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TEE "OSEGOBJ INDUSTRIES" BSSFhS? ONLY 2 CENTS &&ffi&SBfflBiJm88t 5 CENTS A C?7 -w mu sit II -.. i , .. - jm m. v. , --- ir . sm - - - - ii'-vt nigrrnti ll vi'. , . ' r-' -m' . . 1 r Read the Want Pages IX TODAY'S JOURNAL. VSE THE DAILY JOURNAL WANT COLUMNS FOR BEST RESULTS. JOURNAL CIRCULATION . YESTERDAY WAS 31,875 The weather- Rain tonight and" -I Tuesday; fresh southwesterly winds, VOL. VII. . NO. 256. PORTLAND, OREGON,' . MONDAY EVENING, ; DECEMBER : 28, 1908. FOURTEEN PAGES. ' PRICE TWO CENTS. ' Venn!H SSXl m A SI l i St 1& f7 . v Dan Kellalier, councilman at targe, . who will niovfl before the ways and means committee of the council the appropriation of ,$250,000 for a new . garbage crematory, Dan J. Kellahcr, councilman at large, will move before the ways and . means committeejpfjyiP,,citjc.aunU., that an appropriation of TZ50,oou for. the building of a new garbage crematory and the acquisition of a municipal garbage collecting plant be included in the annual tax levy. And if the council refuses to listen to this demand , of :. the people It is supposed to represent, the matter will be placed before-the voters on initiative and referendum next June. A statement to thia effect ?waa mad this tnorplng . by Councilman ' Kellaher .In characteristically vigorous terms. 'T am not going- to Vote for any $500.- 000 to put .up a cooker - In the city limits, said Mr. Kellaher. . The peo- r pie won't stand for it, and I won't . stand for It There's no-use In building another such- contrivance-as that plant out at Guild's lake. We ,want a rood one arid we must have it. It Is a eharae that the city has had to put up with such ah outrage for so long. Why, for the past three or - four years that dump- out there has teen-as bad as it is now. We must get rid of it. . I won't stand for having such ; a thing stuck . ntiHnp th timpi nf tha neoile of the northwestern part of the city any longer. v ' --: ' - i". v Talks of East Sid. - ' - ' "Speaking as a member, of the East Ride Business Men's club. I'll ' say that we insist on having a new crematory, and we insist on having it outside the city limits. What we want is a plant down the river somewhere, big enough to take care of the garbage of this city for the net 60. years. , " , "As. a member of the city council. I am going to move before the ways and means committee of the council that 250,000 be appropriated ror me erection of a new crematory and the acquiring of a municipal garbage collecting plant I know that will raise an awful roar, but if the council will not vote for it the East Side Business Men's club will lay the matter before the people by in itiative and referendum at the election next Jun. It is' an outrage to, allow the present condtion to continue much "f n my opinion a municipal garbage collecting plant is even more important than a new crematory. The way garbage Is collected now Is shameful. tim vile smelling carts parade un and down the principal streets of the city at all hours or tne aay, ana tney (Continued on Page Three.) THREATENS TO HADE SERVIA Austria-Huriryllas Force ,: 'of' 155,000 Men in . Bosnia." (United Pre Leased Wire.) London. Iec. 28.- According to an au thority in close touch with Servian gov ernmental affair, Austria-Hungary has a force of 165,000 men in Bosnia and Hersegovlna prepared to invade Servla at a moment's notice. It is.jreported from L'eiunje, jnunesiu, uiii ino war minister and general staff have, gone to inspect the frontier of Henegovina. The trip of the military officials Is consid ered significant ' : , . . It Is stated that typhoid fever has broken out among the Austrian troops In Bosnia and is causing many deaths. The soldlera are also Buffering from cold and exposure, and. would welcome activities of any kind. " . ; That -Russia desires -to unite the Slavic- states. Montenegro, Servla and litilgaria, under the same flag, with a view to -forming ultimately a powerful counterpoise against Austria's advance Is the .opinion voiced, in : soraer-clrcles La Grande BankerUado I)e f endant in Suit - Brought . by Government to Cancel Patent to Several Thou sand Acres. . Another scheme to defraud the United States out of more?' ban 7000 acres of timber lands. the chief con eplrators of which lost their llvesiin tne lleppner flood, 1 has Just come to iigni ny a suit in equity to cancel pat ents to the lands in Hermner and tfma. tills counties filed in the United States circuit court this' morning by ' District Attorney jonn Aiccourt. Among the defendants7 is Jefferann W. Bcrlber. President , of tha Vnrmpn , A Traders National bank at La Grande, ar- reeiea oy me ieaerai authorities several months ago on charges of forgery. Ih cldentally. It Is . understood that Scriber's first sten to his rinwnfnll was In connection with these timber deals wnen tie is alleged j to have fors-ed the name of Asa B. Thompson to a note for uuu. H-ma original note was given. 'ihompson and Scriber putting , theH money in land. . Thompson, it seems, got possession of tne note against - the banker's will. : At a time when a bank examiner was due to lnsrmct th nirnirs of the bank Serlber, it is claimed, forged Thompson's name to cover up the deal. This was Scriber's first attempt .at Taompaoa Mads Defendant.' ,k Thomnsnn wu a (nrm M.AtiAv . nf the United States land office at La Gran lis and Jniund owof thu de- renaants. xne others. Including Scr ber. are a. W. Spencer, Harrison . Hale, Vawter Crawford, nrtmr munir .lorlr of Morrow county; G. W. Rea, a former United States commissioner; David Wil son, the Northwest Timber company, a corporation, ana All red coouage. trus tee; Frank Melvin, A. 8. Crowder and A. M. Ross. In March, r 1903 It Im rhnrcB1 that John L. Ayers.' P. B. . McSwords and 8. W. Spencer formed a conspiracy to de fraud the. Unite States of certain tim ber lands. Their Kcneme was similar to otliers which have been exposed from time to time since Francis J. Henev be gan his operations in -Oregon against the timber sharks. It was tha curoose of McSwords, Ayers and Spenoer, so It is alleged, to secure persons to file on the timber lands In Question which eventually would pass Into the hands of . a concern which was known as the Avers Cattle com nan v. owned and con trolled by the chief conspirators In the scheme. '."- After, tnaklns: all preliminary proofs as required by law, the applicant would deliver the deed to 8. W. Spencer or to the Ayers Cattle company. The gov ernment officials claim that in most nf these instances the men or women who were taken in on the scheme by the con spirators would receive from S200 to 1400 for their services. . Conspirators Axe Browned. Tn June. 1903. Just at a time when the scheme was beginning to work to the advantage of all concerned, the He"ner flood occurred. In this great overflow of Willow creek, in which many persons lost their lives, Ayers and McSwords were also drowned. - After the death of Avers and Mc Swords the akheme to defraud remained dormant but a short time, it seems. Spencer and others who were in on the original conspiracy, so it - is -charged, soon opened negotiations with J, W. Scriber. the banker; Asa Thompson, the land office receiver, and David Wilson, to carry out the plans of the original (Continued on Page Three.) TROOPS PLACED UriDER SHERIFF lie Will Organize Force to Seek Strike Leaders. - - in Hills. - (United PrcM Lensed Wire. . Stearns, Ky., Dec. 88. Sheriff W. P. Crawley of Whitly county and two dep utiea arrived here today to take charge of a desperate situation in which armed men, said to be mine workers and .their sympathisers, are openly defying Uni ted States marshals and a detachment of state militia. Adjutant General Garnet Ripley of the state troops turned over the com mand of a small army of militia to Crawley. The sheriff announced that he would today organize a posse to pur sue Berry Simpson, George Stanley and Reuben west, who are reported ' to be heavily armed and who are ambushed In the nearby hills, t ? Jack Walton, alias Jack Hayes, who with two companions, is alleged to have held up an O. R. & N. train December 10, has been Indicted b'y the county f rand Jury along with W. J. Burks and ohn Doe, wiic-se real name is unknown to the Jurora. Haves. Burks and thplr companion ,are-hargdi with assaulting a train crew and with boardlna- a train with intpnt to commit larceny. - inuicimenis were returned wttn , night Aiders face judge jones . j.mrmmrinxmna- -ill , 'f'f i , ,r ', , ,-"- i ,rUS& I Ia il ,i if ir.nwniui miri T"".""" I' " I t""' ' ' '"' ""f ..u r.-MW...-WJpMM 1 if""T' tw- :; n-j M V : .. Conrt eceno, in thej famous night rider, trial, with Judge J. E. Jones' i presiauig. xne state miutia is seen at uic leit nana corner, just out' nick) the rail,' ready to protect the prisoners'. . The middle picture shows the jury In thl9 famous trial and the Ne Yorker in Jail Some where Charged With Mur dering Mexican State De partment Urged to Get Facts and Interpose. (United Pre Wire.i San Diego, Cal.. Dec. 28. After ap pealing - to a the state department v at Washington to investigate the arrest of William B. Morse, son' of .the inventor of the telegraph, who is being held ft Mexico on a charge of having slain a Mexican at Trinidad, Theodore V. John ston of this citv is today dashing over the treacherous mountain roads of lower California in an effort to.i find and - assist the Imprisoned American. Broken telegraph ' wires and inter rupted telephone service have left. the whereabouts . of Morse and : the details of the alleged killing shrouded in mys tery. Johnston is not certain-where , he wilt find his friend but in bis powerful machine ne is prepared . io journey, an over .lower California and Mexico If necessary to rescue him. - When word was first received : of Morse's arrest it was stated he was be ing taken to Ensenada, - in lower cat- irornla. a later report saia ne was oe ing held at Alamo while the authorities were awaiting instructions . from the citv of Mexico. Johnston expects to- reach Ensenada some ume toaay- iz morse is not mere Johnston will 'continue on to -Trinidad. about 18 Allies south and inland. There he -will be able to learn the details or Morse's alleged crime and discover , tha wnereaoouis or me prisuner. - Morse came to the facinc coast eariy in the year in the hope of benefiting his health. In October he- left San Diego to visit K. I. Campbell on his ranch at Trinidad. Nothing -more was heard of him here until the news or his arrest on a charge of murder was received. - Morse is a brother of E. L. Morse, the eastern financier, and was a class mate at Tale of President-elect" Taft. Johnston, who Is an old time friend of Morse,' is associated with TJ. 8. -Grant Jr.. in the building of the Grant hotel here.- - ? ' "".' .. . -. "' - Before departing on his perilous auto- (Continued on Page Three.) the first report of the .grand Jury, the session of which will end within' the next few days. Only two indictments have been brought in bo far and both of these were found against .the - al-h-ged train rohbers. Burks r has con fessed the crime. 4 .- , . . One not true, bill ; was returned with the Indictments. Jfwas found against Richard Bung. -who was said to. have stolen a silver watch. valued at S8 from & B. Johnson. ..,(;.:: . , ORSEFRIEND I A lower picture Is that of Judge Jonwx: Measure . Which Has -Frequently .'Been Introduced - Revived in Congress by . the San Francisco School Question. . (United IVeni L9d Wlre.. - Washington. Dec. 28. A .bill making It a felony punishable by the federal authorities for 'two or more persons to (conspire to Injure oppress ' threaten 'or iniinuaaie any alien in nis rree-ex-erclse or -enjoyment of any right se cured to him under any - treaty of the United States or because of his having so exercised the name," and fixing -a Minishment ;of 15000 fine, or 10 years mprlsonmenLor both, promises to raise considerable- opposition : when : it 1 brought up in the senate shortly after the holiday recess. . . . The bill was passed' in the .house, af ter a tie. by the vote of Speaker Can non; whtch was cast after the vote had been . recapitulated. . -It was asked for by the state de partment and has-been recommended to congress at every session by every president since Harrison. . ' Secret Purpose Drawn Out. - ' As . originally requested by Secretary Root, the bill provides that "any per son" who ' was deprtved of his right could call in federal aid , to prosecute alleged conspirators. But the Judiciary committee amended the bill so as to make it - apply only - to aliens, and changed Its reading so that the federal f:overnment would not have the author ty -. that was asked for by Secretary Root to step in on cases of alleged con spiracy against anyone. The original bill . prov.ded- for federal interference In conspiracy cases against any persons where it -was charged that his constitutional-rights were-being denied him. A general howl against extending further- the conspiracy laws of the Uni ted States brought forth a letter from the state department disclosing tha real purpose of - the bill, - which. It is understood.- it had been hoped might be kept secret Secretary, Root -appeared personally before the house committee on tjie Judiciary and explained that the bill was framed to enable the United 8tates government to protect , aliens against encroachments 1 on . rights guar anteed them, by treaties. - : ;- ' Japan Brought Pressure. ; ' "He supplemented his Information with a -report prepared bv the state department, setting forth cases in which it was held that the federal gov ernment had been embarrassed because of the inability, of the federal officials to interfere wiin the police powers nf the states. The letter stated that the supreme court of the United States had held that Euch Interference -was unlaw ful, not because of an inhibitory clause expressed or implied in the constitu tion, mit simply because' congress hau not given tl.e government audi... pow- eri -.- . v -- k- i. : ..-. It was noted that the secretary's let ter avoided any mention of .the recent' Japanese-American - controversy arising j ,-.(Continued ..on Page. Three.) v.-.-.J 1 I X f ' s I , I ' .1 j ' ? 1 t A'. 1 tl in . .5 iti- a y jf it i ATTEMPT MURDER BF PERSIA'S SHAH Men Disguised as Priests En ter Cabinet of Koyal Pal ace During Conference. . (United PrM Leased. Wire. ' St. Petersburg, Dec. ' 28. An attempt on the life of the shah of Persia, which resulted in a narrow escape from death of the heir apparent took place at Te heran last Saturday, according to a dis patch to the Vieche today. Two men disguised as priests entered the shah's cabinet chamber of the royal palace at Teheran ' during a- conference of the council or ministers and at tempted to shoot the shah.' . ' Detectives of ' the Imperial police overpowered the Intruders. - Revolvers were drawn by . the would be assassins and the guards were , unable to act In time to prevent one shot being fired. The bullet, It is reported, pierced an epaulet on the uniform of the heir ap parent,' who was attending the con ference. ' , Postmaster at Reedville. VSrwwUl DlPtcS to Tb Journal.) ' Washington. Dec. 28. -James Elmer Borwick has been appointed postmaster at Reedville. Or. - j Pi( BOARD Council Committee Fixes Tax Levy at ;4 31ills, Giving $83,000 Instead of $116,000 for Year Fire De- partment Gets 2.25 Mills Levy and Library .13. Tax levies' for the expenses " of the four city depaptments fbr the coming year were nxed oy tne ways ana means committee of the city council this morn ing. The public library commission re ceives .13 mill, tha ' f ire department 2.25, the park department .4 and for the municipal docks a; levy of .8 mill was set aside. The committee voted .8 mill for the Interest fund. ' - i- Robert l. Sabln appeared In the In terests of the public library and showed that this institution Is of great 'benefit to thousands of school children who draw upon it for. reference books. Little discussion was had on this item The committee was compelled to approve the recommendation of the library commis sion because It has already contracted for supplies that will have to be paid for.' ; i- The estimate of the park board was cut down from I11S.000 to $88.000.. in spite of a vigorous protest' from each individual member of the board and an appeal from Mayor Lane- that -full amount- be allowed.; Chairman Rush light said that (three years agr-tTie an nual levy Vas only IJ4.000 and that he; thought the large Increase in expenses was anwuf'tanted. . ! 8 DISTRICTS ARE Li BARE Sleeping Cities Buried Under Falling Walls; Death List Will Be Appalling Coast Line Inundated; Heavy Property Loss. . (United Prs Leased Wire.) Rome, Dec. 28. Eight districts In the province of Cantanzaro, the southern portion of Calabria, were laid waste and probably a dozen towns destroyed, with a loss of life that cannot be estimated at this time, by a series of three heavy earthquake shocks today. Reports from the south say the first shock came early in the morn ing when the people were asleep and had no chance to escape from the falling walls. On account of the Interruption of usual channels of communication the reports have come through very slowly. The damage throughout tho whole section is said to bo very heavy. The most serious loss Is saki to have ben- sustained at Htefanaconl, Mezzacasale, Maierto, and Santanofrio. small towns where nearly every structure Is saidt to have been damaged or destroyed. Keporti Are Conflicting. Reports are. so conflicting it is dlf f leu It to obtain a definite idea of tha number of deaa. It is estimated that from 10 to 60 bodies have already been removed rrom tne rums. It is feared the death list will be ap palling. The shocks were felt distinctly as far north as Salerno and Potenza. As far as can be learned the heavier shocks seem to have followed the rango of the calabrian mountains. - (Continued on Page Three.) BE INAUGURATED So Mrs. Cosgrove Says, on Legal Date, and at Paso Kobles. ,. O'ntted Pmw Leased WTr. - Paso Robles. Cal.. Dec. 28. The con dition of Governor-elect Cosgrove of Washington is speedily Improving. The governor was able to come downstairs today and took a hot bath at the mineral springs. In discussing the governor's condition, Mrs. Cosgrove today said: "IfMr. Cosgrove is well enough, a every indication shows he will be, he will be inaugurated here." The statement of Mrs. Cosgrove coin cides with that of the governor-elect. The hotel authorities, undes instruc tions from Cosgrove, refused to reveal any plans they may be making for the ceremony. CAR3IACX'S SLAYERS REFUSED BAIL Nashville. Tenn., Dec. -28. Judge Hart today refused to admit to bail Colonel Duncan Cooper, his son. Robin Cooper and former Sheriff John Shurpe. who are held on charges of killing for mer 8enator E. W. Carmack. ESTIMATE GUI Councilman Vanghn said he thought there ought to be some way to divert part of the $500,000 bond issue for the payment of current expenses. Dr. J. K. Wilson--of - the board declared himself strongly against any such polTcy. We need every cent of the money," said, he, "with which to buy park sites. The time is not far distant when this city w ill - have a population of 500.000 and ! If we should allow every acre of the land purchased to lie" idle'for rears it would still be the wisest plan to buy at this timo when -values are com paratively low. : A few years will cut the purchasing power of the money In half and the longer we wait the less acreage we cart secure." y Councilman. Rushlight moved to add S6500 to the interest fund for th v ment of Interest on dock bonds. The motion was carried. -' The committee is in session this after noon jflisctissing the police lew. - Chair man Rushlight and Councilman Dminlnir are- strongly In favor of giving tuis de partmenflhe full limit of 1.8 mtlU and of building a new cit jail next ycurr The other members of the -.rommi'ree ate opposing any effort to bave a ji.il constructed. - s RO E WILL OiU SSsG ' , AV. W. Ramsey and the ; German National bank of tPittslurg, of which be was president. Mr. Ramsey is the Pittsburg , banker ' under arrest charged , with misusing bank funds without the consent of the directors, for the purpose of paying a large sum to councilnien Jn order, to se cure the - appointment of the bank as one of the city depositories. (Catted Pro LeaMd Wlr.i Pittsburg. Dec. SR. Seventeen coun cilman involved in the graft exposure have been notified not to leave the ctiy under pain of Immediate arrest. This warning comes direct from- the Voters league headquarters. - When officials' of the league were asked if the conn cllmen thus warned were wanted merely as witnesses they laughed aloud and ; one said, "hardly." . ' Earnest effort is being made by one or mora of the seven councilmen already ; unttor arrest to turn state's evidence and offers have been- made by some to the prosecution, which-have - been re fused. President Weil of the Voters' league "We do not , need the testimony of squealers, nor do we want It. We will grant quarter to no one. We have re fused to do so, and I want to serve no- -ti that no attorney has authority to offer Immunity, to any one before the trial." .. ' . GRAFTER WIK) STOOD PAT HONORED BY . FELLOW GRAFTERS (United Pnwa Lossed Wire.) Pittsburg, pee. 28. That former Councilman W. A. -Martin of this citv continued to receive a share of graft from the recently exposed corrupt city council la the charge made by member of the Voters league, which is backing the latest graft prosecutions. Martin was convicted of corrupt sets in his official capacity and sentenced to three years lit the penitentiary. Ac cording to the . leaguers. Councilman Klein, himself Under charges of graft ing, boasted that - Martin had refused flo.OOO rather than confess and Impli- tConttnued on -Page Three.) MIR LIST OUT OF PHIIII Gompers Withdrawn Tend ing Law's Aniendiiient- G reat Demon st ra t ion . . (rnlt4 Pre Lfd Wire.) New York. V& . 2. Two hundred thousand wOrkingmen Will mrt In a parade next Katufday ' to illustrate tlm protest of labor against the recent il . clsion ' of Justice v rignt sentencing yarauel Gompers, John Mitchell si.i Frank Morrison to j.ul fur ef.nfi-rrii.t Of court. An executive cuim.i i I . . ,f the Central-. rederald tinlon it pt tfct. (ng plans fr gr,,!t ii' nrionuu ii . . A disnatcK from president ., , fag been received by the ttniFi .-. fTiat ' account nf the Mri-at-ci! the Wltermae antMront la ) i j. .--th Kedvrationlst nl1 . i - i. artly W .publish tl ti,i., t '. tee''' list. . -.The unlori ao;f 'l t - ! . -pending t'.i ti--!. -' ! ' ci ! i -dtiall M:ri' i!.t !.. -i i - -v it will m i 1 - :l ': -. . i i j jj jj
