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in muuMtii Ai.ii u mtWA htMiUistumm utm Hit mnilM uiArs lilt vtttDltr .Afil) HOUt AND noiiu i tUiUktiADii all iul h.,l ADVERTISE 111 THE DAILY JOURNAL FOR THE BEST RESULTS The Weather Occasional ralo to night and Thursday. ' ' j j : : : , . .. ; e : : '.. . . ' . l . ' : 1 ". , ...1 I - JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS 30,410 VOL. VII. NO. 191. PORTLAND, . OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER ni, 1908. -TWENTY PAGES.' PRICE TWO CENTS. StAMuJn"9 c"7i m Assorts S - - LAND FRAUD WOULD jicif cK Progress Made in Case of Los Angeles Men Indicted fpr Auegea umspiracy in Curry County Demurrer Is OTerruled. Juror Selected TUi Morning, John Borwlck, farmer, Washington county; A. ft. Birrell, real estate, Multnomah. "William H. Egan. farmer, Marlon. P. K. Dodele, farmer. Benton. Christian Kocher, farmer, Clackamas. W. Q. Walker, rural mail carrier, Ma rlon. Peremptorily Challenged ny Defense. Thomas Clark, farmer, Union, Fred Ernest, harness maker, Mult nomah. 1 A. J. Johnson, farmer, Lane. Elliott J. Swafford, clerk, Marion. Excused. George Cochran, farmer, Linn. William H. Fear, real estate, Multno mah. BRING Hi BRIDGES Recused Tells, of His Movements on Day Wolff Was Murdered! THE CITY Negotiations to Have East- City Attorney Shows-now era - Baseball Champs. East Clay Structure Could Meet Los Angeles Team Be Tressed Although Port Forfeit to Be Posted Big land's voters nave -An Wacer Offered. thorized Sale of Bonds. d FINAL SCORE: Chicago Detroit . 2 0 Six of the 12 Jurors who are to hear the testimony in the case of the gov ernment against the five defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the United States of something like 30,000 crs f -land in. Currycounty, were I game series to be played at the con selected in the federal court this morn- elusion of the present aeries between (United Press LeaMd Wire.) Detroit, Mich., Oct. 14. Confi dent that the Los Angeles team of the Pacific Coast league can defeat the Chicago Cubs, Henry Berry and Cal Ewing are in conference today with Frank Chance and Battling Nel son, arranging the details of a seven- lrtg by jboth sides,, According to anTiInton of City Attor ney Kavanaugh submitted to the council today the city may be confronted with the liability of paying for two bridges acrons the river so close togettier as to be of Utile use to the people. Under the recent charter amendment the executive board must go ahead and soli the bonds provided for the erection of a bridge where the present Madison street structure now stands. A petition by residents of the' east side calling for the building of a bridge at Clay street, only two blocks away. does not come under this amendment and if the people so desire they can force a special election nt which a two thirds vote of the property owners would commit the city to the bulldlnir or a oriage at tnis location without giv Ing the executive board any discretion in the matter of erecting the Madison street Prince. Following is the part of the city at torney s opinion: If this petition (rererrtne to the peti tion ior tne Liav street Driagp), is pressed, the eh-ctors will be confronted with a proposition to construct a sec ond bridge bo near the other as to be uht,.h im allnwMl the defense to the fact that the charge against; the defendant fs that of felony, four were used this inornlng; 'jae government js allowed Tbut three challenges but exer cised; Done up till the noon recess. Demurrer Overruled. The demurrer filed by counsel for the defense Monday wn overruled by Judge Wolverton yesterday afternoon and the. trial of tha United States against the men who represented the Pacific Furniture & Land company . - .n,nA 4nrA Tnhn Man ning, former district attorney, is to be and Nelson agreed to pool and cover associated wtth Marcua C. MacLemord Chicago and Detroit for the world' of no practical utility, if it could be of any service to tne public. Those peti tioners ought to realize the situation tn which the council la placed,,;. On the Out. of the ilo peremptory eha4iengesj hnm . n ..n 1 allowed tne oeiense owing 1 r.Z - ZS - .w I.. v.vvneo aerry, manager or tne An gels, and Ewlngy president "of. the Pacific Coast league, met Chance and the battler at the Tuller last night, a discussion arose as to the merits of the western champions. Berry and Ewing offered to bet 115,000 that the Angels could win from the Cubs in a seven-game series. Chance nt Ta Atip-fOA in the defense. wtiHam u. Smith of San Francisco appeared this morning and pleaded not eruiltv. The five defendants now on trial, in addition to Smith who pleaded this morning, sre Dr. A. ll. weaaariy, Los Angeles; Richard Hynes, Los An geles; Lee R. Myers, Los Angeles, and Jeremiah Huntley, Curry county. Frank A. Stewart. William T. Kerr, John It Miller and Amos R. Miller, who pleaded guilty Monday and "who will probably be used bv the government as witnesses, will be sentenced at tne con clusion of the case now at hand. Tear Frejudloed. George Cochran was excused owing to a defect in his hearing, and William H. Fear of the Merchants Saving & Trust company, Portland, because he said he had some prejudices. Said he had made loans on certain lands some years ago and that he had otherwise been Connected with some of the de fendants in the Oregon land fraud cases. Six other men from the venire of 60 were called when 6ourt resumed at 2 o'clock this afternoon and are being questioned oy tne attorneys. - It will be some time tomorrow In all probability before the government at torneys, John McCourt and Tracer C. Becker, begin presenting their side of tne case. DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT LOS ANGELES (Catted Ptmu Leased Wlr.) Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 14. That Mrs. Myrtle Clare fired the shots that fa- tne money if satisfactory arrange ments could be made and a confer ence was set for this evening. As (Continued on page Fourteen.) COLONEL TUCKER rar sick .w to Take Him Back to Chicago. other hand the electors have adopted an amendment providing for the issue and disposal of bonds for the construc tion of a brides at Madison street. The present Structure is in a dangerous con. dltlon and the public interest demands immediate action. The charter amend ment in the circumstances must be con sidered a mandate from the people to proceed with the sale of the bonds. The council has no choice of course while this remains a part of the charter. but must Issue and sell the bonds for the construction of the bridge at the place fixed by the amendment. It cannot evade this duty unless the char ter amendment is repealed or amended. and the city can not be released by re peal or amendment from its contrac tual obligations after the rights of third parties interene. Contract obli gations will arise in the "near future." After stating that the petition can result in nothing but the expense of a special election the city attorney ear nestly advises the petitioners to recall It. . . NQ USE TO HUN ON G. 0. P. TICKET ATTORNEY llC3fc WJMl sW7 Jf EDWARD n touts oFTCfii WiJ&b& martin MMk,! -- ""' -''iHW S ' '11 ! I " - si' .1 ifll It I IU If If H M . JEFFREY OF DEPUTY- DISTRICT ATTORNEY FITZ6ERALD cross exam i Ming A 'WITNESS ATTORNEY Sketches From Life at Mat tin Trial by Seed. DEFENSE. (United Prna taed Wire.) r, Tn mi x n 1 I Ban Antonio, Texas, Oct. 14. John SO 111 That OlflCerS Decline R- Elgin, the Republican candidate for congress irom mis aistrict, announcea today that he had withdrawn from the race because of the failure of the party managers to supnort him. This loaves Congressman James L. Slayden. Demo crat, witnout an opponent ror reelection. CANAL BONDS DEAL BIG My tall (United Press Leawd Wire.) Chicago, Oct. H. That Lieutenant- Colonel W. F. Tucker, who was ar rested yesterday on the charge of hav ing deserted his wife, the daughter of former United States Senator 1 John A. Logan, will not live long -is tbe state ment made by Detective BlauL who re turned from St Louis today. Blaul brought a certificate signed and sworn to by Dr. L. T. Brehens of St Louis declaring that Colonel Tucker was suffering from cirrhosis or tne ly wounded John Lambert, a street liver and weakness of the heart and car conductor, and ended her-own life. Is the belief of the police. The pair were lounn lying siae Dy siae in a pool of blood in the woman's room early to day. She died while she was being re moved to the hospital and there is no hope for the recovery of Lambert, who has not regained consciousness. - Both the principals in the tragedy were married, although Clare was aulnv hi wife for divorce -and Mrs. Lambert I Chicago they can present the case to the , jpii ner nusoana several monms ago I grana jury. -because of his attachment for Mrs. The colonel Is on his wfty to the gov Clare. Fear that he was about to aban-I eminent hospital at Hot Springs, where don her is supposed to have caused Mrs, 1 he has been ordered for observation and 1:1 a re to snoot Lambert -ana herself. 'treatment that removal to Chicago would endanger his lira. .. .. The man la more aeaa man aiive. said Blaul today, "and if I had taken him off the train when I served the warrant he would probably have died within 14 houra" Chief of Police Snippy aeciarea roaay that If those who want Tucker are de termined to have him brought back to TRAINS CRASH AT A CURVE Two Ensineers Killed and Fireman Injured on the Rio Grande. 1 IT IS YO UR DUTY TO REGISTER I X t It is the plaindufy of every citizen of this state to register without further ' delay. - ' livery one mut register unless he has already registered since January of this year. Have you changed .your , address since you last registered? If so yon must register again, giving the new address. You may save yourself much embarrassment at the polls of your former precinct by doing so butt do it now. Voters-throughout the state who do not wish to go to the county seat, tpay go before a notary public or justice of the peace, with two witnesses, and register. , This must be done before October 20. ' The country needs your vote no matter for whom yon will cast it . '- If yu wait until the rush days just before registration closes it will take three timet as long to get your name in the right place. Yoall save time by taking a few minutes and registering NOW. If yon Itnowff a Bryan voter who bat not registered, use your influence to s.e htm do so at once, or phone his mma and address to The Journal. . '. (United Press Lraaed Wire.) Salt Lake, Utah, Oct 14. Two men weer killed and several Injured in a freight- wreck at Jordan Narrows on tha Denver A Rio Grande early today. The trains collided head on at a dan gerous curve. Neither engineer knew Of the approach of the ether train until It was too late to prevent the accident T. J. Loftus and W. McAleer, engi neers, were killed Instantly and Fire man R. Thomas was .badly Injured. several members of the crews were Injured by Jumping. The main line of the Denver A Rio Grande Is tied up and all trains are be ing diverted over the Salt Lake rout at Provo. (fnlted Frni Leaaed Wire.) New York, Oct. 14. The New York World today prints a cable from Paris in connection with its ef forts to learn definitely who got the $40,000,000 paid by the government for the Panam canal, in which it is alleged that every source of Infor I mation has been obliterated. The Paris message asserts that all record of the Identity of the persons who received the cash has been hidden and that the records of the details of the agreement between the United States and the Panama Canal company have been either destroyed or lost Tha New Tork World is supporting Bryan in the present presidential cam palagn and the investigation by the World waa based on a rumor that Doug las Robinson, brother-in-law of Pi-out- 5ent Roosevelt, and Charles P. Taft. brother of the Republican presidential candidate, made large profile in dealing in Panama securities. Tbe World says thi liquidation of the French company's securities. suDnosed to have been sold to an American avnoi. cats, was concluded on June S, after four years or negotiations, it asserts that all official records of the transactions have been removed. The sale of the canal to the United States was made by William Nelson Cromwell, who Is prominent in the Re publican campaign. JOURNAL NEWS ITEM LEAD& . TO IDENTIFICATION Through the description pub lished in The Journal, the body of Roy Gillespie, the. 1 5-year-ol-cl boy who lost his life by, falling from a freight train near Oak land last Sunday, was positively Identified yesterday by Nell Mo Klnnon and Tercy McKlnney, friends of the unfortunate lad. . Clement Gillespie, an. elder brother of the dead boy, left last night for Roseburg and will re turn at 5 o'clock this afternoon with the remains. The boy lived at the Palmer house. Park and Alder streets, with his mother and brother. He had formerly worked at the Lyric theatre. Mrs. Gillespie Is unable to account for her son's leaving home. He was apparently happy and con tented and kad never expressed any desire nor shown any incli nation to rove over the country. The remains will be taken to Minneapolis, the former home of the Gillesples, for interment. CAPTAIN R0DGERS 3IADE REAR-AD3IIRAL Navy Yard, Pugct Sound. Wash., Oct 14. Captain John A. , Rodgers, com- m.nitant of this vard. received word So- day to the effect tbvt he had been pro moted to the rank of rear-admiral and that his commission daies from Sep tember 7 last He expects to receive his commisHlorr this week, at which time he will assume the higher rank. The ceremonies marking his becoming a read-admiral will be simple In thn extreme. A read-admiral's salute of 13 guns will be given him ana a rear admiral's pennant will be unfurled on the receiving ship phllsdelphia In place of the senior officer's flag now flying over that ship. MIKADO BIDS PEOPLE BE PACIFIC NEARLY TWO HUNDRED MEN CAUGHT IN BURNING MINE ' ' Vienna. Oct. 14. Nearly 200 men are entombed and probably have been burned to death today as the result of an explosion in the Koenigs coal mine, m trie province of Silesia. There is no hope of saving the imprisoned men, as fire has cut off the work of rescue and there is every indication that the disaster is one of the worst in the; history of mining. It is believed that nearly all the entombed miners are doomed to be burned alive, if they are not already dead. Six charred bodies have been taken out.- A report received by the government here says that the explosion was caused by coal dust, and that it was followed by' numerous smaller ex- flosions in various parts of the mine, which carried the fire into all chambers of the workings. So ar an accurate f tatcment of the number of men in the mine has not been obtained, but the best es timate places the number at . (United Press Leased Wire.) Tokio, Oct. 14. The arrival of the Pacific coast business men at Japan's capital today was marked by the Issuing of an Imperial edict by the mikado call ing on the Japanese people to cultivate friendly relations with America and the western hemisphere and to cease the "war words' that may. result in the disrupting of international relations. The edict promulgated today is. one of the most remarkable that has ever been handed down from the throne, and is saia oy diplomats nere 10 mars, i new era In the history of the orient, The emperor calls on the people to el evate the morals of tbe Japanese na tion. "We must avoid the evil -results of a war of words starting with the people." says the edict and must endeavor to enhance international friendly relations and cultivate good will and mutual trust between the west and the east." v The Pacific business men arrived here today and were welcomed by an im mense concourse of peopleiat the depot. Including the officials and reoresenta- tlves of all the chambers of commerce In Japan. During the day they were entertained with excursions to points of Interest about the city and at night uiey were guests ai.a dinner at me fa mous Maple club bv the combined Japa nese chambers of commerce. Every thing In the dinner waa Japanese, and the Americans were delighted with the reception. Tomorrow the Americana will be the guests of honorst a luncheon given -by Baron Komura. minister of foreign af- TRIES TO PROVE HE MS HI HOME ( mm .if ,mmim :. Vt-i'.V- . '! Declares He Slept in Bam Night Crime Was Com- , mitted. . (Continued on Page Four.) Edward H. Martin told his own story on the witness stand this morn-- Ing. Waving his arms much of the time J.n dramatic fashion and lean ing far over in his chair to giva em phasis to his- language,', he asserted his innocence of the murder of. Nathan Wolff and. declared that ho waa in a barn back of his house in Sellwood on the night of the murder; , sleeping off the effects of the fre quent doses of' morphine and cocaine he had taken. One by on Attorney Jeffrey led him over the ground of. accusing circum stances and Martin gave his answers, admitting many of tnem In part but stopping short of anything that woul i incriminate him. He admitted borrow. ing a gun from Mrs. Grub the morning of May 1. and said he sold It a few hours later. He admitted selling his own gun tne same morning, una ur clared that his face- was scratched at, that time. He said he received his scratches In some fight in a houoe t' ill-fame, but with whom he could rwr tell. The cravenette Identified as Wolffs he said Is his own. He said h had owned many pairs of Dent's glove, but cculd not remember that he liA'l nt with him at the Belvedere hf;ii. where the gloves Identified by Mr. Wolff as tboee of her husband wr found. He adrolttel buying one shlrc from Max Drey, and only one. After his direct examination bad been finished ha was once more taken over the ground h bad covered by I-p. (Continued, on Page Four.) l FOR WOMEN REA DERS I X Xext Sunday's Transfer Supplement will consist of a i beautiful shirtwaist Pattern one that any lady will be proud . to possess. Don't forret to secure The Sunday Journal of October 18. It's five cents. ; The transfer patterns with last Sunday's Journal seemed to meet with the universal approval ol our women readers jnis encourages us to conttnue'givmg these patterns w i, . I The Snnriflv Jnnn- v 4 e
