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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 3, 1904. VAN HOUTEIN AGAIN SENT TO PRISON GREAT CHEERS FOR HIE RULE SPEECH OPEN Iff LINE WITH REJOICING Six Free Trips to the World's Fair OPEN TO THE JOURNAL BOYS AND ' ' " GIRLS UNDER 20 YEARS OF AGE Young's . Slayer, Acquitted Last Saturday Ac cused by J.W. Lindsay a Witness for the . . Prosecution of - Threatening to Kill XV THB HOTSB Of OOHHOII BBS acOHD MAXES - ATTACK OJT 0OT " ANB BAYS THAT OWLY Bxx.r iiui-B tm.il sysB vrrxcB thb rsorx.li. AtBIHA POABS OT TBAJDB GIVES BB BIBBS TODAY OTXB THB jTBW BtJSSSU. STBEBT UBS OT roBTSAirp baxiway cow- OB8TBD TBAF7ZO BEUZYBS. THB JOETRNAI will aend three boya and three girls, furnishing transportation, including; Pullman ac commodations, and expenses for a 14 ;days' trip TO THB WOILD'I TAZB AT ST. X.0ITX8, on the following conditions: . ' . . - " ' ;;.":?f FIRST CONDITION SECOND CONDITION THIRD CONDITION The second chapter In the sensational history of 'David a. Van Houten waa written this morning', when, the man who waa tried for hla. lite and acquitted last Saturday waa arrested on ft charge of threatening; ttf tclll. ? " The-complaining witness la . J. W. Lindsay, keeper of the Occidental lodging-house, who claims that Van Houten has been making- threata against him since the trial. Lindsay waa a wltneaa agalnat Van Houten when the litter waa tried for the .murder of Albert Yung, whom he shot, dead laat December 27; Lindsay went to the office of District Attorney Manning thla morning. After hearing hie story, Mr. Manning filed an Information and the warrant waa Issued. Lindsay took It to-the police atatlon and handed It to Officer Qruber. By a peculiar coincidence Van Houten, accompanied by R, V. Ooanman and an other friend, happened to drop Into the atatlon a few mlnutea later. Van Hou ten waa looking-for hla attorney, John Logan. "There he la now," aald Lindsay. "Arrest him." The document waa shown to Van Hou ten, who was very much aurprlaed. "What does' thla mean?" he. aald, turning to Lindsay. The latter muttered an Inaudible re ply and walked out. The officer took the prisoner before Justice of the Peace Reed, who fixed hla bond at $1,600. (lossman and the other friend were willing to furnish security for Van Houten, but the court waa not aatiafted and lit default of ball Bent the prisoner to the county jail. "He awore to a d d He," aald Van Houten; referring to Lindsay's testi mony at the trial. Lindsay denlea that he la afraid of Van Houten. but In view of Van Hou ten'a reputation aa a good ahot, he says he wlshea to be on the aafe side. The warrant alleges that last Monday Van Houten used the following Incen diary language regarding the complain ing witness: LABOR WAR EXPECTED IN WALLA WALLA (Journsl Special SerTlca.) Walla Walla, Wash.. Feb. 3. What has promised to be one of the busiest building seasons In the history of thla city now aeema likely to be turned into a period of dissension and trouble be tween labor and contractors, who have in prospect the construction of aeveral large buildings and a number of smaller structures. For months trouble has been brewing and It sefitns almost Im possible that a clash be averted. The United Brotherhood of Carpen ters and Joiners has Issued a notice to all contractors and builders in the city that on and after April 1 no member of the brotherhood wilt be allowed to work upon' a building where non-union labor js employed. This -organisation claims to have In its membership prac tically .all . the good mechanics of the city, and its withdrawal from a build ing will mean a long tie-up and serious difficulty in securing help to complete the work. ' It has been but a few years since no union existed in Walla Walla. One by one the different trades organised until now every mechanical trade and many of the other pursuits have strong organisations. The trades council has secured .a hall of its own and a union of some sort occupies it each night. Bealdes thla the plumbers have a hall of their own. Most of the organisation work was perfected last year. A labor war seems Imminent, and it will take careful generalship to avert It. Trouble arose last year between the carpenters and the union workmen over hours and non-union men em ployed by contractors, but as the sea son waa about closed no open rupture was allowed to develop. About a month ago a meeting was held to which all contractors were Invited to discuss the situation with the carpenters and mske an amicable settlement of differences. But few men outside the unions attend ed and it waa taken for granted that TWO Boys' Broken sizes, three-quarters and full length, in Scotch Overplaids, Oxford Grays and brown, blue and green mixtures, ages 3 to 16 $5.00, $5.45 and $6.00 values at Sam '1 Rosenblatt & Co. RELIABLE CLOTHIERS - :.' ' ""V;,- v $ .';,"- "I owe Lindsay something for testify ing agalnat me; I will get Lindsay." District Attorney. Manning stated that aa Van Houten had killed one man he would not place any one's life In jeop ardy were he satisfied that Van Houten Intended to do them harm. He said that the prisoner would be required to give good bonds, and that he would not be' released until he gave sufficient aurety to keep out of trouble. "Thla la Lindsay's deal all the way through," said Van Houten after hla ar reat. "He ia responsible for all my troubles. . He waa disappointed that the jury did not convict me. and now he takes' thla way Of getting even. "Lindsay la quite a ladles.' man, you know, and he wants to stand In with my wife. Vtf Minnie will' tell me that she wants Lindsay I will give her a divorce In a minute. I don't think that she wants him, however. Once Lindsay followed her for several blocks, and she gave him a 'call down.' "I see now that Lindsay has sprung this whole trouble on me he and Emily Mildren. I suppose that he Is mad to think that the jury did not convict me. Then he would have had clear sailing with niy wife. He either wants to get me behind the prison bars or out of the country. . "But you bet I will leave the country when I get ready. I was here long be fore Lindsay was. And juat let Lind say watt till I get to trial with thla case. Then I will tell some things that will make Mr. Lindsay wish he had kept his mouth shut. "I slapped Lindsay's ears once, be cause he told stories about my wife and I suppose that ho is still sore about It," he concluded. ' Attorney John Logan, who success fully defended Van Houten on the mur der charge, today stated that he would have nothing to do with the case. "Not me." he said. "I advised Van Houten against this. I told him to keep still. I will have nothing whatever to do with the case." the demands of the organisation were to be passed up. The union has been considering the matter ever since with the result that all members will be taken off w3rk wheVe non-memberB are allowed employment. At the present time several large buildings are in prospect. J. E. Ran som of Chicago is arranging to erect a four-story brick and C, -A. Beck has' plans drawn for a $30,000 building near the crossing of the railroads, to be used as a wholesale grocery. Le Qee, a Chi naman, Is placing the foundation for a large brick block. Qus Harris has the material on the ground for a fine, build ing on Alder street and others are In prospect. . Annnal Poultry Show. The fifth annual poultry show opened today with the biggest and best display of birds ever shown here. Exhibits from Oregon, Washington and Idaho are here in large numbers and the local fanciers have made a display of great variety and unusual merit. Ckarles He Clave of, New London, Ohio, ia here to judge the show and his work will begin tomorrow. Four splendid silver cups will be given as trophies to the four best pens In the American and Mediterranean classes. CONTAGION LAYS ITS HAND ON CITY Contagious disease Is quite prevalent In Portland at present, according to the report of the board of health for the (month of January, which was completed toaay.a ji snows mat. auring me pencil mentioned there were 18S cases of mea sles, 29 esses' of diphtheria, 10 cases of chtckenpox, one case of whooping cough. 3 cases of erysipelas, 4 eases of typhoid fever. 18 cases of scarlet fever and 8 cases of smallpox. The deaths during January numbered 105. of which only were due to con tagious disease, and the births numbered 142. Health Commissioner Bteradorf re ports fumigating 7$ rooms. 'BARGAINS Boys' Suits Odd sizes, in Double-breasted and Norfolk Suits in tweeds, cheviots and cassimeres, ages 3 to 16 $4.00 and $5.00 values at Overcoats - Cor (Journal Special Service.) London, ' Feb. 3. Redmond, in behalf of the Nationalists, demanded home rule for Ireland today in the house of com mons, during frequent cheering by his compatriots.- Redmond asserted that the present government had pauperized atid depopulated Ireland and he said no greater delusion coufd be entertained than that the question could be gotten J no oi. jxeuner zorce nor concession could relieve the British government of the necessary consequences of main taining the present system opposed to the will of the governed, and he pre dicted If the Liberals come Into power they could get the Irish vote only on the promise of home rule. He said the present g-overnmeht was corrupt and that Ireland would rather govern her self badly than be governed so by an other nation. He said Ireland lags be hind in commerce,, agriculture and art because an educational board waa im posed on the country which. was anti national, narrow and Incompetent and should now be swept Into the dustbin. He, said the government's attitude on the unlyerslty education plan Is dis honest and an. evasion of an admitted duty and that the government promises had been faJs. - The Irish gave Redmond a tremen dous ovation when he concluded. NEWLY ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENT (Journul Special Hcnlce.) Corvallls, Or., Feb. S. There was a meeting of the newly organized fire de partment at the city hall Monday night. The attendance was unusually large and much interest was manifested in the proceedings. The new officers are: Alex. Rennle, chief engineer; M. P. Fruit, assistant chief; E. E. Wilson, president; John Allen, secretary; George Kerr, vice-president; Dr. Harper, treas urer; J. K. Berry, steward; John Zeis, captain hose cart No. 1; James Bier, captain No. 2; Harold Woodcock, captain No. 3; Lindsay Sharp, captain hook and ladder company; Robert Johnson, cap tain young America engine reserve. The reserves are the honorary members. The executive committee consists of F. P. Shettsgreen, H. W. Hall and. E. P. Greffox. A subject that was discussed at Mon day night's meeting was whether or not the city council should be asked to pur chase one or two chemical engines. This and several othwhuslness matters were left to a committee, which was appointed for the purpose. ...... Successful Kevlvala. Dr. I. D. Driver Is still conducting enthusiastic jneetlngs at the M. E. church, this city. Last week his dis courses were lectures, but this week the various churches of the city have Joined with the Methodists, and during the re mainder of the meetings the work will be of an evangelistic nature. ..There are meetings at 2:80 and aft 7:30 p. m.. and the attendance is so large that the ca pacity of the church Is taxed to its ut most. Much good Is certain to result to the community from these meetings. The Benton county tax roll Is now in the hands of the sheriff, and collection of taxes began today. This Is sup posed to be the first roll to be completed in the state, this year, as it has been first for the past several years. The Benton county roll was turned over to the sheriff last Friday. CLOTH PEDDLERS TO PAY HIGH LICENSE In order to cut out ihe itinerant ped dlers wo dispose of cloth and cloth ing by a house-to-house canvass, the license committee of the city council to day reported favorably upon an amend ment to the license ordinance that means an assessment of $50 per quarter for such license permits. Such license will not apply to drummers employed by mercantile houses who are soliciting orders. 3d and Morrison Sts. The hew Alblna line of the Portland railway waa opened to traffic this mornV lng and between 10 a. m. and 4' p. m. the new cars were crowded with people who took the trip aa guests of the Al blna sub-board of, trade. Aa souvenirs of the occasion the board issued an ex cursion ticket in the Bhape of a large cardboard bell which gave passengers the rights of the excursion without cost. The Alblna board feels that the opening of the new electric line marks an epoch in the history of that portion of the? east side and expects a rapid de velopment to follow the installation of this line through districts not before touched by motor lines. The new line consists of more than a mile of double track street railway through the heart of Upper Alblna and on to Maryland avenue. There are five, new cars placed on the line and' besides helping con gested Alblna traffic this line will re lieve lower Union avenue travel, aa It covers a crowded district north of Broadway which ha before patronized Woodlawn and Vernon carB, both of which have sufficient of their own to carry. CONDITION OF STOCK IN EASTERN OREGON (Journal Bpeclal Service.) Baker City. Of., Feb. 3. Baker county cattle are beginning to move, several shipments having been made last week and another large shipment contracted to be made on the 6th by Phillips, Brown fc Geddes to Seattle. Cattle are in good shipping condition, owing to the mild winter, and it is believed that shipments will be numerous. The sheep and wool men of the coun try are not losing anything by the open winter and there Is every prospect that there will be a large increase In the flocks this spring and' a htavy crop of wool. Last spring there was a phenomenal Increase In the flocks at lambing time and those familiar with the conditions this "winter predict a still larger In crease this spring. The winter has been so mild tha it has not been necessary to feed much, the sheep are In fine condi tion and with an early season, as Is now promised, sheep and wool men stand to make large profits even should prices decline. That there will be any great disturbance In prices Is not expected. although ft is a presidential year. If there Is any disturbance It Is thought there will be advances on account of the promised war in the far east. Not only do sheep and wool promise well this year, hut cattle, hogs and' horses will not be drugs on the market. Baker county ranchers have a good outlook before them and If they are not prosperous this year It will not be the fault of conditions up to the present time. There are not very many mort gaged farms In Powder valley In propor tion to business and values and with the advent of more people and the establish ment of more private and government Irrigation plants the possibilities of production here will be almost unlim ited. Two Attempts to Wrack Train. Manager Charles M. Sage of the Baache-Sage Hardware company, yester day returned from an extended trip through the eastern states, where he spent a well earned vacation and inci dentally purchased several carloads of goods for the Baker City and Sumpter store. When asked about his trip and conditions in the east Mr. Sage said that he went principally for pleasure and had a good time, although the weather was very cold and disagreeable most of the time. Business in the east Is gener ally good and It is not thought the com ing political campaign will affect condi tions very much. On the way home, near Shoshone. Idaho, on the Short Line, two attempts were made to wreck the train by turning the switches ahead of the train, but In each case the engineer discovered the misplaced switch In time to stop be fore any damage was done. It la be lteved the work was done by hoboes who had been put off the trains. HEATED WORDS CAUSE RUMPUS IN HOUSE (Jonrnsl Spools I Serrlre. ) Washington. Keb. 3. Congressman OUie James, the new congressman from Kentucky, today spoke on his bill mak ing extraditions for indicted criminals between states obligatory. He created a storm by reviewing the Goebel extra- dition affairs. He ridiculed Roosevelt's attitude on extradition from foreign countries when so much was to be done at home, and referred sarcastically to recent attempts made to extradite j Millionaire Zeigler from New York to j Missouri. Crumpacker of Indiana, undertook to defend Governor Durbin's action In re ! gard to the Tsylor extradition and the ! discussion became so warm that the Kentucky members were on their feet most of the time Interrupting the I epeaker with questions and denouncing i the statements as untrue. Crumpacker ( finally declared that Powers was rail roaded to the penitentiary by a Goebel jury. - In the senate today on. the urgency deficiency bill, Bailey of Texas an nounced he would oppose lending more money to the St. Louis exposition. ENGINE PICKS UP MAN FROM TRACK (Journal Special Serrlce-. Hlna. Mont. Feb. 3. The bliszard which has raged for the past 3 hours In Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota has about spent Itself and trains ar all moving. The two men who were struck, by a train near Kurtx, N. D.. last night are both dead. Their correct name are Ole Torgerson and Nels Skavlng. section men. Particulars are rather vague, but It appears that the men were out in a storm and did not hear the approaching passenger train. The engineer of the train could not see the men on account of the storm and did not know he had struck them until flagged at . New Salem. . The operator at one of the stations) passed saw a man on the pilot and telegraphed ahead. The man on the pilot waa badly bruised and chilled aud could not tell much about the accident, except that there were others with him. when h$ was struck. He had been carried Z0 miles). Search resulted In finding the lifeless bodies of Torgerson and Skavtns near THE BOY AND GIRL in Port land aecurlng the greatest number of cash aubacrlptlona to The Journal, each' ten cents of aubaorlptlon counting a point in their favor, will be entitled to the first two of the free trips. FOURTH CONDITION: To all of those boys and girla participating: in the contest, and not successful In aecurlng one of the free trips to the St. Louis World's Fair, TEN PER CENT of the remittances of each contestant for subscriptions to The Journal will be returned to the respective contestant, as a re ward for his or her efforts in Th& Journal's behalf. THOSE wishing; to share in the benefits of the offer must send in their names and addresses, or call at the office of The Journal, for such advertising matter as may be Issued. Subscriptions to the Dally, Weekly or Semi-Weekly "Journal will be accepted and credited under thla offer. This contest will close at 8 o'clock p. m., on Tuesday, May 31, 1904, and the names of the success ful contestants will be announced in the The Journal as soon as the vote is canvassed, enabling the successful boya and girla to receive the benefits hereunder between June 6 and the close of the world's fair. TENTER THE CONTEST AT YOUR DOOR. YOU MAY j SALEM NOTICE Balem iabscrtbera will plena Uk retire ttatt Ttaa Joornil tfency hts wn trans ferred to E. E. DstIs. 180 sUte street, who will recelT subscriptions, comolslnts, pay Bents, etc. OF FISH HATCHERIES WABDBB TAB STTBZK SUBMITS -YE ABLY BBCOBD OI ZKPBOYB KBBTS rOB STATU OT OBZ0OX ZiABOB ABYABOBMSBT8 MASS OK rzsK osownra. (Journal Speelsl Serrlre.) 8alcm, Feb. 3. Master Fish Warden H. Q. Van Dusen of Astoria yesterday afternoon filed with the governor hla annual report Showing the condition of the fisheries of the state, an'd the opera tions of the fishermen during the past year. This report shows a very satis factory corldltlon of affairs and indi cates that the Industry will In the fu ture be far better than It Is now or has ben In the past. The report says: "I am very much pleased to report that the Columbia river demonstrated again this year that artificial propaga tlon Is the one thing' that is preserving the great salmon Industry. It Is to the fisheries what the sowing of aeed la to far reaching, excepting that it Is more far reaching in its effect, as It Is laying the foundation for a gradually Increas ing harvest year by year. While arti ficial propagation of salmon has been In vogue on the Columbia river only a few years In a systematic manner, the re sults obtained again thla year, which Is the third in succession, have been suf ficient to Indicate Its wonderful possi bilities and to convince even the most skeptical of Its great benefits. 'The first .systematic hatchery work started on the tributaries of the Colum bia river was in the year 1 895, when 7.887.000 Chinook fry were turned out, by the I'nlted Staves government and the stste of Wsshington the Oregon department not getting started with their part until the year 1899 and that since then the output every year has been gradually increased, until now the combined output of the three depart ments, that Is, Oregon. Washington and the United States government will be this season over 70,000.000 Chinook fry. This Increase t am pleased to attribute principally to the efforts of the Oregon department, which has been built up to such an extent during the past three years, that this year it turns out more Chinook fry than Washington and the I'nlted States government combined, and five times as many as what It did In the year 1901. The result of the combined efforts of the three departments since the year 1S5 are very gratifying and show, aa per table herein submitted. that the eAmplete number of Chinook fry tumd Into this great waterway was I near JOO.800,000. f n. m. moo. "The fishing season on the Columbia river for the Royal Chinook, which 1 the salmon that has been given the prln-., clpal attention in the art of artlfl'ftal propagation, proved Itself this year to be the best that has been had for many a year and surpasses by 4.07J.7I! pounds last year, rwhlch was the banner year This meant an additional $200,000 paid to the fishermen for the raw product and near half a million dollars to the csnners and dealers for the canned and packed products. This Is a wonderful showing considering that the artificial work carried on with this fish during the season of 180J-1900. the season the young fry were planted, did not cost the state of Oregon 15,000. There was a falling off of per cent srith the Blueback salmon and of JV4 per cent with the 8teelheads, bt with It all on account of the fine showing made with the Chlnooks, there was a general increase Of near 20 per cent. The production of the coast streams also show an increase this season over last of T.14S.8S2 pounds. This Increase showing principally with the Chlnooks and Sllversldes. ,t 'Thla makes tn..entir Increase of the product for the Columbia, river (state of Oregon alder and of the coast streams, amount to 5,1;. 377 pounds. Th totat receipts from licenses for the year aggregated $15,807." REWARD FOR MAN WHO BOOMS CITY A petition comprising- 10 pages of names was. fUed.wltti til eity connc.il toda.y asking that O. Tafesv who keeps candy stand at Third and Morrison streets, be granted m special permit In return for hla services as art Informal tlon. bureau.' Mr. Tales) baa acted aa dlatribattnsj agent for th Lewuiv and Clark fair and torn mere lal ergamlxa tionsv ant without recorpna- has given out asiict literature of these bodlea. GRATIFYING REPORT '"pHF, BOY AND GIRL in any part of Oregon, outside of Portland, securing the greatest number of cash aubacrlptlona to The Journal, each ten centa of subscription, counting a point in their favdr, will be entitled to the fnext two of the free trips. ONCE THE TIME IS LIMITED, AND WIN1 THERE'LL BE A JUBILEE IN PORTLAND DALLAS NOTICE. The Jnurr.il sencr la now located at the J. II. Marks confectionery store on Main trcet. where tihucrlptlftna to !h Dally, Semi Weekly and Weekly Journal will be taken. I . 1 1 p. Brown, agent. ' FATHER AND SON IN A BAD MIXliP (Journal fipecla! Serrlce.) Dallas. Or.. Feb. 3. Clarence Alkman, a farmer, living In the Rock creek coun try about 18 miles west of here, came before Justice of the Peace Holman on last Saturday and swore to a warrant charging Ralph Henry and his father. De Witt C. Henry, with threatening to commit murder, and asking that they be placed under bonds to preserve the peace. According to Alkman's story, he end the youngerjienry became Involved in a dispute over a card game, and during this dispute Henry drew a knife and threatened to kill him. Alkman charges the elder Henry with having threatened to shoot him as he was passing the Hen ry farm. Constable Aahbough brought the two men Into town yesterday and their hearing was set for Wednesday af ternoon. According to the atory told, by the Henrys, it seems that Alkman. who Is a very large man, weighing about 250 pounds, and being over six feet tall, had assaulted Ralph Henry with a stove poker, and that Henry had drawn the j knife to defend himself; that Alkman called at the Henry farm the next day after this trouble, during the absence of the younger man, and that he was then assaulted -by the elder - Henry. In the scrimmage that followed Henry received considerably the worst of it, and tried to get a gun to use on Alkman. but was prevented from doing so. When the rase against them has been disposed of the Henrys threaten to bring a charge against Alkman for assaalt and battery. EUCIElNE HOTICX. Ths F.nfne sfencr of The Ore ton Pallr Jan real la st the bookstors t Allen Fi. Eaton, where subscriptions to fo by Ball or carrier will be reeelrad. PASSING AWAY OF ANOTHER PIONEER 'JiMirnsI Sperlsl Serrlce.) Eugene. Or.. Feb. J. George C. Whlt beck, a well-known and prominent real dent of Lane county, died at hla home near WendJIng Monday. February 1, 1904. at the age of 81 years. He waa born In Delaware county. N. T.. January ;. 143. He served in the elvll war on the Union, side and came to Oregon In ! He married Miss Ilena Williams February I. 170. Nine children were born to them, eight of whom sre now living, as follows: Mrs. Elsie Stolberg of Eugene. Mrs. Kate Kester of Spring field. Myron and Wayne Whttbeck of Mohawk. Robert Whitber.k of Qulncy, Wash.. Mra. Ella Dunn of Watervllla, Wash.. Mrs. W. D. Rockefeller of Water vllle, Wash., Miss Lily Whltbeck of San Francisco. Mrs. Whltbeck also survives him. , Mr. Whitbeck was a pioneer of the fohawk valley and always took a lead ing part In the upbuilding of the com monwealth. He was a member of the Masonic and A. O. I". W. fraternities. The funeral was held today. wimn bckixd rmnAT. It is officially announced this after rloon that Mr. eWhltney will be burled Friday, admission to the church being by card only. The list of pallbearers will be given out tonight. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. ' Ths lUni Yea Hata Always Bs-ght Bears the (Signature of THE BOY AND GIRL in any part of the Northwest or the Pacific coast, outside of Ore gon, aecurlng the greatest num ber of cash subsarlptldfis to The Journal, each ten centa of sub acrlptlon counting a point In their favor, -will be entitled' to the last two of the free trips. 1 OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS AT THE JOURNAL, Portland, Oregon. THE DALLES fl.llj Journal la located at 313 Court straet. when- mitMcrlptlona to ffo bf mall or carrier wilt be r cert Tea. JOHN FILI.OON. Actot. SAD LOSS IN DEATH OF MRS. E. NEBECK (Journal H pedal Rcrtlce.) The Dalles, Or.. Feb. 3. Mra. Emma Nebeck of Ten Mile waa burled In Sun set cemetery Monday afternoon. Mrs. . Nebeck waa the wife of William Nebeck and she leaves, besides her husband, six children. Two daughtera, Mrs. V. Kauera and Mra. Craft, live at Boyd, this coun ty, and four boya, all under age, live at home. On Saturday Mrs. Nebeck waa brought to the Riley sanitarium, but ahe waa unconscious and no hopes of her recovery were entertained and si dltid Sunday morning. The dead woman waa 44 years of age. Rev. F. Elmo Robinson of the Christian church con ducted the funeral services. Xalfbta of rytlUiM. At the banquet given by the Knights of Pythias here In honor of the conven tion delegates who met here 8aturday in district convention, Mr. John Michel, editor of The Dalles Chronicle, acted aa toastmaster. Toasts were responded to as folloss: J. H. McKlbbon, "Tha Press and Its Relation to Pythtanlsm;" Ij. R. Stepson, "Pythlanlsm in Oregon;" C. J. Bright, "Knights of Pythias in Sherman County;" J. L. Henderson, "The Ladles;" G. F. Prather. "What la Pyth ian lam T V. C. Brock. "The Rathbone Bisters;" W. L. Bradshaw, "An Innocent at Home and Abroad;" J. A. Douthlt, The Press." SPLIT OCCURS IN LABOR ORGANIZATION (Journal Special tiervlrc.) Spokane. Wash., Feb. 1. The new constitution recently adopted by tha American Ijibor union has gone Into effect and there are atrong rumftra In labor circles that several of the 8pokana A. L. U. bodies might withdraw . from that organisation, jhe new constitu tion double the per capita tax paid by the unions, from 10 to 29 cents a month. Thla money Is aent. to the treasury of the American Labor unton at Butte and a reason given for the rats la that part of It la to be used as a defense) fund. Many Spokane la her leaders think that the money should be kept here and used as a fund for the benefit of the uniona. At least t3,50D will be taken out of thla city under the new A. L. I, constitution. If a union goes on a strike the strikers get a weekly benefit of about 17. while the man who comes from Butte to settle the strike IS to get 13 per day. 1 - t Another feature of the new constitu tion which Is objeetlonable to many unions Is the fact that subscription to the American Iabor union. Journal 1 compulsory. The Amertcai Labor union has declared for soctaltsm but has not forced this belief upon its mem bers. The Labor Journal Is an avowed Socialist organ and members erf the Spokane unions do not, think that they should be forced to pay for the propa gation of a doctrine lit which they d not believe. The federal anion Is the largest A. f T". organization in this state, havlnir more than 70 members. It Is strongly opposed to tha new constitution- ami ' may withdraw from the A I s V. b cause of Its adoption. .Th matter wilt be brought tip at the meeting en, Thurs day evening. - vnx.it nirntor aoxrrxwxsT. Chicago, Hi.. Febi . Roth the Rout's, era Pacific and the Santa. Fa have de terminer to concentrate their efforts durtng the next few years toward Mi settlement and. development "of Texa-t and. th 'Southwest, O. W, MKJny. Immigration agent for the Harrlmaa system, wilt tomorrow start with party of Chlcagu board of trad .met . on av trio- through Texas and it Is ex pected that) the rsault will be an Id flux of fresh Chicago capital. A VhU it' company Is now organising for the pi.r. pes of acquiring extensive rlcs l,u..!i in Texas. '...''', Preferred ftock Caon4 floM. Allen St Lewis' best l:r.m-t . -f