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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.
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