Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1909)
,THE OREGON- DAILY JOURNAL, . PORTLAND, SATURDAY r. EVENING, - JULY 31, 1809. M GIION USES OFFICE TO PROTECT Sensational Affidavit Filed : by R. F. Crittenden- in Cir cuit Court Charges Dis trict Attorney With 'Mis use of Official Power. Charges" UiaFDtstrlet'Attorney1 Cam - eron ia using his official position to protect of fleers Of tha Lee-Bowdler company from prosecution tor erobe. 'slement are made in a sensational affi davit riled in the circuit court by- R. "K. Crlttendrti,; president and general "manager or the Port Orford Orchard Tracts, which recently went down In crash with ,the Lee-Bowdler company, ' -which-wae acting; aa fiscal agent in -handling- the sale of orchard tracta at "Port Orford. - ' -. "" On complaint of Crittenden, supported .. by affidavits made by himself and, by F. C. Wallace. Circuit Judge Catena k yesterday afternoon issued bench war Grants for the arrestof ' J. C.-Le.-presl jneni or im iee-uowaier company, and -Mrs, Lee who waa treasurer of both the -companies Involved, charging; them with r.emoesziemeni or (uuu. They were ar -rested and rava bonds last nlaht -t Judge Gatena acted a a committing magistrate and issued the warrants be cause of the charges made by Gritten- loen mat district Attorney Cameron rand Justice of the Peace Olsen had - irefus to How- hi m- to -awear-to--a complaint He declares that, he made various vlslta to the dlstrlot attorney's office and waa finally told by one of Cameron's assistants' that they did not have legal proof , to Justify the making; -i arrests. . -v.. -.- . .; i Cameron "a Blda Work. - , Crittenden attributes thla course of ,-the district attorney to the fact that ..xne jatter is attorney ror juiiub itoscne, who' has paid money to the Le-Bowd Jer company on a contract for Port 'Orford land. Rosche, like many others who had invested there, became alarmed end sought the district attorney. The flatter went to see Lies and told him that he must make some settlement. Hs gave, a bill of sale to tha furniture of the office for xaoo. ,s . District Attorney Cameron admita 'that he acted aa attorney for Rosche, rhut eays this had nothing to do with ! case, His version or ine transac tion with Rosche disagrees In eeveral particulars from the account given by 'Cmuenaen a amaavii. n says mac the amount .waa 1600, and that the bill of sale waa made directly to Koscho. But he admita that he went to Lee and told him that he must settle tha claim of his client. The bill of aale waa tha -result. - "I have no interest In protecting; Lee," Taaid the district attorney thla morning. "He looka the same to me as any other man. I have hot eaid that he would not -be prosecuted!: My remembrance ia that "Crittenden and Wallace called on me only once, and I then told them they Should wait until the investigation of me oooks waa cumpieieu. A unasrawiu -that alnce that time they talked with Deputy Fitzgerald, who decided that Uhey did not have evidence in hand to .prosecute." . C According to Crittenden, he made three futile vlslta to the district at torney in person. The first time, he says, was soon after June 16, when he 4 discovered - that large sums had been misappropriated by the Lees. ,, He says the Lees denied satisfaction and re fused to let him see the books. The district attorney then told him. he says, , that he would have she Lees , bring In " their books and if anything were wrong a warrant would be issued. 'Three days ... .later, he says, ha again called on the district attorney, and Cameron re fused to do anything or say what ha ; would do. .-,v.- 4 - - Cameron'a Half Holiday. J The next visit, according to the Crit tenden affidavit, waa on July 6, when 'he say he informed .Cameron that the i.Lees had $600 on deposit in a local ,bank belonging to the Port Orford cor- poration, and lie wanted a warrant to . prevent their getting away with the vthat he had worked all the day before, "It waa then noon, and he waa going to Stake a half holiday, advising Critten den to wait until the grand lurv met. The affidavit then proceeds: "That T son In m tha !th nt July, J909. went , to the office of the said district attorney, and again re quested the arrest of the said Lees, but -my request waa refused by one of his .flaniilU., !... T Jtt .. X . , the said district attorney, George J. .Cameron, is acting aa attorney for one .wmius noacne, who naa investea witn the said Lee-Bowdler company 11000 as . part payment on property to be pur chased from the said Port Orford Or chard Tracta, and tnat the" said Julius , Rosche had become dissatisfied with the .-security tor nis investment, ana tne said -district attorney, George J. Cameron, 'had obtained a bill of sale of the ter- -sonal property of the said Lee-Bowdler company, said bill of sale being made 'oui iv one naaiey or naxer city, or., and having' been delivered to Geora-a J. Cameron to protect the 11000 invested Attorney peneral Crawford, ' After Tour of Deschutes, Says People Expect Much Good From Proposed Eoad Water Users PleaseO. (Br Journal Leased Salem Wire.) i: Salem. Or.. Julv il)riiwiiwi nt aattlera on tha Deschutes irrigation pro ject are alight, aaya Attorney General Crawford.. ,who returned from an . ln- veatigatlon Into the conditions In tha Deschutes valley last night. The land board had listened to considerable evi dence in regard to the Deschutes Irri gation and . Power company's difficul ties, but- it was for the most part cor poration difficulties,: brought about by a change in directorship and assign ment of interests. , , Tha entire land hoard, whinh mn. sists of tha governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state enarlneer and attorney general, Had contemplat ed -makl n ar the: investigation." bu f as various matters detained the other mem bers of tha board only Mr. Crawford visited tha project this week. X.andlasa Water and Waterleaa Land, Two main difficulties are belnsr ex perienced by the settlers." says tha at torney general "Those who have more' land man the water with which they are supplied with irrigate, and those wno - nave - not -enough- land - for the amount oi water they have at their dls posai. l . "It will be the endeavor -of the board to bring about eauilisatlon of the water supply and force the company to make a mora satisfactory distribution or make refunds to the aettlera. Otherwise the conditions in the valley are very satisfactory." s A. M. Drake, former promotor of the Irrigation-project, la trying to comDel me irrigation company , to taxe its water - from the river below Bend In, atead of from above that city, accord' lng to a contract which he aaya he has made with the corooration. Thla has caused the arreateat trouble. . Until th matter ia settled tne land Board will continue to have Its hands fulL Tha construction of a new. feed-canal would bring additional cost upon tha irriga tion company. . Attorney uenerai crawrord aaya tho rumora that JHarrlman. and Hill are fighting for a right of way through tha valley nas enlivened tnings in. tne val ley, and if such a railroad, as ia pro- poaea is ouiit, it wui not only mean a great boon to the Deschutes valley put to tne enure siate. COIISUrJER LEFT WHERE HE IVA3 .. 5- .. . . . 1 ' T,-. ffsaaaMasjg-MaM-asjraasBMaw -' ' He Mustn't Think lumber Is to Be Aiy Cheaper, :, Says Mr. Hines. C01ETITI0 - j ' " ' ' ' ' SIO.OOO GLAZE AT PILOT ROCK Origin of Midnight Fire Uri knoiynMembers of City " Council Are Victims.- (Uolted Press teased Wire.) 8eattle, July tl. That the consumer will not reap any benefit in the way of cheaper product as tne result or urn reduction of the lumber schedule, was me statement toaay oi towira mu,.r -.. T f , Vk. , . - . president of the National Lumber Man- JuaVOr r JS jUetemiined - tO ufacturera' association, Just prior to nia J . . . , , , , i ' (Cpeelal Plspatrh to Tha Jonrnal.) " Pendleton, Or, July SI. Pilot Rock, mcaiea 1 1 mues souttt or Pendleton, on a branqh line of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation comnanv'ji lin. sustained a 110,000 fire of mysterious origin about mianignt last night. ' for a time tne SntlrA town WAS throat ana . kin vtntl Tfwrp Rnnnro Tlnl in Pnv w atirring or the loss would have . v .vluu.vy - cteen enormous. -The bucket brigade, ingf. of Streets-M)uncil g-fiSJ .Will Probably Cease to CiiSh' Tne Duiiding, with its $6000 stock or goods,: was destroyed. . An old school house occupied by three families also burned. Other nearby buildings were badly scorched. During the progresa of tne nrsi lire a second one was diacov ered aoma dlstaiM!- awav In anlnalila 'The old .-order changeth"-even if I room of the Cltv hntl. Thla flr was the city charter relating- to council res-1 kept under control. olutlons for street improvements has to I Mr. Turner, of the Kirk A Turner De construed differently from the way I company, and J. K. Smith, of tha City iv nas peen uiuer xormer aamimstrsv I a werw among tne counciimen wno tlons. . ... ? - I about a week ago voted to eliminate a So says Mayor" Simon. - : x : - : 'I near-beer saloon In Pilot Rock. The "We must have comnatitlon on tha I near-peer saloon must so nut of oust- ail lines or business have been working rtart of Davlnar eomnaniaa and m wiiilnens Monday. ' - - lJrl ilenartura for Chlraao. fThe reduction of the duty on lumber doea not mean cheaper lumoer, al though ' that view is taken by - many neoDle not familiar with the true sit uation" said Mr. Hlnes. "Lumber nasses throuarhtoo manv hands from the time it leaves the forest until it reaches the consumer, to make it pos sible for tha latter to reap th benefit or tne cuts in tne Dingiey tarm. MT. Jriinea said tne tumoer interests1 of the country .would make no further effort in either house of congress to se cure a -higher tariff- than that agreed upon or the conference committee. "I am sure there will be a great re vival in Dusiness, not only in tne lum ber industry, but In all others, now that the tariff promises soon to be disposed of." said Mr, Hines. "Nearly unaer nanaicapa wnua tne tanrr ac ulea. have been under consideration.1 Block Him. ran will EEJ.UEI1 Bar Association Grants Judge Permission to Present Charges. in I understand that my plan of calling for bids for 'hard surface' Pavements without specifying the Particular kind or surrace, waa held oy tne council to be contrary to tne metnoas or procedure provided for by the olty charter, but I am having tha charter carefully investi gated, on Jhls point, and I think 1 will u round to permit or tne scheme which i nave proposed, i am quite sura tnat we shall have competition, anyway. I don t think the counoil will oppose- aometning tnat ia ao evidently lor tne interests or taxpayers in general." mat tne council win acquiesce with the mayor when the matter is again presented to that body at its next meet ing, there is little doubt.' George L. Baker, president of the council, stated this morning that he had no wjah to block anything suggested by the mayor xor tne. gooo oi tne city. "All I want is to secure good streets and I am not particular what method is adopted to this end." be said thla by Insurance. SWEDISH DAY HI THE A.-Y.-P: Delegations! From 'Far and Near Pour In Governor Johnson at Spokane. (RncUl DtemttA to Tht Journal.) Seattle Julv 81. UrffA iifIiTRt!nn i.u.' " ' a .T 1 IB aiaODLCU IO IU oi viaiLurci Dourea inia ins cirv innav . - i frmPmany cUl in 'washlrton0 of vUrVfleSbrTc "a- a pVe? office that hotel men operating 'buses tlrftl? th"" .klD l "UJ: t0 " P"nger. to and from trains traffic r required oT pavementaT. to the r Iore to t0 business districts. If bids are called I man called at the office this morning HOTEL HAN SAYS too am FEES Complains That He Has to . Pay for Howling Out 4 ' ' Houses's Name. Complaint has been made to tha H cense department of the city auditor's day at the exposition. Crowds also ar rived during, tne forenoon rrom - Port land, Oakland,. Berkeley and Ban Fran CISCO. Preparations were complete for tha reception or Governor John A. Johnson, for hard surface without specifying the kind I think some restrictions should be made to prevent the likelihood of Af Ml reach the city on a special train over I Councilman Baker has been one of the Great Northern railroad. It was I th principal adherents of the old re planned to meet the governor's train I Fln nd Irom hia attitude today it la and stated that he had already paid a Quarterly license fee of $1 for a hack driver's privilege and one of $5 for run ning a 'hue, H demurred at having to pay a runnera fee of J10 for merely at the station with 0 automobiles. - On I be Inferred that the majority of the calling forth the name of his hotet He said he thought he should be exempt rrom tne payment or this last flamed fee because of the fact that ha waa the proprietor of the hotel for which he acted aa runner. ;.' According to section 4 of city ordi nance No. 14,068, however, this man is clearly obliged to take out the llcenaa. Tha aectlon reads as follows: "In every case where more than one of tha pursuits, employments or occupations for which a license le required shall be pursued er carried on in the same place by- the same person at the same time, license must oe taken out for each, ac cording; to the . ratea . severally pre scribed." '.:'. Section St of the same ordinance pro vides a, quarterly fee of $10 for hotel runnera and makea no exemption - for the owners of hotels acting aa their own runnera. - The misapprehension of the hotel man was doubtless due to the fact that the 4 1 1 1 . J M W 11 Governor Johnson said ha' would h I Uln rrff Kimnn TlDlnoa That 17 raiatTn tn himn dHv.r, nni. unable to apeak at the irrigation con- , theownera of ElilagT wagonT from J - w ". . " return I east directly from Seattle on account of I uiiiuitti znaiLera.' the reception committee were Governor I council have decided to support the Hnv. of Wajihina-ton! Dnmrnnr niaaa. I mavors campaign for competition. cock, of West Virginia; Secretary of I Those counciimen who nave .hitherto tha Interior Ballinger and manv other 1 stood out against the change in tne prominent persons. It was learned early I methods of starting improvement pro today, however, that Governor Johnson I ceedings will find It easier to yield now would not arrive in time to taka part I in view of the fact that at the last in the Swedish day exercises. - - I meeting of the council enough streets) i ne program ror tne celebration of I were put through oy tne paving mag- the Swedish national day at the ex-1 nates to sudpIv them with work for a position consistea enieriy or musical l long time to come. iwiuica. A usntiuei win am hvmi r n I, evening In the Washington state build ing, which' is expected to be attended oy uunareaa or- aweaisn citraens, Spokane. Wash.. Julv 11. Onvnmnr jonn jonnson, or Minnesota, stopped here, today on his wav to the A .v -v exposition at Seattle and will enntlmm ma tnn westwara iai tonicrnt. ha tMir an automobile trip about the city this tnornlng -nd' this afternoon went to Palouse in a special car. - This evening ne win oe ine guest or tne Scandinavian crotnernooa at dinner. BEIIEFIEL HOST PAY FOUL GOURCILOCit-FII! BOiSFOII NATION Walter Moody Plans Coun "trjitide Jlerger of, Busi- r ; ness .OrganizationsSays It Would Take "Congress , Out of Interests' Control. Heading a movement for the patlonal organisation . of commercial ' Interests, Walter Moody, general manager of the Chicago Association of Commerce, came to Portland yesterday to enlist local commercial organisations In. the plan. Signs of the times oolnt to tha fact that the world ia at the dawn of the greatest era of Industrial -and commer cial prosperity known in all history," said Air.- Moody at the Hotel Portland this morning. "The United States is to become the center of -that tremen dously accelerated business develop ment. ' The Durooae of a national or ganisation will be preparation for auch a condition of affairs. It would, briefly: Take- business interests -out of Politics: : place the control of commercial develop-1 n n LOW BIDDER FOR STEEL County Commissioners Open Offers to Furnish Material for New Court House De cision till Be Made Next Wednesday. New lids for fltructural alert for the.'" new courthouse were openea in the county cotirt thia morning, previous .blda having been rejected because alt of the proposals, were not on' the same baale and U waa difficult to tell which, 1 bid waa best -,.. APDarentlv tha Paxlfin. T.n of this city has a fair lead over its com petitors by bidding 183,714 for the steel, delivered, or $87,678 including the erec Uon and riveting of the steel. The company offers to deliver the first ma terial, so that work may commence, In three weeks from the time the contract awaruea, ana to complete the delivery d? ' Prt Jilth bull(lln ln 4 The United Englneerina ment In the hand, of bualnee. men; In- tlon company bi7$3 f the' con! sure the utilization of waterways, tht inni. . i c,on moat Important queatlon before the peo- lth final deifl.fi ii is -JLw-,veSPJ IrtUW&S'r Would Stiffen Congress. weeks and end in 15 weeks. For d- "T.n1atu1 . nnmm.rMal nro-anlaaflnna I llVerV Of the sieal. wllhnnl ' .ranllnn continued Mr. Moody, "control an esti-1 the firm bid 138,022- ' mated 70 per cent of the financial In- L, The only easternbldder, the Dea terests of the nation.- With a national 1 Moines Bridge & Iron comnanv. was organisation do you suppose that a lit- distanced at the post It bid 348.800 tie handful of men representing cor- ?" thej steel erected and riveted, and porata interests could use raembere of 20u for thd ateel deliverd. - our congress aa mannlkina to bend in . : Gerrlck Gerrick of Seattle bid on any direction they please? .'. Jh work of erecting the steel alone, . "The fear of the corporation would being the only bid received for be taken from the people and the as- Item exxspt in combination. Thv aurance that their InteresU would be orfer. to erect the ateel for 110.60 per cared , for would take Its place. Wa ". '. , V - ' : ins commissioners announced that they will act on tha bids next Warinna- day. In tha meantime, the architect. politician; ne would be a business man,! wniaoen ac jewis, wilt cnecK up. the keen and alive to the necessities of his Mlna report upon them. While the could dictate, practically, the appoint ment or our own secretary or commerce ana laDor. ne twouia not. then. Be time. ' I said the problem of Increasing tha Paclfto Iron Works would seem to have aownnui pun, tne elements -of price EXHIBIT HAS Cemetery Owrjer Must Protect Old Graves. hy the said Julius Rosche, eald Hadley .ofinn aiso one or uie saia ttoscne a at, torneya. , : ' '.v Protects rrom rroseontlon. ' "This deponent believes, and therefore says, that the Bald Geore-ai J- I'nmwnn . Is using his official position as district aciorney or tcis district to protect the eaid J. C. Xee and M. T. je from crim inal prosecution In order to further pro . tect the interest of his said client, Julius iltoscne." - , ... , Tho affidavit statea that on the same oay unttenden called on Justice Olsen, .wuo said that ne; would not "butt In' .on the district attorney. By these re- luaaiB, ne aiiegea, ne nas neen prevented tiuiH iisvinx av square aeai .-, ' The affidavit bv Wallace la thatarfie iwas publicity agent for the Lee-Bowdler company until about June 1, when he waa employed by Crittenden to assist In investigating the books of .the Port Or ford tracts. ! He aaya he secured a tran script of a portion of the books of the Lee-Bowdler company, and discovered a suonage or Between (7000 and 18009. Shortage Is Termed. Subsequently he verified the- shortage by a statement submitted by Mrs. Lee, Lee then being out of town. "When'Lee returned, ne says, he refused to permit further Investigation-and, secreted the Three weeks later", according to this affidavit Iee submitted a. statement oiiienng raoicany rrom the one fur niahed bv his wife, but still showlnr on tne face of it a shortage of about I16,-1 vvo, waiiaoe aiso states tnat en two occasions ne went with Crittenden to Cameron's office and heard the district attorney refuse to take action. In tha complaint filed by Crittenden, t!t Lees are charged with embeczling ; $6000. They will be given a preliminary hearing ln the circuit court, which will . iKke place before Judge Cleland net 'we.c Crittenden and Wallace were ar rested a few davs ago on complaint of .k'- charging them with criminal lih.-l because of letters written by them, : ome of hlrh are In possession of the district attorney. v ' Charles Olrla Kuccnmbn. '. - fPpaeUI f'lsrutrb to Tb JoiinuLt Albany, Or.vJulv 31. Charlee Olvls, t yea i a old, died here Prldav. The -ecwisd leaves two children. Tha f .inr-vi 'will hm held Sunday afternoon t i;i'r trtio the St Mary schurcfc. 1 Hoaulam. Waah July SI. The State Bar association yesterday afternoon took action on tne cnargea prererred Dy Judge J. W. Robinson of Olympia of the supreme court against ex-Judge Root and Judge a. v. crow oy passing a res olution that within 60 days Judge-Robinson file his charges with -the griev ance committee of the association, that the charges might be "either Droved or rorever suencea. a resolution was aiso passed ordering the Institution of disbarment nroceed- lngs against MUo A. Root of Seattle, ex judge of the supreme court who was forced to retire by reason of scandals attaching to his conduct on the bench. Aetion in-the ease ef Judge M- J. or-4 don or upoKane, ez-oounsel for the Great Northern, .under indlotment on a charge of embexzlement from the railroad, was deferred pending the outcome of the trial. Should conviction be secured dis barment proceedings will be Instituted, Disbarment of De Wolfe will be with held until the report of the legislative committee on his charge has been made, ..' The chargea "preferred bv State Henn- tor J. W. Bryan of Bremerton against Judge B. Takey of the superior court of Kitsap county, in which Bryan charges that Yakey -travels on a pass and that his expense accounts are Irregular, were referred to the grievance committee for investigation. - ' Belllngham waa chosen as the next place of meeting. CV C. Gose of Walls, Walla, brother of Judge M. P. Gose of the supreme court was elected presi dent; c. Will Bhaffer of Olympia waa reelected secretary, and Arthur Reming ton ef Olympia, treasurer. - C. E. Bhepard of Seattle, W. V. Tan ner of Olympia and Walter Christian of, Tacoma were, named by tha president aa delegates from the State Bar association to the next meeting of the National Bar . association, .which will be held ln De troit dairlng the latter part of August. In an Interview lust before lea.vlna' for hia home ln Tacoma yesterday De Wolfe said be would fight disbarment proceedings to tne united states su preme court If necessary, De Wolfe had been discredited by the association In the matter of charges he had brought against members of the supreme court having been In his turn charged by the association, as unworthy longer to prac tlce law. - The visiting lawyers will take a trip by boat to Cohasset Beach this after noen, and all will assemble at- a banquet ai. ma jMei noiei at conasset tonight SICK WIFE SEEKS TO FIND MISSING HUSBAND : Chief of Police Cof Is In receipt Of a patnetic letter rrom xars. wendel v. Sanborn of Nashua, N: Erwho is en deavoring to locate her husband, whom she thinks Is on the coast She says: 'Dear Sir:. I am trying to find mv husband. It would seem like a godsend to find him before I die. I am sick with tuberculosis and the doctor aaya unaer tnis awrui suspense i cannot live long, but I do hope and Dray that I mav see him -again before I die.- I nave looked for him until my strength' haa given OUL and now I , don't know what to do, but I think If the description ef him were nut In the papers he may aee it or some one may aee him, aa he la looking for work and went In that di rection." !, Then - follows a descriDtion of the missing man. aa follows: Aged 38. S feet 8 or Inches talL weight 178 pounds, dark brown curly hair, bald at the crown, brown mustache, large blue eyes, dimple on chin, a crooked little finger and both foreajrma tatooed. AIRSHIP IN WAR HOT SO DREADFUL (United Press Leased Wire.) London, July 81. Official circles are excited today over a atatement made on high authority that an army officer at r un umana, ixeo., nas invented an elec- Wilson Beneflel. aole stockholder of the Northwest Cemetery association. must pay for the cost of building a re taining wall along East Stark street bor dering the Lone Fir burial grounda if Mayor Simon can make - him, The mayor and Beneflel. - accompanied by Counciimen Lombard and Kubll and Su perintendent Mlsche of ths park depart ment went out this morning in an auto- grading where a number of graves were uncovered recently and Mayor Blmon became convinced -that a retaining wall Is necessary to prevent the further dis turbance of graves. - tne mayor toid hk senenei that the city haa already been put to enough ex pense by reason of having to bear tha fulr oost Of the Improvement of East lis being made today for the bodies of DLaia nt.ionv nuu i,i.t. iia nvum nut, uuii" alder an additional drain on the munici pal treasury to pay any portion of the - e i . . a '.. I alien t, WCU Lnitea States AmiV OfflPPr mdblle-o view the scene of the street - i gradlnor w Claims He Has Invented ------- a Destroyer. ---- payment of a fee for soliciting. TAFT'S YACHT TO THE RESCUE Twenty-nine Persons From Capsized Boat Saved ; Two Drowned. ENJOYED cost of the wall. (United Press LeaseU Wlra.1 Blddeford Pool. Me., July SI. Search two men thought to have been drowned when a power boat capaised in tha 8aco river. Twenty-nine others, who were! thrown into the water when the war craf t W .ae,troy. M theoutUv -ecessarr for the wall Went T.f ?J VaVTht atyhT The aScldeni t Accordin to the atatement th. m. hould be paid by the Masonio order, occurred late yesterday as tha boat chtn?rUl"r2 whlcla fcM - - tourlad alte at Lone Fir. wa. nearlng the ahore. The preWent" column of electricity -oi ?Xo t m fli He siUd he would then be willing to pay yacht rushed to the scene and suc- slred force nd dfre?t a? . J T tot half of th" remaining portion of the ceeded In picking up all but two of the ! 50I5e2 n.1.?,r.ci-,1.t. : ny coet if the city would assume liability swamned Sartv. No word ha w nirni uiiikci wiunn a. niiin. nr aavAwaf hundred yards. . . I . . e ' . ' . ' 1 DK0WNED ONE YEAR AFpR WEDDING DAY (TJnlttd Press tsaasd.Wlre.1 Belllngham. Wash.. Julv 11 nn. year from the hour she had become a KMa TUtrm A,, ,r UW1H. . i-1 , . lay lifeless on the beach of Belllngham CHATfOT OF ifTTRDET? Bay. She ' waa drowned while bathing I V-ilvILUU JE , JU UXVlATiiXV wuu irienus at iae mourn or Knnjij rum creek. She was a leader in Belllngham ouiai circles. for the other half. AH- tha lota ln the cemetery which were formerly owned by the association of which Beneflel la the majority stock holder, nave long since peen sold and the corporation has seemingly no assets. The mayor proposes, however, . to make the stockholders who received the money for the lota, provide the wall for the protection or grave piota Which tney i soia to tne puouo. w AGAINST CHUN SIN To celebrate the anniversa-rv of thatr wedding it waa Dlanned tn hnv a nin. nlo aupper on the beach, and while wait ing for Mr. Hudgins to arrive from the ciiy, airs. jHuagma, Mrs. William Thorp, Miss Bertha Crews and John Tripp went bathing. The tide waa running and the bathers ventured out too far. All were caught by the undertow. Tripp succeeded In rescuing Miss Crews and boatmen-near celved from these and It is feared they wtf uruwuwi. ENGLISH MILLIONS V FOR MEXICAN MINE (United Praas Leased Wlra.1 IVkS Afis'ftl.a .Tulv ai TAhn .'tt Hammond, who has been in Mexico for reverai weeas, naa concluded negotla tlona for the purchase of , the Santa Gertrudls mine, one of the old Pachuoa group, - according to an announcement maae. nere toaay. ;: ne acted, it Is re ported, in behalf of tha Camn , UlvA Limited, of London, the purchase price V. J srl AAA vwa J ueuiK ,vuu,vvv viex.ican. ; ueniai naa neen made here that the (United Press Leased Wire.) New TorK. July 81. A charge of mur der was preferred today againat Chun Sin, held Since the killing of Elsie SlgeU lOuggenhelm Interests . haVin..Siha-SS th. missionary whoa, body was founl In SifSL-onanHdltS Vr?"rc.haBf5 7nA " u ii m Jf, . I lmmenae low grade copper mine. It Chinese who - lived above Chun Sin's I . rnmnrA t,. th. '. w. choo auev restaurant Tne warrant cnargmr ennn Bin with the murder- was issued on an affidavit closed dawn after being taken over by by brought Mrs T Thorp to ahre! u'ncoi- T1111 Yuan Tick Lam, an interpre- Doay in tne imns. Was carried far out hv tha nna.m Her body waa recovered an hour after we cvcciuent. MEETING OF CZAR PERSONALS Leon Ling, auaoected of tha murder. haa been missing ever since the girl was killed. AND FALLIERES TWO COLORED MEN (United Wlrs.l arrival nt - ha T,,oaiAn i mcu w a.ii iruiii viiicen vt, ine tha fin.H.1 -- ci" Mw near 0rand Prairie last night and for Th St..fi,t4yda,ln hot to a-" y mob of SO masked 5?.r-. '. ?r" oclal function ma,. The mob ouietlv dlsnersed n3 tssd ODelouaas. Lau. July XI. Two colored en were taken from of flcera of the (United Press La.aorf tvin t Cherbourg. France. Julr 11 Tha eu or Kussia and President Falllares of r ranee exenanged visits tndav. fntlnm ins tne arrival or escortln kua wuuur, -ine- nric, nrnniai rnnnMMi i a . m. - , t ..., . - ........ . furrii. nn iiiutf umiij uiauaraaa ana rZrZi, ,i;r,'Vfi?,ner. on b?ar? left -the bodies on the ground, where ....8 u,a iiesaquaners. l negroes was accuaeo or wounding .P. J- Peeking, city ticket agent for me k-iiicago at jNortnwestern lines, ac companied by his wife, la visiting in Spokane. -'m -- :, .' Mlaa Helen McGkrrr and Mlas Ada O'Brien, two young women from Cleve- TTT T T'TV TXT nrYf I lana wno r maslng a tour of the con KLLLUjD ii X 'J11UJ3 tlnent unattended, are In Portland to aay. iney wtu go rrom Portland to Ban Francisco. - . - - . J. P. O'Brien, general manager of tha narriman unea, will return rrom a trip to Asmano on tne eoutnern pacific, AaU Accident Injuree Two,' Svtelsl PUMtch to The JoarnsLl - j Walla Walla, Waah.. July II. Be- The boomlnsr nf anna r.1 h ,A I l.u. a A. i.. . B . day announced the arrival of the Rua- of robberlea; The other waa charged I ""i A" automobile brake would not elan fleet The czar.-esarlna and the I with theft and with harboring hia mm. ?OTk. machine, which Carried O. M. . Sparks Set Roof 'Afire. Sparks from the chimney of the Home of Truth, a spiritualist organisation of which Thaddeus M. Mlnard is the leader, set fire to the roof of the home at 883 Eleventh street this noon, causing S26 damage to that part of the building. Tha flames were extinguished with, tha use or cnemicats. . children were aboard the Stanriart The French channel fleet received the royal Visitors, the Verlta. with trains... ana outer nign ornciais or the govern mem vn ira, lying near tne shores ' pan I on. Richmond and a party of four, went over a to foot grade, breaking a leg of one of the daughtere of Mr. Richmond and an arm of Mrs. L. C. Preston ' of The party was PULLIAM FUNERAL Old Blan Killed by Cap. Sawtelle. Cal.. : July Jl. Tntturln. I Huntinsrtnn Rearh. fal across the tracks of the Los Angeles going up a hill when Che machine was Pacific Electric railroad near P,im. itminui Tk. kw, ni nn City early today. Begnlo Valenanels, 71 before the engine could be put m mo- waa est rf a ar wag tnmlr rtv at ainaii- I ,t il. , a i t m T rvr T-n vm-rTw . ZT.-j . "i.-?"."f l"v? o.ca over tne oiuir iu uxi jir,jju mu ua i i r";,'." . "r.'j," i na bottom ot the cm,'.. - - ' - i the section and nan lived for half a July II. The funeral of century In Santa Monica, canyon. He waa a, wcniuvi' v,i, ,na opanisn families holding early Mexican grants In thla vicinity. . . . New York. Harry C. Pulllam will be held in Louis vine, ivy., monaar next. George W. Cain, a brother-in-law. haa arrived here from Nashville, Tenn., to take charge of the body. ". ' " . . He eaid Pulllam had been imAui took bis business too seriously, and of laie naa neen anxious 10 baseball business. Alva Poir New'YNotary. ; ' (Br Journal Leased Salem Wtre.i Salem, Or., - July 1. Alva Doll of 1 nugget worth t. XuggeU in the Macadam. V- (United Press leased Wlre.l , - Grass ' Valley, Cal., July 31. Dozens of goldseekers are picking up pieces of gold bearing miarts In the main streets of Grass Valley today. Several have been successful in gathering bits of goia this way ana-, one man round a K . v. t . sret nut h- I xi.,.v.ttA u-. .i,. I " 1 "v " . ..i.u w auuu-rnn rrom tne aump or an oia mine and h I public, . .,, le being used to maTcadamize tha street .'.' - ' ' . . - .. ... Many People View Collection! of .Winchester Arms at Portland Hotel. . utility of waterways and increasing l for extras, deductions and other detail tneir numoer Dy means or canals was I r to oe considered, and the board the greatest problem facing the nation. I wants-to be sure that the aurrnaafnl par none, xnis is oeeause rreignt rates Diaaer nas no ."joker' concealed,' who. uiiunacu uu water vmueiuion srs ex-1 ever ne mav oe, . . .. - 4 orbltant .The conditions existing in Aa soon aa tha contract tnr tha ate.i ivurops wnere water transportation is lis awarded, Dlcls will be advertised for speedy and cheap and popular, proves excavation of the basement which will wum ui auua a aiaioiueuu , I occupy ail we apace now used as avard Will Mean Vroanarltv. I at the eaat front of the bulldlnar. Rld "When the farmer can shin hia wheat .al" "54led .f?r tearing away the for Jl cents a bushel less than now "J.i'ari.,r i2,ri?-DK ldln5' ?Hlng ths and put that 11 cents ln his pocket portion that projects beyond t he main rather than give It to the railroad, will J1" 'tn P"t structure. I From all It not add to hia prosperity and pre- lndlcationa the excavation will begin In vent the concentration of wealth? about two weeks and the ateel will bo- "The practical example Chicago fur. m to arrive oeiore tne nrsi or Hep nisnes ia tne canai oetween the lake I wmuor, and J one t. congreaa turned us down for an appropriation Of 180,000,000, say ing weakly that the prospective returns did not seem to justify the expenditure. We were angered, knowing aa we did the returns were sure to come' from a les sening of rates, so we- nassed -through the legislature - a special enactment bonding the state for $20,000,000, Just for a beginning. 1 That canal will soon De completed and Its successful opera tion providing water transportation from the lakes to the gulf. will" Insure the construction of others in points as stra teglc. .'The same problem of waterwava de velopment applies to thla wonderful northwest The completion of the Pan ama canal will give to the Paclflo coast a splendid trade opportunity, which will mean the greatest Known prosperity to aii western Dusiness interests. Wane Watfnfial fln... I.a (am Give us a national commercial or. ..?lZm? "".-"fi.V1'! Vi" B-DnlaorlAa a will a..aA .L.t I w AtUI W V 1 1 4 J i I JT VAUiUlt in ill self-reliant business men. Not long 1 1 Iri.n h,Vt k,,T ihi . big- stock of models on disolav. bOO tO I n v. , I n A HI T t 1. .V. - V. ann . In Uo. 1... il I . K"J u.uucun;, Keep ties. have amoun . "With such a national organisation as , a o'clock this aJftirnoon would not dare continue Its work for KeVe X?- Vf ' ialn lng the iSneatln -T2WiahSth balance the Wmphester guns taken nto the Jun between capital and, labor." - glae-bv the Ro5aaveU nartv are aitrw ii twbw viuse. - i matia Tne .ue caiiDer Winchester Mr. Moody, accompanied bv .ls wlfa "boots six shots, by merely pressing the Is visiting mast of the cities ln the Pa-LtrlSRer ns. ? tn" aluga are thrown out cirto northwest. His lnvestigati f rove to mm, ne aeciarea tnis m hat Portland la destined to be th. metropolis or tne west. . "lull tha lv la a f.ln,t..4 ty, such as I never saw before."v he ahotgns complete the armament turned added. He was entertained. at luncheon Sut Jy tt Winchester people. The only v. today at tne commercial' club, where ir B V B " ""' vl v. he met the leading business men of ths Hql land arm, a preaent from tha Dutch. city. His report to the Chicago Assocl-1 n"I",,lf i . , ... , ' . ation of commerce will follow directly I .President Roosevelt la the only hunter his return. The permanent national or- ?noiT?r cawed American arms into ganisation of commercial bodies will the African Jungle, but he is a devotee take place, probably, at a meeting to T VLlofl"'3tV. ",n i, aelerm,oea i k l.u xt " I give It a good trial. Ma waa adviaeit vy nis Cjiinitna iricnas tnat notning OUC' an Anglian gun would arop an eiepnane or rnmoceros, dui ne nas proven the reiiaDiuiy, ox tne American gun i ntlm nr a BTCitinr yrepsma mgn powsrety s trade mal t0 withstand the fire. There are! i riitrvo vi iiiDD. suns ui .ivd cttliuer. i wa l t.'....' 1.22 caliber automatlo and two 11 gauge I HENEY TVILjj RETURN , TO CALHOUN CxlSE ELECTRIFICATION' OVEll SIERRAS POSTPONED (United Press Leased Wlre.l San Francisco. July (1. Francis J. Heney, now in the north enjoying a va cation, wni return 10 can rancisco i . - mnttait Pna t... vur S;laWJlS'w.Syin.-KW ?n.Fr.hci-co, July 81,-Juliu. Krutt- jva a. sas a,av vawwUvavia wa a anivn I afinnifr nr . l'hltaaA Haas.la...i. t i- a mai d ditor o operations and wnt'nrihrn.!" mntenance, today declared that the re rfoWs fecondTrfal Pr0reM - Cal' portedv electrification of -- the-Southern noun a second trial. iiimn.k tk. du.... u Since the Jury disagreed at the' laat l"',VP.. X". " ""i-.7v"Vi f'uu" iihnn trial Unrtc... ha. haan ,.tl-1 im iiciu m lutysnra. e saia, now. . , . ; I ever, that the, comnanv Tia a nftin,l in. ayin naa rairan an , itnmnh a t.tn I - - . : J " throu-gh California Orego Vi, H ond trial Langdon haa. been conducting Vj, .V?Mn?t ' 5 l. ' the cane, assisted oy Aseieuint iJi strict f L.JtA iZ' a-V- -. w t Atfrtrnetr Ci'dmra 1 uccu viuuicu ivr iviiio Llllio VUl aa . j v .- c . - , 1 ara tail Hma frl iha r.nrriloalr.n w -1 - . ' I port has been ordered, as tha matter In not pressing. - - "Electric traction is v making rantd progress and If the company does some time decide to maice the change it will have the benefit of all improvements being made In that direction." -.- - Kruttschnlft is on a tour of inspeo- tron. -'-.- -j .-:-.,-a . ,-,...v- . CHlNATOWxCHlNESE TIRED OE GUIDES' LIES '! fDnlted Press Lsased Wlrs.i Los Angeles. July 81. Resenting the norriDie tales told to tourists Dy wnita and yellow Chinatown guides, the local Chinese chamber of commerce will meet I rr 4 t?m n VJrn i rnrrT'irn tonight to discuss plans to abolish the TAJ? 1 CAN ATTEND ness.'"---"-. .,'.-----' Not only do theianerchanta of China. town-condemn the methods utilised by unscrupulous and 'Untruthful guides to interest their slumming parties, because or-the damage to business, but : P0RT0LA '-FESTIVAL- ' (United Press Leaned Wlre.l Ban Francisco. Julv 1 1. Confirmation theviof the renort that Preniditnt Tuft urlll claim that every Chinese, good or bad, not be a guest of San Francisco during is Characterised as a highbinder or a I tha Portnla. eelahratinn In notnhsr wa vice steeped den habitue by the guides. I received today in a telegram from Concerted aetion to stop the weird Senator George Perkins at Washington tales will probably be taken tonight to Mayor Edward Taylor of San Fran cisco. The telegram reads: ' "Senator Flint and I nflrannftlltr ftra. I. I sented your invitation to the president . liniTirn Tvr nTtTriTr I DO ln" :"" " ran - rrmrisco at DRITT. X NINTH th comln' Prtola festival duflng the weca. ui uvtuuvr i, ue presuient oe alraa ma in ennvav tn vmi .aa hn. fTnlted Press' Lsased trtra.) ' t ' I tn charge of the Celebration lesnerlal Tjoadon, July 31 Zn ths ninth round! appreciation and thanks 'for yfmr kind - i.. , x, ...... . i invitation, rte regrets exeeedlnviv that SUMMERS DEFEATS c - - 9 . i yermii ms aoceptanca
