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THE OREGON " DAILY JOURNAt, PORTLAND, TUESDAY, ' EVENINQ," SEPTEMBER 17," 1607.,
ill RFJIi.ll BOURNE OELtYS
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Registration at the Public
Schools Shows That Last
r Year's Record Breaking
Attendance Will Be Sur
passed by Present Term.
Junior Senator Writes That
He Will Not Return
October First.
LIST IF
IS
CAUGHT
v
" With a second day's registration of
nearly 18.000 pupils in ths city school,
there Is an indication that the highest
7 attendance of any ttms last year. 25.S83.
7 -will be eclipsed by about 1.000 names
' before the end of this terra.
, Practically every school In the dis
trict shows a decided Increase over the
. enrollment of the first day of last year thought
Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., will not
be home October 1to greet his friends
ana make arrangements to lead the
Oregon delegation back to the Republi
can national convention. Instead he
will remain In Washing-ton to meet a
party of Maryland friends about that
time, and lwlll not be until after their
visit that the senator will be in a posi
tion to tell Just when he will Journey
arrows the country to pay his Portland
home a short visit.
Word has reached Portland from the
senator that he will not be able to
come home as soon as he Intended, and
consequently those who were awalllnK
his arrival with much expectation for
different and various reasons have ex
perienced another setback.
Dabbed "ths Absentee."
II ' I . : .
. iitii l uiiKimi sojourned If wn
thnt the Junior senator would
Frank Nolan, Member of
Post office Gang, Arrested
Believed to Be Thug
Who Shot Policeman Sor
enson During Robbery.
F0Rs!lIS
4
Tailors. Raise the Tariff of
Clothes Over Last Sea
son's Prices.
aad a good increase over yesterday. ( pay nis home state a visit but he
However, the school authorities do not i " nd materialise on Oregon soli,
believe that the highest point In at- "nat ' his friends and eonstlt-
tendanoe will be reached until Novem- here have been living In continual
ber or December, when they expect It expectation of his arrival, but each sue
to rest around the 2M00 mark. j feeding postponement has Jed them to
This rear the Increase over the onen- i bestow upon him the name of -the Ab-
: largest, exoept the Increase of 190R over
1004, when the circumstances were un
usual. The Increase of yesterday over
the opening day of last year was 1.R4R
.Children. For the past five years the
; figures on the opening days are as fol
lows: Nineteen hundred two, 9.141; 1908,
11.0ST; 1904. 9,07; 1906. 12,870; 1906.
. 1M64. 1907 lfi.799. This year there
- are 44 school houses, last year there
1 were 40, in 1906 there were 13. In 1904
-tneir wets -fl;-trr ! antf - there
were SO.
The Increase of 1905 over 1904 la ex-
rlalned as being due to the burning of
he Park school building and the in
ability through various reasons to re
open the others at the general opening
of school.
. All of the schools hi the county are
r now open except two, the one at Orient
and the one on the Sandy road. County
Superintendent Robinson has as yet re
ceived no advices as to the increase!
over last year.
TILE. DEALER PAYS
II
HIGH
FOR
CURSES
Fred Wagner Finds It Cost
1 : ly to Abuse Water
ft
Rent Man.
- V - Fred W, Wagner, a dealer in tiles and
mantles, who was arrested last week
f or assault and battery and ualng pro
i fane language upon complaint of Robert
i G. Hamilton, an inspector In the city
5 water department, was found guilty of
i. both charges by Judge Cameron today.
1 Wagner was fined 925 for the assault
and $1 on the count of indulging In
: vulgar language.
f Hamilton testified that he called at
i Wagner's office, 86J Stark street, to
notify the latter that his water rent
j. would soon he due. After leaving the
' . place he stated that Warner followed
- s him and without provocation knocked 1
1 mm to tne sidewalk with several well
I directed blows.
, 4 r Wagner In his own behalf declared
) that Hamilton had used strong terms In
. 1 the office, "In the presence or a young
t woman and that he did not follow the
f water Inspector but was merely on nis
f way to use a telephone. According to
J the tileman, Hamilton attempted to
f aVtrllra him a r H Ka .lafkn .In klmul'
r a-.aa aaoaaaauav, lllUI.Cll.
Wagner admitted using profane lan
guags prior to the assault but maln
1 talned that he was not responsible for
the battle which followed.
Judge Cameron, after hearing the tes-
tlmony, found Wagner guilty and 1m-
posed fines aggregating $40.
There Is much to he rtaaii-aw k tk
politicians In Senator Bournes return
There are those who would like very
much to discuss the question of the
United States district sttorneyshlp.
The subject of Mr. Bristol's retention
or dismissal Is agitating the minds of
many and the attitude of Henator
Bourne Is a thing not rlearly under
stood. Chrle Schuebel oi Orunn ni
Is understood to be slated by Henator
Bourne for sppolntment because of a
political -datit not-alone la Mr. Schubal
but to W. 8. I "Ren as well, whose part
ner Bchubel is.
The Dolltlral Hares wnuM ltlr tn ia.
about this because If Schubel Is not the
choice there are others who would like
to be and who hare asked the sages to
nfia oui ana use tneir Influence
On the Anxious Beat.
The coming senatorial contest for the
seat now occupied by Senator Fulton Is
a very great reason why Mr. iiourne
snouia return in the near future ac
oordlng to some of the politicians. He
is sain 10 De practically pledged to the
support of W. S. U'Ren In return for
wnai u en aid Tor him In the last
oampalgn and before, though this Is
denied by some of Bourne's friends.
U'Ren has not announced himself and
rumors have connected the Bourne help
ing hand with the boom of every other
candidate In the field, though the pref
erence has been given to Frederick W.
Mulkey on account of hla championship
of statement number one. All the can
didates therefore are anxious to secure
Just about 10 minutes of Mr. Bourne's
attention in order to find out from his
own lips Just where he stands In the
senatorial fight
Borne of Mr. Bourne's friends argue,
however, that it will be a verv irood
(thing for the junior senator not to come
noma aince ne couia tnus escape any
entanglements which might arise from
nis snorx taias wtm me contestants
Frank Nolan, as he calls himself.
Frank , Williams, alias Big Johnny,
alias Henry Doe, as he Is known to the
federal authorities, was arresfsd this
morning by Patrolman Oolts on Uurnalde
street for complicity In the Sell wood
postofflce robbery last winter. Nolan
la believed to have been the men who
shot Police Officer florenson In the duel
that took place with the robbery.
Nolan was taken at once before the
federal authorities and Assistant United
Btates Attorney James Cole who se
cured sn Indictment against the man
before the last federal grand Jury, had
him arraigned this morning when "Big
Johnny" pleaded not guilty.
"Big Johnny" Is wanted for Joining
Frank Wane, the leader of the famous
Exit hopes of winter clothes, that
new- brown sjjlt and a plaid overcoat.
Enter sagrlnsj coat collars, crooked
slroulders. bagging trousers and shape
less coats. The Portland merchant tail
ors have formed a combine and .have
Issued a new scale of prices ranging
from S& to $10 higher than those of
lasi season.
The "tailors' combine." which Includes
eight of the best Portland tailors, has
wripiiDs
Willie Knapp Weighs 08 but
Holds Year's Record in
Racing Saddle '
MAY REVERSE SENTENCE
ON JUDGED BAD BREAK
r t
J
Willie Knapp, weight 98 pounds, win
ner of more horse races this ywar than
any other Jockey on the American
tracks. Is at the Portland hotel, whera
he said he liked Portland and was sorry
that no running races were held In the
nose uitv. tie is on nis way to cau
fqrpla, where he will ride this season at
Ascot tor waiter Jennings.
Few jockeya have been In' the gums
lY.l .il 2ranlVLd buf " h". Mo many honors for so many leading
ft """,VkT "'"Vf 1L-- "iT o.JV '""men as the diminutive Portland
ling. :T Coffe,. w . P " Kraner A Co'. J?""2r- r, -'''h
PolK rSnTli Fr!lk a cZ ot th" American turf whe? plunge thou-
a?d Bre?d BroV Thll htv? ittti n1 00 ",n' r,c hve backed many
staF?fn CXI tJtf:
Attorneys for Reynolds Say Garitenbein'a Remark Dur
ingr Jury Examination That Insanity Dodge Is Over
worked Sufficient Grounds to ReversV .Verdict. ,
secretary.
It Is claimed by the members of the
new association, which Is called the
gang, who is now serving nine years at
Mcneii s island; (. Maries Anderson
good .ride and game race. He Is no less
a favorite with leaser lights In the
nd
hen
Merchant Tailors' exchange, that a re- Pftlng firmament, while actors a
. . " ..I ai.tr.aMa aalaa.ai-.ai haa.ai van h ' aiti
cent raise in me price cearged per suit v - " - -
Dy me journeyman tailors as wen as """''
tna higher coat pf living, resulting In
making a higher cost of production all
arouna, is responsible ror tne change,
-round and Half fatUa.
Of course the first question asked
ors
m
iTnitl .hi. ilTiT Vh. I..,r-- ..ii "liaw niany trunks does he carryr
embers of the new association, charg- I'V"' , nhd,,"fJ1 ....
lnr the Frvtn .n Pniivk. MmMnl I .. xou snouia see my new racing Bo
rates as t Ir.t-els.. tailor, and th.' other 1 8P'd
irst clsss. this making an extra cost M"0 n,f J,1 7. n'
f 12.86 for each suit In the tailoring. KJin J,1 7L til ,uti ,?rk
urkn. i v.. i i -Z i. Knapn lives in his life work.
siting trial, and i cost of the raw wool, tailors say. yet P? J,P.?7 Til, . I if..nf.i2
Mttle Johnny," the cost of llvlnjr has Increased so and "'i? ,V.l f. ,"d.h"
1 postofflce. fie ts. difficulty. curing workmen is 5?,.'' J!i,- T&Fl.
Ing while in Chicago. It weighs a
I will let you see it
after the toga now sported by Senator
Fulton. It Is also being argued that it
would be easier for Bourne to secure
the leadership of the national delega
tion If he stays away from the state.
than ir he comes home. There are many
who believe therefore that Senator
Bourne will not be home even after
October 1, but that he will give the ab
sent treatment to his whole Oregon constituency.
DOCK
FIRE IN TAILOR SHOP
i CAUSED BY LIVE WIRES
IS
, SOLD AI DALLES
Open River Transportation
Company Buys Landing
Place for Grain Fleet.
In the county Jail awaltln
anotner man. Known. as
for robbing the Bellwood
Is a large man of powerful physique and
Is considered a dangerous character by
the authorities. s
Operated la Washington.
Blg Johnny" skipped out Immedi
ately sfter the Bellwood- robbery and
the police and federal authorities have
never been able to secure a trace of
him except once In Washington, when
he got out of Seattle 10 minutes ahead
of a federal officer who went to the
sound city to apprehend him. "Big
Johnny" waa with "Little Johnny" at
the time and they are believed to have
committed a robbery In Washington,
where thev secured l2t and then
skipped to Canada.
The man arremed today la believed to
be the man wanted and he was bound
over in the sum ef $4,000. Unable to
raise the money he waa placed in the
county Jail where an effort will be
made to have nim Identified by "Toots"
Bryant and other members of the gang
who are awaltlnv sentence for the series
of robberies committed In Portland last
year. "Big Johnny" Is believed to have
aided In the attempted robbery on the
Gresham bank with Wane and Anderson.
Bad Irooklng Hen.
Of all the members of th nnr thus
far arrested "Big Johnny" looks more
like a typical burglar and highwayman
than any of the others save Anderson.
The two would run a close race for the
worst looking all-around tough on the
coast. Both are said to" have served
terms In various penitentiaries and
Anderson Is known to have served time
In the federal orison in South. Dakota.
Both are known as expert revolver
shots, and "Big Johnny" Is said to be
the man who stood up In a duel with
Offloer Sorenson at the time of the
Bellwood robfcfcry. Sorenson was wound
ed twice In the leg in the exchange of
shots, while the robber got off without
a scratch.
In court this morning "Big Johnny"
wa all eagerness to plead not guilty.
wnen asKea Dy judge Charles E. Wol
verton whether he wished to be ar
raigned, the man Jumped to his feet,
waved his arms about his head and
said :
"Yes sir: ves. sir. r am not s-nlltv: I
don't know anything and am willing to
pi m iriai rigni mis minuie.
He seemed like afi animal. Sniffing
the air, restless and glancing about in
a startled sort of a way, he could not
contain mlmself. So excited did he be
come It was necessary to caution him
against talking too much.
With "Big Johnny's" arrest the au
thorities believe they have all : of the
robber gang save "Little Johnny," Thla
latter man has served time In the state
prison at Salem, and In other like Insti
tutions. He Is said to have traveled
with "Big Johnny" and participated In
many crimes with his big namesake.
Bryant Bays Wrong lean.
William J. Mitchell, the federal of
ficer who tracked "Big Johnny" to 8e-
was to It
He does
do after
se enough
question.
such that It is much hrd.r to est a Pcia.iy 10 a jocsey mai nas rianen
piece of cloth manufactured than T for- 21" ZL " naB- ana ""r
merly Taking all these things Into eon- "dMif. h I. n.nrlv throurh
slderatlon. they have decided to unite .?tnEP oellavaa he la nearly through
anff raise the price of mvH -tjf -eltrthe wl, M.if J.lli'1,'.-r R-, .n,,., , ,,.4
from $5 to $lo above what It would fnrT;nrifV.Jinnt
hav coat I at , or long time and I may last only
"It will be nKftv hard to ret a good nothar year. The thought is constantly
suit of clothes for less than 10 or $6 " t..fft. ""I "? ,VT.n rm. hi.
In Portland this year," said on tailor w.hl.ht,rJ11l K.h. .r.
thla morning. "Those who charged $50 nerves give way; then his legs are no
for their stiRs now have to charge from ood. After that he Is not fit to ride.
$55 to $65 for business suits, of course: Qulok Badnotlon of fink
dress suits are raised correspondingly xt present I am feeling fit andfine,
while those who charged $48 now have t e(j the list of Jockeys this year with
to ask $55 or 160. Some of our mem-1 t..b. . .,nni 1 ,M .. os
brf.w.l.!.cbfr.! ft7?ra il t0 . pounds whenjn training, but have
But this Isn t all. The ready-made weighed as hllh aa 116 pounds. I re
dealers have also raised their ntices. I n.nv.a,. rh 1 .r.h iir hut
and now the astonished and trembling by a process known to Jockeys and
yokel when he gre to buy a Sunday horsemen weighed only 102 pounds the
mult Is haughtily Introduced to goods next morning. To take off five pounds
J w " inuitiuoni are jn a night Is easy
What Is claimed by ths attorneya for
tba defense to be reversible error was
made by Judge Gantenbeln In tha circuit
Court this morning at the trial of
Charles H. Reynold for the murder of
Oeorga H. Hibblns on June If. Attorney-Logan
asert that a remark made
by tha Judge is error sufficient to make
certain a reversal of.Jha case by, the
uprenie court should the Jury convict
Keynolas. . . -
On examining a prospective Juror At
torney Logan said that emotional In
sanity or Insane Irresistible Impulse,
WOllld be Dart of the defense. The
juror saia he aid not believe In Insanity
as a defense and Judge -Oantenbein
qunnonea mm as to nis opinions.
in putting the questions th Judga re
e in
marked that he
derenso of -insanity was overworked
nought sometimes the
liOgan took an exception as to the
juagaa remark, and the Judge then In
Strueted the lurv that thev wara-tn itla.
regard what he had said as to tha In
sanity defense being overworked.
Colonel Jaoksoa Ikepttoal. f
Colonel James Jackson was ona nt tha
regular panel and In answer to ques
tions said he Disced no credanea In lm.
porary Insanity aar defense. He did
not believe, be said, that a man could
be sane at 1 O'clock, then en Inun. f ni
hil! an hour, and he una a train nt 1 -an
Colonol Jackson waa excused on a chal
lenge for cause. Henry L. Corbett was
excused for entertaining views almlletr I W. Nordby. Pstrlck Holland. Charles J,
10 inun vi me ooionei. I Rademacher and Thomas His od,
Insanity Is only a part of the de
fense of Reynolds. His attorneys said
this morning that they will rely upon a
plea of Justification, which Is permitted
by th Oregon law, when It Is shown
that Killing was dons to prevent ths
cosimlpf ion of a felony In the horns. -
Witnesses have been brought from
Walla Walla, Washington, and Milton,
Oregon,, by the defense. Among them Is
District Attorney O. B. Rupp of Walla
Walla, who Is expected to throw, light
on the character of the dead man.
Special Taairs Called.
A special venire of 10 men was or
dered by Judge Oantenbein at noon. Ths
entire panel .of regular Jurors had been
fexhausted, and only sight men of ths
lot accepted to serve ss Jurors.
With the Jury wsnting four men to
be complete, and only one of the regu
lar panel yet to be examined when court
adjourned at noon. Judge Oantenbein
ordered the sheriff to serve a special
venire to report at 2 o'clock. Bines ths
sslectlnewof the Jury began yesterday
morning 41 Jurors have been examined.
Of this number 2$ were excused. Boms
hsd opinions as to Reynolds' guilt or
Innocence, some were opposed to In
sanity as a defense, while others Ob
jected to capital punishment. At noon
the defense bad used 7 of Its II per
emptory chajlengps. and the stats nad
used four of the six It Is allowed. But
one Juror, Thomas Hlslop, was accepted
this morning, bringing the number to
eight. They are:
II. P. Chrlstensen. Robert Schulxe,
Frank P. Walker, F. J. Walkley, Thomas
DRIVERrGUT-ONHEADr-SUFFERS
TWO HOURS BEFORE HELP ARRIVES
good for a homespun year.
WANDERED DAZED
BACK TO HIS HOME
i
Remarkable Ending of Long
Search for Missing
Spokane Man.
"But doesn't that weaken you great
lyr
lea it is especially nard on tne
nerves, but by loomng ahead several
rl a f mnii ...In. wha. mmin.a an,
weights one has. a Jockey can save Him
self from radical training very often.
Knapp la a pleasant chap. He Im
presses one with having a great deal
of common sense. He is neither vain
nor after glory. He realises that riding
is a business and Knows that ne cannot
ride forever. What concerns him most
is what he will do after his riding days
are over. He doesn t know now, but
men who have backed horses solely
because Knapp was in the saddle would
be willing to back him In most any
kind of a business venture. Why? Be
cause Knapp Is temperate, keeps his
head and lives like he rides gamely.
(Special Dltpatcta to Tfae Journal)
Spokane, Wash., Sept 17. William
Williams of this city was found today
by his 15-year-old daughter wandering
aoout in tne vicinity or nis ejwn nome.
vviiuams had been lost for three months
and all eforts to locate him had been
futile. His mind seems to be a. blank
and ne had forgotten where hs lived.
The Open River Transportation com
pany yesterday purchased the Spencer
dock at The Dalles so that henceforth
It will be in better shape to receive 1 attle, stated this morning that he did not
freight at that polot. It was also de- believe the authorities had arrested the
elded to renatr ; h Xharf .. ! r8'u man- Mitchell based his asser-
tiuea .10 repair tne wnarr barge at ,, nn ripnrirtinn fri.K. e 'di.
i Arlington bo as to ulace t in shaDe fori ..k..... ' "
1 rjanal(nar - . ' a, U 1 1 1 1 11 V .
nave air
I to renal
i he open River Transportation com
.PUT LIGHT COMPAQ
OUT OF BUSINESS
(Special Dispatch to Tit Journal.)
Tekoa, Wash., Sept. 17. The fight be
tween the Idaho-Washington Light
Power company and the light users of
Tekoa grows more blttsr with each' suc
ceeding day.
About August 16 the light company
announced a new schedule of rates, to
take effect September 1. This rata was
not a genes 1 raise, but affected only
trie residences. A verbal agreement had
been entered Into between th company
ana a citizen s committee, and this raise
was In direct violation of this agree
ment When the raise waa announced some
or the consumers drew up a remon
strance, threatening that If the rate be
vlng freight in a few days. Men ; According to the federal officer "Rio- I c-ne effective the citizens would cut
nafr'ttS h,?rVtar,e1 f0r Arllnton Johnny' had ?J!tomouithlh?S I ,ut """ user
fnnB,le'T.... l! the man arrested today has a Jet i sl"ed .... .... . ...
"Bob" of Truck-No. 1 Slips ! Vt J" w.."ri.:u
rn HULK xU. 1 "Pwheat " h oV '.n' ' JL"Bk!
The company paid no heed, and the
on Treacherous Street
and Is Injured.
the river and the grain is being brought
10 me landings at
an
of the
pany, who has Just returned from an
extensive tour of inspection between
Portland and Umatilla, says that the
Teal Is now bringing 1.500 sacks of
wheat into Portland every other day
and that she could get much more if her
rapacity would permit it. , It seems
st night that caused now llKoly that another boat
rh n.ni,. e .Kaa l added to the service before lona
all-in .10 011 ICilHl .U.UUU SHCKS OI
Wlinn telraaa Ka.n r' T 1 .LI-
no1nlrd&r1nteanri1'VVaHteSfrQm th.' Tatter ed positively
points. Superintendent Fred Snipes j ,hnt Nninn w nnt th. ni, tX.ni
&lilyy.JtiJ:UZZ'?Z'to by the federal au thorlties.
Crossed wires In the basement under
the tailor shop of J. P. Torlay 648
Hraalilfitiai ataaat ..u . , ., B a.MAll a I
,iiiiuiBvwii ailiv. laauovu Cb " 111 (ill HIT fRpfl T L V
at 8:16 o'clock last night that caused now likely that another boat will be
much excltment
flames spread throughout the Kennyon j wheat at Aldsrdali o th. LT h.ni
hotel, located on the second floor of tor shipment to Portland, and at Chap- !
ths buUdlng, forcing all of the roomers ! man' another prominent point on the i
to vacate their apartments.
The fire department was called out
by an alarm from box 46 and although
handicapped by the stifling smoke and
the location of the fire in the basement
soon had the flames under control. The
damage to the building will not exceed
1500 but the smoke damago to the hotel
above can not be estimated
PROGRESS
MADE IN
SECURING FORD JURY
river, wheat is cominK to the landing TI.i 1 f Tin Tn Inomnn i O-ra
at the rate of about 1,500 sacks a day. ' lu" a aicssiucii m ope-
we get a great deal of wheat from the
districts on the Oregon side also, there
being now. for instance, at least 16,000
sacKs at guinton awaiting shipment to
Portland."
There never was a heavier movement
of wheat by boat down the Columbia
than at nroLAnt an It la . 1 1 .. .
. "Bob," one of he ,horsel drawing ; ceded, and the situation will be greatly
truck 1, slipped and fell at Tenth tnd iv.ri hn cmr. .5!ri!f
Washington streets while going to the j because It will assist them in Jretting I waB madc thls mornlnK toward com-
their vessels aispatched for Kurope in P'ctlng the jury in the case of Tirey L.
r i
cial Venire Excused for
Cause by Court.
(Pacific Cosst Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Sept. 17. No progress
fire and was Injured on the forelegs
iM,llA- Xxnwmn V. - r u i.lr. r ,,.! .. a a I I . . . .
Aiiviiaci " .ii.iuuicu mil. mo , seasonaDle time.
Injured animal attended by a veterl
nary surgeon.
Building Permits.
Ih P. K. Le Compte, two-story store.
East Harrison, between Kast Eleventh
end East Twelfth, 18.000; C. F. Swank,
one-story dwelling, Brown, between Kll
Ilngsworth and Burman, J1.000; 3. is.
Baldwin, 114-story dwelling, East Thlr-iv-thlrd,
between Clinton und Division.
11.500; Davenport Bros., barn, Second,
between Gibbs and Grover, $500; C. H.
Eobinson, shed, Albina, between Pres
Within the neighbor
hood of 8,000 bushels ooming in on the
upen rtiver steamer Teal every other
day several ship cargoes will bt brought
out from the fields by the water route
during the season.
HAMILTON EELEASED
AFTER LONG DURESS
'ord, accused of bribing a supervis
A special venire has beon called but
President James Shields and Superin
tendent Aldrlch were Dresent and at
tempted to tierend their position, but
this only angered the audience, and they
finally retired from the hall. All agreed
not to enter into any contracts what
ever with the company and to support a
citizens' plant.
Committees were appointed to proceed
with a plant. Estimates have been
called for, and every indication points
toward a citizens' plant
The company placed a resident man
ager here shortly after the meeting, and
special rates have been offered a few
consumers, but so far none has wavered
from his stand. The offer only makes
the cltisens more determined than ever
to own their own plant.
only a half dozen talesmen answered
ana tney were excused for cause.
HELPLESS INVALID
COMMITS SUICIDE
J. T. Hamilton, the life Insurance
usciii lYnu wn. orresiea eariy in August
(Specinl Dispatch to The Journal.)
Roseburg, ur Sept. 17. A. D. Vande-
walker, ageo. 63, of Olalla, committed
coU a'nd So '"feo M Marv rged f1"? ?,orle.ry' WreloasedTrom : u,cM h" horae Sund night by
ni. nnaifjJnJS Hweiii' uJJI I tht county jail this morning and a not I shooting himself with a 32-40 Wln-
Boyle, on-story dwelling. Revere,
tween Minnesota and Montana. $250 : nit nrt
n.k. njAi. i u. in '!uii court
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Rhnvr huttvwn Kast Thlrt..nth . . imino, iriiuiMS me case. u was " nantr vny several years ago,. ana
Prurteenth $1 300 Paul r Tnti!r chard that Hamilton had drawn a note had also been a sufferer from rheu-
He was a crioole from
sustained severe Injury in a mine
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ilriva Til 80d Charles CoBrtniv Twn seating to it. He waived examination any worK- wife was away from
dVellinV MoTria hftwZAi Z' i in th lower court and was bound overlhome at the time he committed sul
nA &1llnnf IS OOO-'c ' Rathiiw t0 the clrH court. In default of $1 000 i cide, having gone to Portland to attend
ana MISSISSIPPI, Z,O0iC. W. BatchellOr, Vaoll un ma.j, , t. .' " th funnral of har nn Iiron r,,fV,rl,i
tn..liinr dwelllns- Enat Anlranv ha. . ....-..va, a jii, "iicre ne . --. . " ""i"'
tween East Twenty-third and East ! ' nrning.
Twenty-fourth, $2,600: Harriet J. Evans
two-story dwelling, Blondena, between
Mississippi and aiJbina. $2,000; T. O.
Sands, one-story dwelling. East Fif
iwnth, between Alberta and Wygant,
$H.O00 C. B." Steps, repairs to dwelling,
East Forty-sixth, near East Washing
ton, $LSO0; E. Chrlstensen, garage. Fall
ing, between Michigan and Mississippi,
t"a;, W Payne, two-story dwelling,
haver, between Maryland and Patton,
jj.buv; k. aU, wisan. repairs to stable,
'inn, oetween ojiitan
tlOO. , -,.1. , .: .
wno was arownea at xnaependence a
week ago. Vandewalker was a half
I brother of M. C. Gregory, the Southern
Pacific conductor residing in this olty.
Hat UninB hi. a ... . a. aaavaa V. , , 1 "
-n.-a-rT-.T1-a n-rr-rai-ra - niicc wiuuroa
rSUI jI (IV r If l 1,(11 RT ana "evera' Drotners and sisters.
VAiXl la UUUltl The verdict of the coroner's 1u
MAN WITH THE KNIFE
I me verujci 01 tne coroner s jury was
ucaui irum suiciue.
Judge Cameron in municlDal
oonydsb oufnj75o:eA. SSSbSEKfi -jXAT-MAY BURN OU
"SeeVrnHneil Jfeu Z I ABOARD BATTLESHIPS
nigni lasi weea
and Wlanrt-P. . "ouoie arose
wnen mo restaurant man
..Jy T9aU tTtUIft's Finest.
f8pr1l Ptspafrh te.Ths Jooroal.)
- Wall Walla, Wash., 8ept 17. Walla
walla's noUc fores appeared in helmets
VMtersaf for ths first tlms in ths his
tory of the local police corps. Also they
oiuiea
wot new suits 4 carried
whn rnnHnfo i
place on Burn aide near Second street I , (I'aclfic Cot Prew LeMd Wire.)
- J M a 1 Vo 1 lain Ct. atnS- 1 T VTA l. A 1L
wjuctJHJu pay lur a meal. MCIUgraiI '"" c"- ciyt' . iuw tiiini mo
funed and ended the altercation by ' jnonltr Wyoming: ha been released
MORE RAIN ON WHEAT
FIELDS AT PALOUSE
(Special Plapfltcb to The Josrnal.)
Garfield, Wash., Sept 17. There
were several days of good harvest)
weather last week, and a great amount
of wheat was threshed and stored In
the warehouses for shipment, but Sun
day night the rain set in again, and
it has since been falling Jn copious
showers over the Palouse 'wheat belt
Although the greater part-of the big
.mi vcHi una oeen savea, it will iaK6 at
least ten days or good weather to clean
up the remainder of the crop.
All the machines threshed Sunday 'ex
cept one. That was the machine owned
and operated by Abraham Crisp, who is
a staunch Methodist. He is also mayor
or uarneid. Ha made ths statement
that he had threshed for. the .past, 17
years and had never run his machine
on the Subbath day in all that time.
The wheat is all cut and nearly all
threshed, but there is a great amount
of oats to cut and thresh yet -
Tekoa, Wash., Sept. 17. A severe
wind and rain storm passed over, this
section yesterday and unless the
weather clears ud Immediately untold
damage will result. About half of the
crop is still to be threshed and should
tne rain continue it can no be saved.
LID CAMPAIGN
AT WALLA WALLA
DEVLIII GIVES .
BANKS ASSETS
11:40 a. m. J. B. Orrell, driver for
the Warren Construction company
thrown from the seat of his wagon by
colliding with another vehicle at Park
and Yamhill streets snd seriously In
jured about the face and head.
11:46 a. m. Telephone message re
ceived at police headquarters Aid pa
trol wagon with Patrolman Lytle and
ruber sent to the scene.
11:55 a. m. Orrell, hlsedlng pro
fusely from scalp wound over the left
eye and painful gash on left cheek. Is
brought to headquarters and seated on
a bench near the door.
lt.tO -n.
tensely, still lying on the bench
m. Orrell,
suffering lrv
hench without
naving received medloal attention.
1J:45 p. m. Teamster still waiting
for someone to dress his wounds.
12:66 p. m. City Physician Ziegler,
arrives in response to a telephone call.
1:26 p. m. Injured man Is removed
to his home Fourteenth and Johnson
streets In the patrol wagon.
No stronger arraignment of the delay
of the city council In appropriating
sufficient funds with which to equip
an emergency hospital and provide for
the establishment of an ambulance
service, has ever been brought to light
CAPES NO LONGER TO BE WORN
BY PATROLMEN OF ROSE CITY
Receiver Devlin of ths Oregon Trust
oV Savings bank this afternoon mads his
first report on the condition , of the bank
and announces that ths total assets
that' hs has thus far discovered and
listed will amount to $1,109,686.11.
The liabilities are about $2,000,000.
The assets are divided as follows:
Loans and discounts to September 14,
1907, $626,747.39; collections made by
receiver, $24,323.87.
Stocks and bonds on hand Bonds,
$1,087,600; stocks, of known value, $23,-
860.
Columbia Seven-Tear Irrigation com
pany bonds, (of doubtful value) ,$14,000.
Overdrafts $267,144.86.
Due from other banks, $1,814.78.
These assets do not Include a valua
tion on the lease on the bank's corner
nor on ths Home Telephone company's
bonds.
Hie capes that hswe so long distin
guished Portland's policemen and given
them the appearance of ths constabulary
of their mother country are to go.
Chief of Police Orltimachsr has let fall
the dictum that the famous capes must
be sunDlanted bv common American
dvercoats by October 19, when ths foros
win hold a dress parade and inspection
In winter uniforms. ,
On the same day ths short sack coats
which the police wear In summer will
be put away with moth balls and the
new long frock undercoats will be
donned. .
The new overcoVts are to be mads of
blue cloth of tha same color as ths uni
form, and with two rows of brass but-'
tons shining up and down ths front.
Those of the men and there are a good
many who feel hurt at the abolish
ment. of ths capes will be allowed tha
solace , of short blue capes on ths over
coats. These outer capes, hbwever, ars
to be optional with the policemen, and
ars merely In ths way of a balm to ths
Injured" feelings, j The overcoats and
capes are not to be heavy, but ars to
be of light waterproof cloth.
Chief Oritsmacher, It Is sa!d. ordered
ths change because hs has for some
time been sensitive on the subject of
the capes which have excited as much
comment on the part of the country vis
itors to Portland as the horse cars of
New York have subjected the metropo
lis to.
RAIN ON THE OUTSIDE CAUSES
MUCH IRRIGATION ON THE INSIDE
COLLECTED BAD DEBTS
BUT MADE NO RETURNS
Eugene Spencer, alias Campbell, who
was taken Into custody last "week by
Patrolman Wanless for vagrancy and
subsequently booked on a charge of lar
ceny by bailee upon complaint of D. H.
Holbrook of Holbrook & Levin, tailors.
was given a preliminary examination in
tne ponce court toaay.
Tha pnn.nl.lnln. 6laaaaai
- .aa, av,uv,lll,lin l,tlllCD.a 1.U1UIUUA,
Dr. Bogart, a dentist, and M. Bird, a
plumber, all testified that thev had
given Spencer bad accounts to collect,
and that he secured money from them
on the pretense that he intended to com
mence suit. The sneciflc allegation of
Holbrook Is (hat the defendant mulcted
him of $6.26 by this method.
The accused man did not deny secur
ing the sums testified to by the wit
nesses for the state, but held that there
had' been no criminal Intent shown.
Spencer also set up the defense that he
had not been given sufficient time by
Holbrook in which to prepare the pa
pers In the contemplated suit.
Deputy District Attorney Haney in
his cross-examination of Spencer effect
ually knocked the prisoner's claim of
having been admitted to the bar in New I
lorn state, rne aerenaant Decani e rat
tled under the rapid fire questioning,
and was forced to admit that he had
only 'practiced law in the inferior
courts. Judge Cameron hap taken the
case under'advisement until Friday, and
In the meantime Spencer Is confined in
the county Jail. . ,
A new record was established at ths
central police station for ths 84 hours
ending at 10 o'clock this morning, when
by official count ths various policemen
of Portland arrested within ths city
limits 44 persons on charges of Intoxi
cation. This Is a very large Increase
over all previous records, according to
local police authorities. Ths daily av
erage arrests on drunkenness charges
range from 10 to 16.
Chief of Police Oritsmacher' and
other officials of the police department
are unable to give any reasonable ex
cuse for the large number of persons
gathered In yesterday, last night and
during the early hours this morning
other than possibly rainy weather had '
a depressing effect on many inhabitants.
RC
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A
10 CARRY
GRAIN CROP
North Bank Rushing to Get
to Deep Water on the
Columbia,
CHINAMEN HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
stabbing the proprietor wltH a pocket i from the drydock, It is stated on tho
knife. vocnti yar tnM th( vegBe. w,n fee ready ,n
' Vetzger itr Co., opticians. 34Z Wash.
Mainsprings, $1, -Metxger's, 842 Wash.
."'-a.-'
about a month's time for her exDeri.
mental trial trips, so that the naval
authorities may determine the advis
ability. of using oil as a fuel on board
ths larger naval ships In place of coal.
Walla Walla. Wash.. Sent. 17. Infor
mations charging Ave local houses with
violation of the Sunday , closing law
were men yesterday Dy prosecuting At
torney hudd. una was asainst Fred
Sechler, proprietor of ths Delmonico
lodging-house, and the other four were
against women. From the fact that one
Virgil Waggoner Is named as a witness
in all the complaints It appears ; that
the prosecuting attorney is inaugurat
ing a systematic campaign against vio
lators of ths closing law. The cases
will corns up for trial at ths October
term.
RETIRED ADMIRALS
WILL NOT COMMAND
(United Pr Leitsed Wire.)
Washington, D. C. .Sept. 17. Seer.
tray Me teal f states that no officer on
the retired list would be assigned to
me comma.no. or tne Atlantic battle
ship fleet on its voyage to the Pacific.
He made the declaration when his at
tention was called to published reports
indicating the possibility of the assign
ment of Rear Rdmlral McCalla or
Rear Admiral Brownson to the place of
Rear Admiral Evans. Both McCalla
and Browinson are on the retired list,
RHONIMUS JURY
TODAY PROBABLY
aaaaaaaaaaa-aaa-a. j
(Special Dispatch to The Joanal.)
Pendleton, Or., Sept. 17. In the clr
cult' court today the case of A. r
Jthonlmua, the aged slayer of Tom
Myers, was resumed, u is thought the
ury list win be - completed today and
he trial Will berln tomnrrftw. With
three murder trials ths breaent term
promises to bs lon ons. ? f , v r
(Special Dlapitcb to The Journal.)
The Dalles, Or., Sept.' 17. Tracklay
Ing on the rjorth bank, rdad reached a
point 18 and one half miles east of
The Dalles Saturday and Is being pushed
as rapidly as possible. With ths track
laying machine sometimes two miles
of track is laid in a day. Construction
trafhs follow the tracklayers and the
road is ballasted and nut in shape ror
the rolling stock very rapidly.
T li aa aKlaaat annaaanllv I ...nh
a iiv ii a. . a , aiiaicaa vii aa , 1 11 aw ivna,,.
The Dalles In time to use the open
river for the purpose -of movmg the
Immense oron of grain that Is ' being
harvested in the inland empire. There
is some grading to be done opposite
this point, but it is safe to stats that
within the next month north bank trains
will be hauling grain and loading ' it
on boats at this point.
It has been surmised on good author
ity that a free ferry' will eventually
be established between this city and
Washington, and that steamboats, in
the employ of the Northern Pacific, will
be transporting goods to snd from this
city. Farmers may be Induced by
cheaper rates fo tidewater, to haul their
grain to this city and ship It on these
boats.
G. G. BROWN IS
LAND BOARD CLERK
Frisco Celestials Are Nearly
Burned to Death in
$50,000 Fire.
(Special Dispatch to Ths aTornL )
Salem, Sept. 17. At a meeting
of the stats board this morning
O. G. Brown waa reelected clerk
of ths state land board, John
Michel assistant clerk and C. R.
Eberhardt aUdrhsjr " of lbs "TahdT,
board. Jn place of ' McCully, resigned.
( , . i i i in) I ii ,m r
' If you bars a want of any ltlnd. in
sert a - little ad in Tho . Journal, cost
only a cent a word, and you will ret
Jesuits, jraonss: Aiain nit;
(Pacific Coast Press Leaaed Wire.)
San Francisco, Sept. 17. A firs,
which destroyed $60,000 worth of prop
erty,: nearly ended the lives of jhres
Chinese and would have burned an sn
tlrs block of business buildings but fof
ths timely arrival of tho fire depart
ment. The fire broke out at 2:40 this morn
ing at the Saloon Of Ma rah Jtr nirlrman
at 1468 Bush street The origin of ths
fire, while not definitely known, is be
lieved to have been caused by ths ex
ploding of a gasoline tank in the saloon.
. The fire had scarcelv henn 1laoov.
ered before the saloon, the Chinese ba
zaar of Wa Sins- Lunar at 14(.(t Rush
street and an empty stors at 1464 wars
Inflames from roof to basement
v Wa Sing Lung and -two Chinese em
ployes were asleep in the rear of ths
former's store when It tnoir ttr aA
It was only after several futile attempts
that they made their escape.
The blORk Which VI fhr.ll.nait la
bounded by Van Ness avenue, Bush.
aa alio CallU aTUlK, BireClSa'
rTn?.. ,arTeBt lo" wa austainsd by
Wa Sing Lung, who lost $36,000 In
draperies and silks. Marsh & Rlckman
suffered a loss of $6,000. The build
ings destroyed wsrs worth $10,000.
n
Hay Shipper domplalos.
(special Diapatck to Tne Journal.) -'-
Salem, OrV Sept IT. A letter nasi
been received by ths state railway com- ,
mission from a. H. Denney of Lafayetts
complaining of ths fttilurs of ths South
ern Pacific Railway company to send
cars for ths shipment of hay lo Port
land. Tha oommlssinn h niMAoii i
that the railway is liable tn a nna r as
a-day -for failure to furnish ears wtthiit.
a certain time, and has notified ths -
Southern Pacific it must look Into tha
matter. T
.Eastern Oregon Appointment. 0
(Bpttdal" Dlxpatcb to Tbe Journal. t '-'
Salaam "! - Saul 9 a-1 L- rn-
aiaa.v a. a, wa .a a. , . vTUVrrBUr aIlBalTl-
bsrlaln today SDDolnted H. M rvkhrn
a commissioner, of ths Third (Eastern
; X-a3?0..,OraWn) District grlculturai socHt.
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