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JOKE? FROM 0?EW7
FACES JUSTICE AND LONG
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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'
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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
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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
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CALL
HALT
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rpiaie jueparimejii on auvico vl rresiueni rjxpecLeu
Address Circular to Nations on Japan's Manchu
rian Policy Violation of Rina's Integrity.
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"' 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-
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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
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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.)
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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.)
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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
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