THE, OREGON DAILY". 'JOURNAL PORTLAND; 'WEDNESDAY EVENINQ,' MARCH II. ; 1808.
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San Francisco, March , 11. Jn th
hearing of charge of rebating ga!nc
the Southern Pacific railroad before the
state railroad - commission today At
torney General Webb brought out 'tea
tlmnny while O. W. Lucas, general
freight agent of the road. on tha
stand ahowlna- that the Southern Pa-
run- iinvuin limii rui 01 me situation,
flxi-d rates from point to point, ao that
the Individual case waa met without re-
Candidates on Slate Before
'V People in False Light
' ' 1 JjCaderS Of Statement I0. r to fostering industrial or for any
uvuuvxu u other purposes.
Wl Two lears Ago yo
' ; Fighting It Bitterly.
The attorney general proved by
l Luce's testimony that the rHllfornla
rine Jiox A Lumbir company waa
granted a rate 10 cents off of thatreg
ularly charged on boxea ahlpped to tha
:
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Tha machine slate:
For the.'Senate C. V. Hod- )
on. J. C. Bayer, John B. Coffey,
John Iriscoll. Big Blchel.
For I he House Robert 8.
Farrell. K. D. Beutgen, Jpaejh.
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Cltru Fruit union, thereby securing
tha business for tha box company which
hadr previously gone 'to the box maker
of Oregon and Washington. The re
ault waa a decrease In sea ahlpmenta
from these two states.
" Webb then ahowed that tha rate on
flour hauled from Salinas to OonxaJea,
1? miles apart, was higher than that
charged from Salinas to San Francisco.
By n scries of questions he showed that
Salinas shipped largely to China and
that tue loom maricct waa supplied rrom
San Frsnclseo. '
The attorney general promises to
produce farts showing that the Cali
fornia Fruit Canners aaaoclatlon waa
specially favored In the way of re
bates and that other shippers, notably
the Napa Fruit company, secured such
reductions as tha bigger company.
BORE DELAY IH
HARVESTER SUIT
Attorney-General Bonapatfe
Has "Passed the Buck".
to President. '
FRISCO'S HATRED
SCARES sSCIIJll
I
W. Beveridge, "Frank Boliam; 4
L. E. Crouch, ,Gorg W. Hoi-'
comb. IuIa Kuehn. Kaaper K.
Kubll. Dave B. Macltle, 1 Georg 4
W. McMillan, Frank J. Richard-
aon. I A. Harlow. A. A. Ander-
on, and for Joint repreaentatlve 4
from Clackamas and Multnomah,
C. N. McArthur.
Tha alogan 'We agree to
vote for the people's choice for
United States senator, provided
ha la a Republican.''
BRIDE AND GROOM LEAP FROM
GAR TO AVOID CUSTOM OFFICERS
. The Hodson-Balley-Bcach machine
;'y fcae filed 1U slate with County Clerk
' ' Field announcing the Intention of five
"' aspirants for the state eenate and 12
for the house to make an effort to ae
cure the Republican nominations for
Multnomah county. All of them are
' lined up solidly on the proposition of
" overriding the direct primary law, an--'
. nulling the provisions of Statement No.
1 l'and throwing the election of United
' Ht.tea aenator back Into the Joint aa-
, sembly at Salem where ao many mem-
orable battles have been fougbt In the
past before the primary law put an
. end to the old time methods and the
old Urai ring rule.
-At the outset the machine candidates
corns before the people In a false light,
, purporting. In their declarations, to
stand on the platform enunciated by the
' recent county convention. In these de
v rtaratlona they announce they Will
stand on the recommendations of the
convention and then In the next phrase
they announce that they - will support
the people's choice for senator, "pro
vided he Is a Republican." The , con
ventlon platform, by which . the slate
says It Is bound, pledged all candidates
' seeking nomination to vote for the
''Republican voters choice" for United
States senator. . . . .4 ;, ,. r
'-i : m Make Complete tfoporevl '
Tare otrt of the five candidate for
' tha seaaW m the slat ticket have ev
,, ldenoed their politieal' slnoertty aad'de
.otloa to principle by flopping face
' about siaee tbrampalga of two years
To be Intercepted on their honey
moon and thrown In Jul! for traveling
In a strmige land without proper cre
dentials nai the fate thfs morning of
Lee Tu, a wcll-drcsscd Chlneae, and
As Sue, his blushing bride. They were
apprehended "at an early hour thla
morning leaping from the Incoming
California train as It neared the east
spnroach of the steel bridge.
inspector Allaky of the Chlneae Im
migration Inspection service captured
the travelers as tliev started hurriedly
for the O. K. & N. railroad track lead
ing from the city through Sullivan's
gulch. They expressed much surprise
at being detained, but accompanied t h
Inapeotor to the office of Chief In
spector J. H. Barbour In the cuatom
house building without, giving trouble.
Inspector Barbour examined the
couple this morning, but waa unable
to secure much Information from them
The man denied being in league with
any of the highbinder societies now
giving trouble among themselves along
ine coast, out sulci ne naa not oeen
working for some' t'me, as he had the
means to live comfortably without toll-
Ins. IIu la well dressed and Broomed
and the woman weara sllka and Ori
ental ornaments not as a rule worji by
paupers. The Inspectors say she Is a
remarkably handsome woman of the
Oriental type.
The couple will i itiven a nearing
In the federal court soon.
SENATORS DISAGREE
ABOUT BROWNSVLLE
(Tnlted PrM Leited Wire.)
Washington, March 11. The commit
tee on military affairs of the sonata
today fllod three reports in the Browns
ville shootlnc affair. In which negro
soldiers were Involved.
The majority rnport was signed by
Senator Warren, chairman of the com
mittee, and the minority report beara
the elgnaturea of Senators Scott. Bulke
ly, Hemenway and Foraker. and the
third Is signed by Foraker and Bulkely.
The Warren report sustains the con
tention of President Roosevelt, while,
according to the view of the minority,
the evidence waa unreliable and that
the rights of the negroea should be re
stored through legislation.
The tnlrd report differs from the mi
nority report In that It practically vin
dicates the soldiers.
The majority flnda that the shooting
waa done "by some soldiers, but the tes
timony falls to Identify any particular
ones."
In accordance with the wishes of
President Uoosevelt, the majority will
submit a bill providing for the re-en-llMtment
of the soldiers.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Waahlngton, March 11. Attorney.
General Bonaparte haa been so persist
ently bombarded with queries as to
when the much discussed suit against
the so-called "harvester trust" would
be Instituted, that today he put the
matter up to President Roosevelt.
Alter a conference, at which Herbert
Knox Smith, chief of the bureau of
corporation, was present, the announce
ment waa made that the department
would proceed against the trust vigor
ously and that a report would be forth
coming, "within a few months."
The Investigation beaan a year aero.
but In the meantime Mr. Smith trans
ferred his activities to the Standard
Oil company Inquiry. Attorney-General
Bonaparte Is awaiting a report on
Smith' Investigation.
Intense Feeling Against He-
leased Bopdler .Compels
Him to Be Cautious:
The th ar Joha B. Coffey, John
. Srlseoll and 7. C. Bayer. Tkey ror
three of tie; leaders la tha Statement
u Wo. 1 xfaVa, fwf. year ago and stood U
th fottfrost, of the battle waged for
that principle. Them tkey all loudly
proclaimed thslr allsgiaaoe to th prin
ciple or tlis direct election of Vatted
State aenator and of statement c 1.
, They were house leader loathe. 'last
session of tha legislature largely as a
reward for their devotion to the prin
ciple. During thla coming Campaign,
however, they will follow the flag they
fought agalnat two year ago and will
march side by side with C. W. Hpdson,
C. Beach and A. A. Bailey.: theltN3Wef
opponent and bitterest political en
emlos of tha last campaign and legisla
tive session.
' In the house list are Included Rob
ert' S. Farrell, who was the humorist
of. the last legislative session: JJ. D.
Beutgen. also-a member of the last leg
islature; Joseph W. Beveridge, the au
. thor of the defeated text book bill, and
C. N. McArthur,-who tried to be elected
last time but failed. The other aa-
- tiirant are well known Portland men,
but have not: been In th legislature
before.
Because of the false light In which
the slat haa placed itself it is very
probable that the county central ' com
mittee and the Union Republican club
. will both take a fall out of the candi
dates by openly condemning their candidacy-
upon the platform chosen by
,' there In opposition to the recommenda-
tloa of the county convention.
i v,' r Condemn Slat alethods.
Different member of the central
: committee - have sDoketo 1 earnestly and
to'the poist regarding the attitude of
the machine crowd, claiming that the
latter are trying to override the con
vention and the central committee, tear
down the primary law and take the sen
atorial fight back Into the legislature
' under the old system. These men also
condemn th slate aa something that
(will disrupt the party and spell the de
. feat of it principles.
i Members or tne union riepuDiican
club are also up In arms, and it is prob
able that some heated debates will take
' place at a meeting of the executive
commttte which 1 aoheduled for to
; night when the attitude of the slate
candidates will be brought under dis
cussion. In addition to the machine ticket now
irf the field ther are a number of other
candidates who have already appeared
throughout the oounty eeealng legl
latlve nominations.
J. C Bryant has filed his declaration
pledging himself to support the policies
of Roosevelt, to defend the direct
primary law and the Initiative
and referendum. He also pledges him
self under Statement No. 1 to support
th people' ctroice for. United States
enator without regard to Individual
preference. He wants to go to the
bouse of representatlvea.
Harry E IJorthup, a member of the
last session, has filed his declaration,
and la seeking reelection to the house.
He says he will support an honest and
economical aominisiraiion or pumiv
falra, will oppose extravagant legisla
tion, and will work for the best Inter
ests of his constituents.
lr. Emmett Drake Is out for senator.
He pledges himself to the Republican
choice for aenator, for an adequate np-
froprlation for the state university, for
h division of Multnomah county Into
legislative districts, for better banking
laws, better food laws and for a high
bridge across the Willamette.
M. J. MacMahon wants to go to the
house, and pledges himself to use com
mon sense, "both Innate and acquired,
rhnrlio .T. McDonald la a candidate
for representative, and Is pledged to
Statement No. 1. .
Robert R. Hunter, also wants to be a
representative, and pledges himself to
secure equal rights to all and special
privilege to none.
Rimer Tt C.olwell has also filed his
declaration as a candidate for the sen
ate. He repudiates Statement No. 1 and
) ledges hlmseir io voie lor me jvryuu
Ican voters' choice,
nther candidates are hoverlnr in the
offing waiting for the last hours before
getting into ine nam., flmiiun im.no
who are being urged by their friends
to come out are A. B. Manley, Ben Sell
ing. D. SoUs Cohen. F. E. Beach, all for
the senate.
HUNDRED FROM
PILOT ROCK SAFE
NEW CURE FOR STOMACH
Wobdard, Clarke & Co. Give
n Z Journal Readers a Chance
. to Try It. V
Druggist do not often guarantee any
". thing, ..-,
But Woodard, Clark & Co. assure per-
ons suffering from distressing lndl-
- gestion that they can surely be re
lieved. " : Since nobody know when, people
- have suffered from Indigestion, sick
. headaches, bloating, dizzy spells, dls
' tress after eating, sleeplessness and
many other symptom of stomach trou
, ble, and have found the usual remedies
powerless.
' At last a prescription called Ml-o-na
, :tomach tablet 1 offered to the medi
cal profession and general public as a
final solution of curing ctomach and In-
r tesiinall troubles. Its success evel-y-wJ"Lr
mad It, In the last few
?,!" the acknowledged peeiflclt Is to-
' ,?Kifeftl?Iu my!leh l common, a
iUiJ.Vhe Princ'Pal cause of a great
MfJL5u 8ner81 Pr health. It
lis misleading symptoms that aeem-
such VhrKfercf to, the tomach.
sucn a headache, sleeplessness ner
vous ymptoms. tc These conSitlSns 1
, xo hlL?o. m chronl,! SIS:
Strengthen the whola dtaestlv sva
,ten with Ml-O-n, and I yo5 will JoZ
1! nd that th stomach.
l heir work a they hould5 ThTrs Vfu
be no dlstres after eating. 2nd Thi
refus will be expelled front " hi y,!
tern without th aid of physic. JP.
Woodard, Clarke A Co. hay so mueh
faith -in -'ihr nntw of Ml-o-na- to. cure
stomach 111 that they give a gtiarante
with every 0-cnt box to refund the
money If the remedy doe not do all
that Is claimed: for it. They take all
ih risk, and you cannot afford. to pas
t v a reliable .mdicin that la sold In
tn:s way.
(Special Dlipatcb to Tb Journal.)
Pendleton, Or., March 11. BurgTars
blew open the safe In the Carne gen
eral mercantile more at Pilot Rock
about 2 o'clock this morning and suc
ceeded In gPttlnK away with 1100 in
money, a few checks and some small
articles from the store. From appear
ances there were two men. Cllltens
hearing the report when the safe was
blown rusnen out nno saw a man run
nine. They could not describe him. The
robbers entered the front door, which
they pried open with a wood chisel.
Remnants of the robbers' lunch, from
goodif Htolen from the store, were found
beside the road a mile from Pilot Rock
this morning. Officers are on their
RESTAURANT TALE
MEAT FOR JURY
CAPITAL BACKS
MEDFORD TO WIN
(Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.)
Medford. Or.. March 11 "Medford is
destined to be tho largest city between
Portland and San Francisco, you have
more natural resources than any other
section of the United Stales; you have
an ideal climate, you have the right
kind of people, you have a most beauti
ful valley, you have fruit, timber, coal
and minerals, you have a 'good dally
newspaper.
you need a water system. I stand
ready to take 1300,000 of your bonds to
ouiia it, more money than we ever rur
nlshed a city of your slxe. Go to It."
These remarks were made last night
by Fred 8. Morris, capitalist, of Morris
Bros., bankers of Portland, at a meeting
of the Oregon Development league at
tho Commercial club rooms, and reflect
the views of a party composed of A. D.
Charlton. John C. hewls, H. C. Bowers,
F. S. Morris, William Stlckney and T.
W. Wilcox of Portland, and William
Norman of Spokane, who have been vis
iting Medford In a speclul car.
All of them expressed themselves as
delighted with the Roa-ue River vallev
and its metropolis. A large crowd heard
mo speeches. Tom Richardson was chief
speaker of the evening. Judge Oolvlg,
president of the Medford Commercial
club, presided and with other local or
ators entertained the audience with
facts regarding the country.
The newly-ora-anlxed commercial club
of Jacksonville, 160 strong, accompanied
oy a nrasa Dana, arrived on a special
train In time to participate In the Dro-
gram, and received a hearty welcome.
RAISE RATES 10
YEAR OH ROCKPILE
FOR OFFICE ROBBERY
After an exciting cha William
Smith, one of two men who were at
tempting to rob office In the Sherlock
building, was captured last night by
Charles Crowley, formerly a deputy con-
tahle.
The men were discovered by the Jani
tor of the building while they were in
ne act or robbing tne- orrice or Mann
c Montgomery. Smith pointed a re
volver at the head of the janitor to
ntlmldate him and then both men ran
down the stairway and escaped to the
street. Crowley waa passing at the
time and his attention was attracted by
the outcry raised by the Janitor.
As the men rushed through the
swinging door to, the sidewalk Crow
ley grappled with Smith, but was un
able to hold him. He gave chase, how
ever, and at the corner of Fourth and
Oak streets he saw Smith throw away
the revolver with which he had threat
ened the Janitor. Half a block farther
along Crowley ovenfeauled the man, and
after a struggle succeeded In taking him
Into custody. . The revolver was later
found In a vacant lot, where It had
been thrown by Smith. I
in tne ponce court tnis morning,
Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of lar
ceny and accepted a sentence of one
year on the rockplle at Kelly's Butte.
Smith's partner In crime made good
his escape, and the police have not as
yet been able to locate him.
HEW RAILROAD
III CALIFORNIA
NAN
WAGES
Eleven Chinese arrested a few days
ago by Detectives Price and Coleman
in a raid made by the officers on the
notorious gambling place of the Bow
Wo company at 82 Second street were
found guilty of the charge of visiting
a gambling house by a jury in the
municipal court yesterday afternoon.
The .Chinese were represented by At
torney Pague, who was formerly a
forecast official in the service of tho
government .
An attempt wa made by the defense
tn ahnw that the place raided was be
ing conducted as si restaurant and that
the men found behind the heavy doors
that had to D Dauerea aown wnn
loriiraa , and crowbars were honest.
hard-working, law-abiding citizens. The
jury declined to take thla view of the
case ana rouna ine acien-uurus gumy
of the crime chanted. V
In the municipal court this morning
Judge Cameron imposed a line or au
on each of the 11 defendants, thns en
riching the city In the -total sum of
220. . l v
PETITION FOR PARD0X
OF CHESTER GILLETTE
tut?' Ni Mrch 4l.--The pe'tf
rim """s- tpr th pardon of Chester
i.mifd?reI. 0r Brown, will.
o Governor Hughes next
.1: " " "1 convicted man
(United Preas Leaied Wlrs.)
New York, March 11. Reports were
In circulation on the stock exchange to
day that President Roosevelt was In
favor of permitting tho railroads to
raise freight rates In order to main
tain wages, ii was even said that a
number of railroad presidents had re
ceived assurances that no objections
would be made by the Interstate com
merce commission if its consent were
asked and the belief was expressed that
such consent would be sought.
It la said that several railroad presi
dents recently came together In this
city Informally and discussed the ques
tion and that further meetings are. soon
to ba held to take some definite ac
tion In the matter of laying reoresen-
tations before the "commission.
STATEMENT NO. 1
WILL BE DEBATED
W. S. U'Ren arid Oeorare W. Staola-
ton will meet In debate over the ques
tion of Statement No. 1 at Jones' hall
tomorrow night The meeting will -be
held under the auspices of tho South
Portland Republican club. This debate
will be a continuation of the rneetlne
of a week ago which was broken up by
some one who uncorked a bottle of sul
phuretted hydrogen .in the rear of the
nan, rorcing me auaience to riee for
the outer air. President Llllls has
made arrangements, however, to
guard agalnct a repetition of the dis-
urbance.
'(Cnlted Preia Leaaed Wire.)
Los Angeles, March 11. San Fran
cisco and Los Angele are to be linked
together by a new road many mites
shorter than the Southern I'aciflcj
which will make the run between Cali
fornia's two biggest cities three hours
shorter.
Incorporation papers have been filed
by the Los Angeles & San Francisco
Snort Line Railroad company, this be
ing the name of the new system. The
new company will start construction
with a capital of 2,000,000, which will
soon be Increased.
The promoters have taken every con
ceivable precaution to prevent any at
tempt on Harrlman's part to block their
plans. Captain John Cross, who has
been engaged In the bulldjng of rail
roads for 40 years, is acting president
of the company. Captain Cross an-
nouncea tonay that the new road is In
no way connected with the Harriman
or Gould systems. The franchise grant
ed it provides that the promoters may
imj niKUKe in me wireless telegraph,
steam ferries and steam line business.
FIX UP PROGRAM
FOR BENEFIT MATINEE
Tonight the managers of the various
Portland theatres will meet and arrangT
the program for the big benefit matinee
to be given Friday afternoon at the
Marquam Grand for the Rose Festival.
Every theatre in Portland will be rep
resented in the benefit performance
which promises to be the most Import
ant theatrical event of that nature of
the season. Manager George L. Baker
of the Baker and Empire theatres, who
had the benefit in charge, has been III
and unable to arrange the details of the
affair, but at the meeting of manager
tonight it will be perfected.
The musicians' union has donated a
band of 60 pieces for a street parade to
be held at 1 o'clock Friday aft ernnnn I
and It has also donated a large orchea
tra for use during the performance.
(Sped DUpatck to ',Th JaraM
flan FrancUoo, - March : Jl Ex-Mayor
bugen schralt haa gained hi freedom
on bond and h will probably , never
go Jo Jail again on pending Indictments,
pur rn grand Jury la expected to bring
in ea '"d'etfent that will give tho
Thr 1 reason to believe th forio
current ;. today that Bchmltr 1 being
j -"""uwa curing ni trip to
and from hi lawyer office. Th
icinprr oi m peopi i very ugly and
it would not take much encouragement
on the part of a leader to form, a crowd
most anywhere anrf at an v tim.
attack the man whom th tat supreme
court has released on "a technicality.
Should he appear too promiscuously on
the street, It 1 a foregone conclusion
that when the trials an over Rchmit-
wlll have, to leave tha cltv aa h would
never be safe hara. an fntana la h
icniiia; BifBinsi mm ana Kuer.
From now on Schmltx will spend most
of hi time with hi lawyer, on a de
fense to meet th. 28 indictment tlU
hanging over him 14 of them In th
trolley case and. aa many In th a a
flAlft
Th release of Schmlt marked th
beginning of activities In th camp of
ine prosecution. w nils tne former
mayor and hi attorneys feel that
possession of hi liberty I nine point
in in law. rn state take a different
view. District Attorney Langdon and
Special Prosecutor Heney are confident
that the grand Jury will vote new bills
that will stand scrutiny and a thorough
r" rTmSpIii
dies in south
Word was received today of the death
In San Francisco of R. U. Thompson, a
retired capitalist and former steamboat
man. He was 88 years old.
R. R. Thompson was on of the early
pioneers of Oregon, and together with
J. C. Alnsworth, S. G. Reed, Jacob
Kamm and one or two San Francisco
capitalists, organlxed the Oregon Steam
Navigation company, which operated
steamboats on the Columbia, Willamette
and Snake rivers, and out of which they
all made large fortunes. The Oregon
Steam Navigation company was th
forerunner of the O. R. A N. company.
He went to San Francisco to live In
about 1880. The R. R. Thompson, one
of the largest steamboat on the Co
lumbia river, was named for him. Of
all the men who controlled tho trans-
fortation of the Pacific northwest prior
o the coming of the railroads, Jacob
Kamm Is the only one now living.
Mayor Lone Insists that In
' creases. f in' Salary be
Made Uniform.
Mayor Lane haa taken a sUnd on th
Question of raising aalarle of city em
ployes which looks ominous to tho
who ar seeking larger aalarlea at th
hands of th councllmen. . In fact It
Is asserted that Mayor Lane will In
th future refuse to lan all ordinance'
appropriating Increase unless the coun
cil adopt a- system making uniform
Increases In all department.
To that effect Mayor Lane sent a
communication to th council thla after
noon as follow: '
"Portland, Or., March 11 To th
honorable city council ' Gentlemen:
'If I may oe permuted i wouia nut
to call vour attention to the method
which ha been pursued or lata in
voting Increased salarlug to employe
of the city. ...
"These additions to aalarle In a num
bar of lnalaucs have bata gran tad -19
Individual with no definite plan or
chodule In view, and the Increase
rranted to one nerson ha afterward
forced a similar increase to another aa
matter of . Justice.
'I would resDectfully suggest that
If any farther action In this direction
1 to be taken soma definite plan
be pursued which will take into account
th Interest of all employe and that
or th city a well.
"I belleva in the payment of Just
wage and while during the period "of
almost universal prosperity tne cuy
underpaid It employes It should be
borne In mind that we are now going
through a period of financial stringency,
and many men are out of work and
place In th city elnplov are eagerly
ought, and due retard to the actual
condition of affair and the Interest of
me city is our duty and tne parr or
wisdom.
"Increase of the wares of one In
dividual tp make them balance with the
Increase which ha been thoughtlessly
granted. to aomt on else Is unfair to
the city and I trust will not longer be
Indulged In. Respectfully,
"HARRY LANE. Mayor."
IRMO!
. - . ' ..'
Resolution to Be Introduced
in Oouncii Will Effective-,
ly Smother Further Infes
ligation of Alleged Illegal
Combinations. ; :r
OUCH! RAILROAD
hr will b no mor 'trust lnvestl-
gatron by tb city council If th reso
lution, and ordinance 2 Introduced thia
a.iiMiiuuu in council. , f i
r Th maur vprovld for th dis-.
continuance of th special Investigating.
pom mitt tincl-trathocltytorneir
uwywer ro an a a gran Jurjr, This
mean that Councllmen Vaughn,' Beld--Ing
kd Concannon will no longer oo'i
cupy- th center of attraction and tha t -Deputy
City , Attorney i Frnk Grant or
some other officer la th city attorney
office will- continu th present invest
tlgatlon alone. ,
Whll this may b th effect of th
mov on the part of tb councllmen: '
of
PAY $45,000
JOKER IN LAND GRANT
BILL CHLOROFORMED
President T. 8. Townsend of the
Board of Trade received the following
telegram today from Congressman W.
O. Hawlcy, which was in response to a
resolution of the Board of Trade pro
testing against certain features, of Sen
ator Fulton's Joint resolution concern
ing the Oregon & California railroad
land grant: "T. S. Townsend. president
Board of Trade. Portland, Oregon.
Land grant resolution wa prepared by
department of Justice during my ab
sence In Oregon. Matter of your tele
gram submitted to department or Jus
tlce and house committee on public
lands, and amendment Is under consid
eration. W. C. HAWLEY."
The following Is the resolution of
the Board of Trade, which was wired to
Congressman Uawley last Monday:
"Fulton Joint resolution providing for
legal action to be taken by the united
States against Oregon & California
Railroad company to compel compliance
In disposition of its land grant should
be specifically amended to provide that
bna fide purchasers should not be In
cluded In contemplated action. An at
tack on titles of Innocent purchasers
will result In widespread disaster to
western Oregon, and throw a blight
over industrial and commercial inter
ests from which it may take years to
recover."
ONE BLAID FOR
III
The 'largest award of damages ever
brought by a Jury in an Oregon court
was returned at Eugene last night at
midnight In the case of M. Doyle
against the Southern Pacific for th
loss of both legs in an accident at
Divide, a small station In Lane county
about 24 mile below Eugene. A ver
dict of $46,000 waa brought In favor
of the plaintiff.
It was one ht the hardest fought
cases of the kind ever instituted In
the state and its outcome has been
watched with Interest by the legal
fraternity. The counsel for the rail
road company was composed of W. I).
Fenton Of Portland and John Pipes
of Eugene. The . attorneys for the
plaintiff were Roger B. Slnnott of
Portland, A. 8. Bennett of The Dalles
and A. C. Woodcock of Eugene.
Th case was opened' In- the district
circuit court .of Lano county Thursday
and closed at i o'clock last night The
jury deliberated from 6 to 11 o'clock
before the verdict was reached. Dur
ing the trial th Jury and court were
taken to the scene of the accident at
Divide.
Dnvle had charae of a aana of dreek
laborers at work near Divide when the
accident occurred. October 24, 1906. He
was so badly Injured his recovery wa
doubtful. Both legs had to oe ampu
tated close to the trunk, an operation
that very few survive.
The .case of the plaintiff was based
on the grounds that the rallroud failed
to have a lookout stationed ahead:
that the engineer wa running his
train at an unnecesary and dangerous
rate of speed, and tnat no warning
was alven either by whistle or bell.
The defense based it argument on the
plea of contributory negligence on the
part of the defendant. The case wa
tried before Judge Ham.
' Metzgcr, optician, S42 Washington.
FORCED TO SLEEP
IN CITY JAIL
many bellv that It anal I a tha rM
th Investigation. So much crttlcUtnVl!
wa raised over the manner whlch
the councllmen went after th business,
lntert It wa felt that something
must be done to stop th belaboring-
the councilman hlva han rastalwlm- .
They have been held' up to the light'
of criticism by various business men
In letter to th newspaper In which
referenc ha been mad to th moral
turpitude of th councllmen and tha '
character of their Investigation. Th
councilman tood It a long they,
could and by th naasaaa of tha man.
lutlon and ordinance expect to Urmlnat
in- investigation.
That the Will be sueeaaaful In thla '
la conceded because of tha fact that
City Attorney Kavanaugh and hi as
sistants have mor work than th offic
can properly attend to at th present
time. In hi annual report recently Mr.-
Kavanaugh referred to th laraa num.
her of written odnlons ami commnnl.
cations he handed down In 1907, be
sides the number of case handled In
the municipal and state courts. He
said In his report that the business of
his office had doubled in th latter half
of the year.
If the councllmen wish the Investiga
tions continued they will either have
to stop part of the work now being"
shoved onto tho city attorney or glv
him more assistants. Several of th."
members are favorable to the appoint
ment of another assistant In the office
but nothing ha been done formally In'
the matter.
MRS. LUCY HOWE
COMES SUICIDE
C0LLINW00D DISASTER
PENDLETON PHONES
.SILENT ONE NIGHT
(Special DIvpRtcb to Tb Joomal.)
Pendleton. Or.. March 11. This rltv
will be without telephone service from
10 o'clock tonight until 7 o'clock tomor
row morning on account of the fnmt.
gating of the central telephone office
One central girl was sent home this
morning with scarlet fever and one with
diphtheria. Both girls are quarantined
at their homes. The entire force of
10 etrls was exposed. The offices win
be thoroughly cleansed before work is
resumed.
(United Preas Leased Wire.)
Cleveland, Ohio. March 11. The
coroner's verdict returned today In the
case of the Colilnwood school fire -disaster
indicates that no one will be
held responsible for the death of the
184 children.
The decision of the jury Is that the
fire started in a closet from overheated
furnace pipes. Janitor lllrter is ex
onerated from all blame. The coroner
attributed the loss of life to the panic
which followed the alarm of fire.
AFTER SCALP OF FISH
WARDEN VAN DUSEN
SUSTAIN VETO
ON LIGHTING
At a meeting of the city council thla
aiternoon the city father voted to sus
tain the mayor's veto of the electric
liKhtlnir bill. Twelve members of th
city council were presnt. the absentees
being Baker, and'Driscoll.
RICHARDSON GIVES
ASHLAND BOOST HINT
(Special Dlipatcb to Tbs Joaraal.)
Ashland, Or., March 11. Tom Rich-
aroson. manager of the Oregon Develop
ment league, was a visitor In Ashland
Monday, and made a stirring address
Monday night before the Ashland Com
mercial club. He pointed out the pe
culiar and unrivalled advantages en
Joyed by Ashland for advertising at the
railroad depot. Her all trains stop
In daytime and It Is the point where
travelers enter Oregon and where they
are about to leave Oregon. H urged
special attention to tha exhibit , main-
taineu oy uie oiud at the depot. He
highly commended the work nf tha lh
but pointed out how It could be greatly
expanded. ,
Mr. Richardson made a good speech
and aroused much enthusiasm. '
fw r-- f fl y M ir. ame-t0- th Ptition. ,- mZtiau ibi fp
Our delicious Cod Liver
preparation without oil.
Better than old-fashioned
cod liver oil and emulsions
to restore health for
Old people, delicate children,
weak rundown persons.and
after sickness, colds, coughs,
br0nchltis;and all throat and
lung troubles. .
Tiry it on our gu&rantee.
a. . - . . iwooaara. klmlkb a l,o fortiann n.
fCHHed Preaa Leaaed Wire I
Salem. Or.. March 11. Accusing Mas
ter Fish Warden H. G. Van Duacn of
incompetence and partiality, which ha
resulted In over 5 per cent of Oregon
Columbia river fisnermen taking out
licenses in wasnington. a. Beuffert
F. N. Warren and Walter W. Rldehalgh
yesterday afternoon before the board of
fish commissioner urged his Immediate
removal rrom orrice and the appoint
ment of a fair minded successor.
Governor Chamberlain Informed H,
M. Lorntsen, E. D. Rosenbera and I. .T.
Kearns. representatives of the lower Co.
lumbla fishermen that the board would
make no recommendation to the voters
of the state without first getting the
opinions of experts of both the state
and government, which is impossible
at present.
The up-rlver canners recommend the
appblritment of Herman A. Webster, of
urcgon iy.
nr adrertutme Dts . hare la, pleas
auuroai.
TURNER TO OVERSEE
WORK TO HILLSBORO
W. S. Turner of New York has Joined
the engineering force of Barstow & Co.,
railroad contractors, who built the Sa-
iem line or the Oreaon Klectrlc rallwav.
Mr. Turner will have charge of the
tunuuuuon on ine nuisDoro qrancn,
work on which wlU begin in the .next
few weeks. Mr. Turnar says that. while
nothing definite has been decided upon,
owing to the unsettled conditlorJof tha
eastern money market, it is probable
that work- Will begin thla summdr on
the extension of the Salem line 'south.
He disclaims for-Jil company anv con
nection with the engineering crew that
is now surveying e "ne south frn
Salem, but Intimate that th Oregon
Electric will have a aiirvavlna- nartv
operating in that section befor summer
L. Groobman' grievance against W.
Rosummy 1 being heard by a Jury In
Judge O'Day's department of th' cir
cuit court today. Groobman has been,
twice arrested on complaint of Rosum
my and one on complaint of Rabbi I.
Medvedovsky, and the last, time n a
complaint worn to by Roatlmmy,
charging mallcloua destruction of prop
erty, he retaliated by bringing suit for
$2,050 damages for false imprisonment.
Thl 1 th case on trial today.
Groobman assert that he waa com
pelled to spend nearly 24 hour in the
nnmnn n v Cvf hobos 'and vagrants at th
police station, and thla caused him great
humiliation. Th other side I seeking
to how In mitigation or damage tnat
as he had been twice arrested before
he was not unaccustomed to such com
pany, i
ASKS REPEAL OF '
VEHICLE ORDINANCE
Councilman Beldlng this afternoon
introduced an ordinance Into the city
council calling ror a repeal oi ine ve
hicle tax ordinance recently passed by
the council over Mayor Lane' veto, and
instead placing a tax on pleasure
vehicle only. Councilman Kellahcr,
however. Is going on ahead with Ills
noritinn to refer the vehlclet tax ordi
nance to the referenOrn In spite, of th
facfc that city Attorney jiavanaugn -na
rendered an opinion declaring that thl
would not oe icgai,
MRS. BALDWIN WINS
. IN EXAMINATION
Of four applicants for the position
Of city superintendent of detective work
for gfrls In ortland Mr. Lola O. Bald-wlrv-
passed the civil service examina
tion the hlgsest. Miss Lucy May Sar-a-ent
made tha best showing for the
clerkship. - ' , - - '- -
other persons passing- blithest for
clyll ervice ' Job . were announced by
the Commission, this morning, and are
as follow: Oscar Beck, cement tester;
Wilton D. Olden, machinist:. H. B. Hunt
and W. S. Jame. ealkera.
PR0HIBS WILL -
MEET THIS MONTH
(Called Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
Sacramento, Cal., March 11. After
several months' effort to earn a Hvell-
hood Irv a local dance iiall, Mrs. Lucy.
Howe, .who left hor h,Ubanj; and -chllf4
in ina gallon, ureiron, arier a quarreUx
Is a suicide, the victim of cfbonc.acld..
She was but 20 year of age. Sli lef t '
the following note: 'j
"1 am tired of living. I'm Just so
tired of It that I couldn't be happy. I
hate to live thla way, good-bye every
body, sister, mother and baby, and hus
band and father, too, good-bye life:,
welcome death. Don't feel too bad. I
am better off dead. If God will glv m '
death." , -;
LIVES LOST IN
CATHLAIT FIRE
(Special Dlapateb to Tb JoarnaL)
Cathlamet, Wash., March 11. J. U
Sheet and Samuel McCoy lost their f
lives last night in a fit that destroyed
th Columbia- hotel end the residence
of W. A. Wise. Other occupant of-
the notel narrowly escaped, fleelnar in
their night clothes. The hotel and all
its furnishings were totally destroyed.
Mr. Wise saved most of hi furniture.
This Is Cathlamet.'s second hotel fir,
within the past year.
HAIR PULLING STUNT
LEADS TO ARREST
Mr. Kat Barden waa arrested thia
afternoon on a warrant charging her
with assault and battery. Mrs. Barden,
whose husband Is a plumber, and from
whom she Is separated, I alloged to
have assaulted a Mrs. Brown of 466
East Forty-ninth street, in an endeavor
to ealn possession of one of her chil-.
dren, which Mr. Brown had been keep
ing for Barden. The assault ! said to
nave Deen commuted January 21, but
the police were unable, to rind Mr.
Barden until day.
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ABSOLUTE
SECURITY.
Genuine
Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
Must Bear Signature of "
Set Pao-Stmll Wrapper Betow.
Yea saiali aavd as eay
. to talu aagar ' ; '' -
FDIIEABACRL
A call" haa-been"1 Issued for th Btta
and' county oonvantlons of th prohibi
tion party-, tomeet Jn the .First United
Brethren . church. East Fifteenth nnd
Morrlsomtret Friday, March 37. Th
convention wui noia a session wnich
will last all' day and In-all probability
nd . with a, night - session, it Is ex
pected that a state ticket will be cut
In th field. - F. 1 foason Will per-J
hsDS be tha nominee of tha nartv fni P
CARTER'S
Ul I Pill o-1
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FOR DUOOSIESt.
FOR TCXFID UVti.
FOR CONSTIPATION.
BR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR THE CC&PUXIOX
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