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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1007. 10 KfUS Chamber of Commerce Peti . tion for Reduction of Kail road Kates Exposes Enor mous Ean.in.irs and Grasp h Greed of JIarriman. PLAN TO SLAP BACK AT RAILROAD CONNIVANCE Chamber of Commerce Will Urge Government to Inau gurate Vast Irrigation Projects to Offset Work of Frenzied Financial Fakers Who Cause Trouble. ; At hearing by the Oregon state railway commission on the Portland chamber of commerces petition for a reduction In railroad distributive rale - ... i l.Am vu(frdflV tftir- oui or roruHii"! - at the Portland onice or mo cm.. mission. It Is being shown that the U nN. company's business has In- . about 350 Per Ceni Since jo.. , mm aim nm'im-u. n crewed auoui v idnvil lh.it tha at.., ointment . . ....... ,T mi. IK. mni'i ... in . : . wun mm-"" . mileage of the system. Officials of the EaHi'tT department are being .aam n.-d To establish accurate data upon which ins chamber s attorney will construct UTl"hearln- opened yesterday atrr- noon at i o clock, -VdkJ Vt W this afternoon at l.SO o clock. It U continued from day to uuy un U u the evidence and argument" Ui and .v... nmi,r.uH reduct on are in. rainsv . -"-- . , The chamber c auack ha. asked for no specific rate, but has k" lor a liberal roducuon The com mi tree Is represented b lis at torney. J. N. Teal. Shows Xnormons Inri. In his opening argument for the com mltttee Mr. Teal gave figures to show Sat th. company's earnings since h. rsorTl.nlat.on and oon.oi.u- actual ta-the At trustee1 meeting today the pres ident of the Portland chamber of com merce was directed to take up the mat ter of urging upon the government he Imtnedlute advisability of Inaugurating some of the laiKe Irrigation projects that have been surveyed and approved by the experts of the reclamation bu reau In Oregon. It Is said the govern ment, which has $1 1,000,000 of Ore gon a Irritation 1 1) ml. run lit this time do an Immense amount of good toward minimizing the l.nl elfects of railroad retrenchment, by giving thousands of nun employment on government work. . I A brief report from Governor Cham berlain, regarding his mission to tho Inland Wal. ra convention At Mem phis as a dcleg.ite from the chamber, was or- of dele gate to the .National Rivera and Har bors emigres be taken tip with tho transportation committee and the rep resentative of the Rivera ajid H.trboia j congress lor the northwest, Mr. Div crs, and that the pro rata appropria tions on a basis of membership be made m heretofore. A request from the mayor of Port Angeles for a meeting of their business men with the Portland chamber of com merce regarding a steamship line be tween that port and rorllatul was or dered referred to the transportation commltte for a hearing of that com mit t en. The question of sn automobile road through the counties of Multnomah, Columbia and Clatsop al a continua tion down the beach was taken up by the trustees, and It was ordered that f the chamber give surh support as It could towards the project. A communication from the Nations! Marine league regarding ship subsidy bills was sent to tho navigation com- i a nt Om .t.nn.K.,r ThA ml l-l B-A t l."m ll.ILl.-T- VI ...V-' .. " , -.. ..A MM '.Anllnuln 111 rll,,rf .111 b ( ..muni i.c n nw i I ' " "r l,l, th auhlect of a chansn In the coast i rouuery TRIES HMD 10 mine Alleged Realty Owner Shoots Prospective Buyer Four Times Cutting Tongue in Two Victim in Hospital Kobbery Was 3Iotive. Decoyed to a lonely spot on the old Lov farm In th Columbia slough dls- rlct by a murderous thug Intent upon and when resisting the at- nnvlgutl'on laws allowing the purchase I tempt to relieve him of his money, rld- of shins for coast-wise traffic It was ordered that the chamber en dorse the bill which will be presented to congress at this session for a com mission to inquire. Into the question of crime and pauperism. The secrtary was directed to put th question before the transportation com mute, lr not aireaiiy tanen up, re garding the removal of two trains south of Roseburg, which Is threaten ing serious Injury to the people of that locsllty. The financial situation was discussed by the trustees, but'tio further action was taken, because of the firm opin ion that the question Is fast settling Itself. Oregon lines have been ward the valuation was ijm oy i KmuM company at 155.060.000. of 5rMcVl24.000.OQO was represented by TELLS MAYOR OF DINNER HE ATE WITH GENERAL LANE 60 YEARS AGO James Rlakoly, aged 95 years, called on Mayor Harry Lane yesterday more than 68 years after taking dinner at Oregon City with the mayor's grand father. General Joe Lane, the day the latter came to Oregon as territorial for the Oregon territory "" i. iiuhmii in rtreferred common "-r'r unnftn ooo of 4 ner -ceni 7.-.l'Z;': , irnvernor bonded Indebtedness. In vne ""- . Tn date o( th(1 (nnnPr Wll8 March tal stock showed no increase , u ... r3 !(49 an,, Mr nillK,.y had already ml nwimn " v" " ' ir. imi iw , ia7 in i!m. in 1S96 was I4.72S.604, and that m iu , Mr 1lnk,y ,ia, brt.n ft jif-iong Dem- tt will approximate l?47-V t thiOcrat and a friend of the Lane family m5? "91.w?,,V06Shrd.urDi!l.i'f. ih." y?;.r-h.!. 'iK..b:??. '.n. Vi: " ghowii by ti company books ror a sin-,for lhe flrgl Ume tho . young mun- ot ri. vear has grown from, IC63.4&7 to fet.H'Tai Tha income from ireigni iarnlnga. which. In 1S6, was S.1Q,70&. is now $S,94,604. Th road nas a plus of about 28.O00,O0O. The com " .P"",L.""V. i r rnnKtructi earning" in - - n f ..-a, ImnfAt'OmAntH til OI TK. been charged to operating expenses. Popl ShonlA Bh Xamlng. n ute 1907 th company has .charged to operating Pen" "r the family he had known through aev eral generations Hoth men were glad to become ae quainted and Mr. Hiakely, who Is now as sprv ns most men of 60, narrated many interesting stories In connection with the early days in which tho older Lane was concerned. Alter tne visu , Mayor Lnnc expressed surprise at the i remarkably clear memory possessed by ! his aeed visitor who told of events! passed half a century ago. resides a slight defect In his hear- lug Mr. Mlukely Is In full possession I M Li 11-.. ...1.1... n UAAn MAA.,I .11 IIIP . IH. u . I n-.-t, inniiin iiiictroi . , . , . . In current affairs, ifa Is on his wav I l1 the. Plnn C0TA died with bullets, was the strenuou xperlenc of AdolpU Southman last evening. Although suffering from three gun shot wounds In the head, one of the bullets having cut his tongue In wain, making speech impossible, and also shot in tho hand. Southman still lives, with the chances of his recovery extremely doubtful. m , The wounded man bv means of 'paper and pencil was able to Inform the po lice of- the name of his assailant and the circumstances leading up to tho affair, but the police have been unable to locate the assailant. Pound gonthman Wandering About. It was about 6 o'clock last evening that Mrs. Tanlcr. who owns a farm ad jacent to the Love tract, came upon i Bouthman wandering In a semi-con-1 sclous condition about her place. 'Jhol unfortunato man presented a gory spec tacle, the blood flowing in streams from the wounds In his ncad. Mrs. Tunler quickly .ook the wounded' man to her home and after telephuiUng , to Tatrolman Harry Circle at N oodlawn set about to cleanse the wounds and j apply temporary dressings. Patrolman Circle arrived on the scene within a few minutes and was later Joined by Patrol- man Maloney. Blackman and Riley from ; headquarters; i Kouthman wa placed aboard a car and taken to Third and Hurnshle streets. The patrol wagon was In waiting and the unfortunate man was rushed with all possible speed to St. Vincent's iios pltal. Upon examination City Physl-1 clan Zlegler found that one of the bul-' lets had lodged In the ssouth. splitting the tongue, another leaden missile struck , Southman in tho back of the neck, nilss- by only a frnctlon 31 ftIILES OF S1EI1I Improvement This Year Far Exceeds Any Previous Kcc ord in Portland Con tractors Expect Greater Amount Next Season. to his home at Brownsville after visit ing his son at The Dalles. i KEEPS IIS m maintenance oi rouu .112 210 62S; for maintenance of equip ment. 16 306.7S9. Besides these items, ' J"?"r T ',,;..l between ISOO.OOO and 1900,000 In some years, nave oeen Saed for like purposes and paid for out . l.1 ..-inTra nf thn road. In addi tion, there is a deprecclatlon fund, an Insurance fund, and large sums have been charged orf to profit and loss. Yet? with all this outgo the company Hill ha on hand a tola surplus that 'would -be sufficient to wipe out all Its bond? ant nearly all of its preferred ?tock.- The figures presented show that tnannual esrnings of the lines in Ore n are $9,795 per mile, and for the entire system $7,5 81 per mile In View of these figures and the evl- aence ui i.iw v. - . q- -Jnit the people of the state to share In the benflts, through a reasonable reduc tion of the freight rates. ft HPORTLANDBANK HUSBAND COVERS Northern Pacific, Says A. 1). Charlton, Is Not Shipping Dollars Out of the State. GILLETTE SILVER SEES LINING Governor of California De clares Clouds Will Boll Away in Few Days. (United Presi Leased Wire.) Ban Francisco. Nov. 6. "The finan cial situation is improving. Money la tinwfne in from London and from large European centers and a very few days will witness the clearing awayof the riouda. Ban Francisco haa proved tier tottering unaer mo 'The policies and methods of the Northern Pacific railroad company In the matter of collection and distribu tion Of money In Portland is just the same as usual, with the exception that we are taking a more liberal attitude than ever before regarding acceptance of checks," said A. I). Charlton, usslst- t general passenger agent, 'rurtnor- niore. not a man lias been discnargea from the construction work on the north bunk road, on account of money stringency, and thore Is no intention of discharging a single man for that rea son." Mr. Charlton said the company's col lections on passenger and fre.ght busi ness in this city and elsewhere In Ore gon are going along on exactly tlje same basis as ever before, and the money Is deposited In Portland banks and kept here. Not a dollar is being shipped oTit of the state, but on tho contrary, more money than usual is being brought in, to facilitate business, as this city is at the present time a disbursing point for unusual expenditures. The company's funds are disbursed here through the Merchants' National bank. WOMAN'S UNION SHOWS PROGRESS W FEW T BLOOD Woman Subjected to Fright ful Beating Judge Cam eron Goes to llescue. strength by not Governor Gillette summed P the , fi nancial situation in these words today. It was rumored that he intended .ai ling a special session of the legislature for the purpose of enacting legislation evtendini- the time lor payment of dc extenaing ue . , d t, , h eVT and said that conditions did not warrant auch action. ' TWO .TRAINS SLIDE . IN ON SCHEDULE Northern Pacific No. due at 7 O'clock, arrived at 8:40. Southern Pacific No. 16, due at 7;25. arrived at S:15. Southern Pacific No. 18, due at 11:S0, arrived on time, i O. B. & N. No. 3, due at 8 O'clock, arrived on time. . O. It. & N. No. 5. due at 9:45, will set In at 6:40 o'clock this 'evening, maybe. 'Astoria & Columbia No. 21. due sit 12:16. arrived on time. l :! : The quarterly board meeting of the Woman's union was held yesterday af ternoon, Mrs. P. J. Mann president, pre siding. The house la reported to be full, and all the work In a satisfactory condition. The Woman's Exchange, which is u brunch of the Woman's union, withdrew from active support by that society, us 11 Is now financially self-suoporlihg. Miss llculah Iiuncomb'a kitchen-garden class and sewing class, under the In dustrlal committee, was reported to have an enrollment of 33 pupils. Tiiey are children ol the neighborhood who are given Instruction in the rudiments of housework and In sewing and who count It a high privilege. Miss Dun comb Is a graduate of Kt. Helen's Hall normal department und a succcsulul klndergartner. Mrs. H. C Wortman will give a talk on art to the residents of the union some evening this month. MRS. GUSSIE BAUD IS AWARDED DIVORCE For the second time within a year Po lice Judge George Cameron doffed his magical robes lust night and appeared In tho role of peace officer. As a result Myron Li'jard of Fourteenth and Clinton streets is held In the city prison with excellent prospects of going to the whipping post tor brutally beating his wife. About six weeks ago Judge Cameron was informed that Heard waa systemat ically thrashing his spouse and notified the neighbors to nutily him In the everit of further trouble The Beard family reside about live blocks from the Came ron domicile. Last nU;ht, unaware that the police magistrate, like Micridan, was only five squares away. Heard, during the absence of his 14-year-old son, proceeded to use his helpmeet for a punching bug. The cries of the defenseless woman aroused the en tiro district, and Judge Cameron was immediately called. Upon reaching th-? house he found Mrs. Ileurd lying In bed, covered with blood and In an ulmost unconscious con dition. Cameron promptly placed Hoard under arrest and notified police head-nnai-tiTM to ilis.iatch a riiitrolman to the scene. Upon the arrival of an officer I the police magistrate turned his prisoner! over to the patrolman. I In the municipal court this morning tho case against Heard was continued ! to .November i, owing to the lact thnt Mrs. Heard Is still confined to her bed us the result of tho terrible beating' she received. Judge Cameron has In- i struct! (1 Deputy District Attorney! Haney to file a complaint charging I Heard with wife-beating, and the brutal! husband Is In a fair way to receive hla just deserts at the "posy." of an Inch, the third slug entered tho left cheek. Imbedding itself in tho cheek bone and the fourth bullet shattered the left hand. According to the story gleaned from Southman, which Is regarded as one of the most romarkahle coming to the I attention of the police In years, he met his assailant Peterson, about a week ago, in the Globe hotel, on North First street. The two nccuptcd the I same room and Peterson, learning that I Soutnman had $1,700 on deposit In a local hank, volunteered the information that he had a piece of property for sale along Columbia slough. Peterson Draws Knife. I'pon the solicitation of Peterson, Southman accompanied the former late yesterday afternoon to look at the land. After arriving at the old Love farm, Peterson suddenly crew a knlfo and tried to cut open Bouthman's vest to secure the money which lie kept In an inside pocket. At the time the fish erman had onlv $fi4 on his person Southman resisted and as he raised his left arm to defend himself, Peter son fired, tho bullet lodging In his victim's hand. Again Peterson pulled the trigger and a bullet BtrucS South man In the mouth. As the wounded man staggered, the thug again shot, wounding fciouthman In the neck. Realizing that his only hope lay In disarming his assailant. Southman grap pled with the fellow, but was so weak that he was unublo to give fight. After knocking Southman down Peterson took to his heels and disappeared toward the city. Some time later Mrs. Tanler found the wounded man, and his removal to the hospital followed. Hmithmnn has been engaged In tho ibhrl for over six years. He has resided In Portland for that length of time, and Is unmarried. The wounded man Is a membeof the local aerie of Kagles. More than 81 mllos of street Improve ment work has been awarded thus far this year by the city which exceeds the amount provided for last year, and is greater than any previous year In the city's history. This statement issued by City Engineer 1). W. Taylor yester day afternoon shows more clearly than any other way the financial status of Portland proueriy owners who are anx ious to Improve their property with all modern con venleiices. While the city engineers figures are not absolute ttioy were approximated with, care and will vary from the exact figures but little. Thev show that con tracts have been awarded for 31.17 miles of street work to cost about f 057,139. , 'U;u various Improvements are as fol low: Klghty thousand three hundred and forty-four lineal feet of grading: 40, 90 lineal feet of macadam: 26,8s0 lineal feet of gravel, 16.444 lineal feet of bltullthlc: 750 lineal feet of stone block and 260 lineal feet of plunk road way. There are many more ordinances pro viding for street improvements to conio up before the council before the, year ends, and.lt Is expected that the total amount vlll reach about 38 miles. While the amount already exceeds that of any other year, city authorities and contractors expect even greater things next year In the way of street paving and Improvements. The contractors are already preparing for a large business next year and are endeavoring to ar range their affairs so as to have suffi cient material on hand to meet tho de mand when It comes up. Great difficult? wac experienced this year by the various contractors in se curing a sufficient amount of crushed rock, despite the fact that the plants crushing rock were kept working day and night. This condition will 1 rem edied by the time the heavy work starts in next year, k that this factor will not bo working to the disadvantage of the contractors. All pending contracts are expected to be finished within a short time, and the city and contractors will be able to start in with a practically clean slate next year, so far as securing material Is concerned. FOUR 111 SHOT IN ELEWI ROW One Killed and Two Fatally Injured in Rattle at Lex ington, Kentucky. K ON ROBBERY Railroad Employe Was Ar . ranging' Scheme to Tap Gas Company's Money Meters When Arrested $72 a Month Not Enough. (United ProM fsMd WlrO Lexington, Ky Nov. 6.- Four men were shot, one being killed and two fatally Injured on Vine street this after noon In an election row. The dead man Clyde Campbell and his father. W. Hi Campbell, a candidate on the Repub lican ticket for councilman, and Police man Michael Murphy are fatally wounded. Morlan Hint th. another police man, was badly wounded. The elder Campbell quarreled with Murpiiy, whom io accused or luaing a too active part n tho election. .Murphy and Hinlth ar rested Campbell, wheroupon Clyde Cumplifdl shot Murphy. The firing tliun became aeneral. 2u shots beinv firmL and when the smoke of battle had employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad cleared away young Campbell was dead compuny at the freight office. Seventh TJnablo to support himself and pretty wife on $72 per month, B. llockwald, a young bill clerk in his II. the and the other three were lying on liuuuu wuuiiuea. j FOOTPADS HAVE BUSY NIGHT OF the IT Felix Jungerman, who conducts a sa loon at Water and Clay streets, while losing his place of business at 1 o'clock this mornljig, was held up by two foot pads and robbed of $5. Just aaihe was about to look the sa loon doors two men came into the place, and believing that they wanted ll.iuor Jungerman hastened to wait upon them. Instead of receiving an order for boose the liquor dealer was commanded to "hand over your ooln." Jungerman did as he was bid and tho thugs departed. The police were notified but no arrests have Been made. and Hoyt streets, decided that the coin collecting attachments on the meters of the Portland Gas company furnished an excellent medium for replenishing a depleted exchequer. The young railway employe was tak en Into custody 1rs( night at the freight sheds by Detectives Haty, Coleman and Maloney, on a warrant charging him with larceny, issued upon complaint of C. 10. Godon, head of the collection de partment of the Gas company. As an outgrowth of the cuse J. I Smlthson, proprietor of a restaurant at 131 North Sixth street, landed In the tolls this morning on a charge of us ing abusive language, for profanely criticising Detective Haty, who worked up the evidence against llockwald. llockwald, who Is but 25 years of age, came to Portland from Ban Francisco and secured a position with tho South ern t'acmc. on last j nursuay iioih- wald approached a locksmith, in tne front of Smlthson's restaurant at 131 North Sixth street, with a look which he had stolen from a "two-bit" meter In the Kennett hotel, where he and his wife resided. The young man requested the locksmith to fit a key to the lock and when the work was finished to leave It at the Sixth street restaurant. The locksmith, noting that the lock was stamped Portland Gas company, james Murray, reported to the do lice at a late hour last night that he reported the matter to the gas company, urn. uern neiu uu unu roooea or o- Accord nir v C. R. Corion furnished RAISE LEW ON PLANING MILLS Owners Cited to Appear Be fore Board of Equalization. Representatives of all the planing mills In the city have been cited to ap pear before the members of the county board of equalization on Thursday to show cause why their assessments should not be raised. The hearing had been sot for today, but was postponed by consent The uction of the assessor In citing all the planing mill men to appear was caused by the complaint filed by the central Door and Lumber at Nineteenth and Washington streets by a lono highwayman. Instead of searching for the criminal Murray was locked up, as ho appeared to be con sldorably under tho Influence of liquor. As in all other cases no arrest has been made. SALE BY INDIAN WARD NOT VALID (Rp.rlal Tucoma. HUpitcb to Th Jotmal.t Wash., Nov. 6. Judge W. O. Chapman has decided today that an Indian that in a ward of the govern ment has no right to. convey title to property. Twelve years ago Marcellua Spot, an Indian of tne Puyallup reserva tion, sold a valuable piece of land to Henry Heck. One of the conditions under which Spot had received the land was that It should not be leased or alienated for a terra of years, which condition was violated In the sale. Spot died and the land was sold by the ad ministratis to George H Taylor. Rck maintained that his rights were prior, but tho court held that Spot, being a ward of the government, could not deed away his holdings. Taylor gets the property. IMPORTATIONS DROP key with Instructions to leave the same at the appointed place. The police were apprised of the mat ter and Detective Sergeant Haty de tailed. The detective waited at the res taurant for several hours Saturday night, but Hockwald failed to appear. Yesterday afternoon Batv Interviewed Smlthson and finally forced the restaurant-keeper to give him the name of the man for whom the lock and key were intended. Haty then secured a warrant and tho arrest followed. After being taken Into custody Hock wald made a full confession .and de clared that It had been his Intention to rifle meters throughout the city. "I could not live on $72 a month," said the prisoner, "and determined to secure more money in some manner. The ooln boxes on the gas meters seemed to be the easiest method, but I am glad now I did not succeed. Upon a plea of guilty, Judge Came- d to six months ron sentenced Hockwal on the rockpile. Smlthson was present during the pro ceedings and after the case had been tried started from the courtroom. It happened that Sergeant Haty was con doling Mrs. Hockwuld in front of the police headquarters, when Smlthson made his way down the front stairs. "Rook at that fellow trying to square himself," said Smlthson with an oath to Detective Maloney. referring to Haty. Maloney promptly placed the man under arrest on a charge ofcslng profane language, and Smlthson' was AS TfFSITF'T OF PA YTf, 'compelled t0 deposit $10 cash ball to iiu iitjuuiu va -- xj I guaranteo his appearance in the police i, . v. n-i H, V 1 Li I V-U II M. 1 LWUI HilU iUlilUCl (JijiU p4,u V 111 lion... ii." v.u.un.ui . im I nhlpctiriir to t in Hssessmeiit where n It was alleged that this mill was unjustly assessed as compared with other firms. The figures for other firms were quoted and a reduction usked from $68,000 to $8,000. The disparity alleged is so large and the allegations concerning the assessment or otner mills are such that Assessor Slgler decided to call In all the millmen and probe the matter to tho bottom. The meeting will be unoffle'al, If the holidays continue, but all sides will ba heard by mutual consent and action de ferred until the holidays are over. LEAPS INTO IS. rmmi rm miniw WAGE REDUCTION AT P. & L. MILL no tCuIted Press Leased Wire.) Spokane, Wash., Nov. B. Mrs. Gussie Hard of Seattle broke down and wept bitterly while testifying against her husband, William H. Hard, a Seattle at torney, formerly of Nome, and at pres ent chief of the Arctic Brotherhood. A feature of the ca.se was the testi mony of Judgo Bard's partner, Edwin Kenton, who testified against him. This corroborative evidence secured the di vorce, a Mrs, Randall being .named as corespondent. (Special DUpnteh to The Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., Nov. E. The Pit tock ic Ieadbetter Lumber company's mill here started up yesterday after sev eral days' Idleness. The company lias reduced the wages of Its employes in amounts from 25 cents to $l.u per day, resulting in a shrinkage of several hun dred a week In the pay roll. The price which the mill management has decided is sufficient for the com mon laborer Is $1.7fi, against $2 00, which has been the rate until last week Experienced mill hands who have been receiving $ii-75 per day will now receive $2.50. Every kind of labor has been cut down. This action follows, It Is said, the throwing out of employment of large numbers of men by various, mills In this section which have re cently shut down. Whether it was a horse that keeps up with the times and was practicing the hurdles for the horse show, or whether it was an exceedingly old-fashioned horse giving an exact Imitation of the cow that Jumped ovei the moon, the driver could not say, for he merely sat there In dazed wonder at the occurrence. Hut the horse knew tho way to carry the sleigh," which In this Instance hap iicneil lo be f .lellverv wairon. I Mrs J. R. Howies had taken her friend out for a little Jaunt in her light buggy and coming up Fourth street saw some mil) that interested her and stopped her horse In the center of the cross street Ouk. Just then the little boy with a Portland Delivery company wagon came driving merrily along but being of a retrospective nature and not heeding the warning of the Apostle Paul he was looking backward as he drove up Oak tp Fourth. T here was an embarasslng moment when the ladies turned from their chat with a friend to find a horse reposing CITY 1NEY IS WELL PROTECTED peacefully on Its stomach across tnelr buggy. it was more embarasslng to the buggy which was shocked to pieces and the ladies were saved the Incon venience of alighting from their vehicle. NO MOKE AKKESTS IN JOHN WALSH CASE SHINGLE MILLS WILL BE CLOSED TONIGHT fruited Pre Leased Wire.) Bellingham, WaBh., "Nov. 6. Local Members Of the shingle mill bureau state that bv tonight not a mill will be In operation In this state. They close for i an Indefinite period on ac count, of car shortage and over production.- '.'-'" ''.- COLUMBIA JETTY TO BE COMPLETED SOON Ccnrais' Xm City Officers. nervals. Or., Nov. 8. At the city elocMon held here yesterday the following- were .'-elected: CouncIImen, F. A - Wsnsoldj August Nibler, Jacob Uingnian, Eugene Malo, G. T. Moisan; recorder. R JI. Kits Gerald; treasurer. j. V" Nathman; marshal. Henry Koester. (Washington Bureau of The Journal.) Washington, Nov. 5. The department has now assured that the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia will be com pleted m three veals. It is thought that the additional $1,700,000 which was stipulated as the maximum in the last appropriation hill will be sufficient lo curry the project to completion when the government believes navigation on the Columbia river will be placed in un admirable situation. Chicago, Nov. 6. Nobody was Im plicated In the theft of letters in the John It. Walsh case from District At torney Sims' office excepting Miss Etta McLean, the confidential stenographer, and Alexander li. Gordee. Ibis Is the conclusion of Sims utid the secret serv ice operatives. Sims announced last night that there woijtd be no further arrests. He said the Investigation had been concluded as fur as the government was con cerned and indicated that nothing had been learned to Justify the Implication of anybody excepting Gordeo und the stenographer. CHANGES PLANS FOK f ELILO CANAL W0KK FKESIDEXT ON WAY TO CAST HIS VOTE Don't ray Alimony king' New Life Pills. Their action is irentle that tlie appendix never lias oaure to make the "least (United Press Leaa.d Wire.) New York. Nov. 6. President TtniW. To he dlvorcpyj front your appendix, tvelt arrived in Jersey City at 7:08 this Thrt, ViU be no occasion for it If you morning on his way to cast his vote. Jteop s voar . bowels i regular with i He breakfasted at Jersey City and left m o u iiuiK .'.i ir. ijuji, neere.ary of the Treasury Cortelyou accompanied the president as far as. Jersey City, on hi; way to vote at -ifc'ftipstoad, Long Island. , , i,irantea by Red Cross is cents, liy tl.ero. comnlalnt Pharmacy. THKEATENED TO KILL IN NOTE OF BLOOD Smearing a sheet of note paper with blood, then across the top in broad let ters threatening to take her life unless she reciprocated . his. affection, Tom Kiber sent his missive through the malls to a chambermaid employed in the Phil adelphia hotel. ; Upon complaint of the young woman, who refused to .divulge her name, a warrant was Issued this afternoon for Riber's arrest on a charge of threats to kill. Riber has been stay ing at tlwr hotel where the girl works ana n annoyeu ner tor some time with attentions, wiucou young woman Liseu.'- . -j (W aBhlngton Hurcau of The Journal.) Washington, Nov, 5 Colonel Roess ler, engineer in charge, Is revising the plans tor work nt the Celilo canal, be cause It was found that, the foundations are 01 a character different from that originally claimed. The war depart ment jiscuverea inat the plans drawn ry the ilrst engineers were based on ln uecurate assumptions, necessitating cuuues. CANADIANS TO STOP INDIAN SLAVE TRADE Ids repulsed. (t'nttea Press Leaaed Wire.) Vancouver, H. C, Nov. B.v-In order that the practice of selling Indian girls Into slavery during the holding of an nual potlatches among the natives in the northern part of Uritish Columbia may be abolished, Indian schools for girls are to be established and the fe males placed In them until they become ui ass, Oil Clothing Men Look to Astoria. Astoria, Or., Nov. 6.- -Manager Whyte of the chamber of commerce is in cor respondence with an eastern oil clothing manufacturing company with, the inten tion of establishing a similar business In Astoria. The parties have been fur nished with a detailed statement of the arpount Of oil clothlngused In this sec tion, and the -feport has so favorably impressed the company that a represen tative will be here- in a few- days ' to look the situation over. City Treasurer Werlein and members oi the ways and means committee of 1 the city council met this morning and, alter taking a list of securities held by the city treasurer to protect depos its of city money In local banks, went about the local money centers endeav oring to learn the present value of the securities nd to see whether there had been sufficient shrinkage to warrant the city authorities in demanding addi tional securities. Inasmuch as the city has about $600, 000 on deposit protected by securities, the task confronting the committee is a large one and It is not expected they will finish their trip of inspection un-; til late this afternoon. I Members of the council were not alarmed yesterday when told there had been a certain amount of shrinkage in tho. value of city securities, and were assured ty Mr. werlein that bo far the shrinkages had been overcome by tho addition of new securities offered by the banks. All of the city money is protected dollar for dollar by first-class securi ties, according to Mr. Werlein, who stated at yesterday's meeting of the council that he had accepted no securi ties until after he had advised with leading financiers of Portland. As soon as tho committee and Mr. Werlein finish their trip of Inspection and checking up 4he securities they will report to the city council at a special meeting to be called by 'Mayor Lane. NUDE BODY OF MAN IS FOUND IN BOAT, (l)nlted Press Leased Wire.) Bremerton, Wash., Nov. 5. What ap pears to be either a murder or suicide has come to ngnt uy the flnding'of man s nude boay iifa rowhoat washed up on tne oeacn on JJsinbridge Island. The man was about 40 years of age. Nothing waa in the boat that would inentiTy me remains. FKfiNCn AUTOS AKE NOT SELLING WELL (United Press Leased Wire.) Now York. Nov. 6. The tightness of the money market Is reflected In the monthly report of Colonel Edward Fow ler, appraiser of the poit. His figures for the month of October show an ap proximate decrease of over $3,000,0u0 in the values of importations compared with the same month of last year. Luxuries show the principal decrease. The appraised value of -reclous stones for the past month was $2,041,747, as compared with $5,033,677 for October, 1906. Two hundred automobiles ap praised value, $591.4.66, were imported last ' month, in comparison with 220 cars brought over lu the same month a year ago, valued, at $609,062. court tomorrow. FALLS IN QUAGMIRE AND NEARLY DROWNS narrowlv escaoed a norrinie fleam oy nrowning in TELEGRAPH WAS TOO FAST IN THE HARBOR Arthur Brlggs. captain of the steam er Telegraph, was found guilty of ex ceeding the sjieed limit on the river, by Judge Cameron in the police court this morning and fined $&o. Briggj was arrested by Harbormaster Speler some time ago but for some reason the case did not come to trial until today. Captain Speler testified that he had lined the Telegraph rrom the steel bridge to the first beacon and the craft was running faster than the law allocs. Captain Brlggs contended that Speler was mistaken but had no testi mony to refuto the allegation and was accordingly found guilty. An unknown man a quagmire near tho east approach to tho Burnslde bridge yesterday after noon. As C. Comstoek. who lives" at 305 East Davis ' street, was crossing the bridge about 3 o'clock he heard a faint., distressful cry Issuing from somewhere below him. Looking down from the south side of the bridge he saw a man's head Just above the sur face of a black pool where were dumped from the bridge rubbish, street sweep ings and other refuse matter. Mr. Carr culled the attention of some working men who were neur the place and thoy went to tho rescue of the helpless man. NEW VENIRE IN THE iffl)AMS CASE (Rpprlal Dlsnateb to Toe Journal.) Rathdrum. Ida., Nov. 5. The open venire of 80 men In Steve Adams' case was exhausted just before court ad- ournod last evening and a new venire was ordered, to report tins ariernoon. Attorneys for both sides profess to be well satisfied with the men now in tho box. The defense expressed readiness to proceed to trial yesterday afternoon, but iha state obiected to J. C. Beals and the succeeding talesmen were dis qualified through their antipathy to the death penalty. FAMOUS STENOGRAPHER DIES AT WINDY CITY (United Press Leased Wire.) Chicago, Nov. 5. Henry Blnnmore, shorthand reporter, lawyer and author, died yesterday. He was 74 years old. As secretary for Stephen A. Douglas lie reported the famous debate with Lincoln in 1858. FRISCO PICKPOCKET ARRESTED IN PARIS NEWS FOR DEPOSITORS. Wholesome and Seasonable Confidence . 2s the Sentiment. "Good News for Depositors" Is the caption-of the announcement made by the Powers Furniture company today, and the announcement, which Is the per sonal message of I. F. Powers to tha public, goes on to state: "Tho I. F. Powors Furniture company rejoices with other merchants at the promptness with which the bankers of the Rose City have met the emergency through tho clearing house jlystem. There Is a great deal of satisfaction in knowing the bankers, with tho aid of the depositors, have been able to move Oregon's immense crops without the assistance of eastern banks. Now they are going to relieve the strin gency of the local money market with clearing" house checks. Powers Is ready, to receive ns cash' Tn settlement of ac counts, or as cash to apply on new ac-, counts the Portland Clearing House checks that are soon to bo Issued." This expression voices a sentiment shared by the merchants and other busi ness men of the city as well as by those directly Interested In the financial In stitutions most keenly affected by the temporary stringency in the money market. (United Press Leased Wlr.) Paris, Nov. 5. A huge fortune Is be ing spent this yiear on making the auto mobllo exhibition attractive, in order, to stimulate the flagging interest of tire purchasers. For the past six months there tias been an alarming falling off in sales, with consequent diminution in (United Press Ieased Wire.) Paris, Nov. 6. An American who savs his name is Augustus Coltra, and wlio claims San Francisco .13 his home, was arrested hfre oday on the charge of picking pockets. - BURGLARS AT SALEM ROB ROTH AND GRABER Salem, Or., Nov. 6. Burglars entered tho grocery store of Roth & Graber last night, abred three holes In the safe nnd cracked It open. They secured $180. ' Blaze From Defective Flue. Flr.e causing a loss of about $1,000 oroge out n a resjaence, izz; iwauison . 1 street at 4:45 0 clock this morning. rpAA" T A PV fTA fiT 1 CJCTT7V prigin in tiioi xw liixi uuiooil' 1 GOLDEN EAGLE TO OPEN Signal for a Bush Bankrupt Stock to Bs Closed Out. The assignee will open the big store tomorrow. Wednesday, at 9 a. m., for the final clearing out of the balance of over $40,000 worth of goods. Includ ing nil the new fall ami holiday goods that were in transit when the Golden Eagle went bankrupt that may be added to tho stock to be turned into cash for the benefit of the original creditors. This is undoubtedly the most terrific, slaughter of fall goods of this century nnd will no doubt draw a crowded store of thrifty and saving buyers. Fifty three departments will be opened and the stock slaughtered to close It out at once, The new ran ana holiday goods will not be shown any preference or mercy. The stock must go to wind up the GoIdenJ-Eagle affairs. The Danger Line Is entirely obliterated when you are cautious about the selection of trees, shruhs and plants for your home grounds and purchase them direct from the grower and Importer, On every pur chase you make of J. B. Pilklnuton, the popular and reliable nurseryman, foot Yamhill street, . -Portland. Oregon, -you' can rely on getting "good goods." The Norwegian, , steamer Terje Viken has left down the river hound for Shanghai nnd the oriental liner Ales la Is expected to follow any time. The flames had their 0 basement and the blase was caused by a defective flue. An alarm was turned.' in- from box 137 and . after sn our's hard work the fire was extin guished. , - The people occupying"; the premises escaped without Injury.. : - WANTED P08ITION AS , HOUSE keeper : f or widower with' not -more than one - child. Country preferred.t Good cook and worker, , Journal agent. -Oregon City. - l t i