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r - The g ather Occ!o.J rs!a f . tisfct a-1 WeicccJay; c a :'erly wlnJa VOL. IX. NO. PORTLAND, .OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER D, 1S10. TWENTY .PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. VVrX7 F7 1 1 v r r M v.. I 1 1 r - f f 1 f"'J r 1 ,! U ; S i i ! i 1 1 ! i 1 UwU-U'v 1 : t: ' r r "if1 i I aJU ' ' LUy V L i a x ti ' M. ,W, re at. An .11 li'l.U ARTHUR FISHER ATGl)lt!SS!IOOTS GUARD: IS KILLED Mortally VVounds Dan AcklVy, . Attache aYthe Idaho Peni tentiary, Obtaining Guard's Own Gun by Stealth. , v ; HARNEY COUNTY SHERIFF AVENGES DEED ON SPOT Fires Six Bullets into, Body of Fisher Who Falls Dead Known as Bad JMah. , - - (Special XMaoattfe to Tbm ioamaLi ,yS, Burns, .Or, Not. 29. A terrible trs which Arthur, Fisher, an escaped con- " which Arthur " Fisher, and, escaped con vict from " the '.Boise, Idaho peniten tiary .'was killed and Dan W, Aekliy, a guard, , from Boise, 'was mortally wounded, . Fisher, who escaped from the Boise prison some four years ago, was cap tured by Sheriff Richardson" in Burns , last Friday, Guard Ackley arrived last night Identified Fisher as the escaped convict and -was preparing at 5:30 this morning to take the -stage for Vale, ; Ackley and Sheriff Richardson were placing the Oregon boot on the prisoner, both stooping, .with Fisher standing be tween them,:,-;.. v'SC; T ;--J: - Fisher reached over quietly and slip ped Ack)evs gun out of his pocket and fired at Sheriff Richardson's head, but missed. , 'Ackley grappled" with. the desperado, who shot him through the abdomen,, but Ackley fought desperatedly and soon Sheriff Richardson got an opening and thot Fisher six . times, killing him in stantly. -.-; ?:? :;," ; '," Vi' " ; ;f ;: Guard Ackley is under a physician's care at a patii An Inquest la, Ibj progress '.on the dead jrorrvict 'Ki;J'.:i:y.,,;. Fisher was twenty-nlno years old. Re was' a most dangerous character with no regard for human Ufa; It is said he was of a . good family, at Lawrence, Kansas.' He hall herded sheep in this county for the past to years. t COUNT FOR NEBRASKA SHOWS 1,192,214; GAIN : EQUAL TO 11.8 PER CENT (United PrtM Lnud WlreJ . I Washington, Nov. 19. The population of the: state of . Nev . e braalca was announced by the " e census bureau today aa 1,152,21. e Nebraska's ' Increase Is 11,8 per cent. . This figure falls short by a small margin of the required Increase to entitle the state to another representative In .con gress under the present" appor. tlonmont - i. 40 -Was v' Otherwise Known as ; Queen StellaFriend of Vic " ' tor Hugov. and t Verdi De ' 1 serted Her People for Alien. lUntud Prw Lrined THn. ' Santa Monica, Cel., Nov. 29.i Dolores . : Cortex, descendant of Spanish nobility, queen of gypsy tribes comprising more t than 80,000 members and a prominent . member of Los Angeles society, Is dead at the Roder sanitarium here. The death of Quean Stella, as she was known among, the gypsies, brought . to an end remarkable career. The j queen was the daughter of the Marquis ' de la Cortes, a ' member of the court " of King Alfonso.' Her mother had been gypsy queen. The, girl .left a con vent in Paris. Where she bad been placed when she was IS years of age, to Join her mothers oeonle. 4 ; During her1-wanderings the girl met :, and later became a close friend of Vic- a tor Hugo and. of Verdi, the composer.. ' Fifteen years ago she . came to Amer- los, to' decide ; upon a location for - a colony' lor her people. While in New Tork she f ell In , love with Dr. ; T. J. y: Downs. They were married and came j to California t live, her love' for blm outweighing the pleas of her people ; that she return to Spain. ; A month ago Mrs. Downs was burned . severely by , the.. explosion otja sas stov(uShawaa ,: recovering from her injuries at the sanitarium 1 when, she ,f became 1 ill of spinal meningitis, which caused , her death. She was 45 years of age." JOlollOF GYPSIES IS DEAD PROVISION PRICES " TAKE TUMBLE; OIL ' ' WAR HELPS CONSUMER All provision prices have been dropped a cent a pound during the past week, both at whole- . 4 Bale and retail, and there are .indications of still further re- ductlons. v v - . 4. Rockefeller has . become en- gaged in a price ' War wlU a - California competitor, the tesult . 4 ' being a sheer drop- of a cent a . gallon in the 'price of coal oil. v , The price of apples has dropped . , to the lowest mark within five' 4 '' years, and quality was never 4 ' better than at this time. . v e Chickens are down again a cent a pound and torkeys are 4 so cheap that another drop could 4 4 hardly be expected. In fact, the P" price of turkeys today Is the , lowest for fully five years. ' 1 ., mill ma, 1 '7' THIS LADY SAYS tfflltl FOOLS Adelaide' Wallerstein Rebukes High Brows Who' Say Ath letics Will. Make 'Lovely Woman Unbeautiful. (United Prcas Us! Wlrt.i New York Nov. 23. The hobble skirt, the padded hair and the straight front will remain the fashion for women I h spite of the criticisms ,- of Dr. . Imdiey Sargent of Harvard and John W,J Alex ander, artist that women are becoming more "manly," according to Dr. Adelaide Wallerstein. a Bhe . discussed the criti cisms today. ,. ' " : : "Woman's physique," ; said ? Bargent "is becoming revolutionized so that It already approaches that of the other sex";'-' r''rrtX'"-:: "Sargent Is talkmg nibbish," retorts Dr. , Wallerstein. "He forgets that as women develop mentally a sense of .(Contlnned on rase.. Three.) ... ; (CSlted Pre Listed Wirt.) -i. ' Guthrie. Okla.. Nov. 29. The records of the dealings of the state banking board In connection wMh the suspension of the Columbia Bank & Trust company of Oklahoma City and two other con cerns that failed at about the same time a year ago are to be investigated. The4 state supreme court today Issued a writ of mandamus to compel Governor Has kell' to product the books and records of the board, of which he Is ex-offlclo a member. " . " - The first important case with which the board, which had the enforcing of the state hank guaranty law. in charge, had to dear, was the suspension of the Columbia concern. .. cr , . . " , The Columbia.? under;; the guaranty, law. grtw rapidly from a smau msu- tution to one of the( largest banks in the, state. C When the state barnt 'com mission undertook to pay off the de positors it found that its funds were not sufficient and It is charged that It re OVER ; David Westman, who by beatings and threats turned his wife and her cousin, Carrie" Bledsoe, into "white slaves" and lived off of p their earnings,' was sen tenced to five years in the federal prison on McNeil's Island by Judge Wolvertoo today. ' 1 '''' . ? v ' ' ::?? ' '' '"Westman seemed Jubilant over, his comparatively light sentence, and waved his band merrily at the marshal as he was led out of the courtroom. The two worfen whom the 24-year-old husband had , compelled to - leave their places In a laundry for more profit able means of gaining money for him, are' back at work in the laundry again. They are sober, industrious women, will ing to work hard to earn enough, to keep themselves and, Weetman's two months' old baby. --?.- ...'...,.. .-' 'Kt: P .. .- a While Westman's off ens was in some respects the worst of the number of !whtt slave" cases that have been heard In the federal court this 'month, his sen tence was light because of his youth. In sentwnctog Mm Judge WolvertorTiald that be considered Westman a moral de gonerate and ; scarcely responsible for his deeds. Owing to that and his youth, he limited his -term to five years, sen- t i-:.: a.. ..... .-.-- WESTMAfiGIVEUFIVEYEJlRS - i innrn " II UNDER BAY GRAND URY ASKS CI HEF TO EXPLAlH I Head of Police Department, It Is Reported, Gives Unsatis ' ' factory ': ' Answers ; When " Questioned,' . - AS RESULT MAYOR MAY . ' BE CALLED TO TESTIFY 'Jurors Determined to Run Down Reports That Immorality Exists Despite Police. " Chief of Police Cox was called before the grand Jury; yesterday afternoon to explain ;som of the reports that - hav reached that body,, relative , to moral conditions In 'the city. i,. One,, of 'the grand Jurors said last evening that th chiers explanations were very unsatis factory.; ---;iii.4,:-;,!!.;'-'-'-' '. Judging from the air around the grand Jury, Mayor Blmpn will also be called upon to come before the members to explain some of the statements made by the chief of police. Big Slchel, re ognlied as the ruling , powr . In ? the police committee of the executive board, la also expected to be another witness before the "grand Jury. r Reports and complaints that have been made to ' the , inquisitorial body indi cate that many things, are tolerated by Chief of Police Cox in the north and south ends of th city that should not be allowed,.;., To determine .the cause of apparent leniency, shown certain saloon keepers, lodging house proprlo tors and other places recognised as dives is the aim of the present grand Jury. The members TiaVe been quietly investi gating each complaint and request in trying to learn to what extent, If any, officials are. responsible for this con- Continl- on Fag"Tour. AHOf.lA BANK I I sorted to discrimination between credit ors in order to pay .out. '.The banks was taken orer by other Interests and re opened under, a hew parries ' . , . The alleged discrimination between the creditors which the banking board is BttW to have exercised resulted in much litigation, sirt of whlth was in the federal courts. J 'Other suits were begun In the state courts by creditors w4e sought to force 'the board to pay off their entire claims at' one time. It is as a result-of this-litigation that the matter got into 'the state supreme court. - Two other smaller banka, In other cities were forced to close through the suspension of , the . Columbia concern. They are - the banks Involved In , the present litigation.1 , " 1 Interest in the order to force records into court .for : examination Is wide in political circles, because at the time the bank was In difficulty it was alleged that certain stats officers t were stock holders in the Institution.-, ',. R SFRAFI WHITE SLAVE" ACT: LIGHT SENTENCE 4 i , tenting -him on the two counts upon which he had been found guilty, ' . Westman'a attorney, J. M. Long, made a plea for clemency, before sentenie was passed, citing .the prisoners youth and his apparently weak mental condition. The only defense offered ; by ; Westman during the trial was insanity, " Westman ; bad . been a streetcar con ductor and. according to the evidence Introduced la bis trial last week, , tired of that; and decided his wife ' Would have to support him. When her cousin came to. visit her he compelled br to join his ; wife. using threats and force m both instances. ' He was convicted on the interstate trafflo feature of; the "white- slaves-act, which forbids trans porting women from one state to an other for; immoral purposes. ; It was shown Westman, had frequently taken the women back and forth into Wash ington and, Oregon.w. .th -J George ,Kavalin, who received a sen tence of eight years for trafficking In Women7-na James TakasrwhO was sen tenced to six, years for a "similar' of fense, will be taken to McNeil's island tonight, together with Westman, and will begin to Berve their terms at once. PRESIDENT TAFT AT PANAMA 5 111 yfi " " r 111 ! ' V . . - . -.-.,' mm ... . . I t-' ' ) i t'! .'-! S,.n,..- ,. ,.. ,..w...lw ,- - ., , 77777-- ''r"s' - '"y " President Taft mapped on bis recent inspection trip to the Panama canal.. The above photograph .. shows ; i ? him Inspecting: the lock site near the' Atlantic end of the canal. Below is . the president and. Colonel Ooethals (ot AlrV Talk's right) and party looking, over the canal. ' : ' ' , . , RAILROADS READY TO USf HEAVIEST CLUB ON COUNTRY Must' Have k Rate Increase or Will Bring on Hard Times, Is Threat Made by Railway and Wall Street Magnates. " " ? t "' iCitl Pre Umiti WIm.) ' Washington, Nov. 29. That the rall- roeds which have demanded : freight In creases ,thatwiU amount to J76.000.000 annually are in league with' "big busi ness to enforce the rates through is a story, in circulation hen.' j . . j . The business Interests are opposed to regulation such as is proposed by Presi dent Taf t, and it is said that Wall street nil! Join the railroads in. the fight against higher ratea" :' m The club that-is to be held "over the Interstate commerce commission ,- and the country In general IS "bard times." Financial' depression- and panic; it is predicted, will be the outcome if the rate mcreaeea are not granted and the bust nea interests let alone, This la said to have been Intimated plainly enough to be a Wall street threat Big business men and, railroad officials who have been in Washington during the discus sion of ' the rate question are said to have, been .very V pessimistic in their views for .the futur&ktlnancial outlook. Prosperity seems to have lost its charm, according to the magnates. -f and the war In which they have said It baa been 'tan tamount to an expression of their, In tention to bring about a financial de preaskm officials bora say , " New Tork, Novi2K Wall street is re flecting the fight for increased freight ratesv-aow-Was. waged by tNe principal railroads of, the country. That is the view Of prominent New fork business men, who assert .that -"business eondi- (Contlnued on Page Seventeen.). ' ill I -til W RECORD CUT OUT Aero Club Decides Barometer Was Too Busy-r-Johhstone's ( Denver Record Stands. v : (United Preai Leased ,Wtr. ' New Tork, Nov. 29. A speedy barom eter and not a high flight gave Aviator J. Armstrong Drexel a world's altitude record at the recent Point Breese meet, and, aocwdlngly- the record ' has beci) taken away from blm by the Aero Club of America. . , , ; i Drexel'a barograph showed that hi had ascended 9970 feet, which was a new mark by several feet. .aU examination of the Instrument by the Aero officials today ' showed that the first reading waf Incorrect .and, that n should have read I4B0 f eeV . . The record f Ralph Johnstone, wh was killed at Denver, still stands. . JOURNAL'S Saturday evening, December 31, is the publication date of the ;Year's End Edition of The J6yrnal. Within its pages the prog ress of the year of Portland, and iof Oregon will be reviewed in picture and story, 1 , ' - v - Special attentionis called to "the illustrated, features of this edition." The pictures show Oregon's advancement as could 'nothing else. This will be the pper to .send to eastern. friends, for it, relates conditions as they arc Last year the entire edition of the "Year's End"' was sold 'within a few hours afterit came from the presses and many were ; disPPQigl.atJUldrinaI?ili-to. nhtain .copies The-demand-this year will be much greater," , y . t . ' ' ; V, PLACE ORDERS FOR EXTRA CQfiES -NOW;. . SUNDAY CLOSING OF BARROOMS IS DECLARED VALID Judge Gatens Declines to Sus tain Contention of Lawyers That Act Has Been Repealed ; by Legislature. . j DECISION IS BASED UPON . ' INTENT OF LAWMAKERS Qourt Holds Tangle Over Title Does Not Affect the Sa V. toon. Statute. : VrBon's Sunday closing law has not been, repealed by the , legislature, but la in full force and effect.,, The sup posed flaws, in the Sunday, law t which John H. Stevenson and Lester "W: Ham nhrevs. ' attorneys f or 'Martin Bollch, thought they had discovered, are not In'" fact flaws, 1 according W a Decision rendered in the circuit xourt today by JhiIm W K.- Oatens. -'- - Upholding ' the decision of the muni cipal court n the case, Judge Gatens Imposed the same fine as In the court below. " The court held the legislative Intent should govern and that the leg islature, .in repealing a certain title of the miscellaneous laws of 'the state, Story Without Foundation, Says Brother of Secretary "'of State-Governor. , '" " T (Skm Bureau ot The JournaL) ' ... Salem Or. Nov. 29.-ndge H. L Benson, brother of Governor Frank Benson, who is In. Salem today as a delegate to the Oregon Development congress,- stated authoritatively this morning that his brother, the gover nor, has ; no Intention ol -reBlgnlng and Judge Benson characterizes the report that' the. Republican leaders will ask the governor to resign as ridiculous ' and i absolutely without foundation. , . r . i "Oovernor P. W. Benson, was. reelect' ed secretary of stat November 8, , by the greatest majority vote given to any (Continued on Pare Six.. "YEAR'S END" HlORBENSO , : . .j , . , . . ' (Continued on Paw Seventeen.) BOOST PAmPIiLET FOR OREGON. IDEA OF NEW EOVERf JDR Would Have State Print De velopment Magazine Good Speakers, Much Harmony at Development League! DOES NOT DESIRE ANY NEW COMMISSIONERS Oswald West Would Have All ' of ' Appropriation; go ' Toward Advertising. (!UIim Boreea at The XoornaLI -f Salem, Or., Nov. 29. -Governor Oswald West will' recommend to the next legis lature that the state of Oregon Issue periodically a state pamphlet, which will tell about' Oregon, its resources and op portunities. . .This was! the pledge made to the Oregon Development , league through C U McNary,' who represented the governor-elect yesterday afternoon. The governor does not desire that any new offices or commissions be created for this work, but believes that it can be done under the' supervision: of the state conservation commission, . which was created by the legislature two years ago. v Every city; and town and every county in the state will be represented in Uils pamphlet by the same amount of space,, and it will be issued througn tne state printing office at a nominal cost Such a pamphlet it is believed, will be a. factor in, the great, development that Oregon is going , to experience tn ' the next five years, as predicted by Theo dore B. Wilcox, i " . .. . ' .. Sot Boost," but Develop. All three' sessions of the development congress yesterday were well attended and never before, certainly in. .this state, has there been gathered together such a representative bunch of men all ear nestly engaged in development The convention seems to have a tendency to get away from the word, "boost" as rath er an undesirable acquisition in the de velopment leaguer's vocabulary.; It is liable, according to the beet authorities In attendance, to mean booming or In flation' instead of real, actual develop ment ' .'". . The attendance of the present confer ence has met the fullest expectations of the promoters' Those who ' are attend ing from other statea . during the day repeatedly said they bad never attended such a spirited meeting. . Rellly Atkin son, of the Boise Commercial club, compared jthe meeting of yesterday with, a similar one that -was -held' in Salem soon after the legislature adjourned two years ago, when 12 or 13 people attended and there was no enthusiasm.! Now he found the place overrun with enthusi asm, revr nouses,: new nice structures and a handsome new hotel in a city that two years ago seemed dead. Good Speakers Present The congress is not only attended by the best and biggest boosters in Ore gon, but ' by the best talent and th Hireling, of .Seattle Traction - Company Holds Car by.Vay of Fighting Obstinate Pas : senger Others .Wreck Car, " ..''; (United Pw Wlr. . Seattle. Nov. 29. While ooDnclInxai and city officials were deinandlng most stringent regulations and threatening ta take away its charter, a car of the Se attle, Kenton & Southern railroad (elec tric) was being demolished at Rarnler Beach last night and Us employes were threatened with assault."' f . The company refused to grant I cnt fare to Suburbs which had' been takmi into the city; The courts ruled against it but held it could charge 10 and li cents pending appeals to the supreme court, giving receipts to the paseen gers for the overcharge In the mnn time, which ooufd be refunded, if t'vi supremo court held against ;it. , One belligerent passenger last nlg!it insisted that the .conductor sign hi i receipt The carman refused and lirl I. up a car for. two- hours, filled1 .with, val ley people anxious to get home. Murmurings changed to threat.. Tie trolley was yanked over, and th dows broken. The ", carmen tri- d t i throw the insurfrent off the car. ,Th. rest of the paseiiKers dt'CleS U)pin n-l protected the -belligerent ,. .Cit)U.4li4Mt,'hut'.iug.lA.at.U.u.li.. .. checked the rioting and rdr. t cars to proceed. An overfJ-vw if.) , -tton meeting 'an hour latt-r I 1 olutlons asking the c-tty Vi 1 -.- t at its asuid vsJrt. nAKU rALLUU Ur I DPR J