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iWCV IDD1ALI hnnnri mn ik iSrtisa ii Inrtinii ' Inrsiovu
KKEY
IDS TO
ITALY
IttR SENT FLEET
BRYAN
BATTLING
FOR LIFE
m SUCKER STATE
hCE JOINS AGAINST TUB JOIIXSOX OK M1XXKS0TA HAS
IK, Kl'SSIA STANDS ALOOF
BILK KXGLAXD SY.MPA-
ZE8WITI1 TUB SULTAN.
failed Press Leased Wlro.)
5f, Ap'll 20. TurKoy link
lo every Instance to tho de
li o( Italy The sick man of
it 'rlmnie.I with Humbert un
law the prows of Italy's flght-
Upi pointed toward the Porto
capltu!aed
kContinuea on pngo flvo.)
TRHMBXDOUB FOLLOWING IX
ILLINOIS AND JIAY CARRY OFF
t
TUB WHOLB DBLBGATIOX.
United Press Leasoil Wlro.)
Chicago, April 20. Bryan Is
fighting n Inst ditch fight for tlio
control of the Democratic stulo con
vention which moots nt Springfield
noxt Thursday. At his shoulder is
Natlonnl Coinmlttcomnn Rogor Sul
Hvnn. straining every nerve to hold
tho dologatos in lino for the Nobnrt
ban. But nevertheless tho Johnson
lendora gcJgthut tho Jj dologntog
f Continued on pngo five.)
PORTLAND
BANKER'S
TRIAL
IN CIRCUIT COURT
RBMAHKAHLB CASK IX WHICH
WHICH IT IS CHAHGBI) THAT
POKTLAXD XBWSPAPKl) IS
WRBAKIXG PKHSBCUTIOX.
1CAG0ST0E
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
t?
Our Caster
Exhibition
lkl0nab Merchnndisn Ir tho ftrnnrinat oml Ornntnit va ivir
!B1 Eer department is complete with tho nowost and latest
d0 We offer every artlole In our store ut prlcoa that you will
lxhty hard to boat. Dross Goods, Silks, Millinery, Ladies'
P. Udies Suits, Fine Shoes, Long Glovog, Boawtlful Ribbons,
W. Emb-.ide,jw, Hosiery, Fanoy Goods and everything eiso
. . . ;iU1P(
! ird of tue newest Dross
now on .aj, nt ya... .,0c
Hoh cf ard
KXMl -he
CM.
of better
same low
& ma .. t, ....
"' fancy urnss biiK,
th'nn Th a .ii'.. ,u
4ttM Ta II. - vim atm. oo.
mi, .. " " i"w
" wry
a i
vou
lUo yard.
Tho trial of J. Thorburn Ross, tho
first of the lndlotad olllclnls of tho
defunct Title Guarantuo & Trust
company of Portland, to bo brought
before tho bar of Justice In this dis
trict, wbb begun nt 1 o'clock this
nfternoon boforo Circuit Judge Bur
nett with tho drnwlug of tho Jurors.
District Attorney John Manning of
Portland, who will conduct the casa
when tho trial proper begins, was on
hand to represent the stato, but As
sistant District Attorney Charles L.
McNnry of this district examined the
jurors for tho prosecution. Attor
ney Wm. Kaiser of, this city conduct
ed tho examination of tho Jurors for
tho dofouse, and he will bo associat
ed with Attornoy Wallace McCam
ant of Portland, loading counsel for
Ross.
Tho Indications are that a special
venire will have to bo drawn as the
present ouo of 28, two of tho orig-
IfVRRIMAN
AMBITION
REALIZED
PENSION
AGENCIES.
REMAIN
SCA-TO-SEA LINE MONEV TO WIDOWS
1
V"
NORTHBRX PACIFIC IS TUB UXITF.D STATUS DISTRICT AT
tl "A i
0IA" LIXB THAT IS SAID TO! TO H.N BY OFFICKS UHQUIHBI)
BENSON
TRIAL
PROGEEDS
AT WASHINGTON
HK PLACING ORDBRS FOR XBW
FRKJGUT CARS THBSB DAYS.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Qhlcago, "April 20. Tho opening
of tho Birmingham division of tho
Illinois Central rnllroad today will
rcnlixo Hnrrlman's ambition to con
trol n toato-sen system, It will now
be possible to take gocVs off tha
dock at Snvannah, Oa., tho eastern
termini of the now division, and
not leave tho Harrlmnn falls until
tho dock is roachedvAt San Francis
co. The Birmingham division con
nects with tho Georgia Contrnl which
complete tho final lap of tho castorn
division. In obtaining tho Goorgln
Central, Hnrrluinn also obtained a
Bteaimm1) Ine operating betwuen.
Savannah and Now York.
TO RBPORT OX APPLICAXTS
FOR CITIZBXSHIP HAl'KHH.
Iluylng Hovrnrs.
Boattlo, Wash . April 20.C.
jr.
fUnlted Press Leased wjro.)
Washington, April 20 Tho son-
nto commltteo on pensions today
vofd unanimously ngnlnst tho prop
osltton to abolish the various pension
nKonoloB throughout tho country and
establish one big buronti whore all
buslnois could be trnmnctcd.
Tho eommlttoo also voted In favor
of providing $12,000,000 to mnko
effective tho widow's ponslnn bill re
centlv signed by4ho Prtsldont. ThlB
mokes n total of 51fi2,000,000 car
rlod by tho pension bill.- "
IU-iortH on Aiinrrlilf4.
Antlstn'nt United Stntoi attorneys
ropvesuntlng ten cities nn thbu-
tlon iro In oonforSncA. tidav In tho
(Inpirtmnt of justice ns bd Toiflt
of ProBidont HooHbvflt's rront do
IbdVo
rqront
it is
Levey, third vice jirosldont of tho nunrlntlon of nnsfchlsts. It is tin
Northorn Pnclflc, In chnrgo of tho dorstood thnt tho mooting d'rertly
operating department; II. C. Nutt, ooars upon tho nntl-nnarohlst cru
the Indicted bankora and but few, IT torday, Tho Northorn Pnclflc Is ono
w . , "'p a wj. nwniri i-
FAITH TRIUMPHANT
Will be repeated at First Christian Church, Wednesday
Night, April 22. Admission, 25c.
t? ' ! - 0Ur eJh Mlr-
" l is , r,, Sllk-B Ihoi. n
mn ' ' K,B
M
)fd uf kuutlful
i . 4c yard.
Pr-
W ' Our Mn . - ..
-....lurry Mm jauit
u im i .. ...
iu turpriM
FAL SI IT SALl
' THervl k..,n. .. 0 o
, ,r nf)u
TIIen?tl Suits t.i in n
1 Tatlt
Wfvu .Suit riii- t nn
mmmwxr
Suit rui-
'S15.0Q sm.H for
tt.oo
I mijB
; w
' I'll w V
p-- 300
nai onoa being sick, win probably general managbr, and B. E Palmor.l'ndo stnrtod omo tlmo ngo by thu
be exhausted becouso of tho nowi- Kenernl Biiporlntondont of tho west- donnrtmont of rommnrco and labor
papor noiorioiy given uio trial onorn district, arrived In 8oattlo yoi-hnd whWi Is now being pushed It
is tno uuiy or mo attorneys niionu
intf tho conferonco to rprosent tho
Kovcrnmont at th- flnnl henrlng.
glvon pnrsnns who deslr Jo ppMiro
qortlflcates o' nnturallxutlon. Thoy
nro n'eo rooijlred to make examina
tions not only of tho nntocedent- of
tho nnn'ipnnts for nnnors. b'lt a fur
thor oxamlnnJlon of tho persons who
sign ho annlleatlnn.
Amnnf thowo who ar tndlnf
h omforno p'p C. S Whlto oM
r.. r I a 1 I..lllli
nnv nt tl.n nrnaimntlvn ln.r. hnw nt ,. ... -ll i . .1 .. ' rBIJriUCll nilU A. J. IWi "
nn ..n.l r.t tl.n ixlnl In tl.n ..n...n.. . V. . I I I -....i .. .nOnill'
nX: '""w ,",?." ". """ !r ,r." ""V.L??..?1.?- Ilonili Sk(iiiu lwhl..it.
omptory challenges, which will on
able them to remove that number
of tho vonlro without cause. The
prosecution has six of theio obal
lengos, but from tho outlook, they
will not use any of them as thoy
soem well-satlsfled with the entire
venlro.
Should the iiresont venlro be ex
hausted and n new ono have to be
drawn, n delay will onsjiie to onablw
the ahorlff to summon tho now tale
men Into court. In this instance th
" . ri""u n company g equip-1 Rf,nnor nornh of Idsho todav df
IWtILIa.. V'1""? ,0.r VrtM.on.1 m?11' Hovered o sneoeh in tho sonato In
dfonded tlie ntt'tudn tak-
rosidont RooRtvelt In rogard
eolorotl troops nceusod of
rioting in Hrowncvlllo and deo'iired
RBVBITIOX OF TIIBIR LANI
IfRAUDS .MADB IIY AX ATTOR
XBY FROM IDAHO HOW TUB
MOXBY WAS' HAXDLKD.
the steady Increase in buslntfiw since ",.,',. ,. fl(,
January indlcatod to the beads of XL ,," ,, '
the railroad that Important nddl- t ,Tr, pnT(
tlone must bo made. Tho Northorn
Pacific will apond $1,600,000 In tho
next 60 days for freight oarsi
Gniftlng In Canada.
Vancouver, B. C, ApMl 20.
Cberge of grafting and tho theft
of minions of dol'nrs havo beon
nude by Major IS. It. Hodglns In
that nart of tho Twontv-flfth Infan
trv waM nujjtv of "murder planned
dollborately and accompllithed with
deadly pronl?lon."
"A eold-blondod. Inhumnn dovll
Mown to nlooos an ox-govornor on
tho door stops of his homo." tlio sen
ator contlnuod, "and before he
xrum on his gravo is groeu, sontl
mrntnllsm puts a halo upon Dio
brow of the blaekots nlrlt thai ovflf
. COV mmallt Uf Pstlniln In hulliM"? naiKinml lm iipvnlii nf liall Tn ttiaSD
I p to the tlmo thU naiier wont to part of the line and tho Grand Trunk time when tho Joetrlne of xjat
ees thore throe out of eight yenlre- priflo tha romaindor. The work In proachod as a tenet by party orggn
fn examined wero excused, twa.MsiHrn Canada Is handled by a gov- iwtlrin. I a And thl- enlrlt of law-
trial proper will not be proceeded oBRection with largo govornmont
with probably until Wodnosday. -confraeti In tho building of Cnnada'
Silcct lug ii Judy,
ne transcontinental railway. Tho
board of comtnlsaioudrs.
lfsanoM. TJils annetlte for orlrnoln
HodKlns was enEilieer for the env. tha armv la mOrri atjirtllnir than
ernment In charge of a -JOO-mlle w- words can exprow."
pres
men
by tlio dofenso and ono by the oourt ; erument
at the Instance of tho proecutiOR.
tho jurymen passed ware Jacob
Stelger, Snb'lmlty; F. D. Knight. S.
Sllveren: Charle R. Riches, S. Sl.-'inlon whlcH. when completod, will
",,,,ni ' " iBnuuu diju wjwrBBjco in itte neigituorliooii or $ii,. iutYAX
uiunu, MiiiuBiiiiu. .11. u. iiwri hob .itecently, lie was removed
and Samuel N. Crow were excused . f ron ofllee. The pith of his charge
by th defense on two neremutonr u that ike work u-in nni ta nnn nan
or $-1,600,000 too iwieh. The gov
ernment is paying for It and (he
.United Proas Lenscd Wlro,)
Washington, April 20. Wllford
D. Harlan, formerly chief of tho spo
clat aervlco of tho general land of
fice, tustlflod In tho Bunson-IIydo
J mid fraud trial today that on vari
ous occasions botwoon 1808 and
1P02 he ha J rocolvod monoy from
Frederick A. Rounon for Information
concerning tho creation of forest re
serves and for Ite'p In expediting tho
application for land aent to his aftlcQ'
by Benson.
Tho witness said thnt when ho
mot Bennon In Washington In 180ft
thnt tho latter explained that ho
was Interested In certain -landBwaMl
thnJ. ho wanted fo mnko arrange
ments to offoct armnnomeplB
through Uio land ofllee. Ho Add; Ar
rangements wore ma(Jo whereby ;Ai
wm to receive 20 por cent of. th'c
vnluo of oaoh aero ontorod by Bon
son, and that Douson agreed to pay
him In cKirroney bocnuso draft ntul
notes wro "dannirntin."
At that tlmo, Harlan said, Benson
told him thnt ho had no partners:
that ho formerly vun connoctod wRh
Hydo'a ollloe, but was not then on
friendly tonns with h'lm. ,The wit
ness thou described how he und ro
colvod dlfforeut antna front 1898 to
1002 and then doe'nrod that In Juno,
1002, ho wroto Benson, tolling, him
thnt tho sooretary of Interior, and
tho eouimUslotier of tho general Ian.',
olllro had both rocolvod letters from
an attornoy nam ad KnhtlHko, of Ari
zona, complaining mat iiyuo ana
Benson engaged jn fraudulent trans
actions and refarrlug to Bohnoldor,
ono of tho men now under Indlct
mont, as a man from whom Informa
tion could bo obtained.
(W
PORTLAND
JEWELRY
ROBBERY
; The Store That Saves You Money
challenges for bias and J. W. Caw
ble was eicueed by tho court oh tke
challenge of the proseeut'on for bar
lax a formed opinion.
One or the largest crowds ever
cu In the circuit court room wit
ae s d the examination of the Jury
men In the baakers'-trial this after
noon Attorney McCamraant, after
court convened, aaked Judge Bur
nett to allow the dtfR IS per em p
tor t ball age under the ilon of
the statutes, which providei that any
Jefiadant oa .rial for a crime which
mas result la punishment, by death
or life Imprisonment MeCantant
demonstrat d that under the law If
Roi- is fonml guilty of converting
$2 uou he ru be htnteneed. tf he
In 'iubi u pay tb JCoo.ooo One,)
io Too )er lo the palttnUari
The iourt would not rui q thU at
the time and postponed Ui onKld&r
atton until the dfens had used up
lx peretnptor-v challenges
Attorney Kaiser's questioning wa
along the same lines In examining all
tho jurors had the read the n-ws-lapre
dil they kuow Harvey W
jScctt t who Ka rr hinted had a per
AXD TAPT
IX XKW YORK
(Unltad Pr$w Leaasd Wire.)
Nw York. April 10 William J
Bryan and Setwlarv of War Taft
nrnii Tn.Mi, nifi ....ia i,Ba arft both In New York today ami both
complaint to make no matter what i Jf1" ''l,vr taJ?! .' .l0"1''1
th- cost. On the other hand, he rn eontes hsre at this time for
dwares that If the statements of , iweye) " mwuss nm w, .
tt, cost to tne govtrnment are com
lrj with the opinions anil reports
of the engineers of the Qrvnd Trunk
PhHb th dlfferene and the graft
h!' at anee b apparent The
Is returning from lin rope today
Tsft will wldr a Nftonttax nf lay
mM missionaries at Camngto hall
charges have creat d a blat son
sat ion here and the conserve II v
nar'v In the bous of enmmona will
urKe an Investigation
.. .1 grudx' against the defunet
bauk offletaU Private UftMrtUe K.
X uoede and Uarrsy Morsland.
bo'ti a Portland, or any of the at
triiys for the state. District At-tfrn-y
Mr Nary asked the jurors, in
t , . tf they had any, fixed opinions
it knew any one eonnertd with the
dr. n or i he defunct bank
Thp twelfth Juror
Lr i . r rap uas
Frscc'
In the Ford
-, WANT WOMKX
TO HK RI'LKIi OCT
(United' Press W2d Wire.)
Chleau;.. April 20. Madam Km
ma ttatnis. tha no& operatic sing
er, luii a ilB to heln the down trod
den BUI
Shs purposos to put a stop to all
intrusions of the fairer sex at the
ballot box. io the business world and
In al of rnn prlrals matters. Him
campions the cause of man because
Uu believer women are going too
far She thinks their attempts to
rale the ballot box
Portand. Or., Apr. 20. A doubb
safe cracking was successfully ac
complished here par'y this mnrnlng
lu which Jewelry and oalrleh pkimos
tn the value of $1500 were st-eurad.
The robbery in urartleftlly every do-
tall, slate the police, was the sanio
a the Lundy Jewelry robbery In Ban
Francisco ten days ago Tho pollco
believe the amo gang did the work.
Mont of the loot was taken from
the ofllf of C. II. Markell ft Com
pany. The aafe was broken Into
with tha aid of drills and aa In thu
case of tits San Pranclstfo robbery,
no exploslvei wrtw 'isl. The other
robbery oeourred at th Auk man fk.
Taylor Machinery company's ofllee.
Here the robbers mad threw bad
starts at drilling but at the fourth
attempt forced a half Int-h drill
through to the tiiuthleri. Tberf with
Ijie aid of a punch and sledgo ham
mer the lock wns wreurkod and thu
m.fv door torn open
After that the eaeh box was
unwished. The men oitlsred the Mur
kell company's ulllcs through u
tjiuall ventilating window In thu
basoment which was Mush with thu
sjdswalk.
o .
POLICB VICTIMS
01' POIKOXIXCJ,
fl'nltod Pross laed Wire.)
Chester. Pa , April 20 -About 40
members of the state pollea who art
here us a result of the ttrootcar
strike are III today and their all
in ( nt has bflfii diagnosed aa
ar little leas I ptomaine poisoning It is tliodght
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tec it i 'ociay at man anarcuisnc ana wiioi'y um uiimo nuumu o ium ugr i'iu
placo (canned vegetables
at!