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."A SPLENDID PAPER"; Said a fclon YestGrdayf Bo Better anu Dull;; .,; A RE YOU GOING AWAY? Have The Journal Follow you to Journal Circulation i .Itve you all the news from home. Sunday Was The Weather rtr ;, tonight tomorrow; northwest wind. ,.y "' : , A y"" VOL. VL NO. 130. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1907. TWELVE PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. C ifJZFwFcuZl ELF WHEN I zmsz SHOOTS 7ESERTED BY ABUSED' ASIC PROSECUTION OF 1LVAUKIE CLUB Taipayers of Milwaukie Seek Permanent Closing: of Club Names on Peti tions Mostly Those of Transients or Patrons. JUBILANT RESIDENTS Resident of Mllwaukle the taxpay ers, the solid one, those who approve of moral conditions are unalterably opposed to the notorious MUwaukie club, notwithstanding the fact that a petition containing numerous signatures of alleged residents and taxpayers was Jiresented to Mllwaukle outnoriues anie ns; that no detrimental steps be taken .against the Infamous resort. Fully 7S per cent of those who signed that petition, it was stated this morn ing, are transients who do not own property or pay taxes in the city. The petition was only part of the scheme of some of the town officials, acting in cooperation with the management of the club Itself, to bring unworthy in fluence to bear upon the not-overly ealous authorities of Clackamas county in an effort to permit the olub to re main open. Kelso's Solicitation. A large part of the signatures to the J petition were obtained through the so ld tat Ion of Justice of the Peace Kelso, and his work in this connection will be roundly denounced In the resolutions wnicn me law-aoiaing citizens 01 sum waukle and vicinity are preparing to draw up at a general meeting tonight in tne isvangenoai cnurcn. Church members and business men stated this morning that fully 90 per cent of the solid residents of MUwaukie ware nnnosed to the Mllwaukle club in every shape and form and the list of signatures which will be attached to the resolutions setting forth the posi tion of these residents will represent the bulk of the business and farming in terests in the community. Preaohed Against Olub. Rev. F. M. Fisher, pastor of the Evan gelical church at Mllwaukle, in his ser mon last night preached against the club and the apparent attempt of some of the officials to connive with Its con tinued breaking of the law. At the conclusion of his sermon he asked that those who were unequivo cally opposed to the Mllwaukle club rise from their seats. The church seats 100. 'The pews were all filled, and the vote against the resort was unanimous. Rev Fisher stated this morning that the derman Methbdist congregation Oregon City Ministers Ex press Sentiment of People When Credit Is Given The Journal for Forcing Gam bling Ilell to Clofce Doors (Continued on Page Two.) Residents of Oregon City were Jubl lant yesterday when they received word that the notorious Mllwaukle club had been 'closed. All felt relieved to know that the fight had ended so successfully almost at the outset, having expected a long and hard fight from the club. The only fear expressed was that ths move might be only temporary, but at the union meeting of the churches last night Rev. J. C. Oakley stated that the committee appointed by the churches is a standing committee, and will not dls band until gambling bas been driven from Clackamas county. He said it will act as a sort of vigilance committee to see that the officials perform their du ties in this matter. All of the ministers of Oregon City rive The Journal credit for compelling he club to close. Kev. J. K. Land borough said that had it not been for the leading and aggressive "fight made by The Journal the - movement would not have amounted to anything at this time, ah tne otner pastors made aim liar statements and have written let ters commending The Journal upon the rearieis ana open stand it took in the movement. find of All Chiming. In an interview today Rev. J. C. Oak- ley or tne congregational church at Ore gon City, said: "We are glad gambling has been stopped at the club. I think merely shutting up the club is not enous-h. The officials should prosecute the of fenders and the committee will take up this phase of the question at Its next meeting. "This matter will not blow over. The committee has not been disbanded and win not do until tne club has been moved out root and branch. There will be much for It to do even If it la only to watch the officials to see that they do not become derelict In their auiy. "I nai back of us in this fight. I believe if it had not been for The Journal the fight would still be on and the club running, i ne tning that did the work am glad to know we had The Jour- (Continued on Page Two.) FORMEB PEEEESS EJECTED FOE E00MEENT l til v V 'A t t f r . r V 'if V I '.'.'Sk;.-&-Nw',.J; S. x . vT - V . .,; .. -i ... ..'.:... t ,i Br V - y ,k - V ; ! j , .On 4 sJ I -a i . S. J . y MAY TOHE, FORMERLY LADY FRANCES HOPE, THEN MRS. PUT NAM BRADLEY STRONG. 110 MONEY TO PAY MM RENT Ejection Proceedings Taken Against Actress by Her New York Landlord. HARD WORK TO SPEND HIS CASH ronthful Fortunate From la Throws Away Gold Pieces in Michigan. . (Jmmul Special Service.) Bt Joseph, Mich.. Aug. 6. Jack West, aged 24 and handsome, has so much money that he is disgusted In trying to gfet rid of It. Ten years ago he was toiling on a farm near this city, but the family moved to Nevada and got In early on two of the gold properties which made the boy a quadruple mil lionaire. Today he tried to buy his home city. Falling In that he amused x himself by rolling J 6 gold pieces down the pave ment for newsboys to chase. He let the hotel bellboy carry a wad of $30,000 for an hour, Just to see If the lad would run away. Incidentally he flooded the streets with champagne, cleaning up the entire stock In the city. When the big Graham A Morton ex cursion steamer started for Chicago West boarded It and Immediately bought up the entire stock of candy and other dainties, loading down hundreds of girls on board with his gifts. "It's disgusing," he moaned, "I've Snly spent $12,000 today. I'm having a arder time than Carnegie." FLIES UNION JACK ON ISLE ROYALE Canadian Violates American Treaty by Claiming Neutral Territory. (Journal Special Berrtce.) Port Arthur, Ont, Aug. 6. Capt. S, C Young returned today from a trip to Isle Royals, where he was successful in planting the Union Jack, meeting with no opposition in any quarter. He claimed the Island Is north of the 49th parallel, and consequently rightly be longs to Canada, and describes the ac tlon of the Ashburton commission in making it a neutral island as a dls grace to British diplomacy. Asitea today why he had done It. lie saia it was ror tne Duroose of otenini correspondence between Ottawa am Wasnlngton, which will show the great injustice oone to Canada in tne matter, With Young was M. Fisher, of Fort William and a party of men, whom re ports say, were armed to meet any resistance which might be made by the customs department, but it happened that those officials wired Washington on the matter, but so far have received no reply. The affair has caused a sensation here, ana it Is expected international complications will result. The action of Young is tot endorsed by the Cana dian government, wno were in ignor ance of the affair until today, when they were officially notified. BLAME AND PRAISE' GIVEN TO ROOSEVELT (Special Dlipatcb to The . Journal.) Free water, Or., Aug. 6.A sensation wu oreated yesterday at the Socialist picnic for southeastern Washington and BOkaatern Oregon, held at the City k, when Mrs. jr. weus or waiia Walla said In her speech: "I would like to take President Roosevelt to ' Cripple Creek, Colorado, nut him at work In the mines for the C F T." fr six months to earn a liv ing for his family. At the end of that Urn Rooaavatt might be mule, but nco Wa not a Republican. - Neither would he have a large family. If he were to take these means of earning a .living for them." . At the same time at another meeting Bishop O'Reilly, who delivered an ad dress to the Catholics of this section, answered, her statement as follows: "President Roosevelt hat been called an undesirable eitisen. He ia not such, but a pure, honorable man, worthy of the respect of every citlaen of the United States. 'We-as a nation love him. He la a man of the bUUeat Intel llgenoeV v New York. Aug. 6. Ejection proceed ings have been taken against May Yohe, onoe Lady FTancis Hope, .and after wards wife of Captain Putnam Brad ley Strong, for failure to pay the rent of her apartment In the Garfield apart ment house. John V. Slgnell company, which owns the house, has sued her for 1200 due. and notice of suit, summoning her to appear In court tomorrow, was tacked on her door yesterday, the marshal not finding her at home. She said today that she would yield possession and move tomorrow. She states that she has been 111 for several weeks with pneumonia and pleurisy, and all her money has gone for doctors and nurses. She Is going to Chicago. She admits now that she Is sorry she left Lord Hope to go with Captain Strong. 'There is no better man living than Lord Hope, and he is one of the beet friends I have In the world," she says. EUSSIAN GOVEENOE SLAIN BY ASSASSINS TURKS MURDER BULLET IN BRAIN AS HE LIES IN BED W. IT. Woodruff, Manager of Portland Hotel Laundry, Kills Himself When His Pleas for Wife's Eeturn Are Denied. HAEEIMAN'S DAUGIITEE ENGAGED TO MAEBY nard-Working Woman Was Choked Nearly to Death Saturday Nrght After One of the Frequent Family Quarrels. M A N Y CHRIS Tl AN S Eighteen Men, Fifty Women and Children Massacred by Troops in Persia. (Journal Special Sarrfce.) St. Petersburg,' ' Aug. 5. General Karangosoff, former governor of Odessa, was assassinated today. The assas sins escaped. Karangosoff was commander of the Lubna dragoons, when, two years ago, he was appointed governor-general of Odesaa. He took severe measures to repress the disturbances, ' Instructing the police to fire directly into the mob. He was succeeded as governor by Gen eral Kaul bars. (Journal Special Service.) Terehan, Persia, Aug. B. Eighteen Christian men, 60 women and children, were massacred by Turkish troops re cently In, the Persian village of Mava heko. The massacre has Just been offi cially reported. The Turks forced a small Persian garrison, defending the town, to evacuate, then bombarded the village. k Another offlcialeport Bays that 6.000 Persian cavalry have Joined the Turkish force in threatening the town of Uru mlah, with a population of 60,000. Uru mlah is the center of missionary activ ity and the seat of the Flake seminary for girls. AEEESTS FAKE UNCLE FOE SAKE OF GIEL After going to the offices of the Clackamas Lumber company on the fourth floor of the Raleigh building, Sixth nnd Washington streets, to plead with his wife, whom he had nearly choked to death Saturday night, and nduce her to return to his home with heir little 8-year-old daughter, W. H. Woodruff, manager of the laundry of the Portland hotel, returned to the apartments occupied by the family at S50 Montgomery street and at about 10:20 o'clock shot himself through the right temple. He died at 12 o'clock noon. Groans of the dying man attracted the attention of Mrs. P. L Blanchard, the landlady, at about 11:36 o'clock, and entering the living-room of the Wood' ruffs on an upper story she found the man lying on a couch, unconscious, but still living. A .32-callbre revolver lay in the center or the room, fully loaded but for one chamber, which had been discharged Into the brain of the would-be suicide. The police were not! fled and Woodruff was taken lmmedl ately to St. Vincent's hospital, where he died. Abandoned by His Wife. "Last Saturday I told blm I could no longer live with him," said Mrs. Laura Wood run soon arter the news had come to her of the attempt at sui cide had reached her. "Ve Quarreled. It is only pride that kept me there as long as 1 was. nor two years he has threatened to do this, but I did not think he would do It. I much more ex pected that we both would go at the same time, for many times he had threatened to kill the child and myself and then take his own lire. "He said he would never allow me to live with another man' continued Mr Woodruff, "and when I told him I could no longer live with him I knew not what would happen. Jealousy, Irritated bv a nervbua, suspecting na ture, made life miserable for the wife, (Journal Bpacial Serrlce.) New York, Aug. 6. James Cathoan, who states that he Is a Seattle business man, had John Bitty arrested when the American liner New York docked for bringing to this country a young woman from London under the pretense that she was Bltty's niece. The case will be turned over to federal officials. The attention of the police was first drawn to the matter by Bitty, who wanted to have Cathoan locked up for trying to entire away his ."niece," as he called her. She registered on the ship as Miss Violet Bitty, but she ad mits that her correct name is Violet Sterling and that she is not related to Bitty. She is 21 years old. Bitty, who is a Tunc, says that ne is in business in London. Cathoan on the voyage told tne young woman he would rive her a home with his wife in Seattle f she left Bitty. (Continued on Page Two.) LANDIS WIPES OUT FUENITUEE TEUST Thank the Journal for Closing Club Oregon City, Or., Aug. 4, 1907. Editor Oregon Daily Journal, Portland, Or. My Dear Sir: I write to let you know that the community which I serve In Oregon City heartily appreciates the efforts of your paper in helping to close up the Mllwaukle club. When I told them of your efforts this morning your paper made many friends. Personally, I fully appreciate what you did. I hope that you will keep up the fight. I shall be glad to be of assist ance In any way possible. Very cordially yours, JOHN M. LINDEN, Pastor First Baptist Church, Oregon City, Oregon. (Journal Special Service.) Chicago, Aug. 6. The furni ture trust was officially wiped out of existence today when Judge Landls. who fined the Standard Oil. entered a formal order permanently enjoining the American Seating company, A. H. Andrews and twenty-five other members of what Is known as the "Prudential club" from entering Into another trust agreement. The trust was re cently indicted under the Sher man anti-trust law. all the mem bers pleading guilty, except the K. H. Stafford company, which Intends to fight the case. .-'.;;; '..; : f r 1 y" ? !., i.r.'i? - l A n '- : ; ST?' ' 4. t i - V' . . - - " x , SNAPSHOT OF MJSS HARRIMAN AND HER FATHER CAS E OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Eailroad Magnate's Daugh ter to Marry Consul-General at 3Iukden. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ' New York, Aug. 5. E. H. Harriman's daughter, Miss Mary Harrlman, is en gaged to William straight. American consul-general at Mukden. Manchuria, according to a cable received in this city. The reported match is another ro mance growing out of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth's famous trip to the orient It is said that Miss Harrlman greatly surprised her father recently when she informed mm sne and Mr. GIRL MURDERED; HER ESCORT SHOT Pawnbroker's Daughter As sassinated at Dayton, Ohio Salesman Wounded. Straight had a vear. Thev were introduced in Pekin by Mrs. Long worth, then Alice Roosevelt, and It is stated that it was a case of love at first eight. Mr. Harrlman Is reported to be op osed to the match. Consul-General traight is only SO years old and has (Joarnal Special Service.) Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 6. Anna Murko wltz, daughter of a pawnbroker, was assassinated last night near the old soldiers' home, and Abe Cohen, a travel ing salesman, is suffering from bullet wound as the result of an attaok sup posed to have been made by a de generate. Bertha Murkowitz. a sister of; the dead girl, escaped and gave .the alarm. After Cohen was beaten u and shot. Anna Murkowitz was dragged away and strangled to death. Many tragedies have been committed at this . same scene. Jacob. James and Berth Murkowlts. - brothers and sister of the murdered girl, were later arrested. The .police)' been In China practically all of the time are under the lmpressioh that they were) since ne graduated at uorneu. 1 following uonen ana Anna. ; SECRETARY WILSON IS ILL , MOCK DUCK IS AC 0 O CR IE Oregon City, Or,, Sunday, Aug. 4, 1907. To the Editor of The; Journal, Portland, Oregon My Dear Sir: At the regular service of the First Congregational church of this city, this morning, the congregation by a unanimous and hearty rote authorized me to ex press to you Its grateful appreciation for the assistance you rare ren- dered the law-abiding people of Clackamas county in their efforts to close up the notorious gambling club at 'Mllwaukle. I desire personally to add my thanks for your good offices; for I am confident that without your hearty cooperation fn the matter, we should not so soon, if at all, have accomplished our purpose. Cor- X dlally yours, -a; E. CLARENCE OAKLET, ''Pastor First Congregational Church. 4 Notorious Chinese High binder Arrested With Six Others for Murder. (Journal Special Servlee.) Boston, Aug. 5. Mock Duck, one of the New York leaders of the Hip Sing tong, who la said to be the most no torious Chines highbinder In New York, la suspected of being oOhcerned in a murderous attack which members of his tong committed in Boston's China town Friday night. Duck waa found In a laundry In Qulncy. He was dressed In Hhtnese clothes, but an American suit and a .44 caliber revolver, apparently belong ing to mm, were round. Another arrest, makinar a total of seven, was that of Wong How. who runs a laundry In this city. The police be lieve that the murders of Friday night are a seguel to the shooting and hatchet affrays fa New York and Philadelphia a rew months ago. The victims here belonged to ths On Lenna- organisa tion, which it la thought will make reprisals. The police are keeping close surveuianoe oa Chinatown, Secretary James Wilson of the de partment of agriculture is ill at the Portland hotel. Strict orders have been given, and are being rigidly observed, that no callers shall be admitted to his room. Absolute rest and seclusion have been prescribed. In Complete Betlremeat. President C. W. Hodson and officers of the Portland Commercial club, who called this morning at the hotel to pay their respectsv were asked to leave the secretary In complete retirement today, i It is hoped 'that be will bo recovered sufficiently tomorrow to receive visit-' ors and possibly accept format atten tion from local commercial bodies. The Intention .of the Portland Com mercial club ever since the secretary" departure from Washington - had been to tender him some form of public en tertainment on his arrival in Portland.; A dispatch was sent to Washington three weeks ago asklnglf his itinerary -to the coast included Portland, and It was expected that this query would lead (Continued on Page Two.) Advertising Record for Week Ending August 4 : daily rP -ft r: Oi V Local, inches Foreign, inches Classified and Real Estate, A. vnl-ime of advertising carried, by. he three . .-iru! for the week ending .August 4- was as uregoruan; Telegranj 5,C02 ,779 Journal: ..0,199 .. 605 5,170 J 607 inches X . .2,800 9,694 2,931 9,012 1,321 7,301 The volume of advertiintr carried by Tlie Jct-ral v -rrty large for a summer week Exceeding that nf the Orcgoniaft iot thrt m time and mirnber of insertions by 682 inches nl exceefiti: tba carried by the J(purnl' tor-the cftf responding' week of ht year by 23S2 inches. The average circulation of .The Journal fir r1 last week in July last year uas 25,013, while tor he torrep.i-i.-"i time, this year, it .wa 2806, a pain jr ftrcitlatinn ir th: ytr nrr last year of 34 W topics' daily. The: Jouroat .rowftij in boiU .f cuJation and.-advertising; growing m oth miljjenf' wl 1 growing all th;tJme;"' RfOwirig in popularity: frrovtrj t':1' r" . n oi iiie:peorie, whom it 15 doin it best t srrve. m s -'- :-4. -v j. .3