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Widow Charges Him With
-Gross Mismanagement
of Big Estate.
-HYPNOTIZED HER HUSBAND
.Mrs." Seth Lew-cilinjr, of Milwaukie,
Accuses Oregon City Statesman
of Having .Resorted to. Churla
- tanry to Further His Ends.
By representing that he was controlled
by the spirit of their dead son, Mrs.
Sjphrooia V.': Lewelling. o Milwaukie.
declares that W. S. L'Ren, in 1S92. ex
ercised a hypnotic Influence over herself
and husband, the late Seth Iewelllng.
by which he (U'Ren) succeeded in secur
ing the active management of the Lew
elljng estate. Mr.. Lewelring admitted
at her Milwaukie home yesterday that
she did not learn of T" Ren"s duplicity
until the Summer of 1897. following the
death of Mr. dwelling in the Spring of
that year.. In the meantime It is
charged by the widow that, through
grops mismanagement under the stew
ardship of U'Ren. the- estate, consisting
of 40 acres of land, was sold' by the
Sheriff to meet the claims of creditors
from whom. U'Ren had negotiated loans
promiscuously.
In other words, it is asserted by Mrs.
'Lewelling that between 1R8J and . 18M7,
while U'Ren was In charge of the prop
erty." an indebtedness of about J28.O0O
was .incurred. This was secured by first
and second mortgages on the property,
which was still further embarrassed by
numerous judgments that w.ere entered
by Impatient creditors against the estate.
As the result of U'Ren's alleged mal
administration of the estate, it is charged
by -Mrs. . Lewelling and her friends that
all the family was able to save from
the- wreck was the- old home in Mil
waukie and a small tract of 22 acres of
land of comparatively small' value. - The
home and this land were purchased by
a daughter -with some Insurance money
that had been left to her by her step-
. father, together with some money that
was Dorrowea. rrom a relative in vaiuor
nia. Headquarters for. Rcform-
For many years prior to the death of
Mr) Lewelling the old home at Milwau
kie was the headquarters bf a company
.of- people who were interested in reform
work. For the most part they consisted
Of members of the Farmers' Alliance,
which has lnce become identified with
the Orange. Those actively interested
in what was considered needed reforms
In legislation found a welcome haven In
the Lewelling domicile. It was in 1891
that U'Ren made his advent, escorted by
a co-worker of reform, at the home of
Mr. Lewelling shortly after he returned
to the United States from Hawaii. "
U'Ren. it is said, had not been long
at the lewelling home until he repre
sented i to his benefactors that he was
under 'the control of the spirit of their
departed son. . William Lewelling, who
hd -riled in lfi. Through his professions
Of .b'.l f f in spiritualism and his apparent
eunn'MncM in the campaign to secure
rc.ndial legislation, in which Mr. Lew
eilin?. v.-rs a devoted worker. U'Ren had
HUIc m.uNe In Ingratiating himself
wi'Ji hii IvjM.' whose perfect confidence
-he had gained. .Hy this influence, con
tends Mis. LcwelLiig. U'Ren induced her
husband to admit turn as a partner in
the nursery business Mr. and Mrs. Lew
elling were conducting in connectiou
with their nephew. Alfred Lewelling.
whom U'Ren succeeded.
It was then, asserts Mrs. Lewelling.
that the indebtedness against the estate,
which was encumbered for only a few
hundred dollars, began to increase
rapidly. Through the further exercise ol
his alleged hypnotic powers. U'Ren, as a
trance medium, is said to have persuaded
Mr. Lewelling to permit nim not only to
assume the active management of the
nursery business, but to sign Mr. Lewel
ling's name to all checks and papers
necessary to the- transaction of the busi
ness of the partnership.
One $10,000 Loan.
In order- to extend the 'scope of the
nursery business, which had been con
ducted on a small scale. U'Ren is said to
have procured a loan of about $10,000, in
ducing Mr. Lewelling to secure the loan
with a mortgage on the land. The. panic
of 1K3 followed and further sums were
required to carry on the nursery business,
a heavy falling off in the sales necessitat
ing additional funds for operating ex
penses. This programme was followed until the
Spring of 1S97, shortly before the death
of Mr. Lewelling. when it was discovered
that the indebtedness against' the estate
aggregated about fc.noo. Included in the
expense items was an item of JTOO for
fertilizer, which, it is said, wa-s wasted.
Another expense account was that known
as the "referendum" and included the
money, that had been expended for con
ducting the eampaisn n support of that
amendment to the state constitution. It
showed an expenditure of about $4000 dur
ing the four years that U'Ren had been
In charge. Later in the year, Mrs. Lew
riling decided that she could not longer
afford to board U'Ren at her home, as
lie was spending most of his time on po
litical junkets about the state and di
recting his efforts toward securing the
enactment of legislation in w hich he was
interested.
All this time, alleges Mrs. Lewelling.
U'Ren was neglecting the nursery busi
ness, and she Anally told him that there
would have to be a change in his con
duct of affairs.
It was then, explains Mrs. Lewelling.
that U'Ren agreed to employ a man as
working foreman and superintendent of
the nursery, with the understanding that
he (U'Ren) waa to continue to make his
home at the Lewelling residence. This
arrangement was consented to by Mrs.
Lewelling. who says she was required
eventually to pay the wagejs of U'Ren's
substitute besides having to board URen
in the meantime. It was late in the Sum
mer of IsS" when the relations between
U Ren and Mrs. Lewelling on this account
became so unsatisfactory that U'Ren left
the Lewelling home.
Borrowed From Widow.
The Widow McGrath note, which has
been exploited In the press recently,
was on of the loans that U'Ren se
cured while administering the Lewell
ing estate, says Mrs. Lewelling.
Besides charging U'Ren with mis
management of the Lewelling estate.
Mrs. Lewelling objects to the elaborate
ilalms for credit the "law giver" has
made for securing the enactment of the
initiative and referendum amendment
to the constitution. She declares that
the accounts of her husband show that
he advanced about $4000 with which
the campaign of education was con
ducted before the amendment was
finally adopted, beside furnishing
U'Ren the money with which he bought
took in, the Oregon City Herald when
he was a candidate for the Legislature.
Besides these items. Mrs. Lewetllnff
aarts that her husband also paid all
of U'Ren's hotel and traveling expensed
while U'Ren was touring different sec
tions, of the state in 'the interest of
the pending amendment. ' Even all of
the newspapers and periodicals for
which the Lewelling family subscribed,
says Mrs. Lewelling. were ordered sent
td. the-Lewelling residence at Milwau
kie in the name of U'Ren, whom they
- considered the ''Moses that was to lead
the people of the state - into peace,
plenty an comfort."
Mrs. Leweillng declares 4hat her hus
band even advanced U'Ren all neces
sary expense money when he "went to
the Legislature In 1897 and ridicules
U'Ren's story that it was necesary
for him to accept $80 or any other sum,
as he has- admitted he did, for "ex
penses." When'all of the property of the es
tate had been sold to satisfy creditors.
Mrs. Lewelling says there - remained
considerable outstanding indebtedness,
"which has not -been satisfied because
of her Inability to meet the claims."
Bankruptcy His Remedy; :
-"After Mr. U'Ren had left our home,
he -wrote me at "one time,"- said" Mrs.
Leweillng yesterday. "advising me
to go into the bankruptcy court. He
suggested that we could go in together
and get our affairs finally straightened
out; but I told him that I had- had all
of the partnership I wanted with- trim.
I further told him that if it was possi
ble for me to determine the. claims
against the estate, that remained .un
paid, I would try sometime to pay my
just debts yet." - -
Mr. U'Ren said last night that he did
not desire to make any -detailed ex
planation until he had seen the charges
that had been made against him in con
nection with his management.- of the
Lewelling estate. He did say. however,
that late in 1891, at the invitation of
the Lewellfnars, he became a partner in
their nursery business under a con
tract for three years, the agreement
containing? a provision that the con
tract could be renewed at the option
of either party. He admitted that he
put no funds into the business for
the reason that he did not have any
money, but it was understood that he
was to' receive one-third of the profits
for his share. ' .
U'Ren Tells His Story, .j
"When I went into the partnership,"
said Mr. U'Ren. "there was an indebt
edness against the property of between
$5100 and $6000. The-fellowlng year the
panic struck us. Sales began to fall off
and I proposed"- that we effect the best
possible setlemeht and close out the
business. But Mr. and Mrs. Lewelling
would -not consent to my withdrawal
from the -partnership, neither would
they release me from my contract. As
a result 1 was required to remain in
the business, which was conducted to
the best of my ability.
"As to the part Mr. and Mrs. Lewel
ling and others had in bringing about
the adoption of the Initiative and
referendum amendment, I have always
given them full credit for what they
did. They worked faithfully and de
votedly and we all contributed what
money we could afford to carry oh the
work. I have never claimed any credit
to myself for. securing the initiative
and referendum amendment. All . the
credit I have received has been given
me by others."
M'GOURT ANOTHER BAHKIS
WOULD CONSIDER HIS ELECTION
AX HOXOR.'
Meanwhile Receives Congratulations
Modestly and Awaits De-.
- - - - - . . -- - - ,
, velopments.
John McCourt. of Pendleton, "whose
appointment as United States Attorney
for Oregon has been recommended
unanimously by the Oregon delegation,
is registered at the Imperial. During
the day Mr. McCourt was visited by a
number of friends whose congratula
tions were received modestly. The lat
i est appointee as successor to Bristol
! manifestly is more reticent than some
of those already "mentioned." for he
declined to discuss his candidacy yes
terday, aside from admitting that he
would consider it a great honor should
his nomination be made by President
Roosevelt and confirmed by the Senate,
in view of the prolonged contest that
has been on for the place.
Mr McCourt has not . had a very
prominent part in the politics of the
state. - While residing at Salem, he was
elected a member of the Oregon Legis
lature, serving in the House during the
special session of 1898 and' the regular
session of 1899. The following year he
removed with his family to Pendleton,
where he began to practice law. For
the last three years he has served as
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the
Sixth Judicial District, embracing Uma
tilla and Morrow Counties. ' He ia also
City Attorney for Pendleton. Mr.
McCourt win return to Pendleton, either
tonight or tomorrow-.
The only information Mr. MeCourt
has received" of his appointment was
that contained in the press dispatches,
which predicted that President Roose
velt would send Mr. McCourt's name
to the Senate either today or tomor
row. Should the nomination be made
early this week, the delegation feels
confident of a confirmation of its
choice by the Senate, so that Mr.
McCourt could qualify immediately.
In the meantime, everything is serene
around the Federal building, where
District Attorney Bristol and his
newly-appointed assistants. Robert
Tucker and Walter H. Evans, are busy
arranging the office business, prepara
tory to convening a grand jury next
Monday. Mr. Bristol has his plans
outlined for clearing up all pending
business In the District Attorney's of
fice, Jitter having waited- patiently for
three months for Congress to selict his
successor.
Work for Xcw Klsh Bill."
H. (5. Van Dusen, Matter' Fish War
den of Oregon: Kd RosenDerg. secretary
of the Fishermen's Union of the Pacific,
and H. M. Lorntsen. R. G. Tattison and
I. J. Kjern, representing the fishermen
of Astoria, 'arrived from the latter city
last night and will go to Salem this
morning for a hearing in the interests of
the lower river fish bill, upon which As
toria interests desire a popular vote,
through Initiative petition, at the next
general election.
Buys Korku ood Sthoolhous?.
The Rockwood Grange. '' Patrons of
Husbandry, has bought the school house
at Rockwood and will make a hall out of
the building. It has also purchased a
tract of land to which the building will
be moved. The cost of the hall and
grounds will be about . The school
district will have a 4-room building
erected next Summer.
Northwestern People in New Vork.
NEW YORK. March S. (Special.)
Northwestern people registered at New
YorJc hotels today as follows:
From Portland H. C. Levy, at the
Marlborough: J. G. Peck, at the Brostell-C.-T.
Whitney, at the Imperial.
From Seattle J. H. Fredericks, at the
Broadway Central: G. B. Lawason. at the
Grand: F. D. Black and wife, at the Man
hattan. From Spokane A. L. Allison, at the
A'.dine.
BRUIN URGED TO
RUN FOR SHERIFF
Democratic Enemies of Mayor
t, Lane Grooming Ex-Po--
lice; Captain.
ENTER HIM AGAINST WORD
Would-be Candidate of. Dyed-ln-the-Wool
. Faction Opposed to Re
formers Bruin Admits That
Overtures Have Been Made.
Those inside the political game were
kept guessing last week aa to. whether
or not ex-Police Captain Patrick Bruin
could be induced to run for the Demo
cratic nomination for Sheriff, otr Mult
nomah County' against Tom Word, who
has already announced "hie candidacy
for that office. The old factional fight
in the- local Democracy between the
dyed-ln-tlje-wool bunch and the lily
white reformers bids fair to break out,
again if current reports have any foun
dation. The breach between the Lane
Word crowd and the Thomaa-Malley
following has never been closed and
zest was thrown into the political pot
over the late episode of Captain Bruin's
degradation in rank and subsequent
'resignation. . Bruin had many friends
among the -Lane supporters whose
noses are now out of joint.
It is asserted by Bruin's friends that
he should have been given an oppor
tunity to -resign before the order reduc- I
ing him In rank -was sent out .by the
Police Commissioners, and ...that, the
Mayor 'and his Commissioners knew full
well that Bruin would resign rather'
than be degraded, for the reason that
Bruin had so ..expressed himself to the
1 Mayor "when the latter intimated to
Bruin just after the last election that
he contemplated putting Bruin "down
to the, desk." The revelations of Bruin
after his resignation from the Police
department,' in the language of the
politicians, threw the X-rays on the
whole reform movement identified with
the Lane administration and. as Word is
looked upon as a reformer of the Lane
stripe by the-discontents among the
Democrats they are hunting for a man
to pit against Word for Sheriff and'
raise the shibboleth "pure Democracy
or no Democracy." - - '
- When the report got to Word's
friends that Bruin was being groomed
to oppose him in the primaries things
were doing. ,It is said a hurried con
sultation .was held by the lHy-whlte
Democrats-and some hot shot passed
between the reformers as to who was
to blame for . raising the Bruin
rumpus and adding fuel to the smolder
ing' embers of the Thomas-Malley-Reames-Armitage
bunch,' and that a
truce was attempted between the war
ring factions and an offer made to com
promise upon the basis that, If Bruin
could be coaxed off the threatened dis
missal of Bruin from the police force
by Lahe's Commissioners would,.' be
dropped, which came to nought , and
rather wa treated by the anti-Word
men as a weakening of the Word
forces. " - ; ."."'-"' ' . ' ' .
Then, it Is said, new tac'tics were re
sorted to by the Lane-Word crowd. It
was determined, if possible, to choke
off any further resolutions by fraternal
societies In which Bruin held member
ship and in that way discourage
Bruin's candidacy. It was known that
there was a movement on foot to call
a special meeting of the United Irish
Socities who cheered Bruin's name at
the late Emmet celebration and pass
condemnatory resolutions against the
Lane administration. This meeting
could only be called by order of Ed
ward Deery. countersigned by P. E.
Sullivan, a well-known Lane admirer.
Deery is ambitious to succeed Council
man Drlscoll in the Council and Sulli
van is also said to have political am
bitions. All that .is known of the matter now
is that both Deery and Sullivan are
averse to calling any special .meeting,
while Bruin's friends are loud in their
demands that the meeting shall be
called.
Councilman Drlscoll. who with Cap
tain John O'Hare will be the dele
gates from Oregon to the National
Irish Convention in Denver. Colo., next
month., is very popular with the Irish
societies and will see that Bruin gets
a fair hearing. The probabilities are
that some very warm resolutions
a gal net Lane and Lane's type of re
formers will be forthcoming. f
Bruin admits that he was approached
and .asked to oppose Word for the
Democratic nomination for Sheriff, but
declares he knows nothing about poll
tics and -wants nothing further than
vindication from his brother Celts. It
is claimed by many Democrats that if
Bruin- is prevailed upon to make the
run he will give Word a race worth
witnessing.
WOULD CO TO LEGISLATURE
MANY OFFER THEMSELVES FOR
NOMINATION.
Scarcely a Day Passes That New
Candidates Do Not Announce
Their Ambitions.
Scarcely a day passes that an addi
tional candidate for one or both houses
of the State Legislature does not appear
In Multnomah County. The latest, how
ever, to announce his candidacy is Dr.
Emmett Drake, who would be State Sen
ator, on a platform pledging his support
of the Republican electors' choice for
United States Senator. Dr. Drake be
eame a candidate one day last week.
A. B. Maniey, for a years a resident of
this city. Is being urged by influential
friends to become a candidate for the
nomination of State Senator in tne Re
publican primaries. Mr. Maniey is sec
retary and manager of the Pacific Coast
Abstract Company, and was a member of
the Legislature in 1S94. He Is an old resi
dent of Alblna, and has always been an
active worker in the interest of the East
Side. He is a member both of the North
East Portland Improvement Association
and the Federated Push Clubs, and these
organizations are Insisting that he enter
the race. If Mr. Maniey becomes a can
didate he will declare for the Republi
can electors' choice for Senator.
Thus far a majority of the Republican
candidates for the Legislature is opposed
to Statement No. 1. In fact, only three
of tlfese aspirants, actual and prospec
tive, have declared their allegiance to
the statement, and they are all candi
dates for the Senate. They are: Elmer
B. Colweil, Dan Kellaher and Jobs. ".-
Other Senatorial candidates among the
Republicans are: C. W. Hodson, Sig
SicheL J. C. Bayer, John B. Coffey, John
Drlscoll. Dr. .Emmett Drake. F. E.
Beach, C. W. -Nottingham and M-- J. Mc
Mahon. For Representatives the follow
ing will' be among those on the primary
ballot: C. N. McArthur' and Dr.-W. C.
Belt, -for Joint Representative from
Clackamas " arid Multnomah Counties;
Loui4 Kuehn, N. Dr Beutgen, T. J. Mona
han. R. S. Farrell. L. EL Crouch. A. A.
Anderson. J. W. Beveridge, R. C. Wripht,
of thiscity: L. A. Harlow, of Troutdale,
and Charles Cleveland, Gresham.
- Aside from the contest for places , on
the' legislative ticket, the most interest
ing fight in the Republican primaries will
be for the nomination of District Attor
ney., Six , candidates are already in .the
field for this -nomination, and the op
posing candidate of the successful Re
publican nominee in the general election
In June will undoubtedly be District At
torney Manning, who will not be opposed
in his. own party for renomlnation. The
Republican aspirants for this nomination
are: G. .C. Moser, Roger B. Slnnott. J.
N. Davis. George J. Cameron, Waldemar
Seton and Henry Wstbrook. ...
BURY COLLINWOOD VICTIMS
Streetcars Used to Carry Bodies to
" " the Cemeteries.
.' -CLEVELAND, O., March 8. In a
-storm of snow" and sleet, Collinwood
today went on with 'the duty. of bury
ing the victims of the Lakeview school
fire of Wednesday last. In all, 70
-funerals were conducted. As-' there
were not enough hearses to go around,
streetcars were pressed into service to
carry the dead to. the cemetery? To
morrow morning memorial, services in
honor of the lS unidentified dead will
be held .in the six Protestant and -two
Catholic Churches of Collinwood.
Colllnwood s . School- Board, meeting
daily since the fire, held another ses
sion today. " . -
"We hold no one responsible for the
fire and its attendant loss of life,"- is
said to be the Board's decision. Mean
while the town Council 'has ordered all
schools closed until measures of safety
have been adopted. - .
In Cleveland 34 rooms in public
school buildings summarily "will be
closed tomorrow and will remain closed
until repairs have been made. Fifteen
hundred pupils are affected by the
order. . x
FAVOR THE FOWLER BILL
New York. Merchants Go to Present
Their Views to Congress.
NEW YORK, March 8. A delegation
of members from the committee on law
of the Merchants' Association of New
York left- today for Washington to
present their views on currency legis
lation to the Secretary of the Treas
ury. Senator Aldrlch, Speaker Cannon
and other members of Congress.
The committee has indorsed strongly
the Fowler currency bill and will en
deavor to satisfy the leaders in Con
gress than the passage of this bill is
demanded by the business men of the
country.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) will positively
be the last day for discount on West
Side gas bills.
PORTLAND GAS COMPANY.
Hanan shoes fit the feet. Rosenthal's.
You would see plate glass rooms, filled
filtered air, where we cool iL
You would see glass-lined tanks where, we age it
so long that it cannot cause biliousness:
How we filter it through
How we sterilize every bottle,
carried to 'extremes.
You would realize better how much purity means
if you saw the methods
Ask for the Brewery Bottling. ,7 - ,
Common beer is sometimes substituted for Schlitz. , WC USe, and tile
To avoid beipg imposed upon, see that the cork or crown is branded , i m -n n ir oma-. A
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aTivsaoe
ALL TO CO-OPERATE
This, Says Dr. Mills, Is What
Democracy Means.
TALKS TO SPIRITUALISTS
Socialism, tic Believes, Is Vltiniate
Future of AH Efforts Along: Pro
gressive Lines, the Re-.
suit of Evolution.
Walter Thomas Mills addressed the
First Spiritualist Society last night on
the "Evolution of Democracy. His1 ad
dress was interesting- to the -large au
dience which heard him.
He said in part:
Evolution of demoera'ey Is th process
by which the democratic Ideal has reached
it highest stag In the world. Democracy
means solf government; individual democ
racy la the government of things that be
long to Individuals, while collective democ
racy Is the collective ownership and man
agement of things produced and used col
lectively. All governments ar: either despotic or
democratic. I a a democracy, the man below
appoints the man above, who In his turn
appoints the man above, who in his turn
appoints the man above, who is the servant
of all. In a despotic form of government,
the man above appoints the man below,
who appoints the man below, who rules
the man under him. There can be no great
individualities without a great civilization,
and there can be no great civilization with
out great individualities. The barbarian had
an individuality of his own. but his spirit
od not have much to rule over for hia
Individuality "did not amount to much. Great
'individuality much express itself in the
works of a great society and vice versa.
Darwin has shown in his works that that
form of life best survives which learns to co
operate. The military organization, with its mur
der and craft and cruelties, has been one of
the means and ways to bring about the
democracy of the world, for It has dis
covered the world and brought about the
unity of many tribes and people under one
master. War will make war Impossible by
conquering the world. Democracy prevails
today as a survival from ancient barbar
ism. Democracy prevails also through the
voluntary organization of the producers of
wealth. Democracy exists also partly be
cause of the democratic management of
some Christian denominations. For SOO
years, until Constantlne. the Christian
Church was a self-governing body. It lost
its democracy when it fell under, the do
minion of militarism.
Democracy has been brought about by
solidarity of Interests. Thousands of. men
and women working under the same roof,
subject to the same rules, monopolized by
the same authority, found out tht In order
to escape from tkat authority, or in order
to protect themselves against the same rules,
they had to help', assist and co-operate with
each other.
When great modern industry appeared,
democracy disappeared, for the reason that
a man who owns tools and machinery owns
the man who works with said tools and ma
chinery. The way to perpetuate democ
racy is by co-operation. The militarism of
yesterday gave way to industry ism. The
arm leg and navies of the world are now
commercial travelers in search for mar
kets for - the great industries. Industrial
power rests uion the ownership of tools
and things.
The day is dawning when the men and
women who use the things will be master
of -the things they use lntsead of being
mastered by them. Slavery then will be
impossible. When the things that are used
How Schlitz beer is brewed,
would never buy any other.
M
in common shall be collectively owned and
democratically managed by those who pro
duce them, each man and nomin will be
offered the opportunity of making a livelihood.
At the Theaters
What tka Pros Ascata ar.
"AXTHOM" AXD CLEOPATRA"
Hauford Company Will Give Spec
tacular Production Tonight. -
The eminent tragedian and actor, Charles
B. Hanford. supported by Miss Alice Wilson
and company of players, will present -a big
spectacular production of "Antony and Cleo
patra" at the Heiilg Theater. Fourteenth
and Washington streets, tonight at 8:13
o'clock, and next Wednesday night. "The
Merchant of Venire" .will be given tomor
row (Tuesday) night and at .the special
matinee Wednesday afternoon. Seats are
now selling for the engagement.
BLANCHE STODDARD MAKES HIT
Xew leading Woman Opens in 'TIie
Three of Us" at Baker.
This -is the opening week of Miss Blanche
Stoddard as leading . woman of the Baker
Stock Company, and yesterday at her two
Arst appearance she fairly captured the
packed houses that were present to see her
in the role of Rhy Macchesney. . This is the
first stock production of Rachel Crother's
famous play, and the entire cast and pro
duction are worthy the best and higher
prices. L
"Merry Widow". Pictures Todayl
Although they, failed to arrive from New
York In time yesterday, the famous imported
Patlie flims, "The Merry Widow." "Tne
Butterflies" and "The Two Orphan." will
be shown positively this afternoon and to
night at .the Marquam, commencing at 2
o'clock in the afternoon and continuing with
but very short Intermissions. Fred Bauer, the
besr illustrated ballad singer on the Coast,
will feature a new aong.
"Our New Girl" Tonight.
If it makes you mad to laugh you had
better stay away from the L.yric tonight,
where the Allen Stock Company will open
the week in a farce called "Our New Girl,"
that has made the saddest audiences -In the
country go home holding their clothes to
gether. Verna Felton's fun-making as Ka
trlna, the ridiculous German servant girl,
made the orchestra leader laugh at tha
dress rehearsal. Can you beat it?
COMIXG ATTRACTIONS.
"Black Crook' Coming to the Heilig.
The' attraction at the Heilig Theater.
Fourteenth and Washington streets, next
Sunday and Monday nights. March 15 and
13, will be the big spectacular production
of "The Black Crook." There are no bal
lets in this up-to-date "Black Crook." their
places being taken by big musical numbers
put on in the most approved of modern
styles. . .
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
r Carlisle's Animal Act
Carlisle's dog and pony cireus will be the
headline attraction at the Grand this week,
and there is not a child in the aity that can
afford to miss this specialty. Tom, the talk
ing donkey, is one of the many features in
this animal circus. The Stadium Trio have
a ring act different from others, and Howe
and Edwards will present "The Arrival of
Mr.- Dooley," a laughable farce.
The New Bill at Pantages. v
Tivo notable features mark the new bill
which opens at Pant. ages today. The firat
of these is provided by the noted comedians.
Murphy end Willard. In a new comedy suc-
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velous Florenze troupe of acrobats in a re
turn engagement, introducing many new
and miraculous feats never before.- seen
here.
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SECONDS TOSS UP SPONGE
Save Man From Bad Beating in the
Sixth Round or Game Fight.
TACOMA. Wash.i March S. (Special.)
On the green sward In a secluded
spot In an adjoining; county, Sharkey
McLaglen, of Tacoma, this afternoon
defeated Curley Carr in the sixth round
of what -was scheduled to be a 20-roilnd
boxing; match, before 200 ports from
Tacoma and Seattle. Carr's seconds
threw up the sponge after McLag-len
had dealt their principal a vicious left
uppercut to the Jaw and sent him
sprawling to his knees. Carr could
have returned, but he had taken a ter
rible beating; in. the previous rounds
and his seconds wisely conceded -Mc-Lagien
the tight.
Carr was outclassed by McLag-len in
weight, height, reach and skill. H
never had a chance from the time his
opponent jumped into the ring at the
beginning of the bout and began ham
mering him with lefts and rights. He
was game, however, and though forced
to take the count half- a dozen times
during the short fight, returned and
finished every round. He even fought
with his seconds, when they dragged
him to the corner .in . the 'deciding
round. .
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