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,1- THE OREGON DAILY.' JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENINO, MARCH 31. 1003. IIIIMill. 0 HILL U.ILL v RF IIIITfjFSf! ul miiiLuu Ociicraily Believed Indicted .1 Banker Will Receive Im- . muhity Bath for Testify- inff Against utnersH-iJian ning Declines to Affirm. . George n. Hill 1 to be wltneae Jfor tha lUU In the trial or J. Tborburn Roaa and the other bank wreckera wbm t)i caa cornea to trial In tte circuit court, according to the general belief of thoae who have watobed the develop ment of the case. It U eupposed that In return for hie testimony' Hill ia to re- mIm Immunlt from nroeeeuHon. Although HU1 was Indicted with tha . other officiate of the bank hd haa not ' vet been arraigned, or naked to plead, lie haa made no appearance) before the ' court and Dletrlct Attorney Manning will not xllacuaa tha probability of hie becoming a wttnesa or tell when ha la 1 to be arraigned. "I do not wish to dlacuaa the caae. .' aatd Mr. Manning, when asked about the . story that Kill waa to be-used aa a wit .. .; neen. . . "'"'... 1 'When la Hil! going o be brought Into court for arraignment T" waa . tha neit question, and Mr. Manning earner . oars witn um mm imwwr. 'I do not wish, la dlacuaa tha matter at thla time." a . . It la believed that Hill la to be one of , the chief witnesses for tha atate. In order to convict the wreckera of the Title Guarantee and Trust company, '-. It will be necessary for the district at torney to secure the testimony of some man who knew the inside workings of the institution. Hill la in possession of this information. Although Indicted he haa never been forced to make an ap pearance In court and It la believed that . he Is to be fif aid to the prosecution during tha trial. - JAPANESE BANKS . CLOSE DOORS REGON FREIGHTiRATES; REDUCED BYiCOIWIVIISSION Stifppers Will Pay From One Tenth to One Sixth Less on Articles Sent First Class Order Includes All. v Railroads in the State. IIEl'J AGREEMENT WITH ENGLAND MsaMsassajtsaaaaasMMMBBj Secretary Boot and ; Ambas sador Bryce Are Rear ranging Treaties. v. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Salem. Or. March II. The state rail road oommlaslon today ended the most Important session of Ita existence, cut ting freight ratea in Oregon from one tenth to one alxth of the present flrst- dlkfefe' fatea, and all other freight rates accordingly. raduoed a portion of tha exceaa above the rate from Portland to The Dalles, which Is 2S per cent on the first-class rate. For Instance, the rate from Port land to Umatilla la HI cents per 100. The new rate la 7 cents and all other rates are rut In proportion. Tha Port land chamber of commerce only asked for a cut In ratea to eastern Oregon points, but the commission assumes that Tha basis Of the decision la that all railroads under the state law will have ratea rrom Portland to BolntS In east-I to mail the uma reductions on all lines ern Oregon east of Tha Dalles, shall be In the atate. MARRIED IN HASTE THEN MARRIED AGAIN AT LEISURE Herman Newman of 17! Caruthera atreet and his bride, who, until Satur day at least, waa Miss Flora Max. have had tha unusual experience of being twice married In three days. On Satur day it didn't "take." and yesterday tha ceremony was performed over again. each time Dy Kabbi k. ADrahamaon. All the trouble came over the mar riage license. Mr. Newman thought ha would dodt-e Portland publicity, so he went to Vancouver and bought a license. Returning to Portland, he and Miss Max sought out Rabbi Abrahamson and were declared one, forever and ever, Herman and his bride took It for granted that' all requirements, had been met, and were surprised when tha rabbi notified them yesterday that the knot should be tied again. Rabbi Abraham son had been to the county clerk's office to file the certificate of marriage, and waa Informed that tha marriage waa not legal, the license not having been issued in this atate. go Herman Invested IS more In a marriage license and again played tha part of bridegroom while tha aervlce waa said by tha rabbi. Cupid had barely disposed of thla en tanglument yesterday afternoon when along came another man with a Van couver license. It waa almost too much for Cupid, but he suppressed his groans and set himself to . unravel the new problem. , . . This time It wss an eaav one Adnlnh Ketola of Horklson. Washington, had (trait Press Leased Wire.) Washington, March II. An agree ment uetween Great . Britain and tha United Statea on treaties affecting tha two countries, wag practically reached today at a conference between Secre tary Kllhu Root and British Ambassa dor James Bryoe. Th documenta will probably be signed next week. One of tha treaties applies to Inland watera between the United Statea and Canada. To properly consider all tha nroblema arising In this case It Is sug gested that a Joint high commission be appointed, witn two members represent ing each oountry. Such a commission would bo given power to settle all ad' mlnlstratlvs Questions. Puget sound la included In thla schema. POTS k t - UP TO FULTOfJ . - 7T Bourne-Scott Defeat, - Ful ton's Power in Senate " and IIow Used. AFFIDAVITS ARE OU H MA planned to marry Annie Persia of Port land in tnis city, but be, too. had pui chased a license In Vancouver, thlnkin It would be good the world over. Rn the minister to whom he spoiled to ner form the ceremony detected tha flaw and told Ketola ha would have to KHv iiwmcr license or eise marry in Van couver. So Ketola, likewise, contributed li to trie revenue or Multnomah Muni, He has two licenses, but was only mar ried once. ...... - ' . iii ii w j i nBW" man, wno was married twice, have the oest or in Government Exerts Everj Influence to Better Finan t cial Conditions but Fails. . (United Press Lessee Wars.) Toklo, March . Today'a banking statement showa that during March 10 bank have closed their doors. Tha Japanese government Is exerting Itself to tha utmost to relievo tha country' , financial situation, but apparently tta efforts are In vain: Tha markets seem to have bean literally wrung, financially dry. Failures, whicn were at nrai con fined nrinnlnallT to the banks and larg ar commercial houses and Industrial companies, ar now occurring daily among the smaller tradesmen. March has been tha worst month since tha stringency began. SENATORS APPROVE if; IPLOYERS LIABILITY ' (Tatted Press leased Wire.) ' Washington. March 8L Senator Rob ert M. LaFollette'g- employers' liability bill was, today favorably reported, upon by tha sonata committee on education and labor. - ' Numerous amendments to the meas ure were made, but they were all so I . . i. .1 X At I . - .1 ' Lill unimportant iiui mo mania ot ua out were not arrectea. CROPS THIS YEAR OX UMATILLA PROJECT ' tSmtcM IMnDitch to Tha JonnlaLl ,r Hefmlston Or.. March 31. Water will soon- be flowing on lands under the . Umatilla project In considerable quantl - ties In accordance with the plana of tha . engineers, water nas been running on . soma oi me tanos tne past week in a most satisfactory manner, and tha set- tiers feci that it ' will be only a short time until ail tha land that will require watering thla 'season can be well sup- . pnea. Tne woric is going on in tne most satisfactory way on the project and .many hundreds of acres are now being i prepared for crops. SPENCER EDDY WILL . GO TO NETHERLANDS United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, March 11. Spencer Eddy, tha Chicago man who has for ; many months been an attache of the American legation-In London and who recently, married Miss Sprockets, daugh- ter of John V. Sprockets, was toda nominated ,oy Jfresiaent Kooseven ror minister to The Netherlands. His head auarters will be in Luxembourg. Eddy Is a brother-tn-law of Senator Bevoriage or xnoiana, wno marriea nis sister. The president at the same time nom inated another Illinois man, Arthur M. . Beaupre, whom he selected to be mln- later to the Argentine republic. WILLIAM LIEUALLEN, PIONEER, IS DEAD " ' (Special ni.patch to The Journal.) Weston. Or March 81,--William Lleuallen, one of the pioneers of this snctlon. died Sunday evening and will be burled here today. He had been ill for -several months. Several children ?urvivj him; ' He was one of. the best known men in Umatilla county. SOUTHERN ARRIVES j :- AS USUAL-LATE 1 UNCLE SAM'S LONG ARMS DRAW THEM TO HIM IN LOVING EMBRACE Soma forelgnera want, to become clt Isens of the United States as soon as they enter the country. Others put off making the necessary application for months, years, and some of them who are here never signify their willingness to give up tha land of their blrtb. Ernest Moore, an Englishman,' arrived In Portland several days ago. He came from' Canada. Ha liked Portland. Furthermore, ha liked tha good old U. 8. A. Soon after Mr. Moore arrived ha de- elded that Uncle Sam was the man for him. Consequently, he took steps at once so that In the future he could claim himself as being one of some 80,000,000 others who claim this country as their home. Mr. Moore filed his declaration to be come a citizen of the United States with the clerk of tha United Statea court yesterday. Moore Is a dining-car conductor and In Portland lives at 194 Everett street. His home waa formerly at Calgary. Alberta. FORGER PRODDED FROr.1 UHDER HAY Fred Barrett Thinks Till- man Is After Him and Yells for Mercy. (Special Diipatcb to Tbe Journal.) Pendleton. Or Msrca II. Fred Bar- rett waa lodged In the county Jail today, m self-confessed forger of a check fo( $11. he tiaing tha 'name of William Park er of this city. Jaier at ueux ne xorgea Max Emitn's nama 10 a cneca lor too. pwhlch was cashed at a Helix store. A party of Helix men went in searcn or mm ana iuuiiu uiiu " a van. uuuo. eome hay. Tha posse jabbed about with pitchforks. . when tha . fugitive gave a yell, and was captured.. " MOVE FDR RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS People of Historic District in Lane Eager to Pioneer the Cause. Tha motion for a change of vanua In tha paae of tba atate against J. Thor- burn Ross Is being argued this after noon Before tha Judges of the circuit court sitting en banc When the case waa called at 2 o'clock Harrison Allen, attorney for Burkhart A Altchlson, filed a stipulation to tha affect that tha affidavlta filed by Wal lace Mcuamani in ravor or koss should also sddIy to Allen s clients. District. Attorney Manning had a big lot of additional affidavits from promi nent men which ha wlabad to introduce aa counter affidavlta to controvert the theory that Ross could not gain a fair trial In thla county. The court ruled that the time for filing these affidavlta had expired on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Wallace JucCamant, attorney for Ross, wanted to put witnesses before the court in support of his contention that Ross should have a change of venue. Thla waa also denied by the court McCament and Manning had a dis pute concerning the application of tha rridavlta wnicn were riled. Manning contended that he had an oral agree ment with McCamant to the effect that bis affidavits should apply to the cases of all the defendants. McCamant con (Special Dispatch, ts The fosraal.) ' Dakar City, Or., March II. W. R U'Ren laat night addreeaed over 1,000 people at ths Baker theatre, on State- mant No. 1, tha Initiative , and refer endum, single tax, woman auffrage, tha university appropriation 'and tha meas ures to be voted on at tha coming election. Ha aald of Senator Fulton: 1 have reason to believe that Sena tor rulton knows tha details of the now famous ooott-Boume contract, be cause I have baen told by men who ware present at tha banquet given to ceieoraie .r uuon s sieouon o tna sen ate, that there . were many laughing allusions to tha promises Mr. Soott had made to Mr. Bourns, and , I 1 1 ,w mnm n n "Now, I would Ilka to know from Menator Fulton what means ne am ployed to overoom Bourne's and Soott's money and ths DeoDles vote lor air. legislature that ha. Fulton, waa their cnoica ror united statea senator. Fnltoa's Alleged rromisee. 1 would Ilka for Mr. Fulton tn sav whether ha promised Senator Farrar tha poatoffloe at Salem, in return for hla vote. I would Ilka to gjrfow If he romlsed W. W. Banks that ha ahould a deputy district attorney, in return for his vote. 1 would Ilka to know If he nromiaed- Herman Webster that he should bo state fish commissioner, as a means of convlnoina? Herman and satisfying hh conscience that Fulton was tha beat Qualified man for United States senator. If the senator didn't do this himself, did ha have any agent wno waa authorised to make nrom sea in nia namar was secretary oi mate Dunbar authorised to meet the con scientious scruples of members who had promised to vote In tha leglsla ture for Oeer.- or for Scott, or for Bourne, with arguments In cash and promises of fat offices? Tnlton's Vower In Senate. Doea Senator Fulton really believe in the people a election or united c La tea senator? Ha haa aald that Statement No. 1 ia the nearest wa can get to that until the national constitution Is amended. Why la ha neutral? Why does he try to sit on the fence? Is It any worse, as a matter or console ask a candidate for the legislature to LEG BROKEN, P.iUiS YOURS IFi I' STO PIIOHE LAlID IS CRA YOURS Aged Mah .Tictlm of ?Brutal Washington Supreme' Court f Attack by Enraged Love- A Scorns Theory That They sick Youth;. Are Wild Beasts. TT 'A brutal assault on a crippled bid man was reported to tha polios this morning. (Spedal Ptepatek ta Tbe Josrsst) '. Olympla, Wash., March II. Governor tended that thev applied to Rosa alone. The court, appealed to, refused to de cide the matter, holding that in a mat ter of verbal agreement between attor neys ft was Impossible for a court to decide. The motion for a change of venue la being argued by McCamant and Man ning, the former for tne defense and tha latter for tha state. - HOLD AUTOPSY OX YOUNG GIBL'S BODY CALLS WESTERN MEN GRAFTERS (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, March II. "I think It ia about time that tha western representa tives in this body ba stopped from graft lng everything that remains of the great forests," shouted Congressman Hepburn of Iowa this afternoon In tha midst of his discussion of tha forest reserve ap propriation in tha house agricultural bill. Tou don't dare allow." shouted Rep resentative Smith of California, jumping to his feet. , "I know of no reason." cut In Han- burn, "why I don't dare do as i piease, or say what I please in this matter, ir respective of what ths gentleman, from California can do. Hot words were flying thick and last when order was finally restored and Smith took hla seat. Later, he , apolo gized to itepreseni&uve nepDurn. AH attempts of the western members to amend tha aarleultural aDDroDriatlon bill so as to limit tha discretion of the forest service In the granting of right-of-way pilvileges for water mains met eitai. EVAliS ARRIVES AT (Special Dispatch to Tba Journal.) Pleasant Hill, Or., Maroh II. An en thusiastlc mass meeting was held Sat urday at this place, the historic school district No. 1 of Lane county, to dlacuas plana for establishing a rural high school ana select me one most feasible. President Campbell of the U. of O. md dressed the meeting on the need of higher education, for tha rising genera- nun, i rum an emicai and economic standpoint, convincing all that, in tha ni ui recem ana increasing scientlrlc discoveries and Inventions, a high achoo education, at least, is Indispensable. Superintendent Alderman of the Eugene city schools followed, presenting tha various plans zor establishing high schools In tha country, advocating tna location of Pleasant Hill aa an Ideal one rrom which to start the general movement, which ahould dot tha stats with high schools and preclude the necessity or sanding children to town ori moving mere witn them. County Sunerintendnnt nillarA ar. plained the requlrementa of tha law in inia connection and unawarM mnnv questions in regard to tha proper ut-3Lifuu ui pruceaure. Tax Levy Aaked ror. It was the unanimous sentiment of the meeting that a county tax levy be petitioned for, and also that tha Ave school districts that originally formed suiiuoi aimnci imo. i do united, ror high echool purposes only. Petitions are now being circulated for this purpose, and will doubtless result in tne establishment of tha first union high school In Oregon. The first school In Lane county was xaugni at fjeasant Hill in I860, by W. W. Bristow, son of Elijah Brlstow, the first settler in Lane county, who do nated 40 acres of land to the district for school use, and to whose foresight and. generosity ihe continued Interest In education Is largely due. EAiralATS SENATOR DAVIS By direction of Coroner Finley an autopsy waa held on the body of Viava Ollllns, a 14 -year-old girl, who died yes terday at a private hospital conducted by Dr. C. H. T. Atood. The cause of death was given as pneumonia, but In asmuch as tha girl died shortly after becoming a mother, both coroner and Dr. Atwood believed It best to hold an autopsy. ' Ths result of the autopsy nowed oeatn to nave neon due to dipn- tnena. Miss Ollllns was brought to this city recently from Baker City by her uncle, H. N. Matthews, and was at once placed In the cara of Dr. Atwood. Matthews says his niece came to Baker City -cently from a mining camp not far from Salt Lake City. and at a rssult a warrant was Issued for Mead's famous declaration that elama tha grrest ot Lewla Roberts on a charge! are "wild animals" Is unanimously ovar Of assault and battery. ' ' ruled by tba suprema court In tha cast Tha complaint was sworn to by J. E. of Sequlm Bay Canning company ; Vs. Wolff, one of the proprietor of tha ,, T . , Phoenix Iron" Vorka. Itawthorna and H. J. BUgge at SI. . , v. . ,,, Union avenues.' Ha says that last oven- Tha last legislature passed an act fmbtiS?l.vh,ia Jt!S?-0!lt wh,c v t0 th 0WMr of tlds lands thiron rk? hlfCnfh-1 mSJ P-'""P round that -cl-ms are fish, f k-i 1 -. T. , -V I tfl. JL ? nsh ra ferae naturae, therefora wild , ft.fkI-bwUn up snd uerl,, tTOtn anlmala," and belong to tha public He' Ilan:?-. Mid that a young man iWV.hAP-'l named Lewie IloberU. who la employed in? -""-u wrTr i"" i"" aa an oiler by tha Portland Cordage tt"r",?,V ,rtrlinm tn k..?ltha magna charts and In tha custom oft . at?ar mttmhtttMKW infati th old aettler and aborigine of fatting , thoaleph?;. andotlfy his smpToye? breakfast whan the tide was out,,' of his plight . landawnars Are Olaonownsrs. ( - Tom ma etory oiq wmn py weag- rhm aeven iudsea of tha supreme court ana even . I never ground nvwria isrom., i iinru suu nurnmn k.innf with thai land yF ,7 J: a amerent view, nowever. i.T. V. . . i7 : .i k. wltn tnU ,peclal act vetoed 'an fel?' -KE2 2k2& f-f w t.A;rflnd sufficient straete. Yesterday Roberta tried to in duca the girl to run away with him and go to Heasids. and succeeded to remain at home. This so amgered The flaoulm Bar canning eomnanv. .Pi S . -.h T. ir, . -Vm-!t -3 which la located In Challam county an.lk in i.l,5r.. Ill i!f.tt-; oa o'm nndclam nectar, haa a lar is honTnnh..h.od;.hd, J? ? M"' Roberta that laat nlrht ha want ti tha JJi-J, B&JmrX&hMnVm Iron works where tha old men is em- ' ," A'1ni,Sr".h . i2?rJimn! ployed as a watchman, and made a vie- '?d-.. 2iu!V? &VVLSSS' ' fou. otuck on Heagn.y. The tetter le .' "Rj " SSfiXW?! - J. N. TEAL RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON J. N. Teal returned this morning from Washington, D. C, where he went several weens ago to present his final arguments in the case of ths Oregon and Washington Lumber Manufactur ers' association and others against tha Hamman and mil lines to prevent them from advancing the freight rate on lum per rrom points in tne racinc north west to destinations east of the Rockies. Mr. Teal has represented the lumber men at all the Important hearings of tnis case, wnicn is now famous ail over the country, and hence he haa been away much from the city during tha past several montns. MAYOR LANE MAY VETO ORDINANCE By unanimous vote the council Dasaed an ordinance providing that all minora who secured liquor in saloons by mis representing their age to the bartenders should be fined or otherwise punished. Mayor Lane has the ordinance under careful consideration and the Indica tions are that he will return it to tha council at ths next meeting with his veto. iv worse, as a matter or conscience, to promise his vote to Fulton than It Is to ssk the same candidate to promise his vote to the people's cboloeT I have been told, and especially here In Baker City, that Senator Pulton waa a great man in Washington. I nave neen told that he is one of the 14 senators who dominate the United Statea aenate. If that la true, he has power. What haa e done Tor the I nuen atatesr wnat has he done for Oregon T What has ha done for the Roosevelt policies? La Toilette and rulton. Senator La Follette succeeded in fnrr.lnar a vota on tha employers lia bility bill, at his first session. Sena tor Fulton had been there several years. What has Senator Fulton done to get a r. trim TTnltA1 RttS Ifinttil Oil ID amendment to the "national constitution for direct election of senators ( Has he done anything to limit the hours of con tinuous service ior raiiroaa employes i Why did he introduce his Southern Pa Mfin rmnt resolution? Representative Hawley said in his speech In the house that when the resolution waa adopted it added nothing to tne power oi me government. Tnlton's Senate JJ filiations. "Who sre the senator's friends in Washington? Senator Aldrlch Is one. He Is chairman of the finance commit tee and represents tbe Standard Oil in the senate. Senator Elkins Is another, and he represents the railroad trust. Senator Crane is another, and hs repre sents the leather trust Senators Gal linger, Hale and Fry are others, and they represent the merchant marine trust. . A man is known by the company he keeps. ' "President Roosevelt is not the sen ator's friend. The senator does not consider La Follette among hla friends, nor Senator Bourne, yet we know these men stand with President Roosevelt for the people against the trusts. the senator doss not stand for Statement No. 1 Is very clear. He dare not. When he does he will tn he a. arreat man with the Stand nrd Oil and other trusts. He can not fnni them hv declarations of neutrality, neither, do I believe, he can fool the RorwihHrana of Oreron. The audience was a very appreciative one and gave applause wnen lauce. Roosevelt and Statement No. 1 were mentioned. to the police tor a warrant for Roberts' "l1 nd .th thsrefora the oomplalnlj arrest. I did not atata a eauaa of action . , . : Clam 3uw XSk Vpnds. nse of but one T arm. u"nl"F I?r ln,m nay lnierxsrsa Heagney was sent to bis horns in a I ' . ' . nl carriage and a phyalclan summonsd to . not no eeouim company sougn an in-, care for hla Injuries. As he Is unable junction wiu u ;nv to leave nisned hla emplover applied I ,i. .'l. arrest ' fw- The supreme court "reverses tho deJ' "It ! onmninn Vniwlajn that rlarn- digging must be done when (be waters1 nave BUDBiaea, ana id iae garnering taking or ciaras requires a digging into tne sou. a contact witn anai turbance of the land Itself. Even! li ciama snou'a os ciassinea unaer me term 'shall .h atill thev cmnnrrt tin taken by the use of any . methods ex-1 erclsed In tbe proseoutlon of tho oomi . mon riant or nsning in tne watera. Ciama ordinarily live In the soil under the watera it is true tney oenve a part of their sustenance from tho sea during the times the waters overspread ths lands, bat 'at other tinlM they Irvs, toot merely upon, but within thai land.- They therefore. In a very material sense, be long with tha land. It must follow thai. LE CLUB EST MORT VIVE LE CLUBS si Commercial and Athletic Bodies, Separate, Instead of Old Club. (Special Diipatcb to Tbe Journal.) Ta n.-ni fir March 11. The La If the state has authority .to Invest one Grande Commercial club for man, 3 years me cniei taciur in upuuuuuii mo lt the rignt to exercise dominion and ' town and bringing new settlers and new ownership over wnat le upon tne jarui industries Ronde valley no more. Falls, Wisconsin, holds mortgage ,. to thla cy and to tha Grand sX.SSTf V alley. Is, practically speaking, T . " f.tr -,v 9. Stanley or Ctlppewa M. M.n.s,. :J l ' Ub'tu ULU Will; IU VIOLATE FIRE LIMIT! against the club property, and several months ago instructea nis agents nere to foreclose. The matter has been held In abeyance by these people, mainly through the hope that the business In terests would save the institution. Some weeks ago considerable Interest was stirred up and it was thought for a time that plans that would prove ef fective had been formed, but for some reason the people of the town would not respond. no now suit win be brought to foreclose at once, and La Grande will be wltbout a club, which has brought much capital and many homeseekers to the Grand Ronde valley. But steps Will at once be taken to organise both commercial and athletic clubs, the management of which will be separate, and each organisation will stand on its own feet. CHESTER GILLETTE BURIED AT AUBURN LOSES COOK AND SOME MONEY BESIDES 4 The proprietor of the Blamark tab. taurant 209- Morrison street, is mnnm. lng the loss of a oook. . The man, whose name Is Henry Schroeder, disappeared last evening. At the same time there disappeared from the drawer of tha cash register ths sum of $34.86. The police have been asked to find both ne cook and tne money. rOLICE PROHIBITED POLITICAL PALAVERS MEET TO DECIDE Oil GRAIII WAGE SCALE Portland Union Receives 40 Cents per Hour Sound Cities Pay 30. Next Monday the Gralnbandlers' union will receive' a proposition from the wheat exporters regarding wages to be paid - for the coming season. At that time tbe contract now In force be tween empolyers and employes will ex nlre. Conferences are being held by the ex porters who are desirous of (United Press Leased wire.) Auburn, N. T.. March 81. Chester Oil- Ifttto. vhfl waa laWrWMltAt va.t.rn. for th, mnrd.r nf iiru. r... hi. I . c,tv Attorney Kavanaugh "has ren-i East Side Starts ThreerStbrt' . Frame Building bu It : Will Be Stopped. ; A peculiar situation has come un' li the office of the building Inspector wltn rererence to a DUUding that is undnf -construction in the heart tf 'the'Kajt Morrison street business district. ','Ia 1M. before the 'fire Ilmlta; were tended to Include that portion '.frih? east side. J. Daly took out a permit for . the erection of a three story frame building on the north aide of Knst Muy , rison street, near Union avenue.. A-U ing under the authority of that jjernilt Paly has started bis building. Ike wa X notified tyday by the building inspector 7 that he must cease work on the struc-. - ture. placin SAN DIEGO Frisco train is late again. Northern. Pacific No, 1. due at 1 o'clock, arrived on time. ' ,' Southern Pacific No. 16, due at 7:SS. arrived at t:15. ' i Southern Pacific No. 18, due at .11:30, arrived on time. a R. N. .Tio-'i. duo at 8 'o'clock, arrived on time. " ' O. R. A N. No. t, due at 9:45. arrived on time. . Astoria aV Columbia 'No. ih due at 12:15, arrived on time. HELP WAXXED -FE3IAUE . AN TUP A WOMAN TO MAKE beds. lewey House, Jia'N. Id. (United Freas Lassad Wtr.t San IDego, Cal., March I.I. The bat tleship Connecticut, flying the flag of Admiral jivans, nas arrivea ana an chored In the harbor. The tender Ifank. ton accompanied the flagship. ' POLICE CALLED LV ' NEIGHBORHOOD ROW Patrolman' W.; P, Drugg believes he arrived in ironi- oi ts jcasr xnirteentn street Just in tlmo yesterday to pre vent bloodshed. He had been sent . to tbe number given at tne request of neighbors' who telephoned to - police headquarters; for an officer. Drugs reports that wnen no arrived on the soene he found Mrs. Catherine Albert an Mrs. Kate Maule about to engage in 1 a hair-Dullinar vened and restored peace, i about the permanancy i of wnicn. -ns- has ' grave doubta . ; The patrolman- " say- the snatch, He ft bo he has inter- women engaged in a personal encounter last Friday . and ? are , likely to ; renew hostilities at - anyv timfti, v' Vj:tZtfi,- Free breakfast food. Sta ad on the want .ad page. -t; -y.. ? i-d'r' .t -i' (roltad Press Lead Wire.) Little Rock, Ark., March 81. Follow ing a sensational fight In which he was badly beaten up here today. Senator Jef ferson Davis .and his assailant, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney T. E. Helm, was arrested, ; and both -will be called Into court for trial tomorrow. More trouble la expected. ; Ai R MICKEY DIES ' AT EAST SIDE HOME A. P. Mickey, li yeara of age, died at his residence. S00 East Twenty-third street south, at 8 o'clock thla morning jrom an acute aviiaca or 5ngm s aisease. He waa a brother of ex-Governor Mickey of Nebraska, and came to Portland with bis family from Lincoln, Nebraska, last fall. ' He leaves a widow, one son and thre daughters, air residents of Port land. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. ' . ' . Executive Mansion News. (Special rttapetch to Tke JenmaLI building ' commission, chara-eit with th. construction ef tha-exM-ntlv mnn.inn ,1 nnm iiiviicu urcnuwii 10 meet witn the commission Saturday. General Plans Will be discussed and an architect selected. The . commission haa seler.ted , Ma frur Frank Dallam, secretary to the governor, as secretary of tha commission without ir ooffipensauon :f . , Members of the police depart- d 4 ment are not to be permitted to 4 e discuss politics during the prog- 4 4 ress of the present campaign. O) If they exercise their rights of 4 w cttisenship in the matter of free S speech they will Incur' the dls- ) e pleasure of their chjef and will 4 e subject themselves to (posslble a) discipline for action unbecoming 4 .an 'officer. '. ;;,,:f;? 4 a The embargo on free speech, Insofar as It affects police off i- 4 4 cers and politics, Is contained In . 4 4 the following order Issued today. 4 4 by Chief of Police Grltzmacher: 4 4 "Captain of Police Tou will 4 4 call the attention of the subordl- 4 4 nates of your commands to sec- 4 4 tion 53, of the police manual, 4 4 which prohibits members ot this 4 4 department from taking active 4 4 part in political matters or enter- 4 4 lng into political discussions 4 4 while on duty. Tou will Instruct 4 4 them that they, must observe 4 4 strict neutrality as. between th : 4 4 , different contending parties and 4 4 " candidates,' and you-.wHl report' 4 4 ' to me at once all violations of 4 4 this ordef coming o your knowl- 4 4 ?t-p7-'ir--?:: ":,vj;' Portland wages on an equal basis wltl those nald on Puget sound. Oralnhand lers are paid tfr cents an hour In this city wnua on tne souna me scale is 80 cents. This leaves a balance in favor of Puget sound shipping to the extent OZ lu cenis an nour. Since there Is said to be little prob ability of wages advancing on the sound it Is deemed compulsory to re duce them here or lose a great deal of shipping.' What action the grain- handlers Will tana cannoi oe roretoid since they do not care to make any statement along that line until they hear from tne exporters. RUEF'S TRIAL IS AGAIN DELAYED (United Press Leased Wlre.t San Francisco, March 81. Abe Ruef again demonstrated nis marvelous abil ity to hold up Justice. His trial in the Parkaide franchise bribery case did not atart. It may start tomorrow, but not if Ruef can help it. When Ruef was called to the bar today his attorney moved to disqualify Judge Doollng on the ground that he was not qualified to sit 'in the jcase, not having been ap pointed properly. He submitted an af fidavit which set out this charge, and further declared that Justice Doollng has proved himself biased and preju diced. An adjournment was taken until tomorrow. sweetheart, was burled today in Boule cemetery. The only ones In the fu neral party were members of the Gil lette family, two ministers and two grave-diggers. The morbidly curious were kept outside the oemetery. The Gillettes. excepting Mrs. Glllettn. who Is too 111 to travel at present, re turned to Zlon City, Illinois, today. ONE OF THE THACKER CHARGES DISMISSED (Special Diipatcb to Tba Journal.) Olympla, Wash., March SI. -One of the complaints against J. T. Thacker, the Olympla, politician, charging him with obtaining money under false pre tenses, has been dismissed. The com plaint dismissed Is the one In which he waa charged with soliciting $B00 from H. C. Heermans. superintendent of the waterworks, for the alleged purpose of using his influence with the city ad ministration to prevent repressive meas ures on the .company. Heermans Is In the east and the. case fell because of the Indefinite absence, of tha prosecu tion's principal witness. Four other charges are pending in the superior court. MOUNT SCOTT WANTS MORE ARC LIGHTS I Mount Scott Is after more lights and the Mount Scott Improvement associa tion Is leading the effort to secure them. At a meeting of the association last nlsht held, at Kern Park the mat. ter of securing additional lights was dis cussed. Harry Clapp was appointed chairman of a committee to act with ine represeni.ni.ivo ui mo iigui Tjompany 1 in RflcunoK BiKimiures sunicienE rn f uarantee tne installation or new lights hroughout the district. Much important business was trans acted at the meeting, which was pre sided over oy tua u. nagnei. xne next meeting of the association will be held Monday night. opinion to tne errect tnat - frame building cannot be erected tn the nre limits, notwithstanding a permit was issued authorising It. It Is pre ' able that the question will be tested in the courta, as it is understood that con- struotion work will proceed In -spited Of the action of the building. Inspectors' , Deputy uuuaing inspector pobson 1s of the opinion that the courts will hold -that a builder must proceed within a reasonable time after the permit ia la- ' sued with tbe construction of his build- lng, and that two years Is not a rea sonable time. ., tt' JAVAlX i-J fJ T f MVA4.1M ENTERED BY BURGLAR ; vv, h -me home or J. w. Going of ths Low enberg A Going Co., 685 Lovejoy atreet; waa entered by burglars last night and ransacked from top to bottom. '' Tha house Is at present occupied bv John Jessen and Daniel Erlckson, Mr. Going being absent In Florida on an extended, trip for the benefit of his health- - The burglars entered the house ' laat night during the temporary absence of the two caretakers. A window In the rear of the house had apparently bean left unlocked, the thieves taking adranV tags of the fact to effect an easy en trance. Jewelry and wearing' apparel valued at about 8100 was taken. The burglars entered tha house-with-' out attracting attention .to their move-; ments and they, left nothing that might , serve as a oiue 10 ineir luenmy., po lice detectives are investigating tbe TOLD CHILDREN THEIR FATHER WAS KIDNAPER ut ELKINS HAS BILL TO ASSIST RAILROADS Charging that Mrs. Busts C. Barton abandoned him and is guilty of cruelty ; In teaching the children to fear that ha! would kldnan them. Frank G. Barton has begun suit for divorce. - Some time ago the Bartons were in court In a suit over the custody of their two children, , who seem to be the cause of conten tion. They were married in 1882, and, Barton claims that his wife deserted him in 1905. wr-. Minnie M. Kane has sued. Joseph W, Kane for divorce, alleging that he has , been guilty of repeated cruelty since they were married in Vancouver, Wash: (Butted Press Leasrt Wira. l,"1"'" . u "C. " "Z' VC. mm , -a,. WjTm- m m , 1 tiiiien viiivw vi. vase -uv ,iusij , WMlllnjton, March Senator irraanM hr bv th. thrift, and a mi - 1 1 . . r - - . . . . : . nourished a outcner Knire . nerora - het MAKE ALL CAMPAIGN EXPENSES PUBLIC 'J " w-mssBBSBSp----msj--sBl'" 'A -?-f:--'. ;.' ' (tTnlted Pi Uassd Vlra. v : Washington, March 81. Representa tive McCall of Massachusetts today tn- iroaucea in me nouse a campaign ex- Fense publicity 'bill. Themeaause is atbered by Perry Belmont president of the National Publicity Bill organisa tion. - The bill, if enacted Into law, will compel candidates for office and cam paign committees to make a sworn statement , of the funds expended by them in. campaigns and to givv tha names, of the donors of funds. .. StSDhen B. Elkins Of West Vlrirlnla tn. aay iniroaucea in tne senate a resolu tion to relieve railroads carrvino- thaiv own coal from their own mines from the operation of that section of the rate law requiring all such roads to abandon such mines before May 1. OBJECTS TO TITLE r ? GRAB AND BUST John L. Schuyleman has begun suit In the clrcalt court against A. H. Reudy for 815.000 damages for libaL , Tn ., Jrrows from a communication published. ocally under the heading. - "One of Brotner oss iiina,' in which Reudy said, "I bays, a vivid recollection of how I was robbed Of thousands r,t rinll.r. while the methods of the Title, Grab & Bust obmpanv were being lauded to-the skies by this same disciple, of high tloanca..:-f r-z ,- t'---iv-i.--'.f- " . face, threatening to "finish her.' -irrvnTTk a TT T i dm Ttl V TO ESCAPE PENALTY 4 Next Monday will be tha last 4 4 day for the payment , of taxes f 4 4 without a penalty ' for delin- 4 4quency. One half of the amount 4 4 du v&y be paid at this time, and 4 4 4 the county Will obligingly carry : 4 4 tho remainder; until October. But .4 4 unless half has been paid, 10 per 4 cent penalty wiir .o added after 4 Monday and 1 per cent per month 4 thereafter Until the tax is pal J. '-I -',
