TIljB ORE O ON - DAILY .TOUIiyAI,. PORTLA1TD, TUESDAY EYEINTOCK DECEltBER 22, lOOJS.
MAY ROOT OUT
"Merry Christmas.
THE CALL SYSTEM
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' It Is almost De-sKive that Portland will
' haye .j full-paid Are department next
ear- A), of the city officials have ex-
.... nfAeeAt t.3xdrnajilvA An.. fauaKAf -tlA lm
nrovement. -j-w-.m ,v i.",;.;,?'.,,-'-
It is believed that every ' official will
make a tight Tor a full-salaried Bre df
partment.--The member of 4he execur
; i tlve board, the' city council,' Maybr Wil
liams and the department superintend-
ents have frequently algul fled their wil
r. linpness to make the change (he moment
'". the city finances -warranted; and now Is
said to be that time,' for there will be
no expense' for' a flreboat as there, was
last jean an the full-paid standard can
be established for about the eamo
' amount of mony as was expended last
' MayoFAVIlllamsi recently has stated
-" mora than once that he believed Port
- land's tire department should be pldced
- on a permanent basis, . .' ' .
; An individual canvass of the members
c'aof the city council shows that they are
in favor, of the full-paid .department,
with the proviso- that the. money ; is
available- , If they, catk W convinced
that the receipts next year, are: sufficient,
the full-paid system is a certainty. :
There Is a . arrowing; and widespread
sentiment that in its appropriations for
: jyuftne council should , by all jroeaa
provide for, the permanent department.
' The difference In cost la thought to be
; too small to deter the municipal lealsla
- tors from taking; the desired action, as
the benefits from a . full-paid depart
ment, it is claimed, will more than make
up for .the extra cost.,
Si.Sichel S Co., 92 Third St 1
- Tobacco Jars and Vienna leather cigar
. cases will make desirable presents. '
COME IN 1 TOMORROW AND
THURSDAY AND PICK t'P ' A
SNAP AT MY AUCTION OF
HIGH-GRADE JEWELRY AT S
AND 7 P. M. LA8T CHANCE
TO GKT A CHRISTMAS PRES
ENT FOR LESS THAN FIRST
COST. '''
James McDevitti Co..
I. McDonald, Auctioneer.
. , -3064 WASBXB0TOB ST.
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A Shrirt Time
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the same time find just what you want in the jewelry hne.
as our store is crowded with pretty Christmas gifts and "we
have plenty of clerks, so you will not have to wait
i
Never
DIAMOND"
BROOCHES
Tm aua vtf. . ai a pi at u . fwaM- tka- -
little one' at $7.60 to
and a larae stock
notice. ..
SEAL, , RINGS
i
In all the late effects, engraved free of charge vj
while you wait, fro.ra $340 up. . ' 4 . 1 ''
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, THB BBW SELP-PEBDIHO POVBTAIB PBH.
Ponntala Pens, of all makes,' mounted In gold and allver," Just the
thing for a pretty present Wei have them from $1410 up to $8.00. 'Let
us show you the new aeif-feeding ien. Bo Ink on you Angers, always
clean and ready for use; $3.60 to $8.00 each.
Our Watches
This week w must
ell our uversKX'k of
watches, and In or
der to make them
move the prices nr.;
all to be reduced. n.l
If you are thinking of
i buying - one it will
surely puy you to
give us a rail.
Ladles' silver watchas
$4.00 and up.
Xadia' nickel watches
$3.85 and up.
Ladies' gold - filled
watches $9:50 and
1 np.
' Ladles' solid gold
. watches $1T.S0 and
ap.
Osntlemen's nickel
watches $3.50 and
. p.
Oeatlemaa's ' sUver
- watches $5.50 and
np.
Gentlemen's SUsd
; watches $$.50 . and . .
. Gentlemen's ' - ""gold v
, watches, $39.00 and ' .
v. ?..t''r''-::;. -"-';': t -
SILTSm TXX1CBZ.ES, 16 to 50e.
$1,60, SoUd gold from tO np.
JAEGER BROTHERS
rawSLZBS, OPTIOABS - 90$ Morrison St, Bear Tlfth.
STORU OPEN CVt2NINQS -
Xmas week should bo piano
week for the family that ought
to havexmo and can afford ths
mall Installments upon ?whlch
we are willing to sen you one.
The bringlof of a piano Into the
home on Xmas day not only cel
ebrates and makes happy the
day, but celebrates .; the install
ment of a new influence that will
be felt In the home for years to
come. A piano Is hot a luxury, it.
is a necessity; an educational
necessity and education, means
EVERYTHING. .
-Calf and see bur magnificent
stock of pianos and let us explain
to you the workings of our plan
of purchase. We give you our
word to make it easier for you to
own a piano than any other
bouse In the Northwest.
At the Sign of 1
KNABE
UUII HiHlR (0.
oldest, xjutaxrr, itbobosst A
SIXTH AND MORRISON STS.
Opposite Postoffloe. -
DAYEV IS MISSING.
Continued from Page One.)
Davey's absence and silence. I haven't
heard a word from him since a week ago
last Sunday at Whitney. He la usually
very regular,ln writing to me. I heard
from him this trip every day till sud
denly his letters ceased altogether. .We
have telephoned to Whitney and find that
he left there December u, a ween ago
last Sunday, but -nobody seems to know
there where he went" : -,. ,
Jnnrnt friends and readers . when
invaiinr tin trains tn' And from Port-
lnnH ahoiiM aalc news asrents for The
Journal and insist upon, being suppuea
with thlf papert reporting all failures In
obtaining tt to me omce oi puDiicaiion.
addressing Th Journal. Portland. Or.
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"is left to make your purchases. Come our
way and.be waited upon promptly' and at
Opera Glasses
before nave we had ao many
pretty opera glasses, opera glass han
dles and swell opera glass bairs, the very
latest Parisian effects. Pearl opera
5 lasses as above. $9.60 to 922.50 i han
les to match. 4.75. Good glasses in
: black from S4.0O up, and when tt comes
to pretty opera glass bags just take a
glance at our window.
one at $300, L.
to Dick from.
r . -i
.as tsove, B.0U
Our Chains
400 rjitant pat
. terna v& chains In 1
ladies' and gents'..
They must go this
week, and all have
been reduced i- to-
make them move. .-
LadUs' soUd silver
chains, S1.S5 to $.
Ladles' long gold
filled chains,' fretu
$3.00 np. Bvery one '
'warranted. i
olid gold ones front
$8.50 to $60.00. '
Gentlemen's chains la
gold filled from
$1.50 np. SoUd gold ,
from $9.60 np. Both
In stasia and don
. . Ms. . ' 4
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Mounted
,
la soUd gold from $1.85 to'
. Strong drink as a medicine was the
novel defense advanced by Charles Brad'
ley when he was on trial for drunken
ness before Judge Hogue this morning,
"When I cam out of Alaska I had a
slight accident," said Bradley In a beau
tlful rish brogue, "I took to drink
ing again to cure me, and I know I was
not drunk, for at the time-1 was ar
rested Sunday night I knew more than I
do now.'.-1 had Just looked at the clock
before going home, when the officer came
in." - .
"It's a pity you didn't looK five min
utes sooner," said the . court i .y
"Well,. I've been paying lines here and
helping to build atdewalks In this town
for 22 years," said Bradley in disgust
"If I bava to pay any-more fines I hope
I will do tt In a smaller town where
they need the money. I expected, to eat
my Christmas dinner on blue water,
but" ,( ' V , '' ' .. .
"No, you won't." interrupted the court,
$20 fine for you." - i
8o Bradley was led away to begin' his
10 days' imprisonment.
The prisoner was in poor luck, for .his
own witnesses went back on him. Bryan
Burke, a longshoreman, was called, but
he said; " f :.
"Sure, judge, I couldn't tell If he was
drunk or not, for I was drunk myself."
John Allen, a bartender, by whom
Bradley hoped to prove his Innocence,
said ; that Bradley had been drunk for
several days prior to his arrest
LAWMAKERS MAY
FINISH TOMORROW
Continued from Pago Ona.)
1 ""' " " 11 A 1,1 1
of those suggested.' that Mr. : Eddy
was the most able man In the house and
did not need to be told of these things.
; Xnlkay Stand bjr BroirnaU.
Senator Mulkey came to the rescue
of the Clackamas brother by delivering
an oration on the beneficial influences of
the caucus. He was of the opinion that
the meeting was a- good thing and 're
sulted in forming a basis for the bring
ing to light bills that had been prepared
for introduction and In this manner the
wheat could be separated from the chaff
and some intelligent idea. of the work
on hand could be arrived at . ' In conclu
sion he said he -was glad to grasp 'the
hand of the man from Clackamas with
whom he agreed on the point of taking
time to pass, bills, and have them right
Car Snortag Problem.. '.'
, Representative B. F. Jones of Lincoln
and Polk counties, made ao appeal for
the consideration of a bill to regulate the
transportation' problem in the state. He
cited the experience of his constituents
In not being able to secure cars to liaul
to market their grain. . Speaker Harris
of the house later followed with, a talk
showing the evils of the car, shortage
in citing a number of cases where great
lumber Arms were practically out of
business owing to Inability, to secure
cars for their product He considered
that this bill . was ) of great"lmportance
anJ would affefci the- prosperity of .the
whole state If passed and properly ad
ministered.! ; j". ,
Action of -Democrats. ,
While the Republican caucus was , In
session in room No. 4 in the'ground floor
ef the stat house yesterday afternoon,
the. Democratic members of the senate
were in, consultation In. the chamber.
Of course, they had little to decide upon
except the matter of confining their ef
forts toward securing the needed rente
dial legislation action on the tax law.
The members 6f the minority party in
the-house confined themselves to work
at their desks. In answering correspond
ence. .. Some of the Democratic members,
suggested facetiously that in the Re
publican caucus too much politics held
sway, and they needed the wisdom of the
Democratic members to hold them level.
A prominent Democratic member, sug
gested to the Republicans, that all mem
bres of the legislature should be called
into the caucus, that all bills to be pro
posed be brought before that body and
discussed, and that on the following
day all of these measures could be intro
duced, passed and sent to the governor,
when adjournment could. be promptly
bad. This proposal, however, did not
meet with favor and the caucus was a
strictly party affair, r
Tata Consideration Most Walt.
Attorney-General Crawford handed in
an opinion late yesterday that the vetoed
bills from last session must be trans
mitted to the next regular session and
cannot be -Uksn up -at a- special, - In, ac
cordance with this instruction the secre
tary of state will not hand over the ve
toes to the bills as requested by the
members in the caucus. .,
. Bon. O. W. Phelps a Lllaa. !
The Lilacs club, a social organisation
of the members of the thtrd house, hold
ing regular session during the continu
ance of each legislature, has decided to
tender Hon. O. W, Phelps of Morrow
county, author of the Phelps tax law, a
life membership in the club, as a recog
nition of the good work dona by : him
for "the good of the order,' which re
sulted in the extraordinary session, A
vote of thanks to the governor for pass
ing the tax law without vetoing It, was
also proposed, and will be considered at
the next session of the club during this
week. . -r
'. " XBDOBSBB BT OXAKBZB. ' ; ' 1
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Endorsement of the measure . intro
duced in the state legislature this morn
ing to appropriate $100,000 for the pur
pose of securing right of way for th
Celllo canal, was made .at a full board
meeting of the chamber of commerce,
held this morning. 1
"The approprlatiOBlr small, compared
with the benefits to be derived." said
Henry Hahn, of the open river commit
tee of the chamber today, "and any ef
fort to defeat the bill may result disas
trously to the contemplated work and la
bound to act against the best interests
of the state." , , ...;
; ' OBABOBS ABB BBTtTBBXD.
, (Journal Special Service.) '
Washington. D. C, Dec, 22. It was
announced today that p the- .charges
against Consul Ooodnow of Shanghai,
made by Attorney Curtis, had been re
turned by the state department because
they were too 'vague in the allegations,
and. were lacking In data to warrant for
th, -.consideration.
v: ' TBB BUXB A BAB SMOT.
' (Journal HpceUl Berrice.)
Berlin,-DeCr-2. The Onmd Duke of
Baden, who. Is 77 years old and very
feeble. while hunting today shot and
slightly , wounded, his - own minister, of
finance, Shortly after he shot his for
ester so seriously that botb legs had to
bo amputated, t . ... , .
IHoiidlay
$1.25
1
WORKING FOR BOTH ,
BOOTH AND THOMSON
: Wa.hlngtoq Buresa of Th Jdunul. .
. Washington, Dec. 22. The retention
or rejection of Receiver Thomson- of
the Lav.Orande land office and .Register,
Booth of Roseburg, Senator Fulton
says,: la now up to President Roosevelt,
Secretary Hitchcock has called n the
Oregon,' senators to Lann a successor to
Booth and soys that ho will not rein
State Thomson."?' '
Senators Fultoa and Mitchell have ap
pealed, to th president -in both cases
and have been advised, by him that he
will probably direct , that investigation
be made, pending which, further action
will net be taken, Senator Fulton says
the -Oregon ; delegation will stand by
Thomson and Booth Bo long as prac
ticable, believing that neither has done
anything to merit dismissal from the
service, although their - opposition , to
other appointments to h these " places
would not go to the extent of opposing
confirmation. .' .".-;..'.-.
PROMINENT NEW YORK;
WOMAN IS KILLED
V (Jonrnsl Special Serrlce.) '
Pomona, Cal., Dec. 22. Miss Elizabeth
Cooper, a sister of : Henry . Cooper of
Slegel-Cooper ft Co. of the monster de
partment store of Chicago, was killed
this ' morning in a runaway accident.
She had been living with her brother In
his beautiful mansion In Pomona, valley.
While out .driving . to town . with her
brother behind a fas blooded horse the
animal took fright at a, passing train
and, ran away, the buggy, being dashed
against a tree. They were both thrown
out. Miss Cooper s skull being fractured.
She was - 61 years old and was a very
prominent woman.
CHINAMAN MARRIES .
YOUNG WHITE GIRL
. .. (Journal Special Berrlce.) : ' c
Helena, Dec. II. Rather than stand
trial on the charge of betrayal made by
Leta McCormlck, a pretty 16-year-old
white girl, under promise of marriage,
Charles Kam, a Livingston Chinaman,
who sought to escape before the authori
ties aould act on his case, concluded
today to marry the ;glrL He was
brought .back , from Focatello Bunday.
Kara secured A marriage . license and
after the ceremony had been performed
left with his. bride for Pendleton,-Or.
Kam is said to have 1 6,000 with him.
CHINESE CAN'T LAND
WITHOUT BIG MONEY
(Journal Special Service.)
ViclorliriTK C., Dec. 22.In "conse
quence of the new law recently put In
force by the dominion government Impo
sing a head tax of 1500 on Chinese, the
steamship Tacoma of the China Mutual
line has left Yokohama without any
Chinese on board. The new law comes
into effect January I and the Tacoma
will not reach here until, January 8. It
is believed now that the law will be
practically a prohibitive ope.
HEYBURN WOULD LIKE
LIBERAL LEGISLATION
(Journal Special BerVlu.) .
Washington, D. C Dec. 22. At to
day's dally session of the commisglon
anoolhted to suggest' changes in land
laws, which are being held in Commis
sioner Richards' office.- senator Heynum
of Idaho addressed the commission in
respect .to the forest reserves of his
state, which he was anxious to have ad
ministered under lcglnlbtion more liberal
to the stock and mining interests of
Idaho. 1
130 SIXTH STREET
Goods at : CDearamce Sate
Prices
Our guarantee
you want it makes buying nere a
pleasure and absolutely safe.,
Remember our stock covers four tinies thb space
represented from the outside. ; You cannot afford
to buy until you have seen our
entire stock and gbt our prices.
Large line . of ladies' desks, Morris
chairs, rockers, etc.
FATHER CLEARED IIP
LEUTGERT MYSTERY
ROB OB ,CHICa.0O BXTXCTXTB ACT
ITB IB' BAJKOTTS BT0BOBX CA8B,
nwTJnTf ' AlTlB MB1 . ssWaa Ml Wf v A MS " si ejw a
OBAWT BOT BAB $3,100 BUT OAK-
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: The son of a former Chicago detective,
who figured prominently in unraveling
the famous Leutgert murder case, John
Beal was shown out of the city by Offl
eer Phillips yesterday. ; '. f r
Beal is but 21 years old but he came
to Portland loennlless and with many
others wars rrea,ted by the police Sunday
night. Yesterday he-offered to leave the
city, and was accompanied by a police
man to the outskirts bf the city.
- Beal tells - an Interesting story. For
some time, his father" has been keeping
a- saloon afid, gambling house at Nome.
He sent. John away to spend the winter
in Chlcaao. aivlne- him 1600 for his ex
penses. -The boy says he gambled en the
boat down the coast and had 68,000 when
the boat reached Dutch Harbor. Contin
uing to play he. lost nearly all and
lapded in Seattle with about 850. When
he left ther for-Portland-he' had but 65
cents and so he decided to ride in a box
car. According to 'his story he was
robbed ef what, he had left. Reaching
Portland he had not a cent but met a
frtend who gave him II. The lad started
on his way to San Francisco where he
hopes to meet friends who will send him
to Chicago.. .'V..-i.-"t .,:
Detective Beal was one of the Chicago
officers who cleared up the deep mystery
surrounding the-deathof Mrs.- Leutgert,
whose body was, destroyed by her hus
band in a vat in a sausage factory, .. , -
MATO DID NOT SELL
TOBACCO ;T0. YOUTH
That the 15-year-old son of Mrs. Belle
Bales was smoking cigarettes,, the po
lice officer who .caused his arrest 4s cer
tain, but who sold' him the tobacco ls"a
question that even the detectives can
not answer. . And the boy won't tel), '
J. Mato, a tobacconist of 81 North
Third street, was arrested On the charge
and taken into the municipal court this
morning, ' and pleaded not guilty. ' The
youth was called as a witness and an
emphatlo "No'', came from him, when
he 'was asked if Mato was the man who
gave him the tobacco, and the court
and prosecution looked dased and dis
charged the defendant. -
FUNERALS, ARE HELD
DURING STRIKE TRUCE
(Journal Special Service,) -.
Chicago," Dc. 2 2.A truce lit Ihe 1 IV
ery drivers' strike this morning permit
ted several . burials,, where the hearses
were used without Interference. Meet
lngs of both sides are being held this
afternoon to arrange for arbitration.
PATTI WILL SING IN .
PORTLAND JANUARY 14
' Adellna Pattl will appear' In Portland
at the . Marquanr theatre January 14.
MAtcuh R. Mayer, her manager, is In
Portland today IIe will be In the city
until tomorrow. , Pattl will go. from
Portland to Vancouver, B. C.and will
return to San Francisco by way of Se
attle and Tacbma. . '
, ' OABO IS rOZXJBS. '
' , (Journal BpecUl SerTice.) . .
Anchor, 111., Dec. 22. A gang cut all
the telephone wires and blew open the
vault In a bank last night. They were
frightened away before gaining an en
trance intq the inner .vault, ,
Opp. The Oregoniari
of - money back if
PRISON UPRISING
DISCOVERED IN TIME
. (Journal Special Serviec.) .- 1
San Francisco, Dec. 22. The military
prisoners on Alcatra Island planned a
revolt last Saturday, but were awed by
the Btrong guard that threatened to
shoot at the slightest, sign of an upris
ing, The prisoners have been complain
ing tt poor food -and bad treatment It
was agreed by all those' in prison to
make a demonstration 'on Saturday at
breakfast They were ' to throw their
victuals on the floor and break the fur
niture. A knowledge of the intended
revolt came to Lieutenant Halsted,
who told Major Paxton. -Soldiers, were
placed all over the ground on the roof
of the kitchen and in the dining-room.
The prisoners saw their plan was discov
ered end took no action. - In the after
noon seven of the ringleaders refused to
work on the road and were placed In the
dungeon. . .
. ' BEST STBBICATB ST0BT.
i : (Joornal Special Service.) .
' Chicago,' Dec 21. The story printed
here and elsewhere thla morning that a
syndicate- had .been- formed to secure
60,000 girls ; for immoral purposes at
St Louis, is given no credence by police
or rescue workers.' The- Salvation army
officers whose work in this Una Is -the
beBt organized in the city say It Is all
news to them.. t:; v ,
ABOTBXB BODT TOXTBTB.
t't
St Louis, Mo., Dec 2f. Anothef body
was recovered this 'morning from ' the
ruins of the St Louis Transit. company's
power-house, making the ' total dead
from last night's explosion now number
five persons. .. . ', .a..".;
Always. ReiBP'nber ths PaO Urns
CareS Cold b On Day, Cr$ta 3 Dty
A BEAUTIFUL DOLL
GIVEN AWAY. ABSOLUTELY FREE WITH EVERT ONES DOLLAR
PURCHASE OR OVER (PATENTS EXCEPTED. FOR -
TODAY ONluY
Christmas Tree
Decorations t t
Will make any tree look beauti
ful, all colors of the rainbow, : ,
v' '.',:
5c String and Upward
.THIRD and
Violet, y Heliotrope,.
' . . " Carnation -...,
and White Rose
' Peau-de Espagne
Sachet Powders
. , 25c per oz.
Candlesticks, ' , ' .
. Dgar Cases, k
' ' . .'Atomizers,
' Purses
. ' Perfumes, "
' J Mirrors,
t Toilet Sets and Sachet Bags
; MW
mm
$19.00
ROBBED OF $60 BY
TWO HIGHWAYMEN
While on his way to work at 6 o'clock
this morning, (5. A. Bingmane, foreman
of a livery stable at 84 North Ninth
street, was held up by two highwaymen
and robbed of $60, The highwaymen ac
costed Btngmane on Ninth- street be
tween Stark and Burnslde streets. The
morning was still dark and io ne was ,
in sight ." Unarmed and looking -into -the '
no alternative' but' to ' hahd iower his f
muney. . - . .....
- BOBT XXXB BXTBUOTTT.
New York. Deo. 22. The hearing In
the United States shipbuilding receiver
ship was postponed today because of the
illness of Counsel Untermeyer. Before
the adjournment it was .announced that
Guthrie called; the court's attention to .
the publication of letters, telegrams and
other documents in the morning papers,
which he claimed placed those giving out
Information In contempt of court He
asked the court to investigate. ' The
lawyers on both aides held an angry dis
cussion before It was agreed to com
bine, their efforts to learn the source of
the leakage. - ' '' '
ABrUSBHBBTB.
- WZBTBB -OABDBB.
. Third and Xorrlsoa. ",
Commencing Mondy. Deoember 21, Hlfh-Claw
Vnrteille. V
THB PALOMA R1HTKR8, , Operstle S!nf;
MAI'EI.INK , CARBONATOj I.K8I.1B POMB-
ROY, Tnor Bolotat; TUB MAHON 6IRTERH.
The Ctevef Sonbrettes's M1RH DONNA BBl.l.H
CHRIBTY, Balldlt: M18S JEKSIB ORR, ,
rharscter Diindnit; CHARLES A. BROWN, ;
8liitns and DanelDg Comedian, gull Orchestra. ;
rUt-Us Grill and Buffet.
ADMISSION rREB. ? ;
Christmas Bon Bons
and Candles'
LOWMXY'S,'
. UOKTBB'B, ,-.' '
CAJUtOLXif, '
and
' S ' ' ?,T0?r,'.v'
YAlVlHIL.L, .
Toilet Cases, , ' -
, Jewelry Cases,
. ,f' Manicure Sets
- Smoking St ti,
Shavbg Outfits,
, Calendars,' '
' " .Etc. t' Etc
TV KNIVES
' For ladles, gentlemen, boys and lrts -'
38c and up.
MIRRORS
V TBZPUCATB
A 7oto $25 ,