The Oregon daily journal., June 21, 1909, Page 2, Image 2

-THE - OREGON , DAlLYi JOURNAIJ, .. PORTLAND, . MONDAY. EVENING. 1 JUNE 21. 1909.
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I niTIM HI) BIOS HAVE TO
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III STIRS
BAPTISTS
i Executive Board Receives
Proposition for Madi
son Structure.
Bid tor th rantrllKtlnn n tha. nT
Madison street bridge, nine In all. were
ppenea mis arcernoon Dy toe city ex
ecutive board and referrm. tnr tabula
tion to Engineer J. I Harrington, of
t - I -y nrm or consulting en
:Dr. Broufflier s Comparison neef" who have charge of the con
" 1 structton o the brida-e. Mr. Harrlne-tor
nf Mnsmirv flnf I lUH'Cll f?K?.,?ui. Ai.ror"an0 be present at
T--; fttnnt,n L only bid which contained estl
XM'CllUie Viitii i" miei on evry detail or the work wai
; , i" t Til 11 ! 1 ii ""-r c,,'c ' company or
imuner uiio uiauas in fl?S-,n.nd7V:H4BoSSrlw8fchtl,i:
Opinion on jjiacKboam. pteS S? thiT. viaeducTount ,ppro'
me ooara adjourned till tomorrow
afternoon at 4 -o'clock,, when the tabu
lated bids will be considered mnri the
contract lei to the lowest bidders If It
Is found thai the vhntu Imnunf iIaai
- The handwriting on the wan caused not exceed 1450,000. "
s' Nebuchadnezzar 'hardly less- consterna- At this meeting the revised bids of
' . V. T3n.la. mlnlet.k' A V lc ll - I ti Trt lan T-lI.w-. T I U . a ti
cncea wis morning wnen mty oruujui company to rurnisn city lights for rive
7 a- numoer -or meir qiiunjumoea cui-ietn win aiso De considered.
v em. visitors into tneir conwrtnct uiny
to see a blackboard full or wrtting can
lnr Dr. Broua-her'a doctrine to task.
,. A former member of the conference
who haa fallen Into disrepute through
..his own doctrinal peculiarities was the
.author or sentiments teeming wim an
tagoniem and bad opening mat cov.
CONSTABLE HEARS
MANY COMPLAINTS
Today, the office of Cnnatahl Tjmi
; ered the entirs front wall of the room. J Wagner seemed a. Mecca for complain
I vinailo one member smarting under the 1 ants, whose grievances were manv and
I stigma arose to disclaim in tha name i varied, and who kept thej small force
t of the conference all authorship or re- employed practically . all day In the
! jmonsihilitv for-the writing and brand-1 serving of warrants.
led it a mere wall decoration under the C M. Silverman, an employe of the
- I head of 'lextras. i Btannarq cracker company, was ar-
T The writing called In question Dr. 1 rested on an assault and battery charge
Kronrher i statements made in ii liumummi vi iuisi uuiaig xviroy, cu
lt night's sermbn, that Baptists end Ma-verman. who was. unable to giva bail
tivini i on in meir runaamem&i qul- i ct-iit:u him ivmwv, wiiu i a
1 trines. Dr. Brourher recently took the) friend of his wife, interfered in their
1 Masonic degree and though some of his ramuy arraira. Miss Klrby merely
! brethren do not agree with him In the stated that he slapped her.
i wisdom of such an action most of them Profant and Indecent language was
Jconslder It a matter of Individual pref- used by H. Blumenthal. of 780 Russe,.
ierence. The writer, however, followed g- ' ,f. prsnc-. "??ordin-f t0
iwhut he considered to be a logical sr- "" " i." M": ""ln
iumont which led him to the conclu- street north, so she swore out a war-
ision that "Satan is a fit candidate rant tor mi "rest w gave balj.
f for Masonry even to th. ,ld I decree." et"iEmrXFjXN?w
,t- wmex vwn - charge or hooking a trout four Inches
X When Bev. E- A. Smith denounced the long, where the law provides six Inches
writing W. M- Wyatt. erstwhile pastor In length aa the minimum sise. He
;of the Highland church proudly laid gave bail.
:claim to the authorship and was pre- Claude Suitor, accused of assault and
' 1 pared to expound further on the matter, battery by O. F. Elliott of 1204 Rod-
"Tiut a tactful visitor from Philadelphia, ney avenue, gave bail and was released.
nev. Frank B. uooDins, nuui m w ucvrn niuvnni, irironi oirs. natiiae
fbarraasment of his hosts, neatly turned urury accuses or Jumping bis board
- i. - iABiAa niJisk w osirin v vn mRKitt ni 1 1 a in ravn nui i
inia remarks on a very excellent ad- 1 1
drt? " UirSaffJa .vii CABPENTEB M'CBUM
moment for another brother wianea to
, know -wt constituted memberahip to
' flthe conference, and an exposition of the
Jdifficultv which had resulted In the ed
ition of Mr, wyatt rrom nis cnurcn naa
ilto be given in order to counteract the
DIES FROM INJURIES
Struck by a northbound Mftunt Tabor-
Sunnyside streetcar at Grand avenue
To prevent I and East Washington street earlv Sun-
la wrangle the president called for dls- day morning, John McCrum, 45 years
;m!6sa( Wttn prayer SO as to premrvo um, b iirprnur living at n juast inir
.'I .i. Bnllt rt th ' A4rKAlt I tv-fourth mtrMk rti4 Hi'iiwl Vir.i,a la &
J they had heard.- ' . He died at the Good Samaritan hospital.
. Bev. Sumner R. Vinton, a missionary An inquest will be held late this after-2n-Riirmsh
was the sneaker of the day, I noon.
Jand" he gave an Inspiring talk on the Witnesses declare that McCrum t-
twork' done la Korea and Burmah and tempted to cross In front of the car and
told of the cryin need for mora work- became bewildered. Before, W. John-
kn. Mr Vinton la the son and the son. the mntorman. who livoa in trk
grandson of missionaries who lived out Flfty-ftrst street, wa able to stop th
tirieir jives in itiw bkiu xictiu. iw bibd vui mi. m variicniiir.
Jearnestly and convincingly and In his
J talk Dr. Dobbins praised his remarks,
j complimenting the missionary' faith
fand seal and calling attention to the
a t advance In missionary work. Ha ended
by dnosinelng the ' morning Oregoniaa
'for Its editorial against missionary work
' and called.to the attention the conslst
lent opinions of stgtesmen, diplomats,
Heachers, tradesmen and everyone .In
foreign countries that the Christian re-
llifloa It bettering the1 world,
- raitorlal Xa Scored,
f He bewailed the sute of mind that
.i would .cause a present day editor of
. ?such a oentral point of activity to voice
surhi ''antiquated nonsense." He wa
'informed that the people out west do
; not take this editor seriously. There
i frt I Tnnra4rl' aft vatsinttil lrv at hlth vsr a ai -v-w n m a .A
; after considerable discussion an to
i whether emphatic disapproval or the si
lenee of contempt were .better . In this
Jcase. Following Is una resolution: . .
1 "The Baptist mlnieters' conference of
Portland hereby expresses' its emphatic
d!uapt)ioval of 'the - editorial in this
fmornfrig's Oregonlan - condemning In
$ wholesale manner the efforts of the de
nominations which are engaged in giv
ing the gospel of Jesus Christ to
heathen and pagan peoplea. " We regard
l the -editorial as an insult-to the intelll
j gence of all Christian denominations
. and a sad reflection upon the Intelll
jBence of the writer."
i l Officers elected for next term were:
: President A. B. Waltc; vice president,
,W. T. Jordan; secretary, J. F. Heacoek.
Announcement was made of plans for
' the convention and large committees
were announced to meet the delegates
J at the trains, Friday and Saturday
;: morning and evening, when the largest
delegations will arrive. - Arrangements
rhave been made with the streetcar com
Tpany for special cars to carrv the dele
gates from the depot to the White
i Temple without transfer.
McCrum left a widow and seven ohll.
dren.
COMMITTEES MEET
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY
LEAGUE IN SESSION
All committees preparing- entertain
ment for delegates to the Northern Bap
tist convention, which begins Its annual
meeting In-Portland Friday night, will
meet at the White temple this evening
to rehearse plans for entertainment, In
order to make sure that there wlll be
no hitches in the program when the
delegates have actually arrived.
During the week chairmen of the
various committees will hold dailv meet
ings, and every possible arrangement
will then be made to add to -the com
fort or the pleasure pf their guests
after they have come.
0. & C. RAIEBOAD -
yiBECTQRS MEET
Directors of the Oregon A California
Railroad company and of the O. R. A
N. company held a postponed meeting
in the directors' room of the Harriman
lines in the Wells Fargo building this
morning. Many detail questions that
have arisen during the absence of Gen
eral Manager J. p. O'Brien and W. W.
Cotton from Portland came up for dis
cussion at this morning's session.
Among those who attended the meeting
We.ri? J; Pi,BrtSn','- f- Cotton, C. CI.
Sutherland,, W. R. Lltiehburg and R. B.
Miller.
mm go
on EXCURSION
Much Talk About Portland
Day at Eugene Next
Wednesday.
Not. only alumni of the University of
Oregon out numerous other for nana
people as well ara enthusiastic over the
celebration of Portland day In Kugene
next Wednesday and are planning to b
in me university city ror tne commence
ment, the dedication of the new South
ern Paciflo station and the dinner to be
given visitors on the university campus.
An official program has been printed
by the Eugene Commercial club of the
day t events. It Is as follows:
7 :0 -a. m.- Special train leave union
depot, Portland. (See fare for the round
trip.)
7:40 a m. Leaves East Washington
1 1 :30 a. ra. Arrives at Eugene. No
stops en route. t -
11:40 a. m. Welcome by. Mayor Mat
lock of Eugene. Official tender of de
pot park to the Southern Pacific com
pany. . ' -- . . , ..
ii:to a. m. Kesponso by oenerar-
Manager J. P. O'Brien on behalf of the
Southern Pacific company.
Noon Auto trip. to L'niyeralty of Ore
gon. 11:80 p. m. Dinner' on the campus
tendered by the ladles' auxiliary of tha
Eugene Commercial club and ladies of
the University f Oregon.
2 :00 p. m. Commencement &erclsea
in Vtllard hajl. University of Oregon.
After thee exercises there will b no,
set program, ,
7:30 p. m Special train leaves -Eu,-'
gene, -- - - -.- - -
n:zo p. m. Arrives East Washing
ton street ,
11:30 p. m, Arrlvea Union denot
Portland. , .
Among Portland nennle ' who vllt
tena tni rortmnd on v Hr im ar
Samuel Connell, fom Richardson and
wne, x: jeacn ana wire, John M
ocoit. c u. uantenbela, J. T. Gregg,
M. C. Banfleld and wife, Robert A. MiT-
ir, t. to. Minton, Mrs. 8, B.. Huston,
W. B. Bridges. Miss Brldren W. M
Gregory, W. G. Oberteuffer, H. I.
Keeney, Harold M. Sawyer, C. C. Chap
man, Charles J. Schnabel, J. -K. Gill,
W. H. Brits, Miss Florence Dayton, Mlns
Francis Gill. Phil Gevurtz. W. O. korna
A. A. Anderson, Arthur Tlfft. Dr. J. a.
Moore. Miss Moore. Afra f" A Mnnl.n
J. G. Haseiton.
COURT0R0ERS
collision
PROBED
MISSING MAN MAY
HAVE BEEN MURDERED
JURY GIVES MONROE
VERDICT FOR ,$1000
V The Women's Missionary league of
;the Oregon conference of the Methodist
j church will hold its annual meeting and
a program of addresses and muiic to
; morrow at the Taylor Street Methodist
church.
S - The business session which will be
:held In the morning will be In charge
of the conference president. Mrs. F.
;B. Holbrook. Election of officers will
also be held In the morning.
At noon luncheon will he served and
the members and delegates will assem
ble In the afternoon for a program. Rev
j Benjamin 'Youns, Rev. C. C. Rarick of
5 Astoria. Mrs. Asa leeth and Mrs. Hol
? brook will make addresses. Several mu
slcal numbers will be given...
The conference will deal with the
jwomen's work In home missions through
out the state and delegates are expected
' from all parts of the state where the
jwork Is represented.
.'ESTATE WILL GO TO
I MINOR CHILDREN
George W. Rausch has been appoint?
;ed executor of the will of Melvina R
.Million, who died on June . This dis
i poses of property valued at $2000 to
jbe equally divided between two minor
i children.
f To straighten out the title to a lot
j In the townslte of Wayne, which ttas
been already conveyed to him. M. E.
i Freeman has secured letters on the es
; tate of Andrews'Soher. The estate has
; been probated in New York.
Thompson have appraised the estate
if p. J. Buckley, reporting that It is
t worth 142,884 of which Is in cash,
Police chief issues
; orders for fourth
; As anticipated In The Journal of yes
terday. Chief Urftsmacher today issued
an order to the members of his depart
ment regarding the observation of the
Fourth of July. - The executive asked
that ail patrolmen attempt to contribute
to the general desire for a safe and
fne celebration.- and strictly prohibited
the exploding of any fireworks on any
lay other than the Fourth Jtnelf. Re
surdlug the tnra and power of the e
' to - prohibited, the chief
v"trtt the city ordinances relating, to
A verflfct for flOOO damages was re
turned by the Jury In the case of A. I.
Monroe against the Doernbecher Manu
facturing companv. tried In ih.
court last week. The verdict was
reached late Saturday afternoon and
remained sealed until thia morn In
when It was read in open court.
Monroe asked for $24,000. claiming
he had been damaged In that sum by
failure of the defendant to observe a
contract for receiving 4,000.000 feet of
i?? ,Per year at the mouth of the
Molalla river. The defendant will appeal.
J ESPEE'S ASSESSMENT
RAISED IN LANE
Eugene Or., June 21. Assessor
Keeney of Lane county, according to
""' cT-Hicui. uiuuiiK tne several as
sessors of western rirvirnn a
ng here several weeks ago, haa raised
the assessment of the Southern Pacif
ic company's roadbed and right of way
from $28,000 to 135,000 per mile and
the valuation on the rolling stock haa
been raised from 12000 to 13000 per
f SpetHsl Dpetcn to The Journal.)
Colfax, Waah., June 21. Coroner L.
Brunlng today received a letter from
Andrew Red-Duck, a Nes Perca Indian
living- near North Lanwai. Hihn In
which the writer says that he believea
me aeaa man found floating in Snakt
rlwer near Central Ferrv. on Anrll u
and was later brought to Colfax hv
mo vuimifr uaa ouriea, was nis cousin.
miilD Ham. wnn rilnaonearen lineal.
picious circumstances on the night of
when found the bnriv had on ml
of shoes and stockings and two pahrs of
iruustria, ana a fragment or a red rian
nel shirt In the trousers pockets were
a watch, and $2.50 In money, and around
me ini wrist was tightly wound a
long, gold watch chain, and upon this
the writer bases his belief that the dead
man is his missing relative, foronar
onmning is or tne same opinion,
Uhe letter is aa follows: . "I wish you
wra give me run inrormation regard
ing the body.- Philip 8am. my cousin
Nes Jerce Indian, about tha an men.
tinned in the newsnaner ilnrv nf th
finding of the body, became missinir
or was Jaat aeea alive on the night of
January i, ii an innian oance lust be
low North Lap wai, on the north side
ox in viearwater river, a coat, lden
tlfled as his. waa found on the nnno
site side of the river from the place
ni vrv i u H now wow nr nsnrn wna atn.
lng on.
T'When last seen by me he wore a
ladles' gold chain on his left wrist. We
ave always suspected foul nlnv What
tens will be necessarv that f ms'v Mn.
uiy ins cnamY i am well acquainted
with the parties who wsre with him
hen last seen alive, both of whom hivi
slnca left the country."
The coroner will at once notify tha
authorities at Lewjston of his belief
that th dead man was Sam, and it la
probable that an investigation will be
rawe mio ma circumstances surround
ing hia disappearance.
INVENTION FAILED;
' INVENTOR DEAD
(Snecial TMnrvatrh to Th Jnnrnal
Seattle, June 21. Because the United
States government, had forbidden him
to manufacture a gilt paint whose pecu
liar property maae ic almost indestructi
ble, Theodore K rants. 64 veara of a
graduate of several German universities
oi nign siapaing, ana a native of Berlin
is today a suicide. At the home of his
daughter, Mrs. James Hall, Krants yes
terday fired a bullet Into his head after
raving a note saying simply, "Good
bye, I'm going."
Several years ago Krants Invented the
gilt. The process of manufacture, how.
ever, necessitated the development of
u were oeemea poisonous by
inp gumnimcnt agents, ana tne manu-
iaciure was oroered
'' (Called Press Lease Wtra.
London. June 21. Tha imlnltv nnr
today ordered am 1 nveatlaation nf thdi
cpllisioB between the newly commis
sioned cruiser Sappho, pride of the
uuuu .xieei, ana a wuson liner Sap-
Urdav, nlaht. Tha fiannhn.la n In
Dover harbor, having managed to make
port after a night of extreme peril.. First
rrpurjs were mat the vessel had sunk
The , liner wa not seriously damaged
ine cruiser's men manned tha hnata
and etood by until it was ascertained
u ne was in no immediate danger.
The Sappho suffered much damage.
RAILROADS WOULD
v REFUND ON RATES
(By Journal Leased galea Wire.)
Salem. Or.. Jiina tl Roth-h Tnr.
land Rallwav. Llarht A pn nn nnA
wt vron railway at mavigatioa Co..
presented petitions to the railroad com
mission today asking permission to
make refunds to ahlnnera vhtn than
ii" oeen misunaerstanding as to rates.
The -' Portland Railway company
wishes to return the difference between
80- and 19 cent per hundred to the
irojan rowner commnv of iiakinn-i
Cal., on a shipment of powder to Bor
ing over tne f.aiacaaa line. The latter
is a new rate that goes Into effect July
j, ana wnicn tne powder concern un
derstood was In effect at present.
The O. R. 4 N. wishes to refund to
the Henry Welnhard brewery 40 cents
per hundred on 6000 pounds of bear
shipped to Huntington, Or. The brew
ery people understood the minimum
load was 24,000 pounds, according to
a published interstate rate, and which
should have been published In the inter
state tariff, ibut was left out by mis
take. Instead the published minimum
was 30.000 pounds. A refund for the
difference Is asked. -
ALLEGED HORSE THIEF
TAKEN AT ABERDEEN
MAYOR LANE SAVES
CITY MORE MONEY
Mayor Lane and. the water board this
...y. .,.,, aavcu me cuy m Dy refusing
to approve a contract fnr ih. ,.i ,
aPc.e. of IV L,neoln street pumping
station. The plant Is used onfy abeul
two days in the year, but heretofore It
i nuiru ior aoo oays. The
TERS0NAL
attTndin'rtn.06 whfM h nas been
datr.r,hEetrf?I,iru-ana l'.nl' K
ber of' 7L AsMcBrWe' of Salem. nem
??rf V'8 Ofeson supreme court, is
at the Imperial. Attorney James A.
Lee on his way to the exWlUoS at
vSSl ' UMt tola,, at th Im'
ramrht Speeding Anto.
J. Howard was arrested this morning
Trant charging him with , a
had brooded over thl fact h be
lieved that he would realise a large
v v cat tiuui uii iu vi mm proquCw.
IREEWATER WELCOMES
BHINEHART FAMILY
(Speelil Dispatrh to Tha Joarnil.)
PeneUeton, Or., June 21. One of the
unique annual events In the history of
Freewater is the reunion of the Rhine
hart family, which began today and will
continue for nearly, a week. The clans
are gathering from distant sections of
Umatilla county and eastern Oregon.
The Rhinehart family Is one 'of the
largest in Oregon.
Friday has been set apart for the re
ception of the public. Freewgter city
park has been turned over to the re
union. The week will be devoted to
speeches, games and a general good
time. .- . ,
DECISION IN CRATER
B0AD CASE TUESDAY
. (By Journal Laaaed Salem WIr.
Salem. Or., June Kl. Judge Galloway
of the circuit court for this county
will render a., decision In the - Crater
iaae injunction suit tomorrow.- It. is
likely that the case will be carried to
the supreme court at once no matter
which way Judge Galloway may find.
Both, sides presented exhaustive
briefs, - which the court has had binder
consideration during the time since the
trial laat week. Considerable evidence
was introduced, which will be carried
to the supreme court by transcript for
the purpose of aiding the Justices to
arrive at an equitable determination of
the suit.
(Special DfDtcn to The Joml.
Chehalfs. Wash., June 21. Today
8heriff H. W. Urauhart returned with
Charles Weaver, who also goes under
tne nom de plume of O. H. Johnson.
from Aberdeen. Weaver Is charged with
norse stealing. Wednesday he hired a
horse and buggy from W, J. Vaughn, a
Chehalis liveryman, and-started north.
West of Centralla he met with, an acci
dent and broke the rig. Then he took
the horse and later sold It, the animal
finally falling Into the possession of an
inaian, rrom wnom it was recovered.
weaver denied nis Identity, but was rec
ogniced by the men at the barn here,
A. companion picture for Weaver was
also landed in Jail here today in the
fierson of E. S. Enoch, who was cap
ured in Portland by John Schlittler of
centralis, who waa rormerly a Lewis
county aeputy snernr. Enoch, la al
leged to have mortgaged a team that did
not belong to him. and also with fore-,
ery. It Is claimed that before skipping
out of Centralla one day this week he
forged some checks, on which he real
ized a gooa sum.
RIPE CHERRIES
PROVOKE ROW
Neighborhood Disturbed by
; Overhanging Cherry
' ' Boughs. v " f
Cherries, whichrformed the basis of a
neighborhood feud Involving nfbre than
26 persons of both sexes, brought to the
municipal court today such a gathering
of fashionably ' gowned ' - women -- and
frightened youngster! aa has po been
seen for months, : '.V,
One iara-a cherf tree which tha dif
ferent testimony caused to assume wide
ly varied proportions, waa the casus
belli. . It -stands in the yard of Mrs, E.
J. Bart let t, 1112 East Taylor street
and several of its sweeping branches
overnang me rence ana tne iront yara
of Mrs. G. Wy Lyle, next door. For 12
years Mra Lyle haa been in the habit
of. picking the cherries from . the over
hanging limbs. .
Laat Thursday Mrs. Lyle testified she
ooaervea xurs.. Martlett s aaugnter. ii
years old. and the little Oliver clrl. lean
over the fence and .pluck the juiciest of
the cherries from the limbs hanging
?ver her yard. So Mrs. Lyle gathered
our young glrla about her and with the
aia or a aiepiaaaer atrippea ,tne
urancurs clean. , - -, . ,
Mrs. Lyle and several of her faction.
whose Ire became aroused when the au
thenticity of their statements were
questioned by the attorneys, testified
that she had plucked no cherries except
irom tne nmDS overnangmg ner yard.
Mrs. Bartlett and her contingent In turn
testified that Mrs., Lyle s force of cherry
picaere naa puiiea several orancnes Jioi
.i-hi.,,nH . i . r"
iiliuiuif fictv, vvci fciiv aciiuv ana rv-
moved the fruit Also they said several
limbs had been broken.
Facing the overwhelming battery of
feminine ' testimony. Judge Van Zanta
tnrew up nis hands anal discharged the
case. - .
One witness c6nvulsed the auditors
In laughterby her Ignorance of cherries.
"I know nothlna- about rherrtna ." aha
declared. '-'I don't know a Black Re-
&ubltcan from a Red Republican or a
lack Republican from a Democrat,"
The trouble came to a head when Mra.
Bartlett had Mra Lyle arreated. charred
witli trespass..
TIDE LAND CONTEST
BEFORE SXATE BOARD
JUGGLING CHARGED
IN TARIFF ON HIDES
(Dnltcd Preaa Laued Wira.
Washington. June 81. The senate to
day took under consideration an amend
ment to the tarirr bill proposing that
leather boots, shoea and harneia unit
belts for machinery be placed upon the
free list. The amendment was offered
by Senator William J. Stone, of Mis
souri, t .
During the discussion of this amend.
ment. Senator Warren, of Wvomlna-. do.
clared that letters received from the
Manners- Leather trust insulted the sen
ate by charging that the tariff ort. hides
was a result or a tnex at a conference
12 years ago. Warren said that these
charges were part of a scheme to de
prive American rarmera or ii.bo or 12
profit which results from the tariff on
hides. He said that the tanners hoped
to absorb thla money without benefit
ing tne consumer.
WRECKED ENGINF7
COMPLETE LOSS
i
(United Preu Ltaaad Wire.)
Vancouver. B. C. June 21 Thera is
small prospect of the Great Northern
engine whioh went through Fraser river
bridge on Saturday being salved. All
attempta to grapple the mogul yesterday
iBiicu ana in in antrnoon a aiver was
sent down to see whether the bodies of
me crew are atui in tne cab.
It Is thought that a Great. IMnrth.rn
construction train crew left the switch
open. Fireman Snvder. one of th. vic
tims, lived at the1 Melbourne hntl w
ne naa oeen on a visit to Seattle and
did not belong on the regular run, hav
ing been on a construction train. An
inquiry Is to be held this afternoon Into
the cause of the wreck.
SALEM INVITED TO
EUGENE FOR FOURTH
(Bt Journal Leased Salem Wire.)
Salem. Or.. June 21 Since flal.m
will not this year celebrate on July 4
and an Invitation has been received
from the mayor of Eugene to visit the
Lane eounty metropolis, the board of
trade of this city passed resolutions
today urging its members and the peo
ple of Salem to plan to visit Eugene
during the three days' celebration to
be held there. The resolutions include
an acceptance of tha- Invitation mn
compliments .the city of Eugene on' its
spirit of progress, which in many waya
la upheld aa a worthy pattern for
neighboring cltlea.
(Br Journal Lraaed Eilem Wire.)
Salam. Or.. June 21. Another contest
over tide lands was brought before the
state land board today. It bids fair to
offer many legal tangles. The dispute
is one or long standing in which Nel
son Trover and others claim title to
several acres of land on Tongue point,
below Astoria, to which the Sylviester
warren estate also "lays claim. -
The matter is being threshed oat be.
fore the board, but no agreement or de
cision has been reached. Troyer clajms
title rrom a aeea issued through the
state of Washington and Farreli from
a aeea issued tn rough the state or ore.
gon. The recent case decided in the
supreme court of the United States re
lating to- the boundary between this
state and the state of Washington will
nave a rearing on tne aispute.
ARREST CONTRACTOR
FOR BLASTING ROCK
F. W. German this afternoon swore to
a John Doe warrant against a contrac
tor building a road on Portland Heights
for Multnomah county. German claims
that tne contractor is blasting rock in
the road, scattering it over the neigh
borhood and endangering the lives 'of
children and other persons witnin reach
of the blasts. He asserts that yards
are being littered up, and windows
broken by the road building and threat
ens to nave eu tne county ornciais ar
rested if necessary to have the blasting
stopped. The complaint brings up the
point or wnetner tne county nas to se
cure a permit from city officials to do
Diastinr ana similar work.
AUTO OVERTURNS A ";
- NEAR INDEPENDENCE
(Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.)
Winters, formerly of the auto supply
noune or Archer. tjomDs ft winters or
Portland was seriously hurt In an auto
aocldent near here Saturday. Winters
was driving- the machine at a rapid
rate along a Rood road when one of his
companions, E. W. Strong, knocked his
cap over his eyes causing him to lose
control of the machine. He attempted
to reverse and the machine turned a
complete somersault, Injuring Winters,
Strong and the other occupant of the
machine, Archie Tetherow. Winters and
Tetberow are tha moat severely Injured.
The machine waa demolished. -
ARGUMENT OVER MONEY
LEADS TO HARD BLOWS
T V tVnruf fin IrMra of nnil 1" A
Janes. 28 years ofd. were fined 110 each
in municipal court by Judge-Van Zante
today for fighting. The evidence showed
that the two became involved In an ar-
f ument over money matters and that a
ight started at Twenty-fourth - and
Thurman streets.
RAILROADMEN
Great Northern Officials
Pleased , With'.. City .
, and Country. ; -
H. G. ' Dow, . general agent , of the
Great Northern In Pittsburg, and George
W- Colby, general agent of that rail
road in San Francisco, are tn Portland
with their wives today on their summer
vacations, it la the first trip that Mr.
Dow has mads to tha Pacific coast and
he Is delighted with the country and
Its future,- ' ' - -- .
yesterday the Dowa went to Seaside
ana -were introduced to tne .racirio coast
clam. Now the Pittsburg; agent of the
Great Northern is busy figuring out
some way In which be can introduce the
delicious bivalve to the', murky waters
of the Ohio.- He estimates it would
make life in Pittsburg worth living If
he could only arrange' thla little deal
la transplanting. - ?
. "Thla nart of tha conntrir in an heau,
tfful that I am astonished that people
ran keep away from It,' said Mr.' Dow.
in peacnea are attractive, tne climate
s fine and buaineas seems to be boom
ing. It's a great combination of work
and pleasure for a railroad man,"
Mr. Dow's office is the. greatest In
point of tonnage supplied his system,
of any Great Northern, office off the
main line of tne road. ' .
POLICE EflFflRCE
HEW "Pill" lAl'J
Twenty-seven Arrests at Ta-
coma .Under New Statute,
With $2 Fines and Costs
(Special Dispatch te Toe Journal.)
Tacoma, June 21. Up tilt noon today
total of 27 men. slid youths had been
arrested by the Tacoma police under the
new cigarette law passed py the last
legislature. In practically every case
me orrenaers were -arrestea in tne act
of smoking tbs "pills."
In a few instances the officers nabbed
their victims even before the unfortu
nates had finished rolling the cigar
ettes, ana once or twice suspicious ap
pearing individuals were searched, and
arrested for having the "makings" in
their possession.
Five young men arrested Saturday
afternoon and Sunday for smoking the
offending "coffin nails,'' were haled
before Police Judge Arntson this morn
ing and entered pleas of guilty. Each
waa fined $2 and costs, with tne warn
ing that the next fine would bo much
more severe.
GOOD SAMARITAN
IS ROBBED OF $20
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., June 21. After be
friending two men, Nlcka Rlean, a Jfln
da, was choked and robbed In his cabin
In the west part of town early yesffr
day morning. Charles Dempsey, onwof
the robbers, was caugftt, but tne one
that secured $20 belonging to the Hindu
maae nis escape.
Riean it enneara was paid off Satur
day by a sawmill company. He laid In
a suppl- of eatables and wet goods and
prepared for a feast on Sunday. When
the two strangers appeared at the cabin
aoor ana asitea ror someiniqg w eat,
he gave them the best he had. Sud-
denly.--one of them grabbed Jtiean .and
held him while tne otner went tnrougn
his pockets. Lustily calling "murder."
Rlean attracted the attention of a pas
serby, at the same time homing on to
the man who haa attacked mm. - Tne
police were called and placed Dempaey
in jau. tmerirr Happington ana me po
lice have searched the country tut
have found, no trace-of the man who
escaped. .-
Developments this morning indicate
that the robbery waa, carefully planned
and others may be implicated. It seems
that. Rlean had a partner who stayed
In the cabin with him. A man giving
the name of Charles S. Miller has been
arreated. Miller, It la said, wen 11 to
Riean's cabin shortly before the rob
bery and Induced Riean's partner to
leave tne place.
FALLS FROM LADDER
AND BREAKS NECK
x (Special DlmtCB to Tha Journal.)
Vancouver, Waah-, June SI. The man
found dead north of Tacolt has proved
to be Fred Roak, who resided on a tim
ber claim. That he fell from a ladder
and broke his neck aeemt certain. Cor-
0
TO
BE UODEIi
ARREST
(Catted Press Lu4 WIrs.1
v RevlBtoke, B, C. June 21. Th
police here have received word that
Leon Ling, accused of the murder of
Elsie filgel in New York, has been
arrested on the westbound Canadian
Pacific passenger' train bound for
Vancouver. The message does not
state, where the arrest was made.
REPORT OF DEATH , ?
OF HARRIMAN.UNTRUE
, iUalted Pries Leased Wire.
aTew fork, June aiJoaepa XeBen.
secretary of the Union Paciflo railroad.
stated, thla aftemooa that tha report of
Sarrimaa's death was untrue.
LAMBERT ENTERS .
AT LAST MOMENT
An eleventh hour candidate. A. W.
Lambert, cashier of the East Side Clti
sens bank, entered the race for school
director today, and his friends are mak
ing an active campaign for hia auec.eaa
at the polls this afternoon. The move
ment to elect Lambert school director
Is the result of an effort to defeat R.
L. Sabin, whose - candidacy was an
nounced several days ago, and who, it
waa thought, would be. the only name
presented to the voters foy the office.
The friends of Mr. Sabin ara maklna-
strenuous efforts to nullify this last
hour opposition and believe that his suc
cess Is not in Jeopardy, although all
supporters of his are urged to go to
the polls this afternoon and cast their
votes.
' Training Xew Fire Horses.
S Chehalis. Wash.. June SI. The newly
arranged flrehouae In Chehalis is now in
service and daily drill of the team
which, has been purchased to haul the
combination hose and chemical are
given. The team secured Is a pair of
beautiful baya .They are welL matched
and were bought of local parties. The
animala are four-year-olds Although
the driver. Joe Smith, has had them un
der hia direction but little more than a
week, -the horses step out under the
harnera like, old time fire horses. As
a result of changes In the fire equip
ment and additions to the service a
reduction waa- made la Chehalis 'in
surance rates some time ago, and It la
hoped that further betterment i.
sen-Ira will result In a etili further re
duction.' 7 - f ;
MATHEWS HELD FOR
TRAIN I ROBBERY
j (Special Dlapatrh to Tha Journal. t
Spokane. June 21. -Tha man Yiia
Twin FallV Idaho, for complicity In the
i;: :v,!.rV;,I,c lI'n roooery at umana la
Bill Mathews, a notorious cattle rust
ler and desperado. He nrni four
years in - Walla v Walla penitentiary for
cattle- stealing near Spokane, IS years
ago. after a sensational capture by Sher
iff Pugh of Spokane. Mathews waa shot
In v Pistol -duel at that time. He Is
claimed' to be the leader of a gang of
train robbers by the men already in
custody. ... .
Xo Action on Devlin. .,
; (United rrw Lcims Wire.)
-Washington, June 21 .The sub-committee
which ha been considering the
confirmation of -the reappointment of
Robert Devlin as United States district
attorney, at San Francisco, reported to
the senate Judiciary committee today
without recommendation.
Senator Piles of. Washington, chair
man of the sub-committee, said that
the committee was waiting for further
evidence before taking action.
'''"Japanese Given 20 Years. 0
r (CnltrS Preaa Leaard Wlra.1 1
. Fresno. C'al., June 21. a. Tasuda
who pleaded guilty to having assaulted
the wife of. a Japanese rancher, thia
morning was sentenced Ho 20 year at
San yuentin. The, crime waa a perm
liarly atrocious one, and aroused the
entire community. , , i
FIRE CAUSES $1000 .
DAMAGE TO STORE
About 2 o'clock ihts morning fire of
unknown origin broke out in the con
fectionary .store of J. M. Francke. 1134
North Third street, and caused about
I100O damage. Carney s stables at 226
Olisan street. In the rear of the fcon
fecttonary store, were slightly damaged.
.Shippers File Complaint.
(Bf Journal Leased Salem Wlra.l
Salem Or.. June 21. Two complaints
of delayed shipments were received by
the state railroad , commission, this
morning. Theodore Zimmerman of
Eagle Point says that a carload of
household goods shipped March 25 from
Phillips. Wis., to Medford, Or., has not
yet arrived. The freight was prepaid.
K. H. Knox, a grocer or Independence,
has filed a complaint relating to-a de
laped shipment of potatoes. He says
tne potatoes wore smppea -ryom uas
ton to Independence via"' the Southern
Pacific on a direct route June 14, and
have not; arrived. As the goods are of
a perlshkbla character and the new
crop is copilng on Mr. Knos thinks -he
should not, have to accept the -potatoes
after they arrive. They were shipped
by David Cruickshank. ,
V" Starts East With Prisoner
- (Br Journal Leased Salem Wlre.t
Salem, Or., - June 21. Bert 8. - Berry,
assistant superintendent of the Indus
trial reformatory at Hutchinson, Kan
started east from Salem this afternoon
with Elmer Slider, alias Charles Wil
liams, who had escaped five years ago
from the reformatory - at Hutchinson
and was serving a four, year term at
Salem.-" -f ,,,
Williams wet sentenced to four years
In Multnomah county, June 28, I08,
for larceny from r. dwelling. Superin
tendent James of the Oregpn peniten
tiary discovered that Williams was El
mer Slider.
governor Benson perdoned Williams
and he will ha compelled to serve out
his term In Kansas. -
Knights Go to Pendleton. '
An excursion of 150 Knights of
Pythias left over the O. R. & N. thia
morning for Pendleton, where they will
attend ths annual convention of the Ore
gon comraandery of their order.
tnapp brought theboay to thli
rhere It Is being .held until ar-
oner
city, where it is being
rangementa for the funeral are made.
Rosk took up a timber claim 14 miles
north of Yacolt and built a house. Up
to 10 days ago he waa employed by the
Columbia Tie corfipany, but quit to erect
a earn on nis piace. juviaentiy ne naa
climbed up a ladder to place in position
a heavy - timber, when the ' ladder or
timber slipped, throwing him, to the
f rauna ana pressing nis necii. ne was
ound on the ground beside the ladder
and timber, with his neck broken, Rob
ert Sutherland, a neighbor, made the
find Friday evening, when he called
at the Rosk place to visit. Apparent
ly the body had been on the ground two
or three days.
Rosk was a native of Finland and
was about $8 years old. The only
known relative is a sister, Mrs. Aurora
Seppenen, who resides at Oulu, Finland.
Word has been sent her of Rosk's death..
The timber claim and an Insurance pol
icy for $1000 are left to her, according
to papers . found In the dead man's
cabin. -
Journal want ads 10 a word.
Two Seek Divorce.
(Special Dlipatch to Tbs Jour at I.)
Oregon City, June 21.- Thomas O.
Meacham by bis attorney, J.- T. Ellis,
comm,enced a divorce suit Saturday
agalnat Plesy A. Meacham, alleging
cruelty.- They were married at Golden-
dale,, in this state, October 4, 1888, and
four children, three sons, 7, 11 and .18
years, and -one daughter, 17 years of
age,' were born to them. He avers that
for the past five years the defendant
nas naraseed ana taniaiuea mm, so as
to Injure hia health and make his life
unbearable. He asks also for the cus
tody of the children. . The summons waa
served forthwith and the defendant made
an appearance, in the afternoon the
case was called up, the default of the
defendant was entered and an order of
reference of the case was made by the
court. - ' ' . .
Gwendolyn Ross, by her . attorney,
George C. Brownell, asks for a divorce
from Allen Ross, alleging Infidelity and
cruelty. - They were married at Port
land, July IT, 1806, and as alleged, from
June 27, 1808, to May 17, 1S08, the de
fendant has maltreated her. tnakinar her
a butt of his ill temper and has asso
ciated with dissolute women. On May
17 last, she alleges, he left home, taking
$600 with him, and left her . destitute
and has not since returned. - - -
-- " " 1 1 ' 1 ii wi w ni '"'.v
Twenty-two Feet Beached.
(Special "Pkptteh in The Journal.! ,
.Vancouver, Wash., June 11, -The Co
lumbia river here reached a stage of 21
reet at 10 o clock this morning, this
being the highest point reached during
the spring freshet Of Isst year. , The
water Is now washing over the side
walks near the ferry landing. ' -
VANCOUVER PREPARES
FOR FOyRTir OF JULY
(Special Dlipatch to The Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash.,-" June 21. Clarke
county residents are preparing to come
to Vancouver to celebrate the Fourth
of July. It promises to be the great
est Independence Day celebration in
the history of the barracka city.
The committeo In charge -of arrange
ments has completed a schedule that is
brim full of Interesting events, all on
the safe and sane order. Beginning
with band concerts Saturday evening,
the celebration will continue Sunday
and Monday. On Sunday there -Will be
a concert In the city park and a bal
loon ascension and parachute drop. On
Monday the entire day will be taken
up. The parade promise to be somer
thing new and from tha .ntrv Mat will
be the largest ever seen here. In it
will be the First United States In
fantry band. Mountain battery, automo
biles, floats, lodges, war veterans and
many other novel features.
During the afternoon there- will be
military field sports, the winners of
each event to receive cash prises. , In
the evening a grand free hall will be
given In a temporary structure at the
?h.y rstlnttyCna38 W
BOY TRIES TO SELL
HORSE FOR $6
(Special plapatch to Tne Journal.)
VJBCOUVr'..VVMh" Jun 31 Harold
McKinatry, 11 years old. of JS1 East
Thirty-first street, Portland, was ar
rested here yesterday when he at
tempted to sell a saddle horse for 16.
The boy was returned to the Oregon
metropolis yesterday afternoon.
According to the lad'a atorv. ha an.
cured the horse from a stable at Sixteenth-
and Jefferson streets, Portland,
his Intention being to ride to the
Seattle fair.
"But I got tired when I reached Van
couver and thought It would be easier
to go Dy train," declared the boy. "So
I tried to sell the horse to get enough
money to pay my way."
500,000 Eggs in Three Days.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Oregon City. June 11. The rnl I mr M nn
of shad eggs at the station at Willam
ette Falls for the Vnlted States bureau
of fisheries has been good so far this
year. Dennis Winn, who haa charge,
has collected 800,000 in three days and
expects to exceed the catch of last year
which was 2,000,000. The warm weather
greatly benefits the spawning of the
eggs and If it continues hot as the wea
ther indicates the take will be very
IftilVi r
Superintendent fJienry O'Malley ha s
cnaig oi in wie worn in this part of.
iim ana reports aoOUC Z,UU0.0UU
trout frv. at the t'lipliin,.. .i.iinn
These are being distributed throughout
Oregon and Washington. The Casadero
steelhead hstchery closed last Friday
and over 1,060,000 eggs were taken.
Slover Appeals Case.
Special Dlnpatrh to The Journal.)
Vancouver. Wash.. Jnn 91 Th. -a..
Of W. T Lewis against A. W. Slover
has been' appealed hv ninvav fmm th
Justice to the superior court Lewis
brought action to recover $0 which he
alleged Slover wrongfully kept after
collecting a note for him. In the Jus
te; court a verdict was given the plain
tiff for 860 and S9 costs. Slover has
now appealed to the higher court, de
nying the facts as set forth by Lewis.
Bcj Has Wanderlust.
(Special Dispatch to lb Journal )
Vancouver. Waah.. Jim. 91 o.ni
back to Spokane two months ago, after
riding the brake beams from his home
city, Erwln Varnkill was again taken
In charge by the police here yesterday.
Just what will be done with the lad is
not known. Varnkill Is about 14 year
old and positively refuses to stay at
home. --He served a term in the reform
school. -
Willamette lllses Rapidly.
(Spednl Dltpatpb to The Journal,)
Oregon City, Jufe fl.-r-Owing to' the
rush of the backwater of the Columbia
up the Willamette river, the pulp milia
of the Crown-Columbia plant were shut
down Saturday night, the backwater re
tarding the force of the current neces
sary to operate the machinery. The
river, owing to, the ruah of the back
water, has risen 20 Inches at Greenpolnt
since Friday night . , ' -. . .
v Two-Montha-Old Boy Dies.
(Special DlJnnteh to "Pfia Journal.),'
Vancouver, Wash.; June 21. Clrel,
the . two months old - son of Alfred
Kampe, died 'Saturday, The funeral,
which was largely attended, was held
from the Lutheran church yestertiav.
Rev Carl T.'Renhard of Portland offi
ciated. ' ,. , J
Insane Wan Arrested. V, .
(Special Diipatcb to Tie Journal.) ,
Oregon City, June 21 Philip Rlehter,
an Insane man, wan arreated at Colton,
yesterday by Sheriff Beatie, brought to
this citv and nlaced In nnnfln.mint
He will hav hia hearing In the county
court this afternoon. - . . - J .
' The x German cavalry has been
equipped with a powerful carbine, fit
te with a saber bayonet, to replace the
saber, . - . , ,