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WHEN YOU NEED MORE HELP Journal Circulation Advertise In the Journal ', .. .1. - Help ; Wanted Columns Yesterday Was Tha Weather i-Palr aid cooler1 to- A TV ,s I IX I I C I a I I I I 1 Ll I I I yCTTTXX X CS. II NJ IX I'l rvj I I r I II I --1 M II , ; VOL, VI. NO. 181.' , . J - i PORTLAND, OREGON. ' TUESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 10, 1907,-IXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. $xJlFli$2D Z3 MmM&MmBJMia be oitroi with mm , , ... ,, . i iv " 1 111 ' . " " " .'. : r i . 1 - , .. , S 11 11 BO A T SECUEES C0XTE0L OF HEE VAST F0RTTJN1J. British Severely Criticized This Country for Insignif icant San Francisco Out breaks and Now Faces More Serious Situation. Baron Ishii Reached Van- v couver, B. C, on Way to Investigate Disturbances in California and is Near ly Mobbed. 5' ' , I i( 4$t&mJmw f?S SEES WORLD To r i Hindu Sa:e Says China Will Awake, Unite With Japs and Successfully Combat All the Powers Modern Guns Will be Surprise. Baba Bharati Going to His Native Country to Quiet People Says Vancouver Disturbances Will Have an Evil Effect HENEY WILL NOT LOCATE FRAUDS FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON Washington Aaausad. Waahington, Sept. 10. Although do plorinjt the British Columbia riots, It Jg difficult for official .Washington to conceal a grin. It- has beetri such a short time since British public opinion openly and severely criticized the in ability of the United States govern ment to restrain state mobs against "unoffending orientals." The sise of the grin is not diminished by the reflec tion that the principal animosity dis played by the Vancouver mobs is di rected against the Japanese,-Great Brit ain's good friends. Almost. an audible chuckle arose when it became known that Baron Ishii. director of the com merce and trade in the Japanese foreign office, especially commissioned to visit nc (Pmclflo Coit Press LeiMd Wire.) Seattle, Wash.. 8ept. 10. "I see as through a veil the shaping of conditions for the fulfillment of my prophecy of two years ago. In the year 1915 the combined forces of Japan and awakened China will unite and open war on the entire world. Together they will mow down the forces of opposing nations and with guns' of destruction more powerful than the world has ever known leave nothing but ruin In their wake." Thus BDoka Baba Bharati. the Hindu sage and philosopher, who is In Seattle en route te India to atempt to quell the feeling of unrest that has been awak ened in his natfve country. The east has been. meek, it has been filled with the religion of love and has lived according to the Inner laws of nature. For this its people have been oppressed and regarded as superstitious. They will not stand it much lonsrer and will rlM in revolt. China la- awakening and want td be come a friend of Japan. Japan want more domains and hopes to become all- powerful. While she la Indulging In a period of learning-she will change her tactics in 1916 and with awakened China will war the world. The feeling of occidentals against the Japanese will be responsible for the awakening of her warlike spirit The feeling- toward my countrymen such as has been shown in Vancouver, British Columbia, and this state will also be Instrumental in arousing a feeling of hatred in the bosoms of the people of me enure eaat. "We of the east have been a peaceful race. The people of the west nave shown us nothing but destruction. We will arise, the student will strike down the master." Baba Bharati came to America five years ago to teach the religion of his people. He has mora than 5,000 disci ples in this country, and will round a Belief Is That Incendiaries Caused Flames But There $&lf&r&tlr I -a. I V kiaw I Mil la am tka m-m mi . -a mi . . m t I iui u w itu in u w mum via wiv auhiiiv- Is Possibility mat urosea wires startea irouoie Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 10. - No violent outbreaks have been reoorted here today, but the feel ing against the Japanese and Chi nese is very bitter, lhe determi nation among the people appears to be that a stop must be put to the Japanese invasion else work men will be without employment in British Columbia at a not very distant date. The militarism of the Japanese was shown in their hasty and rather well-directed efforts to arm aeainst the whites They have MIS3 GLADYIS VANDERBILT, WHO HAS COMB INTO POSSESSION inV,H th,m,lv'flnt rnlv - OF A VAST FORTUNE BY THE SETTLING UP OF VALUABLE sentful 4iut verv Dii'eHaeiotts andl ESTATES.. .-.J. -; !rAr.?v: -4 j r - a- - I - ' . - - . m "-.- j ...even. tumessiye.1. ::;.., -m'-lI . ?''- ' ; '-r 'sms wira. 1 TTinnsanrlc nf thf littf1 hrrvwrn I New Tork, Sept 10.-rMlss Ulydls Vanderbut has practically become pos- t. l - . .,t. Isessor of her vast Inheritance of over 112,000,000 by the final transfer of men nave uecn pouring uuu uns property ,n riftn avenue and Lower Broadwuy. Miss Vanderbllt now ha. ab- COUntry until tne invasion resem- solute control over this Immense sum of money and her Income will be over bles the old days of Chinese im- hoo.ooo a year. mitrration to California whichi bred the sand-lot Viots. Vancou ver and this part of the country fear serious trouble if Japanese are permitted to overrun the countrv. FRANCIS J. ' IIENET, WHO WILL. RETURN TO PORTLAND TODAY, AFTER A RESTFUL TRIP TO SEATTLE. HE WILL REMAIN IN THIS CITY ONLY LONG ENOUGH TO CONSIDER THE COM ING TRIALS OF LAND FRAUD CASES. FIRES AND ROBBERIES STARTLE BAKER CITY Burglars at Work. the Pact coast to Investigate the Ba Japa equip oraan aiuui Kimoi cause of the anti-Japanese feeling, hap pened to be In the British colony at the time and himself came near being mobbed. The attitude of the Japanese yellow press toward Canada and Groat Britain will be watched with interest here. "Jap Invaders," Bays Editor. Baneor. Me.. Sept. 10. Thouaands of Japanese veterans are In Mexico, pea with arms ana are secreuy ilsed in readiness to invade this trv on short notice, according to 'or Guernsey of the Mexican Herald, now here. Mexico's liberal Immigration collcy em that country in large numbers. In So. nora alone, he says, there are more than 7,000 divided Into groups, each with a superior officer in command- This story has been denied by the Mexican authorities, nowever, Everv Japanese employed in the lum ber mills of the city and every Chinese domestic is on strike ana remains nua riled in his Quarters. All stocks of fire- arms in the city have been sold out and both sides are armed. 'The Japanese held a mass meeting vesteroay arter noon which was attended by the police. Many of the hotheads among the bi in on advocated a demonstration In form of a parade, but the ieaders anions them oppoeea me iaea, Knowing mai thn cltv officials would not permit It Hundreds of Asiatics have purchased rifles, revolvers and knives. Another meeting of the Asiatic- Exclusion league Is caliea ror . unursaay nignt Dui-tne civic authorities will endeavor to pre- A Jou-Jltsu bout for the world's Cham plonshlp between a Jap and a Brltlahei miv also be called off. as the Dromot ers fear further trouble among the. Jap- ; anese ana wnnes. v 1 Last night the police patrolled the Japanese and Chinese quarters, and every effort was made to ' keep the whites out of the districts. An un known white man who .was assaulted by Japanese on Saturday lies upcon sclous at one of the hospitals. WOMAN MEETS 'WITH PECULIAR ACCIDENT ecftl Dltpatcb to The Journal.) 1 futte Mont, eept, ao. Mrs. F. e. lien, resldln-r at 121 West Sliver street, had' a narrow escapffrom death or se rious Injury Saturday. While aha waa hanging clothea on the line inKhe back yard of her house the ground gave way underneath her -and she was left hang ing to the clothes line, which., providen tially, was strong enough to bear her weight. It was round that where the ground fell there was a gaping hole fully three feet wide. The cave rsem bled a atope, as there wera several sets of tlmbera about th holt. J4. - , 4 Baker City, Sept 10. There was much excitement In Baker City laat night when three fires and two attempted burglaries occurred within a few houra. The first fire broke out In the store of James Osborn on Front street and for a time it looked as if the adjoining buildings would be destroyed. Prompt work on the part of the fire department confined the flames entirely to the orig inal structure and no damage was done to other btilldlngs. The store was -a complete loss, the damage amounting to $4,000 with 12,600 inaurance. While the people were attracted by ti nhnrn fire an attemDt was made by burglars to enter the Adler Jewelry store by breaking a window pane In the rear of tne store. td inier men crossed the street to reconnoter and was driven away by Dr. Ison, whose mother had heard the crash and ob served the man across the street . Another fire was then discovered In the. rear of Wright Bros, chop house on Front street, but was put out before any damage resulted. lit- a short time an other fire alarm was turned In from the Citizens' National bank building and it was discovered that there was a fire in one of the rooms of -the Turkish par lors. There was so much smoke that it was hard to locate the fire and con siderable damage was done by water. The Citizens bank ' was damaged as waa also the stock of the Baer Mer cantile company. The origin of the two Dig rirea is not Known, but is thought to have been caused bv incendiaries or ne haps from defective electrlo light wires. While the excitement waa at Ita height the police were notified of an attempt that was being made to enter .the store of W. W. Kellv on Washington street The robbers fled, however, and no traoe or them has Deen louna The people were thoroughly aroused by this time and many of them carried arms and guarded their property until quiet was restored. WESTERN UNION DEFERS ACTION ON ITS DIVIDEND (United Press Leased Wire.) New Tprk, Sept. 10. Western Union directors, at their regular meeting to day, deferred action until tomorrow on the quarterly dividend. It la. rumored that the dividend will be passed. The Western Union has been paying quarter ly -dividends or yt per cent or per cent per annum. The enormous losses entailed by the strike render It doubt ful whether the company la In a posi tion to pay a oiviaena at tnis time, even If one has been earned. The news of the directors meeting came too late to afreet todays quota tions on the stock. It showed no change during the session, 76 being bid and SO asked. FRENCH LINER NEARLY. RAMMED BY STEAMER United Proas Leased Wire.) New York. Sent 10. She French- liner La Gaacoerne. with 1.70O passengers. docked yesterday. Captain Tounieral re- ortea mat a narrow escape irom a eoi- Foundland banks. Quick action, and the reversal of the engines caused the ves sels to shave by each other by a hair. The naaaena-ers " were thrown from bertha, and. & punlo Joiloggd. : i, ELEVEN JEWS KILLED BY ANGRY LODZ MOB (United Press teased Wire.) ' Warsaw. Sent 10. Another massacre of Jews la in progress at Loda. It is stated that 11 have been klUed and 14 Injuxed. .. Tha UUinf U aUU golna; oa, " rJ:;-. fi; 'j BRITISH WAR BALLOON ; DOES tJNUSUAL FEATS ., (Catted Press Leased Wire.) . London. Sept 10. A auccessful teat the new British' war balloon waa made at Farnborough today n the face of a 15-mile an hour wind. The balloon performed unusual feats of maneuver ing, r . , .a Vi QEIlMANYlWIMml. POINT AT THE HAGUE ' (United Press Leased Wire.)' .; The Hague., Sept, 10. Germany -won Its -contention In the peace conference today by the suppression of all articles concerning the treatment of neutral power u m tarntorjr ox u veuiser- . :.;'! C '.: v s,.;.-n iviV '-i " sota, and he aaya he will make "repara tions immeaiaieiy ror tne coming or 60 more. The Hindu sage is the author of "The White PerU," which Count Leo Tolatol haa translated into the Russian. Baba Bharati has also written many other books and articlea en India. He Is now preparing a book on his impressions of America, wmon nas Deen requested by a New fork publishing house. NO CAUSE ASSIGNED FOR SHELTON BLAZE Coroner's Jury Fails to Fix Blame for Death of Nine Persons. IDAHO PEOPLE PAY FOR THIRST OF PINKERTONS So-Called Incidentals Make Up More Than Half of Charge of Twenty-Nine Thousand Dollars Placed Against State By Detectives. (Pacific Coast Press Leased Wtro.) Sheiton, Wash., Sept. 10. After an investigation of the Are In the Webb hotel at this place last week, in which nine persons are known to hare lost their lives, the coroner's Jury today reached a verdict in which no one is blamed, nor any cause assigned for the disastrous Dlaze. PIONEER SERIOUSLY INJURED BY TRAIN (Special Dispsteb to Tbe JoarntL Freewater, Or., Sept 10. J. W. Van Slyke of this place, was taken to St. Mary's hospital at Walla Walla laat night In a serious condition. Ha was knocked from a railroad crossing by a train between, here and Weston. His head was badlv cut and he waa other wise seriously injured. He Is ' not ex Dected to recover. Mr. Van Slvke waa a well-known pioneer of this section. BURGLAR KILLS WIFE OF NATAL OFFICER (United Press Leased Wire.) Boise, Ida., Sept 10. A sensation which may have a 'material affect on the Pettlbone and Moyer cases has been caused here by the publication of a de tailed account of the expenditures of the state from the time of the assassina tion of Governor Steunenberg to the present The bill of the Plnkerton agency. amounting to $29,000, shows that the state paid the cigar bills and hundreds of other "incidental" expenses of the Plnkerton operatives. Bills for amounts varying from less than $1 to $20 ap pear for "Incidentals seeking Informa tion," "Incidentals to avoid suspicion." and "treating expenaea." At intervals of five daya the state waa charged with $5 for a box of cigars for Detective Mo- Parland. Frequently the item "subscription to me western reaeranon aerense runa appears in the bills of the Plnkertona, snowing tnat the detectives employed by the state regularly paid dues in the federation and were refunded by the state. The officers who brouaht Mover. Hav- wood and Pettlbone from Denver on a RETURNS TO !.. Declares He Went to Seattle Merely for the Purpose of Visiting Old Friends Speaks of Oregon Cases, and Their Disposal. J; y: (Pacific Coast Press Leased Wire.) . Seattle, Wash., Bept 10. Francis J! Heney, assistant dlatrict attorney at San Francisco, but batter known as the) man-who uncovered the land frauds la - Oregon and who headed the forces that , convicted Abe Ruef, ex-Mayor Bcnmlts and Louis Glass In the California city, ia in Seattle. He arrived yesterday aft- . eqnoon from Portland, registered at the '' Rainier Grand hotel and then relaxed from the strain of official duty.' V Mr. Heney declares he is not In Se attle on business. He says he came up from Portland to visit his old friend. M. J. Heney. the Northern operator. Last night he was the guest of M. J. Heney at a dinner at the Rainier club, "I left San Francisco and went to Portland with United States District Attorney Bristol to look over the field' before we begin prosecuting the land fraud cases in the fall term of the dis trict court" aald Mr. Heney last night -"I found everything satisfactory In . Portland, and when we begin the prose cution there this fall there will he no lack of excitement The frauds will bo followed to the end." "When are you coming to Seattle4 to t dig un land-fraud - canes here, , Mr. - Heney f" ha was asked. "Not at all. that I know of." ha n- swered. "I don't know of any reasoa why. I should now." . .'. . ., ' Henev seems well satisfied with foe progress he is making In helping clean up Ban Francisco. . "The Schmitx. Ruef and Glass trials : are out of the way," he aald, "the Ford trial cornea up next Thursday, ana i m 1 going back to get Into that Oh. I tell ' you. we ere letting: a few things done down there." Tirey L. Ford is tne general counsel - of the Unite. Railroada of San Fran- Cisco, and Is under indictment with oth- . era for attempted bribery. Heney Bays he expects to get a conviction tnere. Mr. Heney will leave Seattle for Port land probably today, and will then, go to San Francisco. , special train charged the state for three b y. The bills show that more than half of dozen bottlea of whlske; beer and a bottle of the Plnkertons' bill consists of so-called ' Incidentals." ARRANGE PLANS FOR NEW COURTHOUSE' IN 1 908 (United Press Leased Wire.'" Norfolk. Va.,8ept 10. Mrs. Mary U Rorscharch, aged 36, wife of Lieutenant L. C. Rorscharch of the Cruiser Tennes see, was shot and killed at her Ports mouth home this morning by a burglar. JUDGES SAY LOWFAR IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL (United Press teased Wire.) ,r I Philadelphia, Pa.. Sept. 10. Common Plea Judges -Wilson and Audenrled .o dayhanded down a: decision in favorvof the Pennaylvanta railroad, declarlns? the A new courthouse is among the pos sibilities for 1908. The erection of a new building Is under discussion by the county board of commissioners, though they say no definite plan of action has been decided upon. But Judge Webster aald this morning that developmenta in that regard are likely to come rapidly once they get started, and ha admitted that the cost of the new county build lng may be on the budget of county ex penses for 1908 when tne tax levy Is made up In January. The demand for more room for coun tv officials is a-rbwinar dallv. and vari ous expedients aside from a new build ing nave Deen suggested to meet tnis demand. Already the eountv treasurer. assessor and school superintendent have had to leave the courthouse and rent office room In the city hall because there ia , not. -room for them at the courtnousa. . County kTeeds Sew BoUolng. Another addition to the nresent build' ing on The Fifth street aide, making the building flush with the Fifth street sidewalk; an addition on the Fourth street side in front of the present build ings; alterations In the tax depart ment; tearing out the massive stone walls in the Jail, replacing them with pillars as support and with steel par titions as cell wails; all these have eeeBrdiseussed -aaetfcede fee providing the much heeded room In 'the county building. t . ; But in all . these discussions In the commissioners' chamber an entirely new building has been a constantly recur ring subject and each time it recurs for discussion the commissioners realise more fully that the county needs the new building' and that it la- the only means by which tha question of more room ban permanently be solved. . Judge .Webster , jreulA , fa Xaror a Kl frame building with the Jail at the top. To reach the Jail there would be an additional elevator and stairway to bo used for (he prisoners only. The Judge believes that a room for the west side Justice court should be provided in tha new courthouse. County Has Cash on Hand. More room is demanded by the sheriff, by the tax department, by the Juvenile court and by the circuit courts, all of which are crowded. Though there are four departments of the circuit court. In all of which frequently there are Jury trials at tha same time, there Is but one room ror tne jury wnejn they retire to deliberate on a verdict Last Saturday three Juries were out at the same time. One occupied the Jury room, another oo- oonled Judge Uantenbeln s chambers. while the third, had ,to seek secrecy In Multnomah county now has a surplus of between. $26M00. and $406,000 , and is out of debt, 'The remarkable proaper lty of the: county Is evidenced by. the fact that though four years ago the debt waa $500,000, the surplus now Is supDosea ra men nearly that amount It is believed that funds sufficient to construct a new courthouse could he raised by a scarcely noticeable increase in me tax levy, ana tne OUliaing which all admit Is badly needed -could be built svh nun . i . , , . , - i- k -, ... . ' 1 ' " - ' . . . ERMZIEDNANCIER" FAILS :F0Rr MILLIONS (United , Press :Uad s Wire.) , Lynn, Mass, Sept 10. Assignment of James, T.gLenox with llabUitles of S, 500,000 haa created a Sensation In flnan Dial Circles. Lenox waa Interested In a a corooratlonav - . , Senator Charles W. Fulton ia at tha Imperial today and aaid that he did not know whether William C Bristol would be retired In December. In fact the) senator said he did not know what ac tion he would personally take. even If, Bristol's name 'were sent to tha senate for confirmation, and added. "I have not decided what I will do." - - , Senator Fulton disliked to talk about Bristol's expected retirement and stated he would not discuss It ' "But do you think Bristol will bo retired?"1 he was asked. 1 don't know." was the brief re sponse to a question that could furnish , subject matter for tons of volumes. ' JJO you tninx Bristol's name win do . resented to the senate for conflrma- onr was the next Question. . "I don't know, and not knowing I cannot say," came back tha senator, with . emphasis. t " - - a- 'TVell. if his name comes up for con firmation will you pursue the same policy you have- In the past In regard to Bristol r . ' "I don't know. I have not decided what I will do In regard to that mat-c ter," answered Senator Fulton. The fact that Senator Fulton was so . uncertain as to what he Intends to do if the old fight is renewed against tha Oregon federal attorney at tha. next session of congress lends color- to tha report that a deal haa been arranged between Senator Bourne. Senator Fulv ton and President Roosevelt, whereby Bristol is to be ousted. Fulton forsrlven . by the administration and Bourne al lowe to put in another henchman over -the head of the senior senator. ' Senator Fulton A not rilaxnaa it phase of the question. But he did not profess ignorance of tha status of. tha Bristol case, only refusing to discuss it ' ' Senator Fulton will remain in Port. land until tomorrow, when ha leaves for Hlllsboro to build un soma week. ened fences alleged to have been ' climbed over and trampled 'down by tha heavy weight of Ex-Senator Frederick W. Mulkey. who is after the toea of tha Astorian. ... -v i ' Francis J. Heney and W . ft Ttrletoi ' will arrive in Portland this avsninr op in the morning from Seattle where they ? have been in conference with William B. Gilbert, Judge of the United States circuit court. According to the lnfor- j matlon outlined by tho federal author!- . ties it is now planned to set existing land fraud cases in their place upon the docket upon Mr.; Heney'a arrival in the city, after which the prosecutor will leave at onca for San Francisco, i- , Mr. Heney and Mr, Bristol have haj some trouble In making their schedule meet since word came to the office of the United States attorney that the special jprosecutor waa on his way to Portland i from San; Francisco. According to the plan outlined fey Mr. Heney ha Intended to reach - Portland Sunday -afternoon from San Franclso and leave that same evening for Se- . attle in company with District , Attorney Bristol; - This would have allowed time on tha trip 4o. Seattle for a conf erenre between tho -two aroaecuting of flf ts and would have put them In touch with each other so that no time would hsve been 1 lost once they met with JuUxe Gilbert - i:.'.-. - -- ' Arriving- in Seattle Mondny mnrjiln;'. tha ewtira-ay-ayAaJd hvav.lwta 1 1 for the conference between Jiif! bert. Mr. Heney and Mr. Pr(.l. 1 two attorneys could hare lrt f . Monday nlh yarjiln Porti,,i 1 j , day morning. whre Mr. lfnv r h.va attendHd to the wortc, rH.i-t , the conference and Mv atsrt, ! t ; ? return to Pan Frncico In nutllolnir tills aciidul. i Mr. Heney did n.if f;ur , t a . -4L r.