' TUB OREQOI DAILY JOURNALS PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 25. 1307. CHASE GERMS SAYS L0CEUV00D DISOBEYED LAW r.lORPHirJE SLAVE "HALF-DOLLAR" STABS NEGRESS IN BITTER WAR A PITIFUL SIGHT TO LEAVE WOODS DEf.lURRAGEi.lEll easaneasaaasssnsssnSBawsHs... Northern Lines Propose to Make - It More Than , Hot for - Lumber Shippers. u : Son of Dollar Bili St. Clair Is . . . Sought -by the Police for Crime. . ;.. ' . ' Mrs. Ordway Comes Back . Mrs. Dow-Currier, Assist , ; , ant on Oregon. , v". at State Board of Health Will Rs - quire Railroads to Clean , " Cars Thoroughly. - Deputy District Attorney Moter Takes Lawyer to Task for , -. 7 His Statements k Watt Point Craduats, Son of I Nsw York Millionaire, Found t Wandering on Street. DEA1ICE PLAY17RIGHTS IM CANDIDATES FROH COACHES Voters Awaitnig , Further , An " nouncements Before They,; 7 Register for Election. . .'. ' : . Voters whe have changed their resi AGED FATHER APPEARS WITH BOY IN COlfRT Drug Habit; Bmlt of Injections ' ' drew Edward -Martin, Oregon '; , University Student, While Suffer. lug From Malaria in Cuban War. - A graduate fro West Point to the Class of 'it. son of a millionaire, form erly a lieutenant In the artillery oorpa T-n- Rtatm irmr. active participant ... n the Cuban cam palm, at one time .ojj . . the ataff of uni- thv-iwi iJor.utjraaarJnaBca sxpertat. the Bandy Hook teetlng grounda, at present atudent In the department of the Unl ' "varsity of Oregon, yet ' withal a eon N firmed slave of tha-morphlne habit, la the pathetic and highly Interesting atory of Edward H. Martin, who waa taken Into - cuatody by Patrolman Lelseyeerly ' yeaterday morning at Sixteenth and Davie street , , ; . Waa Wanderfac am tree. .... . Martin waa found acting In a sus- nnMr &t tne location men tioned and owing to hla Inability to - giro a satisfactory account of hlmseir waa p la cod under arrest, In the police court thla morning Martin pera and Rev. Father McDevltt were on band to Intercede for the fallen man. The former army officer waa brought -be-for Judge Cameron and presented a pitiable apeetacle. ' '" - , ' . . Gaunt, hollow-eyed and emaciated from exoesaive use of the deadly drug, Martin stood trembling before the court. Although, a nerroua wreck, Martina military training asaerted Iteelf at times and with squared shoulders, heels together and head to the front the eol- dler In tha man became evident Signs Agreement. Judge Cameron, after a consultation with Father McDevltt and .the alder Martin, determined to give tha young man a chance. To that end, a stipula tion was prepared, "which Martin signed. The agreement provides that In- tha event that he Is ever brought before the polloe tribunal again the extreme penalty of 19 days on the rockpllo will be meted out to htm. Hugh Marttn. the father. Is a wealthy '. real estate dealer of New Tork and re . sides at 627 East 149th street In that city. Deslroua of ascertaining how bis , son waa prospering In the west, Marttn ' senior came to tha coast a few daya ago, only to find that a change of climate and scenery failed to break ale son of his terrible vice. Upon hearing of the arrest of his boy yesterday the ,' broken-hearted old man visited Chief '. Gritsmacher to secure advice aa to what action to take. The chief advised con 4 ftnement at Kelly Butte as a core but . apparently Martin waa averse to having child Incarcerated with tha crimi nals confined there, . - To . a Journal representative this morning the New Torker stated that his son contracted the morphine habit while In Cuba during the Bpantsb-Amerle .n war. Stricken with malaria, one of the 'army surgeons prescribed a compound ' containing morphine for tha young offl cer. and as this mixture was the only .'. thing that gave him relief Martin was ; soon a slave to the drug. After the war young Martin waa on the ataff of General Mertitt and waa aaalgned for duty at Sandy Hook. He ' is an expert mathematician and waa ; one of the offlcera in charge of testing high-power guns. He became Involved 1n some difficulty with . Major-Oeneral ' Oorbm and was ordered court-martialed. .' Before the trial, however, Martin ten- .i., tiia resignation, which waa ac cepted by the offlclala r ' . The young man's .wife resides . with I hint hare. .... ' - . . - : ' ;' ! '. HOOSE HIS ESCAPE ; ' FROH HUGH FOES Charles Vandell Commits Sui- , clde in County Jail and Mike ' ; . Johnson Cuts His Throat. 1 laboring under tha delusion that hs Waa being purauea ny anemwe -" wished to rob him tt hla money, Charles Vandell hanged himself some time ear y . -- noniini at the county JalL Within a few hours of tha time Vandell hanged himself. Mike Johnson, a county charge, committed autclde at the county poor farm by cutting his throat v vandell waa brought to tha county latl Ust Friday and was examined as to ' hla sanity. It was tha Intention of the county to aend him to Salem, where he would be placed In the atate asylum. Jailer Mitchell la firm In tha belief that had a night watchman been al lotted to the Jail, Vandell would be alive "today. Mitchell aald that ha got up from hla bed at midnight and went to Vandelfa cell, where he found the man crying. After qulatlng htm. Mitchell Induced him to lie down and go to sleep. Sunday morning his body was found suspended from above , hla cell 'VandeU possessed about $100 and left a' sister In Finland, Coroner Flnley notified the alster of her brother's "johnson, who committed . suicide at tha -county farm, was a consumptive and ad but a few daya to live. Rather than linger In pain ha secured a rasor ,and slashed bis throat ao that he bled 'to death. ' " v Vandell was about II years of age ; and .Johnoon II. j '. . STEUNENBERG CASE AT' ' BOISE EARLY IN MAY Jeeraal Bpeelal aer,). a Caldwell. Ida, March .!. a Judge Fremont Wood this morn- , Ing overruled tha motion for a ) change of venue In the ease .of . ) Mover, Haywood and Pettlbone, a but gave tha dofense Its option s of having the trial at Boiee or Caldwell. .- Tha defense an- ' d nounced a preference for Boise. The trial will be had soon after May I.. ; '-. ,,.' .. ' w Fnnrrat of rrarl Tapfrr. Funeral services over tha body of I'ntela Tapfer will s held at Flnleys ciapel tomorrow at 1 p. m. Friends ' ere Invited to attend. The Interment will be at Greenwood cemetery. dence or who are entitled to vote for the first time since the last election are alow In registering their names and residences with County Clerk Fields, for only It new voters have registered and bur tit ehanree of residence have been noted on the hooka. ' - Of the new voters. 111 are Republicans and II Democrats. - While thla la an un usual showing It Is not considered sig nificant at - this time because of tha small number of men who have regis tered. The expectation among tha court house attaches la that the voters will wait ns -the taxpayers did last month, and not register until the laat few days, when a rush will occur that will swamp tha office. a Many voters have come to the court- house in the past few days, stood around for e ehort time and thtn arrived at tnT: conclusion tbst they -would wait until near the eloaa of the registration period In order to find out who tha candidates will be. Tha reason assigned for this action on tha part of tha voters Is that many of them have friends In both par ties who are likely to be candidates. In order fb vote for their friend's nomi nation at the primaries, they must bo registered as belonging the same party aa the candidate. They are said to do thla whether they Intend to vote for their friend at tha election or not Tha books are open only for voters at tha coining city election. Inasmuch as part of precinct 87 has been taken Into tha city llmlta since tha last regis tration, tha voters residing In that part of precinct 17 which has been taken in. will vote In precincts It, St. IS. Notions have been sent to all tha voters in the section affected and they will have to regiater anew at this time or lose their vote. , . , ; j - STRIKE SITUATI07I IS -BECOMING MORE ACUTE -''"? "- " . Thirty-Seven Thousand Firemen . and Engineers Make New J " Demands for Wages. m Chicago; March It. Tha railroad situ ation Is more acuta today. New de mands for Increased wagea and reduced hours have been made by the 17,000 firemen ana engineers who were form erly firemen. Grand Master Harahan la holding a conference with the managers, , who are also considering the conduct ors' and railway trainmen's grievances. Tne railroad men sum up the situation aa tha last straw, .They say tha legis lation regulating freight and reducing fares, together with . advanced rates of Interest and tha alumplng of stocks are all detrimental and the roads will be hampered to the extent of Imperiling the country's prosperity,, i - a t It Is of flclslly announced that with half of the vote counted tha trainmen favor standing by the demands of the railroad firemen and englneera for a II per cent Increase In wages and shorter hours. The railroad s declare they will ' it them, . The next atep is a do-1 not grant them. - The next step elston by either side, or the strtks com mlttea here has . full power to call a strike. Another vote will be taken before tha order Is given to Involve other unions. - Ths managers' committee will confer again Tuesday. . GOOD MORNING'S WORK PERFORMED . '. aaMvMasMBiaasHBBasBeaaaa t ' - a T r. M. C. A. Solicitors Report Fine .7 Progress Jn tho Campaign at ', : vv "... Noon, Today. ', In two hours this morning ths 20 "Everybody . Gives", committees se cured for the T. M. C. A. building fund a total of I2.2S1. This announcement was made at the noon luncheon given the workers st the T. M. C A. gym naalum, and makes a total reported to noon today of about f If, 000 that has been aubscrlbed within the few hours the campaign has been under way. The committees are today working In ths territory between -Stark and Alder streets, from the river on the west slds to Twenty-third street. The largest amount seen red by the committees this morning was 1304.60, secured by committee No. I. and second earns committee No. 4, with a total of till. That the entire ttO.OOO will be raised and raised easily before tha end 6f thtr week is considered certain, not only by the executive committee but by every man of tha 100 who ta discovering how the citizens of tha city are taking hold of thla campaign. POLICE STEP ON THEIR OWN TOES Took Eight of Tbem to Arrest B07 and Then Fall to Sustain V " Charge la Court. Harry Coleman, an 11-year-old youth, employed by the Western Union Tele graph company, was arrested at 11:10 o'clock last night by ' Detectives Kay and Klenlln and a' posse of sin patrol men, on a charge of resisting aa officer and drunkenness, after an ' exciting chase across the housetops at Fourth and Washington streets. In the police court this morning there was no svtdence to substantiate the charges preferred against ths defend ant and be waa released from custody. Detective Klenlln, whom tha youth struck In the face, swore to a complaint on an assault and battery charge. Coleman and another lad became en gaged In an altercation over which should escort a young girl to her home. Kay and Klenlln appeared on the scene and tha latter attempted to separate the warring 'youths. Klenlln received a shortarm jolt on tha Jaw from Coleman. Detective Kay rushed In and struck Coleman on tha head with the butt end of a revolver. . Coleman then took to his heels and ran Into the building In the rear of the telegraph office on Stark street Tha two officers, reinforced by six patrol men, took up the chase and Coleman in an attempt to avoid capture Jumped through a skylight and was stunned, ("peelal Diapatrb ta Tke leeraaL) Seattle. Wash March II. That lum bermen who urged ths legislature to pass a law enabling tha railroad com mission to deliver cars when ordered by shippers and providing for tha collection of tl per day demurrage on" cars not delivered after six days notion, will be begging for a special session of ths legislature to 'repeal tha demurrage act la tha prediction of high railroad offi cials Who were present at tha executive conference In Seattle Saturday. That conference was tha most mo mentous that has been held by railroad dignitaries In Seattle for many daya It was called ostensibly to consider the new rules promulgated by the railroad business of the state. The reciprocal demurrage act that new law which tha umbf ., manufacturers and Abingle- makers of the atate hope to see grow Into a club mightier than tha big stick st Washington, waa hold up for the con templation of the heads of tha legal and trafflo departments -of the Great Northern. Northern Pacific and Harri man systems. . , rtfty e Cent Balsa la Kails. That tha word "war" waa menUoned la not denied. Tha. the war will be In ths ahapa of vigorous and far-reaching reprisals against tha lumbermen who framed tha offensive bill la admitted. Guarded though tha men who attended that conference are. It Is known posi tively that acting with tha knowledge and tacit approval of James J. Hill. president of tha Great Northern ana tne controlling factor in ths Northern Pa cific the legal department of the North ern Paclflo on tha west and urged that the rata on lumber from tha sound to Minneapolis and St Paul be raised to a point where tha earnings would take care of any possible expense the-rail roads would be put . -o becauae of ua operations of tha demurrage measure. . The fla-ura waa put at (0 cents, as against tha prevailing rata of 40 cental per hundred. I tl.la admitted tnat ir tnis rata goes Into effect It will be attacked as extor tionate by the lumbermen before - tha Interstate commerce commission. RAllADSlflT (10 REGULATION Lesson Taught by Railroad Agi tation That Public Should Not Yield Authority. . . (Journal gneet! genlee. Chicago, March 26 W illiam J. Bryan, speaking here today on railroad agita tion, said: "Tha only political lesson taught by tha present agitation toward federal regulation la that tha publle should not give local authority over to railroads l th request of managera who don't want to be regulated at alL "We should preserve the dual character of our government congress regulating interstate buainesa and allowing states tha regulation of their Internal matters such as transportation ana so rortn. "The fact that railroad mansgers wish to rid themselves of state authority and substitute congressional authority Is only another proof that tha farther re moved la a legislature from, the people. tha less responsible It Is to ths people. Ths railroad managera prefer to deal with one legislative body rather than with forty-five of them.' . Bryan doea not think that tha federal control outlined by Rockefeller. Harri- man. and others Is In keeping with his speech at Madison Square last fall. . He said: "The ultimate result of tha railroad situation will necessarily be government ownership." Bryan would not discuss Roosevelt's attitude In favoring tha con trol of all tha roads under a new rats law. ' Bryan's position has taken by surprise the railroad men and is a bombshell to their desires. EASTER FASHIONS' BRING OUT CROWDS - - -:- y ' In spite of the nn-Kmster weather the dresg salons of Olds, Wortman King's store have been visited by many eager fashion-watchers today. A peep at the beautiful windows outside has been enough to draw them In for never has the store srranged prettier show win dows. Imported gowns representing the new shades of russet brown end sulphur greens are the handsomest showings of tha spring season and elaborate hata to match are dreams of loveliness. . In street suits there has never been such a season for stripes and checks. They are made up more elaborately than before, comtmlng straight with bias or borlxontal stripes. Silk ' combination suits are extremely good with silk coats and woll skirts showing the same color In atrlpe. plaid or check. Silk coata will be used much again, also in stripes and checks. Tha eton Jacket Is tha best thing but the cutaway Is ths latest and haa gained much popularity. The bos coat Is still good. Sleeves ere elabor ate and lean toward tha Gibson style to give the broad shoulder effect Tha new kimono sleeve Is popular In coata Waists snd evening dresses are stead ily growing more elaborate with' an abundance of hand embroidery. . ' Hats, too, show a tendency to become more elaborate. Real ostrich tlpa In more than one shade are popular and load down tha pattern hats.. Quantities of roses sre used again. Many hata ere made of rrftl lacs snd some of mollne in many thicknesses. , But ths braids, the mllam, the horsehair and leghorn are the thing. The hats are large and made mostly In the drooplnit styles. There are many quaint - shapes that show a tendency to revive the old-fashioned, picturesque bonnet-hat made with lots of ribbon and flowers. , JUDGMENT AGAINST , PENNSYLVANIA ROAD (Jonrsal Spertat Berries.) Trenton. N. J., March 16. Judgment for 11.114,741 was recorded in tha supreme court today sgalnst the Penn sylvania road, for falling to obey ths order of tha chief Justice to pay one half of one per cent of the main stem tax iiinder the Perkins lnw. This In cludes ths ysarly tax. with Interest and oat ' Belle Murray, a young negroes, was tahki ,-t. in ths neck at an earlv hour this morning by Robert St. -Clair, better known as "Half Dollar," and the son of "Dollar Bill" St Clair, a well keowa colored real estate dealer. The cutting affray occurred In Jackson's restaurant, winirxna rswew soon after I a. m.. and St Clair Is now K.i .niKki H the nolloa. The woman lies at the Good Samaritan hospital suffering from two serious wounue w ths neck, but she la expected to recover, luinim ia , mimKi aa the motive for the crime. 'The woman In tha case entered Jackson's ' restaurant about t o'clock thla morning . and waa later Joined by an unknown colored man, Soon afterward St Clair entered ths nlaoe and demanded to have a private conversation with tha girl? A quarrel enaued between them and upon the re turn of the -reetaurant- proprietor from tha kitchen, ths Murray woman de manded that St. Clair be ejected. , -j Jackson refused to interiors mua while he went Into an adjoining room, St Clair suddenly drew a knife, and holding tha woman by tha throat Jabbed the knife twice Into her neck. She struggled desperately to. free herself from ths grasp of tha murderous negro. and Jackson, hearing tha commotion. rushed to . her assistance. Seising a bottle of catsup, he struck St Clair on tha head, causing the latter to release his hold on his victim. - - After tha crime, Ht ciatr ran iron , w a., -. Ojwvind and Couch VII V MM. V- - streets encountered Patrolmen Tenant 4 rinn Tha enectacla of a matt running hatleas through the atreeta at auoh an hour and oieeaing premnu from a cut on the head, caused the of- flnn In nail linon 8L Clair tO halt Tha young negro paid . no heed to tha command, whereupon Tenant fired three ahota at him without effect Tha fleeing man dodged Into a nearby build ing, and made hla escape. Captain Bailey was notinea ai ponce headquartera and dispatched several patrolmen to assist in' the search. Patrolmen Oustsfson . and Phillips In crossing the Burnsido Driage were no tified that St. Clair had paased over the river a few minutes before apparently headed for hla home at 141 Tillamook street Ths police found upon Investl hia that tha lrnlfa wtelder had not been near the residence, and they later ascertained from tne anver 01 a ower? wagon that 8t Clair had been seen near the east end or tne xiurnsiae orioe-. . After the cutting, tne injuria woman ...nai tha flood Samaritan hospital In tha patrol wagon and la re- .taut ha raatlna- easily. Dr. Zieg- ler states that no Important blood ves sel waa eeverecK una - iw ahances for recovery are excellent Sev eral detectlvaa have een detailed on the case, but up to noon no clue had been secured 01 inn aiyuun . Clair. ... ,. ' " OISSER BELL-ALOSE MAKES SLAVICH STOP Defendant : In Divorce . Case t Wants to Keep on Talking to Court and Jury. ! v ; 1 Charges' and counter charges aa to the personal reputation of the parties con cerned were made In the divorce ault 3i ..-.. s. train at JsfTT fi.&YiCfl whleh'waa placed on trial in the state circuit court oeiora juug" : u.a niavich testified " this m6mlng that Slavlch has abused Tier cruelly and Inhumanely sines the birth of their 10-year-old daughter', that ha has mla- imivu child was but three weeka old. held her up by the heels snd heat her acroae the back wun a ciuin. " ... ... ... 1i ilka a slave. Ilea ni n T. ...i-a. Slavlch accused Mrs. Slavlch of being Insane: told ner Droinvre i"j trying t take his wlfs and child away front Mm; that they wanted his money; tbst Mrs. Welsh was trying to gst his -a. a.hii . 1 . from him and W1IV IIla I""- -, . Anally wound up. as the last person was leaving tne courtroom. "7 ' , . . ... wiiii.m CI. Hale of trying to take bla wife and child away from him. - . -- '. -- PENINSULA WANTS V " ' . MORE REPRESENTATION in'oirder"to "lecurs additional "repre- I, tha eltv eonnciL to Which the voters of the peninsula believe they are entitled, tne noua rmirasiTo "" tonight endeavor to cnoose a ommgnr m iw.a at larva who will re- lor suuiiviiui-ii - m celvs the suppftrt and Indorsement of the entire pemnsuin in xne pnimnm. , Councilman Vaughn now represents the ward which Includes the peninsula but ths residents of that part of the .11. av.iw .hat thav have a-rawn to that extent where they need mora represen tation. At the regular meeting tonight the club will also complete tne organisa tion of a volunteer fire department for ths piedmont nistnct. COOS BAY-AGENT TO ' GO AFTER NORWEGIANS Bfllem. March II. Captain O. Hal' lessadh of the Salvation Army, at one time in charge of tha local post, left today for Portland. He is now sta tioned at Mershfleld, Coos county, snd Is optimistic as to ths future develop ment of that country. . It is understood ha Is to be engaged by tha MarahHeld board of trnds to take a trip to Nor way and place the Immense resources of the Coos bay section before his coun trymen In sn attractive manner so ss to urge immigration westwara. DAMAGE IN CALIFORNIA FLOOD IS TEN MILLIONS (Joeraal Rpeetal gervtea.) . 4 Stockton, Cat... March 21.- . Flood conditions are steadily' Improving today. Most of the') -water has run off. Not a .reels, . 4 nation section In this district,-d with the possible exception of 0 Orand Island, is above water. No loss of life has resulted from ths second flood. Sines Satur- day the property loss In the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys Is conservatively estimated at a SlO.aoO.000. , 1 " ' '"':' WW Ths difficulties that arose between Mrs. June McMUlen Ordway and Mra Ada Dow-Currier In the recent writing! and ataxia of the nlay.. "Oregon." are. being tried out before Judge Raid in the Justice court today. Some sensa tional .charges snd counter, charges are made In the suit ' Ada Dow-Currier. brings suit against Mrs. Ordway for money due her accord ing to the contract alleged to have been maria Katwa.n 4 ra OrHwIV and herself last' summer. Mrs. Dow-Currier was' engaged by- Mrs. Ordwey to assist In j writing and preparing for presentation j ths play which appeared at tha Baker, In February. Ada uow-t.urr.er ws represented by Mra 'Ordway as a com petent person and earns from Ban Fran nispo for the nuroose above mentioned at the solicitation of Mrs. Ordway. Thers are altogether five counts upon wnicn the suit Is baaed. " " In tSe - defense-Mra. ---dwaartatea that the "plalnOff did all things which she should not have dona and nothing that she should have dons." ' Shs says thst Mra Dow-Currier actually cauaed her' damage that will . amount to at lenat tS.000. . " ' Mra Ordway alleges that Ada Dow- Currier advised unnecessary costumes and scenery "to enrich and favor Intl mats friends"; that aha ."grafted board and lodging on a pretense of reading ths play, waa In fact a household leecn. Ths defense claims that aU tha work aha waa to have dona had to be done by soma ona elaa and at an additional eoat . " " . According to ths defence. 'Mra Dow Currler became "overbearing, dictatorial and arrogant"; knowing that Mra Ord way waa of a nervous temperament shs "Insidiously and threateningly aougnt to Intimidate and control her" and at one time Informed Mra Ordway that she knew how to kill people without fear of detection: and that shs used such taottcs as a means of extortion. - . SEND NO MAIL TO AUSTRALIA Oceanic Steamship Company Will Withdraw Mail Steam ers In April. Jonl Special Service.) v New Tork. March 25. A special to ths Sun from Washington aays: "Owing to tha inability Of the govern ment to pay a subsidy in ths absence of specific approprlattona by ths congress, the Ocean Steamship company haa noti fied the postmaater-general that on April a It will withdraw It steamers w engaged In carrying malls by direct route, from Ban Francisco ta New .tea land and Australia. "Postmasters throughout tha United States hava. been lnstructsd to deollne to receive packages sddressed for deliv ery In the countries named until further orders, which will -be Issued ss soon aa other arrangementa can be made for the transportation of suchmalL Tha au thorltlea expect that contracts will soon be made for the carrlareNtf mall to Australia and New Zealand by stsamers sailing regularly fronv Vancouver and by a round about way via Liverpool or London. The postal authorities declare" that until congress authorises a subsidy It will be .impossible to dispatch mnll by direct route for long distances across ths Pacific For some yeara tha Oceanic Steamsnip company haa had a contract for transporting malls to Australia and New Zealand. ' . Under .ne law the government waa abls to pay no more than. t per out ward mile for the service- Seventeen trips a year were made, Australia paid a subsidy, but this, with the amount allowed by tha United States, waa not sufficient to make the enterprise profit abla . Tha company threatened some time go that if liberal allowances were not made It would discontinue the San Francisco-Sydney route, and hoped the sub sidy bill would be enacted Into a law. "When It failed the company made ar rangementa to go out of tho mall trans portation business. , . Offlclala of ths postofflcs department say ths Oceanlo Is the only transporta tion company that haa ever- made a bid on tha American-Sydney , contracts under the law of 1891, whlclj llmlta the expenditure for the carriage of mail on that route to 12 per outward mile. , It was supposed when the law waa paased that tha competition for the contracts would be active. Tha authorities are hopeful that a measurs will be passed at the next session which will make' possible a direct mall route to Australia and New Zealand as well as to South America. PREACHERS TALK - STRIKE PROBLEM Favor Formation of . Permanent "". Board of Arbitration to Settle J i Piiftcultlea. . ', ' ' Members of the ministerial associa tion who compose the fraternal delega tion to tho Trades' onion, discussed the streetcar strlks and walkout of ths mlllmen this morning at their regular meeting. The delegation is compose'! of Dr. J. Whltcomb Broughcr, Rev. E. M. Sharp, Dr. Clarence True Wilson, Rev. . B. . M. Muckley and "Charles H. Foster of ths Federsted Trades' oounctl. Definite action by the delegates was postponed until after the peeoe meet Ingtng which Is to .be held Wednesday night. . At that time business men snd Others will .discuss ths feasibility of perfecting a permanent board of arbi tration for the purpose of settling ss quickly snd satisfactorily aa possible sny difficulties which arise In the future between employers and employed. Tbe ministers ' belonging to the fraternal organization, believe that such a board should be appointed, and they will wait the outcome of tha meeting the middle of this week. ' - - ,' .- Asks ta SCavs Oases Advanced. ' , ' - Joml Snrrlel gurries.) Washington, Maroh- 16. The de partment of Justice' hss, asked the su preme court to sdvance the rases of those under Jail sentence in connection with land frauds. - Ths Oregon stats board of health. In session this morning at tha office of Dr. B. C Tenaey. secretary, decided to proceed Immediately with the enforce ment of the new statute, requiring rail way companies to have certain places In the state where their paaaenger coaches shall be swept and cleaned. , and alao providing that no coach shall bs swspt while containing passengera Tha board agreed that ona of tha moat fruitful aouroea of spreading disease, such aa tuberculoaia. diphtheria, eto waa thla custom of sweeping railway coaches while crowded with passengera Heretofore there haa been no law by which thla could be controlled, but the recent legislature gave tha stats board of health ample power to regulate ths Ths board alao decided to advocate tha . general cleaning up of cities and towna A provision in the pew Quaran tine law makes it a duty of the board to enforce a -higher standard of sani tation In tha smaller cities and towns of tha atate. -, ; Tha board took up tha subject of spi nal meningitis, aa epidemlo of which Is on at Seattle, and three eaaea bava been reported In Oregon within the paat month; one at Umatilla, ona near Sa lem and ona at Astoria. It was de cided to enforce a strict quarantine In all spinal meningitis caaea. Dr. . C J. Smith . reported that ' two Children at Umatilla bad recently died of diphtheria and that practically (he entire town had been exposed to tha disease. . Dr. Smith was called In and Immunised tha to persons that had bean particularly exposed. - ' The typhoid situation, especially with reference to -the eastern Oregon towns that had been flooded aa a result of tha heavy spring rains, waa discussed, but Just how to handle this subject was not determined at thla morning's ses sion... V ''''' WOMAN TELLS STORY OF. ASTORIA TRAGEDY fftpeeUI Dttpste e The Jos real.) Astoria, Or., March 1. -Coroner Foht Is Investigating tha shooting affray of Friday night la which a soldier named Lewis committed auleida after attempt ing to kill Mra Robinson, hla compan ion. From her testimony tt seems ths pair had been carousing from ona saloon to another over the city since laat Wed nesday. She stated ' Lewis would not let her leave htm, saying ha would kill her flrat, . They quareled over . ths possession of a gun owned by Lewis. She managed to get It from him but Just before the shooting ha snatched It from her. Tha husband of tha woman waa arreated yeaterday for being drunk and disorderly. He waa rushing around saying that 1f Lewis bad not oomralttod suicide hs would have killed him. . TO ENTHUSE SALEM , FOR BOOSTING -TOUR (Special Dispatch to The JoaraaL) " Salem. Or., Msrch II. President H. B. Thtelsen of tha board of trade haa stirred up renewed Interest In tha ex cursion of business' men to tha Inlsnd Empire by . appointing tha following committee to arouse enthusiasm for the trip: Fred W. Stensloff, E. T. Barnes. George W. Johnson. H. D. Patton and John W. Roland. . . The Itinerary of tha excursionists as now planned will Include Hood River, The Dalles. Pendleton, Walla Walla, Spokane and North TaUma, with re turn through Seattle, Tacoma and. Port land. V . . . From preaent Indications at least tw Pullman coaches of excursionists . will boost for Sslem . and absorb Ideas la civic Improvements. ' CONGRESSIONAL PARTY - " QUARANTINED AT COLON ., , fleeraal "peHl Barries.) -. Colon, March tV Speaker Cannon and the congressional party wera not per mitted to land here today when they ar rived, because tha steamer Bleucht-r, on which they cams, had not been seven days out from Venezuela, as required by the quarantine law. The party la on. board the ahlp 'and will not land until the provisions of the quarantine against Venezuela have been compiled with. , PERSONAL - H. CPressey, vice-president of the Lester Piano company, of Lester, Penn sylvania, is visiting In Portland. Mr. Preesey ia-making hla -headquartera while In the city with the Ellsrs Piano company, who are ths Portland agents of the Lester-Piano, . Stats Senator W. T. Scholfleld of As toria waa a. Portland visitor yesterday, returning to his home this morning. F. T. Stensloff, a prominent business man of Salem, Is transacting business, In the city and Is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Bagley of Hllla boro are registered at the Imperial for short visit In ths city. ... Walter Lyons of Albany, sdltor of tha Albany Herald, Is at the Imperial for a brief visit with business friends In tha city, 'v ' , . ,., Mr. and Mrs. W. R. King of Ontario wors . guests of ths Oregon yesterday while en route-to Salem from their east ern Oregon home. They will now make their home In Salem permanently sines ths appointment of Mr. King to ths posi tion of associate Justice of tha supreme court. .... ! . ' , .. . - .:. . STORM AT HARRISBURG Sheepmen Expect to Loae Many Lamb Because of Cold Rains.' (ftneelet Dienafrk ta Tbe JeereeM Harrlsburg, Or March IS. This geo tibn wss visited Friday, with a se vere wind storm, making it difficult and unpteassnt for those compelled to be out of door a Friday afternoon tha rain felt In torrents for soma ttms and con tinued sines Saturday, although not so heavy. Sheepmen In thla section are greatly worried on account of their lambs, many of whloh they expect to lose If this weather continue Snow fell on' the foothills Friday night, th line being quite low, and the cold In ths valley waa . cf unseasonabls severity. . . ' More Snow at Ashland. ' iSpeelal Wi'-R te The Jnernei.l ' -ahahland. Or., March 15 The snow storm was resumed last evening, falling heavily for several houra It lies three feet deep st Siskiyou. A Polk county man sold a yearling I colt for $74 and a l-jrear-old for 1126. i WEBSTER'S ORDERS NOT CARRIED OUT Ju&g Sear Sustained County Court . .- Mid Ordered Lockwood. to Deliver Certificate Ha Refused and tho Sheriff Arrested Him. In answer to interviews given by Mr. Charles E. Lockwood In recent Issues of this paper. Deputy District Attorney Ous C. &tser hss mads ths following , statement; ', - ... .Mr. .Lockwood asssrta in substance that he la the victim of a political con spiracy... and that In purauance thereof he has been deprived of certain "rights." and, therefore, he refuses . to comply . with sn order of the county court which . haa been held by Judge Sears to bs valid and a proper order. He alao aaaerta , that a petition Is pending for tha re- . moval of Richard Lynch aa admlnlatra tor of tha Jerry Lynch estate, because ' ha Is a non-resident, end not eompetent ' ta aet aa such administrator. -. ' lyaelt Administrator, : ' Tha facta briefly stated are substan tlally thsss: ' About six years ago Mr. Lockwood. acting as attorney for Rich- ' ard -' Lynch, procured tho appointment of Richard Lynch as administrator of , tha estate of hla deceased . brother, Jerry Lynch. It la true that at that time Mr. Lynch. was not a resident of , Oregon, but of " Washington, but -this , Mr. Lockwood know .whan ha procured . his appointment. . Ha Is now sod hag , been for several years a ' resident of Oregon. . . 1 After Mr. lockwood had been looking after the estate for about a year, dur- -tng which time' considerable money was realised from tbe assets of ths estate. . Mr. Lynch was unable to obtain any aet-. tlement with Mr. Lockwood, and em ployed tha Arm of Murdoch A Moaer to recover from - Mr. Lockwood tha funds . of the estate then in his posses sion. A petition was filed In the county court; and a citation was Issued requtr- Ing Mr. Lockwood to appear and answer . under oath concerning ths property la , his possession . belonging . to said es- j Dlapnta Over Honey . After several days hearing tha evi- ' dence developed that after paying vs- . lioua expenses there was In tha Mer chsnts National bank of thla city a certificate of deposit for (ZOO. made payable to Charles B. Lockwood. and there waa a dlsputs as to the further sum of $680 which Mr. Lynch claimed Mr. Lockwood had in his possession, snd which Mr. Lockwood claimed he had " paid over, to Mr. Lynch. A further petition was then filed by Mr. Lynch charging Mr. Lockwood with having in- hla possession the MtO and tha certificate of deposit for 1 200, and a citation . was issued, based on aald petition, requiring Mr. Lockwood to ap pear and show csuss why hs should not psy the t0 and Indorse and deliver to the administrator the certificate of de-. peslt for $200, or be punished for con tempt After a hearing upon thla pe tition Judge Webster held that ths coun ty court had no Jurisdiction to direct the payment of tha t80. as there waa . a substantial oontroveray as to who had possession thereof, snd thst tha only court having Jurisdiction to settia . that controversy was the circuit court, but Judge Webster further held that as there waa no. controversy ss to the tsoo certificate, Mr. Lockwood should Indorse -and deliver the same .0 ths administra tor and he further decided that At. Lockwood bad no lien upon the $20 for any fees he. might hava earned aa attorney for tha estate. , -t ' Claims Ss ralo. ' ' As ths court had no Jurisdiction to determine the dispute concerning the t80. no Judgment was entered concern ing the same.- V - - ' -1 "Concerning ths t6e. Mr. Lockwood . claims ha paid It to Mr. Lynch on the day It was drawn from ths bank, and that Mr. Lynch receipted to him there for, while Mr. Lynch and his wlfs tes tify that ha did not- receive any of this money from Mr. Lockwood. and that tha receipt whloh Mr. Lockwood holds obtained from Mr. Lynch on the repre sentation of Mr. Lockwood that It was a petition to be submitted to the county court In connection with the aetata Mr. Lynch Is uneducated, can hardly read and cannot writs at - all, except his nama . .....';-... - - . -' The order requiring Mr. Lockwood to Indorse ths certificate was mads over a yeer ago. Ha took a writ of review ta the circuit court, and Judge Sears dismissed hla writ and sustained Judge Webster.' Thereupon Judge Webster again made - aa order requiring Mr. Lockwood to Indorse and deliver the cer tificate, and upon his refusal to do so hs was committed to the county Jail for contempt until he should do so. He' petitioned for a writ of h-ibees corpus, tha sheriff made return, based upon the ' records of ths county court. Mr. Lock. " wood demurred to ths return, and on Saturday morning his demurrer was ' overruled,' snd Judge Sears thereby de rided that Mr. Lockwood was being legally held In custody by tha sheriff. . rolttfos Wot Mixed In. . "Politics has absolutely nothing to dtT. with this proceeding. It Is simply a I qusstion 01 wnsmer mr. iocswood shall be permitted to openly defy the order of Judgs Webster, and refuse to turn over the property belonging to the estate. He has been blocking the recovery of thla money for three or four yeara and during that time nas been represented by at least six different attorneya, who hava dropped out jne by ona as they hava become familiar with tho faota In the esse. , ' ' "I hava absolutely no psrsonal or. political reasons for being unfriendly towards- Mr. Lockwood, but I hava good reasons aa a member of the' bar of this ' state, and as attorney for Mr. Lynch, to Insist that ha shall obey ths lawful order of the court" . . ; SILVERWARE CACHE i ; FOUND AT ASTORIA- ' ' (Upsets Dlenateh te The JosrsaL) Astoria. March It. Peter Bayard, a well-known cltlsen of Astoria, found yesterday In a gulch 48 pieces of silver- ' ware that was stolen ftom the residence of ex-County Commissioner C. C. Masten over three months ego. The gulch is back of Maaten's residence. The sil verware waa In a large ntU'kog in a pillowcase and must havs lain there since the robbery. - Bayard turned It over to ths chief of police. - 4, iiia- ii "referred gtoek Canned Oeoda, Allen Lewis' Best Brand. . - t