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.fir 1 jfclWSift iV I Dml ! JATHtA J tfit i' T T I 0ttmat cviir. SALEM. OREGON, ..TUESDAY, JUNE 0, 1008 NO. iH ATE RAILROAD COMMISSION SUSTAINED UDBURST COMPLETELY WASHES AWAY MONTANA MOUNTAIN RTANT ECISION IS UPHELD ircuit court MILWAUKEE AND OAK FROM PORTLAND NOW INI) TEN CENTS, HESPEC- TERRIBLE COLLISION IN ITALY FOURTEEN DEAD CHANLER' WILL BE WITNESS IN HITCHCOCK TRIAL SIXTY ARE INJURED MANY V I F T E E N-Y E A H-O L 1) ELSIE MORE EXPECTED TO DIE PILGRIM PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAINS IN WRECK. tGnllowny, In tho circuit afternoon, sustained tho f tho railroad commission rates on tho linos of the Railway, Light & Power from Portland to Milwn'i- cents nnd to Oak Grove at t.wlth fu'l transfer prlvl- lis 's tho mot important leclslon in the local courts it being the first step to liether the commission Is i nullity, or -whether It Ik tho powers conferred .up- Ithe legislature. Tho cane probab'y bo appealed to the )urt. Phe Chso'n History, rn of Milwaukee, repr?- L Attorney R. R.. Glltner of Ity, on August 15, 1907, brmnl complaint with tho smmlsslon, claiming they discriminated against by id company, the rate to being 10 cents, while that la greater distance away land, hud a 5-cent rnto and n fu'l transfer privileges id. Replying to this, the Dmnany Introduced In evl- jntract with the city of ereby, fn exchange for n ;they agreed to the lower contract was held to be By the commission. At tho Glltner filed a similar lie town of Oak Grove, tlw lint place being 15 cents Gates, a town nbout tho mco away, the fare was tnts. On October 15, the heard tho evidence, and I United Pres I.eninl Wire.) Rome, June 0. Fourteen persons were killed outright nnd CO badly in jured In a collision between n pil grim paDsengor train and n freight train todny at Roccapletra station. Many of tho injured are expected to die. Tho freight trnln was running at a high rate of speed whon it struck tho passenger train and throo conches were toloscopQd, tho occu pants being killed or, pinned In tho debris badlyjnjurcd' "Fifo"hroko outTbut'Cy V-Jlck work on the part of officials it wns extin guished and n much more horrible disaster wu narrowly averted. VOECKS CORROHORATES VON 1IAGEN GIRL'S TESTIMONY CLERK TESTIFIES FOR ACTOR (United rrcM(!.enid Wire.) New York, June' 9 Sidney Harriu, counsel for WlllJnm Chanter of Now York nnd millionaire, today an nounced that Chanlor would tako tho stand in tho trlnl of Raymond Hitch cock, tho actor, who Is accused to having wronged Helen von Hagen at his Long Island homo. Cljanler has n placo on Long IbI- TAFT STILL GAINS MORE DELEGATES FIRST SPLIT IN, COMMITTEE LOUISIANA DELEGATION I. VIDED FORMER GOVERNOR FURIOUS AND WILL ROLT. (United Pr Lent Wire.) Chicago, Juno 9. Tho first split since tho Republican nntlonnl com miUeo began hearing contests wn mndo today when, nfter n hot discus sion nnd much objection, It finally wnsjf determined to divide tho Louis Inn delegation but oven this wn considered a vlotory for Tnft ni It loaves his men In control In tho nnd, n-IJolnlng IlltchocVs and Is at-i state. legeu to nnvo neon present wnon tno rncnght has fastened tho name prl&ed. mnny of tho company's wit nesses by proving he know as much, If not more, than they did on tho operations of the road. During the hearing of tho case, an attempt was made by tho railroad to introduce evldenco not previously used beforo the commission, nnd the enso wns ordered back beforo tho commlstion on March 2-1 for rohenr- Ing. It wns again nrgucd beforo that body, who, on the same day, pruc tlcally sustained their previous de cision. Tho Division. Judge Galloway, In his decision, holds that the decision? the rail road commission is in conformance with the police power conferred upon It by the legislature; that the con tract whereby the company claimed they were compelled to give the B cent rate to Lents was Illegal and not recognizable by tho court and thut 17 of this year the case the rates to Lents and Gates wero On tho 30th of the sam discriminatory against Milwaukee and Oak Grove, respectively, 0 von Hagen girl nnd Elslo VocckB vl.v Ited tho actor there. , Elslo Voecks, who 1 alleged to havo been with tho von Hagen girl in Hitchcock's home, was on tho stand today. Sho said thnt "sho Is now 15 years old. Her testimony generally corroborated tho von Hagen girl's testimony except that sho assorted that sho had never Buffered at tho hands of tho actor. Tho clerk of tho Lambs' club, an actors' club of New York, today tes tified that Hitchcock had reserved a room at tho club on Dccomuor 17 and kept It six days. The testimony combated tho assertion that the actor was a tenant of tho "houso with green blinds" In tho Tenderloin, to which It was alleged that ho lured tho little girls. After tho clerk had finished his testimony, the defend nnt's attorney made n motion that "Illy-whltes" on tho Tnft man and tormijfbjnck-nnd-tane'' on tho nllo. bo far as tho contests In tho 'south nro concerned. Tho decision means that Pehrl Wight, a Taft supportor, will 1o the solo dlspensor of federal pntronago In Loulslnna. Former Governor Wnrmonth of Louisiana is furious at tho result. When the commltteo adopted the compromise ho was nrflt ed to accept It. "I will bolt the convention first," ho declnred. "Thoro can bo no com promlie thnt 1 could nccopt. It Is Im possible." Wnrmouth says ho will novor on tor nn ngreemont with tho "blank-nnd- tnns." Tho commltteo took nn adjournment beforo going on with tho contcBtB In order to lot War- mouth "cool down." Tho compromise gives nino votos DRUMMER KILLS SELF AND WOMAN IN RENO. NEVADA FIRST WRITING CHIEF OF PO LICE, MEMBER OF THREE 1HO ORDERS. COMMITS DOUBLE DEED. tho case bo dismissed but this was from LaulHlnna to each side. denied ly Recorder Goff. Assistant District Attornoy Gnrvan moved thnt tho prosecution bo al lowed to change tho dates on tho in dictments from December 22 to "on or about December 15" find this wm granted. comml iI on rendered Its favor of tin complain- lw rafes to go In effect on I-But on March 2, the rail- red a t'mprornry Injuno- inlng the commission from It? rates ch 7. tho hearing of the c'rcult court began and several days and after a of fora dayj, was agalu rrnnklln T Griffith nppear- ral'road, while Attorney Jwford, R R. Glltner and Commissioner Clyde B. Jointly represented the 3n. it wa. on of the wl'ab'e court fights ever this country and espe state's case was SECURES JURY IN BARNES TRIAL lxe-i ed thoroughness era! Crawford took the Jiart on the general law; rune not saying much hearing, came in at the vwh a clearness and re- It'1"" drew forth the ex- M"om the railroad's attor- tbat ' A tcblson prob- 'n?ore railroad law than ty In the United States. regarding the Unite! fine court decisions." (ad made It anoint to Plf thorouchlv familiar. Editions existing on the (United I'rtia Leased Wire.) Wnlla Walla, Wash.. June 9!t took but four hours of notual time yettorday to scure a Jury to try V. II. (Bud) Barnes for the murder of Mrs. Anna Aldrlch. the wealthy Dixie woman, on May 1. No witnesses will' be cBd to tbt stand bsfore Wednesday morning. This afternoon attorneys for the state and defense will tell th Jury what they expect to prove. "Bud" Barne' defense will be In- one f sanity at the time of the commission TRAFFIC BLOCKED BY FLOOD A"1 of tho crime charged and now though it wl'l not be admlttl that he committed the deoj. It is expected that the caso. can bs given to the Jury the latter part of the week. Bartnttt Caw Continues. (United J'r Lenifd Wire.) San Franclseo, June 9. The trial gt Walter J. Bartnett on the charge of embezzlement the Colton securi- tiaa v nrna TORnmp1 tmldV hefftre tbe two cities, and sur- tinning his testimony. Ces, v was resumed today beforo iinU'A fionlev. James Conning, the georejary of the wrecked California! Safe Deposit & Trust company, con- save the town of Boulder from be (Unltel I'rtii I.eaiHl Wr.) Butto, Mont., June 9. It will be at least a weak beforo traffic Is re sumed as the rosult of tho groat damage dono to railroad tracks by the floods In this section. The North ern Pnolflc has again succeeded in opening Its service to the cast, but the trains have been stalled to somo oxtent .by a landslide 20 mlloa from this city. To the west It is hard to say when the traeks will be repaired. Mllw of tleeand rails have been torn out and in Hell Gate canyon wmo stretches of track three mllos In length, which apparently are intact, cannot be found on axtount of tho water and landslides. Many new station buildings wl'.l have to be reconstructed along their lines. A report received here says that a -sl'de of 50,000 square yards of rock was looeenod at Bonner Sun day. Dikes are heing constructed along the shores of the Boulder-river to Ing swept away. During tho recess a number of the commltteo gnthered around WnK mouth and tried to pacify him. He was mndo nil tho moro obdurato by their suggestions nnd sheuted: "No I won't accept, it means nn anarchy In the pnrty. I could novor go back to Loulslann and fnc my peoplo if i agreed to such a scheme. "Ab long as I have n drop of blood in my veins I will nover sit Jn n con vention with a black man." Finding it hopeless to Induce War mrith to agree fo the compromise, tho committee ro-convened. A mo tion to amond tho resolution so ns 'o oat the whole Taft delegation wns lost by n vote of 30 nes to 20 ayew. Tho compromise resolution then was mado tinnnlmous. Warmouth then lmmedlatly an nounced his Intention to carry hit fight before the credentials commit toe of tho convention and If falling there, to fight It out on the conven tion floor. The compromise resolu tion was offered by Chairman Now of Indiana, who Is prosldlng over the naMonal committee. Committeeman Stevonson of Colo rado offered a resolution requesting the Incoming national committee to appoint Pearl Wight committeeman from LouUlnaa and It was adopted. The contents in Mlthilppl wer thon taken up. Tho Taft dolflgats-at-large from MIsilE&'ppl vero seated this after noon. The efforts of the Taft men to bweep everything before them wore resumed today, when the Louisiana compromise proposition, which caus ed an adjournment yesterday," was (Continued on page Ive.) (United Preis I.enied Wire.) Reno, Nov., Juno 9. "A girl enn- .not bo good in Reno" Is tho state ment made In a letter written to tho chief of police by William McCnurr land, n traveling mnn, recontly from Los Angeles, who fihot Nan Suther land with whom ha hnd been living. In her rooms last night, and then' blow tho top of his own hend off. Tho lotter was opened early today after tho womnn had died and ex plained tho tragedy. Tho womnn was known n Nnn Harrison nnd 'was but 20 yenfs of nge. Sho came hero eomo time ago from San Francisco whero she hnd bedn singing at Tntt's cafe. McCnus- land mot her horo. McCnusland returned (o tholr rooms Inst night to find tho womnn In tho company of other men nnd Hew Into n rnge. Ho shot her and then turned his rovolver on himself. The womnn's 4-year-old daughter was in tho room nt tho time. That tho shooting was promrdl taod in tho opinion of tho police who found tho lotter nddresscd to tho chlof In McCnuslnnd's pocket todny. Tho letter says in part: "This is a caso of a man loving n woman too much. I do this net bo- cause the lovo sho gave me is dead. I took tho baby nnd hnve boon doing ovorythlng for her. A girl ennnot bo good In Reno," Accompanying tho letter to th chlof of police wore letters nnd telo grnms written to McCnusland by the womnn. Ono said: "Don't do anything rash until you soo mo." Tho woman wns wing her hus band, J, Byron Hnrrlspn of Bloom Hold, N. J., for divorce nnd wns sing ing nt a concert' hall here, lw mo ther It Mrs. John Mitchell of East Orango, N. J. McCnusland was n traveling man for tho Armour Packing company. He had known the girl a yenr. He wn8 a membor of the Elke at Blsbee, Ariz.; a Mason nnd an Odd Follow. MAMMOTH LANDSLIDE NEAR BUTTE 6IANT ROCKS FAIL BOULDERS 200 FEET LONG 1VK U)it WIDE FALL IN CANYON RESIDENTS DESERT TJIEJlt HOMES. THREE MORE SAILORS WILL DIE Los Angela, Cal.. June 9. Throe of tho four survivors of the oxplo slon In the flro room of tho cruljo,r TonnosDoe aro n u critical condition today and Dr. Brooks, of tho An golus hospital, stated at noon tint tholr death may occur at any mo ment. These men aro Walter Burns, eonl passer, Brooklyn; A. Hays, wa ter tender, Brooklyn, and S. Bta mails, Jlreman, Norfolk, Va. Tho Injured men passed a vory bad night, but their condition wn slightly Improved during tho morn ing hourt, although according to Dr. Brooks, llttlo hope Is entertained that any of 'the men except Henry Fltzpatrkk, flremau, of Brooklyn. will recover. (United Prtu I.enied Wire? Butte..,Mont,, Juno 9 Tho entire contour of tho Continental dlvldr has been chnnged by a tremendous' cloudburst, which has caused grant rocks 200 foot long nnd 100 feet high to tumble down tho canyon at Columbln garden, a uuburb of Butte. 'The h'lgo rocks carried tree,, fences and everything In their pattr A half doson small truck ranch have boon complotoly obliterated but curiously enough, not a dwelling wa totiched.- What w bnee rmoHiitK wnll enst of tho city Is now a great gap. It la estimated that millions e!, tons of rock havo fallen Hlnca Mon day morning. Evory family In thfir vicinity deserted their homes, antici pating the danger, Tho wlfo of J. A. Herman. cTRzert1 w4th fear, was In hor Iiorae alone. Monday night when ho wan stKrtled1 by the rumbling nolso of big rki falling. Sho lost hor reason and fe now In n hospital. All roadB lending to the spec whore the mountain stood havo been shut off from tho people, as It kt fcKP- vu inm ine onwro wail, WHICH wM loosened by tho hoavy rnln will falE at nny minute. Neither the Great Northern or tHer Northern J'ncMc will bo Rble to handle buslnoss for at least two weoks. It was estimated today that the total damago will amount to wore than 12.00000. Thoro wnH no rl today, the weather being wrh which , it Is feared, may innko tho floods worie.' Nearly a loot of. nhqw fell during last week, TlioiiKnndK IlflmoIeNfl. Topekn, Kns., Juno 9. Eight thousand perrons nr6 reported to Titr homeless today as tho rsmilt of tho floodi. Lato reports say thut Iho water is constantly rising nnd tfreat fenrs nro being entertained for thy snfety of tho property nnd tho peo ple In the part of the rushing wntorv Train and mall sorvjico havo boon cut dff here. DISGRACE OF FRENCH TRAITOR (Untied Pref .tutl Wire i Paris, Juno 9.-Lleutennnt Ullmo, Uie traitor, who was convicted by court-martial of having tried to seir documents descriptive of the do fenses of lloulon, and of a code of iiKiinls, Is to bo publicly degraded before the men ho commanded hcret next Monday, 7 Ullmo'a sword will be broken In front of hlin, his uniform will W stripped of all honorific decoration and he will then bo compelled tt ipata In front of big men. "1
