THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX," PORTLAM),- DECEMBER 19, 1909.
WALLA WALLA IS
WILDLY EXCITED
Local Option Campaign Ends
With Outbreaks of Fervor
From Each Side.
OFFICIALS FEAR TROUBLE
Tension So Great Over Situation
That On Paction Gives TTp Its
Plan of Open-Air Meeting and
Adjourns to Courthouse.
WAL.UA "WALiCA, "Wash., Dec. 13. (Spe
cial.) Scenes of high excitement marked
the ending: of Uio local option campaign
in this city, a campaign that will go down
in history as the most bitter ever waged
in Walla Walla. .
That no person was attacked or in
jured is probably due to tire fact that at
th laet minute tonight the "drys" decided
not to have speeches made from the
street comers, as had been planned, and
adjourned to the Courthouse instead.
"'liief of Police Davis and Sheriff Havi
land were both prepared tor trouble and
Jiief Davis had a conference with the
'dry" leaders this afternoon, which re
sulted in the change of programme.
At 7:30 o'clock tonight the principal
thoroughfare of the city was crowded
ixith men, women and boys, and scattered
tlifck on both sides of the street were
m.n arguing the all-important question.
Many are the minor physical conflicts re
ported between the two factions.
Tliis morning Jake Kauffman, an ex
Cilef of Police of this city, severely
twisted the nose of one Montgomery, who
inado the statement, it is said, that "he
had nothing to apologize for." This was
the outcome of a Statement made by one
leader of the "drys" that he was sorry
one of those editing the copy for an ad
" vortisemeitt had allowed to go through a
statement to the effect that "one farmer
wan worth ten acres of 'pimps.' "
The "drjs" have had a wagon driven
about town the past two days asking
why a local paper has not published ac
counts of Chehalis going dry. While
the driver, Jim Jliiler, was arguing that
if the saloons were driven out he would
b. able to rent a building for a popcorn
xtiuid, bystanders unharnessed his horse
and took the- wheels from the wagon.
.Main street was the scene of the antic.
.Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee. Wis., ad
dressed several thousand people at the
Keylor Grand Theater Friday night, and
when the "dry's" went to rent the hous
for tomorrow- afternoon they found the
"wets'" had it rented for some time. The
"wets" assert that the outlook wan never
brighter for then), and that they will
carry the city by at least 500 majority.
The local option question is to be voted
on Monday at a special election.
ORDINANCE IS COMPROMISE
'WetVaiul "Drys" in The Dalles
Have Truce Until November.
THE DALLES. Or.. Dec. IS. (Special.)
Ordinances regulating the sale of liquor
and licensing saloons in The Dalles and
prohibiting . minors and habitual drunk
ards from entering any saloon have been
passed by the City Council. Violation of
the latter ordinance by a minor makes
him liable to a fine of from to to B0, or
a sentence of from two to SO days in the
City Jail, or both. Habitual drunkards
may be fined not less than $26 nor more
than JoO, or sentenced to Jail for not less
than five nor more than 30 days. The or
dinance also makes it a misdemeanor
for a minor to enter a house of ill-fame.
The ordinance covering the sale of
liquor is a compromise between the dras
tic, measure presented to the Council re
cently by the Municipal League and the
previous law. The important changes
re: Licenses are raised from $400 to $
per annum, or $300 per annum for the sale
of malt liquors only, effective January 1,
lf10: the Council may grant or refuse. ap
plications for licenses at its discretion; all
applications will be referred to a license
committee of three members of the City
Council: saloonkeepers must give a surety
bond of $1000; a fee of M must be paid
the city before assignment of license may
be made; drinks served outside the saloon
must be taken through the front or main
entrance; no rear or connecting rooms
re allowed; closing hours are from mid
night until K A. M.; blinds must be up
and a plain view of the Interior of the
saloon given during cloeing hours.
YAKIMA'S "I)ItT" FIGHT IS OX
Major Itose, of Milwaukee. Speaks.
.Sciiator Cot tori II to Kespond.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Doc. IS.
( Special. In an address delivered to
mi overflowing house by Mayor D. S.
Rose, of Milwaukee, on "Temperance
Not Prohibition," the campaign for
the local option election to be held
here December 30 began the last round
of activity.
Referring to recent drastic laws
enacted by the Alabama . Legislature,
which he says give patrolmen the
right to search womjui on the streets
to discover liquor. Mayor Hose said
if such a law ever allowed a police
man to enter his home, one of the two
would be carried out of the house.
Mayor Marmbruster. of this city.
Introduced the speaker. Senator
George F. Cotterill will reply to Mayor
Rose's address Sunday.
METAL TRADESMEN DINE
Pad Tie Xorthwest Association Holds
Its Annual Banquet.
The annual dinner of the United Metal
Trades Association of the Pacific North
west was given at the Commercial Club
last night. The guests at the banquet
Included all of the shop foremen em
ployed in this city. 00 covers being laid.
O. E. TIelntr. president of the local or
Baniiatlon. presided as chairman and
toastmasier. After a short introductory
sddress. In which he reviewed the growth
of the association In this city, he intro
duced W. H. Corbctt. pre&luent of the
Willamette iron & Steel Works, who de
livered the principal address .if the even
ing. Other speakers were: H. S. Hastings.
H. M. Mack, president of the Northwest
Pacific Foremen's Association: M. II.
Insley. secretary Willamette Iron & Steel
Works: R Hii'pely. C. K. Orelle. presi- i
dent Independent Foundry; R Strauss.
m. h. Pryor. H. Cole Kstep. associate
ed'tor Iron Trades Review: H. Smith.
Samuel Morrow. H. Carpenter and iJ.
V'arnov.
0.R.& N. TfJILD FEEDER
K.qu'piiicrit Cn for Lacrosse-
Pull
r
O. R. & N., with a staff of 15 men and
several wagons and camp equipment
and supplies, has established a camp
on the Schock ranch on Willow Creek,
five miles southeast of Lacrosse.
This is given as authentic news that
the O. R. & N. will build a branch from
Lacrosse to Pullman. From Lacrosse
the new branch line will follow Willow
Creek 14 miles southeast, crossing
Alkali Flat to Dusty, thence over onto
Cniun Fiat at Wilcox, to Union JTat
into Pullman. Lacrosse will thus be
in line for a division point, and may
secure the carshops instead of Winona.
Rumor has it that another road will
locate a route practically in the same
territory. The territory is a heavy pro
ducer of grain. The second proposed
line would be along the southern border
f Whitman County, following about
ten miles north of Snake River.
TROLLEY PEOPLE BEXT RUMOR
Union Pacific Has Xot Acquired
Stone & Webster System.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 18. (Special.)
Recent rumors on Puget Sound to the
effect that Union Pacific interests have
bought or are about to buy or otherwise
obtain control of the Stone & Webster
street car interests in Tacoma and the
Northwest were officially denied today in
the following telegram:
"Boston, Mass., Dec. 17. We know of
no foundation for rumor mentioned in
your telegram December 16.
"(Signed) STONE & WEBSTER."
Warren Station Complained About.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 18. -.(Special.)
Henry Larsen. a resident of Warren,
Or., has made formal complaint against
the Northern Pacific and Astoria &
Columbia River railroads, alleging in
adequate depot and switching facilities
at Warren. The Railroad Commission
will investigate the matter.
R R
HAMILTON DENIES WRIT
SUPREME COURT HOLDS HIS
REMEDY IS APPEAL.
High Tribunal Insists ex-Adjutant
General's Case Must Take
Regular Course.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 18. (Spe
cial.) In decisions today denying a re
lease on habeas corpus to Ortis Ham
ilton and to the murderer, Charles
Newcombe, of Tacoma. the State Su
preme Court holds that the remedy of
the defendants is by appeal and not
by petition for such writs. The writs
are denied without passing upon
the merits of the contentions raised
by the attorneys that the new crim
inal law has left an "open season"
for crime and that no persons can be
tried for old crimes under the new
jury law.
The decision in the Newcombe case
is signed by all nine members of the
court and goes exhaustively into the
matter of habeas corpus, citing scores
of cases decided by the leading courts
of the Union for and against the rule
this decision lays down. The Hamil
ton decision refers to this rule and
says briefly that if Hamilton's petition
was brought to secure an early trial
of the crime upon which he was held,
that object has been accomplished as
he got his trial, and it it was asked
by him to delay the trial, the applica
tion should not be entertained.
In brief, the decisions slmplv an
nounce that the court will Insist the
customary course be follqwed. in crim
inal trials and that questions as to
the constitutionality of laws and their
applicability must be brought before
the high court by appeal and not by
habeas corpus.
ACCIDENT IS DEFENSE
MEYERS COULD NOT CONTROL
PISTOL, IS CONTENTION.
District Attorney Petitions Court to
Allow Expert Testimony in
Murder Triitl.
SALEM, Or.. Dec. IS. (Special.) Dis
trict Attorney John S. McNary has filed
a petition in the Circuit Court asking
the court to allow Doctors W. H. Byrd
and J. N. Smith to appear as special
witnesses, not allowed by law, in the
case of George Meyers.
Meyers is charged with the murder of
Patrolman Thomas Eckhart in this city
and he will come up for trial January 3.
The petition indicates that expert testi
mony will be used. It is alleged that
Meyers shot three times with an auto
matic revolver. It is asserted by the
prosecution he fired once, then ran 20
feet and turned, firing twice more at the
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Calendars r
Diaries
Inkstands
Address Books
Engagement Books
In and Out Cards
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Scientific Books
Book Cases
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Accounts opened
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A general banking
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prostrate form of the officer. The de
fense will contend that an automatic re
volver may be discharged without effort
and the latter shots were fired without
voluntary effort of Meyers.
The two physicians will testify regard
ing this feature and will also identify a
deathbed statement made by Eckhart, in
which Meyers is declared to be the
slayer.
CHECK FRAUD IS CHARGED
Two Men and Woman Involved in
Same Case at The Dalies. '
THIS DALLES, Or.. Dec. 18. (Special.)
J. K. Lee. Agnes Leslie Lee and- N. E.
Crowe were arrested at Pendleton today
on advice of Sheriff Levi Chrisman. of
The Dalles. The trio are charged with
obtaining money under false pretences.
Lee was arrested at Shaniko Thursday
at the instance of the Sheriff of Union
County for the ' same offense. He was
accompanied to The Dalles by the woman
and .a man professsing to be N. E. Crowe,
of Portland, general agent for Oregon of
the Continental Life Insurance Company.
After making good an alleged worthless
check Te war relemsteH fmm riiatniK-
by consent of he Union County officials. 1
Before leaving Shamko Deputy Sheriff
Howell indorsed a check signed by Lee,
drawn on a Joseph, Or., bank for J90.
The officer says he was induced to , in
dorse the check by Crowe, who, he says,
is a brother lodge member. A . short
time before .word was received from Jo
seph that the check was worthless Lee
and his companions eluded the officers
and left the city, but were soon appre
hended. An alleged worthless cljeck for
$50, signed by the woman, is in the pos
session of Sheriff Chrlsman.
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Shirts
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Umbrellas
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Smoking Jackets
Closing out our entire line at cost. A&
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Hosiery
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Gloves
Gloves for street and evening wear, in
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Also Auto Gauntlets -. all the wanted
styles, all correct. . .$1.50 to $4.00
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Silk Handkerchiefs .50 up
Suspenders
Suspenders that are handsome, practi
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Hats
Hats that will become any man's head,
hats that will wear and give atisfac
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Open Evenings Until Christmas
Suit Gases
Hat Boxes
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Steamer Rugs
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WEST OPPOSES PASSES
WRITES . CAUSTIC LETTER TO
TEXJfESSEEAN S.
Scheme to Amend Interstate Com
merce Law to Permit Commission
ers to Travel Free Frowned On.
SALEM. Or., ' Dec 18. (Special.) The
Railroad 'Commission of Tennessee has
launched a movement to secure an
amendment to . the .interstate commerce
law permitting members of railroad com
missions to ride free on the railroads-of
the country. The Railroad Commission
of Oregon, in a caustic latter dictated by
Commissioner Oswald West, has declined
to lend its influence; to the movement.
The Tennessee Commission writes that
it would be of incalculable benefit to the
country if the commissioners of the va
rious states could meet frequently to ex
change ideas, and that It Is of vital im
portance that the commissioners attend
the annual conventions of the commis
sioners at Washington, but that both
these things are impossible because of
the fact that many -of the states do not
allow sufficient traveling expenses to
enable the commissioners to make the
long and frequent trips deemed essential
by the Tennessee Commission. There
fore, in the opinion of Commisioner Han
nah, of Tennessee, members of railroad
commissions should be exempted from the
operations of the interstate commerce act,
in so far as it relate to the transportation
of persons free of charge.
The Oregon Commission writes that, in
its opinion, the Tennessee officials might
better devote their energies to a cam
paign of education at home to secure
more liberal traveling expense allowance,
and that if the Federal act is amended
in the way desired, "it will only be an
opening wedge and in a very short time
every public officer, as in the good old
days, will be flashing a cardboard when
the conductor comes along."
32 Potatoes Weigh 61 Pounds. .
EUGENE. Or., Dec. 18. (Special. ) S.
Smeede. residing on West Tentli street,
recently' brought in specimens of pota
toes raised on his farm which surpass
anything before reported in this section.
They were raised on river' bottom land.
Twenty-two weigh 61 pounds. They were
purchased by Samuel Friendly, regent of
the State University, who shipped them
to relatives at Los Angeles.
UTAH PARTY OFF TO CAMDEN
Governor's Daughter Will Christen
cw Battleship." -
SALT LAKE CITY. De 18. A party of
15 or more, headed by Governor William
Spry, left here late today for Camden,
is". J., where they will represent the state
at the launching of the new battleship
Utah . on December 23.
Miss Alice Spry, daughter of the Gov
ernor, will act as sponsor.
Xewberg Defeats McMinnville.
. M'MINNVlhLE, Or.. Dec- 1S. (Spe
cial.) Newberg High School defeated the
second team of McMinnville High School
in a basketball game here tonight, by the
score of 34 to 10. Professor Van Orsdall
acted as umpire and Professor W. A.
Weipt. of Newberg, ns referee.
How Is This for a Xmas Present?
Gold-fltlrd
wire ud
pearl shell
hand-mode
Initial
Brooch Pina
35c Each
'iM-anttful
souvenir
will be
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.more than
anything
3 on can pet
for $2.00.
Mall orders Riven prompt attention on
receipt of stamps. Satisfaction guar
anteed or rnone: refunded. When or
dering state tlie initial desired. Re
member, the -beauty ofMrte pearl shell
cannot be shown in this cut.
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Branches: Third and Washing
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MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY
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