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THE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,' PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, AtrtJST 29. 180T. J HONE inn i mi? hi m I ULLL I Ull llllll i . - - ' CAUSED DOWNFALL Filing of Suit for Kon-Sup-port by'MrsDe Divers f" Sates Husband From Mar- G. E. Slater Arrested Here for Passing Worthless ' Checks in Coast Cities. Race horses and whiskey, a combtna tlon that has been tbe ruination of many men, are primarily responsible. i t A 1 A 1- oownrau or a. E. B later or nmj; Aam UUU iWlHJlU- Indianapolis. Indiana, who was arrested ' in ft ft ; Prtlrffntnlat yesterday In the Elks" club. Seventh and . .XOaJgailllSU BUrk ,trMt by ' ruteotlvee Price. Alden and Maioney, on a warrant charg ing him -with obtaining money under imjmm pmanees.' Slater Is now locked up In the city Dnnon in aeraiut rr 11 haa iuitiiii irni 11 . . , i i m ii -- ' . - . : ucms- nroaecuiea or nis wu lor iiinii not yet been determined whether tng to support her haa probably saved Jo try Mm In this city or turn him over V: n.IHr. from nroeacutlon for V'w. Du ". V"'"?. - 'ur"'"."i - -- ' I "no nave requested mat ne ne neia bigamy, for he bad procured a license I pending the arrival of an officer with to marry. Mrs. Minnie John eon. but waa requisition papers. ..... k- tv...... ftH.rtef I IT PIM Pnni in ui iwu cao ! f -- 1 ciyqe- m. Bins, secretary or the fort- en the charre of nonaupport of Ma Wtfe land lodge of Elks. Bills alleges that before the marriage ceremony waa per, Slater passed a worthless check for l0 " . , Ion blm and the prisoner does not deny formed. .... I the aecueation. In addition to this The prisoner's wife. Mrs. Nellie De-1 charge several other persons have com- ttvers. did not know of bar husband's ; H1U,-1 .it0-r"' to the county clerk's office yesterday afternoon to swear to the complaint charring that DeDivers had failed to support her. Then Mrs. DeDivers waa informed that on Tuesday evening DeDivers had procured a marriage license for him self. :, While Mrs. DeDivers was discus in the affair In the county clerk's office, a brother of Mrs. Johnson, wnora .DeDivers was to marry, came Into the PUT BLANKET ON INDECENT CARDS Authorities Take Solid Stand on Sale of Coarse Pictures. "The authorities have wisely started a crussde sgalnst the exhibition and sale of Immoral or suggestive post cards and I want to give notice at this time that any one else brought before me on this charge will be severely dealt with," said Acting Police Judge Strode this morning In pasting sentence on A. A. Wise, a cigar dealer at Sixth and Stark streets, who waa arrested yes- r,iv hv Patrolman Wellbrook for selling and exposing for sale lewd pic Whlight Prevents Council From Revoking General Electric Heating Fran cjilse Asks for Forfeiture of Uond for $50,000. J After adopting, a recommendation of the council street committee to forfeit waa shown to the court that the Portland General Electrlo company's POLICE REPORT HAD WRONG MAN 111 JAIL office looking for Ma prospective broth- T T TTpllv PnTTPffQ Rtfltfnn ew-ln-law. He had heard that DeDivers JVCU IjUITCIAS OlKMUIl Record, Which Gave Ac count of His Arrest. wee already a married man and left the impression among me aepuiy county clerks that he had turned out to get DeDivers' scalp. Deputy Sheriff Bird learned from Mrs. Johnson's brother that the marriage had been planned for t o'clock yesterdir venlns. but for some reason- It was nnatnoned. DeDivers waa arrested at about lo:lv o'clock and placed In the county Jail In default or leoo nail. Mr a. L Divers wss formerly Miss Jfel lie McDonald and lives now with her parents at lit Spring street. She mar rled DeDivers December 24, 10. the Through blunder by the police de partment It was Inadvertently pub lished In the Issue of The Journal last evening that J. J. Kelly of the Kelly Paint company, 412 East Washington street, who allegea that he was held ceremony being performed by Rev. H. up and robbed by Lem Wtlllama, a no J. Talbot. The couple afterward lived torious negro ex -convict, was lnear- one child, Clarence, aged 1 years. . . ' , ,. ! . DeDivers when seen at the county I of drunkennesa Mr. Kelly was not fall this morning said that he had be-1 under the Influence of liquor at the lieved hla wife had secured a divorce, time of visiting the station when his Hm aaM thr ana rated several months I alla-d aaaailant wna hrnuaht to head- bko and he went to Seattle and at the J quarters, and was pot locked up. time Mrs. Deutvers toia mm mam in-1 i ne pumtcation or Keny a erresi ror lAnilMt In iwura a divorce. He had I drunkenness in connection with the not been notified that she was divorced, I article dealing with his strenuous ex he said, - but presumed that she had prience at the hands of the footpad, sone ahead and obtained a legal sep-Was due to a mistake of Captain O. H. aratlon. . I Bailey of the second night relief. In When DeDivers secured the marriage the hustle and bustle at police head license he gave hla address as 801 Cor-1 quarters Captain Bailey in making out tures. Wlae had all of his wealth, amounting in tina nn rinnoslt in the Oregon Trust St, Savings bank at tne time iqai insti tution failed, and the fact that the de fendant voluntarily removed all or the offensive carda from In front of hla shop, Judge Strode tempered Justice with mercy by Imposing the small fine of no. under ordinance itvi maw could have been fined from $10 to $100 ( to 90 days, or punished by both One and imprisonment. ..mm Acting under orders of the chief of nollce. several plam-ciotnes men are now making a inorougn lnyaaHgauon of the reporta that stores throughout the city are selling and offering for sale lewd and vulgar pictures ana posicaras. As the result of the visit of the officers to several establishments dealing in theee artlclea other arrests are expected to result BRIDE OF FIVE DAYS COURT'S CUSTODY bett street. Mra Johnson Is a widow of tbe came age as DeDlver, 21 yeara Th affidavit on which the license was Issued was sworn to or Jonu oraano. i !I0 RECEIVER FOR i rmnir nniinmi atiiiuitbuii Judge Gantenbein Finds Re j sources More Than Ample to Meet Obligations. J Judge Gantenbein ln the circuit court . yesterday afternoon denied the appllc. tlon of J, A. Currey for he appoint ment of a recelyer for the H. W, lmcke company holding that Currey tiai fallrd to Drove either that the com i pany was Insolvent or that there was any Immediate danger of Insolvency. The Judge held that though there are . lara-e obligations for the company to - meet, the resources are more than suf flrient to meet them. One tract pur "'- Chased for $150,000 appeared from tes . timonv to be worth $300,000. In an- nouncinar his decision the judge eald: "I do not wish to be understood as Indorsing the management of the cor poration. 1 think that some of these . officials have, to say the least, been extremely thrifty. There Is no doubt whatever that misleading represent!' tions of material facta were made by some 01 tne aeienaams o Surrey ana that he acted upon these representations i - to his Injury. "As a condition precedent to denying the recelverahlp, all the offers made " by some of the defendants ln their af- fldavlts must be made good. They must refund the money taken by H. W. Lracke and John P. Sharkey with which to pay their club bills. They were not Justified In charging these hills to the corporation. A strip of land held in the name of O. C. Lemcke . must be reconveyed to tne corporation. 1 and U tbe other offera must be made good." The club dues paid by Sharkey and v Lemcke, out of corporation funds, amounted to less than $60. Mr. Lemcke ". said today that the corporation la ln . a very healthy condition and has over ' $3217,000 of net assets, over and abovo - all liabilities. PLENTY OF WATER . HERE FOR WARSHIPS his reoort to Chief Oritxmaoher unln tentlonally wrote "Kelly waa drunk nen Droucnt in ana was Dooxea on that charge," when he ahould have writ ten "Williams," etc The journals representative at tne station in uslna the report for refer- 1 ence in writing the story of the crime naturally accepted Captain Bailey's re port as authentic and the Injustice to Mr. Kelly resulted. Kelly haa sub mitted the following statement to this paper: "ine statement DUDiisnea in xn Journal of my having been robbed by the negro Lem Williams and his subse quent arrest la substantially correct, xcept that part or It which saya that Bailey locked me up on drunkenness. was the not Captain P. J. Werlich, lighthouse In spector of this district, stated this morning that, ln his opinion. It would be perfectly safe to bring the fleet of warships, soon to visit tnis coast, to Portland. He said the fact that the -CAarteston was here some time ago and found any amount of water, demon strates the safety of bringing the ves sels up ijthe river. R00KEY INQUEST IS STILL UNDETERMINED V No decision has been reached by act ing Coroner Arthur L. Finley whether to hold an Inquest over the body of Fre J. Hooney, the Spanish-American war veteran who was killed by a noth bound "8" car at Third and Main ;r streets, Tuesday night. According to wltnegFe interviewed by Finley, Rooney was greatly under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident and stepped directly in front of the car. The , coroner learned from Motorman Shlvely that the car waa running between 12 and 15 miles an hour which Is greatly In excess of the speed provided by law. . Kooney is to be buried by the Port- land Camp of the Spanish-American . war veteran The members of this organisation are a unit ln declaring t hat Kooney did not -unse intoxicating liquor and therefore sould not hava lfen drunk when he met his horrible fate., Deceaaed had a brilliant record in tha Philippines. KILLS HIMSELF AFTER . SLAYING HIS SISTER e..S.'v.-J -; V' 111 ''i'J::" (Amrael frl! ServVe.) - ' ' Maheney City, Pa.. Aug. I J. Thomas I.oveil, proprietor or a hotel In Orand- ii la, toaay shot an1 killed bis sister, then coroinitteJ suiclda, j. j. ... nor was such' a thlnar sua ed eftei' lap tain charge of locked up. geated. I waa very much excite my enoounler with the negro, but waa not at all under the influence of whis key, nor was any auch intimation made by captain Bailey, nor anyone elae at the police station. My reason for sign ing the check aa I did waa because of the fact that the negro waa looking at several pads of letterheads which were lying on the table and which contained the name of the Arm that I bought out. and 1 was arraid that ir I signed my own name to the check the negro would suspect me of trying to deceive him and W MIC vruij IUi Officers Will Probably Send Young Woman to Good Shepherd Home. Though George H. Sanda was married last Saturday, and had the conaent of his baide's father to the marriage, hs la not lord and master of his wife to day. The Juvenile court haa her and mav sand her to the Home of the Oood .Shepherd for a time, whether Sands wants her to so or nor, Sands' bride was Miss Emma Toole, who became a ward Of the Juvenile court aome time ago. Last Saturday they were married. Laat night at 11:20 o'clock, at the corner of First and Alder streets, Mrs. Sands and Joe Dosher were taken Into cuetody by De tectives Kay and Mcculloch Dosher waa cnargeawitn contrinui- heat franchise, the council was blocked In passing aa ordinance revoking the franchise yesterday afternoon by Rush light, who refused, to give his consent to , suspension of . the rules until he could learn whether tha $ $0,000 bond of the company could be forfaited. Rush light, wants, ln addition to the revoca tion of the franchise, the forfeiture of the company's bond.- Other members of the council held . that It was a matter for the courts to decide. Eleven or the la member a of the coun cil yesterday voted to annul the heat ing franchise, the affirmative being An nand. Baker, Balding, Cellars, Conten tion, Cottel, Drlscoll. Dunning, Kella- her. Menefee and Vaushn. The four opposed to revoking the franchlae were Hennett, Rushlight. Wallace and Wills. Kushllcht voted arainst tha adootlon ot the committee because he wanted the franchlae discussion deferred until next Tuesday afternoon, when a rceclal meet-. Ing will be held to consWer the Ore- tohise, the franchlae. the garbage crematorium, the city Jail and emergency hospital site and the Shepherd building ordlnanca There waa a heated dlacuaalon ever tbe heatlna franchlae matter with some personalities on the part of Wills, who made a epeeoh for tha measure. Wllla aald he waa thinking about the Inter ests of the people who were deoendlns- on heat this winter Instead of the com pany and thought they ought to be given some consideration. One thousand dollars was nut un bv tbe company and la now In the hands of tne city treasurer. The company also executed a $50,000 surety bond. It la believed that the $1,000 can be con fiscated for failure to comply with the terms of the franchise, while the for feiture of tha larger aum la a matter for the courts to determine. FIRST TO TEETH ONLY CLUE .'SUIT 111 ir- nrnnnTlrn nnniifiirn nnnw wvi i w w 11.L. IntfL ULUIIIJ I I I II 1 1 UN I'lM LI I III III V llflftL ntrUlll MUUAUMIILUUUUI Salem, Falls City & Western Mrs. Nusbaum Claims Re- Files Its Official Figures. mains Found-at Seaside asChose of Husband. : ' . y - at ' ' . ' ClEtllTIM .(Special Dlapateb to Tbe Journal) Salem. Or., Aug. 9. The first annual report that haa been made to the stats railway oommtaalon waa received from the Salem, Falls City and Western Rail way company today. The following Is a brief summary: uroas earnings from opera tion $ UJti.1t Operating expenses . . . Income from operating Interest on funded debt accrued Interest on Interest-bearlng- current liabilities Taxes Total deductlona from income Net lnoome Surnlua Capital stock issued and out standing Funded indebtedneaa Coat, construction and equip ment to aaie Another claimant for the dead body washed ashore at Ilawco haa arisen' ln the person of Mra J. C Nusbaum of the Kellog apartment house. Grant and Front streets, who declares that the description of the teeth of Dr. James M. Smith, given In The Journal yester day corresponds exactly with the teeth and dental work of her husband,- who was drowned at Long Beach, July IT. 80 certain Is Mrs. Nusbaum that the $.800.00 body a that of her husband that she has Instructed Coroner J. C. Finley to have the body sent on from Ilwaco. Ths body was expressed from there to day ana will reach Portland tomorrow mornlna. it la said tnat there is absolutely no Cloud Over Holdings in Feck. Addition to Be Threshed Out in Court Five Hun dred People Own Property in Suburb. V 47. $11.14 26,171.11 244.IT 8K.S( 7.633.81 l.23t.0$ 19.23I.0I 100.000.00 117,000.00 $06,808.00 aookmsa Complain. A complaint waa todav received from Phtlllpe brothers, the Tacoma Meat company, O. D. Jonas, It F, Putnam, W. B. Winy and Q. D. Burdlck concerning the contracts used br the Southern Pa cific, the O. R. 4V N. and ths Northern Paclflo for the ahloment of livestock. They claim that the values placed on livestock are arbitrary and unreason ably low and that ahlppera are forced to release companies from all liability for Injury to themselves or to stock even when the Injury Is the direct result of unserviceable equipment. It Is also msde a matter of complaint that live stock shipments are reauirsd to be ac companied ny an attendant and that one ear ahlppera are discriminated agalnat ln the matter of return paaaage. Ml TAH PLAYERS PLEAD GUILTY way of Identifying ths Corpse excepting bv the teeth. With both Mrs. Smith and Mra Nusbaum furnishing descrip tions of their husbands' teetn wnicn sp- At last litigation Is brought about by which It Is hoped to clear title to lots. In Peck's addition to East Port land. Action was brought In circuit court this morning by Mra M. L. Peck, wife of C W. Peck, deceased, who plat ted the addition years ago. The prop erty ln question is 10 acres, one-quarter of a mile east of the city limits, on ths Mount Scott car Una When origin parently exaotly coincide the only re-1 ally laid out It waa valued at $1,000 an course the two women will have to see which shall be awarded the recovered body will be expert examination on the part of the dentlats who performed tne work. Dr. D. Howard Miller, the dentist who did mOst of Dr. Smith's dental work Is positive that he can Identify his work if any question arlaea. But Mrs. Nus baum will alao have her huaband's den tist make an examination of the body In protecting what aba bellevea to be her right to It There la a strong possibility, how ever, of the body not being that of acre, but alnce then many Improsjunents have been added and the holding todsy easily worth between $20,000 an $25,000. The suit filed Is aareinat 8. B. Cobh. president of the Standard Box A Lum ber com Dan V. who owns one lot In tha addition and the action la a teat upon which hanga the fate of litigation in future involving no lees than S00 In dividuals who are holders of deeds to which titles are clouded." Mra Peck and her 'minor sons claim aver, ui in uwjjt nui wing tu.i ui i , M , . . . . either man and of . both widow, being. VAc.r"Jn disappointed when It does arrive. For the undertaker at Ilwaco who haa pre- referred to besldea considerable other valuable property adjoining and now nmnrn ImADlL Tfl lliUIIILIl UIIHULL IU WIRE FOR SON'S BODY Ing to the delinquency of Mra. Sands IfiHs lff)nrP PrfiStrntPlI OvPr and waa locked up in ths city Jail. Mra i,Ala XIUSUHIWI UVL17 Inability to Telegraph Re garding Son's Remains. Sands was held by the police until she could be turned over to the Juvenile court. DANISH HIGH SCHOOL IS INCORPORATED PENDLETON'S BONDS GOOD IN PENDLETON (Special DUiii ti ll to Tb JonrsaLI Pendleton, or., Aug. 29. That Pendleton and Umatilla county are not dependent upon the oaetern money mar kets has been shown by the course of affairs ln connection with the sale of the new city bonds. Thoutrh the east ern money-lenders have not been able to take the $147,000 :ond issue offered them by this city, the banks of Pendle ton, unaffected by the financial embar rassment, have been found ln better con dition. Compared with the $4,000,000 that la beinar received rrom this yeara wheat crop, this bond Issue Is a trifle, and the willingness of the local banks to take at leaai a part or them was welcome news to the city council. VIOLATORS OF SALOON CLOSING GET FINED Louis Trummer. nronrletor of a m. loon on Washington near sixth street, who was arrested last Monday morning for keeping; his place of business onen after houra appeared in the police court' today and was fined $25 by acting Judge Stroda Chris Kalmbach, a saloonkeeper at 795 Thurman street was assessed $20 for falling to obey the Sunday closina: law. Kalmbach waa detected ln the act of dispensing liquor to several custo mers by Detective Pat Maher of the district attorney's office but was not taken Into custody until yesterday. (Special Dlapatch to Tba Joarnal. Salem, Or.. Aug. 29. Three companies filed articles of Incorporation with the secretary of state yeaterday. These were the Pacific Danske Halskole, the St John Light & Heating company and the Hermiston Loan at Improvement company. Ths first Is a corpora t.lon established for the purpose of founu.ng a Danish high school at Junction City. Lane county. In this school will be taught panish culture, American and Danish hiatory, Bible hiatory. bookkeep ing, physiology, physics, botany and other subjects which it is customary to teach ln Daniah high schools. The In corporators are Soren L. Jensen, A. C. Nellson, C. Sand, Trolea Kllng and Jena Larson. The capital stock Is $6,000. The St John Gas Light & Heating company la Incorporated, with a capital tock of $100,000. The incorporators are Samuel D. Davidson. W. B. Streeter and A. C. Emmona Aa the name Im plies, the main object Is the establish ment of a gaa plant at St. John, Multno mah county. The Hermiston Loan A Investment company waa Incorporated by Francis H. Bartlett, W. H- Skinner and F. B Swayae, with a capital stock of $10,000, STREET MEETINGS ARE CALLED DISTURBANCE (Boeclal Dlioateh to Tbe Journal.) Reno. Aug. 29. Rev. Leslie M. Bur- H. 6. Hall, after spending the night In Jail, appeared before Judge Bell and Because of the telegraphers' atrlke Mrs. Sadie EL Moore has received no message as to the disposition of the body of her eon, Guy E. Moore, who died from over-exertion lnTesculng two Five Chinese entered pless of guilty of gambling today and escaped with small lines. Jus Sue, one of the well known boss gamblers, and five patrona of hla place at $5 Second atreet, who were taken Into custody by Detectlvea Kay and Klenlln In a raid on the place laat Saturday afternoon, were thoae be fore Acting Judge Stroda Jue Sua was fined $15 and ths others escaped with $10 flnea spleca The Chinatown squad apparently can not be active for any length of time as no raids have been made alnce laat Sat urday, although illegal gamins- and lot tery drawings are. known to be taking uini-v uaiiy. rrom an oinciaj source it haa been learned that at no time aince mey nave been assigned ror duty ln the Chinese quarter have Kay and Klen lln ever raided 128, 12SH. 110 and 96H Second atreet. although gambling la aald o do in progresa in these places. youna men who were helnleaalv drift Lke Michigan while a ing. wired to Chicago asking ins about In Lake gale was blowln Mra Moore were found guilt peace by holding disturbing the They lltv of atreet meetings, were sentenced to pay $10 apiece as u fine. Thev will appeal their case to the district court. CHEHALIS BURGLARS SERVE REFRESHMENTS (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Chohalla Wash., Aug. 29. The Hart- man ft Nathan department store was entered last night by burglars, who loaded themselves up with cutlery. Jewelry and clothing and made their escape without leaving any clues. Evi dences of a feast ln tne grocery depart ment were plentiful in the shape of melon rinds, empty sardine cans and other debria w' v I , V j ; 4 , 1 - ; I As; A)" - v.1,l,frr-rnrftt..T.r.arlT)afttlfrt.rit H. Guy Moore. SMALL BOY'S STUMP SPEECH LANDS HIM IN OFFICER'S HANDS that her son's body be forwarded to Portland for burial, but no word has been received ln reply, and she fears her message may not have reached Chi cago and that her son's body haa been buried tnere. young -Moore waa Z3 years or are anrt a etuaent or tne .National Medical university. He was on a vacation at Muskegon, Michigan, where he rescued ths young men aeveral days ago. Moore suffered with hemorrhages after his battle with the wavea and waa removed to Chicago, where he died Tuesday. Mrs. Moore resides at 294 Eugene street and was nearly distracted this morning when two daya had passed without word from Chicago as to the disposition of her son's body. She Is afraid that her telegram haa not been received at Chicago and she has been unable to get into communication with the authorities there. LUKE WRIGHT SAYS pared it for shipment to Portland de- '- 1 cl1' Jf. hJn.V,m vlu'.a Clares that there la but one gold tooth. M" mor.n,n wa." brought through at- and that on the uppsr right aide ol 'the "TO A n'af,u' mourn, ii mis is rouna to db correct " the body will be without a claimant ,lr.m ntlrs difficulty over the prop- when tt reaches Portland and will prob- ningea on . ine closing out or ar sbly either be burled In the potter's mortgage during the Ufa of Mr. Peck, field here or returned to the county " t"1 Pr'r to the latter's authorities at Ilwaco for Interment. 1 death three sums, or money were bor- Mr. Nusbaum was drowned In much I ruwea si auiereni times on tne scre- um. mniiw that rr flmith mt aae. namely is.voo. I z. ooo and it. too. hla death, and ln the aame apot at Long In final adjustment of claims for seme Beach. There la a very dangerous un- aower ngms or aira t-eca dnrtnw In soma nlacea alnnar tha bearh and the children 8 rlahts Were not nron- and both Dr. Smith an Nusbaum were erly taken care of, so the claim is mado caught by it and carried beyond their end It la upon thoae grounds that the present sun is oegun. The mortaace arransementa were all taken care of by former President Bow man, of a failed eaat aide bank. In fact the latter still holds five acres of the property under a cloud and he is unable to dispose of it with deeds that Intending Investors will accept ah tne property in dispute la rapidly enhancing in value as the city is spreading auburbanward and the Im- rovementa added from time to tlmo y auch people aa were willing to take chances on clouded titles only helps to make the land well worth a legal battle. Attorneys for Mrs. Peck seem dobI- tlve that their position In court la a Eood one and they claim that In tha end Irs. Peck will renin possession f every acre of the ground both In her own and her children's right. Home or tne property Is held by the Mount Scott Railway company and the latter corporation Is payina- no email ahare of taxes on holdings adjacent u Its tracks. depth before help could reach them. Nothing has been seen of either body since the day of their drowning unless that thrown up by the surf at Ilwaco should. prove to he one or the other. SEVEN DEATHS FROM PLAGUE AT BAY CITY Conditions in San Francisco Are Not So Bad as They Have Been Pictured. rlv. (Joeraal Speda! Bervlee.) San Franclaco, Aug. 2$. Ths local JAPS HANDS ARE TIFJ) truth of certain aenaational stories ptfnted ln the eaat regarding tbe num ber of bubonic plague cases In Ssn Fran cisco. Since June II, when the first case was discovered, there have been In this nit- vaa,.., " J I out nine cases, m wmun area wars (Special Dispatch to The Joeraal.) Seattle, Wash., Aug. 29. Luke Wright, ex-ambassador to Japan. K. ar- wi.j rciisraar nn rn ..... m. . . m -1 Jmit? hom. 5nf .tThk,hama,K en Every precaution has bee- taken to pre Lui 1,2 ? i!.?r,.n0t,be,Lev'.J.there vent Ifs epread. All casting vessels will be any serious result ahnuM th I i . - - T , I , J U m MM MA.. , . , -"-'I HIS WIU VBIl.tlU VJ (jUHl IlltllV VA- .v. icuno iiiv uemandi OI I f leers. pu mi inurinuiijf iar Killing jap- iiuainwi in um triioyion. islands in ivub. ine Japanese are not looking for war, aa their finances will not per- ' DlflAIJ HAS MAGAZINE ACCUSED OF BEING MUNDSHANKS' PARD WRITER IMPRISONED ASK THIRD TERM FORJOpiT Politicians Say the People Would Consider No One Else If He Were in Race. (Jooroal Special Serrlea) Washington. Aug. 29. Pollticlana Pcndietnn Or inr r who are drlftina into Washington after JaiaitSv!!7;Vd, Chief Of POllCe Of hav,n taken their summer vacation ta now In the countv lall with mnv accusatlona against him, one of which Is that he la Implicated with Jake Mund shanka, the alleged horaethlef, who re cently escaped from the officers at Echo. San Francisco Accuses Kennan of Libel. in various sections of the United States give the - Impression that the people generally refuse to abandon the idea of having President himself. Roosevelt succeed Miners Sue for Their Pay. (Soedal Disoatca to. Vb Jooraal.t Baker City. Or.. Aur. 29. L. Rmv.. acting in behalf of aeveral mlnera em- loyed at the Midway mine, near Bump er, has broue-ht suit throua-h Attnrnev. Hart 4 Nichols against the New Mid way Gold Mining company for $2,122.64, which he alleges la due for aervna ran. dered. The sum of $750 la asked for attorneys' fees. Palmer Mill's Fire Department. (Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.) La Grande. Or.. Aur. 29. One nf tha nigni wiiier uuiks in eastern Oregon (Joarnal Special Bervlee.) San Francisco, Aug. 29. Kx-Chlef of Police Dlnan haa secured a warrant for the arrest of George Kennan, a writer for McClure's Magazine, on the charge of criminal libel. Kennan wrote an article in tne Ben- temoer Mcuiure s in wnicn ne accuaea Dinan of taking certain graft money. Dlnan states he will also attempt to nave a. a. aieuiure orougnt to , Han Francisco to stand trial with Kennan. Stump speeches on ths Inefficiency of the police department, when mads ln the hearing of a member of the depart- ent by a small boy, are unwise and lead to the Juvenile court, as Philip Polaakv. aaed 14. who lives at 208 Cfe- ruthers atreet, can testify. Young Polasky Is a newsboy. ' Pa trolman Wanless passed the corner at Fifth and Washington streets yeater day afternoon to discover that ths Po lasky boy had grown cheaty over some thing, and waa kicking the shins of several smaller newsboys. ' Officer Wanless reprimanded Polasky for hla abuse of the smaller boys, whereupon the boy addressed the news boys and began a speech in which he accused the police force of several va rieties Of incom Detente. OfTlrer Wan. less took him Into custody and turned mm over 10 tne juvenile court. Now the bov will have to naJI ram, larly on Chief Probation Officer HadTey and tell him that he Is being good, and ff he does not be good and make the calla, then the calling will he done by rnricer naoiey or some or his assist ants, who will go to see young Polasky, DEATH DROPS CURTAIN ON 14 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE ...mJC. Fourteen yeara of faithful service in- the employ of one firm was ended thia morning by the death of John Dor ney, head bookkeeper and cashier for the westers Union Telegraph company. Mr. Dorney began work with the com pany aa a messenger when IS years old and had bees with the Portland office continuously ainoe then. "It was before the days of bicycles for messenger boys," said Manager Pu- mars of the Western Union offices this morning, ""and Jack attracted our at tention Immediately because he didn't walk as ths rest of the boys did, but ran with his messalrea. Aa fast as we could we promoted him. He was one of the kindliest and most faithful men that I ever worked with." Mr. Dorney had been 111 for several years and a cent some time in Arlsona with the boos of recovering his health. He died at his home, 14 Esst Davis street. . . .-. .j-..v - ; :- , , UMATILLA INDIANS TO GET RENT MONEY (Special Dispatch to The Tonriial.) Pendleton, Or.. Aug. 29. In the vi cinity of $SO,000 Is to be paid to the Umatilla Indians of the reservation by Agent A. e. Mctratrtdge, beginning Mon day. Paymenta will be by check. The money to be paid the Indiana is that which haa been paid in at the agency office by the white renters of Indian lands. Much of it haa been collected eince Agent McFatrldge haa been here. Altogether it la estimated there la about S&6.U00 oz xnoian money unoer nia con trot - , " ' FORMER PORTLANDER CHARGED WITH CRIME (Joeraal Special ServW.t Seattle. Aug. 29. W. H. Wyman, local manager of the California Saw worka, waa arreeted last night on the charge of embessllng $20,000 from his firm. He refused to make a statement Wyman was with the same' concern in Portland for several yeara Printer Accused of Forgery, Pendleton, Or., Aug. 29. W. B. At- bin si An at rtrlnrair wn at hrnn cfVi 4) As.mn Is SOOn to b erected near the naor. I tmm WeewAter mmt Avnnlnr hv .TeiA Palmer mill at Oro Dell. Many details LAvelle.. a deputy appointed for the far to rtfO aMttlAai hut U. - I A tlrU.n. . Jk. t . tank of 60,000 gallons capacity will be with forgery and waa bound over to erected on an 82-foot tower and will be the circuit court by Justice Pearson at used as a reserve for the fire system Freewater. He Is charged with having " "' KumpioiBu in au Duuamgs 1 passed a nogus cneca ror 111 on his owned by the company. employers. LAND FRAUD CASES OBJECT OP ANOTHER ATTORNEY'S VISIT Governor at Corvallls. SDcrial DMoateb to The' Joarnal.) berlaln left thia morning ror corvaiiia where he will atUnd a meeting of ths board of regents of the State Agricul tural college and Incidentally attend the Benton county school fair. , , v '-it" A ?.y.:y, ,j ;-. V;. s-V' V,' A- ".; tMi;:. Another assistant United States at torney general is about to descend upon Portland to Investigate the land fraud situation. United States Attorney Wil liam C. Bristol has received notice that Alford W. Cooley. aaslatant attorney general, will be ln Portland some time between September 6 and 10. Just what Mr. Codley Is comma for or who he Is coming after is a matter of speculation. His visit Is believed. vestlgating further along the linea atart ed by Secretary of Interior Oarfield and Commissioner of the Oeneral Land Office Bellinger, who made aearchlng Inquiries into the land fraud conditions in Oregon while on a tour of the west several weeks ago. Since the officials of the Interior de partment were In Portland little has been done in regard to the land fraud situation save to prepare the evidence and papers In the various cases for trial, to be ready when the department of Justice decldea to start prosecuting. No definite time has been set for the resumption of the trials and it Is gen erally believed that nothing will be done until word haa been received from Fran cis J. Heney as to the date he can come to Portland to try the Blnger Her mann, R. A. Booth and John H. Hall cases. ' Mr. Cooler's visit Is expected to hur ry matters along because of the belief that he will find conditions in such j nana s to warrant ma aenartmant B.11UW mr. oriaioi o pusn tne remain Sible. In sections like California and Colo rado, where the president's stand on the Japanese or public lands question has caused the people to "get their backs up." they are ao pleased with the main policies of the administration that they would like to forgive and forget. Warren of Wyoming saya that the president Is strong, In bis state. He aald: "If the prealdent would Intimate that he would accept the nomination for a third term from the convention hall, 60 per cent of the voters of Wyoming would refuse to consider any other can didate until they were certain they could not get Roosevelt." S0DAVILLE HOTEL NOT HALF INSURED through as rapidly aa pos LABOR DAY PARADE WILL BE GALA ARRAY OF COSTLY FLOATS Features ot the big Labor day parade are rapidly being gathered Into shapo by the executive committee Of the unions and the promise was. made-this morning that there would bs 5.000 men In line when the procession leaves the starting point at Seventh and Burnslde atreeta. . . .- ;'. ' Every -union In the city la to be rep resented and most Of rhem will have all their members march in,. a body and Jn smart-looking unuorma. w.een intereat la betns taken In the competition for the prUe offered for ths best represent ative turnout ln uniform and many of the unions have planned original meth ods of capturing the priaa Many floats have alao been prepared and elaboratexdestgns are being carried out to maka them especially fantastic One union the teamsters have aoent over $100 on decorations for their floats alone. The bartenders are plannlne- to make a hit by riding in three big tally hos and their cortege will Include mounted marshall. jL. Complete plans for ths parade .writ bs concluded ln time to announce the routs of march Sunday morning. (Special DUpatcb to Tba Journal ' Lebanon, Or., Aug. 29. ThfHotel Sodaville, at the Mineral aprings of Sodaville, destroyed by Are yesterday with nearly all Ita contents, was valuej at about $1,800, with 1700 Insurance. The' contents were valued at $700, with 2400 lnaurance. The Are la sunnoaed to have started from u spark falling on the roof. For a time It looked as if the little town of Sodaville would all go up ln smoke, as a larae two-storv frame) building stood only about 25 feet away, but the people of the town, including men, women and -children, turned out In a body and formed a bucket brisade. By hard work the flames were confined to tne notei buildtng. About 10 yeara a so a lare-a hotel was burned down at the aame place. PILLSBURY AIDED IN ORGANIZING FACERS (Journal Special Berries.) San Francisco, Aug. 29. The Glass trial today developed the fact that the Pacific Telephone company framed up articles of incorporation of a fake Home Telephone company, applying- for s franchise ln Oakland ln the Office of Evans S. Pillsbury, the company's at torney, who recently testified he al ways opposed the fictitious company. William Beasly of San Jose testified he waa hired by Halsey to back the fake Home company as president at a salary of 1100 a month. Scott and Sher wln were also recalled. - Tha state will probably close this afternoon. It Is ru mored that Glass may take tha stand In his own defense. - CROSSED WIRES CAUSE COMMERCIAL CLUB FIRE A roof blaze waa aulcklv bv ths timely arrival of the fin ment at the Commercial club thia mornlna-. ' Anbout 10:30 o' amoke bea-an alf tins through the" Yar ous vents fed by a fan generator located on the roof of rhe building. The bil liard room attendant soundedthe alarm. then . nurriea to ine rooi. 'ine nntent air ventilator waa totally 'Destroyed, and tne dynamo was aamagea. . cross wiret caused the fire, which was quickly ex tinguished "With the aid of a chemical hose. Total damage-1 100. , Quenched -1 I (Mipart I bulKing t r-lOOt : : E 1 1 w....