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, . ..,
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