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v - THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 4. 1905. 10 filHL VAflTED lil TO EXAf,III TITLES STABS MERRILL Hi iiASLBY: DEFENSE UWOHIlEfrSACT THE REPIITATIOH "Wot$PttomeYS Sp6080f.f 6r.taniXivv. Suggests Prrr H3toyOf6sltiYely States Right r to"; Shoo Lee ;t H. Riddell ai Ofnclal --""e it Examiner, v .-: Councilman Wanted Politioal v-,TO Aid for Vote. Business mrn rlffi it nt,thc-MunicxJ v. Moon Lee. . - ,.' a.,;. v pal Election May COURT HEARS PETITION i AND WILL DECIDE LATER WILL1NQTO TRADE IN THET7 vU TELEPHONE FRANCHISE . : THE CHINESEJfl ERCHANT Effort M ade to.Show.Chinatown Shooting ' Crew ., Out of ' r Gambling Raids. . At ter having' heard himself accused of having conspired to klir Lee Moon lVonCho-Qu was, glvan an 4. opportunity ta tU his aids of ths story lrv Jud CleUnd'B court- this morning. In answer to questions by ths nttor ' neys for tbe -stats and dsfenss Wong " -vnplracy to kill Lea ha knew nothing of ". ;tt.. Ila waa employed In a cannery, and bad no connection with ny murderous tone. , "Ueveri eeehad told him. on the ether hand, that there was conspiracy te kttr-tilm.--Thwyaald l'lad given ' Information to-Sheriff Word which led to. the rslde on tha ambling houses, ,.,' and that they were going to put him ' out of the-way. When ha met Lea Moon ' Lee and aeveral Other, Chlneee on 8ec ; . ond and Washington atreeta on the evening of February IS, Lee drew a re- VoTver" andrshot at : htm. " Wong then -pulled hie revolver .and shot In self 2. defense. . :-- - .-'. Several friends of Wong testified to the same effect, and .one aald that Lee rr. -h4 made threat to kill Wong because a he, had riven, .the Information to the l - Sheet f t.- JTha-itmwirf OtCIhe prosecution. snowed, that Chee Hoifi slave girl waa he-cauae-r the-shootrnr. o mention at hvr mm. r ttm drifnnss, whose , -contention waa that tha .trouble grew out of the raids. - :t - Witnesses for the state 7 yesterday .' afternoon Identified Wong- as .the ' '" Chinese who shot Lee, and the identifi cation of Lea himself was nasi tlv 1 Joseph" Wheeler, -an ex-polloeman, saw . Wong shoot "t said a number of hots . were fired, probably a dosen In alt. On crosa-esamlnatlon-lie tlerrfed -r that- hs-hsdT demanded money to tell i-cWlut he knew of the case. Detective A. Q.-Vaughn, who arrested I a,Worig;swtd -.about .a, 4osen shots .were .flretllle- waa In the city Jail, two blocks away, at- the time and ran In tha directloa of tha f uslUedeHs saw Wong .running down Second street, ;nd fired. . mree shots in the air to stop mm. - Wong tamed the corner of Oak "street ---and stopped In a ' doorway, where -fii'-Varfa'hir-fouiid himtrit tH -way to the - jail . Wong reached dowfl toth sJdewalk ni Vaughn, ii.p.ting "something. turned blm over to another of fleer, went - hack and found . the--revolver where Wong had dropped It. The state began Introducing testimony In rebuttal this srternoon, WORD MArSAT WHAT HE: THINKS WITH AN AXE W ji ni -IV do ta regsri-lauppres- Mon--''nicHcr-in-tns-siot - machines 7 I'ell, that la something that no one ex- rent .hiyaelf knows." aald Sheriff Word tht raorning, when-hs-warnrffrmed that the city council had repealed the SlotfnaoWne-. ordinance, and - bad, left )im to do what h pleased with this - form of gambling for merchandise -"Tli -uncll,"i continued the eherlff, "itas been leaving things up to ma and -I think I have always done my duty: J Will you shut -down tha machines?" was asked. i . . ' "I wlll not say anything about the matter. If I do anything . the people -will know It after It la done, as they- have In the past. I will not aay that I m going to do anything or that I an ut going to do anything." -, GftEAT ORGANJVII v -i ; BE HEARD AT FAIR Jt was definitely announced this morn Ins by Theodore Harrtoe, asatatant to the president, that a series of 14 organ re citals would be given. In -the andttortam Lft lhw fxpoBltlon grounds between June 10 and ttentember 10. The Allen A. Oil ?r.rl-Ran!aket..coniPny.haa furnished an organ, and the recitals, will be given by ; local masters and mistresses of that ln strament. The recitals are the result . of the work of Organist Goodrich of St. JMvld's church, end the orgsnists will give their services gratuitously. There 1 some talk of securing Professor John J. McClellan, .organist at the Mormon 1nmacle In Salt Lake City, for one or 1 twu leutals. . ' ' " JRaTSaVTXAJnraOXTZVtt.' v A reception and tea will be given by tl Women's Home Missionary society . of Orace M. K. church at tha church parsonage, 445 Taylor street Friday -afternoon- from ito 5'Vclock. This is ' the occasion of the silver thanksgiving ' of this society the twenty-fifth anni versary of the organisation. An inter, eating musical program has been pre pared, t "- - - ... wlttr Rartsa Boas. sseatl- aS gklaacaltk Taalete, A pt ..'4lre IU speedy ar nr every Itching. er.tr. blMnlna. arasted. . elmslr sad ramlng, bknrhr linr, wHh Inae ec k.lr. Pr4ece elaar, , sell. . . Uast. bMkky akla sad Rare, Hca lU bkmd. Tromtmont 73o U U " ennalstsrf Kartj aa Soap. ab..aM!leetaAat(. sptw; Hklokealth (olnt ). snn.,teJill(orma, r-t tk akla. and aklnbealth Tablets. -. to eiptl haaouerow.. AU ataaslaUV- Harflna, Boa s for tao C r lealoa. MMatpiM, Markheade, ndneae, ronakama. caai- ' Ins. ekapotvs, raagk hands. Not Bias will airs saea a soMdy raw. SOe.i 9 eakea, aoa. ' Kend Be. i"atase fnf VreO ample SM rMet te TNILO BAT CO Kcwark, H. WOOSAKD, OUin k OOn erU MUiiona Tor Dollars Worth of Property Registered Under. :: . Measure In Illinois. - - As a friend of the court and In behalf of the peoplq of Multnomah county. A t- torney R. C-Wright made a motion -ln- tbe state circuit court this morning for the appointment of H. H. Rlddell as An official TBxamlner of tltlesj aa provided for byhe Torrena land law,- which was br-ra71e1rtalttr,"prT ornd corrected and re-enacted at the laat eea elon. The new law will become affect ive within a few days, and Mr. Wright believed that the court should sit en banc ment. - In-the past fottr years there had been oniy ie applications Tor tha registration of land titlee, he said, and tha work bad been distributed. . The fee was only tl for each ease, "which wss not sufficient remuneration for the labor reejulred.-- If only one examiner were appointed, the fees, would juatlfy blm in accepting the office. He bad aaked Attorney Rlddell If he would serve at tha fee provided by tha statute, and tha answer waa la the affirmative. The motion was heard by -Judge Seers atttlng en bano for Presiding Judge grass r. andwas taken under advisement A decision will be given 1)y . the court sitting wraner&In speaking of the mo- j-tlon after It bad been presented to court,' Air. w riant saia; . - - !TDrSJMrtJpta I ar4-wrrs corrected "by" me, and tha re vlaed law was passed in 190S. 1 have taken up ' tha mattera of book a, arid forma,' which will be neceesary for uii in -the county clerk'e office, and I have paid particular attention to the prepa- Jurisdiction of tha court shall be beyond doubt. . . -. . "The law enacted here irthe same as that of Illinois, which has been declared constitutional by the supreme court of that state. Under the act millions of dollars' worth of property - nave, been registered In Illinois, and there It ben efits have been plainly shownc; One of its provisions is that no adverse posses sion for any length of time holds good sgalnat the registered ownee-This bars out all, sauftttsrs. , rights, . such as. -for Instance were asserted In tha contest of the Oregon Railroad A Navigation com pany -against people who squatted ron" its property-in South 'Portland "ami TVhtch cauaedT a great deal f litigation. f-o -iiwuigu ui rgiairing uues IS very simple. ; A.n application la filed by the owner In ths stats circuits-court, giving a description of ths property and other narfloYll.f h- persons who may hv claims adverse r xne owner s, Those peranns are made defendants-ttt the ptoveedtngsr and so are all others, under the - heading to submitted to ths sxamlner. and unnn pis rcpori-uia. court makes- its decree. and the property Is registered- bv-tho rTegisxrar or uties, who In this stater is the county clerltJla-Jssuaa-s i. the 1 ownet pi Ira to -certificate which shows that he owns tha property sub Jeot to any mortgages or other claims mentioned, . and no mortgage, Judgment or lien of any sort can affect the prOD- erry unless it is entered in th-eglster of titiesv . v- , . , CALL ARTHUR'S HERO A COMMON GRAFTER Enemies - of General Stoessel Testify Against Him at His Court MartTaC Mnnal Bpectal Berrtee.t ' London.- May 4 The 8t Petersburg correspondent of ths Standard states that the evidence taken by tha commis sion investigating the-aurrender of Port Arthur' hr ontfomly-Tiri favorable" to Btoeaaal, tending to justify recrimina tions. Witnesses who. served under him testified that he rarely went from his headquarters, snd that -he devoted his prlncipal'energles toward, enriching him selfby veiling provisions, in whlahha ;aa assisted" bj Tils wife. One witness testified that Mrs. Btoes- tel-PJfnsd 40 rows., tha milk t rem which was disposed" of at: tha uniform price of It cents a bottle. The only witness who haesdmltted that' he conalderad affairs In Port Arthur desperate was Captain Relss, who commanded on of the positions on Tiger s Tall. Friends of Stoessel declare that the evidence so far given-comes from ene mies of the former commander of Port Arthur, who cherish animosity toward him because he refused to recommend them for decoration at tha bands of the csar. i .- - -, .. -. RIOTS IHJWSSIA. Twelve. Oossaoka Killed and Injured la Clash With Workman, Uooraat sjpadai k-Tl.l Warsaw, May 4. Rioting occurred In several parts of the city thla morning, and f urthar trouble- la- Imminent The Social Democrats appear determined to enforce tha -manifesto proclaiming a general atrlke. .. , -" A dispatch from I.tbau states that eomrades attempted to rescue a revolu- tlonsry leader from a jruard of 1 1 Cos sacks on the street today: A fight fol lowed in which all tha Cossacks were either killed or wounded. Tha captive escaped with his friends. , (arasl pacUl SerVlea.. Ounshu Pass, May 4. The armlea of Nodau, Oku and Kurokl are concentrated along ths line from Tie Pass, with the right flank extended northeast. Kaml mura Is northesst snd Nokl west of Tie Pase. This grouping Indicates a move on tha right flank first when Ore ma advancea. .r ... ' HARRY W. STONE WOULD" -SERVE AS COUNCILMAN Ksrry W. tone Ties' been nominated for councilman from the Fourth ward by tha Prohibitionists. He has already re-eel ved the Indorsement of the tnnnlo 1psl Jnsgue. snd will likely be Indorsed bytho Independent voters. ' Mr. 8ton la secretary of ths local T. M. Cv A. Mayoralty: Candidate rjntlmates That Old Company Was Help ZZZZz)nZ Hirnjn Fight It-Stow , natly dented today that he ever attempted to bribe Councilman Merrill to jrote for the automatic tele phone franchise or that na aver in structed any of hla men. to approach Councilman Bherrett with tha proposi tion thst the letter's campaign espenaea would. bepld.t Jia-would-jtats-for-ihaJ rrancnisar-- - - - ithi ...,"" . 1,1 Mr. Stow, "a friend of mine aaw Merrill, and aiSa him to vote for the franchise. Merrill asked blm what ha would do if ba woe candidate! and ene eosapany proaalsod to finance his campaign, while the other company promised hint the labor union vote.- The man told Merrill If tha other Side promised to finance his campaign to get the money before ths election, for If he did not he would receive nothing. He - told Merrill that ha- would be de feated. . ' i - "I went to see Merrill at ' different times, snd when In his office-there were alwaye aeveral people preaent. I said to htmonce that it looked to me as If TierWas on tha fence, and did not know whether, to vote Jot ths franchise and' '"gat the labor vote or to accept financial aid rom-th -other company. -. Tlold hlnr If he felt that tha people wanted, the telephone franchiae and If, ha could -vota for It conscientiously,, wa would- be-wUllng-tonotlfyrlhslab"Or action" he-weuld ake lu tha matter. I told him to let ms know his decision. That wag the last time spoke to him. , v - -. r Says IterrlU Had Proposition, " "On the other" hand Merrill made a pmpnslflon to two aaea latereeted In' our company to the effect that if tha com pany would support him in ths cam paign he would vote for the franchise. but I told htm that we would not pledge ouraelvea to him, as wo did -not think he would b elected and did not want him. for mayor-. f , . As far as -the charges or I Council man Bherrett are ' concerned, -1 know nothing1, ' for I have not spoken to -the man and o person wss ever authorised to go to him and make, any offer such as he stated had been made.' ll'Dtto Olston and Allen Brown, who are preparing to apply for a telephone fran chise m Portland, and wlio. if Uta fran chise is. secured, "will use the aulomailcJ system.' stated today that they expect the arrival soon of Frank T. Bills of Chicago, who, with his brothers,. Fred Bills of Chicago and C J.. Bills, of Lin coln. Nebraska,, are interested with and backing SU)jr.: Interprlsa , Mr. Olston said ; .. .. . ... .. i. . ... "Ihe Bills brothers bavelnstalled and are now opera-tins ndepandont telephone systems, using -tha automatlo phones. In 1 i 1 X'V. . 11... ... . 1 . .. . - . I towns," and smaller systems ln i or iO other towns. -Wealthy sad nffttersr -hey.jbavjiiL abundance cf capital. 1 and they he v. peaslstenly.-wighoi the Bell company and ita connections wherever- they-hava-entered-ths Tfteld." and have succeeded in . worsting It every - ."Wa. have coma to Portland prepared to put in escrow a bond Indemnifying the.-Popla that-we will carry out all promises, and refer to-credentials "how deposited In ths First National bank of Portland and to Cashier 'Blum of the FirstNational bank of Chicago, and Caahler Iwla of the Union National bank of Kansas CKy. Our proposal will be to pay to the city a liberal percent ace 'of the recelpta from the company's business, snd to chargs ths average of ft a .telephone a month. -W wouldjlnvest at least tl.zSO.OOQ in our plant, and " are prepared to ln- atll-ltat ones. "Some telegrams were read yesterday not responsible. We were represented as unable to secure ths automatlo 'phone from the .Automatic Electrlo company, Hore are letters, Jezheblttng them -from tha arttmtftln ?f "py- showing -4hat wa have been necotlatlng with (hem, and they will aell the 'phones to anyone who geta the franchise hero; GASOLINE MOTOR WILL rcOMEIRECTLrTO COAST 1 Portland wlU receive the gasoline motor far as soon aa It can be thorough ly tested and brought to the coast. Gen eral Manager B. A. Worthmgton this morning dispelled the false rumors that this triumph - of short-haul traffic, waa to bo given a-transcontinental tour. Me aaya the car la undergoing teats be tween Ogden and Salt Lake, where it is being made to answer every requirement of the contractors. Following these ex haustive tests, under the direction of Director of Maintenance Julius Krutt- schnltt, tha car Is to be ordered to the Oregon division and. immediately after reaching, here will be put on the Port land-liillsboro run. Owing to the fact that thla type ef a ar haa been made to meet requirements it railway companies near large cities. where traffic Is heavy and frequent serv ice demanded, ths experiments must of necessity be of ths most careful nature. The people are assured that -delivery will not ba delayed longer than e. absolutely necessary. . J kara ymtr valaakle Caarareta aid tlwe Mrtart, Cnaldn't do witkool h.m. I lit. m4 taaw for sob tlai. for lndl..HoB sad bl). Ina.no aad la bow cnaarlewlr rnraa. Kaeom B.nit thata fc STarrea. One triad. Will aarar be wlUoat laarn la b; iarally. ' ' ' Cdware A. Mars, Albasy, ." " -" - - Bt4I fof ' The) Oowtlft rtaaaaat. lalataBl. r, Tarte aa JeJ"d. r Sicken, W.ak.a erOrlna. W. . X'V Inld in bulk. Tk faanln tahlat .t.ropail .000. Israad ka ar or ror sioaar back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago er N.T." toe AXX3AL SALE. TEM KILUOJ BOXES Biliousness 7fm ' - " V J. I - - - . . . ; J ' :- ""-" X f ' FREP1T. Tbe Untrammeled Candidate for: Mayor of Portland ' For a QREATBR. PQ J V 'T We. a - - - - - jr ' " ' ' r -rrt - - : ----V- ' - ' " '' ' r' 1 'ltf ' BEHIND THE BARS Fritzl4 Dhten . Was One of the MenWho Robbed the Portland Hotel. WAS DIAMOND THIEF - ERE HE WAS IN TEENS Ha Served Time" for SoTneof -theit)arlng- Robberiei ofthe Century, Frltils..niim, 1 sonflned -hi- thejcrry-Jsrl on tha charge of larceny In 'connection with tha robbery of the cash box otlhe Portland Hotel rathskeller, Is probably the most daring and noted criminal who harvvercome into ths hand of ths local police. He was- arrested Mondayrtlh two companions, who slso have lnter egtlns records- and aava tha name ftf J. 8. Stafford. Dhlen is aa yesrs of sge,-and -has been known to the police of varloua American cities sines bs waa 40 years old. At the Sre of U he was 'known to the Chicago police as one of the cleverest sneaka and Jewelry thieves in the city. - - Bo far ss police records go, the" Port land hotel Job Is the most Insignificant affair with which ha haa ever been con nected. It is believed that "he" was broks and was desperate in his sf forts to secure enough money to prepare for a more glgantlo crime. , His robberies hsvs been - confined largely to diamonds, snd rsre collections of gems havs been secured by the swindler by soma dating feats. He waa 14 years old-when hs Stols a tray In Nashville. Tennessee, containing gems of the value of $10,000. He was sentenced to 10 years Impris onment In the penitentiary, but suc ceeded lrfacaplng after he had falld in-two attempts, it waa only a short time later that hs again achieved noto riety. In November of that year R. K. Kramlg, a traveling salesman -ior . a large Cincinnati Jewelry house., reached Dayton, .Ohio, In the Interest of his firm. Hs called on a number of his patrons,-ant through at Dayton Jeweler, Wahlrab, learned that there was a -prosperous saloon man In trie city who waa desirous of purchasing diamonds Tor his wife. Wahlrab introduced "Kramlg to the saloon-keeper and an appointment was, made for tha two to talk the mat ter over that evenln at ths traveling man a nuieu The commercial man was there at the sppolnted time, with two grips - filled with diamonds, estimated to be worth $20,000. Tbey were shown tha aaloon man, 'who was deeply -Interested and announced his Intention of making ex tensive purchases. - - - -- Kramlg was about to board a train at the union fetation - that night, when be happened to examine tile grips." Jle dis covered that the diamonds wsrs miss ing; In their places wer imitation gems. Detective 'Tarrell of th . rlnkerton agency waa detailed on the case, and one of the most ' fsmous pieces of de tective work otr'"record followed. Far rell was afterwards made elilef of police of ' Dayton for his services, which ra- sultved In ths arrest of Frltsle Dhten. " MERMLL,; Who proved to be the prosperous saloon fmlan was liorn SB 3 TAfS iie is a nephew of the notorious "Dutch' ugsl, who Inhls tlmjtwas on f-the most famous criminals in the united States.,- Dhlen" Is small of stature and when younger wss quits handsome; even yet he has a distinguished appearance. In Albany, N. Y., ha committed a diamond robbery, for which hs wss sen tenced to five years' imprisonment under the name of Fred Fischer. After serving the termrcr Was taken to Nash ville to serve the unexpired term there. In 1191 hs wss connected with a dia mond robbery in Cincinnati and at Che trial his friends forced him to Jump a $1.(00 bond. Ho was arrested in Hot Springs, Arkansas, snd In 18S4 was sen tenced to seven years In the Ohio pen: Itentlary. " His last Job Is believed to nave been In connection with . a diamond robbery in Memphis. Tenn. . -V - WHITlTKEPrSALOON k. r u 1 onuuun 1 OPEN AFTER HOURS "Billy" White, who conducts a saloon at 4 North Fourth street, was fined $!( for keeprngopen during prohibited hours by Police Judge Hogue this morn ing. - Ths testimony 'Showed that he admitted "Bob" Patterson and later on Captain Bailey into his aaloon, shortly imior. m W Uiw.11 m Ilia iiihhiini, I .... - - .. . t -"Tha e!iargs-Tf-1tepiHg-T opetrneft" ef J"7: hours preferred sgainst 3eorg Ryan was dismissed for lack of evidence. cotjttt zv vouoa coxtbt. "Count" Fred Pollleghkelt was tound over to the circuit court with a bond fixed at $1,000 by Police Judge Hogue thla morning. He is accused of stealing A cow from M.' "C. Brandstrup and slaughtering it near Woodlawn Albert RaymonoTlurd Fred Powell." his alleged accomplices, were alao bound over, with a bond of $500 in each ease. Ths lat ter two' were also fined $$0 each on city charges. ' - wxu xxroora tkmatbs. , Belaseo Mayer havs leased a piece of ground on Fourteenth snd Couch streets, near . ths Belaaco theatre, and will build, a carpenter shop and.acenlo studio in connection with their newly soqulred property. Ths property is R0 by 0 feet. Workr has commencedon tbe Improvements of. ths theatre. . is Because It is backed by a reliable Bouse of manyyears standinj: whose gustantee U i as 'good as '(old. KELDABLE 2G0r.::afcr2GC:r.::j is forging ahead under an Open TownMadmiriistration.-- WATCH THE TRICKS!- Take no stock- in the wild stories circulated by my enemies aind otherpartiesirunnmibroffice. 2 They are trying honest candidate open town." Down with the com- binations. No machine should run the city. No gambling trust should run the administration Exact equaliItothe rich, and the,bignd!the littieTlellc SEEN AT LIBRARY Preparations for- Entertaining N ationar- Associatiormrrd ZT Moving Take Up Time. GREAT CONVENTION WILL MEET-HERE NEXT MONTH Classification of Books That Will ProYeofJnterest-ti Fair Visitors! 0 TlbWrrs nnoTer, aasisianat are busy with preparations tor ths conven tion of the American Library assocla. tlon In June, and with getting ready for moving when ths rooms aro ready. The second floorof tha bulldlng is In .the hands of the carpenters and calclmlnera. All th changes will bs mads by ths In her monthly report to .the directors last flight. Miss Isom gave tha follow ing figures representing ths library ao- tlvltlea Of the past month: 4 Circulation room 11.865 total at tendance, 10,00$ total circulation, 61 per cent notion read. Periodical rooron- 4.105 total attendance. Children's room 4.420 totsl attendance. $.657 total clr eulatlon, 1,18 ptcturee circulated. 1.039 total, rexlatrst Ion. Cataloguing depart ment 935 volumes catalogued during month. $7.11 total number of volumes catalogued In library. ' The percentage of fiction read has risen to 01 per -cent from 00 per cent, which is a very slight Increase for the approaching euramer. The close of the work of many of the clubs, and. ths decrees- of , literature drawn, out - by teachers ' snd pupils becauss -of atten tion turned to fair exhibit, and exam inations, together with the. fact that more fiction is .read -in . the -iiimmor months, ars responsible for -this change. A special feature Is msds of the Ore gon collection or -literature which" 11 being catalogued. This comprises much material In the form ef pamphlets and manuscripts which - had - never -been ' in ehape before. Books touching on Ore-" gon..hlst6ry are. also Included, fcnd the collection will ba added to in time,' and Unexpected to become a very valuable onawAn sffort is ..being- mads to gat it; together before ths fair, aa there will bs much demand. for.;-! at; that time, and It will ba given a special place In th new- reference room. . ... . I Two-assistants- havs- been 'Installed, j Miss Burtnett of Philadelphia, tempo rarily, who will - remain through - the summer, and who Is preparing the new catalogue for ths circulating depart ment, and Miss Ooetsman of Albany .(New York) Stats Library school. Miss Fox has returned from her .vacation In San Francisco, whsrs 'she visited the neighboring' libraries, and attended the meeting of ths Callforntan Library asso ciation, and found much snthuslaam over the convention hero. Miss Derrtckson, of the circulating da pertinent, la arranging an Interesting collection' of 'pools on : municipal Im provement which she thinks wtll he of Interest at -this time.. These will he rlacert In a Separate rase. The collec- "1 Includes works on munid-al I? jn, school lmprove're-', y , to headiofflan: for a, Iregulated) CASE DISMISSED E. M. Russell Escapes Prosecu "TirbTvAReTCttle Cppference - at Headquarters. - RAN AWAY WITH WIFE OF ROBERT DELANEY Detectives Have Talk With Man, and Woman Returns to :OTHasbancT. "Mrs. Maggie Delaney ran away from her husband, Robert Delaney, a - 'bus driver for the Hotel Arthur, at Spokane aeveral days ago, in company with Rus sell, whose home is at Athena, though be haa for soms time lived st PendU-ton.- T he-elopers were tiaeed hers by Delaney,- who is a nephew of . ths fa mous ring trainer of Corbett andi Jy?-.. Trtss." . ". '. ' .-.'. - . Detectives succeeded In-locating Mrs. Delaney yestsrday morning.' and Ku aell was taken Into, custody last night when he went to bis room at Park and , Yamhill ' streets. Charges were f 111 sgainst both by ths, husband, Later ths police "got busy." " Mrs. Delsney was induced to agree to return to her husband, and tha latter was ad vised that It would be better to drop the prosecution on sooount of the noto riety It would bring his wife. This condition of affairs was brought about after the detectives bad held 'a- confer ence with Russell in ths room reserved for their use at police headquarters. - Deputy District Attorney Haney was Informed that Delaney did ro cars to prosecute Russell, ss hs and his wlfs had" become reconciled." v r-" Acting on this Information, Mr. Haney . recommended the dismissal- ' of ths charge against Russell. Russell went - downstairs to get hie money, which was In ths custody of the policy - : and in decorations, eewege and the aesthetic sides of a town. Tomorrow will be observed M bird day in tha children's room, and they will ba told about the various species of Oregon birds thst they may learn to know them fct sight . Miss Hsssler Is contemplating v. aaw -system of story -hours for tha older and younger children separately, when they move Into tbalr big new room. t. . Beat-planting in the "Grand Ron J valley will end Ihls .week, there-bavtnit -been t.900 acres seaded, 1.100 scraa more than any previous season. The com pany has 1,000 acres in sight for next - if 1 Xaja's TXnroasoaaMsawss) la often as great ss a woman's.' Rut Thoe. B. Aistln. Msr. .of the "Repuh llcsn," of Ijasvenworth, Ind.. was ri"t unreasonable; when he refused aljnw the doetnre to or"r"e on Ms ", -r female trouble. "1 ,m.-V' . " conclude tn trv i 1 ) Wl?) t' -t i iv I f. cd re cire I. u t e k k
