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a k 1 . ? , ... . au , v- -i.-i 1. i - r IRflF ; : 25.9 FEET . . . 'r' .-' '. ; v .ii i " -. . Commercial ' Club Compiles I Figures to Refute Senator Perkins Misstatements j Regarding Depth of Chan? I - nel From Portland to SCa. i l A speclel eommntee appointed by fresldent Hodson of the Portland Con-inert-lal lb' has prepared ; "I" Showing the , draft , of aomeof ) "J trga tmuIh that cleared from tbie Lrt during tbe year 1107. The report k. made neoeeeery. and itaclrcula lion Important, by reaaon of mlaatale hienti recently uttered by Senator Per klne of California, who ; before the Inlted mates "J" '"ft .V&Vi. 1ml might have led PP'f. that the channel from Portland to tht Im'vu not capsbts of carrying deep- araft ocean veasela ' . 'it la aald to be a, grievous thing that f ommercl.l bodies -must keep apchU committee of volunteer cltlseni at work woet of the time- on 3? another to correct and remedy 111 er ects that follow tha efforto of some lr.natora wnT think they, are serving ne community by detracting from the Hirlu of another. ' v.. ' The Commercial club a committee nat i j.iiii. fnr three dara com- fuinTofficrMevldwc. Of tins' mistake, and baa i admitted, the following report, which VwM b circu lated widely among senators, conKreaa ,"en aTd Whlngton offteiala who ha la do with the making of PPro,P,r,a: lions for improvement of tha mouth of the Columbia river: , S unCW. Hodson. president Portland kmmerclel club-pear -lrTha under aliened committee to whom was referred I, r riwuMt for tha facta regarding ftiSu of water ln the CoWbla river herewith eobmit detail regard ln ve'sels clearing from Portland fn n-L .t.ti.tina are taken from the Merchants' Kachange ra.a. bers they ere compiled from official data furntshed by the aurveyore for Lloyds J tha BuVeau VeHta. The-a Y.a.el. all went through f rom Portland to tha aea without loucmng. mi mar i ih. wr and without lighterage: - Vessels niaulii Trosa roruana. wvi. v Twenty-four feet and over Draft. Month and Vessel. feet. May. nynaiora ..... iwMmbtr. Como ,..,...o-J lecember. Glenetrae,.....J...,,;Z' June. Ascot ....... V',,,! January, . Crusader... " J Jday. Irish Monarch .. JJ-J December, Auchencralg j-J May. Tottenham....... ; October, Bramley J juctober. Den Alrlle iVZ April. Pukul Maru. ........ April. Stldra; ! May, Nlcomedla July. Kalibia , May, Aragonla June. Numantla, January, Arabia ... ! February., Aragonla. . February; Agapanthua iuly. Arabia .. i Averare draft Twenty-threa feet and over UA.'iiifiA'VHML'!: ""'1' --r-1 Draft, rr. Feet. ...23. IP .23.10 ...28.10 March, Numantia ............. November, Queen Louise. ..... . September, gueen Alexandra... June. Arabia .....a.... . . 23.9 i3. February. KOionira, ru January, Olenericht.. ....II i Mmhfir. Numanua ......... May. Klrkiee ................ February. Nlcomedla 2J.7 . prll. Arabia s .......... . .... . J J January, Oeno Maru ........... .zsi March, Aymeric. . JJ September, Barkaton ............ .23. November, Aleaia .. 2S. Xovember, Klcomedla ........... .23.1 Jerember,. Wavertree ............ .21.1 May. Norman Islea ...v.... ...... 23 ' February. Gymerlc ............... 2J , September,' Dalgonar. .......... 23.J ; January. Iverna -...23.3 I"Cf mber, Tlberlua : . 23.4 ; January, Suverie ................. 23 0 ; Kfbruary, O wee nee ........... ..23.0 ; March, Manahu Mara ............ 23.0 March, Asia .................... 23.0 June, African Monarch ...23.0 September, Numantla .......... ..2S.0 ... October. ElBa .... n .............. .23.0 October, Strathneas 23.0 ' Average draft ............... ..23.5 " These veaeejp ranged In length from 850 feet to 460 feet, the average being Bllirhtly over 400 feet this Hat in t'ludee tonlv veasela bound foreign, and doca not Include such mammoth coast ers as tha flanta Maria Santa Rita and , others of their class, which como and go regularly drawing from 24 to 15 ieet . Trusting these figures will cor rect the errors in circulation regarding the depth of water, we are, ' Respectfully,' -'" ' E. W. WEIGHT. Chairman. . ROBERT KKNNEDT. ' T. W. B. LONDON. SniPPER SAYS E0ADS ' rf DO mV WATER STOCK L' (Special DUpeteh to Tie Jonnul.) Balem, Or.. April . W. E. Russell of Sheridan in a letter to the railroad commission complains that during S4 hours he was on the road with a carload of cattle from Milton to Sheridan the animals were not furnished with any -water other than what he was compelled to furnish them from a hand bucket, and that during the 24 hours on the run from Portland to Sheridan ' not a drop of water, was furnished them. JTh . rarI ? i.h-run wa on the line of the vi. , r ana rroro Portland to Mil ion was on the line of the? Southern rifle company. The matter will be In vestigated py tot commission. , GEORGE GAY DENIES THEFT OF HORSE Ppr!nl DUoatdi t The foaraal.) ' Walla Walla, Wash., April . George Ctnv was arrested at Pendleton Tuesday, h:ivtng In his possession - the horse folen from Police Sargeant Frank Mors last week. H denies the theft, . iy)ng he bought the horse from a Yxv.r.vr. The mules which were stolen rt the eame time have been located on jnsi'er- mountain, above . VVaitaburg, .ii.e Jl) miles from nere. . xney were i,o - hep, found and there was nothing to indicam now mej came mere. EXACTLY ON TIME , All trains on time today. Northern Pacific No. 1, due at e 1 o'clock, arrived "on lima i e Southern Paciflc No. 10, due st 7:55. arrived on time. e Southern Pacific No. 1, due a (J e 11:S0, arrived on time. : 4 o, n. & N. No. 8. flue at I oM.uk. arrived on. time. O. H. &. N- 6 l10 at rlt'ed tn time. Aft.-ri & Columbia No. 81, C r,l 11:15, arrived on tlma aaasas" . - 1 . irilC" nUHNIIN IHlLiI w w -t , - . - - ... . " HARRIfdAN'S SAVE Wall Street Newspaiwr Eiplains Reasons for v5ranate' ' doiiiff to the Uescuc of the Corporation. , : Receivership ii , . - ;. ,vv ' v.v s (raited Press Usied Wife.) : New York. April . Whlla tha dea tiny of tha Erie railroad was trambllng In tha balance yesterday afternoon, the road" bankers paving refused "to meet its maturing short-term notes -In cash and tha board of directors being In ses sion to decide tha company future. E. It. Ilarriman. president of tha Union Pa cific, stepped to tha front with, a par sons! offer of IM00.000 In cash to.sava the Morgan property from .default ana a consequent receivership. ( Th. AirMt Journal of April 2 had thla to aay of tha directors' meet ingof tha Erie held on that ata: ITha directors of tha Erla meet today, at which time. If plana now In 'ontem-j Flatlon are anprovea. mo jm;imi Icultles of Erie will be taken cars of. While It la conceded that tha altuation Is a rery delicate one, tha proapecta are now considered favorable for success, i "It Is learned that there has been a difference of opinion In the ranks of the Krle as to whether the difficulties of the road could b successfully overcome under existing conditions: and further more. It Is understood that prominent flnanciera connected with the property have been In favor of a recelverahip as the best solution of the matter. "It la stated In well-informed Wall treat quarters that tha contest against a receivership hss been vigorously led by E. H. Harrlman, on tha ground that tha difficulties tn question are picayune In comparison with the Urge earnings of the Erie, its strategle position, real value and prospects, and tha big lasuo Involved. . . , . , A comprehensive plan Is heme- worked out which. If approved by the directors, will provide for the discount notes ma turing April t, and will also make tha property anug" to meet continued de pression In business. Any feasible plan (hat can be brought forward would un doubtedly receive the support of all the il iflifnot merely that 15,100,000 ais Mnnt notes must be nrovided for. A study of tna recent course of the road's earnings clearly ehowe tnat any sue cessful plan ' brought forward must have Incorporated in It some arrange ment for conserving tha Erie's surplus earn Inge. Aside front tha men directly Identi fied with the property, tha opinion gen erally prevalla that If the Erie roed, be cause of Ita great prominence and nu merous associations here and abroad, is allowed to go Into a receiver's hands, it would be a most damaging blow to tba credit of American securities. : i 1 SrastSo Keaas. I The" result at stake therefore Justifies drastle means and expedients. While it Is yet too early to say what the direcK ore will do. It can be stated that any plan which the directors may approve will, ba comprehensive and drawn up MOOD ROAD WILL : PASS SOUTH OF MT. TABOR Engineer! of the, Mount Hood Electric railway are at work on a new roflte for the road from Graaham to Portland. It Is probable that the road will be built on direct Una from Cresham to the city limits and pasa south of Mount Tabor, thence coming in through tha city In tba same general direction that tna present O. R. 4 N. company main, line runs. v'.;' ?v . i(r i-l-1 w"1 . Contracts were let today to the Rig- don Iron Works of San Francisco tor the steel pipe wora lor ine con nun nlant. This construction will ultimately amount, to several hun dred thousand dollars. The first-work will be the construction of two of the half a dosen enormoua .penstocks that am tn cnnv.T the water-from the res ervoir down to the water wheels in the powerhouse- .Thla bunding will 1, 400 feet long and 80 feet wide, and is de signed to contain the machinery for deveionlna- 75.000 horsepower, of elec tricity. " 1 - ' The new route of the Mount Hood electric road will bring the road cIobc to Kelly Butte, which -is a welcome proposition for county and city author ities, -as it would lurnnu -'J (United frees tsessd Wire.) ; Washington. April1 .Testimony damaging to the defense in . tne yoe Benson land fraud case started by the government wag given today, by wai ter 1 Slack, formerly a bookkeeper in. me employ of - Messra Hyde r and. enson In their real estate office In San Fran cisco. Slack testinea mk wbiw .n. Mm. amnloved blank applications ior school lands were 'lWtoHy de s of fice and afterward. Ailed out by. the boys in the office. He Id. that the firm of Hyde & Benson was interested l" 50,000 acres of land, mogtf which i. tum nam at VV. C. ClarK. rte .said that some of the Oregon, tract was under F. ' A. Hyde s name. :'2 . The indictment against : thtf defend ants charges s thnt during the Vrioa from October, 1901, to February, 1904, at Washington, in tne - Lsi"ci - i lumbla, they uniawiuu j tracts oi pumiu ",rL. tiers in IlSu of lands within the ' limits of forest reservations. charged that Joseph H. Schneider.one of the defendanU, was aent to Oregon In 1898, and wlttun eixiay ties to more than 40,000 acres of school lands within the : Cascade ., range forest reservation la that stater. j PUTS VICTIM'S BODY OX KAILR0AD TBACK Spokane. Waah., April 0. Frank Mo reao. a laborer, was murdered .and robbed near Cheney- today, i Ills ooay wae put on the railroad track to hide the crime, but - a" section frma!J i . M.m ..... ..fir. f.rie train reached the spot Posses are after the murderer. - ' Packcy Has Narrow Escape.' p " tt'nltta Press' VhA Wre. Farlnnd; the Chicago npxer, wh; billed to fight Jimmy Britt at Col fiatiipila. .fl.rnnnn. is - HOnS - W" wnraa tndav fna thA SDtlllnc Kiven hint lat Wednesday bv a bucking automo bile. He escaped without a scratch, but was silently jarred up- A massage re moved all the til effects caused by tne accident. The odds on the fijtht remain st to to 9. with McFarland on the Jong IOOK FEDERAL TIMBER LANDS end, 1 . . . .J - nAtrv TmiRNALl PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, PLAN TO Averted. not merely of tldlng-tha rtl 8, but of conserving It; with a View road CMf April . surplus earnings and credit. That those financier. who dominated tha reorganisation or me "S ever -houfd "Sow more, or less ever """i. t,tt o-t atand by and uae ym Snother ri to save the property from another re org anliatlon anpeara "bjrlotta, - nated IU WM,ti0,n1.?rlt Tu flnan been mora or leaa """V.n'iook back clal , policy ever alnoe. can Iook oc a. W'ZZIV. f The reorganisation of i f . . Zm .v. OI1CT the -plan xthe couple of yeara. Mtvilvi eommKtea was Irani few modifications to tha first Under the reorganisation plan which pt;7Aupuop t? the south and the VuteWU line to tha north, were amply provided for. Ably xanagad. From the railroad "tandlnt ho w- ' . i. - varv sbly msnagea, Ml whl( darwood. But Just ss soon aa eurpius worth mentioning appeared. prefix and have been continued in an lnc" ng Kura year by w '"S, Tlie matter la not wholly ,tbout ,w analoav in the Southern Railway. Eve'n withli tha pt yew. and juet a few months prior to tha panic of last t alL the?. i o "l f"t Promi neni financiers connected with the Erie ware even then In w f Unu li VITItiri u TAalla.pi W.J1 stroerjournal wUl recall how It th?n! and long befoi. pointed out tha folly of such action. . Only last year tha Erie road earned aarlv 111 000 000 net to meet fixed chaJgea of 113.000.000, of which 11,000 -S?ar5"S.Tf..T.-U .inkinr fund oaymenta a. a r a n ma annum. Readers of the and interest on equipment notes. Thljj was undoubtedly a very fine record of Granted that the reorganisation was a poor one, the reaulta since reorgani sation have shown that the railroad It self was able to earn large jurplua moneya The trouble hss been that the railroad men In the Erie who have built up its surplus earning powers, have had taken from thm overyear by the financial element, the dividend djspursers, moneys which should have gona Into the road. - means of transportation for the cruthed rock produced there by the county prlii oners. Property-owners along the new route are exerting themselves to facilitate the company's preliminary in vestigations, and every one thua far heard from along the line la aald to be favorable to the building of the road by this route. - " E. P. Clark, president of the com pany, made a trip over Ihe proposed route yesterday, and will go out again tomorrow to extend bis Investigations. He said: - ": v . ' ; "The outlook is favorable for the new route. We can have a nearly straight line on this route from Gresham to the Portland city limits, and-it la thought the grade will be - satisfactory. The road can enter the city south of Mount Tabor Just as well as at other pointa Our Intention wu to come Into the city north of tha Base Line road, and we did tlon there. But the obstructions raised have been too strong. We will not be held up for right of way. The road will be built along the linea of least re sistance, and we do not have to go. on any particular route. The. world Is wide, and when people show- hostility and will not be reasonable we can go somewhere else." ,r 1 FEARS BUBBLE III BUBBLER'S PATH ' Hans Koetten, driver of the German car Protos In the New York to Paris automobile race, has not given up hopes of beating his opponents. Although his car is stalled a few miles out of Ogden, Utah, and Koetten himself is on his way to Seattle to procure duplicate parts, he thinks that when the machines hit Asia German mechanical ability will win out, wln out. : fj Koetten reached Portland over the O. R. A N, from Ogden thia morning, re maining only long enouah to catch his train for Seattle, where he Is to pro mira.dunllcates of the broken oortlons of -his car. He expects to be starting back for Ogden wun ine repairs ay to Although he has had worse luck with his car than any of the other contest ants, Koetten is a long ways from being discouraged over the outlook. - "Walt uniu . me i nomas car inn Siberia, where they have no railroad tracts to run on, saia Air., ivoeiien. f'That la where the European cars will WtnVa . un . for . lost . time. The Thomas car won't be able to secure duplicate I rarts and will have to cable DacK to America for them. Then we'll be able tn maka some time and I think the Protoa will make Paris before the rest of them nave a iook in;" '..'The-Thomas 'ear. renresentlnsr Amer ica in the big race. Is now en route for Valdea, -Alaska.' Of the French and Italian cars also entered in the race jone will reach Seattle Tomorrow and the other la nearlv due In San Francisco. Koattao-ail that fee- eould eava ti me y ERE RAILWAY going to Seattle for the duplicate- pieces needed for his car rather than .take the chance, of ordering them by telegraph. JAPS MANUFACTURE FLAGS FOR AMERICA ($'-'7 f.'-i-"--'lf " ' " i;'H-vSrs- , (United Press twA Wtre.) ' ' San Francisco, April 9.--That the Jap anese Intend to profit ini more ways than one through the visit of the Atlan tic fleet became known today when it was reported that a Toklo firm had manufactured thousands 'Of American flags and shipped them here in anticipa tion . of a great demand for na trio tic emblems when the armada arrives here. The information came in a letter from an American in Toklo. ; The writer states "that the quantity Is so great that it took up all the. cargo space on .the vessel. : , ' EFFORT 10 KILL STERLING DILI Dolliter Fails to Substitute ' La Follette Employers' , ; ; . T . I n V H l v TU 1 1 . V v sm an - t- J" (Cnited Tress Ltiied Wire.) ,', ' Washington, April Effortg made on the part of few eenatora led by Senator Polllver to substitute the I rolletle employers' liability bill for the Sterling measure, which was passed by the house April . failed- in the eenata The motion, which was made, by JJolll v'er, was laid on the table by a yote of SI to Ii. .., ; ,,' . ', .x :v The only Tote yecorded agalnat the Sterling bill Ira tha house was cast by Representative Mttletleld of Malna This measure, which ia much more awoeplng than tha , senate blU "ftab lishes the doctrine that the railroad companiea engaged in interstate com merce are liable for personal Injurlea received by employee in their service. It abollshea the strict common law rule of liability, which bars a rocoyery for the personal Injury vr 'death of an employe, caused by the negligence of a fellow fii service. A provision, however, diminishes the amount of recovery 1 the aame degree that the negligence Of the Injured one contributed to the' In jury. - , ' - : .(' OIL FLOVJS FROM COOS BAY Wl Petroleum Rises From 350 Foot Shaft Forty Miles From BanUon" ; . Crude petroleum in what promlaea to be good quantities . baa been ' found in the Cooa Bay. country about 1 40 miles from Bandon, according to R. F. Crit tenden of Marshfleld, who la now In Portland making arrangements to ship a load of machinery to ' the scene to develop the propertlea Mr, Crittenden la managing the bust ness near Bandon and la representing a group of men, some of them of Poru land, who have put their money inte the prospect - - - , -' ,. According to the story of Mr. Crit tenden, the company has atruck oil in their prospect well after having gone down 630 feet. The flow was auch as to como to the surf nee of the ground and proves to be oil of good quail yr. The company back of the property bfts a lease on 40,000 acres of land-In the vicinity and ia confident of being able to open up an oil region of magnitude. Eastern experts who have examined the property aay the oil and the. manner of finding it give color to the assump tion that It can be found In paying quantities by further development work. Mr. Crittenden iwlU ahlp - a large amount of machinery for Bandon on the Alliance. 'which sails on-Saturday next: 'The preliminary organisation of the eompany- has been formed and the board of directors includes some of the leading men of the Cooa Bay country, aa well as some well-known men of Portland.;:;''. - DECISIONS TO BE HADE WIMAHY CASES Judge ; Cleland Will An nounce Bulings on Matters Taken Under Advisement. Presiding Judge Cleland in the cir cuit court tomorrow will announce his ruling on a number 4f motions recently submitted, and will also announce his decision In two cases tried before him on lueir meriia. wuukv wanwuw.ii hand down bis decision in tbe case of E. 8. J. McAllister against the American Hospital association . and others. - Tbe matters to be decided by Judge Cleland are as follows: . . Otto Meyer against Mary meyer, mo tion for alimony and suit money. Dan R. Murphy against C. u. Dana- her, demurrer to amended complaint. -Minnie M. Clayson against William Clayson, decision on merits. . ' " Beada, L. Helfrich against John O. Helf rich, motion for suit money. J. O. Johannes -against Florence Evans, motion to make complaint more definite and certain. - -City of St Johns against Toungfer- dorf & Sons and others, motion to make more definite and certain. Fw F. .Burfltt against W. C Moore, decision on merita , . John Berdahl against O. McDonald, to make complaint more definite. W. B. Rust against Alexander Zygow sky. motion to strike out parts of reply. Frankfort Marine, Accident & Piate Glass company against roruana : ua company, demurrer to complaint.; , . . wenry - ienr, oy guaiuiaii, John B. Matthews, motion to strike out parts of amended answer. r u.u n navison 'asainst John B. Davison, motion to make more definite and certain, - - - - CITY OWNERSHIP HEARTILY INDORSED The Montavilla Improvemeni board Indorses. Mayor , Lane's plan for municipal lighting- in 'the following resolution: - '-Whereas. The mayor ; of the . city of Portland is now and has for a lohg time past aavocatea municipal ownership and opera tion Of an electric light plant for ' the city of Portland; therefore; be It '"-.,'' "Resolved. By, the "Montavilla Improvement board, that7 we in- " dorf e the action of the mayor of . the city of Portland, that , the said city of Portland' should own , and operate its light plant inde-; " pendently of 1 any - private l cor- porauon, tnau tucn uv -.". that the city could take at this ; time that wtould be. more bene ficial and economical to the real Plants of the city, and we com-5 ' mend the mayorg every action -'In hltf endeavor to secure to the Ocitlxens of the city lights at the actual cost of production there of., , . - " ; 'Portland, Or.r' April t.'lMSV .i 'Attest: - - ' W. CATLEWORm 4 ' j' - v .'Tresldont : "O. E. CARTER, Secretary; , ' " Boger B. Blnnott ' ''--:- 'V For Llstrict Attorney. : APRIL- iD, BAKER SAYS HE'S ALL READY FOR A DEBATE Taxpayers " Will ;-Probably v Have Chance to Hear the - ; Lighting Question. J i .', w" ; ' . -- , Councilman Oeorge I-Baker yester day challenged Mayor Lane to a debate before the people on the lighting ques tion, saying, "i am prepared to dlsouss this question with you at any time or at any placa" . Mayor Lane aald "all right.'.'' Jnd the matter ended after Baker finished making, a speech in which he attacked . Mayor .Lass's .veto , ines- "Jit the ? conclusion - Of his 4Pfh Baker brought forth a document which he asked to have rend and which he re quested published in the newspapers. The communication was not read but waa later signed by the members or the malorlty party in tha council chamber, each -member agreeing that the eommu ntcadon represented jttielr sentiments on the lighting question. ; j i The communication refers to the let ters addressed by the mayor to the pub llo and accuses him of misrepresenting the facta to the people and endeavoring to lay the "mismanagement and evil lii tentlona upon the council." The letter aeta forth the section of the city charter providing how contracts for-lighting shall be enured Into and says that the councilman have- followed the charter !n this-requirement-'V"1"" The couacilmen say further: "You would Infer by hla veto, which has been published, that the council was making - a contract to -light Uie.tlty. when, as a matter of fact,-we are aim ply followtrg the language of the char ter in directing tbe executive board to enter Into a contract,, they being the complete Judgos, as we have nothing further to do than to -authorise them to make a contract We do not designate who they ahould make the contract with, and we are not responsible If there hap pens to be only 'one company who is competent to bid on the same. ' . "His honor the mayor advocatee the municipal ownership .of a city's light ing plant and you would Infer by his at titude that we. the council, were opposed to such an arrangement Hie honor In his veto does not suggest any manner In wtiicb to accomplish this purpose, and he hopes to make the people believe that the city council of Portland la un der the Influence of corporations and that the people's . rights . are being abused." - . ' "' ""' ' : . rnnr ind In r the eouncllmen state that the question of municipal ownerahlp of a lighting- riant is a isnr one ma should be carefully gone Into and con tend that If the mayor has any plan that ia practical he should submit it to the people and the council. - . s JUDGE DEAL DIES AFTER LONG ILLfiESS :;:, -,:.v' ....,--. v.v , r, .Judge Cornelius Beal, one of the best known of Oregon's early . pioneer resi dents, died at his home in thlsfltySM East Oak street. - after sn. illness ex tending over a year. ' Mr. Beal was born August 14. 1J29. in Ohio. . He was one of the most aggreaslve of the pio neers tbat orossea me plains w u"u in the 60'a and took an active part in the upbuilding ot -Portland. v ' ' , Judge Beal wai an able writer; and thinker.-' Some of Ms writings relative to early conditions in OHegbn are valu able historical narraUvew Ills religious views were secular. He-was a -lawyer and served three terms in the Iowa leg islature before coming to .Qrsfoiu- . He removed from Ohio, to, Boohe countyj Iowa, in 1862. and plunged into the midst of politics at once-He mar ried while there Miss T. A. Bufttngton. who survives him. Together! they caat their -lot -with the emigrant trains and crossed the plains to Oregon. , . .Judge Beat was im owner settler on what is now known as Coun cil Crest, He bunt nis nome on wjj wtS tnn Af in grH9IL. II U L sg.1 IVI V o U relinquished the holding. Lately he had been Interested in coffee planta tions in Costa Rica. For a aumber of years he was associated with the late Judge P. A. Marquam. : . No children survive Mr. BeaL , There ra wn rrand children only, Mrs. M. Jones and Mrs. C. B. Van Houtenjand a sister, Mrs. Ussle Jackson, of Stockton. California. k ' '-.' jv CLAIMS If BUT PLEADED GUILTY The trial of Ridhard Lynch, alleged to be the accomplice or j. in a series of bold horse thefts,' Is be ing held before a Jury In Judge Ganten bein's department of the circuit court today. Hawkes pleaded gumy, ana is now serving ume n iuw "" Hawkes implicated "Lynch In many t of the episodes, nearly a score of which were chargea xo me luroin. . tt.1,- or.ata aurorlse on the wit ness sund this morning by denying un der cross-examination that he has been guilty or norse-sieaiiuM,' . nleaded Builty In the Lee case to ac commodate the staU and avoid the ne cessUyof a trial.. While maintain ng that hewas Innocent of wrong-doing In the case on trial, he testlf led that he was with- Lynch when the latter took front a pasture the horse he Is charged with, stealing, r-'-:j mr huX'd?fens.and testified that. he waax present wneu iicr humv. ----.i. v iT,.o. in ntieatlnn from two men. whom she f described. He bought two th hameiia and -a wagon, she " ij 'i 7S tnt the outfit to Work !JL, Vmn at Hoaan. She said ehe had not since seen tho men who- old tne norse, ou wn were going to eastern Oregon. RICH WAITRESS WILL NOT QUIT, HER "WORK " fDnltfd' Press Leased Wire.) Los Angelca April 8. Riches have not made Mrs.. Loots E.' Meek, a young wid ow, scorn work. ' Although aha ' has re "r.U.A 1K nnn nt a fortune of 1100.000 left herVpy the death of her father in I England, sne sun noiun "; waitress In a family hotel In Los Anse les and ahe declares she has no inten tion of quitting just because, she-has a fortune big enough to support her the re mainder of her life. The legacy consists of 115,000 in cash and two houses and lots so close to the heart, of London that their value may be much more than is eiiimated here. She waa married whenshe was 17 years, old and became a" widow a year later... . liQUOR FIGHTS ' i ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE .Vr'f ;f ' ' If ',tv'-:r,W.::"f,- " Chicago, April' . That the result of the local option vvote of Tuesday has drawn the Unes f or . a furious struggle between the prohibition and the liqttor forces for the conti-ol of the state leg islature was the declaration made today by Alonso K. Wilson, chairman Of the .).(, nrahMiitlnn -committee. s. t rie' declared that the "dry" vIctorlOH i it Hie colls were but the beginning of the troubles of the. saloon Interests and that the fight waa wound? vi oe earned Into the legislature by the prohibition ists fighting for a slate prohibition law. their opponents striving for the repeal of the Sunday : closing statute, and a modification of the present local option law., :', j v v.'', ' HlOCEIiCE 1SC3. BOULEVARD 10 EHCIIiCLE CITY Portland freights. Property Owners Plan 3Iagnificcnt ; Driveway System. .-'C The Initial aelon was taken at a meeting of Portland Heights property owners, held in the- rooms of the Com mercial club last; night, which will ulti mately reault In giving to Portland' magnificent boulevard system. s out lined at last night's meeting, tlie plan provides for a 60-foot driveway along Vista avenue beginning at the south end of, the Ford street bridge and end ing at the . Intersection of Carter and Twentieth streeta -S ! ' i Overlooking the city, the ' proposed driveway will extend along the hlllsld for a distance of , i,00 leet, and will eost to build about 100.000 , . . , Nearly 60 Heights property holders and residents were present at the meet ing and a number of them made ad dresaes ent uilaMleally approving the plan. A. H. Rlchmbnd, engineer of tho lortIand Railway, Light A Power com pany.' aSHdred those present ' that the atroet railway system would' cooperate with the property-holdere In carrying out, the proposed improvement. 'Among the other speakers were J. C. Alnsworth. George C. Flanders. -Isadora Lang and E. L. Thompson, all of whom promised every assistance- in' completing" the project ' . I . V "' It was alsd proposed tnat a large area of land on the north side of y lata ave nue, between tha end of the Ford street bridge and Terrace drive, bo purchased apd set aside for park purposes, v Before adjournment waa taken ' the Portland llelsrhta Improvementassocla. tlqn waa-reorgaplked and the follow ing officers elected: President Isadoro Lang; vice-president, J. C. Alnsworth; secreUry-treasurer L.Thoinpson. 1 Lang, J- C. Alneworth, IL C. Campbell, K.-, L. Thompaon ' and J. p. Hart were named aa a committee' to have full charge of the-preliminary proceedings looking to the construction of the drive way - t: . . - ' ' ' . x-Clty -Attorney U A. McNary was retained as counsel by the committee, and at today's adjourned meeting of the council will . present the , resolution adopted at last night's meeting, asking that the improvement be made. - N . ' SALT LAKE ROAD IS . . PLAYING "GOOD DpO" (Cnited PrM Leased Wire.) ' ',' Anaeles. Anrll l.The first wit ness . called at today's' seasloo of .the sute railroad commission, which is in vestigating alleged discrimination ' by the railroads in the matter of freight rated, was Fred K.. Wann. freight traf flo manager of the Bait Lake railroad. As he entered the service of the rail road after . the : traffic . had become a "good dog' and granted no more exclu sive rates, be wae unable to tell the commissioners, anything of Importance. - E. W. Gillette, who . succeeded Wann on the stand, .however, confessed that the Salt Lake road had granted 're funds'.' on shipments of the Union; Oil company. Gillette Is general freight agent of tbe Clark line. Oil was moved from Blxby to San-Pedro, Gillette test -fled, at a S-cent rate to the Union Oil company, while the published rate was 8 cents. Asked if other companies could have obtained a similar contract If they had ' known of It Gillette said they could. But they did not know about it This was in. !90. There were special rates In all directions In ' these days, confessed Gillette, but since .then - the practice has been discontinued. , . ' SEARCH FOR PARENTS . . OF ALBERT MORGAN Albert Morgan,1 a son of ' Albert and Minnie Morgan, of Portland, is serlou" ly 41L-t Rawhide. Nevada, and Post master Mlnto received a letter tbls in .n.itin that . an . effort - be made to locate the- parents now living In this city. The letter-from Rawhide was written by tbe- Rev. wiuiam. , r..i. Af tha Methodist EDlsconal church. He says the son does pot know tha .address. of his parents In Portland and that they should know of the con- urn at ka .Vtif -- ... r . anion , v.. :.,..' , The Morgana nave , ahoiit, six months, coming herefrom Spokane, according , to. Rev. .Mr. Rule s leer. Postmaster Mlntotoday. wrote a general delivery Jetter to Albert Mor gan Wltn ine-noptj- ""'"i ' , . uailv be located and Informed of the son's sickness. ' -. i . EVIDENCE TAKEN IN" VANDERBILT DIVORCE ' ir.iua Dm luud nirt.1 New York, April' .--Taklng of evi dence In the vanaerDi" "ivorce. c""" was 'resumed this morning and it is ex pected that when adjournment la taken for the 'day alUof the testimony will have been Submitted. . The caae may be ubmltted 10 4 uauca j next week. , .-j''' ' ' -laiaBpwaasaa-aeBalaaaWSaSeSas"" aaaaSJ MaaMBeSB Indian Woman Sne Railroad, T.n.r. tn tha ease of Minnie Joshua, a Umatilla Indian wpman against the Northern Paclffc railroad for 1 5,260 damages, transferred , from the xlrcuit Sourt ot Umatilla county. , were filed with. theWrk of the United States dis trict court at Portland today. The ac cident occurred Ootober , .19 : last ;yea, on thftWalla Walla brancn 'til I! it . " N. ;f RINGLER'S NEW NATAI0RIUM :V (20x60-ft. white enameled tank), Bull. Run water, constantly chang- w . - !, ine. uniform temperature of T6 degrees . , . , Urm5 5AiUitUAY,-armL 11 v SWIM, ' 25c y lHours for - men women .and .children. , ;. .; swimming ticket to every visitor Saturday may be usedat an time. - ' . Free 386V2 EAST MO.iRISON GARS TO STOP OH NEAR SIDE 0I1LY New Rule Regarding Street cars at Crossings . Lncc . tive May 1. ' . . Friday. May $t . all ca-a of the roruana ""-' - I p"w" r companx will(begln .topping on the near aide of tha alreete-, j..,-- Jn the meantime the new ru.a f advertised eslenslvely. so that whan ha advertised e( the order nnauy traveling publlq foes .into '"yv , il be well Informed on the aubject. LrAt was la- Several' weeks ago, an order w AJL-J.Sri.!l0.trt5: wt h the approval of ""'jZ. decided to make the final change. .. The system baa been trioa in ni other cities, and IS atlll nef fart- Los Angeles the street rajlway wmj claims that the number o f eec (dent since the near-side stops began, nav dlmlnlahed 80 per cent. . . ,.vti the The principal advantage In haVla n ..str. Be?: making toSSdU selyn took tha astlon, undar tt vise mmt The matter wss thorougniy c" SdrUand This morning it was decided that the near-atop order should go into Mr! j'o.wlVn recel ved many mmunij catlona from persons wh.?KL,If hat the deal, and they agreed witlj ' nearside stop woo id be for he,B'" TWnking thit It waa the wlah of the iubllo and for ba conveniences of the people and an advantage to the com-pany- as walk -the officials made tne final decision today. " . - ' .;; . WILL ASK STORES TO CLOSE AT 6 P, II ' asaaBsasaMseMSBSBBSBBasssajBSB i Ae the open meeting of the Consumers- league last night at Trinity, parish house,' Dr C G Chapman eppke on the responsibility of the consumer for ex isting conditions in-factories and gar ment manufactories. . He aald of the Oregon 10-hour law for women that it marks a distinct 'epoch In labor con ditions for women lie intimated that when woman wanU to vote she Is con sidered too ethereal for, such heavy du ties, but In the faotorlea she Is obliged to perform the same labor as man and '"Chatt spX-of the olvlo work which Is being done by the Conaumer, learue In eastern cities, espeolally tn re. rard to bill boards, ne aso piw fhe responsibility of the cltlsen In re gard' to compelling storekeepers to de sist from blocking - the sldewalke with boxes and goods. It any of us. he said, were to go'lnto a atere and awroprlate a bolt of. ribbon w wotild be wth' clutches of tbe' law, but merchant may appropriate the space ieath th sidewalks which belongs i to the city and be-eafe from disturbance., : t r ' ' ' The jtetltlon which Is to be presented to the Ketsu Manuriin ..--asking them to lose-th stores In the retail district i Saturday afternoons through July and Ausuat received many signatures. 'Mrs. Millie Trumbull gave an Illustrated talk on child labor, show ing elides representing factory condi tions In the south, scenes. In the Penn vlvania coal 'mines and glass works. Local conditions were also presented, showing the (advantage of Oregon s ehild labor law.. , ' BIG TIMBER DEAL IS "C MADE AT VANCOUVER ".' , (United Press tested V7re.) .Belllngham. -Wash.. April 9. A tim ber land .deal involving 250,000,000 feet ' of Umber within U miles of Vancouver, British Columbia, , was closed today by D. Van "Wegener and J. Q. Mich. The . former-Is one or, the best-Known mm- , in engineers on the contUient. and has of f icee In London, New Tork. Chicago and Loa Angeles, Pitch renresente Call fornia capital, and It Is chiefly Califor nia money- tnat la being handed over for the timber, ; , ''' " The namea of - the principals were withheld by .Wegener. It Is learned, however, that the tract of . land on which we timber has been purchased comprises x 12,000 acres, and OS .been . held for 1 0 yeara y one family. Seven hundred thousand dollars is the price to bepatd for this tract, and in June a 1400,000 mill wlll.be erected and opera Jtntia commenced. The cypress cut from ;. Lthls tract will be shipped direct" to Cali fornia to be used aa piles for docks. AMERICAN CROOK IS C yiRELEASED AT LONDQN - - j -' . , 1 . 1 . ' '.' ,,' , j ' i , .'. - r-: (TJnlted PreM Led Wlre.t ' , London, April . 9. Eddie Guerln, the notorious American crook, who was ar- -rested late last month, on suspicion of being connected with numerous bank robberies In the provinces, was released enm .mintndv todav. 'i . , " 'L - v LESSONS, 50c STREET, MEALY BLDG. t i