THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 29, 1908.
OPPONENTS OF
ffflTH
WAKE IIP
Say Candidate for Speaker of
House ' Has Reached End
9 of His Hope and Cannot
Muster Votes, Enough to
:Win..
HA J PLEADS CAPT. WHITE STARTS DEBATE
GRIFFIN'S CAUSE
Mrs. Webber of Nashville
Works to Secure Act
or's Pardon.
. Opponent of C. N. McArthur In the
speakership contest are beginning to
wake up. They contend that McArthur
- ha reached the limit of hU strength.
' even granting for sake of argument
that he haa over 20 Totes' promised
him, and argue that be can not reach
' above that f iarure and la doomed from
- now on to either remain stationary or
go backwards. Under the circum
stances they believe that they can beat
him and elect some one else speaker.
, They Intend to discuss the question
next Thursday, when all of the mem
bers who have not yet made definite
pledges will be In Portland for- a gen
eral conference. The resalt of the
conference is expected to be the selec
tion of some candidate upon whom the
McArthur opposition can center. :i
: Two Conferences Held.
i H. D. Patton of Marion county came
to Portland yesterday and held a con-
- ferenoe with Eaton of Lane, Orton. Mc
Donald and several others. Last night
another conference was held which
was attended by Orton, Jaeger. Alt
man. Mahone and Couch. This morning
Orton, Patton and McDonald went to
i Oregon City to hold a conference with
J. u. Campbell, Dimick and , Jones of
.Clackamas.
Those who are opposed to McArthur
say that the reputed 22 vot-s claimed
by the Multnomah county candidate are
far from representative of his . real
strength, which, they contend, la not
over 11 votes at the outside. They say
McArthur is claiming a -number of men
who have stated very recently that" they
are not bound to McArthur in any way
and will not support him.
; A call hab een sent out for a general
conference of the antl-McArthur neople
to be held January 7 in the office of
Representative Mahone in the Board of
Trade building. It Is expected that
there will be a large attendance and
that some definite plan of operations
will be mapped out at mat meeting,
Pattoa Oat of xao.
Patton Is out of the race for the
naakarahln. an It is Said, but is workln
in .harmony with the general opposition
to MoArtnur. it is aesirea now to cen
- ter on some well Qualified man Tor th
rlace of presiding officer and then go
hrough with the battle to . the last
ditch.
The principal task will be to find the
man upon wnom ait can oe unuea. ean
Is In this eligible list, so is B. F. Jones
of Polk and Lincoln. Allen Eaton of
ljinn and Camobell of Clackamas.
Outside of the awakening of the anti
McArthur forces there seems to be no
change in the organisation fight in the
house.' McArthur is still working to
hold his friends together and gain re
cruits but has made no appreciable act
. vane.
In the senate the .situation appears
to be without change. Bowerman has
opened headquarters at the Imperial anl
contends that ha has 10 or 12 votes
yieus miu. no iioqub .v jca.i xv,
tits opponents argue, however, and say
they have , the tip straight, that the
eastern Oregon man cannot depend on
more than seven votes a a the thing now
stands. , ... -
Bowerman made a flying trip to
Washington county yesterday afternoon,
presumably to line up Barrett and other
. up valley senators. Before that he spent
some time in The Dalles, presumably to
comer with me wasco county senators.
He is expected back In Portland thin
afternoon where he will remain until
the opening of the legislature.
. Bar rigbt Is .Won.
If Bowerman and McArthur lieuten
ants are to be believed, there is noth
ing to it Put Bowerman and McArthur.
u ne wnoie question is settled, they say,
The opposition, however, contends that
It Is a free for all and that neither
Bowerman nor McArthur will be able
, to muster sufficient strength to win.
' This contention is given strength by
tne reiusai oi euner oi tne candidates
to show their strength definitely.
No one seems to know just how the
name is going ana it 'will be several
days yet before' any definite alignment
is errectea.
(United Prees Lei rod Wire-
Ban Francisco. Dec 28. Tender mem.
Orles of lone asm have caused Mrs. Via-1
let Webber, wife of one of the leading I
amurneys oi iNasnvuie, l enn, to leave I
her southern home and come west to I
plead the cause of Robert W. Griffin, l
actor, soldier and a felon In stripes, who I
is serving a sentence of one year in
San Quentln for bigamy. I
Mrs. Webber, who was at one time I
one of the most popular aotrcsses in I
tne soutn, nas come to ban rranciscoi
seeking a pardon for Griffin. . The
two were stage companions and dear
friends years ago. It was becausa of I
that friendship of other days that the
southern woman made thev trip across
the continent and Is now here worklng
for the relase of her former chum.. I
Mm. Wetihar haa enlltitoit tha ai4 ntl
Lieutenant Governor Warren R, Porter!
and interested the Theatrical Mechanics'
association, the Musicians' union and
local theatrical men. She will oetitlon
Governor Glllett for executive clemency I
Mrs. Webber was formerly Miss VIo-
let Hoggins. Bhe Is a niece of TV ml
Evans, a multi-millionaire, and is re-
j&ieu to tne levin ramuy or Tennessee
and the Crocker family of New York.
TORRES US
TRUE TO CASTRO
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i
' is
Flashlight of Officers of the Oregon National Guard.
Discussion of military subjects and
matters pertaining to the National
Guard occupied most of the time at the
Resists Gomez'ForceScnt to arNafCarM .SaViM
Oust Old Regime at Ma-
curo 20 Killed.
CONSIDERABLE
THOUGHT
Should be given to your
feet. They serve U
well, and should be well
looked after. If U care
t for their comfort,
ATTEND OUR
GREAT PRE
INVENTORY SALE
This week we offer the
following specials:
$4.00 and $3.50 Men's
Shoes at $2.85
$3.00 Merc's Shoes
at.., ...2.35
$2.00 Men's and Wom
en's Slippers. . .$1.00
state of Oregon this morning. Although
no definite action was taken "on any of
the matters considered, many good
points were brought out and a large
numDer or tne officer present took part
in tne aiscussion.
(TTnltMi Pmh t win i I captain waiter ji uaru, assistant
Pr f .lZ'MJf,,. . I surgeon, a N. O.. addressed the con-
News of an engagement at Maotiro be- Ien'k?n0 -n rlhe 0re"n h?'JM $n"
tvn inn.il idhmnt, n h. j..i at the San Francisco fire, telling of the
President Clprlano Castro and of fleers w?r accomplished the conditions
or me new. veneauelan president. J. I f'1"!a aays
Vincents QOffles, In which SO men were I tnat tne Oregon aetaenment was on
Kiiiea ana t wounded, was brought here I "P"" auty in tne roirero. tie maae
today by the Veneauelan mnhoat Ml. a number of suggestions for future
randa, . service, based upon what the hospital
The war vessel, carrying officers to corps learned when they went to the
supplant Castro's appointees at Macuro, aid of the stricken city.
arrived there yesterday. It Was dtscov- starts tlvely Discussion.
ered tnat General Torres had gathered . , nS.,. . T .
$00 men. who resisted the landing if Captain Sam White of w Baker City
the newfy appointed officers. ott.er. V, rolution which aroused a
Th Ml mn An m H.,.ir X s.,1 spirited discussion. His resolution was:
Spain to communicate with Gome' eab- "Resolved, That the National Guard
inet at Caracaa Many Venesuelans here association or the state of Oregon, in
have volunteered to go with the Ml- convention assembled, recommends that
ranaa to Jdaouro to fight Torres.
PMKBOIIDS
SOLD TODAY
congress pass a law to the effect that
the president, at his pleasure, be au
thorised, by and with the consent of
the senate, to appoint and commission
from among the properly qualified of
ficers of the National Ouard of the sev
eral states, territories and the District
of Columbia; additional first and second
lieutenants to serve In the regular
army of the United States for a period
of not less than two years on 'full pay
and allowance, after which time- such
officers be returned and reported for
duty to their respective commands,
without loss of rank by reason of such
servloe; that such appointments be ap
portioned among the' several states,
territories and the District of Colunv
bla, in proportion to the relative
strength of the National Guard orcani
satlons of such states, territories and
the District of Columbia, ' and that no
person be eligible to such appointment
unless he has been, prior to such ap
pointment, a commissioned officer of
the National Guard for a period of
three years' continued service in the
state from which such appointment Is
made, and that no officer be appointed
unless he be recommended by the mili
tary board from the state, territory or
District of Columbia from which ap
pointed, and that the president, at his
pleasure, also be empowered to assign
first and second lieutenants of the reg
ular army for duty with National guard
companies of the states, territories and
the District of Columbia for a period
not to exceed two years as commanding
officers of such companies."
The resolution immediately met witn
severe criticism, almost every point be
ing attacked. Colonel Jackson stated
that the last part, relating to the ap
pointment of regular army officers to
the command of the national guard
companies would be Illegal and could
not be done, even If it were advisable
that it shquld be done.
caDtain Bowman ana otner oiricers
declared that no national guard officer
who had his living to -make eould af
ford to leave his business and enter the
regular army for a period of two years.
Colonel Jackson stated that the ob
ject of the resolution, that of obtain
Ing more efficient instruction along mil
itary lines, is likely to be accomplished
before long by the gradual approach of
our national guard system to the Eng
lish reserve system, under which the re.
serves are a part of the regular army.
When that system should be put into
effect it would be possible for the
commanding general of a district to ap
point regular army officers for the in
struction of national guard organisa-
nun. i no tendency, ne saia,. is more
closely to associate tha national guard
with the regular arm v. After iviniM.r.
able discussion,, the resolution was
finally referred' to the executive com
mittee. -w -2 .
Captain Bowman Offered a rennlntlon
urging the Oregon delegation in con
gress to support the. senate bill, which
has passed the latter body and is now
before the house, adding 600 officers to
the line of the regular urmv Thla raan.
lutloa was adopted. Captain Bowman
also spoke of the volunteer army bill
which Is now before congress. This
bill, he said, affords a system for the
organisation of a volunteer army in the
event of War.
Aa it waa too lit tn A tunas. AMnAaat
legislation which the legislature will be
to enact into laws at tha coming
session, the convention adjourned to
1:80 o clock. Tha convention will wind
up tonight with a Christmas tree en
tertalnment at the armory.
K DELAY III
mm CASE
Will Xot Be Sentenced Uliti
,4:30 p. m. Exccpfi'ons -'
, to Jurymen. ' -.
(United rress LetMd Wire.) r
Ban Francisco. Dec. 29. Superior
Judge Lawlor today postponed the sen
tencing of Abe Ruef, convicted of offer
ing a bribe, until 4 :o' this afternoon.
ine extension or time was granted in
ODder to allow counsel for the defense
an opportunity to submit affidavits in
remittal or a aosen such documents
presented by Assistant District Attor
ney O'Gara. The affidavits introduced
by O'Gara tended to show that the
jury wnicn convicted Kuef was nor
f runty or misconduct or intimidated
nto renderina tha verdict It did.
Attorney poster, for the the defense,
read an affidavit bv tha defendant con
taining the charge that Alexander
Bond and W. J. O'Leary. lurors who
voted for conviction, had, prior to their
acceptance as Jurors, expressed a belief
tnat Kuer was guiny of all he was
accused of.- ..
, Bond, according to the affidavit, made
a statement to one tlenry McNevln. that
lr ne got on tne jury tie would vote to
oonvict Ruef. .
An unsuccessful attempt wan mads by
Dealer to have McNevln testify regard
ing tne conversation. in question. Judge
J-wlor finally consented to allow coun
sel for the defense four hours in which
to secure an affidavit from McNevln.
COIIi
JTY TREASURY
BOBBED OF 8508
DUNBAR WINS III
SUPREME COURT
I
HflVFS m
I III I I BSW MBS I W
12-YEAR
I Llllll
Will tha park board be given 1500,000
this year to buy suitable park si tea be-I
for land values go higher? Unless1 the
ways and means committee this after.
noon accents one nt thnu hid. th.
bb.ii minion doner bond Issue, the money
uui uw Kvauanie. xne naric rtntra
recommended that the bid of G. H.
A SavlngscomSanY of Chicago." should CaS6 AgalllSt FOlTOer SeCrC
0triL$t?fZJZ,z trnm , tary Is Reversed and
Sons at a premium of 1.07 per "ncTnicPf!
cent was rejected by the board, because AlSJiUSSeU.
it waa the opinion of the members that
' luunoy cuuia not oe xortncoming i (
irura iniB company m time to make tha . i.i , .. in.. t.i
P-.r,--e&ai k a. ' m. ., Salem. Or.. Dec J.On the ground
A lmilar bid by O Connor A Kahler I that the defendant la not accountable
im .I JT Ior . " l tn tat "r collected unlawful
reason. Thla bid Offered a Premium Of I lv hut to th n.nni. .Inn. tmm whnm
9 n.. ... .... I - . , : T - r. . . . . I n t wr x t. Tm- , .
- unftumnniM nniiectinnH were maae.- in. uwen nayes. biiu jhck nuiuu,
COUnCllman RUShlieht said If It lnnM A ik. .... una nf th tarn man ..M.fiul hv tha
.at'n8ed with the highest bidder being prosecuted against F. I. Dunbar, police on a charge of holding up the O,
that the city should get its money be- former secretary of state, by Attorney R. & N. train recently and robbing the
fore the first of the year, he would l H. MacMahon of this city on behalf express car, appeared before Judge Gan-
favor awarding the bonds to that bid. th n tha unv.n . av tenbeln this afternoon and nleaded
der. Citv Aftnrnfltf Ktvajl.nrh mtntAA I iiaa aaa v... ...... I vtiiltv. Via . aAntancArl trt 12 v.arl
. , . , . " . . . j-i .. I ,1UV,VVU IU 11. T V tWU I p.-"-" " . " ' -
mat ix tnenrmwouia telegraph satlsiao-l unlawfully during his term of office. I in tne penitentiary. Tne maximum san-
.i j vcxinn w in. uny, ui uonui oQuia i - 1 1 exact sum wnicn it waa aiiegeo ft-Tlai;v mat wu.u uaw wood iupv..u i
be legally : awarded to O'Connor & I Dunbar had collected in fees without I 40 years and the minimum la two years.
Kahler. authority waa $103,2C. These collect- j years.
The committee then adlnurned (a iinn. k. ik. .u,.!,,. Hi Hayes nerslstently denied his guilt un
await an answer to a telegram sent by ing his term of office as secretary of to today, notwithstanding that his part
the i city attorney asking the company state, between the years of 1889 and hr- Burks, had confessed, but this
If it would guarantee payment for the 10T.. Thev were received for the filing afternoon he Raw the hppelessnes of his
uunu iub iwu mm mo council DUlfll tne l nr vnrlrnii nnnitrl. iflBtilno .fimmlMtnni l iuoinuri auu ui.ugcu in vita kujuj.
ordinance permitting; the sale ' of the and licenses, recording documents and Tn,a th,r,iLnin lR "! hoduP.Inown
securities. copying publio records; and it was fur- only aa the Swede, is saill at large.
The committee will convene again ther alleged that he had appropriated ,,Hu5.a5? .ml It1." LW
thla afternoon and If no answer Is re- these sums to his own use when they SJ pleaded guilty, was Sentenced by
ceived from New York then the next had been collected for the use and bene- Judge Gantenbeln to four yeara, .
nignesi oiaaer win prooapiy get the I lit of the state.
contract
SAYS BAY CITY
IS
PROSPERING
The foundation for the plaintiffs I
ngnt to recover was based on the provi
sions of the constitution In article 13,
which is as follows: -
"The secretary of state shall receive
an annual salary of 11600 and shall re-1
ccive no rees ana perquisites Whatever
ror tne performance or any duties."
- The olaintif f contended that the con.
I stitutlon thereby prescribes the salary I
tor tne secretarv ana rixes tnat aa nm i
whole compensation, and that the stat- I
ute allowing certain fees and perqul-1
sites is unconstitutional and void. I
CRUELTY PLAINT
OF TWO WIVES
Two suits for divorce were filed in
The opinion of the court, written bv I the circuit court this morning, both be-
Liarence k. waiter or tne nrm nr n i junuoe uuin. is in Dart aa ronows: i i"B umto oibuio imunoi w uiuciijr uu
M. & EL, Walter & Co. of San Francisco. it is conceded that tha fees received I innuman treatment.
nna at tha larrut r.m.) on fnmiiiiM for the filinir of artlclea of lninmnr. 1 Anna Wood was married to T. P.
houses on the coast, is in Portland to-jtn. Issuing commissions to notaries, I Wood in this city on February 5, 1907,
day looking after tha business of the! the appointment of. commissioners of I nut in four months after the ceremony
company which is to occupy the Craw-1 oeeas, miscellaneous commissions ua rcgroiiau uor oit. num, mcutujui iu
??r?. building at Hfth. and Ankerr, grants of arrest, were unauthorixed the t ,mplaint. tjck hi, young fe
treeta some time in r roruarv. i vuimwu uuc i mn vuu., ii .v...a n .... v. v. . . j
Th. i..i ... h.. . .v.lfeea received aa ex-offlclo lnmimnr-. suffering as well as mental anguish.
most prosperous In business life in the commissioner were to compensate htm In November, 1907, she wahe de
history of San Francisco and the nron-1 fo' services rendered as such, and are serted her and has since that time re-
pecta of the future ere more than nrorn- and .perquisites to compensate him rusea to live witn ner or contrmute
ii l - m. i rnr annirinnau a rv i ai a m insurd no a aam- i Tnwtrn fiar pnnnfiri. - tjn iManmnar 7
Francisco are working for a cltv of mlssloner, and are not construed aa col-I lt. however, he forced hlsway Into
1.000 000 Inhabitants within six vearL l0"0"" for na banefit of the state. - her house and there, according to her
and Mr. Walter Is a member of the fl? autnoniies are agreea, nowever, I P" for oivurco, cn?JS?ana oeat ner
club that has been oraaniaed with thl tnat zees aiiowea oy law to oilicers as cauea nor au -manner w yue ana
biuu i.nai nss oeen organisea witn mis I .aflrt fnr r.nnr. ... I vulvar nniruu. -
purpose n view, myery business house I ,;i e th eei.. TAV... ". I siraJ Mi
in tne
Aid an
" - v iiv . vu" t uua 1 rri. i .. i t. . ... . . . . . ) bqb .nil. r ...... n i . . .
. . ! vr- imu m L.l.l.tl.. n.A.I.I. ...... I viuf ill aa Mrl WaaiI'i T Tar k.h..j
Business1 amongthe bankers Is I."1? 5?inP"8tlon .i!e SL lV0"Jo
i.-.i a j ,i u 10 our coudiy oiiiceni. nui inA tin- uui aruii&euusB mnv uudhb is ine cause
are T lively Mk ' WaltSr , wl .S i" authorised exactions of fees by an offl- of It alL He became a drunkard after
EroViment of evVrv klndJJi. lti iSl cr cannot operata to give the state and their marriage, she says, and has at
Pna mTleB?vervwnere htn. 5f.UJ :I iwr so reived. They M time, remained away from home for
h. r,m...ii. k. V ' -"-tare mo property oi tne person rrom nine aa ooi auring nis
JtPKt.. ail Fii 18 eq.ual '" which they nad been illegally exacted latest excursion put in an appearance at
miati? P y lhe mo,t opU" tn" "t"1 h no "Kht thereto, nor the family domicile for the past, three
- i rn n ina floronrta n r na haiii aiwiAtiMtBhia i mnnrna.
Mr. Walter is accompanied bv hi. 7T"tul. """v fih; .11. th.t h.
Wlte. Tonight thev leave for Seattle.! l"Th. caaa nvwuul aa n I taka In amrlm In nrd.p tn k...
sen ana ner two cnuaren, whom she
as its tne court to awara to ner custody,
who was married to
mm
sa
155-170 Third Street
going from there to New York, visiting
iub wiuer i iuuipai ciues along ins way.
MISTAKEN FOR T0NG
3IAS; JUC1LDEAD
San Ffanclsco, Dec. ti. The police
are keeping a careful watch In China
town aa the result of the murder last
nignt or lora juck. uone oee, a well-to-do
merchant of 743 Jackson street, Is
"jj'! tmigra who ine Killing. Al-
uiuugn tne aeaa man waa not associated
with any tong. the police are-Inclined to
bHleve that war among the tongs is
about to break out again. Tha authori-
ciam auc was a vagrant and that
m uuiiucn ior a tong man.
' " 1 1 T 11 rr .T
; Kellaher Tenders Iteslgnation.
Dan Kellaher today handed In bis res
ignation as councilman aft large, to take
etfect January 1. Councilman trail..
5r" ."Ipnation is necessitated by the
fact that he takea his seat ss state sen
ator, at the coming seaion of the legis
lature, and under the law can not hold
both offices. . . i . .
GRANGE UPHOLDS
STATEMENT NO. 1 PORTLAND ASSTJRED
UcVJb ALK HEARING
Molalla grange No. .110 at
Ita laat meeting unanimously
adopted , the following resolu-
tion: . , - 'a
"Whereas, - The grange has
been .the continued and consls-
tent advocate of tha system of
direct lawmaking known as the -
Initiative and referendum and of
tha direct primary law, Including
the selection of United Btates
senators by means of Statement
No. 1. therefore be it
-Resolved, by Molalla grange
No. J10, That we condemn all
effort-Intended to nullify these
measurea" '
Portland IS assured of a fair' hear
ing, at least, in the matter of removing
the headquarters of - the - Thirteenth
lighthoSse district from this city 'to
Eumingnam, w am. uuanes n.ari, act
ing secretary of commerce and labor,
has written Senator Bourne that the
lighthouse headquarters will not be re
moved without : having the matter
placed before tha lighthouse board for
consideration. t i -
At the request of the chamber of
commerce, cenator uourne placed the
matter- of removing the headquarters
to Belllngham before the department of
labor and commerce and asked that
some inquiry be made Into the purposes
for such a change. Mr. Ear L In hla
letter, says a reauest has come frnm
the Belllngham commercial bodies ask
ing that the headnuartera be mnv.it and
so It has been decided to leave the de
cision to the lighthouse board, i
EftlNG CROUD
MEETS HEW BOAT
Custodian Locked in Vault
After,. Handing Out
tne Money. r
(trnited Press Leased Wire.)
Sioux Falls, 6. T Dec 29. Two
masked men today robbed Michael Meier,
treasurer of Sanborn . county, of f 6087
atva esoapad. The men entered tha of
fice of the treasurer . and pointed re
volvers at him. -Several persons were
Just outside but the bandits , made no
noise. They made Meier walk into the
vault, where be waa forced to hand over
all the cash on hand.
Then the robbers locked the treasurer
In the vault and fled. They were seen
hurriedly leaving the office and the
robbery was soon discovered and Meier
released. A posse la in pursuit of the
oanaits.
HUilLlT
SEEKURSJIATIOII
LOSS OF LIFE
W REACH
100,000
Authorities, of Italy Say
, That in Messina Alone 50,
000 Persons Were Crush
ed, Drowned and Burned
to Death.
, (United Press Leased Wire.V -Borne,
Deo. 39 Aa offlolal dispatch
received thla evening by the minister of
auvun esuaunvs u nnmoer or aeaa
at Messina alone to be 50,000. This
make the extent of the calamity area
greater than any previous reports .Indi
cated and loss of Ufa may reach 100,000.
DARRIN SULKS
III HAMS' CASE
Will Not Stay Beyond Term
Unless Court Orders-
Defense Continued.
Initial Trip of Inland Em
pire Arouses Enthusiasm
Up the Columbia River.
Dorsey B. Smith, superintendent of
the Open River Transportation company.
returned this morning from tha famous
first trip of the company's ateamsr
Inland Empire from Celllo to Pasco
and Kennewlck and return. Ha says he
mw "u mucn eninusiasm OiS
Dlaved anvwhera In tha vapM
and he has visited nearly every place
worth. ...In.
. "The Inland Empire made a wonderful
trip." said Mr. Smith, "and will be the
r ght boat for the run. There is con
siderable ice running in the upper river
(u.i nun, vu a iesi sausiiea tnat we
can begin operating on regular schedule
between Celilo and Pasco by the middle
rcuiuw. a wo expect to nave
the second steamer, the Celilo Falls,
ready to go mto commission by that
time. ,
"But to speak of the trip from Celilo
to Pasco I must aav that wa
S"""u, ODOn arms everywhera
Everything went to show that to these
boats the people of the 'Immense Co
lumbia river basin look for the key
i us i wiu iiTD f.iisrn mirsaias w r tua
nuiiu as iuhi aBiBL irgr r rvinr av v
pie lined the river banks at every place
..iaii.ni auu WW IltHUQ II a POMt tO
land everywhere. Thus the people had
the opportunity of thoroughly Inspect
ing the boat, and thev Hlif Vw, th.
Urtlot house down Into tha f ireroom, .they
... uu ana corner ana ex-
luauiBuives pieasea witn what
they saw.
"I don't think there . has ever been
SO much cheerlna? alnnr tha rni.,n.Ki.
before as during those few days when
we steamed up the river with the Open
KIVs) T 1 Q cram fAatln AtL. -ila a r
PWP1 K?"edt themselves
hoarse, and threw their hats in the
""'. It" T1 -on feel to see
..Ait oi apnreciation. i.
The towns turned out en ma... .n
our money was no good anywhere. It
had no purchasing powef. W were
1.J M erywnere ana were treat-
"Pasco and Kennewlck
no expense to make the arrival of the
Inland JEmpire a memorable event The
.v..;-.(u. vuiiimerciai ciuo dlspatohed
the steamer Mountain Gem with a large
dflfeatlotj of prominent residents of the
on board and flags flying MorZ
Unon reach In irMn.n1.e t,-.
Empt .Ji.Pto"iS ? the steam-
ViT v r, , xi. ioaa ana
n1nlJv;-?over' Jlni the harbor, nearly
400 miles from the ocean, bore the an-
BOY MISSING 7 DAYS;
MYSTERY IS UNSOLVED
. (SpecIalblBptch to Th6 Journal.)
TTIn math T?a 1 la t- W J J. m -
uSkST and"! fraer.'I-r."
here, charged-with cattle stealing. Roy
i " vT i s ii..ii since tne
night of November 2, was employed
by Wallace, an it la tha 1.11. .1.
that the arrest of tVoiin. an i t-Zir.
may help to clear up the mystery of
Vestal Is suposed to have left the
Wallace rancn near riairv t "5
Thanksgiving with his mother, rie was
last seen s-oina- toward tha v,n. ,
Chartes LIskey, In company with Wal-
About 3 o'clock on the mnrnlti. n k.
23d the horse that. Vestal had been rfd-
"K iu mo corrai or the Ex
change stables, In this city, by some
van .iiviii inn aiauie man aid not Know
It was given out that Vestal had Bone
..su i..i7io uj ma motner a ill
ness. Art Vestal, who is here from
Eagle Point Investigating the disappear
ance of his brother Roy, says that his
mother was not ill at that time.
Sunday Justice Miller issued a war.
rant charging Wallace and LIskey with
cattle stealing, and they were arrested
the eame day and brought to Klamath
frails afld. lodged in the county Jal. -
(United Ptms Leases Wlre.J
, London, Dec St. London music hall
managers have been trying for aeveral
weeks to secure the signature of Carrie
Nation, the temperance advocate, to a
contract to appear In vaudeville, and
according to one of them there Is a pos
sibility that the hatchet wielder will
(accept
it sna decides to appear behind the
footlights it is believed that smoking
and drinking in tha " 'alls" will be for
bidden durlnf her appearance.
As there have, been no moving pic
tures taken of Carrie in aotion, it Is
probable that she will confine her tal
ents to lecturing on the vice of "swig
ging" and smoking. -The managers are
willing to guarantee her protection
while on the platform and a respect-
rui nearing on tne part or ner audi
ences.
Mrs. Nation is reported to have given
tentative acceptance of the proposition,
but there is said to be soma disagree-
.41. 11 W VVVF lllO. -
(United Press Leased Wlrs.l
Flushing. L. I.. Dec. 39. "I am no
man to accept 11 00 a day to help send
a man to hla death." declared Dlatrlrt
Attorney Darrin today before tha be
ginning of the day's session of the trial
of Thornton Jenkins Hains for alleged
tarticipation in the shooting of William
I. Annls.
Darrin had nreviouslv uH that un
less he was peremptorily ordered by the
court to continue in the Hains trials
after the expiration of his term on
January 1 he would retire at that time.
"Should I remain.' ha concluded. "I
will refuse every cent of 'compensa
tion."
Mrs. Annts. widow of the man for
whose death Jenkins Hains is being
tried, and a number of members of the
Bayside Yacht club, where the shooting
100K piace, were present in court at tne
beginning of the morning session.
Attorney Mclntyre of the defense in
sisted on a separation of witnesses in
the courtroom, setting those of tha peo
ple apart from those of the defense.
Witness Tierney was confronted with
Mra Annls when the hearing com
menced. He said:
"I did not see her at the time of the
shooting. I saw her going from the
dock to the clubhouse after I was
ejected from the float"
James Smy testified to the action tit
Captain Peter C. Haina previous to the
time he shot Annls. He declared he met
the captain every day prior to the shoot
ing and that his actions were those of
aft "exceedingly eccentric person."
Unwritten Law Barred.
Judge Crane today made It plain to
the jury that the "unwritten law' had
no bearing on the present case.
SAYS MEADOW LARKS
FOES OF RANCHERS
(UbIUs Press Leased Wire.
Stockton, Cel., Dec. 29. Assemblyman-elect
J. W. Stuckenbruck of San
Joaquin announces that he will Intro
duce a bill at the coming session of the
California legislature providing for the
repeal of the game law protecting
meadow larics. uunng tne last lew
years under protection the larks have
multiplied rapidly. Now they infest
grain field and vineyards in vast num
bers. Mr. Stuckenbruck says the larks
are very destructive and that Lodl vine
yards lose at least cents per crate by
reason or in picainga 01 tne Diras.
SUED FOR
gjlOflOODAftlASES
Suit for 110.000 damages waa filed in
the circuit court this morning by A. C.
nuhv. a nromlnent owner and breeder
of fine horses, against Gerhard A. Vehr
on the grounds that Vehr broke his con
tract with him to trade a piece of prop
erty located in this city for 859 acres
of farm land and- a stallion owned by4
Rubv. A consideration ot ibouv was
also to be -thrown n as a balancer to
th trade. The -property which was to
be swapped, consists of two lots in
block 239 and the 869 acres tn Polk and
Benton counties. The lots bear a mort
gage of $1S,000 and tha farm land is
under a mortgage of 916.000. 1
Rubv aava that although Vehr signed
hi name to the contract, th latter has
transferred the property to his wife
wno reiuses to aive iter consent to tne
trade and that because of the fact that
the contract- was broken he was dam
aged to the extent of $10,000. He asks
the court to allow him this amount, to
gether with tn costs and disbursements
of th action. , .
"Adultery is no excuse for murder."
declared Judge Crane in emphasising
his ruling. . 'Before this case Is submit
ted to the jury I'll make this so plain
to every man on the Jurj that he will
be neither misled nor carried away by
mistaken Ideas."
The court's rulinr was brouaht out
by the testimony of Samuel Chester
Reld, a lifelong friend of the Hains
family, now attached to the army con
struction department at Fort Sheridan.
The witness, on the stand, reviewed the
family troubles of the captain and his
wife. Reld swore that the! captain re
lated to him his wife's alleged Infidel
ity and that the captain told him his
wife had admitted her love for Annls.
"He related the whole shameful
story,' declared Reld. "The captain was
pacing the floor and screaming 'My God.
My God. I wish it was all over; I can't
live this down."
Reld then said the captain frequently
recited Kipling's "The Vampire," and
that he considered the captain mentally
Incompetent.
On cross-examination yesterday after
noon Charles R. Weaver testified that
Major Hains, brother of the defendant
and Captain Hains, In suggesting that
Weaver visit Jenkins Hains In Jail, said:
"fou'd better go over, and see Pete.
Tou may do him good."
After a brier cross-examination
Weaver was excused, the general im
pression being that his testimony was
of incalculable benefit to the defense.
James Tierney, a garbage contractor
of Bayside. related the story of the
shooting. He declared that there waa
no pause between the shots fired, con
tradicting the testimony of witnesses
for the prosecution. Tierney said:
"I saw big John (meaning the. boat
man, Tonning) grab the captain and
start to smash him, while Roberts
Picked un the run. The defendant
came running down the runway and
grabbed the captain and dragged him
away. Then Roberts came over with
the gun In his hand and then I saw
Jenkins Hains draw his revolver an
heard him say:
" That's my brother; I'll take charge
of him. You get a policeman.'"
CLAUSSPRECKELS'
WILL IS FILED
ECHO IS SITE FOR
BIG WOOL PIAIJI
Pendleton, Or., Dec. 29. The Ross
Scouring Mill company and the Echo
Wool Scouring association, 1 with capi
tal respectively of $50,000 and 125.000,
were organised among Umatilla county
sheepmen here today. , , ' ;.
The association will finance the re
moval of the Ross mills from Portland
to Bcbo, where the largest wool scour
ing plant west of Boston, will be es
tablished. The scouring mill company
will have a directorate composed , of
four sheepmen, and Thomas Rosa, the
president and manager of the-company,
thus securing the local capital in the
investment... - ,
. A hnilrilna will ha'arMtarf lmm,illataltf
at Echo and the plant will operate in
ine aeanon or iu, witn a rorce or
men and a capacity of SOO.000 nounds
of wool daily.1 ? : '- ' 1
San Francisco. Dee. 19. Tha -a. 1 11 n
the late Claus Snreckela was fliH f
probate today. Claus A. and Rudolph
Spreckels are made executor and trus
tees 01 tne estate, to serve without
bonds. The Income from the entire)
estate Is to be paid to Anna Christian
Spreckels, the widow, during her life
time. - Upon her death it is to be di
vided Into three equal parte, Claus A.
and Rudolph Spreckels each receiving
a third and the income from the, re
maining, third to go to Mra Emma C
Ferris of Klngswood. England, the onlv
daughter. In case of her death without
an heir her share shall be equally di
vided between Claus A. and Rudolph.
The will states that John D. ami
Adolph C, two other sons, have already
been provided for. , - , .
In their petition - to the court th
executors declare the estate is worth
"over $10,000 and will probably exceed
1 10.000,000."
It is generally . believed the estate la
worth $50,000,000. . . ;,
PORT.OF PORTLAND
; WILL, HELP SHIPPERS
New circular are In course of prep
aration1 by tha chamber of commerce
that will show the benefits to shipping
when the Port of Portland takes charge
of the pilotage and towing of ocean
going . vessels on the Columbia riven.
Besides a material reduction in towage
rates when the port gets Its own ves- ,
sela In operation, there will be a great
advance in convenience, it is claimed.
The circular will replace the one Is
sued last year to shippers and shla .
owners. ... .' . ' , v