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THE OREGON : DAILY . JOURNAL . PORTLAND, . MONDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER
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TORTURED
UIITI
; Woman's Shrieks Early Sun
;.' day Jlorning Awaken
Neighborhood Blood
Trail Is Followed for Two
! ' "Blocks Along Sidewalk.
INSANE BIG HOAX
Story Circulated About Ne
gro at Kelly Butte Denied
by Superintendent.
In the hop. It Is believed, of hiding
himself away so aa not to be prose-
A. S. Bring, superintendent In charge I cuted for the murder of Dr. Edward
of the 'work at Kelly Butte, branda aa j Johnaon, who waa tbrown off the Ford
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- Horrible screams which rent the air
r early yeatorday morning and what la
supposed to be a trail of blood extending I aane through the
tor two blocka along East Twenty-first
street have woren a mystery for the
realdents of Irvlngton that they have In
vaJn tried to unravel.
At I:lt Sunday morning Mrs. Fran
cea Each and five Or six others tn her
houee at 707 Multnomah avenue were
.wakened from sleep by a woman'
' cries for help and mercy. The same
. thought struck each of the people In the
' house that some one of the other resl-
' dents waa being murdered.
Hastily throwing on their clothing
they went down stairs and found that
all of -the members of the family and
boarders had been In their rooms.
Mrs. Esch, whose sleeping room la In
' the rear of the houne, declared that ahe
had heard some one call "Mrs. Each"
three or four times as though Imploring
her aid.
The men in the house made a thor
ough search of the lower floor and the
basement bat could find nothing to in
dicate any trouble excepting that the
back door and the screen door opening
1 from the back porch Into the kitchen
wars open.
, Tlad Blood Trail.
A few minutes later they aaw a man
walk down Twenty-first street aad turn
going eaat on Halaey but saw nothing
of any woman.
Daylight, however, revealed drops- of
blood on the cement sidewalk, commame
ing apparently near the Eschhouse anc
continuing along Twenty-first street,
crossing Wasco and Clackamas and end
ing at the corner of Clackamas and
false the statements recently circulated
to the effect that prisoners at the rock
quarry are treated cruolly or without
consideration. He maintains that every
kindness possible la shown to the men
Incarcerated there and he offera to rep
resentatives of the Humane society or
other authorised person the opportunity
to interview the prisoners as to whether
or not the conditions at Kelly Butte are
not what they should be.
In speaking of the charge that Ed-
wara i-oie a negro, naa ooen urivrii in-
he cruelties pracuoea
upon him, Mr. Brlggs denied that any
cruel treatment had been accorded the
prisoner.
dole Unruly Prisoner.
Xole waa a city prisoner and was
sentenced to 60 days,'' said. Mr. Brlggs
this morning. "When he came to the
quarry he looked like a gin field and
to work as the other prisoners were re-
There is a ruis at tns
ME
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Phone Securities Are Bejng
Subscribed Rapidly in Ex
change for Accounts.
. Depositors of small amounts' in the
Oregon Trust and Savings bank are
responding In large numbers to the call
of the reorganisation committee for
subscriptions to bonds and stock of the
Home Telephone company, and stock In
tne proposed reorganisation or me Dana.
wince Saturday nignt s meeting approxi
mately 130.000 has been subscribed.
The bank reorganisation plan today
looks more favorable than It has at any
time. A number of country banks are
signirying their willingness to take
telephone bonds In exchange for their
deposit certificates, and to aubacrtbe for
Ml OPENS
rerfect Weather and Dis
plays Never Equaled
Tomorrow Is Portland
Day Fine Exhibits in
Special Lines. - 'v.
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(Special ' Plspetck te The Jaornal.)
Pendleton. Or, .Sept. II. With ths
most beautiful weather that could
atreet bridge January I, Charles Ander
son, held at the county Jail for com
plicity In the robbery of the Sellwood
post of flee laat winter, has confessed to
the county authorities to attempting to
rob the Gresham bank last December
In company with Frank Wayne, who ia
serving nine years at McNeil's Island
for aiding In the robbery at Hell wood:
William Carter, serving IS months at
McNeils Island for robbing the St.
Johns poatoffice, and Frank Kelley. who
confessed 10 nis snare in me auempi- .v. . ....
ed robbery at Gresham and Is serving.?""'" ' '"" h. ai-d ,n o strains of muslo by
two and one half years at Salem J bank. There tiavo been bank subscrip- aarea ana to strains ' "f
Behind Anderaota confeesfoHies the tions to the bonds In suma of 111,000. McESroys famous Portland band, the.
story of the man's fear of the authorl- 116,000 and 120.000. Umatilla-Morrow district fair opened.
ties.' He Is held for the Sellwood rob- The total subscriptions to date amount t(w1,v whioh la Pendleton day. At 10
berlea for which he could be sentenced to approximately IJ0.000 by email depos- "-"V ,,,..,. . ioai for two'
to aarve about IE veara at hard labor. Itore for ths telephone bonds and stocks o o'00 'tores wer closed ror two.
, ,1 ..iw . . 1. I , - m A I.A AAA tw . K k A.a I h a. to. Vkflw irlllAPl Wtrt W.lnfltnM tO 1
would be only five years at ths most I ganlsed bank, and I140.009 by ths Paclnol the- City. At l:l ft grand street parade
11 is oeuevea mat Anaerson s motive in 1 at uiurn nuwr company u an oni 1 wu aiaa neia.
confessing Is to commence serving his I to Its 1100,000 certificate of deposit held! this afternoon
or the 1 Ex-uoyernor
ar:
ltles. I 'we are having good success with tbe
2i th.t ih-i , . , m 1. .CTk V.! ,7.7 sentence as soon aa possible In the hope against the bank, President Day.
?.Upr7th.'faWcf bnefVhi'mnks5: K feat r,otti by the author- Depositor.- "JocialGSj. .M toA
up for work.. Cole failed to put In a
afck report and I though he might be a
At i:iw ft grand sireei jwuv ;
held. Speeches will be made
moon by Judge B. A. LowelU
nor T. T. Oeer. Colonel Wil
liam Parsons and others.
. The pavilion la a scene of beauty,
For a lnnar time indtnan and Warns I mAvaman tn inihairDi. t.UnhAn. Knna I arlth the beat exhibits aver seen In east-
little rUced but w.s Mt sunL Ths w,r Relieved to have murdered John- and stocks, and bank stock. There Is era Oregon. The products of two
lnsiikvdodZe IsoerhlSJthemostcom- ron .n(1 bBth me!l entlfl-a by decided showing of interest In tbe un- counties are displayed, much from parts
lS!fm"rwV0?i,.p.'?? LI? !:Cm sveral women who live on Portland dertaklna bv hundrede of small deooal- of the. Irrigation district where the
5ri " . . - j T.T.r .r Heights as the men seen prowling about nP. .ka h.MtnrnM h.v. rnhhi nnt UmatllU federal
fipd aome way to evade the sentence
the court
"After warning Cole I handcuffed
hlnj.to the iron bar of the partition one I oreaham waa due in miJtikV made a-Po"trs. They will come In readily
da? Ty one wrist, but he was In suchi 0;eham-fdu 7 " treat many already have come
IIIVIVV) B BJVJl.ie SIM
of tn,,K!;",1enc.t orr.w ?,A!7orat "unt felt nnoifch confidence to stfmulate them uvt?; M"" 7,. ' wtSor eVhiht 0?
X!h "! bank. 00 to oome around and look Into ths nlan. .'TOMi?MJJXl V.
vw I We sr. not worrying about the large ""'"T,,.", 11 T . f
1 I tl.A flnaat
freedom thaf-he could sit down If he
so desired. In a short time Cole told
me that he would ro to work if I would
turn him loose, and I released him. He
repeated his offense In a short time on
two different occasions, and ths third
I-time 1 told blm the next offense meant
the dungeon. In a lew days he re
peated his offense and I did put him In
tn. dungeon. .1
tory of Torture a Xoas.
"Here he raised a disturbance, and I
concluded that ha muat be Insane, so
-Brought htm direct from the dungeon to
me county jail wner. ne was examinee
ana sent 10 tne asyium. mat is au
there la to that case.
"I will say." continued Mr. Brlgga,
that Rev, Clarence True Wilson came
by the lookout man. He described the
safe as of fire proof make when It was
or Durgiar proor pattern. The men
opened the safe to the extent of seeing
tne money lying inside, out were scared
away before being able to secure their
loot.
The large depositors know better than
anyone that the telephone securities are county people.
the flneat.
A apecial train arrived from Heppner
this afternoon loaded with Morrow
good, and that a 6 per cent Interest
bearing security alive and drawing In
tereat la better than a doubtful deposit
in a suspended bank.
Tomorrow la Portland and Livestock L
tures of the week. Many of the state's
beat speakers will be here. Among
NATIVE PROVIDES
fpn SICpVOMEIJ
mors potent remedy, la the root
ad herbs of the field than waa ever .
prodnoed from drugs. : --- -
la the good old-fashtoned days of
our grandmothers few. drugs were,
used la' medicines and Lydla E. ,
Plnkham. of Lynn, Mass., In her
study of roots and herbs and their
power over disease discovered and
gave to tbe women of ths world a
remedy for their peculiar ills mors
potent - and efficacious than, any .;
combination of dratrs. ",
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
la aa honest, tried and irne remedy of unquestionable therspeutio rains.
Dur in sr'iu record of more than thirty years. Its long list of actual
cures of those serious Ills oecullar to women, entitles Lvdla E. Pinkham'a
-Vegetable Compound to ths respect and oonfldenoe of every fair, minded
person ana every uuzuung woman. : v
, When women are troubled with irregular or painful functions.
weakness, dlaplaoements, nleeratloa - or inflammation, ; baokaohs
flatulency reneral debility, indigestion or nervous prostration, they
should remember there is one tried aad true remedy, Lydla E. fink
ham's Vegetable Compound. J,;"''. A
No other remedy in the country has such a record of cures of
female 111, and thousands of women residing In every part of the United
States bear willing testimony to ths wonderful virtue of Lydla E, Pink
ham's Vegetable compound and what it has done for them.
. " lira. Plnkham invites all stole women to write her for advios. She has
guided thousands to health. For twenty-five years shs has been advising
sick women free of eharge. Shs is ths daughter-in-law of Lydla E. Pink
ham and as her assistant for years before her decease advised ander her
immediata direction. Address, Lyaa, Mass.
RESCUED FROM
WOMEN FEAST EYES ON
COSTUrtiES FROM PARIS
Geors-e Jabour. who had a deposit of Portland's leadlna clttsens now hers are
II. 000 in the bank, and who save In Judae T. O. Halley and C S. Jackson. 1
addition his note for 14.000 to the bank punusner or Tne journal.
for a letter of credit for IH.000 and paucationai aay, rTinay. win aiso oe
unt tn mw Tnrk tn wka wn tn a big feature. will Klks day. Thurs-
K11 w sva1si klav an t 1 stnv dav.
timed home Bundav. He had used Women are taking a great Interest In
T1.000
bank
his not
I home Sunday. He had used We8,0 ar ,"k,n ,nAe7tl.B
of his letter of credit, and the ihJtA"'2m'J n"r?.,U'
Ttor nUe000 safdm0ney "d nehmMrVcU.
te ror it.ooo. He said. ini.n ..hihit nt u.inr t mms
Twenty-first where there la a half
niOCK OX grounl COVerea Wlin SCrUODy I in XvrT. kunnci A I m mimvii iui 1 . , t- J , , l " iiau ii m; "iviiry. i
nr trees, brakes, ana a tangle or under- o .eiiy oune ana uaea o do aiiowea vxical blTJHll Ul X ClIllUIIlll V DBn" rn," awi in.uo
110 visit wun ine prisoners, ne weni 1 - 1 in iew lorx, ror convenience, ana 11
"Had the telegram announcing the
bank failure been withheld three hours.
I would have had all my money. The
the Indian exhibit of Major Lee Moor-
house of this city, whose collection of
ourlos snd pictures, valued at $J,000, Is
one of the best in the northwest.
brush. -
At this point ths lots ars ungraded down among them and talked with each
and there la a aandy incline from the
waig to tne interior or tne block, un
this Incline, Just where the drops of
moocj ceasea. ars ins imprints or a
woman's shoe, the laat print of which
would Indicate that the person -had
euner sua or oeen puiiea oacK aown
-onio ine -waix. f
The polios and others mads a thor
ough search of ths vacant ground, but
could xina nothing that would snow
what had become of the Injured woman.
Across Twenty-first street Is another
large piece or vacant land, also grown
tip with underbrush and email trees,
while on ths other side of ths Esch
horns, across Multnomah street Is Bui
llvsn's gulch, one of the wildest and
most lonesome spots , within tbe city
limits.
Though emseme Sfnrdered,
1 "When I first heard her screamlna."
said Mrs. Esch this morning, "I
thought I waa dreaming and had been
Having a terrinis nightmare. I sat up
In bed, - however, and then came the
one. and upon coming out expressed sur
Drise at the a-eneral tons of satisfaction
expressed by the ma. He said he had
visited several sucn institutions, out
had never before been In one where the
men had so few complaints to make at
the treatment accorded them or where
they wr o well ontnted with their
lots.
"It Is untrue," said Mr. Brlggs. "that
anyone waa ever trussed up by the
thumbs at Kelly Butte. No one was
ever handcuffed to the grating and left
to stand with nls hands above ma head.
Attracted by Fall Open
ing of Olds & King.
would have needed my money In about
three hours and would have 'drawn it
all out."
Jabour said today that he Is willing to
take telephone bonds or any slmuar se
curity for his account
WARfilLlf CONTESTED
The eyes of femininity are being sur
feited with delight these days at the
dreaa emporium of the Olds, Wortman
It King store. Today and tomorrow are
the days set for the formal opening of
the fall season, and the second floor ha
been transformed Into a place of beaut v.
Men have been handcuffed to the Iron On velvet covered pedestals, where these
bara of the partition, but they have exquisite qreations of wearing apparel
been able to alt down or stand up aa seem properlv to belonr. are mounted
iney pieaaea witnout psin or torture to iigures in gorgeous Parisian icostumes.
tnem. 1 imported rroro some or the leading 00s-
d onuses, mwrj smuiee turners 01 tne r rencn city.
"In the case where Ex-Guard Charlea
FENDER TESTS
FOR CLEARANCE
DIVORCE UNOII
Sensational Features Devel
op in Case of Taylor vs.
Taylor in Circuit Court-
JOHN CURRIER
esMBNaBBWaSBBSSaspaBBaMaBBBB
Cutter McCulloch Takes Off
All Hands Due at
Seattle.
Johnson Is reported to have said he re
signed Decause or treatment given j. o.
KanKin. 1 wisn aiso to enter a aeniai,"
Johnson jreslgned be-4 all agree that never before haa such a
said Mr. Briaas.
cause 1 got after him ror not doing his
same cries for help, sounding as though yrk and Insisted that he should do his
Mrs. isscn, .Mrs. Hiscn, V r .
SV04HU4 (IIVIW a,iieas . ajs' WVIVMI
Rankin ame to Kelly Butte and It was
therefore Impossible for htm to have
been present even If ths prisoner had
been trussed up by the thumbs or other
wise mistreated. Rankin was sent out
to the Butte June 7 and was released
September 4 and Johnson was not am-
Dtlnr thVoDen PloytA there during any of that time,
whtf w! Ar "Is'elther did I ever have any trouble
Z. n P're' Huselng, who Is said to have
Deen mistreated. Neither did 1 have any
trouble with J. J. Babo or sjilatreat him.
8a bo was sent to Kelly Butte and like
au or nis caimer nated to work. He had
a callous place on hla hand which I
?pened with a knife kept for such uses,
sent him back to work, telling htm I
did not expect him to work with hla
sore hand, but that hs could ' use one
hand to throw rocks Into a pile. Latter
nis nana Decame worse and 1 sent ror a
the girl aald
. Mra. Ksoh.'
"I jumped out of bed and met the
otners 01 - my ramwy in tne nail they
. had all heard the -cries and were hor
rified by them, fearing that some one
In the house had been shot, although we
heard no noise of shooting. .
"We looked all over .the house but
could find nothing exceptl
door in tne rear. Then
watching we saw ths - man go down
Twenty-first street under the are light
and turn over on tiaisey. 1 tnougnt it
might have been the policeman, but
when I asked hfm about it yesterday he
said that .he was not there at that time
and did not turn up Halaey street any'
wav." 'fi v .....
Earlier In the evening, shortly after
midnight, two boarders at Mrs. Esch's
boms who were returning rrora the tne-
The wide aisles between the rows of I 1 Ymnn lmnnir
tnnriAlA h.A hn w.ll U-A oil ,4ol VVllUVlllHUUlU
long with women, who even though thev
cannot buy must come to admire, and
Watched New Fenders
Clear Bridges.
handsome display of gowns been shown
in Portland. Special attention la at
tracted to a lovely model In a Raudlts
sown and a Marls Croset hat Tha sown
Is of champagne colored French voile Fender clearance tests were made to
of exceptional fineness, with real lace day by the Portland Railway, Light A
inserted tn panels on the skirt, and a
watteau back of Dresden brocade thread-
Power company. Two cars were used.
ed with gold. The brocade wherever It one being equipped with a Jordan fen-
appears on skirt and bodice is outlined
with brown fur. A huge black hat with
white marlbou feathers is worn with It.
Another model wears a lovely Princess
uoucet gown 01 wnite oucnesse satin
with bright Dresden panels of American
Beauty shades with lace and chiffon
about the bodice. A Georgette hat of
wnite reit wun mack velvet under orim
and white feathers la worn. In a glajs
case is an exquisite white net lace gown
with rose point outlines over white
moire with a bodice of bright Dresden
silk. , v
In the suits and evening cloak the
der and the other with a fender device
Invented by M. L. Kaelsur.
ater saw two men, both of whom had doctor, had It lanoed and sent him to models are hardly less beautiful. A
or the county hospital where he could have aeP PUIXla. u,1,1 w,tn nJr lengtn
bicycles, standing under the shadow
the trees across the street. They were I it treated.
still there talking in low tones when! "I desire
to
coat braided all over la worn with a
say." continued Mr. large purple hat with dark red roses. A
these men went to. bed nearly an hour I Brla-s-s. "that there la not a hit of truth hunters' green velvet suit 1 worn with
later, f ? '- in the whole story except the statement a orignt purpie ana wnite nat ine
We have been very nervous ever I that I hitched Cole to the narritinn ani champagne and chamois skin tonea are
since a week ago." said Mra Esch when put him In the duns-eon. Even that nart i much In vogue and are used with beau-
a man attempted to attack ray daughter, I of the statement is untrue, for his tlful combinations of all colors. The
Miss Anna Plats, on the corner of I hands were not over his head; he waa I evening wraps are exceedingly elaborate
Wasco and Twenty-rirst street. Anna I fastened only Dy one wrist and was with quantites or lace and velvet about
naa Deen visiting ner sister in AiDins 1 aoie to sit aown or stana up as he saw tnem ana mu.cn nana painting,
and returned home alone at 11 o'clock. I fit" 1 . ,
wnen sne passea tne vacant lots atl rtanain was a troume oreeoer among ( -pvrr TTCTAXT T A "1TT"P
Wasco street a man stepped out from! the prisoners In the county Jail and at JjAL-LUDIUii -LrjAu U Jj
the brush and accosted her. tne rocupue. wnne at the county jail
"She walked on rapidly and tried to ? sent out letters complaining Ditteriy
escape him but he kept up with her and or tne rooa ana tne treatment accorded
atempted to take her arm. She cried M- For obstreperous conduct he was
m una lima Riven solitary connneroent
at the county Jail for over a month.
Superintendent C. J. Franklin was in
charge of the test cars and Councilman
w. 1. vaugnn. cnairman or tne street
car fender committee, and Councllmen
T. J. Concannon and H. A. Beldlng
made up the balance of the party, to
gether with promoter Kaelzur.
The start was made iroui me xwen-
ty-thlrd street shops and the route in
cluded all the principal curves on the
system, Including a trip over the Bteel
bridge to the north side. It waa im
possible to run the cars over the Port
land Heights division because of ab
sence of magnetic brakes.
The ordinance providing ror safety
of the people demanda that some fender
be adopted which will hang not higher
than three Inches from the ground. Ex
perts In traction construction claim
tat this Is impossible and the council
manic committee, investigating local
tests practically ' agrees with them.
dropped for the tests today to a distance
or only rour incnes aoove tne ground.
Everything went wen until tne dip at
Sixteenth atreet was reached coming
down Washington. Then the fender
T.,4 SVT-law Im Ka fllwrnt M1t Ia
Committee trying a divorce case that Is warmly
contested and Is already beginning to
develop sensational features. Mrs. Mal-
vlna Taylor and her husband, Robert
Taylor, are the central figures at the
trial, and It has been proved that they
hold directly opposite views regarding
certain past events.
Mrs. Taylor charges her husband
with cruelty and infidelity. She names
Mrs. Maud Emerson as co-respondent,
and testified this morning that she had
found her husband and Mra. Emereou
U ... A.U..'a a..A mrA k.J haa.
General husband waving Ills hand and throwing
kisses at Mrs. limerson. Bhe enarges
also that she waa the victim of deep
laid plot to defraud her of her dower
right in some valuable property that
Taylor owned.
Taylor, on the other hand, denies all
of these charaes. and aava his wife con
tinued to live in his house for ar month 1
after she brought the suit for a divorce, j
foodstuffs by the case at the grocery
store on his credit, and stocked up the
house Into which she moved. Addi
tional testimony Is being taken this
afternoon.
"(SpecU! Dispatch ta The Joe rati.)
Astoria, Or Sept 23. A telegram
Just received from Seattle states that
the revenue cutter McCulloch hss res
cued 'he 140 persons on ths wrecked
ship John Currier and tranarerrea tnem
to the revenue cutter Thetea, which
left for Seattle September II and I
due there at any moment now.
RUlESTolERSEiy
III SEWER Kill
ACTION TO SETTLE
WARRANTS' STATUS
out and maos as lr to reach ror a re
volver In her bag when the fellow
stepped back and disappeared.
Miss Plats said that the man who
stopped her was of slight build and me
dium height, wore dark clothes and a
-black slouch 'hat She was sure ahe
could recognize him again If she saw
him.
Although all those in the Esch house
heard the crlea for . help none of the
other, neignoors was aroused by them,
while none of ths doctors in the neigh
borhood has been called to attend any
Injuries. The cries for help and the
PLAH FOR MEETING OF
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
Xrmart.' oTe?herorwaTp hr Convention and Missionary
haw. t.H MnlH i a.I. A 1 V
uainermg w ue neia
Here in October.
tion In Irvlngton since yesterday and
those living near Twenty-first street
; declare that if the police cannot solve
tne mystery tney will, some or them
were busily covering every foot ofl
ground on the wodlled side of Sulll-
inA
of clearing up ths cause of the trouble.
QUESTIONS INT0LVED
AEE TO BE TESTED
Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany Will Determine Election
) Tax Levy bjr the People.
The Sunset ' Telephone Telegraph
. company, which has been sued by the
state to collect 239.89, the 2 per cent
. tax levied by the people at tbe election
'last June, has agreed that the questions
, involved may do tested oy tne faclllc
-" States Telephone & Telegraph company.
A stipulation waa filed In the circuit
court this morning by which it was
agreed between the attorney-general and
- the attorneys for the telephone com-
panles that the final disposition of the
' Pacific States company suit shall have
the fame effect as to the suit against
' the Sunset company..
An agreement has been effected also
- between the state and the company that
. the State's attorney shall have until No
vember 1 in wnicn to uuce action re
garding the questions of the federal
constitution raised In the answer filed
by tbe telephone company.
ROOSEVELT TVILL END
-. STU IKE; SAYS SMALL
a (Vsltsd ;pis.;'"ssad -i
Chtraao, fcept. 2S. President Small of
; the Telegraphers' union In a talk with
on of his ujonftdnntes today made the
, positive - declaration that the strike
would t ended within ten flays through
the Intervention of President Roosevelt.
8mU- is telling the men that the only
HiltMinn Is arbitration, hut this Is op
Va4 by the operators,
At the ministerial . meeting of the
Presbyterian church held this morning
at the First church, plana were formed
for the meeting,, of the synod, which
convenes October 10 In the Third Pres
byterian church. Secretary 3. A. Mc
Afee of New Tork city, representing
the board of home missions, and Secre
tary Dwlght E. Potter of Oakland, Cali
fornia, representing the board of for
eign missions, will be present.
In addition to othe services which
will be held in the Third church a large
missionary gathering will be held in
the First church the evening of Octo
ber 18, to obe addressed by both the
secretaries. The presbytery of Port
land will convene In Sellwood church
the first part of the week In which the
synod meets.
Pacific coast secretary W. S. Holt
spoke of his recent trip east, taken to
confer with the other secretaries and
with the home board, in relation to mat
ters affecting his home mission work.
During the time that he spent In Chi
cago he had an interesting visit with
Rev. Edgar P. Hill, formerly of this
city, who is entering with vigor and
Interest into his new work, which he
has undertaken In conjunction with
that of the theological seminar?, as
general secretary of home mission work
of Chicago.
Rev. E. M. Sharp presented an inter
esting paper on American literature,
which was warmly received and heart
ily commended by. the ministers pres
ent. '
DEATH RELEASES "
TWENTY-YEAR MAN
SECRETARY IS MANIAC w? &yJnl S?r
LfUllll. .IUIIH IUQ U1V1D1UII. L 11 v oaiuo
thing occurred.
(United Frees Leated Wire.) It was agreed by the mechanics In the
RMlftrham Waah Rm -a v Parlr lnBl rentiers vnouia oe at least
Beinngnam, wasn., sept. ZS.---A. E. 10 ten inchea shove tr.k 1av1
Fowler, secretary of the Japaneae-Ko- With regard to clearing curves and
rean Exclusion league. Is today a raving bridge approaches both fenders stood
manlan Dlveaterf of all of hi clnrhlnv tne tests well. Each has already been
maniao oivestea or ail or his clothing, tested wfth reB;ard to life-saving ability.
he shrieks and beats about his cell. After the trio was ended Councilman
where he Is confined In the county Jail. Vaughn was non-committal on what he
ui. ...11.' 1 j v., w I would recommend In council. Council-
. . nu man Beldlng said he would never go on
there was no sleep for the other in- record voting for any fender until he
mates last night. touna someinmg rax Detter than those
Earlv this mornlns Fowler -bevan ne has seen so rar.
threatening the life of his fellow pris- "I will never vote for any fender if
oners. Sheriff Williams and an, extra the city Is to be held liable If they fail
uard, arter a terrific cattle, placed mm to worn properly, saia councilman won
cannon.
Wlr thsr. was no aim In todav'a
tests to show what the fenders cond do
With regard to lfe saving. Inventor
Kaierur insisted in testing his device on
the north side. He 'stood on the track
nna reii into nis netsnaped contrivance
aa the car was in motion. His fender
was tne larger and more bulky of the
two testea.
In a padded cell. Late Saturday after
noon a preliminary searing was Degan,
but was postponed until a lunacy com
mission has been appointed to legally
find hi mlnsane.
STANFORD PROFS
TO START A TOWN
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Stanford University, Cal., SepC 2J.
Several members of the Stanford fac
ulty are planning the founding of a
new town of their own. A number of
them who made a visit to the new
site were so much Impressed that they
purchased lots at once. The name will
be Los Altos. It Is situated on the
new Southern Pacific line entering May
field and on the survey of the new
interurban electric line that will run
ARCTIC SEEKERS
STILL SEEKING
oSWTJ and Leffingwell
Send Courier With
is planned on this line, which will, in
point of time, put Los Altos closer to
the campus than Palo Alto la at the
present time.
FORMER CONSTABLE
FORCED FROM CUSTODY
(Special Plapatca te Tba Journal.)
Walla Walla. Wash.. Sept 23. After
serving only three days of a 1L years'
hterm for manslaughter. Walter Dante.
aged 20, sentenced In Franklin county,
died in the penitentiary Saturday. He
killed a man last summer while work
ing In a North Coast construction gang.
His father lire a Portland. ,
J. M. Murray, former constable of
vermiuion, Kansas, and member of the
grand lodge,Knights of Pythias of that
domain, who was arrested several days
B.go upon L'ompiaini 01 w. 1. jMcferran,
a recent arrival from the east, who
claimed that Murray had stolen $65 from
him wnue a passenger on an O. R. ft N.
train, was discharged from custody In
police court this morning and the charge
againBt mm aismissea. uwen tiardnett,
a chance acquaintance of Murray, who
was also taken into custody on a similar
charge was. also given his liberty.
Death of J. I. Kirk.
(Special Dispatch to To Journal.)
Franklin, Wash., Sept. 23. James I.
Kirk, a pioneer of ths SO'b. died at the
residence of his aorv J. O. Kirk, last
Friday night He was aged It years,
11 months and 20 days. The funeral was
held September 22, by Rev. P. D. Gard
ner and ths Interment waa at tbe Odd
Fellows' cemetery. ,
News of Safety.
(Pacific Coast Preai Leased Wire.)
Victoria, B. C. Sept 23 A man
named Steffanson has reached here.
having crossed the divide between the
McKenile river and tbe headwatera of
the Yukon. Indians helped him build
a raft, on which he floated down the
Bell and Porcupine rivers too Fort
xuKon. a ai stance or goo miles, in 27
days, and thence to the coast. He left
Herschell island July 1 to contradict
the false reports re grading the loss of
the Anglo-American expedition.
Both Mikklesen and Leiffingwell
were then well and were building sleds
out of the hull of the Duchess of Bed
ford, preparatory to making -another
dash In search of land to a point east
ward of the parts traversed, before
Steffanson returns next spring.
Seeks to Recover Property.
Joe Giles, a re oarer of. jewel rv su
arrested yesterday afternoon by ; Petec
tve Prce on a charge of larceny by
ballee, It Is alleged by Mrs. Mary
Gross that she gave the defendant aav.
eral gold articles to mend and he failed
to return the property. j ,
(Special Dtipatcb to Tba Journal.)
Olympla, Wash., Sept 22. It Is likely
that an action will be brought, In the
courts at an early day to test the valid
ity of the capltol ground's Improvement
warrants ud the executive mansion
warrants atrthorlsed by the last legisla
ture. It haa been found Impossible to
dispose of these warrants on account of
tneir status Doing somewnat unsettled.
in the opinion or prospective investors.
Attorney-General Atkinson has given
opinion that the warrants are valid, and
other lawyers who have gone into the
question agree with the attorney-gen
eral s opiniom isut it is conceded tnat
the warrants would be regarded with
greater favor on the market If their va
lidity Is established beyond question by
tne supreme court 01 tne state.
.'Judge Cleland in the circuit eourt
this V afternoon rendered a decision
against William Beckett and others
Who attempted to secure sn Injunction
restraining the city from constructing
the new Irvlngton sewer. These plain
tiffs, who are all property .owners in
tne district to pe arreciea oy tne sewer,
claimed that the city could not assess
a levy against them for ths completion
of the work as the proposed sewer was
to run up hill, which, they declared,
would nullify Its usefulness. Judge
Cleland has set aside their petition,
however, and the city Is now free to go
ahead with the construction of the im
provements.
NOTORIOUS ITALIAN
RUNS KNIFE Ifl FRIEND
r
Louis Farchi Stabs Millie
Carlono With Stiletto,
Then Escapes.
PETITIONS FOR AND
AGAINST A PARDON
(Special Dlfpatch to Tha Jonrnal.)
Wpodburn, Sept 23. E. L. Reming
ton and W. W. Slaughter went to Salem
this morning each with a petition to
the governor, the former praying for
a pardon, and the latter remonstrating
against it Remington shot and maimed
Slaughter a few months ago, and waa
convicted and sentenced to 2 years in
the penitentiary. An appeal was taken
to the supreme court which affirmed
the decision of the .lower court
The butcher shop of Broyles and
Wilson, and Pmeehan s saloon were
entered by burglars Saturday night.
Not much was taken from either place.
IRRIGATION SUIT NOW
IN FEDERAL COURT
The suit of Oregon against the Three
Bisters Irrigation company, the Colum
bia Southern irrigation company, the
Oregon Trust . & Savings bask and
W. A. Laidlaw. was transferred this
morning from the state circuit court
to the United States circuit court The
removal was made because the action
lies within the jurisdiction of the fed
eral court because of the congressional
act granting the defendants the privi
leges unaer wnicn tney were . worxmg.
The suit was brought by the state to
cancel tne rignts 01 tne aerenaants in
all the lands granted ror irrigating pur
poses.
FINEST HOTEL IN
WORLD COMPLETED
(Halted Press Leased Wire.)
New York. Sept 2S. What Is claimed
to be the finest hostelry in the world,
the New Plasa, at-Fifty-ninth street and
Eifth avenue, was thrown open to . the
nbllo toda". John W. Gates Is the
ading stockholder and furnished a
considerable portion of the $12.(00,000
expended In erecting the magnificent
edifice. 1. : . . .. -!.,.. .
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Xilmltcd atunber of eoplee of the sou
venir issue of The Journal earn be bad at
The Journal office at 91 each, ready tot 1
nailing! postage U cents extra. ,
Louis Farchi, then otorlous Italian
who fired 14 loads of buckshot into his
mother-ln-law's home, 661, Fifth street,
some time ago and subsequently, de
camped with $700 which he secured by
breaking open a trunk belonging to his
wife's mother,' Is again sought by the
police for stabbing one of his country
ment last night
Millie Carlono, a cousin of Mrs. Far
chl, was the victim of Farchl's murder
ous stack and now lies at St Vincent's
hospital with a serious stilletto wound
In the leg. That Farchi Is not now
wanted for murder Instead of assault
wlthi a dangerous weapon wag due to
Caridno's agility In lumping aside, as
the knife thrust was aimed at the!
heart.
The trouble grew out of Farchl's de
sire for graphophone music. He visited
hla mMher-ln-law yesterday afternoon
and found Carlono and his sister-in-law
in the room. After playfully boxing tne
duenna's ears he went over to a couch
wjhere Carlono' was reclining and slapped
ner across tne tact, r ailing to mmi 1
fight, Farchi demanded that the phono
a-ranh be nroduced forthwith. His sis
r-ln-law nhlected to starting the ma
chine and ran out of the room to avoid
giving up the key to the closet where
tne musical contrivance waa iionm.
Angered by tne action or tne gin in
slamming the door In his face Farchi
started to batter down the barricade.
During the disturbance Carlono made his
way out of the room and when the door
gave way unaer jp areni oniuuim waa
Just coming back Into the apartment
Without warning Farchi suddenly
drew a knife and struck at Carlono. The
latter sprang to one side and the sttlleto
struck him lny the fleshy part of the
ria-ht leg. Farchi lmediateiy wok 10
his heels and disappeared down Fifth
treat. ' '
Patrolman Dick Stuart was on the
scene within a few minutes and applied
a tournaquet above the wound in Car
lono's leg to eheck the flow of-blood
As the rattle trap vehicle used by the
city as a patrol wagon and ambulance
was on tne east siae 01 iu nrw uvcr
fc.i an tinnr lnnned before the wounded
man started to the hospital, an object
CITY SCHOOLS
SIIOWfG GAIII
Enrollment for Second Mon
day Scorns Increase of 14
Per Cent Over Year Ago.
Today's record shows that there Is a
gain of 14 per cent In enrollment In the
city schools over the 'second Monday of
last year, which Indicates that there la
a corresponding Increass in the popula
tion of the Rose City. City Superin
tendent Robinson classes the showing a
remarkable one In view of th raot that
Chicago's school, under the most favor
able circumstams never ahow greater
than S per cent, and Los Angeles'
schools at their best-have never gone
beyond 10 per cent.
When the registration for the morn
ing was complete the araln over the
Second Monday of last year was -sur
prising. inis morning ks pupils
answered to roll call In the various
schools, while on the morning of. the
second Monday or last September 15,44
aald "present" This la a clear Increase
of 2,160 names. The gain of the first
Monday of this September, over the
first Monday of last September was
There Is a gain of 1(0 cunllf In the
high school over the corresponding
Monday of last year, the figures being
l.sae ror toaay ana i.zsa ror tne same
Monday of the preceding September.
The present capacity of the high schools
is 1,800 desks. These are so distrib
uted that the east side building can
house 1.000 pupils and the west side
800. After the February examinations
the. school authorities will be con
fronted with the problem of crowding
the present schools or providing addi
tional accommodations for the Incoming
classes.
WASHINGTON FIRE
WARDENS CALLED IN
, (Bperlal Dispatch to Tba Jeer at 1.1
Olvmola. Wash.. Sent 22. State Fire
Warden J. R. Welty has sent out gen
eral instructions to all deputy fire war
dens to the effect that further work In
this department Is unnecessary for the
firesent year. The deputy wardens are
nstructed to forward all reports and
accounts up to and Including September
21, on which date the work was sus
pended. With tbe close of the fire war
dens' work slashings snd the like may
be burned without a permit, but the
person who burns must use tha same
notice as ho would If burning under a
permit
FREIGHT WRECK MADE
EXPRESS LATER
A broken Journal on a car In frelrht
train No. 221 delayed traffio over the
Southern Pacific between Portland and
San Francisco several hours laat nla-ht
and early this morning. Ths accident
occurred near Albany on the main line
Of the Southern Pacific and the Ore
gon' Express due in Portland at 7:28
this' morning! which was directly behind
the wrecked freisrht waa forced to-m
around by the west side division, delay-
ins it over tour nours.
THIRTY-MINUTE TALKS
ARE LONG ENOUGH
lesson of the enterprise or tne city
council. V
FINE SHOW OF STOCK .
AT ST. JOSEPH FAIR
(United Press teased .Wire.)
at TA..nh Un Cant M Tha fanaat
collection of pure-bred livestock ever
.hn.ii in the west la on dlsnlav at. the
second annual interstate uivcsiock ana
irA ahAw whlph -ATMtnnd at the mtnrlt
?ards in this city today, and will con
Inue through the week. - The premium
list this year amounts to $17,000, and
includes all classes of breeding cattle.
also Poland- chinas, Berkshtrea, Duroc
Jerseys. Ohio Improved Chester Whites
nil Hampshire hogs. A popular feature
of the show, win do a. military tourna
ment In which nearly 1.000 United
States troops rom - Fort Leavenworth,
Fort Riley. Fort Crook and Fort Des
Moines wlU take part ..';-'
The Baptist Ministerial association
met this morning. Rev. J. Kratt. the
president, presiding. After general1
business and reports the question of
the correct length of a sermon was dis
cussed, and - the general opinion was
reached that 80 minutes should be the
limit unless under pecult&r circum
stances where the interest of the au
dience Is extraordinarily keen. Next
Monday morning the toplo will be "How
to make the prayer meeting beneficial,"
the discussion to be led ly F. B. A.
Smith, assistant pastor of the . White
Temple.
Interstate Fair at Kansas City.
(Ontted Press Leased Wire.)
Kansas City, Sept. 23. -A great dis
play of the agricultural and other re
sources of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Indian Territory, Iowa and other states
of this section is the most striking fea
ture of, the first annual interstate fair
which opened at Elm Rldtra nark today.
A vast amount of money has been spent
inine erection or exhibition buildings,
the securing of attractions and the lm-
rrovement. of - the - grounds and race
rack. The management exnecta fullv
600,000 vlstors during the 13 days of.
the fair, the last davs of which will In.
elude the annual fall festivities under
the auspices or the Priests of Pallas.'
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