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'' ' - -' -1 tiii: lv jouh.'a: i Two Cents a Copy Sunday Journal 5 nU; or iH ccuu week, for IJalljr and Sunday Juor eal, by carrier, delivered. JOUBNAL CIRCULATION TESTEIUUr WAS l weather Kalu tonight and Sunday; light southwest wind. VOL. VIII. NO. 241. PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER II, 1809.-TWO SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES , PRICE TWO CENTS. ViTIS -rr:;v x Nil i nj ? r i I i -vt-i n k ' . Tr Sm ' I ' nW- A SB J Bw. M --aaae mm mmmm KAHSAS CITY SAHTA FE IS REVERSAL OF ( MISS CASE AND THE, MAN SHE'LL MARRY Is HEIHG run STRIKERS ATTITUDE Portland-Frisco i Liner Indications that the Santa Fa U about SivitrfimniTfl Vif ft PrPSidpnfc to continual lt .northern extension,! ... .... , . . , . says union ;vvouiu Am Ashore aild in Need Of AS- known aa thi Northwestern Pacific. Into SlStanCe TO Uet UII nOIl beat, ,he southern Paclflo into Cooa Bottom Far Out of Chan- B,3r ar" ,0 tron io have to start a namber of reconnolterlng par- I tla through Cooa county in an effort to head off tha Northwestern surveyors If possible. - , ' . " General Manager O'Brien of tha Hsr- rlman llnea. who left for New York nel Passengers Safe. t rate Koads - Xo't, Li kely to 3Iake Overtures, Believ ing Strike Is Won. '. Between;,? and 8 o'clock, last ' night tha San Francisco Portland Steam- (ScecUl IMcpatch to Th Joortwl.J St. Paul. Minn.. Dec. 11. Vice Presl- .nuradav haa had men In Cooa county I Aent Hanihiirv of tha Switchmen's ahtp companya steamship Kansas City. au jaU ,aijng. aurvej.-a and olng over J union announced today that tha strikers CaDtaln Kldaton. went aground In the.h milnj n,nrn'.hi in n rtnrt'tnl would arbitrate their differences If the Columbia river near Henrtcrt bar. albout loclt tna most . fea8,bl) rouUs s from rllroad w,ould make oveptur" ,ooklng . below lha mouth of the Willamette, j Crescent City. th,a preaeni northarnrooat Thu , a decided change of front on bna was in cnarge or yuoi v.. n. -opo .'-.. .-.-... ln parl or lne (lrjKers, who uuyv" and It is said that she got out t he rn' aurvey Into Curry and Cooa coun- fuaHl all propoaals looking to arbltra- channel, going aground on tha Oregon ties. ; ;.-:; vv;-. tloti, prior to tha strike. - ild,.-:l-!;,v--;v-'--v;;::.'-' '? ' Baata ra ata Costraet. Vice President Blade of the Northern Accordln to renorts received here! rnninm. hair. iut h..n i h the f Pacific was non-committal when asked thla morning the. steamer, which was I o.nf- tr- , nr .. th nntrnrtinn - if tha railroads would consider tha mat- . . ... 1 . r I aw, m m ry,t trallnn I sengeraW.ndl fht'Tn some manner ? of railroad t cloae up tha gap TtoTH of tha switchman got out of the channel and stuck hard 1 v - "ww wLUf un.u. ... u, wu return nera tomorrow irom un- and fast about 600 feet toward the l,ln ana Ban Tanctscoj At present jclnnatl, where no Titus conrerred wttn Urernn shore. All attemDts to eet her 1 there is a ran of 108 miles between I Samuel Gompere, and may say some- off by her own steam proved unavailing Eureka and Shively. Cal... and the pre- thing Important on tha subject of ar- and word was sent to the local of- ant extension will be constructed to bltratlon. though it ik regarded" now as flees of the company to send tugs to Wllllts and Shively. The work. will ex- hardly-ljkely that the railroads will her assistance. The Port of Portland tend the Northwestern Paclflo to a point arbitrate. They consider the strike won. tnvhriitt nrltlahimi flhiv,r v.rtl li miles north of Wllllts. runnlna down I It Is announcea txniay mat Alinneapo- dianntrhnl anri win ht thr in tlma tn I Eel river can von to a connection with I Ha is entirely without coal.. St.. Paul work'on'her during high tide about I the San" Francisco Jomt lino owned by 1 has plenty. . . -. 2:80 O'clock this afternoon. Aa she I me southern Pacific and the , Santa F. went on at low . tide it is expected she will be pulled off without much dif ficulty. . . f . rear flo lntmgrC-'k When asked whetner he thought that she had sustained any damage in going , ,agntuudj...w.- KadSfjmi local- manager of the company, aald that ha bad no - mora definite information than that she was aaround : and thAt there , .would .N'robably be no trouble in getting her off. "We are sending down .three large ; steamers to help get her off." said Mr. ; Ransom,'. "and they, arfll be , there . fn time to. work on her during the high tide, which wilt be higher than usual thla afternoon. , I do not think that thera could be any damage to her. go . Ing agroand there, and she will be only , a few , hours late getting intovi Saa -.Francisco." . . -,; i..-rZ;i;,; - The Kansas City left Portland yes terday . afternoon . at 4 o'clock - bound for gan Francisco. She has 385 paa- , sengera aDoara and 2000 tons of gen eral freight :, The California , Northwestern has surrey and right of way as far north as Crescent CHy which ta within 80 miles Of the Oregon boundary Una. JiJst to the1 north of the state line is Curry county with 'Its ' immense forests of Curry county la Co county, 1 with the Coos Bay cities that hava been kept from railroad communication with the rcst of; the' world' by the dog in the man iBURIEBIIIFLOl'I. rest or mo worw djt tne -aogin tnei ' i - . ; .' ;- nanger policy of the Barriman lines, r Tlll'Ge Mdl' Iiemmod l'n b V .. . rortlaad aa OoaX " ' " ; I, . ,n,r r' it' i X' J allies j cx xliiucu. 'When Vat Bursts. The work that : tha California North western now has , on hand win cost In tha neighborhood, of $8,000,000 and the Santa Fe. officials have announced . that as fast as the present work la completed -further extensions will, be built. It is generally believed ' xnat . tha ultimate VT OfCHiiSTI!! , . . - . r r r . . . . t , , - Irts AAniiAiitinA ah BLUUUHUU USU PtlllEDBV Z EUYA Keeps Forces Near Rama Un til Estrada Jlovcs ills Army to Tlrat Point, Then Prepares to Attack Blue fPntted Preta tMd Wtra.) New Orleans, 1a.. Dec. ; 11. A cable from Blueflelds states that Provisional President Estrada has appealed to Con sul General Moffatt, ' representing the United States, to land marines from the cruiser Des Moines to protect Ameri can residents from the atrocities ha fears will follow if Zelaya's army takes the city. ' ". . ' SEE 110 REASON FOR LENIEIiCr Coiiii ty Commissioners Will Kefuse to Grant Exten sion to Steel Works. rOnlted Press Leased Wire.) Pittsburg, .Dec II. Their. escape cut coal of , the Santa Fe with Its roust I off by a stream of molten tar . that line is not only Cooa Bay but- Portland flowed from a vat that collapsed., three and that within the next few. years thelm'n wor burned to death "Jtoday in a Southern Pacific will have to divide Iiro aentroyea me piani or tne Me lts Portland-San Francisco business not -"nuCK Kenning company. only with the $IU lines but with tha panta Fe. mv uni'iinnn HUM LUIIU II IVOrjEII I'ORK? Question Will Be Settled by Municipal. Judge Bennett. All but one exit irom the burnlnr building was blocked by - the 'roaring names, as tne men rushed for this door, the steaming black mass burst from" thtf ' superheated . vaf'and forced them to retreat Their bodlea hava not been recovered. - t Portland Company Makes Sure Its Position by the Acquisition of .Hammond Plant at Seattle With Its Big String of Warehouses - , Tha county commlsaionerj have do : cllned to grant an extension of time to tfie Pacific Iron works until February 1 In wjilch to complete the contract for rrecuon or tno steei xor tne new -court house, -The company has been Informed by letter that the commissioners do not . regard the reasons assigned for delay aa sufficient - - Fifty dollars per day penalty for each . nay alter November 89. and possibly be ; fore that time, is the prise at stake. Unless there is some flaw In tha con :'; tract, the county can enforce this pen alty. The structure was to have been completed on November 88, and differ ent portions of the structure were to have been completed before that date. It is possible that' tha Denaltv can be enforced even before November 88; under provisions for having certain portions .or tne wora nnished before that dayto. The Iron works pleaded the impossl blllty of securing the ahlpment of Beth lehem steel in time to comply with Its contract and further delay due to the strike of the switchmen on tha railroads It was also pointed out that tha eastern mill would not fabricate tha steel, and "it became necessary to increase the local plant to take care of this work. Commissioner Llghtner says that the commissioners did not thtnk that the contractor made sufficient showing to . warrant an- extension of tfme, The dif ficulty of eruring material Wts known at the time bids were received, it it argued, sad the award cf the contract to the Pacific Iron works shut out com fetltora who were willing to take the Job. Tha - adjustment of the penalty probably wui not be made until the ateel Is la place. LIVE WIRE KILLS BASK rDMCEMAX ft-filt PrcM ta4 W Fan FrrcMi". tt 11. in aa at trfipt ti rewrr a llv wfr frmn tha jtret. wr If hat fallen. Prrial Offi-W t T jtiHxir j . larram r :i7 In Ion trM wae elerlrwote rlv to1y. Tha aof Mill "rorrd at-the corr cf ?"1!!mre at4 Ir-mhard rre!a Can la Tt, M ' -war t-om diwir. 4 a r J aretr.40r i ! t,tv lr tv;!'r lm "4 r"',-'t hin y t -'r 1 it e if 1 .ii h .'! 1 t. 1 ' i i - . : ! . The auestlon " of how much work female may do in a week has 'again come up In the municipal court. It Is the case of - the state against F.. C. Stettler, proprietor of : a .box . factory at Tenth and Gllsan streets. In which hes charged with allowing Mrs. El- Tina McFayden to work more than f 0 hours In . one week.; ; "; . Attorney C Gilbert, representing Stettler, argued In municipal court this morning that the eomplaint was faulty In charging him to "permit and allow" the woman to worfc He insisted that the Oregon law specifies that a female shall not - be "required" to work more than to hours in one week. He cited a case from New -York,-in which the supreme court . held unconstitutional that tha New Tork statute, which read "permit or require" a female to work more than 18 hours a week, v . ' - - Judge Bennett aaked both aides to submit briefs, and he will pass upon the matter, Wednesday. - '' . . v j MBS. BEN TEAL GOES FBEE; SHE WILL SUE New Torfcv Dec. 11. Judge Foster today dismissed the indictment against Mrs. Ben Teal, charged with conspiracy in connection with Frank Gould's di vorce case. Mrs. Teal, who la the wife of the theatrical manager, spent nearly a year in the Jail on Blackwell Island before she was granted a new trial. It Is reported she will sue for damages xor raise arrest and imprisonment UNNATURAL MOTHER TORTURES HER CHILD San Francisco, Dec 11. -Found guilty on a technical charge of battery, Mrs. Lillian Hooper, who held her six-year old son's hand against a red hot stove to punish him for disobedience, was sen tenced to 80 days in the county Jail, The child was brought Into court to day and the seared hand waa exhibited as evidence against the . . unnatural mother. - . ... - , . Xew Corporations. Salem. Or.,-Dec. 11. Articles of In corporation were filed in the office of the secretary of state today aa follows Wilson Timer company, principal of flee, Portland: capital stock; SHOO: in corporators, Russell ?E. Sewall, R. R. Glltner and W. H. Grtndstaff. BROADWAY BRIDGE TO BE BUILT IN SPITE OF OPPOSITION-SIMON "The Port f Portland cannot prevent tha building of the Broadway bridge and we will build It tn spite of opposi tion." said Mayor Simon this morning. "I cannot say how aoon the span will be completed." he continued, "but my dmlnlatratioa will hurry It along aa fast aa poaalble." , Judge M. 1. Munlr. president of the North Eat Side Improvement esaocla tifwv said thja morning that he would rail upon (be mavnr at Ms earliest ron- enlenre to cats era. tuUte the chl'fxor- tlv hie stand agalnat the Port'of Portland at Its recent !on. , -The pKiple of Perlland arc bark ei hm rraror almost t a mm," atd Vie rrelt North of tha North t fid) ttrr,"''i''t aoclatln tMi morn Inc. ail th rniraxn have the s'arKrt Af '. t iHati- ef Vvf j m .tt to -r ,t h --rtiia to bu.i-1 lng la the Interests of the Oreron Rail road A Navigation company when they contend that the new 'ateel bridge will be adequate for all traffic requirements. It seams te me that the object back of the Port of Portland's fight Is to make the people of Portland pay the Interest en the cost of the railroad bridge tn monthly rentals. - . "The eta t men t that the new bridge will be-ample to provide traffic facil ities for the public la made In tha face; of the. fact that It will land on a it; root atreet ween the preeent structure, landing on a 1 foot etreet does not begin te irrerniKMliU the heavy travel between the two aides cf the river. I am cf the vpintea that the Broadway nnoae win r ouiit, out I Tr Its con struction will be d.layed antil after tie The Portland Flouring Mills -company now contrdls the flour, milling business of the Pacific coast. " Yesterday T.tB. Wilcox, president of the Portland com pany, took 'oyer the, Hammond - Milling, company aof. Seattle,"' together, Vith its string of warehouses throughout east ern , Washlngton v and ; Oregon, . and Its flour agency in San; Francisco.'. 5v - -The old, company - was , reorganised under the same name with T. B. Wilcox as president Moritif Thompson, of Seat tle, president of the Centennial .Mills, a vice president and C."A.Beplow as man ager. Mr.j Beplowl was .manager; under the old company. : t , i This reorganization gives 'Mr. Wilcox the definite control of the-flour, milling business of the - Pacific : coaat . by add Ing the Seattle territory to ' the .hold lngs of .the - Portland company. J This company now has branch mills covering the territory .from Seattle, and Spokane through, Oregon ;and ; down intouaii- fornla. . ' - . jragotiations Pending a Tsar. For some time, Mr. Wilcox, aa -presl dent of the Portland Flour Milling com pany.hae been contemplating 'the con struction of a mlfL in Seattle. Owing to the expansion of the milling industry of the. northwest it had become neces sary for the Portland company to have a large mill In Seattle In order to cover that territory. A year ago, it la under stood, negotiations were opened with the Hammond Milling company looking towards the purchase of the plant but Willard 'Mrtealf Beam and Mifes Adele Case to whom he is engaged. This far the first Dlcture of Mr. Beam orinted in Portland. Miss Caae ha written to friends in Portland acknowledging her engagement to Mr. Keam. . TRAIL OF FIENDS Triple Crime Arouses Savan nah and Lynching May Take Place. (Continued on Pm Three.. NEIGHBORS GET TIRED OF HEARING CHATTER rit Snr-eUng.cf U a ta!e ll -ature l t-e thre m i at tt-r-;e -ef'n. t-e t if. ''.V-. t-t ::rlra t ! r-''-'.t l-r.,.n. ! , tia d.iunU.i let tf ln 'e Gossiping ever the backyard fences as soon as their husbands - e left home in the morning for work are the complaints made in municipal court against three w women at- Arleta. The accused e -women . are Beaale Day. Maude Newel U and Mary Huffman. ) Their cases will be heard Mon- dsy. Complaints have been made by e) neighbors, who .allege these three women ge Into their respective rear laWna. and talk in loud tones of voice. These eonver- e aatlnna, say the complaining e nelghbora, are at times very tin- e becoming the dignity ef qtrtet and paacerul Arleta. - e The con vernations ef thewe women are charged" te be abnut anything that - happens In the e wetghborhood. and anything of current Import. They eatend from tte latent arrived babe la Arleta to the tariff eucettoa, and thla. aay the coanplalnajita. U tn eattrely toe loud a too ef e) Vt't. ; . - Aa aonn the haahanda ef 4 ma rtwn In 1e e womeeT d.er.tlr'je e h In vj U.K. . Savannah, Ga., Dec. 11. Folio wing a horrible" triple crime .-In", which two white women were slain . and one was Drobably fatally injured, bloodhounds are on the trail of negroes suspected of tha-bloody deed,-and there is danger of ylolence'lf they are- run down.- The dead are: . ; ' , MRS. ELIZA" GRIBBLEX u MRS.'4 CARRIE, OHLANDER. her daughter.'. . i s Probably -fatallx injured: . ,v . Mrs. Maggie Hunter. ..' ' The three women were alone. In the 1 Gribble home last night when ,they were attacRed.. When the crime was discov' ered,-' Mrs.. Gribble .and Mra Ohlander Were dead and Mrs. Hunter, was uncon scious. . All" had been attacked with -an ax. v Their bodies were TOutllated., J - While there is Uttle possibility .that Mrs. 'Hunter will survive,-. it. is hoped she will regain consciousness sufficient ly to give a description-of the murder er or murderers. ; -.. fIB TRACE OF HLfJJI KELLIiER Officers Search Country- Believed Kidnapers Took the Wrong Child. PORT ARTHUR TO BE A FREE PORT Will Be Second Port in 3ian- churian PeninsulaWill Increase Trade. New Orleans, Dec 11. Zelaya's army. strengthened by several hundred re cruits - from the Interior, ia marching upon Blueflelds today, according to a cable received here. The city . la said to be panic stricken. '. . y ; Estrada has thrown out his outposts to meet the attaking array, but it is said the revolutionary force -is Inferior In numbers to Zelaya a army. Estrada sympathisers apparently fear the elty ta doomed tof all Into the ' pos essioniof the Zelaya ns. All .that will, save. the city, they claim, is the land ing of the-marines from the -American warships.. .- j-r.'-r ,-"'.,'. - . Reports heretofore have Indicated that the revolutionists were superior in num bera and equipment to. the dictator's troops. . But It is kncrtvn.,that Zelaya's agent ,"l:ye tben t-eAceedingly active during the past two weeks and that many conscripts .have beed added to their ranks. For more than two weeks Zelaya's army "fcas been lying in the-vicinity of Rama. Estrada's forces, expecting an attack, had , erected - fortifications and dug trenches about the town with tangles of , barbed , wire, . interspersed. Several minor .engagements about Rama in which the -revolutionists were sig nally victorious, led the defenders to believe-the dictator -was planning a massed attack in the near future. - That Zelaya was covering his actual intent to move upon Blueflelds is now evident? The defenders of the city are said tQ.-hava, been, woefully weakened by the removal of most of their forces to Rama, where It was believed Zelaya would center his attack. The cunning of the former president was illustrated by his strategic- move upon Blueflelds. Cbmerw'-IUiTa' vmtm$kwtM wmma " bearing news of the impending attack. " It la doubtful if they can break through the line Zelaya is reported tOv have thrown out in the van of his main force. To the Warships for Protection. Zelaya's army, , numbering 4000 men, is expected to be within rifle range of Blueflelds by nightfall and a night at tack is expected. Hundreds of women and children, including many Americans, have been rushed abroad, the American battleships in the harbor for protection. Runners from the interior brought first news of the Zelayan army's advance upon the threatened city. : Estratm, ac cording to their "reports, was complete ly outwitted by, the unexpected move ment of the Zelayane and it will be Several hours' before ' reinforcements can be rushed to Blueflelds. General Vasquex's negotiations with the revolutionists near Rama yesterday, In which he intimated that he might surrender if he were given generous terms, is now believed to haye been a (Continued on Page Three. (rotted Preaa Leased Wire.) Toklo, Dec 11. The Japaneae for eign department today admitted that a declaion had been reached te open Port Arthur to, foreign trade, placing It upon tne same loounr as tne pori or uainy. This step waa taken. lt wae explained. as neoceary la furtherance ef the Jap aneae colonisation policy for Manchuria. Dalny waa made a free port at the time of tha Ruaao-Japaneae war, and following this move la the direction ef commercial freedom. Its trade Increased by leapa and bounda. -Tb decision on the part ef the Jap aneee foreign efftce te pen Port Ar- tnur ea the same terms provides twa free porta ea the southern Mancborlaa penlnaula, and la expected to result In aa caonnou increase of etieatal trad witb the United States and the commer cial nations ef Europe. t PEER PREFERS CATTLE - Tt) COLD AND SNOW (tTnlted Preas-teased Wire. - Ivouisvllle, Dec. .11. Late - this - after noon a stranger drove to the home of Alma Kellner, -, the kidnaped girl, .was admitted to .the'resldence,' and held a conference wltli;Mrs. Kellner, mother of the " mlssjng child. ,; Soon s- afterward Frank Fehr, the millionaire .uncle of the child, sent for. his automobile and left the house In great haste. He waa trailed to the outkslrtsjof .the "city, j The girl's father, with two detectives, made sev eral i mysterious: visits to the suburbs, of the city today., It is believed the family is . In "communication" with the kidnapers. ;.. '."". - Ijoutsvllle, Dec. 11.? Although Alma Kellner disappeared Wednesday, the po lice , have secured no trace of the kid napers. A detail of 80' officers has been searching the -country for a radius of 20 - miles. ; Five ' thousand circulars, of fering a-reward for news of the child, have been- sent, broadcast over the country.'- . - The - police believe the girl might have ' been - taken by persons who mis took her for Meta Kellner, daughter or Mrs.- rTeaencs: jieiiner, r. fdrm. Kellner is a widow and is the wealth iest member ef the Kellner family, her fortune being estimated at several hun dred thousand dollars. The families live within two blocks of each : other on Broadway, and the two children are about the same age. Kidnapers seek ing ransom would, it is believed, nat urally look to Mrs. Kellner, Sr.. as the one most likely to pay for the return of . her child. Though the mother of the missing girl refuses to talk much regarding the. kidnaping, the ponce arc convinced site I tralted Piew Irises' Wire.) - la In communication with the 'kidnap- Detroit. Mich.. Dec. 11. .The discovery era and that arrangements for a return of the body of Helen Browa a IJ-vtar- old girl, under a truck in the yards of the NVhl tman Ca rta ge . company to Ja y revealed a crime that has arnuaed the cltixens.to a high pitch of excitt-mvnt ftn-that part of the city. . -.- a ! a111 i i-r-n tiring -'-1 to death and horribly abuseil E.'ia 0 ' peared from ber home yeaterrtay. e far tha police bare no clue te the l.t-n-tlty ef tba brutal murderer. 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL BORDERED Detroit Aroused Over Horri ble Death of iLittle ?; Helen Brown. have probably been made through Kate Martin, a colored domestic, who waa approached . by the alleged kidnapers and aaked to make such arrangements with Mrs. Kellner,-who wee -former employer. ' BIG SHIP ASHORE OFF SUP POINT - f t rttl re-T- Te IwiaH La lritr. Waah., tc. 1 1. Iurtng 1 enow Krm. M, Lynch, a ra her. wtv llv ncrh -f Ker. arete a -v tn M tm l'h a lmr4 cf a' wS - i T- '-4 n -n tke rar 7r .h I. I,f "--v e-- r ' - t I ,- ' i t ! l' ( rCatket Praaa Uaae Wlra.1 aMttle, Pec 11- The a learner Ella. Captain Brabn, ef the Jebeen and Oa tracder lit, from Victoria to San Fraa- rlWM. carryfng enet la believed te be aahnre la tr-e atra'ta. The Cclonl I "rah, a taawlr4 ol aamr. reported hr lrla te f tti tH rnomhc t k pitmt e b'e atawoMp afr eff P: p !'!(. the It t a -:, at I r r a U " i 1 at ia r i 1 - - CHICAGO ILICE RAID FOR A WHITE .SLAVE Chicago. Dec. II The pl:ce '. , raided m flat In the Routh h,A r--l t district ta tba H f f mi..- a v garvt HaiaM. a I i-year-ei t aiaarpeard lecem?er 1 m l - lleved to hare been kl U;.-! f slava tra4ra. Tl.a cl ue waa er- ( - a iweaa re rece el t t f - " . ? aa KfittK-au i 1 1 . . as r '-f 1 t " r..-,r1-1 V l f - - - 3