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Newspaper Page Text' t ii is uaily j o u ai is j f r 1 1 A J Ai! .. . "" ' fii A A A' A kJjK A A II JOURNAL CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS ' 7 : . n.1, by carrier.' delivered. -, V C. " SSN. 1- ' ' . - . t ' ,, r Saturday; Boutherly winds.;. , V ' . -v.. ' .;,.."' '. " " j'j 1: " r.r ' V " f.h' ; ' ' ! ' ' 9 J ; VOL. VHL NO. 276. ; ' y , ; . ; , ; ' . PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENINO.; JANUARY 21,' 1010. -TWENTY PAGEi PRICE TWO - CENTS avn ktT JAPAf J REFUSES 'PATRICKGRAND jCOBIL INTENDS OFFICER ' KILLS ROBBER '"MAY IIEHEY INSISTS mourn y KHOX PROPOSAL SAYS HO MIIRHFR ASTOMATri CAM MLUl 10 V01E ffl, 0f yp m I ST "X All I . Mikado Joins China in Objec tion to 'thekPlan for the Neu ' tralization of Mahchurian : Railways. TEXT OF OFFICIAL ." :"; REPLY IS COURTEOUS Russia Also Joins Brown Men in Following Lead of Chi nese Diplomats. (United Press teaaed wWl ToMo, Jiin. 21. Th government to day, following China's lead of a few day ago. landed United Slates AmtiM ador O'Brien Japan' refusal to accept the proposal of Secretary Knox for the neutralization of the Manchurlan rail wky. The text of the official reply waa m made. puL.la, but it la understood to ;hae been nrm aithougn courteously worded. Sti Petersburg. Jan. 21. Acting In ap 1 parent concert with Japan, which turned down today the scheme of Secretary of BUie Knox for the neutralisation of the Manrhhrlan railway, Russia today handed to Ambassador Rockhlll a reply which la believed to be adverse. Washington, Jan. 21. Following; the receipt of news that Japan and Russia today simultaneously handed to the diplomatic representatives of the United States advera replies to the proposal of Secretary of State Knox to neutralize the Manchurlan railway It Is believed here that the proposal will be dropped, at least for the present. There la much Interest regarding; the wording; and exact nature of Japan's re .ply, which was not' made public at jokio, as ii is unncrsiooa xnai ma pro posal met with bitter antagonism on the ; part of too Japanese statesmen. It has been strongly intimated In dls 4 patches from Japan that . the answer : would be forthcoming at one and would snow japan in w auuuae or enaeavorv Ing to cut off the possibility , qf any - similar propositions in th future. ... The state department a few days ago allowed It to be known that the Ameri can officials did not expect the replies from Japan and Ruaala for' some time. It ' waa pointed out ' that the situation was ad complex and Involved that It would require mature consideration. While Evidence at'Time Forced Indictment, Colonel Church Believes! Patrick Innocent Reopening of Case Likely. Expressions From Certain Councilmen Indicate Health Officials Will Have Solid Support of City Fathers. tTtotua Pnas Lmm4 Wlr.) New York. Jan. Colonel William Conant Church, editor of the Army and Navy Journal, who waa foreman of the grand jury that Indicted Attorney Al bert T. Patrick for the murder of Wil liam Marsh Rica, aald today that he oeuevea Patrick waa Innocent inn siaiemenc rouowlng the an nouncement that "Valet" Jones, the missing witness in the case, had been round an Texas and would return here to testify, leads to the belief that the famous caae will be reopened once more. iasi month Patrick, made what seemed to be a final struggle to gain ii id iihi num mni Bins prison, wnere I t . in . ..v.j . j w.. f ntence' wnen hejproprlate the money and mm the people Z l fh . 5 5. COUrt upon hu I the last faction voted to spend $160,- " saw wwmtm UOII I IltT 1(1 1 linbTH.1 IT. He put tip the remarkable plea tht as fJuooiltol I MOLD UP UrX" OT. JZ From xpreaaions of opinion made by a number of city councilmen today It appears .that the city council will back up the health board In Hm decision as to the type of crematory to be erect ed at Guild's lake, and will pass the oral nance appropriating 1120.000 for its I construction, aa recommended by the neaitn board. ; "l have already agreed to Introduce the ordinance," aald Councilman A. I ttusniigni inia morning, "and I ami confident it will pass. The city health Si?tetartrrS,!i SkCtch ot LMt Mta". rfr the portion of the princl of an incinerating nJant and a site for it. Leaders Say That Without a Pleads for Opportunity to In- Safe Majonty Exclusive of troduce Evidence Which He Nationalists Ministerial Re sponsibility to Be Declined. Says Will Show Defendant Had Knowledge, v ; : CONSERVATIVES CfJULD NOT ACCEPT TASK SAYS LETTERS CONNECT HERMANN WITH FRAUDS wnrniut J'SHOW CrjVR5E'HFir .TOOK WHEtt dOERfO TO UNE UP.1 Liberals Believe Second Elec- Rittenhouse Testified He Wrote clpals In last night's tragedy. 000. if necessary, for a new garbage burner I. can aee no reanon why we should not bo willing to appropriate a less amount. Health Board Investigates. "The health board has given the mat ter of crematories a careful lnvestlara- hlm free. This plea met with no favor T.u M ' wa" Klad t0 let h with th-ourt and he waa returned to , th ,rd BUme th responsibility he was convicted of first deaxee mur oer ana . condemned to die. the late uovernor Higgtns had no right to com mute his sentence. Patrick argued that he should be hanged or set free, and that the Court was now obliged to set BHHH PISTOL AS FATAL his cell. of choosing one. They are all men la unqueationed. They have finally ar rived at a conclusion. And the council ahould aid them in securing the speedy DEVELOPMENT OR . RICH MANCHURIA MUST COME SLOWLY very now and then aome polysyllabic - full mouthed phrase ahouldera Its way Into the papers, euoh aa "recrudescence of sectional activity' or "decentralisa tion of authority" groups of Words which may indicate a domestic condi tion or refer, to n International crisis. but which do not explain that condition or reveal that orlsls. The latest of -these phrases la the "Neutralisation of ' the Manchurian Railway." - Manchuria is the collective name for three provinces of northeastern China tucked away in the great curve of 'Siberia, which comes down - to Vladi vostok. "' it la shut off from the Japanese sea by the peninsula of Korea, but is open to the Yellow sea, where It has several splendid porta. .. (... The railways whose neutralisation Is sought are sections of the old Eastern Colonel Church said todav that the whoM integrity and conscientiousness - ,in,l,A,l..A TV.. U Ml . 1 1 eviaence. presented before the rranA jury compel lea indlorment, but added: "I Can sav with mnst nAftlv. ... anoe not only that Patrick was not I rlCt,on ' a modern garbage destroying guilty of murder hut that there waa no Plant-V mtiH.i." I "Th nit V health ..-.. -A K - - ...I hi . , a ' j .......... v 1 1 on ui.uti m Intenae Intereat la taken in the reoort I recommendation and whatever their that Jones will return, as It Is believed I rea"bna for 80 doing, I think we should the complex mystery of the mmm c.n I uphold them," declared Councilman R. be cleared by him. , I E. Menefee. "1 am not very familiar History of Patrick's Case, w,tn crematories, but I have no doubt Wliriam M,.h ti . w th board gave the matter Its careful der Albert T. Patrick la aervlng a life c"n'loratlon. If the plant should not sentence in eing King, was murdered in H K i,olul,Hj wui 1900. Tt. oral, nnt ,nfl u.w K iflA, rest with the board. We have no dla. that Patrick 'waa brought to Sing Slug Helton in the matter but to pass the under sentence of .death., which later or1inanc recommended." waa commuted to life lmpriaonment by Councilman Ji.T.oncannon,.li whoee Governor Hlgglns. ' ' . ' i war(' tl" preseht city Incinerator" is lo- RlcV's murder waa one of the great tcd,' Jhaa always opposed the location. New York' sensations.-- He died Septem- but ,n v,ew of.-tho fact that hie vote ber 23, 1400. and Patrick waa arrested can"0 change the site and tha further tne tallowing October. The-caae -was I lnax too new, crematory will be a So 'intricate that the' lawyer was, fa"OOd-deal less objectionable than the charged with forgery Inatead . of , with one now n "e reels that he should muraer ana several weeks elapsed be-l"""" lur l" apprnpriauon. fore the capital charge was made) "The responsibility rests with the against him. , J health board." said he, "and I am satis- The evidence on which the tury",e1 to "cPt Its decision. Inasmuch as formed, its verdict of guilty showed 1 can not a,ter Jt- They have asked that Charles E. Jonea. the mlsalna- valet I the council to appropriate $120,000. and and Patrick " had conspired to obtain J a8 th1s j cdently In line with the ex possesslon Of Rice's wealth, estimated pressed wish of the people at the last at between $4,000,000 and $20,000,000. I election, I will cast my vote for the After Rice's death, by alow poison in a. appropriation ordinance. Patrick produced a will In which he and I Arguments In Private. Jones were named aa the legatees. The arguments by which the health Steamer Newport In Danger. Marshfield, Or., Jan. 21. The freight steamer .Newport had a narrow escap in attempting to cross out over the Coos Bay bar Wednesday. The bar was rough and she was driven dangerously nearto the south spit The life sav ing crew was out. but fhe steamer backed around and managed to put back into the bay.. She was not damaged. The Newport is owned by C P.. poo & Co., of Kureka, ana was recently put on the run be tween Coos Bay, Kureka, Coqullle river an Portland. (Continued on Page Five.) Attorney General Grants Lov ett Permission to Back Up Pro Merger Petition. ( J, united Pres. Xen.ed Wlre.1 1 Washington, Jan. 21.-Attorney Gen eral WIckersham today - granted Robert S. Lovett, chief of the Harrlman inter- - ests, permission to file a written mem oranaum, supporting hi , request that the. government dismiss the action which seeks to dissolvethe merger Of me uniou ana, aoutnem Pacific rail ways. WIckersham said he would take tne memorandum under . consideration. WATCH FOR AUTO & . SECTION IN JOURNAL ' , Fft NEXT SUNDAY ; The automobile show .it th ,w Jirraory next Woek will afford . -w i imiiu peupte a glimpse of th more, recent achievements in the motor world. ; Manufacturers ' and dealers will bo represented by at tract! v exhibits of the lat- est models of automobiles and accessories. Thus will public interest be stimulated and riotor 4 Interests advanced accordingly. ; 4 , -w i woycmnjr jJinpurea sec- m A. .tA f Ik. C. J . . tw w , iio ouuuajr journal ior t t . . n a . 1.. a ... . . V jniiueiiy j, mnvifrs or ' inter-, w "t pei iwiuiUK to tne . snow In Husband Held fop Wife's Death. Chehalls. -Wash, Jan. 21. Charles Messner, a coal miner, was lodged in Lewis county jail Wednesday and will be neid to tne superior court on a charge of Inhuman treatment of his wife, Ida Messner, who died at St Helens hospital Wednesday. The coro ners Jury at noon returned a verdict thatthe woman's death waa due to a complication of diseases, hastened by th brutal treatment of her husband. Canadian Lynx Trapped. (Special Dispatch to Th. Jodtd.1.) Bristol, Wash.. Jan. 21. A Canadian lynx weighing about 20 pounds, was trapped by Ed Paine on the Caatell Blnn's place near. Dot a few day a ago. board finally reached a decision to ac cept the bid of the Willamette Iron ft Steel company for the construction of a modified type of the Decarle Incinerator were made In a number of private con ferences. The mayor and the board felt that in order to act for -the best Inter ests of the city and in order to have an untrammeled discussion of the merits of the various bids, it was best not to invite publicity before a final yote was taken on the question. Councilman Gay Lombard, at his own equest, was' elected by the city coun cil io bci ue a special . invHUKaiinK committee of on to examine crematory! plants throughout thp United States. Ha Visited a number of garbage burners in different parts of the country and made a report The board gave him an opportunity to present his views and they were awarded courteous consider ation. But the fact that Mr. Lombard was strongly In favor of the Heenan- Froude Incinerator waa not allowed to Interfere with, the .final vote. The board was unanimous lh Its vote not to select that type of plant When th bids first advertised for, which were afterwards all rejected, wer considered, three members of the board expressed a preference for the Decarle Incinerator, but the city engl nee and the superintendent of the city crematory reported adversely against that type of plant for the . reason that SHOT WAS FID Gnus IN Fell to Floor Crying "Mother," and Expired Two Minutes Later Four in Saloon a Time. "From delivery boy to highwayman by th rules of Diamond Dick, careless girls and cigarettes.'! .That tells why Eugene Rooney tried to rb th patrons In the "Laet Chance saloon last night and lost his llf in th attempt- aald 1. K. Bpatn, reoently the employer of th young fellow whom Patrolman Stahl killed Mr. path. on of th proprietors of, th Bar City market, Fourth and Tamhtl .streets, accound In this way, this morning, for Rooney's spec tacular career. He thinks th tragic death the inevitable result of Rooney's habits. "Rooney worked for me nnarlv year," he continued. "H cam with an awful bad recommendation and he left about two months' ago. He waa not yet 21. He treated us right, for w told blm h would go to jail If h aiem-t But he was jorovr reading Jesse James, Diamond Dick and other heap literature. He would carry the books with him on th wagon, and often. Interested In reading, would for get his work. He filled up on the stuff ana talked or little else. road of Girls. "H was Just as craiy about the girls. Any girl could lead him off. and ha didn't seem to have any sens about them at alL He continually smoked cigarettes, boasted of his exploits and read more - adventures. Tat" he was a good hearted fellow. His mother wor ried about him and she would come from Sellwood, where she was staying, to asm aoouc nim. "H- wag-a-niee looking boy, but his habits were bad and he held out money on me ana tooK away my meat," said C. EFFORI 10 GET A IB ON OA Options in New River Distric in Furtherance of Scheme to Roundup 75 Per Cent of Country's Bituminous. rtBft4 PrvM Lease WIm Charleaton. W. Vs., Jan. 21. Th activity of th Guggenheihia In taking options on th New River district of this state is believed here to bo a fur ther step in their alleged plan to form a combination , -bituminous coal la- trsts Jn West . Virginia, weatorn Maryland, western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Th New River district In eludes 200.000 acres of coal lands, of which 160,000 acres have already been oound by option for $34,000,000. If th supposed plan is carried out th Oug genhelma will control 75 per cenV of the bituminous coal of th country. In cluding their holdings lrv western Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ken they will own 60 per cent of th coal land of the upper Ohio river district. of which the New River la the center, valued at hundreda of millions of Ani. lara. BULLET BURSTS; KILLS INNOCENT BYSTANDER (United Pkm LeaneC Wlra.l Lob Angeles. Jan. 21. George Wil son, 14 years old, died In the California hospital yesterday from the effects of a shot fired by Howard Grahhls, another lad, while scuffling with a negro boy named Lemuel Grant. Following a fight with Grant Grannis ran awayt returning later with a .rifle, which witnesses allege he pointed at the negro. Grant arappled with him ana tne gun was discharged. tion Would Result in Tri umphRiots Continue. to Defendant Concerning California Land Steals. eadera de- attention called to extenaiv frauds miblnatlon be,n5 Prpt rated by Hyd and Benson t tt. mh ln tal,forn'a and In th Cascade forest it me aid reaerve in Oregon? . (fnlteii Prei Leiiwd Wire.) I Did Blnzer Hermann h.v. Irnn.u.. ..... ,.i...,, ... 1.. c.i ,.i.,,,. in- ui mi existence or tne Blue mountain nouncement Issued from their head-J forest reserve by reason of having had quarters today, the Liberal leadera de-h,,, attention called to extenaiv frauds clared that unlesa they. In coral .... -"""" -.1...1.U1 w.u reaerve li rirrni or tne insn isationansts were given Mr. Heney contends tha. he did and a majority of at least 40 members In that he shoild be allowed to Introduce tne parliamentary elections now in I testimony to that effect progress, they would not accept the re-p Colonel Worthlngton, representing Mr. sponstbilltles of ministerial control. (nermann, says mat it is unfair to open The announcement created much ex- !" aoor .,0 ucn vldenc. All during . . i.ji .1 . . i "nuns npB.iun oi me court juu .w .h- t .k.J-1. -mi h. mi X'olverton listened to the arguments of li Ji. k 7 ..." m two attorneys and this afternoon majority they demand. If the results wilt decide whether he will aiinw th. in tne constituencies yet to vote main-1 government to make such a showing.. ism in present ratio, ins iioerais wiui jstmm W1U kTelp Henay. hav a majority of but 11 members. I If Judge Wolverton allows Mr, Heney mis scant roan-gm would undoubtedly I to present the evidence desired and it be considered Inadequate to Insure theaen practlcslljr certr.ln that mo will party's success In an attempt to putldo ao thent Mr. Heney will begin hi? through a legislative, proeram. I last lap-in the trial of the x -com m la in th event the liberate refused toiaioner in an attomot to show that Her- accept th control of the ministry, an-lmann had full knowledge of the way other election would probably be forced I acnool lands wer Doing, taken fraudu- almost immediately. The Conserva-I Iently, and that while la some Instances tlves could not accept control, because h refused to sanction the creation of of the opposition furnished by a Lib-1 forest reserves, that he did sanction ral majority, no matter how small. I the Blue mountain reserve, thus show- If tha Liberals made good their I ing that he waa cone md ln lt3 crea- threat and refused to accept control. I tion. . , , f ' . t,i ;;' parliament would probably ait only on I Irwin Rlttenhoufte. former, prtvato sec wekf In this event Asqultn would! retary for: Hermann, was put oil th retain tne prem lersm p. . , i stand yesterday just boor adjournment . Th most, aerlQua phase of .tA,ltu i to. iaentif y.lettera wklch tea oeii writ tion would 11 In the continuation of I ten to Herman . concerning ith. Hyde- tne present "partial paralysis" , of Benson land steals, and at that time bualneas. caue4 by ; th . political ; tin-1 Mr,' Wortlunkton entered objection to certainty. , - I the introduction of the testimony. The Liberals appear confident that if I Mr. Heney, . In his argument this another election were mad necessary morning, outlined what h desired to tneir cnancea or success would be much I show by the testimony whtcn he wished greater than ln the contest now in prog-J to Introduce.. He read a letter. Written reB. ' I to Hermann In 1900. signed "an Ameri can Cltlien." in whU-h. the scheme of London. Jan.-21; The rlotina- that haalllvde and Benson was outlined and th marxea tne progress of the parlla-1 attention . of th ., commissioner waa mentary elections was continued today. I called to the frauds by which th two F. D. Ackland, financial secretary of I men had secured title to many acres of tne war orrrce, was stoned and knocked mhnnl lands, both in . California and iiii mi inuiumuoiie wniin ne was aenv- i Oregon. enng a pro-Liberal speech In Yorkshire. I Bubstano of 10ttr, ne was severely injurea. Thl. j.UeP toM that J. J. Barnes and W U Boyle, Conservative, who was Captain J. A. Thomas, agents in . the (Continued on Pag Three. Covach. a former employer at First and let from th weapon struck th pave ment ana shattered. Four Pieces of metal entered Wilson's body. He was removed to the California hospital, waere erioris to save nia lire were unavailing. Grannis is ln the countv Jail. He declared he was sorry he had snot Wilson, averring that he was mere. ly trying to "bluff" Grant and 'the gun was accidentally discharged Charles Kendlg, another youth who witnessed the affair, received several bits of the bullet ln hla right leg. His injuries are not serious, MEAT AND EGG BOYCOn UP TO (Continued on Page Six.) PACIFIC MAIL HAS NO INTENTION OF GOING TO SEATTLE WOMEN'S CLUBS a . particular ann to, automobile af- J ly set forth in picture and story. $ Watch . for- It " --;';fc.; -.. . -, , A X 'f 4 (tTnlted Press . Laaaed Wrm. San Francisco. Jan. 21. "it's a dId uream, - oeciarea Adolf J. Frey, assist- ni i w vice-jf resident and General Manager R. P. Schwerln of the Padflo Mall Steamship company, discussing to day a report that' the line Intends to transfer- four big steamers to Seattle irom Ban .Francisco. "We haven't ; received such an or der,", said Frey. "nor do we exseot to. Why should I discuss the matter? W hav only four vessels and they ar Dareiy surncient to accommodate th San Francisco trade. We hav not enough ships to split th line. I can not account for the origin of th rumor except that somebody has been dream-J ing. ' i , - j "The ' Paciflo Mall has given " no or ders for' construction of wharves at Seattle and has no Idea of dolna- so. No arrangements ar afoot for th leasing . or hiring of dockag in th northern city. W cannot soar (our ships from her , and "W hav : no Im mediate plans for th construction of an additional 'fleet ; .' . '' ... Seattle. Within a month th holdings or in company on th waterfront will be cleared of Its present mill struc Uires and th erection of big pier build Ings will be begun. Chief Engineer Holman of the Ore gon ft Washington railroad, the Har riman line In this state, has In hla possession completed plans of Chicago Members Work for In dorsement by Their State Federation Washington City's Laboring Men Active. (United Press Leiaml Wtr. 1 Chicago, Jan. 21. Aligning themslvea wim io. wiuonproaa "meat ana egg ooycoix, locai memoers or th Stat Federation or Women's clubs are olan- these nlnff ha that orsnIation Indorse ocean terminals, which embrace twoltn protest -against nigh prices. Tho modern Dier biillilinM e executive committee of the federation each, to be constructed of .concrete and w,n rMt n'xt wee,c an,a will be asked sneet steel, witn full facilities for pas- l"D ""u" senajer and frelarht tram Tk. .,1 of th buildings alon Is stated to bei "Washington, Jan. 21. Laboring men in excess of 1800 on. an ,,.her began preparations todav to loin harbor Improvements and aDnroaohn. Ith meftt boycott. A resolution to "be- ik. 1.1. 1,1 . . . . vwuvm . .ff.f.,l.n. 1m .1. , . . . . I in. wui i wm eniaix an outlay of morel .vb...... utiin tucumiea aua uian f iou.vuo, 22,000 signatures are expected. WIDESPREAD FLOODS Boston, Jan. 21j Th meat bovcott I reached this city today, and leading t Her la tho "Pine Dream." . i i, (United Prr Laim Wire! ' oeamerjan. jii. Ufflclals . of , tha Harrlman, system In Seattle '. confirm the report that th .Union Pacific will Immediately begin ; the preliminary work incident to th establishment of ocean connections . with Us rail lino in San Diego, - Cal., Jan, (United Pros Leased wire.) Kheims, Franc, Jan. ; Jl.Th lives I boring men today were discussing plans of many persons ar endangered byj for ma8 meeting to be held soon to riooas mat are sweeping southern and " swi"i.m nign prices pre- eastern France. " The city of Avn I """"" 1" ePeciaiiy meat and manv-..hav-Thn T V'"M ".on by th federated ertv loss thro.ihn.. h ijjrl..- L"" - " - i"' " "la tnt a i . ' i.TOucu v ais- rconierence wouia De helil soon It 1. flood "" -"" w1". "creaad cot ill I ' ' - y I I ''ee' -W elected from Deerham over W. R..Lea ier, uoerm, xaintea wnue being con. gratulated upon his success. The crowd that followed when he wa's taken to th hospital met Lester, beat him severely jiu unocxea mm aown repeatedly. Sixty-seven candidates are belnc vot. ed on today and Interest ln the constlt. uencles where, the balloting Is takin place Is Intense. r Among the candidates who were de feated yesterday were J. A. Peaae, chief wnip or the Liberals; Victor Grayson, prominent Laborite, and Lief Jones, Prohibition leader. Pease was rescued by th police from a mob that assaulted him at Saffron Walden. The officers escorted him to nis home. Colonel Probyn, who de feated Pease, waa carried to his home on tne shoulders of the crowd FLAMING AIRSHIP DASHESTO EARTH Ollie Slagers, French Aviator, Leaps From Burning Ma chine 30 Feet in Air. commissioner's office at Washington, wer In th employ of th Hyde-Benson . conspiracy,- and that FJ. P. McCornack of Salem waa th Oregon agent of tho two men who secured the Oregon lands. . Mr. Heney said that he would put in evidence the fact that after th receipt of this letter, Hermann telegraphei (Continued on Pag Six.). TRAINMEN ON 65 ROADS ASK FOR WAGE INCREASE Managers of Roads Will Hold Meeting to Formulate Reply MaySuggest Arbitration Committee. ;i ' . ;.;v . n r Patrdlmaa R. H., Stahl who shot . down bold robber last night, '-'-i (United Pres. teased Wlr.) Oran, Algeria, Jan. 21. Carried in a flaming aeroplane downward throusrh space at terrifying speed. OUle Slagers, t'rencn aviator, today escaped death by a hair raising jump from the ma chine when t was within SO feet from the ground. Slagers sustained slight injuries. The aeroplane struck the earth with great force and was completdi wrecked. Slagers leap saved him from being crushed to death In the wreckage. eiagers rugnt was being watched by big crowd. He ascended to a great neignt ana appeared to have perfect control of the motors. Suddenlv one of the planea caught fire from the en gine and to the horror of the spectators. the machine began to drop. As it descended it gathered momentum and none believed the driver could escape death. An lnatant before th biasing aero plane struck the earth Slagers was seen to leap from the comet-Ilk mass. He was unconscious when picked up, but quickly revived and an examination snowea mat no Dones wer broken. Drinks Alcohol; May Die. ("peeial Dtepatch to-The Jonrnal) renaieton, or.. Jan. 21.-Another In. stance wooa aiconoi poisoning cam to ugni mis morning wnen' Mike Haver commonly known aa z "Dutchy Jake ' sheepherder. 4S years of aae. w aiL covered in an insensible condition. roe. tors think h 6t hold of a quantity of wood alcohol. Ho Is still unconscious and litU .hop Is entertained for hi recovery.' ..,.., i (United Pram teaiied Wlra.l v Cincinnati, Jan. 21. Thousands of trainmen on the 65 railroads operating between the Mississippi river and th Atlantic coast have presented their her alded demand for an Increase in wages: m The territory In which .th roads run extends from th Ohio river' to, th Canadian line. ' i' A" " ' Managers of the roads ar expected to hold a meeting to formulate a general reply to the demand. It is posRibl that they may follow th action of 35 lines centering In New York, the di rectors of which refused to- accede to a similar demand by thetr employes but asked the trainmen to appoint an arbi tration committee for the purpose of securing a compromise wag scale, MILWAUKEE LINES ARE NOW OPEN TO REGULAR TRAFFIC J. lP. Veltoh, district freight agent of th Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway in Port- 4 land, states that the reportVd snow slide on that line in we.t- 0 tern Montana has not, tied u 4 traffic and that trains ore mov- v 4 ing on schedule as '.usual.. u- perintendent P. C. Hart, at - 4 attle, ''wired Portland last nfqM 4 the tracks are, 'clear and . tlnt at lh. lint'' the... rumored slid IS supposed 14 Hit occurred1 4 : train load of .livestock n.'.v- 4 Ing over that dlvlalon on m-hvi- ui tim. . "'-A: -x" ' ' 4'' .'' . A-';' ; :'"ff""' '.". ". 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