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-Si t r . . ; 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 ?-n THE DAILY JOURNAL IS JOURNAL CIRCULATION VKSTERDAT WAS I? TWO CENTS ACOPY : Sunday, Journal 5 cents; or IS cent a week, for Datty ana sunaay jour- ' na'' carrier, delivered. The weather Showers tonight , and Wednesday; cooler tonight. S VOL. IX. ,NQ. 14. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY .' EVENING, MARCH 22, 1910. -EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ISicZrt! Ll r r- . :. ) - : w . . , Trzztfx&zj . I : . , ; ; I. V MILL HANDS BEAT. INSURGENTS NOT !IB A i I F I THROW II1ST0STREET Angry Because Hindus Work- v ing for St. Johns Lumber Co. for $1.80 a Day; Mob At tacks Their Living Quarters: THREE FOREIGNERS HURLED FROM WINDOWS AFTER PLACE OH THE 0 HE Fight Was Made for Principle, Not 'for Jobs, Is Declaration of Representative Murdock of Kansas. GARDNER, INSURGENT,. MAY GET A PLACE i v City Authorities Powerless to Quell Disturbance; Many Victims Brought Here. j Race war brohe out last tiIrM In St. Jnhnu, whor fully lOu Hindus wpro a- ,snultd and robbed. Employes of the St. John Liimbpr compnny mill are bring; nirrpted this afternoon by the wholesale fnr the nets. In mont cases the Hindus were hold up by men ylth revolvers and forced to g)V0;tlp their money Several were bfHtrt .Into insensibility. Thn-o men wfcttj tjrcrvn from a second sinrj window to .the ground. The trouble started because the Hin dus were working: in the lumber mill. Shortly before; 7 O'clock a large ,bildlng on PwrllnKton Street, where a number lire ((Ulirtorod, was xu rroimded by the mil! men. who fired several shots tlimiieh the windows. The rioters rushefl In and beat and assaulted the Hindus. Inking th"lr watches and frrab hinp fr-r their money belts. Offered Wak Defense. The Hindus attempted to defend themselvRH. bttt araint such odds nntii lnK could be done. Tlie mob by this time had roup mad, end turned their energies toward rob bery. The mill payday was Saturday, and the. jrreuter number of the men had their money In their belts. The amounts stolen ranged from $8 to $100. Several reported losses of $73, but the average Iiiks was $30. W hen the mob had completed its work of destruction here, it went to another bouse, wlitire there were a number of Hundus. Here the name methods were used. Mr. Box. and old Hindu, was forced to Jump from a second story win dow. His le was broken. Two other men were grabbed and thrown from 4he window. One bad a nine-inch ash on hls'forehcad, and the other has a broken arm. Robbery was the chief motive of the mob. The Hindus were knocked down like cattle. Efforts of Police Useless. Chief of Tolice Bredeson attempted to tjuell the rioters, but his efforts were of little account. Mayor Hendricks lso took a part In checking the mob, but his talk only made the men more desperate. Small crowds of rioters hunted Indi vidual lodging places of Hindus, where they continued their assault and rob- .bery. Cannon Men Opposed to Nor ris and His Name Will Not Be Presented. fContLnued on Page Two.) I POET S GRANDSON P WANTS 10 FIGHT Baron Frederich Von Schiller Challenges New York Man to a Duel. (United Press Leased Wlre.i New York, March 22. It was learned today that Baron John J. Frederich Von Schiller, grandson of the famous poet Schil)er, has challenged Alexander Mc Allister, a New Yorker living at Bronx Manor, to a duel. Von Sctrrller is the adopted son of the German actress Alexander Vlardl who is Mrs. McAllister's mother. Prev ious to challenging the American, Von Prtiiller charged him and Mrs. McAllis ter with having attempted to influence Mine. Vlardl against him. He also charged that the McAllisters threatened to have. Mine. Vlardl sent back to Europe. In a letter which he sent to McAllis ter, Von Schiller wrote concerning a visit of Mrs. McAllister: "When next your affectionate nature prevails upon you to, visit the noble lady who Ktill calls you daughter, you Vill please have the decency to show (,iiie respect for her foresight in select ing me as her second son, by adoption." (flitted l'rKS Leased Wirt.) Washington, Murch i2. -I.at today the dates fur the Republican and lemn cratie caucuses to select members for the new rules committee were chnnged. By the new program the Republicans will meet tomorrow night Instead of Thursday and the Democrats will meet Thursday night. The Democrats de cided o hold their (villous lifter the Tle puMicans so that they could cooperate with the Insurgents should the Repub licans refuse to appofnt an insurgent for the committee. AVI tli the new turn of affairs, some Republican leaders here predict that the Insurgents w ill be giveji repi esentnt Ion on the committed r prevent the poasL blltv of anv furtlur alliance between the insurgents and the 1 'eiooe rii t s. 1 It Is predicted that the insurgent will make mi fight in the emeus and that the meeting Itself will he a tame af-: fair. Tho men suggested for the com- mittee by the (.'annonltes will probably I he named without much discussion, and I he caucus will, wccordlng to Kchednle, then resolve Itself into a "get together" meeting in whli h, some matters pertain ing to the administration's legislative j program will receive Informal discus-' sion. j "Washington, March ?S "We want it understood we made a fight fnr prin ciple, not for Jobs," declared Represen tative Victor Murdock of Kansas In dis cussing the probable membership of the new rules committee today. Murdock was one of the leaders In tlu' recent fight to put the speaker off the rules committee. . Accorr3lng to Insurgent leaders they will make no effort to get places on the committee. "If the insurgents are represented on the committee," one leader declared, "it will be because an Insurgent Is regular ly selected at the Republican caucus and not because any demands ate made." Will Prevent Wrangling-. It was decided by the insurgents to-' day after a conference of leaders that this would be their position when the 1 caucus was called. It Is generally be lleved here that this stand will prevent I Delendant Moore and Others Who Figure in His Trial LAll tKS SlHtlllt r1 rw Tv' 1 TO CHEAT SCORES mmS, rIXrv 1 of home seek WMSk-- tr .,tfsr ""-t-x tZ w fffr V 11 P 1 C 1 J v". IfJI P - . . k X. "AM I I ubNbE fTV-r-Wi-:' c:w. i 4lfl.J. 'i''iut A 'U .. ... J UUf ' W A 'St- 'W V 7 ' lf 'I Xg . tm AWVXP V' I I PE O CAMERON". I Thousands of Circulars Sent to Eastern Prospective Settlers Offering for Sale Acreage in OregoTTS CaL Land Grant. U. S. ATTORNEY M'COURT SAYS IT IS FRAUD' But Schemers Within Law; Would Be Settlers Advised Not to Trust Lawyers., ATT'Y.rHENRY Mc Glri N ALSO FOR THE.DEFEN5E 1 wrangling In the Republican caucus. (Continued on Page Two. BOXING MATCHES ORDERLY CLAIM POLICE OFFICIALS Chief of Police Cox Finds No Fault With Last Night's Box ing Bouts Nor Does Deputy Constable Kiernan. A few courtroom sketches of those who figure in the Oregon Trust bank trial, by Cartoonist Heed. ROOSEVELT SEES RUINS OF ANCIENT CITY OF THEBES While Companions Sleep the Colonel Rises Early, Takes Horseback Exploration Trip; To Leave for Cairo. AGED MAN FINED $50 FOR SHOOTING FRIEND (Special OUpetrb to The Jonrost.) Eugene, Or., March 22. -Awbrey Grace, an old man 78 years old, accused of shooting Mike Daly, also an aged man. In the leg during n drunken braw In Engine on last Christmas night, wa, sentenced to pay a fine of Jnfl n tif ircuit court here yesterday afterrtoon. The charge on which be was Indicted was assault and battery. The evidence showed that four or five participants in the brawl were all so drunk that they did not know what they were doing and the only evidence to show that Orace fired the Phot was that when th offi cers, arrived on the scene he incoherently mumbled s..!othing about not meaning toldo it.. Chief ofPollce Cox and the consta ble's offlcedid not see any infraction of the law at the boxing matches last night. Both Kay that the entertainment was quiet altd orderly and -that they could detect no evidence of any viola tion of the law. "As I understand it." said Chief Cox this morning, "a prizo fight Is a con test between two men where a prize, or roward is offered to one to best tho other, or Where a decision Is given as to the superiority of one over the other. As far as I could find out from my in vesications these provisions of the law were not violated. It seemed to be simply a trial of skill. It was quiet and orderly and I could see no illegality In it." Constable Iou Wagner Is In Callfor jiia. but William Kiernan, chief deputy constable, attended the bout. "I could see no difference between tho boxing exhibitions pulled off at the Multnomah club and those at the Exposition buHding of last night." he said. "I do nt see that there is any difference in (Tie class of exhibitions. If one ! allowable, the other ought to be. If one. Is against the law, the otfler oughf to he. The last grand Jury refused to return indictments after in vestigating the matter. In my opinion if the boufs are not strictly according to the law, then the flty authorities should take the matter In hand, as the I bouts are directly under their Jurisdic tion and are licensed by them." Sheriff Stevens was called away from his office last night on business of his office and could not attend the boirj, bo "did not have any opinion regarding whether there had been any Infraction of the law. (I'lilted PreM Lae1 Wlre.l Luxor, March 22. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt rose at fi o'clock today and two hours later started on a long horse back ride to visit the ruins of the an cient city of Thebes. Most of the other members of the Roosevelt party, which arrived here after a hard Journey, pre ferred to rest and were sleeping sound ly when the colonel started away. Director of Antiquities Wlegall acted as special escort and guide for the horseback trip. The former president visited the ancient tombs in the neigh borhood of the city and explored the colossi of Rameseum Derel and Bahri. Trip a Family Affair. Today's trip was a family affair, only members of the family and the cor respondents accompanying Roosevelt be ing permitted to make the trip. Most of the party prefernM iyt to attempt any slsrhtseeing expedition. Roosevelt lunched at the home of Theodore Davis, a prominent antiquar ian, and discussed i the places visited during the morning He returned to I, uxor during the afternoon. The party IS quartered at the Winter Palace hotM. where tonight a reception will be given and the many Americans living In Luxor will be given a chance to greet the Roosevelts. Tomorrow evening the Roosevelt party will leave for .Cairo and will ar rive, acrordtng to tha schedule, some time Thursday. s. RECEIVER DEHJN PUT 0 THE GRILL FOR TVVO HOURS OREGON TRUST BANK HEARING Boy Scalded in K plosion. Lebanon, Or., March 22. While ex perimenting with a' milk can used as a boiler to run a small engine of his own manufacture, the young wn of J. H. Carpenter was severely scalded from his thighs downward by the explosion of the boiler. Insinuating that Thomas C. Devlin, as receiver of the Oregon Trust & Sav ings bank, deliberately tried to depre ciate the securities of the defunct in stitution, then took an interest In tho reorganized German-American bank, which had taken over the assets of the bank of which he was receiver, and be gan to band out assurances that the German-American wn.s solid, Charles W Fulton this morning clHjirly indicated that one of the trump cards of the de fense in the trial of Walter H. Moore will be an attack on Devlin's adminis tration of the receivership. Devlin was turned over to the defense for cross examination early this morn ing, and for more than two hours he was put through a grilling fire of ques tions. As Kultos rdhned him down to I specific questions w hicli presented the figures of high finance In a light fav orable to the defense he demanded the right to make explanations of his an swers. Fulton picked up several de tails of transactions that Devlin had omitted to mention on direct examlna- tlon and sought to create the liyprcsston : that Devlin was hiding facts that would1 a&jlst the defendant, j airman-American Bank Deal. I Fulton began on Devlin by questions concerning the deal with the German American hank deal, showing that Dev lin rH'l advised tlie consummation of the contract by which the new bank took over a 1.1 assets and liabilities of the Oregon Trust. Thin lie showed that Devlin, W. S. Bridgi s. P. I, Willis and a fourth man purchased $12. torn wirtn of stock of the Get man-American In October, 11I0S. Devlin said he paid in 30n0. The witness explained that this pur chase was mr.do to help the Gc-mnn-! American out of sorloua difficulty. Tlie; new banking law wat about to go into; effect, making it necessary to reduce, the I'miital Hioik fro-n i.riiio eon s; i: 1 Reed, president of the batjk, was als agent for the Omaha Home Telephone company, and It was represented that if money could be ruised.-jjfc pay Interest on the Omaha bomW th "situation would be saved. He and tile others subset ihd. he said, in the name of Bridges as tms- tee, with an option to repurchase the bank stock. It was not an Investment on his part, he said. Ue did It unwil lingly anil hopes to get his money back. Deal With I J. Wilde. Devlin denied thiU he TTa.il begun to pay claims against the Oregon Trust before the deal with the German-American, lie admitted after this agreement was made he ratified a transaction whereby l.ouis .1. Wilde paid for $"00. 00(1 capital in the German-American by cancelling an equal liability r.gainnt the Oregon Trust. He declared he was not fshow'ing Wilde any favors, but the de fense, will argue from this that ho made Wlldo a preferred creditor jf tho Oregon Trust. Fulton forced Devlin to admit that he bad said J400.000 of stock of the German-American had been subscribed at par and 2i cents premium, and had as sured the court that responsible persons had subscribed, so the full amount was good. Ho said he did this on the report of Charles Fabtr, who had experted tho books He had later learned this was not true. i)i vjiii denied having told P. I,. Willis that the assets of the German-A nvrica n will yield a profit of $150,000 or $200. 000 to the German-American. lb- was asked if ho had made similar represen tation to W. J. Clements, but objection to tho question was sustained by Judge Bronaugh. Fulton Indicated that Willis will he called to prove the contrary, the object being to show that Devlin's tes timony that the Oregon Trust way in soiienl uas not believed by himself a short time ago. Start of German-American. Devlin admitted that practically noth ing went into tlie Uerma n-A met lean ex cept tlie capital s(oek and tlie assets of the Oregon Trust. He was asked to ree otieile this with his recommendation In i-tvor of the German-American deal. If lie considered the assets of the Oregon Trust of such -little value. He said he 1 econmietidt d this because he believed it w as tin' bvst tiling to lie done, but de nied '"having "boosted'' the Gennnn Americari as soon as he had taken an WHOLE TRAiNLOAD OF BOOSTERS WILL -INVADE PORTLAND Government officers are Investigating methods of certain attorneys who are a eepting fe.s to locate prospective set t lei s on the Oregon & California railroad (land grants now In litigation In, the; fed" mil conns That it Is a scheme forth wholesale defrauding of Incautious In vestors Is the opinion of the I'nited, States district attorney arid the officer of the local land office. Thousands of circulars have been sent to eastern people. It is said that om circular out of every H0 has brought a response. l-'ces have been assessed' In amounts from $75 to $100. At this rate. It is said, the business has bid fair to lieeome Immensely profitable, while to the same proportion disillu sioned Investors have been putting & black eye ' on legitimate advertisement of Oregon opportunities. "It's rrand," Sys McCourt. Concerning the practice, I'nited States District Attorney McCourt said yesterday : "It Is fraud pure and simple, but just Inside the law. Showing the proportion reached hy the practice I will say that I have answered more than 1000 per sons who asked if the scheme was all right. To each Inquirer I said as vigor ously as I could. 'No.' The government h.i not finished with the investigation." In Portland, several persons have been engaged in the business of getting loca tors for the litigated lands. The word- Ing of one of their circulars explains, ' briefly, the plan: "Over 40 years ago the government granted to thrf Oregon Railroad com pany, later reorganized under the name of the Oregon & California Railroad ' company, tlie odd numbered sections of land for 20 miles on each side it Its lines, to aid In the building of Its rail road from Tortland, Or., to San. Fran : cisco, Cal. $3.50 Per Acre. "Conditions embodied in this large; grant from the government demanded that the grantee, or its assigns.' should sell these lands to sexual Bettteff ToT7 (Continued on Page Ehsven.) PANAMA FAIR CONTROVERSY Medford-Crater Lake Workers to Solicit Funds From Every City in Willamette Valley $22,000 Raised at Medford. Continued on Page Two.) (Special Dtspitch tr The Journal.) Medford, Or.. Match 22. It will not be loii now before Purl land will have n chance ,tn .see the Medford booster in action. For within a few days the men behind the movement to build a highway to Crater Lake will charter a train and deseet'd upon the metropolis in a body to solicit funds for the con struction of the rii.ul. And they will come determined to secure $100 sub script ions from 250 pet sons, or $25,000 Already the commission in charge of the matter lias received many communication.'- f'roirl leading residents of the northern portion of the state that they stand ready to contribute to the road fund and when the work is undertaken In earnest littie difficulty Is expected. Men prominent In all 'ilks of life will be askeil to eimtribote and woe to tlie man wdio refuses when a Medford boost er asks for n. coni i i!ut Ion for tile good of., the state. $23,000 Raised at Medford. Medford has shown win re she stands by starting the work at home. The mark set by tl.nr commission is $'J5.OO0 from 'Medford and already $22.0Q0 has been subscribed in this city, and thi with less than 10 days of active work on the part of a committee of thfee. The "ext field to be invaded is other southern Oregon towns and It is ex pected that when the Ixiosters leave for the north in the near future that they will have with them a list upon which tlie pledges of aid total more than $40,000. Other Cities Xavaded. Portland is not the only town outside of southern Oregon that la to be In vaded by the-local band of boosters. They will stop at all of the larger 'towns Delegates from California Cit ies Meet to Form Plans to Head Off New Orleans. - (Continued, on Page Two-.) (t'nlted TreM toued Wlr. Santa Barbara. Cal., March 22. A majority of the delegates from all the principal cities of California selected to decide the San Francisco-San Diego world's fair site dispute are here today. Strong representatives from every California city have been chosen to at tend the convention and It is believed their decision will put at rest the strife that has been In progress since San Diego and San Francisco decided Inde pendently to bold a world's falV In 191S to celebrate the opening of the Panama canal. ' Los Angeles for a time refused to incur the ill will of either city by participating in the conference. The Chamber of Commerce, however, ap pointed a delegation last night, con vinced that If the threatened fight was not ended New Orleans would be seT looted officially by congress for the site .of the exposition. Santa Barbara. Cal., March S3. A new possibility in the Panama exposition (ontroversy was foreshadowed today when it became known that six members of tho Merchants and Manufacturers' association of Los Angeles bad been in structed to caVt their votes ljir San Francisco (n the event of a deadlock; n the state chamber of commerce conven tion that is trying to arbitrate .tho claims of. San Francisco and 8an Diego, to the exposition site. , ' ,i The Los Angeles chamber of com merce several weeks ago pled gird itself to support San Diego, Sine thrft promise was mad. It Is ru mored, the Los Angeles chamber bus ex perienced a change of mind, and - for thai' -reason sent no dulegutes t tlis convention that opened here today? Tire Los Angeles Merchants arid Man- , ufacturers' association, however,, wbs bound UV no pledges and ita lx doU. gates, according to a report her foilav came w ith tacit, but' unheralded .Instruc tions to vote for an Kranrtw-o, 5ho(jfd necessity demand the weight of- their ballotij. .-. ': - , , '. '. . . The rly session today wits occupied with th '.Matins; of illegts ' and s actual business was andt-i (akvr . .