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4N,-sv?Wi JV' PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENINO, ' MARCH 23, 1908. FOURTEEN PAGES.
VOL. VII. NO.l3.
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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.
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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
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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.)
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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 . -
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