The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 16, 1908, Image 47

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY joURNAU' PORTLAND, ' SUNDAY MORNING, 1 ? FEBRUARY ie, 1903. 8 wmnoFF who bobbed -scobes -of women. TAFT BORROWS OTHERS' IDEAS Fat Secretary Expounds the Wisdom Originally Coin-; infe From Statesmen, v I Iffi IS Navy Department Will Call .for Volunteers to Stay m Battleship's Turret Wliile Heavy Shells Aro Hurled ; at It. (Haant Km br Iu Wlr..) , Washington. Feb. 16. The navy de partment ha under consideration prob ably the moat startling teat or me pene trating power of shells, dancer te life and the resisting power of armor that ever has been tried in any of the world navies. The proposition is to have the monitor Arkansas, now being prepared for the teat, fire a lZ-lncb shell, weigh ing 550 pounds, from a SO-ton gun a, distance of two miius and have It strike tbe turrent of the Arkansas' sister ship, the Florida, which la being placed in readiness for the trial. ... The astounding part of the test la the proposition to have In the turret of the Florida at the time of the Im pact a turret complement 01 11 man. The question of having a crew In the turret was discussed at length In the navy department today. Ail paper figures, ail statistics so far aa the Weight Of metal thrown, heat gener ated by Impact, resisting power of armor and other details would indicate that the men In the turret would come out unicratched except for a shock, uf course, there is no record in existence f a monitor, the turret protected by 11-lnch belts, being siruca piump ti.iiiii a JiSi) sounds welch I. All flgurea are purely theoretical, but ih twil r la tnat a volunteer crew Ignt. but ' be secured to remain in the turret linn at Imtiact. - Of pours, the nosKiblllty of mlsaln . la Infinitely small. All shots are now v fired from a geometricaly deduction and with machine precision. The shall will doubtless land Just where aimed for ' and then If the theory of the navy ex perts holda good. It will be deflected . ana me turret ien umujui. Admiral Mason, chief of tbe bureau bf ' a . f -,.,.nBnt MftMmandar " fellers discussed the matter at length . today. The first plan was to place u dogs or pigs In the turret and see the Tract upon mem, oui ma jdwiwuuun of a volunteer crew Is now under ad visement. The Arkansaa U In Norfolk, and the Florida near by. . Naval attaches from all parts of the world bave heard 01 tnis test, ana are , anxiously scrambling for an opportunity to witness It, but the department has declined all applications; In fact It Is aid that the test will be made far out at sea so that observations and deduc tion br foreign powers cannot do mada TOOlffiisSi: SEEKING V C j Jfan Who Teased Girl Into ' Harried Life Finds He , Has No Snap. (United Press Letwd Wire.) - Chicago, Feb. IB.- Chicago's dl Torce courts brought to light today , ona.'of the most persistent wooers of all history. It was disclosed that Joseph Dempsey courted his sweet - Heart, Cecilia Myers, lour years, proposing 165 times In, the last one and winning her hand. Tet within , thre months after marriage he tired - of his wife. Dempsey lives at 4232 Cottage Grove avenue. He filed before Judge Walker a bill asking for di vorce upon the ground of extreme , and repeated cruelty. Mrs. Demp sey filed a crossbill, in which she made similar charges. The hearing of the day was the wife's complaint and was not con tested. "He visited me for four years before we were married," Mrs. Dempsey testified. "In tbe last year be proposed to me every night and J finally accepted him." The couple were married August 25. 1907, at Crown Point, Indiana; and November 10. 1907. they sep arated. "Differences In religion caused ; some of our troubles," Mrs. Dempsey said. "I never, was cruel to Joseph, but he often beat' me and threatened ' to kill me, too. When he left me there was only a half a loaf of bread la tae house." V,t p -Ste' ; ! i, II 1 1 'il A man -has been arrested la Bristol, England, who It is believed is George WltshofT, alias Weston, alia Bessemer, and scores of other names, who is wanted in the United States on many charges of bigamy. The picture at the right Is from photograph of Wltzhoff, and on the left Is a photograph showing him as a magician. Witzhoff had a strange power over women. It is believed that he blgamously married and then robbed scores of women. Widows with small estates were his easy prey. MEXICANS REFUSE TO PROTECT AMERICANS Three White Men Killed by Yaqui Indians Who Are on Warpath. . 0 COTTON MILLS WILL FIGHT FOE ECONOMY (United Press Leased Wire.) Jackson, Miss., Feb. 15. The senate committee on agriculture ana manufac turers decided to make a favorable re port on the McDowell child labor bill, which fixes the minimum age at which children can be employed In mills, fac tories or other forms of Indoor employ ment at 14 years. The cotton mill representatives will now make their fight on the bill when It comes up for passage In the legisla ture and make.a great effort to acaom glish Its defeat on the floor of that It la conceded the bill will nasi tha house by an overwhelming majority and Its friends claim that they have a safe majority in the senate. (Heant News bf Loosest Leased Wtre.) Galveston. Tex., Feb. 15. A dispatch from Terraaaa, Mexico, says that three Americana ware killed by Taquls about three miles south of Tsrrazaa on Feb ruary 12. The names of tba men are George Bronzon, Philip Qrameyer and James Ammersen, an irom umo. They went to Bonora. Mexico, with an engineering corps an were the nnlv Americans in camD when the raid was made. Twelve Mexicans made their escaDS without a fight. Tbe Amnrlcana foueht the savaaes for long while, killing four and wounding a score or more. A company or ruraies appeared snori nrtnr the rain. bin. reiusea lo purnui e isquia r-ormai cuinuimui been made against the action or tne Mexican soldiers, who also refused to luva a. rimnl at the camn to protect Uhe other live Americans in me pm ir PLAN NEW GYlAul FOR JVENIl E WARDS . SURVEYOR- GENERAL 1 i WILL NOTGET RAISE t ' (Waited pnas Leased Wire.) Washington Feb. 15. The west lined up against the east In the housa of reD resentatlves today and got whipped t Representatives 1 rom CalUornla! bre iron. Wfahlngton. Idaho. MOBtaSTcoTS rado. Wyoming. Utah and Rn..t? Ifi?! wntL. tha ."lK:uUTe PProplrtatTon amended o that urvvoritlTJ-,Y5 their states would be paid 1 30oa li," etead ot per annum. ChalrmVa Tawney contended this was an "in. ereasa" in , pay for tha head of an of flea that bad become a "mere loaflna fclaoa.' .- i .' : ' It was. an al dt-job to defeat tha r' Jacreaaa. r. v. , y,.,.. ... . A : national union : composed of the agents employed by a leading sewing rnamiue company , recently oraerea a strike for higher commission and : the reinstatement of a . number of. agents all- red to have been discharged for be i... ..og w tha union. ' Tha regular monthly meeting of the Juvenile Improvement association was held in the courtroom of the cljcult court department, last evening. Presi dent H. M. Esterly announced a gift to the general fund of the association of 5100. ilt also expiaineu in ucia.ii ymim tar the rvmnaslum which the club is a-oina to build on several acres of cleared land In Columbia Park, donated by the city for the purpose. The lum bar for a building 40 by 60 feet was promised by the late President Barker Of the Peninsula Lumber company, i few weeks before his death. The gym naslum when completed will be used by all the boys and girls of the sur rounding suburbs. A small fee will be charged and the rest of the main tenance fund will be raised by public subscription. The reDorts of the Girls' sewing clubs of Sollwood, Alblna and Peninsula were presented and the report of the Frazer club tne Doys organization at oevenui and 'Lincoln Btreets, announcing a gift of some gymnasium equipment from the Multnomah club, was read to the meet ing. In regard to plans for the spring the associations are arranging for a series of talks by authorities on the m attar of state laws relating to cnuaren as ap plied In the Juvenile court. The dates for these talks are still undetermined. Th next meeting of the aosociation will be held on the third Saturday evening in March. TEST TUNNELS UNDER RIVER TO II0B0KEN (United Press Leased Wire.) New York, Feb. 15. With the formal opening of the Hudson, and Manhattan railroad tunnels between Hoboken and Nineteenth s.reet only ten days away, officers today made an official Inspec tion. The trip covered the underground route from Fourteenth street to the Hoboken terminal. Power was turned on long enough for a train to make the trip under the river and return. At the formal opening, Governor Hughes and a party of officials from New "iork will meet uovernor on ana a party of Jersey officials at the state line under the river, where greetings will be exchanged. President Roosevelt, at Washington city, will press the button Tnac will turn on the power for this official trip. JAPANESE STAY AWAY . FROM UNITED STATES vi-. ' rttaltea Prns Leased Wire.) Washington. Feb. 15. Thare has been an enormous slump In Japanese enter ing tha . United States. Last month shows a. falling o of 4,504 oyer Jan-r- ,n9.0T'..o?l2L,m having paiwd iiii ? borler- Although the shrinkage in Japanese . immigrants reached 51 per cent, the per cent of other aliens was 2 per cent.- ' TAFT DOES NOT WANT TO OFFEND "INTERESTS" Fat Secretary Carefnl to Make Himself Square on Rights of Property. (united Press Leased TFIre.) Hartford, Feb. 15. Secretary Taft, at tba banquet of tha Tale Alumni as sociation tonight, said: "In this day we are going through a moral awakening, which I believe repre sents. In a way. the spirit of Tale. We do not want socialism, or those theories which do away with 'life, liberty ana prosperity, as handed down to us from the Revolution. "But we do want men who handle property to observe the laws and to he restricted so tbey snail not mane tnein selves a nrlvileaed class. "And again, we do not want to follow tha demagogue In his denunciation of the rights of property. If I understand the progressive, modern conservative spirit, this Is what tha American peo ple desire. "Tale graduates and tha Institution that follow the spirit of Yale must strive to avail ourselves of the moral awakening of the people to accomplls good and preserve all their Institutions so dear to us. KEU LMiDIS HiSJIGHEART Sentences Old Man and Promises Him Good Job When Released. TAX MONEY SWAMPS COLLECTION CLERKS Week's Record $42,240 More Than in Corresponding Period Last Year. Money circulated freely last week In the tax departmeht of the sheriff's of fice, $42,240 more being taken In than during the corresponding week last year. Nearly al of the taxes thus far paid are in email amounts, the corpora' tlons preferring to hold onto their coin as long as possible. A majority of them are expected to pay juat Derore March 10, aner wnicn time tue discount 01 per cent Is not allowed. Taxpayers who wish to avoid the crush around the windows In tha tax collection department are still Invited to send In descriptions of their property by mall, so that statements oan be for warded to them. These statements am promptly returned, and the taxpayer can then send a check for the amount Que. witnout the necessity of Davinir a persuuai visn la ma lax man. Aiinougn toe computation of S per cent QiHoouni wouia seem to De a com paratively easy mathematical problem, the tax deputies frequently find mis takes have been made. Sometimes the sum sent is too large, and sometimes too small, In either case making It nec essary to have further corresDondenna and delay. Bo those who send in checks are asked to be careful in their arlth metic. GRIPPE CAUSES OLD MAN TO SHOOT SELF (Hearst News by Longest Leased Wire.) New York, Feb. 15. Guests of the Hotel Belmont, Forty-second street and Park avenue, were thrown Into a panic when Augustus H. Lockwood of 52 West Eighteenth street, New York city, tried to kill himself in his room on the seventh - floor, firing four shots into his body, one of which may prove fatal. Lockwood registered under an as sumed name at the Belmont from Stam ford, Connecticut. His real identity waa made known by G. B. Ackerman. his son-in-law. Informed of the attempted suicide,' Ackerman hurried to tne nospitai with his wife. - Ackerman said he bad re ceived a note this afternoon from Lock wood, saying ha Intended to commit suicide. Ackerman hunted through tha hotels in tha neighborhood, . as the note waa mailed from the Grand Central station, but could-find no trace of his father-in-law. According to Ackerman, Lock wood, who is 51 years old, haa suffered lately from grippe and had become de spondent. ' It is supposed this prompted the attempt on his Ufa. , (United Prats Leased Wire.) Chicago, Feb. 15. Judge Kenesaw Landia, who fined the Standard Oil com pany $29,000,000, today grasped the hand of a destitute old man he had Just sentenced and sympathetically promised him a better job than 'the one he had lost as soon aa he Is liberated. Tbe prisoner was William P. Morgan. mall clerk. Morgan was arrested for putting two letters in his pocket whan he lifted a mail sack from a table. He remained in lall seven months be fore his case waa called. He won Judge Lanais sympathy by his brave baarln He made a pitiful effort to conduct h own defense. Morgan's mind had been affected bv a surgical operation. Judge Lanais imposed the minimum sentence of four months lmprlsonmen He said: "Prlsoner-at-the-Bar: Your ease haa worried me exceedingly. I hate to sen tence you. If you don t feel unklndl toward me when your time has expired, come to me ana I will get you a poal tion you win oe aiaa to accept." The kindly Judge extended his band, the prisoner clasped it warmly, and bursting into teara said: "Feel unkindly toward you Judge Why, I can have only one feeling towara you, ana inat is the deepest grauiuae. (rslttc Press Lee wire.) : Hartford, Conn.. Feb. IK la bis' ad dress Secretary Taft referred to policies likely to figure In the impending cam palgn and placed them under two beads: Polloles or the MoKloley administra tion, and policies of the Roosevelt ad ministration. The former. , tia . M might be embraoed. Under, the head 1 expansion, "which did' not oeaae when Roosevelt took office." He said Porto Rloo had been made to bloom like a rose, and that work now being done In the Philippines will educate tha inhahl. tants into self-aovarnmenL Thi. wilt take time, however, and he reminded bis auditors It took the Anglo-Saxon raee 1,000 years to win self government j axi aeoiarea wuoa, would be turned over to the Cubans and their exper ience Will teach them a. nunh-nuil lesson, so that 'lnaurraatlona will abolished. , Of the aavy. he said the United States should have a naval, stranath adequate to support Ita position aad dignity as a nation not for fighting, bat to prevent fighting. He used the word of the chief engineerthat the Panama canal will be raadr In about six years. This will doubla tha naval Strength of Tha United fitataa. ha aaM by abrogating the necessity of making the trip around Cape 1 Horn. I In referring to the trusts, Taft said a man wno reduces coat or production is entitled to the profits therefrom, but if be forma a combination to control freducts and stamp out competition he s doing wrong. tie referred to the abuses of fiduciary corporations by which great funds were aivenea. me disclosures that followed, be Insisted, shook the republlo and started a great moral awakening. The secretary then referred to the employers- liability act. recently de clared unconstitutional, and aald an. other law would be passed providing that In case of injury or death certain aamages may oe recover a. WILL MAKE TESTS TO The Best Security On Earth Is Earth Itself. HOOD RIVER ORCHARDS ARE SAfE, SANE AND RELIABLE . . . . .. vt'v go AOBBS, all under cultivation, 100 Tallow Newtowns, 400 Spltsenbergs. 9iOO an acre. j -;: M ACntXf, rood nouse and outbuildings, three aores la full-bearing or ' chard, f acres young orchard; a good buy. '. XS AOXSS, with good house and barn, two acres In1 full-bearing orchard, ,, 4 acres young orchard, running water, some meadow, frloe SOOOO. H ACBBS, all planted to apples, good l-room house and good barn, near good school. Price g2600 " ACmXB, rood house and outbuildings, 4 seres young Orchard, with berries set between trees. Price 03500. . XT ATS TO BIB VS. GHAPIN & HERL0W nova acAnr less. , S3s objaxxxb oi1 oomcuioa. RAISE DAIRY STANDARD Farms and Acreage ' for Sale ' 88 AOBZS, i miles west of St Johns, on rood publlo road, adjoln inr rood school house; well watered by never-falling streams; 10 acres cleared, balance very light timber; one of the best garden treats In the Willamette Valley.. BXO flSO TZM AOBB. TXBKS BAST. 800 AOBXS, near Oregon City; 110 acres cleared; all good rich black Prairie soli: balance good timber; 15 acres young hopyard, good new hop . house; well watered by never-falling streams; new barn, good (-room house, mom OIL! 868 1XB ACBX. TEAKS EAST. - 880 AOXSS, In Clackamas County; 100 acres cleared; 100 acres choloe Stump pasture; balanoe good timber; well watered by creek and springs; rood orchard of mixed fruits; all well fenced; one rood 7-roora house; one l-room house; I rood barns, one stabled off for horses and oowe; other outbuildings; situated on two publlo roads, handy to churches, school, etc. 9MJ.OM 80 TXM AOBX. One-third cash, balance to suit purohaaer. ' 88 AOBXS, on leading publlo road, 10 miles from Portland, half at tnlla rVflm mnA vmIIwmw .I.HnH. it M A klk 4 .HlH.ilM. rpod orchard, barns worth $1,000, good house. In first-class neighborhood rmivm s 10,000, Hair cash, balance 10 suit the of prosperous farmers, purohaaer. For Half Acre. Acre and 5-Acre Tracts Of all first-class highly Improved rich prairie soli, we are now prepared gooa locations ana nanay to rortiana to sell on very easy terms, oy raiiroaa, street cars, eto. In $5,000 MM E TO BROKEN HEART - Katherine McCall Fixes Sum for Injury to Her Shat tered Precordia, " John Grlbble, who Is employed as baker at the Elton Court, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Jones on a warrant Issued In a case filed earlier In the day charging breach of promise to marry Miss Katherine McCall and injury to her health result ing from his alleged fraudulent prom ises 10 ner. Grlbble was married about three months ago, and when seen at the county Jail last night he declared that ner complaint is "ail rooi shneim " Ma said he had no statement to make at this time, referring the Interviewer to his attorney, but intimated he would aisprove miss Aiccaii's accusations when tne time came. From other sources 11 was learned mat he admits his relations with his accuser several years ago. but denies anv nrnmiaa nf marriage. Miss McCall asks for $5,000 damages because of Injury to her health tanaa. quent upon Grlbble's failure to marry uer. FINANCIAL SITUATION IS IMPEOVING DAILY (United treat Leased Wire.) New York, Feb. 15. The feature of the bank statement given out coinci dental today by the clearing house and State Superintendent of Banks btewart was the publication for the first time of a separate weekly state ment of trust comnanlAa In riMot New York. The trust cbmn&nv atntnmant mhnwA deposits of 6o0,908,100, an Increase during the week of la.fiKK.aon? iin. and investments, $698,801,000, an In crease of $3,389,900; specie, $36,784,800. an increase of $1,87,200, and legal tender holdings. $5,726,400. a hJ.. of $196,200. Cash holdings ara 142 - 661,200, and the total rterva nf aI. posits, $163,980,500, a decrease of 1,063,500. Under the law. truar allowed to count as reserves not only y' . " uui u per cent in banks and 6 per cent in bond holdina-a. Lni" a percenuge of reserves of 26.6. The clearing house statement biiuwbu wiai mans or 11.131.0gR una decrease of $2,661,200; cash holdina-a $315,923,400. an increase of ki aZn H,"1!??'' 1.H3,224,600, an Increase OHIO DELEGAES ABE PLEDGED TO TAFT (Hearst News by Longest Lnwd Wire.) Cleveland. .O.. Feb. 15. She Dhin gresslonal district delegates to the He publican national convention in Chicago were pledged todayto- the support of tbe candidacy of Secretary, of War Taft In conventions of the Ninth In Toledo, Twelfth In Columbus and Twenty-first district In Cleveland. . THE SHAW-FEAR COMPANY 245M STARK STREET THE BEAVER APARTMENTS IIE'W'awfsi Creamery DeTelopment As sociation Takes Steps to Advance Industry. Realising that the future trade of the dairy products of Oregon will be In the direction of Alaska, the orient and the cities of the east, additional steps were taaen Dy memoers 01 tne uregon jream- ery Development association at their I mommy owner taat evening tor tne betterment of the dairy conditions of the state. A fund to defray the expenses of cow testing waa contributed and the opera tion of this idea Is to be put into effect aa soon as possible. In the testing process the milk of the cows Is wolghed and otherwise scientifically examined to determine the exact amount of butter fat It contains. When it la found that a cow Is falling beiow the standard or I is otherwise objectionable on account of her milk she Is to be eliminated from the hard entirely. The cow barns, pastures and In fact everything used In the dairying busi ness Is also to be inspected by the cow testing members or the association. Last night $126 was raised among the mem- I bers lor mis purpose. The dinner was given at the Calumet hotel. Twenty-five dairymen from Port land and neighboring cities attended. J. W. Bailey, state dairy commissioner. being among tnose present. BUKGLAKS CAUGHT AT ADNA, WASHINGTON (Special DUpatch to Tbe Journal.) Chehalls. Wash.. Feb. 16. James Williams. i years old. and W. J. Sulli van, 47, were captured at Adna last night In the store room. of. the Adna Mill company, which they had burglar iously entered. They are said to be members of a gang operating for two months In this neighborhood. Four others, John and Carl Sullivan, Harry Smith and John Miller are also in Jail here. Kills Wife and Self. n.nJrU,Fh ii" i a -t STtaei f l,3505-room modern house, lot 50x100: $300 cash and $20 pef mont 55 years old, shot and instantly killed aa.avv o-room moaern nouse ana 1 lot, rs Diock irom station: it nis wiie, vieo, inn men oiew oui nisi --.1, ..J jft own brains. The eouple leave a daugh- Ch and Per month ter aged 6. 1 TWILTTK AJTD HABSXAIiX. Newly furnished apartments from $15 up. Including gas ran res. lights, hot water, baths, large reception room and laundry room all free. single rooms with modern conveniences $2.60 per week ud. Take "8" or 16th street cars going north, get off at Phones M-67T1. A-4660. eleetrif Ala Marshall stree Mt Scott Bargains Auction Sales BY J. T. WILSON, Auctioneer X02TDAY, WXDHXatDAT, TXTDAT At 10 A. M. Each Day, at Sales room, 208 First St Three days selling from various con- aimmenta of narlor and dinlna-room furnishings, bedroom and kltohen ef fects, steel ranges, gas ranges, stdves I and hpuse furnishings 01 every a esc rip- 1 tion. carpets, rugs and floor coverings, etc. NOTE W pay cash for anything In the house furnishing line, office fixtures. etc Phone Main 10 jo. A-ttin. 91,200 Small house and !4-acre land; chicken house; fruit, etc.; $lf mm -Vi mtA nf Mnffi r I f2,100 Good 6-roora house and 1 acre; barn; chicken house; fruit, etc near car; $500 cash and easy terms. O. N FORD Office at Stewart's station on Mount Scott line. Tabor 591. ' Open Sundays. Phon holHaday's addition The ONE BEST place in Portland to buy. GEOGRAPHICAL CENTE snd MOST DESIRABLE residence property of the city. THE OREQON REAL ESTATE COMPANY 88$ THIRD STREET ggegs2XafflSSSSSBSEaSaRSS8 Set If A iff N A lew lots for sale at $100.00 each that are worth four times the amount. Now is your time to in vest. Our lots are on the Mt. Scott line, one block from street car. Phone Tabor 732 320-327 Corbet! Building ' I-1