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! I -I. GOOD JWILL TO ALL; INCLUblNOibUR COMEETlfORS- UPON theHREHOLD oTHIS N v YEAR! ?THE JOURNAL'S PROSPERITY and GOOD FEELING ADMITS OF IT AND MORE TO Be Sure to Call. Early '. With your Jldt for Jh Sunday Journal. Journal ads pay btst JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS " S .. 28,125 ,.The weatherOccasional rain to- ; . night and Friday; southerly winds, t CENTT VOL. VI. NO. S59. PORTLAND, OREGON,' -THURSDAY ' EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1908. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO 6 THAWS AtTO VTVT ' I 111 .ViU f)y:: f LV-S JlHS -A." A A 111' ill I': liwi nmais bumcie IliTlCOiANV t ' i j .'..' ...-ii.v;.'. -i.;t,j. , ' '. ' " - 1 Three- Thousand Striking Carmen Headquarters of Strikebreakers for i Purpose of Burning Place Police and Sheriff's Men Are Powerless (CnIM Pm Lwd Wire.) Muncle, Ind., Jan. 2. With the police force apparently cowed, the county authorities helpless and the f city In the hands of a wild mob of r 3,000 , sympathizers of the carmen atrlklng on the local line3 of the Indiana Traction company, renewed appeals are being telegraphed today " to Governor Hanley to rush a regi tnent of the National Guard Into the city.' : . - Attempt after attempt was made today , by the company to force its cars through the lines of the strlk . ern but the withering reception of stones and bricks which each car - received drove the crews back in distress, their cars often almost total Wrecks. -. '- At noon today the mob marched to the carbarns, which have been " converted into temporary barracks for the reception and protection of the strikebreakers, and for a time it Burkhart Inquires of District Attorney's Office Where His Partner in the Bank Would Stand If He , . Made Full Disclosures of All Dealings. Negotiations between. W. M. Ladd and the representatives of the depositors of the Title Guarantee & Trust company and of the American Surety company ara- under way this afternoon looking Joward & settlement on some satlsfac ixiory basis upon which Mr.' Ladd may T ' iak Aver the liabilities of the defunct Institution following the line of his proposal. , , Advisers of Mr. Ladd are of the opin ion that the demands or the Depositors association are exacting, and there also seems to be some differences between Charles Sanders Escapes Be- ) ing Bobbed by JVom ari's Screams. - A woman's '' screams saved Chajlei Banders, a salesman,' from being' robbed last night at midnight on Salmon street near Sixth. The attempted robbery was made under ;the glare of the electric I lights by two men who assaulted San- ders as he Was about to enter his room fr'lns hOU' at. 324 Salmon street. A Ionian who saw the attack shouted at tha tnn nf tier voice and the highway men fled. The landlady found M of Sanders' money lying on the grass in front of the house this morning, v Bandera was Just turning . Into hlJ . when, he wan accosted by the thugs, who Came from the other side of -the street to intercept mm as ire reached the door. One of tha men struck 3Utn in the moutti, severely lasceraung his lltm. and the other went through his pockets." A woman who happened HELD UP IN FRONT OF HIS LODGINGS ;?,to be on the corner or Seventh and Hal fmon saw the two men attack Sanders ' ; and screamed, whereat the highwaymen . took to their heej f ' Bandera gathered- himself together i's with tbe assistance of some persons at I ; traded to the place by the woman, , but t was unable to find hler' latch key 'and 'f W-Ot the Bther roomers was awakened ; to let him In. Sanders' lips were V' bleedlngr and he said he had been held un tvv two htchw&vmen riant in iront of : the house in- tha bright glare of ? . thes street lights. . ; h-' When seen .today 8anders")iha(l a lape ! of memory and oould not rsmember the ' details of the holdup. Ife said -he : guessed It must have been someone else. r and would only admit that hu lived st , 824 Bftlmorr street, and was probably out late last night - ' v , ARRIVAL OP MILITIA Sympathizers With Advance Upon the was feared that the big barnlike structures would be burned. Desperate and determined to pro tect their property and the lives of their employes at all costs, and plac ing no reliance upon the municipal and county authorities, the traction company armed 100 of the strike breakers with rifles and placed them at vantage points about the build ing. When the mob came into view of the barns they were greeted with the sight of the armed men,, each, ona carrying his rifle at an ominous angle and full cartridge belts hung over their shoulders. The display of force caused the mob to halt and after a few futile volleys of stones, which were not no ticed by the strikebreakers, the mob dropped ' back ' sullenly enough to await developments. Apparently the sympathizers "tack a strong leader. Two cars on the, lnterurban line were wrecked today because they were being operated by strikebreak ers. J FOR ROSS the proposals made by Mr. Ladd to the American Surety company and the de-slY-es of Mr. Bristol, the attorney for the company. There had been no official confer ence in regard to the settlement up to noon today, though Mr. Bristol dis cussed the matter of the Surety com pany's claims in a tentative .manner with representatives of Mr. Ladd this morning. This afternoon the executive committee of the Depositors' asHocia tlon will meet with W. B. Aycr, repre senting Mr. Ladd. when the differences of opinion between the association and the advisers of Mr. Ladd will bo dis cussed with the hope of arriving at some adjustment. Depositors Stick to Terms. T;ie depositors still contend that Mr. Lndd should meet thqir tprms as out lined In their statement of a few days ago wliKe the Surety company asks that he assume Its claim on the same basis which the' tatter contracted with the state to carry out. The difference of opinion arises over the time allowed in which to meet the liabilities of the bank and the rate of Interest to be paid on thefe liabilities by Mr. l.add. It Is possible that an agreement may be reached at the conference this afternoon which will be acceptable to all parties conccrnel. T. T. Burkhart, treasurer of the Title Guarantee "ft Trust company, desired thut immunity be given to J. Thorburn Ross as well as to himself when he was treating with the district attorney for. freedom from prosecution in return for evidence which ho said he could fur nish to the state. Asks for Boss Also. According to the story, Burkhart sent a representative to the district attor ney asking I'f Burkhart .could not treat with the office In regard to the case. Being told that the district attorney would see him Burkhart went to the office and discussed the "-matter: He alleged, so the story runs, that although ne was an noncst man in every particu lar and that all -of his dealings with tha bank had been strictly honest, yet he was In a position to relate facts which, under the construction the dis trict attorney .would undoubtedly put (Continued n Page Two.) GARFIELD ACCUSES SENATOR GREAT '(United Press tewed Wire.) Washington, Jan. 2. Robert T. Owen, United' States senator front "Oklahoma. has been under .Investigation fey the 'in- tenor aepartment and a a result Sec retary -Garfield proposes te Institute a suit In tha federal courts to cancel E. II. llABRDIAN'S DAUGHTER. Miss Cornelia Harriman, daughter of E. H. Harriman. The young lady can smile even if her father cannot, flarriman has not smiled much of late as his business trou bles have given him small oppor tunity to cheer up. BIG LINER Canadian Facific Steamer Mount Royal May- Have 3Iet Fate of the Elbe She Is Now Twenty-Five Pays Overdue. (United Pret Leased Wire.) St. Johns, Nova Scotia, Jan. 2. The Canadian Pacific liner Mount Royal is now 25 days overdue from Antwerp and great anxiety is felt for the safety of the big passenger vessel. The Mount Royal carried 400 passengers. Captain Purcell is in command. Heavy storms are raging In the northern Atlantic ocean and an un usually large number of icebergs and floes are off the coast this year. This adds to the fear that the ves sel's non-appearance may be the' first intimation of one of the most seri ous disasters to an Atlantic passen ger steamer since the ill-fated Elbe plunged into the depths of the Irish sea. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL KILLED BY TERRORIST (t'nited Prs Leased Wire.)' Samara. RuRsin Jan. 2.-rChief Boh roff of the provincial gendarmarle, wag shot and killed In a crowded street here today, a victim of the vengeance of the terrorists whose anger he had excited. CVEN OF LAND GRAB certain deeds held by the senator. In vio lation. It. Is' alleged, of law. Two inspectors were sent to Okla homa to CMjabr sh the facts in connec tion with OweVs acquisition of 4.000 acres ' of land situated in the richest cection of the nuw state. Owen assorts f xnax in acquiring tne lands ne aid ftb splutelf nothing- uulawful. . . . -: (CP?.- I SELL ALL rano NEW BANK Receiver Devlin Will Peti tion Court in Final State ment to Grant Permission to Turn Over Oregon Sav ings to German-American If Privilege Is Given Ex pected Trust Company's Creditors Will Be Paid in Full Within 18 3Ionths or Two Years. What is quite generally believed to be the final chapter In the Oregon Trust & Savings bank's liquidation 1 being written by Receiver T. C. Devlin. Beginning today his force of clerks will make up a full statement of the work tfn td -flate." ' Hr-".S- V- -Thia statement, whn isubmitted to the circuit court about two weeks henoe, will be accompanied with a plan by which the reorganization committee will propose to sell the assets of the bank to the German American bank, consolidate the two Institutions, and ask for 18 months or two years in which to pay all creditors of the Ore gon Trust & Savings bank. It is said the whole proposition will be In line with the original plan of the llepositors' association, excepting that Instead of additional capital and a directory brought forward by the old management of the bank, these requi sites will come In with the consolida tion now proposed. Samuel G. Reed, treasurer of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, and weli known as president of the Portland chamber of commerce, has accepted the proffered place of president of the con solidated bank. If the plan is accepted by the court and the combination is effected. Make Detailed Statement. Receiver Devlin's report will show the present condition of the old bank's assets, its debts, the amount of securi ties now on hand, cash on hand, amount of cash collected during the term of receivership, amount of Home Tele- phono bonds subscribed by depositors, amount of capital stock subscribed bv depositors for the proposed new bank, and the detailed expenses of the re ceivership thus far. The total liabilities of the old bank were $2,300,000, and this Is the amount standing against It today, without con sidering the depositors subscriptions to Home Telephone bonds or new bank stock. These bond subscriptions amount to $860,000, and the new bank stock sub scriptions by actual crecltors of the I bank aggregates $97,000, making a totat of 1957,000 that can thus be subtracted (Continued on Page Two.) PLAYS HIS OWfl E After Rendering Last Air Man Smashes Cherished Violin and Takes Lifei (Dnttefl Prna loosed Wire.) Tiicoma, Jan. 2. Despondent because the woman he had married in July had deserted him four months later, Chris Otteson hanged himself about the time the, new year was ushered in yester day after playing a funeral dlrjre on a cherished violin and then destroying the instrument. The body was found In a room in the Revere hotel. 732 Pacific avenue, yesterday afternoon, with a cord around the nock, one end being fastened to a bedpost. Otteson was 30 years old and had re cently returned from Everett, where he had been employed In a paper mill. PILLSBURY GETS BROWHSOH'S JOG Announced at White House Captain Will Head Xav gation Bureau. (United Press Leated Wire.) Washington, D. C., Jan. ?.It was announced at the White House today that Captain J PHtsbury would be appointed, chief of the bureau of navi gation, vice Admiral Brewnson.- resigned. PlUfibury . is connected with the bureau H f present. - , ,.. ' j, ' i ' PORTLAND LIVES IA Search Party Sent of Clement Mellis and Gussie La- rouge Returns turned Boat Missing Three Weeks CLEMENT MELIS. NOW 21 YEARS . OF .AGE. T Japanese May Re Attacked by Indignant Whites Three Brown Men Re manded for Murderous As sault on Firemen. (United Prps Lesed Wire.) Vancouver. H. C Jan. 2 Three Japanese were arrested yesterday for assaulting three members of the Are brigade, and were given a preliminary ex amination this morning and remanded to Jail to await trial. Hon. T. Nosse, Japanese consul-general In this city, re fuses to discuss the cffalr, simply stat in? that he regrets the affair. Public feeling Is running hiKh here and It Is feared that there will be riots before night. The fact that the attack upon the white men by the Japs was unprovoked has caused greatest Indignation. Three members of the city fire department were passing down the street yester day. They were Joking and at times scuffling. As they were passing a Japanese store one of the men's foot slipped on the icy pavement and he fell against the plate glass window of the Japanese establishment, shattering the glass. At the sound of the breaking glass a small mob of infuriated Japs poured from the doorway and set upon the lire men with knives and hatchets. Allen Anderson Was so severely wounded that he will probably die, and J. Frost and T. McDonald, his companions, were se verely hurt. I VANCOUVER FEARS II SEABOARD AIRLINE. RECEIVERS NAMED - ; BY FEDERAL JUDGE (United Press Loned Wire.) Danville, Va., Jan. 2. S. Davles and R." Lancaster Williams have been ap pointed receivers' of tho Seaboard Air line railroad by Federal Judge Prltch ard. The Fidelity & Deposit company of Baltimore furnished the bond foe the receivers-, who iwill take possession of the road, stance, '.' -'. v. ''f . ' . ' ' s " BOYS LOSE PHEGLEY'S I; NEHALEM BODY FOUfJD Out to Find Trace After Finding Up Three weeks ago Clement Mells, aged 21, and Gussie Larouge, aged 15s both of this city, .jvent on a fishing trip to Nehalem. Not a trace of the boys has been discovered since that except a boat that they used on the Nehalein river, which floated upturned to the river bnnk several miles below the point from which tha boys started. This morning a search party that went out from Nehalem a few days ago returned there and reported that In opinion of members the lads had been drowned. When the boys left tyehalem they had with them two dogs, and one of the animals returnlu to town a few dnvs aito half starved and almost ex hausted. The other dog must have been drowned or is lost In the woods. 'Metis and Larouge started -from Rlsle for their plunge lotQ.the forests. This was a little less-than three week ago Becoming alarmed relatives and friends started out on A search expedl Hon, following the river bank as close as possible. Alter a long nine over ' r , 'J AUGUST LAROUGE. the damp ground and through the thick undergrowth the host was found. Clement Melis, the elder of the miss ing hunters. Is 21 years old and has been working as a plumner for his un cle, Peter J. Melis, on North Nineteenth street. Oussle Lerouge is only 15 years old, and his elder brothers also work for Melis. The two ramllies live a short distance apart on Savier street, near Nineteenth. The loys went to the Nehalem coun try about three weeks hko. They are enthusiastic hunters :md carried a fine equipment for their sport. They, were especially ambitious to hunt during the elK season, and tney nave remained ever since in that section of the country, liv ing much of the time in the open and making their way along: tha water courses or through the woods. The finding of the overturned boat Is not regarded as etmclustve evidence of an accident, as hunters ln: that section, when they have no more use for a boat on the river where they have been, fre quently set it adrift with the current. Thl-nayhavo been done oy" Molls and Lerouge. 4 i The railroads was forced - to the . wall by the financial operations of Thomas F. Ryan.- :A receiver ; was -Hsked fvr yesterday and the Appointment followed this mornlna. i ! It is beliuved - that -E: H." Harriman will b on tit the purchaaeisi when the road goes on tho block. ,1 lie f.il!un Will not be of wUleiiad eifet .ih there are. a number of gieat financiers who are anxious, to -take tha ro id, V s ' M 1 ! Knife Cuts in Throat and HeartBottle of Poison Near Remains Officers Cannot Decide Whether, Suicide or Murder. , Before Leaving Home Wrote Check for All Money, in Bank Buggy Is Discov ered Xear Scene of - the Tragedy. 4 (Special. Diipatdi to. The JournU.) ' Aurora, Or., Jan. 2. When the body of James Phegley, the missing. Canby nursery agent, -was found In the WOody two miles from here thl morning with a knife wound In the heart and the Jug- ; ujar vein severed wlth'the same weaponr more mystery was added ta his alrang disappearance and death. Although tire marks on the body and ,th fact that no knife was found In the icln'ty point to the theory of murder, there 'are also a . number of Instances which- create tho belief that Phealey Intended te commit suicide or expected to te murdered. Searching parties round . Phegley's body under a fallen tree in the wood near here this morning. Near the body was a bottle of poison. He evidently died from the knife wounds and as no . knife has been found, some of the au thorities believe that he did not take tit own life. The poison and the fact that Phegley left a check at home for the mnnev he had In the bank point to the ksulclde theory and enshroud the whole AllOll ill ill Jf r J . Yesterday forenoon-a. buggy contain ing a single set of harness that has been recognized as inose oeionging to meg ley, was found near the Beely pla-.H., . one and a half miles west of this place. The buggy was drawn Into the. under brush, and on the buggy seat was a note saying, "this , buggy . belongs At Canby." sons or Mr. -negiey, wnen snowii the note recognised the writing and Bald it was that of their father. - - . . Phegley's watch was found in hi " pocket but he had no money on his per son. In the buggy, however, a valise was found in which there was a consid erable sum of money and some valuable papers. Coroner Clou gh held no Inquest, lie had Deputy" H. A. Snyder of this plaa take charge of the remains. The body will be sent to Canby this after noon; funeral 'tomorrow. The movements of Phegley had been traced from the time of his leavlna . home and It Is now known that he ha I not collected mtich. money.; telling his customers to send the -coin to the nurs ery people. whom he represented. , GOULD DECLARES Willi Oil ROADS ' :.t,at Massachusetts Governor An nounces He WiH Improve Railway Conditions. . (United Prase Leisid Wire.) ' Boston, Jan. t; Hostility to present railroad conditions in Massachusetts was expressed by Governor Curtis Gull J in his annual address to the legislature today. He was outspoken in his pur pose to slcnallie hie third term by emancipating the state from the 'domi nation of transportation- interesfcC ail of which are located Outside its bound arles. , He said: '.. "' i:ne loaning up ot ine ranroaos wit: heavy permanent fixed charge, a ro-, suit of lonr leases, has been a unfor tunate for the public ' for the- roads." Stringent permanent provisions against any control o any New. England rail road by ' any corporation cwlth are At lantic - terminal' for easttvound . frHght ' anywhere outside of New Kngland wn another of Child's suggestions, BANKS OF MONTANA ' , " IN FINFC0NDITI0N " fRpcctal ,Ilptcb to The nvnl. Helena. Mont,; Jan. 2. The report f,f the state bank examiner show Mia dubltable stability of the harik.i of Montana. The cash gains, despite ir. . recent stringency, ere shown to he v-r" heavy and reserves are double the J I requirement, , - . ARIZONA CRACKSML'.V ROBRAILWWYIHTI' "'.-. . ; m " . ' . . ; ' t'nltd l'rr Iiu.M-H't ) Mesa. Arlx. Jan. i . ' n 1 tin. the sf " toe J'i'.k, ,. t, i rallrciil i-'xt r. Cfl"h HiHl KV'-f' it Mt-V lillll j 1.:
