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THE MORXjCfG.'OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, 3IARCH 17, 1908. IT muoa in mui AT FAIRBANKS Deputy Sheriff Forced to Use Gun to Quell Disturbing Federationists. NUMEROUS ARRESTS MADE 'onuirlon Men Molested on Their Way to MinesMarshal Perry De termined Laborers Seeking Work Shall Be. Protected. SEATTLE. Wash., March 16- A spe cial cable to the Poet-Intelligencer from Fairbanks; under date of March l.i, nays: . Member of the Western Federation of Miners engaged In a riot this morn ing;. They molested and threatened men Rolna; out on tne train to the creek to work and prevented railroad men loading: baggage on the train. The Deputy Marshal was hurriedly called and found It necessary to club the rioters In maintenance of the law. "bouls Daazat toon five shots at Deputv Phil North, who returned the fire, but no one was Injured except a number of Federationists, who were clubbed. Daaiat was arrested. Tom Ster fnnsen, organizer ana leader of the Western Federation: W. K. Preistley, dltor of the miner's paper, and Frank Cullen. secretary of the local union, were arrested for harboring prisoners In union headquarters after the shoot ing. Their bonds were set at $5000 and they were sent to Jail, a bonds were not furnished. "Marshal Perry says he Is deter mined that all men peaceably seeking emplovment will be protected. AH laborers sent out to work are reported at destination safe. Later two fur ther arrests were made for rioting." DEAD OF TI1K XtfRTHWEST John Buchanan, Who located In Lewis County In 1853. CENTRA LI A. Wash., March 16. (Spe cial.) John Buchanan, pioneer, died here Sunday at the age fo T6, death being due lo cancer of the stomach. Mr. Buchanan was born in Henderson County. 111., in TC2. In 1853. with his parents and broth ers, he came West, settling at Bolstfort, this county. Six years later Mr. Buchan an returned to Illinois to be married, re turning to this county. Both trips across the plains were made by wason over the old Oregon trail, in 1R84 he set tled in this city and was engaged In the mercantile business. Mr. Buchanan was married three times, his last wife, with whom he has not lived for several years, surviving htm. He leaves two adopted children, Fred Buchanan and Mrs. O. W. Null, both of this city, and two brothers and one sister residing in Tacoma. OREGON' CITY GETS WICKED Chinamen F.nRBged in Fanlan and Are Gathered In In Raid. OREGON CITT. Or.. March 16. (Spe cial.) The insidious amusement of the Chinese gamblers has reached out to this city, and In a raid tonight Special Officer F. A. Miles gathered in seven Chinamen from the Quong Sing laun dry, where a full-fledged fantan game was In progress. The men, who gave their names as Quong Sing, Wong Chew. Yen King, Ah Hook. Quong Lee. Quong Sam and Ah Hee, were allowed to go on their prom ise to appear In Justice Court tomorrow to stand trial. The sum of was found on the table, and this was taken as evidence. Brick Block for Chehalis. C1IEHAL.IS. Wash.. March lfi. (Spe cial.) Dan W. Bush and J. C. Bush have awarded a contract to F. K. Getsman, of this city, for the erection of a two-story brick block on Market street, to be oOxWS feet in size. The building will be modern in every way, equipped with hot water heating plant and other conveniences, and will cost, when completed. $16,000. Emll Kruger, contractor, is completing a two-story brick block on Chehalis avenue for John Garbe at a cost of 1!,000. Benjamin Athey. OREGON CITY. Or., March 16. (Spe cial.) Benjamin Athey died yesterday at Ms home near Stafford, in his 76th year. He was an Oregon pioneer and is sur vived by a widow Rnd four children. Mrs. Eva Borland. Mrs. Clara DeNeui. Mrs. Flora DeNeui. of Clackamas County, and Mrs. Dora Borland, of Clark County, Wash. Mrs. Julia Lawlor, Aged 9 7. MARSHFlFiLD, Or.. March 1. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Julia Ijawlor, aged 97, and one of the oldest Coos Bay pioneers, died today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Kronholm. In this city. She was a native of Ireland and had lived in Ore ton since 1R76. She was the oldest white resident of Coos County. ASKS TO BE LEFT ALONE Jere Knode Cooke Confesses and Excuses Hi Illicit Lore.- SAN FRANCISCO. March 16 Jere Knodo Cooke, tha unfrocked pastor of St. George's Church, Hempstead, L. I., who eloped about a year ago with Floret:a Whaley and who under the nnme of "Balcom" is now occupying a flnt on the outskirts of this city, with the girl and their baby, told the fol lowing story of his life today: "My parents died when I was very younjr. but. young as I was. I remem ber distinctly my mother making me promise to enter tho ministry. As I grew older the calling appealed to me more and more, and 1 decided to enter the church. I was adopted by a man named Cooke, whom I look upon as an uncle, and attended the public schools. When I was 16 years of age I was apprenticed to a painter and decorator lind there I learned the trade I am now following. The little I earned 1 saved, and eventually I had enough to allow me to enter Yale. Life was an uphill struggle then. I had to work my way through college, and on grad uation was appointed curate of a church In Baltimore. "While there 1 met and married the woman the law calls my wife. There I made my first big mistake. Physical reasons forbade her marrying, and when, three days after our wedding, she coldly Informed me that she had married me simply as a stepping stone to social success, and that she saw in me one who was going to rise. I recog- ntied the bitterness of my lot. "From Baltimore I waa appointed nn RirDP rector of St. George's Church In Hemp stead. L. I. The position was a good one and one that highly pleased my wife. Sha had there an opportunity to further her social aims, and it was pleasing to me also, inasmuch as it was in accord with my personal ambition to succeed. "As rector of St. George's I met Flor etta whaley. She was a mere child then, and grew under- my eyes. I al ways regarded her as a child until one day I awoke to the fact that she was a woman, and that I loved her. At this stage I might say that, though 16 years of age. Floretta Whaley was one of the type that matures early. Her or phan life and surroundings had made her remarkably precocious even as a child, and at 18 she was in her worn-, anhood. I say this in the face of the criticism heaped on me in regard to eloping with one so young. "I wish it to be remembered that at this time I was at the height of my success. The near future promised for me all the sacerdotal world had to offer. I threw aside everything and took the girt "I knew exactly what the payment would be. I knew the storm that would follow. 1 knew I became a criminal. I knew it all. and I did it. "Here in San Francisco I learned the difference between the East and West. In the East I would have been stoned and put in jail; in the West people came to my aid to help me out. They understood that I had only. one course to pursue, which was to stick to the mother of my child. I expected a hounding, and instead 1 received noth ing but kindness and offers. "And now all I ask is to be allowed to live my life, not as Jere Knode Cooke, unfrocked pastor of St George's Church, but as Jere Balcom, painter and decorator, who draws a week's wages for a week's work." PUBLIC PRINTER RESIGNS Charles S. Stlllings Quit Will Give No Reasons. WASHINGTON. March 16. Public Printer Charles S. Stlllings today ten dered his resignation to the President, and it has been accepted. Mr. Stlllings' successor has not yet been named. Mr. Stlllings declined to night to discuss the matter for pub lication. Welcome in Australia. . MELBOURNE, March 16. Preparations already .have been begun to welcome the American battleship fleet next Winter and a royal reception is assured. The Federal Ministers are planning en tertainments and the state governments have promised to co-operate. HOBART, Tasmania, March 16. The legislative council has adopted a resolu tion asking the Tasmanian government to Invite the American fleet to visit Tas mania. Indictments Are Cpheld. RENO, Nev.. March 16. Judge Lan sran In the District Court at Carson to day upheld all the Indictments against T. B. Rickey, ex-president of the State Bank Trust Company.- The derenst has made a motion to quash tne charges because it was alleged that some members of the grand jury were depositors in the bank. The defense has now put in a demurrer which comes up for argument. ' FEARS PREMATURE BURIAL Boston Physician Has Been Engaged " to Make Tests. Boston Dispatch to New York World. That the fear of being burled alive is not confined to the Ignorant is as serted by Dr. John Dixwell, of this city, who says that he has been en gaged by high court officers, said to be United States Supreme Court Judges, to make certain that each of these men is dead before his casket is sealed. Dr. Dixwell says that he himself was once pronounced, dead by several physicians in consultation. This fear has crystallized Into a bill now before the General Court of Mass achusetts which, if it passes, will com pel all bodies pronounced dead to be submitted to no less than ten tests, the most certain known to medical sci ence, at the hands of no less than two practicing physicians, before final dis position can be made. The startling assertion is made at the legislative hearing that no less than two persons in every 1000 pro nounced dead are burled alive, and when the opponents of Dr. Dixwell's theory declare that embalming ends all such possibilities, the doctor replies that such measures are nothing short of murder when applied to persons not really dead. Dr. Dixwell makes the following statement regarding his own experi ence In this matter: "I myself came near being buried alive about 85 years ago, for I was pronounced dead after a consultation of which no less expert a phj-eiclan than the late Dr. Henry L. Bowdltch was the head, and It was only because I decided not to die that I am here today. There were six men who agreed that life was extinct, and I defy any one to get together six more eminent doctors in this city or Cambridge than the men who served on the board that made that error. The horror of death in this form is universal as -to the classes, and once It takes hold of a man or a woman it cause worry that cannot be estimated in its results. Worry kills as certainly as does disease, and is worse than dis ease In that it cannot be checked in its inroads by medicines. Its only cure Is by the removal of Its cause. That can and should be done in the case of fear of burial alive. The remedy that is sure is to wait, and there is no reason tor haste In burying a body. Fighting Men In Congress. Baltimore Sun. Ought those who suffer disappoint ments to solace themselves with a chastisement of the minority leader? If that is to be the rule, the minority leader of the House ought to be cho sen with regard principally to his ability to meet all comers. Marquis of Queensberry style. If this plan should not be advisable, the minority leader ought to secure the servlcea of some broad-shouldered, heavily mus cled man to act as his bodyguard. Congress makes no appropriation for this purpose, but the contingent fund might be utilized. If Senators, as was shown not long ago, can buy out of the Senate's contingent fund horse feed, opera glasses, pomade, and face powder, the house might provide a low-browed, square-shouldered, heavy Jawed man of action to a?t as "boun cer" for statesmen who control com mittee assignments. We do not know to what extent the impetuosity and pugnacity of statesmen are stimulated by the fighting man in the White House. The Influence is doubtless felt In some degree. But we think men past middle age ought to be men of peace. As a rule, they are not in phy sical trim. They do not know how to fight with grace and dash. They are not irladlators. but mushy and awk ward. Let them refer their controver sies to The Hague conference. Then they will . lose neither beauty, nor temper, nor godliness. TURNS ON SCREWS Mayor Miller Issues "Blue Law" Orders to Police. RED LIGHTS ALL PUT OUT Illuminating Signs Removed From Restricted District City' Ordi nances Will Be Enforced Against Gambling. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 16. (Special.) Mayor Miller on the day of his inau guration ordered the removal of all lights and illuminated signs in the restricted district. Captain Irving Ward was ap pointed acting Chief of Police- and In structed to order all lights and illu minating signs In the tenderloin removed. As the result of this order, the district was practically in darkness tonight, the only lights allowed being inside the houses. Mayor Miller stated that this was the first nova in cleaning up Seat tle's tenderloin. The police department' were also In structed to enforce state laws and city ordinances against gambling and gambling devices. These orders are the most - sweeping; ever issued by a chief executive in this city and it is announced iy Mayor Miller that his first instructions are to be followed with in a short time by orders removing the tenderloin entirely from its present loca tion. RAWHIDE WANTS BCRNS FIGHT Offers $20,000 fc-r Match on Rail road Day in Four Months. RENO. Nev., March 16. Joe Eagan, formerly private secretary of Jim Cor bett and now a wealthy mineowner of Fairvlew. this state, nas organized a club at Rawhide and has cabled an of fer of $21,000 to Tommy Burns to fight there on Railroad Day, within four months. He says this is business ana that the fight will be a go. QUEER DISAPPEARANCES Men Who Incur Wrath of Govern ments or Secret Societies. London Answers. Wild as the theory may seem, it is by no means Improbable that Individuals who have Incurred the ban of foreign govern ments or secret organizations . who have sought shelter in the metropolis have been kidnaped practically in open day light in London and "suitably dealt with." Only a few years ago Dr. Sun-Yet-Sen, a prominent member of the now powerful "Young China" party, was seized in broad daylight in Portland Place by two of his compatriots and hustled Into the Chinese Embassy. He had incurred" the enmity of the Empress, and he had been kidnaped according to her instructions and conveyed to the embassy, with the ultimate Intention of placing him on board a ship in the Thames and trans porting Aim to China, where he would in evitably have been beheaded had he not, after some days' incarceration, been suc cessful in throwing a letter out of a win dow which caused the British authorities to demand his release. The numerous Russian refugees many of whom are famous in science and liter ature who have made London their home, live in constant dread of being drugged by emissaries of the Czar and smuggled back to the solitudes of Siberia. To this day the compatriots of Serglus Stepniak, the Russian author, smile at the coroner's tury who returned a verdict of "accident al death" when Stepnlak's mangled body was found on a level crossing on tne rail way line. They argue that a power like Russia can find emissaries who will do strange deeds for gold, even in the heart of London. a Take the case of the distinguished scien tist. Prince Peter Kropotkln, for instance. After his escape from the prison fortress of St. Peter and Paul, he settled In h.ng land, but frequently had to visit the con tinent, where he was employed, as corre spondent for the Times. While In Geneva a high-placed official warned Kropotkln who, by the way, is first cousin to tne present Czar that he was shadowed with a view to being surreptitiously seized and conveyed to St. Petersburg. MAKING OVER A CITY Leavenworth, Kan., Is to Try Gov ernment by Commission, x Kansas City Star. When the business men of Leavenworth paraded the streets in the rain to the noisy salute of whistles and bells, they were celebrating the downfall of the old order the advent of the modern city. For the adoption of the commission form of government at the election yes terday means or should mean the sub stitution of efficient administration for government by liquor agents through a circumlocution office. The election waa of much more than local significance. It gave expression to grievances that are felt In every growing American city. Moreover, the remedy that Leavenworth chose city government by a board of directors instead of by ward Aldermen is commending itself to an increasing number of cities from Bos ton to Galveston. Leavenworth has been governed after the fashion of cities of the first class in Kansas by a council elected by wards Each of the six wards elected one Alder man every Spring for a two-year term. With ward interests to be subserved and with ward politics to be played it was difficult to persuade . representative men to become Aldermantc candidates. Consequently the Council fell under the control of the special Interests, espe cially of the liquor agents. The govern ment became increasingly extravagant and inefficient. Offices were not kept within the city's income. The streets were not cleaned and the tax levy went above 6 per cent. It was the emergency in city affairs that made Leavenworth follow the ex ample of Galveston, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Des Moines and turn to the commision plan for relief. Briefly, the purpose of the commission plan is to concentrate authority and re sponsibilityto give city officials power to do things and then to hold them re sponsible for results, to reduce the num ber of elective officers bo that the voters may select them Intelligently, and to get rid of conflicting ward interests by elect ing the governing board on a general ticket. Specifically a Kansas law modeled af ter the successful Galveston charter and enacted last year, provides that these re sults may be attained as follows by cities of the first class to which Leaven worth belongs: The Mayor and Ward Council are abol ished. Their place is taken by a board consisting; of a Mavox and four othar Commissioners elected at large on the first Tuesday In April of each odd num bered year. The term of office Is two years. Nominations are made by ballot primaries or by petition and the names of candidates are printed on the ballot, not in party columns, but in alphabet ical order. In cities of between 15.000 and 30.000 population the salary of the Mayor Is not to exceed J1500 a year; of Commissioners, $1000. The Mayor presides at the week ly meeting of the commission, but has no veto power. He is ex-offlclo Commis sioner of the police and fire -departments and Is vested with a general supervision of city affairs. The Commissioners have practically full control of the municipal business. Their functions correspond to a degree to those of the directors of a corpora tion. By majority vote the board desig nates one of Its members to the depart ment of finance and revenue, another to that of water works and street lighting. a third to that of streets and public im provements and the fourth to that of parks and public property. The Commissioner of Finance and Rev enue has under his especial charge the preparation of the annual budget, the levy of taxes and the collection of all city revenues. The Commissioner of Water Works and street lighting is responsible for the con struction, maintenance and operation of the water works owned by the city where there Is municipal ownership, and for any system of street lighting. The Commissioner of streets and pub lic improvements has charge of streets and alleys and all public improvements made in them, such as sidewalks, paving, bridges and sewers. ' To him naturally fallB the supervision of the engineering department andof the manner In which franchise gran are lived up to. The Commissioner of Parks and Public Property has charge also of the health department and Is directed to see that streets, alleys and public grounds are kept In sanitary condition. Any further assignment of city busi ness is left to the commission as a whole. In other cities that have adopted the plan it has worked out on a business basis. That is, every Commissioner has been virtually in charge of his own de partment and responsible to the people for results. If some Important matter should come up in some department re quiring an ordinance to take care of it, the Commissioner would briefly outline his reasons for the ordinance, other mem bers of the board .would discuss it and then it would be approved. Thus. James Smith, Street Commission er, would have practically a free hand In taking care of the streets. If he got re sults people would know who was re sponsible and they would say: ' Smith is a bully Street Commissioner. We never had such clean streets before. We want him again." The fact that he hadn't given Bill Jones of the First Ward, a Job as street-sweeper would not count against him with the voters at large. The long list of elective city officers Is abolished under the new plan. Experi ence has shown that the more elective officers there are, the less real choice the voter has, for the simple reason that he can know little about their rec ord and qualifications. By a majority vote the Commissioners elect a City Attorney, Clerk. Treasurer, Auditor, Engineer, Superintendent of Streets, a Superintendent and Secretary of Water Works, Fire Marshal, Chief of Police, City Physician. Judge of the Po lice Court, Superintendent of Parks, As sessor, and such assistants and other offi cers as may be deemed necessary. Again, in other' cities, this plan has worked out In permitting the Commis sioner at tne head of a department to se lect his subordinates subject to ratifica tion by the board as a whole. Franchises and the conduct of public service corporations are. especially pro vided for under the commission plan. No franchise can be granted by the commission for a term longer than 20 years. Further, no franchise can become effective until the expiration of 60 days from the date of passage. Within that time a petition signed by 10 per cent of the voters may compel the calling of a special election, the expense of which must be borne by the company asking Show Up in Fine Form Chances Are Good for the Portland Team Being Well Up in the Race for the Pennant Some Comments on the Way the Players Work Out. BY WILL G. MACRAE. SANTA BARBARA, March 16. (Spe cial.) Two games with the second teams of the Chicago White 'Sox gave me a good line on the ball tossers that M Credie has surrounded himself with. It is safe to predict at this time, barring accidents, that the players who will wear Portland uniforms will give a good ac count of themselves. . We may not win the Pacific Coast League pennant, that Is a gamble, of course, but the fans can depend upon it that the team will be up in the race and fighting the leaders. While it may be too early and not fair to pass Judgment on the other teams in the league, because I haven't seen them In action, it will do no harm to tell the home fans what the baseball critic of the Chicago Record-Herald, . who is traveling with the first White Sox team, said after Thursday's game. After little Bloomfield had pitched five innings and the team behind him had worked like a piece of well oiled machinery, he said: "Portland Is stronger at the bat than Los Angeles and your infield is by far stronger than last season's pennant winners. Judging from what 1 was told at Los Angeles, that Berry has the strongest team in your league, I must confess I can't see how they can keep Portland out of the leadership. Mc Credie, it strikes me, has material around him that will make a well balanced team. Your boys, certainly look good to me. They played a wonderful game consider ing, as you tell me, that your men have only been in training a little over a week. What I saw of the Oakland team leads me to believe they have the weakest team in your league. San Francisco and Los Angeles will have to go some to beat the team I saw play this afternoon." Catcher Sullivan, the Sox star back stop, was also Of the same opinion. He had played In the games against Los Angeles and Oakland, and he also thought we were faster and could hit the ball harder. Of course with a streak of bad luck, all these predictions may fade away. So far McCredle Is having a great streak of luck. Every man on the team has escaped serious hurt and it Is re markable how well the pitchers are rounding up. Lanky Bobby Groom, who usualy suffers with a sore arm and muscles for at least a month, could Jump in right now and pitch a corking game, and he has been here only about a week. Casey is another player who usually suffers with a sore arm and but this Spring he Is having no trouble at all and he never played faster ball than he did In the two games against the big leaguers. What has rounded out the players so well Is the delightful climate here and the salt baths the men take twice a day. I thought when I first saw McCredle drilling his team that he was sending them along too fast, and that he would sure develop a hospital corps, but he seems to know his business. What has helped is the even tempera ture. Every day is alike. The sun is warm and there is no cold wind blowing to stiffen up the boys after they break out in a sweat. The best sample of what this climate can do for an athlet. In training is the showing of Danzig. He Baking Powj lb caly Baking Pewder made pgjpalgsip H with Royal Grapa Crsaia of Tartar jp ' ' "j 1 1 ma&a bm grapes ltr Insures healthful and f& delicious food for every . f I home every day I kds Ji Safeguards jwr foci agatast rr the franchise. If a majority of the votes cast at the election shall be in the nega tive the franchise shall become null and void. Thus franchise grabs are effectually blocked. In dealing with public service corpora tions the commission has the power which was granted to Missouri Coun cils by the enabling act, adopted at the special session of the Legislature. The commission may regulate the charges and services of the public utili ties; it may require railroads to build and maintain viaducts and approaches and pay the land damages when they have been established by condemnation proceedings. The plan here outlined Is essentially that which is being increasingly adopted. The chief modifications in it are those prwlded in the new Iowa law which is to become effective In Des Moines next month. That provides for the "recall" of Commissioners by a special election sheuld they prove derelict and also Insti tutes a scheme for the Initiative and ref erendum. But everywhere the idea Is to get sim plicity and direct responsibility to cut out the red tape. Undoubtedly the commission plan will not give efficient or honest government If administered by incompetent or dis honest men. But it will give the people a chance to know which of their commis sioners are especially efficient and to recognize at once a worthless man or a boodler. There can be none of the pres ent dodging of responsibility. Leavenworth has decided wisely to in stitute its new era of efficiency by put ting up & citizens' ticket under tho ril- f rectlon of the Greater Leavenworth Club. The Republicans, at least, have agreed to make no nominations, so it ought to be possible with the April election for the city to start the new regime under the best possible conditions. This will be In keeping with the vote In which the city adopted the new motto of American municipalities Efficiency! arrived here Wednesday morning, put on a uniform the same afternoon and the next day played the full nine innings against Chicago. He came out of the meelee feelmg fit as a fiddle. I like this big fellow and it is going to be a pretty duel between him and Ken nedy for the permanent position at first. He may not be as fast on his fet as Kennedy, but he seems to get over more jrround and can reach farther. He throws like a shot and is accurate, and lere he has it on Kennedy a little. i am glad that the task of choofcne- be tween Danzig and Kennedy Is on Man ager Mack's shoulders, for I am rather sweet on the way Kennedy plays the bag. ' McCredle is still anxiously awaiting the arrival of Klnsella, Raftery, Madde.-i and the Indian, Pinonce. Raftery has been balking and did not leave Chicago until Thursday. Madden Is with him. Mc Credle Is not worrying aboutRaftcry, for If he isn't a good dog, both Kennedy and Malloy are ready to slip Into his uni form. Little Red ' Walsh will do for one of the caichers. I watched him closely In two giiii-s and am convinced tl-it he is all right. He has a wise Irish hjad on his shDulders and Is In the game every minute. Walsh will make good with the Portland fans, because he is full of pep per and Is always encouraging his pitcher. He and Bloomfield will make the smallest battery In the league and they look as much alike as brothers. Whalen. the other catcher, is lazy and I doubt whether he will make the team. He will have to ginger up a whole lot. Carr will not be able to get Cooney's place, although he Is a fair infielder. Cooney Is lightning fast and is a heady base-runner. He was the sorest of the bunch, but Kennedy took him in hand and has rubbed him until he is all over it. Kennedy, by the way. has been a Jewel. He spends several hours a day rubbing the kinks out. of sore muscles and Joints and he does It freely and will ingly. Unless there should be a kickup with Raftery. I have my doubts about Mal loy wearing the letter. He is a swell outfielder, but weak at the bat. Mc Credle is trying to teach him the art of lining them out. McCredie would like to get a good third baseman out of his crew. He would like to make a utility man out of Ote Johnson, because John son can play any position well and Is better than the average pitcher. The beauty of Johnson Is that he can sure souse the ball. Of the pitchers, of course the regulars will be Groom, Klnsella. Bloomfield and Marshall. The battle will be between Pernoll, Lakaff and Harmon. Pernoll and Lakaff are southpaws, while Har mon is a right-hander. Lakaff seems to have a better break to his curve ball than Pernoll. He pitches with his whole body, while the Grants Pass lad uses his soupbone entirely. It is McCredie's intention to carry two left-handers, so both may make the team. Harmon will have to go some to supplant Bloomfield or Marshall. Bassey, if he keeps up his start, will be a fixture in the outfield. McCredle, however, will not settle on his lineup until he sees all of bis men in action. BORDER FEUD'S MYSTERY Contest of Race Elements at the Bot tom of Many Crimes. Chicago Tribune. The tragic etxl of James Hargis at Jack son, Ky., calls attention once again to the peculiar .conditions of life which have marked a state long known as "the dark and bloody ground." That a man who had taken several lives in the course of a bit ter feud should die by the shots fired by his own son only emphasizes the strange ness of a social organization where life is held so cheap and where the guilty so often escape the punishment provided for by law. XOKTHWEST BREVITIES. Salem, Or. The Railroad Commission has ordered the Portland Railway Lig-ht & Power Company to construct and maintain at Milwa-ukle a frlsbt depot larre enougn to afford shelter for a carload of freight. This action was taken In response to pe tition. Chehalis, Wash. Chairman Albert Sehooley has called a meeting of the Lewis County Democratic -Central Committee in Chehalis, Saturday, March 21. Salem, Or. Alexander Held, of Portland, today filed notice of his candidaoy for Re publican nomination for Food and Dairy Commissioner. J. w. Bailey Is the other Re publican aspirant for the office. - ealefh. Or. F. A. Welch, secretary of the State Fair Board, has received notice that Marlon, Clatsop, lane and Columbia Coun ties have already made appropriations to pay the expense of county exhibits at the State Fair this Fall. The appropriations will run ire from .100 to .'.00. nie State Fair Board offers olKht premiums, aggregatin f.1300 for the county exhibits. Ban Francisco The answer'of Thomas -T. Ford, superintendent of malls In ttie San Francisco poatofflce. to the charges preferred a-Kalnst him by Postmaster Arthur Fink were filed with the latter Monday. Mr. Ford had been at the head of the mailing division for 23 years. He became Involved in charges against the Postmaster and eventually charges were preferred by Mr. Flsk against Mr. Ford and an order came from Washing ton suspending the latter. San Francisco Five thousand four hun dred and sixty-one colonists is the total number coming over the Southern Pacific lines during the first 15 days of March. This shows an average influx of 8H4 settlers a day. These people are in search of farm lands. It Is said over 2K.000 homeeeekera will be here by the end of April. Albany. Or. The final debate for the championship of the Collegiate Debating League of Oregon for this year will take place between Albany College and the Ore gon State Normal School, at Monmouth, April 10. -The question for discussion Is: "Resolved. That strikes on the whole haTe been beneflda.ll" The Normal School ha the affirmative and Albany College the nega tive. Vancouver, Wash. The Warren Construc tion Company resumed the work of the paving of two miles of Vancouver streets today, after a delay or several months. Bttullthlc -pavement Is to be put down on Main and Washington streets and the inter secting cross streets from First to Twelfth street. La Grande, Or. The newly-eleoted Mayor ana council iook cnarge of the city s ad ministration tonight. Mayor Hall succeeds lit. a. .Kicnarason. Oregon City. Or. Albert Deakln w burled this afternoon In Clackamas Cem etery. He died Saturday night of eon sumption, aged 29. Deakln was single and is survived Dy xour Drotners and two sisters. Oregon City. Or. President H. M. Crooks, of Albany College, this morning delivered the address at assembly to the students of the .Barclay High bchool. Pocatello, Idaho. District Judge Budge yesterday sentenced ensries Evans, the ne gro, found guilty of murder in the second degree, to life imprisonment. Evans shot and killed his employer, Robert Jackson, a saloonkeeper, at McCammon. 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