MANYTD JOURNEY INTO CALIFORNIA i4Merger" Midwinter Excur sions to Result in Advertis ing for Oregon. PORTLAND WILL BE HOST F!f of Frr Trains, from Wh Ingtoa and Canada to Reach Here on January 7 More Than 0 Ar Coming. Mere than (00 persons will join the midwinter excursion which will be ran during the months of January and Feb ruary by the Oregon-Washington Rail road Navigation Company o California- Four excurslone have been ar ranged for. The first will b known aa tha Inland Emptra fieunlon, tha acond tha Canadian escuraton, tha third tha California excursion from Prattle, and tha fourth tha California excursion from Tacoma. Tha Inland Emptra excursion will ba made up at Spokane and Walla Walla, tearing thosa points next Friday nlgr.t and arriving In Portland about ! o'clock tha following morning. It la expected thst fully lie persons will ba carried on this train. l"pn arriving In Portland tha visitors will ba taken for a trolley rlda over tha city as guests of tha Portland Commercial Club. They will ba given a luncheon at tha Hotel Portland at noon, and In tha mnlDi will ba entertained at a dinner and reception at tha Commer cial Club. Trains to lie Well Equipped. The train will ba mada up of aeren atandard Pullman cars, steel baggage car and club obeervatlon car. Tha train will ba electrically lighted throughout. It will ba In charge of A. MacCnrquodal. district freight and puvtfir agent, of Ppokana. and R Kurns, district freight and paasenger gent at Walla Walla. Tha second excursion will ba run on January 17. Tha train will ba similar to tha ana bearing tha Inland Kmplre excursionists. Tha train will ba mada up at ripokane. but will have as passen cars wealthy landowners and business men of Canadian towns. Tha train front Seattle will leave on January S and tha ona from Tacoma en February -The purpose of these excursions Is to divert a large part of tha tramc of tha north to Portland and California during tha Winter." said William Mc Murray. general passenaer agent of tha tlamman lines In Oregon. -Hundreds et the well-to-do classes In Washing ton and Western Canada have been pending the Winters at the Winter re sorts In Florida and other Oulf points. By tornlna- much of that business this way we are able to advertise Portland and Oreaon In a most effective man ner. Portland to Be Advertised. -While California la the objective point for the excursionist the visitors are gtren a good opportunity to see Portland and the Willamette Valley on the trip sooth, and on the return trln they are allowed stop-over privileges. lsny will stop In Portland and other Oreaon points on the homeward trip. There Is no doubt that some of the vis itors will become Interested In the Wil lamette Valley, and throuah them Port land and the western part of the state will receive much valuable edvertla- "ibe Canadian Pacific has joined with the Oreaon-Washlnaton Railroad Navigation Company In the Canadian excursion, and will brine; passengers from as far Kast aa Winnipeg to Spo : kane for the California trip. CARS WIMj KIN VNT1L S A. 3t. w Vrar't Fvo Celrbralors to Be OWrn Chance to Oct Home. Portland people who will be down town or at the horn re of fr'.cnds to celebrate the passing of the old ear and the ush erlnc In of the new year will be given an opportunity to return borne as late aa S o'clock Sunday mornlna on most of the llnee of tha Portland. Hallway. Light at Power Cotnpanj. According to a bulletin Issued yrf:rrday bv C J. Franklin, general superintendent of the company, a :-mlnute service will be maintained on all the clly tinea after l: A. M , the last cara leaving the city terminals at 1 orlor-k A. M- with the eareption of the Thirteenth-street. Burnable-street and Vancouver lines. The last car lor Vancouver will Wave at 12 M o'clock. . On the Oregon City line an hourly serv ice will be rum alter IT o'clock, a tr.iln at 1 o'clock and one at 3 o'clock. On the Oresham line trains will leave Port land at :le o'clock. U K o'clock and 1 o'clock A- M. O Palmer, of Hood River, are at the Oreaon. W. G. Carroll, pf The Dalles, is at the Cornells. Mr. and Mrs. C. Howe, of Salem, are at the Lenox. W. D. Lyeons. of Kelso. Wash., Is at the Perkins. J. H. Llrgett, of Med ford. Is registered at the Oregon. C. O. Prathen. of Tacoma. Is registered at the Ramapo. M. C. Miller, of Ashland, to registered at the Imperial. J. A. W. Gardner, of Albany. 1 regis tered at the Cornellua M. For and family, of Rainier, are staying at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs, J. A". Brown, of Heppner. are staying at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. l F. Simpson, of North Bend, are at the Portland. Mr. and Mm, S. 8. Miller, of Dayton, are staying at the Imperial. Mr. and Mr W. Wallace, of Loa An-' gelee. are staying at the Ramapo. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Arthur, of Breakers. Wash., are staying at the Lenox. Mr. and Mrs. C. IL Callender. of Asto ria, are staying at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. H. Welch, of Glenn Fer ry. Idaho, are staying at the Lenox. NEW YORK. Dec . (Special.) People from the Paclflo Northwest reg istered at New York hotels today ae follows: From Portland Mrs. J. Clemson. J. (5. Clemson. at the Holland; E. IL Strait, at the Herald Square. From Spokane H. B. Perees, at the Astor: T. Gentach. at the Park Avenue; B. J. Lindsay, at the Murray H11L From Seattle R. 8. Jones, at the Na varre: B. y. Kynd. L W. David, at the Astor: R. J. Nordhoff. at tha Marl borough. CHICAGO. Dec. SpeclaL) Port land people registered at Chicago ho tels today aa follows: At the Congress. C. 8. Unna; at the Great Northern. Fred Fischer. W. A. imiis. $13,546 VERDICT IS WON St lT OVER COXCF.XTKATKS I)K CIDKD BY JVRY. Y. M. C. A. GETS LECTURES Vnlvv-rslty of Oregon Teacher Will Glir Vublle Addrrseca. R. C. Frsnch. educational director of the Portland Touosi Men's Christian Association, yesterday completed ar rangements for a course of public lec tures on economic problem, to be de livered at the association on consecu tive Saturday nights, beginning Janu ary 7. There will be 1: lectures, all given by Dr. Jamea H. Gilbert, of the faculty of the I'nlverslty ef Oregon. Dr. Gilbert will discuss such ques tions as Immigration, currency reform, panics and their remedies, railways and railway regulation, trusts and combi nations, and socialism, These lectures will be open to association members and noa-merabers. and no fees will be rrarged. They form one of several similar courses that the T. M. C. A. has promoted because of the general Interest In the problems discussed. Ir. Gilbert will speak on the same Bights trat the apple lectures are given. The erchardlsts" meetings will con tinue to be held in the auditorium, and Dr. Gilbert will speak In the lecture room, on the third floor. As tomorrow night New Year's eve. the usual Sat arday apple lecture will be omitted. PERSONAL MENTION. A T. Barry, of Boise, la at the Corne ll ue. M. R- Cox. of Corvallla, Is at the Ore gon. D. C Green, ef Albany. I at the Port land. j. L Fuller, of Walla Walla. Is at the .Ramapo. C. A. Hetdel. of IllUsboro, la at the Imperial. J. Adrian Epylng. A. T. Allen and W. After Victory Over Bonk, Valentine Laubenhelmer Dismisses Suit Against Mining Company. Valentine Laubenhelmer recovered SI!. MM from the Cltlsens" National Bank of Baker yesterday morning by the ver dict of a jury returned in Federal Judge Wolverton's court. The verdict was read yesterday morning. This Is the amount sued for by Laubenhelmer. who claimed an Interest In concentrates which were the output of the Cornucopia mines. Laubenhelmers suit against the Oregon-Idaho Company for S12.S4 was dis missed yesterday morning. Laubenhelm er taking a voluntary nonsuit. Ke was suing for payment for the same concen trates. Having recovered from the bank he did not press his claim against the company. A third suit by the same plaintiff. In which Krumett Callahan Is the defend ant. Is on trial before a Jury In the Fed eral Court. Judge Bean being on the bench. Laubenhelmer demands that Cal lahan pay him Kiil for 43 sacks of slime, Still another stilt, brought by Laubenhelmer to recover 0 from the Oregon-Idaho Company. Is awaiting trial. Judge Bean having taken the bench. Judge Wolverton la left free to work upon his decision In the Oregon and Cal ifornia land-grant case, which Involves about acres of Oregon land. A printed brief of more than K pages wss submitted to the court by B. D. Town send, special assistant to the Attorney General, and this and the other papers In the case must be digested by the court before a dectlon Is reached. COUNTY NOT PAWNBROKER Judge Refuses) Vnlqne Proposal of One-I-egged Man for Loan. While a cork leg was not actually offered Multnomah County aa a pledge for the loan of $500. the proposal made by Joseph Poesll to County Judge Cleeton yesterday morning so greatly resembled a pawnbroker's transaction that the magistrate was within an ace of becoming angry at the odd peti tioner. I'oeKll sustained the loss of a leg In a railroad accident early this year and the railroad company, after providing him with a cork leg. offered him 13500 as balm for his Injury. Poesll refused the settlement, contending that he was so badly maimed that i0.0c0 should be paid him by the railroad company. Trying several times In vain to In duce the railroad to meet his terms. Poesll now wants to borrow 1500 from Multnomah County with his cork log and the promise of S350O as a pledge that It will be paid back if he has to accept the 350v tender or If suit lie plans to Ale results In larger damages. County Judge Cleeton told Poesll to consult a lawyer, aa his unique re quent could not be acted upon by the county tribunal. SHRINE PATROL TO DRILL Portland Noble Begin Campaign Lone; In Advance. Arrangements have been made by the Portland pa:rol of 13 Kader Temple of the Mystic Shrine to mske the trip to the Imperial Council, to be held July Il ls In Rochester. N. Y., In a special train. The patrol will drill between now and July i, the day of departure, to compete for the prises offered at the annual meet In. New uniforms have been secured and It Is the Intention of Portland's Shrlners to make a notable dlxplav during their sojourn to the Kast. They hope to give evidences of their ability as a prlxe-wln-nlng patrol In several cities where they will stop to advertise Portland. All this will be preliminary to starting a campaign for s-leor'rg Portland aa meeting place for th Imperial Council. No hope Is held out that the council will meet here for some time, as the work of securing the convention tnvolvee seversl years of earnest effort. NIGHT SERVICE EXTENDED Telegraph Company to Receive Message by Telephone. W. A. Robb. manager of the Portland office of the Western Vnlon Telegraph Company, has received no: Ice that all night offices will soon te created .it Eugene. The Dalles. Baker. Or- Walla Walla and North Yakima. Towns In the territory surrounding cities mentioned will have connection with the all-night telegraph offices through the long-d;s-tance wire of the Pacific Telephone Telegraph Company. Nsarhy points will be thus served with a continuous tele graphic service. The arrsng-ment of telephone and tele graph ts such that the central operator will collect the money for the message at the initial point YANKWfGH SUES 4 Attorney Wants $50,000 Dam ages for Arrest. CHARGE OF MALICE MADE Justice Olson, Constable Wagner and Others Declared to Have Conspired Political Ani mus Is Alleged. Alleging that Justice of the Peace Olson. Constable Wagner. George J. (Julnlan. clerk of the Justice's court, and Frank Friedman, a second-hand dealer, conspired and confederated to ruin hie) reputation. Attorney Harry Tanckwlch has sued all four for KAOuO damages. The suit grows out of the prosecution last week of Attorney Yanckwlch for alleged larceny embexxlement from five clienta It wss charged that the attorney bad defrauded clients of S60U. The case waa thrown out of court by Justice of the Peace Bell, who held that cause for action against Attorney Yanckwlch had not been established. Attorney Yanckwlch contends that Justice of the Peace Olson showed par ticular animosity toward him from the time he opponed him In the primaries and at the last election, both having been candidates for Justice of the Peace. The plaintiff alleges that Judge Olson lost his temper and "Jcdldal dignity" In the presence of clerks over subjects in which Yanckwlch was Interested and that hai hatred for the attorney was In creased after election. Judge Olson's feelings were controlled, "not by a cool brain but by a brain In flames," says the complaint. Attorney Tanckwlch declares In his complaint that Constable Wagner sought a chance to "get even" for opposition at the primaries and In election. The same complaint Is made against George J. Qulnltin. clerk of the Justices court. Friedman was one of the witnesses in the case against Attorney Tanckwlch and Is accused by the lawyer of being a part of the alleged conspiracy to ruin him. Oanplulnt la also made that when Tanckwlch wss arrested for alleged em bexxlement Constable Wagnor refused to allow the prisoner the privilege of tele phoning to friends to obtain hla release and as a result he. waa compelled to re main In Jail over night. Attorney Yanckwlch avers that the al leged conspiracy with resultant arrest and the humiliation of Incarceration In Jail have injured his good name and repu tation and that his prosecution, which he deems malicious; entitles him to judg ment for ,0u0 damages. SOX'S BOARD BII-L DISALLOWED Court Does Not Permit Charge by Father Against Estate. Attempt by a father to collect 1120 from hla 7-year-old son's estate for an eight-months' board bill waa blocked by County Judge Cleeton yesterday. Frank K. Rodman, a chauffeur, who, two years ago, was charged with man slaughter for running down and killing Mrs. Mary Real on the Llnnton road, is the father. The son's estate was in herited from his mother. . Attorney J. N. Brown, who repre sented Rodman before the County Court, argued that the estate now owned by the little boy hsd been pre sented to Mrs. Rodman No. 1 by her husband, and that at her death It re verted to the child. Rodman, said the attorney, prior to his second marriage engaged his son's grandmother to care for blm and paid her $16 a month for this. The claim against the boy's es tate covers this outlay. The estate Is valued at 1300. It was said by Rodman's attorney that expenses Incident to the arrest of the chauffeur for manslaughter had drawn greatly on his resources, and that further loss waa sustained by him In the destruction of one of his auto mobiles by fire. He said that Rodman, after his second marriage, took his son to his own home and as a father Is not charging anything for the boy's main tenance there. County Judge Cleeton refused to honor the claim, saying that the child was too young to be made a factor In such a transaction. Later, when the boy Is being educated, said Judge Clee ton. the County Court may approve the claim. Rodman waa aaviseo, di mo court to keep a record of his expendi tures for nls son before his second marriage fr reference when the case Is brought up again. Before the charge of manslaughter against Rodman was dlxmlssed the chauffeur went to Pendleton by auto mobile and was married there, return ing to Portland with hla second wife, the automobile trip from Eastern Ore gon being their honeymoon Journey. BOARDERS BREAK VP HOME Arthur Davis Ask Divorce Alleging Wife Is Fickle. Complaining that his wife trA IWO unmrnm - - - ties, one she favored particularly, often being mistsaen lor uc. .- i.i . s.t rMrcnlt Court yesterday to grant him a d vorce from Mrs. Mamie i nsi. The complaining husband alleges that his work requires his absence from nome ior n"a . wife seised upon these opportunities to . i ,.i .n .T. at f h I r home entertain mie . at 111J Division street. He alleges thst she maoe a. - halls, grills and cafes with two board- -. v.- T-invIa home and thai -this carrying-on caused gossip among neighbors and his friends. It is further anegea or m ..u-u-.. that Mrs. Davis accepted gifts from male friends and that remonstrances by li ...inn this nractlce caused her to abuse him In vile language. Widow Accepts Settlement. . i k.ln. threatened bV thS Oregon-Washington Railway Naviga tion Coaipany over a verdict which . iiiimtff.i for the death of Frederick B. Uelersdorf in the ter minal yards June z. !. Mrs. jose , ! i).i...jn,f wss authorised bv the County Court yesterday to accept from the raiiroau v.. suit. Ilclersdorf wss employed In the store department of the railroad and was struck by an engine i m -,u,..- - . t th terminal varjs. street ruw" . I . " . He died of his Injuries and his widow. who was appointea aamiuisuwwi. brought suit for damages. Woman Driver Sue Railway. Alleging that she sustained serious Ion of a St. Johns car with a wagon drawn by a team . .iHHnir. Sonhla Gustafson has sued the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company lor aaniages. The accident occurred Februarv 26, .AAA -. intern ctlon of Williams avenue and Falling street. The com plainant alleges that tne car was ex ceeding a JS-mll rat at that time 302 Washington St Corner Fifth COMPANY 302 Washington St Corner Fifth CHALLENGE SALE- OH SUPER - . . einlis) awn an u. n uii ju. ViftJVl m- AT LESS THAN to PRICE BEGINNING THIS MORNING at 8 o'clock and continuing Until 10:30 Saturday' Night An Opportunity to Supply Your Outer Apparel Wants for Many Years to Come at LESS THAN HALF PRICE A Brave, Bold and Brilliant Challenge Sale The one store, the Raincoat Landmark, will make stupendous price reductions, amazing offerings, unequaled values, to clear all the new, magnificent garments, comprising this immense $20,000 stock of superb Raincoats, at the Goodyear Raincoat Co., 302 Washington street. This is a challenge to every concern selling Raincoats in Portland. No Raincoats can approach these for qualitv. These stupendous price reductions are beyond compari son. This'Challenge Sale will mark an epoch in tremendous price reductions that will compel competitors and the public in general to marvel at such reckless disregard of price values. Any garment .will exceed your most hopeful expectation. Come! FOR THE BENEFIT OF CUSTOMERS THE ENTIRE STOCK HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO SIX LOTS LOOK FOR THE PRICE TAGS SHOWING TREMENDOUS PRICE REDUCTIONS Men's and Youth's Superb All-Weather Rainproof Overcoats and Engh'sh Slipons LOT 1 That nifty Tan Rubber Slip-On for men. Challenge price $4.80 LOT 2 Men's $15 aU-weather Raincoats, 52 inches long, silk Venetian lined, hand padded shoulders. Challenge price at $6.95 T.nT H Mpn's 18 to $20 Honblfi-Rfirvine Rain coats, with or without convertible collars, 52 inches long, hand-padded shoulders. Challenge price at . $9.62 All New Collar Fads Presto Convertible and Auto Collars for Men LOT 4 Men's $25.00 superb Rainproof Overcoats, silk Ve netian lined, double service all weather coats. Challenge at 12.10 LOT 6 Men's English Slip-Ons, superb textures, art plaid interlined, $20 to $35 values. Challenge prices at $16.37, $14.37 and $11.37 LOT 6 Men's $27.50 to $35 superb Rainproof Overcoats, showing a wide range of imported and domestic fabrics to select from. Challenge prices $16.37, $14.37 and $13.87 Ladies' and Misses' Superb AU-Weather Full-Length Raincoats and English Slipons LOT 1 That nifty Tan Rubber Slip On for women and misses just the dandy coat for a knockabout garment. Challenge price at $4.80 LOT 4 Men '8 and Ladies' 'Tan and Black Rubber Auto Shirts, for motoring, hunting and fish ing. Challenge price at $4.60 LOT 2 Ladies' $15 Silk Kubberized Mohair Coats and a few odds and ends in Cravenettes, all-weather double-service coats. Challenge price at $6.95 LOT 3 Ladies' $22 to $25 beautiful Silk Rubberized All-Weather Double Service Coats and Tailored Cravenettes, grouped in one lot. Challenge jirice at $10.35 LOT 5 Ladies' $20 to $30 superb English ,Slip-Ons, art plaid interlined, all-weather double-service coats. Chal lenge prices at $14.35, $11.35 and $8.35 LOT 6 Ladies' $25 to $35 Imported English Sicilians, including fine tailored Full-Length Cravenettes in imported and domestic fab rics. Challenge prices $14.37 and $12.37 A Genuine Half -Price Sale Girls Storm Capes with storm hoods, $5.00 values. Challenge price $2.90 1NC0AT COMPANY 302 Washington, Corner Fifth Boys' Cravenettes, sizes 8 to 12 only, quantity limited. Challenge prices $5.90 and $2.75 and that If t nklllful motorman had been In charge the collision could have been averted. BRANCH Y. M. C. A. TO OPEN Athletic Classes In Selhvood Will Be Started at Once. The SellVood branch T. M. 'C. A., at a w-n. v.nna and East Fifteenth street, will be opened to the public today between X and P. M. Boys will havo v.. nf the tank frdB from J:a to b:jw . . .11 x c The water WU1 ana nwn - - be kept warm. Secretary Moore expects . . . l . n.mh.T thi. to enroll a largw uwhwi . ...v atiemoon. Athletic classes tor Doys, pins. m-n " n-m kj started Monday under the direction of J. U Lamb, physical In structor. The floor Is marked for bas ketball and Indoor baseball. Rings and other apparatus are being placed In the gymnasium nan iui " " .tX, ,7, Th. rttnt meeting In the building will be hel Sunday at P. M. He. J. A. ... . a .naln Tha rAnmi In InB Will DO guuu iiiuBn.. w - dormitory have been furnished and two have been renteo. Donation Land Claim Salt On. OREGON CITT. Or.. Dec. 29. (Spe cial ) August and Reglna Horger have instituted suit against George B. and Harry W. Preston to recover posses sion of a piece of land in the Philip j unit claim. Two vears r oiirr uuuauvu - - ago It Is alleged, the Prestons agreed to purchase tne pmperij ir and have defaulted on tha interest on deferred payments, have neglected to pay the taxes, and have failed to com ply with any of the provisions of the agreement originally made. Besldea the possession of the property, Mr. and Mrs. Horger ask for damages in the sum of 500. Med ford Workers Organize. MEDFORD. Or Dec. 29. (Special.) The Central Labor Council of Medford has received Its charter from the Ameri can Federation of Labor. Printers, painters, barbers, electrical workers, granite cutters, bricklayers, carpenters and Joiners, machinist", and cooks, waiters and waitresses are represented. Musicians expect to organize soon. Junction CHj Man Goes to Asylum. EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 29 (Special.) Start The Day Right, Feel Keen, Spirited FIT BATHC WITH HAND SAPOLIO It gfves your skin an exhilarating tingle makes every pore respond. It revive! circulation Invigorate CLEANSES. A.11 Grocers and Dmfgista Fred Storing, recently brought here from Junction City, was yesterday committed to the State Insane Asylum. Some time since Storing started East for Minnesota, but stopped oft at Grays Lake, Idaho, where he was seized' with the hallucination that the waters of the lake were trying to engulf him. .The Famous A arvV awiHMmiJBpiwimfimltinwln Blfciuiittlliiilillilllilliliiiikiiliiiiili Gives the Best Light at Any Price When you pay more than the Rayo price for a lamp, you are paying for extra decorations that cannot add to the quality of the light. You can't pay for a better light, because there is none. An oil light has the least effect on the human eye, and the Rayo Lamp is the best oil lamp made, though low in price. You can pay $5, $10, or $20 for some other lamp, and although you get a more costly lamp, you can't J . .. . . . i . 1 ; . 1 1 get a Detter iignr man inc wmrc, mcnuw, diffused, unflickering light of the low priced Rayo. Has t strong, durable shade-holder. This se on't burner adds to the strength sad sppearance. Made of solid brass, nickeled, and easily polished. Once a Rayo User, Always One DtdtrtEmukert. If not alyaurt, writtfar dtjcrtpttt gniiomiiin' circular it thentartstamcroftlu "ii Standard Oil Company ffiionorated) ilMiiltaliHsM liiiiiaiti