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1 1 lies iff IT STRIKE Reports of Walkout Are ? Jlislcadiiig Contracts Terminated but Men Will -Return to Work Within a : Few; Days, Lewis Says. vj v - .": ; (Catted Tnm teaied Wire.) Indianapolis, . Ind., April 1. Accord ing to t.L. UH. new head of tli United Mlneworkers of America, re-I-orts sent broadcast last night predlct- ! . i ln.' atrlke. KUttlng 100,' 00 men out of employment, were gross ir misleading, A a, matter of fact, tbat many men hava terminated their con tracts with the operator in the "last 14 Zr" bit the majorltr ofthen, will be back at work under the acale within V ol? In one"-or two districts Is the sltuatl. seriously threatening. Prob ably the poorest lookout Is , in the southwestern districts of Kansas, Ok lahoma and Missouri. :wtee the "J"! ire and operators are at loggerheards 'Thirty thS5sad?men will 'also prob ably be thrown out of employment wester. Pennsylvania, towing to the fict that ao-large a stock1 of mined coal is on hand that a suspension would have been necessary, even had h scale agreement not run out. In half adoaen different districts., no tably central Pennsylvania, Illinois. In diana, West Virginia and Kentucky. ne rotllon. now on- between the m , ners ana operators r h reigning olf.hr U?rnT Lewlsd" today- that by the time the-new (national recutlye board convenes next week he expects to be able to reporta resumption of work In all but about three districts. Plans win then be shaped to force the opera tors in these districts to come to term a QUE BAD BILLS n. N.WeUa, indicted -by the federal grand Jury on a charge of using the malls to defraud, pleaded guilty before Judge Wolverton in the United States circuit court this afternoon. . . At the request of counsel. Edward Rheehan, alias Doo Sheehan. J. Say lor. Frank Cavlness and M. J. Jersey, were given unUl Friday morning to en- teittUIc"laPlmtd by the postal I thor!t!e. that all of the man licted for uelng the malls to defraud, with the excep tion of Cavlnesa, are ex-convicts. ASK DAMAGES FOR "WRECKED ANATOMIES Knut Flem and Ola Simpson, former employes on ..he Southern Pacif lo steam ship - Breakwater, - hava- begun- suit agjinst the raUroad in the C rcult court tS recover damages for injuries they sustained whea the bulwarks of the boat caved in open them January 14. Flem auks for 820.W0 and. Simpson for 810.- The injured boathanda filed warata complaints, but the suits are identical ixcept as to the i.nJrle"."u."htflr They allege tl.at the timbers In the ship weri .rotten and defectiya and the buT wHrks Improperly braced. The accident took place at Coos Bay. - . Fiem states that his collar-bone was broken, his face bruised, hie lower Jaw paralysed and his spinal column crip pled. Simpson aays that four of his ribs were broken and he waa thereby c rippled for life. KEEPS MONEY AND RETURNS HANDBAG ' United Pre. Leawd Wire.) Everett, Wash.. April 1. The police frfe greatly mystified over the raids of a ring with sentimental Ideas. Sev eral days ago a house was entered and a lady's handbag containing $1,000, a j M...laM llrton.A Ann nth F cam i-hb, iuii"" sit.. : . v ' articles were taken. This morning the articles were returned by man witn a polite note saying that the thief deemed them necessary to milady, but he would retain the casn. PROSPECTORS FROZEN - TO DEATH IN ALASKA (United Pre teased Wire.) ' Nome, Alaska. April l.-Partially eaten by dogs, the bodies of Antonio C'arlis. a well-known storekeeper, and J. J. Eoosetos, a prospector, have been found on the trail near Sinirock. The two men left here March II on a pros peotlhg trip. Shortly afterwards a cold wave swept over tha district and both were froxeii to death. Their dogs, near ly famished, ate their bodies. V Metcger fit glasses for 11.00. You'll never know where you're at this changeable month unless you have a lightweight Raincoat. -; Do it now or the showers will do you. CLOTH HG CO - CttlKuhnPrcp . 165-168 THIRD ST II SAYS GUILTY COLE THROWS LIGHT ON NG'S MANNI Republican Candidate for District Attorney Gives Voters of Grcsham Some Information; Regarding Sunday Closing Law Plan to Capture Saloon Vote. In. a speech before several hundred Republicans' at , Oresham' night, James Cole. . Republican- candidate for tha nomination I for district attorney, paid hlslrespeota tofOus Moser and Judgo Cameron candidates seeking the office,' by charging :'them with being aligned with' the, north-end crowd. Cole also made an earnest plea In his own behalf, assuring hla, auditors that in event, of his. election ha would not only enforce all tha laws, but mentioned spe cifically several of the ututea which will receive especial .attention at hi hands. - . The meeting was neia naer i -splees of the Forty-fifth Precinct Re publican club, which has Indorsed sev- irral candidates for tna jegisiaturs. These men are ur. j. if. nicain-n. the house, and J. R Kelly for the senate.-- Ben ' Rlesland. president of tha club. W. O. Hale, secretary. ndn n t nnk. for Mlckman and Kelly, and f he candidates also spoke for them- " While-these men made a good im pression upon the audience t wbj vi-aent-from tha outset Aat the crowd was with Cola His speech filled with clear loglo won the audience, .a large number of whom were women. Cole was followed by Hale, who paid an elo quent tribute to Cole as a man and to his ability as a lawyer. H' Pr neither Cameron. Moser nor Manning In his speech la Cole's behalf. Tied to So Taction. 'Cole stated that he had been assistant United 8 tales attorney and that up to four weeks ago he had not thought of running for the office of district attor ney. Friends and representatives from tha better class of cltlsens In Portland and the county who had tired of the ad ministration of the law as conducted by Manning had come to him fnAurgta him to run, he said. Cole followed this statement by declaring sented no clique or faction; that he Had no strings tied to him. and that he would fairly and Impartially enforce all thInireferrlng to Moser, Cole said that Moser had been a part and parcel of the Manning administration: that he had aided tn the election of Manning, and them had .the presumption to come be fore tha Republicans of the county and ask for election to the office which he had.' aided in filling with a Democrat for the reward or me cmei utouijmw Continuing his speech. Cole' tated that Judge Cameron has held the office of municipal Judge for- several terms and still has more than a year to serve. He said that If the Republicans of the district elect Cameron to the of fice of district attorney they would suo ceed in placing another Democrat In of ... .nlalneii. that if Cameron should be elected district attorney hi; Elace as.munlclpal Judge would ba filled y an appointee of Mayor Lane, who would DO a iwmucrn. Manning's Xlttle Oama. It was whUa dealing with Cameron's candidacy that Cole referred to the north end vote. Cole said that In case of his own election he would enforce the Sunday closing and the gambling laws. He said that this would mean ik. nt th north end vote to him for which he said he was thankful, but that it would go to the men whom the north- end crowa couia aepena yyvu. n., nm.hiv1v will (ret this vote, said Cole, "and who will be the man? Certainly not I. Judge Cameron has said that he would conscientiously en force all the laws, but he has not said that he would enforce the Sunday clos ing law and the. gambling law. .Some OVEypVER Portland's Realty Transfers and Building Permits Show Steady Gains. Month by month, Portland's realty transfers and building permits continue to show substantial gains. At the close of business yesterday afternoon, there had been f llod for record during the month of March 1.454 transfers of real ty, having a total valuation of $1,634. 320. This Is an Increase over February of 424 transfers and an Increase in val uation of $328,000. In the volume of building permits, a substantial increase is also noted. The march recor4 shows a total of 643 permits Issued, with the value of the new Improvements given ns $852,695. February's record was 413 permits valued at $834,880. Both In the number and value of the real estate sales and the building permits, the east side Is largely In the lead. More than four-fifths of all new .buildings authorized during the month are being erected on the other i side of the river, and considerably more than half of the real estate mat changed hands in March was property located on the east side. Of the $850,000 of new construction begun last month, about $650,000 repre sented new resldenoes, nearly all of which are to swell the east side build ing boom. ..... A notable fact in connection with the heavy movement In dwelling house con struction is the promptness with which every newly finished building is occu pied with tenants. In fact, a majority of the houses built for rental purposes are leased long before completion. This condition is proof positive that Portland is Increasing in population at an un precedented rate. TAXPAYERS MUST STEP LIVELY OR PAY COSTS Next Monday all unpaid taxes will become delinquent, unless the first Installment of one half 4 Is paid on or before that date. The penalty to be attached Is w 10 per cent of the taxes due. 4 with an additional penalty of 1 per cent per month thereafter until paid. Metzger, optician, 342 Washington. SHILLOCK RETURNS . MUCH IMPROVED v.. t ' fihhiARk. who has been travel ling throughout the middle states for several momn on wgoiwi v . returned this morning, much improved. After looking afte? some business mat ters he will leave for eastern Oregon, where he expects to eventually fully re cover his health. . ' v . . Mrs. Shlllock, who for years has been a favorite in musical circles in this city, is accompanying her husband on his travels, r . GROWTH MARKED ' SpecUtcles11.0( U Metigera THE OUEGOH . DAILY "JOURIIAU PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, AHilL 1. OFFICE WORK . i. e tlma, about a yearago, I think.' Man ning went down to the north end and toldthe crowd down there that the ..loon. amuM avamtuailv be closed; tnai a great noralwav.jwa.-we.plng over tne county wniqn -ing of the saloons on Sunday In accord ance with the law and bMc1 tha sa loon crowd to let him f Manning) do It because it would gain him votes when ha again ran for office. After All Grafters. SSra wTnt 'down to the north end and fermeclos. Jop; it wUlmean vote. '"J-rhere are no such tags tied to me or my candidacy. I will enforce .11 the laws without fear or 'r-,but,p.r: tlcularlv will I enforce all the laws dealing with themoroltty of the county The law protecting minors will be an other thaf will receive special attention at mr hands if I am elected. It will pe so you car T . end your boys and girls to KrtlMd without 'ftr. that they will be subjected to the lures and temftatlons of hit class of people who pray upon the youna and the weak. Further outlining his policy of en forcement of the lew. Col. .aid that he as well as other resident, ot ' the ' dis trict had heard rumors of graft, and ne promised hi. auditor, that In event of ve'stKn" o? Vrri anVlf them to b. true wou.d pros- cuts ine uniuj- " ; "y'j w---ii Cole's remark, were PPij1'J"? at the close or nis ihhjbi.ii. manner of golna to the ( Issues which he placed before the people waa f avorawy eceived and his 'ncerlty -of manner La avMnt honesty of Vurposs in- owVdy Hale, who made one of the bent spe ecnes w -"Y,"-?: Hale told the audience of his in ve.Uga tlon of Cole as a man and as a lawyer In whom he had found everytJ Mn iat would go to make up a good district attorney. Hale aia in man of nonor ana nom'ij ,LI ?ould be depended upon to enforcthe depended upon to laws st .all times, m'"."'- J aiWg' and'hi. TdWlsVratioV and aUo " "5 u. waa nviin Cameron and Moser. more direct man voia m -. " the north end vote and Cameron and Mosor. WMts Qoo4 90h j ob a. Hale told the story of the man away from home who received a telegram an nouncing the death of nls mpther-m-law. Accompanying the Information came the query: "What shall we do, embalm, cYemate or buryr The man. upltM Hale, wired back: "Make no mistake, embalm, cremate and bury. "That Is what I want to dp with Man ning I do not want to make any mle UKe about Manning and his administra tion. I want to rid the community -of such a district attorney and to replace him with a man who I know, after a Complete investigation, will enforce all the laws, will give the people a decent ind honorable Vn,'rt,n,(.a1n.' Zln be a credit to the county. Such a man have I found James Cole to be. and that is the reason why I am asking you to nominate him to the most important office l-i the county." Following Cole and Hale were a num ber of other candidates for ofrice, in cluding B. l Slgler, for county asses sor; Dr. Ben Norden. Dr. Emmet Drake, Judge Cameron, Roger Slnnott, H. . West brook snd othera Judge Cameron also spoke, but made no reference to the remarks of . the Lather speakers save to say m u- would conscientiously wniuivo laws and thouaht It no disgrace for a man to aspire to a higher office than he Is holding at present . Per Capita of One Dollar for Missions to Be Increased Threefold. Portland church members have been giving to the cause ef, foreign missions twice as much per member as those of Seattle and Spokane. This fact was developed at the women's meeting held yesterday afternoon under the ausftlces of the laymen's missionary movement at the White Temple. In spite of this fact it was voted by the men at the mass meeting last night to increase the contribution from Portland for this cause three fold. The annual budget for this cause from Portland churches las been $19,000. It was decided to in crease this to' $50,000. Presbyterians, n.n..innii.t. Rantlats and Epis copalians have already announced their decision to make this advance. At the women's meeting yesterday afternoon Rev. Dwlght E. Potter of the Presbyterian foreign mission board and Dr. Tenney of the Congressional board addressed the women on this subject. They were followed by J. Campbell White, ,who presented carefully pre pared statistics of the work already accomplished and of what remains to be done. He emphasised the duty of the women to aid the cause by their ?rayers ana sal a tnai a eon or a aaugn er given to the cause was more im- rortant than a contribution of $50,000. t was disclosed during Mr. White's talk that the church members Of Seattle and Spokane were found to be making a per capita contribution to foreign missions ot 60 cents. In Portland It was found the per capita contribution WAS $1. The mass meeting for men held last night developed great enthusiasm on the subject and a report from the dif ferent churches showed that the matter had had close attention. The Presby terian church reported that their annual contribution would be increased three fold. The Baptist and the . Methodist churches made a similar report. The Congregational church, through Dr. Dyott. reported that their annual con tribution will be increased to three and one half times the former amount, and Bishop Scaddlng, speaking for the Epis copal church, said that they would do their share. Dr Henry Waldo Coe introduced the speakers last night. Mr. White's talk was heard with close attention. This evening at 7 o'clock there will be a supper given at the White Temple, at which time the increased appropriation from the city churches will be discussed. All men of whatever denomination who are Interested are invited to ba present CITY OFFICIALS ARE DEFENDANTS IN SUIT Mayor Lane, City Auditor Barbur and Chief of Police Gritsmacher were 'made defendants in a suit to restrain them from collecting the vehicle tax r en forcing, tha vehicle tax ordinance wMcti was filed in the circuit court today. The suit was brought by George Long and vothers,- .? v ? v'.'iS- - CHURCH liilBERS. VERY LIBERAL Highbinder War Gives Indi cations of Renewal In cendiaries Believed Tong Members Try to Burn the Home of Dead Merchant. Indications point to an immediate re newal of tha highbinder war that broke out in the Chinese quarter about a month ago and resulted In the murder of Lee Dai Hoy, a prominent Chinese merchant. In the doorway of bis resi dence at-170 Pine street. An attempt was made shortly after midnight last night to set fire to the Pine street house, which Is still .used a. a residence by Mrs. Hoy and her chil dren, A large quantity of kerosene had been poured over the floor and wood work In tha back hallway on the ground floor of the building. A big bunch of fuse such ss Is used in the manufae torflrVrSckera: was then thrown on the ol!-saked floor and Ignited Owing to the fact that the ruse aio not blase up the" oil did not IgnlU i lm l7Iv Passers-by notlred smoke Pouring Wh? "oorway and turned In an alarm. When the department arrived the burning fuse wa. .tamped out " damage having been done to he Thence say that the .ttempt to fir?' hrbunSln'g Is -o PP tn leave no room for doubt, oniy ine Dungling work of th , firebug prev.nt- hlv: & T?auHy "prepar'eTploU H.7 tn7noU lgnTted "thl structure would have biased P N", box of tinder and it J. Pble the .ii. nn the second floor m )tr,l nar on J.e h atructure - would have pern "A?.".', Vhe1 murder It U Toy and the arrest and imprisonment . Ve men land xee hlo for the polica author, n.ki. nfAFimul that hired aen accusea '"",.lem were re- ffibK' informed thaT hired ..saaslnf had been 'dispatched from Ban Francisco to tak? the places of the men under ar rest and fo carry out tha ;enteno .of resi " , . V ni.rnil on three deatn tnai "".r;. i tha local other prominent members of the local ChriV Srttttat th "red murderers aucceeucu Ihv Enrt- without detection and that they have ..et about the work oi carry, n. - the Pine . treet hous. Tla.t night U .oxidant? of Chinese origin that the" sVem. toybe good ground for this Prominent members of the Bow On Tons aaalnst whom the wrath of ml 3i member, of. the same society Is dfrecfed, have agU gone Into hid ng anii A. Strict WHICH is iwis - ; Ban Francisco Chinese who are -uppoaed tn V hi the men to whom has been deputed the execution of the murder edict RAILROAD WILL -RESIST ORDER 0. R. & N. Prepares to Appeal Commission's Ruling to Supreme Court. Tha Oregon railway commissions order to the O. R. & N. Co. to reduca the distributive rates on freight n"rPfa from Portland to points east of The Dalles will probably be resisted by the railroad company. No ta"gjij" given from the corporation s o"1"! km to what its course will be, but 11 is stld the change would affect transcon tinental freight rates, and it is q known that the company's policy is to carry to a tribunal of last resort cases involv ing transcontinental freight reductions. W. W. Cotton, general attorney of the '' have' ndt "yet discussed the com- , A,."?,. " j..' -lih Mr Miller. Our mZ2V "rirti aVent. who Is out of the city. I would rather not be inter viewed? Roughly Slt,n.thl1e,ffr of the order. I would say It will re duce our freight rates between Portland ind points east of The Dalles .10 to 16 , t, mntiM also Drobably af fect the lnes In eastern Washington, la vrt . could not very well discriminate "tnrnerelally between cities merely on the score of a state line between, where natural conditions had nothing to do W"A reduction of the distributive rates between Portland and Huntington would naturally affect the transcontinental rates. These rates are based on water ' ...itinn anil the local from Portland iv,- itHnr. and vice versa. The transcontinental rate and the local back is the rate paid by Interior points, so that the rates ar prcny uni married." MORE TROUBLE WILL OCCUR IN ISLANDS (rnltea Preu teawd Wire.) Havana. April 1. Henry Watterson, ha. iiit onmninted a full investiga tion of Cuban political conditions, in an Interview, voices the prediction that grave Internal disorders are certain within a year following the withdrawal of American troops iruui mo ioiuu. FULTON RESOLUTION LEFT TO BONAPARTE (talngton Bnrean of The Journal.) Washington. April 1. The house pub lic lands committee today asked Attorney-General Bonaparte to suggest any amendment to the Fulton resolution that he thinks advisable. FEDERAL BUILDING FOR WALLA WALLA (United Preu Leased Wire.) Washington, April 1. The senate committee on public buildings today au thorized a favorable report on the bill providing for a public building at Walla Walla, Washington, at a cost of $220, 000. PERSONAL. Mayor Frank Mott Of Oakland, Cal ifornia, was a caller on Mayor Lane this morning. The two city executives spent more than an hour in discussing municipal questions dealing especially with the one of municipal ownership of J wiu be delayed, waiting for the ar lighting Plants. . ... . . T rival of witnesses from Forest Grove. iiiiam Kitt. former sheriff of Atchl son county Kansas) and a member -of tha state legislature,- la 10 mane nis iu tura home in Portland. Mr. Kiff looked over Seattle, and other , parts of the northwest and after traveling for ey eral months haa decided to build tn Portland,, Ha is, accompanied by Mrs. EXORBITANT" , BALIG ROAD'S Mount nood Line Held Up by by Dekum Estate Other trie Route, HavejGivcn Five hundred dollars an aora and life paa.es for a family f eight persona in terested in ownership of tha land was thev demand made by their lawyer, Henry M. Easterly, for a right of way for the Mount Hood 'Eleetrio railway through' t(0 acres of land owned by Mrs. Phoebe Dekum. north of tha Base Line road. The company baa refused to pay tha amount and the result will probably be a complete change of the route of the Mount Hood railway for a distance of more then six miles. The following letter from Rockwood to The Journal bears on tha subject: "Rockwood. Or.; March 1$. Tha peo ple of Rockwood hava been very Jubi lant over the fact that they were to have an electrlo Una to Portland, es pecially when It was evident that It would run north of the Base Line. Influential cltlsens have used all their power to this end. Property owners gave right of way for the actual cost of clearing. Borne donated highly Im proved land and the right of way has been secured frtn the -Mount Hood crossing west to. the Seneca Smith iTVm the west side of this tract the Froperty owners are more then anxious or the line and have said they would do their part rrogress Balked. "Hence the Rockwood people felt rather Indignant over the fact that the company Is now balked by the action of Mra. Dekum, who owns the Seneca Smith place and who demands a side track. $6,076 for right ef way. and life passes for the members of her family. A few years ago Judge Smith saw the advantage the road would be in opening up this vast tract of land lying unde veloped thus orlnglng it Into market at good figures, and he was willing to do nate land and give a bonus besldea A It Is now, officials of the company say. if Mra Dekum does not yield right of way on easier terms, the line will oe run on the south side of the Base Line, as the property owners there are offer ing Inducements for the company to do "'"As Mr. Clark, tha promoter of the road, will arrive neat week from Cali fornia to start active operations on the line, the people here fear that Mrs. Le kum will hold the company off too long and it wUl pass Rockwood by. "While the line south would still be a great advantage It would not build this place up as if run on the north Ida A vast area of wild land will be thrown open and beautiful homes will spring up which development. It Is es timated, would bring Mrs. Dekum s property up to three times its present alue. and in a v.rshort ma. Must Hare Easier Terms. When the fact of Illegality f Issu ance Tf railway passes under both the Interstate and Oregon state laws v was called to the attention of Lawyer Es terly by the right of way agent of the railroad company tha former modified his demand and required only the $500 per acre for the right of way. Iho company's officials declare they will not pay so exorbitant a price, and that the entire route of the road entering the city from the east will bs changed un less more reaaonaDie wuieiutui in secured. . , Resident, of the region along the Base Line road for six or seven miles have been striving to '"- --a Tar.tillv nil hava riven rights of way excepting a few holders ot small acreage tha would be almost entirety taken by the right of "way. and these have agreed to accept ir vntc for the lands taken. . . , The residents affected by the contest over the Dekum land are exerting them selves to secure a favorable settlement and Induce the electric railway com pany to locate the line on that side of the Base Line road. They estimate that the running of the road through their lands would more than double Its mar- kepresldentUB. P. Clark of the Mount Hood Electric, came to the city a few days ago and departed for Bull Run without taking up right of way mat ters. It Is expected that on his return tomorrow he will call for the reports of the right of way department, and that final decision on the location of the route will be made before he departs for California. REGISTER! FIVE DAYS MORE Five more days to register. Time for tardy voters to get their names on the registration books Is fast fading, and the statute of limitations will be clamped down at 6 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. Those who know of unregistered men should give them a final prod this week, and the sooner the better, for the last days are always days of rush. Exactly 26,600 names were on the books this morning. A good record was mado yesterday, 628 names being added during the day. But it will take a DEATH CAUSED BY A coroner's Inquest will be held this afternoon over the . remains of Miss Mabel Wirtx who died Sunday from the effects of mercurial poisoning. In the meantime J. B. Whitney of Forest Orove is being held In custody charged with having been responsible for the death of the young woman, he having admitted that he gave her the prepara tion which caused her death. A com plaint was issued late yesterday after noon by the district attorney's office charging Whitney with manslaughter and he was arrested at the home of his brother-in-law, Henry Wheeler. 831 East Ninth street, where he had hid himself from the officers. According to Whitney's statement he secured a preparation of bichloride of mercury about three weeks ago from Bud Watson, a hanger-on at the drug store of C. F. Miller at Forest Orove. He gave the preparation to Miss Wlrts, with whom he had been keeping com pany, persuading her to use it. The f. reparation was of such strength that t caused mercurial poisoning. The girl was taken sick immediately following, about three weeks ago, her illness being at first attributed to ptomaine poison ing, the result of eating tamales. When her condition became critical Whitney told Dr. J. Allen Gilbert, the attending physician, of the mercuric preparation. His information was given after there was no hope of saving the girl s life, however. Whitney now professes deep contrl tinn fnr hi acta, threatens suicide, and confesses that he Is ready to plead f'uilty and receive the maximum sen ence T for manslaughter. The Inquest was set for -8 o'clock this afternoon, but The Industrial Workers of the World propose to organise verjt branch of tha milk industry. . from the mennd wo men who milk the cows to the persons who deliver tha milk. It 1s planned to MERCURIAL POISONING "i KZi. DEHAWDS: Extraordinary Sum Asked Eager to SecureElec-. Free Right-oiyWay. r';p it ! known that President Clark U stickler tot direct route and wide right of way. and that, everything be ing equal, ha will choosa the route of least resistance He has built up the Los Angeles .Pacific into perhaps the greatest electrlo ratlwar retem in the Country .by giving rapid transit between Los Angeles and tha ocean Reaches, 20 B1,'orth.; through car. run on schedules of o miles an hour, and his polloy has been to build up Interurban residence districts. An . enormous pop ulation Jias thus been "Juce,1.t,,Vi; residences H and 20 '",,JJ',0V,ln. Angeles, these residents doing Rainess dally In Los Angeles because they get very low commutation rates on the aleo- trThenresuIt of this policy has been to create a very widespread "uf tt?wlf trlct about Los Angeles, tending to keep down residence property prices to a rea sonable basis within the city and giv ing good values to Jnterurbgn Property. Much of the great .arrowth i of Jjo An geles' retail trade 1. attributed to the operation of the electric lines that grid iron tha surrounding country. Landowners east of Poland along the surveyed routes of the Mount Hood Electrlo realise that they have an op portunity to enhance the values ot the lands, and get quick acceas .to and from the city. They are determined effort to secure the loca tion of tlw line on the route north of the Base Line road. Another route, surveyed about a mile south of the Base Line road, has been donated by the owners there, and they are equally anxious to get the roed. ' Acted on I gal Adrloa, t. ..u Ura nalcum was willing to give a right of way through her 'dra'wn0 Tt" employed lre'tVo? fraction acres would have been re quired for the right of way the amount fhe company was asked to pay was MTna company's refusal to comply with the terms of Mrs. Dekum a law yer has precipitated the Present con dition, and It Is now up to the com pany to change it. route or bring con demnation suit and force a way through the Dekum land J. V. Beach, who Is one of the owners affected by the obstruction of the raU- r0Landdin this vicinity Is worth about ..' 1 ' . .,nin tn thi a-eneral market price. I understand that the Und. hefd by tha Dekum about $70 an acre. The land was taken on a mortgage, it position of the Dekum estate is going to result In losing the road for tnat neigh borhood. The road la inf.ob'l by the high price denianded by Mra. Dekum for necessary right of way. Most of the owners have given the rlaht of way. I understand there are two or three. Including Mrs. Dekum. who are on the other side. aire Tree might of Way. Charles E. Fields, president of Reed, Fields & Tynan, saia 'ni Immediate neighborhood of the Dum property are now being sold at double thefr old value simply cm the trenfth of the talk that tha railroad will com through. He aatd that himself and neighbors had given the right or way free because pf the .great benefit it would be to their rejmaln jwparty. "Could the railroad run through Mra, Dekum'. land It would so freatly en hance the value of the remaining lands In her tract that lots wcrold sell foj as much as acres bring now. Other own ers in the vicinity We been quick J recognize this fact I have been lending what assistance I could to . securing right of way In cooperation with luy "''ttowner. A. O. Livinfstone resid ing at Ashland, when told that the rail road would oome through his land, wrote us a letter that he -would give a right of wny free through his tract, although It takes a strip 100 feet wide through his whole property. He said. 1 cant get this deed to you too quick. I give the land ss freely aa the water that flows in the Willamette river.' This is the sentiment of the whole neighbor hood, but It looks as If the road was to be driven away by the attitude of the Dekum estate. dally average of 600 during the re mainder of the time, today included, to run the figures beyond 80,000. Of those who have declared their party affiliations, 20.786 have sworn that they are Republicans, 4,484 have signed aa Democrats and 1,230 are in dependents or members of the smaller parties. 'Approximately 77 per cent of the total vote, therefore, is Republican. The registration . books in the office of the county clerk are being kept open every evening until 9 o'clock, ao those who cannot go In the daytime may be given opportunity to register. MORE JUDGES NEEDED At its meeting last night tha Multno mah County Bar association gave Its approval to tha proposed constitutional amendment Increasing tha number of Judges on the supreme bench from three to five and transferring probate busi ness from the county to. the circuit court A committee had been named at a previous meeting with power to draw up resolutions favoring the amend ment and to enlist the support of the bar of the state, but on eamlnatlon the scope of the amendment was found to be larger than at first understopd and the committee carried the matter before the association once more. Ous C. Moser. vice-president of the association, was in tho chair. Claud Strahan, chairman of tha special com mittee on the supreme court amend ment, made a sDeech In favor of 1L The measure provides needed relief for the supreme court, places probate business under the jurisdiction vi the circuit court, and allows the legislature to pro vide the terms and duties of county, dls- trlct and precinct officers. There seems some duobt as to the scope of the latter provision, as to whether it would do more than give effect ' to legislative enactments after the legislature Is auth orized to confer probate jurisdiction on tne circuit court. County Judge Webster spoke in ap proval of the amendment, so far as it provides for increasing the members of the supreme bench and for taking away probate business from the county court. He referred to the important business transacted bv the county court and the aclumey method of appeal, whereby cases may Da. taken to .tne- circuit counts ana then to the supreme court- He said there should1 be only one court of ap peal, and that in this county there is enough work ,ln probate.: to keep one judge busy. . ' $ t J Claud Strahan. C C. "Wright and Judge Webste werer appointed to draft resolutions of respect . for tha late Judge T. G Halley. to.fce presented t the-next meeting. , 342-Wasi PROGRESS ON SUPREME BENCH . s'A V - County Physician Shears to Complaint Against Doctor Who Treated Girl Who k Died of Diphtheria Not Properly .Treated '. Dr. E. F. Geary, county , physician, , will swear to a complaint this afternoon for tha arrest of Dr. C. H. T. Atwood for falling to report tha Case of diph theria which caused the death ot Vlava ailllns. a 14-year-old girl, who died, at Atwood'a sanitarium at Arista. Atwood reported the cause of death as pneu monia, but a postmortem examination by Dr. Ralph Mat.on. city bacterlolo- <, showed tha cause of death to have sen -diphtheria. L ' . .vi Dr. R. C Teftney, member of the city and state boards of health, stated this morning that tie favored atrlct state supervision and regulation of. all such places of the type conducted by Atwood. He said' tnat his attention had been called recently to number of cases which hava come up in these institutions and that steps should be taken to place them under tha control of competent authorities. ' Dr. Tenney aald that there Is no way to take away Atwood's license for fall ing to report the case of the young girl as diphtheria, but that such prooedure could only be taken in cases where mal- Eractlce is shown. He favors stricter iwi on tha subject which would em power the state medical examining hiuni tha nnwar to revoke licenses where the physician shows himself to ba grossly Incompetent to properly care for and treat his patients. . - In speaking of the present laws Dr. Tenney said that tha attorney-general had held them defective along the lines on which such men as Atwood and others of hla class could ba prosecuted. Dr. Tenney aald that the examination showed that malignant diphtheria exist ed In the casa of tha Ullltng girl and that she had been allowed to die with out proper treatment for this disease. It was In such cases as this tbat Dr. Tenney favored atrlct laws under which the authorities could aot. Aa the laws are now worded .the state authorities are compelled to use "bluff largely In regulating Institutions that border upon the criminal type. Dr. Tenney said tbat the law provides that tha state board of health ahall have the power to regulate and supervise the health of all publlo and seml-puhllo medical institutions, nut tnat ma attorney-general haa held tbat tha law Is defective. Despite this fact there are a number of state Institutions which the health board supervises and from which reports are secured. Xws Defective, Dr. Tenney said that an attempt to compel such places aa hava lately been frequently reported in tha newspapers would result In fruitless endeavor. He aald: . "Our laws ara defective In many points and It would be well for Ihe medical profession if some concerted movement could be made whloh would result in the placing upon the statute books of htwa that would protect the public health. ' If only certain laws could be passed at each session of the legislature-' the state -publlo would eventually' reap benefits from such 'leg islation." , . Dr. A. J. Glesey, another member of tha city health board, also spoke along the same lines and favors stricter regu lation of all places conducted under tha guise of hospitals and sanitariums. TRACK TODAY . (United Preu Uawd Wire.) San Francisco, April 1. At Emery ville: First race, Futurit . coursfl, sellfhg, 8-year-old and up Adena, 101, S to 1, 6 to K, won; John H. Shee han, 109, 7 to 10, 1 to 3, second; Seven Full, 11, even,. third. Time, 1.0 2-6. DETEClf BATY IS GIVEN BRUIN'S PLACE ' Following hla appointment -yesterday afternoon by the executive board. Police Sergeant C. E. Baty today took the oath of office Of captain of polloe. Tha pro motion to tha rank of captain la to fill the vacancy caused . by the dismissal from the department of Patrick Bruin. m,.. nn..n 1 - tnr a nnrlnd of SO days. the period allowed by the cnatter in appointment ui hub v-" " , there are no eligible, on the clvll . aewice list It is anticipated that before the expiration of 80 days the civil . service commission will have held examinations for the position of police captain. ; In this event Baty will ne doubt be .re turned at the head of the class, aa In point of service and xperience he ful fills all of the requirements necessary In an examination of this character. . Since the dismissal of Bruin, Captain Baty has been in charge of the bureau of criminal . investigation. Hla work.haa been satisfactory nd has mot with the approval of -hia superiors. He- will re main in Charge bf the detective depart ment until the civil service commission acts. Whether he will then be succeed ed by Cantaln Bailey, who was recently appointed to the position by, Chief Qrltgmacher. la not known. STEPFATHER.1S SUED FOR STEALING WATCH s- . wt' t v- m,tmm 11 . Dan A. Hughes, age: 16, figured .as the complainant In the police court this morning In a case where hla step-father. Harrv Lee Hughes, is accused of the theft of a watch. Final hearing of the charge was continued until Sat uidcty " 1 '"' ' Harry Hughes, who la but nine ears older than his atep-son, married tho boy's mother two years ago. giving up his position as a messenger boy for one of the telegraph companies to marry tha lady of his choice. The step-son aays Hughes haa since deserted the woman and that as a crowning act ap propriated a watoh belonging to the SteprSQU.V 1 IiW a . " -- tentlon of bringing his step-father be fore the bar of the circuit court for the purpose of forcing him to provide for NEW YORK SOCIETY 1 - " x LEADER ARRESTED '. x. , (Dnlttd -Pteis totaled Wri) ' ' New Trk, April, i-Jn nsner nan- inw. . aillllnnllu C;lnVr Btlrt 7OCletV leaaeiv. waa arrested ' today on a charge of extorting 815,000 from - josepn- js. Hanson la said to havft made a bogus charge, which was annulled. , ; . -tw jlansow has, been? indlctedw by -tha grand jury. -f - w. -, .v, . .., r . . ' . , . ,'t
