The Oregon daily journal., January 25, 1908, Page 5, Image 5

THE OREGON , DAILY ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY: EVENING; JANUARY 25, 10081 k ::.
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Liquor Liccnso Committee
!u Recommends Dismissal of
? Charges : Against Saloon-
7 kceix;r-IIot .' Debate An
ticipatca Later
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Membeni of the liquor license commit
te this morning voted to recommend
i that tha charges against John Conboy,
proprietor of a saloon at 618 Nortk
Twedty-Flrst street, be dismissed, Coun.
ctlman Vaughn announced that he would
Tile a minority report' with the" council
insisting that , Conboy's llcenae be ' re
voked on the ground that .the testimony
of the Robinson, sisters, to the effect
that Conboy Invited them dntohls aa
loon two weeka ago last Monday nlgbtj
uma not ooen disproved. : .
Councilman Rushlight ' in voting ta
dismiss the charaes arainst Conboy
slated he had not been able to attend
Ltia first part of the hearing and ft ad
not neara ine testimony or me KObin-
gins waicn would nave weigm in
deciding nia vote in tne council.
The hearing thla morning waa at
tended by W. M. Ladd, Carl Jackson,
aecretery of the Oregon Planing mills:
F I. Fuller,' vice-president and general
manager of the Portland Railway. Lla-ht
A Power company: F. H. Ransom, of
me eastern ana western Lumber com
pany; R. E. Davis, manager of the WU
lamette Iron it Steel Works, and other
wall.lrnnwn llluna 1 1 . . . I
fled they toad signed the petition asking
xor tne revocation or conboy's license
upon tne general reputation of his aa
loon, which they conaldared bad. .
' Conboy Introduced the testimony of
rairoiman rranic Teevena, Captain
P,n Detective Klenlen, Patrolmen
cina, Keiier ana retereon to show
that hla aaloon had been conducted in
an orderly manner. .Patrolman Keller
caused a general laugh when he testi
fied that E. F. Noland, who has been
leading the fight against Conboy. told
him that the council waa made up of a
lot of atlcka.
Special Policeman Merrick alao testi
fied along thla line by stating that No
land aald:
"I wouldn't give t centa for all the
eouncllmen in town."
Conboy aet up a' strong defense In re-
frard to the good character of hla aa
oon, but failed to show where he was
between 8:20 o'clock and 8 o'clock on
the night the Roblnaon alatera testified
that he was In jSVoland's hotel and in
vited them to viMt hla aaloon.
-I- J Oonnofj Shuts Its Xyes.
Despite this fact, the committee voted
to recommend the dismissal of the
charges. Whether the members of the
council will vote to sustain the com
mittee In overriding this point will be
determined at the next regular meeting
of the council.
Councilman Wallace explained hla
vote for dismissing the charges on the
ground that the affair la the result of a
personal light between Conboy and No
land, and said the charges were brourht
by Noland through spite. Thla waa the
genoral opinion of the members, al
though Councilman Vaughn and Rush
light will probably Insist that Conboy
disprove tne testimony or tne Robinson
alatera before they vote to dismiss tha
charges in the council.
An affidavit of Hazel Noland, the 18-
year-old- daughter of B. F. Noland, who
la in the House of the Good Shepherd
waa to tne erred tnat she had never
been In Conboy a -saloon or had driyik
any liquor in or about the nlace. or anv
liquor that had been bought at Conboy'e
saioon.
I Xot Debates Forthcoming.
! It was through Noland'a testimony be
fore tne council that a hearing of the
charges against Conboy was ordered.
Noland atated in the meeting that hla
daughter: had been ruined by the in
fluences emanating from Conboy'a sa
loon. Thla waa disproved by the girl's
own testimony as well as that of other
witnesses.
Extensions Of the stenographic re
port of the testimony were ordered and
he whole matter will be threshed Out
igaln before the council at Ha next reg
liar meeting. While there were several
personal claahes between the committee
nen thla morning they were of little
mport save t indicate that when the
natter cornea up in the council a hot
lebate can be looked for between Coun
I'ilmen Vauahn an1 Drlannll- Vamrhn
tccuaed Drlscoll and Concannon of wag
ing m aeiense xor conooy in me hearing
Mid waa called to order by Chairman
ottel who Insisted that personalities
ih len out or tne case.
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ST. MINIS LOCKS
Store Jind ' Abstract Oflice
Entered-Store.No looser;'
'Abstract. Safe Jammed. v -
' '(BDeda! Olspstcb te the JoornaLl
St Helena, : Or.; an. 2S. Burglar
broke Into the itore 'of Dart 'A Muckla
and tha pfflca f the Columbia Abstract
A Trust company, last night ; ana t
tanirtad la fnroe the ufll.'
aF Da r a Muckle'a store entrance
was forced through the door of the
warehouse and a hole waa bored, luat
above the bolt that xasienea me oour
into the main Dart of the atore. When
r IT Jnhn l.nannl th Store tills mom
Ing he found the door of the email safe
alandlna ODen and papers scattered
ttout. A small tin box from Inside
the safe had been removed but - was
found on tho floor in another part of
the atore. - unopened, " 'As It' waa not
heavy the robber a evidently aid, not
conefder It worth carrying away. The
combination of the large aafe bad been
hammered off, but not aucoeeaing in
opening the safe they evidently gave up
the )oti. . A small saca cf nuinun pan
wm
mo
sues i;oiPii;i!
Portland U Street' Railway
Made Defendant in Dam
W&gci: Suit ' for i $700. v
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PHLXAMM TO STAET
L WAK OX SEA KOBBEKS
(United Prem tested Wire.)
Pekln, China. Jan. 25. The British
lotilla which haa been operating asalnst
Mnlty has been withdrawn by order of
lce-Admlral Arthur Moore. This ac
tion waa taken at the reauest of the
; 'an ton viceroy, who promised to put
,'hlneae naval launches In patrol service
nit too rivers., ... -.
BARS LIQUOR DEALERS
g FROM GRAND JURY
(United Press Issued Wire.)
Valdes. Alaska. Jan. 25. Judge Held.
krhile forming the grand Jury, perempt
orily ordered off al Jurors engaged in
ne aaie or liquor, .ix is Deuevea tnis
leans all efforts will be made by the
ourts.to close the dance halla in the
.strict. . ' i
nles waa Investigated but not taken, and
so far nothing la missed rrom am eiorv,
Tlie robbers left a small til o tha
floor near tne large Bate. . r
.,. msd BnrgUrr, -
Thla Is the third time thla atore hag
been broken Into. Sixteen - years ago
over 13,000 In money waa atolen, besides
valuable county - warrants. The war
rants were afterward recovered. ' In
Vahruar last vaar an attemnt was
made to blow, open the aafea but the
noise was heard by cnariea Murxie, wno
armed himself and wsnt to the atore.
The burglars ran when ne appeared.
Condition of Abstract Office.
The Columbia, Countr Abstract A
Truat comnunv ocCUDlea a bulldlnr of
two rooms on the west side of the street
and there la a door from the street and
a back door. The robbers turned the
key in the back door and proceeded to
hammer 'the combination off the doors
of the safety deposit vault. They suc
ceeded In forcing open the outside doors
of the vault but were evidently stopped
by the lever locks on the Inside doors.
They forced open E. EL Quick's roll top
desk and scatterea papers ana dooks in
search of a key. Aa Mr. Quick la un
able to open the vault thla morning It
la supposed the robbers injured the
locks, but It la not believed they opened
It v
St. Helena la much excited over thla
bold attempt at robbery. Sheriff White
la doing all possible to apprehend the
guilty parties.
MAY REDUCE PRICE
OF POTTLED BUBBLES
Champagne Duty Heduced
20 Per Cent by New American-Franco
Treaty.
(Uatted Praat Leand Wlr.
Pari a. Jnn. 25. Joy for champagne
drinkers. It was atated today that the
American-Franco commercial treaty,
which will be signed inside of three
weeka, will provide for the admission of
champagne Into the United States at a
reduction of to per cent of the regular
duties. In consideration thereof France
will apply the minimum duty to Porto
Rlcan coffee and American petroleum.
Charging that' bo was thrown from
the atepa of an. overcrowded car as It
awung onto the curve; at Nineteenth,
Morrison and Chapman streets, " James
Wilson baa begun, ault against tha
Portland Railway, ' Light and Power
vim nan v ' ta. runover 1700.: Thla sum
covers loss of wages, hla doctor's bill
and a M0 overcoat which he saya waa
ruined In tha mud. . - w ,.- ' , .
: The accident took place on December
11, between t and ci'clock in the after
noon, wuson says he boaraea tne car
at West Park and Morrison streets, and
It waa so crowded that he had to nang
on by catching hold of the brass
clutches on either side Of the steps. He
reached over the heads or other pas
sengers and paid his fare, he says, and
'between Seventeenth and Chapman
streets, as the car nearea tne Mult
nomah club, the crowd aurced forward,
the Dr assure finally becominr so srreat
that hla hold was broken and he waa
thrown to the atreet He saya he was
in bed two weeka with a sprained an
kle ana wrist ana .internal injuries.
The complaint charges that tho atreet
car oompany. has adopted the custom
of stopping Its Mrs on, Morrison, street
whera the oavament snda. . anal MS
Loena-ere have been crowdlns off at that
point, vtii on wiw wkmiuu iiivrm iv
the oar did not atop and kept on around
tne curve wnere tna naaaenrera crowd
ed mm oil. , . . u
WAS DEVOTEE
OR FUGITIVE
Victor Tillman, Otherwise a
Human Mystery, a Sui-.
cide at Tacoma.
FISHER IS PROSECUTOR
OF BAR ASSOCIATION
At a meeting of the grievance com
mlttee of the Oregon State Bar associa
tion this afternoon Deputy City Attor
ney Frank S. Grant waa chosen secre
tary and Ralph B. Flaber prosecutor.
The latter will receive a salary of $150
per month and has considerable work
in front of him. as several cases of dis
barment of attorneys are about ready to
be taken up. It was agreed that the
prosecutor shall be allowed more pay
for expenses If necessary to the work in
hand. .
(Special Dispatch to Toe Journal.)
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 15. -Victor Till
man, thirty yeara old, who came here
eighteen days ago from Seattle, com
mitted auiclde by cutting his throat
aome time night before last or yester
day In his room at tha Richland hotel.
Mystery surrounds the man. Proprletot
Botsern of the hotel believes he wss
either a religious fanatlo or a fugitive
from justice.
From the time he entered the hotel
until he committed suicide he .waa out
of the house but a few times. Day In
and day out he stayed close In his room,
reading the Bible and magaxines. He
dressed well and had a fancy suitcase.
but there is not a letter or line or writ
Insr to tell where he came from. He
made ho confidents while here and re
fused to talk of himself beyond saying
he was a Seattle man.
His Bible shows hard use, and from
beginning -to end has notes, Interlinea
tions and marked paasages. He ate but
once a day, and aometimes spent nearly
the whole day in bed.
Tne pouoe ran to recognise in nm
any criminal wanted.
Proprietor Sotsern suspects the man
nad committed some-crime mat reauceci
him to the role of fugitive, - from the
fact that he studiously avoided meeting
people ana - Kept to nis room continu
ously, and when compelled to leave it
for a rew moments wnue it was ar
ranged he would come back before the
maids had finished the work.
The remains will be held at the
morgue for a few daya for identifica
tion. Hla body was found covered up be
neath the bedclothes in a pool of blood.
THEY MAY YET LIVE
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
PLilli HARD JOLT
FOR BILL TflFT
Ohio Society of New York
i tirjifmi'i-itiiL'. t' . ii. -
t .wm buck; nns in ine
XV Secretary's BaUoon;
: -. . . (ITaited Frees Leased Whs.) V.
Kew - York. Jan. J 5. There Is more
trouble In store for. tha Taft boom and
tha administration forces, If report
being, circulated "today can be relied
upon. The report la that for the first
time In the history of the Ohio society
of New York, that organisation, at Ita
annual dinner will take occasion to
maka thla affair of a Dolltlcal nature
and will Invite apeakers who will crltl
slaa Taft and the president.
According to gossip, the speakers will
Include Senator Foraker, Governor
H usees of New York, Judge Orosncup
of Chicago, Judeon Harmon, and John
D, Archbold and William Rockefeller
of Standard OH fame.
Rumor baa It alao, that there Is a
movement among certain members of
the soolety to see that Hughes and
Foraker are exalted at the dinner and
that Taft la entirely Ignored by speak
ers or mildly erltlaed. It la aald that
J aft has been Invited to speak, but has
eclined. ..
BREAK
RECORDS
Oil BIG CANAL
Two MiUion Cubic Yard
lark Passed Last Month
by the Engineers.
(United Prats Leased Wire.)
Washington, Jan. 26. The report on
work done on the Panama canal during
December shows that the record for ex
cavation has been broken, the 2,000,000
cubic ysrd limit having been passed for
the first time. The grand total of ex
cavation in December was 2,200,639
cublo yards.
The largest preceding monthly record
was that for October last, 1.868,729
cublo yards, which the December total
exceeos by ISI.biu cudic yams, ui (ne
2,200,139 cubic yards excavated 2,096.
(42 were taken from the canal prism,
1.118.968 by steam suovels and 777,604
by dredges.
In the Culebra division the million
cubic yard limit was not only reached,
but pajtaed for the flftit time on record,
the total excavation there being 1,025,
486 cubic yards. The largest preceding
monthly total for this division was that
of April last, 879.627 cublo yards, which
the December total exceeds by 146,968
cublo yards. The average number of
steam shovels at worx was virtually tne
same In both months.
LESS WORK OH
I
Retrenchment Was Forced
by President, Says Vice
President Jlohler.
HITS BIGGER
SLICE OF ESTATE
Daughter Alleges Father
Who Left iler Only $20,
000 Was Insane. ;
on
PAC
TRAIN FROM EAST
WAS ONLY ONE TODAY
was the
No. 1, from the east.
only train late today.
Northern Pacific, No. 1, due at
7 o'clock, first section from Se
attle arrived on time. The sec
ond section Is scheduled to ar
rive at 2:30 this afternoon.
Southern Pacific, No. 16. due
at 7:66, arrived on time.
Southern Pacific,' No. 18, due
at 11:30, arrived on time.
O. R. & N., No. S. due at 8
o'clock, arrived on time.
4, O. R.-& N., No. 6. due at 9:45,
4 arrived on time.
4 . Astoria A Columbia River, No.
4 21, due at 12:16, arrived on time.
Wing Asks Howe.
1 Mov Bow Wing has begun suit In the
circuit court to quiet title to 48 lots
in. Howe's addition to Portland. The
defendants are Carrie Howe and James
Pomeroy Howe, a minor.
JAPANESE
MERCHANT LAUGHS
AT MENTION OF WAR TALK
Tashlo Hayashl, a Japanese merchant
f London, Is at the Hotel Portland on
la way to tha 1 orient. Ha has . been
ifv business in the world's metropolis
(ne- veara and has built ut a larare in
dustry Jn the handling of oriental goods
na general rnercnnnuisc mi. nsjiaiiii
I 1 1.1 . ...... T 1 a.1 , 1 U
folumbla, and leaves, for San Francisco
onlght. Thence ho will sail for his
id home'St'ToRio.: ? : :' "'Y-
'Ultles -of wa between the United
tates and Japan, Mr. Hayashl laugned.
"War? There will be no war between
r
the two countries," lie said. "In the
first p)ace Japan does not want any
thing but the best feeling and business
relations ' between the people , of these
nations. Japan doea not want war un
der any circumstances. I know whereof
I speak.' . . 'V .
"There has. been some- disturbance
about Japanese laborers coming Into
the states. vBut this l not the fault
of our government. Quite the contrary,
In fact, ... The Japanese government ad
vises Its subjects to remain at , home
and those who come here, either from
Hawaii or Japan, t do so against the
wishes of the empire." -.
Frank Miller, Charged With Threat
enlng 6ns Smith, Discharged
by Justice Webster.
DISPLAY OF WRATH ADDS TEN .
DAYS TO SENTENCE ON ROCK PILE
ii Mike Miller is sorry that; he spoke,
t cost him ten days of liberty. . .
1 Mike was before Municipal Judge
ameron this morning on a Charge of
afrying asonctd weapon.'' v
I "The court finds you guilty of the
iiarge," remarked the Judge, "and Im
oses a sentence of ten days Imprison
lent .In the county Jail." .
? "- ; 1" declared Mike, throw
ing his hat on the floor. .. . , ,
"That will be ten days more," Calmly
responded the Judge, "Call : tfts next
qase." .:.:.; ... ., .".'.-,.. -
Mike was led away to begin the aer
vlce of hla 20-day senOnco and to pon
der on the benefit of a discreet alienee
In the. face of adversity, - 4
(Special Dispatch to The Joornl.)
Salem, Or.. Jan. 25. The trial of
Frarik Miller on a charge of threaten
ing to do great bodily harm to the
family of Jennings Smith in general
and Miss Ona Smith in particular came
to a gratifying termination for the
young Silverton butcher. He was dis
charged by Justice Webster with a con
cluding admonition that If there were
no more feeling on the part of the rest
of the witnesses than seemed to exist
between the young man and the young
woman he was accused of threatening,
there was nd reason why their little love
affair might not yet terminate nappiiy.
The state tried to prove that Miller
made statements to the effect that If a
certain fellow married Miss Smith some
one would die with his boots on, but
failed to fasten this upon the young
man. 8everal local flatfights, rivalries
for tb hands of several of the pretty
girln in and about Silverton, and the
fatherly advice of the Silverton city
marshal were' episodes of the trial but
It all ended In the discharge of the de
fendant. The young woman's father, Jennings
Smith, swore point blank that young
Miller perjured himself.
GOLDEN EAGLE STORE
REPORT PUT ON FILE
Vhe reDort of assla-nee. J. C. Kennedy,
of the Golden Eagle department store
was filed in .the circuit court tnis arier-
noon. It shows that 194,368 of the
claims filed against the sfore agree
with the accounts In the books, while
$136,247 differ slightly from the book
showing. The difference will amount
to only a few hundred dollars, however.
The total of claims filed Is $229,616.04.
claims have been filed against the as
signee. REFUSES TO ALLOW
FRIENDS TO SAVE HIM
'United Press tessed' Wirt.)
Spokane, Wasiu, Jan. J 6. While skat
ing on thin ice at Grand Forks late
yesterday afterrJoon. Fred, the 12-year-old
son of Fred -;W.'. Elmore, . went
through and was drowned. A crowd of
young folks had been playing hockey
and afterwards young Elmore dared the
others to follow him.. When he broke
through soma of the others offered to
pull him out with their hockey sticks
but he refused their assistance, saying
he would get. out alone. Men were
Summoned who recovered the body In
a short time. ' - ,
(Doited Press Leased Wire.)
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 25. Following the
reduction last Monday of the working
hours of men employed by the Union
Pacific railroad notice was posted today
to the effect that the working days
will be reduced from six to five a week.
It is reported that other headquarters
of the road will soon De ariecieu, anu
that reductions in the mechanical forces
of the road will be made along tne en
tira mute. The reductions will affect
thousands of workmen. Many, It is
said, will be dismissed.
Vice-President Mohler of the Union
Pnrmn na.ld today that the road is mak
ing reductions because it is forced to
OO SO. XI O Bays rir.llUClll nuiinr.. ii ,
policy towards the railroads Is responsi
ble for any retrenchments that are
made. .
DEVLIN FILES REPORT
George .Tobias Myers Jr.. who under
the wlU of bis father received alt but
120,000 of the 1300,000 estate, has filed
In tha county court his answer to the
contest begun by his ' ;slster,- Mrs,
Georgia Frances Stevens.' His slater
alleges that their father. George T. My
ers Sr., wss of unsound mind when he
made hla will, cutting her off tylth 20,-
000 because of his fanciful beiier tnat
his wife had, been murdered and that
Mrs. Htevens was in some way con
nected with her death.
Myers makes complete denial of the
chargea of hla alster Concerning the
unsoundness of his father's mind. He
further declares that the value of the
estate Is not more than 1250,000, the
appraised value being only $212,000,
- The elder Myers died In Seattle last
July at an advanced age. His will was
made in May, 1902, and a codicil ap
pended In December of the same year,
He provided that Mrs. Stevens should
receive $20,000 when she reached the
age of 40. She Is now 41 and therefore
In DositlOn to receive her share under
the will, bnt she claims thathe waa
discriminated against because of the In
sane delusions of her father.
' The contest is set for hearing In the
county court next Monday, the attorney
for the contestant failing to appear today.
RESISTS ARREST;
SHOT; MAY DIE
SBBss-aSSKtaaaBWiaBwaaH-BBSB-W
Charles Ehvell, Wanted at
Woodburn as Holdup,
Falls in Flight.
(Special DUpatch to The Jonrnl.)
Woodburn, Or, Jan. 25. Charles El
well, who waa shot In this city lat
evening while fleeing from Marshal Rid
dle, will probably die. The bullet that
struck him waa a 38-callber and Is sup
posed to have come from the gun of
Constable Beach, who came upon the
scene after a struggle had occurred be
tween the marshal and Elwell In the
alley and the latter had started to run.
Elwell was wanted oh tne chargo
of holding up a man named Jordan In
this city last month. He had kept out
of the way of the officers until last
night, when he arrived from Silverton,
Riddle heard of his presence in the
Douglas saloon and walked in there.
Elwell ran to the rear door, with the
marshal at his heels. When he got to
the alley Riddle grabbed Elwell by the
coat and a struggle began. Th8 officer
was badly choked, but managed to use
his billy and free Elwell'a hold.
Elwell then ran down the alley and
the marshsl fired, six shots after him.
Constable Beach joined In, with two or
three others, and It is the opinion that
one of theae hit.
Elwell waa struck In the left leg and
Dra. Shorey and crLeary, who attended
to the shattered bone, hav little hope
of his recovery. - "
Elwell is 21 years of age and came
here not long ago from the east. It is
said he Is wanted at other places.
10IID0II LEAVES
HIS SHALL BOAT
Author 'Returns to r, San
Francisco This .Morning ";
; on Steamer Mariposa. :
(DelUd Press Uased Wirt.) ,
San Francisco, Cat., Jan. 21, Jack
London's seven-year voyage around the
world In a small boat., which was so
Judiciously advertised In all the ma go-'
sines, - about nine months, ended this
morning. In a somewhat larger and
more comfortable boat than the Bnark.
Mr. London and Mrs. London stepped off
the steamer Mariposa when It docked
hers at 11 o'clock thla morning.
London arrived just In the nick of
time. The bank which handled bia funds
put a mortgage on his houxe only yes
terday. Had ne been a few days latoi
he mlghL have met his own funeral on
the streets of Oakland, for hla friends
had about given him up as lout.
Tho MarlDosa halla from Tahiti an.1
stops at Honolulu on the way up. It
Is not known yet whether the author
and his bride were nicked ud on the
open sea from amid the wreckage of
the.Snark or whether they stepped
s board conventionally from a clvlllitd
wharf.
HEW OUTRAGE BY
JIan Dragged to River and
Life Threatened for
Selling to Trust.
(Catted Pitas Leased Wirt.)
TJawaon Springs, Ky.. Jan. 25. Night
riders have made another attack In the
fierce tobacco war that has been In pro
gress for some time. Fifty of them, all
masked, last night caused a reign of
terror in Arcadia by Invading one of
the principal hotels snd dragging John
Heath, an Independent tobacco grower
and buyer, to the river. They threat
ened to throw him into the water un
less he promised not to buy any more
pooled tobaoco. Heath Is said to have
promised that he would not and he waa
then dragged to a telegraph office.
All trace of the raldera waa then lost.
SUNSHINE BRINGS
VOTERS TO REGISTER
LIE
STIRRED
OIIOREGOriT
RUST BANK
CONGRESSMEN TALK
OF SWAMP DRAINAGE
(United rrets Leased Wire.)
Washington. . D. Jan. 25.-Coo-
?reaamen repreaentlng. six states oon
erred with Secretary OarflenV today
concerning the proposed drainage bill
It la proposed to have congress enact
a law providing for the reclamation of
swamp land throughout the country.
The object of the conference was te
outline a plan of action .. v r
Receiver Devlin, of the Oregon Trust
and Savings bank, at a late hour this
afternoon completed and filed his re
port of the cbndltlon of th bank. Con
solidated with it was a statement if
condition of the German-American bank
and an Offer from the latter bank to
purchase the assets of the former and
liquidate all claims against It. The re
port will be taken under consideration
by Judge Wolverton, who will probably
on Monday give a hearing to all those
who may have any legitimate Interest
In the master. .
It is said the report of Receiver Dev
lin, which was compiled by C. Pfahler,
a well known expert accountant, shows
every detail of the bank's assets and
liabilities, and Is by far tne most eiao
nralu statement vet made.
A reoor was circulated today that
C. Vi Sohnabel, representing a number
of clients i who were depositors and
had refused to subscribe to Home Tele
phone bonds or bank stock to make any
reorganisation possible, would oppose
any action by the court allowing the
proposed absorption by the German-American
bank, and would file an injunc
tion to nrevent it unleas these clients
were paid , their claims. Mr. Schnabel
was interviewed by The Journal, and
stated in tne most positive terms that
he had not contemplated such action and
had net drawn any Injunction papers.
WALLA WALLA HACK
WAR LOWERS PRICES
(United Press Lsated Wire.)
Walla Walla, Wash.. Jan. 26.-i-Inter-nal
trouble has resulted In breaking up
Walla Walla's "hack trust." There are
two hack lines in Walla Walla, the
McBrlde com Dan y and the- Clancy-,
Shaunessy company, and some time ago
an agreement was reached regarding the
price to be cnarjrea ror rurnianing nacKS
for funerals. The price fixed was $6
for each hack, the previous charge
being $3.50. Good ' business w-aa. done,
at thla figure until one of the compan-'
les heard that the other line was fur
nishing the cabs at the old scale. The
price haa now been lowered to $3, with
a promise -of further, reductions for
other specif to service.
, 1 " Operator Dead.
(United Pre Letwd Wms.)
Vancouver, B. C. Jan. 25. William
Heins. telegraph - operator on the gov
ernment's .Dawson line at Burns Lake,
about 100 miles souih of Hail e ton, waa
found dead in bed this morning of
heart failure. . . ,.-.i'., -w,-
.-i-.v'. "' 1 - . 1 V:".;' .;. ;
Is ' answering sdTertlsejnegt serein, Vleafe
awntloa Tat JoaraaL ,;.' ';;'' ' r:.:'"-''.
WITH BIG REVIVAL
Dr. Brougher, Just Back
From Yamhill County,
Tells of Great Interest.
Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher, paator of
the White Temple, returned this morn
ing from McMlnnvllle, Oregon, where
he haa been conducting a aeries of evan
gellsttcal meetings. Last night at the
closing service the church was packed
long before time ror tne service 10 ue-
gin. Hundreds stood tnrougnout
the
More voters registered at the
office of the county clerk yester
day than on any day . since the
books were opened. The num
ber added to the roll waa 424, of
whom 203 were Republicans, 89
Democrats and $2 miscellaneous.
The fair weather brought a con
tinuation of the rush today, and,
this evening the figures may
foot up nearly aa high as yes
terday. There are now 5,285 reglatered
voters, 4,18$ of whom are down
as Republicans, 029 Democrats
and 238 adherents of other par
ties or of Independent turn of
mind.
rail
'I Y ', ,v'-V.;;vv:V- .
Former 3Itthager of Golden
-Eagle Comes Back to Face
Any Charges Brought Upt
Against filmHas Done
No AVroncrrile Says;-
uus Lowit. manager or tn uoidtrv
Eagle department stare that' faQed
last August, has returned to Portland?
o'clock laet night and has taken np his
quartera In hla old office at 800 Cham-,
ber of Commerce. , " ' ( -.',',
"I came back to Portland last night.",
said Mr. Lowlt. "because of my own free
will, absolutely, and because- of no re-",
guests from the district attorney's of
fice. I have done no wrong and stand
ready to defend myself rn any charges'
alleged to have been placed against me.
I FlftVA hMn In TMnwA a u w .In.,.
I lert Portland last fall and lived In
the same place every day. X did not
go to Africa, South America, the Ha-'
wallan Islands or to anv other out'
land! h h place, aa was sensationally re
ported. ' I came back to Portland on
my own money and contend that I have
done no wrong. ;
"I have been working la Denver. --
noioing down a responsible position,
which I lost through unwarranted'
newspaper notoriety. It la because of
this that I have come back to Portland,
and I will clear myself of any charges.
I challenge the district attornev to
firosecute me; I nave done nothing that;
s wrong."
this afternoon that he would prosecute
Mr. Lowlt, as former Deputy District
Attorney Out Moser had filed an In
formation against nlm.
"I will prosecute the case," aald Mr '
Manning, "but I cannot arrest - Mr. ,
Lowlt now, as I agreed that if he wae
brought back here he would not be ar-
rested. He will not be required to give
any duiiuh immeuiiivi;. - jm wmn mm nm
case can be set, and If I think Mr. Lowlt
guilty, I will try him. The one Infor
mation against him is sufficient in my
estimation." ; ' : - '
BOY FORGERS"
STATE IS TO GET
LIGHTING FOR LESS
. ; ... . .,:,;, 'pr. .
Light Company Reduces 10 Per Cent
Incandescent and Arc
Lights Four and a Sixth.
on
(Special Dlipttcn te The Jon rail.)
Salem, Or., Jan. 26. The last Oregon
legislature made provisions for the exe
cution of a new contract for lighting all
the state institutions, which require
25S0 lncandescents and 25 arc lights at
this city. The law provided for the em
ployment of an expert by the state
board to make an estimate of the coxt
of installing plants by the atate, and
entire service and many were turned after a full investigation the State board
away, Tne city nae seiaom oeen Biirreu round It could not save enougn to jus
as it has been by Dr. Brougher in his
evangelistic meetings. There are more
than 200 students in McMlnnvllle col
lege and all, with the exception of
seven, are now professing Christians.
Over 100 people have begun the Chrls
tlon life during Ihese special meet
ings. Although somewhat tired with the
continual strain of the meetings Dr.
Rrnnirhar stated that he was DreDareU
to be in his pulpit twice on Sunday. He
will speak Sunday morning on "Mother,
Son, Friend or Love Having Its Own
Way." This is the third sermon In the
series, "Seven Words from the Cross."
Thla series has been drawing large
congregations and those who have heard
tne rormer sermons win aesire to tase
up the course again. At night Dr.
Brousher will preach a sermon on "Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
CAN OF MILK LANDS -
EX-CONVICT IN JAIL
A six months' sentence was handed
out to O. Nelson this morning by Judge
Cameron In the police court after he
had been tried and found guilty of steal
ing a can of milk from a Japanese
restaurant on Ankeny street, between
First and Second streets. Nelson is an
ex-convlct, and since his release from
the penitentiary he has been arrested
many times for petty offenses. His
latest exploit was his undoing, as the
authorities took advantage of the op
portunity, to remove him to a place
where temptation will not assail him
for a considerable period.
IT'S HARD TO NOTICE
REDUCTION OF BAIL
(fnl ted Press Vtntti Wire.)
San Francisco. Jan. 25. Attorney Os
car Cooper, representing Walter J.
Bartnett. the Indicted director of the
California Safe Deposit & Trust com
pany, 'appeared before Judge Dunne this
morning; and asked that Bartnett'a bail
be reduced. With the consent of the
district attorney Judge Dunne reduced
his bonds from $235,000 to $230,000. A
like order was made in the case of J.
Dalsell Brown, his brother official al
so under Indictment.
NEW SIGNS MADE FOR
MORRISON STREET CARS
"New signs for the Montgomery-Mount
Tabor atreet car line are-belng painted.
When the old cars were taken off it
was thought for a White that it .would
not be necessary to put letters on- the
larger cars wnicn now run irom six
tify the undertaking. It has secured a
reduction bv maklnz a ten-year contract
witn the Portland uanway, Lignt, rower
and Traction company, from SO cents to
27 hi centa per 24-hour day for each
16-candlepower lamp, and from $6 to
$5.75 per month for arc lights. The
state capltol and all institutions are to
be put on the meter system, and the
state haa the option at the end of one
year to put all the inatitutiona on the
meter system.
SMALLPOX BREAKS
OUT AMONG INDIANS
' Reports of several canes of smallpox
among the Indians in Gilliam, Umatilla
and Morrow counties have reached the
health board. Dr. R. C. Yenney, secre
tary of the board, has not heard of any
deaths and it Is thought that the con
tagion is not serious. Public schools
have been closed in Forest Grove be
cause of diphtheria. There Is a differ
ence of .opinion, though, whether the
disease is, serious. One physician re-
forted there had been four cases ana
wo deaths. Another reported there waa
no diphtheria, only a few cases of sore
throat.
Youths Who Have Been Is
suing Bad Paper Are
Captured. .
. , i ; . ' .
(United Frees Leased Wire.) "
Tacoma, Jan.' 26. Three bor forgers.
who have anchored merchants all over'
the city to the extent of several hun
dred dollars, were taken Into custody,
late yesterday afternoon. They are,
Howard McNown, Andrew Jost and Ed
ward Golden, aged If, 17 and 18 years,.'
respectively. The lads admit passing,
forged papers in sums ranging from 19
to $18 on IS business men and the list
is believed to be incomplete. ' The po
lice have been looking for tho youthful,
forgers for two weeks. " , ,
WALKED RIGHT HI
AND VALKED RIGHT OUT!
Police Can FindXo Trace of.
Man Who Escaped From
the Police Station .
GOVERNMENT MAIL
STEAMER IS SAVED
(United PrtM Leitd Wire.)
Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 25. Charles Mc
Conashev and Roscoe States, . believed
to have lost their lives on the govern
ment mall steamer Fox. are safe. They
arrived here this afternoon. The Fox
ran into the reef at Five Fingers light
house and the wavea waBhed ner deck
house away. Later the two occupanta
managed to get her off and she limped
into port 11 daya overdue.
CRUISERS ORDERED V
TO MAKE REPAIRS
(Tutted Press Leased Wlrt.l " ' 1
Vallejo. Cat., Jan. 25.-?Word haa been
received at the Mare island navy yard
that the cruisers West Virginia, Mary
land and Washington, will go to the
navy yard In February for extensive e
patrs. At the same time the cruisers
Pennsylvania, Colorado and Tennessee
will sail for the Bremerton yards. -
HAYWOOD INVITED;TO
TALK TO MINEW0RKERS
Indianapolis, Jan. 25.By a unani
mous vote the convention of the United
Mine-Worker of .America. tnriav
teenth and Montgomery to Mount Tabor tended an Invitation, to W. D. Haywood
lay way of -gunnyslde; Under the new
system 'Mt Tabor" , will appear across
the top Of v the car,i OiV either side of
the front platform will be the letters
M. u," and b &
recently, acquitted of the chara-e . of
complicity In the murder of ex-Governor
Frank Steunenberg, of Idaho, to deliver
an address before the convention on
"nJ Monday , . -' ;; -u;
Gustav Snider, the alleged forger, who
walked out of the police station and.
made hla escape yesterday afternoon. Is,
still at liberty, all efforts on the' part
of the police to 1 locate him, havlneJ
proved fruitless. U, .4'. .,-,,...!,.,.)", 4 '.
Snider was arrested ; at Fourth and J
Stark streets by Patrolmari Nelson, he1
having been pointed out to the officer
by Frank Love as - the man who was
wanted for passing a worthless check3
in this city about a year ago, -'After'
being taken to the police station 6nlder
was permitted to sit on a bench in the
office while the of flea force made a 1
search for the warrant that was issued .
at the time the alleged forgery was cam-!
mltted. ...
While the attention of the officers .
was temporarily 'distracted . Snider
slipped out unseen and ran up Oak',
street. When he reached the' Oak street'
entrance to the Worcester building he'
passed through the doors and ran up-
stairs. His escape was noticed a few
moments after he left the office, of the '
police station and several officers were 1
not far behind him when he Tan lntoi
the Worcester building. A search of the
building, however, failed to reveal the
hiding place of the man and the offi
cers were finally -forced, ' however re
luctantly, to call off the, hunt.
If Snider has hot left the city the. po-
lice expect to be able to locate and re-
arrest him within a few days. ,
UNEMPLOYED MEN TO :
BUILD BOULEVARD
(Cntted Press LmmT Wirt.) "
Los Angeles, CaL, Jan. "25.-For th
purpose of providing. . work for th
worthy needy men the city and countv
have reached an agreement subject to
ratification by the city , council, to ex
pend iu,uuu on tne construction or a
boulevard connecting Klysian and Grif
fith parks. ' fart- Of the proposel road
Is outside the city, hpnee th city is
to expend $5,000 and lha cousity ,00'J
If the plan-goes through, ;
MOTHER TINGLE Y TO
; ; LEASE HER THKATIi;;
, , (ITntted tHess'fLteaed -Wlre i J '
: Ban ? Diego, Cel., Jan. 26.wrtie an.,
nouncement was made here tliln mora,
ing that Mrs. Katherlne Tlimley, tn
famous theosophlst and lender of tint
Point -Ixma colony of that sect. It
leaaed the beautiful Isle theatre in that
City to. Edmund '-Gardiner of Ln. An
geles, who Is .to put on a stork company.
Mrs. Tingley iieretofore has reiri t
the use of , the theatre almost entirely
to the uses of the society.
FREIGHT BROKER IS ' ' :
.FINED FOR RE1UTJX(
(United frrtt tniMd Wirt tf
' Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 2r..- ;.o' f
Thomas, a frelsht hru-r of n.-w
was toHay XlBt.l in i
Court, aft?r pleading sml'y to
of conKpirlng to pav r-bti-;(. 1 1 j
gsrt, his vi'Th. i'- ;! ' r , -;
' a fined l,tvO.
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