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: ) ...PORTLAND,; OREGON, SATURDAY , EVENING, APRIL ; 4, 1808. TWO SECTIONS TWENTY : PAGES. " i
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FORCED TO
' -
Eccalcitrant " Coundllmen
Take 'the Oath Before
I City's Chief Executive Af
- ter Eef using: to, Recognize
. Power to Subpoena. "
Questioning on , Pacific
States Telephone - Com
,pany, and Portland, Hy
: draulic Elevator Company
Is Conducted', by Vaughn;
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'mmmymDEHCE
Title, Guarantee and Trust Cases Go to
Marion :fbr; Trial Affidavits Filed by
Leading Citizens Allege Prejudice in
Multnomah Victory for Defense
Si
T. Thorburn Ross, T. T. (Burkhart and John E. Aitchison have
ypn their fieht to escape trial in Multnomah county on the charee
ot misusing the funds of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company.
- tfy tne decision ot the judges of the-circuit court this after
noon,: announced bv. Presiding ludtre Clcland. the cases of the
accused bank officials will be sent to Marion county for trial before
Judge Burnett of Judge Galloway at Salem, probably Judge Bur
nett, as he is the senior judge and usually hears matters of this
kind. .
The decision was not a great surprise, following: the stroner
snowing made by the defense when the application for change of
venue, was made before, the four judges of the local bench. It
was based on the 58 affidavits made by prominent citizens that
a; fair 'trial cannot be had in this county and the copious extraqts
read lrom the files of Portland newspapers.
k. Although George H. Hill is joined with Ross J Burkhart and
AitchisonMn the indictments, he has not fought the-proceedings
at any stage, and 'it Is believed that he will Teceivi. an immunity
bath, the cases against him to be dismis$e"d Vhett' he testifies' for
the state. This has not. been officially announced, but is amolv
" There are iouij cases on which" the accused men must stand
trial. V Three of these .relate to the alleged misuse of the state
school funds. ' The " Other '.charges that the defendants received
deposits after they knew the bank to be insolvent. All the pre
liminaries have now been disposed of, and all that remains is. to
a Aew BubM. i.iued' win have the cases set for trial by the Marion county, court.
tw a . notic. or win you Thc expense cf transferring the cases will not be
large, as
:ThoB.mmber of th. majority party
ef the city council who war ubpoanaod
to testify Wora idayor Lane'a fran
chise comml ttaa thla morning , cam to
tlla meeUhf with, their minda made . up
. not to be sworn by Mayor lAne then
tbey changed their mind.-. r . h. 'T?
For a few mlnutea It looked If
' Mayor Lan 'land ' the committee . would
Itave to Issue new subpoenas to satisfy
the state of mind f , Counollmaa An
liand, whe at flrat ' refused to teatlfy
en tbe ground that the mayor had only
the authority -to compel councilman, to
testify under, oath when city 'Officials
were oeinc mvesufacea. Annana saia
that his subpoena did not read to that
effect
"Very well," said Mayor Lane, "we
wm nave
you take
"No. i win not wait, and i wm not jn three of the cases, at least, there will be few witnesses. The
come back'; replied Mr. Annand. ' "I I . . i u:- - ...
am willln to tell all I know and tell U I uci.iaiuii iuuijr ,iuca wc iiiaiojm uiu cuuniy oi some Ot the
KtomyVSwirf fighting that has ever taken place in the preliminary
This aroused the Ire of the mayor, I Stages of any case.
wno replied: . , ..
"Tou will be sworn now, nr you will
be in an hour; if there la any authority
I have that-will get you here to do so.
Wallace Is Delayed.
At this moment - Councilman Wallace,
who had not been subpoenaed, arose, to
leave the committee room.
'Hold on there, Mr. Wallace; I want
you, too."
"what do you want to swear me fort"
to find out what you know.- replied Evans Need Not Fear Courtmartial for Famous "Stoke-
noVanTthin9.! ts fS wlSU hole" Saying-Eegulations Place No Eestraint on
ne sworn ana iei you tnat."
This broke, the fee and all the coun-cllmen-
present, .including; Baker, . Con
cnnnoit, Driscoll, Arinand. Dunning; and
Wallace, agreed to be sworn, although
Annand contended that he refused - to
recognize the right of the committee or
juayor iane 10 coerce nim inio lesiuy
Mrs. II. C. Shaffer Frustrates
Attempt to Burn United
Brethren Church During
Her Ilusband's Absence-
Woman Saves Building.
Window Broken to Gain En
trance Fire Started in
Ante-Eoom Mrs. Shaffer
Has Flames Extinguished
When Department Arrives
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Officers' Speech.
(United Pnn Leased Wire.)
Wmahinartrin " Inrll. J -VintrflrT to
lng before the committee which he saldvint. i - mnminr nanp hn Admiral
he did not believe to be legally con-1 ?int ln. , morn PPf aere, Aamiraj
JUTfMl 11 - all ,itu uaul VI VV1 I'lllM LMI
atituted for that surnose.
Then foUowed the questioning of the for his statement given exclusively to
m'mjJv?":L'Shf.w .MlJSiSS ? the, United Press yesterday that If tho
the Pacific States . Telephone company politicians In congress did not see fit
and the Portland Hydraulic Elevator to grant him-a vice-admiral's commla
company. Annand was the first wit- ,ion they couid take the commission
neas called and stated that he had not . . ...
read the franchise. In answer . to a f,VSuryi,Jt,'S.tS ?hkh."Le, ' h?U;
question relative to the duty of the vom. fcf0."86,. t'lt.iovf2tb Vt01 was t0
pany to install adequate seTvice lor I . .
the 'city fire aUrm and police Proll itll Viifi? ,rl 22
vtema tmon. BO davs' written hotice "f Admiral Evans said today that tho
by the council, as provided by the terms 1
of the franchise, to the effect that the!
council had neglected Its duty In failing
to serve such notice upon the company,
Annand stated tnat ne did not tninx
Passes It to the Mayor.
Annand contended that It was the!
duty of the mayor and the executive
branch of the government to enforce I
the laws Dassed by the council and that
body as a legislative , body could not,!
be . expected to enrorce tnem. xmsi
same position was . taken by the rest
of .the councilmen, although .Vaughn, at
member of the committee, emphasized
the fact that the franchise provides fori
the enforcement oi tne terms or me
franchise of the teleDhono comnany i
urinn a. written notice bv the council.
This was the point on which all fhel
questioning and the testimony hinged. I
The committee, although composed of
councilmen, contended that it was tho
duty of the council to enforce tlftl
terms of the franchise, although the J
councilmen testifying before the com- i
mil tee : contended that It was . the
duty of the mayor to call' tho .at
tention or the council : to. me if
fraction of the franchise and' then' the
council - would act. . Vaughn asked
Anniuid what there was ln the franchise
that wouW give him foundation for suchTL
Bn- opinion wnen one section or tne
franchise explicitly stated that the no
tice muet. be served ' by the council in
writing. i . ;
Annand replied, tnat tne city cnnrteri
regulations place no restrictions upon
an officers conversation so long as it
Is not ln the form of a criticism of a
superior officer, or on a subject that
might involve the nation. He declared
that Admiral Evans had a perfect right
tj express his opinion of congress and
that he was not surprlsod that he had
done so as It was well known among
naval officials that the old commander
had not lifted a finger to obtain the
coveted commission.
- It Is the general Impression here that
congress ' will refuse to confer the title
un avails, now mat u is Known that he
wm not accompany tne rieet around the
world.
Stories
have
COAL MINES' TERRIBLE TOEL In 17 years nearly J9.000 men
perished beneath the surface of the earth. .
BLOW AT ENGLISH PRIDE Alfred O. Vanderbllt will revive coach
lng glories, colleot fares from Britons and smash records.
ROOSEVELT, AND THE PEOPLE Frank H. Noroross, Justice of the
Supreme court of Nevada, was awarded Jonathan Bourne's 11,000 priro
for the best "Second -Elective Term" argument.
OREGON'S KNIGHT OF THE LIONS Mike D. Cervantes and Randall
White prove that history repeats itself.
"AM I MY SISTER'S KEEPER T" Rich women respond "Tea, 'and will
'leave luxury to act as factory Inspectors. -
SETTING THIEF TO CATCH THIEF Notorious yeggmen who act as
allies of justice in assisting ln the capturing of their kind. -
1 1 FOSTER ON B ASE j3 ALL
An Incendiary attempted to burn
the church ot the United Brethren
at East Sixteenth and Bast Morrison
streets last night- The pastor, 'Rev.
II. C. Shaffer, 'was away from the
Daraonaxe. but hia vita . heard the
sound Of ; Breaking glass " and buo
ceedei , . In extinguishing the - fire
which had 'been' started .with kero
gene. The police nave Deen maxing
an investigation but hare made no
arreBts."
Both Rev. Mr. Shaffer and his wife
say they can throw no light on the mys
tery of the attempt to. destroy the
church. Mr. Shaffer was at choir prac
tice at East Oak and East Fourteenth
streets. Mrs. Shaffer was alone when
she heard the sound of breaking glass
In the rear of the parsonage., The back
porch of the house aad the rear of the
church abut.
Running out on this norch Mrs. Shaf
fer saw flames licking the side of the
church and apparently coming from a
small window ln the rear. She tele
8 honed for her husband and . the fire
opartment and then carried water to
the fire herself , until she had
timruished
When Mr. Shaffer Investigated he
found that the small window ln an ante
room or the etiuren naa neen Droxen
and kerosene poured Inside the sill
and along the sash. The damage done
was silent.
On Wednesday and Thursday nights
neighbors of Mr. Shaffer have heard
noises in the rear Of the church, wed
nesday night the barking of a dog
alarmed Albert J. Walters, who lived on
the other side of the church. Walters
went out the door with a gun and saw
a man run around the church. Jump the
fence and dlsapnear. 'Ihursday night
strange noises were again heard but no
one was seen.
The Shaffers ln common with other
residents of East Portland, have had
several unpleasant experiences with
vetcmen and hobos In the oast week.
One man came while Mr. Shaffer was
away from home and. when the pastor's
wife refused to give him money left.
cursing the house and the family. Mr.
Shaffer had a similar experience with
anotner liobo earlier in tne weex.
The united Brethren church served ss
a convention hall for the state nomina
ting convention of the Prohibition party
last week and the pastor has taken a
nromlnent Dart ln prohibition work.
Four years ago, while living in Hood!
River, he conducted a bitter local' cam
palgn against the saloons and at that
time his lifo was threatened upon sev
eral occasions, since coming to Port
land, however, he has conducted no local
PROFESSORS OVERJOYED
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Police at Home Will Xot
Guarantee Safety of Amer
ican Mnlti-Millionaire and .
lie Is Forced to Bemain in
Hiding.' ' ;,cv.:i;-i;;:::
Shops Are Closed and Blood-4 m.
shed Seems lncvitaMiip-. '
f ore Nigrht 3rilit jm9 j; it
Will Be DecJared in Evejft
of Biots.:ar'!':
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(United Press Leased Wire.) '
Rome. April l.-r-Further blood-shed
between the police and the workingmen
seems Inevitable .today. Shops- are
closed and -business is at a standstill.
TroODS nave been rimhed Into thn-i-ltv
and imilltery rule will prolwbtv ba de
clared In event of serious trouble.
hears, has been warned by tbe police that
they cannot , guaraate him - protection
if Yeaturas --lato ,; the street. - Th
financier Is steyUg close to his hotel,
aad tlie greatest secrecy Is maintain d
by .the management as to the loeatloa
or his apartment. It la feared that the
anarchistic ' element which. Is swaying
the' crowds, might choose to kill the
maltt-mtllknialre. ,i, ' "'
The situation Is made doubly tense
today by the parade of the workingmen.
called in honor of their fellows who .
were shot down Jn Thursday disturb
ances. - Three. -, workingmen are dead,
four are dvlns? and eleht are seriously
hurt. Thirty-one police and soldiers .
were seriously Injured, but none fatally.
Thousands of men were in line. in-
der oressure of popular demand the
authorities gave permission - for- the
parade, . the Tabor lenders pledging that
there would be no disorders. When the
line formed, however, the police were -
overwhelmed by Its numbers. It is -feared
that trouble cannot be avoided.'
this evening. .
New York, April 4. Announcement that Andrew Carnegie has con
tributed enough bonds to Increase the Carnegie foundation fund . for
state universities to bring the yearly income from $500,000 to $750,000
has created much satisfaction among professors. The fund was running
low: Carnegie also said that be would contribute $15,000,000 more to
the fund If necessary. The new funds allow for pensioning of professors.
ROADS WILL HOT
REDUCE RATES
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ANOR 1
- Western Lines to Fight Cut
iri pQaconrrai nnrt "KVoi'nrlif '
Ul A. (IOuvUmVI MUV X X V4 t-1 V
Tariffs.
Acting on Story Published in The Journal Tuesday, Til
lamook Sheriff Takes Former Portland Eeal Estate
Man Into Custody Be Brought Here for Trial.
fight although he
the state work.
has been active in
miRL MUST WED
OR LOSE. LIFE
Would-Be Groom Fails to
Send Name With Proposal
to Beautiful Woman.
IS INTERESTED With the opening of the season now.
jjon t miss this brilliant writer's
oerlcan.
provides that the mayor shay - examine
Into : the franchises uDon assuming off
f ice and, inform- the - council as to' his I
findings. . Back and. . forth went ' the I
arguments between the two men on this
point, and when it ended both etlll maln-
tainon their rmcirinnn. u : , - ,
Dunning followed Annand and held to I
tne same position, uaaer attempted to
rompt jjunnmg on tne stand, and
rau rr. n ' objected, which resulted in a I
verbal clash between the two,- "which
finally, resulted In Baker agreeintr to I
discontinue further- prompting, - It Is
said that Baker simply . told Dunning I
EVFTRT FAN
life Is Instilled into every A
rorecast or tne coming games.
.TWO UVES MUST PAY FOR ONE Terrible experience of Mrs Karl
Jahr. with "Shorty," an Indian, who murdered ner husband.
WHEN IS HOME NOT 1 HOME T Blanohe Rafalska answers that It is
- when families live In "furnished" rqoms. ,
INTRODUCTION OF CHINESE PHEASANT Oregon's most famous
; game bird, its habits and its place in game protection told ln William
T. Shaw's book.
,WHT IS A DONKETT If you don't know those dear, sweet, cute, little
Katsenjammer. Kids wfll show. you. Ths comlo supplement this week
is a scream., . -. .
WOMEN'S DEPARTMENTS Everything under the sun you wife or
sweetheart wants to read. i -
... s THESE ARB BUT A FEW OF THE FEATURES IN
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. (United Press Leased -Wire.)
Paterson, N. J. April 4. "Marry me
or . be blown to pieces." This Is the
startling demand made uporr Miss Vir
ginia Curtis,, a beautiful young woman
who ran second in the race for aueen
of tne Aiarai uras carnival last year.
The proposal and the threat of death
ln the event of a refusal, came to the
Kirl in a black hand letter which she
received today. Miss Curtis states she
has not the slightest idea as to the
identity of the sender of the missive
which has been turned over to the
police. ' 'fi,' vv' -'
Aberdeen to ImproTe Streets.
(Sneeial Dispateh- te .The Jonraitt
Aberdeen. Wash.. April 4. The eltv
council has adopted resolutions calling
ior S2a.uuu worm ; or - aireet improve- i
ments. on the Immediate oavment nlan.
nearly iii. ot. ineae are mu streets, ,
Through the publication of a photo
graph and description ln last Tuesday's
Journal Sheriff Henry Crenshaw of Til
lamook county has arrested W.' P. Rl
horn, the Portland real estate roan,
whose wife told her story of desertion
to The Journal.
Miss Sanderson, the Colorado school
teacher, who supposed she was Rtborn's
wife until she learned that he had not
secured a divorce from the last Sirs.
Rlhorn Is still receiving wedding pres
ents from her friends ln the east who
havu Just received announcements of
what ha nroven to be a mock mar
riage to Rihorn last month.
I haven't tne heart to go down and
fret them," said Mrs. Sanderson-W 11-lams-Rlhorn.
"My husband had 300
announcements of our marriage Issued,
and they were sent to . my college
friends in Michigan, Colorado and other
states. They are still sending me pres
ents, and each day I receive notifica
tions of new nackaees. - But I -can't
open them I feel they are'nt mine."
District .attorney Manning said this
( Ooittd Press ' leased "Wire. ) ,
Chicago, April 4Wstrn railroad
presidents have decided that self-preservation
demands that" they should '
fiaht- vigorously In the - eourts all -e-
Auctions in passenger and freight urates. -
This decision was reached at a confer- i'
ence today at which it was decided to
begin suit soon tor , the annulment ot ,
the two-cent passenger rate law in
Illinois ..t.-v'i- xP '
B. I wincheii, president or tne kock
mnrnin.. that h wnnu .n .. I Island road, was; chairman ef the eon
morning thai be-would send an officer ... ..A.'.,,.!,.,,, authoriMd a,
to Tillamook at once to secure Rlhorn
f erence and 'as such was authorized to .
committee or tnree . wnose -
andbrl "him back to SLMmJt.:' VZZLl
?ayB. ne wU1 P.ush the charges against Aac with the attorneys, the proceed-
flaA rwMndTlm r,if,. Sas
Rlhorn's supposed, wife was formerly .Althii,rh,. thfddentsi who attend- '
lh n?Xi U,h J I'd the conference took no decisive action-;
v? RfWfl wr-u5!l.,,Sd! inJn' with reference to rate laws ' tn any ':
ver, and they were married In Fima. I ... .n.t nn nn :
Washington, hi. sprlag. Rihorn" told XSY-i 'Z&itt iresen t Joi''
nis wire inat his real name was WH I rate basis in oassenger ami -' freignt
liams, and he married her-under that
name. It developed later that he had
been married three times, and It is said
has not secured a divorce from his sec
ond wife, who Is now lbfnar In Frank.
fort, Ohio. Mrs. Rlhorn No. 3 is anx
ious to press bigamy charges against
Rlhorn, and has written wife No. 2 to
secure her aide of the story. .
Sew Idaho Ctaal Project.
(Special DUpatcn to The Jooraal.V
Boise, Ida., April 4,The large canal
being constructed ; at Mountain Homo
under the direction of J.. H. Garrett Is
voui compieiea, ana , it ;wui be ready
tt H.I 1,1.. .1.1. ....
v v.. . , MHO HSBUU
traffic toeether with p
I would; bankrupt many of
oor .Duslnasai,
the roads. f a
Have You Register eel? :
. . If not," do so at once' Books dose next Tues-
day at 5 p. m. County derk's office is open even-'
ings'till 9,0'dock. - v - ' J
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jnurria
Kaiser's Government Wants
; America o Apply Big:
'Stickto 'Alexis.'.
i (tToltea rnes Ua4 lre.
Berlin. ApHl 4. Gumian Irritation
at the continued , relss of misrule of
Haytl la flndln expn-sMott in l
States would eten In and apply the h.r.
etick" 1 th lntereat of iru"-.,.- .
claim of Perr Rehil.o: !, s u-'mwn s
Ject, against . the lUytu" '':"',' "
coupled with -the rrw!'' ,nr J'-' p-
disturbancea In th s-"" ,' ' '
held jfo make the aUui'"B 11
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