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MESSAGE
Governors Gather After Ad
journment of Congress to
Attend Conservation Meet
ing Fulton Meets With
Another Defeat.
(Rlcl(il Dispatch .toThe Journal.) . ,
Washington, Dec. 8. President Roose
velt's last message to congress wan
read In both houses today. The docu
ment was listened to with intense Inter
est, the members of 'the senate and
house realizing that this might be the
last official public document lHsued by
Mr. Koosevelt. There wan a large at
tendance when the two branches of.
congress opened with the "Usual sprink
ling of women in tlio galleries.
At the New Wlllaftl hotel red room
the governors who have assembled to
attend the conservation meeting- were
busy registering and tickets were dis
tributed for the opening session of the
Conservation congress at Be.tasco's
theatre, raited for 4:16 o'clock. Among
those ' scheduled to speak is Governor
George E. Chamberlain of Oregon.
Senator Fulton was much sought
prior to the call of the chair at thlsi
meeting but he could not bo found. The
report Had reached the hall that John
C. Young, secretary to Senator Bourne,
had been chosen postmaster of Portland
and It was evident thut Senator Fulton
took the matter much to heart, coming
as It did on top f the rebuke adminis
tered him by President Roosevelt when
the president declared that the "voice
of (he people In the Oregon senatorial
fight should be final."
Senator Fulton was fighting Bourne
(Continued on Page Two.)
THE PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE IN BK1EF
Financial condition of nation
at present time. Is excellent.
Under the Interstate clause of
the constitution ' the United
States has complete and. perma
nent right to control all agencies
of Interstate commerce.
Rates must be made as low as
compatible with giving proper
returns to the shareholders and
all employes.
Believes that there should be
a premium upon individual
.Initiative and capacity.
Labor should share In the
profits of tht manufacturer and
the farmer should own his own
land and not be a slave to the
mortgage. The man of small
means should be protected in In
vestments by careful supervis
ion of corporate finance.'-
Dealing with courts, believes
that salaries of our judges are
entirely' Inadequate; decries at
tacks on courts when same are
not based In fact; urges courts
to weigh more carefully the ef
fect of temporary and permanent
restraining orders. Legislatures
frequently te blame for slovenly
and conflicting laws.
Forests form the first and most
Important factor in the conserva
tion of natural resources and It
is the plain duty of the country
to protect them before It Is too
late. River navigation can only
be maintained through the pres
ervation of oil' forests.
Supports the contentions of
those interested In inland water
ways and urges legislation In
their cause.
Improvement of rivers should
not be left In the hands of array
engineers whose training does
not fit them for such work. The
system Impairs the work of the
army as an army and works a
hardship on the p,etple who wish
the work of river Improvement
put through on Scientific lines.
Amendment rullnr that there
shall be no detail from the
secret service for other than
government work declared favor
able only to criminals. '
Again recommends that postal
Bavlng banRs wll! be beneficial
for the reople. Commends ex
tension of parcel post.
Advocates the immediate ad
mission of New Mexico and Ari
zona as states.
Advocates the extension of the
ocean mail act of 1891 and bet
ter Transpacific mall line.
Briefly praises the Work of the
engineers In charge of the Pana
ma canal and declares thatl the
work Is being doTle with fjpeed
and ' efficiency. The army. , the
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navy and our island possessions
ar briefly dealt with along lines
Of 'the. president's first message
4 to the Sixtieth congress, first
half of session.
V Tne'messaga; In full will be
4 found .on lnsldo pages of this
, Issue of The Journal. ;. .'
C. YOUNG
FOR MINTO'S
Senator Bourne Wins Over Fulton at
White House Postmaster Is Named
After Brief Political BattleFulton
May Try to Oppose.
Washington,. D. C, Dec. 8. John C. Young, private secretary
of Senator Bourne, has been nominated hy President Roosevelt for
postmaster of Portland. The president's recommendation was
sent to the senate today. The announcement created a sensation,
as Washington, had been hearing conflicting reports as to the
status of Senator Bourne at the White House. Young received
many congratulations from friends here. He refused to discuss
the political significance of his nomination. As soon as the news
was made public inquiry was made a9 to any possibility of oppo
sition developing. Only Senator Fulton's opposition could pre
vent the confirmation of Young, as no other senator has any in
terest in the matter.
The appointment of John C. Young to
succeed Mr. Minto, while a source of
much comment, is not the cause of a
great deal of surprise on the part of
those who have been following political
developments for the past few months.
While Senator Bourne was in Portland
he would make no statement regarding
his selection of postmaster other than
to state that he had made up his mind
and that he would not give an Inkling
of that choice until it came from Wash
ington. The belief has gradually been
growing, however, for several months
that Young would be the lucky man.
While Postmaster-Minto will-not dis
cuss the matter or make any statement
regarding the appointment of Mr.
Young, it is apparent that he and his
friends will not allow the new appointee
to have his seat without contest of
some kind or Bort. For some time past
Mr. Minto has been conducting a quiet
but energetic campaign for reappoint
ment. He has circulated a petition ask
ing for his retention In office, which
has been largely signed by business
men of the city, and in addition to this
has sent to the president and to the
members of the delegation personal let
ters from many business firms In the
city urging his being given another
term.
Stood on His Becord.
Throughout he has made his past
record the basis for his contention, ar
guing that under his administration the
office work has been systematiked as It
never has been before, and that the
service has been brought to a high de
gree of efficiency.
Senator Fulton and Congressman KI
lis have joined with Mr. Mlnto in his
effort to hold the place and are not In
favor of the appointment of Mr. Young.
Throughout tho campaign of Mr. Minto
his friends have banked on the belief
that the influence of Senator Fulton
with the president and particularly In
the senate would be sufficiently strong
to override any recommendation which
Senator Bourne would make.
' 'It is evident that the senate will be.
asked by Senator Fulton to refuse to
confirm the nomination of Mr. Young
and in making this request, if It is
made, it is probable that Senator Fulton
will ask that It be done on political
grounds on the theory that Young has
not been a consistent Republican, thai
he was at one time a Populist and thut
he is not even now orthodox in his
Dartv belief. It Is probable that the
same fight will be made on Young as
was made on the various district at
torney appointments, preceding the final
selection of the present district attor
ney, John McCourt.
Will Be a Show Sown.
One important phase of the matter.
If the appointment is put to a test by
Senator Fulton, will be that it will tend
to show the relative strength of the
two Oregon senators in Washington,
both with the president and with the
senate. It is evident that Senator
Bourne has gained the ear of the pres
ident or Kooseveit would not nave sent
Youncr's name to the senate for con
firmation, since the president was with
out doubt entirely familiar with tho
situation before he made the recom
mendation. This must be so because of
the active campaign which has been
conducted by Minto and his friends. It
is safe to presume tnererore tnat sen
ator Bourne has won his contention so
far as the president is concerned.
The Question, thererore, is now ne
will fare with the senate, It being con
tended by the friends of enator Ful
ton in Oregon that the senior1 senator
has 'the more influence with his col
leagues. The result of the contest will
DEATH RIDES
Great Northern Limited Plunges Ahead at Terrific Speed
c jAVith Bead Engineer in.
That Companion's Head Had Been Crushed.
(United prn Leaaed Wirt.)
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 8. The Ori
ental Limited, the crack train on the
Great Northern, came careening into the
city limits of Minneapolis late yester
day aiterr.oon, its throttle clutched in
tne nana or a neari engineer.
Past -speed warning signs, gates and
semaphores it rushed along while home
coming passengers1 from the west began
to ooii tneir rur -coats ana wairea ex
pectantly for the moment that- would
and them among- waiting friends, all
unconscious of their danger.
Half a
mile outside the station-tha
fireman.
appalled . at ' the tremendous
POSITION
be watched with much Interest by Ore
gon politicians.
v Orton' to Be Assistant.
Speculation Is already rife as to
whom Young will select for his as
sistant postmaster. Political wise
acres have fallen on A. W. Orton for
this job. Orton is a member of the
legislature from Multnomah county and
is a pronounced Bourne man. He is
also the son-in-law of Postmaster Klect
Young, having married Young's daugh
ter a few weeks ago.
During the campaign just closed Or
ton was one of the active workers in
the organization of the League of Re
publican clubs, undertaken by Young
and Bourne by authority of John Hays
Hammond. Throughout this organiza
tion work Orton was one of the field
workers and labored diligently up to
November 3.
YOUXG TRAINED
AS NEWSPAPER MAX
IN SALT LAKE CITY
John C. Young was born in Salt Lake
City in 1857 and spent Ills earlylife
In that city. He began life as a news
paper man and for several years was
on the staff of the Salt Lake City Tri
bune. While 'a resident of Salt Lake
City he married Miss Cynthia Christ
man. About 20 years ago Mr. Young
came to Oregon and located In Baker
City, where he engaged extensively in
mining. Two years ago, after the elec
tion of Senator Bourne, with whom he
had long been associated in business
and politics, Mr. Young removed to this
city, which has since ben his home,
lie resides at 300 Going street.
Mr. Young's family consists of his
wife and six children, three of whom
are married and all of whom live In
Portland. The children are Goodwin
Young. Mrs Kathleen Young Orton,
Mrs. Edith Block and Scott. Aston and
Florence Young.
Mr. Young left this city Tor Wash
ington, "November 29.
60 HEAD STOCK
PERISH III FIRE
Barn on Burkhart Farm,
Near Wood burn, Is Con
sumed; Loss $10,000.
(Special DIapatch to Tb Jnnrnal.)
Woodburn, Or., Dec. 8. Sixty head
of fine stock and this year's grain
crops were consumed In a fire that
destroyed the large barn on the Burk
hart farm, east of this city, last night
The loss Is 10,000. with $1000 Insur
ance.
The farm, was formerly the old Pope
farm. The barn was considered one
o the largest and bet In this sec
tion. The cows lost were all high priced
Jerseys. The origin of the fire Is un
known. Mr. Burkhart purchased this 320 acre
farm recently for $32,000.
AT THROTTLE
Cab Fireman Discovers
speed the locomotive was keeping up.
spoke to. the engineer, when he turned
and saw the. man's face covered with
blood. He sprang across the cab. shut
eff the steam-and threw on the air
brakes and brought the string of Pull
mans to a standstill.
George P. Irving, the engineer, wa
rushed to the city hospital but wai
pronounced dead when the hospital was
reached. . .- :, . y'
Irving is supposes to have stuck tils
head out of tne cab about two miles
outside of the city limits, and been
truck by some obstruction.' Hi Skull
was fractured, .:ty. -
MONOPOLY IS
HELD TO BE
ILLEGAL
Attorney General Crawford
Renders Opinion on Sailor
Boarding House Law
Employment xYgencies Are
Free to Furnish Men.
Salem, Or., Dec. 8. Attorney Gen
eral A. M. Crawford holds that the
session laws of 1903, relating to the
sailor boarding house business In
this state contain no provision for
the regulation of employment
agencies and hence do not affect
that business even though the
agencies should devote their atten
tion to hiring sailors for ships.
The attorney general has given his
opinion or interpretation of the law in
response to inquiries made November
24 by William MacMaster, member of
the state sailor boarding house com
mission, before whom the question of
the meaning of the law has -come up
as a result of the recent establishment
In Portland of an employment agency,
the one purpose of which is to furnish
sailors to vessels at $10 a man, a fi
much smaller than that charged by tlie
sailor boarding house operated in Port
land under a state license issued by tho
commission.. ...
Attorney General Crawford's
reads as follows:
opinion
"As to whether act of 1903, 6328 -sen-ton
laws, affects exclusively the keep
ing of tailor's boarding houses and
hotels, or if It includes also any pro
visions as to shipping of sailors, per
mit to say the above referred to act is
a regulation solely of boarding houses,
hotels, etc., for seamen and as there
Is no provision for the regulation of
employment agencies, It does not af
reet tnat business.
"The amount employed bv an em
ployment agency must not exced $80
as that is the maximum fee that the
law allows, it must be borne in mini
this provision is for 'any person' and
furthermore the law prohibits the ac
ceptance of money by any person from
sailor for procuring mm employment
on a vessel."
As t he new employment ttKoy, ac
cording to Portland papers, announced
that It would not charge the sailor ror
procuring him a position, -the law docs
not therefore hinder the agency from
furnishing employment to" a sailor,
whether it be ashore or on the sea. The
10 fee, It has been explained, comes
from the shipowner should lie desire to
enlist the services of the agency.
The attorney general's Interpretation
of the law is expected to govern the
future action .of the sailor boarding
house commission In regard to its bring
ing suit in the court to ascertain Its
position In the premises, since it would
be for the attorney general to prosecute
tne case.
The opinion of the attorney general
Is also understood to sustain Mayor
Lane s veto of the ordinance passed hy
the city council revoking the, license of
Wlsschusen & Jones, employment agents,
on the ground that they were in busi
ness to furnish employment for sailors.
DEATH BTSTEBY
AT ST. HOIS
Millionaire Is Found Dead in
Own House, Shot
in Head.
(t'nlnd Press Leased YVIre.l
St. Louis. Mo., Dec. S. Francis P.
tlirchberg, mlllrffnalre Insurance under
writer and former director of the Louis
iana Purchase exposition, who was
known as the "St. Louis Ward-McAllister,"
died early today at his home as
the result of a bnllet wound in his
head.
The police refuse to say whether they
think it a case of suicide or murder and
are making tho most minute Investiga
tion. Members of the family sav the
millionaire was the victim of an assas
sin but they are unable to offer any
motive or reason.
A trail of blood was found lesdlnir
from the landing of the front stalsway
up the steps and through his wife's
bedroom to the bathroom, where he died.
no one nas been found as yet Who
saw the shooting or heard the shot
fired. Mrs. Hlrschberg was awakened
hen her husband walked through her
room, fche spoke to him but he did not
reply, evidently being unable to speak.
Hlrschberg had spent the night at
home. He was fully- dressed and ap
parently ready to go out. A revolver
was found on the landing of tMe stair
way. Members of the household say
the pistol belonged to Hlrschberg.
The tracrlc death ha caused a -reat
sensation In business circles and in so
ciety, as the victim was one of the best
known men In St. Louis. ' -
The pottce iuvestiga.tetl-ha theory ad
vanced by the family that Hlrschberg
was shot by a burglar but they coulff
find no-evidence . that the house had
been entered by a thief.
Hlrschberg was 54 years old. He
was a proftiThent "Catholic" His wife is
a sister of Lady Nobles worth, whS mar
ried an English nobleman. I Mlrschherg
bore- the repotatUin of being the "best
bred man In tqwa."
TALL MAN HIRED VEHICLE
FROM ANDERSON'S STABLE
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East Side bank, where three men stole $17,O00. The sign on the telegraph pole is East Washington strete,
up whieli street the robbers Made Therr escape. . . t , " ' I
CUT HAWTHORNE
PARK IHT0 LOTS
Estate Will Order Splendid
Oak Trees Felled to Make
Way for Streets.
Preparatory to placing the property
on t tie market in the form of city lots,
tin.- owners of the Hawthorne estate are
having the Hawthorne Park surveyed
and subdivided. The huge trees In thfi
park, many of them the finest speci
mens of oak to be found In the vicinity
of Portland, are being girdled and will
later on be felled and cut into firewood.
In area the park is equal to about
nine city blocks, exclusive of the. streets,
and will subdivide into between ,5 and
kO 60 foot lots, which at present valua
tions will bring not far from $200,000.
In telling of their. plans this morning
one of the owners of the estite said.
"It was the Intention of the late Dr.
J. Hawthorne, and later the desire
of his widow, that the property known
as Hawthorne Park should be purchased
by the city and become a part of Its
system of parks. But the recent action
of the health authorities in condemning
the water tlwat flows from the two large
springs in the park has detracted very
much from Its value as a recreation
f round for the children of the east side,
'hen, too, the property can be sold as
lots for very much more than the city
would be apt to pay for It. These and
other considerations have caused the
owners of the estate to abandon the
idea of again offering It to the city for
a park."
It is understood that negotiations are
already under way for leasing a part of
the tract to a local syndicate, but it is
not known for what uses the leased por
tion will be used.
The opening of the streets through
this tract will he of Immense value to
that portion of the east side between
Kast Morrison street. Hawthorne ave
nue. Grand avenue and Kast Twelfth
street. It will lighten the travel on
Kast Morrison street and Hawthorne
avenue to a great extent nd make pos
sible the Improvement of a number of
the best residence streets on tho east
side.
Nitroglycerin Explosion.
(Fnlted Presa Lraaeil Wire.)
Webb City. MO.. Pec. 8. Anitro
glycerine tank at the Independent
powder works, near here, exploded to
day. One man was killed and several
were seriously Injured. The shock of
the explosion was felt for a radius of
15 miles. , " .
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: Industrial Growth and Transportation i
"Population is conducive to industrial expansion," said Guy W.
, Talbot, vice president an.i general manager of the Oregon Llectnc
railway. "The homesceker and the farmer are potent factors in the J
development of the state, and as Oregon gets seuicu w.uu ir
desirable elements, we shall have larger cities and more prosperous
T towns. The increased population will create a -demand for Oregon S
: raw material, and as the demand grows so also will our home industries,
arrow and mnftmlv As the country develops the steam and electric.
lines- are: leaders. and that; trolley, lines arc city: builders as evident ,
to all who have6 watched the Oregon Electric, -which, has. tapped the "
rich valley1 'so near and yet so far from Portland before the advent
of this line. To meet the reauirements of greater Portland and a
ereater Oretron. there must needs
Oregon will expand in the borne
hone industry topic is a laudable
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The three men who held up and
robbed the East Side bank of $14,
743 in gold, silver and currency last
evening at 5:50 o'clock made their
escape in a buggy that Was In wait
ing for them at Division- avenue and
Thirty-first street, near the Sellwood
line. The rig was hired from An
derson Brothers' stable at Second
and Jefferson streets ye3terday after
noon at 4o'clock and this morning
this important clue was given the
police and deputy sheriffs working
on the case.
Two deputy sherifis found a pack
age of $5 gold pieces near the scene
of the robbery and returned the
money to the hank officials. I ne
package had evidently been dropped
by the bold thieves in their hurry to
get away. The wrapper on the coin
was .stamped with the seal of the
East Side bank.
k.The deputies were Beatty and Huck
abv. Thev found the coin half a block
Rust of the ti.-inlt on Washineton street
10 feet from the south curb. The roll
was covered with mud. having evidently
been dropped by the men and trampled
upon. A Journal ohotographer also
found a Canadian 10 cent Piece on the
floor In a corner of. the bank.
Tracks Are Traced.
The tracks of two men were traced
In the mud of the street leading toward
the Kast Alder street bridge. The tricks
wi re followed as far as possible, and it
was seen thar the men had cut ross
lots to save as mnch time as possll.le.
Eventually, however, the tracks wre
""-1: a : . e
Unit '
The fact tnat tne looinrmis ;u' m
two nun only seems to indicate tint the
gang separated, one of them going In
another direction. Cut thi is not con
clusive, as lie may have kept to the
sidewalk.
President JOwhall failed to get a good
look at any of the men except the lead-'
er. although all were unnmsked. Ihe
two snhordin Ues did not enter the hank
until Mr. NVwball and his son hud been
be; industrial expansion and that
industry line is evident to alK . The J
one. Push it along' J
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PACKAGE OF MONEY IN
PATH OF BANK THIEVES
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forced to go behind the glased glass
partition of the private office, and ex
cept for an occasional glimpse of the
second man as he held the sack, they
were unable to see any but the leader.
But Miss Myrtle Ramsey and Miss
Bertha Kingston watched the hoU
up through the window and slso
got a close look at the robbers as thev
came out and it was these young ladies
who were able to give a good descrip
tion of them. The following are the
descriptions the police and the detec
tives are working on:
Description TarUs. ',
No. 1. leader of the gang 3a to 40
years old. five feet eight tall, weight
about 160 pounds; blue or black box
coat, gray trousers, light hat with a
wide round rim. smooth shaven; enr
rletl an automatic Colt's revolver with
a long blue barrel.
No. 2 Forty years old, five feet eight
tall, weight 150 pounds, fair complex
ion, sandy mustache, dark clothes and
black hat.
No. 3 About 37 years old," five feet
five tall. 160 pounds weight, fair, san
dy mustache, wore a long, dark over
coat and a dark soft hat. . -
None of these descriptions, "however,
agrees exactly with that . given hv
Frank Anderson of the man to whom
he rented the rig. This leads to the
theory that the robbers while unmasked
may have disguised Uiemselvea. .
Anderson's Story. : ,
Anderson says that about 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon a 'man about five
feet six and a, half lnclfs In height,
smooth shaven, with a medium com
plexion and dark hair and dressed In
dark clothes, a black derby hat and a
light overcoat, cams- into the stable
alone and said he wanted to rent a buggy
to use from 4 until 8 o'clock. H gave
the name of J. Lawrence and said ha
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Joseph Murga of this city. Mnu ,,,,
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