THE SUNDAY OHEGOKIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 25, 1910.
FIRE EXPERTS SEE
HAZARD AT RIVER
Congested District Declared in
Danger of General
Conflagration.
GREATER STORAGE NEEDED
rndrrwrltrr Sj Waste of Water
Should Be Prevented Enlarge
ment of Fire Pepartment
Alo Rerammended.
Brrorn.Tio bt rx-
DtBWIUTtlW FOR PROTEC
TlOX or FORTXAND.
City ads additional storaas fr
10 lyw.noo to lon.noo.ooo (allocs of
wstsr.
terries pipes should twe tnehss
liriff IB dtamlr.
Employes of W'W DepsrtJlieiit
sheold be detailed te eld nrmn-
EITarts should be made to prrnt
w&vts of wzlrr.
Vriltra low Tr system shoale
b tmprod.
Tttpltrafs main rtr1s from '
rirs ihoa d be supplied.
Tlt nw mains should be a"
thortird.
noma ws:i-(tad plaa for wsisr
a strtfcutloa srstsm should a fol
lowed. Oate verves should established
la watr plpa,
Twa ardrants to street tntsrsecttoa
la business district anid.
Orrhad wtrus should ba placed
vr-der around.
lamas la Bra-alarm system ed
vtssd. Mora power should ba glvs ta Fire
Marshal.
Vnlldlnc lawa ahoald b revised.
Foor a Bra companies and Bra
aw Bra atailona ara aaadad.
Declaring that water storage to tha
amount of from S0.0O9.0CO to 100.000.
eoo gallons la necessary to protect
I'ortlanil from a eonf lagrallon from
which It la In constant diner, owing
to ramshackle buildings on the water
front In tha concealed bualnraa dis
trict, tha experts of the National Board
f Underwriters submitted their report
yesterday.
While tha report haa many compli
mentary things to say of Portland. It
declares that tha city in Ita business
district needa better flra protection. It
makes a Ions; list of recommendations
which will take many thousands of
dollars to fulfill and many years to
comply with. If all are adopted.
Tha experts who made the Surrey
ara F. P. Walther. structural engineer:
R. C. DenneU hydraulic engineer: F.
A. Raymond, flra department engineer;
Kenneth l.ydecker. assistant. and
Oeorsje t Mean, hydraulic engineer.
They came to Portland from New Tork
last October and compiled their report
for December 1. It pralsea tha rapid
progress made and tha evident cara
which Is be Ins: taken to do tha best
tinder tha circumstances In flra protec
tion. Waterfront Ilasa.rU High.
When the report reaches tha subject.
"Conflagration Ha J arils." It says:
The blocks along the waterfront
the almost continuous chain of large
area, frame warehouses and docks seri
ously menace the entire congested
lalne (business) district. In spite of
the protection afforded by tha fire boat,
and bulkheads built to prevent tha
spread of fire, the chances are much In
favor of the entire destruction of this
area, and the existing window opening
protection on adjacent brick buildings
would be of temporary value only In
preventing the spread of fire to the main
district. In the congested warehouso
section of East Portland, the conflagra
tion hazard la abnormally high, due to
the cloeWy grouped frame structures."
Referring to the paid fire department,
tha report baa a good word to say for tha
flra chief and his men. declaring that
tha dleclpllne ta good and that the aerv
Ice. considering Ita limitation tn point
cf numbers and equipment, la satisfac
tory. To make Ita conclusion mora em
phatic. It recommends tha establishment
cf four new flra companies, having In
all :S men. As to buildings or flra sta
tions. It suggests that there be five new
ones. As to apparatus the report sug
gests automobile trucks, two new en
gines, automobile runabouts, a fuel wa
gon, light combination truck and other
minor equipment.
City Described in Di-tall.
In describing the City of Portland,
the report says that tha streets range
from SO to 100 feet In width. There
re tit miles of Improved street, of
which 10J are gravel. M paved with
macadam. 3$ with bltullfhlc. 33 with
asphalt. 10 with Hassam concrete.
with stone block. with plank and
with wood block, elevated roadway and
brick. The remaining Hi mllea are
dirt roads. The gro.-s fire loss Is given
at I3.1t.0 for the past five years,
varying from ISsO.t: In 190S. to 424.
lli In ltT.
Speaking of the Bull Run water sys
tem, fire underwriters declare:
"Tha Bull Run River waterhed Is
ample for the needs of the city, and
supply worka are well designed and
properly operated; with the comple
tion of the second surply conduit and
the additional storage reservoirs, the
rapacity of the worka will be sufficient
for many years to come, and supply for
the Kast Side will be assured. That
for the West Side will still be depend
ent on the single supply main from
reservoir No. 1 to No. 3. and on only
about two days' storage tn reservoirs
JNos. 3 and . except for the reserve
supply from the Palatine Hill pump
ing station. While thla reserve la am
ple, dependence ahouM not be placed
ipoa a plant used so Infrequently: tha
high values found on the West Side
would Justify Increased storage, ex
tensive duplication of mains, and tha
Installation of emergency connections
between supply and distributing mains.
The distributing reservoirs are of sub
stantial construction, carefully main
tained and at good elevations.
Maori Water Wasted
"from comparative figures, tha per
capita rata of consumption Is found to
be high, due undoubtedly to the ex
cessive waste and tha small percentage
of metere la service. Accurate Infor
mation on thla subject Is essential to
the proper development of a system,
and the minimizing of waste and un
necessary use of water Is most desir
able from the resultant Increase In the
margin of aupply available for flra
protection purposes, both la the reser
voirs and In the capacity of the malna."
Giving Its conclusions with reference
ta PorUand'a Fire Department, tha re
port says:
deMrtmaat la under tha super-,
vision of a multiple commission, but
the direct management laenirueted to
tha capable and progreeelve chief. He
Is assisted? by competent district oin
cera. Tha personnel Is largely com
posed of young and active men. of
high-grade, due to a well-managed civ
il service system. The appropriations
for maintenance In recent years have
Increased, but permanent' Improve
ments have scarcely kept pace with
the rapid growth of the city. Tha de
partment Is sble to hsndle an extensive
Bre. aa the strength of the companies
Is well maintained, but the protection
In tha rapidly growing wholesale dis
trict la somewhat Inadequate and sev
eral outlying sections are at long dis
tances from flra companies: ladder and
chemical service, especially, are weak
on the East and South sides.
"Apparatus is In generally excellent
condition, and the department haa inau
gurated automobile service. One of tha
old engines Is still In service snd no
medium s!se reserve engines are pro
vided. No modern quick-raising aerial
ladders, water tower, nor turret pipes
on wagons have been provided, and tha
chemical apparatua is still Inadequate.
The introduction of automobile ap
paratua will be of assistance In Increas
Inr the SDeed of response and conse
quent use of chemicals and reduction of
water damage: tha high average loss per
Are Indicates that considerable Improve
ment Is possible along this line, and In
salvage work, for which no covers are
provided. In other respects ordinary
Urea are well handled, and with addi
tional heavy equipment the department
will be belter able to control largo flres.
Insnectlons of buildings by tha fire
department ara a valuable feature and
the Inspection work or tne Dattanon
rhlefa could ba profitably extended.
Records are properly kept and suitable
reports made.
SPARKS GETS NEW TRIAL
Vancouver Man Wins Point In Su
preme Court Derision.
OLTMPtA. Wash, Dec. St. (Special.)
O. M. Sparks. ex-Represeatatlve in
the Legislature, from Vancouver, Clark
County, haa secured a new trial in his
appeal from the Judgment of the Spo
kane Superior Court for 3337.03 In
favor of Jamea Lyon, in a decision
handed down by the Supreme Court
today.
Sparks had two children attending
the boarding-school conducted by Pro
fessor and Mrs. J. P. Saylor In Spo
kane, but never paid their tuition, or
repaid tha money advanced by Saylor
for Incidental expenses, such ss laun
dry and the like, which amounted to
fJt.TS. and which was included tn the
Judgment. The people who conducted
the school for tha boys sold their claim
to Lyon, who brought the suit.
When tha case cama to trial. Sparks
alleged that tha food furnished the
children was unfit to eat and alleged
damages in the sum of 31000. After
the testimony was completed on tha
motion of the plaintiff, tha court, with
out letting tha case go to the Jury,
entered Judgment for Lyon. Tha Su
preme Court aaya that while tha plain
tiff la entitled to a Judgment. It was
for the Jury to determine whether the
food was decent, and so orders a new
trial.
TRAIN HITS AUTO TRUCK
Two Men and Boy Delivering Christ
mas Goods Killed.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec It. While de
livering Christmas presents In a big
auto truck for a Philadelphia depart
ment store, two men and a boy. who
were In the vehicle, were killed to
night when a Baltimore at Ohio paa
aenger train struck the truck at Moore,
ten miles from this city.
The dead ara: John Eccles. 31 yean,
driver: Edward Landle. li years, help
er: Leon Malsberger, 1. helper.
There Is a ateep grade approaching
the railroad tracks, but there are no
gatea nor watchman at the crossing,
and the only means for warning- per
sons of the approach of trains is a bell,
which 'starts ringing aa trains ap
proach. It la thought the men. because
of the nolsa made by the automobile,
did not hear the bell.
Malsbergere mangled body waa
found at the crossing. Eccles" lay about
60 yarda up the tracks, and Landle'a
waa found about 12& yarda from the
crossing. The train was running at
high speed when It struck tha wagon,
and the force of the Impact waa ao
great It tore the body of the automo
bile from Its truck and tossed it to the
side of the tracks. It took fire and
waa consumed, together with practical
ly all the Christmas goods. The truck
was carried half a mile on the pilot
of the engine.
GIRL WEDS; SISTER SEEKS
Portland Maiden Said to Have Mar
ried Her Cousin.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec 14. (Spe
cial.) Bent on finding her sister.
whom she says Is but 17 years old and
who Is supposed to have married a
cousin. Miss Bailer, of Portland, spent
the day in Vancouver, searching tha
records.
A marriage license was Issued to Cal
vin A. Reasor. 23 years old. and Miss
Marie Rose Bailer, supposed to be of
legal age. In the County Auditor's of
fice December 3. No return has been
made on tha license, which indicates
that If the couple were ma1 fried, the
minister has not returned the marriage
affidavit, or that they may have gone
to some other city to wed.
Tha slater, who was In Vancouver
today, aays she suspects that her sister
Is married and that with her husband.
he has gone to Salt Lake. When the
couple came from Portland, they were
accompanied by Matt Hogan. who acted
aa witness.
NO TRACE OF GRACE FOUND
Rumor Airship Picked l"p Is In.
fonndrd Warships Scour Sea.
LONTON. Dec. 14. Tha aearch for
Cecil S. Grace, the amateur aviator.
who lost his way in a fog while at
tempting to return over the English
Channel to Dover Thursday, was con
tinued today, without success, Tha
only development this afternoon was
aa unconfirmed rumor current at Am
sterdam that an aeroplane had been
nicked up In tha North Sea. A fleet
of lorpedoboats was sent out from
Sheerness to scour tha waters of the
vicinity.
CALAIS. France. Dec. 14. It was
rumored here tonight that the crew
of a fishing boat had seen Cecil Orace.
the aviator, fall into tha North Sea.
but the telegrama of Inquiry despatched
to the Mayora In the towna and villages
of the coast of Belgtum and Holland
were all answered to tne eueci uu
there waa no nawa of tha airman.
Gift Made to 00 Employes.
Three hundred employee of tha
People's Amusement Company were
made happy yesterday when presents
of rash were made by the company to
every one of Its employes from gen
eral manager down to the amalleat
naber. The company s orucers an
nounced that the gifts were made In
consideration of a proeperoua year and
tn recognition of the faithful co-opera
tion, of all lis employes, , ,
BRIBERY
GENERAL
IN COUNTY IN
0 HO
Selling of Votes Common and
Indictments May Reach
Total of 2000.
HIGH PRICES DEMANDED
Judge Blair Starts Campaign of Re
form, Imposing Light Sentences,
but Not Sparing Even His
Lifelong Friends.
PORTSMOUTH. O., Dec, 34. With a
total of 1623 Indictments and 114 pleas
of not guilty to charges of vote selling
during the recent election, Adams
county. Ohio, presents a - condition
unique in political history.
A vigorous campaign of investiga
tion carried on by a grand Jury act
ing upon the Investigation of Common
Pleas Judge A. - Z. Blair, of Ports
mouth. , has resulted in the indictment
of nearly ten per cent of the voting
strength of the county, and today pra
dictlona were made that the number
of indictments would reach 2000. Judge
Blair says vote selling in every town
ship will be probed.
Where pleas of guilty have been
been made, the offender haa been dis
franchlsed five years and fined a nom
inal sum. Workhouse terms have been
given to practically all, but most of
the prison sentences have been sua
pended.- An editor who denounced the
Investigation has been punished for
contempt.
Among those who pleaded guilty Is
Rev. Isaac Hilton, of Red Brush, who
admitted hla guilt of selling his vote
tn the last election for 310. Because
of the minister's financial condition.
Judge Blair made his fine a light one.
but disfranchised him for five years.
Corruption tn Adams County goes back
for more than 20 years, perhaps largely
due to a general sanction of a growing
custom, ss well aa the absence of rail
ways, telegraphs and telephones. There
Is In the country only one railway line, a
branch of the Norfolk Western, and
few telegraph and telephone lines. West
I'nion. the cor.nty spa!. Is not reached
by either telegraph or railway. It stands
alone among county aeata of Ohio In
this reject.
The Republicans by a liberal use Of
money carried the county, which pre
viously had been Democratic. Since then
control lias been shifted back and forth.
Aa a result of the grand Jury's Investiga
tions, It la spparent that both parties
have participated In vote-buying. Start
ing at 31 and 32. prlcea have risen in re
cent years to l- per vote. Much of the
Doodling haa been aimoet public. In
stances of auctioning votes are reported.
Judge Blair, bom and brought up In
the county, recently determined to end
the corruption. Among those Indicted
are many of his lifelong friends and some
of his early playmates. Men In all walks
of life and of .unblemished reputation
otherwise have been caught in the net.
So far the Judge has indicated his pur
pose to go after only the vote-sellers. So
strong have been their demands for com
pensation for their ballots that onlce
bolder have been able to earn only small
net salaries.
Atcors Must Work Hard,
Bat Have Some Fun
Alice Lloyd to Be Hoateaa at a
Staga Party la Orpaeum Ta
Bight. (V HAT are you going to do
W Christmas?"
"Work! Work! GIva four shows.
That's all."
This was a question asked behind
the acenes In each theater In Portland
last night and the answer received
from painted actors waiting for their
turna on the stage, with the exception
of play houses where only a matinee
and night performance is given. But
all agreed that Christmas waa a day
of work for actora. However, aome of
the houses will have a little pleasure
and forget their duty of amusing tha
public long enough to have a Christ
mas celebration of their own. .
Miss Alice Lloyd, at the Orpheum.
has found time between shows and
selling Red Cross stamps to get up
a stage party, which will be held on
the Orpheum - stage after tomorrow
night's performance. It was first In
tended to be for the performers at
the Orpheum only, then the plans were
enlarged to invite tha performers from
the other vaudeville houses, and ar
rangements wound up last night with
an open invitation to all theatrical
people In the city. A big Christmas
tree lies behind the scenes at the Or
pheum. and this will be put up and
decorated Immediately after tha show
tomorrow night.
Players at the Lyric were enter
tained last night In the apartments of
Maude Rockwell, where an elaborately
decorated Christmas tree, laden with
presents, stood In the middle of the
room. There were not only presents
for every one, but a lot of presents
for all.
The Burgomaster company, at the
Ueilig. will celebrate Christmas with
a big dinner tomorrow evening from
5 to 7 o'clock.
Many members of the Baker stock
company have their own apartments,
and what little celebration they have
for Christmas will be by groups In
their own homes.
Miss Grace Cameron entertained the
members of her company and employes
of the Bungalow at a dinner last night,
for their Christmas celebration.
DON'T CHANGE KIPLING
Poet Tells Medicine Hat to Be Proud
of Its Name.
OTTAWA. Ont., Dec. 24. Rudyard
Kipling, according to a special dla
patch from Medicine Hat. has written
a characteristic letter to cltlxens of
that place, after being informed that
the town contemplated changing Ita
name.
-So far aa I can make out from what
I heard when I was with you In 1907
snd from the clippings you enclose,"
Mr. Kipling writes,, "the chief argu
ments for the change are:
"L That some United States Journal
ists have some sort of Joke that Medi
cine Hat supplies all the bad weather
for the United States, and
"3. That another name would look
better at the head of a prospectus.
"Now. aa to the charge of brewing
bad weather, etc-. I aee no reason on
earth why white men should be bluffed
out of their city's birthright by an Im
ported Joke. Accept the charge Joyous
ly and proudly and ga forward proudly
h. ttv officially
recognized as capable of freezing out
the United States and giving the conti
nent cold feet.
"Believe me, the very name is an as
set, and as years go on, will become
more and more of an asset. It has no
duplicate in tha world. It makes men
ask questions: it has tha qualities of
uniqueness. Individuality, association
and power. Above all, it la tha lawful,
original, sweat-and-dust-won name of
the city, and to change would be to
risk the luck of the city, to disgust
and to dishearten old-timers, not in the
city alone, but tha world over, and to
advertise abroad the clty'a lack of faith
In Itself." v
POSSE HUNTING MURDERER
Physician Assaulted While Asleep,
Head Crushed With Ax.
HENNEPIN. Okla.. Dec. 24. Aroused
by the murder of Dr. R. 8. Burns, a
physician. 33 years old. In his office
here last night, a posse of citizens
with bloodhounds, tonight la seeking
the unidentified slayer.
The physician's skull was beaten In
with an axe or Iron bar. the authori
ties believe. The killing occurred
while Dr. Burns lay in bed. He slept
alone In his office. Following the
killing. It is believed the slayer loaded
the body Into a wagon and hauled it
half a mile from the office, but chang
ing his mind, regarding disposition of
the corpse, drove back.
The body was found a short distance
from the building in which the murder
took place. Traces of blood that had
dripped Into the road between wagon
tracks led to the conclusion that the
body had been hauled away. None
knew of the murder until today, when
a visitor at - the officea discovered
bloody clothes there.
The physician was under indictment
on a charge of having assaulted a
blacksmith here with Intent to kill.
Dr. Burns came here from Harrison,
Arkansas.
GREETINGS SENT BY WIRE
Operators Busy With Messages of
Chrictmas Cheer.
Every telegraph operator In Portland
who, wanted to work was working a
key from early last night until late
this morning assisting the regular men
in the big commercial offices tn hand
ling the great volume of Christmas
business that almost burdened the
wires.
Nearly all the messages carried
Christmas greetings and many of them
were sent solely for that purpose. They
were sent to every state In the Union
and to some foreign countries.
This, morning similar tidings started
to come Into the local offices and will
be delivered to the happy Portland
people before breakfast.
HERMISTONIS TURKLESS
Band of Hobos Steals Every Big
Blrrf In Oregon Town.
PENDLETON. Or., Dec 24. (Spe
cial.) The town of Hermlston Is to
have a turkless Christmas. A band of
hobos, which had Infested the little
city for several days, waa ordered to
leave last night.
When the citizens arose this morn
ing they found every turkey in the
town had been stolen.. It is supposed
that somewhere out In the sagebrush
there will ba one big turkey banquet
tomorrow.
Tramps were never mora numerous
In this section of the country than at
present. They are beglnlng to leave
the railroad and striking out into the
country and robbing cellars.
DECEPTION JjUMORS DYING
Husband and Wife Expire, Neither
Knowing Other Is III.
NEW TORK. Dec. 24. "Send for
Mary. I think I'm dying," said Thomas
Cooley, 73 years old, to the watchers st
his bedside In Jersey City this Christ
mas eve; but the watchers only made
a feist to tell Mary, for in the next
room she, too, lay dying.
Both husband and wife had been
stricken with pneumonia and both were
so ill that neither had been informed
of the other's danger. -
"Send for Tom. I think the end is
here now." said Mary in the next room
an hour later, but the watchers only
pretended to tell Tom, for he was dead.
Mary followed him 20 minutes later.
PRESS CLUB IS DONOR
Actors Who Assisted In "A Xight
Off Receive Umbrellas, Razors.
Safety razors to the men and um
brellas to the women was the manner
In which the members of the Portland
Press Club remembered the actors who
assisted them In presenting "A Night
Off at the Helllg Theater last Mon
day evening.
The gifts signifying tne appreciation
of the boys were distributed In the
form of Christmas offerings yesterday.
and were received with hearty good
wishes for continued success of the or
ganization.
PERSONALMENTION.
Norman A. Forbes, of San Francisco,
la sDending the holidays with his mother.
Mrs. Jane Forbes, at her home on Rose
Hill. Or.
Mr. and Mrs. L Brumberg. of 631 MU-
waukle street, will be at home to their
friends on New Year's day from 2 to 5
PM.. in honor of their son. Max' con
firmation.
Dr. William' Hiram Foulkes, of the
First Presbyterian Church, who has
been sick for the past week, is con
valescing. Dr. Foulkes waa taken 111
last Sunday while at church, and was
unable to deliver the Sunday evening
sermon. His condition is due to over
work, and his physician has advised a
complete rest.
Many Have Narrow Escape.
The lives of 50 people were Imperiled
hen a passenger train on the Astoria
Columbia . River lines crashed
through a shelter shed In the North
Bank depot yards at 5:30 yesterday aft
ernoon. Depot employes shouted warn
ings to the crowds that lined the plat
forms. Hardly had the last persons
reached places of sarety until tne rear
vestibule struck the uprights of the
Iheas. I ne iiniiiun wbb
Postoffice Open Two Hours.
r-ii i winiinst In ell nostoffice sta
tions and the registry and stamp dlvls-
I. main tmtm will he HMD tO-
day from 10 A. M. until noon, and from
the regular opening hour until noon to
morrow. Carriers win maae me resuii
holiday delivery tomorrow. These were
the orders issued yesteroay oy rosi-
laster Merrick. Tomorrow anernoon
111 be observed aa a holiday.
Prisoners Dedicate Auditorium.
a.TPvr rv. TW(- 24. (SDeclaLV
Dedicatory exercises for the new audi
torium at tne niaie rcunouwwi
be held 8unday morale.
M
anb
1909 IS ECLIPSED
$575,000 Spent for Christmas
Gifts, It Is Estimated.
INCREASE IS 15 PER CENT
Shoppers Realize at Last Clerks at
Stores Are Really Human Beings,
Who Also Like to Absorb
Joys of Christmas.
n.n,rfm,ni attr mnna rpr, statA Port
land people have been more generous this
,ra Y,an ..vac hafnra In thfl mirchaflP Of
Christmas goods. It is estimated the
people have been 15 per cent more no
eral, or "profligate," or better prepared
to epentl money, man in ova.
At some etores the percentage of In
crease was In excess of 15 per cent.
A careful estimate made laot year
placed the amount spent for Christmas
presents at 3500,000. A 15 per cent in
crease brings the total for 1910 to $575,000.
"Shop Early" campaign shows results.
People ore awakening to the fact that
clerks are human, really of flesh and
blood, entitled to the physical and men
tal condition necessary to enable them
to absorb, the Joys of Yuletide.
TVe did not expect such a heavy busi
ness this year," said the head of one of
the large department stores," but we
are agreeably surprised to find our
Christmas business has been at least IS
per cent greater than In 1909."
The Christmas rush has been spread
over a greater period than ever before.
We are. Indeed, grateful for the results
of the early shopping campaign," said
a head of another large retail estab
lishment. "No complaint to make. Volume of
business 30 per cent greater than in any
year in our history." "Fifteen per cent
better than 1909," and "about ten per
cent Increase over 1909," were other ex
pressions of retail merchants yesterday.
LATE SHOPPERS FILIi STREETS
Clerks In Stores Busy Until Xear
" Midnight Cafes Deserted.
Christmas Eve was also pay night for
thousands of working men. and the
streets last night were jammed with
belated shoppers. Merchants did a tre
mendously big business during the even
ing, as was illustrated by pedestrians
elbowing their way through streams of
Jostling humanity, trying: to protect arm
loads of toys for the little ones and bun
dles of presents for the grown-ups.
Crowds on the street came early and
stayed late. Clerks In the stores worked
to their capacity, trying to wait upon a
half dozen impatient customers all at
the same time, and Incidentally hunt up
packages that had been stored for days
and weeks to keep them away from pry
ing eyes at home. It was no trouble to
pick out Santa Claus in the crowd, for
his pockets were stuffed and bundles were
stacked on his arm up to bis chin.
The spirit of Yuletide pervaded the
throngs everywhere. It was a happy lot
that wound around In serpentine fashion
along the sidewalks. Bundles collided
with bundle and good natured apologies
followed, with knowing smiles.
With the exception of the crowds on
the streets nearly everybody who had a
home waa In It- Cafes and grills were
almost deserted during the early part of
the evening, and It waa not until all
stores were closed that wornout shoppers
straggled in Jor refreshments and a bite
to eat. Most of the dining-rooms were
prettily decorated with evergreen and
holly and glowing lights that reflected
Christmas cheer.
ESCAPED CONVICT CAUGHT
Officer Anderson Fires Three Shots
at Ora Mobley Before Capture.
Ora Mobley, an escaped prisoner
from the Linnton rock quarries, was
captured by Jamea Anderson, a rock
pile guard.' after an exciting chase, in
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tfjat pou enj'oj
tlje nteuresi of
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tfje tofefj of
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co,
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx; Fine Clothe
Northwest Corner Third and Morrison
which he fired three shots at the fugi
tive near the Oregon landing of the
Vancouver ferry last night. Mobley
was taken to polUe headquarters and
held. He will te returned to Linnton
quarries today.
Mobley waa arrested April 1 on a
statutory charge. He waa sentenced
to three months on the rock pile.
Shortly after beginning to serve out
his sentence he was made a "trusty."
On July 19 he escaped. He arrived in
Vancouver yesterday from the Des
chutes country.
The- Vancouver police recognized
him. Anderson was assigned to pick up
the trail. He followed Mobley onto the
ferry. When the ferry landed Ander
son endeavored to close In on Mobley.
Without waiting for tho gangplank to
bo lowered, Mobley hurdled the ferry
gates and leaped ashore, with Ander
son In close pursuit. Anderson fired
three bullets after the prisoner and
brought him to a halt.
JUDGE WITNESSES FIGHT
Doctor Beats Robber in Court to
Illustrate Man's Capture.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Dr. Patrick H.
t t c , Aar. Kiit athletic. ROUnd-
XlttJ CO, uv 1 v. ... . v.u " '
ly pummeled a man In Judge Himes
court today and waa unrebuked for
the surprising attack.
It came about in this manner.
"When Dr. Hayes was attacked by
Edward Meyers, an alleged pickpocket
and hold-up man, Friday night, tho
physician punched Meyers until the
latter cried quits. Then Dr. Hayes
called a policeman and had Meyers
taken to Jail.
"What did you do. Doctor, when this
man tried to rob you?" asked the Court
today, when Meyers was arraigned for
trial.
Without making a reply, Dr. Hayes
jumped at Meyers with the agility of
a boy, seized-the prisoner by the. col
lar of his coat, threw him against a
bench, struck him repeated blows with
clenched fists, and wound up by hurl
ing Meyers to the floor and sitting on
him.
"There, Judge, that's what I did to
Meyers," said Hayes. Meyers was held
to the grand jury.
PEARY MAY GIVE PROOFS
Scientists May Examine Them Be
fore Promotion Is Granted.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24 Another phase
of the proposed honoring of Captain
Robert El Peary with a staff Rear Ad
miralship in recognition of his Arctic
achievements developed today.
It was said that what he presents as
proofs of having reached the North Pole,
together with other testimony, may be
passed upon by other scientists at the
instance of the House Naval Affairs
Committee.
Captain Peary recently made known
his willlngneEB to submit to Congress the
data which he had heretofore refused to
submit, owing to publishing contracts.
When they are submitted at an early
meeting of the committee. It is suggested
several of tho scientists should be asked
to express their opinion of his and col-
, ..t,?r the scientists to be se-
lected on the basis of not having fig
ured in the previous
question and of unprejudiced views.
Methodist Governor Bars Dance,.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 24. There will bo
no inaugural ball at Lincoln when
Chester H. Aldrlch, Governor-elect is
Inducted into office. January 6. That
haa been settled by Mr. Aldrlch him
self, who yesterday said: "There will
be a reception, but there will be no danc
ing Mr. Aiaricn is mcmuw . wi
Methodist church and says he cannot
countenance dancing. The reception Inci
dent to the inauguration will be held
at the Statehouse.
Aberdeen Wants New Jjigbt System.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec 24. Spe
x t o. nnoniv admitted bv a num.
QI&l. Al. OTfU, " ( ' J -
ber of Aberdeen business men today
that an effort is now Demg maao w
- ii-vi-finv Bvtpm for the city
cure .-o " r, ,
and that if an ordinance is passed
granting tne irancmse m rauau, ...
begin active work. For the reason that
. v. ..levari are in favor of a
many wi .
municipal plant, it Is believed that the
franchise wm oe iuiu
v Ex-Warden May Be Embezzler.
. vz-ixT rrr-v r,nto Dec. 24. Infor-
v.. - ,
mation waa filed here today against
all
John Cleghorn, ex-warden of the State
Penitentiary, and four others, charging
them with the embezzlement of J2B.000.
The defendants are accused of accepting
that amount for lumber and merchandise -never
delivered to the penitentiary.
Whitman County Pioneer Buried.
COLFAX, Wash., Deo. 24. James
Woodley, the Whitman County pioneer
who dropped dead at his country store
at Dusty, 16 miles southeast of Colfax,
Thursday, was burled by the Masons at
Colfax today. Mr. Woodley came to
Whitman County from Montana with
his present partner, William Purington,
38 years ago, locating near Snake River
at Purington's Bar. The two men have
been as brothers for 38 years and were
running the store at Dusty. Mr. Wood
ley leaves two nephews and two nieces,
at Evanston, 111., and a step-daughter,
Mrs. Cora Dodds in Brooklyn, New
York. Mrs. Woodley died at Colfax
about eight years ago. Woodley be
came a Mason at Colfax 83 years ago.
Capital Removal Asked Enjoined.
GUTHRIE. Okla., Dec. 24. A suit ask
ing an injunction agamst the removal of
the state offices to Oklahoma Cty under
the capital bill passed at a recent spe
cial session of the Legislature, was filed
in the Supreme Court here today in the
name of W. H. Coyle, a taxpayer, of thla
city. .
Hnsnm Ranch Brings $16,C00.
HTJSTJM. Wash., Dec. 24.--(SpeciaI.)
An Important real estate sale was made
here Tuesday when Mrs. Rosander D.
Hendryx sold .her 117-acre ranch to
George D. Brown, of Ohio, for $16,200.
The tract lies two miles from here on
the east side of the White Salmon River.
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