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Newspaper Page Textthe joununL cnnniEns:vnu time your mm no uiil y t ceutj word, if you cyiwor caw or puouejue or-n i . .......... . . t . t LA ' ' ' , . ::,-: i JOURNAL WANT. AOS BRING .'I HIS lil-di KUUblS. t't Real Estate for Sale? - V. ADVERTISE IN THE JOURNAL The nipt, he Weather Fair and cooler to- wlth possibly light frost. : ;: v , .7 ; ' Portland. Oregon. . fkiday evening. V april 4 24. isos. twentYtTwo- pages. J a price two cents . 2?4??fni!TiP" . ... - ' 1 ' TAk Dm, I V X Cie X 1 VOI--VII. NO. 41. obile am Jll4HT!Tu riSSJ wfir ImJfilw journal'. circulation II c r SlsN. 1 S-- N . S-0r-ilf-S '.-fTv: ( V - . : : . 7.' tL . e? "X afX I -TV m mm 1.' iEliKCIIllC : S IUI1 UULISI BUM. Boss' Attorney Thinks Judge .. t Burnett Erred In; Ruling ' l". on Ko; Mnf Points Thirty Days in JWhlchto -1 Prepare 3Totion. Prominent - -Attorney r ami Former ; Member l pP. Ex- ecutive ' Board ; )Expirc$ Suddenly While on Way to His jt'iace 01 uusincss. . Charles- Amos Cogswell. a member of the city executive-board and on a of tha beat-knwn attorneys In tha state, died suddenly on an Oregon City car thla morning near the golf llnka. 11a bad the fMf at lalaftd Station A fW IMSA fiftPS ffl Slinrmft CmiVt mlnutoa bafora. and waa on hla.wajr'U . 1 , I kl. .nu 1. cvl from' hll inmmil If eW Trial IS Denied homa near MHwaukla. Mr.; Cowl ; Condemned Juan to do Ben hart and u ia thouh( thia caud tia 'j t'enced Kext Monday,'Un4d,;..Vfthi f.ui'.u less TJahs Change. r v Mr. Contrail had Often : talking: witn Captain Jamea P. Shaw, and John 860 both of .Mil wauKi.' Suddenly thay no Uoad Mr. CoiraweU itaaplnr for breath and aa ha did ao alowly llpplnir from th Mt. He nvfr , rlm)J con oiouaneaa-and waa dead within a. few Tha BOOT waa Drouum 10 'niruwa . -t . Although, tha. Jury In the J. Thor- burn. Rosa cue la Salem .bad found tha Hofandi nma a-ulltv rharirail I anI Ura (""nraireli and children, who bad In the complaint, Wallace McCamant, SSinVtTrliXr:;.' attorney for Mr. Robs, has not glten director of the Oregon Life minnc ux hop, of freelntr hla client and the Ktfh i.nb.tefirh"lo.a' FSmS light to keep the former banker from naa had. ' w ' "Id B golag to the penitentiary has acaredy irbeBboVn Ti RutT.nd' Vermont, lumh ' - tv, it . ... liniurv t. l4i. :Belde- . -wife ha tr..,.. h,'MM M,: Hl h'area threa children, all of thla city, vMr.' McCamant returned from ""'t" I Thev ar Mra. "Waller K.-Oellnsky, and t Tjlght and aald thla mornlna; that! another daughter, iMIaa. Wajorla Coa- 5i Uken'jJ aayr lima jto preparal wan ana unaner .o. - 1 ... .5 11. . I ;' ' t tnminiit Attorney. - a JlentVana, 'Ha rafoa-d ti'dla- viaa jlwi trial for rblfiatlort, bnt lt laj attorney for the Bouthern Paolfla unucriiwu iui air. ntmumii. i in . Klematn CDUmT. prmavnfc o& ciiv that , Judas' Hnrnett rnade an error by I vaiiev fltock comnair. r trel- rulln oh a many of tha pOlnta brought I dsnt 0f, tna Lakevlew, Oreaon, bank, up for trial and by not leaving then toand waa a -node ted vlth other enter- 1 V THOUSANDS S - : J DEATH . P. ALLIED ... f -S Iifivpili f a mm a f at Mai Hi .,, 1 1. 1 I II L1IILU 10 11.1 P? Briar Giffs Trophy Run-Be- : suits in' Series- of Smash- .ups and Exciting aln- cidents A Tremendous Crowd Gathers at Track. Charlea Amoa Cogswell, i tha inrw : fne eriafmi. n il Baia iniii. lav ifrinciyu putnv1 tui aiirerent parxa qi ..jiq a nu wwi D maaa in ma application lor a new him rona o( ' tue oeai anowa, men . in trial la that Judge Burpett mlaread the Oregon.. , ,r ' ' . law fand tha Intention of Ita framere jft waa atate enator from Tke and when ha ruled that tha atatute making Klamath connty from 1888 to 1884. liav- II an effenaa to keen school. money In lna" served two. terma. 8oon after re- nanK uniean tna onnK nan more tnani tirina; rrom m wi irjiiui. mi. CdRSwell came 10 4-ornana, wiwn nt took no the practice of law and -during hla residence hero made, for hlmaelf an enviable rcpnUtlon. . When; ha went to tha. aenate he waa a Democrat .in politlca. When William McKinley be came nreeldent ha went over to the announced. TEver since Mayor Lane hae aerved a a tna city a chief executive air. Cnaawell had aerved unon tha city exec utive board. He-waa. a .warm aupporter: and rrlend or Mayor, Lne ana aitieo materially In carrying out tha mayor's poiiciea. v.- , v. " Mr. Cogawell waa a member of throe oommltteea of tha board and waa one of tha most active workera in that body. Mayor Lane paid a high tribute to the deceased member -of the board- and an nounced that the regular meeting or tna executive, bonrd tins afternoon would be calrld and adjourned untn Monday out of respect to the memory of Mr. Cogawell., Mayor Lane aald today. In peaking 'lOt itr, rcogawaii; t. " i: . 'Mayor rraleea attojfsrhi.',' 'far 'mair"irva aerved IhelfH city. atate and country ao well aa Mr. C01 well and 1 creatlr deolore hla dea Ha a. member ' of th execntlve L,,rA .Inn. T hna, i.rVllfl M fnavAr ffl Portland and at all Timea nave i count. New York, April 24. Duke de Chaulnes, the titled Frenchman, who recently ' married Theodora ' Shonta daughter of the New Tork traction fA: -Smith Hopkins Drops w?f' dled ,udd.en'jr Jn -p1f,r,s tot Pead , Of r Heart Fallurd recelredvin New Tork? today. ' One During Wild Excitement S .dh5 Italian LarS Win IJOth family and the second waa Bent to a Wall street brokerage firm; No further particulars are given. The cause of death la not known on this, aide, both cablegrams , simply saying, "De Chaulnes died suddenly 1 ..I V. .ft ' ' ' ' "i ' Theodore- Shonts " Immediately Titled Frenchman Who Recently Married Miss Theodora Shonts Passes Away at t1 . I-V raJ . ' e . U:K tV.'. ' Z " lisPnts :pf -the Bride Start for vice Prcsidcii itate IQuestionvWhenv Asked If Hill vskm li Interest ed . umica ijxau ways ana Valley Projects;- : Europe Immediately.: ) (OBlted.Preea Leaatd Wire.) . , I refusal ty meet har lover, left her ale Events. INCIDENTS IN BRIAR CUFFS RUN A, Smith Hopkins, dead of heart! ,PAI h, ,anirMlr (h. hm .,, h a.ll 1 " ' -o - lauurr. " 1 -1,. 1.... .... 1.. orf. wauian, .unw ouupir. ioo Duke da Chaulnea came from one of OToaen. , .. (v,a .matt arlator ratio, .-families . In Smltlu mechanic Simplex, - badly I France- Ha won hla bride after a moa Si pri-es- which frequently tooki him toUd-on -hlm aa one af; the moat active 'enough caah on hand to cover such de postt applied to the officer of the bank instead -ot to tha atate officials. ' By rnlinf on' thla arid afcciarint that xna jaw was mrtm m jiwiuue wiuciaia. of the bank where the public money waa deposited, Mr.' Hose and bla lawyer-reel IVi. h. nnlv thlna- la n i Renubllcan DttrtV. ,l. i..H u, nai iinnw thit I rjurinn- hla life In aouthern Oregon mo ju ... V"' - 7 4,- .II ,. ala ..,.1 aa Mi.nlf Judge of LAKe county. e was aiwaya school money- waa on deposit in the bank. Thla latter point waa not con tested by the defense. s soon as the application for a new trial la ruled upon, ir it la aenieo, Mr. UrCiniAnt will anneal to the aupreme court. -He . left lnatructiona .yesieraay with the court aienograpnem w prrpi- in him a transscrlpt of all that traneplre. . ,h. trial, nreaumably for use li ; making hla appeal to tha The 80 daya for flUng a bill of axcep- tlona Will Begin upuu wuwuii ..v.. : Monday. - . - ' JURY FINDS ROSS ; " : y GUILTY AS CHARGED 'faoeclal Dispatch te Toe Journal.) ej.W Or- April 14. J. Thorburn unaa . orealdeiit of f tha defunct Title- Guarantee Tfuat company,; convicted by a jury, before Judge oeorge w. nur nett In the circuit court i ot Marlon - ...t.rrinv: afternoon, will be 0 arno'clock Monday after. "ati echool funds to hla oWn uae.The penalty is f torn one to l:yea l penitentiary and a fine of twice tha . amount convertea. . , . , Under this atatute. In connection with which. Rosa waa rouno, eruuiy. i . i. ii.ki. to, iiuiiul tha reat ot hla life in prison, According: to Attorney McCamant Koaa has, notTe lunae o pay th f me. " . ' . .,', " ft took the Jury one hotir and 85 min ute to flndhe defendant guilty. Judge fipea 'conciuaea r nis . &Vnutea before 8 o'clock. The charge iha ' lurv1 was completed" at r 8 I o'clock, end. the jarr began Its deliberation,- At 4 :3t o'clock the- Jury notified - the court that a rverdlctiihad been rtiftclicd, !-; ' '" '" "; " ' 'v - -. McCamant made an eloquent plea for hla Client, and waa commended. oth by outbr "judge Pipes ' for, hie thorough work In the caae. McCamant also aald . In the courao of hla .plea that ha i waa wnrvina- ntirely for charity, that - the defendant waa 80 poverty atrlcken that he1 had to depend upon relativea to fur . SfsrV thi fare by Vhlch r he catna to Tha charge to th Jury .was ;almlla . - a,w- jiniAH rAnrleren whfln McL.ftrn - ant.aetVup hla first technicality to the etfect tnat tne oan. .""i"t. .iTi. rnnnnihle for any - wrong- dolnffJ McCamant took exception to the charge of Judge .Burnett, aa he had taken exception to tho decision ren dered Wednesday. In - order , that Mc- Camant might no overlook anything. Judge Burnett asked McCamant If he wihmi to take, exception to ' other pointa which , the , Judge named. McCam ant excepted to , everything thn Judge - offered. Jtewaa considered a yery neat bit of irony on the part of the Judge.- Tle trial or X, u , JBuricnaraipn 'me w aame charge waa set by Judge Burnett for Monday, May 4." A motion for con- tlnuance to the July- term of court waa J entered by Harrison 'Alien, attorney ior , Burkhardt and the motion will be ar gued before judge Jtsurneci-nexi Mon day at II. o'clock. ! Judge . Burnett waa to try jna remainder or tne once; and wanted, to take un the Burkhardt trial thla morning. The attorneys for '.the f defense ,were not ready. . .. '-r'r-i f-r ' .:' '".f-s ' :t ?.- f PostmasteF at Huntington . ' . J" fWimhtBRtoB, Bureau of .The Joomal.l J s Waahlngton, April 24. The president today sent to the ' senate-the nomina tion of Wllllnm H.; Lcltner to be post Diiiw m Iluntlnton, Oregon. an active man In looking after -the Inter est of the public and for several yea re waa a member of the Portland board of nubile-works. -1 - "' : Mr. Cogswell was the owner of nu siderable property. He had a handsome homa- in Holladay's addition aa well aa the summer residence near 'Mllwaukie. The Warner Vallev Stock company of which he was president owna 40,000 acres of land, part of which la In Lake county and extends over the atata line Into California and Nevada. Something like 30.000 head ' of live stock are now feeding on theae landa. Mr. Cogswell waa a. member of tha Grand Army of the -Republic and at tached to vthe Sumner post of Portland. He waa a thirty-second degree Mason and also a member of the Knights of Pythias. .- ... .- .-m . .. An Old Soldier. ;; T ' When a twy Mr. Cogswell went to Iowa.-. At the outbreak of the civil war ho Joined the volunteere and aerved throughout the time that tha fight between- the' north and aouthr ' waa In Progress. On - the . first of -November, 869, Mr.- Cogswell arrived in Oregon. - Mr. . Cogawell had been a sufferer from heart, trouble for aeveral years and Often had alight fainting; attacks. ' - Mr. Cogswell's death cast a gloom over the city hall this: morning when braised. ' Henry Wilcox, spectator; ran down and leg broken. . . . j f washlngtoit t K!ncptrlcaTtr- apeo- tator, broken ankle'v'-mi Mra. 'rCharles ' Uherson, badly burned by nto explosion. : Marphy drlrrr Afaja, braised, ririch, mechanic Maja, braised. Three machines wrecked. Five separate accidents. Isotta, Italian, won. Time, m Time, Insistent courtship,- her father bavin refused to receive hhn on Wa first visit. Mat la Parta. ' ". Tha. young .people met- ln Parla, aifd It was a . case . of . love at f Irs t-alght- When Mrs. Shonts had satlsf ledheraelf that the dnke was acceptable as a man, aha advised, him te imt to New Tork and win her husband a consent, advls Inr fullv of Shonta' antlnatby to - for eign aons-in-law. Tha duke -croaaed tha ocean, but Shonts declined to give him an audi ence, xnree weetca later, tna aune re- turnea to nnm. ;: , - - fx - The following year Mrs. Shonts and her daughter visited Europe again. , In Parla thev were the meats of the Duch ess d'Usea, the duke's sister and a Und er In Parisian society Tha couj4shlp ost de to wed htm without her father's consent. The duke declared that hla : dignity would not permit -Mm to -make another RUDOLPH SPRECKELS i ;'" .' " SHOT DOWN tN RIOT. . ; (United Press teawS Wire.) . " . San irranclsco, i!April twTnat "piot to kill . Rudolph' Spreckels, head and front ' of the ' graft prosecution, f and Francis JA Heney, , special prosecutor in tha B-mft nanea. hail been hatched some months ia the startling' statement made -today by one- close to the men who are seeking to put.the bribe givers behind the bar.; ' - . ' r ; : ' ' According to thla. rumor ' It waa planned to anger ' Spreckels during the proceedings In bis suit for libel against W. E. Dargle. ' whloh : waa- being- held in Oakland, and start a riot- A famoua gun fighter, tsvhose name IS well known on- the Pacific- coast, had been ap- Broached with Sx view to havlnr him lead -the riot.- He refused, however, to have-anything to do with the alleged joo . nu,s, omers, ia saia,- were en gaged to do tha fighting. The plot fell through because Spreckela failed to appear, it waa-also designed to mve Heney , appear on - the day In queLJon, but he waa unable to do thla on ac count of other, dutlea., ...,(.. .1. . . , y On another occasion, according to the authority for the story, Heney and Spreckela were to- be called to a certain place for a conference. over statements credited to -them by a local newspaper. In or near the room In which the con ference was to be held -were stationed gnn- fighters.- ; '--' persons are Injured and three autO- whereupon Mrs. Shonts declared that If mobiles are wrecked aa result of the J R'f P WX1 tsriar UUIIS iropny run inia morning declared orr. Tne auue capitulated and in which fire separate accidents oc curred. The -Italian car , Isotta, driven by Strong,- won. the; race In followed Mrs. Shonts and her , daughter to America, Heats Shonts. "A meeting -with - tha father ' was. 5:14:00 1-B and the Italian Car Fiat, caslon' being"", "dinner" oar tv ' a " Si driven by Cedrino. waa second, the I Shonta home. Mlaa Shonta, who had time being 5:21:05 2-5. ? ' f - Wildly. oxclted by the cries of 200.000 people, who. had gathered to witness the speed contest. Smith Hopkins, super intendent of, the East View almshouse, died of heart failure a few minutes before,' the automobiles left the post. Smith was said to have had a large sum of money Jit stake on tha race and was dancing wildly about the machines while they were nam g- prepared xor tna race. Suddenly he sank to the ground with moan. When he was picked up his hesrt had ceased to. beat. Wataon. driver of the Simplex, struck a post near isast.view and notn ne ana hla mechanic Smith, were . alightly In jured. W'atson'e toe was broken and both men were seriously Jarred Inter nallv but thev refused all offers of as sistance. Thev renal red . the Simplex and reontered it In the race. . The' crowd cheered the plucky driver for his game nesa, and although he failed to capture a place he was one of tha heroes of the nay..- - , Henry Wilcox, an excited spectator. lumped .directly , In front of one of the big cars near the starting place and was run down. Hla leg was broken ana ne was badly brulaed'about the back -and bead. . The. hospital surgeons say 'he will recover.- -- .. ,- Washlnrton KlrkpafricK. - who waa standing; on a fence watching the racers, fell and Drone, ma. anicie. hi waa taken ' home In the automobile .of -one if the track offlclala. -4 An explosion ignited the automobllo of Charles Uherson, a wealthy race fan. been 111 three weeks over har father's emergency. workera on the board. He was a law yer of ability and his death will, mean a mat Jnaa to-tha cltV.'V Although aaaoclltted In the work of 1 5:14:00 i-5. h executive branch or tne city gov-1 . T.n.n aMn tmm.i.tuMriv ntrvhnd In . tha olf If I Jat, Italian, SeCODO. hall looked upon Mr. Cogawell aa a 5:21:05 2MJ, friend. .Clerks and neaaa.or tne vari ous denartments moke in - terms ! of warm praise . of the deceased and' all I ' (Unite Press Leased Wire.) "P,'? f? : U?rt.ltrn 1 Briar Cliffs,' N. Y.. April 2 4.-One ww... -i ..... a. v.. .! ... I wouia not permK .n-im to .man .V r. 7l? ; " "u,u " ' . " " to win the father's consent air. IJglwvtl uv.v.uj'1 T-v, a. jiubiuvh miM.,, called for great exercise of Judgment and ability, and at no time did he fall to perform the particular work to which he waa assigned. -'Hla good nature and humor often helped ".to smooth ' ovor the thorny paths Of civio work and facilitated, tha progress of the projects under, way.' - ' ' " " ' v""""-. ' While , no arrangements . weremaoe thla morning In regard td taking part in the funeral exercises, it .is- expected that members of the executive : board will take appropriate, action.. t TRAIN LEAVES, 'RAILS ; i i NO ONE IS INJURED I , ' (United Press Leased Wire.) "Cantsteo, N. T.. April 1 4 Running at the, rata of 40 miles an. hour, the Chicago limited axpreas train- on- the Brie -railroad was -ditched near here this morning,, bu4 .fortunately no -,'pne was killed or 1 ataify , Injured. '' Every, car except tna-tinman jen tne rans, dui did not -.toppe- over. Twenty peraona were hurled from - their berths and alightly ", bruised. . It. la .thought, that, spreading tails were responsible for the accident. Wrecking trains are en route to the .scene. Engineer vandermark remained' at his post, ..although he ex peetedi o he killed,' sick bad to attend the dinner. Shonta waa much -taken, ae-alnat hla will, with tha dnke and finally relented.' ' ? iOn February til. tha marriage to6k place. The duke, who wa a physician ot no mean ability, waa 28 yeara old. Hla -full name Waa Emmanuel Theodore Bernard Marie d'Albert de Lojynea d'AlIy. ninth fKika da Chaulnes and de Plcqulny and Marqula d'Angear. )Later aable dispatches aay the Duke da Chaulnes waa found dead in bed be side hla wife In their apartments In the Langham hotel. Heart disease was tha evident cause of death. The hour of the duke's demise la un certain. The ' duchess awoke at the uaual hour, thla morning and aeelng the duke apparently sound asleep made no effort to awaken him. After donning her d reusing gown she walked around to hla aide of the bed and peered Into hta iac-. ine strange, enprewlon fter ha a- Electric. Lines Great Dexel- - Ti Mil TT ttT'll r' . UllCfS, JJS All JIB AU Da r Strong -Iond of Sym ; pathy Exists Between Km - Roads and N. P. JuibUo. Is .left to draw. its own band wore fiirhtened har iiui ninln, I conclusion a aa tn mTatlnnanln ' K.-a.n Mm llghUy by, the shoulder she shook! the Northern Paclflo railroad .A , mm dui mere waa no response. TliM n. r-ii- . ,, feeling that something terrible had hap- 0reoa Kleetrio or the United Railways pened she beaan to scream and hotel rcrimoanlea now acttvelv nrnmntin. Mn. The duke Was dead and; had ean dead tan alley. Tha only certainty IS for some time. , . ;. . thai a -strong yinpathetio bond axlats, band of two month fcrld refuses t6Te Ply hostile, attitude, was shown by tna Harriman. lines In- their refusal to grant trackage connections in South Portland. ;and-a ' connecttoir with" ths terminal yards on. North Front street. C M. Levey, 'vice-president In charg of operation of the Northern Padflo railroad aystam. In. Portland today on a MI, ln.MNtlM .... . 1. . . , a... ' a-v...... . el I It . anV TAlAtlonRhtD vlfltM iaWMn -own iiiiT.iirr . iiivuuurp .- ononis, I vA.i. tw.i,i ' . . - - , - . . . ' father of the duchess, received a cable-1 S"11'," Pcio and the electrio llqea. mm annnunolna- tha ilenth of hla HtlmA I He.repUea: j..,!, I consoled- - -. -..-.i-6 The duke and ducheas ware occunvina apartments at the . hotel pendina the compifuon oi tneir residence, . ,.- . . "-' ' - ' ,. : New Tork, April 4 Tha first news of tha death Of the Duke de Chaulnea In New Tork waa received by a Wall street brokerage concern. 1 na cablegram arava no oetaiia. son-in-law.- He Immediately made ar rangement to depart on the first steam er, Parla 1 1 Evades Qneatlon. ."Jfanuhv Si flh5,ff.'5; ? 4o,,'t know. ny thlnP about "that acoompanied by Mrs. , Shonts, for to a query aa to whether the-North- fn pacific la at. the present time furthering any sort of rail evtenatnna n the Willamette, valley that tha eom- tr k T)Tr xri?w rrn ttw a t lXVltliX i.iiJf i- XIUYX, Ipany does not wish tha publlo to know CONTESTS IN JUNE 'hsV eleltrV llneV-"" remarked. I, '--) (United Press Leased Wire.) ' i , tndlananolis. Ind.. April' lt Chair man Harry New of the Republican na- tlonal committee, today sent a letter to the members of thecommlttee stating that a meeting Is likely to be called for the first week in June to near -contests. The contests, it ia atatecu wm De de cided by the full -membership on ac count of - "tha peculiar . circumstances surrounding - the presidential nomina tion." Chairman New explained . tnat tha letter "was Bent merely to prepare the memDers in too event , or an (Continued on Page Twelve.) 2 lunoay ji e o K?'r'&.,'''V'y. ourna i EXCOMMUNICATED RADICAmTEACHNGS ; . ' M-'-i.' (United" Prats' ieaied'' wTrfcfA,? ,' Minneapolis, H Minn, April ' 24.--Th Rev. Robert Hammond Cotton, i who has been an Episcopal. talnister In England rnd -the; United States f6r '40 years and who has. built .three churches In Minna- rota, was today practically excommuni cate!! from the Episcopal .church by Biahop 8.. C.1 Kdsail, who refused to grant him a license to preach In tha dio cese of Minnesota. - - Blshoo EdsaJl base his action on charges that tha Rev.' Cotton has been in i .M .n... -y f, ' . -';'tVr.-.'. t ::' li rW.).H-:i;-'&. teaching that the-story, about the res urrection of Christ is a beautiful fairy tale.- -I- .,--,...' ' - After being denied a license today Cotton declared that the church Is a great trust and -that It bars all persons With advanced ldeaa on religion.- Hla Inability to get . a llcenae to preach, in Minnesota ia said to mean that he will be barred from every , Episcopal pulpit W the world. Bishop Edsall put Cot ton In the same class with Dr. A. 8. Crapsev of Rochester, New York, who ws excommunicated a year ago for hereay. -v .' : ': - . '-i-... ... ' - "i-V;---- Next; Sunday The Journal will h a publish something; about the old a) hotels of Portland, where they ' were located and who 'managed " S . them. .. , ,--' SX." There Is a wonderful ' Italian princess -who belleveS in spirit- a a uallsm. Read what she haa ao- a complished In inaklng converts e S tai. of Aer ' wonderful tricks in S producing; -"Spooks," ; '" , -Three good Short- stories by " O . special 'writers for . The Journal. "'. ': Special sports, section, lnclud-, Ing-Slatery'w- baseball- latter and a pictures of Portland . team play-:; e a''6 Splendid Illustrated ; features,,;; e 'four pages' of comics, children's a ' pats 'aw new fashion page' Tor women All tha - news, worth , 4 publlahlns;. - t , a' v iak for Tha Sunday, Journal President Hodson of Commercial Clnb Wires Navy ; Of- ficials Positively Refuse to Change Plans for Portland's chances of securing a portion of . the , battleflhip fleet for the Rose Festival have been ellmin ated, according to a telegram re ceived this morning; from C. W. Hod aonr president of the Commercial club. : Mr, Hodson .wired that .the nary department" positively refused to change the itinerary of the fleet. Rear-Admiral , Thomas . haa also? de clined to Bend the vessels to Port land. ' ? Although' there la no longer any hope of the battleships coming up the Columbia, the cruiser squadron consisting of torpedo boats, gunboats and destroyers will be detailed to be present In Portland during the fea tival. ' "V;:,,2:i''i:-;vtfrf''",;''iJ:,t; Mr. Hodson has been In Washing ton the past week pushing the claims of Portland , with Secretary : MetcaJf and the regon delegation at Wash- mgion naa oeen enaeavormg to se cure a detail of the fleet, for Port land. ? But all arguments have failed to carry weight with the navy depart ment and the fleet will eail directly for Puget sound. ' " , 1 ER IN ALL RY. STOCK f".- ..,-".- t1 f-i-BBBB-aMa-aasisSBaipa-.a V-;i"'-"' ;' e.'S'-'. Thomas F. Ryan Gives Surprising Evidence in! Metropbl y itan Street Railroad Investigation Very Little , , it 4 . .Money Needed to Operate Nickel-Eaters. " " (United Press Leased Wire.) New Tork; April 24, Thomas F. Ryan, before the special grandJury Investi gating; the affairs of the Metropolitan Street railway., swore that 95 per cent of the stork of railroad corporations in thla country never coat a dollar. There was great surprise and -many of the Jurora questioned Mr. Ryan, believing that they had misunderstood him. ' Ryan flo-ured out that the. t62.000.000 ot - Metropolitan s! Street railway stock represpnt, cash payments of - 8J- per cent or its par value.- as Utstrict aw torney Jerome read this statement Ryan Interrupted, saying; "Gentlemen, that is the. answer to the statement that has been mads' for the last five years that! the Metropolitan Street Railway company stojjc Is all - ; ; Jerome then' asked: "Mr. Ryan, you haveVbeen connected with a large num ber of corporate venturea both Jn . street railway- ana in steam railways, have "Tea, sir," answered Ryan. " " And as a banker you have been fa miliar with the tsaloulations of many of me rauroaaa or tnia country, nave vnu Jiotr'-- , res nlr. w ''How, will that eomparei-i-that per oent.ire of water if you cull It such?" "Ninetv-five per cent of the stock of the railroad corporations of this country never cost a dollar, " was Ryan's decla ration. . . "You mean," said Jerome, "that 95 per cent of the stork of railroads of this cotmtrv H all water?' ' ,.v.a , j ra - twt - anon inina-a Tn, h. ,(, of Portland and the country around. They are- great developers, and ' will nva " atrong Influence In building UO the Vallev'4 mnmiwlil In, WhereV-r they have. , been built In the , atate of Washington they have proved to be profitable . lines. Water power gives them an advantage that Is not poseessed by linee In soma states furth- . Mr. ;tevey aald Portland Is unquea tlonably -in better condition commer cially today than any -citv In the coun try.. The effects of the late stringency eeem to be less apparent here than any where. - At "ho other Ttnlnt an lh.,. f n evidence the number of aubstantlal undertakings now going ahead with various kinds Of construction work. Importance of Xforth Bank. "It la remarkable hnw rrnnvlv a mna may become attached : to this Paclf la nortnwest country during a bripf resi dence In the four yeara that I lived ?r J,5rew..to Mk th' teflon Immense i?'"i,Tn cl,'nt Is tho beat, and the Pacific- northwest ia a a-r.a . bualness and for natural resources. I am convinced that Portland la to be ffft cltyj It has the largest empire , back of it, and this is bound to build 5!PLr., ' J. metropolis The people ' Portland do not yet realixe what tha norijh bank road will do for Portland. ffhe expected through train, aervlca jvfr. the north - bank line." aald Mr. LfXrey. "cannot be put On until the road J completed Into Portland over ita own bridges. , as -It would be f uUla to a t tempt such a . train service over the. Kalama ferry.- As soon aa the bridges are completed the Northern Pacific and Greats Northern, with all their strength In Washington and eastward, will take advantage of the downgrade rover tha north bank line." ; , ... -i Ion Iforthern Paclfio 'tdawtp : 12 la significant that the Northern ' Iclflo Is almost entirely reconstructing the present line between Vancouver ami Kalama, connecting at the latter point with .. the road northward from-tha Co lumola river to Puget sound.. The old linej la being atralghtened.- and perma nent heavy construction Is being aub atituted for the farmer work.. It Is evi dently Intended by the company to run Its principal passenger and freight trains via this route between St. Paul, Tacoma and Seattle. v ,f : Mr,4tavey was Joined at Tacoma by Mrs. , Levey, who . will acnomnanv him east. Hft la also- ...arfnm nn n lA.f hv . I : C. Nutt, general manager of tha western MpeB or tne ortnern pacisio, onj B K, Palmer,-superintendent -of western line-. Thev Will Mft ovr thA rnnin, iin.a ftii,t branches,, on Mr. JUevey'a aemi-anniml trip, and will return east over the nrt)i bank road to Pasco,- connecting , there With . the Northern Paclf & .? Zf':- WOMAN SUSPECTEB OF H ;;4 STEALINGlDJAJSfONP) i (United Preat Leawd Wire.) Chicago. April 24. Diamonds valu-1 at 12.600 are reported to have been si i from tha room of-A. A. Fish, a dlHmim i broker, at the fashivnahla liotl I , ! Prado last nlsrht while tho guests. wt-r drinking. ; The police are aftr a. w.-ii dressed rounn man who was seen Innii.'. Ing In the lobby of the hotel j i ior t the robbery. . BATTLESHIP .FLEET WILL SAIL T0jI0in':nV (t'nlipfl rr- IjijiiwiI tvi.) Los AnE-l-a, Anrli 2-- l.'- as nract i,'ai tv en-f.-l ! , of the AtlMnti'- Lu! - - , morrow iimriMrnr t wilt rnnm-iil jinn s Ion), ;i h;i v f'r t mil torn- ' : i ; :