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VOL. IX. NO. C3.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1910. -TWO SECTIONS-20 PAGES.
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Presiding-Judge Morrow De
cides That Paper's Comment
on Broadway Bridge .Suit
; Were Legitimate and Proper
HO ATTEMPT MADE ,
TO INFLUENCE COURT
Charge Brought by Kiernan
; Falls Flat When Facts Are
Presented.
Bond Bolt Vxt WHk.
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- "Judge Mofrow has promised
me that he will have the Kiernan
suit to Invalidate the Broadway
bridge bond lRftue t down tor
the coming week tn the circuit
court," , eald Mayor Simon - this .
morning. "I am hopeful now,"
continued the mayor,- "that the 4
city will- be able to reach an
agreement with the Northern Pa-
ciflc Terminal company concern- 4
lug the reciprocal ; concession
asked by the municipality and
the corporatiori. But whether the 4
council committee 18 successful
or not In the negotiations which . 4
It has been carrying: on for' the 4
past months it will ask to be dls- 4
charged by the city council next
Wednesday. If no agreement has- 4
been entered Into by that time . 4
we "will have to resort to con- 4
demnatlon proceedings,"- 4
4
Presiding Judge Morrow 1 last
night dccide The Journal was
not in contempt of court for pub
lishing editorial and news matter
advocating the Broadway bridge
and criticising the obstructive
suit of Frank Kiernan, brought by
'. Kiernan with the- admitted pur
pose of defeating the construction
of the bridge, if possible. s
, "I dp not feel that anything The
Journal has said is an attack upon
: mr personally," said Judge Mor
row, "and I have not felt that
(Continued on Page Three.)
k When the Head Camp session of the
Woodmen of the World, of the PaoiflO
Jurisdiction meets In Portland July 26 a
determined effort will be made by the
Oregon, delegation to secure the per
manent' headquarters of the Jurisdiction
for Portland. Deputy County Assessor
W. C. North and City Auditor A. L
Barbur, who are high la the counsels
of the local branch of the Wo6dmen, are
confident that the campaign that they
have already started for the removal of
Hie hfft'liiuartors. Xroni. Denver , to-this
"city will prove successful. '
If their expectations are realized the
property of the order In Denver, valued
at $150,000, will be sold and the money
used to purchase a site and erect a
building In Portland.- The transfer of
It was a "big night" at the Seven
Mile roadho.use Wednesday night, Judg-
Ing from all reports coming to the po
. -lice and district attorney's office. James
J (chart, ranchnian at Conrad, Wyo., lost
$300; Mary Crosby, a prominent young
woman of the city, lost a $65 hat, and a
late theatre crowd headed by Dorothy
Morton, leading woman in the "Widow
Jonos" cnmpnnv st a lounl theatre, , and
champagne at" S 10 'a "bottle" were some
of the contributing elements In what has
; been discovered to be a night of revelry.
Hohnrt npfrenrs to he the heaviest
loser, and two young women were ar
irsteil 's -if nl.-M evening In f ennecCoii
" v illi hi . complaint. When he awoke
Thui's.ioy morning,' (he turn was bi'luht-
HEADQUARTERS OF 10DOEI!
OF WORLD MAY BE TAKEN
FN DEIIl'ER TO POUR
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ACTRESS, CHIGOE, LOSS. .
OF COII! FIGURE 11! BUT
ORGY AT SEVEn JILE HOUSE
ill ULLIil Ul U1IIUUL!
. Condemnation of Kiernan, Kier nanism and the dilatory tactics that
delay building of the Broadway bridge gave sensational import to a mass
meeting of east side citizens held on Russell street last night. ' ' ..
Disregarding the presence of tvro court reporters, sent to the ses- .
elon by Kiernan and Dunlway, and the further fact that policemen and
plain clothes men were stationed across the street to tjuell disturbance
caused by 'the unwelcome presence of .the t stenographers, leading . citi
zens spoke with words, that flamed with passion against the' spirit that
.they affirmed is obstructing the development of the city and opposing
the welfare of the people.
Thev meeting ; abounded ' In drama'tlo
periods. Delegates from ' Improvement
leagues announced that they had been
sent "to raise Cain." and the frankness
of their expressions attested 9thelr wil
lingness to obey orders.
t - Journal Indorsed. -. .
- Resolutions approving and Indorsing
the fight of The Journal against the
obstructors of the Broadway bridge and
expressing sympathy with the news
paper because of the. contempt proceed
ings In which it 'had become Involved,
were adopted with cheers and with a
unanimity that was repeated when tho
session was closed with the passage of
a resolution , condemning the spirit
shown, by Kiernan and his attorney in
sending to the meeting stenographers
for the purpose of Intimidating those
present by making them feel, that their.
words would be constrned as 'ln-vioia
tion of the law. .1 - ; . .
CHiP CLARK DEiiliCES
USURPftTIOiJ BY EXECUTIVE
AtJD PREDICTS C O P. DEFEAT
' It7ntted Press leased W1tb. ;
Washington, May 21. Declaring' the
proposed tariff, commission Is a plan
to postpone the people's verdict on the
Payne-Aldrich tariff measure, and de
nouncing the encroachment of the ex
ecutive on the legislative .branches of
the government. Champ Clark jtoday in
the house sounded the Democratic key
note of the coming congressional cam
paign. 1 "
"Ths proposed appropriation of a
quarter of a million annually to support
the tariff commission," he said, "should
be titled a 'motion to postpone the peo
ple's verdict on the Payne-Aldrich tar
iff bill to a season more convenient to
the standpat leaders.'
the headquarters here- will mean that
Portland will receive the benefit of a
pay roll amounting to $150,000 annual
ly. Not only this but the postoffice
receipts of Portland will be vastly In
creased. The membership of the nine
states in the Pacific Jurisdiction of the
Woodmen exceeds 100,000 ai)d the mail
ing business which -will come, to the
Rose City by reason of the establish
ment of the headquarters here will swell
the government 1 receipts by thousands
of' dollars. - -
Eawley Defeats RemoraL
Three years ago at the Seattle ses
sion of the Head Camp the" Portland
delegates had practically won the fight
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
ly . shining, and he was seated on a
stump In the yard of the roadhouse, .
. Bat Still Missing. ; .
- Dorothy Morton and a party of five
men and women arrived at the place
shortly after midnight, and returned to
Portland at an early hour Thursday
morning.' Miss Crosby is still, looking
for her hat . :. t -
Hobart slarted all the fun. He Ai-
rtved-in-rrTtinrid'THondily -with 1300
After spending a large part of it, he
suggested to a chauffeur that they go to
the romtliouse. Hazel .Jackson and
Mamie Coleman, two young women well
known around tht crllls hivI in polln
elrclea. wpre Invited on (lie trlil. Two
(Coritinui;.! on Pa-aa Tweilv
-Judffe Munly, president of the North
East Side Improvement association, first
addressed the meeting. He declared that
the spirit shown by Kiernan In trying
to keep the Broadway bridge from being
built would in old times have been
named Bourbonism, or Toryism, but that
Jn modern times a more expressive term
would be applied. . : , ,
t .-i Resolutions Bead. , ''
Before '..calling for other, expressions
Judge Munly asked -that the resolu
tions be read. .The text of the reso
lutions follow: :-
"Whereas, Frank Klerman : and his
attorney, Ralph R. tninlway, are main
taining a suit against the Broadway
bridge, and are, by amended complaints,
and, as we believe', frivolous techni
calities, seeking to delay and defeat
the building of that structure, and
. "Whereas,.. Mr,, Kiernan-has declared
(Continued 'on Page Three.)
' "It
Is another desperate " effort to
hoodwink the voters. The creation of
such a- commission would be another
startling illustration of how far'(t1he
legislative branch of the government
has surrendered Its , rights to the ex
ecutive branch. The power of congress
has steadily dwindled for the past quar
ter of a century, while now the lcgls
latlve amounts to Imperial and even
autocratic proportions,
An Americas Cromwell.
"Members of congress anxiously in
quire whether bills have been recom
mended by department heads. - They for
get that, the department heads are mere
appointees of the president, head clerks
who hold office at his pleasure. Some
of them could not be elected to con
gress from any constituency.
"Wo are directly responsible to the
people, not to the president nor to the
heads of departments.
"At Uie present rate of growth of
executive power It will not be Jong bo
fore tho American Cromwell will walk
Into the house and arrogate,' to himself
the functions of government. '' r
Thinks Taft Heeds It, All Bight
"The provision providing for the tar
iff commission begins: 'To enable the
president to secure -Information. ! '
"If there lsa man Jn the country who
needs this', information on the tariff
question It is the present occupant of
the White House." - ...
Notwithstanding this, Clark said he
believed If the commission were created
It should report to congress, and not to
the president. He predicted that in the
next congress the house would originate
a tariff bill without any recommenda
tion from the White House.
- Predicts "Bloodiest 3blokbir.
Clark declared thek administration's
promises of economy! In government
vanished with Its promises of a down
ward revision of the tariff, lie pre
dicted that the Democrats would win a
victory in November.
Turning toward the Republicans and
shaking a long finger in their direction,
he shouted:
"You'll receive the bloodiest licking
you have had-since 1892. Up, guards,
and at them."- .:' -- -. ""
COLLlSIOil KILLS
George A. McDonald Crushed
Under Streetcar Fender at
' . Chicago.
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.Chicago, May 21.-Cieorge A. ; Mc
Donald, a baseball writer, died today of
a ' rractuTed skuii, - McDonaia . was
crushed under the fender of a street car'
whan Uw was (nek -hy -eit-sutn-
mobile in which he wns riding. .;
The machine is owned and was belnj
driven ny jonnny rivers, tne unioagu
National neeond Ixiseman. -IJoth Kvers
fti-d Mepni',,,1,1 -ivere l.urlcd from t ls;
HuiomrUlle. Kvers escaped pritctU-all
t unif.jured. - ... . .
Demand for Public Docks Is
Growing So Strong That
Steps Being Taken to Intro
duce Measure Again. ,
VIGOROUS FIGHT FOR
DOCKS JUST STARTING
Great Mass Meeting of Citizens
fc Declares Public.. Vote for
Wharves Any Time.
Appearances Indicate that Mayor Si
mon's veto of the public docks bonds
ordinance. Instead of defeating the ef-
foot to obtain municipal control of the
water front, has only fairly commenced
the fight
." Arrangements are being made to bring
the ordinance for passage aover the
mayor's veto at the council meeting
next Wednesday.' While It is questioned
whether council will sustain the meas
ure in the face of the chief executive's
disfavor, it is yet desired that the regu
lar procedure be followed before inaug
urating an effort tending toward more
definite Tesults han have yet been ob
tained. - . i
- - In addition to the vigorous disapprov
al expressed by commercial, and ship
ping interests of the mayor's action in
vetoing a measure voted for by the
people, and adopted ,by council, much re
sentment has been, aroused among the
masses of the voters, Their construc
tion of the situation , is .that.' Mayor. Si
mon has given .the laugh to popular
elections and has attempted to estab
lish that the instructions of the elec
torate need- not be , carried out by offi
cials. . , ' - , . ' a. ' .' ' . : t
People rvor Docks. ..,
At the mass meeting of east side citi
zens held last night It was freely pre
dicted that should the issue of public
docks be again put before the voters the
vote- would be toji to one In favor of an
appropriation sufficient to secure a
site and build concrete, fireproof docks.
The same sentiment was given expres
sion by resolutions unanimously adopt
ed In condemnation of Mayor Simon's
action by the Central Labor council
meet.ng .last night ' The; resolutions
were as follows:
"Wnereas, The ownership of docks by
the municipality of Portland had its in
ception in the Central Labor council;
. "Whereas, The voters of Portland, by
direct vote, decided rhat the '. city ot
Portland should expend the sum of
(Continued on Page Three.)
Wilbur Wright Up 2000 Feet in
New Plane Second Chan
nel Passage. . ;
(United Prew Letted Wire.)
Dayton, Ohio, May 21, Wilbur
Wright's night 2000 feet into the-air
is regarded here as .the most Important
voyage he has made in the middle west
While testing a new plane last evening
Wright suddenly shot ' upward. He
climbed steadily until he was 2000 feet
above-the earth.- -After soaring- easily
for 10 minutes he. descended. ...:',....
Wright plans another flight today. He
will take with him Frank Coffyng of
New York, who, he says, Is his most
promising pupIL v "
Dover. Mar 21 Coant De Lesseps,
the French .aviator,, crossed above the
English channel in his aeroplane this
afternoon. He landed near Dover, du
plicating 'the feat of his countryman,
Blerlot - v
Count De Lesseps started from Ca
lais under favorable weather conditions.
He made a good start 'and nothing pre
vented a successful trip." He expressed
confidence that he would accomplish the
feat he, had set for himself and de
clared me weather condition were per-
rect Tor the rugnt.
; A large crowd witnessed the ascension
and watched the aeroplane until It' be
came lost to sight. . '.;. . '
Count De Lesseps is the second avia
tor to fly. across the English channel
Many have made unsuccessful attempts.
Dc Lesseps ascended at Calais at 3:35
this afternoon. He made two prellml
nary circles before heading for', the
channel,. ; After attaining a height of
1000" feet and easily outdistancing two
other aeroplanes, he headed straight
across the channeu v.--
De Lesseps Is regarded as one of the
most Inexperienced of French aviators.
He is a -relative of Count Ferdinand De
LestMpsr (lie great French- mglTteer.1"
. De Lesseps occupied 60 minutes 1 in
crossing from Calais. This was due to
a haze he encountered over mid-channel.
Blerlot's time was 37 minutes.
PV the flight De Lesseps cammed the
Hulnart pi ire of ,"T,i)0 He said Ihls
BCtevnoon timt would attempt the
return Journey today.
AVIATORS SCORE
HEW TRIUMPHS
IORBLS AND
I'M
L ""'
The. most recent photograph pt ,A. Holland Forbes, vice president of the
.Aero club of America, who is now recovering from his recent ter
rlble experience while f tempting to break ihe world's record for
f distance in a balloon m Kentucky, during which ho nearly lost his
Vv life. ' With his,'assLstaut,'. J. "Carrlngtoii Yatesi.lie lost control of the
'- balloon and tried to descend vby" cutting "a hole' Jn the ba to let
the gas escape. ; (The" fall was too rapid and both men were found
unconscious. - - . t t 1
ILLfr'SCOWIS
Many Catch Sight of Elusive
; Wanderer of Skies but Ex
pect Better View Monday
Night. .
May 21. Halley's comet sets today at
9:33 p. m.j tomorrow 10)06 p. m. ' Sun
sets 7:20. Comet's speed today about
1613 miles per minutes. Comet passes
close . to star Gamma Gemini, where It
was October 1.
Halley's comet, serenely unaffected by
earthly wondering " as to - "what and
where it is," showed up bright against
the western sky last night. Its head
was pointed toward the sunset and its
tall toward the moon. Thus stationed
the erratlo wanderer of space was clear
ly perceived by. Professor J.iW. Daniels
on Council Crest, and by Professor. Ed
gar B. Van Osdel in charge of the Mc
Mlnnvllle college -observatory. '
... "We. obtained one -of the-best views
yet secured last night," said Professor
Van. Osdel. who was in "Portland this
morning, "There was a little haze, yet
not enough to obscure the comet." The
afterglow of sunset and the light of the
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Ann Arbor Astronomer Gets a
. Glimpse' of It Says It Is
v. . on Schedule.
-!. ', (fritted Pr Les4 Win.)
Ann Arbor. Mich., May 21. The "got
away"; Journey of Halley's comet will
take place according . to the astronomi
cal schedule made public several days
ago.
Professor Hussey of theJPnJve'i'sUs' ot
Michigan 'announced ioday , that tne
comet would be visible to the naked
eye for several evenings on the western
horizon. The professjor sighted the
comet last evening near the sun but
the brltrht moonlight prevented him
from seeing more than .a faint outlin
of the full. 'I Im. head arpem-'nl to
same as it f'l before . l.t.vasHt'O. .tU-' us.
SEEIIByWATCIIEIlS
incyeEST
IIALLETCCOIr
HT OLD STAND
IIS BALLOON
SSLSfn
THE CYCLOHE DELT
Tempest in Colorado'' Changes
t to Snowstorm Tornadoes
.. ; in Texas and Oklahoma Do
Great Damage; Few Deaths
' ttJnlt4 Press Lraied Wire.)
ri Denver, May '21. Heavy snow is fall
ing today, following- a severe wind
storm that has swept southern Colorado,
killings two persons, - injuring several
others and doing heavy damage to prop
erty .and crops. r
f At Ramah a flying. beam struck and
killed a 6-mo'nths-old baby of Mrs. Ed
ward Miller, who. held the child In her
arms. Mrs.; Miller was uninjured.
John Ferguson, '48 years of age, was
killed while crawling through a barbed
wire fertce, which was struck by light
ning. . ,
1 Several houses were . completely, de
stroyed and others were damaged by the
terrific Wind and lightning: : People were
terror .stricken and - many-- took - refuge
in storm cellars.; - i, ; - -. . .. .
Today the wind partially subsided, the
thermometer dropped several degrees
and a snow storm set in. ,
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
SWEPT BY CYCLONE;
- MANY TOWNS SMITTEN
Shawnee, Okla., May 21. Relief par
tles 'left '..here today for Paul's Valley,
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' Thie Paper That Is Read Throughout fftc Northwest C:c:::::
. Its news pages chronicle the
, foreign fields. -
- Its editorial utterances are crean, vigorous and compr'.i - :-,
' Its sporting news covers a diversified field h a way t! )' ' S
' peals to the reader. . '
. Its magazine and woman's section deals with pev'e an-1 r :
.that,are.ia.thc. public y ft-and trcata-a iJc i.,c -I.--L...
interesting and instructive manner. . !
Its illustrated features are of a quality that be.irs t';. ; f
guishing marks of an uprto-date mctropol.;,m n-.AJ-pn-t r.
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IART1IMAII FORGES
FIGHTING 111 III
1LAI10K FIELD
Having Lost to Enemy in Des
chutes Cahyon War, Now
Plan Line to Coast Whdrc
Hnl People Want U. R.
WILSON RIVER CANYON :
' SCENE OF NEW BATTLE
Second : Harriman Road Will
Parallel Hill Line to Harass
- Latter. .
Hardly has declaration of peace been
anounced and the smoke of battle blown
away from the Deschutes river canyon
before It has become evident that an
other and 'perhaps more bitter encounter
is about to begin between the Harriman
and Hill forces in Oregon. This time.
northwestern Oregon is to be the scene
of conflict, with Wilson river, canyon
as the field, of battle- ;
Having met defeat. to. a certain extent
in the Deschutes river canyon; Tiiasinuili
as they failed to. bar the Oregon Trunk
from entering central Oregon, the Har
riman. generals are now preparing for
another siege, this time In hope of re
taining for their own field the rich do
main of the Tillamook country, ... .;
The announcement of the opening at
hostilities does notcome in the form
of an open challenge, but. stands ouc
prominently In the statement authorised
this morning by President E. E. L.vtle
that the Pacific Railroad & Navigation
company is to build a se.cond line into
Tillamook to form, pn Important threiu:
in the network of roads that his coin
pan plans 'spreading over the cou:'U -of
Columbia, Clatsop. Tillamook an J
Washington. ,
.. Products Going to Wasto.
n' i these counties an almost unbnflien
body; of 75.000,000,000 feet of the finest
(Continued on Page Seven.)
mm
Makes Hit of His Grand Tcur
; at; Post-Funeral Luncheon
. Given by King George' Roy
alties in Tilt With Him.
. v' ' (rnlted Press Leased Wire.)
London, May 21. The spectacle of ths
rbyalty of Europe,- Asia and Africa,
who had not yet been presented to
Theodore Roosevelt crowding about the
American' at the luncheon at'' Windsor
castle, following Edward's funeral, Is
described by- newspapers here as a
"wonderful personal triumph for Colo
nel Roosevelt,"
The American was the dominating
figure at the luncheon. .-Ho was tlm
particular guest of .King. George and
was. assigned a place of honor wltn
Emperor- William of Germany. ,
The luncheon was marked by keen
passages of wit and Roosevelt came ol f
first -b-el.-x'Tlie- moimiehB of 'Knrono
piled 'htm with questions for an lioui
concerning 'his views on polities totu
In America and Europe. Tho colon. 1
countered with questions concerning the
duties Of kingship as understood by hu
host and his host's guests.
The guests at the luncheon were so
Interested in Roosevelt that, for thn
first time, the sorrow over the passim;
of Edward was lost to sight . Hons"-,
velt's personality swept aside all other
thoughts. -
.The Roosevelts are staying at Wrest
Park, Ambassador Reld's countrv honi ',
and. will remain there until Morula v.
latest happenings in the local o -. I s
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