The Oregon daily journal., January 16, 1909, Page 2, Image 2

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND," SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1909.
FLOOD PERIL
IS HOT VET
T
Willamette River and Its
- Tributaries- Are, Rising
. Rapidly, but Serious In
undation Is Not Probable
Rains Cease in Valley.
Considerably "warmer weather 1 pre
dicted' for tonight and tomorrow and
tli river will rise rapidly as a result of
melting snow. District Forecaster Beals
predicta that next Tuesday morning the
lower docks In the city will be Inun
dated, but he .cannot say at this time
that the water will reach a level of
the lower parts of Front street He Is
not willing to predict a flood, but says
It might, be; well to take precaution
against water In basement along Front
street and on the lower docks.
The weather bureau river bulletin
Issued this morning predicts that the
river at' Portland will rise rapidly dur
ing the next few days. It will reach
a stage of 10 feet above sero tomorrow
morning, 13 H feet Monday morning and
about 16 feet Tuesday morning. It
takes 16 feet to bring the water to the
level of the -lowest--docks, along Front
street and about 25 feet to the level of
the street.
Mr Beals says It is extremely- diffi
cult to foretell exactly how the river
is going to behave this time,' because
there is no telling how fast the snow
will melt With cool nights like that
of last night when the temperature
remained at the f reeling point these
Is practically' no danger of a very high
water. But a warm wave of two or
three days' duration would bring on a
heavy rush of water from the hills and
trouble would probably follow.
On favorable feature of th situation
today Is the report that the rains have
.ceased In the upper Willamette valley.
It rained heavily at Eugene and Har
rlsburg yesterday and a continuation
of the downpour would nave aggravated
the situation greatly. The low tem
perature in this end of the valley last
night did much to check th melting of
th snow. - '
Tributaries to the Willamette - rose
rapidly this morning. From Jefferson
comes the report that the Eantlam river
his reached the 11.8 foot stage.
McMlnnvllle reports that the Yamhill
river showed a rise of 7.1 feet during
the past 11-hours and is now at the
( foot stage, while the Tualatin rose
a foot and a half during a Ilk period
of time. The Clackamas ros 2:1 feet
during th past IS hours.
But even at thir rate of a rts there
is no immediate danger of th low lying
restricts of Portland being Inundated.
There will be a heavy current In th
river, however, and it might cause som
damage along its course.
Convict lEmployment Agent
of Obtaining Money Un
der False Pretenses.
The efforts of the authorities to pun
lab some of the employment agents
who make a practice of defrauding th
victims who trustingly apply to them
for work were rewarded last night
when, at S o'clock, a jury In Judge Bro
naugh's court returned a verdict con
victing B. F. Germain of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Germain runs an employment bureau
on Morrison street M. L. Clinesmith,
a lumberman, testified yesterday that
he had been victimised by Germain, to
whom he applied for a position. Ger
main required htm to put up a deposit
of J7.50 and promised him that within
two weeks he should obtain a position
with Smith Bros.' Lumber company at
1159 a month. Germain failed to keep
his - promise, and Clinesmith learned
that ibere was no such firm as the one
he was to go" to work for. Despite
this Uermaln refused to return the
17.60 'deposit
Another man, named Lyons, testified
that he had had a similar experience.
ne quit a gooa jod and gav Oermain
$7 to get
i mm -a 170 p
lm -a 170 nnaltlnn
Germain
railed to get the position for him, and
sit
refused to return more than IS of th
J7 deposited by Lyons. Lyons refused
to accept less than the amount he had
pur . -tip.
T H f rir-f AHnrnv rimariin ......
main Is an old offender and has served
a term in the penitentiary in Cali
fornia,
POLICE F.1AKERAID
Two women and one man In lall and
41 empty beer bottles In the charge of
the police property clerk are the net re
sults of a raid made last night upon the
van jvoy noiei. tnira ana fine streets,
conducted by Mrs. E locum, who Is also
the proprietor or the , Hotel Ken yon.
jN'ineteeniu ana Washington streets.
Officers West and Whitesldea, the
latter a new policeman, attired them
selves In plain clothes last night and
went Into the Van Noy hotel to se
-what -could be found. They were In
vited to buy a bottle of beer, which
they did, paying H for It Officers
Graves, Anundson and Johnson soon ap
peared, ana rannte jvoroin ana urae
ward, together with a man giving his
name as J. . W. Smith, were 1 arrested.
The Norbln woman Is charged with
selling liquor without a license.. as well
as two other charges, also laid against
UraosWard.
All 'threes offenders were released un
der bail aggregating $400, quickly de-
positea,, and the. cjases wer continued
in the police court today.
You can't
be at your best with
. "coffee nerves." V
Try "
posTuiyi
for a steadier. V
"There's c Reason
A
JURORS - FiriD
GERHAll) litllf
V EL
ATMS ARE
FOUND GUILTY
Jury's Verdict Calls Their
Maternity Hospital a
Public Nuisance.
Th At wood Matemltr hospital at
Tremont on the Mount Scott line, which
tiaM for ft long time been In bad odor
because of the fact that It was claimed
that a practice was made of performing
!h!.?r?"e..w" .mia ?f ?rwh he ehotcTrter:
according to mo veraici or ins jury iq,-", T ",.T T. -Judg
Clelahd'f court This verdict, "pe1-during Which he i
returned at 6:45 o clocK last mgni, imas
lr- . H. At wood and - Dr.-C-'H. Ti
Atwood guilty as charged of maintain
ing a nuisance.
Attorney Charles F. Lord, who eon-
ducted weird defense of murderer
James Finch, was on of the attorneys
for the defense of the Atwoods. Attof
nev Hayes was also engaged ' in the
defense. District Attorney Cameron
and Deputy Page appeared for the state.
The prosecution or tne Aiwooas was
the direct result of the death of a girl
at their "hospital," alleged to be the
result of a criminal operation. As
Oregon has no law prohibiting such
operations the only way the state could
proceed against them was on the charge
of maintaining a nuisance.
, The attorneys for the. state claimed
that the.. two "doctors" have been en
gaged on an extensive seal la the dis
reputable business.'' ,
WATER MAINS
Oil HEW OASIS
Council Changes Manner of
Paying for the Improve
ments Made by Gty.
An emergency ordinance passed by the
council at its last meeting and approved
by Mayor Lane places -the letting or
contracts for the construction of water
mains on the same basis as for -streets
and sewers. Subcontractors, material
rnen and laborers are protected from
flnanrl,l 1a,m Vv, fl, nfi whlnh r A-
kquires th city auditor to withhold pay-jh
ment on contracts lor rive nays alter
the acceptance of work by the city to
give poaeible claimants an opportunity
to ills a statement or unadjusted
claims.
If at the end or the rive days the
contractor has not satisfied these
claims then the issuance of the war
rants in payment for the contract must
be withheld for 20 days more in which
time any one who thinks he has a just
claim may Institute a suit In the courts:
In cas the courts are resorted to the
auditor must hold back the warrants
until the case Is finally settled.
POSTAL COHPAIIY
, WIHS BI6 SUIT
Ilarrimari Roads Must Give
It Right of Way and
Damages.
Th Postal Telegraph corapan
has
won to right of way along the I
gouth-
em Pacific tracks between Portland and
the California state line, for which it
has been fighting for years. And fur
thermore, by a Jury which has been
hearing the evidence in the United
States circuit court all week, the tele
graph company la allowed $66,600 dam
ages against the railroad corporation.
The railroad attorneys protested on
the ground that If the right of way
asked for by the telegraph company
waa granted damages to the Southern
Pacific and its holdings would aggregate
$260,000. The case . went to the Jury
yesterday afternoon, and all night It de
liberated over the case and the evidence
that had been submitted.
Thirty days were allowed by Judge
Wolverton for the counsel for the de
fendant company to file a motion for a
new trial.
SWIIIDLER DEIHL
GOES SCOT FREE
Detective Captain Baty Will
Return From Lbs Angeles
Wrt ho tit a Prisoner.
James Loren White, also known by the
name of Delhi, who left Portland sud
denly some time ago, after giving to
Louis Effinger, of Downing & Hopkins,
a worthless check for $2500 and receiv
ing a bona ride check for $1700, will
not be brought back to Portland to
stand trial, for he has been able to
convince a Los Angeles Judge of his
Innocence of any wrong doing and has
obtained his liberty under habeas cor
pus proceedings.
Detective Captain Baty went to Los
Angeles for Delhi last wek. and has
reported th outcome- of the case to
Chief Uritxmacher by telegraph. Delhi's
defense was that he. had never cashed
th check received from Effinger. This
was known before the Portland officer
was sent to California, but it was be
lieved he could be broiight hack to
Portland nevertheless. The decision of
the Los Angeles Judge, however, has
made Baty'a trip In vain.
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
WILLING TO PAY COST
If the new city charter Is passed
street Improvements will probably.be
carried ut to some extent by district
assessment. M. H. Carter, chairman
of the rommlttea appointed by the
peninsula jjeveiopment ieag;u to acr on
the matter of improving . a through
street rrorn .Peninsula to St. Johns, rc
porta that th improvement' may " be
u t through by tne district, nut states
aat th property -owners along -the
course of the proposed Improvement are
willing to see the work through, even if
It must be don by assessing th nron-
rty fronting on the street to be im
proves
C0NUCIL OF A. F. L. . .
. SUPPORTS HATTERS
"Washington. Jan. 16. The executive 1
council of the American federation of
labor met today and voted to support,
In every possible way the hatters who
have declared strikes In New York.
Brooklyn and other eastern cities be
cause of the decision of the hat manu
facturers to discard the Union label.
The council aire Issued an appeal for
funds with which' to fight th contempt
case recently decided against President
Oompers, Frank Morrison , and " John
i W11I.UCU, ma laoor icaaera.
M C
.PLEADS IHSAIIIiy
Slayer of Grants Pass Bar
keeper Fights to Avoid
' the Gallows.
. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Grants Pass, Or., Jan, 16. Mack took
th stand in his own defense today.
He makes th plea that be was Insane
jtia says nara
have craxy
was irrespon
sible. He also declares that Carter waa
kicking him when h fired Mack told
his story calmly. Me could not be tan
gled in testimony by the cross examina
tion, but he admitted that on former
occasions when he had had the "tre
mens" he was always sick and in bed.
Not "Since the famous Jennings case
of three years ago has a trial in the
Josephine couijty circuit court attracted!
bs much attention as that of William
juacK lor.ine niuraer ox miles leaner,
now being heard before Judge Hanna.
The courtroom la packed to suffocation,
every hour of the trial, the bailiff be
ing required to close the doors to keep
the. room from being too greatly packed.
Mack is. defended by Attorneys A. C.
Housa and Judge J. C. Hal of this city,
while District Attorney Mulkey Is as
sisted by Robert O. Smith. The jury
was completed yesterday. Yesterday
afternoon and this morning Was taken
up in the healing of testimony. It is
not likely that the case will be con
cluded before the middle of next week.
The case Is being bitterly fought. In
outlining the caae to the Jury Prose-1
cutor Mulkey declared that the nature
of Mack's, crime waa such as to make
but one verdict Justifiable, that being
a verdict of murder In the first degree.
But Mack's attorneys expect to prove
that Mack, besides being "erased" with
drink, notwithstanding Grants Pass is
a prohibition town, was obliged to shoot
in seir-aerense. witnesses wnose tes
timony-was calculated to prova this as
sertion were brought on the stand yes
terday arternoon ana tnis morning.
Their testimony was to the effect that
Carter, the barkeeDer of the Lavton sa.
loon, had ordered Mack out of the place,
when the latter refused to pay for the
"temperance beer" given him, and at
once began to kick him In an attempt
to put him out. Tne two were in com
bat, so' it Is asserted, when Mack pulled
his revolver and shot Carter through
the lungs.
Mack is taking the matter very calm
ly, sitting through the trial In undis
turbed repose, though be admits that
"is worried about the outcome.
He maintains, however, that he shot
without knowing what he did, other
than that he waa blindly defending him
self. 01801111
OPEN FOR TRAVEL
Snowslide at Oneonta Has
Been Cleared Away
Cross River on Ice.
Trains are running on the O. R. &
X. mala line again today after th
blockade ""caused by " 'the snowslide at
Oneonta. It is estimated thai 00 peo
ple crossed the Columbia river on the
Ice at The Dalles yesterday so as to
tranafer on the special train waiting for
them at Grand Dallea on the North
Bank. Seven' special trains were han
dled by the North Bank yesterday count
ing the trains for the transferred O. R.
& N. passengers and the regular O. R.
& N. through trains that were sent over
the North Bank road by way of Pasco.
General Manager J. P. O'Brien of the
Harriman lines, who was on No. 6,
due this morning, did not get In until
2 o'clock this afternoon. Train No. t
of last night was five hours late at
Huntington, but all other trains on the
main line were less than one hour late.
All local trains are still annulled on the
Oregon division but through trains are
carrying local passengers as an accom
modation. NOBODY'S WORKING
AT 0LYMPIA TODAY
(United Press leased Wire.)
Olympla, Wash., Jan. 16. Fearing
that the house violated a constitutional
provision by Its adjournment yesterday
morning for a period longer than three
days, Speaker Meigs announced this aft
ernoon that he would call the house to
order at 10 o'clock next Monday morn
ing. There are enough members here
to form a quorum for that purpose. Ad
journment will be then taken until 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon.
Nothing was done here today, as both
houses adjourned yesterday until Mon
day, and as there were no quorums of
any committee here everything Is quiet.
Adjutant General Uamlltton Issued
orders today appointing Howard Cos
grove, son of Governor-elect Cosgrove.
as major on the governor's staff and
assigned him to duty as assistant ad
jutant general and military secretary,
to succeed Frank Dallam Jr., resigned.
0RVILLE WRIGHT IN
A WRECK; UNHURT
(United Preu Leased Wire.)
Paris. Jan. 16. Orvllle Wright and
his sister Catherine narrowly escaped
death today in a collision between the
Baronne express and a local train.
Two passengers wer killed and 10
Injured, but the Wrights emerged from
the wreckage uninjured. They wer
passengers on the express train.
What to Eat
Puzzles you, when you re
member how you suffer
after each meal from
Heartburn. Belchine Sour
Risings and Sick Head
aches. What vou need is
OSTETTER'
OILRBHATEO
8TOMACH
BITTER
it will restore normal con
ditions in the Stomach and
Bowels, and hot only pre
vent the ' above ailments,
but also Indigestion, Dys
pepsia, Costiveness, Bil
iousness, Colds, Grippe and
Malarial fcever. " :..
1 Al A
CAPTURES
THE CITY
Delegation of About Two
Hundred Met by Reception
Committee and Shown the
Stents Banauct to Be
Given This Evening:.
"Wll. TVllNrt to Paradise
nearly 200 strong, arrived in a special
train, over the O. B. & N. at 10:80
this morning and sine then Portland
has been in the bands of the delegation
from th inland empire.
They wer met at th union depot by
the following reception committee:
W, B. Giafke, chairman: j. it. wetner-
bee. Si
31 or Hichel. m. M. MeuraKen. i.a
ward Ehrman. William AlcMurrav.
Ehrman', William WcMurray, C
C. Orate-. John M. Scott. Fred' Muller.
H. M. Sawyer. C. W. Btlnger. William
Blttle Wells, C, K. Fargo, R. V. Holder,
M. H. Houser, I, C. Sanford, George I
Campbell, J. H. O'Nell. s. M. Luders,
A. A. Morse. C. A. Bell.
Stepping off the train the visitors
drew in th breath of the soft Chinook,
smiled, breathed again, clapped their
hands and were happy. They knew their
trio from the lev regions into the land
of spring and summer had begun. There
was still enough telltale snow on the
streets to Keep tne snocg or tne tran
sition from Washington cold from be
ing too much for them but they -put
away their ear muffs, tucked their
mufflers Into their pockets, left their
fur overcoats in ths oars and started
out to see Portland under the guidance
of Tom Richardson and a part of the
reception committee.- They visited
Portland Heights, Council Crest and
other show points and met at the Port
land hotel at 12:30 for luncheon. This
afternoon they, will bs left to their own
devices as most of them have social
and business acquaintances In Portland.
Tonight at 7 o'clock they will be given
a dinner at the Portland Commercial
club and afterwards a reception will be
held in the rooms of the club In honor
of the guests from Walla Walla. The
special train for California will leave
the union depot at 10:30 tonight
BEDlltTOff
THE SICK LIST
Coos County Legislator Will
Be Able to Vote for :
Senator Tuesday.
Ninety members of the legislature
will vote for United -States senator Pit
Tuesday, next at noon. . Representative
E. X. Bedillion of Coos county, who has
been lit in a ban rancico Hospital for
the past two weeks or more, reached
his pome at Bandon a couple of days
ago and is now at Salem, ready for the
reconvening of the legislature on Mon
day. The return of Mr. Bedllllon to Oregon
will bring the attendance on the legis
lature up to Its full membership of 90.
Mr. Bedllllon went to San Francisco
som time ago to buy goods and while
there was taken 111 and went to the hos
pital. His recovery has been rapid,
however, -and he will be in attendance
on the Monday morning session of the
legislatare.
KiAliiilirs
: BABKHELD UP
Xlamath rails. Or., Jan. 18. Ths
Bank of Klamath rails was held up
this afternoon lay masked man who stol
93000, after Intimidating th easnler
and bis assistants.
Ths thngs than baoksd out of th
plao and mad thtir escape.
INSANE MAN IS "
STILL AT LARGE
Oregon City, Jan. If. The news
reached this city "last- evening that
Otto Miller, the insane farm hand who
violently assaulted Mrs. David Scheff,
the wife of his employer, at her home
at Redland. on Thursday afternoon, had
left Oak Grove last evening on foot,
headed for Oregon City.
Some apprehension regarding Green
point at the north side of this city,
resulted In little travel on the streets.
Th insane man la still at large.
BUSINESS WOMAN
DISCRIMINATE IN
"Chief of Police Gritunacher had m
arrested for not cleaning tho snow off
my sidewalk yesterday, and at - that
very time the snow was still lying on
hi
iubwhik ana naa not ren touched
since the
mrni Degan. wnen I was
my walk was nearly clean and
rith a Shovel VM wnrkln,
arrested
a man
it. That was at 1 O'clock VHtn1av
afternoon. The sidewalk of the chief
of police, Mr. Gritzmacher. was not
cleaned until after 8 o'clock last night"
The foregoing statement was mads
this morning by Mrs. R. Lawier. own
er of tho Club stables. Fifteenth and
Couch streets, who was arrested yes
terday by Officers Barnsby and Inskeep
for not having the snow cleaned off
her sidewalk, and who was fined IS for
the heinous offense this morning by
Judge Van Zanta.
"Yesterday morning." said Mrs. Law
ler, "this man Barnsby cam to my
place and in a most offensive and in
sulting manner told m that if I did
n? gL0 nd c,5an th "now off my
sidewalk he would get out a warrant
for my arrest I asked him if he
meant that I must clean off th too
feet of vacant lot. too. He said he did
and I asked him why h did net-get
after some of the other people instead
rtf nlrlrlnv .nut m i 1
1 He told me that made difference
that ,if 'I did not at once get that
snow off, he would have me arrested.
He was most insulting in his manner.
"Within IB .minutes after h had
gone a man came- along and asked for
work. I sat him to cleaning the walks.
H had nearly all the snow off when the
policeman returned, accompanied bv
Officer 1 Inskee,p, and read a warrant
of arrest and told me T mmi mt
j ready to go down to the police station
wnn mm. torn i. would not -go
down. - 'If my husband were alive,' I
said, ' "all that would be required of
him would b. to prom is to appear In
FILES SUIT 10
RECOVER LID
T. R. Sheridan Claims Marsh-
field Property Now Held ,
by Harriman.
Suit to recover possession of certain
property In Marshfleld, said to be worth
approximately a quarter of a million
dollars, was begun in ths. United States
circuit court this morning by T. R.
Sheridan of Roseburg. against the
Southern Paclflo Railroad company. The
ilalntill claims that he is entitled to
h land In Question on the ground that
it was granted to him by the citixena
of Marshfleld as a subsidy for building
a railroad In which Sheridan was-interested,
i,-
The land sonalsta principally-of town
lots in Marshfleld, which have greatly
Increased in value during the past few
ears. The railroad company claims
have purchased ths land years ago
from Sprockets brothers of San Fran
cisco, In connection with a railroad deal
and that Sheridan has no legal right
to the property...
The evidence Is to be heard by a Jury
anui will occupy , th attention or th
court next week.' Jurors to hear th
cas were selected this morning.
READY TO TELL
OF
But President, in General,
Believes Secret Service; .
Should Be Secret.
(traltes. Press Lnd Wm.
Washington.' Jan. 16. Senator Hal
and President Roosevelt conferred to
day on the question of transmitting to
congress facta and figures regarding
tne expenditures of sums from the $3,
000.000 emergency fund created In 1898.
President Roosevelt maintains mat
much of the information Is of auch a
secret - nature that it should not be
mad publlo. The president Is ready to
transmit to congress an account of the
expenses covering the Investigation of
ine urownsvuis anair.
EOR BROKEN LEG
11. 111. X llBlllgoi, Cft V.IfClllVI, UM
brought suit against the Portland Rail
way, Light A Power company for 120,
000 for lniurles alleged to have been
sustained by him through ths careless
ness of a motorman. in his complaint
he states that he attempted to alight
from an Alberta car at the corner of
Grand avenue and East Burnslde. when
the car suddenly started up before he
was clear of It,. throwing him violently
to the ground. He sustained a broken
leg which necessitated an operation and
left him a nnrmanent crlnnla. Aa a re.
suit he Is unable to work at Ills trads
of shin carnenter.
He asks the court to award him
$10,000 damages for deformity and an
equal amount for loss of wages on ac
count of his inability to support hlm-
seiioy woraing.
ANOTHER .BOOKLET
WILL BE 'ISSUED
A new book on Portland and Oregon
Is to be Issued by the Portland cham
ber of commerce within the next few
months and a meeting of the newly
elected board or trustees ana officers
has been called for next Tuesday morn
ing to discuss the plans and details for
the publication. . The book published
last spring contained 60 pages and
proved immensely popular. It Is
planned to have the new on much
larger and to have it profusely Illus
trated with colored photographs of Ore
gon and Portland views. An edition of
100,000 la In prospect.
One of i the features that has long
made the books Issued by th chamber
of commerce attractive Is the detail
map of the state, while its consistent
and proven statistics are recognised as
reliable everywhere. The chamber
hopes to hav the new book out by
March.
Among the other matters of business
that will com up before th meeting
win be tne organization or the new
board of trustees and the outlining of
the chamber's policy during the coming
year, it is expectea tnat At. Moses-
sohn, the assistant secretary, will b
reelected by the trustees.
Artificial Limbs Have Been
... Costly.
In a circular Just issued by Mr.
tiinstrom of B. C. Ltnstrom company,
271H Morrison street, he claims that
over $10,000 has been paid for artificial
limbs absolutely worthless, that have
been made here In Portland In the last
seven yeara. Thoss Interested should
send for one of thes olrculara. .
SAYS POLICE
ENFORCING- LAW
court ths ' next morning, . sAd that
Is
all that should be asked of me. '
"I told them I was a property owner
and was running a permanent business
on a large scale. They told me that
made no difference; I must go to the
station just the same, I told them
again that I would not go, and Inskeep
kept running about yelling. "Call th
wagon, call the wagon.' Barnsby said
he would call for th wagon, and he
started to uae my own telephone to do
so. I ordered him not to touch the
8 hone, but he did so anyway, and got
hief Gritsmacher on ths line. Orltt
macher Instructed him to bring ms
down to the station. - -
"I ran Info my bedroom and they fol
lowed me in there and told ma I must
dress and go to the police station with
them. They insulted me and kept say
ing I must go with them, out finally
they told me that If I would give them
$10 they would-not take me, I gave
thra the $10, and at first they re
fused to give me a receipt" for It, but
Barnsby at last , did go out and come
back with th receipt
"I waa fined $6 in fha-pollcs eourt
this morning for not having my walk
cleaned, but I know positively that th
sidewslks of Chief of Folic Gritz
macher were not touched until after $
o'clock last night. . --.
Thera was no reason for their pick
ing me out There are sidewalks all
over th city that are not cleaned. Why
dqn't they arrest som of th others!1
As a matter of fact there have been
but two arrests for not cleaning snow
off sidewalks, although most of the
sidewalks III the city including "som In
front of business blocks in th uptown
district, are not yet cleaned.
- Mrs. La wler since the death of her
husband som months ago has - con
ducted the business In which hi via
engaged when he died. She bears a
good reputation and Is known as a cap
able business woman. ,
BROBVILLE
ASKS $20,000
A
LADDER SLIPS;
LEG IS BROKE
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Hodearrier Has Hard Luck
AYhile Trying.to Earn
Honest Penny.
John James, a hod carrier, fell from a
ladder while climbing to ths roof of
Holman'a undertaking establishment.
Third and Salmon streets, at 8:30 this.
morning and broke his left leg , below
the knee. - The severed bones wer
sticking through his trouser leg when
ne was picKea up. -
James would have arone to work Mon
day for Frank Lannlng, the first work
at his trade he has secured for som
time. - He has been living in a lodging
house on First street near Jefferson
with W. Rossi, and last evening, they
contracted to sweep the snow from the
roof of the Holman building. - As both
men were out of money they wer given
xi eacn in advance. .
James' had no chance to earn the $1
he had received, for they had just gone
to work when James found salt would
bs necessary to melt the Ice In the
arain pip ana went to tne grouna to
get it, , Rossi, on ' the roof, did not
Know he was ascending the ladder. When
hear, the roof, which la about IS, feet
above the pavement, the ladder slipped
and fell with Jamea, the ladder falling
directly upon his leg. He waa taken into
the Holman establishment and Hoi man's
ambulance caned and tne injured man
taken to St, Vincent's hospital.
SAYS EXTEA MAN
GAVE OUT SHORT COED
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For the second time this week a
wood dealer has been fined for selling
short measure cords of wood. - Kirk
Hoover was called Into the municipal
court this morning and fined $6 by
Police Judge Van Zante on complaint of
a man named Dlckerson, who live on
Twelfth street.
Mr. Hoover explains that he Is" not
?n Intentional lawbreaker, but that dur
ng the . sever cold weather h was
forced to depend on extra teams and
teamsters. One of these extra men,
who was supposed to. mak sura that
his load was correct, delivered a load
that lacked 19 cublo feet.
-- Mr. Hoover says that he was, not
notified of the shortage previous to his
arrest last night, and would hav made
It good had ha known anything about
It He says he Will order an additional
quarter of a cord for the man who
caused his arrest, as he wants the man
te get full measure.
Looks Brighter Down South
Reports from California during; ths
fiast few days hav indicated mor or
ess wat weather. After all it seems
to have been hardly mor than the
uaual winter rain, and this morning's
messages ahow that It has had ths ef
fect of Improving conditions rather than
otherwise. William McMurray. general
passenger agent of the O. R. ft N., has
just received th following telegrams
from the southern portion of the state:
Hotel. Del Monte, Cal., Jn. 15, 1909.
Weather today clear and warm, temper
ature at noon 70, surf bathing excellent,
beach and golf links In splendid condi
tion. ,
Santa Barbara. Cal., Jan. 15, 1901.
Sunshine after pleasant warm rain that
Will maks conditions Ideal for out of
door life and amusements within a few
hours. Temperature 70 at 10 a, m.
. L.os Angeles, Cal.,' Jan. 18. 190,9.
Southern California weather clear and
delightful, temperature today noon 04,
weather very favorable for outdoor
sports. , ... ..; .
Rlversld. Csl., Jan. 1$, 1909. River
aide weather beautlful-agaln after show
ers of past two days. Extremes of
temperature for last 24 hours were, max
imum 01. minimum 66. Polo, golf, ten
nis, baseball, and all outdoor sports will
he resumed as soon as ths ground Is
dry.
CLUB MEMBERS MAY PUT
LIBERAL TICKET IN FIELD
- A difference of opinion among th
governors and. members of the Com
mercial club as to the liberality of th
club's private policies may result In
the placing of an opposition ticket In
the field oefore election on January
23. .
The "regular" ticket has already been
posted on the bulletin board at the
club 'and names for the new members
of the board of governors. Colonel
Jamea Jackaon, United States army, re
tired; T. D. Honeyman, Roger Slnnott
H. Beckwith. George Iwrence Jr., and
J. F. Johnson.- The officers of the club
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GRAND JURIES
: CANAL
At Washington; and New
York Inquiries Opened in
Pursuance of Charges
Hade by PresidentNew
Writers, as Witnesses. -
' (United Press tstsed Wlrt.J : -1 i
Washington, Jan. ,16. Th grand jury
today started an Investigation of th
charge of libel made by President
Roosevelt against a fTew Tork news-.
paper and an Indianapolis paper In
connection with the purchase, of the
Panama' canal. - The charges were first .
made by the president In a special mes
sage to both houses of congress In De
cember, and created a' great sensation.
The grand jury was summoned In
Washington to take the testimony of
newspaper men who figured in the prep
aration of articles that originally apt
peared In the New York paper, in,
which It was alleged that a number of
prominent Americana profited by th
purchase of the Panama canal.
At ine xime or ine taxing over or me
Panama canal, it was given out bv the
government officials that the money
had all been paid to other than Ameri
can citizens.
Two newspaper men anneared before
the grand Jury today. The grand Jury
has requested that- the files of news
papers involved In the case and also all
special newspaper matter pertaining to
the allegations up to this time be pro
duced. - ,
New York. Jan. If. A federal rrand
jury today took the first steps look
ing toward a full investigation of th
charges of President Roosevelt that
libelous matter had been printed In a
New York newspaper In connection with
the purchase of the Panama canal. One
newspaper man involved in the writ
pearea petor tn- grand . jury . today.
CHARGES PROMOTERS
WITH SWINDLING
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Belle Hastings. In a suit filed In ths
circuit court against J. A. Stevens, Q
E. Walling and the Continental com-
fiany, accuses the defendants of hav
ng successfully conspired to cheat her
out of her property. 8h alleges that
In September of 1905 she owned two
lots in th Stratford Sydney addition
or this City, snd these lots she put into
the hands of Stevens and Walling to '
sell for her. She claims that they In
duced her to sign a oower of attorney
permitting them to handle the property
as they pleased, and that upon securing
this they mortgaged the lots to S. V.
White for $660. Shs received none of
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After this, she savs. Stevens and Wal
ling organised th Continental .company
pany in return tor iioqo stock, less the
amount of the mortgage. They then
sent the plaintiff 10 shares of stock as
fiayment for- the two lota, which they
n formed har had been sold to ths Con
tinental company.
This did not suit the defendant, snd
shs Is suing for ths vain of th lota
say they have heard of no rival ticket
and think there will be 'none as th
tlm for posting It will expire within
five days. The three members to Which'
there Is ssld to hav been some oppo
sit ton are Messrs. Honeyman, Lawrence
and Johnson, who represent the mor
conservative element in the club.
The nominating committee conalating
of Colonel Jackson. W. T. Olds. A. M.
Smith, R. I Durham and P. R Man
chester endeavored to have represen
tatives of both elements of the club on
the board of governors and nominated
the candidates with that purpose In
mind. It Is said. 1
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