The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, November 22, 1910, Page 6, Image 6

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David Westmsn Relates
Story in Court Against
;':and; Defendant in a
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Whits Slave Case.
To superlative! disgusting was - the
. tcony in the Westman white slave
-.. a In the federal court this rooming
; it even attorneys with years of ex
i . ) ience In dealing with criminal trials
i -..uad it ' difficult ; at "'time, to go on
, itlonlng the 'witnesses. 'A A-,.:: A ':" ',
'lie defense is seeking:. to prove that
i .1.1 Westman was insane from the
: eta of an old injury when he corn
red, his 21-year-old wife, the mother
i his i-year-old baby, to go out. on
. public streets because Westman was
i lazy to work. If this plea, cannot
; - established there is little doubt that
:;? Jury will find Mm guilty on 'three
.its of the nine 4a the Indictment
; . :ght by the federal grand jury, and
at Judge Wolverton will impose the
.ireme limit of. five years at hard
'".,r on each count ''
a sweet faced mother, made prema-
t .;: ry old by mental brooding over the
i ,-t:i tble fate of, her renegade son,. sat
wie him all thlB morning, while the
'it! aged young wife told her story of
s;adation and that of Carrie Bledsoe,
r country girl , cousin, whoift . West
, nn also used for his vile purposes. .
' Government Sects Case. ,
United States District Attorney Me-Cma-t
announced shortly before noon
.'. the government had rested its case.
' '.- mother of the defendant was then
. ' id to the stand In behalf of the
.f-V'-nse. ' ' : . A :
In a voice, which she tried hard to
f i ; from breaking, constantly on 1 the
re ot tears, yet bravely endeavoring
i o . reserve her composure la order that
: - might follow the lead of Attorney
f M. Long and convince tha Jury that
v enly son is a .lunatic, la order to
d him from entering on a long term
iiard labor In a federal prison for his
the pour woman answered ques-
s that shot-aed alike. Judge, Jury and
'.v large audience , that crowded the
ii rtroom. " Ehe was granted a merciful
pite when court . took a . recess at
n. Her testimony Will be continued
! i afternoon. 1 -
.Tie story of Westman's degeneracy,
told by Myrtle Westman, his wife,
1 Carrie Bledsoe, her young cousin,
in brief as follows: ,.",: .
.'tie Westmana were- married in the
nrner of J90S. , Myrtle was working
a can factory at the time. -Before
r marriage she lived with her adopt-
t parents in Portland. Bhe was 19
f firs old and Westman waa 19. A baby
s corn.
,JTeada Wtfa to Enama.
rjntll all months ago Westman
T rl:ed , as streetcar" conductor, - dish-
' -slier in a restaurdnt, machinist In
' shops and at other things in port-
: A. - O regon Ci ty, Taeoma anfl. Van-
' tver. wash. ' ' .
Oast spring Myrtle Westman bgan
work la a laundry. Finally West-
-a decided not to work any longer
o. elf. On the first day of last month
: told his wife of his decision. He
v id that she would have to sunnort
h si and that she could not do so on $10
. sreek in a laundry. He said that she
u'd make $10 a night easier." A, ..
Sae refused to accede to is demands
' " 1 he beat her Into submission. , .
"Then he told me to go out and pick"
i , some man." said the wife. - "I went
" t and be followed behind 'ma T
uld not muster up courage enough to
-.odge' anybody, as he told me to.
i oally after tramping up and down
e streets for a long time a Greek
Dowed me to my room. My husband
ant away then and. brought uptwo
i ore men. - He came back before the
right was over with still another man.
took all the money.
" Cousin Enters Casa,
He engaged a room for me at' the
' u nllworta rooming house. Then he
vent down Into, the .North End and told
he bartenders in many of the saloons
f that locality to setid up mare visitors.
"Shortly afterward I heard that my
usin Carrie was in town, staying at
-r.e Hart lodging house. I and my hus-
nd visited her. We told herfhere we
-'-re living, but I didn't tell her what
t was doing. ,-. - v: --: ;' :
Tre next day aha came to ojur room.
It was about nine o'clock In th'e morning,
she had a quarrel with the man
at whone house aba waa working and
that she bad left 1U - She asked me tt
r- t her a Job, as I bad told her on the
creation Of my Tlslt . to . her lodgings,
thst I would get her employment, should
r e need it at anv time. I inv
i any people in Portland and thought I
tou d get her a Job la a laundry.
"She came Into our room and I
started to get out of bed. aying I would
ro with her in search of employment
.iy husband said; To. yon wUl not go
tvith her, lay down. She can make more
Jnoaey. He then made a vile proposition
to my cousin. ' ..;;r -i-
Kisa SXadaoa Saaxnrred. '
-Don't do It Carrie I said to'her.
-I want you to get honest work. Don't
TUme me for the suggestion made by
David.' - '
Carrie Bledsoe, according to the testi
mony, demurred, to Westraaa'a schema.
l he told him that aha did not want to
f isgraee hnr old father, but In the end
re yielded. The story from that time
in too repellant for repetition. Westman
crested a room for Miss Bledsoe, ad
ic.lr.iDg that of hla wife, r .
His profits not being what he thought
ihey should be, from the combined ef
forts of his two'. victims, ha told hm
that he would take them to gtevenson,
Wasb, where he knew a lot of loggers
rnd mill hands. They made the trip to
i at town a.-id were ordered to leave it
to days after their arrival there by
tne town marshal, A.- M. Lindeey. ;
Pome more ugly details concerning the
rejourn In Stevenson wore related.1;.
.v.TriO'Btunuus:v-,''';(;v
Tlie three, Westman. his wife and Car.
i rsiadsoe, took the Bailey Gatzert hack
i.m n.a rify, Thi Uip lo and from an
' r state, brought the case within gov.
i "merit JurisdlcUon.
Matters went from bad to worse af-i'-r
the return to i- Portland until the
J wife, in desperation, soucht an nt.
' i: who took her to the police sta
i on. where aha told ber story. " The
1 1ral grand Jurv then lnrtltut TOt.
i tan on a charge of violating the "white
' traffic net." . There were nine
ouTits in the indictment, but the gov
rr.ment has abandoned six of these.
' ming only on the first three,
vi-.'-trtian may be sent to. McNeill's 1s)T
' ir ia years ir mo jury rinds him
tr on pch count
i r-rr 'a-mohtn-aso the little
' "f the Westmana had been . in
,! ' ei ' mi at. Ints. . The hhy
i:,sr had paid for its care from Jjci
Puzzling Cases Will Cenfrcnt
Hirnoh' First Day in Ju
: . vcni'eCcurt. '
Circuit . Judge Gatens, win bold his
first sefsion as Judge of the Juvenile
court this afternoon.' The Initiatory
session Is well calculated to test out
the new Judge, for today's docket1 con
tains some puzzling cases of mingled
criminality " and dependency. ,
' Mrs. Charles Faria, , who la prose
cuting ber husband fori nonsupport In
the county court alleges he has threat
ened to kill her and her' six children un
less she drops the case and the whole
sextet has fallen into the hands of the
Juvenile, court to determine what shall
be done with thorn. , ' '
Walter- Holdt is a 13 year old run
away from Wenatchee, Wash.,; and la
likely to be returned there. Paul Hen
dricks la ' another runaway, : H ' years
old, also Hated a an Incorrigible., He
has been returned from Astoria and the
court will have to decide his ' future.
Five boys who made a Joint attack
on an automobile left standing on the
(street by , the owner constitute another
case.,; They left the auto airless, book
less and llgbtless. v.; , ;
A 10-year-old boy classed as a moral
pervert makes up v another problem.
Equally difficult Is a case wherein a
young girl manes a serious charge
against her father. Another instance of
immorality is a boy of K, charged wita
a statutory offense.
Fanny and Fav Stagncr. two Httla
girls who have been' living with their
parents on -the peninsula, are alleged
by their . neighbors to lack sufficient
tlothlng and food. Willie Butler, 13
years old, la also ln the dependency
list his father having sent word the
boy. must shift for himself after the
father, -so it is alleged, had misrepre
sented' Willie's age and tried, to place
him as a messenger boy. - ,
This list presents In brief the prob
lems which, will come before the new
Juvenile Judge on hla first day. :
meager wage in the laundries where she
worked. '-.: ' :.' ',.v ';
Mra. Westman, the mother of the de
fpndant, asked the county Juvenile court
last month to award the baby to her.
Myrtle Westman appeared in court and
pleaded that the control of the babe be
left with her.v Judge Ganfenbeln decided
that neither party waa fit to care for
the infant and ordered that the baby
be placed In the baby home, where it
till remains. ' "'- ',
WETTEST NOVEMBER IN
k UMATILLA'S HISTORY
(fmll DtRMtcb to 1m JoerniL)
.Pendleton. Or : Nov. UL-Pendleton
and Umatilla county ara now expert'
encing one of tho wetteat Novembers In
the history of this section of tba states
The precipitation so far la z Inches and
more In excess of tha normal amount
for the entire month and indications
are tbat there will be considerable mora
rainfall before the first of December.
The normal rainfall for November is
inenea, wnue up until Tuesday 1. 62
inches had already fallen.
Last November was an- exceptionally
wet bne, although almost - the entire
amount .of moisture came in tha form
of snow,' while that, of this year , baa
been almost entirely rain. There was a
total -precipitation of 3.58 inches last
November and this record, though the
greatest for many years, will undoubt
edly be surpassed within the next few
days.
BOARD WANTS TO. HOLD
' PLUMBING- DEPARTMENT
A conference of the health officer and
board of health was held this' morning
in regard to tha consolidation of ' the
plumbing department with the building
Inspector, which is provided by the new
building code. This code goes into ef
fect January 1, 1911. The plumbing
department is now under the Jurisdic
tion of the health board. -The members
of that board want It to remain there.
They claim the work of the plumber
is more of a health . proposition than
(-concerning new buijtllng. , The board de
cided to go before the health and police"
committee of .the city council and ad
vise that the building ode be amended
to leave tha plumbing department where
it liOW exists. . " .
COOS COUNTY IS NOT
. YET DECLARED DRY
' (Spil DiRptteh to The JoariMl.)
Marshflcld, Or., Nov. 11. On account
of an Injunction County Judge Hall waa
unable to declare Coos county dry, .The
Injunction,', which was asked for by the
liquor interests, restrained the county
judge from issuing the order. Th hear
ing for a permanent injunction is set
for the December term of the circuit
court 1 a - -t
MARSHFIELD CITY ,
. TICKET IS CHOSEN
" J (Bpeelal Dtapttch to The Joariud.)
Marshfield. Or Nov. 22. At a
dty
caucus last' night C C.t Going, August
Frazeen, R. A. Copple and Duncan Fer
guson were nominated for eoundlmen.
There ara two to elect John W. But
ler was nominated for city recorder
without opposition. , .
;y-'.';.-'i3ntrles at Emeryville.
. (HnltMl frwn L-yiRed Wlre.1
r Emeryville, CaL, Nov. 22. Entries
for tomorrow: ,
First race, futurity course Dacla
109, Ben Greenleaf 104, Great Caesar
103. Lescar 112, Louise B. 109, Clara
Hampton 109, Abella 104, Conls Thaun
tha 104. .
Second race, futurity eonrse--Burnell
111, Gramercy 107, Combury 111, Nappa
114. Hannibal Bey 111,, Who 111, Bells
nlcker 111, Electrowan 107,.; Lookout
111 Aunt Polly 111, Harry Stanhope
an, fapiam jonn 114.
deem 103. Rosevale 108, Edwin T. Fryer
Iio, Acumen 104, Roy Junior 110. Re-
sponseful 105, Hooray 106, Raleigh 110,
Madeline MUsgrave 105.
Fourth race, : five- furlongs Early
jiiae 108. Terns : Trick 82. Edmond Ad
ams 80, Thistle Bella 100, Balronla 98,
Metropolitan '33. ' t -
Fifth race, mile and 70 yards Spe
cial ueitvery 109, Nasmerlto 109. Ncbu
losus 105, Sir Angus 109, Royal River
io, iAOy Rensselaer 105, Silver Grain
103, Bake 104, Pete, 109, Lady McNally
100, Treasure Seeker 109, Onatasoa 112.
Sixth race, luturtty, course E. M.
i fry IIL. Roy .TliyciiaatlUy.ll,-Tm.
moior ui, iieiie of Iroquois 111, Biskra
111, All Alone 111, Redondo 111, Plume
111, "flw&ggerlator 111,; Roy Shumway
111, Tlatooa UL . . . . ,
Different Liquor Interests Have
Ideas cf Their Own They
' Ycu!d Try. v
The Oregon ' Home Rule association
arid "its attorneys are still wrestling
with the model liquor license ordinance
which It was intended will be presented
to the clti' council at its meeting to
morrow. . Owing to the fact that the
m,aBilr. 4 ntt AAmnTatAf An1 m.tin nAr
r,,,r" v rr: .r.r:.-:,, r.
themselves; it is possible that the draft
of the ordinance will not be ready for
submission tomorrow.
, ,.. ,i ji.i ,w. . . 1 1
In the" meantime the Retail ldqnor
Dealers' association la shaping up a big
bunch of reform amendments, which the
organization believes should be. Incor
porated in the home rule ordinance.
Manv of tha suggestions of th asso-
elation hava been adopted by the home
rule people It U the intention of the
retailers to cronose those thlnjrs which
they desire in the shape of amendments 1 The remaining half of the estata is
in casa the Home Rule association doeslgien to the three other children, who
not finally Incorporate them la its pro-
posed ordinance i v i' s , . ; J
Still apart from these two organusa-
tlona stands the Brewers' association,
which is opposed to many of the reform
items of both the Home Rule and the
ueiau ijquor ueaiers: associa.uuua. v-uu-
seauently. it looks like there might be
some little scrap la tba council when
tha liquor regulaUoa meaaurea como up
for consideration. ' ?
xne reiauers ass uiai u iw
close at U midnight at all times and on
Sunday. The Home Rule association
has accepted these provisions. The re
tailers also ask that tha saloon fronts
shall b open or encased In clear glass
from 6 or 6, feet above the floor. The
TT - X . . 1 - n.An1. V.nllotJa thai tl1
would not be practicable on account of
such bara as tha Portland hotel, the
Board "Of Trade, the Chamber of Cor
marca and other claces which ara locatv
ii linn iLuia ucuuiu uumv.w . . -
ed In tha middle of the floor space -oil'
th trrwiriil floor of bla buildings. Tne
nrf.ll alan havm nthnr . reforms. SUCh I
h ftSniitinn of free lunches, tha re-
strlction of saloons to one saloon for the Farmers' ' Educational and Coopee
every.1000 people, the abolition of tha aUva tralon In eastern Oregon are plan
novfr of attorney now held by the brew- nln for a great gathering In this city
in interesta over so many of tho re-1
tail nlaces and etner oetaiia or rernrm,
The breweries oonorie the midnight
Closing, the abolition of tha power of
attorney and the open front of saloons,
The final settlement of th question-will
be up to the city council, proviaoo tne
question of tba constitutional! ty of tb
Home Rule law is not assailed Insofar as
tha question of regulatory Jurisdiction
U concerned,? , . ... , -
MUST NOT SELL TO
I1WED m
A crusade against dealers who sell
liquor to men already Intoxicated la to
be started, by Municipal Judge Leo Tar
well " Tha Judge this morning instruc
ted Officers Burri and Johnson of the
North .End squad to bring -ta erery
saluon keeper they can find breaking
this law. He will also talk with Chief
ot Police Cox today relative to instruct
ing all officers to do tha same.
Tha minimum fins for tba breaking
of this law is $100. Judge TaxweQ be
lieves that a squad of plain clothes men
turned loose in tha North End would
pay their salaries to the city many times
over by the fines -which prosecutions
would bring Into tha city treasury,
1 would be willing to stay at work
all day fining these man if tha officers
will bring them in" declared Judge
Tasfell this morning.
A trusade ot this
kind will result in tha stopping of much
of tha drunkenness and piracy that Is
being practiced in these North End
places. I am going to try rt for a while
anyway and see if It will not , do soma
good.
. . ' :-, (rTuitea Press Leased Wire. '
Eagle Pasa, Texas, Nov. 22.- Revolu
tionists dynamited two bridges today on
the line of tha Mexican International
Railway near Cludad Porflrlo Diaz.
Soldiers are repairing tha damaged
structures. Two men suspected of tho
outrage were arrested. .
Additional ; troops . are ' axpacted at
Cludad Porflrlo Dlas tonight, and it is
reported that the dynamite was intended
for them, i , . .
Paul and Julio Madero, brothers of
Francisco Madero, the revolutionary
leader, left San : Antonio today for the
front
Rebel forces are mobilizing ' on both
sides of tho Rio Grande, .
L
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I fSpeclil PUpttch to The loornaLt
Salem, Or., Nov. 22. Tha Democratic
state central committee has violated the
law regarding the filing of the state
ment of its expenditures in tha late cam-l
palgn. Tho corrupt practices act pro
vides tnat a statement of the commit
tee must be filed within 10 days after
tha election. Tha time expired Saturday,
Novemoar 18.
John P. Ryan, secretary and treasurer
of the Democratic state central commit
tee, says tnat tne attorney general has
held that political organizations shall
file their statement of expenses. This
rule h&A D6n foIlOWeCMl-. Ryan Says.
in the past He is now compiling th
have it in the hands of the secretary of
state wiuun tne required 15 days.
FRISCO FAIR BOOSTERS
WATERWAYS DELEGATES I
' (Ttnttaii Pri tMu vu r
Sacramento, Cai. Nov 22-lovemor I
Gillett today appointed Leon Sloes, A.
W. Scott Jr., B, B. Hale. IL T. Seoj T
IL De, Young, James McNab and Frank!
L. Brown, all boosters for the worlri's
falr-4nearr-FrtmcIscrm'I515,' as dele-'
gates to the seventh National Rivers
ana Harbors congress at Washington.
The session will be held on December i.:
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L. Therkelsen, who died November 13.
left an estate close to the JSOO.Onfl
mark, as shown by the petition for
probate of hla will, filed in the county
court today. It is estimated, there if
S225.C00 lr real estate, yielding yearly
rentals of $12,000 and J70.000 in notes
and mortgages. .
The will, which waa admitted to pro
bate today, divides tbo estate among
the children, leaving only the dower
Interest for life to the widow. Cachot
Therkelsen, a son, ta giyen , a gold
watch; Haael Therkelsen. a daughter, a
diamond- ring and $1500; Frances
Louisa Van Duzer,. a daughter, $10,000;
Lawrence Edward Therkelsen, a eon, Jin
automobile and sio.ooo.
After thso snscifio beouesta are paid.
the will directs, $ 30,000. plus one-half of
all that remains, shall be placed in a
trust estate In charge of Henry B. Van
Duiser and -JS.C Johnson. They are to
invest - the fnnds and,; devota the in
come to the care arid education of three
of the children, Catherine, Cachot and
Mary Therkelsen. When all these chil
dren are of age thai property of the
trust aetata is to be equally distributed
among the three children named.
are of age. Frances Louise van Duxes,
Hazel "Therkelsen and .Lawrence Edward
Therkelsen. In the original wiu tne
provisions were Somewhat different as
t0 w specific bequests, being changed
y - codicil in October, 1909.
, . , jeconii codicil dated last : 4 una
Wnn- R. van d user and E. C
johMon as executors and trustees, the
lattftr 8UbStltuted for Thomas N.
(Jtronr. The latter was withdrawn as
executor because the deceased wished
him to act as attorney for the estate.
- ifln4l THnuitHi ta Th Ionruml.
' Pendleton, Or- Nov, 82. Members of
on Friday. November 25, to do bonor
tn ueir national president, v-. rs. tiarren
0f Atlanta. Ga.. who la scheduled to be
here on that day. Two other prominent
national workers will also be present
and tha occasion promises to be a not-
biA one for the organised farmers.
This Will be President Barrett' s first
visit to the Pacific coast and his ap
pearance here will probably bo the only
ona be will make In Oregon in his orn
cial capacity. Details of the program
hava been already arranged by the local
union. ;, A ? noonday banquet, prepared
by tha farmers' wives, will be held, and
U Will undoubtedly be tba largest feaat
of Its kind- in tha history of eastern
Oregon, "
In connection with this meeting 1 a
state organ! ration will , also be per
fected, 4 Up to this Uat tha Umatilla
county organization, as well as the lo
cals In tha other parts of eastern Ore
gon, hava been under tha direction of
tha .national organization, bat with the
formation of an Oregon union this will
be changed. Bt&te officers will be
chosen and & staft Organization perfect
ed m every way.
0I&N11EL1L
SOON BE- COMPLETED
fSpeetal Dlmxtrh far The Journal)
Pendleton. Or- Nov. 12. Within tha
next few days tha final touches will be
put upon the O. R. & N. tunnel through
Horseshoe curve between this city and
Yoakum., This tunnel Is $40 feet long
and is the longest along tha anUre
length of tha O. .R. & N. line. It is
by far tho 1 most important ; piece- of
work in connection with the Improve
ments being made between this city
and Yoakum at a cost of more than
million and a quarter dollars. - A-v
The tunnel Itself is now complete, the
timbers are being put In. at the rata of
40 feet a day, which means that but
vary few ; days will elapse until the
tunnel - is ready for the steel rails.
These will not b laid until spring.
however, . when the remainder of the
.track Is placed In commission.
Aside from the fact that the bund
ing of tha tunnel was a gigantic piece
of work m ltsoir, since , it was cut
through solid rock, It Is an important
improvement because of the fact that
it cuts off more than a mile of track,
eliminates the big horseshoe curve on
the western division of the road and
also cuts out one of the worst grades
I ox tne road.
ARGUE MOTION F0R1.EW
- TRJAL FOR GARRISON
(Spedl Di patch to Tb loamtl,) ' -Marshfield.
Qu, Nov. 22 A motion
for a now trial has been argued in the
eas of Frank Garrison, ; found . guilty
of murder in th first degree fer klll-
the matter under advisement Garrison
killed Perkins near Marshfield and sunk
the body in the bay. - ' - -
' - Sunny Monday - laundry
soap is. most efficient 'for
cleaning carpets removing
. OTea.Vl SDOtS IfOm ClOthini?
" ' l u"u v. '""''j
WaSolrtg laCC CUltainS and
doilies- and for every other
cleanbg puirjosc.-'. It con
tains no rosin. washes wool
ens and flannels without
"shrinking, and works in any
kind of water. Its marvelous
' dirt-starting quality spares
your back and saves your time.
iAIlLPRESH
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THE N. K. FAIRS ANK COMPANY
. aucAco ' ,
r.i On:
lla!f cf One PcrC:
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ItliMlti; V t'W)VWj
Municipal Improvement bonds to the
amount of $47o.000 were sold yesterday
afternoon by the ways and means com
mittee'ef the city council. Tho highest
price paid for any part of this issue was
one half of one per cent premium.
There were .16 bidders. Bond buyers
took $399,000, and the city treasurer
took the remainder of the sale.
- Heretofore these bonds have - been
taken up by local investor Ypstsr-
day the firm of Koehler & Cummins of
Toledo, Ohio, bought $100,000. They
offered a premium 0f $.67.40. This was
the first outside bid that has been re
ceived, for bonds of this nature, and sig
nifies that such bonds hereafter wlll;
draw the attention of larger. bond buy
ing u companies. Walter T. White of
Portland took $112,000 at par and ac
crued interest. N. Patterson asked for
$4500 and offered on half of one per
cent. C Paf took $1500 at the same figure.'-
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Other buyers tok the following
amounts: United States National bank.
$76,800 at par 'ami accrued interest:
Hibernian bank; $30,000, at par; Scan
dinavian oanic, $15,000. - at par; w. L.
Age, $5000 at ' par; Hopkins- Jenkins,
$3000, one eighth of one per cent; A.
L. ; Keenan, $ 2000, ona , fourth of one
per cent; E. V. Rood, $10,000. ona fourth
or one per cent; A, H. Maegley, $2600,
at pan Morris Bros., $10,000. at par, IL
Kammerer, $5000, at par; J. Buckmau.
$2000, and E. S. MoCoy, $500, at -par.
WESTERN UNIVERSITIES -
i : PRODUCE INSURGENTS
(OnllrC Prew Lnued Wre.
Boston, Mass., Nqy. 22. The west Is
graduating 2000 or 1000 college men,
creating a brand of redhot progressives
and insurgents, aocording to President
DavW. Starr Jordan of (Stanford univer
sity, California, who is here.
The west is graduating thousands of
young - men from the universities an
nually who are Insurgents," ,sald Presl-
dent Jordan. They believe a mistake
has been made in deciding that corpora
tions are artificial persons, and they
believe that franchises are- property.
They bolieva that persons have certain
rights higher than corporations, and
Uiat franchises Involve obligations,"
Big Harness Shop at Pt-ndletxni.
(Special Pistwtrli U The JnarnaL) V
Pendleton. Or., Nov. 22. J. J. Ham-
ley, Fred J. McMonles and Lester IIam
ley have lneorporated the Hamley Har
ness company with a- capital ,stockv of
$18,000. and will conduct tha largest
harness shop in - the state outside of
Portland. McMordes has for tho past
is years oeea oonneoted with tne W. IL
McMonles company In Portland, but is
best known-la this elty for the famous
$260 prize saddle which was won by
Bert Keiley at the recent roundup held
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The incorporators hava announced
tbat it la their purpose to. Increase the
capacity ot the factory and store and
to push out for new business, v Jt is
probablo that in the near future they
will put traveling man on the road.
Loses Ttree lingers and Sues. X
Suit for $10,000 for the loss of three
fingers . has been begun In tha circuit
court by Lee prederikson against - the
Wisconsin -Logging & Timber corrlpany.
Ho was Injured on August S while act
ing as one of a crew on- donkey en
gine near Oak Point, Cowllti county,
Washington. He alleges the signal
"roan," being only J 1 years old. - was
Incompetent, and also complains of the
engineer.
" - IJscd Prtgbtlnl Language. . :
Mary M. Vogel says J. W. Vogel
threw a spool .of thread at her on No
vember 1$ and has used frightful lan
guage, so she wants a divorce. Two or
three months ago sha started a ' mil
linery store at Gresham, she says, and
her hubby has since bung around the
place, an. uninvited guest. She says he
drinks heavily and annoys her. She asks
the court to enjoin him from bettering
ber. - They ywera married In Portland In
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Spokane, - Wash., Nov. 22. Charles
Wagner, bank clerk, arrested in Spo
kane on telegraphic instructions from
rasadena, Cal., charging him ;: with
burglary, was released from custody
Monday night on $2000 ball furnished
by local schoolmates and friends.
Wagner's explanation Of his predica
ment is that he suffered the loss of a
suit case at the Yakima Y. M. C A.
some days ago, containing letters from
friends and wearing apparel, and that
this must hava been stolen, .by, some
burglar, who later left' it in a room at
Pasadena. - 1 :"'";.'' .'"' ,if
Many friends of Wagner have come
forward with statements Cf his good
character and - his standing ' a&d . are
unwilling to believe he is a crimlnat
Tho young man has bank books show
ing deposits, and . recently closed a
realty deal In Spokane aggregating
$1400. . ,,
'Pasadena, CaL. Nov. 22. Andrew Al
len, chief of police of Pasadena, will
start tonight for Spokane to invest!,
gate the case of Charles .Wagner, who
was arrested there yesterday .on a lar
ceny charge. Wacnor's arrest followed
the discovery that lockers in the Pasa
dena Athletic club, where he had vis
ited, had been robhd. Ha ia said to
have wealthy relatives, who will in
terest themselves In hs behaff. Wag
ner came to Pasadena two weeks ago,
and practically nothing was known of
hi in hero. -,
FUNERAL OF COLONEL ,
VlLLIAfJ F. BUTCHER
The funeral of Colonel William T.
Butcher of Baker City was held at
Baker City Saturday last , Colonel
Butcher was one of the leading lawyers
and Democratic politicians of eastern
Oregon for a number of years. Ha lo
cated at Athena, Umatilla county, and
In 1900 moved to nakor City. He-was
a candidate for presidential elector in
189 and was elected a delegate to the
Democratic national convention in 1898,
Ha was appointed a colonel on the staff
of the lata Governor Pennoyer. He was
a candidate for congress from the Sec
ond district in 1902, but was defeated.
He was prominently connected with tho
Masons, Elks, Knights of Pythias, A. O.
TJ. W. and Red Men. Trp to two years
ago he was amember of the. taw firm
of Butcher, Gorrell & Clifford of Baker
City, when he - retired because of . fll
health. - He Is survived by his wife and
one son, Thomas Butcher. 1
V " Inswranc Company Sued.,"
Georgo R.' Morgan, representative of
the St , Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
conrpany, who has, been seeking to ad-
lust losses caused by fire on the steam
ship Falcon some time ago, .has been
ewfed in the circuit court by six firms
of Portland merchants for the value
of goods and damages. , , i
The , Hnnerrnan .Hardware company
claims $5,973.44 and $500 damages, the
Blake-McFall company $647.86 and $100
damages, M Seller & ,Coc $407 and $50
damages, J, K. Gill & Co. $1,881.79 and
$250 damages, the Woodard-Clarke com
pany $1,269.05 and $250 damages, and
Clark-Wpodward Drug company $L
$75.81 and $150, damages. j'
Baby Loses Part of Name ;:
-' David Turnlpseed Smith en, who fa)
only 8 months old and could not help
his name, lost the vegetable part of it
today, when he was adopted by B. L
Dunford and his wife, Annie E. DunfoAt
David Turntpseed'a. mother released him
to the baby home some time ago. .The
DunfoTds wanted him, but did not want
his name. So County Judge Cleeton, who
Issued tho order of - adoption changed
the youngster's name to David Hughes
Dunford, " -
Oppose Street Vacation. ;' 1 ";
By a rising vote of all present the
Montavflla Board of Trade last night
expressed unanimous opposttiontto the
proposed vacation of east side streets
to the railroad company. Dr. De Veny
was elected president. Representative
men wm-a present , from various sec
tions of the city.'.. - ....
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Committco Is Received Fa
- vorebSy by School Board at
Last Night's . Meeting.
The salaries of Portland teachers will
be raised approximately 10 per cent If
the taxpayers approve of the action of
the school board taken last night : Prin
cipals of high sohools-wlU receive $3000
a year. The salaries of assistant prin
cipals will be Increased. Salaries of all
grade teachers will be advanced approxi
mately 10 per cent - ,
These increases were determined upon
at a meeting of the school directors held
last' night - A ; recommendation that
teachers receive N larger salaries waa
made by the finance, committee, con
sisting of It L. Sabin and J. V. Beach.
There was no opposition to the increase.
ALMOST COLLISION; v .
. ' TAFT 111 DANGER
Hampton Roads Vt Mov. 22. When
the Tennessee, with , President Taft on
board, arrived here today, tho sailors
told of a narrow escape the vessel had
from colliding with an unknown steam
er 150 miles out at sea -Friday night
The cruiser was steaming behind its
convoy, the Montana, off the. shore of
Cuba, when suddenly the' lookout re
ported, a vessel dead ahead across the
Tennessee's bow. A heavy rain was
falling, making the darkness almost Im
penetrable, but evidently the' Tenn
essee s lights . were observed by the
steamer's crew, and with only a few
seconds to spare the smaller 'vessel slid
out of harm's way. The boat disap
peared; without disclosing her Identity.
It is believed to have brcn the Gorman
training ship iYeya, '
During his return trip President Taft
dictated most of hla annual message to
congress."' '
Taft announced be would leave for
Richmond at 4 o'clock, this afternoon
and would proceed to Washington tomorrow,-'
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MOUNT HOOD ROAD
BUILDING HIGH TRESTLE"
Work has been commenced on the
construction of tha trestle that wltl
form the approaches to the bridge over '
jivhlch the Mount Hood railway is to
cross the Sandy river. About 140 feet
of trestle work will have to be put In
on one side of the river and about 400
feet on the other. ,
-: Grading Is progressing rapidly and a '
number of construction locomotives
have been put in service over a tempo
rary light track, to haul material. A
large number of men are employed In
double shifts on the power plant at tha
confluence of the Sandy and Bull Run
rivers. '.. . - - - .. ' .
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Filling Cunse of Cavo-in. . 1 '
:' The cave-In of a Standard Oil com
pany wagon yesterday morning, at
Fourth and Alder streets was due to
improper filling around a retaining wall
for the now building on the" northwest
comer of those streets. This is the
opinion of City Engineer Morris, who
made an infpectlon of the affair. Tha
contractor building tha wall filled in
back of iV but the dirt was not packed '
sufficient t withstand a heavy load.
This condition frequently occurs, states
the city engineer, and in many eases the -contractor
is not at fault. Many times,
the dirt will settle where it has been
packed as tightly aa can, be dona. The
only remedy is to make the second
packing.- i f
Central W. T. U. Meeting.
Central Woman's Christian Tempeiv
ance Union will meet Wednesday after
noon as usual In headquarters; corner
Fifth and Tamhlll streets. The program
will be a thanksgiving one, and all ara
requested to bring a thank Offering and
a Scripture text
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