THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ? PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 13. 1005;
PORTAGE ROAD PROJECT
WHICH PAPER WAS FIRST
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SAYS HARRIMAM'S
IS ABSOLUTELY
TITLE
m V PRINTING THIS NEWS?
INDORSED BY CHAMBER
Trustees of Commercial Hotly Advocate Extension of the
. System raiiama-roilland teamsliip Line Is Also
, Given pprovalU. S.' Asked to Operate Vessels.' '
PORTLAND, , OREGON, . TUESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 2. ' 1909. SIXTEEN PAGE!
Attorney Dunne . Continues His 'Argument in Support of
L'ailroad Claims Discussion' of Original Act of ,;
J CongressFederal Contentions.
PERFECT
'Construction ofth -portage roadto
The. Pallea, maintenance' of th river
- traffic and , the Imtltutlon of a lift o
steamers to connect north Pacific --coast
. point with Panama and New York, all
i-auie In for indorsement at the hands
of the trustees of ttit chamber of
(Kimmtrps today noon. A. special ml
- lng uf the trustees with th officers 01
' ilia transportation committee of the
chamber was hold an,j the varloua mat-
te.r mentioned were brought to tha at
tent Ion of the trustee by tha transport
tatlon committee onioers.
Resolutions commendin the ' ex ten
aion of the portage road and tha other
' projects were unanimously a a op too iy
tha trustees. The resolution regarding
. ttte Panama Una read a aa reiiowa;
"Whereas The government is now
nneratlna- a Una of ateamera from New
York 'to Colon' in connection with tha
iennma railroad ; 'and " . 1
"Whereas,, A -.line so- operated annot
be or general service or us or aecure
thevrrelght necessary to us suocesaiui
operation; and -1 ' v i ...... .
. . "Whereas, Tha commercial necesaltlea
of the Pacific coaat demand tha exten
sion of this service to all points on the
laeinto coast; now tncrerore oe it
"Resoived. Bt the chamber of com'
merce of the citr of Portland. Or.: '
Firm Tht wa favor th extension
at as early a date aa possible of the
rervloe now established to coion to an
Pacific .coast points in order that relief
may b afforded to tha manufacturers,
' merchants and producer of th Pacific
v coast. - i s- 1 ' " .
"Second That we respectfully ask
. out senators and repreaentatlvea tncon
, gress to lend all tho support they con
sistently can to the measure introduced
1 In congress by Congressman McLachlan
: to create and establish a line of steam
Khlps between, Atlantic and Pacific coast
. ports.' ... ' i. ' -'
Third-That in tha event this is
found Impracticable or that there will
he unusual delay. hen ' we favor-the
early establishment of a privately
nwn.d line to ho assisted bv the depart- i
1 nient of the general government in all I
Hons be ent to each of our senators and
representatives in congress, . and th
AirfitHrvnf war." .
Following la th text of th Portage
railway resolution: .
"Whereaa, The chamber of commerce
lias constantly and at all ttmea stood
for and supported every movement hav
ing for Ha purpose th opening of all
our waterway to tree ana unoustruct
ed nnvigallon; and, .
"Whereas, The building or inw rorf
ruiiwnv nns in our omnion. not
onTy hastened (he work of tho construc
tion of the canal, but haa also been
direct benefit to the subtle aencrellv
through th reduction of ratea and the
furnishing or increased racuitie ano
tha encouragement it will give and
haa riven to the biiildlns; of railroads
and other highways to river points; and.
. wnerea. HI extension oi me roiwi
from . the Rla- . Muddv to - The-- Dalle
pending the completion of th canal will
greatly add to its usefulness and In
crease its efficiency, now. therefore.
oe it - .
Ttesolved. First That this body re
spectfully ura-e upon our senators and
representatives In congress to us vry
effort they conesltently can to place
tha work of buildlna the canal on a
continuing contract basis at th. first
opportunity. ' '
fSecona inu n in interest oi-ino
people as a whole we Indorse .the ex
tension of th Portage railway to The
Dalles. .
Th rd -That we commend, -approve
nd ratifv th work of the transporta
tion committee of this chamber and the
- - it nnnnnhTihu'iei r
' 1 ., rilllllllanl III!!! Ill ' V 1 '. , I
- 'ii : a . r ... wm m ri I'l l II I -j m.'UTkrr t r tn maintenance or tiarriman s pos-
rliUmU.llurillr ,0$$a- ' 3
" - v . v AVJ TaV I At unexpected length Mr. Diinn con.
Ir. Sil rt C ' 'l"grt t 'V W f f "' "' 7 - ' "'- ' tlnueid his . argument . from . yesterday,
. f'-'.J V I I lllL LI III ' Vk iV 't ' Journment Of court until next Monday
- yi I lilt r " rlllf 5 i &J& niornlng. In- reference to h filing of
ol , : A- i B lllll III! . . ' brtefn Judge Wolverton sttpultl that
' 1V-. U I UllLa I Ull VwX&r? -th brief of counsel for the corporation
'' V ' " T " ; .T v V V'Ji?V be filed'withln 0 daya from the pres,
1 ' ' W vW enc oste. uounaei for the government
t AWAW'WJV will file reply to this brief within
;- '- V WiHft. 80. days thereafter. Counsel for the in-
; " V - TJ,vV.W Vi i ; A' to'venors will have the same privilege.
' ."'Sy. A- final 80 dava will ba Permitted coAi.
organizer of the Open Rlvef Transpor
tation companv In tneir efforts to estab
lleh and ODerate a boat line from Port
land to all points on the upper Colum
bia river. - ; ' .-.
Fourth That this clty.-owinr to Its
location on both ocean and inland wa
terways, occupies - a unique , position
among commercial cities and -ia the only
city so situated on the Pacific coast
ana mat in consequence, 10 aecure ine
full advantages of the situation we
hould labor unceasingly lor ine great.
est- possible improvement of the rivers
.On the 2d of last February The, Jour
nal published on Its' first plge a story
outlining the plans of E. If. Harriman
for reorganising his cabinet - Tbe Jour
nal told of th probable ' promotion of
J. P.' O'Brien,-, general manager of the
Harriman lines In Oregon, and also pub-r
llsued many facta as then, set forth
In railroad circles concerning the de
termination of Mr. Harriman to gather
about him many men prominent In the
lawful ways. t from their mouths to the highest navl-
rourtn i nai a copy or inese resoiu-1 gauie pumi. ,
0 ffl J OB
IS UNDER FIRE
v ' rTnltnl Pwhm ImmI vrtra.t
Tacoma. Wash., March ; 18.-Judge
Kasterlv in the suDerior court today is
' ued a call for a grand Jury,- to meet
Monday, April 5, to investigate charges
against Mayor Link and Chief . of " Po
lice Duley in connection with their
.conduct In relation to the restricted dis-
trtct.v The charges which brought about
the calling of a grand-jury w)te- filed
, ny councilman jamioson in. a senna-
tioital report several weeks ago.
DIRECT P1UMARY
: GETS A SETBACK
riTnlfed Preu Leased Wlre.t '
' Sacramento. Cal., March 18. The Re-
Dublican steering; committee or the sen
ate, in its first meeting at the present
jtii t Hthe-ferliHatre.- -tooav- -aeoiuea
to hold no party caucus over the direct
Drimarv... ' - '
In the event of .a ''Republican caucus
over tho direct primary, there would
have been Inevitably either a big fight
and a walkout or a slim attendance of
regulars. To prevent this disruption of
. the majority at the end of a fairly har
monious session, the Republican leaders
Hoanoonen tne caucus idea entirely. The
action means concurrence in the as
sembly amendment. It means-the re
tention of the United States senatorsbip
aoviKory vote oy tne-district plan and
alt the other features which the lower
house. stacked upon J the Wright Lblll
despite the reformers. . !
The assembly Judiciary committee has
' reported adversely a bill providing for
trie elimination of th party circle on
the ballot, and one providing for a non
partisan column for candidates for the
The assembly passed a bill requiring
that on passenger trains of four coaches
or more there shall be two brakemen,
Instead of one. aa at present, and that
n freight trains or 60 cars or more
ther shall be three brakemen Instead of
to.. There are also other strict rati
way regulation provisions, with heavy
penalties. ' f
Although a resolution setting Thurs-
day as the day of .adjournment was
.adopted li the senate yesterday the as
sembly has not yet indicated it will quit
work. The senate file contalna 24 bills
- end that of the house 638. It is prob
, able the lower house will not be able to
.adjourn before Saturday.-,
TENDLETOX KATLEOAD
CASES -AKE DISMISSED
,"' IKpeelat Dltpatcb to Th Joorniil.l
Pendleton. Or.. March 13. The Jus-
- tlce court this morning decided that the
evidence was not sufficient to hold
l'rank 1. Ely, transcontinental freight
Inspector and William Edwards, truck
man, accused by Dickens of pllfer'.ig
th railroad company by opening boxes
in the depot and taking clothing and
everything they wanted to jjse. diaries
IXckens In his confession Implicated
many employes about the depot and
prominent people by saying, "we all
stole." telling of instances of roods be
ing sold and who took them. The jus
tic court decided that since th tetttl-
mony was not corroborated and because
of uicken questionable character, the
testimony could not be taken as con
clusive. . J .
MERRY MUDDLE
AT LOS ANGELES
BRIDGE
S 11017
TAXED TO LIMIT
Officials of 'the Spokane, -Portland A
Seattle state thut rumors to' the effect
that an electric, car service will be ea
tablished via their bridges between
Portland and Vancouver are untrue, for
the simple reason that with the ad
ditional summer train service which
eoes into effect both on the North Bank
and the Northern Pacific in May 'will
give the draw bridges as much as they
will handle safely,'
, "With, the new service on bothJines
we will have 14 passenger trains across
the" bridges each day, said a North
Bank official this morning. "That means
considerable- In itself, but in addition
there are si freight trains a day to
handle. Then, as soon as the Swift
plant gets in : operation there will be
an almost constant shunting and switch
ing back and forth to the stockyards.
It, Is unreasonable to suppose that we
would be -able to take care of a half
'.hourly or 20-mlnut street car service
RearranpemehtofCabinct
AVill Effect Many Divis
inns of .': Magnate's; Vast
Jiauroaa . Jnterests--Locai
.Changes .Take Tiace Soonl
Ed w i d Harrlmi nr"ciir" of
tbe railroad world, bas decided to
have a cabi net .w lib. which to share
the burdens ot operation of the liar
rlman lines from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast and M the result of
the formation' of thla advisor board
changes In the control of the varloi -FrriinRn
lines are under const' .
Mt will affect eTer im
. - he "" ' j:
"What ia sauce for the a-oose Is aau-s
Tor the gander," t'pon this classlo epl
gram. Used to emphasise the mutuality
oi obllitatlona in anv contract. feter F.
Uunne based the conclusion of his pita
;w-
UK ' ,i t, '
sel for the corporation to fll an answer
to the reply of the aovemmenL after
which th judge wlll.tak th case under
consiueraiion ana make answer at nis
discretion. This will cause- a delay of
many uioiiiiin peior a uecree iroin n
lederai court will be banded down
in tils argument of yesterday after
noon, subsequent to hla establishment
or tne contention that the title of the
eorporation to, the granted lands In
Oregon Is , absolute, Mr. Dunne boldly
asserted a conviction that no necessity
or. obligation now devolved to sell the
lands. at. the government maximum of
-.ov per acre, -i ne lanaa were granted
to the orlalnal east side or. Oreaon A
Certtral road --rOr th . iipnninHilimAiit
another Portland paper, which . is now! of tbe single purpose of road construc
tion, ne oomenaea. My tne use of these
Southern Pacific and O. R. A N. com
pany for the purpose of forming an i
advisory board.
More than five weeks later , (March
11. 1909) the. same story appeared In
boasting loudly of its enterprise in
getting the first news of the contem
plated railroad changes.
"'The accompanying engravings, fac
similes of portions, of the article pub
lished In .The Journal of February t
lands as credit, advances of money for
actual contructlon were secured. - There-
rore tne purpose of the grant has been
fulfilled., The road has been built,
the country , entered. Imorovements
made. . This has been accomplished; no
further obligation rests upon the rail-
and of the rehash of the saine story I road nd. the, landa-belong to It abso
published in the Evening Telegram of
March 11, determine, which, paper was.
first In giving this news to the public.
As a matter of course, it was printed
left the liveat and brightest evening
newspaper ever printed in Portland."
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VENT OF CLEAR WEATHER NOW WATCH
TheEvening
FIRST EDITION.
PORTtAJfO. OREGON. - THURSDAV.
(Coltcd Press Leased Wire.)
IjOS Angeles, , March . 1J. Municipal
affairs in. lxa Angeles appear , more
muddled, today than ever as the -result
o the resignation of Mayor A. C.'Har
per, apalnst whom a recall election had
been called, with 'George Alexander as
the opposition candidate. The Alexan
der forces still contend that Harper's
successor, to be appointed by the city
council Monday, can remain In office
only until March 26, the date set for
ine recall election. . ....
Strong legal opinions to-th contrary
are being brought forward by their op
ponents. Ex-Governor Henry T. Gage ; electric , railway . company would ' have
ami a 'immner' or otiier prominent ait
lorneys nave expressed the belief that
the election is
resignation.
vitiated .by Harper's
'Harper, who at the time of his resig
nation acknowledged In wri Una- that lie
abdlcted his office on -the demand of
H. Lee Olotworthy, representing the
Los Angeles Record, haa rone into the
country with his family. ..
The Kecord. explaining whv It recalled
the mayor, says that after a o'uiet in
vestigation intd the private life of Har
per it was convinced that he was not
a proper man to sit in the executive
chair.
The Evenlns- Express, one nf the 1ah. I
ing organs or ine recaners. stated last
night that it possessed similar informa
tion concerning Harper's official acts.
tiotllinirl--ff erius - in return." j, isn-
Anoflir feature of the matter Is that
whenever tried the joint operation of a
railroad by electrlo and steam service
has been found to be impracticable. One
important reason tor nils is that gases
from the staeks of the steam locomo
tives rot the copper trolley wires in so
short a time that tney have to he con
I stantiy restrung. The isortn wanK road
is compeuett oy law to allow another
railroad to use the bridges upon he
payment of reasonable maintenance
charges, but it is doubtful if thla
would include a suburban trolley ser
vice. The rumors stated that either the
Vancouver Traction company or some
allied company was to come Into Port
land by way or me ivortn Manic bridges.
j
MARCf
PLAN TO FOIl -
900.000 cm
OH
S MEAN TO RE
O'BRIEN TO SUCCEED
CALVIN AS HEAD OF
:.S;PM SAN FRANCISCO
Todav -a-mnrnlnr naner denlarvrf that i General Manager Welch of the Van-
acis might he shielded with the i couver i raciioii ompny saia ne naq
of charity, but ariv knowledge I nothing to say aft yet about his line or
of off iclaf mistakes or misdeeds be-tan "allied line getting into Portland by
longed to the people; and it demanded
that such ' information be made public
Without delay, - s i - ,..
Despite the fact that the Alexander
forces believe the recall election to be
vitiated they are prepared, for emer
gencies and will probably call a con
vention to nominate a candidate to be
S laced lrv-the field If the election is to
e held. This candidate will not be an
nounced until after proceedings are
taken to enjoin the city clerk from
holding the election.
After considering the project of call
ing a special venire and selecting,
grand Jury to consider the cbarees alid
.counter charges in the municipal recall
situation, me juageg or tne superior
court today decided to swait the regular
session, June 1. Then the grand jury
will bo asked to consider the different
phases of the local situation and de
termine what course the courts should
pu rsue.
INDICTED AS A
BLACKMAILER
REPLEVIN SUIT
E OF WOE
DS
SQUABBLE OVER
LANG PURCHASE
A medical student. Neat Armstrong,,! An attitude of unmistakable, resent-
T. Morton possessed inordinate am
bition to get rich quick. As a reminder
that all ways of suddenly amassing
wealth are not safe, he now rests under
indictment found against him by th
federal arand Jury, the charafe bcins
irsue. . blackmail and Impersonation of an of-
Certawi editors hare charged city of-' f (,-er. .
ficials with malfeasance In office and in
turn have been accused of compounding
felonies by refusing to make public In
formation they profess to have, con
necting city officers with criminal of
fenses, .. '
HIGH JUSTICES
MAY GO IPAID
DENEF1T YOU?
WHYCRRTAILV,
It Is the a gar f that anyone
uff:rlnc from atosaaeh Ills will h
greatly benefited by taking a course of
Hosteller's
Stomach
Bitters
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i
raars
record . proves
i.i l be T on a all
loubt. bat try
t and ne for
mrlf Tei'll
f.fwt H turn, the
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4 la make the
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CCTTTrES.
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KlUlli.
' fftr Journal Leued fUWm Wlr I -
Kalem. Or.. March 13. Another seri
ous defect has been found, this time In
the appropriation bill providing for the
compensation of the supreme justices
and the clerks of the suprem court. It
was Intended that money should tie ap
propriated for the expenses of the su
preme court for "the next biennial per
iod, which is the custom, ending De
cember 31. llfl. Instead, the bill reads
that the money shall be available for
salaries only to December 81. 1909. It
was the imple mistake of a clerk, who
wrote 19A9 instead of lilt. 1
The salaries of the supreme judges
If this bill were allowed to stand, would
not be provided for after this year.
They miicht be able to draw their war
rants, but would not be able to get the
cash. As to the elerks. bailiff and eth
er officers nf the court for which no
prwvVslon t mm bv Itw. thr rmitd
net even' draw down a. warrant. This!
matter mill lso have to be attended to
by the special session. ' I
In the hill creatine- the two new 1 un
tie, mi prnvfakia Is made for ihem m
sit at Pendleton and it is doubtful tf j
ther can draw the extra ulnrv mt-rf.
eJ by the legislature for that duty. The
const It ut'rtn nf this state allowed but
fieo salary tor supreme justices but
the legislature haa granted ttvern f!l
more for holding two terms at Pend Ic
on wch year.
That is th method nad to e-et
araiu too const it at km. in thla In tunc.
! It Is masidered diwbtful ahriNer
I the two new tnpreme juettore can draw
I tha aitra t; a 'ife alloaxt lh thy J.lt(.
j tiers mnder tbe preaent iam. -
I mat ilia ItrWge Contract It.
l'rtn!1os. Or . Mrr-h 13. Wd for
ll-e -mrtatrwtiait nt six new - tr
bri :o n the foumy were oroed T-
i-nitr rf"fiiit bv tfce county oirt
ITI.- "ml(tt ta in b J-t tn tha C"lum
iba Prt.irr wii'r of Walla Waila.
i' t f"-.t,n I jtiri t )-ft bid.
lk re to be r'j for its by
J-...- I.
Thomas. It seems, bavins: first adopt
ed the alias of T. Morton, visited Jacob
Kassen, a shrewd German living in
eastern Oregon. He Informed Kassen
that ha was a special agent from the
department of the interior and that he
understood Kassen had been attempt
ing to gain fraudulent, possession of
Home government lands. The only way
to escape inqiciment ana imprisonment,
declared the pseudo officer, was to pay
mm ine sum oi iu in nara casn.
Kassen - was thoroughly frightened
but true to his- German spirit of thrift
dickered for a compromise. Morton
finally agreed to accept $1159. Kassen
forthwith signed two sight-drafts, one
on - French & Co. at The Dalles, and
one on the Eastern Oregon Banking
companv, one for 3500 and the other
for .
Puttlna- the rtVafta snuelv in an In
side pocket Morton departed joyfully
In the direction of the bank. A this
I point the modern scheme of connecting
(the homes of farmers -with stores of
mercnanis in town oy .leiepnone proven
its value. . Kassen telephoned the bank
to stop payment on the drafts.
All mldht have yet ended well tor
Jlorton. but being chagrined because
a German who could not talk good Eng
lish haa outwittra mm, ne put the case
In the hands of a lawyer, and gave ftim
the drafts for collection. A consequent
investigation imo tne urentny r Mor
ton provea mat nis name was Thomas,
snd that he was an Imposter. possessed
of a little more serve thsn is -usual to
his class. .
The foraI grand jury returned three
indictments this morn In a. Including the
one immii against i noma:
AOREY 1JELEASED:
IDENTIFICATION FAILS
aVattte. March It. Charles Aubrev.
rreatel recently In San Franclstx ein
a charge of complicity In an alleged
counterfeiting; scheme, wa released
from the Tscoma jail today after Judg
11 an ford had thrown the raw out of
court. Secret fervk-e Aarent Koater had
what he thourbt atifflrrnt evidence, r-uf
when his snost'Tmportanl "witness TiTTftl
to identify tbe man. his whole case col
Kfd isa'te-JHaVo? Si "?i.Sh5 ment on the part of the water board J?io, ' "if..l't' of.
days asro. He left the house, it Is toward the city council was strongly
understood,' h-cny landlady told I In evidence at a
nim mat ne must pay ror a aamaaea I v.. . i - u- ..n
S.n i nlk ?U." ' on park and public property
I2n-il?Ae-?.Si,!?..J20i iP" this morning. The meeting was called
J.iuio uu mn vail'cl linu BUI1D1VU. Jftl III-1
strong declared he had not put the
Dottle there.
Mrs. Chamberlain would " not - allow
Armstrong to take out bis trunk, so
the doctor-to-be brought a replevin suit
in the Justice court. . Deputy Constable
nennicK went to e Kurnsjae yester
day afternoon to aet the trunk.
''You can't have It." said the landlady.
Rennick expostulated but In vain. Mrs.
Chamberlain, according to . the story
told by the constable planted herself
on tne stairs leading to Armstrong
room and cried out that the officer of
the law should pass only over her dead Cottflta.nii iv'lace- h,?
body. She was reinforced by two worn- present on behalf of the council,
en friends and after all three women Informed that the board had car
HANKY TIIITLE WILL
'lU'N FOR MAYORALTY
Harry Htpcte. r-roprirtor of Hippl's
raf. haa innmitirnl Ma Candida' v fr
mtHt On tb P.opuMirin tW ket. He WU1
t' Us prtiumi of canddrv with t
rttv j'ldnot within a fw its nJ-ri
irke tbe n, i;r-n a fitforta gnarip-jl
ivtrir. j ruai rignia to ait.
had laid hands upon him. Rennick tele-
pnoneii to deputy H.iernan ror help.
. In a few minutes a lawyer, two con
stables and the medical student, who
was there to identify the property.
were on hand. Two express wagons
waited at the curb to carry away the
trunk. But Mrs. Chamberlain still sat
on the stairs and barred the way.
"I've kept a rooming house for many
a year ana nobotiy .ever too It anything
out or my nouse t man t want them
to take." declared he defendant of
the stairs. - Kiernan, after some parley.
by resolution passed in the council
last week and was for the purpose
of having the water board explain why
it ' nas recommenaea tne purcnase or
property on Mount .Tabor ' for a reser
voir site.-
Councilman Menefce at the session of
the city legislative body last week In
troduced a resolution that no property
should- hereafter be procured by the
water board until appraisers to be ap
point ea oy tne mayor had rirst re
ported valuations on the, property. '
At tne meeting this morning Coun-
were
wero
arefullv
considered the purchase of the Mount
Tabor reservoir site and that It had
reached - agreements with the various
property owners interested as to prices.
Members of th board declared that
they could see no reason whv the
council should wan to interfere in the
matter.
"You are hamperine- our efforts in
stead of facilitating them," said F. E.
Hart. "This and other department
have endeavored to conduct their af
fairs on a business basis, 'the same
as private corporations snd individuals
cation.. The committee to have charge
or tne aoiiar (tinner includes (J. Hibhara.
sbeclal meeting oWF. B. ' Holbrook, C. C. Chapman, Julius
th ihe council com- J.e,tr ami Oeorge F. Johnson. . Ir.
wetfierpee, -president or tne club was
elected chairman and W. J, liofmann,
secretary.
Details of organlaing the "600,000 club"
are in the hands ofT W, J, Hofmann
and F. C Holbrook.
A movement to Interest all of the
menibfw of the Portland Commercial
club and every business man in Port
land in the publicity work of the club
was tauncnea at a meetina or a special
committee', appointed, to promote the
Plan last night. - ...
It ' is probable - that this, committee
will go umlep the name of tha "600.000
club," the slogan being "500.000 In 1815."
All the efforts of the committee ase to
oe aireciea - toward securing puDiictty
for Oregon and new settlers and enter
prises.' -. ' i '..' ,: .-
The example set - Portland by the
smaller cities of the state was enlarged
upon by : President Wetherbee of the
club, at the meetlna- last niirht. . Presl
dent Wetherbee salif that other cities in.
tne state are doing more ror publicity
work than is Portland, and asked that
every one join in the campaign to se
cure jiuu.uuti annually ipr the. promo
tion of this state.
It is elt by members of the club that
in ine past tne weaiiny men or fort
land have done too-much of th work
of supporting the publicity work and
the rank and fire have done too little.
It is to overcome this condition and
have every one give according to his
ability to do so that the present cam
paten has been started.
it was deemed at last nignt s meeting
to now a dollar (tinner in the clut on
March 28 when the "600,000. in 191"
idea will be formally organised Into a
branch of the Commercial club, just as
has the Newcomers. The Phrase "S00.-
000 in 1912" was orls-lnally sucrajeated as
a slogan, but it Is believed that the sub
stitution or ivia ior 191 win mage tne
Indian Held as Thief.
Uohn Snyder, a Umatilla Indian, was
arraigned yesterday evening . before
Judge Wolverton, on a charge of steal
ing from another Indian four horses. He
pleaded not guilty to the charge, and
was. remanded for trial under bonds of
3260, Being unable to give bonds, he
was commutes to tne county Jan.
lutely and legitimately. Th govern,
tnent'la not even . an .interimttcT party
any longer. ... ' , 7
' The original hct of congress and the
legislature of Oregon was for the bene
fit of settlers and their children. Tha
settlers therefore become the Interest
ed persons In such a con tent Ion. Th
act of 1868 making a covenant, Impos.
ing a condition subsequent Is a flesh
less skeleton without executive ' force.
since . the condition subsequent whicu
In rase of violation might Involve for-
renure, is ot no erreot liy a prevloil
annulment of condition that the tlm
of construction allowed the . railroad
might be lena-thenad. .
But. said Mr. Dunne, tha. riles nf tha
settler for Ingres to th lands is quiet
ed by the very Inherent right of the
railroad company, its tltlfj being abso
lute, to dispose of its land to whomso
ever it wills. "Ar th ettlers not com
pelled to bur from us tf we- ara mm.
gelled to buy from themT" questioned Mr.
unn, "Are th clients of Mr. Laffertv
unncr oDiigaiinn to us to return those
lands upon which they ar now conaid.
ered . trespassers. If the- railroad shall
so. will It. in event of their altamni
leaver" .... . - - - ' -..'.,
Mr. Dunn further argued ' that the
grant lands were not a public trust'
which the eorporation' held hv virtu
of a trusteeship imposed by., congress.
"We have built th road and earned tho
grant," he exclaimed. "The lands have
served th purpose of their granting
40 years ago. This stilt was ordered
by congress not to pave the way for-a
forfeiture, but to quiet ' the title. Is
the purpose of that time to be undone? -
Are- the forces of time to be driven
baok: are the hands of the clock to be
turned backward,' after this - lapse of
years, wherein we have been In the..
ossesslon and the benefits ot the landsT
ustlce will determine our possession: .
the same justice that shlnee on all, llke-
tn sun; mat raus on an, line tne ram,"
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CONVICTED HE
THAIIKS
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In : three minutes' tlme.v just long
enough to take one ballot, the jury that
heard' the evidence against Chester .1.
Holloway for assaulting his wife, de
clared him s-ulltv as charaed. The ver
dict was returned just before noon In
tne circuit court, ana judge uroneugn
fixed next . Tuesday at 1 o. m. -as the
time for sentence. '
emotional Insanity, stood-' facing the
judge as the verdict was read, Then,
with a courtly wave of his hand to th
Jury box, he exclaimed, "Thank you."
Holloway has always contended that
his mind Is a blank as to what took
place when he shot his wife. He had
arrived in Portland from Los .Angeles,
nis former home a few weeks before the
shooting. His Idea was to aecure a rec
onciliation with his wife, he claimed.
When she refused to.-kiss -him or to re
turn with him. arter , navmg conai
tionally promised to do'., soy he. drew
revolver ana urea rive times, iou
the shots taking effect. -
Mrs: Hollowavs recovery was
some time In doubt. Her husband test!
fled that be could remember nothing of
what happened from the time he fired
the first, snot until arter ne. ran out. oi
the house, . - , -
Several months ago he was tried . on
the same indictment, and the Jury dls.
agreed. This time his plea of "dementia
Americana" was less effective. ;
- ; Lower Ratea In Effect. y
According to a telegram received' to-
dav by General FrelgTit and Passnger
Agent Harry Adams of the North-Bank
road, th lake and rail ratea Of the
transcontinental tariff discontinued dur
ing the winter months will go inio ef
fect again on March 29. These rates
r known as I K. "thr transcontlnentat-
east bound, and 4 D, the transcontinen
tal west bound rates. The rates are'lm
portant to, shippers, because they ar
ower tnau ma ait in iiivi . m.w.
jlewcomeTg From Minnesota.
a tonrlat' carload of new Settleis for
BrownBvUle, Or., was received by the
O. R. ft N.- company today. The canoan
f naw oregonisns is oouna ior oru-
vIlle.Non the west sideline or the Boutn
ern Pacific, in Linn county. The set
tlers came from Mankato, Minn., and
were attracted by the colonist rates to
Oregon.
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durliia- which his constable's star waslwould do. We have given a larse part
flashed to no avail, feinted as though of our time to the city In the matter
to pasa Mrs. Chamberlain to the right, of this reservoir site purchase end all
8he reached for him. but Kiernan of us have gone over the ground per-
dedged to the left and ran up stairs, sonally and held-numerosa Interview
Mra Chamberlain lost her balance and with th owner.
fell down stairs. "You may appoint appraisers and
"Murder, murder." screamed the wo-1 they may set a lower valuation on
men. "She s a sick wbman and now I the property than we have offered,
you've killed her." Mrs. Chamberlain I The owners say thev will refuse any
also let herself be heard. Kiernan. 1 lower offer, and will flaht tha case
Rennick, the lawyer and Armstrong I In th courts unless we pay the price-
Sroceeded to the student's former Toora. i we have sgreed upon. We think the
ust as the door was . being kicked In. I lend Is worth what we offer and it is
ior Mr, uiamperiam stoutly refused saf to say that th city will pav more
to glvfr up the key, the rattle of hoofs I for t If condemnation proceedings are
was heard and Mounted f fleer Bales i entered Into.- . c -
dashed tip to the house. 'The shrieks I D. A. Grout, representing the Hos
Of tbe women had caused a murder I font eat to. aaaerteit that tha cltveould
alarm to be turned in ar police station,! not get the property held by his client
ana oaies was mere xo prevent tne as-1 ror 2,wuo arter tne present option
sassln from escaping. Leaving hla (runs out. H said that he had been
ftlppi St flie Flirt. Halea lfltnl.fi . t h f A r mn IntI a tat ym r m t1r 1.. tha m.a.
banpy party rfrnlde. jter board and that if be had his option'
One door went down, but the trunk I back be would raise the price.
Vli nnt in f hat rvwim InAlh.. i A k n .ki..,l A fn.ll. ? JJamI
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and the trunk Ion tho part of the council In appro-1 as
waa forcibly entered
found and Identified. With the two I printing the money asked Is the fact
women friends still declaring that Mrs. 1 that values are raDldlv increasing and
t hamoorlaln had been murdered and I In th event f a condemnation suit
tue landlady- nerseir crying that she I the Jury will fix the hri at the msr
wna dying, the 'trunk was removed. Iket value of the property at the time
it-iiuiy nmniri inoucni it verviine suit ia tried.
funny. He rammed his hands down In I Msvor Ijne said he bsd been'su-
the pockets of a new suit, worn only I thorisod to appoint appraisers only orj
tiiai- lav, inq iiiKi-o iKiua. i nn int . vi i iran on aiounr t anor m
suddenltr he atrslghtrned up with a face I thereforo- would ot appoint osy - fn; S
4f tf-krste In.A a s-i 4tv 1 jastai I . a TL.a 1 i a !9
a ... Vw u . f ntrr frvuci t a wiw . w iivu auifi ivi iif mm
r rnw in art va lis vi aini trvr w rtrsas i irw be rwti m -w a wiin iri wa tr
bad been ripped wide open. The hand hoard again Monday when It is hopod i
' ' ' wrwr . mut v.rflfliuj I an - r. lonoins win . I . nvnria f I T
oone tne oamage oeror the other ar-1 which the commutes r" see tta way
rived. It wa funny for Rennick no I clear to make a favorable report o
tomorrow than- on all
the other properties of Port- . ...
land Out toeether. Read Greeory'i
ad tomorrow and then visit GREGORY
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ry Heights I
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lonaer.
Ln r few weeks a so a bnrsa ann
anniner-suit ny emppiag Ms hoof Into
Henntrk's pocket, and this seemed a
wiiiiui caprice ei miscnievotis rate.
go far as can be learned th land
lady's Injuries were mostly te her fal.
Inia' " r
the council.
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fe Joe Nash: he haa from f to 16 houses
AH completed. New, modrn 4 room, pantr
itA rlnan arM's mnnth - AlaO 6. f. 7 Sn
homes, ready to move intor for fl0 cash, the balanro like
houses cloao to. carl ! ne. 6 cent fa re. restricted district, no
This ia a realdnce district, out of tbe packing house sor.
These homes will sell next summer for a big profit abov my
prices now being asked.
II ready to move In.
rv and toilet, closets. f..r
month. Also a. 4, 7 and I room houses, all modern
ren t ; an
shanties.
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THE QUESTION IS '
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' (1'lt4 r-rea Lea4 lr
fyovisiana. Mo.. March II A wob aur-
rcunrw-o' the tall hre tls afternoon.
snJ is thrctnln to lrnMi Goree .
brn. 21 year oi.i. who la 1oarrato
"1 the chsrsa of a'tafJiVr-t- Mrs. Tlintpni
CNa. i cara eld. rii waa rr-
- i m r i i autnoriurs
uw.-ccdd Is takins tlm oir,
ot Flrat, because ba.hirea bis brln lxyLlbe
dsy. siecond. he has no ents to sell. Third, he buiM not less thsn
J honaea at a time. Fourth, he owna hi own l-ota. firth, n has his
ills money out t intereat. '
teetrte wired. pt-ot teilet. bath.
cr, rortns rcail hoe ioptcio waa , aj (W),T 5, nrv n fxhm 4 room hou or 1100 down for th larger
v ' i -v i" i ' wri f r v p v-iav'"
.7 il J, ... " J honsoa at a time. Fourth, he ewna ni
n6 '.mP0f!" ! own riMiv hfttt .11 be wants ts to ret
wn- I.T .k- ZZJ S evfit rrT alt,"bi h.s-a ft trw-aer. eleetr
Mills on the rharre.a z of bMt raint or vemt.h.
cash money order tor . Wbm
captorl he had uririi I'tvere ad
dr ae.t to various nana c f tv-e m-m-try
aod mallei Is ho Is tM rltv.
Hum bsd a kry which ritied tl- locks
cf mall he. He was we l nreeatwi.
He rrtTd in tl city yru-rv aid
I'"- liim r"n at t Jffersoa
hoteC' f-r he a arr-;ri
hoanea, or yoti tan buy any cf my houje for
520 Dovn and C20 a Month
- Take Mount Rcott car to Millard Ara . T- -
SEE JOE NASH. Owner
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