, . . . . , ' .... .. , ., ' . . J " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' , , ' ' , ' ; " ' nr. hn.m . . .' f-A ' - zzJrlr USE THE JOURNAL Y WANT COLUMNS JOURNAL CIRCULATION i is th.n ii.i y was " ' Journal Adi Brine the Beit and , Quickest Remits. The weather Occasional rain to night and Friday; westerly winds. 28,330 VOL. VI, NO. 253. PORTLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING,; DECEMBER 28, 1907.-SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE " TWO CENTS. C TIAUfl AND KFWi STAKCS. riVf CENTS TB9 MOsf flBOB J a re ic EXPERIENCE IN OREGON TRUSTOR USE BETTER JUDGMENT A 1 SKETCHES OF FAMOUS LORD KELVIN I0IIEIIG After American Surety Com- ' pany Made Good First Los3 State Treasurer Went to Shaky Institution With Funds. V One of the remarkable, disclosures resulting from the investigation of the books of the 'Title Guarantee & Trust company bank is the fact that when the American Surety company paid orer the sum of $34,009.25 to reimburse. the state for losses In the Oregon Trust & Savings bank. State Treasurer Steel promptly plunked the money into the coffers of the Title Guarantee, which was even then undergoing a run from its de positors. As rsult. th American Surety com pany was finally called on to make good a second time the loss sustained by the state In the failure of tbe Ore- t on Trust A Savings bank. This It did, through the arrangement effected a few . weeks ago with Governor Chamberlain. The surety . company paid to - State Treasurer Steel the sum , of ,124,009.25 on September 21, The books of the Title (guarantee show that on the same day Steel . deposited the check In the Ross bank. , The deposit, was undobut- edly most welcome for the Title Guar antee officials have stated repeatedly that at that time their bank was under going the heavy drain which finally forced the disclosure ol Its insolvent condition. The action of the state treasurer In this transaction Is the more remarkable because of the object lesson which he had had so recently In the failure of . Steel's rrlesds&lps. Steel's relations with the officials of the Title Guarantee bank were very close. They were reaching out in every direction to gather in every dollar of cash on which they could lay their hands. Steel had already made enor mous deposits of state funds in their bank and though It was a matter of common gossip that after the Oregon Trust failure the Title Guarantee was being subjected to a heavy drain by de positors. Steel came again to the rescue with the money, paid; to him by the Surety company. The accounts of George Steel, state treasurer, with, the Title Guarantee bank present many peculiar features which will require explanation. One of them Is the fact that for several months an extraordinarily large proportion of the state funds was carried In the so-called , "active account," thus placing the ' money at the disposal of the bank for loaning purposes. - - Transfers were 'made from time to tlm. to. the. "educa tional fund." ' ! Could Hot Be Loaned. This under the loan could not be loaned oy tne oanic, out these tram fers were never for the full amount or tne active rund balance. ' For ex amDle. the active fund showed a hal ance at the close of the month of May. 1907, of $295,320. Afew days later the active iuna Daiance was reduced to 141,244, but by July 2 It had risen again to $173,426.40. On October 80, the day arter tne Beginning or tne noiiaay -period declared by the governor, the bal ance in the active fund was 147,483.81 There are many indications that on many of the loans made by the Title Guarantee bank, heavy rake-offs , were received py individuals connected with tne Dante; it is now an important cues tton whether state funds were used in matting tneee -loans and the iden tity of -the persons who profited by the rake-offs will probably oe the sub ject or. searching inquiry. . - r sit TV STATE WIHS POINT OVER PETTIU E Judge Wood Holds Con spiracy Has Been Shown and That Possibly Defend ant Was Party to Plot to Murder Steunenberg. Prosecutors Will Not Have to Show Connection of Ac cused Man With Killing Other Than Knowledge of Schemers' Plans. (Tnlted Ptms Leased Wire.) . Boise, Ida.. Dec.. 21 "I think that the facta already in evidence tend to show a conspiracy ss contended by the prose cution, and I think that the Independent testimony sufficiently tends .to connect the defendant, Pettibone, therewith to require the submission thereof to the Jury." Judge Freemont Wood, with the above words, after reading a lengthy ruling, denied the motion of th defense In the Pettibone trial for Instructed verdict Of acqulttaiv Judg-VVo4 iiaid, in- his ruling, that there is not sufficient cor roborative evidence on Orchard'a testi mony of the killing of gteunenberg. as a separate transaction, to warrant con viction, but on all other crimes con fessed bv Orchard he said there was corroDorawon tending; iv nuuw mo ex istence of a conspiracy, and that Petti bone was a member of it Th ruling means that the state will not be required to show by Independent testimony that Pettibone had any con nection with tne steunenDerg murder, but that It Is sufficient to show the ex istence of - a conspiracy of which the killing of Steunenberg was an incident, and that Pettibone was a party to tbe conspiracy. ' judge wood excused tne jury until o'clock this afternoon, when Clarence Darrow will make the opening address for the defense to th Jury. MfSTERY SURROUNDS 1600 THEFT PATTERSOfJ ' ATTACKED Charles Ic Valley Says ne Proprietor of Denver Post Was Hit Over Head and Takes Exception to Ar Sum Taken From Him tides in Times Accusing Business Partner Skepti- Him of "Pressure on Bust cal of Story. ness Men." Victim of Alleged Robbery Bonfils Meets Enemy at in Bed Suffering From Door of Lattcr's Home and Wounds Which Doctor Is Administers Severe Beat Unable to "Find Police ing Kicked Ilival Sev Asked to Investigate. eral Times. SKETCHES OP LORD KELVIN. WHO DIED A FEW DAYS AGO AT THE AGE OF. 83 YEARS. THESE SKETCHES WERE DRAWN FROM LIFE WHEN THE GREATEST SCIENTIST OF GREAT BRIT AIN WAS' IN THIS COUNTRY. LORD KELVIN, BEFORE HE WAS KNIGHTED, -WAS WILLIAM THOMPSON, PROFESSOR OF PHILOS OPHY AT-GLASGOW. PHOTO AND DRAWINGS' SECURED EX CLUSIVELY FOR THE. AMERICAN-JOURNAL SERVICE. S10NIS I0T IDE DENIAL i " . Ex-United States Senator Is a Tentative Candidate for a Seat With the Millionaires to Succeed Senator . Fulton, WVhose Term Will Soon Expire. ; Swindlers Association. Nnples,, Deo. ?6. A discover ha been mad here of a vast association of .. swindlers, thieves and forgers, with an immense magaiine or the objects robbed, 1 amounting to a ereat value. - Manv mis- : pects have been arrested and some have irt lor ne otner side or-tne- Atlantic. ' American ports have been advised by '-: uur pouce. Annual Meeting. -' Cnltt lrrwi Leaned Wire.) ChlraKO. Dec. 2. The annual meet- . ing of the American. Mathematical so-1 . clcty began her today with a good at- I tendance. Tho sessions . will continue ihiee days. - Ex-United States Senator Josesh Si mon 'Is' a tentative"' candidate for the Republican nomination and consequent election as United States senator to suc ceed Senator - Fulton, . th'a present In cumbent . of Jhe office, , Notwithstandt, Ing" the denials that hav been) printed as coming from various sources to the effect ; that Mr. Simon " had stated it as his Intention not to enter the race. It Is still possible that he may get Into the fight when the proper time arrives for him to do so. ' Mr. Simon today refused to be Inter viewed on the subject, saying that . he did not wish .to discuss the matter at this time. Other than that he would make no statement either denying the story or nia candidacy or airirmmg it From authoritative sources. BUDDosed to be. close to tho senator, it is said, however, that should sufficient assur ance or support De given to Mr. eimon he would enter the contest and make - an earnest . fight' for the. nomi nation. Previous to the first story pub- imiioa lit - Alio tiuuiuai ui. ounuay ll Mr. Simon was asked the truth of the rumor that he was to be a candidate and while he knew that The Journal was to print the story he did not then deny the . aasumDtion. After its oubllcation hit.waa strain Jisked. for an interview. and said that he "wanted a little mor.i UNCLE SAM HAS BUT TWO MILLIONS CASH IN PUBLIC TREASURY (United Press 'tested. Wire. ).... . Washington, D. C, Dec 26. Unci . Sam has today - a working balance of only trlfl over IJ.000,000 In actual cash. -Ha has, deposited la banks, bow- ever, $248,658,257. , A. strong -impression exists here that a. part of this will be called In soon. There is actual need of this money and financial conditions are so improved that it will not hurt th banks to giv up tho cash. coaxing" before announcing himself candidate. The fact remains that the friends of Senator Simon and those leaders of the Statement No. 1 doctrine who were and are displeased and dissatisfied with the present senatorial outlook have re peatedly urged senator simon to enter tne lists and snouid their pleadings, and their .assurances of support becomo strong enough; to be convincing, there is little doubt in the minds of those backing the movement that Mr. Simon would become a candidate and enter into tne race witn earnestness. Senator Simon's situation is similar to that of the Roman Cincinnatus. At present he is plowing In his own field but should the call of his friends he come so insistent as to convince 1 him Atoat he was needed by them to carry Uteir point In the senatorial battle he will desert private lire to enter the bat- tie now being waged oy his friends. Simon. Is a potential senatorial possi bility and should conditions become such as to snow him that he was needed innri race he wtu be an active prob ability. LAUGliLIN TIN PLANT FiESUMES OPERATIONS (United Press Leased Wire.) Wheeling, W. Va., Dec 2$. Sixteen mills at Martin Ferry, belonging to the Laughlln tin plant, resumed operations this morning after, several weeks J of Idleness. "The furnaces of Uhe other mills are being prepared for operation, and work will be commenced next week. FULTON AND ELLIS ' I LEAVE FOR PORTLAND V... . 'i - ; (Siwclil DltMtch to The JoenwL) - Washington. Dec 2. Senator' Fulton! and Congressman Ellis leave tonight to remain Jn Va?nn tm faniurv S. thn flrat da they oaa reglsUr. i 7 LOCAL COLOR GETS AUTHOR Booth Tarkington Landed in Jail for Trying to Exter minate Police Force. . (United Press Leased Wire.) Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec. 26. Booth Tarklngton, the author. Is pondering to day on whether he will "see to a finish, a scheme he has hatched to get "local color"? for a new story he Is to write. While celebrating on Christmas eve Tarklngton fell into the hands of the nolle. After a hot argument with the bluecoats Tarklngton became puglllstlo In hla dealrea and a fieht ensued. The police won the argument also tne rigni. The author was taken to the station and forcd to remain in a cell all night. When he was called into police court this morning he asked that nis case do continued until Saturday, ine magu trata arranted the renuest and lhe auth or is .wondering now whether he ought to fight It to a finish or plead guilty and pay a sio fine. He is optimistic however, sad said this morning. "Say. I can write a peacn or a aiory out of this. It will make me famous yet." , . . CHRISTMAS SOIREES CAUSE TWO MURDERS (United Press Lesscd Wire.) Wllkesbarre. Pa.. Dec, 26. Two mur ders resulted from Christmas soirees lasting till daylight. Frank Smith was set unon and horribly butchered by un known assailants. Five suspects have already been arrested, bur the evidence against, them Is not" strong. George Moor -was stabbed oy nis brotner-m- law, John' oatiop, as tne two were go ing home from a- Christmas party. Charles M. Le Valley, who lives at I (United Press Leased Wire.) 620 Oantenbein avenue, says he was I Denver, Dec. 26. As a result of held up and robbed of over f 600 about I newspaper controversy which has been 6:30 o'clock this morning ss he was I waged for years. Senator T. M. ratter- waiting for a car at the corner of Oan- I son was attacked and severely beaten teiibein avenue and Sellwood street. AH by F. C Bonfils, proprietor of th Don but 145 of the money belonged to the ver Fost, this morning. The fight was firm of Le Valley & Duane, who are I directly caused by an artlcl . appear partners In the Bay City market. Fourth I ing In Patterson's morning paper, the ml Yamhill streets. Duane Is skep-1 News, this morning, charging that tical of th story his partner tells andlundu pressure had been brought on hat asked th police to investigate. I Denver business men by th Post. Le -Valley says th . highwayman I Bonfils met Senator Patterson at th poked a huge .gun In his face and also I door of the tatter's horn.. He knocked nit mm on tne neaa witn sometmng. i i.it.r.nn Hnvi, kiki him aovorai oraggoa mm into tne oaaemem oz ins i times. Senator Patterson Is 70 years burned rorbes Presbyterian church and I old and -was severely injured by.th icurvcu nun vi wiB.migo sum imuiou. i rival SaltOrS SltaCK. The robber slit the bags that con-j Senator Patterson has had a ptrenu- lamcu i muni;, m muirej mi oog lime wun nis newspaper veniur. left the coin sacks. He overlooked $101 1 About on year ago he hired Edward or so that Le Valley, had. lrt his Inside Live mash for managing editor, and coat pocket in clearing nouae certirt-1 while the senator was In Washington cates. Le Valley sent thes to his part- Livernaah came out against Denver's ner, Jamrs Duane, who refused to r- alleged grafters In a manner that made Calve them. the corruptlonists shout for help. Patt- X, Taller Bays He's stick. terson left t Washington for Denver on Le Valley Is lying In bed at his horn ?roemeC1mVm0nf 'hlspomical'stoDo on Gnntcnbeln avenue suffering from I? "h"! Tf-i1 Vh.i tl,lhPR2 RIVER WILL RISE, SAYS FORECAS Continuation of the 3Iild Weather and Intermittent Heavy Rains Will Brins WOIamette Up by :-Next Sunday. .... AVliilc Water May Encroach Upon Some Basements There Is Not Much Likeli hood of Much Damage Be ing Done. with thi burly robber who was about ealtor.but Llvemash was obdurate and Jhi ? nf Th? refused to go on with his contract with the same sit as Duane. Th latter I v.. tv,. .ee.i. ..i. .,,. PORTLANOSHOU ANONYMOUS LETTERS CAUSE OF MURDER (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Dedham. Mass.. Dec 26. jc wo anony mous letters given to the police today are believed to be responsible for the jealous rage which drove Dr. Walter R. Amesbury to kill his talented wife, a member of the faculty of Roanoke col lege, at the dinner table at their home In Hyde Park. The letters reflected on th honor of his wife.. ' STATE MUST PAY FOR CARELESS POLICEMAN (raited Press teased Wire.) 1 Salem,- Or... Dc.J6.-Governor Cham berlain was today notified through the state 'department that German Ambas sador Sternberg would claim indemnity from the state, or from the city -of Sa lem for the shooting of Francis Xavier Dick, a German subject, by Policeman Buslclc la November, 1906- . H -i- - Sntar sw. various louna no marks or bruises on val ley's head but that he has known of cases similar where the victim had died even when there were no marks of brutal.tv. Le Valley was manager of the Bay City market and was trusted Implicitly by his partner, japies Duane. Le val ley has carried all the cash of the con cern since the failure of the Merchants National in November. Duane had re quested last Saturday be be allowed to take care of the money, but Le Valley became vexed at this. Duane was afraid that Le Valley would be held up. and Duane lives just above th store on Fourth and Yamhill. Cold Towels on Head. Le Valley lies In bed at home attend ed by his wife who brings cold clothes every few minutes to soothe his aching head. When seen -he said he was walk ing up the street toward the comer this morning whil waiting for a car. As he cam alongside the door that leads Into th concrete basement of the Presbyterian church which burned last Wednesday, a big man stepped in iront of him. The robber put a gun In his face and then hit - him with a blunt weapon. He dragged Le Valley Into th basement in a dased condition ana wen through hla Dockets. Le Valley had two small bags, one of which contained th gold and th other the silver. The money consisted of th receipts of the Christmas business. He also had 100 in his pocket in clearln house certificates, which the robber did not take. ; The victim was able to get home and aided the policeman on the beat, to find LD PRESENT HEEDS i i ii - ' - i United States Engineers to Leave for Pacific Coast January 9. the bags that had been slit open with a knife. The robber had taken the money and left the bags on the seen or tne robbery.- . They are m th pos- eensjun 01 in ponce. olssors Cuts In Bag. Several holes of a peculiar nature, more UK those made by a pair of scis sors.' ar in the bags beside the bic opening. The bags were tie with com mon store twine, very easur cut with a snarp ami. . Detectives Coleman and Price were assigned to th case and pronounce th robbery a very peculiar one. - Dr. Curtis Hoicomo, who attended the Injured man. statos tno latters injuries are out of the ordinary,- and L Valley's oartneri james xJutrne, aeciarva me circum stances iook "very tunny"-to him. Mr. Duane issued a. statement this morning regarding nis connection with Le Valley, telling when and how he nrst met i.e vauey and now they came to be in business together. Duana la not wen enougn educated ;to carrv on his business alone and offered to take Le valley in witn mm,, furnishing most or me money - to conduct tne business. Duano at no time knew the .'status of the business or- whether the market was paying or going behind. to Valley has been in Portland'about three years. He formerly traveled for the Scioto Sign compnnv of Canton. Ohio. He -has had experience in the grocery business. Statmat by Snan. James Duane makes - the following Statement. -., -v - .. .. . "The early Bart of. May last I, James Duane, v purchased, an undivided half interest in th business - known as tha Bay- City ISUh & Poultry market. lo- uiidu c v a v., uu xm.iiii Simla, from M. A. Cochran, for which I paid in cash $500. The man that was to hold the other tialf interest and act and con duct the said business-wac Charley Le Valley, who has been my partner in the business from th time "mentioned - up to the present 4te. .( "About three months'ago w - moved Into" the place where w ar now doing business. - Prior to making the move CContlnued'on Pag Seven J (Washlngtoa Bureau of Tbe Journal.) Washington, Dec. it. Colonels Leach and Lockwood of the board of United States engineers will leave for the Pa cific coast on January 9, beginning with California and will hold public hearings on a number of projects, including Ore gon undertakings. People will have the opportunity to present tne local need of their communities. Both the officers ar loyal supporters of. coast develop ment It Is suggested that Portland prepare to present necessary works for its section. GATES DENIES THAT HE KILLED HIMSELF (United Press Leased Wire.) - Belllngham, Wash., Dec. 28. H. M. Gates,' the man who was supposed to have committed suicide from a dock In Seattle. Tuesday night because a suit case containing a note saying he had ended his life was rouno, is here visit ing friends.' He believes the not was a trick of some rrienos, more : or less intoxicated. Gates is a solicitor for Collier's Weekly. . . Continuation of th mild weather and Intermittent heavy showers will 'bring the Willamette still higher on Its banks and District Forecaster Beals. of th weather bureau, now predicts IS feet of water abov th sero mark next Sun day. v Yesterday he was of th opinion that II feet would b th limit of th flood crest, but th copious rains altered th outlook materially. although his forecast far, tomorrow will bo forn. out At this particular point th river seems rising In leaps and bounds and the current has attained the speed of a mlUrace. Th lower decks of Alns worth and Alaska docks are submerged and business there Is being transacted on the upper decks.- - Ash street too, Is be low the water level, and Alder street dock will soon be In the same condition. Couch, Oak . and Washington street docks .ar abov water, but Sunday; will see them impassable without rub ber boots. , , Quantities of Drift. . , Large quantities of drift are being brought down from the upper country and among the flotsam and Jetsam is occasionally - found property of value. Yesterday afternoon CaDtain Amos of the gasoline launch Eva sighted a dere lict gasoline launch speeding .down th . river through th harbor. He Imme diately set out In a boat from the foot of Stark street to arrest i(s flight. Ha managed to tow the runaway boat ashore and moored it securely. T)ie boat Dears ine - name . uespaicn. - iater in the evening- he towed a flat-bottomed sailboat to shore. It too, having broken from Us - moorings somewhere up the river.---... - ' - - Jam pa Pennln i fearful lest he will lose-100 cords of'wood he piled ud along tne river bamc benina tne Alaska dock, because the river is now beginning tit lap the sides of th understicks. Two or three feet more and there will b enough water to carry , the sticks into the maelstrom now rushing madly to wards tbe sea. Peppln spent all winter cutting th wood from prift h picketl up In the river. .-While the river might encroach upon some of the basements along Front street there is no likelihood of it reach ing the level of that thoroughfare. To do so It would hav to climb to tho 25-foot stage above sero or about eight feet greater than the height exnectel Sunday. . .-v-.'' i , .. xesteraay a siorm was one or rne se verest felt here this winter and th. rainfall was most abundant, although, not record-breaking. The heavy -wind made it 'doubly unpleasant and further more robbed many of their only means of protection the umbrella. Hundred of dilapidated . wrecks - of steel and cloth were found In tne gutters this morning, each one telling, Its little tain of the night before. - District Forecaster Beals has akV for BDeclat reports from all parts of th upper Willamette this evening nd upon their receipt it will be less difficult to tell what might be expected In the way of a flood., Present Indications aro that the rtver will reach a stage of 1(5.7 feet tomorrow,. 17. 5-feet Saturday, and prob ably 18 feet Sunday. The Tualatin rns 9V feet during tne past Zi hours, ana is still coming Up. Stricken With Paralysis. ISperla Olsnstck to The Jonmst.) Davton. Or.. Dec. I8.-E. A. Alderman. a native of Oregon and prominent cltt sen of this place, was stricken with, paralysis yesterday afternoon. The stroke immediately followed and Is sun- Jiosed to be the result of heavy lifting n moving - some - farm - buildings. , Ills condition Is serious. . , t 90.000 NAMES IN DIRECTORY GIVE CITY 225.000 POPULATION Portland's population s In round num bers 200,000. From whatever source statistics are taken, they prove that th population of this city has mora than doubled since 1900. vU3 ; v R. L. polk A Co.s new directory con- tolna total of 90.000 names, whlr-h malUplied by 2 H,'. the multiple always used in" ascertaining- population, gives th,' city; a population of 225,000. Th tek-rltory outside of th clt. which was included In the new directory, consists of the- towns in th Mount Scott dis trict and 8t John, the Donu'ation of which la thought to be between 12.000 and 15,000. But thes districts are to all intents and purposes a part of Port land and will no doubt be incorporated within th city's limits before another census year rolls around. - Another thing to be taken Into con sideration Is tne fact that the new di rectory -does not contain th namos of th.ty'a Chinese and but a sm&U per, cent of the Japanese, all Of Which right, fully belong in a census of th city's population. ; Mrs. Ella X-Clinton', local mnn:i?'-f for R. 1 Pol.: A co., who nas had lars experience In directory work, says tti.it th population of the territory lm-Iiit. l In -the limits of Portland has more t J .-1 doubled In the past eight years h n.l 11 now About 854 tffttes. what it, was in 1899, : ,- Postmaster J. W.' Mlnto snvs th-it ' records of his ofIce prove t-'ii'-l..- i- i that the population c th "iir 1 1 " about 200.1-00. The ! of M.uipr i the postofflce In lo0 ainoiinro.l t - 00 and' the census khvo i,,,, ,-iiy 1 - I population. The S.-1I t mini the rear ending lcemi-r i .-i above 11)25.0110, vr thrn tiim- m 1. t as that of 1 o). PoM insHtf.' :.!f ' ; that, aftf-r muklng nmcw ,!' ' - the IncreHHt-tl of M irn-" : t . targeil common-in I ? ' ' 1 in. of stamp -ti- - - - - f f if Itl.f!)!.- ' ' ft '. f ; , i . ;