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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY ' EVENING, MAY ' 8. 1011.
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HISTORHPAGtS
TURNED BACK TO
OLD CHAMPOEG
Shrine Where Epoch-Marking
: Event Took Place 68 Years
- Ago Visited by 1000 Pco
V pie, Mostly Pioneers.
At old Chmrw. he ground
'where a group of early Orncon plon
tera met Just years before for the
nrvanlalno- BOme f Tin Of
i.v hmvlalnnal TCveromfnt, about 100
' nu omhled yesterday fr th
r .l.v.ath annual celebration of that
epoch marking event. It wm recalled
' during the day that the year before this
formation of the first provimoniu s
"' rnmii in old Oregon there weie
'ifeut 117 white people in all the vast
rmrinn 14 of these being white women
' and II white children. During the year
1141. tha rear of the event commemor
ted. the territory gained 117 more set-
. tiara
' . Particularly appreciated waa the
9reeen.ee at yesterday's celebration of
. t. X. Mattnieu wno. wm prw'
historic meeting and caat the vote
which determined whether Oregon
ehoujd belong to Great Britain or to tha
United States.
: - - Koores Ii rrlaelpal Speaker.
1 The principal apeaker of the day was
C. B. Moores. of Portland. P. H. D'Arey.
prealdent of the Oregon Pioneers asso
clatlon. Introduced for five minute
talks. Professor W. H. GUlsreap of Ta
eoma; W. A. Wllllama of Forest Orore;
N L. Butler, O. H. Geer, of Newberg;
Oeorge H. Hlmes, Senator C. W. Not
tingham and ex-Governor T. T. Oeer.
" In reviewing the trend of events on
Orevnn leadlne- ud to the celebration
and In paying a tribute to the memory
of the men and women of pioneer days
Mr. Moorea said In part:
" t. . "Wi are gathered together again up
on our annual visit to one 01 me pion
eer ahrinea of the northwest to ex
chance areetlngs. to recall the pleas
ures and the sorrows of plonear days,
and to nay the homage due that rapio
" ly disappearing group who. In moulding
v - the destinies or this coast in earner
days, not only had a part In moulding
-.Mir own Individual careers but added
tn tha oower and prestige of the coun
try by giving to the .American nation
that which la destined to be a great ana
prosperous commonwealth.
Early Xistory KecaQed.
"In the earliest stages of our hi
tory as a state there seemed to be lit
tie Inclination to organise any form of
government, until It appeared necessary
unon the. death of Ewing Toung. to
. make some disposition of his large es
tate. At that time, in all this vast ter
ritory there was not a foot of land any
man could call his own. The Toung es
tate consisted entirely of. personal prop
erty. The Idea of forming a provisional
. government was. at least partially, con
summated on the second of May, 1843
. The probating of the Young estate was
the first act of the provisional govern
.ment and the appropriation of 11603
from that estate for the erection or
jail at Oregon City for the criminals
of all Oregon waa the first important
financial exploit of the young common
' wealth."
Mr. Moores urged the necessity and
the appropriateness of establishing en
during monuments on the slices 01 trie
historic events of early days. He said
that the memory of the struggles of the
, v men who gave the present generation Is
. wonderful heritage. Inspired patriotism
' and good citizenship. Continuing, he
aid:
Tribute to Matthieu.
i "Had Francis X. Matthieu and his
. friend, Etlenne Lucler, 68 years ago
1 failed to discharge their duties as citl-
tens at that famous meetings the his
tory of the North Pacific coast would
probably have been changed into other
channels. A single vote has elected
governors and senators. A single vote
. has fixed the decision of the highest
courts on some of the most vital ques
' tions of law. A single vote has de
termined the presidency of the nation
- The single vote of F. X. Matthieu made
Max. 2, 1863 historic and changed the
current or history in this great nortn-
west.
. "It is a happy fortune of our friend,
Francis Xavler Matthieu, that he bore
such an Important relation to this his
toric event that he has since lived to
Witness the development of two full
generations. He ts a worthy repre-
aentativa of the great average electorate
of tbe country in whom rests the for
tunes and destinies of the republic. So
'.long as the homely virtues which have
characterised his career continue the
dominant Impulse of our political life
. no power can Impede us in our course
as a prosperous and happy people.
:NEWSB0Y CRUSHED IN
. ELEVATOR, NEAR DEATH
Barney Schmltzer. a newsboy aged 11
1 years, was badly crushed yesterday af
f ternoon at the Lumbermens building.
'.when .he attempted to jump into the
cape that had started upward.
W. Wilkie, the operator, stopped the
elevator as soon as possible but not
, before the "boy's body was caught be
', tvfeen the floor of the elevator and the
' top of tbe door. As soon as the ambu
i lance could be summoned the little
newsboy waa taken to St. Vincent's hos
pital where he is hovering between life
and death. The boy is the brother of
" Harry fichmitxer who was killed on
December 16 when run down by Roland
y Chapman.
TESTIMONY IS ill
IN: CONDEMNATION
KEEP EVIDENCE
IN CASE HIDDEN
SUITGOESTOJ
Witnesses Place Value on "S"
Block Property From $125,
000 to $200,000: C. J.
Reed Quickly Excused.
Action on Indictments of Mc-
Namaras Explained by
Prosecutor Fredericks.
STRINGENT ORDER
TO HOSE TIGHT"
GIVEN TO RESORTS
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COIIISSIONEORM WAS WORKED TOLD BURNED AT STAKE,
d Y LiANUUr KtbtL5
Both the government and the defense
lave flnldhed offering tentlmony In the
Kspey estaln condemnation suit and the
(United Prew Iaae1 Wire.)
Los Angeles. May 3. The move of the
district attbrney's office In not charg
ing the McNamaras with the direct de
struction of the Times plant was ex
plained by Fredericks ss an attempt on
the part of the prosecution to keep
their evidence in the case undisclosed
until they have had an opportunity to
perfect certain portions of It.
Indictments charging other crimes
I Acting Chief of Police Moore
Issues Oral Edict Today
Keepers Are Said to Be
Obeying New Injunction.
Oral orders to the captains of the
various reliefs concerning the closing ot
the resorts of the city will be Issued
Attorney Makes Strong Plea
for New Government Pjan;
' Others Make Addresses.
question of the value of the weet half tn,n tht de,tructlon of the Times plant y Jo,in T- Moore, acting chief of po
of block "H" will go to the Jury this
afternoon or tomorrow morning, upon
the conclusion of the clOHlng addresses
Of counsel.
G. W. Boschke, chief engineer for the
Harrlman lines In Oregon, who has
charge of the construction of the new
steel bridge, testified this morning he
expected to have the steel bridge com-
already have been returned, Fredericks
said. He refused to say what was al
leged In them.
Fredericks. accompanied by his
stenographer, spent more than sn hour
with McManlgal in the county Jail to
day.
Deputy District Attorney Ford is ex
pected to arrive from the east at
pleted by November of thla year, and if o'clock this evening. Fredericks said
Ford would bring with Mm the addi
tional evidence against the accused that
had been obtained at Indianapolis.
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
SUFFERS $5000 BLAZE
A fire which started at 11 o'clock last
night in the office of George N. Ferrin,
V. J. Shaver, W. T. Wood and Sidney
Gordon, lawyers In the Commercial
r building at Second and Washington
treats, damaged the building and the
office of the law firm to tbe extent of
about $6000 before the fire department
succeeded In putting out the blaze. In
addition to the law office, the Bonded
Adjustment company waa damaged. The
fire, which started on the third floor,
and was confined to the third and
fourth floors, was of mysterious origin,
probably starting from defective wires.
Ueorge EL Leadbetter made the discov
ery of the flames and called the de
partment. ,
his plans did not miscarry, the ne
structure would be thrown open to pub.
llo travel at that time.
B. . Joaselya on Stand.
President B. 8. Josselyn of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power company,
testified about the car Knee that would
use the new Broadway and steel bridges
and said he had an understanding with
the Mt. Hood Railway company where
by, upon the completion of the Mt Hood
company's line Into I'ortland and across
the Broadway bridge, the Portland Rail
way. IJght Power company would
operate the Mt. Hood company s line
within the city limits.
Mr, Josselyn said he did not Intend
to run many lines over tho Rurnslde
bridge, or, perhaps, over the new steel
bridge when the Broadway bridge is
completed, but Intended caring for cast
side traffic with a purely east side
service giving what might be termed
an express service from the east side
Into the business district over the
Broadway bridge.
Beed Quickly Excused,
WAGES
HOT FIGH
T
ALIEN CONTRACT LABOR
lice, today. An order to thla effect
was Issued two weeks ago by cnier
Cox arid, the aetlng chief will simply
inform the captains that extraordinary
efforts must be made to enforce it.
8o far as Is known few, if any, re
sorts are open at present. The Indict
ment of Chief Cog and the Instructions
of the mayor to Acting Chief Moore are
said to have thoroughly Intimidated tha
owners of north and south end resorts
and officers on duty In the two districts
have reported that no signs of life ap
pear about tha- various bouses. Port-J
land is apparently "closed tight.
ResVlents of the underworld, however,
may be seen at the of floe of the district
attorney to the number of a doaen at e
time,. Prosecution of Chief Cox has been
turned over to Deputy Frank Collier
by the district attorney and the former
Is summoning the resort owners and
many of the occupants to the office. It
Attorney A. B. Clark strongly advo
cated a commission form of government
for Portland In his address last evening
before th4 Waverly-Rlchmond Improve
ment olub. lis said that it any private
corporation should attempt to select
men for the board of directors as care
lessly as . Portland selects counciimea,
the corporation would soon be in the
hands of a receiver from mismanage
ment.
"We have a city, which represents
a corporation with a capital stock of
1150,000,000. doing a business or is,
000,000 a year," said Attorney Clark,
"and we have been selecting men to
handle this business ' without any re
gard as to their ability to conceive or
transact such business. We have been
selecting men so promiscuously that we
have a heterogenous crowd handling the
affairs that should be handled by skilled
and first class men. We have been se
lecting men without any regard for
their honesty or ability, Ws pay them
125 a month for IL It Is not exactly
the fault of the rien, but of the sys
tem. This is fundamentally wrong, and
the sooner we get away from it and get
a better one, the- better for the city.
There has been a great appeal for num
bers, but I wish to say that It la not
numbers alone that make a city, it is
the quality of Its people. I would rather
a city oflOO.OOO people with eacn
Bent upon the suppression of alien and have them swear that thoy conduct
contract labor, ex-Governor W. J. Mc- ed resorts from November to April with
Connell of Idaho, now United States no police Interference. Soma of these
labor Inspector, Is In Portland today witnesses are being placed under bonds
and will remain here for two weeks In to Insure their appearance at the trial.
'Paddy" Ma her, who Insists that he
Is planned to place these women on the
tand In the trial of the police chief , owning a home and enjoying the com
forts of life, than to see a city of a mil
lion people with palaces on one side
conference with the labor org anlxatlons
and government officials. According
to Mr. McConnell, the government im
anxious to engage the cooperation of
the labor organisation, in supprennlng
Is a county detective. Is asnUtlng Col
lier In the interrogation of the women.
Maher visited most of the resorts while
he was gathering evidence for his so-
and hovels on the other."
Makes trong rite.
Launching directly into the system
under which the commission form of
BYPRETTYWOMAN
Wealthy Washington Mer
chant Lured to Apartment
and Photographed With Her
In Compromising- Positions.
(CnlLd Prets Leiied Wire.)
Washington, May I.- Wearing a parts
model gown bought with money raised
by pawning her rings. Mrs. Florence
Bennett Knott, to years of age, today
took tha stsnd here and fully detailed
how, by means of the "badger game"
she had aided in a scheme to pluck
Charlea Rosenthal, a wealthy merchant
Bobbing loudly, the "badger girl" told
how she had lured Rosenthal to her
fashionable apartment and there played
with him while her husband, James
Knott, took photographs of the pair la
compromising posltlpns. ' -
Knott, his brother Benjamin, and Al
bert Armstrong, who were all In the plot.
pleaded guilty. Their sentences v were
postponed. Judge Wright declared that
James Knott's statement did not Indi
cate the degree of his guilt and ordered
him to be tried by a Jury. It is probable
that the woman will be released on
parole.
Woman Tells Her Tale.
The Knotts snd Armstrongs were ar
rested December 14. for the attempt to
secure money from Rosenthal. After
her arrest Mrs. Knott talked freely.
She told the police that she ha.d run
away from her home and after various
adventures met and married Knott In
Washington. She said he had told her
he was wealthy, but after they had
taken apartments In the Cairo apart-
Tecarte Said to Have Been the
Scene of Terrible Atrocity
Committed by ; Members of
' Captain Mosby's Command
''''(Pelted rrms Uasd Wire.)
8sn Dlegd. Cal, May I. Villa vlcen-
slo, a Mexican rurals captured by Mos
by's band at Cam so laat Monday, , was
burned at the stake yesterday at i e
eate, according to reports received -here
today.
Vlllavlctnslo was with Lieutenant
Nunei' federal troops at Csrlllo when
tbe rebels attacked them last Monday.
Instead of being killed then, as at first
reported, the rebels took him a prison
er to Tecate, where It Is reported they
burned him, tied to' stake, yesterday
afternoon, during a fight with a party
of Mexican federal soldiers.
Captain Mosby, who has been lying
wounded at Tecate, was reported dead
this afternoon. Mosby was shot In th
back laat Monday, the bullet coming
out near bis throat under the shoulder
blade.
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0PJ1M DEN RAIDED;
5 MEN PAY FINES
government is outlined. Attorney Clark ment bouse, In the heart of the arlsto-
showed its advantages and made a cratlc section of the capital, her husband
strong plea for such a system. He said told her he had no money. Their living
It would come to Portland, and that It expenses were very high, she said, and
this Illicit traffic. "The provision iix . called vice crusade and is able to point , comlng oon. He advocated the city they had to find some' way to meet
a . . i. I JI..U...1 a. .a I mi ff rial ft 1 Ait I Sk e stsafssl WrlMfi T n rMnrT I I . t ..T. . . .
the law whereby an Individual may sue
for the tlOOO nenaltv attached to the
C J. Reed, former United States mar- anti-labor contract act. It is thought.
shal, was called as a witness for the de
fense, and maintained his reputation es
a humorist while on the stand. Ankod
to fix the value of the west half of
block "8," Mr. Reed said It was worth
2A).000. United States Attorney Mc
Court on cross-examination asked Mr.
Reed what property he had sold recently
that might Indicate he had an under
standing of values In this diatrlrt. Mr.
Reed said he had sold some residence
property on the oast side.
I would have had 21 acres on Mount
will be an Incentive for foreigners to
testify against the contractor who may
havo brought him to this country.
'It may not be generally understood.
said Inwpector McConnell this after
noon, "that sections 4,
net of February,
alty of 1000' for
to thla country
poratlon or company
letter, advertisement or otherwise, of
a rtromise or work arter ne arrives.
out particular dates when
were open. If the women
to make denials.
A number of men, who are supposed
to be In touch with the conditions as
they have existed In the districted dis
trict, have' also been called as witnesses.
r.unnr.:rf I securing five or six good men to man- them,
are aiepos. a i e t()e dfr,rent fp,turea of the admin- the "1
imratlon. and pay them a good salary.
He said to give them authority, and
nlace the responsibility upon their
shouldeis.
The Improvement club diverted from bored.
the regular program and hsd arrunged placed.
Tabor if the city hadn't taken it away ,A'j'' fl , . i,l .1 1 . J J agatnst.the, police chief.
lilt ii v iu ua i si is '
- . . a . . i iiiiiHr ih f 1 1 1 m ri i ills' lie niii ivh wiiii
a ana oi no -- - .V" la general program for the evening. An line celling.
, 1907. provides a pen- J J" " . '" - k," ! address was also given by John P. Shar- Any
very alien brouht Mrs. O. P. Henderson gav. two Mrs. Kriott
by any individual, cor- Tm,.. ,.,,.. nrn readings. Muslo was furnished by J. by m0CdenL a
dv innucemeni, Dy . -t . , , A. Tauscher. Mrs. II. W. Bartholomew, v,r
l " - i
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Armstrong, she said, suggested
"badger game" to her husband and
she consented to plsy her pert. Benja
min Knott was also In the plot
Through the wall of one of the rooms
in their apartments a small hols was
Back of this a camera was
A mercury light was fixed In
sufficient evidence, he is determined to
redeem himself by making a strong case
tor park purposes without paying me its
Just value," said Mr. Reed. "The prop
erty was condemned without my being
able to help it"
In reply to a question from Mr. Mc-
Court, Mr. Reed said he was against all
condemnation suILh, which he considered
the only form of legalised robbery he
knew of. He was quickly exousedt
Tarloas Values Placed!
Harvey O'Bryan placed a valuation of
$160,000 on the west half of the block.
L. F. Monters placed the value of th
property at $160,000. E. L. Thompsoii
of Hartman ft Thompson, said the half
block Is worth anywhere from $125,000
to $176,000, the value depending upon
tbe man who bought it
J. M. Toomey, proprietor of the Barr
hotel and who owns the property upon
which tho hotel stands at Sixth and Oil
san streets, one block from block "3,:
said tbe west half was worth $175,000
In the trial of the former suit he said
the east half waa worth $$00,000
Major R. W. Espey of Oysterville
Wash., president of the Espey Co., test!
fied to the ownership of the property to
be condemned.
IN
PROTESTS
MM
LIGHTS
Vancouver, Wash., May 3. Mayor F.
P. Klgglns today sent the following
protest to President B. S. Josselyn' u
the P. R. L. & P. company:
"Dear Sir The lights were out in our
city last night for one hour.
'There are so many complaints com
Ing In from our citizens as to the poor
quality of light that on a repetition of
last night s occurrence we will be com
pelted to annul the contract for the
city's street lighting. Yours respectful
ly, John P. Klgglns, Mayor.
ST. PAUL'S IS
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TOPIC
(Bpeclnl Dispatch to The Journal.)
Oregon City, May 3. The necessity
of erecting a new church for St. Paul's
parish will be discussed by to represent
ative cKizens of Oregon City in the
Masonic banquet hall tonight The plans
for the structure are nearly completed.
The present church Is decidedly too
small.
A doodlTimes College."
K . (Biwehl DispttcS to Tb. J-mrnl.)
OregoiL City, Or., May 3 Tbe Ladles'
Saturday club of this elty, will present
.an entertainment TA-Ooed Times Col
. lge1 at the Congregational church this
v evening. The curriculum of this school
has been kept a mystery, but the ap--1
pelntment f -fi.-TrA-v1oa as president
,:1nurs very jirhrt and thorough
cuursa, ( , ' - -
M ill -Take One Year's Rest.
(Special DIDateh to Tbe Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., May 3. Closing up
his affairs after a business career of
23 years fn Vancouver, Frank Suhl left
last uight for a year's absence and will
visit many points of Interest in the
United States. He left over the Cana
dian Pacific for New Tork, where in
June, at Ithlca, he will witness the
graduating of his son at Cornell univer
sity. In July he will take a trip up the
Hudson and later visit many cities of
the middle west before reaching Los
Angeles, Cal., where he will spend the
winter, returning to Vancouver next
spring. Mr. Suhl came to Vancouver
years ago and engaged in the ma
chine business, buying a lot on Wash'
ington street where he built a shop and
in. which he worked until a few days
ago when ne sold out. '
Bollo - Dollow Marriage.
Oregon City, Or., May $. John F.
Bolle of Parkplace and Miss Malva Em
bia pillow, of Bolton, were married
Monday evening at the Methodist par
sonage in this city. Rev. JE. F. Zimmer
man officiated, while the ceremony was
witnessed by the bride's sister, Mrs.
Clyde Hughes and Edward Bolle, broth
er of the groom.
Mr. Bolle is an employe of the Wil
lamette Pulp A Paper company. The
bride is the daughter, of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R-. Dillow, who came to Oregon City
Individual may benefit by that fine in
case of conviction.
"It Is my business to Inform the
labor orcanlzatlons on this subject and
if possible to gain their cooperation.
If any laborers are brought in under
contract the labor organizations are apt
to know it."
When asked If he had discovered any
violations of the law in Portland, In
spector McConnell said that he could
not give out any Information one way
or the other yet
FIVE MEN ADMITTED
TO BAR OF OREGON
(Special Plapatcb to The Journal.
Pendleton, Or., May . The speolal
committee of attorneys appointed by
the state supreme court in session here,
to examine applicants for admission to
the bar today has reported and four of
the Bix who took the examinations are
now authorized to practice.
mm H
G.
LOMBARD SPEAK
Muiis Hall in Albma Crowded
With Ivithusfastic Crowd;
Answers Questions.
Harold H. Clifford. Baker; Robert Ser
vice, Baker; W. T. Miller, Wallowa, and
J. W. Griffin. Wallowa. Argalus W.
Gray, Stanfield, was admitted upon a
certificate from North Dakota. Miss
Wayfe Hackett, stenographer to Jay
Bowermtn, who was examined by Jus
tice Moore, has not been reported upon
as yet
Every seat in fair's hall, Alblna, was
taken last night when Gay Iximbard
arose to speak on . the principles upon
They are which he is waging his campaign for
W00DBURN WOMAN SUES
BANK OVER DEPOSIT
mayor. Unable to secure seats, many
voters stood throughout the meeting,
and the candidate's plea for. good gov
ernment waa given rousing approval by
repeated applause.
Following 'his custom, Mr. Lombard
Invited questions at tha close of the
meeting. There was only one question
er, but this man, whose queries indi
cated that he had been "planted" by one
of the opposing- candidates to try to
embarass the speaker, had many ques
tions. Lombard answered directly each
question an It was put and made a hit
with the audience by his straightfor
ward replies.
First the man wanted to know if
employes at the city hall are all earning
the salaries they receive. Lombard re
Man Won Id Do.
said she mt Rosenthal
nd that she took him to
arjartmanta becausa ha waa "tha
Mrs. William Krasslg, A. W. Ledbury trni wealthy man who had flirted with
and the Oregon Male quartet A humor- ner There was no design , against
lstlc sketch was given by Jack and Koseathal in particular when the scheme
Joseph Urquohart The meeting was waB flr,t attempted, she said. She
held In Waverly hall, East Twenty-sixth wanted only to find some man with
and Clinton streets. I money who would make advances to
her. ' ' '
Rosenthal, according to the story told
the police, visited the Knott apartments
three times. On the third visit Knott
suddenly appeared and seised him.-Mrs.
Knott helped bind him with ropes.
When be was lashed and gagged photographs-of,
himself, taken m the very
room where, he was altttng when Knott
appeared, were shewn lm. In ' theee
photographs be was In s .compromising
(Soeclal Diaeatcb to Tb Journal.) position With Mrs. Knott lie was told
Vancouver. Wash., May 8.--Th coun- that unless be agreed to pay $5000 the
tv commiatoners art. confronted with pictures wouia ne usea to ruin mm
many road problems and the entire; day socially. He consented to pay tha money
yesterday was, consumed In consider- and signed a check for $1000.
Ing petitions. The vacation of a road Osnght by a Xnse.
petitioned for by C. L. Hutchinson and Later, after Rosenthal had been freed,
others was granted, also the J. L. Pend- h cajje4 Knott on the telephone and
r rnarf north ft f Vaneouver waa ordered . -. . . . i ' v.
IOIU nun mat ma ouaiucaa wtua iiiun
ROAD ISSUES BEFORE
MEN OF COUNTY COURT
(Salem Boreas ot Jbm Jooroal.)
Ealem, Or., May 3. Mrs. William
Meehan of Woodburn today Instltuteed
suit in the circuit court for this coun
ty against the Farmers arid Mechanics sponded that he believes the city's busl
bank of that city alleging that the bank ness ts not always, conducted as the'
is withholding from her the sum of business of a private concern would be.
$3419.46, deposited with the Institution and that one of his cares as mayor
from time to time. Mrs. Meehan alleges would be to go through each department
she deposited altogether $4823.98 but to ascertain the exact conditions and
that the bank has refused to allow her
to draw more than $1404.63, setting
forth that amount is all she had de
posited. One of her attorneys is former
Justice of the Eupeme Court Woodson
T. Slater.
Brotherhood Holds Banquet.
(Special Dlapatcb to Tbe Jonrnal.)
Oregon City, Or. May 3. The Con
gregational Brotherhood of Oregon City
held Its monthly meeting last night
with a large attendance. Dr. Dyott of
the First Congregational church of
Portland laid great stress upon the
the children of foreign countries who sUould apply to the
are to make America their home. Dr. orancn.
N. J. Baxter of Portland, gave an inter- Stiu another question was whether
estlr.g talk on the human body. He the present city engineer would be per-
treated the subjects of how and what mitted to receive an lncreasel salary,
determine whether any ineffeclency ex
ists. He promised to see that work is
performed for money expended.
Then the man wanted to know If the
police department is doing Its full duty.
Lombard reminded his questioner that
the chief of police has been indicted,
and this seemed to answer the question.
Again, the man wanted to lear what
the speaker thinks as to plans for a
pension fund for retired employes of
the police, fire and street cleaning de
partments. Lombard replied that he
favors the creation of such a fund as
repords the police and fire department,
but is not convinced that the same rule
street cleaning
vacated. A hearing was held in the th(U h ,fl not lfford t0 pajr 5000
matter of the establishment of what Is .. . . llM nmv tmnn vnt
to be known as the Anttl Erkkila road t m Z hi. for thl JSX
in township 3 north,, rang. I east and ? l. J h i. ItTth.
th. road established. The establish- p1,0" consented. When h entered the
ment of a road frem Frailer lake, to building waiting po Icemen seised him.
u n m i.i.- - - iri Mrs. Vnntt. RmHamin Knott and Arm-
mo xvewu ct iunruBuii siuia i on . . .... 7
waa considered and win he acted on at I strong were later arrestee,
a later date. A aubscrlDtion list of Armstrong was an eleptrlclan and
$127.60 donated by farmers Interested showed the Knotts how o arrange the I rebel attack
accompanied the petition. A petition camera, and, it was alleged by them,
was presented to'establlsh a road to be fixed the mercury lights. Knott was an
known as the FaiK road ana connect expert photographer.
Fourth Plain with tha carlina of the I t (iiim, kr ) yJrm irnntt uM
Vancouver Traction company, tnus giv- she had no difficulty in getting Rosen
Ing access by teani to the proposed thM t(v ,)t wlth her where he waa in
mir ajrounas or in. uiama oumy rair full view Of the camera.
association on. rrurni linage tree, a
petition presented by Gus Simpson for
the establishment of a 80 foot road In
section 16, township (.north, range 1
east, was referred back to the petition
er to redraft and make it 40 feet wide.
The proposed road is three-quarters of
a mile in length.
A delegation from Rldgfleld waited
on the commissioners relative to road
matters in the vicinity ot that town.
Charles A. Murray, assistant tax
commissioner for the Northern Pacific
The sweet dreams of flva colored
men two of whom were soaring through
"Vales of Poppyland" were rudely In
terrupted yesterday afternoon by Detec
tives Tlchenor snd Howell when. led
by th. fumes of opium to a room In tha
Ideal lodging house at tttt Everett
they found five -men. one alseep In a
cot one "hitting the pipe" and the
others watting their turn.
All appeared in court thla morning,
Ollle West on a charge of smoking
opium and Dan Williams, Earl Brown,
Ed Ripley and Eugene Howard charged
with visiting an opium "joint.' West
was fined $60 and the others were fined
$2o each.
According to the city ordinance eov;
erlng the matter of opium smoking the
officers making the arrest are entitled
to one-third the fine paid by the men,
but under the police regulations, of
ficers are not allowed to accept any
fee for service In any shape except
when a capture ts made under haxardous
circumstances and then only after the
police board has passed on the matter.
PEACE CONFEREES MEET
(Continued from Page One.)
Chihuahua the revolt is growing, and
the danger that it Will become so seri
ous as' to be beyond Madero a control
Is admitted to be giving President Taf(
most serious concern. He has been lu
formed that at least 75 per cent of the
Mexican people favor the lnsurreetos,
and reports of secret service men prove
that not a single section of the republic.
Is free from rebellion.
While no official admissions sre being;
made. It is generally known that the
administration Is extremely anxious
over the outlook and has grave fear
that the stars and stripes may yet be
forced to cross the Rio Grande.
The uneasiness of diplomats over the
Mexican situation was greatly height
ened this afternoon by receipt of a tele
gram from Ambassador Wilson at Mex
ico City declaring that many foreigners
are fleeing from the capital, fearing '
He declared the entire
0
Tl
AND PLUMBERS
DECLARE A STRIKE
instances,
The plat of the
tracts was approved,
Noreljus Orchard
to eat, Illustrating each point.
MEN FIGHT IN TAXICAB;
MYSTERY UNEXPLAINED
Patrolman J. J. Murphy has reported
a deep mystery.
At 10 o'clock last night, an automo
bile, bearing the number. Ore. 3688 sped
across the Burnslde bridge and turned
south on Grand avenue bearing four
passengers, one of whom was shouting
for help, at the top of his voice and
viciously fighting the two other men
In the back seat.
Before Murphy could stop the ma
chine, it was far down the street but
Telp!" "Murder!" "Police!" could be
heard until tbe machine was out of
efght
Charles L. Idleman, a livery man of
Montavllla, whose nafe in opposite pio
uuiuucr 111 iiiv yuuw reuuruu ox auto
owners for Oregon, states that be-awld
the machine to a party in Gresham
about one month ago, but he does not
knowwho. He also states that he does
not know who was tr the machine last
night. Befor being informed of the
ffalr however, except to be told that
people in the machine bearing that
umber bad, created a stir, he ventured
the Information that whoever It was
Corcbard having advocated larger pay
to secure the services of a competent
engineer. To this query Lombard re
plied that he will promise ' to appoint
as city engineer a man who is capable
and entitled to draw an increased sal
ary. Councilman R. E. Menefee presided at
the meeting and introduced Lombard In
a highly complimentary speech. Mene
fee is not one of the councllmen classed
by Lombard as undesirable. He Bald
that during his service with Lombard
in the council he had found the latter
to be possessed of the highest integrity,
with the beat Interests of the city at
heart.
Nearlv 100 lournevmen olumbors of
railroad, appeared before the board and Portland are out on a strike this week
asked to have taxes on' certain lands owing to a disagreement over the -scale
cancelled and corrections made In other 0f wages allowed them by the master
plumbers.
The rate now paid is $5.69 per day,
and tha Journeymen plumbers are de
manding $8. Contractors are beginning
to feel to some extent the shortage of
laborers In this line, owing to the trou
bles In which the plumbers are in-,
volved, it is said.
May 1 was the date set by tha Jour-
nevmen clumbers for their employers to
meet their demands for a restoration of
the old scalapf $6 per day, which wag
paid prior to the panic of 1907. When
this was refused the journeymen walked
out
DETECTIVE EXPECTS TO
GET MANY CONFESSIONS
state of Torreon with the exception of
the city of Torreon, is In control of the
rebels and that Masatlan and Acapulco
are both cut off from communication.
PEIMS DIETZ MURDER CASE
R0YSTERER SHOOTS
SEATTLE DETECTIVE
Seattle, Wash., May 8. In a dark
alley duel with Lester Thomas, an elec
trician. Detective A N. Mayou was shot
in the, head last night. The wound is
not considered fatal. Thomas and four
companions, all of whom were captured
1 after a chase, were Been by Mayou and
ueteeuve Brown cojning out of an alley.
As the detectives approached they were
warned to get away. A shot followed,
the bullet striking Mayou. Tha de
tective kept hjs feet however, drew his
revolver and returned the fire. Brown
joined In the duel. Thomas fled and
fired at two patrolmen who came to the
detective's aid.
about one year ago from Hollister. Cal
John F. Bolle's parents are old residents might have been taking an Insane pa
"i raiaiaiw wun in. gruoni was I tlenl ro a Hospital.
born, -- .- c ' v j- 'l often used It for that. be declared,
A Philadelphia firm is equipping the
new1 college of engineering at Port Ar
thur. Manchuria; with standard eleetrlfe
M measuriof instruments. - '
Columbus, Ohio. May 8. Burns is
examining the legislators as to their
share in the grafting and is expected to
get a, number Of confessions. It is
learned from a confidential source that
many of them are ready to make a clean
breast of the boodling in the hope of
clearing their own skirts or at least'
minimising their punishment. To thin
end fully a dosn of the legislators
have requested Prosecutor Turner to
allow them to testify before the grand
Jury. Every one has been refused. .
Speaker VIning accepted today the
resignation of the members of the steer
ing committee of the house, among them
that of Representative Nye, who re
signed at the last moment when he
learned his colleagues had quit
Notwithstanding the expose, charges
of boodling are being freely circulated
today concerning the publft utilities
bill, which comes up In the seoate this
afternoon. It is declared that the bill
provides for millions of dollars' worth
of plunder for corporations Interested
and that a huge fund Is ready, to be
paid for Its passage. The lobbyists re
appeared about the capltol this after
noon and are endeavoring to Jam the
ut II ties bill through. The senators are
afraid, however, and it Is likely to fall.
HELEN BISHOP IDS
AT
E
D'ALENE
No Trace of Miss Weston.
(United tttm tauad Wlra
San Francisco. May S. Despite -efforts
ef the police, no trace baa been
found of Miss Ruth "Weston, church
and concert singer, who disappeared
Saturday night or Sunday morning. A
note left by Miss -Weston said she was
not feeling well and that she would
"return when her head felt better.
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Bids for Toledo s -water, system bonds
will be openerl May 10, and bids' of con
tractors on May 15. , . -
8ieial D1nitrh to T1 Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., May S. The mar
riage of Miss Helen Bishop of Vancou
ver ;" and Shannon Bhafer of Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho, was solemnised Monday
in that city, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church there officiating.
The bride Is a daughter of. Mr. and,
Mrs. M. V. Bishop, Twenty-second and
Washington streets, and was awstudent
last year In the Vancouver high school.
The groom Is a former Vancouver boy
who went to Coeur d'Alene about two
years ago and has been very successful
In tbe mining business, amassing, it 1
said, a considerable fortune.
Continued From Tage One.)
- Hare's -tompanlon. Deputy Thomas ,
Pomelo, was the first witness examined.
He testified that when he" and six oth
ers were ordered to rush the Diets cab-.
In four refused, but' that he. Harp anil
Walter Bunk started crawling toward
the house on their hands and knees.
Then he heard a shot from the roof of
the Diets ban- and Harp fell forward
dead.
Diets, his son Leslie and Mrs. Diets,
all of whom are accused lrs the case
took part in the cross exaflnatlon, but
were unable to seriously shake the wit
ness' account of the killing. '
Former Sheriff Madden, who com
manded the 75 men who finally cap
tured Diets, was next on tha stand. Ha
recited the story of the battle and said
that when Diets was taken he found
eight high powered rifles In the cabin
with many empty shells.
Dr. Guy Grafton, who performed the
autopsy on Harp's body testified brief
ly that Harp had died of gunshot
wounds.
A Boston Inventor has brought out
an Ice harvesting machine equipped
with a rawtor to propel it over a frosen
surface and to operate a circular ice
saw.
Absolute Essentials--
Protection
Accuracy
Speed
Simplicity
Economy
Convenience
Two Business Changes.
(Special Dlapatcb to Tee Ioeroal.lt
Oregon City, May 3, Two Oregon
City business houses changed hands
yesterday. A. F., Parker, who for years
has conducted a barber shop on Main
street between Seventh and Eighth, has
sold out to Charles Poole, a new resi
dent In Oregon City. ,- ..'
The Hub saloon, owned for some time
by Fred Cooper, was also ; sold to
Dougherty A Kir by, , t-
, r -r-- :
A high stone wall enclosing to acres
of Jand. around a Philadelphia saw plant
IS built -entirely, of grindstones worn
out la tha place, j !
To the Proper
handling of rial
estate titles.
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Tou get them all In
Certificates
of Title
Tide tad Trast Company
Paid-up capital
$250,000.00
Lewis bldg, 4 th ft Oak
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