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"VV-r'-: THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTlJlNDrSATURpAY: EVENIN0.1' JANUARY '4 1908. ' ' V- . ; ? . ; , . :
W TRUST
TEST
OF SENTIMENT ON
fJflCMF HI
HUTE EVIDENCE
DUDS WILL
FULTOII MILS
HEWS BLUFF
REORGANIZATION PLAN
A6MIST OMlli
11017 FADE HW
An CRITICS
Prospect of New Dredger
, 'k 'urnismng ureat supply
of Material Takes .32
; Cents' Worth' of Grit Out
; . of Monopoly. .
Ths local "trust busting' campaign
lies reached one of the greatest, and
what Is said to have been one of the
most oppressive of them all the sand
and gravel trust Today the price of
and and gravel In Portland Is reduced
from $1.22 per yard to $1. per yard,
placing Portland on a par with other
cities of the country aa to the base
of building materials.
- The sand and gravel business In this
. city has been controlled absolutely for
some years by a nulling agency known
.. as the Central Band A Gravel Co. Back
of this combine were practically all
the sand and gravel concerns. Including
Star Sand com puny, the C. and J. Cook
company, Nlcknm A Kelley, and the
Columbia Digger company.
The products) or all their plants were
marketed through the Central Sand and
Gravel company, and the rigid price was
- $1.22 per yard. This price has been, cut
nearly one-third. It is believed the re.
suit will be a great Impetus to build
ing of all kinds, and especially the con
struction of fireproof concrete build
ings, 'such as warehouses, hotels and
other structures.
"A douar a yard is the ruling price
Depositors of Oregon trust & Savings Bank Invited tp
Gather in Mass Meeting Tomorrow Expression of
Meeting Willilavc Some Influence With Court.
The business side of the Oregon Trust
ft Savings bank reorganisation move
ment will now have an Inning, and it I
said the whole body of depositors, lire
pective of organisation, will take
hand, eliminating personalities and
other extraneous considerations tha
Have occupied the center of the stage
in the Inst few days. They will hold
mass mooting at the Armory, at 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when a final
test of sentiment toward the proposed
reorganisation plan will be made.
13. E. Clements, a depositor, who has
taken port neither for nor against prop.
osltions heretofore discussed, Iihs taken
the initiative and. secured the use of the
Armory, lie has Issued the following
call
"I hereby reauest the deiMtsltors of
the Oregon Trust & Savings bank to be
present Sunday arternoon at Z:Ji) p. m.
at a meeting called by me, for the de
positors, to allow them to learn and
know how and when the Oregon Trust
A Savings bank can and will open. This
meeting win ne in me Armory nan, lo
cated jii Tenth and Burnslde. This Is
strlctlv a depositors' meeting and no
one will be admitted unless they have
aeposits in . tneir own name or trans,
ferred to them.
"Come one, come all, and let us know
the facts ourselves. Speakers of the
meeting will be the presldent-to-be of
new oana. b. u. need. Receiver Dev
lin and many others. The speakers will
win oe at tne disposal or tne depositors
to answer any quest lens they may want
to learn.
The purpose of this meeting la for
fn all large cities in the counfr for .'."i V"" aZ"" IZl
-'V'i . y"- i Dian in wnicn tn firornn Truat x.
ings bank ran and .will open, so the de-
1
t
5i
builder. "At this price the dealers In
Portland will make a handsome profit,
but I do not believe there will be any
' objection to that The breaking of the
old combine price schedule is a good
thing for the city, for It will harm no
. body and will make the cost of building
cheaper. In my Judgment there Is a
profit of 49 cents a yard to the dredgers
even at the reduced p'rlce."
. The cause of the breaking up of the
- combine is'ald to have been due to
..two things- the prospect of immediate
' strong competition In the local market,
and the new municipal an tl-trust ordin
ance.' .While .the ordinance was a threat clear to the gathering. The men who
hanging; over -the combine,' It is said have proposed to make reorganisation
-the old -firms have recently had fear possible will come forward and tell
struck Into their hearts by the construe- how It can be.done. While it Is fully
tlon of a mammoth dredge by the Pa- understood that the court will not nec
cifle Bridge company at St. Johns. essarlly be guided by any wish of de
Thls dredge, which is now nearlng posltors In making orders directing the
completion, will lift fouryarda of sand disposition of the bank's affaire. It Is
at .one turn.- its osaiy product win oe recognised mm tne situation win be
enormous, and the company win be able tnucn improved if the plan of reorgsn-
to seu sand and grr.vel at unneard-or
prices. The Pacific Bridge company
was not a member of the combine, and
has shown no disposition to come In.
posltor can get dollar for dollar. I can
say to the depositors of the Oreron
Trust A Saving bank that this bank
will open 10 days from the time the
court accepts the receiver's reports.
"Come ome. Come all.
"B. E. CLEMENTS.
"27H Clay street,
"Main 7628. A Depositor."
m&jr Expected to Come.
It is believed a very large meeting
will result, and that there will be en
tire harmony when the situation Is made
Isation finds favor with the main body
of. depositors.
with this thought In mind the meet
ing for tomorrow has ueen called by Mr.
Clements, and he has secured the prom
ises of a number of well-known men to
attend and talk on the subject of re
organization. Receiver Devlin. 8. O.
Reed, Jefferson Myers, and others will
be present, and will answer any ques
tions that bear upon the reorganisation
plan.
A man who has been closely associ
ated with the depositors' movement
said:
"It Is beginning to be realised that
there Is no other chance to make the
bank pay out or to reopen it. If the plan
to be proposed is not accepted and con
firmed by the court. The proposed con
solidation with the German-American
bank means that Mr. Wilde and his
associates will put not less than half
a million dollars Into this deal. They
will be able to handle the remaining
securities of the old bank to better
advantage than they could be handled
in any otner way.
Ability a Bond Man.
It la also realised that such an
agency as tha consolidated bank would
be In position to handle and dispose of
depositors' bonds of the Home Tele
phone company better than anyone else.
Mr. Wilde's ability as a bond man has
been well demonstrated In his financing
of the successful Home Telephone com
panies that are now operating In Port
land, Tacoma, Omaha, Los Angeles and
other places. It Is practically certain
that he can and will handle these bonds
to the best advantage of the depositors
who have subscribed for them, and that
n addition the consolidated bank will
prove to be a strong- and beneficial In-
titutlon for the city.
The - atmosphere surrounding tne
bank's affairs has cleared to a great
personalities Indulged between the of-
icers of the Depositors' association and
others Interested. The desire of all
seems to be to get the whole matter
on a business basis and make a move
Secretary Will ; Also' Name
Officers Who Gave Infor
mation to Writer.
(United Press teased Wire.)
Washington, Jan. 4. Secretary Met
calf today admitted that a reply to the
critics or tne navy is being prepared
under his direction. This is done In an
ticipation Of the call that will be made
upon the department by the senate in
a revolution to be Introduced by Sena
iur tiaia nan monaar..
This resolution will also -call for the
correspondence on the resignation of
Admiral Brown son as chief of the bu
reau or navigation. The report will be
not only a defense of the navy against
Its critics, but will bame the officers of
the navy who have given the informa
tion on which the criticism is based.
Whether these officers shall be court
martialed or not will rest with tha see.
reUry and the president.
RUSHED ROCK GETS
Fl
OTHER
CRUSHING
North East Side Improve
ment Association to Have
None of It on Streets.
forward toward complete understanding
of the bank.
of I the proposed, plan and a reopening
It is believed that if the plan goes
through the transaction can be complet
ed within the next two weeks and the
consolidated1 bank 'opened regularly for
business by February 1. If this re
sult is. attained. Receiver Devlin will
Immediately, by order of the court, make
a distribution of the Home Telephone
Donas, lima certificates and Panic stock
to those depositors who have subscribed
and the balances of each depositor will
be at once available, excepting as to
any large deposits that may be affect
ed by a special order of the court.
CHIEF EAGLE
BADLY HURT
DEAR JOHN: HANDSOME OF YOU TO
ASK ME, BUT I CANT COME. G. LOWIT
Gus Lowlt, former manager of s the
Golden Eagle department store, who is
wanted In .. Portland to answer to a
charge ' f larceny, does not want to
come back to Portland to be tried. Some
- . . n 1 I vuura v iv rvruauu i on iriou. Dome
ranli lireW, .Leader Of Call- time ago U wu Intended by the district
fornia Lodgcmen, Injured
at Mare Island ' Yard.
(Uolted Frees teased Wire.)
Vallejo," Cel., Jan. - 4. Frank Brew,
state president Of the Fraternal Order
Of Eagles, was terribly "CFuahed while I accord and face the music.
attorney to prosecute Lowlt for having
taken $1,000 worth of goods sent to the
uoiaen uagie store to another store,
Where they were disposed of.
Lowlt was summoned ta the district
atorney's office and after a consulta
tion, tearful on his part, was allowed
to leave for Denver with the promise
that whenever the district attorney
wished to begin an attempt to send him
to jail, Lowlt would return of his own
. Working on the warship St. Louis at
Mare Island navyyard this, morning,
x Brew was at work in a ahaft alley
v when the shaft rolled over on him, pin
ning him to the fieck. Fellow-workmen
quickly came to Brew's assistance, the
unxortunate man directing the work of
rescue, being finally released with the
.aid of Jacksorews.
i Brew's hip bones were tad!y crushed
and the pressure on the spine was such
as to cause paralysis of the lower limbs.
The district-attorney decided to have
the preliminary hearing next Monday,
and Lowlt was Informed by telegraph
to come back, and prepare to take his
medicine. Then the district attorney
waited, confident that the nroinentlva
prisoner . would show , up on schedule
time.
Now, however, it appears that Lowlt
has changed his mind about returning
to Portland, and Jnstead of returning in
person he sent a letter to the district
attorney saying that an attorney of
nvtr iiea aavisea mm not to return
to Portland.
There is some talk of beginning ex
tradition proceedings against Lowlt.
but the general belief is that should
these papers be Issued they will find
an empty void wnere Mr. JjOWlt Is sup
posed to be disporting himself In the
inter-mountain city.
At a meellng of the North East Side
Improvement association last night It
waa decided hereafter to petition for
no more bltullthlc or bituminous
macadam improvements as long as the
contractors continued to control the
supply of crushed rock. AsDhalt or
some other hard surface pavement will
be substituted In the petitions and the
council will be asked to cooperate to
ward that end with the residents
north of Sullivan's gulch.
A long and exhaustive discussion pre
ceded the decision. The matter was
brought up by L. M. Davis who wished
the organisation to recommend the
city ownership of rock crushers. Judge
M. O. Munley. Herman Wittenberg and
Dr. Davis each spoke at length on the
proposition, rinauy deciding to com
pletely cut out crushed rock In the es
timate Tor future street Improvement.
For asphalt and the other hard pave
ments proposed, gravel from the river
can do used and as tne supply is prac
tically Inexhaustible and of good quality
the property owners of northeast Port
land believe they have hit upon a rem
edy for the crushed-rock evil.
HILL FILES HIS fill
REPORT AS RECEIVER
letters AroFound Which
Prove ' Bartnett's - Knowl
edge of BankV Affairs;
. (Catted PteM '. teieed W!re. y
oan . r rancisco. Jan. 4. nut , nf v. a
strong box irt the California Safe Depos
it & Trust company, a receptacle in
which J Daliell Brown kept his own
private paper and letters, there has
come a dumb accusation, against Walter
J. Bartnett Which la regarded hv Prm.
ecutor Cook as nothing lens than an
autographlo confession of guilt . from
tne lawyer -financier himself.. -v "
Private ' cnrrMiuinil.ni tat4
Brown and Bartnett. afxArf h jtamiBt.
ant District Attorney William Hoff
Cook. .. ravpnl! ... Rafint'a .
knowledge that chicanery and wretched
business management marked the con
duot Of tha hunk's affair Tha talltala i
letters also clinched the belief of the
proseoutlon that Bartnett wasacognlsant
Of the sale of tha Cotton aannrlttra
knew full well before the recent crash'
mat tne oonds were sold to stave off
Impending financial disaster. .- .. -The
most Incriminating part Of the
iLiera ja in cipner, tne aey 10 wnion
Those Unabsolved at Direc-i Senator ' Antes and r ' As
tors'. Meeting .Will Be Bis- Show-Bown ; From , JIan j
solved in iXegal Fight) lWho Bas-Been Talking I
.- )'. w..,.'- . .. , 4 ... , y
.Tha troubles of the East Side bank,
. Inan'open letter to Francis 3. Ileney
wnion broke out Wednesday, wnon tot i Senator , O,. w-. Fulton ohallengea - th
airectort deciarea.a aiviaena mat rresiiand fraud prosecutor to set forth pub
dent Newhall declares is Illegal, and Holy tha grounds on whioh he based hll
ended in the flight or Attorney Malar-1 charge that Fulton had been ' guilty o
gey with the records or tne institution, I corrupt acts.
reached, tha circuit, court .today, when
separate Suits were begun by Cashier i
W, J. Lyons and Assistant Cashier J.
A. Lyons to compel the bank to pay over I
tne dividends wnicirtney. as a majority.
or the board of directors, nad decreed
should be. paid, x ' v
The Lyons brothers each hold SO
Shares' of stock of the par value of
16.000. Thev and Newhall composed tha 4
ooara or directors, and in the stormy
meeting of day before yesterday they
Henys accusation was published li
the Oregontan about three weeks ago a
ft part of an interview with a re d re sen
tative or mat paper. After nis arrival
In . Washington Heney gave out L. th
rtatement that he never said for pub't
Icatlon anything discreditable to YuH
ton, but that remarks which he mad
privately might have been the basis foi
the Oregonlan's alleged interview; Ali
that time Fulton denounced the charger
or corruption as malicious and false
be Stock.. They Will have to vleld to I evidence that T hail tuum a-nlltv nf an mi
&na xurce or ma areaiar numDAP nr i corrunr ant. u m ttn Mnn hivintf hi
shares on the other side, but assert that I called thereto by a representative's
III. W A V Mflll A I J - . , I ... t lt. n . I M . V . M . M
1 . w wv uiswtviB uu aoitii wxin I a rvriiana eouraai. i saia: A, a
full ailthArlv mi tk. Hm. 4 hm. MIwIam I nnk. A K u w 1 T I.
declared a dividend of 18 per cent J and 4ie has now called on Heney to bad
while Newhall wasinformlng them that up hla charges In the following opei
"'cj uiaiiinrgau ana oraering man? I letter: -
put of the room. Each of the Lyons! Astoria,. Or., Jan, I. 1J0J. Mr. Fran
brothers claims till as nis share of thai els J. Hene Sir: Durlnr vour recen
PlJ'" .on ," holdings of stock. - visit to Portland there appeared In ths
lht Lvohl fantlnn ililm that It la I nrumilii, hnnmri aillli
r l1 wnicn 1 1 , - ; . : -- . v " - .
i. i. .v.. i irm . ' l Deing Trosen, out or tne ban It bT N I vnu In arhloh vnn am nnntarf aa aav4
cording to Hoff Cook's translation of "TVt - T7 r-lr'"lr v,v1m "aj"y I -mat you naa in. your possessioi
- -- ' nuaw a viv va AV wi Wf
Bartnett writes to Brown:
"The Colton securities have been sold
for the benefit of the bank, contrary te
the order of the court"
This letter was written by Bartnett
from his rooms in the Waldorf-Astoria
in New York in October of this year.
Bank Was tooted.
More evidence of the desperate meth
ods employed by Walter J. Bartnett In
his effort! to secure ready money was
unearthed this morning when the let
ters discovered In the nrlvata box of
J. .Dalsell Brown were further exam
ined by representatives of the district
attorney's office. It was ascertained
that Bartnett personally borrowed 180.-
000 upon the 18.000 shares of Western:
Pacific stock belonging to the California
was declared.
IITWLOVED
ANOTHER WanAN i
charvea thu
I have been guilty .of any manner 9)
corruption, I brand the statement as a
wiurui, deliberate .and malicious lie."- I
My answer waa . nuhllaharf In Thi'
Journal December 20 last, and I as4
sumed that In view of aurh etatemeni
you would adopt the only manly course
open ' to you, and either repudiate thd
Interview. or make a public and frank
statement of tha facta or alleged facts;
on which your statement -was based
Tou have done neither, although In e
wasmngton paper you are reported V:
have said that you ''never said in an In J I
terview for publication
fclfic stock belonging to the California if ATlVa'fnw TirtrltXr things regarding-Fulton," but th
Safe Deposit & Trust company, which UUOin eiOr-JjrOWlng WOHUin Portland paper may have'prlnted
had so mysteriously disappeared. The , rtt T Tk' ' things you said privately""
The final report of George H. Hill,
the first receiver of the suspended Title
Guarantee & Trnst company, was filed
with tha clerk of the United States
court today and shows that at the time
E. C. Mears took charge of the affairs
of the bank the net cash on hand
amounted to '$183,040.75.
The receipts of the Institution from
November 7 until December 11 inclu
sive, the time which Mr. Hill acted as
receiver, were 1150,014.55: disburse
ments, 16,978.80. Mr. Hill also re
quests that he be paid for his services,
leaving the amount due him to the dis
cretion or tne court.
stock was supposed to have -been one
of the most valuable assets of the in
stitution, but when the custodian of
the funds opened the vsult all that
was found representing the stock was
the receipt of Bartnett.
letter addressed to Bartnett at the
bank written bv Edwin R. Hawley, a
prominent stockbroker of New York,
was found this morning. In this letter
Hawley expressed his willingness to
allow Bartnett 830,000 upon the secur
ities, and later the transaction was
carried out.
in Passaic Kiver 'Bis-
covered by Police.
- - (tTaltad Proas LeeaH Wire.)
New Tork. Jan. 4 Love for another
woman on the part of Theodore Whit
en ore is said to have been at the bottom
of the trouble between him and his
HE STARTED, OUT, BUT TURNED .
AROUND AND BACK HE CAME AGAIN
riEiypASTORCoiiGro
: ' UNITED lUTHERANS
Bev. Bittman Larson Comes
'From Norwegian Church
at Elgin, Illinois.
A dispatch from Congo announces
that Bev. Dlttman Larson, pastor of the
Norwegian Lutheran church at Elgin,
Illinois, has resigned to acceptthe pas
torate in Portland. Rev. Larson has
, responded to the call of the congrega--.
tlon of the United Lutheran church of
' this city and will come to Portland at
once to take up his duties.
Dlttman Larson comes to Port
land highly recommended and the church
, hera believes it has In Mr. Larson, a
very able man. lie will succeed Rev.
J. M. Hervlg, who resigned In Novem
ber. Negotiations preliminary to the
acceptance or Kev. L.arson have been
winra ya ior tne last two months. The
United Lutheran church has a member-
snip oi aoout Z60.
SIX CHILBBEN SHARE
IN C. G. JIAYGER'S WILL
Albert Plqueron Is in contempt of
court , because he failed to make good
his promise to go to Boston and leave
his wife alone. Incidentally, his wife
is out the priee of a. ticket from Port
land to the eastern seat of culture,
together with some 20 odd dollars In
cash to be used to defray expenses en
rouis.
. Some davs aa-n Mrs. Ploueron had
her husband arrested for abusing her.
She told Judge Cameron she did not
wish to have him punished bv being
sent to the rockDlle. but insisted that
hla continued presence in the city was
a constant menace to her mental and
physical well being.
. Plqueron admitted that this was a
proper conception of conditions and ex
pressed a willingness to adopt sugges
tions. After numerous conferences Mrs.
Plqueron agreed to provide the money
necessary to secure her husband trans
portation to Boston, where he has rel
atives.
Arter making a solemn promise to
ine court to ioiiow out tne suggestion
of his wife, Plqueron boarded a train
for the east. When he reached Pendle
ton he changed his mind. He left the
train at mat place and toon the next
express DacK to fortiand. thereby pro.
voicing the Indignation of hla lnn.nr.
ferlng wife and the Just resentment of
me court. e was arrested last nlht
on a contempt charge and will be tried
tor tne onense Monday morning.
STARVING HORSE SHOT IN MERCY;
. CRUEL .OWNER IS TAKEN TO JAIL
1 The mill ttf rhari , . . neglected animal had apparently I
Mavaer Colnmhia J.,nM5ygtr' lat2 ofdown for some days and liad worn
tlTtor p?obathe!a U di&osesf "l " "h trom the side of it,
,ear wisea ; hwuu, the most of
wnicn consists of money and accounts
The will divides the estate eauall?
V among six children. When the win
was made. In, 106. .one eon, George t?
Maygers, had been absent five yeari and
bis whereabouts were unknown, but the
- father provided that If the missing son
returned within five years he should
share equally wlth the others The son
- has since returned nnH win w ...
ia vor "signing in
. Marco Polo paid (10 n the municipal
court this morning, for insisting that
an officer had no right to arrest his
friend, M. Goldbert, for whom a war
rant; had been issued charging him with
cruelty to animal.
Some days ago Goldbert's neighbors
informed Policeman Crate that Goldbert
had a - horse which had not had any
proper food for a long time, and that
the animal was so weak that It could
not stand oh Its feet. Investigation dis
closed a shocking state of affairs. The
neglected animal had apparently been
naa worn tne
head
and neck in an effort to struggle to
Its feet. The horse was shot and a
warrant issued for Goldbert's arrest.
It was at the time the officer went to
serve the warrant that Polo Interfered.
He Insisted that the warrant was worth
less, and even went so far as to push
the officer away when an attempt was
made to take Goldbert tS Jail. As a
consequence Polo was required to ac
company the officer, and for his sins
wa fined 310 by Judge Cameron. Gold-
bLr,t.wJ.u hav nl" trIal Monday, at
which time a bunch of alleged straw.
V. "KU ior pacing crocKery,
will be Produced as avilinrA rf th irir.4
of feed he provided for the horse killed
GIRL AT PRAYERS
IS FATALLY BURNED
his
HISSING WITNESS
FOUND IN HOSPITAL
xirrniMioiie xueiKeie, the "Italian la
.borer, whose non-appearance at the mu
tMtln"ny against
.7, i i . U -ccusea or as
saulting and robbing him.
.impression -in i the minds cfthe police
that be had been spirited away by him
, enemies, has been found. Thst Is to
say. his present whereabouts are known,
though he vehemently asserts that lie
""""" '"" iuhi. to in at isv vm
rnts nospttal and has been there ever
strice his first appearance ln' oort.
awaiting jTOtiflcatlon that his presence
U anftn the police urt. ? v" .
. Tie- three- men -accused by ' Melkele
hav been held by Judge Cameron n
BIGGES
Tl DINNER EVER
GIVEN Ifj ROSE CITY
'Ki-BaaaajBaMSsaaaaSBsaWSsa-asaaa- B-' '
Chamher of Commerce Will
Have Somer6tabie Speak
ers to Entertain Guests.
i nnu jurjr, oonqs peing
f ied at 1500 each in the, cases of Mll
V:r ?n'l cJfnn. and $l,tOO In the case
V i. J. Crawford, '.. :" i'-.. : v, si .. -
, -i .. - '; .? .
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Invitations were sent out today by
the Portland chamber, of commerce' for
the annual banquet to be held at the
Portland hotel Wednesday evening.
January 8, at :30 o'clock. It Is said
the banquet will be tha largest dinner
gathering of business men ever held In
Portland. .. . - , S,f-V - -rr-- .
"Among the Speakers will be Governor-
George li Chamberlain, Judge
George HWJIHam. . Homer Davenport
and othera The chamber's president.
Samuel Q., Reed, will preside, and vari
ous members and cltlsens will be called
UPOn lor hripf tallra. . I I. .... A
oe a program nf "nf farintfi iiin.
tjmlsm.' , The annual meeting. for elec
tion of , officers twiU be be"d ' at tha
hotel immediately preceding the dinner,
when a new board of trustees and a
jjiciiueni ana secretary will be elected.
The nominating committee has been
considering a ticket to be presented. It
uuueioiooa mat tne present secre
tary. E. C Glltner. will be reelected.
Several names for president have been
talked of. prominent among them being
the present vice-president, Charles F.
Swlgert. Whether Mr. Swigert would
acecpt the position has pot been made
known. . . y.
The membcrshfp-'of the chamber U
nOW at the fcftrheat nnfnt it. 1,1.1 ..
and numbers about 860 In good stand
ing. There were 20 new applications
Ihe old board nf inntu. nriu
the last time ait T,Aav"X l'," i"r
Iplicants for membership and wind up
...v vi. u viu year.
ENGINEERS GUESTS ON
TRIP TO CAZADER0
(Special Dtipatca to Tbe JonmiH
Washington, Pa, Jan. 4 While kneel
ing in prayer eariy mis morning, miss
Emily O'Connor, of Monongahela, was
fatally burned by her nightdress Ignit
ing irom a gas stove.. .
When she arose she lighted the stove
and then knelt at the bed. Without her
knowledge, her knees struck the gas
key, and the flames immediately Ignited
her flimsy rightrobe. Her screams
brought her father, who enfolded her
In rugs and .bed clothing, but not be
fore she was terribly burned. She has
been In convulsions all day.
Miss O'Connor is 20 years old. and
president of the Young Ladles' society
of the Monongahela Catholic church.
PENDLETON OPENS
COURT FOR YOUTHS
(SpwUl. Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Pendleton. Or.. Jan. 4. This after
noon the first session of Juvenile court
to be held in this county Is being held
at the county Judge's office. At this
session the Juvenile court idea will be
carried cut when two youthful crimi
nals will be tried for stealing. For
many months past the Idea of a Juve
nile court session -naa teen neid in mind
by District Attorney Phelps, but not
until now has anything been done in
Umatilla county.
H0LL0WAY BELIEVES
HE IS IN MOSCOW
(Special DliDttch to Tbe Journal. 1
Pendleton. Or..' Jan. 4. Henry Hollo-
way, an old man eviaentiy from Mos-
oow. Idaho, was picked up here yester
day and Is being held for insanity. He
was laboring under the delusion that he
was In Moscow and efforts are being
made to learn something concerning
him from the people of that city.
CHARLES CARTER AND
DAN SMYTHE COMBINE
(Special - Diapatcb te Tbe Journal.)
Wife, whose body waa found In a miwMw
Another link in the damaging chain pool near Passaic, New Jersey, several
of evidence against Bartnett was days ago.
rorged this morning when Crittenden J. me police say they have learned the
mormon, attorney ror the contestants
of the Colton securities, and who by
his long business connection with Bart
nett was in a position to know his
handwriting, appeared in the office of
the district attorney and positively
Identified the .letters discovered yes
terday and signed by John W. Roberts,
to be the handwriting of Bartnett.
rnrsned Bad Course.
Another letter which waa deciphered
this morning throws much lia-ht innn
the financial condition of the California
Safe Deposit A Trust rnmninr fnr
montns previous to the time of the final
crash. The letter was addressed to
Brown from New York on October 18,
l"vlt 18 ,n P"rl rouows:
"There has grown un a faallna- In
tfta rnmmiinHv that tw. a. V. ..
run the bank and that the rest of the Buffalo C011Tt DpPifiPCi TH..
stockholders know nothing of its condi- UUflJU VAmrb JLFCUUCS JU1S-
xion. . ir we nad pursued a wiser course
tne bank would never have been in the
stress and strain in which She has
iouna nerseir or late."
This was the only letter with the ex
ception of those made public yesterday
which have been deciphered by the of
ficials Of the district attornav'a nfflna
However, they are vigorously at work
name of a girl who is said to have been
wun wruimore several days after Mra
Whitmore disappeared. Detectives
working on the case are said to be
weaving a net of circumstantial evi
dence &rouna wnumore.
STANDARD FACES
HEW LARGE FINE
crimination Indictments
Must Go to Trial.
discreditable '
that t'a
some
as you said wlvatalv:" . I
WnAtnat uttara nHw.t.l a. miHIIaIv'
openly or secretly, any charge that 1
have been guilt v of a corrunt nr rila-ii
creditable act la an Infamous false-. ;
hood. . h
I therefore demand that. In tnatW
to myself and the neonla nf thfa artata'i
whom I have the honor In'' part to rep-M
resent In tha conereaa nf ih lrniil
States, you publicly and specifically:
set forth the grounds on whtoh vnu ha
the charge of wron going on my part.
juw auo.ii longer niae oenina in-u
situations. Let the facts be given an;
given at once. If facts there be. I stand
ready at all times to meetmny charge
that may be Drought against my record
as an official, and, confident In the
knowledge that I have knowingly done
no wrong, will undertake to satisfy the
people of Oregon of the rectitude of my
vvuuuvi una uiuciaj career.
C W. FULTON".
HI GROWERS
PLANSESSIOI
i
(United Press LajMd Wire.)
Buffalo. N. V.. Tun A T-,l.ln.
K .11 in common- n by rerml ,ud" H"81
grand Jury on next Tuesday afternoon.
OLD EMPLOYES ACT
AS PALLBEARERS
today In the case of the demurrer of
the Standard OH and Vacuum OH com
WU- I 1. I. ... . . .... - .
oanles to indlotm.nt. k V-'" mere win oe nun-f
i.t V. H""1 dredl
uons , r
with practicing rate ri1arrlmira'
were all against UirTlTniuiiiH
The case probably will be tried dur
ing me Marcn term or court If con
Yict.'AAinna,(1M trom 129.000,000
w mt,vvv,vvv cuuiu oe imposed.
The funeral of the late Columbus C
Barker was held this afternoon from
the family residence. 204 North Twenty.
second street. The pallbearers were old
employee who had been with Mr Rnrknr
from 15 to 30 years- The remains were
placed In a receiving vault until a auir.
able burial plot has been secured.
Mr. Barker was one of the most
prominent sawmill and timber men In
l" u'nita. nttvuia Dean fn- I . . . . ..
aged extensively in tb business both ;ll?a DIlaJM?L JM. V!?
ere ana in tne east. At tne time of his f..I l..r..7" "..i"' v"a i"
of the Peninsula l"r",.i""i. JSPS
CREWSM0VE SOON
TO STEEL BRIDGE
Within the next 10 days 'the crews
will be shifted from tha Burnslde
E
reporiea.ai- tne meeting on Russell
vvaat leaf nlsk
CITIZENS' PARTY WINS r " J"-0 W at ln,tha
J.J.lkJ I tha work nn tha RnniiM. ki. .i 11
- rJ... will
Washington Farmers -Will
lleet at Pullman to Dis- I
cuss Big Question.
(Special DUpatch to Tbe Journal) S
Sarfleld. Wash., Jan. 4. The Waah-
on state wheat convention will oon-
vana at Piillm.n Ta m. n a a -
dreds of farmers present, as matters
wi imporutnce are to come berore the
convention. Stata Rmmtnw n r nt.
Croakey of Oarfleld Is president, and
being one of the largest farmers of the
Palouse country is naturally very . en
thusiastic avar tha mnl
Able and experienced soeakara wlin.
Smaiii. ana suojects or deep interest to
ne farmers will be discussed. Hon.!
J. C. Lawrence, state railway commis-
slpner, will be there from Olympla and
Will deliver an.addraaa nn tha
of January 9. on "What the Railroad
Commission Has Dnna . and Hnn... h
Do-for the Farmer." ,
Other subjects will be treated are
the following: "Handling Oraln In
bulk." "How to Prevent flmiit nxrt
Some Farmers Succeed and Others Fail
Under Similar Conditions," "How the
Yield Can Be Improved by Selecting
Seed." "Pioneer Versus the -Up to Date
Methods of Raising and Mrk.ti
n..l , iiltrL., . 1 O.-A- n . . .
uia.ni, n nai law ova college la im-
OUT AT NEW ASTORIA oveTh-'tructe6 "5? ?.nanl5v.e?ievfop,n' New ?ron-,n;
traffic entirely, ft may be necessary I There Is ' considerable discussion atl
ffrUutlstl rHefaiatrtk 4 TL. a
x Astoria, Or., Jan. The electlo'n gj S'U'J00 durln thtt "Palri to
tw ABiunu resuicea in a victnrv rr. r
the entire Citizens' ttrket Th.
SWiSfi! . rrAendKr' Henfy YOUNG WOMAN HURT
UiricKson, Kobert Falconer, Soren Han
sen and Werner 8trom. P. J. Glanx, the
regular Cltlsens' candidate for mayor
withdrew from tha nm th t,.in
jk u 1.1117 ciruiiun inn i:. Hi. ttnrri ...u u
Buuniiiuieu in nis piace.
.
to close the steel bridge to teams also I present among the farmers as to the
ueai way 10 iiunoie mejr gram, whether
GETTING OFF CAR
COMMISSION TELLS
ABOUT G0LDFIELD
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington. D. C... .Tan t Tha
mission sent to Ooldfield by President
Roosevelt to Investigate conditions due
' siriKe oi tne miners returned to
rBum8iun muay ana made a verbal
ropuri 10 vna president, it will report
u. .u w liking laier on.
Pendleton Boys Boozing.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
renoieton, or., Jan. 4. Eight boys,
pperl from 10 to 15 years, were before
District Attorney G. W. Phelps to.lay
;ul ui uiiubiiiicbb. me entire party spent
last night iff the city Jail. Every ef
fort is being made to locate the saloon
from which the
dleton's leading attorneys have formed
a partnership. Attorney Carter was
formerly with the firm of Carter, Raley
Raley. which will now be Raley &
Raley. The attorneys In both firms are
among the leading legal lights In east
err. Oregon.
EVEN FREIGHT TRAINS
ARRIVED UPON TIME
General Manager F. L Fuller of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power com
pany today took tha Portland circle of
the American fl(wlalv f nivii ri
on an excusion to Casadero. The party
numbered about 30 men. . They will view
the ImDrovemanta alnn tha w .
O. W. P Co. antT inspect the new water- I
Pfwy development and aleetrie power I
All trains-reven the freights
4 were on time today for the
first time this year.
4 Northern" Pacific. No. 1, due at
e 7 o'clock, arrived on the dot
Southern Pacific, No. It. due
at 7:26, got here at tha appotnt-
ad hour. ' .
Southern Pacific, No. II, due
4 at 11:80, arrived on the minute.
O. R. ft N.. No. 2, due at
o'clock, arrived at 8 o'clock.
. O. R, A .N., No. , due at 9:45.
' pulled in on the second, i
-Astoria ft Columbia, No. SI,
, dus at 11:15, arrivedper tha
schedule, - u---"
llnuor waa
Pendleton. Or.. Jan. 4. Charles H. Ii0T"p disclosures made to the dls-
a K T a v - m n I trict attorney tndav
V. U I I I UPJ A.'UIl J. . DIHVIUO. WV Ul JTCII- I - . .
secured,
Batcher Knife Slipped.
Harry Mul hoi land, a butcher, em
ployed at the Barnes market on Third
street stabbed himself in the abdomen
with a large butcherknife this morning
while at work cutting meat. The man
was cutting toward his body when the
knife slipped and entered his abdomen.
He was taken to the Good Samaritan
hospital where the wound was dressed.
The injury was not serious.
Witness in Jail.
William Johnaon. ftna nt tha
,n the pending land cases, was arrested
1.111a iiiuj ninK un a. warrant pnnrvinw h .
b m .4 lil . . . . . . . ,,.
biiu may vunnvrs wun aisoraeriy con
duct He was taken tn tha u. 4.11
wlf if -u be,nr held In default of $100
7 1 w . oemanaea of him. An
10 wemg maae to secure the re
lease of Johnson by his friends
Saloon Cases Contlnned.
(Srwclal Diana trh . ti Tha 1 lim,i t -
.uSp?k.n'i Wash Jan. 4. The cases of
mu iia saioonmen, cnargea with violat
ing the Sunday closing law were-continued
today in Justice Hinkle'a court
Miss Frank Congdon, 243 Eugene
street, was severely Injured in alight
ing from a car at Third and Washing
ton streets yesterday and la confined
to her bed as a result of tha accident
Miss Congdon'a back was hurt and the
attenaing pnysician Deiieves that she is
Injured Internally. Miss Congdon blames
the motorman for the mishap, claiming
that he started the car before, she left
tne tower step or tne car. The accident
happened soon after 7 o'clock, yester
day morning, J ..
CUTTING AFFRAY
AT THE DALLES
(Special Dispatch to The Jonrnal.)
The Dalles. Or.. Jan. 4 Wllllnm Mnr.
ton Is under nrreat nharnil wUh mn
assault with a dangerous weapojcf.'upon
Eustace Barber, wnom he exit in. the
BDaomrn in a saloon row. Harrier la
lingering at a sanatorium. The phy
sicians hope for his recovery. Morton
la reputed as a bad man who has served
two years in the ten for a similar nf.
fense, committed at Pendleton, It is
said this Is his third affray, i Rarhar
came here several months ago. ;
MUST ANSWER ALL ,
QUESTIONS IN COURT
acas or in duik, and the farmeaa
intnK mat py getting together and ttf. s
iiig m maer over a oetter understand
THOUSAND DOLLAR
TRUNK JOB
DIE
Alleging that Paul W. Custer has
nea 1
his property from the uhariff
order to . avoid an execution Issued
Plant at Cazariern .imi-th. , ri.i.... I aV - ( ,- -.- - ," J.' I
river. "Jl va...
. 1 . , .. .'. ....... ... , . .." w w . w I
.J-."-, PERSONAL,
-rMrs. Frank A.Speneer, arrived frdra
Los Angeles and Is at tha Pttrtland.
concea
In
In the case brought against him bv M.
Doioh. the latter has secured a niiu.
nun irora juajo ueiana requiring Cus
ter to appear In court next Thnra,ia
afternoon to answer questions concern
ing Ills property. . Dolph holds a.Judg.
ment for $544.20 and says only 7 has
been paid. t . .. . ,
4 Passed Bad Check. '
Dr. -George C. Mania. --a dentist of
Silverton, will be brought back ts Port
land to answer to a charge of having
passed a worthless check, according to
a. warrant Issued this momlntr ah (ka
corrplainr of William Bohlaitder, pro
prietor .of the. Empire restaurant on
A.n,J'alr.e,-,aTt" raorant man say
that DrrMaule came to hla niuna nh
party of trlenda a ahnrt tim. an
paid for tha jnearerderea "with a check
for 2. The check afterward proved to
be worthless. Maule will be brought
wv.,n. it wuvww f inv com
nl.lMl ..ln.l kl. - ;.. "r
I"-" v w m -'m iiiiii.
Buglas, Loot at Cjtskanie
Depot is Jewelry and .
Silverware, v
(Special Dispatch to The, Jooraal.) '
Clatskanle, Or., Jan. 4.-Th Arft a
railroad depot was' broken Into last
evening by thieves, and trunks belong
ing to several Clatskanle people wove
looted.. One trunk haliaad rA Mra
George Maxwell, wife of the owner 01
the Clatskanle Lumber company. She
lost about $750 worth of Jewelry..; .
A trunk belonging to Dr. Ralston con
tained over $100 worth of silverware,
which waa taken.
The thieves carried off about $1,900
worth of plunder.. r
RUNS WHEN PEANUTS
BURST INTO FLAME
V:
When Toms' Lachl's peanut
caught fire this, morning at the r.nm.r
of Third and Washington streets, Toma ;j
tnougnt tne. ena 01 me woria was rtaa
at hand. Throwing the biasing gasoline
tank" to the pavement, he took to hla
heels and would have been running . 11
had not a stony-hearted pollcenrik LF
seized him by the- coat collar an,
marched hint .ttacic to tne scene of the
dlaaatM-. .. Someone teleohoneil fnr -. u
chemical engine and a few minutes af f
Toma's mercantile establishment was 1
turned Over to him. Time, 4 minutes I
and 28 i seconda Loss $5.27. No in-;
surance. . -. s- ; ... ; j
! " Roller Skatiii : . !
Go to' Oaks rink tnnlaht n
march 7 :30 p. m. Rink onen- inmnma '.
morning at :J0 with conUnuous skat
ing all day at. the big Oaks rlnR. Roller i
skaUng , waa,. never . so- enjoyable the ,
crowds say. Learn to Skate now. We :
teach your to skate free of charge dur- ':
ing all sessions. - Cars , direct to Oaks
City Sr8ag.ca?i?UU8-- T8 B"0 !i.
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