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12 THE MRXTXG OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1908. DEB1TECUT SHORT BY VILE STENCH Weird Chemical Compound Breaks Up Republican Rally in South Portland. U'REN FAILS TO FINISH Quits flat form and Joins Wild Stampede From Hall When Prac tical Joker Spills Bottle or Sulphuretted Hydrogen. An old saw has it that politics im-kes strange bedfellows. Here's a new saw that was tried out last nlfcht In Jones' Hall, at Front and Gibbfi struts, dur ing: a debate between W. S. IJ'Ren and J. T. Fording; over Statement No. 1. It is: "Politics and chemistry make a mixture that no room can hold." It was a strange conglomeration of Re publicans, near-Rep ii hi leans. Derno rrats and Socialists that crowded the hall last night before the stampede bean, but the strangest and most odoriferous delegation present was corked up in a bottle containing a strong solution of sulphuretted hydro gen, which, every high school lad can tell you, is the scientific name for the aroma of a rotten egg. The bottle containing the chemical was upset after Mr. tTReri and Mr. Fording had talked 10 minutes each, t'hrmistry won, and logically, too. be cause it was stronger than any argu ment for or against Statement No. 1. It drove the most ardent listeners into the sweet night air. Who it was that u n leashed the vile-smelling stun in the rear of the hall is not known. The ilub is still looking for him. The stampede for the outside began within a few minutes after Mr. U'Ken had s arted on his second twenty -minute heat, and after J. D. Stevens, Socialist, had practically been driven from :he hall by President JAIUb. The odor that floated out over the assembly resem bled an omelette of cold storage eggs of the vintage of '79. and railed to mind the remark that Shakespeare made about Denmark. It had all other odors present lashed to the mast. In the language of the street. U'Rcn had it all over his opponent. Fording, just like a real piece of money has it over a counterfeit. Fording admitted when he rose to answer the Oregon City legislative blacksmith that he had not debated for 10 years, and the Jeers of the Democrats and Socialists present must have made him realise the truth of his statement. Mitchell Had a Hand. I' Ren told over again the history of the birth of the direct primary law, which he said it took 13 lawyers to frame, and said that Senator Mitchell was the man who had put the fine finishing touches on Statement No. 1. The speaker dwelt at simie length on a recent arti cle in the American Magazine. He ad mitted that he never saw a copy of the a Urged agreement between Harvey W. cott and Senator Bourne, nor would he admit, when urged by some one in the audience, that he believed such an agree ment ever existed. I" Ren went back into the political his tory of Oregon for 1S5. 1837 and 1W and characterized the legislative sessions of those years as legislatures of "Booze, Roodle. Bribery and Corruption. The three R"s and the C added for good meas ure held the stage of Interest until the fellow in the rear of the hall uncorked hin little bottle. What tTRen had said In defense of Statement No. 1 and what Fording had attempted to say against it faded away as suddenlv a a morning mist on a July day. The hoodoo of the 13 lawyers who helped frame the law. what Senator Mitchell had to do with the finishing touches to Statement No. 1, whether Jonathan Bourne had ever told a lie tU'Ren said"" he never had, and there were audible groans when the Oregon City man made this statement) all did not matter to those unfortunates who sat in the rear of the hall. With them it was a case of get out. and get out quick. IT Ren was just about to fire his biggest guns when the cork was pulled. Suddenly a spectator rose and, holding his nose, depart ei. Then an other fled, and another. Then there waa a panic and a stream of men and women rushed headlong out the door. Some In the front part of tho hall thought the Socialist Stevens had engaged some one in a fight because President TJllie had threatened to eject him. and because Htevena in retiring had declared loudly, that ,he dkl not like the, company he was in. and never did nave any use for anarchists. It Was Xot Stevens. But it was not the departure of Stevens that made ach spectator set up and take notice. It was the sulphuretted hydrogen. When President I-Hlis raw the audience melt away like snow before a Summer sun. he tried to stem the tide, and the answer he sot was from a gray bearded man who said: "Mr. President, we would like to stay and listen, but if you was back here you would not stay cither." Then above the noise of scurrying feet and fluttering handkerchiefs one wit jerked himself out of his seat to say: '"This Is awful! Are we smelling the corpse of Statement No. t. If so, its time to get out." The alarm then became general and the retreat was neither orderly nor sys tematic. It became a mass of fleeing humanity, whose only desire was to get fresh air, and plenty of it. President Lil!is did face the stench long enough to announce that the meet ing stood adjourned until next Thursday. T.aier the executive committee of the South Portland Republican Club pot to gether and held an -inquest. "Thc hart four witnesses before them and they be lieve that they have evidence against the man who uncorked the bottle. A warrant will be sworn out for his arrest today. MERELY BEGGED FOR FUN William Campbell, Who Says He Is Major's 1-Yicnd, in Jail. William Campbell. W years old, who said that he did not care to give the police his address, was arrested last night at the corner of Sixth and Couch streets by Policeman Harms after he had been seen to accost several people on the street and ask for money. The prisoner plainly showed that he had been drinking freely and when taken to the police station demanded of Captain Plover that he be released. He admitted that he had spoken to several people on the street, but said that he had done so for fun." When told that the police had not the privilege of trying the charge brought against him. that proceeding being conducted in the Municipal Court, and until the court convened, he would be held in the City Jaft. the man en- T tered into a tirade against the officers. "I helped elect Mayor L-ane, said the I during election. He is a friend of mine and I will make you all sweat for this.". He was hustled into a cell to cut short his profanity. BERNARD ALBERS IS DEAD President of Albers Milling Com pany Passes Away in California. Bernard Aibers, president and gen eral manager of the Albers Bros. Mill ing Company, oied yesterday of heart disease ut Arrowhead Hot Springs." a resort near L.os Angeles, aged 44 years. Mr. Albers was born in Llngen, Ger many. March 6. 1 S64. He came to America at the age of 22. settling in Terre Haute, Ind., where he was em ployed in a wholesale establishment. Two yeara later he removed to this state. He was for a period of about four years employed in the commis sion house of Rogge Ac Starp. He then became a partner in the firm of Albers & Tuke. After a year or two he with drew from the firm and became a member of the firm of Albers & Schneider. The name was later changed to Albers Bros. Milling Com pany, and Air. Albers was made presi dent nnd general manager. This establishment. which manufactures cereal products, is the largest of its kind on the Coast. In addition to the Portland mill, large plants are also maintained in Tacoma and Seattle. A wife and six children survive him. The children are: Agnes, aged 14; Theresa, 12; Hormtna, 10; Bernard, Jr., 5; Alfred, 3; Ernest, 1. He is also survived by a sister. Mrs. Frank Terhyden, of Portland, and four brothers, members of the firm of Albers Bros Henry, "William J., George and Frank Albers. The remains will arrive in Portland Sunday. The funeral .announcement will be made later. OVERTAKEN BY THE LAW Utah Jail-Breaker Keeapturcd After Five Years, William McKay, who has been living in Portland for the past four years and who of late has been a driver for the Peters & Roberts Furniture Company, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Hellyer and Maloney, charged with breaking jail at Provo. Utah, about five years ago while under indictment for burglary and awaiting trial. McKay, whose real name is Fred Fish, was associated in the crime with a man by the name of Joe Davis. They escaped by climbing through an air shaft. Both men came west. Davis was recaptured at Roseburg, Or., and was sentenced to seven years. Fish eluded the officers and came to this city, where he took up his residence under his assumed name. After his arrest yesterday afternoon one of his firm of employers called on Chief Gritzmacher and assured him that the prisoner had been a most exemplary man during the year he had been in his employ. He made Inquiry as to what could be done for the man. He said that McKay had reformed and was now a thoroughly good citizen. As the charge had been brought from another com monwealth, the police here could do nothing to help the situation. The detectives who made the arrest maintain that the man hoodwinked his employer. They assert that the man is an opium smoker and has been under suspicion for months. Sheriff Harmon, of Provo. Utah, telegraphed yesterday afternoon that he would come to Port land to take the man into custodv. BLAUVELT MAIL ORDERS Reservations Being Made at Heillg for Concert Friday Xight. Madame Lillian Blauvelt, the cele brated lyric soprano, will give a grand concert song recital at the Heilig Thea ter, Fourteenth and "Washington streets, next Friday evening. March 13. This famous singer will be assisted by the noted cellist. Albert Rosenthal, and by Miss Edith Kellogg, pianist. Music lovers will be delighted with the programme which Madame Blauvelt has arranged for her forthcoming recital. It includes groups of songs from Italian, German. French and English schools and which will be more than appreciated by those who are fond of lighter music. Mail orders are now being received from both in and out of this city. Ad dress letters and make checks payable to W. T. Pangle manager Heilip Thea ter. Regular box-office sale opens next Tuesday at the theater. PROTESTS TO WASHINGTON Chamber of Commerce Opposes Ful ton Joint Resolution. At the conclusion of a special meeting of the Chamber of -Commerce trustees held yesterday for the purpose of dis cussing the contemplated suit against the Oregon & California Railroad Company, the following telegram was sent: PORTLAND. Or.. March 3. Frank W. MondM. House of Representatives. Washing ton. O The Fulton Joint Resolution di recting Attorney-Genera.! to commence suit to annul title Oregon California, land grant unless provision Is made that lnnnocent purchasers be excluded from the scope of this section would result In the moat wide spread dirt?ter to Western Oregon. Hun dreds of settler, farmers, fruitgrowers and pTfn townsttes have been located on these railroad lands and the Chamber of vTom merce of Portland most urgently asks that you specifically eliminate any danger of bringing these lnnnocent purchasers into any lejraJ complications, endangering titles to their properties. Fubltc opinion heartily favors resolution -with above exceptions. Tortland Chamber of Commerce. Read Sharkey's Sunday ad. ! : J ..V s f v; .J? I i ' I iLMJj ' The Iate Bernard Albers. IVILL RESUME WORK Mount Hood Road to Renew Grading Operations. WINTER SUSPENSION ENDS Orders Will Be Given on Arrival or President Clark Xext Week. Some Right-of-Way Disputes ' Are Still Pending. Resumption of grading operations on the new line of the .Mount Hood Railway & Power Company, which is being built from the Bull Run power station to Port land, is expected during the coming ten days. Work has been suspended during the Winter months on account of un favorable weather. Delays in securing rights of way also contributed to post pone .construction of the new line. A few right of way matters are still pend ing, but this feature of the construction need not delay the builders to any great extent. Good weather is what is wanted and as soon as the sun shines a little more, grading forces will be assembled and the work rushed. E. P. Clark, president of the Mount Hood Company, is expected in Portland during the coming week and it is upon his arrival that orders will probably be Issued to assemble grading gangs and take up the work of building the right of way. Arthur H. Fleming, another Los Angeles capitalist, who is interested with Mr. Clark in the Mount Hood pro ject, will probably accompany him north to Portland. Work on the power station at Bull Run has progressed steadily all Winter and this part of the development plans of Mr. (.'lark and his associates will un doubtedJy be completed during the com ing Summer. It is promised by the build ers of the railway that cars will be run ning to Portland over the new road by next Winter. Power Magnates Will Visit Salem. President Josselyn, of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, and C. M. Clark, of Philadelphia, chairman of the executive committee, will go to Salem tomorrow morning to look over the property of the company there. Mr. Clark has never been in Salem. The company has extensive interests in Salem, among them being the city traction and electric lighting system and the gas plant. The new gas gen erating station, which has been in the course of construction for the past few months, is ready to commence opera tion. The company expects to do a great deal of paving in Salem during the coming year between its tracks on the principal streets, and this work will amount to a practical reconstruc tion of the Salem city trolley lines. Plans will be made during the visit tomorrow by the officials for the prosecution of the work at Salem dur ing the coming year. Change in Rates on Wool. An important change in wool rates to the East are announced by the O. R. & X. traffic department. - Rates are generally reduced from the wool-shipping stations on the Oregon lines to the far East. The new tariffs are ef fective April Jo. The former rates have Just been amended and include shipments throughout the Atlantic Seaboard territory. Following reduc tions have been made from the princi pal wool stations on the O. R. & N. : The Dalles, J1.25 to 11.18: Arlington, $1.50 to 1.46; Heppner, J1.76 to Jt.62; Umatilla, SI. 72 to M.SO; Pendleton, 1.75 to J1.72; Meacham, Hilgard, La Grande and Baker City, J 2 to $1.75: Walluia, $1.72 to $1.68. There is also a reduction in the wool rates from Pilot Rock from $1.80 to $1.77, effective April 17. Terminals for North Bank Road. Work will commence before the week ends on terminal trackage of the Spo kane. Portland & Seattle Railway in 'North Portland. Tracks will be laid to the new warehouses just completed by the new Hill line and switches and later als will be put in at once. Permission was given the Hill line this week by the Northern Pacific Terminal Company to connect with the siding on Thirteenth street, in order to move material into the new terminal from the Northern Pacific Terminal Company's yards. The request was made last Tuesday to the directors of the terminal corporation, and per mission was granted as a matter of course before the meeting adjourned. The connection is a temporary one only and does not affect In any way the involved terminal dispute between the Hill and Harriman interests. . Railroad Junction at Falrview. Arrangements have been made by the O. R. N. Company to establish a junction point with the O. W. P. lines at the connection of the two railways at Falrview. This interchange will' be for carload freight only. Heretofore here has been no connection at this point between the two lines. HOTEL PLANS CHANGED Oregon Annex Wil Be Only Seven Stories High. Work on the annex to the Oregon Hotel is progressing steadily. It is announced that the original plans, which were for a structure of eight or ten stories, have been changed to pro vide, at present, for a seven-story building. The foundations and walls are to be of sufficient strength, however, to carry a much higher building, and when Wright & Dickinson decide that more room is needed, the additional stories originally designed will tie built. The permit for the building now being erected fixes the estimated cost at $175,000. Forms for the concrete walls are be ing put in place, and the. structure is to be finished by the Contracting Engi neering Company, of Portland and Ta coma. the firm which has just complet ed the new Board of Trade building at Fourth and Oak. Excavation work is being done on the site of the T. W. C. A. building at Seventh and Taylor streets, to provide for a swimming-tank in the basement, the walls for which were completed some time ago. After this work Is done, the upper structure will be rushed through to completion, all the contracts having been awarded. Noth ing has been done toward awarding contracts for the T. M. C. A. building adjoining, as the first bids sent in were not uniform, and corrections must be made. EIGHT FKET HIGH SCENIC PHOTOS. See them at Kiser's. 248 Alder st. Perfect fitting glasses $1 at Mc'.zger's. Read Sharkey's Sunday ad. ROUSING. STIR Big Savings Big Showing of Suits at i Values up to $40.00 Dress Skirts Our regular $10.00 to $12.50 Skirts GROCERY DEPARTMENT SPECIALS Fresh Country Eggs, per dozen 20 Creamery Butter, roll 75t Sliced Corned Beef, pound 15 Boiled Ham, pound 30 3-pound carton Crack ers 20 J WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BEAVERS PUT FIRST GAME DEFEAT TKAM FROM THE CRITISER TEXXESSEE. Training Camp Opened at Santa Barbara and 35 Men Will Report This Week. SANTA. BARBARA. Cal.. March 5. (Special.) Manager McCredie and six members of the Portland baseball team have arrived in town for a month's pre liminary training. Fully 25 men will be here within the next few days, try ing for the various positions. The first practice of the season was held yesterday, and all the men ap peared to be in good condition. A game of ball was played today between a team composed of the seven Portland men now in town and two local players, and the team from the United States cruiser Tennessee, now in port. The sailor boys put up a fine game, but were outclassed by the profes sionals, who won by a score of 9 to 3. Pernoll and West performed the bat tery honors for the Beavers, while Blahos and Gorusch acted in a similar capacity for the Navy nine. DEFEATS IOWA'S I CRACK FIVE O. A. C. Basketball Team Wins From Muscatine's, 31 to 8. OORVALLIS. Wasti.. March 3. (Spe cial.) In a return game here tonight the Muscatines were defeated by O. A. C. at basketball, with a score of 34 to 28. The game was probably the fastest and most exciting ever seen on the O. A. C. court. The game is the first defeat of the Mus catines in Oregon and the 10th on their tour, with more than 60 games played. The O. A. C. lineup was: Forwards. Moore and Swann: center, Foster; guard. Hooper Bileau and Spires. DROXrE KID OrT IX FOURTH Charles Tucker, of Aberdeen, Too Heavjr for Seattle Boxer. ABERDEEN, Wash., March 5. (Spe cial.) Charlie Tucker bested the Droxle Kid. of Seattle. - In the fourth round of a scheduled 20-round bout. The Seattle lad weighed but 128. while Tucker weighed about 145. Clean breaks had been decided upon, but in the opening round the stranger persist ed in hitting in .the clinches. Once in this round the "Kid" went to his haunches, and took the count of seven. Grape-Nuts, containing all the nourishing elements from wheat and barley, including the phosphate of potash which Nature uses to rebuild brain and nerve cells, repre sents sound theory and prac tical results. In everyday living Grape Nuts is a powerful factor in overcoming weak digestion and in building up steady, clear, dependable brains. "Jhere's a Reason." FOR on New Spring Spring Extra Special Waists Today only values up to $22.50 O See Windows. Our regular $1.50 Lingerie Waists 79c EXTRA SPECIAL 6 Bars of Soap for 1 Oc With every $1.00 purchase in any part of the store we will give six bars of Swift's Pride Laundry Soap for 10. ACH though he was not hurt. In the second. Tucker planted a hard wallop to the visitor's Jaw and he went down. He got up and closed in and Tucker con tinued to swing at him. The "Kid" was game, but was too light for his opponent. He showed great cleverness in ducking blows, but st the end of theifourth round Tucker caught him farly on the jaw and put him down. The friends of the "Kid" claim that the knockout blow was struck 'while Droxle had his hands down, claiming a foul, but the referee claimed that there was no foul. Boxing at Merrill's Hall Tonight. Merrill's Hall will be the scene of five boxing matches and one wrestling match, between well-known local amateurs, to night, ihe entertainment is given for the benefit of Molders' Union No. 138, the members of which were locked out last December on an open shop contention with their employers. The following will take part in the exhibition: Frank Saxe vs. Tom Corbett, at 145 pounds: Charles Bangell vs. Frank Rodgers, at 145; Fred Saxe vs. Unknown, at 154: Bert Bailey vs. Ed Anderson, at 130. and James Don ahue vs. Sam Algers. at 135. The wrest ling bout Is to be between Charles Sltafer and Walter Deiberg, at 170 pounds. James Donahue is the boxer who put up a good fight at Tracey's recent meeting. He is a member of the Fourth Field Artillery, V. S. A. White Sox In California. SAN FRANCISCO. March 5. Four teen players,, comprising team No. 2 of the Chicago White Sox American League, arrived here this morning from Los Angeles. Commencing tomorrow. 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A schedule of games has also been arranged between team No. 1, now at Los Angeles, and the local club, to be played at the conclu sion of the series with the Los An geles nine in the latter city. Coming Quarter-Mile Runner. NEW YORK, March 5. Athletic train ers believe they have found a quarter mile runner who will one day beat the world's record in Arthur Cozzens, a Brooklyn school boy. Cozzens has done some great running for the Brooklyn Manual High School, and has never failed to defeat his rivals at this dis tance. Largely due to his speed, the school hofds numbers of interscholastic records. Cozzens is not yet 18 years old. Britt to Fight McFarland. SAN FRANCISCO. March 5. A dis patch from Los Angeles says that Jimmy Britt has signed for a 4-round contest with Packy McFarland. of Chi cago, to take place in this city on the night of March 31. The weight will be 133 pounds at 3 o'clock. Attell to Fight Driscoll. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5. Abe Attell has signed an agreement to fight Jerry Driscoll, the English feath erweight, in April, at 122 pounds. Hanan shoes at Rosenthal's. Read Sharkey's Sunday sd. Shortens your food Lengthens your life has used it according to directions will We hereby authorize yoor grocer to refund your money after having given COTTOLENE a fair tet. Bulk COTTOLENE is packed in pails with a patent air-tieht top, to wholesome; also to prevent it from ab odors ot the grocery, such as tish, oil, etc We shall be glad to send any house wife, for a two-cent stamp, our new EGIAK Silk Petticoats Our regular $5.00 Silk Petticoats this morning only Night Gowns Regular $1.50 values Royal Worcestershire Sauce 15c Medium 25 f? Coffee M. and J. flavor .23$ Sweet Navel Oranges 18? Lemons 12? Bananas, beauties 25 ALDER STS. CB-EDS Piny BASEBALL SEATTLE GIRLS TAKE READILY TO GREAT AMERICAN GAME. Bloomer Nine in Daily Practice on College Campus Hockey Team Will Also Be Organized. SEATTLE. Wash.. March 5. (Special.) "Slide. Mabel, slide, you dear." The foregoing near familiar exclamation is being reproduced with many variations at the university these days and in re sponse to the urging of many fair rooters athletic co-eds. clad in bloomers, are playing their respective parts in the great American game. Yes. the co-eds have organized a base ball team, two of them, and girls base ball and hockey are now established sports at the 8tate University. The sug gestion that the co-eds take up this mas cllne form of sport was at first treated as a joke, but now that the girls have actually been out swinging a bat and running around the diamond, there is no longer doubt of the girls' support of the innovation. The co-eds are going to have an ath lete from the S. A. C. coach them in hockey, and for this season it has been decreed that the game must be played in skirts rather than bloomers. Perfect fitting glasses tl at Metzger's. 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