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THE OREGON DAILY? JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY , EVENING, -AUGUST 13, 1C07. LAiJD ,:RAUD CASE HELD 0. L LFPIIERSOII FULLER AIISWERS QUITS OFFICE E UP BY LACK OF FUPJDS DM DISPUTE USES ARRES O M IS ? HARRIS CH1G TO w " ,u H1B1 io m. i Real Reason. Why ITyde-Diai rjond-Benson-Schneidex Trials Are Postponed. 4 BELIEVE HERMANN TO ; BE TRIED IN EAST Beers at Washington Dredlct That Congressman's Case WW Never Be Called in Oregon , Because of In fluential Friend.iVA;;''! (WasBiagtoe Ban ef Ths JoaraaL) .. -Washington. ' Aug. ' M. The real rea son . why .; the Hyde-Dlamond-Benaon- Schneider land fiaud ease, "taTolylng Oregon and California transactions, '"mi , postponed from October, -HOT, to January. .1101,. waa because govern ment haa not the money available to pay the expenses of the trlaL Before the trial may berla. It will be necessary to, procure an appropriation from the . ronrress aggregating something like I6O.000. for that la the estimated coat of carrying; on the ease. . At the oonclualoa of the Hermann trial here last spring the Benson ease was to hava oeme.on Immediately for trial) and the government was ready to begin. , Forty wltneases were on the ground, brought from the Pacific coast at an average expense for mileage and per diem of $400 each or $16,000 in all, to which was to be added other ex-, pensea bringing the total up to about sis.uuu. xnia expanse .was actually ai ready Incurred. The government re sisted the motion for - postponement The defense reprenented that the trial, if berun then, would extend far Into the summer, and on thatplea Justice Stafford ordered that the case ba set lor octooer. . . ;- v ; This Dostnonement -the third to that oate caused the exhaustion of avail able exoense monev - without results. When, therefore, preparations began for ms irio.i in uotooer, it waa aiacoverea that there waa no money to tav tha bills for witnesses 'and the additional postponement was resorted to, In the Dope that tu eonaress would anoroorl ate money enough to enable the govern ment to place the defendants on trial not later than January. 10I. Buraora that the government la not anxloua to press the Hermann trial In Oregon ' continue to circulate here, al though they are strenuously denied by me orriciaia it naa teen repeatedly alleged that the government promised Hermann that he would not be brought to trial In Oregon If the department of justice couia errect - eucs a result, pro vided he would agree to a postponement which the government asked here In the case against , nermann ror . destruction of letternreas oonvbooks. Mr. Hermann haa remained In Wash ington and there aeema to be no inten tion to depart for the west la the. near luture. . .- -s. . . . It le alleged at the department of Jus tioe that the federal off totals at Port land may have an abundance of money to carry on an prosecutions mere, pro vided application Is made la 'the proper manner through the regular channel. - .Notwithstanding an the statements to the contrary, the Impression here . Is that the Hermann trial for eonsolracv never will come to pass In Oregon, and the claim haa been lodged that certain Influential Interests In nigh office have caused a cnange in tne government s plans through emphatlo Intercession la Mr. Hermann's favor. , F0E1 OF POLICY SETTLED Ml New Standard Fire Policy ' Law Goes in Effect October Hist. iSpeelal Dtapatck e Tke JsaraaL) Salem. Or-' Aug. It. A copy of the report of the committee appointed by tn board of fire underwriters of the Padflo coast to confer with the Oregon Insurance commissioner on the pew Ore gon, standard policy form waa received at the secretary of state's office yester day. The report waa declared to be a correct Interpretation of the law by the secretary-of atate. who la also Insur ance commissioner. :v i The law providing that all fire Jnsur anoe companies" doing business In the atate shall use a standard policy form waa paased during tha last session of the legislature to come Into force Octo ber 1 of thla year. Tha form has al ready been prepared by the Insurance commissioner. "4 The report of ' the ' committee an notated bv the board Of underwriters i dealt chiefly with the method by which extra provisions could be added to the legal form. The leglslaUon on Jhls sub ject la as roiiows: -- "Anv fire Insurance company, corpor ation or association. Its officers or agents, may add to auch conditions other conditions, nrovislons and agree ments not In conflict with law, or con trary to public policy: but such condi tions so added shall be printed In type double In slxe from the else in which the conditions hereinbefore referred - to are printed, and with a different color of Ink from the color In which such conditions, so referred to, are printed, sad the same shall immediately follow said conditions so referred to. -' "Nothing contained in ttection i snsui GENERAL TOUR ; 0FJ8PECII0II Semi-Ainual Call of Eastern Directors of - Gas and Electric Companies. Plana are being discussed and prog ress reviewed by Howard Butcher, di rector, and - J.; C Stevens, president, of the Willamette VaUey company, and of the Northwest, Gas and Electric com pany, who are In Portland today. The visitors are members of the Phlladel- ghla banking firm of Rhodes, Binder utcher. who are backers of a number of electrto railway, llaht and cower, and gas projects In Oregon, Washington and Idaho. They held a meeting today In the Portland office of tha Willamette Val- president and general manager. Tonight Popular.; Secretary, ot Port- land CMl Serrice Com mission ; Resigns.; V. i Otto I 'McPherson, for three yeara secretary of the Portland. civil aenrlce commission and on of the most popu lar officiate around the city hall,, thla morning tendered hla resignation to the commission, to take effect at once. Mr. Mcpherson .waa tendered and haa ac cepted a more lucratve position with the Oregon Packing company, and will be come secretary at the large plant on tha eaat aid. " . ' Mr. McPherson was appointed secre tary of the oommiselon In July three years ago, and has eealouely performed tha rfuttaa ot tha office since then. He le a native of Oregon, having been born in Tamhlll county In Hla reel- dence In Portland dates bask It yeara The detail work of the commission de volves entirely on the secretary, and the work la at times arduous. Records have baan k-nt of every anDOlntment. and the register showa from loo to 100 employee in tne city. . . filnca Mr ifcPhereon became Identi fied with the office the United States civil service rules were largely adopted In form and method of the local exam inations, and the efficiency ot the serv ice largely Increased. District Secre tary Snyder of the United States civil service commission, with 5 headquarters at Ban Francisco, once made a special trip to the Portland office, and profuse ly nnmnllmenteri the method emnloyed to such good effect by the secretary of me local commission. , No successor has yet been selected to fill the position made vacant by the resignation but the commission hopee to find a man by the end of the week, Mr. McPherson having consented to stay that long to acquaint the new official with office routine. s Mr. McPherson's letter of resignation sent to the civil service commission fol lows: ' W( "Gentlemen: Having been offered a better position- with the Oreaon Pack ing company of this city. I herewith tender to you my resignation as secre tary of this commission. In doing this i wisn to inana uie mayor ana mem bers of the commission for the kindly treatment they have accorded ma ' I have always felt that the mayor and commission had confidence that I would endeavor to honestly administer this of floe, -and I want to assure you that four confidence haa not been betrayed, t Is with regret that I have taken this step aa my relations with you all have been most pleasant. I would like to be relieved as soon as possible aa my now employers are in Transportation Committee of Portland Chamber of Com- merce Sends Telegram to -Railroad Magnate Asking - Him. for Conference. V servioea. Tours very respectfully. "O. I Mcpherson, 7V. "Secretary. A' telegram was Vent today by the transportation committee of the Fort- land chamber' of commerce to p. H. Harrtman at Bait Lake city, asking him to name a data for a conference that had been, ; arranged some time . ago at New Torsvk which ' conference was to take place on Mr. Harrlman'a next visit to tha coast, it la thought aa appoint ment will be tnade if tha committee Is able to get the dispatch over tha wlrea 8houId the telearanhera - strike ODer- ate to prevent the reoelot of the mes sage by Mr. Harrtman, or an answer oy me committee,' tne meeting win necessarily be postponed, -and may be arranged - later. Tha; purpose . of the committee le to discuss with Mr. Harrt man the real conditions In Oreson's un- ocoupled railroad field, and If possible learn bis Intentions-In regard to rail road construction plana for tha Immedi ate future, and to asalst him In every way possible In furthering every project he may have for railroad davelODment In this part of the country, ' The committee haa for a long Mme expected Mr. Harrtman to carry for ward railroad prolecta that' have been previously discussed, -but which have been delayed for one reason or another. On a recent visit to New Tork by J. N. Teal, counsel for tha committee. . Mr. Harrtman discussed the situation and stated that he would meet with the committee and go over the whole matter on hla next visit to Oregon.' It Is as sumed that he la now on hla way' to tha coast for a general trip over the territory occupied by the railroad lines under hla control. Today a meeting la being held at Salt Lut witn tne general managers or tne various lines, including J. P. O'Brien of the O. R. A N. and 3. D. Terrell of the, Oregon A- Washington, the newly projected line from Portland to the sound. It Is thought that Mr. O'Brien will add hie Influence to the committee's Invitation for Mr. Harrtman to name a need 0 my I date for a friendly business conference Denies That " Rates Charged on Estacada Line Are . ' , Excessive. '1 .' with the Portlandera and that an early date for the meeting will be fixed. RAILROADS MUST BE- TO STOCK UNKNOVri IS FOUND BESIDE THE TRACK V (Special Dtips'tea t Tie JoBmsl) .', ,8alemt Or.. Aug. The aUte rail way, commission yesteraay recsivsa i letter from F. I. Fuller, manager , of the Portland Railway. Light' and Power company. In reply io the charges by J. H.. Harris of Portland, .that axccaslve rates are charged between different sta tions along the Estacada Una and Port land, i In tha answer, which la given at considerable length, he undertakes to show that the fares,. far from being excessive,, are really at a very low mileage rata He claims that the fare toUlbert la 10 and not 16 cents aa stated In tha eomDlelnt and that If the extra charge waa made It must have been the rauit or tne conductor. As to the crowded conditions On the cars he claims the company haa done; everyining m its power to remeay mo matter, but perfect service waa not to be exnected. Inetead of the usual car every fifteen minutes, several cars were run during that, time and more were J tut on because every closed car be onglng to the company was In use. 4 rignred om a atfleage Basis, y He admits that 19 centa Is charged from Luther, Kendall "and Watson to Portland, while only a cents Is charged from Tremont, Grays Crossing and Lenta but denies that they are approxi mately the aame distance from .Port land, oy rail at least, ui says mat Luther, the nearest of the stations to which the 10-cent fare Is charged. Is one and one half miles farther than Lenta the most distant of the stations at which the S-cent fare Is collected. and that the average difference In dis tance is two ana one tnira mues.. Continuing, statistics are given to show the mileage rates from the differ ent stations. Giving the distance from Luther to First and Aider streets as .I7 miles, at 1 cents the rate la 1.8 centa per-mlla A 20-rlde book can be obtained zor fi.bo, which orinra, the rate down to s-10 cent per mile. - In the ease of Kendall the distance is !. rollea which makes the rate from that station only 1.1 cents per mile. A 20- rlde book may be obtained for 11.10, which lowera the rate. to approximately -10 cent per mile. In the case of Watson the distance le 0.7 miles and the charge is slightly over 1 cent a mile. Manager Fuller closes by an .Invita tion to the members of the commission to make-a personal Inspection - of the line in question and see the matter for themselves. - Hasty Words and Threats Result . in trouble for , Constable and Lawyer. , 4. (--. )..:- . Presiding aa Judge at a constable's jury yesterday, ,to land In v tha police court thla morning In the .role of a, pris oner on a disorderly conduct charge was the Ironlo fate of Lou Wagner, consta ble of the Portland district. -Warner at least had the satisfaction of knowing that -he had a companion in misery in the Derson of A. Waiter Wolf. a well known attorney, who was ar- 'ested with him at police headquarters ast night by - Captain of Detectives Principal Offices All Over ' United States Are Tied Up ,"rby; Telegraphers' Walkout and More Strikes Are Be ing Reported. ' ; HE BOUGHT FROM HARRY ORCHARD Man Picked Up at Kalama Possibly Thrown Off a Passing Train. prestaeni ana general manager, lonigni -rr i m i n they wiu depart for points up the vai- United States Attorney Sues ley, and make a general tour of Inapec- - J " tion. The trip la one of a semi-annual I) ? A- V. Vinlfltiftn nature that the Phlladelphlans make, UV 4V . lur flWlftUOIl . for recreation and business. H.ie-eald kfjj .eLv 00 TTahw Tow that they prefer to -come . te Oreaon T ITV Ol.ZO-llOUr LaW. rather than to so abroad, for chance of f . S" rat irwn reuun. uu mu, -1 .,,' -' Mwhl MmM eh-n. TMim.l.i me Nortnwest uaa c xuectric com-1 . . . .. . . . " ' pany owns gaa or electric plants at I sews - vmiu otaies Attorney i Kalama, waan, aug. i?. An . un Baker City. Pendleton. Walla Walla. I James Cole filed another ault thla morn- llmiwn mVn waa nlckad un 'unconaclaua Knrth: Vtlm TawIcMh mrtA fiiwiV,,, I, & - . . . f - - . .. . Plants owned by the Willamette Valley company are at Eugene, Albany, Cor vellis. Cottage Orova Springfield, Inde penaence ana uaiiaa Outside or these two holding com panies, Mr. Welch is Interested In pro jects for building elef trio railways and developing power In the reglona of the Bantlam and the Mackensie rlvera He haa Incorporated recently the Eugene ft luaaiern, an electric road, ana acquired extending from Eugene to Springfield (than J8 hours without feeding and rest ing on behalf of tha government in the alongside the main Una at the railroad united atatea circuit court against the switching yards here this morning. O. R. N, company for violation of the Across his forehead was a slash as if 18-hour stock transportation law, in which he aaka to have the railroad fined in tne aum or isuo. Tris is the fifth suit filed aaalnat the company by, Mr. Cole in the past few months and others are expected to - be filed In a short time for violations, of the law which provides that no inter state carrier shall haul stock for more Sfcs. MAnatMiaif el at nrrthlhiMnar inv fir In- w vaawa v s - m ; su ranee company, corporation or associ ation, its officers or agents, xrom auming additional fire riska or granting unto- tne assured aaaitionai permits ana privileges with regard to the property ' 2se4 Znk Clauses ZUsted. The" committee gives the opinion that the following clauses ar reetnctiva ana must be Drtntea in tne large type ana different colored ink prescribed by the Jaw: Coinsurance clause, electric cur rent clause,,, three' fourths value (or loss) clause.' volcano, eartnqusjee or hurricane clause, clear space clause. consequential damage clause and sprink ler warranty clause. -.- In the following s elausea ' the law makes full provision for the Interests of the company, and if any provision is made on these matters they muat be concessions to the policy holders, and therefore they may be printed in any type or color desired: The watchman clause, -the vacancy permit clause and gasoline permits with restrictions, . Cast Uae Vp .forms oa Hand. ' . The committee also reports that In case the typewriter or rubber stamp is substituted , for - the printing press tha policy will come-witnin tne provisions or u law. . . . - A concession has also been obtained from- the state Insurance commissioner concerning the use of New York stand ard policies, which do not dlfer, ma terially from the Oregon form. - The use of these without change win be allowed until the supply on hand is ex hausted, when the Oregon form must be suosututea. , -, . and thence up - the Mackensie' - river through a very heavily , timbered coun try containing also dairying, fruit and agricultural resources. A large interest In the company haa bean acquired by the Btory-Bacher company, owners of about ib.uuo acres or. umber, and con struction of the railroad has been com menced avthe Eugene end of the. Una DID 17ILKIE SEEKS DAMAGES FOR HURT City Sewer Inspector Files Suit Against Contractors 4 for Injuries Received. EXPRESS Ul . David Wllkle, city newer Inspector, thla morning filed ault In tha circuit court for $8,150 damagea from Paquet, Olebisch, and Joplln. alleging that he received personal injuries through their negllgenca Wllkle charges that on March It of this year while lnsnectlnar a aewer at Clinton and Twenty-second streets,' be- kaiajt wiwumvvwu J - uviuuuau b (ii ill. some 800 pounds of mud, sand and gravel were precipitated upon him tftrousn tne neallxence of the workmen wi xia aueaes .mat ms smne waa no badly Injured that he. will never be aoie to work again. He asks 7,t00 gen eral damagea and f50 for loss of time. lng. .without the consent of tha nwner who can extend the time to 86 hours. - i ne xacta in me suit rued this morn ing as altered In tha bill of enmniiint. are that the company carried a shipment of 818 sheen construed hv L-u-klns a Ellis, of Payette. Idaho, from that place to Portland. . .The shlnment left Pav.tt. at C o'clock In the evening of March 8 over the Oreron Short Una and irrlvail at Huntington, Oregon. at 8 o'clock the aame event nr. and waa carrltut from that point to Portland over the O. R. & n., arriving in tne Jttose City March 7, at :f 0 p. m. The lournev remit re1 El hour. imI in minutes and In that time the sheep were not fed. watered or rested. M Lnrkin. of Colfax. Washington. accomoanieS the ahlbment from. Pavetta to Pnri-ianrf and says that the charges act forth in the complaint are trua . .t i , ' DISCHARGED EMPLOYE GETS POSITION BACK Charles Passlsr. Who was AlanhnnroA from tha emolor Of the nark hnarrf hv Superintendent Montleth two weeks ago ror tne alleged frequenting of saloons while on duty, was thla morning rein stated by the civil service commission to which he appealed. The Investigation into tne merits or tna case wna man h Commissioner Brewster and tha tan. sion'was made on his recommendation. Paeslg admitted going Into the saloon, but maintained that If was necessary. T FUGITIVES UNDER LOG IN THE WATER MOORS AND FRENCH. Leaders of Workmen Fear Injunction on Strikes Un der Belding Ordinance. . Fearing that the Beldlng ordinance may contain some feature that could possibly form some basis by which an Injunction could ; be secured against strlkea labor unions of the city view that measure with some alarm. A com mittee consisting oi r. McDonald. Ed (Special Dispatch to Xbe JoaraiL) Enterprise, Or Aug. 18. About t o'clock Sunday afternoon the ' sheriff discovered that M. T. Rllott and IN FIERCE 1 BATTLE Wheeler Southwlckv tha two . prisoners confined in the county jail ror jumping their board bills,' had broken .jail and disappeared. The aherlff got a posse together and started In pursuit Of the fugitives. About 7 o'clock the -same evening Elliott and Southwlck were discovered lying under a log In water Journal Special Dispatch. . Tangier, Aug. .18. In a des perate fight between tha Moors and the French troops today hun dreds of Moors were killed and wounded. There . were 8,000 Moors In the fight and the loss was heavy. Request for 18,000 reenforcementa has been made by the -French. 'un mi if i ..... mi u. . o JiU ' jl' WALLOWA TEACHERS' ANNUAL INSTITUTE Enterprise, Or., Aug. IS. The annual up to their necks. They had been able to get but a short distance from town. This is tne secona attempt at oreaa-ins- lall within the last 80 days. Press Montgomery and Carl Dunn broke out about three weeks ago, and have not been recaptured. , ' ROCKEFELLER ATTACK ! CAUSED Y JEALOUSY I Jourasi $peeUI Brlea.) Chicago. Aug. 18. -Indignant at the Interview given out by Frank Rocke made with a raxor or very sharp knife and hla akull waa fractured. The sher iff waa notified. He haa caused the removal of the unfortunate to comfort able quarters where he Is receiving medical attention and has made an ex amination of the man and the scene of the accident or crime nosslbly. ... - An "opened knife was ' found in one hand af the victim, the hand In 'a pocket, as If he had been struck -down while apprised of danger hot not quite pre pared for effectual ' defense. - No T$ pera about hla peraon give any clue to hla Identity. From his - general ap pearance he is doubtless a Scandina vian and about 26 yeara old. Three men apparently -on the beat speaking from 'the atandpolnt of trans portation at least, were seen Here yes-1 terday and It Is supposed the Injured man is one of that trio. It la the the ory that ha was thrown out of a car by a trainman, probably while ahowing fight, and received hia cut during the struggle and his cranial fracture when he struck the earth, as his clothing snows evidence oi xau wnue in mo tion. - - .. - .. -' -me recovery or tne . victim is con siuerea aouotiui. , r-f t FAMILY IN OLD COUNTRY BEREFT (Special Siipttch to The JonratL) : Clatskanle, Or., Aug. IS. Louis Johnson, a- logger- working on the booms where Benson makes' the log rarta that are taken to Los Angeles, waa drowned v here yesterday. He fell from a rolling boom, atlck and ' aa, he could not swim, he drowned before any- one could reach him,: : Several men saw him fell In but were so far away they vvutu UUI BV ,1,111. . . . - .-'-5 -. ' ' He waa a middle-aged man with family in the old country, whom he expectea to Dring over in a- abort time. interment win be made today, D. Cardoner, Purchaser of Shares in Famous Her cules Mine, Is Here. D. Cardoner of Burke, Idaho, ' who haa been at the Portland hotel the past week,,ie the man who bought the share of stock of ne famous Hercules mine from' Harry Orchard, the aelf -confessed murderer of ex-Governor Frank Steun enberg of Idaho, as well-as the mur derer of. more than 10 other men. Mr. Cardoner is now enjoying an income of about- f 15,000 a month from his in terests In the Hercules mine, of which H. L.Day. a resident of Portland hotel Is the controlling owner. Mra Orchard has started suit against tjarooner-to-recover-uie shock once owned by the assassin, claiming that her - consent" and - signature were not given to the transfer. Orchard stated on the stand that he was defrauded in no-way-when he turned the stock over, to Cardoner,-. although he said he has regretted since the property has proved so valuable that he ever let go of his interests. - - Cardoner. It la said, whs at one time a fruit peddler in Idaho and for many yeara eked out. a living in that way. Since becoming a millionaire he has fJ Bruin. Hoth men ware released on de posit of 810 ball apiece, furnished by De tective Patrick Maher of the district at torney's office, who' happened to be present at the time the peaoa officer i ana the disciple or Biackstone were registered st Hotel Oritsmacher. Represented y. by Attorneys , W. W. Banks, Charles Petraln, Max O. Cohen, Alex Bweek and 3. U. Beck with, the two rrlsoners appeared In police court for rial thla morning. Judge Cameron, after hearing the testimony, took the esse under advisement and will render a de cision later in the week. . Tha trouble which resulted In the ar rest of Wolf and Wagner occurred In central station' last night Wolf, ac companied by Wagner, appeared at head quartera In the interest of M. I Deg nan. arrested for using profane and abusive language to Miss Leon a Bowen of Vancouver. Clerk Frank Hennessy set the ball at 81(0, which Wolf waa prepared to furnish, when - Wagner and the former became engaged In an argu ment aa to Whether or not Chief Orits macher had stated that tne amount re quired from Degnen to guarantee hla appearance should be at least 81,000. About thla time Hennessy put In an appearance and upon being apprised that the chief waa reported. to have aaked for an Increase of ball, refused to set any amount at alio Wolf and Wagner thereupon became . engaged In a war of words during .which' the attorney impugned the veracity or the constant. Warner advanced toward Wolf. In what Bruin thought . to be a' threatening manner, and the head of tha bureau of criminal investigation then ordered the arrest of both parties. , , .. . ALBERTA CARS MEET ,-' (Joornal Special Service.) -Chicago, Aug;. 18. This city la prse tlcally Isolated telegraphically. ' Both day and night forcea of tha Western Union are out ,: ! Cincinnati,' Aug. IS. Weatern Union and Postal forcea are put But five men and two boys remain la both offlcea ' - New Tork, AugJa Of ficlals of tha, telegraphers' union sentanut orders this morning ordering all union tal'iMr nphera -east of Pittsburg and all in Cafta quit work. , " . ... -' , . O'iv Syracuse, N. "T Aug. ' IS. All 'oper-J m nu city are ouu Albany, N. T.. Aug. IS. All operatoj iu , companies are out. Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 1 1. Twenty- J n Mirrn , vuion . operators struca morning.--: i' : . Peoria, 111., Aug. It. All operators here are out The . aame la true ats utoomington and ail email cities In lul- UUJS. ;s,.,Tv;, .... i,, ...,r !v 18. One hundred union and Louisville, ky., Aug. western operators of the Postal are out IN HEADEND SMASH Scran ton Pa., Aug. IS. Postal operat ors are out here. .. . Chicago. Aug. IS. President Small ar-' fives tomorrow. Tha ' executive board will recommend to him that a general' atrika be called. ' San Francisco. Aur. 11. Thla !-' la ' Isolated. Nothing has been heard from Los Angeles or from the. east Prao- tlcatly all the operators arc out The few wlrea o Derated are belnar manned by ehlefa ,tr , Seyeral Passengers Injured When Two Motors Meet Under Arc Lamp. PORTLAND WOODnEN ARRANGE EXCURSION aasjBBansBBBSsaBBBBBBveaBssaa, a of RosCity as Convention Center Is Planned. Two motor cars of tha Portland Rail- Big Celebration 6f SdeCtiOIl way, Xjignt at rower company coiuueu on a single track at 10 o'clock Sunday night at Alberta and Twelfth atreeta, because of the fact that both cars ware approaching as clectrlo are . light at equal distances and neither motorman saw the light of the approaching car beyond the glare of the arc. The cars were slightly damaged and several paa aengera were' bruised,"-but none aerl- xne cars were running at aoout io miles an fan nr. which snead waa reduced "within a few car lengths sufficiently to prevent a smasnup, une oi tne motor men was to blame for not taking a switch near by. to the other track, but the company management haa not yet determined upon which shall bear the blame. Car No. 818 waa run by Motor man M. Beck, and car No. 888 by Motor- man JU a. van Fleet Among tne pas sengers waa John Miller, who had hla wrist Injured by . being Jolted against the window: Mra A. Lane of Alberta street received a bruise on her forehead. Euma Lane, a 11-year-old --girl, waa slightly cut by flying gleaa BOOKKEEPER ARRESTED FOR OPENING LETTERS Thayer and T, M. Leabo haa been sX wS?iTi!!:-?r ?i 1? TTh? nnua feller Saturday night In which he stated pointed and w01 thoroughly look over U-"iV?1? teachr institute will that his brother John D.. Is an inhuman he measure before any action wlU be f .'J286ph'. n5u' " and monster, Mrs. Harold McCormlck. daugh- taken, however, s u : . I vyunvy .- euperintenaent - Krnt naa I ter of the oil magnate, naa come to ner At present nothing about the-ordl-lir ur?S tyit9 eupertntendent - Acker-! father's rescue and declares that - the MncePharcome CTgh inspired by Jealousy; on the v liich tne ; iator unions v might feel ifia. hiT wT" V 7 II, "l na P"rl " cr i.lurmed. but they consider it an lnno- xaiion on the part of a city to enact h a law and one to be carefully con- !. ---red before lending their . Sanction ,t surport. The labor unions are in - a itr t ruch action when undertaken l v the k f.-ta or federal government but 1-nve io r - i')siii(r the act when under . kn by u munti-ipal government -We Mve r f.t yet l,ofked at the brdl , ri nl ? ir. McDonald this morning. jr-tfrriew me city attor - iding and examine the which we will be jrj, .. t our stund shall be." 1 Professor Hockenburv f T nmn iiiniruiiorB. a large attendance la ax. pected. ( , - , , , i- Hi t-j i.ay v. .... Teachers In Joseph Schools. 7 - (8pct.l OUpatcb tn The JosrasM ' AfZ!i ,9r-:uAu5- The board of directors of j the . Joseph public schools have elected' the foUowing teachef? for the coming ; year, Professor J. C. Con ttZ'utFQ!!?1 ' P'ofeMor Aubrey O. f.7 iB.-i ,,i5n' Mleees" Jessie Mari tin and Stella Hooper, assistants. The schools will open Beptember 2 and con tinue nine months. , ,- , JOSEPH BOOSTERS; - IN NEW QUARTERS fSiMdsl Dispstcb to The JonmsLl Jnneuh. Or.. Aug. 18. -Tha- Joseph Commercial ciud is now located in its own quarters-.-over --the First - National bank. The club has several propositions on foot and the members are; taking an active interest In its work. Walter-1 Mulkeyo is president and C. ft. Kber ixui secretary' ' y r DISREPUTABLE PAIR RECEip HEAVY FINE k A. Kelljr and his wlfa Mra Viola Kelly,' were arraigned before Judge Fra- ser in circuit court this morning cuargeu wna coniriouting to tne delin quency or i-year-oia vera smith. Both pleaded guilty and were fined 8100 each. The fines were paid. They were charged with having given un their room to Harry Montrose, who was sentenced to jtnree years m tne penitentiary some time ago on a felony charge brought by the little girl. -. -f v: . . NELSON DENIES HE INSULTED WJDMAN i Charges against D. R. Nelson made fey the Travelers' Aid society that Nelson, who has offices in the Marqukm build ing, had advertised for stenographers nnu iniuiwi ypung women wno an swered the advertisements, are being in vestigated by District Attorney Man ning. Nelson denies the charges, and ays ii is an enort o ueiame his char acter, and" that he Intends to sue every Vill UUUI1DV.LCU Willi 1U NEW, CASHIER IN BANK OF JOSEPH ; -- " - ' v i w-iJ , r (Special Dtopstes te Tbe Jooratl.) - Joseoh. Or., Aur. 18. Tha dlrartnra Of the First Bank of Joseph have alectad John F. Hemenway permanent cashier of the bank to succeed - George Mack, who recently resigned to take a posi tion - with a - Los Anreles firm. Mr. Hemenway was formerly with the Bank ers' aV Lumbermen's bank of Portland. -' At -the -same meetinar a dividend nf 10 per' cent on the capital stock was declared. . This -bank JVallowa - county.- - -. sient a areat deal of time travel in r and lives In princely fashion on the money aw aenves i rum ma weaitn-proaucing The mine la located near Wallace, Idaho. In - the Couer d'Alene eountrv. and la one of the richest ore producers In the world. Mr. Cardoner refused to discuss tne suit pending against him but evidently does not consider It of much Import so far as depriving him of uis rutins in ins mine is concerned. BARTEiER JAILED ; Of! THREAT CHARGE Vancouver Woman Asserts Degnen Promises to Slay - Her With Revolver. y M. I Degnen, a bartender, was tak en Into custody on Washington street last night by Sergeant Cole on com plaint of Leona Bowen of .Vancouver, Washington, who claimed that tha fel low threatened her life., Degften was locked up In the city prison In default of bail and the young woman swore -to complaint agalnat him charging dis orderly conduct , Xil -) -( About a month aro. Dernen is said to nave raised a disturbance in the Har rison court apartments. Fifth and Har rison street, by attempting to effect an entrance to the rooms of Mra-Hamilton where Miss Bowen was - residing. - Last Saturday the comolainant allerea that he cameto her home - In Vancouver armed with a revolver and . threatened to -slay her. Upon arriving- here ' yes terday she avers-that Degnen persisted In' accompanying her about , town and when she started to board a car threat ened to do her harm if she left him. The woman, who1 Is a handsome blonde and resides with " her mother n Vaucouver, declares that Degnen . haa continually annoyed her with his atten tions and she fears for her life If he Is at liberty, . She attributes his unseem- conduct to over-indulgence in ab nthe. The case haa been , continued until tomorrow for hearing. - ' William X Bulrer.) a bookkeeper In the employ of I F. Booth, waa arrested this momlnr for onenlng letters belong- In r to Booth. Bulrer was Indicted by the federal grand jury In April for ob structing correspondence and - prying Into tbe business and. secrets of Booth by opening two lettera one letter, ad dressed from Tacoma, December 28, 1906, la alleged to have been opened by Bulger, and the other la alleged to have been mailed at Spokane December 8, 1806, and also opened by Bulger. Bulger will be arraigned in tne united Btatea district court tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when he will be given an op portunity), to plead : to the charges set rorth in tne maictment. DEGENERATR'S TRIAL QUICKLY CONCLUDED, n. w TCnausel a locomotive fireman. was tried, convictea ana sentenced in circuit court this morning within the space of two hours. He was charged with an assault upon 17-year-old Anna Durachmidt. thereby contributing to tha delinquency of a minor. The girl was a chambermaid at the Wisconsin notei, on Hood and Water streets. Knause waived- a Jury, and Judge Fraser heard the trial. . He declared Knause guilty, and when Knause said he was willing to be sentenced this morning, committed him to the rock pile for six months. - HIGH ASSESSMENT IS CAUSE OF PROTESTS An1 anneal to the circuit court hai tiffn taken bv Nottingham A Company and "Joseph Paquet from . the proposed reassessment for the. Improvement of East Washington street from Union avenue to East Water atreet Notting ham . A Comnanv were originally as sessed $2,164, and on the reassessment were charged $2,861. Paquet was as sessed originally i,ut, ana on tno re assessment waa chartl-d $1,184. Both filed - objections with the city auditor. The objections were overruled and - will be determined In tha circuit court. NO SUPREME COURT SESSION HELD TODAY j. c. ferguson:sent TO R0CKPILE TODAY 3. C ' Ferguson, who waa arrested some time ago for impersonating an officer, waa sentenced to 30 days on the Tockplle this afternoon. Ferguson -was arrested for stealing- ex-City Detec tive Andy Vaughan's star, found in. his rooms. - " - - , Wallowa Arallops Joseph,; ' (Special Dlspsteb to The Joorrnl.l Joseph. Of.. Aug. H The second of a series of baseball -games-between. the Wallowa and - Joseph - nines - played at JoseDh Sunday resulted In a score of la the oldest InilO to f in favor of Wallowa The first . I game waa a shut-out tor Joseph. to 0. ' -itiial,1 ' nt.nitrh to Tha . JonmsLl : RaiAtn nr.. Aur. IS.- No session of h annroma court was held today. No statement was made beyond the simple announcement by Judge Juean .a zew minutes after 12 o'clock.- , ; Building Permits. . " , v Title Guarantee & Trust company; re nalrs. office building, SS Morrison street. . $100; 8.. Allegronnl, two-story brick basement; - Hawthorne, - between East ; Second and Eaat Third, $2,000; Axel Johnson, one-storyj dwelling, Am herst, between Wall and Westana, $260: J.,. Roberta renairs, dwelling, West Enghteenth, between Flanders and Gil Ban, $200;. Richardson estate, - repairs, store, 212 Third, $40Q; M. Smith, one story dwelling, Ebey, between Hunter and Caaon,. 1,400: Chester A. v Simp son, one-story dwelling, Vlllard, between Portland boulevard and Ltnman, $1,600; Fred Jennlnga two-story factory. Mac adam, near Boundary, $4,000; S. D; Bur llngham, two-story dwelling, Halsey, be tween East Twenty-fourth and East Twenty-sixth. $2,000- . ; .. ; " A big trolley excursion to ba partici pated In by the 6,000 local members of the Woodmen of the World will ba held next week. , A. committee haa been ap pointed on which is represented every camp In the city which will have lull Charge and will announce the date of. the exourston later. The occasion will be to celebrate the fact that Portland haa been chosen aa the' next raeettrig place of the head camp session, and that an extraordinary effort will be . put forth to secure the removal of the Pa cific - Jurisdiction offlcea from Denver to thla city at that tlma Jt will require 20 cars to accommo- . data all who will wish to go, and It will be the largest Interurban excuralon party ever attempted In Portland. Mem- , bers of the order. Women of Woodcraft, -and their friends will ba Invited. After the trolley ride about the suburbs a monstrous open air meeting will bheld at one of the parka Governor Cham berlain and other prominent members -of the order will be Invited to speak. - Prosperity camp No. $96 at Its regu lar meeting last night voted to attend in a body. This lodge will also entertain Its friends next Monday evening. Gen- -era! Organiser Peter F. GUroy of Cali fornia addreased the meeting last night and paid glowing tribute to the Order In Oregon. f Monta villa camp also held an enthue iaatlc meeting last nlgt Thla camp ... Bromlses to do excellent work during ie mid-summer campaign. , George Washington camp No. 261 will hold an open meeting tonight at tha Woodmen of the ' World temple. Mr. GUroy will addreea the meeting, and re- , freshments will be served. VETERANS ASSEMBLE . 1 FOR. ANNUAL CAMP . ' (Jeernsf Special Service.) Kansas City: Mo.. Aug. 12. Kansas City extended a hearty welcome today to tne Army or tne : r-niuppines. wnose. annual national encampment win . no :: in aession aunng tne. mainder of - this - week. cietv haa a membershin of 120.CU0. rep resenting those regiments that served in the Philippines during the Spanish American war. The attendance at tha encampment la large, the far west being ' particularly - well represented.. Lieuten ant General Arthur MacArthur, U. S. A., commander-in-chief of the aoclety Is hero, and will review the big military parade tomorrow. A number of other military-men-of prominence are also here to take part In the proceedings.- , Minneapolis-will Invite the society to hold Its gathering next year la that-city.;.-: . ... . , ? PROFESSOR HYSL0P ,: NO SPIRITUALIST : An Inquiry addressed to The Journal asking for Information regarding. Pro fessor James Hyslop who la to lecture next Friday and Saturday nlghta at the Unitarian church waa referred to; Bev, . A. Av Morrison, D. D... - ; v.- . "Professor Hyslop, waa ' for many years the professor of philosophy and . ethics at Columbia college," said Dr. Morrison, ""and he Is now secretary of the Society for Psychical Research. He ' Is lecturing In tha Interests of science, . and Is -one of " the most notd and able -Investigators of all mental phenomen on." v . ,-,r .. -.-.i'- . ; The question whether Professor Hy slop were oonnected with the Spiritual ists , was answered decidedly , In tha negatlva"v-,--w-.,w- k-.i- -?,fe rHe has no connection with that so- . clety... aald , Jr Morrison. :Ww)f , -C,". ii....... ii m n , ,) Mi-''--:-rf AGED ELDER CONDUCTS ' MEMORIAL SERVICE Enternrise, Or- Aur. 12. Rev. J. 8. Anderson of Asotin, -Washington, con- v ducted a memorial service for the lata - II. J. Rouse at this Diana Sundav. Mr. Rouse was one of the first- settle, of Wallowa county, having assisted It rovernmentai survev - of the -count Later he was superintendent of aehools and clerk of the county court. At the time or ms aeatn, last February, no waa postmaster at Enterorlaa. It was Mn Rouse's request that Rer. Anderson, who was formerly presiding elder of this district should preach hla funeral sermon.- Rev. . Anderson Is quite an aged person . and hla sermoa i: waa moat Impressive. , . 1 -