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THE SOURML CURRIERS WILL TAKE YOUR VJMT-D srjjnr begpmi; of f CEfif l VJORD, IF YOU CMIlOT Cm OR PUOV.E WE 0,7 i READ THE WANT - y,DS AND DISPLA Y. - ' 405 In Today's JOURNAL . The , Weather Showerj , tonight and. Tuesday;- southerly winds. JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY .WAS 29,100 VOJ-. VII. NO, 49; i PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY , 4,. 1908.-SIXTEEN PAGES. , PRICE TWO CENTS. 0 TRACTS AHO VTWt .siAiica. wns. cjuits n n M Sv :-n nu) u uu SittiislHi MP f IimOfS SMASHES - INTO ALABAMAM MONTEREY HARBOR En Accident More Serious. Than Was First Reported 3Iighr Have' Been First .Disastrous " ' " Happening During Voyage, s-. (Vnlted Preii Leaied Wb-e.l ' Monterey, May 4. By the merest chance a, very serious accident a was averted late Saturday night when the Illinois collided with the Alabama.. This morning the fact thaV the .ships were In collision, leaked out and U was also learned that a collision was not avert ed as first- reported. the ' port, gangway of ", the Alabama was torn away and the port side was badly scraped.. Other damage was done, - but, the exact nature, ot it la being, kept a secret. ; Tbecrash is reported lohaya been terririe. , '"' rinrinff the heavv sale that was blow. tnw Huturdav nleht the Illinois -Darted her anchos and . drifted . toward the ..iibamu, wmon is -wear Aamirai 8perry's flagship. After drifting KOO yard- her stern swung, wis tn Aia JustVbefore rthe-"eollislon -occurred. however, the emergency anchor of'tne iillnnls were ldweredt but not In' time to prevent, the accident. It was In the crash that a big hole was stove In the , bow 01 Aamirai ssperry a oarge. The Alabama la. known as the ''Hoo doo" of ithej American navy. This ts the third time she has been In a similar accident; On January 8, 1906, she ran Into the Kentucky In New.York harbor and later the Illinois the same -ship that was in .Saturday night's collision, ran Into the Alabama at Provincetowo, Massachusetts.- The gale at Santa Cms Is still quite heavy and some dlffieuity 'is-being ex perienced in loading and, unloading rieet. visitors. Aroused by reports that prof esslona.1 beggars attired sb Jackles are expected to mingle -with the crowds during the celebration in San Francisco, officers of the first squadron today ? issued cards of, Identification to the enlisted men. It is hoped In this way the men who will lmprtue upon the public will be detected. "' The enlisted men of 'the Atlantic-" fleet are, planning to give Ad miral Evans, a rousing farewell r ception when he leaves the fleet in San Francisco. Perhaps an admiral in the , American navy was never more liked or admired by his men than Evans Is by his jackies.- 5-YEAR-fltD BOY STARTS FOR SEA ; 1 ; ' ' Little Fellow's llope of Be ing Second "Admiral Evans" Shattered. Col ted Prof itwtt Wire.) ' , Ban Francisco, May 4. Willie 8wtt ser, S years old, ran away from, boms In , Monterey .to enlist In the navy and be . come a second- Admiral Bob Kvans. A "rude "cop'1 knocked air his plans on the : head .today when he dragged the urchin from under a seat Jn an - excursion train. -. , - : The lad wore a sailor hat bearing the been given to him by a- "bluejackle," who told 'him he could enlist In San Francisco.- . So the- little fellow left alonterey Saturday night. No trace was found of .him until a detective located him under the seat of the train.' ; M0NEV F0K KELTEF OF r SOUTHERN SUFFEHEES - I, i t " . . Washington, . Mar 4, The senate to day passed the house resolution appro priating S25O.OO0 to the relief of the suffering- caused by the recent cyclonic storm - in .the south, .in. which several hundreds of lives were lost and hun dreds of families'-were made homeless. N TOILS AND S3.QOO LOOT RECOVERED -(Oalted- Press Leaeed Wire.) .-.--! , Laredo, Tex.i May 4- The mea who robbed the Wella-Fargo Express com pany of 63,000 on the Mexican Cen . tral railway, h've in jail here and both 1 mea have confessed.. They are Luis Duke Died in an Opium Den 1 - l 1 .,;:') 1 Ah j ' ' si 1 la The nC'de : Chaulncs. ; the Toung I'ench Nobleman. . Who Married MIssr ThesodoTe-Sriojlti. ' V 7 . : V; (Cnlted Prme Ihim. Wire.) J!f w. .. ,Yoxk..,MA-, T.uxtiier-hews tending to "show tha, poke de Cbaulnes, the 'lata husband 'Of. the former 'Theo dora 61tontsof KeW;"JTor:,:"w stricken In an onlum .den and ' that he was re moved 'ta hhi' hotel In ar dying-1 condi tion ts-contained in a cable to the New York Times from 'Parts. -sThe cable says the duke was taken from the den by a police official and that it was not tintU after his death in the Hotel ,Lang ham that his .wife realised the real cause of his demise. . It develops,, says the Paris caole, .that De Chaultiea went, .to .the. dan accompanied by aq Intljuate friend of his sister, the Duchess d'Uses. An hour later the proprietor -o" the place became alarmed ..over Ills 'condi tion. "He seemed to -be dvlns. The- to- llce . orlielal was , called ; and the duke was removed to his hotel, where the next . morning ite . w;as found sdead -by his wlfe. - I ' - V . g ' k ; . 1 it - '. t i '.,ji,.i.,, : 1 ' Dlnan's Trial Continued (United I'ran leaeed Vnre.l San Francisco. ; Mar 4. The, case of Jeremiah, pinan, former chief f -police indicted for ' perjury . In corvnectlon with the rbarare of conspiracy with Abe Ruef to blackmail disorderly ." reeorts. was continued today for two weeks. PAY FINES FOR ABUSING CATTLE Judfre Landis Punishes Kail- roads TV Tiich i ailed jo Water Stock in Cars. (Cnited Plea tossed Wlrt. " Chicago, May 4. Fines totaling I1J,- 400 . were today imposed by Federal Judge v Kenesaw --Mountain - .Landis against several railroads violating the taw which prohibits roads from keeping livestock tn boxcars .more than, 28, hours without food, rest o( water, unless the time expires during the night. . The- -chief of fender was the .Rock Is land, which, was fined 14,850. ' vlhe other fines, ranged from 1100 to $300 In each canei- . Eighty-seven cases were settled;' 10 are' pending. Numerous violations have been committed li) various parts of the country. . ; -N 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 .M.,i.t. -.:.' f Cities' Seek Bankers' Convention. - --. (United fma. Leawd Wirt. J Atlantic City, N. X, May4. The ex- eeutfve council of the ' American Bank ers' "association met here today to de cide on. the place of holding the an nual convention of the-association this year. -, Invitations lrom several cities have been received, among them being Saratoga, Denver and Hot, Springs- -; Cutting, chief clerk fa tb general of-' flees of the express company, and Ro dolfo Alvarez, fellas Rodriguez, the express messenger, who disappeared In Agaa Callentes., The money was found -by the police in Cutting's room. . . .-. ; r - - - -'" GRAfJT LAUDS IS CUT INTO Huge Territory in Klaniath, Harney , arid, Malhenr Counties Is Now, Open for Settlement Division Plan Successful. Supreme 'Court of United states Has Passed' Upon the -Title of the Ebad Com pany's Land and It Can not Be Questioned. The' best part of the Oregon military road land grant, comprising 00,000 of the total 00,000 . acres, Is to - bo thrown open immediately for settle ment., and ' colonization work ha al ready been begun. .The' Valley Jjand company, composed." of eastern people. with . Portland headquarters at 830 Chamber of Commerce, has . perfected a plan, of sale of the .lands iq tracts comprising 'Hi$01"trftctSi varying from 10 -acres with Irrigation to 1.000 acres or grazing land. 1 .The company Is htiaded by H. J. Mar tin -of Kansas City, jr H. Borders is secretary, and II. C Shrimp is treas- urer. - These men are - the . same who successfully nut- the largest! tract ever opened In Colorado on the market last year m the Ban Luis valley, and built an irrigation dam Do feet high, storing water for 'irrigation of a portion of that tract desired for intensified farming. Ctear Title to land. . H. A. Hunter, president of the Ore gon Military Iand Grant company, for mer owners ot the entire 600,000 acres, returnee to Portland yesterday, on bus iness connected with- the formal con veyance of ; title to . the new company. At the Portland hotel last evening he said: . ' -- "fThls grant, which extends from the Klamath Indian reservation to Lake view, and thence through Harney and Malheur counties to the Snake river, should not be confused In the public mind with one or two railroad grants that ' have litrgatlon over titles. The title toMhe Oregon military road, grant Is absolutely unquestioned. -. "It has twice been adjudicated by the supreme court of the United States, which has decided that Its validity can not be challenged. The grant was passed from the government many rears ago without any strings- it as o its sale, the price at which It should be sold, or any other complication. Beak ew Industries. ' "The plan adopted by the colonisation company is unique, and bas been found successful In . putting other v similar tracts upon the market. "That the company hal great confi dence 1 in southern Oregon climatic con ditions and the soil of the lands to be opened to settlement is shown by the fact that thev are Offering H.OQO and railroad ! transportAtlonlAhyone . who will make ariv Investigation and show that their printed literature for settlers contains any - ralsrepresentatloim re garding the lands. They have offered 160,000 toward starting industries at Lakeview, $25,000 of which Is to go for a bonus. to the first beet sugar fac tory started there." The lands comprise alternate sec tions In a strip la miles wide through Traits and Harnev counties and a por tion of Klamath county., These lands are to be divided Into i B.974 10-acre farms. "-4,080 ' JO-scre farms, l,ff20 40 acre farms, BOO SO-Sre farma. 400 16 acre farms18 640-acre farms, and six 1,000-acre farms. . ' One Uniform. Prloe. ' The contracts tor farms sold to set tlers are certified by the Pioneer Trust company of Kansas City. The4uniform price of each farm, regardless of size, is to be . 200. - Each 10-acre tract is t have S seres of Irrigated land. The sum of $200,000 to be held In trust by the Pioneer Trust company will be devoted to construction of an Irrigation system . taking water from the . Cottonwood river to irrigate about 80,000 acres in the .Goose Lake valley. . "There are Irrigation projects under consideration by . the company .in other (Continued on Page Two.) 12.000 LOTS MYSTERY OF HANDBAG WHICH WAS TAKEN FROM mEtiS' LOAN OFFICE My8tery Who took Miss Caroline Myer's -handbag, from the desk of the Myers - Loan- company , at 1 1'4J .Third street at 10 o'clock this morning, took a new streetcar 1 ticket book and the keys to the Myers shop and residence and thew cropped -the bag' on Morrison streetT 5 i . The theft occurred at 10 o'clock this morning while a clerk and' several cus tomers were .In theshop. Shortly aft" erward a man stepped into the business office of The Journal -and left the bag. saying that a woman had .picked It up on the street, , asked hlm what to do with it,-and be had taken it to The Journal office to- be returned to Its owner. -" A. 'E. Lindsey, Manager for Moyer's, Noticed Unfor tunate ITan at That' Time and Bowed to Him Du Bois Story Disproved. Front Door of Store Vas Closed and Not Wide Open as Reported Contradic tory Stories Baffle the Po lice. . 91,000 AID. , By orSer of tns county court a reward of $l,tCO has been offered for the arrest of the man or nun who killed. Hatha -Wolff, XTtday " sight. , acerohaats of Plrst atreet are also eoutcmplatUig subaorlb- : tat torn reward fund. .... , After three days a man has been found who saw Nathan Wolff in his store shortly before he was murdered and which clearly disproves the story told by M. L. Du Bois to the effect that he stood in front of Wolff's store at 6:20 or 6:25 and saw a man standing behind the counter at that time. The man who saw Wolff was A. E. Lindsey, manager , of the Moyer Cloth ing store at First and Tamhlll. who passed Wolff s store between :lt -and 6:18 o'clock and saw Wolff in the north window lemoving trays of Jewelry to place in the safe. Lindsey nodded to WOiff and the murdered man returned the salute. Lindsey said that the front door was closed which would also con tradict Du Bois' story to the effect that the-dodr was wide open. There can be no doubt as to Lindsay's statements because they were verified bv the records In the weather bureau office. Lindsey 'stated that he closed his store at First and Yamhill streets about five minutes after o'clock. At that time the heavy rain eommenced to fall and ha waited on the platform ol the store ' until It subsided. He said that he waited about 10 minutes as near u ha could aDDroximate the time and then proceeded down to Morrison street where he boarded a Sunnyslde oar to go home. ' . , ' . weauier Jtecoias. The records ot -tbs weather; bureau sfiow that the heavy rainfall occurred hntween 6:08 and 6:15. although Ahn a-reatest "precipitation was between 1:10 and (t-.iK.. , Llndsev said that he waited a minute or more until he made suro mai U1S nwvj 1 b m iwi ciuyvj at,ui then proceed north on First street, walking- close to the buildings because tbe rain had not entirely stopped. This would bring him. at -Wolff's store be tween 4:17 and 8:18 o'clock This would gtve tne muraerer dui biz or seven- minutes to enter ine store, Induce Wolff to cross to the south sld of the store, shoot the Jeweler, carry the body to the rear room, strike him about 80 blows on the head with the ax, wipe his hands andbTace free of blood and then return to the position whero he was sen by Du Bois. To'do this would be . a- physical impossibility and Du Bois' statement to - the effect that he iaw the stranger behind the counter at :24 or 6:26 o'clock - coujd not ., be tln regard to the records In the of fice 'bf the weather bureau they fur ther bear out Lindsey In his statement ss to the rainfall. The chart shows that the rain0 continued lightly until 6:29 d'clock and then a drizsle set in which continued until 6:43, when tht rainfall stopped entirely; Another feature In regard to Llnd sey's statement which would tend to (Continued on Page Two.) Miss Myers was not tn tlie office at the time the, theft occurred. She bad left her leather bag on - the counter, near the rear of the store, but had taken out what - money was in it and the keys to the safe. The keys to the Iron grating before the front door, the front door itself and the door to the C. B. Myers residence were left lit the beg to gether with - a nickel watch. worth a couple of dollars, some small toilet arti cles, ..handkerchief and cards and let ters, 'the latter being, of considerable Importance. . - , The- clerk In. the. store saw no one take the bag, and as there were several customers in the shop at the time he could not tell which one bad been stand ing near- where it lay. The first Miss Myers knew of the loss of her prop erty was when site received a telephone message from The Journal notifying 1 ' . r '',- 'AT'FMIIFR Ashore after battling MtiTU n Tcnnici''..!hic $ This Picture' oTaltescuo by? CrW, ot 'Volunteer Gives Some Idea' of (the Difficulty of JBririRlng the.JSurVfvors . , .; of.the Stranded Schooner' Ashore Such as the' Newport Llfesavjng Crew (Must Have', Eh oountwed.- ) ' SCORES WATCH YOUNG MEN OIE Canffht in Storm Off San Pedro Try to Beach Breakwater. (Cntted Prcet Leated Wirt.) Log Angeles, May ; 4. Whlle a score of persons on the shores watched the tragedy, powerless to give assistance, two young men -whose identity has not been established, and who had braved the dangers of - deeo-sea - fish In In a light skiff in yesterday' fierce storm off San Pedro., fought desperately for few minutes as their light craft was wrested rrom tneir control and men sank ta a watery srave. caught m the rougn water beyond tne nrotection of ths breakwater One was sweot overboard and carried out to sea. while the-open -boat and us remaining occuiiant -were 'driven before, the fierce southwest wind into the breakers off Alamitos ferry, ' Where - the- shell overturned "and- the - second v victim drowned. Neither of . the bodies recovered. BBYAN TOO BUSY FARMING TO' SPEAK (Cnltrd Prw LKMd Wir.) AllUrUtlle A vv,i xaa.se j : a uwt a k v times when Wllilam J. Bryan evidently takes more interest in rarnnng ana carpenter worK tnan ne aoes in epeecn The Meorasicao nan promisea mat re would be the principal speaker at a meeting of the Nebraska Traveling Men's club Saturday night, but be was so busv all - day patching up fences and doing other work on his farm that he forgot all aooui tne promise untu It was too late to reach Lincoln. 'Farme Bryan rushed to the tele phone when he recalled the engagement and apologised to the club, stating that the matter had - entirely slipped . his mind. Dr. P. HalL president of the Central National . bank, was substituted the orator. . ., , . r "j j r her' that the bag was at The Journal ornce. . " ' . . The ; cierk-.wno. received ..the' bag at The 'Journal ' describee ; the raw who orougnt it in as oeing rather .tall,- wear ing a soft brown hat and a long, brown "raglan" overcoat- He was welt dressed, and there' is little doubt . but that he secured the bag. in the. manner ne saia. . - . ' Miss Myers, ascribed . the theft tor the outgrowth of ' the murder of Nathan Wolff.1 J'I believe tt is something In the alr-i-what ; is called auto-suggestion." said she. - "The 'person who took that bag had read of the killing of Wolff and something simply. told Elm to take my purse -when he saw tt on the coun ter." I don't -think he was responsible." She is not roing to take anr risks, how ever, and riHs had new locks fitted to the doors ot her home-and the office. . 1 KFLTOM TbBIFTk - 1 Rendered , Unmanageable, a 'Southbound Aberdeen Vessel Strands Near New port Lifesavers Make Efforts to Save Survivors. (Special Dltvitet to Tb JoonwH, j Newport, Or., May 4.--Swnnfc Into the trough of the sea by a great wave that ; completely enveloped .her and caused a leak In her hull, the steam schooner Minnie E. Kelton . became unmanageable and drifted ashore at Depot bay, 15 miles north of here, Saturday night. -, Eleven men of her crew of 21 are; supposed to have perished. The captain and eight of the seamen -were rescued hy the Newport life saving crew and one sailor named J.' Nelson managed to drift ashore on a hatch way. When rescued e was la an exhausted' condition." , His leg was broken. ,. - . - -, . The troubles of the Kelton , began Friday, afternoon when a , stiff north west gale sprang up. The deckload of the cargo ot lumber : with, which the vesseL which was southbound from Aberdeen, was loaded, ' shifted and the erew;;wen desperately to .work, to 'try to rtght the ship. This, failed and;the vessel was put her head to the wind tn hopes-of saving: her until the storm subsided. - Saturday evening a big wave boarded the- craft, tore- away part of the deckload. . and wrecked , the . after house. TThe ? vessel was then .at the (Continued on Page -Two.) .v-"' ..1 A.. WAVE HITS DECKHOUSE PITTSBURG POLICE, THINK HIGHWAYMEN ' : GOT HALF Ml LUC. 1 .'(Calted JTtt teised ' Wire.) ' Pittsburg, Msy 4. Instead of the loss occasioned by the robbing of -the Ad ams Express -company car on the Pan handle KAUroaa last Tnursaay nignt oe Ine $600 as has been stoutly maintained by officials of the company up to today, tt ,1a now rumored tnat the loss will reh closs to IMO.OoO. ,' The-robbery la said by 'members '"of X SA100II REFORr.1 OBJECT OF MEET National Brewers ;T)psirp. t.i Divorce Liqiior Business' . From1 Gambling. r. r) ; (Coited 'Pres teased- Wire.) 1 J Chicago, 'May 4.' -X new "movement Of tremendous Importance- and prophetla significance tn the direction of reform ing the American, milnnn, has' mBt.,ui. ised. . The movement which is rapidly gaining headway, is within the ranks of the liquor- Interests themselves. The question of elevating the saloon busi ness will be -the toulo of crime Imnnrt. ance at the national convention of the United States Brewers' association wxiicn win do neia in Mliwaulcee June S. 9 and 10. "Tns action of the conven tion; will ; be the answer to ,the antl ilquor agitation that has been sweeping the country culminating this spring lu disastrous losses of business to the sa loon interests. Among, the topics to be discussed are-the following: ' Aietnoaa or aivorcmg the saloon bunt -neea from ; gambling, Iot machines and vice, - ' . . ' ... t Local option and prohibition laws re cepUy, enacted by the state legtelatures IIABEY TIUW' LEAVES MATTEAWAN ASYLU3I . j V .,'A. '" "''"'II. - - . (United Fna Leeied Wfr. FlshkUl Landing. , N. . T., May 4 Harry ' Kendall Tbaw, '. accompanied by Dr. Baker, acting superintendent , of Matteawan asylum, and , number nf guards, - left early today for Pough keepsie, where Justice Morsohauser .will preside at the habeas corpus proceed. Ings which are' brought to . have Thaw released, from , the asylum.. " Rich Copper Deposits. (United PreM leased Wire.) Santa . N. - M., May 4. -Eastern New Mexico and Roosevelt county In particular la excited over the dteoovery of a deposit of copper which may rival that of Michigan or Montana. A fw days ago while drilling a well for wat..r on a homestead claim 10 miles eoiitu of the town of La Lands the drill rmfie trated a vein of native property of p- culiar richness. The, news spread rm. ldly snd within H hours aftr the i j covery had become known, 400 !,. :. were staaea uu m uv iimueuiaie vii-ja- ity.- The rush l stui on.,, ihe-Pittsburg -detective fume of the biggest ever pui.i-d tt!t it United States. . - Tody men snfi bovs T-'i r I r coin la the vicinity .f ti.e , -,' - hnidup at w a:ker's Jr ! li f 1 I pl.-c'- veie .! a diiantliy t'f ! I I, Hnn.i'."t tl.s r . . ' . snln' r I r 1 Ue 1ia in 0.1 v. -i '
