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ft. THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JAOTARY 27, . 190o. TALK OF BITES Traffic Men and Jobbers Hold Session. EXPECT TO REACH TERMS Result Will Affect Commerce of Northwest. MAY READJUST SCHEDULE Views of Railroads and Jobbing In terests Exchanged at Closed Meet ing on Important Freight Distributing-Rate Question. The long-walted-for conference between the traffic men of the transcontinental lines tributary to the Northwest and the representatives of the North Pacific Coast Jobbers' and Manufacturers' Association was held yeeterday afternoon In the of fices of the association. All afternoon the men who have the settling of the freight rates, both coming to and going from the Coast, in their hands, discussed the vari ous phases of the question which has been agitating the -commercial interests of this, section with the representatives of those who have to pay the charges levied. It Is stated that the meeting was very har monious and will be productive of good to the commercial future of Portland and the Coast. What was done, even what was gone over, Is not known, .other than In a gen eral way, and will not be until this even ing, and perhaps not until later. The question la complex and far-reaching, as has been stated by the railroad men and admitted by the shippers. That it is now nearer solution than ever before Is prac tically conceded. The Jobbers' Association was represent ed yesterday at the conference by J. S. Goldsmith, of the Schwabacher Grocery Company, of Seattle; W. W. Parker. Pa cific Starch Company, Tacoma; E. F. Baxter, Pacific Coast Biscuit Company, Seattle; J. F. Kean, J. S. Harmon & Co., Tacoma; W A. Mear, Henry Hahn, L. A. Lewis, A. F. Biles and W. H. Beharrell. of Portland, and C. H. Hyde and J. S. Whltehouse, of Tacoma. The Northern Pacific interests were guarded by J. M. Hannaford, second vice prctildent; James G. Woodworth, traffic manager: J. B. Balrd, general freight agent, and 9. G. Fulton, assistant general freight agent. The Great Northern delegation consisted of Ben Campbell, fourth vice-president, in charge of traffic; J. C. Eden, assistant general traffic manager; F. I. Whitney, general passenger and ticket agent, and William Harder, general agent, freight department. The Harriman interests were looked af ter by J. C. Stubbs. traffic director; P. C. Stohr, assistant traffic director; J. A. Monroe, freight traffic manager of the Union Pacific; T. M. Schumacher, traffic manager Oregon Short Line; R. B. Miller, general freight agent O. R. & N.. and W. E. Coman, general freight and passen ger agent of the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon. Meet Behind Closed Doors. The meeting was secret, and nothing of what was transacted or what was dis cussed was given out by those who were present, other than In a general way. The main discussion was on the distribu tive rate from the Coast back into the In terior, and this question practically cov ered all the other points of the contro versy. Each line of business represented Bome phase of the main question to pre sent In its own behalf. Special grievances in relation to the rates on particular com modities were presented to the railroad men and discussed pro and con. At the last the whole main question was summed up and submitted to the traffic men for their consideration and decision. In the main, the argument of the job bers was to the effect that the distribu tive rates were too high In proportion to the rates from other sections, as for ex ample San Francisco and Ogden. It was shown that the maintaining of the tariffs now In effect will mean the throttling to a greater or less degree the expansion of the Jobbing Interests of Portland. Seattle. Tacoma and Spokane. All that was asked was a readjustment of the rates so that all the points would be given an equal chance In the acquisition and upbuilding of trade. Search for Agreement. The railroad men. on the other hand, ' are as willing to give satisfactory rates as the Jobbers are to ask for them, pro vided an agreement can be reached which seems to them to be Just to all points served by their respective lines. It is to their Interests to build up the trade In all the territory tributary to their tracks and for this reason the readjustment must be on such lines that no point will suffer from the gain of the other. This is the attitude of the two interests, and It is thought that there will now be no trouble In harmonizing them and bring ing about such a change as will be of benefit to all and a detriment to none. At the conclusion of the meeting last night the railroad men took the questions raised under advisement and today will hold a conference among themselves, at which It is hoped to come to some agree ment that may, perhaps, be announced at the conclusion of the meeting. Effects Far-Reaching. Whatever action Ls taken will be far reaching In its effects upon the com merce of the Northwest- It will perhaps mean a total readjustment of the exist ing rates In many lines of shipping and the material amendment of freight charges In others. Both the Jobbers and the railroad men seem satisfied that no difficulty will be experienced In settling the long-standing question without prejudice or Ill-will oa cither side. PINED AM) SCOEED IN COURT A. J. Cranwell Listens to Harsh Words From Judge Hogue. A. J. Cranwell was fined 515 yester day in tbo Police Court for assault and battery. Cranwell struck W. S. Dlel, the complainant. In an altercation over a signboard which had been, left against the window of the formers store. Judge Hogue. during the trial, took occasion' to score Cranwell on his meth ods of doing business, which have come to the Judges ears since Cranwell com mehced suit in the Circuit Court to recover J72. which he alleged was due him from F- E. Allen as payments on the purchase price of a half Interest in his business H. H. Hiddell. attorney for the de fendant, yesterday afternoon filed an answer to this suit, alleging that the sale was made with intent to defraud Riddell claims that Cranwell ban con ceived an original bunco scheme. He Advertises an Interest ia his place for sale, avers Mr. Riddel!, and, upon opening negotiations with some permt, contrives to hae several capper pres ent in the store when the stranger ou ters. Rapid sales entailing fabulous amounts convince the future partner that the business is a nourishing ouo and he immediately buys in. Previous to the consummation of tu deal with Allen, claims Riddell, nates averaged $10Q a day, and as soon as his client became an Interested party uy paying 5200 cash and giving notes for 5920 more, the sales dwindled to about 40 cent a day. Rather than pay the notes Allen has permitted Cranwell to carry the mattty into court. DESERTED OE KILLED. Fate of the Many Women Who Mar ried Hoch. CHICAGO. Jan. 2G. Belief that Johan Hoch, the man of many wives, may prove to be the elusive and mysterious Edward Hatch, accomplice of K. H. Holmes, the notorious woman murderer, whose crimes created excitement all over the Untied States and Canada la 1S95, has led the police to begin an investigation along that line. At the time Holmes made his con fessions when in prison at Philadelphia before his execution. Hatch was generally regarded by the police as a mythical char acter Invented by Holmes, but since that time there have been revelations which are almost convincing that there was a man named Hatch who did operate with Holmes in his swindles, and who aided him In making way with the lives of the women and children whom he mur dered. Because of the similarity of bis opera tions with the criminal record of H. H. Holmes, the cleverness with which Hoch apparently disposed of many of his wives and other singular circumstances which the police refuse to divulge, they are working to establish the fact that there was an Edward Hatch name sometimes said to have been spelled Hotch and that he ls Johan Hoch, the man now being hunted. That Hoch used the name Hatch or Hotch as one of his aliases about 11 or 12 years ago, at the time of the Holmes' outrage, is declared to have been known to detectives working on the case, and this line of evidence may lead to a search in Toronto and Montreal, where Holmes declared, in One of his confessions, that Hatch killed the Puetzel children, of Phil adelphia. Allegations of mesmeric influence en tered today In the case of Hoch. Mrs. Henry Fink, of Aurora, I1L, one of Hoch's many wives, charged him with having mesmerized her Into the union at Aurora, in 1M2. Mrs. Fink declared that, under the Influence of the mysterious German, she had consented to marry him after a five minutes' courtship. A trunk full of books on hypnotism and mesmerism were left behind by Hoch when he disappeared from Aurora three days after the mar riage. The bride, Mrs. Fink, Is about 35 years old. Rumors of Hoch having been seen in several places near Chicago reached the Chief of Police today. The most definite was a report from Argos, Ind., where the Chief of Police said the missing man was seen Tuesday. Gustav Strelow, an employment agency man, told the police today that in 1697 he had dealings with Hoch, and at that time learned of Hoch's many marriage ventures. "Hoch came to my employment bu reau on North Clark street," said Strelow, "and asked me to allow him to look over my list of applicants for positions as housekeeper. I gave him the list. Shortly after that 1 saw his advertisement In a German newspaper asking to meet a wealthy German widow. When he returned to my office I secured his picture with the Intention of showing it to my applicants for work, when a woman living in On tario street, I believe her name was Martha Hercfeldt, came into my office and saw Hoch's picture on my desk. She Immediately identified it as that of her husband, who, she said, had dis appeared after robbing her of Tier sav ings and those of her sister. "After that I saw Hoch with several different women. Many women came to my office and asked for Hoch's ad dreps. Some of the women said that he had. robbed them and deserted them when 111 In bed. The police of the Chicago-avenue station heard of the matter and they sought Hoch, but he disappeared." HIS POISON IS FOUND. Also Another Woman Hoch Is Be lieved to Have Murdered. CHICAGO. Jan. 26. Five white pow ders supposed to be the kind given to his wives by Johann Hoch have been found In an old writing desk which has been taken from the house at W30 Union street, for merly occupied by Hoch. The powders are now in the hands of the City Chemist for analysis. William Nusser told Police Inspector Shlppy of another alleged wife of Hoch's. Nusser says that Miss Martha Herfeldt. now living In Pasadena. Cal., married Hoch in 1S95. Nusser baked the wedding cake. Miss Herfeldt was living with her sister, Mrs.' Mary Burmelster, at the time. Hoch took 51800 from this woman. It ls charged, and also got a fow hundred dol lars from Mrs. Burmelster, and disap peared. WANTED AT ST. LOUIS. Hoch Lived There Under Name of John Schultz. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 26,-ChIef of Detectives Desmond found by Investigation today that John Hoch. wanted by the Chicago police for alleged bigamy and wlfepolson Ing. and John Schultz. formerly of St. Louis, are one and the same. His Inves tigation extended to the circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Mary Schultz, wife of John Schultz. Miss Herfeldt Not Known in Pasadena v PASADENA, Cal.. Jan. 26. Nothing ls known here of Miss Martha Herfeldt. who Is said to have marrlred Johann Hoch In Chicago, in 1595. TO BUILD TJM5RELLA SHEDS. City Engineer Issues $40,000 Permit to Northern Pacific Terminal Co. A 540,000 building permit was issued yes terday from the office of the City Engi neer to the Northern Pacific Terminal Company. The permit represents the first move of the Terminal Company toward the construction of the much-heralded umbrella waiting sheds for the protection of passengers. In design the sheds will be materially the same as those In use In some of the great union depots in the East. The roofs will be of patented prism glass, and the supports and architraves will be orna mented with classic designs. Just when the work will be started is not as yet divulged, but It .Is rumored that before the end of the week a large force of men will commence operations. Snow Smothers Batoum. BATOUM, Black Sea. Jan. 26. A snow storm which Is raging here Is causing much damage. Many residences and stores filled with naphtha products have collapsed. Steamers are unable to dis charge their cargoes and the traffic on the railroads is interrupted. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby It Outline Teeth. Be cure tat use that old nd well-tried remedy. Jin. WtnaloWa Soothlar Syrup, for children teethlntr. It aootbes the child, often the sums. Uurx Ul pain, curt wlad coll a &1 dUrr&o. ELDER TO BE RAISED Steamer Will Be Bulkheatfed and Pumped Out. MAY GO ON DRYDOCK HERE Underwriter's Agent to Make a Per sonal Investigation of Ship's Bot tomSchooner Mahukona Not Injured. An attempt will be made to float the steamer Geo. W. Elder, which Ls stuck on a rock In the lower Columbia River near Goble. It will be a slow and expen sive undertaking, but It ls believed the task can be successfully .accomplished. The bulkhead plan has been practically decided upon. The work of removing the cargo from over the hole -torn In the bottom will begin this morning. A number of divers working In different shifts will be em ployed on the task, but the Job win be a slow one and It will be several -days oeiore tne bottom of the hold cart be reached. When the hole Is uncovered. Archibald Macfarlanc. the agent of the foreign underwriters, who ls now In the city, will don a diver's suit and make a personal examination for himself. If the conditions are as he believes, a bulkhead will be built around the place .and the water pumped out of the hold. Then. when the steamer la floated, she will be brought to this city for repairs. All the equipment and small movables of the steamer have, been taken off and brought to this city. The vessel rests on a ledge of rock overhanging a chasm in the river, and. should she slide off for any reason, or be blown from her hold, she would probably topple over and go out of sight. Captain Snow, who was In charge of the Elder as pilot at the time of the accident, has made his report to Local United States Inspectors Edwards and Puller and the investigation into the cause of the disaster may be .begun today. MAHUKONA NOT DAMAGED. Schooner Is Now Safely Anchored in Astoria Harbor. ASTORIA, Jan. 26. The schooner Ma hukona, the vessel which sailed in over the bar yesterday afternoon, and, owing to a strong ebb tide was forced to drop anchor within a short distance of the breakers, anchored in Astoria harbor this morning apparently none the worse for her exciting experience. Fortunately for her, the threatened storm did not materialize. At midnight the tug Tatoosh. which was lying at Fort Canby waiting for high tide, went down to the Mahukona, got a line aboard and towed the vessel safely Into port. Annual Repairs to Dredges. The Port of Portland Commission held a special meeting yesterday afternoon to pass upon the question of -annual repairs to the dredges Columbia and Portland. They approved the recommendations of Superintendent Groves and the captain was given authority to go ahead with the work. The Commissioners also signed the con tract for the new boiler for the steamer Wenona. New Steamer Cascade Due. The new steamer Cascade, which left San Francisco Tuesday evening' for this city. Is due here today. She has a full cargo consigned to Taylor, Young & Co. She will load out with lumber for the Bay City. This is the second trip of the steamer, the first having been made from San Francisco to Eureka. Breaks Loose From Ice Floe. GRAND HAVEN. Mich.. Jan. 26. After having been fast In an Ice floe In Lake Michigan since Monda night, the Good rich line steamer Aanta broke loose last night off South Ha'yen and returned to this port. The 20 passengers on the steamer were none the worse for their experience. Perkins Is Not Injured. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 26. The barkentln6 Geo. C Perkins, which dragged her anchors during a heavy squall and was carried a couple of miles across the mid dle sands. Tuesday night. Is uninjured, and has been towed around the sand spits and back to her original anchorage. Steamer Changes Name and Owners. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. When the steamer Tottenham next sails from this port for the Orient, it will be under the name of Brlnkburle. Since the vessel has 'been in port she has changed owners, and one of the results was the change In her name. Marine Notes. The Falrport completed her lumber cargo at the North Pacific mill yesterday and will leave down In a few days bound for Valparaiso. Dorrance Smith, of Skamania. Wash., has bought out the interest of his part ner, Harry E. Hansbury. in the little steamer Maja. which Is employed In tow ing above the locks. Dispatches received from the Orient state that the Japanese cruiser Ikltsu shinma has captured one of the vessels carrying contraband from the Pacific Coast to the Orient. The steamer Is thought to be either the Wyefleld or the Tacoma. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Jan. Arrived down this morning-Steamer Francis H. Le&KCtt. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., moderate; wind couth: weather rainy. San Francisco. Jan. 26. Arrived at 0 A. M. Steamer F. A. Kllburn. from Portland. Ar rived at 3 P. M. Steamer Alliance, from Portland and coast porta. Arrived Steamer Umatilla, from Victoria; schooner Hush 5Io pm from Coaullle: steamer Geonte Loom!;. from Seattle. Sailed Steamer AureHa, for Portland; ship Belford, for Vancouver; steam er Nevadan, for Honolulu. Brisbane. Jan. 2. Sailed Moans, from Kid ney and. Auckland, for VarjeouTer. via Hono lulu. San Franelsco. Jan. 2. Sailed at 5 P. il. Aurclla. for San Pedro. -TO IMPROVE MONTAYTTiTiA. Board of Trade Will Do Much Work In That Suburb. The faithful few of the Montavilla Board of Trade held a meeting in North Monta villa Wednesday night, and decided to continue the work of the club through the present year. Election of officers was postponed until the next meeting, a month hence, owing to the small attendance. C. Hile presided. Secretary W. M. De Vlnney reported to the club that Manager Buckley, of the O. R. & N. Co.. said he would furnish cinders for the improve meat of the road at the Montavilla sid ing. This report was accepted, and Mr. Hile was authorized to spread the cinders so as to form a compact platform and road for use of teams hauling freight away from the sldlnr. A. M. Osburn was appointed to confer with General Road Superintendent H. D. Chapman in regard to having Villa ave nue Improved with graveL H. B. "Nlckln son, treasurer, submitted his report, show ing that up to date there was 29.59 on hand. E. M. Stevens was appointed to ascer tain if a hall could be secured on the Base Line road. In which people-In that portion of Montavilla could meet and as sist In Improving Montavilla. The Board of Trade resolved to carry on the work of bettering that suburb In every direc tion during-' the year. AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Say. ' ' "The Crime of Dubosq." To all those delinquent who have put off going to see James Keane and the Columbia Stock Company in Irvlng's noted romantic play, "The Crime of Du bosq. till the latter part of the week. notice is hereby given that the time Is growing short and, after tonight, there will be left only tomorrow's matinee and tomorrow night In which to at tend the Columbia Theater and witness the initial American production of one of the greatest successes of the Eng lish stage. "The Crime of Dubosq." as given at the Columbia this week, at Co lumbia prices, and in the elegant style typical of that playhouse, ls a bargain of the highest quality. Go and see for yourself. The Newsglrl Matinee Tomorrow. "Nettle, the Newsglrl," a new and up- to-date melodrama, ls drawing large crowds to the Empire Theater, this week. The matinee attendance will be very large, as the sale of seats Indicates. The play is a bright. Interesting story of life In New York City and one that holds the spectator to the finish. It is splen didly staged, and the cast above tne aver age. Pleasing specialties arc Introduced throughout the play. Matinee, Last Performance. Th last nerfnrmance of William Collier. nnvr nlxvlnp "Tho TJIrtntor" at the Mar- quam Grand Theater, will be given tomor row taaturaayj anernoon at na o ciock. There will not be a performance tomor row night. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Howard Gould's Opening. The Columbia Theater next Sunday af ternoon will be the scene of one of the warmest-hearted welcomlngs that a Port land audience has. ever shown. This will be the moment Howard Gould, the hand some new leading man. appears on the stage In "Moths of society.' it was last May and June that he was here with the second Nelll-Morosco ' Company, and though the engagement only covered a period of a few weeks, the Impression made by this magnetic actor on the stage and the host of genuine friends found in the social walks were sufficient to cause Manager Ballard, of the Columbia Stock Company, to be fairly overwhelmed with expressions of gratitude and congratula tion ever since the nrsf. announcement was made public that he had secured the popular leading man for Portland. Sunday, "The Moonshiners." "The Moonshiners." a very successful melodrama, will be presented at the Em pire Theater next Sunday matinee, and until Thursday night of next week. The Noble Stock Company comes to Portland recommended as a -very capable lot of players. Following "The Moonshiners," they will present for tho remainder of the week the Intensely Interesting com dy drama "Love and Honor." Advance Sale for Lewis Morrison. The advance sale of scats will open to morrow (Saturday) morning at 10 o'clock for Lewis Morrison, who comes to the Marquam Grand Theater next Tuesday and Wednesday nights. January 31 and Pebruary 1, In his famous character of "Faust. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Vaudeville at the Grand. Do not forget that all this week there is a great vaudeville bill on at the Grand Theater. Huntress, the world's mystery, offers by long odds the most sensational dance of the age. WIls and Barran pre sent a sketch that Is a whirlwind of fun. These and eight other star features make up a programme that ls as good as any ever offered at the Grand. Miss Bates In the "Darling of the Gods" appears but one week at the Grand. After her engage ment the Grand resumes Its regular vaude ville policy and the programme given the week of February 6 will be the greatest ever offered In the City of Portland. "What Happened to Smith." The big hit of the season Is the Lyric Stock Company's production of the famous three-act comedy which has been the ve hicle of some of the best actors and act resses. It ls full of the liveliest kind of humor and its situations keep the audience In a scream of laughter from the rise to the fall of the curtain. It was an Inspira tion on the part of the management to change the policy of the house from straight vaudeville to stock and the peo ple have already set the stamp of appro val on the undertaking. If you want to be In the fashion you must see the Lyric Stock Company in "What Happened to Smith." Queen of French Dancers. Venita, the greatest of all dancers, is appealing for this week only at the Ba ker and creating an unusual stir. Her beauty, grace and originality, together with her magnificent wardrobe and the splendor of her scenic and light effects make the act a marvel. It is admitted by all to be the finest one of the offerings ever madefy a Portland vaudeville the ater, and the house ls packed at every performance. To see Venita dance is a privilege not to be enjoyed often, and If you want to have that pleasure you should visit the Baker before the week ls over. Bijou's Great Stock Company. "The Colonel." In. which the Bijou Stock Company is making Its Initial bow to the people of Portland, is one of the funniest comedies seen on a local stage this year. A laugh for every second of the three-act performance. Clean, bright, snappy hu mor presented by artists of great ability with elaborate stage settings. No greater show was ever offered for the money. A. R. Thorne. the English actor-manager: A. C. Winn, whose work In some of the best companies lias given him a broad reputation, and many other bright and well-Kpown people are in the cast, thus assuring a nnisneq performance. Tne Bl jou has been crowded at each performance this week. The Star's Brilliant Acts. The best bass voice heard In Portland for many a day ls the feature of the Tourist Trio who are singing at the Star Theater this week. Hanson and Drew have a well-dressed .act. in which Miss Drew takes the part of that national character. "Sis Hopkins." The Irving Trio furnish another big feature act. The banjo playing of Cladlus and Corbln is rapid and exceedingly meritorious. San- ford and Darlington, one of the best sketch teams In the "business, appear In an unusually clever sketch, while Daisy Vernon, the singing soubrette. appears In Illustrated songs. The project oscope shows the story of a hero of the Japan ese-Russian war. "You seemed to-be having; a rery lone seance xith father last, nlcht. Didn't yea set a chance to ask him for me" "rto. He was alttirxr between aid the door." CleTcland Flanx IHaler. READY TO GO TO JAIL Beaverton Woman Saloon- Smasher Gives Herself Up, SAYS SHE WILL NOT PAY FINE Takes Course as an Object Lesson to Her Sons That They Will Re member as Long as They Live. HILLSBORO. Or., Jan. 2S. (Special.) Mrs. Belle Bales, the Beaverton widow who smashed the window and destroyed bottles filled with liquor In the Rossi sa loon at that place, came to this city this morning without the conduct of an officer and presented herself to Justice Bagley to plead to the charge q destruc tion of property.. She stated that she wanted to plead guilty and start In serv ing- her sentence, as she would pay no line amTwould serve the time out In jail. She said she fully realized what she was do ing and had taken this, course for an object lesson to her sons throughout their life. Justice Bagley could only have held the woman to appear before the Circuit Court at the March term, so the case was con tinued until tomorrow morning, when the charge will be tried direct. She was per mitted to go on her own recognizance. although she stated she was ready to go to jail at once. In company with the Justice, she went over and Inspected the county jail. The case will be disposed of tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Bales Is perhaps io or 50 years of age, well preserved and In appearance Is prepossessing. She uses excellent lan guage, showing everj evidence of culture. She still Insists that what she .did wa3 only for an object lesson, and she still alleges that the boy who frequented the saloon was under age. There was nothing hysterical about her conduct in court, and other than her stub bornness on the question Involved, Im presses one as being of a rather temperate disposition. She stated that she had not brought a cent with her and that she came with the determination to. answer the demolition of the saloon by undergoing imprisonment. EFFECTING THE REFERENDUM Senator Howe Has Offered Some Im portant Changes. SALEM, .Or., Jan. 2(5. (Special.) Several Important changes in the law putting intc effect the Initiative and referendum amendment to the consti tution are embodied in a bill Intro duced in tne Senate today by Howe of Yamhill. The most important change proposed ls that when the measure has been initiated by the peo ple and the friends or opponents of the measure wish to have their argu ments circulated In connection with copies of the bill, tne printing of ar guments must be done by the State Printer at the expense of the person furnishing the arguments, and tnat the arguments thus made must be bound In pamphlet with the proposed law. Under the present law arguments may be published by the person sub mitting them and furnished to the Sec retary of State for circulation. Another change proposed is to re peal the section which requires that notice of the proposed laws shall be published in one paper In eacn ju dicial district, and also to discontinue publication of the Governor's procla mation announcing the result of votes taken under the Initiative and refer endum. The blli further provides that when petitions have been filed for the sub mission of the proposed law, the Sec retary of State shall attach all peti tions to one copy of the law and file this one in his office. MALE CONSORT BILL IN HOUSE Provision for the Punishment of a Very Low Class. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.) The. most stringent criminal bill of the session thus far. Bailey's male con sort bill, was favorably recommended for passage today by the House com mittee on health and public morals. Should It become a law the police may throw Into jail a number of men who llvo off the earnings of unfortunate women, and who can now be reached, only by the vagrancy law. Tne bill provides Imprisonment of ont to three years of any man con victed of committing such an act. or conniving at the prostitution of his wife. Five years may be given for enticing a girl under IS years of age Into a house of ill-fame. Von dor Hellen's bill prohibiting the use of telephones in Immoral places was indefinitely postponed. Another criminal bill favorably re ported js that of Vawter, which changes the present law so that a husband or wife who burns the prop erty of the other may be arrested and sentenced. BILLS ON TAKING THE CENSUS Senator Would Abandon, Representa tive Has Another Plan. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.) State Senator Crolson proposes that the state shall abandon the census in 1905 and for that purpose he today Introduced a bill to repeal the sections of the code au thorizing that a census be taken. He believes the state can as well wait for the Federal census of 1910. and save the expense of 530.000 to $40,000 which It would cost counties to take the census this year. In the House. Kay of Marion introduced a bill to provide that the state census In 1903 shall be conducted by the Labor Commissioner upon a plan similar to that In use by the Government. The census ls to begin September 1 and be taken un der the supervision of the several county clerks. Wife-Beating In General Law. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.) The punishment of wife-beating Is to be Included In the. general law against nssuult and battery. The Senate ju dietary commiftee has reported Slch- el's bill favorably, with amendment so as to make it part of section lo72 of the code. That section. If amended by the addition of the wlfe-beatlng clause, will provide that any person found guilty of assault and battery on his wife may. In the discretion of the court, be sentenced to receive 20 laJhes, tobe Inflicted by Sheriff. Marshal or police officer. Oregon Historical Work. SALEM. Or. Jan. 26. (Specjal.) The ways and means committee to night heard Professor F. G. Young, ot Eugene, secretary of the Oregon Historical Society, and George H. Himes. assistant secretary, who asked for $12,500 for assisting the historical work of the society In the next two years. The committees took no action and are waiting for the appearance of Judge Bellinger, president of the so ciety. The proposal for appropriating $2000 for cottages at the Soldiers Home at Roseburg was discussed; but no de cision was reached. The committees doubt the advisability of the appro priation and suspect that It would be used as an entering wedge for larger appropriations In the future. Quarantine by the Government. SALEM. Or., Jan. 26. (Special.) Four doctors are thrown out of jobs by Miller's Senate bill, which has passed both houses. By it the state ! quarantine offices at Astoria. Yaqulna Bay. Gardiner and Marshfield are abol- ( Ished. the entire quarantine work for 1 the state being turned over to the j Federal authorities. who already maintain stations wherever necessary, j The quarantine officers at the I smaller ports receive' $400 a year, J while Dr. Henderson, at Astoria, re- j celves $1000. Dr. Earle, a Government quarantine surgeon, has been largely j instrumental in securing the passage , of the bill. No Senator Said a Word. SALEM. Or., Jan. 26. (Special.) Without a word of discussion, the Senate today indefinitely postponed Sdnneman's House Joint resolution urging Congress to support the Presi dent in his efforts to secure railroad transportation legislation which he recommended In bis message. The resolution was reported by the Ju diciary committee, which recommended Indefinite postponement. LUCAS MEETS REBUFF. Salt Lake Refuses to Join His New Northwest League. SALT LAKE. Jan. 26. W. H. Lucas and J. J. McCloskey arrived here today and held a conference with the directors of the Salt Lake baseball club. The pur pose of the visitors. It Is said, was to win over the local club to the Northwest League. The meeting was without result, the directors preferring to remain in the Pacific National League. Lucas Pauses in Butte. BUTTE. Mont.. Jan. 26. W. H. Lucas, the so-called hold-over president of the Pacific .National League, spent several hours in Butte today on the way to Boise and Salt Lake. According to Lucas, his proposed circuit will embrace Butte. Spokane. Helena. Vancouver, Victoria and Belllngham. Lucas refuses to dh-ulge the purpose of his-trip South, but intimated that he proposed to Ignore absolutely the action of the directors at their meeting in Butte. RUN DOWN BY A TROLLEY-CAR Little Girl in Spokane Killed, and Woman Has Leg Broken. SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 26. A trolley car on North Monroe street collided this afternoon with a buggy driven by Mrs. Mary Christlanson. The buggy was upset and dragged several yards before the car could be stopped. Alice Barnet. a 7-year-old girl in the buggy, was so frightfully mangled that she died later at the hos pital. Mrs. Christlanson Is suffering from a broken leg. Frank Holland, the motorman. surren dered at the police station, was charged with manslaughter, and released on $1000 bonds given by the street railway, com pany. Models of Famous Ships. NORTH BEND. Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.) Captain A. M. Simpson, of the Simpson Lumber Company, will contribute a rare and 'aluable collection to the Coos Coun ty exhibit at the Portland World's Fair. The thing that the captain prizes most highly ls the model of the ship Columbia. In which Captain Gray sailed when he discovered the great river that bears the name of his vessel. Captain Simpson ob tained this model from the Rogers family, of Marshfield, Mass., which built the Co lumbia. He will also exhibit the model of the Western Shore, the only full-rigged ship ever built In Oregon and which holds the record for the fastest trip between San Francisco and Liverpool. Peters Ordered to Bid High. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 26. The receiv er's sale of the properties of the Pacific Packing & Navigation Company, slated to be held at Belllngham today, was post poned. It Is stated here on good author ity that W. A. Peters, of this city, has been appointed to act for the creditors. who have organized and Instructed him to hid as high as $300,000 for the properties in question. AHXI0US FOE HIGH SCH00I. East Side Residents Petition for a Special Election. East Side people have taken time by the forelock and are circulating a petition re questing that a special election be called omnncr th voters of District No. 1 for thn purpose of voting on the $100,000 bond Is sue for the construction or tne new rast Side High School. At the last meeting of the School Board it was discovered that a petition from at least ten property owners would be nec nsniirv hpfnrA thp plpction could he-, called. and the School Clerk was directed to re quest the petition. The East Side petition reads as follows: Portland. Jan. 24. 10O5 To the School Board of District No. 1. Portland. Or. Gentlemen: We resTjectfully petition your honorable body to call a special election ot the qualified voters of. District No. 1. Portland, to vote on the question of Issuing $100,000 In bonds tor the erection of a High School building on the East Side. In accordance with the wl3hes expressed at the last annual meeting. Work Begins on American Inn. 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