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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 27, 1903. GLEETURNEDTOWOE Seattle College Singers Ar rested at Spokane. ARE CHARGED WITH LARCENY Troubadours Say That Jealousy of Ellensburg Youths of Their Social Success Is the Cause of Their Humiliation. SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 26. (Special.) As a res-ilt of an alleged college prank at Ellensburg, four students from the State University at Seattle were placed under arrest in Spokane today by Sheriff Thomas of Kittitas County. The boys arrested are George "W. Sohms, Frank L. Wilt, G. W. Millett and W. C. Kennedy. All are members of the University Glee and Man dolin Club, which is making a tour of the state giving entertainments In the larger towns. Monday night the company appeared at Ellensburg, and after the performance some of the students saw a little of the town. John Zipperer, proprietor of the Horseshoe Saloon, alleges that the boys Btole a number of billiard balls from his place and Sam Pearson, another saloon keeper, charges the theft of wine glasses to the warblers. Warients were sworn out, but before the Sheriff could serve them, the company was in Colfax, and from, there went to Moscow. Sheriff Thomas arrived here to day. The company gave a concert last jjight and this forenoon the arrest oc curred. The young men were very Indignant In their denials of wrong-doing and every ef fort was made to keep the names of the prisoners from the public, even the Sher iff declining to give out the names. Man ager VanDorn said tonight that the trouble had been adjusted And that the men were released from, arrest. "VanDorn said: "Yes, we may pay up something now so as not to spoil our trip, but when we get back to Seattle we will bring libel suits against the saloonmen. "I think the whole matter is a put-up job by some Ellensburg fellows who are jealous of us. While we were in Ellens burg the Ellensburg girls gave us a dance and danced with us, and some of the boys there got Jealous. They just picked four names of club members off the register at random to get warrants for them." MOBBED B STRIKERS. Oregon Man Applied for Work in San Francisco Restaurant. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26. I. B. Small, a recent arrival from Portland, is in the city prison here charged with assault with a deadly weapon and carrying con cealed weapons. Ho had a brief conflict with some striking restaurant men and is tasting of the adversity that comes to the so-called "scab" who collides with unionism under the administration. Small, in an interview, said: "I arrived from Portland, Or., on Thursday with my three children, the oldest of whom is 14. I saw a notice In a restaurant on Market street, 'We give our help ?12 a week,' and, thinking I might get some work for the children, I went Inside. The proprietor told me he had all the help he wanted, but to come around in a day or two and there might be a vacancy. As I went out of the place the crowd hooted, called me a 'scab' and asked me where I got my whiskers. I told them that they were my whiskers and that I always paid my own way. At this one of them jumped into me and" pushed me out of the doorway and on to the sidewalk. Then two came at me, one from each side at the same time. One of them hit me a heavy blow on the nose and the other struck me on the Jaw. I backed up against the wall of the build ing and pulled a little S2-callber re volver from my vest pocket and stood the crowd off. I was bleeding profusely and was alone, but not one of them came nearer me than the outer edge of the sidewalk. I usually carry a big Colt's revolver, but left that at home In my valise. "After two or three minutes a couple of policemen came up and arrested me. I pointed out the two men who s.truck me, but the policemen rerused to arrest them. The crowd followed me to the police station, where I again pointed out the men and asked that they be ar rested. This the police again refused to do." Small is in search of his wife, who eloped while the couple lived at Oswego, Or., some time since. BLOWS FOLLOWED ABUSE. Quarrel at Colfax Sends One Man to Jail, the Other to the Hospital. GARFIELD. Wash., Dec 26. (Spe xlaL) J. T. Penn, proprietor of the Mer chants' Hotel, is confined to his bed with a terribly disfigured face, and Charles DIvett has been sent to the Coun ty Jail at Colfax for assault with a deadly weapon, as a result of an altercation at the O. R. & N. depot last night. The men, runners for different houses, quarreled over two prospective custom ers who alighted from the train. DIvett abused Penn and finally swung his lan tern with terrible force, striking Penn in the face and knocking him down. A ter rible gash was cut In Penn's nose and lip and six stitches were required to sew up the wound. DIvett is CO years old and bears a hard reputation. He is terribly abusive when angry and last Spring was beaten into insensibility by J. E. Brown, whom he "was publicly abusing on the street. DI vett had Brown arrested and he was fined $75 and costs. Later Brown shot T. J. Turnbow and Is now in Jail awaiting trial on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder. Today his former victim, DIvett, was sent to the same jail to await trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, and the former assailant and his victim are in adjoining cells, both un able to give bonds. MISTAKEN FOR A DRUNK. 'Man With Fractured Skull Dies in the Oakland Jail. OAKLAND, Dec. 26. Despite the ear nest appeal of an unknown nurse who urged the police to remove Richard Slbrian to the receiving hospital, the lat ter was thrown Into a patrol wagon, placed In a cell at the city prison, where he remained unconscious all night and was found dead about 6 o'clock this morning. The action of the police was in direct violation of the rules govern ing the conduct of the department mem bers and Chief of Police Hodgkins has decided that the matter be thoroughly investigated. ' Among the motley throng gathered about the form of a young man was a young woman whose name could not be learned. She appealed to the policemen to take him to the receiving hospital. "This young woman claimed to be a nurse," said Sid Wilson, a deputy In City Treasurer Taylor's ofllce. She pronounced the man injured and said that he ought to be taken to a hospital. She made a very earnest plea, but the officers seemed to pay little heed to her words. One of the men on the patrol wagon remarked that It -was a case of 'Kins Alcohol, and I then the limp form was thrown Into the bottom of the wagon and quickly re moved to the city prison- At the hos pital, however, he told Steward Borchert that he had engaged in a fight. Just when Slbrian had a fight, with whom he fought, or by whom he was knocked down is not known at this time. An ex amination of the body at the morgue this morning discloses indications that the man's skull is fractured. Sibrlan was a young man of good fam ily and connections, and the affair is causing a sensation. POCKET PICKED AT DANCE. Cove Man Loses the Proceeds of a Night's Entertainment. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) On Christmas evening at the Cove, 16 miles from this city, Joe Trlpeer gave a grand ball In his new two-story brick building recently erected. All were en joying a good time, when suddenly Mr. Trlpeer, upon putting his hand in his pocket, missed the pocketbook with the money he had taken in selling tickets for the dance, .amounting tot $117. The crowd began to look for it, but nothing was found but the empty pocket book half way down the stairs loading out of the hall, and Mr. Trlpeer had not left the hall that evening. No clue has been found of the missing money. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHURCH The West Union Baptist Association Meets in Original Structure. HILLSBORO, Or., Dec 26. (Special.) The West Union Baptist Church Asso ciation celebrated Its fiftieth anniversary at West Union, a few miles north of this city, yesterday. The original church building, constructed over 50 years ago, is still used as a place of worship. Dr. J. F. Day, of Hlllsboro, delivered the ad dress of the day. THE XEW YEAR'S OREGOXIAN Will be published on .Friday morning next. First panoramic view of the 1805 Fair build ings. Just as these buildings will appear In perspective when finished, will be printed In the New Year's issue. Full account of the Exposition everything about Oregon. Price per copy, postage prepaid to any ad dress in the United States, Canada of Mex ico, 0 cents. NORTHWEST DEAD. John M. Waters. BROWNSVILLE, Or., Dec 26. (Special.) John M. Waters, who died here Thurs day, was born near the banks of Lake Erie, Ohio, January 2L 1S33, and emi grated to California in 1S49, remaining there until 1S53, when he came to Linn County and built the first house at Har risburg. On the third day after starting across the plains he met with an acci dent, which resulted in breaking his leg, and he came the rest of the way on crutches. In 1S5S he moved to Josephine County, and one year later returned to Harrls burg and purchased an Interest in the Harrlsbaug flouring mills with Jack Hall. In 1S77 he sold out and came to Browns ville, purchasing the Brownsville flour ing mills, changing It from a burr to a roller mill. He afterward sold this and assisted In building the Albany woolen mill. He and a few others a little later bult a 200-barrel flouring mill at Seattle, which proved to be too large an under taking for the capital at hand and they closed out, Mr. Waters returning to Brownsville. Mr. Waters was one of the pioneer newspaper men of Oregon, having owned the Oregon Dally Statesman at Salem In the early days. He was married in 1S54 to Miss Ellen Moon, a pioneer of '52, who survives him. He was an honored member of the Linn County Pioneer Association and the Bap tist Church, had served as Mayor of the city. Councilman, County Commissioner, and had held many other places of honor and trust. He was a member of the blue lodge, chapter and commander. A. F. & A. M. and the A. O. U. W. Gustave Hodes. CORVALLIS, Dec. 26. (Special.) Gustave Hodes, the oldest surviving busi ness man of Corvallls, died yesterday. He opened a gun store in the town In August, 1857, and had conducted It con tinuously ever since, having most of the time until three or four years ago occu pied the same building. He was born in Prussia, January 23, 1826. and In 1855 emigrated to America, settling in San Francisco. After two years he removed to Portland, remaining there from May until August, and then removing to Corvallls. His age was 75 years, 11 months and 2 days. The sur viving members of the family are the widow, a son, Hubert Hodes, and a daughter, Mrs. G. W. Denman. all of Corvallls. A brother, Clem Hodes, re sides at Eugene. Mr. Hodes' Illness be gan last Monday, and was not considered serious until Wednesday. Walter R. Lilly. FOREST GROVE, Or., Dec 26. (Spe cial.) Walter R. Lilly died at his homo at Gales Creek today, of a lingering lung ailment, aged about 55 years. He was born In West Virginia and was married to Miss Belle Sharp in Kansas in 1880. Nineteen years ago, with his wife, ho moved to Washington County, where he had resided ever since. A widow and the following children, all of Gales Creek, survive him: Charles, Clarence, Howard, Norman, Rife, Mamie and Maud Lilly. L. C. Dubois. SALIDA, Colo., Dec 26. L. C. Dubois, a prominent mining man, is dead of pneumonia at his home in this city, aged 33. Mr. Dubois was well known in min ing circles throughout the West, and took a leading part in the development of Tonopah, Nev. He also was superin tendent of a mill at Delamar, Nov., for several years. A widow and one child isurvivo him. Nicolai C. Schou. VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec 26. Nicolai C. Schou, assistant editor of the Victoria Colonist, who died suddenly Christmas eve, six years ago married Miss Fisher, of Portland. Notable Musical Event, PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Dec 26. (Special.) The Christmas con cert rendered by the pupils of the Con servatory of Music at Pacific Univer sity. December 19. was one of the finest musical events given in the state this Winter. The programme included both vocal and Instrumental numbers of the highest excellence. The slmrinc was charmlnir. Th audi ence was more than pleased and respond ed to every number with hearty and well deserved applause. It would be impossi ble to select any particular number for special praise without doing injustice to the remainder of the programme. How ever, the "Ave Maria," sung by 11 young women, with a violin obligato, by Pro fessor Chapman, was perhaps the cli max of It all. Those present were de lighted with the number and tendered a hearty encore Miss Waggener, in her rendition of Chopin's waltz, Ab. Op. 42, and in a duet with Professor Chapman, Beethoven's sonata. Op. 24, proved herself to be an artist of rare ability. Miss Clapp, in Chopin's Polonaise, Op. 40, was also de serving of praise. In "Sunset," by "Dud ley Buck, Mrs. McEldowney's beautiful contralto voice was at Its best, and Mr. Fletcher rendered Bonn's "Still as Night" in a way that left nothing to be desired. On the whole, this concert was the best that has ever been given by Pacific's Conservatory. BLOWN UP BY GASOLINE IDAHO WOMAN WAS CLEANING HER WINDOW CURTAINS. Moves Tub, In Which There Was Considerable Oil, Near Stove, With Disastrous Results. WEISER, Idaho, Dec 26. (Special.) By an explosion of gasoline today Ihe residence of J. D. Audley Smith was bad ly wrecked and burned and Mrs. Smith received serious burns on the hands and face. Mrs. Smith, was engaged in cleaning window curtains with gasoline, having on a pair of rubber gloves. Sho was using a tub with considerable oil, in which she was jostling the clothes. It being rather cold on the porch, where she had the tub, she carried it into the kitchen, where there was a hot fire. In a moment there was an explosion and the room was in flames. With the assistance of neighbors who heard the explosion and were quickly on the scene, the furniture was removed from the house and when the fire department ar rived the flames were extinguished. The damage will amount to t$400 or $500. The building was insured for $1000. GRAVELLE'S GENERAL DENIAL Story of Trip to Northern Part of State Not Substantiated. HELENA, Mont, Dec 26. In tho Isaac Gravelle case today the defendant occupied the stand all day. His direct examination lasted about three hours, and when court adjourned he was still under cross-examination. Gravelle de nied having been at any of the places where dynamite was exploded on tho track and said he was never in Living ston, where the bridge was injured, and gave a detailed account of his move ments in August and September, testify ing that he was out of town when the explosions took place In the vicinity of Helena. 150 miles from the scene. He denied writing or sending any threatening letters, denied conversations with witnesses who have testified to Gra velle's confessions, and also denied hav ing sent any threatening letters out of the Jail. On cross-examination he stuck closely to this story, and he has so far avoided contradicting his original story. The only point brought out by the state in his examination is that he in his nu merous alleged trips in the northern part of the state did not meet or talk to any one who could substantiate his story of a visit to that section. LAWBREAKERS GET THE BIRDS Lane Sportsmen Do Not Believe Law Will Be Effective. EUGENE, Or., Dec 26. (Special.) The new law enacted by the special session of the Legislature, prohibiting the killing of Denny pheasants for the next two years. Is the subject of much comment in this vicinity, especially among sports men. The law does not appear to meet with favor. The argument Is advanced that It has not been the shooting of these birds law fully that has been the means of reduc ing their numbers, and that If the old law had been rigidly enforced there would have been no occasion for further re strictions. It is generally admitted that these birds have been killed contrary to law, which accounts for their present scarcity, and If illegal shooting has been in vogue under the old law It will continue under the new. OLDEST WOMAN ON &&?& r - ,VT - r- ". "C""' ts 51 i? ' ii"8ss5f . - ' R'VkjKSfflHQj&4yjff MRS. MARY WOOD, AGE 110 YEARS, AND HER DESCENDANTS. HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 2C (Special.) The oldest woman on the Pacific Coast, the bell of East Tennessee a century ago. and at one hundred and sweet sixteen not a bad-looking elderly lady. Mrs. Man Wood is enjoying her old age, surrounded by great-grandchildren. In her Hllslboro home. A group pic ture, recently taken, shows tho babies of the family in four generations Mrs. Mary Ramsey Wood, born in Eastern Tennessee on May 20, 1787: Mrs. Catherine Wood Reynolds, born in Nashville, Tenn., October 14, 1830, the youngest daugh ter of Mrs. Wood; Mrs. Jennie Reynolds Olsen. born in Hlllsboro, January 13, 18G5, the granddaughter; and Miss Gertha Olsen, also born in Hlllsboro on July 8, 1800, great-granddaugnier, a family circle In which the youngest, a young lady, is over 100 years younger than Its oldest member. Until recently the centenarian really did not know how old she was, a reputedly femlnle falling, in this instance owing to the family records having gone to the bottom of the river in rafting across a stream when she came to Oregon In 1840, but she believed herself to have been born six years later until a cousin in Missouri found a Bible giving her birth entry, with the date May 20, 1787. x Fifty years and over ago, when Mrs. Wood kept the Washington House, Hillsboro's first hotel. It was remarked how active she was in riding horseback over tho country for a person of her ago, and Henry Wehrung, now a white-haired old man, recalls in his boyhood having first met Grandma Wood, and that she then was grayhalred and venerable. The late Representative Tongue visited Knoxvllle, Tenn., on one of his trips to Congress, and there met several old people who remembered her, ail as having been an old woman'wben they were children. Here, indeed. Is an exception to the Psalmist's limit of days to threescore and ten years, for she has prolonged hers post fourscore, beyond fivescore to nearly slxscore, nor are they apparently a sorrow, for she takes a lively interest in all passing around, dally with her 'cane exercises in walking, seeks to Instill in her great-grandchildren habits of thrift and economy, and In good health, with unimpaired hearing and fair memory, is not at all childish, but more active and vigorous than many 50 years younger. Her mother lived to bo 103, and to Mrs. Wood it seems perfectly natural that she should be long-lived. So she looks forward to coming yeurs, and it Is not at all unlikely that she who as a young woman heard of Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Oregon Coun try will be present as one of the most Interested spectators and Interesting spec tacles at the centennial anniversary of that important event. NewYork Dental Parlors Fourth and Morrison Sts. Portland, Oregon. Teeth extracted and filled absolutely without paia by our late scientific meth ods. No sleep-producing agents or cocaine. These are the only dental parlors in Port land that have the patent appliances and ingredients to extract, fill and apply gold crowns and porcelain crowns, undeteatabl from natural teeth and warranted for ten years, without the least particle of pain. Geld crowns and teeth'without plates, gold fillings and all other dental work don painlessly and by specialists. Goll crowns, $5; full set teeth. $5; brldg work, $5; gold nlUn. up; silver filling. EOc HO PLATES New York Dental Parlors MAIN OFFICE FOURTH AND MORRI SON STS.. PORTLAND. Branch Office, 614 1st av.. Seattle. 8:30 X 1L to 6 P. M.: Sundays, 8:30 A. M. to 3 P. M. With the same enforcement in future as In tho past there will be no protection to game. The only difference Is that hunters who respect the law have been allowed to get a few shots every year, but la the future they will get none, and the law violators 'nlll get all the birds Instead of the major portion of them. LUMBERMEN ENTER PROTEST Ask Lane County Board to Reduce Valuation on Timber Lands. EUGENE, Or., Dec 26. (Special.) Two of the most Important complaints to be made before the County Board of Equali zation, which has been in session this j week, were made by A. D. Hyland and the j Booth-Kelly Lumber Company. They ask for a reduction in the assessed valuation ! of their large timber holdings. Assessor Burton has assessed timber lands at an average valuation of S3 per acre, which Is considerably higher than j they have been assessed before, but the j Assessor Deneves none too nign m view of the .fact that most lands valuable for timber are held by the owners at from $10 to $20 per acre and many sales have been made at $12 per acre. The complainants argue that $2 per acre would be a fair average valuation for as sessment. SOLD LIQUOR TO MINORS. Arrest of Drunken Boys Leads to Fin ing of Saloonkeeper. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) W. E. Wilson, a local saloonman, was today fined $10 for selling liquor to a minor. Wilson pleaded guilty to the charge. The arrest of G. H. Young, another- liquor dealer, was caused on the same charge, but Raymona Lee and Art Ball, the minors to whom the Intoxicants were sold, explained that they made the purchase at WJlson's place of business, whereupon Young was released. The arrest of the saloonmen today was the sequel of the arrest last night of ' young Lee and Ball on the charge of be ing drunk and disorderly. They were making themselves objectionable on the streets by using profane language, and THE PACIFIC COAST jiw 4r&F; j -vw y fr ?f r'fWt f,tHH&S& r " rt ffiW'" tygffi?j Which Is Your Lot? During the past eight months more than one-half of all the lots in the accompanying plat have been sold, not to speculators, but to bona fide home-builders. -irarrn..r-fT7Ti MALSEY ' IS 9 10 II 12 (3 M 1.5 16 -AV 6 7 6 5 4 3 2 I CLACXXAMS WASCO MULTNOMAH 28 27 26 23 MAKE YOUR SELECTION NOW, BEFORE ALL THE CHOICE LOTS ARE SOLD Holladay Park Addition is-the most attractive residence district in Portland. It is new, select and highly improved. Concrete sidewalks, sewers, graveled streets, gas and water mains all laid in advance of- building. See Holladay Park Addition for yourself, then call on us for full information, prices and terms of sale. The Title Guarantee & Trust Co. 6 and 7 Chamber of Commerce when arraigned before Mayor DImIck to day were fined $23 each. Because of the faqt that It was their first onense, tne . fines were reduced to $2.50 each pending J good behavior. following tne release 01 me oojs , J-tCt;, L U1UIUCI UL UUC UL lllt-wi, U1UJI.U nut- rants to be Issued for the xirrest of the saloonmen on the charge of illegally sell ing liquor. Expensive Bay City Lots. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2C Herbert B. Law has bought the Bishop property on Market street for $11000,000. This news will excite much Interest. Law pays about $7000 per front foot. He acquires one of the best-known buildings and sites in San Francisco. The property Is on the south line of MatKet street. It is separated j from the Palace Hotel by Annie street and abuts on the Hearst building, at the corner of Market and Third streets. It runs through to Stevenson street. The rate paid for the MacKay property at Market and Fourth streets by a syndi cate was about $6600 per front foot. The site next to the Palace Hotel brings $400 per foot more, though cornering on a street of little commercial Importance. The seller is Mrs. Mary Cunningham Bishop, of New York. It Is understood that the purchaser will put up a sky scraper on the site. Looking for Japanese Murderer. VANCOUVER. B. C. Dec. 2C The po lice have traced up the circumstances surrounding the murder of Kamezan. the Japanese, on Christmas, and It 13 prob able that the arrest of the murderer will be made tomorrow. Kamezan was found lying dead on a railway track near Chinatown. He had been embroiled In a quarrel in an Orien tal gambling joint and fled from there, pursued by another Japanese. The lat ter overtook him at the railway track and Is alleged to have done the murder. Kamezan had been losing money In the game and stnrted the quart el. The po licy are now looking for the Japanese who is blamed for wielding the knife which killed his countryman. Mrs. E. A. Sears. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Dec. 26. (Spe cialsMrs. E. A. Sears, aged 73 years, died at the home of her son, James Sears, this morning from a complica tion of heart trouble and pleurisy. She was born in Charleston, 111., In 1S30. and married Joseph Sears at Fairfield, la., in 1S4S. They emigrated to Oregon In 1SC0 and settled In Southern Oregon, J where thoy resided for many years. Her hubsand died in 1SS0. Four children were born to them. They are: Mrs. M. C. Lewis, of Wildervllle. Or.; Mrs. E. S. Cogswell, of Klamath Falls; J. A. Sears, of Portland, and James Sears of this place. O. R. &. N. Cases Compromised. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 26. (Special). Judge McBride adjourned the short term of the Circuit Court this evening. Tho only business done today ivas to dis miss the suits brought some time ago by the O. R. & N. Company against a number, of local parties to determine the title to certain lots lying between the company's wharf in this city and the shore line. The cases were compro mised outside the court. Damages for Dog Killed by Car. VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 26. C. W. Minor, of Victoria, who claimed $1000 for the loss of his dog, Rex Montez. has been awarded $200. The dog was fatally In jured "fay a street car, and Its owner sued the British Columbia Electric Railway Company for the sum first named. The Jury gave him one-fifth of the amount asked. Balmy Day in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26. Christmas in this city was one of the finest days of the year. The sun shone from a cloudless sky, the thermometer being about 60 de grees in the shade. Fifty members of the Olympic Club visited the ocean beach and Golden Gate Park was thronged all day, many families picnicking on the grass. Masons All Will Go to Church. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) Sunday afternoon the Masons of Ore gon City and vicinity will attend in a body services at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in commemoration of the festival of St. John. The pastor. Rev. P. K. Ham mond, will deliver a sermon appropriate to the anniversary. Angus McPhail Sentenced to Hang. EVERETT, "Wash., Dec 26. (Spe cial.) Augus McPhali ha3 been sen tenced to be hanged for the murder of Fred Alderson, shot in Darrlngton some months ago. The case will be appealed. HOLLADJS PARK ADDITION h uii.im LMlfflsM 10 9 K II 12 13 14 15 16 -St & 7 6 5 4 3 2 I 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 -- 7 6 5 4 3 2 I 9 10 II It 13 14 13 16 AV 87634321, Mm Baa warn mmm mam mm mi 24 23 22121 20 19 MASONS' GOLDEN JUBILEE TUALITY LODGE, AT HILLSBORO, HOLDS SPECIAL EXERCISES. Judge Hare Gives a History of the Organization, and Calls Up Old Memories. HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) The golden jubilee of Freemasonry In Washington County made notable today's St. John's day Installation of the offi cers of Tuallty Lodge, No. 6, chartered by the grand lodge of Oregon, June 15, 1S53, and Instituted August 20 of the same year. Judge W. D. Hare, ex-Collector of Cus toms at Astoria, and for a third of a century prominent In public life la Oregon, well-known In fraternal circles and a past grand master workman of the A. O. U. W., as well as a great grand master of Masons in Tuallty Lodge 41 years ago, was the semi-centennial orator. He told of the formation of the grand lodge of Oregon, September 13 1S31, by Multnomah lodge. No. 1. of Oregon City (chartered by Missouri. October 19. 1S46). The charter did not reach Oregon until 1S49, the gold excitement taking the original custodian to California, and It was finally brought here by Captain Joseph and Oren Kellogg, the little trunk which contained It now being In the Historical Society's museum. He also told of the Institution of "Wil lamette Lodge, No. 2 of Portland (a Cali fornia lodge of 1S50), and LaFayette. No. 3 (also having a California charter, grant ed In 1S51), and of the charter Issued by the newly-constituted grand lodge to Salem. No. 4. In 1S52, to Olympla. No. 5, now under the grand lodge of "Washing ton and Instituted the same year, and to Tuallty, No. 6, In 1S53. The Judge de scribed primitive conditions In Hlllsboro, then with only a half dozen houses In the town. John Elliott, second grand master and owner of a donation land claim near Beaverton, now In possession of St. Mary's Home, was instituting officer. The next ear he was killed by a falling tree and burled In North Portland before that village had a cemetery. This was Its first Masonic funeral and was conducted by T. J. Dryer, of The Oregonian. Tuallty Lodge's charter members were Dr. Ralph "Wilcox, clerk of the United States Court, worshipful master; "William S. Caldwell, a merchant, senior warden; Charles Merrill, a farmer, junior warden; Milton Tuttle, Forest Grove's first Jus tice of the Peace and of whom tradition records that he once sentenced a man to the penitentiary, secretary; Henry Black, a farmer, treasurer; Fred DeWltt. farmer, tyler, and Israel Mitchell, the County Surveyor. All except Caldwell and Tuttlo are yet commemorated by the names of their donation land claims. In the 50 years the lodge has been ruled by 22 worshipful masters. The first initiate was R. E. "Wiley, then Sheriff, October 21, 1S53, and since then 203 have been made Masons, of whom 63 are known to have died, whilejthe present membership is 7L In Its original territory have been formed Holbrook Lodge, No. 30, of Forest Grove, and Beaverton, No. 100. The first affiliate was D. C. Kuder, in 1856. The first member to die and the first Mason to be buried In the Hlllsboro Ma sonic cemetery was Simon O'Brien, on October 30, 1S66. The oldest living mem ber is Henry "Wehrung, father of Ore gon's general superintendent at the St. Louis Exposition, who by special dispen sation was initiated, passed, raised and installed into office on St. John's Day, 1S55. Almoran Hill, of Gaston, who demlt ted, and now Is a member of the lodge at Forest Grove, was made a Mason in 1S57. For its first two years the lodge was held In a room over "W. S. Caldwell's store, where the "Wehrung block now is; next in the upper part of the Tualatin Hotel, then owned by Henry "Wehrung; afterward In a hall It built, and in 1S91 the present substantial -two-story brick temple was put up. Mr. Hare spoke feelingly of the depart ed brethren, especially the late Congress man Tongue, for three terms master and twice a grand orator. Dr. F. A. Bailey, for the fifth time was installed master, and ex-County Clerk J. A. Imbrle and ex District Attorney V. N. Barrett, both past masters, respectively senior and junior wardens. Tualatin Chapter, No. 31, Order of the Eastern Star, installed at the same time Mrs. J. D. Merryman, J. A. Imbrie and Mrs. H. V. Gates, as' Its three principal officers, and a banquet was served to the craft and numerous guests. At Vancouver Barracks. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wah., Dec. iunaii-H ST. 14 414- ST. 9 10 It 12 13 14 15 16 4- 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 n, . . ST. (9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 J JM -4 1 1187 5 43 Z I V mm 1 I ' I I In 12 II 10 9 6 7 6 3 A 3 2 I 1 26 Major Robert K. Evans returned from "Washington yesterday, and resumed his duties as Adjutant-General of the depart ment, relieving Captain D. B. Gaillard, who was in temporary command during his absence of six weeks. Captain James M. Graham, Nineteenth Infantry, after delivering his prisoner to the commanding officer at Alcatraz Isl and, will take a leave of absence for 16 days. Second Lieutenant Gilbert M. Allen. Nineteenth Infantry, has gone on a 20 days' leave of absence. In accordance with Instruction from the Secretary of "War. Philip C. Kelly, Eighth Battery. Field Artillery, has been sent to Fort Riley. Kan., to begin with the new class the first of the year the course of instruction at the training school for farriers and horseshoers there. Captain "William C. Kenby has taken a detachment of 23 Coast Artillery recruits to Fort Flagler for the Twenty-sixth Com pany of Coast Artillery. . t The two soldiers of the Eighth Battery who created a disturbance in one of the Vancouver cars last month have been tried by the general court-martial and found guilty of disorderly conduct. one being sentenced to be reduced to the j ranks and pay a fine of $10 a month for 1 six months, and the other for -assaulting I a street-car conductor and a civilian was sentenced to hard labor for four months and to pay a fine of $40. t THE EW YEAU'S OREGONIAN Will bo published on Friday morning next, first panoramic view of the 1905 Fair build ings, just as these buildings will appear in perspective when finished, will be printed in the Xtw Year's Issue. Tull account of I the Exposition ery thing about Oregon. j Trlco per copy, postage prepaid to any ad dress in the United States, Canada of Mex ico, 9 cents. DEPOSITORY LAW NOT LEGAL. Idaho Supreme Court Declares Re cent Act Unconstitutional. 1 BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 26. The State Su preme Court today handed down an opin ion holding the state depository law un constitutional. The act was passed at the last session of the Legislature and pro vided that the balances carried by the State Treasurer should be deposited In banks designated by a State Board of De posits, consisting of the Governor, Audl- 1 tor and Attorney-General, such banks to give security and to pay interest on daily balances. State Treasurer Coffin contested the law and has won the case. The court finds the title of the act i3 Insufficient, no other 1 point being passed on. SMALLPOX RAGES AT LORANE t Stricken School Teacher and Christ mas Entertainment Spread Disease. j COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Dec. 25. (Spe clal). Word was received from Lorane this morning that there are at least a dozen cases of smallpox in that vicinity. The epidemic is of such a mild form 1 that they don't pay much attention to it. j The school teacher was recently seized with this plague, but kept on with his work and now the whole neighborhood ' has It. On Christmas eve a Christmas tree and entertainment was the occasion 1 of a large assembly of people at tho . Granger Hall. . Everybody went, regardless of small ' pox, and the disease is scattering in all 1 directions. BURIED UNDER MASS OF ROCK Coal Creek Miner Is Suffocated to Death. VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 26. Stephen Hunter was killed by an acci dent in fo. 1 mine. Coal Creek, near Fernle, on Thursday night. Hunter and Thomas Porter were In the first north level of the mine. About 9 o'clock the roof caved in and 40 tons of rock, coal and slack fell upon and around the un fortunate miner. Twenty men worked till 11 o'clock be fore the body was recovered. Not a bono was broken. The cause of death was suf focation. Householder Captures Burglar. NEW "WESTMINSTER, B. C, Dec. 26. (Special). Robert "Way was arrested lest night for burglarizing the home of Robert Moore at "Westminster Junction. Moore was aroused by a noise in the house about midnight- He discovered "Way maklrg away with the silver and captured him by Jumping on him from behind. Constable Scott was called and brought the man to Westmlnstftr Jail to await trial. l& t .jr. .ii.v-i. ,-' .,'iIW5nfrTlfcfrj,l .?V- I