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Newspaper Page TextThe Jonm Sixty Miles ol Portland, All Directions, and Tfoonphont flic Slab ot Oregon ThariiAny Other DallyPaperKo Exceptions,; Circialation Records and Records ot Cash Receipts Open to the Thousands? of Bargains .-: JIdvirtlsed by Portland Mn t chants In tho Sunday Journal ; Tomorrow,:, Road 7 horn.: The Weather Fair, tonight, with light frost; Sunday fair, warmer. JOURNALS CIRCULATION FESTERDAY WAS 30,150 I VOL., VII. NO. 54. PORTLAND, OREQON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1908. TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. JMamFcSi ' kill rate mission O.E.&N. to File Suit to En join the State Railroad Commission From Enforc ing Its Order Reducing Eastern Oregon Rates. Alleged One Sixth Eeduc tion Would Disturb Bal ance of the Transconti nental Rates and Also the Kates From California. Early next week W. W. Cotton, gen eral attorney tor the O. R. & N. railway company will file a suit In the federal court for Oregon to enjoin the Oregon Railroad commission from enforcing Ita raoenl-OKlej -redwing alattHjatle lates from Portland to points east of The Dalles. - Mr. Cotton's position will be that - such an order as the railroad commit ' aloa haa promulgated would be a vio lation of the lawa of Interstate com merce. So far aa known the issue has never before been squarely presented, and the result of the Oregon case will be watched with the keenest Interest by transportation companies and state commissions. Oaa Sixth Seduction Ordered. The railroad commlNSlnn'a order was grafted on a complaint from the Port land chamber of commerce that the present distributive rates from Port land to points east of The Dalles, which is the head of unobstructed navigation, were unjust and excessive. The com mission ordered that a reduction of one sixth be made from the rate from Port land to inland points after deducting "the present rate of 25 cents per hundred from Portland to The Dalles. It is alleged by the railroad com pany that auch a reduction would un balance the transcontinental rata to eastern Oregon points, and also tlx; California rates to the same pointa in eastern Oregon, - and that the result would be to compel the railroad com pany to reduce Its Interstate rates in order to enable eastern Oregon mer- chanta to buy goods direct from tlio east and south in competition with Portland merchants. Sntall interstate sadnotloa. Mr. Cotton, briefly discussing the grounds on which his Injunction suit will be brought, said: "Using Baker City for example, the present rate per hundred pounds or per carload from the east and from Cali fornia are slightly lower, aa a general ruie, tnan are me rates rrom Portland. The usual basis of computing the dis tributive rates from Portland on goods brought from the est or south makes the transcontinental haul about equal to the sum of the Portland terminal rate and the distributive haul back to final destination. These rates vary lightly.' enough to make the rate from Chicago ta- Baker City, for instance, a little lower than via Portland. But the reduction of distributive rates asked by Portland and ordered by the com mission would bring the rate via Port land down below the rate direct from the' eaftt or south to Baker, thereby shutting the eastern Oregon point out of its present chance to ship direct from the ' east or south unless wa re duce our Interstate rates. "It looks to faie like- this would be an Interference with interstate rate. While there Isynot, so .far aa I know, an Instance where this Issue has been brought' up In a direct way, I havn found one or two decisions that look good to me. I will have the paper ready for. filing the first of next week. KflMLi W PORILID IMKIIIvoUl KlvUlVlK WILL HOI nr i nnrn 1 dt LUotn n r" t ' l A -A v - . it It ! YSW. 3 S If I if , irznv-i ri:.J&T 1 - hi 1 i?s i" O ; b' ' nrt'.'"4 av fc. .-. z -w. .. H J Chamber of Commerce Re ceives Advices From Quartermaster-General Saying Many Purchases Will Be 3Iade Here If Prices Right j General Aleshire Writes Senator Fulton Regarding Future Policy of Govern ment in Dealing With This City. t Home of Mrs. Adam Grueb, Who Says She Lent Martin a Revolver. In herylittle cottage at 149 Pennoyer street this morning, Mrs. A. J. Grueb, told of how she had tried to save Edward H. Martin from his vicious drug habit; how she had done what she believed her God would want her to do for one of her fellowmen, and In her narrative of her ac quaintance with Martin finally told how Martin appeared at her mod est home at 4 o'clock last Friday afternoon, just a few hours before Wolff was murdered, and borrowed a revolver. ifBliiiiE (Special Dltpaten to The Journal.) Qoldendale, Wash., May . Twenty six thousand dollars, damage, waa dona by a fire which originated In Smith A Gunning's Jewelry store about 4 o'clock this morning. The fire spread rapidly and a number of buildings were con sumed before the . flames were con . trolled. .. . . . : - ' BLACK HAND GANG AT BUENOS AYRES Buenoe ' Ayres," May t. Tha' police have discovered the 'depot of a secret society calling Itself, the Black' Hand, and after a' short struggle captured tha men, with a lot of jMrploalves and fire arms. ""The chief of the plot Is a Rus sian named Abraham Hartensteen. , and the plan consists ef destroying housaa; ' the -waterworks and barracks. A fur . ' tlier search discovered a party of aft : archlsts - making bombs. Coouments Japtured show the men to be of the hartensteen "group. - With them war ar ' rested two women, . -, . . N "Jtfartln was very pale and was in a great hurry, said Mrs. Grueb this morning when for the first time she told of lending the revolver to Martin. "He stood Just within the doorway and said that he wanted to borrow the revolver because ha was going to engage in tar get practice. He said that he would re turn Jt within a-few days, and I gave It to him. "At that time I did not think much about loaning the revolver to him. It seemed the natural thing to do. He told me of.hls army experience; said that he naa carnea nrearms two-tnirds of his life, and I loaned It to him, I did not know that he had gone back to the use of drugs. .1 had not seen him for about six months. Had I thought that he had been drinking, or was under the influ ence of drugs I would not have let him have the revolver. Sorry She XfOaned Revolver. "I have no idea what became of the revolver. When I read In The Journal that Wolff Had been shot by a dope fiend. It fairly made me sick I am sick over the affair yet, but I am telling what, happened without judging Martin, because my conscience demands that I do so. I do not know whether Martin used the revolver to kill Wolff, or whether he pawned It to raise money to replenish his funds. However, I loaned the weapon to him and am sorry for it, because I am compelled to tell what I know and may Injure the man whom I tried to save from himself. "When I read In The Journal of March 25. 1907, that a young man waa about to be sentenced to ninety days on the rockplla in order to cure him of the drug habit, I Immediately thought of Dr. Griffin at Salem. I had .heard of his cures for such persons and I took one of his cards and went to Father M- Devltt, asking him whether Dr. Griffin's treatment might not work a better .cure than Martin would get at tha rockpHe. "Then I heard nothing mora about It until I wrote to Dr. GrifTIn asking for more information about his treatment because of Martin. I also sent Dr. Griffin a copy of The Journal contain- ( Continued on Page Two.) HERE THEY ARE: AN OCTOPCS Ofc, JUSTICE Organization proposed to sharks of crime. combat the INDIANS' RELIGIOUS POW-WOW Presbyterian mission which attracts red men from all parts of Umatilla and other reservatlona of Paciflo northwest. REDWOOD LUMBER CAMPS Forest reserves created In Oregon and ..Washington to prevent the destruction of magnificent old trees. PECK ON PROHIBITION Former governor of Wisconsin tells of obser vations in the "dry"' south. TYPEWRITER FORGERY Latest thing In crime Is detection of crim- 1 Inals through typewriting. How an effort to steal a J 1.000, 000 estate was delected. pHVMMERS WITHOUT SAMPLES Men who make big sales without "showing"' customer. tipi vircc mpuiMirr pnrvta Tn win -.- .1. - ,..! brown men should be warning. VOCAL GOLD MINES Nature's greatest gift of wealth is a beautiful voice. SING A SONG OF SINKERS The Katsenjammer Kids In the great comic supplement are only part of the aide-splitting merry-making cfSw The Journal offers for your amusement. Better than ever. BEST SPORTING SECTION THE JOURNAL LEADS Expert writers, under the direction of R. A. Cronin,. contribute to the most attractive and compltte sporting sec tion in tHe west. fi TWO LEASED WIRES The Jourfcal lias all the news up to the minute. You can't afford to be behind the times. HORSE SENSE Punishment has no place in the "higher" education of the horse. DISEASED MONEY -Look out for tha germs ' that lurk In the next greenback you get -Sou can t see them, but they are there. NATURAL BRIDGE OF THE ROGUES Little known about Interesting wonders of Oregon. Lovely spots in great distriot of, the south. STRAY '- TOPICS FROM NEW YORK Maxlne Elliott to build a model theatre. Wajtera enter clubdom. , , NEW BOOKS AND PUBLISHERS -The book reviews are a highly in- ' terestlng department of The Journal, y i : SAGEBRUSH VS. GaRDEN Thousands of thrifty settlera provided with homes. , Western Umatilla, will soon be beauty spot. ALL THESE AND MANY, MORS BRIGHT FEATURES IN ' SUNDAY JOURNAL In. a letter from J. B. Aleshire, quartermaster-general of the United 8tatea army, to Senator C. W. Pul ton, the Portland chamber of com merce Is advised today that all the former business thrown to Portland by the commissary department will be at once restored to this city, and that additional business amounting to several hundred thousands of dol lars annually will be given this city, if local market prices warrant the awarding of such business to Port land merchants. The commlsary department In a re cent order undertook to concentrate Its buying at San Francisco and eastern supply points, and it appeared that the army and naval stores that had been bought here would be shipped from long distances to this point for distribution throughout the department of tha Co lumbia and Alaska. The Portland chamber of commerce took up the matter vigorously through Oregon a representatives and senators at Washington, with the result that the whole question was brought to the at tention of General Aleshire. The gen eral has taken favorable action not only- to protect Portland's commercial interests but to proffer a very much larger share of the trade to this city and the whole northwest. It is believed to be one of the moat important vic tories scored for Portland commercially in a long time past. The business done by the department of the Columbia and Alaska with Port land buddIv houses in the past has been estimated at $200,000 annually. This business will be kept here, and In all probability two or three times that Amount tn addition can be secured. i General Aleshlre's letter is as follows: "Washington. May . War Depart ment. Office Of Quartermaster-General. Honorable C. W. Fulton. United States Senate. Washington, D. C. My Dear Senator Fulton: Referring to your call at this office a few days ago. and to your telephonic request of this date for information as to tne pur chase of supplies at Portland, Oregon, I beg to advise you that I have deferred reDlvlns; to your lnouiry nending the re- celDt of information from the chief quartermaster, department of the Colum bia, that would enaDie me to adjust tne matter satisfactorily to all concerned. I find from the records of this office that during the fiscal years 1907 and 1908 nracticallv from 80 to 90 per cent of all the supplies used in the department of tne toiumoia were rurnisnea rrom jer fersonvllle and other eastern depots, and that the remaining: supplies were pur chased in Portland and other northwest ern markets, under the direction of the chler quartermaster. It Is tha desire and the policy of this department to localise the source of supply so far as the local markets will permit, and with this end in view this office notified the chief quartermaster, department of the Columbia, that there is no objection on the part of this of fice to modification of circular No. 1. 190S. providing for supply by chief Quartermaster.- department of the Co lumbia, of such articles under such Items as Portland prices Indicate can be secured in that market more favor ably than from sources now provided, and with the understanding hat no ad ditional expense will be incurred for storage facilities and employes over present authorisation.' With this un derstanding the chief quartermaster has been requested to submit an itemised re port of articles by items which he rec ommends be authorised purchased by the chief quartermaster. As soon as Information sufficiently definite to act upon is received, steps will be taken to arrange for the pur chase - of such additional supplies In Portland and other"-northwestern mar kets as In the opinion of the chief quar termaster can be done to the advantage of the government, as well as to restore the comparatively small amount of busi ness which may have been taken from the city by the circular referred to. very truly yours, " ' J.-B ALESHIRE. 1 Quartermaster-General, U. 8. Army. NO REFER COUNCIL PRESEN ENDUM ON LAWS UNDER T CITY CHARTER Judge Gantenbein Decides Vehicle Tax 1 est Case, Declaring That Legislature Cannot Amend Any City Charter as Contended by Long's Attorneys 111! in JAIL IS HOT 1 The referendum cannot be Invoked upon an ordinance passed by the city council of Portland until the city Char ter Is in many particulars amended. This is the aubstance of a decision rendered by Presiding Judge Ganten bein In the circuit court this morning, the court sustaining the demurrer of City Attorney Kavanaugh to the com plaint filed In the name of George Long seeking to restrain the city from col lecting a vehicle tax. The contention of Long's attorneys that the legislative act of 1907 amended the charter of Portland and other cities ot Oregon la rejected by Judge Ganten bein. Had this position been upheld there would be great confusion through out the State, for important provisions in the charters of many municipalities would be void, not being in accordance with tha legislative act. Tha legisla ture has no right to amend a city charter In any way, the court declared. Must First Amend Charts r. Judge Gantenbein pointed out that the way exists1 for applying the referen dum to city ordinances, but until the metnoa is provided by the city council amending the charter there Is no means for exercising It. The referendum can not be called Into play to hold up measures passed by the council under present conditions. Long's attorneys will carry the case to the supreme court at once bv ap pealing from the decision of Judge Gantenbein. The question is one that concerns all cities of the state, and it Is of the highest Importance, therefore, that it be determined by the court of last resort. Judge Gantenbein reviewed at some length the constitutional amendments involving the referendum as applied to cities and legislative enactments in re gard thereto, besides giving a brief- his tory of the vehicle tax . ordinance on which It Is sought to call a referendum vote. Speaking in reference to the de cision. City Attorney Kavanaugh said: Repeal z xaetaaarjr. "The decision fully sustains the no- sltlon I had taken, and had it been otherwise there would have been much confusion. I wish It understood that in deciding against the right of referen dum in this case we were not swayed by any unfriendliness toward the referen dum. In fact, I had hoped that the law would permit the referendum to be taken, bu after careful study I was Authorities Convinced That Mrs. Gunness Is Still at Large Mrs. F. B. Heiron' Will Be Eeleased by Po lice at Syracuse. convinced that it could not be done, and argued accordingly. "The way to reach the vehicle tax iratter now, on the part of thos-3 wo oppose it. la by repeal. This repeal can b? accomplished by vote of the city council or by use of the initiative. Of course, the referendum cannot be ln- voKfe-i against a measure already In force referendum annlles onlv tn meas ures the effect of. which is suspended until a vote can be taken. After a measure Is once tn foree it remains In force until repealed, by the methods be fore stated,:' The. charter will have to be patched in several places In order to provide for the Initiative. It will be necessary 10 specify a .certain time In wh1rv - erendum .petltioua must be filed after a measure .s passed and then nrovlde for suspending the operation of the ordi nance until the vote is taken. - Judg Gantenbein decision In full follows- This Is a nult bv nlainflrf nnH nthora similarly situated to enjoin the city and iiH oiricers rrom enrorclng tne pro visions of ordinance No. 17.414, entitled An act io license vemcies, etc., passed by the council over the mayor's veto on reoruary it, iu. un uecemDer 17. 190Z. the common council of the city of Portland passed ordinance No. 13,138, entitled, "An act to license vehicles," etc.. by which It was provided that all keepers of ve hides used for the purpose of convey ing paaxengers, packages. goods or freight from place to plage within the vny iur lure hmuuiu pay a quarterly license fee of 13. Passage of Ordinance. Subsequently, and on February 24. 1908, the said council passed ordinance No. 17.414, entitled "An act to license vehicles, etc., which ordinance at tempted to repeal said ordinance No. 13,138, and which Imposed a tax upon all vehicles used In the city of Port land and drawn by anlvals, whether for hire or not. excepting those for pleasure only. The ordinance is set forth fully in the plaintiff's petition. On March 24, 1908, legal and qualified voters of the city of Portland to the number of 3.290 duly signed and filed with the auditor of said city a referen dum petition Invoking the power of the referendum against said ordinance No. 17,414. This petition is signed by more than enough voters to comply with both the state and municipal enactments pro- Body Found in Ashes Not That of Owner of Farm According to Dr. Long Who Says the Suspected Fiend Is Alive. (Continued on Page Two.) MASKED BLACK HAND PROWLERS THREATEN LINN FARMER'S LIFE (Spedil Dispatch to Tht Journal.) Lebanon, Or., May 9. A story has re cently been made public of an attempted rqbbery above Waterloo a few weeks ago. It is said about 9 o'clock one night two Greeks, who were cutting wood near George K. Haven's farm, were returning to their camp from Haven's house, when they were met in the road bv five men, or boys, and or dered to hold up their hands at the point of a revolver. The Greeks broke and ran for dear life back to Haven's house, reaching there in an exhausted condition and falling upon the floor. When they told their stdty Harry Haven and Mr. Kelly got guns and pursued the would-be robbers, but they reached the bridge crossing the river nt iJcDowell creek about 10 minutes ahead of the pursuers, who then gave ,up the chase. About the same time some one wrote William Paxour a threatening note, saying If he did not leave $50 In the mall box by a certain time they would visit his house and kill him and his wife. These are two old people living on their farm, which they re centlv bought from Thomas Weaver. Mr. Saxour loaded his gun, but thought it onlv a bluff and went to bed and went to sleep, but Mrs. Saxour watched and about midnight two men visited the house wearing black masks. As they did not attempt to break in Mrs. Saxour d)d not shoot at them, although she could easily have done so. The Erowlers left their masks near the ouse and Mr. Saxour found them next morning. Once since some one has tried to hold another Greek up near Waterloo, but he also took to his heels. It Is said the first Greek had $300 in gold In a belt around his waist, and he said he would ratlfer be killed than give up his earn ings. It Is said that while no arrests have been made, there Is strong suspicion as to the guilty parties. (Catted Prsst Lasted Wire, Syracuse, N. Y May 8. After ques tioning tha woman arrested early this morning on a New York Central train on suspicion that she was Mrs: Beulah Gunness, who la said to ha v converted the ground near the back door of her farm house near La Porte, Indiana, Into a- graveyard. Chief of Police Condla announced ioaay tnar tie tninka aha la Mrs. F. a Herron of Chicago, as shu says. This is the name aha gave tha detectives when she waa arrested. Further proof that she Is not Mrs. Gunness came from Franklin, Pennsyl vania, in a telegram announcing that the woman in custody is undoubtedly Mrs, Herron. whose mother Uvea eight miles from there and where she makes her home when she la not visiting In Chi- cago. Chief f.'orOin says ae will release ner. , , -. , ... - ... INTER-STATE LAWS NOT SUFFICIENT TO RATE ADVANCE . 'j New Incorporations. Salem. Mar 9- Articles of incorpora tion have been filed In the office of the secretary of state as follows: The Pacific Monthly company, princi pal office. ; Portland, Oregon; capital stookll&O.HOO; Incorporators, C K, 8. Wood, Cbarla C Ldd and Charles H. Jonta. (United Press JUaied Wire.) Washington, May'ji-An Investigation by tha interstate commerce commission of the cause for tha - proposed general advance In freight rates throughout the country Is likely to take place. There Is a precedent for an tnvestlga tlon. as the .commission undertook one along the same lines when a movement to advance charges was inaugurated in 1901 bfore tha enactment of the pres ent rata regulation began.. To. Investi gate la practically all the commission", with Its present power, can da.-"-,It has no power to restrain any advance. -. -- But an Investigation, it la pointed out. would srive to tha country the real un-J 'derlytaf cauy for tha action about to bet country. . taken by the railroad officials. Chicago advices say that commercial and manufacturing interests of cities from the Mississippi river to Maine, ag gregating over- $1,000,000,000 in capital, are preparing for a titanic struggle with tha eastern railroads. The question of a general advance In freight rates is tho Issue, The gauntlet , was thrown down by the railroads in the shape of a defi nite announcement that on July I and August 1 a general advance of 'freight ratea approximating 10 pr cent will be made east of tha Misslssippt river". . Tha Illinois Manufacturers'- associa tion has Issued a call for a great confer ence to be held la Chicago nxt Friday o all the commercial and Industrial or ganizations or tne eastern section of the :, La Porte. Ind., May, (Convincing evidence that the body jpf tha woman rouna in me ruina or the Gunneaa farm house is not that of Mrs. Beulah Gun ness was produced today) by Dr. Harry H. Long of La Porte, who mada a sci entific examination ot thai charred body. After completing the , examination, Dr. Long declared noaltlvnlv that th. remains are not those of Mrs. Gunness. He said that ha knew the woman well and is convinced beyond a doubt that she Is still alive. Ha avers that hla examination proved thls" -s . Detectivea searching for tho alleged murderess have redoubled their afforts. It has been their theory for tha last two days that the body of a woman was placed In the ruins bv, some m. presumably by Mrs. Gunness herself, to throw off suspicion, i thereby leading those who found the corpses to tho belief that they were s those of i Mrs. Gunness and her thref children. As the result of Dr. Long's, discovery tha police authorities may send throughout the country circulars bearing, a tlctura of Mrs. Gunnesa and her description. Evidence discovered today indicates that Mrs. Gunness was in league with, someone in Aberdeen. South Dakota, for the purpose of misleading- the rela tives of her alleged victims as to'thelr whereabouts. One Instance Is clted-li tia aud. rtf Dart CV. a a Af l - V. rt t- Indiana, near La, Porte, who disappeared some time ago. ' r .... Bert told hls: brother"-that ho was going to visit a "wealthy -widow owning a rine iarm in inaiana. - : Tnat waa the last seen of nlm by hie. friends or relatives. - Later - th ' brother - received a telegram from-Aberdeen, South Da kota, announcing : that Bert Ohnaa ha t been killed in a railroad accident. Tli m brother Immediately went to Aber deen, where he discovered that . tha name signed t the message waa fla ttttoua. .' .-. : ;. ... Hot Mrs. Ouanaaa' ody " ; ' Aallo Helgaline, v" whose L brother's body was found in a aack in the "mur-Alr-.fVyfJ.1-." ." today received. froM Aberdeen additional letters that pa-si w"n-h mannow dead and Mrs. Gunnesa. .One .of tha lettera shows nlwVS?!.- bo corre!' 'ml'ML thev wmn in August, i906 i?h dMoribed farm ; life ami hoped that -ho and Andrew would be c?S.' a" end nd any "s- hi?KH2',r.,7'A ther reason for -,btllef that tn body a not that of nan"- ,!inn.e,f8 ,fact tnt the finger manicured. Ha aald ha waa posit! v i Gun'sa had never' seen the .inan.lcurln"" Pr,or- He al E-Yl1!..8 fct tht Mrs. Ounne. weighed 25 pounds, while tha body at Jjl?J2or5u Wfta that of a woman who tipped the scales at about ISO. k".LP no?n today no more bodies ! f2-. ou.n?' J U ' "ot expected f)uit othara will b unearthed, fnggera ar &2a& turning up earth. n the rulr.s of the Gunnesa house, - ' - hiTilH 'J1. burntn tha horns, i,' BARCELONA OTWIOTH - TO TALES OF IlllUm Barcelona. May 8. Tha aVsM, ,f V , city has complained to tha t consul or tha inter he ha, the New York Herald, - .ali,i,!t black color and as 1 ,,r . . semf-navage p.'il, ; j pr- , tel that he l,ti rr'- , t. t ' aa dominate,) by tenor, v- . . always tiryvt-n n vw.. n . t. 4 i - ,-..