The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 02, 1908, Page 1, Image 1

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IN SUMMER GOODS
Advertised . In today's Jour
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The Weathers-Showers tonight;
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VOL. VII. NO. 100.
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)N7" THURSDAY "EVENING,"
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CALIFORNIA
HIS
Both Trains Speeding Through Missouri
at High Rate When Terrible Accident
Occurs Limited
Siding as Ordered
(United Preat -Leased Wlre.J
Sedalia," Mo., July 2.. Seven per
sons were killed and a ecore or more
seriously hurt in a head-on collision
between the Missouri Pacific Cali
fornia Limited and the St. Joseph
Express, at Knobnoster, 20 miles of
here early today. It was one'ot the
worst wrecks in the history of the
road. Both high speed train9 were
practically demolished and the full
extent, of the loss of life and injured
may not yet be known. .
The locomotives, tenders, mall cars
and forward coaches of the two trains
were reduced to splinters' -and Are
quickly followed. Both trains were
going at n high rate of speed and It Is
reported that the St. Joseph express
was two hours behind -time. - ., A
It 1s understood that the failure of
the California limited to take a 'dn
was the cause of the collision. Both I
TRUSTY'S JOB
Clerical Position Will Be As-
signed Him, It Is Be
lieved. (United Frees Leased Wire.)
Boise. Idaho. July 2. It U under
stood that Harry Orchard, who today
Vwxr.n servlmr a -life sentence for the
murder of ex-Qovernnr gteunenbef g, will
b given a clerical position nnd be made
a trusty. Ist night Orchard gave out
a written statement as follows:
"I have hoped at jail times that my
sentence would not be commuted to life
Imnri.nnmrnt Ml One thought has
been ever since I "started to lead a new
1 If-,, to make all the earthly restitution
within my power for my wrong aoir
..u.. Xf thrt rnnlwilipncofl to m
self or ariv one else. This shall ever be
mv first motive in life under whatever
circumstances I may be placed. J
SOUTHERN SPINNERS
CUT THEIR OUTPUT
(Special Plspatrh to Tbe Journal.)
Atlanta. Ga., July 2. In pursuance
of the agreement reached two weeks
ago the mills controlled by the South
ern Soft Yarn Spinners' association
have begun to curtail their output and
from now unM' September first they
will be run on half time. The pres
ent overstocked condition of the mar
ket Is the reason advanced for the
curtailment of the production.
The Southern Soft ""Tarn Spinners'
"Association Is composed of 50 mills, in
cluding the largest in the south. Its
membership extends into Mississippi,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Souii
Carolina. North Carolina and- Alabama.
A total of about ln.OOft mill employes
are affecttd by the change.
Don't Go (o Sleep
Onlv on" newspaper Jo. Portland
afternoon fl"ld will puhllsh reports
of the Denver convention that are
not "yards and yards of nothings,"
and that newspaper will bo The
Journal. "
The newspaper that win publish
an account of the convention for
women as Well as men: a newspa-
fer that will call a spade a spade
nd not ask for permission from tho
"higher ups," will be The Journal.
Whv get drowsy reading "Words,
Just words"? Whv go to aleeu over
your, newspaper when It ought to be
entertaining you?
Remember the
Names'
WllUllt AI.UEW WKITI, spe
cial political writer and novelist.
AJTUXXf 0. BLTTXS, former
chief of bureau, Washington, D. . C,
for the New York World, now spe
cial writer -for the Saturday Even
ing Post, -
JOXV E. ITSTTirS, chief of staff
United Press representative at Dn
var, and
The Vigorous, Up-lo-Date
United Press
The healthiest rival the antiquated
system of newsamthering have ever
had to ooHibs,.) not employ out
of date method.
Leased Wire Service
From Convention
Dall to Jonrnal Oliice
FOR
ORCHARD
TRAIN
M EXPRESS
Failed to Take the
trains carried' a large number of pas-
sensrers. according to reports rrom at
lyouls-and St. Joseph offices of the roaI.
Relief Trains Dispatched.
Relief trains with surgeons " and
nurses, as well as wrecking trains, have
been rushed from this city to the scene
or tne disaster.
The only victim So far Identified Is
William Harking, mall' clerk, -whose
home was In St. Louis.
The California limited left St. Louis
last flight. It Is one of the fastest and
best equipped trains of the MIssourlTa
cine system. It carried two mall cars,
two. Chair cars, two sleepers and ob
servation car nnd diner.
High Class Train.
The St. Joseph express also Is a high
rlass train. It was effst-bound a"nd was
trying to make up time wheji the colli
sion occurred. It Is believed -that mora
bodies will he found When the debris Is
cleared away.
The whole town of Knobnoster has
turned out to aid the wrecking crews.
Every nearby house has been turned
Into an Impromptu ' hospital. It is
feared that several of the injur ad will
not recover.
NOT NEGRO WHO
MAILS
Report That Portland Darky
Was Involved in Kansas
Theft Untrne.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
- Monroe, Mich., July 2. The negro
arrested here upon the belief that he
,lwas Charles Savage, alias Stevenson.
wanted In connection with the $60,000
mail robbery at Kansas City, was re
leased todav. Chicago detectives who
came to Identify the prisoner declared
the suspect was not the man they were
hunting.
The prisoner was not the negro men
tioned as having once been under arrest
in Portland. '
CHICAGO STRIKE
SEEMS IffflHEHT
Railroads 3Iake Preparations
to Handle Non-Union
3Ien.
ft'nlted Press Iaaed Wlr.)
Chicago, July 2. Precaution were
taken today toy railroads In this" city to
guard against the consequences of a
possible strike of freight handlers..Jn
the event negotiations now pending be
tween the roads and their employes are
broken off and a walkout la declared,
the companies will employ nonunion
then.
The Rock Island and other roads have
already prepared cots In their ware
houses for the use of the nonunion
freight handlers who may be engaged to
take tne places or tne union men.
The matter of a strike Is In the
hands of the executive board of the
union," and It Is Instructed to take what
ever action Is necessary to prevent the
proposed reduction In -wages by the
railroads.
More Bitulithlc for Eugene.
(Special DteDiteh Jtn Tb- xnrual.
Eugene, Or., JulyE. The city coun
cil of Kurena has lt the contract to the
Warren- Construction company for .pav
ing nine more blocks of the city's
streets with hlfulithle pavement.
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KIDNAPER RATE CASE
ELUDES THE ACTION IS
T BIG POSSE POSTPONED
Outlaw Who, Planned Cap
ture of Miss- Domenerine
Slips Through Lines Dur
inar Night -Girl's Father
Heads 3Ianhunters.
Tony Loyeall Holds Up Fam
ilies for Food and Carries
on Campaign Similar to
That Conducted by Harry
Tracy.
Fresno, CaL, July 3.-
-Loveall ha sur-
rendered.
(United Press Leaaed Wire.)
Coallnga, Cal., July 2. Tony
LovealL the daring outlaw, who
planned the sensational kidnaping of
Mies Edna Dofnenglne, which has
aroused this whole section of the
country, haa eluded, his pursuers, and
though sick, is holding up Isolated
families, forcing them to, give him
food and is carrying out a remark
able campaign which promises to ri
val that of Tracy, the famous bandit,
who escaped from an Oregon prison.
The posses surrounded him yes
terday in a narrow valley and closed
down as far as possible before night
fall. Then they had to wait. Dur
ing the night Loveall passed out be
tween the sentinels and escaped.
He seems to know every Inch of the
ground and la able to maHte his way
with the speed and accuracy of an In
dian. 80 rapidly does " he change his
course and shift his base of operations
that the pursuers have little chance of
captutlng him until her la overcome
with fatigue or hunger.
I will follow him until I droD dead
my tracks." said Adolnh Dnmengln.i.
father of the girl, ns he started today
the head of a pewly formed posse.
A new nosse Is well sunolied with nro-
Islons to relievo searcherB who have
een on Loveall a trail since Tuesday.
he wealthy oil mail has determined'
to- spend any sum of money necessary
to carry on the pursuit.
' T-V.A r.n ..,.1. t.l-.lf . I ,V.
A tic 1 v iiiti o iiuiuv nitry jinvr urn tiu-
nntage of Loveall because he is ill
nd cannat last much longer.
It was learned this morning that tl
bandit called at the Roberts ranch last
night after he slipped out of the can
yon and forced the ranchmen, at the
point of a rifle, to give him food.
Roberts says I.oveill still showed signs
of being Blck but was better than when
he was seen the previous day.
Rogers, the captured kidnaper, Is
silent and morose in the Jail at. Kresmo.
He has made no statements other than
that In which he said Loveall planned
the kidnaping and that the only object
was to obtain tne ransom. He rolls
cigarettes and smokes one after an
other. svv;
Miss Domenglne. the vlrtl"f the
daring plot. Is little the worse for her
(experience, except that her nerves are
shattered. i ne new posse wnicn lert
here ' today, will relieve the pursuers
whom Loveall eluded last night The
bandit has crossed the Coast range and
Is now believed tp be In Black valley In
Monterey county.
List of Fourth Victims Begun.
cl'nlted Preaa Leased Wlrr I
San Francisco. July 2. Three San
Francisco youths are In the hospital
today as a result of anticipated Joy of
the Fourth of July. Renry Sinclair,
Robel Sinclair and Robert Owens are
victims of accidents which occurred
yesterday. Young Owens was frightful
ly burned about the blps and legs by
the explosion of gun caps be was car
rying In his hip pocket. The Simclnlr
boys were badly burned by the prema
ture discharge of a toy cannon thev
wore loading. Henry, seed 13. will
orobablv lose the sight of one eve.
Ftct Wide, to Be Erected by BUI
V", '
Pacific Coast Steamship
Lines to Orient Get Tern
porary Respite Because of
Protest of Big Japanese
Shipowners.
Harriman and Hill Combine
Will Be Probed, Xeverthe
less November 12 Set as
the Date for Hearing In
stead of August 1.
(TTnlted Press Leaned Wire.)
San Francisco, July 2 The Pa
cific'Mail Steamship company wa8
notified today that the Interstate
commerce commission has decided to
postpone the operation of the . new
rule regarding tariffs between the
orient and the United States until
November 12. Tne new rule was to
have become operative itJgust 1. the
railways and steamship lines being
required to file their tariffs tester-
day at Washington. It. is authorita
tively stated that an urgent request
from the Japanese' steamship lines
for a postponement of the new rule
led to today's action. The decision
affects steamers of this city, Portland
and Seattle.
The rule that haa created consterna
tion, particularly in Japan, requires that
railway companies In this country file
their tariffs on thl-ough shipments from
the orient with the Interstate commerce
commission and Is the direct result of
an Investigation Into the traffic agree
ment between Uje Harriman and Hill
lines "on this coast and "the Japanese
steamship companies, that resulted some
months ago In the Indictment of the
Pacific Mall Steamship company here on
three , counts for giving rebates on
shipments of matting from Japan.
The inflepenMoni steamers piying
acrosa the Faeinc ocean made com
plaint to the interstate commerce com
mission th;it tho truffle agreements bo-
ween these two powerful railways and
the big Japanese lines made it Impos
sible for them to compete for oriental
trade. The testimony before the grand
Jurv In San Francisco showed that the
steamships received a larger tariff on
shipments made via the Harriman and
Hill lines than on shipments made slm-
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
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BISHOP POTTER IN
SHADOW OF DEATH
. - ,f i - ' Is.
is i
bishop Totter, Who Is Pylu?.
(United Preaa Lraaed wire.)
Cooperstown, K. Y., July 2. Cheer
fully chatting- with his physicians,
whenever his strength will permit.
Bishop 'Hehry Codman Potter today Is
rapidly drifting toward death. Al
though the famous preacher Buffers no
pain, ne is losing sirengm ana it is
OUR PEEKS
New Treaty Ranks Japan
With Biff Powers of
World.
(United Preu Leased Wire.)
Toklo, July 2. It Is announced today
that the emperor has ratified tne arbi
tration treaty between the United States
and Japan, and formal exchange of the
documents will be made by the American
secretary of ' state. Ellhu P.ooti and
Japanese Ambassador Taknhira at
Washington about July 20. at which
time the provisions of the new agree
ment will become effective.
When the new treaty goes Into ef
fect Jap.irv will be in tho same rela
tion to the Unfted States as the other
world powers. Any matter which may
call for arbitration will be referred to
th. noiico triliun.il nt The Udkuc. Here
tofore Japan, so far as the United
States was concerned, has been classed
with tho countries of minor importance
In the consideration of matters pertain
ing to the world's peace.
Plan Anti-Dobs Ticket.
(United Pre I-"! Wire.)
New York. Julv '2. Representatives
of the Socialist-Labor party, composed
of the Pe Leon Socialists, met in con
vention in Arlington hall in this city
today for the purpose, as stated In tho
call, of nominating an anti-Debs Social
ist ticket.
The Socialist-Labor party is opposed
to Eugene V. Dehs, 'who is, the candi
date of. the Socialist party for president.
Several names are mentioned in con
nection with the presidential nomina
tion on the Socialist, Labor 'party, but as
vet no definite choice has Urt-n made.
Daniel Pe Leon, the acknowledged lead
er of the party. Is Ineligible because of
the fact that he was not born In the
United States.
Argument for a San Fourth.
Chlcaco. July 2. Seven thousand
seven hundred and fifty-Bine deaths
in the United States in seven years,
due principally to -insane" Fourth of
July celebrations. Is the shocking total
obtained through a tabulation complied
hv the Chlraeo bureau of -statistics.
IIPOHS
few more hours to.
Drs. Janverin and Bassett, who are In
attendance, last night gave up all hope
of saving their . patient's .life. Their
bulletins this morning Indicate that the
end Is near. Tha rapidly decreasing
vitality of Bishop.. Potter Is the most
marked Indication af his condition.,, ;
Charges of "High Pinance"
Are Filed Against In
surance Men.
(United Press Le ned Wlro.i
Chicago, July 2. Charges of "crimi
nal Juggling of funds." and the theft of
millions of dollars from the money of
Its 60,000 policy ho)j,ers, by officers of
the National Insurance company, are
made in the answer filed In the circuit
court bv Gustavo Myers. In a suit
brought against him by the comrany.
The- company has outstanding J50.
000, U00 in policies. One of the most
sensational chapters In the charges of
financial juggling, relates "to the rela
tions between 1'resMcnt A. M. John
son, Treasurer C. li. Shedd and Di
rector K. A. Shedd jf the insuranc com
pany, with A. C. Frost and his defunct
Cblcago-MIIw,aukee Electric road, which
was thrown into the hands of a re
ceiver shortly after the transactions
complained of in the answer. They are
accused of having figured in bond deals
involving .millions of dollars which
netted the officers of the life lnsur
ance company great profits.
Ail honest Investigation by the Illi
nois Insurance department, Myers as
serts, would show the concern to be in
solvent. SALVATIONISTS PUT
OFT OF BUSINESS
(fnlte1 Preiw Lenaed Wlre.l
Pittsburg, July 2. The American Sal
vation Array was today notified to
stop work In Pittsburg. The permit
was taken awav and the officers of the
army were told that if thev attempted
to rontinuo work here 'they would be ar
rested, j
The police declare that while members
of the army collect large sums of
morrey, they can give no satisfactory
acounl ns to what becomes of It. .
The matter was brought to a climax
throueh the case of Mary Milburn. 16
years old. who. the police claim, col
lected money In saloons every night,
and who declared she received , 25 per
cent of such collections.
BWpmcnts From the Inland Empire
feared he has buta
live.
Fllilt) JUGGLING
IS ALLEGED
WKmk
HOOK
OP BY YEGG
3Iails Robbed by Sinsle Ban
dit Who Also Steals Val
uables of Three" Passen
gers and Frank Perkins,
Driver.
Exact Loss Xot Yet Reported
but Is Said to Have Been
Considerable Stopped in
the Same Place as It Was
Last Year. .. . h
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(Special IMspatch to Tbe Journal.)
North Yamhill, Or., July 2. Passen
gers and driver on the North Yamhill
Tillamook stage were held 'tip by ' a,
masked fobber at 10:30 o'clqck thla
morning. Frank Perkins, the driver.
and ilia, three poasetrgcr were relieved
of their valuables at the point of re-ratiter..-
When the bandit departed he
carried with him tho United States gov
ernment registered mail sack, which the
stage was carrying to Tillamook. .
rhe holdup was puled off about four
miles west of North Yamhill, at the
point where the heavily timbered, moun
tainous country. Intervening between
this city and Tillamook, commences.
The amount of money and valuables
looted from the passengers and driver
Is not known.
Immediately, after tha lone 4a4lt- irl
disappeared
in
the forest Driver Per-
Kins lashed the horses ti tha nniNat
rarmnouse, about a half mile dunt
STAGE HELD
Here a telephone message was sent lit
to North Yamhill. Sheriff M. F. Corrl
gan and a posse started on a man hunt
In an automobile. Up to a late hour
no word had ben received from them. "
Six years ago the North. Yamhlll-Til-lamooV
stage was held up by a lona
bandit at the same place as this morn
ings robbery. The other robber wss
never captured. Perkins describes the
hold-up man as being rather large, ex
tremely cool and wearing a white mask.
He was on foot.
SELECTING POUTE FOR
TILLAMOOK ELECTRIC
(jwelal Dtspstcb io Tbe Journal. .. ..
Astoria, Or., July 2. Engineer RcJsr.
ers of the proposed Astorla-Tillamook
electric road, is Wkine? an examination
?Lthh.urdes 1f ,th0 rfon streets over '
She .hIUfor r,fht ot way. The route
for the line will be over the hll 1 tothe
Youngs bnv brlrte
along the lino of the countV road I ta
Warr?nton. from there to OceaTvteV
T,ear.pb
and Seaside. rrm i.-ij. .t. ,?rt
-the shortest p.mslble Vou te to
GOOD NEWS FOK
WHEAT GPOTVEPS
The wheat crop of th Pa-
clflc northwest will be saved by.-
the timely rains promised by the, 4,
weather bureau whlrh. t
way, always materialises in this ,
section when It Is needed. There
has never been a crop failure of
any kind in .the Pacific north-
west and there is not the slight. .
est Indication at this Urns that
D,une N tur is gol n to reverse
her usual decision la. this re-
pect. J
Accordlnj- to the Veather bu-
reaw, every wheat- and gTarn
growing section of the Paclflo
northwest will be visited . py 0
showers during vhs eomin J4
hows. In eastern Oregon end
eastern Washington, the sections
Which need rain most are going
to have the biggest suppl y, f r,r
that is the worj given out by .
tho weatherbura---rrpfriVnta. a
ttr, of Uncle Sam. Thunder. 4
storms followed by heavy m'.ri 4
will be tha blU of fare for the
e inland empire tonlghtLan.l Trl- .
oay sad uls will help t:.e r j-
e clfle northwest to produce
4i5"00.OO bushels of whest.
A " greater, .portion or ths
4 crop would hae been .'.' t-.
by the dry sjxll ba1 t" l:-i a
r usual season, but for fjt ,f
weather oondlUati were so awl
all last fall and nter tht t;
enabled thelwJ'"t r"'r t.
4 sow a much r'-r tn r f. M i f
e fall wheat t1" " '' -4.'
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