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to Hire UoreDelp - V JOURNAL CIRCULATION . '. ' YESTERDAY WAS ! ' , 31,566 Advertise In TTie Journals Want Columns The -weather -Occasional ? rain; , southwesterly-winds. VOL. VII. NO. 301. PORTLAND, OREGON, , THURSDAY, EVENING, FEBRUARY. 18, . 1909. -SIXTEEN - PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. M8ivIYh1L j UduLru U . ' ."' " ' . 11 " ." ' - : - 'l- " ' : ' . '!". .- - ' - nut SMTtM UROD .FRIEfJDCORflELOBBYlST HAS i. ',".rny.; ;'(,vv!'j ..;.; .-,:.' . 10 SUPPORT lie TO 1 OF BILL DIVIDE Governor's Message '. Drew Timely Notice to Political Trick of; Railroad Inter ests Minority Promises a Hard Fight. By Carl Smith. (By Journal Leaned Bilem Wire.) Salem, Or., Feb. 18.,- President Bowerman of the senate is lending his aid to Speaker MeArthur's resolution- submitting to the people the question of constructing a state rail road. He declares that the time has come to provide some available weapon for meeting the power of railroad monopoly, and that the peo ple should have the right to say whether or not they want to fill the storehouse with ammunition. He believes that the central OregonJ country snouia not De anowea to re main bottled up. His influence, added to the action of the house, the favorable report of the senate judiciary committee and tjne warning: sounded In the governor's mes sage are believed to put . the McArthur resolutions In a safe position In the w?nate, although a determined minority will fight against it to the end. The emvemor's message created arrest deal of comment, coming as It did On top of the Harrlmari; announcement that a railroad would, be built up the Deschutes. , , - Roma neranns a earned that it was tin likely thut clever- manipulator like liarrfmait would publicly announce his plana before he had even secured a right or way, v .. ., .v. BUSY DAY FOR PHONE PEOPLE Would Stand to Be Common Carrier, but Kick on Connecting. (By Journal Leased Salem Wire.) Salem. Or . Feb. 18. Senator-Nor ton's telephone connection- bill is hav ing a hard time at the hands of the house labor and industries committee. The telephone people' have Just about convlnnod tne committee that it should cut out the clause providing that all companies must , give mutual connec tions If desired, and leave the bill elm ply declaring telephone companies to be common carriers. Senator Norton will appear before the committee at noon today and argue for i. in Jim uui. Should the amendment be made It will not be possible for - one company to .transfer messages to another except in writing. The hill will perhaps be re ported this afternoon. SOMETHING NEW: IS BOOSTER TRICKS ' ;-, fl'uL- -:.'- (TJolted Press Leased Wire.) - Los Angeles, Feb. 18. "Billy Pos sum" adorns the Insignia of the Los Angeles Boosters' club today and has inspired Vhe members to plan a novel general boost.' An 'hour Is tol be set when every whistle in the city Is to be sounded and every bell rung and at the same Instant every man In town Is to gnisp the hand of the person near est him on the street, in .stores, or of fices, and shout,' "Boost for -Los An geles." ;,.. . BIG TREE GROVE , MADE NATIONAL PARK .. - (t-ntted Press Leased Wire.) Washington. Feti ' 1 8. The president today signed the bill majctng- the Calav i cws big tree grove a national park. .The pen which -the president used was -handed to Representative Smith of Cali fornia to .be presented to Mrs. Lovetl White, president of the California Out dr Ai f! league. . . , ;. " WIRELESS REPORTS ; V MEETING O'Fti TWO. . :' FLEETS OFF CAPE T ' t'nlttd .rresa Leased-Wire.) - ' " New York,:, Feb. 18. The battleship .fleet, with; the welcome squadron .of Rear Admiral Arnold following- as -a third Squadron of Rear Admiral JSperry's fleet, is rapidly ncarlng Cape Henry and Mampton Roads. . A wireless message received from Admiral Sperry's flagship, the Connecticut, indicates that the At--lantic squadron under Admiral Arnold ' joined the battleship fleet yesterday ,1.1.11. A.O 11... . IT : The message gave a brief description of the sighting of the welcoming squad ron; lookouts teportlng -that they . righted i six columns of smoke on the ' linrUnn. A littlo lnfr th. s(v under Arnold carae Into view. -s as ino iwo iiceis came wunin a mil! 'of each other. Rear -Admirai Arnold's : flntship. tlie Maine,; broke out the rear a&lute of .11 suns. The Connecticut . .. - . . - . . . . -... . Multnomah Member Spurns " Offer" of Stranger. Who Wants Indian War Horse Claims Allowed Bill Is Killed in Senate. ! (Br Journal Leased Salem Wire.) Salem, Or., Feb. 18. "There Is $1000 in it for me. and I will give you $200 'If the bill 1b passed," Is the statement made to a member of the house by a member of the lobby. He was referring to H, B. 9, intro duced by Jones of Polk, providing originally for $100,000 to pay for horses of Indian war veterans. In the h6use the appropriation was cut to $50,000. . The representative to whom the of fer was made is n. Mnltnnmah man Vbut does not want his name disclosed. made the proposition, but believes him to be one of the speculators who have bought up war horse claims. The eena,te ax .fell heavily on the bill this morning, 1 was Indefinitely postponed after a Bhort debate, with only a few scattering votes in its favor. Senator Selling, who reported the bill adversely from the committee on claims, said most of the claims werfc in the hands of' -speculators- and fpw of the old veterans . would be benefited from He read -a, letter from one of the veterans, protesting; against It, and pointed out that the claim a are not valid as arMnti the State of Oregon having been incurred in territorial day ,-. "If ' $50,000 1j voted now," said Bauing: : ine. sumo men--win come (uk for 60.00 juwm , at the next - session.? Abraham- appealed to the senate to support the house appropriation-as a debt 'of honor, but - his argument met mue response. Tne senate nad made up its mind . to sustain Selling and save mat aov.uvu. HERO BEFORE COURT Lieutenant Commander Is Charged With Exces si ve Inebriety. (Stwdat Dianatrh t The Journal. I Bremerton Knvv Yard. Feb. IS. Lieutenant Commander H. H. Caldwell, who was one of Commodore Dewey's aides at the battle of Manila bay. Is under arrest here and a court-martial has been called to ascertain whether or not his ill health la due to the exces sive use of liquor. The court-martial was ordered: as a result of a medical survey to which the lieutenant com mander was subjected recently. tor gallantry in the naval engage ment at Manila, Lieutenant Comman der Caldwell, was promoted 10 num bers nnd his record In the navy is a brilliant one. - . BANDITS RAID BUTTE SALOON; SECURE $240 Butt. Mont.." Feb. 18. The most flar ing holdup in Butte in years was pulled off In Moynihan A HartlganV saloon, on North Main street, early Hunday night. when a dozen men were "stuck up" at t tie point or a rovorver ana tne nouse was robbed of more than 1260 In cash. On account of the belief of the pro prietors that they could locate their men the affair was kept quiet until last night.. i The men came in at different doors. The masks were simply handkerchiefs and the pair appeared to have but one gun. The man who entered the back door held a .revolver and commanded All hands up." The order was obeyed and the men. were gathered Into a cor ner, i : . i ;-' ' The other bandit walked behind the bar,and pulling out a drawer "un wrapped ; $240 which the proprietors kept in a towel. Me then - rifled : the register. The victims were bade good night and the robbers disappeared.! sponded with the same number of shots. ' Admiral Arnold then ordered a right flask movement,' and ; the welcoming ships took a position as the third squad ron of the flet. 1800 yards to starboard of the line-of the first squadron. , When in position, the blue two starred flag of -Admiral Arnold was struck and a Lwfn starred flag on a red field re placed It, indicating Arnold as second In command, The Salem of Arnold's squadron was the - mail, carrier, and the men of . the battleahlD fleet anxiously awaited dis tribution of the packages and letters. JJuring tne night and early- today a southwest wind kicked up a choppy sea, although the weather was clear. At the present rate of -speed the com bined fleet vill reach the capes on the evening of February. 21., Early today the fleet Wait 780 miles from the raps and maintaining a speed' of 10 knots an hour. t , ' ' . - WHERE TARIFF MEN ARE ' MEETING IN CONVENTION I t f 111 Exterior and Interior vtew of Tomlinson hall, where the tariff con vention in being Tirld. J. W. Van Cleve, president of Oie National Association of Manufacturers, and D. M. Parry of1 the Indianapolis Manu facturers' . association. R IVIAOEWILL BOOST mm- ' (United Press Leased Wire.! Nashville.. Tenn.. Feb. 18. The 'state Introduced testimony today to show that after the shooting of Senator E. W. Carmack, Colonel Duncan Cooper, who is' on trial with -his aon: Jlobin Cooper, and John D. Bharpe, telephoned to his daughter: its all over. Robin has killed Car. mack." The testimony was brought-forward for the purpose of proving that the shooting was premeditated. ' .v Miss Mary BkefTington, state' libra rian, testified, yesterday that, she met Sharpe on the street. They discussed the shooting of Carmack. When asked concerning the substance of the "con versation, she said: "Oh, It wasn't much, I guess; merely DuncCooptir killing Ed Carmack." Charles B. Horn testified, that he heard Sharpe call l Carmack tile names prior to the Carmack-Palterson primary election. Miss Theresa .McKean on thestand said she was In' the office of lis. .Fort when Robin Cooper 'was getting his shoulder dressed. She said she heard Colonel Cooper says "Don't let any one come in here:- we don't want to, have to shoot another man. RETIRING BOARD WITHHOLDS VERDICT IN THE TUCKER CASE , (United Press Leased' Wtre.) t Chicago, Feb. 18. Thearmy' retiring, board today concluded r Its sessions. The findings in none " of the cases, will be-announced ..until' passed upon ' at 'Washing- ton. . r ; Stenographers have been at work transcribing the iestlmony, particularly In the case.' of Colo- nel William F. Tucker, , whose case Is attracting universal at- tentlon through th exposition, to ; the colonel of his wife and son, Captain John Tuoker - . ' 4 BANK PRESIDENT - - . - . ' ' F W W. Ramsey First Victim t iii the Pittsburg Coun-. . cil Grafting Cases. tr. (United Press Leased Wire.) Pittsburg, Pav. Feb. !. W.; W.r Ram sey, a former bank president, was con victed'last night by: a Juryof bribing city counclimen "to" place city fundsln the German. National bank, for- the pur pose of Speculation.. The verdict was read In court today. - 1 ' - ' - The trial is the first of the -alleged Wmncllmanle graft .case, in which scoreof councumen are accused.! ceii ID GUILTY FOR STATE RAILROAD Ry Carl Smith. (Br Journal Leased Salem WlrO Salem, Or.. Feb. 18. Thl afternoon the senate committee on Judiciary will give a hearing to representatives of the chamber of commerce and Influential business men of .Portland in advocacy of the McArthur amendment to permit tne state to construcc. railways Dy bond lsuea, ' It is now believed the fisrht Is won. even without the-presence of the Port land delegation. The committee on ludtelar.y, unlike the committee on reso lutions, which gave the measure a knock, is in favor of the bill, and the influences behind it with the Impetus given-. bv the governor's message ' of yesterday, are now thought sure to win. Chairman Hart or tne. judiciary com mittee would have reported-'the measure favorably this morning had not the Portland men sent telegrams asking that -they be heard. The anxiety In Portland Is ascribed to reports that the railroad influence had put the plan in Jeopardy, and there was fair ground for - this apprehension yesterday. The resolutions committee, which had been given the resolution by mlsfuke. pre- ared a report, against it ana ;tnis was vino- on the desk when President Rnw- erman oiscoverea tne error, ana ordered the question into the committee on Ju diciary. Chairman Hart, although opposed on principle to the state building of rail roads, is In favor of the McArthur reso lution. He explains his attitude by say ing that because of the peculiar condi tions 4n this- stare the plan may give relief and become an exception, to the rule, . Besides this. . he points out, th state will take no faction u 13 less It Is approved In advance by a vote of the people, and. he believes ln allowing the people to express themse-es. - In the Want Ad Sec tlon of Tbdafs Journal Aft ldvvtl$e for . , . UOhelp a Advertise for ; 0Uit nations . A Advertise furnished 01! rooms for rent f I Advertise real estate for Hsale 4 . q j Advertise traclneaa J I chances t a Advertise: houses for 4Urent ' " ; -A a Advertise flatsfor tUreBt: ; ' ' : . A A Advertise hoBsekerplng oDrooms for rent ' Hundreds or new ads in the classified .' section - of this gaper, everyday, If', ;Z you do not find what. you 'V , . want today , 1 Read ih t Classified Section of Tomorrow's 'JOURNAL! BURGLARS PLY CALLING BY DAYLIGHT Loot Frank Schmitt's Resi dence on East Alder While Unsuspecting Neighbors Look On Thieves Gratify Taste for Fine Raiment. Two burglars, one of whom at least had a craving for ' good clothes, yes terday afternoon ransacked the home of Frank 8chinltt, 654 East Aldur street. In the absence of the family, and carried off 1300 worth of clothln and a gold watch. One man stood on the front, porch of the house pretending to read a slt- of paper, while the other of the pair spent fully throe quarters of an hour in picking out the bent ar ticles of wearing apparel In the house, packed them In a new suit case, the property . of Norman Schmltt, then walked leisurely down the street. Ten minutes later the partner .also left the house and going up Alder street' to Fourteenth, boarded a car for the city. 80 bold were the operations of the two men that they were not even sus pected by the neighbors, although sev eral of them saw the burglars. Miss Dottle 8chmltf was the last member of the family to leave home. She placed the key to the front door under a flower pot on the front porch. As she started down the street she noticed a man com ing up Alder street and watching her quit Intently,, but thought nothing of at the time. The men lost but little time In getting to work, for It was only 'a short time between the time that Mine Schtrrltt left home nnd the time that the neigh bors saw the lookout standing on the front porch. He was reading from a paper, and ..the. front door stood opsn aa If he were a solicitor or peddler laia tng jx e .--a ,aeat :,. wwev watched the: other of 'the. pair worked uoMtaira. Entrance was gained bv une of the key found under the flower pot The lower floor of the house was not disturbed In the least, the men paying their whole attention to the' bedrooms on the upper floor. The contents of the bureau drawers were spilled out on the floor and the best of the clothes of Mr. Slchmitt and his son. Norman, were taken. Not content with merely stealing the clothing the robber took the time to change his worn out clothes for a brown suit belonging to Norman Schmltt and was even so fastidious as to change shoes, leaving a good pair be hind and wearing off a pair of brown unoes wnirn matched - tne new suit. The pther articles of clothing he took were packed in a suit case and carried away. Neighbors noticed the man standine- on the porch and also the other man as he walked down the street carrying the suitcase, but the dnring with which the men carried out their work averted suspicion. From the description given by these neighbors of the men and a pawn ticket left bfchlnd In the old coat the detectives hope to be able to cntch tnem. The articles pawned on thH ticket were a coat and vest. This may lead to the discovery of other Jobs done by tne same men. TWO HEN KILLED III COAL SLIDE Carbon Hill Mines, Near Ta coma. Scene of Seri- ous Accident. (t'alted Press leased Wire.) Taroma, Wash., Feb. 18, John Alvln and James Ross, miners, i were killed outright and considerable damage to property was done by an Immense slide of coal in the mine of the Carbon Hill Coal i-ompany. at Carbonado. 36 miles southeast or l acoma, early this morn- inp. The men were burled under tons of ro-k ajid eoul about three quarters of a mile from tne surface or the moun tain. They were working apart from the other miners ana were crushed to deHth without warning. The- cause of the accident has not been determined Attracted- bv the roar of hundredx of tons of falling earth and coal, other miners rushed to the assistance of the imprisoned men, but were powerless 'to save mem. i ne uuaien er uvin -aio rcoss were extricated and operations in the urnn. city suspended pending the arrival of the state mine inspector to conduct an investigation with aview to fixing re- spiinBioiiiiy mr me scciaenr. Decree Awards Her $6000 Year and Custody of ' Son. i (rolled Press Leased Wire ) Pt. Louis. Ft. 18. Mrs. William J. Letup was granted a divorce today from her nueband, the ., millionaire brewer. The interlocutory decree awards her IS00 a year alimony and the custody of their son. William J, Lemp. , The court erdered that Lemp might have -custody of the child from 4 nvim-V Saturday morning until I o'clock Sunday evening of each week. ' . T.oma wilt t1va 4,130 Arm K..f :;A sua ran tee priup.tpniint of alimony. MRS. LEMP IS GRANTED DfUORCE 'GATEWAY SHOULD BE OPEN TO ALL" COMMISSIONER TROUTY (Sperisl Dispatch to The Journal!) Chicago, Feb.. IS. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty thinks the Portland gateway should be open to all. , This morning he said: , ' "I am of opinion that large numbers of persons desire to go to Puget sound points by way of Kansas City, Colorado and" Salt Iake and this arrangement Imposes lnoonvenlence on the traveling public. "I think the gateway should be opened to .all. It is not fair or just to allow one road to go through and bar another. The only question In my mind is how great is demand for this through route." COMES 10 CEOSE Interstate Commerce Com mission Adjourns at Noon City's Claims Favored. Colred Preen Leased Wire.) Chicago, Feb. 18. The hearing before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty of -a complaint by officials of the Harrlman lines that the Hill rail roads are violating the commission's order commanding them to cooperate with the Harrlman lines on rates be tween Seattle, and Chicago adjourned at poon today. Little progress, was made during the hearing this morning but it was evi dent from the stand of the commission that the Portland gateway was consid ered favorably. niAHDtio WI'ID-PARIC ' , - .'' Fire . in . Chicago Factory Causes Rush for Exits Many Injured. (United Press Leased Wire.) v Chicago, Feb. 18. Three hundred and fifty women and-girls were thrown into a panic today when a tire started in tne factory of the Kinley Baby Carriage Manufacturing company. Scores of women ran for stairways and exits and were lnlurea. A general alarm was sounded. Police reserves and firemen entered the build ing and aided by a score or more of men employed in the ractory succeeuect in rescuing all the women. For a time It aoceared the entire block would be destroyed and that the flames would spread to other portions of the city. After a stubborn fight, the flames were "extinguished. No deaths were reported. The loss is estimated at $200,000. . - MAY BE A STRIKE Oil SUNSET ROUTE Conductors Yoting; Dis charge of a Fellow Em ploye the Grievance. (United Prese leased Wire.) Galveston. Texas, Feb. 18. Conduc tors of the New Orleans to 8an Fran cisco line of the Southern Pacific bal loted last night without arriving at a decision as to whether they should strike because of the discharge of a fellow employe. The trouble arose when a conductor on the HI Paso division, who served as a member of a grievance committee of the trainmen, was discharged (or insurlioidiniition. after a conference with a Southern Pacific official. cThe conductors held that the man was be ing paid by the order and not by the railway and that therefore he could not be discharged for this cause. Other affiliated railway trainmen's orgtinlxations huve indicated that they will join t-ie conductors- If. a strike la ordered and there is a possibility that iie trouble may spread throughout the entire 6'nithern Pacific system.. GaTEIVAVHEAREHG BAD MONEY GANG X SAID TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AT TACQM. (Pelted Press Leased Wire.) Tacoma, Feb. I8.Ir the arrest today of C. A. Cook, Earl. Jeffries. Lottie ffries and Pauline Crook," e quartet Just arrived from San Francisco ;,vla Portland, the local pottce detectives be- ve they Wave in custody members of tne oanq or men and -women who have bf eh JTopdln the Paclfio eoast cities with I counterfeit coin and -who have left a trail.JDf the money from San Francisco to Portland- and Piiget sound. A sarcn of the. room, occupied s by the- persona under arrest brought te light a quan tity of spurious ta and $10 gold pieces.: while on the. person -of the Jeffries woman similar coins were found. " For weeks tlm I"nttat Sta.tas treamirv department secret - service operatives have twen working to land the ng tnat bus tfecn putting into circulation coun SENSAT10NA IA1K "JOB" Charles Price, Recipient of Mysterious Mail Packard , Containing $21-10, Jlay ' Compelled to Relinquish Ownership. (Special Dlsp- tcB to The Journal.) ' Ogden. Utah. Feb. 18. That Charles Price, the Ogden plasterer, who was re- , cently startled upon penlng his mall to find J2410 in currency,- afterwards be lieved to have been stolen from the East Side bank at Portland Or., will not re tain possession of the sum of money Id the determination of United States Din-. trlct Attorney Hiram B. Booth of Salt . I,ake City, who has filed proceedings on behalf of the government to eumpel ' Price to relinquish his claim npon the money in order -that it may be sent , to the "dead letter office" ef the postal de-. partment in Washington, where it will remain, for a period of four years, aud i unless claimed and proof of ownership established wilj revert to the govern- ment. Not long after the sensational robbery of the East Side bank at Portland, the Ogden plasterer- received the money wrapped in a plain newspaper wrapper, . which had been mailed if rom some point unknown and adriressed simply "Charles Price, Ogden, Utah." Later - a well . dressed stranger appeared at the gen--eral delivery window of the Ogden post off re , and - inquired 'for - mall for "Charles Price.'' Although secret service men had been posted, the stranger made his escape after an exciting chase through the city and disappearednever to he again located, although special ef forts were put forth by ha police of Salt Lake Cltyi Ogden and Portland and Price, th plasterer. f deposited h Is money, In a local lxnk. awaiting identi fication. It was established that the1 robbers, to avert "suspicion and avoid being caught with money upon their or transporting tne oney. ty mall, choORlnor th num. hniil.. Tt- There happened . to be a- real Charles Price, a humble plasterer. In existence, however, and the newspaper containing the small fortune fell into his hands. Communication was entered into be tween the Ogden and Portland aathori ties In an effort to Identify the bills as those stolen from the bank in the Ore gon city. For some reason positive lden- tlflcatlon was impossible. and Price. the plasterer, retained his ownership of the money. . ,: ' i , - 1 Now the. government Is trying to take It from him in order to comply - with the rules of the postal department. Friends of the plasterer, who has re tained an attorney, assert that' ha will come out victorious. v Powder Explosion; 7 Fatalities, ' (United Press Leased Wire . t Colliers. WV Vs., Feb. 18. Three men were killed and four so badly burned that they will die. by an explosion of powder at the home of a Slavio miner here today. . JAP" BOYCOTT A.-Y.-P. r I'-'' . 'I. Ashikaga League- Will Un dertake to Array All WeaTerslof Japan, (United rresa teased Wire.) Tokln. Feb. Is. Resenting the anti Japanese sentiment recently expressed -throughout- the length, of the Paoifln coast of the United Slates, the Aahikag Weavers' - league at -its last meeting de-' elded that it would not participate in the Seattle exposition. The weavers de clared they were willing to sacrifice $1,000,000 in export trade rather than--attend the fair. A. committee of the league will meet tomorrow to discuss the feasibility of : sending emissaries throughout Jipan to, the movement. - - j - V " . .7 - --';i; , Japanese Attache Arrives, y. ' 'Port Townuend ..Wash.. Feb. 1. One of the passengers of note- who arrived on the Japanese steamer Ta ign Maru . from Yokohama today Is Commander T. H Ira era of tho imperial Japanese navy. - . terfeit coins which, so. nearly lnltni the good money a to often bnftle tn- kill of bankers and. treasury iti'k u,u iWhile the e'ldenca against the tin.nr tet under-arrest is . tliuH far- clr.-nn.. stantiiil, the police - have-sifft-ieut t - to hold them until the gtiv-rnm n t ,i, fleers can take up the case. Secret Servlee Atreet Rtcv t'. has been looking for emmtrrf. passed several- Hundred il..!? , . , , j $10 . gold pieces on tn.-r -i i , , City, The prnns nrresi.- i in 'i , are probably the crimintis i the secret Sfrvlte tion until tho nrj.m-.. "sweated.," - - A few wpi-ks n'i Ji v that rmirloiiH -oin ..i i.. Portland and so i I r v. terfeits Hist tbe r... -, 1 and cS'Hd f-tr t . let-ate ti e . RECALLED WEAVERS i