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' . ' . - , i .',, 1 ".-' ' ' . " ' ', ".' ' - . HE: DAILY JOURNAL IS j -XJO rflBlj-jfl A'POP ON THE STREETS arid 4 ':V V.V V; J-i K C- ' ? I Real Estate for Sale? V . Business for Sale? . ':. V. :; More ep Wanted? Advertise Ipjhe Journal JOURNAL CIRCULATION ' TSTUDAT WAS ' " ' V 29,400 ' 'The WeatherRain tonight ' and; -Wednesday;. southerly breeie. "l ' ' . VOL. VII. NO.' 14. - PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY j EVENING, MARCH 4, ' 1908.---SIXTEBN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS ow ' "V- IK 01 STMEMEm. NUMBER ismm. 1 PMTFO Km 60 ... M ,' ft. . ' fi BlFliS OFFAI R PLAY POLICY AfteV Urgent Request of Prominent Men Ben Selling, C. W. Nottingham and Fred Dresser Agree to Become Candi dates in Interest of the Oregon People Ben Selling, former state senator; C. VV. Nottingham, at pres ent a member of the senate, and Fred Dresser, one of the leading merchants of the city, listening to the insistent demand of an ever widening number of citizens of Portland and Multnomah county, have decided to enter the race for the legislature and will become 'candidates for the state senate on the Republican ticket and a straight and flat-footed Statement No. 1 platform. 5 ,;Bemue.ot ih iam irtslitent rfemahd Thlr' flnaj OecUlon , raa tHat (ood of the city roak iha race old peory of boa ruU and nnachlna politick and upon platform rapreiehtr lnar tha rlfht of the people to rule a number of candidates for the lower bouae of the legislature have made their appearance upon a Btrnljf ht Htatement No. 1 platform. Thoee who have already announced their candidacy are J. C. Bryant, Dr. U M. ImvIk, Kred Brady of Sunnyeldc. K. C Couch, Mayor of St. Johns and Arthur W. Orton. W. J. C'lemmens, B. J. Jaegor and George H. Parsons are also probable candidates who are expected to file their declara-1 tlona within a few daya. rrlenda Urge Oaadldaclea. For aome little time a large number of prominent men In the city and coun- have been insisting tnat ex-Henaior tv have been insisting Ben Selling, Senator C. W. Nottingham and Fred Dresser enter the race for the atate senate on a Statement No. 1 tlck--et. These men were loth to take the etep, knowing that It would mean mutji lime lost from their "private business, and the consequent financial aacrlflce. TTiey have at last yielded, however, to the plea made to them that they ahould make some aacrlflce for the saife of the political prlnciplea In which they be lieved and because of thia argument have determined to become candidates. The slogan of the candidates will be: "We stand for principle and not a tcramble for office." . Their' final decision , was influenced In large part by a numerously signed .fMUtfoa Addt-eBveaV to- 4em-wrrtfch read as follows: . r. . . . ' To the bonbrabla Ben Selling," C.- W. Nottingham and Fred Dresser, greeting. ' We, the undersigned, citizen and He- &ubl!rns of the county of Multnomah, illeving in tha established principles cf the ,Republlcaa party as enunciated by the Immortal Lincoln that this ia a government of the people, by the peo ple ana ror me people ana mat wis great principle is represented by our primary law, .which permits the. people by their votes to express a preference as to wno snail represent mem in the United States senate, respectfully re queat that you severally announce your. selves In accordance with the law pro vided therefor, as candidates for the Republican nomination at the April pri mary nominating election for the office or state senator, promising you our hearty support and cooperation for your election: W. O. Haines, W. B. Glafke, W. H. uryer, w. W.- Ballam, Q. H. Pearson, J. w. Bunn, H. C. Thompson, H J. Fisher, F. Paytoh, M, Baruh, W. O. Fouoh. Den J., Malarkey, Lewis Russell. Francis Sealy. J. H. Page, F. H. Page, WUHam Schmeer, Emery W. Schmeer, U Gerllnger. Thomas McCusker, Ed ward J. Jaeger. W. J. Clemens. I H. Adama, Will A. Knight. W. H. Markell,.B. J. Hresser, A. Hawkins, J. p. Paquet, Joseph M. Healy, H. E. Straus, Frank ,Vr Jones, Edgar Oamen, Si To Humble Peder Andersen, Rancher, Legatee of Man Whose Life He Saved in 1873 on Newfoundland Coast, Goes $375,000. Peder, a Dane, Spells Oyer Old Newspapers Pasted on Shack's Walls, and Stum bles Upon Advertisement for Himself. Portland Boy for "Walk Our 6 Continued on Page Two.) DECIDE ON PENH BLOCK Six-Story Structure Ao Grace Square on Morrison Street. Will Be Built Either for Olds, Wortman & King or Eastern Firm Negotiating With Promoters. (Special Dlptch to The Joarsil.) White Bluffs. Wash., March 14. A romance has Just developed In thU great valley of ,theColupiblA . whJcH.,ta tn talk"6r the neighborhood because ox ita strange outcome. As a result of tha queer network ' of circumstances oonnected with the case, Peder Ander en. a Danish settler on the wheat land's above the valley, comes Into a fortune of J3 75,000, 'left by a friend of hla younger days whose life he saved In a snipwrecK orr the coast of Newfound land a quarter of a century ago. The homesteader filed on a pfeoe of iana aoove me wnue iurrs townsite I year ago, and was living the rather un interesting life of the average home' ateader In the arid lands. A month ago he was employed" by I neighbor, F. J. Williams, to assist him tn grading a side hill leading down to the river, whence they secured their water ror domestic purposes. While working ror his friend and neighbor, Andersen stayed with his employer. whose house was papered on the inside wun oia newspapers. What He round la tha Paper, i ne reading matter or me wan paper oeing new 10 Anaersen, wno nas a lainy good English education, he spent leisure time reading on the walls of the shack. its eye fell information While thus employed his eye fell upon an item . in wnicn asked regarding one Peder Andersen, Construction of a. department atore building on the Pennoyer block is prac tically aettled by the Trustee company. Within the nest two or three days It will be determined whether the atruc ture will be built for Olds, Wortman & King of Portland or for eastern parties with whom the Trustee company is ne gotiating. . Manager Melkle of the Trustee com pany is absolutely non-committal on the Subject. . He said today: . "Nothing is finally settled with Olds, Wortman & King. There have been no papers signed, and the negotiations are till at a waiting stage. We are still egotlatlng also with outside ' parties. I am unable to eay what will be done." , It is admitted, however, that d-, partroent store will occupy the ground, and that, it will be a substantial build ing of five or. six stories. The report that a one-sttry building covering the entire block would be built has at no time had any . foundation In fact, al though it is said that would be the most profitable structure that could be ?iii.UPlKa8itne . bulk of rentals from a businesa building come from the ,u""u ."u"r lenwua ana the upper. vu,.co uui nun more man pay re pairs, elevator and Janitor expenses, fuel and lights and a small Interest on the Investment a light wellr it Is esti mated, takes the profits out of a many storied building. The Pennoyer block has from the be ginning of the Trustee company's undertaking been the, favored estab lishment for this site. It is believed the negotiations with Olds, Wortman & Klnsr have proceeded further than those Interested will admit, and . that the plans for the buNding and terms of oc cupancy are now v practically settled. Members of the big department store firm are silent on the subject, and when approached for an authoritative state ment they reply, "nothing for publica tion." . -. v , who came to this country in 1873 and who was In the ship W. J. Gottry, which was wrecked off the coast of Newfound land, a He was particularly Interested, as he. at least, was one Peder Andersen who came to North America in a ship of that name which went on the rooks off the Newfoundland coast In a fog. Williams. Andersen s employer, be came much interested in what he con sidered a strange coincidence, and he answered the advertisement of the New Jersey law firm which asked for Infor mation about Andersen. Ad Was Old, but StiU Good. The advertisement was over two years old, but the letter addressed to the law firm finally reached the proper persons, and the correspondence which fnllnwarl brousrht to liarht the fat that the Andersen wanted is the homesteader of the White Bluffs country. Peter Knudsen, also a Dane, who came to this country in the same ship with Andersen, left his life-saver a fortune of $37.5,060. A substantial part of the lesracv has already been forwarded to the beneficiary in accordance with a clause of the will which ordered that as Andersen was found and his Wnntltv established he should immedl- at. V rnrnlv. without further investlga tlon $5,000. This .amount Andersen has received, and the balance will oe seni him as soon as the formalities of the law can be carried out. Andersen's Seed of Heroism. According to Andersen, he and Knud sen were passengers together to Amer ica tn 1873. When within a few days of port, their ship ran into a heavy fog near Newfoundland, and was kept stand ing still for several days. A fierce storm arose one night while the shrp lay off -a-dangerous .bit of coast and the vessel was driven. on the rocks ana dashed to pieces. Fifty passengers were 8ved; 0 went down. "KENNY" FENTON OF PORT LAND, WHO WAS ONE WHO WANTED TO WALK OUT AT STANFORD. , (Special Dlapetcb to Tbe JoarnaL) 8an Francbico, March 24. "Kenny" Kenton, captain of the Stanford uni versity baseball team and one of the leading athletes in the Cardinal school. Is again prominent in university cir cles due to nti outspoken advocacy , of the, "walk-out", polioy In- the contro versy between the students and. the strident affairs,JiSbmmlttesvt Stanford over the suspension of 1$ students who were charged with being part of a crowd of Stanford men who made a demonstration against the student af fairs committee. rentoa Made Speech. At a recent mass meeting of students Fenton made a speech, declaring that it was his belief that the only course left the undergraduates was to striae. and bv this means compel the commit tee and President Jordan to take a more rational view of the situation than they apparently care to. So powerful was Kenton's appeal that It took the com bined efforts of Coach Lanagan and President of the Student Body A. A. Murphy to prevent an Immediate walk out Fenton declares that, it is not a Question in regard to the liberty of having liquor in the boarding-houses on the camnus. but of the right of the students of Stanford to have some re course beyond the arbitrary word of the student' affairs committee when sub jects of dispute come up between the students ana me ' racuny. Tight mn Old One. The fight is an old one on the Stan ford campus and was bitterly fought! two years ago. when the then existing student affairs committee suspended is. B. Allen, editor of the Dally Palo Alto, because of his editorial criticism of the ollcy of the committee. At that time he students forced the resignation of the committee and secured the appoint ment of a new committee, with a more liberal policy. When President Jordan adopted - his. present "anti-steam beer" policy thia committee resigned and the resent committee, neaaea Dy iroressor lark, formerly prohibition mayor of Mavfleld. was selected. Many of the faculty are supporting the students in the present unpleasantness. HAD TO PUNISH I PASSE PROPOSE TO ACQUIRE CITY MARKET BLOCK Transcontinental Associa tion Meets 'at Chicago to Discuss Revenge for Laws Passed Recently Through out the Country. Will Take Away Privileges and JIake Travelers Real ize How Much Has Been Done for Them in Days Gone By. 'Continued on Page Two.) COURl DELIVERS SECOND BODY BLOW IN MARQUAM LITIGATION .Presiding Judge Clelahd in tha circuit Court this morning for the second time I within a few weeks delivered a blow to Iftffe litigation whereby P. A.'Marquam Is attempting tv iwro wi the foreclosure of the Marquam build ing by the United States Mortgage & Trust cbmpany. The Wow landed squarely between' the eyes, the court sustaining a motion to strike out 'the amended complaint that Marqualn'a at torneys filed by leave of court after the original complaint was defeated by a Judger'cieland also .decided that J. Thorburn Ross, William M. Ladd and others who, were accused of having conspired to buy In the Marquam prop-, erty while -Marquam was depending on thpm to protect bis interests In It, shall net. be required to - appcarv before a notary and answer questions concerning these ejiarges.- . - , a petition was -filed some time ago asking. tht they be required to appear. and they were saved from dolnr so bfc a temporary injunction Hgranted ' by Judge. Cleland. The court today bald that persons may be cited to give testi mony before a notary tjnder.certoln con ditions, but these conditions are all negatiyed by the answer to the petition, which shows that the persons named are living In Portland .and -can "be sum moned into, court, to testify whenever their evidence is 'required. . , The amended -complaint by which Marquam- sought to come-into court against the United - Stater Mortgage ft Trust 'Company -and the Title Guarantee tr Trust company and reopen the fore closure case Is bulky document. It contains all the matter Included in the original complaint, to which a demurrer had been Sustained, and Judge Cleland remarked that K ; was unnecessary to recapitulate what he said In passing on this thi matter, he motion to the demurrer. AU of said, is vulnerable to strike out. As-to the new matter, the court said that the rule is well settled that when the pleadings are entered the position of the parties is fixed, and It is not proper to bring in an amended complaint things that have happened afterward. On the face of the complaint, he said, It ap peared that the new matter did not exist until after the suit was beuun. Marouam's attorney was allowed until nexcaionaay to aeciae ma iuture action.-' An .appeal from , the ruling of Judge Cleland to ' the supreme court is expected. .The case has e? familiar sound in the state's highest legal tribunal, as It has been there twice be-for- in : various forms. - The last time, In 1905. a decision by Judge Sefcre.in favor of Marquam was reversed and a decree was entered dismissing the case. JAPS TO COLONIZE KOREAN TERRITORY tCnltrd Frew trl Wire.) Tokio, March z4. The ayovernment bill establishing an Oriental Coloniza tion company for the exploitation of Korea, with a capital of 10,000.000 yen today passed the house of representa tives. MINERS' STRIKE ON IN THE PAR NORTH United Preie Leased Wire.) juneau, Aiasica, - xuarcn Z4. At noon today more than 1,100 miners were on strike at the Treadwell mines. The properties are neing patrolled by mar shals. No lawlessness has o far been ttiioiupiea. frjoltea Press Leased Wire.) Chicago,. March 24.- Considera tion of a carefully worked out scheme to ""get tack- at the public tor the recent anti-railroad legislation the 1-eent fare laws and the actlvtly ot the Interstate commerce commission Is believed to be back of the meet ing to be called here today of the Transcontinental Passenger associa tion. Curtailment of all extra expenses and the abolition of special prirl leges and courtesies Is to be the watchword and the public be hanged the rallying cry, according to aome of those In a position to know. As a starter on the new policy It is today' reported that all specially conducted tours and excursion bu reaus will be cut out. The tourist will be forced to make hla trips with out the little extra frills and luxu ries that have been thrown in. Another reported retrenchment, if carried out, will see the abolition 'of the folder boxes now maintained In all hotels and railway ctatlons. Excursions and excursion rates are to be greatly reduced In numbers and special privileges are to be cur tailed. It is said that, the railway magnates have decided that the easi est way to bring the public, to time and check the wave of hosbfle feel ing against the roads la to make them appreciate how well they have been treated in the past. "WHY IS DE SAOAN?" QUESTION AGITATING EASTERN REPORTERS (United Press Lcsaed' Wire.) New York, March J4. Not 4 only New York but Washington e e Is today mixing in the gume of 4) e "8sgan, Sagan. who's de Sagan?" e No two New York papers agree as to the latest score In e the si'inl-flnals of Anna Gould's e e second International love match. 4 4 All agree that Madam Anna Is e leading, but opinions differ as e 4 to where the prince stands In the race. He has been "posl- 4 4 tlvely Identified" today In half 4 4 a dosen different cities ranging 4 4 from Paris and Montreal to 4 4 New York and Washington. 4 4 The one fact certainly estab- 4 4 llshed is that Oeorge Gould. . 4 4 who Is acting In the capacity of 4 4 referee. Is holding onto the gate 4 4 receipts, otherwise known as 4 4 the Oould millions. There is a 4 4 general impression among the 4 4 wise ones among New York's 4 4 four hundred that brother 4 4 George may call it "No contest." 4 4 The most authentic report has 4 4 it that Prince a Sagan is today 4 4 at Washington.' where) he will 4 4 run over to Virginia Hot Springs 4 4 for a conference with Madam 4 Gould, her sister Helen and her 4 brother George. 4 S. AND S. HKE MOVE Chicago Packing Concern' Would Promise to Erect ! New Buildings. 4 4 4 CECIL BMTTMN FLIUFJD AT LAST Parents Identify Boy Lost Two Years and Sought the Country Over. WITNESS MISSING; FRISCO POLICEMEN TO ESCAPE TRIAL (United Press teased Wire.) 8an Francisco, March 'St. Search Is being made today for J. D. Samuelson, whose mysteri ous disappearance has brought the investigation of charges of graft against nine 8an Fran slco policemen to an abrupt end. 8amuelson -lai-tlw-iman-iwb under an arrangement with Chief , of Polios .Blggy, passed marked ,15 gold, pieces to two , policemen and 1 Identified' "seven others as policemen to whom he had given '"hush" money. ' He is th proprietor of several . red light lodging houses. Since be made the charges no has been living , under guard ot a de tective. He was permitted to 4 cross the'bay yesterday to;, visit' r Drotner, ana since tixen no has , not been' heard from. ' The case of the nine men. will' be called before the police com missioners Thursday night, but unless Samuelson is present the charges will probably fall flat ; 4 4 4 4 .4 4 4 EVANS DID HOT ASH TO RETIRE Admiral Denies Report That He Requested to Be4 Re lieved of Command. Magdalena Bay. March 24. After reading in the Army and Navy Journal an announcement that he had asked to be relieved when he reached San Fran cisco with the flet. Rear Admiral Evans today authorised the statement that he had not asked to be retired. He asked Rear Admiral Emory to deny the report. (Unlttd Press Lesscd Wire.) Spokane, Karen 94 The boy near Uarshaai Junction a tew days aro was found sg-ain today and positively ritlfled as the kidnaped Cecil Brlttain, his father, a. J. Brlttain, of Walla Walls He la now In the etutodjr of hla father and mother and officers are searching' tor the man and woman who had the boy. Brlttain says the fortune la mads of the man who oatohes them. To reward) of $3,600 offered for the finding' of the boy will be claimed by J. A. Xlppart, the farmer who first sevw the boy. Cecil was kidnaped two years ago in the) Bine mountains near Walla Walla and his parents have since searohedi the oontlnent. The boy is 1 years old. and know his parents. Ke tells a confused story of his wanderings slnoe he was taken away by a stranger. DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE DIES AT CANNES (Doited Press Leasts' Wire.) London, March 24. The Duke of Devonshire died today of heart failure. He was In Cannes. Franoe, at the time he was stricken. RATS EAT MATCHES AND START BLAZE Colted Piese Lesscd Wire.) Victoria, B. C-. March 24. As a result of the ignition of a stock of matches by rats chewing them fire last night caused damage amounting to $8,000 to a grocery store and stock here. That Schwartzschild ft Saltburger are confident of eventually being granted permission to establish a packing plant within the city limits despite the fact that the ordinance which grants them this permission. will be killed tomorrow by the coun cil, is shown by deal which the big; -independent packers have made with the City Market company for the pos session of the city market block, bounded by Second, Third, Clay and Market streets. This property Is owned by the city and "the control of it; was given to the'' City Market company by franchise o the condition that Suitable buildings be . erected on the sits by the company to be devoted exclusively to market purposes. ' Several months ago the council revoked the franchise and the company took Its case into court on the ground that the city had hot acted In good faith. . Now the packers are said to have made a deal with the company whereby the suit will be withdrawn- for a consid- eratlon on the condition that Scbwarts schlld fe Sulsburger secure permission ' :lty to operate a Dacklmr nlant within the city and further secure a i franchise for the market block similar to the one formerly owned by the mar ket company. Suitable BaUdinga. , . That the packers could securer a f ran- chine granting them the control ot the market block once they are in the city has already been assured. It is said, by : the majority party in the council. The conditions, under- which the franchise 1 would be granted would be that the packers erect buildings suitable for; market purposes and that they be de-' voted to these purposes solely. It la said that the packers would oo- cupy one quarter of the block with a -retail butcher shop operated by them--nlvee which In ltanlF ia a. nartlat ap planation as to why the company Is so anxious to get within the city.? - The packers are said to bo willing to pay the market company $30,000 for its claim against tne city wnicn would aDout oe the amount tnat nas been ex pended by the market company In erect on the property. As a to tha city for a fran- the property, it agree) to pay peni ing buildings on the pr compensation to tha city chise for the control of is said the packers will the city 1200 a month. A tight will doubtless be started In the council If the franchise Is offered ' to the company at this rental because , many of the council men believe the city -should receive more money for the prop erty. Councilman Vaughn has long fa vored the erection of an auditorium on the site, while others have advocated the erected of a city Jail and emerg- ' ency hospital on tha block. Still 1-ighUna; riant. In the meantime the' fight aralnst .- opening up the city to packing plants . and slaughter houses Is being waged as relentlessly as ever and when th ordinance comes up tomorrow It will either be killed or sent back to the com mittee to be so amended as to brinsr It :' up to requirements that will not throw, tne city open to ail wno desire to es-' tabllsh. slaughter houses in the cltv. The opinion expressed by Deputy City Attorney Fitsgerald that the or dinance to come up tomorrow, Is 111- f al in that it provides for class leglsia lon haw taken the councilmeti by -storm. Mr. Fitzgerald holds that be- . cause the ordinance stipulates that only packing plants under - government in spection and engaged In interstate com merces can be allowed within the cltv limits, the ordinance rules against all other packers not similarly engaged and thereby creates a class privilege which he holds is Illegal. None of the councilmen had thought of this feature of the ordlnanc and (Continued on Page Two.) WHOLESALE PROSECUTIONS OF BANK NOTE OPERATORS BEGIN eiliiBBiiia -.110 .) IT i, .(:.- , "Vi... 1 1 vuwwu The prekent suit was begun in January, ' ' . ' " . . " I Well case was 1907.. . e e e mails to-aerrau As a result bf the wide publicity in The Journal given tb, operations of sev eral sranrs of men in passing oeiunci Stat bank notes of Georgia on the un suspecting public in exchange for gen uine money several months ago and .L. th noatai authorities and otherswnment agents in all parts nf tha country iiaw wuimi-uvvu men" to prosecute the men for using thn .mails to defraud. 1 ln5.mr,irny walla Harfor. Cavtness and Dorsey. are having a hearing before the federal grand Jury this afternoon on this charge. They were arresiea sev eral weeks ago, and large numbers of the defunct bank notes found In thelr ossession. . unaer a ruimjr oy j "u lellinger several years ago, ft was held that those- naaslna? the Georgia notes could not be proseouted for counterfeit ing. Consequently the charge in ' the raae mat or using me the men, it lsalleged, i having ordered the notes from Chicago and had them sent to Portland by reg istered mall. 1, O. C. Riches and E. C. Clement., postal' Inspectors, became Interested in, the question of prosecuting the men and completed the case against them. Steve Connell, representing the treasury de partment, also assisted In the Investiga tion and the result la that the case Is now In the hands of a grand Jury, Since the Portland government repre sentatives became active and took1 steps td"proseeutrsucli''men who have been operating in gangs and living on the. money obtained by: passing th defunot state . bank notes, arrests have been made over, alt the country. ' One man, waa arrested- in San Fran cisco last week, having been' caught in the act of passing the worthless notes. He is to be prosecuted on . the sam charge which copfrontsW'ells and the Others before the Portland federal a-ran.l jury. , , , . Another man was arrested In Denver last- week, and H has been proven that ' he operated In that city for soma tlma and succeeded In passing hundreds of i worthless bills on unsuspecting people, f Other arrests. have ben made in ('hi- . cago, Kansas city, Wilmington, Dela-' ware. Philadelphia and other cities. snl t the men are all to be prosecuted for' using the malls to defraud. The outcome , of the prosecutions I which began in Portland is vry luslyf u result in the authorities at washtmr-! ton, IV C,.; beginning an Invention. n ; Of the Operations of the house In :u. I cago through which th men h ben able to make the defunct ' -' ' bank note purt'huttps. . Wells and hie oonfWatie er ;; 1 ' to have bousht their bills Tmm --, ; St Co. 69 Dearborn trvl, M bearing- the flstire 4tve nn-i . resembling govfrnninnt run - i for about t pnts ' i., S-..1 l a proportionately. .