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!j A I L V J w l " I, I " ?w 9 f-3 J "15c. ; cr !j r r.'.s J0u:iu,i ci:cuLVii:... l'LSILT.DAV V. j ;-:'"iAy..Yjj.. h FLIPS Qv-rKunTrrrs , The Weather Fair toni-ht. Fair and warmer Thursday. VOL. IX. NO. 75. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1910 EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ll? ar ir I'M 1 i g &4 . ii I s' a-. fi il ii i 1 1 s I J i . 1 fc' IllilOf I WO 11 ijii i iWlfi l1 I ullilii mm. lillllU. 7 1 il u v KLOIIDIHEDAYS il TOTIIEIDITAROD Diggings So Rich Even Dumps ; Must'Be Guarded 35 Miles of Pay Dirt That Runs From $5 to $50 a Pan. f STEAMSHIP BERTHS ARE SOLD OUT MONTH AHEAD Two Banks .to Be Established at New Eldorado 15,000 Ready to Stampede. (United Pre Intel Wire.) v i v Seattle, June l.-r-The rush to the Idi tarod diggings has changed to a stam pede. . Seattle shipping, jobbing, bank ing and mining Interests are stirred as they have n6t been since the stampede to the Klondike lt 1897. - . A letter from the new camp from H. M. Marshon, well known In the north as a conservative mining . man, ; states that the diggings are "so rich In places that we must guard the dumps as we have guarded our pokes In, other dis tricts."; Thirty-five miles of pay dirt on the five creeks already discovered, averaging BOO feet In width. And so rich that it Is not unusual to secure any where from S to $50' per pan, Is. an other statement In the Marshon letter. ' Wealthy Hen la Bosh. ' : These tales have spread over the city with the result that berths have been sold out long ago on all steamers lcav Jng within the next month. Wealthy men hav fcfipn compelled to take eteer nun accommcifl&ttons.-icrrd -the waiting list at the steamship offices is already larger than the combined' capacity of the northbound , steamers.- It Is con trvat(vely estimated that 16,000 people will go Into the new diggings from Se attle la the next two months. In Seat tle packing houses that two weeks ago considered the Alaska season a failure. are working to capacity , filling orders Tor 100,000 pounds .ex hams and bacon : for the northern trade. Nothing like the rush on the water: front has. been seen since men and teams crowded? to get accommodations' during the early Klondike stampede. " - Idltaxod to Bare Banks. Two and possibly three banks will be located in the Idltarod at once. Cap tain E. T. Barnett, the Fairbanks bank er, will establish a bank there, and T - J. Nestor,- Mrs. --Nestor and a corps 6f assistants left last night on the steamer Jefferson to start another bank. Nes tor will sh4p his banking fixtures on the Victoria,"- whtcn leaves Thursday. Be sides the Victoria, the jOlympla sails Friday "and the Senator Sunday. All are sold out . - $125,00d OFFERED FOR . ; . OLD HOMESTEAD OF LATE JUDGE, WILLIAMS - One hundred and ' twenty-five 4 thousand dollars was offered to- day by a San Francisco capitalist for the homestead of the late 4 4 Judge George H. , Williams, which : occupied the entire block bound 4 ed by Eighteenth, ( Nineteenth, 4 Couch and Davis streets. The ' offer, which was made through. . Smith & Everett, was declined by 4 Miss Williams, who holds it at 4 $ 150,000. This block is Just west , of the block purchased one year 4' ago by the school board as a site - for a hew west side high school n 4 and which was sold two weeks : ago to 8. Benson for $126,000 4 cash,. . - (United Free tailed TTtre.) ' Cordova, Alaska, June 1. The Miles glacier bridge, an engineering marvel second to none In the world, has been completed four months ahead of tlme. The first train crossed the bridge Mon day afternoon. By the end of the week the' Coptter River & Northwestern rail way will be within 23 miles of the mouth of the Chitina river. There the river, fleet will meet trains and tho through Journey from the coast to the town of Chitina, the gateway to the Chi tina copper district, will be possible in one day.-- . -,J - Engineers began four, years ago to conquer the river at Mile- 49, where the -rldgrtsown!oi!lewr,'ArThTS nolnf the stream runs between two living gla ciers and washes the. base of , each. For tunately, It make a double bend,' al lowing the road to cross In the center. rfhe channel Is 1500 fpo,t' wide here, with an average-depth of35 feH.; A current vf 12 iiiIIph carries - a constant burden of kobcrga when the stream is vv BRIDGE THAT SPAHS GLACIAL TORRENT HI If BEST ALASKA Emcsoirs sister tells II BIT ER 0 S T it . r m (Bjwelal Dinuitch t Tb Jonraal.) -Epokajift, WaslL, June L When found working, as a domestlo m th faahioiv- able residence of 1 P. Oravosi' J138 'First avenue, here this morning by Ths Journal correspondent, Lena Ericaon, a eister of Erie B, . Erlceon of .Portland, who has boen under Investigation as a resultfOf the continued absence of aged Mrs.- Hanna Smith, said: t , "Since leaving Spokane Eric has kept his whereabouts pretty much to him self.. We never got along well, and after he had left his first wife and her and the children had gone back enst. we separated. Eric nevpr treated my self and Beta, my sister, who Is now living at 779 Lakevlow avenue, Seattle, like a brother should. I had to go out working when ! was 14 'years old. ; "Beta has worked sines , she was a Two-Year-OId Girl Escapes, a Horrible Death but Will Lose Fingers: , Five baby fingers were crushed Into pulp when their owner, two-year-old May Jenks.' toddling daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Jenks of Oswego, Or., miraculously . escaped death under the wheels of - a 'speeding train this morn ing. ? While the mother was- busy with- her housework,' the ,b.iby .trjJJU-d, cutrjde the homi which is near the Southern Pacific right of way. Just as she reached the , track, a . through train rushed by.' t'v . The engineer, seeing the child totter ing on the right of way,, risked wreck ing the train by grinding down the air breaks. But he was too late. -. The baby was thrown more than SO feet from the track. When she was picked up it was found the fingers of one hand were crushed.' - The child also received a scalp wound. - She ? was brought to Portland and put under, the care of Dr. Clarence J. McCusker. She probably Will be maimed for life. - i . (United Pre Leineil Wlre. v . New Tork, June .1.-While the local newspapers are vlelng in the offering of prizes for- long distance , aeroplane flights, the Wright brothers are silent and their silence gives rise to specu lation and comment in, the 'world of things aerial. .- " " The Wrights have patent suits pend ing, and It is believed they are certain of winning these suits.; Aviation ex perts declare that Wilbur and Orvllle are holding back, willing to let the others risk their lives, while they col lect thfr prige money through orders of the court.- :'P-y'-:: V .f.1 ;:" 'K' .. If1 the Wrights win their suit against Glenn H. Curtiss, that aviator must turn over to them the $10,000 he won for his daring flight from Albany to New York. The -Wrights claim that " the Curtiss EERIIIG FUEL not frozen.- These bergs are frequently so large that they are Just enabled to float- in the 85 feet of water. Conse quently they must contain from 80,000 to 75,000 1 cubic feet of ice, weighing thousands of tons. No other bridge In the world has to. stand so terrific a bom bardment. i s 1 - The Copper river fs subject to rises of 20 feet or more a few hours, with en accompaniment of enormous bergs', The problem was' ttf plant In the midst of this almost irresistible force three Immovable bodies to carry the 1800 et of steel bridge. i . . The three piers which have' solved the Droblem are the lartrcst of thplr klnii in :.AinerK, i.igiuy-bix , reel , mrougn in their greatest diameter, they go .o an average depth of 60 feet , from the bot tom of the river to bedrock. They' are of solid concrete armorod with heavy steel M-alls. -rpstreani fi'om cachpicr arc grpat concrete loe trciikers, also im hodded In bef?ro:k ndj armored - with the heaviest railroad Irott. ,J. BABE FALLS UNDER IRAKIS HID WIH1BELI Oil OUT FOR PROFITS LETTING OTHERS PLAY RERO IDIl'T HELP IrtUe girl, too, In order to take care of mamma. Erto never helped us, and I know: he and Ms wife were always fighting Deoause of his attentions to other women. ' ' ,;.v ' "I never heard of Hanna Smith and knew -very little of Emma Moore,' the woman who went with him from' Spo kane, lie never wrote - to us since mamma died that I can remember, and I Just can't feel concerned enough In this matter to care much what becomes of him. . . I don't like to be brought into this case, but I must say that he never did anything for us, and he was always so hard to understand. ; He acted strangely so much of the time and was in so much trouble. Perhaps Beta In Seattle can tell more about this case than I for she may have heard from him. I have hot" ' . HORRIBLE MISSILE German Heir and King of Bel gium Barely Escape Pot of . Boiled Beans. ' Berlin, ' June 1. 'WTille Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany was lead Ing the grenadier guards In. review to day, Abraham Elerwelss, a Polish Jew, burled a heavy missile at him. . Believ ing a bomb had been thrown, curassters and guards ran down the prinee'B- as sailant . -.- , - - - - , The, missile struck ;"and" Certous'iy wounded a policeman. It was found to be a islnc pot containing boiled bean.i. Although the crown prince laughed when told of the nature of the; weapon, his guards and attendants are still quak ing in the knees. Ths king of Belgium was accompany ing the crown prince at the time. The bean pot narrowly missed the Belgium monarch. Elerwelss is believed to be Insane. ' The assault occurred in the square in front of the Imperial palace. Five po licemen -seized the maniac and hurried him to Jail to prevent an outbreak against him ED TO BE aeroplane is an infringement of their patents and that they are entitled to all benefits accruing from its use as well as to a court order restraining Curtis? from flying in. machines,, modeled after theirs. It was commented upon freely that of all the congratulations poured upon Curtiss from all parts, of the world - by distinguished aviators, com mendation by the Wrights is withheld. It was thought that the Wrights might set aside legal considerations for the time being and praise the daring of the man. It is believed, . however, that they feared such action would have Jeopard ized their case. , The Wrights are silent regarding' the Joint offer of the New Tork Times and Chicago Evening Post of a prize of $25,010 for a flight between New York and Chicago, and the Joint offer of the New Tork World'and 8t. Louis Post-Dispatch of a prize of $30,000 for a flight between St. Louis and-New .York. ; Representatives of the , papers are scheduled to determine the conditions to be imposed on the flyers. E (United Pre teased TVir. ' ' London, June 1. Apparently : unaf fected by his present unpopularity as shown by newspapers and general, com ment, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was in, a Jovial mood today. He 'spent nearly en hour reading the various com ments on his speech relative to the British administration of Egyptian af fairs and apparently the criticism did not strike deep. jCotonol,Rdoseyolt .was,. jthe, gueat-ot noiior ai a luncneon given nim today by .the Irish members of parliament John itedmond, the Irish leader, pre sided. , f ' .' , . ' -if--,' v..';' !. -' , Many rear ; TTpheavaL l:. ' '" Knijll?!h offirlplflom refuses to com? jnen.t puM-ly on tyoosevclt's speech! at the .Guild hall herauna of xthe seml- WD AT PRINCE THOLIGH CITIZEHRY RESENTS ATTITU D vx-ontinued on Pase Thlrteon.), EXPERT WILL AUDIT ERICSOil'S BOOKS IN SMITH MYSTERY County Grand Jury Orders Ex amination of Records of Un dertaker to Learn What He Did With Woman's! Money. CONTINUES TO QUESTION. WITNESSES IN THE CASE One Man Thinks He Saw Mrs. .Smith in Roseburg; De- tectives on Trail. At the instance of the county grand jury an expert accountant has been en gnged to audit- the books of .Eric IS. Erlcson.i The object is to learn whether the . Aider street undertaker .merely held the small fortune of Mrs. Hanna Smith In trust, as he says, or whether, in ac cordance with assertions of - Mrs.- O. Boden,'N. C Hansen, and others, he bor rowed the widow's $1200 and failed to repay the loan .in time to let her fin leh paying for the house in Mount Scott for which,' at the time or her myster ious disappearance on the night of May 8, she was negotiating ; the pur chase. ':;;-:';; . .-. : The conflict between Erlcson's asser tions and those made by Mrs. Smith's intimate friends have apparently , been cause of a suspicion In the mind of the district attorney that Erlcson's alleged trusteeship was not 'entirely regular, ' (Continued on Page Two.) . " General Effect Is Near Panic on Exchange Wickersham Gives Out Statement m junction Cases Expedited. : (United Pretn Leued Wlrt. New York, June 1. The gov- ernment's action against the 25 ,- 4 railroads In the Western Traffic associations . nearly caused u panic In the stock exchange to day. :, Wall street, startled yes terday by the onslaught on the railroads, 'was .visibly affected today. The market opened weak, Issues selling off from $ to 8 points. Railroads were particu larly noticeable in the slump. A feature of the demoralization of the market was the Uransf er -of certain bull leaders to the bear side. They expressed the belief that railroad earnings would suf fer through the action of the government. . The entire railroad list was under pressure. 8t. Paul dropped $4 points 60 minutes - after the market opened. - -" . ; Washington, June 1. Declaring he was sanguine of winnlng hls suit for a permanent Injunction restraining the 26 railroads In the Western ;, Traffic asso ciation from increasing freight rates, Attorney General Wickersham today Is sued a statement in which he said tlie proposed Increases were "subversive of public interests.? .,' ,i . jsV. w -, .... Wickersham said he began work Fri day on the suit filed yesterday at St. Louis and considered by Judge Dyer at Hannibal, Mo. He considered secrecy necessary to the success of the plan, he said. ' Sunday Wickersham sent Assist ant Attorney General Grosvenor f west to start the suit He, said he had received numerous telegrams , Thursday and Friday pro testing against the increases proposed, and spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday preparing a bill of particulars and get ting .'affidavits Showing that the rail, roads had designated. W. H. Hosmer. chairman of - the Western jTrunk com mittee, as agent of all the roads in, In creasing the rates.- -, .' .; Wickersham said ' he feared, to an nounce hlo Intention to brln g, suit, fear ing the attorneys for the railroads might persflade the Judge that no in Junctlonwas necessary. ; - f ' St. Louis, Mo., June 1. The govern ment today filed an "expediting certif icate" in the federal court here asking that the issues In the suit to restrain the 25 western railroads from increas hgf rerht Tftteif- be- gl verrpr Jen cc. over other cases on the court calendar. It was announed . after the filing of the suit that this action would be taken. The filing of the expediting certificate, acording to . Special Atinnt Judsnn of the department of jufttlce. Is the left action thgtt will be 'taken Ity the government until ' the July term hes-lna " IN FEDERAL COURT w V GIRL WHO EXPOSED TRUST rvN ft - .,- - , I 'H .-'v. . --v, $ . I ' f ' 'f 1 , iN ( , - f ' 'm it I.-'-, a;v Miss Viola Mertens, a stenographer, in tho office of an employe of the Sugar Trust in New York, who' gave damaging testimony , against the defendant in the trial of former Secretary) Charles K. Heike, now . going on In the federal court. Her testimony placed absolute knowl edge of discrepancies between the intake of raw sugar and output -j of refined sugar.' ; 5 . E. LEE O'HEILL BROWIIE MUST FACE , (TTnlted Pres LeaMl Wlre.v . . . - . Chicago, June lJudge McSurly to day overruled the motion; of, the, .defense to quash the indictment', charging , Lee O'NelU Browne; with 'bribery In connec tion 4l(h' the election of William Lori mer to the United States senate." and ordered Browne's.rtrial to proceed. .. Browne,. Democratic, house leader Jin the Illinois legislature, Is charged with having paid. Charles A.' White, a Demo crat and a member of: the lower house of the1eglslaturef,a sqm of money "to vote' for Larimer. ; The case was called May 23 A motion to quash was offered by JBrowhe's t attorney....The,, motion was taken; under, advisement and the rlmg handed down today. , , ' attorney ' for the"? defense began other - technical moves- to "prevent the trial. Judge , McSurly : ruled againet them - in every Instance and . ordered that the case proceed. : x . . .---' . The court ruled that the act of bribery Is completed where- the money Is- paid, IF FIGHT C1I0T BE PREVENTED IT BE ' (Cnlted Prees Lfiied Wlr. Ban Francisco, June 1. That the Jeffries-Johnson ' fight probably: could not be prevented but that It might be stopped is the belief of Attorney J. E. White of the church federation. White announced today that-, an, executive meeting of the federation would beheld either tonight or -i tomorrow night to determine . what action the organization should take following the granting of thtiry-rmifrrfrl5TWdwfir Ath letic - club yesterday afternoon by the board of supervisors. This permit will oe turned over by 3xm Gvltftn of the club to Tex Rlckard and-Jack' Gleas'on, promoters of the.Jeffrles-,Iih.nsnn fight. - White's statement Is regnrierl aa sig nificant In view of Hhe statement, of DhUrlct 'Attorney Flrkert that lie must MAY STOPPED Contlnugi on 1'a.g Thirton, TACTICS PUT BRIBERY CHARGE but .this doesnot impair -the-Jurlsdictlon of the court where i the bribery agree ment was. made. The court. held that the state legislature did. not become a department of ; trie federal government when electing United States senators and that therefore the 'state courts have jurisdiction in the present case. "". v Browne -waa arraigned .'It the end of the argument. .He pleaded, not guilty and his case was set for June . , The courtlrulcd that unless the rec ords of both houses of the legislature were perfected tfte' bribery charge could nOt 'be' sustained. ' ' :"': ' ,; ! , ;" ' . ' Browne's' attorneys are investigating. If the records are not completed they will: renet..the motion-to iave-the ln- dic,tm?n,t. quashed. ; - ' PARK BOARD AIj PURCHASED The park board; favors 'the purchase Of Council Crest as a city park.. Some of them differ . as to the i means ; of ac quiring the famous view point, but all agree that Council Crest as the center of scenic wonders, should be' the' prop ery.of the people. ; AV. the meeting Fri day, the -board, - will, entertain "the cltl sena "wo,': advocate the purchase and wllll heari: the argumenti.that definite aetlon toward this end should be taken at encei :'' i: -;,-v"':': v-x ' '; In regard to the . acquisition , of the Cxcs t.I'Oiv-SUaoiuwlui-JaiiMA. ti' Ident of the park board, said; , "I be lieve the city should own Council Crest. There Is no necessity for pur-, chasing a great quantity 'of land adja. cent to the Crest for park purposes. We need but the' view, point. Then we should take money that might be ex pended upon a larger -site ami use It In development .of.. our present. pan k prep, trues, I am not, o course, in raver MISTERS STRIKE; . BIESSORIPPLEO; TO AVOID VIOLEIiGE Four Hundred Union Men Quit Work When Transfer. Con panies Deny Them Advance of 25 Cents a Day in Wages. SAN FRANCISCO OFFICER j IN CHARGE OF FIGHT Strikers Systematically Organ ized in Hope of Winning by Peaceful Methods. The transfer business of the city Is badly crippled today, due to .the strike of 400 team drivers for a wage of li a day. Several near riots occurred tlila morning on Front street, caused by the removal of ' nonunion drivers from wagons belonging to companies that have refused to pay the advance of 25 cents a day demanded by the union. The strikers announced it as their policy to prevent serious encounters, if possible. "But we are'out to win this strike;" said one of their most influential mem bers. "Not by rowdylBm or violence, but by business methods as long as business methods will work. In the meantime- we will not permit business to be carried on among the transfer companies that have refused to recog nize the union schedule. We will try tn make; this a strike, of teamsters for (Continued on Page Two.) GLDOr.1 II1 Instead of Most Brilliant Spec tacle, Races Are Gloomiest in History Lemberg Wins, . Greenback Second (United Prem l.tiued Wire.) London, June 1. A. Falrle's Lem berg,. Dillon up, won the classic Eng lish derby at Epsom Downs today. Vis count Vllllers' Greenback, Templeman up, -was second, and Charles O'Mallev, J. Howard up, won third. Neil (.low, the Earl of Rosebery's famous 3-year-old, figured as the favorite, althnusn Lemberg, standing practically eiiuut in the betting, did not show. ' The extent to which English sports manship has suffered from King Ed ward's death had an ample Illustration at Epsom. There was a crowd of course. The huge racing army, that turns up for every meeting, the thousands who consider it a sacred duty to nee every derby and the customary throngs of picnickers, were on hand, as they al waysare. .Yet It was a smibued -crowd that watched, the parade, for the great classic and the sight of the horses, brought back vivid memories of last year's scenes of enthusiasm followln? the- victory of the royal colt Mlnnru and of Edward's own appearance oh the track to lead the' winning, runner to the paddock, . For the first time In manv years the royal box was empty and. .tvUU, thu. (Continued on tage Two.) ERS DVERGREATDERBY AT EPSOM DOWNS REESTRAT REST SHOULD BE FOB PARI SITE of a large bond lsnue to cover the est penxe of the purchase. This . adminis tration is opposed to the Increase of public debt, but I should be glad, nev ertheless, to witness the ciulltl"ii of the Crest as a publi-j, park, .-tnroimh the development of some plan ihi v l.l not add unnecessarily to ttia public In debtedness." -'.'.- k :;.- -! Oppotea Bond Iu. 'i Maydr -'.Simon's .opposition. l I Issue for thi piirehaHe of. Con'i' il OpH led to talk of juii'luin by putiHr .wl scrlptltm. Concerning this plan- I . K. Maid: . "I would he wiiito to :V! mn--j out of itijf.M'i pooket to-. 'Help In '( ptetlng a pr.hiic u!".-r!i.Min, T;.- - should" own Council Cielf, It i-'-- i ' not b necessary .r..pny an .. -: ( t ! f..r I ' -. ' .-. '" ! ' ' ' HaUy in PCI .et.i. r f-i