THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING' MARCH 21, 1911,
DISASTROUS FIRE '
AfliulATILLA. OR
.Three Buildings, Occupying a
'Half, Block, Burn; Entire
. Town Fights Flames,
, i . . (SrwcUl DUpatPh to Tht Jonrnal.1
f Umatilla, Or,, March 2t.-rFir which
, broke put shortly after S o'clock yes-
tenia? afternoon completely destroyed
the buildings occupied by F. W. Cllne,
saloon; D. R. Brownell, grocer, and 8am
Kee's restaurant, covering half a block
in ' tho business district of this city.
" The origin t the fire is unknown ex
' cept that U is supposed to have started
in the Koe place; yet when the firemen
arrived the f irv was Issuing from the
top floor of the Umatilla bar, which
wis uaed as a rooming house.
With the wind at the rate of 25-miles
an hour' and low water pressure the
r whole town seemed -ooraedV-yet the
firemen saw no way to save the block
on fire, but kept the water on the Cot
tags hotel in the next block, and by
heroic effort the whole upper section
of the business district was saved. The
' bursting; of a hydrant; and alao of hose,
wade it hard work foythe-flremanwha
kept the fire underntrol-wlth two
mall streams of water.
The loss la said to be about $1J,000
nd Is partly covered by Insurance.
, Both D. R. Brownell an F. W.-Cllne
were absent from the city." The bulld-
tags are owned by W. H. Boyd fJScho
, and rrW, Cline of this city. ; ... :"
DR. ARMSTRONG AND
- MAXWELL ON TRIAL
Dr. W. 8. Armstrong and Alexander
Maxwell were placed on trial tbls morn
ing in the circuit court before Judge
McGinn on a charge of manslaughter,
In which Miss Bessie Richmond of Eu
gene is - the -principal witness against
them. The physician is accused of per
forming an Illegal operation upon the
young woman, and Maxwell Is charged
with being responsible for her condi
tion
The operation was performed May 23,
1910, at the St Elmo hotel in this city.
Maxwell and Miss Richmond are both
from Eugene, and were sweethearts
there until the trouble happened. Kate
Dorn, manager of the St Elmo hotel,
was the first witness this morning. She
testified Dr. Armstrong attended the
girl The physician and Maxwell claim
the charge made by the girl Is an
effort to extort money from the father
ef Maxwell, who Is the owner of a large
traict of land, ; '.',.' ' . '
JURY PONDERS ON CASE
OF ACCUSED DOCTORS
The Jury in the case against Dra
C H,. Francis and- W. J. May waa in
structed by Judgo Gatens this morning
when court opened, and it is still wres
tling for a .verdict The deiense did
not put any testimony in the case. The
physicians are accused of causing the
death of Mrs. Frances Roberts last Sep
tember by an illegal operation. The
operation was performed in the Saranao
hotel. The contention ef the physi
cians is that the woman was 111 when
he came to them. ; - -
Attorney John, Logan, representing
the physicians, waived all rights to ar
gument, after the stats had mads the
opening plea yesterday afternoon. This
shut out the final argument of Deputy
District Attorney Fltigerald. .
RHODODENDRON SHOW
,. TO BE HELD ON MAY 24
, ' ' " 8mcU! DUpitck to The Journal.
Eugene. Or, March 2L The people
f Florence have decided to hold their
annual rhododendrdn festival this year
on May 24, and committees have been
named to arrange for the celebration.
It may be decided to hold two days'
celebration this year, and in, that case
May 24 and ) 25 wUl be the dates. The
beautiful rhododendron flowers are in
the height of their glory usually at the
date mentioned.
r Eugene Resident Dies.
2 (Bperial Diapatrb to The JomnaJ.)
Eugene, Or., March 21. Joseph Nurre,
a wealthy resident of Eugene, died at
a local hospital Sunday after on opera
tion for obstruction of the bowels. He
was aged 0 years, and leaves a wife
and ; four children. The remains are
being taken to Carroll, Iowa, his old
borne, for burial. Mr. Nurre waa Dart
owner of two large corn canneries, one
i .mnuen, iowa, ana the other at Blair
Neb. '
Chinaman Suspected of Theft
tnorand tt6weir"al I
noon today arrested a Chinese laundrv
- man giving his name as Shin Shun TCnn
. for the theft of 21200 from 4he On Hlng
& Co. store on Sunday night He was
' arrested at the store after the manager
of the store had informed the detec
tlves that his actions had been sub
a plolous and that he had been seen
around the store on the night of the
robbery-
j 7000 RebeJliflLTIiree St
(United Prm LmoJ Wim.l
El Paso, Texas, March 21. Seven
thousand rebels are encamped in the
-States of Teplc, Sonora and Slnaloa,
according to a newspaper correspond
ent who returned here today from a
' touf of the three states. Few Ameri
cans, be said, were among the soldiers,
the troops being made up almost "en-
1 Urely of natives.
. " , Centralla Pioneer Dies.
- Centralis, Wash., March 21. Edward
Nelson, a pioneer resident of Centralis,
died yesterday afternoon after a pro
. tracted illness. He lived in thi. riiv
for one fourth of a century and was the
, ' xamer w- w yscar Nelson and Dr.
jfiarig iveinon. ooqn or Centralla.
LAST NIGHT
With Gas
Around My Heart
", Couldn't breathe, many people say.
No more ehoklnr or anxintr ill. ,v,
If you will take Baaltnan's Homeo Gas-
Taixets ror a row nays. :
Baalman's Homeo Gas-Tablets r
prepared, distinctly and especially for
Btomach Gas and particularly for all
ths baJ effects coming' from gas jres
sure agulnst your most vital organ
your heart. These peculiar tablets are
sold for SOo a bottle by nearly every
rnrjrrtrfOtnTITDteninrato
get them for you from his wholesaler,
or send COo in silver, stamps or money
order to Hahnemann ., Pharmacy,' (10
ALMOST CHOKED
Cutter street, San .Francisco, Cat.
, -'-i ..,..;';:.-..'. :i..V.-.y
SALT LAKE BOY SCULPTOR AND PAINTER.
Avard FalrbanltSr' tha TlS-yeax-old boy
ritv -rt.ni n wm mm tna
CrToung - Fairbanks, who U in Nsw
the attention or eastern art lovers ty nis rsmaritaDia skiu wim cmsei
or brush. His fams soon!, earns to the attention of a wealthy patron of
art This man decided upon a personal investigation and was taken to"
.the Metropolitan museum by the boy's friends. There he saw the youth
ful artist engaged In making a reproduction of one of the famous paint
. lngs and was so struck by his skill that he procured for the young man a
scholarship Mn "thek Art Students' leagua - - n '- - .-
HASSING GOES ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
William Jans Hasslng, charged with
first decree murder of his wife last
Thanksgiving evening, was placed on
trial, this morning In the circuit court
While his plea is insanity, the etata Is
working on the theory that ha was sana
Evidence has already been secured to
show that Hasslng attended the trial of
Harvey Lambert charged last November
with killing Mrs. Lambert and was a
doss observer of that case.
The contention of the sUta is. that
the Lambert case had much to do with
Hasslng's murder of Mrs. Hasslng, Al
ready, Hasslng has oegun to imitate
Lambert .When he was brought Into
court this morning Hasslng brought
forth his handkerchief and adopted the
pose used by Lambert
The trial of Lambert was isovemDor
It. and he was set free. Hasslng killed
his wife a few days following. He met
her near the Helnts apartment build
ing, Fourteenth and Columbia streets,
and shot her three times. . One shot was
fired Into her body after she fell to
the sidewalk. Hasslng then turned the
weapon on ' himself, . but his wounds
were not serious.
Attorneys Jeffrey and Cooper repre
sent him. They claim, ha Is suffering
from hereditary insanity. They claim
his father committed suicide In an In
sane hospital in Norway. They also set
forth that Hasslng has been subject to
fits of insanity for tha last sev
eral years. Three sisters have' come
to Portland to testify for Hasslng. They
are Ella Wlkfors and Charlotte Chris-:
tensen, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Margaret
Rowe. Manila, Philippine islands. A pno-
tograph of tha father has been secured,
and it is proposed to show that the son
favors it
Deputy District Attorneys Fltxgerald
and Page are prosecuting the case. A
Jury will not bo secured today, as both
sides are very particular in selecting
men. . .
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
ARE ORDERED ON JOBS
(8ilm Bareaa ot'Tbe Journal.) -Salem,
Or March 21. Governor West
addressed a communication to all dis
trict attorneys in the state this morning
directing them to-brmg escheat pro
ceedings whenever it waa reported to
them that property owners in their dis
trict had died without heirs. Hereto
fore it has been the custom for the
governor to appoint special counsel to
bring escheat proceedings in behalf of
the state and to pay such counsel 10
per cent of the amount secured by them
for the state. ' The governor has eon;
ceived the idea that this 10 per cent
may as well be saved to the state since
the law provides that it Is the duty of
ths several .district attorneys to.brlng
these actions vrt thoufroxtraost. Prop-
m-tv of all rrnins who flift without
heirs escheats to the state of Oregon
under thslawa of this star and reverts
to the common school fund.
KIMONO CATCHES FIRE;
YOUNG GIRL MAY DIE
tSiwdil DUpatcb to Tbe Jonraal.l
Centralla, Wash., March 21. Miss Ida
Southwlck, a beautiful 16-year-old
school girl of this city, was fearfully
burned and disfigured In a fire at her
homo-yesterday afternoon; Tho girl's
aunt Miss Mame Southwlck, was also
injurea trying lo save ner.
The girl was standing near a stove
In hor Mmono, when the soft cloth
caught fire. Before aid could be rushed
to the shrieking victim of the flames,
the blaze had burned the flesh from
her body, and was working upward to
her face and head. Her hair was burned
but her face was spared, Ths fire de
partment turned out and a corps of
doctors was dispatched to the South-
wick residence. The girl may survive.
IMPROVEMENTS AT
MONMOUTH DELAYED
(Salem Bnrem of The Journal.
Salem, Or... March 21. Owing to the
movement to refer to the people the op
propriation of $50,600 for the dormi
tory at Monmouth, the executive com
mlttee of the board of normal school
regents decided today that no meeting
of the board should be held April 5 as
was at first intended. No steps will be
taken by the board to make Improve
ments at tha normal school Jn view of
the attitude of some of ths taxpayers
toward the dormitory appropriation.
BATHTUB, THOUGH BIG,
IS WHISKED OFF BODILY
William Feldman. who is erecting a
house at 084 First street reported to
we aetectives this morning that some
time last night a bathtub had been
stolen from the house. Just how: the-
wet,managart . lo.-getawar-orHh th
nuge article Is not known, but from
wagon tracks in the vicinity it is evi
dent that a wagon was backed up to
the house. Nothing else was reported
7
sculptor and pUntittom-BaltLaks
naironara or a weaimyew xoraer.
Tork jslty atudyinr art,haa attracted j
The county court won yesterday In
the circuit court in the controversy
over jhe right to accept or reject the
bid Of the Thompson-Starrstt company
on the west wing of the courthouse.
Judge .Kavanaugh. heard the arguments
and sustained the demurrer of the dis
trict attorney to the petition for a
writ of mandamus compelling the coun
ty court to award ths bid to this com
pany. ;
. The petitioners for the writ argued
that the Thompeon-Starrett company
was lowest bidder and should have re
ceived ths contract District Attorney
Cameron and Deputy District Attorney
Collier, for the county court held that
the county officials had complete dls
cretionary authority in letting or
awarding contracts and were also Judges
of who were competent and not com
petent bidders. Judge Kavanaugh held
they were judges In this matter, but
that their - powers were not unlimited.
He said they could refuse a bid for
reasonable reasons and that the factB
presented showed they were within their
authority In the Thompson-Starrett
case.
The Thompson-Slarrett company sub
mitted a bid of $607,000, $14,000 lower
than the next lowest bidder. The bid
was rejected upon tne advise of the
architect, who said the bid was not
speclflo or In compliance with the speci
fications.,, Since the city wilt not use
any part of the new courthouse, the
county Court proposes ' changing tne
plans, and this is another reason for
not letting the ma at this time. New
plans are being drawn and new bids
will be called within a few weeks.
That President . Dlas of Mexico is
alive and well, that reports of his mor
tal illness are fabrications, that the
Mexican war battles are grossly exag
gerated and that business paralysis
throughout Mexico has resulted was the
message given to the Rotary club at
luncheon today in Richards' restaurant
by D. M. Dunne, who- had Just come
from the heart of Mexico. Mr. Dunne
said he saw the president walking in his
garden two weeks ago. He said the in
surrection was unorganized and was
chjefly effective In the burning of
bridges end causing blockades of traf
flo on the railroads. The chief griev
ance, he said, was from the masses of
the people, who feel they have no voice
in the republic or in the election of of
ficers. If one wishes to have a private
dance in a; private home, permission of
the authorities must be had. As fast
as dttsjrles, jUchaige jiiBnr'becanBe xf t
harm done by the war, the men become
lnsurrectos. The mobillsaiion of troops
on the Texas border has had the effect
of stopping .foraging parties in their
custom of slipping across the Mexican
border, pillaging and burning bridges
and then; slipping back again. This
seems to have been the chief purpose in
we movement or united States troops.
in Houtnern Mexico the war la not
heard of. 1
BURN ED" WITH ACID
IN FIGHT WITH INDIAN
George E. Smiley, a nlasterer was
severely burned this morning at Front
ana Aiaer streets, when, in a drunken
row with an Indian whom he was begging
for money, he was knocked against a
carboy of sulphurio acid standing on
the sidewalk. Smiley foil to the street
and the acid ran over his hands, inflict
ing serious burns.
Smiley Was brought to oollca head
quarters and the effects of the acid alle
viated with lotions from tha emergenoy
case. His clothes were burned through
and fell to pieces when he reached the
station. iTienas brought him other
clothes and he was taken to a doctor for
further treatment The Indian was not
arrested, as Smiley was tbe aggressor
in the fight. ;
CONVALESCENTS
After a long wasting illness conva
lescents require nourishing food that
will not overtax the digestive functions
and in the way of a strength-restoring
and vitality-making tonic, we know
Of nothing that equals Vlnol, our. deli
cious cod Jlver and Iron tonic (with'
out oil).
Vinol creates an. appetite, reestab
lishes good digestion and helps "the
daily .food to make rich blood, form
flesh," strong muscles and Impart new
Ufa and vitality to every organ in the
body. . We ask. thoae who need a
strength and flesh building tonio - re
etorMivt U at aw stor e and"gpt
a bottle of Vlnol jwlth the understand
ing' that if it does not help them wa
will refund their money without ques
tion, Woodard-Clarka & OWprugglstt,
Portland, Or.
BID CANNOT BE FORCED
UPON COUNTY COURT
MASSING OF TROOPS
HAS STOPPED FORAYS
BOOKER T. IN COURT
. TO FACE ACCUSERS
(tTDltd Tmm Lrsifd Wire.)
. Niew York, March 21.13ooker T.
Washington appeared In court this aft
ernoon with his head swathed In ban
dages. He stated that there was no
doubt in .his mind that he .would be
vindicated of the charges - made by
Henry I'lrlch that 'Washington bad In
sulted Ulrich's wife.
Attorneys for Washington brought
into court a woman claiming to be Mrs.
Mary I'lrlch of Orange, N. J. She said
she waa the wife of Washington's as
sailant, but was , separated from him.
Ulrich, she said, contributed $S a 'week
toward the support of herself and their
two daughters; ' ' ; , 1 - 7 V
"As a man of honor, said Washing
ton in an interview this afternoon, "I
spoke to nobojy, either en route to the
house or while In the vestibule. I most
certainly did not follow any white
woman. 1 do not remember that anyi
one passe me in the hall, and I am
euro that nobody spoke to me. I most
certainly did not peep through the key
hole. That is ridiculous."
PRIVATE DANCES AFTER
ALL ALLOWED ON CREST
The general license committee of the
city council yesterday afternoon recom
mended passage of an ordinance amend
ing the laws governing amusement
parks so that parks of tha sixth class
may include private dances among the
other "ten or mors amusements. ""The
present ordinance prohibits a "publlo or
private dance hall" being operated in
such parks. The only change recom
mended by the committee is that the
worda "or private" ha stricken out- The
license fee for amusement parks of tbe
sixth class is $500 a year.
At the time foua of the. committee,
constituting the necessary majority,
signed an application of A. Duchamp to
bo granted a license for an amusement
park of the sixth class to be operated on
Council Crest
-J
Some residents of Portland Heights
are opposed to dancing in any form at
the Crest resort but the license commit
tee believes that the giving of private
dancing parties by clubs, societies, fra
ternities and tha like should be per
mitted. The councllmen who signed Mr.
Duchamp's application are G. D. Dun
ning, M. J. Drlscoll, T. J. Concannon and
J. T. Cilia
GPULD CHAIRMAN' OF
MISSOURI PACIFIC BOARD
(IJnltsd Pnss T LeaieTWfraT "
New York, March 21, The directors
of ths Missouri Pacific railroad' met
here this afternoon and elected George
J, Gould chairman of the board. The
presidency of the road was left vacant,
but will be filled soon.Georga.GQuld.
Frederick Gates, E. D. Adams, Edwin
Gould, E. T. Jeffrey and Cornelius Van-
derbilt were elected to the executive
committee.
A special committee consisting .of
Gould, Gates and Adams was finally
named to select a president for the Mis
souri Pactflo, subject to the approval of
the board of directors.
The changes in the road's official
staff remove all doubt that the Kuhn-
Loeb-Rockefeller interests are in con
trol. They have four of- the-aeven
members of the. executive committee.
George Gould. Edwin Gould and Jeffrey
represent the Gould Interests.
DRINKS CREOSOTE; HE
THOUGHT IT WAS BEER
(Speelai Dispatch to Tha Journal)
Centralla, Wash., March 21. Seeking
to assuage his thirst after a strenuous
day's tippling, Daniel Kerrigan, a log'
ger, made a error of Judgment in the
dark last night that nearly cost his
Ufa He made a mistake in the bottle.
After returning to a room in a local
lodging house, he deposited a bottle of
beer on the window sill without seeing
that a bottle of creosote was standing
near it He discovered the mlstak after
taking a copious draught in the dark
and a prompt emetic rectified tbe mis
take In bars time. He was badly burned
in viie moutn ana throat
WILLIAMS WAITS FOR
4-
SCHOOL BOARD TO ACT
""tSnertnl DIsDatrh to Tha Jrtnmul l
Salem, Or., March 21. Superintendent
Alderman, who was at Lebanon last Sat
urday, states that the matter f the un
usual punishment meted out to a stud tnt
in the Lebanon sciools had been brought
to his attention only Ina casual man
ner. -
The school board of Lebanon will take
hp-At GrWmiamT,-cpmplaInt a tltsr next
meeting. Williams,' father of tho boy
whowas injured by-thaun thrusts.. WQI
xwatt-the "decision of thehoaTdrandTf
nothing is done he asserts that he will
take the matter up in the courts.
According to Mr. Williams, the boy
was compelled, under a whip in the
hands of the principal of. the school, to
march between tha aisles while each
pupil, having been supplied with pins,
took turns at piercing his flesh. His
condition, Mr. Williams says, is seri
ous. SUES WIFE WHOM '
HE SAYS ELOPED
Frank E. Wheeler wants a divorce
from i his wife, and started suit this
morning in the circuit court. Ho states
in the complaint they were married at
Baker City in 1899. Wheeler charges
that he went home one evening last year
and found his wife had gone away with
C. W. Fall.
Sarah Pearl Porter started stilt for
a divorce from William H. Porter. She
charges he took to drinking soon after
their marriage at Salem In 1902, . and
has spent the greater part .of his money
lor liquor.
From Thin to Plump
Girls.
The expressions of happiness and
gratitude of several of his young lady
patients for whom ha prescribed, the
recently successful flesh forming prod
uct Known as three gram hypo-nu
clana tablets, Is related by a physician
in, one of the medical publications, apd
it comes as a surprise to the ordlnarv
layman to learn the heart thrbbs of
distress which seem to affect so many
young r peopla who'. rare abnormally
thin. . Also to ' know" that ;. the weight
can be so readily increased by the use,
regularly for; several .j months,' ; of this
peculiarly named preparation, now ob
tainable of the best physicians and
1 ftnMhrafy-imonrnffTealea Vackac..-B.
witn complete instructions for self-ad
ministration. ...
. Stons a headache or aoiitn nn.in niitf.ir.
lv Blackburn's PalnAway-PUls. Try
i-i
ffllKIE BLAZE ; ,
; . DOES $4000 DAMAGE
In a fire at Mllwaukts at 8 o'clock
this morning a building owned by J.
N. Snyder, occupied by a bakery, botch
er shop and barber shop, was totally
consumed. The loss is estimated at
$4000. The lack of wind, combined with
the efforts of volunteer firemen, pre
vented spread of tha flame to other
buildings.
Charles Lakln, who lives In tha rear
of the building, was awakened this
morning by the crackling of the flames.
He gave the alarm and a large crowd
congregated, but nothing could bo done
beyond protecting other buildings from
damage. - '; ' -
The market was owned by W. F.
Lehman and the barber shop by James
Mathews, All except Bnyder, are pro
tected from loss by insurance and Sny
der will lose about $1500 on his bujld-
lng and bakery. The fire started in the
bakery, but ths cause is unknown. :
SIMON FAILURE IF HE RUNS
(Continued from Page One.) N'
yet an announced candidate for the
Democratle nomination, and it is not
expected that both will enter, but the
G. O. P. organisers realUe they will
have a real fight on their hands against
either Lane or Word.
County Commissioner Llghtner Is
likely to be a candidate, now that Simon
is out of the way. and ! ld to have
a strong nucleus of support He has
yet made no announcement but said
this morning ha might reach a decision
before the day waa over, ? : ; ;
BnshUghft Sanies tans Pact.
Councilman Rushlight who has been
outfor the off lea formonths and did
not allow the Simon enigma to inter
fere with his campaign, declares ha ex
pects- to be nominated and elected. He
also took occasion to deny a report that
ha has formed an agreement with Dr.
Lane or any one else, whereby he and
Lane were not to oppose one another,
George- B. Cellars, counc1lmsiF1
large, Is still lurking in the tall weeds,
and may come out In the open. Still, he
may-not-The-moet authoritative-thing
to be said Just now is that ho is not
an announced candidate, but is turning
the puzzle card this way and that, try
ing to solve it .
Lombard Has Wot Seolded,
Councilman Lombard said today be
had made ip final decision as to being
s candidate nd did Ytot desire to enter-
into a scramble for it
If I became a candidate, be said, "It
would be because I believed there was
some demand for me and becausa I be-
lleva-L nould ba of -aerviee-to tha-etty
along tha lines I have pursued as a
member of tha council. Tha days of
ring rule and machine politics in city
government are past, and public sentl
ment must be first under the new or
der of things. I may be a candidate,
but am not prepared, Ao jayL
City Treasurer Werleln expects to
make a precinct canvass to carry his
claims before tha Republican voters.
He will point to his long record as city
treasurer and promises to simplify the
methods of city government giving a
"conservative and orderly administra
tion."
Mayor Simon in announcing he would
not ba a candidate, said he would re
turn to his law practice and other pri
vate affairs at the expiration of his
term. He said ba- had -heen-impoTtuned
to run again, but made up his mind he
could not afford to serve another two
years. He considered the last two
years well spent, he said, and has found
the office a pleasant thing,
Hard surfacing Of -streets, establish
ment of publlo docks, construction of
tha Hawthorns bridge, the fight for
tha Broadway bridge, tha vacation Of
streets for benefit of the Harrlman in
terests, the issue of park bonds, the
construction of a garbage crematory
and moral conditions are the chief sub
jects with which the present admlnls1-
tration has dealt
raving Profits Bigger Than Ever.
Mayor Simon reduced the fixed price
of paving from $2 to $2.40 a square
yard to $1.85, and at the same time the
specifications - were changed to lessen
the material required. Experts say
the paving company make greater
profits than aver and tha lasting qua!
ity of the new class pavements is i
matter of anrioun Question. i
. Mayor Simon opposed publlo docks.
In the face of his opposition and his
refusal to sell $500,000 worth of bonds
previously voted, tha-people voted $2,
000,000 for docks by more than two to"
one, so the city might be freed from
corporation control of the waterfrnt.
In thekconstruetion of the Hawthorne
bridge about $40,000 mora was Spent
than the bond issue provided for, and
this has become an obligation of the
city. The extra cost was required to
widen the bridge and give more spaoe
for tracks of - the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company;
Mayor Simon has condemned the oh-
structlpnifisJljie
and cwwhat he-wuhlrto promote the
sale of bonds, so this improvement may
ba .put under way.
Xd Seal for Railroad Trade.
The mayor was leader In the negotia
tion by which it was proposed to vacate
14 blocks of valuable river frontage to
the Harrlman interests.
A garbage crematory has been built,
but It has failed to consume much gar
baga and the type adopted through the
efforts of the mayor Is believed by
many to-be a-fatture: y ... --
The social outcasts of ,thefcity have
been scattered to tha lodging, house and
residence districts, and are probably
more numerous than ever before.
. ..While the park board, la practically a
unit In favor of selling the remaining
$600,000 of park and boulevard bonds
of the $1,000,000 voted during the Lane
administration, Mayor' Simon has not
permitted their sale, and property that
could have been obtained two years ago
has vastly Increased in prlca.
The claim of the Portland Railway,
Light ft Power company for $29,000 for
street lighting, which Mayor Lane had
data to: show was unearned, was com
promised by Mayor Simon for $22,000.
Mayor Simon , and the water , board
hava. supervised the construction of a
second pipe line to Bull Run and there
has been tha usual extension of water
mains and sewers. Since the first of
tha year there has been a general In
crease , in salaries in city offices and
departments, , approved by the mayor,
which la believed to aggregate $75,000 or
mora per year in tha salary roll.
Troops Repulsed at OJfaaga,
lUnltea Prena feaaed 'Wlra.J .
' Presidio, .Texas,, via Marfa, .Texas,
March ai.-i-Reports" of a moonlight bat
tle last night on ;the banks of the Rio
Grande in the siege of OJinaga reached
hero today. According to reports the
federals, who planned to rush the in
surrecto lines, were forced back to
their 6riginal position by a lively fire.
No fatalities were reported.
Lord and Lady Decies Heard From.
tCslUA Jiuna. tmami Wwr
Cairo, KgypU : March 21. Friends of
Lord and Lady Decies learned today
that the couple would return to Bhep
heard's hotel here March 24 after a
week's stay at Luxor. . Lady Decies
was formerly Miss Vivien Gould.
NDICTflNTS AGAINST'
CARNEGIE TRUST IN
' (United Preas Laaaed Wire.J
New York. March tl. District Attor
ney Whitman today announced that the
grand Jury had Indicted a number of
former officials of .the Caregla (Trust
company on tha charge of grand f lar
ceny. The men indicted have been noti
fied to apppear in court late this afternoon.-when
the indictments will be re
turned. The charge against them covers
ths theft of $200,000 from ths Carnegie
Trust company. , - -,
Late this afternoon it was learned
that: three- Indictments , had been re
turned by the grand jury ugalnst Wil
liam J. Cummins In connection , with
tha Carnegie Trust company case. He
s charged with larceny in the first
degree in misappropriating $36,000 . of
the company's funds. 1
When arraigned Cummins, through
his attorney, pleaded not guilty, with
the privilege of changing his plea later.
He was released on $50,000 bond. c
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Benld, 111.," March- ll Wfteiirtroops
arrived here lata this afternoon to gup
press threatened rioting - among the
striking coal miners, Mayor Romell for-
badelhesoldiers to leave their trains.
coionei iang ignorea tne mayor ana
the troops alighted and Immediately
closed 27 saloons. " v--,'-- '
The foreign miners who are striking
are in a sullen mood. iTheyJkiledtn
make any demonstration against the
troops, but serious trouble is feared tO'
CITY LTECIDES TO APPEALS
L HALL STREET DECISION
City Attorney Frank S. Grant will
appeal the case of Jessie Miller at al va
tnd"city or Portland. The case, which
was decided adversely to - the city by
the. circuit court of Multnomah county,
Involves a' question of the legality of
an assessment made by the city for
tha. improvement of Halt street and
Heights Terrace. City Engineer Morris
originally estimated the cost of the Im
provement at $18,652, but when the
work was completed it was found that
the 'actual cost had reached $30,884
Property owners were not given an op
portunity to remonstrate against this
inoreaae-over the original estlmata-and
refused to pay.
The city attorney still contends that
tha property must stand the cost as, he
says, the work was well done and is a
benefit to tire abutting property. The
Judiciary and election's committee of
the council yesterday afternoon recom
mended that the city attorney's request
for authority to appeal the case to tha
supreme court be granted.
The committee also recommended that
a refund of $1095 be paid to Dan Kl
laher and Others who were compelled to
obtain vehicle licenses under tha terms
of ordinance 14,714.
THREE AUTOS BEAR SAME
NUMBER; MIXUP RESULTS
Through an terror in ths office of the
secretary of state, where automobile
licenses are issued, three automobiles
In the city bear the same number,, and
as a result the charge preferred by E.
B. Collins against B. D. Suitor, to the
effect that Suitor's auto crashed into
one of Collins' horses last week on
Hawthorne avenue, between Eighth and
Ninth streets, was dismissed When
Suitor showed that the auto owned by
hira bearing that number had not been
out of the garage for a week.
FOUR FIRE COMPANIES
SUED FOR CANNERY RISK
The Alaska-Portland Packers' assocla'
tion filed suit'thls morning in the cir
cult court against four 1 f irevlnsurance
companies upon failure to receive the
insurance on the cannery at Nushagak,
Bristol bayt Alaska. . The cannery was
destroyed by fire May 10, 1910, and the
loss was estimated at $152,141. This
amount Is ' distributed among tha de
fendant companies, which are the Globe
A Rutgers Fire Isuranee company, Ag
ricultural Fire Insurance company, Na
tional Fire Insurance-company, and the
Svea Fire Insurance company.
UNION MEAT COMPANY
HAS ELABORATE DISPLAY
iTha jhowroomof-Jhe Unions-Meat
company has been attracting especial
attention at the Factrtq Northwest Live
flrte.het3hnlo3ratocSy
extensive exhibit of lard and dressed
meats and by-products is flanked by
a showing : of the animals alive. The
latter are decorated with ribbons and
the room is hung with flags. . Uni
formed guards take visitors over the
entire plant of the Union Meat com
pany, showing exactly how the business
of selling meat ana so forth has been
reduced to an exact science.
BELIEVED MURDERER-
HAS ELUDED CAPTURE
Colfax, Wash., March Jl.i-Officers
who have been in charge of the hunt
for the murderer of Engineer Anthony
Lows at Washtucna March 14, fear that
the murderer, who is supposed to be a
tramp painter from Seattle, has given
them the slip and reached some railway
that aided hlniln making his escape. A
thorough soach of the hills around
Wcshlucna, for miles reveals nothing
and not even a trace of him has been
found since he-left his hat and overcoat
near the P. & 8. depot at Washtucna
shortly after ' the shooting. , Even the
bloodhounds refused to work, and were
sent back to Walla Walla.
PERSONALS
Hosmer K. Arnold, ! credit man, with
the Blumauer-Frank Drug Co,, and for
14 years with that firm, has resigned
his position and has become associated
with the f lrm . of Morgan, Fleldner &
Boyce. ' Mr. Arnold takes the position
of treasurer with the realty and building
firm.
S. S. Dougherty of Kansas City Is a
Visitor to tho livestock show. 7
, D. P. Robinson and J. O. Muhlteld
of Boston are at the Hotel Portland.
J, P: D. Malkln and W. T. Heddle of
the Great Northern railroad company
of Vancouver, B. C4 are at fher Hotel
Portland.4 ' . , I ,
IL P. Strickland. Mrs, S. A, Jennings
and Mrs. S. E. Hulme of Seattle are at
hePortlaf d .., ,,,..
Colfax Horso Show April 8. -Colfax,
Wash., March 2l.The Colfax
Commercial club decided Monday to
name April $ as the data for the fifth
annual, Whitman county horse show. '
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TROOPS
BAD
TROUBLE IS FEARED
f Peace Negotiations Fail At-:
tacks in Force Will Be "
Made in Chihuahua;:;-'.
- - (United Proas Uitti Wire.) ' V ' V
El Paso, Texas, March. 21. Decisive
attack upon the Mexican forces in tha '
state of Chihuahua is planned by Ma-. , t,
dero and Oroaco, In case peace negotla- I, ';
tlons fall, according. to advices received
here today by Secretary Oonzales Garza,
of the provisional state - department' , -
from Madero himself. Madero Is said '
to have 1000 men and Qrbxco 800.
If nothing come of Llmantours . .
mission," said Garza, "Madero will wage
tbe bitterest kind of warfare. We will
bring matters to a head. If President .
Dlas wants peace ha must act jiulokly.'
CLOTHES ON DOCK
In the discovery early this morning
by Patrolman C. T. Potter of an over
coat, grey derby hat and a pair of shoes .
on the Salmon street dock, evidence, of r
another suicide lsbelleyed to hava been
uncovered. From the name of tha firm
from, which tha hat was purchased, "L.
W BiainrAlbany and f rora ; rr box of
matches in the overcoat pocket bear
ing tha. nam of an' Albany drug firm, It
Is conjectured that tha man was a rest- '
dent of v Albany. Tha clothes are of
good quality, and show signs of care.
The shoes and hat also ara of good
quality." ' ' , : - v "' "" I. ' V-: ;
"A8lde"frdm"tfia mark In the hat and .
the name of the match box, there Is
nothing to give a clue. There are no
laundry raarK on two nanaaercnieis
found in thyocgets.
E
Paul Wesslnger of the Henry Wein-
bard brewery took over the 16-year lease
on the ground floor and basement of
the German-American Bruce building,
northeasr corner of Sixth and Washing,
ton streets, today. The lease covers
space with a frontage of 40 feet on
Washington street and 80 feet on Sixth
street. The Icaae was purchased from
Ashley and Rumelin, bankers, who took
over the property of the German-Amer
ican bank. The deal was put through
by Thomas Bi Neuhausen and Anthony
Mohr.
BUYS WATERED MILK
AND TROUBLE FOLLOWS
Carl. Schneider: wh conducts a dairy -
at West Portland Park, - was ' arrested
yesterday by City Milk Inspector E. D.
Smith on a charge of selling watered
milk. When tha hearing was held be
fore Judge Taswell this morning, it de
veloped that tha watered milk, had been
purchased by Schneider from a neighbor.
A. A. Stone, but soia in ma cuy Dy
Schneider, and also that tha milk from
Schneider's place was above reproach.
Schneider was fined $26 by Judg Tax
well, but Stone will pay the fine.
"A FRIEND" SENDS $1
FOR SAFELY CHILDREN
The Journal has received $1 from -'A-
Friend" as a contribution to tha four
children of James Safely, the Civil war
Veteran who was killed by a train
early in the month. v The proceeds
of the funds being raised will be used
to buy a home for tha children and pro
vide for their care and education.
"Harrlman Bank" Incorporated.
(United Vreaa 1im4 Wlra.
New York, March 21. Designed so a
monument to the late Edward H. Har
rlman, It Is announced that the comp
troller of tha currency has granted a
charter to an institution to be called
the Harrlman bank. The incorporators
are members of tha Harrlman family.
Joseph Harrimanr a-nephewof rK W.
Harrlman, Is to be Its first president.
The Institution will be located on tha
itherBaynatg
was purchased recently by Mrs. Harrl
man. . .
"Looney" Query Once More Raised.
(United Proas Leased Wire.)
New York, March 21. George M. Mc
Keller was today appointed by Jubtice
Gay as referee to take testimony on the
application of Princess Troubetskoy for
$3600 annual income in lieu of alimony
from her former husband, John Arm-
Sjrong rhfllfTTA of Virginia ,.Th pHuw
cess was ; Amelle Rives, the novelist,
Who divorced Chaloner in 1893. In her
application .Princess Troubetskoy Bays
her former' husband has' an Income of
$80,800 and s that he promised 1 to give
her an Income of $S00 for life. - -
TO AVOID
SICKNESS
You must keep the stom
ach anfl liver in an active
condition, the bowels free
from constipation and the
blood pure. For this work
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
. ' BITTERS '
has been used successful
ly for" 58 years. Try a
bottle today for
.Eoor-Appeiiie
Indigestion
Malaria
Dygpepgl
Colds & Grippe',
Fever & Agua
All Druggists and Dealers
INDICATE1ICIDE
PAUL WESSiNGER GETS
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