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v '7.a: 10 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22. 1008. LIBERALS WILL FIGHT LORDS .Party Said to Be Heady to Stake Its Tenure on .; the Issue. (Col ted Prtn Laaa-d Wire) London. Defa 2!. Leaders of the Eng lish Liberal party will probably stake their present control of the government, early next year on their ability virtually to abolish the house of lords. ha not been quite definitely reached, o far, at least. as anyone outside tlie cabinet knows, but the matter is under '-careful consideration, -with a majority of the ministers openly in favor of an -early start on the campaign. " The difference of opinion "is mainly in to the extent to which it will be wise to go. The more radical members of the ministry are for complete extinc tion of the principle of hereditary leg Islatlon, and the creation, in the lords place, .of a house chosen in some such manner aa the United States senate. The more moderate ministers favor "making the upper branch a kind of ad visory body with practically no legis- . laiive powers. The really conservative Liberals believe it will be sufficient to arrange for the pannage of laws through i. AnM.mnv,a h th lnrds' veto, in -ases where two thirds or three fourths ma tori ties can be secured. Whichever of these plans may be adopted will be submitted in the form of a bill when parliament reassembles nfter the Christmas recess. It is con sidered a foregone conclusion that the lords will reject it. Then the Libera cabinet proposes to resign. A general election of members of parliament will 'follow, and the iseue will be abolition fof the upper house. Premier Asouitli is known to have op posed resignation for some time on the 1 Sround tliat It would be a hardship for the Liberal members of parliament to He put to campaign expenses for re t lection 4 So much Liberal legislation has re cently been thrown out in me nuuw ui lords" after passage by the Liberal com mons that he has finally declared the situation intolerable. The lords are trying to reform them selves by providing against the admis sion of any member of the upper branch purely as an hereditary legislator. The Idea of a committee of their own members, which recently submitted report on the subject, ia to have the body consist of a limited number of peers elected from the entire group of nobility and of "life peers," chosen in reward for high public services. The Liberals are not paying the least at tention to these proposals. They say the lords are frightened and want to compromise. They do not propose to hAm tit chance. Thev do not n n il ilia n u n . . ...u.s . - . .... .-. -- - completely abolished, or at least de prived of all power . TWO WIFE BEATERS MAY PAY PENALTY Martin Rita of Sycamore was arrest ed by the constable's office yesterday nn f nlfft Kattnf'. a state I charge which carries as a possible pen- altv a visit to the whipping post. 4 The wife charges that her husband firt drugged and then beat her. I R. M. Russell of 472 Miller aVenue, J Sellwood, was arrested by Deputy Oon- KiaDie KenniCK yesieruay on a inin charging him with assault and battery, the complainant being Ills wife. Both rases are being heard in the justice court this afternoon. Mrs. Russell de clared she was assaulted because she tefused to give- her 'husband 60 cents to go to a dance. MRS. SNOW-AND HER CHILDREN V 1 H f I ia a . 1 Sl I H II ?-'r.. a. ;. :.,' d rno3 ASMB otwarf This picture U ot the former Mrs. E. Gerry Snow Jr. and her two children. Although she remarried since her divorce the court decided that her alimony must be continued for the benefit of the children. r BUR SCANDAL AI PITTSBURG Seven oimcilmen and Two Rankers Arrested With Others to Follow. BURNS' STORY OF P. 1 Popular Teacher to Wed. I ' ITenrv M. Esterlv. a well known mem ber of the Portland bar, and Miss Elis abeth Norcross, who for several years has been a teacher at the Portland academy, were this morning licensed to wed by County Clerk Fields. Mr. Es terly was formerly deputy district at torney and Miss Norcross is well known and popular In society circles. k Chrisflmas Suggestion titer - i if" - if ' 1 1 " !J 1p git j i :- ! 4 United PreM Leiwd Wlre.1 Pittsburg. Dec. '22. Seven city cotin cilmen. including; the president of the Doay, together with a bank president and a bank cashier, were arrested last night, charged with bribery In connec tion With legislative affairs.' Director of Public Safety Lang said evidence against the accused would be produced t their arraignment tomor row, and that there might lie other ar rests following the arraignments: Officials of the Civic League who are responsible for the arrest of these men are said o have sworn out warrants to the number of 50. nnd it is gener ally understood that exposures In mu nicipal corruption. Involving the repu tations of many of the most prominent men In Pittsburg, will follow with ra pidity. President William Brand of the com mon council. John F. Klein. W. N. Me laney. Joseph ii. Wasson. Jacob J. Sof fel, Hugh . Ferguson, all councllmen; Q. T. Atkins, special councilman; Presi dent W. W. R.mssy and Cashier A. A. Vilsack of the German National bank are the men under arrest. CUSIOIRS W WITH CONSTABLE A warrant for the arrest of B. F. Ger niairie, who lias been running a "busi ness men s exchange" in the Benjamin building at Fifth and Morrison street was issued by the' Justice court this aft ernoon anil a Urge crowd of Germaine's former patrons gathered at the Union depot this afternoon to point him out to a constable in case he tried to leave the city. Mr. Geramlne. it Is alleged, has been offering jobs to all callers, most of them snaps with good salaries and little work. He is said to have secured im mediate employment for about E00 un suspecting souls who paid down from $5 to $10 rash deposit as a guarantee of good faith. They reported the mat ter to the district nttorney but Ger n;aine is said to have learned that something was wrong and prepared to leave the city this afternoon. The crowd of those he had hot placed gath ered at the depot at 2 o'clock so as to he ready to greet him with the con stable. Detective Repeats in Court Alleged Confession of Dynamiter. (United Prats Lei-d Wlre.V uaiuana, uai., jec. 21. l have a pretty hard iob for you. Have you your nerVe with you? This prosecution has turned about 60,000 people out of work. Heney, Spreckels, Gallagher and Burns are responsible. We want to get Gal lagher out of the way. He knows too much." This is the statement which net ac tive William J, Burns testified Felix Pauduveris made, to Peter Claudlanes at the time when he is aifeged to have made the negotiations with the young Greek to blow up the Home of former Supervisor James L. (Gallagher, the pivotal witness in all the graft cases Detective Burns was the star wit ness in the Petet Claudlanes trial to. day. Through him the full story of me nynamiiing outrage whlen brought about the destruction of the home of W. II. H. Schenck on April 22 of this year was told. Hums, under questioning by District Attorney Ijingdon of San Francisco told the following story, attributed to Peter Claudlanes: I was living in Chlco, California, In March. 08. I received a letter from Felix Pauduveris in Kan. Francisco, tell ing me to come to San Francisco to do some work. The letter said there was money In it. I was told not to tell John anything about it. After my expense money was sent me I went to Han Francisco and called at the room Pan'- duveris, at 1802 Turk street, and he told me he wanted me to blow up Gallagher. renx saia wiere. would ne XIOUU in it for him and $1000 in It for me. an well as $3 a day for expenses. 1 ne next nay Keltx and I crossed the bay to Kast Oakland, where Felix nnlnt. ed out Gallagher's home and "gave me a complete description of his appearance. "Felix suggested that I try to get a Job in the restaurant where Gallagher ate. . He said I coulrt poison the food and leave no trace. I told him I could not cook. Pauduveris then (mevestad covering particles of broken glass with poison and then throwing them in Gal lagher's face, so that they would pierce mm ami kiu mm. i man i care ror this plnn, as it gave me no opportunity to get awav. Fellr next asked tnn If T knew how to use dynamite, I told him l oia. Burns then went on to tell how. as he asserted. Claudlanes confessed making me ixiiims ann aciuaii- mowing up the Schenck residence. jTHEVICTROLA j Is the ideal Christmas present. It j is the highest type of sound-re- producing instrument ever in- vented and a magnificent orna i ment to any home. PRICE $200 CONDITION OF STATE AND PRIVATE BANKS (Specl1 lHrtcb to The Journal. Salein. or., lc. 22. State Bank Kit amiiier .lames Steel yeslerday complet ed statement of the condition of the 132 state nnd private banks In Oregon at the date of the last call. November 27. 1908. The statement shows total re sources. $63.502.21$. 26. of which $5,548, 579.75 is cash on hand, and $8,396,432.27 due from banks and bankers. The deposits subject to check amount to $3f),674.348.S2. 'The loans and discounts aggregate $25.983.246.4ff. The statistics do not admit of com parison with the last report, for some hanks have been nationalized and new ones formed since the last report was made. 5 To those wishing a less expensive instrument -we suggest ' J. . one of our I ... : Improved Victors : PRICES $10 TO $100 i Easy terms of ownership may be "arranged. ' , Sficrman,Gay&Co. Sixth and Morrison Opposite Postoffice SPOKANE POLITICIAN, HUNTING, flQUND DEAD Spokane. Wah Dec. 2! Allen F. Gill, a well known Spokane contractor and politician, was found dead last night at Moses lake, in Douglass coun ty. He was on a hunting trip and it Is supposed he accidentally ahot himself. Not Fighting Hetch Hetchy Tlauu Washington, .Dec' ii. Congressman S. C. Smith of Bakersf leld, Cal., chairman of the subcommittee In charge of the revision of the Hetch Hetchy resolution In the house, today said there was no disposition on the part of any member of the committee to interfere with the San- Francisco bond Issue or in , any way to imped tUe city'a -big water supply project t . i Wako table reervtlons for Christmas dinner At the Lnox,-Third.. and. Main. I ATTOKNEY'S FEE NOT TOO LARGE That Attorney A. P. Tlfft was Justi fied In charging what his client. P. L. Austin, characterized as an exorbitant fee was the decision of Judge Cleland before whom the case .was tried yester day afternoon. It was charged ki the " complaint sworn against Mr. Tlfft bv L)r. P. J,. Austin, who was arrested not long ago on charge of practicing dentistrv without a license, that the lawyer haj not" only charged a fee which was too large but had converted Austin's ball money to his own use without the con sent of the dentist he was defending. Austin asked the court to order Tlfft to pay back -the sum of $500 but Judgs Cleland threw the case out of court on the ground that Austin had no cause for . suit and that. In his Judgment, the attorney's fees- were reasonable. The case had aroused considerable at tention as both men are well known in their respective professions and as the question at stake was one of more than ordinary Importance, having to do with an attorney drawing down the bonds of his client and with the regulation of a fee. The case was ecided soon after the afternoon session had convened. NIGHT SCHOOL TO GIVE A S0CL4L ! LIQUOR LICENSE A THIRD HIGHER v ancouver council juanes Raise Apply to All Who Touch the Traffic. (Special Dispatch to 7b Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., Dec. r 22. At one of the busiest sessions ever held by the city council of Vancouver a far-reaching liquor license ordinance was passed last evening, ' making a decided Increase In the annual license fee and Including every person engaged in the - sale of liquors. The municipal water project also came up as well as numerous other matters of importance. The liquor license ordinance was in troduced by Councilman Sparks and seconded by Councilman Tenney. .The final vote was 6 to 2. Councllmen Kig glns and Krnest voting; against its pas nb (re The new ordinance calls for .a regular retail fee of $800 a year, against $600 at present; a wholesale license of $500 and double retail and wholesale license of $1200. This ordinance win nclude every one. no exceptions peing made. The star nrewery win nerenner rv sKOO If the Commercial club de sires to dispense liquor It will have to pay $800. All drug stores win oe uu Ject to the fee of $500. Those affected ore far' from satisfied with th new or dinance and it is understood a deter mined effort will be made to have the council grant a modification. POLICE CLAMOR FOR CHRISTMAS MONEY (I7nlted Pi tasted Wire Ban Francisco, Dec. 22. The clty'B hundreds of policemen are planning a mass meeting to urge on the police commission the necessity of their re ceiving tltelr salaries before Christmas day arrives. Acting Chief - of Police Cutler, the successor of the ill fated Blggy. has announced that he will not sign the salary demands of the men for the month. There Is no reason giv en by him for the refusal but it is be lieved the acting chief Is not empow ered by the charge to authenticate the demands. The board of police commissioners has been consulting the city attorney and the police are anxiously awaiting the latter's decision, Which will determine whether stockings, in many a police man's home, shall be filled or empty. SILVER SPECTRE SCARES BANKERS Until It Is Shown That Only Teller Js Raising ' w the Ghost, r Yuba Settling Basins. (United Press Leased Wire.) Marys v! lie. Cal.. Dec. 22. The gov ernment is preparing to begin immedi ate work on the great settling basins on the Yuba river near the dredge town of Hammonton. The basins will cover 1600 acres each and will cost thousands of dollars. Their purpose is to im pound the river and relieve It of debris before returning Khe stream to its channel. (United Press Leased Wto.) Washington, Dec1. S3. Eastern bank- era ara alarmed at the ' publication In French financial papers of a letter from Senator Teller of Colorado suggesting that the Aldrich currency commission is considering the issue of notes secured by stiver. The letter wu addressed to Moreton Frewen, the silver advocate. In the letter Teller declares that he favors the issue of small notes and lim ited legal tender secured by silver, but that he wants the cooperation of the In dian government. He asks Frewen if the government--would Interest Itself. The letter says: 'We will make the proposal officially if you learn It will be well received. We do not wish to expose ourselves to absolute rerusaL In making this statement, other mem bers of the commission say that Teller created the wrong Impression and say that . the Idea was never discussed. If it had been, they assert, It would not have been entertained. Senator Aldrich. on behalf of the committee,, publicly announced that nothing definite had been decided re garding any question before "the com mission. Teller today said. he supposed when he used the pronoun "we he should have used "I, thereby leading to the misunderstanding. He said he would bring the matter before the commis sion and unless the commission consid ered It, he would resign. . MARRIAGE TO CHEAT IMMIGRATION LAWS (United Press Leased Wirc.V San Francisco, Dec. 22. Claiming that a marriage of convenience was performed by Loo Ghow. an American born Chinese, with a Chinese woman of Mexico In order to bring her into the United States, the federal attorneys to day argued before Judge De Jfaven against her being allowed to enter this country. According to law the wife of a Chinese male, born In America, shall be entltlel to enter with her husband. The Immi gration authorities, however, are detain ing the woman until the federal courts decide whether she was legally married to Loo Ghow in Mexico. STORK TO ALIGHT AT ROYAL PALACE (United PreH Leased Wire.) The Hague. Dee. 22. It waa an nounced officially In parliament today that queen vvilhelmma expects soon to present Holland with on heir to the throne. The queen is reported to be in perfect health anj there is much re joicing. A par excellent table d'hote dinner t 1 - . . 1 T 1.1 - .111 Ckl.t nm. I (ICIVCU HI III? jrCIRLII.iaiNl VIIIIOIUIM,! 15 to 8:20.' - Reserve your; tables. ijoicing. T Jp KNIGHT'S All around the Northwest Cor. Third and Washington Sts. THE NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE West side night school .will rive a free entertainment at the West Side high school Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Superintendent Rigler will ad drees the meeting and the following pro gram will be given: Instrumental solo, T'lV Trovatore," Eddie Bowie; reading, se lected, A deleine Angell; octette, male, "Kneed Away," grammar school princi pals: vocal solo. "Spring Song," Lottie lianfield: reading. "All For a Man." Hilda Brant; Instrumental . solo, "Cavalllera Rusticana," Katharine Tyler;lbadlng, "A Matrimonial - Controversy," Iottie Banfieldj. vocal solo, "A Man's Bong," Milton Rtinyan: male octette, "Gleam Brightly Gleam." wy irr'luT'-l prin cipal. - - .,:.' . ... V TO THE MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS And hundreds of thousands of stockholders in the various corporations in which I am interested, I ask each or you to read what I will ;say in the "New England, Magazine" under the caption. THE FUTURE OF OUR . COUNTRY I intend to say thingsreal things,' sizzling, blis tering, live-wired things. Read them and ponder them. ' As I receive no financial benefit from my work, which' I have given to this magazine, in which I have no direct or indirect financial interest and which I have decided is the medium for this particular work, I have no hesitancy in urging you to buy the magazine during the time it carries what I intend : to say. S nrHoivi as! l a wso n . Boston, Dec.' 14, , 1908. ; .V5 : THE NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE LIGHT MAGNATES ME ACQUITTED Presidents of , Electric and Gas Companies Are Not Guilty of Auto Speeding.. Charged with violating th city ordi nance governing .the speed of automo biles, B. S. Joaaelyn, president of the Portland Railway. Light & Power com pany, and C. F. Adams, president of the Portland, , Gas company, appeared by counsel in the circuit court this morn ing. Mr. Adams waa represented by ex-Senator Joseph Simon and Mr. Jos selvn waa defended by Frederick V. Holman. Both were charged under the provis ions of ordinance 16,380, which provides that "it is unlawful for any person to operate, run or drive or cause to be op erated, run or driven, any mobile, auto- mooue, etc.. wunin the corporate lim its of the city of Portland, at a greater speed than 10 miles an hour within the fjre limit"; and not to exceed lit miles . an hour outside the fire limits." The defense alleged that Mr. .Adams . had lent' his machine to a friend and that the friend, exceeded the speed lim it without the knowledge of the defend ant and that Mr. Josselyn's chauffeur had stolen away from the house with the Joaselyn machine i while Mr. Jos selyn was preparing to go out, and tnat therefore ' neither' of the defendants drove or caueed to be driven, their ma-, chines at a rat exceeding the speed ordinance.- ' , . . . , ' .r Judge Cleland held that under the or dinance, he-eould not. find the defend ants guilty as neither of. them had au thorised the violation of the ordinance or had been present at .the time of the violation. . . .. -.-: . , .. ... . , ARGUMENTS MADE IN PETKASSO CASE The closing arguments in the case of Antonio Petrasso, charged with the mur der of Vlncenso Desantia on September J2. are being made today. John wen- burn, retained aa special prosecutor. occupied the entire morning arguing Derore me jury ana eneca rums, wimj Is representing Petrasso. is making the plea for the defense thl afternoon. - "The Great Qlova, TTmHreHa and Hosiery Hoase of the West." Innoa'a flora orders redeemable at all times a tennon'e stores is Portland, Se attle and Baa JTranelaoo. Great' ifflp:e at Lennon's. 309 Morrison for Holiday Gifts 5000 Hen's and Women's Umbrellas on Sale at $3.45 Senla (M varaes, covered with guaranteed waterproof silks, moan tad with beautiful pearl and Gold, Pearl and Silver XaadJea; also thousands vx auianni sayies 01 nasal to seiac xrom. Jt UmbreUaa recovered and repaired on premises. Umbrellas engraved free of charge. Umbrellas crated and packed for shipment in stylish um brella boxes. 309 KOMISOV, OPPOSZTB POSTOmOB, BIT. PXPTX AMD IIXTK. "What Shall! Give?" 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