Morning Oregonian., December 13, 1902, Page 11, Image 11

THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY.
DECEMBER 13;
M02L
PAGE 0N&0B8TAGL
Refeendtrm Vtfpuid Impede
Lewjs and Clark Fair.
PUBLIC SPIRIT lH?i SAFEGUARD
ajlroctprs TDecl'dc to Send Delegate
to Fcrnicr-V CcaRrcjiif-CtramlKldn-er
Kaupp'jcContrnct Ajijirovcd ;
jCbatrncts for Site Are Siprucd.
"Our only obstacle Vis the possibility of
a referendum. To meet this we shall have
to rely upon the public spirit of the stale."
These words" came yesterday 'from A.
X.. MBls in a meeting of the Lewis and
Clark Board. Mr. Mills t is chairman of
the legislation committee. Ile ccritin-
"-- i -'. I
"The ruling rUSvnfMftf oI
in favor of a !500.fl0 appropriaJlo Mc3t,1
comes irom rural ais--
tricts. Butr there Is r.o doubt that the
Fair Is winning-approval amongTarm-
crs. It appeals to the spirit of progress,
and In this Is our reliance."
Fewer than 4HK) voters In Oregon could
require a referendum -and the expression
of the people thereon would not he avail
able until the election in June. 1301, unless
the Legislature should convene In oxtra
session to appoint an earlier date for a
special election. One of the arguments
for the recently proposed special session
was that if the appropriation should be
made before the regular session, wlilch
begins next month, and If a referendum
should be demanded, the Legislature f in
the regular session could order a special
election. Petition for referendum would,
have to be Hied within 90 days after ad
journment of the session In which the
appropriation bill was passed. "The whole
number of votes cast for Justice of the
Supreme Court at the regular election last
preceding the filing of any petition for
the Initiative r for the referendum shall ;
be the basis on which the number of legal
voters necessary to sign such petition
shall be counted."
"The whole number of votes cast for
Justice of the Supreme Court" last June
was S7.719. Five per cent of that number,
or 43SG voters, could secure a referendum.
To Interest the Farmers.
Chairman Willis, of the committee on
agriculture, announced that his commit
tee would send representatives to the
Farmers' Congress at HlUfjboro next
Tuesday and Wednesday. This informa
tion met with the hearty approval of the
board. These represent? tlves will discuss
the aims and plans of the Fair with dele
gates to the Congress and will no doubt
be welcomed. "A good Idea." said the
directors. "Farmers will appreciate the
recognition."
The committee on agriculture is com
posed of P. L. Willis and John F. O'Shea.
of Portland: A. Eush. of Salem: , J. C.
Cooper, of MeMInnvIUe, and George W.
Kiddle, of Riddle.
Ivrmpp'n Contract Approved.
The committee on legislation, through
ltfl chairman. A. L. Mills, made an oral
report. He asked that the contract with
John F. Knapp, who was delegated to visit
the Governors of neighboring ststes, be
approved by the board. This was .done
unanimously and the sum of 5500 was voted
for the iws of the committee. Mr. Knapp
irj to receive ?100 for every 10 days of
service. This money Is or both salary
and traveling expenees. The success of.
Mr. - Knapp's mission In. California .and"
Utah was a source of gratification to the i
directors. ,
President Ccrbott hw not attended the
last two meetlngo of the board, so that
the forma'.ltj'. pf confirming his recent ap
pointment of committees was deferred. In
order to facilitate the work of the corrNl
ilUllCC Oil CilLUUUlC. IMC UJJUIM LUli:il l Ui.
this body was approved yesterday.
The directors agreed that the committee
on legislation waa loo large for active
work, but thought that Its work need
net bo hampered by the number of Its
members. The committee has nine mem
bers In Portland and rfft In other cities of
the state. They are:
A. L. Mills, J. C. AInsworth. A. H.
Dcvers. W. D. Fenton. Leo Friede, Rufus
Mallory, H. W. Scott, Paul Wesslnger and
P. L. "Will's, of Portland; A. Bueh. of
Salerrx J. M. Church, of La Grande: O. L.
Miller, of Baiter City; J. II. Ralcy. of
Pendleton, and J. C Cooper, of McMInn-
vllle.
Legislative Committee to Meet.
This committee will hold a general meet
ing January 12, the day the Legislature
convenes. A subcommittee,' W. D. Fent
on, P. L. Willis and Rufus Mallory. will
draw up an appropriation bill. Mr. Fenton
Is In San Francisco and will not be back
until next week and the framing of the
measure will not begin until his return.
Contracts Signed for Site.
Mr. Wessinger, chairman of the site
committee, reported that nearly all the
contracts giving the board the use of
grounds at Guilds' Lake had been, signed.
"It has leen a big job," said he. "It wao
not difficult to secure the property, but
many detallo required attention. To dis
pose of th?m has taken a long time."
"No, I haven't found any opposition to
the Fair in Clatsop County," nald B. Van
Duscn, after the meeting". "I believe that
the appropriation IS winning more and
more favor."
"So do I," spoke up O. L. Miller, -of
Baker City.
Directors present yesterday were:
Adolph Wolfe. George W. Bates, A. H.
Devers. C. E. Ladd, J. F. O'Shea, P. L.
Willis, J. C. AInsworth. A. L. Mills. Paul
Wesslnger. Samuel Connell and F. Dresser,
of Portland: B. Van Dusen, of Astoria; O.
L. Miller, of Baker City, and J. C. Cooper,
of McMlnnvllIe
BUTCHERS SIGN SCALE.
Employers Reach an Agreement
With the Union.
The members of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union,
Local No. 13. have been slowly but sure
ly gaining concessions from their employ
ers, until now 45 out of the 63 butcher
shops in the city have signed the union
agrcemenL At first the shops objected
to accepting the union terms. The union
members were determined that the agree
ment should stand, and for a while there
was talk among them of calling1 a strike.
The more conservative element prevailed,
however, and it was decided to try to win
the employers over to their side in a
peaceful way. Forty-eight of the shops
have, already come into line, and it is
thought that the rest will sign during the
coming week. The agreements, which arc
to run one year, apply to. meat-cutters,
delivery men. back shop men. sausagc
maliers and helpers, and are as follows:
"First That the party of the first part
ar-ee to employ none but members of the
aforesaid union in good standing, when
members of said union are available, pei
sons not members of said union may be
employed for a period of time not ex
ceeding ten (10) days.
"Second It 13 further agreed, that ten
(10) hours shall constitute a day's work,
Saturday and nights preceding hblidays
excepted, when men agree to work uh.Ul
0 P. "M.: all overtime, double pay. That
men will not be compelled to work on
legaL holidays.
"Third It is further agreed that men
shall not be compelled to work on Sun
days. Thanksgiving Any, Christmas, New
YearA Washington's birthday. Decoration
day. Fourth of July and Labor day,xonly
when such holidays come on Saturday or
Monday, when aU shall atop wprfe at 12
M.. except on Labor-2ay, 9 A. M.
"Fourth That employes shall board" and
rcoci where they choose. In consideration
of the signing of this agreement by. the
party of the Arst part, the Amalgamated
Meat-Cutters & Butcher "Workmen. Local
No. 143. will furnish ehep card; said, card
to be the property of said Butchers Union.
No 143."
AFRAID OF OIL.
(Continued from Flrs.t Page.)
Flandcrs. "There Is no danger- from the
storage of fuel oil. "We have a big plant
cn the Hariem River and "Ve have pipe
lines all through Xew York. They are not
afraid of U there and .their ' property Is
more valuafcle than yours."
"Slightly," "said Councilman Sharkey.
"No danger at all," went on Flanders.
"Nobody fears it except the. underwriters,
who come here to browbent" you. These
.insurance men make more money in Port
land than In any other citv in the United
Statce." . ; ;
"They arc probably getting cnvlouo of i
tno bianriard Oil Company,"
rcmarked '
fcnF.rKey. -
"As to Mr. Stlllman's telegram;' sod
Flanders, glancing at Sharkey and sup
pressing a smile, "I wi'.l say that no ac
cidents have occurred within 20 yards of
the scene of an explosion. There were
accidents In the old days, for then oil was
hipped inN wooden cars and stored in
woodfn tntitoi rjurlniT fho nnsf 2fi venrs
we have Sat deal about oil.
d we have had n exp!oIon!;. If v.e
. a'T . . .
T7nltl TOnw , i-,,!,,
with, and he would be tbid Just how that
fire started, and what means ho should
adopt to prevent a recurrence."
"It is not so many years ago," observed
Kclley dryly, "that a tank car exploded In
Los Angeles and ccvcral freight cars were
destroyed."
XJThat was a tank car, replied Flanders
without Irrlng his composure. "It is Just
as .impossible for crude oil to explode as
it 5s for Mount Hood to blow J.ts.head off."
"lhat is not Impossible." observed
Sharkey as he sharpened his pencil. "You
must remember that Mount Polee blew its
head off without the aid of crude oil."
Mr. Flanders again repressed a smile,
but it wan difficult for Tilm 'to do it. Re
suming, he said that an oil lire burned it
self out within Its retaining walls.
"You cou;d sit outside and read your
paper as the fire dies out," he said, ad
dressing Sharkey.
"You might, but I wouldn't," and the
Imperturbable Sharkey worked at his pen
cil. . Flanders found that Sharkey turned a
deaf car, and he gave his attention to
the other Councilmen. In the Los An
geles fire a car 20 feet away had not been
.scorched. Turning his remarks to Port
land, he said the company opened Its
houses here in 1SS4. '
"We had only small tanks then," he
said. "Now we receive our oil In bulk
and we put It up here In cases,, and we
expend $100,000 a year for labor. Wc are i
now building, a tank in Seattle, and If
you drive us out of this city you will
have to get your oil from Seattle and
from east of. The Dalles. I do not mean
this as a threat, but I will say that we
have controlled Eastern Orespn, Wash
ington and Idaho, and we have put up
here 150,000 cases a month. Today . we
employ 40 men;. In 1ES1 we had only 10
men. Tho tanks are no more dangerous
than a flouring mill. The ship that ex
ploded In San Francl3co carried gas oil
that explodes at 101 degrees. Fuel oil.
flashes at 2SC.'
Afraid of BifC Fires.
"That is all right," said E.- M. Bran
nick, of Studebaker Bros., "but let ' me
tell you our side. Since I came here, In
klS92, I have seen big fires at the Standard
Ojl tanks, and I havp seen the engines
In constant attendance there, because an
explosion of the tanks was' feared. This
nonexploslveness Is all rot. If the oil Is
not .combustible, why should it be Used
for fuel? The company will ship the oil
from the j)ft?ojtirom-,wh!ch. it, gets theJiest
rail ratjes If it can' get a rate of 1 cent
on the 100 gallons It will so to Seattle.
That Is the law of commerce. The threat
of removal Is peculiar. The company will
never leave Portland, for this city con
sumes too much oil. The company wants
the earth. Recently It asked or the cre
ation of a district of 14 blocks. Now It Is
content with one-fourteenth of that num
ber. In Eastern Oregon, where It has
tanks, they must be kept outside of the
city limits. In Chicago the plant is located
outside of the city and the oIL is.pumped in.
Why can't they do that here? The pas
sage of tills ordinance would mean an.
Increase of from 50 to 100 per cent In our
Insurance rates and would be a fatal blow
to our part of the city."
"How far must a building be removed
from an oil tank to get the benefit of good
insurance rates?" asked Flanders of Kel
ley when Brannlck concluded. "Not more
than 100 feet?"
"The whole city would be affected by
the location of the oil tanks," said Kelley.
"This 14-b!ock ordinance," said Flan
ders, when he" received the answer, "did
not originate with the Standard Oil Com
, pany. Other companies wanted to come
in, and they wanted larger space. I sug
gested four blocks, but the others wanted
more." "
- The conversation lagged, and Brannlck
came up again.
"I received a telegram from our agent
in Spokane this morning, stating-that oura;dI ,,7- iVrinV
. i a . . . . .... . . .. ... fpo.t! of the Inlury and sala nis Hearing
nouse naa Deen Durnea aown. ne saia. i
"The fire had started In a hotel where
at what temperature oil explodes, but I j
do Know mat it is explosive, ana mat u
burns."
.Charge Discrimination.
"We used to store oil In 20 places in
Portland," said Mr. Flanders, with his
eyes turned to the floor, "but row we
store it In a .single place. The Standard
Oil Company has done everything in its
power to help to build, up the city. Drive
us out and you will have the oil stored
In 20 places again, and the iflremen will
have just that many more points to look
after. And." he added, "if we go the big
L tank of the linseed oil works anil the gas
f oil tank, too, will have to go. You can
not discriminate against us," he con
cluded, shaking his finger- at tile assem
bly. "I move that the oil ordinance be in
definitely postponed," said Sharkey.
"Better give the ordinance further con
sideration and let the committee draw up
a substitute.:' suggested Attorney" Boise.
Sharkey withdrew his motion and moved
.that the ordinance be laid over for further
-consideration, and so ended the 14th act
of the oil comedy.
FOR M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
Artists Will Be Invited to Submit
Competitive Designs.
CLEVELAND, 6., Dec 12. At a meet
ing of the trustees of the Mclvlnley Na
tional Memorial Association to be held
some time nex month, an Invitation will
be sent to artists throughout the country
to submit designs for the construction of
tho monument at Canton. At a meeting
to he held several months later fill de
signs submitted will be carefully consid
ered by the trustees and a selection
made.
Secretary Ritchie, of the Memorial Association,-
states that the subscription
.certificates will not be issued until the
fund is completed. This, it 13 hoped, may
soon be announced-.
Stepped Asinst ji Hot Stove.
A child of Mrs. George T. Benson, when
Vetting his usual Saturday-night bath,
stepped back- agalr.t a hot stove, which
burned him severelj. -The child was in
rreat agony and his mother could do noth
ing to pacify him. Remombering-that sjie
had a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
in the house, she thought she would try
It. In less than half an hour after apply
ing it the child was quiet ncd nslpep. and
jn Iras than two weeks was well. Mr.s.
Benson is a well-known resident of Kel
lar, Vh. Pain Balm is an antleptlce lini
ment, and especially for burps cuts,
bruises and sprains. For sale by 'all druggists.
CONVICTED -OF ROBBERY
CHARLES HOUGHTON IS FOUND
' GUILTY JY A JURY.,
Defendant Allege' That Detective
Day Arrested Him to Vent a
Personal Spite.
Charles, alias Chick, Houghton, a Port
land boy, was tried and convicted before
Judge Frazer and a jury yesterday of j
robbing Steve Balch, a young man from
Prlneville, on the night of November 7
last. Balch testified that he was drinK
ing In the Mint saloon, where he met
Houghton. When he left the saloon ho
said Houghton held him while another
man took $14from him. He "stated that
he did not know who the other man
was.
Houghton denfed the charge, and testl-
ncd tnal JJetecuves uay ana w einer nau
it in- or nim. tie saia one reason tor
this was that Detective Day stated that
Houghton promised to get him a letter
written by Henry Eacon to Fred Love,
n saloon-keeper, which would disclose the
whereabouts of Bacon, who Is wanted
on a charge of murdering a Chinese In
company with James AlKen. iiougnton
h T,,.r,T- va-ri nf nnr nw nnr enrh i
letter. Charles Smith, a
switchman, '
DEATH OF PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN
Frederick D. Franklin.
the lanre warehouse on the East Side, which proved a pioneer In the extensive
warehouse dltrlcln East Portland. He was a leader Jn farm machinery and im
plement circles. welT known In Portland and all over the Pacific Northwest. In
1877 he married MIsg Ella Hpllcnbeck. of Cornlns. N. Y., who, with two children,
Harry and Gcnevlsve, survives him.
Mr. Franklin, whose health had been falling for some time, suffered a strode
of paralysis Monday mqrnlng. December 1. and lay for nearly two weeks In an
unconscious condition unttt- Thursday night. December 11. whcn death relieved h.s
Buffering. He was a prominent Mason and Y.'oodman. and a most estimable citi
zen, and many will miss his familiar figure and mourn hW loss. The funeral will
take -place from hlsjlate residence Sunday.
fled that when Balch left the Mint
m he was not followed by Hough- !
and that Houghton remained In the !
testified
saloon
ton. and that Houghton
riorck 9n tn aft "rritmitrvw nf'terwards.
He !
..; i. n unnn-htnn lpft the'
saloon tcvether and did not part com-I
pany for over an hour. ,
Julius Well, bartender .in tne raioon, i
testified that Houghton, did,.. not follow
Balch out
Detectives Day .and We'iner both' testi
fied that they had no 111 feeling whatever
towards Houchton. . Day stated that tho
only thing he had .against the prisoner 1
was that he tried to job two lnnocejtjinen'r"'waa discharged,
into the penitentiary.
Houghton, was defended by Attorneys J
R. R. Glltner and John W. Paddock. I
Houghton's father, who Is blind, and Ills '
mother, were1 In. the 'courtroom' during the
i-rinl. Hoiiehton was 'released on -Donas.
The" case rnay be appealed to the Supreme
Court.
XEGLECTED TO BAT HIS MEALS.
Expressman Sues Contractor Because
Timber Fell on Him.
The suit of Chris Algeshelmer against
R. J. Stewart and John S. Wlnslow, con
tractors! for $3000 damages, was tried yes
terday' before Judge Sears, and will be
argued" by the attorneys on Wednesday
next.
Algeshelmer Is an expressman, and on
February IS, . 1EC-2, delivered a load of
merchandise at Jones' cash store, on
Froht street. The defendants were en-
gaged In repairing a wooden awning, and
as Algeshelmer was passing underneath
it a stick of lumoer reii. strutmg mm on
tne ngnt siae oi ine neau, rcnucrms i.i.u i30ys and Girls' Aid Society, and an ad
senselcss. Algeshelmer testified that he drcES by Thomas N. Strong on "The
. : , . .iT. , a
is impaired; that he has suffered, from
headaches and cannot work as hard as
fr!ncrl'
nor earn as much money as
he could before the accident happened.
He called Dr. J. T. Wall and Dr. H. C.
Fenton as expert witnesses. His wife and
numerous others also testified concerning
his condition. William Murray testified
that before he was Injured Algeshelmer
could do a full day's work, and cannot
do so now, and also that he had seen
him neglect to eat his meajs.
R. J. Stewart, one of the defendants.
testified that there was a fire at Jones
cash store, ana ne was sent inee oy nn
insurance company to make repairs. He
stated that a piece of wood 2x4 and eight
feet long dropped and hit Algeshelmer on-
the head. knocKing rum senseless, oiew-
art stated that he telephoned for City
Physician Zan, and had Algeshelmer
taken to the hospital and paid the bills.
Stewart testified further. that hc agreed
to pay Dr..2an. Ho stated that It was
an accident pure and simple. W. , M.
Gregory and W. S. Ward appeared as-' at
torneys for the plaintiff, and Rufus Mal
lory for the defense.
WAS NOT SO BAD.
W. A.' Mack Testifies That He Did Not
nrliiU Very Hard.
Additional testimony was heard by
Judge George yesterday "In the divorce
suit of Orpha Mack against Y A. Mack.
Mrs. Mack testified concerning her hus
band's drinking habits, and' said ho
threatened to kill her, and once threat
ened topolson himself. She admitted on
cross-examination by Attorney John
Dltchburn that she was previously the
wife of Dave Tooley. at Gresham, and
was divorced from him.
Mack testified In hi3 own behalt that
he wao not guilty ofthe many things
his wife accused him of, "and denied that
he wao a habitual drunkard.
He called J. F. Gilbert, D. V. Hart,
A Lawson. w. B. Steele. J. D. Henry.
J. H. Yates, H. F. Yates and J. A. Worth
to prove that he d!dnot drink as much
as Ills wife said he did.
Chinese Girl Divorced.
Loy HoVr Jeck, a Chinese girl. 15 years J tiearcn lor ine D0U1CS Y remaining
old.; was granted a divorce from Chung i.n the T-"rk of til.Z -steamer Progreso was
Jeck, by Judgo Sears yesterday. Tho girl eU1 , th' corning by the Whitelaw
testified that she was abducted and com- Wrecking. Company, under the direction,
pelled to marry the defendant, who Is of Coroner Lsland. Seven bodies arc sup
50 years of age. In San Francisco two Pscd l be burled under the mags of Iron
years ago. He took her to Los Angeles atld othcr dcibJ"ls mad0 hV tna explosion,
and placed her In a den of vlco, keeping T1e cost (?'thc,.!?arch,,s ejected to be
her closely guarded. She said she found n"1 mo.rc than 4C0r and 00 borne y
It-Impossible to escape, although she 4 6 cv5
made frequent attempts to do so, but she t .
Anally succeeded in Interesting some of . , To Cnre a Cold ln nc" Day
her countrvmen in her behalf She nUn Talce Laxative Bromo-Qutnlna Tablets. All drus
UlrZ. ai:;wi lBts r,:un,1 money -If It ralla to cur,
made her story known to several white e. W. Crovc's alcnature is on each box. 25c.
Bv this means she succeeded in
I "obtaining her liberty, nd' came to Port-
land, where she has friends who prov.ded
for her. ane siatea uiaj sue hcvu uu.
ihave become the wife of Chung Jeck If
3he had been able to explain ner po3tuon
at the time the ceremony was performed.
John F. Logan appeared as attorney for
the plaintiff.
Threatened to Kill Her.
Mamie McVcncs was granted a divorce
from Thomas M. McVencs. to whom she
was united in marriage In Minnesota in
18112. by Judge Sears yesterday. Mrs. Mo
vents testified that her husband treated
her very badly and specified numerous
arfR. She said he drew a revolver, and
threatened to kill her in this city In
March last, rie proviaca nuuuus iui "
support since that time, and deserted her.
Has Not Got License Yet.
The application of H. J. Miller for a
license to sell liqubr at the Twelve-Mile
House was before the County Court
again yesterday. The case was contin
ued - for one week for further hearing.
The rcmonstrators now assert that there
are 265 legal votes in the precinct, and
that filler has only 130 signers to his
petition, and therefore not a majority.
Spending Money for Lawyers.
"Ed Mendenhall yesterday fiied a peti
tion In the County Court for the removal
6t R. Mendenhall ao executor of the will
f TCsthf-r Louisa Mcndonhall. deceased.
The petition recites that the will has
Frederick DcGracse Franklin, who
died December 11. at his late reel- ,
dence. 250 Seventh street. Portland,
Or., was born In Caneadea, Alle
gheny County. NV Y., .where his an- ,
eestors had fettled before tho Rev
olutionary War. In early life he
devoted his talents to business, and
later becanvs an operator In the
Pennsylvania oil rcclor.s. About
1ES3 he accepted a position with the
(now) Buffalo litts Company, of
Buffalo. N. Y., and for nearly 18'
years -remained in . Us employ In
various caaacltles, mostly as man
ager for branch houses. His abil
ities as an orcanlzer and manager
were of tuch high order that he vaa
often calicd upon to co Into new
territory to build .un trade fo his
company. After nerving In Indiana,
Maryland. Illinois, Michigan. Wis
consin and Minnesota, he was In
1KJC sent to the Pacific -Northwest,
with headquarters' at Portland. Or.,
cs manaser for the states of Ore
gon, Washington,' Idaho and Mon
tana, which position he held until
the Sprlne of 1001. when ill health
forced him to resign.
His keen business sense Soon fore
saw Portland'." expansion; he was
heartily in favor it the erection or
twice been set aside In the courts, and
also that R. Mendenhall threatened to
squander tho estate. It Is alleged that
R.. Mendenhall told C. J.. Mendenhall that
ho hud Incurred an cxnenEe of $2200 in
litigation, and that he will keep on until
there othln? left. It is further-
timiBtu uui u. i-uutuiui ua .mwu-
agea tne estate. -
Court Xotcs.
In the case of ,F. D. Hatch, charged
with passing a forged check on Woodard,
Clarke & Co., the jury disagreed.
and
The jury stood six to
six.
The Inventory
estate of Henry
In the matter of the"
Scheeland was fllcd in
the County Court yesterday. The proper
ty Is valiied at, JB025;
The information against Ed Jackson,
charging' him with larceny of various
articles iof clothing from the tailor shop
of John Sax, was dismissed by Judge
Sears yesterday on motion of District At
torney Chamberlain. R. Wolf, a boy
jointly indicted with Jackson, was sent
to the Reform School.
TALK ON SOCIAL TOPICS.
Woman's Club Ifccrn a Xnmber of
Addresses.
Yesterday was social economics day at
the Woman's Club. Dr. Mary Thompson
was In charce of the Drocramme. which In-
i ciuded an address by Mrs. Millie Trumbull
t on ..Tne of Oregon In Regard to
j Women and Children," a valuable paocr
by T Gardner, superintendent of the.
Transportation oi insane i-auenis." ;j nere
n cn o .i,orminir cn n hv m sc T"nh
" " v..........0
leen Lawlcr, "Hush. My Little One" (Be
vignanl). As an encore Mhv3 Lawler sang
very sweetly "A Memory."
Mrs. Trumbull, in her address, which
was heard with much Interest, contended
that the Oregon laws did much injustice
to women, and should be amended.
, Mrs. Trumbull was followed by Mr.
Gardner, whoso long experience In taking
care of unfortunate children made his
paper of exceptional value and Interest.
He "said the truant frequently generates
tho criminal. Truancy begets vagrancy.
and vagrancy larceny. He favored city
ordinances or state legislation whereby
nesiigent or incompetent parents may be
compelled to relinquish the guardianship
of their children. Truant officers should
thcn be nDDOinted to handle cases of de-
Hnquency, and a truant school founded for
the persistent offenders. Mr. Gardiner
has prepared , a bill for a truancy law,
which he-read, and asked the co-operation
of the Woman's Club for Its passage.
Following Mr. Gardner, Miss Dimick.
principal of the' Brooklyn Bchodl, related a
number of Incidents in her own experiencq
with lawless children, aiid expressed her
self as heartily In favor of Mr. Gardner's
project. . x.
Mr. Strong spoke brieflyyon the subject,
of the transportation of patients to the
j State Insane Asylum. There Is no law at
present providing that women going to the
asylum shall have women' attendants.
Women were urged to use their Influence
In remedying this, unfortunate condition.
No Bubonic Plnprne In California.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12.-The Call
sp.ys that Dr. A. H. Glenncn, the accred
ited representative of the United Stateo
Government, Is preparing a report to Burgeon-General
Wyman, of the Marino Hos-
pltal Service at Washington, D. C, to the
effect that there has never been bubonic
plague in California. Dr. Glcnnon's report
; will go further and declare positively that
after a thorough and exhaustive lnvestlga-
on tne bacillus supposed to.be of th
plague js. that of chicken cholera, a com
paratively -harmless disease.
- '
Search for Bodicx in tike W'reclc.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dct. 12.-A svstem-
WANT BETTER GAME LAWS
LINN COUNTY SPORTSMEN DISCUSS
QUIMBY'S' RISPORT.
Agree Hunting: for 'Market Should Be
Prohibited Want Protection
Against Foreign Hunters.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.)
Sportsmen of Linn County, the hornet of
the Chinese pheasant In Oregon, and the
county In which one of the first gun clubs
In the state was organized, have been
freely discussing the report of Game War
den Quimby, recently filed with the Gov
ernor, and which appeared in The Orego
nlan. Divers opinions are expressed on
the various recommendations for amend
ments to the game laws of the state which
were submitted by the Warden. All sports
men concur In the opinion that hunting
for the market should be entirely pro
hlblted I'he great diminution in the sup
ply of game birds of all kinds Id' generally
ascribed to market hunting.
On the proposal to tax the owner of
every shotgun there seems to be a di
versity of opinion, aithough a majority
Is cpoosed to the tax. Farmers say they
would be willing to pay a tax of $1 on their
gun, provided that the tax would be ap-,
plied to the- fund for the enforcement of
the state game laws, and that there should
be no Increase in the tax. Yet the tax Is
considered impracticable by many people
here, as they do not see how the tax
could be collected In a uniform and equit
able manner. Farmers do not object to
the tax' on account of the $1 Involved, but
because they fear it would lead to a much
more- burdensome tax.
However, the opinion is expressed by all
the sportsmen' hcrethat some provision
should be mnde to procure funds for the
better enforcement of the game laws. An
increased legislative appropriation for the
purpose Is generally favored. In recent
years local sportsmen have made up
purse to assist In enforcing the game lawsi
in Linn County.
Although many think It would be well to
make sportsmen from abroad pay a license
or the privilege of hunting over the fields
of thiq county, yet some v)ho have given
the. matter serious consideration are in
clined to think such a license vould prove
burdensome. All are willing to tax the
mnn who come3 .from San Francisco to
spend a solid week hunting In Oregon, but
few. would be willing to pay a license for
the privilege -of taking a friend from I
abroad out. for. a day3 sport. But In gen
eral sportsmen here think there should be '
iDme restrictions placed upon the foreign
hunter; thut he should assist In providing I
a fund for the protection of- the game birds
which he hunts v.ith the same privileges
as the native Oregonlan.
Opinions differ as to changing the open
season. Farmers insist that it should re
main October 1, while many sportsmen re
siding in Albany think the open season
should begin September 15. One of the
most prominent sportsmen in Albany, who
has been Identified with many movements
for the protection of Oregon's game birds,
said he thought the open season for all
game birds should commence on the same
date, and placed that date at September
15. "Then." he said, "any man who
ronmlncr fiver thp flpldn with n ciin on
shoulder could be arrested and fined. As if
is now, a iiuiutr. cin siauuaii: wutL nv is
after a bird for which the season lsopen."
"Feed tho lakes and swamps for the
ducks," Is the opinion expressed on all
sides. "This Winter," said a prominent
farmer, "there have been more duck3 fly
ing southward than In yoars before, but
they do not stop because" there Is no feed.
There are a few swamps In this county
where the ducks are fed, and a large num
ber are killed there. If a man is enterpris
ing enough to feed them, let him do it."
LEWIS RIVER BRIDGE.
Worlt on It Is Resumed Soon to Be
Completed.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 12. The
Northern Pacific Railroad Company com
menced work today putting in' the draw
span of Its bridge across Lewis River on
Its new lino between this city and Ka
lama. The bridge was practically com
pleted except the draw a year ago, and
travel over the new road has been de
layed on account of Inability to obtain
steel work. The bridge Is expected to bo
completed about the first of the new year,
shortly after which regular traffic will be
commenced over the road.
COMPETITIVE RATES CANCELLED.
Orders In Evidence In the Anti-Mer-scr
Hearing.
ST. PAUL. Dec. 12. In the hearing to
day of the suit against tho Northern Se
curities Company, the state introduced i
testimony in support of Its claim that
not only is the statute violated by the j
consolidation of two parallel and compet
ing lines, but that competition is stilled,
contrary to public policy and the policy
or Minnesota, as expressed in its laws.
Last evening and today station agents
of both lines and shippers at competitive
points were put upon the stand to show
that since the merger had gone Into ef
fect competition had ceased and competi
tive rates had been cancelled. Station
agents produced their written orders to
cancel these rates, and, whether the or
ders were issued by the Great Northern or
Northern Pacific, they were identical.
INCORPORATED IN
CONNECTICUT.
But Not to Do Railroad Business
la
That State.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Articles of in
corporation of tho Netherlands Tramway
Company, with a capital of $3,500,000. have
been filed in the Town Clerk's ofllce at
Bridgeport, Conn., says a dispatch from
that city to the Times. According to the
articles, the hew company Is empowered
to construct, equip, lease, maintain and
operate by steam, electricity or other
power, railroads and tramways for trans
portation of passengers, mall, express,
merchandise or other freight in any for
eign country or any state or territory of
the United States, except that the corpora
tion shall not construct, maintain or op
crate a railroad In the State of Connecti
cut .
The capital stock is divided into 35,000
$100 shares: $1,500,000 to be preferred and
the remainder common stock.
The Fonr-Track New.
The. December number of the New York
Central's- Four Track News is much more
than merely a, railroad magazine. It
contains 50 pages cf as Interesting matter
as will be found in jriy periodical, and
it ranses wide over the earth for.subjccts.
Carihou-huntinc; In tho Winter woods of
Strictly Reliable.'
Pisceses and
Weakness of .
MEN ONLY
By far tho greater number of 'patients seeking
relief for so-called weakness are strong, robust
men in every ether reBpect. Our theory that
Loss of Vitality. Prematurenws. etc.. are not
weaknesses, but the .symptoms of Inflammatory
proceaacsdn the Prostate Gland (Go-called neck
cf bladder), caused by contracted disorders and
early dloslp&tlon. Is- now being adop'tedby the
leading ."peclalists of the world. Urfder our
local plan of treatment, directed toward re
ducing tho enlarged and swollen Prostate, lm
mcdlatn result?, as Indicated by Increased cir
culation and renewed strength, are observed.
Our, colored chart of the -organs, which we
send free on application. Is Interesting to any
one wishing to study the anatomy cf the male.
250J Alder St., Cor. Third
CHAMBERS BUILDING.
San Francisco Offlca. 007 Market St.
I J Dr. Talcott
Canada Is neighbor to a -vivid description
of the luxuriant land of Florida. The
American Orient Is described In Southern
California and the Oriental Orient gets
a touch In connection with a story of the
silk Industry in Japan. A description of
the Saranac Lake Ice carnival and of the
old Ohio battle-field of Fort Meigs give
variety to the attractive fare spread In
there pages. Everything Is short, every
thing is Illustrated and everything Is In
teresting. Agent Seachrest -has these
magazines at his office, in the Sherlock
building. "
The Christmas Snnset.
The front cover of Sunset for Decem
ber shows Santa Claus dressed In furs,
but with a load of roses on his back and
In his arms, which he Is scattering on
cither side. This is hardly the conven
tional Saint Nicolas, but California Is ex
pected to be" somewhat unconventional.
T,he SO pages of this number are devoted
largely to California descriptions and Il
lustrations, chief among which are Stan
ford University. Sunset Is running much
to fiction in the later numbers, but It
all has a Western flavor. The California
thrasher and his Christmas carol Is the
subject of a notable paper in this Issue,
by Lii2abeth Grinnell, In collaboration
with Joseph Grinnell, the well-known
naturalist. The Sournern Pacific Is
spreading Information about Its territory
very effectively by means of this very ex
cellent magazine.
Canadian Pacific on the Lakeit.
DETROIT, Dec. 12. The"Ncws saysi
The Canadian Pacific Railroad will build
a large fleet, which will put the line on
an equality with the Lehigh, Great North
ern and other lines so far as the advan
tages of lake transportation are con
cerned. DETECTIVES CLAIM $1000.
Portland Police Officers, However,
Will Not Snc Utnli Connty.
SALT'LAKE CITY. Dec. 12. Detectives
Day and Cordano, of Portland, Or., have
instructed their attorneys to file suit
against Davis County, Utah, to collect the
reward of $1000 which was offered for
j the 'arrest and conviction of Nick Ha-
wortn. Tne uregon sieutns capturea ia
'worth in a livery stable la Portland.
(When seen last night Detective Cor
dano denied that any suit had been en
tered by himself or by Detective Ford.
"Yes." said he. "wc captured Nick Ha
worth. He was wanted for murder at
Farmlngton, Utah. We found him In a
Portland livery stable, and we have not
received our reward, but we have a prom
ise of the reward, with the signature of
me governor oi uiuu nudiiuiH, u wo
are sansneu mat vvo win kci u
have not entered suit, nor do we intend
to. Wc have no reason to think thafwe
will not get the reward.")
ARE YOU GOING EASTf
The most pleasant way to cross the con
tinent is on one of the Denver & Rio
Grand popular personally conducted ex
cursions. Inquire at 124 Third street for
particulars.
Going: to St. Lonlsf
Tf so. hotter learn about the new service
13 ' inaugurated by the O. R. & N. via Dcn
hls vtr and Kansas City. Inquire city, ticket
J office. Third and Washington,
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
When "You ThinK
of Travel XHinK of
THis Trade Mark
i:C.$TR&Q.RY
and all tHat
it stands for
It Insures You Comfort and
Luxury at no extra cost.
Full Information may -be had by
addressing
H. L. SISLKR,
i General Agent,
24S Alder Street, Portland,. Of.
REGULATOR LINE
STEAMERS
Dally rxeept Sunday.
DALLKJPOrtTLAND HOUTB
TIME CAKD.
STR. REGULATOR. ,
Leaves Portland Tues.. Tburs.. Eat, 7 A. it.
Leves Dalles Hon.. Wed.. Prl.. 7 A. M.
fsTIt. DALLES CITY.
tv Portland Mod.. "VVed.. Frl.. T A. It.
leaves Dalles Tues. Thurs.. Sat.. 7 A. it.
LANDING OAK ST. DOCK PORTLAND.
Tel. Main 014. M. V. HARRISON. Agent.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
lvUil i-'lttl uu
1 Street.
ror Vayjcvrs, Kuimtr.
CUtsksnif. tVirctport.
Clifton. Axtorla. War
rntoo. Flavcl. Jl am
mo nil. Von tUwtni.
0rhart Pic.. Seaside
Astoria and iieahdr...
Kxprrss Dally.
Aatorl Kxpmu,
Dally.
11:10 A. Ji
t;00 r. .
o:40 P. at
Ticltel omc. 2U itorrUon t. and Union
i. C. MJ.ru. Gn. Pa. Act.. Astoria. Or.
For South -Eastern Alaska
Lcr.ve Scntfle O A. 31.
Steamships Cottage City or
City of Seattle. Dec. 7. 13,
10. 23. 31. Jan. 0.
Steamers connect at San
Franci3co with company'
steamers for jiorts in Cali
fornia. Mexico and Humboldt
Bay. For further Intorma-
tlon obtain folder.
Right is reserved to change steamers or call
ing dates.
AGENTS N. POSTON. 240 Washington st.
Portland: F. W. CARLETON. 007 Paclilc ave..
Tacoma; Ticket Office. 113 James st.. Seattle.
GEO.W. ANDREWS. North Western Passenger
Ageat. San Franctsco. Ticket Office. 4 New
Montgomery st. C. D. DUN ANN. Gen. Pan
Act.. Kan Francisco.
WHITE- COLLAR LINE
PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE.
STEAMER BAILED UATZERT
Leaves Portland dally 7 A. M.. except Sunday.
Leaves Astoria dally 7 P. M., except fcunday.
THE DALLES-PORTLAND ROUTE.
STEAMERS TAHOMA AND METLAKO
Leave Portland dally 7 A. M.. except Sunday.
Leave The Dilles daily 7 A. M.. except Sun
day. Landing foot Alder St., Portland; Or.
Both phones. Main 351.
E. W. CRICHTON. Agent, Portland.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
SI OREGON
(IIP Smoit Line
and union Pacific
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
UNION DEPOT. Leave. Arrlvo.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND 0:00 A. II. 4:20 P. 24.
SPECIAL. Dally. Dally.
Fcr the East via Hunt
ington. SPOKANE FLYER. 6:13 P. M. 7:00 A. 1L
For Eastern "Washing- Daily. Dally,
ton. "Walla Walla. Lew
lston. Coeur d'Alene
and Gt. Northern polnt3
ATLANTIC EXPRESS 8:30 P. M. 8:10 A. iL
For the East via Hunt- Dally. Dally.
lnston.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
S. S. Columbia From
Dec 8. 18. 28. AInsworth K.nn-a tlt
S. S. Geo. W. Elder Dock. 0-uu "au
Ecl.i, 23. JS:0O P. M.
FOR ASTORIA and'S:00 P. M. 5:00 P. II.
way" points, connecting, Dally ex. Daily
with steamer" for Ilwa-i Sunday. except
co and North Beach, Saturday. Sunday:
steamer T. J. Potter. 10 P. il.
Ash-street Dock.
rt:43 A. M boiit
For Salem. Corvallts Mondays, (j-00 P M
and tray points, steam- Wednesday Tuedays"
er Ruth. Ash - street Frldas. Thursdays,
"Dock. Saturdays
FOR DAYTON, Oreon'7:00 A. M. S:00 P. M."
City and Yamhill Rlver'Tues.. Mon..
points. str. Elmore, iThurs.. Wed..
Ash-ft. dock. Sat. FtU
(Water permitting.)
For Lewlston. Idaho. 4:05 A. il. About
and way points, from dally 3:00 P. aL
Rtparla. Wash., steam- except dally
ers Spokane or Lewis- Saturday, ex. Friday.
ton.
TICKET OFFICE. Third and "Washlnstoa.
Telephone Main 712.
PORTLAND & ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
For Yokohama and Hons Kong, calling at
Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight
via connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar
thur and Vladivostok.
INDRAPURA SAILS ABOUT DECEMBER 2S.
For rates and full Information call on or ad
dress officials or agcnt3 of O. It. & N. Co.
kSJ VIA
SOUTH
Leave
Arrive
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS,
for balem, Kuae
burg, Aiinand. ac
raiucnto. o g d e n.
S:30 P. M.
,7:45 A. M.
bull .b'ranclicu. Mo-
jave, 1.04 Angeled,
fc.1 1'aao. New Ur
leanj and m Ea4C
8:30 A. M.
Morning train cou
uects at Woodburn
many except sun
day) with train for
Mount Angei. bil-
7:00 P. M.
verion. is r o w n u-
v 1 1 1 e. Springfield,
WenUlitig ami Na-
4:00 P. M.
.ron.
Aloany passenger .,
Connects at Wood
burn with Mt. An
'10:10 A. M.
iel and Silverton
.ocal.
,'orvallls passenger,
-berldan passenger.
7:30 A. M.
Il4:r0 P. M.
'3:30 P. M.
18:23 A. M.
"Dally. JlDally except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OS WEGO SUBURBAN SERVICB
AND
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Leave Portland dally for uawego at 7:30 A.
M.. 12:00. 2:05. 3:23, 5:20. C-25. t:30. 10:10
P. M. Dally except Sunaay, 5:30. 6:30. S:33,
10:25 A. M.. 4:00. ll:au P. M. Sunday only,
9:00 A. M.
Returning from Oswego. arrive Portland
daily 8:30 A. M.. 1:55, 3:05. 4:35. C:13. 7:33.
0:35. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 0:25,
7:25; 9:30. 10:20. 11:45 A. M. Except Monday.
12:23 A. M. Sunday only, 10:oo . M.
Leave from same depot ror ra:ias and Inter
mediate points dally except Sunday 4:00 P. M.
Arrive Portland 10:20 A. M "
Thi Independence-Motimouth motor lino oper
ates daily Co Monmouth and Alri:e. connecting
with S. P. Co.' trains at Dallas and Inde
pendence. First-class rebate tickets on sale from Port
land to Sacramento and San Francisco: net
rate. $17.50; berth. $3. Second-class faro,
$15. without rebate or berth: second-class
berth. $2.50.
Tickets to Eastern noints nnd Europe. Also
Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and
Washington streets. Phono Main 712.
TIME CARD .
OF TRAINS
PORTLAND
Departs. Arrives.
. un.inrt Limited for Ta
coma. Seattle. Olympla.
South 'Bend and Grays
TTrhnr nolnts
25 am 4:13 pa
North Coast Limited, for Ta
coma. Seattle. Spokane.
Butte. St. Paul. Minneap
olis. Chicago. New York.
Boston and all points East
and Southeast ............2:00pm
Twin City Express for Ta
coma. Seattle. Spokane.
Helena. St. Paul. Minne
apolis. Chicago. New
York. Boston and all points
East and Southeast ll:45.pm
North Coast-Kansas Clty
6t. Louis Special, for Ta
coma. Seattle. Spokane.
Butte. Billings. Denver.
Omaha. Kansas City. St.
Loul5 and all points East
7:00 a za
7:00 pa
nnd Southeast ..-.w pui
7 00 am
All trains dally except on South Bend branch.
A. D CHARLTON. Assistant General Faj
enger "Agent. 255 Morrison st., corner Third.
Portland. Or.
m
Ticket Office 122 Third St. Phone 633
LEAVE iTho Flyer dally to and
No. 4 'from St. Paul, Mlnne
6:15" P. M. lapolls. Duluth. Chicago
(and all points East.
ARRIVE
No. 3
7:00 A. M.
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Dining
and Buffet Smoklng-LIbrary Cars.
JAPAN
- AMERICAN
KAGA MARU
LINE
For Japan. China and all Asiatic points, will
leave Seattle
About December IG
Willamette River Boats
Steamci POMONA, for Salem. Independence.
Albany and Corvallls. leaves 0:43 A. M. Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Steamer ALTONA. for Dayton. McMinnvilla
and way, leaves 7 A. M. Mondays, "Wednesdays
and Fridays.
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO.
Office and dock, foot Taylor street.
hf SUNSET TU
OOGCtllii SHASTA) -J