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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON - DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING, r JULY 10, 1909, ClOUDBISI AT REVOLVER FIRED TO TEll BIDS FOR STEEL HAWfJAH ADMITS DEFECTS, miT ptto i no nn DAni srpux CITY, lOVA Twenty Business Blocks Un- WHAT HE THINKS ME REJECTED DUI ULIO YUO JVD Vtj Demonstration of Action of Gun ThntXillea Mrs. . . i Jlontanya Harriman's Traffic Managrcr County Court Decides That Tnil-i vn fWnr Knifit inn wP Knt 'Pniimvori' Sn v - der Six Feet of Water ' Immense Damage, WU1 Talk to Business Material Was Too Lirht mL' .1. ChH Serrice Commission. 170ULD OUST STUBBS DURING IHQHEST Citizens of Unioni in Mass Meeting, Invoke Recall Asrainst Administration -'. of 3Iayor LawCharges o ' Extravagance Made.- : emmMi ntnar1l fa Tba JonrfiJll.t TTnlnn.. Or.. Julv-'18. The municipal torm "that liai been impending hero for several months broke last night when -.action toward invoking tna recau on tho mayor and council was' taken at a insxi meeting-, ----v " - -- " About two month ago a petition was presented- to the mayor and council. asking their resignation, due - ine aa tninUtmtivM' bodv Ignored the petition, A recall petition was drawn up -'-last night and nominations made to supply the vacancies created by the recall. ... The causes set forth in the petition are: "Public funds have been diverted; large sums of the city's money have bf an spent needlessly; an expert ac countant has been employed to expert the city's books without first .asking; lor bids; the council nas neia meetings at private residences, depriving; the-people of their right to be present; th emergency clause has been added to or dinances when there waa no emergency. depriving the people of their constitu tional right or the referendum: C H. Law has been raid large sums of money for services as a physician while hold ing the ornce or mayor; the constitu tional right of petition has been denied the people and public credit has been impaired. vv :. Before last night's gathering' a meet Ing of the mayor and council was held at -which Mayor Law resigned and Coun cilman J. A. Dalton waselectedjnayor. The cx-mayor was. In - turn, elected "councilman In the place of JJalton. This movement Is supposed to be a ruse to thwart the recall proceedings. At the citizens' meeting last night W. i. uowniey was nominated tor mayor; I,. A. Wright. M. a Levy and - A. J. Croodhrod for councllnjen.' to take tho places or Mayor Law ana council men "Ia!ton, Hutchinson and Schoonever. Strong opposition la expected and tho matter will probably, be taken Into, ths THE TARIFF BILL V SSSBSBSWJSSBSBBBBBBBajesBIBS. -,.., Democrats Leave It to Ke' , ; publican Conferees to X Finish the Job. f United Prei teased Wlrs.) - Washington, Judy 10. Tha Reoubll can tariff conferees met early today in the senate of See building.. None of tha Democratlo members of the committee , waa present Considerable progress was made. No attempt was made to refer any portion of the bill to sub-eemmlt-- nor will- there be, unless some serious difficulty arises to make a com- . promise necessary. COUNTY WOULD ' ' PROTECT SETTLERS (Special bltpstcb t The JoarntL) Colfax, Wash., July 10.- H. C. Peters of Seattle, president of the Palous Irri- f ation 8c Power company, which recent y placrd Palouse orchards, in the vidin - Ity of Palouse Falla, on the market, was in Colfax today In attendance on the county commissioners in an endeavor to secure permission for hla company to conrtruct a dam in the public road at the foot of Rock lake, to store flood waters f the lake for irrigating a large body of land in Washtucna vailey, in Adams and Franklin counties. It Is rirMihtfitl hnwava. it ,.. will V. . - ..v .... v., , n ' v ... it uo consummated, for a time at least. While the commissioners did not refuse tain safeguards in tha way of a perma nent bond to secure tha county against .loss In the event of private property being overflowed or destroyed. It is extremely doubtful If the company can meet the requirements. SECOND CLERMONT PLOWS THE HUDSON (United Press teased Wire.) New lork, July 10. Following a sa lut of it guns, one for each state in the union at the time Robert Fulton launcned his Clermont in 1807, a replica of the first steamboat was launched this afternoon- i.Mrs. Alice Gray Sut cllffe. great-granddaughter or Fulton, broke a bottle of water across the boat's bow. Thousands of persons wit nessed the launching. The replica will go to Albany under ita own ateam and participate In the celebration there this fall. The ceremonies are . scheduled to -take place between September 25 and .October 9. 3HLLIQXS FOR POWER : PLANT IN CALIFORNIA (United Prc Lessee Wlrel Nevada City, Cal July 10. C. Cur tis, engineer for the Southern Pacific company, today made application td Su pervisor Bigelow of the national forest for a permit to construct a mammoth power plant on the North Tuba river In Sierra ' county. Curtis stated that the company would expend 14,000,000 in th construction of the plant and that orders for electrical appliances, amount ing to. $18,000,000, had already been plncid 'With eastern firms. , The new plant, he stated, would be completed before the Auburn-Truckee cut-off was finished snd the whole sys tem would be electrified. . KENTUCKY: JAIL LOSES J SCORE OF PRISONERS V '- .-v . " fCnltcd P(s Leased Wire.)' . : Paducah, Ky., July 10. Twenty pris oners, including two murderers, broke through the wall of the county jail at jioon , today-and all but one escaped. Jonas Ktnlth. a colored patricide,, who recently received a new trial after hav ing bren "sentenced to death, was cap tured.., ronwj are searching for the t.i'.r i 5. The prisoners escHped - while th sheriff s.nd his deputy were at diw i)r. 7 . :' Fahon Brings Alaskan Gold. - Fin Pi'anclRoo, July 10. Bringing J'.i-ii.i.oo iii Kli I bullion. Hie pteame( r.il.!'ii arrived hilre todny from AlHFha. T rvK out or fit. Michael the Knl- .a t in into nn ice fluid and was held 1 r -t e uayB, - (Pnlted Frees teued Wire.) Bioux Cltv. Iowa. Julv 10. A cloud burst today caused the most disastrous flood in tha history of this city.. Twen ty business blocks are under six feet of water and one citizen, Leo Bethreeder, la known to be dead. He was swept from the seat of a wagon and drowned. A bridge of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt Paul has been . washed away, and Barnuxn A Balfcy's circus la stalled 10 miles out of town. Many women and children, clinging to armwoDa and otner noaung oojecis, are bing - carried along Perry . creek. xiewcije parn? ro ail wurn. The blowing of whistles probably saved . many lives, as this . warning aroused the city. 'The property loan wm. be neavy. -, , - . . The Flovd river and Perry creek are raging torrents and the Missouri river la rising rapidly. That more, damage will be done is apparent, and property owners are making every effort, to pro tect tnemseives. - ReDorts from neighborhood cities In dlcate that . fearful havoc has been wrought In many of the river-towns and the surrounding territories. - More than (00 bouses along Perry creek were wrecked by the flood, - or partially submerged. About 2000 per sons are ..temporarily: homeless, - and many are . suffering : from, -exposure. Streetcar service la - oaraiyxed. - m traction company' plant is flooded and the pits beneath the tracks In two of the barns are miniature wells. Gas mains throughout "the city are broken and many homes are without fuel and The secona aeatn resulting rrom me flood occurred at noon today when Barnev Collins. 'While trying to rescue a man wno was struggling in me water, became exhausted and waa drowned; The water ta receding this afternoon and no further damage la feared. CANBY OUTCLASSES , OSAVEG0 T0SSERS (Special Dlsoaten to Tb Jooraal.) Oregon City, July 10. Canby crossed b&U with Oswego yesterday and waa too -much - for her opponsnts. The final chalk markg sMwed up . 11 to 0 In favor of the Canby team. The Oswego boys were not in it for a minute. Their playing was oae continue round of er rors. Their batting was some better, but It' was 'Hot good enough for 'Si Baty, the Canby twirler. TheOswego battery; tha Blankin boys, were tha whole show, doing all the effective work for that team. "Si" Batys arm was in bad shape, being swollen and lame, but -at" waa game ana pttcnea. striking out - nine men. Blankin of Oswego struck out.lO.,men..'.:.;M." . The line-up, was:- . Canbv Baty.- nitcherN Knight, catch er; Graham, first base; Wills, second shortstop; Smith, right field: Sampston. center field; Dlmick and Shorey, left field. -- - - c- -- - Oawes-o ti. Blankin. Pitcher: B. base: Tjohnaon, second base; Chuck. third base: Anderson, shortstop: s-C ViirthlnKton, right field: Headrick, cen ter field : DIdzun. left field. The . aama today will be played be tween : Gladstone and Eagle creek. WILSON PETITIONS ' FOR A NEW TRIAIj (United Press Lea'cd Wire. I ' " : Ban Francisco. July 10. John Walter Wilson, convicted of poisoning his em ployer, Harry Boas, today filed a peti tion for a new trial. Wilson contended that. Boas committed suicide after cre ating circumstantial evidence, which he hoped would result - in Wilson's being hanared for murder. The motive for such a remarkable action oa the par of Boaa David P. Ames, 'a. handwriting expert. uoDorted Wilson's petition with an af fidavit swearing- that Wilson was not th, anthnr re t fi a lfAw man t n Tint m with thA poHson that killed him. WEATHER LESSENS - . FOREST FIRE DANGER (United PrM Leasee Wlre.l "- '; rhiluth. Minn.. July 10. Cooler weath er -on the Mesaba iron range this after noon quieted fears of disastrous forest fires which were entertained here. No large settlement is believed to be in danger, but it is feared the places of soma Individual settlers north of Vir ginia - have been destroyed. 7 Several fires are reported alon- the Canadian Pacific railroad, but the damage is not Very heavy as yet Men were sent to day to Leander. 20 miles' north of Vir ginia, to fight a fire which now sur-1 rounds several million feet of logs. i YAKIMA PROJECT LAND RESTORED (United Press teased Wire.) Washington. July 10. Announcement was made today that 26,000 acres of land formerly withdrawn from entry In connection with the Yakima project In Washington had been restored. - Oregon Bride to St. Louis. (Special DtacstcB to Tbe Journal. I Forest Grove, Or., July 10. A pretty wedding was - solemnized June 28, at Oak Grove when Mies Vesta Lewis be came the bride of. Victor Emmel. Rev. A. Lewis, father Tif the bride, officiat ing. . Mr. and Mrs. Emmel are grad uates of Pacific university. Mr. Emmel took post graduate work at Brown uni versity, wher he earned the degree of Ph. D. , He alao taught one year at Har vard university. He has been elected to proieasorstiin in biology at washing- ton university, St Louis. Notary Commissions Issued. (Special Dispatch te The Jnnrnal.) Salem. Or.. July 10.' Notarial commis sions have been Issued to Henry T. Mln- chew, Astoria; C. W. King, Richmond; H. L. Edmunds, The Dalles: Edward W. WalUngton. Hot Lake; John W. Berg man, Gardiner; E. T. MeKlnstry. Grants Pass; Roger. B. Btnnott, M. G. Hogerty, Newton McCoy and A. P. Brlckford, Portland; Lenlle Rogers, Klamath Falls; Thomas W Cloirett. Vale. . New Lodfce Building.', f (Sprclil . PlvpatCtr to The Journal.) Pendleton.4 Or.. July , lo: (.omnlete plans for the building to be erected at the corner of Main and Water streets by the Knights of , Pythias . and Elks tooges nave Deen finished by Architect T. ,F. Howard. At a meetlntr of the Joint building committee the plans were f one over ana .it was .aeciaea to esK or ' bids -for the construction of the building. Requisition Issued for. Dean. - ' (Special TMapatcti to The Journal J Salem, Or., July 10. Governor Benson has issued a requisition on the Gover nor of California for the extradition of Arthur E. Dean, who was indicted Wed nesday by the grand jury of Lane, coun ty for a statutory crime. Sheriff H. L. Bown of Lane county has been appointed to return Dean to Eugene for trial. 'T7 Clue to Counterfeiting Plot. ' . ; rnltd Prem Vetmi Vtn.i - Chicago, July 1. Secret service op eratives today arrested two men and two women, whose names have -not been revealed, on a charge of counterfeiting. The operatives-alio if a that this revela tions they will make will show an In ternational counterfeiting plot of gigan tic proportions. , , . , -m . (Uolted Pma Leased .Win.) San Francisco, July 10. While Police Sergeant Arthur- D. Layne- was examin ing'' the German revolver that waa the agent of death for Mrs, Lorena De la Montariya, ' at tha, inquest today.' tha weapon was accidentally " discharged. The bullet crashed through, the celling and the sergeant dropped the fun . to we noor anu- stooa agnast. Tha ase with which the gun . was fired. has trlven rise to the theory that is advanced by Mrs, W. H. Patton, who was in Mrs. Montanya's apartment when the fatal shot waa fired, that the woman - was examining 'the peculiar weapon and ' accidentally nressed ths trigger, sending a bullet into her brain. Airs. ie - la Montanya, Mrs. fatton, R. Q. Hanford, a wealthy mining man, and Charles O. AVhlttemore, a Ios An gsles railroad magnate, were spending the. evening of July 3 In Mrs. De la Montanya's apartments. Hanford - had a small German pistol In his pocket and when afked 'to mix cocktails for tne party, laid tne gun on a table, at the same time ' Instructing; his hostess not to. touch tha weapon. He turned away from her and almost at tha same instant a shot waa heard and Mrs. De la Montanya -fell over, with a bullet hole -in ; her r temple. The question whether she committed suicide or killed herself accidentally litis been a puazls to tha police. . . . Mrs. Patton's Tbaory. ' Mrs. Patton at the Inquest today summarily dismissed the Idea that Mrs. De la Montanya committed suicide, on the unique ground that had she In tended to kill herself she never won M have marred her beauty, of which she was very proud, by firing a bullet Into her head. When Mrs. Patton reached thla rt of her narrative, she turned to las jury ana earnestly said: - ."Mrs. De la Montunva iat mon-v Iff. tie stubborn wars: h n nv4 tn uiciaieu 10, r ne ordered not t do a thing. I firmly believe she was piqued when Mr. Hanford told her not to touch the gun; and picked it up for juai reason. , i ining sne touched the trigger accidentally 'and shot herself. Bhe never, never. wnnM hnvn ini.nMnn. llr Shot "herseinn theTbead." 7 A'i Pointed Imaginary Guns. ' -Mrs. Patton also told tha turv that her friend had a playful tiablt of hold Ingt a crooked finger at her head and making; a little clucking sound , in her throat. Imitating; the click of a revol ver hammer. - -, 1 ' '3ut she always did this In play ful mood and I'm certain with nnu. a thought of ever using a real weapon." was Mrs. Patton'a qualifying statement Mrs. Patton then related the Inci dents previous to the ahootlng. She stated that she and Mrs. De la ' Mon tanya met Hanford end rhorio. n Whittemore of Lo Angeles in the lob by of the St Francis hotel and that Mrs. Xe la Montanya su gees ted that the quartet go to her apartments for dinner. The dinner, said Mrs. Patton. was quiet and enjoyable. - She affirmed that none of tha party had more than one glass of a mild white wine, and no. other liquor whatever. Hanford was making cocktails when,' the shot that ended Mrs. De la Montanya's life ramr out but no one hadxtaated one at that time. Xamtus Montanya Present. f That Mrs. , Patton retarded rratnA . partly to blame for the-tragedy was brought Out When mhm tnlif th. 4.... thtfft" the, shooting;, oecurrdd. ahe said to -him: . ... . -. "You fooL Why did lu . wtfr woman could gwt hold of it?" Tha Marauis D i ut.r.,.. .v... band of Mra De la Montanya, attend ta tha Inquest Jle wore a nattv blue suit, several diamonds, and S Pink car nation in his buttonhole. He bore hlmself: nonchalantly n " peatedly as tha deUlls of the affair SATS HELto GIDIMS OTJniTY OF THEFT Mrs. Lillle Peters. iwn nt i ng-house at 661 Eaat . .T.t.tit Street south, swore to a complaint ' in municipal court today against Ethel Jeffery, 21 years of age, who claim a to be an employe of the Paoiflc States operator. Mrs. Pet.n i.h.r... ,. ,T Whan, ..... ll...T.V'l. ! i'li . i-bt nouse. ror 71"" l"i wim "is inert or two gold rings, each valued at about $10. , One of the wnnwn: ifui.,,, '., .. 2"!"A 'iZmpla?6 -"day that she sue" pected the Jefferyglrl of having stolen her marriage certificate and a picture of her -year-old baby. She could not understand why the girl would want the certificate and picturs. it, Ih.? . Jer"y lrl wa" mlned by 54d""'" Tssterday. ; They declare that she produced several articles al leged to havs been stolen from the louisiig-nuuTO iney gave ner until 1 p clock , yesterday afternoon to return the remainder of the articles stolen. Lys'n'i v.0 stzSifijsrjsg?' T0LICE BEIIEVE FIVE ' ABE EASTERN CE0OKS . ?,nc.. dtectlyes believe Martin Dunn, J. W. Irealey, John Wallace. Charlea j. Hale and W. E. Mead, five stylishly dressed young men arrested last night at Sixth and Stark streets by Detectives Day, Snow, Hyde and Ree to be mem bers of band of professional eastern crooks n route to the convention of Elks at Los Angeles. Lodged -in the city Jail last night ths latter three' were later released each on 1150 bail. All were brought up, In municipal court today and with the exception of Mead, were riven continued sentences and or dered to leave town. , Mead will be held until Monday. -. , ": EEF0RM SCHOOL GETS INCORRIGIBLE BOfe - -i . i Homer Belghley and Willis Radar, 1$ and 14 years of age. were sent to the reform school yesterday by Judge Bro naugh In the Juvenile court Belghley is incorrigible, having developed In curable hobo Ideals of existence. Radar has been guilty of several thefts. Some time ago iie was taken home by his father on trial after being in charge of the court for a long period, but in a "short time he ran away with $2S of his father's money. . : -,.- TERSONALS William Harder, general agent in Portland of the Great Northern,! re ceived a telegram this morning an nouncing the sudden death of w. J. Byrth. general agent at 'Cincinnati, and one of the oldest nd roost valued offi cials of the Kill, system. Mrs. Byrth end her son Merrill are touring the Pa cific coast, and Mr. Harder spent much of today JJTing to get into connection with -her, in order to make sure that she had received the news of her hus band's death. She was expected in Portland tomorrow. : Mr. Byrth. paid a visit to the Pacific coast about a year ago. , When Inst heard from be was apparently In the best of health. W. T. Van Berg-en, ticket auditor of the Chicago A Northwestern.-with head quarters In Chicago, is In Portland to day, accompanied by his two sons. Mr. Van Bergen has already visited the A. T.-P. exposition, and expects to go on to Pan Francisco and Lea Anaelea and Salt Lake City before he completes his tour ut tne -west. - lie ts being entertained litre by General Agentat. V, Holder of the C. Sl H. W. 7 What does Harrlmaa think of Ore gon and ths northwest? What does he think of the traffic possibilities of interior Oregon ? How soon may Ore- gon expect relief from the Harriman J?niAh,HLhf!5 1'a-'-P"'evnted thai development of interior Oregon? I The answers to these ouestions and Others which tha buslneaa men of IVrt. ar on iwn or aev- !Jal,J!fr .7" J"?.11 P?J v ? c'.uuu". ir" manager and bead of the Harriman ays - if? .Ji1"". rrlmll' absence, ad- ; sssry&pw&8 erro';1116 Ma aresses land merclal day arternoon. . . Mr. Stubb. war .turnoon Monday P'ffl ibJl: " . H, i uiuuvi si iiuv utuuj.nK un uio auiv KZ &3LlZ1Lttilh9 Sarilmn I?m5 the court decldeS that all bids tna northwest by J. M. Scott assistant I ahmiii a rt.itA .. Nt t m. u,h SVii . , , "5 r., Uler. general freight agent While j -a , . i "j 7r ririri r -r Deen learned, with renreaentAtlvea - of ;imiuu, aoiioi., agent tor ths Oregon division, has been in nut iinee. a. lm. LJnariion, generaj ... "ms 1T"X"rsV u?" 1 . Juf POSS Of hiS Visit bSfflg. it is Said. tO aid In ths final arrangemenU for SBfrhnK t m mf n n."i yeTA . . .a - coma. Mr. Etubba Is known today as one worldA While' Harriman has handled lowed. ; I S,iv ivS th ritv-a the financial end of railroad manage- Ths material for the exterior of ths -TiT fna-a" men i. bcudds nas maae tne successful t hnM!n h . Yn aiaa t,nnn I XW ' H,irrlhmaB '0da Port'1 terr' and stonears under: slble. What be will . have to say to .tood to be under consideration. Doug- oVariTlr aenawit.d0rwtm3' seVt int.MV- : "1: 1,. ;'ni -..-- . H,.i..f1ln, tha AAwmm tha Mnm.r. ,ui uiwu .111 w . 1 1.11 K,.u uwm ' w ... . ciai ciud with tha following in at - tenaance. . .. ; -' J. C. Stubbs, traffic director of the Harriman lines; W. W. Cotton, general counsel for - the Harriman lines tendance: . - ' , .' . . . , . , , . : -----r-imafc luoia win m iiu legal OIltaiiKif,- northwest; Oeneral Freight Agent R. V. ments. It has been decided to excavate Miller: Assistant Oenera 1 Passenger!. k ...An n. Ag?,nt2h.n M,8o6tV General Manager 0eBri'"L.n, HaJHstSffi1: railway; Dr. J. R. Wetherbe. president ? commercial clubj J1lllamI: Mao-' C S.? Jackson; John F. Carroll. IIEW LOOP HOLE TI7vna in Vana-nb T,w "Ra- uvvx ,a-iuvu,w v -cause' Court "Order Can not Be Found. W. A. Schooling, ths Arista iceman arrested on four charges of selling beer in prohibition precinct, hopes to es cape the penalty of Jthe law because no order declaring the district dry can be found on. tts Trds .of ths -county 5?ur fellowln the prohibition vote of of the case before JusUce Olson yes-J inula. i ii en bimis nnniirHn m. nnniiniismrsi terday, hoping that ths order may yet DS TOUna.. r Whether ths failure to enter ths or- der would excuse. Schooling and open tne way to unrestricted saia or uauor L?".lhfr Jl A."h?u?.b.J.tn,.',w luugu mo w issued, it is this is not a 1 ".,thK-- uircta too wuer iu ua ibbuqu. la contended by some - mat t controlling - provision, and stract of votes cast-U on records ahow-1 tng tne win ot tns people, tna courts) u&ol lnterf rt r,,vent th ,ale I In an v rase the nrosecutlon of School Ingr is promised for ths. sals. of liquor without license and also for selllne- to Imiflors. Complaints on these grounds are expectea n tns case xor sening in ary territory iaus inrougn. LITTLE TOWNS ARE, - TinTVfl innTI TjhTJT JJJ1LX UWi. 11 VJJ.CJ.Y. 1 Commercial clubs In Orecon's smaller I 0 6 HAS towns are getting into the campaign roriio narrows, ins gateway- to soutneast tho development of the state with a I srn Oregon, and on to Denlo. In the ex- vigor that is extremely gratifying to ths management of the Portland Com- merclal club. Manager Tom Klchard- son exnious tnis morning a great neap transcontinental : lines, ths . Union Pa of letters, which ho has received dur- clflo and ths Great Northern. The lark' ma; mo pasi tew aays rrom eastern business-men, in which -they announce I their , intention to come to Oregon as a I saauir stF lllasstiiva tAonelntla m r.av. I goV reaourcVs Vhich had "bein sint "tt th'wr.ra ? Mt11,!0.!-1 such sDlendld frattTcin b. nroducd sny where as Is shown to grow in Ors- gon" one letter stated. ' "I am coming to Oregon as a result of the favorable view given me of the state by Oregon people' wrote Edward Grabber, a prominent furniture menu- facturer from Aberdeen. 8. n. "These statements Indicate that as I soon as the interior of Oregon is opened tm a anlanKi niaaa ' ,urii, ,iti.... will be ready to take advantage of the pany, . which plans to Irrigate 100,000 opportunities for money making thatjacres In the Catlow valley. Ths water! win oe given men, oeciarea air. Kicn- arason. w e may , expect within ths next four years, ths greatest increase to ths population of eaatern Oregon known in me nisujry or. ins siate. , WICKER SUITCASE IS FISIIED FROM RIVER Employes Of the Home Telephone Co.. I working on Montgomery dock No. 2 this I morning fished a wickerwork suitcase from the river and finding that it was filled with women's clothing and shoe-t carnival, but without confetti throwing, ready to make the first payment of 10 and a number of pictures, a bankbook as the police havs Issued strict orders P?r.M1t on.Jts Donded Indebtedness . of and legal documents, took it to poltcs that no confetti be sold. This is on ac- 1360,000. The money to meet this pay headquarters. count of the large- amount of trouble ment is on deposit with the Washington When the suitcase was taken from that resulted from confetti throwing a Trust company of Seattle, and bond ths water ths men found that tha ton year a so. ' ' holders can receive their payments any had been almost completely slashed of f. I mir tNSf lUtlr Innaa la tlon disclosed several skirts and finery, two pairs or snoes ana among other pa-j pers a bankbook showing 76 to thai credit of Beasle McVlcker on June 29, I9' . Grant County Stats bank, Upland, Ind. The fact that ths sultoass had been evidently tampered with leads the police to believe that It was stolen from the McVlcker woman and later, when it was found that It contained nothing of ex ceptional' value, was thrown ln the river by the thieves. Ths police ars holding GIRL'S ASSAILANT MAY SOON BE CAPTURED Deputy Sheriff Beatty left last night for a secret destination ln. pursuit of a clue received -by Sheriff Stevens as to tne identity or tne man wno assault ed Miss Gertrude Lucke on the Can yon road. Sheriff (Stevens at noon to- day had received no-additional Informa- tlon, Dut expressed tne nopa that lm- portsnt developments will come within a aliort time), ueatty carries a John Dos warrant for ths arrest of ths Us - pect Coast Steamer Breaks Record. (Onlted Frn Leaaw Wire.) ! San Francisco, July 10. The steam- er' President arrived today from Seat- tie, breaking all records for the trip down the coast. She made the trip in I -aU bids for steel for ths new county courthouse were rejected by ths county I court this morning, and the architects were instructed to prepare new specl- I Under the previous specifications, which were prepared y Whidden & ti7ii th- hi ituim. n. a nA ... .n. judgment as to the weight of -the steel, : careful fiirurlng. the. architects i reponea to tne court mat tne designs J of the low bidders did not carry enough weight Tbey were of the opinion that hsur.ttibdegnhey "VZ! : 1 Rather than be In tha. Tosltlon of .wardinr to thr highest " bidder and Sf. 5!in ."i"-! because oir.rr t 1 o'uoer wni ,ne assured mat na is bid - ding; on a par with .others. It will then -" s - . - I Tna,n,nn. i architects to crenare an SdverUement trcauecu to prepare an aaverusement for bids on ataai. ati intruntin-. I excavation and construction of founda-l Ex-Mayor Lane, H. M. KSteriy ana I tlnn. RMa will' ha xlv anntllc oil, n.mW. of th. nM on eaCh of these Items. It is expected I that tne sdverUsement will bs ready iivr puuuwuon wiiaiij iwo or nree I days. - The time foar . receiving bids I has not been settled, but mav be less "t WJIJ!5&1: II-' -.T-r-.. u 10 s aoaptapiuty anai 1 fnmr ... - - '-'it- t. . .. .. ... . nnen me mas are receivea 11 will 1 h. nn..ihi. tn ,.,.h th ..,ir 1 1JcaVatm cai b. mm.n7.r.t dnm I excavating can be commenced at once. Tha withdrawal of eastslde opposition I to the present site makes it certain hhat there will be no legal entangle- wing, or main building, to be used ?r ths heatinr apparatus . . and... for I ' - - - - - - tA A mir i fTiTTT T D rriTTrrv MEN FE0MTIIE KITER -iV , Highland Kutner, who Jives at Hotel I Hnrinn anrf a Minninti .ra nuaq of the water by Carl Prehii, an employe of Mason's boatyard, this morning Just in the nick of time, Kutner' s compans, Ion was nearly, ready to give up, whilsldo so. Hs permitted departures from Kutner himself could not havs held out I the plans. - He had done so on other much longer. .) i - i " --. ., Shortly berore noon today prenn saw the two young men struggling in the water a snort aisiance qui irom -ne loot of Mill street, and Jumping into one of th, .launcW tied up at the boathouse i went u uieir rescue. ,. nm waa just m iim. -x-renu oroni in na imir canoe.to tha shore, and after righting and balling out ths vessel started them boms. , . . G00DE ESTATE SUED : '. TO QUIET A , TITLE Ths PorUand,.Rallwsy. Light & Power ?JI:ll"tS,i tt"J'1 "S fflji t n"t "elej .'f i vtwuBu vsvwbb v"" , ivt as Henry W. Goods, to secure title to a por- "0" r. i .0i, i.rrilTTiU.i i5 I ,r fc"-v uuvua, wiw ii.biucuk wi tf?t -PurchMed the block, to J hew 1"",",' ' XTZ0" cmp11 - - SndUftni. ai Sy?2.f 7aiM .V I, (. .ii. aT V vT . . i. . f i 'f 'J!!18', a"d ll"lil,Lh,,,r ft. fS1? hr hl.Vderaena'. w2 he iS. " ' I T ' . . . ' . : . his children as his heirs. : nARNEY RAILROAD BEING PLANNED fSDeetal DlsDatch to The Jonrnal. Burns. Or.. July 10. William Marsh of Seattle proposes constructing a rail- road from Burns to Kurus Biding, on the Columbia, at the mouth of tha John Tkv rtvmr it tha Tk.Anl. fit thla aatiffin will cooperate, the routs Is through fjliHa.m r-nuntv. than to Mltohall nnnnlv seat of Wheeler; through Mount Ver-I non and the famous Harney valley, then treme southern part of Harney county, and "from there to Wlnnemucca. Nov. Connection : would be t had with two est undeveloped country in tho north t mM ha t,nn,H ; " . Marsh is said to be representing Seat . - when satisfactory data is placed before P-:uI'3?!lI-iJmSOMi mBn PPo,na S l?e.PJ: posed routs with him and that I16UJ " subscribed to defray tha expenses of the investigation. ,f: ' At a "meeting here a committee was appwntea to solicit suoscriptions." xns 1 committee is composed of Harry Smith. I George - Young, Del Dibble and J; C Turney. : y- . I Mo rah ta now at the hmaJI nf a mm. I lis to do secured iron tne mitxen river. CHERRY FAIR . : CLOSES TONIGHT! (Br Jonrnal Leased Salem Wlra.1 ? C 1 - s.. r . . 1 A T J are In attendance at ths third and last day -of the fourth annual cherrv fair. Visitors ars amazed at tha SDlendld fruit exhibit. ... The festival will close this evening with a comio . parade and Mardt Grai So far no - accidents or crimes have saaeJiSjav nn Ana a. aaa a I pickpocket who was caught by a woman wno swung onto tne culprit's collar as I he was endeavoring to get away from the crowd, and held him until the polies arrived. v PHARMACISTS MEET , AT SEASIDE TUESDAY Ijaavtnar Portland nnt Tnearlav fnnm. Ing, two special cars on the Astoria Columbia Rlverrailroad will carry 100 members of the Oregon State Pharma ceutical association to. Seaside, .where i y'11 . b clos'"8 Friday. July IS. nimv vi .no uioiul'cib v, ill, waauuitt.- tlon reside in Portland. - - Excursion Steamer Wrecked, - 1 frfnttee' taaa t.aa4 Wtr. . '' Seattle. July 10. Tha excurslnn steamer Tosemlte. which riled on a f near Pleasant Beach last night, is a ioutwrec. in strong currents around ths reef this morning twisted the ola craii ana at noon ner DftcK was broKen ana tne waves were tearing away her upper works. - C D.' Hillman, owner, has abandoned her. - Murderer rieads Guiliy. Snnkane. July 10. Kd Sr-hnll. wlin murdered Heinry Falkstraw, - yesterday, near Colbert,' Pleaded guilty ' to the charge of murder In that first degree. "It's absolutely a first class Job. Such was ths paradoxical reply of for I mar assistant City Engineer Jesse S. Hannara this mornlna; in reply to a I . . . L." , to what ha thought of the Rrnnlrlvn xvitr in Its nresent cohdl- tion. Ths question was asked by P. I ,., h. ivll aervlc. commission l a . ------ --- I before which board Hannara bad come to appeal from the action of the Lane sirs&vr todtoo hU dl8nii- Hsnnam had just 'concluded . state- TT Vi C. Kh.ie h.j ajlmlttBd ItfTiStiSi tSU that the i invert, or bottom. OF L116 tUD4 W&B uuitefj wtuTloiMnSc inr W the I w,l- "u ST " v?.;"v.;., r 'i...l ,v..i j cemeni lounuanun uau inm:, 1 ...v . , .. ; .. xt the conclusion of the investigation tnm nnii.r uiviumant ana later rem' "i Hannam, in hu posiuon. I - - Personally Inyestli'ated Bewer. , committee of the execuUve board, all I swore that they had carefully invesU- i gated the condition - I me jsruoa-iyn 1.... ihw hml no nersonal nimiottv'irainst ilannam. .They em- mat ins ui9wuu welfajre. - testimony on tha stand formed ?m.yo declared thai hs had fi?.!!0! y5LrnX i, hia duty cm tSer 0.0 ?nd reVerVid" ton. lln parucular wnen wt-mui lr - . - c.h .tr8et hrldas was being con - , . . . StrUGted. Hi WM nOt.PerTOlU.ea lO 1 . . . .Li . v.n, ...... . 1 teii sdoui imi - 1 1. MaySr Blraon ruled that it was not per T made a thorough Inspection of tha Tlrnnklvnv aawer in Company With I ". w , . . -, n . i hs city engineer and Mr. Esterly. said Ihr Imh. "and I found numerous de- viatlons from the work, in the plans i0,ct,on and between the blocks of basalt fotm- ing the foundation of the sewer, . These holes have never been plugged up, are not now, and never will be unless some 53 tmV Derelictions of Xtngtnssr. 'The : specifications for ths sewer I called for' cement whsrs it Is now lack ing, and Mr. Hannam was hired by ths city to see that the specifications were compiled with. Mr. Hannam did. not Hobs. . I "There seems to havs been a strangs fatality pursuing Mr. Hannam in every i undertaking in wnicn ne was . engagea by the cltv, Ths taxpayers of this city Urs paying to havs a sewer built ao- i COrdlng to specifications.' i naa to rs- ject the Brooklyn sewer because it was defective. I asked for Mr, . Hannam:s dismissal." Followins' Dr. Lana. - TT. - M. Esterlv waa called. Ha testified in similar .nbr um JX.SS voided f H.Pl.el Mw.? - K 1UUCtlU(4 Vimv II W I1BU :' IOU HUH la . ia 4ntaslia A . fka kAtttM Lu "."' ." frotn .a-few inches, to this' feet' in depth. ;. !!, said hs had found about i nn mt ,rtaA 'V"'.. ' afterwards swors that- Mr. Esterly could not hays plunged ths rod 1 1... ha hart nf tha aawar - more than m .. and that thA fnrmr Tnutiv board member was mistaken In his i,i,tm,ni , from. appranes. Mr. Esterly said it From appearance jar. jssieriy saia it was evident :hat ths city's inspectors had allowed another violation in the Pl". This consisted ?f allowing je- merit to be laid In running water. The specifications required that ths water 'S SLAYER EVADES CAPTURE Bloodhounds - Follow Berti no's Trail Almost 2 Miles , Then Lose the Scent. ' (Bpecial Dlipttch to Tha Journal.) Tacom. Wash., July. 10.-Ths county suthorities ars now certain that Camll- iQ'Bertlno. who boarded In ths Bronso " Wlikeson. is ths murderer of Mrs. Louis Bronso," ' An old shirt be- longing to Bertlno started the blood- hounds on a merry chase after ths sus- pected man, but after following ths trail nearly two miles they lost it. The authorities refuse to divulge where they obtained the shirt used in ths man hunt, claiming, - however, that from the source whencs the shirt came, also came Information which. Droves that Bertlno is the murderer -. . .No trace of Camillo has been found. though ths police -of this city believe the man came hers after having killed Mrs. Bronzo. ; . . The coroner's verdict ' was that ths woman "was murdered by an unknown man for purpose of robbery. FIRST DIVIDEND 0F.A.-Y.-P. READY - (United PreM Leased WlrS.l Seattle.-Julv 10. The Alaska-Yukon- Pacific exposition ; has declared itself wno after the bank opens on Monday. L1IC rAUUBlLluil V 1 'T3 J 1 Ota LllH lllnll sgement has been accumulating a sink- lv " . i- :.r . J". 5" pio, mis iiroywiun I "?w ln, nV0lllo!J? P?r,t ofLeXe2 Tm1,. Indebtedness, but-the. finance commit tee at its ,last meeting decided that ths small payment- would- be sufficient as an assurance to oonanoiders .Mat tney tTdlmon.aVfh? manual 'Success'of ths exposition up to dats. . A .Y-P "DATLY "NTIWS A A x JX1.1J X 11 Lit TO, -IN DIFFICULTIES ', - (United Ptms Leased Wire.) , - Seattle, July 10 The superior court was. today asked to appoint a receiver for the A.-Y.-P, Daily News, a news paper which was published on the fair grounds until a few days ago,- when It suspended publication. Tha printers formerly in the employ of the paper are the petitioners for the receiver. It Is said to be insolvent snd the unpaid em ployes have aeked for a receiver ln the hope of realizing something on the wages due them. -; - ' Special Train to Seaside. . The third Journey of the Astoria de Columbia - Klver new, special i train to Seaside w commenced this afternoon. Ths elegant train has already become very popular., .- - . Journal want ads 1 .cent a word, - be turned off for 10 days after the in stallation of the cement. Seneca Smith testified that he had voted for the dismissal of Hannam be cause he had believed from tho reports made by the Investigating committee of the old board ' that Hannam. -was at fault and that it would be "for thn good of the service" to dismiss him. 1 Dr. Lane was here recalled by Deputy City Attorney Tomllnson, who was con ducting the Investigation, and asked If ha had been Influenced by any political or religious considerations In his . atti tude toward the deposed engineer. Dr. Lane replied that he had not, but'thut he firmly Relieved Hannam to be in competent iC ' Mayor and sx-Kayor Tilt. "You haven't any politics, have you, Doctor Interrupted Mayor Simon, with a-wicked little smile. ' "Well, Joseph,'" drawled Dr . Lane; "yes, I- have some." "I Just wanted to know; that's sJV rejoined Mayor. Simon, "Dr. Lane Is a friend of the heavy taxpayers, Just the same!" 1 excitedly broke in Mrs. ; Woodcock, a familiar lo cal character, who was an . Interested spectator. She came to the defense of the ex-mayor right heroically, but she was peremptorily shut, off by the new mayor and -cautioned not to interject herself into ths conversation again. City Engineer Taylor was called to the stand first of the witnesses and dur ing his - examination Commissioner Brewster stopped the deputy city, attor ney and stated that he saw no reason why the cltv should havs to Question anybody. : - : - ' id Ords - JrsTUs,''iT.;. i "I think the new law nuts the burden Of proof on the discharged man,' de clared Mr. Brewster, "and its up to him to prove that bis dismissal was not Justified. I don't think - the examina tion should be -conducted as these ex aminations used to be under the old law.- . I think ws are wasting time." not agree with Mr. Brewster. He thought tne investigation stiouia cover tns sams general ground as formerly, - On a vote of the commission It was decided ta lot the examination, continue as before. Mr. Willis and Mr. Armstrong voted yes and Mr. Brewster voted no. .J , ... ' . , Statement by Engineer. Ths dismissed engineer was allowed to make a final statement in which he de nied that he bad been derelict in duty. At the same time he admitted that he had allowed the plans to be changed, oecause,. ne.saio, it was impossible to follow them.. He stated thaUhe had al ways informed City Engineer Taylor as to the conditions' that made themselves.. evident as the work progressed and that he .had discussed with his chief ways and means to overcome the difficulties encountered '.; This testimony directly contradicted that bf Mr. Taylor, who had already Bwom that Hannam did not make re ports as to some of ths defects until within two weeks of the time they be came known to the executive- board. 7---vV-TyJrs. Xeplie Vague.; ' City tentflneer - Taylor i was again called to the stand, but ths answers 4i'e gave to Deputy Tomllnson were vague and . evasive. He, however, " declared that he did not know of ths holes In the bottom of the sewsr untll Just bo- fors he- had made his trip of Inspec tion, - The Statements of the engineer' and Hannam were conflicting In nlaees and each contradicted the other oh other points, but strangely enough, - main tained that the sewer, In spits of all they had admitted as to its defects, is a good on. - Ths appeals of Street Inspectors Oh lotf. Merges and Shraks will be heard next "week, after the return of their at torney rrom t-anrornia. -me hearing w.v, postponed today until soras dats to be art later. ASHLAND GOAT Absence Keenly Felt as His : Splendid, Headwork -Ilad Endeared Him to All. - (Bpaclal Dlspstch to The JoeraaL) - Ashland, Or.. July 10. Ths - special 0 KIDHAPS u. 'i ns i special lodge No.. 142, :jt i land at S -p. m. gs No. -.944, asar nd members of train bearing Portland Bv P. O. E., reached Ashlad yesterday. Ashland lodge slsted by their ladles and the Ladles civio improvement club, re- celved them. - - All Elks and Elkesses were treated to punch, flowers, fruit and mineral water. Exalted Ruler Moaer of Portland lodge abducted the Los An geles goat, causing great excitement, as the animal had endeared himself to , Ashland ' by his splendid headwork. However, it is not thought that ths in cident will affect Portland's chances for the grand lodge session ln 1912, as the enthusiasm of the Portland boys was thoroughly communicated to local mem- . bers. - An exta edition of ths Daily Goat. published on ths train, was Issued Just before the delegation reached Ashland. The delegation, was thoroughly enjoying the splendid . weather ; and inspiring scenery. . . - ..- ' Two -coaches carrying Baker City and other Elks arrived at 4:40, attached io -train No. 18. On board were the follow ing, representatives to ths grand 'lodgst C. S. Dunn, La Grande lodge No. 483; "Charles Ferguson, Pendleton, 288; C. L . Phillips, The Dalles, 80S; W. U Patter son. Baker City, 838; W S, Levens, din- . trlct deputy grand exalted ruler for Oregon, 838. They were aecompaniej by the Baker City concert band. JAPS IN HAWAII ' . ' : LOSE STRIKE f United Press Leased Wire,) San- Francisco. V July 10. That ths Japanese ; sugar - plantation ' workers whose recent strike in - Hajvall threal ened ' international ; complications havs given up all hops of victory or rein statement , is asserted by Charles -B. Warren, purser or the steamer T air line, which has arrived from Honolulu. According to warren the waterfront of Honolulu is crowded with Japanese laborers who are -now out of work and are seeking opportunity to leave the isianas. juany or tne strikers havs re- lumeu. ta ineir worn at tne oia iigurea, DEVLIN FILES HIS , RECEIVER'S REPORT Receiver Thomas C TVevlIn nt ths Oregon Trdst 6c Savings bank has filed with Circuit Judge Gantenbeln his quar terly statement of the resources and lia bilities of the bank. Tne Moore lands, still unsold, ars listed at $113,301 among the resources, and Included under-the pame head ere $100,000 in bone's of the faciric Eastern Railway. Offsetting this among the liabilities- is an entry of llOfi.gj in time certificates of deposit. Including $81,600 In tno name of Oeorse F.stes for the benefit of the Pacific 4 Kastern. - The, total tabllltles are $447,- 827.' which Includes 128. Old - listed as surplus. . .. , . .