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Newspaper Page TextLIoi'o Help Wnntcd? JOURNAL CIRCULATIOrJ Hdaras to Jjctl ' t Boarders 7anted? , Advertise In The 'Journal. YMSTEItD.iY WAS 28,900 Journal Ada Pay Best The Weather Fair tonlftk wlla light front. Tuesday fair. "... Portland; Oregon, Monday evening, april 27. ioo3.fourteen pages: PRICE TWO CENTS. ew Titans tvvi HA3il.lL Silt C.H ' VOL. VII. NO. 43. 1.1 U U VI r j i mm j a y u y y w u i e & . II " . . . " ' -kJ . . , - 1 I l: 1 - t ' , p T- f ' ' - v.' . , i ? ' T" 1 ' T7 Tt T. . , Is EXTRAS!. EXTRA-H IUBGBBURMB7T-DELMS T .1 Judge (teorge . Barnettv RAISUL1 KILLED ; DYJIKIEII Paring Bandit Who! Cap turcd'Kaid McLain VAs- 'sassiffiited by ;Eneniies.' ,'. Prl, April IT.-T-Rolaull, th dartnii .bandit, who haa cauaed. th aultan .of Jlorooco ao much, trouble and worry, and mho kidnaped Kir iiurry mclaiii; com andsr-ln-chit of tha Moroccan mlU turf rorcpa, Uus toeen aaasBlnatd by a boatil - tribesman. . according to a r- port which readied Parla today. . . . The nawa of tha bandit's death la'ren- itrmlly bMved bera because of Its aourca. - The 'message did . not describe any of the details concerning- the man ner In which the crime-was committed. Foltoo at Wanhlngton. . . ;' (WahluloQ Burcaa ef .Tee JeoraaL) T V Waahtnrton. X. C'Aprll S7,-Fultgn, upon entering' tha . senate chamber at noon today, was family greeted by the members on both side of tha chamber. 'Ha chatter i with many of them reffard- Inar the primary election ii Oreron- He tells all that Democrata registering as Republicans and voting- for Cake was tha , cause of his defeat. ' ; JFotnpa Into rnace.',- . - . - d'alted 'Press Leaaed Wire.) " PlttBrmrs;. Pa. .April S7, Th whlf ened bones of a man have been- found In . the furnace of the- Crucible Steel company. ..As none of tne workmen are missing; It la believed some despondent .person committed suicide during a change of crews. Governor to ; u Gpeh Campaign -4 J Governor Chamberlain will . make-the opening address of his e gepatorlal.V ampalgn '"tomorrow' e. evening at .St. Johns. At this ; meeting ha "will, outline hia vtewl upon iha Important Issues of the campaign and It will 4 ' probably be the only opportunity . w for the voters of thia county to 4 hear him before, he starts on 4 tour of the state, Blckner'a hall, 102 North Jer- aey street St.' Johns,' has bean engaged . for 'the occasion and preparation, are being made to accommodate & large audience. ' . The St' Johns Krai's V paas' the. '"door. The meeting will open at , S o'clock. f " Within itwoi -'or three -daya aovernor Chamberlain will leave for - eastern. Oregon,, where ha will probably, apend about two 4 weeks-. 1'be last ,two weeks of ; tha carnpalgn will be devoted to tha western part of tha atate- 5 MEXICO PLACES BAN : ON ITS " MERRY WIDOWS V Up In this part of tha country -the people," particularly 'the women, - seem to 1 desire ' hats as large - as . possible," said Cahrlea W. Hastings - of Mexico City.- at the Hotel. Portland thia morn ing. "Of course I refer to. the merry widow hat t Also the Scanus. bonnet Big hats, sombreros, ha.ve been all the go in Mexico for yeara and alwAya Will be popular, I guess. 4 , "But the sombrero is 'doomed in tha state of Jalisco, 'Mexico. The legisla ture haa declared against It. The leg islators have found that the pictur esque sombrero is a nuisance and that the Mexican who wears it must have a license. Bflsldn - h must have a number on 'the hat, Without this the ' ' ' "' . : : : " Makes Suggestion That I)e ; fense Would Better Agree to Postponement Sen tence yill Be( Imposed May-27. ::'f'l:-:-f-:. (ffdtl Dlapatcb to Tke' JearaaL) . ' rsalem, iprll Burnett when . court ;tu , called thia morn ing announced that he had delayed decision In the ase of the aentence of J. Thorburn -Roaa that he might take the case under-further adTlse- ment. ;..,. "X. . '.r ' ' Further,-at' the Judge's own augge. tion. the defense- In tha ,Roae iaa moved tliat the pasalngr of aantence upon J. Thorburn Ross be postponed, wtien tha matter cam efora tha court today at 1 o'clock. - . ' -; . , " nnl,i nnw hilt been locked in a cell at tha penitentiary had ntnce i.nnniiniwii (nilsv. - according to Judge Burnett, and tha postponement waa auggeated ao that a .motion for a new trial might be tiled and the de. fendant'a constitutional righta be pra wrvnd in - other worda, ao - that tta banker would not nave 10 g wju Sentence .will, be .passe on Banker Roaa Wednesday. May 87. at 1 o clock. At that tlma Attorney WcCamant waa instructed by tha eourt to. have ready mllKThl. i motto, for new rW- ', b filed within. 10-day Judgment The defendant ' Roaa, wa In hla plcej at court witaj ina aama iireMivu.v.. countenance. . - - . ; . District Attorney Manning represented the state and did not insist on Imme diate sentence of the convict ; Under the statute Judge Burnatt will be compelled to sentence Rose to a fine of twice the amount converted. Tha Judge laa no alternative. Tne law wuicu covers . this precise , offense apeclHoaUy provides lor imprisonment ana not imprisonment or fine. Tn ronnii numbers tha fine la tS76.000. When the offender cannot pay hi fine, under the Oregon law he must aerveone day In prison for every $2 of the fine. Therefore, Ross, who. his attorney has said, waa compelled to depend upon a charitably Inclined relative for carfare to Salem no that be might appear for trial, would serve, if ha lived. J88.0UO days In tha penitentiary or about 780 yeafe. Tha statute la section 1807 of Bellinger & Cotton's code and reads as followa: ' v j-- ' " -."If any person' ahall . receive any money whatever for -thia state, or tot any county, town, or other municipal or public corporation therein; or shall have In hla possession any money whatever belonging to such state, .county-town. or corporation, or In which such state, county, town, ort corporation haa an In terest, and ahall In any-way convert. to his own uae any portion thereof. or ahall loan, with or without interest, any portion thereof, aa by law directed ana required, or when lawfully demanded so to - do,- such person ...shall be- deemed guilty of larceny, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprison ment In the penitentiary not less than one nor more than lb years, and by fine equal to twice the amount converted, loaned, or neglected, or refused to be paid, aa the case may be... ;,;. This act becama s law lnl8S4 and other prosecutions-have been obtained under It Tha previous prosecutions were for the moat part of public of ficials and never haa there been a banker convicted under the provision. - Banker Ross, only hope of dodging a life Imprisonment is the governor a par don. If the higher courts affirm the law handed down y Judge Burnett Judge Burnett'a law la regarded as good law lu all parts of tha state where the at tention of attorneys, and jurists have been attracted to the case. , . . The trial of T. Burkhardt treas urer of the defunct .Title Guarantee Trust company of .Portland, will begin at 1 e clock j Monday July 13. iudae Burnett set tb' case definitely this morning. Thia terror of court will ad journ Saturday,! and too Burkhardt ca will come to trial in tha fora part of the next term of court. - " The charge - agalnat Burkhardt Is Identical -with tha one agalnat Ross that of converting" to his own use state school funds. Burkhardt waa Indicted In the same Indictment with Ross, aa were also George H.-Hill and John E. Aitchlson. - - - 1 - 19 wearer is subject to arrest and a fins. "The object of tha fine la to cure the peon'a'taate for thia atyle of top cover, which corded With gilt and silver Is sometimes six, feet on more across -the brim, and so1 expensive that a poor Mexican often worka a whole year in order to" earn tha price of one. The longing for a sombrero among the Mex ioana baa the desire for a merry widow or a- Panama among the people -up . A trlmm. tt a. finish. A ' ,': "The sombrero Is one of the attrac tions of Mexico.- To attempt to drive it out of Jalisco by licensing it snd fixing a number plate like a gasoline devil waeon will be resented by the tourists. But the tourists, bv, the .way are not running the country." . '" "' -. ' f . . ' , f . . - - ' . J. Thorburn Itosa.- poison 10 CURE LI Brave Man Defies 'Death by : t Extracting IVirus- From v tTerrible Beplilei ? XJ ! . ' ' - J J ',i ..' i CnUed Pwaa Uaaed Wlra.t. Kew To'rk, AprU 17. Bclenlfta , art today discussing the vastly Important operation. performed In the; Bronx. aoo, where Curator Raymond I .Dltmara, challenging death in tha performance, took from tha f anga. ot ' a anaka 17 grains of deadly fluid which is .be lieved Invaluable In tha - treatment of Inaanlty, epilepsy and kindred diseases -tho amount -obtained being aufflclent for mora than 17.000,000 ' doaea It la agreed by the aclentlats who wit nessed the .operations that tha slightest slip of the' curator's" nand would have caused his death. Alienists say that It haa been shown that "the poison, when properly diluted la instantly effective In the treatment - of mental diseases, but they have been unable to get enough of It The last was secured Ui ,1888. Tha aearclty. of thia virue la due to the fact that. the. natives of Brazil, where the "lance head" reptile Uvea, dafe not ..Miir hm Tha one operated upon yesterday. Is one of the .very- few aver- After the attendants - got the? four feet alx inch snake out of a glass cage, the curator aelaed It by the neck and aqueezed out 17 grains of the deadly polaon into, a Jar. This poison was mixed with 99 per cent of sugar and milk .until it reached the consistency of fine powder, t Krom this serum, which measures less than a third of enordi. narv . teaspoonf uL tha world s , supply wll 1 be drawn. NOBHiJTY OF FRANCE , MOUBN'S DUKE'S . DEATH h s- 1 1 ""'?..'-"';;'''''vV"i:,fy; (Palted Preae ' teased, Wlrevt-'yi' Parts. April .17. Attended by nearly, the whole French' nobility,' Solemn re Quiera hlg-h mass ' services were cele brated today over the remalnsDpf "Due da ClAulnes in the Church of St Phil ippe du Roule, . The body waa removed to the Dampierre, where another aerv ice will be held tomorrow. The mourn ers were led by Duo da Luynea, cousin of .the .deceased." .!. - '- is W4 i I -. Slcn WoptooiVeaiioyer HI BANK THIEF SEKD J. Dalzell Brovn Gets i Oil With Light ; Punishment ; vfor Bobbing: Depositprs of California-; Safe peposit , v Company.-, Eighteen - Months in State Prison-Wili: Tell Tull ; Story and Convict 1 Other Officials Through , Testi .' mony. ' V J;'-':'.V- A little stealing it a dangerous part, But stealing largely is a noble art, Tis mean to rob a henroost or a hen, But stealing millions makes us gen- tlemen. "".:.'. v7 ,V ""' . . (UnlUd Pr iMtA Wlra.) San '.- Francisco. Aori! ' 27.By ,'ar rangement with the district attorney! office. I. JDalzell Brown, weaitny man aeer of the Lantorma &aie ueposu & Trust company wnen tnai msutu tion went to the .wall, today changed his plea of not guilty to one of guilty of. the-chargeof mDez"zliftg the se curities of- the Sacramento Gas . & Electric company and ;was. sentenced to 18 months'' imprisonment in San Q'uentin. . ' ' , In t return for the remarkably-Jight sentence Brown will make a complete confession. He will tell his story to the grand jury this afternoon and as a result of his statement it is expected that other indicted officials of the de funct bank who are now out on bail will be returned tQ jail.'. ;;. ' The plea of guilty came as, a. com plete.' surprise to all save . the, defend ant's attorney and Prosecutor Cook.. - The prosecutor asked the court to be lenient in that Brown did not benefit personally by the embezzlement of the securities, Intlmatlne that Brown waa merely a tool of ofners in the bank. Cook assured tha court that Brown would tell tha grand Jury all that he knew about tha manner in which the bank's affaire were manipulated and that bis testimony ' would be of great benefit in straightening out tha many tangles Involved by the failure, . -. Before sentence was pronounced, the court asked Brown If he had anything to say. The confessed bank .wrecker stood up and with a voice quivering with emotion, saJd: - - "I never received $1 benefit from any of the funds or securities that have been embesaled and I always worked for the best lntereata of the bank." . - The-court in I pronouncing sentence, said that he was not familiar with the case, but that aa the defendant claimed that be. had not received any' benefit through -the looting of ( the bank . and that as this claim was not denied by the prosecution, he would be lenient and Impose the light sentence of 18 months Imprisonment in San Quentln. ttENEBAL LINEHTCH A M0BBNED IN JAPAN 5. V; . - ' - ' ,! .,;,; -:. f . f . r 'ft ; 'm -. t r;. 'l- i J "(DaHed Press teased Wire.) ' Toklo, April J7. The death of Gen eral IJnevltch, -who succeeded General Kuropatkln In ' command - of the Rus sian army durln tha war with Japan, in alncerely mourned throughout Japan. All of the newspapers print eulogies pf the dead soldier and comment feelingly on his demise. - V - "" 'I ' vjoow Block Clearing Way for Big Departroent Store : Building. DIAMOND JUMP THEIR BAIL; K HEADEDTHISMAY f (Speeial Dlavatca ta The oarjaV . Roaeburtr. Of- April 27. Two . of the men who re supposed to" haw been Involved in several big robberies in Sen Francisco were in custody of the police here yesterday, but were released on ' depositing , biil. - They htve jumped the town and may be on their wsy to Portland, : - The young thuga, neither ef them over iS years old. ware arrested here Saturday night for. creatine; a disturb ance in the, Oregon restaurant When taken to prison they -were reieaaea on GdLDEN EAGLE PAYS. ...... - 4 1 - ' ITS FIRST DIVIDEND 5 - : Creditors of the Golden Eale depart ment store which, under the manage nent of Gas twlt went to, the wall after the failure of the Oregon Trust A Savings bank had shut it off from its subsidy, will receive a prorata dividend or S can 6a on the dollar, according to the report of Major J. P. Kennedy, the reoelver. filed with ' Judge Gantenbeln this morning. I , '.'' ' ' " According to ths , report y et Major Kennedy .filed thia morning, there Is now cash on hand amounting to t0, 114.4 with which to meet, the accounts aggregating I229.S18.04, v which wera found to be owing when the Hat of ac counts was filed with the court January IS, last. ,! The report of Major7' Kennedy will eome aa a pleasant surprise to the many credltora of the Golden Eagle, aa It was not thought possible at the time of the failure that the store would tay mnr than 10 or 18 cents on the dollar. Under the receiver a management, now ever; the assets ot the company have been so conserved that the relatively large dividend of 28 per cent will bs4 pald. unaer tne oraer oi juage uanwn- beln, whlchrwas signed this morning. ARMY RULE -HURT LOCAL TRADE (Wuhlartoa Bttreas ef The Journal.) K waahington, - April 17. Quartermaatsr General Aleahlre said today: "The new rule of the quartermaster's "department will not operate to decrease the quan tity of supplies purchased In the imme diate future and ultimately will cause FATAL I'JIRE III POOL OF WATER '"-' 1 ..'- V '"' : , esaaawsgaasii i lm II y " 4 Street Foreman at Victoria Electrocuted . When tie ; : ? Stepped Into, Puddle. ; f: . (United Press teased Wlre.J '' Victoria R . &. April ' J7. WUliara Bcott aged B. for many years foreman of the street aang in this city, was in stantly electrocuted' br live wires, blown down during the rale. A- Scott with several men in the employ of the city, had been sent about 4:80 o'clock - to Ross bay to -examine the damage done by the mile. Thev found that aome trees had been i blown down and in falling had brought with them a number of telephone wlres , The lat ter were entangled with thy electric lines above and when Scott without thinking, stepped into a pool of water in which-the wire lay;, he received the full 1,000 volts. . . . He Is survived- by a widow and large family. - - . 4 4 THIEVES ! depositing $10 ball each. Tbey were t appear this morning to answer to charges of disturbing tha peace.. When eourt convened they were not to be found, and it was later learned that tbey had left town Sunday morning. Soon atier it waa learned that the men had departed a message came from the chief of police of Kan Kranclsco asking that men anawarlng their de scription be detained, as It waa known thatvChey had escaped to this section. The men were wanted for diamond rob beries. -: . - " ' ' Both "thievee were well dressed and had plenty of money. They wore costly diamond. Tha Portland police have been notified. . ... The court haa set May 29 as tha day upon which any creditors or otters In terested tn tha settlement of the claims shall appear and make objections to the settlement of the clslms on the baals of the receiver's .report Following that data the apportionment of tha funds among tha credltora will begin. The report of the receiver shows that he was able to accumulate 978.287.8U out of the- aala of the property and as sets of tha atore. Out of thia sum It wis necessary to aDend 818.287. 80 as tha cost of closing up the business of the store. In doing tnl It was neces sary for the receiver to employ . 120 clerks and other employes. The ex penses of tha receivership therefor vut rtown the amount or available assets, ac cruing from the aale of tha property, to the total of fS0.8U.48. the sum left for distribution. . - Out of the aggregate claims IIS lit 04 the Orecon Trust A Saving bank claimed 81 08.107.89 as tha amount ad vanced to the institution-at the request of Gus Low It the manager of the rtnlrien roaale. . .. The actual net aura now In the handa of the receiver, lor the distribution among the. creditors is 9222.709.91. this belna the amount left after having de- I ounm . ui . . . in -. p I amounted to H.908.18. clalma which WLL NOT mora to be bought at Portland than under the old rule. . , ' The plan, according; to Aleahlre, will be to buy more alores In the open mar ket In the vicinity of army posts, keep ing only certain supplies in San Fran cisco, where a large atorage . depot la now being built and whioh was provided for by congress several yeara ago. . UNDER ARREST Seattle Man Armed With 21 ; Guns Captured at San" f . Francisco. " 1 v "United Praas teased "Wire.) ;' ; ' San ' Francisco, April !7 San . Fran cisco detectives are not opposed.- to ar senals in the right place, but when it comes to' those of the walking variety they protest most strenuously. John William of Seattle, has learned at least this much to his sorrow since he has been here. -,-....,,-,,-,,..-.. i i- .rs.,..,; .. Armed with 21 revolvers of all alsea and makes, he waa arrested and today occupies av cell at police headquarters. Just what; he intended to 'do -with the weapona is not Known. One of the de tectives suggested that Williams might have been - preparing to give the - At lantic fleet a national salute, using a different revolver for each salute, mak ing 21. but the prisoner has nothing to say on this -question. Williams will be : held ' until - the police- learn more about him. . . , TRAINED NUBSE IS , ' , i BUBNED TO DEATH ' . (United Press teased Wire.) Los "Angeles,. . April , U. Her clothes ablasa and half suffocated with smoke. Miss V M. E, Bralnard, trained nurse, after struggling vainly at her home to get out of a folding- bed a blanket with which to smother the flames, is today dead from the effect, of burns. Mlaa Bralnerd waa preparing her luncheon and struck a match to light the burner a of a gas stove. The flash set fire to her clothing and soon she was enveloped In flames. . - . HULMII ARSEIIAL WORKMEN PREPARING FOR GREAT BUILDING. Work haa been -commenced on the conatruction of the mammoth new de partment? Store ; for. Olds, Wortman King, ; on the Pennoyer .block. The buildings were removed from the ground some months sgo and now the trees are being cut down and preparations made for excavation of the cellar, and ma terials are V beln ! assembled for -the foundation. ' v. ; " ' . The building will be one of the most Interesting structurea on the const It will be erected bv the Portland Trustee company, and will be a fireproof, steel and concrete- structure of five stories, specially planned and adapted for a de THOUSANDS OF IMS IH BATTLE Bussian Cossacks All But ; Ovenihelmcd .by Kurds Aho Surround Them on All Sides in Jlountains Terrific Fighting. : Mysterious rMoTcmcnts of Turkish , Troops . Makes Czar Uneasy 3 rand puke Nicholas Goes to Front to Take Charge. - ' (Catted Frees teaaad Wire.) 7 Vienna, April 17-Terrlflo CghUnf is reported on , the Shah's side of the Ruaao-Perslaa frontier. , Tha entire population of tha mountain region south of ths Aras river is rising against tbo Russian force now about 1,800 strong sent into their country to punish the Kurds for raiding tha czar's territories. The Coaaacks continue to- hold their Own, but their position, according to ad vioes from St Petersburg, Ja critical Tha available Russian military forces within easy marching dlatanca are also exhausted and the body now In the field will have to fight It out alone If It la to eacape annihilation." The Cossack force, with its machine auna.haa no trouble In battering down the enemy's villages ; ana inflicting heavy loss of life on their bands, but la fairly ' overwhelmed by sheer numbers and unable to flght to advantage in the rocky, broken country where the moun taineers, almost equally well armed end disciplined, are perfectly at home. The continued massing -of Turkish troops along the sultan's half of the southern boundary Of the Caucasua greatly adds to St. Petersburg's apprehensions. Though It Is said in St. Petersburg that the Grand luke Nicholas Nlcho laievltch's departure for the south is merely on personal business, there Is lit tle doubt that h is to take cliarga of the altuatlun In the Caucasus. SAIITA BARBARA VJEIM1ES FLEET Sailors Bombarded ' With rFlowers During Parade. . ' Street a Ballroonu ' . (Catted Prase lasted Wire.) '.4 Santa Barbara. Cal, April J7.-Sant Barbara gave welcome to the fleet this morning, . The greeting followed a quiet Sunday, during; which the nerves of the officers and. men .were given a much- , needed rest The real fleet festlvlUea began this morning. - ' -v':;' -, i The ships are anchored off shore and are being; garlanded In flowers, i The feature 'of today's program is the floral parade and battle of flowers to be held this afternoon. Blossoms ara to be ehowered upon the visiting sailor men. Batteries of the fairest daughters Of Santa Barbara will be stationed in strategic positions on the field of bat tle, with a score of dainty" girls acting aa "powder monkeys" to keep the bat teries Supplied with their fragrant am munition. , - ')' : 1 '.. -'' 'v' ' .' . While the officers are enjoying the dance at tha Potter, a public dance will be given, on the boulevard. - Tha entire stretch-of this beautiful driveway wlil be used as a ballroom and bands irmu the ships will be stationed at Intervals to supply tho music There la today an Openly exDressfltf sentiment among the officers of the fleet following the arrival of eastern mail. -that the fleet will never r turn as a unit to Atlantic waters. ui : it la expected that the Itinerary tnro'u- i Aslatlo waters will be carried out hs planned, yet it is not thought the fw. t will ever pass through the 8ue cmnl. While 'refusing to-: dlvu! tiiir innrra n infarmetlon. a ntin-!l''r "r tf is officers are stating as a fact that ) " Ington will bold me neet in t . i waters for a year at least. partment atore. Members of-tt bur. Visited the e&t and s;'.ji i have secured ail the bt inl i ldeae In department for- :.- - . and these will be emljoi1!-.i v. .j meroua original aim--ti.n i i pla lans. The tunajnf v.ui i -i In 109. ana the tor ! l , for the fU trade, -'i'het extraordinary liiterest in -u f ubllc In the riej-otiat).. . d up to the contract ' for Olds, Wurtnian s I. tlatlons were r.v'nn-- years ao by-J. W imn i cured tne 1h-( f ! ; i and brouaht tin - i tee fysi'i hiiv t ? -a deparuiicr.t ' ': n :