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THE 'OREGON - SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. GUNDAY ; MORNINO. NOVEME"H 13, 1SSJ. JJGUSTiERICKSOII WILL HAVE (10 TROUBLE KEEPING HIS LICEHSE GOLIPERS STAriDS ON HIS RECORD GRAFJERS ARE 101 17ATER CITY POLICE RAID UILVJAUKIE CLUB AND T.1AKE SEUEH ARRESTS LOUE CIIARr.lS FAIU TO Will HILT Investigation by Liquor License Committee, Fail to Pro . due Result. COUNCILMAN WILLS CALLS IT GREAT WHITEWASHING With Evidence of Police and Munld- , . pal Court Records, Committee rails to Find Any Attempt to Violate OrdinanceOther Cases Postponed Whitewash In liberal quantities was , used last night at the investigation of August Erlckson, proprietor of the largest concert hall on - the Pacific coast, who was cited to appear before the liquor license committee of the city council and show cause why his four saloon licenses should not be revoked. The four members who applied the i brush were Councilmen Shepherd, Wal- lace, Annand .and Gray. Councilman Wills was the only member present who menlfested a desire to act In keeping with the policy recently -outlined by the committee toward violators of the city .' laws. ,.It was clearly shown by records of , the municipal court that three separate ""'convictions had been secured and fines Imposed on Erlckson for violations of the law, but the committee decided tht aa the' convictions hsd been secured n - technicalities and that the proprietor had not acted with Intent to violate, the city ordinances, the matter should be In definitely postponed, -i ' Testimony rails to Convince. ' Erlckson, with Attorneys 8 week and Lone, had little difficulty in convincing the majority, of the committee that the licenses should not ba revoked, although Captain Bailey of the police -force and 1-atrolmen O'Brien and Olddlnga tesll ' fled that Erlckson had been arrested for keeping his concert hall open n various occasions ' after 1 o'clock and thtt liquor had been served from the bar. Clerk Henneasy of the municipal court teetlfied regarding the convictions snd presented a transcript of the case, 11ITED TO HAVE COUGAR HEADS vThatWafWhyrrSayrrMayor r Flatten Them. COULD LIE BEHIND ROCK OR LOG TO WATCH ENEMY Mayor . Telia the , State Academy of Sciences That Indiana Burned Out Underbrush In ForestsProfessor Cofhlll Exhibits Fine Microscope Dr. Harry Lane advanced' the theory at the Bute Academy of Sciences last night that Indians flattened thalf heads because they desired to pattern after the cougar. 'With their flattened beads they were able to lay behind a rock or log and watch en enemy Just as the cougar eeuld lay behind a log and watch his prey without being observed. The theory wse discussed by the mem bers of the academy after Dr. Lane had concluded hie lecture and It waa almost unanimously accepted. The subject of Dr. Lane's address wss "Forestry , in the Early Days In Ore gon." The speaker told of the obser vations of his forefathers and of him' self of the forests and the care the In dians took of them. He said the In diana every fall burned all the dry leavee and twig, and underbrush la the kssalpw It slwaxs free frnm im. derbruah In order that he might see his game or hie enemy more readily"' or travel with greater celerity. He was of the opinion that lightning In the early daye ae now, caused many forest fires In the mountains and that biases were started by sparks caused by. rocks fall : Ing from cliffs.. He said that the forest trees Were changing; that formerly the Willamette valley waa covered with oak where now there were Immense forests of fir. and - that spruce In time would supplant " the fir. J ,' ' ,." ' -vi . - ' ,i Professor Cog hill of Paclflo university gave a highly ecientlfle discussion os "Preloealisatlon of the Egg-and Cor- - related Divisions," and explained the - reoent researches in this line by use of the modern microscopes. He said that through the use of the microscope in : experiments with the egg -of the trlton, ; or 'weterdog. e scientist ean make tnon st realties equal to . the Blmese twins 'whenever he desires. " ' He exhibited his microscope, whtch Is isald to be the finest on the Paclflo l coast, and the members of .the society (were given an opportunity , to view 'slides through It. . :T I BENEDICTINE FATHERS . -SETTLE IN CALIFORNIA (Special Dlapetek fey Leaned Wire to The Journal) Los . Angelas, Nov. II. -Montebelio, - the- suburban - villa,' about five miles 'east f Loe Angeles,, has been selected as the place for tha headquarters In the Vntted States of the Benedietlne Fathers of the Sao red Heart. .v- .. Here will be constructed a monastery college, cathedral and other -buildings ,,'et a etet or not less than tmo.ooo. It la the Intention of the order., in ad 'ditLon.to erectlna the buildings neces- 'esrr. to place the tract in a high state -of jtulUvatioa. snd.to. beautify ALith ' trees, shrubs and nowers. ins neso ouarters of the order Is now at Okie . hnma nA this- will be removed to Monte- 'bello ss eoon ae-possible and the work ,cf construction of the buildings will be gin as soon as plans have been arawn. .I r- raster SafJe for Portland. .ni.i M.netrk to Tbe Journal.! Uvnl. e-olnt. Or.. Nov. !. Rev. D. M. Hare." w ho hss been pastor of the Mvni. T'oint Preabvterlsn church, hss renlsned snd with his fsmtly sailed to- rtnr on the steamer Bosnoke for Tort land. Mr. Hare hss accepted '"11" naaiatant pastor of the First rresby-l teri.n church at Portland. which were heard , hefore ' Municipal Judas Cameron. - Attorney Lone argued that hie client had kept hie doora open ao that patrons could patronise the restaurant, but .with no Intent to cell liquor, tar. crickaon had been arrested on one occasion iu the saloon after o'clock la the morn inn, but It was argued that he waa checking up his accounts. The doors of the con cert ball were open at the time of the arrest. '. Convictions hsd been secured after trial before Judge Cameron. ..... Qray rirst Tethered Measure. ; Early in August a resolution . was adopted by the liquor license commit ; tee to the effect that every saloon keeper Who was convioted in the mu nlclpal court of violating the city ordi nances should . have his liquor license revoked. Councilman Gry fathered the resolution and later objected when A successful attempt was made to re scind the action of. the committee. An other resolutlon.wa adopted to tha ef fect that all who were convicted of vio lating the. ordinances should be cited to appear' and show cause why their licensee should not be revoked and that unless they gave an excuse to Justify their violation of the ordinance their licenses would be taken from then. ' When the vote was taken last night to postpone action on the Investigation Councilmen Annand, Wallace and Shep herd voted In the afnrmatltve and Coun cilman Wills did not vote at ell. Gray was chairman of the meeting. Council men Vaughn and Masters, . the Other two mem here, were a beent . " Wills Olves Waning, "t want to tell you fellows right now that, you want to keep straight from this on," wss the warning Councilman Wills gave Erlckson. after the vote had been taken. -,-.. Wills wss much Incensed at the atti tude of his brother members of the committee. .... ."That was a great whitewash," said he In- disgust "Those fellows have made a farce of this matter, Erlckson can afford to violate the ordinance every other night snd be fined I J or $60.,f ... . J, D. Morris, who pleaded guilty and waa "fined $26 for Selling liquor to women in his saloon at 111 Second street, was heard, but the committee also dismissed his case. Bis othsr saloon men who had been cited to tjrpear and show cause why their licenses should -not be revoked were present, but it was decided that It would be no use to take up their cases. CHEMAIVA BUILDING BEING RAPIDLY IMPBOVED Work Being Hastened and Large Force Busy on Govern menOftrns. fSpeelal Dispatch te The JoornaL) Chrmawt, u . IS. ThamproveT ments at that Indian school are being rapidly pushed to completion, ' The din- lag-room, and kitchen department have been entirely overhauled at a cost of about 14.000, and la now up-to-date end aa well equipped as any institution of the northwest .' Contractor James E. Owen of Minne apolis has a large force at work on the two large barns and assistant superln tendent'e cottage, and will be able to turn- these buildings over to the govern ment for use within the next couple of months. The large brick hospital, for wnion iit.ooe was appropriated, will have to be relet, with some modifica tions, as the appropriation was exceeded at the recent opening of bids. This wlf be done In the near future. - Superintendent - Chaicroft . hae called for bide lor a large list of building ma terlal to remodel and repair the old buildings of the school, ao that hv the first W the new year this work will be under way, and when completed the school will be the beet eulpped In the service. , . ...( BAKER CITY NOW HAS FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY ' (Special Dlapateh te Tbe Jtmni.l.) Baker City, Or, Nov. II. Baker CUy - -ry. has a free publlo library. At the first 1 ,,rnz- i..i.a TTi7J'",'" " ' Cartert vice-president, J. T. Donnelly; secretary, Mrs. C L Flynn; treasurer, Mrs. F. M. Barton. Mrs. Epplnger, Mlaa oiaca ana Mr. imnsus wereappo1ntd a committee to prepare by-laws, rules ana regulations. IDAHO HORSE THIEVES " : BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL (Special D1ptrh te The Jenraal.1 ' Boise, Idaho, Nov. !.- Oeorge Port- lock. George Bhapley. Dell Williams and Bsm Butler, under arrest for horse steal ing, were held under 11.000 ball each at tbe preliminary hearing before Justice Knox at Emmett today. The defendants are believed to be part of a gang of norse thieves infesting Canyon county. " jrewberg Telephone Company. ' 4 - . (Special Dlapateh te Tha Jmircal.) New berg. Or., Nov. II. The , Weat Newberg Telephone company has been organised and the line will soon be In readiness for use. J. - H. Bldgood Is president and A. Berrell secretary of too company. ' , - ' Toy Faolfle Coast Cement. (Special Dtapatch by Ltased Wire te The Journal) Washington, Nov. II. The secretary of the Interior today awarded a con tract to the Portland Paclflo Cement company of Sen Franc isce for 10,000 to 40.000 barrels of cement, the bid be ing ll.hh per barrel t. o. b. Tolenas, California. -, I..' . J. ... A Preferred: Oredltof.' V ,.' , ' A -stesiber at tbe eonuDerelal awlsdHag fn tarnltf- lauly -eaued- bte eredtMr -tngatnat aa eftered thm la settJemal hie aete fuc 3A eeata ea tbe eollar, parable la foor SMOtba Hla brother, ese ef the larfeat eredltora, rathei "hlehed." hat tbe debts, took him aside sad said: "Dn m flaa -- -.' -m ae ros s prererrta -eriitw." . So tbe propaeal wss seeepted by all. Presently tbe preferred brother aald: "Wvll, I should like what is eomlef te " "Oh," waa the reply, "ros wes t get any- thins: they wen t any et tbea get snrtbto." 'Mat I tboesht I waa a preferred creditor? "Se yea are. Thaee aetee will sot be saM nfees they come due; It will take tbea fane nanfhs to Bad eat that taer ere net golmj ha gat ear thin. Bet yea hsew It now; jot see. vs are prererreo.-- Oaadidata fee the Se.ad, Kaeae Please, BM'aii eeery tin little RnMn J partes, sw asd kirks sie Ilka anrthlng. amid Mother Blees hie little heaetl can't hare hla ews way he rsss at at .snd Bell I be S' fsaene fastball plarer torn ear. ' Resolution by Delegate Censur ;. Ing Him Leads to Heated ;. f ; " ; Debate.. - UNANIMOUSLY CONDEMN ANTISCALPING LAW Pass Strong Resolutions SympathLt- Ing With Persecuted Russian Work men and Jews Oppose Election o! Hostile Senators and Congressmen. r,-S - ' t 1 (Special DUpst!h byUaetd Wire to Tbe Jonrsall Pittsburg, Pe... Nov. 1. In the Fed eration of Labor v convention , today Delegate Berger'e resolution censuring President Gorapers. for hie . connection with the National Civlo Federation caused heated debate. President Clom ps rs took the floor end waa applauded when he said ha would make no answer to this attempt to discredit him. He said - be stood on his record. An en thusiast moved thst Compere be com mended for his work with the Civlo federation, but It got no second. The .Berger resolution waa tnon ae- rested. All evidence In the great Juris dictional dispute between the steam fitters end ths plumbers waa presented to the organization committee. Several hours were then taken up with discus sion In the committee. A report may not be made before JCuesday. John Mitchell protested against ref erence of additional disputes to the or ganisation committee of which he Is chairman. Me declared that 'the com mittee would be unable to complete. Its work before the convention adjourned if given more work to do. Special letters . were, ' therefore, or dered referred to special committees. ' A resolution ssklng all labor men to oppose the eleotlon of senators and con gressmen who are known to be hostile to organised labor, passed enthusias tically. . . .. The delegates unanimously condemned the antlscalplng law. In e resolution It waa recommended that the federation use Its Influence to have "the elgnlng of eontraots in buying steamboat, and rail' way tickets abolished. -. . The convention passed strong resolu tions sympathising with the persecuted Russian worklngmen and Jews. However, the clsuse providing for substantial aid through a 11.000 check was stricken from the resolution. D. Q. Ramsay of Chicago, representing the Order Pf Railway Telegraphers, has started a boom for Secretary Quia of that union for a1 place on the executive council. At first It created little Interest, but a combination embracing delegates representing railway machinists boilae makerei cat wui KtTS."lrackmen and com mercial telegraphers was formed to carry on tbe matter. - They raised the Issue that- the" rsiiroaanhmptdyesnnioarcom mittee represented In the American Fed- eratlen ef Labor have no representative on the council. HOLLAND IS PLANNING TO BECOME REPUBLIC (Special Ttlapateb by Leaned Wire to The Joarnal) The Hague. Nov. II. A strange story la In -circulation to the effect that ac cording to the Dutch constitution If the queen le childless Ave years after her marriage, which will be on February t. next, parliament Is empowered to dis solve the anion snd that there Is a clause In the wedding contract permit ting thle. , Whatever waa the origin of the fore going there Is not tbe slightest foun dation-for It The government is now busy revising the constitution, especi ally the article referring to the succes sion. The nearest in Una le the Qrsnd Duke of Base-Weimar, who, according to German law, will be compelled to choose between the thrones of ' Saxe- Weimar end Holland. After him comee a prlncese of Reuse and Kreuss and then a prlncese or weld. . ' There le a marked antipathy through out Holland to all these possible suc cessors, aa all are Oermwn. It Is likely, therefore, that no heir will be Bought, but that, another peaceful revolution will be carried out and the government become a republic. a BCRnPFN PA! ITI IS GROWING WARM -'t iii i. . ' (Special Dlapateh te TUs Joarnal.) .Aberdeen. Wash., Nov. II. - The municipal campaign la beginning to warm up, and with the prospect bf two full tickets In the field and an inde pendent candidate for mayor there will be abundant, room for scratching and for plenty of hard work. The Citizens' ticket. w.hich Indorsed all of the present city officials, excepting Dr. Smlts, who refused a run again for health officer, waa put in ine neia at a caacus neia lsst Monday evening. Today William Irwin, a well-known newspaper man. announced hla candidacy for nisjor as inaepenaeni ana on a ciosea-iown pisi form; , while next : Mondsy night the Lew and Order league will meet and nominate a ticket. As all Of the platforms declare against dancehalla and gambling and In favor of needed reforms. It would seem to be not so much a question of measures as of the man who would be the moat apt to support them. The registration books, which have closed, show a total registration of i.im.. . , : : BORROWS WIFE'S MONEY AND THEN DESERTS HER (Special Dlapateh by Leased Wire te Tbe Iooraa) - Ssn Francisco, Nov. II. Thomas Ray, a singer of illustrated songs, deserted hie wife; and ll-months-old boy last Wednesday, aftsr borrowing $221 from Mrs. Ray and leaving. her 11 to support herself and child. Ray had been singing In concert halls In Portland and Seattle until two weeks ago, when Mrs. Kdna Price, Mrs. Ray s grandmother, died, and Mrs. Ray received by her will $100. . Ray advised his wife to come to San Francisco and. taking naa ansa on lhe.flusaiu.-he sent Mrs. .Rajf and his child by train, after borrowing 1180. On hie arrival here last Monday he told MS wife that he waa going to buy an Interest In a theatre in Oakland an1 persuaded Mrs. Rsy to give him the re mainder of her money. Mrs. .Rsy thinks be has gone to England, as be expressed e desire before leaving her ot visiting hla home In that country on Christmas Charles Bleeted King. iSpneJal Dtepntch bf Leaned Wire te The Joarnal) Christians,- Nov. II. The Norweglsn parliament today unanimously elected Prince Charlee ef Denmark to be king ef Norway. Brother of Tammany Boss and Also Hand Man Must Face Grand Jury. ) FLOATER KRUP THOUGHT ; TO BE HIDDEN IN CITY More Than Fifty Indictments Re turned and Bench Warrants Issued for Msny, Including Election Dis- vCrfcf Captains' and Others.'. ; , ? (Special ntepatch by Leaned Wire te The Jeereal Nsw York.. Nov. II. John J- Murphy, brother of the Tammany boss, and Aldor roan James J. Gaffney. the boas' handy man, are to be brought before tbe grand Jury Monday to be questioned ae to what they, know about toe spiriting awy oi floater John Krup. Vastly more prog ress than appears on tbe eurtace naa been made by the attorney-general In tracing the sinister connection between the wretch who was caught in the meshes of the. law and ths desperate grafters who hired him and hundreds like him. ' . Through Murphy. XJaff ney and other wltneases it may be learned how far the Tammany boss himself may have gone to protect himself and his friends from further confessions of the- fugitive whose absence was esteemed by Tammany to be worth the $5,000 In cash which he has forfeited. 'V : Information reached the' attorney general's office todsy that convinced of ficials there that Krup has not yet left the city end that he le being kept In hiding in eome mysterious locality here, though plans for his ultimate escape are maturing.. , . .. The attorney-general le preparing te have Charles P. Dillon, the Tammany lawyer, accused ef aiding and abetting Krup's dash for liberty, punished for contempt In case he pe relets In refus ing to eetafactorlly answer other queries which "will be put to him by the attorney-general or hie deputies or the grand jury on Monday. Threats have been made to institute proceedings to disbar Lawyer Aba Levy of counsel for Krup unless he speedily reproduces his client. It developed today that over 40 In dictments have thua far been returned against . Tammany election officials, election district captains and others of Boss .Murphy's allies, and that bench warrants for many of those not already arrested have already been Issued or will be made. . . ' ' . BONES OF A MAMMOTH BR0UGHT FR0M ALASKA (Special Mspatre by Leased Wire te The Jon real) San Francisco.-' Nov. 1IL Ths skull. 1 tusks and the bone of one of the fore- legs of a mammoth were brought Jo this city yeaterday by 3. M. Taverlnd. a car penter on the United States revenue cut ter Bear. The epecimene are In an ex cellent state of preservation and will, no doubt be of unusual Interest to scient ists.' These fossilised remalne were dug out of the aand In the bed of one of the rivere on Ketchabue sound, Alaska. They were found by . native Esquimaux laat July and were taken to the Bear to be traded. Taverlnd, recognizing the value ttey .would have In thle country, at once purchased them with hla own money. The skull Is nearly three feet through and weighs nearly ISO pounds. - Both tusks have been broken or have, dlsln tegrated. but even- sow one of them Is seven feet and three Inobee long while the other le four feet two Inches. Wbsn the animal waa alive they must have measured about nine feet In length. Taverlnd eaye that these are the only remalna of this prehistoric animal ever found In that section of Alaska so far aa ha knows. He baa not yet decided what he will do with them, but will like ly dispose et them to eome ecientlfle society. YOUNG GIRL DISAPPEARS FEARED MAY BE IN SLUMS (Snedal rttanatehbv Lessed Wire te The Jos real) , Chicago, Nov. 11. The ellorte of the notice to find a clew to the whereabouts of Miss Dorothy Carter. II years old,, wWHCTMpp8retf6 house. 1711 Michigan avenue, November 1. have proved unavailing. - Mies Carter Is a daughter of M. F. Carter, a wealthy mining broker' ot Colorado Springe. He aald today: "Dorothy suffered a severe attack ef typhoid fever three years ago, and since then hsr mind has at times become clouded. During these spells she doee things that she afterwards regrets. We eent her to Chicago on tne aavice or our physician. There wae no necessity for her pawning her diamonds, for she can have all the money ehe wants. I do not believe she ran away with any man." Last summer, according to a Colorado dispatch, during a fit of mental aberra tion, the girl ran away from her home In Pueblo with a barber. Twenty-four houre later, when she realised what ahe had done, she returned home. When last seen she wae wandering ex cltedly on Milwaukee avenue, and a man was following her suspiciously.' The girl Is said to be heiress to a fortune of millions. It is leareo sns may -ds in the slums.. ... '",.. .. . . . . . , , STINGIEST CHARITABLE INSTITUTION IN WORLD Marlon R. Johnson, clerk' of the Juve nile court, thinks he has discovered the stingiest charitable Institution- In the world. This, he says, la the Orphans' home a Sparta," Wisconsin. Several days ago, Probation Officer R. H. Hawley: arrested Howard .-Lynn, a 11-year-old boy, who ran sway from the home several weeks ago. Lynn wae taken to ths Boys'- snd Ulrls'-A.ld sort ety. end when he had told hla etory. Clerk Johnson at once ssnt the following tnVasage to Sparta: . " Howard Lynn here; wants to stay; Wire Instructlone." , '.'.-. -.This morning he received a notice from the telegraphcompny mt"the message had been refused by the Wis consin officials because It waa net paid for. ; ---f . - . ' Women Are Vised. ' - (Special Dispatch te The Josmat.) . " ChehallB. Nov. 11 Oertle Davis,' tt Pe El), was fined 191.10, Including costs, for conducting a resort at Pe Ell. and Mabel Currier tftl In all for Inhabiting the place yesterday before Justice West' over. The Davie women peld .Iter fine, but the 0'','' woman le In; the county Jail. Thle makes the second Justice court state caee from Pe Ell within tbe peat week. .- 1 . ' '. ,-.; ; Raid, Is Effected Under Provisions ; Executive. Board to Arrest Men Found Gambling Within ,. 4 Four Miles of City Limits A police sergeant snd five city detec tives, heeded by Police Inspector Bruin, descended on the Milwaukee club last night stopped games of faro and rou lette, ' placed tha dealers, two players and-three bystanders- under arrest and confiscated chips, end about 11,000, which was lying on tbe tables, as evi dence. . i - - The raid wae sprung so secretly tnat neither Captain Moore, in charge of the first, night relief, or Captain Slover, who succeeded him, had an inkling ot what waa in the. wind, - The dealers and every 'other person : at tha club house, about 20 In number, were taken completely by. surprise and offered no reslstannn. . ' By order ef Chief dritsmacher, '.issued personally, Detectives Day, Realng, Car penter, 8now and Kerrigan, appeared at police headqusrters, at 1:10 o'clock and were told to await orders. Mayor Lane was closeted -with the chief twloe during theevening, on the second oc casion being accompanied by Thomas Green, chairman of the police commis sion. All . the policemen realised that something out of the ordinary waa In store, but none knew what waa to happen. . Flana Conceals Till Last, . Inspector, Bruin left ths station un noticed and by instruction 'the sergeant and -detectives followed him. Mayor Lane, . Commissioner Oreen and Caief Orltsmacher preceded them from the station and went- to their homes. At First and Alder streets, when -boarding a streetcar. Inspector Bruin Inf ormsd the detectives what they were to do. The -aald was made at 11:30 o'clock. Sergeant Ilogeboom led the way through the open gate of tbe clubhouse and walked upstairs. The dealers and play era and three others, wanted as wit nesses, were placed under srrest. . - Peter St Mary, night manager for Isaac Oration, who has a working Inter est in tbe club, was dealing at the faro table and Fred Bennett at the wheel. "Bush" Ready and Martin Ready, well known gamblers, are said to have been playing. The men taken Into- custody as witnesses gave the flctltloue names of A. Brown, Bob Thompson and H. Clif ford. Money "end chips were secured as evidence and a list of the articles ot furniture made by Detective Reslng. 1 ' tnUWs Fate Up Bail. , At police headquartere the arrested gamblers telephoned Oratton and others. In a few minutes Oratton made hie ap pearance with a huge roll ef bills and put up 1250 each, the bond fixed by Captain Slover for St Mary, Bennett and "Bush" and Martin Ready. .The other three were releaaed on their own recognisance St Mary dented thst gambling. was In progress whan tha raid was made, aaylng that all had been cloaed and preparations were being made to return to the city. All tbe ar rested men were notltfled to appear In the police court tomorrow morning. Tbe law under whloh the raid was CERTAINLY ENTITLED TO WOMAN'S RIGHTS (Special Dispatch te The Joarnal.) Rainier. Or.. Nov. It. The women of Rainier are very Industrious, especially In a bueiness way. Tha wife of one of the butchers helps to attend to the store end can, In fact, eut meat better than her huaband. A woman here helps her husbsnd In the barber shop and ean do her work Just as good. If not better, than her husband. The wife ef the post master does practically the greater ahare of the postoffloe work end. hss charge of a library recently established. The doctor and druggist would not do nearly the amount of buslnesa he doee were It not for the help of his sister, who Is also ; - , -v . i - i ' - 1 I W'.i John Weaver, the Famous Mayor Who Emancipated . Philadelphia From ' .V- .v , Boss Rule.." - '..''- '"' of Charter Which Authorize the Released on Bonds. made is contained In sectlpna II and 111 of the charter of the city of Portland. It authorlxea the mayor or the executive board to call on the chief of polloe or any polics officer to arrest all persons sngaged In a gambling game within tour milea of the corporate limits ot the city. . Special law Takes Freeedenee, -lb-is reeogwised-prlnolple-cf -law that a special lsw takes precedence of a general law, and that where they con flict the terma of the epeclal law are to be looked on se superseding or re pealing the terme and provisions of ths gsneral law. A city charter la granted by speclsl act of ths legislature, and. therefore, takee precedence In all Its pro visions which conflict with general laws. Under the otate law Sheriff Word cannot arrest gamblers eutelde of Mult nomah county, nor can any other eherlff oome Into thle county-end rasks an ar rest for such violation of law. But by the city charter a epeclel law, the mayor of Portland IS authorised to atop gambling within four miles of the city limits, without regard to the county In which It may take place. Mllwaukle Is within thla four-mile limit end Is lo cated Just across the line In Clackamas county. The charter provisions ' relative ' to gambling also authorise the police to confiscate end destroy gambling para phernalia. No euch authority la dele gated to aherlffe or stats officials. The text ot the charter provisions Is ss fol lows: ' '"':'';, HoW the Uv Beads. . flection lit. Whenever the, mayor or the executive board ascertain or re ceive eatlsfaotory Information that any house, room or premises v within euch city (Portland), or . within four ' miles of the corporate limits thereof, le being kept or used aa a common gaming house or common , gaming " premises for playing therein for a wager of money at a game of chance, or If the eame le kept or used for any lewd or ob scene publlo amusement or the deposit or sals of lottery tickets or policies. It shall be lawful for the mayor or the executive board to authorise and direct the chief ef police or any officer ef the force to enter euch room, houae or prom isee and forthwith arrest ell persons therein found offending against any law and do seise sll Instruments of gam ing, lottery tlckete and lottery policies, and bring the eald articles Into court "Section IIS. , The ehlet of police shall cause euch arrested persons to be vigor ously prosecuted and euch seised ar ticles to be destroyed, and the executive board shall cause the owner ef euch house, room or premises, his -agent or representative, to be notified In writing that auch bouse,- room or premises le be ing used for unlawful purposes, and It shall be the duty of the owner, agent attorney or repreeentatlye to cause the use of the premises for such unlawful purposes to oeass." - a trained nurse. ' The best hotel here Is owned shd managed by a woman. Two of the merchants' wlvea do much toward the business of their husbanda' atoms, and Rainier women think they eertslnly ought to have "women's lights." Are la County Jail. , (Special Dlaiwtcb to Tbe Joarnal.) . : Chehalls. Nov. 18. F. E. Baldwin and Emma Baldwin had their preliminary hearing yeaterday . for abducting the woman's 1-year-old girl from lta grand mother at Centralis two weeke ago. Baldwin waa captured. In- British Co lumbia and tbe child recovered and re turned to lte grandmother, who ie Its legal guardian. Baldwin and the wom an were bound over to the superior court and In default of bail are in- the county Jail., . ',. , Wife of Hiram Mathes Put Pow ders in Her Erring Spouse' v Coffee for a Year. . GIVES UP HER EFFORT AND SUES FOR DIVORCE Asks Fifty Dollars a Week Alimany .. ' and Attorney's Fees Because Her . Husband -Haa-Iraosierrcd-Affec- done to Church Choir Singer. (Special Dlapateh by Lsassd Whs te The Imu-sal) New Torky Nov. II. All the love ; charms and powders 'which have ben disposed en Hiram Mathes In his ma tutinal cup of coffee for yesr have not been efficacious in winning bai'k ' his affections to his wife, Katie, wh-v having given tip all hope, wants a aep- '' ration, . That Is not all. She also asks ' ISO a week alimony and 1100 oouns-l fees, because her husband, ahe aays, hss trsnsfarred hie devotion te a soprsno of ths ehotr In whloh he sings. According to Mrs, Mathes, ths young ' wemsn who lias charmed her husband te Miss Johanna Berth ef 73 Second Street Mr, Mathes Is the tenor In the choir of the Church ef the Most Holy Redeemer and It waa there that he met Mlse Berth mora than, a year ago. The wife aaya he aaked her to hie home I that Miss Berth acoepted and became friendly. with Mrs, Msthee, On many, oocasiens Mlse Berth 'was invited by Mrs, Maths to be the third member of a party in a drive through tha park. Mrs, Mathes aald tonight that ahe had net an Inkling es to the real feeling between her. husband and the choir, singer until at the earnest solicitation ef Mr, Mat has. she went to Rockaway last summer, I - t -' . Confronted With thsse . facts, Mrs, , Msthee says her husband admitted hie affeotlott for Mlea Berth and aald that' he wae sure that ehe was. devoted le him, . Heartbroken, the wife resorted te the uss of love potions and powders, brewed for her by verlous sorcerers, but the were of no avail except, as Msthee said, te make hint violently ill severe! times, PORTLAND MERCHANT IS f ' ROBBED BY YOUNGhWOMAN (Ssaelal tMssste by Leaned WiM la Tssa'i .. Sasi rranelsee, Nov, IS, Ella Wheeler, the fashionably dressed woman who was charged by Fella Lessee, a Pert-. land merohant, witli steeling ..(IIS. iram. hint while they were together In a . French - restaurant, appeared before Judge Conlea. yestesdsy and pleading not guilty was Immediately placed ea trial. Leases, whe appears te hsve meaey. pleaded with the Judge te drop- the ease because pe wee a man' er famuy aao could net afford the notoriety that the trial would entail, Judge Cnnlen re fused Leaser's request and erdssed htm te sake the stand aad tall his story, He , retustantlr fold hew -he had met the -woman en Market street near Third, and thsg went to the restaurant. . Ac cording; te his story, It .was while the fair Ella was bidding him farewell that she eatraoted tbe wallst spatalnlng the money from hie hip pocket "Biddy" Bishop, the light promoter, snd (lis wife have sailed at polloe head quarters to prove that the Woman who , visited the city prison te see hire. Wheeler and whe was followed by De tective Tim Rlordaa unut sue eecapen him by going into a women's furnish ing goods store, wee not Mrs. Bishop. The poliee at eaee declared that Mrs. Bishop was net the woman whe visited Mrs. Wheeler, ,.' . , ' ADOPT PLAN TO UNITE' ; PROTESTANT CHURCHES (Special Dwoatdi by teased WlretsWie Sessaal) , . vnv Wkh i a The tMininess committee of the lnterehurch confer ence today announced tbe draw or a plan fop a church federation, ol which -the following are the chief pelntal a . fori ere I COUnoll , of PrOtSStsnt chtirches, to meet every four years. The first meeting to oe neia on vw lien, . - ' , -' - Kach denomination, ie have feus mem bers in the cowioll and one extra mem-. ' ber for every 10,000 nw -communicants. Tbe counoll te set in the sapaclty of an advisory board and to intsrfere la ne -way . with the autonomy of individual denominations, ' Tha object to be united on social and moral-questions, and to glvs spiritual counsel and promote good fellowship, An executive so remittee to deal with tbe business of the council In the Intervale between meetings. ' Thirty denominations are te pe In the federation at tbe outset, and. prevision le made foe the admission of others. The plan will come before the eenfer- ence on Monday, ;. -; '. . ., , - VALE COUNCIL COMPELS ERECTION OF BRICK FLUES 'V 1 . '- i. .... . ' ' (Special Blspate te TUa Journal! ' ' .Vale, Or,, Nov, II,. The common eeun. clt of the elty et Vale recently passed an ordinance requiring owners et dwell ing and bueiness houses to erect pries, flues of a speelf led else and quality, Aa Vale has a vsr Inadequete fire prt teotlon, thle measure appeared In the minds of the eeunoll te be Imperative, , Aa a result of this measure, handsome and substantial hrlok .fluta appear where formerly unsightly and dangerous stovsplpsa projected through, the roofs';' of buildings. , WALLA WALLA WOODMEN ; PLANNING EXCURSION ' r.7- -tSyeetet- (MeDarMb te The Journal. Walla Walla, Wash., Kov. II. Plans sre being laid by Walla Walla Woodmen to run? en excursion from this elty to Colfax on December I to attend a big i'log-rlliag'- A.lhat p lacs.. It is planned, to run the special train from this point picking up Woodmen st Preseott Walts burg and Dayton en route snd make the log-rolling1 one of the biggest Woodmen events In the history et eastern Wsih tngton. i , . -l ':' y i T Boise Sofcool or Kissing. 1 (Special Dispatch te Tha Journal.)'- , Bolee. Idaho, Nov. II. Howard Mitch ell, aged II. hss been missing from his home since lsst Monday noon. He waa last seen on his wsy to school,' He hsd trouble In school end It le believed thst he ran away, going west His mother la frsntle with grief ever the disappear noe ef hsr sob, . ., V
