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MKDPORDj OU'KOOX. TLI MS DAY, MARCH 12, 1!K)9.
No. 295.
ELECT A NEW
MAYOR ON
MONDAY
Central Point Politics at
Fever Heat-Clear Gut
Contest Between the
Two Factions
Polities are nt fever heat in Central
Point. A new mayor ii: to be elected
Monday, and the city charter to be
amended to permit the city to build
u water system. It is the old struggle
that every Oregon town, awakening to
a new life, goes through a contest be
tween progressives, who want to do
something, and conservatives, who pre
fer the old order.
The Candidates.
At n caucus of citizens held Friday
evening V. C. Lever was nominated
for mayor. He is in favor of the
charter amendment, for n water system
and a program of civic improvements,
and generally regarded as the candidate
of the progressives. The conservatives
have named W. ,1. Freeman for mayor
by petition. I. XL. Jones has been re
nominated for recorder end .1. O. Isaacs
for treasurer. No other candidates for
either office are as yet In the field.
The progressives contemplate a series
of wells and the establishment of a
pumping and distributing system, to be
paid for by municipal water bonds.
This can be done without overburdening
the community with too heavy indebt
edness. Opposed by Freeman.
Mr, Freeman, who han been the ac
knowledged leader of the eonservnt ive
element, is opposed to this program, but
Bince his nomination announces that he
favors a water system but a gravity
proposition and not a pumping one. As
;h:s would entail a great bonded indebt
edness, it is out of the question at the
present time.
Progressive say that Central Point
has reached a point vhern there must be
a water system if the city is to con
tiime to grow, and on this point are
making their campaign.
TO WAGE FIGHT FOR
STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION
PORTLAND, Or., .March 2. That the
Anti-Saloon league of the slate will
wage a campaign in HMO for absolute
prohibition in Oregon is extremely- pos
sible. .Superintendent K nod el of the
Anti-Saloon league appeared recently
before the general ministerial associa
tion and let it lie understood that his
people were merely awaiting the appro
hation and support of the ministers of
Portland before they decided on such
a campaign at this time.
Tn general the ministers seemed to
favor launching the campaign at the
given time, and a motion was made in
the enthusiasm of the moment. On
second thought, Dr. V. H. Fnulltcs suc
ceeded in convincing Ihe body that this
is a momentous quest ion that will ne
cessitate ' ' sweating of blood, ' ' and
that while he in no wise decried the
movement, he thought it essential that
tho ministers should realize what they
are undertaking and go into it with all
their souls.
PTTTEN GETS CINCH ON
THE CHTCAOO WHEAT PTT
CHIf-AGO, III.. March 2. James A.
Patten, manipulating the ' lever " of
the wheat market of the world Saturday
r.ent May wheat gliding up until it
reached $1.1H a bushel, thereby bringing
n terrific pressure on Reginald Vander
bilt, William IT. Moore, Jesse Liver
more, J. Itrant Walker and other well
known society men and millionaire plun
gers. Rut the Wall street enteric were not
the only ones bitten. : s the bears in the
Chicago pit. who hr.ve been selling
"rhort." for weeks ir. 'he hopes that
a flaw would be found in the Patten
armor. have practically given up hope
aid are now preparing tn hog for mercy
from the man who they have tried to
break.
GRANTS PASS COMPLAINS
OF OVERCHARGE IN HAY
A formal complaint against the South
ern Pncif ic companv . has been filed
with the railroad commission this morn
ing by the Grant Pass Feed company,
alleging an overcharge on five car
lor.ds of hay shipped to Grants Pass
from Blodgett ono the Corvnllis & East
eTn railroad. The feed company was
informed before purchasing the con
signment that the rate was Is cent
for 100 pounds, but when the shipment
arrived the agent nf the Southern Pa
cific at Grants Pass said the rate was
2"i cents, and compelled payment be
fore he would release the feed. The
total overcharge alleged by the feed
company on the consignment was $48.
NEW VEIN OF
COAL IS
Cascade Coal Company
Find New Vein on Prop
erty Northeast of This
City
A new vein of conl Una imnn att.,t.
on Ihe Hroadwbent properfty three
miles northeast of ;his eitv. which i
being worked by tho Cascade Coal com
pany, ine new vein is said to be of
superior coal than any so far uncovered
in me iicigiinoriug coal ileitis.
This is the second large vein uncov
ered on this properly. They will both
of them be worked. At present 14 men
are employed and tunnel has been
lug some foot in depth.
Tho second vein was encountered aft
er the workmen tool .In.r tl.r.,,.1.
.Id feet of s;in.Ktim.. Ito
have not as yet been determined. But
tho coal that has been taken out has
been very free of shale, being very
near pure coal.
The comrmnv has all nf I lie mn nt
work that can find room in the tun
nel. As soon us laterals lire rim more
n will be put on th" job.
NEW POSTAL RATES WITH
NEWFOUNDLAND IN EFFECT
WASHINGTON, March 2. Two-cent
etter postage belween the Fnited States
nid Newfoundland has become effec
tive, the postal departments of the two
governments having agreed to the reduc
tion.
The postage has hiterto been five
ents. The announcement of the change
rives general satisfaction, us Newfound
land alone of the British colonies had
not been in the postal arrangement
agreed upon last year.
PROJECT WELL
Grants Pass Irriaation
Scheme Will Not be Al
lowed to Drag Along
G II A NTS PASS. Or., March 2. Work
upon the irrigation project is progress-
ng nicely. Two engineering corps arc
in the field getting levels for tho gruv-
ty and highland ditches. The crew on
the north sido of the river are now run
ning out the line for the 200 foot level
liteh, while on the eouth side the 350
toot level is being struck off.
Fruitdale valley, in order to hasten
ompletion of the ditch, held a macs
meeting and all farmers signed up their
ontraets for $- an ncre. Ihe citizens
of that district also signed up the right
giving tho company in charge of the
work an easement across the land wher
ever the ditch might go.
As soon as the work of surveying
h ighla nd d it ches has been gone over.
the surveyors will be put to work upon
t'ini'-.hing the route for the gravity ditch
n the north side nf the river. This
ditch, when completed, will bring under
wat'-r nearly all the land west or below
Town. In several instances there are
l ights of way to be secured. The money
to advance ihe work and increase the
-npital stock has ho--n paid in without
delay.
In some instances the communities
benefited have been so eager to have
the first work done that it was neces
sary to give allotments to those who
first subscribed to the full amount of
their land. In this race, the people liv
ing along the L'Ori foot level won first
place, with Frnitdale valley a close
second.
The-superintendent having the work
in charge went to Portland this week
arid purchased suitable machinery for
digging ditches. As soon as he returns
more men with teams and plows and
scrapers will be given employment.
GAS EXPLOSION INJURES
LARGE NUMBER OF MEN
PITTSON. Pa.. March 2. Forty two
men were injured in a gas explosion in
a shaft of the South Creek Slope col
liery of the Pennsylvania Coal com
pany at Fort Griffith triday. It is fear
ed that many are still in tho burning
colliery.
FOUND
UNDER WAY
CARLOAD OF
POLES ARE
HERE
Telephone Supplies Begin
to Arrive for the Pacific
Company-Men Will Be
Here in Day or Two
A carload of telephone, poles arrived
this morning for the Pacific Telephone
company, and within a day or two ineu
will be on the ground putting in the
improvements to the local service. The
carload which arrived is but the fore
runner of a number nf evars which will
arrive shortlv.
The company has o number of men at
work in Grants Pass at the present time
installing improvements at that place.
The men when they complete that work
will join those in Medford ami rush the
work in this city. Tho equipment for
the central energv svslem has been
shipped nnd will be installed as soon as
it arrives in this eitv.
The company is showing a disposi
tion to make good its recent promises
to put in an improved system in this
city as fast as supplies can arrive and
men can put them in.
EASTERN OREGON GETTING
ONTO PJUBLICITY BAND WAGON
A series of the most enthusiastic
meetings ever held in eastern Oregon
and Washington arc being held under
ihe auspices of the various commercial
bodies. Addresses by Manager Tom
Richardson of the Cortland Commercial
club on Ihe advantages to be derived
from publicity work have resulted in
the raising of generous sums. In but
:io minutes Walla Walla subscribed
N00ii, and her citizens are determined
to increase this to $2'f(oiiii before under
taking a great advertising campaign.
Milton, Or., got $11100. in H quarter hour,
with $"00 more in sight. Freewater and
M il 1 011 will co-operate in t heir cam
paign. The most spirited meeting held
by the Pendleton Commercial associt
tion in six months and they have been
actively at work during the past year
outlined plans along even broader and
more vigorous lines. W. A. Moore was
elected president.
STATE APPROPRIATIONS LESS
THAN FIRST SUPPOSED
Appropriations made by the legisla
ture of Unit), after deduct ing a few
thousand dollars cut eff by the govern
or's veto ax, stand at ;.l-l!l,(ir2.;t."i. This
if. only $!mi,77S more ban was voted by
by the legislative assembly of two years
n go.
These figures do no include two large
ontingenoies that may be added, but
to include faoo.OOO to be raised by tax
levy beginning in lill for the purchase
f the locks at Oregon City, a sum
that will not be expended unless the
government contributes its share of the
xponso. This contingent amount is in
luded because it makes a part of the
total of the appropriations of two years
igo, though $100,OIKI nf the amount will
not be collected.
The $:i.N!.nf,2 total does not include
the provision for the eastern Oregon
asvtuni. Two hundred thousand dollars
authorized for that purpose will not be
used unless the people approve the pro
ject at the election in lit 1 0. Another
item omitted in the $:i.10,004 that the
legislature intended to appropriate for
improvement at the insane asylum nnd
nt other state institutions. This bill
failed because of the mixup between
the two houses in the closing hours, and
therefore cannot be counted unless the
lawmakers convene in extra session and
make it a law.
The appropriations of tho twenty-
third session in ion.-) were: .2.2.'t0.4rt3.
in 1007 the figures jumped to $:tt$o8,
74, an increase of $M2H.441. An in-
i-rease of only $!i0.000 over twn years
;,g" g's to show that there was not
such a wild scattering of the public
funds as many have been led to sup
pose. That the appropriations have been
held down to less than $lo0,000 in ex
'ess nf two years ago will be stirpris
ng to many in view of the liberal sums
voted for improvements, such as $100,.
"00 for the Crater Lake road. $7.",00fi
for extending the portage railway from
Big Eddy to The Dalles, $".(ion fur
removal of the deaf mute school. $10,
000 for armories, $1.1.000 for a bridge
over the Snake river, $70,000 for state
sanitariums for the treatment of tuber
miosis and $?.2.000 f,,r new fih hatch
fries.
AVALANCHE IN TYROL
KILLS MANY SOLDIERS
1NNP. ROOKS, Austrian Tyrol. March
J. Thirtv one soldiers and six officer
wore buried beneath an avalanche in
Tvrol todav. Several were killed
CAPITAL
IN GALA
ATTIRE
Is Cynosure for Eyes of
Entire Globe-lHaugura-tion
Day Promises To
Be One of Sunshine
WASHINGTON, March 2. This eitv
is the cviiosure for the eves of the en-
lire Klobe. Realizing that at this time
every four years that this fact obtains.
the eitv has been decked in lrala attire
nd the inauguration on Thursday prom
ises to be the most stupendous and re
plendeut one of history.
Thousands of visitors are arriving
hii!y and the inauguration crowd prom
; i s: to be a record breaker.
Today (he weather prophet predicted
fair weather for Thursdav.
The cruiser Hurt ford has docked with
MiH) men from the Atlantic fleet, who
will march in the inaugural ton day
parade. The transport Pixie is expect
ed t mm Norfolk tonight with Ihtii ad
ditionnl men. Those will come later.
Teddy Takes Chair.
Cherishing a fondness for the chair
he has occupied for seven years at the
head of the cabinet table. President
Boosevelt today sent n duplicate to the
office and ordered Ihe old one sent to
his home at Oyster Bay.
All of 1 he president 's persona! ef
fects will be removed from the White
I louse by next Friday, when t he ex
ecu! ive offices will be readv for Taft.
TRANSPORTATION LINES
EXPECT HEAVY TRAVEL
Making Preparations to Handle People
Who Aro Expected to Visit Seattle
Fair This Season.
SKATTIJ-:. Wash.. March 2. Increas
ing activity is the noticeable feature
among the shipping concerns of the
Pacific coast, and all lines, local, coast
wise and foreign, are augmenting their
tonnage in ant i i t ion of the great
im-reaose of passenger travel during the
summer months. The opening of the
A laska-Yukon - Pacific e posit ion June
1 has stimulated travel to a greater ex
tent than any other business event for
years, ami all lines have found that
their present passenger carrying facili
ty s are far inadequate to Ihe increase
in passenger and tourist travel.
The Canadian Pacific has already add
ed lo -Is line of Princess steamers ply
ing between Seattle, Victoria and Van
(Oliver, the new vessel Princess Char
lotte. and t his add it ion will increase
ils passenger capacity about 20WJ daily.
The I nternat ional N'.ivigat ion company
has already in operation the magnifi
cent steamers I rotpio is. Chippewa and
I nd iu u;t pnlis, and t hesc swift vessels
have a passenger capacity of more than
1 (UK passengers. The loca 1 do in est ic
lines have been preparing for the iu
land travel tush for the last year, and
Pnget sound waters tiday float a lb el
considered ample for the accommoda
tion of lens of ll -amis of ep..si
t ion visitors.
CROESUS OF ARMY HAS
RESIGNED HIS COMMAND
WASHINGTON". March 2. Captain
l-M ward It. Gnssntt "f the Thirteenth
I'n it ed States eavnlrv. the wealthiest
r.ffii-er of t'ncle Sam's army, the owner
of the finest h-.rses ever ridden by any
cavalrvitian and the mo'-t accomplished
linguist in t be service, yesterday re
signed from the army.
Captain Csatt i : n of the late
A. .1. Casatt. for innnv year president
of t he Pennsylvania railroad, and it
if; an account of his ctemive business
relations, due to the large estate left
by his father, that h has been com
P'lb-d to renga from 1 he at my mi the
eve of the departure of bis regiment
for the Philippines. Captain Cassatt 's
resignation is timed to take place at
the latest moment po-dde before the
departure of the Thirteenth for Ma
nila, and his friend- '.v that he leaves
th- service wit h the great es! rebie
DENNETT WILL PROBABLY
BE LAND COMMISSIONER
WASH I N'liToN. Mai - '1 2. Fred In-n
, cm ,.f V..rtb l;.l-:..ta ill in nil pmb
:il,i;tv be r't.'i 'iH-d nt: t r the Taft ad
i!,. nutrition a- .-..!, mi--i.n-r general of
ij.- his d off.f.-. He -s n warm personal
ft , t;, ,, th'- " .ecrary of the in
terior. ha-iti b'cn hi choice for n
..i-tar.! ntM-n Ktllieg.-r 'a .Mu tn is? n:i
. r of the land office, it-- is also -Irong
j v indorsed by ' hairinati Hitchcock.
IS FREIGHT RATE BOODLER IS WASHINGTON
TO SPOKANE GIVEN 7 WETS WIN
LOWER YEARS FIGHT
Famous Case Completed
Means Much to Every
Section Throughout the
Northwestern States
CHICAGO. March 2. According to
the Record Herald today, Ihe famous
Spokane rate case, which has been in
t he hands of t he inters) ale commerce
commission for I wo years, has been dc
cided and h now in the hands of the
printers.
The 1 1 era Id states t hat it is under
stood that the decision which will be
given out within the next few days is
favorable to (lie contentions of the Spo
Kane shipping interests ami that Ihe
commission holds t hni I lie t ranscoin i
uc'ital freight rales to Spokane will
be reduced between ."ill and -H cents a
hudnred nils, the f;rsl reduction on
fir -I ci::ss art ides ami t he second on
fifth-class.
This decision will menu a great deal
i" all of tl hies throughout the mirth
west, jis t he rate to Spokane affects
much of the e.vslern goods shipped to
lhi!,e points.
NEW GENERAL STAFF ARE
APPOINTED BY ADJUTANT
Appointment of the new general staff
which will co-operate with the ad.jiiiaut
general iu con t roll i ug t he military 11 f
fairs of Oregon has 1 1 made by Ad
.iutaul General William K. Finzer. The
appointments uviv made iu accordance
with new military code amendments
passed by the last legislature and sign
ed Thursday by Governor Chamberlain.
Thin general staff will replace the old
military board.
As reipiiied by Ihe i,ew code, General
I'in.er designates himself as chief of
staff. The otlo-rs :ne ;i imoi 1. 1 e.l from
the line and e cry officer is picked out
because of Ins Miccid knowledge of
nililaiv affairs. They are: Colonel
-lames A. Jacks C. S. A. (retired 1.
ins) lector general : Cnoiie ( hat b-s K.
M Done I. 'I'll 1 id infant rv: Colonel
George O. Yorau. Fourth infantry; Cap
tain II. C. Welch. Field artillery; Cap
lain Samuel W hite. I hlrd infantrv: Can
11 l.oien A. Howiiian. Third infantrv.
Colonels MchoueH and Yorau are de
tailed to sone two years and tl (hers
COTTAGE GROVE TIMBER
BOUGHT BY SEATTLEITE
J. O. Storey of Portland and C. W.
Slims, hi one of the proprietors of one
one of the largest lumbering companies
f Seattle, wilh mills at I'.allaid and
ot her poi nt s on the von nd, have been
in the ncighboi hood of Cottage Grove
for the past week looking over timber
interests owned l,y Mr. Storey. Yes
terdny a deal was consummated bv
which the Slimson people acquire a
large body of most excellent limber
land and a huge i'n 1 111 t b deal run
ning up lo about jf-Jon.uno. The exact
number of acres aid the price per acre
' ' r price per thousand stumpage is with
held at the re.piest ,,' .nth buyers and
-idler. It is I Ihe biggest deals
made iu the (unity for a long time, and
would indicate a little activity in the
r bo- Pug. -lie Ifegisler.
NEW BUSINESS BLOCK
FOR CITY OF GRANTS PASS
Gb'AN'Ts PASS. Mar-h The first
concrete l.mMiiig for tins eitv wii! be
reeled opp.-ilo I he pu-tolfice .,ti ( h
i?e of Me old Atee property ofi
Sixth mreet. This building, a two story
-f 1 'i. lure, will he financed by Arthur
''ollUill. editor of the tiuilook. who is
1 1 l end V nM lie I o a illl tld some llll-i ness
(dock.
QUARTER MILLION FOR
HARBOR AT SAN PEDRO
WASHINGTON. Maich U. - The forli
.-';. .-'PP'opnali Ml paed the
S. Ii.-Hc today. The hill pt,,v e., fol
the expend. Hire nf !, .no f-r the pur
d.a'e of I o-res of land at San Pedio
!.a 1 1 mr, c;i I ! I'm jii a . An a mend men t in
erea'Mg the amount t" -on,nHj, whieh
was pa"o-. In t w.-k. was not included
ill the hill passe.f tod; y. the .-nn-nnil re
m:' in 1 ng
1 noil
DEFENSE RESTS CASE
IN COOPER TRIAL
NAH VIl.I.i:. Teiin.. March The
attorneys for Cdom-l ( ooper and (fob
nt. his -on, being tried for the murder
of Sena t or 'a rnmc k , enounced t oday
nf er nit reducing thr e witn.-s es I h.it
the defense Would nt its case.
Michael Coofey, Former
Supervisor of San Fran
cIsgo Sentenced to Pri
son by Judge Dunne
SAX FRANCISCO, Oil., March 2.
Seven veins in Ihe state prison at San
'."tientiu is the sentence imposed on
Michael W. Coffey today by Judge
Frank P. Dunne.
Coffey was a member of the infam
ous graft ing board of supervisors 111
Sau Francisco which was directed by
Abraham Unci'. He was convicted of
accepting a bribe for his vote favoring
t he overhead t ml ley franchise.
His wife and daughter were in the
ourtrooiu when sentence was imposed
Hid both wept.
SHEEPMEN AND FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES CEASE WAR
All d i f fereuces bel ween t he sheep--lien
of Oregon and the national forest
service were amicably settled at a con
I'ereuce hold Saturday iu Portland be
1 ween representatives of the Oregon
Woo! Growers' association and tho for
est service. The wool growers have been
up in arms over Ihe material reduction
made in Ihe number of sheep to be al
lowed to j;raze iu Ihe Deschutes national
forest. The reductioi came as a result
of a report made to the federal offi-
.ids by Supervisor Ireland and it was
to consider the resulting protests thai
1 he conference was I.eNT. As a result
"f the u ting the differences were set
tled and the sheepmen and the forest
"'i vi fficials expect, to work more in
harinoitv from now on.
New Game Code Provides
for Protection of Fish
at Intake of Canals
I'tider the new game code owners of
itches must install screens al inlets
'mil canal- to prevent Ihedeslruc
011 of fish. This is one of the greal--t
source of destruction to the finny
''b" in the Ifngue river watershed,
n'herlo there has been mi law eompell
11 owners to place rcreens, but many
ii e done so, when leij nested by the
.c'deus.
twae
f dams must also build fish
it trout can ascend streams to
nalties are also provided for
obey this section,
ip-WN.
failure
Kojjuc h'ivor Fish Protective as
ion will at its next meeting for
mnlnto 1. bins to assist wardens iu the
reeiiinjr of ditchcH, si. that there will
ot this year be the useless slaughter
f fish that there was last year.
The new law 011 fish protection reads:
Wire screens reipnied at inlets to
anak and dit dies- A ny person or per
ous. firm or corporation, owning, in
h'.e 1 1 r ni part, or h a' ing, operating.
1 had ni; in chaise any miilraee, irri
. : l 1 1 tr ditch, or canal, taking or re
.'! in its uaii is from any river, creek.
1 h.i.e in whi.h fish have been placed
I iiinv eit. shall place or cause to be1
i.n and maintain, over the inlet of
I'.- flitch, canal, or millrace, when re
ini-d bv the master fifdi warden, a
.iii- -cieen or grating r such other de-
' . of -mil coir;' 1 net ion fineness
I I f nt h and quality as shall prevent
nv (i-h from entering such ditch, canal
1 ;n 1 1 1 r ;i f f ; the -aiue to lie placed in
Mi h ditidi, canal or inillrace on a slant
ot exceeding forty five M-l) decrees,
i I in Mud ii maun r that the bottom
hfjeof shall extend 11 pt rea in against
he flow of water; Piovided, that if a
rrting device be iood the space be.
ween the bars shall not exceed one half
1 '1 1 an inch. Any person or persons,
inn or corporation violating any of the
im iimiiM ..I' tin section shall be deem
I
tv of a misdemeanor, and upon
timi thereof shall be punidied by
of ant 1 - than $J and not more
and the co-is of the action.
lllle
.1 bv i
pimieiit in t he county ,ail.
In the matin- of tic petition of John
1 1 : 1 'listen for writ ef habeas corpus:
rt- lit L'1 a at d a nd ttaid Harrington re
a- d from nintodv.
OWNERS MUST
PUT IN SCREENS
Put Dry Ranks to Flight
Spring Surprise First
Thing-Senate Goes to
House to Watch Fight
OLVMP1A, Wash.. March O T u
local option fight resumed in tho house
ais morning, the 'wets" gained
complete Viet or v. winitm tl.n 0,1. ,
off the board. Tho wets' victory "wm
co complete that it in probablo the
whole fight will bo taken m nv;n
starting out with the county unit plan
o..KMmiiy couiempintea in AIcMas
ters' bill. The wets sirn D..FnP;a
ihe first thing, when Klayilen moved
imopuon 01 (he dry majority ro
port of the house nuhlic mo'tU
inittee. The report made eities of the
urn. second and thud olasa units by
themselves.
TALENT TALES TERSELY TOLD.
K. It. Out mini of Talent wna down to
I'hoeuix Sunday attending church.
Miss Annie Heun of Wagoner Creek
was visiting old friends iu Went Phoe
uix Sunday.
K. Flfers of Phoenix was a Talent
I usiuoss caller last Saturday.
A loose horse with a saddle on waa
seen roaming the street in North Tolent
-Monday morning and Homo fears of on
accident were entertained.
.1. S. Stagg and wife of North Talent
were Medford visitors Monday.
F. M. Furry of I'hoeuix was in Talant
last Saturday.
K. Jt. (hitman, the orchard man, was
in town Wednesday.
Or. Frank Hnberls of Medford wna a
U.'orth Talent visitor Sunday at the home
ot ins tatlier, George Koberts.
Alt' Weeks of Medford was up in
N'orth Talent Sunday showing Mr. Kolts
how to prune the young apple orchard
of Dr. Hargraves, art Mr. Works is ni)
old orchn rd ist and thoroughly under
elands tin- way to sta-t young trees.
We fear we are going to lose our loenl
paper, the Talent Uusller, as tho editor
says he has not been able to collect
enough to run the paper and editor
hi ve to eat, just like other folks.
WHISKY AND CIGARETTES
IN SCHOOL; QntL EXPELLED
NFWMFIiVFOItT, Mass., March 2.
harges of In,, i.,r drinking and cigar
He smokine bv bovs and rirlu i i.
high school resulted in tho expulsion
"f a girl member of (ho junior class by
Principal Walter A. Andrews. Other
xpulsions are expected.
The dismissal of this met ivl.oU
is not made public, c.-me as the result
of an investigation by tho school com
mittee. At a n plion and danco in the
high school auditorium last Friday night
d is alleged that a pint of whisky wns
brought into Ihe school by one of the
boys ami that four girls and sinne of
the boys went info the hii semen wi.nrn
hey drank the whiskv and smoked ciir
ret ten.
On returning to the bull, it is alleged,
tie of the girls was so intoxicated th
-he could ha id I v walk i.tol tl,
howed evidences of Iheir vnmusal.
COOLIES CAUGHT
AT THE WHARF
XFW VOIfK. March 2. The customs
"fficials are taking extra precautions
igainst the importation bv "under-
ground" routes of Chinese coolies fol
lewing the discoverv yesterday of an
ttempt to pass two celestials into thn
onntry bya purser of the steamshtn
Frinz Sigismund of the Atlas line. The
'"bines, were arrested on the pier by
;in inspector of the customs service.
They were dressed in American clothing
and wore ipieo,ues concealed beneath
heir hats. They will bo deported. It
): dieted that many attempts at smug
gling have 1 en made by steamship
officers during the last year nnd a con
certed effort wilt be made to stop the
traffic.
JEFF DENIES ANY
JOHNSON CHALLENGE
('HfOAfiO, March 2. James .T. .Tef
fries, who arrived here today, denied
a reported interview w!th him in Omaha
tn which he was quoted as saying he
would re-enter the ring to meet Jack
Johnson, the colored heavyweight cham
pion of the world, at the conclusion of
his thenlrical tour. Jeffries said:
"T would be foolish to make such nn
assertion until I know my actual nhy
".ieal condition. T am trying now to
ee what shape I ran train to. PntH
that is settled I will not make n state
ment regarding my boxing plans."