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THE OREGON DAILY.' JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENINO, MARCH 31. 1003.
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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.
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