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n t THE MORNING OKEGOXIAX, FRIDAY. JANUARY 3, 1913. " - 111 1 ' ' ii ... i ; JAPAHES US E PAY FOR SHIP RIOT Ringleaders in Fight Result ing in Captain's Injury Are Fined $10 Each. CONSUL APPROVES ACTION Foreign Office Will Be Xotified and Blame Placed for Occurrence, When Mates or Men Will Be Punished. "I feel that the sailors have been. dealt with most generously by the American authorities," commented M. Ida, Japanese Consul, yesterday, on learning that Municipal Judge Tazwell had imposed a fine of $10 each on sea men named Shiraioko and Tanaka, ringleaders in the mutiny of Tuesday night aboard the Japanese tramp Man Shu Mam, loading lumber at Inman Poulsen's. The opinion of the representative of Japan was shared by several familiar with the case, for one of the Japanese had struck Captain John Salter, master of the vessel, with a shovel, badly cut ting his face and head, and the two had been concerned In an attack on officers of the sliip and the police as well, the latter having a hand-to-hand fight with them when 15 bluecoats were sent to the ship In response to a riot call. Counsel for the defendants rep resented that the imposing of a sen tence other than the payment of a fine would be objected to by the United States Immigration authorities. Forelan Sailors Given Rights. "We do not interfere with the prose cution of cases by civil officers In which aliens are concerned, for after sentence is served we know the defend ants are to be secured and arrange ments are made to deport them then," said J. H. Barbour, Immigration in spector, later. "A Japanese sailor has the same shore privileges as seamen of other nationalities, so long as he does not make application to enter this country, and may be deported after leaving a ship." Testimony submitted before Judge Tazwell was to the effect the sailors of the Manshu Maru had celebrated New Year's and a free-for-all fight fol lowed. Counsel for the defendants branded the case as one in which too much celebration was responsible. Frank Hennessy, Deputy District At torney, pointed to the fact that the melee was sufficiently serious for Cap tain Salter to draw a revolver and fire two s'lots over the heads of the crew. The prisoners' attorney then argued that as one had been shot in the head, the bullet creasing a seam over his left eye. he had been sufficiently pun ished. Consul Takes Serious View. The fight was viewed In no light manner by the Japanese Consul. He was clo'eted with Harbormaster Speier yesterday, after having made a personal Investigation aboard the ship. "Captain Salter tells me that the sailors bear no animosity toward him, but that they have had trouble with the mates and the fight began between the sailors and the Japanese officers," he said.. "I will make a full report to the Japanese Foreign Office and recom mend that either the mates be dis charged In Japan or the sailors respons ible for the trouble be let go. In every Instance I advise the captains of Japa nese vessels reaching here to obey the laws strictly and guard against deser tions, as I find In nearly every case the men who escape from ships are of the undesirable class. I expect the Jap anese to be treated the same as Amer icans by the authorities, and not given any special privileges when in trouble." Captain Salter, who is at the Good Samaritan Hospital, has informed the Japanese Consul that he has no fear of returning to Japan with the sailors and will Join the ship at Rainier in a . few days. FRENCH SAILORS RELEASED When Ship Departs Case Will Go Into History. Acting on the suggestion of Judge Tazwell, of the Municipal Court. Cap tain Speier, in charge of the harbor pa trol force, will obtain a release for two sailors, Jean Niger and Henri Le Sene chal. as soon as the French bark Mare, chal de Villars. of which crew they were members, leaves port. They were arrested for threatening the master and striking one of the mates and have been held in jail. The men assert that the trouble arose over Improper treatment accorded them, while the skipper set up that they in sisted on being paid off at Portland, though signed for the round voyage. It is fully expected that the men will be given their wages if left in this country, being aliens, nd except that they have been in Jail, the result will probably be satisfactory to them. The captain of the German bark Gold bek sought to have eight sailors impris oned when they refused to work, but the convenience of free meals for his men was denied by Harbormaster Speier on the ground they had not broken a law. COMMISSION" LACKS MEMBER George Cornwall Will Xot Serve Sec ond Term With Dock Body. One vacancy exists in the personnel of the Commission of Public Docks, as George Cornwall, who has served since the creation of that body, declines to continue in the public service, his term having expired last week. Mayor Rush light said last evening that he had not decided on the appointment of a suc cessor. A meeting of the commission was to have been held yesterday, but a quo rum was lacking. A second session has been called for next week, so that ' routine matters may be settled. Be sides, the committee having In charge the waterfront ordinance will meet and discuss the measure Informally and formulate a report that will be sub mitted to the entire body. Mr. Corn wall is the second member whose term has expired, the first having been Henry L. Corbett, who was succeeded by Dan Kellaher. F. W. Mulkey Is chairman of the commission and the present members are Ben Selling. W. H. Moores and Mr. Kellaher. PILOT SCHOONER GOES OUT Wallula Is Damaged and Will Be Out of Service for Time. Having met with an accident near Puget Sound, when she grounded while towing the British bark Inverclyde on hawser and the bark struck her fcUrn, breaking a 10-inch roller over which the hawser slides, besides dam aging one plate, the tug Wallula. of the Port of Portland fleet, has been brought here for repairs. The pilpt schooner Joseph Pulitzer, which has been laid up at the St. Johns drydock for a year and a half, was placed in commission yesterday and headed for Astoria. She will cross out to sea to day and remain at least during the time the Wallula Is here, which may be 10 day or two weeks. Captain Astrup, of the Wallula, took the Pulitzer to the lower harbor and he may go outside with her, otherwise Captain Hansen will take charge. There is work to be performed on the Wallula that has been delayed until she could be spared to come here? but now she will be overhauled. The roller Is 14 feet long and, as none are carried in stock, an order has been sent East for one. The tug lies at the plant of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works. Cap tain Astrup says the succession of gales at the mouth of the river during the past week were the worst he has ex perienced on this Coast. THREE LIXERS IV NORTH Stormy Weather Holds Rose City and Beaver Back. For' the first time since the estab lishment of the schedule of the Harrl- STEiVMEB INTEIXKiENCK. . Due to Arrive. Name. From Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook. . Bear San Pedro. . Breakwater. . . .Coos Bay. . . Anvil Banaoa Roanoke. ... aV .San Diego. .. Hose City. .... .San Pedro. . . Alliance Eureka Beaver San Pedro. . . Geo. W. Elder. .San Diego. '.. To Depart. Name. For Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook. . . yale S. F. 10 l jl.. Tamalpals San Fran... Harvard 8. f . lo L. A. Breakwater. .. .Cooe Bay. ... Willamette. ... San Pedro... Camino Sua Fran . . . Bear San Pedro. .. Anvil .Bandon Roanoke San Diego. . . Rose City San Pedro. . . Alliance Eurka Geo. W. Elder. .San Diego. . . . Beaver San Pedro. .. Date. .In port . In port .Jan. 3 . Jan. 4 Jan. S Jen. 6 . Jan. - 9 .Jan. 11 . Jan. 12 Date. Indef. .Jan. Jan. .Jan. .Jan. Jan. Jan. , Jan. Jn. Jan. .Jan. .Jan Jan. IS Jan. IS man "Big Three" fleet to include San Pedro as the southern terminus of the line, the vessels of that flag have been north of the Golden Gate at the same time. The Bear, arriving in the harbor yesterday afternoon, passed the steamer Rose . City at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning'between Mendocino and North west Seal Rocks, and she reached San Francisco yesterday morning. The steamer was hove to Tuesday night ow ing to the storm. She had been bar bound In the Columbia River and as she was scheduled to sail from San Pedro today, the vessel will be a day late in reporting here, being due Tuesday. The Bcver, which left here at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, was held in side the bar until 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and she was passed there by the Bear. Officers of the latter vessel have received orders to pass but one day at San Francisco southbound, and two days northbound, so an earlier de parture can be made from San Pedro to transport students to Berkele'y and Stanford after their holiday vacations. On the way up the Coast the Bear's voyage was marked by a heavy wester ly swell as far as Cape Blanco, and north of that it moderated slightly, but the Columbia River bar was breaking when she crossed in. Marine Notes. White oak timber, when imported for the manufacture of furniture and cab inet material, will be admitted free of duty, according to notice received yes terday by P. S. Malcolm, Collector of Customs. Captain E. S. Edwards, United States Inspector of Hulls, who has been at Newport during the holidays, returned yesterday and has a new stock of yarns about rough weather off Yaquina. Captain L. Veysey, Lloyds' surveyor, Will conduct a survey aboard the Brit ish bark Inverclyde today as a means of estimating the damage she sustained through being in collision with the Crown of India at Astoria. In tow of the Port of Portland steam er Ocklahama. the German ship Ossa arrived up yesterday. She comes from Antofagasta and, having water ballast tanks, was towed into the harbor to prepare for wheat loading. There was a cleanup of barbound ves sels in-the lower harbor yesterday and 11 carriers went to sea about o'clock in the morning. There was a break ing bar, but the skippers were not daunted by that after being so close to the dirty weather of the past week. Three coastwise cargoes cleared yes terday at the Custom-House included 700.000 feet of lumber for San Pedro on the steamer Olympic, 1,000,000 feet on the steamer F. H. Leggett for the same harbor and 550.000 feet aboard the steamer Tamalpals for San Fran cisco. Through having caught on a cable of the Benton County ferry as she was leaving Corvallis, the steamer Pomona, of the Yellow Stack Line, is undergoing repairs here, her smokestack and whis tle pipe having been damaged, besides as the stack went over the side it in jured the hurricane deck and railings. Until she is ready for service the steamer Oregona will take her place. Carrying 112,509 bushels of wheat, valued at $92,258, the first wheat cargo to be cleared In 1913, the French bark Marechal de Villars is ready for sea and she hauled Into the stream yester day from Oceanic dock in preparation for her departure today. The Boadlcea may also leave today. The German bark Goldbek left down yesterday, grain laden, for the United Kingdom. The Adelaide shifted from Montgomery dock No. 1 to Irving. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Jan. 2. Arrived Steamer Bear, from San Pedro and San Francisco; German ahlp Ossa, from Antqfagasta; steam er J. A. Chanslor. from Monterey Sailed Steamer Carlos, for San Francisco. Astoria. Jan. 2. Arrived at 7:30 and left up at 9:30 A. M. Steamer Bear, from San Pedro and San Francisco. Arrived at S and left up at 9:40 A. M. Steamer J. A. Chans lor, from Monterey. Sailed at S:S0 A. M. Steamer Navajo, for San Francisco; at 8:45 A. M. steamer Oleum. lor fort san LiUis; t 9 A. f. steamer Alliance, for Coos Bay and Eureka: steamer Beaver, for San Fran Cisco and San Pedro; steamer Geo. W. El der, for San Diego and way ports; steamer Maverick, for San Francisco: steamer lem nla E. Dorr, for San Pedro: steamer Yo- semlte. for San Pedro: at 9:15 A. M. Steam er Geo. W. Fenwlck. for San Pedro; at 9:30 A. M. Steamer Yellowstone, for San Pedro. San Francisco. Jan. 2. Arrived at 7 A M. Steamer Rose City, from Portland. Ar rived at 10 A. M. Steamer Roanoke, from San Diego, sailed at 10 A. 31. acnooner W. F. Jewett. tor Columbia River. Victoria. Jan. 2. Sailed at 10:45 A. M. British steamer Strathlorne. for Portland. Yokohama. Dee. 1!0. Arrived British steamer Northumberland, from Portland. Punta Arenas. lec su. Arrivea cen turion from Antwerp, for San Francisco. Coronet. Jan. 1. Sailed Magician, from San Francisco for Liverpool. Liverpool. Jan. 1. Arrived Dunslaw. from San Francisco. San Francisco, Jan. 2. Arrived Steamer Rose Citv. from Portland; Ventura, from Svdney: Falrhaven. from Gamble; Klamath, from Portland; schooners Oregon, from Co quille River: Defender, from Hana: bark Due d'Aumale (French), from Rotterdam. Sailed Steamers Asuncion, for Puget Sound; A. M. Simpson, for Coos Bay; schooner W. F. Jewett, for Columbia River. Seattle. Jan. 2. Arrived steamers Ad miral Sampson. Captain A. F. Lucas, tow ing barge 9o. from San Francisco: Bertha, from Southeastern Alaska; Dolphin. from Skagway. Sailed Steamers Governor, for San Francisco; Northland, for Southeastern Alaska. Victoria. Jan. 2. Sailed Steamer Strath lorne, and barge, for Portland. Tides at Astoria Friday. High. Low. :3 A M....8.8 feet!S:59 A. It 3.2 feet 11:14 P. il....t.l feet5:00 P. M.. 0.1 loot COAST SCHOONER LINES MERGER E. J. Dodge Company and Ol son & Mahony Prepare for Big Canal Traffic. ANOTHER DOCK IS LEASED Aim of Combination Is to Increase Freight Facilities From Califor nia Port Sew Vessels to Aid In Handling Business. Telegrams exchanged yesterday be tween Portland and San Francisco completed negotiations for a merger of interests between two of the leading steam schooner concerns on the Pa cific Coast and under the arrange ment the Olson & Mahony Steamship Company will retire from the field in handling general cargo to this city and the E. J. Dodge Company Steamship Line will continue business relin quished by the latter. The deal also carries with it the leasing of Couch-street dock by the Dodge line, though for several years Olson & Mahony have been the lessees, and the former will continue to con duct Oak-street dock as well. Minor details of the proposition re main to be worked out, but the move virtually went into effect yesterday and I. W. Brown, Portland agent for Olson & Mahony, has resigned. The docks will be handled by the Commer cial Dock & Warehouse Company, of which N. P. Titus, who has held Oak street dock, is manager. Mr. Titus will continue to maintain the head quarters at the old location and it is probable cement, asphalt and heavy freight will be discharged on one dock and the other reserved for general merchandise. Full Cargroes to Come. Within the next three or four days documents in the transaction will ar rive from San Francisco and a basis established for future operations. The aim will be to Increase the service on freight coming from San Francisco, not alone that originating In Cali fornia, but the business accepted by the California & Atlantic Steamship Company at New York for transpor tation to Portland, which is trans shipped at the Golden Gate. The Dodge steamers will continue to bring cargo here on the existing schedule, which provides for two sailings a week, but they will come with full cargoes in stead of being partly loaded, as the business of the Olson & Mahony line will be diverted to them. On over flow cargo the Olson & Mahony ves sels will be called Into service. When they have no freight It is assumed they will proceed here in ballast to load grain and lumber, as has been the practice. The Dodge fleet between Portland and San Francisco consists of the steamers St. Helens, Northland and Ro chelle, and the San Bamon, a steamer under construction, will be ready by Spring. In addition several coasters have been chartered as business de mand. In November and December the company discharged 12 cargoes here. The Olson & Mahony line operates the steamers Olson & Mahony, Carlos, Jim Butler, Thos. L. Wand and the big new steel steamer California is to come around from the Atlantic side early this year. The Westerner and Wash ington have been disposed of, but the company, like the Dodge interests, has chartered outside vessels frequently in the trade. Dodge & Co. are said to have closed valuable contracts that became effect ive January 1 for bringing cement and asphalt to Portland, while they have fallen heir to those held by Olson & Mahony. Besides they have employed a traveling freight agent and Intend combining the territory for new patron age. Their competitors are the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Com- if- TJ Sale lomore ouiveniF Great Reductions on Nearly Every Article of Our Immense Stock DRUGGISTS' MERCHANDISE, LEATHER GOODS, STATIUJNUKY, uuxusux BRUSHES OF ALL KINDS, COMBS, MIRRORS, SPONGES, CHAMOIS,. TOILET ARTICLES AND HOUSEHOLD DRUGS INCLUDED IN THIS GREAT SALE FREE During This Sale Each customer purchasing to the amount of 50c worth or more will be given one of our well-known Gold Band Bread and Butter Plates, except with patent medicines and contract articles. Free delivery to all parts of the city. Prescriptions called for and delivered free. Only the most compe tent druggists in our employ. "We carry the highest quality and purest of drugs and household remedies. 11 M Brushes 50c Hair Brushes 38 75c Hair Brushs 56 $1.25 Hair Brushes 94J Rubber Cushion Hair Brushes, 44S 63 and 78 $1.00 Bath Brushes 73$ 50c Cloth Brushes 372 25c Whisk Brooms -21 25c Hand Brushes 17 Parisian Ivory 33 per cent discount off. A very choice variety of Hair Brushes, Mirrors, Etc. Leather Goods 33 per cent discount on high quality Handbags, Purses, Bill Books, Music Bolls, Etc. Stationery Writing Tablets best 10c values.... 7tf Writing Tablets exceptional 15c values, at . 11 Writing Tablets choice 25c values 19 Boxes Paper and Envelopes, 35c values, at ... ..22 Toilet Paper Westco 1000 sheet rolls per doz. 840 Rex 3000 finest white quality, each 210 Lilac 500 sheet rolls, dozen 420 A. P. W. 2500 pkg. of 4 rolls. .$1.00 A. P. W. flat 1500 pkg. of six. .$1.00 D. M. A. 600 flat, dozen 480 Special Prices on Drugs Powdered Borax, 1-lb. box 70 Bicarbonate Soda, 1 lb..... 60 Phosphate Soda, 1 lb 170 Sugar Milk, 1 lb 240 Boric Acid, Pd. 1 lb.. 140 Cream Tartar, 1 lb 330 Sulphur, 1" lb 50 Rochelle Salts, i2 H -160 Sassafras Bark, Vi lb 80 Senna Leaves, 2-oz. pkg 70 Witch Hazel, y2 pint and pint 120, 210 Castor Oil, 3 oz. and 8 oz 70-1S0 Rosewater and Glycerine, 3 ounces and 8 ounces 70 and 18$ Bay Rum, V4 pint and y2 pint, 80-180 Sweet Oil, y2 pint and pint 120-210 Pure Olive Oil, y2 pint and pt. 220-440 Grape Juice, pint and quart . .190-380 Beef, Iron and Wine, pint 380 PHONES Main 293 A 2193 Soaps Colgate's 10 varieties box 3 cakes 250 Transparent Glycerine, per cake .70 Armour's Fragrant Soap,. 3 cakes 120 Household Soap, 3 oz. cakes, per dz.' 330 Fairbanks Tar and Glycerine, 6 oz. ea. 40 California Medicated Soap, doz 880 Colgate's Shaving Soap 50 Castile Soap, 4 oz. cakes 70 Castile Soap, pure, per lb :.190 SKIDMORE DRUG RALPH CRYSLER, Prop. 151 THIRD STREE Sundries Chamois Finest quality 70 Chamois 25c, very fine .190 Alcohol Stoves No wick ."430, Safety Razors guaranteed 450 Fountain Pens guaranteed ......SI .44 Antiseptic. Tooth Powder large 5-ounce bottle 180 Antiseptic Tooth Wash 3 oz. bottle 180 Benzoin and Almond Cream, 4 oz. . .180 Witch Hazel Cream, 4 oz 180 Cold Cream 1 oz. and 2 oz. jars 10017 0 Antiseptic Cotton, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 oz. pkg. at... 40, 70, 120, 180, 330 Absorbent Hospital Cotton, lb 230 Rubber Goods Brown Combination Syringe and Bottle, 2- quart $1.67 Brown Combination Syringe and Bottle, 3- quart $1.77 White Combination Syringe and Bottle, 2-quart $1.13 Red Combination Syringe and Bottle, 2- quart $1.83 Chocolate Combination Syringe and Bot tle, 2-quart $1.33 Chocolate Combination Syringe and Bot tle, 3-quart $1.43 Fountain Syringes, 2-quart 730 Brown Fountain Syringe, 2-quart $1.33 Brown Fountain Syringe, 3-quart $1.43 White Water Bottles, quart 730 Brown Water Bottles, 3-quart $1.22 Chocolate Water Bottles, 2-quart $1.44 We carry a complete line of all classes of Rubber Goods, all subject to discount on this sale. CO. T Free delivery to all parts of the city. Prescriptions called for and delivered free pany, the North Pacific Steamship Company, Arrow Line and Independent 6team schooners. "It simply means that the Dodge line controls the business heretofore held by the two companies," said Mr. Titus last evening. "The main thing with us in bidding for business is the guarantee of service in delivering cargo here as regularly as the larger lines. But we have the advantage in that we operate under a minimum over head charge and on a less elaborate scale. There is no question in my mind that the Panama Canal will divert an enormous amount of business to San Francisco for transshipment to Port land." Grants Puss Taxes Lower. " GRANTS PASS, Or., Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) The tax levy of the City of Grants Pass will not be so high as last year owing to the Mayor's veto of the 12-mill levy passed by the Coun cil. The Mayor suggested that the levy be made 8 mills. A' compromise was effected and 9 mills were levied. ''CLEOPATRA" TO BE SEEN AT PEOPLES THEATER Six-reel Production vf Sardou's Remarkable Play, Made Famous by Late Fannie Davenport, Will Be Given for Portland Folk. f SCEXE FROM HELEN GARDNER'S PRODUCTION OF "CLEOPATRA." IT takes nerve for a theater to pay $2000 for the privilege of exclusively running a motion picture for four days. That Is what the Peoples Theater has done, and it has paid that remark able rental figure for Helen Gardner in a six-reel production of "Cleopatra." The film being based on Sardou's re markable play, made famous in this country by the late Fanny Davenport. The remarkable part about the photo play Itself Is that no less than six reels would have adequately told the story and the picture is pronounced extra ordinary by the complete manner in which Helen Gardner dominates every one of the 80 superb scenes of the work. She gives a splendid and faith ful portrayal of this great woman of history, who though a voluptuous and cruel character, had sufficient of the woman in her to hold captive three of the greatest men of the world, Pompey, Marc Antony and Julius Caesar. The performance at the Peoples Theater will be like attending a great show in a legitimate opera house. Each of the five acts of the play being presented with its dramatic and tragic climax. Six thousand feet of the film is required adequately to present this work. Cleopatra now Is being presented In New York. Boston, Philadelphia, Chi cago and St. Louis In the legitimate theaters and at such prices as are usually charged in those places of amusement. Portland is the only city In the United States at which this pic ture will be shown In an exclusive motion picture theater and its engage ment will begin at the Peoples Theater Sunday, January 6, at which time there also will be introduced to Portland for the first time Miss Phyllis Allen, a vocal artist from Chicago, who has the reputation of being one of the most splendid singers this city has ever had the pleasure of hearing. The manage ment desires to direct public attention to the fact that box seats may be ob tained In advance through the telephone. JUDGE OVERRULES ACQUITTAL REQUEST Attorney for A. J. Biehl in Bond Fraud Hearing Asks for Directed Verdict. GOVERNMENT RESTS CASE In Denying Defendant's Motion Court Points to Evidence Tending to Show Conspiracy to tJse Mails Fraudulently. When the Government rested yester day In the trial of A. J. Blehl, charged with using the mails fraudulently in exploiting the Columbia River Orchards Company, United States Judge Bean promptly overruled the motion of At torney W. T. Hume requesting a di rected verdict of acquittal for the de fendant. The case probably will be concluded today and reach the jury some time tomorrow. In asking for an Instructed verdict of acquittal for his client, Mr. Hume argued that the evidence did not tend to sustain the allegations of the in dictment or show any fraud or com bination or conspiracy on the part of Biehl. of any knowledge or participa tion in any fraudulent use of the malls. He maintained that the evidence did not show that Blehl had any knowledge or information concerning any of the representations made by DeLarm, Hodges, McWhorter and Humphrey, the other defendants, in letters written .by them. Jadse Points to Evidence. Judge Bean held, on the contrary, that the evidence tended to show a conspiracy among the defendants to de fraud and that the mails were used in furthering the conspiracy. Before resting the Government's case, Mr. McCourt withdrew four of the eight counts in the Indictment and announced that he did not insist that the Jury convict the defendant on those four counts since there was no question as to whether sufficient proof had been offered that the four particular let ters In question were actually sent through the malls. Biehl will take the witness stand in his own behalf and his testimony. Mr. Hume Informed the court, would be supplemented by that of four other witnesses. If the cross-examination Is not protracted, the defense expects to conclude Its case today. Several more witnesses were called by the Government yesterday and gave further testimony as to the operations of the orchard company and the worth lessness of its bonds and the securities by which they were guaranteed. Bomds Heavily Discounted. James Ellison, of Seattle, who had a mo-tgage for 825,000 against timber land acquired by the orchard company, testified that he had handled approxi mately $107,500 worth of the bonds which he had purchased from brokers at from 2 to 9 cents on the dollar. Re plying to a question from Mr. McCourt, the witness said appraisers for the Government had fixed the valuation of the Irrigation project at Wahluke, Wash, at 8230,000. This estimate, he said, included the land owned by the company and all of its assets. Louis P. Slchler, of Seattle, receiver of the defunct orchard company, said that when he assumed charge of the affairs of the Columbia River Orchards Company, and the Washington Orchard Irrigation & Fruit Company, he dis covered that all of the assets of both companies had been transferred to the Columbia Water Company, another subsidiary corporation in Wjhich De Larm and Biehl were the principal promoters. Widow Loses Ranch. DeLarm and Biehl evidently were no respecters of persons, in disposing of their orchard bonds. With them. It was purely a case of get the money, re gardless of the lot and circumstances of the victims. Mrs. Ida M. Erickson, a widow of Seattle, told of parting with 40 acres of logged-off land in Pacific County, Wash, for orchard bonds to the amount of 82000, the valu ation at which she held her property. Mrs. Erickson said she met Biehl in Seattle in the Spring of 1911 when the trade was made. Biehl, testified the witness, represented to her" that the bonds were gilt-edged as an investment and were fully secHred, the company having first real estate mortgages to the amount of 8125 for each 8100 bond. Not only did DeLarm and Blehl ac quire land from the people at Wahluke, but they contracted debts with the same victims and then failed to liqui date. F. C. Koppen told of having furnished the company supplies to tht amount of 81600 when it was lnstallinf its irrigation project. Mrs, Watts, vi the same place, testified that at tae request of DeLarm she boarded a num ber of the engineers and other work men employed at the work until she had a bill for 8900 which remains unpaid. HAY'S BACKERS SUSPECTED Democrat Charges Contest of Mster's Election Planned. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.) That the Republicans contemplate filing a contest on the Governorship at the Legislature, that the recount now being conducted in the Superior Court on Con stable and Justice of the Peace is a blind to allow the Hay people access to the ballots, and that Judge Card Is be ing imposed upon, were charges made in court today by Secretary Jackson, of the Pierce County Democratic Commit tee. Jackson objected to a reporter sitting beside the ballots and checking off data regarding the recount. Jackson said it appeared suspicious that a reporter Bhould be present and in such close proximity to the ballots. He made no objection to the presence of lawyers and politicians. The court declined to bar newspaper men. Governor-elect Lister was present. ' BROWN MAY BE OUSTED BUII MOOSE FACTION SAID TO -BE DISSATISFIED. Some of State Central Committee Displeased With Failure to Carry State for T. R. There is every prospect for an ex tremely interesting session of the stats central committee of the Roosevelt Pro gressive party when it assembles in Portland about January 20. Interest will be centered in the outcome of a determined effort that will be made by an element in the committee to depose George Arthur Brown, chairman of the committee. Dissatisfaction with the manner in which Mr. Brown conducted the Bull Moose campaign in this state last Fall is believed to be the real cause for the unfriendly attitude of some members of the committee towards the chairman. One of the committeemen especially displeased with Mr. Brown's work is L. H. McMahon, of- Salem, who has not hesitated to censure the record of the chairman. But Mr. Brown will be at the com mittee meeting prepared to defend his management of the campaign as well as to resist any attempt to depose him with any discredit from the chairman ship. The friends of Mr. Brown be lieve a majority of the members of the committee will sustain him at the meeting. They take the position that he was faithful' to the cause and one of the most aggressive workers in the ranks in the late campaign and (or that reason is entitled U the "square deal" preached by the third party lead ers. "I know that an attempt will be made to throw Brown out as state chairman," said a Roosevelt Progressive leader yesterday, "but I cannot imagine any reason for doing so, nor can I find any body who does know. About the only reason the anti-Brown people can urge is his failure to carry the Btate for Roosevelt. But a state chairman should not be blamed for the impos sible. He worked loyally for the ticket and his services as chairman of the state organization deserve commenda tion instead of criticism." The Roosevelt Progressives of this country also will hold a meeting about the same time, when the matter of nominating a ticket for the coming city election will be discussed. In connec tion with the Mayoralty, there is talk that F. W. Mulkey may be proposed if the party concludes to take part in the municipal election. lt" If Every Woman Only Knew About M m Rt.. The Electric "El Chaf o" and recognized its won derful advantages, we wouldn't be able to get them fast enough from the famous "Hotpolnr' factory! Just think attach E1 Chafo" to any electric socket it heats ur In a minute all both and danger of alcohol or oil lamps eliminated. Beautifully nickel plated, with ebon ite handles. Complete with cord and detachable tlug. Prices 85, 10 and 815. "Trr-Xew-Llfe," the Wonderful Elec tric Vlrbrator, used In hundreds of Portland homes. 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