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4 12 '"HE MORNING OEEGONIAN. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1905. AFTER POTHUNTERS Amateur.Athlfites Must Be So neality. MUST GET PERMIT OF UNION New President of Amateur Athletic Union Starts Campaign Against Athletes Who Tour the World After Prizes. BOSTON'. Mass.. Feb. G. (Special.) President Joseph B. MacCabe, uf Bopton. the new head of the Amateur Athletic Union, Is going after the pot-hunters in athletics, and will .stop unauthorized trips abroad of amateurs who enter for eign meets on their own hook and win trunkfuls of prizes, as well ae kiting about the country by athletes and the promiscuous featuring at big athletic meets. He will try to get the A. A. U to en act a rule forbidding any American ama teur to go abroad to compete In athletic meets unless a permit prior to Ills de parture is secured from the parent "body entitling him to compete as an amateur. He will also ask for a similar rule for bidding any foreigner coming here to compete in meetn unless a sanction has teen secured by the athlete from the (body governing amateur sports in his own country. Ralph Rose and Arthur Duffey are two of the leading athletes who will be affect ed, and many noted champion? are also likely to come In for a share of the disci pline to be meted out. It is possible that DufTey's Australian trip under the man agement of Secretary Herbert may be cut short by cable, as It is felt that an amateur athlete with a manager is an anomoly. SIGOURNEY AND CONKLIN TIED Billiard Contest Is Close Rein Is Ex pected to Withdraw. CHICAGO. Feb. . The probabilities to night are that Edward C. Rein, one of the local players, will withdraw from the amateur billiard tournament for the Na tional championship now being played at the Chicago Athletic Club. The first game today was between W. H. Slgourney of San Francisco, and J. Byron Stark," of New York. Slgourney won with a score of 300 to 177. Slgourney find Conklin are tied for first place, each having won four games and lost one. NEW RACING CIRCUIT FORMED Eight Clubs Combine to Oppose West ern Jockey Clubs. NEW ORI..EAN9, Feb. C The delegates of the racing organizations in opposition to the Western Jockey Club met here to day and organized the American Turf Association. These racetracks or Jockey clubs were represented: Chicago Jockey Club (Hawthorne): ITnion Park, St. Louis; Kansas City Jockey Club; New Orleans Jockey Club (Fort Erie, Highland Park and Windsor); Lexington, Ky., Jockey Club; Louisville Jockey Club; Essex Park Jockey Club, of Hot Springs; Worth Jockey Club. Chicago. Playball Plays Foul Game. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. C Playball won his race easily today at Oakland, but he was disqualified for bumping, and Bar ney Dreyfus was placed first. It was a bad day for the favorites, only two win ning. Weather, clear; track heavy. Sum mary: Six and one-half furlongs Miller's Daughter won, Mabel Bates (second, San Jose third; time, 1:29. Futurity course Agnes Mack won. Re volt second, Greenock third; time. 1:18. Five and one-half furlongs Dr. Leggo won, Tromator second, Edrodun third; time, 1:11. One mile and one-eighth Barney Drey fus won. Erne second, Playball third; time, 2:06. One mile Clnclnnatus won, Isabelllta second. Modicum third; time. 1:. Seven furlongs Soufriere won. Foncas ta second, Cloverland third; time, 1:35. Small Fields at Ascot. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 6. Small fields were the rule at Ascot today, due to the numerous scratches after last night's heavy rain. Favorites or second choices were the winners except in the first race, which went to Rubiana at 9 to 1. Weather cloudy, track heavy. Results: Six furlongs Rubiana won. Bell Dixon second, Kersaln third; time, 1:15. Four furlongs Dr. Hollls won. Express ing second, Ila third; time, 0:49. Six furlongs Azellna won, Seasick sec ond, Metlakatla third; time. 1:15. One mile Arabo won, Gorgalette sec ond, Robador third: time, 1:42. Slauson course Henry Ach won, Sin yado second, Hilona third; time, 1:11. One mile and CO yads Anirad won, Canejo second, Exapo third: time, 1:47. MAY BE HOCH'S SECEET POISON Tube Containing Drug Is Found Two More Wives Discovered. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. When Johann Hoch was arraigned In court today in the expectation that he would be turned over to officers from Chicago, It was found that the extradition papers had not ar rived, and he was remanded to police headquarters. Detective Foye explained that the pa pers had been in Albany since Friday awaiting the signature of Governor Hig glns, but that the Governor had left for Now York without signing them. It Is expected that the papers will be received on Mondav mornlncr nnd that th will probably leave for Chicago on that Additional charges were made against Hoch todav of havlno- married thr en in New York. It was also learned that in the search of the room occupied by Hoch when he was arrested thi.r tvno found a stylographic pen, the reservoir oi wnicn was nned with a white powder, believed to be uoison. The nen with tVin rest of Hoch's effects, was turned over to uoiecuve coitus, of Chicago. The New York police announced tnAav that they had discovered two other women whom Hoch had married. One of them, the police said, is Mrs. Minnie West IJhal. of Jersev Citv. whom Hnch c m to have married in 1S9S under the name of v. imam rederjck Besslng. According to the police. Hoch mndo her n t-nn lniinna through a newspaper advertisement, and got 00 belonging to her. The name of me ctner woman is not disclosed by the police, but they say Hoch married her in jj&i ana secured 5iw from her. SHE OWES ABOUT $2,000,000. Mrs. Chadwick Estimated to Have $50,000 to Pay With. CLEVELAND. Feb. 6. Receiver Loesser filed a list of the creditors of Mrs. Chad wick. together with the amount due each, ho far as known, in the United States Bankruptcy Court today. . While it is un derstood. unofficially, that Mrs. Phad wick's debtp will aggregate close to 52,000,000, the claims thus lar presented to the receiver foot un a fotnl of nnlt $63,310. The Hat. as filed todav. shows rhnr the sums due the big: creditors are not known. Among the latter are Ira Rey nolds, Cleveland: Herbert Newton, Brook line, Mass.; C. T. Beckwith, Oberlln. O.; Citizens' National Bank. Oberlln. O.. and J. W. Friend, Pittsburg. According to common report, the claim of J. W. Friend amounts to SSOO.OOO. Harold Remington, referee in bank ruptcy, today iet February 17 as the date for the meeting of Mrs. Chadwlck's credi tors, at which a trustee will be elected to take charge of her property. The valuation of -Mrs. Chadwick's estate was not given by the receiver, but It is gen erally believed that all told the proper ty is not worth to exceed $30,000. On this basis Mrs. Chadwick's creditors "will re celve after the court costs are deducted, not more than - per cent on thoir claims. DISPROVING FRAUDS IN DENVER Alleged Non-Residents and Election Officers Testify for Adams. DENVER, Feb. 6. Nine witnesses were examined today in the Peabody-Adams Gubernatorial contest. Two of the wit nesses, who are well-known citizens, had been declared not to reside in the places from which they voted. They testified they had lived at these places for some time. . ELKS' NOW BKING KRECTED AT SEVENTII AND STARK STREETS. The new building now under process of construction for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Portland Lodge. No. 142, at the northeast corner of Seventh and Stark streets, will materially add to the beautiful lodge homes of the Pacific Northwest. It will cost $100,000, and will be ready for occupancy by August 1. The building occupies a quarter block, and will be Ave stories In height. The architect Is Richard Martin, Jr. The judges and clerks of Precinct 3. Ward 3, all declared that the election was fair and honest. One of them went over a list of names declared by a canvasser to be made up of nonresidents. The wit nesses recognized from half a dozen to two scores of the names and declared they were genuine votes. The Republican attorneys discovered 71 voles cast from the St. Joe Hotel, and examined the witnesses on this point. One of them declared there were 35 rooms In the house, which was a worklngmen's hotel, and that each room contained from two to three beds. Several witnesses also identified their ballots, which had been pronounced fraudulent by experts. A number of witnesses at the night session identified their ballots and tes tified to the honesty of the election in their precincts. Some admitted that there had been fraudulent registration, but they saw no evidence of fraudulent voting. Seven Supreme Court watchers were on the stand a:d declared that, despite the claims of fraud made by the ex perts, they had witnessed only quiet and orderly elections In the precincts to which they had been assigned. Y. M. C. A. Will Build on Canal. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Secretary Taft, after a visit to the President today, said that quarters are to be established by the Panama Canal Commission for the Y. M. C. A. at four points In the Canal Zone Ancon, Colon, Culebra and Emperador. An Hour With the Seeing Telephone Inventor J. II. Fowler Given a Practical Demonstration to a Small Group of Invited Frlcnda. THE time was last night and the place was No. 35 East Eighth street north. The occasion was the exhibition by J. B. Fowler of his in vention for seeing by telephone. Phil Stein was there and in charge of one detachment. I. N. Flelschnef and his little daughter called, as did Judge Charles H. Carey, John A. Wakefield, director of concessions for the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Colonel L. L. Hawkins, J. D. Lee and others. Mr. Fowler has built a telephone booth in his front room and another In the dining-room and these are con nected up with his new device, which was the centor of Interest and the cause of wonder to the visitors last night. At about the same time Colonel Hawkins, who is always fond of curi ous things, looked long and intently at the outside of the rear booth while Mr. Lee gazed earnestly at the tangle of wires in the front one. Courage coming and curiosity mastering, both stepped into the booths and took seats In front of the receiers. "Hello, there," said the Colonel, speaking confidentially into the big lens placed to reproduce the smile3 of his visage at the other end. "You will have to talk into that lit tle place down by your chin. Colonel." corrected the inventor, who was hold ing the lamp. "I beg your pardon." apologized the Colonel as he. by direction, fixed his eye at the correct place and began to look. "Hello, there." he repeated again, "Is there anyone at the other end of this line?" "Yea," responded a voice of sonorous key, "I talnk there is. Who is this?" "1 am not golnt? to tell you," an swered the Colonel playfully, "you will have to look in the 'phone and see." "I can't see anything1, though." com plained the voice. "It is all dark." "Perhaps your eyes are bad," sug gested Colonel Hawkins, skeptically. "Can you see anything?" asked the voice, doubtfully. "Haven't tried yet." responded the Colonel: "I was enjoying the conversa tion. Walt until I get focused. There It is." he added in a second. "Now I see the light." "Can't you see anything else?" asked the other one. anxiously. "I appear to see a vast expanse of hair; SAYS IT IS A LIE Thomas So Brands Represent ative Bailey's Statement, GOES TO SALEM TO FIGHT IT Vfce-President of Port of Portland Commission Will Not Submit Tamely to the Accusation Made Against Him. More than a political row has developed in connection with the proposed reorgan ization of the Port of Portland Commis sion. Charges of corruption have been BUILDING WILL COST $100,000 brought at Salem against George B. Thomas, vice-president of the Commis sion, and that official proposes to take steps to vindicate his name. He goes to Salem for that reason today, and will be on hand when the bill comes before the Senate. Representative Bailey, of this county, introduced the bill In the House for changing the Commission by substituting the names of Herbert Holman and Cap tain T. H. Crang for those of Mr. Thomas and Captain E. W. Spencer. Explaining the measure just before its passage yes terday. Mr. Bailey stated that Captain Spencer was anxious to withdraw, and that the Integrity of Mr. Thomas had been seriously questioned. He is further re ported to have quoted Robert Wakefield, the contractor, as saying that, when the drydock proposition was under considera tion. It was proposed to him that he pay $500 to Thomas. Mr. Mears, according to Representative Bailey, was authority for the charge that Thomas demanded $50 for the lease of Port of Portland barges. Mr. Thomas had made up his mind to accept the inevitable when the proposal was first made to alter the personnel .of the Commission. He told his friends that he would step out without a murmur, and appeared glad to be relieved from the per plexities of the office. When he heard of Bailey's charges last night, however, he came to a different conclusion. His Ire was aroused, and he determined to go to Salem and fight It out. "I had no intention of making a fight to retain my plnce on the board." said Mr. Thomas last night. "When I heard the Legislature proposed to appoint my long, shaggy hair," replied the Colonel, critically, squinting up one eye. "I guess my" habit of holding my chin up has got my beard into the lens," ex plained the man in the front booth, draw ing back a little. "My! My!" chuckled Colonel Hawkins, rapturously, "if it isn't Mr. Lcejust as natural as life." "Can you recognize me?" asked Mr. Lee. "Everything," said the Colonel. "I can even see the wrinkles around' your eyes." "Those are caused by my cheerful dis position," explained Mr. Lee. "But what have you done with j-our collar?" "Wonderful!" said the Colonel. "Can you see my collar. Mr. Lee?" "No," said Mr. Lee. "I can see where it ought to be. but it Is gone." "That Is so. I have a handkerchief around my neck. Can you see anything else. Mr. Lee?" "Yes," was the response. "There Is that little red vein on the side of your nose." "Well, I'll be compelled to allow some one else to look at the wonder." said the gatherer of curios, as ho backed out of the booth, keeping his eye on the uncanny thing like he would watch some strange and wonderful animal just added to the museum. The visitors who had gathered at the invitation, of Mr. Fowler were all much surprised at the revelations made by the little boxes set In the tangle of wires. Each took a peep through the lenses and were convinced that Mr. Fowler was able to make good his claim to having Invent ed, after 26 years of continuous effort, a telephone through which one can see as well as hear. Today Mr. Fowler will meet with Mr. Wakefield and other members of the Lewis and Clark Exposition Board, and will, in all probability, make some ar rangements for the exhibition of his new Invention at the Fair. Mr. Flelschner was much Impressed with the Invention, and with Its demon stration, and will do all in his power to aid Mr. Fowler in securing a liberal con cession. In order that he may be able to place his device on exhibition. Mr. Flelschner is' of the opinion that, since it is so wonderful a thing, and Is perfectly bona fide in its construction, the Inventor should be given every opportunity to pre sent It to the people, thinking It would be one of the drawing cards of the Exposi tion. If Mr. Fowler Is successful In making arrangements with the Director of Con cessions, he will erect a building at the Pair Grounds and exhibit his Invention i on a large scale. successor. I made up my mind to quit and let It go at that. But, now that these charges have been brought against me, I will not stand Idly by and let my enemies at Salem ruin my reputation. "I brand Bailey's accustation as a lie. I never said a word to Mr. Wakefield about any money considerations in con nection with the drydock. nor he to me. Further. I never had any conversation whatever with Mr. Mears about any scows, nor did I know that the Port of Portland ever rented any scows to Mr. Mears. No scows were ever rented to anybody by the Port of Portland, except through the president, and the rate is 55 a day, as everybody knows. "It was not my Intention to make any fight to retain my place on the board, and I didn't care whether I stayed there or not. But. now that this matter has been brought, up 'In the way it has been. Mr. Bailey will find me In Salem Tight alongside of him. fighting it out to a finish." Mr. Wakefield also denies the state ments attributed to Representative Bailey, and has given out the following letter, which tvIU probably be read In the Senate today when the bill Is brought up for passage by that body: Portland, Feb. G. The article appearing In a Portland newspaper saying that I ever uM I paid G. B. Thomas the Hum of $300 for his ervlces In connection with the drydock con- tract Is ful?e. Mr. Thomas was not a mem ber of the Port of Portland Comrolfslon at the time the contract was awarded, nor could he render me any service In connection therewith. ROBERT WAKEFIELD. Traveler's Fine Remitted. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Noti fication was received at the Custom-House-today that the Department at Washing ton has remitted the fine of $500 recently Imposed by Collector Robb on the tug Traveler, of Hoqulam. for making a tow to this port with her crew short two men. In the appeal made to the department by the owner and master of the tug. they stated that the tug's license permitted her to tow between Gray's Harbor and WI1 lapa harbor with one mate and one engi neer, and they did not suppose It was necessary to secure the extra men when making a tow to the Columbia River, a distance of only IS miles further. Steamer Iralda Disabled. The steamer Iralda, which makes the run dally between Rainier and St. Hel ens, failed to make her regular trip yes terday. She lay at Rainier Sunday and cleaned her boilers. Monday, when start ing up, she blow a gasket out of a steam pipe, temporarily disabling her. The Kel logg picked up her passengers. The Kellogg brought nearly 200 boxes of smelt from the Cowlitz River. The Hhipments of these fish have become so large that the price lias fallen to 25 cents per box. Rescued From Sinking Ship. NEW YORK, Feb. C The Atlantic Transport Lino steamer Mesaba. from London, brought Into port today eight distressed and shipwrecked seamen, who, on February 1. had been taken oft the three-masted schooner Amanda, of St. Johns, N. F., which was sinking at sea. The wreck was set on fire before it was abandoned. Lumber From Tongue Point. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 6. (Speclal.)-Tho steam schooner Despatch cleared at the Custom-House today for Redondn. She carries a cargo of 00,000 feet of lumber, loaded at the Tongue Point Lumber Com pany's mill. Marine Notes. The barkcntlne John Palmer has com pleted her lumber cargo for Tslngtau and will leave down the river today. She was taken through the bridges yesterday to anchorage in t.e lower part of the har bor. Her cargo consists of 730.247 feet of lumber and 133 cords of slabwood, of a total value of $S126. The tank steamer Rosccrans arrived up yesterday with 22.000 barrels of oil from Monterey. AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Say. "Sweet Lavender" at the Columbia. The newsboys shout "Lavender! Lav ender! Lavender!" The bells chime "Lavender. Lavender." The clock ticks "Lavender." And Lavender herself could anyone conjure up a sweeter character, a more touchlngly beautiful and soul-compelling Ingenue than Fay Wallace In an ideal part? The Columbia Theater this week is one round of gladsome beauties with Its In comparably lovely play, "Sweet Laven der" Arthur PInero's most perfect and purest 6tory of Ideal love. It brings tears to the eyes, and even while you are suffused with tearful tenderness and so licitude for sweet "Lavender," the bright and shining lights of cheer, humor, In trinsic comedy, flash smiles to your will ing lips, and you are steeped In an ecstatic mood. As- an entertainment for the intelligent, the artistically inclined, the whole world of men. women, boys and girls, who know what love and devotion are, the play at the Columbia this week can be positively depended upon to satisfy the hungry of various sorts. Most of the people who go out of the theater after the play say that they never saw anything quite so lovely In their lives. Of course they speak In extrava gant terms, but the piece is In reality quite the best thing that has been put on in Portland this year. Howard Gould alone as "Dick Phenyl" Is acting a star role that would 'add to his already estab lished fame on Broadway, New York. Over the Falls in a Barrel. "Over Niagara Falls" attracted a large crowd to the Empire Theater last night. The scenic equipment Is excellent and It i Is seldom a traveling organization carries everything that Is used in a production, but such is the case with "Over Niagara Falls" Company. The "falls" scene la particularly realistic, where a woman goes over the rushing water in a barrel. "Over Niagara Falls" is on for all week. ud5t rcriormancc tonigni. Tonight at 8:15 o'clock the last perform- i ance of the charming comedienne Edna Wallace Hopper, in the English comedy j success "A Country Mouse." preceded by the curtain-raiser "Captain January," will be given at the Marquam Grand The- 1 atre. The clever actress and her excel- ! lent company delighted a big "audience I last night, and are included In the hits of the season. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Sale of Seats Large. Clyde Fitch's successful play, "Lover's Lane," In which Louise Brandt and Edgar Baume will appear in the principal roles, promises to be one of the really fine offerings of the season. The attraction will open at the Empire Theater with a Sunday matinee Febru ary 12 and continue through the entire week with Saturday matinee. Much Interest seems to have been cre ated by the organization of this new com pany of players. The public has for a long time been very' partial to Louise Brandt and Edgar Baume, and In bring ing these clever players together In op posite roles the management seems to have struck a popular fancy. The sale of seats was exceedingly large yesterday, and success Is assured. Joseph Murphy Tomorrow. Seats are now selling for the eminent Irish comedian, Joseph Murphy, who comes to the Marquam Grand Theater next Wednesday and Thursday nights. February S and 9, In his famous success. "Kerry Gow;" Friday night. February 10, In "Shaun Rhue." These plays are love stories and Irish love stories. They are both full of pretty lassies and brave Irish boys; spontaneous Irish wit lightens up every speech, and the genuine spirit of Irish fun prevails in each from beginning to end. They contain sweet Irish songs chief among them being "A Handful of Earth" and dancing and the merrymak ings are features In each. And yet the stories are dlstlncely dissimilar. Each has its own individuality. Why? Because they are histories of events in different parts of Ireland. "The Bonnie Brier Bush." A coming attraction of real worth Is "The Bonnie Brier Bush," as presented by Klrke La Shelle's players, headed by the thorough actor. J. H. Stoddart. and the droll comedian. Reuben Fax. Of Mr. Stoddnrt's Lachlan Campbell too much cannot be said In praise. Jt is generally conceded that nothing better has been done of late years by this talented old man who is now on his farewell tour of the Pacific Coast. Reuben Fax. who cre ated, the character of Posty. divides the honors with Mr. Stoddart. "The Bonnie Brier Bush" comes to the Marquam Grand Opera House next Monday, Tues day and Wednesday nights. Jiu-Jitsu Exhibition. General B. Nil and royal Japanese troupe of jlu-jltsuan artists will give another exhibition of the wonderful art known in Japan as jlu-jltsu. Uncle 3am Is going to adopt It In the Army and Navy. Amer ican wrestlers say It's great. You can judge for yourself next Monday evening at Rlngler's Physical Culture Hall, when General Nil, the expert Jlu-jltsuan, meets all comers. Professor Rlngler will assist in the demonstration and will carefully explain the different situations. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Star. Dancing and performing bears under the direction of Professor Robert! are making a hit at the Star, and they are just the attraction for children. One little bear pretends that he wants to drink beer, and he makes a roaring noise until sweetened milk in a bottle is handed to him. Both ani mals perform sundry tricks, among them being bicycle riding. The two Cardownle Sisters, singers, dancers and change ar tists, also enrn their share of applause, the Scotch and German dancing being fetching. The others of the attractive bill: Jennie Gray, novelty dancer: Daisy Vernon, soprano; Edgerton and Edgerton, expert unicycllsts; Ward, Lester & Co., in "A Kansas Yap," and the projecto scope. The Grand. The new bill at the Grand Includes the top-liners for fun. Daly and Shean, co medians. Shean has an excellent basso cantnnte voice, and the pair, raise many a laugh. The Three Luclfers press them closely as favorites, and Francis Davis and . Company present a funny sketch. "My Wife." The principal Idea In the latter Is that the man gets "loaded." takes along with him a clothing store dummy under the mistaken Impression that the dummy Is his familiar friend. and he gets a warm welcome home. Other features are: Carroll, Carlyle and Com pany. In Bob Hllllard's great sketch. "The W sThey act like Exercise. 1I VITAL WEAKNESS Lonscit established, most successful and reliable specialists In diseases of men, as medical diplomas, licenses and newspa per records snow. Stricture, Varicocele, Poison, Rectal, Kidney and Urinary Diseases nad all diseases aad ireakaessea due to Inheritance, evil habits, ex cesses or the result of specific diseases. CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION FREE ulorcc aad Office Honrs: 8 A. 31. to S St. Louis Medical and Surgical Cor. "second and Yamhill Littlest Girl;" Danny Mann and Com pany In "Mandy Hawkins;" Clark and Temple, comedy sketch; Alf Bonner In an illustrated song, and the grandiscope. The Baker. Charlotte Deane, who became favorably known here as leading woman in Mel bourne MacdowelPs Company when he presented Sardou plays. Is top-liner this week. She Is grandly gowned, and ap pears In imitation. Last night she gave good Imitations of Ada Rehan and Anna" Held. Her stage work Is fine. For real fun, the two Delks take the palm. They "do" a Bowery dance and enact a love scene that nearly bring down the house. Baby Mandevllle Is one of the youngest actresses In a speaking part on the American stage, and "cute" the only word that describes her. Others on the bill: John W. Wood, Illustrated song singer; the Alton?, juvenile acrobats; Hyland and Grant, in musical moments; Dave Williams, comedian, and the blo-graph. Bijou. A good deal of true, everyday romance is presented in the three-act comedy drama, "Dearer Than Life." written by Henry J- Byron, and played this week at the Bijou by an excellent company head ed by A. R. Thorne. A. C. Winn, as drunken Uncle Ben, has a fine make-up and gives an Interesting reading of that character. D. M. Henderson Is the hero boy who comes home at last from afar, with money to burn and to marry his best girl and make her and everybody else happy. Jane Aubrey, as Lucy, has fine stage presence and shows talent. Lots of comedy brightens the offering. Professor Elliot artistically plays on an Irish harp, and sings Irish songs. Leonore Lester gives an illustrated song and there are also moving pictures. Lyric. There's lots of laughter In the three act farce-comedy, "A Cheerful Liar." this week at the Lyric, and the part of Cap tain Robert Racket, played by Thomas H. Clarke, is one of the modern Ananias kind, and leads -to amusing complications. A vein of newly married bliss Is also ef fectively worked out. In the laughter line. Ella Wilson. Lillian Griffith and William Delaney do good work. The farce runs to a furious finale, and serves to pass the time pleasantly. Between the first and second acts, Thomas W. Ray slngf with splendid expression the ballad "In the Meadow Where the Green Grass Grows," and another interpolater is James Fulton, the unique -entertainer. PIAY Alf INTERESTING ONE. Y. M. C. A. Indoor Baseball Team Lowers Colors of Company H. Before an equally divided crowd of team supporters. Y. M. C. A. and Com pany H put up the best exhibition of In door baseball that has been witnessed In the Armory this year, the athletes de feating the soldiers by one run with a score of 6 to a. In the first inning neither side scored, but "H" took the lead in the second and had the game in hand to the seventh, when four costly errors placed Y. M. CV A. ahead by one score. Jackson, the Y. M. C. A. twirler, struck out two of "H's" men and Austin went out on a short fly in "H's" half of the seventh and the game was over. Austin and Jackson, the opposing pitchers, each struck out ten men. Austin walked two and Jackson six. Score by Innings: Company H 0 2 1 2 0 0 05 Y. M. C. A 0 1 0 0 0 0 56 Batteries "H." Austin and Dolln; Y. M. C. A., Jnckson and Barrel!. ASKS FOE SPHINEXING-CAB. Mayor Williams Wants Car-Tracks Sprinkled This Summer. Mayor George H. Williams yesterday addressed the following letter to the Portland Consolidated Railroad Company: F. I. Fuller. Manager Portland Consoli dated Railway Company Dear Sir: I write to inquire If It will not be possible for you to furnish the city with another sprinkling car for next Summer, lou know the neces sity of keeping down the dust while the Fair Is In session. It will be an advantage to your road to have the streets thorough ly sprinkled during dry weather. In addi tion to the benefit to your business the city will expect to pay you a reasonable com pensation for the service. Yours truly, GEORGE II. WILLIAMS, Mayor. The Mayor Is much concerned over the appearance of the city during the Lewis and Clark Fair and Is confident that he will receive the co-operation of the rail road company In furnishing this addi tional means for laying dust. Whitman Exhibit at the Fair. WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla. Wash.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Whitman Col lege will have an exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The matter was decided at a faculty meeting and a com mittee, consisting of Professor W. D. Lyman, chairman, and Dr. S. B. L. Pen rose and Professor L. F. Anderson, was appointed to have charge of the prepara tion and Installation of the exhibit. This will consist In part of the fine collection of relics connected with the Whitman story, which Is In the possession of the college, besides specimens of the original scientific work being done at the college by faculty and students. Above all other thlaRs, ire strive to save the thou sands of young and middle-aged men who are plung ing toward the grave, tortured by the woes of nervoun debility. We have evolved a special treatment for Nrvous Debility and special, weakness that Is uni formly successful in cases iy.ere success was before and by other doctors deemed impossible. It does not stimulate temporarily, but restores permanently. It allays Irritations of the delicate tissues surrounding the lax and unduly expanded glands, contracting them to their normal condition, which prevents lost vitality. 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