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THE PRICE of THE DAILY JOURNAL IS TWO CENTS A COPY ON THE STREETS and AT THE OFFICE MORE HELP WANTED? REAL ESTATE FOR SALE? BUSINESS FOR SALE? Advertise in The Journal The Weather Fair tonight and Tuesday; northerly winds. VOL. VII. NO. 152. 7 ; " II ; " 111111 MK,r c , ' x m 1 1 PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 31, 1908. FOURTEEN PAGES. JOURNAL CIRCULATION TESTERDAT WAS 29,425. PRIOE TWO CENTS. StAuSwni cJiTa! U G ARR FOR CEW1 1A OREGON PORTLAND NOW HOLDS THE I Nearly Doubles Her Satur day Wheat.- Record and This Puts Titv at Head of the Great Wheat Shipping Ports oflhe Country. GREAT NORTHERN WIZARD BETHUNE ACQUIRES OREGON TRUNK IVlAY BE Ifj Estimated That 17,500,000 Bushels of Present (Top Has Been Sold Big Fleet Will Be Keouired for 4 Transportation. Portland . today Is the greatest wheat shipping port In the country. Over transportation lines comlrn Into the city more wheat was sent In today than to any other shipping i)ort"tn the lnited States. The shlp sJjilng records tor Portland show to- uny tuL x v Loin i " "v were received In the city today. This Is nearly double the record of It 3 cars established-Saturday last w.hen the wheat shipping records of the port were shattered. On several different occasion re cently Portland shipments have topped those, of 'Chicago, which Js the record wheat shipping port o the world. The Saturday shipment of l IS cars went ahead of the Chicago receipts and es tablished Portland &a a record holder. Today's rtcord. however, puts Portland far in the lead, even over Chicago, and establishes the preeminence of the port as h wheat shipping; center of world wide importance. The rapid climb in the size of the shipments is shown by the record of 6.1 cars for Friday lat, not a small shipment by any means. Figuring from a basis of 210 cars, today's shipment, it is seen thai approx imately 7 9.800 sacks of wheat reached Portland today, since there arc on an average of 380 sacks to the car. The sacks as they are shipped from the fields weigh from 100 to 110 pounds to the sack. Estimating the average weight to be 10.1 pounds to the sack. It will be seen that a great Hood or 000 pounds, or 1 44.465 bushels of grain reached the city today. The average price of the wheat Is !I2 cents a bushel, making the aggregate value of today's shipment alone roach the enormous sum of il,CSS,K0. To put the vast shipment in a shape where its size can De readily grasped, it might be noted that the 210 cars which reached the city today, if cut together in one train, would reach In a solkl line for 1 3-5 miles. Tt Is estimated that 17.600,000 bush els of the present crop has already been sold. The crop estimate for the season Is 5.000,000 bushels. These figures show that Portland has been doing an enormous business in the nliKit shTnniiur line. Never before In the history of the city have the wheat ahlnments come in so rapidly or so regularly as during the present sea son The record shows that Portland has taken her place as the lending ship ping port of the Pacific coast, so far as train is concerned and Is In the first place to stay. With the completion and operation of the north bank road and the other trans portation lines now either on the verge of completion or which have been pro jected it is safe to predict that rort land will have no ejual In the wheat shipping business In the world, and that the title wlH.be a permanent one nn 1 not the mere retention of the record for a day or a single season. The bulk of the wheat now being shipped from Portland la bound for Med iterranean pons, wntrt 1MB uiur i-m wheat of the Pacific northwest Is held in high esteem. . ALABAMA COAL STRIKE IS OFF t DEVELOPMENTS IN CENTRAL j I OREGON'S RAILROAD PROGRAM f Roth Hill and Harriman have suddenly turned their at- X tcntion to building a line from the Columbia into C rock conn- ? t tv. Hill has purchased the controlling interest of the Oregon Trunk ra line projected up the Deschutes and Saturday t threw two crews of surveyors into the field. Harriman has 1 already announced his intention of building into Central Ore- gon without loss of time. Both, evidently are striving for 2 the strategic entrance into the interior through the canyon of the Deschutes. Hill has threatened before to invade Harri- man's preserves. The north bank road was the first stroke. X His apparent intention of immediate construction into central J Oregon is believed to be the second stroke. Harriman also has two crews of engineers in the same field, and it is stated Z on authority that present activity foreshadows as great a X struggle for supremacy in central Oregon as witnessed Hill's successful and lightning-like efforts down the north bank of the Columbia. ; Riyal Engineering Grevvs of Railroad Mag nates Hard at Work in the Deschutes Canyon Gage of Battle Quickly Taken Up Prospect of a Lively War for the Rich Territory of Central Oregon. Faneuil D. S. Bethune, a Widely Known Lawyer. Who Mysteriously Disap peared, Is Said to Have Started for This ( it v. Local Pinkerton Agency Warned to Be on Lookout Strange Case of Mental Unbalance Caused by Ner vous Collapse. (rnltf4 lie" Leased Wlr. Birmingham. Ala . Aug. II The Ala bam miners' strike waa called off to day by President Iewle and the execu tive board of the United Mine Worker after a conference wnn m ioci min ing unions of the state which lasted three days. The miner were ordered to returr to work today. There la gen eral satisfaction among the miners at the decision to call off the strike. FITZGERALD CASE POSTPONED 10 DAYS rrafte rmm Lraa Win. I Chicago. Aug. It. The bearing Of fteorre W.w Filacer M. who la charg-d with tha theft of I17I.SM from th aub tmmir orr a year M- waa postponed today to September I. Th prisoner toutlr maintain Ma Inawenc and aevoral prominent peraone of th city hav come t M aid. Tha frommrt tneva and InveeUgator w ill xt dte-e-i.a te minors that too eea against Mat arva b a rer pod- James j. Hill's acquisition "within the past week of the controlling Interest in the Oregon Trunk Line up the canyon of the Deschutes river, cnupled with the fact that two crews of engineers were Immediately thrown Into the field, is stated by those close to the workings of the railroad king to be the bugle call for one of the biggest railroad wars which has ever been known on the coast. In consequence of activity toward the central part xf the state on the part of the two railroad magnates and Hill's disregard of a tacit agreement vouched for by Harriman attorneys that Hill would not invade the territory south of the Columbia and Harriman would re spect Hill's rights to the region lying north. It is apparent a struggle has been precipitated which wllf not end until one or the other withdraws or two lines are constructed into the Interior. Hill's acquirement of the surveys and rights of way of the Oregon Trunk Line, which have been held by W. F. Nelson, president of the road, became known as a result of his visit into central Oregon In company with two members of the firm of Porter Bros. & Welch, the con tractors who built a large stretch of the north bank for Hill and who also constructed 20 miles of a line out of Spokane, afterwards turning it over to the Great Northern. Nelson Sells Kia Holdlnr. Prior to the announcement, a few 3ays rlnee, that Nelson had sold the controlling Interest In the Oregon Trunk to the Hill interests a conference be tween the snie parties was held In Spo kane. Immadtately" afterward Nelson, accompanied by two members of the firm of Porter Bros. & Welch, con tractors. 1W10 built a long stretch of the north bank and urior to that time constructed 20 miles rf a line out of Spokane, afterward turning It over to the Great Northern, made an extended confirmed the l-enort that the Hi;ilfear tnat W'hile wandering about the connrmea me 1 epo t tnat tne ma . immrtaln r.r i.i tour of Crook county and central Oregon in an automobile. While conferring with some of the bankers and business men in PrinevllH relative to the railroad situation and an extension to the county seat. Mr. Nel son Interests had purchased control of the Oregon Trunk. He also announced that a road would be built into central Ore gon without loss of time, preliminary work to start Immediately. Hill's sur veyors, less than a Week later, estab lished camp at the mouth of the Deschutes and at present are working swiftly up the canyon of the river. Faneuil I). S. Bethune, member of the firm of Wetmore & Jeiiner, widely known corporation lawyers of New York City, whose offices are at 34 Pine street, and himself American legal representative of the Krupp Gun com pany of Germany, mysteriously disap peared from his horns a week ago, and is believed to be in Portland or on his way here. Mr.' Betliune's wife, who lies critical ly lit from a nih'vaus collapse rtt the Auditorium hotel in Chicago, whither she went from New York in a futile ef fort to locate her husband, lias offered a reward of II .000 for Information lead ing to the whereabouts of the missing man. In addition the energy of everv Pinkerton office from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast is being bent to find somo trace of one of the most bril liant corporation lawyers in the coun try. Mental Breakdown. Mr. Bethune Is suffering from a ner vous and mental breakdown. He was possessed of a large sum of money when lie left New York Cltv. It Is REAL VICTIMS OF "SHOT THAT KILLED WM. ANNIS ' "i 1 Vip . I ? 1 0. P. SAYS BARRELS FULL OF flOTMMESS Campaign Contributions Xot Worth Mentioning", Is the Story. (I'nlii 1 rross loused Wire. Chicago, III.. Aug. 31.-. There Is an aching void In the cninpalgn coffers of both the Republican and Democratic parties, according Jo poliilca gossip to- j Xl,e renl victims of the shot with day in the two big camps, and tha lead-I which Captain Peter O. Hains Jr., crs are beginning to knit their brows r S- A kn,,,d Wil1iam E. Annis over me ouiiock. now campaigns tnus i i,:i,i. ln iho HI ,J t A - VI1UU1 I U a r m w vw a m w country, uncertain of himself or his whereabouts, he has met with foul plav. The Portland office of the Pinkertons wast, advised yesterday that Mr. Bethune had purchased a ticket last week in Chicago for Portland and It Is believed, barring accident, the missing man will eventually be located here or at some otner point on the coast. Advices received here state that the k . " .. , ,, , au vices received nere state tliat tin In tho ..meantime Harriman. following , brilliant young attorney left New Yorl out his Melinite Promise to Governor j citv a week ago last Saturday. Follow ( hamberlain and F. S Stanley, head ofjng his usual custom of writing to hi; the Deschutes Irrigation & Power com pany, that lie would Immediately begin the construction of a line into Crook county, has two crews of surveyors in the same field invaded last Saturday by Hill. Rout Picked by Harriman. Harriman as yet has not announced what route will be followed to reach the Irrigation district and timber belt in Crook county, both of which form tho objective points for the construction of a new railroad. He did state, however, that following a final conference with Julius Kruttschnitt at Pelican lodge, decision would be readied relative to the route over which, the new road would be projected. The conference with Mr. Kruttschnitt haa been held and the presence of Harrlman's surveyors in the Deschutes canyon Indirates that the Wall street king has decided to utilize the same route for which Hill Is now contesting. The character of the Deschutes can yon Is such as would practically pre clude the possibility of two lines be ing constructed through It. Two could be built, although one, owing to the rocky character of the canyon, would renulre the expenditure of an enormous sum of money. Hence to secure the wire dally durlne h n absence from home, he advised her of his arrival in Buffalo. The day following no word (Continued on Tage Two.) PADLOCK FOB I! far have been conducted on an ex tremely conservative ' financial basis. the managers being hopeful all along that the conditions would improve and money be forthcoming when tho cam paign began tn spread throughout the country. But something seems to have daniponed the ardor of the rich par tisans who in former years have opened their wallets for liberal -amounts and there seems no immediate prospect of loosening their pur.se strings. Further more, the wealthy corporations are out of It, forbidden to lend their aid. which makes the prospect more sombre still. l.'p to this time the Democratic na tional committee has taken in about $25,000. which, added to the balance of $60,000 lpft from the Denver conven tion fund, amounts to s total of $85. 000 with which to pay the expenses of a $500,000 campaign. j ne Jvepu oilcan managers have on hand a small but comfortable sum. con tributed mostly by Charles P Taft, but it Is much less than is usually in the treasury at this stage of the game, and theev Is lile more In sight. CI? DEL TRICK 0 POOR BONDHOLDERS BY TAXING On this Text Bryan at St Paul Bases Arraignment of Republican Party as Al lied with Taxeaters In stead of Taxpayers. Army and Navy Extrava gance. Consequent Upon:, Imperialistic Policy, Made Excuse for Increasing tho Drain on People. tragedy. . Captain Hains' son. Hainilton Hains, aged 7, is shown at the upper loft hand corner. At the right is shown Howard Annis, aged 8 years, and "below is WiU iam Annis, aged 8 years. HEAT OVERCOMES BANKER HEWITT Figured in Fish-Harriman Fight on Fish Side Worth $20,000,000. mnniifiiii ii! i ii AN liillL And Also For the Freight Stage Kept Busy Hauling Eatables. (United Prew Leased Wlre.l Pittsburg, Pa-, Aug. 31. The as sessors and deputy assessors today re port an Increase of several millions of dollars In the taxable personal property of tha city, as the result of a clever ruse worked by tho assessor on the wealthy; women of the city. Several weeks ago the city assessor appealed to the rich wonino tn M.-inre their personal property, much of whh'h. mow on fi 000 share (ITnited Press Leued Wlr.) New York. Aug. 81. Prostrated by heat while attending the reunion of his college class at New Haven. Frederick C. Hewitt, retired banker and million aire, is dead today at his home In Os wego, N. Y. He leaves an estate worth $2'i,0O0,U00. Hewitt, who was a bachelor, was re lated to Senator Thomas C. Piatt. At the time of tho Flsh-Harrlman strug gle for the control of the Illinois Cen tral he cast his holdings on the side of the Fish party, giving Fish his a It ura. r.i,i.ii.t.ni they declare, is bonds and stocks worth1 that Harriman offered him $1,200,000 iiiuu.uuua wuiiTii ii.tn lain in rosewonu tor Ills StocK boxes for years. The letters remained '. - unanswered. I lien the blue book was consulted. After this letters began to go out of the assessor's office addressed to Mrs Mel vl II e-Richard-Wort hir.K ton-Jones and otne.rs witn many names iisked curtly about lather gave you as a (Continued on Page Two.) YARD HAS London Detectives Claim to Know Who .Murdered Wife of Major Oeneral Luard Kent County Police Dis pute Theory. (Special Dispatch to Tho Jenmal ) Klamath Falls. Or. Aug. 31.--The conference of railroad chiefs that has b?cn going on In Klcmath county for the past few days. t Pelican Lodge, the summer home of E. H Harriman. has ended and all but Mr Har riman came to this city and took launches for Teeters' Landing, where they were conveyed by railroad teams to Calor. present terminus of the California Northeastern railway Birthday of Wilhelmina. The Hague. Aug. 31. The twentv eighth birthday of Queen Wilhelmina, who was born August 31. 18S0. waa The letters celebrated throughout the kingdom to- "that-stock your clay. (Jay (K-corations gave the cities wedding present." and towns a happy appearance. Manv These letters brought forth responses. I messages of congratulation were re- I ne women nurried to the office and de- reived at Het Loo where Queen WM1- clared property that had been hidden for helmina is quietly resting In antlclpa years. according to the assessor. tlon of a happy family event. (United Prr Leawd Wlrt.l St. Paul, Aug. 31. Bryan was greeted by a tremendous crowd at the state fair grounds this afternoon and thousanda cheered his address. His speech wasi devoted mainly to "Republican extrava gance in the administration of govern ment." He said that extravagance Is particularly noticeable in the army and, na v y. "The imperialistic policy, for which the Republicans aro responsible, is tho onlv excuse for th erliomous. increas ing drain upon the taxpayers," said Bryan. "The reason the Kcpubllcana are more extravagant than the Demo crats is because tho leaders are mora intimately associated with the--taxeaters than the taxpayers. Also, the Re publican leaders have taught the doc trine that taxation Is an unalloyed good. They have tried to cultivate pub lic opinion to support the idea that tar iff taxes, even when not needed for revenue, are a direct advantage to th people's Interests. It is not stranga that people who consider taxation a blessing should be Inclined to make that blessing as large as possible." Governor John A. Johnson met Mr. Bryan at the railroad station when tha Nebraskan arrived here today. The greeting between tha two Democratio leaders was most cordial and the Dem ocrats of the state are delighted with the harmonious feeling, f They think with Bryan ' and Johnson working; to gether in close cooperation the stata will be carried for the ticket. A big crowd gathered to see Bryan and he was given an ovation when he stepped from the train. Accompanied by Governor Johnson and the local re ception committee, he was driven to tha Minnesota club, where breakfast waa served, with Bryan as the guest ot honor. After breakfast Bryan held a confer ence at the hotel with the leaders from various parts of t he state, at which campaign plans were outlined. At noon Bryan paid a visit to the state central, committee headquarters, and there, in response to a general demand, made a short address, in which he predicted, vic tory fur the Democratic ticket In tha state and nation and spoke optimis tically of the outlook. Governor John son also was called upon. He also pre dicted victory and made a strong appeal for the support of the entire ticket, state and national. This afternoon Bryan held a general reception at the hotel, at which hun dreds of citizens greeted him. He will leave here tonight for Grand Forks, N. D., where ho will speak tomorrow. mINiSTER SHUCKS m pnep nil mui.uui in i . YSTERY UNSOLVED ( Talted Prrm Leased Wire.) London. Aug. SI. Scotland Ti'J de tectlvea today announced that a Cock ney about 4J year of age murdered tha wife of Major-General Chmrlea Ed ward Luard In the woods aear Seven Oake a week ago. They say the Cock ney was picking hop nearby and saw the richly-gowned woman pas. Tha Kent county constabulary, how ever, disputes the theory by the detec tives. From evtdenca obtained by the offtclala, thev aay a woman waa the murderer. Nelghbora aaw a woman with a rifle la her band about the tltn of tha Harder. It la amid that opmaata are expected la high, circle. Tha atory that the wtf f a aaan Blab In diplomatic rtrcl eought ra venga upoo Mra. Ixiard -tor the alleged alienation of her hoaband a affect Ion by the wife of tha army officer la jo int tba rounds joet bow tba Rnofland yard detac t1va ft tbetr Information la a any-' fery. They bint new that It waa by rotboda that .trtMld taalie Fberlork HolraM eavteva. Police fore from every city la avast are warkina the The murder has excited tho whole country. The general and his wife were walking through the woods. Mrs. Iuard became tlrd and started back home. Her body with two shotsthrough the head waa found. KLAMATH SPOIITSMKX riiEPAIJE TO HUNT Oakland Police Hope to Secure Evidence Today Will Throw Light on the .Manner in Which Alice Donohue Met Death. Which Mrs. OFF THE FROCK Unable to See Anything But Hypocrisy in the Church Farewell Roast. (I'oit'd PTvm Uasvd Wlr Odessa. Or., Aug. II The task of supplying the Harriman table at Pelican Lodge with the delicacies of the vmn la not an easy one. the nearest market I "akand Cal . Aug. Sl. By leading being iO miles away. The stage bcj,;,,..,. Ark1 ,.. .haJiow rrar, )n tween Odessa and Ashland makes but . 7 two trips a week, and during th - pas; ' the tidewater aewer in L-merrville where two aeeka haa been heavily loaded! the partially nude body of Mrs. Alice E every trip with Ashland fruit and Prni. hj' wss found yeaterdav. Captain tables. On aeveral occasions two teamn 1 1 have been neceaaary to carry the fre;ght , t't-rsnp to.iay hones tn gt evidence 1 fn, ih. I that will help clear the mvsterv atHiit (t'ntted Preaa teaaed Wlr. Oakland, Cal . Aug. 3! Member of the First Presbyterian church of chla I city have not yet recovered their equi librium after a severe tongue lashing I given them last night by the Rev. E. E. Raker, one of the best known preachera on the Pacific! coast, who today entered secular life sA western manager for a SS B..K.U11 rf .Ml.itian.hin unexplained. The cits The pastor of the rrnt day haa tn m not be able t make a report until fin, lo or he mon't keep bla job," de .omonow and the oUce still hold the .red Rev Baker, "1f a mlnlater wera ,, J lj5..7" oked to death. ':,( dependent upon the popl he la hough the condition of the body made , inPoSe,l to uplift. he would have it rr.pnssihle to prove thla. I broader, truer and more effective work t , The mystery of how the woman 1 Kind 1 ! chemist. 1 Special Dispatch to -The Journal I Klamath Falls. Or . Aug 31 Klam ath hunter are anaking preparations for the open duck aeaton which begin September I. An uncertainty la felt for the lodae. The stage line runs within three miles of Pelican Lodge, and a Urge ttox. provided with a pallock and kv haa been placed at the intersection ol the roads and Into thia box the stage driver places the Harriman freight, and anv mail tnat nan come via Asniana the stranae death cf the woman, who dtaappeared frtm her home the nlht of June 11. no trace of her being found until par, of her clothing was discov ered Saturdav um er a building near the apot m here the rxxiy was exhumed. I A inud-cs ke.l spada found with the mail launch a law plies daily between I clothe, has been identified as helonc'.ra- Kl.imath Falls and the lojge. carrying . "-" .- heavy mail that come, to the H.r- rencernlnf hunting grounds that aresi r)man party, as well as provision. The open, owing to the announcement that tba president had made the lwer Lake a game -preaarva, but no ornclal an ounoemeot of the preaerve haa been received here, and the hunting will probe hi y go on aa usual Iwka are plentiful on the upper Klamath lake, ana tba mirvmer tamper have reported umber ef them aa very tame, ap proachmff near tba cam pa on the bor der mt tha lake and remsJnlng thara, within reach ef U-a ear from tba boat. mountain air and the outdoor life at th lodge la conJ'icivn t" hearty arpetltea. and Colonel W. H. Holablrd. mho has full charge of all arrangements, in kept bur In be-ping th larder euprdted. Much venison haa been provided, a every member of the hunting party ee cured a deer In the flrt (mating trip te the aaoantalna The eldeet eon la eat I IT In tba mountains la aeavrrh aX the Hear that anuat be rotten la order to kee Uiuir av. pet wee vn two wya. t to Arkeli and in hi rooms the police have discovered coat and pair of trousers spattered with the peculiar blie mud of the rar Much of last n'arht waa apect by Cap tain Peteraon In ' sweating" Arkel'l who la hM In detinue. What Arkeli said waa not made pub lic, bat It Is known hl admtssiona. If any were made, were not rufficlent t warrant the flMng of a charge inlnat Mm. Captala Peterson aaid tftla morn ing that he weroVd mad n statement until after Arkeli bad , taken over i tba areat tt tba crime this afternoon. V. neighbor of the IVmobuea rerorted 1 ,r ' rmintt irvtav ln.,l,",Pollr ,h" mornltii that mo day kv Raker scored the average after the disappearance of the woman I church member In no amall term, f , ' Trh.u " neJg.i- - M hen 1 hear a man .make a long in.r. cleaning mud from a pair of ehcs praver In church, I alwaya watcfi out ii. hu.l ;? .i?1- thM 11 ' rbm.-h ii "I know of a mart w" IV mud of the mire thi town who haa aatabhabed a rn-" The motive of the crime sti:i la un-1 ,,,, fr pieiy by praying lor g ar, i supplied The only euggeeted .tpln-1 OUJ at ehorch.-who last week rl .-t V"1"1-.' J"7?"00" m,n " wno another man out 1.0 In a, beineea often followed Mra IVvnohue ah re- j..i - uw" .uvi--j mm. ui cDte-ryvine raoe tmca. which che fragmented dallv. developed an Insan mania, which led htm to aiur-dee- This man. It la aaid. fnhtnel hr on the right of her di appear anew and oaused her to ran from her home alone, her huaoand having gone tn a lodge meeting- The police think he tnt lowed her an J rarrted OMt the ftervdlnh murdr on the lonely moor, tewrtag tfee riotnea fren her bodr and bwrvirg It In tn-a mire wbei a It lay for aaaiy rhrea moaUie before tba Srrt daw to to eara-taa-7 waa fowjad. - ' AinhJp Mevts il!ip. tlarite ftiwa Ufl Win.) tmim ranee. Aot il. -jtr flight of aex-onda t v'jioi 1 - n tary nwra at A roar., W I.!, ,r H r . waa eom pelied to hnr g hie a'pU 1 the ground -virt ef a t deet TK. tuatliiM waa l v ; t t trol w-htle n the air ar.. .s , . 1 n eneted that b wc-'l n . fligtt this ever.i'g J . ,4 ( J tn.Mia wis fcot nrV;.,