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THE PIUCE OF THE DAILY JOURNAL IS TWO CENTS A COPY ON THE STREETS AND AT THE JOURNAL 0??i Real Estate for Sale? " ; Business tor Sale " ? ; M ore Help Wanted? Advertise In The Journal , .- .' v- The Weather Showers tonight and Friday;; southerly wladi. 4 :-- miiitNAi nnniiATiON I I, . . w w !, , w w s - w w VOL. VII NO. 5.. PORTLAND, OREGON .THURSDAY' 'EVENING MARCH jl2, 1908. EIGHTEEN. PAGES. price two cents: v asPcS?! - ; - : ; - " '.' 1 1 ' ' 1 ' " ; : ; t 1 1 , . T- - ' - . ,.r - ,r r k. i i f i i iff ii.riii.i b i i i -v v . iitiii .iiiiii tiii it ti' ii" ii ei tii iiii iir i 1 1 i 1 ri i 1 i s j i i t i " ; : -z- 1 ' ' ' i ' " I : : ' : : ' : ". 'v . . r' OHOOOD RAILROAD Mason . Constmction Com pany to Tut On 800 Men Before April 1 to Complete 25-Mile Contract Other Crews Will Bo Increased. Line to Be Rushed Through to Mount Hood This Sum merEngineers at Work Surveying Bout? Into Cen tral Oregon. Between this date and April 1 the Mount Hood Railway company will Amj nAnoivnttlnn vrnrlr with II .larger force of men than It wai em ploying prior to the financial strin gency that stopped work last Octo ber. The Mason Construction com pany, which retains the contract for 25 milea of the line between Fort land and Bull Run, will put on about 800 men .and the railroad wUl be pushed through to the east limits of the city. T With settlement of the controversy 1 between the city and company over ' rlht of way across the Bull Run pipe line of the water cojnpany. the rallread management Is again preparing to go forward with its big project of building a very large power development on the Sandy river .and an electric standard gauge railroad from Portland to Mount Hood. A few private suits over rights of war remain to be threshed out In th. eourtT but these will not longer retard the construction of the line. . rr.i h.. hn nearly all decided upon between Bull Bun and the city limits, and by .the time the graders rSch any of the ndeflnitepolnts the line will have been located. inree routes are stiU under consideration Im mediately east of the city. Begin Installing Plant. Machinery for the first Installation of 1S,00 horsepower Is now being re vived very week for the Mount Rood company's big electric power plant at HuTl Run poitoffice. The water from fhe Sandy river is to be utilised there nnrtite WWC. A vast rewrnuir in bel?g ca?e on the plateau near Bull Bun postofflce. where the company nas 'i.?hV...i manv hundreds of acres of SAFELY ANCHORED IN MAGDALEN A HARBOR "IN THE PATH OF THE FLEET" Max Balthasar, general manager of the Pacific coast divi sion of the United Press, with staff of writers, is at Magdalena bay on a chartered ocean-going tugboat and will follow the fleet of battleships until they arrive in United States waters. Mr. Balthasar has with him operators for Morse and wireless systems. Reports of the doings of the fleet's men, target practice, fleet drills, etc., will be received for United Press newspapers. The chartered vessel left Port San Pedro several days ago to meet the fleet. Reports by wireless from the United Press expedition were received this morning in dispatches published in these columns. Magdalena Bay, Lower Cal., March 12. (By United Wireless Telegraph to Los Angeles) The Atlantic fleet of batleehipa In command of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, which ar rived and anchored off this port last evening, entered the harbor early this morning. Shortly after daybreak this morn ng the fleet, led by the big flagship Connecticut, steamed slowly through the narrow passage Into the shelter of the magnificent land-locked harbor. As the great fighting monters swept Into the calm waters of the bay the tropical sun glistening from their white hulls and dnszllng the eye as It struck the shining barrels of the big guna. a marine spectacle was afforded of gran deur seldom. If "ever, before witnessed anywhere, except during one of Eng land's bis; naval demonstrations. When the flagship steamed past El Centlnela, the huge rock that guards the Inner harbor, and made for her an chorage In Man-of-War-Cove. an ad miral's salute boomed forth from the guns. -of the auxiliary cruiser" Buffalo, the only naval vessel In the harbor. which salutw was answered by the Con necticut. Splendid Efficiency. A wonderful testimonial to the power and efficiency of the ships and the men of the iavy. comes the word that the sauadron ran be cleared for action in an hour. According to a dispatch sent to the naw department br Admiral Evpns shortly after the fleet dropped anchor off this port last evening, the ahd of the schedule. Seven days and twenty hours only were consumed In the journev from ('al)ao. Peru, a distance approximately 3,200 nautical miles. The unexpectedly early arrival of the fleet caused much surprise. Averaged Over Tea Knots. A speed averaging 10 H knots wa maintained throughout the run from Callao. Not an incident happened t mar the historic cruise; not a thing went amiss with the machinery of any vessel. ' The men of the battleship crews will be given a rest until Monduy, when the strenuous work of target practice Is expected to begin. When target practice has been fin lsh.-d. probably in almut three weeks, the squadron will steHtn on up the cohsI ready for the greeting which the whole Pacific c.nst of the United states has prepared for It. FLEET COMMANDER THANKS SAN DIEGO FOR ITS WELCOME 1 HOLD BARK Sailors on French Ship Amiral Cornulier Rebel- Master Fears Crew Wil Carry Out Threat to Le Vessel Drift on Rocks. (United Press Leased Wire.) San Diego, Cal., March 12. W. Clay ton, director-general of the San Dlegq celebration committee, today ressVfstt the following by wireless telearanh from Rear Admiral Evans at Magda lena Bay: "The commander in chief, the off! cers and men of the Atlantlo fleet thank you for your hearty welcome, and are glad to Do so near to hospitable shores. unless otherwise Instructed, on the completion of target practice, it Is my intention to ancnor the fleet orr coro nado Beach, to give the citizens of San Ulego an opportunity to see them. De tails can bo arranged with your com mittee as soon as the wishes of the ships comDoslna- the Atlantic fleet sre I in better condition now than when they i navy department am known." deoarted from Hampton roads last De-1 Aside from the dispatch announcing cemoer on the longest oaltiesnip cruise me enirnnco or me rieet into Magfla- P The Sandy river's waters will be led thnr droDDed over ne bluff Into water wheel, of th. over , k.ln. r-te1 on the uower piani ui ; . - of the MlBusWwhlrttmp. es into the Banay n The electric railroad win . rv nnmnTte.d between tne city ana uie uu Run power plant. The mam line lowing the Sandy river canyon will be then taken up and the road built on Sward Mount Hood. It has been sa d on good authority that the company's tatenUon is to bufld the line through to central Oregon, and possibly to Salt Lake. Burrey Jbins Across Mountains. Engineers in the employ of the com nanv for the last year have been sur veying through the Cascade range to the south of Mount Hood, and It Is Stated -positively that they have found a. pass glvjng the line through the range a maximum grade or. lees uraii Cen'" -n Pl.-k .nelilonl , nf ttlA Mount Hood company, who is a resident of Los Angeles, will come xo r oruana neis week to take up matters in connection with resumption, of work., bUto IU ITOli rUK SLAYING HiS MOTHER (United Press teased Wire.) , . San Francisco, March 12. For the crime of slaying his own mother, Er land H, Soderburg must spend the re mainder of his life la prison, according to a verdict just reiurnea. 'The evidence brought out the revolt ing fact that after Soderburg had com mitted ths crime he mutilated Uie body. The attorneys for the defense tried to convince the Jury that the matricide was Insane at the time, but did not succeed. The court Instructed the Jury, however, that It could bring In a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. GOOD OUTLOOK. FOR ANTHONY PLACERS (Special DUpateh to The JoiAul.) 'Baker City. March 1J. A. -W. An thoru'. a well known mining man, 'has Just eturned from Eagle Creek, whither he wenPto meet eastern capitalists who are contemplating putting in a large hydraulic plant on the rich placer ground of that camp. The outlook for active raining- operations on Eagle creek this summer is very bright, and without doubt will prove to be the larg est and best mining camp in placers in eastern Oregon. . - ; i-;vv-s. , In the -world's history. The armada arrived full two days (Continued on Page Two.) STAT U IIIHIil! PROVE CHARGES Court Sustains Demurrer in Libel Suit on Error in Complaint. (RpecUl Dispatch to The Joaroal.) Boise. Ida., March 12. In sustaining the demurrer of the Statesman Publish ing company in a libel suit brought bv State Auditor Robert S. Bragaw against the Statesman and Governor Gooding, Judge Wood held that the article In question was libelous per se, and that defense can only be that the statements made were true. The demurrer was sustained on a technicality, the complaint having failed to name the publication in which the libelous article appeared, but per mission was given to file an amended eomplfiint. The suit. Is for $50,000 damages for an Interview with Governor Gooding published In the Boise Statesman in which Bragaw was accused of using his office to aidjthe defense In the Moyer-Haywood-Pettlbone esse. 1 TO BOSS tmjpffi Pendleton's Amateur Street Gang Will Be Ruled by Fair Sex. Discharge of Chief Officer Demanded Captain Tow erless to Move Ship Al though Loaded Ring leaders of Mutiny in Irons (Special Dlapatch to The Journal.) Pendleton. Or., March 13. The city Is now thoroughly organised for the spring cleaning up days, March 13 nn.l 14, about 60 clubwomen having taken the matter in hand. The various wo men's clubs of the city have Joined In the work and SDDolnted five chHlrman of committee for different sections of the city who in turn have appointed large active committees of women to assist In the work. The chairmen are as follows: Mrs. C. F. Colesworthy. Mrs. Lee Moorhouo. Mrs. Dean Tatom, Mrs. A. J. Good man and Mrs. H. J. Bean, who will di rect the committees. The women will sro out Into the dif ferent parts of the city and supervise the collection of debris and rubbish from the streets, alleys and vacant lots and scores of teams will be employed In hauling It Off to toe burned. Fearing that the sailors will carry ou their threat to let the ship drift on the rocks if she gets out of the river. Cap tain Touchlt is holding the French bffrk Amiral Cornulier In the harbor, although she should now be on her way down the river bound for the United Kingdom. The. vessel was cleared with her cargo of wheat through tho cus torn house several days ago, and every thing was completed for the four or five months' run. This morning th towboat Ocklahama in the stream, put wnen aiongsiae ner captain wa informed that the sailors were In such ugly mood it would be dangerous to attempt to make fast. The Ocklahama returned to her dock. Last night the steamer Harvest Queen met with similar reception. Aoouae Officer of Cruelty. There has been more or less trouble among the crew since the Amiral Cor nulier arrived from San Diego, about a month ago, the tars alleging that Chief Mate Trehondart was too rough to be tolerated. , They laid their complaint before Consul Labbe, who in turn re ferred the matter to the general consul In San Francisco. While It was ascer tained that Chief Trehondart had struck one man In upholding discipline, the general tenor of the evidence did not support the charges, and It was decided that the mate should remain. The sailors refused to return to work. however, and have been charged up daily with fines that will soon be eauul to all their earnings on the voyage home.- But even with this penalty star ing them In the face tho strikers refuse to Duage. As a result or rerusing to lane uie hawser from the Harvest Queen laat night three of the ringleaders, uarnier. Reballard and Jeffroy, were placed in Irons and taken to the county Jail. Three new men were signed to take their places, but they were afraid to interfere this morning when the Ock lahama came alongside, and so there was no one to tuke the hawsers. Bend Ringleaders to Trial. The three ringleaders confined In Jail will be sent home to France as prison ers on one of the windjammers leaving here, where they will have to stand trial on the charge of mutiny. They will probably be kept In Irons on the entire voyage. It Is possible that the strikers will yet win out, since It would prove an ex pensive deal for the ship to place them all In irons nml get a m-w rrew to work the shin Instead of discharging tho chief U'REN WITHDRAWS IN FAVOR OF CAKE AFTER PAYING RESPECTS . TO H. W. SCOTT AND THE "GANG aBlS"s,",, I ( T A.. -cssatt, ' r DM SHOOTS 1 1 Man Whom Lincoln Steffcns Says I the Lawmaker of Oregon nI V-Um nl III. TnltlotK-n mnA 1?of. . erendam. " - , CHURCH AHBRY AT ROOSEVELT t Shanghai Catholics Repudi ate President and Root for Wilfley Whitewash. mate, although the consul holds tnat ne is entitled to retain his position. The sailors are said to have threat ened that they would rather let the vessel drift ashore than work If taken over the bar against their will and with the mate on hoard. (United Pin Leased Wire.) St. Louis, March 12. A storm of pro tests involving the Catholics of Shang hai, China, and other nationalities greeted the announcement in that City of the action of President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root in exone rating United States Judge Wilfley on cnarges or alleged high-handed methods wiiiim on ine Dencn in Shanghai . According to a cablegram received here by Anthony Mat re, a prominent lamoiic. rrom the rv. m oi. jihkbih noman uatiiollc church In Shanghai, "The Catholios of Shanghai .im umcr nniiuiuumes repudiate Koose velt end Root, classifying them as vIcIoub persons." The cablegram says that the feeling iimriicau prwsiaent ana his secretary of state Is quite bitter. After charges had been filed against Wilfley the latter came to the United States to offer a defense. He convinced the president that they were groundless and was exonerated. The Catholics In Shanghai will renew the petition for Wllfley s removal and in doing so will appeal to the Ameri can Federation of Catholic societies and archblnhop in Manila. J '- -- - - ti i in ii si ii ii ii ninims i'r -r r if ' iin :i ' -'-"- --'- Mri" : -r---') rj cntiH ' y-"""'--'1--'--"''" 111 ' " 1 " -'-"tr,.i , a . i AT TABLE LEGS Mill Street Man Engages in Queer Sort of Target Tract iee. When neighbors heard the report of tlrearjns In the home of C. Dahl, 624 Mill street, last evening they Jumped to the conclusion that murder was being done jind sent in a hnrry call for me pouce. events proved they were mistaken and that Dahl had been simply indulging In a 1 iti.lt- taraet ni act Ice during the temporuiv absence of the memoers or nis immediate family. When the police arrived on the scene and entered the house they found the house deserted. There was abundant evidence at hand, however, to explain the cause of all the trouble. On a con venient couch reposed two revolvers. their barrels still hoi and the chambers of their cylinders empty. A center table near at hand Have mute evidence or the quality or Dulil s marksmanship. Two of Its legs had been shot away and the balance of Its underpinning was so Daoiy shattered tnat it toppled to a fall that threatened demolition to an expensive clock that occupied the place of honor on Us polished surface. Dahl had suspended hostilities for the moment in order to visit a nearby sa loon to secure something to quiet hs nerves. He was taken In charge by the officers and taken to the police station, wnere ne was ennrgea wiin oeingorunK. He paid a ft fine In the nollce court this morning and departed for his home to take a sober survey of his activities Of the night before. SHOP PADDOCK LOOKING SINQ, NORTH '..FROM THE LANDING AT. MAGDALENA BAY, LOWER CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE BATTLESHIP FLEET MOORED , ; , , : V . . THIS MORNING.. , ' t . ' ' " IS TO VISIT PENDLETON (Speelol Dlaratcb to Tha Josrnal.I Pendleton, Or., March 12. Bishop Robert L. Paddock of the eastern Ore gon Episcopal diocese, will reach this city tomorrow morning from La Grands and will be warmly received by the Church of the Koueemer, tne Episcopal church of this olty. He will remain here for a week, holding services and look ing over the field. A large class of young people win ne cnmirmen ny tne bishop in this city on his present visit. BONI SEEKS TO BE FRIENDLY WITH ANNA .(United Press Leased Wire.) ; , ' Paris, March 1!. Following the sail ing of his former wife, 'Madam Anna Gouid,- for ' America- yesterday.- Count Boni de Castellans today Issued a writ ten statement declaring that he had freely, consented to the taklnir nf : hl children to - America for at visit, ' and that the recently published renort that a forgery charge has been lodged against mra .wi av maneuver exeeutea br his Old enemy. Prince De Sagsn, for the purpose of creating sentiment against Mm. It ts believed here that Boni has adopted a new policy and is seeking to restore friendly relations with, his former wife. i Any Pledge Suits Their Purpose Better Than : People's Instructions. : W. S. U'Ren of . Oregon City has withdrawn from the race for the Re publican nomination for United . States senator. Mr.' U'Ren an nounced his candidacy February 25. In, withdrawing he gives his reasons, for entering the race and for wlth-i drawing and Incidentally pays hl respects to H. W. Scott, "Jack." Mat thews and others." He ; pledges his support to H. M. Cake. The text of Mr. U'Ren's letter ot withdrawal is as follows: - ' Oregon City. Or., . March 11. To th People of the State ot Oregon On Feb ' ruary 25 I offered myself as a candi- . date for the of flee o United States sen. ator from . Oregon, subject to the SP- : . proval of the Republican voters-at the. primary election. No candidate for sen ator was then saying anything in favor . of the election by the legislature of the people's; choice for that office on the principles, of Statement No.. 1. Later, ' hoped that Mr. Cake and myself might both leave the field foivany aggressive Republican advocate of Statement No. , wno coma ootam ine nomination anl unite tho party for the June election. Hut Mr. Cake refused, hecaus ht confident he could win in June' by rea son of his popularity, notwithstanding the opposition of ths Oregonlan and its faction. .l-- , (;-"',,;! Verhaps X was unduly alarmed fey the noise of those who oppose the people's selection of United States senators end. their election fey s Statement -'ITo. I lesrl&latnra. But X Win, anm(Tfnr : nf the plans of K. W. Soott, Jack Kat- thewa anA some other wealthy msa and, politicians representing great corporate interests. At one time, I believe T. B. Wilcox was a member of the groun. bnt later he stated that he would not be a candidate-for United Statue senaior undr. B.V circumstances, unless tt should he Tjefore the people. These " were- and are contributing theli1 money and Influence to Senator Fulton campaign lor the Republican nomination. but they will support Chamberlain for etlltorlol declarations In. the: Oregonhitu the-popular choice t the June election. Mr. Scott is doinr this even now by his that Kultan ennnnt ileftat fhaniberlaln before the people. They plan . to eleut se many members of the legislature a possible, tinphsdgedT, or with some equiv ocal promise. , ; '.. Any pledge salts their purpose bet ter than the people's Instruction o snatemeat If o. 1. ' " ' . If the people's choice- members -sre only a small majority of the legislature, this gang will go to Salem with unlim ited monev and prepared to apply all tho Jtnrmni.irul ehaaing influence thus broke down the Mays law for tmpuui elecUon of senators when. T. T. Unef was the people's choice. ; Senator Knihey retired front tte raoe last fall because he lasraea he wouil have trouble ta the lrlUitnr evea if he should fee chosen fey tb pr'3. above " mentioned r was t n ' t the trontia, and -tftey U 1-. .1 make trouble la tie leflilator If j slblo, for any caDfiiJsie for serat.-r v i , (CufitlnueJ ou J'aife 'i . i. )