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THE OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, f NbVEMBER 30, 1908.
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IN JAIL
Heartbroken Over Her Son's
Awful Crime Murderer
of JL R Fisher Still Pleads
Ignorance of His Act
Conspiracy Story Doubted
"I 'would rather have seen Jim a
' corpse- In his coffin In my house than
to see him here as he Is now."
These were the words wrung from
the sorrowing heart of lira. Mary Finch,
the aged -mother of James A.' Finch, the
layer iof Ralph B. Fisher, at the county
Jail this morning. She had just had a
brief, interview with her son. and came
. ' away with feeble, uncertain steps, shak-
in her head and almost choking with
emotion as she talked of the terrible
crime he committed.
lJim was always a good, dutiful son,"
she said between her sobs. "Drinking
whs his one fault This la the first
stain on the fair name of my family.
My God! It would have killed his
father, had he lived, but I am the only
one left to bear the burden now.' All
cf my realUves live in the east, except
two cousins of Jim's that live In
Brownsville.- He is my only support,
- and I came to live with him here about
two months ago."
Mrs, Finch la 68 years of age. Dressed
in deep black and wearing a heavy veil.
s thougn in mourning,, sne was a. pa
thetic figure as she came to the jail
and requested the privilege of talking
With' her son. Though declaring that
she would prefer to see him a corpse
rather than to see him as he is, with
the stain of a' fellow man's blood, her
mother's heart moved her to bring a
few articles of clothing for his com
fort. She brought a few clean collars,
a pair of cheap hose and two towels.
Mrs. Finch said that she heard of the
tragedy at her home on Saturday after-
: boon from a woman who lived In the
- house. Alt the rest that she knew she
. gained from reading the newspapers.
"And I did not read very much about
It" she said. "I simply could not read
It. This Is the first time I have been
able to come to the Jail. It Is an awful
trial for me." .
ararderer Is Matrons. .
Puffing on a cigar and without ap
pearance Of emotion, Finch this morn
ing repeated his declarations that his
mind is a blank as to the commission
- ef awful crime last Saturday after-
noon. But Tie flow remembers that 'he
Purchased -a revolver about noon last
aturday, and he also says that he was
In a "mixup" somewhere that day and
was hit on the head. He complains of
uffering great pain In hla head Satur
day night and yesterday. -
The .revolver, he says, hs purchased
of toe H. T. Hudson Arms company In
the Ablngton building about noon. He
cannot remember wny .- he . bought It.
This was- before the row in which;
. he claims to have been injured on the
head, but he does not know where the
row took Dlace or when. Mia minri
a hBe, he asserts, irom the time he
bought the .revolver until ntiiv
' Tlchenor read a warrant of arrest to j
linn, oaiuraay ne remembered riding
j down an elevator, but today that had
passed from his mind.
- Finch appeared nervous In his cell
today, though his eyes were Jess blood
shot. His only expression of sorrow
regarding the tragedy linked his own
, name with (that of Fisher.
. "It Is" a' sad thing," he said, "and
L !" It?Il? hth f or myself and for
Fisher We were both young men. with
the most efthe future before us. And
1 a,miVer7 orry 'or Mrs. Fisher, as
XeLl & ifo" .my wlfe- 1 had known
Mrs, Fisher for many years." ,
Finth repeated his charges that
Fisher did not deal fairly with him
regarding the disbarment proceedings
which the latter conducted as prose
cutor. He said that a petition to re
duce the period of his suspension to 30
J"i was to have been sub
mitted-to the supreme court before its
Judgment was given Fisher promised
to do this, he says, but later refused
V?H lo the Pltlon. He was not
guilty of the charges on which he was
suspended. Finch declares, but pleaded
- guilty because he was very busy and
did -not think that it would do him
particular. Injury, with such a short
suspension-as had been premised him.
He did not think that it would be so
widely spread in the newspapers and
that it would be "rubbed in."
' Depends Oa Xls lawyer.
-Finch' had nothing to say as to his
line of defense when his case comes to
trial. He i leaving that to his attor
neys, he says. He will be defended by
his former law partners and there la
no question but that they will depenl
on "emotional insanity."
It seems not improbable that Finch
win ne Drought to trial within ai
iiiumn, nna certainly not later than Jan
nary. The grand Jury will not meet
-until next Monday, and an indictment
cannot be returned until that time. A
vacant date may be found for the trial
within the two weeks following, and
several dates have been left open in
the January term for emergency crimi
nal cases. The prosecuting officers de
sire to have the case disposed of as
soon as possible.
According to the detectives, who have
EVER WATCHFUL
A Little Care Will Save
Many Portland Read-
' ers Future Trouble
' . .
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yon,
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Mrs. A M. Hollabaugh. 3!S Grant
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r three years my kidneys were disor
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Unlike moat cases, I did not suffer a
great deal from backache, being both
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of the kidney secretions. The passages
were also attended with pain. Learning
about Doan's Kidney Pills, I procured a
supply at Tha Lane-Davis Drug Co.. I
soon felt their beneficial effects and
whea I had used the 'contents of one
box, my condition had ' - Improved In
very way,' . I hold a very high opin
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For sale by . all dealers. Price 60
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New York, sola gents tor the United
States. ' ' ,
- ' Remember i ths.
tke no other.
name Doan'i
nd
worked on the case. It has been pretty
well established that the threatening
lettera received by Fisher, the murdared
attorney, were written, not by Finch,
hn rfi.f the killing, but br another law
yer who- was disbarred' by' the supreme ,
court arter ne naa ooen prowsvuira
Fisher. At least It is said to be prac
tically certain that the letters were
written In this other lawyer' office,
on his stationery and with his type
writer. '.'
Used Suspect's Machine.
Investigation has disclosed the fact
that the stationery on . which the let
ters were written corresponds to that
used by the lawyer suspected, while
the charactera have certain peculiarities
found only In the type of this lawyer's
machine. . . . . , .
This, however, tha .police think, does
not mean that there was any conspiracy
among the dlsharrea attorneys 10 o
away witn risner. in loci, un
at n imninlmrr. advanced In. a news
paper story, is scoffed at by Detective
Tirhnnr vho la handllnr the case.
"i m pertain, ne sam uus luuruius,
that there was no conspiracy. Those
fellows mav have got together some
time nl remarked that Fishers head
ought to be knocked off. or something
like that but there was no conspiracy.
But the-fact that enure was no agree
ment among the disbaiTed attorneys to
do away with Ralph B. Fisher does not
necessarily exclude the other lawyer
mentioned from the case. If true deduc
tions of the police regarding the threat
ening letters are correct, he had at
least threatened the life of the man
whom Finch afterwards murdered. His
possible connection with the murder
will be thoroughly Investigated by the
detectives and the district attorney s
office, and it is possible that he may he
harged with being an accessory oeiorw
the fact.
it ! known that Fisher was virtual
ly certain that Finch was not the man
whn was sendlnr. him the threatening
letters and who was constantly calling
him up on the phone to hint at murder.
Bid Hot Turn Over Letters.
Tl. aHnrnAVI m-hnm lTiflhAr nrOSS-
cuted on disbarment charges are Finch,
John F. Watts, li. tj. JVing, muriuii jv.
RIggs and J. H. Hitchlngs. The
threatening letters which , Mr. Fisher
received were never turned over to the
police, according to the statement made
this morning by Detective -Tichenor.
Mr. Fisher was going 10 turn mem
over to me on the very nay ne was
murdered." Bld the detective, "but he
was killed before he had a cnance to
do ' so."
Attornev John F. Loitan Is positive.
however, that a conspiracy existed
among the disbarred attorneys to mur
der Fisher, ana mat nncn was in
man selected to commit tne aciuai
crime. Mr. Logan stated this morning
that he did not wish to mention any
names except that Mr. Fisher, from
investigations he had made, was pos
itive that Hitchlngs was the man who
sent him the letters.
"Mr. Fisher had absolutely no fear
Of those men," said Mr. Logan. "He
considered them too contemptible. It
was Mrs. Fisher who was alarmed. 8he
learned of the- letters which Mr. Fisher
received, and 1 believe that some of
the telephone calls also came to the
house while she was at home. 8 Lie was
terribly afraid that someone -was going
to do her husband harm, aad it was on
her account and to try to put a stop
to tha constant annoyance that Mr.
Fisher turned the matter over to the
police."
Think It Conspiracy.
C Everet Baker, Mr. Fisher's former
partner, and C. F. Fisher, his brother,
are both Inclined to believe n the con-
Rniranv theorv.
District Attorney Cameron this morn
ing refused to say anything about the
conspiracy theory or anything else,
saying he did not ears to discuss the
matter at present. . He stated, however,
that there were no developments.
There, will probably be several law
yers associated in tne case xor mo ae
fehs when it comes , to trial. C. H.
Piggott,' Finch's law partner,, will be
one of them, he being sent for by Finest
an hour after the latter was confined In
tha, erkltntv lull. ,
., The funeral of Ralph B. Fieher will
tak place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing from Westminster Presbyterian
church. Interment will take place Th
tli TJl vorvtflw cemetery.
' J nie-Inquest? which waa to be held at
'o'clock on 'account of the inability of,
some of : the. .witnesses to be present at
tha earlier hour.
FINCH CUNNING AND
UNSCRUPULOUS
-AS A POLITICIAN
(Special Dtfpatck to The Joornal.t
Albany, Or., Nov. 10. The murder of
R. B. Fisher bv J. A. Finch recalls the
tatter's past history and his early career
In real life which began In Albany about
1895. and Is now ending so dlsaaterously.
About this time the Populist party was
at its senlth in Oregon. It was repre
sented in Linn county by an organ
called the Oregon Populist, edited by
various parties. Owing to the hard
times and the financial Inability of the
adherents of the party It was not self
supporting and was ready to suspend
when Finch and Will Campbell, another
young man about town, got backing
from some mysterious source, moved
the plant to a wooden building on
lower Second street belonging to Dar.
Hill and began Its oubllcation, under the
name of the Silver Imprint.
Finch was a Democrat snd Campbell
a Republican. Finch at once began his
career as a political dictator and aa a
manipulator. At the first Populist con
vention held a few months later he
showed his hand. It was a foregone
conclusion that the Populist party would
be successful In the campaign and Finch
aked the convention for the nomina
tion for sheriff. He succeeded in pack
ing tho primaries In Albany, where but
a few Populists resided, and had their
votes. But he failed to make a combi
nation with the country delegates and
failed for nomination. When the list
of nominees was read It appeared that
OeorgH D. Barton was nominated for
county Judge, C. B. Montague for clerk
and M. C. Gains for sheriff.
Finch was furious. His vlndlctlve
nesa appeared at once, but as It was
conceded at that time that Dr. Hill
would receive the nomination for con- !
grees at the state convention, and as i
Hill was supposed to be the financial
ana moral support oi ine ouver im
print, the wrnth of Finch was appeased
and he gave Gains a hearty support and
nearly tne whole ticket was elected In
June.
Dr. Hill failed for nomination at the
state convention, not to this day dream
ing that the opponents of the slate put
up at the county convention were the,
instruments, otherwise ne wouia nave
been nominated and elected instead of
Vanderberg, who made a complete fail
ure in the campaign.
After the county officers were seated.
Finch Instituted a system of graft,
in the way of printing. especl
allv in rotices of sheriff's 'sales,
printing delinquent tax rolls, etc., until
it became apparent that the party could
not carry him longer. Then a member
of the courthouse ring bought the paper
out.
. About this time there was fusion In
the air so strong that it was apparent
that the heretofore manipulators would
no longer be able to 'control the policy
of the party. In fact some of the sup
porters of the Populist party had Joined
the Republicans, especially some who
had failed for nomination and Finch
soon followed them.
At this time Finch was made editor
of the Bell, a middle-of-the-road Pop
ulist pap?r. Its life was short its
usefulness none, snd it Is doubtful If
It ever had a honaflde subscription list.
Bv the next election Finch had pushed
himself into the Republican ranks, his
former friends, for whom he had been
a henchman, wre with him, and his
Influence was folt In sueceedlnar elec
tions. In fact his work for certain can
didates who succeeded In being- elected
to the hoirse of representatives mainly
tnrcuarh his neip and manipulations,
won him a clerkship, where he worked
hand In hand with the Mitchell-Fulton
and Brownell faction.
Finch never was a man with anr
conx-ictlons, he was a Weakllngr pliant
iooi ir ine hands or those who had de
signs they wanted carried out Finch
was the scapegoat yet when he had
these people In his power he hung on
like the old men of the sea. and was
running onough to get through . their
Influence responsible and remunerative
places. His Influence has alwavs been
destructive, his policy rule or Tuin. and
ii jci inn no man with whom he
associated, politically, could . go
FILES BOOSTS
WHY PLAII
, .i ... d ... . , .
Congressional Tact Unwise,
He Says; Union Good
Everywhere Else.
(United Press teased Wlre.t
Seattle, Wash., Nor. 80. United
States Senator Samuel H. Piles, discuss
ing the importance of Paolflo coast law
makers working in harmony at Wash
ington, gave out the following Interview
today : .'.
"There Is no question that western
and Pacific coast senators and con
gressmen will work In close touch with
each other in the coming session of con
gress. We all realize that what helps
one state or a particular part of any
state has its general Influence for good
over all the other states.
"Of course, we from the west cannot
effect anything Ilka an organisation.
This would be neither right nor politic
If it were right It would not be wise,
as it would array other sections of the
country agalnat us. At our meeting in
California recently this matter was gone
over and it was evident that we were in
complete harmony on this subject
"Take, for Instance, the questions of
Pacific coast fortifications, a Pacific
aau&dron. unnronrlatlona for the navr
yards at Mare Island and Bremerton, the
Irrigation projects, river and harbor im
provements, tne tarm on lumoer, Dex
ter revenue cutters, a fourth Judicial
district for Alaska and a territorial
form of aovernment for that territory.
I think we could all get together on these
subjects, and they are of very great Im
portance to the people of Washington,
Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana. Ne
vada and Utah. All have matters of in
terest that affect us, ana with the prop
er reciprocal spirit I think much could
be accomplished."
Presiding: Judee Gantenbeln this
morning overruled the demurrer of IIvj
county In the suit brought by V. 8.
Chapman, who claims title to the John
Barnes tract of 48 acres, which was re
cently sold by the county provisionally
after competitive bids had been re
ceived. The county claimed that the
statute of limitations prevented an at
tack on Its title at. this date, but the
court ruled otherwise.
The land was deeded to the county
In 1869. by James Barnes, In return for
a promise by the county to keep him for
the remainder of Mb days. It Is al
leged that the county failed to keep
the contract, and Barnes' sole heir con
veyed the place to Chapman about two
years ago. The complaint stated that
the plaintiff has been in peaceful pos
session for two years, and Judge Gan
tenbeln said he did not view the case
as a suit for recovery, but for cancel
lation of the deed from John Barnes to
the county. The case will therefore
have to be tried on its merits.
Judge Gantenbeln also overruled the
demurrer In the case of the Arlington
& Pacific Coast Railway company
against the Columbia River A Oregon
Central Railway company. In which it
was likewise claimed that the statute
of limitations was a bar to the suit
arcnbolOells
of oil control
(United Preis Wire.)
New York, Nov. 80. John D. Arch
bold, vice president of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey, today resumed
the stand in the federal suit for the dis
solution of the trust and told of the
company's wonderful growth. In the
course of his testimony he told how the
territory had been apportioned among
the various subsidiary concerns. He
declared the Pacific Btates market was
controlled by the Standard OH company
of California. The Michigan and Mln-
...Aln mirkat, nrora rnntrnlUH Kv thA I
Standard Oil company of Indiana, and
the Rocky mountain territory was as
signed to the Continental Oil company.
In answer to a question by Attorney
Rosenthal, the $1000 a day counsel,
Archbold was aiven an opportunity to
establish his own Innocence In the for
mation of the trust agreement in 1S82.
Archbold said the only signers of the
trust agreement In 1882 were Vilas,
Keith and Chester. After the dissolu
tion of the agreement by the Ohio
courts the Standard of New Jersey was
formed, he explained. This company.
It was said, owned 70 lesser corpora
tions. Its only tangible assets were
the stocks of these companies.
The trusteeship was decided upon as
the simplest means of maintaining and
administering the business in the vari
ous states. The witness said the Acme
Oil company of Tennylvanla was or
ganized to operate two refineries. Aft
erwards these refineries were taken
over by the Atlantic Refining comnany
and the Acme was disbanded. Heverfi ;
other corporations were similarly han-
oien aner mey necame tne propertv of 1
Standard Oil.
WOK K OF SECURING
DAVIS JURY BEGUN
(Cnlted Preaa Leaaed Wire )
Omaha. Nov. 30. The case of Charles
E. I 'avis, charged with murdering Dr.
Frederick Rustfn, alleged author of tho
famous triple death pact, was called to
day and the work of obtaining a Jury
wan oeKun
It is understood that the state relies
mainly on the testimony of Mrs. Abble
nice,
the comDanloi of Dr. Tliintln whn
rtrsi reveaiea tne details of the pact,
and who said an agreement was formed
bv which Davis was to kill Rustin and
then she and Davis were to commit
suicide. y
The defense today denied that a plea
of lnsanltv would he made. The countv
attorney declared In his opening speech
that he would not ask tor the death
penalty, but that he would be satisfied
If the prisoner received. a life esntence
or perhaps less.
The state announced that it Would
summon 42 witnesses and a like
number will be called by the defense.
The veniremen are mostly business
and professional men and the work of
examination is slow.
before the people and be elected to any
position.
Finch Is a man without conscience;
would rather punish an enemy than re
ward u friend. This Is the way Albany
politicians tjenress their opinion of R.
B. Fisher's slayer
BAR MEMBERS TO
MEET IX MEMORY
OF RALPH B. FISHER
Presiding Judge Gantenbeln In tho
circuit court this morning announced a
meeting of members of the bar to be
held Jn Department No. 1 at :15 o'clock
tomorrow Tnorning to take appropriate
action in honor of the niemorv of Ralrih
B. Fisher. - r A committee will be ap
pointed to draft resolutions, expressing
the grief of the bar over his untimely
death. And ths lawyers will proceed in
a body to attend the funeral. Later a
date will be set for receiving the re
port of the committee and the delivery
of eulogies by men who knew and loved
ths departed lawyer. -r
COUNTY LOSES
III BARNES CASE
NEW BILLS
Multnomah Legislators Are
Unanimous in Declaring
Vote at Meeting Yesterday
Does Not Show Final Line
up on Senatorial Election.
Senator John B. Coffey was elected
chairman of the Multnomah county
delegation by a vote of 2 to 7 at a
meeting of ths Multnomah legislators
held at tha Commercial club yesterday
afternoon. , . t ;
Representatlverelect E, J. Jaer was
also a candidate for ths office. Representative-elect
L. D. Mahone was elected
secretary, defeating J. D. Abbott by a
vote at 9 to 8. The organization of the
delegation was for the purpose, as ex
pressed in the call, of banding together
for the discussion of matters of legisla
tion which would come before the leg
islature and ba of special Interest to
the people of Multnomah county.
Does Wot Show1 final Xdnaup.
The result of tha election of Senator
Coffev to the chalarmanshtp has caused
a great deal of 'discussion In political
circles because of the fact that he is
an anti-Statement No. 1 man. it being
contended that this points to the prob-
aDiuty mat wnen tne organiaauou m
the legislature comes to Issue, State
ment No. 1 men will not line up for
organization on Statement No. 1 lines.
The fact that six 'members of the Mult
nomah delegation pledged to Statement
No. I voted for Coffey is given aa a
reason for this contention.
Statement No. 1 members of the dele
gation, however, declare this to be a
mistaken- impression. These members,
those who voted for Mm Coffey and
those who did not, declare that their
attitude on the organization bus not
changed. They contend that the State
ment No. -1 members of the delegation
already have an organization working
for the election of a Statement No. 1
president and speaker. This organiza
tion is entirely separate from the Joint
organization of yesterday.
Canons on Bills Alone.
"Legislation and not politics entered
Into the meeting yesterday," naid one
member of the delegation in discussing
the matter this morning. "When we
went to the meeting yesterday it was
definitely understood that the delega
tion wa to be organized solely for the
f urpose of considering legislation and
hat the senatorial question, or the or-
ganlzatlon of the senate or the house,
was not to enter into the deliberations
in any way. That, at least, was my
idea and I think that was the idea
of the majority present.
"All this talk about the meeting of
yesterday bearing on. the organization
Is bosh, pure and simple, and is being
raked up by tho Fulton anti-Statement
No. 1 combination solelv for the pur
pose of creating a false Impression
throughout the state. There Is nothing
In it. When the time comes for the
organisation of the two houses, it Will
be made clear that there has been no
change In the opinions of the Mult
nomah Statement No. 1 members of the
delegation."
Jaeger Makes Statement.
E. J. Jaeger, who was defeated for
the chairmanship yesterday afternoon,
has only the kindest words for his
successful rival for the chairmanship.
"I want to aay," said Mr. Jaeger this
mnrnlng, "that Senator Coffey Is a man
perfectly capable of filling the office
with credit and fairness. He has had
experience In legislative worlf and I be
lieve that.he will make a good chair
man. All this talk about Statement No.
1 or antlJstatement No. 1 having en
tered into the organization Is a mis
take, as It was definitely stated when
the meeting was called to order, and
was understood, that nothing or tne
kind was to enter into the deliberations
kind was to enter into the aenteraiions
df the delegation. WhlCh WSS Called tO-
reiner aimpiy ior wiw tuii,mtrauuH wv
legislative business which would Infer-
est Multnomah county."
James D. Abbott, one of the State-
ment No. 1 members of the house, is;
much incensed at the report printed '
this morning that he voted for Senator
Coffey, after, having- pledged his vote
to Mr; Jaeger. , Mr. Abbott contends that
he voted for Mr, Jaeger, as he had
promised to do. . " j
ays Toted as Promised. j
"Mr. Jaeger asked me to1 support him i
for the chairmanship," said Mr. Abbott
this morning. "I told him that I would
do so, and I did, not because I thought
Senator Coffey would not make a good I
chairman, but because I had promised j
Mr. Jaeger my vote. A man who would I
promise to do one thing and then do the I
opposite is not on the square, and 1 am 1
not that kind of a man' i
W. J. Clemens, one of those who cast
his ballot for Senator Coffey, also takes
vlaorous exception to the publication
that the organlsatlon of the delegation i
shows any Inkling of weakness on the
part or Btaiemem no. i memoers.
Discussed legislation Only.
"I am sorry to note that the Oregon
Ian misconstrues the organisation of
the Multnomah legislative delegation,"
said Mr. Clemens this morning. "It
was distinctly understood and agreed
that this meeting was to be organized
solelv for the purpose of discussing
legislation which might be presented by
the voters of Multnomah county. Ow
ing; to the factional . fight which has
been carried on .principally by the news
papers, It was considered wise to di
vide the two offices of the delegation
between the sacalled factions. The
question of fitness for the position was
the only one I considered. I knew that
Mr. Coffey had had experience in this
line of work and that Mr. Jaeger had
not. I cannot . understand why the
papers Insist on forcing the Issue of
Statement No. 1 upon the legislators.
"I believe that the people of Oregon
can and will take care of the election
of United States senators by popular
vote. I am not and have not been
supporting McArthur for speaker of the
house. If a man of ability who is a
Statement No. 1 man becomes a candi
date for speaker of the house, I will
most certainly support htm., I will not
sigh any agreement to vote only for a
Statement No. 1 man as speaker of ths
house, for that would leave ths ques
tion of ability out of the discussion.
I am strongly of the opinion that I
was elected to the legislature for the
purpose of passing new laws or repeat
ing oia ones.
"It is true I signed Statement No.
1 and do not believe it necessary to
explain that I expect to keep my
pledge. That question Is not debatable!
There has been considerable discussion
In reference to the possible election of
some other senator than George E.
Chamberlain and I presume that will
go on until Chamberlain finally takes
his seat but It will have no effect
whatever on the sltustlon. If the fac
tlonal fight Is not headed off at this
time It will appear In all tha move"
ments of the-legislature." . .. - f
' Solace at Magtialena Bar, , )
ftlnlled lrses Leased Wire. t
San Diego. Nov. 80. Word has been
received here today that the supply shit)
Solace, which left this port November
28, arrived at Magdalena bay November
28. She carried a large load tt meat
for the Paclflo fleet- All ofilt arrived
In good order. ' . - - '
to ant a cold nr oirs sat.
Take LAX ATI VB BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Prnrflat refund money If H falls te enre.
B. W. GBOVE'g signature Is ea each box. 25c
BETTED. JOBS:
SO WHY KICK?
City Attorney Answers Suit
of the 'Discharged s
Detectives.
. - ;
City Attorney Kavanaugh this morn
ing filed the answer of the city to the
suit for salaries brought by four for
mer city detectives, Joseph Day, - J. F.
Reslng, L. G. Carpenter and Frank J.
Snow. The quartet was suspended from
the city fores In Auaust. 190. but al
lege that they were unlawfully "fired"
and demand that they be paid from that
time until July 1, 1907. The amount
claimed by each man is close to. $1000.
The answer or Kavanaugh denies that
they 'performed any servfees for the
time for which they ask for nav.. as
serts that they were legally suspended
from duty, and In each, case except aa
to Day. declares that trie ex-detectives
have suffered no damage,- having been
employed and received , larger pay In
other capacities than they would nave
' - - - -- . j
HOLLY STAMPS
II
Wednesday will be the first of the
stamp days. i
The Red Cross stamps, with their
holly wreaths and their . mission of
mercy and helpfulness, will make their
appearance Wednesday morning on the
street corners. In ths department stores,
the drug stores, tha cigar stores.
Postmaster Mlnto, with the approval
of the government has come to the
front in great style, and there will be
a special table in the corridors of the
postofflce building, where the Red
Cross stamps will be sold by a commit
tee of tha Portland Visiting Nurses as
sociation. When you buy ths postage stamps
for your letters you can also buy the
Red Cross stamps to affix to the back
of the envelops. They will carry their
Christmas message to your friends ajid.
better still, they will mean that the
people of Portland, who now have to go
to the poor house or the pest house
when they are afflicted with tubercu
losis, will have some cleanly, decent
sanltorium, with comfortable beds and
kind attention and good air. aa their
refuge.
Like the postage stamps, th . Red
Cross stamps can be purchased singly
or in booklets bound together like tho
government stamp books.
Mr. Mlnto has also given his consent
to have the nurses association hang a
huge poster over the' Morrison street
front of the postofflce. and this will
help to let the public know of the
stamp sale.
It la a national Red Cross movement
for the month of December, and Oregon
Is planning to show that her Interest
in the less fortunate of her citizens is
as great as that of any other common
wealth in the nation.
TWO-CENT FADE
LAWISJOOD
Federal Supreme Court Up
" holds Virginia's Eail
road Rate Law.
(United Prens Leaaed Wlre.l
Washington, Nov. 30. The United
States supreme court today upheld the
2-cent railroad rate law in Virginia. The
decision will have a far reaching effect.
The case came up on appeal from the
United States circuit court, which had
? ranted an injunction against the en
orcing of the law. The highest court
reversed' the ruling and dissolved the i
injunction.
Death Roll of
the Northwest
William Bell Powers.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
North Powder, Or., Nov. 80.-One of
the largest funerals in this city toon
place yesterday, when one of its oldest
pioneers was laid to rest.
William Bell Powers, 92 years of age,
crossed the plains with an ox team In
1850 and homesteaded a ranch near
North Powder ii 1864, where he reared
a family of seven children. He was
born near Flemlngsburg, Ky. He was
married to Miss Adaline Barclay in
Boone county, Mo., in December, 1849.
His wife died here in 1869.
Six children are living, the eldest El
lanora, having died several years ago;
William B. Powers, Vlnita, Mont.; Mrs.
James Hutchinson, Union, Or:;, John H.
Powers and Mi-s. R. L. Turner, Masuma,
Mont; Mrs. 8. C. Mann and Mrs. Jeaso
L. Dodson, North Powder.
T
John 8. Lawrence.
(United Preas Leased Wtr
Seattle, Nov. 30. -John S. Lawrence,
for many years pilot and mate on the
Pacific Coast Steamship' company's
vessels plying to Alaska, and who was
known to almost every man in ship
ping circles on the coast, is dead at
his home at Rutherford, N. J., from a
broken blood vessel In ths heart. He
was 35 years of age and when he quit
the western coast and took up his home
In New Jersey he became superintend''
ent of the' South Amboy Docks.
PERSONALS
Auditor Ralph Blalsdell of the Q. R.
& N., left last night for New York
arid will be absent 10 days or two
weeks on a vacation trip. It was. stated
at his office this morning that he was
completely tired out from hard work
and was aTway for rest
Meeting of Dante Club. '
The Dante club will hold Its next
meeting on the evening of December 10,
at which time it will take up the study
of the "Purgatorlo." . The secretary not
tlfles members that they may secure
copies of the outline for the work of
the next meeting at the reference table
in ths public library.
The discouraged
Dyspeptic
.- ; ,wifl find in
Grape - Nuts
- 1 cause for rcjoic'ng . .
There a Reason'?
OUT
WEDNESDAY
CLUMSY EFFORT
TO MURDER TWO
Los Angeles Man. Tries to
Hold JVoman and Child
for CarMo Kill., ?
Los 1 Angeles. - Cal..v Nov. 80. Efforts
ara being made to discover the iden
tity of a. woman and a. little srirl whom
Thomas A. Monroe, a rancher living at
Norfolk, Is accused of attempting to
kill last night by holding' on tha rails
In front of an Interurban car. - ?
Motorman James Morton -of a Santa
Ana ear - observed Monroes struggling
with the'Tvoman and a little girl. Just
in time to stop nia car ana avert - a
tragedy. Morton and Conductor - Sisk
alighted and pursued Monroe, -capturing
him after an exciting chase. In
the meantime the woman and child had
disappeared.' .T- .; V - ";'
Monroe -was taken to the city , Jail,
where he acted like a Wild man.' Ha
said the woman's name.' was Margaret
but he professed to be unable to re
member her other name. He said hs
was In love with ber but was not cer
tain why 'he wanted to end her life. ;
CITY: AUDITOR
STRIKES SHAG;
I..
rplextng,
the city
Problems, intricate and per
are part of the dally routine of the city
auditor's office. The latest is now to
ment districts to pay the cost of laylnwl
i my water mains in various jmna vii
ine city. -
Plana for these with estimates of the
cost the- figures of which total 460.000,
hava been submitted to the auditing
department by the water office. Deputy
City Auditor Gill must prepare the nec-
time since the passage or ins new taw
levying the costs of laying mains on
tne people Denentea, tnai sucn resolu
tions have been necessary. Mr. Oil! Is
an at sea.
The Questions to be answered are:
Who benefits and how much? Take
the proposed Grand avenue main, for
instance. Every water user who is sup
piled from reservoir No. 2 Is benefited
to. some extent, but some are undoubted
ly helped more than others, and the
auditor's office, which has to draw up
the preliminary resolutions for the
council to pass upon, doesn t know Just
how to dd--t. The city attorney will
have to come to tha rescue.
Another instance is that of a main
which is to be constructed on North
Front street. This will be of some use
to all the residents in the whole north
ern part of the city but ths cost is
only 11000. It has been suggested that
If this sum be divided up among all
the water users who benefit by the
main, each assessment would amount
to only a cent or two.
This would make a nice large bundle
of accounts for the clerks to handle.
R0CliiDT0F
THE SNOWBALLS
rntte4 Preaa tasad Wire.)
San Francisco, Nov. 10. "Ths de
fense la nlavlnr unfair." was the rea
son given on the stand today by former
Supervisor .Andrew M. Wilson for giv
ing new and more Incriminating testi
mony against Abe Ruef, his former po
litical boss.
Henry Ach, Ruef s attorney, exhaust
ively cross-examined Wilson to com
pel him to admit that he had been giv
ing testimony that he had withheld at
former trials, and asked him the mo
tive. "When I played snowball, when a
boy," said Wilson' in reply, "I discov
ered that sometimes one side was using
stones packed, in the snowballs; well,
the defense is doing the same trick now
and I'm for the side that's fair."
Completing his testimony of bribery,
endeavoring to show the connection of
Ruef with the boodle board of super
visors, Wilson said that when the so
called prize fight trust's money was
handed to him by "Big Jim" Gallagher,
Ruef's go-between, he was assured by
Gallagher that the money came from
Ruef.
BANKER PARKER
PUT ON STAND
The case of the "United States against
James H. Parker, the Baker City banker
charged with perjury, will go to the
Jury this afternoon. Argument on be
half of the government la being made
by United States Attorney John Mc
Court. Counsel for the refense will
follow.
Mr. Parker took the stand in his own
behalf this morning. The indictment
alleges that Parker awort falsely when
he took, oath that the land in question
was more valuable for Its timber than
It was for Its minerals. Parker claimed
that he Investigated and found that the
cabin of Fred Wunder, the government's
principal witness, was not on the land.
He said he noticed several ditches and
reservoirs used for mining purposes,
but had no idea they were of much use
as they were old and had ths appearance
of having been neglected.
OLD TIME GAMBLER
KILLED AT RAWHIDE
(United Treaa Leased W.re.i
Belllngham, Wash., Nov. 80. M. Tt.
Witter, formerly of this city, was ehot
and killed last night at Rawhide. Nev.,
according to Information that has
reached his relatives here. Hs was well
known among the sporting fraternity
and was a gambler during the early
days. His parents live on a ranch near
this city. One brother. John, is em-
i ployed at the local flour mills and an
other is aj machinist He leaves three
sisters, one of whom is the wife of
Archie McLean, chief engineer at the
Steilacoom, Wash, asylum. Witter was
34 years old and a graduate of the
Falrhaven high school. Ths body will
be shipped here.
GOME TO STUDY r
OREGON FARMERS
Four or five members of ths country
life commission of the federal govern
ment will reach Portland tomorrow
evening or Wednesday morning and will
hold a meeting In conjunction with the
State Horticultural society and the
Nbrthwestern Apple Growers' associa
tion. A
A public meeting will be held Wed
nesday when they will meet with - dele-
fates from the country societies and
he farmers' associations, The meet
ings will probably be held In ths Com
mercial ciub. The commissioners are
desirous of having farmers come to the
city to Inform them of the real condi
tions in the rural sections of this state.
LEBANON WOMAN
HOLDUP'S VICTIM
; (Special Dlapsteb ts The JorLl
. Lebanon. Or., Nov. 80, Saturday
night while returning from a neigh
bor's, Mrs.. N. D. Kefthaver Was seised
by a man- as she was: passing a dark
alley and relieved ef her purse. -, The
p4lice were notified, but.no clue was
found. ' . f r-j i 1
RIZE FRUIT
CONGM
EXHIBIT
Apples of Wonflerf ully Fine
Appearance From Willam
ette wValley and Hood
Kiver Will Be Shown To
morrow; i
Ths fruit that made bregon famous is
arriving today in large and fragrant
packages, and is being shipped up to the
Woodmen bulldtngr at Eleventh and
Alder streets as fast as It ets here.
In ths exhibition room many of
the best known apple growers and
horticulturists lh the northwest are ar
ranging their exhibits so that every
thing will ba ready for the Judging of.
ths Northwest Fruit Growers' exhibit
tomorrow morning., ,r , . ?l, ,.'
Many Orchardlsts Kara.
There are ISO or mora orchard
'the city arranging their exhibits of ap-
riea aim getting reaoy ror tne conven
iens of the Oregon State Horticultural
society and ths Northwest Fruit Grow
ers' association, according to E. ft. Lake
of Corvallla, secretary of ths two or
ganisations. "We have never had such' good apples
and I amrnore enthuslastio than I have
ever beenefore," said Mr. Lake. "Each
year w can sea the Improvement over
the last, but this year the gain we have
mads Is wonderful. The Willamette
'rri"1rV?" 1" -A, ' ."" VV"VI , "C,1L
anything Hood River .has ever shown
before, and the Hood River apples are
Deuer man ever. we nave good ex
hibits from all over the northwest. In
cluding the Kootenai country and the
Thompson river valley of British Co
lumbia" Ths public Is Invited to be present at
all of the sessions of both the Horticul
tural and the Fruitgrowers' associa
tions. After tomorrow noon the exhibi
tion of fruit In the Woodmen building'
basement will be open until 10:80 Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
as well as all day,
Tomorrow's work will be taken up
with the annual meeting of the State
Horticultural society, with a business
session in the morning and the reading .
of addresses in the afternoon. The
program is as follows:
.Tuesday, 10 a. m. Officers' reports.
President Atwell, Secretary Treasurer
Lake, Corresponding Secretary Reynolds;
committee reports, exhibits, memorial,
finance, "Wayside Wanderings," Hon.
W. K. Newell.
Two o'clock session .'-An' Error in k
Evaporating Prunes," J. T. Brumfleld:
"Some of Our Commercial Problems,
F. W. Power; "The Douglas Fir," Dr.
Cardwell; "The Society's Need." H. M.
Williamson; election of officers.
78 TrFGOESTS
OF UNCLE BILLY
The Widows and Widowers;
of Dallas Attend An- "
nual Banquet, r
Dallas, Or., "Nov. 80. Promptly at 1
o'clock this afternoon 78 widows and
widowers of Dallas sat down- to ths
banquet at the Dallas hotel given lh
honor of the eighty-fourth birthday of
Honorable W. C. Brown, the well known
TJtllr nnntv nlnnAAr "ITmoIa Rlllu"
had been preparing for this event everS,,
einue nis iwniiuB aimier iu um wiqqwi
of Dallas one year ago. He went that
dinner one better by Inviting all ths
widowers In the city to grace ths oc
casion, at this banquet- -
"Uncle Billy" had the seat of honor
at the head of the table, and responded
to the call for a speech in a few wetl
chosen words. A number o .letters
from people all over the United States
with, matrimonial aspirations who had
written Mr. Brown about' ths event,
were read during the dinner. These
parties seemed to think that some of
the Invited guests were looking for a
helpmate, and desired to be recom
mended. ,
The widows st tit banquet Outnum
bered the widowers at least four to one
there being 66 Invitations Issued to tha
former class and cut la to the latter.
After spending a couple of hours . in
eatting and social cneer. tne
guests de-
jar ted, wish "Uncle . Billy"
many mors
lappy nirtnoay nanqueta.
Not For Summer Only
P. & G. Naphtha Soap is an
all-the-year-round soap.
- More P. & G. Naphtha
Soap is used in summer than
at any 6ther time of year.
That is to be expected.
In the "dog days", when
the mercury hangs 'round 90
in the shade for weeks at a
time, a woman is giad to get
hold of anything that will
save time and labor.
So she buys a few cakes of
P. & G. Naphtha Soap and
is happy. . 1
Please remember, however,
that P. & G. Naphtha Soap '
does just as good work in
January as in July.
It makei cIothe is clean in Decem
ber as In June j nd it uvea time, Lbor
and in the middle of winter ta
well is in tho middle of summer. E
G. Nfphtha Sop ii tn'tll-the
year-round opi .The 'tooner you r
realize that, the better.
P. 6 G. Napttta Soar
,:-.. at all grocers. " ; ': ; ;
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