The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 26, 1905, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextLi.u?'jtllJi.uj' 4 Ills' vJ l-asJ ....j-iiL,.;';7 hot ua Ue.lU- Le.lUe. .itm ; - a ii. ' Lsa0 ' I. ,'obbers and WhoIesaUrs'S&id to Does Not Approve of Council's Lane , Titf'tts to Acctpt Re- Chutes r. Tank Vzti to Hold;: ' pormtl Ijtwtk-: ';n Carvices . ' ; r ; In Vh" rn CtepaT7..rrT' Bs Backward About Sub Attempt to- Bring . Plumbing Inspector Under Its Control mlttinj Statements,' Hctl Pcker-Flayers. r;. f ' f '--pfi.;-"7 V CZVERAL HUNDRED DQ :;' CIVIL SERVICE ' BOARD X pcucrcsunf officials : ' ' .MUST DEAR THE CLAME -;' ' ' ' '',, ... v A Judge Bennett, Mayor Matlock of Pendleton, "Doc Robertson and ' Others Are Discharged From Cus- GAIETY JI-ATS , 13 M5ZP A3 CrCCING ROOM A "HOT FOLLOW THE LAW SHOULD DO APPOINTIrQ Ciller Says If They RefnM Longer Lane Holds That Politics Should Not While Apostles of 8mith" Add Nevr Converts . ' MerryMaldng Ceases ,. and Religious Fervor TkesHold 'I V V .'Ho WEI. Km Arbitrary Aaactt "meat and Demand to Sea Books Control Thla Place) and Says That .Lets Bickering and Mora Work OH When They Ask for a Reduction.; is . - -'" -'. -.v tz r i . .... . . t'lhhora ud wholeeale men are back- Would Better Conditions,- ' ; 'tody, v-.;,fV'- s.:. :' of Kesort. : - -. . ' '. -....., 1- '- ..v Uri about submitting ' statements of tbetr personal property to the assessor ' S required ftjr jaw,.'. U"ilr sifvk today that sversl hundred merchants the oltr ao rauea 10 meet u rw atreraents In thla respect. Among the - amber are many who have never aub i jtted report of 'their personal prop rty, but have permitted tha county i laeaaor to fix such valuation on their oods aa ha desired, '., It tha valuation as' too high, they took It before the ; jard of equalisation in order to hava t reduced; those who were aseasaed too . aw remained silent. r The following letter will be aent to tch dellquent property owner demand. ' ! ' that tha report be submitted to ,the sor not later than fieptember 5, , rr which time tha aaaeasor will put ,ch valuatlona aa ha thinks proper on ' . . property: -': .. . :.,,': . "In order that there may be no Wls- ..hderstandlng ' about the "matter" -of ' "rounds for oomplaint hereafter,.! baa j ve'te advtos yeo that under tha laws ef this stats each person is required t furnish the assessor with a list of il of his property liable to taxation within the state and to -make math thereto, i Tha statement was sent you tot only in compliance with tho law, lut in order to glvs eu every oppor lenity t comply therewith.-so - that your assessment ..would be as nearly exact as possible. If you refuse or rgiect to prepare, thla statement I pall be oom palled . to ascertain your taxable property from tils' best tnfortna on I can set from other sources and i.ake your assessment accordingly." . "Unless they hand in their lists of t ersonal property Including- stock of I cods, money. notes and outstanding accounts, I have no means of telling hat property they have," said Assessor l-igler today. , This works e hardship a tho assessor.- Ha must place a valu atlon on the property - whloh may be ; too high or too low. -'. ? "As I have assessed the real estate at Just about Its cash value I Intend to place a like valuation'' on the personal property. Those who fall to' hand in their reports and go before tho board to have their assessments reduced will bo ordered to produce their books contain Ing tha last trial balance and Inventory of goods on hand. . Whether or not I "hava assessed tho personal property too rich can easily be shown by tho books, property owners. Instead of covering up their assets should give every fa cllity to the assessor In arriving at a "EGRO WHITES TO l.uOSEVELT FOR, HELP . 1 ' f''.t -. ' '.Louis Lemon, a negro, was arrested - this morning at tho east . aids depot while Industriously penciling a note to . President Roosevelt;; In which he as ; aertod that ho waa In need of protection, . as everywhere he went ho found evl- - aences of m conspiracy , to murder htm. - lie will bo sent, to tho county Jail for examination by tho . Insanity - commls ' SlOtt. -i , ' "Deer Mr. Roosevelt: I wamt protec tion. Everybody is trying to klU mo and" - . -The foregoing Is the wording of the note. Lemon was arrested before he had time to place anything further on the page. - Ha explained to the polloe. however, that he waa in constant fear of his life,, as bo had been marked for the bullet or knlfa of an organisation of aesasBlna.: Ha. waa unable to. explain wny no believed be was a marked man. , Lemon is about It years old and says he came to Portland thla morning from The Dalles. He humped his shoulders. . folded his arms and hii lips' moved as - it In silent prayer while- Croxford was . taking him to the city prison. At po , uoe neaoquartera . waa round In Ills pockets and 11 in each shoo. - pi nrics nr fap.i cc enow I W W eassrttwi aaiaawV i- V T. FLY TO EXPOilTION 'Upward of 1.604 members of the Or dr of Eagles are spending this, their special oay. at-tno .exposition. The flock has neither tints nor inclination '. er oratory and music, hence there were : o special axereises. . , The, local Eagles were Joined by aeries -on Bvavue. . inona, oppxano ., and .he -points-tn the vicinity, and moved the grounds singly and In flocks' te e the fair, which they are dolnc. - ; Tonight tha crowd wll bo augmented r many hundreds and tha prospects s tnst tne xrau will realise tha mean X of the eagle's scream. .V . .a.., .( . - .' - 1 i ' . v.. vi Y Wsrklng on rmagla ' ; - ' TSpaeUr tnepatcb a The JoaraaLT ! ' Grants Pass, Or, Aug. 21. J. L Oayi T ot New Tork and C A -Wlnehoot e finishing tbv work on the topograph 1 'survey or. the Grants Pass quad lo. Tlie other party that was work- on the'qusdVsrigle was called to rr la. . The smoke Is a morula to survey, rs the worths Jo tyi done l a rol. They are' working oa Qray- i x root .tain at presonlx". t .. :. i , v' XI neathS Prom Prrrr. . -fJeorosl apeetal aeniee.1 new' Orleena, Aug. SS. Fifteen new tea snd nix deaths from yellow fever re reported up .to .noon today. .. .2 REFUSES TO BUY SAKHALIN, VULING TO PAY FOR PRISONERS i (leoraal aeclal gervVe.) srUmouth, 'Aug. ft. It Is txHved tiat three, specific, propositlona are em X aied. In Russia's answer to be pre- ntsd xo. Jaoas- thls afternoon. - There i a reiteration of the determination not i rey-eoeh -under any clrourotaneee t the refusal to purchase half fsk but willingness Is expres i ta iree Japan for the care of prlson i 1 ether reasonable charges. . 1 (t net believed that Japan'wlll SO , i-t It la not likely that abe will -. . ' ' . ' -' Mayor Lane has vetoed tha ordlnanoa providing for placing tha office of plumbing inspector and assistant under tha Jurisdiction of tha city council and appointing Thomas K. Hulms and Harry W. Woodhous Jto tho respsct.Vve Joal tlons. 1 In his veto the mayor keenly criticises the council for attempting to carry the offices Into politics instead of placing them under civil service. He also criticises them for attempting to create friction between the legislative and, executive departments of the city Instead of- working harmoniously for tho betterment of the city: The mes sage accompanying the veto follows: i Massage of MO. bus. '- ' ''- : "In returning to' you without my ap proval ordinance No. 14. iJO, which ordi nance pnavldes for tho appointment of ' plumbing' inspector at a salary fix 12t per ' month : and names v Thomas Hulme fer -tne-plscsv andalso yrovldee for the appointment of deputy plumb ing Inspector at a salary of 1100 per month, andTKames Harry. Weodhouse for tha place, I bare to say. thgt there Is a question as to where (he authority for tho appointment to "these, off laea lies, for the reason that the laws' upon the subject seem to confllot, and they may bs reed to confer that authority either upon the council, the civil service com mission, or tho mayor. Thla is shown by tha fact that the civil service .com mission, as welL as yourselves has laid claim to tha supervision,, of those of fices and have -called for as examina tion to fllj them. That their claim Is not wtthoutfoundatlon is shown by thS fact that the persona named Iiflhla or dinance as appointed by your honorable body.; have recognised ; its Justice and have jnade application to the civil serv ice commission to take such examina tion for appointment at the hands of said commission. , , , . migata oftha llayor. "I will not enter Into discussion of the rights of the mayor to appoint those officers, further than to' say that I. be- lieve them-, to be aa well grounded as those of tho council, with the additional advantage, to bs gained by the city at large In that If the responsibility were lodged In the hands of the executive tho Inspector of plumbing could' be made a valuable adjunct to the health depart ment of the city and with harmonious work bs of great value In bettering the hygienic condition of tha community a result of vastly greater Importance than any personal or political considers Hon. , , . . ,. ... , . ; . ... Tho intention of our present charter was that politics should bs entirely re -the- auieiiuew city's affairs, and therein the alma of the charter were founded In wisdom, and so far aa I am concerned I arn quite willing to bo governed by them.-and it Is my opinion that tho interests of this city will be best served by turning this appointment : over to the civil service commission. .By doing this tho appoint ment will bo made on merit and merit alone, as' In tha examination to bs held the best man wHr-wln, as hs by right ought to do. This branch of tbs service of the people will be removed from any narrow bias or political prejudice and tha rights of tho people In this respect are, and should be, supreme..- Also, the city will be saved that petty spectacle of two . of Its - coordinate branches of government engaged In a lawsuit to settle their "rights". (Qod savs the mark), when they had much better be working together to devise some useful method to better the conditions of the city affairs, wnlehare Indira need of their best efforts. .This Is a duty for which we were elected and wo are In honor bound to attend to It first" MUCH REAL ESTATE ' SOLD FOR GOOD PRICES "Two lots 10 by JOS feat, at the south west corner of Eleventh and Hoyt streets, owned by Bpauldlng a Papworth, and .occupied by stables of the Union Meat company, have been sold by David a Steams to. Friedman Bros, for 110.- 100. -The new owners "will erect a two-f story office building St by to feet oa the corner lot.. . . . " Mr. Stearns yesterday sold te R. B. Lam son t( by T feet at the southeast corner ot First and Yamhill streeta, for flt.eoo. The property was owned by D.' W- Wakefield of Oakland, California. Mr. Lameon has no plan for Immediate Improvements on the ground! " . Two-lots lot .by lot feet, at the north eaat corner of Thirteenth and Overton streets, owned by 8..-B. Linthloura and B. Cooktnghajn, have been transferred by Mr. 'Stearns -to IX Friedman for It, tot. Mr. Fiiedmaa will erect a large warehouse ott' the ground as soon js a suitable tenant applies. " A- lot 4i by lot feet, occupied by a tt-roora apartment-house, on the 1 east side of Eleventh street, - between Mor rlsort and Tamntn streeta, baa ' been sold by Mr. Stearns for Samuel Morrow. The purchaser Is J, N. Teat; who paid tlt,(00 for the property, and who con templates no changes In It. v - ai xne . i avern i onienx, j, Grand 'special concert ' program ' by Thlelhorn's orchestra. The Tavern's In comparable crawfish and all the other Tavern dishes which are so , famous. Opposite -Oregonlan building. , Ladles' nnelxJ0 Alder street. . , '' V". Wr.i4 break off negotiations. It If thought that Japan In hr answer will find some reason for continuing the conferences., The two governments era undoubtedi I nearer than when the envoys Jt ad- jvurnea. n , is oeiieveo. . that Russia Is reconciled to the loss of Sakhalin and her present aim seems to be eoncen trated upon besring down the Japanese demands for. cesri . l A dispatch from Moscow says there Is s rumor that a treaty ot peace has been eigne - , - v - ; k v Exhibit of Palouse County, P43PULAR VOTEHQI TO r DECIDE aopla Will' Not Have Much of a Chance to Determine Who 7 LEGISLATURE NOT BOUND i BY. PRIMARY ELECTION . i There Are Many Reasons for Believ- ing That the Legislators Will Act Independently :as They Did Three Years Ago. In much of the SDeculatlouas to the operation, of the direct primary law in tho next stats campaign It has been as sumed that tne people wiu exer a con trolling voice n the .selection of the next United States senator. It Is doubt ful whether there ' Is any adcuate ground for thla conclualon. ' . r- ' It la true that the Direct primary law provtdea - that at any general ' primary lection prior to tne session 01 a legis lature which la to elect a uniiea nixies SetDXlUrV raS-OituDlir Ula ' nuiiitiiate lea that office. It is also true that the asms law provides that any candidate for the j.gi.i.. r " "" himself In advance to vote for the peo ple's nominee for senator. ' But It may well bs doubted whether these provisions will be any more ef fective in vesting in the .people the choice of senator than the old law has proved. It is .only three years since ex-Governor T. T. Oeer was designated bv an overwhelming majority as the popular choice for senator, yet this ex pression, waa disregarded by the Re publican legislature- which . convened seven months later and Geer . did not come within speaking distance of being elected.' - , .'.-.:' ' Members of the legislature cannot be legally bound In advance to vote for the people's choice for .: senator. :- The framera ot tho direct primary law at tempted to Impose oa legislative candl dates a moral obligation to vote for the people's , choice for senator but , even that attempt Is quits likely . to prove abortive.-" ' f-" .- ,-.. . The law. provides that any one seek ing nomination to the state legislature may state In his .petition whether or not hs will be bound , by tbs people's choice for senator,, or ho .may remain silent on the subject altogether. If he desires to bind himself the statement prescribed Is that he will "always vote for that candidate for United . States senator In congress who has received the highest number of ' the' people's votes" at the general election. It he does. not iwlsh to give that pledge he may state that be will regard the popu lar vote for senator' aa "nothing, more than - a recommendation,"- which he ''shall bs at liberty to wholly disregard." And in tho third place the legislative candidate may say -nothing at all on tha subject , ''.' ; ": - . Ia Individual ' oases legislative candi dates may pledge themselves. to vote for the people's choice for senator but such eases are likely to be rare; No -man who expects to In the legislature' will willingly bind himself '1n that manner nine months before- the legislature con venes. Hs cannot foresee tha political changes that may 'occur In. the interval nor can ha know what, new. candidate for senator may appear.! Unless publlo sentiment "Should become so . strongly aroused on tha subject as to demand such a pledge as the price of nomina tion and election, ; It . will seldom be given! t -, i t , With the legislators unpledged. -there Is no sppaxent reason why the rank and file of the voters should have any more voice In selecting the next United States senator than ; they had the last - time, when their choice was deliberately re jected by the legislature. . i Furthermore there are Indications that there will 'be a' number of senatorial aspirants to be voted for by1he people In the primaries next year-and that no one of them will have a majority of all the votes cast. . In that event -the ex presston of the popular choice will be much less decisive, than It was In 1901 and Its weight with the .legislature will be correspondingly lens. , .,.- -. , ' i -t r- if V 1 --. Arieses a a Albany. ', ' f' '(Sperlsl IMasatdi ta The Joeraal.l : Albany, Or.r Aug. 1I.W. L. Gage and F. L. ' MflTlmmondo were arrested ; last evening, as suspicious tharscters. The two men wers trying to effect aa en. trance In a house where the family Is absent end their actions wers suuh ua to! alarm the 'neighbors. . Tha men. were partially Intoxicated and were very surly to the officers. They will be given a hearing today. Both of the men were well dressed and had some money.' T aslples airl. -, -V ' w . The polloei were Informed this morn ing that Minnie Hallan, slrg and destN tut. hMJiOfn descrtrd br friends and Is being cared for by the landlady ot a lodging house at lot Main street She 1 wui be taken to ths county hospital, . i ft H 1 Washington, at the Fair .photo by TAEGART CHILD3EII 10 BE CAHED BY 1C0U3T Judge Says That Principals Can Take Care of Themselves- ' y Brother Billy on Stand. r ' ' (Jonrnal Special Servlea. 1 : "Woosier. Aug. 21. The Judgs '.. an nounced .today In the Taggart trial that testimony will be admitted to show how either parent cared for their children. He said tha principals could Use -care of themselves, but whatever they are guilty,, of, the children are Innocent and the court would decide the case eo that they would benefit most , 'Billy? Taggart was on ths ' stand most of ths morning. . It was alleged that Mrs. Taggart gave Billy a $50t dia mond ring. -.Billy' told ths court that ho bought the ring for a dollar, but ad mitted .he advertised and offered a re ward of 50 for the lost ring. - Billy said' that be never1: saw Mrs. Taggart drink' liquor. He wild that many Orovllle women rode In hts wagon. iissiuG bell. i.:ou;iiAi;i -: BOYS ARE F0U:;0 H t Las L6st Their WayfTSpenl t - Two Nights Hn , Forest... . ' tSstclat Wnt Tbe JaaraaL) Vancouver, AVsbIl, v Aug. , St. -The mysteVy over the disappearance of two boys residing near Bell mountain has been ; Cleared. It seems ' that -" Harold Wilson with a chum left home without telling their parents of their departure. Intending . to visit the Wilson boy's uncle. The boys ' got - lost and ' were forced te spend the night in the. woods; The next day they started on the way to the home, of the Wilson boy's uncle. The boys, wers again forced to spend a night -In the woods before ' reaching their destination. A search ' had" Just begun yesterday for ths missing lads when they reached ths home of-young Wilson's uncle.. In all the boys trav eled SB or HO miles. f Several times they traveled ' the ' same ground. ' Neither boy Is. more than 11 years ef age, UNABLE TO FIND BODY' , OF YOUNG GILLIHAN i- fBDectal Dispatch te Tbs luansl) Vancouver. . Wash.. Aug.' !- Al though svery effort has been made to find the body pi Ralph uiliinan,- tne boy that waa drowned In the Columbia near tha old match factory night before last, these efforts ha vs. so far been fu tile. , Large quantities - of dynamite were discharged In the river In the vicinity of tho drowning and men with grappling hooks worked all day yestsr day. If Gllllhan's body Is still near -where hs wss drowned It Is evidently caught under a snsg. -"'-- The body of the Cries boy,' who-was drowned with young Gllllhan, Is at the undertaking parlors of Good. A Burnett. The funeral will take place at 1 o'clock tomorrow from Elchenlauh's hall In this city, under tho' auspices of the local Woodmen, of the World, ot whloh lodge he was a member.' Interment will be In tbe City cemetery. ' : . ' The scene during the dragging of the river for tbo two bodies was a moat dramatic one. Sitting on the bank .of the Mver were the -parents of the dead boy. : For hours- sf ter the drowning took plaoe Mrs.. Gllllhan ..would not len'Ve the-river. ' - V- ? t J - The body, of Cries was palled -out of tha waterway Albert Madsen In view of a number of people who had gone to the ecene ,of the tragedy to help In the work or searching- fori the bodies. - From 4:80 a. m. to, after t o'clock, when the body was canght by ths grappling hook. Madnen, accompanied by a boy, dragged the river In the vicinity constantly,-, . 1. .ii m i i ' -.' rather Bead, Daughter Missing. ' ' L''A'wlre wsi received at police head, quarters yesterday afternoon from Ray Stevens of South Prairie,'. Washington, asking Chief Orltxmacher. te - lpcats Hattle Faller, as her father died Wed nesdsy. She is not living at , the .ad dress ' given . bi the directory, having moved some time ago, and up to' this afternoon had not been located. . . - . '' ShorVOhaare Trick Worked. ' ' ' Two short-change sharpers' bunkoed Miss J. V. I-edguin, cashier Of the Bris tol restsursnt, 480 Washington' street, out of It yesterday -afternoon: "The trick was sccompUnhed by Juggleryln getting a )10, gold coin changed, '. '. Married at Oregon City, , i .' ; Oregon City, Aug. (ft. Harvey ' 'H. Hurtburt ot .Seattle . and Miss Pauline D'Epurdfon, slater of. Louis D'Epurde-son-of this city, were married yester-dsy-affemoort at :ao nciodt by City Recorder Walter A. Jimlck. .The pappy young couple left las night for Seattle, where they will reside. I 4 ': KUe Photographic? Co. PITY SORROIVS UF POOR PARTY: - V- , y -.... -- Republican Organization Shot to ; n Pieces and No Chance for" -A-- Fragments o Unites ONE-TIME LEADER SEES - . LITTLE HOPE FOR IT '..vi-'-'-.jf' Factional Iliscord Bitter and It Will Be Impotsible to Brinf Inharmon : 1 ioua Elements Together to Make . Winning Fight for Offices.- . ; v "ifs impossible for the Republicans of Oregon to get together -for the next campaign. The 3 party Is sir-shotte pieces. ; We can't units becauae-see have no "common meeting ground.'' Thee are the gloomy forebodings of a prominent ,,. Republican- of , thla city who has played sn active .part lit poli tics In the peat. - In explanation of his pesslmlatto views he continued - -' ' ' s first piece ths party la with out a leo"ernfntrnr'kta(C Id" the gex." ond place the old actional discord Is aa rial ia avim sni It m uun aible-to unite, the two, wings of the party.' -Unless some great political con vulsion occurs, which will crests a new Issue, Mitchell Republicans and Simon Republlcsns cannot be brought towork In harmony. .'.-,. ! .-; .-. . ' ' . "Then, to make . the ' confusion still greater we will have ths direct primary nominations In the next campaign and no one can tell what ths result will -be There will be no chance for anything like, concerted action In ' making ths nomlnatlona. - That plan of a convention In advance of the primaries, to propose a ticket. . la ' absolutely- Impracticable. The people would resent anything of ths sort as" an attempt to dictate the -nominations In advance of the , primaries, and every man Indorsed In the conven tion would be Mowned'Jn'the primaries. This la, ths first ' time ths voters havs had a, real chance, to help make the ticket and they are feeling their oats a little, so It Is safe to say they would not "stand for a convention. ( . y- "Senator Fulton slipped a cog when he Indorsed the .Idea of holding such a convention, lie ought to. have realised that It would . never go. .. There would be a howl of "machine polities'- from every county In, the state if a conven tion were called. ' " "The old factional differences in the party 'are still unhealed. Simon Repub licans won't hsve anything to do with the old Mitchell leaders and ' they all have a knife out for Jack Matthews.' If hs shows his hand In ths next campaign there is sure to be war. The Mitchell Republicans do not seem to be so sore sgalnat the Simon faction, but they are all 'down' on the Oregonlan. Mitchell's friends are especially bitter -on account of the way that Scott treated the sena tor1 during the trial They will fight anything that Scott wants la the next campaign.' ' J-.f- -.' -v, - "It -wouldi,t surpxWe me. concluded the despondent prophet. "If the Demo crats should get a lot of tha offloes next June, and -they might even get a -ma joiity of tho legislature If they played their cards right. . "v . . i SAUPER OF eOIifi IS ARRESTED ChargedVvTt V.i t" Without License . From--- , County. r'? ' i (Special Dlspateh ' te Tbe Josraal.t . -t Oregon City, Avg.-ti. M. Allison, a saloonkeeper In Boring, was arrested yesterday 'afternoon ' by Deputy Sher iff Harvey Trembath charged with sell ing Ilqunr without license. .. He was re leased on his own recognisance to appear today before Justice of the Peace Hvy Stlpp. ' Alllsnn's license expired last December. ' He had hie license from the United States government renewed, but overlooked the formality 'ef obtaining a . license from ClarkamaS 'county for thla year, -i- '.-. . -- . ., ,- v j, . , " "'':' MaaylVsw Ceaesera. ' (Special Dispatch te Tee Journal. i Oregon iCIty, Aug, 2. Many new school teachers have been on gaged to teach In the Clackamas county schools during ths coming session-, among these re: Alma Bowman. Hood View; Flor ence Buchanan, Traoey; Christine Ham llton. Dickeys; Clara Hoi "trom. Stone; JehnliT Noble, "New Era; F. K. Dunton, Dry .Iiad;- Estella Crlawell, NeedyT Anna U lloppln has restgnsd aa ,pr. mary teacher at Harmony, r. Tt want it BBdarrkooa that Judge Bern sett, Boe aoksrtaea, W. T. Matlook, mays f FsaUetoa, and thetc frleaAa who were arrested fee ladalgisf Is, a pokes gams at the catpetial hotel yesssr- aay were mot released ea say orders without givta bail," aald lamyov ism oday. . x waa shs-aeheme ef OUy At torney KsSTary 'and Judge Oaxeeewm. The le the feUowa off sad easts te the tlty hall and told ass ef rt afterward. "X knew gives) eraeea te Chief flVrlta- maeher this aaoralag that these - sees ahsa be treated aa better thaa amy eths poke players who ars arrested, aad he wui asai wh taesa aoooraing te my erdere. .:... "I wish te esy ,his. however, that If Boo stobcrtson aaa win amythutg off Matloek 1m a poker gams, a Matlock oaa wis anytaiag eff Deo" Bobertsoa. they are walooas to tv- L-Mwr Lane emphatically declined to accept the' responsibility, for tbs failure to prosecute the men arrested yesterday for gambling. Hs declares It to be a scheme of the city attorney" and police Judge to ehoulder the blame onto him and he protests most vigorously. - . Testerday afternoon at. J:IQ o'clock City Detectives Reslng and Carpenter entered room S10 at ths Impertsl hotel and. arrested . Lewis W, . Robertson, knows as "Doc," chief ef police during the late - Sylvester Penneyer's term aa mayor: W. F. Matlock, mayor of Pendle ton) Thomas J. Matlock of Heppner, his brother; Judge ' A. a Bennett of The Dalles, who defended Senator Mitchell and Is now engaged In the defense of Congressman - Williamson: ' Dr. . J, . M. Davis, a dentist, and . Chihilas .Babo, a cattleman, for playing poker. ", Some time ago the detectlvee heard that a poker game waa running in- a room of i the Imperial . hotel. - and that "Doc" Robertson was conducting It Thsy - Anally located the tiger In room 110, which haa "been for' many months occupied by Robertson, ' - Ths report had circulated that Judge Bennett had been playing and loelng heavily; one story, said he had left T with hie opponent. ; j .; -, When Detectlvee Reslng and Carpen ter' entered .the room, a "Jackpot" of pleasing also ; was, about to. be -opened for a ' handsome stake. -' The men ob jected to being taken -to'-the police sta tion. Wn'. - : y'j-7; . : ' The ' defectives . took tbjo - party ' to police headquarters; -. Judge Cameron came Into the room' and, was introduced lo Judge Ben net Vwho asked whst he could do for thenv XudgeTimeron-!- but that perhaps City Atternly MeNary mighty aid them. Mr. MeKary wa sum moned. '.-.. '.':'''. ' ." v ' "Personally, said he, t m net n favor of proseouttng persons for In dulging In quiet . gamer In their own apartments, where regular gambling free to all comers Is not carried on. But In my , official capacity'-1 cannot rati to lake cognisance when arrests have been made, if the other officials insist." . Tha city attorney ' suggested Chat Mayor Lane be seen, and the party left the police station for the city hall From this point there . la a lack of harmony In the stories told. City At torney MoNary . and Judge -Cameron aay that ths visit to ths mayor's office resulted In the dlschsrgs of the accused men, .while Mayor Lane Insists thst he had no hsnd-in ths affslr whatever. -. : Chief Grltsmscher ssys the discharge of the ; men- waa . because of . the sttltude of City Attorney MeNary and Judge- Cameron. MoNary Insisted that It was not ths intention ot the law to molest such private poker games and that a conviction could never be had In court. - Consequently It ' was decided that the case should be -dropped.- . "I wss not told ths situation - as It existed." says Mayor Lane. "I did not eet them free. I could make no distinc tion between men, - even . though ' one were rich and the other poor.' I prom ised not to do thst, and I am not going to, either." . , . f . . ... . .. ' Robertson gained notoriety at - 'one time by aulng the Portland club to re cover money lost whjle gambling there. HURLS HIMSELF TO -l ! DEATH UNDER TRAIN ":'r (Special rnspateh te The JearaaLt Helena, MonU .Aug.- II. David 'J. Barr, a carpentsrt engaged on ths new Great Northern coal chute at Wagner, committed suicide In a sensational man ner, today by rushing heed first Into ths : landseeker special -train on, the Great Northern, j, going . West, - A few minutes previous to the train's pulling out Barr hand erf' his watch and letters to a fellow carpenter, saying: 'Xim going to die.'' -.,. -,'A.r -, The land seekers' train had pulled out of Wagner station and waa going at the rate of te miles ma hour; and before the carpenter to whom Barr had - spoken could comprehend, the latter had rushed straight at the- approaching train, with a wild yell, and laid his neck upon the rail, being Instantly killed, hlr head and both arms - being cut off by the rushing wheels. v, m v ., : . . Barr was 25 years of age' and a for mar resident of Pittsburg, Pennsyl vsnla. -' Hs was unmarried. No cause le assigned for his sensational suicide. ; ": i ' " i i m . -i Frefewed Stock Oaaaed Oooas. -Allen Lewis' Best Brand. ' -: . MRS; LOSES GOODE OF SAPPHIRES AT RECEPTION .1 -'';.;'..-,...-. 1 v ; v - Mrs, Goods,'- erlfes of President H- W. Goode of tho Lewis end Clark exposi tion,, loot-a handsome sapphire necklace of 'great -value at the reception given last night W Governor and Mrs. George B. Chamberlain at the American Inn. . ' Whether the necklace became un clasped and fell . to the floor, where It waa picked up by somebody who Is si-len-eboM"rt.'or whether somebody de liberately stole It from her neck In the crowded room, le not known.! The neck lace Is gone and a dlllgeht search today haa failed to reveal Its biding place.- . : "Move out from these dressing rooms," ' commanded '-Manager . Sam Friedlander of the Oaks, thla morning at 10 o'clock., -to the performers In ths Gelety theatre at fbat popular resort; "they have been; engaged by the Mormone te prepare for; the administering of the rite of baptism thla' forenoon." i 7 '"-'? .,'. f j , And the ectors moved eut ' ? - "v '-Stop-those boats at the chutes," also' ordered Manager Friedlander. "eo tbey: will not mar the solemnity of ths servn Ices." ...-.'.. '...: ; ." And ths chutes man Immediately pur a stop te the fun, .. '-,. :- v President Nepht Pratt of the Mormon northwest mission of the Church of the. Letter Day Salnta and Elder Johnson) had selected the Oaks the most suit-, sbls place In which tot baptise Mrs. Mary, Smith and Mlaa Anna Andrews of Boise,, who;' coming to the exposition, - have, been converted to the faith ef Brlgham, Young, ..-.,'''!.' v : 1 :' V . - : - :j . Xast night ' 10 Mormons visited tha -Oaks for an evening of pleasure, And, seeing the little lake Into which the boats from the chutes, with the- theatre; dressing - rooms conveniently . aear,'; It was decided that. tbe many baptismal services that are to be held In Portland by the Mormons should be conducted,- -jthere.-.; - .. '. . ".. ".. .-r'"-..-."- - ' This morning a acore'of sdhsrenta of that-' religion- went - to the Oaks sa Mrs. Smith and Miss Andrews pre pa: to be Immersed in the chutee pond. President Pratt and Elder Johnson,' took ths candldatee out Into the water, -which le four feet deep, anjj with words Of solemn exhortation ths two women; were Immereed. - "We were at the Oaks," aald President Pratt, "merely for diversion.-' The fs4 dlltles are so convenient for the serv ices hf baptism that we decided here. -after to hold them here. The managed ment. haa kindly offered the use ef the place and we will .Immerse several otheg converts." v ' . . , The two cahdldates who were baptlxedj today 'came to Portland some tlroe sga ' to attend - tha fair, and, hearing the gospel of Mortnonlsm presched by the missionaries, .accepted the teachings as ths truth snd asked to receive the rites provided by tbe. ritual.--'trT'jtip-.t OPEN AIR GRAND OPERA fi! AT FAIR ATTRACTS MANY During the past week great Interest haa been manifested In the eundewn- concerts riven on JM?.eterrac a Trail br.tha artists who I by- compose 'the 'JCtralfy ."Carnival of Ven Ice" company. " Both Soloists and chorus have . distinguished. . themselves.- The general theme for the; week has been "II Trovatore." The concerts are under the personal direction of Paoll GlorgU . one' of the .widely-known composer Thousands of fair visitors havs come -to consider these concerts as one of the -events, and the attendance Is Urge eaclt evening. TJiie Is probably the only In stance, recorded where grand opera bag been sung under such,. circumstances. , SOUGHT BLOOD: BUT- ft ' FINDS COLDTCELL! .;- ' '. ' v, . . 1' Brandishing- a raaor . and . trying td force his way Into a saloon conducted by Feter Grtno at First and Clay streets A. Costello, an Italian, wss taken Into , custody by Patrolman Scallsn and le now confined In the city prison. ' J t The polleemsh waa told by Charles' Meru, a, saloonkeeper. Front and Clajf streeta,.tbat tjie IUIisn entered his bar-room-Jaat-evenlng an-exhlb4tlng-H-largs knife, said he Intended .- killing Grano. Scallen hunted'for tbeunaa who wanted- blood and found him while lie was trying to break Into Grano' s sa loon,; . . J r. .;...-'.'.'-;'.' - - j J WARD ST. JOHN CHARGED I ; . WITH ROBBING HOUS . , (SpMlal msaatek t The JearaaLr "The Dalles, Or.,' Aug. tl.Ward8ts John - was brought . here last night - by Marshal Wood .and Constable Meyer erf : Cascade Locks. He Is accused of rob bing a houee there-and stealing clothing and $51 caah Ha waived axamtnatloa -and was boun4 over to ths grand Jury In 1600 bonda. He la a ballplayer and wall 'known.--r t i .. .-,, . .;.?'.?; ,-f. .' ' " "tl .' ..- , Kart ar Fan rroat Wars. Falling from a wagon yesterday after noon at Second and ' Stark streets, Charles Metsger cut hrs -cheek on the hard pavement and the rear 'wheel of the wagon passed ever hi let1. - Dr. S. ' C. Slocunvwaa sent td attend him after, he bed been taken to pol ice head q u r- -tore end -took several stitches fn thr wound In ila cheek. Hie leg was badly bruised, but -no bones were broken. V . , r ir -.' ' ; ' ! Dallas San Bums. V ;''""'' (Special Dtapatch to The Joaraal.) . ' Dallas, Oth Aug. 2. John . Fiddler e barn, burned. In this town at I -o'clock Friday evening. The barn wss of con siderable, else and wan full of hay; two buggies and several head of stock were also in the barn. The etock were all taken out, before the Are got under full headway. ' There - waa , no Insurance. . . NECKLACE :; """""J (' . i." - When Mrs; Goods entered the reception-room a she wore the necklace. Less than an hour later one of her friends noticed thst -ths necklace-had dtsap peered and asked Mrs. Goods what she hsd done with It Then she discovered her' loss. -. .. , Search was made for' the ornament. but.it could .not as- found, -neither had" anybody seen anything of It The neck. -Iscs was filigree work In gold, set with different colored sspphlres. It was present to Mrs. Goods, who valued 11 1 very highly. - . ; i .'''.'.. .'-. '..'.. ,e , , r . 1 ' ,