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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL of Yesterday Was Prdnbunccd the BEST SUNDAY PAPEk Ever! Issued In jPofUniid nnd Orefjon From Boll Ncws and Advertising Standpoints. Ttils Excellence .Vvill.ContInucs-:-;;,v- BAD THE HUNDREDS OP BAR-, JOURNAL CIRCULATION A1X8 ; WHICH ARE AP- YESTERDAY WAS 31,365 ; CHANTS IX TODAY'S JOURNAL " - The Weather Fair tonight . and ' , Tuesday; north to east winds, , VOL. VII. NO. 244. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, .!. DECEMBER 14. 1908. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTSffijV85S2 f-ELEGA : " '-' ' . 1 - .' . . T - . -- ' ' ' i . -i i .... ifn I.- i .. i -i.i . ... , ... - SilExIEW TRIALS RfiUST ' . 1. .i I .' ..' i J " . Resident t in Social Trans mitting Message Holds Out. Hope for Repentant Soldiers, But Says Guilty Must Be Punished. (United rresi Listed Wlre.l Washington. Dee, 14. -President Roosevelt today pent congress a special rnessago regarding the Brownsville af fair. With the message he sent the ev idence In the case. Ills message Is tn part as follows: "I enclose a report nt the Investiga tion by Herbert J. Brown, employed by the war department with Cnptaln Bald win In Investitratlnir the Brownsville af fair. The report enable us. to fix some criminal ana muraerotis siooung, aim established clearly that the colore! soldiers did the shooting, but upon this point further record was unnecessary. "The investigation has not gone far enough to enable us to determine all i he facts. It appears that almost all the members of Company B must have been actively concerned, either ss par ticipants or virtually encouraging the participants, There can be no question that practically every mart In Compa nies C and D must have had knowledge of the shoot ing done by .the soldiers of B troof. ' "The concealment of .this knowledge wan a grave offense, aggravated by their .testifying. before the senate com mittee that they were Ignorant of what rtieyvmust have known. Nevertheless, this is 'to be said in partial extenuation of their act; that they were probably cowed by the more desperate men who were actually engaged In the shootings. The circumstances tend to show that thse men were encouraged by outsid ers to persist In a course of conceal ment and denial. Sops for "tins Penitent. "I feel that the guilt of those who shielded the perpetrators of these crimes, although serious, was In part due to the unwise and Improper atti tude of others, and that some measure of allowance should be made. "I believe that we can afford to rein state the men who now truthfully tell what happened and who give all the aid they can to fix the responsibility and show that they had no guilty knowledge beforehand and were not im plicated. "Under the circumstances, we can af ford to treat the men who meet these requirements as having been sufficient ly punished. I recommend a law allow ing the secretary of war, within a fixed period of, say a year, to reinstate any of these soldiers whom, after careful ex amination, he finds to have been, inno cent and to have done all in his power to bring the guiltv to justice. "Only by carrying on this Investiga tion Is there the slightest chance of bringing the offenders to justice." Private Conysrs' Confession. The report of the investigation of the wrownsvme case Dy Meroert J. Browne, submitted, by the war department and sent to the senate by President Roose velt with his message, says ex-Private Boyd Conyers of Company B confessed to William Lawson. a colored detective, that he and four others led the shott ing, and says that further Conyers gave to Lawson full details as to how the ammunition was secured. Conyers afterward tried to commit suicide, saying he feared he would be murdered when his confession became known.. Later, after receiving a letter from Senator Foraker, to whom he wrote, the report says he refused to give the Information and seemed to take the letter as a mandate to stick to the story as told to tie senate com mittee. - Conyers' story 1st saM to have shown that the soldiers heard of threatened trouble at Brownsville before they went there. It Is said they held out cart ridges at the rifle range and other r laces on the way, saying they gave hem ,to the people at the stations on the way as souvenirs. Punishment for this shortage was threatened but was not inflicted. Story of the Conspiracy. The story said it was agreed in a ear loon to make n raid at midnight on August 13, 1908. Conyers Is said t. have told Lawson that John Holloman, John Brown and Carolina Desaussure, with himself, were the chief conspira tors. He said Holloman wai the real leader and distributed the ammunition. (Continued on Page Six.) t Voice of the Press Those Petitions 2 From the Tucson (Ariz.) Star. J In like manner the Republicans of Minnesota might properly cir- X culate petitions calling on Governor Johnson not to take his seat, on the ground that a state which gave Taft 80,000 or 100,000 plurality T does nof want a Democratic governor. The Republicans of Indiana 2 and Ohio, cheered and encouraged by the Oregon example, and - perceiving that their states respectively will cast .their electoral 1 votes for Taft;, might, take action to prevent the successful Demo X cratic gubernatorial candidate from assuming office. If the policy about to be pursued in Oregon is to be regarded as legitimate it is 2 susceptible of such variation as will enable it to be employed in many states. The state of Missouri has just given its electoral vote to IT Taft and a the Same time has chosen a legislature pledged to the re X election of William J. Stone, Democrat, to the' United States senate; ' The plain truth about the plan evolved in Oregon is that it is an J assault upon popular government.; In comparison with the right of X the people to have their yoke obeyed, it is a matter of very slight consequence whether Oregon sends, a Republican or a Democrat to X 'the senate of the United States. The issues were laid before the : people of that state and all ' senatorial candidates thoroughly con-- sidered. The people' jnsiructed the legislature to choose George E.,, t Chamberlain. -It is the business of the' legislature to choose-' him f -'not to aeeik- by .tricks and evasion td nullify '-.the great right upon X which our free , institutions are founded the right of the. majority ' to rule. V Dutch Overhaul Castro's Cruiser President Castro, who seems to liavc deserted his country, which Is menaced by the Duth. TJnltI Prow Ll Tlr. ., .v WUletnstat ,' CUracaq. pec." 1 4rMuch excitement is "manifest here today as result of the seizure of the coast guard vessel AHx by the Dutch cruiser Gelder land. " The -Butch" cruiser captured the ship outside Puerto Cabello. : The Dutch flaK was hoisted over the Allx out.iMe of Puerto Cabello and the crew of the Allx was put ashore. The guard ship was then manned by Dutch officers and marines and towed to Wlllemstad, ar riving here yesterday morning. Although the selxure of the Allx was plainly discernible from Puerto Cabello, the forts there did not fire upon the Qelderland. LINING UP FOB -CALHOUN TRIAL, Defendant Promises to Ap pear January.. 4 John son May Help Heney. j (United Pts Leasee Wln.i Ban Francisco, Dec. 14. The ap proaching trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads, on a charge of offering a bribe to Supervisor Fred P. Nicholas to secure a favorable vote on an overhead . trolley franchise. Is expected to become one of the great est battles between leading attorneys In the history of, California. It Is reported that Garrett Mclnerny will Join in the defense of Calhoun, to gether with A. A. Moore of this city and Earl Rogers of Los Angeles. The Cltixens" League of Justice, In view of the Imposing array for the de fense, -will ask Hiram Johnson to aid Francis J. Heney, District ' Attorney William H. Langdon and Assistant Dis trict Attorney John O'Gara in prose cuting the trolley magnate. The time for setting Calhoun's trial has been continued to January 6. Judge Lawlor has given the defendant until January 4 in wnicn to appear lor ar raignment. His presence has been promised by his attorneys Santa Claus, Aroint Theet rDiilted Pre Leax4 Wire.) Tacoma, Dec 14.' Teachers In the nubile schools cannot give presents at Chrlstmss time to their pupils, neither can they receive tnem. rnis is tne eaict Issued by the board of education. FEARS IS Clash Between Lord Morley and Anglo-Indian Ele ment Imminent Fight to Perpetuate Anglo-Saxon Control May Be Fierce. (Cnlttd Prom Leased Wtre.t Calcutta, Dec. 14. A clash between Lord Morley, secretary of state for India, and the Anglo-Indian element Of the population Is Imminent as a re sult of the former's plan for suppres sing the wave of sedition by liberaliz ing the colonial government. The Anglo-Indians believe that se dition will have to be crushed ultimate ly bv military strength and they are opposed to all temporizing measures. The longer the delay in proclaiming martial law throughout the country, the nercer will be the fight to perpetuate the Anglo-Saxon domination. Even the most conservative Britons declare that If the Insurrection Is allowed to con tinue any longer, their country's ascend ancy csn never be restored. The foundation of Lord Morley plan Is the opening of an Increased number of administrative government posts to natives ana a sugnt increase in the Indian council, a body which advises the secretary of state for India on matters concerning the colony. Doesn't Know What Venezu ela Will Do About It Tyrant at Berlin. (United Pren Leased Wire.) Berlin, Dec. 14. "The selsure of the coast guardshlp Allx by the Dutch cruiser Gelderland is no less than naval brigandage. It Is an outrage on civil isation. By that act Holland has put herself outside the Pale of decencv. T do not know what Venezuela will do about It." In this caustic language President Castro of Venezuela commented today on the warlike move made by Holland Saturday, the news of which was not conveyed to him until he reached this city this afternoon. Castro declares that his visit to this city Is to consult Dr. Israel. He as serts that whoever says he Is not sick is telling a lie. The Venezuelan president has en gaged the first floor, containing thirty rooms, at the Hotel Esplanade, and his bill will be a trifle over 250 a day. He has engaged for the use of .himself and his party 10 motor cars at a cost of $500 dally. He Is surrounded by a small army of detectives and followed by a retinue of gaily attired flunkeys. Representatives of the foreign office greeted Castro today. They have been ordered to show him every courtesy. Wlllemstadt. Island of Curacao, Dec. 14. That the captain of the Allx, the Venezulan coast guardshlp which was captured on Snturday by the Dutch cruiser Gelderland, tried to escape by hiding the flag of the republic in his pocket Is the amusing story of the in cident told today by an officer of the Gelderland. The Venezuelan captain insisted when the Dutch officers boarded his vessel that his ship was not one of the navy but only a' merchant steamer. When the boat was searched, not only was the flag found tuckerf away in the com mander's Docket, but a store of six rusty rifles and a small quantity of ammunition were found. The crew of the Allx. being given the alternative of coming to Curacao or going ashore at Puerto Cabello. chose tne latter course ana emoamea in om of their own boats. The Allx was then manned by sailors from the Gelderland and towed -here, where she Is now an chored In the Inner bay. westepacTfic TRKJlf JULY Gould Backer Promises This and Points Out Turn of Immigration Tide. (United Pren Leased Wire.) Los Anreles. Dec. 14. 'Through trains will be running between Salt Lake and Ban Francisco over the West ern Pacific railroad by July of next year," said James A. Blair, a New York banker, who has helDed finance a num ber of Gould projects, before he de parted for Denver today. Blair was ac companied by C. H. Schlacks, vice presi dent of the Denver & Kio Grande' rail- road. - ' t -.' The banker also declared business conditions - were - rapidly Improving throughout the country He said the return of thousands of .. foreign-workmen who rushed abroad, at. the first sign of hard, times was a good Indication. The return of those neoeple "ould be of direct benefit to tne people of the west, according to Blair,, because of lhel consumption of canned goods, INDIA DELAY FATAL GASTRO VAPORS M H0LUH0 FIRST CHURCH CELEBRATES Taylor Street Methodist, Founded Sixty Years Ago, Observes Anniversary Pioneer Members Tell of Early Days. Rev. Benjamin F. Young, Pastor of First M. E. Church. "Taylor Street's" Record. Pastors. 25. Members, 19.B60. Members of Sunday school, 26.650. Services held, 18,720. Sunday school attendance, ' 980.000. . ' Church attendance. 8,120,000. Other services, 2.964,000. Total attendance over 7,000,- 000. The old First Methodist Episcopal church popularly - known as "TaylorJ Street" church, the second Protestant church organized on the Pacific coast, celebrated its diamond Jubilee yester day. Sixty years ago this fall the old First church was formed In a cooper shop at First and Alder streets. In 1850 the new church at Third and Tay lor streets was dedicated. The present church was built In 1866 and plans are being discussed now for a much larger building that will have to be erected soon as a home for the congregation. "Father" Flinn, who was present at the dedication of the first Taylor Street churoh, was In the audience again last nlghrf Just before the close of the an niversary services which liad been con ducted by wsiiop c. w. smitn, r. . McDanlel and W. D. Fenton. Dr,. Ben jamin Young, the pastor, called if'ather Fllnn up to the platform and Introduced him as "the yfung man just 92 years old." The congregation for a moment threw off the restraint of being in church and applauded "Father" Fllnn until the tears- streanved down his face, and he was lead back to his seat, sob bing. Attended Second Service. . "Father" Fllnn. although not present at the frlst service In the cooper shop, attended the second one. Both he and Mrs. L. J. Bennett were present at the dedication of the first Taylor Street church in 1850. But Mrs. W. S. Powell, who was also present at tne services yesterday, stated that she remembered distinctly when they began to clear away the brush for the new church and how; people thought It was very far off in the woods from the rest of the town. Among other things, the services at Taylor street church yesterday were made important by the fact that Bishop Charles W. Smith, the new resident blshoo of the Methodist Episcopal church for the northwest, was present and made his first formal address at yesterday morni-ng s service. At trtass meeting which - began at 9:30 yesterday morning, E. N. Barney led the services, which were attended by many of the old class members of the early days and Interesting remin iscences of th pioneer days were given bv Father Fllnn, John Cullen and Cap tain W. S. Powell.. This was followed bv the bible class at 10:39 when'Blshop Smith preached ""from the third chapter of the first epistle of John, second verse, on . VSonship. " . . v-., Sunday Sohool, Also. ' The Sunday school services at 12:15 were also vommcmoratlve of the founds Ing of the Sunday 1 school whloh wae r'4 " ,1 v ' ' i ' y ' ' , ' 1 f - ' j 1 x A ..Continued On Page Twtf), BOY WITNESS TO TRAGEDY AT LENTS Jury for Trial of Casper Blikenstorfer, Accused of Killing Friend With a Bludgeon, Is Begun in Judge Bronaugh's Court. Twelve men for the trial of Casper ftllkenstorfer on the charge- of man slaughter were secured In short order In Judge Bronaugh's department of the circuit court this morning. Bliken storfer killed one of his best friends. Charles Hegburn. by striking htm on the head with a two by four scantling on the night of September 22, and the state Is attempting to prove that this was done without Justification, although In the heat of passion. Only one talesman was challenged during the selection of the Jury, he being excused by the State. By 11 o'clock the Jury was complete and 8-year-old Harry Lundgren, one of the eyewitnesses to the tragedy. wa called as the first witness. Opening statements were made by Deputy Dis trict Attorney Page for the state and by Lester W. Humphreys for the de fense. According to the statement of Page, Blikenstorfer and Hegburn had known each other for some time and worked as teamsters fdr the same employer. Blikenstorfer had been caring for Jils friend's team In a barn at Lents, fnd Hegburn complained that the horses were not properly cared for. Bad Xrfuagnage Used. On the night Hegburn was slain he called the defendant bad names whtls both were In the barn, and they came out with the apparent purpose of hav ing a fight. After some further words Blikenstorfer Is alleged to , have picked, up a two by four, about four feet long and hit Hegburn a smashing blow while the latter was holding up his hands and. protesting that he wanted to fight with lils fists. I.. W. Humphreys. In outlining the defense, sflld it would be shown that Heeburn had threatened to whip Blik enstorfer, that during the altercation In the barn Hegburn struck his adver sary with a pitchfork, and that after they en me out Hegourn rusnea upon the defendant and struck him before Blikenstorfer picked up the plank. Ho maintained that the accused man used only such force as he deemed necessary to protect nimseir rrm serious injury. Boy Chief "Witness. Little Harry Lundgren, first witness for the state, testified to abusive lan guage used by Hegburn and to a threat by the latter that he would "lick" Blikenstorfer. He also admitted that Hegburn made rush on the defendant before the fatal blow was struck. The 1urv is composed of the follow ing: W. H. Brown. R. W. Dickie, E. E. Burdick. J. V. Burke. R. Hunter. E. E. Howes, E. K. Buckler, Charles K. Cash, W. E. Charlton, J. W. Davis, E. L Dixon and H. Fischer. Deputy District Attorney Mosessohn Is assisting in the prosecution and John H. Stevenson is associated in tne derense. NIGHT RIDERS OX TRIAL IN TENNESSEE (Catted Press Leased Wire.) Union City. Tenn., Dec. 14. The first hearing of the night rider cases, where, in 134 men are under Indictment for participation In murders, assaults and other outrages, began this afternoon be fore Judge Josepr Jones of the United States circuit court. The town Is crowd ed with visitors, mostly friends of the accusod men. The charges In the indictments range from that of the murder of Quentln Rankin, and the attempted assassina tion of Colonel Z. Taylor, through a list of assaults, nouse burnings, women whippings and similar offenses, to that of going on premises while masked to commit assault. A venire of 300 talesmen have been summoned to appear In court tomorrow. The men arraigned today were Gar rett Johnson, Sam Applewhite. Roy Ransom, "Bud" Morris, Fred Pinion. Arthur Cloar, Tld Burton and Rob Huff man. They are accused of murder In the first degree In killing Captain Rankin. Tho men were rearralgned today to preclude tho possibility of a former ar raignment being declared Illegal. GIRL SHOPPING KILLEO By CAR Ruth Hall, at San Jose, on Track Motorman Held for Manslaughter. (United Press Leased Wire.) San. Jose, Cal., Dec. 14. Ruth Hall, the 15-year-old daughter of the late Judge Beth Payne Hall of . San Fran cisco, was killed by a Santa Clara street car Saturday night and the-police are Investigating alleged carelessness on the part of the motorman and. of the streetcar management. The girl-came here from her home at Sky la nils. In the Santa Crua mountains, on a Chrlstmas.i shopping trip. ..Her arms were tirted with -presents, and she was leading her little nephew. Hosklri, Shnln, -when the accident happened. Witnesses declare the car was going at high speed and without a headlight. This is contradicted by the mfttormai, A. C. McMillan, and Officers of , the company. .: McMillan via 3 arrested on a charge of manslaughter and released on I ioOO bail. Brice Insane; Wife Is Poor S'lW11"1 'IWIW'l'i V ."'--fr ' i I ? 1 i -; jy ' if I' ' '- - "-'' ft tV. 2. Mrs. Sherman Brlce. (United Pros Leased Wire., New York, Dec. 14. Word has been received that there is no hope for Sher man Brice, son of former United States Senator Calvin 8. Brlce; he appears to be hopelessly Insane. His wife will he left with but a small fortune, Is the report. SCHWAB TO APPEAR IN TARIFF HEARINGS (United Prcia Ieaaed Wire.) Washington, Dec. 14. Charles M. Schwab, the reputed head of the steel tru.t, will appear tomorrow bore the ways and means committee atijts hear ing of tariff matters, according to Chairman Payne of the committee. The appearance of Schwab in connec tion with the tariff investigation is given added interest by the recent statement of Andrew Carnegie that the time bad come for the removal of the tariff on many of the country's products. IARVHERSBEHIIBARS Prisoners in County Jail Will Not Be Permitted the Use of a Razor Hereafter Mowing Will Be Done With a Pair of Clippers. 1 No more razors for the use of prison ers in the countv Jail. This is the edict that has gone forth from Jailer H. P. Hfcnter. doing away with a custom that has existed beyond the memorv of the oldest inhabitant. Hereafter the men behind the bars will have to be content with the gentle rum ble of a pair of hair clippers over their faces. The banishment of thr razor from the Jail comes as the sequfeflfce to the at tempt of Mutt Johnsonr to depart from this life by the razor route while he was on trial for murder last week. Had Johnson's aim been a little more true he would have severed some of the larger blood vessels. Instead of merely puncturing his windpipe and the Jailer nss decided thrft he will guard sgainst future events of like nature by putting the razor on tho list of forbidden things. t Manufacturers' Campaign Important t "The future life and prosperity of our state depends largely on the support given to our local factories," said J.. T. Moylan, president of the Columbia Crushed Rock company. "Cooperation is the Stim- ulant which aids development and our well established manutactur inff enterprises, as well as our infant industries stands greatly in need of home patronage in this tate-'--".; ' Yv ''."- "Oregon with her many natural resonrees ivould double in every "respect within a short time if her factories were supported in the right spirit. .The raw material is here on the ground and wo' have nlntv rf ranital.tr film it intrt t tl fnie!ie4 rrct(!lirt lint w-e rtm X have the airf of 'the home huyers In , that oniy can be accomplished by the consumer asking for Orei-on- made goods. ' ; '. ' ' ' " ' "Every one from the farmer to the consumer v. ill he bencftte.f f.-y buying- home-made goods, and the, sooner the pc-p'.: at large 'aw;(! , J -to the importance of this'movernent, the sofner v' have 1 -, brighter and taore prosperous Oregon." HIS FACES TRIAL FOR LIFE Army Man Charged Witl Killing Anuis.. Walks-to the Bar of Justice With Eyes Snapping and Head Erect. (United Press Leased Wire. Flushing, L. I., Deo. 14. Erect of form and with eyes snapping, Thornton Jenkins Halns, brother of Captain Peter C. Halns, charged with participa tion tn the shooting - and killing of William E. Annis because, of the sus pected relations of Annls with 'Captain Halns' wife, faced tne court at the opening of his trial this afternoon. Halns was attired tn a dark business suit and appeared unconcerned with the proceedings. He exchanged glances of sympathy with his father, brother and other relatives who were seated near his counsel's table. Halns sat next to Attorney Mclntyre, his counsel. It was 12:55 when the court convened. The court room was not large enough to hold all of the 260 talesmen summoned for examina tion for Jury duty. X constdcrabla number of them were forced to remain on a lower floor of the court house. Technical argument between oppos ing counsel relating to the drawing of the panel occupied the greater part of the afternoon. A decision In the mat ter will be handed down later. The charge under -which Halns is be ing tried is that of aiding Captain Halns to shoot - Annls. It Is alleged that Halns stood with drawn pistol and prevented witnesses from going to the' aid of Annls while Captain Halns was shooting his wife's alleged betrayer. The prosecution will also endeavor to show that Thornton Jenkins Halns worked on his brother's credulity and impelled him to the shooting of Annls. The defendant Is brought to trial first, to permit an Inquiry into the sanity of Captain Halns. HJRlWEI) HOT Supreme Court Protects Him iii Railway Stock Manipulations. , (United Press Leased fVI'e.) Washington, Dec. 14. E. H. Harrtman will not be compelled to Answer ques tions pertaining to his dealings In Union Pacific and Southern PaolAu stocks which mav be asked him by tho Interstate commerce commission, ac cording to a decision of the United States supreme court today, written by Justice Holmes. The decision reverses the finding of the United States circuit court for the southern district of New York. Many a defendant accused of heinous) crime has been able to make a handsome appearance in court by being permitted to scrape his face with a county whis ker lifter before he went Into court. There has always been some danger t ha f, the prisoner would choose to use the blade on his throat or on some other Srlsoner. or on the Jailer, and After the ohnson episode it was decided,: that th razor must go. .-...., The barber's clipper, that sings a It goes, will be the official substlt'ite for the razor hereafter, and at stated tlniPS the prisoners will have opportunity to harvest their whiskers with this Imple ment. It will leave sprouts about two days old in Its, wake, but ' this little discomfort will have to bo endured br -the prisoners for the general benefit of the community. So says the jailer, and what ha says Is what counts, i order to market the "output and