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"I ILL BE; 1
JAIL" SAID
Testimony of Witnesses in
Murder Trial 'fio to Show
That the Slaying of At
torney Fisher "Was Pre
meditated. Threat made aRnlnst th Hfe of Ralph
B. Fisher by Jam A. Kinch within A
fpw days of the time that Finch aped
. fatal hnllfit on Its Way were tatlfled
to by wltneaspd before the jury In
Judge. Bronaugh's department of the cir
cuit, qourt tula mornlntr. This testi
mony, whllft forecasted In an .Indefinite
way,, plainly camo as a bombshell Into
the ciynp of tlier defendant.
"The proaecu tor 'double-crossed me. I
will get that t rr just watch me."
Thia In the statement that B. A.
Rounds of Woodlawn. an- organiser of
the Woodman of the World, teatifled
that Finch made to him on November
26. while they were riding In the araok
Ing car on the way from Woodburn to
Portland. . They mot casually, the wit
ness said, and during a long conversation
Finch discussed his troubles, speaking of
his suspension by the supreme court
and then making the threat, accompanied
by an oth.
Added to this was the testimony of
Charles Downer, a contractor and builder
weli acquainted with Finch, with whom
the defendant took a drink in Horn
et ach a saloon lUKt after he had purchased-
the revolver on the afternoon of
November 28 and shortly before h went
to dinners or nee. as tney partea,
Downer Bald, Finch-remarked, "The next
time you see me jwut te in jau. -Bartender
Heard Remark.
Henry Wachendorf, a bartender in the
same saloon, heard the remark, he tes ti
nea, imt tie- couia not awear positively
that Finch was the man who BDoke. For
this reason his testimony was excluded.
nv me court ana tne jury instructed to
disregard what Wachendorf had said.
The evidence of these threats supplies
to the case of the state direct proof of
premeditation, and Finch must break
down these damaging statements to give
credence to his story of shooting In self
defense. Slowly -the prosecution has
been undermining; the basis of his de-
(Continued on Page Thirteen.)
WHEELER HEADS
FIGHT Oil RATES
Man of Cabinet Proportions
Employed by Interests
in San Francisco.
TTnlM Presa Lu4 Wire.l
San Francisco, Dee. 28. It is unof
ficially -afinounoed here that William H.
Wheeler, assistant secretary of the de
partment of commerce and labor, has
be'en secured for the position of man
ager of the traffic bureau of the Mer
chants' Exchange, a place which will
pay the salary of 112,600 annually and
and will be one of the most respon
sible posts of its kind in the country,
particularly now, when the shippers of
the entire state are uniting to wage
war against the increased freight rates
announced by the. Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe.
Wheeler is an authority on traffic
matters and is particularly well In
formed on conditions on the Pacific
coast, where he was for many years
eneral manager 'for the firm of Hol
rook, Merrill & Stetson. So highly re
garded bv President Roosevelt was
Wheeler that he is seriously considered
as a candidate for a place In the cab
inet. Before being made assistant sec
retary of commerce and labor, he was a
member of the federal immigration com
mission. - -
HEiellTTET
PMMCK CAIHOUH
Says He Stays in the Fight
on the Higher-Ups If
He Dies for It,
(raited Prwt Lmm4 WIr.
Washington. Dec. 23. "I am going
back to San Francisco to finish Patrick
Calhoun, and I am going to stay with
the graft prosecution, even If they kill
me.'--What's the difference whether one
dies at 49 or 69?" ' ... , . ' .
Francis J. Heney made this statement
, today when asked what his plans were.
Although weak ' from the wound in
flicted by Morris Haas' bullet, Heney
professes to have lost none of his en
thusiasm. He will not admit that the
possible dangers of his position rob htm
of either sest or .determination. -
"My wife is very nervous about me.'
hi said with a smile. "She fears some
other fellow will do a better job next
t,HeneV will call at the" White House
this sflernoon in response to a special
Invitation sent to him by President
Roosevelt-, It la rumored that he will
give the vprewlcient . his Views on 1M
utility of iths secret service, in catching
criminals, ' 1 V--
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- HAINS AND HIS CUSTODIAN.
The trial of Thornton J. ' HaJns,
large place in the public eye since It
snapshot and shows Halns on the
Phillips. The picture was taken
Chamber of Commerce Pre
paring Bill to Make Nauti
cal Chair- Warmers Per
form Eeal. Labor; , Also to
Trim Exorbitant Fees.
Pllots at Astoria will1 cease to -be
chair warmers and will become real
pilots ready to do business at all times
If the , bill., no w being prepared by the
ohaniber of commerce becomes a law
through , the act of the coming legisla
ture. The chamber of commerce and
the Port of Portland want the pilots
at the Columbia river bar to work In
harmony with the shipping; interests .'of
the river, and in order to secure such
a condition of fact-will ask the legis
lature to amend the compulsory fea
ture of the present compulsory pilot
la.w and to reduce , the sums paid to
these pilots for tho-work they do. The
bill will -be discussed by the Multno
mah delegation at a meeting which has
been called by Chairman Coffey for
Monday night at 8 o'clock - In the audi
torium of the Commercial club.
At tha present time the Columbia
river pilots are under the control of
the state pilot commission. It often
happens that ships sent out to croHa
the bar by the Port of Portland, make
record runs down the river In order
to -catch the proper times Ho get over
the bar, only to find whert. they .reach
the lower river that the pilots will not
take the vessel across, thus causing
great delay, which is Of vital Interest,
especially when tho 'ship is under a time
charier.- , '
" Under the new Port of Portland law,
which has just been upheld by th su
preme court, the towage is to be taken
over by the Port of Portland. As rap
idly as possible the management of the
Sort will take charge of. the 'towage
uslness, and in order to expedite ship
ping as much as possible it is desired
that the pilots of the lower river shall
work in harmony with the towboats of
the port.
It Is the intention1 of the new law so
to amend the present pilot law that a
pilot commissioner working with the
Port of , Portland will be stationed - at
Astoria. - This commissioner-will be In
charge of the pilots and will direct
their work. He will be the judre-of
whether or not It will be advisable -to
take a ship, over the bar. He will also
keep In touch with all incoming ships
ana see to It 'that all vessels Inward
bound are furnished with pilots as soon
as they appear off the bar, which is not
now the case. In other words, the Port
of Portland - desires to eliminate any
unnecessary, delays - In taking ships
across the bar either Inward or outward
bound.'.- To do this it is- desired . that
the pilots be answerable to some defi
nite authority. t - : .
One other thing that is contemplated
by the new bill is the. reduction In the
earnings of the pilots now working on
the bar. These pilots now make as nigh
as 1600 a month, which is considered too
great a tax upon the shipping .of the
port and It is desired to v trim -the
amount to something mora reasonable.
The blll which has been prepared by
the transportation committee of the
chamber-of commerce working 'In -conjunction
with -the I'ort of Portland will
he considered bv-th Multnomah delega
tion Monday night. The meeting of the
delegation was called by Chairman
Coffey chiefly at the solicitation of the
chamber of commerce In order- con
sider the bill. i .
WAIT PILOTS SHERIFF HAS
TO WORK ROBBERS
.
U' M :
-
at Flashing, L. I., has filled a very
. began. The picture Is from a
right handcuffed to .Under. Sheriff
in Mushing, L. I.
Hayes and Burkes Virtually
Proved Guilty of Express
Robbery Former Makes
Statement for Publication
Denying Complicity.
Alt doubt 'as to the chances -of the
rival .-candidates for Indictment, for the
robbing of the O. R. &, N. train near
the ''city limits last Thursday ' night
seem to have been determined in. favor
of Burks and Hayes, the two men held
nr. cue cuuTiiy jttii.
xnis morning a watch sent oy uayes
to Mrs. Ida- Heffron, of Seattle, was
recovered bv the sheriff and returned
by the Seattle postal Authorities. Al
though it has not yet been Identified as
having been stolen from the express car
It Is believed by the, of fleers that It is
part of tllo Jewelry taken by the three
bandits. .
Hayes, the suspected leader of the trio,
made a long statement to the newspaper
men this morning" in which he gave a
ood part of his life history, denied that
e knew anvthinK about the train rob
bery, hut admitted that he had served a
term In a penitentiary In a middle west
state ,for daylight burglary.
"The Swede." as the third member of
the gang is known is believed to have
left the city with a portion of.the plun
der. Tha railroad detectives are confi
dent they will arrest him within a short
time. . . ' .
'Woman's part Mystery.
What part,. If any, Mrs.-Heffron plays
in the affair, is thus far a mystery. She
is supposed to have lived with Hayes at
the Densmpre, 2601 First avenue north,
corner of Lenora, In Seattle. They quar
reled, according to Hayes' statement, and
he struck her. The police in Seattle are
said to have had a warrant out for his
arrest on the charge of striking her
since last June, when Hayes says he was
chased by a policeman, shot in the leg
and slightly Injured, and made his es
cape by running through the-- Great
Northern tunnel and beating his way to
Taeoma. .......
Hayes denies vigorously that he knows
anything about the murder of a China
man in Tacoma,
, .Today Is the first time that Hayes has
shown any willingness to talk. He was
called out bv a deputy sheriff and as a
matter of form asked if he would pose
for his picture. He surprised everybody-bv
saying he would and by saying
he wanted to make a statement.- He
shaved, combed his hair, washed himself
and -then posed for the newspaper pho
tographers. When thev had finished
with him he went into the Jailer's office
and before Chief Deputy Archie Leonard,
who had arrested him. and the reporters
he gave his story, telling first how he
happened to leave Seattle...
; way x ten Seattle.
"t had a' good home' in Seattle, and
was keeping house. I was working on
the waterfront, had a business of niy
own there and was making good money.
I had trouble with a woman, however,
through no fault, either, of hers or
mine. . A butt-In friend tried to
do -us a service, and things kept going
f rom bad, to worse, until finally our
home, broke np. ' I tried to make It up
again, hiit we met one. day on the. cor
ner of First avenue North and Virginia
street , and had some hot . ', words: - I
struck the woman with my fist in a fit
of Insan jealousy. . ' - t ..-:
- "A policeman saw- me and started to!
arrest me,- I ran and he chased, me and
began shooting. He struck ne inf the
Continued on Page Thirteen.) ,
GIVING 60IV1EZ
CHANCE TO
SETTLE
Holland Calls Off Dogs of
War Pending Develop
ment of Policy by Castro's
Successor Castro Pre
tends Wild Rage.
(United rrpm I.ed Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 23. The state
department admitted today that the
battleships Maine and North Caro
lina are enroute to Venezuela.
The Hague, Dec. 28. An unofficial
statement of a member of the Dutch
foreign office says the fleet that Is now
patrolling the Venezuelan. , coast has
been ordered to suspend hostilities and
rive Acting President Gomez an oppor
tunity to show whether he desires
peace.
Berlin, Dec. !l.-Clprlano Castro, the
deposed president of Venezuela. Is fur
ious with rage.
He has received by cable a copy of
ine proclamation or Acting 'resident
Gomes, announcing his overthrow and
warning him that bis nrepertv has been
confiscated and that If he attempts to
land In Ms own country he will be met
and arrested on a charge of embezzling
public funds. This proclamation is
signed bv eighty prominent citizens of
Venezuela.
This news that his countrymen had
finally risen agrainst him transformed
him into a wild man. He raved, so
loudly that he frightened the patients
In the remote parts of Dr.- Israel's sani
tarium. In his transports of anser he declared
his intention to hire German experts
to lay out a plan of campaign against
the rebels. He swore that he would
fit out a large army and would return
at its head to face the situation and
crush the sedition. He said he stood
ready to sacrifice the greater part ' of
nis private roriune to ao mis.
Castro's bier talk la laurhed at here.
His warlike Intentions are discredited.
and it is common talk that, with large
sums of money deposited In different
continental banks, he has no intention
of ever going back to Venezuela, and
never had.
To his associates. Castro has ascribed
his misfortunes to the alleged Inter
ference of the United States, which,
he declares, connived with the Dutch
to bring about his overthrow.
BUIHAM'S DAY
OF DOOM COMES
Mutual Reserve President
Turns on the Gas and
Ends His Troubles.
(United Fre Leased Wire.)
New York, Dec. 23. The Insurance
scandals are believed to have claimed
another victim In the suicide today of
Frederick A. Burnham, former president
of the Mutual Life Insurance company.
Burnham ended his life with gaa in
hls apartment on Fifty-eighth street.
The circumstances of his death were
such that the officers, believe it was
brought on by wosry over the affairs
of - the company.
The Mutual Reserve was one of the
companies which were Investigated
about the time of the exposures made
by cnanes iiugnes, present governor
of New York.
Members of Burnham's family de
clare his death was accidental. About
a month ago the receivers of the Mutual
filed a elvll suit to recover $260,000 of
funds he was said to have appropri
ated to his private use. Five Indict
ments are still pending against him.
Burnham was removed from office sum
marily shortly before the appointment
of the receivers.
LIGHT COMPANY
VIOIATES LAW
Pays Xo Heed to New Ordi
nance Regarding Wires,
Poles and Equipment.
Councilman KeUaher. al.the council
meeting this morning called Mayor
Lane's attention to tha fact that the
ordinance regulating the use of electric
wires and specifying the kind of poles
and equipment to be installed .has. been
violated -ever since "November 21. on
which date' It became effective. The or
dinance' waa - passed more than a year
ago. - .- v- ' -
City Electrician Bavarian reported thai
hone of the requirements of the ordi
nance are being- observed by the Port
land Railway. -Light St. Power company.
The mayor saMdohe would take steps to
e that the law Is enforced
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
CONTENTION OF STOVE CO.
John Mitchell (Left) and Samuel (lOinpers (Itlght), Who Must Suffer
for Violating Injunction of ' Judge Gould.
MISSOURI OUSTS OIL TROST
State Supreme Court Delivers Body Blow to Rockefeller;
Also Imposes Heavy Fine (Jovernor-Elect
Hadley Wins His Long Fight. '
(United Pre Leased Wire.)
Jefferson City, Mo.i Dec. 23. The
state supreme court today handed down
a decision which ousts the Standard Oil
company of Indiana, and the Republic
041 company, perpetually from the
state.
The decision also dissolves th
Waters-Fierce Oil company of St.. Louis.
In addition to the other features of
the decision, each .company is fined
$50,000.
The fight on the Standard in this state
has been waged for a number of. years.
Attorney General Hadley,. the governor
elect, was the prime mover in the fight
on the Rockefeller interests. He caused
a big sensation several years ago by
going to New York to take testimony
and nutting the high financiers of the
Standard through one of the most try
Seven Councilmen and Two
Bankers Held for Al
leged Boodling.
(United Pren Leased TVIre.)
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 3. President W.
W. Ramsey and former Cashier A. A.
Vilsaek of the Grnal National bank,
who have been charged with bribery
in connection with the councilmanlc
scandals In this citv. were held by the
court toaay under 115,000 bonds.
These officials nf the German Xnt
ional bank tendered their resignations
to the board of directors Saturday when
it was alleged to have been discovered
by the bunk examiner that they had
arranged to pay large sums to council-
men to secure the appointment of the
oanK wun wnicn tney were connected.
ftfl n e1fv riAnn.ltnrv
Bank Kxaminir Nesbitt, who was a
witness tetitiru-o tnat vnsack a-lmltted
turning over $4400 to councilmen to In
sure deposits or city funds. Vilsaek
he said left the nioriev on a. desk ("nun.
oilman Klein entered as Ramsev and
Vilsaek retired. When they returned
Klein- ana the money were gone.
The seven councilmen were bound
over to the court with the bankers.
Photographed In the Act.
It is virtually admitted that decoy
contractors and promoters operated to
trap councilmen and that temptations
have been offered members during the
last six months.
The entrapping devices even reached
tho point of photographing In the act. a
trick -believed to oe without precedent
in the? annals of sleuthdom.
A flashlight photograph of a member
of the citv council In the act of accept
ing money from a aecoy "promoter," It
is said, will be one of the strongest fea
tures of the evidence to be presented
against the seven members of the coun
cil and two former bank officials who
are charged with bribery, corrupt solici
tation and other illegal acts, brought- by
the Voters' league.
Just as Sis Mitt Went Out.
Besides the councilman, the flashlight
photograph is said to show an agent for
the Huffing Detective agency of Scran
ton. Pa., which worked up the case. This
man la reported to have posed as a
member of a firm anxious to sell wood
en paving blocks to the city. With
other detectives concealed within hear
ing .the councilman Is alleged to have
been Induced to tell of the. negotiations
to secure the passage of the legislation,
to name other members who -were to
share in the bribe and to say that the
members were (ired of promises and
wanted to see some real money. The de
tective seps rated $100 and 50 bills
from a large roll and, just as the coun
cilman reached for his .allotment, ; the
flash was Ignited.
. It Is believed Mayor Guthrie is back
of - the exposure. .- The mayor opposed
thec1t depositories legislation ftbnithe
first, refusing to make contracts author
ized by the-council because, the Aloposi-
PITTSBURG MEN
PUT UNDER BONDS
(Continued on Page Three.) -
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ing examinations, they ever .withstood.
The Waters-Pierce OH company tot
many years was the representative of
the Standard in Missouri. Its connec
tion with the Standard was dented
steadfastly for years, but proof that It
Is a subsidiary liaa been developed in
both the state case and the federal
suits. The Republic Oil company la a
similar concern.
The order to dissolve the water com
pany Is effective January 15. Today's
dectslon was the result of a suit started
in 1905. Seven Judges concurred. Judge
Jjftmm in his individual decision de
clares the trust ought to be fined SI.
.000,000.. Judge Graves In his opinion
says tne evidence snows tnat tne water
company was taken over by the trust
over the protest of the minority stock
holders. , . '
OF $3000 ASKED
Humane Society Thinks the
Legislature Should AM
It in Its Work.
The Oregon State Humane society
wants an appropriation of $3000 from
the next legislature to aid it In the
work which it Is doing. The officials
of the society have prepared a bill
which will be presented to the Mult
nomah delegation on Monday night for
their approval and will ask that the
measure be presented to the legislature
and if possible passed.
The Humane society people point out
that for the ast SO years the organiza
tion has been carrying on its work
faithfully and well and in all of that
time lias never asked the state for
aid. Private contributions raised by
the ersonal solicitation of the members
of .the society have maintained the work
of the organization.
The work, however, has extended to
such wide scope and has become so
great that the members of the society
leel that they can no .longer carry it
on in a proper manner without assist
ance. It is contended by the officials of the
society that its work is on a par with
that of other charitable organizations
which are now receiving state aid and
for that reason alone they feel justi
fied in making the request for an ap
propriation. All of the officials of the society
work without salary and It Is intended
to continue this policy with the excep
tion oi a state numane orucer. . it is
desired that this official shall make It
his business to carry the work of the
society into tne dirterent. parts of the
state and part of the appropriation will
be used by .him In defraying . bis ex
penses. TniEVES ROB STATION
IX AGENT'S ABSENCE
Albany. Or.. Dec. 23. The SoiHthern
Pacific station, 6 miles south of Al
bany was broken Into and robbed of
shout $60 In cash last evening between
& and 6 o'clock. The station agent, on
returning to work about 6 In the even
ing, discovered-the thefu The safe had
been loooted. Th work is supposed to
be that of,a tramp. - An axe-was stolen
from a. Jiearby school house and with
this the window of 'the station ' was
pryed open. No arrests have been made.
Journal Carriers' Christmas Event.
The annual Christmas meeting of The
Journal Carriers' association will he
held in the auditorium of tha Y. M. C, A.
this evening at, $ o'clock, lliliv ino
carriers and ex-carrlers will assemble
and listen to a program and ut the
usual Christmas candles and pesnutt.
This occasion is an annual affair and
is looked forward to by the boys. An
extensive program1 has been- a rrsnged
and Invitations! have been Ismterl to. lire
parents and friends of the boys. i
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APPROPRIATION
GOIPERS AllD
COLLEAGUES
LOSE
(United Preai Leaaad Wlre.y
Washington, Dec. 23. Justice
Wright of the supreme court Of the
District of Columbia today found
President Goinpers.of the . American
Federation of Labor, and Secretary
Frank; Morrison and . former Presi
dent John Mitchell of the Mine
Workers' union, guilty of having
"flagrantly violated", an injunction
granted by Justice Gould at the ap
plication of the Buck Stove and
Rauge company, fixing their punish
ment, an follows-
Gompers, one year In jail.
Mitchell, nine months in jail.
Morrison, six months Jn. jall. .
The case grew out i of the publica
tion in the Federationist, the official
organ of the labor organization, of
statements classing , the Buck com
pany as "unfair" and urging sympa
thizers with labor: not to trade with
the concern.
In his annual report to the Ameri
can Federation of Labor President
Gompers said he had violated the
terms of the injunction and asserted
that he did not see how he could
do otherwise.
The federation at the Denver conven
tion accepted and Indorsed Gompers' re.
port, reelecting him to the presidency
of the organization.
Frank Morrison, who has been secre
tary of the federation since 1897, also
subscribed to the statements made by
President Gompers, and his report was
Indorsed.
Gompers, Morrison And Mitchell havs -been
associated with the publication of
the Federationist. :
Justice Wright's opinion is lengthy
and is characterised by such utterances
with reference to the defendant's al
leged lack of respect for. the courts as
the following: "Rampant and Insolent
defiance," "unrefined Insult,' "coarse
affront" and "vulgar Indignity."
The three defendants, it was shown,
have repeatedly referred to the Buck
company as unfair, in violation of tha
injunction, both in public speeches and
(Continued on Page Seven.)
DRIVEN BY FIRE
t
Thousands of Scantily Clad
New York People Wade :
in the Snowdrifts.
(United Pren Ld Wire. I
New York, Dec. 2S. More than -1.00
men women, and children were driven
from their burning homes early today
in the ley. storm-swept streets or Brook
lyn during a fire that consumed an en
tire block of apartment houses. Scores
were overcome by the fire and others
became unconscious In the biting cold.
A heavv snow storm was raging and
the streets were deep In drifts that im
peded the work of the firemen and res
cuers. Many or the famines are aesutuia
but all were provided for by neighbors,
whose prompt assistance saved many
lives. ' , 1
The fire started at an early hour and
spread with such rapidity that those
who were forced Into the Icy Masts had
little time to seise clothing .to protect
themselves. - - '
After hours of work, hampered by tha
freezing of water in tho mains, ,, tho
firemen succeeded in bringing th
flames under control
Burning embers caught up by th
gale set fire to several big wharves in
the vicinity of the blazing block but
the smaller fires were extinguished be
fore any great damage was done. : .
DECISION LIKELY
TO BE E0R ANNA
(United Prm Lwiaed Wlrs.
Paris Dec. 18. A decision In-favor
of'tliV Princess D Kagan. formerly Mls
Anna Gould and later Countess Je
'tellanev in, the suit brought by Cnunt
Bout de -Castellans- for the custody of
their children Is Indicated In tlie address-
today before the court bv.. rnt
Matter, substitute public - priicurr,
who expressed the goverripieiit i- v
of the case.
After reviewing the shorten mine t-1
the princess and !hmun. At
said the best srrancement. "ii! i r. i
leave the- children vilth tiie .,.,.K .
.. A- Him !lillWr 1, ,1 itt Mi. ..,,,.. ... .
a . professor b eiinii(iiTlv .hit-t ,
protect tnem irom ins tr-f iu i, -prince.
It hsS hn s'isiff ii "r . , : ,
sol Hi Ion tbet .the i-hiMren i.e
Count Hon I wnl:r, (. ''-; .
CaJtellsr.e. .
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