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Newspaper Page Text4 TTTE MORNING OREfiOXIAy, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1911. - . - a.--.....- T rouwr. R rortlAnd and Satl.e; I II P I fl I II n fl H M H SSSS-S HtAH bo 111 I w I I USEO ON COYOTES Wallowa County Scene of Ac tive War on Rabiss-Spread-ing Beasts. TRAPS OF . LITTLE AVAIL fe!rtcnt on SnaLr Itlvrr Invents r.iiitinr. Governed by Eleetrlclty, WMrh P.Iowa Animal to lilt by Omrcc of Dynamite. leferral rurtlwi are boinc uej In n'n.'iwi nuntr titrnilnl the n.yotra. They M sprrad lubltl In that count)-. ti mlIIiwmI portion of u.Mntuo and In 1.1a ho. Tha for rrry Sr lc In cloxrn expert hunt rti an 1 r.i...nr l work, who are i-in .tr.i ty lr. vt. II. l.ytl. Veterinarian, ami tr. J. Wilson. vtrlnarUn In t!.e I nitrd Stites Af-rt.--j:tjrl iH-rartrcnt. Kr..!nt if ro-operatln;r with tho of.'li: n.i the County Court has tn irr. tha bounty on eoyolra to H. vMi-tu lth the 1150 rU T sherp mo. t; tat bounty of lis and the prl.a of th" hll br1n the total imi'ist up to IT and II for earn dead coyott. Tti Infernal uirtlnf. wht-h H the Invention of m ranrh'r on Snake Kiver. la the r.iost rffectu method of ex termination. It rr.nlM of a chars' of dynaniil lirnltrd by an elrrtrle ppara. A wire l altarhrd to the ball ao tht aclma: may walk over tt and roi r.nnrl the nr.-ult. hut when the bait U lifted or pullrd from Ita posi tion tha chare explodes. Pr. I.ytle returned Iwt nlKi.t from Wallowa County. John llol-y. 7 years oM. and Luther Jobon. :. are tna only persona In Wallowa County known to havi been Mttrn by rabid nlrrVa. alt-'urh two draths occurred tn Ida .10, The Hoy boy waa bitten be a mat coyote and Jobon waa bit ten by Ma own doc after tt had rone mad from a coyote bit. Both boya were sMvea the 1'asteur treatmant by Ir. Ca.Tln 9. White, secretary of the Mate Hoard of lloalta. and wer sent home cured. Sore of aheep and many cattle and dome tic animal hava tiled of rabiea. . Walloman on Guard. "Tha people la Wallowa County are Bow on their a-uard." said !r. Lytle. "and tha spread of rabies has been rhevked. Krer body ia co-opcratlns; In tna campalcn of extermination of coy. rtes. It la well that this campalcn haa Started, for t surely will forestall what mlsht have been an extremely s-rlnus condition next Summer during tha hot weather. All the coyotes may not be killed, but they certainly will ba rrr in a few months. -K.xtermlrtatlna; coyotea Is no small vadertaklnc. A coyot has not only keen animal Instinct and (rent, but seems to have brains and knowa how to line them, for Instance, a ChWato firm ernt a lot of 'coyote tablets" to Wal lowa County. If these tableta ara to i.-Led with the bar hand a coyote will not eat them. tojotc Are Tricky. I'laotlnr poon Is a trick In itself. A carcass la dracK-d alone tha ground behind a horsa to lead to tha poison, but If tha rider dismount, the coyote rt the scent and drops the trail. For that reason Instructions have been posted tl!inT persons planum; poison to dismount on the carcass In low. The srrr.t of a h-rnan betn makes a coyote aupiclus and he Is apt r.ot to Investi gate furt-er. It Is dif.'l'-ult to catch coyotes In an or. Unary trap and hunting them wlth'a rif Is not very successful. It Is hard ! net sttMn range of a covote. About the most successful pWn I have heard of if the Infernal machine invented by I e rancher on nake Ulver. That" I sure dfath. "All sorts of schemes have been tried, among them a machine run. mounted or) a swivel and balanced so that It alms dlre-tty at the head of an animal taklnc ho, of the ball. Several were 'Id in Wallowa County, but after the ro ots smeUed irunpowder a few times that pln was useless. Tha theory waa all rU'l.t and tha machine worked nlce le. but te coyotea were too keen for It to work frequently enough. "Muntins; coyotes Is a strenuous arame. the men must be well fed and tirre Is no fun In il." MRS. ELKINS FIGHTS WILL Mrl lrcinia Senator's Uitlow Mart Court Action. ET.KINS. W. Vs.. Keh. J. Mm. Halite J. Mlkins. widow of Senator Stephen K Klklns. haa tiled an article In the cTI.-e cf Cl-rk H A. Kowan. of Itan d' Iph County, renouncing the pro vision made for her In the Senators tn. Mrs. ir.klns declares her Intention ef claiming the share of tne estate al lowed ths widow, under the laws of West Virginia, which Is one-third and sMcPi the Senator anticipated. Mrs rliklne waa a second wife. Sena tor F:kins drew h!a will so that aeven eM'dren. Inriu.llnc two by hta firt wife, would share equally In the esOie. tut bv Mrs. Klklns' rlaiirlns oncthlrd e will hare between l".')0').0i' and ..).0n) In her own rluhl. This she may apportion imont the f va children of the second marrtag-e. SNOWDRIFTS BLOCK TRAINS "Wind Pllivs l"p liar to Rotarlrs on (rrat Xrtlirrn Track. KAIXsPELl. Mjni . Feb. i No tralna hav arrived In Kail-fell over the Great torthern stnee l:ist nljrht. Some are eld at Whlteflsti. ard three are stuck In dritta J'ist east of the rat ;e. where a tror wind Is blowing Inches of T'esMv f :len-sriOW. Today, when after It hours of battling, tha roa.l was c'.eare!. a rotary Jumped the track and attain blocked the way. The corrpany is postponing the dctoir Ins: of tralna in hope of breaking throuca tonight. DATES FOR FAIRS FIXED Xorttt Pacific As-ajclatlon Will Bar Games of Chance. Fartf'.c :r follow: August at, oentralla; September 4 Vi BF-OSiANf Wash.. Feb. i- -spec!alV fates for the vaiiotis county fairs tn the aswoclallon were arranged today at .a weil-af.ardel meeting, of the North Aasoctatloh. Spokane. lates couver. B. C Fortland and eame; t-eptemher 11. Salem. Or., and Fendle ton. Septemher IV, Walla Walla: Sep tember Z. North Tak'ma and Nelson. It. C and I'ayton. Wash.: October i Spokane and New Westminster; October . Lewlston and Itolse. All games of chance except cane racka and knife racks were ordered eliminated from a.1 fair grounda. I'apera re read acd other regulations made. Chcs Tourney ar Knd. NEW YORK, Feh. 1 F. J- Marshall.' the world s champion who haa led the National chrew tournament practically from the mart, will either win In the final round tomorrow or He for leader ship with tl-. Cuban champion. Cape blanca. The Cuban haa overcome a poor start and Is now assured of second place If he wins from Joner tomorrow. Marshall hae drawn three gamea but LITE WrLt-KXOWTI COM'MBIA c r-S- a . n C aetata Artbar lXshlow. The fuaeral of the late Captain Arthur lailghton. who died at Aa torla. Or, waa bald at the Crema torium la this cltj at 1 o'clock yea terday afieraoon. Mr. Lelshton eania to the rartSe Coast la JV0. at whicB time he JoDad the laght house tender Columbia, of wMrh ves sel he a as first officer. He wss In the lighthouse tender service for five Tsars. latter ha assumed command of tha tug Fsmson engaged In tow ing rock barges from the Colombia River te cirars Harbor. Tea yeara ago he waa made a pilot en the Co lumbia Hirer liar, which position ha held until his death. During tha time ha had been In the pilotage eervlce he piloted a great many ves sels In and out erec the Columbia liar and never met with an accident. Captala I-elghton waa married In js'aj to Mlaa Theresa Lamb, who sur vives him. also two sons and two brothers, who reatde la baa tile. Ceorge. who la master on a vessel pljrlng on I'uget (sound, and Charlea. who la a locomotive engineer, em ployed by the Northern Paoina Kallroad Company. haa not luat a ningle one of the 11 played. SUGnRliSTWILL DIG IFVD II. O. IIAVEMEVKK MAY Cirr IlLAMK IOI. I.OSSKS. Not Only Will It Sock lo Rtcovcr $10,000,000 From Son. but AVIU Pry Into .Vets of Father. NEW TORK. Feb. 1 Not only ie the American Sugar Kefmlng Company f.ghting yourg Horaco Havemeyer for the 1",'"W common stock Iwue of the National Sugar itefinlng cvmpany. a aub- id-ar. but it Is going to rake over the past and scrutinise the official ac- tivltlee of hla father, the late Henry O. Havemeyer. generally retogniz-d as the InssOe creator. James M. Heck, counsel for the com pany. Issued a statement tonight. In part aa followe: "I msy add for the Information of the stockholder of the American Sugar Re- f'ntng Company and the public gener ally that tl, o present management In tends) to consider with great care the question whether Mr. Havemeyer didj roc. a ili fremn-m. i j m-m v. slon and commlUon. Inflict liawg upon the stockholders which they aliould not. In eiut!y. bear. "It intends to make an earnest effort to fix the responsibility for past loeaies where It belonaa" MULTNOMAH GETS LESS (ontlnuM irim I'w On rph. tti SnatorUl and Representative districts are apportlonei as follows: Senatorial District. fron. tr 2 1.411 II. aM-Oflt ........a aa - - a ..a a ee. . I I .A H . third e a a e a . a - a a a s . e . 1 I o na I. In, fourtn Uuui'm, fifth J.' h-n. mn Jttpbir.e. 'urry. Jtkoo. eTvniti j t oosx wiehtn J I. tr.. on jz Tolk, ninih J YamhilL truth J jhinrtoa. .nth ai.-km. Iwe'Mft k:ultnmb. thirtfnth j '.tumhiatv. lm-kakinav antl MuJtnorcab 1 ttMp. flftsFsFTlth .....1 In M latwr ni W a -o. atxttr-nth 1 .. h. Kl-rnaih ni l-ak. wv-nltnth . . . . 1 Oii.um. rhrrman. ilwrrow and Wbwltr, VlKiltenth T.nnite.k. mhi:i. Llacola antl Vah- tiittn. nlnrt-vw'nfh 1 t mAtiiiav. twrntirtr. 1 1 nioq ml Vuo. twnty-f irat 1 Grant. Harney an! Mnur. tm-antjr- ixKond llaacr. twenty-third 1 Total 5vnatsra 30 KcprernttlTe ntstricta. Marlon. Xirs-t 4 I. inn. ffrtTid - ln. tJitr.l 3 l-ouctm. Court t. '1 4.XM. Iifth 1 ' and Curry- fitili 1 Jsskswphit.a. ntb 1 Ja-WaV-ik, .hth "i Xstnon an.l i iuckamaj, ninth 1 1 ivr. ton. t-ntii 1 tv.'ntn 1 n..!n an i f'n;k. twelfth - imluln thlrt"nth - an hi:l and Tillamook, fonrtecntb VinirtD, fift-wi.th I'.at-kamiav. futtnth ....3 l .rant and .Harrow. aTcntranth Multnomah, tpiathtsnth .1. 4 :ats'P. ninvtvtrnt h 2 fttiumta. t wnia-h 1 K.i niib and Leak, tarenty-f (rat t l'rt-.. twtn:y-con 1 l'nia:t.;a. t w -nt r-thlrd J I ni.-n and Waliowa. twenty-fourth ....... 1 Iifiker. iw-nty-ftf th 2 t'r.l"n. twnt-iaih 1 Hrn-y nd M.iihur. t wnty-at-Tmh 1 Gill'm. bnermaa and Wheeler, twenty- Kht, 1 lod KiTer and Waactx twenty-ninth ....3 " -TVttal ReprwaentatlTwa .....60 rortland Plonrrr IMcs. W. C. Morgan, a Portland pioneer S3 jr-ra of aire, died at the borne of Ma daughter at 2A Ivy atreet at an early hour this morning-. sV- BRIEF RECIPROCITY House Committee Decides Not to Allow Them to Delay Action on Bill. FISHERMEN STATE CASE Papor and Pulp Mm Told to Hurry and Ilarlcj- Men to Make Plea, but Kill Will He Reported to House on Tuesday. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. The accumu lated demands for henrlnjrs upon the pro visions of the Canadian reciprocity agreement broke upon the ways and means committee of tho House today when that committee gave Ita first hear ing on the measure. Fishermen and fishparkera from Glou cester had been accorded on opportunity to present their reasons for objecting to the reciprocity arrangement upon fish, and. before tho meeting waa over, re quests had been made for hearings on wood pulp, paper, lumber, barley and other schedules. To open up hearings on these subjects. In the opinion of the committee mem bers, will endanger the passage of the agreement by the present Ccingrcsn. After a short executive session late to day. It was made plain that hearings would not be permitted to delay or to embarrass the measure. Paper Men Will I Heard. In answer to the telegrams from paper men. Chairman Payne said they had been Invited to come at once, if they insisted upon being heard. The barley Interest of the Northwest, he said, nau not oeun heard before the committee In the fram lng of the tariff luw. and they also would be given opportunity to present their case. The committee doea not pur pose, however, to open hearings on sub- Jecta covered In hearings two years ago Thfwe facts were brouitht out In a debate In the committee room before tho Gloucester fishermen completed their case. Champ Clark precipitated It by asking Payne if the reciprocity agreement was to be reported to the House before the first of next week. Fayne said ne oia not know, but that the bill probably would remain In committee until about Tuesday. Knox Jralls to Appear. Tha failure of Secretary Knox to ap pear before the committee today, after It had been announced that he would do so eaused iteneral Inquiry. The expla nation given was that Mr. Knox felt It would be undiplomatic for mm to ap pear before the committee and answer In detail as to tho method of making the agreement and the varloua agreo menta that he entered into. The Glousecter delegation snld the re moval of the duty would wipe out the Gloucester fishing business. OKKuO.N MILL. MKX PKTITIO.V Lumber and Print Paper Makers to Protest Trade Pact. ORET.ONIAN NEWS BL'REAL", Wash ington. Feb. i Lumber and print paper manufacturers of Orecon have appealed to Representatives) Kills a;nl Hawley to arrange for prolonging the hearings be fore the ways and nreans committee. In order that they may send a representa tive to Washington to protest against the Canadian reciprocity agreement. Chairman Payne was noncommittal when sren today and Is Inclined to close the hearings and make a report to the House. Aa K.resentatlves from other states are demanding opportunity to be heard. It may be necessary to grant these requests and hold extenslvo hearings. Any such delay will Insure the final dV-f.at of this agreement at the present svralon. 40 RECEIVE DM WASHINGTON HIGH CLASS IS GKAIlTKl. PreMdcnt Campbell Addreseg Stu dents) at Slxlh Commencement " Kxercles. Forty members of the class of Feb ruary. lll. last night received di plomas at the sixth commencement of the Washington Ulgh School, held In the school auditorium. The stage was decorated-with purple and yellow chry santhemums Intertwined with ever greens. Festoons of the green hung from the celling and were caught in a mass back of tho staue near a large electric sign reading -February, 1911." Tho programme was opened by the girls' chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Rose Reed llanscome. with Miss Kvelyn Kwart as accompanist. P. Ia. Campbell, president of the University of Oregon, addressed the class on "Ed ucation for KrTiclency." "The average earning capacity of the graduate from the eighth grade." ho said. "Is $7o0 a year; after four years more of schooling tho earning capacity Is Increased to i:i0 a year and after four more years the average person is able to earn 12000 a year. President Campbell urged the mem bers of the c!a-s not to stop at tills period of their educational cr.reer. laick of funds." he said, "does not hinder the ambitious one from getting an education. 1 can cite a number of Instances where young men have come to the university without money and have won out and today are holding hlrh positions."' President Campbell commended the Portland high schools, which, he said, are among the best to be found. Raymond Kraham gave a vocal solo entitled "Mother o" Mine." Ho res sponded to an encore. Mrs. L. W. Sit ton. chairman of the Hoard of Educa tion, presented tho diplomas. The graduates: Latin course C. Civile Coile. May K. rvm.'.ns. Jack K. Deecsi. H.alrlco ihjiv. (4-s Flory. Ll! ilr:intham. ArnoM h. Hall. Verm M. Harrington. Lawrence II owe. Alice M. Hushes. W. I.t'and James. LeiU V. Lesley. Kllsabeth C. MciSaw. Klltn or rlecn. l-oulse Hoyer. Lucl Shepherd. Grace Vt. Slrmau. Slav Sis ev. Jiarri-i use. Fnailsh cori ileorse jelsney. Annette DtiUile. J. Howard Euston. ir:ha Gold stein. Orsce Ooodnll. Mabel Molstad. Nlta llrken. Alms J. Handeiln. (Trace . Ku.1d. Mane gcrilrmeler. Kurleen K. Smith. Kutn H. Young. Kthel T"rk. Emth K. V ale. German course liutn M. Amuurj. M. Cooper. Carrie a. Kltzpat rick. Vera Lstna Usnons. Irene K. Jones. Collese preparatory coorss Olive M. KJn cal l. Iaia L. Cooler. Honorary grauuaice jnc vvj, LIXCOLX HIGH HAS EXERCISES Diplomas Are Presented to 3 4 Pupils at Commencement. The commencement exercises of tho Lincoln High School were held Wednes day night. Thirty-four members of the class received diplomas. The girl members were In white and each car ried a bouquet of flowers. William T. Foster, president of Reed Institute, addressed the class on "Tho Fruits of Hard Labor." Vocal selections were sung by the Portland Ladles' Quartet, under the direction of Mrs. Rose Reed-Hanscome. Mrs. L W. Sit ton, chairman of the Board of Educa tion, presented the diplomas. Following are the graduates: Eng lish Florence Ahlson. Lulu Carr. Sybil Gibson. Louise Macy. Darrell W. Milton, Charles Edgar Shearer, Medora Weltha Steele, Katherine A. R. Tyler, Dorothy Edna Walton. Latin Lida Coralin Brown. Paul H. Cochran, Margaret Creech. Fay M- Duley. Lulu May Joyer. Rose Moy Ling, Mildred Ada Rogers, Roy Stephens. German Alvln Perdue, Christie E. Smyth. Latin-English Be atrice; Lilly. College preparatory David Klngsley Brace. Florlan M. Link later,' Kaizabeth Whittlesey, Augusta K. C. Wulf. Teaching Winifred Bas- sott. Scientific Everett Clark Crocker. Commercial Ruth C Doerlng. Milton Gevurtz. Claude E. Hagey. Earl W. Hammond. Frances Folsom Paine, Ivan M. Pollard. Arthur R. Thompson, Adolf J. 1'nna. First honor pupils Everett Clark Crocker, Milton Gevurtx, Sybil Gibson, Earl W. Hammond. Elizabeth Whittle sey, Lulu Mae Joyre. Florin M Link later, Ivan M. Pollard, Charles Edgar Shearer. SCHOOL LAUDS CRUISED VALUATION IV CLARK COUNTY MORE THAN $2,000,000. Much Timber, Found Damaged by Eire, May De Thrown on Market at Reduced Price. VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. I. (Spe cial.) State school land in Clark Coun ty amounts to about L'o.OflO acres and Is estimated to be worth between 2.000.000 and J:l.000,0"0, according to a party of surveyors. Ben Peek, of Kalama: J. B. Larson, of Everett, and William Lair Hill, of Berkeley. Cal., who have Just completed a thorough cruise of all of the state school holdings In this county. The party has been working under tho personal supervision of K. W. Ross, Com missioner of Public Lands. Tho cruise covers the amount of timber, appraisal of land, crops. Improvements and topog raphy, all by two-and-one-half-aere tracts. In pursuance of the policy of ob taining accurate Information as to tho value of all school lands in the state, as well as the timber thereon. About 600.uo0.0u0 feet of timber In Clark County waa killed by tho forest tires uf llH' and unless logged off with in a few years will become worthless. Much of it is already unfit for lumber. For this reason the Land Commissioner will probably throw the entire holdings of the slate upon the market In tho near future at a price to Induce their pur chase by lumber and logging concerns Immediately. l"pon leaving Vancouver the crulfllng party will go to Olympla and from thero to Spokane, probably to begin a cruise of Spokane County similar to the Clark County cruise Just completed. OFFICIALS PROBE CHARGES Washington Lawmakers to Sec If Children Are Treated Cruelly. CHEIIALIS, Wash., Feb. 5. (Special) Oovernor Hay, Attorney-General Bell, Eenators Stevens, of Snohomish, and Flshback, of Lewis, Representatives Bird, of Snohomish, Leonard and Mar tin, of Lewis, arrived here late tonight to investigate the recent sensational charges of cruel treatment of Inmates at fie State Training School. The hearing will open at 9:30 A. M. Friday. , REBELS MASSACRE ARABS Yemen Tribes Punish Erlendt-hlp to Turks in Itarbarous Style. LONDON, Feb. 1 A special dispatch from Constantinople says that two Arab troops, friendly to the Turks, have been massacred by Yemen rebels. All the adults were killed and tho children's legs cut off. Hoy Accused of Chicken Thefts. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 2. Flvo boys from 13 to 17 years old were arrested today as the result of an In vestigation of wholesale poultry thefts. They were equipped with nippers to cut wire screens and staples and a horso and buggy to carry away their booty. Hearings will be held before the Superior Court Commissioner on Saturday. Many Paying: Alimony Divorced Again. " NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 2. (Special.) Twice married and still paying alimony to his first wife whom he divorced two years ago. George W. Bowlin, a carpenter, today was divorced from his second wife, to whom ho was married last May through a correspond ence bureau. s Rattery to Hold Reunion. Battery A of the Oregon National Guard will hold its 4"tli annual reunion and banquet at the Armory tomorrow night. All former members of the bat terv have been (nvlted. Battery A ranks with the best National Guard batteries of the United States. t i Yiikima Veterans Keep War Day. NORTlf YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 2. Spanish War veterans of Yakima Val ley will celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Santa Ana In this city February 4. A delegation from Ellens burg Is to attend. i Man Wanted in La Grande Arrested. Ross Rrook. wanted In La Granda for defrauding a saloon there, was ar rested late last night by Deputy Sheriff 'Hunter. The La Grande officers were notified and are expected to arrive hero today to take charge of him. Pool Expert to Show? Shots. VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 2. (Spe cial.) O. J. Mills, pool expert, will give an exhibition of pool playing and dif ficult shots In the Smokehouse Friday evening. lira Destroys Residence. PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.) The home of Andy Feebler, together with all contents, was destroyed Dy fire this afternoon, entailing a lo-s of J5000. The origin Is unknown. ' Two Europeans Die of Plague. HARBIN. Feb. 2. Two more Euro peansan Army surgeon wnu official have dld bare of tha plague. Special Cosrrii-I Hsrt SchaSacr a $3.50 Overcoats, this sale. $5.00 Overcoats, this sale . $6.00 Overcoats, this sale. "Wundcrhose for the whole family. They're guaranteed for four months. Four pairs for $1.0O iam'l Arrests Contemplated in New York Explosion Case. THREE INQUIRIES START In Effort to Traee Blame Officials of Central Kallroad, Dnpont Do Nemours Firm and Others Will ' Bo Haled. Into Court. No W TORK, Feb. 2. Warrants for the arrest of officials of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, of the Dupont DeNomours Powder Company and oth ers Involved will be issued In Jersey City tomorrow in connection with the explosion yesterday that caused tho death of more than 30 persons. Tho statement relative to the arrests was issued tonight after a conference be tween the Jersey City police and tho Corporation Attorney. " The warrants will charge man slaughter, criminal neprllgence and vio lation of tho city ordinance. Tho rail road officials In question are connected with the freight department tho docks and the transportation department, while the powder company officers are those connected with the shipment of dynamite. Tho others will Include those whoso connection with the craft receiving tho consignment Involves them In the re sponsibility. Three Inquiries Start. Agents of the Dupont de Nemours Powder Company, the Prosecutor of Hudson County, New Jersey, and In spectors of the Bureau of Explosives of the Ordnanco Bureau of the War Department have started separate In vestigations into tho explosion. Tho list of dead .and missing stands at about 33. "We havo gone far enough now." said Vice-President W. V. Besler. of the Jersey Central, to bo certain that neither we nor the authorities will ever know Just what caused the explosion. We know that tho railroad company cannot be held responsible. Hearing Will Be Held. James Healing, owner of the de stroyed lighter Katherine W, admitted without hesitation that he had no li cense to carry explosives, and added that all tha city authorities knew it. When he first went into the business, four years ago, he said, he had in quired about a license, and never could find that one was required. Tho Police Commissioner of Jersey City and Coroner's jury of six will hold a hearing next Wednesday to consider all evidence then in hand. A resolution providing for an inves tigation was introduced at a meeting of the New York Chamber of Com merce today by Jacob H. Schlff. Boy Kept Out of School. VANCOIT R. Wash.. Feb. 2. (Spe cial.) Charged with refusing to send his 13-year-old son to the country dis trict school and keeping him out from November 27 to January 30, a com plaint has been made against Carl Hel-berg.- of district 2, F'fth Plain. The complaint was signed 'by F. W. Tem pes. County Attorney, and given to the Constable. George E. Thompson, to serve. Mr. McBrldo vm Informed that BLAST IS MYSTERY Men's Overcoats and Raincoats This is the final wind-up of all our odd Raincoats and Overcoats. These garments were originally priced $20, $25 and $30 and were good values at that. Your choice at Bee Morrison Boys ' Overcoats and Reefers Ages 2i to 20 off of Regular Price See Third-St. Window V3 Msrx .$2.35 $7.50 Overcoats, this sale $5.00 .$3.35 $10.00 Overcoats, this sale $6.65 .$4.00 $12.50 Overcoats, this sale $S.35 Rosenblatt & Go. ' Northwest Corner Third and Morrison the boy was not sent to school because the teacher was not satisfactory. Wonjen Open Missionary Convention. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. The largest missionary convention of women ever BULLETIN No. 24-B (Continued) The Public Side of By PATRICK CALHOUN President United Railroads of San Francisco San Francisco, Cal. The inconvenience necessarily incident to the surface transpor tation of all large cities breeds discontent and creates a fertile field for the agitator. And this brings us to the second cause for the attacks upon street railroads. There is a growing class of men in all of our cities, socialistic in their views, some sincere, others insin cere, who desire to create that condition of unrest and distrust which will prevent further street-railroad extension and bring about municipal ownership. With this class the end justifies the means. No attack is too wicked, no misrepresentation too false, provided it aids in the creation of public sentiment in favor of municipal ownership. Allied" with these men are local agitators and ward politicians who hope through municipal ownership to acquire jobs for them selves, or increased power through the increased patronage which would come from public operation. Allied with both of these are the unscrupulous demagogues who 6eek support, frequently as reformers, sometimes as progressive reformers, through fosteriDg unrest and discontent, and who believe that 60 great is the unrest and discontent of the country that popu larity and power are to be gained through attacks upon corpora tions. Not infrequently this demagogue is a practical politician who declares that the interests must be driven out of politics, while he seeks to extort excessive fees, or campaign contributions from the railroads, on the ground that he alone is strong enough to pro tect the corporation from the attacks of its enemies. The logic of his position is this: The corporate manager cannot and should not take an active part in local affairs. To do so will render the road unpopular. The managers, therefore, should stand aside and rely upon others to protect their interests. Publicly this politician will declare that he seeks to drive the corporations out of politics; secretly he will say to the corporate managers that he proposes to protect their interests and they can rely upon him. Under this sys tem the corporation finds itself with no means of protection exeept the good will of the political boss. It has been and will continue to be open to cinch bills, annoyances and blackmail of every character. The Politician who proclaims that the interests must be driven out of politics, but that the interests can rely upon him for protection, may be classed among the practical men. He will not even meet the president of a railroad, if knowledge of the meeting may become public and injure his popularity by demonstrating his insincerity. But as a practical man he will gladly receive the contribution which the railroad president may secure for him. There is but one safe rule : A politician who will not enter by the front door should be barred from the back door. Portland Railway Light & Power Co. (Continued.) - St. Window This Store is the Home of Hart Schaffner Marx Fine Clothes. Streets. assembled in Washington opened to day, when the Women's National For eign Missionary Jubilee gathered in a two days' session. The conference marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of women's organized work for foreign missions in America. Street Railro ading 1