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VOL. VIII. NO. 67.
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WAY CA
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
DECISION
YEARS
ENDS TWENTY
OE LITIGATION
Dispatches received from Wash
ington, D. C, this morning announce
that the interstate commerce com
mission today decided the Portland
gateway case in favor of the Harrl
man lines as against the Hill lines.
The decision means that the North
ern Pacific must Join with the Union
Pacific and the O. R. & N, In selling
through tickets between Puget sound
and eastern points by way of. Port
land. The decision Is on a subject that has
been a matter of contention between the
Hill and Harrlman lines for' a. quarter
of a century or more. The interstate
commerce commission stepped in early
In the present year, and on its own mo
tion Instituted an Inquiry to determine
whether Portland should be opened as a'
gateway for passengers to and from
Puget sound points on the Northern Pa
cirie railway. Both the Hill and Harri
man lines replied with briefs, and a
hearing was held in Chicago in March,
at which General Passenger Agent Mc
Murray of the O. R. & N. was a wit
ness, as well as passenger men from
the Northern Pacific, the Union PaclftS
and the Short Line. The case was taken
under advisemrnt by the commission,
and waa announced today in order that
preparations can be made without fur
ther delay for handling ..the- Immense
travel 10 tne t'acirio nortnwesi vnis year
by way of Portland.
portlandi Tlctory. '
It wllUbe possible now to purchase
ticket "in any eastern city through to
Puget sound points and have the ticket
read via Portland. This baa never been
the case heretofore. The man wishing
to go to ruget sound dv way ox rora
land had to buy a ticket from Chicago,
say, to Seattle, or whatever Puget sound
point might be his destination. It was
also necessary for him to check his bag
gage from his starting point to Port
land and recheck it here from Portland
to his destination. The inconveniences
resulting from this condition have been
many, and have largely militated
against Portland's securing her natural
share of tourist travel to the Pacific
coast.
rmitUM Efforts.
Many and fruitless efforts were made
on the part of the Harrlman lines to
have this order changed. The Northern
Pacific invariably replied that it was
operating a railroad to Puget sound in
competition with the Harrlman. lines,
that it could furnish service from Chi
cago or other eastern points on the
sound and that if passengers wished to
patronise any other road and reach the
northwest through Portland that they
would have to buy a separate ticket
over the Northern Pacific from Portland
to the sound to do so.
Cotton Comes to Fort laud.
It Is said that W. W. Cotton, now
chief counsel for iJie O. R. & N. Co.,
was first aent to Portland 20 years ago
to look upv certain phases of the gate
way altuatlon. Mr. Cotton has handled
the case personally ever since. The
first proceedings before the Interstate
commerce commission resulted in it vic
tory for the Hill lines and the gateway
remained closed. This ended the legal
action In the case until the question was
taken up bv the interstate commerce
commission again upon its own inltla
uve.
In 1907 the Union Pacific proposed to
the Northern Pacific to file passenger
tariffs opening the gateway and making
mrougn rates to tne sound. The North
ern Pacific replied with a proposition to
accept through tickets from points In
Arizona, California, Mexico, Nevnd.i,
New Mexico and Utah. This section of
the country was so far removed that
there was no possibility of competition
between Hill and Harrlman lines from
that territory.
Xarrtmaa's Next Kove.
The next move of the Harrlman lines
was to announce that purchasers of one
way first and second class tickets to
Portland over their lines would he given
iicgeis to points on tne Northern Pa
cific , west of Auburn, Wash., a point
where .the main line of the Northern
Pacific starts east through Washington.
But this Was inconvenient for the
traveler, aa he had to signify his inten
tion of going north of Portland at the
time or the purchase or the ticket and
when he reached here it was necessary
ror an agent or tne railroads to pur
chase for him his ticket via the North
era Pacific. This was confusing and
inconvenient, especially to women pas
sehgers traveling without escort and re
sulted in much of the travel that would
nave come to the northwest via Port
land, going over the northern lines.
I he Chamber of Commerce took the
matter up personally with President
Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific
as did the Commercial club. In his
letter denying tnelr reouest that he
open tne gateway Mr. Klllott said:
Mr. Elliott's Words.
"With the Burlington and Northern
Pacific we can pick up a passenger al
most anywnere east or Colorado Com
mon points and sell him a through tint
et to Puget eound, getting the longer
mui win me drv ror it. wnv than
should we make an arrangement hv
Which Some other rallrna .on K-1
him to the Portland gatewav and we
GALL OF SEA
HOT TO BE
RESISTED
Mystery of Disappearance of
Frank E. Davis Jr. Solved
by Receipt of Letter Hay
ing He Could No Longer
Keep From Going- to Sea.
(Continued on Page, Three.)
SERVANT GIRL
BATS A THIEF
Swings Willow and Burglar
Drops His Loot and
Makes Home Run.
(United Press Leased W1t.
Seattle, May 21. Clara Anderson, a
servant in the employ of Leo 8.
Schwabacher, president of the Schwa
bacher Hardware company, waa awak
ened last night to find that the gas
In her room had been, turned on. evi
dently for the purpose of asphyxiating
her. and to see a prowler in the apart
ment of Mta." Schwabacher, who waa
absent from home, helping himself to
jewels and money from a dreaser.
Securing a baseball bat which be
longed to one of the Schwabacher
hildren. Miss Anderson advanced upon
the burglar and with a heavy awing of
the bat sent him reeling against the
wall. Dropping two jewel cases whlcn
lie held in his hands the robber attacked
the girl, knocking her down with a
blow of his fist. The plucky servant
arose and renewed her attack, belabor
ing tne Durgiar so vigorously mat ne
PHYSIC A
was compelled to flee without the plun-
secured by the man was $30 taken from
The value of the Jewels left be
hind Is placed at $2000. The only loot
rter.
Mrs. Sehwabacher's purse.
ill SUES
HAYWOOD ESTATE
Dr. Arnold Claims $18,320
He Says He Spoiled
Game of Quacks.
(United Press Leamd Win.)
San Francisco, May 21. An action to
recover $18,820 alleged to be due for
medical attention to the late Alvinza
uaywara, millionaire mine owner and
warm friend of E. H. Harrlm aia hu
Dr. J. Dennis Arnold, has revived stories
of spiritualism and magnetic healing
wiuuii were iuia Baortiy alter the mag
nate's death. The physician's bill has
not been pronounced exorbitant by trus
tees of the estate but they are combat
ing it on tne ground that it was in
currea wnen Hayward was estranged
from his wife and daughter, the chief
beneficiaries under the will, and that
they had no knowledge of the services
perrorniea or ur. Arnold.
Dr. Arnold refuses to discuss his pa
tient s dealing with "healers" except to
say that Hayward often expressed his
appreciation of the fact that the physi
cian naa weaned mm away rroin the In
fluenca of pseudo-practitioners.
Hayward was a picturesque character
ana remained a dreamer throughout life,
despite his ability to accumulate money.
MEXICAN LABORER
SUSPECTED IN CASE
OF ANNA POLTERA
(United PrM Leaned Wire.)
Los Angeles, May 21. A clue. In
tangible almost as air, which, in con
nection with attendant circumstances,
may prove a skein from which a hang
man's rope may be made, was found
early today by Sheriff Hamill's men
who are sektng the fiendish assailant
and murderer of t year old Anna Pol
tera. From the time the little girl's
'body, with the throat cut, was found in
Griffith park yesterday, the mystery
of the murderer's identity has brought
to the aid of the man hunters everyone
who could possibly throw - light upon
the crime. v - .
Among them came Martin Baumelster
of this city, who is employed on a ranch
.near the park. BaumelBter recalled that
nn Monday afternoon, the last day Anna
Poltera was seen alive, while deliver
In hay he met the child walking home
. from school at 4:20 In the afternoon. He
knew this little one and nodded, to which
the child returned ,4 salutation. This
was within a quarter of a mile from
where the child's body was found.
Two hundred yards behind, going in
the some direction as the child, was a
Mexican, a "cholo" or laborer. Baumelster
said he spoke to the cholo but received
no reply, the Mexican avoiding him.
Baumelster gave his descriptlnn to the
.deputies.
With this fresh clue the park is be
in"" searched for the -purpose of ascer
taining where the child was maltreated
and If possible to gain additional evi
dence by the find. Descriptions of the
man, 'which have been sent to nearby
cities, are that he was about five feet
seven Inches in height, slender build,
black moustache, wore a black hat and
blue overalls and carried a bandana
handkerchief. .
Taken In connection with the knife
wounds on the child, which bespeak
the .art of a- practiced knife wielder,
the, officer are following the clue
hopefully . i .
The call of the sea made young Frank
E. Davis Jr., a young hardware clerk
of Portland, forget parents, friends and
sweetheart, to whom he was to be mar
ried next month, and caused him to dis
appear on May 1. leaving behind him a
train of evidence which made It look
as if he had been drowned. Davis left
presumably on a fishing trip to Oregon
City and when he did not return, a
search was started for his body. His
brother, Gilbert Davis, hurried here
from Denver to conduet a- search for
him and offered a reward of $100 for
Information leading to his whereabouts.
For 20 days the disappearance of the
young man was a mystery, and friends
and relatives had given him up as a
victim to the Willamette river when a
letter written from Coos Bay by Davis
to Mrs. Sadia Deubert. 151 Fifteenth
street, was received yesterday telling
that he hail gone to sea. Davis had
been rooming at the Deubert residence
and as he- had left his belongings there
wrote to her telling where he had gone.
"I see they are raising quite a dis
turbance about me." says the boy In the
letter, -wen, it is tne matter i was
talking to you about a few days ago,
which has caused me to leave- Port
land and ret back to the water.
Mrs. Deubert promptly informed Gil
bert Davis, at 31 Second street, of the
fact that his brother had been heard
from. As, the letter is typewritten, Mr.
uavis is inciinea to oeneve mat tne let
ter may have been a fictitious one writ
ten by some one seeking the reward, but
as the boy speaks or a conversation
which he held with her a few weeks
prior to his disappearance. Mrs. Deubert
Is not inclined to follow this view of
the matter, but believes the letter gen
uine.
Had Been Bailor Before.
Davis had ben to sea before. He went
before the mast three years ago, leaving
a good position with the Hlbbard spen
cer Partlett comoany In Chicago. He
staved on the water for a year and a
half and finally, at the pleadings of his
parents, returned. He was not espe
cially well then, and remained at home
at Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chi
cago, where his father Is a prominent
business man as well aa postmaster, for
year, during which time he became
engaged to a young Mlentgan lady, ac
cording to Gilbert Davis.
Then he came west to Portland ana
entered business with the Fallig-Me-Callman
hardware company here and
was succeeding In every way. He was
to have been married next month to
his eastern sweetheart and his parents
were Jubilant, believing that his oft ex
pressed desire to return to the sea would
be quieted If he were married.
ea Waa His First ove.
About three weeks before his disap
pearance, however, young Davis told
Mrs. Deubert that he was going to go
back to sea some day. When asked how
he could do so and keep faith with
his bride-to-be he appeared a trifle
confused but merely remarked, "Well,
I'm going some time anyway." It was
to this conversation that he referred
in his letter which reached here yes
terday. He Intimated that he was leav
ing Coos Bay on a steamer bound for
Honolulu but did not say on which
ship he would leave.
Even before receiving this letter,
Gilbert Davis had about some to the
belief that his brother had left to roam
on the brlnv deep again. He knew
of the inclination which Davis had In
that direction and a thorough search of
RAFFLES CALLS ON HOUSEWIVES TO
SOLICIT BUSINESS FOR RUG CLEANER
ANY RUGS TO CLEAN?
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WHERE TO FIND RAFFLES TODAY
Between 3 and 5 o'clock he will visit at McAllen & McDonnell's,
corner Third and Morrison streets.
Between 5 and 8 o'clock he will visit at the Dolmonico Cafe, 140
Seventh street. If identified here, the manager of this cafe will
serve French dinners to the captor and three friends, free.
Before midnight tonight he will visit the Waldorff Billiard
Hall, corner Seventh and Washington streets. He will either visit
here before or after the theatre.
At the Grand theatre between 8 and 10 o'clock tonight.
WHERE TO FIND RAFFLES SATURDAY.
Raffles will visit the People's Market & Grocery Company, First
and Taylor streets, between 1 and 31 p. m. Saturday.
Between 3 and 5 o'clock tomorrow Mr. Raffles will visit at
Lennon's, 309 Morrison. If identified going to or from this place
by any person having a purchase slip. .front .Lennon's for Saturday
they will be given an additional reward of "'$50 in gold; also he
finest, tujibrella in the store. - - - ' - -
Between 6 and 8 o'clock Saturday evening he will visit at Ma
sonic Temple Grocery, 380 Yamhill street, corner West Park. A
good chance will be given you to capture hiin at this store. .Read
display ad on inside of this paper for this store.
At the Grand theatre between 8 and 10 o'clock Saturday night.
Merchants desiring Mr. Raffles to visit their place of business
iflfyy arrange to do so by telephone Main 7173, to the Raffles adver
tising manager.
Remember, if you have a card from the Jacobs-Stinc Real Estate
office when you capture Raffles you will get a lot in Argyle Park,
free.
Watch Dtifresne showcases for new pictures of Mr. Raffles
every day.
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your rugs to clean Photo by Dufresne, Raffles' special artist
FORCED TO LIVE
III CHICKENCOOP
(United Pm Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, May 21. That she was
compelled to live In . a chicken house
with her children, despite the fact that
her husband was able to support her
properly, is the allegation f Mabel U
Romer In the complaint she has filed
for divorce from Robert J. B. Romer, a
stock broker. Mrs. Romer further
claims her husband compelled her to
work for ridiculously small wages In a
delicatessen store, under penalty of
being; turned Into the streets. She al
leges that Romer Is preparing to leave
for Europe to avoid the suit she has
brought.
HENETS ILLS
EVIDENCE
By Kdward F. Glrard, the Mysterious Mr. llaffles.
Well, I guess after I jab a few hatpins into a few of you slow
ones you will wake up to the fact that I am poking a nice roll of Uncle
Sam's long green under your noses. Say, by the way, have you any
rugs to clean? 10 cents each, and they are returned to you the next
day. I am now representing a new firm in town, that just started
yesterday morning "the Selffar Cleaning Co.," phone Main 7173. Just
spell the name "Selffar" backward and you have the valuable name
of "Raffles" then let the busy housewives on whom I called yesterday
In search of rugs to clean hunt up the cards I gave them, and then
and then with a shriek clasp their nervous hands to their eyes and
whisper the word stung! Too bad, but I Just had to do it.
On leaving my hotel I stole a rug off
the floor, rolled it up and started out
on my trip in my new business, dressed
(Continued on Page Three.)
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Attorney General Wicker
sham Sends Full State
nient to San Francisco
Relative to Money Drawn
From U. S. by Prosecutor,
tTnltd Tress Lasrd Wire.)
Washington, May 21. Attorney Gen
eral Wlckersham today sent to Plstrict
Attorney ' Langdon at San Francisco a
full statement - regarding Francis J.
Heney's connection with the govern
ment, Including the anjounts of monev
that have been paid him. This state
ment was sent to tangdon in response
to a telegram received from Patrick
Calhoun and to letters sent here by
New York attorneys Interested In the
Calhoun defense. Heney is now carried
on the rolls as a special assistant at
torney general.
Wtckersham's statement Is sent out
with Instructions that all attorneys In
terested In the Calhoun case, on both
sides be allowed to Inspect It
It is staled on reliable authority that
Wlckersham's statement shows that He
ney has been paid $65,000 in the past six
years for his work for the federal gov
ernment.
San FTanclsoo. May 11. Francis J.
Heney stated today that Attorney Gen,
eral Wlckersham's statement regarding
his . connection with the government
would show that -tie had not received
any money as special assistant attorney
general since September 12, 1900. He
took up the San Franclsi-e graft prose
cution September 1. 190s.
After he became actively identified
with the prosecutions here-Heney went
to Oregon for the government in tin
tall case, nut said he aid not receive
In dork blue serge suit, soft shirt,
checked soft cap and glasses, with a
smattering- of a young man's "Just
sprouting" mustache and 'with a dark
gray overcoat on and carried my pipe
to keep me company.
I called first at the "Maxwell hall,"
No. 207 Fourteenth street, where I met
a lady dressed In black at the door, and
asked her if she had plumed to us to
come and get some rugs to clean, ana
she said "No," but went to sec If the
landlady had (lone so; she also said
"No." 1 left her a card, with, the re
quest for her not to forget us when she
had Tugs to clean.
"Read the card backwards, lady," and
you'll know better next time.
Questions Motorman Ho. 167.
I then walked around to the carline
and saw a Sunnysldo car, No. 107, and I
asked the motorman. No. 167, what tima
a car went the other way and he said
"in two minutes." Then I drilled around
for a while and ran arross two ladies
on Twelfth street, one of them wearing
a dark blue coat mtt. black Merry
Widow hat trimmed with cherries and
she wore long tan gloves. The other
voung ladv wore lighter blue coat
suit and gray hat and carried a blue and
white handbag. Thl bag she dropped
Just a little ahead of me. but picked it
up very quickly. These two ladies
turned off Twelfth on to Market street.
where I stopped them and asked where
Yamhill street was, to which they re
plied, "Oh, you're way off; It's four, or
five blocks from here." Then I said.
"Oh. I's ln the right church, but in the
wrong pew."
. Don't you remember this, ladles? And
Just to think, that lovelv $500 Just
dyiag to nestle in that white and gray
purse bag you were carrying.
Orders Groceries Bent Out.
I then called at the Masonic Temple '
grocery, corner Tenth and Yamhill,
where I left a written order for a lot
of canned goods, prunes, eggs, sugar,
etc., to be sent to "Mrs. Edine Selffar. '
at the Maxwell Hall. Instructing tha
clerk to be sure to have It there before
noon and sent it C. O. D. Sorry to
cause you so much trouble, Mr. Mann,
but really, you looked like you could,
take a good Joke, and, well, you got it.
I heard you broke the eggs, making so
many trips to the- house trying to find
the "Mrs. Selffar." Well, the hens ar
not on a strike just now and you can
get plenty more.
I then called on Mrs. DeKeater, at
425 Taylor street. This lady had Just
taken out a year's subscription for The
Journal with the determination to cap
ture me-for"the full $500. I rang the
bell and waited for quite a while for
some one to come to the door then
came a lady with her hat on as If she
were going out "Did you phone the
Selffar Cleaning company, to clean
(Continued on Page Five.)
ROAD FEUD CAUSES
U MAT ILL AN TO KILL
ENEMY'S HIRED MAN
(Continued on Page Thrwe.)
Pendleton. Or.. Mav 21. A shooting
affray u reported from the Hudson Bay
district, near Geer Springs, eight miles
northwest of Milton, in which Mike
Ryan shot and dangerously injured a
neighbor named Schubert and shot and
killed William Dixon, Schubert's hired
man.
The shooting occurred about dusk last
night, and waa the result of a Quarrel
over a road in the neighborhood. Dixon
aieo - almost' instantly. Schubert was
able to orawl to hla home, some dlstanoc
awav. una JtAS hAen tukin ta a himnital
at Walla Walla, where it la thought he
lit recover.
Bran Still it lUarge.
At last reports Rvan had not been
taken. Sheriff Taylor of Pendleton was
notified early this "morning and depart
ed by automobile for the scene, about 60
miles from here". The quarrel which r
sulted in the death of the hirwt man
and the serious injury of Schubert wae
of long standing.
Ryan had forbidden Schubsrt to drive
over disputed road which separated
the two ranches, threatening to kill him
if he did. Srhubert and his Kred men
were in Milton vesterday end there met
Ryan, who repeated his threat. On fam
ing nome later In the evening. ScH'ibert
and liia
wno uf
shoot Schubert.
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me later in the evening, ScH'ibert
s hired man were met V Kyan,
ifter some parleying, attempted
Dixoa protects Employer.
, . Dixon, at the first tntlmatfnn of
hooting, jumped In-front of hie employ
er. Ryan shot, the ball ralnr thrcMiin
Dixon's breast,' killing him lm"t instantly.-
In continuing i 'i.nro
ball Injured Schubert. K hntrt
abl to cnwl to hi b". though
gave no new of the fr mtU !!
morning. . " . , , ,
A starching pirty fumf tb hoiiy or
Dixon- In a gram fiiL K li-r It h l
fallen. The hcrMlxHifn at ltvn rt
not ' knowu,. iln :.-i,nf. r, n s inv yr
ferrlns; to wit mml n" MtumJ r.f
("tieritf Taylor ( tmv Xnnuttt t
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