SECRET CODE '
EULTOII EXPECTS
HOT SEPARATED
FOR LFTTERS
DRESSER
Villi ERO LIS
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Will Make Vigorous Fight.
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deduction of Fare to Suburb
5 , Taken Out of State Rail
's my Commission's Hands
and Placed in the Federal
Court.
:
Under a decision Juet
ITnited States supreme
rendered by the
eourt the
case
, if reduction of Oalc Grove rare on tne
1 Portland Hallway. Ligiit Sc Fdwer com
' pan can and probably will be taken
, 'ut,f the hands of the Oregon railway
'i .commission and determined In the fed
i .aral court. This is roaae a logical piv
' , ceedlng by ths Import of the decision
taaihnd in the Minnesota and North
. i vMnn. uilnui m eases.
The effect of the decision la to make
" all state railway coramlsalons and state
iairial&turea amenable to the federal
. courts In all rate making matters. Un
ter the fourteenth amendment to the
' constitution of the united States any
stockholder or a raiiroaa company
, eaiotn enforcement of the rate mak
im nnwer of any state, and take the
MnBt nnoation Into the federal
' court for settlement. The reduction of
a railroad rate thus becomes a dir-
' mil matter It deVOlVeS llDOf! tllO
i romolainant cltlsen who wants lower
fares to prove In the federal court that
the-railroad company fan be operated
Krnfttablv for . Its stockholders at the
. proposed lower fire.
- Abolishes Commission's Power.
Ia my Judgment the decision abol
'Ishes the rate making powers of state
legislatures and state railway com
missions." said J. O. Flanders, when
naked for his flews after reading the
press reports Of the decision. He said
It would be Impossible to give sn Intel
lifcent - opinion of the effect until the
, entire' decision Is received and read,
rit will make no difference whether
a railroad la all within a state, or
whether It la an interstate railroad. The
rights of ths stockholder aro the same
and he can bring an . action In the
' federal court to prevent ths eniorce
'. raent of any state regulation affecting
" rates, and if It can be shown that the
proposed lower rate promulgated by
the legislature or the commission Is
' not a reasonable rate the action of
the legislature or the commission be
- . comes void. I '
"Under this decision the states hav
ing i-cent fare laws may go back to
8-cetit fares. It would probably be
' ..'done) by the process of snowing that
the l-cent fare is not a reasonable rate
e a matter of profit to the stockhold
er In the railroad."
' The same principle would apply to
freight, rates, as the earnings of the
railroad and the rights of the stock-
' holder to a fair return from his prop
erty make up the principle Involved
'' under the fourteenth amendment
- "The decision just made is not s new
.. principle, but simply the application
of the old principle to the ratemaklng
. powers of state legislatures and state
railway commissions,'" said a promt
. nent attorney who represents a rail-
.road corporation, but declined to be
uuoted until ' he bad read the full de
cision. "Jt will abolish ths powers of
tne state railway commission ana tne
state leaislature of Oregon so far ss
they may undertake to make rate. The
only power to determine' whether a rate
in fairly remunerative to the owner of
the property remains with the fed'
' era! court" -,
TELLS STORY OF
Mil
'. Before Judge Oantenbeln today was
' continued the taking of testimony in
the, $50,009 damage case of A. . C. Em
' mona against' Thomas Owen and T. J.
Tobln. The case for the plaintiff had
rot been completed at noon. Emmons,
who was acting as attorney in litiga
tion in Douglas county, sent a clerk to
. secure certain books and papers from
i the office of the C K. Loss company
- at -Drain,-.and waa afterward arrested
on the charge of larceny, although he
' liad an order for the records from the
president' of the company. He Halms
- the damages for Injuries to his reputa
: tlon and business.
v One of tbe witnesses today was Jus
tice of the Peace J. A. Sterling of a
' country district In Douglas county. He
Is badly crippled by rheumatism and
walks with difficulty. He told of the
swearing, out of the complaint against
Krnmons and the later dismissal of ths
charge on proof that Emmone was not
; jfuflty. . ; v .,; ....
, The defense Is based on the theory
of -probable cause and the fact that the
i defendants acted on legal advice In
charging Emmons with larceny.
NO UNION TAILORS
. ARE SEWING TODAY
. .. .
Something tike 200 journeymen tailors
went out on the strike declared yes
terday, which' accounts for practically
r-rji union uuvr in mo city. . jonn H
Oof f eyj spokesman for the Tailors' asso-
; elation, said this morning that so far
iiv i uu in lurn riuL k union m np i
. at work In any of the establishments
neionging to memoers or tne assocla
tion. . ', . S-vii ' i-.::-:..i-i.:-:i-:
At a meeting of the Tailors Sasnnl.
tlon held yesterday afternoon, the situa
tion was discussed at length and the
decision reached that nothing; .would be
oone xor a lew days iooKlnr to a settle
ment oi tne auierences witu the jour
neymen. ? , ' ' . V
VOTERS HATE ONLY
'ELEVEN DAYS MORE
1 i.
Eleven days more remain in
which voters may register for
the primaries. Tftere were 13,779
names on tbe rolls when the
books were opened this morn
ing, and st ths present rate less
thsn 18,000 will register. It is
believed that there will be a
spurt, at' the last, however, and
that I0,05Q names will . be entered...-?-
";
Kstlwates-bf population t are
made , up on the , registration
books and t on; the vote cast.
Lcal. pride should therefore
stimulate , Interest, aside from
tbe fever of , the political season
snd the duty of every cltlsen to
make his power" felt at ths. prt, ; 4
manes, r 1 na pooas are open v
every night. la the offica 1 the e
county lsrk nntll t o'clock, ' ' 4
Three nunarea an eighty.
three ; Qualified f themselves
to
vote yesterday. ..Of the toui . 4
now ' reglstered.u 1S,H 1 are Re- e
publicans, S.i art Democrats
and LI are Independents ay , v
members of othtr partieg. e
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ARREST
Hart McKee's Attorney Says
Wonians Love Epistles
Were Questionable.
(I'nlttd rraM LMted
Paris. March 16. The
WIN.) .
McKee dl
inning today
representing
vorce case had another
when Attorney Laborl,
Hart McKee read la eourt letters ex
changed between ths latter and his
wife before their marriage.
Laborl dwelt upon the alleged secret
code In the letters, his purpose being to
show that Mrs. McKee. then Mrs. Tevls.
Indulged In questionable correspondence
berore her marriage to tho Flttsourg
millionaire. Thin brought a protest
from Mrs. McKee's counsel, who Inslst-
j e(( tnat a wrong Interpretation had
been placed on the code. Mrs. McKee Is
plaintiff In the case.
GORY MURDER Oil
SILEIZJESERIfE
Larkey Logan Butchers Wil
liam Gamier, a- Cripple.
Avenger Foiled.
(Special Dtspstrb te Tbe Joarast )
Toledo, Or., March 23. Indians of
ths Siietx reservation ara armed and
ready to break apart in warring factions
over tbe blood feud between Larkey
Logan and Howard Gamier, who fired
three futile shots yesterday at Logan
in the attempt to avenge the death of
William Oarnler, his brother, a cripple,
whom Logan murdered last week. ,
mews came from the Bllets Indian
agency March .11 that Larkev Logun
had murdered William Gamier. Gar
ter, who waa a cripple, waa at his
ome lying on his bed. It was dark In
the room. He Was sroused bv Loaan
entering the back door. Logan was in
toxicated, and as Howard Garnler had
been at Toledo that day, he suspected
he would And liquor In the house. He
began an immediate search In the seml
darkness, but waa unsuccessful, and
went out but returned in a short time
to resume his search. This time he
ran against an old trunk, which he
opened
ed and began to throw the contents
on the floor.
rhls was more than Oar-
nler could stand and he- called out,
What the devil are you doing here?"
and then threw Logan out of the bouse.
oax&ier Biasaaa to swrsds.
Losan hid behind a trea near the
house, and when Oarnler came out Lo
gan attacked htm with a knife and liter
ally cut Oarnler to pieces, exposing his
vital organs.
The mutilated man lay under a tree
for a while to await the arrival of bis
brother, who had taken his wife to the
hotel. He crept back Into the bouse and
to his bed, where Howard found him on
his arrival, mortally wounded.
Loaan was arrested by ths Indian
police and the next day brought to To
ledo and turned over to Sheriff Ross,
pending the arrival of the United States
marshal and district attorney from Port-
tana.
Oarnler was attended by Ir. MIn
thorn of Newport, but died two days
later.
Howard Oarnler fired three shots at
Logan from the second story of the
commercial hotl here yesterday with
out offset, as Logsn wss leaving ' the
hotel in the custody of the deputy sher
iff just after dinner. Oarnler was Im
mediately arrested and disarmed by
Sheriff Ross.
Many Indians of both factions are In
townsfind all are armed. Further trou
ble IsJJooked for.
WILL COLONIZE
Oil WOLF CREEK
(Special Dlspatek to Tse JoarntL)
, Wolf Crjek, Or-., March 25- VL O.
Smith of Medford has completed ar
rangements, for takins over on April 10
ths old Henry Smith, or Wolf creek,
property, so-called, owned by Booth A
Kuykendali., for 130,000. Mr. Smith la
a native of Pennsylvania and has been
In Oregon five years. With his family
he spent four months In ths east last
summer sod many of his friends, hear
ing him confirm the many wonderful
stories about Oregon, began to bellev;e
them and he 'came back promising that
he would loak up a suitable tract in a
good locality for the- settlement of n
colony of congenial people. Such a
tract he believes he has round In this
property. . 1 ,
it is estimated that about -1,609 acres
of the tract Is adapted to various kinds
of fruit, and this will be the principal
Industry. Associated with him will be
his brother, J. Irvln Smith, of Wll
liamsport. Pennsylvania; J. M. Pinker-
ton of Wisconsin, reoently of Klamath
Falls, and possibly another friend from
mansneia, unio.
An Anti -Saloon Colony.
Much of ihe land will be lafd off In
tracts of 5 to 40 acres and sold only to
persons known to the stockholders or
upon inveHiigaiion round to oe ravor
able to the restrictions which Will be
placed upon the community. Should
the county not go dry in June, every
deed will ..contain a forfeiture Clause-In
case any of the property Is ever used
for saloon or immoral purposes.
Some trees and vines will be set out
t once and next fan planting will be
gin in earnest. Purchasers of tracts
who cannot at once settln upon them can
have them planted and cared for at a
reasonable price till ready to settle, and
it will be the aim to plant enough of
each kind of fruit In the settlement to
enable car-lot shipments when they
come to the bearing age.
Chance for Self -Help. !
The" farthest limit of the main tract
Of 1.800 acres Is only about two miles
from the depot and this advantage, con.
pied with that of plenty of good water,
easy Irrigation, absence of winds, fugs
and extremes of heat; and cold, with
telegraph, telephone, express office, post-
offices, store, a good hotel and school
already, established, make the oppor
tunity one which these young hustlers
from ths east will aDDreciata. It la
honed to be able to alve such terms to
tne inausiriouB woo are wining 10 ao
all kinds of work as will enable those
who have enough to make the first pay
ment and establish themselves upon a
tract to earn the remaining payments
as they become due, working for the
company while not needed on their own
tracts. ' i .
In due time a Presbyterian church will
be organised, which 1 expected to be
self-supporting from the start,
ROSEBURG MAN FOR .
ilTOILWAY COMMISSION
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Roseburg, Or, : March' tt. Roseburg
has a candidate-for railroad commissioner-
In the person Of Robert Robert
son, master mechanic in 'the Roseburg
car shops and a railroad man for 21
years. Mr. Robertson la a member of
tne cuy ouncit. ' He nas ; announced
himself for a candidate nn tha Renuh-
Mean -Hrket-'r t tnrMnt Thnmm K
to Sucnsed Thnma. Jt
Campbell; a present incumbent ' -
Business Prevents Grocer
Becoming Candidate for
State Senate on Winning
Statement No. 1 Ticket
Another to Be Named.
Fred Dresser, because of the great
pressure of his business and recent ill
health, will not. be a candidate for the
state senate, according to a decision
reacned by him this 'morning. Ths
withdrawal of Mr. Dresser lesves ont
vacancy In the list of Statement No.
senatorial candidates now in the field,
whloh deficiency la expected to be msda
up between this date and Wednesday
next, the last day upon whicn leglsla
tlve candidates can make their appear
ance before the county clerk.
Tho larva nnmher of bualnaas msn OI
the city who united In a petition to Mr.
Dresser. Mr. Selling snd Mr. Notting
ham asking the three to become candi
dates for tne senate, though disappoint
ed that Mr. Dresser does not now con
sider It to be possible for him to spare
the time and effort invojveo in a po
litical eamnala-n, will center their re
quest upon some other well known man
of Indisputable standing in ths county
snd ask him to fill the place left by
Mr. Dresser's wlthdrswal. This man
will be determined after a conference
between Mr. Selling, Mr. Nottingham
snd mtmbera of the list of men who
Indorsed the three men ss senatorial
candidates.
Blnco the announcement yesterday af
ternoon of the candidacy of Mr. Selling.
Mr. Nottingham and Mr. Dresser, a
great deal of favorable comment baa
been heard regarding the appearance of
these men In the legislative rac. All
three men were Immediately picked as
winner by many people who follow the
developments of Multnomah politics
closely.
All of the candidates In fact who have
decided to place the matter of principle
ahead of tho mere desire to get Into of
fice, have come in for many expressions
of commendation and from every quar
ter throughout the county congratula
tions and promises of support have been
coming in to the candidates.
It is expected that before the time
for filing declarations of intention to
become candidates has expired Wednes
day next there will be five senatorial
candidates and 13 aspirants for the
house of representatives in the field on
a straightforward Statement No. 1 plat
form. Those who ars now avowed can
didates on the Statement No. I platform
are: 1
For the senate Ben Selling, C. w.
Nottingham, Dan Kellaher and A. H.
Wtllett . '
For the house Df. Walter O. Belt for
Joint representative from Clackamas
and Multnomah county. Arthur W. Or
ton. J. C. Bryant, Dr. L. M. Davis,
Fred Brady of Bunnyslde, K. C Couch,
mayor of St. Johns, and George IL Par
sons.
Entries Close April 2.
On April 2 the entries close for what
( hiiAvd tn he ths first competitive
contest in music ever established In the
northwest. The Whitman uonservaiory
of Musio has Inaugurated what will
probably be an annual feature hereafter,
aiiiwaulnn nf noen nubile contests In
which any mualc student may try for
one of ths free scholarships, valued at
3350 each, which are offered as prizes.
One full scholarship, covering complete
exoenses for a year In Whitman Con
servatory, tuition, board, lodging, and
all necessary expenses. Is offered as a
nrlxA in each or ths departments of
Pipe Organ, Piano, Voles and Violin,
the total value of the four prizes thus
offered amounting to $1,400. The con
test will take place In the Whitman
colleee chapel on April 23 and 24. The
judges will be the faculty of the Whlt:
man Conssrvatory none of the students
of that Institution being permitted to
compete. Contestants will be enter
tained free while at ths college, and will
be subject to no expense except for
railroad fare. Many entries have al
ready been received.
Bill WOULD SELL
KIDNAPING STORY
Offers for $500 to Tell R. J.
Brittain Who Stole
Cecil. 1
( Special DUpatch to Tbe Journal.)
Spokane, Wash., March 25. James
Breen, prisoner In ths county jsll here,
held on a chargs of forgery, who claims
to have seen the kidnaping of Cecil Brit
tain two years ago, now offers to tell
what he knows about the case for S00.
R. J. Brittain, father of Cecil, has the
offer under advisement
Metzger fits glasses for $1.00.
FAIRVIEW WANTS
TO GOVERN ITSELF
The voters of Fnirvlew desire to have
a government of their own. At least, a
part of them do. for a numerously
signed petition ha been presented to
the county oourt, which has fixed April
20 as the date for voting on the ques
tion of incorporation. The petition says
that the proposed town has 180 in
habitants. A complete ticket of candidates' to
fill the town offices has been filed, to
be voted on at the same date as the
question of Incorporation. George E.
Shaver Is named as candidate for mayor,
William Butler for recorder. J. H.
Schram for recorder, A. T. Aztell for
treasurer, and C. Shepherd, C. E, Cree.
K. A. Whitney, L. Luscher, u. 8. Dun
bar and William Ellison for aldermen,
SX.N FRANCISCANS ti .
MAY TARRY. AWHILE
It was said today that thers Is a
chance of Uia Han Francisco f)pra com
pany, which played "The Toymaker at
the Heilig theatre last - week. -closing
with the management of the Marquam
Orand theatre for an indefinite engage
ment In Portland.
Last fall the .San VFrancisoff com
pany, with Aids HemmL Frank Ber-
trand, Daphne Pollard and Others
played an extended engagement In rep
ertoire at the Marquam. since when thev
have been playing in Los Angeles and
through the south and west They
have a summer ' engagement at tho
Grand theatre in Seattle.
Theatre to Pay Fireman. . tf
Councilman Kellaher will introduce
an ordinance In the city council this
afternoon requiring every theatre in the
city to provide a fireman for its stags
at the . expense -of - the owner of tho
theatre: It is contended by Mr. Kella
her that the theatres tiesd mors fire pro
tection than they have at present, and
he thinks the stationing of a fireman in
each house will b' an additional safe- L
guard for dtsas,v i ?. r
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Says Thinks Heney Has t
But Strengthened IILm; ,
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(Specltl Dlspekk to Tke Joersil)
Pendleton, Or,t March 86. 8enator
Fulton, en route from Washington, D.
C, was' met St the O. R. $ N. train by
100 friends today. The train had been
delayed by a sioWitrack on the moun
tains. '
Hs declared he Would make a vigorous
fight for the senatorshlp before the peo
ple and had no doubt about trains re
elected He said he felt that his answer
to Heney was satisfactory and that his
coming home to defend his character
snd record at this time would strength
en rather than weaken his chances.
Reliable Information from nrlvato
sources is to the effect that Senator Ful
ton has changed hl attitude toward
Statement No 1 and will no longer op-
rose it. He Is said to have made posl
tvt statements to this effect
MAYOR SCORES
Although an ordinance will be Intro
duced in the city council this afternoon
to behead tho special Investigating
committee of the council. It is probable
that Mayor Lane will appoint another
committee to take its place, as he did
In the case of the franchise committee.
Another feature about the "behead
ing" ordinance to be introduced this
afternoon is that it cannot be put upon
final passage without tne Unanimous
consent of the council, and It is proba
ble that at, least one member of the
minority party will object The meas
ure wiu then nave to go through tn
regular Channels and cannot come up
for- passage until It hss been reported
back by a committee. If this Is done.
Councilman Vaughn will still have an
opportunity to hale Councilman Driscoll
oeiore me commitiee ana question mm
in regard to the operations of the al
leged draymen's trust Councilman
Vaughn announced yesterday that a
meeting of the investigating committee
will be held tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock and that the. draymen would be
questioned.
To get Vaughn and Driscoll together
In the same room wltn the doors closed
means at least a verbal clash and thoso
acquainted with the councilman would
not be surprised to see them go stilt
further. Inasmuch as Vaushn alts 'at
one end or. me long t&Die in me commit
tee room and the witness ocauples I
chair at the other end a sprinting match
around the table might be the result If
uriscou is piacea on tae fiiarta.
as to Mayor lane s power to appoint
a special . committee to Investigate
trusts or combinations different ooln
ions are held. Some members of the
council hold that the charter limits the
mayor's fower in such cases solely to
rrancnise committees. Mayor Lan on
the other hand contends that he has the
power to appoint any kind of a com
mlttee he desires and threatens to do
so If the council beheads the "trust
committee.
This means that ths mayor will have
administered another body blow in the
fight between the majority party and
Mayor Lane. The announcement today
mat tne majority party would .withdraw
its ordinance recalling the subway com
mlttee Is considered as another victory
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1UI uio ,iiavi.
Metxger, Jeweler, 342 Washington.
DAVIDllTlS
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
David Chalmers Currle, for nearly 10
years a resident of Portland, died this
morning at 1 o'clock at St Vincent's
hospital.
Mr. curris was born In Green coun
ty, Ohio. November 29, 1829. When a
youth he moved to Monroe county.
Where he remained 12 years. He cams
to Oregon In April, 186, making the
Journey overland with a mule team, and
laving been six months on tho way.
He settled on a farm near Albany,
where he remained until 1888, when he
came to Portland and engaged In the
commission business. Ho was 78 years
of age. Some months ago he had an
attack of tha grip which left him In a
weakened condition and finally caused
his death.
Mr. Currle had been an elder In ths
United' Presbyterian church for 34 years
and was a man of strong and attract
ive nature. He made many friends
among the young people and was, his
friends say. "a young man all his life."
His wife died about two years ago.
He Is survived by four children Mrs.
W. H. Wrenn of Alendale, California;
John C. Currle of Portland, Thomas
W. Currle who lies near Oregon City,
and William Augustus Currle of this
city. A brother, James Currle lives in
Bloomlngton, Indiana, and a sister,
Elizabeth Currle, In Oakland, Califor
nia. The funeral services will be held
Friday at 2 p. m. from the First 1,'nlted
Presbyterian church, corner Sixth and
Montgomery streets.
HIGHER SALARIES
ARE LOOKING LOWER
Members of the council committee on
accounts and current expenses voted to
recommend that the ordinance appro-,
prlating $10,000 for the- unemployed be
not passed at a meeting held yesterday
afternoon. The committee also voted to
recommend that further Increases In
salaries of city employes be not granted
except upon the request of the head of
the department in which the employe Is
working. There are ' two ' ordinances
coming before tho counoll today whloh
provide for Increase of salaries and
which have been vetoed by Mayor Lane.
It is believed these crdlnances will be
passed over the mayor's vsto snd tho
report of the committee regarding fu
ture IncreasesAopted
Metxger fits glasses for 11.00.
TRAIN SIXTEEN
IS LATE AGAIN
e if some persons can't establish
a reputation for being good they
try to make A record in ths other
s direction. Train No. 11 was late
ay again today. .
S, Northern Paelflc No. 1, due at
S f. o'clock, arrived on time.
e s Southern Pacific No. 1 duo
s at 7:68, was 40 minutes late.
4 Southern Pacific No. IS, das at
s 21:20, arrived on-time. -r -
f O.. R. & N. No. . duo. at . S
4 o'clock, arrived on time.
s .O. R. N. NO. St dus at :45,
e arrived on tlms. !;'
4 Astoria A Columbia No. tl.
due at 12:15, arrived onetime.
Metxger, optician, J42 Washington.
CO
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San Francisco Police 'Dis
cover Plot to. Assassinate
President and Arrest 'the
Ringleader Emmft Gfpld
man Implicated.
(Colted Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, March It. Ths pottos
here believe that they have nipped in
ths bud a brewing scheme for ths as
sassination of President Roosevelt
Today Detective Rocca arrested Paul
Blgnaml, a self-styled king of ths an
archists, who Is held on a charge of hav
ing advocated the blowing up of the
battleship fleet upon its arrival here,
and having declared that President
Roosevelt should bs shot The officers
are running down both charges, and say
they have made a valuable eaten.
Blgnaml cams hers from New Orleans
and hss been well supplied with funds.
It Is believed that hs was to have met
Kmma Ooldman. who Is due here In a
few days, for ths purpose of effecting a
closer organisation oi tn local reas.
Some time ago Detective Rocca was
assigned to watch the local reds. Hs
learned that Blgnaml bore' the reputa
tion of being an ultra radical and a
bad man. There were many rumors In
the Italian quarter of a plot of big
proportion and that tunds were being
raised. Last night Rocca heard Blg
naml haranguing a crowd. He declares
that the anarchist advocated the de
struction of the fleet the assassination
of tho president and the wiping out of
the entire police department. Before he
could get to the speaker, however, to
make an arrest Blgnaml was tipped off
and disappeared in the crowd. Rocca
kept after him and caught him today.
The prisoner will be turned over to
the federal authorities, and if the
charges sgalnst him ars proven hs will
probably be deported. As a rssult of
the catch Chief Biggy Is today prepar
ing for a raid and general clean up of
the Italian quarter, the headquarters of
ths reds, before the arrival of tbe
fleet
RABBIS HURT BK
(tolled Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Msrch 25. Abe Ruef
came Into Judge LawIors court this
morning with another voluminous affi
davit In reply to those filed by the
prosecution.
Ruefs affidavit Contained letter
written him by, Rabbis Nleto and Kap
lan, In which they stated that they
would not make reply affidavits for the
defense because they did not wish to
lay themselves open to further attacks
by Prosecutor Heney.
Attorney Frank Murphy stated that
in Justice to Kaplan and Nleto they
should be allowed to give their testi
mony orally.
Judgs Lawlor said that he would not
rule on the point until tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. He. however, In
formed the rabbis who were present
that he desired them to make affidavits
to any facts they knew, but he could
not compel them to do so. At his own
request Nleto was excused from the
subpoena as he wished to leave for
Portland tomorrow.
Ruef. in his affidavit further stated
that he had been requested by Langdon
to aid the prosecution with his counsel.
as he was a very gooa lawyer, ne
savs hs declined to do so unless taken
IntA thA full rnnflrtenr. of tha nrosecu
lion and that LAngdon agreed to tnis.
NEGRO ACCUSED OF
MANY ROOM THEFTS
In-th. nerson of William Dell, a ne
gro, 20 years of age, win ponce peueye
thev have the man responsible for a
majority of the many room thefts that
have been reported to the authorities
within the past two weeks. Dell was
arrested last evening by Patrolman
Craddock, and when searched at the po
lice station articles were found In his
possession that were stolen from the
room of N. C. Braham at 4)2 Alder
street, Tuesday afternoon.
At the time the theft was committed
the thief was seen leaving the place by
Lola Ruble, the 7-year-old daughter of
the landlady of the house where Braham
rooms. The little girl today positively
Identified Dell as the man she saw
leaving the house. This identification,
together with tne ran or nis possession
of some of the stolen property, makes
the case against Dell a strong one. A
charge of larceny from a dwelling has
been placed against him.
ASTORIA'S FLOAT
WILL BE A BEAUTY
At a special meeting of the promotion
commutes of the Astoria chamber of
commerce held yesterday afternoon an
appropriation of )800 was made with
which to secure a float to represent As
toria In next June's Rose Festival. The
total cost . of tne noat win e about
21,000 when the horses, trappings and
decorations furnished by the local com
mittee are added to the cost of the float
itself. -
HENEY S ATTACKS
PRETTY SLAVE GIRL AND HER
COMPANION NOW IN
Dainty little almond-eyed Lcong So,
the much souf h4 . Chinese maiden who
has been ordered deported by the United
States authorities, is said to be a slave
girl of Ban Francisco and worth all' the
way from 3,0U o ii.vuu 10 ner owners.
Ordinarily Chinese Slavs girls are
worth only $1,000 or 12,000. But little
60 s pretty and petite. And she is
young. Consequently, it Is said that her
owners arff maklnr everr effort trlievs
her returned and that they are willing
to expend a great deal of money in
carrying out their purpose.
Leong 80 was arrested by ths Port
land Immigration authorities In com
pany with her companion, Chin Xou,
upon their arrival from the south, for
being in this country illegally. It waa
claimed later that the girl had stolen
jewelry valued at several hundred dol
lars irom a weaiwy uaaiana unmese.
Chin You
is
said to be a member of
the Bow Wo
tons After he and the
girl were taken in custody their 12.000
Ball was forthcoming In a Jiffy, united
States Commissioner Sladen ordered the
two deported, Roger B. Sinnott, coun
sel for the defendants, gavs notice of
appeal. "Yesterday he asked that the ap
peal tn the federal court be dismissed.
. Several- days .? ago City Attorney
Kavanaugh of Oakland arrived in Port
land -accompanied by - one : of ths city
?fflcers who waa armed with a warrant
or Leong Bo's srrest-for lsreeny. - The
claim has also been made that Leong
was born in this country. But now thnt
'the government has ordered the depor
Attorney Declares He Does
Not BeUeYe.Rcports In
Circulation. ..."
; ' '' (Cortes Press Leased Wire.
New Tork, March f All efforts to
day to locate either Alfred a Vander-
kllS was 1.1a satftsTat swm SBffVitn flea SaW
- ported to uavs ;:mm tut u
Is ths 'general belief among society
folk that the separation hag become per
manent .
Chandler P. Anderson. A. O. Vender-
hilt's personal counsel said' today: "Mr.
Vanderbllt has never discussed ths ques
tion of a separation with me, and I have
had no conference of any sort with him
recently. I do not believe the reports
in circulation."
POLITICAL RIOT
AT
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(tfelted Press Leased Wire.)
Nashvllls. Tsnn.. March 6. Riotous
soenes attended ths Republican state
convention her today, and police inter-
ferenoe was. necessary. A free for all
fight started between, the Brownlow
and Evans factions when an attempt
waa made o seat Newell Sanders, chair
man of the executive committee, on the
stage. A wild stampede followed and
ohairs ana fists flew thick and fast,
Ths most exciting scene was caused
when a delegate named White assaulted
a negro delegate, breaking a ohalr over
his hesd.
At this juncture the fighting became
so rierce that some one turned lnea riot
call, and a few minutes later the police
had restored order.
sEiiAfiis
ALDRICH BILL
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 26. The senate
took the Aldrlch bill In hand today for
a final remodeling and made a number
of Important ohangea In an effort to put
the measurs In a more acceptable form
before turning It over to the house.
Senator Aldrlch's own amendment In
creasing the limit at which securities
will be accoptable as a basis of circu.li
tlon was passed. The amendment raises
the limit from 75 to 90 per cent of the
face value. The amendments eliminat
ing railroads' bonds from the list of
securities; limiting the amount of circu
lation notes that can bs retired In any
nn month tn 19. (100.000. unit thnt mule.
Ing Porto RIcan bonds Acceptable fof
circulation' were adopted.
' senator Tener in successfully object
ing to Senator Lodge's amendment, ac
cepting bonds or the Philippine govern
ment and of the city of Manila, de
clared that his reason for doing so was
tnat tne people or tins country want
nothing to do with the Philippines.
ROOSEVELT FAVORS
TAX Oil BROKERS
(tfnlttd Press Leaod Wire.)
Washington, March 25. Taxation, as
a remedy for stock gambling is the lat
est cure-all claiming the attention of
the administration. Herbert Knox
Smith, oommissloner of corporations,
has awakened Interest in this panacea
by reporting to the president that It Is
the only one that can be successfully
applied to the situation.
. The administration of this expects to
aevise a systsm or taxation which will
at least make-gambling on margins and
Options difficult.
PLACES FOR TIRED
WILLIES TO REST
Benches for the city parks will be
fiurohased in Portland if th.e park board
s able to secure the kind of benches
desired at a cost equally low as that
made by eastern manufacturers. Bids
will be advertised for before the next
meeting. The board also voted to ask
the city Civil Service commission tnr a
list of certified musicians from which
to seleot a band for the Citv narir.
In as much as no such list is kept by
ths commission the board will probably
have the hiring of a bandmaster.
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Suit for Meat Bill.
John N. Oraybehl's suit for tio
meat whloh he says he supplied to the
Bigelow hotel, formerly the ftienrinr.
at Nineteenth and Couch streets, is on
trial befors Judge Clelsnrf . todiv n
C. Burns and Charles Rigelow, the de
fendants, declare that the meat bill has
been paid; .
Stole Silver Match Safe. -A
sneak thief visited tha
R. H. Foot in the Oak hotel Monday
evening and stole a silver match safe
and S in coin. Foot reported his loss
to ins ponce toaay. -
JAIL
tatlon of the girl and the man the Cali
fornia authorities are endeayorina to
requested that ths appeal be dismissed
h ?IOias.kd the b be returned
as the Chinese Were in charge of the
United States marshal. v"rB" 01 tne
..Mt!,C-B,?a, "tatf In court-yss-terday
that the womfth had evidently
able to locate her since coming to Port
land. -It
Is said that th nn...
have agrsed to fight the case to a finish
and use every means to prevent the airi
beln returned to her native land
r- So-awaiting the orders of tbs depart
ment at Waihington, little So and You
ars in the Multnomah county Jail. Thev
are anxious to be deported as ths court
ordered. ..v Ths California authorities
want tho woman on a charge of theft
AndcB l?,,owmrs want fns girl be
cause she is pretty a goo slave girl,
and because ss is theirs, according to
ths rules of slavedom. u.
: . Many - lnterestlna lent twhnitm.t
are promised- by those who are endeav
oring to prevent ths strong srm of tbe
law from carry ing. out its deportation
orders. : a-.,1.-.,:..,;
. Meanwhile, little tebng- So sits' calm
ly in her cell, awaiting and hoping for
developments which will eventually re
sult in hor being transferred to the
land -of her forefather .-.v.. ...J .
M L
New Organization Plans to
' Defeat Taf t and: Bryan
; and Put an End to "Me
.and My Policies" in Public
"Affairs of Nation, r
ganda having:, for 'its three-fold objeot
the heading off of tha nomination of
W. JL Taft,;that of William J. Bryan
ana me restoration of .good umss,was ,
launched here today by an Tganlsa.tloft
Incorporated under the) nam of The
Bettor Timet association."
Offices hsve been 'opened hers and
Henry Q. Klaj, the presldsnt, it to-.
W w W w" swyj oew ' sHSMSiup VftV
thousands of postal cards, bearing.
among other quotations, ths following:
"We love a sauara daaL but net aw. -
out sivwiy oonvaiescma
iion cause
Indused
to remove
"Ws regard
" 'My Doltolea ars too drastio to be
continued either by "Ma" or ths prdxr
appointee of "Me." . "
Another bun oh of postal , cards con
demn Bryan as an undesirable presiden
tial candidate because of bJ '
President King stated today that hs
believed when the hundreds of thou
sands of postal 4ards belns ssnt out to
day containing a protest against Taft'a
nomination ana to do signed ana re
malled. pecan to our In on Secretary
New of the Republican national conv.
mittee it would cause ths Chloago con
vention to go slow with tho nomination
of Taft. , t
10
IIIHIUO
NEAR TO DEATH
(Catted frets Leased Wire.)
London, Msroh 25. Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman, premier of England,' is
reported to be dying. He 1ms been 111
for several days, hut no great alarm was
felt over his condition uiitll today, when
a serious case of dropsy developed.
Many of his friends have abandoned ell
hope, fearing that death will claim the
great English statesman at almost any
moment. ...
IS
JAPANESE ALLIANCE
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 25. China Is seek
ing an slllarics with Japan., according
to ths belief of the members of ths
dlplomaUo corps here, following an Sn
nouncement made today by the Chlness
minister Wu Ting J5ansr, that IA, ths
Chinese ambassador to Japan, has been
withdrawn snd assigned to study the
legislative and constitutional law of
Japan and to visit ths various sections
of the country and endeavor to stlmu
late friendship for ths Chinese among
tho Japsnese. '
The step Is believed to have been tak
en at this particular tlms In an effort
to anticipate the strained commerolal
relations between - the two countries,
surs to follow ths Tatsu Mara Incldint
MAN REGISTERS
AS AN ANARCHIST
4 Joslah I Drinker, anarchist,
4 registered ss a voter at tha
county clerk's office yesterday.
He openly proclaimed his al
e legiance to the "reds" and filled
out his own card. It waa tha
first tlms a real, undisguised
e anarchist had presented himself
at the registration counter, and
e Deputy Musssdorffer started in
surprise when, he saw what
4 Drinker had written.
"That's about what I am," said
S Drinker to the clerk. "I guess I
4 will have to hold a convention of
4 my own, and I oan't vote at the
primaries, but I can vote In
4 June."
The card of the red was put in
its plaoe on the flis, and Drinker
4)'
4 was allowed to' go without hav-
ing been searched for bombs or
S Emma- Ooldman literature. In
4 America it is no crime to be an
4 anarchist, provided the theory Is
e not 'put Into practice, and: the
4 red has as much right -to vote
e as anyone else.' . '.
e Drinker said that he Is a na-
4 tlve-born American, haviniv been
4 born in Michigan 41 years ago.
4 He said that his occupation Is
S that of a collector and he lives
S at 82Z Williams avenue.
'
Appetite for Crabs
Ttit codfish has tin enormous appetite
for shell-fish, crabs And lobsters,
.tie eats them alive and he eats them
raw. He eats (hem alt without in" '
digestion and jrowt fat . He has t
powerful liver. ;
IIIVVII HVIII at W VVH m llfVI IMIW -. o.uK
dUUII S CIIIUIulUII
A natural power to dl f est and to
- " - W . - . - .
produce flesh is in every spoonful
This power means new vigor and new ; ;
fliesh for those who suffer from wasting
v'7'rf';.'Ky .rs,1'. !..'; '::-' 'V'
.. , "?, . ' . v
r rrora inaigee- .
oy overreeaing. ana rriaht.
by the chief sursreon's threat
ths patient's liver." ' ' .
Me' as too strenuous." .
DiiiMcniinui
GHIflA
SEEKING