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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.
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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.
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BUR SCANDAL
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PITTSBURG
Seven oimcilmen and Two
Rankers Arrested With
Others to Follow.
BURNS' STORY OF
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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And hundreds of thousands of stockholders in the
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ask each or you to read what I will ;say in the
"New England, Magazine" under the caption.
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no hesitancy in urging you to buy the magazine
during the time it carries what I intend : to say.
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. 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. -
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