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This Issue of . Xho Cur day Journal : Comprise . y The weathers-Showers; probably . followed by clearing weather. . journal o::cub"iii:.: 'I i , ' XESTEHDAY W.13 32 3 VOL. VII. NO.Tl. PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, ' 1910. PRICE WIVE CENTS. iMlljiyMlb'flll:iiUi'A' ASK VACATION OF BUCi'vET SHOPS OF . MiiYSTltEETSAS COUIIIIiir RAIDED 1 1 i . U mmmj) A CONSIDERATIO Northern Pacific Terminal Co '-and 0. ft. & N. Submit Pro posalsMo Mayor; ' Forme, Makes Other Proposition.," ASKS MUCH IN EXCHANGE . T'FOR THE CONCESSIONS Harriman Line Would Give Ap . proach Right of Way for. ,. - 14 City Blocks V vThs 'Northern Pacific Terminal com panjr; of fared yesterday . to . build - the west approach of the Broadway bridge r-tntr of charge to the city-and-to grant : fop the approach a right of way -over its (founds , just north of the .union . depot- for at consideration. " . - The Oregon; Railroad & Navigation company .offered . the city a right - of way over its tracks for., the east ap proach of ?the Bfoadway bridge; also : IS to 5 acres for a parlf site in South Portland - Heights for a consideration. Mayor Cimon and the bridge commit tea of the council will meet - Monday to decide whether the exchange of con- cessions will' be agreeable to theiriV . Would Clear,-wajv. Should the proposals be approved all that remains to start aotual cpnstruo- ; tion of the Broadway bridge will be to dispose, of the suit brought by . Frank Klernan to tfst the legality of the - 12,000.000 Broadway ' bridge bond Issue, 'and to sell; the bonds; then dispose of the-right-of wgr suit brought against Marla- FlandenT who owns the Albers Brothers dock. ' The approval of the bridge plans by' the secretary of war baa already been secured. . ' . . The Northern Paolflo terminal sks. In exchange - for 1 the : oonoessiona men tloned, unvacated streets amounting to onift 80 odd lots. This Space, Included " In the terminal company's yards, has been in unauthfrtjeedsiso""ly-ttw ter.i mlnal comewny during i period ot zv years. It is essential to the operation of the company's business and possesses a valuation amounting, according to current prices, to several millions of dollars. Seeks Otner .Taoatlona. , , '; ' The terminal company also, expresses ' the belief that other thoroughfares 'in the vicinity could be permanently closed should the right of way for .the bridge "approach bo granted. ' ; The O. R- A N. company asks the'Va cation of some 14 blocks between, Kast first rand East Second streets In ex change for the park pits and; the east approach right of way. In addition, rights: of way are asked :over -East Burnside street and over Randolph, Rus sell and Knott streets in Alblna. Also (Continued on Page Two) BY UNCLE SAM Indictments Found at Wash ington, D. C., Covering Op- i ' eratofs Between Atlantic and . Missouri River. ' ' . A HITCH IN THE PROGRAM V! ,':i't.- NET SPREAD FOR BIG , - FISH AND GETS THEM At Stroke of 1 1 Descents Made Simultaneously; Few:Vicv ;tims Escape.' TUCKED AWAY Hi Mr. and Mrs. Chester Matthews Would Evade Duty on finery . 'and Are Fined a Goodly Sum for Their kcC - . P't"Tbe Jeoraal.) - San Francisco, April i. Article of oriental art and fineries from the looms of Japan wers discovered by the custom ' of floors among the effects .of Mr. and Mrs. - Chester. -W. Matthews, who ar rived on Ohs steamship Siberia yeater , day. i As -there were evidences of con cealment Charles Stevens, . the chief bearding officer,. -en, his -aanl.f.nt. turned the Matthews trunks inside out. sod Instead of escaping without paying ouiy, u cuuino xrom ioe Quaker Cltv i - a .AAA . . - Mrs. Matthews vas much wrought up over the search. ; Her husband - was equally enraged when Stevens as Bounced that the toll for entry of the goods would bo ll. Irrespective of the line.- - - -' ' . . -. Matthews aia pot jtsve vthe ready ; moner with him. and this only served to add to' his indignation. He hurried .- to me nan noiei ana secured the. neo- essary amount, and returning . to .tho dock, tooa bis gooos out or the Customs Warehouse. ' . ... . . , There were many evidences of con cealrnent." said a customs' officer last sight, "so wo went ss far as the Uw - sllowsd la unpostng our fines. V,'m al lowed none of the laws restrictions. Ar ticles of art were found tucked-away , - , between skirts and lingerie at the bot tom of trunks. They gave an appraiae ment .that did not reach a fifth of the value of their goods." . According to another "authority. Mat thews explained that the whole transac tion was innocnt and the difficulty with the customs officers arose from ignor ' snce Of the law and not a full appre ' ' elation' of tha value of the goods they r had purchased oa their trip Is tho far oast. Tbs couple took apartments at the Palace, and .Mrs. Matthews was much gratified when the transfer company de--' Jlvered her trunks, although they bad Kmh st Xfr. and Mrs MiftV.m. wall knows In rhUaJe-'phla. (By the tntarnittanal News SerTice.J "v , New Tork, April 3. The government's war on bucket shops began when at 11 o'clock, this, morning apedal g gents of the federal , government raided offices In this city, Philadelphia; Baltimore and c . y , ... Promptly -at the stroke of ' the hour). 19 keepers and employes of the bucket ! shops were caught -by the government ' agents, acting in conjunction with de tectives in the various cities, who were " armed with bench warrants Igsued upon indictments ' which had been found In Washington, ' - . Only rive Big Ones Oet Away,' 1 1 It was the most . comprehensive : as well a peculiar systun of raiding ever undertaken .by the government. The order to make the arrests came over the telegraph wire from' tho'."offl6e ' of Attorney General WIckersham, who. with the bureau of investigation of the bxireau of Justice th newly organised secret service department, had' been ac cumulating evidence for two, months.' : When ..word to make the . raids was ticked over the wVres, the special agents with the detectives, who had been await ing the call,,, went . forth and swooned down on their prey. "There was t no slip' Up in carrying out tils deep. laid scheme, , . t , , The .government caught in Its net. ail but five of the men it was after. Those who escaped hadjxyme )nystttdUmuaosl or me impending raid the night before and had fled. The government expects to eaten them within the next It hours. Ids of Bl risk In the Wet. In the raid the Special asents took In five millionaires who have 'made thnlr fortunes out of the bucketshop traffic. They have been associated with the business in various cities for a score of years. '.They are Richard P. Preusser. George Turner amUJLeo Mayer of tho rm or Edward 8. Boggs A Co.. of this city, and ' the ; famous -Cells 'brothers, Louis ahd Angelo, nf St. Louis. who backed the firm of the Standard Stock Grain , company of Jersey City. omce or coward . uoggn CO., No, Broadway. , resulted . In the arrest of three men.. They ' were Oliver J. : Robin son, "of 1723 East Thirty-eighth street, flatbush; Leopold Mayer of tho Carlo- ton, hotel,,'' Broadway and Sixty-fourth street,! and Richard E. Preusser. No. 1133 Paolflo street, Brooklyn. Preusser is the one armed gambler who shot and kilted Miles McDonald at Albany some years ago and was sent to Mattea. wan and later .relesed. ' - Charged With Oonsplimoy. Others Indicted In connection with Boggs A.Cts were George Turner, JV11 liant H. Llllls, Edward 8. Boggs, Harry Owens and Robert Quy of. New Tork and A. I jrord arnd Marshal Parriah of Pbll adelphla. Named as co-conspirators are Everett E. Taylor of 173? rP street, Washington, :1and his , operator. Harry jonnson.' : -. - v' The arrests here were made by Deteo tlves MoConvllle. : Nelson and Naus f headquarters., under " the direction of George M. Scaraoi'ough. special sgenC of tho department of Justice. - Tho charge against tho men Is "conspiracy to vio late an act of congress enacted In March, HOT, -In conducting a series of bucket shops la tho District of Columbia from ..,'-. VMiMMl w -W, - -. SIS'. - ..-J S:M , SAYSBALL1NGER Secretary, of Interior Accuses ; So - Called , Prosecution of ' Prolonging Proper Inquiry Into Fishing Process TESTIMONY SHOWS-"' : , - HINT AT BRIBERY (Continued on Page Eight.) ' BOASMHf 1 JOlif III STRIKE V - i T ; ' -. " - - Twelve. Hour Day and Recognl tion Among th Demands v: : Put Forward...- - ; ROOSEVELT: WILL JTAFT DESIRES TO JE IIHG AIIO : HAVE REGULARS T PIPE IS WEEK II HIES COURT Distinguished - American and This Is Progressives' Belief and His Family ieave.Naples for ., They Predict . an , Indefinite Rome Today .Where; High Honors Await Them. .:. tUalred Prea LeasMI Wire.) Naples, April 3: Colonel Theodore Thwarting or Legislation De manded by People. "; J ; v ' Bf John E.' Lathrop. J Washington, April 3. It is quits hoosevelt,' accompanied by his. wife and raUy known In inner circles hero-to- uaugnier i!,inei. ana . nS , JOB : Kermlt. i nlrht -that Presldant -Taft J iulrMita wn..un tomorrow arternoon I appoint Attorney General Wickersham for Rome, Where the former Dresldent I to succeed the late Justice Brewer on will be received by King Victor Eman-I the supreme bench and : that likewise uel and by the pope. - It Is his purpose to appoint Solicitor Arriving hero this afternoon' on the "f'" V ww5 " ' trtn -T - J I priHginS - : MOSS - I causes the development also facts ' 4 ji.w irk. m m I causes me aeveiopraeni - aiso or ne - - wjupiea m i information that Tart is to have tfm going through mass of mall and cable- I appointment' of three other supremo grams war gwaitea him and In receiving I court justices. The expectation is that visitors. t- -. - -r . v. I Chief -Justios-Fuller-and Justice Har- i -t 1 Snntef Ss Jfln. - . ; ' . I lan wUl soon reUre. . JusUce Moody Is Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel meat 1 "ic'i 'Z, -1 " .'".- ilraown the day shopping while Kermit rushed Suttei on s 'ud asT to Pompeii, whero he spent tho entirs ,' ,f 1 on l. . n na W rro.nE m'k' rtUj;n- ' AckhSm died thls winter and Won ing from the aoqulnum, which be vis- MOcooded - htm, ' t . lH .ISa i0,01 1Ko0- It is the confident belief that-Wlck- velt gave an audience to tho local news- , . t k. k. nortalT'now JPlZZL?" IT, W?SM to.Uccd ullTr" Wh.The not talk, now or any time, on his trip, retires;' . - . - . ., ?VfLn,.rln, pol,U."w W.of Ainorlcan New Tork Is1 demanding that a New .r1.1 .!1 Uuhlr,'r toI1 Torker be named ttf succeed . Brewer, of the story of the trip taken by night notwithstanding - Brewer came- from by 'the American newsnarjer nan hii . . rn!tMi rm Laased Wlr.l ". New York, " April 3. The unrest among he harbor men and 'dock work ers of this city, of which the strike of the masters.: mates and pilots, declared yesterday, was the first visible, sign, nread today to the Harbor Bcatsmen's union, numbering 3,0d meg. and com prising the cooks, firemen, deckhands, floatmea and oilers around the harbor. In the face of the serious congestion this has caused it it was rumored along the waterfront that the longshoremen werebout to go out In sympathy. The haroor boa Linen's union demsnds for .Its men an advance ..In the monthly wag of T per cent, one day off each week, a 13 hour day and recognition of their union, ' 1 The demande were granted by the New Tork Central, the Arbuckla company. the Nw Tork New Haven railway, a total of 10 -tuen.- Flfteeii hundred eth ers are out Strike breakVs are being hired ar.d the companies suted that they would not give in. - The offer of the companies- of half what was demsnded was rejected. Rop-i reeentatlves of the strikers predict that the strike wlU be eUitJ by Monday, , by the American newspaper men who I Kansas. wanted to get mm to talk of American I - Th 4. pounce ana ox- nis SDSOiute rerusai to diseuss these questions. .- dty-xs Oeooratod. - In tho- evening Colonel Roosevelt and family -drove through' crowded streets to the 8aa Carlos opera house, where they listened to the opera The Hotel Excelsior In which the Roosevelt party Is stopping. Is decorated with American flags and the orchestra played American national airs; Scores of private .homes and business' 'houses are decorated with (Continued on Page Eight ' -were eagerly discussed CARNEGIE -WAXES ; ' VROTH RE6AR DING INSULT TO MAGEE V) -4 1.. , .'. ..-. : -l i , , . Says Action , of Mass Meeting in Hooting Mayor Is Shame and Disgrace; Magee Says So Too; Issues Statement. (Continued on Page Five.) " - ' ft" .... . . AVIATOR INJURED ATSANFRANBO CHOICE OF THIRD I ' ARBITRATOR STILL. . TO BE DETERMINED S- (Carted .Prm teased Wlrat Chicago. April 1. W. R. Gray. A assistant superintendent of. the soutnern facinc railroad, and . Timothy Bhea, vice president of the Brotherhood of Firemen A . Enginemen, today served notice e On each other that neither would e accept any named lists submitted 'from which to select, the third arbitrator. Gray proposed man a- gerw ana execuuves or railways. and. he officers of- unions. Commissioners Kpspp and Nell! 4 will now have to'appolnt the um- A plre. After the selection of the third arbitrator the commission will then hear tbs arguments. 0 - www Airship Turns Over on Million aire Frank Johnson and Re- '. suits May Be Serious. : ttrslM Pres. Leased WHI ' San-Pranclsco, April 3. Frank John son, the millionaire aviator, was seri ously Injured while making-. a flight at the meet at Neptune Gardens here this afternoon. : ' ' -v ' Johnson hs1 sailed la his bi-ptana twice around thfleld and Was -coming bark toward the grandstand i the third round - whea the briak breese caught full under th wings of the air ship and turned the machine ever. The contrivance fell, to the ground and Johnson was pinned under f. heavy motor. . , - , . - - The spectator were thrown Into a panio and It ; wss with difficulty thatjv the two tneusand persons la tae stand I were quietea. . ' (By the International 'Kews Servlee.t Pituburg, April 3. Andrew Carnegie flew Into a rage today when he heard that Mayor William A. Mage had been hooted from the hall at th an tl-vice meeting last night s .:,.';';.' 'It's' a 'sham and a dlsgrac." said Mr. Carnegie. "That is no way to, go ahont ! reform-. VVTiv. even a rrimln.t is allowed th privilege of Answering his accusers. Irs a sham and a blot on tho' city that 'such conduct should be countenanced. . Mayor . Mage showed great courage In walking into the meet ing. ' -.,-',-:.- ' , . .- '.v. .. "I should certainly have don my best to stop any such demonstration had I been at that meeting. I now regret that I did, not attend. Many . COod causes are spoiled by over-seal, and this action was uncalled for and wDl do the cause of reform In Pittsburg more harm than good." . ' .- :- Aaxloas to Oot Oat of Jflttsbirg. . Mr. Carnegt started a busy day with meeting of tho. Carnegie Institute trustees In his apartment at the Hotel Schenley .this morning, later he held several meeting with the. stewards of: . , j ni,..v... . . . v Tartwu riuauuif paiianuropies ana otner interests, which kept him con stantly engaged until nightfall. Then he gave a dinner to th trustees of the various Institutions ji has founded Here. .... ; - , . . Arrangements are being made for Mr. Carnegie to leav Pittsburg tomorrow. He does not Ilk th' additional excitement--to which he Is being subjected here and' th additional developments in the graft situation promised , for SIMON ASPIRES TO ; GOVERNORSHIP AS ; ; ASSEMBLY CHOICE "Leaders? Framing Things Up for Him;. Also Want -Taylor for Treasurer; 'Benson : for State Secretary. " ' . "a-ssassBSBSSBSBS vi c v- Joseph Simon for governor; -Thomas C Taylor of 'Pendleton for state treas urerthat Is the way it is framed up now;' :f-:-vr fT..-t-r-i : .' In addition to that the slat makers also want to put Frank W. Benson on the program for secretary of state and Willis .g. .Dunlway , fofHKat printer, notwithstanding ths dfeen hostility - of DunlWay to tho convention ; plan, and th fact that Benson has not announced himself as favorhigchc scheme. . . 'in "leaders" are saying that It is 1egleal-f or- thonv to give -thd nomina tions to Benson and Dunlway. si truth. they ' believe i: that they need 'the two men to add ,thelr personal popularity (Continued oh Page Six.) RESIDENTTAFT NEV ENGLAND (Continued on Page Eight) ABERDEEN'S MAYOR V STARTS CRUSADE " u - FOR CLEAN CITY 'faeedal Waat Te Umrmtl W Aberdeen. Wa.h., April J. Mayor E. B. Benn will lpaugur- ate a erussd for cleanliness of the city, if has directed th chief T police to Instruct th pa- trolmen to enforce the ordlnanc ' demanding clean preml.es and to arrest tho violating U. Mayor Benn said: "AberSeea must rleaa up. I wss elected oa a platform demanding a clean city, and I am going to hav it if possible. The law. Is-' the ease will be most rigidly -enforced. There is no w-eslty for prewt conditions. Tbey are unsanitary, unsightly and, unlawful.' Annspolls.Md, ..Arril i The Clrse negro disfranchisement bi'i rssed the House of the Maryland Jr'tlatur to night. The measure ps.Md the senate early this morning, end the governor ( wtu sign the bia st cra - Collier's Weekly Implicated in Startling Statements of the ;T Forniec Special Agent trn!red Press Leased Wire.) ; Washington, April 3. "An Oblinue at -tempt to i control evidence,'! Is charged by Secretary Ballinger against Attorney Bramieis . becauaev . of vthe. demands of the ."prosecution's", counsel, for docu ments and other evidence, in a letter to Chairman Nelson, laid before the con gressional Investigating . conference to day, fc I" l 1 v - The secretary, la forwarding certain documents, requested' by Brandels, makes the following comments .. . i v,"In this connection: I beg to aid that the demands which have been made on this department for, records ; by Mr. Brandels since this investigation be gan, have been- so i numerous and ex tensive as to result in great lncon convenience and expense, 1 ' Pishing Process. . "That which may be described as the prosecution In theee proceedings, has now rested and evidence is now being given by counsel representing me. From this Statement it Is obvious that the demands Of Mr,.. Prandels fari no-Jonger. be re-, garded as In furtherance of a proper Inquiry, but is Delng made aa a mere 'fishing process.'," - , in another letter: Balllnger says, "I repeat that in, this application I see no thing 18 than an oblique attempt to control the manner In which the evi dence shall be introduced." Bribery Eiuted At. Today's session of the committee f-e- gan' with what promised a sensatloi.jil denouement. H G. Love, former, spe cial agent Of tho land office, now mar shal in Alaska,, testified that John Dud ley, formerly register of the Juneau land (Office, and in that icapacity nsm clated with the -Cunningham coal en tries, had told him that Collier's Weekly had intimated that If he (Dudley) woul.i cometo Washington and testify bef or the committee "there would bo 15000 or 310,000 in it for him." Love said Dudley told him to tell this to Secretary Balllnger and to say that he favored the present head of the in terior department and was on his "sldo of th fence" in the present investiga tion, i The committee promptly voted to subpoena Dudley for appearance here. Love testified further that he had not. followed! Dudley's request because (Continued on Fag Four.) vrnm say PACIFIC LINERS . GAfMi'G HELLS rotest Against Siberia's Cnp ; tainy Who Is Charged With Protecting J Chinese Skin 'Garrjes Aboard Ship; -) ; Nation's Executive leaves the Capital for: Hurried Week .: End to Massachusetts.' (Br the Isternatloeal News gerrleaf Washington, April 3. President Taft accompanied by Captain Butt, Assistant Secretary Wagner and two secret serv ice men, left her at :3 p. in. today on his Nejr England trlpjjtta will visit his aunt Miss . Torrey. at MUlbury, Mass, tomorrow, and will go from there to Worcester, where he is to deliver as address to railway men. - ' Th president will . reach Millburv shortly alter 3 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, and will remain at Miss Torrey's bom until 1 o'clock, whea th motor trip to Worcester - begins. Th meeting of the railway nrsn will be held In Mechanics halt At Its con clusion th president will return to Mill- bury to spend in remainder of the afternoon. He Will be back In Wash ington on Monday morning. , DISFRANCHISEMENT ' BILL PASSES SENATE (Soeelsl DtapatcS" Is 4V )nm! l Ban Francisco. April 3. Gambllns on the Pacific Mail liners, under the ten der tutelage of Chinese has become so open that It has draws a vigorous pro test frsm passengers who arrived in this city on th Siberia today. -according to th signers of a declar ation . yard Ing conditions, sddressed to th officers of the steamship com pany; th gambling on th Siberia was not only conducted without any attempt at concealment, but with the sanction of Captain Zeeder. Passengers Went to him Individually to object to the fan tan and chuck-a-luck. by means of w hich th nimbi fingered orientals trn f erred the cash of their victims to tin'ir own pockets, and . they . say he laughed at them. Passengers went to him in a body, but h gave them no satisfaction. - Bometimss during th voyage 14 games were running at a time on t:, j deck sdjolnlng th first eabln. In p!l i view of men. women and children. - Ugly Charges Against Officers. Th Chines win sometime tho-- sasds eC dollsrs oa s trip, -snd t charge is made that sometime t tear pert of this money under the r lows of the captain, the steward, i first officer and the purser, and tfn 1 to go for it sgaln, tb. captain, as a r receiving th lion's share of t.v:e prcr,-i in a graduated scale, and the titer f ficers their portions according u t . importance of thejt. positions. 4 pra.-tlce, it Is alleged, has been o t .rally carried on t:?at some f i , eers look for the gamh::-.g tn I.- . a regluar part of thrir i - . In return for this r. - 1 OfTlcers, It is charg.-i, s? : the l'hlne to perrr.lt t . j -to visit the nffrrn l-k i i t - , quarters t'i eneic la . r , snd to lage t ' ,- i- - - - who m frown r i 1 i TH t'hlne ' ' - f