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jn n . - ..irs. . . i NTT G OOD EVENING. . . . I F YOU HAVE NOT The WutliMl . Tonight and Tuesday, cloudy and threatening, with occasional rain; . south to west winds. QUITE MADE UP YOUR MIND LOOK OVER THE JOURNAL'S LIST OF ADVERTISERS TODAY. VOL. II. NO. 245. POETLAKD, OREGON. MONDAY .EVENING,' DECEMBER 21, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MB- HOUSE OF OREGON LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLE MTH TliE OUTLOOK THAT A SHORT SESSION WILL FOLLOW si SEMlE T IADS THE MAGE Both Houses in Joint As semblage Listen to Gov ; v ernor's Instructions. ADJOURNMENT CALLED In Honor of T. N.; Murphy of Union County-No Further Business 4 Will Be Conducted Until . Tomorrow. ".) ' (Journal Special Serrice. Salem, Pec. 21. The city Is a bus one today. In consequence of the assemblage Of the extra session of the legislature called by the governor of the state to repeal the Phelps tax' law passed by the last legislature and which was found to be so faulty that It could not be oper . ated. . . -..--A.;. - All , day yesterday and this morning lawmakers poured Into the capital ctty and' aside from the Importance of the occasion the paramount question was and la: "How long will It lastr This . afternoon it is believed by many that all ' business will have been accomplished by L Wednesday nlght?-Tburadaymornlng at the latest. ; . . .-:.-('. The senate opened at 10 o'clock this morning and the roll call showed 17 present. Senator McGinn In a message asked to be excused as he was on busi ness in California. ' v. v- V . " i. The opening of the senate was with out Incident or excitement, or was rather like the reconvening of a session that . bad,, been, out on recess for. a few min utes! The old organisation was taken for granted and was ratified only as a matter of form. When the roll was called not enough members were present for a quorum and a motion was made for an adjournment, when In came Ben atorg Mays and Mulkey. and business proceeded. - Names, of three candidates were submitted for sergeant-at-arms. McClane of Portland. Worsley of Clatsop and Terrelt of Marion. . Senator Miller (Dem.), suggested that the senate go Into caucus to' line up before taking ac tion. After two ballots Terrell was elected. ,- Senator Miller presented a res olution giving newspapermen the privi lege of occupying tables within the rail ' lngs of the chamber. ' This was adopted. Salem. Or., Dec. 21. From the mo ment that Speaker Harris' gavel fell in the house, calling it to order, it became apparent that the Republicans were de termined to have a long session. Scarce ly had the usual resolutions providing for the orgsnixatlon of the house on old lines, the retention of the old commlt- v. tees arid the adoption of the rules of the last session been passed when Bilyeu of Linn filed a resolution providing for the limitation of the work of the legislature io the tax question, but this was referred to the resolutions committee, and all ef- -""forts 'of the delegates to secure an im- " mediate vote on the question were fu tile. Burleigh followed with a resolu tion limiting the session to three days, " Which met a similar fate, being referred to the eorftmlttee, and the effort of Bur leigh to call up the same measure met with-failure, only six ' Democrats sup porting his proposition. It was evident ' : from the first moment that the Demo- : crats' program,- which was in accord- ance with the governor desire to hold a short session and enacting only reme-s dial legislation, was doomed to defeat, the majority voting solidly against every Democratic proposition to limit the ses sion. Actlns of the Republican members Indicated a strong desire to get together and arrange a program for general leg islation, and this will doubtless follow at a conference which tt la rumored will be -held tonight. Whatever Influence leaders in the house have over their followers will, doubtless be exerted in favor of a longer session than three days, and some members are beginning to talk 20 days. The Republican pro gram In the house now appears to be to enter ' on general legislation, and this feeling will doubtless, culminate in a caucus tonight.- ' : Jay Tuttle. elected to fill the vacancy of Senator Fulton, took his oath of of floe. Ex-County Judge O. P; Terrell of (Continued on Page Six.) REFERENDUM UPHELD BY JUDGE MOORE (Journal Special gerrlre.) Salem, Or., Dec. 21, Justice Moore of the supreme court at noon today handed down the following decision: "The initiative and referendum amend ment was legally proposed and adopted, and riot in conflict with provisions of the constitution, and that the question of -whether a law is necessary for "the immediate protection of the public " peace, health or Bsf etyr and consequently excepted from ' the operations of the amendment, is a legislative and not-a judicial question." i CHARGES OF FRAUD Erasures on the Com missioners Journal of 'Alleged, - r" TAX TITLES. INVOLVED Attorney Riddell Says In Court That - tne Records Were Clearly Tarn- -pered with Abrasions . In Paper. 1 " A' fraudulent change In the Journal Of the board of county commissioners dur ing the August term of 1899, . said to affect the title to propej-ty valued at thousands of dollars, was discovered by H. H. Riddell, attorney for Robert Barr in his suit against Anthony Neppach when the case was called for trial in Judge George's department of the state circuit court this morning. . , Barr had sued Neppach, general 'man ager of the Nlcolai mills - la Portland, for possession ' of a quarter section of timber land In Multnomah county of the probable value of 5,0QO. , In 1899 the land waa owned byiWELBrainer4 and was bought by Barr at a tax sale in that year,, After Barr had acquired the tax title, be says Bralnerd sold the land to Neppach. , 4 , ' The alteration lh the commissioners' journal waa discovered, Mr. Riddell said, by Attorney B, R. Dunlway of counsel for .Barr. , Tiunlway and ,hls associate attorneys In examining the records, Mr. Riddell said," noticed erasures under the date of the proceedings for August 28, 1899. R. 8. Greenleaf, county. assessor In that year, had applied for an extenr slon of time In which to complete the tax roll. It Is asserted that the com missioners allowed him until November SO to complete the roll, but the date set down In the journal is October 30, and Barr expects to be able to prove his assertion through the ; testimony of Oreenleaf. " The journal, his attorneys assert, shows erasures before and after the entry granting the extension of time. His attorney says that the entry was made upon that portion of the page least abraded, while the portions where he says abrasions are most noticeable were not used. '- '--'. . . The journal, Mr. Riddell says, shows that where proceedings previous to the entry were taken the matter Is written in "double apace" on the typewriter, but where the alleged erasures began single spacing Is used, and between the end of the entry and the signatures of , Com missioners Phllo Brooks, W. B. Steele and H. C. Smith there is a noticeable abrasion of the paper and plainly dis cernible typewritten marks extending more than four and one-half lines below, r, . Mr, Greenleaf and the former county commissioners will be called upon - to testify as to the alterations late this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. Mr. Riddell asserted that If the erasures were' officially allowed the tax titles to the value of thousands of dollars will be Invalidated and that the county and title speculators will suffer alike. . . LANDING TROOPS ON PANAMA SOIL (Journal Special Servta).) Colon', -Dec 21. Information was re ceived here this morning that 100 Co lombian troops landed on the Island, of Pines, northwest of Cape Tiburon, at the entrance of the Oulf of Darien. The island la Panama territory. . The May Cower has gone .to investigate. New fork, tec. 21. Press cables this morning says . .,Trouble Is reported in the Darien district. The Americans who are arriving there are given notice by Colombians to leave In, 24 hours." BAirarA'S oonmox w satb. ' : New York, Dec, 21. Hanna la not seri ously ill with the grippe. He expects to leave his room within three days. City Attorney McNary said concern ing the decision: "The action of the supreme court decides that the Initiative ahd referendum measure was legally adopted, but that the legislature had the right to declare an emergency land that it is a legislative and' not a judicial question, therefore, the charter went Into effect the day of Us approval by the governor, which is a sustaining of the charter of the city of Portland, and of the contention of the city In the action brought by Kadderly and others against the municipality." . 1 POSTAL AND ARMY SCANDALS RECALLED BY A PHOTOGRAPH 1 L i , ;T Hit kiBBaaMBBBBBBBiBBSBaBBSMBSBBBBBBaaBHa aBBBBa9aMSNSMMBBBBStLi ' - :-- " '. ' '. ' ' (Journal Speeliri Bert Ice.) . 7 1 .'" ' - yJ'' ' '". ".. " " Washington, Dec. 21.--The above is the latest photograph of the president, wlrVMark Hanna on his left and Postmaster-General Payne on his right. It is said that the picture of President Roosevelt,- seated between Sena tor Hanna and Postmaster-General Payne, needs only the figure of Mr. Heath in the background to make It a capl-' tal campaign document for the Democrats, n ' . - . EXTRA SESSION MESSAGE ' BY -GOVERNOR OF-OREGON Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: ' ' The constitution . of this j atate pro vides that the governor may on extraor dinary, occasions convene? the legislative assembly by proclamation, and that instrument makes.it his duty to state to. both houses when assembled the purpose for which they shall have been convened. - . . '. . . . ' An act was passed at the last session of the legislature entitled,-"An act to provide a more efficient method for the assessment and collection of taxes, and, to amend sections 3057, 3060, 2082, 30S4, 3085, 2090, 3098. 3106,' 3107,-3112," 3118 and 3120 of Bellinger and Cotton's An notated Codes and Statutes of Oregon." (See Acts 1903, page 295.) r-, r-. In order to teat the validity of this law, and to ascertain the -effect of' cer tain changes madOi therebyi in' existing laws, a shtt was Instituted i ln the cir cuit court of Multnomah county a few months since, to, enjoh.,theofflcr of said county, from proceeding to levy tax on the assessment roll for 1903. . , ; By express provision, the 'law re ferred to 'was to go into effect and be In force from and -after tne , first day of January, 1904. The purpose thereof was to change the dates upon which the' several officials-acts,-required to be pet formed. by the. assessors,1 by .the county courts, and by. the governor, . secretary. tt state and state treasurer were to be performed by them. - A decree was rendered by the circuit court enjoining- thelevying of a tax by the county court of Multnomah.' county on the roll -of '1903 and on , appeal to the supreme court theJudgment of the lower tfourt was affirmed. ,v ..-.-.u, .' : i In discussing the . questions ; lnvolvcj in the suit, the supreme court ; in ' the case referred to. say "AU the 'dated in the process are completely, .shifted. That is to say,' instead of beginning the assessment on , the first Monday in March, and making it as of , that dat?, returning the roll on or before the first Monday In September, giving notice of the meeting of , the board of. equalisa tion on the last Monday, in August to examine and Correct the roll, ' making the estimate and levying the tax at the January term of the county court, and apportioning the revenues by the said board to the several counties in Janf uary, the amendments contemplate that the assessment shall begin on the first Monday In January, and be made as of that date;. that the return shall be made on or before the first Monday In July, and notice given of the. meeting of the board of equallxatlon to be held on that day; that the estimate be made and tax levied at- the September terra of the county court, and that the apportion ment of revenues to the several coun ties shall be made In July,- and Instead of the taxes becoming payable on . the first Monday in April and October, and requiring the sheriff to proceed to col lect after the first Monday )n May,v to extend the delinquent list on the roll after the first Monday in, October, and give notice of the sale .of real properly for delinquent taxes, - to be made . not later than, March . 1, the . amendments contemplate that the tax shall become payable on or; before December. 81. ami the first Monday In .April following; that the sheriff shall proceed with col lections after the first Monday in Feb riiary, extend the delinquent list after the first Monday In April and give notice for the delinquent sale to be held nut later than October 1.- The true situation Is perfectly, manifest, The old statute relative, to the matters alluded to is to be replaced by the amendmeirts, thus abrogating completely the law as it now- stands. It is not the case of a p peal, either directly or by Implication, except as the amendments supersede and displace the old statute. Thsmew is substituted -for the old, leaving no vestige of rthe ,old for operation. The logical 'consequence Is --tht the cotrtity ' court or the .'board of ' county commlssloneni will t be left without - power or authority to ? estimate the .-, amount - of J money to.be. raised ..for county purposes,' or to apportion the tame with the. state and school taxes according to the valuation of 'the' taxable property in the, county. or to levy a tat thereof for the purpose or raising revenue at Its January term. So with, the governor, secretary of state and treasurer. -'They can not act In ap portioning the revenue for the - state among the counties until July. 4 What ever act shall be- or shall have, been regularly dons under the old law up to the time of taking effect of the amenda tory act,' must eland as perfectly valid and effectual; but no act can be per formed thereafter under the sections of the old law failing within-the purview of the amendments, simply becaufto.f it will not then exist or bo at all operative, having Been wholly, obliterated and dis placed by such amendments. Such )s the necessary . and inevitable effect ?of the .legislation, . adopted, no. doubt, in its pres ent form through caiiual .oversight, and, although ' It . may, operate unfortunately in leaving the state and Its subordinate political subdivisions without adequate revenues for the current, year, the courts' are powerless to remedy the evlU They cannot legislate,, but must construe the, law and determine Its effect as they find lt,-andbeyond that they cannot assume to act."-. '-.-..'w-i'vfW.J .: Flanders vs.: Multnomah county et al., decided October 31. 3903. ' ' ,,:! :!.i .The ; result ' of .'.the' decision of the. courts is, ; that- .whilst . there .may be a valid- assessment of -.property t for the year 1903'jnade prior to . the taking effect, of ;the- amendmentSjt'fio levy was made, or - could be mqde 1 under - the ? old law, and. there' win ' exist no ' power or authority under the new Jw or elsev where te make any levy prior to the next September ' term ,of the , county ' courts or. boards of county commissioners nor will any taX become dtie or payable until on or .before December 31 and the first Monday" in April ; , following, j and ' no remedywlir remain or ' exist to-be; ap plied for Its, collection unttl after that date"" ",t- ,' '.'.. ' '"'' ''."'. 'i . - tSnder, this decision,', the work, done by the assessors of, the several counties In making the 'assessment rolls for '1903 la work .thrown away, unless some immedi ate .legli-latlon is had , empowering the county authorities, to levy a tax thereon, and , the . governor, secretary of. state apd stale treasurer , to make an appor tionment of the revenues to be raised for the state - among the several counties thereof. Consequently revenues could be raised on the.-, assessment rolls of 1908 for state., county, district or city purposes, without new, and express leg- SECRETARY HITCHCOCK. REVOKES AN ORDER -' Wlitnftno Bureau, of TL Jourual. ,. .Washington. Dec, :21 Commissioner Richards of the general land ofllce to day authorised the following statement: "The order under which final action upon timber and stone entries-were bs pended has been revoked by the Secre tary of the Interior, aud all such entries will now be acted upon .In the general land office In regular orderV ; Tills sus pension served a-good, purpose n'l(vaS the .means of protecting and preventing many fraudulent entries, A rigid scru tiny of all entries under this, act, will be continued,, relieving them from suspen slon. and will have the effect of allowing alL valid entries to be, patented.". . POSTMABTEB AT XXASET. , Wasblrif ton Bureau - of The Journul. Washington, Dec. 21. Oeorge If. Sltts was today apoointed postmaster at Kea sey, vice K. W.'Keasty. resigned. telatlve authority.- A result of this, there would be insufficient moneys in the state, county, school district, and city treasuries to meet current expenses, and warrants drawn would . of necessity be Indorsed "Not paid for want, of funds," and would - each and all bear interest until provision could be made by subse quent appropriate legislation .to rats money sutticientto meet the deficiency. It is impossible to determine at thla time how grept the deficiency would be and how large an . Interest payment would be required to be made later on by all. of these municipalities. Chaos In fiscal affairs of the state would be the result, : and to avoid this condition I have felt It Incumbent' upon me,, after personal .Investigation and 'after corre spondence with members of the', legisla ture and numerous representative bodies ana citizens or .the state, to convene tne legislature In extraordinary; session, to the end that the act referred to may be amended so.as to give It force and Im mediate vitality, of repealed and the law reinstated as it existed prior to the at tempted amendment, , That the tax laws of the' state .need revision there can be no question. , Re peated amendments from time to time have but ' made . confusion worse con founded. -and it was . for . this reason that In myjast message, to your body I earnestly recommended the. Creation of a tax. commission with ample powers to prepare and , report to a subsequent ses sion of the , legislature a: low which would reduce 'the crazy-quilt legislation now, on. theTitatute books to a harmoni ous whole, and give it, the order and method .of a code., ; tv f "- ' 'I 'Take as one 'instance-Of inconsistency In the tax legislation passed at the last session - of . the legislature: :. Section S098 pf Bellinger ; Cotton's Code pro vides, that "It shall tbe the duty cf :-. each t school , district and of each Incorporated town and - city to notify in writtng the clerk of the county court- in the county within-which the school district, town "or city is- re spectively situate, of the rate per cent of the tax levy made by it on or before the first day. of February In each year, which notice shall be kept on file by the several clerks and remain a part of the records of the , office.", On page 23, Acts 1903, this' section was amended so aa to -require the clerk of the county court to be notified on1 or before the first day of January in each year. On page 295, Acts 1903, this same section of the' statute la attempted to be amended so as to require the clerk of the county , court to- be notified on or before the first day of September In each year. This is one of many : In stances of similar inconsistent acts and amendments. The fiscal year of nearly every city ! the state ends December 31, and a full knowledge of the requirements of the cities and the necessary revenue to be derived' from taxation for an ensuing year cannot be obtained until after an accurate statement of the finances of each city is made at the dose of a cur rent year, and therefore a levy of taxes made prior to January J. would not be based upon any ofncfttl accuracy. More over, nearly all of the city charter have been drawn with the purpose of making a levy , after- January 1. Con sequently, the amendment , to section 3098 of Bellinger and Cotton's Coda n found In the Acts of 1903 at page 22, ought to be repealed. In my opinion, sections 3057, 30fii. 30SV-384, 308&, 3090, 3098, 310, 3107, 3112. 311 and 3rt0 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes should be re instated by appropriate legislation after the repeal of the act found on page 295 of the Acts of 1903, and after the repeat of that oth er act pu rport tn g ' t o am e n-1 swtlon 3098 of Belllnirer and Cotton's Code, found at page 23 of the Arts of 1901. and I 'recommend this legislation for your consideration. . ... .' , GEO. K. CHAMBERLAIN,.'' MASSACRE '. PLANNED Christmas Day Named for " the Extermination of Jews of Kishinef GOVERNOR UNFRIENDLY Consternation Caused by the Report MTiich Says Troops Will Not In " ' terfere Id Contemplated , Outrages.,, ' ; . r (Jooroal Special SerTlce.) ; Berlin,-Dec. 21. Great excitement 'Is apparent today throughout 'this capital. and probably throughout Europe,, which is occasioned by confirmed reports from Russia that another massacre is planned for the Jews of Kishinef and for their complete extermination. - It Is also -reported that In other prov inces of Russia are massacres scheduled for Christmas day. ' '. The Jews of Kishinef are pantc-etrick en and are fleeing from the city In great numbers.. - . . . It baa been ascertained that the new governor is no longer-friendly.. t the Jews and .has notified them that lie will be unable to answer for his troops In case of an outbreak. - The Tageblatt publishes a dispatch from St. Petersburg today which states that the governor , of Kishinef has re ceived Instructions from St. Petersburg to adopt. a hostile attitude 'toward the Jews. ,' London, Dec. 21. Authenticated . re ports are received here this morning to the effect that a general uprising Is soon to occur in Russia against the Jews. So Intense is the anti-Semite feeling that in several cities Israelites dare not show themselves upon the streets. . Jewish women are openly-finsulted in public and men are stotfed without provocation. . It is reported that the Russian govern ment encourages the actions of the Gen tiles. , --. , In many remote cities Jews have been compelled to give up their business pur suits. -Many of the wealthiest are try ing to get out of the country, ., Christmas day is set for a general massacre in Kishinef. and the governor of the province has decided not to Inter fere. 1 . DEAD HAULED IN (Jocraal Special Serrlee-V-''-----'-'-'"1-. Chicago,, . Dec. .; 21. The t first step toward peace in the llvef y drivers' strike was made this morning, when the livery men sent a communication to union of ficials asking.' if they would permit union men to take out 'hearses at a scale which will be 33 per day. The union meets this afternoon , to . consider . the proposition. -' .-v. . Although heavy details of police were sent to all stables, undertakers gave up all attempt to start hearses this morn ing. ,,The dead are either unburied ' or are being taken to cemeteries In ex press or dead-wagons. Half a dosen fu nerals occurred late last night of bodies which have been awaiting burial since ,he strike began. They were hurried through the dark streets to avoid strike tympaihlzers and were . rushed to . the temeterles. Undertakers keep secret all tottcea of deaths ot Importance to- pre ;ent pickets watchlpg funerals. ' COLONEL JONES OF , HAWAII EXPLAINS (Journal Special SerTlre.) i Honolulu, , Dec. 31. Colonel" Jones of the - Hawaii National Guard, who re duced to writing- hta, talk with General MacArthur, alleging 'that war waa Im minent with Gerstuny. says that it was written and transmitted by him to the governor solCy by-way of Illustrating the military, a .id naval Importance of Hawaii and for the purpose of interest ing the governor In the National Guard appropriation. Colonel Jones says, the conversation ranged over a wltlo field on the social occasion, and men's mem ories differ as to What was said under such .unofficial circumstances. . ISS-aiS HOVXXi CaXL. v( Journal 8pvclal, Stirrlce.V Chattannagn, Tenn.,, 'Iec, l'l.- The United christian party has issued a call for a convention to tM)mlpt n preai dent. to be uekl Irt fit.- Lowing Way . 1. Tlie call Is - issued to ".Ml jioople wiioj Diievf! umi wnr mm an nmiPfsfn i v taxation should eie, nu Christ" golden .rule xhoul.l he'itpplled i.- all governments by anil or the people" EXPRESS WAGONS EXPECTS iSPIT Rev. J.F. Ghormley.Will Establish East Side " Church. THE BOARD IS FEARFUL5 Secret Meeting of Heads of first Christian Congregation to Find -; Ways to Prevent DivisionLet ter Proposed But Rejected. In the near future a Christian church., will be opened at Twentieth and Salmon streets with Rev. J.. F. Ghormley, now Mnu,AM m 1iM. ...1.1 . . . . ifnow,. vi uBi vurniiHii viiurcii, as minister In charge. With the advent of the new church there seems to be a strong possibility that a considerable per cent , of the" membership : of the First Christian church will follow their min ister to. bis new field. When the resignation of Rev. Mr. Ghormley from the pastorate of the First Christian1 church was announced some weeks ago, leading members of the First church fearing a division, began an Investigation." This resulted in. a secret meeting of the.churcb. board early last week at which a proposal waa con sidered to send to the members of the church a circular letter charging them to stand true to their organization. Thla letter was advocated by a leader of the board, but was voted down and no defi nite action toward holding the congre gation together was taken. Members of the board refused to discuss the sit uation ojr to tell what action, if any. they would take and no farther campaign for the protection of the Interests of the First church has been made by the board of that organization. Says He Wants rvo Schism.. herr asked -abour thehreaienedrF:" vision xvev. j. . . unormiey yesterday "I know of nothtfig'the board has done I learn for the " first time that such a letter was proposed and, in m? judgment; the only effect of such a letter would be to send 60 per cent of the me.u bership of the First church to the new organization. I do not desire to take e, member from the First church,, and though 60 per cent of the members live on the east side, I doubt if more thau 20 will - change their church relations. Thara im rrfwtm fur twith ni&nlatlnt --Ttiere is an abundant field for the new church, there is a need for a church In that .vicinity among our people, for we have lost many members to the Methodists and other churches that have an organization there. "An east side church is not .'a new Idea. We have' been . holding prayer meetings over there each week for two years. The church has been Incorporated and we have an option on property, where at a, near date, we- will build a church. ' I expect to make my home near the church. The new body has extended me a call,- which I have accepted. I shall take charge 'after my California trip. " .".,,' ; ' - His Pastorate Here. ''When I ' assumed the pastorate of First church several years ago there were 'few members and ' I agreed tu serve for the net free will offerings that la what was left after all otaer expensea . bad , been paid. This I did liu uuui up. ilia ciiurcii uniii uuajr w l . . - a r, .-(.... . ...)... "I have bad many calls -into the evan gelistic work and had a successful work on the coast which, I could return to easily l& A ucBiivu lu ciimtc iub sttiitrmi field.-, I trust that the leader of. First church will make bo antagonistic move ment, for It would ba unfortunate. I dealre. only to -build up the east side church from those not members of titlier First church or the Alblna congrtgatlon and this morning I asked the memucl of First church to stand by their new minister and 1 expect to work in per fect harmony with him." Mr. Ghormley .stated that, among a few of his flock In the First chuch there had ben a feeling of opposition to hi work and Intimated that because of thla lack of confidence he'-:, resigned six months ago. At first the church re fused to accept his resignation, but when convinced that It nvas made In good faith agreed to the chunge. ' While unwilling to make a publla statement It.:- Is understood that cet taln members of the oflMal hoard hol t the opinion that Mr. Uhvniiley in?an ized the east sld church to drain from First church many members , who aro hia-strong friends and to trtmbet tfii threatened sunderlnc," the n.ecret m.'etina waa held to adopt -ntrlcttvo measur.-t. It Is also stated that the l-"r tn t li - lioai'J uWfft lu a- pliuUntiBil ttttrliiriit that Mr. Uiiormlcy's work has Wit thi clilef cause of the church's mi. . dm. Ing his pnstorate nf th t cfmr. h. C US AIT rJXTT7 7 (,J.il'nul( ft;vi-. !- Waii!-iu;uii, I'f. ii. V i mrtni'M'.t i-lrciilnf Iihs during tliw. new rut. 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