1 i More Help Wanted? JOURNAL CIRCULATION j TESTERDAT WAS ' Boarders Wanted? Advertise In The Jour ml. 'Journal Want Pay Beit . Tbe weather Rain and warmer' ; tonight; Friday rain. 29,380 VOL. VI. NO. 247. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19,' 1007 TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ow Tai "o wrw tamos, rivs cu TOFF 1 1 1 ' " ' 1,11 .' "" I I ) I L! " I '' - - - - - " i I , . , ..I! EMI, N fill PROSPECT OF COIN Title Guarantee & Trust Company Depositors Given Three Months by Court to Prove Claims Small Sum on Hand. There Is Only $70,000 Avail able for Payments Re ceiver Hears Cannot Fore cast Possible Sale of Real .Estate Assets. , Depositors of the Title Guarantee & Trust company have been given notice that the court will grant them tbreo months, or until March 16, to prove their claims before the receiver. There In no near prospect of a dividend, ami no estimated time when one may ba reached."' The present cash on hand Is IH0.0&O. and about $70,000 of this Is trust funds which must be held Intact. Receiver Meara sjid today: "To trv to venture a guess as to when the real estate of the company run h illnnnsed of would be Useless. do not Intend to sacrifice any of the nrnnartv now. but will diSDOSe of It 8 rapidly as such action Is warranted by Ronilktlona of the market. I believe that In six or eight months the properties can be disposed or to better advantage. At the same tlms. If I received a good offer at any time, for the Commercial building, or the .Marquam building, or rfny other property. I would accept It. 1 am now negotiating for the sale of the abstracting plant at a fair price. The safetv deposit vaults nre paying a revenue of $S0O per month, which Is n verv good thing for the depositors I shall sell the vaults whenever I get the proper offer. We nre running the company's business now with about 10 mrsons. I expect to cut this force down an nulcklv as nosstble. Ths most difficult part of the sltua- t on is tie exnosition grounds prop erty owned by the company. We can not go ahead and operate It. but are shutting It down as tight as possible. The Interests or the company were so varied and widely scattered that It re quires an Interminable amount of work to get them In shape to dispose of." JIRS. W. J. BRYAN OFF FOR EUROPE jL I "V.. h:s' At INI iinis MISOEB California Trust Officials Seem to Face Trial on Criminal Charges. .'-r'.'.'wR ill IKSSIVE SERVICES .AT PRESIDENT Correct Story of Recent Muss Over political Ambitions of Secretary of Treasury Ixeb Gets Busy With Strings. Eastern Politicians Begin ning to Give Serious At tention to W. J. Bryan for Democratic Nomination Chanler for Vice-President ! AT 0B OSCAR S BIER F ' )'"" -l'"! 'J' mmim ii.ih.i iiiii.iiii, ..wiiw. i ii fq... ,.,,,, n SNAPSHOT OF MRS. W. J. BRYAN AND PARTY TAKEN JUST B E FORE THEY, SAILED. FOR EUROPE'. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE MRS. BRYAN, HR""GRAND.CHILDEN AND BRYAN LEVITT, MISS RUTH RAYMOND AND MRS.. BRYAN'S DAUGHTER, MRS. W. H. LEVITT. THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE AMERICAN-JOURNAL SERVICE. "In common with many other citizens, I have decided views as to politics and as to candidates, but I shall refrain from express ing them until I believe It Is proper for me to do so. Upon this statement I am entirely con tent to leave the people to draw their own conclusions regarding such rumors as those to which r have referred. L "If In the future I shall decide to be a candidate for any office I shall be prepared to say so frankly." Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou, In statement to press Tuesday night. WMim. iZ4 V, ; Wit : j ?1 111 F I : ! US - u i i i. SBM . Ik -il: 'if 7f ' I 1 ri ' - i . -. ' .it 4 , -f r (1 fc 'at. ( .uirJlN. 5 ARMY III HANDLE HOLIDAY MIL Portland Postoffice Has the Largest Business in its History. SON I (t'Dlfed Presi . T.eiie(l Wire.) San Francisco, Dee. 19. Discussing yesterday's action of .the grand Jury. Prosecutor William Hoft Cook said to. day that after listening to testimony against J. Dalzell Brown, Walter J. Bartnett and other officers of the Cali fornia Safe Deposit & Trust company, he considers them more guilty than ever. Messrs. Brown and Bartnott are sub jects of an investigation started to clear the atmosphere concerning the disappearance of the Colton securities. "I feel certain that indictments will result from the testimony heard yes terday," continued the prosecutor. "Nearly all the witnesses examined so far have supported the stand we tike that the atiairs or tne DanK were crim inally mismanaged." 'GENERAJj FUNSTON RETURNS TO FRISCO (tTntted Press Leased Wire.) Goldfleld, Nev.. Dec. 19. Genera) Funston, accompanied by his aide, Lieu tenant Hornsbv Evans and Major W. W. Bethel, who Is Judge advocate of the department of California, left this morning for San Francisco. Just before boarding the train. Gen eral Funston declared conditions In Goldfleld are peaceful, but he reiterated his statement that troops should' not be entirely withdrawn from the camp. Portland's Poatofflo Christmas Business. largest business In the his tory of the office. Stamp sales yesterday and to day nearly $6,000. , Two carloads of mall sent out yesterday., Equally as much to day. , Small army of men and women engaged In dispatching gifts to destinations all over the world. Twenty-six extra clerks em ployed sorting ' the mail going out and the matter wfhich Is Just beginning to arrive. All told 264 employes are working at the postoffice, nlgnt and day. so that Santa Claus' presents will arrive on tlmei In addition a driver and, a two- , horse delivery .wagon and the 12 regular wagons are engaged ;in collecting and delivering Christmas goods. PEACEOFWORLD Would Have All Nations of the Eartli Kiss and JIakc Up. By John E. Lnthrop. (Washington Bureau of Tbe Journal.) Washington. Dec. 19. The gist of the controversy between Secretary Cor telyou and the president Is that the former Is now recognized as an aspi rant for the presidency, lie overplayed himself by manipulations of federal of fice-holders In the south, ostensibly for a third term for Mr. Roosevelt, and that he and others notably those who were booming the third-tern Idea simply forced the hand of the presi dent and compelled the Issuance of the! declaration that he would not bo a can didate. Cortelyou Angry. ii nas passed me stage or mere speculation that Cortelyou Is angry at iLauiXwL.t:.;l,fi ..fetw:t'..,.&.-,-( .?-vWfc-BftitfTlstKy H'dj-tM Xvkx-,iiLi-Ji&iSuS'f--m CHURCH OF THE ISLE OF THE KNIGHTS, STOCKHOLM, WHERE THE REMAINS OF KING OSCAR II OF SWEDEN WERE LAID TO REST THIS AFTERNOON. HERE IS WHERE THE LATER KINGS OF SWEDEN ARE BURIED. WHILE THE KINGS OF MANY CENTURIES AGO ARE RESTING IN THE CATHEDRAL AT UPSALA. . The business at the Portland post office Is the largest in Its history. Al together, there Is a force of 264 men nnd women working night and day to take care of the holiday rush. Twenty si of these are extra clerks employed on account of the unusual amount of business. Two carloads of Christmas presents coiner east and to the middle west and south were rent out of the 'Portland of- (L'nlted Preaa cased Wire.) , Washington, D. C. Dec. 13. The first public act of Congressman Richmond Pearson Mobson since his election to congress was taken today, when he In troduced ' In the house a resolution urging pcaco among the nations of the world. The hero of the Merrlmac asks con gress to adopt a policy placing the United States In the position of seek ing the abolition of treaties with other nations, lie would grant The Hague jurisdiction over such classes of con troversies that other powers wisii to have transferred from the field of war. CongresrmRn Hobson would have con gress advocate the establishment ot an International congrefs to assemble pe riodically and suggest such changes In international law as events call for. "The prosperity of all the nations of tne worm, i-iodboii declares, aepenas upon the development or a suitable sys tem or law as a substitute ror war in the international realm. (Dnlted Pra Leaaed Wire.) Stockholm, Dec. 19. Impressive serv ices marked the funeral of King Oscar II this afternoon. Royal representa tives from the various courts in Eu rope were present and telegrams of condolence were received In large num- the whole lot of politicians who made bcrs from all parts of the world. possible his recent humiliation when Throughout the entire land the peo- u Deeame Known mat he had used t ie are nonoring ine memory or trie FORCED 10 LEAVE i 1 HI (Continued on Page Thirteen.) EXPLOSION IN MINE ENTOMBS HUNDREDS OF MEN IN TUNNEL Judge Waymire, University of California Regent, Evicted by Sheriff." Pittsburg, Dec. 19. An explosion 'occurred at 11:30 o'clock this morning In the Darr mine, near Connellsviile. Four hundred men were ' entombed and it is feared that many of them are dead, The explosion did much damage . to Connellsviile and created a panic among the people. Orders were Bent from the mine headquarters there for relief trains and surgeons and nurses were quickly sum moned and sent to the mine. . . . About six hundred men were working" Jn the. mine, but ,two hun dred of these were employed In another tunnel from that in which the explosion occurred. - " jx '. '' ,r. ,' " , ' . (United Freaa Leaaed Wire.) Alameda, ;al.. Doc. 19. Judge James A. Waymire, regent of the university, boyhood chum of President William McKlnley, and prominent 'in the legal. Journalistic and political history of California, has been evicted from hi beautiful home, Oak Shade, by dopu ties froHtthe sheriffs office. He was dispossessed of his residence at the in stance of the Hlbernla bank of San Francisco, wblch.-foreclosed on a mort gage of (16,800.1 Whdn the Waymires learned 'mat tney would nave to vacate the beautiful place they have called their home for 22 years, the wife of the Jurist, a distinguished clubwoman, broke down and wept.- All the furni ture was moved out of doors and stored in a warehouse. The family went to the home of hospitable friends. The financial reverses of Judge Way mire began some years ago when he lost heavily in the Turlock Irrigation project, of which he was one of tne principal promoters. The bank had frequently extended the mortgage.- j presidents third-term popularity and the federal office-holding forces In the south to build a foundation for his own presidential ambitions. He has not concealed his bitterness and is posi tively known to be angry with Private Secretary Loeb. Mr. I.neh. loval tn Taft causej Influences to bear on the presid?nt to make his recent declara tion of refusal. It was taken immedi ately by Cortelyou as directed at him, as in effect It was. It was absolutely known that v'ortelyou was utilizing the J uuiiirrn on ico-ijoifiers tnrougn tne activities of First Assistant Postmaster-General Frank Hitchcock, and had built up a strong machine whlc.i. when ine president had decided on his no nomlnatlon program, was to be used for Cortelyou booming. The president's eiaiemem came too soon, ana the re sult was to spoil the Cortelyou plans. Democratic Plana. While theso things have occurred to split the Republican camp wide ooen the events of the past few weeks have drawn closer and closer together the elements in tho Democratic party which tor years nave ocen riven asunder. Such significant matters as assurances that Roger Sullivan, one-time enemy in iiunnis or w. J. tsryan, that he will not fight the Nebraskan any more; tho out-and-out pronouncement by John Sharp Williams that he Is Jpr the nomi nation of Bryan; the manner in which Mr. Bryan has commented on recent financial disturbances, and his disposi tion to assist recovery of normal con ditions rather than play cheap politics; growth of nls popularity In tho north east, heretofore constituting "the en emy's country." and the tendency to count on Chanler of New York as the vice-presidential candidate with Mr. Bryan, have welded together the frag ments of thi Eemocratln party which for years have laid apart In scattered piles of an almost destroyed political organization. Six months ago Republican leaders here scorned the mention of Bryan. Today they ask each other seriously what the recent events mean, anri few or mem assert tnat the residential election, so far as Bryan is concerned, Is already decided. From the Washington nolnt of view n is regaraea as oy no means settled tnat juryan couia not beat even Mr. nouseveii, a statement wmen half a year ago would nave sounded queer indeed. dead monarch nnd In the cities and in the moat remote country villages the church bells are tolling the mournful notes of death. The important eveni is recalling to memory the obsequies of King Charles XV In 1872, when King Oscar inherited the throne, scarcely im agining that to him would fall the lot of going down Into history as one of 1857, he married the Princess Sophia Wllhelmfna Henrietta of Nassau, and ascended tho throne of Sweden and Nor way. September 18, 1872, upon the sud den demise of his brother, Charles XV, in the city of Malmo, September 17, 1 872. The coronation occurred May 12, 1873, and on December 8, this year, the king died, surrounded by his fam ily and grand and great-grandchildren, after a glorious and peaceful reign of 35 years. By his death Europe's oldest monarchy, our dear fatherland, Sweden, has lost a ruler who, by right, is enti tled to king of peace." The speaker then referred briefly to the private life of the king, his chari table Inclinations, his deep considera tion for tho poor and his successful ef forts along channels for the develop ment of the country. Its resources and LAW WIS AIJHIH GAB City Attorney Tomlinson Admits in Court He Has No Proof Against 30 Ce lestials Caught Red-Handed in Games. Amount of Fines in Several Former Cases Apparently Arranged by Agreement Between City Prosecutor and Orientals' Lawyers. the nation's most honored and beloved , commerce. How well he succeeded along rulers. The remains will rest in the vaults of the church of the Islo of Knights, where rest the bodies of the royalty since the time i or modern nistory. uustavua 11 Adolphus lies buried there, and his sarcophagus was decorated only re cently with all honors that could be be stowed upon the memory of the dead. The demonstrations In honor of the funeral today were such as would have appealed to the dead monarch, had he been alive simple, but all the more Im pressive. Flags at half mast were dis played everywhere and business was at a complete standstill throughout the day. HONOR KING'S NAME. 3IUST SALUTE THE NATIONAL BANNER 'United Preat Leaaed Wire.) Washington. Dec, 19. Hereafter on formal occasions members of the United States army will not be require4to stand attention while any band Is send ing forth the strains of the "Sfar Span gled Banner." An order doing away with this rule was Issued by tne war department today. The soldiers will be asKed simply to salute at the last note of the music, i . Local Swedish Teople Sing Praises of Dead Monarch. Scandinavian-Americans to the num ber of about 2,000 assembled last night in the First Presbyterian church. Twelfth and Alder streets, to pay re spect to the memory of the late King Oscar II of Sweden, whose funeral ls being held this afternoon at Stockholm; The services were in the Swedish lan guage throughout, but many Nor wegians Joined in paying homage to the memory of the king, whom personally they loved and adored with the highest degree of reverence. Denmark, Norway, Kngland, Germany and Japan were, rep resented by their respective consular representatives. The speakers platform and - pujprt were decorated in "wnrte lines and arreens and draped in American flags and black and white. Draped in Swed ish flags were a broken pillar and a large picture of King Oscar. The program opened with "Ase's Death," from Grieg s suite "Peer Gynt," an organ selection by Professor F. W. Goodrich. Singing by the congregation was followed by Bible reading by Rev. John Ovall and prayer by Rev Erik Scherstrom. Swedish Vice-Consul Endre M. Cederbergh then read the following cablegram to be forwarded to King Gus tav V: "His Majesty, Gustav V, Stockholm: Condolence, love and reverence for his majesty, the late king. Swedish-Americans tn memorial service assembled. "VICE-CONSUL FOR SWEDEN." Xilfa of Dead King". - The Swedish Singing Society 'Colom bia rendered "Hear Us, Svea," after which Rev. R. J. Tnoren delivered an Interesting biography of the dead, mon arch. He said. In part: . ' "Oscar II via born in the royal pal ace Stockholm. JanuarT 21. 1X29. tn i Oscar I and Queen Josephine. June 6, those tines, the speaker remarked. Is shown by the fact that Sweden owns its railroads and, taking into considera tion tnelr value, at a very low eslt mate. Is free from national debt. "King Oscar was a literary man, a poet and a painter," the speaker contin ued. "He captured the grand prize of tne Swedish academy of science in 186 ( for his poem entitled "Reminiscences From the Swedish Navy," and upon va rious occasions he was honored with de grees from the world's leading Institu tions of learning. He always had in mind the welfare of his people and hu manity In general. His present from the Swedish people at the time of the. twenty-fifth anniversary of his reign, he diverted to the establishment of a sanatorium for the eradication of tuber culosis, with the result that there are now several large Institutions of its kind throughout the country and free to the people. Celebrates Golden Wedding. 'Tie celebrated his golden wedding an niversary by presenting 100,000 kroner towards the betterment of social condi tions in the cities, and this Initiative was followed by the larger cities, Stock holm at once appropriating 200,000 kroner for the same purpose the up lifting of the poor. "King Oscar was a fluent public speaker, and was heard everywhere, at banouets. tho opening of new railroads, the laying of corner , sones-.and -in the Riksdag. Everywhere' he commanded attention. But above all things, he waa a king of peace. Ho was criticised not a little for, his stoical way of.'aeeepting the action of tho Norwegian riksdag when deposed as ruler of Norway, but he pointed to history .and declared that future generations would appreciate his action, and co he stood for peace. He took the matter philosophically and trouble was averted, although the IncU (Contlnuea on Page Five.) Thirty Chinese, who were arrested . two weeks ago in a raid made by tbe police on a Chinese, lottery game in Second street, hpe to escape panlih ment because of lack of evidence against them. Up to the present time no ap parent effort has been made by Deputy City Attorney Tomlinson or the police Officials to press the charge or to se-' cure the legal evidence necessary to se- ' ire a conviction! ' ' , Yesterday ' the cases against the Chinese were called In the municipal court for the second time since the raid was made. The police officers appeared with the charts and tickets used by the Chinese In conducting the lottery and which were captured at the time the raid was made, but there was no one on band to testify to a knowledge of the use of the articles or the manner In which the Chinese conducted the lot tery with the operation of which they are charged. Deputy City Attorney Tomlinson con fessed, with commendable frankness, that he knew nothing about the case and had no Idea of bow the physical evidence produced bv the rollce could be made to serve the purpose of proof of the crime charged against the de fendants. As the police officers are equally at sea tn the matter. Judgo Cameron set the hearing of the cases for a future date with a decidedly caus tic Intimation that the deputy city at torney would do well to inform himself as to the details of the casea in which e la supposed to represent tne inter ests of the city. Ho far as can re learned tne ponce have made no effort to inform them- -selves regarding the workings of a Chinese lottery game, although It la a well-known fact that there are several scores of people within a block of po lice headquarters who would willingly . take the witness stand and explain to the court the details of the use of the charts and tickets that under present conditions are worthless as evidence. During the past 10 days three parties of Chinese have been before the mu nicipal court charged with violation of , the gambling laws. In each of the casea the evidence against the accused was practically Identical. In none 'of -the cases, however, was there anything more' than a nominal prosecution, the whole matter, apparently, being ar ranged by stipulation between the at torney for the Chinese and Deputy City Attorney Tomlinson. , . , , The clients of Attorney Logan were fined $20 each; the clients of Attorney Freeman were required to pay a fine of J17.50 each, while the clients of . At torney Malarkev escaped with a flna of but $10, each. What the next agree ment will be In a similar case lti being made tho subject . -of much speculation ,!' among those. Interested 'In police af fairs. i . . . , , i . , . N. Dedrick Dies at Silverton! " (Special Dlpatch to Tbe Journal.) Sllverton, Or., Dec, 1 N. Dedrick died late last night at 1 the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Goss. He was 78 years of age-r He came to Ore e.?, f 'ew years ago, The .funeral will be held tomorrow, DEDICATORY SERMON BY'BISHOP, CARROLIi (United Trees Xeieed Wire.) ' Seattle, Dec. ;i.The tenta- e 1 1 ve program for the dedicatory e exercises at the. 1 500,000 Catholic . cathedral is vready-- for Sunday, ''next According to. present'. plana-; j.the sermon on., the occasion will.," 4X;.be;prcachbd "by the- Right Rev e John P.-v : Carroll. bishop of 7 Helena. Montana, who. ,1s, pne of 0 J the., foremost iCatholhv prelate's ' In the united States. He will be assisted by Bishop Msthlas C. Lenlhan of Great Falls. Arch bishop Orth of . Vlctocla and Bishop O'Reilly of Baker City. Oregon.. , " , , ; POSTMISTRESS WITH SMALLPOX HANDLES MAILS;, TOWN IS SICK (United Press teaaed Wire.) v Colvllle, AVash., Dec. J 9. -Dr. . A. B. Cook, -county coroner, v returned last night from Maud, II miles southwest of thta place where he was called by a report of smallpox. lie found is cases of the disease dintrlb'.it-d amour 15 different families Iw-Iu'I.'m S!r. Alice Vert, the pofctm withstanding -her affi hHndlb'e; tl mail ( . , tiian I. ve tiijv I rt'.xa V i f) ll ! 1 t- Jt