THE MORNING OREGONIAN.
WEDNESDAY. . JANUARY 2. 191ft. 1
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IS DOUBLE-CROSS
GAMEOHTAPNOW?
Ictlon of Pacific Coast League
In Ball Deal Is Real
Enigma.
PORTLAND FANS UP IN AIR
Belief Expressed That J. Cal Enlog
Is Either Tossing Salve to North
western Magnates op Has Tin
revealed Trick TTp Sleeve.
BT W. X PETHAIN.
what kind of a double-cross game is
Ihe Pacific Coast League trying to work
n Portland and the Northwest? is the
bnlversal query of the ' Portland fans
relative to the action of the 'coasters'
In deciding to allow Portland to have a
Northwestern team once more, and un
conditionally at that, with the exception
that Aberdeen is again taken Into the
Told by the Class B league.
If the Pacific Coast League is sincere
n desiring expansion to an eight-club
leaj?ue. does it nnt ctnn,i ...
- - - kiiuiiu i casuu '
that a Northwestern League of four '
ciuos wouia be made easily whipped
Into line for expansion than will a six
club circuit?
Many Queries Put by Fans.
Then again, why this sudden interest
Displayed by San Francisco and Cali
fornia magnates in the welfare of Aber
deen? To the disinterested observer It
would appear that J. Cnl Ewlng and his
colleagues have "framed" to put another
crimp in McCredie's aspirations for an
eight-club, all-coast league.- Then Wal
ter McCredie's apparent acquiescence
looks queer, especially in view of the
fact that he has frequently, in the past
few weeks, expressed himself as abso-
luteiy opposed to two clubs in Portland.
All these various angles .have caused
fans to guess at what kind of a deal
they are really up against. When
everything might have been agreeable,
the Pacific Coast League interjects a
body blow by" voting the Northwestern
league out of Portland, and then, after
Ihe Northwestern itself, votes Portland
but, the Pacific Coast League counters
rvith its belated sanction.
Somebody is undoubtedly planning to
lip Portland a large-sized. Juicy lemon
In some undecipherable manner. The
Pacific Coast League, that is the portion
of the league represented by the ma
jority, wnioh is California, is evidencing
a sudden Interest in the fortunes of
Aberdeen and the Northwestern League,
which cannot be otherwise than for an
ilterior motive.
If the Pacific Coast League entertains
Rny Idea of advocating and backing up
Representative McCredie in his proposi
tion for the forming of an eight-club,
all-coast league for 1911. this idea has
every chance In the world of being suc
cessful, with only four clubs represented
In the Northwestern circuit, for it would
require only two clubs out of a four
club circuit to accomplish the destruc
tion of any possible Northwestern
League barriers to allowing Seattle and
Spokane, not to mention a possible will
ingness of another club, to break the
Northwestern League and enter the new
circuit.
With six clubs In the Northwestern
circuit, the Pacific Coast League would
have to deal with five clubs, for Portland
would not count if the McCredles retained
control of the Class CB team here, and it
is but logical that more can be accom
plished In a four-club league, providing
two clubs were agreeable, than can pos
sibly be accomplished in a six-club league
where possibly only two of the five clubs
to be consulted are favorable.
Feature of Action Suspicious.
This feature of the action of the Pacific
Coast League is suspicious, to say the
least. It would appear that the Coasters
fcre again trying to block McCredie's ex
pansion idea, despite published statements
that they were favorable. If such proves
to be the case the fans of Portland might
possibly be prevailed upon to pass up J.
Cal Ewlng and his bunch for good and
all, for the time seems to "have arrived
when Portland should be granted freedom
from the double-crossing tactics of the
California contingent.
The longer one ponders over the sudden
change of front of the Pacific Coast
League magnates, the more pronounced
becomes the opinion that J. Cal Ewlng
has an ax to grind, and intends to slip
, over another "quince" to Portland. The
mture of this "quince" will be developed
. time.
low the Northwestern League will take
he offer of the Pacific Coast League will
emain unsolved until enough of the di
rectors can be convinced of the advisabil
ity of admitting Portland and Aberdeen
Into the fold once more.
The writer thinks It is extremely doubt
ful if the. Northwestern takes such action.
That circuit now has four good towns, and
each can' be expected to make some
money this . season. Messrs. Dugdale,
Cbhn. Brown and Schreeder are not likely
to vote to expand ho circuit to include
when only seven or eight weeks of base
ball can be had here, and in competition
with the Pacific Coast League at that.
The lesson learned last year will be
sufficiently ample to guarantee the mag
nates of the Northwestern League against
voting to invade Portland again unless
assured against loss, and also given equal
privileges in the matter of games played.
Will the Pacific Coast League split the
season here with the Northwestern
league? I guess not. That is about all
there is to the matter.
Cal Ewlng is either tossing salve to the
Northwestern magnates, or he has a
trick up his sleeve not exposed yet.
MTRKDIE WIlTj FIND TEAM
Willing to Do What Friends In
Northwestern League Want.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 26k "If the Coast League
consents, of course, we will put a North
western team in Portland, providing the
Northwestern people are satisfied," said
Representative McCredie tonight, when
shown a telegram from Portland an
nouncing the Coast League had given
Its consent to this arrangement.
"I have not heard a word direct from
the Coast League officials regarding this
matter." he added, "but this morning I
received a telegram from Aberdeen ask
ing if we would put a Northwestern team
In Portland on the conditions stated, and
tonight I replied to that telegram, saying
we would do so If it was the wish of our
friends."
ABERDEEN URGES EVERETT
Northwest League Welcomes vr
Solution of Baseball Problem.
SEATTLE, Jan. 25. It is reported from
Aberdeen today that a renewed effort to
latabllh a lhjiJiAHn.lL rtnK in TTtoAMt la
being promoted by Aberdeen baseball en
thusiasts, and thle news Is well received
here. t
If Everett will maintain a club, the
Northwestern League will be glad to take
Aberdeen back, for the four-club league,
with only two games a day, is looked
upon as unlikely to arouse enthusiasm.
The proposal from California, that them
Northwestern League place a club in
Portland, awakens little interest, because
it is felt that a McCredie Northwestern
club in Portland would not be a pennant
competitor.
SCHOOL BASKETBALL BEGINS
Portland Academy and Lincoln High
v to Meet Tonlgbt.
Portland Academy and Lincoln High
School will meet this afternoon at the
Portland Academy gymnasium for the
first Interscholastlc basketball game of
the 1910 season. The game will begin
at 2:30 o'clock.
Much Interest is centered in this
game by student fans, as it will show
the comparative strength of all the
teams in the league, as well as of the
teams playing.
On account of the interscholastlc rule
prohibiting athletes from representing
any one "of the institutions until he
has been in that school at least one
term, Runyan, the star center of the
P. A. team, will not be in today's
game. Noland or Fenton will replace
him, and the forwards, Cobb and Nor
ris, are counted upon to throw enough
baskets to make up for Runyan's ab
sence. Benz. the High School center. Is one
of the tallest players in the league and
is expected to male a good showing.
The second game of the season will
be played Friday afternoon in the Y.
M. C. A. gym between Allen Prepara
tory School and Washington High
School. The line-ups in today's gam
wil be:
Portland Academy. Lincoln KlKh School.
Cobb RPL Carlander
Norris L.FR Vosper
Noland, Fenton.... C. Benz
Bean -L F R Toomey
Bacheldor R F L,. ........... . W 1 c Ii
FANDOM AT RANDOM
BY W. J. PETRAIN.
Toledo fans who follow the fortunes
of the American Association do not rel
ish the action of the Cleveland Club
in taking "Deacon" Jim McGulre away
from them as manager. McGuire was
scheduled to handle the "Mud Hens,"
but Cleveland needed him to take -up
Lajoie's duties when the big fellow re
signed as manager.
Funny how all the old-time Cleve
land baseball team's stars get into the
chicken-raising business, either when
playing or after they retire. Elmer
Flick, Napoleon Lajole. Dare Fultz,
Harry Blake and "Terry" Turner all
own chicken ranches near Cleveland,
and ''Billy" Alvord, the Cleveland vet
eran of two decades ago, plans to have
such a ranch here in Oregon.
According to the new rules framed
by the rules committee of the major
leagues, wild pitches ami passed balls
hereafter will be classed as errors. The
ruling seems correct, for in both in
stances a fault is recorded in the work
of the players, and such are more easily
enumerated as errors.
Vie McLaglen, a young giant so
called by the Spokane critics Is her
alded as a possible opponent of Jam's
J. Jeffries by the scribes of the Falls
City. If McLaglen is no better fighter
than he is a wrestler, his friends might
save him, as well as the public, con
siderable annoyance by convincing him
of his error early.
The "Medicine Man." who contributes
breezy" sport dope for the Spokane
Spokesman-Review," labels the action
of the Northwestern League in drop
ping Aberdeen and Portland as a step
backward. The "Medicine Man" takes
the correct view of the situation, for
his argument that "six clubs are bet
ter than four" is founded on common
sense. The fans want variety.
Dave Dugdale is chuckling with glee
these days, for his two best ball-tossers
have signed for the coming season,
and were the first of the "Turks" to do
so. These are Danny Shea, the Port
land catcher, and "Pug" Bennett, un
doubtedly the best of the champion
material Dug coralled last season.
A large number of Aberdeen sports
have telegraphed to the management
of the Rose City Athletic Club for
reservations for the Jeffries-Gotch
show, which evidently means that they
intend to see the big fellow in Port
land instead of going to Seattle or Ta-'
coma. Another evidence of Aberdeen's
dissatisfaction .with the action of the
Northwestern League.
When Louie Long got to Tacoma he
explained his failure to stay with
Frankie Edwards by reasserting that
he had been fouled, and added that
Referee Jack King gave him the de
cision. If King made any decision nt
that exhibition he and all the rest of
the participants would now be In jail,
for no decisions are given In Portland.
The trouble with Long is that he was
outclassed by a better man, and the
big crowd present was witness of that
fact.
TWO SCHEDULES SUBMITTED
National League to Decide-on Long
Season Plan.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 26. Two schedules,
one for a 154-game and another for a
168-game season, will be submitted to
the National League in New York next
month. This was settled by the
schedule committee tonight, although
its labors have not been concluded. An
other session will be held tomorrow.
Official scorers here entered strong
protests against the wild-pitch and
passed-ball ruling under the revised
rules, and the committee today rescind
ed it. It was pointed out that the
battery men handled the ball scores of
.times oftener than other members of
the team, without getting any credit
for perfect work, and that it would be
unjust to charge them with fielding
errors for occasional slips.
VANCOUVER TOURNEY STILL ON
Pool and Billiard Player Half Com
plete Matches. -
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 25. (Spe
cial.) The handicap pool and billiard
tournament being played imder the
auspices' of the Commercial Club is more
than half completed. The following are
the last games played, the name of the
winner in each caso being first:
Billiards A. Pender and W. XX Smith.
90 to 8: A. Pender and A. M. Baker. 90 to
: A. R. Munger and A. Pender, 90 to 85:
W. B. Du Bois and C. Sparks, 85 to 79;
A. M. Blaker and "W". B. Du Boia. 80 to
83; R. Thoroughman and L. F. Walker. 60
to 54.
Pool A. Pender and A. R. Mmwer. 100
to 27: A. R. Munser and K. Norling. 80 to
08; a. Anderson and E. Norling. 75 to 57;
G. Anderson and A. Pender, 75 to 97; K.
Norling and J. W. Farrell. 75 to 69: A.
Pender and E. Norling. 100 to 57; A. Pen
der and R. Thoroughman. lno.to 01; w. M.
Marnhall and I. M. Srvartz. 60 to 56; W. M.
Marshall and .T. M. Tjay. 50 to 55; J. Swarti
and J. M. Lay. 0 to 52.
Church Buys Site.
LA GRANDE. Or.. Jan. 25. (Special.)
The First Methodist Episcopal Church
has completed negotiations for the pur
chase of a lot on which is proposed to
erect a $25,000 building soon. The pur
chase price of the lot was $4750.
LOCAL OPTION IN
IDAHO IS UPHELD
Gem. State Supreme Court
Renders Decision as to
, Law's Validity..
JUDGE BRYAN" AFFIRMED
Registration Statutes, Which Also
Deal With Liquor Issue, Are
Found to Be Constitutional
by Decree of Bench.
' BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 25. (Special.) The
Supreme Court today handed down an
opinion settling all doubts as to the valid
ity of the local option law attacked ever
since its passage, by declaring that it is
constitutional. This much-mooted ques
tion of the operation of its various pro
visions is gone into by the court in de
tail, and while some sections are taken
exception to, the law as a whole Is pro
nounced valid.
The opinion is on the case appealed by
Thomas Gillesby from Canyon County,
where a decision was rendered by Judge
Fj. L. Bryan affirming the order of the
Board of County Commissioners in call
ing a special eleotlon under the provisions
of the law and In which case the consti
tutionality of the act was attacked on
practically every point involving opera
tion, and enforcement of the law.
The court construes the general regis
tration laws of the state in connection
with the local option law insofar as they
are applicable, and declares that it is
entirely within the province of the Legis
lature to enact a statute, the provisions
of which will not become operative until
a future date, and to specify upon what
conditions or event such, statute will be
come operative.
ELECTION IS PUT TO TEST
Mayger Saloon man Would Upset Re
sult In Columbia.
ST. HELENS, Or.. Jan. 25. (Special.)
An echo of the local option election
was heard here to-day when John Lar
son, of Mayger, was brought before
Justice Watklns and fined J50 for dis
posing of liquor in Oak Point Precinct,
contrary to the provisions of the local
option law. John A. Collier, of Port
land, was Larson's attorney and prompt
ly . gave notice of an appeal to the
Circuit Court on the ground of the il
legality of the election.
The order calling for the local option
election in Columbia County last Novem
ber was signed by James Dart. County
Judge, neither of the Commissioners
concurring. An injunction was served
on the county officers against proceeding
with the election, one Magnus Saxon
signing the petition for Injunction. This
was tried out before Judge Eakln and
the permanent injunction denied.
Oak Point Precinct went dry and
Larson announced his intention of con
tinuing to sell liquor. The complaining
witness is Martin - White, Sheriff of
Columbia County.
INLAND FARMERS HAPPY
Grain Shows First-Class Develop
ment Noxious Weeds Scarce.
DAYTON, Wash., Jan. 25. (Special.)
Farmers of Southeastern Washington
and Eastern Oregon are elated over the
discovery, made since the Chinook
winds have swept the snow from the
fields, that Fall-sown grain has not
been perceptibly 4 injured by the ex
treme cold jnreather of the last four
weeks. Reports being received from
various points are that little damage
has been done, contradictory to pub
lished reports to the contrary.
It is stated by farmers here that
grain in the ground shows first-class
development and growth with indica
tions for a heavy stand and hardy
growth when warmer weather comes.
Only the fact that three falls of snow
came at opportune times during the
cold spell prevented a loss of thousands
of dollars to Inland Empire farmers.
On the other hand it is the freezing
and thawing is beneficial to the plowed
ground. Noxious weeds are expected
to be scarce this year.
M'MINNVILLE CLUB BUSY
"Coming-Out" Party to Be Given on
Eve of "Groundhog" Day.
M'MINNVILLE. Or., Jan. 25. (Special.)
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the new year "coming out" party of
the rehabilitated McMinnvllle Commercial
Club and the Ladles' Civic Improvement
Club, which is scheduled to take place
on Tuesday evening, February 1.
The committee in charge has wisely
chosen the eve of "groundhog day" as the
most appropriate time to bring the citi
zens from their holes, and to make the
success of the gathering doubly sure the
occasion is to be topped off with a ban
quet. A large number of invitations have been
sent out to prominent men of the state
to be present, among them being many
who were former residents of this county
and who "got their start in old Yahmill."
SHOT HITS PEACEMAKER
Saloonman Hurt in Row Between
"Swamper" and Customer.
MONTESANO. Wash.. Jan. 25. (Spe
cial.) H. L. Moffit, one of the pro
prietors of the Blue Front Saloon, was
shot and seriously wounded this after
noqn when trying to quiet a row be
tween the "swamper" of his saloon
and Frank Sporan. The two men were
fighting, when Mr. Moffit stepped up
to Interfere, telling the swamper to fco
to bed, and at the same time pushing
Sporan away.
He heard the snap of a gun and
Jumped, but was not quick enough,
and the bullet struck him in the right
side Just above the hip.
Sporan was arrested. He is a logger
and quit his Job this morning.
John P. Paul Dead.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 25. (Special.)
John P. Paul, for many years a resident
of Pacific County, and a pioneer of the
Pacific Northwest, died in this city Sun
day evening of heart failure. He was
born in Ohio in 1828, and came to .the
Coast in 1853. locating in California. In
1862 he moved to Portland and worked
at the carpenter trade there until five
years later, when he moved to Knappton,
Wash., then known as Cementvllle, and
finally located at Nahcotta. His wife
died several years ago and far as
known ha left no relatives.
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$16.00 square Table in fumed oak, 6 feet
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$20.00 square Table in fumed oak, 10 feet
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$38.00 Table in quartered golden oak,
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$52.00 Table in fumed oak, 8 feet exten
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45c Scalloped Vegetable Dishes, 7-in. 32
Set of 6 Sauce Dishes,- reg. 70c set 45
65c Baking Dishes, 8-in. special at 48
80c Jugs, large size special at, each 64
$1.25 covered Butter Dishes special 80
. Set of 6 Tea Cups and Saucers regularly
$1.20 speciar at, set 94
Set Of 6 Plates, 7-ineh, regularly $1.30
special at, set '.-92
Set of 6 Oatmeal Dishes, regularly $1.50
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Set of 6 Coffee Cups and Saucers, regularly
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$2.00 Platters, Ofi-inch-special at $1.36
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JEFF SEATS If! DEMAND
KOSE CITY CICB WORRIES
ABOUT ACCOMMODATIONS.
Two Champions to Be Entertained
and Will Entertain in Port
land Xext Friday.
.With arrangements made for seating
over 3000 fans at the Exposition Rlnfc
next Friday night, when James J. Jef
fries appears in N Portland, the Rose
City Athletic Club is commencing 10
'worry over lack of accommodations.
Jeffries, Gotch. Berger and the bal
ance of the notable troupe of star per
formers will reach Portland.. Friday
morning, and Portland, or at least the
sporting element of this city, will wel
come the big champion with open arms.
He is the idol of the American sports
men of today, and until his colors are
lowered by some other heavyweight,
he will continue to enjoy public favor.
A reader of these columns writes to
ask why Jeffries is referred to as the
champion when Jack Johnson holds the
title. Will the inquisitive one please
inform the general public when and
at what time did Jack Johnson defeat
Jeffries for the title? Jeffries holds
the world's championship today just as
much as he did four or five years ago.
for a championship cannot be given
away by any- individual holder, and
Tommy Burns' title to it was mythical.
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CAGES T0CLIMB BLUFF
Oregon City Franchise Sought for
Elevators, Fare One Cent.
OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 25. (Spe
cial.) M. B. Jacobs tonight asked the
City CouncU for a franchise to con
struct and operate elevators connecting
the business portion of the city with
the bluff. Jacobs proposes .to build
elevators at Third and at Eighth streets
and to charge one cent fare for pas
sengers. The application was referred
to the street committee.
The Council tonight concluded to
proceed with the improvement of
Eleventh street, which has been held
up for many months on an injunction
suit. Judge Elklns last week dis
solved the injunction and the city will
ask for bids for the improvement.
The switches of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company, in the
south end of the city, near the mills
of the Hawley Pulp & Paper Company,
will be torn out by the Superintendent
of Streets, unless the company replaces
the present switches with modern
equipment by February 10.
Leon Mansnr Dead.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 25. (Special.) Leon
Mansur, who for many years' was one
of the most widely-known lumbermen of
this ssctlon, died at his home in this" city,
aged 76, as the result of a paralytio stroke
Toll
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he suffered over a year ago. He was
born near Toronto. Canada, April 24, 1833.
When 5 years old he moved, with his
parents to New Hampshire and later
to Lowell, Mass.. where at the age of 21
years he was foreman of a cotton mill.
In the early '60s he came to- California
and engaged In mining at various places
as far north as Fraser River. Finally he
went to Coos iBay and. was in the employ
of the Simpson Lumber Company at that
place for 14 years. In 1S76 he came to
Knappton as foreman of the Simpson,
mill there, a position he held until about
seven years ago. He left a widow, a
eon and daughter and three grand
children. MANEUVERS AUGUST
War Department Lays Plans lor
American Lake.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 25. Under instructions be
1 n pr prepared In tha wa. rw
joint maneouvers to be held at American
mis year will cover practically
the entire month of August.
State and Federal forces will be un
der the command of the commanding
officer of the Department of the Co
lumbia. The mtltia of Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana and North Da
kota will participate along with the
following regulars: Six troops of the
First Cavalry, two battalions Second
Field Artillery, all First, Fourteenth
and Twenty-first Infantry, four com
panies Second Infantry, one company
Engineers from Vancouver, Company E
Signal Corps, and half of Company E
Hospital Corps.
The dates on which various state
troops will participate will be arranged
through the Adjutant-Generals of the
various states.
SOCIALISTS B. C. FACTION
Jardine, Liberal, Joining: Them,
Makes Party the Opposition.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 25. (Special.)
Although not officially recognized as
yet, the opposition faction in British Co
lumbia politics is now the Socialist in
stead of the Liberal party, the first So
cialist opposition in American politics.
The recent general election resulted in
the return of two Liberals and two So
cialists In opposition to Premier Mc
Brtae and his Conservative following of
37 members. Today Jardine, Liberal for
Esquimau, allied himself with the So
cialists under H aw thorn th wal tea' leader
ship, leaving Brewster, the sole repre
sentative in the Legislature of Sir Wil
frid Laurier's party.
Suit Transferred to Portland.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 25. (Special.) An
order was made In the Circuit Court to
day transferring the suit of William O.
Heller against the Ilwaco -Mill A Lum
ber Company to the United States Court
in Portland. The action seeks to re
cover $3000 damages for alleged breach o"f
contract. The complaint asserts that ac
cording to the contract the defendant was
Oilblbs, line.
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styles prettily trimmed with Valenciennes and Cluny laces and insertions
others hand-embroidered. Also with lace yokes, while many are in straight-line
effects. Long-sleeve and hih-neck styles, and those with the popular Dutch
pecks. That every Lingerie Waist in our stock iB included in these four lots makes
it doubly interesting to the woman or miss who is awaiting such an opportunity.
ARE THESE AND
MANY OTHER BARGAINS
to erect an electric light plant adjoining
its mill at Ilwaco. Wash., the plaintiff
to have charge of it for three years and
to receive 75 per cent of the gross re
ceipts. The complaint says the plaintiff
began the work, but sold its plant and
terminated the contract without the
piainun s consent. ,
BEACH ROAD PROGRESSES
Work of Blasting on Hog Point Is
Half Completed.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 25. (Special.)
The members of the County Court have
returned from inspecting the roads in
the Cannon Beaoh District and report
that the work of blasting a road out
of the rock along the front of Hug
Point on the ocean beach is about half
completed. This road will be between
300 and 400 feet long and will enable
teams to travel around that point when
ever they can proceed along the beach.
The Court decided that the route al
ready surveyed from Arch Cape Creek
to the south line of the county to form
a connection with the highway being
built by Tillamook County around the
face of Necarnie mountain Is the most
practical that can be selected and the
work of improving It will be begun early
in the Spring.
TRACY'S TRIAL IS HURRIED
Prosecution Believes Is Has Strong
Case Against Accused.
PENDLETON. Or., Jan. 24. (Spcial.)
George Tracy, alias C. W. Arnold, Is now
on trial for his life, having been charged
with the murder of Alfred Rlebel, near
Umatilla, the evening of November 23.
Remarkable progress was made today,
the 12 jurors having been selected and
the case stated by the attorneys for each
side. Tomorrow the taking of testimony
will begin and it is expected that the
trial will ba concluded by Wednesday
evening.
Though the case against Arnold is
purely circumstantial, the prosecution
insists it has a strong case. The two men
rode out of Echo together. Arnold re
turned with both horses. Two days later,
the read body of Rlebel was found and
the horses' tracks, at ' the scene of the
murder, were followed back to Echo.
Salem After Quicker Mall.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 25. The Salem
Board of Trade Is circulating a petition
among the state offices today for a
mail service on the Oregon Electric
Railroad between Portland and Salem.
The state officials and citizens in gen
eral in Salem are highly in favor of
the plan, owing to the expeditious man
ner in which mail can be delivered from
Portland points.
Storm Destroys Stervenson Flume.
STEVENSON, Wash., Jan. 25. Wht
was considered only a few hundred dol
lars damaee to th lrtrfr iichtin- -i n
of this place, last Friday, by the landslide.
naa atvtiopeo into a very serious matter.
Housefurnishing Goods
Sold on Easy Payments
Four Lots
$2.25 and
Waists... .
$5.50 and
Waists
ONE-PAIR AND TWO-PAIR LOTS
Portieres andlesI
1 pair of Blue Portieres, with applique
border, $15.00 val., at, pair $5.00
2 pair of Rose Portieres, all-over pat
tern, $8.00 values, at, pair $4.50
1 pair plain Red Portieres, $10,00 val.,
at, pair $5.00
1 pair Blue Repp Portieres, $13.50
val., at, pair. ,. . .$6.75
1 pair Crash Portieres, with applique
border, $26.00 value, at, pair.$10.00
1 pair Tapestry Portieres, all-over fig
ured effect, $25 val., at pair, $10.00
1 pair Red Velour Portieres, with
leather applique, $25.00 values, at,
pair $10.00
1 Green Silk Panel, with embroidered
border, $90.00 values, at $35.00
1 pair Red Velvet Portieres, with fig
ured border, $25 val., at, pair, $13.50
Single Portieres of gray silk velour,
with applique border, $75 val. $10.00
1 pair Green Crash Portieres, with ap
plique border, $35 val., at, pr. $15.00
1 pair Green Velour Portieres, with
embroidered border, $95.00 value, at,
pair $20.00
1 pair Portieres, in rose shade, $60.00
value, at, pair $25. OO
another slide having taken out the bal
ance of the flume, in all over TOO feet.
Samson & Orson, the owners, had a force
at work repairing the first damage but
are compelled to stop work until after
the Spring rains, which will keep this
place In darkness for three or four
months. The damage will amount to a
thousand dollars.
EUGENE STORES RAIDED
Slen and Women Thieves Help
Themselves Police Delayed.
EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 25. (Specials
Two men and two women were seen
to enter Gibson's store and meat marlret
last night and before the police could
be called the parties had made their
escape, taking with them a supply of
groceries and scattering candies, cakes,
nuts and pipes along the sidewalk and
Into the streets.
Earlier In the evening the Jacobs
second-hand store was entered and a
gun scabbard and some cartridges
taken.
Governor to Meet With Grange.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 25. (Special.)
Governor Hay Saturday will meet the
members of Thurston County Pomona
Grange, which last Saturday passed a
resolution condemning his state road
scheme. State Secretary Lewis, of the
State Grange, and local master chaplain,
met the Governor today and arranged
for the Saturday session when the -Governor
will discuss his plans with Grange
members.
Detroit Pledges Big Stake.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25. It has been de
cided that the Horseman and Spirit of
the Times Futuritv ciLa rt
1907 will be raced at the Detroit Grand
Circuit meeting during the first week In
August. xnis is a guaranteed stake of
not less than J15.000. all the money sub
scribed above the guarantee being added
to the guaranteed amount.
Expo Rink, Friday Night
. January 28
Auspices Rose City A. C.
James J. Jeffries
Champion of the World.
FRANK GOTCH
World's Champion Wrestler,
rm. ROLLER,
SAM BERGFB)
FARMF.R BrRXS,
JACK MfORMACK
and others.
jack r;nvr will referee.
Seats on ale at
SCHILLER'S,
Sixth and Wnahlngton.
, SCHILLER'S,
' Fonrtk and Wanbtngton.
Mail Orders Filled.
Reserved Seats 2 OO
General Admission. ............ 91.00