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10 THE MORNING OBEGOKIAN, SATURDAY,- APRIL 29, 1905. WILL HEIill THE QNTEMPTGAS Municipal Judge Hogue Will Not Grant Change of Venue. VAUGHN ASKS SPEEDY TRIAL Defendant Asserts That the Court Is Prejudiced, and Asks for Hear ing Elsewhere Request Will Be Refused. DEVELOPMENTS IN VAUGHN CON TEMPT CASE. Municipal Judge Hogue this morning: will render his decision in the con tempt case of Attorney Vaughn, grant ing or refusing to grant a change of venue. Although the court declines to make public its decision in advance, it is regarded as certain that it will refuse the motion of defendant's coun sel. This means the case must be tried out before Judge Hogue, who preferred the charge against Attorney TV. T. Vaughn. District Attorney Manning refuses to f have anything to do with the case, and Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald will, in all probability, act as prose cutor. T. G. Greene, Oglesby Toung and V. K. Strode appear for the de fence. That Attorney W. T. Vaughn, charged with contempt of court, will be tried be fore Municipal Judge Hogue Is believed to be certain. The court will render its decision when It mounts the bench this morning, and those who have been follow ing the case closely say there can be no question as to what will be the result. It Is the belief that the motion of defendant's counsel for a change of venue will be denied. Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald will, in all probability, act as prosecuting attor ney. District Attorney Manning has re fused from the start to have anything to do with the case, making necessary the appointment of a special person for this purpose. While Mr. Fitzgerald, when asked to serve, expressed reluctance, he neverthe less will not decline to do so, for he is a public official. This fact, it is pointed out, makes him the logical man for the task. In fact, the case out of which the charge of contempt grew was one laid by Mr. Fitzgerald, and one in which he is interested in his capacity of Deputy City Attorney. Judge Hogue declined to make any statement regarding his decision, when re quested to do so yesterday, except to say that he would render a decision this morning. Investigation shows that there are many Supreme Court cases from various states, iavorable to Judge Hogue, as applied to the point at issue in this affair, and but few against him. This, coupled with the court's recent statement while on the bench hearing arguments of counsel for the defense that the court is not preju diced, leads those deeply interested to be lieve the change ot venue will not be allowed. . Counsel for the defense set up as a plea for a change of venue that Judge Hogue is prejudiced against the defend ant; is interested in the outcome of the case, and that he cannot give a fair and impartial hearing. Attorney Vaughn tiled an affidavit to this effect. It is also claimed- by the defense that Judge Hogue has no jurisdicton in the .case because the alleged act occurred, if- at all outside his courtroom. It Is believed this point also will be overruled. Attorney Vaughn's alleged contempt, as charged, consisted In approaching Edmund Giess and Mrs. Giess in a sideroom of the court, and asking them to make their testimony a'ague against Fred Carlson and Sam Swarthout, This case is regarded by attorneys as the most important one ever coming be fore Judge Hogue, and every move is be ing watched with intense interest. It is the general belief that the defense In tends to attempt to make out a case of rubornatlon of perjury against Judge Hogue, and to also file suit against him for damages. Judge Hogue first wished a charge of subornation of perjury filed against At torney Vaughn, and later Vaughn went before District Attorney Manning to cause Judge Hogue's arrest on tho same charge. One of the strong contentions of the de fense is that Judge Hogue compelled Gless to sign the affidavit upon which the pro ceedings were begun against Vaughn. The case, it is believed, will be tried out Immediately, as Attorney Vaughn wishes to leave the city for a vacation and desires the matter cleared up before going. Oglesby Young was before Judge Hoguo yesterday morning, requesting an early decision, and said the defense was ready for a speedy trial. A date will probably be set today for the hearing. WANT A NEW SCH00LH0USE HoIIaday Park Addition People Per- feet an Organization for "Work. For the purpose of securing school facilities, better water supply, clean ing up the neighborhood and working for general betterment of the com munity, citizens of Holladay Park Addition perfected an organization last evening in the hall at East Twenty first and Clark streets. At a former meeting J. Wood Smith. O. W. Muelke, W. A. Goss, J. C Schaefer and Mrs. Frank Hichet were appointed to pre pare a report on what was needed, and this committee reported at the meeting last night. It recommended the following- for. officers, who were elected: .President, J. Wood Smith; vice-president. N. C. Phillips; secretary, M. Point; treasurer, Joseph Jaeger; attorney, W. Idurdock; executive com mittee, E. E. Thomas, J. C Schaefer, Dr. W. G. Woodruff, O. W. Muieke. It was the sense of the meeting that -II a lot should be assessed to remove weeds, rubbish and cut grass and keep the streets in order. Also that a sub scription be opened for more funds for this purpose. The matter of employ ing some one to do the work was re ferred o the executive committee with power to act. In tho matter of school facilities, it was reported that in Park Addition there were now 73 children and that the nearest school is the Holladay dis trict, too far off. It Tvas decided that a school building was needed nearer, orobablr In Carter's addition. It was also reported that members' of the Board of Education were looking up a location for a schoolhouso that would relieve Holladay, Williams-Avenue and Highland, and were likely to place such buildhig north of the race track, too far from Holladay Park, where a new building was needed. Messrs. Goss, Muieke and Haines -were appoint ed on the schoolhouso committee. In the matter of better water supply the executive committee was instruct ed to present the needs of the com munity to the attention of the water committee. On constitution and by-laws, M. Point. M. Murdock and John E. Aitchi son were named. Secretary Point. was instructed to address a letter to each resident of the addition, asking his co-operation in the work of the club. The meeting then adjourned, subject to the call of tho president. AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Say. TODAY AND TONIGHT ONLY End of the Columbia Stock Company Is Xcar. This afternoon at 2:15 the last regular Saturday matinee of the Columbia Stock Company will be given, and It will be with most sincere regret that these hun dreds of Portland's best ladles, school girls, and even children, will watch the curtain slowly descend and shut out their beloved stock company for the ast time. Tonight will be the closing of the com pany's career, and after the final curtain it will be the end of the Columbia Stock Company. Many people, friends and ad mirers, even those who have attended during the week, have purchased seats for this final performance for the privilege of bidding their favorites farewell, and the event promises to be one that will not soon be forgotten, and6to which one will be glad to recall having been present when a few years have gone past. "East Lynne" at the Empire. The two last performances of the great emotional drama, "East Lynne," which has been filling the Empire Theater to overflowing all week, will be given this afternoon and tonight. Frank Montgom ery, the leading man, and all other mem bers of the- company, have gained new laurels for themselves In the different roles of the famous play. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "The Marble Heart" Tomorrow. The Empire Stock Company will open the fourth week of Its season tomorrow afternoon, presenting for the first time In Portland the beautiful romance founded on events in real life, entitled, "The Mar ble Heart." This well-known play, con taining, as it does, a powerful and in teresting story, with original plot and constant vein of bright comedy, is hound the patrons of the Empire, "Parsifal" at the Marquam. Next Friday night. May 5, at the Mar quam Grand Theater, the animated pic tures of Richard Wagner's famous op era, "Parsifal," will be given. Mrs. Wal ter Reed, Portland's famous contralto. will assist by rendering several Wagne rian numbers. Ramsay May Stay With AVahash. NEW YORK, April 28. The Board ot Directors of the Wabash Railway Com pany held a special meeting this after noon. After the meeting it was semi officially announced that the differences of opinion between George J. Gould and President Ramsay, which led to the ex pectation of the latter's resignation, had been settled amicably nad that In all .probability Mr. Ramsay would retain the presidency of the company. DAUGHTERS OF ST. DAVID No. 1 Walter Backus as Victor Craven, Mifes Edna Vaughn as Mrs. Jennings, Miss Jessie Chase as 3Irg. Craven, Itoy Entler as Paul Jennings, Mif-s Iaicllo Kennedy as Bridget, Miss Miriam Van Waters as Fanny Jennings. Ko. Reading from left to right: Miss Miriam Van Waters as Fanny Jennings, Walter Backus as Victor Craven, ill S3 IucUe Kennedy as Bridget. The. Daughters of St. David gave a successful entertainment at Burkbard Hall last night, several members of the guild appearing In the cast of the amusing comedy la one act. "A Scheme That Failed." After tho performance an Informal dance was enjoyed, the music being directed by Frederick W. Goodrich, organist of St. David's. Mfas Dor othy Moore and Miss Imogen . Raffcty hod the candy table and ice cream was served by Miss Louisa Thompson. Miss Frances Richmond, Miss Elsie Lewis, Miss Leslie Cate and Miss Gertrude Graham. , - " The plot of "The Scheme That Failed" unwinds Itself In remarkable style through the adventure of Fanny, the elster of Paul Jennings, of New Tork. the young woman being a person of brecxy personality and much determination. She arrives to visit her brother and her slstcr-ln-Iaw, whom she has not met before, on the day that her brother Is In formed that his old college chum. Dr. Victor Craven, is coming to etc him, with 'his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Jennings are in need of a maid, being In possession only of a slat ternly cook, Bridget, and as Mrs. Jennings Is out when Fanny arrives; tho young lady proposes to be the maid herself. "Craiy." says tho brother. "Your wife has never seen me, and tho company won't know tho difference," Fanny answers, and her brother finally consent, as Fanny always has her own way. Upon the arrival of the guests the pretty maid discovers that one ot them is the man to whom she Is engaged, and she decides that the situation is almost too complicated aa "Victor la so awfully proper and his mother is so awfully precise," for there nhe Is playing the part of a servant girl. Victor, ot course, recognizes Fanny, and Is kissing tier as the" precise mother enters, the latter being at first overcome, -then incredulous as they try to explain, but is finally reconciled .and graciously receives the new daughter. Miss Miriam Van Waters was a delightful Fanny. Mies Edna "Vaughp, as Mrs. Jennings, acted well and looked charming; Miss Lucile Kennedy was -an excellent. Bridget In make-up and acting.' and Miss Jcasle Chase, as Mrs. Craven, was a stately elderly Jady. very well bred and extremely well preserved. Roy Entler. as Mr. Jennings, and Walter Backus, as Victor Craven, were especially good in the-tcene In which they sat dawn to Telate their experiences since leaving college, each escaping ' by-, a talrabreadth making a statement that would explain the situation of the play. . ' " ' t ...... iJEGT TO SALOON Members of Ministerial Asso ciation Take Action. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED Body Asks thecity Council to Re frain Froii Granting Further Licenses in the ' vicinity ;of the Exposition. The church people have taken up the question of the saloons gathered about the main entrance to tho Exposition grounds, and yesterday afternoon, at the conclusion of Rev. F. B. Meyer's address at tHe First Presbyterian Church, Presi dent E. L. House, of the Portland Minis terial Association, introduced tbe follow ing petition, which was unanimously adopted: To the Members of the Common Council of the City of Portland, Or. Gentlemen: Tho undersigned citizens of Portland bee leave to call your attention to the number of licenses already granted for saloons In tho immediate vicinity ot the Rates of the Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds, and to the number of additional licenses already applied- for and likely yet to be applied for in the same vicinity: and we would further and more particularly urge upon your attention the fact that every corner Immediately facing- tho main entrance of tho Exposition grounds Is already occupied by a saloon, and that there remains not a single thoroughfare leading to the main entrance to tbe Exposi tion that does not at its near approach pass through a saloon district. Holding that these facts affect the good name of our city, and are therefore the rightful concern of the citizenship of the whole city, and not of a single precinct only, we do hereby respectfully but earnestly pro test against the further licensing ot saloons In the vicinity of tbe Exposition grounds; and further do earnestly pray you to take such measures as lie in your power to reduce the number of licenses already granted; and particularly that the front ot the Exposition entrance and the main thoroughfare Imme diately thereto be cleared and be kept clear of saloons and every other objectionable thing. This we pray and ever will pray as citizens of Portland, irrespective of our sev eral positions on the general question of the licensing of the saloon, solely for the wel fare and good name ot our city. Dr. J. R. Wilson, of the Anti-Saloon League, prepared the resolution after per sonal investigation of the conditions about the gates and at the license de partment of the City Hall. The petition will be presented to the citizens of the city for their signatures. AT ELKS' COUNTY FAIR Big Attendance, Today, the Last Day, Is Expected. This is the last day of the great Elks' County Fair at the Armory. The attend ance last night exceeded the utmost wishes of the members of the committee, who hai'e so zealously labored to make the Fair a big success. The entire pro ceeds of the Fair are to be devoted to the furnishing of the rooms of the Elks' new temple, several of which are to be given over entirely to the lady members of the order. One of the features this afternoon will be a baby show. The members of the PRESENT AMUSING COMEDY, committee have decided to present a valu able prize to every handsome baby ex hibited. . Special features have been pro vided for the children In the way of amusement, and even the "Elks' Minstrel Maids" will give their performance. Tonight all unsold articles will be dis posed to the highest bidder at auction. The articles are valued at several thou sand dollars. There will be several addi tional features added to the vaudeville programme tonight. As this closes the Fair the largest attendance of the we'ek is expected. HE TAKES THE COLONELCY C. U. Gantenbcin Successfully Passes United States Examination. Official notification from the War Department of his success in passing tho examination for a Colonelcy In the United States Volunteers, was received by Colonel C. U. Gantenbeln, of the Third Infantry. O. N. G. The examination recently taken by Colonel Gantenbeln was held under the provisions of an act of Congress known as the Dick bill, providing; for the pro motion and efficiency and also provid ing for examinations, to secure lists of persons specially qualified to hold commissions In any volunteer force which may hereafter be called for and organized under the authority of Con gress other than a force composed of organized militia. Colonel Gantfen beln's examination, which was con ducted by officers of the Regular Army at Vancouver, consisted of administra tion, drill regulations. Including the handling of a regiment field-service regulations, small arms firing regula tions, manual of guard duty, military law and topography. But five applicants in the United States appeared for examination for the rank of Colonel, and considering the severe test contained in the ex amination papers the good showing made by Colonel Gantenbeln speaks well for his military knowledge. THATCHER MAKES DENIAL Says Story of Check Given Rumelin Is Absolutely False. J. H. Thatcher, manager of the Pa cific States Telephone Company, whose name had been connected with the al leged payment of a $5000 check to C E. Rumelin, makes a positive denial of the whole transaction. He asserts without equivocation that the stories circulated are absolutely false. ' "The story .that I wrote a letter to C. E. Rumelin," said Mr. Thatcher, yes terday, "thanking him for the serv ices he had rendered the Pacific States Telephone Company and inclosing a check for $5000 Is so silly and absurd that It would not deserve a denial but for the circulation this canard has re ceived. The Pacific States Telephone Company has never paid a cent to a City Counctlman for any purpose, or to any one else, for any service whatso ever, except in the legitimate course of business." This statement of Mr. Thatcher's is substantiated by John C. Ainsworth. Held for Grand Jury's Action. Dan Rosenfeld was held to the grand jury yesterday by Municipal Judge Hogue on a charge of obtain ing money by false pretenses from J. A. Kellogg. He was remanded to the County Jail in default ot $2000 bonds. Rosenfeld strongly denied any connec tion with the case or ever going under the name of Harry Cohn. , Tho Denver & Rio Grande scenery is even more beautiful in Winter than Sum mer. Travel East via that line and spend a. day In Salt Lake City. "A SCHEME THAT FAILED" IUCE CAPTAIN ID IE KAISER Now Fred PoIHeghkiet Is in a Felon's Cell for Larceny of Cow. OWNER IDENTIFIES ANIMAL Accused Man and His Two Compan ions AVill Be Tried for Ofrensc Which Is Severely Punish able by Imprisonment. From serving the Kaiser as a Cap tain in the German army to a felon's cell In the Portland City Jail is the brief story of Fred PoIHeghkiet, now held with Ferdinand Powell and Albert Raymond on charges of larceny of cat tle and slaughtering animals In the corporate limits of the municipality. Yesterday M. C- Brandstrup called at police headquarters and Identified the hide of a cow -slaughtered in the woods near Columbia Slough Wednesday night, and Deputy District Attorney Bert Haney filed charges of larceny of cattle against PoIHeghkiet, Powell and Raymond. This is a penitentiary offense, pun ishable by imprisonment of from one to ten years or a fine of from 550 to 51000, and it is expected that the de fendants will engage attorneys and prepare to save themselves from a term behind the bars, or payment of a heavy fine. They have entered. pleas of guilty to the charge of slaughtering an animal In the city limits, and are awaiting the action of the officials in the case laid against them yesterday. The trio of alleged cattle- thieves were rounded up Thursday morning by Michael Tanner and John Sweet baur, milkmen, who marched them to the city at rifle points and turned them over to the police. The three were dis covered by Sweetbaur, In a thicket near Columbia Slough. He was going to the home of Tanner with a companion, shortly before midnight. Wednesday, when he espied the strangers with a wagon in the wilds. He went for Mr. Tanner, and together they watched the place all night. At daybreak, the al leged thieves tried to get away, and were rounded up. The carcass of the slaughtered cow was seized, the hide and head being held as evidence. The owner of the cow. M. C. Brandstrup, called at police headquarters yesterday and positively Identified the hide. Before he saw It, he gave a minute description of It. He was then accompanied to the office of Deputy District Attorney Haney, where informations 'were made out against the trio no'w held at the City Jail. According to Brandstrup, PoIHegh kiet threatened, some time ago, to have revenge unless Brandstrup gave up the ranch he has leased,, just north of the Portland Flouring Mills. PoIHeghkiet is said to have threatened to kill all ot Brandstrup's cattle and horses, If the ranch was not vacated. Brandstrup, as well as other ranch era, nave been missing cattle for many months, nnd if is now thought prob able that PoIHeghkiet and his gang have been engaged In slaughtering ani mals and carting them off to market. Polliegnkiet has a bad record here, and has been mixed up in cases with the police. He formerly owned a saloon In Albina, where once a man was strung up by the thumbs and beaten. Tnere was a great uproar about it at the time, hut somehow PoIHeghkiet es caped without punishment. He once served with the German army as a Captain, and is said still to be drawing a monthly pension of 515 from the fatherland. Arrested for Shop-Lifting. Caught in the act of lifting" a pair of baby shoes and two dresses from counters In the store of Roberts Bros, yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Lillian Peter son was arrested by Policeman Hellycr and lodged in the City Jail on a charge of larceny. With Mrs. Peterson was her 6-year-old daughter. The little one was cared for at the station by Matron Sim mons. The mother was slightly under ths Influence of liquor, and gave this as an excuse for her actions at the store. She says she lives at The Dalles, but her hus band is working somewhere In Portlana. She" will be arraigned before Municipal Jiidyo Hogue this morning. fN s, There are no teen remedies family medicine.Among them we might mention yellow dock root, w thorn bark, senna leaves, burdock root, cimi- f cifuga root, cinchona barkvphytolacca root. I Aver s arsaoanlla is j A- - . genuine medicine, a doctor's medicine. SCad by the 3. C. Ayvr Co.. XiewaUAKsM. JlIjo imrm factor er of n-rs-oia isir vrnnoirer th-t hair. AYER'S CHBSRTPBCTORAL ITcr ccaghs. Resolutions Against Saloons Near Fair Adopted. FINE LITERARY PROGRAMME Shakespeare and His Contemporaries Form the Theme of an Inter esting Talk by Arthur C. Xewill at the Meeting. The entire programme of the Woman's Club meeting yesterday was full of inter est, from the reading of the resolutions as to the club's position in regard to the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and Mrs. Sarah Evans talk on the subject of the placing of the monument to be erected In memdry of Sacajawea, to the lecture given by Arthur Cotton Newill, of the Newill Rlverview Academy, on "Shakes peare and His Contemporaries." Mr. Newill gave bis lecture at the Invitation of the English literature department, which Is conducted by Mrs. Grace "Watt Rosa. Mrs. W. C. Puffer gave several readings from Beaumont and Fletcher be fore the lecture began, and these were an appropriate illustration for the after noon's subject. "In speaking of the contemporaries of Shakespeare," said Mr. Newill, "one's mind naturally turns to five names. Mar lowe. Beaumont and Fletcher. Ben Jonson and Bacon. In those days It seems that with playwrights there was a spirit ot camaraderie, now translated into Bohe mianism, that is charming to contem plate and at the same time difficult to record authentically. Still, it must never be forgotten that in those days of good Queen Bess times at court were somewhat troublesome, and the playwright must al ways bear in mind that he should strive not to offend (intentionally at least) her capricious majesty. The Protestant spirit of Europe had pervaded to a great ex tent under the Influence of Protestant Elizabeth, who had succeeded the Bo manlst sway. All the literary minds of England were church-educated, for it Is an axiom of history as late as the be ginning of the nineteenth century, the highest education was received through church channels. Two other points must not be forgotten in analyzing the Eliza bethan era of literature. First, that the church and state had been combined, and secondly, that the laws of the realm con cerning spirituous liquors were very lax. Court and Xobles Drank. "The court was not all that it should be In the way of temperance, and the aristocracy was by no means careful concerning the amount pf wines con sumed. The literary men frequented tav erns at which they imbibed not wisely but with consistent reeiilnrltv. Mnsf. of the lesser lights supported themselves by writing at tne taverns plays, stories or dramas that enabled them to eke out a precarious existence. This criticism, how ever, must not be applied to Beaumont and Fletcher, for theirs was not that dramatic collaboration all too common among the lesser Elizabethan dramatists at a time when managers eatrpr to suttarv a restless public Incessantly clamoring for a noveuy parceled our. single acts or even scenes of a play among two or three playwrights, to put together a more or less Incongruous piece of work." Of Ben Jonson the speaker said: "Jonson had little value except as a skeleton writer of plays, but he was clever and auick in his work, if ho wrm asked to write a satire upon the grafts or tne city CouncIImen he would deliver It to The Oregonian before 7 o'clock this evening." After giving the sketch of the way of life and work of the early English writ ers, Mr. Newill discussed the character of the Shakespeare plays, of their rela tion in style to the work known to have been written by Bacon, his audience find ing this particularly Interesting. "It Is conceded that the author of the Shakespeare plays was the greatest genius of his age. perhaps of any age," said Mr. Newill, "and he must have been a man of broad and varied scholarship. He was a linguist, and Latin, Greek. Spanish, French and Italian were familiar tn him he had Intimate knowledge of ancient and modern literature, ho fond of legal phrases, and as Lord Chief justice -ampDeu says, had an intimate acquaintance with the most abstruse pro ceedings in English Jurisprudence, and he was Tne greatest pnuosopher of his age.' In support of the argument that Shake? peare was not the eaual nf Bnprm in m, perlor education and culture, the speaker said that Shakespeare's datie-htor at ; could not write her name, nor read, but ne saia aiso tnat he was not trying to convince me ciuowomen of Bacons au thorahip. "Whether Lord Bacon wrote these Diavs or not." said Mr. "Vwm th works are full of life, hope, enthusiasm and advice everything that tends to make man and woman better, and no other man since the dava of our Tord hna done so much. I certainly do not want to conjure up tbe spirit of William Shakespeare because I have expressed aouot oi nis caving written the plays I hope from the bottom of my heart that he did." The resolutions Indorsed by the club follow.: Resolved. That the TVnman'n Club In TneK ins assembled, does hereby protest against tne conn I sn vnicn now nrnra u at jtnrf tinr. 1 las t&4 mam approach and entrance to AT Ml' "-F.V less than four in this standard sarsaparilla root, stillingia root, buck certainly a mecucme, a AYER'S PILLS For constipation. AYBR'S AGUE CUBE For malaria and azao. Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds becausa It .slanders our people; It In a reproach upon our character; It la a dl?sraco to our city: It misrepresents ua In every way, and to that extent will annul and overcome the otherwl.e better influences ot the Exposition and tire better and nobler purposes for which 'It waa Intended. Resolved. That the Woman's Club doc here by express tho same disapproval of the action of the City Council in granting licences to aloons so located and that the Woman's Club does hereby petition the Honorable Mayor and Council to revoke the license o" even saloon within at least -100 feet of any entrance to the Exposition grounds, and fur ther, to exercise greater diligence and stricter supervision over the construction of buildings and the character of business to be located In that vicinity. KID SULLIVAN'S BENEFIT Boxing Bouts Given to Secure Fund lor Maimed Pugilist. A free-and-easy piano-player sat on a high stool and did something- "raggy" on a tinny piano. A party of sports and "would be's sat about a squared circle and encored the performer. The "art ist" ducked his head by way of a bow In recognition and announced that he would try to entertain the gents with a song. He beat out his own accom paniment and syncopated something about mother and everybody being: wel come as the flowers In May. "I guess that's poor," said one of the floor mun agers In the intensity of his apprecia tion and added: "That's Bernie La na na n. He certainly Is there with tho goods, when it comes to music." Thi3 performance served as the overture of the Sullivan benefit at Merrill's Hall last night. Then Otto Frag; a more-to-bc-scorned than pitied immature person, who thinks he is a candidate for Alderman from one of the wards, and another fresh lad stripped to their trunks anil gave a four-round boxing exhibition during: the course of which Prag; was lambasted all about the ring and in various ways got decidedly the worst of it. Tommy Tracey was master of cere monies and the little soiree hud been arranged by him as a benefit for one of his boxing- pupils, "Kid" Sullivan by name, who recently lost a foot In a go with a railway train. The purpose of the hippodrome was to net sufficient funds to buy an artificial member for the unfortunate Sullivan, and the money which came to the door was sufficient for the purpose. There were three other four-round bouts which pleased the spectators, al though no decisions were given. An organization known as the Peer less Sporting Club seemed to stand sponsor for the affair and a couple of hundred fellows, who wore their hats with a decided list to port, were In evidence. Those vwho boxed w(erc Champion Brown, of the Peerless Club, and Mike Kenney, of Albina. youthful aspirants for fistic honors, and Frank Freeman, of Oregon City, who was pitted against Kid Swanson. of Albina. There was another match, but in the turmoil it was impossible to identify tum. Fred Merrill, a more or less radiant candidate for Mayor, blew In during the exercises, but refused to accede to the demands for a speech, although Tommy Tracey introduced him as "The next Mayor of here." 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