Growing! Growing! ' , 5Iore wants in Tlio Journal each, ' ,' rrk. I've Journal Ads for best. V ; rculu. Call today tor Satur i V : day, Bunday and Monday. . The weather Showers tonight and Saturday; south to west winds. JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTKKDAV WAS 31,098 VOL. VIII. NO. 19. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, INARCH ; 26, 1909. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. 0 TS AIM! AW KTW1 tTAHDs. nvi csmi 1 I'lAIE TRAIN FOR TACOMA r. GIRL MmntR Aniif riii ri Tht! flUlll IMO I In iFTlISS a mm mm w w w I w PME MD NERVOUS; CAUTIONS SILENCE Tacoma, Wa8h., March 26. Miss Emery and her mother arrived here 2.40 o'clock tola afternoon. Aokl the Japanese, was not in evidence around the depot. The women got off the train, but failed to find Aokl to meet them. They- immediately boarded the train and went on to Seattle. Helen Gladys, Emery and her mother stepped off at the east skle on arrival of .the California train this morning, hurried to the Sargent hotel, telephoned for an automobile, amd in half an hour were, boarding the train .for Tacoma at East St. Johnsfetation? They did not edge their way through the crowds at the Union depot ' as was expected. ; The few minutes-that they had planned to stop in this city were not made Interesting"' to the morbidly curious by public exhibition of the women It was all part of the Emery program and It worked well. Only the news paper men saw them and talked with them. They are now on their way to Tacoma and will arrive at 2:40 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. John Emery and her daughter, Miss Helen . Gladys Emery, were In Portland only Ions endugh this morning- to enable them to change from the Oregon Express on the Southern Paclflo to the North Bank train. They are are following out the intention formulated when they left San Francisco of going straight through to Taooma, Washing ton, where Mis Emery expects to meet her Japanese lover, Ounglro Aokl, who is said to be on his way there Dy steamer. . In Tacoma will be ended the dash across three states that Miss Em ery's infatuation for the Jap dishwasher may end in marriage in spue 01 ins op position to the mesalliance which has been presented by her father, Arch deaoon John Emery, and by all the authorities who have had anything to do with the case. - Kiss Bmery Werrens. - Miss Emery had much more the. ap pearance o( n ho is going to a fun eral than a wedding, "when she arrived in east Portland this morning. She was pale and listless. Dark rings under the eyes told the story of a sleepless night. Her mother furnished bravery for both. Mrs. Emery had apparently rnmnlete control over her -daughter, ad vising her as- to every actioneven -thai choice or dishes servea ior meir Dreaa fast on the diner of the Oregon Express. (The young woman seemed weary of all the vworld. , "t don't want to talk about anything." she said, before her mother could an swer, when Questioned as to their plans. "I know I am doing right and I am tfie Romance and the Flightl ; Helen ' Gladys Emery, daughter of .Archdeacon Tohn ' Emery of the Episcopal diocese of Galifornia. falls in love with X Gunjiro Aoki, a Japanese schoolboy and cook, said to be a rela tive of General Aoki of the TaDanese armv. .'-v .. " . . t r- 1m - j e .v.irouDie in ine nmcry lamuy ensues, ana urs. emery 4 sides with the daughter. Marriage is prevented at Corta Ma- J dera,' a suburb of San Francisco,- where the Emerys lived, and the. girl determines to leave California, claiming the state showed "her no sympathy on-account of common prejudice against Japanese there. .'Mother leaves Sari Francisco with girl, determined to, meet Aoki in Tacoma, where the Japanese says he will return .to his pots and kettles and make a living for his wife. Aokfs countrymen offer him $1000 to desert his sweetheart, but he refused and averred that he would marry her despite protests of all classes. Southern Pacific train reaches Portland this morning and the girl and her mother eave it on the east side. They go to the Sargent hotel and remain there half an hour, then in auto mobile are driven to St. Johns,' leaving the city on the Seattle Tacoma train No. 8 for Tacoma. w I AOKI DUE AT SOUND CITY ON STEAMSHIP FROM SAN FRANCISCO United Press Leased Wire.) Tacoma, Wash., March ZO.-Gungiro Aokl, the Japanese dishwasher, who is engaged to marry Miss Helen Emery is expected to arrive In Tacoma by steam er either today or tomorrow. Aoki dis appeared in Ban Francisco last Wednes day, and since that time no traoe of the much talked of oriental was found until today, when a. Tacoma Japanese stated that Aoki is coming here by boat to meet Miss Emery. ' It Is known that aoki is not traveling With' Miss Emery and her mother, and It is evident that they sent turn on to uus city by steamer to prevent their being laenuueci along the line. The train her mother Is sohed at 2:40 this afternoon, Miss Emery and bearing uled to reach Tacoma n. but It 1 will occa sion no surprise If the women are not on board when the train arrives. It is likely that they will leave the train at some small station near the city, as they did on reaching Portland this morning. Although opposition to the proposed marriage Is heard on every hand In Ta coma today, the county officials' declare that they can do nothing but Issue a license if.it is d.emapded. as the. iaw of mis state aoes not Dreveni tne inter marriage of the races. NEW STEAMER PROVES WHAT PORTLAND CAN DO IN THE LINE OF BUILDING SHIPS ACCUSES DETECTIVES OF BEATING HIM TO EXTORT CONFESSION 4oing what my heart tells me is right. but how tired l am arier ait inns oj of persecution, when all the friends I bad In the world have turned on me. Ohldsd for Gloominess. At this monrent Mrs Emery-rhlded the girl for her gloominess and directed her to put on a, brighter face. The two held a whispered consultation and after (Cobtlnued on Page Three.) FRISCO SAYS IT IS HOT TRUE (railed Press Leased Wlrs.) Ban Pranclsco. March it. "Instead of snubbing the Ja pane and refusing ts participate In a meeting for the pur pose of planning to entertain Japan mtfrhents on the PaoifiA 'coast, the has takea the ezacUr opposite coursa," said Chester Burks. Secretary ' of the chamber.- In as Interview today. W have never received from the north any Invitation in attend a meeting at Port land for tViis psrpoee, an4 lb news that we refused U attend irh a gath ering Is the first news I have had on the subject. ' The Pan Francisco rfiamber rem sserre early this jeer sonpted the ang rttinn ef Ha iM t on -omnr-ettti rUtwi slib JreV advising tt emertairmeot ff a i-arty f Japanese snerchanta en thw cfst as an an-t ef reHprwclty for the elaNtrat reception riven tfe r-hamher ef tmmerce t. rt r I n the orient list year. The isseUMM, fiecrelary Hn-ks aat-1. was ltl the aanr-iti rhaTibera ef Mirmr f ef the Pa'fir roast and was hvartiiv Innree.) hi- that txvw cctrpeei ef rereeeafa'tvee ef t' Pprkunr larea, S-artie fvtrtiaiMl, le A!-, os .! ftn K and ea t ramiar e er gan.setiOft. I Thut ha was brutally beaten by de- t,.tlv in Hnntain Ratv's office In an effort to extort a confession from him was the statement made to juage van Zante this morning by P. J. Williams. accused of larceny. Williams' attorney asked the court to protect his client - from further Injury at the hands of the detectives. An In vestigation of Williams' charges Is be ing made by Chief Grltsmacher. Baty, the head of the detective bureau, was in the office at the time, according to the chief. The two detective In question. Crad dock and Mallett, who have previously borne good reputations, deny that they struck .Williams, although they admit "putting him through a course of sprouts," as they term It I,es than two hours after ' the al leged assault in the sweat box occurred In. Baty a office, 2J0 Worcester build ing, this morning, Williams, who - fig ured in a sensational chaaa and arrest by a woman. -Miss Jessie Ml Hoy, last evening stood before Judge Van Zante in the police court. tawyer Tells Story. After Williams had made the blunt statement that he had been assaulted by the detectives) Attorney A. Walter Wolfe told how, according to Williams, he had been led t the office of Captain Bafy's'men. and there struck on the face repeatedly. The officers particu larly wished to learn the whereabouts of his valise.. which Williams refused to aivuige. - The- attorney asked that the court take cognizance of Williams' statement and protect mm rrom further injurv. Judge Van Zante said that at the trial, which has been set for March 31. would tf in proper lime to go into- that matter. Detectives Craddnek and MaUett stood on cither side of Williams aa he faced the judge. The man was apparently either acting a part In masterly fashion or had been passed through some ter rific ordeal, for his whole manner was entirely different from that he assumed esrly In the day. when be was confident and held his head high. The detectives explain his different manner by saying they showed him what slender chances he naa. or escaping in penitentiary. Williams produced a blood stained hand kerchief to prove that he was beaten. The officers say n carried it at -the time of his arrest last v-ning. Flrmjy Stales Crsitt. Williams Is. firm In his denial , of gutlL A few momenta after he made Me elalemest be waa handcuffed by the same efflrers and taken out in an effort to find his ralioe, bat this was unsuc cessful. , . "J wsa put In a ehalr between them In the detective office. said Williams after his return to the city Jail. "Toey struck Sr. sbo.it eight times en the face. I wlU swear this Is the truth. I dM not steal the weman's porket book.".- Will tirns tsaygthat he recently came to Port tend from enokaee. vbcre be was In lh m,1 mrl lalnr bu sin tea. John li. Stevenson who wltJi Attorney Wolfe I representing Williams. Is mak ing as mvee'lgatioB of the charge mad cy tts Client, mn'i 11 tw? mrm uipian tllet It Is eipected that the etoe ef lh police court Tuesday, Wheei Williams ill be tried. -wlH hrtng te light Int'r enting tut little known fa-t rersnllna the nie'hnda ef t-e detectives Werkisg snder Captain Bate. Tkelr Cty Waaae beec TMU VlWy, he eirt.ed the wteeant fr W l!!tmi arreat, lire at :H First rrri. Ta- to hr sement. lira.; r. Frtoch ef bekrr Cur cam to Port land yesterday morning and rented a room in a lodging house at Third and Pine streets. Miss Milloy visited her during the afternoon. Miss Milloy says she saw Williams, another roomer, leav ing Mrs. French's room. Soon afterward a purse containing 177.50 was missed by Mrs. French. The Baker City woman, however, borrowed money and continued on her way to Redlands, Cal. Miss Milloy saw Williams In a pool room- at -Third and Taylor streets last evening at o'clock. She says he be gan to run at once, while she started in hot pursuit. At Fourth and Taylor he ran into a saloon, but she followed him, and when he dashed out another door she attracted a crowd by her screams for assistance. Williams stopped, and convoyed by Miss Milloy, was un the way to th police station wnen urncer u srien met me pair, sur rounded by a large crowd, at Third and Aider streets. Williams gives his age as 26 years, although he appears older. Mrs. French la on her way back to Portland to prosecute the alleged thler. Xew Notaries. (By, Journal Leased Salem Wire.) Salem, Or., March 36. Notarial com missions have . been issued to Oeorge Curtis, Portland; R. K. -Tarbot, Pen dleton: and Jxuls C Otto Frank PL Andrews and c .hi lxckwood. Portland. flST COKIII STREET CURBS V eBaBaBaBsBsas Car Company Plans to Build Loop at Foot of Wash ington Street ' e : : Ae " : - . r F I I I-i . It . 1 r - , v 9 nm - i ri - ' . . , 7 : - - - j j, - -W" -e. -- irrrr ' mm rfiA V ' , b Lf9a- JJ. i . Mirw f 'ir7ne? MSI l?t 7 sIMf.'-J.-., --,.,. i . ,1". ., si r 1 I er- m New Steamer H. B. Kennedy, Built at the Willamette Iron Works, Which Had Her Trial Trip Yesterday. TTnless prevented by property owners. who have been asked to make certain concessions In the way of narrowing aldewalka, the Portland Railway.' Light Power company will probably mak double track loop around th block bounded by First. Second, Stark and Washington streets. Th proposed ex tension contemplate connecting the First and Second street lines along Stark street and double tracking the turns at First and Second streets on Washington, In order to-de this It will be necea ev to cut about three feet -ear- the corner ot th sidewalk In front of th Oadahy property at First and Washing ton and max a nae cut into the side walk m front of the I .add bank at First and Stark street. It Is Impossible to get ttos heavy broad gajige cars of the O. W, P. ltn to round th turn Inte First street "except by taking off about three feet ef the sidewaik. This waa done at Flret and Aider, whea the loop' wee built cS Alder street, and will have ta be done at Btark and Waahlagto street if e loo-p Is oulit around - that bl. ... It l understood that 1h street ratl IT egtrlaJs ar nea-etiatlng with the rers ef the pmperlv at Firet and! Ptark and Fl -t and VKnrln streets 1 SILt a tw to buiiidicc Ui iwot. I BRAVE FIGHT BY MI. MODJESKi ' - T-"" """ No Hope for Ultipiate Ee- covery, but Physicians Eeport a Bally., (United Press Leased Wire.) Los Angeles, March 26. Madame Helena Modjeaka, the noted Polish American actress. Is Improved in health today, according to her physicians. She is suffering from Brights disease and heart trouble and there Is but slight chance of her .ultimate recovers hut she is making a strong fight and the doctors nope she may live for . some lime. CHEAP SHINGLES; COOLIE LABOR Humphrey Answers Allega tions Made to Secure . Lower Lumber Rates. Train Kills Michael Hays. ' (United Preas Leased Wire.) Everett, Wash.. March 26. While walking on the Great Northern tracks near the passenger station her, Michael Hays, a section man on his way to work. was struck and Instantly killed by the Dvcmnff irain. HaveYou Read the Want Id Section mWmmmmmmmmmWmmmmmmmmmmmWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm of Today's Journal 5! idvertiM for It belP Advert toe for situations Advertise furnished rooms for rent . I Advertise) real estate' for sale ' J5 Advertis business) ' rbance 29 Advertise hoaaes for real 20AdTCT u tor "rent 3 Advertise boasekreplng . rooms for real ' Mora Want. Ads in The Joe rial than any other Portland piper risres a Reason TH1HK IT OVER Washlncton. March 26. Renresehta- tlve Humphrey, of Washington, todav declared tnat over 70 per cent of the labor employed in the British Colum bia lumber mills is oriental -and he urged the protection of lumber Interests in the northwest. Humphrey attacked the correctness of several witnesses who appeared be fore the committee, declaring- the mak ing of 1000 shingles bv white labor cost ba cents, whereas with Chinese la bor a thousand shingles were made in British Columbia for 25 cents. t'ushman. of Washington, read sta tistics ou the Imports from Canada, de claring shingles were produced so cheaply In British Columbia that S2.333, 000 worth were imported last year from Canada, while only JT5.000 worth were exported from' the United States to British Columbia. Representative Fordney. of Michigan, declared that In his opinion soma of the schedules woitlJ not reach the standard demanded by the Republican national platform. He expressed the hope that amendments would cover anv defects of omission He said he favored high prices and high wnges, which would cause prosperity. He advocated a positive tarirr as a mean to prosperity. COMISKEY AXD PARTY FEEL GRIP OF SEATTLE LAW SUICIDE THEORY POISON CASE Police Claim Mrs. Culbertson Herself Wrote Threat ening. Letters. (United Preas Leawd Wlra.l Vlncennes. Ind.. March 26. Desnlte the disbelief and Indignation of the fam ily of Mrs. Jessie Overton Culbertson, who was found bound, gagged and poi soned by carbolic acid in a woodshed at her home near here, the police today de- Seattle. Wash.. March 2t Charlea Comlakey. owner of the Chicago White rVx. John Agnew and John Burns. prominent lawyers of Chicago. V. K Dug dale, president of th North western Baseball league. and John T. Ireland, manager of Goldle's saloon, were arrestwi early this morning mhlle they w-re In the place erijuyuig a wine dinner. Comlakey. Burns. Agnew and Pu gdal a arcoropanied lb offi cers tW the police station but e era not booked. Ireland, on a charg of violating the 1 o'clock cloeing ord ! nance, was releavsed on IIS baiL Comlakey and hie associates left FeatU this morning for Vancouver, R. C. elare that th woman committed suicide. They profess to believe Mrs. 'Culbertson wrote the letters in which her life was threatened, and .which purported to have been written by a jealous sweetheart of her husband. An examination of the body of the victim last evening showed the mouth and lips were not badly burned by the acid, but that the throat was In a bad condition. . This led some to suggest that the death might have been a sui cide instead of a murder. Mrs. Manson Couch of Lawrentfevllle, 111., said yesterday afternoon that she once nursed the victim and that she was well acquainted with her. She said Mrs. Culbertson told her In Law- rencevllle last Monday that a woman had followed her from Vlncennes and that she gave the name of the woman, whom. she said she suspected of trying 10 injure ner. KENNEDY'S TBIAl TRIP A SUCCESS Steel Steamer Built Here for ' Puget Sound 'Makes -Speedy Run. , o ON EAGLE LINE III 90 DAYS S(eel Construction Begun on Kail road Into Baker 3Iininp District. AbraxxJ Is Off for Himalayas. Vari:ie March, i TT.e It, !VArM-Mi ae'V-4 1 r for Hrr-Kar. In i fent afi't place be ( ( ta v e for he Himalaya-' eI WIl 1sm Hr f lerv f in , . ..na.- are at the rrr te t J hum a.;j IVverlal Piatrk to Tat J-wroat I Baker City. Or. March It That the propMunl flagle Valley railroad will tie completed this summer Is ev Merit bv the fact that a force of men are nnw eegget Isrtrg steel through the north ern fart ,f tJi city About five mile nf the rued bed was fradml ir mw year ago. an1 the first Ire mi'i ef e(ee will rrortaMy be laWi an4 r.Wlifig eok snffirfent . to carry material put oo inskie of daSL SUICIDE. KLXDlXfl IX i l 3IRS. LOIilLLAKI) CASE WsMn je.. March .rcner N'e vl't lni fi-d eert if K-a a slating that Mi I re li: r.) e eea. wee J i tn .wise r- sf -t tL n Mm lmi -,m! w feT.1 l-aw, In a bat rfn of er hf.?n -t v Tfea r-tt a f:, --,t; vMi- t; . , I'-e f-f- T r 4- '. J ,ef m mm r ,W vf t J- i . With all colors flying the new Pu- get sound steamer II. B. Kennedy made Its trial run down the river yesterday afternoon, carrying officials of the Willamette-Iron & Steel works. 1L B. Kennedy, namesake of the boat,-, and 300 invited guests. Th trip .; demon strated that the craft w,u capable of running ahead of the specifications and amply verified the expectations of her builders. The Kennedy, built by the Willamette Iron & Steel works, is Intended as an excursion boat for use en Puget sound for the nhvy yard rou.te. She is owned by the Fort Orchard Transportation company, whowe president is H. B. . Kennedy, for whom the boat was named.' The craft ha a 190 foot hull, 28 foot , beam and 11.6 foot depth of hold. She has three, passenger decks and can ' carry 800 passengers on a - daylight run. The engines are of the triple ex pansion four cylinder' type. She has two . nanin patent pipe Doners, tested to a Cold pressure, of 500 pounds and carry lng 250 nounda of team each. The en-' gm s have an estimated horse power of 200. - - . Oil is the fuel burned. The engine room carries 1 1 men. three engineers, three firemen, three oilers and two wa ter tenders. A captain and two mates) " will manage the boat above . deck. Captain Mitchell, now-master of to ' Athlon, will assume command f taV Kennedy when aha is put In commissie on the sound. Th trial trip of yesterday afteraoon waa a most successful one. th era ft making 34 1-J mile an hour for a part of the distance covered. The specifi cations nail for a speed of lt mile an hour for four consecutive hurs on . the official trial trip, which la to be belH nr Tt Monday m Pusrt sound. Th Kenoedv is th first steel veeeel to b-' constructed In it entlretv by th. WllUm-t Iron Steel work. 8i mxn (alien from th dock yeaterda art,mtn at o'clo.'k. ru 4on the Willamelte aed the ColarrWa te Bu HHns nn! returned to tee do.-k at IS. IL W. l,'oroett M. .. Ban. r. Pallin and Iliwner t'arpeater. er the WiiUmeite Iroe tel works, wr tn csr(te of the trip vcalerday, un their entertainment waa In k.t4ng the oc-ion. . . The Kennedy will lev -orTini r-r Seattle !" morntnc in omimwl ef i'aptate BUine end le aspect! i reach eattl genar aigat. PETE1M WILL AfCEPf PKixcirs KEXir.vriATio.v Ve-4 r " !" TW'rra.l- Ilia 'h it - 1 tr,r- T !at t t He r ?i 'i-tH. " 1 ' w t I rm' K-et,-,-' N ' ' ' t I. a ! ' - ' a ' r ' . ' - . a n ('-,. t mm 4- t s 4 I- I ' J , " VI'!' I