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THE JOURIML CURRIERS WILL TME YOUR VMUT ID Ar we ruvuk rate of j CEIIT A WORD, IF YOU CMIUOTCmOR PIIOV.E WE OFF! l JOCRJ.AI, WANT ADS SRIM , . 7f IVrf' T P"" "1 ' ' x8 iU lrim-f journal circulation v REAL ESTATE FOR; SALE? 3k Ir Jd J J U f4rl M smtmy. 9 fei UhviuKN W4S . ABVE11TISE IN IIIB JOURNAL ' g-Ok A O' Y. A-.'O'L $&CtxAtt VpSjiA 'v-VViWVVWfl N . ; " " v 3 : 'r , u OO OR - The Weather Cloudy with, prob- . - Vaes -t . - "-T- V- -ps TTv J - . - - M I S XJ -. able showers tonight and Tuesday. '.'"'' g1 - " " Zllr '' mm J . VOL. Vlt. NO. 55. PORTLAND, , OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY' IV 1908. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. itltl III MMESE. HAVE HELD Stranger Was Leaning Over Broker's Counter and Talking Earnestly This Was About 5:30 o'clock on Fateful Night. Edward H. Martin,' the suspect lri the Wolff murder case, was in Wolff shop at about five minutes of on the night of Friday, 'May v l, acordtng to James E. West' - : " v West is the witness that Chief Grit. OTAcher has..been making hie , chlel source of mystery thue far In the case. He is a painter, about 21 . years old, lives at 181 First street and is regarded as reliable and trustworthy. His te s--tlmony, used to support that- of Al W. Field that Martin was seen standing- in front of Wolff's plae Of 'business,' at t:80 Friday afternoon is regarded by the 01ice and prosecution as being extreme y Important. 4 i Week beforA last West was working on an indoors decorating Job at Twenty-third and Flanders streets. He worked . there both Thursday and Ftl day, walking down from work on Thurs day afternoon and riding- down to First street on Friday because of the rain. He walked along- First street from Washington and passed Wolff s shop a few minutes before i. What he saw he tells la his own way: ; v "I have had. several matters of busi ness with Woiff and -was at the time thinking, of buying something in his shop. For that reason I usually looked in as J passed by, I saw that while it was raining; and most of the stores war liarhtad Wolff's was dark. Ha was there, however, standing behind the north counter and leaning; over it. Lean ing with his back against the south counter was a man in a long dark crav enette coat, dark clothing and a soft dark hat. . Wolff Turned Bead. "As I looked In the window of course this all happened in a few seconds it seemed to me -that Wolff - turned his head very slightly and looked out at me his expression changed and he; looked very anxious. The lips of neither man. moved, but in the second that I looked In the window I caught a fatrfy good view of the stranger's face. "Saturday night I was taken by Rob inson, the watchman who first dis covered Wolffs murder, to the police station and tried to identify Martin as this man. The light was bad and I was not able to state positively. Yesterday morning I went again, and Martin, I Should say, Is the man X saw in Wolffs shop. His height and build are the an me. - His hose Is the same. His eyes are tha same. I cannot state positively that he Is the man. In swearing away a man's life one must be careful, but ha looks the same." . West states that although ha did not look as carefully as though he had ac tually stopped, . ha does not, think tha man wore a high collar If he wore , a collar at all it was a low one. He is positive he wore no short bo coat, or If he did It was underneath the crave nette. i - May Kara Bald Qtu. West thought ' nothing of the inci dent at the time excepting tha fact that Wolff startling change of, expression as he looked out at him through the window stuck In his memory. a In the light of what occurred in the shop a few minutes -later---West -is -inclined - to -think that Wolff .may have attempted to attract West's attention and induce him to come in the. store. The man may have-held a gun and West would not hava seen In owing to the peculiar leaning position, against the south show case. " It is the theory of the police that if the man was Martin, he already had ordered Wolff to return his watch or was threatening him with death and that Wolff -was looking around for a chance of help. , At any rate not five minutes later, 5Dr. E. Voose, who had "-purchased a (Continued on Page Five.) JOSSELYN THANKED FOR OUSTNG N AUGHTX - SONGS ANtD PICTURES President B. 8. Josselyn of the Port land Railway, Light & Power company, now comes in for his share of reward Jutt as he had his share of abuse before, fielding to publio opinion which first through the Baptist Ministers' associa tion and later through the General Ministerial Alliance protested -'against the indecent slot machines containing risque songs and pictures which were room, he has had " them all,, removed. Today 'the Baptist ministers gave him a vote of thanks and instructed the sec retary to write him a letter of recom mendation. There was only a small at tendance at tha meeting but tha vote whs enthusiastically-given, j--The small attendance was due to tha WEST LWKEDM'y. :S& W MURDERER HELGALINE MADE FIGHT BEFORE Mrs. Belle CJunness, Murderess Who , ? . Many Persons Were (United fWM Lesed Wirs.j La Porta. 1ind,i Mr f n. Evidence ciroe to light today Indicating that An drew Helgajlne, one., of ' Mrs. Gum-i ns' alleged victlma whose mutilated body a-as found in a sack ' on tBe Gunness farm -was; murdered-while 'making a desperate fight for his life. Dr. J. II. Meyer; who, examined the corpse, re ported to tha corner that he found sev eral brown curly hairs clenched In Helgftline'H right hand. It Is supposed that in the death struggle he pulled this haoUt of he scalp of ills slaver. The polfce authorities, are now willing to accept "the original theory that Mrs. Gunness was - burned tt death in .the fire which-destroyed her home. Advices from Chicago say that George Anderson of Tarkio; Missouri, today re lated an experience he had in the Gun nesa. home in La Porte, . after be had gone ' there In answering one , of tha woman's matrimonial advertlaements. Anderson is now congratulating him self, as ha thinks Mrs, Gunness made sn attempt to kill him. He says that two years ago he noticed the "ad" In a newspaper and went to the " Gunness farm. One night, shortly aftr he ar rtved there, he was awakened In ; the middle of the night by a noise. As he looked up he saw Mrs, - Gunnesn bending over him, He cried out and the woman fled from the room. Anderson thought nothing of the incident at the lime, but since all the bodies have been found in the back yard of the Gunness home is sure that she entered his room to kill him that night.. - LEAKING GAS MAIN NEARLY KILLS MAN (Doited Pres Leased Wire.) : Salem. Or., May 11. While, working In a dltoii near a leaking gas main this morning, George Barloum, foreman in the employ "of the Portland Railway, Light A Power Co., was nearly asphyx iated, .being carried from the ditch un conscious, just In time to prevent his death. , ' Barloum did not realise that the gas was gathering and thought no danger ex isted from - asphyxiation- In the open air. . - - absence of many of tha . ministers who are attending the Pacific Coast Baptist conference : at Oakland, California. Next week many - of them will go on to Oklahoma to attend the national con vention. . , , ' This was ' the first "meeting of tha Baptists since the excursion went to McMinnville May 1 to spend May day. From Portland 628 interested visitors went to see tha Baptist college which la lust beginning to plume itself for ex tensive grbwt h. I Several others wera gathered at Forest Grove and other points. A special train of 10 cars went and i tha exercises wera well carried out. r President Riley has gona to Oak land for the. conference and so it was not stated just how far the work of soliciting funds among -Portland Bap tists has gone. I' jgjspswwiasBaelp r T te-J?A y ' ' J t f i-St. W V? :V X- ' VA '"e i, 'i'-tVs i fi.-'vit' - I ' - -V i v-- 1 - 1 s N ' x ' v- - " : - ' ? '-v HE! WAS KILLED Owned the Im Porte Farm Slaughtered. Andrew Helgallne, One of Mrs. Gnu ness' .Victims. , GALLAGHER FORGETS HENEY SAID "GOOD DOG" (United Preu Leased Wire.)' San Francisco, May 11. The cross examination of James L. Gallagher in the Ruef trial was resumed oday. Gallagher testified that 'lie was never arrested in the Parkslde case and ' had been granted immunity. " He failed to remember having been called a "good dog't by Prosecutor Heney. He believed that - the Parkslde matter was first broach d to him by former Supervisors Boxton and Wilson.- " ' Where . OF PLAflT Zimmerman uoncern inj rtf a : South Portland Passes In to the Hands of Big Inde pendent Packers, Who Will Use Temporarily Site on Peninsula Will Be Chosen Upon Which a Large Packing-House and Its Accessories Will Be Constructed. Another of the big eastern packing companies was anchored in Portland today, when Schwarachlld & Sulzberger, one of the largest independent pack ing concerns in the United States, took formal possession of the Zimmerman plant in South Portland. - Representatives of the Schwarschild & Sulsberger company, and Louis !m merman. proprietor of the South Port land .plant, have been . negotiating for soma time looking to tha , transfer nf the Hamilton avene property to thafth Afy column, both on the east and Chicago packers," but owim:. to the on positlott of the South Portland residents closing the deal has been delayed uaill this time. ' . It is understood that the Independ ent packers Will use the Zimmerman plant only temporarily, as arrangements are already under way for bufldingla modern and complete abattoir on lh lower peninsula. The local representa tives of the Schwarschild & Sulzberger company have taken charge of the South Portland plant, and Louis Zim merman, the former owner, is under stood to have accepted the position of stockyard buyer under the new manage ment. It is probable that the Schwars child & Sulsberger company will go be fore the council and ask permission to use the South Portland plant until such time as their new place, to be built on tha peninsula, ia ready, -. ' While the exact site of the proposed peninsula plant has not been selected it Is known that the Chicago packers have Becured options on a number of large tracts that are suitable for the pur pose. As soon as the selection Is made and title taken , to the property, it is understood that work on Portland's sec ond big packing plant will be started. No definite Information has been given put as to the else of the plant to be built by Schwartsschlld & Sulxburger, but it is believed that It will be prac tically a counterpart of the big concern now under construction on the lower peninsula for Swift & Co. The Schwartsschlld Jk RulKhurrer company Is one of the largest pnckfrig concerns In the world and is the largest , independent company engaged in meat packing in the United States, and it is believed that a plant established in Portland by this company will be alto gether in keeping with the huge concern operated by it in Chicago. WANTS ROOSEVELT TO STOP KHOCKS Prosperity League Calls on President to Put Away Big, Stick. (Whlngton Bureau of The Journal. ' Washington, May II. Insisting that the president "let up" on the railroads and that no opposition be made to the proposed Increase in rates, representa tives of the "Prosperity league" called on the president this morning.' ' . Although the committee declared that It represented the most influential mer chants of both east and west. It la be lieved here that the railroads influenced the movement to create sentiment in favor of higher rates. - i o j . ifV . ' T k . ?' WOOOSTOCK . ... A - y. ... Bhaitlul rilatvt Cknn Kunmi, XVmt TM '1 Show Location .of PRECINCTS Ask Council to Exclude All New Saloons From Resi dence Districts of East and West . Sides NotDisturb Present Shopsr- Purpose Is to . Take Wind From Sails of Anti-Saloon Workers Lines Around Outlying Breweries to Be Drawn tloselv. ' Liquor Interests of Portland desire and have asked that the city council by special ordinance declare all the res idence districts of the city to be dry. This afternoon the executive com mittee of : tha Wholesale Brewers' as sociation presented the request to the liquor' license committee, of the council, accompanying - their .. request with maps showing 'that : by their request 'they would voluntarily put mors territory in west sides than has ever been atleniut ad by the anti-saloon .workers since the local option aJ anti-saloon campaigns have beguti. ' ttf the plan or tne liquor dealers it fs proposed that tha-city council draw lines of . restriction r closely about the business district, or districts of the City, and that for.the future no licenses may be allowed to b transferred from any location now wet to any location outside of these lines The saloons now open are to remain an they are. accord ing to the plan. The lines are to be drawn closely about the main business districts of the east and west sides. wnere tne saloons cluster tne thickest, Outside of this main district it is planned, for instance, that the immedi ate property of the isolated saloons may' be hedged in by tha boundaries of the city council and all the remaining dis trict b declared dry. , renee In Breweries. To illustrate this point the line asked for by the liquor men on the west side ends at Nineteenth and Washington streets. Out at the head of Washington street is the Gambrlnus brewery, ft Is asked that a line be drawn close about the brewery and that all of the remain ing country round about be put in the dry list. It is the name at Sell wood, where It is asked that the immediate vicinity of the Sellwood brewery be fenced Off In order that the brewery may continue to operate but that all of the surrounding country be made dry. The same Intercession is made In be half of those little places, not more than five on the entire east side, which have been in operation for years and which are conducted In sn orderly man ner. It is asked that the council fence these places in by the restricted line while the remainder of the east tide be made dry. Tha liquor men believe that by such legislation' they will be able to satisfy the residents of the city who hsve been fighting them under the Impression that the spread of saloons would Invade the residence district. They hope In fact to take the wind out of the sails of the Anti-Saloon league. Ho Additions Possible. Under the present law there can ba only one saloon for every 500 people in the city. The ratio la much under this at the present time and It Is estimated that at the present rate of Increase In the population it will be 11S before any additional licenses can be issued by the council. Under the i-resont condition it is possible for the council to allow an existing license to be transferred from a down town, district to any other loca tion desired. Under the proposition submitted-by-the liquor men. -no-saloon could be opened outside of the restricted district. - -L Should the citv council adopt the aug- ?etlon of tha liquor men. and create he - restricted district, it would be Im possible for liquor to be sold outside of the main bun In ens districts of tha city, except in a few Isolated cases where the boundaries would ba tight drawn about the premises of the scattering saloons. . The plan proposed by tha liquor men Is similar to the arrangement . which (Continued on Page Five.) - tAe4 . tlia T.axf rina ' Saloons. JAPANESE FROM WESTERN STATE Rode Miles to Summon Doctor 1 , - X 4 k,. f'- , v " . , it J - - - v ' J ; . J - f t " ', H it . t I I ,1 f Miss Josephine Wlsnewsky. (Special I)liatch te The Joanial.) Nea-port, Or., May ll. Etghteen-year-old Josephine Wlnewsky ia the heroine of the, rugged coast of Oregon, From Cape Foulweather to Taquina bay the Oregon farmers are telling the story of how she saved the lives of 10 storm beaten sailors by .her wild ride of 18 miles from' the hamlet of Kernvllle, Oregon, to Newport.. When the water-logged steam schoon er Minnie E. Kelton piled upon the rocks of the desolate beach almost 20 miles from Newport. Miss Josephine was the first to see the disaster. Bhe was rldlna her conv at the time. Dash ing to : the Water's : edge, she pulled Sailor A. J.-Nelson, who was suffering from a broken lea. out of the reach nf the breaker. In a few short1 words he told her of the condition of his nine shipmates who were scattered helnlesm along the shore. Many were injured, none nad haa any tood for hours, ail were in aesperate need of medlnal al.l and stimulants. Miss Josephine did not hesttat an tn. stant. Mountlnar her tvonv aha inrnl Its head toward Newport and began hr Kiupt 1 u nKuuisv me storm and death. She reached the .town in time. Doctors were summoned, food wu naebiui . in less than four hours after she had left the crippled seaman on the sands iiri aiu wax neing given, tna stranded crew, vi ne iveiion. Sensational Charges Will Be Heard at Methodist Con- ; r " ference" at Baltimore, r. (United Press Leased Wire.) ' Baltimore. Md.. May 11. Tha most sensational : event scheduled for ' this week's 'Methodist conference In prog ress here is tha trial of the charges of Rev. George A. Cooke of New York, against Bishops David H. Moore of Portland. Oregon. Good sell and McDow ell of Chicago, and Berry of . Buffalo. New York. ". - Cooke charges them all with mal-ad-ministration In the ruling of charges recently brought by him against prom inent Methodists, including Dr. Bu.tk ley of New York and Professor Browne of Boston. - . ., ,. -- Cooke alleges that the bishops did not rule correctly when the charges against the bishops were heard. BISHOP Til 0 0 RE TO HAVE HEARING t "f i CASTRO POUTSWHEN . : SOUTH AMERICANS PAY U. S. DUE HONOR f v 'tralted Press Leased Wire.) Washington, D. C. May II. The cap ital cityl Is smiling tqday at the; efforts of Ptesldent Castro of the little repub lic of VeneameJa to. "insult tha fultcd States. Castro has, always been taken more a a :troplcaLiQkathan fl-sia real live, bouth Atnerlt-an president, , ami when It was known that he had fl!d ti con ! It with the stBld rules of dli!-mai-y and send a message of congrat- D8A1 fill Do Not Often Resort to Ex change But Intrust Amer ican Metal to Special Agents System a Severe Tax 011 Country's Gold. (Special Dlapstrh, te The Journal.) Washington, D. C, . May 11.- Authorities here in matters of fin ance say that another and interest ing phase of the Japanese situation has just come to light. It has been discovered by careful Investigation that- the thousands of Japanese In this country are shipping every avail able bit of gold coin that they can put their hands on out of the coun try and that, the drain falls heav iest on cities of the Pacific coast. , All Japanese employed in the west ern part of the United States live on starvation wages yet save t per cent of what they earn. When they make purchase of necessities , they buy Japanese goods, Japanese cloth and import Japanese eatables. The puis. UL wages Baicu - u ,jui ucitru with ascents returning to Japan, vhere the gold is deposited! in tbe bank of Japan.' The system seems to be to get hold of as much Ameri can gold as possible. Tbe money does not go forward in the shape of exchange. HAS DISAPPEARED Elgin Scribe Mysteriously. Vanishes at La Grande After Engaging Boom. ' (Special Dispatch te The JoernaL) La Grande. Or., May II. Editor It It Palmer of the Elgin Leader, the new paper started a month ago at . Elgin, has mysteriously disappeared and. na -trace Of him can be found. Ha came to this city with his wife a few days b go and engaged a room at a local ho-, tel. His wife waited until a late hoar for him to return to the hotel but he did not return during the night and. net morning she Instituted a searol wiin me aia 01 m. puuwv not the slightest trace of him ran he found. Mrs. Palmer has returned o Elgin . to continue the search. The Leader has suspended In the meantime. SHACK BUILDS DOWN;- :J . OLD WOMAN DEAD (United Preu Leased Wlt.l v San Francisco, May 11. Johanna Ito gan, 7S years old, lies dead today be mh wsa nt foehla to leave her bed when fire attacked the little shack In which she lived alone. ., -Judging from the position of - br charred body ft Is evident that the old woman, awakened by the flames had . . . . . . , hail h n . I'. was overcome snd burned to death. lh corpse was half in and half out of bed. Neighbors say that Mrs. Ifoga'i used candles for illumination. It Is believed that a falling candle Ignited., the bed clothes and that the woman was too weak to ffght the flames. Her Kr..i-m mrmm fnunt after the fire had been extinguished. . , latlon to President Hoosevelt on t! w. eaalon of the cerenmny of tl; iu of the cornerstone of the tui'!-K the bureau of (nii"l an 1 - "H 1 a - icaa republics, the o.- rtt f; .m ' countries thsn Kvn?,il i, u ti- I. "0f he 11 I a i ' New York row tr.ut if.tf-1-. -Is on tha I'tK-l Hi; sll. ' 1 mrt a f M..,;.Tr.: T " . : o! 1 .A 11, 1 1 ;. ii) 1 axt-i v fit t - r- -: . A.J!" - I . 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