THIS OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY '22,; 1908. ! f
Slid BRUM
DOWN GRADE
Chief of Detectives; Super
seded by; Captain Bailey
, Because of. Efficiency, in
. SecuririgEvidentse Against
Violators of liquor Laws.
Patrick Bruin la no' longer captain of
deteotlves and lnapector of the local po
' Ilea department By order of Chief of
Police Oritsmaoher, backed by the ap
proval of aoma of the member of the
board of police commissioner and
numerous saloon proprietors, he has
' been reduoed to a plain captaincy.'
, By the same order Captain George H.
' Bailey la promoted to be captain of de
teoUvea and lnapector of police. Bruin
la detailed to assume the command of
the second, night - relief, vice Bailey,
, promoted. .
After Brnfn'i Soalp.
To those who have been permitted
an occasional glimpse Denina me
scenes In the affairs of the police de
partment the transfer of authority does
not come aa a surprise. For many
months it baa been an open secret that
1 the chief of police was after Bruin's
scalp and only awaited a favorable op-
Fortunlty and the necessary sanction
rora the men "higher up" to perform
the halr-liftlng operation.
The opportunity so long waited for
came recently and took form In the
double charge of lncompetecy and lack
of credibility. The latter accusation
Is made by the chief In connection
with the numerous saloon cases brought
before the license committee of the city
council The evidence against the
saloon proprietors was furnished by
Captain Bruin, and In the process of
administering a coat of whit ash to
the persons accused certain councllmen
found it necessary to fortify their own
actions by discrediting the authenticity
of the evidence produced by Bruin.
Arretted Wrong Criminals,
BOURNE USED CONTRACT
AS CLUB
OVER
SCOTT
Existence of Document Whoso Authorship Is Denied by
Editor of Oregonian, Was Known by W. S. U'Ren'
Inside Ilistory of Senatorial Boom That Failed.
Lincoln Steffens, an associate editor
of the American Magaaine, has aald In
the Issue of the magaslne for March
that Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Ore
gonlan, signed a contract to pay Jona
than Bourne Jr, t!5,000 for hla aupport
during the last hours of the senatorial
battle of 190S, at which time Mr, Bcott
hoped to erring' Into the race as
dark horse and win. Mr. Bcott, In an
editorial In the Morning Oregonlan of
todav takes excentlon to this statement
and designates tne agreement ma sim
ply fiction." "This so-called agreement,
alleged to have been written by Mr.
Scott, was not written by him nor dic
tated py Him, nor ever seen ay mm 1111
now." he eava in ui eauuriai.
I by
fol-
nevor existed, it is a laoncaiion
somebody and sheer forgery. It
Iowa, of course, that It was not 'wired'
to Salem, on the last night of the ses
sion, or at any time, by Mr. ladd, or
by any one else, and Mr. Ladd, more
over, never saw it till It was shown to
him In this minilno article."
SootVS Denial Disbelieved.
Mr. Scott's denial falls on unwllllns
ears In many places throughout fort
land and the state for It has long been
rumored that such a deal had been made
by Mr. Scott In his efforts to secure the
election to the United States senate
during the bitterly fought battle of 18UI
which 'resulted in' the selection of
Charles W Fulton. To certain men of
the state, then mombers of the legisla
ture, or closely connected witn tnos
who were members, the existence of the
Scott-Bourne agreement Is known for a
certainty and today the document Is In
the possession cf Senator Bourne, was
use j oy mm as a ciud over tne ore
gonlan during his recent campaign, and
will not be denied by Senator Bourne
except to aay that the 125,000 was to
reimburse mm ror nis campaign ex
penses and not to repay any corruption
money paid out by him during the
course of the baitle.
Among others V. S. TT'Ren of Oregon
City, knows of the existence of the
contract. He knows that It was, during
the senatorial content resulting In the
election or senator Mourne, in the pos
T ... .. n )t ,..,., 1 1 session of the latter who now has it
ii d.i- v.-- -V th. ar. safely tucked away among his cherished
that Bruin has at times ordered the ar
rest of nersons in the half world who
are popularly supposed to enjoy Im
munity from prosecution by reason of
convenient arrangementa made, private
ly with the prosecuting officers of the
department of Justice.
In connection with the charge of in
competen. y it Is asserted that Bruin's
work as head of the detective force ha a
been wholly lacking In successful effort
Insofar ss the more important crimes
are conct-rned. It Is pointed out that
within the past three months four mur
ierors have been allowed to escape und
that the city hat been overrun with
.rooks of greater or less degree.
Orltsmacner Directed Bungler.
It lk not generally known outside the
police department, however, that the
murders have been handled in person by
Chief Grltsmaeher. or that he has as
sumed personal direction of many of the
rases of lesser crimes that have been
railed to the attention of the detective
department. So grout has been the. fric
tion between Bruin and Grltzmacher
papers in his safe deposit vault. Mr.
U'Ren never read the document but
he could have done so, had he so de
sired. "i have no desire to become Involved
In this controversy." said Mr. U'Ren
this morning at Oregon City, "but I
ran say that I am certain that the con
tract was drawn up and was In the
possession of Senator Bourne. I never
read It because I had no desire to do
so, but I know of Its existence and
could have examined It had I so desired.
U'Ken Saw Ladd's Telegram.
"I will say, however," continued Mr.
U'Ren, "that I dW see the telegram
sent by Mr. Ladd which sanctioned the
agreement. I do not now remember
the exact words but they were In effect
that 'the Scott agreement is all right.
I will guarantee it.' These are not the
exact words but they express the gtsl
of the 'telegram. "
The Scott agreement over which the
controversy has arisen Involves the en
tire political history surrounding the
. . l . 1 t til.. m i aai v-k a. M A. i
that at tltaaisi nnlora iBullu.i . tt Brnnturmj uttiwe ui iuo. ran ui int
i;j7i,Vi ommr.rm.nrt ' ,v th. iiacts were set out in excerpts from Mr,
Senator Mitchell opened the discus
sion by saying that It was time for the
senatorial struggle to be slsed up. After
E. (!
DRUM
HAS PASSED A
BIT
Dean of Studebakcr Selling
Force Succumbs to Inju
ries Received in Fall.
Edward M. Brannlck, general manager
for the Studebaker Brothers company In
the Pacific northwest, died as his apart
ments, at the Hill hotel, at 7 o'clock
this morning, following a three weeks'
um discussion it was agreea w i uiness which was brought on by a fall
rowneii, wno seemea to do uouoiy
Immediately countermanded by the
other, while both have been subjected
to the dictation of offlcluls and indi
viduals who have only a remote connec
tion with the police department, or none
at all.
Captain Bciley, who has been elevated
to the position of captain of detectives.
is ii n officer who stands high In the
estimation of hla men and all other
with whom he has come In contact dur
ing the 11 years of his connection with
the department. He has held the rank
Of captain four and a half years and
during that time has won for himself
an enviable reputation for executive
ability and close attention to duty.
During the time of his service In the
gepartment thcro. has never been a
reath of scandal of crooked dealing
connected with his official or private
acts.
Other Changes.
Bv the same order In which Bruin la
deposed Chief Grltzmacher decrees othef
rhanges In the department. Chief
among these is the assignment of Pa
trolman W. E. Kobson to patrol duty.
For several years Robson has been desk
officer at the central station on the
flay relief. Patrolman Evans, hereto
fore desk officer on the first night re
lief, under Captain Slover. takes Rob
son s place on the day relief. Patrolman
Endlcott. desk officer on the second
night relief, under Captain Bailey, la
' moved up to Evans' place, and Patrol
man Edgerton Is taken from the street
und assigned for duty In Endlcott's
place.
The order also affects many patrol
men, beats being shortened ana changed
and realignments made in a score or
more of cases. In a majority of in
stances these changes are made neces
sary by the assignment to beats of
new men recently appointed from the
civil service list. In a few cases
changes m beats and watches have been i
made because of inefficiency or Rome
aincirea cnarge against individual or
fleers.
Chief Grltzmacher declines to state
his reason for making any of the
cnangos, iron Drum down, iurtner than
to say that the changes are made for
tne 'gooo or tne service."
Steffens' article printed In The Jour
nal yesterday afternoon. In recapitu
lation the story la about as follows,
substantially agreeing with the Stef
fens article.
in isuz and iU3 ii. w. scott was a
candidate for United States senator to
succeed Joseph Simon. Mr. Scott had
been a candidate potentially for eev
eral years but expected to secure the
election during the session of 1903. Dur
ing that session Jonathan bourne was a
candidate, also In the dark horso class.
Fulton was the avowed candidate and
the contest hung between the three,
Fulton out in the open, Scott and
uourne.
Agreement "With Brown ell.
In April of 1902 George C. Browncll
signed an agreement with Bourne to
support him for United States senator
lr Urownell were ejected to the senate.
Brownell entered the race and won out
Then he became a candidate for presi
dent of the senate and sought the sun
port of Scott. Scott, however, used the
strengtn or tne oregonlan to elect A.
C. Smith, then In the state senate, and
Brownell accordingly fell back on
Bourne. He also treated with Fulton
and as a result of his clever manipula
tions he received the support df Fulton,
then a senator, and of Bourne, who wis
a potent factor In Oregon politics. He
received the caucus nomination for pres
ident of the senate and was elected.
Brownell was now In a very peculiar
position. He had agreed In April to
support Bourne for United States sena
tor. He had later entered Into a com
bination wtlh Fulton with the same ob
ject in view. In order to extricate him
self gracefully he brought about the now
famous meeting In the Portland hotel.
In room 826. Senator Mitchell presided
at the head of a long table. Senator
Fulton, Mr. Bourne, W. N. Williamson
and George C. Brownell were present.
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WAN
ninr miT
Hint ufldt rui
OVER TILL MONDAY
Holiday Brings Intermis
sion in Case oh Trial at '
Courthouse.
Washington's birthday gave a wel
come Intermission in the sordid details
Of the Waymlre-Radding trial which
was adjourned Friday afternoon not to
be taken up again until Monday morn
ing at 9:80 o'clock.
Airs. Waymire finished her testimony
uuiiug me tuivi iiuuii ctuu was allowed
pledged, should support Fulton sd long
as In his belief Fulton had a chance of
election. If It became apparent that
ruuon oouid not succeed, men Browneii
was to swing 'to H. W. Bcott. who want
ed the office, and with whom Mitchell
had some kind of an understanding re
garding tne senatorsnip. Alter Bcott s
hopes became dull, Brownell was then
to swing to Bourns and stay with him
until the end. The meeting ended in
harmony, and those present snook hsnds
on tne agreement. Then tne senatorial
Dattie began.
Oompaot That Tailed.
www. B.tV, , 1IU- , ,1, sWM.UW W-
ran to hammer Brownell to turn htm
rrom nis support or Fulton, and as a
result of the continued pressure the re
latlons between the president of the
senate ana Mr. Bourne became pretty
badly strained. To relieve this Brownell
engineered another meeting, held in
Baiem. in the rooms of Benator Booth.
Again Brownell, Bourne, Fulton, Wll-
amson ana Bootn were present, it was
at that time agreed by those present
mai ruuon snouid stay in tne race a
a candidate until 10 o'clock or- the last
nignt or the session. If by that time
no naa not oeen id i to land tne eu
tlon, Scott was to be nominated. After
a few votes for him Bourne was to be
nominated and Brownell was to make
the nominating speech and aweeD tha
candidate Into office.
Ihls was agreed to. but at the last
moment the compact went upon the
rocks because Bourne Insisted that Ful
ton tell his friends when he was to ateu
out of the race. Fulton would not agree
to this, and the agreement went to
pieces. Out of it srose the Scott agree
ment with Bourne.
ftoott's Little Boom.
Scott's friends grew active, and ar
rangements were made to spring his
name during the last night of the ses-
lon. it was lust orlor to that time
mat jr. w. Jeadbetter. son-in-law of ti.
Plttock. went to Salem armed with a
letter from Scott empowering him t
make and execute any contracts neces
sary. This letter read as follows:
I hereby authorize F. W. Leadbetter
to act for me In all matters pertaining
to the election of United States senator
at the joint session of the legislature to-
lgbt. I will make good any contracts
or agreements that he may make In my
benair. h. w. scott."
Mr. Leadbetter went to Salem and
canvassed the situation. It was then
that Bourne, seeing that he could not
win, entered into the alleged agreement
with Scott resulting In the contract
This contract Is given by Lincoln Stef
fens as follows:
"In case I receive Jonathan "Bourne
Jr.'s support for United States senator
at the joint session of the legislature
tonight. I hereby agree to use the full
power of the Morning Oregonlan and the
Evening Telegram to defeat John H.
Mitchell at the next senatorial election
and elect Jonathan Bourne Jr. In his
place.
"I further agree that If I receive the
support of Josathan Bourne Jr. for
United States senator In the Joint aee
slon of the legislature tonight that if
elected I will turn all the federal pat
ronage over to Jonathan Bourne Jr.
I nereby further agree In lieu
(view?) of receiving the support of
Jonathan Bourne tonight at the Joint
session of the legislature that whether
elected or not I will pay to Jonathan
Bourne $25,000 In United States gold
coin.
Then Scott Boom Burst.
Brownell, however, did not swing
rrom nis support of Fulton and Bcott s
boom fell flat, even though Bourne
gave to him what support he had In
the assembly. Fulton won.
It Is known that during the senatorial
battle of 1907 Bourne relied on the sup
port of the Oregonlan and the Tele
gram. He told hla political friends
that H. W. Scott would not fall him
because of an old contract which he
had with Scott. When the Oregonlan
became rabid over the Increasing
strengtn or statement no. i it is Known
that Bourns paid several visits to Mr.
Scott and that following these visits
the editorial utterances of the taber
were friendly to Bourne and his cam
paign.
It Is known that at that time Bourne
had the original of the'eontract In his
possession and, that he still has It. It
s also known that he will not denv
that hs made the agreement, that it
was carried out and that he got the
money, though Senator Bourne contends
that the monev was simply a reim
bursement of his campaign exnenxea
and not corruption monev in anv sense
of the Herm.
W. M. Ladd. who Is said bv Steffens
to have wired the contract to Snlem
and later to have sent the telegram
indorsing It and agreeing to stand back
of its terms, says that he did not know
of the agreement and had never seen
It until he was shown the advance
sheets of Mr. Steffens' article by Mr.
Scott a flghort time ago.
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Edward M. Brannlck.
E
XCURSIOHISTS
RETURHIHG HOME
Inland Empire -Delegation
in Portland After Trip
to California.
on a train while on a trip through the
State of Washington.
Mr. Brannlck was 64 years old and
for the past 30' years had been a mem
ber of Btudebaker Brothers' selling
rorce. e was a native "or, county
Mayo, Ireland, but came to America
when he was 10 years old. At the time
of his death Mr. Brannlck was the
dean of Studebaker s selling force, and
was regarded by his employers aa the
best salesman that had ever repre
sented them. He was one of the best
known and moat popular mAi in the
commercial life of Portland, being an
active and valuable member of the Com
mercial club and other organizations
devoted to the upbuilding of Portland
and Oregon. He was personally ac
quainted with nearly every man em
ployed in the factories and distributing
houses of the Studebaker company and
was esteemed end beloved by them all.
Besides a widow, who resides at the
Hill hotel In this city, he leaves a son,
E. J. Brannlck, who Is employed In
the Portland house of the Studebaker
company.
Funeral services will be held at the
cathedral Monday "morning, the hour
not vet having been named. The re
mains will be shipped to Davenport,
Iqwa, for Interment, leaving here prob
ably Monday night.
SULLIVAN HERO
OF My REED
While Captain's Wife Fur
nishes the One Little
Touch of Comedy.
The Inland empire excursion was a
complete success, and we were every
where In the south received with splen
did hospitality, but through It a'l Port
land day stood out as the banner day,"
said Secretary Monroe of the Spokane
chamber of commerce, who managed the
Inland empire excursion under tne aus
pices of that body. He returned to
Portland today, en route to hla home In
Spokane. .
The excursion win be run again next
year.- with two special trains instead
of one. Already the list Is being made
up, and so great is the interest shown
that it Is certain the transportation
equipment will have to be doubled.
Nearlv everyone who went on this ex
ourslon is declaring an intention of
going next year ana taking friends or
relatives.
Portland Bight.
''The Portland event." Mr. Monroe
declared, "had a homeness and slncer
Ity in it that exceeded anything met
elsewhere, and that Is not saying any
thing to detract from the good treat
ment we reoeived all along the line.
But there was something about the
heartiness of the Portland reception thi
touched the heart and stuck In the
memory. KverybOdy in tne iity seemed
to have left his work and neglected his
business to oorae out and make us reel
welcome.
"There was not a single mishap con
nected with our splendid special train
for the entire trln. Everything went
smoothly, all connections were made,
and the arrangements made by Mr. Mc
Murray and his men moved like clock
work." Interesting Incidents.
Just to Introduce some element of
excitement and novelty, three of the ex
cursion party lost their wallets In Loa
Angeles and San Francisco. Dr. Blalock
lost his wallet, containing $100, at San
Francisco. .' pother pocketbook lost at
Los Angeles held I30O. Ed Llnder of
Spokane fell on the steps of a building
at Loa Angeles and broke his leg Just
above the ankle. He is in a hospital at
that city.
Charles Larkln and six others of Spo
kane, In a rash moment of exhilaration
at Los Angeles, went riding in an au
tomoblle and were arrested for excec i
Ing the speed limit. It is said Secretary
Wiggins of the Los Angeles chamber f
commerce, who nad tendered them the
keys to the city, was prostrated on
learning of the arrest of the excursion
ists, and a delegation of citizens waited
on the chief of police to demand their
discharge from custody, but they were
fined $10 apiece by the obdurate police
court.
TO TEST
OIIJOJ SHIP
Navy Preparing to Fire New
- Explosives and Shells at
Monitor Florida.
(United Praei Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 22 Secretly and
quietly plans are being prepared at the
navy department for trying against
the armored sides of the old monitor
Florida tha latest high-power shells
and torpedoes now In use by the United
States navy. JuHt when this test will
take place and Its exact location are
kept secret by the department. Rumors
that the Florida was to be subjected to
such a teat have be m In circulation In
Washington for more than a month.
There Is every reason for believing
that such a test Is contemplated In th
near future and that It will have i
double purpose namely, of trying the
errect or the best destroying agenclei
now employed by the navy on the on
hand and meeting with the best de
fenalve materials on the other.
In other words, not only will th
test be fairly conclusive of the merit
of a new high-power explosive called
'dunnlte Invented by an officer of the
navy, but It will also severely teat the
penetrating power of the new lt-lnch
shells being made ror the government
U'REII READY TO
MEET WILLIAMS
Not Out for Toga, He Says
but Ever Devoted to
Statement No. 1
am
FILLS BIG AREfJi
Ketchel-l8FaYorito::Willi
Even 3Ioney Against 20
Eound Decision. '
Ketcbel wing In first round. ,
ST. JOHNS KNIGHTS
HOLD CELEBRATION
The local St. Johns lodge of the
Knights of Pythias, held Its annual an
niversary meeting and roll call, fol
lowed by a banquet, In St. Johns last
night. It was the 44th anniversary of
the order, and the third of the local
organization which has grown In mem
bership from seven to one hundred in
that time. Many men, notable In the
order and In the state, were present.
and sdoko nrienv.
Governor Chamberlain addressed the
two hundred present'at the banouet on
the fraternal spirit and hospitality of
tne Knignts. He was enthusiastically
received.
Two quartets of local talent enter
tained with several selections. J. 11.
Black, R. K. P. of St. Johns presided.
Among the other well-known men who
spoke were: Mayor Couch of St. John:
Orand Chancellor Wall, of Portland;
Gus Mosher, vice chancellor, Judgo
Morrow, also of Portland, and Grand
Master of Exchequer Moloney of Pendleton.
ding, too. Is expected to testify to ad
ditional sensations In giving his rea
sons for watching the mayor's office.
ECCLES MAY BUILD
' TO SALT LAKE CITY
It is said that surveys from the pres
ent terminus of the Hood River Valley
railroad toward Interior Oregon, that
have been carried on Intermittently by
David C. Eccles for the last eight
months, mean the extension of the Hood
River road through Oregon and possibly
to Salt Lake, where the millionaire has
large Interests.
Nothing definite Is known regarding
his Intentions, but the fact that he la
financially able to carry out tne project,
and that he could, should he so desire,
make an alliance with the Moffat road
to Denver, effecting a through traffic
arrangement with eastern roads that
would make his Hood River line Im
mensely important, lends color to the
reported extension.
For some time Joseph A. West, chief
engineer for the Kccles roads in Oregon,
has ben directing parties of surveyors
who are seeking the most feasible route
from Hood River to some point In the
interior,1 presumably . prmeviiie. port-
land men wno have discussed the sub-
buf?eted her about for hM K Fl w,th thsEcele brothers are of the
little ?me vff &cla Is that he usually carries
E. B. piper, managing editor of the
Oregonlan, was put on the stand ind
told of the visit paid him by Mayor
Lane and R. W. Montague on the night
following the trouble in the mayor's
office. Mr. Piper told how the story
of the affair had been gathered to
prettier and of his advising Mayor Lane
to give tne tacts to tne public.
Horace E.' Thomas, the reporter who
wrote the story at Mr. Piper's direc
tion, told of having written the Story.
He also testified to having been at a
meeting of the fire committee on the
afternoon of September 26 which had
- been attended by Mayor Lane. Thomas
. testified that the mayor had excused
imself before the adjournment' of the
meeting but he said he did not re
member that the mayor gave any reason
for wishing to leave.
The trial will be resumed Monday
. morning at which time E. K. Raddlng,
the other defendant, will be put on the
stand to tell his side of the case, it
Is expected that the cross-examination
of Redding will be the feature of the
trial, aSg.Mie will not be spared by
Malarkey as Mrs. Waymire was. .Bad-
MRS. HEATH DIES
OF APOPLEXY
out whatever he undertakes. So far as
known he has, not confided his plans to
Portland menus.
CAR SHORTAGE ON
OREGON ELECTRIC
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 22. The railroad
commission has set March 6 for the
hearing of the application of Vj Oregon
Electric company for a suspension of
the section of the Interstate commerce
law making a railway company liable
to punishment for falling to furnish
cars to haul freight when requested to
do so. The company makes this request,
stating that for at least SO days It will
not have sufficient cars to handle the
freight that will be offered.
- The Oregon Electric company yester
day filed Its preliminary report with
the commission, stating that It has 60
miles of road in use between Portland
and Salem, and 20 miles of track' com
pleted of the branch line to HUlsboro.
(8peclal Dlapatcb to The Journal.)
McMlnnville, Or., Feb. 22 Mrs. Frank
Heath, wife of Captain Frank Heath of
Manila, died here yesterday afternoon
from a stroke of apoplexy. While stoop
ing a blood vessel In her head burst.
Mrs. Heath was residing here tcmnor
arlly for the education of her child ren.
iiazei, tne only daughter, is in McMinn
vllle, and Bert, the only son. is In at
tendance at the O. A. C. Her husband
Is in business at Manila, and he Is at
this time on a steamer bound for Ma
nila, returning rrom a business trip t
the states and a visit with hu family.
His steamer is expected to touch Hong
kong within the next 48 hours.
No arrangements for the funeral will
do made until word is received from
Captain Heath.
The death of Mrs. Heath Is greatly
mourned nere, as she was well known
having lived here for manv veara be
fore leaving for the Islands after the
close or hostilities. Her husband was
a captain In the Second Oregon regt-
mcuu
WILL G1TE PRIZES
FDR RAREST ROSES
Prizes for the exhibition of rare roses
during Rose Festival week next June
will be discussed at a meeting of the
Portland Rose society tobe held on the
secona rioor or tne Chamber of Com
merce next Wednesday night. It in
proDaoie mat tne prizes ror the various
classes will be arranged and that lists
will be Drlnted for the hanm rr nm.
LEE TEUTSCH GOES
INTO BANKRUPTCY
(Sneclal Dlapatcb te The Jottrn.)
Pendleton, Or., Feb. 22.- With assets
amounting to $48,300. and liabilities ag
gregating $44,836.91, Lee Teutsch, who
conducts a large mercantile establish
ment in Pendleton, went Into bank
ruptcy last evening, with T. C Taylof
as receiver. Hla is one of the biggest
stores. In eastern Oregon, and has been
conducted by Teutsoh some years. He
also has branch stores in Idaho, which
are Included in the bankruptcy proceed"
In;, rta . .. i ' i
(Special Dlapatcb to Tb Journal.)
Astoria. Or., Feb. 22. Four members
of the crew of the wrecked ship Emily
Reed, who have arrived in the city on
the steamer Sue H. Elmore, relate new
facts about the wreck and the danger
that survivors experienced.
At the scene ot the wreck itself the
hero of the alsaster was Lawrence Sul
livan, who risked his lift) to save his
shipmates. When the vessel struck she
broke almost immediately into threu
pieces and as the sea was running high
there was apparently no hope for any
of them as the waves washed over the
after part continuously and Captain
Kessler and his wife crawled into the
wheelhouse, believing at that time that
tney were tne only ones lert and hoped
that in the final breakup thev might
get washed ashore In It. When davliitht
came they crawled out and found three
sailors sitting on the wheelhouse, both
parties being surprised to see the
others.
Although the sea was breaking heav
ily on the beach Sullivan volunteered to
swim ashore and with a heaving line
tied around him he Jumped overboard.
It was 20 minutes before he reached the
beach. Twice he was carried out be
yond the vessel and had a miraculous
escape. With the line he pulled a three
incji rope ashore and made It fast to a
log.
Something Trumj Everywhere.
Hand over hand those on board went
ashore until It came time for Mrs. Kes
sler, who was taken by her husband
and Second Officer Thompson, but it i
was a dirricult thing to do and the
three were washed off the lino and
practically drowned until rolled upon
the beach by a wave.
Then the only amusing feature cf
the entire affair occurred? Mrs. Kos
sler was scantily clad with stockings,
slippers and a night robe and presented
a pitiable appearance and as her hus
band looked at her he noticed that ono
of her stockings had slipped down, and
he drew her attention to it. She made
an apology but reached Into the stock
ing and pulled out $40 in gold, a gold
watcn and several bank notes.
Captain and Mrs. Kessler are still
near the scene of the wreck, to save
the little that is left, and will come to
Astoria In a few days.
BIG ONES HANG
ONTO TAX MONEY
Approximately $340,000 has been col
lected by the tax department of the
sheriff's office since the payment of
taxes began, three weeks ago. This
amount is mostly made up of small
sums, the larger taxpayers preferring to
hold on to their money as long as possi
ble and thus keep the use of their
money. March 15 the rebate of 3 per
cent is no longer allowed, and the big
corporations are expected to pay be
tween March 1 and 15.
Although the sum collected does not
mount high, when it Is remembered that
more than $3,000,000 awaits collection.
nearly 1,200 more statements have been
Issued this year than In the correspond
ing period last year. This shows that
tha smaller taxpayers are unusually
prompt, and there la no lack of work
for the force of deputies.
(Special Dlnpatrh to Tha Journal.)
Oregon City, Feb. 22. W. S. U'Ren
of this city, while he positively asserts
that he Is not in the race for United
States senator, says he is ready first.
last and all the time to defend State
ment No. 1 against anybody and every'
huiv in ini.rr to the attack Of ex
Mayor George H. Williams on that
proposition lie has sent the following
Oregon Citv. Or.. Feb. 21. 1908. Hon,
n.i. i wliiinma. Portland. Oregon
My Lear Friend: I read your attack
on Statement No. 1 and your defense
nt th nnrtv utatement for the choice
at United States senators with much
Interest.
I respectfully request the honor of
meeting you at youi earnest conveni
ence before a Portland audience In Joint
discussion of the merits or this issue.
I shall endeavor to show the fallacy
of your position In proposing to take
tne cnoice or selection or uniieu ntatea
senators away from the people of Ore
gon and give It to the Republican party
or any otner political party, i anau
try to defend the position that It Is the
duty of every candidate '.for the, legis
lature to sign statement no. i. euner
exactly aa It Is written In the law or
else In the following form:
"I further state to tne people or
Oregon that I will obey tne instruction
they give on the 1st day of June by
their vote on the following bill:
"Be It enacted by the people of the
state or Oregon:
'Section K That we, the people of
the state or Oregon. Hereby instruct
our representatives and senators In our
legislative assemoiy, as sucn orricers,
to vote for and elect the candidates
for United States senator from this
state who receive the highest number
of votes at our general elections."
This bill will be voted on at the June
election, and a majority of the voters
will' decide for or against the people's
direct selection of United States sena
tors from this state and by the same
vote instruct members or tne legu
lature.
I am fully conscious of my risk in
challenging a man of your ability and
ripe experience as a public speaker and
debater, but I am sure my cause is
Just. While I shall not be able to put
the reasons for selection by the people
so beautifully and plausibly as you can
state your own position, 1 have not a
doubt that the people will see the
righteousness of my cause, and the
right will prevail notwithstanding the
weakness of Its advocate.
I shall be pleased to meet you at
any time to arrange for such discus
sion or for several such meetings.
Sincerely yours,
W. S. U'REN.
ARDENT 3IASHER LANDS
IN JAIL FOR WOOING
,
Because he persisted in forcing his
attentions on two women whose ac
quaintance he sought to cultivate with
out an Introduction. W. HjiMartln was
haled to the city prison last night and
booked on two charges of assault and
battery. He gave bail In the sum of
$160 cash to insure his annenmnra in
the police courtaftomarrow to answer to.
tne cnarges.
The complaining witnesses are Mrs.
Daisy Green and Mrs. Minnie Stark.
Both assert that Martin accosted thnm
on the street and sought to strike up
an acquaintance. Ho even went so far,
thev say, as to take hold of their arms
and seek to force them to accompany
him and listen te his Dro testation of
admiration for their beauty of form
and feature. They promise to be on
hand in the morning to prosecute the
cnarge.
ESPEE OBJECTS TO
CONNECTING TRACK
PENDLETON WILL HAVE
FAST BASEBALL TEAM
(Special Dlapatcb tin Tha Journal.)
Pendleton, Or., Feb. 22. A prelim
inary organisation of the Pendleton
Baseball association was formed last
evening at a meeting of the Commerclul
club, assuring league baseball this sea
son, with Walla Walla, La GranJu,
Baker City as the other cities in a
league. W. F. Guoln Is temporary
president and R. W. Henneman tem
porary secretary; Jack O'Brien, organ
izer of the league, addressed the meet
ing. Another meeting is called for Tuesdnv
afternoon by which time it is expected
nearly me iuu amount or stock,
H mnn nllnntr tn oHmit 14 Ann in v, i. .
, jp ..in i. sub
scribed. One thousand dollars has al-
reaay Deen raised.
DR. AUSTIN SAYS
BOARD IS SPITEFUL
Portland Dentist Accuses
Members of Singling: Him
Out for Prosecution.
Round One- They shake bands
and fiddle) -about tha rlnff. ; Ketcbel
forces Twin and lands light left on
stomach. Ketcjhel pnt bard left to
chin, dropping Mike. Mile ' ne?er
landed a blow. Ketcbel planted a
series of blows on Jaw and dropped
Mike finally with Yiclous left rip to
body. The round lasted one mlnnte
and 18H seconds. ;
(Direct From Ringside by United Press.)
Oceanvlew, CaL, Feb. II. In .Jim Cof
froth's great tented arena, . Stanley
Ketchel, the Michigan wonder, and Mike
("Twin") Sullivan, the bald-headed bojr
from Boston, met this afternoon to de
cide to whom shall fall the honor of
meeting the winner of the Kelly-Papke
fight for the middleweight champion
ship of the world. -r
The usual holiday crowd of fight
fans turned out, and when the prelimi
nary was started the arena was com
fortably filled. Contrary to expecta
tions, toe morning odds on the outcome
of the main event remained unchanged
when the gates opened, Ketchel being a
1 to I favorite on the result, and even
money being wagered that he would not
win Inside of 26 rounds. ' -
The betting, however, was rather
light, and the majority of those who
risked their coin took the 20-round
proposition.
The weights of the men at the offi
cial weighing In this morning was 141
for Sullivan. Ketchel, to the surprise
of his trainers and manager, scaled a
fraction over 160.
In his dreslng-room just before being
called into the ring Ketchel received a
telegram from his mother, wishing htm
sucoess. The message brought tears t
the husky fighter's eyes. ' - t
The preliminary between Lynn Trus
cott of Australia and Toung Choynskl of
San Francisco was started at 1:10 p. u
Tbe boys, .who are lightweights, fought
at catch weights. Choynskl was sub
stituted at the last moment for Fred
Ward.
Tne first round was a wild scramble,
both boys doing terrlfle damage to the
atmosphere with their wild- swings. '
Truscott did the cleaner and harder
fighting end had Choynskl bleeding at .
the mouth at the gong.
Round two was full of roorj action,
both trying hard. Truscott again did
the better work. Choynskl's left eye
wss to the bad when he took his seat
The third started with Choynskl rush
ing Truscott through the ropes and out
of the ring. Truscott came back by -
splitting Choynskl's lower lip with a
hard right- They fought desperately.
Choynskl partially evening up things.
Early In the fourth a hard smash to
the jaw sent Truscott groggy and al
though he took tremendous punishment
thereafter he managed to finish the
round.
The fifth round was a fairly even
one. with neither boy having any ad
vantage.
xne sixtn snowed a slowing up on
both sides. Choynskl doing the wild
swinging snd Trusoott the weak, peck
ing at the nose with his left. T
Truscott nad a good shade in tne
seventh, the Australian making the lo
cal boy look like a dunce. At that
Truscott wss more than a mile from
showing anything like class.
The eighth was a terrible Joke." The
boys fell over themselves In their fran
tic endeavor not to strike one another.
The Australian was almost out at the
bell. t
In the ninth Truscott seeing Choyn
skl In the act of trying to telegranh a
swing, danced himself out of the ring
and when he danced in be waltsed Into
a long right to the jaw, but it did mot
hurt The Australian had recovered
from the eighth shock and war smiling
at the belL ....
The action in the tenth was alow and
tho referee called It a draw, , The Aus
trallan had a shade. - , -
EAST SIDE SOLID
FOR HEIV BRIDGE
STATEMENT NO. 1
CLUB 011 CANBY
Salem. Feb. 22. The Southern Paclflo
In Its answer to the Detltlon filed with
the railroad commission requesting that
it be compelled to build a connecting
traok With the United Railroads from
.TjtffAMAn mtrmnt In fTVnnt In PnrtlAnd
claims that the United Railroads Is but
a transfer road, originating no freight
Along Its line and that It would be un
just to compel it to buna a connecting
road.
Dr. P. L. Austin, who was fined 150
In the municipal court yesterday for
practicing dentistry without a license,
says that his prosecution is the result
of spite work on the part of the state
board of dental examiners. Dr. Austin
says that he allowed the fine to be im
posed yesterday without contesting his
rignt in order 10 carry nis case on ap
peal to a higher court. In speaking of
the case Dr. Austin said:
"This is only spite work on the part
of the state board. There are 66 other
dentists In the city of Portland Who
are practicing dentistry without a li
cense, and about 150 throughout the
state. If the board wanted to prose
cute, why did they wait until I came
Into the state and secured a large prac
tice, and then single me out?
Was Turned Down.
"I aDDlied to the board for a license
and was Informed ihat no temporary li
cense would be granted me and that I
would have to wait until May and take
the state examination, despite the fact
that I am a practitioner or years' stand
ing. I have established orrices tnrough
out the east and have never had a sln
gle mishap occur In any of my many
orrices, despite me ract mat we nave
treated thousands of cases. If there
was anv auestion about my ability in
anybody's mind It would be removed
when they know that many of the lead-
tiatM.u), .Portland are sending
handle ttfem.
"They have singled me out for prose
cution, and I am told because I adver
tise. They are jealous because I have
made a success in Portland and want to
put me out of business In any way they
can.
"One of my assistants applied for a
license, and when the board learned that
he worked for me he was told that h
would not get a license so long as he
remained In my employ. The
won for this school the championship ?iT,e" .wa" VJiV-A-sSiT?- n toiL rt,Mr' 1 1
in the triangular intercollegiate series Pelleve J.n. dY2itMl!.' . Whn.a man
(Bpeclal Diapatch to Tha Journal.)
Ajanoy. or., xet. zz. In response !o
urgent requests by the supporters of
Statement No. 1, George W. Dixon, Re
publican central committeeman for
Canbv precinct, has Issued a call for a
meeting to be held In the City Hall
Wednesday evening. February 26, t'or
the purpose of forming a Statement
No. 1 Republican club.
The people of this vicinity are almost
solid for that provision of the primary
law, allowing the people to choose Uni
ted States senators.
Arrangements wU4 be made to have
a prominent speak present to dfHtjjg -
an address on the Statement N lp-.
principle. .
WHITMAN DEBATERS
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
' Whitman College. Wall Walla, Wash.,
Feb. 22. By defeating Willamette uni
versity at nome and tacinc university
at Forest Grove. Whitman's affirmative
and negative aeoaung teams last night
Signatures Rapidly Secured
to Petition for Big :
Structure.
on the question, "Kesoived, That the
United States should continue to admit
Japanese upon the same basis as Eu
ropean immigrants."
Pacific's team at Salem defeated its
Willamette antagonist, winning second
place and leaving wuiamette at third.
Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee.
(United Pfeaa Leawd Wire.)
' Washington. Feb. 22. The Right Rev.
Henry T. , Satterleo." Protestant Episco
pal bishop of Washington, died early
today from gttp. -
"There is no strong or active opposi
tion to the high bridge project as, pro
posed by the Northeast Side Improve,
ment association from either the east ,
aide or west side," said. Judge Munly
this morning, while discussing the atti
tude of the peninsula toward locating
the east aypproach at Hancock ' street;
Judge Munly believes that Hancocl
street Is the only practicable ' location
for tha east approach and offers as the
strongest argument that It will bring
the approaches to the bridge into , the
heart of the business district on. both
sides of the river where street ear line
and other transportation facilities -. are
already established.
At the meeting of the Northeast Side
Improvement association - last night It
was reported . that more than 1,000
nanies had been secured for the' peti
tion for the bridge. The names are
about half the number required "and
have been gathered from all parts of
the city. Names on the petition rrom
the west side of the river represent be
tween $5,000,000 and $6,000,000 worth of,
property, which Illustrates the ; senti
ment 'on the west aide. , V
Judge Munly reported at length villa,
meeting night before last with the unit
ed clubs of the peninsula at -St Johns
where he put before them the bridge ;
project as It has been planned by the
Northeast Side club. He said the oppo
sition to the bridge on ths peninsula
was not founded on a thorough consid
eration of all things connected with aa
large s project 7V " T-
Judge Munly said the delegates to the
St. Johns meeting came to him after the
talk and said they had not understood .
tt .matter-before and promised loyul
support for the good of Portland and a,
united east side.
LAFFERTY LEAVES
FOR WASHINGTON
' w T .r.rv leaves tonight . for '
Washington D. C- to appear before tho
commissioner of the general land of fice
n si ita iituian reservation
cases. During the week eomplaint whs
rtit,with senator v j: Tri
has anything that will benefit.the pub-' "onw,,;n riEs TC tWef feci that co.7:
lie It Is his duty to give it to tSe public ) tl YK& bwn filed' afrainat them by
",u"e "a spiral oartles and that Mr. Jfforty
hm.A ruaranteed a PatentT XW I6UU. Air.
TffArtv had arranged several wfk
not only the Quickest, but the mot
honorable. It places a man and his
wora on recora.
"If the state board mumhan think
mey ram Keep roe iron continuing In
business because I advertise they have
tackled the wrong man."
Present Indications are that the dele
gates from New Hampshire and Maine
to the. Republican, national convenUon
will be uninstructed. . 'i.--.r . ,
ago to go to waaningioo on tue mjwu
cases which BS has m nana. 1 -, .
: v yew Notaries.
'Rpeclal JDlxpatrtl to Tha Jonrnnl,
" galem. Or., Feb. Hi The following r
sons have been appointed i)"trl n ( ; -He:
J. J. Hlrshhelmer, Portland; ;:. v.
Marsters, .noacJiorf. -' .