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THE PRICE OF ALL EDITION Si, OF THE DAILY JOURNAL IS 2 COPY ON THE STREETS AND A T THE OFFICE Tomorrow's Journal PWj8URK:-TO ORDER YOUR ADS EARLY FOR SUNDAY'S JOURNAL JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS 30,758 f Th9 Weather; Rain tonight and4 Sunday; cooler Sunday. ; VOL. VII. NO. 243. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 12, 1908 TWO SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES I PRICE TWO CENTS. SJuSarivV0 ciiis! roUP GULTY ONDDEG II MY CONVICTS FATHER; Slayer of F. J. Holock Will Be . Given Life Term in Prison Acquittal of Younger Man Renders Blow to Parent Less Severe. Matt Johnson, guilty of murder in the second degree. Penalty, life in the nenltanUarv. John Johnson, his on, found fcuilty. These are the results of the verdict of the Jury that tried the Johnson for the murder of Fred J. Holock, the ver dict being returned Irt Judge Clelands department of the circuit court at 9:15 this morning. Father and son Mood up as the clerk reRd the verdict, the former wearing around his neck the"", heavy bandage that conceals the wounds made hv his own hand In an attempt to kill himself with a raxor yesterday morn- fioth men received the verdict with out appearance of emotion.. Matt John son wore the stolid, surly look that he has borne throughout the trial, ami as he sank Into his seat lie mumbled, "! want a new trial." Just behind him stood Mie bailiff and a deputy sheriff, ready to pounce upon him should he make anv attempt to" injure himself. Close, watch is being kept on him, as ,lt became,, known yesterday that he at tempted to hang himself In his cell the evening before he used the raior, and yesterday afternoon he attempted to iear away the bandages from his half severed windpipe, CHftd UO AQ.nitUd, After he had heard the verdict of the Jury the elder Johnson seemed more at ease. Although In hla farewell letter OUCE WEALTHY; W i PAUPER fM A." Thomdyke, Former Tolice Chief at Seattle, i in Almshouse. ((Jolted Preti Leased TVIrO Seattle, Dec. 12. His days of use fulness over, his friends those of an other generation, Ed A. Thomdyke, the first elected chief of police of Seattle, Is an inmate of the King county poor farm at Georgetown. He was com mitted to the almshouse November 19. Thorndyke was rated a rich man In Seattle 85 years ago. . In the panic of 1893 he lost a great deal of money and also lost heavily in Alaska later. Dm GOD'S" CASE CALIEDJN COURT (United Prase Lu4 Win.) Kansas City, Mo., Deo. 12. James Sharp, self styled "Adam God," one of the leaders of the holy roller aect. together with three of hla followers. Were arraigned today under charges of ntnjder In the first degree. The prison ers are accused of killing Patrolman Dalbow in a pistol fight Tuesday night between the band and the police. Because'the defendants were not rep resented by counsel, the hearing was continued until this afternoon by the court. x ' A SCURVY PLAN J 1 . . ; Y From the Jamestown (N. Y.) Post. Those Republican legislators in Oreironwho are trying to sneak i out of the pledge given fast June to support, the candidate for United I States senator named by the people at a direct primary are in very small business. Candidates of both parties signed the agreement X to vote in the legislature for the choice of the people. The vote was taken at the state election and. Governor George E. Chamberlain, 4 who has twite been elected as the executive of the state, was chosen X as the' candidate for senator by a decisive majority over his Repub- lican opponent. X Ever since that time the present Republican senator, Charles W. Fulton, has bqen searching for some expedient by which the Repub T lican members may be released from their pledge to support Cham berlain. The plan finally adopted is to circulate petitions in the "various districts purporting to absolve the legislators from adhering T to their own promises voluntarily made only a few months ago. The promoters of this program say they are convinced that a state which gave Taft 25,000 plurality does not want a Democratic senator. That 2 does not necessarily follow. Indiana gave a substantial plurality for $ Taft, but at the same election chose a Democratic governor and a Democratic legislature, which is likely to elect John W. Kern, the X nominee for vice president 6n the Democratic ticket, to the sena- torship. . . ' , ; ; . ' . ' ., Z It must be presumed that the voters of Oregon know what theV Were doing when they declared that they wanted George E. Cham- J ' berlain for senator, in spite of his Democracy, and if they at the same' :time elected Republican legislators on other issues, they have every ; reason -to expect that these men will obey the popular will and choose Chamberlain "for senator. . ! i.' . . ;' " ;;' TO DO OTHERWISE WOULD CRATIC-STATE .FOR YEARS 10 yesterday he had pmmfced to go to hell and prepare to receive his prosecutors there, he brightened visibly when the court ordered the discharge or nis son, who had been acquitted. All along the father has declared that hla chief anx iety was for his son.. The Jury agreed on Its verdict about 2 o'clock this morning. The case of Matt Johnson was considered first, and during most of the balloting the votes were divided between first and second oegree murder, although on one ballot four voted for first degre four for second degree and four for manslaugh ter. The possibility that there had, been some provocation on the part of the man that was killed finally persuaded those who voted for first degree to con sent to a verdict that would result in llf Imprisonment. Jurors Decide, Then Bleep. After the case of the father had been disposed of the son's case was consid ered. There was little difference of opinion, and it was agreed In short or der that he ; should be acquitted. This I done, the Jurors went to bed and waited for the morning, when they might come Into co irt to report. Judge Cleland announced that he would sentence Matt Johnson next Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. At tbat time John A. Jeffrey, chief counsel tor the defendants, will move Tor a new trail aa the first step toward, an appeal, if an appeal la decided on. Under the law the sentence must be Imprisonment for life. STEAMER GOES DOWN; ALL LOST Turkish Vessel Founders in Black Sea With Passen gers and Crew. (United Pren Leased Wire.) Odessa, Dec. 12. All the members of the crew and 60 passengers were drowned when a big Turkish steamer from Constantinople to Sebastopol went to the bottom of the Black sea in a se vere storm today. EXCLUDED CHINESE VIOLENTLY INSANE J Ran Francisco. Dec. 12. Denied a landing on the threshold of the "prom ised land" that holds nis lamuy ana his friends, Horn Tim. who arrived at this nort two months ago. wsnt vio lently Insane early today In tti deten tion shed of the Pacific Mail company, i Horn Tim came from Canton to Join hi kindred but upon his arrival here was not permitted to land. Ho appea'ed his case to Washington. The ascision supported the ruling of the immigra tion inspectors here. He plteously begged the Inspectors to nermlt him to loin his family -Jnd friends and finally broke down under the strain and went raving mad. The erased Chinese was to lave been deported on the Tenyo Mara, out the Japanese liner refused to receive an lnn coolie, so Horn Tim Is hell iinHl the next liner of the Pacific Mail SteamshlD company shall taxe aim away. BE SO SCURVY A POUT-; X COME. v - X Thomas R. Shipp J " 1 - O i Thomas It. Shipp, Secretary of the National Conservation Com mission. At the conservation commission meet ing In Washington this week one of the most prominent and interesting characters connected with the work of the commission is .Thomas R. shipp, wecretary. It Is largely, due to Mr. Shlpp's enterprise ajid energy that the memoers of the commission have been kept in close touch with the work dur ing the past year and are today pre senting a united front for the conserva tion of national resources. Sheet of Paper Makes Case Stronger Against Boas 3Iurder Suspect. (United Press Leased Wlra. San Francisco, Dec. 12. A sheet of paper found in the effects of John Walter Wilson at the Netherlands ho tel. Howard and Fourth streets, haa been identified by Theodore Kytka, the handwriting expert, as exactly the same kind of paper on which the "doctor's" letter was written to Harry J. Boas luring him Into taking the strychnine "stomach powders" which caused his death over a week ago. Another ' piece of evidence, which may prove the most damaging of all, Is a coat found in Wilson's wardrobe. This garment has a white powder on me sieeve, tutu ii. i mo uruei inai this may be or the same stuff that was ued in preparing the fatal draught of "medicine for Boas. City Chemist Frank Green Is making an examination. The detectives have asked Wilson to give a full narrative of his movements on the day it la supposed he wrote the letter and sent the powder to Boas. As far as the police have Investigated they have been unable to find any seri ous discrepancies. JOSEPH WALSH DID NOT LIKE BULLET DANCE (Special Dlspatcb to The Joiimal.) Gresham, Dec. t2. One of the most Interesting cases of the year came be fore Judge Rollins here yesterday. The defendant, Henry Hampton, was bound Over to the grand jury under $260 bonds. It is alleged by Joseph Walsh that Hampton mBde him dance to the tune of bullets when they mot on the road. Hampton claimed he had had too many drinks, but the assistant district attor ney contended that drink did not miti gate the offense. Both the plaintiff and defendant are well known citizens of this community. BIG ROIL FROM Ogden Plasterer Gets $2410 in an Old Newspaper Won't. f ouch It. United Pn Leaaed Wir. Ogden, Utah, Dec. 12. On tearing the wrapper from a Salt Lake newspaper received by him as second class mar, Charles Price, a plasterer of this city, found $2410 la currency, concealed In the folds of the paper. , He reported the ease to the pos toff Ice authorities here today and the money was deposited in a bank pending an in vestigation, j There were two $500 bills, 14 $10 bills and 1 tl. bills. . . . Price satd he" -was-sorely; tempted . to crept it without question aa . present from Santa Clans, but his conscience would not permit it , , - MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST WILSON KRIGLE DEEPENED fif Kobcrt Livingston, Victim of Brutal Assault at Goble, Expires Without Regain ing Consciousness Mo tive of Crime Unknown. The death at St. Vincent's hospital at 2:10 o'clock this morning of Robert Livingston, the railroad man brought yesterday from Goble.' Or., with the side of his head crushed adds another to the long list of murder mysteries of this state. -Livingston died without having re- f rained consciousness. He was found ylng on the floor xf his cabin nearly dead yesterday morning. An operation was performed by Dr. A. C. Smith, in the hope that It might result In the man's regaining consciousness at least for a few minutes so that he could tell who had so terribly beaten him, but it was unsuccessful. Dr. Smith found that the side of the man's head was mashed in. Drobablv bv some blunt instrument. The wound was about the slse of a man's hand. Several pieces of pone were removed by the Burgeon. It appears probable that Livingston was assaulted while he was preparing io go to Dea, ror one snoe naa Deen re moved, and also part of his clothinar. The motive of the murder remains mystery.- It doei noti anorar to have been robbery, for a check for $65 was round tn Livingstons pocket, hts pay ior me pasi monm. ijivineron Dore a rood reputation in Goble, and had many rrienas tnere, tie naa been section fore man for the Northern ' Pacific, for 20 years, and waa also yardman. It is possible that some hobo whose enmity he had Incurred in the discharge of his duties took revenge on the section foreman by killing him. . But there is nothing to Indicate who the murderer Is, or what was the object of the crime. Livingston was found yesterday morn ing by the man who came to relieve him. A deputy sheriff was notified, and in turn called ud by telephone Sheriff Wrhite of Columbia county. The wounded man was nurned to Portland and taken to St. Vincents, where he died. The bodv Is now at the moro-ue. fnr- oner Norden has been asked by 8herlff wnne io noia me ooay a lew days for him, and In case he does not send for it to shin the body then to Goble for bur ial, coining is Known or the family of the deceased, if he has any relatives living. TODAY FOR RUEF Prosecution Agrees to Post ponement on Motion of Defense. (United Pren Leased Wire.) San Francisco. Pec. 12. At the re quest of the defense Judge Law lor to day postponed until next Saturday the sentencing of Abe Ruef, convicted of offering a bribe. Counsel for Ruef said they were preparing a number of motions they wished to offer. The prosecution agreed to the postpone men t. Attorney Thomas B. Dozler repre sented Ruef In the courtroom today, Henry Ach still being absent. Dozler explained that the defense desired to interpose motions before Judgment was passed on Ruef and he said in an In terview after court adjourned that h expected to base them on the record or me case, wnicn ne considers well clogged with errors." Ruef. before his attorney was allowed to address the court, waa ordered by (Continued on Page Three.) CASTRO'S 0. K. tl ORE CEB Venezuelan Tyrant Agrees to Terms Proposed by Cable Company. 0 SENTENCE (Uslted Prcas Leased Win.) Paris, Dec. 12. It is stated today that President Castro, of Venezuela, has agreed to the terms presented by the French Cable company In settling the company's claim against Venezuela for the selzufe ot its property. There" ha.S . been no agreement yet on the amount 1 of ""damages'" accruing" tdhe company. The Spanish embassy' today, denlfd the report that King Alfonso had asked the French government not to present an ultimatum to president Caatro. It Is asserted that King Alfonso made no representation to - the French, govern ment concerning Castro. ' - 1 "' '.".' ' President's Aide i jrt Captain Archibald W. Butts of the United States army, who has Just been apitointed aid de camp to the president of the United States. Captain Butts assists the president at all social functions given at the White House. In fact he is the pfes' ident's social gazetteer. GOP. PREPARES FOR NEXT FIGHT Card Index and Contribu tion Machinery to Run Right Along. (United Preas Leased Wirt. Chicago. Dec. 12. Active preparations-are being made for the Republican presidential campaign of 1912. An nouncement was made by Kred W. Up ham of the new plan tinder which steps will be taken, even before the Inaugura tion of one suecessrui oandiaHte, to as sure a victory for his successor. I pham said that a permanent Repub lican national committee would be es tablished in the First National Bank building, Chicago, "for the purpose of perfecting the most comprehensive na tional organization ever known in American politics." Secretary W. D. Hayward of the Re publican national committee will have charge of the headquarters. He is an expert in the card index system which Chairman Hitchcock tried to Introduce In the Taft campaign, but could not for want of time. "We are going to keep a press bureau running and keep constantly In touch with the state committees so that when the next campaign comes we shall be well prepared for It," said Ilpham. "We shall keep the financial depart ment running also. The next treasurer -will find complete records of contribu tions to the Tart rund and or expendi tures. He will know how to go about collecting money, and there will be no such period of penury as the com mittee had to face the first month of the last campaign." COSGROVE'S CONDITION" SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE (United Pre Leaaed WIr. Paso Robles Hot Springs. C'al., Doc. 12. The condition of GVivernor-elect Cosgrove of "Washington, who is here being treated for Bright' disease, has shown no Important change for several days. Mrs. Cosgrove Is still hopeful that they may he able to return to Washington in January. The condition of the governor-elect is serious apd, while, the doctors say they are satis fied with the case, there Is no doubt they have grave fears. SALARY RAISE II Recount Shows Majority of 2 for, Instead of 108 Against. Sacramento, Cal.. Dec. 1?. After a recount of the ballots cast at the re cent election on the amendment pro viding for an increase In the salaries of all executive officers of the state, the politicians have learned that the amendment carried by two votes. It waa hitherto -supposed that the meas ure had. been defeated by 108. The recount was made bv W. If. Ga-vsnr-" gtatisticnTn" the office of the secretary of state, whose salary is not affected 'by : the amendment It was discovered that - mistakes in counting ballots had been made by th election clerks in two, precincts of the Thir teenth district tn Sacramento. In one VS votes were tallied above those cast and In another 100 had been dropped In making a total. ATI FINCH STANDS MUTE PLEA IS Lawyer Who Killed Ralph B. Fjsher Makes Move in Vain to Gain Further Time-The Case Is Definitely Set For Trial Next Friday. Refusing to plead either guilty or not guilty, James A. Finch stood mate before Presiding Judge Gan- tenbeln this morning when the time came for him to enter his plea to the charge of murdering Ralph B. Fisher. This unexpected attitude was evi dently the result of a deliberate plan, and came as the climax of an at tempt by his attorney to have the date of entering a plea postponed. Judge Gantenbetn would consent to no delay, and directed that a pleapf not guilty be entered after he had askea' Finch If he declined to plead. Flnfch nodded his head to this, but uttered no word. Another outburst came from Finch's attorney when Judge Oanten- bein announced that he was ready to set the case for trial. The air was filled with exceptions to the order of the court as the case was set for trial next Friday at 9:30 o'clock. Oases In Contrast. The protests of Finch's attorney were In marked contrast to the case of Harry Daly. . charged with the .murder of Harry Kenney, which had been set for trial' only a moment previous. Daly has had less time to prepare a defense man -incn. ror tne indictment was returned the same day, they were ar raigned together last Thursday, ana Daly's attorneys were not chosen until thin morning, when John H. Stevenson and Lester W. Humphreys were ap pointed by Judge Gantenbeln. Yet Daly's attorneys promptly entered a plea of not guilty and made no objection to setting the date of trial for next Thursday, one day ahead of Finch. Finch was brought into court this morning with Daly and several other prisoners. As the space reserved for prisoners in the court room was filled, Finch seated himself in the witness chair, and when he stood up he was a conspicuous figure in the room, be ing several reel aoove me level oi the floor. He appeared ill at ease, and shifted his weight occasionally from one foot to the other. While his attorney was pouring forth objections the eager crowd in the rear of the room stood up, straining to catch all that was said, and Bailiff Courtney had to HUNDREDS DIE FIERCE FIGHI Battle Between Rebels and Royalists Reported Near Tabriz, Persia. (United Preaa Leased Wlra.l Odessa, leo. 12. Hundreds of reb els were killed today in a terrific bat tle between the rebels and royalists in Persia near Tabrlss, according to mes sages received here from that city. The rebel forces were commanded by General Banir Khair Khan. The soyalist troops were under General Ain Ed Dowles. The reports indicate that the battle was Indecisive and that further fighting Is expected. The rebels are determined to over throw the power of the shah and In dications are that a strong stand will bring them Increased support. MANY REPORTED KILLED ON CANAL (United Preaa Leased Wire.) Colon, Panama, Dee. 13. Many man are reported killed by an explosion of dynamite near Baf Obispo today. De tails have seen unobtainable. I X : : X i FOR THE COMMON BENEFIT r , "The -success that other communities have achieved by "boost- . ing their home manufactured products, is a lesson that should - bring home to Oregon the importance of this movement," said A. F. Smith, of Smith & Watson Iron Works, 5" vt rt V " j . ""It is immaterial as to what the character of the, goods m question may be, so long as they are made here at hbme and the quality and price is equal to tha,t of outside competition. "The local consumer can help the good worlcaKeng by refusing all foreign made goods, when the same article, possessing the sam; qualities fTrrefii'4ndprrce wnberTrarchased."froni"tbe nMe factories.' ' : ? - '' -, , , i"If everyone would give this" plan a year's trial, it woul.l ., thi-n Z be demonstrated to the satisfaction pf the entire cnmr.utni'y tl ;t . the campaign, of 'Oregon pro4uCtS-furthcJpcQple of Orcg'Hi,' is f r the-eommon benefit." r S V remind the spectators that . they must be seated. Aaks Another Week. Although W. V. Hplcomb. who ap peared for Finch this morning, has been mentioned all along as one of Finch's attorneys, has visited Finch In the Jail, and has been referred to by Finch ,-aa one of his attorneys. Holcomb came into court this morning with the plea that he was only retained in the case yesterday at noon. He said he spent most of the afternoon and much of the night w,lth his client, "and owing to the enermity of the offense he had not been able tor reach a conclu sion. He wanted one week longer In which to plead. Judge Gantenbeln reminded him that while it may be technically true that he did not enter the case until yesterday, it was well understood that he was to appear in the case. The - court also pointed out that C. H. Piggott, another of Finch's attorneys, had made the same request for a postponement of time to ?lead,- and that this had been denied, lolcomb said that in "justice to his profession" he should have more time and he begged the court to allow an other week, but the motion was prompt ly denied- and Finch waa ordered to stand up to enter hts plea. , Xawyer Gets buff. Again Holcomb came forward with ob jections, until Judge Gantenbeln some what curtly informed hln that the mo tion had been disposed of and that it would not be ruled on again. Then Dis trict Attorney Cameron called on Finch to plead, but received no answer. After the stillness had been unbroken for sev eral moments, Judste Gantenbeln asked Finch If he declined to plead. Holcomb was on his' feet attempting to talk, but Finch nodded his head and the court directed that a plea of not guilty be entered by the clerk. A few moment later Holcomb's pro tests were renewed, when Judge Gan tenbeln set the case for trial. The set ting of the case for next Friday may make it possible to secure a ury bv the end of the week, so that the testi mony may be started one week from Monday. The name of the judge who will try the case will not be announced until the time comes to assign the case for hear- IHK, l fie Heicuiiun win no uouuc Off- pend on the state of the docket at that time. Deputy District Attornev Fitzgerald will have charge of the case for ,the state, and said this morning that he will have assistance, but cannot say who will be associated with him. CAIIIIOII TO DE SHORN GEflTLY Insurgents Will for the Present Ask Speaker to 0. K. Rule Changes. 13 (United Press Leaaed Wire.) Washington. rec. 12. Congressman Hepburn, after presiding over a meet ing of Republican "insurgents" In the lower house last night, announced today the following committee, appointed to . meet Monday and outline action looking to a radical change of the rules: Rep resentatives Hayes of California, Town send of Michigan, Cooper of Wisconsin. Fnster of Vermont and Hepburn him self. Hayes declared today that he was un decided as to the changes in rules which he would advocate. Other mem bers of the committee said they were in a similar position. It seems likely now that the commit tee will make an effort to get only those changes in the rules which are satis factory to the speaker and the party Traders, and which can be adopted at nils session. A conference wilt he held with Cannon to get his ideas on the question. - . Yal Calls Professor Nash. ( United Pme Leaavd Wire l New Haven, Conn., Dec. 13. Prtifeesor Charles Sumner Nash, who occupied tho chair of pastoral homuettcs at tne ra- clfic Theological seminary, at Berkeley. Cat, was today appointed profesnor in the Yale divinity school to serve until the end of the year In place of Professor Ambrose Vernon, wno nas resignea.