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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, THUHSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1905. S II) Gets Control of Pacific Coast Company. NEW LINE TO PUGET SOUND Deal May Change Railroad Map of Northwest, GIVES FOOTHOLD IN SEATTLE 6yndlcate Buy on New York Mar ket to Provide Against Emer gency in Famous Northern Securities Litigation- The control of the Pacific Coast Com pany is said, by people -who are in a .position to know whereof they speak, xo rest now in the liands of the Har Timan syndicate. The change was brought about by the purchase of a .majority of the stock in the New York anarket. The deal is regarded by trans portation men as one of far-reaching importance, which will have the effect jjf materially changing the railroad map of the Pacific Northwest. Harriman's object In securing the Pa cific Coast Company is undoubtejly to et a terminal foothold at Seattle. If he loses In the famous Northern Securities litigation le will be effectually shut out of the Sound country. A decision dverse to him will place the controll ing interest in the Northern Pacific and 5reat Northern safely in the hands of xhc Hill people. It is to provide against uch a contingency that Harriman has been buying up Pacific Coast .stock until he sow has a majority holding. If Sie now loses the Securities suit, he will have the coveted Seattle terminal in his 3Oi?sossion and the next move will nat turally be the building of the long-talked-of Portland-Seattle extension of the Union Pacific. Pacific Coast Stock Up. Pacific Coast stock in the New York market, which, on February 1, was quoted at 82, had advanced in ten days to 97. A pause in the rise then came, but it is believed to be only tempo rary, and the friends of the company look for It to go above par In the near future. The advance was accompanied by steady buying, often in large blocks, which is credited to Harriman's agents. This financier and his associates have thus sjlently absorbed all the offerings until they are now in a position to make themselves heai-d in the dictation of the affairs of the company, and they are expected soon to show their hand. The course they will take will depend on the outcome of the Northern Securities suit. The Pacific Coast Company, which, prior to 1897, was known as the Oregon Improvement Company, is the great coal-producing concern of the Puget Sound country. The company's working mines are seven in number, all in King County, and they have a daily output of 2750 tons. In addition to Its coal fields, the company owns bunkers of 40,000 tons capacity at Seattle, Port land and San Francisco, the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad, with 59 miles of main line and "branches, and, through a subsidiary company, oprates steam ers and ships along the entire Coast. Importance on Water Front. But more Important than all to its new owners are the water front hold ings of the company at Seattle. These Include the coal bunkers, roundhouse, shops and power plant recently com pleted at the foot of. Dearborn street, where the company lias spent $430,000 in improvements. These buildings are all erected on filled land over the tide flats, the fill being protected on the -water side by a concrete retaining wall. The tide-flat tract is a mile long and 85 feet in width and has room on it for JLamllos of track. The other terminal grounds of the company In Seattle arc at the foot of Washington street and wxe equally extensive. though the iproperty has been but slightly im proved. There Is ample railroad connec tion between the two portions. Protected Against Defeat, air. Harriman has thus protected him self against a possible defeat in the Se curities case by getting his hands on watorfront property at Seattle equally ns good as that held by the Northern Pacific or Great Northern, but to make use of it he must build from Portland. The proposed Union Pacific route was, long ago, surveyed and, time without number, rumors have been started that the work of actual construction was about to hegin. The chances of that ob ject being realized are now more likely Than ever before. INDICTED MAN IS WELL KNOWN W. N. Jones, the One Held by Grand Jury for Land Frauds. W. .N. Jones, who was indicted for complicity in the Blue Mountain re serve conspiracy by the Federal grand Jury, is a well-known citizen of the state, a prominent timberman and an ex-member of the Legislature! In the Indictment the name is fol lowed by the parenthesis (whoso Chris tian name is to the grand jurors un known) and from this fact it was at first supposed that the man was a res ident of Eastern Oregon, who was em ployed by the principals of the sohomo to help them in the details of their plot. This idea, however, is erroneous, it now being known that Mr. Jones Is a well-known man, who has been prom inently identified in state affairs in the past. M. A. BATES KILLS HIMSELF Credit Man Prefers Grave to Linger ing Illness. Despondent as a result of continued ill ness, Marshall A Bates, credit man of the firm of Allen & Lewie, committed sui cide yesterday morning a few minutes after 9 o'clock by shooting himself through the right temple with a revolver. He was lying in bed at the Imperial Ho tel when the fatal shot was fired. Acute stomaeh trouble had caused Bates . great suffering for the past year. It Is believed by his most intimate friends that he became discouraged and decided to end his career rather than en dure the pain longer. Tuesday evening, about 5 o'clock, Bates registered at the hotel and requested to Ue assigned to a room, saying he wanted to rest a while. Nothing was hoard of him until about 9 o'clock yesterday '.morn- HARRIMAN ing, when E. A. Spencer, a bell boy. an swered a summons from the room. Bates gave the boy some money and requested that he take good care of him, as he was feeling quite III. At 11:30 o'clock H. H. Holland, of the firm of Holland. & Briggs, called at the Imperial and asked for Bates. . Holland had learned that he had not occupied his rooms at the Norton, ICS Twelfth street, and, fearing something was wrong, com menced a .search among the hotels of the city. "When Holland opened the room occupied by Bates he found the latter dead in bed with a bullet-holc in the right temple and a 38-caliber revolver lying upon his breast. The Coroner was notified immediately and the body removed to Finley's under taking establishment, vhere it will re main, pending instructions from relative;. Bates was 53 years of age and a native of the Hawaiian Islands. He had been married two times. By his lirst wife, from whom he was divorced, he had two sons who are now living In San Francis co. His wife Is visiting In Ios Angeles, and she was at once notified of her hus band's death. The deceased had been in the employ of Allen & Iiewis for about seven years, and is spoken of in the highest terms by hi9 employers. He was the recipient of a good salary and had no business trouble with his arm. DISCUSSES THE YELLOW PERIL General Anderson Gives Views at An nual Meeting of Unitarian Club. "We have to face the question of the superiority of the white or the yellow race. I believe that the battle of Arma geddon will be a naval one, and that it will be fought on the Pacific Ocean." said Brigadier-General Thomas M. Anderson, United States Army, retired, speaking last night at the annual meeting of the Ralph W. Wilbur, New Presides of Unitarian Club. Unitarian Club of Oregon, held in the chapel of the First Unitarian Church. "I do not say whether the battle will be a commercial or a military one: and I do not know the names of the nations that will be engaged In It," went on Brigadier General Anderson, who was giving an ad dress on the Philippine question. "Fill pions are not Asiatics, but Polynesians." proceeded the speaker. "As an Oriental race, they only respect power, and should be ruled by governors, and not commis sioners. Our Army experience in South ern reconstruction and Indian wars makes us think that Filipinos have too soon been placed under civil rule. We wish to give liberty to the Filipinos, but not a latchkey. They are economical of the truth, have no Initiative, and but little energy. They are superstitious, rather than religious, but are a brave, generous and hospitable race. We went to the Fil ipinos without their asking, and now hold our positions as trustees in the High Court of Humanity." Judge Sears, in continuing the debate, delivered a pessimistic speech, in which he deplored the spirit that beckons col onies to the United States, and also enacts a high protective home tariff that starves the colonies. He eulogized President Roosevelt and Secretary of "War Taft. Addresses were also given by W. Wynn Johnson, General Summers, G. Lombard and -Dr. Cresscy. These officers were elected for the en suing year: President, Ralph "W. "Wilbur; vice-president. Dr. N. S. Cox; secretary. Rev. W. G. Eliot; treasurer, O. E. Heintz; executive committee, R. W. Wilbur, Rev. W. G. Eliot, J. D. Hart. Roswell B. Lamson. H. B. Nicholas and Rev. George C. Cressey, D. D. ANOTHER CHICKERING FOR ST. MAEY'S. One of the Newest and Costliest Up right Styles Selected by This Popular Educational Institution. The Sisters of St. Mary's Academy have just purchased another superb dicker ing piano for their music studio. The Instrument is the very latest style up right, from this famous factory. This is the second Chickorlng piano pur chased by St. Mary's since the opening of the present school year. The music department of St. Mary's is cortainly deserving of tho great popular ity which It enjoys. Pupils here have the very finest instructors possible to secure and arc supplied with the highest grade pianos made. Among the pianos in uso there now are two Chlckcrings, Webers and one of the dainty little Hinze makes. all of which were secured at Ellers Piano House. The club sales at this enterprising es tablishment are attracting all classes of people and from everywhere. Pianos are selling rapidly and everybody Is more than satisfied with the bargains thoy are aDic to secure hy purchasing on the co operative plan. Pool Handicap List Issued. The handicap list for the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club's pool tournament has been Issued as follows: First class H. P. Holmes. 50; George McMillan, w; M. S. Mulford, 0; C. W. Zeller, 35. Second class S. L. Banks. 50: F. E. Ford, 50; S. J. Harder, 45; K. T. Long, 45. Third class M. Dunne, 50; M. Ross, 50; M. schacht, 50; T. Zachrisson.JK). Fourth class A S. Frohman, 50; E. Frohman, 50; J. R. Grek, 50; E. J. Jeffery, Jr., w. A schedule Is now being arranged to cover the games to bo played and will be effective next Monday. Until that time contestants may arrange and play games as they wish. At the close of tho tournament the win ner of each class will be rehandlcapped and a series of games played botween tho four winners for first and second prizes, Skater Takes Icy Bath.v While skating in Sullivan's Gulch last evening, George Bartcl broke through tho thin ico west of the Union avenue bridge. The ice on the sloughs in that vicinity varied from one to two and one-half inches in thickness, tho latter heing in the shadow of tho bridge. As Bartel left this safer portion the ice Suddenly gave way and he was instantly precipitated Into the water and arose under the edge where he was .rescued with difficulty owing tb the insecure foothold near him. Many sim ilar accidents were reported from the gulch. Guild s Lake and. Woodlawn, none or wnlch resulted seriously. FIRE TO EAT UP DEBT First Congregational Church to Burn Mortgage. TO PAY $19,500 TOMORROW Heroic Efforts of Members of Con gregation Result, in Wiping Out First Mortgage Money Is Raised in Single Year. Thanksgiving fire will be applied to a 419,500 mortgage in the First Con gregational Church, Park and Madison streets, at a service to be held there tomorrow evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The money will be paid over to the mortgagee by T. T. Burkhart n the Chamber of Commerce building, tomor row morning at 10 o'clock. It has all been subscrlped by the church people, under the direction of Dr. E. L. House, to pay the debt hanging over the build ing before he accepted the pastorate. The work of raising the money is largely due to Dr. House's personal ef forts. The cornerstone of the present building was laid In 1S91, and there would probably not have beon much of a church debt, had the old church prop erty at Second and Jefferson streets been disposed of for the $40,000 offered in those boom days. Howover, tho church people were ad vised to wait until an offer of 54T..O0O was made, and they waited. Then came the National financial stringency of the early '90s, and it was not possible to effect the sale except at a ruinous sacrifice. "Work on the new church building was stopped at the first floor and the place was, for a time, boarded up. In 1S95, the congregation owed a debt of $50,000, but $20,000 of this sum was paid by two subscriptions of $10,000 e.'ieh from Frank M. Warren and Fred erick Eggert. A first mortgage was taken for $19,500. at 6 per cent, to run ten years, and payable February 17, 1905. A second mortgage for $13,030 was arranged, without Interest, with the Congregational Chuijch Building Society of the United States. "When Dr. House accepted the pastor-, ate of the church September 1, 1903, the cburch debt was $30,000. At a meeting of the church trustees, hold in April, 1904, Dr. House asked that meas ures be taken to pay the first mort gage, saying that he had thought over a plan which he was sure would be a successful one. He received full au thority to take charge of the matter, and this committee was appointed: Dr. House, chairman; E. L. Thompson. Mau rice Walton. W. D. Scott. Mrs. Milton W. Smith, Mrs. D. L. Smith, Mrs. Fred erick Eggert, Mrs. H. W. Coe and Mrs. Fate of a Flirtatious Husband "Wife of Harry Boiren Gets Prlvnte Detectives and BoTren Gets Six Months. HARRY E. BOWEN and Belle Raleigh do not like private detectives. Mrs. Harry E. Bowen docs. From this com plication of likes and dislikes springs the unmerciful hand of the law, the in gratitude of love and this tale of woe. It Is a sad, sad story. It includes an impressive scene. Over and above all was Judge Hogue, dominant. Below was Clerk Fred Ol son, dormant. To the left was As sistant City At torney Fitzgerald, radiant, and all around was the morbid crowd, ex pectant. Mrs. Harry Bow en is a blonde with a great, great hate lurking In her once-loving heart. Now she Is seek ing a divorce and is resorting to the private detective method of getting It. Therefore Geo. Ezery and A. P. Brown appear in the picture. The trouble Is all due to the al leged fact that tho The Usher-Detective. K'den strands of Mrs. Bowcn's hair have ceased to lead Harry E. In the leash of love. He has, it is said, through two-years of unthought fulness, basked in the sunlight of Miss Raleigh's smile. In passing. It might be said that Miss Raleigh is the conductress of a certain lodging house wherein travelers may rest. For many months the yellow-garbed demon of the emerald optics has torn at the heart of the lady of golden hair, until, in spite of her trust, she sought out Ezery and' Brown, aforesaid, and told them to ease her mind with tho salve of certainty. They rented rooms in tho lodging-house wherein dwelt the temptress. Yosterday a session in the Police Court was the result. The scene opened with Brown on the stand. He Is the cool and calculat ing kind, of fragile frame and calcu lating voice: the kind who pecks through keyholes, and from his ob servations makes charts by which to guide his testimony In court In other words he is a private dotective who does nothing else. "What did you see?" asked Mr. Fitz gerald. "I heard," responded the fragile one of the blonde eye. affecting the detail and brevity of Sherlock Holmes the Great. "And what?". The assistant attorney dropped into the vernacular. "Twas footsteps, coming up tho stairs. I listened and two stops were light and two were hoavy. It was a man and a woman. The hour was 1 and the night was Monday. They went Into a room. He walked on his tip toes, for his shoes did not squeak." "Who are you?" asked the attorney for tho defense. "1 am a private detective," and. the fragile one expanded considerably. "STou are a good witness for the prosecution," complimented the court. "Do you know Mr. Bowen?" "I just met him yesterday" said Brown, "and he said he would fix me If I did not tell the truth today." "Well, you can go now," advised the Judge, "and if Mr. Bowen wishes to do any llxins let me know." "I am a private detective, too," said Mr. Ezery, taking the witness chair, "and I saw about the same that Brown did.' "Do you do anything besides de tecting?" asked the court. "Yes," answered the witness can didly. "I am an usher In the "Baker Theater. Tne Job Works well in my line of business. The two Jobs go together, T usher and I detect." "Fine," remarked Mr. Fitzgerald. "What did you detect?" "Footsteps." said the witness proud ly an'd firmly. "Double footsteps, two M. F. Henderson. Each of .the nine agreed to secure nine others, and the general committee was Increased to 90. Two church members subscribed $2000 each, and tho balance on the first mort gage was entirely raised among the church members, in four days, to be paid in six quarterly payments. This money has now been collected, the shrinkage from subscriptions to col lection only averaging 3 per cent. In addition $1800 was raised three weeks ago to repair the church building. Tnc old church building at Second and Jef ferson streets, was sold last year for $19;500. So the thanksgiving service tomorr row evening will be notable. A colla tion will be served by the women of the church, and there will also be an elaborate musical programme. E. L. Thompson, president of the board of trustees of the church, will be chair man, and Dr. House, who has been on the sick list for a short time, will also be there. Addresses will be delivered by E. L. Thompson, T. T. Burkhart, Rev. S. M. Freelandr of Seattle; Judge George, Mrs. 1.. W. Pratt, Rev. C. F. Clapp and others. The second mortgage of $13,003, ow ing to the Congregational Church Building Society, has now been reduced to $8000. and will all be paid In the next two or three years. Today the First Congregational Churcn property is valued at $125,300. and is one of the most important church properties in tho Pacific North west. On account of hard work in raising money to pay the first mort gage on the church building. Dr. House, the pastor, has- worked beyond his strength, and he and Mrs. House leave Saturday for Los Angeles, on a three weeks trip. In the interim the First Congregational Church pulpit will be occupied by Rev. S. M. Freeland, of Seattle. GOLF TEAM TO TAKE A TRIP Eight Waverly Players Will Contest in Seattle and Tacoma. Eight players from the Waverly Golf Club will go to Tacoma and Seattle over Saturday and Sunday to play against teams from the golf clubs of those cities. This is a new departure, but it is in tended to make these trips often. Teams from the other cities are expected to visit Portland frequently also. - The team which will make the first trip contains many of the steadiest players In tho club. Wirt Minor Is captain and his seven players are Roderick L. Macleay, Thales Llnthlcum, Tom Kerr. Allan "Wright. J. E. Young, Chester G. Murphy and A. X. Merrylees. The Portland men will have a disad vantage In that they will not be familiar with the links on which they are to play, but it is not so much to gain trophies that they are going to the Sound as to create a community feeling between the Northwest golf clubs and extend to the players on tho Sound the hospitality of the "Waverly Club. Similar trips will be taken to the British Columbia cities later. Thero Is now considerable good feeling between the half dozen golf clubs In the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, and they annually participate In one an other's tournaments. But to have teams make little trips Is something entirely new. It was conceived with the purpose of drawing the cities closer together, a result which will undoubtedly be accom plished. feet of a man and two of "a woman, both on the stairs, both on the carpet, both in the hall." "Both In the same "direction?" asked the court. "Both," was the laconic reply. There was a long pause, after the complaining witness had said damag ing things about the white-faced hus band sitting by the side of his red faced lawyer. The court broke the pause. "I think," he said, "that the defend ants have been detected. In view of this fact as shown in the evidonce, I will fine Belle Raleigh $50. Harry Bowen Is a man, therefore, I will sen tence him to the rockpile for six months.' He held his pen suspended. "If, however," added the court, "the defendant wishes to pay a fine of $500, he can do so." That is why the blonde complainant has a smilo of revengeful happiness, and that is the reason Mr. Bowen and Miss Raleigh do not like detectives. That Is also tbc reason tho city is ahead. WJ. JUDKIN5 Is tho man who has hut little faith in tho infallibil ity of the Portland police. He Is also engaged to lure the unwary traveler into the range of one of the North End hotels. Tills latter employment Is the causo of his trouble. Mr. Judklns works hy word of mouth, and also, ns contonded by several pros ecuting witnesses, by forceful obstruc tion of tho depot sidewalk. Yesterday morning the hotel man was before Judge Hoguo to tell why It was that he got more than three feet away, from the edge of the sidewalk In violation of the statutes and the peace and dig nity of the cfty. Mr. Judklns demurred. He said he was not guilty but that he was a rustler of undoubted ability, bolng a graduate of a knife and ring game which wns run out of the city by tho police. Officer A. G. Welch, who had arrested Judklns, took tho stand and told of having taken the rustler in charge, upon complaint of travelers, for hinder ing their progress by trying to impross the merits of his house upon them. Than Judklns took the stand nnd in a very direct manor told tho court that Welch was not a man of truth. "What." said the court, "do you mean to tell mo right here that Officer Welch, under oath and In open court, has told a He; that he Is guilty of perjury?" Jud klns thought that to be, his Intention. "Are you willing to swear to a com plaint against him for crjury?" persist ed Judge Hogue. Judklns- said ho was. "irr. Hancy." said the court, addesslng tho ever-present representative of John Manning, "this man wants to charge Offi cer "Welch with perjury. Fix up an in formation." The two disappeared into the side room, while J. F. Kerrigan and Frank Snow, both detectives, were called to give further testimony." "Now" then," said Assistant City Attor ney Fitzgerald, "be careful or you will be Indicted for perjury," and the detec tives told of having had to dodge Judklns and push hlra out of the conter of the walk. About this time a saddened-looklng young man camo before the court. "Please your Honor." ho said, "I have mado a mistake. I did not remember what Officer Welch said." "Now." Inquired the court, "is It possi ble for you to tell the truth?" Judklns thought under favorable circumstances he might. "You have asked for a continuance, and It has been granted." said- His Honor, "and you are going to bring witnesses here, you say, to show that you were not violating tho ordinance when you were arrested. Now I will allow yo.u to do-that, but It you cannot prove your Innocence, then your case calls for a se vere fine. In tho meantime, the clerk will accept $23 from you as a token of your presence here in the morning.'" That is why Judklns is sorry, and for Oils reason it is up to him to bring good men and true who shall establish his" contention concerning -the fallibility of Patrolman Welch. BATTLE ON STREET Chinaman .the Target of Re volver Fusillade, BYSTANDER IS .SHOT IN ARM Supposed Highbinders Seek Life of Young Chinaman, Firing Twenty Shots and Slightly Wounding Victim Slave the Cause. A Chinese slave woman and- a stolen diamond ring last night at 9:30 o'clock caused a-revolver duel, which started on Second street, above Washington, and continued at a furious pace through Chi natown as far north as Police Headquar ters, two blocks distant. About 20 shots were fired, all, it is thought, by three highbinders, employed for the purpose of murder. Ie Moon' was the object of the attack. He received a flesh wound In the hip. J. M. Guilllams, living at 127 North Sixteenth, was shot through the left arm. at the shoulder. He was an innocent party entirely. He may lose his arm as a result. Following the duel In the streets came the arrest of three Chinamen, among them Chee How. He was brought in by Detectives Kerrigan and Snow and is ac cused of employing "Wong Joe, Joe Tong Hi and Leong Hoy to murder Lee Moon. He is one of the richest merchants of the Chinese district, having a large storo at 65 Second street. Wo.ng Joe and Joe Tong HI are In the City Jail, accused of firing manv shots at L.ee Moon and with wound ing Guilllams. Leong Hoy escaped. That many innocent people were not killed during the progress of the fight is regarded as a miracle, as it began at a time and In a place where hundreds were hurrying along, and continued down Sec ond street through the crowded Chinese district, bullets whizzing right and left. The first shot fired roused Captain Moore, commanding the first relief of po lice, and he. with Acting Detective Vaughn and Station Officer Lillis, rushed out, with revolvers drawn, to quell the trouble. Great excitement prevailed, and it was hard to ascertain which of the Chinamen were shooting and which one was the victim. It was soon learned that a Chinaman, who was running along the east side of Second street, with a large revolver, was one of those doing somo of the shooting. Vaughn fired two times to frighten him, nnd he gave up. He was lodged In jail. Firing ceased when the first arrest was made, and Investigation was then begun to ascertain If any were killed or wounded. It was found that Mr. Guill lams, who was just going hone. was shot as he was passing along Second street, near Alder. He was escorted to the office of Dr. George B. Storey, where he was temporarily attended. Later he was removed In a patrol watn to Good Samaritan Hospital, where, at a late hour, he was resting easily. It Is not an ticipated his Injuries will prove fatal, although If the bullet entered tho joint It Is said it will be quite serious. The vic tim is employed at the Portland Oyster Company, 127 North Sixteenth street, where his relatives reside. Lee Moon, whose life is said to have been sought by murderous highbinders, was shot in the left hip. It jis a flesh wound and he was quickly relieved at St. Vincent's Hospital, where he was at tended by Dr. A E. Rockey. His escape from the shower of bullets was remark able, the police state. According to information obtained by the police, Lee Moon, who Is with the Quong. Shong "Wong Company, Second and Alder, was robbed of a valuable dia mond ring in a house at Fourth and Pino Tuesday night. He visited a Chinese woman there, who is said to have per petrated the theft. After he left, It is said, she transferred the ring Jo Joe Tong Hi. He had it In his possession when searched at Police Headquarters last night. Assassins Were Hired. Loe Moon went to the place where he Is said to have been robbed, and demand ed his ring. It is claimed. He was then told to remain away from there or suffer death. The story then Involves Cheo How. the wealthy merchant, who Is said to own an interest in the slave woman. Ho Is said to have paid Joe Tong Hi, "Wong Joe and Leong Hoy to shoot Leo Moon, if he returned and again made de mands. Early last night Leo Moon went again for his ring. He did not get In and went away. It Is supposed the three highbind ers followed him and waited until ho reached Second and Washington before they got a good opportunity to open fire. Great secrecy prevailed immediately after the street duel, and no Chinese would re veal anything from the side of those ac cused. Chcc How was the only one who would talk, and ho declared ho knew nothing of the trouble, and vowed he Is innocent. "Wong Joe and Joe Tong Hi are from San Francisco, and arc members of the Hip Sing Hong Society. Two murders are said to have been committed by them In Chinatown in the Bay City, and It Is said they arc desperate highbinders. "Wong Joe was captured with his weapon in his hand, but Joe Tong Hi escaped long enough to run to Fourth and Pine streets and hide his revolver. It is said "Wong Joe fired all five shots from his revolver, which was the latest pattern Colt's. It Is held as evidence. Leong Hoy. the third highbinder, escaped. It Is thought he may have taken a car for Oregon City, and the police there were notified Immediately to watch for him. He also belongs to the Ifip Sing Hong. Lee Moon, the wounded Chinese, Is a young man. and belongs to the Lee Com pany, one of the most powerful societies In Portland. Vengeance has been vowed by this organization, and further trouble is anticipated. Extra policemen were placed on duty In the Chinese district after the shooting. Chinese Gamblers Released. When the 31 Chinese recently arrested Toast the brilliant beauty o your lady in a brimming, sparkling bumper of GOLD SEAL America's Best Champagne. Pos sesses a pungency, bouquet and sparkling bead equaled by no other. All the delicious qualities of the French product at half the cost. Special Dry for the ladies Brut for tho connoisseur. Mado by the French process of fermentation in the bottle exclu sively. Sold by all leading gro cers and -vine merchants. Urbana Wine Company, TTrbann, Nerr York, Mole Maker. I'oe ssle by Illumauer & Hoch, HI A. Artta. & Co., and 3. M. Gellert. by Sheriff Word during his gambling raids appeared for trial before Justice Reld yes terday they were discharged on motion of District Attorney Manning. This action is said to have been taken owing to a lack of evidence sufficient to convict the defendants. AT THE THEATERS What the Pres3 Agenti Say. "Quo Vadis?" at the Columbia. "Quo Vadis?", the great play run ning this week at the Columbia Thea ter, is the strongest imaginable pic ture of Roman times under the brutal despot Nero, when the early Christians were persecuted and put to death for their faith In Christ. Tho great play runs until Saturday night, with the usual Saturday matinee. "Lovers' Lane" at the Empire. "Lovers' Lane." as being presented by the new company at the Empire Theater thbj wcek, is one of the most delightful performances ever witnessed In this city and will continue all this week, with a popular Saturday matinee. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Don Caesar de Bazan" Tomorrow. Seats are now selling for the eminent actor, Mr. C. B. Hanford, who comes to the Marquam Grand Theater tomorrow. Friday, night and Saturday matinee in the picturesque, romantic drama, "Don Caesar de Bazan." Saturday night Shakespeare's great tragedy, "Othel lo." Miss Drofnah is leading woman. Arranging for Case Concert. Tho concert at the Marquam. Monday evenlng, to introduce Miss Mary Adell Case, the contralto, will be an artistic suc cess. She will be assisted by Rosemary Glosz Whitney and Millard O. Lowns dale. Scats go on sale at the Marquam Theater tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. "The Lady of Lyons" Next Week. Everybody In town may look forward, tho coming Sunday to a rare treat at the Columbia Theater. Sir Edward Bulwcr Lytton's superb, romantic classic drama, "Tho Lady of Lyons." is to have a grand Tevlval. beginning Sunday matinee. Feb ruary 19. "Northern Lights" at the Empire. Beginning next Sunday with a matinee, at the Empire Theater, the Brandt-Baume stock company will be seen in the great est of military dramas, "Northern Lights." It is a high-class melodrama. Seats should be secured In advance. SHE SAYS H0CH IS THE MAN. Woman Identifies Him as Swindler Another Missing Wife. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Mrs.' Elsie Bruck er, of Chicago, today created a scene at the inquest of Mrs. Marie Walcker-Hoch by exclaiming, "That's him; that's him," and pointing her finger at Hoch. She identified Hoch as a man who. had swindled her ot of $450 two years ago on pretense of selling her farm in Mich igan. Hoch smiled at the woman, sarcas tically, but in contrast to his nervousness at the opening of the inquest last week Hoch today presented a neat appearance and wore a self-reliant air. "When the hearing was resumed after the interruption. Coroner Hoffman an nounced that expert medical testimony would not be presented until next Mon day, when all the evidence regarding analysis of the woman's stomach In con nection with the theory of poisoning will be submitted. Pollco Inspector Shippy told in detail statements made by Hoch in tho presence of witnesses, after being brought here from New York. He said Hoch admitted marrying 11 times, and that five of tho wives had died within a year after the marriage. Inspector Shippy said that he had a long We guarantee a cure In every case we I IN A tion free. Letters confidential- instructive jsuuii. auih maucu tree in puun wrapper. We cure the worst cases of plies in two or three treatments, without operation. Cure guaranteed. If you cannot call at office, write for question blank. Home treatment successful. Office hours. 9 to 5 and 7 to 8. Sund ays and holidays. 10 to 12. DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & CO. Offices In Van-Noy Hotel, 62 Third sL. cor. Pine. Portland. Or. VITAL WEAKNESS Longest established, most successful and reliable specialists In diseases of men, as medical diplomas, licenses and newspa per records show. Stricture, Varicocele, Poison, Rectal, Kidney ana urinary uiseases and nil diseases and weaknesses dne to Inheritance, evil habits, ex cesses or the result of specific diseases. 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I also tried many remedies, but none of them ever did me one cent's worth of good. I was discour aged and heart-sore. I would feel so bad mornings, to think I had to go to work and stand the pain for ten hours, I often feltlike givingupmy position. Before I started to work I would have to wrap every finger up sep arately, so as to try and keep them soft, and then wear gloves over the rags to keep the grease from getting on my work. At night I would have to wear gloves ; in fact, I had to wear glove3 all the time. But thanks to Cuticura, that is all over now. CURED FOR 50c. "After doctoring for three years, and spending much money, a 50c. box of Cuticura Ointment ended all my sufferings. It's been two years since I used any, and I don't know what sore hands are now, and never lost a day's work while using Cuti cura Ointment." THOMAS A. CLANCY, 310 N. Montgomery St., Trenton, N.'J. Sold throBlhout th world. CuHcurx Reiolrot. 50c (la foro cf ChocoU! Coifed Fill. S3e. per Wl of 60), Oialmeot, 50 a. Soap, iSc. Poller Drag it C&aia. Cor?, "Bciton. Soto Proprietor. mr Scad tax " Tie Crest SUn Book." written statement signed by Hoch which would be turned over to the State's At torney to be used in prosecuting the de fendant. Henry Schwanzala identified Hoch as a man who. under the name of John Schultze, had married Mrs. Marie Becker, in St. Louis in 1S0S. Mrs. Becker was the mother-in-law of Schwanzala. Not long after tho marriage, the witness stated, his mother-in-law became ill and died. "When I went to St. Louis to attend the funeral." he said, "Charles Belnhardt, a brother-in-law, told me that the doctor who attended my mother-in-law said that in his opinion she died of arsenic poison ing. Chronic nephritis was given as the cause of death at the Coroner's inquest." BUSINESS HEMS. If Babr I Cnrtlnr Teeth. Bo rare and use tfcac old &sd well-tried remedy, Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup, lor cnlldrea teething. 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