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THE ilORNING ORESONIAKv . TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6r 1904, HE IS MAYOR AGAIN Frank Waters Head of New Salem Officials. by W. H. Mead from the Clerk of Nye County. Nevada. Mead cared for .an old prospector named O'Brien three years ago. Recovering from his sickness. 'Brien made several valuable finds and recently died, leaving all to the man who nursed him. THREE DEMOCRATS WIN OUT High School Eleven Banquetted. UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. Eugene, Dec. 5. (Special.) An event that is un precedented in the history of Oregon ath letics occurred Saturday night, when 50 of the business men of Eugene banqueted the university football team. Never be fore has a 'varsity team been so honored, and if the spirit of the meeting means anything. It Indicates that the State Uni- ersity Is gaining in favor and influence. Republicans Carry City With Excep tion of Aldermen Suit Is Started Against Election Judge Stein er and Challenger. SALEM. Or., 73ec 5. (Special.)-The Saiem city election today can scarcely be called a sweeping Republican victory, al though the Republicans elected a full ticket, with the exception of three Aldcr men. There were only four contests over scats In the City Council, and the -Democrats won three of these. Cornelius (Rep.) defeated Skipton (Dc-m.) for City Marshal by only eight votes, although Salem has a normal Re publican majority of 300 to 500. Roose-; v"t carried Salem by a vote of 1246 to 29C, a plurality of 953. Frank Waters was re-elected Mayor. Wylle A. Moore, Re corder, and Frank Meredith, Treasurer, a.l without opposition. The new mem bers of the Council are: First Ward Fred' Steusloff (Dem.). Second Ward Claire Bake'r (Rep.). Third Ward Paul Wallace (Rep.). Fourth Ward J. C. Goodale, Jr. (Rep,). Fifth Ward P. L. Frazer (Dem.). Sixth Ward J. N. Skaife (Dom.). Seventh Ward Lee Acheson (Rep.). Wallace was the only Republican candi date for the Council who won without op position. Including hold-overs, the City Council has ten Republicans and four Democrats. There was considerable ex citement and some feeling in the Second Ward over the enforcement of the char ter provision that payment of the city poll tax of 53 Is a qualification for voting. Many who offered to vote were refused on this account, and tonight Charles Livesley brought suit for $600 damages against Election Judge Stelner and G. P. Litchfield for rejecting his ballot. There Is some talk of litigation to test the qualification of Cornelius for City Marshal, for the reason that he signed an affidavit two years ago declaring him self a resident of Cornelius Precinct, Washington County, while the city char ter requires a residence of three years here as a qualification for holding office. Cornelius says that he voted only the state and district ticket in Washington County, and did not intend that his am davit include the declaration that be was a resident of that county. DR. SOMMER WINS. Elected Mayor of Oregon City by a Heavy Majority. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 5. (Spe cial.) Dr. E. A. Sommer, of the Citi zen's ticket, was today elected Mayor by a majority of 29 over all other can didates, the vote being: Sommer, Citi zen's, 438; Charles Albright, Independ ent Citizen's and Taxpayers', .250; J. U. Campbell, Republican, 154. The elec tion was one of the most exciting In the history of the city. The supply of carriages In local stables was exhaust ed by rival candidates, who imported conveyances from Canby for the oc casion. A full vote of S37 was cast. F, J Meyer, Independent, and present in cumbent, was re-elected City Treasurer oxer J.A, Tufts, Republican, by a vote of 410 to 3S0. Republicans elccte.d. -all .three . Co.un cilmen, the vote being: First WardV Da'id C. Williams, Republican; 159; E. F Story. Citizen's; candidate to Suc ceed himself, 158; Second Ward. Will iam Sheehan. R"epubllcan, re-elected 217. Sol S. Walker, Independent Citi zen Taxpayers', 126; Third Ward, Hen ry Brandt, Republican, 90; S. P. Fran cis. Citizen's. .74. Dr. Sommer's election was effected by a large vote of paper mills em ployes. supplemented by his strong personal popularity. The defeat of the Republican nominees for Mayor and Treasurer is accounted for because of public sentiment against introduction of politics Into, city affairs. Campbell in addition to opposing perpetual fran chises, agreed to suppress all gambling if elected. MEANS HIGHER LICENSES. Albany's New Councilmen Made Ante Election Promises. ALBANY. Or., Doc 5. (Special.) The result of the -annual city election in Al bany today will be an increase in the 11 cense for operating saloons. Advocates of a considerable increase in the license rate were successful In the First a3 Third Wards, which, with the holdover Council men who favor the proposition; gives majority against the present Iioensfc system. As the Councilmen elected today mae an ante-election statement to the effect that they acquiesced in the will of the majority of the citizens as expressed in the November election and would favor the continuance of saloons in the cty, the result Is not a victory for pronibltlon. They, however, want an Increased license. The olectlon was. one of the most activ municipal elections Albany has expert enced. It had all the trimmings of a larger election. Prohibitionists and liquor dealers vielng with each other in their ef forts to capture votes. The result follows: First Ward. J. S Tomlinson. 103; O. P. Dannals, 98. Second Ward, S. A. Dawson (re-elected), 115; John Foshay, 3S. Third Ward, E. R. Huston 135; Frank Skipton. 64; A. W. Bowersox, K. Total vote cast, 613. FATAL FALL FROM WAGON. Major Barron Killed in Peculiar Ac cident to Vehicle. ASHLAND. Or., Dec. 5. Major H. F. Barron, a wealthy and prominent plb necr rancher and stockman, fell from wagon on which he was riding near his home, nine miles south of Ashland Just before noon day. struck upon his head and received injuries from which he died in a few minutes. He was driv ing with his son to a sheep camp some mll?s from his farm home when one of the wagon wheels came off Its spin die dropping it to the ground and throwing him off the seat upon a rock bc?ide the road. He was 77 years of age and located in this section in 1S5. Election in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 5. Election of a full municipal ticket was held in rty today. Owen McAleer. Republican was elected -Mayor over M. P. Sny Democrat, who has held the office for vars, by a plurality approximating 3000 The majority of the Council will be publican. Re- Heads of Eugene Firemen. EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) The annual election of the Eugene Fire De partment was held this afternoon. W. C Yoran was elected chief engineer and M S. Hubble assistant, without opposi Uon. Heir to $250;000. BAKER CITY. Or.. Doc 5. (Special:) That he Is heir to mining property worth $250,000 Is the pleasant news just received ROBS SPEEDING GAR COBPORATIOtf-BIDDEN SOUTH. Railroad Influences Maintain Its Sol idarity. COItVALLIS. Or.. Dec. 3. (To the Editor.) Patriotic. Intelligent men In all sections of the country deplore the political solidarity) of the South. Whatever may be the causes, whether real or Imaclnary, which conspire to unify the South politically, the condition Is roost ruinous to all her best Interests and a menace to the tranquility of the whole conn-try. Her beat men see that her material develop ment cannot go forward while she maintains her solidarity. Although Nature has endowed her with magnificent resources, tlioy remain undeveloped and practically valueless. He: social life cannot reach the highest and but growth. She bears no forceful hand In shap ing the destiny of the Nation, and speaks with weak, piping voice In the National councils. Surely, for her own greatest good, the South should divide up on political lines. A solid South provokes a eolld North, and this excites and perpetuates nectlonal strife. prejudice and animosity. The -welfare of the Nation would be promoted by breaking up the solidarity of the South. All this and more Is rccojmlzed by many of the Southern people; yet the South remain solid, and when we seek an explanation, we are told that It is necessary the South should be made and kept to to prevent political dom Ination by the negro race. The fear of negro domination surely does not now operate to solidify the Sooth. why should It? In nearly every Southern state the negro Is completely disfranchised. The 15th amendment of the Federal Constitution has been utterly ignored and repudiated by the Southern people. By whatever means deemed neceesary by the Southern whites the negro has been compelled to acquiesce. He Is un able to help himself. The people of the North, willing to permit the South to solve the race problem, have held aloof. They have seen the Constitution violated, subverted, and the negro ehorn of his political rights, and have entered no protest. Under thee conditions the South Is absolute master of the situation. and she has no fear and need have none of negro domination. The masses of the South ern people may not know this, but Southern leaders know It full well. How. then, can we believe the South Is held politically solid through fear of negro domination, and that its solidarity Is necessary to prevent such domination? It Is true that this fear has beeir excUed in the minds of the mass of Southern people, and then appealed to for the purpose of solidifying the South for the Democracy. So has the hatred of the Southern people for overy thing bearing the hall-mark of the Re publican party been excited for the same pur pose, yet Intelligent Southerner know thero Is no Just reason why the South should die trust the Republican party. These, then fear of negro domination and hatred of the Republican party are simply the chief means used to hold the South solid, and not the reason for her solidarity. This reason must be sought in the probable mo tives of the men who wield the means. The political demagogues, the TUlmans of the South, resort to these means tor their own political aggrandizement. But her Till mans do not represent the best sentiment of the South. Her best men see the brazen ef frontery of the Tillman ort, and simply stand loof. They are not the pliant tools of these self-seeking patriots and yield them no Influ ence. Yet the South remains solid, and we are forced to seek tho reason in some other direc tion. Watson, of Georgia, late Populist candidate tor the Presidency, gives us the clew. He as- eerts that the great transportation corpora tions. the railway companies, use every means to solidify the South and keep It solid for the Democratic party. These wily politicians. working in harmony with their brethren In the .North, simply control the electoral vote of the South for their own selfish. purposes. They have nothing in common with the Southern people, but it is easy to control her electoral vote, and with that in hand, they may hope to secure enough In lhe North to elect President whom they have already nominated, Twice they have succeeded in doing eo. A remedial agent for this condition is to make the electoral vote of the South of less value to those corporations which now clearly control.lt. This can be dono by Congress en forcing the 14th amendment Of the Coastitu tion. If this were .done, the electoral vote of the South would be reduced by SO or more votes, and would not then Inspire the hope that enough votes might be gained among the remaining states to elect a President. The first effect of this would be to free the South from the thrall of corporate domination. The ultimate result would be the breaking up of the solidarity of that section. Men would divide on economical question and identify themselves with whichever party best ex pressed their convictions. The present is a most opportune time for reducing representation In all the states to a constitutional bali. The Republican party has been accord ea a sleeping victor-. It Is able to deal with the question on right lines uninfluenced by partisan considerations. The South not only sees th futility of remaining solid, but knows that It is Inimical to her Interests. Never mind the ICth amendment. It Is quite probable that within 30 years the South, of her own volition, will restore som of the disfranchised people to suffrage, and that these, following the example of tha whites, will divide up among the several par ties. This done, there will, be no more race Usue. . . .P. AMERICAN PLANS PREFERRED Germany Closely Reviews Report of Secretary of Navy Morton. BERLIN. Dec. 5. The keen Interest with which "Germany Is watching the growth of. the American Navy and; tho high opinion entertained by navel men In Germany of American naval technique, is shown bj the inclusion in the naval budget of an item specifically covering the cost of sending officers to, the United States to study methods of building and arming warships and other matters that may be applied Ho the betterment of the German navy. The recommendations of Secretary of the Navy Morton In his annual report to the President are published prominently. and it appears that American plans are much preferred to those of Great Britain in naval circles here. 'Views or Abuse." PORTLAND, Dec 3. (To -the Editor.) In a. recent issue of The Oregonlan Mr. C. E. S Wood offers to exchange "views or abuse' with 'Colonel Hofer. of Salom. Speaking as only one or your numerous readers. I believe I should not care to have Mr. Wood spill himself all over your pages; but If- Colonel Hofer could be Induced to Impoverish htm self by an exchange of views or ideas, J can think or noimng more aeiectanie to a mirth loving public than to have Mr. Wood recount matters and things as he sees them through the murky medium of a -muddled mind. To see our belted Falutaff enter the Intellectual arena with the doughty Colonel would be high-class vauaevme a iorm or entertain mont at nresent very popular In our sonu tlon-raeked city. And to see our picturesque anarchist square on ana jaoonousiy try I lanii on one of the Colonel's delusive antics O. ye cods! Please give them apace if they crave Jt: ttuirjASKi. Coaling From French Coal Hulk. LONDON. Dec. 6. Russian warships at Tangier, according to a dispatch from that place to the Times, are coaling from a French coal hulk which on Monday was flying the Moorish flag. THK OVEUWOHKED EYU. The faded Eve. the red and Inflamed Eye. the Eye that needs care, relieved by Mur ine, jaurxne Jsye J.tcmeay jo.. unicairo. Nfegro-Enters Express Goach and'Shoots Messenger. rooming-house. He was unable to fur nish bonds and is In the County Jail until the next term of the Circuit Court. He was a soldier in the Philippines dur ing the Spanish-American war, being a member of Company B, which was sent from Roseburg and Ashland. PENSION MONEY' NOT TAKEN Evan O. Roberts Seriously wounaea In Defending His Valuable Charge Robber Escapes by Jump ing From .Flying Train. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec 5. The ex nross car on the Santa Fe overland pas senger train No. 1, westnouna, was ,en- tftrAd bv an unknown Danait. a negro. thin mornlnir. soma time between . 2 and o'clock. weiis-rargo .express unror Runn o. Roberts was. snot twice and fatllv wounded, and one money safe was rifled of Its contents. J.ne roooer thf-n leaned from tho car wnue tne train was running at full speed ana cs caned. The robbery occurred Bomcwnoro do- tween Needles and Daggett, but was not discovered until the train reached the latter place. Conductor Hayes openea the door of the express car at uaggeii. and found Messenger Roberts lying on the floor of the car In a semi-conscious condition and the contents of the rifled Rnfo scattered about the car. Roberts was so seriously wounaea tnat hp tins unable to tell how the roDoery occurred, except to say that he had dis covered some one on the "blind baggage shortly after the train left Needles, and had opened the door, wnen tne mau, TvVinm Tin took to be a negro, sprang In side, and before the messenger could draw his revolver, opened fire, shooting and woundlnc him twice. nno nf thi bullets strucK KODercs in thi lpft hreant. nasslnc through his body, tho other strikine him In the rignt siae. Roberts fell to the floor, and the robber immediately went to the open wa saie and took what he wantea or tne contraw. He then onened the door and leapea out. Roberts was so badly hurt tnat ne was unahle to make an outcry. Assistant Superintendent Prianam, ot the AVells-Fanro. stated late this after noon that the amount taken from tne ex press car would not exceed $100. He would not say that the unitea otaies jjuhsiuu money, said to be on board, was not In the car, but stated, positively that the main safe was not entered at all. GANG ROBS AND BURNS. Five Professionals, Two Now Caught, at Work. WALLA. WALLA. Wash.. Doc . fSnecial.'i The epidemic of small crimes mnnlfest here for the past few days is believed bythe police to be the work of a gang of five professionals, two or wnom Frank Diamond and John Ryan, are be hind the bars. The police cannot find the others. Saturdav nicht the home of Charles Martin was robbed of 5100 wortn or jew elry. The thief kicked in the front door. scattered everything In the house, on talned the jewelry and ate lunch, Before the Martins came home at midnight. He then made srood his escape. On the same night, between xi ana i o'clock, Edward Johnson, an employe of tho Troy Laundry, while sleeping, neara n. noise downstairs. On his starting to Investigate, the burglar ran and jumped through the sash of the front aopr. tie had entered by taking off the screen of the back window. About 3 o'clock Sunday morning a fire broke out In the Potter feed sstore on Main street. Two undertakers working In house near by heard two men run down the street ten minutes before they saw the blaze and turned In the alarm Prompt work by the department prevented more than the destruction of the store and damage by water to the grocery store of G. W. Jones. The total damage was small. All Indications point to Incendiary origin of the fire. It is thought to hav been set .by the burglar gang to cover up operations in other parts of the city. FEARS SUICIDE OF LAUTH. to Convicted Murderer Transferred Salem Despite Protest. OREGON CITY. Or., Dec 5. (Special.) Sheriff Shaver tonight took Ueorge w. Lauth to the State Penitentiary at Salem, where he will be confined until the date of his execution, set for January 27. Lauth, who was convicted of first degree murder for shooting Mrs. Lconore is Jones In this city last September, was not apprised of his Intended transfer to the state prison until a few minutes neiore tne arrival of the train, when he made stren uous objections to going to Salem. He thought he would be permitted to remain at the County Jail here until his appeal to the Supreme Court for a new trial had been finally disposed of. The county authorities were desirous of having Lauth removed from the County Jail. for. from his actions last night. was surmised by his keeper that at the slightest opportunity he would commit suicide NEW LA23E LAWS IMPROBABLE IN SILK AND SATIN; Congress Is Not Likely to Take Up Matter of Reform. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 5. The probabilities are that Congress will npt take up the ques tion of land law reform at the short ses sion this Winter, but will let the whole subject go over for consideration at tho first session of the 59th Congress.. Thero "would seem to be a good prospect of get ting action at that time. President Roosevelt Is intensely inter ested In this matter, so much so that he appointed a special commission, consist ing of Commissioner Richards, of the General Land Office. Gifford Pinchot, of. the Forestry Bureau, and F. H. Newell, of the Reclamation Service, to make a thorough Investigation of the operation of the various land laws, and to report to him wherein the existing laws are deficient or weak, and how they can be Improved and strengthened. This has proven such an enormous task that the Public Lands Commission, as it is styled, has been unable to make a final report to the Pres ident, though It hag compiled a report supplementing Its preliminary report of last March. If the commission had been able to sub mlt a final report, showing all the weak points of the present laws, and suggesting definite remedies, there is little doubt but what President Roosevelt would send a special message to Congress calling at tention to the crying need of revision of the land laws, and ask favorable consid eration of the report of the commission. Such a course could have but one re sult, especially In view of the overwhelm ing indorsement given the President at the recent election. Congress would put through new land law6 carrying out the spirit, If not the letter of the recom mendations of the commission, even though It is a short session. It is notice able that Congress can always find time to legislate as Its wants, even in a short session, and it Is a pretty safe guess that it could find time this Winter to carry out recommendations contained In a special message of the President. Inasmuch as the commission's work Is not completed, and the President will not have a full collection of facts to lay be fore Congress, he will not especially urge land legislation this session, but will let the matter go over until next Winter. It is fully expected that he will then insist upon a reform of the land laws, and it has already been demonstrated that when the President Insists Congress is very apt to respect his wishes. It did so with tho Irrigation law.; it .did so with the bill making an appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Exposition, both times against the will of the party leaders. It Is therefore only a reasonable presumption that when the President really takes up tho land question In earnest and points out what ho wants done, Congress will act accordingly. There Is a rathec determined opposition to land law reform, both In the Senate and House, and a great deal of It comes from Republicans; almost all. In fact. Just what the motives of these Senators and Representatives may be it Is impos sible to tell. The opposition, however. does not include the most influential men in either body; the party leaders are not especially interested In public land mat ters and have no concern one way or the other. If the President', by his personal- Insistence, could force through legislation which he strongly desired, against the wish of the real party leaders, and at a time when he was President by succes sion only, how much stronger will he be when the next Congress assembles, and he stands before them with an indorse ment such as was given no President heretofore? The " fact that the immense Republican vote this year was largely a personal tribute to the President; the fact that the President was almost every where stronger than the Republican ticket. and polled larger votes than did Congress men In their respective districts, la pretty good evidence that the President's will must be obeyed. The Immense Republl can majority In the next House will be very prompt to carry out the President's recommendations, for self-preservation is Is the first law of Congressmen, as of other mortals, and few Republicans are willing to court defeat by opposing the President. The same Is true of the Sen ate. The few men in that body who are now standing out so determinedly against land law reform will bow down when the time comes, and submit to the Inevitable The President, in his fight for land law reform will be greatly strengthened by the fact that he Is making his fight for an honest, upright purpose; to so modify the laws as to frustrate the schemes of speculators and men who resort to fraud, and to Insure the best use of the remaining public domain, by placing It in the hands of bona Ada settlers. The President Is In favbr of land law reform; to the average Westerner that Is sufficient reason why the laws should be changed, and if the President says to Congress, "Reform the land laws," the West will say to its Senators and Representatives, 'Do as the President bids. There may bo a spas modlc opposition to the President's plan. but it will not amount to much. The opposition will collapse when the fight be gins. -in earnest. Police Capture Society Womaii irfOpjum Den. TWO OTHERS WERE WITH HER' THE BOTTLED EGG. MURDER TRIAL AT NIGHT. i Charles Mattson Is Accused of Killing Woodchopper. BAKER CITY, Or.. Dec 5. (Special.) The case of the State vs. Charles Matt son on the charge of murder, was called for trial in the Circuit Court before Judge Eakin this morning. A jury was secured without much trouble, and the case pro ceeded to trial. The stato concluded its side of the case before the hour of ad journment, and the court ordered a night sosslon. The case will go to the Jury tomorrow morning. Mattson Is charged with the murder of John Anderson, a woodchopper. The crime Is alleged to have been committed at Sumpter on the night of August 7. Mattson and Anderson engaged In a fight in a saloon. Anderson was badly beaten and thrown out into the street, where he was found by the officers and taken to the City Jail, where he died from the ef- I SETS FIRE TO SCHOOL. Incendiary Who Knew Premises Tries to Burn Building. ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) A Are that came near costing Albany the Central School building was narrowly averted this evening by the active work of the fire department. Incendiaries un doubtedly did the work. Just a -few min utes before C o'clock an alarm was turned in when the basement of the public school building was discovered In flames. Someone had built a fire against the cold air shaft, which would distribute the flames to all parts of the structure, and when the fire department arrived the basement was in flames and the alrshaft Av-as almost eaten through. As it is, the interior of the basement is charred, and ruined. It is Impossible to fix the blame. The basement door was unlocked and the fire was evidently started by someone familiar with the premises. Ex-Soldier in on Theft Charge. LA GRANDE. Or.. Doc 5. (Special.) Walter Denny was -today brought before Justice Hough and 'placed under 5300 bonds for having stolen bedding from A Seeming Mystery That Is No Mys tery at All. To try this entertaining experiment you need a hard-boiled egg and a bottle or flask with a wide body and a neck large enough to lot the egg sit tightly and snugly on Its mouth, end down. Peel the egg and lay It aside. Then roll up some paper into a shape so that It will burn readily. Light it and throw it into the bottle. As soon as it has burned Itself out. place the egg firmly on the mouth of tho flask, pressing It on just hard enough so that it will close the opening entirely. Before many moments the egg will be gin to stretch Itself. It will seem to crawl Into the bottle. More and more of It descends, till suddenly, with a pop. the whole egg lengthens itself out and slides Into the bottle. What has happened? Everybody will ask that. The explanation Is simple enough. When you threw the lighted paper Into the bottle, the heat expanded the air. Therefore, by the time the flame was ex tlngulshed the air In the bottle was warm and thin, and a good part of it had been crowded out to make room for the ex pansion. After the egg had been set on the bot tie the air In It began to cool again. As It cooled it contracted. That made room in the bottle, vacuum: It Is called In scl entitle language. Consequently the " air pressure outside of the bottle was great er than that of the air Inside, and the poor old egg, being between the two, had to yield to the stronger. That Is why it slid Into- the bottle. It had to. Believed the Woman Belongs to East Portland Family of High Social. Standing Trio Spend Night in the City Jail. Attired in silks and satins and bedecked with glittering diamonds, Leona Harris and Grace Templeton were taken from rooms 4 and 5 of the Esmond Annex last night by Sergeant of Police Slover. With them was Fred Davis, a notorious ex gambler and bartender. The room was thick with the smoke of opium, but when the Sergeant succeeded in gaining an en trance the "layout" had been secreted on the roof. Davis was booked on a charge of va grancy at the Central Station, and was thrown into a cell filled with drunKs. There he sported his swell clothes, so daintily cut, and bewailed the sad plight in which he so suddenly found himself thrust. Both women, stripped of their spark ling jewels and finery, were turned over to Police Matron Simmons, and slept in jail through the remaining hours of the night. They were booked as "held for the Chief." Wealth and refinement marked the ac tions of the two women at the station. only that they had been so ruthlessly nabbed in such a compromising position by the Sergeant, and both wept bitterly when Captain Moore closely questioned them at the desk. It Is not believed either one gave her correct nanje, but it is known they are members of very wealthy families on the East Side, and also that a sister of the woman, who vc the name of Harris, operates candy store somewhere on Morrison street. Miss Harris repeatedly refused .to give her address, although she stated that her family live on the East Side. -She said she had always been at home until last night, when Davis Induced her to go out with him and the other woman and "have a good time." "I never knew Davis was a gambler or bad man before," walled Miss Harris. as Captain Moore plied her with ques tions. "I thought him a good man, but I did not know him. But I was not smok ing opium. It was some one else who had the room before us." Miss Templeton seemed less perturbed than her companion. It appeared she had been "away, from home" longer than Miss Harris, and the arrest did not trouble her so much. Sho gave her address as the Alberta Hotel, on upper Front street, but admitted her people-are residents of East Portland. She. too, positively denied that opium was smoked In the Tooms wher the sergeant found, the trio. Davis, smooth Individual, polished ana sleek, detested the thought of being thrust in with a herd of common drunks, but Captain Moore forgot to consult him and ordered Jailer Lillls to lock him up. He even had- to lose his cigarette He wanted to telephone for bail, but was denied that privilege. When Sergeant Slover burst into the rooms .thece. .was every evidence that oplumsmokcrs had bene there, he stated The rooms were" lull bf the fumes, and ha could hardly, sec how many were JLhere. so thick was the smoke. He had to knock and call five minutes "before they got up and admitted him. By that time, he stated, they had secreted their "layout by placing It on the roof, by means of a hole in the ceiling of the rooms. He se cured the pipe and took It to the station as evidence. This morning the two women will be taken before Chief of Police Hunt, who will closely question them. If he sees fit, he will send them before Municipal Judge Hogue, where their Identity will bo learned. It is believed that when they are known. It will create a sensation In society circles. Miss Harris, as she gave her name, is undoubtedly the most beautl ful woman who has been locked in the City Jail for many months. She Is a tall, stately brunette, and was gowned most handsomoly. Sergeant Slover stated last night that the landlady of the Esmond Annex, which Is at First and Morrison streets, "tipped him off" to the trio in the rooms, for, he stated, when he reached the apartments they were preparing for him and knew he was an officer. The police will investigate this matter today. Elephants Cost Sixty Cents a Pound. "How much does an elephant cost?" asked the old animal Importer. "Well. It depends a good deal on the state of the market. Just now elephants are ruling high because there aren't many for sale in India, and African elephants are almost out of the question. They are held at fancy prices, and even If you were willing to. pay from 53O0O to 54000 for one of these tail, ugly, ill-tempered, unbroken mon sters, you couldn't be sure of getting him. for It's a difficult job to transport an African elephant from the jungle alive The food that be gets, on the voyage doesn't agree with him at all. "Indian elephants, as I said, rule high just now. The last purchase of a fairly big elephant was made for the New York Zoological Park. This elephant is 6 feet high at the shoulders and he weighs 37S0 pounds. His price was about $2400. You will see tnat tnis is nnout w cents a pounds. So if any one asks you hereafter what elephants cost, just tell him from 60 to 70 cents a pound, according to the market and the elephant." What "We." Are. ' Muscotah Record. Somebody who wants to explain what the editorial "we" signifios, says its mean Ine varies to suit the circumstances. For Instance, when you read that "we expect our wife home today," we refer to the editor-in-chief: when It's "we are a little late with our work." In Includes tho whole office force, even lhe devil and towel. If "we are having a boom." the town is meant; "wc received over T00.000 emigrants last year." and it embraces the nation, but "we have hog cholera in our midst only refers to the illness of the man who takes the paper two or three years with out paying for It. 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