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" i -THIS : ORTlGOtI DAILY. JOURNAL, rCTLA!.TD, CATUHDAY nVZr.'IIIQ. ' CZrTLi:: I i .,'iiS IIARDT RETURNED LiOliEf IVILLIAU SUESS IS GIVEN DIUORCE- Ml OFFICIALLY G.16ES tllltL,, I9IGDDI I HP H'P-;" if. LAUD CASE FOR MlffllCE SAKE . TO AID PORTLj. DAT . : . 30EG0 Exhibitor Tells of Paying Fifty , Dollar for Booth Space ana -i o Return of Tan.' LATER CAVE THIS TO ; HARDT MEMORIAL1 FUND Think Assistant . Director a Moat : NoblaMan. and Wonders .Why ; Other Donators Art Not Satisfied With Official - . - ,'.''. ' Monty, received tor favoring an blbltor in th Manufacture building at th Lewie and Clark exposition, wa r - ' funded for reon of conscience by H. B. Hardt, essistaat to r Colonel H.B . Doach. director ef xblblta, acoordlof to , : jt Ouroay. , .-' I Mr. Ourasy la a tailor of ladlee' gar i I tnanta.. wboe establishment l located ; on the fourth floor of the Mohawk ' building. Third and Morrison street. He la aa ardent admirer ot Mr. Hardt and expresses conviction - that the chart aaalnat the aaaiatant director of ' Mhtbtta are without foundation. Mr. Gurney paid 380 for aeourlnv hla apace In the Manufactur- building sooner than waa expected, i Ten dollar . , of that aunt was returned to .him. he - vara, by Mr, Hardt, who declared that he could aot accept money In any euch manner. After he had made hla state ment Mr. Gurney -visited The Journal office for the purpoe of reiterating hla abaolute confidence In the Integrity of Mr. Hardt. To expreaa his. gratitude for Mr. Bardt's favor la. returning the "" 110. Mr. Oumey contributed that sum for Mr. Hardt'a benefit at the recent private meeting of exlbltors. , , v. a n ow Mk.""'""''' ; "I paid soma one, I don't know Mm never aaw him before or etnee3S'for t my Ipace. Mr. Hardt afterward gave ; m $1. earing thst It had reached him by meaaenger and that he learned It came from me. He aald hla oonaclencei would not permit him to accept It, and ' besides be had a good salary. He had i his future to look to, he said, and must avoid even the appearance of accepting money of that kind. " "It was about the middle Sf May whan X railed upon Mr. Hardt I waa very anxious to Inatall my exhibit at once, . , and told him about It. lie waa very " ' Bice about the matter, but aald that It . would, be tmpoaalble to do anything for . at that time, sines all apace had been allotted. But. he added. If I could wait - for several week he thought I could get - . the dealred apace, for there would an- . ; doubtedly be a number . of exhibitors' who would drop out. "I then told him that It waa worth tit to me tf I could get. the . apace at ence, aad be aald be would do-what he r jcould. 1 1 also told .ethers that I was willing to . pay ft for-the space ' at i once. "It was two days later that a rather ahort man, with sandy maatacha, called - at my office down town. I had never , aeen him befor, andMiav not eeea him tnei I do not know him and from " what Mr. Hardt told m I do not want f , to know him. - ? ,.- "He aald h hoard I wa willing to pay S for apace for exhibit purpoaa. ; I told him that Mr. Hardt had promlaed ;; me apace for nothing lf'I would watt, ! hut that I would rive nn 140. H aald no, and Anally I gave him $5. Th apace was then allotted to roe. . My x- hiblt was lnatalled soon after. . . . : Xomesty Appreciated, ' " '. "Some time later I had occasion to 's call upon Mr. Hardt." continued Mr. : Ourney. "He was not la hi offio and I went to his home. He gave me tit, . aaylng that it had com to him by mea- aenaar and ha had heard it come from . ' ma. Ha did not aav how he had heard it. But he said that his salary was auf- ' flcient tor his want and he could not , ; receive money that way. He cautioned m about paying out money for auch purpose and also advlaed m to have nothing to do with outbid eontractor JJo. jonitnifitlng my beeth. lle fnSlstag ' upon my employing contractor her la ' the city. ' "l appreciate hla honesty and Integrity - In returning th lit to me, and" when the meeting of exhibitor wa called th . .ether .day or the purpoee of contiib- Ung to Mr.-Hardt. I willingly gave th f is. And I tried to show, my ap preciation la other waya. ; "I read the affidavit that were made u agalnat Mr. Hardt, charging certain ao , tlons e hi part 'And in view of my - experience with .hint and my belief that hla tfltegrlty 1 abOv any auaplcloa -I - 'think that a complete atory of my ' tranaaetlon should be told , . ' i Demand will be made hy' th atate eommlaa)on ot the X wl and; plarg. ei poaltto for tb retirement of Mr. Hard The commiaaioa will Inalat that he a denied'permiaaioa to aerve oa th Jury of award In any capacity. - . . At present he -la -acting -secretary'' of ; 'th Jury, At th recent private meet ing of exhibitor between ' I70S and 11.00 waa subscribed by exhibitors who .will compete for awards. Bom of th IIUCLE 8AM fJAY CUBAN Plot Diacoverad at Cienfuegoa by i Bulldinga Six Killed and ; T V ; Liberal Leader and - i r . apedal svrvtre.) Washlnaton. . Sept. ' 7 J Government official a are bearing all sort of excit ing atorle from Cuba aa the results of th Hot at Cienfuegoa Miny profess to believe that the Intervention of the Vnlted States government under th Jlatt amendment la likely to be aecea sary soon.' . ' The government baa dispatches from Cienfuegoa which state that a plot of Liberals to blow up ths city hall, court house and other puolic building haa been dlseevered through-the-action of the Liberals la taking Into their confi dence saaa named Aysla.; - ' Ayaia was offered a b um to Join th' plot and aaalat n carrying It through. H agreed, learned tb detail and Informed the ehlef "of police that the Liberals wsrs preparing to aasassl- nai aa th udgea Th raid On th !Iot Buls followed. f. ' v The police attempted to search for arms la th room . Of Congressman r.nrlqiie VUloendaa, principal leader of te Llbersla In tjle lower house. Th Mfcerels with Viiiuendss fjred and killed t' cMet of poiics ana two pollcemea - - .'.: '-.'.' - . exhibitors who subscribed their names for certain auma Inalat that ' the aub- scrtptlons were taken at a very Inoppor tune time .M ! . ATTENDANCE AT FAIR JS RECORD-BREAKER . , ejevajsjamesasBHwa ' fc ' X " The 2,000.000 mark In attend- d ance at th, sxpositlon wa e passed laat night., When the ) S 'gatee cloaed at 1) o'clock - th. e 4 total ot entrance recorded at , the turnatUea waa 1,00.4. With the attendance for the remainder . , of th fair maintained at tb e 4 earn average aa that which haa . been reoorded o far, the .total "e on Ootober IS will not be leaa than a.ioo.od. "... ' The attendance up to 11:I o'clock today- waa !.. which e 4 . makea .this, on- ef ' the reoord- e 4 - breaker. - Th "tadlcauons ' are 4 ' that th total for today will be M.00. ;. p -V ... , 'L .:....-! i--j.'.-.M-' -;-r- " - www MRS. PROTZMAN MADE . GUARDIAN OF MRS LYLE '" ' ' " County Judge Webeter yeaterday ap pointed Mra. ' Kate " rrotaman of this city guardian of Mra, Margaret Lyle. aged ' I ' year. '.Th appointing' 'of a. gvardlan for the aged woman waa con tested by Mra. M, 8. Woodcock ot Al bany, Oregon, a niece. ''"Mra'-liyle wa a alater of John A. Crawford. - who died ' at Albany - om rear agow leaving n aatate valued at 110.909. R. M. Crawford waa ap pointed admlaiatrator of the eatate and filed an Inventory' stating that th prop erty ' waa worth only 11,009, claiming that a abort time before hi brother' death he had deeded him moat of the property. - Mra. X,yn brought a suit to have R. M. Crawford removed aa ad ministrator - and alleged that, be ob tained poealoa of th property Il legally.. Th case I pending. - ' Mra. Woodcock did not deny that Mrs. Lyle waa la need of a guardian, . but atated that, owing to the fact that ah wa of blood relationship and - lira Protiman only claimed to b' an adopted daughter, ah ahould ' be appointed to car for her aunt. - - s t. . CARL ORGAN RECITAL A.SPLENDIDSUCCESS William C. Carl last night strength ened the favorable lmpreaalon mad In Portland two year ago when ha gav aa organ Tecltal her. - His fame 1 so widespread throughout th country aa a greaXorgaalt that a splendid pro gram laat night waa aaare6V; His num ber - covered - a - variety of style "and composer and he showed himself equal ly t matter of aIEHI rendition of the Good Friday music, picturing la sound the events f-the period of th cruci fixion and resurrection, was given with strength, and - dramatic - amphaaia. A unique number was hi own paraphrase Ot the Japane national anthem.' 5 V a. K. Allen-Ooodwyn,' tenor, -waa not In hla best voles because f -hoarseness,-but still h aoored a triumph. , Hla se lections were gem And he easily won recalls. ' His vole la. a sympathetic on of pleasing clearness and bia Interpre tation la original and artistic. Mr. Carl will give snothsr recital thia evening. CARNIVAL OF VENICE ' V CLOSES IN A WEEK Bolossy Klralfy "Carnival of Venice" on th exposition Trail will olose for ths season Sunday, October 1. Up to that tiro two performance a day will b given, at 7:30 and o'clock la the evening, excepting Portland day, when there will be performance in the afternoon, . - ..... - The reaaea for th cloatng befor the and af the eases Itlen I tliat'-soius" Of th principals In tb company muat go at one to New Tork to prepare for the coming season of opera. Mr. Klralfy ha returned front th east, where he put en aa elaborate pro duction of "Black Crook." -Hi "Carni val of Venloe" haa been the most pre tentious attraction on ths -exposition Trail. It employed between 100 and 100 people and waa magnificently staged. JOHN HARRISON KILLED U V-iJN P0CATELL0 WRECK . John W. Harrison, th mall clerk who waa killed, in a railroad collision today near Pooatello, wa a graduate Of the Stat Agricultural college at Corvallls. He was bora at Amity, Orsgonv July IS, 1(71. and ws appointed as a mall clerk on June IB, 100. Mr. Harrison resided at 160 Fifth treet and leave a Widow. . . v T IX M. Mecklem. also a mail clerk. Who waa slightly injured. Jives at Hi East Seventh street. - TAKE A TROUBLE Ubarala to Blow Up AH Public Many Injured, Including ; Chief of Police. - " and wounded a number of policemen and civilians. Officer returned th fir and killed iVllluenda and two other and wounded several. .'" rns body of VUluendaa was ordered brought to Havana to 11 In tat In th house of repressntativsa, but It was buried tn Cienfuegoa thi morning and waa carried to th cemetery on th shoulders of ths Liberal. .Th Moder ate attended th funeral and -a, eon Blet waa narrowly averted la th ceme tery. . . i , According to reports, th election at Cienfuegoa 1 proceeding quietly. gsv ral outbreaks are reported In th in terlor; one fight occurred at Plnar del Hlo, where th polio quickly restored order. Trouble ta sxpected thia. after noon and tonight. , The report of tb attempt to sssasst nat General Ctomes waa apparently merely a poliUcal trick, without founda tion. It sppears that th government. In preventing th transmission of mes sages to Cienfuego, intended to Influ ence the voting. Liberal newspspers of Havana have not a uns from their cerrsspoadsnUh - , , UAIID III Judga Seara Enda Famoua Caaa jv Clvlno; Huaband tba :-'.'i:cr. " Dacrea. ' .' . ; .' ' CRUELTY WAS GROUND . OF THE PETITIONER Though Cartain Courts Havt Given Decisiona- Against Such a Ruling tha Deere Wat Mads Btcausa Two Could Not Livt Together. William Suae was this" mornJng granted a divorce by Jndao- Seara from May L. Suess. In granting the decree Judge Sear stated that In so doing b waa denartlna aomswhat from th ue claiona of th sut aupreme court and tha supreme court Of North Carolina, but that ha had com to th ooneluslon that tb partis in th suit could not llv together, so ho would grant th dlvorc. Cruelty was ths ground upon which Sue asked for a legal eepaxatlon from hla wife. It was shown at th trial. which waa hsld last July, that Mra Suess had been attending dancea and parti with Max Bailey, When he learned of hi wife' actions hs began a ault for dlvorc. lira Suess ftlsd a counter charg and also asked for a decree. Judge Sear this morning stated that ths suprems court had held that where a defendant-la a dlvorc caaa bad haa Improper - relations with . ptherpartie unltnown'to the plaintiff, that cruelty could not b cited as grounds' for a di vorce.' Judge Bear also atated, that the earn opinion had been held by tha North Carolina supreme court. - His reasons for granting th dlvorc were that th partlea could not llv together happily hereafter and It waa inferred that It the charge had been other than cruelty th degr could easily be eecured, as he was satisfied that the allegations made were" proven at the trial.. , Notice for an appeal waa filed and th court waa asked to allow Mrs. Suess a certain sum for' her support during the tlms the ess wss under appeal and also attorney's fee for carrying th matter to th aupreme ourC Thia last request wa not granted. Sum and hi former wife war mai ried ta Portland December IB. 184. -, , ii.., y... i. M. HAGERTY DIES " : ON HIS WAY HOME (SpeeUl DiaeeUb Tse JoarsaL) - Spokane, Sept. It. The body Of Jamea M. Hagarty, a mining man of tha Okanogan country, who died yeater day at Sacred Heart hospital of typhoid fever, waa taken - to NlghUutwk ithl morning-for- burial. Mit Hagarty was In Portland last month looking after th mining exhibit at th fair. H was taken alck at Nlghtbawk shortly after ward and . came to Spokane, intending to proceed . to hla home In Mansfield, Ohio. He was compelled to enter the hospital here two weeks ago. He was on of. th first nwspapr men- ta the Alaskan country. - He -.waa - a large owner In th Ruby and Six Eaglea mines, also in the Slmilkamean Fall Power A Development company. He leayes an sstat valued at 1100,000. FABI0 ROMANI MANAGER ' , SUED ON OLD ACCOUNT Walter 8. Moss today brought ault for $I0 agalnat B. R. Salter, manager of th "Fablo Romanl" company. In th circuit court. Manager George L, Baker ot th Empire will tight tb suit. It 1 alleged by Moss that on August ii; lilt, hs loaned Salter ISTi; and In January, 1817, commenced a suit in Fairfield eounty, Ohio, to recover th money. . H state that h obtained judgment for thla.AmnHnt, but alf tiatt he e'ef "received waa 110, which he etates waa paid him in this city oa Oc tober to. 1901. He now allege that th Interest on tb money and th xpnse Incurred In trying to aecur It hav mad a total of J0 du him. SCAFFOLD C0LUPSES . WORKMEN ARE INJURED Jaarakl gpeeUl Sfntc.) i. Ban Francisco, Sept. 28. Five work men were seriously, en fatally and a scor slightly injured try th collapse of scaffolding at ths Paclflo Mall dock this afternoon. The men were engaged oa foundation, wark. ; . . . . , - FuenU f OmsW WOsoa mslS. : ' "The funeral of the late Gustaf Wil son wa held at th Scottish Rite cathe dral this afternoon, - th honorary pall bearer being past grand masters of th grand lodg of Oregon Masons, while the active pallbearer were th present maaters of th local blu lodgee. Mr. Wilson waa on ot th most prominent Masons tn th west For many years b wa th local Russian vice-consul. PIRATE SEAL VESSEL . " IS SOLD AT AUCTION . " si (Speeisl Dispatch te The Journal) , Tlctorla, B. C, Sept. 23.-Th Seal ing schooner Carmenclta was bought at auction-sals today for 81.000. No other offer wa mad and It Is believed that th echopnar wa bought for interested partita. Th schoonsr waa sold for ar rears for , wages amounting to about 81,000. , y 1 i , ULTIMATUM SENTtO TURKEY! BY-SERVIA ' rJoarntl floeeisl Bmlc. f Belgrade,. Sept. II tjervla haa sent aa ultimatum to Turkey . In - reference to th violation of th Servian frontier by Turkish troope. . .Th ultimatum, de mand th dlamlssal of th officer who led th troop across th border and an lndsmnlty for-famtlle whoi suffered by th raida, and aa apotogy- from tb Port. : ' .. .. m I OoJremaHlaI" A4Joarad.' T .(Jmrnal Snerlsl S-rvet. f Valleio, Cal, ; Sept. 23. A telegram has beea received from th secretary of th navy granting the Bennington court martial an adjournment until uoh, time a Ensign Wads will bs abls to glr his testimony. . , , 4 Kaiser' Zdf. ' . ' rloariisl nini til Sm ,!. i i Berlin," BepL 11. NUuwenhul. leader of th anarchists In Holland, wa ar rested t Cologne today suspected of Journeying to Hamburg, where ths kaiser la, Intending to assassinate bias. Ask That All DoThelr Part In Making Naxt Saturday at th Fair tha Biggeat Event of. tha Ex- " : : , ; ' : y : poaition. . Buslnssg interests of the city are combining to ' make "Portland day" th greatest day of th Lewis and Clark ex position at least ths greatest In point of attendance. When it. became appar ent that a ehang ot date wa lm practic able, th commercial organisations, and business mea Joined In the movement to make It a unanimous celebration. There will b a general closing of busi ness houses on Saturday, September 80, and an tinmen attendance at th fair ta aaaured. ... . Mayor Lane Issued th following proc lamation today for th observance oi September SO as Portland day at th exposition: .t,,..-,-..- "To th People of th City of Portland greeting: , Whereas, - Saturday, the thirtieth day of .September, has been named as Portland day. by th mana ger of tho Lewi and Clark x posi tion now being held la this city, and "Whereea, Tb aam day ha been de clared a legal holiday by his excellency Oeorge B. Chamberlain, governor of Ore gon, for th purpose of celebrating Portland day at said exposition, and "Wbereaa, Th City ot Portland ha gained much profit to Itself, and great credit In th eye of tho many thou sand of visitors from . all ovr th DEATH COfJES TO COL JUDSOII Railroad Man Succumba io At i, " tack of Paralyaia at Lo- '',' : . ;cal Hoapltal, I ; WAS WELL KNOWN IN ' NORTHWESTERN STATES For Many Years He as Industrial Afent for the O. R. ft N. Company -and Had Rendered Valuable Assist ance in Upbuilding; of Orejon, After a brief illness from bronchial causes, complicated with aathrpa, and Anally m paralytic stroke. Colonel Ros- weii c. judson .died today. at Bt. Vin cent's hospital. ' The lerjd cam. peace-i MllT'tt 11:10 o'clock thl afternoon, with hi wlf and a few old friends at hla bedside, . Colonel Judson' death will b widely mourned.. He waa well known In Ore gon aa Industrial a gent -of th Oregon Railroad at Navigation company, a an official - he ' thoroughly understood - the need of- the .country .along Industrial lines 'aad waa actlv In securing coop eration between th railroad and th people. .. He traveled almost constantly from point to point in ths country trib utary to th Harrlman Unas in tn Pa cific northwaat, seeking to ancourage all kind or legitimate Induatrlal enter prises and th tabllshment . of neat one. He waa a kindly man, unob trualve, but Indefatigable In hla work and mad laatlng frlendshlpa wherever b wane Hi work wa of value to tb country aa well as to the railroad com pany ha served. . He waa originally a Wisconsin man, and entered the army from that atate when th civil war began. H served through the war, and settled In Mlane aota, where he lived many year.1 : He' was connected wtth th Induatrlal da pertinent of-the Bault Tjte.MarH ;T6ad: ' tight year ago h cam to Portland a Industrial agent of th O. R- A N. Hi health waa frail, and h suffered with asthma, but continued residence her had almost entirely relieved him from thi troubl, and he gained robust health. When h fall 111 a few days ago it was thought h would soon recover. Testerday his condition was reported a improved.- Late last night h suf fered a stroks ot paralyaia la hla right id, and with thia chang for the wore h sank rapidly. Thia morning at t oolock his old friend. Colonel Wil liam Crook, chief clerk to th general manager of (th Harrlman- line ia Ore gon, was called to hi bedside, hut' at that hour he was paaaing into a coma tose condition, from which b did not rviv." ,'.;.y, ,. - Colonel Judson wa about- 61 years of age. He resided, with his wife, at th Imperial, 'where he waS' regarded with affection by everyone from bellboy to landlord. - He Is survived by a widow and two eons, . on of th latter realdlng at Bt. Paul and th other at Omaha, . i BaOroad Bebetea, i. "' (Jxeroal SrUI Servlce.1 . ' Chicago, Sept 23. Th prosecution of th railroads for violation of th Elklns law relating to giving and receiving of rebate will follow -tn pleading guilty of the four officers' of tha Schwarsachild A Sulsberger company, to the charg ot conspiring to receive!, illegal rebates from railroads. .. The authority for the statement la, District . Attorney Morri son. H Is emphasio tn th declaration that th government, will go after the railroad. . , . , f An attorney connected with th firm Of packers convicted . predicted .that aome of them would go on th stand and dlvulg secret and, fasten guilt upon the other packers, perhaps send some of thm to th penitentiary, lie told of th secret compact entered Into year ago, when, Schwarssehlld Sulsberger were Admitted to membership In tha trust Th compact has been. broken sad ths attorney aald: J . It I were la the Shoe of other pack er I would prepare for trouble very serious troubl." In view of th sudden determination of the government te proceed agalnat th railroads, It Is believed In this olty today that somebody hi "squealed' and that th government haa secured highly Important evidence. Proceeding agalnat th railroads will . requlr sn snttrely separate campaign, new . Indictment, a new grand Jury and th calling from all parte ot th country of new witnesses Ploaeer of Forty-Tomr Dead. :; (Jcsuaal Special Beniea.1 V Astoria Or., Sept 23. Augustus - C. Wirt, pioneer Of 1844. I deadVt the home of hla daughter tn Seaside from paralyaia, aged II. II was a native of Pennsylvania and cam to Oregon with his family In 1144, stt!tng on Clatsop plains where he lived many. year. Hs left four son and three daughter and several grand and great-grandchildren, The funeral took pine thi -afternoon, interment being la Pioneer cemetery. .r world, who hav attended this exposi tion. -J - ( ' '"" : "Therefore, It is hut dus to oar honor and good nam, and further to ahov our appreciation of th liberal aid given th sxposjtlon by th general govern ment, the several atatee and our own tat of Oregon, which hav contributed largely to render th xposltion a suc cess, that th people of th city of Portland should personally and collect ively exert every effort In their power to make 'Portland day a pronounced suecesa. . - '- t-. ' "And to this end I org th cordial efforts and good will of all residents of thia elty toward making a full and com plkte observano -of - extember- aa kTortlead day.' '. Th Portland day committee - of th Commercial club held another meeting at noon today at the club. Favorable report were mad oa tho work of. har monising difference of opinion among buslnss man a to th proper date for Portland day. Tha committee will con tlnu It effort and will cooperate with prominent mea in other organlsatlona, all working t the nd of a reoord b reeking attendance oa Portland day at ta rair. " . - , FROLT PULPIT Methodist Conference Deprives Rev. ;D. B. Stark of Cre-.; . . ''," dentials and Standing, . USED BENEVOLENT FUNDS BELONGING TO CHURCH Laymen's Asaociation Raises Hundred Dollars and Urges Better law- f oT-.Superannnted. Clergymen Officers Are Elected. (Special Dispatch te The 7ewaaL) -Albany. Or., Sept 88. Th Methodist conference thi morning transacted con siderable ' routine bualneaa f- minor character.- Imnng a part "of th fore noon th eonf erenee waa -in , executive ession.' when th trial committee hav ing la charge the case of Rev. J.VB. Stark.r former pastor of - Lekevlew church, aocused of " appropriating be nevolent fund. Th committee reported th case to th conferenoe, recommend ing discipline. The conference deprived fcXsrk of. miniaterlal standlns and cre dential hut not of membership in tb church. ' . , Stark la aald to have IsfCbehind debts when he left Lakeview a year ago. Juet befor th 1104 conferenoe, for Califor nia, taking with him tha benevolencee belonging to tho churoh. -The ease laat year waa referred to th presiding alder, who reported on th charge thia week. tb Lymiv association met thi morning, concluding it buslnesa Th association raised 81.200 at th session. ibvu ior tn wuismette university, tb balance to be divided, between Klamath and Lakeview missions and th paying of tha poorer minister In tb confer ence. .. , - ' The aaaoclatlon sent resolutions to th TOnference,orinf Jettr!agio superannuated preachers and urging th conference to provtd better for old men worn out in work.., ,. ,..,, Officers war elected for - th asso ciation, and a new oonitltutlCn adopted, providing , ttat mambership consist of iww vvrsuiia iron ngn cnurcn in Jine conference, and on for each 100 mem bers in th church or major fraction thereof.' Officers of the laymen' asso ciation are: President, R. A. Booth of Eugene; vice-preeldenta, east Portland district A.'P. Ftsgsl; . west Portlsnd, B. Le Paget; Eugene district. Miss Stella Buclaug ef Grant Pas; secre tary, F. B. Sackett of Coburg; treasurer, Dr. Osmaa Royal of Portland. Bishop Walden addressed tha confer- ence thi morning. . He leave thia aft ernoon 'for Portland,-where o will spend aunaay., . : f: r-'- .Take Advantage ef Bid Trips. . Holders of certain Lewi and Clark ticket are entitled to fifteen-day one far tickets on th' S tuthern Paolflo as far south a Ashlsnd. Parttoulara hv aaklng at Third and Washington streets. Portland. r - . ... ,, . ... - m I i . tradi::g STALTPS o;;ly LAIVFUL DISCOUHT California Supreme Court Over throws Law Punishing Their Usert-lNot Constitutional. I '. (Jearsal SpeeUl aerviea.) . San Prsnclsc), sept 28. An opinion by Justlc McFarland. concurred In by all th Justices of th state supreras court, was handed down thia morning declaring tha, stamp or coupon' aot Un constitutional. Th measure wa In troduced by Senator Keane ot this city and paaaed March 1 last Many arreets war mad for violation of th law, but thos accused were released on habeas corpus write. - Tha court held that th trading stamp waa merely a form of al lowing discount oa cash payment; that their Issuance waa harmless and within the constitutional, right ot contract - Jacobs Oats JMcsAfes.''' T7 Louis Jacobs wss awarded 81.800 dam age thi morning by aury la Judge Oeorge' court against - th Oregon Water Power A Railway oompay. Ja cobs was injured by being struck .with a'csr. severs months sgo. , ,- Japan aUotar Sold. . ; . J .(Joarsl gpeetal gerrkal ,. ,. .. TToklo, Sept 13. Arrests wsr mad thi morning of parson accused - of participating tn rlota- yesterday. Two ef those arrested were connected with the newspaper Nlroku, which attacked the pac treaty. v UB OUSTED Testimony All Taken In Third V Land ft ud Trial Against . Williamson. "J JURY WILL CONSIDER5 . EVIDENCE NEXT WEEK v OoVernment's Rebuttal Occupies the Morning Session but Supposed Rrr elation Are Not Mad and Both -'Sides Rest .- -..'.-'"... ; ' .' v Argument to th jury, began thia afternoon tn th land fraud trial In the federal court th .. ordeal through which - Congressman Williamson, Pr. Van Oesnsr aad Marion K. Biggs er paaaing for th third tlm i nearing th close, and th ess wUl reach, tb Jury early next week. District . Attorney Heney began hla opening argument to th Jury thi afternoon, making a strong presentation of the government's ease. j , The morning was occupied with th government s cloatng vianc in . re huttal. tha chief witnesses being J. H. Gray, a cattleman of Crook oounty. and James Keenan of th Arm of Morrow Keetian, rivals ot Williamson A Oesnsr in th sheep-rslslng buslnss. In th main thlr teeUmony waa merely corrooora Uv of that of otber witnesses - and, aslda from occasional tilts .' between counseV-tha sloa was devoid of Im portant incident - - . " Chemical analyala of the ink on th check given by Oeenr to two timber ntrymen failed to confirm the euapl clon that th date war written at a date ubequent to tb body of the check, so that the expeoted sensation failed to materialise. Dr. Hampton, th chemist reported thst ths In wea.au of the same kind ana eg. - Stray Baia axakimg J H Orav tesUfled that ha had never uttered any threat against Williamson and Oesnsr, nor did h know of any threats by any other eattlemea egahiat them. He did desire to secur section 35. which they had bold, snd talked with them tn ths effort to persuade them t glr It to him but no threats ware used. He positively denied that they, were told by him. or ny otnr cat tlemen, . that they would not do per mitted to uec th ectlon for aneep eras ing. TbS famous deadline " eeUblished by th cattlemen waa the eubjot of pro tracted queatlonlng.by both Honey aad Bennett and the witness told ot th notices which werS postsd warning tha sheep men not to v allow their hard to ere tb line, -.--rv-.-.' - -v - r--J During the examination of The wtt- ness the attorney crossed swonJ rs- peatedly ud charge of unfairneee war freely exchanged, judge Bennett .inter nosed a multitude of objections to th question of th dUtrlct attorney, but la almost every instance th latter waa sustained' by th court -- -- -""T ; ' I a Stenra XJMla Jok. t -William T. Pogle "was recalled 'to Identify th signature Of ex-County Clark smith to a letter written tn re gard to echool hnd acquired by Oeener durln th summer of 1003.' A queetlon sros aa to th admissibility of th vi dence and the district attorney argued that it was competent. . - "I am aur I am rigat, your honor. Be cause that very question la th on In which 1 waa admitted to practloe," aald Mr. Heney, and he added with a broad mil -after three flunks.", The evidence was admitted. . James Keenan ot th hp firm of Morrow Keenaa, waa the laat witness of th morning. H testified that no threats wsr mad In 1101. 1008 or 108 agalnat th sheep men who were using township 18-18, where th Wllllamaon Oeaaer rang v.- located. - H con sidered this township thbentah.ep graxinrconnxry n naa sver seen. - A urge number or sheep belonging t Morrow A Keepan were killed on section 36 in 104, and th witness described th occurrence. Tb sheep were killed by a band of 18 or 18 men, som of whom wer masked. Keanan reported th af fair ta C Sam Smith, Uien aherlff of Crook oounty, but no arrests wer made, altbougW-Smlth said h knew who had don th killing. JIM he-tU,yo who. had ton;HT7 asked Heney. ---.. ;..-.. -Tea, he told m It wa don by th Elliott outfit and by Gray." replied th witness, but on motion of Judge Ben nett th'atatmnt waa atricken out as Incompetent -,'-' s - . . .' ;, Ho, for Astoria. "T ; Swift steemer Telegraph leaves Alder street dock 7:20 a. m. dally except Fri day. Returning leaves Asterla t p. m, arriving Portlsnd 8:30 p. m. Sundays leaves Portlsnd 8 a. ra Astoria 2:30 p, m. Arriving Portland p. m. NORELLI CONCERT IS REAL MUSICAL EVENT The concert tonight et ' th Whit Temple, marking th only appearance on th coast thi tour of Madam Norellt, will doubtless be th leading musical affair of th sarly season. Portland is th horn of Madam 14orIU and so la favored with this concert outside of her tour points. Sh ha not been beard her since sh left for Europe five year ago, but shs haa been much heard of. Her auceeaa a ah haa gone from one city In Europe to another, meeting wKB tnumpn arter triumph, has been fal lowed With much satisfaction thouah llttl surprise by her friend. : . Si TU lCcotfrtag Soap Mad, A Scouring Soap A Metal Polish A Glai Cleanef U..iteeeell j Police Need No Further EvU dence, Jud Cameron Cays, toArrest Caloonkexper REFUSAL' TO ADMIT J! ' :OFFICER3 13 ENOUGH Important Ruling by Uunicipal Court " la the Case of John Oottli,' Con - ricbxl oBreaking Midnight Cloa.' 'tag Law. ? . :' .' . : v. " Any Baloon-keeper who retu t ad mit the police to his bar after th door are locked, when a raqueet for ad- ' mlttanca 1 made, will b held guilty -by Polio Judge Cameron of violating the 1 o'clock closing ordinance. Thi ' important declelon was made In the po lios court thia morning. Judge Cameron aeverely censuring John - Gottll, pro- ' prletor of tb Wigwam saloon. First , and Mala streets, who refused Captain Bailey andN Patrolmen Klenlen and John-, son admittance, with th reault that hla . door waa kicked down. Gottll admitted that M aaloon waa open at 3:30 o'clock thia morning. J. H. Thompaon, W. B. Robblne and O. A. Martin were at the bar when. the door waa broken down and were charged with being out after hour. .The polio -heard th cash register ring and the -sound of dice before they demanded that the door be opened for them to nter. Three times wss Gottll ordered to open . th door and on bia refusal. In accord ance with the Instructions leeued by Mayor Lan through Cblsf of Pollc GrUsmacher, the, door w. forced. "I will dismiss the three mra charged with being out after hours." said Judg Camsroo, "but wiU fin Gottll 818- Thi ' I hi first often or X would Impose heavter fine, h' "Several dkye ago I asked th police to demand admittance to a aaloon whan they had reason to believe the law was -being violated, and exprd th opin ion that not a aaloon-kepr la the city would refuse them admittance. I wish . to aay. aa 1 aald at that. tlm. that I will find any aa loon-keeper guilty of breaking th law who refuses the police admittance to hie bar at any hour ot the day or night It makes no difference whether they force their way ta or not" Al Cloee. proprietor ot th Totem saloon. Wt Prk and MorrloaJtrt,- waa lined 30 by Judg Cameron yester day for permitting Mabel Conquest to frequent hla plaoa of buslnss. jsmes Baker gad the woman war jtlned flO eaoh.' . , ' . Sam Wafler oharged with keeping hla saloon open after hours by-Patrolman Foster, pleaded guilty tola morning and was fined 128. B.' X Keyser appeared in court thia. morning en th charge of sailing liquor - to minors snd bis hearing wa set zor Monday.- R la under $100 bond. , Al Wohler. proprietor of th Cspltol aaloon, will be tried tor th am of ten Tuesday.-Hla' bond la also 3100. . A warrant wa Issued thi morning" on a complaint filed ssrerai oaya ago, -charging August Erlckson with keeping' hla saloon open after 1 o'clock, . Th delay was due to an lnvetlgaton mad by th pollc commission into the con duct of Patrolman Anderson. ; ' ; : LAW - AND ORDER FIGHT . in ptiiDira ' Ronald Oliver Believes the Re form Forces Will Carry '" '..i:' :-j Election.:- Jt ' Thlaw enforcement ticket should, win la th Pendleton city election thi fall.' aald Ronald Oliver today. Mr. Oliver ta a resident of Pendleton and an actlv member of th Law Enforcement league, which haa determined to nomW nat candidate for mayor and -council-- men In th coming primaries. - "! "We hav been trying to unit th people who went better civic condition Into an organisation . that shall strive to plac in offlc men who will' stand, for th law's enforcement . x - "Bert Huffman is ' president of th leagus and with- him are many promi nent eitiiens.- Hs Is dltor of th Dally Eaat Oregon lan and ha kept th cam-', palgn going without oessatlon for many . months, ' "Some substantial result hav been secured already and there are reasons to expect success In th oomlng election." Mr. Oliver la a graduate from th lib eral arts department of.th University of Wsshlngton at Seattle and 1 now en route to that city to continue hi course in th university law school. , . "Th strength of th movement - In - Pendleton." said .he, "for betterment of etvlo condition la largely in th fact' that th young men are Interested and , are willing to com out into th open and stand for law enforcement X re gard th prospect bright for victory;, thi thing t In tb air; In all parts of the United States a sentiment I aroused thst dsmands honesty, by officials and observance of. the pledges which every official makea when ha take hla oath . of offlc,'t . - ... ;. ... , .;- - i V " Slaat Pace TrlaL .- ' ' (JoBraat Speelal aervise.f " , Montreal, Sept 22. Th petition of ; Gaynor and Greene waa dismissed to day and both muat return to th United State to stand trial. : : 4 . v-- A u : x. s-r ...... ; .. -.., - -j, s I; ..... v.- - i