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TLEIMIS BURfJTHE RED LIGHTS Denizens of Underworld 3rove Soiled Household Penates to South End "North! of Burnside" to Be No More. HY BE VICTIM OF BAND OF OUTLAJS It 1 moving day. all right But H Is a case of moving In, not Out ;,8weatlns truckmen toiled manfully carrying heavy furnltura Into upstairs quarters pa, tha three blocks of Front street Included between Market and Mill streets. 'We fret extra pay for hustlin'," one of them raid. "You see the grand and formal openln' when the red light shines and . the:mery ha tia sounds, is scneuuieu ; for InnU'ht " h-a Added in explanation. But Mayor Kimon would "not say that the squalid district bad been officially 'chosen as the place of protection for Portland's fallen women ana tmu ton : sorts. Asked this morning If he knew that the transfer from the north to, the south end of the city wa being made and that the opening of a new restricted district was scheduled for tonight . be answered: . , . . Eimoa Does Wot Know. "I have no knowledge of such , an arrangement. , I have given positive or ders that the north end must be . va cated, however, and I suppose they are moving away from there. . .. "Had. It not been for the publicity given the north end and, what has been r going on. there by ?xhe newspapers. . I believe I could have handled the situa tion satisfactorily and quietly. The in stitution is old as the race. It has never been found possible to ' suppress It and if these people find a place where they will give no trouble and be quiet they will not be molested.". It was easily Inferred from Mayor Simon's- comments that the south and win not be unsatisfactory to him. In this part of Portland, which has here tofore been named "Little Italy," tha word somehow seems to have been passed around several days ago that a change was to be made, Small Boy oa Guard. A visit to Front street between Mtll and Market this morning was produo-; tive of interesting results, A stranger rapped on the door of a house where every blind but one was tightly drawn. In the one window was displayed : m card "Furnished Rooms." ' . ' "No one's home," said a small boy, apparently mounted on guard outside. "No one's goln' to be 'till night,", he added with an Impudent wink, 5 i "You hear as how the red light's goln': to be lit up around here tonight?" ; inld a hostler in a local livery barn. "Well, I got strict orders not to say nothinY but if you'd Just been up here last night, you'd a thought they wasn't 1 goln' to wait till tonight Oh, but It was lively. I attended the north end openingnever miss any of them im-, portant a'ctety functions, you know -but this part of town has got tha i north end skinned from' 'way back. But here.'' us Id the vouth. Interruntlncr him. self, "I'm talkin' top much," and ha relapsed into silence! . retuslng to ...an swer any more questions. , r- 'Woman Enter Frotesfc "We've been told those women were coming up here and we protested,' said aged Mrs., Zepler, who keeps a lodging house at the corner of Clay and Front streets. "We don't want 'em up here nd we sent in cur formal protest to the mayor, and we've been hoping they'd mind what we said and keep our part of town decent. ' But the word has been around for. a week or more that things were to be thrown wide open or tight shut, l don i gnow wmcn is ma nest description." , It was because of the change in tha old order of thintrs that i the mantrv hound which' has long lain before' tha ooor or a nouse 'Occupied ny an Italian family was compelled at the eid of -a hostile broomstick to get up and skee daddle. his tall between )ls less. After the hound came the Italian a ' Their landlord had . found : more . profitable tennntn.. , .. , ! The section was originally built up , for the, benefit of the poor Italians. The- houses are built close together In ail sorts or queer rorms. jso room is : left for alleys, but tortuous passage ways connect the shacks that open in .the center of the block with the street It is a- district avoided at night by men who carry money on their persons. It never seems light, even with the aid of the arcs. Scattered here and there alonr the three blocks respectable fam ilies live, who are protesting vigorously gainst the new ruling. They will ail move out before they will submit to such conditions, they declare. j - FORGETS HIS KEYS; PLAYS SANTA CLAUS (Special Dispatch te The Journal.) Tillamook, Or., Aug. 7,-Kircn.-anno Lodge, on Cannon beach, is : 'hot very far from Portland la a; direct , Una, but : It seems awful far to the , man : who , reaches there to spend his summer vac a-, tlon and then finds that he has forgotten, the keys to his sum mer home. ' KIrchanno Lodge Is. the summer ' home of " Charles Klrchner and Henry Hanno of Portland and it was Hanno who came a few days ago and found . the house securely locked and, his keys' In Portland. ' Mr. Hanno was sorely put out' He tried all the doors and , pried 1 at tha windows,, but ..the lodge was built to face the . winds of ; winter as well as to offset the warm breezes of summer. It stood Ilka a fortress. Hanno started ' for boms dis gusted with his ; forgetfulness, went part way up tha road, then suddenly returned. ' There Is a big open fireplace In ; tha lodge and Henry played Santa Claus with aa agility that la surpris ing. Somewhat tha worse for his experience, but happy over the tha bright idea Henry emerged from the fireplace and the doors of KIrchanno Lodge are now wide open. Body of Unknown Man Tied in Blankets Is Fished 'Out of the lliver Crime 1 Committed Some Time Ago, - V '' v: r (C Wranned In a'auilt and two blankets. securely tied with clotheslines and dou- Diea up in tne Bnape or a minute me body of a man believed to be John Ghomls, a Greek, hailing from Spokane, Wash., was found In the river at the foot of Qulmby street last night , Everything points to the man having peen muruereu vy virBiiBui&uvu, ujcu wrapped in the bundle and cast Into the river. The condition of the remains make Identification difficult .the only clue leading to the belief that the re mains are those of Qhomis Is a flyleaf from a notebook bearing tha name and ad Areas. - . detectives Carpenter and Refsing, who were assigned the case this morning, have' not yet had time to look suffi ciently into the case to give out any opinion aa to how the crime was com mitted, or by whom, but from Spokane comes the report that It Is believed there tnat unomis is tne victim or an vrgan tznd hand nf forelirn outlaws and mur derers, who are operating throughout the northwest. The. circumstances sur rounding the crime, are, so identical to one committed there some time ago that they believe the same band perpetrated both. About a year ago, ' says the Spokane report the remains of John, Lynch, a one amed man, were found floating In the Spokane river wrapped in a por tiere and bound with a cord. Lynch was known to have associated with a bunch of foreigners, who, it is believed, final ly murdered him through fear of be trayal. . The foreigners disappeared suddenly about a week before the body was found. Greeks at Spokane believe that Ghomls was a railroad construction workman, aged 35, who - left that - plaoe ' several months ago. The local detectives will probably take up this lead and center their ef forts first among the Greeks living in this vicinity, although: the theory -has also been advanced that the remains are those of a sailor who might have been murdered on board of a " vessel and thrown overboard. ' Probably Wot a Bailor. ; But few foreltra vessels have been In the harbor for : several weeks and hence there appears little support for this view of the case and the theory that the , Spokane outlaws transferred their operations to Portland is there fore considered the most probable. The body was found by George Dow ling and J. H. Wright who live In scows near the Pacific Coal company's bunkers. It was lodged against one of the pilings under the bunkers near the shore. At first they supposed it was a bundle of clothing but were horrified upon cutting the ropes to see tha body of a man roil out. :i . 1 Aside from tha leaflet bearing the name, 40 cents and some tobacoo. and Cigarette papers were found in the pockets. A towel was fastened over the face and a cord drawn tightly .around the neck. The feet and hands were tied : and ' drawn tightly together so as to double , up the body ; in the smallest, possible bundle. The towel over the face was saturated with blood. The man appears to have weighed about 175 pounds and was about 5 feet 9 inches tall. - He appears to have been aged about SS "and was of dark comDlMlon. had black -hair. a 1 small mustache and a few day growth of beard on the chin. The description an swers in nearly every particular to that of Ghomls, who la reported to have left Spokane. Coroner Norden will hold an Inquest as soon as possible, as the remains are In a bad state of decomposition. , V.'DOnCRAFI DRILL MIS COMPETE IS. BURGE III B IE 0 II Oil Writes Letter "to Husband " Telling Him SheWiir . . End Life; . Mrs. , Peter Burge, who a few days ago had her husband arrested on a charge of cruelty, but failed to con vict has given up all hope of living, and in a letter to her husband this morning states that her dead body will be found in one of the suburbs after 4 O'clock next Sunday night "I have made up my mind to never work no more," reads the letter, "after t o'clock . Sunday night - You-have taken all I worked for a 120 dress I worked for. I am going out. You have sworn to lies about me and called me VISITOR TELLS OF Ei iCIIH.HIii; . E V. E. Ford, Visitor in Port land, Tells 6t Experi " . . ences in . Mexico. . ' . V. JS. Ford of Puebla, In Mexico, is In Portland for a few months- visit and Is with his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Knox, and his sister. Mrs. A. ft. Smith. His wife accompanies him and they will remain tin tne nrst or uctooer, wneu they expt-ct to return to Mexlcou- Mr. Ford and his son are; In business in Puebla, where they have been' located for the past 14 years. , Mr. Ford left Mexico Just five days before the recent earthquake fin Mexico. On hearing of It he straightway wired nis son concerning tne Business, wnn a names. You will find my dead body I request for an Immediate return mes In the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, as sage. The answer was delayed almost a wliu iixvu vjl yuur iiiuuiiimih itcbuua, Now I have no clothes. "I will kindly bid you good-bye for tne last, hat you want is my nie, so I will save you the trouble. ,J You have driven me to suicide., You -can give my blue dress to Jennie and my other clothes burn them. You will think of all when I am throwed in a hole at the county graveyard, where your dead wire lies coia iron your orutai nanas. -"My last dylna words are that you are guilty of murdering her, so you must go to hell. : you have caused me to go to hell now. Don't laugh, I .will do as I told you. I ,will come back and sit on your oed. I don't care. I hate you. i I never want to lay my living eyes on yoii, and I am going out of this postoffice for the last, time, , so don't write, for I will not be living to hear your lying words. . ? "I will call the station up at S o'clock and if my clothes are not there you will never lay eyes on me. Don't look for me, as I will take a car out of town m tne suDums, wnere i win ena aiL Don't regret that I committed this act. as I am fully satisfied to leave this earth. I have no money nor friends. I have 60, cents. Go where you please. I will return some place. , I don t care where. - You are tha cause of ma dying, have no clothes or work. ' The letten which bears no signature. was turned over to Constable Lou War ner of the Justice court, but since he aoes not Know- wnere to una tne woman he can see no way clear to prevent the rasa act aurge lives at its mm street 285.700 APPLY i , ' FOR SOLDIERS' II0L1E SCEIIE0FL1URDER Edward Leonard, Veteran, Kills Captain Eastmond; .' ' Shoots Two Others! ' H01STEADS Applications Continue Pour in for Land in In dian Eeserrations. to - Federation of Catholic Societies. Pittsburg, ' Aug. 7. Delegate from many parts of the United States and Canada are in Pittsburg to attend the national convention of tha American federation of Catholic societies, which Is made up of Catholic . organisations having an aggregate membership of over 2.000. 000. The convention will be furmallv opened in St Paul's Cathedral tomorrow morning with the celebration rf pontifical mass by Bishop Canevio. 1 he business sfgnlons will berin in Car neeie ha&l Monday and will continue !w iiave. Ari.'hbtfhnp Messmer of Ji wwaukee. Bishop Mcr au! of Trenton arul a number of other eminent prelates are on tne program for addresses. : All of today's session' of the -Women of Woodcraft convention will be devoted to the competitive team drills. There were 16 teams entered, but only 13 are here to take part ' . 3 Particular interest centers In the drills, as they are an exemplification of the ritualistic floor work, and have been Instituted for the purpose of build ing up that part, of the work. Each team Is composed of eight guards and a captain, and all teams give exactly the same drill. They are judged on their spacing, step and general execution. It Is required that all teams wear white uniforms, and they may carry spears or swords, according to their preference. - The Boise girls were particularly natty in short skirts, . white shoes and leggings, caps and sword. ' v ' ' Kach team has brought Its own musi cian,. and all have come determined to make a fight for the prises. -. The judges have been appointed ty the grand guar dian, and no one but she knows who they are., uacn-juage is in ignorance or wno the others are. The scores will be hand ed to the grand guardian, who will tally them up ana mane Known tne decision. Three hundred dollars and a silver tro phy will be awarded to the winning team, $200 to tha second best and $100 to the third. The teams, entered are from Eugene, Or Fresno, Cal.. Balem, ' Or., Ballard, Wash.. Grangevllle, Idaho, Boise, Idaho, Bellingham, Wash- Moscow, Idaho. Rai nier, Or Elma, Wash., three from Port land. two from Seattle and two from San Jose, Cal., The teams from Fresno, Boise and Eugene drilled this morning. Last -night a reception was given by the Portland circles at the Commercial club for the grand officers and grand delegates.- All W. O. W. women were invited and three floors of the club were- used. - ' . . A committee from each circle acted as the reception committee. , The speak ers of the evening were Introduced by Mrs. J. Leah. An address of wel come was made bv Dr. J. R. Weather bee, president of the club, and was re sponded to by tne gTana guardian,- Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdala. Refreshments were served. The mu sic was by Oilman's orchestra, ' Special features of the musical program - were the solos of Miss Elizabeth Harwas and Miss Edith Nordstrom. The reg ular, sessions of . the . convention will convene again at o'clock Monday morn ing. - . .- ) ". ' ;' At yesterday afternoon's session in, creases were made in tha salaries of a j number of officials. The list includes. ciert, iB&tj per montn: srand banker. $126 per month: -grand managers, $10 per day; grand delegates, . $70 day during session. ,- ROBBED HIS FEIEND; GETS SIX MONTHS ; , : Pete Saloway was today sentenced to six months by Police Judge Bennett for larceny from the person of Walter Ad dison, a stranger in the city. - The $81 taken from Addison was returned, but the watch has not been found. Addison met Saloway on the street and was asked for some money with which to buy clothes. He gave him $3.60 with which to buy a meal and a bed for. tha night Discovering that Addison had money, Saloway fol lowed him to a place on Macadam road and there relieved him of his cash and watch. John Brooke, a young man ar rested as, a partner of Saloway. was re leased, as he seemed to have nothing to do with the case. - 1 - " " '.-'- V -J ' ,'" " per (gnm4al TMnneteli to The Jonmsl.t than 287,000 applications for land ' will d- receivea xor tne tnree reservations, according to Indications today. AddII- cattons from soldiers at distant Doints will be received up to August 9, pro viding they are sworn to by midnight August 6. -,. Many - persons are sflll trying to reg ister, but are being refused. Only one man refused to take tha oath ao far, as ha said he wanted the land for speo ulajtlon. Applicants are required to take oatk tliat tha land IS wanted for a home.- ' . ' .. '' About 285.700 apollcations have been received to date for tha three reserva tions. - Everything Is ready at Coeur d'Alene zor tne arawing Aionaay. . INQUEST SCHEDULED FOB NEXT MONDAY An Inquest will be held Monday, afr ternoon In the case of Bradley Saun ders, ' tha young man who waa electro cuted yesterday afternoon while tak ing In dead telephone wires at tha cor ner of East Ninth and Halsey streets. The inquest will be held Monday. Saunders was at work on a pole and the wire he waa handling picked up tha current from a 1000 volt lighting wire. C Johnson, an old man - employed to keep the wire straight on the windlass, also received a shock. Ha was able, however, to assist In caring for Saun ders. The straps with which Saunders had tied himself to the pole prevented him from falling to the ground when ha re ceived the shock. ' Saunders was 2S years old and lived at Sellwood with his wife and. mother. WILL TEST NEW. I , ; CRIMINAL CODE : (Special Dispatch te The Journal I South Bend, Aug. T. The section of the new criminal coda which makes it a penitentiary offense to attempt suicide. Is to be given a . test .in : this county. Prosecuting Attorney 'John I. O'Phelan announced today that he would begin proceedings gainst Walter Lonrenti, wno attempted to taice nis life last Tuesday night by shooting himself In the left breast Not to ex ceed two years In the penitentiary or a fine not to exceed $1000 is the penalty provided In tha new statute for at tempted suicide. RURAL CABEIERS : . VISIT EXPOSITION Seattle, Aug. 7. The rural letter car riers bad their Innings today, at the Alaska -Yukon-Pacific exposition. The day was set apart by tha management for the R. F. X. men and practically the entire membership of the Rural Let ter Carrier . associations; , of : Oregon, Washington and California, 'attended the big fair. A reception -for the visitors was held at tne wasnington state ouua ine and an address was delivered by Paul L. Lindsay of Georgia, president nt the National Association of Rural Lat ter Carriers. . , ? , AGED MAN SHOWS - SOME IMPROVEMENT William Klrknatrlck. the acred man from San Jose, who was struck by a Hawthorne car yesterday morning at the corner of East Thirty-seventh and Hawthorne, has shown a gradual im provement and it is now -believed that he will recover. He is at tha Good Samaritan hospital. . a week and then tha message waa sent by way of Galveston - with - assurance that all was well with the Fords. How ever, the earthquake, while causing , a comparatively small loss of life,' has caused a great amount of suffering and great loss of property. The Mexico Daily Record, published In Mexico City by tha Hearst syndicate, immediately started a relief fund and opened Its of fices as haadauartara. Telegraph communication Is much J criDDled throughout , the vicinity and news' has been received In piecemeal fashion. The earthauake was far reach Ing in Its effects and badly crippled the water system or Mexico city, causing innumerable - leakages.- The, . city was warned to be sparing in Its use of water. Acapulco is in the heart of the eartnquaxe district ena surierea neavuy. The town was oractlcallv demolished. ' The first shock of the earthquake came at 4:14 In the morning and was felt ror 6& seconds: the second tasted a minute and a quarter and the third 35 seconds. It was notable that through out tha earthquake region the modern houses stood the shocks well and es caped with comparatively little damage. At the, hotels it was noted that seasick ness attacked the tourists who were in the hotels and meals served In rooms or not served at all were the order of the day. In Mexico City Alameda park be came tha popular place of refuge and it is estimated that 1 0 seconds after the first shock several thousand people were gathered there. The other .city parks had smaller crowds of people. - , . There are of course the usual stories of premonition floating around that at tach themselves to every disaster after it Is over. An odd fact is recorded, how ever, in Mexico, that several people tes tified to having been awakened fully five minutes before the earthquake by tha screaming of their parrots, and in one instance the parrot after awakening its master flew through tha window and perehed on a neighboring house, and re fused to return till after the second shock. This same bird gave warning of the second shock soma two hours later. Others say their doss and cats awak ened them in similarly odd ways prior to tne eartnquaxe. Mr. Ford was here two years ago lust after another rather heavy earthquake in Mexico through wnicn he naa passed. Tha results, probably, were not as dis astrous as in this last ona. BLACKMAILERS ' Baseball at Banks. v ' : (Sped! fllipatcb te The Journal. . Forest Grove. Aug. 7. The Colts, so badly drubbed by the Banks huskies on the local field last Sunday, will jour ney to the spunky little town of Banks Banks team has Dlared 16 rames this .Island. season and won all, and It hurts the Colt fans to see them lord It over the college town team. , The batteries will be: Banks, Caretens and Chaflln; Colts, Robinson and Getter. : AT LOS AHBEIES ''J, , K. " y. , ' r t ' ' FamHy of Former Mayor Is , Threatened. With Death $5000 Demanded. ftTnHid Press baaed Wlra.V - Los Antreles. , Aur. 7. Mysterious blackmailers who recently sent threat ening letters to three prominent citi zens of Los Angeles became active again last night and delivered another letter demanding money, on penalty of death to former Mayor William H. Workman. - ' The letter was barely legible and. like the previous ones, was written part ly in German and partly in English. Tha foot of tha grimy cage was dec orated with a crude drawing of a black hand. The communication, in part, read i follows: '-'v .., - . .- "The black handWe expect the Mack hand $5000 of. you. You leave the money this month over Hollenbeck Park left side. Find you a hole on Boyla avenue where we coma after the money. , . .. . it you don't , leave that money we will murder your family. You have two, children- ana we are after those In par ticular. Wa will follow your wife day and night and wjll try to. murder one oi your xamiiy. - , A rain we are after vour children and wife, and will get them if you-don't leave tha money in that hole near Hol lenbeck - Park. , Wa are after you - for years -to come. The black hand." - Murder was one or tha least crimes threatened by tha epistle in the event tnat its aemana was not compiled with, Residents of the Boyle Heights sec tion, where Workman lives, are thor oughly frightened by the repeated ef forts that are being made by the black mailers. . Many appeals have been made to tne ponce mat aaaitionai protection be given the neighborhood. The nollce authorities ara of the opin ion that the letters are the work either of a band of desperate criminals, who will hesitate at no crime-, to gain their end, or or . soma mentally unbalanced person. . That Chief of Police Dlshman Is exer cised by the problem Is best evidenced by the strong guard with which he has surrounded the Workman home and by the number of department detectives he has detailed on the case. Uls.iman refused to discuss the affair, stating tnat every enort would d made to run to earth the author of the letters, and that he would talk only when the man was safely behind - the bars. RIVERSIDE MEN OFF . ON TREASURE QUEST Riverside, Cal., Aug." T. -Bound for Borneo to seek gold, 10 business and professional men of this city are on the Pacific The treasure seekers, who sailed from San Francisco yesterday on the liner Mariposa, are City Council man P. T. Evans, brother of the mayor; Dr. A. D. Cameron, Dr. H. E. Martin, M. A, Chase, L F. Logan, a D. Pelton, F. H. Speich and A. E. Gambia The party was organized by Ghase, who recently returned from a visit to Del Monte. While there , ha met Ray Beacon, who has spent tha greater part of his,' life sailing the south seas. Beacon told him of rich deposits of gold he believed to exist on the island of Borneo and consented to lead a party organised to Investigate the veins. - i The Rlverslders, who were prepared to take an oriental cruise, were willing ly enlisted for tha treasure hunt and left equipped for a long sojourn on tbs (United Press Leased Wlre-1. Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 7, Edward Leon ard, a civil ' war veteran, ' who served brilliantly under General O. O. Howard, shot and Instantly killed Captain Oscar Eastmond at his desk In the barracks of the soldiers'' home here today. Leavinac his victim, be ran up - the stairs to a bedroom on the second floor, where Sergeant Arnold - was playing anil ta Ire. an1 nhor Arnold In tha face. ' ' Rushing to the story above,-Leonard met Corporal Warren Wright In , the hallwav and shot him down Still flourishing tha gun. the murderer turned and started -to retrace hi steps, when he waa caught and is now under guard. M When Leonard left the-dead body of his first victim, the aged inmates of the home, attracted by the report of the revolver, crowded toward the office of Eastmond. Leonard rushed at them and threatened to kill the first one, who stood In his path. Then be drove the old soldiers before him. Perhaps Sue to a Grudge. : , When caught Leonard seemed to be insane witn rage, iie oixerea no ex- Slanations, and tha causa of his mur erous actions remains a mystery. - It is reported that Leonard was repri manded by an officer and that this made him furiously angry. , ' Another report is to tha effect that Eastmond and Leonard " held an old grudge between them, dating back to the time they were living in New. York, and that Leonard killed Eastmond to sumo uie score. That Eastmond was the man whom Leonard wanted to kill Is Indicated by the manner in which he approached his victim. Leonard drew his gun, and while Eastmond was reading a paper ha crept up behind .him and sent the outlet tnrougn tne dscic or nis neaa. Eastmond was highly educated, and was one of the most prominent. men at the government home. Leonard is 65 years old, And has been In the soldiers'- home for some time. vBoth Arnold and Wright are seriously injured, and are thought to ba dying. HEW PLAH FOR JAPS III KOREA Noblemen Organize in '-Inter ; ; est of Humane Treats ment of Nati?es.' SAYS HE til ' . GIVE JAMES TO POLICE Unknown Man Writes De scription of Couple WTio . Ran Down Mrs. May Real ,on Limiton Road Early Tuesday Morning:. ', , May Be lllghwaymen. ; gpeolal Dispatch to The Journal.) Hillsboro, Or Aug. 7. Sheriff Han cock arrested two tramps' yesterday morning, near Forest Grove, on sus picion of being tha- parties who held up Ben Ward at his father' place near, Gaston, At the point of a pistol the holdup secured only I cents. 'Ward identified one of the suspects as the holdup. . ; . v.-, .; - ' William Henry to Visit America. London, Aug. 7. William Henry, who is known to many Americans as the managing director of the Olympic games held in London last year, sailed today for Montreal, from which city ha will start on an extensive tour of tha United States and Canada. ' Mr. Henry is thi founder of the Royal Life Saving socio ty and- the principal purpose of his trip to America is to arouse interest on the other side of the Atlantic in the organisation and work of life saving societies and their work. He expects to visit the most of the chief cities from the Atlantic to tha Paclflo coasts. (United Press leased Wire.) , Tokio, Aug. 7. -Tha Great Korean as goclatlon, an organisation of Japanese noblemen, has passed a series of reso lutions ursinr the omission of all un. necessary ceremonials and forms whieh are a hindrance to . the progress of Korea and urging tha -reduction of the present number of Japanese officials in Korea by ona half. Among other recommendations contained In tha reso lutions are the follow in ar: -. Tha using; of Aha native polios fores to tranquilizer tne rebellious Koreans, v Tha taking of steps by the new rest- dent general to bring about a govern ment ty tha people in contradistinction to tha plana -of tha late resident gen eral to centralise tha government in the king and his advisors. Tha aotion taken by tha noblemen's association la considered significant in view of tha many reports which have reached the outside world of the ex treme measures praotlced , by the soldiers and the police to stamp out opposition to Japanese rule. : Natives suspected of disloyallty to the mikado have, according , to these reports, been barbarously treated by the Japanese, whoy notwithstanding their harsh measures, have been unablo to stamp out the rebellion that exists in many parts of Korea. ' MAN WITH A DOUBLE ' HAS NARROW ESCAPE . .nnlteS Vrmm taaad Wlre.i - Taooma. Wash., Aug, 7 William Ranft, who has just been released from the city jail, where he had been con fined for two days, realises there are pleasanter things in life than having a double. Ranft waa arrested on a warrant Is sued at the Instance of Louis Cuvreau and when he was arraigned in polio court he was identmed ny tne complain ant as the man who had stolen a avian, tity of launch tools.- The prisoner de clared he was Innocent and said he was satisfied that a man who looked like him was the a-ulltv nartv. , So earnestly did he talk that the police judge decided to give time for further investigation. Two detectives were detailed on the case and they arrested William Lewis, finding some of. the stolen property In his possession. The resemniance petween the two men was most striking. . ?.. Lewis was eonvlcted and sent to Jail. FAIR WARRANT CASE HEARING UP TODAY (Special rtiapatek to To Journal.) Chehalis. Wash.. Aug. 7. Whether or not County Auditor Swoffora of Lewis county shall Issue the $ou00 warrant recently authorised by the county com missioners to assist In making' the Southwest Washington , State ' fair a success is to ba determined at a friend ly mandamus hearing today before Judge Rice of the superior court. Coun ty Attorney Buxton and Attorney Gen eral Bell have both advised Mr. Swof ford that he can Issue tha warrant, but he has declined to do so on tha ground t he Is not sure of his legal rights In tha case. The opinion of Judge Rice will settle the matter with him. . - Whether the $5000 is secured or not the management of the fair la going ahead and the fair will be held and will be made, a success for the neoDle are ("determined to make it so. The data is September T-ll. - , 16 DIVORCE DECREES : GRANTED IN ONE DAY (United Press Leased Wlrs.t - Los Angeles, Aug. 7. Judge James of tha auperlor court- holds all - south ern California records for rapid action in granting the pleas of mlsmated cou ples for separation. In addition to other routine business of his court Judge James yesterday granted 16 decrees to couples ranging In color from white to black, and for cause mounting from non support to threats to kill.- In addition to the recqrd activities in the divorce department eight actions for legal sepa rations wero instituted, and 16 mar, riage licenses granted., '- ... CHAMBERLAIN ON . ' HOMEWARD JOURNEY ' Waabinrton Boreas of The Journal) '- Washington, Aug. 7. Senator Jham berlain left at noon today for Chicago. There he will join the senate irrigation committee, which will leave Tuesday for a tour of the federal reclamation pro jects and will reach Portland in about three -weeks. A letter cams to Tha Journal, signed "Justice," in which the writer says -that he knows the names of the man and woman who, in tha big red touring car early Thursday . morning, ran down and killed Mrs. May Real on the .Llnnton -road, near tha exposition grounds. "Justice" gives a good description of the "ersons, says he saw them at both the Cliff Inn and Lakeview roadhouses, and expresses surprise that the police have not found them. He criticises the police as "poor understudies of Sher lock Holmes," and 'says they are either Ignorant or are purposely dilatory. He says, further, that be does not care to figure in the case - because of the no toriety that would coma with it, but that if it is necessary for him to "suf fer this humiliation" to sea justice done he will give both his name and the names of the man : and woman to the police. What Ba Says. Tha letter follows: - "Journal: It seems to tha writer that the police have been singularly dilatory in apprehending the murderers of the Real woman, Tha chief of police and his men are either . purposely making hard work out of the case or they are poor understudies of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The man and woman in the big touring car that struck and killed Mrs. - Real , on the Llnnton road early Thursday morning - visited both Cliff Inn, which is operated by Harry Rath and John Bandy and Lakeview, operated by Eddie Wheeler and 'Dutch Fred.' -"They stopped at tha last named place going out from town and then at the Cliff Inn. I fcaw them at both places. Naturally, for obvious reasons, I do not care to figure In this case, but if it is absolutely necessary for me to sacrifice these feelings, and the police are really ignorant as they would have the nubllo believe. I will (five the name of tha man In tha case and tell tham where thev can Una the woman. Tnis I will not do, however, unless the policy fail utterly in their search and If , the man and woman ao not voluntarily ten their story to the polloe, , . "- " - Gives Description. "I will sive this much information at this time: Tha man Is five feet nine or 10, weight In the neighborhood of 160; perhaps 17 years old. Has a habit when dropping into a chair of sliding down. Has a 'cigarette' com plexiondull, pale, dirty color, at times. Rather large mouth, cheeks sunken. When he was out the night of the ac cident wore lla-ht colored cants, show ing washed out grease spots, ' light brown eoat and vest, leather oap, gaunt lets, soft ahirt with collar attacnea. "I was standing; on tne veranaa at Cliff Inn house when the man and wo man drove tip. They drove a little past tne steos Before getting out ana going into the Duuaing. i was ciose enougn to hear. Harry Katn, ona or tne pro prietors say 'Right tnis way.' The girl said, "Oh, isn't it nice and. warm in here. It was ao cold rid in ft-.' , , "She -is rather nice looking. About five feet six, weiarhs nrobablv 125. and is 83 -or" St years old, maybe older. Her hair is medium ngni Drown, ana sne has a most pleasant voice. She wore a checked cklrt, a little short Jacket coat and a shawl or veil thrown over ber head. Her face is thin and she is not robust, but. nevertheless, rather pleasant and nice looking, - I had seen her before, but not at any of tha road-houses. - Folic Khotua rma. "Now. with this descrlntton and in formation. It will ba a funny thing if the polloe really cannot eatch these peo ple. If they cannot I am willing to tip them off, but I shall certainly not do so unless protected from newspaper no toriety. Of course, rather than -to, aee these people go free I would suffer the humiliation of publicity, but I do not wish to do this unless as a last resort. I have mailed a copy of this letter to the police. JUSTICE." Chief of Police Cox this mornlnar re fused to discuss the letter. He did not deny-that he had received a letter from justice" out would not commit mm- self either way. i "Detectives, Snow and Day and five other men are on this ease," said tha chief. "If necessary I will, put every man on tha force to run down these peo ple, but I do not think that will be necessary for we have a good deal of Information that wa cannot give out at this time. I don't think we are very far off trim the rtarht cartles: we are Just waiting to verify soma minor de-. tans. Tne man ana woman cannot gat out of our reach." - , ,, .-, seat Know Than. W. B.' McDowell, chauffeur for F. A. Kriebs, broker, waa a visitor with. a cartv of friends, at both tha Cliff Inn and Lakeview houses at tha same time as tne man and woman in the big car. He denies any knowledge of them, how ever, and does not remember either them or their car. , ' McDowell passed the Real party five minutes after Mrs. Real was killed. "1 stonned and asked if there was anv- tning i couia ao, ne saia. ai em iters or the party said there waa nothtnr and ,1 drove on to town. Z did not see tha big red car coming into town." . fT-1 .......... ...r ...Ml .a o'clock -this afternoon. . Detectives Snow and Day secured two warrants from. the district attorney's office this afternoon, one for a man and one for a woman, but refused to give tha names en tbs warrants. WAR VETERANS ARE . INCAMPTTODAY An encampment 1 of the ' Snanlsh American war veterans " was held in th Armory this atern oon starting at 8- o'clock. Preliminary plans for a state organization were discussed and near the close of the meeting a .deles-ate to attend the national convention at Tacoma, September 8, 9 and 10, was elected. Some 40 or 60 delegates from different camps throughout the state were present. ROAD COUTES STILL 00 AT MO t&pectai iJiapavs w lot 4ouriwi.p Moro, Or., Aug. 7. -The special term of circuit court for Sherman county to consider the Injunction -against Porter Bros, across the Gurti larra 1 still in sssslon. , Both sides took the time until afttr 4 o'clock yesterday , in pre paring and submitting affidavits and counter affidavits buaring upon ' tne case. The case went to trial by affi davits late., in the afternoon; and ran through the evening until court aa Journed until morning to finish the sj: gument. . . . t Twnhv Rrni. contend that thev have made expenditures for the wagon grade down to the river $7500, and improve ments to the road from urass ,vaney to the head of the -wagon road grade1 t3.0. also for buildlnar several new board gates to replace the "wire gates formerly in use Porter Bros., contend that the wagon grade Itself Is not an improve-' ment to any of the lands In dispute that the road over tho private .lands: has been Improved, but very little If any, and, that permission -to use-, tha private way was pot sought In any in-; stance until after the wagon grade had work of exceeding half a month on it.. and that on two of the three pieces of land permission had never ueen given' by either owner or . tenant -to use the' private way. In the case of one piece' of land attorneys for both sides have affidavits stating that the owners had not -Riven permission to pass over the private way. These affidavits concern tne partnership land or f rencn down ing. : Porter Bros. ,, have an aff davlt from Downlnar. in. which thev claim French Jolnn, saying permission, ; had never been given, and Twohy Bros. hav an affidavit from French saying in. ef fect that permission had been given. They have discharged the attorney and do not wish to appear to defend them-' selves In this suit. Baal Question at Issue. The question of whether the Injuno tlon shall stand Is based on the per mission of land - owners for Twohy Bros, to use the road berore work was1 begun on the wagon grade. Porter Bros. , seem to have the best of it, as they deny any suoh permission being given, and by affidavits' from different par ties giving dates, show what they claim did occur. , . - . i wony oros. airiaavits are oi a more general character and do not as a, rule show dates of conversations that ara alleged to have taken place. , The case was submitted to the court at 11 o'clock and It was intimated by Judge Butler that decision would be rendered late this afternoon. . It was stated In court, nd not de nted, that Porter Bros, nave right of way approved by the government from the mouth of the Deschutes to 'near Madras, while Harriman has only 41 miles of right of way approved by the government, which would take them to a point two and half miles north of Shearer bridge, , about south of tha boundary of Sherman county. RECKLESS CIS - HII AfJBIiliCE .,,(. x ' r( ,, Red Cross Owner Says Chauf feurs Give Sick Wagon No Consideration, ... ;: PORTLAND PEOPLE - - ATTEND BARBECUE Nearly 100 Portland people joumeved to Tualatin, several miles past Oregon City, this morning to attend the good roads convention ana , oameoue Deing given by tha farmers of that vicinity. Two beeves and a number of sheen and hogs were butchered for the occasion. A number of Portland business men spoke for good roads. - Responses were made by Tualatin , and , other WIN lamette valley people. - - "Father" "of tho House of Lords. London. Ausr. 7. Earl Nelson, the old est member of the house of lords,, re ceived congratulations today on the oc casion of his eighty-sixth birthday. He succeeded to the earldom at the age of 12 and is the only member of the house of lords who whs a peer during the life time of King William IV. The earl is a grand nepnew oi tne lamoua lora Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar, and by virtue of this connection he receives a f erpetual pension of $25,000 a year. He n no way resembles) his illustrious a-rand uncle, and Is as ttraightlaced s the latter was the reverse. He was at one time a clergyman, and for years has been a Frank Ehepard owner of tha Red Cross; ambulance - today swore to a warrant charging H. B. van Dusen with exceed' ing the speed limit in driving his auto mobile across tha steel brldgs last night. Ehepard says the auto collided with the ambulance and but for the f act that tha horses were gentle a. serious) runaway accident might have followed. In the ambulance were a patient and two attendants., They were badly fright enod. , - "I would like to hava this matter taken up," said Mr. Shepard to Deputy City Attorney Frank B. Grant, "because; It happens every now and then that au tomobllea run into us when we cross tha bridges. Carrying sick people we natu rally have to drive slowly and tha chauffeurs do not seem to give us any consideration whatever. It Is better to put a stop to tha practice before a mor serious accident occurs. JAMES M'FARLAND ' ' . , RESISTS SWEATING I TTnftMl anal ImwhA WIm.1i ' San-Jose, Cal,, Aug. 7 After belnaf sweated all morning by etrerirr veaie. as sisted by three deputies. James Mc Farm land, susnected of nvurderinsr Manuel Garcia, the Livermore rancher, Monday, was taken to Martlnes, the county seat or contra ijosta county, today, , ? Aitnougn xucranana nas oeejj under a constant fire of questioning since -last night, ha stoutly denied that he was concerned with tha murder of the ranch' man in any manner or had any knowl edge of the crime. - He admitted that he discovered th bloody ax used to beat the rancher's head In and later found tha body of thy slain man. He stated also that he wa on the ranch when : the murder was : committed, as he waa in Garcia's em ploy, having gone to work on Sunday. But through it all ha said nothing that would actually Incriminate him, McFarland explained the fact that he was wearing the murdered man's trous ers and silver watch by saying ha had picked up the watch from the side of the dead body. Tha trousers, he said, were taken In place of his own for the reason that they were better. He said , he had Intended to notify the officials Of the murder. - Sheriff Veala so far has said nothing to the prisoner regarding the supposed blood spots found on the discarded trousers left at the ranch, preferring to f let the man talk on in Ignorance of this evidence held against him. GIRLS TO LEARN TO TRDI OWN HEADGEAR X. ' ' ' ssssaiaassasatasBasMs (..-1-5- -y r, . w, . . When tha fall school term' opens next month the domestic! science department , will add a course-of dressmaking In the three high school. Later a millinery department will be established and it la probable that a new system of physical culture for girls will be inaugurated. ttttT t frm nTT t-TkTTm-rTn - TO JOIN PIPING A department of plumbing was added to the curriculum of the trades school by the board of school directors yester day afternoon. J. H. Oault was elected to head the new department at a salary of $1600 a year., . MISS GIBSON GETS POSITION IN SCHOOLS Miss Christina J. Gibson of Mil, waukee, 'Wis., has been appointed by the- school board to the position of as-" slstant drawing teacher to fill the Va prominent and Influential I cancy left by Miss Essie Robertson, re member of the English Church union, (signed. )
