The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 17, 1908, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON -DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, , 1003. GRAND JURY ilCKPILE Inquisitorial Body Makes i :'; an : Unannounced v lsit to . ( Lrarn for Itself How Mat- i tors ..Relating to County Prisoners Are Conducted. inoicrs two RUEF LAWYERS Francis J. Murphy and A. S. Ncwburgli Held by the Grand Jury. 'Tha KTtiA Jury mt!s eaoursloa to the. countr rock pile at Kelly's Butt this afternoon. There was no blowlnr of trumpets In advance, the visit being Intended aa a surprise party, ;Thla morning the seven grand Juror paid an unannounced Yislt to tne county JalL They wera told to wander at wilt. Inspected the cells and eornaora taiiiA with th nrlannara. Tha perambulations ot tne wrand Jury today baa revived Interest In possible Investigation as to the relations or me sheriff and the county court with regard to feeding and working; county prisoners under the new law, wuicn iv. iw vu--totiy to the sheriff and aaya that the. men "may" be worked on the highways under the direction of the county court It Is possible that the Jurors may re Krd tnl" question as a buss aaw that they should keep away from, or they may consider It proper to make eome recommendation In the matter. Either way. it is evident that the Jur ors will be fully Informed concerning the feeding and working of the prison ers. Ever since June, slnoe the new law went Into effect, no county prison . ers have been sent to the butts by the chArirr Ha aakad for the setting of a date when he and his attorneys might confer . with the county court, but the members of the court sent no reply and nothing has been done. (Unltra rren Ld Wlr San Franclsoo. BaDt. IT. Franols J, Murt.hr and Adolnh 8. Newburgh. who have been associated with Henry Aon as counsel' for x-fios Abe Ruef were lndlcted.br th crand Janr today on a charge of attempting to bribe John M. Kelly, a venireman in the Ruef ease. Kelly created a sensation two weeks ago by declaring- In court that A, KB. Ulake. a contractor, had , offered him $1,000 to get on the Jury and vote for Kiiefe acquittal and Blake was lndlot d' shortly afterward. Within an hour after the Indictments were returned. Attorney Newburg had appeared before tbe court ana aoposiiea IS.000 cash bail. ' M - Attorney Uurnhv was subpoenaed by the grand jury last night to testify and It was expected mat ins story wouiu be listened to before any action waa taken. He waa classified .as a fugitive fivim luatlna hv l)tntlva iiumi yes terday afternoon and when he learned that tha arand lurv waa after him h called up the process servers and asked to be served with the summon. Mur- nhv declared that he was not In hid lug an expressed a willingness to go Perore tne grana jury. , e was great ly shocked when be learned today that the. arand lurv had met and returned the Indictments after a deliberation of but it minutes. It la rumored nat Attorney burgh, who I accused of having carried on tne negotiations witn (contractor ta- A. ft. Rlake the man Indicted laat week for attemntlnr to brita Kelly, broke down before the grand Jury yesterday afternoon and- made a confession. - Newburgh refuses to talk aDout .tne case. He was before the grand Jury for several houra yesterday and wnen be came out of the Inquisitors' room tie lnnlcnd ltmn and alck. The indictment or tne attorneys nas created another sensation in the Ruef cases and the whole city la expectln further action along the same line I a s Rrim vhn has rhsrire or tne connection witn me ituei inai now on. rock pile, waa in tne city tnia raoriung. lie, ot course, anew nomina- uu He, of course, knew nothing of the prospective visit or the grana jurors, hat announced thathe Intended to ex tant thorn an Invitation to visit hi in stitution before they finished their work. "I want them" to come out and look Into everything connected with the man agement of the place," he said. , "I am alnns- to ask them to come, and I want them to go and talk with every prisoner there. : That la the way ror tnera to judge as to the way things are run. We now have 11 county prisoners and 18 from the city. This is about half ores, vet during the last i month we have turned out crushed rock at the rate of 140 yards per -day. 'This lw worm i.&0 jer vard in the bunkers. Millard avenue is about fVnlshed and the rock will now ro on the Multnomah road, between tne . Base nine and section Line roads. TRIES TO COLLECT ROD' CEMETERY CONFESSES TO Of BOY Declaring that the action of he city ' in placing a Hen on' Rlvarvlew ceme I tery to pay for ; the cost f Improve 'ments on Front street portends the aale of a portion of the cemetery, even of , occupied lots, and that such action would be Illegal besides ' shocking the ? conscience of the people,' Attorney' C. , w. Doiph this morning argued in aup ' port of a demurrer to the city's comi r plaint before judge tiantenueln.m tne p Deputy District Attorney Grant lntl ; mated that there Is no danger that the city will attempt to sell occupied lots , where the dead are burled, but he drew , no distinction between the property the t cemetery association owns, and Mr. Polph declared that If the position of v tne city is sustained tne effect win be t, to threaten, the sate of lots without . respect to occupancy. r "It is unthinkable" he said, "that r there Is power to sell the lots where 5 are ouriea iMaa. .uewis, railing and the I others who helped by their money and k liberality to establish this 'cemetery. It would shock the conscience to say that occupieu lots may te soio. 2 The citv is trylna- to collect IRKS 7K f that It alleges la due for street ansess- ment.. a temporary injunction issued i. J. 1 il ml n,n,ank.ln will . L. t sale of cemetery lots advertised by the r viiy. ia uiaa piace on oeptemDer z. Tne 9 demurrer, by which the cemetery esso- k nation nopes to aeieat tne wnoie suit, -, on the ground that it Is exempt from t taxation, and that such action would te against public policy, was taken on. Pder advisement. (United PreM Uuad Wire.) Oakland; Cat, Sept ' 17. John Res. the watchman at the Albra Oun club. who last Sunday shot . and killed Carl Moller in cold blood Because he thought the boy waa rowing on a slough sit uated on the club's property, was for mally charged with murder today on a warrant aworn out bv Andrew An derson, the youth who waa in the boat with the" murdered boy. atea gas Confessed. Sheriff ' Barnett of Alameda countv declares that he Is in possession of enough evidence to convict Rea beyond tne possioiiity or a uoudi ana mat tne case will be pushed vigorously, Dis trict Attorney Everet Brown of Ala meda county, prepared the warrant sworn to today and will handle the prosecution of the case. 'rst Sat Even' on around. It developed todav that Vounar Mol ler was not even on the property owned py tne gun ctuo wnen ne was snot and the residents of Irvinarton are in censea at tne airair. leigh iarielere, The '; ;4 , General Demand of thd lYell-Ioformed of tL World U always ben for a impl, rJeaunt and ((Bcicnt liquid laxative remedy of known value; a laxative which physician ooulJ aactioa for famil um because iu com ponent parta are known to them to be wboleaofno And truly beneficial in effect, aecepubla to tlio syitem aiul gene, yet prornpt. In action. . f i , , In supplying that demand with its ex cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, tha California Fig Syrup Co. proceed along ethical lines and relic on the merit of tbe laxative for it remark- ablomiooeaa. ; , ,).: ' . That i one of many reaaont why Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna is given tb preference by the Well-informed To get iU beneficial effect always buy the genuine-i-tnanufactured by .the Cali fornia Fig Syrup. Co., only,' and for sale by all leading druggist, .' Price fifty cent per bottle. ( . , , : , ; f!E3BURID rmm -mm Kef uses to Give Up His Tour of Speaking, Although Advised to Do So. Y0RKTOWS CHEW v v BUILDS WIRELESS , (UnlUd PreM Lea Wlre.t Vallejo, Cat, Sept. IT. According to advlqes received today at the Mare Island navy yard, ' the United States gunboat Torktown.- under' the command of James H. Olennon, will arrive her October I. after patroling the Berln for several months. The crew o the.xorktown repently oempleted the work of locating a site for a new wire less statioa to be established near Val des. Alaska, bv the navv department. ' The Yorktown will receive repairs at Mare Island, after which she Is expected to sail for San Diego, to loin the Paclfto fleet upon Its return from Samoa, The gunboat will participate In target prac tice along with the bljr cruisers at Mag- dalena, bay, In November. A draft of 60 marines will . leave Mare Island for Bremerton tomorrow, having been ordered north for tfuty. ...... ; DENIED ACCESS TO REGISTRATION BOOKS ' . i . ' (Bpeelat Dlipateh to Tbe JoarnnLt Boise. Idaho, gent. H. Access to reg istration books of tne voise lana orrioe was denied the publlo arid newspapers here today as a result of the ruling of the interior department. Under this ruling inquiry may be made of offi cials as to entries .and contests and other matters pertaining to the office, but privilege of examining the records Is denied, fio reason is given for the ruling.. - (t'nlld Pre Uaswl Wlre.l Nnw York, Sept. 17. Against the ad vice of physicians William J. Bryan to day refused to glv up Ms speaking tour temporarily t take a rest, upon his arrival here today, and It Is said announced that be not only will. eonAJ tinu speuktng. but that his manager may decide that It will b beat for him i vimr r ii a I'Mi'irm nnuL Strong uemanrta ana requests ror tne presenre of llryan on tne racirio coast tiava oecn receivea inteir ana wmn decision has been reached. It Is said to be more likely now than oerore tnat he will make the far western tour. Upon his arrival here today Bryan was advised by hi physician that he had been exerting himself too vigorous. ly and a short rent waa urged upon him. Ills managers as well a th candidate himself, however, luslsted that he continue on the stump. From here Bryan went to Wilming ton, Dei:, where he spoke this after noon. Sunday the Nebraskan will be entertained at luncheon by Alton B. Parker at Ebopub. N. Y.. and Sunday night he will go to Albany, and drive out to woiierts Kooat. wnere ne win hold a conference with David B. H11L STEVENS' ATTORNEYS STILL ARGUE POINTS Attorneys In the T. M. Stevens ease declared today that the negotiations for settlement had proceeded no further than they had yesterday at least that tne case was in tne same position to- aay tnat it was yenieraay and that no publlo announcement or a settlement of ne ainerences Dei ween x. m. atevens and Mrs. Louise Powell Stevens and their separate maintenance, divorce. polygamy and other suits filed an threatened was yet ready. Judge u Day and Mr. ciam, tne attorneys ror the factions of the Steven family ha3 EMOIN Section Hands Enter Oil Tank at Lewisvillo With Lighted Lantern Flames Shoot Iflgh in Air When Fumes Ignite r : amiable conference In the Chamber Commerce building this mOrnlnr. however, and It Is believed the matter will be settled outside of court before tbe end of the week. NO TAKERS FOR OFFER ON HUGHES (United Prea Leaaed Wlre.J New York. Seot. 17. An offer made In Wall street today to bet $5,000 to SI 0.000 on Hughes in the coming race ror governor was not acceptea. it is generally believed that it fa too early for much betting and today's offer Is not token as strong evidence of what the odds will be. THIRTY-THREE WILL ASK TO SIT PERMANENTLY IN YOUR UNCLE'S LAP Three men who went Into an oil tank with a lighted lanUrn were re pair u iu ai. . Vincents oospiia Wis morning;. All war burned about th fae from th explosion whloh followed their entrance. The accident occurred at Lewlsvllle, Or., along the Una of th u. k. a iv. at 4:30 mis morning. Pster fioukules lost Dractluallr all the skin off his face,' together with hi hair. Ula ooualn Out la less severely injured. The third man. W. Kunta, was soon discharged from the hospital. Kunts la a brakeman and waa work. Ing on a gravel train. Peter and Qua oouKuies, cousins, were employes ml th Oregpn Klectrlo company on the same gravel train. At Lewlsvllle the engine stoopea at an on tank ror rueL . There were, only' two or three gallons of oil In th tank, and th brakeman lowered his lantern Into the-tank, which. It I explained, la a customary thing to do. Why there should have been an explo sion at mis time cannot be explained, but the flame suddenly leaped out of tat tank and 20 feet above It, badly burning all three men. Kunts haa been taken to his home in Oregon City, his Injuries not being serious, thourh his arms and hands are badly, burned. The "Sole of Honor" in Selz Royal Blue Shoe V The sole of h o n o r is made of good" oak t a n n e 4 1 e athcr : there's a tough, durable quality to oak-bark tanriaee that vou want in the wear, that other tannages don't have. , , : "We recommend Selz(Royal Blue shoe because it's one of the moderate-priced shoes that's made with oak soles; -and made honestly all throuerh of best ma terials. -Fall styles are here. . V : 1 v'v. We'll fit Vour . feet perfectly with Selz Royal .Blue ' $3.50, $4;00, a$5bO ; - . a,, . Seventh and Washington. iST mmm Pfflii OTZ2. secretary of the gun wit OUR $5.00 SCHOOL SUITS X'- t m ... t 4 club, who denied all knowledce of the affair to the officers and newspaper reDorters wno auesuonea mm. is con demned severely by the Irvlngton peo ple for refusing to aid the officers In tracing the crime. District Attorney Brown stated toda- that there '' la no charge unon whlc Laraelere can be held but that he should De severely condemned for his action. Larzelere is retorted to have told the Irvlngton people that he 'Iwould not be damn fool enough to tell any thing about the case," and a movement Is on foot among the people of that district to force Xarzelere to resign his position in the gun club. , Rea is today penitent and willing to confess all the details of the crime. He says tat he intended to tell all about the' shooting all the time but that be wanted to talk to Sheriff Bar nett and not to the IrvingUm au thorities. 'I did not admit the shooting when I was questioned at first because I i wanted to talk the matter over with Sheriff Barnett." he said today, "an I was excited when the officers had Informed me what had happened. did not aim at young Moller. I just held my arun loosely and shot in h direction. I did not even see Moller. Anderson was the only man I aaw The Lestimony of Roy Mortutn. th carpenter, who handed the gun to Rea, ontraaicts tnis testimony, nowever. Morgan says that Rea took careful aim wnen nc urea tne ratal snot. It was learned today that Porter Ashe, the attorney retained by tne of. fleers of the gun club, advised Rea confess when he learned that Sheriff Barnett was In possession of enoueti evidence to secure a conviction. The verdict of the coroners lurv at Ban Jose yesterday in which it wn declared that Moller met his death at the hands of persons unknown to th jury was a disappointment to the officials. Rea will not be taken before the Alameda county grand jury as was first announced, but will be taken be- fore Judge Bowers at Irvlngton nex Monday for arraignment on the charge sworn toaay. Next Saturday will be naturalization day In the circuit court. Thirty-three applications for oltizenship will be heard- that day by Presiding Judire Gantenbeln. Next Monday five more plications are set ror hearing, witn x for Tuesday,' six for Wednesday. five for Thursday and five for Fri day.' After Friday no more applica tions will be heard until after the No vember election, the law forbidding, the making of citizens for 30 days prior to a general election. As it stands there are 60 applicants to be heard within a week, and about 12 more may come in, which jglll es tablish a new record In MuTrnomah county. , In Oregon the foreign born are allowed to vote after taking out their first papers, if they have resided one year or more in the state, so those who will ' be examined as to their Qualifications as citizens during the next week would have been qualified to vote in any event, although this is not true in most states oi tne union. $3.75 Waists, All Colors MANY PATTERNS, PLAIN, PLAIDS AND FANCY FIGURED WAISTS TWO-CENT POSTAL RATE TO GREAT BRITAIN EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 T-TERE is the greatest value rrer I BACK TO HER OLD VIRGINIA IIOME Miss Blelly Fleenor of Bristol, Va., who came to Portland and was disap pointed about being married and who became stranded, hss gone home to her little house where she had been trying to arrange to get ror several weeks. The money was ent by her brother In the east. Miss Fleenor has been stav ing at the county farm until assistance arrived snd she wss sure that It would come even from the start. Mlas Fleenor came to Portland to marry Victor F1rnll with whom she had ben correapondlng. l.ro n her ar rival Mr. Flrnell discovered that the woman waa suffering with pulmonary tuberculosis. He - refused to fill his part of the agreement Bhe wss soon without money and appealed to tne county for aid. .... offered In Boyg' Clothing. f:" . These Suits are made from selected fc.nd tested materials-choice wearea MUST AXSWER FOR fcof wear-resisting fabrics. The gar r menfi are cut with lota of style and ' character. All seams are double f stitched with nk and every weak r spot b reinforced. PASSIXG BAD C0IXS ForBoysFrom 7tol6Years five Dollars OxUTHIE ;rs -17.0 Third Street. Albert Bosarth, arreeted at Independ ence Sunday on a charge of having passed counterfeit money, was bouaJ ever ty United Elates Commissioner A. M. f-anaon this nnrnlu and will be j taken to fipokane to stand trial la the rederai "Own. it is cjatroea tnat Ho rn rth made a practice of pawing cotns rpraentlng It gold pieces. One side cf this money ropren(ed m coin of the I nJtod Ftate. the ether aide that of money ef the Argentlste republic Tbe defensa Is that there la a mistake la the Identity. . 1 The 2-cent postal rate between the United States and Great Britain will go into effect October 1. After that date letters may -be sent to the United King dom for 2 cents which formerly re quired 6 cents to carry. At the same time the rate of postage armllcable. to letters mailed in the Unit ed Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land for delivery in any part of the United States, will, be one penny for each ounce or fraction thereof. Unpaid or short paid letters will be liable on delivery to a charge equal to double the amount of the deficient postage calcu lated at the rate named In the fore going. . FLASHED LOTTERY TICKET TOO SOON The International Bureau of the Uni versal Postal Union at Berne, Switzer land, has announced at the Instance of the postal administration of Japan, a copy of which has just been received by Postmaster Mlnto, that many of the Japanese postofflces In China and Man churla will in the future exchange fet ters, parcel-post packages, articles of declared value, money orders and arti cles marked with trade charges, with offices of other countries in the inter national bureau. DO NOT FAIL TO ATTEND ' OUR , FRIDAY SPECIAL SALES. YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND THEM MONEY-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES. TAKE THIS ONE TOMORROW: THESE WAISTS ARE WORTH $3.75 ANY DAY, BUT IF YOU'LL ATTEND THIS GREAT SPECIAL SALE YOU'LL GET THEM FOR THE LOW PRICE OF .$1.25 Ladies' Fal Flourishing a Chinese lottery ticket in nls hand, Karl Worrell. a clerk in a hat store, marched S along Third street lata yester- S day afternoon. "When I cash 4 this I'll have more money than you ever saw," he said proudly to i companion. Doubtless he would have as- tonished the other young man 4 with the sight of all his wln- nlnga In a few days, but for one obstacle, or rather two of them. Justice Olson and Deputy Gpn 4 stable Kternan passed the pair 4 Just as Worrell made his boast. 4 Th,ey saw the ticket In his hand, and his arrest on a charge of having a lottery ticket in his possession followed in about S three seconds. He has been held under KOO ball. e HAWKING MACHINES Catarrh Sufferers Are ' JTo thing but Hawkers, Spitting and Blowing Ma chines, Says aa Authority. Is It possible that In these days when cleanliness and sanitary r.eform Is be ing preached In the churches, schools and at public gatherings, that thousands of people will continue to suffer from 'catarrh, when there la an absolutely cer tain remeay always on nana. Hyomei (pronounced tiign-o-me) Is a pleasant, medicated and antiseptic air. ureatne it in ana it W114 cure catarrh. It will stop foul breath, watery eyes, and crusts in the none. In a few davs. It Is guaranteed by Woodard, Clarke et 10. to do it or money oacic, and such a guarantee ought to be strosg enough Entirely Cured by HyomeL Having suffered from ' catarrh for about two years, and having tried nu merous remedies without any satlafao tory results, I finally tried Hyomel and am glad to state that after uslnr about one and one half bottles I am entlrelr curea. 1 nave recommenaea it 10 others with satisfactory results. G. N. LJndsy. 407 East First ave.. Mitchell. 8. D. A complete Hyomel outfit, consisting of a strong, bard rubber pocket inhaler ana a Dome or Hvomei. costs obit.ii aim wir pniun, it anerwaras neeoea. cost only SO oents each af Woodard, Clarke & Co., or direct, by mall, charges repain. irom Doom s tiyomet UO tiuf alo, N. T. Hyomel also cures Asthma. BrAnnhl. tts. Courtis and Colds. Croim ttf Infanta snd any Inflammatory disease of tbe respiratory tract. A 'Beautiful Make Line, Sold on Easy Terms a Small Cash Payment, Then Suits low Aril StOOaWcrfi l mm life East Barnside and Union Avenue A Beautifier Xary Officers Exonerated. Havy Tard, Pugt Mound. Pert. 1 7 A lrrrm haa ter r- "! " ffwsj WMfimfion te the effect that Captain K H I ntfav er-4 all f the rf fiere f h rrear flrtl rtsve bea ftf.firt'M t-T lie TlrT t tka t t "t ar.r ,me fr ttm grvii4fg of that! 'p -n J,ip I,i f. -t A-rt Jt m4 I K ' Isru.-av frw4,G(a mi.l b I . t.as I I z J that will not Injure tbe sklo. A freckle eradicator ttiat is ure. A liquid Jnvlgorator for the flesh that Is not greasy or sticky. Such is r Hagan's Magnolia Balm. It Is a particularly favorite toilet article with ladies who dislike the effect produced by face powders and paint.. Its use cannot be detected and only tbe pleasing result is apparent. . - Put up Jo two colors PINK and WHITE. Sample of either color free, k but better yet buy large bottle at your druggists for 75 cents. 1 Friday SEE OUR WINDOWS andSaiprM WE HAVE NO RENT TO Bargains PAY THEREFORE IT HELPS US TO GIVE YOU THE FOLLOWING BAR- GAINS: . . . FINE BROADCLOTH KERSEY TIGHT-FITTING AND SEMISIT TING COATS, regular $15.00 to $16.50 coats, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY at VTOn UAXVTA.CTCUXO C M Soelk TWk it, EROOtLTX, X T. I ' 1 ,WE TELL YOU we are going to sell COATS. . Elegant $30.00 and $35.00 value SUITS, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY at WE CAN SHOW YOU the finest line of Voile, Silk and Satin Skirts in the city. ALSO we can show you the finest and most exclusive line of Tailored Waists in the city. . :' : . We Have Opened a Millinery Department MissM. Pennicard is the head manager of this department We do not hesi tate to submit our hats for your approval in competition with any in the city. Remember, we pay no rent, and prices are therefore right. SEE OUR WINDOWS. SEE OUR WINDOWS. ' ACHES ON BUI LDING, 148 AND 150 FIFTH STREET Acheson Cloak & Suit Co.