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10 THE arORXIXG ORECOXIAX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1908. JURY IS CHOSEN if HIRE CASE Tactics of the Lawyers Show That Every Step Will Be Hard Fourht. CROWDS FLOCK TO TRIAL Testimony Tor !tate Will Begin This Moi'nlng and Jla.w Lane Will Be. the Chief Witness, Telling of the Alleged Conspiracy. Mrs. Boilc Waymire ami B. E. Iiadding were plaoed on trial in the State Circuit Court yesterday, under charges growing out ot a scene in Mayor Harry Dane's private medical office last September, as the result of which the woman and Radding were arrested for attempting to compromise the Mayor and blacken his reputation. While all day was occupied in the selec tion of jurors, it was made plain that the case in to lie hard fought by both sides. As was declared by one of the lawyers in the case, the. liberty of Mrs. Waymire and RaddinR in at stake, on the one hand, and the reputation of Mayor Iane on the other. As the testimony of the two sides will necessarily be of a flatly contradic tory nature, the jury will have to select from the standpoint of probability. Extreme caution and care were shown throughout in the examination of tales men. The Waymirc-Rad'ding corps of lawyers was careful to accept no man on the Jury who might be amenable to poli tical influence or who was too hearty in admiration of the Mayor's reputed reform measures. Each juror accepted by the defense had to first aver that the Mayor's official capacity would In no way affect a decision in the case. Questioned as to Politics. Mayor line's lawyers, on the other hand, were careful to get none of the anti-reform element aboard the jury. Each talesman was closely examined as to his attitude towards Mayor Lane and his policies. The majority of those ex amined said they had never heard any thing about the Mayor's politicul ideas. Tho accepted jurors were also put on record as having no special sympathy for a woman charged with a cryne. If guilty they would vote to punish her without reserve, they said, when asked. The ac cused parties were represented by Seneca Kouts. W. R McGarry and John F. 1-ogan. The state was represented by District Attorney Manning, assisted by R. SV. Montague and Dan J. Malarkey, as special prosecutors. It took practically all day to secure the jury, the hour being 4:30 o'clock when the last man was secured. The case was accordingly postponed until today without further procedure. Opening statements will be made this morning by both sides and the hearing of evidence will then be taken up. The first witness will probably be Dr. White, who occupies the office in the Hamilton building with Dr. Lane. He will be examined as to the arrange ments of the medical office, and possi bly regarding - Mayor Lane's habits therein. Mayor Lane will be the prin cipal witness for the state. Room Crowded All Day. Judge O. U. Gantenbein is hearing the case and his division of the Cir cuit Court was the mecca of curious ind interested crowds all day. Pew people remained long on learning that nothing was to be heard more excit ing than the examination of talesmen. Vet the room was crowded all day by the shifting and constantly changing throng. No sooner would one specta tor leave than another would take his place. Even standing room was a prize at the afternoon session, the Impres sion having gotten about that the Mayor would be on the witness stand. Mrs. Waymire was the only woman in the courtroom. She sat at the near est possible point to the Jury and watched the examination of veniremen closely. She had on a chic new tail ored suit of light gray material with a new hat to match. She appeared at least 35 pounds lighter than at the time of the preliminary examination, obviously having lost much weight; but whothcr from worry, exertion or anti-fat preparation was not explained. Shb appeared to good advantage and looked very little the part of an ad venturess. Radding sat apart and by himself. He. too, had invested in new rainment and otherwise was conspicu ous fcr his sober mein. The scornful, skeptical snicker that was his sole ex pression at the preliminary hearing had gone. Mayor Iane was on hand until the middle of the afternoon when announcement was made that wit nesses might leave. Ho then went out. Young Men Xot Accepted. The jury was selected with quite as much care as is usually exercised in an important life-and-deatli murder trial. Talesmen were not only ex amined, but were watched. Questions were asked intended to develop the various habits of each man. No one who has even been suspected of polit ical interests was tolerated. Most of those accepted were old men, all past middle age. Plainly the state did not wish to entrust Its case to younger and possibly more susceptible men, whose sense of gallantry might be aroused by Mrs. Waymire. somewhat more than mediocre comeliness. During the examination of Juror J. D. Hennessy, Attorney Logan inquired' of him if he could receive the testimony of Mayor Lane with the same weight as that of all other witnesses. "Well. I believe the Mayor is not on trial." Hennessy replied. No, the Mayor is not directly on trial." responded Logan, with suggestive inflec tion. Bach Juror was asked If he knew of Mayor Lane's policy regarding the North End districts and of his more rigorous enforcement of law therein than had been customary to past administrations. When such a question was first put by Mr. Manning, Mr. Logan was up at once. He thought the question wasn't fair and that it gave the Mayor undue credit. Objects to Iane's "Halo." "That Is not a true statement of fact. Tour Honor," he said, addressing I the court. "The police department and Dis trict Attorney Mantling are doing things in this city. There is altogether too much of a halo about the head of the Mayor. Mayor Lane's character is no better than that of the lowliest citizen of this town and he ought to have no more protec tion." "Oh. well, nobody is trying to get any credit out of this policy." said Manning, with great modesty. "Well, you ought to," said Iogan, loudly, and turning to the court ho added, "Your Honor, 1 object to the Mayor get ting all the honor." , "1 think the juror may answer the questions," said the Judge, very Judi ciously sidestepping the lawyer's objec tions. At the conclusion of the day's proceed ings the following Jurors had been ac cepted: R. M. Cannon, R. Burthenshaw, R. Schmedler. W. C. Haseltine, Thomas H. Smith. W. W. Church. J. D. Hennessy, John Cronouist. N. Harris, William Sales, C. W. Bowie and S. F. Starr. History of the Case. Briefly stated, the facts leading up to the trial are as follows: Last Sep tember Mrs. Waymire, a divorced wom an from a small town in Oklahoma,' be gan calling on Mayor Lane, saying site wanted his official assistance in recov ering possession of her child, then with the father's parents in Kansas. She wanted Mayor Lane to give her a letter to the Kansas authorities. After several calls at the executive office at the City Hall, Mrs. 'Waymire went to the private office in the Hamil ton building. She "says the Mayor asked her to call there. He denies that. Late in tho afternoon a woman's screams were heard in the Mayor's of fice. Radding promptlj smashed In the door. , Mrs. Waymire left the building im mediately. Radding also left. No de mand was made for money or property. Believing the scene preliminary to an attempt to blackmail him. Mayor Lane made the affair public. He said the woman attacked him. and at the same time tore his clothing with her hands, while screaming for help that was not needed. The Mayor said he was the one in need of help, as the woman was strong as a tigress. She inflicted in- MAYOR LANE, MRS. WAYMIRE AND JOHN F. LOGAN, ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE DEFENSE juries upon him which required medi cal attention. Mrs. Waymire, in company with a jeweler named Bell, went to Vancouver, Wash., at once. Radding disappeared, but on hearing the police wanted him, appeared the next day at The Ore gonian office to make a public state ment of the case. He was arrested while leaving the Oregonian building. Mrs. Waymire was arrested later and released on $750 bail, furnished by par ties whose nanres are withheld. She lias maintained from the first that Mayor Lane attacked her. Radding had followed her to the place out of jeal ousy, she said. Radding said the same thing. He insisted he had been watch ing her on behalf of Bell when he heard her cries for help. DF.XIES BLAME FOR INJURIES Joseph Paquet Says Nettie Brown Had Time ' to Escape Fire. That the rooming-house at East Morri son and East Water streets, which was destroyed hy fire more than a year ago, was not of the class of buildings upon which ordinance 13,518 requires that fire escapes be maintained, is the allegation of Joseph Paquct in his answer to the suit of Nettie Brown to recover damages for Injuries sustained in jumping from a window. Paquet says, that from the street to the window sill of the second story was only 12 feet, and that besides having plenty of time to leave the house after the fire alarm was sounded, the plaintiff could have escaped by means of ladders which the firemen provided. He says, therefore, that any injuries she sustained by Jumping from a second story window do not call for the payment of damages. Arraigned for Crimes on Children. Huns Nelson, charged with a statutory offense, alleged to have been committed on February 2, and Joe Sibely, against whom a charge of contributing to the de linquency of a minor has been lodged, were arraigned before' Judge Cleland in the Circuit Court yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Nelson was allowed until Wednesday to plead, while Sibely smiled during the reading of the indictment, and afterward said he was not guilty. In Nelson's case the girl whom he is al leged to have wronged, is 10 years old, while the child in the Sibely case is 14 years old. Railway Company Denies Blame. That the "S" streetcar which killed Fred J. Rooney August 27 last, at Third and Main streets, was not running more than 10 miles an hour, that the motornian was continually sounding the gong, and that the headlight was burning, are among the allegations of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company in its answer to- the suit of Patrick Rooney, administrator of the estate of Fred Rooney. to recover damages for his death. The answer was filed in the Circuit Court yesterday. It declares that the deceased was wholly to blame, as he looked at the car. hesitated as though to let It pass, and then when it. was almost upon him lunged forward and was killed. On Trial for Burglary. Roy Sommers is on trial before a jury in Judge Bronaugh's department of the Circuit Court charged with burglarizing the home of Dr. J. W. Morrow at 3ti0 San Rafael street on January 14. and securing jewelry worth J72. His alleged accom plice, J. Redman, was placed on the stand yesterday afternoon and testified that he stood on guard outside the dwell ing while Sommers went in for the jewel ry. The case will be continued today. Thiclng In Courtroom. That thievery has entered even the sa cred precincts of the courtroom seems ap parent, for Bailiff Kill, of Judge O' Day's department of the State Circuit Court, eays two volumes of the Oregon Code are missing. The last he saw of them, he avers, was Saturday afternoon during court session. Metzger fits glasses for J1.00. PRESS IS EXCLUDED Methodist Ministers Bar Re porters From Meetings. CLOSE VOTE ON QUESTION Hollingbhcad and Wilson Lead the Fight for Motion, While Ford and Heppe. Oppose, and It Is Carried 15 to 11. Led by Rev. W. B. Hoilingsh'ead, pre siding elder of Portland district: Rev. Clarence True' Wilson, pastor of Cen tenary Church: Rev. B. F. Young, pas tor of Taylor-Street Church, and Rev. Asa Sleeth, a fight to exclude repre sentatives of the press from the ses sions of the Methodist Ministerial Asso ciation carried yesterday morning by a vote of 15 to 11. The subject is one that FIRS. BELLE has caused great dissension among the members, and has aroused bitterness among the clergy of the denomination seldom known in such a body. It is pre dicted by some tnat the battle is not over, for it Is asserted by those favor able to "open" meetings that the action taken yesterday is unconstitutional and that it will have to be rescinded. Efforts to bar press representatives from the Methodist Ministerial Associa tion have been made from time to time within the past year. Dr. T. B. Ford, pastor of Sunnyside Church, is president of the organization and has always ruled that there is nothing in the articles bar ring reporters. His influence, therefore, has until now carried the day, but an agitation recently brought on, and which has an interesting history, caused- a turn of affairs. During the recent illness of Dr. Ford, Rev. Clarence True Wilson, vice-president,, occupied the. chair. Immediately upon assuming the position, he ruled out press representatives, by interpreting a portion of one of the articles of the or ganization. Matters thus ran along un til the return of Dr. Ford to the chair, which occurred three weeks ago. At that session it was moved that the rule be enforced barring out . newspaper rep resentatives, and Dr. Ford clamped the lid on hard by going so far as to ex clude the business manager of the Pa cific Christian Advocate. However, this was too strong even for those opposed to publicity, and they voted to make an exception of this one man. At a later meeting, Dr. Ford again construed the rules, holding that they did not bar reporters, and at that time Rev. Mr. Hollingshead asserted he would move at the following meeting to bar press representatives; but he never did so. although he is strictly opposed to publicity and has always favored "ex ecutive" sessions. Matters reached a cri sis yesterday morning, when Rev. Asa Sleeth moved that it be the sense of the organisation that reporters be excluded. A heated debate followed, in which Rev. Mr. Hollingshead, Rev. Mr. Wilson and Rev. Mr. Young led- the fight for a "closed" meeting, and Dr. W. H. Heppe, pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, and others spoke in favor of ad mitting press representatives. The real cause of the trouble, it Is said, is that certain members of the organiza tion, principally Dr. C. E. Cline and Rev. Mr. Wilson, have several times made healed talks. These have been published, greatly to the chagrin of the ministers, and especially those who uttered them, and they therefore determined to shut off all possibility of the publication ot such remarks in future. Some of the ministers, in discussing the conditions, declared their remarks haa been published at times In a manner to cause them great humiliation, but Dr. Heppe replied that It seemed strange that only a very few of the preachers had any such cause for complaint. He declared he had never yet been misrep resented by the newspapers, and said he was unable to see why certain of the members were so frequently humiliated in this manner. For Ms part, he de clared, he wished the reporters to De admitted, and he so voted. Dr. Ford advise I that reporters be at mitted, and if they should misrepresent any of the members at any time, then to act on the case; but he thought it un fair and unwise to exclude every rep resentative of the newspapers at every meeting. When the ballot was cast, it resulted in a victory for the non-publicity mem bers. Probate Court Notes. The will of Myra Schock was filed with the County Clerk yesterday and provides that the estate, worth J1500, it . TV" " , A I V V .-- 7 shall go to the children, but that they shall provide for their grandmother, Mrs. Schock's mother. In addition to the real property, an insurance policy is left to the children. Letters of administration to the estate of Margaret Coopey have been applied for by Charles Coopey, the husband. The estate is said to be worth J'-SOO, to which the husband is the only heir. Robert Livingstone has made applica tion for letters to the estate of Eliza beth Henry, a widow of S3, who left property recently worth $1."00. Two grandchildren living in San Francisco are the heirs. FAIL TO RECOVER DEPOSITS Court Withholds Money and Deed in Title Bank. In the United States Court yesterday Judge Wolverton dismissed the applica tion of J.. W. Collins and Julia Z. Collins for an order of the court directing the re ceiver of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company to return to them $S00 that was deposited August 30. 1907. In escrow in the wrecked bank. The court held that time was not an essence to the contract in volving these funds and said there was a question of some doubt as to whether the venders were entitled to have their con sideration money advanced. This ques tion, suggested the court; could best be settled by the opposing claimants inter pleading as between themselves and liti gating their respective rights. In another decision Judge Wolverton made the same disposition of the petition of H. P. Kimball-who asked that the re ceiver of the same bank be required to accept a tender of $2300 made to him by Kimball and deliver a deed of convey ance to certain lands in the state of Washington, executed by H. F. Torrey and deposited in- escrow in the bank.' FIGHTS TO SECURE SENTENCE Bnrkhnrt Desires Penalty on Which to Appeal. Attorneys for Municipal Judge Cameron appeared before Judge Cleland yesterday afternoon and argued a demurrer to the writ of mandamus recently issued to com pel the judge of the lower court to pro nounce sentence on Herman Burkhart, who was convicted of resisting Officer N. H. Sultter last December, but not sen tenced. Judge Cameron is alleged to have made the statement, when a motion was made that sentence be given, that Burkhart had. received enough punish ment. Burkhart wished to appeal the case, and says he cannot do so until the case Is dis charged from the lower court. The at torneys for Judge Cameron contend that it was not obligatory on -the judge to pronounce sentence, but that he might, as he did, indefinitely postpone it. Judge Cleland has taken, the case under advise ment,, and will announce his decision later. Smuggling Charge Fails. The" case of the United States against S. F. Kildall. of the West Coast Com mercial Company, has been dismissed by the Alaskan courts. Kildall was charged with a violation of the custom laws and when he was arrested attempted to pre vent the transfer of his case to Alaska for trial. At the time Kildall filed a motion with Judge Wolverton protesting against the removal of his case from this state but the motion was overruled. A trial belli held, the charge was dismissed and Kildall was discharged. Marquam Files Amended Complaint. P. A. Marquam. through his attorneys, has filed in the Circuit Court an amended complaint in the long-standing suit by which he is endeavoring to hold the own ership of the Marquam building from the hands of tho Title Guarantee & Trust Company. The document covers 150 type written pages, and eliminates the objec tionable points which caused a previous complaint to be ruled out of court by Judge Cleland on the demurrer of the de fendants. Smith Tried for Xon-Support. A. Smith was tried before Judge Webster, of the County Court, yester day for non-support. The evidence showed that Mr. and Mrs. Smith were married in Vancouver and made three successive attempts to live together, but could not agree. Since last time Smith left home he is charged with not supporting his wife. Judge Web ster has taken the case under ad visement. Bankruptcy Petition Argued. The application of the State of Oregon for the appointment of a receiver for the Three Sisters Irrigation Company was argued and submitted in the United States Court yesterday. Under the Carey act the irrigation company contracted with the State Land Board for the reclamation of about 27.000 acres of arid land 1n East ern Oregon. It is charged by Attorney General Crawford, who appeared for the state, that the company failed to fulfill the terms of its contract. Lumber Manufacturei" Bankrupt. Orris E. Earhart, a lumber manufac turer ot Black Rock, Polk County, yes terday filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States Court. He owes $5873.37 and has assets. less exemptions, of fd-498.35. Tomorrow and Thursday will positively be the last days for discount on East Side gas bills. Portland Gas Co. Eye Glasses J1.00 at Metzger's. 1 REOPEN LIKE RECEPTION Thousands of Friends Call at Merchants National to Pay Respects. DAY'S BUSINESS IS HEAVY Total Deposits Otct $360,000, and Withdrawals- Are Small Bank Closed November 1 2 as Result of Run Never Insolvent. It only lacked an orchestra and a few women in pink gowns to make the opening of the Merchants National Bank yesterday morning a genuine reception. The counters of the bank were covered with flowers and the occasion was a festive one. A huge horseshoe was ono of the features of the floral pieces and there were bouquets galore. Thousands of friends of the institution came in during the day to express their congratulations and for a time President Watson and Vice-President Durham stood at the head of tho receiving line and showed their appreciation of the kindly wishes expressed by depositors and other friends of the bank. But the support the bank received yes terday was far more substantial than mere good wishes. Deposits poured In from the moment the doors opened at 10 A. M. until 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when banking hours ended. Deposits were ten times the amount of with drawals and the gold coin paid into the, bank over the counter during the day far ex-ceeded the amounts drawn out. In addition to cash deposits at the bank, a favorable balance of $239,000 was reported by the clearing-house. Day's Deposits Over $360,000. Total deposits for the day amounted to $360,643.99 and withdrawals against this sum were $44,684.48. This showing proves that the institution has the implicit con fidence of the people of the city. Busi ness men generally made it a point to deposit in the reopened bank yesterday as an evidence of loyalty to the institu tion. Bank Examiner Wilson, who has been in charge of the institution since It closed, is almost as much gratified at the auspicious reopening as the bank officers. He attributes the resumption of business to the splendid spirit of co-operation shown by the creditors of the institution and the good work of the bank officials. President Watson includes Mr. Wilson in the list as one of the leading factors in the bank's rehabilitation. Mr. Wil son leaves today for his home in Seattle. "The bank is perfectly solvent," said Mr. Wilson, "and has more than $300,000 on hand In excess of every demand that could possibly be made upon it. The splendid spirit shown today means that the bank has many friends and a bright future ahead of It." Bank Closed Three Months. The Merchants National closed Novem ber 12. and remained In the care of the bank examiner a trifle over three months. The suspension was caused by a per sistent run on the Institution that was brought on by idle rumors that the bank was in difficulties.. On the contrary, the institution was carrying twice its re quired cash reserve and before the vicious story had done Its work and closed the bank, the paying tellers had paid out about $2,000,000. Bank Examiner Gatch, of Salem, was placed In charge and re mained there until relieved by Mr. Wil son. After a trip to Washington, D. C, where he conferred with the Controller of the Currency, President Watson an nounced a plan of reorganization where by the bank would be reopened. The chief provision of this plan was the ex change of demand deposits for time cer tificates of deposit, payable not later than two years. Small depositors were not asked to participate in this arrangement, for it was recognized that those having small balances would need their money when the bank opened. This work of exchanging demand deposits for time cer tificates was accomplished In just 30 days. Mr. Wilson notified the Controller on February 6 that the. bank was ready to resume business. During the enforced suspension painters have been at work on the interior, and the fixtures and banking room present a brighter appeparance. -STREET SALE MATTH I ESEN PROPERTY IS BOUGHT FOR $50,000. M. W. Hunt and F. L. Shull Will Open Street and Apartments Will Be Erected. One of the largest sales on upper Wash ington street negotiated for some time was made yesterday when M. W. Hunt and F. L. Shull bought from John Mat thiesen an Irregularly shaped tract ex tending from" Washington to Davis, be tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second. The agents were Vanduyn & Walton and the sale, which involved a consideration of $30.00i). assures a large expenditure In the improvement of the tract. The ground sold has 150 feet frontage on the worth side of Washington street, and 191 feet on Davis, but does not face either Twenty-first or Twenty-second. It is now entirely unimproved but the purchasers expect to sell It in single lots. More than two-thirds of the tract has already been contracted for by investors who will build flats and apartment houses. The first move of the new owners will be to open a street through the center of the property. This will be an extension of King street and will be improved with hard-surface pavement. The tract will then be platted into 11 lots. Irregular in shape. , Much money has been spent during the past two years in building along Washing ton street and property there meets witli ready demand when It Is put on the mar ket. The improvements to be made on the Matthlesen tract will be of a sub stantial character and will add attractive ness to the appearance of this part of Washington street. Sues Standard Oil Company. That the Standard Oil Company erect ed a building overlapping upon her land, thereby taking a strip ( feet long and 12 inches wide, is the allegation of Mrs. B. Sinnott in a suit filed by her In the Circuit Court yesterday. She asks $.rK)0 damages, or that the court order the company to move the building. Mullane's Cincinnati taffies. SIg Sichel & Co., sole agents. and strictly prohibits the sale or alum baking powder Sd does France So does Germany The sale of alum foods has been made illegal in Washington and the District of Colum bia, and alum baking powders are everywhere recognized as injunous. jq protcct y0urscf against alum, when ordering baking powder. Sop plamhp- 1M and be very sure you get RoyaL Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility and whole il some ties of the food. FIGHT CRIMINAL DOCTORS STEPS TAKEN TO PUT STOP TO UXLAW FUIi PRACTICE. General Committee Gets Down to Work Will Meet Again Next Friday. At a meeting of the general committee, named to seek a means of exposing and prosecuting physicians and others guilty of criminal practice, such as recently led to the death of a young woman In this city, it was voted yesterday afternoon to send a committee of three to District Attorney Manning to ascertain the law that now governs in the conduct of such cases. The object of this Is to see in what manner the statute is defective, if In any way It is found to be, and it Is the purpose of the committee to ask for a better law, if it is found necessary. The meeting was held in the office of Dr. Alan Welch Smith, in The Oregonian building, and the members ot tlje com mittee discussed in a general way the subjects arising out of the recent death of the young woman by a criminal opera tion. Dr. B. F. Tucker presided. The attendance was not so large as was de sired, but at a meeting to be held next Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock, in the same room, it Is believed that other new members will Te present. Rev. Father G. F. Thompson, repre senting Archbishop Christie and the Ro man Catholic Church, was present and expressed the Interest that the archbishop is taking in the effort to remedy this and other existing evils. Anything in the na ture of true reform attempted for the betterment of mankind, said Father Thompson, meets with the sympathy of Archbishop Christie, but Father Thomp son was careful to say that "probably his grace would not allow his priests to do anything In the nature of public agi tation from their altars," it being the policy of the Roman Catholic Church to conduct their endeavors quietly. Father Thompson expressed the belief, when called upon to speak, that much of the work sought to be accomplished can be done by the physicians themselves, as they know those who resort to mal practice for a livelihood, and he thought the legitimate members of the medical profession should thus be able to brand these malefactors according to their proper classification; to make the names of criminal practitioners public and to drive them from the community thereby. This, however, did not seem to meet with mucli enthusiasm, and other means of bringing those to justice who engage in illegal practices were discussed. Dr. Tucker, who occupied the chair, de clared that the State Board of Medical Examiners can and will revoke the li cense of any doctor where evidence suffi cient to prove him guilty of malpractice is shown, or where such physician has been found guilty of a felony, such as In th recent case of Dr. "William Eisen. Dr. J. Whiteomb Brougher, pastor of the First Baptist Church, moved that a committee of three be named to consult with newspaper proprietors and "to make a polite request of them to suppress the further publication of all fraudulent med ical advertisements." Tills committee consists of Dr. Brougher, Rev. Father G. F. Thompson and E. L. Thompson, of Hartman & Thompson. A committee of three was also named to investigate conditions, to report to the general committee from time to time on the physician engaged In malpractice and on such establishments as are deemed to be conducted solely for this purpose. HEAVY TRAFFIC ON BRIDGE Count Shows That More Cross Steel Than Madison. During the four days from February 12 to 15, inclusive, 33.243 foot passen gers passed over the Steel bridge, and 24.10S over the Madison bridge. The daily average for the former was S311. and for the latter, 602S. This is shown by a report handed to the County Court yesterday by men ap pointed to make the count and does not include the persons riding over the bridge during the four days. During the same time 7084 teams went over the Steel bridge, or a daily average of 3 771. and 6-126 teams passed over the Madison bridge in that time, or an average of 1590. Reports have not been submitted by the men ap pointed to count the pedestrians and teams crossing the Burnslde and Mor rison bridges in these four days. The figures will probably be used by the Fast Side in its efforts to have a new bridge constructed across the Willam ette below the Steel bridge. Pruggiet Accused of Selling Liquor. Dr. Ernest Warren, who conducts the Montavilla Pharmacy at ie Base Line road, was arrested last night by Police man Drugg, charged with violating the ordinance which regulates the sale of wines and spiritous liquors. People in that neighborhood have complained that liquor has been openly sold at this drug store without the formality of a physi cian's prescription. The case against n bake::g lia POWDER Dr. Warren was worked up by Police man Drugg. a new man on the force, who secured evidence against him a few days ago and himself made the com plaint. SAYS CHUM ROBBED HIM Ted Burns Arrested on Complaint of Hotel Clerk. Charged with robbing the room of his own friend and chum, Ted Burns, 34 years old, was arrested last night and lodged in jail. The complainant against Burns is Guillermo de la Cruz, a young Filipino boy, who Is employed as porter at tha Hotel Van Noy. Do la Cruz speaks very little English and had a hard time last night to make known ills troubles to the police. He asserted that Burns, who has been employed lu a dyeing and cleaning establishment came to him yesterday evening and asked for a pass-key to some of the rooms occupied by guests of the hotel. Burns said he wished to get cloth ing that the guests had ordered mended, according to De la Cruz. Having been very friendly with Burns, the Filipino thought nothing unusual of the request and gave him the key. A little later De la Cruz went to his own room and found that it had been completely ransacked and that two diamond rings, a gold watch and chain, several scarf pins, and a small amount of money had been taken. Then he rushed to the police station and told his story. He wept when the complaint was being prepared for his signature and said that the perfidy of his friend hu him more than the loss of his valuable When arrested, several pins were found on Burns but the rings and watch and chain could not be located. Naval Deserter Captured. VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) Harry Sheffield, a deserter from the United States Navy, was arrested here yesterday by Sheriff Sapplngton. Sheffield will be taken to Bremerton by Deputy Sheriff Johnson tomorrow. 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