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i Valuable Articles Lost Dot not beyond recovery. A Journal "want ad" 'will usually ' find tb,o finders . V , - THEY COST YOU BUT LITTLE ' Td weather Fair tonight and Thursday; northweitarly wlnda. ; COAST TEMPERATURES I i '. '8 A. M. Today. ' ! v, 49 . . JPOk ItllXalMMIIMilililii 44 I uwuia . . ..... ,,...,,.,. 4a an r ranolsce . , , j 48 iortia i ,....t.;,. .......... to VOL.X.. NO. 87. Portland; : oregon, ; Wednesday evening,?, june ; v miltwentv: " pages.;; '. yt -.'.' PRICE TWO CENTS : AHTIte&&?' V ii - tmes seams she HIS PROMISE GOOD; LEAVES TWO HUGE t SIMOH SURPRISED LINERS HELPLESS Ordinance' Drafted by Mayor Crews, of Empress' of Ireland f Is elect ; Calling .?? for r Special . and ' the White , Star's Big " Long May It Wave O'er : the Land of the Free" Election v i on -' Commission Form Passed City .Council. Teutonlo Abandon - Vessels at Liverpool; Unable to Sail COUNCILMAN BAKER' V ' FATHERS QUICK COUP WALKOUT WILL TIE UP. : MANY OTHER STEAMERS Simon Balks-at $10,000 Ex- Unionists Assert That : Same vv pense Measure, Which Is Fate Will Be, That ofNu- Ordered Referred : merous Passenger Craft. Mavor-elect A. Q. Ruahllaht'a prom ts to do everything In his power to J Obtain a oo m ml Ml on government for Portland at the earlleat possible data was proved to hav been mad In rood - (trIM rM Uee4 Wtn. ' ' Liverpool, June It.- A. number of big hip owning firms today advised . tha striken that, they were willing, .to ra ce! r tha union'a committee and discuss A tLa-ian Til mtriitrm IM 4iiHt. raun wnen tne uy couneir tros morning i u. . Weratofora tha ahlnowner h.va ny . m (unanimous vote paaeea an orai- i refused to .treat. , w . nanee drafted by Mr. Rushlight, calling! . ' ,. . ' apaclal auction January . lilt, fori Lfverpool. Jnna 14. Tha 1 flrat raaJ tha parpoaa of aubirriutna to tha votara I pinch of tha propoaed International Bea- af tha city a; new charter embodying mwi- atrika waa felt by ahipownara tha municipal eommlaalm plan. - .1 . hero today.' , Tha' erawa tff tha Unera , '"' Mr. Ruahlirht left tha city laat night Cmpreaa of Ireland and tha White 6tara for a health reeort, but before tearing he big Teutonlo hare abandoned theae rea rauaed the ordinance to b prepared, aela and they were unable to ell on loarlng the' date af the election blank, their regular achedula. That the failure ', The ' raeMure waa. Introduced by Mr. of theae big paaaenger ateamera to leare RuahUght'a eloae political friend and port la an Indication of tha fate of num- adrlaer. George 1 Baker. . eroua other veeaela la tha aaaartloa of " 1 Councilman Rushlight, being rary 111, tha atrlkera. An faat aa tha llnara ;la unable , to be preaent-today. aald coma in, they allege, their crewa will Councilman -Baker, addreaaing Mayor atrika and leave them helpleea. Simon,, after; the. Jluehllght ordinance! Tom Mann, rice prealdent of tha Baa- had been read for the flrat time. "He men'a union belleree that the atrika will asked ma to represent him and to aaklnot Include the crewa. but that the long' you how soon you bellere ,. the new jahoremen and dock employee will take , cnaner rerision eomnuaaion appointed 1 aaraniage or tnia opportunity to de- by. yen can' be ready to aubtnlt the I mand better wage and eoadltlona. charter. If you will name the earliest! Steamship official arc preparing to date en which yon think the election hurry atrlkebreakera hare. Membera of cab be held" I will have that date In-1 the union are not oppoalng the more. aerted In the ordinance." J They eay 1t will demonstrate the fact . Mayor. Srmon reamed : aatonlahed at that the ahlpownera are helpleaa, Ao- , the Introduction of the ordinance. Be cording to the atrlkera, It , will be lm considered, however, a moment or two, I possible for tha owner to secure com and then, aald he thought the second I peiani , employe. . 'Tiimi. in T.ntikrv wauM ha a nnnvan. I The atrika I the culmination of lent time for the election. Councilman BJj made montha ago by the general Baker Immedtately - had - that day Ift- reera7 f h International Seemen'a aerted la th BokhUght ordlnanoa, and It '5C0T4 'B A? the tinlotw1 eondl. waa naawaTtinaiilmeualr. 'OBf f" th fefeceatlf bare been pertlo- ...n.fc Vfl ona I ta en to bo paid off aa aoon aa .""""u .tna Bnion to vote to atrika. Tha union Mr. Baker. . ' r I hn nmiti .....ti . 1 . . ii 1 mina aim iwono ruin.nw i grievances to the principal ahlpownera am rvierrou w inwj..uu "" """- mm naa maoe tne ZOIIOWlnr damanda: (Continued on Pasa Eleven.) (Continued on Page Tvo.) ASSERTS EXPRESS COMPANIES HINDER B NATION'S PROGRESS rt r - - ' - SON mum WILL SAVE HER, LE ; , : ; a. s J A ws's sJiv r-x, w ., III .4- y .- 1 1 m f J AW ir : r ' -r.x . .1 CELEBRATE SPORRED ON BY '13825 RErM POSSES I nrnftiini r rprnnm ta ninTimp.ti iiir-rB ntUUUDLt ttrUKIo lu (iArlunt Mtn UC1; KILLS SELF Mrs. Myrtle Kyle Shoots Joe Harper Three Times in Back on His Interur ban Car and an Instant Later Is a; Suicide Each Leaves Small Son. ns HI Arguing for the Parcels Post Woman Accused of Attempt- Measures. , Kepresemauve a 'y i ruisurr oiep-uaugn- Lewis Gives Reasons Why ! ter Asserts Her Boys Drank Service Is Inadequate. , of Same Glass Grape Juice. - Cnltd Pre Leased Wire.) I , v tuaitsa Fress Lsaa Wlra. f-l Washington., JUne 14. Asserting that 1 Delaware. Ohio. June 14. Mrs. Jeasla . the exprea companlea are positive hln- I R. Way-Hankie, arrested for the alleged Frances and obstacle In the way of the country' business, Representalve David VJ. , Lewi . (Democrat, 1 Maryland) . ap peared before; the house committee on poatofflcea and post road in Ui open' :lng hearing today on aeyeral measure demanding a parcel post. - Lewis . ap peared In aupport of hie own bill pro viding for the condemnation ''and pur chase of the express Companies by.. tha government. Hla chief reasons why the express companlea ahould be absorbed V ,J;X" JP lrwv 'A H o we in., uyw Kivfc reaoh beyond the railwaya,kto the far- : nier';?a('j'' Vi ,:.'1'''!v.-. ;";., ;:,...( r'Seoond The ' exprea companlea contracta with the railroads give them fan average transportation rat of, three quarters of a cent a pound. ' With thia rata, exprea charges by post could bo reduced two thirds to one -half On par -.eels ranging from 5. to SO pound and about 28 per cent on heavier parcels 'by coordination between ; the express .companlea' plant with postofflce rural '.delivery. ' , r "The express companlea are positive hindrance and obstacle in the way of the country a buslnessr. "The average. charge for carrying, a ton of express in Argentina is . is. 51 1 for Europe, I4.12" for America, $S1.20. ;The government cannot conduct . the parcel poet on the 4-aIlway transporta tion rate on which mall la now car riedover 4 cents per pounds In. com petition with express companies' paying three quarters or a cent a pound and enabling the companlea to pay mora than 9 per cent profit"." AMERICAN. FLAG HONORED ' TODAY: ELKS "Old -.Glory" Hanging "From .rt..Li;l- 'n.-'iJ!--'.'.'' - .aT. ruDiic Duiiaings . iwany Schools of State Observing Day--Teachers -Talk. - 1 MX (SON AND AUTO JOHi IN FIRST LONDON SCRAPE r . - ((United Prexa Leased Wire.) , i London, Juna 14. Jack Johnson and hi big automobile got In their first crape In England today, when - he fig ured In a, amaahup In the East End. The machine was wrecked but Johnson waa not hurt. The police took- tha name of every one in Johnson's party.' 'rk.'.U.M k. mrm an..il I n w ;:'T.UaAA Rented... - " . " .! : ... .. 'T ' . . . . 1 L I... A ut3eB uih .oiiu.f timvm nwra 11 a customary to arrest me for scorching aaa mty want to aa in atyie,- a aald. polaonlng of hr stepdaughter. Mlae juene Hankie, win base her defense on th testimony .of her Opns, Edgar, and Teaaie way.- The two boys, she aa aerted, In an Interview given tho Cnlted Press today; drank from the earn glass of grape Juice which It Is alleged con tained poison, administered Miss Merle. sine saia: , , .!-- ;; .s- J; f "They will never convict ma oif pois bnlng Merle- never never, never, ; My little boya alone will save me .from JalL X et Edgar; and ; Uttl Freddie drink from the same glass of grape juice that I gave Merle. Do they look poisoned r Merle t Henkle. Who -yesterday was thought to have been out of danger, la today again losing eontrol Of her lower limbs and her left hand.' She declines to discuss the case, but County Deteo tlve Matthews- .promises to present startling' evidence. . : John. Hankie,; the, girl's father, re mains neutral. He Is a candy sales man,, and yesterday made hia ' usual short trip to surrounding towna. ' When he returned last evening his first visit was to his. daughter at the hospital, and then he dined wfth TiTv wife at home.," Today he. made hts usual trip. . Henkle refused to discuss the Case.'j...iL. v'' ' County Attorney: Matthews today an nounced that the body of Edgar S. Way, Mrs. Henkle'a first husband, would be exhumed and examined. Way died sud denly In 1909. He waa aelsed with con vulsions and - died .the next day. - He was burled m Wheeling. v; - - Flags ar frying from all the public Institutions In the elty and atate today In observance of "Flag Day." - Because of tho examinations that are being held at -the publlo schools of Portland, the schools are not observing tho day other than by floating th national colors. Tonight at 1:10 o'clock tha local loda-a or Kika will celebrate the day with an Interesting program suitable to th oc casion, to which the general publlo 1 invited. The program will be given at tho Elk" temple, .Seventh and , Stark streets.' .. Many schools of tha etato are observ ing the day with appropriate exercises and talks by teachers and otfcera. Short talks war made In some of the Port land schools by the teachers. . . The observance of "Flag Day" on June 14 of ach year la the outcome of meeting held In tha city hall In New York. February 11, 18S. when the American Flag association waa organ ised. Thia association waa. formed af ter an enthuslaatlo meeting of the con gress of National Patriotic societies, held In New York In November, 187. (Bpertal Dbptteh te The Joeratl.) Milton, Or., June 14. A terrible trag edy was enacted this morning In this city upon the arrival of the first Inter- urban car from Walla Walla, when Con ductor Joe Harper, one of the moat pop ular conductors of the Walla Walla Valley Railway , company, was fatally shot by Mrs. Nannie Myrtle Kyle Mra Kyle committed auicide. Harper died soon arter. The cer arrived In Milton at 7 o'clock and Conductor Harper waa engaged In turning the seats for the retura Journey to Walla Walla when Mra. Kyle boarded the car and fired three a hot a, eaoh- tak ing effect In the back. She then turned the gun upon herself, shooting herself through the stomach ana dying within a few minutes. Conductor Harper waa - Immediately taken to the hospital at Walla Walla, but physicians In attendance gave no hop of his recovery and he died soon after reaching there. . Mra. Kyle obtained a divorce about three weeks ago. At her residence was found pinned upon the wall In her room the following statement: "Nannie Myrtle Kyle waa born ' In Summerset,. Melllla county, Harrlaburg, Feb'y 1, 1183, and has ben a resident of Weston since she was 11 years old and at the 'age of It was married to Fred Kyle of Weston.". . Mrs. Kyle waa In .Walla Walla yes terday and oame home on the 10 o'clock car In a somewhat excited condition. She stated the conductor had found fault with her glovea. . She leavea ai son aged 11 years and la aald to have a sister, Mra. Clay, at Helix. Or., and a half sister, Mrs. Peterson, In Spokane. w , -'r ' Walla Walla, Wah June,, U. Joe Harper cam from Kansas about eight years ago. For several yeara he waa with tho Oregon Railway and Naviga tion company -In a clerical poeltlon. He . married a daughter of Henry Cr He, a well-to-do resident ' of Walla Walla, a boot six yeara ago. When the) inter urban electric line waa built to Milton he was employed as conductor and haa been constantly, on the run for several years. Harper' father and mother re side at-Freewater and a atater. Mrs. R. P. Bregan. resides in Spokane. A brother Is employed as conductor on the Interarban line to Milton. . . . - Informed he had one chance In a . hundred to live. Harper exclaimed: Isn't It awfuL what will my wife and mother think." On his way to thia city he' begged for chloroform to end his life and hia agony seetned terrlMs, Harper, it Is said, had been friendly with Mrs. Kyle but he did not divorce his wife, 1 when Mrs, Kyle secured her divorce. Harper waa married and leavea . a wlf and 6-year-old son. . '. . , O.I.C. PRESIDENT DISAPPEARS OWES MUCH .ASSETS FEW Eugene E. Cohen, Long Time in Business In i Portland, Leaves Creditors Liabili ties Are Near $15,000. Journal Fund for Apprehension of Murderer of Hill Family Now Reaches $2825 Sheriffs and Deputies Work Al most Night and, Day Suspect May Be In Portland Analogy to Barbara Holtzman Crime Seen. V ' Rewards totaling 1382S now await the person or persons who bring about the capture of tha murderer of the Hill family at Ardenwald Friday morning. - Of this amount 12826 Is pledged by Tha Journal and contributor to The Journal's fund being raised to help In the capture of the fiend. The remaind er $1000. Is offered by tho state of Oregon, through Governor West Evarvona Interested In havlna this murderer broughtfto justice Is urged to inntHhut tn Th.iJmmal tunA' . Am tha Since the organisation of th American I days go by and the tireless work of tna anemia 01 v;iacKamas ana . juuiinu rr.tth counties falls to bring out any In formation concerning the Identity of the murderer or his hiding place It becomes more apparent that the only way he will be captured Is through tevldence fur nished by someone who runs across him and gatna Information that , tha police are unable to secure. Father's 91000 Offer. -Tha state laws prohibit the governor from offering more than $1000 reward for tho capture of a criminal. Hence tha necessity, for raising a fund by popular subscription so large as to .In sure the arrest of the murderer. Yesterday Thomas F. Cowing of the firm of .Cowing Cowing, attorneys In th Worcester building, th father of1 Flag' association efforts have been made to Induce every city in all the states to ODserve in nag on Juno 14. There are but few'dtlea that do not now observe the day. 1 CHINA SENDS ' CRUISER TO PROJECT SUBJECTS malted Preaa Liil Wtra.i Peking, June 14. The Chinese gov ernment announced , today that the Cruiser Hal Yung win be sent to Mexi can waters within a week "for the pro tection of Chinese subjects.1 .... Three hundred Chinese, it was reported some time ago, were slain at Torreon, Mexico, when the town waa attacked by insur- recios. ,i'y '.( 'y. . . a.'''-; 3' & . J ".x-.." ' RRS POLE ON GEARY T SMET LINE IS PLACED San , Francisco, June 14Todayi, the rirst pole for the municipal railroad on Geary street was put ,In place. Many people attended the ' ceremony, which took place at the - Intersection of Presidio avenue and Geary street. ;'.. . Mayor McCarthy made a brief ad dress at these ceremonies. He said only .union, men would, be employed in the construction of the road and when was completed Its ears would be manned ; by unWn' employes, ; receiving uviag wage for aa aight bOurday. MUST EAT SONS' FLESH TO SAVE HIS OWN NECK fCnlttd Ptm. LmumI Wlm - - - Madrid, June 14. RaiaulU the bandit haa captured Hamld Ben Malek and hia two sons. Unless Malek eats the flesh of hia sons he will be beheaded, SpeciaitFeatures , FOR ; . Women- Readers - The importance of affairs , of ex clusive interest to women is recog nised In The Sunday Journal. . Four pages of the Magaslne Section are devoted to this purpose. -' Such .capa ble women writers are Marion-Hars land, Mra. Henry Eymes and Adelaide Byrd prepare each week pages hav ing to do- with housekeeping, needle work . and i health and -beauty. A fashion, page In . color Is up to , the minute. . AIT of these feature 'page aro lUuatrated. :l Watch, for them:, in The Sunday Journal Eugene E. Cohen, clubman, president off the Oregon Importing company and the Olympta Bottling Works, has de parted from ' Portland.. H .failed to leave his new address, and . hia credit ors are now struggling to make the most of the remaining assets of the companlea, consisting of a stock of liquor st 249 Morrison street and - bot tling accessories of the subsidiary com- 111 OF: LOVE GETS FULL SNA 'PBW -' j Love Says She Was 40-a-Day Cigarette; Fiend, Too; Let ter of VChristmas Greeting , to Unfaithful Wife" Read. Mrs. Ruth Cowing Hill, added 11000 to I pany at the foot of Sixteenth atreet tha fund The Journal la collecting. To day Sol Blumaeur gav his check for $6 In the Interests of publlo safety. The fund now stands: Thomas F. Cowing........ $1000" woae company, by H. M. P pat Th Journal The Fred Jacobs company. ii miain ca., jLaluu Aja uwagiii aaaoa Theodora B. Wilecx... D. P. Thompaon company... . r. rimer t eon.. E. Henry Wemme... C. F. Adams... George E. Graham of San Fran CISCO . . . J. .O. Hoyt Q. F. Johnson Frederick L. Macleav Paelflo Coast Biscuit, company, by Henry Wittenberg Graves Mualo company ij.. camuei ... . Cash Sol Blumauer ,i '.. 600 600 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 60 26 25 26 25 25 26 10 6 6 6 1 Total $2825 ' Tama of Reward. The reward will be paid In the man ner and under the conditions following , Five hundred dollars ($500) will be (Continued on Page u-leven.) IRAS DENOUNCES ELECTION Former Supreme Court Justice Opposes Popular Choice as ' an Innovation. (United Press leased Wlm.) Chicago, June 1 4. Denouncing the di rect election of eenfctors ae wrong, for mer Justice ShlraS of the supreme court of the United State, en route to his summer home at Marquette, Mich., made. the following tatement to th United Pros today,;-.: - "Th direct vote on United Statea sent ators Is entirely .wrong. . One reason why I oppose it is because It changes the established order of .things. I do not . believe that ward politicians are able to name as rine a ooay or. men as now compose tha United Statea aenata.? - Referring to muckrakera s he - con tinued:'!' - , iw', ; ; - - "They aro , ;,' urually ; inexperienced youths, writing for. the profit of their publications ratksr than for the .coun try prosperity. 1 do hot believe they can Improve -the work gt tho govern ment a fou&dera.". . .6 li ONE MAN RULE 11 UPROOT ED BY VVEST Governor of Nebraska Says It Took Sturdy Westerners to Change Senate Conditions. voiurobus, omo. June 14. Asserting that the United States senate was the most surprised body In the world when western senators . challenged : its j "one man ruie,-', governor .Chester H. At. drlch of Nebraska today, addressed the graaustes or mo university of . Ohio. ;."The time was when one man thro,, h his force snd genius, might stand up in the American senate and dietat th principles and . policies of . the govern- tncni v ; more" man 70.000,000 alleged free men. .Now and then from the west would come a La Follette. a Cummina. or a Murdock, brslny, patriotic, eour- agepus men, standing! up in our national legislature, : challenging the right of on man or one set of men to frame laws - for tne benefit of corporate in terests, i. without reeard , 4o lustie. or common decency.- : - - - : . . - y ATThe worst disturbed leeialative, bodv la Ut world jraa the .American, seaate.- Cohen lived exceedlngiywell. He waa a bachelor, but kept a fin turnout and an automobile. He had been In Port land for eight or nine yeara, being in business for . years on Third . street, where a big algn. "O. I. C," was long one of the prominent landmarks along that atreet He has not been seen in Pnrttand atnee Saturday. June S, and his Intimate friends were not told ofi his going. r ; loss Is Heavy. Creditors will foot a loss of from f 11,000 to $15,000,-lt Is believed. The assets of the ' O. L C. are estimated to .be worth $10,000, and the liabilities are $21,000 or $22,000. The assets of the bottling works are ' believed to be about $4,000 and the liabilities $5,000. Last Monday two. suits were filed in the circuit court by Bauer ft Greene asking for the appointment of a re ceiver, and Judge Gantenbelq appointed A. W. Gans, who is now, In charge of the affaire of, the , two corporations. Yesterday a meeting of the- creditors was hold and the appointment of the receiver approved. Gana" will proceed to sell out the stock and wind up the business. - ' Rothchlld Bros, were tha plaintiffs In one case against the Oregon Import ing company, having a claim of $1,800 for liquor. In the second case the (Continued on Page Two.) ." YSpeflnl Dlosateb t Tba Jonraat.) " -Baker,, Or.r Juno 14. Continuing 'his scathing denunciation of ,hls mother-in-law, Mrs. Frances Burnea, as the prime causa of the trouble between him and his wife. Sidney C Love Vas again on the staid all the forenoon of . th sec ond day of tha hearing In his salt for divorce from his wife, Marjorl Burnea Love. . - ' None of the women In the case were present thls morning, the questioning of Mr. Tuska being along lines to show ' that Love had not been a dutlfut hus band. Shortly after, the hearing start ed Tuska began to question Love about Intimacy with certain women and stren uous objection was made by Attorney " John It." Rand, Love's counsel, who said that the cross-questioning of Tuska was altogether Improper, and advised his , client not to answer. v "Jt the counsel' talk fill the a1r,-h Said. Tuska final ly conceded the point, but said he did not waive the right to ; Introduce the questions later. f "There Is a proper,1 , time," said Rand. , ' , , Greeting to "XTafalthful Wife."', ' '' Some argument - waa indulged. In over ' the reading of a letter,, written by Love from New York to his wife-while she was In England. It was finally read ' and the Introduction waa aa follows: My Christmas greeting to an unfaith-. ful wife, who knows neither gratitude ( nor truth." Later In the. letter, referring 6 his ' testimony that In a fit of anger his wife had seised him by the throat and . attempted to strangle htm. he says f "Did I turn you out' of doors after; that? No. Instead, I - nursed - you through a long fifteen months' illness. -Tho world does not have much time (Continued on Page Two,) INFANT'S SHRILL YELLS AT CITY JAIL L OF STORK ARE TRACED TO ARRIVA li: " ' "i ')"',( i .' ill i'hiIi'h Police headquarters - waa thrown in to a whirl of excitement - this morn ing at 9 o clocks when an unfamiliar noise was heard over the Municipal building.: . The-chief, the captains, ser e-cants, patrolmen- ana tnes matron bussed - around , the station, r unable to explain. Many . of the - excited ? ones recomixed tho sound, but had never heard It before near the city Jail build ing. ,"- M' The' excitement was intense, grew more so as - the noise Increased until finally Mrs.- Simmons... v the- - matron, pranced down-stairs to -Chief Cox and whispered In ' his ear. ' something no one else heard. . . ' "The deuce you say," yeplled the chief as a smile crossed Ms face.7 Tnara right replied the matron. "Walk wo have solved tho mystery," said t the ( chief to the desk officer. the noise w hav been hearing wss the stork, circling, around over .the building and It; Ut- upstflirs . at lust o'clock direct from Fotith Afrt- with 'the dandiest ltttle eu-'-t i -id I black, baby that should be l ' ' Tho mother" Js Louella-Miller, aged 27 years who waa Drought to police headquarters at 9. o'clock last night by: Patrolman . Harry - B. Parker, for L care and attention. The' poor young ' woman was found' wandering about ' . the streets with no place , to , go and was about to a take lip her' abode for the night In a; vacant house at , Grand avenue and East Couch streets. , Th timely arrival of tha patrolman prob ably saved the woman's life a a well as that of tho babe. - Xn A. W. Balrd waa called, to attend ! tb woman af tar aa unsuccessful attempt had been made to get city physician F. J. Zlegler. Both mother and child are dolnr firm- according to the report mai t,y f.t doctor.''- Am aoon, as pr-sfi !.; f(r t arrival of the youngster, r i ) ! c, - , ambulance vaa cUd ar.i n r ! babe . rushed to tho county i The woman ' statea that the niffht beforo In a lrw v nrat twenty-fourth 'ai! !' ? wliii-h 1s known as t', t -The l-'.v wiU l i? T '