:l, : c:.ila::d, cu::dy xcr-fimo, January
-I WW
EpSTiAI E1! TOUGH
WITH
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--" After Two .Years', Hard Work;
r - -"insure 4he Construction
,; '.. ;: -" - Darl
HISTORY . OF ' UNDERTAKE TO. BUILD UP OREGON
' Heavy penalty Will Be Exacted From Contractors If They Fail to
" ;? t Perform WorkVn Time, TBut: They"; Are Confident rr "J
. Task Wilf Be Finished .Within Limit. 1 - - . V
After two year of preliminary work.
- in which there were many obstacles and
dlsoouraasmenta. oontracta were finally
dosed yesterday and bonds approved by
' . the. state, for construction and equip
- ment' of the Celllo porta Toad. .The
; '"road must be turned over to the state.'
complete and -ready far operation, tne
ready far operation, tne
May. and Jieevy penalty
lith of next May. and Jieevy penauiai
- - will attach 4o a failure by the contrao.
. tors. Nelson ' White, to' accomplish
- " the task by that date. They will con
. 'struct the road, exolualv of falls, for
$116.$ ti ll, and lha gtat -nrlll furnton
th rail, the Open River association
'h signed a contract and given a bond
in the sum -of ItO.OOO to furnish the
' 1 equipment. , There will be a small baU
" -.ano af the state appropriation left
'Tfmnttrvi onnwtMt ana- fan am patd
1. for. -This balance, will be turned over
to -the Open River association to be ap-
. plied on purchase of equipment, and the
deficit will be raised by subscription
: ' through the effort ot the association. -
The portage road will complete an in
C dependent ' line of trans Deration bei
' twesn Portland and the " vast aountry
know it aa the 'Inland ' Empire." lying
.--contiguous te the upper Columbia,-and
anake-riveray and will eenre Its pur-
pdse--du'lnr the period -to" which tne
Celllo canal is being built by federal
government, after which it will ,"-b
" abandoned, and th"trffle will be car
ried by a contlnuoua line of watertrang-
' porta tlon. ' - ' " - " . '; ' '
r :v . Klstory of the Project. t--
o hlstery . e the undertaking,
briefly-told, is as followir After the
announcementthat jne governmeni
"would build the canalTagitatlon waa be-
:gun.-1n behalf Of the "Inland. Jnpire."
to secuie the construction of. a portage
, aallway at Crlllo Immediately, and gain
rv-v.fverai years' inna In the development
- ot that country. The legislature of Ore
' i ..oorriinr1atea"tm.800. VWn years ago.
aT)r.a)ujamng such a- roan, ana appoint a
T.W ilill rajt" board, composed pf tha
Jihirnbh wecretary aiate and the
v-' "fate treasurer to. nave supervision ot
th tuidertaklng- Burreya and estimates
were made. After the figures were com
pleted it was dceMcdby -the portage
board that the remaining funds were
tnaiifrtRient to construct andTaquip tha'
" -road, and the project was abandoned by
.hastate...:, -
- The Open River association than cam
'ewardand IXereaajojuyoR-u: "
problsnv which bad rapidly aasumea
greater Miaportano -by reason of swift
developments 4b . tha "Inland Umpire.
Tha need , of river transportatinfaclll-
El OFFER BILLS
: . TO LEGISLATURE
lTaxpayeraLeague Receive -Re
port From Committee, on
"trrNeeded legislations
- CIRCUIT COURT SHOULD
----HOtiONETCRrV1-A MONTH
Auditor Needed to Check Ac
-rcounts of State Officers
Tteaults of th work of a apacial ootae
mlttee appointed to tram" bill on a
number of subjects for consideration by
the" Utate legislature) 'war laid befox a
- meeting of tha axecutlve eommlttee of
.the Taxpayera' league vterdar. .The
committee' ask for law on a number
of subjects In the interest of economy
-
i ' V'
To vry patron ot the
And a a mark of our appreciation of
Hi public,', approbation' of our Vork
we ni t ','
- give Absolutely fiIee
of any char.ce
To every caller - thi --week, aTilee;
largo sample Jar . of our Complexion
Cream, and freo Instruction on how to
rare for -your ojvn face and keep it
.besuttful.- - 'r" r'"" ! '
', w employ th cerebrated Nelden
treatment for removing blemishes of the
Tare, and the' rennwned -Woodbury srs-
i tenv, for tha complexion. -Our corps of
nperatoT are not amsteurr. e .
MADAME. AZA HOLMES. RlitECKE
; Doctor and Twcher of Dermatology. ',
14 Jslorrlsoa fenreet, aeet rk,
vet. sooe ma. ,
- i
t4 Morruio Street, aear' Iai
MMD EMPIRE
Contracts Have Been let' That
and Completion-of the Ce-rT
d. - . MiViJi. i as... - - r
tie had booni6 Imperative that t6
tatersatsd Were ready to subscribe monej
to further, the, enterprise.-. Th execu
tive committee of the Open River asso
ciation devised a plan that-after tbor
ough canvassing, was accepted by the
state portage board. .' ' ;.. Th
i ThaaOaciaUjaLitooIr " charge ofthe
pmjtHlate In laTTilrg-tiaL -At that time
practlcally nothing, had been don and
not . a , foot of 'right of way- had been
secured, '. Blnce then ; the association's
executive committee ha aecured the right
Of .way, made careful surveys,, completed
estimates, advertised for bid and closed
contract for the construction, and-has
Itself assumed responsibility for furnish
ing the. equipment ' -. . ' :. ;
SCasL Obtsslea sTnrmonaeed. r'
Many meetings have been held and irp
numerable obstacle have been Overcome.
Tha committee ha canvassed eastern
.Washington, Oregon and Idaho for sup-
Sort and secured money and pledge suf
clent te guarantee completion of the
undertaking and payment of any deficit
that may-remain after tha atata appro-:
prlatlon la exhausted. '
Tha result has furnished an example of
I what can b done by- a iew earnest raetV
working in a good- cause. , iror lo years
Oregon legislative bodies have struggled
with the problem of opening the Columbia
rtver at Tha Dalle to furnish an outlet
for transportation vitally necessary to
the development of tha "Inland Empire."
Tha task seemed Impossible of accomp
lishment until tha Open River association
took up the wui k. four month from
that time tha problem was worked out
and the construction of the portage road
is assured.. Shrery precaution ha been
taken by the state portage board to make
assurance doubly sure that the state ahall
not be liable, for any. money in excess
ot tne sum mow on . nana Tjr -
lattng ( ' f -
happi,cch.
to tha 4eu - vrMne c-. . "'ttii
bulMinfljtrj.tA
tlon of the events ffc,
Dalles tomorrow evening and members of
theopen rtyer committee, the chamber
of commerce open river committee and
Mr. Tea! are Invited to-take part Trl
the Jolllflcatlon. . Tha committee apeak
in the highest term of Mayor Beufert
m-toi the
prosecution of hla work, not only 1n
granting and securing right of way, but
the invaluable practical advice which he
was abla to give it.
and - good government ln"Xcrtland "and
the county of Multnomah. Tha bill are
ready, to b submitted to toy legislative
committee.
v Ona of the bills provide for Increaa
Ing the number of term of the -circuit
court to one each rnonth, to expedite trial
bf cflmJnaJ oases and avolo leepfng prls
oner long period at the expense of the
county: and to shorten terms of service
of Jurors.-niaking less-T-easonrTOfThelr
asking t be excused, and expediting the
trlalof civil cssea.
Another bin 1 to Increase the-fee for
a marriage license In- Oregon from $3 to
15 the amount charged in Washington
which on the present basis will pro
duce a revenue of about $4,000 an-
I nuany in Multnomah Homily. ,
Tha committee asks for passage of a
bill creating a tax commission. . to pro
vide aa adequate method for -taxatlonof
corporation in Oregon, such aa express,
car and aim liar companion.'- The com
mittee werked -hard on-this" bill, and
while they . succeeded reasonably well
they did-not feel sufficiently satisfied
with tha results of their work to make
a reoommendattrm to the legislature at
this time, but will hold this bill in abey-fthe
anc and study theiquestlon further.
in beany every state where, the tax
Jaws have been revised , to meet pCUllc
needs in this direction, .the. work has
Men -done bya taxcommlsslon. . . The
committee is accordingly- preparing -a
Din providing xor a compeient commis
sion of three men, and will present the
measure to the legislator shortly after
the opening of the session. , . - .
The committee baa aiaH framed a bill
providing for a state .auditor 'or expert
accountant, whose duty ahall be check
Ing up. all account of state InstltU'
tlon and state officials a task that I
often attempted by special legislative com'
mltteea, with the result of large expense
bills for exporting of a mediocre" "char
acter, the legislative -committee havlngl
neuner xne lime nor. ine tecnnicai anowt
edge necessary to a thorough perform
snce of the-task. - It Is thought thst by
having this work done by a regularly
employed state expert th salary of a
good man wilt be aved many times
ver. 5 ' , .. 1 ' . .
- The mUnner of letting the contract for
tho Front stieet' bridge ha ..been taken
up for lnveatlgntlon uy thecommlttee.
Soma time ago tha city council appointed
a committee to examine Into alleged
stuffing of pay rolls and other matter
In connection with the city -government.
The committee of the league. 1 directed
to look Into this action by th oounoll
and ascertain when the Investigation la
to be ield, and to expedite the work, if
possible. Tb various committees - of
the league are at work tm city ., and
county matters, and reporte ar received
by- the league from time to time. Mr.
Bihler. the expert bridge engineer, who
was assigned to Inspect a number of city
bridge, wllj render his report early next
.week. .-, - . .
1 .fforn Manager to Partner.
relt) ftlock, who for three and a half
year lias teen na)a-r of th Portland
Loan, Tympany, t 11 Third street. Is
receiving the congratulations or his
many friends for the new position he
ha achieved In the commercial world.
Starting today Mr. Block will enter the
firm aa partner with Dan Marx, the
recent owner. Mr. Block I a man to
whom congratulation -ar due. He I
energetic, ambitious and by rare busi
ness Judgment ha won an enviable
asm aa well a hla new position. . Mr.
Block attributes the present large btial
neea to' Judicious advertising, the bulk
and praotlcslly . the - whole amount of
which has been done in The Journal.
Mr.; Slock has generously given -the
Journal credit for being-a factor-in' tha
store's rapid advancement and growth.
Mr. Block is New Yorker and haa many
friend In that city., ,s ... w ,
ill enfs mi
, - .. r t.r . .
New Year Finds Several Thous-
" -and Dollars to Credit of Dif-
li ferent Departments. "
CLOSE ECONOMY CAVE ------
COMFORTABLE SURPLUS
AjatRepofLol Auditor Devlin
Makes Better , Showing
Than Was Expected.
Th year 1804 has ended, and ..there
remain several thousand dollar to the
credit -of the different department in
the city- government. - - --
Tour months lib feared that
before tha 'eind of the year 1 the city
would be "without funds with, which to
meet current expennea.--Thronirtv care
ful economy in purebaalng supplies and
by curtailing help in several depart
ments, tha new year ha found a sur-
I plus . on hand.-. ., i . .. ... , . , -
- t-uy Auditor t. c. Devlin, eotnpetea
bis annua ' report last ntyjht. and It
hows the finances' of the city to be
in good condition.- The bala'noes In the
different-fundsr-frem -which, however,
tb warrants for December will have to
be paid, are ss" follows: .
. XJeiieral fund," $14,411,41 fire depart
ment,. 117,401.79; notice department,
$11,4.41; bonded Indebtedness interest,
4I,6S.3I street lighting, I8.9J41 treet
iwpaUv IZO.Sfio SaLwater HJ.JO.tli city
park. ' JS.177.41; J park -ooacaTt."''twd.
t48.; fire boat. 1235.73; Bellwood
ferryr-$JtT.0; Albfna ferry. I2.U1.0;
Morrison-street brtdgnr73.01S.4: im
provement fund, 1179,824.11; Improve
ment bond, sinking fund, f39.914.I6: Im
provement bond Interest fund, 17,114.41
street and sewer Interest fund. I1S3.2S;
general fund-f-redemptlon of warrants,
$,I89CI; fund forjpaymenof t-mlll
tax, i 1. Hi - fund -for repa Irs to streets
and bridges. 35. S8; water bonds' Inter
est fund, f 71,300; police and fire depart-J
ment relief fund, Il,7.s; street Im
provement funds, I29.s40.6- ,- sewer I
runas, .s; street extension runus,
$840.19; redemption fund. $54.50; library
fund. tlHl.-Totsi,-ae05.78T.Q9.
Tha PecBinbeP wtrrahts will reduce
the general fund about $20,000, leaving
$14,400: the fire department fund, fit,
000, leaving $1,000; the police depart
ment fund, ' $7,500, leaving'' $4,000; the
llKhtlnk fund. $(.500. leaving $3,000: the
flreet ,eolr -fundttWLeavlna $15..
1!53ii'-j K-'vlna
f i!
ryrri
-mdu&t!rBB2 to- -'-.
nse
department over those ofTJOS. --The
amounts derived from license feea are
Vehicles, $20,7.2Sl liquor license) (re-
ffatV-and whnlaaJet llM.TII.7l! dos 11
censes, $5,140; miscellaneous, $11,123.10
Tott-j&1.0Si.l
. The amount collected 1iT 1104 exceeds
the amount of tha estimated receipt
of the department for ltot.- If . there
1 uch an Increase In" receipt; in" 105
aa there baa been in itOl the city wUl
nave about io.ooo- mora than I given
In thnlr Mtlmata recetnta. " '.
PROSPERITY IN EASTERN
" " OREGON. '
Evidence ox Good Timet at Reflected
tTrtsecofUrfiIeranPlBni
House Twenty-four In One Little
22
Many -people who Pas the busy estab
lishment of EllerePiano House wonder
where 6 many piano and Organs ar
.sold, and few stop to realise the tm
mense - territory that 1 .accessible to
Portland Jobbing bousee and the. thor
oughly prosperous condition of most of
hi -fletd-whera-Eiler- Piano- Hooto- 'and
Its bustling representatives "are looking
after business.. , .
The record of Mr. J. O. Gallagher.
who looks after tha business interests
of the. .Slier House in Morrow county,
can be cited to Illustrate this point- In
one little town alone, that of lone, he
old no less) than 14 tin planoa and
organ, all within a very short time, 15
being sold within a few days. Most of
Instruments r of the highest
priced styles, valued at $200 to $660, and
were-delivered to tb following prpml-
nant-cttlsens of that place, vis:
fine Kimball upright to Mr. An
a-iistua Walker: - --w- ' ' --
t Another fine Kimball fancy, exhibition
tyl. to W. B. Cochran;
Utlll another Kimball of similar else
to-J.-H. -Wooiery. -
' And yet, another to Mr. Seymour P.
Wllaon; - - ;
And on of the beautiful Baileys waa
Jjecured by Mlsa Maud L. Jtkers;
And a similar one by-Miss Alfa V.
Granger; still another Bailey was sold
to K. J. Pennington; ; . -
And a' fourth of the Ballej-ajto Mr.
R. McElllgott' ' t
A fine Bchumantr"bpright ;waa bought
by Mr Louis Balalger..
-The public 'school ' board secured a
fine Kimball for the lone school: -
And two Esteys .were sold to Mr. R. K.
Oabell and Mr. Fred Ritchie.
A Chlckeripg piano was sold to J. P.
Lang: ' - ' -
- And a Kenwood mke to Mr. Frank
Orlffln; , -
- While one of tb many-toned Weaer
orchestral piano was selected by Mr.
J, H. Read; ' .
A lovely Jacob Doll went to the bome
of Mr. C. C. g perry; T ....
A handsom Weser' waa purchased by
Mrs. Zeta King; . - -
" Another one of tha same max went
to the home of Jacob Boltxer. .
A Chicago Cottage, wa purchased by
j. W. Unn; - ' -;
An Estey organ waa th choice of W.
E. Nolan; ' -
A Kimball was lso th choloa of Mr.
R. N. Hyman;
The first Clarendon sold In lone went
to tha horn of T. N. Wilson; '
-A Whitney ft Homer waa Mr. Edward
Tate choice. . -
And another Clarendon waa purchased,
be.lng the choice of B. F. Akers.
filler iriano House secures Its busi
ness from th western boundaries of
Wyoming and Montana, ' through the
state of Idaho to Washington and Ore
gon, and while mnat of th- retail business-Is
handled from the retail estab
lishment . on Park and -Washington
streets, nearly alt of the business to the
Interior Is looked after direct-from the
wholesale establishment at their big
brick warehouse on the corner of Thir
teenth and Marshall streets, where car
load of planoa are being unloaded, and
loaded fctr shipment almost, dally now.' .
. . , .. . ,. Xasy to Itecsll 1
- Junk How n that automnhll mys
tery Htsnds so vividly tn tha mind of
you glrlst f
May Why, er i suppose t's because
tha principal character we Mr. Hugg.
1 In the collection or the lies
- a . - i - . -- . . i
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thin that
. i .Wc
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to see you
OuriSfore"
-Closed
Tomorrow'
E
TRAVELING HEN -
ELECT -OFFICERS
Protective Association Has En
thusiastic Annual Meeting
Hear$ Encouraging Reports
E. SHELLEY MORGAN DOES
l NOT ASIC -RE-ELECTION
Resolution of Confidence in Him
: Passed ' at Suggestion :
" of President Ransom. "1
Prldnt C. W. Ransom, re-elected.
Vice-presidents David M. Dunn. U, 8.
Doble. -- - ' ; .r
Becretary-treasarer Moe Tlehner.
Board of director F. P. King. A. N.
Smith. Archie Cook, Jack Curren, How
ard Qaylord, C. S. Una. . ...
The Ofevon and Washington division
of the Travelers' Protective association
held It annual meeting at tha Portland
hotel yesterday afternoon and .elected the
officers named above. -
Th meeting a of more than ordi
nary Interest- to traveling men. Presi
dent Ransom and Secretary-Treasurer B.
Shelley Morgan made annual reports of
a very encouraging nature.., Th presi
dent, without any hesitation, ' discussed
the recent unpleasantness concerning Mr.
Morgan, and wound tip by asking that a
resolution be passed complimenting him
for faithful service during the past nine
year. The resolution- was passed with
out a dissenting Votes.- Mr. Morgan had
declined to allow hi nam to go before
th convention for re-election, and Ms
mantle fell on the houldr ot Mr. Tleh
ner. - .. . .
Star Money Xaad. .
Th rport of "Seiretafy Morgan
hdwed. a balance on hand of t,4lt.2t.
Decide Mlchlgnn. thta Is th only di
vision in the national organisation whose
- irigkt Was Ser Terror. . . .
"I would emish nearly alt nlaht Ion a."
wrltea-Mra.-4.'irle.Applegate. of Alex
andria, Inn., and could lutrdly aret any
aleep. - I had .consumption so bad that
If I walked a Mock I would cougb
frightfully end spit blood, but, when all
other medicine failed, three $1.00 bot
tles of lr. K Iris's New Discovery whollv
cured ra e and T gained 61 pounds." It a
ahnnlutely auiirantred to cure Cough,
I'olda, La Orlpp. Bronchitis and all
Throat and I-ung Troubles. Price. BOc
and ll.eoi- - Trial twit (lea free at Red
Croea .Pharmacy, Sixth and Oak streets.
on th way te tb poatofflo. ,
TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS
HE - MOST all-around' satisfactory tmd successfulryear in the Jbi$t-''T7i
pf our business haa just closed. . It" has- been busy ' ywand "our. : -1 " -1'
success has been rnagnificent, ;sd it k1ju meet that we should vish 'i-.v
to2 thank those" who havergiven us! success, tHe buying ""public, of. -''r .
?SddlricihI
we want to tell you .that
than we do.i
For 1905'we ha
We are going to fay harder than ever before
are going ibr have evert betterlarger and more attrauye stocks for
from. We are Eroincr to-r-alwava Driceevervthine lust as low-.as
- . - r , '..in
with conservative merchandising. In
Z . ...
is triodcrn and progressive, in
realize that the store that succeeds well is the store virith the
aCSwr7WSffi
ws YtY wtu "v witjrwu jfy" navcjioeiusc xor waiptaint-JOT
during 1905? To those who
;that we know you will like it when you tryj To altfe say that we wish you the
happiest, least troublesoni& and most prosperous new yearyou have ever taoyed.
BF""a"sBB""e""ssB" . ".""V. '.-..;-""" 3sajssa ., . .aBBBBBk -
15 GOOD
3:
finances ar on taa right lda of,th
iwnn . ,' ,-', - - r v-3i-
" On January o, lM according t
Presleent Ransom' report, th member,
hip waa I4, and it Jia increased to Tit,
Several problem that confront the or
ganisation war discussed la th report.
and because of the approach of tha Lewis
ana Clark fair .the president suggested
that tha funds Intended for the annual
banquet be held- In reserve, which sug
gestion wa adopted. ; The president
urged the .propriety of engaging a aeo
tlon of th proposed fraternal building
on th fair ground; In another pert of
hi report he alluded touchlngly to Vice-
President M. J. Davl end four othet
members of-th association who died
within -the yerr"Mr. Davl won th
prise of - $25 or a medal for securing the
largest amount, of advertising for the
Oulde, the official paper for th organ
isation, and be recommended that a
check for the amount be sent to the
widow. ......
""Then, aftr tating th misapprehen
sion that existed on account of tha let
ter written by. Secretary-Morgan-t- th
Iowa Traveling Man' association. land
th ubquent -charge, th report
stated: ..- ,. ,: -
"Mr. 'Morgan ha no excuse to make
to this organisation,. for he feela that
tn everything he ha don he haa acted
solely for th good of tb "boys' he rep
resented, a he saw it from hi point
of view, and certainly we, th members
of this division, cannot blame him for
doing hi duty a he saw It I could
enter Into this matter at great -length
to show you now- the thing cam
about:-but, knowing the heart of a
traveling man aa 1 do, a t of men
wbo can.jfomprehud aulakly. who can t
appreciate thing a they are, who love
fair, play, win join m in aaylng that
th man who acta honestly up to his
convictions is not to b misunderstood,
and in all that our secretary-treasurer.
H. Shelley kiorgan, ha done. In both
thought and deed, ha been don aa he
thonght for our benefit."
Much enthusiasm was tpreseed re
garding Traveling Men' day. June 10.
at the Lewi and Clark fair, - t -
: Hla th Moea Wa ! -
Tear by year the moon 1 getting a
few inches, more -distant, and reversing
the argument. In th great past th moon
was nearer to usl . Professor Oeorse
Darwin, ha shown that long "ago th
moon revolved close to the earth and
attll earlier formed part of thla glob,
From that time to tha present he cal
culate at least $4,000,000 yeara muat
have elapsed. - The birth -af the moon
took place, therefore omwhere-bout
that data In tha past. . ' .. "
Sir Robert Ball observed that when
the moon, wa near to. us Its attraction
must hav produced enormou tide.
many times area t.er than thos that wash
oiir-ahnrea todsy. and he suggested thst
these tide, by their powerful ' erosions
and wasting of tha land, aocelerated the
geological force and so reduced th tre
mendous periods which the geotorlst
hav demonstrated. . r
store loould feel ' knore
this to offer you
' K x ..ii k-jit.-. . : V - ' . '- -
short, you can always look here for every
i 1,1 , lAit
tfie houstirnishlng line.
liilnetSCi
haWnLt.'C -'iSlieWW
ACCUSE TALBOT' OF
Irvine's Counsel Allege That
Bulldozing Has Been Re
sorted to by Bishop,
PRESSURE IS APPLIED .1. '
J TO GET REPUDIATION
Day . of Sensation In ; Church
Case Charges and Counter-:
charget Follow Fast.-
(Special Dlnpetrh fey Leased Wire to The Joerasl)
Philadelphia. Dec. $1 Charge and
counter-charge - followed fast today in
th Talbot-Irvln church dispute. .r
Two jof th men whose name were
Igned " to the ' oreeentment aaainat
pishup Talbot declared that they did not
sign in paper toeroseive. cr.irvine
sent a telegram to each of- - the- men
who were supposed to have said the
name were pot authorised, saying: .
"Don't say anything. I hav written
each a long letter explaining misrepre
sentation' .
' Th attorney for th preaenter to
day declare that th signatures on th
presentment ar. all genuine.
Mr. Talbot, wife of th bishop, de
fend her. husband.. . She says -sb pos.
sesse letter and paper af a sensa
tional character whlctt will be mad
publlo In hla defen against th Ir
vine charge. . J -
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Herbert fJobl of New York, senior
counsel for th presenter In th charge
against Bishop Talbot, declared today
that bulldoslng method ar being used
by friend of Talbot and that the tactics
have cauaed some of th-signer of the
presentment . to say that they " were
tricked Into putting their name to the
charges. . : " .
Mr. Ndble I now in Philadelphia,
where he "haa. been in conference with
Dr. Irvine, J. Vr-Jenkineon and A. Mc
Brldew pre sett tar and associate oounael
' In epeaklng of tha charge that trick
ery wa . used. Mr. Noble said:- "Th
signatures of the Huntingdon presenters
of Bishop. Talbot to 'the original docu
ment) were entirely-' Irregular.' .... The
ehara that there wes-sny liugger-mug-i
gery fft regard to these signature i all
rot. ' Ih ' men signed - th k documents
knewlng, exactly what they contained.
Beeldee Vthelr signature - to tha pre
sentmenttwe bare their llgaatur te
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a letter asking whether they ahoull
lg th document once or twice.
I .', Say They Bloed. '.,:'. "- '
Thla come about, becausa tn the,
opening paragraph of th presentment
their. namea are stated la a oluma, onaj
under the other. They wrote asking -whether
they ahould affix their etgaa
turea at that place aa well aa an tha
last sheet, which contained tha conclud
ing paragraph of the document and
which embodied th .formal prayer ' tn
tha presiding bishop for th appoint 4
ment of a board of inquiry. They war
Informed, that they need affix thetr sig
ns turee only at th latter point, and
this they did,; each man knowing fully
what h wa algnlng. . - .. . . . ,
' far.-ad tha repudiation by tha
gentlemen of their signature la aan-i
eemed. I wish to say only ona thing!
"They hav been bulldosed Into th re
I puliation of an aot they kaow.ngly and
wuungiy penormea.
rMrar Appttoa. .
"Do you, know wbo wa responsible)
for this bulldnstngT" w asked.'
T do,- h replied.' ' . - "
"Will vnu elva hla uma ' '- ' .
"Not-Just now," waa th answer.
"Will you say whether or not th man
or men wtnr put thia pressure en these
men to Indue them to repudiate theln
signature war friend or partisans -efl
Blshnn TalbotTT i
I Th New Tork lawyer hesitated a ma.
ment ana inen aald: .
-Th pressure waa applied tQ parti
san of Blahop Talbot, Wa roBae til
probe till matter to tb bottom.-
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New Tear ball waa given at th L
Grande Commercial club laat vntat
by th Brotherhood jif Loonmntlv re-
men, it be4ng their annual ball, and wr 1
en of tha best attended ever riven I i
the city.
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