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6 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1906. EFFORTS IRE WEAK Frye Only Strengthens Criti clsfti of Valencia's Survivors. TESTIMONY-NOT .CHANGED rassencrs Who Were Saved Repeat Damaging Charges or Lack of Discipline .and Cowardice hyalite Officers. SEATTLE, !Wasb., Feb. 9. (Special.) "United States District Attorney Jesse Fryo has not, so far, ,d.erelopcd anything new In his re-examlnation of the wit nesses who have testified befdre United States Inspectors "Whitney and Turner re garding the Valencia disaster. His efforts today merely strengthened the spirit of criticism among the rescued .passengers. Frank J. Campbell, A. H. Hawkins, J. F. McCaffrey and George D. Harraden, all passengers -who survived .the -wreck, re iterated that there was an entire absenco of discipline aboard the" Valencia," and 'that the rescue fleet did not make a proper -effort to get to the wTeckcd steamer. McCaffrey this afternoon declared the raft upon which he was . saved had no trouble in pulling against wind and tide toward the Topeka, and Insisted -that the raft could have turned about and made the Valencia again. He drew from this experience the concluElon that the Topeka and other members of the rescue fleet could have sent boats and llferafts to the Valencia Line' Old and Rotten. George D. Harraden Insisted that if boats had been sent to the wreck on "Wednesday they would have been able to get away again without any. difficulty. Hawkins, who has served three months in the transport service, declared the lifeline shot ashore was "old apd ninde.wcd," In sisting that the officers of the boat had remarked as much in his presence. Inspector "Whitney asked Hawkins whether Ssgalos, the Greek, -would have tried to take the line ashore if It was old and Totten. HaWkltis 'could not answer, but it has never, been sjiown. that Segalos took the line- with him for safety. He is supposed X6 Iiavetried. to-carry -It ashore At another time .during the inquiry -when .Hawkins-answered "M guess" so" to- a ques tion, Whitney commented curtly. "You are doing a great deal of ' gucssfngj aren't you?" Hawkins vigorously denied it- Captain Carin, commander of the To peka, was to have beena witness 'today, but was not, called. Together with Sec ond Officer Peterson, or "thb" Valencia; "he' wljl probably "be brought , up .tomprr.ow. . Wyadda Not Notified. One of the' most important bits of tes timony today was that given- by Captain 2ilson. who was In command of the tug "Wyadda. He declared he was not notified of the wreck, as the sjgnal service oper ator at Crescent declares. He showed from his log that he was cruising on Thursday, and was flrst informed of the Valencia -wreck bythe-tug Dolphin." ' He testified concerning the njovcjnenta of his vessel when engaged' In searching for victims after. the sinking, of. tho -ves-rc. The "Wyadda arrived on the scene January '29: He Continued to cruise along the shore for two days, but found nothing. He says that at that time there was a high surf, nmning. and that jtrwas with, difficulty a boat "co.uld be landed. The -witness, -as also asked .whether.- if. ho had received orders to go to the aid of The passengers and crew still on the ves sel, he would have made the attempt He .replied that Tie would have attempted to' go In. i Captain Nilseri's location of " the -wreck differs, with that of the-other- MmSiJIPTmUste.rs wh0 1,ave Previously testified. He points out the spot where oVeou asLbe,nB- two miles eastward or Shelter Bay. Sea "Was Xot Rough. F J Campbell, a passenger, declared the Queen or City of Topeka could havo sent a boat in to the wreck. He said the boat in which he left the vessel rode the seas -when there was nobody at the oars. He testified to the fact that no one stood by the boats to su perintend the loading of them with their human . freight. He said there waj no uniformed officer near the' boats or anyone who seemed to have au thority. He recalled the fact that Rlchlev. the firemen's mess boy, lowered one of the falls, while he was standing near the boat, hut did not know whether Rich ley lowered the boat to the water, as it was too dark; to see after- he had got into the boat. He believed a properly manned boat could have gone through the surf when they were flrst put. off from the vessel. He also testified to the effect that his boat did not capsize owing to the neavy seas, and that the people in It were thrown out when she struck jthc rocks. His' ppinldns regarding the effi ciency and buoyanqy of the tule Hfc prfs.seryflr were lilso -unchanged, and. be till maintained- -that be'bii-eved7-he could ha,vQ g-?ttert to shore Just as well .without ondi Thole J?ins. DcfecUvet The Important- feature of "his testl Jjiony regarding: the equipment of the lifeboats" wis brought out -when he'wks asked ff. - while trying Xo' place 'the thoje pins in -the gunwale, -he had pullod the string, through first. It was. thought at first, when the report came in stating that the thole pins would not fit. that they bad not been properly bandied, and that it was the string which Jammed them, and npt that the pins did not fit. Campbell testified that ho-pulled the string through first and the pin was too large. Which caused It to break when an attempt was - made to pull with the oars. Two More Bodies Found. VICTORIA, B. a, Feb. 9. Forty-one oL xue vaiencia victims nave now been re covered from the" sea. two more bodies, both badly decomposed and unidentifiable, were picked up toetay at the scene of -the wreck. They were burled where they were found. , Eight . unidentified bodies were burled'bere 'today. Bishop Perrlne, of tho Anglican "Cathedral, read the burial service. KECOGJjIZE, -HIS y SERVICES. I Maine Underwriters Present Captain Dunham With Silver Service. SAN FRANCISCQ, Feb. 9. Special.) Tlie Board of Marine Underwriters has presented Captain R. J. Dunham, of the steamer Roanoke, with a sliver coffee service and a check for SQ, in recognition of his services in bringing his steamer to port after the accident in which she lost her rudder, off the Humboldt bar. In No vember. Engraved on the coffee urn is the following inscription: "Presented by "Underwriters to 'Captain R. J. Dunham, In recognition of meritorious service ren dered off Humboldt bar. November 27, 2905. while in -command of the steamer Boanoke." The presentation was made by W. J. Dutton, president cf.the board. The y-aoke was disabled on her way from Astoria to San Francisco. Eighty passen gers were on the vessel, and for & time it was feared they would all be lost. INSAJttTT TO BE DEFENSE Simon. Brooks on Trial for Murder at Vancouver Wash. VANCOUVER, -Wash., Feb. .S.-(Spe-clal.) The trial of Simon Brooks, charged with the murder of Adolph .Miller, at Ridgefleld, November 20 last, was begun today in the Superior - Court of Clark County, it being the flrst murder trial here in many years. Most of the day was consumed - in getting a Jury, and a special venire had to be Issued to the Sheriff to secure more men to serve as jurors, ' the entire regular panel having been exhaust ed before 12 suitable men wcrd chosen, Only one witness for the prosecution was put on the stand before court ad journed this evening. From the tactics of his counsel, Brooks, it seems will try to jarove insanity as a defense. MURDERS SICK WOMAX. Ex-Soldier Kills Sweetheart and "Himself in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. Ebb Celey shot and killed Josle Labat in a room of the Grand Pacific Hotel, on Kearney street this morning, and then ended his own life by sending two bullets through his -head. The woman was lying In bed, helpless from illness, when she was shot to death by the man who had shared the apart ment "with her. He held the pistol against her breast and fired the fatal shot, then turning the weapon upon himself fell lifeless. Coley was formerly a Sergeant in the Sixteenth' Company of Coast Arllllcry and also served Jn the Twentieth FJcld Artillery. His home was near Macon, Ga. College Election, at Co trail Is. CORVALLIS, Or., Feb. 9. Spedal. In the annual election of athletic officers at the State -Agricultural College today, Bert Pilklngton was elected graduate manager by an overwhelming majority, and Mark "Wcatherford was named for treasurer by an equally large vote. Each received 226 votes. Pilklngton's leading opponent polled 125. The voting was by Australian ballot, and was in progress from 8 this morning to S this evening, wjtb all the usual election officers on duty, printed ballots and voting booths being part of tho arrangements. Both the manager and the treasurer draw salaries. Will Run Cathlamct Cannery. ASTORIA. Feb. 9. (Special.) The "War ren Packing Company has decided to operate its cannery at Cathlamet dur ing the coming season and repairs arc now being made to the plant. The com pany contemplated erecting a new can nery and cold-storage plant in this city and had practically closed negotiations for the purchase of the site. Rtjoently complications bave arisen - which may de lay the purchase and for that reason the old -cannery will be placed "In condition for' operation next season. Old. Inimbcr- Trust - Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. The sale yesterday of the stock of the San Fran cisco Lumber Company to the Belllngham Bay Lumber Company for C50.OD0, fol lowing the passing out of existence on January 1 of the Pacific Pine Lumber Company, marks the death of the giant combination "which for 18 years has abso lutely dominated the lumber, business of the "Western Coast of America. The death .of .the trust will have little effecton the lumber industry. For some years.it- had been a. trust 4n name only. Counterfeiters the Tolls. STOCKTON, Cab, Feb. 9.-4Two arrests of alleged counterellers were, made here today. Shortly before noon. John Mack enzie, a blacksmith, was taken into cus tody and a Uttlo later E. "W. Douglass, who has been "conducting sL restaurant, was arrested. Mackenzie made a confes-. sioh and at- his house was found consider able paraphernalia Xor the, ..making of spurious coins. Both are- In JaiL Doug lass professes innocence. City of Astoria Is Sued. ASTORIA, Fe'bl 9. Speclal.)-A suit was filed In tho Circuit Court this af ternoon by Myra Reed vs. Ithe City of Astoria to recover damages la the im of 5000 alleged to have been , done her property through the Improvement of tho street in front of It In 19M. The com plaint alleges that the street? was cut to a depth of 15 feet below the surface, causing the plaintiff's property to 6lidc State Will Sue Portland Men. DLTMPIA, "Wash... Feb, 9. (Special.) Assistant Attorney-General Falkner to day' notified Interested parties in South Bend that the state would participate In a suit brought to revoke certain 30-year leases to tide and beach lands at South Bend In which allegations of fraud are made against Portland men 'who secured the leases. The matter has been before the Attorney-General for some months. Compromise Damage Suit. OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. $. (Special.) R. W. Porter lodav nrrnAH frnm Clackamas- Counts- $100 in full settlement or an claims against the county for dam ages received ' a ' few months ago while Jo . the. county's, employ in ,tbc construc tion of tho South Endroai By the ex plosion ofiav s x--cCy n ami t e caps Porter sustained severe injuries and narrowly escaped with' his life. Contracts to Be Dct Earlier. OLTMPIA. "Wash.. Feb. .3. (Special.) The State Board -of Control announces that contracts for suplylng the seven In stitutions under the control of the board for tho .six months beginning April 1 will bo let this year on March 15, instead of April 1, as has been tho practice ip the past. Tho successful bidders will be ex pected to begin making delivery of the supplies April L Two Appeals Are Dismissed. OBYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.) The following appeals were dismissed by the Supreme Court today: Stephen Boyoc respondent, vs. B. Zehnder, from Pierce County. "Wheeler & Karschner et aL, ap pellants, vs. the City of Aberdeen et al. These cases resulted from the action of the City of Aberdeen in,tearlng down cer tain" wooden buildings, which were within .the fire limits. .. Admiral Keller Comes Home. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. Among those arriving from the Orient today on the George a Relter. U. S. N.; Commander J. -Konroecner, u. o. ana ipuun A. C Peterson, of the bark Challenger, which was wrecked' on tho coast of Japan re cently. Admiral Relter comes home to be retired at his own request. Tale to Advertlso Her Wealth. VALE. Or.. Feb. 9. The. old Commercial Club, of Vale has been reorganised, and definite steps are now being taken toward advertising the. town and surrounding country. Several very important meet ings of the club have already been held. Miss Hume a Suicide. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. A Coroner's Jury today decided that Miss Cay Hume, who died In a Toem on Market street under circumstances which caused an in vestigation, died from the effects of strychnine takes, with suicidal latest. GOING TO TACQMA Union Pacific WilJ Reach City First of New Lines. CONFIRM RECENT RUMORS Information's to Harriman's Plans Comes From Thoroughly Rella- . hie Scarce Engineer Is on the Ground. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 0. (Special.)-It Is learned on absolutely reliable authority that the Union Pacific will build to Ta coma, and. as was announced several weeks ago, will be the first of the trans continental lines beading this way to reach this city Chief Engineer Hood, of tho Harrlman lines, was in Tacoma, two months ago, and V. G. Bogue. his consult ing engineer, who will probably be placed in charge df the building of this new line, has been here more recently. The Union Pacific has not yet pur chased terminal grounds, and a right of way Into Tacoma has not been selected. The official announcement that the road will build Into the city will be made within a few weeks, and a route will bave been decided upon by that time. This information comes from a source that is believed to be above question. J. B. Pope, who is mentioned as being the engineer in charge of the plans of the Harrlman line here, denies that his mission In Tacoma is for any such pur pose, but Mr. Popo is locked up In his hotel room most of the day surrounded by piles of blueprints. HE WILD CAN PI2TEAPPDES Prof. Pcrnotv of Corvallls, to Test His Hew Process. CORVALLIS. Or.. Feb. ft, (Special.) A shipment received at the State College a few days ago was a crate of pineapples from Honolulu billed to Professor Pernot, head of the bacteriological department. The fruit is to bo canned for experimental purposes. Some time ago publicity was given to a new preserving process evolved by Professor Pernot, wherein fruits or vegetables in process of can ning are subjected to only a low tem perature. By this -method the fruits are preserved In their original condition without 'being cooked, both the fibre, taste and color being left largely Intact. The extreme heat used is only 163 degrees. "Wide attention was attracted by the announcement and letters of Inquiry havo' reached the department from ail parts of .the world. Among them came a letter from Honolulu, written by Mr. H. Grant, head of a large canning establishment there, who said his attention had been attracted to the new method by an article In the Saturday Evening Post. The ship ment of the pineapples to Professor Per not for canning in the bacteriological de partment as an experiment Is the result of the correspondence that ensued. Part of the canned product will be re tained at the college, to be opened from time to time and tasted, and a part will be shipped to Honolulu, so that tho merits of the method may be tested by a tropical climate and a sea voyage. SAN POIIi ROAD ' FEASIBLE Twenty-Five MUes of Highway to Be Constructed. OLTMPIA. "Wash.. Feb. 5. The State Highway Board, consisting of State Aud itor C. W. Clausen. State Treasurer G. G. Mills and Highway Commissioner J. M." Snow, today held a formal meeting to consider state road matters. The board authorized the grading of state road No. S, known as the Chelan-Skagit county road, for a distance of eight miles, begin ning at the initial point of the road, which is 13 miles north of Leavenworth, in Che lan County. The appropriation for this, work is $4500. and bids for it will be opened at the April meeting of the Che lan County Commissioners. The profile and field notes of state road No. ,i, known as the Republic-San Poll road, were received and examined by the board and the route declared to be feasi ble. It was announced that as soon as plans and specifications are received and right-of-way secured construction will be authorized. Tho state apportionment for this road is 535CK), and Ferry County's ap propriation will be $1750. This. It Is expected, will complete about 25 miles of the entire road, which Is 62 miles in length. It is an old road, and only requires repairing and changing. ARMSTRONG MUST HANG. Supreme Court Affirms Judgment in Chchalis Murder Case. OLTMPIA. "Wash., Feb. S. (Special.) The case of the State of Washington vs. A- A. Armstrong, appealed from Ch chills County, was affirmed by the Supreme Court today, -ue defendant was convict ed of murder in the flrst degree, and ap pealed to, the Supreme Court, which af firmed . the case. Later he Instituted a second appeal, on the ground that one of the Jurors at the trial had perjured him self In declaring that he knew nothing of the case, and was not prejudiced, when, as a matter of fact, he had stated. In the presence of a witness before the trial be gan, that If be succeeded in getting on the Jury he "would see to it that the defend ant was hanged." The Supreme Court, dismisses the appeal with the remark that the Juror referred to was duly examined and cross-examined by the attorneys, and that "duly accepted verdicts cannot be set aside on account of perjury." LOWERED WIT1IOUT ORDERS Boatswain Says Captain Johnson Re gretted Launching or Boats. VICTORIA. B-C.r Feb. S. At the Va lencia, inquiry today Boatswain T. J. Mc Carthy gave evidence that the boats were not lowered, to the water by Captain Johnton's orders. He did not Intend them to go beyead the saloon rail. The boat swain told of a statement made by .Cap tain Johnson-at 2:3d A. on tho morn ing following the wreck, that "if the boats had not gone the passengers would have been saved." This statement was made to passengers by Captain Johnson In witness hearing. No one bad-given authority for the low ering of the boats. The chief officer had disapproved of thflr going away. McCarthy, recited the experience, of his boat's crew, which landed near Pacheaa to seek assistance and told of the equip ment of the Valencia's boats. They were all In good condition, the Inspection of the deck department and equipment belsg thorough. Greeks Defy Game Laws. ALB ANT. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.) The Greek laborers who are employed by the Southern Pacific Company renal lasting and layinc new rails on its road through the' "Willamette Valley, are gaining an vn savarr resutatlea as k.wfcrfckac?. Farx- trs coming in fram the northern part of the count) report that the Greeks spend their Sundays reaming in crowds through the fields, armed with shotguns, and nothing that their marksmanship will per- I mlt them to capture escapes. They have J no regard for the law. and many Denny i pheasants are being killed and eaten by I the foreigners. Farmers are asking that ' the Game Warden send out deputies to put a stop to the wholesale destruction by foreigners of birds which citizens of Linn County are not permitted to hunt at this season. MADRAS WELLS GO DRY. Some Believe Water Flows Into HHgc Underground Cavltg;. PRINEVILLE. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) The people of Madras are bavins much difficulty over a shortage of water, their wells In many Instances having gone en tirely dry. necessitating hauling water, in many instance, several miles. Some claim the shortage Is due to a peculiar circumstance. "While a well was being drilled in Madras, and after it had reached a depth of 0 feet, the drill broke Into a cavity. Since that time the wells In the neighborhood, apparently, have been drained dry. with the exception of a few upon the hillside. Madras Is situated on the Agency Plain, and while a good farming country, there has always been much difficulty In obtain ing an abundant supply of water. T DR. BLALOCK'S RABBIT DRIVE A SANGUINARY SUCCESS. Annual Hunt on River Island Par ticipated In by 15 Nlmrods ' From Far and Xcar. IRRIGON, Or., Feb. -3. (Special.) Eight hundred long-legged, mule-eared Jackrab blts wcre slaughtered on Blalock Island, nine miles nvest of her, today by hunters who were guests of Dr. N. G. Blalock. owner of the bind. It was the flrst day of the annual rabbit drive and gave an enjoyable outing to 150 hunters, who came from The Dalles, Walla Walla. Spokane. Pendleton, Umatilla and Arlington, be sides a launcbload from here. The sportsmen began to arrive last night. A large campfire at a spur on the O. R. & N. north of the Blalock head quarters on the island, and other bon fires on the Island gave a welcome to the visitors. Most of the guests made "a night of it." Some rolled up In their blankets, others kept up the fires, and songs. Jokes and Jollity were the order of the night. Soon after daylight the clans began to arrive at the island, and they were royally treated by Dr. Blalock and his assist ants. Soon the lines were formed and the sport was on. As the broad circle narrowed and closed, the long-cared denizens of the desert were seen by hundreds, and all sorts of weapons were resorted to clubs, stones, shotguns- and rifles. Some of the excited sportsmen actually tried to fall upon them bodily, while others tried to catch them by the ears, and one enthu siastic nimrod took off bis boots and threw them at the skurrying pests. By noon the first drive was over. Then Dr. Blalock treated all the visitors to a royal feed, and two hours were spent around the headquarters. At about 2 o'clock operations were renewed, with slightly better success. The morning catch amounted to 30 and the afternoon's to 4Z. Quite a number left for their homes this evening, but many more are coming in. Irrigon's hotels being overrun with guests, and tho span tomorrow promises to be better than thai or today. All speak. In high praise of the manage ment of the affair and the royal treat ment accorded them at the Blalock ranch. ALLEGED BANDITS IN JAIL Seattle Officers Arrest Lcm Short's Reputed Principals. SEATTLE. Feb. 9. Ed Erickson and another man. whose name the officers re fuse to divulge, are, being held in tho County Jai here on suspicion that they were implicated in the Great Northern train robbery at-Madow Point, near this city, on the night of-. October 2. The two. men were taken into custody a few days before the end of Lem Short's trial, for fear that if Short, who was tried for having stolen the horse and wagon used by the train robbers, was convicted, that they would leave the country. So far the men havo refused to say any thing, although put through a severe sweating process dally. NORTHWEST DEAD. Mrs. Alberta Schneider. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Feb. 9. (Special.) Mrs. Alberta Schneider, a pioneer of the Northwest, died at her home in Olympla last night. She was the widow of Con rad Schneider, who died three years ago. She was 74 years ot ago and bad lived In Olympla continuously for the past 50 years. . Mrs. Clarence Adams. PENDLETON, Or.. Feb. 3. (Special.) Mrs. Clarence Adams, one of the most popular In tho younger set of Pendleton society women, died at The Dalles yester day, after a short illness of blood poison ing. She- left an Infant 10 days old. Mrs. Adams was the daughter of J. M. Fergu son, a Umatilla County pioneer. Fireman Killed In Wreck. WALLACE. Idaho. Feb. 9.-D. M. Ed monds, an employe of the Federal Mining & Smelting Company. lost his life in tho wreck of an ore train running from the Morning Mine to the mill at Mullan early this morning. James Malloy. engineer of the train, of which Edmonds was fireman, sustained fractures of both legs and other serious injuries. The train ran away and was ditched. 39 tons of ore piling up on the fireman. Edmonds was 21 years old, and left a wife, four children, a father, one brother and three sisters. Echo to Have Telephones. PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 5. (Special.) The Butter Creek Telephone Company has applied .forvKf-excluslve franchise in the town c"f Echo. The company owns a rural line running from Echo to tho farms along Butter Creek, and Is backed by most of tho residents of tho Irrigated district. The matter has been referred to a special committee of the Council, which also has before It a petition from the Pacific States Company. Money for Clackamas Roads. OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) The Clackamas County Court today made its annual apportionment of the road fund to the various road districts of the city. The total amount appor tioned was S.CO. During the year 150$ Clackamas County wlll expend an Im mense amount of money In the Improve ment of roads and the repair and con struction of bridges through the county. War Is Carried Into Canada. NEW "WESTMINSTER. B. C. Feb. J. (Special.) Local, newspapers, and. in fact, nearly all the newspapers of the province have united to- prevent the sale of patent medicines. The war was started by the Vancouver "World, against which Journal the Chamberlain. Medicine Company has eeonmeaee a suit for llbej. To get even the World will endeavor to havo laws agatast all patent smUcine. UNITE ON IIM Washington Towns Will BuiW From Dayton to the Riveiv MASS MEETING IS HELD Committee Representing Eleven Com munities to Prepare -Plans and Report at Walla Walla on 3 larch 9. DATTON. Wash-. Feb. 9. (Special.) A large and enthusiastic meeting was held here this afternoon to take steps to build the projected electric railway to the Co lumbia River through Dayton. Waila Wal la, Prescott, Waltsburg and other point. The Superior Court room was filled to overflowing, delegates being present from Dayton. Walla Walla. Prescott, Walts burg, Touchct, Wallula and Louden Sta tion. AH the speakers, including Mayor Gilbert Hunt, of Walla Walla, thought the enterprise both feasible and likely to be profitable, and conditions more favorable here than elsewhere In Southeastern Washington. AH pledged their hearty co operation. A committed of 15 was appointed to for mulate plans and the details they agree on are to be reported at a mass meeting In WaUa Walla on March 9. The com mittee follows: Waltsburg. J. P. Morrow and W. B. Shaffer: Walla Walla. B. C. Hold. H.B. Strons-. KyprfH Vt r-aT- Drumheller and Frederic Glafke; Wallula. j. . ssnarry; Cay ton, M. R- Hanger, George M. Thompson and Mayor G. F. Jackson: Lone'st Hmtlnn A T liin- Louden Station'. F. M. Louden. Jr.: Hunts- viiic, j. xj. uumaa: Toucnet. wooason Cummlngs: Turner. R. A. Jackson; Covcl Io, C. J. Thronson; Dixie, member to be elected by the committee. CLACKAMAS DEMOCRATS FEAST Two Hundred of the Faithful Attend Biennial Banquet. OREGON CITr, Or., Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) -The lunar eclipse last night was only a side attraction to the ban quet of the Democrats of Oregon City and Clackamas County. The feast was the second biennial dinner of the Clackamas County Democracy, and. if the eclipse had any effect, it was merely to establish a fellow-feeling between the moon and the faithful. Two hundred Democrats and a small number of Republicans of the city who were present by special Invitation sur rounded the banquet board. Addresses admonishing the faithful to remain steadfast to their principles and sugestlng the possibility and even probability of Democratic success In the approaching state and county cam paign were made by Governor Cham berlain. Charles V. Galloway. Demo cratic candidate for Consrress from the First District: F. V. Holman and R. A.. Miller, both of Portland. Mayor E. G. Caufield delivered an ad dress of welcomo. and Dr. W. E. CarlL. prosldcd as toastmaster. responses be ing made by many prominent Demo crats. Among those participating in this feature of the evening's pro gramme were: Judge William Gallo way, of the Third District: p. A. Coch ran, of Woidburn; J. Et Hedges, of this city, candidate for State Senator from Clackamas County, and William Foley, of Portland. The members of tho reception com mittee were: Dr. W- E. Caril, E. G. Cauficld, J. W. Cole, O. B. Eby and J. E. Hedges. Those attending to the. many details of the banquet were: W. B. Stafford. J. A. McGIasban. H. F. Latourctte, C W. Kelly and H. E. Draper. The following menu was discussed: Clam chowder, baked salmon, shrimp, celery and potato salads, boiled ham. pickled tripe, bologna. Boston baked beans, salted almonds, Saratoga chips, bananas, oranges, apples, punch, beer, cigars and coffee. MUST FLY THEIR COLORS. Socialists Warned Not to Register as Old Party Men. OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) For Clackamas County Social ists to register as Republicans or as members of any other political organ ization, in order to participate at the primary election in April, will be con sidered sufficient grounds to disqualify them from further participation in the councils of their party, according to an edict that has been issued by Claud S. Howard, secretary of the Socialist party in this county. In his letter Mr. Howard says: The direct primary election is only for those parties which hare polled 25 per cent of tho vote at the last election. Consequent ly only the Republican and Democratic par ties will nominate their candidates In this election and It la not honorable for the So cialists to register aa a Republican or a Democrat and take part in nominating their candidates. Any Socialist who dots so will be debarred from taklnr part In the county convention that trill be held by the Social ists early in April. If you are registered already the law provides that you may chance your declaration ot party affiliation before the registration books close for the primary election. A great many Democrats and a few Socialists in this county have already registered as Republicans In order to bo permitted to participate in the Re publican primary election. By reason of this, the majority of Republican voters in the county is made to appear considerably augmented. The regis tration to date amounts to about 1300 voters, of whom 1500 have registered as Republicans. The normal Republican majority in the county ranges from about 500 on the county ticket to 1200 on the Leg islative ticket. COMMENCEMENT AT MONMOUTH Nino Pedagogues Will Be Sent Out bjr Normal School. MONMOUTH, Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.) Tho midyear commencement exercises at the State Normal opened tonight with the presentation ot the drama, "Heron Dutch man of 1775," by the Normal Dramatic Association. The company has been re hearsing for some time, and the play was put on In very creditable style. The Junior reception will follow tomorrow evening. The assembly-room has been decorated with ferns, evergreens and potted plants. The various numbers will be given In Colonial costumes and all the furnishings will be of that period.. From, the tower in the building the "Junior '0?' Is displayed In colored elec tric lights. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered at 10:30 o'clock Sun day morning by Rev. H. O. Henderson, of Portland. Monday will be devoted to class-day exercises proper, the class will dedicate a slab of marble suitably inscribed with the usual ceremonies, and a tree will be added to the-largo number of class trees on tho campus. Monday at S P. M. the commencement programme will begin. Mrs. M. A. Met calf. Of Pullman. Wash., will deliver the valedictory, and Miss The Song of the Hair There are four verses. Verse i. Ayer's Hair Vigor makes thehairgrow. Verse 2. 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A short programme will be ren dered and refreshments served. The entire class will take up the work of teaching at once in the city and rural schools of the state. The benefits of the Normal training are readily recognized, and the services of trained teachers are much In demand. SATS EMMONS SHOT HIM. Charles Ehler Breaks Silence In sulted California Boodler's Wife. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. An Exam iner special from Los Angeles says that Charles E. Ehler, who was shot Just above the heart In Bakcrsfleld on Decem ber 7 lapt. has arrived there, and that he ha broken his long silence regarding the shooting and made the followlns statement: "Until now I have refused to say who shot me. It has been a much mooted question whether It was done by some one interested In the Goebel murder case at Frankfort. Ky., in which I am credited with having been an important witness, or State Senator E. B. Emmons, of Ba kersfleld." He then goes on to declare that Em mons shot him for an alleged insult to Mrs. Emmons. Senator Emmons was Involved in a bribery scandal at the last session of the California Legislature, was convicted and is now serving a term in the State Peni tentiary, j Emmons Denies the Story. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Feb. 9. Ex-State Senator F. J. Emmons, who is voluntarily in the County Jail, preparing his bill of exceptions In the Legislative bribery case. Indignantly denied today the statement of Charles E. Ehler to the effect that Emmons had shot him at Bakersfleld last December. He says Ehler shot himself with a small derringer purchased three or four days before to use on a fellow-clerk In Redllck's store. Emmons Intends to In stitute libel proceedings. HOPS STRONGER AT TACOMA Contract riled by Klabcr & Co. Bulla the Market. TACOMA, Wash.. Feb. 9.-(Special.)--The publication of records showing that Herman Klaber &. 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