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Tlin DAILY JOURNAL IS .CunJay Journal 5 cents; cr IS cents., a week,- for Daily and SusJsy Jour, nal, by carrier, delivered. he weather Fair tonight and Saturday; cooler' Saturday.- - - C ' a' 'a I I ,- A PA.IL YESTERDAY WAS C ) f ... l VOL. IX. NO. 143. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST-' 19, 1910. TWENTY PAGES. : DPTPTJ" TXTf rVKVTZ oh tsaixs ako VTVS 1 BIA!iIi3 rrVE CENTS H h f J LJ 4 I . :25a ii LkM- ! UU UUl OA n 'I n i i i Su i-y" s ij Li - viliu uuuj b J ji , 0 -. I. I ' A lUKflHElD . COMBAT FIRES III SOBilOHN Watershed of Four Mil' Lake, -From Which Medford Gets - Water. Supply, Threatened by "Cat Hill" Fire;-' . 110 SOLDIERS WILL : - AID IN FIRE FIGHT Second. Fire. Raging Near Mt. McLaughlin 50 Men Al ready Fighting Flames. , .. :: ttlnltod Pres Letwd Wlre.l " . ' Medford, Or., -Augr. 19. -A special 'train bearing 110 soldiers and officer of the regular arm arrived at Mtdford this morning at 4:30 and the cars were Immediately transferred to; the Pacif 1q and Eastern tracks and sent out to Eagle Point,; where the ' troops (. were disembar-ked and started for the front of the big. fires raging In ' the forest south and west of Butte Falls. V The "Cat "bill" fire- Is ;! reported,; .to have climbed the range and Is now threaten ing the watershed of , Four Mile - lake. (Continued on Paee Two.)- TO GARFIELD DUG Filed Day Before Roosevelt Ad ;. ministration .Went Out, and Then Buried; Indians'-Rights . Shamefully Violated. . v. I'1 lv . . (United PrM Land Wlre, Washington, Augf. 19, A sensa' tlonal . unpublished report to the de partment of the interior by J. H. How. 11 on the conditions surrounding the 'makeup of the "cltiienshlp rolls", of the five olvilised Indian tribes of Oklahoma, Is in possession of. Chairman. Burke of the congressional committee that is in yestigating the charges of Senator Gore that an attempt was made to bribe him In the interest of legislatioa on Indian land contracts -:,, t-'.'-f" The report followed a personal '; In Testigatlon by Howell of the methods of admitting Indians to citizenship and (Continued on Page Two.) BE ADVOCATED AT :ST; oionnE UP Ifl GORE CASE PAUL MEET NG V" Western Governors of - Anti- Pinchot Views, Assured of Hearing at Conservation Congress Vote to Take Part. (tTntted Pitt IeM1 wi.i j -. Ealt L,ako City. Aug. 19 Western governors in conference here today voted to send representatives to the National' Conservation congress to be held at St. Paul, after Frank B. Kellogg , had promised that their views should be presented to the congress. Kellogg de clared that both President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt had decided to at : tend the convention. '. . . The governors . thereupon went into executive session to prepare a state ment, which, it , Is expected, will be tantamount to a state's rights declara tion of lurisdlctioTi over timber lands. Senator Smoof was chosen to present the statement to the conservation con gress. : Srnoot Is tabooed ' by the" Pln chotites on account of his favoring . bill In the senate for, the transfer of control of power sites to the variou states, because of ths "dynamite" lxv - the measure it was left .off the con ' greaMpnal program. 'Smoot will, attend the congress as a representative, of ; Governor Spry of Utah and he and ; Senator. Borah of Idaho will be the chief spokesmen of the state's rights Interest . . BRIDGEDRAWSTO REMAIN CLOSED 111 : EVENING PERIOD Judge Cleeton Determined That County Regulations Shall .'Stand Since Navigation Is Not Unreasonably Delayed. REPORTS OF FEDERAL'.; PROSECUTION CONTINUE Major ; Mclndoe Believes Al . leged Defiance of. Govern ment Should Be Punished. . , "So long a I am county Judge and can speak with the voree of authority, the evening closed periods of the draw bridges shall continue to be enforced as at the present time." vVy - ; j v - ': v , County Judge Cleeton made thla state ment today particularly in reference to reports that theXattorney general will be asked to order Immediate prosecu tion of county officials because they have persisted In ordering the enforce mnt of draw bridge regulations in the face of 'Opposition : f rom the : United States authorities. Judge Cleeton was thoroughly aroused nd very Indignant because of theBS j-eports. V- "I cannot understand any motive that would cause any official acquainted with the local ' situation to oppose the con venience and business welfare of the people in such a way," he said warmly, "The regulating of, the drawbridges during the hours of acute traffic conges tion has done more to bring about a tmited Portland than any other one thine In the history of tjie clfy. There is no longer an east and west side, that arereally separate cities divided by an almost Im passable barrier. -When ,the people are enabled to cross the bridges rapidly, as at the present time,: the business in terests of the city are more closely re (Continued on Pane Fifteen.) , , .-.' - , " V"'.. Chronicle Publishes Story Inti mating Crippen Poisoned . Wife Cited for Contempt. 1 r '(tJnlt Frew LaaMff Wlre. ' ' London, Aug. . 19. The , proprietors and chief editor ofthe Dally Chronicle were ordered today to appelar in the court of crown cases reserved, (criminal division) 40 show cause -why . they should not be punished for contempt in haying published a story intimating that Dr. H. H. , Crippjen poisoned his wife. Belle ElmoreCrippen, The paper is held responsible for a statement that Dr; Crippen's denial that he confessed, was based apon the dis tinction between a confession and an admission. Crippen's lawyer demand the Infliction of the full penalty under the. law. , , STOLEN ST 'S Thieves Enter During the Ab : sence of Rev. H.R. Talbott , and His Bride and Jewelry Valued Highly Is Taken. Thieves made a highly profitable raid upon the rectory of.St. David's EplscO' pal church, occupied by Rev; H. R. TaV bot, HO East Twelfth street, Tuesday evening, during the absence of the fam ily, but the ambuift.of the booty taken was net known ' until' 9f complete report was received by tne ponce today. Rev. Mr.- and Mrs. Talbott are attending a .camp meeting , at Newberg, Or., and a maid was lit chargef thcr bouse. When she returned about 10 o'clock Tuesday evenlng'ehe noticed the house had been ransacked,' entrance ' having been ob- taiaed.. iy.-w ay tit ,ih,. troutioatT-th burglars having proken . tne glass and opened the lock from the inside. The rector and his wife were notified and today Informed '' the-, detective de- LONDON EDITORS : IISTSIIICAOSE WEDDING GIFTS Ai (Contlnued on Page Elf teen.) RAILWAY BLOCK IS CHOSEN AS HEVV HILL OFFICE HOME Entire' Sixth. Floor of New Building at Fourth and Stark Is Leased for General Head quarters "of Combined Lines. PRESIDENT STEVENS ,' ' TAKES FORMAL CHARGE Heretofore Different Compan ies Have Scattered In Sev-- eral Places in City, t - The Bixth floor, of the new. Railway Exchange . building has ' been leased by the Hill system and next week the of flees of the Oregon Trunk, Oregon Elec trics and United Hallways will cm, moved into the; new quarters. . This will cen trallze in this building' all the Portland Offices of the Hill system,- with the exception ' of the' Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway,' the Astoria & Columbia RJver railroad and The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation company. : The Oregon Trunlt offices are now lo cated in -the.Henry building, occupying several roomson the -slith" flar, the United Railway offices are -on. the sev. enth- floor of the. , -Chamber of Com merce and' the Oregon .. Electric head quarters are, at present on the sixth and seventh; floors of the Corbett bulldlnar The Spokane, Portland As Seattle offices . .-Contlnuedon Pare t'ive.) CHINESE LETTUCE Slovenly Property Owners Let ' Weeds Run Riot Sowing Ad - oining Lawns With Noxious Plants. The accompanying " picture ' shows a six-footer almost hidden behind dusters of Chinese lettuce that beard the side-; walk In fcoht of a lot. on the "north side of Kearney street, between Twenty- first and Twenty-second streets; The lot W in the heart of one pf the best neighborhoods of the city, and ' despite the fact that Chinese lettuce is especial ly destructive, has not been shaved this year..-" , , ' m , " . One" city ordinance nrovldes that va cant lots within the city limits shall be shaved td a feather edge at least twice (Continued on Page Twelve.) REARS SEED PODS OVERVACM UNSIGHTLY WEEDS MAR CENTRAL CITY LOTS s.i ' t s m i:' ';v':';'.;V. jmW H I i inmiiawi ii ewswsiaHjg'wsBrwiyi,Mii.'ii w.wi.w.i'. wm mwwm ......wWim iwii-)s.ssuibui, ':' ..' -j'V'j1;':.. ' " - - -' -'tT 1111 'imnmifaM.,. , , .lf..,..t1.T , fT i(m1 , amin , ii in J '..' i. Unwelcome plant' Invaders tower above six foot podttrtrian in MISS BESSIE T00NE L rw4 ' it' ' J ii '" if ' v I! - - Mlsg Bessie Toone, the disinherited niece of former President .William ' It Newman of the New,.Yprk Central rail road and relate.; to jthe jflrst : families of Texas, who died, recently In New York. 'a victim to love for the stage and the lights of Broadway theatrical ais trlct. Her last engagement waa with the "Harvest Moon", company, the Au gustus Thomas play v that made such a rurdre. After JeavlngherXexas some she made considerable of a reputation In stock company work. By and' by she struck the barren times that all of her profession have to endure and she're- turned home and 'was' reconciled 1p her parents wnose consent sne r.ad not ob tained- to go on the professional stage. The lure of the boards was too strong for her however. : She braved her fam ily's and her uncle's displeasure again and came to New York about a year, ago. , Reverses set ih. , She droppeH from one thing to another-until at 27 she had run the entire ctfurse of life ahd succumbed, ' She was considered one of the most striking women on the American stage and. her rich contralto voice won her high praise, . . V . " Citizen of Portland Honored, i Washington, ' Aug 19. W. XL Crissy of Portland was today elected by the North American Esperanto association to be - counsellor for the far western division and. a director of the associa tion. . , . . . . - h "ifr; -v v - INSURANCE FIRMS' OREGON REVENUES SPENT ELSE"fflERE Figures Show f Foreign; Life ' C6mpahies .Reinvest .But a Small Ratio of Huge Profits V Drawn From State. " LESS THAN ONE-THIRD .- .OF SEVENTEEN MILLION For 'More Than Decade Fire and Other Companies Have Slighted Oregon; ; ' '(Sslem Bureao ef The Journal.) 1 Salem, Or,, Aug. 19. That foreign life insurance companies draw greater prof its from the- state of Oregon "than, any other class or business and invest less of their capital .or '-utilise less fOf it to wards contributing to the state s wel fare or Industrial prosperity is evidenced by the .fact that during the 11 year per lod, 1833 to 1909 inclusive. 36 -.life- in surance companies collected approxl mately, $17,000,000. ; from policy, holders in the state while the total combined capital which - all of them- invested In Oregon, securities ,;Wt4 less than -one third of the immense amount which they collected from - the. policy holders. iDurlng the last -year 'of 'that period 1909 the same' 3S companies collected $,620.36J.S2 In premiums on insurance in the state. - They returned- premiums (Continued on patre Five;)-' WILL ESTABLISH Backed by fillionaires, W. T. Murray, Inventor, Hopes to Make Regular Trips .From San Francisco. (United PreM Lee4 Wlr. , San Francisco,. Aug. 19. Backed by Eugene' De Sabla, Leon Sloss, Dr. John Oallweyand several other of San Fran cisco's wealthy men, W. T. Murray, in ventor,4 will launch a monster dirigible balloon In September, with - which he hopes to establish passenger service to Los - Angeles. ,: -..- - - --;-. " . The scheme is in an advanced stage. The big aluminum frame for the craft was completed today. Within a month the finishing touches will have been made. 1 . - r;: .. . Murray has developed an Idea hereto. j ..:, Continued on Page Twelve.) v - -' - .V , IB exclusive residence district, W PASSENGER SERVICE OH COAST SHALLENDERGER i atii 11 1 n unnrA i Sim mm iiwiimi n ' ' i"- ,v IS.PR0SSERN0T . GUILTY SAYS JURY .'AT LIBBY! M0NTANA After Night's Deliberation, Yer- : diet of Acquittal Rendered With Self-Defense as Ground t Assgned. , ' - v DEFENDENT WEEPS AS ' ' HER ATTORNEY PLEADS Tried on Charge of Murder- Killed Former Husband on .1 Train Near Libby. . - (Uolted Frew feised Wire.) ' ' Libby, Mont, '.Aug' If. Mrs. Vera Prosser ; of ; Seattle and c, Cleveland, charged with murder. In killing her di vorced husband' pit board a, passenger train hear' Libby, June 1,'was acquitted by a Jury here today. ' -.' A fw niinu'tes before 9 o'cibek the Jury reported to Judge J. Ei rlckson uiai a, veraici naa Deen reacnea,' .rrne attorneys were called into the court room and' Foreman - Clifford Clay an nounced that the Jury had found ' the "defendant, not guilty, on the grounds Of self defense.- ' in an interview shortly after her ; ac quittal Mrs. Prossef said she was un decided as to her future plans, but she would . probably leavfi immediately for the east." 'She said she could not find words to express, hertbanksto,-tb jurymen fthd those who had befriended her. - . Mrs. Clay wife of the foreman of the Jury, went to see Mrs.: Prosser us. she was packing her suitcase in her cell, preparatory to leaving the Jail for her rooma In the Hotel Libby, ' and - con gratulated her in behalf of thejury. Was Sure of , Her Acquittal. County Attorney Maiden shook her hand and Said personally - he was glad . (Continued on Page Two.) Returns So Far Give Dahlman Plurality, of 2000 He Is Probably Elected. ' (TTnltofl Prru lo.ifd Wlr. Lincoln, Neb.,' Aug. 19. With pri mary election returns in from two- thirds, of the state, Mayor John Dahl man of Omaha is leading ' Governor Shallenberger for: the- Democratic nom lnatlon for governor by a 'plurality of about 2000. Shallenberger,-Thowever, does not admit his defeat ? I . V ? Returns received late yesterday ' and today from ' the rural districts ' reduce Dahlman's lead and the result Is yet In doubt:.' ---''-.''"'".- .:.-'v.',v . -i:'?''1.-' The district yet to be heard from are country sections, ; where it is believed Shallenberger win run better than Dahl man. Shallenberger's hope that the re turns front -..cse districts will reverse the result however, is ' not generally snarea Dy political leaaers. , ARREST OF TO THREE " (8pMl Plupttch to The Jonrnal.) South. Bend, Wash., Aug. 49.-The ar rest Wednesday at Raymond of Harvey L. Beslln, on i the request of SpQkane a uthori ties who wished him held for identification,' opens a story of. cruelty practiced last spring. iAt that tlme'Bes lln and a woman who he claimed was his wtfe were arrested for cruelly beati Ing their little child, barely three yearS of age. '. When the child was produced In court its - body was ..found to be In a terrible condition-and the man and Io nian were each fined i$50 and'the child was taken from them and given a good home with a respectable family in Ray mond. Soon afterwards Beslih 'gained possession of ,the boy and secreted him with friends at Pe F.ll. Otv.' returning home from Pe Ell late at night Beslip their house with an empty bottle, which had'eontalned laudanum, beslda her. The boy was found and restored to his fos ter parent?. . ' - ' ; The request for Berlin's . arrest was accompanied' with a print i CrcuJnr 5 ILLHAo HUrto RECALLS ROOSEVELT WILL TAKE HO PART II rCOilNGCAiffli! Mis Followers Say He Will Stay Out Unless .Democrats Win in State;. After That H3 ' Could Take the Reins. HE MIGHT EVEN MAKE ' PRESIDENTIAL RACE Does Not Want to Be Governor . T-May-Tour Pacific Coast - - in March. (rnlted Pre Leed TVIrt.J- New Yprk, v Aug. 19 That Colonel Theodore Roosevelt ,,t will take no part In the coming campaign In New York Is the belief of most of his supporters here, though it is known that Lloyd C. Griscom, chairman of the New York County Republican committee. Is urging him to- carry his' fight for.-4emporarj' chairman before the state convention at Saratoga. It is believed that ; Roose velt is not unwilling to stay , out of the-campaign, believing that under (Continued 'en Pace Five.) Not Only in No Present Peril ' Jut : Governor Will Probably Recover, Is ReportReturns to San Francisco. . (United Preoe tetsd Wire.) Sah Francisco, Aug.. 19. Emphatical ly denying, that there is any truth In the . rumors that- Governor Benson of Oregon is at the point of death. Dr. H Worden, his 1 physician,' today "stated to the TJpited Press that the executive was "not only out of 'all present" danger but would probably recover.' : - Governor. Benson has been afflicted with cancer, which for a time threatened to destroy first-his eyesight and then his life.!1 He has been In San Francisco for some weeks. ' " A short itlme ago Governor Benson left the city for Ross vallejv.near. San Rafael, in" Marion county, where He was .advised by his physicians to go." There the governor and -hia wife rented a - efttage among the big redwoods. ' ; Yesterday Governor Benson returned to his apartments here. . He had been barely able to stand when he left for th country, but on his return was able ' to walk briskly : about and seemed la much better spirits. , ' I Governor Benson will probably return to Salem In a few days, according to hi doctors- It is admitted tha there is a' possibility' of a change for the worse but such a possibility is regarded as re mote, his' physicians say., - YEAR - OLD UHILD which contained pictures and dfCT!r tlons of Harvey L., Beslln,. Genetta li. Klrkpatrick and her child. The circu lar was ' signed by W,. C. Klrkpatrick and in it Klrkpatrick claims that th woman was his wife fcnd that ehe an I the; child had left Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with Beslin In September,- 1 90. Th- pictures and descriptions remove all doubt as-to, the .identity tn partit; .who called themselves Mr, snd Sirs. Beslln while living in this vicinity. The Raymond authorities are in p'!i sessions? a Ictt-r written by the H -quiam W. C. T- LV soon after th t - i of the Beslin last spring. 'Jtt ti.ni ! : ter It is asserted that th'B-)iiu Vwl at .Hoquiam a 'Short time Before em t, r hr and -that thH.r .trar merit. ..f t.. child while there was br.utnl In i ; ;-i . irr,rr,,,-nt,i .fhv-f.wwmi'" called upon "in th n.' ;- ' ; i manity"- to take ths ctii! t '. i- ? . human1 parents. : . Et'Sl'.n ff '.- -' ' hl ) :''-;'! t fi !-!'.- .-- stin-.i hf ru r r BUI'S DOCTOR SAYS HE'S NOT III ' DANGEROUS STATE sSydfSelty