VOL,. XLIX. NO. 15,342
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
1908 BEEF PROBE
GORRUPT.'TIS SI
Four Grand Jurors De
mand New Inquiry.
FAITH HEALSW0IYIAN
LONG PARALYZED
IS
JOHN SILAS REED
DROPS FROM SIGHT
TAFT MAY CONCEDE
POWER TO STATES
BATTLESHIP PLAGE
TAKEN BY AIRSHIP
GREAT
FRAUD
TERROR-STRICKEN
DOWIE DISCIPIjB CURES BY
PRAYER IX COTTAGE GROVE.
PORTLAND STCDEXT ' AT HAR
VARD STRANGELY MISSING.
5IEW YORK AVIATOR PREDICTS
XEW WAR STYLE.
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WATINC
INSURANCE
UNCOVERED
UNDUE INFLUENCE SUGGESTED
Few Delvers Would Indict, but
Prosecution Faltered.
LANDIS TOLD, THEN ACTS
Threats to Kxpose Former Failure
Forced Present Investigation.-
Assistant Attorney-General
to Watch Procedure.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27. Four members of
the Federal grand jury which Investi
gated the so-called "beef trust" in
1908 forced the Government, through
Judge Landis, to start the present In
quiry, according to a report current
here today.
Assistant Attorney-General "Wade
Kills, who passed the day here, denied
that there was any friction 'among
Government officials concerning the
present Investigation, and that District
Attorney Sims would remain In charge.
Concerning the Inception of the pres
ent action. It Is said there would have
been none, had the four dissatisfied
Jurymen not sought the aid of Judge
Landis.
This quartet, it Is said, was willing
to Indict the packers In December,
1908, and finally became so Indignant
over the Increasing price of meat that
they informed Judge Landis that they
thought It was time for the Govern
ment to begin another inquiry.
Prosecntlon. Changed Heart.
The report of the four Jurors alleged
that enough evidence was submitted
to the 1908 grand jury to warrant true
bills, and that. In spite of this, there
was a sudden apathy on the part of
those behind the prosecution. They
also said that If the Investigation was
not renewed immediately they would
make a statement to the public setting
forth their theory of why the prosecu
tion had been dropped.
Following the jurors' complaint.
Judge Tandls is said to have made the
Investigation that resulted in the pres
ent action being started. Judge Lan
dis, it is asserted, got in touch with the
evidence submitted to the 1908 grand
Jury, and he is determined that the
present action shall not be nullified by
influence outside the grand jury room.
In h,is statement concerning the pur
pose of his visit here and the scope :l
the present Investigation, Mr. EHIs
aid:
FrobeFmlcr AVay Long.
"I have spent the dny in conference
Kh the United States District Attorney
and his. aR57lstfl.nt!, and In a call upon
Judge Landis, whom I have known pleas
antly for many years. There is no fric
tion whatever in the beef Inquiry.
"The Department of Justice has been
at work, for five or six months Investiga
ting departments of the fresh meat indus
try since the last action of the Govern
ment and especially the relation of the
situation to the prices of food and prod
ucts, with "a view to ascertaining whether
a cause of action now exists.
"The Investigation will be conducted
under the anti-trust statute and may bo
..either civil or criminal.
.Kills to Watch Ipqulry.
"Proceedings now In progress before the
Federal grand jury of this district are In
line with this Investigation. Ordinarily,
cases , presented to the grand Jury for
trial in the Courts are wholly within the
routine duties of the T'nlted States At
torney. Where, however, the subject of
Inquiry affects the country at large end
especially where it Involves the complaint
of a violation of the anti-trust statute
having a more than local effect, the. Attorney-General
exercises a special super
vision. He Is particularly charged by
th law with the enforcement of this act
and my duties in this behalf are also
fixed by statute under hte direction.
"There will be no change in the pres
ent instance. Mr. Sims, in -whom the
Attorney-General has entire confidence,
will present his testimony to the grand
Jury. After this testimony is In I have
no doubt the grand Jury will do its full
duty, oth to the Government and those
against whom" such, testimony .may be ad
duced. "I expect to keep in touch with the
Inquiry: to oome to Chicago whenever It
may seem neoessary and participate, now
or later. In any way that shall seem ad
visable." BROTHERS HAD NEVER MET
State Houso Watchman Meets Rela
tive, 3 7, for First Time.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.)
Charles . Holmstrom. night watchman
at the State House, is entertaining his
brother, 37 years old. whom he had
never seen until the latter arrived here
a few days ago from Sweden.
The Salem man left Sweden before
Ills brother was born.
Rochester Editor Passes.
ROCHESTER, NT. T.. Jan. 27. Al
bert R. Haven, editor of the Rochester
Vnion and Advertiser, died today, aged
69 years, lie wxp juivexal puucessful
Playsu,
Mrs. W. A. Williams Arises From
Bed and Walks for First Time
in 30' Years."
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. W. A. Williams, who has been
bed-ridden 30 years from paralysis of the
legs arose from her bed today and walked
around the room without assistance. Since
her first successful effort tcj walk Mrs.
Williams has continued to gain strength,
and notwithstanding her age of more
than 60 years is confident that her re
covery Is complete.
She believes that she has been divinely
healed through a messenger of God In
the person of Delovergne, at one time a
follower of Dowie, and who recently came
here from the Hast. Delevergne had held
a long season of prayer with Mrs. Wil
liams yesterday, encouraging the Invalid
to believe that through faith she could
be healed.
Immediately after Mrs. Williams had
arisen and walked friends and relatives.
Including some of the ministers of the
city, assembled 'and' "congratulatory
prayer service was held, in which Mrs.
Williams took an active part.
COUNCIL CHASES MONKEY
Los Angeles City Fathers Capture
Runaway From Theater.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) Furniture was overturned in the
City Council chamber today during a
wild chase for a monkey.
Half the employes of the City Hall
engaged in the monkey hunt. The ani
mal, which is a member of a troupe of
trained monkeys, escaped from a
theater after the performance. The
monkey was discovered on the roof
of the City Hall. Three men mounted
the roof and the monkey was cornered,
but escaped by sliding down a rain
spout to the second floor. Through an
open window he gained access to the
Council chamber, where he was cap
tured. .
JOY MILLER IN CANADA
Football Player Dazed and Without
Funds in Strange Town.
DETROIT, Jan. 27. The relatives . of
Joy Miller,, the deposed captain of the
University of Michigan football eleven,
who has been missing since the announce
ment was made early this month that he
was not a bonafide student at the univer
sity, have received word that he was in
McGregor, Manitoba, January 14.
J. Myle has sent from Spokane, Wash.,
a letter given to him by a strange young
man whom' he befriended In McGregor
and who appeared to be dazed and out of
funds. The letter proved to be one given
to Miller by a girl friend in Ann Arbor
and was sent by Myle to the glrl"s ad
dress. CONSULAR AGENT MISSING
Italian Representative of Kansas
City Persecuted by Clique.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27. Pietro IsnardI,
Italian consular agent at Kansas City.
Mo., has disappeared, according to a
statement made here today by Guldo
Sabetta, the Italian Consul. Mr. Sabet
ta. said he feared IsnardI had become
mentally unbalanced 'because of perse
cution by a certain element of the
Kansas City Italians. , .
About $2000 Is Involved in the dis
appearance, but Mr. Sabetta said Is
nardl's accounts with his government
and with the American Express Com
pany, of which he was agent, are
square.
SNAKE VENOM DISEASE FOE
Rattler's Poison Frees Consumptive
of Night Sweats.
STOCKTON. Jan. 27. After three
weeks of the use of venom from rat
tlesnakes 'In treatment for tubercu
losis of the lungs, In a Lodl case that
was In Its last stages. Dr.' Hull of
Stockton reported, some improvement
of the patient, who Is a son of Super
visor Newton.
The poison is administered accord
ing to a formula recommended by East
ern physicians who have tried the cure.
In the Lodl case the young man is
reported as freed from night sweats.
A permanent cure, however, is hardly
looked for.
WOMEN FIGHT 'RED. LIGHTS'
Purity Campaign in Chicago Opens
With March on City Hall.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27. Under the lead
ership of Mrs. Emily M. Hill, president
of the Cook County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and Dr. jillce C.
O'Neal, between 400 and 500 women
visited the City Hall today to present
to Mayor Busse resolutions calling on
the municipal officers to eliminate dis
reputable districts in the city.
B. C. MAY CURB ORIENTALS
Dominion Asked to Pass Law Bar
ring Them From Acquiring Land.
VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. 27. A resolu
tion calling on the provincial government
to ask Ottawa to enact a law forbidding
Orientals to acquire land was Introduced
In the provincial Legislature by W. H.
Cay ward, member for Cowichan today.
The resolution will be Considered Tuesday.
Seine Drops Bit, But
Soon Rises Again.
HISTORIC PLACES IN DANCER
Streets Cave in, Walls Crum
ble and Drains Burst.
CREST OF FLOOD TODAY
Large Part of City in Darkness and
Soldiers Work by Torchlight to
Build Dikes Water Supply
Will Last for Several Days.
ITS MANY TRIBUTARIES SWELL
RIVKB SETSK TO VOLUME SOI
. CONTAINED BY WALLS.
Fed "by Innumerable tributaries,
in turn swelled by torrential rains,
which pour in their floods along- its
500 tortuous mllea. the River Seine,
ordinarily a placid, gentle stream,
has become a raging torrent, carrying
into Paris far more water than can
be contained In Its masonry walls.
As It flows through Paris, the Seine
Is about -500 feet broad, feut below
the city It spreads out till it forms
an estuary near Its mouth six miles
In width.
The Saine rises, 20 miles from Di
jon, in the Department of v'ote d'Or,
in Eastern France, part of the old
province of Burgundy. Its general
course Is Northwest through Corbell,
Paris. Saint-Cloud, Saint-Denis,
Saint-Germain. Polasy. Mantes. El
beuf, Rouen and Caudebec. It flows
into the English Channel . near
Havre. The largest of the tribu
taries are the Tonne, Eure, Aube,
Maine and the Oise at Paris. A net
work of canals connects It with the
Rhone, Rhine, Meuse and Loire
through Its tributaries, making an
-area, of about l5,70O square miles In
its basin. Very heavy rains have
swelled all the streams In the east
of France, hence the floods.
PARIS, Jan. 27. Waters of the Seine
creep slowly higher, each Inch widely
extending the area of destruction,
desolation and ruin.
Flood conditions had become much
worse at 2 o'clock this morning-, par
ticularly, in the south and east sections.
In the old Latin Quarter the situation
was critical.
The sidewalk of the Qual des
Grandes Augustine collapsed and fell
Into the Orleans Company's tunnel be
neath, further extending the flood
through the ancient streets, partic
ularly the Rue Jacob and around the
Institute of France.
Sewers Burst, Causing Darkness.
Many sewers burst In the Twelfth
Arrondissement, one of the biggest in
Paris, the whole of which Is now sub
merged and has been plunged into
darkness on account of the breaking of
the gas mains.
The half-flooded He St. Ixuis,
which is: connected with the He de
la Cite by means of the Pont St. Louis,
Is likely to be. totally submerged wlth-
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Three Days' Search of Xew England
Cities Fruitless and Friends
Are Much Alarmed.
BOSTON', Mass., Jan. 27. (Special.)
John Silas Reed, of -Portland, Or., a
member of the senior class at Harvard
University, Is strangely missing, and
the police of this city, after a fruitless
search, have sought the aid of the po
lice in every city in New England and
New York.
It is the general belief at the college
and particularly among. Reed's Intimate
friends, that overstudy- has brought on
a nervous attack and that some harm
has befallen him.
Reed has been missing for three
days. Every hotel In the city was
searched today, but no trace of the
missing student could be obtained. ;
Reed has been taking up considera
ble special work this year In connec
tion with the regular course, and It is
thought that the work has been too
much for him. '
FIREMEN SHYL0CK SLAVES
Iios Angeles Heroes Declared Loan
Sharks' Victims Chief Acts.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27. (Special.)
"Half the firemen in this city are in
peonage to loan sharks."
This startling statement was -made
at the meeting of the fire committee
today, by Chief Lips. A committee to
Investigate the 'situation and provide
a remedy was at once appointed.
"If the committee so empowers us,"
said Committee Chairman Hawley, "we
can free the firemen from this down
right peonage. The loan sharks can
be given a choice to allow their vic
tims to settle ' on a fair interest per
cent basis. If they refuse to do so,
then each fireman can declare himself
a bankrupt. I know of a fireman who
originally borrowed ?400, but now owes
600 after paying . Interest for six
years.
"The' evil effects of these bloodsuck
ers on the department can easily 'be
inferred. No man oppressed by debt
is in a fit mental state for work."
DR. PARKER IS STILL LOW
Three Physicians In Consultation at
Avaloit Surgeohs'Aro Hopeful.
A V AXON, Catallna Island. Cal., Jan.
27. (Special.) Dr. E. D. Johnson of
Portland, Dr. , J. I. Peckham and Dr.
Nooman Bridge of Los Angeles, are
In consultation here over the serious
condition of. Dr. E. H. Parker of Port
land. Though Dr. Parker is critically
ill with pneumonia, the three surgeons
attending him entertain hopes for his
recovery.
Mrs. Parker is on the-way here, a
wireless message yesterday urging her
to come to Avalon as quickly as pos
sible. HOPE FOR SORROWING GIRL
Body, Supposed to Be That of David
Evans, Is Stranger's.
j
SPOKANE, Jan. 27. Alice Burney, at
Walla Walla, who has been grieving
for her sweetheart. David Evans, sup
posed to have been killed in this city
January 19, at the Langham hotel, can
dry her tears and be happy. Her sweet
heart is. still alive. ,,
Tom Evans, brother of David Evans,
arrived In the city last night from
Portland.' He stated positively to .the
undertakers today that the body was
not that of his brother. The corpse is
not yet Identified.
THOSE COMETS DON'T WATCH OUT.
Mind Open on Control
of Water.
ISSUE PRESSES IN CONGRESS
Administration Plan Now Op
posed to Western Idea.
LONG CONTEST PROMISED
Roosevelt Shown " to Have, Believed
in Federal Regulation Only Until
. States Took Interest Pin
chot More Radical.
BY HARRY J. BROmi.
OREGONLVN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 20. Great effort Is being
made to Induce Congress to pass a bill
governing the development and use of
water power in the public land states
of the West, but before such a bill is
enacted, a long and bitter fight will oc
cur in both branches of the National
Legislature, and there is possibility of a
deadlock, which will result In the de
feat of all pending bills. However, men
who are sincerely In favor of sane and
practical regulation of water power de
velopment are at work trying to bring
the question to the front at as early a
date as possible, so that existing dif
ferences may bo reconciled, and a water
power conservation law be written on
the statute books.
State Control Is Issue.
The chief struggle will come over the
question whether water-power develop
ment and use shall be regulated by the
states or by the Federal Government.
Bills recognizing both, are now pending,
and there are strong partisans on tho
two sides of this much-discussed ques-'-tion.
The . decision . Is with Congress,
and unless some legislation Is enacted,
"conservation" will be an issue in the
coming campaign, and the inaction of
Congress will be used as an argument
in favor of the overthrow of the pres
ent Republican majority.
At this stage of he proceedings, the
Administration stands with the ultra
Conservationists in favor of Federal con
trol, and a considerable element of
Westerners in both branches of Congress
agrees with, the stand taken by the Gov
ernors of tho-various states at their re
cent convention, in favor of state . con
trol. The bill representing the Admin
istration view is that introduced by
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota. The ideas
of the Governors and of the Western
contingent generally underlie the bill in
troduced by Senator Carter, of Montana.
Administration Bill Evasive.
The Administration bill virtually recog
nizes the right of the states to control
the waters of non-navigable streams
within their borders, . but dodges this
question, and proceeds upon the theory,
as explained by the President In his
message, that whoever controls the land
adjacent to the streams controls the
use of Its waters; in other words, the
riparian owner is strategically located
so as to be in a position to utilize the
water, to the exclusion of all others..
And the Administration bill Is so framed
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'Xo Nation Would Xbw Dare Send
Warship Fleet Here," Declares
Clifford Harmon in Address.
PASADENA. Cal., Jan. 27. Clifford B.
Harmon, the New York aeronaut, de
clared today in a lecture before the
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce that
the day of the battleship had passed.
No nation, he said, Would dare to
send a fleet of warships to these shores
on a hostile mission with such mas
ters of the air as Curtiss, Hamilton,
Willard and others ready to meet it.
"It has already been demonstrated,"
said Mr. Harmon, "that one balloon or
aeroplane can carry sufficient explo
sives to annihilate any fleet in the
world, (While the warships would be
powerless to protect themselves. ;
"Before they could reach our coast
our aviators, flying at a great height,
could sail out over them and sink them
one by one. Within a year there prob
ably will be a score of men in this
country who could undertake such a
task with safety."
BOYS BURGLE GUN STORE
Quantity of Firearms Found In
Homes of Eugene Youths.
"
EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) Vic
tor Bower and Lester Deadmond, two of
the four boys who pleaded guilty to have
stolen brandy from Charles Knopp, a
farmer, today pleaded guilty to having
stolen a large quantity of revolvers, car
tridges, hunting knives and other articles
from HJll'9 gun store and Joe Jacogs sec
ond -hsnd store.
After having pleaded guilty to thai first
offenoe the boys were paroled In the
hope of securing a confession to the
second and more serious crime of bur
glary. The plunder was found In the
homes of tbe boys.
Bowers and Deadmond are sons of
prominent and respected families here.
Bowers' father is a farmer and the elder
Deadmond resides In Eugene. The parents
assisted the authorities as far as possi
ble" in securing the confessions and the
stolen property. Bowers has only one leg,
the other having ben amputated after
a shooting accident.
ELLA GINGLES MARRIED
Ijace Maker, Alleged Victim of Tor
tures, Weds in Ireland.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 27. (Special.) Ella
Gingles, the Irish lace'maker, who was
the chief figure In a sensational trial
in this city, in which it was asserted
that she was gagged, bound and tor
tured on two occasions by "white slav
ers" in the Wellington Hotel, is now a
bride.
The formal announcement came to
day in letters that on January 12 she
was married to William Drummond at
Larne, Ireland. At the close of the
trial here. In which persons accused
by the girl failed to connect her with
the alleged theft of some lace, she was
deported, being placed in charge nt
Mrs. G. Vandusen Cooke, who makes
ihe announcement of the wedding.
The girl was taken from here to her
former home In Larne. She came hero
from Canada, where she also had some
exciting experiences, according to the
testimony at the trial.
HUNTER SECURES WILDCAT
Climbs Tree Arter Animal, Slips Dog
Collar on It, Leads It Home.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 27. (Special.)
Charles V. Brown has brought back
from a hunting trip on the Upper
Necanlcum a. live" wild cat. The animal
Is comparatively large and as active as
when in the woods. Mr. Brown was
alone On the trip, and says his dog
chased the cat up a tree. He took the
collar off his dog and the chain from
his pocket and also climbed the tree.
The wild cat appeared docile so he
put the collar around its neck and led
it down by the chain and into Seaside.
He says that If any one doubts this
story he has the wild cat to prove It.
FISHERMENUP IN ARMS
Oregon City Objects to Closing River
to Salmon Catching.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) The fishermen of this locality
are up in arms over the order just
promulgated by the State Board of Fish
Commissioners In closing the Willam
ette River at this point to Balmon fish
ing from March 1 to May 1, andwill
hold a mass meeting In this city Sat
urday to determine what action they
will take in fighting the movement.
Last year Master Fish Warden Mc
Allister attempted to close the river to
salmon fishing In the interest of propa
gation, but he failed to post the notices
on the bank of the stream within tho
period required by law, and the state
failed to make prosecutions stick as a
result.
ICE BLOCKS UP THE DALLES
Steamer Bailey Gatzert, Unable to
Make Dock, Returns.
THE DALLES, 'Or.. Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) The steamer Bailey Gatzert
came up the river from Lyle, arriving
about 9 o'clock today, cutting a passage
through the ice part of the way, but
was unable to make the dock and re
turned at once.
The Columbia Is slowly clearing of
Ice above, so that passengers may be
transferred to the North Bank road, by
rowboat, but the ice is banking; in the,
narrows below. ,
Agents and Doctors in
Louisville Accused.
AGED AND INFIRM INSURED
Indiana and Kentucky Com
panies Are Victimized,
GANG NUMBERS 50 PERSONS
Arrest of Three Well-Known Louis
ville Agents Is First Step Per
sons in Good Health Imper
sonated Aged and Infirm.
LOUISVILLE-, Ky Jan. 27. John JT.
Keane, P. J. Needham and T. T. O'Leary,
agents representing a number of Insur
ance companies in Indiana, Tennessee,
Kentucky and other states, tonight were
arrested on warrants charging them with
conspiracy to derfraud.
The warrants were sworn out by S. C.
Renick. secretary and treasurer of the
Indiana National Life Insurance Com
pany. While the amount involved Is not
state. It Is understood to reach $200,000
or more in policies alleged to have been
written on the lives of persons virtually
certain to die within a few months the
fraud consisting of the impersonation of
sick and incurable persons by healthy
ones employed for the purpose.
It Is believed the alleged conspiracy
is far-reaching and investigation will
be made not only here, but In New Al
bany, Ind., and perhaps in other cities.
Fraud Involves 6 0 Persons.
It Is stated the arrest of these men
Is only the first step In the Investiga
tion of an affair that Involves more
than 50 persons and relates to fraudu
lently obtained life insurance policies
to the value of more than $200,000. It
Is also said that many physicians are
Involved.
One physician. It Is said, has admit
ted that he acted as a participant in
a conspiracy by filling out medical cer
tificates certifying that men and
women he had never seen were good
insurance risks.
In many cases, It Is believed, the
physicians were imposed upon. It has
developed, so it is charged, that per
sons examined gave false names to the
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Weather.
TESTETl.D-4 Y'S "Maximum temperature.
49.8 degrees; minimum temperature, 40.7.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; southerly -winds.
Foreign.
Japanese statesmen sorry if reply to Knox'i
note seemed curt ; declare warm friend
ship for irnited States. Page 2.
Premier Aaqulth. preparing plan, of attack
on power of Lords. Page 5.
Parts await terror-stricken still higher ws
ter; awful damage done. Pago 1.
National.
Representative Boutell declares Payne tar
iff bill will toe Justified by, results.
Page i
Postal Savings Bank hill Introduced In Sen
ate by Carter of Montana, page 2.
Conservation of water power of West is
growing Issue in 'Congress; Taft may yield
to state control Idea. Page 1.
t. Domestic.
New York aviator declares day of battle
ship is past. Paso 1.
Aliened graft revealed through indictments
of city officials of Chit-ago. Page 1.
Four former beef trust probers. It is s-ald.
forced present inquiry by hinting inves
tigation ot 1908 was corrupt. Page 1.
Rich Los Angeles parents gave babies to
woman, who posed as mother of Quad
ruplets. Page .
Wholesale fraud on life Insurance companies
by agents and doctors discovered at
Louisville. Page 1.
Sport.
Jeffries, with troupe of athletes, to arrive
here today. Page 7.
Jeffries Is peevish when interviewed by Ore
gon tan. Page 7.
J. Cal Ewlng laughs at Dtigdale's proposal
to buy Portland franchise for $2,000.
Page 7.
Western Fair Association planned to fur
ther racing Interests west of Rockies
Page 15.
Rose city Athletic Club plans to bring fa
mous aviators here February 23. Page 12.
- Pacific Northwest.
Plans of King County Republicans to unite
on Senatorial candidate may fail; Hum
phries against "advleory primary. Page
c
Washington has enough granted land to
buiid two capltols and sales will soon
begin. Page 8.
Retail Merchants Association chooses Salem
as next convention city. Page 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat buying for Mexican shipmsnt re
ported on Sound. Page 19.
Good demand for wheat causes firm, prices
at Chicago. Page 19.
Paris flood given as reason for stock sell
ing. Page 19.
Tug Wallula misses rich prize by abandon
ing W. H. Smith. Page 19.
. Portland and Vicinity.
Society will see auto show today ; manager
estimates that week attendance will be
44.00u. Page 12.
O. & W. railroad station at Seattle - to be
rushed to completion. Page IS.
Trio of prineville ranchmen fined for fenc
ing in public lands. Page 14.
Streetcar fender tested ; Mayor impressed
by type submitted by street railway
company. Page 9.
Broadway bridge Question now up to Judges.
ecislon soon. Pag At
Judge Bronaugh sets March 15 date of trial
of W. H. Moore, alleged bankwrecker.
Page 14.
Objection to testimony on unsigned letters
In Hermann trial sustained after objec
tion by defense. Page 14.
Pure Breed Livestock Association declare
in resolut Ion that meat boycott will in
jure producers most. Page 13.
Dr. Fred B- Smith, Y. M. C A., religious
work secretary, addresses three meetings.
Page 13.
Comet reported only from San Francisco
and by steamers bound from, south
Page 8. .