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THE JOURNAL .' a"w Use The Daily Journal j, ' to Hire .Your Help SEE CLASSIFIED PAGES. JOTJB. XAL ADS BIUXG:BEST RESULTS ;Tba weather-Raln'ind warmer " tonight. Wednesday rain. . . , ; VOL. VII. NO. 245. 1 A Pmkertons Receive Clues From Koseburg, Or., and Ogden, Utah -r Some of Loot Said to Be Found in Latter City. . . ' XOJTBY U ZPSHTZTZEB. Ogdea, Utah, pee. 'lS-rThe none? found 14 the imnw of a jsait, le newspaper anA. se- eured at the fninU deliTry window t the postof floe ttliw- .. ported -was poaltlTrtjr Identified this afternoon aa some of tbe bills takes front the Et SU tut In Portland at tie time of the robbery tart wek. The. money wee found by Ciexles JFrloe, who turned the blUa to to ' the Sspartment. Ogrten. Utah., Dec. JB.t-The, local uthorlttea . well aa tha Boyern J 1nent officera are ; fMad . with chaa rln over Mia tnaAnar, 1 which" tha myaterua tcharia Price" waa allowed to allD through their flnrera. A. well drenaed atmnRer appeared at the a-en oral delivery window of the Oifden poat office and asked for mall for Charles Price. The postofftce clerk became agi tated, and noticing this, the stranger hurried out" of the building. Assistant Postmaster Garner fol lowed him through an alleyway and the secret service men, who were also on the lob gave chase. The stranger boarded a streetcar and went directly to the Salt Iake tt Of den depot, where he caught a train Just pulling . out. . Authorities at Salt Lake were Imme diately notified and given a description, but Price fooled them again. leaves Train. He left tfie train at a small station STlfll OFBAI Known aa w ooascross, nair way net ween - the two cities. Since that time his dis appearance has been complete. The man whom authorities are now convinced knows something of the Port land robbery apparently chose this meth od, of transporting the large sum and avoiding suspicion. He addressed the paper containing 14 $100 bills, two 1600 and some of lesser denominations to "Charles Price, Ogden. Utah." After having found no one of that name in the Ogden directory forwarded paper. Charles Price, a plasterer resldlpg at Five Points, an Ogden suburb, the pos tal authorities forwarded the paper to this substation where the poor laborer was startled upon opening It to dis cover $2400. He hurried to a bank, thinking some hoax had . been played, and there the money was pronounced genuine and he deposited it, a careful record of the numbers on the bills being taken. The postal authorities and police were notified by the plasterer. It was after all of this had transpired that the mys terious stranger appeared at the post office only to be frightened away when lie requested mall. Communication between President H. H. Newell of tha Portland bank wlfich was robbed and the local authorities, both government and city, has been established and a description of the stolen currency Is now on the way to Ogden. Meanwhile the authorities are exert ing every possible effort to capture the mysterious "Price,' but with little hopes of success, as his disappearance appears to oe that of the typical clever crook. j Local police say todaf that Portland detectives (PlnkertonS) have started for , this cltr determined to aid- in the chase after. Price.-, Several- clues are being followed by the authorities and It is barely possible, although not now thought probable,-that the -mysterious stranger will be jailed before many hours have passed. ...Tha Charles Price who received the money by mistake declared ' that al ' though he is a poor man he Is willing ahd- ready to give-uo the currency If . awnersiiip can oe estaoiisnea. '. ' Jk cipher message sent from Roseburg v , T a ......... . . , a V ..1..V - .s hrtuii.. Wednesday morning' to a notorious . In DAtlaM1 la. KaIIauu K b. V Mnkrton and by Portland detectives to . Vi nnaat tmnnvtan 1 if a Ana lv Ut . htm vet bwn untarthed In the Kaat SiiiA Tcmnk robbery case. ; Thai mARtn or a xffam Att hv man Ini : -' (Continued on Page Three.) POINTS WAY JO SUPREMACY "The; late dispatches telling of the intention of the' Creat Northern railway' to establish a coastwise service between Portland and San -Francisco and the completion of their North Bank road into our city is another link in the chain of development that is bound to make Port land second to no other city on the Pacific coast," said E. I Thompson of Hartnian & Thompson, bankers. V - "Now if the people of Oregon would ajl pull together In this 'Home Industry' movement and demand Oregon made goods, Portland's -com- mercial supremacy would-be assured, for with the cooperation .of 'the buying public every manufacturer, large-nd small, 'would be compelled to double his-capacity. , . ''- 1 ' , "The cnsunrcr, must not loose sight of the fact that indirectly he also .would be benefited by patronizing -'home ' made goods, for. every dollar spent here locally 'remainsaenjong- us, .where, on the other hand. Were the money spent in eastern channels and for goods manufactured elsewhere it would seldom find it's way back to Orgon." 1 . Carries More Advertisings Bom Display and Classified, Than. Any 0tn.er Dally Paper r,i. Larger uircuxauon 01 4 i.tJuuKiAij in ronmna ana urccon, Accoms ior ii, ' 5vgjjy flfflSS Hill J JOURNAL CIRCULATION L TF 111! in PRESIDENT ASKS THAT GOVERNMENT SUE NEW YORK WORLD FOR LIBEL fift Ha '''imii iii HMmnnnvrmiimiini itm Preaident Roosevelt, .Who Would Have Congres Sue th New York World for Libel. JUISOII GETS LIFE SEHTEHCE Holock's Slayer Listens to Judge's Words Without Quiver of Emotion. Without a aulyer of emotion, and with the same sullen, straight-ahead look that he maintained while on trial. Matt Johnson' stood before Judge Cle land in the circuit court this morning and heard the words that will put him behind the penitentiary bars for life. Johnson, who waa convicted of tho murder of F. j. Holock In the second degree by a jury last Saturday, still wears around his neck a heavy bandage that conceals from view the gaping wound made In his throat by ihe razor with which he attempted tp kill him self In jail last week. The wound is now healing rapidly,- and Johnson has apparently been cured of his desire to die. "Ii Is the Judgment of this court that yoii be Imprisoned In the peal -tentiary of this state for the term of your natural life," natd the Judge.' Attorney Jeffrey says that he is not sure about' taking an appeal.- and will take a few days to examine the record and make his decision. He expressed the belief that ir jonnson naa not at tempted to kill himself he would have escaped with a verdict of manslaughter, as he thinks that this affected the Jury's action. UNCLE SAM MAY II (United Prr-" Leafed Wire.) - San Francisco, Dec. 15. An Inspec tion board comprising Colonel J. B. Bel linger, superintendent of1 the army transport service, and Chief Engineer John Donnelly and Captain Scott of the transport service, Is completing an !n spectlon of the steamers' Sierra, So noma and Ventura, of the ocean steam ship line, with the probable purchase of them by the government In view. One of the officers admitted last' night that they were making an inspection of the vessels and would forward the report of their Investigation to the de partment at Washington. The shtppine men of this city believe the government intends to buy the ves sels for use Jn the much talked of line between here and Panama. Recently the government purchased three ves sels at Boston to be used between New York and Colon, and It Is belteved tha three shlpa in the Pacific will link New. York and San Francisco vla Panama by a government owned steamship line. It is rumored that the frequent com plaints of large shippers regarding the Paciflo Mail's Panama service. have caused the government's action. M 0TCAM0UID0 u liii uiLfliiion.i o PORTLAND, OREGON,- TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER COHGRESS. 6IVEII HEWSJNMESSAOE Executire Says Pulitzer's . Paper Has Distorted Facts About Panama Canal. Washington, Dec. 15. Asking that the; government prosecute Jo seph Pulitzer, owner of the New York World, for, libel on the good name of the United States in con nection with charges of fraud In the purchase) of the Panama canal, Presl dent Roosevelt today Bent a vigor ously worded special message to congress, with which he transmitted all the records and papers concern ing the deal. . . , The message In part follows: "In view of the constant reiteration of the assertion that there was soma corrupt action by or on behalf of tha United States government -in the ac quisition . of the title of tha French company to the Panama canal, I. deem tt wise Jo submit to congress all the in formation Jt have on the subject Attacks Dalavan Bnato. "The stories war first brought to my attention, aa published In the In dianapolis News, which Is edited by Delevan Smith. The stories are scur rilous, libelous and false. Mr. Smith has shelter -Wmlf behind the excuse that he accepted the statements of the New York World, owned by Joseph Pu litzer. ;"It Is Idle to say that the known char acter of Mr. Pulitzer and his paper Is such that statements In the paper should be believed by nobody, but unfortunately there are thousands who believe state ments they see printed, even though they are In Pulitzer's paper. Congress men actually have been Induced to In troduce a resolution with reference to these charges." Quotas Charges. The president then quotes the specific charges as published, bringing in the names of Charles P. Taft, brother of the president-elect, and Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law of the president. He then continues: "The statements sometimes occurred In the editorial columns -and sometimes In the news columns and In special-contributions. They are false In every par ticular from beginning to end. The wickedness of the slanderers Is sur passed only by their fatuity. The in ventors of the Tart story evidently supposed that William H. Taft was sec retary of war during some period of the Panama canal purchase. Bobinaon Story. "He did not become secretary until aftir the transaction was closed. The Inventor of the Robinson story did not take the trouble to ascertain that he was not connected with any phase of the deal. No shadow of proof can bo produced to support the stories. Thev consist of strong. Infamous libels. In form, they are In part libels on Indi viduals. Robinson and Taft, for instance. In fact they are libels upon the govern ment. "I don t believe you should concern yourselves with the individual writers or the articles. The real offender Is Pulltser. The great Injury is the b ack enlng of the good name of the American people. . Koast I or rniiaer. "It should not be left for a nrtvnte citiien to sue Pulitzer and the World, but he should be prosecuted for libel by me government, in point or encouraging the Iniquity of wrongdoing there Is no choice between a public servant betray ing his trust and a man guilty as Pu litzer Is In this Instance. It is a high national duty to. bring this man, who oniy sreKS to connect tne government with wrongdoings of the basest and foulest kind, to Justice. The attorney general is considering the form of pro ceedings' The rest of the message is taken tin with a description of the method of purcnasing tne canal. The president de clares that the money was paid to the stockholders at the direction of the French courts, and the story that Ameri cans were Interested In either the old or the new French company Is declared groundless. ah tne documents in tne case are euomiuea. It. is suggested by Roosevelt that If congress deems It advisable. It doubt less will be possible to get the names of the shareholders from France through the American ambassador. AfilOfJG JAPANESE Dr. Saito Says the Occidental Life Is Playing the Mischief. (Catted Press LeucO Wlr.l Beattle. Dec. 15. Dr. K. Salto, direc tor of the) Anlvama. hiunlluli fnr lh insane at Tokio, Japan is in thla city eiirouis io Derun, ."Insanity is increasing in Japan at a remarkable rata as occidental civili sation Is swapping- the country." say Dr. Saito. "The cause, of this Is quite easy to explain. The conditions of the country are changing so rapidly that the people in their endeavor to conform wllh them are exercising their brain in a strenuous v. It Is a condition to which the people cannot conform in aincl feneration.' .. f , GfflfCERS: KING EDWARD VERY SICK MARCH Hi. ii imi uiii mi m mim i. '" ', I f w King Edward of England, Who Is Rreported to Be .Very 111. (Unlttd Press Leaied Wire.) London, Dec. IS From sources of unquestioned reliability , It was learned today that the royal family's phyeh-lans are. deeply concerned over the king's condition." That - Bdward himself real ises th eravitv of his illness is indi cated by the fapt that he Is rapidly un loading many government responsibili ties on the shoulders of the Prince of Wales. The most alarming features, of the king's Condition are the reappearance of those symptoms which preceded Ills operation. In 1902. He suffers much from abdominal pain and his weakened physical condition Is een in his no ticeable loss of weight. The court physicians have ordered their royal patient to cancel all engage ments. IN ASKED Captain James Pond, I'nitcd States lighthouse inspector ot the Thlrteentn district, which comDrlses Oregon, Wash ington and Alaskan waters, and Major Charles Mclndoe, United States engineer corps, in charge of the same territory, have ben ordered to submit to 'the lighthouse board a Joint report stating their views on the removal or the oinces of the respective departments from this cltv to Relllnaham. Wash. The headquarters of the lighthouse service and the engineer corps have been located In Portland since the work was first orsranlzed and have spacious quar ters on the third floor of the fine cus tom house building. The work of the entire district is conducted from these headquarters, and so far the people di rectly Interested In the service know the arrangement Is very satisfactory. A dispatch from Belllngham a few days ago announced that Senator Piles of Washington, was working In favor of having the two department headquar ters removed to Belllngham. and it is supposed that he has succeeded In lay- ( Continued on 'Page Three.) MRS. AilUIS III THE H CASE Widow of Victim Appears at Scene of Trial State Counsel Keinforced. (Uolted Press Leased Wire.) Flushing, I I., Dec. 15. The state today surprised the attorneys defend ing Thornton Jenkins Halns. Justice Crane, before the examination of tales men began, designated James A. Dayton and Elmer 8. White as special prose cutors to assist the state officials dur- ina the trial. The announcement brought forth strenuoua objections from Chief Counsel Mclntyre of the defense. The objections were overruled , and the examination - of veniremen began. Every question of White's was objected to by Mclntyre, who announced that h would object to every proceeding of the court in which White participated. Burins- a recess of the court Chief Counsel Mclntyre announced that Thorn ton Mains i would taKe tne stana- in nis own bchnlf. - ' . Mrs. William E. Ann is, widow or tne man for whose murder the defendant is being tried, arrived today, and will re main, until after, the completion of the lurv. Hhe is expected to be one of , the first witnesses for the prosecution. : LIGHTHOUSE VIEWS 15, 1908. EIGHTEEN PAGES,. CHIEF BIGGY'S BODY IS RECOVERED FROM WATERS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY CORPSE FOUND HEAR F Al R WAY Mystery of Official's Disap pearance Partly Explained by Finding of Corpse. I United Prm Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Dec. '15. A body positively identified as that of Chief of Police William J. Blggy was found in the bay today, clad in a 4 heavy black overcoat and, with the hands clasped lightly behind the back. The fare was not recognizable on ac count of the action of the water during the two weeks since the chief disappeared from the police launch. In a pocket of the overcoat was found a revolver, believed to he the one which Commissioner Keil loaned Blggy at the time of his visit to the commissioner s home at Belvedere Just before the fatal trip on the bay. Body Identified. Cantain Conboy. Seraeant Donovan and Patrolmen Burns and Berry posi tively tdentirled the body and the mem bers of the police commission were no tified. An escort of mounted police was ordered to accompany the body to the morgue. , The fact that the hands were claspd behind the body Indicates that, Hlggy mad noi struggle when he. fell Into the water and this Is taken to support the suicide theory. The body was sighted floating In the fairway about half way between Goat island and the Valleio street wharf. by the pilot of the Southern Pacific irelght steamer Transit. The pilot re ported to the police. The department launch was still out on its long search for the body and another launch was hired to recover the remains of the chief. It Is reported that the police com mission will postpone a meeting called for tomorrow to select Blggy's succes sor. Disappeared Mysteriously. The disappearance of Chief - Blggy from the police launch on the nlsrht of November 30 followed a visit to the home of Police Commissioner Keil st Belvedere, across the bay. Blggy had been greatly affected by allegations of Inefficiency and misconduct against him which appeared In the newspapers and the fact that charges which were to be preferred against him were being pre pared ny lawyers, t-ie orrereq to resign when he called on Keil and said he was "being hounded to death." His most serious troubles began when Morris HfiaK. who attempted to assassinate Francis J. Heney, committed suicide at the county jail while being guarded by three of Riggy's men. It Is generally believed that Blaav committed suicide. Knglneer Murohv was the onlv other occupant of the launch on the' return rrom Belvedere and he did not miss the chief until he had almost reached the city. Blggy interested in rioaters. That Chief of Police' Blcsrv closelv questioned Assistant Autopsy Stygeon Thomas Davis .regarding the care. Iden tification and disposal of the bodies of drowned persons was revealed todav bv Davis when the news of the finding of the chief's body reached the 'morgue. "The chief was here during the Haas Inquest," said Davis, "and In passing through the morgue asked what was the fiufpose and use of the two steel chests n which we keep the bodies of those taken from the water, which he saw sus pended from the celling of the 'floater' room. "I told him and ho Immediately be came interested. He asked me whether tt were possible that a man could be lost In the bay and not be found. He also asked me whether autopsies were made on persons who were drowned and whether the majority of them were un identified. He appeared to show such unusual Interest In the caskets that I had one lowered and showed him how a body In It could be kept air tight, ho In the meantime questioning me. "I little dreamed at the time that his body would be the next to rest In the metal receptacle," said Davis In conclu sion. EMMA G0U1AII DID HOT SPEAK Police of Bellinghani Put Stop to Anarchist's Talks by Causing Arrests. Belllngham. Wash., Dec. 15. Boasting that they would not leave the city until they were ready, Miss Emma Goldman and her advance agent. Dr. Ben Reitman. departed from Belllngham today at 1 o'clock for Vancouver, B. C. without even attempting to lecture here. Last night the two were arrested and placed In Jail. This mornlns thev were broueht before the police court and asked to plead to a charge of committing the crime of threatening to hold an unlawfui assemmy ana or being outlaws and an archists. "I plead guilty to being an anarchist but nothing else," said Miss Goldman. "I plead guilty to being an anarchist, but not an outlaw," Dr. Reitman said. The prosecution against the man and woman was pushed because they openly boasted that they would do what they pleased In Belllngham. When they had entered the pleas the Judge placed each under 15000 Wonds to appear for trial tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. When Miss Goldman saw that she; could not' seen re1 bonds and that she would have to stay In the cltv bastiie for another night she readily consented to leave Ui city antt never come tacit again, , ; i' r -v ' warn v.- J: i I i W. i. Bigg,' lAte. 'Chief f Police, Ban Francisco. ' WATfR CODE IS TO BE ASKED Oregon Conservation Com mission Appoints Com mittee to Draft Bill. The deliberations and discussions of the Oregon conservation commission yes terday at the Commercial club resulted In a determination to present a bill for passage bv the legislature codifying" the water, laws and enacting new legislation which Is Intended to render definite and secure titles to all water rights. This bill will be, to a large extent, modeled upon the Wyoming law, which Is said to work out more successfully than any other In the country. The -speakers agreed- that Oregon Is greatly In need of laws which will set tle the many water rights controversies with which the courts are besieged. At the afternoon session yesterday a sub-committee was appointed to draft a bill relating to the conservation or the water Interests of Oregon. The members of tills sub-committee are, J. H. Lewis, state engineer, Salem; Austin T. Buxton, Forest Grave: State Senator J. N. Hart. Baker City; Will R. King, supreme court commissioner, Salem; Richard W. Montague. Portland: State Senator Frank J. Miller, Albany; Wil bur K.1 Newell, Gaston; J. S. Stevens, United States geological survey, Port land; C. B. Watson, Ashland; and J. R. Wllsonj Portland. This committee will be assisted and advised by Clarence T. Johnston, state engineer of Wyoming; A. E. Chandler, legal adviser of the recla mation service, Washington, D. C; and D. C. Henny, supervising engineer, Uni ted States reclamation service, Portland. State Engineer Johnston explained the Wyoming Taw. which Is said to work more satisfactorily than any other In the United States. The water laws of the state Include an administrative sys tem which costs the state between $20, OOfl and J25.O00 a year. The system gives general satisfaction. Mr. Johnston said. Some of the members expressed the opinion that n administrative sys tem would be contrary to the consti tution of Oregon and that all disputes would have to be adjudicated in the courts. E ( Cnl ted rresa f sated Wlre.t McAlester, Okla.. Dec. 15. The safe of the First National bank of Eufala. Oklahoma, was blown open with dyna mite today by robbers, who escaped with $15,000 in gold. A posse is in pursuit of the thieves. ROBBERS c SI 5 00 Voice of the Press Dishonor . ; . , ' From ' the " Pittsburg Post. - They have given a solemn written pledge to vote as the slate pri maries directed. They can break, this pledge, of course, but if they do they will probably never have another chance ; to, dishonor thrn selyes and. the. country, which pretty generally favors the elpcilwi nf senators by popular vote, -will proceed to bnlld a fire under th Vniu -d States senate itself.'which is now the only real obstacle to th rh.n These Oregon welchers. are already auch in -spirit. If thry Sliat they want' to. do; they will pull dbwn'the whole structure ' eir ears. The country will not be wllltng to ltft more than n, legislature ed" basely dishonor itself.; . I In Orcfjon. Tne 1. . ! 30.859 PRICE TWO CENTS. ; EJhiFtllK GERMANY'S HELP Negotiations Are Pending Whereby Venezuela De sires to Form Alliance in Ueturn for Concessions Dutch Seize Another Ship. (United Pref Iwd Wire.) Berlin. Dec. 16". President Cas tro, according to an admission made today by a member of the German foreign office, Is here to effect a, diplomatic alliance whereby Ger many will support Venezuela in fu to re international entanglements In return for such concessions from tha republic; as will allow Germany to become the dominating Influence lit Venesuela'a commerce. Castro, It i was also . learned tod. ay. wants a bis: loan. '. ' Herr Qoeach, counsellor In the foreign office, visited (tro today, and ar ranged or an official visit with Count von Bulow, the German chancellor,' and Foreign Secretary -von' Schoen. Castro and Jterr Goesch Indulge.d in a lengthy discussion concerning tha etiquette of the proposed Interview, the president of Venezuela demanding that he be re ceived In a manner befitting his station. This was promised him. after which Cas tro sent a member-of his suite to leave his cards with Von Bulow and Von i Schoen. Emperor Wllhelm today 'sent a cordial telegram of welcome to Castro; Oil S. S. SENATOR Two Men and Women Are Charged With Robbery . bv Fellow Passengers. (United Press Leased Wire:) San Francisco, Dec. 16. Because their alleged offense of drugging and robbing two passengers on the steamer Senator ' occurred on the Columbia river near As toria, Or., beyond the jurisdiction of the , local police, two men and two women, giving the names of Slgney Le Coos, Hugh Adfelns, Addle Roe and Fannie Watklns, were today released by Cap tain oi "Detectives James Kelly, who examined them last night after they had been brought ashore front the vessel. , John Murdock . and a companion, named Michael Murray, were the com plaining witnesses againBt the quartet. They alleged that on last Friday night " after the vassel left Portland. Murdock and another 8 man, who s&ld he was a son of the recorder of Los Angeles coun- , ty, were found unconscious, apparently the victims of knockout drops. Mur dock complained of having been robbed of $40. paasengers Chase Ze Coos. The authorities on the vessel wera asked to investigate and a search vua made for Le Coos, who was traveling under the name of F. Dolan. Not until the Senator docked at Astoria did Le Coos nut In an appearance, and he was walking off tht gang plank when tM cry of "Stop thief" was sounded. Mur dock and Murray and a mob of steeragx passengers gave chase down the wharf. . Murray adding to the excitement by fir- , ing his pistol three times Into the air. Le Coos was captured hiding behind a pile of boxes and was compelled to re turn to the vessel. i i Addle Roe, who. was posing as Mrs. Dolan was met on deel: by Murray. w1k pointed his pistol at her and ordered her -to return Murdock's money. The little woman coolly pushed the revolver from , her face and gave. Murray a resounding slap la the face, sending him spinning Into the arms ef Steward John Wall Is., who wrenched the weapon from him, Cptain Louis N. Kopanderson de manded a formal investigation and ak1 that Murdock and Murray lay- their1 charges before the Astoria police. But, the men did not want to delay their trlt and it was agreed to preserve order an-1 have a final understanding at this port. As the alleged robbery took place out side of California, the- local atithorltrM , find they have no Jurl,dlctlon, and. as the excused persons have been dis charged from custody, no , prosecution will' probably be attempted. KNOCK 1 DROPS
