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. 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 .
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.. 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
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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. -
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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
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' , 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
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