zlegler, who is attending the wounded man. believes that the sltull will have to he trephined Ip order to secure r-oner -sinse;e throusrh the head to avoid the danger of septicemia. F0FR DOLLARS MORE FOR CONSCIENCE FUND i.h.e lad'e' singles. Miss Fording cSllA". Leadbetter. 6-1. 7-5. Mrs. Mla Robertion beat Miss Goes, 6-i, t":. ROBERT LEE PENNELL ! PAYS FINE LV COURT SHORT IN ACCOUNTS, BLOWS OUT BRAINS (Jnornsl BprcUi Service, t BuKrkeUv Pti0- eorge ith ne 51?n when confronted blew ?S? hi.f K?ortf h, unts, Sm7loyer Icd."?, ' "? J ' member ot.u lt Cb7i.Ual chS Robert Xee Pennell, a furniture dealer of Lewlston, Idaho, appeared In the federal court this morning and pleaded guilty" to having been a member of the furniture trust and paid the fine of $10 Imposed by the court upon other members of the -ttrust Indicted and found guilty some time ago, . fyalob. oil windows. Jtoblnaon A Co, Four dollars" 'were added to the Harriman system's conscience fund yesterday when two $2 bills were received by mall at ticket office at Third and Wash ington atreets. The bills were enclosed in a letter signed an "ex-hobo," who asks that the company will confer a favor by not attempting to discover his Identity. . The money will be forwarded to Mr. Harriman with a note explaining that there Is etfll honesty among the people of Oregon. -, , Who she was I was horrible the way she died right before my eyes. It was so dark I couldn't see her face. I couldn't see anything Now and then I got a glimpse of another raft or a boat. We got some pieces of wood after a while and used them for oars and finally, it must have been hours after, we climbed on the San Pedro. It was a terrible climb up her side." Waves Break Over Baft. "Men helped, but I felt ao cold and weak I thought I would never get over It. The waves kept breaking over us. We were dripping wet and It was so cold. On the San Pedro we were sit ting on two little narrow pieces of lum ber, suddenly a wave carried away the lumber we were, sitting on. We man aged to stay on the ship, however, but there were some wno got tnai iar wno got no further, for without any warn ing the rearmast of the Pedro gave way and swept several Into the sea. One or two were brought Dacic alive, out or tne others we saw nothing. And the dark ness hanging over everything made it terrible. We didn't know u me can Pedro would hold together, although the officers and crew tried their best to cheer us up. Then day broke. Horribly Desolate. "The fog still hung thick and the light only appeared gradually, but then we could see who was saved and who was not. That sight, I can't tell you about it. Everything waa so desolate and dismal. And then the Elder came up. They got us aboard, cared for us and at Eureka I secured the only re maining berth in the Jfomona to come hack home. Some of the people who escaped came to this city by train, but I waa afraid I could not stand the trip owing to the Injuries I had received and so I returned by boat. Every one has been so kind to me I cannot tell how I appreciate It.- But I will never forget that horror." , s ENGINEER'S STORY pany time to present a statement or ' 'n"7 ' "' Its traffic between Roseburg and Al- ! Jrawl ,n, as Clo"e . ,0 ,h "nore Is P0"1" K.r. -.i.i. .v. i ble. on v changing course when p- Albany and ! Pbrtfand proachlng dangerous points of land Attorney W. 1. Fenlon, counsel for "here reefa extend far to sea. This the Southern Pacific. 'all through hla ystem of 'making time naturally In- croaa-examlnatlon. endvord tn ,, creases me oanger or collision ixiween the-wltnesees admit three things: First, eoast vessels, for while the nor hbound that the Cottage Grove morning loca fifet'8, h"g hh,I? AJll ThUn,i Is better patronized by the people of should keep off. but It does not 1 here this section than No. II, the afternoon ! 1b smoother water Inside and the ship train; second, that sine, the stub is on I Fn .rel. mo (Tn mii, nffS At time and No. 11 la comlna fairlv well on i, heavier aeaa of the 60 miles off. At schedule time, there Is no lonaer anv certain points along snore roga settle cause of complaint; third, that the traf fic from Roseburg to Portland Is not heavy enough to Justify the putting on of a stub.. Bncley Explains Blockade. Superintendent J. M. Buckley stated when on the stand that the delav of the California trains was caused by the cir cumstances arising from the San Fran cisco disaster, which led to a freight congestion tne line or which was never seen before. He asserted that the freight cars were backed as far as Roseburg and that all the stdlngs were hiied with cars, and that this necessi tated and retarded the trains materially. He told of the permit that was formerly granted to commercial men to ride on freight tralna to permit them to make qulcaer connections, and that the com plaints that came from commercial men were due partly to the withdrawal of these permits. tnis practice was discontinued." said Mr. Buckley, "because It was be lieved that unuer the interstate com merce law the act would be character ized aa discriminatory." FRISCO INDUSTRIAL PEACE CONFERENCE (Joarnal Special Ssrvles.) San Franclaco, July 23. The lndua trial peace conference opened thla morning with good attendance harmony uisiimu prevailing. More onrest waa noticed when the rnmnr tram miuH that Calhoun would be Invited to at-J .r . " "ol present, tne committee having been forced to re fuse to Invite him. Explaining his ab sence. Secretary Calwalder said Cal houn s presence would have disturbed the conference. Some one would have got up and hurled lnvnctlv an, ..i,a as Cicero did, "How long. oh. Catallni, will you abuse our patience?" ENGINEMEN COOKED T0 DEATH IN WRECK (Journal Special Service, l Minneapolis. Minn.. Julv 99 v.nmi. neer Serfess end Fireman Parker were cooked to death and two badly Injured In a Great Northern engine today as the resuii. or a collision between Great iNormern ana Milwaukee rrelght tralna on the bridge. Parleer and Serfeaa were pinnea in tne wreckage. down rapidly and currents nre misguid ing. The lumber fleet Increases largely as it passes the California-Oregon lln-. as Eureka Is a big port for lumber ship ments and regular steamers to and from that harbor also add to the xtenslve traffic along the sea route to San Fran cisco. STOlFciT AT jSMLI Wrar Cloud Sets John Bull Rehabilitating That Naval Base. Chief Jackson Declares Boilers on Vessel Did Siot Explode. (Special THspstcb to Tbe Journal. I (By Chief Engineer jr. T. Jackson.) "As soon - as I could aret into mv clothes after , the collision, J ruaned took us aboard- down into the englneroom and found everything all right there, until the boat Hated to starboard, when I ordered all the crew out of the englrie and furnace rooms to the decks. I am quite pos itive that the boilers did not explode. I would have known it if any one did, as I stood directly above them when the ship pitched head foremost into the sea and was there until she was well under water before I was able to get back to the surface. "After my flrat ruah to the engine room, when I returned to the dock. I heard the captain calling out hla or ders to have everyone taken from tne staterooms. The next moment the Co lumbia threw up her stern and, quiver ing a moment, dived straight into the sea. "As we went down I noticed that every one near me had on life pre server. When we came to the surface we had no trouole keeDlna our li.ui above water, as the sea was almost quiet and only slightly chonrjv. The survivors came to the surface within a half minute and aside from them there was nothing seen of the ship or her crew again. "Some wreckage was floating about, but that came loose when the Columbia went down. Most of us were able to find boards and rafts to cling to. But we lay for four hours in the fog. and the suffering among the rescued was intense. The San' Pedro could not take us aboard as she was In a precarious condition herself. Finally at In the morning the Eider hove in sight and (Special Dispatch to Tbe JonrnaT.1 Vancouver, B. C, July 23. Highly significant are some of the moves on the International chessboard In view of the far west. They have had an effect In modifying the plana of Great Britain in regard to the status of Katiulmalt as a naval base, i nai nistoric spoi prominca soon to be the scene or greut aotlvl It is announced that the British rrnment has dec ded to store 25.00erTons Lor Cardiff coal nt Esquimau as a pre cautionary measure, two sailing ves sels are now en route to Esqulmalt with coal and more will leave England shortly. Jallbreaker Beoaptnrad. (Special Dlapatcb to Tbtt Journal.) The Dallea Or., July 2. Ed Ror. who escaped from jail in this city about two months ago, was captured yesterday by Sheriff Chrlsman. three miles from Stevenson, Washington, where he waa working at a logging camp. Roaa waa brought back last night. He was sen tenced by a Hood River JuNtice of the peace for assault on a child. He waa serving a sentence of sixty days. CONVALESCENTS ORBATLY BENEFITED When the system has been left In a weakened condition after a long sick ness you will receive great benefit from a fair trial of the Bitters. Doctors en dorse it In such cases because they know that a weak stomach oaa easily retain it. The merit of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has been proven fiTflM f"tl' I lnouBa-nae or times nuv experi menting when tak ing It It will re store the appetite and cure I a c i jpei tca i DYSPEPSIA, XsTDXasSTXOV. aT!awmmirf DXABJtKQEA, BXUOUBXZSS, nrsoiarxA ox XAZJLXXA& .PSYxm.. Try a botUs tc4aj'v-'?i :;' .' v-i,- '-1': ' ' t -r - -' si i i A. .: -.. Aur ,f iff -y: