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Tudge Overrules Motions by
Defense in Title Guaran
tee Cases to Quash Pro
ceedings Manning and
McCamant Clash. .
Boss, Burkhardt and Aitchi-
son Must Answer for Al
leged Misappropriation of
Bank Funds No Argu
ments Submitted.
Presiding Judge Cleland In the
circuit court this morning overruled
motions to quash In the three cases
of J. Thorburn Ross, T. T. Burk
hart and John E. Altchison In which
they are accused of misusing the
funds of the Title Guarantee Trust
company.
i 'No argument w.as made on.ths mo
tion!, as they involved the same points
fireviously -ruled upon' by JSdge CI
land la the cases to which demurreis
wtrs afterward - susUtncd, ' Wallace
JdcCajnant, attorney for Roas, and Har-J
rlon Allen, representing the otner de
fendants, rave notice of Intention to
file new demurrers and McCamant had
s lively clash with District Attorney
Manning, In which Manning hotly
charged that the attorneys for the de
fendants are frittering away time, and
McCamant asserted that jte intended to
take advantage of - all the protection
for his clients that the law allows.
: The clash came after the motions to
quash had been overruled and Mo
Camant had asked that the defendants
be allowed until next Wednesday to
plead or demur. He explained that be
tween now and Wednesday he has im
portant business in the county court
here, in Kalama and Hillsboro.
Kb Vanning Objsots.
Manning objected and suggested that
Mr. Allen can be present Monday to
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HINDUS NOT ALLOWED
' to Land in alaSka
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Juneau," Alaska, . March 14. Mayor
Forrest has received, advices from
deupty marshal at Wrangel that 20
Hindus are aboard the Cottage . City,
bound, here. The Wrangel people
formed a committee which declined to
permit the Hindus to land when they
reached there. Douglas Island has al
ready sent word that the men are not
to be allowed to go ashore there. The
citizens declare the men cannot come
to Juneau.
AS
Will Recommend Passage of Senate Resolution Directing
Department of Justice to Institute Proceed-
in Oregon Rail road Grants Matter.
ings
(United PteH Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 14. It now
seems certain that the house committee
on public lands will recommend the
passage pf the senate resolution direct
ing the department of Justice to In
stitute legal proceedings to recover
lanua in Oregon from the Southern Pa
cific railroad.
Attorney-General 'Bonaparte is anxi
ous to start s'uch a suit, and he is
backed by the congressional delegation
from Oregon. At first the house com
mittee having the matter under con
sideration did not' seem to favor a
fight against , the Southern Pacific, but
within the past few days a majority
of the committee ha intimated that it
has' changed its views.
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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL
Don't Miss These Features :
WIJililAM JENNINGS BRTAN, THEN AND NOW-VThls great American
statesman's views of the country's progress and its future.
WILL FRIGHT MAKE PEACE? Terrors war under modern con
ditions may force air nations to foreswear fighting.
MUSIC OF THE ANIMAL WORLD Voices differ, not merely in ex
pression but in tone as well. :, B
CARING FOR THE ORPHANS St. "Mary's Home, where friendless
youngsters are reared to become useful American citizens.
WHY EAT BREAD? Some questions and answers by a learned man who
, has studied food. , ' t,.; ,
WIELDING A BIG STICK Senators and congressmen not free to ex
press wishes In congress. Power of speaker of the house of repre
sentatives,.' i'. (i,r;,
TITLED WOMAN'S BIG CHARITT Tired of running philanthropic ven
tures at a loss, Lady Hope builds huge hotel to house two residential
clubs for men. v-"' ' - " " - ' "
PRINCE OF WALES RESIGNS Post nvhlch hss been mere sinecure for
years will be made useful by successor to royal office-holder.
ONLT "LADY BARBERS" IN LONDON Eschew subject of the weather
in attempt to amuse, patrons of their shop. , -
CONGO ATROCITIES OUTDONE IN EUROPE Unfortunate Macedonia
is given over to murder and rapine. . ; -f
THE PIROUETTING PEERESS England: has new sensation with Lady
v Stewart numbering ballet dancing among her many accomplishments.
DOES WOMAN'S VANITY EVER WANE? Observant danghter of
great Italian scientist declares It Is ruling passion of whole life. '
THE COMIC SUPPLEMENT Further ' adventures . of Happy Hooligan,
his noble relative and the sailor. Jimmy, Vai, Dotty, the Giddy Gob
Una and a score of other bright features make, this the greatest maga- . '
aln of the kind published in the west, " ", ;'. , 5 .u
WE GET ALL THE NEWS Two leased wires. Hearst and United Press '"i
services, a staff of special correspondents and the best local staff in ,
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HELP AVERBUCH
Friends of Dead Man Claim
That He WTas Victim of
Police Plotters.
(Uoltrd Preas Lcaied Wire.)
Chicago, March 14. An organized ef
fort to clear the name of Lazarus Aver
buch. the alleged anarchist, Vho was
shot and killed by Chief of Police Ship
py on MArch S, is being made by the
most nromlnent settlement workers In
Chicago.
At the head of the movement is Miss
Jane Addamn of Hull House fame and
10 oncer . Women of wealth and Dromi-
nence In settlement work. The friends
of Averbuch claim that he was the
victim of a police plot; that he went to
the chiefs house unarmed. The revol
ver and knife, they assert, were placed
upon his body after he was dead. j
The settlement workers headed hv
miss Aaoainn, tninK enoue-ti or the rays
tery to spend money to have It Inves
tigated.- Accordingly they have raised
tunas ana employed counsel to tdke
charce or the Investigation.
The body of Averbuch was secretiv
disinterred Thursday evening and an
autupsv held by Dr. Heketon of Rush
Medical college. The facts gleaned bv
the pathologist have not vet been made
PUD1IC.
SQUADRON COUNCIL UNCLE SI
DISPATCHED PRIMES GUfl if SPANK
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rnn nn Minn iiriirniri a
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Vessels Under Secret Orders
but It Is Believed Tha
They Vill Seize the Cap
tured Steamer Tatsu
Haru.
Pekln, March 14. China has
agreed to release the Japanese
steamer Tatsu Mara. The decision
was reached after an extensive ses
sion of the foreign board' today dur
Ing which every feature of the case
was reviewed.
(United Praes Leased Wire.)
London, March 14. China today
dealt Japan another figurative slap
in the face -by notifying the mikado's
government that she would not rec
ognlze the transfer to Japan of the
ahore rights recently granted the
Great Northern Company, a Danish
telegraph and cable company.
Japanese statesmen are said to be
In a boiling rage over the affair and
complications are regarded as certain.
The trouble , is over the Shanghai
Nagasaki cable. Recently Japan com
pleted arrangements to take over the
shore rights and privileges granted the
Danish corporation. This would have
given her control of both ends of the
cable. When the Peking government
heard of this it notified the Great
Northern, company that the .transfer
would not be sanctioned.
There is much speculation here as to
why Japan nas not forced the issue on
we xaisu Aiaru inciaent ana a general
belief tbat China has called the mi
kado's bluii.
opinions differ as to whether Japan
is teing restrained Dy me Bntisn at
titude or by lack of funds.
Hongkong, March 14. Japan Is mak
ing definite preparations to effect the
release-of the steamer Tatsu Maru,
which was seised by the Chinese gov
ernment, by force, and a squadron of
the mikado's blearest cruisers and a
number of smaller fighting vessels are
SDOUt 10 sian ior Macau.
A dispatch received today via Formo
sa, sava that a Japanese squadron Is
about to sail on a secret mission under
sealed orders. In this squadron are
the cruisers Yakumo, Asama and Aklt
imhlma. and a flotilla composed of tor
pedo boats and other small craft of this
typ-
The announcement has caused in
tense excitement in the official circles
of Hongkong, and the government at
Pekln has bestirred iiseir more man
t any time since we irouDie over me
Tatsu Maru nrst DroKe out. xt reels
that Japan Is about to make the attack
that It threatened to make In the event
ih.t the Chinese failed to Indicate that
they Intended to release the steamer.
While mere IS no means oi teaming
the destination or tne squadron, the
Chinese officials at Hongkong oo not
doubt that It will be bound for Macao
when It receives tne sailing oroers mai
have already been prepared.
NEW BATTLESHIPS
ADDED TO NAVY
Plan to Attack Executive Armed Demonstration Wil
i
for Not Enforcing Home Be 3Iade Against South
Telephone Cos Franchise
'Which Provides for Fire
and Police Alarm.
American Republic Unless
President Castro Acts
Promptly on Suggestions
Mayor Lane in Answer Trouble Started by Failure
Shows Council Guilty of of Country to Live Up to
Not Enforcing Pacific
States'" Franchise Granted
Six Years Ago.
Promises to Meet Claims
of American Asphalt Mag
nates.
Members of the majority party of the
council have declared war against May
or Lane for neglect of duty in not com-
(United Ptms Uued Wire.)
Washington, March 14. President
Castro of Venezuela Is to be brought up
pelllng the Home Telephone company witn another short turn by the next
to live up to the terms of Its fran
chise which provides that It shall fur
nish cables and conduits for tbe fire I circulation about the state department
move of the Washington government.
according to well defined rumors in
and police systems of Portland. Mayor
Lans answers the charges by referring
to a section in the franchise of tbe Pa
cific States -Telephone company, granted
prior to the Home franchise, which I
roviaes mat me lormer company snail
stall ana maintain a telephone fire
The trouble hinges on the failure of
Veneiuela to live up to her promise to
meet the asphalt claims. Castro has
fallen back on his old policy of procrts
tinatloa and recent efforts of the
United States to force some action have
alarm system within 90 daysr notice by I either been Ignored or treated with con-
the council. I temnt.
TIT1.I1. S.S.. B. TV OLA.- I -
vviiiiv tut terms ui uiv xuiiiu ouiihb
Senator Lodge's resolution asking
that the correspondence between the
United States and Castro's a-overnmant
b made public is expected, it is said
loaay. to result in an armed damonatn.
tion against Venesuela unless Castro
Telephone company are specific) In de
fining who shall be responsible, the
section la the franchise of the Home
Telephone company, upon which the
councilmen are basins their flcht
aTgainst the mayor, is general and does
not attach the responsibility upon the I acts very promptly.
mayvr aiijr murv mail n. uwi un luo
council.
uounou jtespoBsinie.
Furthermore the franchise of the Pa
clflc States company ays the company
snail tie required to install ana main
tain a telephone fire alarm system upoa
notice by the council. wMle the fran
chise of the Home Telephone company
only states that the company shall pro
vide a fire alarm telephone system
when required by tne city or Portland,
which would Include the council as its being granted,
(United Preu Led Wirt.)
Caracas. March 14. Bv a Wla(nn
handed down In the Venesuelan suDrema
court today, the Judgment of the lower
tribunal's fining the New York and
Bermuda Asphalt companies $6,000,000
for their alleged aid given the rebels
in the Matos revolt is confirmed.
The attorneys for the American in
terests Immediately filed notice of an
appeal but there is little likelihood of
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ittte Westerner Says Four
Companions Killed Them
selves While Despondent.
(United Press leaned Wire.)
New. York, March 14 A tragic tale
of blasted hopes was revealed today by
the attempted suicide by asphyxiation
In a Harlem boarding house of Helen
Baxter, a beautiful 17-year-old girl who
with five girl friends had come to New
York. from- the west , to make their for
tune. Inquiry of tbe girl after she had
beeh, revived - revealed that four of the
others hud committed suicide by as
phyxiation, and the Only other one liv
ing had married.
"We talked it over," doclared the girl,
'and decided that thnan of lia w)m
failed would kill ourselves. The other
girls all said that asnhvxiatlon was the
easiest way. We found- it harder for
good gfarls to make their way in New
York than we had, expected. . I was
the ''last ops to give up."
11EAK ADMIRAL KANEvr;.
, DIES IN NEW YORK
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New York, March 1 4-Rear Admiral
Theodore F. Kane of the United States
navy, retired, died suddenly today In
the Park avenue hotel. . . j
(ifi.lt. Preaa Leased Wire.) -
Washington, March 14. The first
battleship added to the navy since the
departure of the fleet was placed rn
commission at the League Island navy
yard today. She is the (New Hampshire
and will be commanded Dy lapiain
Cameron McRae Wlnslow.
much as tbe mayor and the executive
board.
Section alx of the Pacific States com
pany's rrancnise reads as roiiows:
"rue rigms ana privileges granted cy
this ordinance are granted only upon
the conditions herein - contained and
pon the following considerations, to-
wlt:
First That ir at any time during
the term or continuance of this fran
chise the city shall so demand, the
grantee shah, within 90 days' notice
siven by the common council, furnish.
equip, install, 'and during the entire ex
istence and continuance of this fran
chise maintain and keep in first-class
woraing oraer, rree or cnarae. a teie-
nhnn. i . u ana u is unimeiy
Pnrll.11. ma A .1.r.hn firm I "' ?: n oun
Today s action Is expected to com-
fncate tne situation growing out of
ha Americans' comDlalnt that thev are
being persecuted by the Castro government
JACKIES SEND HOME
BIG BATCH OF MAIL
(United Ptms Leased Wire.)
San Diego, Cat., March 14. The post-
office employes here are overwhelmed
witn man irom me nattiesnip rieet- at
Magdalena Bay. Thirty huge sacks of
mail arrived on the supply ship Culroa
and It is unlikely that the mountain of
POUDER
KILLED BY
DREAM PIPE
Percy T. Fish Found Dead
in Chinese Opium Joint at
Spokane Travelled for
Local Office of Novelty,
Company.
Dead Man Belonged to Elks
and. Was Popular Among
Local . Drummers Em
ployers Surprised to Learn
of Slavery to Drug, t
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Spokane, Wash., March 14. Percy T.
Flan, traveling representative of the
Novelty Manufacturing company Of
Portland, was found . dead her this
morning t in a Chinese opium den. ' j
An Inquest was . held by the coroner.
who announced that the man came te
hia death from the excessive use of
opium. ., ; : .
Fish, who was a member of the Elks'
lodge, was well dressed and had -a. con
slderable sum of money in his pockets.
He was quite popular among the guests
of the Calax hotel, where he lived, and
great surprise is expressed by the men
who knew him at the disclosure of his
slavery to the drug habit.
Fish was formerly a resident of Spo
kane, but was ln- the employ . of the .
Portland branch of the Novelty Menu
(acturinr company. - He had been work
ing for the company since the first. of
the year and was held la the hlrhest
esteem by his employers. He had at
tended to his duties faithfully and
proved himself a thoroughly competent
salesman.
Anions; the traveling men and mem
bera of the Elks' lodge here Fish was
very popular, spendlna much of his
idle time among friends in this city.
TAFT BOOMERS SAY
CANDIDATE GAINS
(United Frees Leased Wire.)
Columbus. Ohio. March 14 Those in -
charge of the presidential boom of
Secretary William it. lan declared mis .
afternoon ' that their candidate has
gained 30 delegates to the national con
ventlon during the past week. Accord
ing to their figures, the 178 delegate--named
this far stand 148 Instructed for
Taft, instructed for Fairbanks and
Six unlnStmetedi- ' - .
Cockran to Join
"Down and'Outs"
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BURKp COCKRAN, WHO HAS
JOINED THE "DOWN AND
OUTS."
(Unite Preae Leased Wire.)
New York, March 14. "The down and
outs for Bourke Cockran," the word
being passed down the line -today by the
Tammany: regulars. vfollbwlng the dlsi
niacin or the1 famous orator in sii nt
The positions1 of honor he' has ''held In"
The action of the general committee
In taking from Cockran the two remain
ing honors he has held, the chairman
hips of the committees on speakers and
on legislation, is construed to mean
that he has been shelved, and will not be
returned to congress ... . - .
city of Portland; said telephone fire
alarm system to oonslst of a good suf
ficient and reliable switchboard, to be
placed in the headquarters engine
house in the ald city, in which metal
lic circuits shall be run to the city en
gine-houses or fire stations and there
connected with the latest Improved
form of long-distance telephone sets.
Should the said city increase the num
ber of engine-houses or fire stations
during the existence or continuance of
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PROMISE TACOFtlA
SHIPS TO PRIM
Chicago, Milwaukee. & St.
Paul Railroad Plans
Trans-racific Line.
day. The missives are destined to
every part or tne country. (
The blue jackets of the cruiser Ten
nessee gave a big minstrel show at the
Oar rick theatre last night, netting $800,
which is to be applied to the fund for
the relief of orphans and widows of
the navy's heroes.
DELAWARE RAILROAD
3IAY PAY DIVIDEND
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Norwich, N. Y., March 14 Federal
Judge Day today vacated the temporary
Injunction restraining the directors of
the Delaware and Hudson railway from
paying the recently declared dividend.
SEEK
COAST
Fortifications Appropriation Bill Will Provide for Enor
mous Sum to Be Spent in New Safeguards
Against Invasion From Pacific.
(United Preaa Leared .Wire.i
Tokio, March 14 It Is reported here
today that J. H. Hiland. third vice
president of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad company who has
been here for several days, has com
pleted satisfactory arrangements . for
steamship service between ttongKBng
and Japanese ports and Tacnnia. Wash-
Invtnn f wh(t)i lartA, rinlnfc t Vi a . .
pany's trains are expected to Jbe running
eariy next year.
The Osaka Shoshen Kalaha line.
which is bulldlne six large steamers
at Nagasaki. U is said has accepted a
proposition by the railroad company to
carry lis ireigni iu ine orieni.
RAILROAD WILL BE
BUILT TO RAWHIDE
(United Prtss Lsase Wire.. V
Plan Francisco. CaL...i.March rli Aa
another evidence, of booming tmtea in
Kawniae,' tne new nevaaa goia center.
&' new railroad will be runnlnr tnitna
into the camp within four months. The
road will be 28 miles loner, and will
connect with the Southern Paclflo at
some point along Walker lake. The
promoting company was Incorporated
under West Vlrrtnlan laws, but tha
capital waa raised by western capital
lata, - . .
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Washington.' March 14. Millions of
dollars for the fortification and coast
defenses of the Pacific seaboard of the
unitea states and for the Philippine 1s-
ln tne rortirica
lands will be carried
tiono appropriation bill
which 1b now
member of the committee said todayi
"The bill will take, due cognisance of
the situation in the orient and on the
Pacific seaboard. It will make provi
sion for as great protection on the Pa
cific coast ss there Iff now on the At
lantic coast. There will be no stint. w
think, in the allowance of money made
Under consideration hv tha honu nnm.lfnr tha nrnti'rtlon of this countrv from
m it tee on appropriations. A prominent I any possible foreign foe," 1
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Much has been learned by the fashion staff artists who will
furnish designs and descriptions of spring styles in the issue of The
"Sunday Journal, March 22. The spring of 1908 opens with com
'paratively few radical changes, but there -ore many minor trans
formations that will produce effects that are. unique.
" Here are some of the specialties which will be described in
The Sunday Journal of March 22i ' (
,, Spring tailor suits, calling costumes or afternoon suits,
, -4 Wraps for summer dresses, ! .
Summer girl's fluffy petticoats; have kbeeh ruled c against. The
clinging sktPt is now a necessity, J ', , , . r
Evening fco'wns entirely new styles will prevail, -
- Millinery many changes that are considered innovations,
v w The fashions have changed so materially that it will requfre a
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