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VOL. VIII. NO. 41.
; PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,; . APRIL- 21. 1809. SIXTEEN PAGES.'
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HeBENU PETITION IS
nsnooDSLY altered
i
D. A. R. Leaders
M. Reinsteii and SBreslauer Implicat
ed Deputy Auditor r Sam Lotan Con
fesses to, Collusion and Will be Dis-
: charged Vaults Entered' -"
District Attorney Cameron was .instructed "by City Auditor i
Barbur this afternoon to issue a warrant for the arrest of M. Rein-
stein president of the Portland Brewing company, and S. "Bres-
lauer, head bookkeeper. The charge is forgery by attempting to
alter public documents, and the penalty for the crime is from two
to twenty years.-in the penitentiary, -.v -
Deputy City Auditor Sam-Lotan confessed this morning that
he admitted the accused men into the city hall Monday night, and
that he opened , the record, vault of the auditor's office and gave
into their possession the r ranos I. Mcivenna petition tor an amend
ment which is designed" to .drastically regulate the liquor traffic in
Portland and is' bitterly opposed by the brewery, interests., , .
lira
READY
Tha brewery president and Ms asslst
v ant were- 'closeted-, in - the record room
at thm city iiel! until after 11 o'clock
and they were seen by, the' night watcb
man leaving the-ctty, hall, with Lotan.
, Private detectives are also said to hav?
watched them. : ,.H4
Deputy Auditor. .Hutchlnxon dlacov
. erJ the alterations In the McKenna pe
tition "yeeterday about noon and Imme
diately called the attention of Auditor
Barbur to the fafet.-' Mr. Barbur called
Deputy James GUI before him to ex-
plain how the document had come to be
mutilated. Gill baa charge of the petl.
tion peraonally and he declared that -he
naa locicea it in tne vault Monaav ai
ternoon after it had boon turned over
bave been veriryine tne eiprnaturea on
; thla as well as other petition . ' ,'
5;? v;,f';", am toa 'watoii. ru'J
trndcr'-1 lnntmctfona from "hie '"'-.'chfef,
' "GUI remained at :,t he city hall-laet night
1o watch for another noctural Intrusion.
When Night Watchman Fred EUer came
on duty 'at 10 o"clock to relieve Watch
man Clem Bevore. Qill asked them . if
they had admitted anyone to the ball.
They replied In the negative. " rv
Devore aald.he had seen Deputy Aud
itor Lotan In "the record room early In
the evening but j had attached no im
portance to thia. ' When Etler came on
duty he went about hi work and while
ne wan engaged m cleaning off the
front step of the hall, mw Lotan go
out with two men. Both.-watchmen de
nied that .they had seen either of, these
two men enter. .
.. ; ' ZiOtaat naya Znnoeeat. - v.-.
When the results of Gill's Investi
gation were made known, to' his rhief;
City Auditor Uarbur called Lotan into
his office and abruptly ' anked him lf
he anew what a serioun offense he had
committed. , Lotan did not eeem to
realise the gravity of the charge against
- - When -waked "for the nanW "of -" the
men be said that he only knew one of j
tnem. Keinstein. . further Investigation
revealed- the- fact that Brestnuer was
the others Lotan did not attempt to I
aeny nis part in. the affair and he ap
parently , did not,' consider that - bis act
While' " h
L would have
admitted" the' charges.
Deen useless Tor. him
t
to
irv'V' ttv- , . - ',r
y S i III f 1 ""OOv :
3 1 ills j j . .
In) wi' Tr ' vf
I fen? are shown the rival 4$ pi rants
Advance on i Constantinople Begins and
Troops Are; Within Short Distance of
. City 7, Guards From Foreign Ships
Landed
James A'. Patten
in
&An?"X?lX$mm " president generalship of the
Continued ' on Page Twelve.)
LEG MISLED BY
oonDG m
JTcCantsi Stewart, Prominen
Colored attorney, Badly
. Injured This Morning.
McCants Stewart, one of the beat
known colored attorneys In the city, liv
Ing at 61SH Union avenue, while -at
tempting to board a moving southbound
: Vancouver . car about 11 o'clock today
fell under the wheels and had one leg
so oaaiy mangled tnat it win probably
nave 10 ds ampuiaiea.
Btewgrt, according to the ' statements
rf Motorman Edward Robertson . and
Conductors (Jeorge Marshall and B. U
McAllister, who composed the Vancou
ver train crew, ran out and tried to get
aboard the front platform of one of the
trailer care while the train was pass
ing Brasee street, on Union avenue. His
foot slipped and be was precipitated un
1r the car. one of the wheels -Dassina
over his leg. He wis taken Immediate-
lr to the uood Samaritan hospital.
Stewart commonly known about the
rity as -judge- etewart la well known.
Me has lived In Portland for several
years and haa an of flea at 106 ft Third
atreei, - - -
R ;G 0 MS
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SHE -B 110.2
Alleges Xo, 1 Was Hiss Eii-
- g:enie Xorton of Clack-"
. , amas Counh. '
GIJID HAfiD FOR
JAPS WITH FLEET
Admiral Swinburne; Advises
Welcome Like Japs Gave
'the World Cruisers.
tl). A. R., A fight s being-made for
this high honor at the meeting now
being held- in Washington. At the
top Is Mrs. William .Story, state
regent of th,e I). A. R.. in; New York,
and below is Mrs.' Mathew T, Scott of
Illinois. t
I'MIEIIHI GREAT
H
tCalUd rnss Leased Wlrct
San Francisco. A aril 21. .irm v unit
navy officers are joining the city offi
cials here in their preparations for the
reception of: the Japanese training
squadron, due to arrlv her Mav f
Rear. Admiral Swinburne, commanding
the Pacific squadron, - Is taking an ac
tive part and said today that if It were
In his power the Japanese should be
treated as well here as thev treated th
American sanors or tne Atlantic fleet
TO RESTORE
PUBLIC CAUSES
Daughters ..of '-Revolution
r Understand Patriotism
in Broadest Sense.
-. (Cnlted Prei Led Wire.Y
London, April 2 1. Confidential
Information from war office sources
says-the sultan of luritey .naa
reached an agreement with the
Young Turka whereby he is to be
allowed to retain ms tnrone, Dut win
be shorn of every vestige of. power
According to the terms of the agree-
menta committee of-Young Turks
will be : the real rnlers of Turkey In
future. - They will be so completely
in control that a reactionary move
ment like the present will be impos
sible hereafter.- - - t ' -
London, April 21. The sultan of
Turkey , is to retain his throne,v but
his cabinet is to resign immediately.
under ' an agreement he has signed
with, the leaders of the Young, T.nrks,
according to dispatches received here
today.5 ' The Constantinople corres
nondeat. of jtlie Exchange Telegraph
ia authority for this statement, which
he 'declares Is authentic r
Berlin. ,Aprll II. The Toung Turks'
advance against: Constantinople was re
sumed today. Advices received here
say the lnvaoprs were piainiy visime
from the! outskirts of. the capital. .They
are expected to enter the city within a
few hours- t ' . ,- t t '
- Guards have been landed at Constan-
tlnnnle from forelcn shlDS In tha har
bor and every preparation is being made
the fnrAfo-n. nnnnliillnn Th.
leaders of the Yonnsr.T llrku ImvA Hnt
wora mat tins precaution is jinnecea
aary, as they will see that no harm be
falls foreigners. f.
- it Is exported that martial law will
be proclaimed at Constant Unopie after
meeting or the cabinet la held.
Constantinople. April 21. The massa
ore of the Christians by the fanatical
Mohammedan hordes was renewed with
redoubled fury In a large part of Asia
Minor, today, according to dispatches
"w nere. Details ' or the butch
ery are meagre, ;
' .'.-..'. , Hew Outrages. -
Antioch and Buredjlk. In the province
awiuju, ami 1'uniHHous, in Bvria, are
the (centers of the new outrnges. The
r-vr hioiiiihi-ii in cuqipo are pow
" u proieci me t.nrisi in from
tn tanattcs who are : condiictlnB: a
reign of terror more horrible than anv
Inaugurated recently. , Kntlra villna-aa
have been dcalrnvprt. fhrlmHann' Immu.
nurnea ana women and children mercl
lesKly . tortured to death. Tim forolan
population Is fleelpg to the consulates
ror protection. . ; -
l.he British oruls-r Diana hss' ln.lpd
a. 'strong force at Alexandretta and t;ie
arrivat.or Aamua utowe, commandor of
me iieot, enroute to the scene from
Malta, is - momcntarilv exnecied. AH.
miral;Howe will probably dispatch a
force of marines inland to prolnct Eu
ropean residents of the' villages there.
Thousands Slain.
Disnatches received hern this even.
Insr sav the loss of Hfn In th inmunivi.
In the vilayet ot Aleppo Is even greater
than-at Adana. where more tha soon
persons were-slain. ' The Donulation of
Aleppo is more than 1,000,000 and the
meagre reports' say that thousands of
peRHons were KUied , there within the
past 24 nours. ; . -
To Purther Involve Inter
state Commission Xorth
' ern Pacific llailroad. De
". dares Its 'Various Proper
ties Worth $700,000,000.
James A. Patten Has Made
' Wheat Pit Boil.
the
CHARGESBROUGH
I
AGMHSTOFFICUILS
Kstacada Kecorder and
Treasiuer Cited to Ap
pear Before. CounciL . ,
(Special Dlptch to Th Joarnil.)
Estarada. Or.. Atrll 21. Chartres of
incomnetencv and nea-lect of duty , have
been preferred against A. M. Johnson.
city recorder, and H. Cooner. citv treas
urer, and they have bwn cited to appear struction
GliEAT AQUEDUCr
PLAH lirOJIIGEB
Sail way Magnates About to
"Cross-Koad" the Kern
Eiver Water Line.
LUhiBER RATE
Piles Offers Amendment for
:$2 Duty Chance for
Its PassajjeJ
- trailed rrM Leases Wlre.l
hn Joae. CaU April II. lira Grace
Murray Ulbaon. S. years of are. who
alar tied the social elect of tbla city
a year ago by eloping with Albert Gib
son, is today a petitioner ror aivorce.
Shortly after her romantic marriage
Mra, Oibann learned that hr Knahand
lad married MIm Eugenie Norton,
daughter ef County Commlaaloner J. R.
Norton ft Clarkamas county, t rin. In
J0. and that he had aever secured
1ivorcev I ron thla aha basis her claim
lor eeparatlon.
Gibaon la said to have married his
second wife after eerdlng wlf Xa 1
r-n a rlalt ta her father at Portland.
)i tromIrnt in frateraai circles
la thla thy.
STRANGER BUXKOKS
"WALLA WALLA FIR3IS
aiM-ii rtr ' T jvh1
Waiia Wah. Ar'll 21 A
e ti rarrr -r. Jt mr-Narls
tn nty out r-f Me drit1
$h. tt-r-m dr h-lr d fitr,
r-- t ai fa to 1 rha n'r
f'i r,f -atwh ra nii gvd. H
(-)! ltd a a Urn fr.
(WaaMogtoa Boreaa ef The Jaaraat)
Washlnrtot:. Anrll 11 Senator Pllaa
or wasninaton loiay orrered an amend
ment to the tariff , bill imposing a tl
duty n Don rouah inmber. Tha uni,r.
standing la that more senators favor
ine reatnraiion er the xz rata than
favor free rough lumber. . -tt
Is considered that It will be very
umn-uii .v rv tne sz rate, nowever.
unless the oil men make a trade with
he lumber, lad, oil. barley and free
ildea men. as wss done In tha hnuaa
woen irrm lamwr was aareated.
ROfJSEUELT Iff
T OF LAi
SIGH
steamship Admiral Xears
ifomba aRoosevelt Will
k Hurry to the Interior.
IT alta, rVrn Laae V Ira. I
Vnnbsaa. April Jt. Tfa a'amr d.
fniral. twartfg . aMrt HwaU s
f'r. '-i'i fr-n at n-wwi
a4 a artt i d-x a wlitiln n h'ir.
i "'" KneM ai l rT,aln er
(itwtil in!rrf. ha i.) tr up
a out), a at t raoxh of Elr A.tid
IftiH, r-a A ihl rirtr
J i ' " (Doited PW" leased Wire.) s
Washington, April ; Sl.-y-Discussipn of
what -woman can do in the treat move
ments which are occupying public at
tentlon was the .principal feature of tha
session. of the Daughters of tha Ameri
can revolution' today. A great deal of
Interest attaches lo the approaching
election of officers, and there was more
or less of a scurry aniong the prospec
tive candidates wjio are trying -to line
up votes. . -.- .
Chief . Forester Plnchot, dellvefed' an
address on the conservation of natural
resources.- He told. the. women thev
rouid neip tne movement oy educating
ineir cnnaren
to thlnK riahtlr alonar
tnose tinea. n sain tney could extern
further aid by pleading with the. con
aresaman rrom I neir aiatrlcla- ta aun-
Child lanor was -another aubleet dla.
cuased at length.
A number of revolutionary war rallea
war exnioiieo.
PASTOR
KOCS
COAST RELI6I0II
Says .Xot Enough Among
California. Students to
Save a Rat. -
(I'altad Praaa Leasag Wlr.
Atlanta. April ii The sUtement
made by tha Rev. W. E. Vauahan af
California, that among tha 700 stu
dents In tha colleges of tha go Idea stale
there was not enough religion to save
rat, if a rat wera a subject for sal
vation, is causirg no little discussion
here today.
During ea addreaa before the, Meth
od it clergymen of this city. Vaughaa
said-
Irrellslnn la rainpant am one the col-
:'t f t'allfornia. and wmHliiiit nuat
ha rtone to save- the atudrnta from fie
evil. Why. I w ou Id i.nr tn ttt
hat !ere are mora m1w la t 'alitor-
than bre are Mthl!aa. And yat
ara in turr. west mr to
tw-.iV.r ni"ifi We ouM dn
aa mtli u turn It star ta las dU-'
. - - United Press teased Wire.)
Los Angeles, April 21. Charges that
El H. Harrlman, H. E. Huntington, Gen
eral Harrison Gray Otis, ' publisher of
tha Times, E. T. Earl, publisher of the
Express, and other "local capitalists, are
members of. a syndicate which has pur
chased land 4hat will prevent the com
pletion or tha 120,000,000 Owens river
aqueduct - project, are being, investiga
ted by the city attorney. - The c.iarges
SI. PAUL ENTERS
EIGHT WITH HILL
Threatens' Crows Xest Pass
and Red River Bitter
Fight Is in Sight.
(Daltrd Pramj Leased Wire.)
' Chicago. April II. That the rival Hill
and St. Paul road Interests are locking
horns In what promises to be one of the
most bitter territorial fights In -the
railroad history of the country, ia at
tested by additional evidence that is
public property here today. '
According to a-report current here,
tha St Paul Is the aggressor Jnthe lat
est move. It Is stated that the St.
Paul Is surveying a Una from Fargo. N.
D. In the direction nf Wlnnnr sev
eral surveying parties are known to
nave Deen titled
before the city council tonight to show
cause why they should not be removed
irom ornoe.
The two - officials have under s their
supervision - about flOOO of -the city's
funds, and the manner in which v the
money has been - handle.! has been the
cause of discussion for about a year, v A
Joint meeting of the council and : the
orricers or , the Jan or Estacada yes
terday, tha- accounts of .Johnson and
t'ooper were investigated, and the order
citing them to appear before tba coun
ell tonight folio a-ed. -s .-
By John K. Ijalhrop. - - i'
Washington.. D. C. April 21. Com-
missioner . Lne confirms the story
as to the" necessity of making vsium
tiohs of the properties of the transcon
tinental railroads. He says the fact:
that the roads have filed claims of ui"i
high valuation in the lumber cases si
BU Paul, now pending, would probably
he determinative of pending caaes, In
favor1 of the railroads, unless to offset
it the opposition makes its estimate or
valuation. He believes such action will
be takt-n either bv ft oninilaslon di-
reotly $r. by a commission authorizing
tne cppititmn to ao so.
Washington, '' 'April , 21. Interstate
commerce , com m (union ctrcies were
thrown Into excitement nn learning that
the Northern Pacific railroad has filj-l
sworn statement in the lumber rata
cases- at St. Paul In which the company
asserts Its value . Is now nearly IiOu.
000,000. Eighteen ; months ago, when
the Spokane rate case ; was tried, tha
company swore Its valuation was approximately-
1400,000,000. ,
Tlie present claim is in eirect tnat
the value of Ha property Is much mow
than, the, tot fti. of ilio, -stock, bonda anil
U evidences . of indebtedness and ia
made apparently to resist the conten
tion that any inflation has been prac
ticed in issuance of securities. (
Some - surprising items.- according to
reports, appear in the Northern Pacific's
valuation statement, such as the charg
ing at full traffic rates In cost of Con
or an construction material
pany
DU1U
Wars mnria tn tha rllv cmincll bv tha L . n . oui nere ana dl-
were maae to tna city. council ny insj patched west over the St. Paul road.
ims news . nan followed close upon
the announcement" that the St. Pauf la
Democratic league.
; Tha Owens river project ia -an im
msnsa undertaking ' with tha object of
supplying the-city ''with water and
power. The Democratic league charges
tnat tne svndlcats of magnates haa pur
chased land that will cut off the city
right of way and place tha project at
ineir mercy.-
city officials declare the riant or wav
remains unclouded,: but tha matter will
d investigated
HaveYouReadtHe
of Today's Journal
' '. r 4ttrartW for.' '. "v ;V.' ' ;
,U. help v-...-- t- f'1-;;' -,t
JAdTertlse for .7.
CO stroations - '"
, f r.ldrertJsa furnished
. 4 f roona for rest
1 Q AdrerUs real estate for
'sal
7 A AdrertlM
(Ucbi
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3C
btulaessj
AdvertlM be uses for ;
AdrerdM Oats for ;
rest . ' -
Advertise bousekeeplaf
rooms for rest
More Wast Ads la The Journal
.than any other Portland paper
There lis Reason
THINK-IT -OVER
mvaaing tne Hill stronghold In the
Xr. "ass territory In British
V-uiumuia.
The Red river vaUey. through which
tha new survey Is being made from
Fargo, Is generally known as "Hlll e
bread basket., and the action of tha
8t. Paul In extending Its aurveya
through thla rerlon la rrmM.
sure sign of the approach of the anti
cipated conflict between tha two great
Interest a.
Gold Strike in Nevada.
Kly. Nev.. Anrll II a - rik .
strlka In the Bowen-Ely mines In the
Peacock district.-seven miles from here,
is reported. Ore has been taken out
which runs nine ounces nt anin t k.
ton and the averace frea mllilna. nr.
eya 27 to the ton. .
110 PARTING KISS;
E:A SUICIDE
ITrs. Lena Adelsperger Takes
First Quarrel as End
. of All Things.
USES ms own
, PRESCRIPTION
Founder- of the Emmanuel
3Iovement Is Not Afraid
to Try It Himself.
(Caited Press Leased Wire.) "
Boston, April 21. Word comes today
from the bedside of tha Bev.- Elwood
Worcester, rector .of Emmanuel church,
that, the founder of the Emmanuel
movement la applying the methods which
ne naa advocated, to combat . tils own
illness.
Worcester Ttas suffered a collapse
rrom overwork,, and will oe compelled
10 give up nis worg ana taae a com
plete rest for, six months
and the malting of : a proposition that
ir la proper , to estimate ilia value of
property as 'though construction were
begun anew.; On that theory the com-
says it -would require 13 yeara to
lid and that the income in that period
would i not eaual the . cost of uokeeu.
Ileuca it should be permitted to charae
B per cent annually for audi a period In
the schedule tf its items of cost, of
property.- -, l-v,v ". .- (V
The Great Northern will file a sim
ilar statement next week, making the
same-contention. The- result of these
surprising claims of enormous vaIua-
Hons will be that the interstate com
merce commission will be compelled to .
make g valuation of every transconti
nental railroad, in the ODinion of well,
posted traffic experts here.
rna commission has been advised that
such a valuation bv It la the nnlv cmiraa
left onen in the prosecution of the so
lution of the problem of regulation of
transcontinental rates: The. mmmli.
sion is advised that none of the trans
continental railroads have intimated
what thev will do na tn tha onmmle.
sion's decision In the Spokane rate case.
But a 'well defined belief Is that the
Harrlman-system, at least will . flarht
It on the ground that It doea not apply
to that system.
URP
UNITED PRESS
SUPERIOR TO ALL ,
ITS CO3IPETIT0RS
BRIO
(rnlteg Trees Leaaag tlnl
Hammond. Ind., Aprl It. Because
ahe waa denied a parting klaa whea her
husband left for his office la tbe aaorn-
ing, Lena -Adelsperger, whe bad bera
married scarcely a month, atiot and
Hied herself with her husband's -
volvar and todsv the dlar-Anaolate hua-
hand Is ao-empanvrBr Ma' wife's bodr
hark tn the home of ha-r !rllood at
.ik) in con. Mich. A Sola tha atrl vita
left raad:
"Tell mamm- and-bT-a. a ut If I ,r
id -anything id l-rl w rt hr I
ak her forairenea. ,frr. t trl.l e hard
to ao nsnt. t.Jt tiii'D tt a fa it-
re Tm. I wwa't ak mi tn ku na
again haa jau dost nr.t t.
. if'tMi ' i.FN t
"rl'" t would :..e t be burttd Is
udirgtja i
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New Tori. April II. After
newspaper publishers had made
an unsuccessful attempt, at the
annual meeting of the Associated
Press, to amend' the by-laws of
the association ao aa to permit
them to publish their papers as
early as a. m. and aa late aa
p. in., they were defeated by tha
morning paper publishers, who
succeeded In having the proposed
amendment laid upon the table.
As a result of the failure to
pass tha amendment tha old by
laws stand and afternoon papers
east or west will not be allowed
to publish before 11 a. wv. or
after 4 p. ra.. anv Associated
Pres news of that day. ,
The Toledo News-Bee, a roam-.
ber of the association from "the
beginning, haa withdrawn frtua
tha aasorlatlon. In withdrawing
H- -N. Rickey, member for tha
News-Bee. aald :
"The prevent poller of the
directors ef the Associated Press
woald remove from the publish
ers of Associated Press papers
tha management and coatrnl ef
thrtr ewn properties; putting It
Into the hands cf a small clique
ef Asanriated Prt-a-s directors."
He derlarad that ba would net
aubfwK te avx It rnanUp and
said the t'ntted Preas aajwta
ll" ervk-e was arnrt valuable
tfcan t ha Aa-i!r1 prraa ta the
Nawa Hee r ssr ether afternenw
I-r-r.
IS DEAR AT 80
Once United States Senator
From Indiana and for 50
Years a Famous Man.
Indianapolis. April 21. Former Uni
ted States Senator David Turpie died at
his home here this morning. He was
nearly 80 veara of ae. hav-ln bean
born In Hamilton -conntv, Ohio, Julv , '
1829. He waa distinguished In poH
tlca and waa a brilliant character . ia
public life for 69 yeara.
CARMEN VOTE
FOR A STRIKE
But as -Jahst . Resort They
Hold Out Terms to the
Pittsburjr 31aiates.
Plttabnrg. Aj-rll 11. Motorman anl
coodurtnrs rt the street railways In
thla city tffdar oted atnaa.
This aftarsonn the efflcars ft V.
Carman's unkx confarraj lt In r. i .
fH-ials of tha railway- n-mnv and t. -snanded
ellhar the iiwrn'rit rf I'
compaev to a Haw ra a. ale. r t -a
aattamant ef thlr d)flerenrs by sre-i-tratlow.
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PATTEN TO TOI'R
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f"hl . " f"i! Tl J "
Sa .- I n '
Innaitgate ') ri4-.t..
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