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MffflilBll) THAT : TTDTTD lilXJ 11. Mil ' " 51 MAIM til .m. . M ' . COURT IMPOSES HEAVY PENALTY ON .Aged Official Stoical in Hearing Words of Judge But Plainly Shows tiie Nerv ous Strain Lawlor Severely Ar- raigns' Prisoner arid Points Object Lesson-SentenCetauses Surprise. DISTINGUISHED VISITOR WHO WHIr ARRIVE IN POETLAND TOMOREOW 5 'A' -f The sentencing of Louis Glass, vice-president and general manager 4 of the Paeifio State Telephone company, to five years In thltate 4 prison Is tha tint victory of Franola J. Heney and his associates In tha fight to reach "those higherup." The verdict of tha Jury and tha a santenea of tha court ahow conclusively that the prosecution trill prob- e ably fro deeper Into tha political machinations of the "bosses" than has e been Intimated. Tha Glass . sentence encouragingly paves tha way to e reaching area larger and mora powerful corporations than the tele- telephone company. "' Inquired If there remained any reasons wny juagment snouia not bo pas sea upon tha defendant. There was no reply coming irom jiass' attorneys ana it was Glass himself who arose to an swer tte Question. "I have no reply, your honor,'' he said, "except to say that I am entirely guiltless of these charges." Juda-e Lawlor then asked the nroseou tion if it had any objection to passing or sentence at this time.' mo Objection coming from the prosecution, "fee again tarnMl tn tha rinf andunt Wa uM: "There are two general considerations Senaing- upon tne. mind or tne court in stermlnlng tha nnwewra of punlrtraant in tnis case, ine nrst turns upon ,?ne (Pacific Coast Press Leased Wire. ) San Francisco, Sept 4. Louis- Glass. Ice-presldsnt and general manager of tha Paciflo States Telephone & Tele graph company, was sentenced this morning to five years in San Ouentln prison for bribing Supervisor Tom Lonergan to vote against a resolution allowing tha Home Telephone oompany a bid for a competitive system In this city. . v . !. . Pale arid worn, but still possessed of Ms remarkable Iron will. Glass stood tip befere -a dosen -spectators to hear the sensational feature ot tee proceeamge :""Yi i i . J. iT a tea it woutu?auuvui tik io una b pearad in court- charged for the first time with tha commission of a publlo offense. The other consideration is tha nature of the offense and the affect of such criminal transgression'' upon the Institutions of tha country Itself, Tha certaintv rather than the extent of the punishment jshould control. Weighing Dotn ox tnese considerations, i nave reached & conclusion as to the measure of punishment, which I feel will be both Just and fair- under all the cir cumstances presented. Louis Glass, it is the Judgment of law and the sen tence or the -court that you be confined in the state prison of the state of Cal ifornia at San Quentln, for tha term of flva years. Prisoner Overoome. For some moments after the passing of sentence Glass stood as if stunned by the sentence. . Attorney Delmas arose ana warmiy graspea mm oy tne nana when Just before sentence was pronounced Glass declared his entire Innocence Of the change upon which he had been convicted. ' When court opened but a remnant of the great throng wnicn naa rouowea trial throughout its course was the gathered In the chilly temple. Glass sat in his accustomed place nervously Jingling some silver while engaged in an earnest conversation with Attorney Delmas. When Judge Lawlor entered tha court room, Glass was ordered to stand up, while the usual review of the case was being made. - , V "Louis Glass, a Jury of your Own se lection has returned the following ver dict: We,, the Jury, find the defend ant guilty as charged,' Is there any reason -why Judgment should not now be Imposed Tr inquired Judge Lawlor. Glass attorney stepped forward and aid that he wouia asa lor a new trial upon four points. He declared that the court had misdirected the Jury in fard to matters of law, that tha court ad erred in decisions in regard to tha law, and also that ine verenct was con trary to the law and to the evidence. Motion Zs Denied. After a alight delay this motion was denied and inquiry was made by tha eourt If there were any remaining rea sons. A motion for an arrest of Judg ment was then made. In this motion the defense alleged that tha act of Glass did not consti tute a publlo offense, but the act of giving money to Lonergan, if it had occurred, was not for an unlawful pur pose, that tha eourt had no Jurisdiction in tha case and that the indictment was neither legal nor valid. Judge Lawlor wasted as little time upon this motion' as upon the preced ing one ana for the tnira ana last time iv I " and iiffr!1 a. Taw words or e. finer. re- 1 ThA lanlanHni of rsins at this time " " "'""""""""""' y 1 " " S TAFT NEAR THRESHOLD OF JOURNEY Portland Gateway Through Which Secretary of War Will Pass on His Tour Around the World Will Arrive Here Tomorrow. After Reception and Enter tainment Here Seattle Will Be Visited, From Where Steamer Will Be Taken for Trip to Orient. 7'11L-rilt1HiiriWiriTTi 1f4Af -Alt rf-i I'-rir-rfrawtimiimimrtr' Hill llirSMTI "i-uii-wr iuJAi. nr-rli-- J! - - - rti-ITlMli-rni'ifiMW mAiMMMASI William H. Taft, when ha reaches tha city of Portland tomorrow, will be only on the threshold of the Journey he la to make before ho returns again to Washington. Since he left his office i August 18 he has traveled across the breadth of the United States. September 10 ha la to leave Seattle ion the Minnesota for Yokohama ana from there will visit the Philippines, I and returning will circle' tha globe, reaching his home again at last by way i of Bremen, Hamburg or Cherbourg. Since leaving his home city Seoretarv Taft has made many publlo addresses and has been the guest of honor at I many banquets. While keeping away irom tne direct aiscussion or political ! subjeots he has treated of the questions of the day and has outlined tha atti tude of the Roosevelt administration ! upon the subjeots or trusts and the general control of the vast Interests I against which so much attack has been I directed in recent days. His present trip marks in large degree tha opening rrp for tne presiaen- SCATTERED! No Prospect" of Getting Money, From Department With Which to Carry oa Land Fraud Prosecutions in Oregon. Confirmation of The Jouiv naPs Announcement That President Roosevelt Had , Abandoned Pursuit of the Land Grabbers. That President Roosevelt has aband-f oned further prosecution of tha pregoa land frauds, as published yesterday In The Journal, Is abundantly con firmed by later information. : Federal officials In this city who hava taken part In tha conduct of these cases In tha past have long been expecting this re ; suit, and they received tha news wtfth little surprise. That, United States Dis trict Attorney Bristol will ba : raap polnted Is also conceded by all who- ara well posted as to the situation at Washington. Tha estimated cost of carrying to a ; conclusion the pending untried land fraud cases is 9200,000 and tha SECRETARY OP WAR WILLIAM H. TAFT. YEA means the end of the fight against him and ha will never have to stand trial upon the other nine indictments re turned asrainst him. Had the district attorney intended prosecuting him upon the other charges sentence would have been delayed until after conviction had been secured upon them. As it trow stands he could ba sentenced to a no longer term should he be convicted upon each or the other inaictmenis. . Glass Is the first of the "higher-ups to be sentenced and the prosecution now declare that all will ba plain sailing. The heavy sentence- was a surprise to every one. The supposition was that Judge Lawler would read the telephone magnate- a severe lecture, impose a light Imprisonment penalty and a good- (Continued on Page Two.) R ROUND WORK FOR 1 0,000 FARM LABORERS Unless Some Relief Is Forthcoming the Oregon Farmers Will Find Themselves Confronted With Exigency That Threatens Colossal Consequences. Tan thousand farm laborers can be nsad at once in Oregon and be given steady '- employment tha - year round," says Fruit Inspector Reld. Unless soma relief Is forthcoming in, tha near t u tura tha Oregon; farmer will find him self confronted with an exigency that threatens to assume colossal' conse quences. The' Oregon producer will ba unable to compete against tha eastern grower because- of tha steadily Increas ing wage demanded and, paid tha farm . laborer. .." "Every thoughtful agriculturist real ises the truth of this assertion," says Reld, "whether he ba a grower of hops, fruit, grain or a dairyman. Millard C Lownsdale, for instance the most exten sive orchardist in Oregon, last year lost .1w carloads of apples because tha labor to gather tha crop was not avail aoie.' - Hop Growers Big Rosen. "Losses that will aggregate in the hundreds of thousands will ba aus-J talned by the hop growers alone In Ore gon durinsr the present season because of the short condition of tha labor mar ket Buyers are offering 1 cents a pound for tha product and pickers can not be secured to save, tha crop for $1.10, a hundred pounds, a price very sel dom paid for picking. .. "In the east the average wage paid tha farm -laborer is $1.60," continued Mr: Fteldt" whll w ar comnellert to pay $2.60. What will eventually be the consequence with tha. trend toward higher wages and labor mora scarce?" SAHTA FE W HAVE STRIKE Operators Angry Because Railroad Official Aided Western Union. (Paciflo Coast Press Leased Wire.) Los Angeles, Sept 4. At p. well at tended meeting of the striking teleg raphers strong resolutions ware adopted which, it., is claimed, may mean labor trouble for the Santa Fa over its en tire system. It is claimed by the atriKers that the Santa F' "aaaiatant superintendent of telegraph, H. C. Chace, una mon perniciously active in niB sup port Of the Western Union Telegraph i-uiiidimjt suica ine atnira was inaugu raieu. ii is cam unana himM f mi working at a key in the local Western union oince an nour or two after the tr,kA Md ne now n has con tinued BO to work at "all hour, nf h da and night" when his duties as as sistant superintendent of telegraph of i" SU I1"- w" permit ana mat he the local general offices to work night aim uijr. laBinuuroiv. ar in. wu,.ra Union offloe. - GRIGGS CALLED PUfilPKIMOLLER John E. Rafcer Says Calif or- nian Should Not Attack Secretary Wilson. ' (United frtH Leased Wire.) Chicago. Sept. The strlklno- tale- graph operators were cheered on by revJ since the trouble began, nearly four weeks ago. More than $5,000 was dis tributed among needv ODeratora. Tha recipients of relief were married men as a rule, as few single man asked fi nancial aid. Reports ara received In this citv that operators In Louisville and Cincinnati gave up the fight and returned to their (Continued on Pago Six.) , (Pacific Coast Press Leased Wire.) Sacramento, Sept 4,Arthur R. Brlggs, president of the California board of trade, and Delegate John K, Raker from California dashed on the floor this morning in a sham debate over the admittance of a resolution before the national irrigation concress demanding an Immediate readjustment of tha order or tne aepartment or agriculture over tne suipnunng or anea rruits. ' The contest occurred at a meeting oeiora tne (jaiiiornia aeiegation. uriggs in his address presenting his resolu tion characterized the department s sul phurlng order as "unjust and a death blow to the fruit Industry of Califor nia." , When he closed Raker arose and con fessed that he knew little of the sclen tlflo side of fruit drying, "but," ha de-. olared, "there Is no member of the de- Sartment here and you should not con amn Secretary Wilson unheard. You must not stab the department in the back. The pumpkin rollers should not glibly attempt to discredit the depart ment of agriculture in California, " ttrifftrs roucht back aamelv and de fended his resolution. By a standing vote it was turned down,' however, and Will not ba considered by the congress. Governor Klbbey BDOke yesterday. Ha said, In part: uovernor Jtuooey saia in part: Seems Water Publlo Property. "That water in the arid rearlona should ba deemed public property, sub- (Continued on Page Six.) LOIIGSini WANT INCREASE Harriman Cargo Handlers Will Strike Here If Wage Raise Is Denied. Longshoremen's Union No. 264, tha members of which have for many years handled the cargoes shipped In Harri man vessels loaded or , unloaded at the O. R. Sc N. docks in Portland, want an increase In wages. Some time ago a request was made for an advance, but up to this time no attention has been paid by the San Francisco and Port land Steamship company officials and unless action Is takfin In the near fu tura, there is strong probability that the longshoremen wBl strike and tie ud the work on the Harriman docks. The differences between tha long shoremen and the company has been of long standing and tha continued failure of tha company to meet the demands or the longshoremen has brought the situation to a crisis about tha only so lution or wnicn. seems to do a strike. 'Prlsoo Roale Demanded. At the nresent time tha nmhm nf Longshoremen's local No. 264. whinh nanaiea tne uarnman shins, are receiv. mg 4u centa an nour lor tneir labor witn u cents xor overtime. At the same time tne memDers or local No. sen. which handles the Brown-McCabe busi ness, are receiving 66 cents an hour for tne aay ana ss cents lor overtime. or the Tart campaign tial nomination in 1908. Personnel of Party. Tha secretary's party include Mrs. Taft, his son Charles, Brigadier Gen eral Clarence Edwards, chfef of the insular bureau;' Private Secretary Wen dell W. Meachler, John Barrett, director of the bureau of American republics, and an attendant. They will arrive at Yokohama. Japan, September 6. At that port the secretary and his party win aisembark and spend eight days In Japan. Including visits to To klo, Kobe, Nagasaki and, perhaps, one or two other points. The Dart? will sail from Nagasaki Oc tober 4 for Shanghai, arriving there two days later, and after a short stay, by water to Hongkong. At Hongkong tha Earty will board tha army transport (cClellan, on October 11, and arrive at Manila on the 14th. To Tlslt Philippines. Secretary Taft has planned to spend twenty-two days In the PhlliDDlnes. most of the, time In Manila and vicinity, dui a pari ui n uovuieu 10 nuin lnier Island visits. Ha will leave Manila on November 4, on one of tha naval cruis ers, probably the Chattanooga or a ves sel of that type, for Vladivostok, the eastern terminus of the Transslberlan railroad. Her Is due to arrive in Vladi vostok November 11. The party will entrain at Vladivostok November 11, and will arrive at Irk utsk, the Siberian metropolis, November is. Almost without stop it will pro ceed to Moscow, where Mr. Taft Is due November 23, and will remain two days. St. Petersburg will be reached No vember 28, and another stop of two days will be made at that capital, when Further to complicate the situation tne longanoremen working the San Francisco and Portland vessels at the San Francisco docks receive a flat rata of 60 cents an hour, with 76 cents for (Continued on Page Six.) The Fifth Anniversary Edition! (Continued on Page Two.) diJP OF WATEF? . Jr CAUSE OF MURDER A kun,t "Prte teased Wire.) " CoqnersvUle. , Ind.t Sept 4. Thrown ; Into rage by ' curt of water thrown -" Into his face, Harry Robinson, a de mented prisoner in the county y Jail, killed Auatia Ford and Injured several Other prisoners.: He beat their heads with an Iron cuspidor. The fire depart ment1; was called out and subdued the man with, a hose. , - - ,t The Journal Will Be Issued Next Sunday 4) i ' 4) i ' "-- ' It will be a "big paper," bigf Ln contents as well as in numoer of pages. It will tell the story, of .Oregon of the Oregon country both in picture and text It will consist of twelve jections-requiring 90 tons- of white paper in its ' production There will be duplicate editions of it a newspaper edition of 160 oacres which will sell at the usual nrie ' ' !of S cents a" copy ready ; for: mailing, " including' p05tagerl5 cents" m vwjjj nmin.jjpuvu wy; tc nuicu, inu a-souvenir cauion, (Continued on Page Six.) only money available v Is so preposterously inaaequate - inat it would scarcely - serve ' to " make a beginning.-- .'Although - "-year has elapsed since the last "case was tried, local federal official are utterly without instructions as to a resumption of the prosecutions. Evidence TO Disappear. Nothing can be done until the order is given by Attorney-General Bonaparte and he Is preserving a silence that can have but one meaning. In tne mean time the evidence on which the govern ment must rely Is slowly but surely disappearing and " it will soon be scat tered to the four winds of heaven. Dis- trlct Attorney Bristol, United ; States Marshal C. J. Reed and Inspector T. B. ; Neuhausen all profess complete Ignor ance as to the government's plans, and while refusing to express an opinion it is plain that they all look upon the -prosecutions as ended. "I do not know," said Bristol bluntly when asked this morning whether he expected a resumption or ine trials. "is Heney coming Dacit rrom Francisco to try more cases T' . , "I do not know." ' "Has the government made appropria tions to carry on the oases?" v "So far as I know there Is only a! small appropriation. Perhaps 'mora could be obtained If the marshal were to make requisitions." , Xas Xo Special Agents. ... "Have you any assistants or special agents under your direction who can aid : you ln the gathering of evidence for further trials?" "I have none," replied Bristol with, emphasis. "What has become of those who were assisting you a few months ago T'y'i They h ave been assigned to other duties." j The district attorney declined to ga further into the discussion of theae mat ters, saylnsr that it would not be proper for him to do so at this time. When, -' asked whether he expected to be-reappointed at the coming session of con- Saw (Continued oa Page Six.) BORAH'S CONVICTION WILL FREE PETTI BONE Believed Federation Officials Will Be Discharged If Idaho Senator Is Found Guilty of Land Fraud . Adams to Be Tried Soon. on plate paper in magazine form, newspaper size,' accompanied by''i -the regular news sections,' in all 160 pages, of which 15,000 copies " 4 ,.-are printed, price $1 per copy, the weight being , six pounds," and ;, : the postage on each copy 2S cents. - - - . . - x Ordersfcrr extra- copies-of -either edition should -be- ghrerr trj the ' busihess office of The Journal, or to Journal agents, as early as J possipic.v rnones,- wain io; Home A-oyu. eptr8th (United Press Leased Wire.) Boise, Ida., Sept 4. The criminal docket of the district court has been entirely cleared by Judge Wood to make way for the trial of George Pettibone, set for October 1, but a postponement may be necessary because of Steve Ad ams' trial in Nortn iaano ana tne trial of Senator Borah ln the federal eourt here for alleged timber land frauds. In case of the conviction of Senator Borah the state will be In a Quandary. as Borah is the mainstay of the prose cution In the Western Federation cases. it Is believed that a conviction of Borah will mean the dropping of the Pettibone and Moyer cases. ; Borah was yesterday served with a copy of the Indictment returned against him in April by the federal grand Jury, charging conspiracy to defraud the gov. eminent ln connection with securing valuable timber- lands by the "Barber Lumber company, of whidh Borah was attorney at the time of the transactions. Borah demanded an Immediate trial and was given assurance that there will be no delay. . Borah announced that there , would be no motions to quash. It M.' C Burch of ' Denver and 8 R. ' Rush of Omaha, special assistants to the attorney-general, have been sent here by the department ef, Justice to represent the government in the Borau case. - They will relieve District at torney Rutck in the case, owing to the charge made by Borah that Kuick's per sonal enmity toward 7 him was rein Bible for the .finding of the Indictment. Rutck la to act ln an advisory capacity only..-.-'- : - 1 i AGED WOMAN LEFT TO, DIE IN FLAMES -(BaJted Press Leased Wire.) - New Tork, Sept 4. TotUrIng4 through the smoke filled hallways of a Ninety eighth street flat building' todnv, warn, lng the tenants of a la Ue tu- rnont. Mr. Kaf Ar.nlwl"e, yian overcome, and luirrifl Women arxt rhIM"' r the body of the .' v them la the'r f did not noiAt ! .