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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL . POHTLA1TD, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, ,1904. u..ulj : PARIS HOUSE CASE NOT YEP FINISHED V CONGRESSMAN .LIVINGSTON ji MAY NOT COME ' VIA BURLINGTON PROTEST AGAINST HOME BUYERS' CO. V OFFICERS ARRESTED SaysiPe-ru-na h a. Splendid Ca-i I tarrhal Tonid 4 l WAS FAVORABLE C Guy Wakefield arid Ross Nichols as Officers Accused of Fraud on Complaint of Postoffi.ce Inspector Promoters Fall Out, BASTEBV A9TXCES BAT THAT THS ' AlEBlCAr BRTDOE COMPAHT WILL HOT SHIP THE ilOUUSOH BTBEET BBIDOE MATEBZAXi EN - - TJ3UC&Y OVEB C. B. Q. jr. r. WELCH CONTEND B THAT MX VOKXTY PAH TIES WILL BE DIS QUALIFIED TOTS-SB FBOFOSED ITEW DIRECT PBZMABT NOMINA- maiL uroiowAUT at the isstt- A2TCTR OT A UCZVHB TOR A MO ' HXBXTED BECOITD K.OOB BAXAOX ' nr tzb sirs will sunn vr ' tct sttrjeot today. conditio v oood ro TAil-SOWH WXSAT AMI OATBJf UTl'JUsO H0 TASDB : IV CO JCDITIOS BTOCK VAUS WILL-WOW IS TXI.A . KOOX XTCTRTS. ,1: n HONS LAW. MONTH OF JANUARY NOMINATION-LAW Trt of the Morrison street bridge material shipment will be divided and the American Bridge company to pre serve Its .standing will not allow the Burlington to control the entire move ment of 100 cars; from statements made by tire traffic manager of the American ; Brldga company and assurance re . iceived by local freight agents this hope is today expressed. Many of the local gents have srirred u their EaMern headquarters over this ' $35,000 freight plum, and conferences between the head officials of Eastern roads and the Ameri can Bridge company has apparently re sulted in this big shipment being to iom extent changed. , ' Til "Q" Representative. "The Pacific Construction company sked that their portion of this ship ment routed over the Burlington on account of the interest of a "Q" repre sentative in the' matter." is the state ment of the American Bridge company's Eastern traffic manager. ' This statement was made to the gen eral representative of a Chicago-Omaha : road and was transmitted to the local agent. In, the same letter comes the as surance that the American Bridge com pany will not allow the entire shipment te go to the Burlington, but will send ' a portion of It over other routes. Ac cording to this Eastern advice the local agents of the Pacific Construction com pany are mistaken when they assert that they have the entire control of the . shipment. The American Bridge com pany states that a portion of this ship ment was routed according to the dic tate of the Portland representative, but a portion is still kept unpledged and will be routed over some 'other line than the Burlington. According to local railway agents the ' American Bridge company retains the routing of iia business In the East be cause of its connection with many rail roads. As the chief supplier of struc tural steel and iron the American Bridge .company sells to many roads their bridge and roadbed material. In order to preserve their standing the company routes Its shipments as a rule over the several lines that patronize It, and in no case sends a lot of 100 cars over one line when there are others available 'that are its patrons. V Construction Company's Story. - It Is denied by representatives of the Pacific Construction company that this shipment is' not controlled entirely, by them and that the trust does not sell Its material f. o. b. Pittsbur. or To ledo. or any other Eastern point. The Pacific Construction company holds that it bought the material with the under Standing that the routine was tn re. main in As hands and denies that at any " time steel or structural material cannot be purchased from the trust delivered ' at Pittsburg, with the purchaser to pay the freight and route as he desires. In the matter of public shipments, that Is, in the cases where the material comes from the East for the city's use or the county's use, and in all cases where the taxpayers of the city and . county pay the freight because of the added cost the. improvement means on account of the freight, railroad men contend that lines with their chief, in terests In the city and county should receive the chief benefit Where the railroads as taxpayers have to bear a big share of the public burden, they feel they should be given consideration when the public has " shipments which It should disperse and which it pays for. What Terminal Lisas raid. According- to the tax returns the vari ous terminal lines in Portland in 1902 paid the following amounts to the city and county In taxes: Northern Pacific, J,S1.15; Southern Pacific, 912.340.38; Oregon Railroad & Navigation company, 4S6.359.41. On this basis the O. R. & Jf. have more than 10 times the right to Mpect public shipments than has the Northern Pacific, and about three times the expectation of the Southern Pacific. When a shipment of $36,000 in value, therefore, goes to the terminal lines, the least interested because of the pull a nonterminal line has on the city busi ness, then other lines with greater in terests at stake have, in their opinion, grounds of complaint and abide by the proposition that public shipments should be distributed with some regard for the Interest local railroads have In the city's welfare and ln: some proportion, cer tainly not an inverse one. to the amount of actual cash these lines pay to the city's support. " . City ft Suburban. The statement made concerning the . shipment of City & Suburban freight over the Burlington proves later to have been erroneous, u was made on the authority of freight men presumedly versed in the routing of shipments from the East to Portland, but who were misinformed concerning the routing of the business of the City A Suburban for the past year,, as investigation of the records Of terminal freight offices shows that during the paist year the Union Pa cific received the traffic of the company. The investigation into the complete rec ords -was made at the request of Mr. SwlgerC manager of the company, who wrote as fallows concerning the state ment : "I note that this evening's Journal, in the article headed 'Via Airship or God riard Routes,' quite gratuitously drags the City & Suburban Railway company Into this controversy by making it ap pear that our freight is now invaria bly routed C. B. & Q. This statement Is an- absolute and unqualified false hood and I trust you will give me the source of your information and also see that this Is denied. I shall be 7 plotted to give you documentary proof of my statement if you deem it neces sary." NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE DEMOCRATS (Journal Special Sprrloe.) ,".St. Louis, Feb. 3. The Democratic national committee adjourned at noon rto meet bub In April 10. It was decided to make no reservation for seats until the April meeting when newspapermen will be appointed to take charge of the matter. The committee reserved the entire Jefferson hotel for convention headquarters. FREE PARK SITE GIVEN SELLWOOD ' The O. W. T. 4 H, R. Co.. has promised . to establish a public park on three blocks of land lu the suburb of Kenwood, pro tiding the city, council will vacate por tlons of certain streets and the Beiiwood board of trade1 has requested such action . from the council, v ' The executive ronmlttee of the Di rect Primary Nominations Law league met in the office of Bauer & Green, chamber of commerce, at 11:30 o'clock this morning for the purpose of adopt ing a title for the proposed law to be submitted to the people at the election next June. The members of the com mittee present were George M. Orton, vlce-presidpnt and acting president dur ing the absence of President A. L. Mills from Portland. F. McKercher, W. S. U'Ren, H. (3. Kundret. Charles B. Lock wood and J. F. Welch, representing at Astoria the American Federated trades. Mr. Welch objected to section 11 of the proposed law, asserting that it would disfranchise all political parties casting less than 26 ' per cent of the vote for representative in congress. This section reads as follows: 'A political party within the mean ing of this act is an affiliation of elec tors representing a political party or organization, which, at the next general election preceedlng polled for its can didate for representative in congress at least 25 per cent of the entire vote cast for that office in the state. Every such political party shall nominate all Its candidates for public office, under the provisions of this law and not in any other manner, and it shall not be al lowed to nominate any candidate in the manner provided by section 2791 of Bel linger & Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon." Welch Picks a Flaw. Mr. Welch wanted to know what chance political parties casting less than 25 per cent of the total vote for repre sentative would have under this section. "They will be excluded from the elec tions," he said. "I cannot see any other conclusion to draw from the reading of the seotion. If any of you gentlemen can place any other construction of the reading of it I would like to be enlight ened." Chairman Orton and Mr. U'Ren ex plained that parties casting less than 25 per cent of the vpte for representative were taken care of in the old -way by section 2791 of the election law, and were in no manner excluded from ex pressing themselves at the polls or mak ing nominations. They reiterated that the reading of the section as above quoted permitted of no dispute or con fusion on that point, laying great em phasis on the word "such" as indicat ing that parties casting less than 25 per cent were not included. Mr. Welch could not see It that way. He arose Beveral times and argued to the contrary. 'I am supported in my view that par ties casting less than 25 per cent by some good lawyers, and I think they are right. If lawyers disagree thus early as to this law, what Is going to happen later?" "What lawyers told you that?" asked Mr. U'Ren. "Well. John II. Smith and his brother, for instance," replied Mr. Welch. "Tou'll Have to Show Ma." "John H. Smith is a pretty good lawyer, but if he told you that he Is off. I do not think he read the preceding sections. It is clear to all of us that you are wrong in your view of the law, said Mr. U'Ren. "I am from Missouri, and you'll have to show me," said Mr. Welch. "I want to go on record against this thing, so that I cannot be blamed in the future. He moved the adoption of a substitute making changes in section 11 In accord with his view. When the chair put the motion Mr. U'Ren said decisively: "I rise to a point of order. There is no second to the motion. Mr. Welch could get no second to the motion. WZDB AH AUSTmiAK COUWT. New York. Feb. 3. Another was added to the list of American girls who have wedded titled foreigners when Miss Margot Stone, daughter of Mrs, Joseph F. Stone, became the bride today of Count Alexander Beroldlngen, of Austria. The ceremony was performed In the church of the Incarnation, the Rev. William M. Grosvenor officiating. Count Rubldo Zlchy, of the AuBtrlag. embassy at Washington, was among th ushers, and the other attendants In eluded well known young society people of New York, Providence, and several Other cities. Following the church cere mony, there was a. largely attended re ceptlon at the residence of the bride's mother in East Thirty-eightn street. KKS. KAYBXXCX XV OOOO BTOUTS London, Feb. 8. According to a re port from Aylesbury prison, Mrs. Flor ence Maybrick Is In excellent health and spirits, and looking forward confidently to her release this summer. An lnci dent occurred recently which was much talked of by working-class people who reside In the neighborhood of the prison A workman had been allowed to enter the prison to execute some repairs, and in the course of his labors he cut his hand rather severely. Mrs. Maybrick happened to be near, and she at once brought some lint and cotton and ban daged the man's hand as well and as quickly as any doctor could have done it. MASONS AT BUrOHAMTTOW. Blnghampton, N. Y., Feb. 3. The an nual reunion of Scottish -Rite bodies of the valley of Blnghampton began at the Masonic temple here today and will last until the end of the week. The confer ring of degrees is the principal business of the round-up. although considerable time will be devoted to features of en tertainment. Masons of high degree are here from New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Syracuse, Scranton and numer ous other cities. USED MAXl FOB rBAUS. Ran Francisco, Fob. 3. William Ew- Ing was, found guilty today of using th mall to defraud. As secretary of the Standard Oil Development company he was accused of gathering several thou sand dollars from Inventors throughout the coast region and it develops that ho had very little property to back up the glowing promises he made. III THOMAS JAMES BREED. (Journal Special Her.lec ) London. Feb. 3. Former I'oKtmaster- Genernl Thomas James of the United State today married Edith, the daughter of Alderman Golhourne in Slmkespeare's church at Stratford-on-Avon. The bride is 30 years old. and James Is 73..-Only relatives and ile f riends'were present MORE OREQOH RURAL CARRIERS (Winhlnictnn Bureau of Th" Journal. ) Washington, Feb. 3. Walter O. Fry was appointed a regular and Oeorgfl Fry a substitute rural carrier at Aurora to day. C. Guy Wakefield and Ross Nichols of the Older of Fraternal Home Buyers were placed under arrest this afternoon by Deputy United States Marshal A. A, Roberts, on complaint sworn to by O. C. Riches, postal inspector, who charges them with attempting to defraud Emily J. Sanders of Tim Dalles, and of using the United States mails to further their scheme. The complaint also cites one John Doe, whose true name is unknown as a party to the alleged offense. The men under arrest are in the office of the United States marshal and will be taken before Commissioner E. D. McKee for preliminary examination. The complaint states that on Sep tember 25, 1903, C. Guy Wakefield, al leged secretary of the Order of Fra ternal Home Buyers, and Ross Nichols, alleged president, attempted to defraud Emily J. Sanders of The Dalles by in citing and inducing her to become a shareholder and Invest in the Order of Fraternal Home Buyers, which falsely pretended to enable the owner of shares to obtain a home before 20 months. A letter containing the following con tract is alleged to have been deposited in the Portland postoffice, addressed to Emily J. Sanders, at The Dalles. "That she agreed to pay the sum of 38 as a registration fee and the further sum of $4 per month for 20 months and that C. Guy Wakefield and Ross Nichols on behalf of the Fraternal Home Buyers promised and agreed to pay the woman the sum of $2,000" with intent to de fraud her of the $8 and the $4 per month. James H. Head of 405 First street, C. E. Harbaugh and Charles H. Glass are named as witnesses for the government The complaint is issued because of al leged violation of section 5480, revised statutes as amended March 2, 1889. bixteen hundred contract - holders in the Fraternal Order of Home Bulldert, are busy guessing as to the outcome of the controversy now on between the heads of the corporation. The company has two sets of officers, and legal pro ceedings will be inaugurated by Attor ney Sargent to establish which faction has the right to manage the business. C. Guy Wakefield has had the doors of the offices barred against him, and given to understand by C. E. Harbaugh, who lays claim to being the legal presi dent and general manager, that he need not come around, as his association with the Home Builders has ceased, ow ing to the terms of certain agreements entered into between the two some months ago. Mr. Wakefield gave his side of the case as follows: "I have put my money arid energy into the upbuilding of the business, and now an effort is being made to turn me out. I have not a 5-cent piece that I se cured during my connection with the Home Builders. On the other hand, I am held responsible for and practically owe 36,000, which I must pay if the attempt of the men who are now trying to gain control of the company is suc cessful. Out of the 1,000 shares iof stock I own 580, which with $854 are now in escrow. Harbaugh and Altman, who are now the alleged heads of the company, never put a cent into the busi ness, and are taking advantage of cir cumstances to beat me out of my own. "The whole history of the company is open and above board. It was organ ized in December, 1902. John Manning was the attbrney who wrote up the in corporation papers. He had nothing fur ther to do with it. The nrst omcers were Ross Nichols, J. A. Taylor, H. W. Benkhe, D. W. Franklin, J. L. Udell and C. G. Wakefield. About four months afterward J. A. Taylor resigned and Mr. Udell was taken blind, and at a special election I was put in as manager. At this time the business of the company had not prospered as anticipated, and many debts had piled up. I took the management and to put things on their feet mortgaged my home and put the money Into the company. When the company first started I put up money on my stock to get things to going, and with my stock and the money put up consider that my Interest in the com pany is now worth about $7,500. .Mr. Harbaugh started with the company as an agent, and the business growing so rapidly I put him as my assistant in the office. He took $500 worth of the stock, but never paid a cent on It. He has since secured more on the same basis. C. W. Altman has 10 shares of the stock, for which he has never paid a cent. WAITRESS GOES MAD IN A Julia Walters, a waitress In the Vi enna cafe, 251 Morrison street, was ex amined as an insane person before Judge Webster in the county court this morn ing, and ordered committed tfi the asy lum at Sirlem. She was noticed acting peculiarly shortly after 6 o'clock last evening. P. F. Wcmland. one of the proprietors of the cafe, noticed her in the back yard, where she had oarried several bowls of soup. These she was Industriously ar ranging in a row. CHIEF OF POLICE SPEAKSWRATHFULLY SHORT WORDS TO AW EXPERI ENCED OFFICER, WHO WASTED ORDERS ABOUT THE GAMBLERS ASD THE MACQUEREATT CEV BVRB CONSIDERED tnfWORTHT. With added emphasis Chief of Police Hunt this morning instructed the offi cers of the day detail to secure evi dence against all men on their beats who are living off the earnings of women. As published by The Journal yester day the chief told his officers to bring in names and evidence, and he would see what course of action to pursue. He repeated this today and Informed the rank and file not to make- arrests but to present the facts to headquarters. . "Bring In the names and evidence to me," he added, "and I will eee about getting out the warrants for the macquereau." In thejlne stood Patrolman John Quinton, the stately officer who walks Washington street during the day time. This policeman Is one of the oldest and best known on the local force and bis "My resignation from the manage ment of the company and selling out was on account of bad health. The terms were that my successors were to replace with other good security all the collateral that I was responsible for to the company and release that which I had put up. This, with $864 that was in the, .expense fund, ' was placed in escrow and were to be redeemed for $7,600. I went to Spokane and was later informed that they would not put up the money as agveed, and that upon my re tiring from the company that Harbaugh had a legal right to my position. "They have Blnce refused to give me any satisfaction or to allow me to exercise my rights with the company. I hold the majority of the Btock and under the incorporation have the right to name the officers, which I took ad vantage of yesterday. Harbaugh and Altman have refused to give up the books or the key to the office. "The J. C. Evans mentioned in & newspaper report as having been one of the promoters of the company Is all wrong. He- never put a cent into It, nor had anything to do Vith it He was employed as a . waiter at the Winter Garden, and spread a report that he had fallen heir to $250,000, which was all hot air. He was afterward arrested for robbery at that place and escaped for the reason that Mace Green, the pro prietor of tho Winter Garden, refused to appear against him. "The story that last night I tried to break into the offices with the help of a locksmith is a lie. I went to the police station and asked why a policeman was on guard and by whose orders. I went up this morning to put a padlock on the door, but was not permitted to do so by Watchman Nash. "I am willing that the case should be heard on its merits and let the courts decide whether or not I have a right in the company, and Instructed my attor ney to take the necessary steps to estab lish my rights. "The books have been experted sev eral times and everything is straight. No matter what will happen the con tract holders cannot lose any money, as all they have paid in has gone into the building fund with the exeeptlen of that provided for in . special assess ments." Following is a statement made by C. E. Harbaugh and C. W. Altman, in which they explain their attitude: "Portland, Or., Feb. 3. In reply to the statement in the Oregonian of this morning, we will say that we absolutely deny having had anything to do with the writing of the article. "We now positively affirm that upon examination of the books of the com pany we find that C. Guy Wakefield had been Installed as secretary and man ager of The Order ol Fraternal Home Buyers about eight months. We have placed an expert bookkeeper to work upon the books of said company, but he has not yet completed the examination, and we are unable at tne present time to give out a oorrect statement of the affairs of the company during the past secretary's administration. "We wish to say further that, some time in December, Mr. Paul Custer re signed as vice-president of the company; that Mr. Wakefield, as the records will show, called a meeting of the directors, and Mr. Harbaugh was elected as vice president to fill the vacancy; that a short time thereafter Ross Nichols re signed as president of said company, and at a meeting of the directors, Mr. C. W. Altman was elected to fill the va cancy. Not long thereafter Mr. Wako field voluntarily resigned the office of secretary and manager, and Mr. C. E. Harbaugh was elected by the directors to fill the office of secretary and man ager, and has since exercised the office of secretary and manager. "Some time after Mr. Wakefield had tendered his resignation he came into the office and attempted to assume au thority, upon which he was advised that he could not do business in that way. Yesterday an attempt was made to hold a meeting of the stockholders, who would, as we presume, elect him to such office as he might desire. We claim that having been legally and regularly elected as officers of the company to the offices we now hold, that we are the only officers the company has, and as such we shall endeavor to perform the duties required of us until we are relieved by the courts. "C. W. ALTMAN. "C. E. HARBAUGH." RESTAURANT "What are you trying to do'?" he asked. "Oh, you go away don't bother me," she replied. "I am under the influence of the supreme being." Mr. Wemland at once appelated that the woman was insane and summoned a physician. She was later taken to her room at 207 Sixth street, and this morn Ing arraigned before the county court. Julia Walters is about 30 years of age. An uncle residing at Kerns, Wash., has been communicated with. , friends are legion. Yesterday the offi cer asked Chief Hunt what was to be done with such human parasites who also followed gambling for a livelihood. This question evidently displeased the head of the department. "Officer Quinton, what did you mean by asking me what you did yesterday?" inquired Chief Hunt, evidently some what wrathful. , "I-was simply looking for information, chief," replied the officer, respectfully. "I also had Other questions to pro pound." "Well, it seems to me that a man with the experience you have should know these things without asking," re torted the chief, before the entire squad. Chief Hunt was very angry, as was shown by the following bit of sarcasm: "I have heard you brag about what you know of police work. Now, you know the law, why do ou ask such questions?" "Because I was seeking orders," said Quinton. "Gambling- Is not a legiti mate occupation, and I wanted to know if It was to be recognized as such In the case of a man living with a woman." "As long as gambling Is tolerated It would be difficult to convict such a man of vagrancy If he were working In a gambling house," wa the substance Of the chief's reply: ( Patrolman Quinton felt aggrieved and chagrined at the chief's public censure. With the other officers he Is wondering w'.iere to turn for Information If he can rot go to .his superior without . being snubbed. . "I know the law." said the officer, "but I simply asked for orders." Councilman Flegel does not Intend to drop agitation over the granting of a license to Eugene Blaster to operate a second story saloon in the notorious Paris house, formerly called the Brey man building. Probably, he will bring the question up again at a special ses sion of the liquor license comlmttee, which has been called to assemble di rectly after the regular council meeting today. "I guess I am Just about foolish enough to put my hands in tho fire," answered Mr. Flegel yesterday when asked whether he intended to prosecute the matter any furtheh , "The license was one which had already been turned down and under the circumstances was particularly obnoxious to me. I do not believe for a minute that anything wrong' was intended, but there Is a reso lution of the council now on the books which will cover just such, cases and is intended to prevent occurrences of the kind." It is not thought that the matter will be brought up in the council today, but unless the license Is revoked by the com mittee there will probably be a mi nority report calling for a vote of the council at the, next session. Clark Lotan Blamed. Clerk Lotan came In for some blame as to the manner - la which the license was signed, when it first came upJ Councilmen Whiting and Slgier affixed their signatures to the paper, but it was necessary to have three names to carry. Proprietor Blazier, who operates the saloon In question, thereupon made two or three personal appeals to tho open session of the committee, but was turned down. Later Councilman Bent- ley went to the city hall, secured the license and took it away. He later brought it back with his signature and Mr. Lotan accordingly issued the license with the special proviso written In Ink across the face: "Good for only 30 days." It is said that this provision, how ever, is entirely useless for the reason that under the city laws a license can be issued only for the term of a year. It can be revoked by proper proceed ings at any time, but unless that is done through the regular channels a license. once signed, holds good for the 12 months. How Licenses May Be Seoored. The resolution mentioned as covering the signing of license applications, emanated from the council several years ago and reads, "that no license appli cation shall be signed except at a reg ularly called session of the license com mittee." This was passed and is now embodied In the council proceedings of that date. "It is nothing unusual though," ex plained Clerk Lotan, "for the members of the committee to sign applications outside of regular meetings. For this reason I did not think that there was anything wrong about the Blazier ap plication. It had been signed by Slgier and Whiting In regular meeting ana when Benlley brought It tonne with his name affixed to the paper, I made out the license. I do not see where I can be blamed for the transaction. I sup posed the matter was legal enough." None of the members of the commit tee cared to go into the question very fully yesterday, but their opinions on the matter can best be judged by their vote on the license. Originally Bent ley, Zimmerman and Flegel were reg istered "nay" with Slgier and Whiting "aye." There have been numerous objections urged . against the Blazier application, principally that it is on the second floor of a disreputable house; that it has a bad character and that all sa loons should be on the first floor. Not many weeks ago the liquor license com mlttee granted licenses to the down stairs resorts in the same building on the agreement only that they would cut oft all connection with the upstairs rooms. In the granting of Blaster's application the majority of the' commit tee allow a full-fledged saloon in a place where it formerly refused to al low even a stairway to a saloon down stairs. Mr. Bentley explained that he signed the application for a license because he had been assured the co-operation o! other councilmen in cutting out places that he thought were much worse than the saloon in the Paris house. He would not discuss the matter further and said if there had been any irregularity it was not intentional. POOR WORKINGMAN LEFT A FORTUNE (Journal SpecUl Serrlc.) Helena, Mont., Feb. J. Steve 'Ozer, a poor Swede working at odd Jobs in this' locality during the past four months has fallen heir to $20,000 In cash by the death of his sister in San Francisco. Ozer was the only heir and search had been made for him since his sister's death. last October. While drinking In a Kalispell saloon two weeks ago Ozer made a chance acquaintance and to others he confided that he had a rich sister in San. Francisco, but that they had not communicated with each Other for two years. This acquaintance happened to read ft' notice from the Swedish consul making Inquiry for the missing heir, and this is how the man was discovered in this locality. Ozer has gone to California. SEVERAL KILLED ON CANADIAN PACIFIC (Journal Special Serrtce.) Halifax. N. SM Feb. S. The Canadian Paeifle express on the Inter Colonial railway was wrecked near here this morning and several persons are reported Killed. The train Jumped the track at a broken rail near Milford, 40 miles from here, The train was running 40 miles per hour and with the exception of the locomotive tho entire train went over an embank ment. Of B0 passengers fully half were Injured, several fatally. Tclograph wires are down to the scene. You think you know ginger. Unless Schilling's Best, you have perhaps never tasted it pure. 1 At your grocer's; nonerback The following ' crop reports have been made to the loal weather bureau for the month of January: , 1 ; Coast Slatrlot. Watrenton, Clatsop County The wea ther has been a Jlttls too wet. for plow ing or seeding; condition of pasturage good for season; germinating of grass or seed would be slow; condition of fruit is good; the root crop Is No. 1 and has kept good. ' . j .Clatsop, Clatsop County This part of the state is not adapted to wheat and is altogether a stock and dairy section. .The winter thus far i mild. ; Sheep on" pas turage are good; mutton now rather too fat for use. If no oold weather comes farmers ought to rejoice. Astoria, Clatsop County Entire winter. Including January, has been very favor able to pasturage, growth of root crop and germination of grain. Grass is green and growing, being several inches to a foot In height when not eaten, Roses have been blooming (ill winter. No frost to speak of. Nestocton, Tillamook County There is no fall grain sown here ; we are having beautiful weather for rarm work, fruit trees are all in good condition; stock looks well; hay is selling for 912 to fit a ton; pasture Is good for this time of year. . Traak. Tillamook County The month has been favorable for the growth of grass and fall-sown grain and forage; plants are in good condition. The con dition of fruit trees is good. Winter lay ing hens are producing many eggs and all poultry Is in good condition. Owing to a snowfall of 6 Inches, which re mained for several days, It was necessary to feed stock. However, at present young stock and drv milch cows are getting good feed again and are generally In good condition. Glen The month opened with cold, frosty nights and clear, bright days. The frost was very severe on pasturage, especially on the low ground, where it was frozen during the entire day. The upland range suffered very little. Warm rains started the grass again. Toledo, Lincoln County No killing frost to date. Grass remains green and makes slow growth. Fall-sown grain donlg well. No apparent damage to fruits. Mortality among livestock less than usual. Pt Turance, Lane County The past month has been pretty wet and cold, with some snow on the 18th and 19th. It was quite heavy up the. creeks, about H Inch at this place. Pasture is getting short but all livestock Is looking up and in good condition. Most of them have no hay. Gardner. Douglas County Excessive rains, followed by snow and frost, has made pasturage backward, but this is usual at this season. Ranges are some what overstocked and cattle are not doing as well as they should. No plowing has been done In this section. Marsh field. Coos County Grass Is grow ing well for this time of the year; stock generally Is In good condition. The warm weather some time back made people a little uneasy about the. fruit, but as it Is colder now its starting 1s held back so as not to place It In any danger. The nights are clear and frosty. WlllametU Valley. Scappoose, Columbia County Weather favorable for fall-sown grain. It is also favorable for stock and for fruit trees. Too much rain for any kind of farming. Rainier, Columbia County Month has been mild; winter grain looking very good; pasture green but very short; cat tle wintering well considering the short hay crop. Orchards have been somewhat damaged by November snow; but little pruning done. A few old meadows have been plowed up and manured but other wise no work has been done. Troutdale, Multnomah County This month we, had excessive rains except In the last week, but. we had no frost and we had rome rose blossoms In the gar- Ldens the whole month; pasturage is poor mm . large cliiiuuiil ul caui j.ceuiiig iim to be done. Not much fall grain has been sown on account of the stormy, wet weather. Marquam, Clackamas County The fall wheat looks well and the weather la fine for plowing and seeding; stock looks well. Wllwaukie, Clackamas County The early part of the month was very favor able for plowing and seeding and more than the average seeding has been done. Winter wheat and oats are doing nicely. Weather has been favorable for grass and vegetables..- Amity, Yamhill County The month, has been favorable for fall and winter grain, which is looking well but small; pastures are very short and stocks are getting thin, mostly being fed. Ground Is too wet for. plowing and seeding; fruit, trees are In good condition. Dayton, Yamhill County Crop condi tions for the month are very flattering for this locality; wheat has a good color and Is well stooled; other grains are in ex cellent condition; cattle, sheep and other stock ' have not looked so well for a number of years and If no severe weather occurs from now on stock. will be in ex cellent condition and pasturage will be ready to turn onto in the spring. Fruit trees appear to be In a healthy condition and a good deal of pruning nas already been done. Forest Grove, Washington County The past month has been very favorable to grain and grasses. Grain sown as late as December 10 has made a good growth. There has been no cold weather sufficient to check the growth of grass and it re mains green. Alrlie, Polk County Fall grain has made but little growth so far, though it has a good healthy appearance; all other vegetables seem in about the same con dition. Weather favorable for germina tion. Gervals, Marlon County The cold wea ther and slight frost was beneficial by loosening the ground and killing weeds; grain showing a healthy growth; grass continues to grow, stock requiring very little feed from now on. Aurora, Marlon County The past month no seeding has been done; weather has been favorable for fall-sown grain, which has made good growth and Is in a promising condition at this date; fruit trees looking well and stock is in fair condition. Silverton, Marlon County Stock doing fairly well but yet rather thin, showing the effects of the unfavorable fall; but little grain sown this month, but with favorable weather oats sowing will be general on the hill land the last of the week. Fruit trees doing well; hopyards being put In condition. Albany, Linn County Fall wheat looks well; but is small; month has been quite favorable for Its growth; pasture n good 'condition. ?i ' Lowell, Lane County We have had but little frost or snow' this winter; fall grain, wheat and oats are looking fine. Astoria. Feb. 8. Arrived'at T1:Q a. m., steamer Prentiss, from San Fran cisco., -. ' ,' ' !'. ' '. COLONKL I L LIVINGSTON. Colonel 11. Livingston, Member ot th Industrial Commission ancj the lead' log Democratic paember of th -Committee on Appropriations In the Hons if Representatives, whose home is at Atlanta, Ga writes : , : "7 tak0 pleaaun la Jolalag wftft Oenenl Wheeler, Coagreanmaa Brewer and others to recommending Peruna -'as ma excellent tonic ao4 catarrh cure." Col. L. I. Uvlngttoo. Catarrh Cared. All phases of catarrh, acute or chronic, are promptly and permanently cured. It is through its operation upon the ner vous system that Peruna has attained . inch a world-wide reputation as a sum and reliable remedy for all phases ol catarrh wherever located. Mr. Jas. O. Morin, 1179 Ontario street Montreal, Canada, writes t " Peruna is certainly a great catarrh remedy. It cured me of catarrh of th head and I gladly Indorse it. Canadian! are peculiarly afflicted with this dlseass and for years the doctors have tried to overcome it with elixirs, powders and pills, but Peruna has solved the question and slnoe the medicine has been estab lished here hundreds of people hav been cured of catarrh." Jas. O. Morin, If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving s full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice free. Address Dr. Hartman, President oi The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. O. PLAN CIVIL SERVICE II nvcx xwsTXTtmoirs work bug- csssrtrrar nr otksb crrnss BZATTUB KA OWM WKZOK PITS VXBSSB 70S! AT AJT ATOBAOB xxfexsb or ron cxtm saox. .There Is quite a bit of talk lately In the various municipal departments about the establishment of . a public employ ment bureau to be operated In conjunc tion, with the work of the civil service commission. Such bureaus are found in many other cities and are said to work most satisfactorily. Considering- the work accomplished, the cost is regarded as insignificant. "At the present time," explained one city official today In discussing the prop osition, 'there are so many expenses to be met and the city's funds are at such a low ebb that a public employment bu reau is probably an impossibility, but there is no question about the good which such an office accomplishes. I un derstand the Seattle office has made a re markable record and some day I expect Portland will maintain one." The office spoken of at Seattle has been in existence about six years. It has grown from a small proposition to a business that requires five or six as sistants. At first the cost of furnishing a Job averaged about 18 cents, but the work has been so systematized and tha office so' generously patronized that the average cost per Job is now not more than four cents. The department Is un der the control of the civil service com mission and is personally conducted by Secretary Orouti. YOUNG MORGAN WEDS ' A JAPANESE MAIDEN ' (Journal Special Soric.) ' i New York, Feb. 3. J. Pierpont Mor gan today learned of the marriage of his nephew, George D. Morgan, to a dainty little Japanese maiden. George Morgan is a young millionaire and the son of George Pall Morgan, J. P. Mor gan's brother. He is a member of the most exclusive circles of Lenox and New York. The bride Is Miss Yukl Kato of Kyoto, Japan, the daughter of a famous and wealthy family and Is re nowned throughout the country for he beauty and accomplishments. - The wed ding, which was typically American In all its features, was solemnized In the home of the' bride's parents in Kyoto in the presence of the United States consul. The ceremony was performed by' Rtv. E. S. Booth. i ; BAKER CITY GAINS FOREST RESERVE (Waahlngton Bureau of The Journal.) , Washington, Feb. S.Representtftlve Williamson today was advised that his' roquest for the establishment of the Baker City forest reserve has been ap proved by the commissioner-general of the land office and the proclamation for creating the reserve will Include six townships southwest of tho city for use In preserving the city water supply. STRONG AGAINST . BOODLER BUTLER (Journal Spatial Rrtloev) Fulton, Feb... J. In the Butler trial today, John Murrell. a former member of the St. Louis boodling combine, who returned from Mexico, turned state's evidence and was av state witness. Ha described th, details of the lighting transaction and the haggling over the price with Butler, and the final erelpt and division of $17,500.' MurrelPs share was 12,600. f.; EMPLOYMENT BUREAU