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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1903.
WIDQWLQSESSUQQ
THROUGH U'REN
State Senator Kay. Makes
Charges Against Legisla
tes Blacksmith.
UNFIT FOR SENATE, HE SAYS
Oregon City 5 tan Settles Mrs. Mc
Grath'9 Judgment Against Him
for 20 Per Cent of the Total
Amount Legally Due.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 2". (Special.)
"W. S. U'Ren announces that he has
$1100 In his pocket with which to pay
the expenses of-hls campaign for elec
tion to the United States Senate. I
have no doubt that his statement Is
true, for I know that he beat a poor
old widow our. of $1100 a few months
aso."
This Is a statement made by State
Senator T. B. Kay. and It is the opening-
shot of a campaign in which
TJKen's fitness for the Senatorshlp
will be questioned. Mr. Kay Is op
posed to U'Ren because he thinks the
Clackamas County lawmaker Is not a.
square dealer.
Fucts Matter of Record.
"The facts are largely a matter of
record," said Senator Kay, In speak
ing of the matter this afternoon. "In
1SA3 Mrs. Mary McGrath had $500
which was left her by her husband,
and. in order that it might bring her
a little Income to help make her liv
ing, she put It In the hands of agents
who loaned It upon a note' given by
Mr. U'Ren and others. They did not
pay the money back, and in 1896 she
brought suit and recovered Judgment
in Clackamas County for $667.77. the
amount due, with interest. The Judg
ment Itself was not paid, but drew In
terest at 10 per cent for eleven years,
until last September, when there was
due on It over $1400. Mr. U'Ren tried
to settle the whole debt for $100 and,
by threatening not to pay anything
whatever, finally Induced the woman
to take $300, less her attorney's fee,
$25, leaving her $276. She lost $1100
that was legally and morally due her.
Admits He Has the Money.
"I state these facts in order to let
the people of Oregon know what kind
of a man is asking them to elect him
to the United States Senate," con
tinued Mr. Kay. "The records of the
suit and Judgment will be found in
Clackamas County, the Judgment hav
ing boen entered on page 293 of vol
ume 12 of the Circuit Court Journal.
"If Mr. U'Ren has $1100, as he says,
it seems to me that If he were a
square dealer he w.ould pay this poor
old widow the money that has been
due her so many years and let her end
her few remaining days with less
worry and more comfort. His flaring
announcement of his political princi
ples; his plea for a National Initiative
and referendum and his advocacy of
Statement No. 1, must read with more
than a grain of allowance so long as
he leaves this debt unpaid and yet ac
knowledges that he has the money in
his pocket.
Parades as Friend of Iabor.
"How can U'Ren expect the people
of Oregon to give him credit for sin
cerity in saying that he will support
laws for the limitation of hours of
labor when they know that he is let
ting a poor old widow toil because he
will not pay the money that is due
hor. Glittering generalities of politi
cal theories are fully eclipsed by the
simple fact of an unfulfilled obliga
tion. "In his announcement, Mr. U'Ren
snys that whether elected or not,' he
will contend "tor the enactment of
such laws that everywhere under our
flag every man shall produce by his
lahor all he gets and . shall get all he
produces and no more." Perhaps Mr.
U'Ren has some finespun argument by
which ho can demonstrate that this
poor old woman did not produce the
money she loaned upon the note.
What XJ'Kcu Told Stefrens.
"T have read with much interest and
pome amusement the biography of
U'Ren written by Lincoln Steffens and
was much Impressed by the account
of a conversation with. U'Ren. . Stef
fens had gone out in the woodshed
while U'Ren cut some wood for his
wife and while they were there Mr.
Steffens says this conversation took
place:
How wll off are you, U'Ren T
He rested bis ax to answer: "I think," he
wild, "that 1 a-m one of the richest men In
Oregon."
How is that; have you made money?
"My earnlnKS average about $1SOO a year,
but that Is not what 1 mean. I haven't any
money, hut I haven't any wants either, not
lor myself."
What about your conscience? I persisted.
What have these compromises with corrup
tion cost you?
"Nothing," said he. "I nave never done a
dlshonewt or dishonorable thins."
Xot Safe Man for Senator.
"Now It seems to me," continued
Senator Kay, "that if Mr. U'Ren's con
science dors not hurt him when he
thinks of the way in which Mrs. Mc
(Jrath lost her money If he does not
see anything dishonorable in threat
ening not to pay her at all in order to
get her to settle for about 20 cents
on the dollar, then he 1$ hardly a safe
man to send to the United States Sen
ate. At least, he can scarcely expect
the voters of Oregon to support him
until ho explains how his course In
the McGrath matter harmonizes with
the laws of square dealing.
"Quite likely Mr. U'Ren thinks he
can do more good bj' spending his
$1100 educating the people of Oregon
than ho can by paying his debt to Mrs.
McGrath."
TEACHER SMOKES IX SCHOOL
Doughty Woman Superintendent
Takes Away His- Permit.
COL-VITLE, Wash., Feb. 27. (Special.)
Miss Daisy Hard, Superintendent of
Schools for Stevens County, has revoked
the permit to teach of James Murphy, at
Marcus, because Murphy persisted in
smoking and chewing in the schoolroom.
Sho also succeeded In dispossessing the
local Justice of the Peace of his Juris
diction In the case against H. I. Stevens,
who was arrested because he refused to
send his children to a teacher who
emoked and chewed in the schoolroom.
Murphy, it .la said, was given to the
use of tobacco In all of its usual forms.
In the schoolroom, frequently smoking In
the presence of students during Intermis
sion. A number of the parents of the
district upon hearing of this practice re
fused to send their children to school,
among whom was H. I. Stcvons. Stevens
was arrested at the Instigation of local
citizens and was arraigned for trial be
fore Justice W. C. Kirk at Marcus on
Tuesday.
IiOXB DEMOCRAT IS IX RACE
John A. Jeffries Wants to Be Con
gressman, From Second District.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 27. (Special.-John
A. Jeffries, of Portland, today filed notice
of candidacy for the Democratic nom
ination for Congress in the Second Dis
trict. Thus far he Is the only Democrat
in the race. The Republican aspirants
so far as on record are W. R. Ellis, T. T.
Geer and George S. SheparA.
No Democratic candidate for Congress
has yet appeared In the First District, and
it seems likely that W. C. Hawley will
have no opposition for the Republican
nomination. Friend of State Senator
Milt Miller, of IJnn County, have been
urging him to become the Democratic
candidate, but Senator MIBer baa prac
tically said be will not do so. No other
names have been mentioned In that con
nection. REVIEW WIXS ZJT MBEIj SUIT
Ixrwcr Court Sustained in Case of
Whltehouse vs. Cowles.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Feb. 27. (Special.)
The Supreme Court has handed down a
decision In favor of the publishers In the
famous libel suit of M. H. "Whltehouse
against "W. H. Cowles and the Review
Publishing Company of Spokane. The
Spokesman-Review printed a story July
19, 1901, to the effect that a marriage li
cense Issued to Whltehouse, a prominent
pioneer of that city, and Clara S. Reed,
and the wedding, for Bome reason, had
never taken place. The story was embel
lished and Whitehouse took exception to
it, charging libel. The Supreme Court
holds that the account was. not libelous
per se, and sustained the lower court.
Oregon Asylum Has 15-00 Inmates.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 27. (Special.) The
number of patients in the State Insane
Asylum reached 1500 today the largest In
the history of the Institution-. The
asylum Is now1 crowded to Its full ca
pacity. A new wing, with room for 120
more, will soon be completed, however.
POCKETS .MOHET: JAILED
JAMES M'HOIiMB MUST STAND
TRIAD AT BAKER CITY.
Solicits Subscriptions to Oregonian,
but Pails to Remit Confesses
When Confronted With Facts.
BAKER CITT, Or., Feb. 27. (Spe
cial.) James McHolme appeared be
fore Justice of the Peace Alf Currey
yesterday afternoon, and was bound
over to await the action of the Cir
cuit Court on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
About three weeks ago a warrant
was Issued for McHolme on the charge
above stnted. and he was arrested In
Pendleton and brought back to this
city. It appears that he had repre
sented himself as an agent of The
Portland Oregonlan. He took several
subscriptions, obtaining about $10, and
then went to La Grande. He did not
send the money to The Oregonian, nor
did he send In the names of the people
whose subscriptions he had taken.
. When the people here did not receive
their papers, they Informed W. A.
Balrd, the local agent, who investi
gated the matter, with the result that
McHolme was arrested. The accused
man says he wrote to Baird from La
Grande telling him that he would
make everything all right as soon as
he could earn the money. Balrd says
he received no such letter."
When confronted with the evidence,
McHolme admitted that everything
was true as stated; that he had taken
the money for subscriptions; that he
had. not sent In the names to The
Oregonlan, but he does not think that
he committed any crime, as he intend
ed to make everything square. He Is
a man 55 years old, but appears much
older, and does not look like a person
accustomed to crooked dealing. When
being taken from the Jail to the Jus
tice office he appeared happy under
the hope that he would soon be free,
but was greatly crestfallen when the
Judge gave his decision. This Is the
first criminal case that has come up
since the last term of court In Janu
ary. YAMHILL IS FOR EDUCATION
Development League Heartily Fa
vors University Appropriation.
McMINNVILLE, Or., Feb. 27. (Spe
cial.) The local Development League at
Its meeting last evening, and the Yamhill
Development Association, which met here
today, each passed the following resolu
tions relative to the State University ap
propriation: Resolved. That In the interest of hlpher
education, of which the progressive people
of 4he State of Oreffon take a lust pride,
and; In the Interest of promotion work In
the Willamette Valley, we heartily favor
the state appropriation of $126,000 for the
State University on which the referendum
has been called, and we ask the voters of
Yamhill County to vote against the referen
dum and in favor of the appropriation. If
you vote otherwise, what is the use of
boosting?
This resolution was called forth In the
spirit that is In line with the progress
and upbuilding of the State in higher edu
cation as well as along commercial lines.
SEATTIE GETS WHOLE FLEET
Secretary Metcalf Gives His Word.
City Will Invite Dewey.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 27. (Special.)
"The battleship fleet will visit Puget
Sound. It will anchor as near Seattle as
the depth of water will permit."
Such Is the message received today by
the Seattle Daily Times from "Victor H.
Metcalf, Secretary of the Navy In denial
of the press reports. In which he is cred
ited with saying that the fleet .will visit
Seattle only in squadrons, owing to a
lack of anchorage facilities.
The Chamber of Commerce received a
telegram at noon today from ex-Governor
J. H. McGraw, saying that Secretary Met
calf had declared to him that the battle
ship fleet will certainly visit Seattle, and
now the arrangements for the reception
of the fleet will be rapidly processed. The
reception plans inolude an Invitation to
Admiral George Dewey to be present as
the guest of the city.
Resume Hearing Tuesday.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Feb. 27. (Special.)
The hearings upon 'the costs of reproduc
tion of the railroads In the state will
be resumed before the commission Tues
day with the taking of testimony Intro
duced In defense by the O. R. & N.. The
state will put in tables and statistics
showing the state and interstate traffic
of the roads for different months in the
year.
Marshtleia, Or. Rev. 'William B Holl, an
English Lutheran minister. formerly of
Vancouver, B. C i In Marshfleld to organ
ise a church. Ae soon as an organisation
has been completed It in the Intention to
make plans for building a church edlnce.
TEST POWER OF
RAILWAY BOARD
0. W. P. CompanyJEiles Injunc
tion Suit Against State
Commission. ,
REFUSES TO REDUCE FARE
Railroad Objects to Order Cutting
Rate Between Milwankie, Oak
Grove and Portland Hearing
at Salem Next Monday,
M'MINTXVTLLB, Or., Feb. 27-(Speclal.)
P. V. Holman and Griffith & Hedges,
attorneys lor the Oregon Water Power
& Railway Company, were In town today
to file with Judge Galloway, of the Dis
trict Court., papers In a suit that will
test the powers of the State Kallroad
Commission.
The Commission recently made an or
der demanding that the company reduce
fares between Oak Grove and Milwaukie
and Portland, and also extend transfers
to Lents. To this the company demurs,
and asks an order from the court en
joining the Commission from enforcing
their orders.
The court has appointed Monday next at
Salem for hearing arguments for a tem
porary Injunction.
With reference to the filing of the
suit, Ralph W. Wilbur, attorney for the
company, said last night that when the
State Railroad Commission decided ad
versely to the contention of the company,
it was decided to bring the case before
the courts, for the reason that fares
charged by competitors exceeded the 6
cent rate. It Is the contention of the com
pany that It should not be compelled to
carry passengers at a lower fare than Is
permitted other corporations and trans
portation companies to charge. Besides,
it Is claimed, if the 6-cent lare is fixed
from points north of Oregon City into
Portland, the result would be an entire
disarrangement of schedules that affect
Oak Grove and Milwaukie. Mr. Wilbur
said the suit would also question the au
thority of the State Commission In arbi
trarily fixing rates manifestly unjust to
the railroad company.
P. V. Holman, counsel for the company,
added that the law provides that courts
may review decisions of the Commission
when appealed to, and that the company
had taken the course open to them in this
case.
RAPS HARD AT MAYOR "WRIGHT
Fellow Democrat Proposes to Air
Salacious Graft Charges.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 2 7. (Speclal.
"Next week I will commence telling the
voters of this city about the paving and
other graft deals with which the city ad
ministration has been connected during
the last three or four years," said Charles
Drury, candidate for the Democratic nom
ination as Mayor, tonight. "There Is
going to be something doing.. We have
not even begun yet. Next week the peo
ple of this city will be given some inter
esting Information."
Drury's first meeting will be Monday
night at. Gilbert hall In the Seventh ward.
He promises at that time to tear to shreds
some of Mayor Wright's pretensions of
being the "Original closed town Mayor,"
and will then begin his series of exposures
on the paving graft scandal.
Drury is seeking the nomination in op
position to Mayor Wright who was "sug
gested" by the Democratic convention.
PORTLAND MAN PULLS COAT
J. J. Ireland Threatens to Pummel
Fred Arkins, Who Passes Me.
TACOMA. Wash., Feb. 27. (Special.)
A battle royal In the County Commission
ers' office between Fred Arkins, repre
sentative of Caldwell & Co., of Tacoma,
and J. J. Ireland, salesman for Beal &
Co., of Portland, was barely averted by
Commissioner Peterson today. The' sales
men were disputing over the rock-crushing
plans of the Commissioners. Arkins
grew angry and told Ireland that he lied.
With blood In their eyes the men rushed
at each other. Mr. Ireland pulled off his
coat, so that he might better meet his
antagonist, but Peterson Jumped from
his chair and, holding the two men away
from each other, threatened to throw
them from the room unless they calmed
down,
Mr. Arkins apologised. Mr. Ireland ac
cepted the apology, eace was restored
and the men resumed their conversation.
PORTLAND GIRIj IN STAR ROLE
Miss Miriam Van "Waters Makes Hit
in Rendition ol "The Rivals."
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Or., Feb. 27. (Special.) The senior class
of the university did itself proud this
evening in Its presentation of Sheridan's
"The Rivals." Every seat in the house
was sold and the large audience was not
In the least disappointed. Miss Miriam
Van Waters, of Portland, who played
the heavy feminine role of Mrs. Malaprop,
was especially good, as was also Miss
Bryant as Lydia Languish. Webster Kln
eaid as Sir Anthony Absolute, Lloyd Mott
in the part of Captain Jack Absolute and
Floyd Ramp as Bob Acres all made hits
with the college audience.
Everything went off smoothly with the
RECITAL TONIGHT
FRANK A. DOUGLAS, Soloist
The fourteenth of this season's re
citals will be given by filers Piano
House in their recital ball this eve
ning at 8:30 o'clock, with' Mr. Frank
A. Douglas as soloist. Mr. Douglas
has a beautiful baritone, voice and
has had wide experience in New York
and London. ' The programme consists
of six beautiful piano selections and
two groups of charming songs by Mr.
Douglas. The piano music and ac
companiments will be played with the
new Themodist Metrostyle Pianola.
These recitals are given every Friday
night, and all are cordially invited.
Admission by ticket onlyj' which may
be secured, entirely . complimentary,
by calling at Eilers Piano House be
fore 6 to 'clock.
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They are guided by taste; and tastes differ,
as beers do.
But taste can be cultivated. And absolute purity
is much more important.
Judged by likes, the few best beers may not differ
enough to matter.
Judged by purity, there is a vast difference in beers.
And purity means healthfulness, cleanliness, freedom
from germs. It means a beer that cannot cause
biliousness.
Ask for the Brevwry BotJ&mg,
Common beer is sometimes substituted for Schlits.
To avoid being imposed ttfvn, see that the cork or crczvnis branded
"The Beer .
That Made' Milwaukee
exception of a few slight breaks caused
by the Incessant shower of vegetables
which the various underclassmen chose
to bestow on the actors In an attempt to
play a college prank ont the senior class.
PERHAPS A CASE OF MURDER
Well-Known Olympia Teamster Is
Found Dead Between Piling.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Feb. 27. (Special.)
Fred Hall, a well-known teamster of this
city, was found dead In the bay this aft
ternoon, hanging from a beam between
two piles. There Is no sign of violence
upon the body, although from the position
of the remains when found It leads the
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SKIRTS
Dress Skirts, values (T A f
up to $17.50, at only p!2my O
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WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL
Prefer the same beer
police to believe that there may have
been foul play. Hall was 66 years old and
a widower. He Is survived by four chil
dren, all residents of this city. An In
quest will be held.
POTjUTRT SHOW AT THE DALLES
Three Hundred Birds on Display at
Wn sco's Metropolis.
TUB DALLES, Or., Feb. 27. (Special.)
The first poultry show ever held in this
city opened this morning In the Baldwin
Hall under the auspices of The Dalles
Poultry Association. Something like 300
specimens of chickens, turkeys, geese,
ducks, guineas and pigeons from the vari
GREAT SACRIFICE IN
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Owing to the Reduction Sales that are being claimed in Portland on
new Spring Suits, we wish to emphasize the fact that for today and
tomorrow WE ARE OFFERING REDUCTIONS and actual, bona
fide reductions. See our windows and be convinced.
New Spring Suits
Values up to $25
New Spring Suits
Values up to $45
Visit Our
New Furniture
Department
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that is true.
It is purity,
ous neighboring localities are on exhibi
tion, and the promoters of the show are
much gratified with the exhibition of fine
birds made at this their initial meeting.
The show will continue three days. Elmer
Dixon, of Oregon City, who is acting as
Judge, will begin awarding prizes tomor
row. PASTOR PEEPS BENEATH LTD
Oregon dry Rector Promises to Dis
close Some Sensations.
OREGON CITT. Or., Feb. 27. (Spe
cial.) The announcement that Rev. R. C.
Blackwell. pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal Icbureh , w1IljpeerhTtothernnrRMty
Sprang S
New Spring Suits
Values up to $35
$19.75
New Spring Suits
Values up to $60
$37.50
SILK
Regular
Petticoats
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that makes
Schlitz so
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Sherwood A Shot wwd,
8 - Front Street,- Port! and.
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of Oregon City, haa created something of
a stir. Mr. Blackwell's topic for next
8tinday night is "The Public Schools and
Their Moral Relation to Oregon City."
He has sent special Invitation to the mem
bers of the City School Board. Address
es will be made by County School Super
intendent Gray, City Superintendent Mc
Kee and Miss Josephine Lcsler, principal
of the Eastham building.
Steamer Yosemlte Clears.
ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 27. (Special.)-The
uteamer Yosemlte cleared at the Custom
house today for San Pedro with a cargo
of 850.000 feet of lumber, loaded at Rainier.
Spectacles $1.00 at Metzger-s.
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PETTICOATS
$7.50 Silk qQ OF
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FIFTH AND
ALDER STREETS