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VOL. VIII. NO. 19.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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. ,
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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
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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!
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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.
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