SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1801
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DOUGLAS SHERIFF
CLOSING DSBATE
IM STARTS 0
GUARDS CUD CUD
CLEAR LAKE Oflf.1
Upper Klamath Settlers Are
IZoscImi'tf Cracksman 'Found
to J lave Long: Record :
of Safe "Jobs."
Jubilant Over Order
Just Received.
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, . TORTLAND.
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RAID FOR: ,
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Councilman Rushlight In
troduces Ordinance Which
Will Temporarily Control
..Liquor Bales in Places
Where 3Icals A re-Served.
At an adjourned session of the city
council this morning, Councilman Rush
light Introduced an ordinance prescrib
ing the manner In which applications for
restaurant liquor llcenea aliall ba made.
The ordinance wai referred to tha liquor
Hcenae committee. Tha object of lta
introduction l to Secure for tha city
licenee fte of $0O a year from every
restaurant- which aella . lkfuor. Owing
to a defect tn tha law providing for thla
fe restaurant tuay now aell liquor
without paying for tha privilege, in
fact, tha restaurant owner! cannot 00
tKln llcenaea, although niany of them
have applied for them. --' M , ,
The Rushlight ordinance la Intended
, to be temporary, to be In effect only un
til tha special liquor law revision com
ultte of the council can codify the or
tilnancee regulating the traffic,
A recent decision In the circuit court
held that the present llcenee law la
null because It requires owners of res
taurants to buy permits to aell liquor,
hut doea not describe the manner In
which the permits may be secured,
The ordinance Introduced today pro
vides that written application for 11-
. renaee must be made to the city audi
tor. These applications must state the
location of the restaurant and at leant
two reputable ' cltinens - and; property
owners must sign with the owner of
the restaurant. Tha applications must
then be referred to the liquor license
committee, and upon approval of a ma
turity of the council tha licenses may
he issued bv the auditor on payment of
the fee to the city treasurer. i -
The council paaeed the Dunnlnsr-Cot-
td ordinance governing; the Bale of
firearms after the measure was ' ao
'Amended that merchants are not re
quired to get permission from the chief
of police to aell dangerous weapons.
Jlowever, a record of every sale of such
weapon together with the name of the
purchaser must now be kept.
An ordinance was also passed repeal'
ing all existing ordinances regulating
the. erection of overhead signs on tin
tmblle streets. The . ordinance , was
iraf ted with a view to aiding the fire
department by prohibiting the erection
of signs that might interfere with-the
passage of firemen to and rrom omid
inKH, All signs must hereafter be 11
laminated from dark; until midnight.
The water board was authorised to
purchase a reservoir site on Mount Ta
itnr fur annroxlmntelv 1 50.000. an ordl-
nance expropriating this sum being
passed. The lana comprises tnat por
tion of the Hosford tract recommended
by the water department, for the pur
pose.. ' , .
EX-POSTOISTER
S2250 SHORT
(Spect.l ftUpttch to Tha Jonraal.)
Hoaeburg. Or., April 17. Derwln A.
Melvin, alias Wilson; and L. U Merrltt
Ihe two men, now awaiting trial In tha
rVntglna county Jail, for alleged safe
Blowing m tha Roaeburg Steam la unary,
are, according to several reitorta, wanted
on similar charges elsewhere.. A letter
to Sheriff Fenton of Douglas county
from the chief of police at Calgary,
Canada, save:
"Melvin and two other men. In the
month of April, 1908. blew open the safe
or the Aitterta tueam launary ana s
cured 1225. The cracksmen used nllro-
glycerine, the same as waa used In tha
liosehurg job.. They ware tfaptured, but
for lack of evidence were acquitted-'
lnce they have left here we have se
cured proof positive that they were' the
men who didthe Job." The chief adds.
"I am Blurt tn know that-you have a
rood- case and , hona that you will be
able to put him away for a good term,
aa he (Melvin)' is a dangerous man to
be at large.'
Also Known in St. Paul.
A letter from the chief of police t
St. Paul. Minn., says: "Melvin, the safe
blower. Is known here aa a safeblower
and a hoiu-up man, out noinrns;
tf hla nal.- Merrttt.'' '-
Since Melvin'a ' Incarceration In the
county iatl here he has made several
attempts to gain his" liberty. One was
almost successful. Malvtn and another
prisoner succeeded In filing the locks
Off of the Inner door, and were ready
to beeIn on the outer door, when the
sheriff arrived. . i ''"'.
The trial of Melvin. alias Wilson, and
his pal, Merrltt, will coma up at the
May tern of court.
PETITil IS FILED
TO OUST
POAID
Item for Clerk Hire in Nome,
Alaska, Office Causes
a Dispute. ,
- Uncle Sam as collector is opposed to
the methods of Frank W. Swauton. for
merly postmaster at Nome, Alaska
wan ton has paid three cents on. ac
count: he owes the government 3,.oO.
r?ads the complaint of a suit com
menced in the federal court this morn
ing. Had Swan ton not-paid that three
rents he would be owing s.'.ssi, me oui
,t complaint declares, -out as tne mat
ter stands care has been taken at the
postofflce department In Washington to
give him credit for the payment made.
The trouble grows out of . w;anton's
employment' of additional help. l!erwas
made postmaster In IWZ ana at .this
time was allowed to employ help for
"extraordinary" business. In 1804 the
office was raised from, third to second
class, with provision made for all extra
expenditure,. After two years the office
was again reduced to third class, and
Swanton, believing he had the authority,
again employed additional clerical help
at the time- when the mall was un
usually heavy and exceedingly difficult
f transportation to its various destina
tions. To facilitate matters the cham
ber of commerce of Nome bore part
f the postof lice expense.
, Motion was made this morning; ' by
Assistant District , Attorney l Walter
Kvana to strike out Several paragraphs
of the defendant's answer to the bill
of complaint. ' Attorney Miller Mur
doch, pleading for his client, showed
the nroorietv or the objectionable sec-
linns to the satisfaction - of Judge
Wolvcrtnn and the motion was over
ruled. The suit will now be tried on
Its merits and it rests before the court,
the payment of the three cents always
Ouly credited. .
Prairie City Bank Receiver
Said to Be . in Disfavor
Among Depositors. v
.' i (Special Dlnpalch to The Journal.)
Baker City. Or.. April 17. A petition
has been filed by 24 of tha 105 depos
itors of the Prairie City " bank for the
removal of Receiver " J. R. Poland. ."At
the time of the failure .1. Poland, at
torney for the bank,. wan appointed re
ceiver by the court. The fact that Mr.
Poland left for Portland the night be
fore tha bank closed its doors, would
Indicate his desire to he the first'ap
pllcant for the receivership of the de
funct institution, say the stockholders
who have petitioned for hla removal.'
Receiver Poland, being an officer of
the court by virtue of his appointment,
refused to carry out the Instructions of
the bank examiner; but told the ex
aminer he th examiuerV could ? make
an Investigation as an Individual but
not under authority of the department.
The examiner filed a statement that he
was not welcome, whereupen the at
torney aeneral Issued an order. This
was also disregarded by the receiver.
. Indebtedness Zs 931,300.
- Considerable of the business has been
Investigated and It is found . that the
institution's indebtedness- Is $31,200.
the resources. $57,000. Receiver Poland
says the assets are good, with tha ex
ception of about $8000. The supposi
tion that the aala of the Dixie Meadow
aa the $8000 will be applied on the in-1
UVEMQUIIQHH SI . um:V. ' ; i ilRFB . IS aiSO a
current report that the Copperopolts
mine is to be enlrl.' Should this occur
there will be sufficient money on hand
to meet 'demands.
President Adams of the Cltleens Na
tional bank of Vancouver. Wash., who
is interested in the business of the de
funct bank, passed through Baker City
wuaf : u iitw way" ii riauja ny
r.lA? SUBf.llT SECOHD
GARBAGE AOEflOLlEflT
(giteelil Plupatch to T JoMEnsl)
Klamath Tails, Or,, April n.Engl-
neer Patch, In charge Of the Klamath
Falls Irrigation project, has received I
Instructions from tha reclamation serv
ice to begin work on tlja construction j
of tha Clear lake dam; and a small j
craw has been imt to tne upper project
to make preparations. Bids have been
advertised for and it Is expeetod that
the contracts will be awarded within a
week for dumn cars, rails, machinery I
and other equipment. If the machinery!
mnrkf t la audi aa to Derinlt or imme
diate delivery construction work will
be started at once. - " ?'...
Tha C ear hike dam and reservoir.
while It is the Important part of what
la known aa the nnrim ; hroleet. Is also
closely allied with the . lower ' project. I Speeulatlon is rife today as to what
In tlmt the dam Is built across the head individual organisation la instigating'
of Ix)t river, which flows Into Tula (and backing financially the raids which
lake. As it la the intention - of the I constables and1 private detectives are.
rovernment to drain and reclaim Tula I making upon gambling games, t ouncil-
ake it will be necessary to divert the I man wills, who declares . gambling - Is
waters of Lost river, and this 'dam will wide open in Portland, by some is given
shut off a large amount of its supply, I credit for having brought . about the
i , . iraius or lust, nixni. ..
a-fc- -T.7j.T 2 II-Under the direction of Constable t,ou
Si.. " -iLi. . constables last night raided five housea
Some Mysterious Influence
, Furnishes Sinews of -War
for Constables and Private
Detectives Twenty-one
Gamesters in County Jail.
DELEGATES NAMED BV ;
SEATTLE GROCERS
- Secretary C E. Merrick, of the Retail
Grocer' a'sEOciatlon, Aa In receipt of a
Lumber of letters from outside point
U nf which assure him that the na
tional convention of grocers, to be. held
ir early In June,' will be a big at:--
, The Itinerary of the Ohio and
Massachusetts special trains haa beea
ii. elded iiwm while the delegates have
Men selected . J.o represent the city of
t" attle. .' ' k
.1. M. Dodds and E. Tonkin are the
1 iegatea selerted from Seattle and
t ner will be accompanied here by State
I! evident C K. t'oon end Secretary J.
. Ilirgina. Governor Hay of Waahing
' n. formerly president of the Inland
1 mpire llerrhants' association will be
ln 'ited to attend, too. . '
AK1UTJUTI0X WILL
SETTLE LAWSUIT
" The city council will , meet
next Wednesday in special see-
slon . to consider a . proposition
made by a San Francisco firm '
for - the disposal of municipal
garbage. '. The company wishes
o submit to the voters at the '
coming election an amendment
providing for the destruction of
garbage by contract '
An amendment providing for
a bond issue of $160,000 to enable.
the city to handle its own gar-
bage ha alreaflybeen ordered
placed upon the ballot by the
council. If the alternative pro-'
posed by the California company '
Is voted on both amendments
; might be passed. ' In . that case
the one receiving the largest
number of votes would take pre- i
cadence, according to City At-
.' torney Kavanaugh. :
PAYS NEARLY $5000
AN ACRE F0JM1VNI)
ClEAil HIE CITY,
says -IB mm
- ; ': ' ' t ,
Proclamation. Tells How to
7; Work With System in
Cooperation.
Vancouver, Wash., April 17. Vancou
ver is to have a' cleaning up week and
tn file proclamation of Mayor Ktgglnl,
issued this mornlnar. everv resident
urged to- get busy. April 24, 26 and 26
have been act aside .for this purpose.
included in the proclamation is a warn
ing aerainst allowing- moss to collect
on roofs, this following the fire of last
night, which 'was caused largely because
of dry moss. " Following is the text of
the mayor's proclamation:
"This being the time of year when we
snouia tae time to try ana qiean up
our city, I hereby set aside the follow
ing -days to he known as "cleanup day,"
namely, April Si to 26, i inclusive, and
make me zoiiowing suggeavioiiB.
"Unlher ur all dirt and rubbish in
your yard and place it in a pile in the
alley the morning of your clean up
day, but not after that date. This does
not include ashea or manure.
"Rake In a pile the-tin cans, bottles,
etc., on the vacant lot near you. the
day before clean up , and they will be
hauled away by City teams.
"Plant -trees and sow rrass: do not
Kv. wlthnnt a. lawn. ReDair your fences,
gates and sheds; paint or whitewash
tnem. tttirn au your ruuuian vubbiuib.
Do not throw it in tne street, alley,
nr vacant lota. Renair vour sidewalks.
If your awnings are torn, or faded,- get
new ones. Do not snit on the sidewalk,
The city Is trying to keep those in the
business distrlcta especially clean.
"Whenever you find anything un
telephone 451, the city hall, and it will
be attended to promptly. I would also
like to 8ee the moss cleaned, from the
roofs and would recommend that the
council set an example, by tearing
down the unsightly tower and give the
lire BUlllUU t WHU JSI,,. '...V. .
WHEAT BREAD , TO
BECOME A LUXURY
(Continued from Page One.)
Arbitration has been agreed on as
method of settling the ault of the
, .r- romjunr aaainst James Barry.
-) of having a Jury of li awn
iia on the 4tmai that ih
-4 a stipulation for the ar
' r t of Ttewera mn4 the arvept-
' hir !temiintHn aa ftnaL'
t r-r aa a,e-i f. 1 ahnwicjr v
fin-'M f A. W. nearer aw ri
- f ---r r.!ft!ff. K"lw-t rr fr
'--if,t and Jm-a hi rlyinnugaj a
-1 re i t rh(n J-jr the ther
".--- m. t. f .e their report net'
an Jure li i
Nearly $$000 an acre waa paid yester
day for a small unplatted tract half a
mile south of Hawthorne avenue and
near East Twenty-eighth street. The
property is a part of the Seldon Murray
donation land claim, and was purchased
from W. J. tiuy by Charles Phelps, the
consideration being $10,200.
M. uimmelgarb has purchased from
R. T. fetahl fractional lot on the
sratheaat corner of First and Arthur
streets, paying for It f iet.
Maude G. Hudson has closed a deal
with r. ii. M. Oreenwall fnr two and a
fraction lots In. Hills addition to St.
Johns, for which tiooo was paid.
jVAQtERO KILLS SON
OF RICn RANCHER
0"H4 Ptw taaul Wtr.
Chllpancingo, Mi April 1?. An
gered because Franciw fiernandea. the
t-m of a wealthy rancl owner here,
se.1
rancho. Praao li Hid (o Itave fiel t
the mountairia te enape a party ef an.
try Mr xh ana led by the fattier of tha
if".
Ing to keep tha: price up to the -present
rates simply expected to get money out
or the common peopie ana me consum
ers. ,, "
Liverpool, ' April l7.-The world's
m-hma t mirrln. or the visible supply
over the amount which can be actually
commanded, haa practically disappeared,
according to a statement issued today
by the big grain-interests In this city,
t . . .tat Vnrnnean market.
It la renortcd that conditions Show
the acreage of Europe haa been greatly
reduced on account of adverse weather,
and local market men predict that
enormous prices will prevail in wheat
They declare they expect to see bread
become almost a luxury In England and
on the continent.-
Jimar A. Patten. -the Chicago plung
er is credited with boosting the price
to a certain extent, but without mm.
grain men believe, the price would have
gone nearly aa man as it w nuw.
PATTEN INDIGNANT
AT THE THOUGHT OF
ANTI-CORNER LAWS
Chicago. April. 17. Intimating that
the agitation for Wsiatlon presenting
romere on commodities Is the reHt of
a Wall Street pull at Washington. Jamea
A. Patten, the wheat plunger, today gave
out a scathing Interview.
"The Ma aborts, the men who took
the beer elde of the market and fought
thm preaeat advance tn wheat prtcea, are
in Wall etret. I underetafwl. aald Pat
tea. , "Public crlnloa gives thee men
the credit of having a great deal of
InHuenr at Waahteaton. the present
agitation again! pf ulatlrg tn a-raln
rmarea t coming irons a r ing ion.
tor the rl In th
f it owner here, rv-i I"lu1"' " .
.n-,-anyhoul pay , Vrry"i tend . j i'!. I iTi I I . tn U
, ' m lema na ct in "for t h rla Intrfft the U seVTrtt ng to a report f prk mt wheat, or I. IM Almightyt
. , afr-I. Urouiht y a me ecaer from h il" a 'rrtty f wheat. . .e ta
..- - ' al "1 Murran
- ! i e l '-eme rr-?
' m t t f-w)r f -e
ri- n r'!'!'! f
wa4ter ewidltS'wa. and theae c-onditfa
are -ert a t n i y t-on4 St tntrcl. The
ruler af Hnirerw $m e-netrnl theea
ronxltttnre . aert tip the price of
wheal? It waen i Jim !
t"ai, r"im lH .W! I I titn is tat far mft -ntien t r.t'M
tvtroit. Mi, April t. John U. I t--im m.S nt fc-e K win? al f
Nne rrr. brother ef the frmr ascn - i -at ne-ery t -r rroioir n.
larr of toe mi. dentures He I aa vver -"It mii l'i ani t avtr a re
lrd f the man o )er arrat at ei- tiv the urt'f f "-ra ail f --' It
tie ea a , Hi f rrsltrttn lu' - h rx4 f-n n-eat a mi
a- la. N fit' t 1 'Fir rrtu n. A t iitK'r r r-er frm rr eo r r ' w..
t -e .f f I SewHerTf It r e, I hat I f ei v f.tntrt t. , rr-r
f mt r- ina wit b of t I ' a -i t h - wnp M !-? tf
..-:; i-4 "couaot " IM va-.ni l i-i tatai."
CRIMINALS IN . .
, DESPERATE STRAITS
Continued . from Page One.)
separated ' from the main part of tho
bank by a glass partition.
Uleason - had arisen from his chair
when he heard the demand for money,
and the bullet passed so near his temple
that the official felt tha wind .from the
missile , ,
In the excitement that followed the
shooting, the would be robber ran from
the bunk and was soon lost in the crowd
on the street.
The bank's watchman and city police
were on the scene in a few xnoments,
but no trace of the desperado could be
touna.
MURDER INCIDENT OFX
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
IN HEART OF BAY CITY
(United Press teaied Wtre.t .
San Francisco, April 17.- Shot down
in- his pfffce today by thugs with whom
he . fought a' desperate revolver duel,
Jamea ,N. Thomson - of the Thomson
Bridge' company of this' city, lies mor
tally wounded at the Harbor hospital.
One of his assailants. Francis Gor
man, an ex-cnnvlct. waa cantured after
a running fight with a, posse of citizens
ana ponce, ills companion escaped, and
huyv is iwiok buukiic oy tne autnoriues,
The attack unon Thomson wan a nra.
arransred attemnt to rob him of a. sank
containing izauo, which tie had drawn
from the bank and was carrying Into
his office. The affair occurred at 10:30
this morn In a. The scene of tha nrlnu
was in tne heart or the down-town bus
iness district.
XJurinar the battle between Tnmun
and tha holdUDS.- E. H. Curtis, a ann-ta-
tor, was nit In the right thigh by a stray
Mui'cu , itlO : 1TVUUU tB BBI lOUS. ' '
The crime Is one of tha boldest ever
perpetrated in san Francisco. Know
ing that . Thomson waa In the habit of
going to tne t.;autornia bank every 8at-urds--
morning, for money with which
to pay employes of his firm. Clnrmxn
and hia pal hid in the doorway leading
io iua . uiiice oi, me i nomson. com-
pany, at 10S Main street. -
nomson. returning rrom. the bank.
was fired .upon without warning the
moment he stepped across the theahold.
One bullet struck. him In the breast and
passed through his right lung; one
lodged in his right forearm and three
pawned through his coat.
As he staggered back against the door
the thugs seised the bag of money from
his hand and- ran into the street.
barely able to keen his feet. Thnmsnn
drew his own-revolver and fired at the
fleeing men, using his left hand, his dis
abled yiirht arm hanging- limp! v at his
side. Swaying and dizzy from pain,
Thomson's aim was bad. Except for
the one which struck Curtis, nnna nfMa
bullets took effect' . .
His run emotled. Thomson sank In a
faint on the sidewalk, Gorman ran to
hiirrv m'hioW liaH l waiting.
sprang Into the vehicle and whipped up
the horse. ' His companion endeavored
to follow, but was granoled bv W. Rei-
derbold, business agent of the Press
men s union. . In the atruaa-le Relderbold
waa bested. The robber., dronnlna- hla
revolver, darted into a nearby saloon,
ran through the building to the rear and
escaped.
Reiderbnld picked tin the weapon and
ith several other cltlxena atarted In
purstUt of Gorman, who had driven
madly along M fusion street and turned
nto BtewHi t afreet. Kome of the tur-
suera lumped into an automohile driven
by Frank Renstrom ant afteV a thrfll-
nt ehane ui) Stewart to Market, imu
Market to Clay, up Clay to Baneome and
:nence lo jarKaon atreet, all down
own buslneas thorouahfares. overhauled
Oorman and turned bim over ta Police
man J. R. Iver.
The rrlaoner admits hid e-iiHt. but
refiiaas to divulge the name of hla pal.
He declares the attempted robbery
waa ' carefully planned.
Thomson will probably ale. .
PACIFIC EXPRESS ON
SUM ITER VALLEY 'LINE?
fSoer'tl rptp ta Tae Iwial)
Rakr City. tr April U It la ru
mored that the Jtaatern Oregnn Fxprena
compnnjr, which handles ail eipreaa on
he (uropter allev rallmad. haa been
urrheaed tr the pacific. i:nres mm
any, and t -,at t- Id comjaay win go
out of tus)ia My 1. It la pmrnmnl
hat the l.trn n-ern K press co-a-
f .4 prn't-erona career and
t trie led tne patiric Fpres enm-
pany to acqnlra It. If t njumr ta,
uiuentic ail biri wit-i Baker.
ir and AnMIn wiil be handled bv taa
Pa iflc Expreaa foitptnf.
EAST SIDE HITS
WIRES BURIED
Ruslilight's. 'Ordinance Coy
ers Hawthorne ? Avenue ;
and May Be Extended,
In response to aTeauest of property
owners living on Hawthprne avenue.
Councilman Rushlight Introduced a res
olution at tha adjourned session of the
city council this morning, providing for
the placing of all overhead wires on
that avenue, excepting trolley wires,
underground. Councilman Anhond ob
Jected to the passage of tho ordinance,
aavlnsr that it la unfair to expect tho
Portland Railway, Light & Power com
pany to expend so much money in addi
tion to Its already large expenditures.
After much debate the matter waa
flnallv referred to the city attorney
with the understanding: that It will come
up again Wednesday,, when a special
meeting will be held. -Councilman Men
efee wants the same resolution to ap
ply to Union avenue, between Holladay
avenue and Alberta street. Both Union
and Hawthorne avenues are to be im
proved with hard surfaces and the
property owners think the wires should
be put underground befora - the pave
ments are laio-
An ordinance was also paaeed author
izing the .executive board to employ an
vnhttof orcliioft tn rirAW uD nlanfl
and specifications for a number of new
engines houses, the Immediate erection
of which is in contemplation.,
Reconsideration of the vote on Mayor
Lane's veto of the East Seventh street
improvement ordinance waa postponed
until Wednesday.; Property owners who
are assessed for that improvement ap
peared before the council at the last
meeting and upon their representations
that the cost of tha . pavement would
force manv of them to lve un homes.
which they are payins; for on the In
stallment plan the proceedings for the
improvement of the street were rescind
ed, by the sustaining of the mayor's
veto. - The council afterwards decided to
reconsider its action.
Proceedings for the laylm? of new wa
ter mains to cost thousands of dollars
were rescinded bv the council on the'
recommendation of the water Jaoard and
Mayor Lane. The mayor explained that
he has refused to sign contracts for the
Installation of the mains because of the
high bids. These bids were Da sea on
the estimates of the water engineer.
which the mayor also thinks are far too
liberal.. . . .
The arch of welcome again Intruded
Itself upon the attention of the council.
An nrrlinnnce waa Introduced bv Coun
cilman Punning providing that all valid
claims for work done on the structure
should bo paid pro rata," by tne city,
the total sum to be paid not to exceed
$2476. -The ordinance was referred to
the cltv attorney and will come up for
passage next Wednesday. " ,
Cooncilman Menefee Introduced an.or
dlnanee ; prohibiting the erection of
buildings higher than three stories with
in a certain district inside the present
flee limits, unless the structures con
form to the t laaa A requirements, u ne
district comprises about half that In
cluded In the fire limits and extends on
all sides from the business district out-,
ward. The ordinance was referred to
the building committee.
A resolution was adopted Instructing
Mavor Lane to appoint a special com-1
mittee of the council to negotiate for.
the purchase of the Montgomery tract,
which has been recommended for pur
Chase,, by the park board.
best possible news to the. people of
tne tinner uamain country, ana: it nas
been the cause of great rejoicing among
the land owners. preliminary work
was begun last year, , but was held up
on account of. a difficulty between the
water users association ana tne recla
mation service. It is stated that this
matter hat been adjusted and that tha
service will continue its work. Over a
month of good working weather has
been - lost this spring,, and the people
were becoming afraid that the summer
might pasa without resumption of the
woi-k. , ., :. - ' i .
There-has been no delay, however.-on
the completion ;of the lower nroiect.
Work has been gotnar on : ateadllv all
winter on the laterals, and today water
where gambling- games are alleged to
have been conducted. . The dctectlvea
were naid bv some one. whose Identity -
Is being kept-secret. -Twenty-one men
were arrested, and taken to the count v
iall. gome were relcaaed after deposit
ing 16ft cash ball. All ftoe a felony
charge of gambling. t
' Balds Cost Big Money.
Last night's raids were too expensive
to leave, any doubt but that some on a
unknown to the general public Is back-.
Ing them. An automobile, hired by
the hour, waa used throughout the even-:
Ing, and' the total amount of expense,
in which the incidentals are & bla item.
comes to a high figure.
; councilman wins is saw to have rur-
was .turned Into tho big canal for Irrl-inlshed the names of five houses where 1
ration. - A small head will be used for
ho first week. to prime the ditch, and
as soon as all the trats are opened the
Irrigation . season will be on In Klam
ath. . The farmers have been busv for soma
time preparing-their , land and putting on Hroa.' saloon at 6 Fourth-street.
gambllno- was eolnar on. and Constable
Warner's men found that he was rlarht
In every inatancc, and made arrests in
all five houses. The places raided were
the Astoria Heodauarters. conducted bv.
James Hart at Sixth and Davis, Ander-
in their crops. A much larger acreage
wit -be-placed in cultivation this year,
and all of the farmers of the. county
anticipate av neavy crop. ;
TRA3IPS DESCEND OX ;
; ; NAMPA; IDA: ; PETTY;
v CRDIE LIST SWELLS
V ' ; (Bpaelal Dispatch to Tha Jonrnal.l
" Nanopa, Idaho, April 17. The
' . polden Rule store in , this city
v was robbed last night. ' Quna,
knives; watcliaa ana various sun-
dries'," in all worth 1250, were
taken. Night . before , last ' a
4 freight car carrying; merchandise
for Bolso merchants was broken
Into and a quantity pf goods
stolen.
,., A large number of tramp ln-
fest tha city.'-' Nina were ar
4. rested yesterday' and sent. '"to
4 - Caldwell, to the county jail. No
. less than 60 wore routed out of
4 town early thla morning. No
4 clue to last niffht's robbery has
4 been secured.
ASSASSI1TI0II
FOB REVENGE
William W nrifll IVIlIfU 111 gambling m tne city or poriiana.
the Oilman hotel on First between Mor
rison and Alder, the Simpson saloon at
Washington and Park, and Carlson's sa
loon at 305 East Morrison.
casino, pitch, noker and nolo were tne
games being carried on, and In every
case the constables secured the cards,,
chips and- money as evidence. , , , 4 .
Ust of tha Prisoners.
At tha Astoria Headnuarters.' where a
solo xame was goina on, James Hart. V.
1. Stevens, John Rogers and John An-'
derson were arrested; at Anderson
Bros.' saloon, the scene of a poker
game, J. w. Menier, Peter Brockman. M.
Pygun and Wcderly-,Boyer: at the Oil
man hotel,, a poker resort, C, - DiinRer
field. Who conducted .the game, 3. Prirte,
Harrv Wallace. J. T. Shea, J. C. Davis
and Harry Olsen; at Simpson's saloon,
where a pitch game was in progress,
Tom Hanson, alias S. It. Harris. Hal
Chase, alias Frank Smithy F. H. Brer--lev-
and R. Smith, while at Carlson's,
where casino was the pastime, A, Carl
son, the proprietor, F. J, Wilson and
Louis Wancovlch were caught.
Constable Lou Wagner divided his -force
of five into three parties, he him
self Kolng- with C. Honeyman and mak
ing- the arrests at uarison s, tne Astoria
Hearouarter and 'Andersons. uenuty
Kiernsn made the arrests at the Simp
son saloon, while Deputies Werthetmer
and McCulIough mado - the arrests at :
tho Oilman hotel.
Other places on XJst. ' -
It was at 8:45 last nitrht that the dis
trict attorney telephoned over and asked
Constable Wagner to sumon hts forces
and prepare for a raid, and within
a short time the SI culprits were all at
the county Jail. None other than the
five places naaied were included tn the
raid, although DeDUtv District Attorney
Hennessey says he knows of- a number
of other big places where games are
runnlne- and which will probably soon
be cIosed.; .'.'--.;-.'. - .
Cooncilman Wills made a like raid a
few weeks ago, and was fairly success
ful, ana tins second attempt is, lie says,
but the second step In a series of raids
which ne nopes to no away witn
New York for Running
Down a Murderer.
(United PrM Leased Wtr-
New York, April 17 The murder Of
William O'Brien In this city last night
Is believed by the ponce to nave seen
the vengeful retaliation of a gang of
New York criminals. , ,
The police are of the opinion that the
Ion . arm of thla . organized gang of
thua-s reached across the continent and
accomplished O'Brien's death because
the members of the (rang believed him
to have been responsible for the arrest
of one of its members. "Sheenr Ben"
Abelson, at . Pasadena, California,' yes
terday on a, charge ot muraer. .
Tnat a pipe line from the police
department Informed the gang of
OrBrlen's connection with the arrest of
"SheenvBen" Is flin belief of the au
tliorilles. A determined effort is being
made to icarn tne point or leaitage.
O'Brien was shot and killed here last
night. A sham brawl Jn a. Bowery sa
loon attracted the attention of Patrol
man Mealpn. After the officer had en
tered the saloon O Brlen emerged and
was met by. three men. Stepping tjulckly
to his side, one of the men shot O'Brien
through the heart.: - The, murderer es
mped with tils companions down an
alley. -
The poMeo of Brooklyn are holding a
man whom they suspect of the crime.
PRISONERS FAIL IX
, . JAILBREAK PLOT
Fmlt Howaot Hinted.
renr-n. Cat," April IT. Fire tot!;v
1roj-d the f ro.t feonaea of the ! Jirl
rnn Mntit M the Ptr)"i r ri.n
c.pany, io'nl r-r. it enT4
e- ef ' tv fc.ii .it'rri waa f'rv1 ht
ramr-n. ly "val eaasaaa will amm,rt
e alxnjt 1 1
t-f ia!-r- tuiti
FRIEDLANDER ESTATE
VALUED AT $74,700
William Friedlander, the Waahlnglnn
alreet jeweler who died on March 30.
left an eatate valued at f 74.700, aa
shown in the petition for letters aa ex
ecutor filed by hia son. Fall 'Fried
lander. Tbe stock In the Jewelry store
la placed at f U.OOn n making: this val
uation, tbe eatate also Including several
valuable tracts of real eatate.
A clatiaa in the will glvea f 100 to
niece, Anna Irtamond, and 5f0 each to
four niecea residing In Ofntu n v, but
provide that these be-jueata aliall be
paid from life Insurance policies then
In force. amoiintlr,g to T. In th
litt of property f.ied by the eiw-utor
ae mention la made of lire tneu-ance.
and these leraciea preumeb!y fail.
Feiix frleoader. the aon. is HTfn
11 t frorry remstnina. amounlina
practically to the whoh estate.
' ' (Spcll Dlcpttcli to Tha Joernal.)
Pendleton. Or.. April 17. Four prls
nnera--Carl : Palmer. Alfred Crawford.
Frank Hart and joiin Major tnree of
them tinder sentence, to thrf state pent
tentlarv. were balked in an attempt to
break out of the rounty Jail last even
ing by the watchfulness of Sheriff Tay
lar and his deputlea. -
Having stolen a .caso knife from the
prison restaurant,, they mads an Impro
vised saw. With thla - they severed a
lock, allowing- them to get Into a space
from which they could reach thn brick
wall. "-After putting the lock together
with a piece of tar soap. Palmer con
cealed himself on top of the cells. Hla
cellmate made it appear that Palmer
was in bed, when time for locking up
The plan was for Palmer to pick the
hole In the brick wall and make hts
recap during tlTe-night, while the oth
ers were to follow through the hole
when they were turned into the corridor
la the morning. -
Before locking tip the prisoners In the
cell for the nlaht, however. Deputy Bert
Wilson made ihe usual careful examina
tion of all tha locks and bars, with the
result that the one which had been
sawed off. wsa detected. Palmer waa
mis-d from his cell and was eoon lo
cated. . - . , - .
The raiders are said to have started
out with a list of more than-200 names.:
In sone of the places they declare they
saw policemen drinking and .watching
the frames. , i
FAVORITE 1101' i
IS RUSHLIGHT
Present Councilman Likcljr
to Head Anti-Siinon
- . Forces. '
A nevl competition 1 to t decided
lv iillr encn't. wMch la er-ted
aon to rfne In a'vt ior a few
cf 7i-eer xircuit arfunt tKa sun. I rbarre of
A wz-i't'-r Krr-n a -.ale ir arnn'-
mr 5t!! a priae for the twt cTit,i-j
tnn f tri tsmH r-rilt. ajt-Trouel i Huewll. Iio cf t-a
r-fore ih fi cf 1 . arid
I-. r rv emeria for trsa )ir
t - : - a' mrrr ;"'rert rr-vit
t.at H -ti. a'.noi-.g
Fire for Mr XfiH Inland.
- ifT'aUed Prewi taae4 WW '
Fan Francisco. April 1 J. n-"e federal
pcisnnera enrmite to M' Vei-1 1 n.l.
in Puget aourd. are in the rity tali In
ri..ra tit P.ohert i.'rlmnKH, ' I r)l'4
mo- j Futes raral for t li, strict f Ne-t-
J va4a. Frank Icrsjea an1 Wii'.iii
prlDr. are Mr
tl- dr nteTxe- "f IS yr ffr r..un-r
aM neat J feltlnc. Another la an lnenrrlibe In
srnten, 1 tn ?S
hn '
ft 4-r
t. t..
r-5 ' -4 '
r-r Jura
Ha
o.an on h-ii
to m'irner iH
i'-al1 "' two
a-: s i i vi i . r i
u. ,n r aeii'e'vt'e
v If.J.ar.a
t r
, No new candidate fornyor has as'
yet coins into view above the political
horison t gladden tha .hearts of the
antl-Slmon forces. H. II. Alhee, who .
waa mentioned as a possible candidate,
has given the opponents of tha conven- r
tion candidate no encouragement, and
no new name haa heen mentioned.
Tha atl-Hlmon people are not idle.'
hnwaver. and " it la itrmImI that the
Tlrst.of the week -will see a definite
plan of battle outlined and tne . wont
commenced to defeat the nomination of
the convention nominee for mayor.
At the present time thcra eeema to l .
an Inclination to combine in the aup
port of either A; O. Kuahllght or A. A.
Railev. and It Is nrobable that Rush
light will be selected to lead the attack
against the Simon candidacy.
Bailey, who hc aligned himself with
the pro-prlmarr law forces and against
the old machine element. Is ready to
sten aside If It would be to the interests
of harmonv and united effort. Rubii
llght. however, does not seem to ha- .
an Inclination to get out of the race un
der any circumstances. -
What the nnarreauu wui mnn ni .
new be foretold, out tne innic-anrmw
aeem to point to a consolidation nehinrt
Ruahlight, and tbe commencement Of a
fast and furious campaign againat the
nomination of Senator Simon.
One thing I sure, ana that i uai in
definite lineup of the cncilates win ,
have been finally determined upon by
the last of the coming week, and the
campatsn will be "fully nnder war. -
In the meantime the Simon forces ara -gnlnr
ahead In their work of ors-nts
tlon and are perfecting their defense
for the hattte, for they real'ae that their
battle will he lara-lr mt the defensive
from the time the-eampaian reallv
opena until after the votes are munle4
at the rir- of the balloting on the day
of the primaries.
FISH TRUST -SALE
SET FOR MAY 20
tt 1-an. April 17. A pnhUe sale f
all th n-lxel, ral and peraonal proir
erty of the A. Booth irpinT, the
funrt flh f. t concern. n- trdrel
hy d-al Jti'lge Kat tMg after
noon. The aa i. which haa Keen acheS
i '-l fnr r I t" f-n-x) wciej tr
f. er t .il-r-"V T rrAr rf f '
-t T ")'.' t ' at 'T hi Mr pn' t -r---1t
1 1 ' tn ran;-, nr a r?t .t 4
e V f .r I e i-n f) r t J .r-. .f. ,
1 X' ' -' C f t i'C r re ' "m , f . f - j
after ""- uxaot of V in-tl r . atfc
are, -sX