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'''", i ' . . , ' I ' I I , ' . , . .. , - I I. 3 i 3E MORE HELP WJtXTBDT BUSINESS FOR SJtLEK REAL ESTATE FOR SALE? JOURNAL CIRCULATION 1'ESTEItDAX WAS ' 29,800 Advertise in The Journal The Waather Rain and . warmer tonight; Wednesday rain. - ' VOL.-VI. NO. 233., PORTLAND, .OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1907. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. on Tiiim 4o wtwi lAKst, mi etuis MESSAGE IS 'MP PWStt RE CONGRESS 1 v 1 1 ' " ' " - i' ' ' ' ' " ' - -- ' '- - i - - ' . BEFO A. L FRAZER STATE TO DIES EROIW LOSE ITS - President Roosevelt's message to congress in full will be found beginning j; on page 12 of this issue. The message contains 25,000 words and is one of the most cxnausixve aocuments- or mat cnaractcr that has Deen issuea during Mr. t Roosevelt's term of office. Copies of the message should be preserved in libra- t ries for future reference for, legislation upon which it expatiates will be para- t iiiwuut iu me tuuiuiy s iiucicais uuruig inc session oi uic sixuein congress. Loss of Judge of the Circuit Rankin Timber Notes and Court and of the Juvenile Mortgages Turned Over to Court Will Be Keenly Felt Treasurer Steel Will Be in This City and the State Used to Reimburse Bank's Generally. Depositors. Close Application to Work Surety Company Must Now Had Left Emineht Jurist in Poor Condition to Rally Sincere Tributes Paid to Memory of Native Son. 3fake Good for State Funds Held by Defunct Title Guarantee & Trust Company. Judge Arthur I Fraier lied this I Tnat the $1,000,000 of Rankin timber morning at :30 -o'clock at the Good securities transferred by the Title Guar Sumarltan hospital from complications ante & Trust company In its last days resulting from an operation. for appeh- to State Treasurer George Steel will be dlcitls. .'he Jurist's death Is eonsld- returned to the bank depositors In that ered one of the greatest losses the com- Institution and that the American Sure munlty has suffered for a long time and ty company will be held to reimburse the the joss will be felt not only In the I state for Its losses, Is now almost cer- clty, but throughout the -state at 'large, tain. Judge Fraaer was stricken with ap-j ; - T-i mi. " ) ' " f IV Judge Arthur L. Fraier. fendlcltls about 10 days ago and taken o the Good Samaritan hospital, where nn operation was performed, a week ago by the family physician. Dr. A. J. Glesy. Mis condition was not considered seri ous till abotit three days ago. when his nervous state began to tell on him and he became restless. His cloae application to work had brought him to a state of nervous ex haustion that brought about his death. All yesterday and through the night Mrs. Fraser wns with him, and the end came this morning, with his family gathered about his bed. i Loss Is Pelt Keenly. All about the city are heard expres sions of grief over his death. Few men In the state have been more prominent ly identified with so many activities. As a Jurist he was known as one of the best and most equitable Jn the state, . and his Influence for good In legislation (Continued on PageTwa) In a hearing before United States Judge Wolverton todiy on petitions for removal-of Receiver George H. Hill and appointment of a new . receiver, the Title Guarantee A Trust company's at turney,-Joseph Simon, declared Hh transfer to have been reprehensible and uniawiul. Stats Kas If o Claim. This knocks the onlv remaining moo I innni unuer me surety company s oon Uftitlnn and the position of State Treas urer Steel that the bank Is a creditor of I the state. Mr. Simon said: "The state has no claim on the Title ! Guarantee A Trust company for a slnglol dollar ana will be entitled to no consid eration from the receiver. Tiie secur ities assigned to the state treasurer Just prior to the bank's suspension rightfully belong to the unfortunate de positors, and an action will be brought by the receiver to restore them-to the I possession of the bank for the benefit of the depositors. The state is amply secured. In the action for removal of Receiver Hill a combined onslaught is being made by the depositors' association, the American Surety comoanv. the state of uregon ana a numoer of separate co- lenes or depositors. Objections to Kill Argued. Sixty-three weighty law volumes ar rayed on a table, surrounded by nine lawyers, formed the storm center or the courtroom scene this forenoon when Judge wolverton at 10 o'clock took up me case. Attorney-eneral Crawford, represent ing the state, opened the argument for mil s removal. He said the state ob jects to the Incumbency of any receiver wno in seining up tne company s ar fairs will have to investigate his own conduct. Hill was vice-president and a director and active in transaction of the busi ness that caused the company to becom Insolvent and made a receiver neces sary. A court of equity, he said, can not a (ford to appoint a receiver who would be placed In the embarrassing position of investigating not only his own conduct but that of his fellow as sociates and directors, with whom he is Jointly responsible for the, bank's un fortunate plight. There were a large ntimber 'of sub sidiary corporations, he contended, offi cered by the officers xt the Title Guar antee & Trust company, and the doings and relations of these companies must be investigated and passed upon by the receiver. . Easy to Cover Up. Matters vltallv affecting the credit tors might easily be covered up by a receiver who would desire to shield his friends and associates In the business, IURDEK IBROWI'S MAY HAVE SLAYER 11 PLOT IS FREE Cast eel Jamily Known to Have Had Large Sum of Money When Leaving 3Iyrtle Creek May Been Followed. Have Montgomery Would Not Have Committed Suicide Had He Planned Robbery Evidence of Premeditat ed Crime by Unknowns. PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT LEAVES MILLIONS TO BE ATHEIST Mrs. Helen Judd Prefers Chamber Work to Riches of Husband s Home. LENGTHY DOGUIil (Continued on Page Three.) ELECTRICIAN PAYS PRINCE'S BILLS TO PROVE GRATITUDE (Unltrd Prp Lntd Wire.) Ban Francisco, Dee. 3. Although lie had participated in none of the wild orgies of his Tahitlan highness or had enjoyed non of the hospitality which the royal islander had lavished upon Jils friends in the jjalmy days of his financial resources, Charles Eneckles, an electrician, whom Prince Salmon of Tahiti had once befriended has come to his aid and paid the obligations for the nonsettlement for which the prince was being detained in this country, part of the time behind prison doors. With the liquidation of Salmon's debts by the poor mechanic is connected a story of a kindness once shown En ecklcs by the prince seven years ago. Eneckles at that time was a rplrfnt of Tahiti, too poor to buy passage to his home In America. His predicament came to the notice of the prince, who at once made a collection and pur chased him a- ticket for San Francisco. With the departure of the ship Eneckles promised to some day return the kind pess, and he has kept his word. It is probable that the next ship bound for his native Island will find the prince a passenger. TWENTY-FIVE BODIES J ARE RECOVERED FROM WRECKED NAOMI MINE (United Frees Uiwd ' Wirt.) Bellevernon, Pa,, pec. 3. Twenty-five bodies had been . recovered' from . the Naomi mma at daylight this morning. Fifty men re ettll reported missing, t The rnlne is filled with suffocating fumes, making. It .Impossible for "the rescuers to. remain inside more than a few minutes. Several were overcome and had to be dragged to the surface. Two are In a critical condition. , . Several tons of debris must be re moved befrs the last entry can ' be ranched, which will probably be about midnight Jot until then will the lex act number of dead be known. Several women whose relatives are in the mine havs not eaten-since Sunday night.. .- . (United Pren Leased Wire.) Chjcago, Dec. 3. Attired in the garb of hotel maid, Industriously cleaning woodwork, Mrs. Helen Judd, wife of Attorney Milton Brewster Judd, and ''the daughter of Robert Pratt, for many years state superintendent of public In struction of Mlnnessota, and former mayor of Minneapolis, is in self-imposed exiie at tne XNewnerry no tel. The handsome little dark-eyed woman, whose devotion to socialism and higher education, proved greater than the at tractions of husband, homo and family, and led her to the divorce court, dis cusses the "Tyranny of Man." and her socialistic and religious views without reserve. "While I was battllnsr with mvself and studying socialism.' my husband was seeking- comfort in the circle of his own family. Although we lived un der the same roof, there was no sympa thy between us. His people are relig ious people, while I became a scientific socialist and am now an atheist." JURY TO SEE SCENE OF G0EBEL MURDER (United Preu Leased Wire.) Georgetown, Ky., Dec. 3. The attor neys In the Powers case today agreed to take the jury to the scene of Goebel's assassination tomorrow moraine Robert Noakea testified this morning that Powers had advised him to organ ise a company or militia to see that Powers got Justice, declaring that Pow ers said: - "Get desperate men. The contest will not amount to a after Goehel is dead and In hell. No "other man will take the lead." Every Phase of Proposed Na tional Legislation Treated in Recommendations Currency Question 0n of 3Iost Vital Issues. Features of President Roosevelt's message to congress: Railroads Either a national Incorpo ration act should be passed or a law fixing conditions on which railroads may engage in interstate commerce, no se curities to be issued without the assent of the Interstate oommerce commission. National legislation alone can'glv need ed relief. " Interstate Commerce Business com binations Inevitable but closer regula- ARBITRATION BOARD DISCUSSES; SALARIES ' (United Pros Leased Wire.) Winnipeg, -Man., Dec. 3. The arbitra tion board actlnar under th I j.miv act, went Into session today to deter mine the salaries of 2,000 employes of the Canadian Pacific btiun ih. iair and th Paotflo coast. , , . (Continued 6n Page Two.) CONGRESSMEN WILL OPPOSE R00SEVEIT FOR ANOTHER TERM SIX DROWN IN ERASER RIVER Survivor of Surveying Party Tells of Being Carried Down Rapids. (Unltrd Prtss Leasrd Wire.) Ashcroft, B. C, Dec. 3. Upset In the boiling waters of one of the rapids of the upper Fraser river, dashed over falls against the knife-like edges of pro truding rocks until his tortured nerves and failing strength almost made him resign himself to death, clinging all the while to a fellow woodsman, whose arms were locked about him in life's liini. uiasii, were a lew or the expe riences of H. McLautrhlln. a tlmL. cruiser Just returned after a summer In the wilds of interior British Co lumbia. That he Is alive to tell the story he considers a miracle and certainly as he unfolded his tale today It seemed so like dime novel wonders as to be al most unbelievable. As it was, six men were drowned, McLaughlin and his part ner. John Evans, being he onlr sur. vlvors out of a party of seven white men and one Indian. The names of all those lost are not known to Mr. McLaughlin. They were ;i, v. "J l"B urana lrunK Pa cific Railway company in survey work "u uii uimi way uown tne rraser river when they were caught in the whirlpools and rapids. McLaughlin made the trip to Ash croft overland, where he4received med ical attention. ' (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) Salem. Pec. 3 Sheriff Culver and his deputies have been endeavoring to es tabllsh a chain or evidence that may lead to the arest of the murderers of the Casteel family and to the murder of suicide of the foreman of Hurst ranch. named Montgomery. The story of the crime was told exclusively In yester day's Journal. If Montgomery commit ted the murder he did so when he was Insane, Is the belief of those who knew the family and the man. News from Myrtle Creek was received this morning. and these reports show that Montgom ery had been with the Casteel family for 20 years and was much devoted to them. Montgomery may have been nirsuinar tne murderers wnen Killed. The fact that his shotgun was found near his hody with the breech open and two shells partly Inserted would seem to prove that he was making an effort to reload the weapon when struck or shot down. At Myrtle Creek the family sold some property, It Is reported, and at any rate had a large sum of money with them which had been withdrawn from the banks. Montgomery. If his object had been robbery, would not have taken his own life. Tne money cannot be found In tho ruins of the farmhouse. Family Was Watched. Some of the authorities think that the family was watched when It left Myrtle Creek and that the desperadoes knew that some thousands of dollars had been taken to the Hurst farm and hidden. An attack on the Isolated farm houso was then in all probability planned and arter Killing the mother. daughter and son. Montgomery was murdered wnue making a battle In de fense. The two watch dogs could easi ly have been disposed of by the miscreants. At the instlarntlon of The Journal correspondent information was secured from Myrtle Creek regarding the mur dered persons, as follows: "Myrtle Creek. Or.. Dec. 3. The Cas teel family, murdered at their farm hous near Macleay, Marion county, Sun day night, came to Myrtle Creek on October 19. and leased the John Mets fruit farm, where they engaged in raising strawberries and fruits.- Thojr came here from Indian Territory or Oklahoma. The family consisted of mother, daughter and son, and with them was Mort Montgomery, their fore man, who hud been with the family for more than 20 years. He was a Ken tucklan, six feet high, and a generally capable man of considerable force of character. The daughter, Martha Caa teel, was a winsome young woman and a great favorite in the neighborhood. During her stay here she became en gaged to Fhll G. Rice, a leading cltl sen and they would have been married about the holidays. "Miss Casteel opened a music store here, and. being a musician, gave mus ic lessons. The son, Paul, was a very oulct boy and lived on the farm with his mother. Mrs. Casteel was a very reserved character. She was a sister oi Jury Acquits Mrs. Bradley on Second Ballot Verdict Reached at Midnight but Is Not Returned Until This 3Iorning. . s ' Women Make Demonstration but Defendant Is Calm When She Hears Result of Trial Oldest Juror Balks at First. r (Continued on Page Three.) (Unltrd Press Ltassd Wire.) Washington, Dec. I. Mrs. Annie Bradley was this morning declared nol eullty of murdering ex-Senator Arthur Brown. The Jury, which had been out since 4:15 Monday afternoon, returned Its verdict at 10:07 this mornlnff. Two ballots were taken. The first tood 11 to 1 for acquittal. The second was taken at midnight and was ananN mous for acquittal. There was not the slightest hint that the Jury had reached, verdict until the usual hour for-con- venlng court. ' Mrs. Bradley received the verdict calmly, while the women spectators In the court room made a demonstration. applauding and waving tneir nanditer- chiefs The defendant was hurried from tha court room to an automobile and taken to the home of Mrs. Hayes, a friend. The crfwd outsldo cheered as the auto mobile 'started down the street. Julius A. Prigg. a bookkeeper, and the oldest member of the Jury, voted against acquittal on the first ballot, - The court room began to fill long be fore 10 o'clock. Mrs. Bradley was calm and collected upon entering, but she) showed the pallor due to a sleepless night. Her Hps were almost bloodless. When the Jurors filed in It was evi dent from their attitude that they had arrived at a verdict. When asked by 1 the clerk If the Jury had arrived at a verdict. Foreman James L. Beeney arose and said, quickly and dtstlnctlv. "We find the defendant not guilty." - The suppressed hysteria of the crowd broke forth In cheers, mingled with, hand clapping and the high-keyed shrieks of the women spectators. -The bailiffs had given warning that -an A demonstration would be considered con- tempt of court, but they could not bud- . press the spontaneous outburst that had ' Teen gathering three weeks.- The defendant was absolutely cool. There was not even a tremor of her l lips and she was dry-eyed while women : about her wept. - Mrs. Bradley will remain at the Haves home until she decides upon her future nlnna WASHINGTON Y. M, C. A. rOSTJPUJNES SESSION - i i . n ii . . ' V "i. (United Press Leased Wire.) Seattle. Wash., Dec 8. The annual Washington state T. M. C. A. conven tlon which was to have been held In the new Seattle' association hulldlnc December 13. 14 and 15, has been post- ,! poned until January 17. 18 and 19. This was decided by the state executive com- . mlttee. This action was taken because , of the uncompleted state of the new building. Runaway Airship Sighted. (United Pre Leased Wira.i London. Dec. 3. The runaway airy. ship La Patrle Is reported from Glas- gow as being near Radner Park thiiafu ernoon. traveling west. j JAPANESE CRUISER . PURSUING' RUSSIAN PIRATE-MUTINEERS (United Press Leased Wire.) New York, Dec. 3. A majority of the Republican members of congress are unfavorable to the nomination of President Roose velt, according to a poll made by the World. Twenty-two think the public, will demand a renomlnation and 28 say no. Sixty members say the financial situation will have no effect on the campaign, while 20 said It would have. ' PROFESSOR HAU WILL NOT HANG (United Press Leased Wire.) Karlsruhe. Germanv tw Hau, the former Washington. District of Columbia, professor, 'who was found guilty of murdering his mother-in-law Frau Molitor, will not hang. The death sentence passed upon him was today commuted to life imprisonment Cuts In Mill Wages. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Astoria. Or., Dee. 8. The Clatsop Mill company and the Astoria Box company have made a cut in the wages of the men all over the mills of tt cents. The cause assigned lathe disturbed condi tion of the lumber market. The Tongue Point Lumber company has also made a cut of i per cept In wages. (United Press Leased Wire.) Nagasaki, Dec. 8.- The Japanese gov ernment has ordered a cruiser to scout the sea of Japan for the Russian tor pedo boat whose , crew Is reported to have mutinied and killed the-officers and robbed several ships. ' Numerous reports of piracy have been received here and the government has decided to put an end to the reign of terror which baa been inaugurated by the mutinous Russians. ' The destroyer Is supposed to have escaped from Vlad ivostok at the time of the mutiny and to have been cruising about in search of plunder ever since. - -. Some-: of the officers were not slain by the mutineers, it la said, but were given their lives for Joining the pirates in their black deeds. It is hoped that these men will turn against their cap tors when the attack is made and as sist the pursuers in capturing the tor pedo boat. 7 AFT IS ROYALLY RECEIVED AT RUSSIAN CAPITAL y (United frees Leased Wire, Sr. Petersburg,, Dec .-Secretary Taft Is the czar's guest today. He will not bo : received by the csar until to morrow. r but Is being treated like royal visitor. . - . When the American's train pulled In at the depot he was greeted by a com mittee of high officials and escorted to his apartments by troops, faecret service men swarmed the streets, - After a short rest the secret.! rv ; on the-minister of r n r lie will be th guest of hm .r banquet to gtwn t -.-'- .' m a ! inn0le ret'iuri t. The prem re, -. !vi: warmly. burg, v, ; , , o i . T,t.'t ' -f V V