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( c:;:j cu::day jcur:.VL. rcr.7LAND, Sunday- iighmxg January ij, x;::. T.- rv 7. .w. p. V;sr .A' Sanator Smoot, Romnl . fn Mr fj W. Pnrm. arul MORE IKDICTflEWTS : AGAINST , Grand Jury Is Preparing to It sua AnotherBatch of Truo ' V . Bills. SENATOR MITCHELL TTWlCLBE 4AME0JACAIN Many Htnasset WhoHavi Given Testimohy Have Been Al towed to go Home. tmdhg lilia fresh batch of Indictments it Will doubtless .be returned. by th r that f - . ' yrrrmrl grand Jury next .wJe will ba additional ,' charge " against , Senator ' Mitchell. Congveeamaa HmtsA and -7 Attorney F. p. Urns', together with Bow ana involving ''Congressman WUllamoon . and other hi conspiracies to defraud tha ly.Tniaent.ja-connctton. with tha pub lie domain. In all probability further testimony wui rim bar to bo intro duced before each a riault is reached, but It 4a practically certain that the in vestigations ar proceeding alone those line. ; kai rfc,' government onf Identljr expect to-be able, to attain ita ends In this direction. 1 ' '---. - ,1t is supposed that the additional fn- ijOlcf fbcrita ;gIp.f Oh three, first named LB relet la aoroo way to theia-con . .etiecflaai ,oHh. tha Blu,Meuntaia forest .feffv allkongh. ala lmrly, xbJc 4urr aa aobxxly outalda- of- Plitrlct At' . tornejr, .Heaey J In. a- poaitlo ta iv any authentto Information about It, and b positively , refuea- to discuss -tjie , subject, except to. aay that ha baa, net tber tnsds jvt aotborlsed any atatemant tonoernlnv tha.'. matter, ; J fist what- tha ' natu,ra.of tha ebargea are against Con creaaman Williamson la alao. a apacula- tlT proposition., altboufh It v Is be v. Usved to, ralat,to. bta. operation pear l' rlnrme it. la, Known tnat bad axtanalve dealings la timber, lands in .that vlblnity, and tbat several prom ' Inent cltlxepa of that jegton have bean ' Idantlf led with blm In these transactions, John- Combs eepecally being xtu of bis closest. associates..,. Considerable color . la, lent to this Idea from tha fact that Combs la now In Portland and la ajmoat certalti,to Je called aa-a witness before thev grand, lurv. i 7.' ... . ... I ' ". Nearly all the - witnesses :fro'm Unn : -' . county were-yssterday- given their dla--'' charge for the term, 'gad have retarned . to their home. Tha fionfssalona of the -J; Mesley brothers. and ethers made H on rteoeaaary for.Hbem to remain hare-any longer, as' they-all furnished tha gov ernment with affidavits revealing tha ', : inslda 'history of tha methods employed to Induce them' to perjure themselves . In tha effort to aoqulre title to4 large tracts in the weftrHoma and 'Foster t 'country. The faet -that the witnesses . ' hava been idlschargad I significant, as showing that theltf testimony is -to-be !'S i used In connection 'with Indictments al- v . , ready returned, and it la now thought . - that tha abject In having thera here was more for Its moral effe-t hmiy anything else, and that In tha affidavit referred r - , to the -government has gained whatever , j advantage It sought to obtain by their "r Z- presence. aa. wtne-eea," j " (Secret Service Agent W. J. Burnt" da - serves treat deal of credit for . hit '.' diplomacy In securing their eobfesslona, . aa thera ,la; little likelihood of any pun Ishment 'being meted out ta tbem for ' ' ' making tha fraudulent entries. Now that they hava told tha truthJL concerning their relationship with men w&o.' ware simply using them' to further their own V interests, the government m dlepossd to exercise leniency. However, had they insisted upon making false statements " to: the grand Jury. It-1 hlgbly probable , that they would hava become involved in erio8s trouble. . . - ':.''. -ii ri A. W. Barber, detaU-alsrk of the aur verins division bf tbe general lend of. : fire, left last evening for. his home In JVaaplnston. X. C H has been away ahw- yaytf Ht during which ,tlme he ha a surveysd evary trsct Involved In ths frauds." ' "v The federal grand Jury will reconvene at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Since tha adjournment Frldsy noon, . District . ' Attorney HenerJlM Aorn Jusl!yenggged ' in preparing for -the Sortnson .bribery ,. , case, which 1 set for trial next'Wadnea day.. Although he-hss "worked from .: . It to II hours each day. Mr. Heney -' . shows little affects of tha eevaVo ordeal. v his vitality under the - clrcumetancee being something remarkable, ..- ', s.y,.!:U-,..:- 9. sv artai waA.r?,r,ll 3. b! ' Miller, TT years of 'age. died ! : yaaterday mornlnr at the" home of ht AnvhU- Waamw .... r . ( . .'. TTLV.U T piUVin Tabor. . TUs death wee csused" by a . stroke bf paralysjs; He had been a res! ...dent of thla county "for the past --II ;' yesrs and was well known. He was a , veteran of the civil war, having aerved - under General Sherman. He, I eurvlved by a, widow and three daughters. . fun- eeeV tervlrea wlU. be. held at rinlsjr's chapel at 1:19 o'clock Monday afternoon. . What- fnole Joe Cannon thinks of , rl vera and harbors . that need improve--. ment. there being none In hi dletrlct, would sot be- printable If expressed,- Benrtcll Pratt, Plural Wtfa of 0. W. Pen - th Tt4mii... Ur-to. -V.-, ' SCALPERS ARE TO Refute-to Submit to Regulation - Placed on Them by the"" :..v CTY ATTORNEY WILL i TAKE ACTION MONDAY Broken Object tdMaklng Daily Reports to trie Chief of 's..iv.vri.S:r, Police.:--- ' Ticket brokers of this city are defying the new city ordinance licensing them In the sum or Sieo a year and placing them under stringent regulations, Thsy hava refused to take out jieansea and tha -Ticket Brokers' association is de termined ta settle the validity. of vthe ordinance In. the courts rather than sub mit tO..:.:.-c-.T.x.r;.v:-.- . .v.; The new Ordinance went into affect January 1. Since that data & H."Tbompr eon and H. J. Ulgley." two broker have appeared at the license collector off loo and have proffered tbe sum of lis for- a license, the amount which was required under the) old ordinance. - Their request was turned down but they refused to pay Business, . . . . . - City Attorney -I A , Mofcfary 4a pre paring p. complaint which -will be lodged against Higley Monday and tha. matter wui be taken into tha courts .Immedl ately. . - .f i, 4-iu. w ,ir - It Is 'not, the amount to be paid for .tbe lleenss which, tha broken are object ing: to but' It .la. the. Tegulatlons.under which they must conduct their business. Tas ordinance requlrea that each -person or nrm engaged In. ticket scalping pual nee "shell by it o'clock a. an. aach. day. furnish to ths chief of police of Portland a written certificate elating tha number of tickets or other orldencea of railroad. ran way,' stsamnoat or steamship trana- portatlon bought er acquired by blm dur ing tbe preceding day. and also tha num ber sold, exchanged er .transferred by mm during u preceding oay."-.r... v. The riaaos-fuUier peevldes that tha certiftcata shall minutely describe each ticket or other evidence of tranar' portatlon giving- tha name of tbe oom pany - issuing ' tha sam a-. the point- of origin, the . place of deetlnatlon, the route, tha number and form flf tha ticket tha data of isaua, and ahall also show from whom tha ticket was tfurchaaed and to whom sold. with, the cons Ids rat lout iwt ini sane. - '.--- 7i --- i.-., .. - The office and place' of business of each ticket broker 1a required to be open to inspection ty ponce or any other. of ficer - designated by the chief. A viola tion of, thla ordinance holds tha guilty party, subject to a fine- of ! or It oayovimprlsonment or bath, t : A slmUar 'ordinance fn fpokaas was recently defeated by the ticket scalpers. neatue naa praetlcaily the- same regula tions' aa (Contained In the Portland ordi nance and tha superior courts of Wash ington in a test esse recently declared tnsj oral nance valid. v -s REGULATE RAILWAYS 'A (Continued from Page On.) t rates. - la my Judgment, while the condi tion Is a new one.- enougn it' known to hope that at least the great power now in 'the president's hands will be utlllseu for ths regulation jt rates and he ha said In his message that is an essentially important consideration at this time.'-' Kepresentatlva Jamea R. Mann, mem- hereof, the house committee on Interstate commerce, said: . The question of the government continuing . and enlarging the steamship lino must be dlerusaed. I Intend to1 amend my Panama bill with a provision giving the president author lty.to operate the Psnama railroad. The atovrnmentimusf.itlncontrolf,jhl, rauroaa. tor, ita wn- use-and it 1 the key to the- transcontinental rat prob lonW Trans-Isthmus rates should be cut Hi once Just aa soon aa the government baa the authority, to do eoVW ' , v . 1 sTa Mose ateaepely, Rapresenutlve JBsoh, laember of tbe Interstate, and foreign - commerce com mittee, said: "1 am not prepared to aay that tha government ahould or should not go -Out of ths steamship business. We own tha railroad and must retsln control and operate the line for the ben efit of the public No more monopoly contracts like that of the PaclAe Mall and nOj more unreasonable charges to Independent lines. - Competition - that would absolutely 'regulate -transcontinental . rates between tha Atlantic . and Pacific aeaboards has been strangled by tha . Panama railroad condition. The government must take. Immediate step ta open up the route to all competl tort." - .. , : s' , ,. - , - ."I ahould. say, however, hat If the government should- retain control of steamship lines to thoesthnraa, sa-a to be able to maks a through rata, that act of government would have aa effect on transcontinental, rate. I,; however, do not want to discuss go big a question off band." .--... - sienatee Sooaual D, MeCnrrf MIseia- i l .... .. - ' , . slppt aaid: - -rhia .awnerahlpt.af Ike Panama, railroad and whatever" steam ships If may control is a great -object lessotL. How the possession ...Of this property may ba used by the government as effecting general rates .la a matter now undsr discussion. In my opinion it could not but affect the situation fa vorably.'' r v--.'ynfy . Presldsa Kas owir.rv;.:i-' Senator Prod T. Dubois of Idaho aaid Tf th president II -sincere in his de sire to have, a regulation of - ralrwsy I rates, and ,her-ls no reason to doubt nAat . he - Is, -there can ba no question that hs will have it in his power, by tbe possession: of the Panama railroad and Its ateamsQlp. connection, to. regulste rallwav-rateir to the oxtent'. of connec tions of ths Panama railway and steam ships wita other jines. i ns situation i interesting sutd'-will be- generally dis cussed until the final action of tbe gov eminent la kown:' w V)' '. - .. Senator J. ,C. , Burrows or . Michigan said: "While the question of the gov ernment's ownership of the Panama railway and connecting lines by water I very -interesting, I do not think that enough is known yet of the general pur pose, to -make any poUiv, statement, It may b" In -fact that 'the "coat ef run ning the railroad; msy-be heavy aarrt, for that reason no real oompetition can. ne effected -br- the -government - Una, - -:. It raayv however, happed that the-tts of lbiarproprlvmayhave a decided affect on. railway rates" aio xrom anyj.eg-! lalatlon to regulate rates that has been propose .. --.t,, -rrs- PLAN NEW. STEAMER, Olrectors OTaea AtdlUoaal Tsssel, Bat ' - -WOl Bold OosanwaatlsMr (8peela)Jiatch by Leased Wre le Tke'jearsal) .i. Wasnington. Jan. If. -Tb director of the company haver' ordered'plans pre pared. for a new and additional steamer, but under tha direction of tha commis sion no action .has: yet been taken look ing to .their construction. - This whole question of tha development of the com pany's property Is now being considered by the commission." From " the report or ma xstnmiaa canai commission. . "There is none to prevent the commis sion from operating, .tha railroad for commercial purposes and so discharg lng.the dutiee Imposed upon the railroad company undsr tha .franchise . If 'given proper authority by congreas." Excerpt from letter, of Secretary of War William H. Taft to the presidsnt - x -"It bsswbeen urged that the control which tha government can exercise- over the business policy ' of the steamship company. Its rates, of frelaht and pas sage between New York and tha isthmus ia a -valuable -power aa insuring tha ee tabl Ishment and maintenance of reason able rates and so preventing extortion and combination of forwardent."'-r7;x-eerpt from report of Msjor General Da vie, governor of canal sone. ' ,.- r SAY BRIDGE WILLOPEN ; 7II0NDAY WITHOUT FAIL Construction Company Promises Traffic Over River at Morr'. rison Street Tomorrow.- U-' East aide resident will be allowed fe eroaa the river tomorrow . morning over the Morrison street bridge, providing something to prevent' tha plans of tha PaclfloCbnatructlon company from be ing carried out doea not happen. Man ager F. M. Butler of the contracting company announced yeaterday that' tbe bridge will . ba thrown open ' to, traffic Monday, morning, without fall. - That he la In eameat in making tha announcement la ahbwa by the prepara tions of the Portlaad Consolidated Kall- wBTTcompany to resume travel ovtr It lines ..' which eros the ; bridge. 'The street' car schedule In operation before the brldae was closed wlU go Into-vffeCt again tomorrow morning and thoee who hsve tocroe thamertojjihir jiacat of 'business may do oo if they desire over 'the Morrison street bridge. This- announcement-' will be hailed with delight by tbousanda. For threa months many hava been greatly Incon venienced in reaching-their work In the business part. of tha city for the reason that they had to go In such a roundabout way t croee the river, 'r r Tha last .work necessary to put the draw in condition to be thrown open to travel waa completed yeaterday. The ralla were lined up to their proper grade and the eleotrto wires- wee etrung. A large fore of men was engaged ia put ting down tha aidewalka and in laying the wood block pavement, - Foot travel will also be allowed tomorrow and ve hlolea will ba permitted to croaa the bridge within a few days,. . '' .- '-. 1 orthei Ohio.. 7". ) ''T'Frotn tha Chicago Tribune.' '" , v fltrancer .(looking . at his- watch) What time do your banks close heret . Hotel Clerk Thst , depends entirely upon. Mr. - Chadwlclu . j , Lwa..illLkli LJS FIO I'M An Effbrt ' Made to ,! Patch Up r Differences Between Local " Club and Kennel League. ' '- T - - - SEATTLE AND. LOCAL MEN DISCUSS BREACH Representatives i From; Other Kennel. Ctubs Also 'Attend : :;V:-f Meeting IrVThis City. .-.: .' . ' I 'r' ' A meeting bf the Western Kennel learn wss held' at the office, of . Mr. Willa yesterday afternoon for the .pur pose ,of taking action regarding the present mx-up in dogdom. There were present President Julius Redleshelmer of .Besttle, Secretary Norman J. Broward of San Joee. Cat. Joha. Repllnger of BeetUe.. representing ' th Seattle club; tB.' Jackson of Spokane, representing the Spokane Kennel club; William. Gold man, of Portland.- and Arthur Bennett representing th '.PkcWc Collie .club of Calif ornfa: , -' ' - '? -, -A A Jengthylalscussjo'n :of an' informal nature! took olaea . wheni-' good i deal of the' ground waa: gone over regarding thV present . status" of ,' the. league and ve receni qnnwiwi - m . w. clubTbut no. decided action waa taken tending to patch tip th present," exist Ins differences. ' ' Personally, ibbwevar. ail f the members are' known to be in feor of. the. old league,' provided mat ter, can be arranged so that a unity of action, will prevail. , v - ' ; Mr, Stewart read 'atleommvnlcatlbt from lh-"A. -1C -C , advlaory board. In which' certain suggestions " arid conces sions . were mad . tending '.: toward , ' a eettlement. "Thla was'aupplemented by series of resolutions Indorsed .by the California clubs the gist of all being that th advisory board should b elec tive 'and that alt kennel league clubs Should be admitted to good standing on the same footing. .Arter a jengtny aia- cussion : it was decided ta appoint a committee, bf three to confer with-th K. C officials as to- the basis of settlement and thea amthmren - WlU meet in San Francisco at an early data. The officer of the Western Kennel league are, in' favor of any-move that will bring about harmony in aogaom on the coast. - With the exception of Port land., all tha original cluba atllt re. main staunch to tha league. They will use every effort to . patch up the old dlfferepce-ed receive direct representa tion; - railing . in c wnicn,- nowever, they wil undoubtedly proceed- as here tofore, holding ahowa aa a separate or ganisation from th .A.;iq C.,:- ',.; -.; HARNESS H03SEL.: ! , j .IS 1N FAY0R ;r-(0n.tmued frem Page HJight pounced Hi Withdrawal from th organi sation.," This action was; followed "by th association voting thjL.'VVaUa Walla dated to tha Xewiaton Fair association. A. B, nummw ne th Multnomah Fair aaao- atlmvhoiauaTmyam:nt,ltltT "utlt1 hjMomt-tha btt-ta nhr taath,; Franctaco, atated' that the local -organl- satlon wul tallow- tba-'Nort Paotfta Fair aasoclatron the use of Irvlngton track and would do all In ita power to helD the association, ahould it . desire to hold a harness meet In this city bext falL A resolution that: each organisation ahould hold at least two harness stake events at each meeting on the 'circuit was adopted Thla la a move ontbe part of tha horsemen to promote Tiarness events, and to act a an Incentive for horsemen owning pacers and trotters to race on thla circuit. Each representa tive present guaranteed ' that suitable purses would be offered, providing, that a -certain number or entries would ne secured. William D. Wisdom waa select ed to draw up a list of tha early closing staks ' events. Some discussion aa to whether hobbles should be barred on horses four years old and under waa In dulged in. and,, upon a vote being .taken It waa decided to continue. the pairing f hobblea, The secretary was Instructed to make an effort to secure competent men to officiate aa prealdlng Judge and etarter for th whole circuit during th coming aeaaon. - which doea away-with, each or ganisation aeiectlng Ita official The report of Treasurer IJan Curry was read and accepted, and a resolution waa passed to request Robert telghton to furnish an Itemised atatemant of hla account. 1 Miy Tjetghtoit acted aa a apo dal representative . of the association during last season, and ao far haa made no report. On motion of Mr. SMnrmel of Spokane tha offices of secretary and treasurer were consolidated, after which the an nual election waa held I W. H.Wehrung waa re-elected president, J, I Smith of Spokane was chosen vice-president and M. D. Wisdom secretary-treasurer.' . The president and eeeretary, with Meaars. A. T. Van de vanter or Seattle, J. K. Shannon of. North .Yakima and ' R.- If. Coagrovo of Spokane, were selected aa board of directors ' ', The ' committee appointed to arrange a J 1st . of.clsasea under which livestock ts to be exhibited at th ahowa to be held under, the auaplcee of tho associa tion, mad Ita report. Tho clasaea named by It -are Identical with those for the Lewis and Clark fair exhibit except in one or. two minor particulars. - It was decided to adopt the same claaa of exhibit in the hone ahowa ag With the Lewis and, Clark axpoaltlon. - - Juat before tha meeting adjourned a reaolutlon waa passed making Portland the permanent headquartera of th asso ciation. -. '2 -;.;I..;,.Jt.. YARNS-REELED HBY. ONE .WHO KNOWS (Continued from Page Eight) Hot Spring. and writes In pessimistic mood these bright- January -day. ; Tho ex-marshal Of Dodge city files a pro teat against - referees - of -prise. -fights wearing crush hata and Tuxedos. Thst's all wrong, . Bat. . It's the only chance moat of 'am will aver get to appear in radiant rags unlees. perhaps, they Join th Walters union. ' i Young -Corbetui out-with a 'public apology to Eddl Oraney. It aounda a good deal like the. Japanese and Rue elan generala ; swapping ' ef f ualvene after th fait ef Port , Arthur. Here it W. i - , .v .i..-- "I desire to do an act of common Jus tice to man. who, up to th time of hi declalon In my encounter with Mr. Brltt. wa conaldered by m to ba tha greeteet referee in- the business. Immediately after that " nnfortunato affair' soma of my misguided frlendav in an endeavor to assuage tho wound of defeat, lied to me about tha motive of tha referee In maki lng the decision; and I era fres to say that I waa in a mood to believe ouch atorlea and that I unluetly stated that I had been robbed off" the decision., My Investigations sine. X have returned to thla city have proven to me that I was Imposed npoa. not by Mr. Qraney. but by my misguided friends, and X there for desire puhlt-rly apologias to Ma Oraney for the reflection I hava cast upon bis honesty; and while I am still of -the opinion thst I am-a better man than Mr. Brltt and that Mr. Oraney decision waa wrong, X desire tha public to accept my 'apology to htm. aa n ac knowledgement of my own mistake It charging him : with ' anything else than an error of Judgment. , ,1a. conclusion. I want to say that If I engage in any bos lng matches that my first suggestion for a referee will be Mr. Oraney,-. for X know that he possesses mora knowledge of tha art of self-defense than any man who ha a ever officiated in a like poel Uon, - . W, H. ROTHWELL--- -Ooir;' Jeff Davla ' of . Arkansas threat ens to break up racing if CapCR.'R. Ulce" m not reinstated by the Jockey club and th chief executive of -Arkansas ta all right with a big R. .Captain) Rice's only offense haa been his ,- whiskers. Sine . the day , of old Rameaeo there never waa such wonderoua and mas tadonio growth of chin adornment; What would the state of Arkansas be without Jeff Devla-T What would Jeff Davit ba without the gallant captain and his whiskerl Down Arkansas way," all events calculated' to make history are dated from tha time that Captain Rloe'a whlskere ' were . to long or' Bill Mc Qulgan's, umbrella was so old . -.Thousands of years from now, when even the Hpt Springs pip dreamt of high rolling gamblers have passed, be yond the beyond.-- thera . will - atlll I be standing In the lime light of historic importance the, herolo figure of the Ar kansas trfman and hla play ground for the- gsntlesjephyrs. - . . . Th entrfas f or th Brooklyn handi cap are the lightest sine the, pernio year of lltl and- New York turf savants are giving a thouaand and one, reasons for same- with that accuracy which Is en of -their most distinguishing features. It -could not aurely ba that tho guaran teed - stake idea, haa actually loat out with the ownera. It fa comforting, haw- ever, to know that the Jockey club'a offi cial handicap per will not have to. burn more than a barrel of "midnight oil" in making th weight Of course, a,fter the announcement- we -shall view with becoming, solemnity tho same old peach handed to him on tha same old atlck.. And so Tod Sloan la io.Bd,XorJEd ward Con-Iran. Ift -a good thing that the best rider tha world ever saw la. go Ing.to tid for some one. It la to be hoped " that Corrlgan and he ' will pull together,- The "Maater of Hawthorn.'' the: subsidised ones hrv to call hlm. Isn't an easy propoeltlon to- get. along with.-- Ha change bta mind after every meal. Ha haa never had a Jockey thai suited him except perhaps Davy Cana van and Davy - went - back to Ireland Sloan may fur the bill if. he can ride to Conigan's Instructions and' atlll win -races. But reverting to tha Jockey him self aa being of primary importance, hla appearance on the turf in his profes sional capacity will be hailed by every men and woman that love fair play. Tod Sloan's greatest crime lav In the fact' that ha -wanted to be some body. With a, life full of variegated experi ences behind htm and with not oh tenth of . tho opportunities that aii; ordinary common school - boy gets, his rise to fame and fortune aet.'hlm thinking and smalt - blame to hfm if he wanted to null" awav from - an environment - . of "flashy eemi-touta and' big diamond 1m- pressano. To blm 'was It given to know-.animate. .Sloan could Jolly and trie to run away. -When he went to JSngiandhe rods and won with horaea that their best trainer had given up as hopeless. Ha -revolutionised a style of horsemanship that had exletedj ever sine in day or the- Cblfney.' and Frank - 8ucklr Just Tthm-of-lt,' this little scrap of American humanity turned - the - English - turf - upside down u-wiamnr wouia piougn a rurrow in virgin solL. Do you think they 'gave up without a atruggi Don't you think they abused and belittled him until he pounded Into them the fact that under his diminutive hat he had coral led more knowledge of tha racehorse and hi ways than a century .of. experience and, mil lions of dollart bad given to. every own er. Jockey and trainer that ever adorned th British turf. ' . . . . . They adopted Sloan'e method. Their the .mutual admiration society went into session. They aaid things not openly, Thera wasn't a man of all thla coterie of moral highbinders that could have proved a single assertion derogatory to th Jockey's honboty. But' tha memory or tneir- pet traditions being trampled an wa too bitter, so Tod 'Sloan' head want into tho basket -, keefe Gives Norton , . L RUN FOR HONORS Doo Newton 'haa "the dlsflnotion of leading tha Coeit league pitchers In tha percentage of victories although, Bobby Keefe of Tscoma -"Is only two points oenina in the Hat. "Buchanan" of Oak. land and young Charlie Hall of Seattle are third and fourth, respectively. "Skel" Roach waa tha only Portland pitcher with a winging average ever the eve mar, nam i berg la second man among tho locals-with .414. The averages follow: .- J .-'- riteaen' Averages. '"' Pfi. - !M .eaT '.2S . .MM -.Ml .AM .tt .T --'.M , .MT ' .Ml ,WO ' .IMN MJ .AW ' .MS . .AHt tterall, Seattle ....(.... 1 , Kewtoa. Los Aagelee ..... ,. IT Keefe.. Tseosia 4 . . i& Jokm. Ow-ar. Lns Asgelea. . t ' s nniaaaa. Oaklsad ....... M r Jo Hell. C. IWetlle.r...... am, ia fnrbett, tea rrsnelseo.v,.! '." ,"" t Wheeler. 1- A. and a. r ' It i Whalea, haa rrasrUes. SS tn Muke. Brattle 2d f'ty. ) .... . r ,a, J .... i , IN CltcirersM. 1 aroma IT Overall, Tspdbis 83 Mnsklmsn. Oaklaad ...... 1 Koark. partlasd JhlrWa, Pert, aad Seat.... Tboaiaa Tareaw, XT Cray, low Ansel ....... !I4 Banal, Loa Antelee ...'.. t 24 - i . i.i y , 10 " It 24 . .. M . - M , ' ataaoa, Lms A Irs A miq XM SI earner, seat, aad- -, 4m B.. S. r. a ad O.k.. Oraham, Oaklaad 1 ' - 23 Han, yr iM Aogeita rriT '21 riMirg, Posuasa ....... t, m, ,4M .401 .447 .4.4 rnrt. an aaatiu... wllllame, teattle vi..... IS .,417 riaatmae.-rYirtisa a-- a- Tatelaiaa, Portlaad ...... i y -'- .nit . .srm ". ..m - .aaa "A . 1 .KM .At -:, r .tJSJ ' ."1 .17 ,2fl0 1 ."at '. ".oia . .( Dsiier, roruaae ...a. .....it -T" t .-v., vrnmrntm ..,m-.. 1- - a 3t afriionald, Tacorna 1 Wblttrtdae. Oak land 1 - YerkeS. Haa rraaclaM M '! ' 1 A Onoper, Oaklaad . Illrk.y .Baa Hie g ... Knell, na PraaHare .... ttarkrlla. Portlaad ...J t' ruttee, taa rraaclace , . . , 1 Krohot, Portlaad , ' 1 Moylei Seattle ,, ' 7 ( xenon, Portlaad ........ , ' EiUerma. Oaklaad -. Hopkins. Oakland i9..a..-w tv- 1 1 .' isimw rniiuisa .ix "otj T Yeaeell. Oaklaad. Waterbarr, Loa Aagelee . . Mitt, U A. and S. .,.... rrw, Portlaad. . (, Oakland Oateaky, Tarnwaa,.,..... tcaock. Seattle .....U... .Ono t .nxt ; .one i .ono . .1 . . .una , V " .ong ' wOl CX.XTP BUtmptT. Tha-Waverlr Ooir Club heliT an eh thtialsatlc meeting at the Hotel Portland last evening; tha ocr-aatoaj being the an nual election ef officer, at which 'a i Ft IS THERZ A LIwlT TO TiliS van cortlawp woniis wor.DEns aTasshsTi affssV sTt t k "v .... Th Fallow Xaafonads TTaoa Wao m Xa a ra Bsrsals at? ' : A- promlneat , business " man v . called. on thla wonderful man for -Vs1 vice s to the dispoaltloa .of -. som Portland 'property. He was.. told-to buy Instead of selL Why J la It that you are afraid of th . -Us wis and Clark expoaiUoaf My dear, friend Portland, instead 'Of X going backward will contloue to - forge ahead until in a few years -time It will be. the principal city f n th-Pacio coast . Property valuea will ad vane rapidly, and .thoa who hold on for a few years , .-.will And themseivea greatly rlcbed by so doing. ., ... . ' Man of Psychic Gift Power Is 4-. .- ' Prof. Van Ccitlans! ! 313'4 WasMngton-Strcct Of Phenom- That Is a Puzzle to : iSctentits . TrSOrBSSOB TAJT t30TXJn haa been for year before tha peo-- te of tha -United State in a pro-1 feealonal way. He receives letters -of gratitude from ail parts f ths country for-his servtcee rendered. - ' He has never changed hla methods. -and 'tends higher In the hearts of ' his fellow-cltlsens today than ever ' before. , -. .... . iv-. , , : lilTwm. vxnaar1 tot auTBi:, Hla-parlor he tell your nam and rwhat you called for without aeking ..a queatlon; will tell the nam of, -your aweetheart. or. anything your , want to know. He aend you away , much wiser a,hd happier than when yoa calhwfc t y. ... r... so TOtr wxaat'TO, atjrowf; now you can nave i'-wy w How you csn' Succeed in buslneesT How you can make home happvf ' How you can conquer your enemies? How you can marry the ono you choose? - ' - -" .""! How soon you will marry? , -.-How you can conquer your rival. -How you fan make any one love vou? luckt i How vou can mend Four family trouniesT Sow you can remove bad Influence? ow you caa control any one? - . 91SH Waaalsurtoa stret aia large majority of the club' 'memberahlp a in attendance. .The offlclala choaen for ths ensuing year' were aa follows: J. E. Young, president; P. B. Clifford, vice-president, and T. B. Wnthlcum, eee retary treasurer. . The board of director choaen are aa followa: . Wirt Minor, J. Wealey JUdd, i J. D. Carson, ;. Walter Mackay. W. H. Cerbett and Edward Cooklngham. v - . "' '" , The club haa Just completed a suc cessful seeson and It ts its intention to make tha coming onh much more notable. Plana ara being discussed toward the building of largo and commodious hew clubhouse on tb Waverly links, which will accommodate any of Its club mem bers who should dsslro to stay at the links over night BJLaTnTBAtt AT T AM UO VJMM. Vancouver, Waah Jan. 14. In a well- played game of' baaketball, . I comer baskathaltteatn-beatthe C. A Junior Wdneday evening at th Auditorium by a score of 4T to It. There Is som good timber In th T. M. C, A( Juniors which, when developed. Will show for Itself. Th Juniors have wo 71 nr cent of the sames thev bava played this teason,' Th lineup or -the winning team waa r follows :' Center, E. IhiBota: for wards. , Perdval and Sparks; - guards. Johnson and lamle. ; . . Professor nlnglers ladles" 'basket ball team will play a ladles' team from th JorttanLJt M. c, A.on . January 2ft. AT AJUtOBT. In a fast game of Indoor baseball at tha armory last night Battery A de feated Company F In a score of it to 7. Th F men showed a decided Im provement over last aeaaon. while the Battery nlna played In Jhetr usual hlgh- claas manner. The H and C companies will play, next Saturday' night at the same place. Last night's score Is ss fol low: v ' t K. ....... . ..-..1 f l i l t a t VAN CIITL AKEi) b.,.. . linn aSBa. Sk SB. SO Baa ' 'V er. a , rao oan trpoa TsTiaaxtag bawmlmrt be ssjVSew w Otaan, . . , ... . . Taw Past, :-C" Ona lad V., for whom Van Cort- land had located soma loat prop ' ertyJ came In yeaterday to thank "hlm for his truthfulneee and In stated oa leaving $14 with htna aa f an expression of- her arratitw. No money accepted for giving pre- dictions that are not vertued. . - And alt challenge accepted, aad in return challenge th world to - any ' fortune-teller," palmtet or v cryatal gaaer that excels hint la . . his. wonderful revelatloae of any- oae'a-paat, present or future. it-."- Hundreds of peopl are Oocktng : to his parlora dally. - . , . t 7" --7-V- Read! n.1, How you can make- distant oni inina ot ywuT, -. , - j How you can settle your Quarrel? -How you can. hold Xour .buaband t. 4'' tove? . .. .. ... ... How" yon can keep your wife's Jov4f Van Cortland tells all' and never . f.aeka - ouesuon waaTTTarB VsnTrTMOarZAXtS. VO AM My husband cam -back through .. - your power. God bleee you. . I secured a good position, Juat as Professor van Cortland aaid I , ' would.- . r , ' Ify rheumatism waa cured by Pro- - feasor Van Cortland He la mar- ' veloua. . . r .. v- . ,v Tou located ' my huebandf loat many yeara: now home. . X sold my real eetat through Pro- ' feeaor van Cortland..,. He a won derful." I bought land through Profeesoa . Van Cortland,' and found mln- .'erala on It f - . - . I rot married through Professor . Vsn Cortland.. and I am perfectly' happy. v- One vlalt ' will - fpak you " hi v friend. - - . ninety-seven persona-- in every . hundred coma through reeommen- ' -datlons - of - others, which fsct proves his merit more then ail hlarh-aAunfllna advertlaemamta 1- 1 rrtvata aatraaea sa Slzth Street. Y mo be to oaasat "- ' '. ' 11 111 ',.'- "T From World'a Work, v i SA short tlma ago a New . York firm undertook ' an unusual contract They make and arrange tha 1 furniture, " to decorate tha house and to tupply it with napery and ;bed linen, glassware, china and kitchen' utensil. Thsy carried out tha contract."- They avea. engaged ser vants. Dinner- waa ready t be eerred when th owner flrat ttepped into the oompleted house. '. -- - f Tbe house mentioned had been started by an architect and tha usual sucres-slon-of decorators, furnisher and other purveyors was to follow. But the owner, who waa a semi-Invalid, turned ' th wliolei contract ore to "this Him. -Though plans, drawings and samples' were ehown to the- owner, the whole ; work wss completed wtthouf hla Super- - "1V"'-llll""iJffllt writ tHtiV Tha contract amounted to about Jit.. 00 e, and' the result waa entirely, sails factory.; Such details aa harmonising ' th coloring of th china with) the t-nrf of tho dining room, and attending to thi poslttona and tho color of the picture, were carefully worked out The cost ef thta undertaking exaetly matched lte aunt set aside for It Tha aunt Arm moved a bank lntt tem porary Quarters ever Sunday, hull! a new .building, fitted It with vaults, fur. nltur and furnishings of every hi even to inkstands snd penrscha, at . moved back tha booka records and e. r paraphernalia again over- Bom.jy eotly at days later. ' The lout r... t of this contract waa 111,004. MCatTajTA rr: John W. Pace, of th Montaxa 'V of Helena. !, t., ' th mer aeenrlnt..- y- I5p2citl