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Newspaper Page Text7 ' THE PRICE of THE DAILY JOURNAL IS TWO CENTS A COPY I ON THE STREETS and AT THE OFFICE RESULTS From Journal wants. Call early with your ads for Tomorrow's Journal. JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS 30,155 Tho Weather Fair tonight and Sunday; westerly winds. VOL. VII. NO. 139. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1908. TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. SiuSJmP 'cl7il mum J IM ow OTcRS BATTLE IN STREETS DURING WHICH MANY OF MOB ARE FATALLY HURT MURDER FOLLOWS SHOOTING BY SOLDIERS 5 Last riight's rioting at Springfield was brought to a temporary halt in a tragic X and fatal manner at 1 o'clock this morning. The soldiers fired a deadly volley X into the mob, mowing down many persons. t Early today attacks by negroes have been reported in many parts of the city. t One white man was murdered in the streets by blacks. Although there are many $ X troops here, more trouble is expected. f BEG! WORK OH CENTRAL Negroes Murder Citizen Who Was Peacefully Making His Way Home A REAL ESTATE EAL Three Regiments Are on Scene, but More Trou ble Expected Tonight. Section of Land South of Ease City Park Sold for $200,- 000 Eastern Capital Interested in Sale seven Acres in Tract. (I'nl'pd Pr9 I.eiuse.1 Wire.) Springfield. 111., Aug. I,'... W. II. Howe, a young clerk in the office of the county treasurer, was set up - on lr a pans of neprroes this morn ing and is dying at St. John'B hos pital. Howe was atackerl by the ne Kmos as ho was making his way home. They fired upon him and he fled, but they puraufd, shooting as thpy ran until ho fell. The negroes then searched hln pockets taking a diamond ring from his finger, a dia mond shirt stud and all his money and valuables. !owo was found ly ing where he was shot and hurried to the hospital. The known casualties of last night's rioting: Scott Burton, a saloon porter; hanged to a tree by tho mob. T. J. Scott, aged bystander; shot In back and killed. Louis Johnson, 17; found dead, phot through the abdomen, after the attack on Loper's restaurant. Thomas Foley, 40; shot through the abdomen, condition critical. Unknown man; shot above heart, dying in hospital. James Hayes, bystander; shot by Hunter, seriously injured. V. M. Dowfl, young clerk; dying from being shot down by negroes, who" then robbed him. At least five fatally wounded by volley fired Into mob by soldiers. No less than 50 Injured more or less seriously during the night's rioting. One of the largest' suburban land deals of tho year was completed this morning when 67 acres adjoin ing Hose City Park on the south were transferred to Hilton, Dodds & Campbell, a newly organized firm, by Hartman & Thompson. The con sideration was about $200,000, most of which was outside capital. The new addition la to bo known as Elmhurst, Tho laud is now being- sur veyed and platted. When cut up Into city lots about 400 lots for homes will bo available. The new addition Is about one mile from the Portland Country club property, and la to have a thoroughfare running through It wTttch will lead di rectly to the home of the organization which le now making such extensive Im provements. C. li. Dodds. one of the men Interest ed In Elmhurst, Is well known in Port- I land, having been connected with the I real ostnte firm of Hartman & Thomp son for many years. Prank K. Hilton, another member of the Elinhur.st addition flrpa, is from Cal ifornia, having formerly 'been In tho banking business in Sun Diego. Mr. 1111 ton Is tilso experienced In the real es tate business and at oy.e time was en gaged In the timber traile. Omaha Capitalist. Floyd .1. Campbell, the other member of the new firm, comes to Portland from Omaha -He was formerly in the grain business In St. Louis. .Minneapo lis and other eastern cities. The office of Hilton, Dodds & Camp bell is to be located ia the new Commer cial Club building. Tho new suburban district Is to be made one of the most attractlvo In the city. This will be done by means of trees and streets and other Improve ments which are to begin at once. The tract occupies l.lehvr ound nnd every part of It Is said Mn bo particularly adapted to the biil'dlng of "homes, tha object of tho firm being' to put the property on tho market as soon as possible. i ho money paid for the tract was In cash. Construct ion Oanirs Throw First Dirt at Condon To day for Electric Road Which Will Link Towns Together in Interior. SHAKE THE LOBSTER AND THE WATER WILL BE FINE Eastern and California Cap ital Back of Project Which Will Build 200 Miles in Crook and Gilliam Counties. Interior Oregon Is to have 200 miles or-electric railroad extending from Con don to Ifossll, with branches Into the Dayvllle district in Grant county to the John Day country and then on down to Prinevllle, Bend and .the adjacent yreat area of present transportatlonless country. C-OnBtrmetlon work on the first -40 miles of the Una began today at Condofc pnii will bo in operation in time to handle the wheat crop of 1 ft 0 y while the other Sections will be pushed to completion as rapidly as the con- SUSPECT IS U Officers Hold John Snyder for Alleged Complicity Northern Pacific Train Robbery Spokane Saloons and Resorts Searched for Robbers. m (Special Dispatch to Th Jonrnal.) las !t is believed tint tho robbers came Spokane, Wash., Aug. 15. The first ,0 t)s!!"'1'1 , , ., . . . . , , . . , i Hatliilrum people who saw the robbers arrest In the holdup of the Northern hntl(fi ne n,.,,ulul , (,stnr(1..ly ,,.1V,. becn Pacific train, nine miles from this city brought here to examine suspects. last night was made this morning when Springfield, Jll., Aug. 15. A volley from tho guns of soldiers that mowed down five members of the "mob and slightly wounded many others put an end to tho riots here at 4 o'clock this morning, after two' persons had been (Conllnuod on Page Two.) John Snyder was brought to the city Jail. The train wa.s held up by fVo masked men who detached the engine and mall car and rode It to Yardley. Snyder was taken off the top of a cur and claims he wj only stealing a ride. Ho is held for Investigation. City nnd county officers are assist ing railroad officers today to search saloons and lodging-houses for suspects The pest. df ! Is tmstbj yt-X to give an estimate of ti e money stolen from the mails. Th" through Chicago & Spokane r. -ulster. al sack is known to have contained hut few packages" of value. This sack was . rifled, also the St I'aul ,. Seattle sack. The local regis; . re, 1 jirt was saved by Clerk Raymond m!: eVi. caf.'d It in a paper sack and threw' it into a pile of pack ages wiieii ho realize,! i no train was being held up. Thrt postal authorities are busy tracing the losses. i BREW MONEY F08IHEr.aC.il. Proposal to Turn Over Re sidue of FleVt Fund Stirs Up Wee Tempest. United rreat I-essed Wtr San Francisco, Aug. 13. The Young Men s Christian Association of this city and the Brewers' Protective association have locked horns over the recent pro posal to give to the former organization i surplus of $4.TIJ left from the flrvt reception fund. Tha war Is at Iti cru cial point today and action of the fleet reception committer Is expected to bring the matter to a settlement. When it was discovered, after the de parture of the Atlantic fleet, that sev eral thousand dollars was left in Die treasury of the entertainment fund. It was suggested by Chairman Frank J. Hymme of the committer that the mount be given to the Y. M. C. A. for the r.sval rlub house established by that orysrnlsatlon. immediately upon the publication of this plan the brewers became aroused. Their association had contributed largely to the reception fund snd they did rot propose to have any part of their moner used. for the advancement of society that Is considered antagonistic to their Interest .Tbey sent an utsrenj lresfc Jo rtiroes asking the return of the association e pro rata of tha surplus money. " This matter f rmraen row has rvter aeXsement ar.4 his decision is awaited srita freat interest. PULLMAN WORKS TO BE TORN DOWN AND REBUILT, ENLARGED (T'nited rreu Leased Wire. J the result of the constantly Increasing Chicago, Aug. 16. Iabor circles were ! volume ..f the company's business. The stirred today by the announcement U'U nrv lo "change the great shops of the Pullman Sleep- the equipment of the shops and the Ing Car company hero are to be raxed ; plans for enlargement call for the in and rebuilt on a larger scale. Accord- i stallation of now machinery designed lng to the reports operations on this I especially for thia . purpose. In or.bir sweeping reconstruction will begin with-'to accommodate the Increased capacity In a few weeks. The work will prob- of the plant. ("' acres will be added to ably mean employment for hundreds of th alreadv extensive a: rounds occupied artisans and will greatly relieve tho by the ompany. labor situation In this city. ! It is reported that th" Pillman com- The plans, which have been under pany Is on the point of .-nlline fne hi,i consideration for the last six years, are ; to cover the hig undertaking. strtictlon lores can lav the rails Hack of the project, the Wasco County tlpotrlr A.- Water Cower company, s Da v Id K. cles of ( igd. si. powerful fi nancial interests of Oregon and Cali fornia, nnd moneyed men ofceutrnl Ore iron. Already J;;tlu,(iOi. Is ready and waiting for tho commencement of con struction work wlnle unlimited, funds uro in courso of aggregation. Contracts Let. .Men who are bit eroste 1 in the project say it Is a certainty and tiiat the work commenced today will bo carried out as rapidly as tho construction run he accomplished. Mr. Koeles is now in I.n tiramlu on bis av to l'ortland to take charge of the flotation of the bond issue of Slii.JOa.nno. the engineers from San Francisco are at Condon beginning work, on: tho const ruction antl the con tract for 200 miles of road, the n.-ces-tary bridges and power plants, has becn let to tho Portland Construction com pany. According to the plans of the pr .-mote-r-s of the company tiio line wiii be gin at Condon and will run from there to Fossil. It will have ,i branch t.i iJayvlllo in I rant co nity and another west to tho .fohn I'av r:eV where a power plant capable of pi lu.-ing :. 000 liorse-p.iwer of commercial cb triclty will be constructed. Tho Fossil line will tap the Immense coal beds south of that pl.ie.. her. it Is said that coil e.i:al In .piiihty :o the Itock Springs coal las been dis covered I A branch will be constructed to the! Muddy ('reck count t past Prine vllle Iand & I. Iv. -stock cti.icuiy's hrl-l gtei tract, and o.r the dil.ie on a, an- frade of not more than tlir-e p,.r t will- tap the IMne Cre. k a!b Ashwood. thus making a a ' la ! :.: great mining 3 1 s; t r 1 1 there Power Flaiit oh Deschutes. A branch will be run from Cro-. and a second umii- t-lant 1 1 I structed at the Jri-.-ti-.n of Trout creek with the Deschutes rl r capable f v" o duclng AO.OOO horn -p.. v. r of comm. r- lal electricity. From Cross K .- s Co lino will run south to th.. Ag.-nev l'laies. through Madras and .-u .--,th to tho llend country Anothej: brnnch :'l eastward near r..loi..r, and Howard tapping tl that district. From tl 111 , II :'jU:-.' -: vViV . ,.L r J Iv o hours m HEAD D 11 Pittsburg Roy Survives Pe- markable Mishap of the (ivinnasium. cent, f at the Kevs M'nltrd Prew Leased Wire.) I'IC-ljurg. Pa., Aug. 1 5. - - Phillip Mooser Jr., Is recovering today from tho effects of hanging by his toes for rnoro than two hours. Tho boy and hN brother were working In their gym iicsluni yesteivlay when the latter was call.-! Into the house. He left. Phillip hanging by his toes from a trapeze. iVli n h.- r'-turned two bourn later lie f eind bin lro.iier In the satno position nahle to answer his call. Investi gation showed that Phillip's toe had be come eri;ani:le-i jn the rope of the trap eze and ho bad been forced to hang downward until he lost consclousncaa. rOliTLMDER 19 SORRY PLIGHT lie (Joes to Beach on Outing and Is Xow in Tillamook Jail. IIKIKKSS MIXED UP IN A POKEP GAME p st : (Continued on Iag- ted ille ! 1 mines of t w - n ihnl n g Tn ... i GRAIN' BURN'S AND STOICS TIIRESHIXG (Specll PlptrN to Tlie Journal ) Rosebirg. Or.. Aug. 15 Sparks from a thresher engine burned S00 bushels of grain yes terday In a stack on R. P. nit on's fsrm, six miles cast of here, the thresher and engine were saved. The machine had Just threshed three bushels when the fire, started. The loss Is esti mated at $1,000. Rwption for O'tJrady. (pertl Mepttrk to Tt Jour.il t I Aberdeen. Aug 18 Great enthusiasm was rpanlfested by the Forester of this j cny in tna ;ecepiion acroroea AirarKit,- LOS ANGELES KEEPS ITS ANNIVERSARY (Special DUtMtrt to The Jonrasl ) Ixs Angeles, Cal . Aug. 15 In cele bration of the Feast of th Assumption of Our I,ad- of th Ang-ls. whirh 1 also the anniversary of the founding of I..v Angcjes. speeja services were held In the churches toda . and flags rc cll'riayed on rrsny public and private buildings ill" our ni XS Ar.g!r-s dates Its hlrth from August is. 171. ,n which date KHipe de ,VeVe, governor of Alia. Cal , came from San Gahrld mission to the Indian -Oilare of Vsr.c-na. and gave to the ett!emnt the name of F.1 Puehlo de Nuestra tenors. Is Reg'.ra de )os Angeles- the irrpos'nc title, tra-s-.ated Irto K-l!h rr.esr.lng the town of our lady, the quern of the arrets CHIP TAKEN OFF JAP SHOULDER Economical Government De cides to Withhold War Fund Until P.m. (fatted I'reM Leased Wire.) Fi'.tshurg. Aug 15. Peclaring that sic- does not believe Hoses Phillips guilty of swindling her brother-in-law, Mls Fre.lerlcka Hose!:, the heiress of ew York e.nd Chicago, is expected to leave here today for New York to de fend Phillips for his alleged fraudulent action In a gambling game. i' Is charged that Phillips swindled Meivllie .M ixl. y, the young woman s v- ' it!.'. out of $.0e0 in a poker game. T; - intimn.ti-.n as mad that Mi-s F. "h had supplied Moxley with the nc.nev and that it was Phillips' design to defraud her through her brother-in-law Miss Posch. however, has stead fastly refused to believe in the aerusa-t'-ins made against Phillips, with whom sh Is acquainted and she declares Is unimpeachable She ..enle t-ba' any transaction such as Is alleged in he charges against him ever occurred. The heiress will vis't hint st New York In an effort to ad just t he maMer (Fractal risimtch te The Journal 1 Tillamook, dr.. Aug. la. Mose Mc Crum, a carpenter residing at Archer Place, Portland, was arrested by Sheriff Crenshaw Wednesday afternoon at Carababll bench for s'riking Ids wife. He Is now !u the county .in 1 1 In default of $."'"1:1 bail. Mc'Yum Is alleged to have assaulted his wife while she s'ood by a table In her f.-nt. striking her in The Jugular vein. Harry Sharp, one of the llfe-s--ivlng crew. vitn"d the act and started to remonstrate, when Morrum, according to ti;e allegations, use-1 bis gun fuel otoers of th.. . r.-w wei-o sutn moned. The w .tn.ms tent wa i guarde.1 'hile the si . riff was sent for, mean while tl e angry man paraded the beach wt'h his gun McCruni wa-- camping on the bench with the families of s. R. Fames, A. I'.-rrv snd Mr liennet, all of Archer I'ljiv, Port lun I. TONY IS CUSSING CELESTIAL DEfiiS Chink-Bryan Club Republican Fire Other Thing-s. Draws and 3I0XTAXA LEADS IX GUARDING RESOURCES (Kpctal Pluimtfh to TT)e JonrcnH Helena. Mont. Aug. 15 Montana claln:s the hot. or af Peine the first state to get Its plans under way for the con-' ' servation f th -.sources of the notion, i in aceordanon itli tl-.e movement Inaug urated by tl." memorable White House i rnnforenert of t.-cent date. Governor Norrls of this state was the first to ap point a commission in conformity with iliA suj?p--stions nf the nstinnnl nn t er whose Integri ty : f nrs ind t.lav the members of the com- m!s'on met in this citv to organize and to d!s-us plans In a general way. The first subject to which the Montana com mission will devote Its attention Is the : f t ... r atlon of the forest lands of the 1 state (Fnlted Press Leased Wire. I I.os Angeles, Cal., Aug. 15. Anthony Schwamm, chairman of the Democratlu state central committee. Is sorry today that he is tho father of tho only Chi-noi-i political club In America. Sehwamm's political offspring, ha plunged him into a sea of trouble Kver since tho stories of the Chines ' ISryan and Kern club wer published in newspapers throughout the L'nlteU States Tony has been beselged with let ters asking for Information regarding . the organization. The Kovernment has assigned Fred K. Jones, representing department of -commerce, to collect the all data relating to the club. ThJ I'emocratlc national leaders are Inter ested and Republican papers havu seized the opportunity to print lengthy editorials denouncing the Democratic Asiatic alliance. PETER CLAUDIANOS IS 3IU3I IX COURT ministers o. ::u- o:n ei to- 1 t - i on (folta Prets Wire Tokio. Aug. li--.s the result of secret ronffrnm Irtunn the new ca lnet, the pnmi. r and t war and the r. . It r-p. ; day that it has :-. -n de .' the r r-en'l ? S jftrmv r.d na v f .- Th1 m'e ! :n line ' p. ! l v of the r. r w all: The det.-rmlr-t!.-i, to COO In the ri. -v -n.pm. r.t -navy was rep, rte' m The war -alth Rmoi act tejnplatel twgtr. i-g t:.e f.rst of ntt v r Indiistr'nl c. rdiver. ' "arrant the ;. r ! :i ire - n i r ..n 1 af.- r r- n -i the ' d of - h It is d Spanish War rran. tjperttl ttnt-fc te Tle tH.r! Valleio, Cal, Aug 15. Everything Is r-ejirilr. e fnr l-e entertalwieeift Af Chief Ranger. J. J. O'fJradr and otheT--n-' -nHT7TTr fWimt.nrt r.f rrttH r.romlnent ef f lcra last night An Prn!sv Var veterari Irf lTd rlly "Tirtes; nw sjiiesis "ni - eisyor rranoe. tnia i t na comir r sreeg An sttrnaince of v. rr. ana rromin'tn eiiitena or lloqat- j era I bin1rei deiegttes rrom am. Cosmopo la, iJonteaano and Elma, i.artajt CaltforcU la expected. vartvus at the present t;m m.l it i ' the new cabinet i.'m.s 'i 'if- n -t sum t rd re trenchments p-.il ! rvo'it standing In the a. of tr. nstt-.r. a Iv r cement The new orier mi.l mea-, it. deiar of many plane Mr he eiredr been prartfcallT eomrlete.1 fer 'he crstr'j" tlon of pew warshtpa rnA t-e improve ment of Mril bases It also rf . k the estenstv flans prartts".!r un-ler war for I tk rem . n m the efficiency as well as tha size and atrrf.ft!) of the army. 44 I READY TO ENTERTAIN YOU X Tomorrow's Issue of The Sunday Journal X , T "Th Win-ers Wa Pper.t" In the Arctic The story of scientists X J who went on Peary's first expedition. T . " I.urkr F.rror ' Splendid short storT by O. V. Stuart. "H-iw Tent Dwellers Find IJfe Worth Lllng" Summer cam pa at T i J e.1ge of city whera one can enjov beauty of hills and woods. T ' Behemtntsm that Angers Klnf Edward " Actors should not be i i T taken to uni of Duchesses, he siys T a. "Why Ths F'esrth of Brides" Falling off cf marrlafra Uccni ott the country. I.lfe of Castro, ths Cattle Raidlt co-irtrv T Pome Cjj lo-Pate Monker Fhtnes ' T batxcn 4 5t 1 tTe Protect the PlrdsT Give ahelt.er to our feathered neigh- X bcrs T Pportl-e pot." rnrplee and Interestlr.sj Well (1 hi si rated fahSBi rag's Flas.n pagea tor the childrsn. All the worth printing, YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE SUNDAY JOURNAL all ITow he holda away orer his Incldenta In the life of a trained (fnlted Press Leased Wlr. San Francisco, Aug. 15. Peter Claud lanos. the suspected dynamiter, who was brought to this city from Chicago, was arraigned lii Judge fhortall s depart--ment of the police court today on charge of conspiracy to destroy lh property of Ex-Supervisor James L Gallagher In Oakland on April 22. The prisoner was sullen and morost. refusing communication with all ques tioners, and showing signs of fear whe.i called on to listen to the complaint. Th courtroom was crowded with a luriooa throng attracted by a desire to see the man who had given the police r.uthorl ties of half a doien cities a long cnase. Attorney J V. Scott, who represented John Claudianos when the latter wsa attested following trie confession of the dynamiting plot, appeared In Petefsr " half and requested -t continuance, which was granted. The case will come up for preliminary bearing next Won. lay. Detective Burns stated today that believed enough evidence was In his poe session to secure t.'. Immediate convic tion of both men snd said that when the case was brourht up scaln on Monday the prosecution wC-uid be ready to pto ceed. RAY CITV DE3I0CRATS AWAIT JUDGE PAIlKER rlte4 Press Lussl lr San Frm is.x. Au. 11 -Democrat a sre swaltin the retarat from loenite tonight of Judge Alton B. I'arker, le-m-ocrstie candidate for the reidepe p, 10 Parker wt'l be tt t1.-' speaker at a mass meet lng fr,hl nd the guest or Honor a ( a banquet. Judge Parker end I:eey ?"'!. former dtstrtt t attorney of New T- ' . are to arrive from b T !. - at ( o'clock this af'ernoce. ; r be met y a eommitlee ef IV , snd takn. te dmrier TNs r-e n - -Irg Is to be at Wtam t'- asxi srf'.l b ff.Dewe-1 wfh s t 1 at the ft. Traaeta J 1 Ilancer .V'.ci.i, Joi. f , -. . James iv -in . t t '. , " at t&i(r.t t&-'i-t.