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JOURNAL CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY WAS
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PORTLAND, OREGON7, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1907.
' VOL IV. NO. 38.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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The Purchase of New Locomotives and
Special Pullman Cars Recommended.
Expenditures on System Said to Be
Largely in Excess of Last Year
ROAD IS
LOOTED
BY FISH
Ilarriman and Friends De
clare Former-President o
Illinois Central Used Sys
tern in Bobbing the Stock
holders of Line.
(Btirat Haw by Loorwt UNd Wirt.)
Omaha, Neb., Nor. 80. Construction work along the line ot the
Ilarriman railroads, which wa auddenly brought to a close a month
ago when the financial flurry began, will atart up again with renewed
vigor Monday morning.
Advertisements appear In middle west papers today for thousands
of men for the TOnstruction contractors who are engaged by the Union
Pacific to complete the work which was brought to such a sudden close
a short time ago. Some of the work on which construction will be
continued Is: ,
The Larie cutoff, Just west of Omaha, the biggest pice of rebuild
ing ever undertaken by the Union Pacific, will be rushed to completion
with 400 laborers.
Work on the Harriman road between Portland and Seattle will be
continued.
The coast line in California, between Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, will be rebuilt.
Au order has been placed for 1,500 pressed steel cars for the Un
ion Pacific.
Twenty-five new locomotives for the mountain division have been
ordered from the Baldwin works.
Nearly $1,000,000 worth of railroad ties are being assembled at
the eastern terminals at Kansas City and Omaha for the double track
which will be laid as soon as the grading is finished.
Orders for 2& -new. MeKeen gasoline motors have been placed wlth
the May shops at Omaha, the cost being about $576,000.
Orders for special Pullmans and Improved passenger cara of steel
are about to be placed for the Union Pacific.
Kllpatrick Brothers and Collins, construction Contractors for the
Union Pacific are advertising for thousands of men for resumption of
construction work in Wyoming, costing $3,000,000. Altogether the work
will entail an expenditure of scores of millions of dollars. Some of
the work Is being pushed even though the winter weather makes work
more expensive and difficult. ,
Instead of the payroll of the Harriman system being curtailed, it
will be as great as ever, and even perhaps greater than for any winter
since. Ilarriman secured control of the Union Pacific and Southern Pa-
Magnate Replies That He
Can See Fine Hand of His
Enemy Dominating the
Attack Upon His Honesty
and Is Unafraid.
clflc.
Officials of the Harriman lines !n Ore
iron have received no confirmation of
the report that all construction work
on the Harriman lines Is to be imme
diately resumed. It Is believed locally
that the report may have meant that
work la to be attain taken up gradually,
the most pressing projects receiving
Jlrst attention.
General Manager J. P. O'Brien of the
O. R. Sc. N. Co. when asked yesterday
k ne naa received aavices indicating an
Immediate resumption of construction
vorK, said:
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ALLIANCE II HEARD FROM
Portland Vessel Over Thirty Hours Late Fronf Coos Bay
Was Hue at Columbia Bar Friday Afternoon
Fear Is Expressed for Her Safety.
Considerable uneasiness Is mani
fested hero over the failure of the
steamer Alliance to arrive. She left
Marshfleld, Coos bay, Thursday' after
noon at 3 o'clock" -and should have
reached the mouth of the Columbia
river within 24 hours, that being her
overage t'mo from bar to bar. Nothing
nad been heard from her late last night.
F. P. Baumgartner. local agent for the
steamer, hopes to hear of the safe ar
rival of. the steamer 'St Astoria this
morning, Admitting that she Is several
hours' overdue he offers the opinion
that her machinery must have broken
down or that she Is' proceeding up the
coast unaer jury ruaaer.
He received word yesterday to the
effect that a heavy sea was running on
the Coos bar when the Alliance crossed
out and a few hours later a strong gale
came up rrom me soutneast. Mr,
Baumgartner believes that she struck
on the bar in going to sea and damaged
the rudder, possibly put It out of com
mission
He argues that wlthth steering gear
uisaDica it was aeemea Detter to con
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(United Pro" by Kptcltl lst4 Wire.)
Chicago, Nov. 30. In the most
sensational statement ever given out
by the management of a big railroad
property, the board of directors of
the Illinois Central charges Stuy
vesant Fish, one of, their number and
former president of the road.mh
systematically looting the treasury
of the Illinois Central while acting
as president and bringing the road
to a crisis from which it was only
saved -by Mr, Fish putting hir lils
magnificent New York home as se
curity
The statement, which purports tc
give for the first time, the "real rea
sons why Mr. Fish was relieved from
the presidency of the Illinois Cen
tral" was mailed last night to every
stockholder of the road. It was
signed by J. T. Harahan, Charles A.
Peabody, Robert W. Goelet, John W.
Auchincloss, Cornelius Vanderbllt,
J. J. Astor, E. H. Harriman and H.
E. Hackstaff.
The charges made against Mr.
Fish are astounding, and they fur
nish sensational climax to the long
quarrel between the two factions In
the management of the Illinois Cen
tral a quarrel In which Mr. Fish
has recently posed as the aggressor
and in which he even resorted to his
fiats.
rive Charges,
The directors make five distinct
charges against Mr. Fish. The first is
the most sensational. It accuses Mr.
Fish of loaning to his family from time
to time, without the knowledge or con
sent of the board of directors, various
large sums of money. This practice. It
is cnargea, continued ror several yearn,
until, In 1903, the amount which Mr.
Fish personally owed the railroad
reached the stupendous sum of $1,500.
000. The collateral which Mr. Fish had de
posited as security for this $1,000,000
Is declared to have been unmarketable.
Mr. Fish then changed the collateral
and put up more collateral, but this,
too, was unmarketable, and was put up
without the knowledge or consent of
the directors, they say. Matters reached
a crisis, and the directors, seriously
considered the advisability of remov
ing Mr. Fish from the presidency ;t
that time.
Desiring to save him the disgrace and
the road the publicity which Would at
tend the action, Mr. Fish, the state
ment goes on to say, was permitted to
remain at the head of the road. One
member of the board of directors,
wlrose name is not a-iven. loanert him
the money to take up the unmarketable
collateral and to liquidate his Indebted
ness to .the road, and as part security,
this director took a deed to the magni
ficent Fish home In New York.
Seed Was Withdrawn.
The statements say that the deed to
the Fish home was withheld from rec
ord, and Knowledge of its existence was
carefully hidden from the public. Three
years later the debt was liquidated and
the deed destroyed, say the directors.
The second reason for the dismissal
of Mr. Fish was that in January, 1003.
he deposited in the Trust Compatiy of
the Republic $600,000 of the moneys of
uie Illinois central wnen the. trust com-
STATE TO
ASK EXTRA
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Oregon Commercial Club
Delegates 3feet Today to
Discuss Holidays Will
Probably Ask Governor to
Convene Legislature.
Opinions Differ Regarding
Proposed Amendment of
Attachment Law Imme
diate Legislation Needed,
However.
To determine whether or not Gov
ernor Chamberlain should be peti
tioned to rail a special legislative
session to amend certain laws that
are retarding a return of normal
business conditions, representatives
of upwards of 50 commercial orgar.H
izatlons of the state will attend a
meeting to be held today at 4 o'clock
in the rooms of the Portland com
mercial club. The law providing for
special holidays and the statute on
attachment suits will be considered.
The governor has signified a willing
ness to be guided in his action by the
wish of the business communities of
the state.
State's Wishes In Matter.
The conference was called by Presi
dent Kodson, of tho Commercial club, In
responso to a genfiTal wish expressed
by business men of the state. A con
ference was first held by the heads of
Portland commercial organizations, and
It was decided that the sense of the
business men's clubs of the state should
be obtained.
The initial meeting was held Friday,
and was attended by President Hotlson.
of the Commercial club; President S.
G-. Reed, of the chamber of commerce;
President Wallls Nash, of the board or
trade: President Fletcher Linn, of the
manufacturers' association; E. A. Wild,
president of the Portland Clearing
House association, ana i nomas u. ai
ley, president of the bar association.
Judge Cleland was present and ex-
nlained the status of court business and
other business under the existing holi
days. He said they were embarrassing
REVOLUTIONISTS PLOT TO
END CAREER. OF THE CZAR
1 f;-V?vT-&-.?4vtw5 Cv '.;-:r.Si OrnnCTADV TACT:
OLUHLinni iiii I
HAS THREATENED
SECRETARY TAFT AND HIS GUARD OF RUSSIAN TROOPERS.
TOWTOITOUAPSES
pany was known tp Mr. Fish to be in a
raiting condition.
The president of the trust company
was a kinsman of Mr. Fish. When tire
directors of the Illinois Central learned
of the deposit made by Mr. Fish with
out their, knowledge thevr marln a Ac.
mand for the withdrawal of the deposit,
but were told that unless the demand
was taken back the trust company
would immediately susnend and the
railroad could take Its chances with
other creditors.
Th third reason rl"en for Mr. Fish's
removal' la that reneaterliv wfthnnt the
Knowledge or censent or tne directors,
he deposited the railroad's monev with
the Trust Company of the Republic the
night before the examiner's rerular
visit of lnspecti&n. . .
" -Loaned to fcelatlyes.
The fourth assigned reason 1a that
Mr. Fish loaned to the president of the
trust company, a kinsman, individually,
$57,000 of the Illinois Central money. .
this was done without the .knowledge
the courts; that he should be trying an
average of about three cases a day and
that he had now lost 30 days' time;
and that the courts of the state are cer
tain to be overwhelmed with work if
there is not something done to modify
the present situation regarding holidays.
Must Walt On Money.
Others of fho confreres stated their
views and an were agreed that meas
ures should be taken by the legislature
If immediate relief from the effects of
tho eastern stringency Is to be ob
tained in Oregon. The fact was recog
nized that it would very widely jeop
ardize business interests of the state to
withdraw the holidays at this time, in
view of the large holiday merchandise
purchases, and with the desired relief
from eastern ao'tirces only hulf way ac
complished by, the partial crop move
ment and ttoftitindant delay In secur
ing eastern. Ysforeign pn.vmnts.
Of the resalf'the meetingVresident
Ilodson said: f "'
"It was decided to ascertain the
wishes of the business communities that
are conveniently reached by rail from
Portland, and they were asked if they
desired such a conference. Practically
every organization replied in the affirm
ative, and all said they would send rep
resentatives with the exception of
Vale, out in Malheur county.
Attachment Law Defective.
"The purpose of the meeting will be
to determine what the representative
business Interests of tho stata desire
In the form of a holiday law. It is be
lieved by many that the law should be
so amended as to provide for leeallv
carrying on COurOwork and general
business, but make some exception by
wnicn tne enter executive could extend
emergency protection to the banking in
terests in event of general financial
ptress, such as the present condition of
affairs tnrougnout tni
Prosecutor Overcome by Emotion During
3Irs. Bradley Almost Faints During
Iieview. of Her Case.
Argument
Dramatic
The intention also is to decjde upon
b present defective,
-sided law govern
i. This law in Ore
gon is said to do tne only one of Its
kin
a modification of the
out-of-aaie and one-
ing attachment suits.
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d remaining on the statute books of
any state in tne union.
"It permits anyone to confront an in
dividual or firm with a demand for pay
ment of monev, whether owing or not,
and immediately file suit of attachment
on anv of the defendant's property In
Kight If the demand is not paid. Under
such a law no business is safe from
ruinous attack or destruction, esiwi.
ally in times of stringency, when col
lections ere difficult and often Impos
sible. Washington Statute Favored.
"The business interests of the stata
needs a law similar to that of Wash
ington and other states, where n at
tachment can be levied In advance of
Judgment only in cases where fraud is
charged and suitable bond is furnished
by the plalritlff."
President Hodson said If the confer
ence today decides that amendments
such as are suggested should be made,
the governor will .be asked to Immedi
ately convene the legislature In special
session, sr. Was done in .California a
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By Viola, Rodgers. i
Washington, Nov. SO. Pleading thai
Mrs. Annie Bradley be sent to the scaf
fold for the murder of former Senator
Arthur Brown, Assistant District Attor
ney Charles H. Turner was so overcome
by emotion today that he collapsed.
A recess of five minutes had to be taken
while he recovered his composure. Mrs,
Bradley also gave way under the straU
and had to be supported In her chair by
Judge Powers, her senior counsel, and
throughout the crowded trial chamber
there was scarcely a spectator who was
not visibly affected by ;the scene.
No more dramatic episode has eve
been witnessed In a court of Justice.
Judge, Jurors and counsel on both sides
felt the strain of the affair and it was
with genuine relief that, at 12:50 o'clock
recess was welcomed until jiionuaj
morning.
When nlie reached the cellroom aftef
court adjournment, Mrs. Bradley wasin
such an exhausted condition tuat res
toratlves had to bo applied.- It was
more than an hour before she was able
to return to the Jail.
From the very beginning of the pro
ceedlnss today the trial abounded in
ftmmntie enisodes. Announcement hav
Ins been made in advance that the sum
ming up would be proceeded with today,
the largest crowd of the trial turned
out. Scores of women were on hand
several hours before the doors of the
rt,ii tlimiKH were thrown open, and 15
minutes after they had been opened
there was not a seat to be had in the
rhnmber.
Hundreds more were crowded out.
and thev linsered on tne outside hop
ing for a chance to get in for a few
minutes before the passionate plead
ing of the opposing counsel was closed
Scores more lined the windows over
lookinir the trial room.
Mrs Bradley camo into court a few
minutes hefore 10 o'clock. She was
pale and weak and tottered to her ac-
customed cnair at tne rear ot ner coun
sel, from which she could see Jurors
and be seen by them.
The nlstol whlcn was used to Kill
Brown was introduced In evidence. At
the sight of the weapon Mrs. Bradley's
henti fell uoon her breast, and now she
was choking with sobs. Her eyes were
closed and s.'.e was s'owly slipping to
the floor.
A dozen men were half upon their
feet to leap to her side when Powers
slipped his cnair ciose to tne woman
and, unobtrusively supported her, mo
tioned for the proceedings to go on.
Turner put tne revolver on the table
near him and proceeded. He Insisted
that the Jury should cast aside all sen
timent and treat the case exactly as if
a man "nad done the shooting. He ridi
culed the evidence of Insanity. He de
manded that' the iury discard all the
mistreatment to which she had been
subjected by Senator Brown. That he
declared could heve nothing to do with
their decision.
He directly attacked Mrs. Bradley.
"It was a pathetic story thl wonder
ful woman told," he cried. "It aroused
svmoathv. But I want to draw your
attention to the other side of this story
saw how brilliant she was on the stand.
Why didn't she think of her two legiti
mate children?";
As he proceeded, Turner's face grew
pale. Vhen ho suddenly 'receded -"and
supported himself on the tables Turn
ing, he caught Mrs. Bradley's eye,
dirom with tears, but fixed in awe
upon him. Pressing his hand to his
face, the lawyer sank into his seat and
could not proceed.
.Agaln there-was commotion In the
room. District Attorney Baker looked1
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solicitously after his colleague and all
proceedings came to a halt. In a state
of utter -collapse, Turner was assisted
from the courtroom and It was five min
utes before he was able to 'continue.
He continued with a strong demand for
a. veraici-or guilty in tne nrst degree.
"Unless you believe she was insane,"
ho cried, "Insane, not in love, but in
law, you must consider her guilty,"
Robert Wells, of -counsel for the de
fense, followed Mr. Turner. Wells Is a
long Marylander, with a soft, appeal
ing voice of which he made most ef
fective use In his appeaf for Mrs. Brad
ley. He told them tht the case had
not. been submitted oh the unwritten
law, but upon the law of the land which
safeguards defenseless women.
Mrs. Bradley, ns he proceeded, had
another fainting spell, which threatened
to onng me proceedings to a halt once
more.
Taking up the plea of insanitv, Wells
argued that if Mrs. Bradley had been
sane and wished to kill Brown she had
had thousands of onportunitles to ac
complish her purpose and cover up the
crime.
"When she shot Arthur Brown, she
shot the thing she loved," declared
Wells, "and she still loves him todav."
Mr. Wells concluded his address with
quotations from Hawthorne's "Scarlet
Letter," and declared that Arthur
Brown himself was as much responsible
for that fatal shot as was Annie Brad
ley, because It was he who caused the
fatal disease that had resulted In the
shot.
"Whatsoever a man soeth that also
shall he reap." quoted the attorney, as
he took his seat.
Powers and Baker will be heard In
closing Monday.
Meeting of Douma Results
in Riot Radicals Turbu-.'.
lent Over Speech.
(United Press ' Lcated Wire.)
Bt. Petersburg, Nov. 30. One of the
most widespread revolutionary plots un
covered during the reignof the present
csar was discovered by the secret po
lice today and prisoners are being mails
by the score. It is understood the as
sassination of the czar, his . minister
and many leading officials here ana
other Important cities throughout th
empire was planned.
There are wnispers tnai vvunam jru
Taft, the American secretary ot wor.
who is to arrive here Tuesday, w;
threatened, even after the incident st
Ufa.
Many men of high position and noble
blood are said to have been Involved in
the plot '
The government is also, much per
turbod ny the outbreak 4n' the doum.
today, 'breaking up-'the t session in n
full-Hedged riot., - . ,
The Radicals are turbulent over th
defiance hurled at Premier Btolypln by ;
Feodoro Roehseitch, th Constltuyonut
Democrats' orator, who - is reported t
be .in. hiding.- He is suffering severely
from the rough handling he was sub
Jected to by the Conservatives before
his friends rallied to his assistance. . .
Taft at llossow. ',i
Moscow, Nor, SO. Secretary of Wae
Taft -and his party arrived-here this
afternoon and will,-remain inthe city
until Monday. All are in good heal lit -and
express themselves as ' delighted
with the trip from Vladivostok.' - Noun.
of them mentioned the- reyorfof an
archists making an attempt to blow up
the special train. '
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SEWARD PENINSULA ; ,
COVERED WITH AEpIEft .
rjntt! PreW Xawd Wlrs.)1 '
Nome, Alaska, Nov. 30. Thec!oul of
volcanic ashes over the entire Seward
peninsula is growing steadily and tl
ground is now several. inches deep wtilj
ashes. The air is-bo "full of flne-cln
ders. breathing is difficult and the gnt
tiness of the snow renders sleddlnrj nl
most . impossible. One of the volcantii
peaks between Alaska and Siberia i
believed to be in eruption.
CARS COLLI; HUE INJURED
One Woman and EigHt Men Crushed in Wreckage When
Mount Scott and Mount Tabor Coaches Meet in Fog
Motorman Mott Pinned .Between Coaches. 1
The Injured:
J. Mott, motorman, Mount' Scott
car. One leg broken and severely
injured internajly. Taken to Good
Samaritan hospital.
Joseph Reed, lives neat' Forty-
Third and Main; both legs severely
fractured. Taken home.
Joseph Jarvia of Arleta. face.bad
ly cut by glass; also bruised about
the body. ., Taken to Good Samaritan
hospital. "
"": Jarvis, brother of Joseph
Jarvls, injured about the right arm
and body. : ; Went home.
"One. woman and four other . men
were hurt and were taken home "by
friends. ' 1 . v -
Nine persons were injured, one of thm
perhaps fatally, la" a streetcar accident
I at Fortieth, street and Hawthorne ave-
nue,. Easjt Portland, last night when' (t
Mount' Scott car crashed Into th n,r
of a Mount Tabor car, badly ror$cirg
the two coaches. 1
The collision was the result ff it
dense - fog prevailing at tho tfijm, it
is alo MJd that the Mount S"dt Vm;
In the front vehtlbule of wlu-l !1 tZ
those who were Injured wir rnii'ih-,
was exceeding the spnrt limit, ttmi .i
the motorman observed the rtt-i r -
in his path-it was too late to aail t
crash. .
The accident happened soon sf-er n
o'clock when travel . was not ' i'
heaviest. In ths Mount Tabor .'r i"
were only a few puwnK'T :i .'
whom was hurt- The iivunt --u (
carried . -about IS person.- - 'I " '
these, in addition to the m"f v, ,
on the front-end of thi Air.Mri . s
car and were Jvawivd wJ-i tu-' i 1
the two cara- met, .,i
BotJj rai-M. bfeluir of t!i !si,--r tr i
used Ifor the BiHuirtMi; .it--. v
thrown from ti --id-t sn-i j. : , .
wrecked. 'Ihe Monnt it in r
the other urrii'!'- d " i ;
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