THE-PPJeE -OR THEtDAItYnOURNAL ISlXVVO CENTS'A COP Y;OW THE STREETS ANPJAT; THE: JOURNAL p?FICE tW ' - " ::-w7&&&s&& : GET YdVRSHARE ' Of ihtfprtng BuslniM. Us thm Jou)rnal'a want column: Journal ad$ bring btt r$ultt JOURNAL CIRClilAjiON ' YESTERDAY JtA $f) 30,100 The rWeatlie! fihowert tonight and, Taeadtr; oatberlr winds. DDTfP Trr rPMTQ " OS TKaDrS AWfJ frltTS ! 4N,-sv?Wi JV' PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENINO, ' MARCH 23, 1908. FOURTEEN PAGES. VOL. VII. NO.l3. - m t Am Vm riv r y 1 D. I .I.H ' ... 1.' V ' . - 'rl.. .... ATTEMPTED UN ATTACK ON OFFICIAL LAST NIGHT POLICE GfT ASS iSSIfJ Native Students Resent Im plication Thai Japan Is Doing for Ildrmit King dom What IMted States Has Done for Philippines. San Francisco, March 2$. Fol lowing an attack In. tbe lobby of ths Hotel . Fairmont last night. In which he wai badftly beaten, D. W. Stevens, the American author and diplomat, who ha, been serving aa diplomatic advtsov to the Korean council of state. vf as shot and prob ably fatally wounded shortly before noon today as h stepped from ther viotel bus at the , Ferry depot. His assailant was an unknown Korean. The man who did the shooting was accompanied by as' other Korean, who was accldently sWot by his friend. police attracted to the scene rushed up just too late to prevent the Korean from, using the revolver. 1 The two woundod men were rushed to the Harbor Boepltal and the as sassin, who was captured, was taken to the police stajtlon, where he main tained a grim silence. The attack fas a sequel to an in terview given out '-by Mr. Stevens last week in wfclcn he was quoted as stating that Japan is doing a good work in Korea, much along the line f the service that the United States , Is performing for the Philippines at the present time. The Koreans in San Francjsco took exceptions to .these statements at -a -meeting held here yesterday and last night and a sub-committee waited on the dip lomat to ascertain if he had been correctly quoted. On learning that he had beefn, one of tbe Koreans, a young mail whom Mr. Stevens took to be a student, bit the American In the face and felled him. Stevens Jumped to his feet and ailed into his assailant. The other (Continued on Pat Two.) Indictment for Subornation of Perjury Against Ore gon City Man Is to Be Dismissed and Case Wiped Off the Federal Court Calendar. Georga C. Bsewnell, who for the past three years haa been under the cloud of an. indictment for subornation of per jury, will be vindicated by a dismissal of the lndlctntent tomorrow morning, according to the Information that has come fronTWasttiington. Although District Attorney John Mc Court will not tftlsouss the matter and will make no statement concerning the truth of the runror, it is known that the department of yustieo at Washington lias directed tjiat tbe case against Brownell be w!pd off the calendar. It is believed that this will be done In the morning in the federal court. Brownell was indicted mora than three -years agai by the federal grand Jury and was accused of having in Vote for , No Legislative Candidate, 4WL0 Fails to Sign Tnis Pledge : ' , Statement No. 1 of the direct primary law, which ensures to the people tbe right to elect" United States senators, is as fol lows: -i (, "' ,- "I further state to thelpeople f JDregonasiwelliai-ta the feople of my legislative district, that during myUenh of office will always ivote for that candidate for; United -States, senator in congress wiho has received thehigbest, number, of .the-people's, votes for that position at the general 'election next pre ceding the election of a senator in congress; without regard to my inaiviauai prexerence. ASSASSINATlON BANKER FEARS SON FOULLY DEALT WITH (United Prws tMMd Win.) Spokane, Wah., March 28 Fearing that foul play has to do with the dis appearance on March 12 of L. W. Mus elman, 23 years old, J. K. Musselman, bis father, today posted a reward of $600 1 for Information leading to knowledge of hla whereabouts, dead or alive. Toung Musselman Is a banker and his father Is a retired banker. He went to Sand Point. Idaho, March 11, to buy a bank and has not been heard from since. He had Dlenty of money ana wore diamonds. BE VINDICATED duced two men to swear falsely before the grand Jury in regard to the signa ture of Brownell appearing nn fertaln field notes taken by Surveyor-(JMieral Henry Meldrum. Brownell's signature appeared to the field notes and it was thought at the time that he had signed the notes. It was afterward found, bv the rnnfeaslnn nf MaMrum himself. that Meldrum . signed the name of Brownell- without the knowledge or consent or Brownell. This fact became known to Francis 3. Hen orne titm ago and the matter oi the dUnilBaal of the Brownell indict ment has been under consideration by him since that time. Some time ago a Bre.ntation of the case was made to is department of justice and out of tnts tne order for the dismissal or. tne indictment haa come. 1 i DIPLOMA TIC REPRESENTATIVE HOT tin ESCAPE OF BOAT'S CREW Strurles of Monsters of Deep Come Near Causing Serious Accident. By Norman Hose, Btaff correspondent of the United Press, with the fleet. Ikiagdalena Bay, March 23. (By wire less to San Diego). The battleship Ohio is the first of Rear Admiral Evans' fleet to complete her target practice. The big ship fired the last shot yester day and today the gunners are resting after their labors. The battleship Geor gie had prolonged night target prac tice last night with three-inch guns and three-pounders. A fishing party from the Georgia had a narrow escape from drowning yester day when a terrlfio fight between a whale and a thrasher threatened to wreck the ship's launch. Tbe thrasher leaped high in the air time and again, alighting on the back of the whale and slashing it terribly. It was by the nar rowest of margins that the launch was stopped In time to avoid being smashed to splinters by the lunges of the sea monsters. The weather here contiplcs fine. The supply ship Culgoa armd Saturday with mall and supplies of frozen meats and fruits for the fleet. (United Prew lMd Wire.) Toklo, March 23. Expressions of sat isfaction are being made by every news paper in Toklo at th decision of the administration at Washington to have the Atlantic fleet stop at a Japanese port on its trip around the world. The most rabid anti-American publications are also Joining in the rejoicing. Washington, D. C. March 28. China, through her minister. Wu Ting Fang, who called In pron at the state de partment to deliver the message, today extended to Admiral Evans fleet an invitation to visit that country, follow ing the trio of the fleet to Japan. LEAPS FR03I MOVING ELEVATOR; CRUSHED (Tnltcd Press Letted Wire.) Spokane, Waah March 23 Daniel Decker, it years old, was killed this morning by a freight' elevatbr In the A. A. Kraft Co. -building. He tried in lump in when the elevator-was mov ing and was crushed against the second uoor. - tie ciea m a.rew minutes. FREN IS TOURING f TEA ' (Spedtl 'Ditpateb toTts ioaraal) , Oregon City,- March SJW.' S. TTRen left' yesterday for eastern Oregon on a peaking tour, to be gone for 10 days. He will make addresses at all. the prin cipal points In ' vigorous advocacy of 4 DOWN AT SAM FRANCISCO FOLLOWS The picture at tbe top shows a birdseye . view of Magdalena bay, where Admiral Evans' 16 battleships came safely to anchor, three days ahead of. time, after their remark able trip around , the continent. Man o' War cove, which la shown in the picture, is one of the finest harbors In . the world. The picture below shows the main street of the village of Magdalena Bay. Picture of Ad miral Evans Is shown in the medal lion.1 OAS PICKET BOYCOTT Striking Loggers Toss Boss Into River Till He's Glad to Re Good. (Speriti Dltpttch to Tb Jonrttl.) Tekoa, Wash., March 23. A large number of loggers have gone on a strike on the upper 8t. Maries river for an Increase of 60 cents a day. This strike coming on at this time will probably cause the operators to yield, as there Is only a' short time when the river Is sufficiently high to permit the driv ing of logs.- While Tekoa is not directly interest ed, a large number of the loggers come here and spend a considerable portion of their money and the general belief Is that the managers will be forced to capitulate. An amusing Incident took place when a small camp manager by the nam of spauiding refused to grant the raise and declared his Intention of driving uio logs io niarnei nimseir. The loggers, hearing of this, formed In a body and tied a long rope to him, men inrew rum mio me river several times, asking him each time after pul ling him to shore if he would be good. Finally he promised to drive no logs so long as the strike is on, whether Ms own or anyone's besides. PRINCE VON BUEL0W FRIEND OF EDITORS (United Press Letted Wire.) Berlin, March 22. Prince Von Bue low practically eenfese-d hit ayurpathy today for the newspaper? which de clared a boycott several days ago by de clining to address the Reichstag pending the trouble, legislation and business una oteu uiiuij uiucnea Dy tne boycott SENATOR TILLMAN IS SERIOUSLY ILL ( unitea tress Leased Wire.) 4 4, Washington, March 23 A tel- 4 egram from the bedside of Sen- 4 -' a tor Tillman-at Columbia, South 4 Carolina, announced today that 4 the statesman- may not be able to 4 4 participate In ; the remaining 4 4 . proceedings of this . session of 4 ""c&hgress. " Anndiigft his condl- 4 t ion was mucn improved toaay 4 4 ,H la thought that ha will not re- 4 4 "gain sufficient strength to en- 4 4 ( bl : him to make "tha trip 'to 4 4 . Washington before i the , senate' 4 4 adjourns. 4 4 " ".' A FAILS TO FILE BRIEF Xcglect of District Attorney Leaves State Without Standing in Supreme Court in Sell wood Election Fraud Cases. Verdict of Guilty Was Ob tained in the Circuit Court of Multnomah Couuty Against J. W. Ifeed, Wiio Appealed to Higher Court. Through the neglect of John Man ning, district attorney, to file the brief for the state In the cjr6 of the state against J. W. Reed, convicted of elec tion frauds in the notorious Scllwood election fraud case of Juno 1906. the state can have no appearance before the supreme court when the case comes up for final' hearing, unless by direct and special courtesy of the higher court. After the trial of the case had been carried through the circuit court of Multnomah county and a verdict of guil ty had been returned by the Jury the case was appealed to the supreme court by the attorneys ror the convicted man. The transcript of the appeal was filed with the supreme court July 9, 1907. and after other BUDDlemental filings had been made It was stipulated between the attorneys for the defense and the dis trict attorney that the state should have until January 1 to file the state's brief. This date was afterwards changed to February 1 but up to date the brief has not been filed. Courtesy Kay Permit. A the matter now stands therefore the state is out of the supreme court unless bv special dispensation of the upper tribunal. Under the ordinary rnnrse of Drocedure when the case nmea nn for final ararument before the supreme court It will be submitted on the presentations of the defense with out the ararument and brief of the dis trict attorney, unless vy special wur teit' is nnDfirent therefore that unless bv sneclnl kindness of the court, the neglect of the district attorney, jonn Manning, may result In the perpetrators f,f one of the most notorious ana iih grant election frauds of Portland's hls tnrv heine riven the favorable consider ation of the supreme court The Scllwood election frauds were na..h,r ih ninnf oiien violations of the election laws called; to the attention of . nI,.irt in firosnn. In the June elec-1 tlon of 1906 the chief issue in precincts 37 and il8 was whether the district should be wet or dry. In this district was situated the Oaks, where the trade In Intoxicating drinks was then a con siderable item to the management of the Bccausa of this condition the Ore gon Water Power company took a. great Interest in tne resun m u Two days before the pools onened some 20 men were colonised at Sellwood and on election day all cast their votes against the dry element. Exposed In Tie Journal. The colonisation was exposed In The Journal and the attention of the district attorney's office was called to the viola tion of the law. Investigation dis posed that J. W. Reed and one or more employes of the O. W. P. company had brought in the colony. As a result of this discovery a number of Indictments were returned from the district attor ney's office. Most of these indictments were after ward dismissed because of a technical ity, but the indictments against J. v. Reed, three in number, stood the test and Reed was finally brought to trial. Two of the indictments are now pend ing In the circuit court. In each of thesecases Reed has pleaded not guilty anri the cases are ODen awaiting tne further action of the district attorney. Nothing haa been done with them since the pleas were entered October 23 and 24, 1906. On the third Indictment, however, t.i.. h.u Th Indictment was filed June 26. 1906. and after various technical efterta on the part of the de fense the case went to inti 12. 1908. Two days later me w iuu, Reed guilty. Again the defense fought for a new trial, and for other different technical delays until, on April 13. 1907, the motion for a new wai wa Given Heavy Pine. The defendant waa sentenced to pay a fine Of I1.0UO on au if, iv., an appeal was taken to the supreme court. The last record of the case in the circuit court was when a "tipulatlon was entered mm "."..u'' !, ; n and tha prosecution by which the bill of exceptions filed in the circuit could should Te allowed to be incorporated in the transcript of appeal. ..S. 4. a unnAiLranre before nt cave - - 1 ; . . of th. case'wasrfilVd August 8. The defendant's brief was filed after some delay -November-- Ur 1907.- At this .Mrtilut that the state should have nntlf January 1, 1908, prac- file the brief of the state. This time mrmm later extended for 10 days more. or until February 1, 1908. 't91r.ee tnai time noiniug nu uwu oopi fthe atate with the case. Tha brief tha atate haa not been tiled and tha (Continued on, PsS Twh,). DEATH OF WELLI01 LUIE11 Hollis Alger, First to En gage in Logging on Co lumbia Rivor, Dies Sud denly This Morning at His East Side Home. Extensive Operator in Ore gon and Washington Tim ber Interested in Many Largo Companies Three Sons and Widow Survive. Hollls Alger, a pioneer lumberman of the Paclflo northwest and the oldest active logger on the Columbia river, died suddenly at 6:80 o'clock this morn ing at his home. 429 Oregon street Mr. Alger's health had been falling during the pant year but hla illness was not euch that death was expected. He was one of the most prominent lumbermen of .the north Paclflo coaat and waa 4 1 Hollis Alger, Who Died Suddenly Today. connected with a number of large log ging companies. Mr. Alxer was born at Sherbrooke, Canada. He spent most of his life In the woods and was most familiar with his calling from childhood. He came to Oregon Irom San Francisco first in 1870. Along with him on this occasion came James Muckle. who was associates with Mr. Alger in many of his later logging ventures. These two men were the two oldest loggers on the Columbia river, having been actively engaged on the river continuously for more than 85 years. Mr. .A Igor was 63 years old. He was born June 4, 1844. Interested la Many Companies. At the time of his death Mr. Alger waa the president and manager or the Alger Lodging company, manager of the 1 ofcKlng department of the Oregon Iron i Steel company and director in the & C'oweman lriving Rafting company and tlio Cowlitz Ar Columbia river boom. I'M 1 1 a year ago he was manager of the two latter named firms, but was com pelled to withdraw from the active management of them because of ill health. The first logging Job undertaken by Mr Alger when he came to Portland in 1S70 w is on the present site of the In- man. Poulsen lumber mill. The nroo- erty at that time belonged to James Stephens, yet known aa Stephens' ad dition, and waa covered with standing timber. Operations on Colombia. Mr Alger's main logging operations have been in Wahkiakum county, about six miles distant from Skamokawa. This logging camp is one of the best (Continued on Page Two.) ' 4 a? W'-iL y sY . I - ' ; t lit i BUCK INJUNCTION v ; AGAINST UNIONS MADE PERMANENT (United Press LeaatdWlre... r Washington, March 23. Another se vere judicial blow. was dealt tha Amer ican Federation of Labor today when Justice Clabaugh, of the supreme court of tha District of Columbia, issued an order permanently an joining that pow erful organisation from putting, the name Of. the-Buck Stove comnanv nf at Louts on" the unf air"ltst, ; Following so closely . the 1 confarwne. held by the Federation In -Washington last week to draft hills looking to oon- YOUTHFUL TO Seven Boys, All Undei 20 Years of Age, Sentenced to JIcNeil's Island for Par ticipating in Postoffice Holdups Show No Concern, Penalties Vary From One to Two Years Parents and Relatives With Tear Stained Faces Line Corri- dors of Court Beven boys, all claiming to be under the age of 20 years, were before Judga Wolverton In the Jl'nlted States district court this morning, having bean In dieted by the federal grand Jury last week on the charge of robbing post offices, and received their sentences for committing acta against tha govern- ment. , Fred Johnson and Walter IL. Law- i rence were sentenced to McNeil a Island for one year each. Walter McPherson was given two years, and John Simpson another member of the gang, was sen tenced to one year? Simpson's sentence ' was suspended, however, upon recom- , mendation of counsel, on condition that he return to his home in Illinois. The four pleaded guilty to robbing the branch postoffice at Tenth and Jef ferson streets, November 13, and at the same time holding up Fabian Byer lcy, proprietor of the drug store in which the office is located. Theiboya also confessed soon after arrest to hav ing been implicated in numerous other robberies and holdups In Portland dur ing their short stay in tha city. i Bobbed Killsdale rostofflea. , The other three war implicated ta - the robuery of tha Postoffice at HlUs- . dale, February . It Is also said that they pulled, off several other robberies in Portland. Each of these three. 11 v in Portland, while tha other boya ar Jrom the east i uei j lay war a, saia to o tne leader or the gang, was sentenced to two Tears) at McNeil's island. Hayward la mar ried and after he had been sentenced hi wife appeared before Judira Wolverton and requested that tha sentence ba sua-. pended. This was not dona, however. Earle Hanka and Merle West. wr . given one year each and sentenoa sue-, pended on condition that tha money take from the Hillsdale office ba re stored to Postmaster Meroer and that 1 their behavior in tha future will war rant their being at liberty. W. C. Bristol, the retiring TJtatted States district attorney, presented the), case of the government, explaining that' John McCourt. who had only a few min utes previously taken the oath of of fice, was not familiar with tha detail of the Indictments. - j v . Parents Affected,'. . After the boys had been sentenced . they were taken to the office of the United States marahal to await ' their transfer to the county Jail from where ' they are to be Uken to McNeil's is-' land. '- -.--."i;.,-3 s-,'- ,.,.;'; Mothers, wives. Bisters and father had congregated in the corridors of the federal building to await the outcome of the hearing of the young men. While the boys were taken away in the cus tody of deputies It was the parents an4 the other relatives who were visibly af f eoted as they bade the nriaonera nvwl. bye. The boys took their aentenoe, ap parently, as a matter of course. DENVER COMPLETES CONVENTION: FUND (United Press teased Wire.) '.' i Denver, CoL. March IS. Denver has made a record by,. forwarding to the National Democratic committee the last installment of (26,000 ot. the 1100,000 guarantee fund for ' the . national eon ventlon. This la tho first time any m tlonal convention oily has pad t ho full guarantee fund over three months before the date of the convention. Tha great auditorium In which the' conven tion meet will be In - readinea inn before the delegates begin to arrive. grasalonal rallef from simitar dfl!s!or,, the opinion of Justice- ClrtbaKh M fallen with unusual force in Ul)r et cies. . The stove concern was one oi several corporations which' the fir tlon placed on the Va 4on't patruni The Buck gtove company ' M-tnt,t injunction restraining the Imyct.it waa granted temporary on-, 'i i t n the order made permanent toipir, ' thought that the oUir i-.i mentioned in the INt will t action. - The fertti.n wi"! peal t9 the Ctli4 Lu . - ( I-' i-