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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. . . . -:
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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. - , ,..
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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, , - .
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