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.THE OREGON DAILY JOURjSlAE, . PORTLAND, ! SATURDAY, EVENING. MARCH " 21, 1008. fliji Court i Imposes , Minimum 'Sentence on Man Who ' Killed Du Puis-Judge 4':? Holds Killing Was Not V Without Provocation. Ill I R ICE noywi After Two Years of Neglect Jfrgins Hunting Up Bond Forfeitures. ' ' John Wynne will have to aerve only One year in th penitentiary for the " killing of W. H Pu Tui on the night of r Dwcumber 11. This i the )lBhtt een '.. fane' possible under the law for the .crlm of manslaughter. Judge O'Day, fin passing Judgment in the circuit court 'tills morning, wnmrnini un uir iiitvr f l' oua good record of Wyun and the fuel t that Du Put a had provoked hie anger 1 a reasons for mitigating the aeverily Vei tha penalty. s iL B- Reeder, wlio represented Wynne, 'made no motion for a nw trial, and , ..contented hlmaelf with the statement .. that tie haa found a universal exprea aloa of opinion since the verdict wa returned that Wynne should bs lightly , dealt with. Deputy Dletrict Attorney llajiev mada tha rejoinder that Wynne has already been lightly dealt with by ".... the verdict of tha Jury, and that the ' prisoner has already received ail the ' confederation ha eou'd hbbe for. V -"There is const 'eral.lo discretion left to the eour 1n a Judgment for man . (-.slaughter," said Judge O'Day; as Wvnno j steed ud for sentence, "differing from 'A verdict of first degree or second de '.'irres murder. 1 am not In favor of ae . vara sentences unless the cass Involves r moral turpitude, or the good of the community mske It necessary. "X don't think tha killing In thts " f. case was without provocation.' oontln- ued tha Judge. ' "The defendant was as " eaulted wtthont provocation by a vi cious man. ' This of course does not f imt If v tha killing. ,But there is some Ighttng blood in my veins, and I am In . : , cllned to Judg others by myself. V ""As to the defendant, I have delayed sentence In order to make an lnvestlga- , tloa. Bo far as I can learn his previ ous life has been exemplary, and he is : 1 not such a man as tha community needs to have Incarcerated for a long length . f time. , The punishment In this case. I take it, is not so much for the pro .,' tectlon, of society sa for bis own punish . ment. ' "Hxerclalng this discretion of- the j court, it Is ordered that you be confined in ths state penitentiary for tha term ; of ana year." , -. Wynne was plainly pleased by tha , sentence, tha limit of ths law being "seven .years. BONAFIDE BUYERS : IIHOUT NOTICE Washington Boreas of IDs Joaroal.) . '" Washington, March 21. Attorney- j General Bonaparte today submitted ths draft of an amendment -to tha Fulton i grant lands resolution which he thought nest, ir any were aoopiea; out no urgea . that no amendment be adopted. This tentative proposal was to "direct ths courts to protect bona fide pure has . era without notice. " ' However, to provide, against losses ' 'by bona fide purchasers. Bonaparte sug . rested that another resolution be passed that there be "no exeoutlon of judgment or dispossession witnin a fyear after -entry ef final' Judgment," A subcommittee was appointed to draft such sepsrats resolutions. The government holds that these added provisions will avoid the danger ". by waiver, at the same time keeping within the power of congress to enact .such legislation as will save honest b livers from losses. It Is claimed thereselutlon will pass ..the bouse. --..- i fflirsfilii 20 YEARS: SUES .1 CnlUd Preaa Leased Wire.) j- 8 an Francisco, March 21. Averring t that, she haa waited a "reasonable J' time," which. Is said to be over SO years. for Lambert Van Iaak, aged 75 and a l wealthy Sad Francisco manufacturer, n to wed her, Mrs. Lydla Earle Allen, !who is 61 years old, has filed a breach ": fc-f promise suit against him for 126,000, i- which Is the amount; of damage done finer heart, she 'says. Mrs. Allen lives 'in Alameda with her grown daughter I' and. Van Lank, who is president of the 5 Van Lank Manufacturing company, rc- aides with his daughter in San Fran m cisco. Van Laak Insists that they were never engaged. GIRLS LOSE. THEIR CLOTHES FIRE John Manning, dlatrlct attorney, la beginning to patch up his campaign fences In ths face of ths coming eleo tlon, and one means being employed by him is a sudden effort to enforce ths payment to the county of ball money end bonds, given In some lnstsnces twu years a-o ana allowed to lapse ana n without effort towards collection until the present time. For months past repeated attention haa been called to ths fact that the dla trlct attorney's office had been lax in Its collection of bond and hail money, but although ths local papera have dla' cussed the matter no action was taken until on the eve of the primary election. In February suits were filed by the district attorney to enforce the puymenc of bonds due and thus secure to tho county a Urge aum of money which It should have nad long ago. In some of tha caaaa tha honilamun. through the lapse of time have become financially Irreaponalble so that there Is great doubt Of being able to collect the money which tould have been secured bad the suits beeit'SVought when the bonds were forrelted and tne money pecame cue. Slept Orer Two Tears. Auruat i. 1905. Jessie Burna was ar rested for having robbed a man. She waa found guilty of the charge and failed to put In an appearance for sen tence. September I. lio. a motion was made ordering the bond forfeited. The bond or 7oO nsd Deen given ny u. m. Hulll'van and "Mysterious Hilly Smith. Nothing was ever heard of the woman and February 21 of this year a suit was filed by the dlatrlct attorney against the bondsmen, seeking to recover the amount due the county. It Is exceedingly doubtful whether the amount of the bond will be collected. The case was allowed to slumber for nearly two years and a half, and ault waa finally begun only after repeated crltlclams by ths press. One of the bondsmen, Larry Sullivan, was finan cially responsible at the time the ball was forfeited, but has now left the state and so far as known has no property. A bond of 11.000 waa given by A. B. Burger and Mr. Kutner to secure the apieWanee of the notorious Grace Reod, aocuaed and found guilty of having stolen IbOO from a man. The woman wss convicted In the circuit court 10 months sso and suit to collect the for feited bond waa not filed until Febru ary II of this year. In thts case near ly a year nad gone Dy wimoui action by Mr. Manning. Still other cases remain in which no effort has been made to collect the money 'due the county through the con viction of criminals and their failure to either pay the fines Imposed or to serve sentence. A history of some of these cases Is as follows: Xaf Ust of Bsgleeted Oases. February 1. 1107. Lloyd Burtls was srrested and put on trial for contribut ing to ths delinquency of a minor. On the trial of the case the Jury dis agreed And the defendant ttien changed his plea from "not guilty" to "guilty." May 10 waa nxed as tne aaie ior passing sentence bv the court, and on that day the defendant failed to put In an appearance. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in the county Jail and to a fine of 1100. His bond had been fixed at 1200 and bad been guaranteed by A. II. Townsend and w. in. uanieis. When Hurtla failed to nut In sn ap pearance the bond was ordered for feited, but no action was taken towards Its collection by the dlatrlct attorney for an extended length of time, though Burtis was finally found and sent to Jail. He served a portion of the time and was then pardoned. September 6, 1907, Jack Earl was ar rested for having given liquor to a girl under age. lie was found guilty on two separate charges and under each charge was sentenced to six months in the county Jail and to pay a fine of )2S0. Cases Shored Aside. Bonds were furnished by R. L. Dur ham and A. M. Brown. Earl went to California and was there for over two months when hs was returned and sent to ths rock pile. He escaped from there and has not been recaptured. No at tempt was made to enforce payment un der the bond. William Grimes, a merchant of Mon tavilla, was arrested about November SR ilus. for havins- sold llauor In a dry precinct and was fined $150. Bonds were furnished for the defendant by Henry Fleckensteln and Pete Wagner in the sum of $t00. Following the convic tion nt nrimus S50 of the fine was paid. but the remaining $100 at 111 remains unpaid. No attempt has been made to collect this balance. October 26, 1905, E. F. Glblln, a bus iness man of Portland, was arrested for having sold tobacco to boys. He was convicted and the penalties imposed amounted in total to $114. 25. Bond for $100 had been furnished Dy J . u. un- derbunk and J. W. Boost. L p to the nra,,nt tlm th flnA has not been vald nor have tha bonds been forfeited. (Jlb- lln has never been sent to jau IMS' PltPFR wm ASK; "I. is u i iii i-ii iitniirn imnrn nilitltlt lflbts SUPPRESSED New Jersey Publication Is Barred From Hails Be I Alaska Salmon Fleet 3Iay Not Leave for Northern Waters. (United Press Leased Wtre.) CailSe It Printed ArtiCleS '00 hrmen and vessels will go T , , i norm to engage in Alaska salmon fish- (jrglllg JtCaUerS TO iMan lng or disband in San Francisco depends T i upon loaaya Decision or tne conference llt'tUIUllUU. petween the Alaska Fishermen's union and the Alaska Packers' association. A demand of the fishermen for In creased pay is the bone of contention. They say the packers have asked thsra to work for a slight reduction over last (raited Prsas tMd Wlra.) .2" ",au' while the employers Wa.hlnrtA- U.rvH 1 t Oi.Hllnna " 7 J -- - waaes. due inav ara not wmin in in. Hoc lal e, an anarchistic nswspaper puD- crease the schedule. The trouble start llshed at Paterson, New Jersey, and ed several weeks ago, when the packers. rliwlarxt h, tha authnrlllna tn htt the I'1"" ranrawim, annuuncM a, rcuuo- declsred by the authorities' to be ,on. Xhi, was Immediately rejected by moat Inflarnmatoj-y publication In the th, f,hers and the present contro versy united Btates, was today roruaaen ins resuuea. .... nt it. m.tia b t n i m. trr.dcnaral 1 he warring parties failed to get to Mtf-.. in ,h. nt thia nub- f.'hermen held a big mass meeting last . - . , , . . , . rt mt IVlllUVIIVl. J II. uarer vi nimr iu. " "' "." nt tha . that ..un 1. k-i... In a copy of the publication secured higher prices . thu It bag hrougbt by the postal depaitment are found i"" 'nB'" " rsuue- artlcles denouncing ths government and ODenlv advocating a campaign of assassination and arson sgalnat ths heada of all sovernments. One screaming article urged tne friends of liberty to seise the state armories, srm themselves, murder the police, fire the great cities of the coun try inH overturn tha rovernment. . ------- - - ..J' ... oatrosster-uenersi iueyer iouy io bold atep In order to suppress tne paper ami aaaumea a responaiouuy no predecessor has flared. '1 ne paper ib credited with a circulation of $0,000. R hla action todav Mr. Meyer barretl tho sheet from the malls as second class matter, and the cost of mailing It under ths third-class rates wouia De JBE DEATH OF. I'rtllEIIDE SHIPPERS ASK FOR TRACK. Pft III M CPTI ft M ft W 1 1 R 1 1 Bl t UVIIIILV I IVIW VII Ui lli UII1L Silver Lake People Cry Thus, Offering: Bcwarti and Urg Ing Others. (Special Dispatch te ns JownaL) Silver Lake, Or. ' '-' V't'! ' ; t Ths Oregon railway commission this afternoon rsndered ' ' decision, on the application f South Portland shippers for a trackage connection batsmen the Boutnern racirie and the United Hall ways company.. The commission ordered that a connection be made at the Jef ferson atreSt denat. where tha Orea-on Marcn Z.- AI a I anrnaa hlnob III - Th. nnutlA. m lion, taking advantage or the over stocked condition of the labor market. EVANS TO BOARD TENDER YAIIKTOII SLEEPY WIFE poisons spouse i San Diego. Cel., March IK That Ad too great to make Its existence possi-1 mlral Evans contemplates the tempo ble. ... . rary transfer of his flag to the tender The cas Is clearly one or malicious - .. . ".,.. A.., Intent" said ths postmaater-general, "' and we are serving the best Interests ths target practice la the news brought of the people in barring n oui. jmi here by ths NelUe. which left Magda wTwffl now mike' a'cru.ade igalnst M-n March 1. Hugh Chambers, the all of its kind." only pasaenger on the Nellie, described the target practice of the battleships ss being marveiousiy accurate ana raDld. ''I never conceived anything so won derful. either from the standpoint of beauty or as demonstrating sKiu, saia he. '"About the middle of the night ws left the bay two battleships were In action. They used the target of the daylight practice, which, even In the sunlight at the distance placed, looked like pieces of cardboard. We stood off and watched the play of the search lights snd saw the hall of shells as (Uaited Preaa Leased Wire.) they followed tho stream of light and a.. r-..i,.n Mnrrh si Worn out tor tne largeta. ine missiles in meir San Francisco, Miych Zl. worn out looked Ilka atreaks of llsht. A by long attendance upon her invalid 1 furrow cf foam would rise in the path husband and little daughter, Mrs. Mar- of the searchlight and then a few garet Monahan administered to tne ior- aeconaa later we wouia see a spiasn mer a fatal potion, which she mistook at a distance that appeared to be about for his cough medicine and this a,fter- two miles. We were enabled to get noon Monahan's body lies on a slab in this accurate view by means of power the city morgue. John Monahan has been a sufferer from nleuriav for' over two weeks, and were all the guns ldie. The marksman- during most of that time his little ehlp of the gunners Is marvelous. I rtniia-hf at vioiat. naa aiao men in in aeiaom aa.w a. mm uunua un viar unic. their home. The mother and wife as- and the men are making almost perfect sumed the double duty of attending to records at nignt snooting. both. About 3 o docs: this morning ner eyes, red from lack of sleep, she go up snd went Into the bedroom to get th nniia'h medicine for Monahan. She se lected what she believed was cough medicine. Instead It was carbolic acid. Unsuspecting that the spoon contained the desdly stuff the patient wearily opened his mourn a no nis win pourm if Intn hla throat. The burning acid caused the sick msn to go into terrible convulsions, from which he died. The frlshtened wife rushed out of the house and neighbors summoned Dr R. S. Grumwalt. DISCUSS DEMAND MADE BY L OR i! 8t" Louis. Mo., March-81. Following 4 the discovery of fire today In the Forest Park University, an exclusive school for 'girls. 150 young women were panic A, .stricken and most Of them lost' sJJ the " f wearing apparel they possessed except , that which they wore. . - The girls were about to leave the col- lege on an outing when the alarm of fire; was givi-n. A fire drill Vaslmme ! dlately formed by the teachers, but the majority of the girls broke and. ran in ' confusion. The building, which was a' three-story structure, was burned to the . ; grouna. PERSONAL i ' . - - - 1 !, I John McCourt, the newly appointed United Suites district attorney, did not i reach the city from his home at Pen 'tdleton as It was expected he would this .morning. It is presumed that he will , arrive on the later train during the af tternoon or tomorrow. Mr. McCourt will . Make the oath of office Monday morn I Ing at 10 o'clotk before Judge Wolver , ion and will at once take charge of the , . district attorney's office. During the flay he will be acquainted with the rou i!nVot th?'fflc by-Deputies Robert 1 Tucker and Walter fl. Evans, who were , recently appolntad by Mr. Bristol and . : ?ho b.0" Ln cbr t the work ;row being done by the grand Jury. It . .Is presumed that Mr. McCourt will take , .cnarge of the grand Jury Investigations - ?n T.u.y 0rnln5' Jhough he may ai" Jow Mr. Tuoker to finish the work which , Tie began under Mr. Brlstot " " vt J. Young, business manager of the . Spokesman-Review of .Spokane, Is at the , Portland, having com to the city for a short business visit, . . ; Miss Minnie Bell.' fop the" past. IS ,ers. In charge of the leather goods j :. department of Woodard, Clarke A Co .Jius Just returned from, an estended . atay In the east, devoted to selecting lpsw and original ideas ln leather. 7 still doinir business in Portland, unmo lested by the district attorney. nearly Equal Manning's Salary. roster Bradley waa charged with a crime in the circuit court about Sep tember 17, 1906. He gave bond in the sum of $500. He did not appear when the case was called, and it was two months or more before any action was taken by the district attorney. At that time the man was found and tried. He was acauitted. but while he was out of custody and the bondsmen were liable no effort was made towards collection. September h, 1105, Maud Newsorae was convicted ln the circuit court and waa released under S500 ball. The amount of the bail was reduced to 1400, and that amount forfeited when the defendant did not appear for sentence. No explanation has ever been given by the district attorney as to why the bond was reduced from 1500 to $400 on the same day it was forfeited to the county. . In these cases the amount of the bonds forfeited hut not collected aggre gated more than half of the district at torney's annual salary. (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, March 20.v-As the first Important result, of the labor congress held at Washington this week under the auspices of the American Federa tion of Labor, President Roosevelt to day called Into conference Senator Al drich and Representatives Payne and lnlzell. The meeting was neia at tne White House. During the progress of the confer ence the entire legislative plan of the president ior tne remainder or tne ses sion was gone over, and special consld He is eratlon was given the liabilities act and KIEFEE OPPOSED TO "SENSELESS. DEFENSES" (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington. March 21. The time has come to check the senseless outpouring of money fof Impractical fortification". according to Congressman Klefer of Ohio, who declared In a speech today that ln the past 80 years millions of dollars nave oeen expenaea on rortiti iMttlnna that are now virtually useless. He rwas opposing the present plan for tho fortification of the Philippines, de claring that we should wait until some aelinite policy couia u agreea upon. "Fortify Pearl harboor, or some point in the Hawaiian islands, and make it trnnc aa Gibraltar." he said. "Keep one or two battleships there and no na tion will attempt to tane it, out let us hniH n n these lncomDlete and half hearted plans for the fortification of SENATOR L0DGD IS v WITH EXCLUSIONISTS u. ' ' ' . " . - ' -r r. 1 7 United Preaa Leased Wire.) ' ." t Boston, Mass., March- 21. United Btates Senator Lodge has arraigned himself on the side of the eiclusionists, In an address before the city club he declared that It should be frankly said that the, white race will not permit Asiatic, labor to Compete with their own ln their own countries. . , t)ur lihnp MlllIA nt .al. I the environment of Chinese labor, ss wejleslre It to exist," he said. ''The the proposition of limiting the power or the courts in tne matter or issuing Injunctions. No announcement was made as to what decision had been reached. In addition a tentative draft of the bill to amend the Sherman act was gone over, the tariff and the Aldrich bill were discussed. MEMBERS OF W. C. T. IT. HOLD INSTITUTE A county W. C. T. U. institute was hold Friday In the Baptist church, Sellwood. Mrs. J. U. Donaldson apoke on the Loyal Temperance legion, of which she Is superintendent. She spoke of the need of workers and training the children, for which this Is organ ized. Mrs. Sarah Evans spoke on the "Relation of the Food Problem to the Drink Habit," and emphasized the need of cleanliness in food. Mrs. H. M. Clinton spoke on the temperance In struction ln the Sunday schools, em phasizing the need of instruction and telling of the good done. Mrs. Clara Esson followed, calling especial atten tion to pledge signing. F. B. Rutherford gave an able ad dress on "Law Enforcement." referrine to the present status of tha local option law. He said the third attack on ths excellent law was now being made in the amendment to bo voted on In Juno, confining tha contests to the cities. and not allowing the outlying precincts to be counted. He advised the voters to vote against the amendment. Mrs, Ella Hlmes, the county superintendent, read a testimony from a G. A. R. paper endorsing proniouion in tne soldiers homes. Mrs. E, H. Roper gave an in teresting tafk on mothers' meetings. Mrs. I. L, Hidden talked to the Sell wood ladles, advising them to organize a union and an L. T.L. for the chil dren. In the evening a gold medal con test was held, the prize being won by Walker Peddlcord or University park. TURNER OLIVER OUT ON STATE3IENT ONE SHOT AT BECAUSE HE REFUSED BOOZE (Special Dlnpatcfc te The J annul.) Vancouver, Wash., March 21 Angered because Dick Clemenson refused to take a drink with him, James Connelly last night fired three revolver shots at the latter, all of which went wild. Connelly was intoxicated at the time and It was due to this fact that Clem enson owes his life, as the two men were but a few feet apart when the shooting took place. The affair happened at 8 o'olock In front of the Ferry saloon and within less than 800 feet of the Vancouver ferrv. There were, a number of neoole going to the ferry when the shots rang out and several thought a murder had been committed. Connelly, who had never seen Clem enson before, asked the latter to have a drink. Clemenson refused and started to walk on. "Come on, said Connelly, "or I'll blow your damned head off.' , With thla he whlDned out a revolver and began firing. Officer MoFarland happened to be near and soon disarmed Connelly. This morning uonneuy pleaded guilty of dlschargina- firearms within the city limits before Justice Sugg and was fined $20 and given 20 days ln the city Jail. SLAYER OF WISDOM FEELS NO REMORSE (Special Diapatcb to The Journal.) Vale, Or., March 21. The preliminary hearing of John Brown, who killed Wil liam Wisdom at Ironsides last Saturday for alleged atrocious abuse of his lit tle daughter continued over two years, was held here yesterday and reHulted ln Brown's being bound over to the grand Jury without Dan. mass meeting of cltliens at this place lbs made within 40 days, at the expense resolutions were adopted la ralatlon W w ,i?"?a WW," company.. . .. . . ..... I The effect will be to aive South Port. tne wauenoe muraer case, as xouows; laiHl industries located-. cluivii Whereas r Julius Wallende WaS wil-1 Southern. Paclflo tracks dlnint iaa fully and crue 11 v. murdered In cold blood I over Indenendent tracks In alt Knrt h on the, nignt or jjocemoer ti. ivi, ana i foruana terminal yards, after bains murdered was thrown Into! Silver creek, hla body not being recov-1 A hearing was given today by the ered until March 13, 1908; and I Oregon railway commission on the ap- ' Whereas. The people of Silver Lke plication of south Portland ahlDoere for ara mint tatroua of aeeinfe- the law ud- I a track connection between tha Month- held and the guilty party or parties pun- ern Paclflo railroad and the . Unltod. isnea ior mis oiaooucai . ruu, uu i iiiu;. have shown by their acts that they I The Southern Paclflo resisted the maan ah,i thav aav. h auhacrlhlns- and I Propoaed connection on the srrouml that paying in cash ths sum or ou, wmcn .Miamrmuy uenam snip- a i,. i ,v,. .u fm nt v. M I Pers. and was unnecessary. TmiIihad Chrlsman of this place for the arrest given by Freight Agent Malbeouf and oonvlotlon of tho murderer or mur. ;."" connection derera of Julius Wallende: and ?n rlf.n "'. fHltlea available "IVhimu Wa the nfeonle or Oliver I " r" amywi a, ana UT J m- "o. VSn.P..embl.d tntChl.f Enrineer'chs. .ni pi- Fields concerning operating large It-degree curve ways company at JKiaTtni 17th day of March. 108. be- """" Have It is the duty of our state aa wll "'',5 . ... ..iiit na in averv hnn-1 're'gut oars around, a hAn. to United Rail I 'W va MM V'Si Bjii a. Va justice the perpetrator or perpetrators or tnis crime; tnereiore, oe n Resolved, That we request uonoraDie Can Shrp Cheaper Jrow. Mr. Malbeouf testified- that south Oeorge Chamberlain, governor of the Portland shippers can at the present state of Oregon, to assist us in our ef- time ship cheaper out of that neighbor- forts to bring to justice tne peraon or nooq to common , points eaat or foca naranna mihn rnmmltted this crime, by I tello. and to Oregon points on the CL offering such reward as, in bis Judg-1 R. A N. and Southern Paclflo than they ment, he thinks proper and just ror tne couia ir tney snipped over me united arrest and conviction of the murderer Railways line to other Portland Con or murderers necuons. its said r reign i is received -Resolved.' That It Is the wish of this and delivered at south Portland termln- meetlng and tho citisens of Silver Lake la on the same basis of rates as it Is that our honorable county Judge, a f-t the general terminal yards in Port- naiv. ahouid aaslst us by offsrlng a land. suitable reward in behalf of Ike coun- i07, he stated, the soiai business v tn th arrest and conviction of the T,r "outh Portland tracks wss 7 rdrurdsrJ" ttit '! """i frSSnSff "at "WoBf ef .udch e?.u1.s.dtlraVdODnoneJfo Ifm ST a regard as in hTs iudent W0U,1 n vr United Railways Sa"iat.r K?Jtnd the financial Sndi- track hd connection existed, and of he deems i best . and the ""n,"J conal the local business but .20 cars would tlon of the countr can "or have gone over Unlte Railways track. "Resolved, That a copy of these reso- ftf th. ,2 .ij, ..fn.,in. lutlons be sent to Honorable George on, PortTand. Mr,-;""1 a i-s i iMsynn nn . . - . . . . . t t. ; Luamutiria.n. s''" ,.'J"""J r ne might nsve been arrected by the orable B. Daly, county Judge of Lake propo,.,) connection, county. The Oregonlan and The Journal jf,, testimony fas to the effect that of Portland, as well as to each of our u qu c0,t ,outh Portland Industries onnntv rtanera "Signed Dy tne preaiaeni ana aocreimry of this meeting. C. W. EMBODY. Chairman. "Secretary.'1 more to use tha United Railways eon pany a iraoss is deliver rralaht Portland terminal -yards and also out, bound, than by confining their business . as at present to the tracks of -the Southern Paclflo company. ; . . : Zooated tta TJaderstaadlag'. '. The Oregon Furniture factory, for ess , ampie. located on tne uoutnern iJaclfl sidetrack, pays that company $10 per oar for carrying goods into Portland. If the factory used the Front street line of the United Railways company, it would pay an additional IS charge ta that company, and the switching charge of the Northern Paclflo Terminal com. pany, making a larger expense than by tho present method. Malbeouf said tha Industries ldearad on the south Portlands lines of tna ! Bouinem racirio naa located mere with tha tacit understanding that tha South. ern Paclflo would equalise tho rates to common points on O. K A N. and south. ern territory, and that the company had pursued a policy of making commodity rates to that end. A tariff has Just been published reducing tha former dlf. ferenflal II cents per ton. Oompetttloa Killed. '7s not the small business dans K South Portland industries over your lines due to the differential of $40 or lit per car?" Commissioner West asked. "Can South Portland mills com pete with city mills Tn O. R. N. territory t , "Mr nefional view would be no. But In Tlew of testimony given by a manu faoturer tha other day I would ear vea. ths witness answered. "Thla shipper siaiea mat ne couia com Date rrom l a- coma with Portland mills ln our terrl tory eastward and pay a differential that would amount to about 1(0 per car." ' The rata on lumber from Rlllabora or Llnnton mills to eastern Oregon Is 4 cents higher than the rate from Port land mills. Mr. Malbeouf served notloe for the railroad com pah tee that they would not absorb any switching charge by the , United Railways company on buatnaaa . destined to any territory on their lines. He said ic seemed to te the expectation of shippers thst the railroads would absorb such charges The Indications are that the Southern Pacific wilt can cel existing differentials against South Portland to hold the business of those Industries, in preference to absorbing United Railways company switching charges, even should the desired track connection be made. DROP CHARGES REPUBLICAN ANOTHER TICKET TO BE NAMED mm schmitz Idol tod Press teased Wire.) Ban Francisco, March 11. The four remaining extortion charges against Eugene E. Schmlts were dismissed this morning. The case against Theodore Halsey, accused of bribery ta the tele- There Is going to be another "Repub lican choice" legislative ticket in the field before the day for closing the nom inations comes, provided the Republican phone franchise matter, went over for club of Portland has Its way. A com- 0ne week. The cases against William mlttee of the club is now out looking Britt, James Coffroth and Eddie into the matter and between this time Oraney, accused of bribing sldsrmen to una luesaay oi nui wmi -win irj, m grant tnem exclusive iigai permua, induce a sufficient number of solid bus- were set for March IS, when demurrers lness men or the community to enter tne to the indictments rouna against tnem race to make up a. full legislative ticket. I will be filed. a meeting or tne I'ortiana ctuo was i held last night In the chamber of com-' merce hall. According to members or ths club there was a representative gathering present when W. H. Chapln, a mem her of tne nouse or representa tives at the last session, and present 'resident of the club, called the meet- ne- to order. C. K. Liockwood was ln charge of the records of the meeting. A speoiai committee was appointed to make a canvass of the business men whose nsmes have been suggested as strong candidates, should they be in duced to enter the legislative race. Some 40 of these names have been sent in to the committee and it will during the next few days make a canvass and trv to secure a sufficient number f men to make the race. The final report of the committee will be made at the meetlne- of the club next Tuesday night. At the meeting last night the club adopted a platform wntcn outlined its attitude ana pointed out wnere me mem bership of the organization stood polit ically. ; NEW RULING HITS PORTLAflD Jl BlOl'J NT TITLES STILL SHAKY i Southern Paclflo and O. R. A N. pas senger traffic officials were advised to day that the Denver Rio Grande and other eastern connections have can-. celled rates via Portland to Puget sound territory. In compliance of an order made by the interstate commeroa commission because the Northern Pa clflo refused to concur In the Union Pa clflo and Southern Paclflo companies practice of absorbing the local rate be tween Portland and Puget sound terminals. The result of the whole mattar win Ka ' I io ur oui or i-oruand all tourlate and colonist travel on tickets with Puget sound destinations, and turn all Union Paclflo colonist travel into eastern nMiuujion via mt u. k. a n, com pany's line there. The operation of this scheme will be great benefit to Anna-ana anH a hu to Portland If somethlne- la not Anna In restore the old current nt tri ewn. Union Paclflo territory. Heretofore, iwncnier in union facirio ter ritory wanted to visit the Paclflo north west he was .sold a ticket over the Union Paclflo good for Puget seund des tinations SS Well aa weatarn ni-otrnn mA ATTORNEY FINED FOR ATTACK ON MAN (United Praia Leased Wire.) Salem. Or.. March 21. -Turner Oliver of 1M Grande, this morning filed his pe tition for nomination to the state sen- atorshlp from the Twenty-first district uuluet to tne JLemocratlc primaries. He signs 'Statement No. 1. jt William A. carter has rued his te- tltlon as a candidate for railroad com missioner on the Republican ticket in taif district. "' Cargo Demand Indifferent. London. March 21. Cargoes dull, buy ers indifferent California prompt ship ment unchanged at S8s 9d; Walla Walla romp i shipment - unchanged- at 36s. Brown expresses no regret whatever for his deed, holding himself justified bv the Indignities which his daughter alleged in her confession of her enforced relations with Wisdom. She is now but 14 years old. Brown s six small cnuoren, including the daughter for whose sake he killed Wisdom, have been taken ln charge by the Juvenile court and a suitable home will be provided for them. TAXES DELINQUENT IN THIRTEEN DAYS BANK DIRECTORS ARE ACCUSED OF'BAFT 2lV2. the Chinese Just English country markets steady.: French (United Press Uaaed Wire.) Carson, Nov., March 21. Accused of the oharge of embessllng, growing out of the failure or the Htate nan at Trust company, four directors of the institu tion J. H. Woodbury. Wilson Brousher. James n. Davis, S. L. Lee and A. Liv ingston were today arraigned in court, . A motion - to ouaeh the indictments against them is vbetng heard by Judge Langan of Nye county. Tha grand iury has found another indictment against T. B. Rickey of the bank. He waa taken into custody today, - but imme- The trouble between Mrs. Clara Me ti ger and Attorney iorrest H. ueivin. which resulted in the arrest yesterday of Melvln on a charge of assault and battery, was aired ln the police court this morning. Mrs. Metzger testified on the stand that she had gone to the attorney's office at his request to collect a bill which ho owed her for board and lodging. A dispute aroxe, she said as to the merits of the claim and Melvin made a vicious attack on her. 'She said he choked her and tore her clothes. Melvin denied the accusation made against him, claimlog' that Mrs. Metz ger was the aggressor and that he used only such force aa was necessary to pre vent her from doing him bodily Injury. In summing up the case Judge Cam- Ann M ha-wn Inf-llnAil tn thlnlr M.I. vln had gone a little further than was necessary to protect himself rrom the assault he claims the woman made on him. He therefore adjudged the defend ant guilty and imposed a fine of 110. After the Judgment had been rendered the attorney representing Melvin asked the court to set aside the judgment ln order to permit him to procure the at tendance of a witness whose testimony ha considered material to the interests of his client Deputy District Attorney Stevenson did not oppose this request imd the order desired was entered. The rase was set down for final hearing Monday. CH0-FERS WRITE DOWN BUBBLE KNOWLEDGE The remaining applicants for a chauf feur's license took the examination be fore the city automobile commission this morning at the city hall, making a total of 53 who have passed the questions propounded by the board members. All applicants are compelled to pass a physical test and are queetloned upon their experience and knowledge relative to automoDlies ana automobile machin ery. Thev are also auestlonad Hnl. Ing the federal road laws and cautioned against careless and recKiess driving. All applicants are handed a copy of the ordlnanco regulating automobiles and chauffeurs and are required to famil iarize themselves with the provisions of the ordinance. SEVEN PRISONERS OFF TO THE PEN without change. (WaiblDftoa Bams ef The JoeraaL) Washington, March 21. Senator Ful ton lert tooay ior vregon. i aouincrn Oregon destinations. if he The house public lands committee oeciaea, arter raohlng Portland, to visit voted this afternoon not to amend the traWoriuon and th. rSfnn ST,!?! Fulton resolution by 1 to 1. French inSC.h."- .i,,JlnloA ?'fi of Idaho was th. only one voting to th.t amount ov7r to 'the northern." "rhf nommitte. voted to report tha L,!? .t?,s2."1 Fulton resolution to the house without passenrs Vlth Pugit sound des tin. amendment, exactly as It passed the Tlon tS take "tha Burlinton route v?i senate, which used Bonaparte's draft BUllnas or the NoShrnV.eiXu'r. V. iraui, mo am unes rerused to concu' in the old arrangement, and under the , '"r"B commerce law tne commis sion decided that the Union Pacific's auawpuun oi tne local rare between Portland and Puget sound on through tlokets was in effort a rht .1,1,1, i. n. V. 1 1. r , - , I . . , , . V. 1 ' tiuuiuuru uv ins law in tna avant thit 1?Za ra.Uroad. wh,ch 18 -a DartY t0 this kind of a joint rate refuses to give Its John M. Scott, assistant s-enaral naa. 1 1, J ,.TS .i, Marnman lines, is j .ILuaimlal Ih SAIWa I DtHtLLlH mill I Ml'limg BRI flf M aV Binlin.l "ta th. m voluntser fir. tta5t 8HS 41 year. In all. Henry McMuUen. reUef bound ; Wkt ndor ths oW , a.a aaviv thla fnnminff ail - tiui4 Good Samaritan hoepiui, aftr an 111 OLD VOLUNTEER HAS ANSWERED LAST CALL AT cMrnvui territory. "-i 11 1 r ItlCniVlLLC TRUCK TODAY ness of about a month. Mr. McMullen aa at th hosnltal about two weeks be fore his deatn, wnicn was caussa u Mr McMuUen. who was 66 years of I age, joinea tne ota voiuniew m vwm pany ln 1867. and has left a record as a conscientious fireman that will long stand as a strong example of faithful ness to duty. Throughout his long ca reer as a fireman McMullen achieved nntanrnrthv acta In flffhtlnar fire I B.nA nrntectlns property, which he grew I (United Press Leased Wa to consider as only part of his every I San Francisco, Mfctrch JlvToa.vsi T Jft. H.rn.T"T soratehas: plains with his parents In 1852. Second race MetlaJratla, Dick TSTlswC Chief Campbell paid McMullen a high Fourth race Duke of Milan. Bill Ka- triDuie .. . j t a Z 1 I Vii wuBcn, ucean Maid. Taltnxul aiwauou i race wnidden. ... in mAatlnar amera-enclea ana over- I Sixth rara rc.-,.v. . tt coming obsUcles no other man in ths First race, mile i 70 yarda senine. department was his superior. ;Hls pe- three year olds andup Huer&nexiofl cutlar fitness In all branches of the de- 11 to io, 8 to JO, I -to V won: Sea Ladl partmental work made him parUoularly 104 7 to I, 4 to 1. second: ll M. BowX capable as a relief engineer, and hla dish, 105. S to 1, third. Time, l:4Sl-. a Ulaa fl a 11 ft T tna aStlffV Jl 5) V in tha aa At. aa . sav S rivinjr him an acquaintance wun ran- Vancouver, Wash., ' March Si. Seven prisoners under sentence to serve tlms In the state penitentiary left Vancouver for Walla Walla this morning under guard of Deputy Warden A. .B, Ester brook and H. Loveall. The prisoners are: Roscoe C. Bridges, Albert .Kelley, John Woods, Harry Grlndrod, Stevs Russell, an Miller and Uam - Vixner. All are convicted of robbery except nJ...- ..I 1 -.. FOR ONLY TWO OF E3I SC rndUtmenfnr' tha: SLOW MUSIC PLATED Mr. MCMUlien s wiie uiou htciiii years ago. He Is survived by a son, Walter E., who resides in Portland. Funeral services will be held tomor row afternoon at 8:80 o'clock from Hol nhanal. Two firemen from each company in the city will attend the funeral services as a delegation repre senting tne lire aeparwuouu PRESS FREEDOM IS RESPECTED i e Two trains today. ' e .Northern Pacific Na X, due e e at 7. o'clock, arrived on time, e e Southern Pacific No. II. due e e due at 7:8B, arrived at o'clock. e e Southern Paclflo No. 18, due e e at 11:80, arrived on time. 4 . O. R, A N. No. I, due at e e o'clock, arrived on time, . e 4 O. R. A N. No. 6. due at 54.' e arrived at 1 o'olock this after- e noon. ' - Astoria ! A Columbia No. 11, e due at 12:16, arrived on thna. e United Press teased vTlrs.) San Francisco, March Jl. Freedom of tho press Is regarded as a greater boon by the bar of San Francisco, than exaggerated awe of the state supreme American Leave Tonopah. IDalUd Prass teased Wlre.1 ; :. i Tonopah,'' Nev, March SWEscortsd ; court, and the action of the bar assocla-1 by aeveral automobiles." the Thomas ear. tlon last night In refusing to attempt I which Is th American entry In the tn muszle the- court critics Is being! New Tork-to-Paris run. left thla mtv commenaea on au iue,iuuj, - i ior uoiuitsia x t;tv o ciook tnis morn- At the meeting a resolution wasof-llnir t , - .. fered which sought to protect the mem-1 The oar Is ln perfect condition, which hero of the supreme bench from erltl-Iis considered remarkable on account of cism such as has been hurled at them I the fact that it has traveled many ior mar receni atuon in mi dgohuu i roucn roaas ana was nein in a tnnvi case which, allowed the convicted ex- (hole for 18 hours Just north of Tono mayor to Step from Jail under bond. I pah. Tha pilot figures that tha Thomaa The resolution was defeated by an al-lwlll reach Los An sales Mondv mnm. 1 xi ma nuu la IV , aaxT ' . lUUIir ' tor f mix Charge. ,. . . : , t j. OAanoa m 11000, mnit lininlmom vota ..j ln . - . ; w 'r