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10 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. 'PORTLAND. -"fyiF!W!aga'SWB!ww M,.ijjjLUUi J- g"BggTFaegg8Sfaggg THURSDAY EVENINO. OCTOUER 21, 100. JUnSN BUMPS I'IDOWOF BISHOP wml nor m booth on Wiieiw mi 11)10 MORE COPS MOTS IS DEAD DELIVERY PLAN YET SELECTED SUFFRAGETTES MEET IN TEXAS They 3Iake a Sjkt.acIo of Funeral Will Probably Held Nest 3Ionday From Homo. Bo Postmasters Prepare to Put Court JIouso 3fay Ho Built Women Should Vote, as Want a MisslssippMo-flulf Jlim Before a Tor-tola Crowd. a Stop to Clandestine Correspondence. of Brick, Stone or Terra Cottn, Their night, but 3Iili tants" Are Foolish. canal I) ug Across Louis iana and Texas. , INCREASE IS in nnnnrn 1'idUIO CHE ill nuuunu WITH 11 . (Tolled rim Leae wire.) Kan Franciaco, Oct. SI. -- Sol con tent wltli having a legal run In y-a-terday over a debt of 1100. Jack Johnaon. (lie black nu filial, had a dou- tU Jouat with tli w lod ty nj If ha doriii'l get out of town pretty fuon ha slanda a mighty good chano of going to Jail. Early thla inornlnir Johnson ' waa ar r ! j for exceeding Ilia speed limit on tliu Or rat Highway, and appeared jn Judtir Wrller'a court to answer to til clmrge, but the case went over to to morrow morning, Johnson putting up i $100 cash ball. A few ml nil tea later, while thousand were waiting fur the great parade, Jonn son sprinted down Market street n hla Pointing out that there la now four I hi machine but wna m-M up at Seventh Senator Chamberlain, When Governor, fiave laical '-Reasons to , Legislature Why Supreme Court Jus tices Should Be Increased. by two policemen. Ho' was Informed that be would have to turn buck, but at flrat he refuaed to do ao. declaring he didn't care a rap about 1'urtoJa, the police or anything elae, for that matter. ile cooled down, however, when threatened tonce for Johnaon when the negro brought to trial tomorrow. . times aa much litigation aa when tha then suprems court waa created, and arguing that the state conetltutlon does . nn limit the number of Justices to . ra nnvornnr Chamberlain, now sen tor. urged In hla bleimlal mesaag to wlth arrest, and turned back, atnld the the Uat legislature the Increase In tha jeer, of th, crowQ, number of supreme justices to live. Tn. district attorney thla afternoon in pis argument tna governor declared ha would recommend a Jail sen . down the well known maxim umi rule la mora clearly established man that a constitution la a limitation and - - . - . .1 that there. r. h le.i.lature may enact any law was created. The material parta of , .,.iv or imnlledlv Inhibited by ectlon 2 bearing on this feature, oinlt- the constitution. Ha urged that prac- ting incidental provisions, reads: 'The tioally all the lawyera who hud mndc supreme court shall consist of four an exhaustive atudy of the subject Justices the number of agreed that It Is within the power or jumices may oe increased - the legislature to increase the number and shall never exceed seven.' Bectlon of justices o long aa the number 10 was not creating a supreme court, does not exceed sev.en. hence the rules of construction relative ' Ha Points out that In arriving at a to limiting the number to the number safe conclusion it Is fundaments h specified can not apply. tha constitution as a whu.o must b I 'This court waa created by section 2. construed, and on that basis the gov- I and only the circuit court waa author- ernor had no hesitancy In urging that ieq to be oreatea by section 10, and for avoidance of the law's delays and m power given tne legislature to seg prompt disposition of the state's lltl- regate the two courts and divide them gatlon the number of Justices should be Into classes. It only authorised the leg- air. Hannah Rodney Morris, widow of Jllahop II. Wtalar Morrta, died this morning at 10 o'clock as a result of tha paralytic atryko aha suffered Humlity lilKht. The funeral has been postponed llll after Holiday awaiting tha arrival -of her aon. II. Wlatur Morris, of New York, who will arrive Hunday morning. Tin f ihiii it) will probably be Monday morn ing from th house.. Mrs. Morris would have been (5 yearn old ! ember SO. She waa a womnn of a gooil deal of vigor and great self con trol, a truly religious temperament with much beauty of character. Throughout the blhoj's nervier In the church she was a true helpmeet and ufler bin death ahe continued her Interval In tha church Hlxhop Morrla died three yea is ago In the spring. The Morrises were Identified with Bt. Stephen's pro-cathedral, hut a pew had always been reserved at Trinity church for the late bishop's family and she was active lu the parish work of both com munities. She waa deeply Interested In charity work of all kinds and her un usual vigor for so aged a woman made It possible for bar to engage In philan thropies actively. One of a family of superior mental attainments and great refinement, her spiritual life pictured Itself In her face and ahe was often likened to a saint by those who met her. The death of her youngest sister, Miss Clementine Rodney last week was a No longer will Vnrle flam, through he nitxlluin of Us poatoffice depart ment, be an accessory to clandestine correspondence If tha efforts of tha postmasters of several of the large clllrs of the country are suecessful In closing tha general delivery windows to such class of malL The postmuaters at Washington, I'litHliurK, Philadelphia ' and Chicago have already taken atens to reduce to a minimum the abuses made of the general delivery depart mailt, and Tost master Young of Portland la at present In communication with the department excess. The- lawyera of the city have vote," waa Miss Booth's reply to a direct Ject by men familiar with the problems nrw ruun nou is m guosnon wibi win ivuvs ins privilege or the polls, but many coming rrom num not be determined by the county oourt of them, particularly the militant suf- ' Louisiana and until after bids hay been received. It fragettes of England, are conducting nual convention 1. announced that the adv.rtls.ni.n thlr cwnM. t .'.,,. r., land Waterway 1, bther brick, stone or terra cotta (Caltsd frees Leases Wirs.1 I Corout Chrl.il t. w ti vvi.k shall be used In the construction of the Lo Angsjes. Oct. 1 1. Women should I several hundred delegate In attendance new court house Is a question that will tare the privilege of the polls, but many coming from numerous cities and towns d Texas, the fifth an- of the Intercalate In- liwvu ". nm UHllll..Bl.ni K-I .u. la HQ WaiCrwaV w.a . l,.r. for bid. on malarial will b ao worded """ wr wuoi apoa r'" - to,1ay. The aim nf tha h-Jin. i. mn.,t,..r. -,-. . ..... utous lines, according . to Commander I .... - " .ibuid i , .... v. . i me consirui'tlon. aa 'a national on any one or an tnree or the material ,i'"n riny, wnw i enterprise, of channel nine feet deep .......vu. i - nu i uu i eel in Wlilin inrniu mi Imnne. This method of nroeedure will enable Miss Booth reached thla city late laat I tant section n tv.iui.n.. .... n.. .i.. . . .. . :. . .r ... i . .--- n me coon io aeiermuie ine relative cost ' !" uruvw, aucompaniea ny sev-i to connect tne Mississippi river with ui uuiorrni maieriai. i nere is a sirona' i Hmnturi. vi iivr aiaii. bub ia max- liib uuir or Aitviin tiiu aont Iment for the use of Oregon ma-1 '"a" a 4our of Inspection of the west, and I alona of th convention are to continue terlul If It can be had at figure equal to I P'n" to visit all the larger coaat cities. I two days, and addressee will be dellv the cost of outside brick or not too high I ''Most assuredly I think women should I ered covering evory phaNe of the sub. authorities in regard to the saute mut ter. That the general delivery Is common ly resorted to by lovers and sweet hearts to avoid detection and by pro moters of questionable schemes has long been known to the postal authorl- Islature to act In the matter and to pro vide for the division Into these two classes. In order, therefore, that both sections may stand. It must be held that It was Intended that the minimum should be three and the maximum as provided in section 2. This would. In effect, leave It as the court stood when the four Justices performed circuit duty. for when a cause was appealed, the trial Judge did not sit In the case appealed Increased. The Governor's Kessage. The message in part Is aa follows: No rule is more clearly established than that a constitution of a state Is a limitation and toot a grant of power, from which It follows that a legislature may enact any law not expressly or im pliedly inhibited by the constitution The Question, then, with which you are confronted in determining whether you UT UJU. "ol . . f lne caBO ih. n .HH mr In.tleea to "g imeo juhuccb io bii biiq neax " --- - j . i 1110 BUIireuitl fjuuri iiiubi. im irnicu uy i A. . . . 3 . . .v.i. i. . ,kinh it n.o. vvuen, mereiore. secuon 10 came into aarv to 1U solution onlv to determine fect bv reason of the population reach whether th conatltntion of this state "IK 200,000, It was intended that the limits the number of Justices to constl- numDer or justices should not be re tute the supreme court, and If so, to duced below the number formerly sitting what number. n u cases, ne.nce specmea mat it snail Thla question has been looked into consist or three, which, with the other by many .of the prominent lawyers limitation or -snail never exceed seven. throughout the state and thus far prac- was and is clear. The necessity of tlcally all who have fully investigated changing the minimum from four to the subject agree that it is within the three Is manifest, and when construed power of the legislature to Increase the with the other provisions of the article number of Justices, so long as the num- of the constitution of which it is a part. ber doe not exceed seven. But very Is ohjy susceptible of the construction few, after a full consideration, are in- that it was not Intended as a 'limitation Vllned to doubt the constitutionality of upon the number to constitute our hitrh a measure Increasing . the number of est court. As stated bv the lat .rustle. 'Justices, and their views appear tn be Hailey, In a brief prepared on the sub- oasea .upon-in construction io oe given i jeci after nis service on the bench and secuon iv 01 arucio m 01 Qur consuiu- but a few months hefora hln hardship to her and though she wen through with the denth and burial cere monies last Krklny with remarkable self-control she showed physical ex haustlon afterwurd and Monday night received the paralytic stroke which caused her death. The Rodneys came out from Lewes, Del., with Bishop Morris many years ago and established St. Helen's HalL Miss Mary B. Rodney, the other sister, who was active In the founding of the school, died some years since, and the remaining ones of the family are Miss Lydla Rodney and Henry F. Rodney. The Rodnays are of a fine old Del a ware family, direct descendant of the famous Revolutionary patriot, Caesar Rodney, who was the Delaware dele gate to the continental congress that drew up the Declaration of Independ ence. Mra. Morris Is survived by four chil dren, William Morris, and Miss Louisa Morris, who lived with her, Mrs. Samuel Dickinson Adair of Irvlngton, and B. Wlatar Morris of New York, a promi nent architect, who designed the Wells Fargo building here. The eldest son. Rodney Morris, died many years ago at tne age or is, sacrlilclng his life In a vain effort to save two laboring men who were overpowered by the gases In a cesspool they were digging. petitioned ror consideration of tha offar I uur"un ; uu 1 grieve to see mem ao- tn undertaking presents. President of Krancls Claruo to donate marble from j thinga that might be termed un-I Taft has accepted an Invitation to com his Alaskan ouarrloa. and it will be uos- I womanly. v omen in England have been I to Corpus Chrlatl from hii hmthmwm )bl to subnllt figure on thla material M01"" outlandish thing to secure uf- ranch and deliver an addres .to tha also. I frags; they have don thinga that ap- delegates tomorrow morning. The member of the county court I Pared to be hysterical and silly, and I . Today' forenoon meeting was siven held a conference with tha amhltsna auch radical measures hav gained them I over largely to welcoming tha ai.a Monduy and th advertisement for bid ""1 yropathy. and organisation. Roy Miller, secretary Ilea, but little positive action ha been or material will b ready In about 10 I i oeiiev raea were intended to bear or in uorpu unrlstl Commercial club. taken to rheek auch nratleaa until the oay"- roDamy 30 aay or longer w'll I """' uuraene oi uie io weasi ""'""u aeiegaies, ror wnom re ,w 1 "cc "ui.il jirmciiLBB uiiiu niw . ii,. .v,i-t. 1.1.1. ... the heaviest m-avea mnA mnman akmiM I SDOnsa was m.ila K ll.nrl t 1 a present time. The Intricacies of dual .. . ' do nothlna to Biihtraet from the .ntl. Vice president of tha or.nMtln Tkl lives have been assisted by thla me- c 0 Lundstrom. whn has th. Mnift nes with which she hsa been endowed, "change of greeting waa fuUawed bv aium or correspononc; raitniess nus- for excavation and foundation work. I "ul 11 must be remembered ah pay I aaaress or in president. C. B. E. nanas ana wive nave rouna it conven- hus almost completed his contract He I on ln" property she Holds, and 1 or Victoria, Texas. leni to receive man rrom certain sources nBd until October 1 8 to do his work, and I nould r mat reason nave aome voice mrougn tne general unlivery winoow Ma wfll within the limit Part of the I'" lne Kovemment or ner country." steol has arrived and it win annn K Miss Booth will spend aeveral day asstmblcd at the court house for ercc- vaiting the southern California cities tlon. ,n wnicn tne army nas posts rnther than at tholr respective ad dresses. And boys and girls In their teens arc numerous In the long lines that dally block the corridors of all the large postofflces. "It Is a known fact In the Portland postofflce," stated I'ostmanter Young today, "that there are men and women in the city who have been getting mall at the general delivery windows for the past 20 years during which time they have maintained residences In the several parts of the city to which their mail could well be delivered. According to Assistant Postmaster Williamson, the general delivery Is a costly department contrary to popular opinion. "For Instance," he stated, "we have figured that there are 6000 calls for mall at the general delivery win dows dally. It requires the service of eight clerks to handle these demands and approximately 1200 pieces of mall are so distributed each day. As the uverage carrier can deliver from 2500 lilZU GUILTY: 1 FIRST DECREE He Murdered Two Children Because He Hated Parents. This afternoon, following- wnnrt. from the standing committees.' tha oon. ventlon listened to an address by Sec retary of War Dickinson. Other d. dresses were delivered aa follows; "Noed of Coast Waterway Imorova. Iment," Congressman John N. Garner; "Transportation and Freight Chargea," Lieutenant Colonel Lttnslnar N. n..nh United States Corps of Engineers; "Rat Influences of Water Routes of Trans. portation," Congressman Jamra t. Klayden; "Appropriation Alone Will -Not Establish a System of WHi- Transportatlon." Coninaanun Rnfm Hardy. Governor Campbell of Texas. ev-Onv. jowered Freirrlit, Tnriff nn Ur c. ehu of Kansas citv P. rh. f T P AT T tt 1 -joaivtrrB m lonignt s seSBlon 01 V. II.. Oi, 1. Jjllies III V'HI- lne convention. Ml CUT HDDS TO CRHIII VALUE (United Preaa Leased Wire. I Utica, N. Y., Oct 21. Theodore Rlao. 10 joou pieces or man eacn aay, 11 is tne ualabrlan, was thla afternoon found readily seen what a saving It would guiltv of the miir,ir e t. be to the department, were all persons copla 8 old a Fred(e InflJ8lll maintaining addresses in the city to 6 year. old ,he two 1(al ,,,' who were kidnaped while tilavlna- in PROTESTS: FEW . tlon, which provides for the election of supreme and circuit court Judges in dis tinct classes, and manifestly overlook' . lng section 2 of the same article. To confine the investigation to section 2 Js to violate the rule of construction that the entire constitution must be . construed together, and that when two constructions are possible, one of which raises a conflict or takes away the - meaning of any. section or word, and the other does not, the Interpretation must be given which will harmonize . and give effect to the ; whole. Quotes the Constitution. ' "Section 2 of article VII Is as fol lows: The supreme court shall consist of four Justices to be chosen in dis tricts, by electors thereof, who shall be : citizens -of the United States, and who . ahail have resided in tne state at least three years next preceding their elec tion, and after their election to reside ' In their respective districts. The num ber of Justices or districts may be in creased, but Bhall not exceed five until the whole population of the state shall ' amount to 100,000, and shall never ex' eeed seven: and the boundaries of dis tricts may be changed, but no change ' Of districts shall have the effect to remove a Judge from office, or require him to cbange his residence without hi consent.' "Section 10 of article VII is as fol - lows: 'When the white population of the i a. a. a . . . nnit , , j . i i oiaio nttaii amuum lu iuu.vuu, lite leg islative assemply may provide for the election of supreme and circuit Judges in distinct classes, one of which classes . shall consist of three Justices of the supreme court, who shall not perform circuit aut and the other class shall consist of the necessary number of clr- ' cult court Judges who shall hold full terms without allotment and who shall take the same oath as the supreme judges.' XJmlt Fut at Seven. It seems to me that construing these two sections together it clearly : provides that the minirnum number of Justices shall be three, and that the most favorable construction possible to any limitation Is that the number shall never exceed seven. To limit the num ber to three would be to disregard en tirely the words "shall never exceed seven.' It would be a logical to say the word three should be modified by the words not less than three.' and have ; It read that the number of Justices shall never; fee -less than thr, as to hold that It was Intended to be qualified by the J words "and -no more,' maklna it read shall Consist of three Justices and no more. Tt will be observed from th first section quoted, with other sections of th constitution, that four Justices were first provided for. and that the num ber, with the districts from which they wer to be-elected until the population reached lv,eO. were limited to ftve. and that after the population exceeded 100. 009. should never exceed seven. It ! thi section that creates trie office of Justice of th supreme conrt and pro vides .what the limit xhould be after th state s-rew to eaced th population there specified. , rrvrtdas Sisttact Cla. "Further provision is made by section st article vri ror the Jostle perform .Ir.g circuit duty. The words "ahail never xr4 seven' could not bav been In- tended to limit the number sf circuit Judges, for under that section they were aoi to termed Tlrruit Judges,' but were to r Justice f the supreme court. amj sectio If prevMes for a dlstlart rlaas (or rives the legislators the sower ee ia ttiv) mnd Lb tints wbeaj rirenlt Jjdce shall arnear an t recognised as aurh. aril that ther sbsJI r-onsiet e)f Jib tufr ma y be e-- a rr. There "IM !! 19 that serllon for s4ac lis s l;r-U vS-fi ths asms? sf Jwtlres in r-:1t?! the -jf-rme omirt. fir t'iat: w-ss d hr sertkisi J, m her that c-ffe "The object for which the oonstitu tlon was enacted was to secure a gov' ernment, and one of the departments of that government Is the Judicial, and the supreme court of the Judicial depart ment. And it was and is the purpose or tne constitution that each department should be efficient and able to perform the duties devolving upon it. To say that the framers of our constitution In tended to limit forever the number of Justices of the supreme court to three, is to place a very low estimate, indeed, upon, their intelligence, and to condemn largely their opinions as to the future prospects anij development of this now great state. Judge Hailey's Opinion. "The Judicial department of our state waa organized for the purpose of fur thering the interests of government by performing its ordinary Judicial func tions In the disposition of litigation, and it was unquestionably intended by the makers of the constitution to so organ ize that department that it would meet the ends and objects for which it was organized. To say that the framers of our constitution intended that three men should for aH time do all the work which necessarily devolves upon the supreme court of a great and arowina state is, it seems to me, a very narrow and uncharitable view to take of the wisdom of the founders of this state. It seems to me rather that the broader, better and more charitable and more log ical view is that they Intended to Dro- v'lde, and did provide in effect, for a court which should be of not less than a certain number nor more than a cer tain number, in order that whatever vol ume of business might come to that court it could be readily Increased to a sufficient number for the proper per formance of Its functions.' "It has been suggested that since a proposi amendment, having for Its I purpose, among other things, the in crease of the number of Justices, was voted down at the last election, further action in that direction would be 111 ad vised. This objection, however, is without foundation, for the reason that t Is difficult to ascertain the cause of its defeat It provided for other hanges, principal among which was included a probable change In the entire Judicial system. Including the circuit ana county judiciary, which change met with strong "opposition throughout the state. Opposed by lectors. "Another feature which aroused strong opposition among the electors who favor direct legislation, was that the amend ment proposed to glv the legislature th exclusive power to increase or de crae the membership of the supreme court at Its will, depriving the people of any right in thla respect through the initiative and referendum system of law making in the state. No active and affirmative effort waa made to secure Its adoption, while the combined opposi tion maue us adoption with theae vari ous "riders Impossible. It is also prob able that it waa assumed that the leg islature, or the people through the initi ative, could Increase th supreme court to meet th greatly Increased demands before It. without a constitutional amendment for the purpose, sod, rather than aroept all th proposed changes, preferred to leave this matter to another eiron in inst direction, either through th legialatur or by direct vet o th UBjart. ICSS Property Owners Ask Have Assessments Raised. to have their mall delivered there. The general scheme by which the several postmasters who have taken up this matter would reduce the impo sitions upon the general dollvery de partment is by requiring each appli cant to identify himself and furnish an address within 30 days, at which mall can be delivered to him. LAYS HEAD ON RAIL ANDJS KILLED (Continued from Page One.) Only 16 new protests were filed with the county board of equalization in ses sion at the courthouse this morning. The total to date is 170, a decided fall ing off from the corresponding time last year. None of the public service corporations have yet appeared in the role of objectors. The King's Heights Realty syndicate, following the lead of B. Oildner and his associates, came In yesterday afternoon with an application for Increase in the valuation of their property from J62, 000 to $154,000. The King's Height people are putting in extensive street improvements and desire to bond the district for them, but can only bond to the amount of the assessed valuation. The inoreases . asked will no doubt ba granted, and this will far overbalance the decreases now In sight, even though all applications for decrease should be granted. The Marine Iron Works, which owns eight lots on the St. Johns waterfront, has asked that a reduction be made from J24.680 to 1 9,680. The latter fig ures are hose of last year and the year before, and the company says they are abundantly high, there having been no large Increase in property values there. The Columbia River Packers' associa tion writes from Astoria to ask that the machinery in the canning' plant at Rooster Rock be not assessed for more than $2500. Admitting that tha com-, pany would not sell for that sum, it is argued that for any other purpose, placed on the market, the machinery would not be worth any more than that, E. C. Atkins & Co. ask for a cut from $14,000 to $10,000 on money, note and accounts, while the Portland Furniture Manufacturing company wants to be re duced froYt -12,000 to .$8000 on roer- unanuise. i ne normwest School Fur niture com pah y asks that its $20,000 assessment be pared down to $17,761. IL Manchester makes complaint that taxes are so high he sees no way but to sell his place. He says he Is 76 year old and has little income. He will soon have to pay $125 for a side walk, and last year he paid $35 taxes, $20 higher than ever before. Mrs. Mae Riley of 625 Marshall street says the assessor made a woeful mis take In assessing her household goods at $1000. The true rigures sre $160, she declares. Max and George Loewenson say" the figures on lot 6 in block 262 should be reduced from $17,000 to $16,000 The i wney b. Allen company says a $200 valuation should be placed on its money, notes and accounts, instead of itvuu. The Louis P. Vial estate reports that Its notes were disposed of before th oat or assesament and that $3600 .fland on money, note and account should b removecv tor ins reason that they hav gtm out of business a. H n ard Co. want a $2500 Item cancelled. r.ruesi Miner says his rx-rennal should be $1171 Instead of $4700. Ui PERSONAL Fred Lockley, manager of tke racifl MonUsly. bs fcaa be a seriously IU srlta trPwM fever st the Good Imurtt.. kespMal for th fast three weeks, ts rPrtd ts'fcs rsstisg easier today, sl thssgb fee J c4 yet sut sf danger. I - Lovls A retell Pocnad Guilt. Salem, or.. Oct U. Louie Arvtel wa found guilty by a Jury Jn j94f9 Bor. sett- departmt of tbs circuit cosrt today of sasauJt wits, a daagerous wes pos and attempt to rotx Arstel had bu rJad from Ik penitentlarr but few days last su aimer wfe K. ... tempted t bold us J. J. McboaaJd. pre-lsnd Rey W. and rrar Cibb. pnetor of the LINrty .tor. onjbe ro-d Orertam. w MtM Tel,JZZ em .a tx e i i .nil tm coroner will hold aa isqurst iwbstm moraine. until 7:22, when a Portland-bound Caa adero train came by. As the first car bore down upon her she threw herself on the track, so close to the car that th motorman did not have any oppor tunity of stopping the train. The car struck the woman and hurled her far off the right of way, breaking her arm and cutting her face and neck. Her death was instantaneous. The body was put aboard the car and brought to Portland, where It was re moved to the morgue. Quarrel Over Body. R. XL Carlson, undertaker of Oresham,' went to the Heiney home and took the baby's body to hip place. This caused a quarrel between him and the coro ner's assistant, who contended that the Gresham man had no right under the law to move the body. Carlson con tends that he telephoned to Dr. Ben Norden and was instructed to take charge of the body. The neighbors say that Mrs. Heiney has been insane for a long time. It Is said that she has often threatened to kill herself and that one time about three months ago she. secured her hus band's razor and said she intended to cut her throat but her nerve failed her and she did not carry out her threat. 3Tot In Fooket. The woman was well dressed, wearing a light grey suit with heavy soled tan oxfords. In the pocket of her coat was found a piece of wrapping paper upon which was written with a lead pencil, "Lena Heiney, one mile south of Pleas ant View avenue." It is the opinion of the coroner that the woman Intended this for identification purposes. No other articles were found In the cloth ing. N. Younger, motorman in charge of car No. 1055 coming toward Portland, saw the woman several hundred yards before he reached her. She had been walking between the rails, but as tha car approaihed, stepped to the side, and wanted to he side- or the track. When the car was within 10 feet of her, she made a leap for the center of the track and fell with her head over the cross ties. The woman quickly lifted herself upon the rail, placed her head directly over It, with her face turned toward the car. Act Carefully Planned. That the act was carefully planned and suicide contemplated is shown by th way the woman grasped the rails and held herself to the track. One arm was thrown in front of her face, and entirely under the steel rail. With the other hand she reached over her head and clasped the rail and held with a deathlike grip. The car had been moving at a rapid pace, and wltu such a short distance it was impossible for Motorman Younger to stop nerore striJctng ber. The fender of the car was low, and struck her on the head, pushing th woman off tha track. The arm that was over the rail In front of tire woman's face was part ty cut off by th wheef running upon It ine axun wa fractured bv tha fen der striking th head, and several minor bruises were sustained about th face and neck, c E. Hlatt. conductor, ran to in woman, but death had been In tantaneou. The body was brought to rorctana on tn train, and taken in charge by the coroner. An Inquest will o neio. . Wall Known aa Hasiolaa. Mrs. Ilelaey la the daughter of A. B Glbts. who reside near Oresham. snd on or th oldtime residents of the district having takes up a donation laad claim there Is th eaiir da ra. 8h was educated In Oresham sad la well known as a musldaa and artist. Several sisters and two brothers sur vive her. ss follows: lira LrtcklBscm. or California; sirs. Bwabls. of Tarama; Mrs. Roblnaon. sf Oresham; sirs. White, wb Jtves with her father swar Oresh am; Mrs. Ads rranlrfch, of Portia sd. of front of their homes on th evening oi September 11. ' The following morning the dead body of the Percopla girl was found under a culvert in an isolated section of the city, while Freddie Infuslno was found dying nearby. The boy died a few hours later. Fannie Infuslno, a. sister of Freddie, escaped with a bullet wound in the arm. Rizzo's arrest followed several days later. He is said to have held a rudr I "gainst tne parents. The Jury this afternoon found him guilty or murder in the first degree. HOOKWORM HITS FOOTBALL SQUAD ley Is Welcomed. ! CHIEF OF POLICE WANTS CLEAN CITY (Special DUiwtcb to The Journal.) Walla Walla, Wash., Oct. 21. Th re ductloa of the freignt tariff on the O. R. " his efforts to clean up and Improve & N. between Walla Walla valley points the moral condition of Portland, Chief and the coast, of practically 2 cents of Police Cox has issued Strliiirent nr. Athens, Oa., Oct. 21. The baneful hookworm, to which scientists attrib ute tne lassitude and lack of energy among southerners, has made Its ap- ticiuiuice among me university of Geor gia football squad, and the college physicians are of the opinion that this accounts for the poor showing of the icttin inis season. Dr. J. C. Bloomfleld. president of the local board of health, has examined the students of the university at the request of the faculty, and he re ported that at least 30 per cent of the men ware suffering from the peculiar parasite. Many of these students are from the wealthiest families nf rh state, discrediting the belief that the wuim was prevalent only among tha poorer Classes or whites. per 100 pounds, was announced here yesterday. The rate becomes effective November 1. This reduction means the saving of thousands of dollars to the farmers and shippers of the Walla Walla valley, and adds more than 1 cent a bushel to the value of grain. For years there has been an effort made to secure th reduction. The rates, new and old, fol low: Old rate. New rate. Walla Walla 16i Dayton .16 Waltsburg . . 16Vi Pendleton 151 Wallula 15 Prescott 15 A reduction from Walla Walla valley points to Spokane ts also announced, making the rate 17 instead of 19 JOT 14 '4 1414 13 13 U 13 STEFFEN MURDER CASE IS CALLED RECEIVER W SUE DIRECTORS (United Press Leased Wlre.l Lewlston, Idaho, Oct 21. The trial of Robert Brant, a rancher, suspected of killing his neighbor, Henry Steffen, at Jullaetta last spring, began In the district court here today. Brant plead ed not guilty to a charge of murder. Steffen was shot while In the kitchen at his home. The bullet was fired through a window. Hioodnounas were placed upon tha trail of the murderer, and the dogs led posse to Brant's cabin. Other cjr cumstantlal evidence in the case is that Brant was seen armed with a rifle the night of Steffen'a death, and he Is also said to have been overheard threatening Bteiren. DAUGHTER DEATS 1THER-M An order permitting Receiver T. C. Devlin to sue the directors of the Oregon Trust & Savings bank for sums alleged to have been lost through mismanage ment win in an probability be signed by Circuit Judge Gantenbeln late this arternoon or tomorrow. This will clear tha way for the complaint filed a few days ago by A. E. Clark as attorney for the receiver. Judge Gantenbeln explained that he Is withholding his signature from the order because of one small point that he desires made plain before he at taches his name. In 'the order permit ting the suit to be brought it will he stipulated that this will not in any abusive character, the other was sus- aers to nis men, and announces that they must be obeyed. The action of the chief is in cooperation with the Muni cipal association to put down the social evil, and further efforts to muke the city on among the cleanest in the country. The chiefs orders issued to day are as follows: To Captains of Police Instruct all officers to give close attention to the moral condition of the city and keep a sharp lookout for gambling games, women soliciting on the street maquereaux, etc., and wherever evidence can be obtained against people of this character, that In the Judgment of the officer would insure conviction in court, uiey must De arrested and brought in. The officers must be viligent in this matter, and give it their closest atten tion and endeavor to rid the city of these undesirables. ' " ' ;" A. w. COX, chief of police. J0ILY CONSIDINE GETS FRISCO HOME (United Prees Leased Wire.) San Francisco. Oct. 21 Tt mm learned today that John Consldin of the Sullivan & Consldine vaudeville cir cuit has secured a half interest in tha American theatre In this city from Ab Cohn and Ed Hamen, owners of th Market street playhouse. Tne negotia tions are not completed, however. While this does not give Consldine) control of the theatre it assures him a permanent house for his attractions In San Francisco. The purchase will directly affect Grauman's vaudeville theatre, "th Na tional," aB it means that Grauman will probably secure no more acts from tha Sullivan & Considlne circuit Cohn and Homan both affected sur prise when asked about the deal. Ho man admitted that mere was "some- tiling doing" but that he had been sworn to secrecy. Consldine is now at Los Angeles, hav ing left for the southern city yesterday. MAIL FROM EAST MAKES FINE TIME Colfax, Wash., Oct 21. Because she assaulted and brutally punished her aged mother-in-law, blacking both her eyes and otherwise disfiguring her face, justice xoung oi anornton today fined Mrs. Mary Witte, wife of Ernest Wltte, one of the wealthiest and most prom inent pioneer farmers in Whitman coun ty, $99 and costs, releasing her on her own recognizance until 10 a. m. Friday, when she is to appear and pay the fine, under penalty of being committed to -the county Jail in default of navment. Bad blood is said to hav existed be-J closer touch with the eastern business tween Witte s wife and mother for some world by mail by practically 24 hours. rim A A ntf rafnr flu n..An ...... V. V. . . . , . . . J "w"' time, and recently, when each be can to receive anonymous letters of a decidedly For the first time In Its hlstorv Port land has been experiencing for the last 10 days a mail service from tha east faster than all previous services by 24 nours for all practical purposes. With the innovation October 10 of a fast through mail train on the Harrlman lines out of Chicago, mall leaving there at 10 o'clock In the evening reaches Portland at 7:50 o'clock on tha morn ing of the third day, instead of in tha evening of the third day, as hereto- ro re. By its esrly arrival the mall Is de livered during business hours of the same day, which brings Portland In way affect the settlement by the German-American bank of the accounts of depositors or the defunct bank and will not result in delay. Claims of all the expositors must oe paid not later than January 12 next under the agreement heretofore made ,when the German- American took over th assets and as sumed tne liabilities of the Oregon i run. HOUSES IX SUBURBS X0W HAVE NUMBERS Residents of Ross City Pars, Ross- mere snd all thos suburban districts lying north of Kaat Stark street nii east of East Forty-second street msy find out whst ths numbers of their residences should be by applying either in person or oy mall to tha city n- Th work of arranging th n nurturing schema for tbs large area of terrttnr cuinpnm in in section mentioned has taken months but has been finally com pleted. Applicants for house numhm should glv th number and kmtwm of their lota. - fa-cord Price) tor Land. Hood River, trr, Oct- 21. The M-s. est ftlp ever paid for orchard land I a pected of being the author. Meeting upon the streets of Thorn ton yesterday, the women became en gaged In a quarrel, during which the younger woman purameled the older in approved prize ring fashion, knocking her down twice before restrained by spectators. xum ma iocui ousiness interests are much pleased with this 'new arrange ment is accepted by the orflcials of the Portland postofflce, whom experience has taught to expect comment only in the event of poor service. CONSTABLE TAKES AUTO TO OARAGE Deputy Constable William Kiernan of tbe Justice court took possession of sn automobile belonging to Charles F. Fisher, a broker in th Hamilton build ing, and drove it to a garage whers it will remain until th otrner outs un $190 In satisfaction of' a Judgment In' ravor or Bradstrect st Co. Mr. Fisher drove to ths Chamber of Commerce building on some business snd while hs was Inside, Deputy Constable Kiernan cams along and levied on tb machine. Hosd River valley wa psJd yesterday wheel Cird . Mason of Olan Mr. cbs4 ! acres sf a-year-old tree from Mr. Radford for $lCr. TRADE SCHOOL WILL ' KEEP OPEN HOUSE The trads school at ths Atkins. school. Twelfth and Davis streets, win hold ope a hoes teapot row frmi o'clock is th morntnjr sntil I 11 la tb afternoon. Th school la sow running and tb frlerxis of ths Institution ar Invited br Frlncipsr Hamilton t visit th schoiixotns snd see for themselves whst ts be lbs- doMfthsr. i RABBITS DEVASTATE RICH VALLEY LANDS (Speetal Dl patch te Tba Journal.) " Walla Walla. Wash., Oct 21. When the cold weather of last winter cam on. freectng the Columbia river, thou sands of rabbits crossed the ice from the mainland to Blalock's island, and a hunt is being organised for November 20, at which time an attempt will ba mad to exterminate th pests. Sine th Increase of their number through breeding thla summer, I he animals threaten to destroy everything on th island. Fruit trees- sre being ruined and vegetable crops devoured, and ths hunt will b one for extermination mors than for th Tieasure of hunting. SEATTLE MAN FOR MINISTER TO CHINA? VMte Pre LM4 Wlra ) Washington, Oct $1. An vncon- nrraeu report is in circulation her that Judr Thomas Bark of rValtU, Wsih, has be offered th post sf nt1atr t Chin ts sucf l Chare ft Oan f Chicarn. wb waa recalled ts VTaaiv. mirum sn th M hit dpsrtr from an Franrtsrs fn his wtt and mhra resignation subsequently follow
