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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Waists
Today only values up to $22.50
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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.
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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 series of games will be played at
Recreation Park between the visitors
and the San Francisco team of the Pa
cific Coast League. 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.
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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
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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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