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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1910. HOMES TO s SIIOWMYSAHD HERMANN IN DEAL BETTER LATJDING RATE CASE MAY FORSPAHSOUGHT BE DECIDED SQONl HILL TO BUILD BIG Attorneys Fight Over Admis sion v pf Evidence Taken ; Against Defendant in Wash ington, D. C. 'Irving and Seventh Streets Not Favored for West End of Broadway Bridge. . Colonel Wrthlngton,counsel for Bin- Mayor Simon Mid this mornlyg that It would be necessery to secure a bet ter landing for the west approach of the new Broadway bridge than that contemplated at Irving' and Seventh atreets by the original plana. Tha mayor, City Engineer Morris, Councilman Ellis and Menefee visited the vicinity of the ger Hermann, expressed hU beUef today an(, Bftw lo0kng over the ground, the mat ne can conciuuo rruumi ciwcui., -,m f tha n tending to exonorate Hermann irom con- to bring nectlon with Oregon land frauda In one Hoyt and Seventh atreete waa readily day next week before the federal court aeen. Thla will put tne caee In" tha handa of The trip of tha mayor's party waa the Jury next Tuesday afternoon, aa Mr. "! In response to a request of Con- Heney said at tha conclusion of thla aultlng Engineer Modjeskl. In a let- morning's aeaalon of court that be will ter to tha mayor. Mr. Modjeskl pointed . . - .i out tha fant that hv tranaferrlna' tha not require more man an wiuiuumi : - -- --- - in the production of affirmative evidence propoaed terminal of the a pan to ifoyt fnt.nrta to anew that Blne-er Hermann "treat a reduction from 4 per cant .to aa commissioner of tha general Una Jr cnt could be aecyred In the office conspired with F. P. Mays, W1I- a": ' ' . lard K. Jone and other to tha fraudu- .A further and Important reason why lent disposition of achool laada In tha tha change Is considered advisable la riua Mountain reserve. - on account of the greater convenience. m a VMnda. I t will offer traffic If tha bridge were , T " V- . k-. u..,.. to land at Irving street it will ba ee- Heneya effort to show at Hermann ceeslble from only two. direction, from knew of the Blue . Mountain reserve gv.nth ,tret tne ioutn .nd f rom lrr. f.rU,fnd 1 I w,. F JaSSJa ,n 00 th Irving street Is inter- lln P. Maya when the secretary decided e.vnta hv h railroad verrta. Attorney Cotton Personally ; Pleaded Case Before 'Commission;' V W. W. Cotton, attorney for the O. R. A N. lines In Oregon, returned thla morning from Washington, D. C.. where ne argued tor tna railroad 'company the Portland distributive rata case be fore the Interstate Commerce "commis sion during the early part of tha month. J The case was taken under ad visement It Is expected that a de cision will be rendered at tho same time that a decision Is handod doivnl DEPOT FDR LINES IN THE NORTH END? IBffSBOIIDTO JUBY GETSCASE REWTSI500 AGAINST JOHNSON Belief Expressed by Property holders That Option w 14 Blocks by J. B." Gossage Will Be Put to That Use. That tho options acquired by ' X B. Efforts to Get Reduction - to $1000 Cash Fail Before - Judge' Bronaugh. Although an Insistent plea waa made to Presiding Judge -Bronaugh to allow Samuel Levin, who was brought from Philadelphia by Detective. Dhv and Hydeto give t000 cash ball, tho court yesterday afternoon declined to grant tne request ana placed the cash ball at 11600. Levin's attorney had declared UFESAIWREI'I Second CriminakAction Against Proprietor of the Delmonico Restaurant Closes Today. . Gossans ef Seattle .-en I bloHca In I tn,t Jt ou'd be Impossible for his Cll worth Portland were taken in the Inter- ' 1 . ,va morm lnan . urging, ma piea to no court, the at . 1 m . . . 1 ... . Tr. i hi 111a . rill 1 iviitm. nd riiar tnm tne ena or me appro.cn 9 me poK.ne rate cmM-wnmt-nmorjA.M . , h(, ir.r,---. "T" 1"- torney said that Leviu should lie out o - - - 1 1.11 , , . . . depot for the Northern. "Pacifc, North 0 assist in preparing lils defense. But at Hoyt street, a block further . Rth.r Mountain re- 1' !" " . 7'' .v. , , ISO mere is no approacn on mat tnor awv .1. - "w;r ?'7"1 oughfara from tha north. woivenon occiaea tn tn. "J i0uth, access la offered from three dl Hermann'a , Washington rectlona to tha bridge. Tha coat of ad competent evidence to aaubllah thli mionAl materlal Jeeded for the longer point. -:" '- . approach to Hoyt street would ba far . rTin RJtt,n0U. tenographer, who ouwe1rhed By ltf advantages, had been in charge of dlvlalon records Anotnsr alteration" In the pTina. reo In the general land off lea, waa put on on,men(jed by Modjeskl, la that of an me aiana ursi ima morning, nm 10.- jntsrmdlate pier for tha approach to D ttfled! that on. Hermann's 'lue! or .rect-d .omewhera Jn the Northern Pa personal stationery tha following tele- c(fJo terminal yarda. Unleaa thla la gram had been sent to Maya In Ore- tn appr0ach t111 have to ba car gon, July 26, UOi: , rle4 on a single span for 416 feet By "Fifteen patent Umber land entries maktng two spans the coat would ba re have been forwarded to tha Roseburg aucea possibly $60,000. It is Tary doubt land office. I recommend the with- mi however. If tha railroad Intereata drawal of tha Strawberry mountain re- can be Induced to give up enough ground serve and later made tnia recotnmenao-1 for this pier, aa tha yarda ar already tlon to tha secretary and he haa ap J con res ted and every cvellable foot la . provea. mm tail.... joinger xicriuajiu, i neeaea lor traCKSge. f commissioner." : Ke&ey Bead maaorda. Mr. Heney, . following the reading of this telegram, ' which had been filed. according to tha testimony of Rltten- house. In' the commissioner's personal I letter press copy book kept in his own rooms, read at length from tha record of Hermann's trial In Washington two years ago. It was tha cross examina tion of tho ex-commissioner by Prose cutor Baker that Heney emphasized tho via,- Thla .Mlnln. V. - .1 Y. , I at first Hermann denied aver having Liberals Can Only HOpe Re- ceiii. such , iei-(Tun iu juaya, men. slso been argued before 'the commis sion. Mr. Cotton slso conferred with the guides of tha Harriman line destinies when east, but in that connection said ha had nothing to give to the public at this time. That the Deschutes proj ect, waa one of tha main toplca of dla- cusslons at . these meetings Is under stood, but Mr. Cotton said nothing had transpired that could be given out now. Mo Word of Joint Agreement. Whether the question of attempting to. reach a Joint "traffic arrangement between tha . Harriman and Hill ays tems over the much eontested stretches along the Deschutes river had been up for consideration Mr". Cotton declined to aay, but It is believed that there has been some talk of making an effort In that line. It ia held that If a traffic arrangement was reached the two roads could operate over one track for a -distance of cloae to 100 miles through a territory where tha two aurveys run practically parallel. Again it la pointed out that both oompanlea have expended too much money on their rcsDectlve aides of the river' to make it worth wmie to reach a traffic agreement at thla time. LITTLE hit FOR MAJORITY OF 40 the telegram being produced, admitted sending it. giving aa reason that May had probably asked htm fpr the Infor mation or had made some indication of hla deIr to know tha secretary' ac tion as soon aa taken. ? ,.' Details Hermann's Denial. Heney proceeded their to read parts of Hermann's testimony! detailing Her. mann's denial that he had aver had any t relation, 1 business, political or fraud . ulent, with Maya, or Mays' associate, Wlilard Jones. These ware conflicting tuts or evidence which tha defendant leaned forward earnestly to hear. , A final item waa to show that although Hermann bad denied . recommending Maya for the United States district at torneyshlp of Oregon, that he had been one of those who had recommended Mays for that very position. That he ahould have wired Mays, for the Straw berry' mountain reserve, of tha secre tary's decision, only aa a matter of in terest, waa explained by the fact of . Maya expreascdly great Interest In ca tioral conservation. "Now, If your honor pleaae." said Colonel Worthlngton at the conclusion of the reading, "all this is part of evi dence used against Mr. Hermann when he waa tried in . Washington for the destruction of the very records referred to here today, and at that time, after a long dragging trial, he waa acquitted. I submit that it la not 'proper evidence to be used before his Jury." Thought - It Competent. "I thought it was competent evi dence," said Prosecutor Heney after court adjourned.. "It la because eo little of the evidence submitted is competent or material that T -.U I. ... 114,1.. , 1 t . Bu&ii nam 4iiw m revui- ana mat 1111 . tie will take but a" short "time." said uoionei wortnington. "I have submitted thla matter be cause Mr. Hermann's memory, like oth " er men's, is not infallible," said Mr. Heney to the court. "He denies a mat ter, then he admits it, si thought this would be useful to show aa a matter of argument that when Mr. Hermann- de stroyed records in his office at Wash ington, that in addition to private' and .. altogether personal matter, he destroyed ucn parts of the offllcal -records aa . were not well for him to keep Rlttenhouse made it clear just how ; records were divided. All mall from Oregon wa opened by the commissioner personally or under his direction. All " correspondence marked ""personal" or "confidential," whether from Oregon or toe people at large, was opened by the commissioner, ir it necessitated a per onal reply, the oopy of the reply was filed In the commissioner's own office on blue stationery. Oopy Books Aoenuolaed. Tweny-five or 80 letter press copy books accumulated. These, ' it seems, were destroyed by the commissioner when he left office in 1903. S The government has as yet J. P. Mc Vaine, the man who is supposed to have sent the "tips" to the alleged conspira tors, to offer aa witness. Alao W. Scott Smith and Clerk Valk. keeper of records in Division R. These will go on the r stand Monday. In order to show the existence of an understanding between Mays and Her mann. Mr. Heney has secured the per mission of the court to submit as evl denre letters-front Mays to Hermann, referring , to the Strawbwry mountain reserve, ana written July 12 and July 3 5, 1802. Other evidence to show that Hermann and Maya held long confer" nces togetner over tne Blue mountain reserve is also promised by Heney for Monday. maining Elections Will In crease Slight Lead. f United Prrm ImttA Wire.) London, Jan. 22. Interest in the elec tion today f enters in the contest be tween Lloyd-George, author of the fa mous budjrot which precipitated the great political crisis, and H. C. Vin cent, the Conservative who Is opposing him. It was conceded this arternoon that Lloyd-George would be reelected, but the else of his majority was the subject of much Interesting speculation. , There are only 24 election contests going on today, making much less ac tivity than on moat days during the past week. There is now scant "hope on the part of the Liberals and the laborltes of securing a majority of 40, although the Liberals predict that, beginning today, they will show gains. The latest returns this evening show a net gain for the Conservatives of '87 seats. The totals to date are: Conserva tives, 216; Liberals, 181, Nationalists, 60; Laborltes, 36. AUTOlWlL I 1 I Dvun FOR BAD SERVICE Citizens in Complaint Against Car Company Will Advocate City Owning System BEREADYONUME Task of Decorating Armory and Placing Cars Pro gressing Rapidly. Municipal ownership Is the threat held against the Portland Railway, Light A Power company In a com plaint filed. In the city auditor's office today. The complaint Is addressed to the special council committee appointed to Investigate municipal transportation and Is short and to the point. Follow ing is the communication: "Gentlemen if the people had confi dence in you honestly and painstakingly carrying on an Investigation of the conditions ot the, streetcar system they would nil tne city hall with kicks. "However, all cars are overcrowded and not run frequently enough. Los Angeles gives two minute servloe In the rush hours. Many lines, such as the Alberta, give but 10 minute service. Take a nickel and hang on a strap for an hour yourselves, and see if you think the service is worth that sum. "Why are not shelters put at Junc tion and transfer points? The waits In the rain help out the undertakers. How many of the city council are espe cially interested in undertaking estab lishments? "The cars ,at junction polnta do not wait when other cars are unloading transferred passengers, . but compel them to. wait , until the next car. This is unnecessary and exasperating and constitutes rotten service. "The actual cost of transportation Is but three cents. If Interest on actual, not watered stock is allowed. Why do we pay live cents for what people in Cleveland, Ohio, are , getting, for three and four, and In several towns in Can ada for three? "The remedy will come unless -better service and -charges are given. That is municipal ownership; Sincerely, "A. D. CRIDGE, "854 East Twenty-second Street North." ANOTHER HEINZE INDICTMENT QUASHED a Bank and,Great Northern roads' Is the j? aJl hat Levin should not be-disbelief of many interested persons. ; criminated against because it was necea- Goasage la in Portland, having quiet- ry t0, nd o'crs to Philadelphia for ly come Into town two days ago, and I n Dt' P,ntlB out that the practice of the ainoe nis arrival the tip has been passed I vur- mn i awow casn Dan in arouna among tnose whose holdings Ji ,muunl 01 Dona wim sureties, were optioned by. the Seattle broker J1 bond ?ad previously been fixed at mat tne options will be taken up by the local representatives of tha Hill I Court Holds Tlrmly. roads as faat aa they mature.. Judge Bronaugh said he would not Option Expires Tomorrow. laiscyiminate, but that a man who leavea The option on block II In Blackstone'g f , ,tta' rMlBt extradition and makes addition expires tomorrow.' This was necessary to expend a, considerable me nrst piece of property In the die- ""' r.wwHn, trlct to be acquired by - Mr. Gossage. not ntu'd much consideration Those on the inside , of the big deal. OMlo remains under the Jifrlsdlo- whlle declining to talk for publication. I.,"0' tn? curk The judge thought say. that the money, will purely be paid . 7 ,n uon ; for this oroDertv todav or Mondav . J Lvln attorney also stated that One of the Interested owners 'whose ,9yT 'nnelfarb, ; from wh0m Levin holding was optioned for nearly $200,- iu Uered to have stolen about $1200 000. said today that -he knew aa n w?rtn of tWn. has been able to Iden- abeoluta fact that arranremanta barf lfy nt exoeed $200 Worth Of the been made to take up the options on f00 w?rm of Jewelry found In posses the entire 14 blocks. Only within the ,on ' the defendant , when he waa ar ras t few days a prominent local official r;'eJki B"1 Bronaugh suggested or tna HIM rniHa mAvimtkA nn wiav wiy UBIUIIMB ,lu IUUUUUU, owners, whose property la under option. nd f""10 be held In any event as to be on the lookout for new site for . "ii , ,twn 00 his manufacturing plant, at the same r time assuring that the option on his property would be taken up within 10 aays. -,... Higher Kgnres Offered. It is known that, a local real estate broker, who has frequently acted In the past ss a . land-buying . agent for the Harriman system, has approached sev eral of those whose property was op tioned to Gossage and offered a higher figure for the parcels, and at least one of the owners attempted to get a re- leaa trnm flMHn tint wtthmit aitaaa The amount Involved In the whole Jupy f JliStlCe COlllI 3t SOO transaction is nearly $1000,000. 1 and J " - . 1 H under the terras of the option, this en tire itm is to be psld In cash when the title passes from the present owners. Most of the options ran 80 days from December 28, although a- few of them expire In 60 days, and one In 80 days. Several of those who leased their1 property to Gossage were seen today and without exception they are all con I. W. W. LEADERS NTT P I kane Upholds the Anti- Speech Ordinance. (United FT Ml Letaftfl' Wire. I Spokane. Wash., Jan. 22. It took a 1 iney are an conr m. - Ti,t atnir-m fldent that It was a bona fide railroad nn Jinl,.- tn ., Hl.. I- . .t.M lll. " " " .V W The scathing 'arraignment of tha po- I lice for alleged 'hounding" of the defend- H0 oy Dniivi-' rvun aiiu m iic. iui t;v- vlctlon by Deputy City Attorney Sulli van, the second case this week in which an effort is being made to convict Ed Johnson, former proprietor ofthe Del monloo restaurant of selling liquor with out license was given to the jury shortly before noon today.. The defense followed the precedent set BUNGLED EFFORTTO El 0M IN Dilatory Work - and Inferior . Equipment Blamed for Loss ? , , of Czarina Crew--Marsh-, field People'Aroused. 'From . what I ' saw of It the llft- aavlng service at Coos Bay Js very. dll-' tory.'t said E. n. Crawford of . the firm In the earl les case. In .which acoulttal f Little A, "Crawford, yesterday. - in was secured without any evidence being , speaking of tne wreck of the Crailna offered In-behalf f the ilefendant.-The city rested this morning with the test! mony of Louis Trummer that during July and August last he sold about a qosen bottles of beer per day to John son,r and ' the defense announced - that the would go' to the jury without any testimony. The charge on trial Is the sale of two bottles of beer to a man named Mackey on August 26, the arresting officer be ing Joseph Klenlen, a plain clothes man, Mackey is only a name in the caae, as he haa disappeared.' -Deputy City Attorney Sullivan declares he haa made a stronger case for the city than in the earlier case. i'; - v . On cross-examination of Klenlen yea terday afternoon the defense brought out that Klenlen had been told by Ed Maher, Maher for special protection of his place. The defense worked this part of the case to the lull In the argument to the Jury, contending tliat money was extorted from Johnson by the police, and that the restaurant man was not molested until sfter these special 'payments ceased. Kienlen declared that he acted strictly in the performance of his ' duty, and raided the place under direction from I'oitce captain Slover. Judge Morrow denied a motion for a directed verdict for the defense at the conclusion of the testimony, and 10 min utes were allowed each side for argu ment. The jury had little more than time to organise before going out for lunch. . 1 . . - WASHOUTS DELAY ; SPOKANE TRAINS last week. Mr; Crawford was In Marili- rield at the rime of the dlaaster. ' He ays that the lifesavlng crew apparent' ly lacked knowledge of how to handle what equipment they hadj.r "I should Judge." said-Mr. Crawford, , "that the steamer was less than half a , mile from tha shore.' In firing; the line out to her it fell short about 800 yards In both, attempts that were made to get it across the wrecked ftekmer, the crew handling tha gun not even staking' It down, and as a natural result the re coll would throw the sun back about 30 feet, ...',.'! 1 rired Oon Twloe. . "The gun was fired only twice.' Then the effort was apparently riven un as a useless operation, but, in my opinion. and that of many other people In Marsh field to whom I talked, the gun should , have been fired again and again until the ship was reached with a line or the gun was burated. From all that I could learn." con tinued Mr. Crawford Indignantly, "the equipment of that station Is absolutely Inadequate and I consider that the gov ernment Js very lax In not fumlahln better. : In apUe of the fact", that the lifesavlng crew would not make the at tempt to go to the resoue of the Deonle aboard the Csarlna,' a number of cltl sens ot Marshfield wanted to try and take the boat out but were not allowed to do ao." Mr. Crawford said that he talked with a member of the lifesavlng service at another point and aaked him how far-a' line could be thrown, and the man said that It could be shot over an object two miles out at sea. ' transaction, and that In a short time they will be called upon to execute deeds of the Industrial Workers of the World of conspiracy. Judge Stocker Imposed thnVHTnn0hfiP hld,n" 0n-Pt,0n Ntne maximum tne 1U people. , . montha In tha nnimt lail. Th mih will be appealed. '' Those convicted to day were George Speed. John M Fobs, Otto Justh. Hartwell Shipper. Charles Grant and Thomas Whitehead. The convictions grew out of the . Spokane ordinance prohibiting speech making on the streets. " siF. A. KRI8S GETS hale a Million for ib tract Eastern Syndicate Makes Pur chase of 500,000,000 Feet . of Choice Growth in Ska mania County. Nearly 100 men are at work at the Armory completing the decoration for the automobile show, which opens Mon day. The great park, scene painting has been finished. The main work Is in putting in place the plaster casts and columns. The cars are to be placed late this sfternoon. One of the biggest tasks undertaken In the handling of a show of any kind in Portland was that of getting 16 or 1$ cars up the stairs and into the ball rooms on the second floor. It will take all of this afternoon and most of the night to get all the cars placed. Until this task Is completed, the arranging of tne lower floor exhibits will be (United Press Leased Wlrs.) New York, Jan. 22. Judee Houeh In the United States circuit court todav quashed a second indictment against P. Augustus Heinse, charging him with manipulation or the funds of the Mer cantile National bank. Prosecutor Wise announced that he would present another case to the grand Jury. The Heloze case Is one of those which grew out of the panic of 1907 and which, following the collapse of the Knicker bocker Trust company, shattered many imposing financial structures. The claim that Helnxe had dominated the Mercantile bank and had misapplied the funds presented one of the great est sensations of those exciting days in Wall street The federal authorities alleged at the time that they had ground f or many different complaints against Helnze and the statement of Wise is taken to in dicate thatthe government will proceed The Fred A. Krlbs timber holdings of 6400 acres in Skamania county, Washington, were sold today by E. C Mears, as agent, to a syndicate of Mich igan and New York capitalists. The- conslderatlon is $500,000. The tract will cruise more than 600,000,000 feet of timber. A sawmill will be built at once 'oy the corporation -and the timber aawed on the ground for sale in the lumber markets of the world. The tract is close to the North Bank railroad and access for shipments is easy. , , all arrangement, can be completed yj:ZZ & ST. HELENS YOUTH COMMITS SUICIDE (Rpelsl Isp.tch to A journal.) St Helens, Or., Jan. 22. John Drew, about 20 yeare oldj son of William Drew of St. Helens. ". Was found dead near the outskirts of St. Helens this morning with bullet hole in head. The body w as picked up by party of laborers. A coroner's Jnquest is being held this afternoon by Coroner Frank Sherwood. 1'iew had been acting peculiarly- for some time and It Is tnougtit he took his lit wblie mentally unbalanced. Monday afternoon. It was announced this morning that a second aeroplane manufactured by J. C. Burkhard. a Portland roan, would' be on exhibition along side of the Cur- tlss machine, being brought here by E. Henry Wemme "..of the Portland Automobile club. The machine Is .said to be a combination of the Curtlss and the Wright Inventions. "It has not been tested In actual flights as yet, but will be shown as an additional attraction. The two aeroplanes are to be shown in the gymnasium of the Armory. An ex tra admission of 25 cents will be charged, all of which goes toward the completion of the Mount Hood road. seded ty the one in which the. indict ment quasned today was found. . ' The Heinse case was developed at tho same time tlfat Charles W. Morse, thi former ice king. Was indicted on the charge of misusing the funds of the banks under his control. ! :-. The friends -of Morse, who is now serving, a 16 year term ia the federal prison at Atlanta, were busy this after noont investigating whether today's de cision dismissing tire Helnze Indictment on technical grounds could be applied to his benefit, COURT SAYS SCHULZ SHOULD KEEP PROMISE The latest novelty . In legal circles Is an injunction, to keep a man from pressing dyeing and cleaning clothes. It was requested this morning in be half of Calvin-Ramsay, who says Her man Schuls should be confined to a select circle of regular customers in his business as a clothes cleaner and repairer, and not be permitted to take outside, business. The arm of the law Is Invoked to enforce an agreement under which Schulz Is said to have assigned his shop at 615 Washington street to the plaintiff and in which he promised that ne would not take any business except from his old customers between Octo ber, 1909, and June, 1911, on any prem ises except ithose owned by Ramsay namsay says Bchuis - has broken the agreement. He wants the outside busi ness stopped. Circuit Judge Bronaugh has issued a temporary injunction. LA GRANDE HIGH WINS TRIANGULAR DEBATE (Special Dlspatek t The Journal. t Ia Grande, Or., Jan. 22. The La Grande High school yesterday evening paved its - way for future contests in the scramble for the state champion ship In forensic honors, when It won the triangular debate between . La Grande, Elgin and Enterprise. - The question wasr "Resolved," That the Gal veston plan of government applied to the city of New York would remove pre vailing evils." La Grande team woo from .Elgin unanimously. The La Grande affirmative team which debated here consisted Of Roy Currey, George Currey and George Kerr. The team handled 'the-toplc well, and except for Miss Ethel Morris of Elgin, never had serious competition. She was easllythe Star for the visitors. At En terprise, Where three football stars of the 1910 squad had the negative side, a 2 to l decision in favor of La Grande was secured. Joe Ingle, captain of the football team, Artbr Meyers, manager of the same team, and WlllHamllton, rep resented La Grande. , . . ; ' Schecfules Generally Affected by Soft Roadbed, but the . Worst Is Over. No trains, are operatinv today be tween Spokane and Portland over the CL R. & N. line, but it Is expected to have tne line open by, tl evening, . Wash outs and heavy snow drifts are block adlng traffic. - The Spokane, Portland & Pugef Sound track Is open and trains are operating over that line, but some what behind schedule, owing to a soft track. The Oregon division of . the O. R. A N. Is open, but trains are a few hours late because of tbe necessity of pro ceeding with caution, the tracks having been rendered1 soft by the heavy rains auring tne week. - Large repair gangs are kept vbusy getting the break in the- Washington division repaired, and it is hoped that by evening everything will be moving in rair shape. The greatest damage by tne water was done between the sta tions of.Stsrbuck and Bolles. IATBECAIOF ERU STEM? PUGILIST JOHNSON'S CASE CONTINUED (United Prns Itasca Wlr,, New York, Jan, 22.- Jack Johnson appeared in court today to answer , to charges preferred against him by Nor man Plnder, a diminutive negro.' who 1 -.1.. . t. . . 1 1 . . . 1 . aiiegou f timb t.,io frasiuoi. ' nil uuiw BTlu Private Papers Belonging Little Falls Man Found "in Sewer. to While repairing a flush tank back of the Teddy saloon, Sixth and Burnslde streets, this morning, a plumber found a lot of bank books, letters, photographs kicked him when he refused to buy a "t uv fr' 54' bottle of wine. The case was continued. 1 &&?Z.fXZlt Tt HILL LINES TO GIVE ' HOMESTEADERS' RATES Homeseekers' rates will be granted by the Northern pacific and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle roads this aummer from points east and in the middle states to Oregon and Washington points. The rate for the round trip will be the price of one full far one way plus $2.50. The tickets will be sold the first and third Tuesday each month, beginning in February, Complaining Wives SEEK SEPARATION Alleging that he squandered his money In riotous living and that for some time he has been addicted "j to arunkenness,' .ate uowden has begun suit in, the circuit court for divorce from Caleb B. ' Dowden. They were married in Roseburg !h October, 1890. :, 1 Divorce -oh the- ground of desertion nas oeen asked by Elsie Hardy from Iral Hardy. They were married in Sa le m In September, 1907, and she says he left her in May, 1908,'golng to Van couver, Wash.,, and refusing to return. Susie Shipley alleges that Roy W. oeCSUSe Of tnS SpaSMtV Ar entk ,a!flnH AthAl-urluA 'ttraa i-i re not used for Illumination in Hiam, , conduct They were married in Porfc nd onlyclty using electricity is land in Uccember, 1908. ' She asks for liankok. . , , , , 1 at durj-ea of ai'iiatatum , 1. STRIKES HIS MOTHER; SENTENCED TO ROCKS "Any boy who will strike his mother deserves a good lesson. I think I shall try and teach you one. I will give you 30 days on the rockpile so you can think it over." This was what Judge Frank Bennett of the municipal court told William Berg, 143 East Ninth street, this morn ing. Mrs. Berg complained yesterday to the police that the son was abusing her and . upon! numerous occasions had struck her in the face. ", She said she was unable to make him behave. He is 22 years old and lives at home. Ha admitted he struck his mother, but said it was done when "he was angry. SUES FOR $6581 FOR7"1 SERVICES RENDERED ' Suit for 36681, alleged to be due on brokerage and commission charges,, has been begun by A, A. Courteney sgalnst H. C. Campbell and C F. Swigert in the circuit .court - , ' -: v., -X ',, .v The, defendantsshtppedTlumtiftr and lumber products to California aggregat ing 352.600, and it is alleged that the agreed compensation for finding the business, has not been paid, ' The allegeM attack upon Plnder oc curred in a cafe late Thursday night Plnder stated that be asked Johnson to drink with him and that Johnson ordered wine. "I told him I could remember thel day when he was glad to drink beer firom a- tin bucket, and then he struck me," Plnder declared, Johnson is at liberty under ball of 3100Q. RAILROAD IS LIABLE FOR BAGGAGE DELAYS The state railroad commission holds that a railroad Is responsible for delays by its agents in transferring baggage, although tho commission has no power to adjust claims against a railroad. ' The decision Of a case establishing this precedent is that of Jay H. Upton against the Southern Pacific company. Last summer Mr. Upton started out on a. camping trip .and, through the Bag gage & Omnibus Transfer "company, shipped certain . Jiaggage. It was de layed and when it finally did arrive piooemeai it was , accompanied , bv charges for storage. Mr. Upton 'laid the" matter before the railroad commis sion With the result that the railroad nas oeen aavised to accept the responsl- oimy or tne aeiay of the baggage. " v, nelsonxhajrmanW vballinger committee Washington, Jan, 22. the first1 step toward activity on the part of .'the Balllnger-Pinchot investigation commit tee of eongress was taken tolay when Senator Nelson was elected chairman f the committee and Senator McCall vice' cnairman. -rne committee - wilr" meet again next; Tuesday. ,;.,- w, , ''"' J; ... . His Customer Was Drunk. Vi , Joseph Battoerna, a" bartender - who sold a drunken man liquor, was'given a fine of 350 this morning in municipal court The man was, Charles Brooks. BRITISH DETERMINED TO FIND SOUTH POLE f Halted Press Ussed Wire.) London. Jan. 22. That the British ex pedition to seek the South Pole will re main In the Antarctic region Indlflnately is indicated by Captain Scott head of the expedition. Who is superintending' prep arations for his departure next July. "If we fall to get to the South Pole the first year," said Captain Scott, "and If we fall the second yean we shall It y the third. In fact we shall stop thera until the thing is 'done." , The English .treasury department's j announcement that parliament will bo, asked, to vote 3100,000 in aid of tha ex pedition removes the last ves,lgn. of financial difficulty and makes jt abso lutely certain that Captain Scott and his followers will have no trouble in getting away from England by the mlU dlo of July, as originally planned. The explorers expect to have the most modern equipment ever' taken Into the' polar regions. Special attention will be devoted to the choice of photographlo apparatus and wireless teegrphy In struments. " It has bee.i definitely decided to make Chrlstchurch, New Zealand, the base of - tho expedition. ' COMET IN SOUTHWEST NOT HALLEY'S COMET ' tUnlted Picas teasad Wlre.l Flagstaff. 'Aris.. Jan. 22. The comet Which many here believed to be Halley's comet, is the Innes comet, according to the officials at the observatory here. The celestial wanderer has been visible to the naked eye for several evenings a few degrees above the southern hor Ison just after sunset, " It, Is the brightest comet viewed for years, and Is causing much Interest among the astronomers on account of the unusual position of Its tall. wnen tne comet was nrst oo served it was announced that Halley's comet had been sighted. . This, ' however,,- is dls proved y the statement of the dbserva- tory officjais today.:;-, 'vyj-. 1 1 SHERIFF RELENTLESSLY 4 PURSUES ERRING SON irntted Prcaa taairt Wlr ' San Francisco. Jan. 22. After a re lentless search for "three eafs y His own father, a Michigan sheriff, Roy E. Pettlk, of good family and excellent WSISr'j taken today. by a deputy discovery of the papers throwing a veil oi mystery over tne case. , , v Apparently the man was either inter ested In or had been working recently for the Stillwater Lumber company at Little Falls, as " the envelopes bear - that ad dress., That he had money is Indicated by the bank books, which show deposits ranging from 3300 to 31400 in banks in Seattle, Bellifigham, Spokane and a place in Alaska,- Receipt also.: show . that taxes had ' been tald on land In his name In the vicinity of Rockford, N. D. sheriff to Mare Island to face a chares of desertion from the United , States navy.' . . Pettlk was formerly an attorney at Ithaca, Mich. He married the , belle of his natlVe town and shortly after was charged with forging the name of his wife's mother' to a mortgage for 33500. He is alleged to have taken that amount and fled. ;; --.-: :' r -.-A t': ' ' Pettik's father was sheriff at the time and started a pursuit The youth disap. Sr."';;': ?YJ?X' P" and later Is said to have enlisted thrown.tnto the flush tank by the thief MJ"Ii:-i -; I AAV FT no vuv'Bkj a-V via a, I II? a Lj CCl llUIfJ by a deputy sheriff of Gratiot county, to , prevent aetecuon is the theory - of tne ponce, it is also reared -that Steh- ley was foully dealt with as no report of such a theft has reached the sta tion. : Detectives are of the opinion that If Stehley v had - been robbed he would have reported to the police. - The police believe that hemay have been murdered In the north end and that his body was dumpedlnto the river after being rifled" of the valuables. In the -hurry. It s -si.rmlsed, that1 perpe trators of the crime took, everything ir the clothing. Including letters end pho tographs, and after taking what could be converted Into ready cash, threw the balance .away. , ' fc , ; " 1 New Corporations. . ; Sdlem, Or. Jan. 22,i-Artlcles pf In corporation, nave oeen . inea in tne or fice of the secretary of state aa fol lows: , ; Hood River LHht ft Power company; principal -office, Portland; capital stock, 32,000,000 y Incorporators, John D. Wil cox, R. Smith and Wirt Minor. - ,. v Pine Mercantile eompairy. Incorpora ted; principal office, pin capital stock, 320,000:. incorporators, J. B. Wood, Isaac McMullen, J. R. - Hunsaker and Frank Clarke. v-"''::a.:- v; . v':v. :.' :ts-' . Northwest Securities Compsny; prin cipal of f ice", Portland: . capital stock, 1100.000: lncomorators. A. c. Emerv. George Clark. and E. Q. i.erlow. ; - n Bethel churchi principal office, Tall man; incorporators,- A. Horner, : M. O. Logsdon and 'L.C McQueen. : - ". Michigan, who telegraphed , tho father of the son's whereabouts. ' The elder Pettlk instantly' wired the local authori ties to nold the young1 man "on a t'.arge of forgery. -, .' GIRL WITH LONG . NAME ADDS ANOTHER i "Although she already has fou'r.names, with a total of 33 letters," Miss Losadia Llllyette Consuela Heggeiund lias de ' elded to add another, as shown by the Issuance of a marriage license this morning whereby she will acquire the right to tack Schumann at the end. She Is to marry Otto, Schumann Jr., of 435 West Park street . . PERSONALS 7" Edwin Campbell, a capitalist and sheep king of the state, residing in Portland, accompanied by his partner, Professor ,suor.&, has left for a month's " , visit fit Los Angeles, Sah Diego and N other California points. . .', :- - ' ', '.. :-... T - ' S Notarial Cbmmlftsions. -. ,;- " -. (Salem Bareaa"of Tha Jrmro.l.) ..'.,.- Salem, Or., Jan, 22. Notarial com- missions have beerj Issued t A. 8. Skyles, Mtorla; B. S. Martin, Browns. vllle; C- Milton Mattoon, Portland, and Rollirt- K. Page, Salem. : - , . .