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' THE : OREGON ' DAILY' JOURNAL, -PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENINO, I FEBRUARY 11, ' 1003.'
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DAUGHTER
Ministers and Municipal As
sociations Organize Move-
: 'ment to Drive X-Radium
and Similar Institutions
- in City Out of Business.
TO EXPLAIH
Mother Left renniless, Ad
ministrator Wants Ac-'
counting of Funds. .
Alleging that MI Bessie Spurrell
has appropriated fundi that belong, to
bar father's estate and has left tier
mother, airs. Spurrell, poverty stricken,
the administrator of to estate this
moraine; secured an order from Judge
Webster In the county eourt requiring
the daughter to come Into court and ex
REGlSTiTiOli: III
POLK LAGS
SOLI
tlaln.
William 11. Bpurreii oiea issi junm
and N. C Olson was appointed adminis
trator of his estate. It Is charged that
nrt incapable
veral
his
daua-hter In the month of May per
suaded htm to suit his farm In Clark
eountv. Washington.
L. 11 Poulson bouRht the farm for
I1..6 and It Is alleged that liessle
BDurrell cersuaded her father to en
dorae to her the check for collection.
She made the collection, It la charged,
and keDt the money fur her own use.
Meanwhile the widow has been left
penniless and has had to go out and
work for her living. Olsen claims that
the daughter should be compelled to ao-
reo aires her to come Into court at 9:90
o'clock on inn morning of February jl
rfiA a-tlnn will be taken by the he waa of unsound mind and Incap
United action W l0, transacting business for set
ministers of the city witn various mu- montn. b,fore hl. death but that
nicies! associations in an
drive out of business ths institutions
a . r-harar-ter similar tO the X-Il-
dinm Institute.
At a meeting Of the Portland Mln
literlal association yesterday afternoon
strong committee, with Dr. Luther
R. Dyott of the First Congregational
- rhurt-h as chairman was appointed to
Conduct an Investigation Into the char
-acter of the alleged &ke doctors and count to the estate for this money, and
- .n.itir.1 institutions of the city with the citation Issued by. the county judge
the Idea f at least keeping them from
. being- brought as prominently before
the pubUo as they now axe.
It was after listening to an appeal
tnedc by 'a committee from the Port
land Medical association that the
church leaders 'decided UDOn taking
drastic action la the fake institute mat
ter.- -.-
, i Otappress Criminal ITectloee.
Dr. Esther CL PobL city health offi
cer. Dr. E. F, Tucker and Ir. Alan
Welch Smith all spoke before the meet
ing yesurday and urged tne Minister,
lal association to unite with therp In
an effort to suppress the criminal prac
titioners.
The committee appointed to Investi
gate the matter includes Rev. Luther I
R. Dyott, chairman; Rev. E. M. 8 harps.
Rev. J. Whltcomb Brougher, Rev. Wil
liam Hiram Foulkes and Rev. W. H.
Ueppe. ' . .
Dr. Iteppe said this morning that be
Deitevea tee commute wouia asa to
various municipal associations, such -as
tne liar association and tne Medical aud
Good Oovernment associations to unite
oe MURDER
TRIAL DEGIflS
Four of Jury Selected to
Hear Evidence Against
Joseph Anderson.
Joseph Anderson, charged with the
murder of Barry M. Logan on the
j suppress the nefarious
Rev. W. H, Foulkes said
to suppress the nefarious nlacca, -
that aitnoug!
not present at the meeting, he was in
full sympathy with Its purposes and,
would do everything In his power to see
mat tne iniquitous performances like
the X-Radlum affair "brought to light
last weea were suppressed.
Dr. Brougher. though unable to at
tend the meeting, sent -the following
letter to the association, also announc
ing that he would preach on ths subject
next Bimaay; .
Advertisements gaoold Be Stopped.
1 write this note which you mar read
at the meeting, to state that I am in
hearty sympathy with any movement
that may be Inaugurated by the minis
ters or our .city to create pub no senti
ment and tnfluerire the newspapers to
discontinue the publication of objection
able meaical advertisements.
his Ufa before Jsdgs Bronaugn. in the
circuit court this morning. At the
close of the morning session, after nine
talesmen Had been examined, four men
had been accepted by both sides, and
the Jury may be comDleted before the
oay is over.
- Interest In the case of Anderson hss
been heightened because of the story
told by Jacob HllL a fellow Drlaoner.
by which Anderson Is said to havs con
fessed the murder of Logan and to
nave offered to kill any dozen men
that Hilt might name If Hilt would
kill the two chief witneeaes against
him. Me is also reported to have made
damaging admissions to Roy Embrv.
with whom he roomed the night fol
lowing the murder, Embry and Pete
Haher belne- the men that Anderson
asked tint to remove.
C. W. Bowie, the first man examined
e" medical advertisements. I t;. w. Bowie, tne nrsi man examined
I am fully persuaded also that the on the panel this morning, was excused
ministers of the city need to create a
public sentiment against the practice
01 inranticiae, ootn pre-natal and post
natal, which no doubt Is practiced to an
alarming- extent not only' in ths lower
classes of society, but also among- the
upper classes where they do not care
to raise eniiaren. I am very well
aware that this matter is a delicate ons
and extremely difficult to deal with.
The reputable physicians of the various
schools havs the matter largely in their
from duty by the court because of his
age. He is 81 years old. and It wat
feared that the strain of the trial, which
Is expected to last three or four days.
would be too greet for him. N. Harris
was peremptorily challenged by the de
fense, ana k. m. i annnn. i nomas 11.
Smith and W. W. Church waa accepted
py ootn sines in one, two. tnree order.
J. v. riennessy was excused by ths
court because or bias toward men
charged with murder. Andrew J. Smith
son was challenged by the defense for
cause, and Deputy District Attorney
On (It a? UnH.
.m.- . m I Adams resisted the challenge, but with.
our7!Prc
that will indorse ths physicians in their
siana against a practice mat is abso
lutely abhorrent to the higher dictates
or morality ana decency, l venture to
say that if statistics could be gleaned
of the secret crimes committed that ere
In line with the murder at the X-Ra-dium
-institute, it would be found that
as many unborn Infants are murdered
in Portland every year as Herod ever
fut to death in Bethlehem of Judea.
believe something positive and dras
tic should be done. You may count on
my voice snd cooperation in any line of
action mat tne ministers ana medical
fraternity may decide upon.
that he would not find any person guilty
on circumstantial evidence when the
penalty Is death. William Harris was
excused by the court for cause. John P.
Schmeer. the last man examined thin
morning, proved acceptable to both pros
ecution and defense.
KELLAHER
WOULD
Only About 300 Voters in
"Evidence" Some Citi
zens Who Aspire.
(Speelal Dispatch te Tr Journal.)
Dallas, Or., Feb. 11. Registration of
TOtera In Polk county Is proceeding
very slowly. Only about 100 havs so
far given notice of Intention to vote at
hs primaries in AprIL About half are
lepubllcan and half Democrats, with a
sprinkling of Independents, Socialists
and Prohibitionists. The only man
who haa filed intention of striving for
a nomination In the primaries la J. O,
Van Orsdel of this city, who will bs a
candidate for the Democratic nomUa
tlon for county judge.
Polk county will not elect a senator
this year, the new re-dlstrlctlng plac-
JOES WE
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PIGIBOII BROKE
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CHARCOAL
4,000 SKELETONS 111
Cross t Libel ; Suits . Follow Gruesome Find: 'i Made f in
Secretary sks for; Maps
Showing Location of the
Bough Voyage of Ver-
. sallies Around Horn.
r ' ri sVmsBsnSBsjSjs ,:f
What'Was Belief to;
Be Vacant Boom..
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DY CUPID
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It doesn't xr to ahlp charcoal In a If Palermo, Feb. llJFrom Carlentlnl
Vessel with a cargo of brink nA nlv. 1 1,... n.rtlnnlars of a
IlOadS and ShOrelineS in 1,on M othf tWnss. somewhat gruesome discovery made in
xr -1 uirvin a .yra i or saa . rranclsoo, I an ancient monastery. ,' For many years
iiurmuesieru uasUlllK- charterers of tha French bark Ver-1 the monastery has not been inhabited.
tav rnftr u.u' MbLd.ih la th United and It was Intended to use ons portion
ivu wuiiMt i cui wur nun morning ana s, zew
mlnnlH .ft.p..l Ka .... . u.
boat filed a libel suit against the cargo
belonging to Olrvln.eV tyre, alleging
that they had not kept their contract.
Ths Versailles, a three-masted bark.
mm una wire. . I . .,., h.i wii.
Bolllnrbam. Wash.. Feb. 11 consigned to - oirvm V Kvra. Rou.h
Tha secreUrv of war haa asked tha wthr w. ancountered during the
Ing Polk with Benton county, Senator ...,. Ttn,f, m. ?IB,-Wyr, 'he charcoal
Johnson of the Utter county holding county enK,neeP " Whatcom county beownepurverlaed. The Ban Francisco
. A . aan " i M Si A . . ... I Fl ln 1 1 Ft Sal tkll I ha -y. bSA VaT a! S 1 ah SianitHjl
er umu i nu. i tor maDs ana aaia concerninK tnaiiiir: -
Kor repreeentatlves from the Eleventh .a. a v,." I. Zi.- hr44..?0"?! wor.f Pra-
of ths building as a eommeroial school,
and another 'as a barracks for cara
bineers. Ths little church attached to
the monastery bad. however, remained
ooen for tmbllo worship. Behind the
sacristy is a door, which had .always
been shut, and was oenevea to teaa
Into one of. the rooms of the disused
monastery. A few days ago the ayndio
of Carlentlnl decided to have ths door
Wife Pays Husband $10,000
as : Price pf. JIappiness-
x iiusDana ? at unce Takes
Up Eesldence Near South
r Dakota Divorce Court ;,r y:
representative district oomprlsUia Polk ,UBU" "uu ouorsiwos 01 tnis vicinity, ticuiy ruinea ana an on account or ths
pm nrv I : . ,1 wi.v ainn a.i ni. Mna.ni v in ini ti.t. it. r rna in. I
at4 In thi r,rlm,.. tA w . rm . . I Sam
C l Hawley. who
tne -orimaries two years iin , 1 a
by B.I H. McCallou. will be a candidate ltruufl11 uwuuuary uno.
again this year for ths Republican nom-1 quest wag received today and asked
n'Toint"- fL&Jn$TttSito.t th lnformttlon be furnUhed
and Polk countlss. will nrobably try for I at one.
reelection. Considerable attention ! being
that the oar so, of. heaw thlna-a
Ught goods as wall had not been
properly stored away ta ths hull of the
vessel,
The. Versailles Is ftwned b the. Hn.
Iciete Anonyms des Longs Courrlers
Francals, a French corporation.
in aaaition to uie charcoal ,tna bark's
y iudgrThTTrZnt Repub- W- to th. coUection of facU la re- WtfWJSSS&i V & Tc'r!
bent. Ed F. Coad, will try gard to the accessibility to thla I poration. Among other ' things ths
m imnKit curywmuun. in lis peuiion, ai-
For count
llcan Incum
for reelection. J. O. Van Orsdel snd
probably J. E. Blbley, both of Dallas,
will try for the Democratic nomination.
For county commissioner. William
Riddel 1 of Monmouth, the present Ke-
fubllcan Incumbent, will be the Repub
Ican nominee, with no opposition.
Frank Fawk, an Influential farmer of
the Salt Creek nelchborhood. will have
a clear neid lor tne emocrauo nomina
tion. For county clerk. B. M. Smith will
try to succeed himself for a third term.
No Democratic candidate has as yet ap
peared for tne place.
For assessor Carl Graves, present In
cumbent, will get the Republican nom
ination without opposition. He will
probably be opposed at the polls by F.
E. -Iyer. Democrst, who formerly held
the office two terms. For county
man, both of Dallas, will oppose each
other In the primaries for the Repub
lican nomination. ICd C Dunn of Dallas
will be one Democratic candidate who
haa signified his intention of trying- for
the place.
It Is expected that the nest two weeks
will bring out other candidates for the
various county offices, and the cam
paign will then commence to warm up.
There are many Independent voters in
Polk who. at election time, have a dis
quieting effect on candidates.
LOCATE SITE OF FIRST
full of human skeletons Dlled one on
the ether, and-reaching almost to. the
celling. Near this room were others
also full ef rrussome human' remains.
The municipal authorities, who were
apprised of the matter, ordered the im
mediate burial -of all the skeletons.
flhnrtlv afrararaA at a little dlstanoa
"rJT . f . 'r1 . ,V,W or Pitiroo from the lugubrious ossuary, twa pav
f.(. i9?!0.09 brick, all of which was I villous were found also full of bones.
Although, she transferred nearly
000 worth of property to her husband
1 a a t Brahma f tnr tha MlffWla t tnaV.
opened snd to use the room for storage ,., v L , V, r
purposes. Workmen wsre accordingly .,..VH
summoned, and when the door was tone to South Dakota, the Stats of
broken down a terrifying- spectacle met aulok divorce, and filed a complaint to
ths gasa of ths laborers. Tha room was ."' "''," v 1
grounds that she s whimsical, obstinate
and Subject to fits of Jealousy. This
la the substance of a complaint filed
by airs. ZJssle C. Davison. In ths cir
cuit court, wherein she asks the eourt
to return to her the property she gave
country from tha Gulf of Georgia
and tha traits. Tha information
asked has bean forwarded by Coun
ty Engineer Cooke.
It is calculated that altogether at leaat
4.000 skeletons were thus brought to
leges that Olrvin Eyre still ows
14,110 on the sroods and that ths con
tract made early last year had not been
carrieu out in several other ways.
The Versailles Is at tha Qreenwich
dock.
light
him as' the Dries of hanulneaa that she
did not got.
lira Davison says that en Nsw Tsars
day, 1107, her husband began a course.
TIES WEDGED III
BETWEEN RAILS
mm lodge
IS VICTIMIZED
Fiendish Attempt to Wreck Secretary of Grand Lodge of
PORTLAND
DWELLING
Train Near Ashland-
Hobos Suspected.
(Special Dlspeteh te The IsarstL)
Ashland, Or Feb. XL A track
walker discovered two railroad ties
wedged between the rails a mile and a
half south of Ashland last evening e
short time before passenger train No.
16 was dua The ties were securely
wedged with rocks so that the obstruc
tion would surely have wrecked the
train. The miscreants are supposed, to
be hobos who had been put off the
southbound passenger train in the aft
ernoon.
Sons of nermann Com
mits Suicide.
ity Officials Plan to Erect
Suitable Monument on
Historic Spot.
DETAILS STORY OF
ATTEMPTED MURDER
Murderous Assault on
A. South man.
HIGH SCHOOLS SHOW
GREATEST INCREASE
SUPPORTSTATEfilEflTI
Will Stand on Direct Pri
mary Platform If He
Enters Pace.
All Grades Begistcred To
;. day Than Yesterday.
T , . ir -n. m mi Urged by a host of friends, Dan J.
fell Hundred MOre PupilS Of Kellahcr may nter th race for the
Republican nomination for state sen
ator from Multnomah county on the
Republican ' ticket If he should do so
It is believed thst he will be an import
ant factor in the contest, for he has a
large following on the east side of tho
river, where be Is in business, and
would draw a heavy west side vote as a
nucleus for his strength.
Mr. Kellaher will be a Statement No.
1 candidate If he concludes to make
the race. He takes the attitude that
the spirit of the primary law calls for
Statement No. 1 and believes that the
people of the state are in favor of the
primary law. '
Mr. Kellaher, by reason of his long
service In the city council and Ifls
varied political activities in Portland
during the past years, has been brought
prominently before the people . of the
The second day's enrollment of Port
land schools shows an Increase of about
' 600 over yesterday, the first day of
the spring term. ' Today's enrollment
was 1J.I08. including: yesterday's re
turns of several of the schools which
, wers not reported In today. The at-
tendance a year ago 'today was 17.004.
This year's increase ever last year is
in the neighborhood of 1,600.
Perhaps the greatest growths In ln-
- dividual schools are found In the two
high schools. The west side high had
an attendance or si 4 today against 90S
a year ago. The
school had an
- 897 against 492 for last year. The to-
: tal attendance for the schools this year
is more than 1,700 while last year It
was only 1.387. By the time the term
Is well under way-the high school at
tendance can be safely estimated at E00
students more this year than last
county and his friends who are urging
mm to become a candidate are coniident
rhe East Portland high i n'm. l Become a canaioaie are connaent
attendance yesterday of ! at e bf, ? f 7 n a pac" .m
have made a definite decision- within a
week or so.
Chairman Clear rr IT. Illmes and a
memorial committee of the,. Oregon J Jl. jOmiSOn On 1x181 IOr
Historical society Journeyed out to
Macadam road and Curry street th!
mornlng to locate the site upon which
the first house ever built in Portland
was erected. Mayor Harry lane. city
Engineer D. W. Taylor. W. L. Hlgglne
and J. w. King accompanied Mr. i limes
and finally determined the boundaries
the nresent Hood and Macadam and
Whitaker and Curry streets. The prop
erty is owned at present by Milton
SnilLh and is unoccupied.
A nn..,H i r .A Ml U .. ti. r.n M
pioneer of 1843, William Johnson built
nd lived in a log cabin on the prop
erty above described with his Indian
wife and two sons. Johnson came to
Halifax In 1810 in a British man-of-war
Soon after arriving In America he de
serted the Britisher and Joined the
crew of the famous American ship,
Constitution, and was on her at the
time of her famous victory over the
Uuerlerre in the war of 1812.
Mr. Higgles remembers Johnson and
the house he lived in. The exact date on
which the house was built Is unknown.
but It was erected several years before
Mr. Higgins came to Portland in 1841
The object of the committee In lo
cating the site Is for the purpose of
erecting a monument of some descrlo
tlon to commemorate the spot Mr
Hlmes favors the erection of a drink
ing fountain bearing a tablet setting
forth the facts about the location. He
Deneves tnat tne rountain should bo
erected on Macadam road between
wnuaxer ana jurry.
CLEETON DECIDES TO
AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS
-
Aspirant for United States
District Attorneyship
Eelies Upon Record.
BITTERS
If-you are looking for a
medicine: that has thorough
ly proven its ability to cure
get a bottle of the Bitter.
For 5 yean, it has been cur
ing ,( Headache, - Heartburn,
Insomnia. Indigestion, Liver
Troubles, Costiveness, Colds,
Grippe, and Malaria, Fever
and Ague. Try it -
LONDONERS PLAN TO
RIVAL MONTE CARLO
Lisbon, Feb. 11. A London hotel syn
dicate of which M. Rlts Is tho head, Is
negotiating with the Portuguese govern
ment for a concession at Madiera which
will enable them to establish luxur
iously appointed casinos as a rival ,to
those at Monte Carlo, as well as new
hotels and other Improvements. '
The syndicate Is understood to be
willing to pay the claim of 500.000 de
manded by Germany as Indemnity for
Prince Hohenlohe's syndicate, which ac
quired certain rignts in Madiera from
Portugal, but which was afterwards, re
fused a gambling- license. V
poker: gambler sues
SEATTLE COUNCILMAN
CM ted Preea Leased Wire.)
Seattle. Feb. 11. Arnold fleblndenl
candidate for reelection as councilman
on tne Republican ticket, was today
made defendant with James Dixon in a
oU Instituted by John A. Huffman and
Carrie U Huffman In the superior Court,
f-ri?ovf.p J800' aUesel to have been
5? , i by Huffman In a poker same con
ducted in a private room or the Palace
hotel, owned by the Seblnden brothers.
FINED FOR SELLING
TOBACCO TO MINOR
" ' v'f 1 . 4.--
Thomas Tannan pleaded guilt v before
partment of the circuit court this morn.
Ing on the charge of selling toba"oto a1
minor.- . He was fined lie, and premised
to be more caref ul In future: P TCral
cases of similar character are pending.
Unless It is discovered by Attorney T.
J. Cleeton, that charges affecting his
Integrity and honor have been filed with
the president, he will indulge in no fur
ther activity to secure the appointment
as United States district attorney ho
declared this morning, but will await
the settlement of the matter by he
president and the Oregon congressional
delegation. Now that he has filed with
the president, the indorsements of the
suprenre court of this state, of the four
circuit judges of this county and of a
large malorlty of the members of the
Portland bar, he feels that he has done
all that is necessary to place hiwiself
ln the proper light before the author
ities in Washington.
'So far as I am aware, there Is noth
ing further to be done,' said Mr. Clee
ton. this morning. "I have been In
dorsed by the Judges of the courts be
fore whom I have practiced and of a
large majority of the local bar. These
have been forwarded to Washington, and
the settlement of the matter is now up
to the president.
"I shall sea Mr. Becker and Mr.
Neuhausen by appointment this after
noon, but I expect nothing to develop at
the Interview that will cause me to
change my plans." ,
FUNERAL TOMORROW
OF LATE W. T. CUSTER
The funeral services over the remains
of William T. custer, a wen-Known
traveling man who has made his head
quarters ln Portland for some time but
who died at, Baker City yesterday, will
be held tomorrow afternoon from Hoi
man's undertaking parlors, at ( o'clock,
Mr. Custer was the representative pf
Bauer Brothers & Co., of San Francisco,
and was well-known in Portland. His
funeral will be held under' the auspices
of the Portland branch of the T. P. A,
and It Is desired -that all -members of
the Oregon and Washington, branch -of
the organisation who can attend do.so.
The arrangements. fr the funeral are
under-. charge of Willfs '' Fisher and
Joseph C. Gibson, president and secre
tary of the local branch. of the order.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Seattle, Feb. 11. Max Slebert, a Ger
man sign painter, aged (0 years, and
secretary of the grand lodge of the
Sons of Hermann for tho stats . of Wash
ington, after a third attempt at suicide,
was found dead this morning ln k
shop on First avenue. Death was
caused by a bullet Which was sent into
his brain while he stood ln front of a
mirror.
A letter left states that he first took
morphine and failing he attempted
death by Inhaling gas. Finally driven
to desperation ne used a revolver wits
fatal results.
This afternoon It waS made public
that Slebert waa short In his accounts
to the grand lodge of tbe Sons of Her
mann about $1,600, and this Is believed
to have preyed so on his mind that he
sought death by self-destruction.
WOULD-BE CARUSOS
TRIED OUT AT PARIS
IUW -- I , v i, ivr iiu
A tremendous sensation has been I of menial cruelty. He would not speak
caused bv thesa discoveries, snd natur-1 to bar for Ions? Periods of time, she
ally the wildest conjectures are mads says he became sulky, complained about
with regard te tha orlrin of these I the household expenses and seemed to
ossuaries. According, however, to the I be trying to find fault with every
oldest Inhabitant of CarlentlnL the facts I thing. They bad lived haDnilv for II
are as follows: When monks Inhabited I years, she says, and she oould not un
aersiana nis aimuae. one assed mm
ths whys and wherefores and ha re
sponded that there -was a great gulf
between them.'
They talked matters ovsr and finally
agreed that they would try to bridge
the gulf by the wife transferring near
ly 110,000 of her property to Davison.
She savs she believed that If this . wers
done they would be happy again, but
she Is now convinced that her bus
band - do u ted and complained with the
purpose of securing some such arrange
ment, and witn no outer motive.
Boon after February II. on which date
the transfer of crooerty was . made.
Davison left" for ths east The wife
says ne 101a ner inst ne wss going
to visit relatives In Missouri, but In
stead of doing so he went to South
Dakota and began suit for divorce aa
soon . as be had established local resi
dence.
Mrs. Davison aaka that tha nmnart
taken from her by this alleged scheme
be returned to her. She says the money
itn wnicn it was purchased waa
earned by her In the millinery business.
The property consists of lot 4 In block
12, Ilolladay's addition, purchased for
$1.(50. lot 10 In block U of Maealev
gigbland. for which $2,000 was paid,
ts 1 and 3 In block 11 of Williams
avenue addition, which cost $2.ft$0. II,-
700 loaned to William Riley and repaid ,
to her husband. 1325 Daid on lot IS
in block 18, Alblna, and $1,000 lnveated
ln building a bakery upon It.
the monastery a certain sum waa rjald
them for the privilege of sepulture In
ths church. The church, however, was
small, snd when there was no room for
any more corpses, tee monks, rather
then -lose an ImDortant source of In
come, continued to receive bodies for
Durial, put Instead of depositing them
beneath the floor of the church cast
them Into ths rooms behind the larrlitv
or Into ths -pavilions close by, wbsre
may nsv oeen xouna today.
ELLIOTT HAS NOT
0
Prospects of Settlement of
the Portland Terminal
Trouble Not Good. "
mm
J. H. Johnson, alias H. Allen, Is on
trial before a jury In Judge Ganten-
beln's department of the circuit court
on the charge of assault with Intent to
murder A. Southman. The prosecuting
witness Is a former sailor and fisher
man who accompanied Johnson to tha
Columbia slough to look at property
which Johnson represented be bad for
sale.
According to Southman'a story the
supposed land agent led him to a se
cluded spot and there attempted to
hold him up. A desperate fight ensued
in wnicn Houtnman was shot four times.
one bullet smashing through his jaw
and knocking out several of his teeth.
He says Johnson also used a knife, ex
hibiting a coat, which had been cut
through, the blade scratching his skin.
Southman took the stand this morn
ing and detailed the story of the affair.
He said that Johnson led him on and
on through the woods, claiming that the
property was only a little way ahead,
and finally commanded him to hold up
his hands. He resisted and tbe shoot
ing followed in close Quarters. He out
up such a good fight that Johnson did
not get his money. The defendant's
version of the affair has not yet been
told. .
Woman Tenor, 23-Stone Vocalist
and Mamma's Boy Are
ln Crowd.
SENATOR FLINT WANTS
SAN PEDRO DEFENDED
(United PrM Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 11. Senator Flint
today introduced a lolnt resolution au
thorizing the secretary of war to es
tablish harbor defenses In WilmlngtdT tenors and to meet the huge sala-
narDor, ean i-earo, uaurornia. Me also
proposed an appropriation of $60,000
to buy, irrigate and fence lands for the
Indians ln California and $10,000 to
construct a wagon road on tbe Hoona
v auey reservation.
Paris, Feb. 11. Out of 158 would-be
Carusos from all ranks of life tried at
ths Theatre des Nbuveautes, the jury of
distinguished artists and musicians have
selected two or three, or perhaps four
tenors, whose names, the president
says, "will soon be of world-wide reputation."
The trial went on from I a. m. to 10
p. m. before an audience of 1,200. The
competitors Included medical students,
a doctor of medicine, an accountant,
soldiers, butchers, stonemasons, car
penters, postmen, several landed pro-
firletors, waiters, grocers, and a woman
roner In a laundry named Madame Ver
dler, whose attempts to reach a top "C"
aroused great enthusiasm, and who Is
anxious to go on tne stage as a tenor
vocalist
The youngest competitor was only It, and freight facilities. J. O. Woodwort!
but weighed -i stone. His success was I traffic manager of the Northern Paclfl
tremendous. One competitor after euf- nnt the dav In conference with H. J
faring- from stags fright ln the morning 1 Adams, traffic manager of the Portland
came back In the afternoon. I& Seattle road, at tbe letter's office ln
"My mother and sisters say I have a I north Portland. Mr. Woodworth! leaves
very fine tenor voice," he explained, tonight for the east.
unionunaieiy 1 was somewnai ner
vous this morning. However, I have
had a good dinner and a good bottle of
wine, so here goes." Then- he began to
sing. Only to arouse the amusement of
the audience. "Go home to your mam
ma," they snouted.
Similar competitions organised by the
theatrical journals Musioa and Comoe
dia, took piaca at Toulouse, Bordeaux,
Nice and Dijon, there being ln all S76
candidates.- The object Is to supply
1
' Unless ths unexpected happens there
will be no settlement of the terminal
troubles between tbe Hill and Harrlman
railroad companies In north Portland,
and no consolidation of terminal prop,
srtles. At a late hour this afternoon
there la no probability that a meeting
will be held for conference between
General Manager J. P. O'Brien' of the
O. R. N. company and Howard El
liott, president of the Northern Pacific.
Mr. Elliott leaves with his party to
morrow -morning by boat to Inspect the
north bank line, and wlU return east
via Kenne wick.
It waa believed until noon today that
ths main purpose of Mr. Elliott's visit
to - Portland this time was to take up
the terminal question and try to effect
a consolidation of the properties of the
Portland & Seattle railroad end the
Northern Pacifia Terminal company, the
latter controlled by the Harrlman com
panies. Terms of a settlement were at
one time praetlcally agreed upon at this
end of the line, but were not satis
factory to E. H. Harrlman, president of
the O. R. ft N. Co., to whom they were
submitted for final action.
Mr. Harrlman requires that certain
ground which the Hill people want to
lease to the consolidated company be
sold to It outright, and the Hill man
agement declines to convey absolute
title. If these- respective positions are
maintained by the rival Interests, Port
land will have two separate and Inde
pendent passenger depots and two
freight terminals in North Portland.
It Is still believed a meeting may be
arranged between tbe competing lines
later this afternoon.
Mr. Elliott spent ths most of the day
In company with Francis A. Clark,
nresldent of the Portland ft Seattle ran
road, going over the plans for that
roads entrance Into Portland and the
completion of the scheme or tracks,
CSS
SUPREME COURT
Highest Court in State Set
tles Number of Disputes
0?er Judges' Rulings.
LVAYMIRE-RADDING
GASEOTiTRIAL MONDAY
new tenors and to meet the huge sala- , . 1 " 'r-1.V ,l
ries offered In America to the present AtinmPVS JU.al&rKev , anQ
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TEN THOUSAND HAVE
REGISTERED NAMES
Today the number of names on
the registration rolls will pass
the 10,000 mark. Last evening
the total reached $,842, the reg
istration for the day being $30.
Thla Is above the dally average
and indicates that the pace
heretofore , set Is to be main
tained a while longer.
The Republicans can now
boast 7,674 names on the rolls,
the Democrats have 1,758 and
those of all other description
aggregate 610. Testerday the
Republicans registered 267, ths
Democrats 67 and all others 14.
GERMANY EXPECTS TO
HAVE SECOND NAVY
Germah'mllltary expert, la discussing f XTSSZlZZ
tho race for naval supremacy between """"". " i V ,
Germany and Great Britain, declares that mlri badger game easels called for trial
Germany possesses tnree striiung aa-1 in the circuit oourt. , ,
van, ava -
Alleged Conspirators.
Dan J. Malarkey and R. W. Montague
This Is the cass in which It Is
fharnA Mrs. Belle Wavmlre and E. K.
Redding conspired , to Injure the good
name of. Mayor lane in an attaca on
him ln bis private office In tbe Hamll
The defense bas been busy preparing
Its case lor some time ana 11 is ex-
PERSONAL.
James L. Houghtellnc a Chlcao-n ft.
nancier. Is at the Hotel Portland -Mr
Houghtellng ' Is a personal friend of
Louis F. Swift, the Chicago packer.
Mark J. Mayer, New York buyer of
Fleischner. Mayer ft Co.. of Portland
arrived at the Hotel Portland this morn
ing to remain several weeks visiting
friends and relatives,
Thomas Prince of - Dundee, the wal
nut kina of Oregon, Is at the Hotel
Portland.
F. S. Loopi a San Francisco lumber
dealer, ts at the Portland.
- Music Every Afternoon
? And evening at Oaks .' skating rink.
Now is the time to learn , to skate. Fri
day night, February" 1. a leap year
valentine party. Next , Tuesday night
will be Oregon Yacht club night Great
preparations are being made for tthis
event. , . ' v
In cnlarglnfffcJier fleet Great Britain
111. he declares, experience difficulty ln
finding eurrioieni recruits ana maintain
ing a sufficient number of trained sea
men. - .
The proportionate cost of the British
fleet is greater than that of the German
11 WC l Muroorw, villi piuiiui uuiinto CVI " , i ik. alii H -,.
of the British army is far greater than peoted that the trial , wll I be "or
the burden impose on German taxpay- Sensational than was th , preliminary
ZrgWr- "therefore, will be JnembeV
obliged to make greater financial sacri- subpoenaed the attorney for the de
fices for her navy than Germany. renje, ana V iff ..V.
Colonel Gaedke asserts that Germany ft -.?PPo;e4 h.t5e3r? !" !f2
will become, and remain
naval nower in. the worli
passea oniy pj ur . onwo, . ..yiw ' a 7 the, council on At some
nresent rate of snfced. her fleet will In
elude j( Dreadnoughts by the end of
1914.-' " '' ',
He believes, however that after 1910
Your Dreadnoughts will be 1 built every
year. - -, - ' , ; - ,:
HEALTH OF CITY .' .
. that dermany . " ! SLStfSSS
In. the second to testify f fjjf nt ottw
rlh, being sur- by Mayor' T or the hap-
irltain. At the penlng when the "defense claims he left
mvmmittDt to keen an engagement at his
private office. It Is also supposed, that
part of the councllmen will be expected
to refute the statement made by Coun
cilman Wills that Raddlng made a prop
osition to him and T. C Devlin In line
with the plot at It afterwards worked
OUt. - " .. ' - . " ". .
SHOWN IN REPORT GIRL KILLS HERSELF "
TO ESCAPE DULL LIFE
Portland's fame as a city -healthy to
live, in was further borne out by the
reports of the health office for January,
when tnere were is mrtns and only
134 deaths. In January, 1907, there
were only 176 births and 197 deaths. -
A comparison of the same months In
two years shows a great Increase in the
birth record and a . correspondingly
...at natpMl In tha Aaath 9uftA Jk
the children born last month 112 Were dull, ahd asking to be juried as a pau
gins ana ivo were Days, "t ne same pe
culiar rate prevailed ln January. 190T.
when US girls wers born and only it
boys. Usually the number of males
born is greatly In excess of the females.
is
au-ntloa To
snwerlns
JoaraaL
sdrertltaaMatS serets, f leu
Geneva. Feb. ' 11. A Russian girt,
kaed SO, a refugee from . justice, ehot
herself dead, in a forest near LIndau
yesterday. ' ' i ,;
She left a letter enclosed in a vol
ume of Tolstoi explaining that she had
taken her lire Because sne rouna it too
per, as sne aiq not ; wisn to revea ner
- She recently arrived from Odessa, arid
made no secret of having been imprjs
onelfora political - offense and . her
escape, Although she wrote letters, she
never received replies, but every month
received money, , '
(trotted Frees Laaaed Wire.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 11. The following
decisions were handed down by the su
preme court today:
Multnomah county versus Adolph A,
Dekum, trustee for Frank Dekum. ap
peal from Cleland, reversed and re
manded. William A. Finn versus O. W. P. com
pany, appeal from Gantenbeln. affirmed.
Wagner versus Goldscbmidt, appeal
from Fraser, reversed.
Goldie R. Ellis versus Joseph T. El
lis, reversed. Divorce annulled.
A. Meier versus Southern Pacific
railway company, appeal from McBrlde,
Columbia county, affirmed.
L. B. Denny, respondent, versus Agnes
Dean and J. T, Ford, from Galloway,
Polk county, modified. -
John Harter, administrator Robsrt
Crawford esute, versus John T. Craw
ford, appeal from Burnett, Tillamook
county, reversed and remanded.
Rehoa rings were denied ln Robinson
versus Robinson Cheese company, Tilla
mook county; Fry versus Moffltt, Mal
heur county; Stearns versus Wollen
berg, Douglas county.
tap RrrnrnrnvTRT? mvr
VM-M. UVUVViliJXt VS. a
POINT MANBY SHORE
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Juneau. Alaska. Feb. 11. The Jan.
anese schooner Sattsu Maru is ashore
at Point Manby, near Yakatat The
crew of 19 Japanese are camped on the
beach. Captain Fuji is on the steamer
Jeanle en route to Seattle.
was wrecked Npvember 16.
The Sattsu
Evans Found Guilty.
Evidence of his interviews with spir
itualist mediums and exposition of his
views on reincarnation did not save S.
E. Evans from a verdict of guilty on a
statutory charge in Judge Gantenbeln's
department yesterday afternoon. The
jury returned its verdict In $0 minutes.
Time for sentence has not been fixed.
Evans is well known in the east end
of the county, having made the race for
state senator several years ago. .
Civil Engineers.
(United Pfa Lritred Wire.)
New Haven. Conn.: Feb. 11. The Con
necticut Society of Civil Engineers be
gan its annual meeting here today witn
a good attendance. Technical papers
and discussions make up the two days'
program.
MIX FOR COLDS
" The formula as printed below 1
- was given Out- ' by a prominent
doctor who' has made a national
' reputation for his wonderful skill
in the cure of throat and. lung
- diseases;- ;;...:;, . ...
-Half ounce of Cttoieentrated oil
of pine, two ounces of glycerine,
half pint of good whiskey; mix '
these by shaking them thoroughly
and use In doses of a teaspoon-.
ful to sv tableepoonful every four
hours, shaking the bottle well
each time. v ; .- - .-
The only care necessary is to
be sure to get the Concentrated ':.
oil of pine because recently there
i have been numerous patent' medicine-
Imitations put out. These, ;
on account of not being soluble.
are dangerous, besides producing
nausea. ' . x ,
"The real "Concentrated" oil of '
' pine can be obtained of any good
prescription druggist and' comes,
'put up for medical use only 1n
: naif-ounce vials securely sealed
in tin screw-top cases, which? pro-''
tect it from light, and. retain all.
.the or! final osone, . , , ; , a