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1 ... If. J. I 1 f ' 1 t 1 I 11 1 .' 11 1111 t , . 1 , " 11 , " 1 . , t ' ' 1 ' ' 1 ' A PORTLAND BUSINESS MArj. AND A HEAVY ADVERTISER, SAID THE OTHER DAY TO ANOTHER BUSINESS MAN ND ALSO ALARGE ADVERTISER ; "TI I VA1 1 ARE TWO FRUITFUL DAILY NEWSPAPERS' IN PORTLAND. THE JOURNAL AND THE OREGONIAN; PAPERS OF STANDING AND INFLUENCE; PAPERS: THAT MEET A WANT AND THAT SERVE THE PUBLIC: AND OTflER DAILY PAPERS IN PORtA AN FOR NOTHING AND ARE NOTHING BUT AN : V UNNECESSARY BURDEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE BUSINESS INTERESTS OF PORTLAND. THE TWO ; DAILY PAPERS NAMED MEET EVERY WANT. PERFORM EVERY SERVICE THAT IS POSSIBLE FOR 'A NEWSPAPER TO PERFORM. COVER THE STATE AS ADVERTISING MEDIUMS AND ARE USEFUL. -SERVICEABLE INSTI-' TUTIONS. DESERVING OF THE LIBERAL SUPPORT THEY RECEIVE." r I I ' The Sure Way . To sell your business, to sell real estate. Is to advertise in the JournaL, Call today for Saturday and, Sunday. , . . The Weather Fair tonight and Saturday; easterly winds. r4 JOURNAL CIRCULATION TESTEKDAT WAS ' 29,300 . VOt. VI. NO. 301. , PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY : EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1908. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ! wn vrm , ' i t "j : - ' s . m mm guuvnvv w m m SAVED FROi IS OREGON JOKE? FROM 0?EW7 FACES JUSTICE AND LONG I TERM IN PENITENTIARY SIDELIGHT District Attorney in Prelim- inary ( V Bemarks , Infers That Some Feeling Exists ; Between Him and P. J. f ileney Prisoner Cheerful As debonair and complaisant as ever he was In the heydey or Oregon land grafting, Horace Greeley Mc Klnley, convicted of conspiracy In the famous "11-7" case, stood be fore Judge Wolverton In the United States district court this morning and gave his reasons why sentence should not be passed upon him. There seems to be, in short, that McKlnley expects, an immunity bath, with Francis J, Heney and William J. Burns as the ones who are to turn the watclnto the tub. District At torney Bristol plainly intimated that this would not be allowed by him. Upon the prisoner's plea that sen tence be suspended long enough to al low, htm to communicate with the spe cial prosecutor and his lieutenant. Judge "Wolverton asked District Attorney Bristol If he thought such action would JHfh-any way affect McKlnley's sentence. l nave no opinion, saia air. nnsioi. "But I know of ho reason for it. Per sonally I have no bargains to make nor Immunity baths to give. I have nothing to do with this prisoner's com munication With Francis J. Heney' k o , . r':X k',U Of Facts Show Plan Was Well Laid to Foist Ferry Onto Little City at Three Times Its Actual Market Value. Cheap Construction. Attorney for Transportation Company Indignant Over Journal's Exposure, But Refuses to Tell Original Cost of Boat. MiST.P.TOPORTLII Famous 3Iuckrakcr. Tells of Visit to W. S. U'Ren and Fight for Betterment of Corrupt Conditions in This State. General Manager of Chicago & Alton Is Chosen as Head of Pacific Coast Con struction Work-Paid Portland Visit With President Earling Few Weeks, Ago to Look Over Field In Photo of McKinley Coming From Court This Morning United States Marchals McKinley In Center'. in Charge M'KINLEY FORGIVEN BY WIFE DESERTED FOR LITTLE EGYPT (Continued on Page Two.) brare McKinley and his wife have been reunited. He deserted Marie Ware McKinley two years ago for "kittle Egypt," a dancer. For more than two years he has lived in the orient, a fugitive from Justlr. McKinley returns from a foreign land, subdued a captive In the cus tody of a deputy United States marshal, And h In fnrirlven. Ail his misdeeds and even the deser tion of his wife for another woman which in the eyes of a wife is tho great est wrong that can bo done members of her sex .have been forgotten. n.very Incident Is ft thine of the Dast. Marie Ware and McKinley have be come reconciled after a separation of years, and the husband longs for the ae- SAYS CONGRESS I HOT Representative Lilley of Connecticut Charges Naval Com mittee With Being Servants of Holland Subma rine Boat Manufacturers. (United Pre Leawd Wire.) ' Washington. Feb. 21. Representative Lilley of Connecticut, a member of the committee on naval affairs, has Intro duced in the house a resolution calling for the appointment of a committee of five members to Inquire into the con duct of. the Electric Boat company of New Jersey, manufacturers of the Hol land submarine. t In it he virtually "charged that a ma jority of the members of the naval af fairs committee are the servants of this company and thereby revives the scan dal started when Montague Lessler. a representative of New York, accused PhilliD JJoblin In 1903 of having . trl to bribe him In the interest of the same concern. Lilley charges that many members of tne committee are no more man, to quote his words, "So- many traveling salesmen, lor tne Holland company. clslon -of the court so that as soon as possible he will know his late. One of the first to greet McKinley artei" he arrived In Ban Francisco was Marie Ware, his wife. The meeting had been arranged bv letter. For month even before he had been atrested in China, McKLnley had been correspond ing with his wife, who for a time has been living in San Francisco. Mm MrKlnlnv aoeomnanled her hus band and his guard on the train out of San rFranclsco. leaving turn, nowever, before Portland was reached. It was a pathetic meeting when the two greeted eacn otner in isan r ran ciseo. And almost immediately hus band and wife began to plan for the future. The reconciliation was a happy one. andthe short time that the reunited husband and wife were together their actions were of sweethearts, who had met after an extended separation. It is said that McKinley and Mrs. McKinley agreed that his should begin his sentence in case sentence should be imposed by the court and that as soon as possible after serving time they are to . begin living together, the hus band making an effort to start life aijew. COMPTROLLER ISSUES HIS CALL FOR REPORT POWERS i VI A V CALL HALT ii.j. -r l x i ,1 e t : .1 i. m rpiaie jueparimejii on auvico vl rresiueni rjxpecLeu Address Circular to Nations on Japan's Manchu rian Policy Violation of Rina's Integrity. to 1 . ' (Cnltea Ppms Led Wire.) "' Washington, Feb. 21. The state de partment on advice o the President,' is . expected within a short time to address a circular note - io in powers, tumim attention to Japan's anti-open door atti tude In Manchuria, the open door being th American policy. -., it is learned that the state depart- ' r .; '" ment at the proper time will address it self to the greater arid graver question as to whether Japan is or is not violat ing the integrity of China by her mach inations in Manchuria. If conditions make it necessary Japan will be asked to show her hand in ManT churla, where great. American, British and other International Interests are in reived.. - (United Preu Leaned Wire.) Chicago, Feb. 21. The comp troller of the currency today is sued a call for the report of the condition of national banks at the close of business Febru ary 14. Since the account of the scheme to shoulder upon the city of St. Johns a $7,500 ferry boat for $19,000, pub llshed in The Journal Wednesday, additional facts exceedingly damag lng to tho ferry Interests, Peterson Brothers and Smith, have been dls closed. That the ferry was con structed with the Bole idea of turn ing it over to the city at a fancy price when completed becomes more apparent as facts come to light. The ferry from the standpoint of a business property is of dubious value. The boiler is -over 20 years old, the engine a little less than that and the boat and all the machinery and equipment in it at their contract price cost "ess than $8,000. Even ihat has never been paid in full; there are still nearly $1,000 of un paid bills due the contractor which he has been unable to collect and for which ho holds a lien on the prop erty. In consequence Peterson and Smith heve no clear title to the boat. Cheap Boat Throughout. The promoters' plan was very simple. namely, to build a boat as cheaply as one could be built and still keep afloat for a year and pass government inspec tion, and then to dominate the city gov ernment of St. Johns after the next election and through their agents in the city hall have the city purchase the boat at their figure, clearing $12,- 000 profit on a $7,500 Investment. All the figures and" facts In the case are" matters of record. Peterson 15ros. & Smith contracted with Bllyeu & Hlrstel of the American Tool Works, early last spring, for a second-hand boiler from the East Side Boiler Works and a lot of old machinery from the Shaver Transportatloncompany, agree ing to pay $4,430 rorthe whole thing when the stuff was fixed up and in stalled in 'the hull, which they would provide in accordance with the plans drawn by tne contractors. yian to Damp Boat on City. Slrstel's order war "Save all pos sible expense, slnoe the boat when com pleted will be sold to the city. AU we C. A. Goodnow of Chicago, gen- arfll monacal rtf IIia ftil.afrn A A 1 AIlienCilH JIUgilZlIie lm ton, has been selected as western Praises Work for Initia-haag!,r f th! c!l,1ctg0' M',wauke . & Sr. Paul and will nnva chnrs-a nf the and Referendum that road's Pacific coast construction work, particularly its extensions into Portland and Seattle. H. R. Wil liams, formerly general manager of the Milwaukee road, now the com pany's' western head at" Seattle, will be left free to organize! the business and operate the line as fast as completed. Conversation With Heney Regarding Fulton. "Some day I will write something about politics in Oregon; maybe at some near date." Lincoln Steffens said this when on places the task of building the Port a recent visit to this city and he has land extension of the Chicago, Mil keDt hla word. In'the March num.- waukee & St. Paul in the hands of superintendent of the Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul, and is st the present time a director in that company. He has always enjoyed the warm per sonal friendship of President A. J. Earling of the Milwaukee and when the latter came to the Pacific coast a few weeks ago. he brought Mr. Goodnow along to look over the situation. They visited Portland together ' two weeks ago. v ?; ,., . Advices from Chicago are that Mr. Ooodnow has been offered the place of general manager of the new transcon tinental line and has accented the place. hia appointment taking effect about the ber of the American Magazine Stef fens has sounded a praise for W. 8. U'Ren, calls him "the legislative blacksmith of Oregon," and attrib utes to him the credit of having ham one of the most prominent railroad builders and managers in the east. The road is now. finished and in operation as far west as Terry, well into the state of Montana, and is mered the blackened iron of graft nearly completed In sections to into a shaft of steel that makes the Butte. A large section between Mus- sparks fly when It strikes the caBt- selshell and Harlowtown, Montana, iron exterior of a grafter. Is completed and large crews of men Steffens in his article makes especial working from botti ends of tne reference to the agreement between line ana aiso irom cuue on tne wesi Harvey Scott and Jonathan Bourne Jr, and Terry on the east. They are in which the editor offered to pay laying steel at the rate of five miles Bourne $25,000 for his Influence to make a aay ana wji within the next 30 him (Scott) United Statea senator. Steffens says that Oregon had moro fundamental legislation than any other stata of the union excepting Oklahoma, and Oklahoma was new. They called the man the father of the initiative and construction work that more heads of referendum in Oregon but that wasn't departments are necessary, and Presi- big enough. U'Ren had fathered other aeni wiuiama nas cauca iur mo Bp Orogon laws and his own state was not I polntment of a general manager. Mr. time the line reaches Butte. April 1. Mr. Ooodnow will maintain " offices both la Portland and Besttle, and as soon as the line la oomslsted to ftaittlo The selection of Mr. Ooodnow he will move hla heado-iartara to ot land. The task of building the Portland ex tension Is no mean test of ability and foresight. The Milwaukee's , manage ment, as has been well known, original ly intended to come down the north bank of the Columbia, river with Its Pa clflo coast extension and make Portland the first Pacific coast terminal . to be developed. f. Tho sudden move mad kjr f, J. Hill was forced, it is said, by the fact -of President Earling's purpose becoming known to the former magnate and Hill's initiative on the north bank , . greater surprise and disappointment to Earling than to Harriman. who had for some time been a party to an agree ment with Hill to build a Joint lln down the north bank and "knife" the Northern Pacific. . . , , j , Xfemr xwl Battle Begins. That Was before Hill rained nnnf ml of the Northern Pacific. But his acqui sition or that system did not remove ths logical demand for a water grade rail road down the north, bank. When Hill. heard of the intention nf a rival ltn ha sen t engineers Into Wallula gap, and tv lining od uuurs ney naa negun iocat- days be ready to operate trains from Chicago to Butte. Heel More Officials. So far advanced is the Pacific coast (Continued on Page Three.) f FOUR 3IEN KILLED BY , FALLING MINE CAGE (United Press Lemed Wire.) Wllkesbarre, Pa.. Feb. 21. Four men were killed and four probably fatally injured this morning wlten the car in which they were being lowered in a mine fell to the bottom. PETIT THIEF INHERITS on FOURTEEN KILLED BY COLLIERY EXPLOSION (United Prat Leased Wire.) New. Castle On Tyne, England, Feb. 21. In a terrific explosion occurring in toaay i or tne is the Globe collie: men employed killed. z ere were instantly NO DUTY ON GOODS - SENT TO JAPS FAIK (United Press Uued wire.) " Tokio, Feb. II. The house of peers today passed the bill exempting, from duty the articles to be sent from -other I countries to the Japanese exposition. Youth Gets Fortune $15,000 While , Serving Term in Prison. of (United Pres Lad Wirt.) Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 21. While serving a sentence of 180 days In the city Jail for petty larceny, William Al len, aged 28 years, reeejved word Thurs day of his mother's death in New York City and that he had been bequeathed an estate valued at $16,000. A tele- f ram was sent to the administrator of he estate asking him to forward the money so that Allen could leave Im mediately for New Tork. Allen was ar rested on the charge of entering offices in th Bradbury building and' Stealing postage stajnps and jnoner. thp limit of his influence. Steffens dilates unon the personal dualities of U Ken ana says mat ne vi talized one tragic aay out or mis me for him. U'Ren talked much of Oregon and much or polities with a directness that showed that he knew all about both. Bene7 Boasts r niton. Steffens referred to U'Ren's visit to San Francisco to confer with Spreckels and Heney regarding the initiative a mero shadow of which had been discov ered over certain antiquated state stat utes of California. Heney put the ques tion to U'Ren after the latter had pro posed to put uuon in tne rore on a Statement No. 1 platform to establish a precedent: 'Ah, would you support that crook?" and Heney then gave in formation which he believed showed that Kulton represented the "Interests" at Washington and not the people of uo back to Oregon ana ngnt Goodnow was seven years ago general lng a grade. Tr hen followed the Ion drawn mi) hat. tie between the Wallula Pacific, Hani man's attacking 'companv, and the com- (Contlnued on Page Two.) CHI II Pi i Ex-Senator F. W. Mulkey Thinks Election Will Go Into Legislature Governor's Chances Present Complex Situation, Which Makes Republican Outlook Bad.: Oregon. In tho open eald Heney. "Tell the people what you are doing, they will Da (Washington Bureau of The Journal.) Washington, D. C, Feb. 21. Ex-Sen ator Frederick W. Mulkey Is here and said In an interview: "Chamberlain ack you." During his conversation wltn li Ken ClD.n. ailrnA what e f 1 1 rt i.tfr,.mu and further "tool making"; U'Ren's re- may win in the general election . or ply was: Reform begins in 1910. Steffers, "one proposition nut And," adds in the list for 1908 shows what we mav exneot This is a bill to exempt from taxation factory buildings and machinery, homes and home improvements, but not the lots nor the farms. Quietly worded though this is the reform involved is economic, and economic reforms are, as we have teen, what u Ken is arter. Ann he will get them, he and the people of Oregon, j believe mat mat state win anDear before lone as the leader of re' form in the United States, and if It is, W. 8. UT.en will rank In history as the law-giver or his nay and country. Continuing. Steffens says: "But what about the man? What about reforms trot as he has got his It must be remembered, before passing Judgment, that Oregon was in that stage or corruption wnere tne metnoas were loose, crude ana spontaneous. - The Scott Contract. "Perhaps the condition I mean can best be brought home by citing an agreement written by Harvey W. Scott. the really great editor of that really great newspaper, Tne Oregon tan (and of its afternoon edition. The Telearramt. one night In 1903. .There was a contest on for united states- senator. Scott bad hopes, i Bourne had had them, but he had nothing left but a small minority of legislators. These he owned,. how ever; they had cost mm 26,00O. Scott wanted Bourne's legislators, so on the last night or tne session ne wrote the agreement printed below, and WUHam senator. Some Republican candidates for the legislature will refuse State ment No. 1. The injection of Cham berlain Into the contest makes the sit- t nation so complex that in my opinion tha election will be thrown into legls- lature. Inasmuch as In my opinion. Statement No. 1 men will now be in majority. Opponents to Statement No. J. that is, those who don'ta believe' in the election of senators by the people will have an opportunity to manipu late the legislature and accomplish the defeat of the Republican candidate, Thl was the reason I withdrew from the race;-' .. , ., . . , ...... , Popu lar With th e ? eope j (Continued on Fas Two.) OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL AND SATURDAY JOURNAL - .. ,,,v 1 rr.;- , : Letters from all over Oregon reflect the pride, that Oregon peo pie hav.e in the up-to-date issues of The Sunday Journal: Pioneer in Oregon of the four-color process for ; newspaper illustrating. The Journal sets, the pace, others follow. Every week new features are added to, the Sunday Magazine. An extra Children's Page has recently been provided and next Sun day there will be a symposium of clever things by George Jloba rf, Wex Jones, James Montague and others with national reputations as humorists. Saturday Evening Journal comics the best that monry can buy. Sporting news, special reading matter for women and ail tJic nci that' worth publishing. ; , , y fm,J-r i ?f vuc r i u u r o una ay j v u niu i t
