Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1905)
: ' . - THE' OREGONf DAILY "JOURNAL. ' PORTLAND.' FRIDAY 'EVENING, DECEMBER ' 1. 190?. ' rums wife, out CHILD MORE ONE DESIRES T170 DEATHS VilTH HP HOSPITAL FREIGHT ARRAflGEMEfiT BARS LOCAL JOBBERS rR0f.l.8IG BllSlllESS North Bank Road Contractor Will Buy Most of Supplies In Eat Only Coast Produced Goods ' Will Be Bought In 'J,u.s . West Wages Will Be Paid on Slop. 3 4 DAYS' SPECIALS M TODAY. SATURbAY AND MONDAY t2) FAIR PALACES UrgentVjMeed Again Shown of y, Placft for polio to ik ' Unfortunates.- . START CAMPAIGN FOR EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Good'&LtiriUn nd St. Vincent's Too " Far for Accident Cases and Refuse to Receive Delirium Tremens Pa tients, Says Police Chief. .s ; " Two death occurring; within the last i week are ascribed directly to the urgent need of aa emergency hospital. Jamea - Wobley died at tha city prlaon aaveral . daya ago becauaa of the lack of proper facliltle to handle raaea of delirium tremens, while J. Bldwell died at Bt. Vincent's hospital last night, a few - hours after being removed from the prison. . v In the last few months m&r than '"Vdosen deaths have occurred, either In the city prlaon or shortly after sufferers . were removed from there to hoapltal. le jthe majority of cases the authorities are convinced that had these unfortun ates been taken directly to aa emergency hospital their lives would have been .' saved. : .-''.. ' At different times tha police have agitated the proposition of a receiving hospital, but tha city Is today In tha - same primitive - condition -relative to ' facilities for handling such-cases aa it was when It was hardly mora than a village. . ' " . -- e S.ttrred to action by tha number of deaths of recent occurrence and the acci dent rases which should have been taken . to a centrally located hospital. In order to minimise the lose of time, frequently most Important factor in tha handling of such cases, the police have decided to take definite steps to acquaint the proper officials with the neceaaltlea of the situation. t: Mayor Lane will be broached first on ,'the subject, and by him It la expected the police commission, will be acquainted with the deplorable condition ofaffslrs. If a favorable recommendation should . . be made to the executive board, that body then may be induced to take the matter up In conjunction with the city council. . . -; . I "An emergency hoapltal ha been - needed for a long time," said Crlef Grltimacher. "We have no facilities for . handling bad eases here, and the hoe . -' . pltaJs refuse to handle men suffering from delirium tremens, it la well known Miat a man afflicted with de lirium tremens Is in a dangerous condi tion and likely to die at any time If not properly looked after. . Both Good 8a - - marlten and St. Vincent's hospitals are located a long-distance from the center of the city and valuable .time Is usually lost In taking men there who have (net with accidents." . - -.'" f QGLESBY YOUNG HAS A I V BUSY;FIRSTdOURT;OAY ( Attorney -Oglesby Young, !whe .was appointed by Mayor T nnf tn nrriinr tKl - poMi'e " ISffleTflurTiIg the vacation of Judge Cameron, took hi seat this morn trig. He had an unusually large City docket and -several state ease to handle. ' "Red" HehWson. sUa "Red" Wtl sof), alia James Johnson, who was de fected trying to steal a purs from. Mis Minnie Herri, , wa held to "the grand lory under 11,000 bond. r- , Jesse Tannehin, accused of robbing - - Ed Rosenthal of a gold, watch after - assaulting him In hie -shop,'-being cap tured by hie victim at the point of a , revolver, wa also held to the grand Jury. Ill bond was fixed-Tit $1,500. , - -Dave Roseberg ' waived" a preliminary examination on' the charge of larceny , . fi-om a dwelling 'and will, go before the . grand jury. His-bond Is" 11.500. . -.. D. J. Trombiey, recently tarred and . feathered at Hiilsboro, waa taken before the court by Patrolinan Teevln on a oharge of being out after hour. Sen tence wa Suspended' on hi prom) to . leave the city today.' j ... ""?'. ' -- ' '' " ' CALLING OF GRAND : i JURY IS DELAYED '.Judge Fraxer of the district court on taking the bench thle afternoon en- nounced'-that he would delay action for a few daya on the request of the dls- . trlct attorney - that a grand Jury be , cnlled. The judge considered that fur- ther time was needed to Investigate the . situation thoroughly before acceding to the request or Mr. Manning. ENTIRE FAMILY TORN ; M TO BITS BY EXPLOSION 1' ; ' '-(Xonrash Bpeclsl SVrrW. " .;.-''- - Weston. W. Va Imc 1. As a result el en explosion early this morning the 'home of Charles Douglas was blown to pieces, Douglas, his wife and two chil dren torn to bite and cremated in the fire that followed. : A valve blew out of a gaa pipe near and filled the house With gas, which ignited. ' : HAVRE BURNS FOURTH M'- TIME IN TWO YEARS . . ' ' "ees"s""eee"Se ' ' tSperlsl TJlepatFk to Tt iaeraatl v IUvr4 Mon., Dec 1. This city wa visited by a 6150,000 fire today, the , fourth fire, within twe years- Uuvt .has ormivrtt .n uusiiiess section. 11 IS believed, that all were of ' incendiary origin. Havre 1 aa important railroad enter, "TiThsir originated in the Broadwater pepln..blockjfliich was occupied In the upper floor by tha Northern hotel and CONSPIRACY TOXAPTURE CZAR ' AND ROYAL (Jeersal gpeelal Servles.V niicago, "Dec 1 The Daily Newel correspondent at St. Petersburg say: The Hubs lan admiralty has evacuated Sevastopol.. The government loaeee ere six Vessels, J officers end over 1,000 men, . ' ' - . , -".' ,' conspiracy among the troop- in-he- pulse guard at-Tsarkoe Seio nas been discovered. It wae planned to capture the whole imperial family. The garri son hue been displaced by the Semenoe ' v life, guards.-- ' '- ' ' ' Th f Inanelal psnlo Is ; growing. TThe banks have decided to .stop outside oe rations. " - - -' Tl. ' s'VW'YnnjonV f" uuaWe re-learn Paclflo ooast Jobbers and dealer will sell to filmmi A Shields, the general con tractors who will build the Northern Pa cific north bank road, only supplies that originate in this section: all other pur chases will be made in the east. The large trade benefits that were expected to accrue to wholesalers will not be realised. Slmms ft Shield either have an arrangement -with the Northern Paclflo and Great Northern eompanlea auch as will give them either free freight or a preferential tariff.' or are simply working 'as employes of the Northern Pacific and must see that that road gets the freight charge on all goods con sumed" b.T- the men on construction. Every subcontractor under Slmms Shields must buy -his goods from the firm.' . They are not at liberty to go Into the open market. These are fact that have been diacovered by Portland Jobbers. They looked for Immense stimulation of the local trade, but have learned that their hope were not well founded. , ' Mast Buy in Cheapest Market. The railway officials, on the 'other hand, aay that the contractors must buy In the cheapest market and that no cor poration could afford to permit any other arrangement A Portland Jobber aald today: ... "When the Northern Paclflo aa nnuncarf that It would build tha north bank road, we naturally thought that it woeld bring to. us a targe , amouns-ot business,' The buyer of Slmms ft Shields, located at Vancouver, cam to ua and asked for prloe. They, were quoted, but ws were told that they were not low enough, that we could not have the business. - " "It then developed that 81mm ft Shields have effected some sort of an arrangement with the Hill roads so that they are able, to figure witnout xne frelcht charge from the Mississippi val ley to Portland or other point along the proposed line. This ODeratea in the following man ner, taking canned corn a an example: Corn coat SO to (0 cent a dosen in the east, the present market being 60. The freight charge la 10 centa a dosen. xne coat laid down, therefore. Is TO to 80 cents a dosen. Slmm ft Shield can lay it down at 50 to 0 cent a dosen and the Toast Jobber Is shut out. , fcoeat Maa Skat Oat. "Ai the matter now stands, the local wholesaler is almply not paying any at tention to the trade of the Northern Pa cific contracture. We could not bid against the Slmms A Shield ar rangement, for It would compel iua io sell at less than cost, beside would send ua into the market against our own customers, for we would have to sell for less hart to our own people." . The immenHlty of the quantity of sup plies needed will be appreciated when tn the lower by the Holland MerwfnttTe eompany. . AH the guests of the- hotel escaped, but lost their effects. " ,' .1 ' i -The las to the Holland company la estimated at 0,00. The loas on the. Broadwater Pepin block ; Is 1110,000, fully tiuyired. Other losses (are: Havre pharmacy, ' Deerosler, dry gooda and li '" 1 1 n '' the postof flee. , .- - .... j After tha third fire, a' Vear ago, cltt. sens determined to. resort - to 1 flrtlc method if the Incendiaries could db discovered end Issued warrilng.-,' The were evidently wlthbut etrect. 1: D. S. WINKLEBLECK IS ' ' INSTANTLY KILLED Daniel 8. Wlnklebleck. an employe of the Standard Box factory, wae inatahtly killed at 1:60 o'clock this- afternoon by accidentally stepping oft th elevated dock In the company's yards. He fell a distance of about, 20 feet and etruck on a log. Men rushed to his rescue, but found him dead. ) - Wlnklebleck,"whO lived with his fam ily at 751 Williams avenue, has been with the box company for some time as a' yardman. ne whs ,hii time of the accident- in unioaaing a wagon of lumber that had Just been driven Into the yarda and wsk etandlng rithin a few test or tne eage m mm wharf. Inadvertently he steeped back ward with the fatal result The case was Immediately turned over to the coroner. : Indiana Cot in right. . - A teiesram from Superintendent Eg bert f the Sllets Indian reservation to Assistant -United -States Distrlct-AttoT ney Banks this morning said that two Indians engaged In a fight upon allotted lands In the reservation and one was badly cut No further particulars were given. A warrant for the arrest of the inriinn who used the knife wae lasued by Mfr-Banke and placed in the hands of the marshal for service. -i.ne cnarge made Is assault with Intent to kill. ' Two XUled la Wreck. ' rjnnrnal Kneels! Service.) - ' Philadelphia, Pa., Deo. 1. Two per sons were killed and about a dosen In jured In a wreck last Jiignt or me new York, fiver on the Central Railroad company's line, at Stoney creek 10 mile north of Maucn ununx. , . Twenty-two Drown. (Journal Special Kerr Irs.) -Marseille. Dec 1. Advice from Con stantlnoole state that the Iron steamer Boleldleu. belonging to thle port, has been wrecked In the Bospnoru ana ner entire crew of 21 drowned. - V ' atorgmn oete C . as JDf j- Uoaraal Soselsl Ssrvte New York. Dec. I. IL Js . nDderstood fhaf "JP."Mbrgan A -Co. have assumed th tl 2.000.000 debt of the Cincinnati, Hamilton's: Dayton railroad, taking it off the hands of the Erie rauroaa FAMILY OF RUSSIA development and the Interior situation I worse. The Witt government '. Is hoping to turn the tide bf affairs, but is unable to begin the reforms In an orderly manner. ; -The people fear that tomorrow 'the troop at Kronstadt, will bombard Jthe rnnltal. The telegrapher refuse . to transmit message to th csar at reier- not. .. ' large factory wa detroye by fire today, presumably by persona hoping to start a reign of terror. - At Loda most of the foreign menu facturer hava closed their establish msuts Kvt-ry KrttUir'TTIiasiil Jiiaa lefl for th frontier. . V It is estimated that it wilt require 10. 000 men a year to complete the work. That makes 1,000,000 days' work. Each man, at present high prices, will coat tha contractor 60 cents a day for hi board, or 11,600,600 for the new- line complete. "" - Half Of theae auppllea will be staple, whloh may be bought In the east for less .than they cost here. If, there fore. Slmms ft Shield can ship without paying any freight charges, the 60 per cent of staples will be bought east of the Rocky "mountain ana not a dollar will be sold here. . - ' It Is claimed that Slmms ft Shield are ' not . Independent of the railroad company; are not contractors In the real sense. It ie alleged that they are hired by the company and are ' paid a percentage or commission en the cost of the line complete; that they merely act aa agent of the railroad eompany In subletting portion or the work, and that this is the method resorted to by the company to Insure that It gete the freight hauling charges on all goods consumed Jn the new work. " . J Independent Only In sTame. ' Slmms ft Shields, ostensibly lndepend ent contractors, then let portions to other- firms and 'stipulated that they shall buy their supplies from Slmms ft Shields, or at any rate, having the no freight advantage, are in a position to force the cub-contractors to buy rrom them. . ' v v .,' Of course, vegetables and green goods of all klnda will be bought on the coast Coffees also will be bought here for the most part, "for the Pacific coast dealer is able to ship from Central America by water and is therefore in a position to sell more cheaply than their middle west competitors. , ; : A report wa in circulation that han dlers of green goods had formed a plan With wholesalers to bold the vegetable market over the head of 81mm ft Shield to force t hero to deal with gro cery houses of this region. This report it not credited, at - least, r Bona of - the wholesalers knew anything about it, and all said that such a thing was not only unheard of, but was manifestly Imprac ticable. The railroad side of the story was given thu by an official: "The new line I to be built by the Seattle ft Portland road, and all freight ahlpTW on it account will have to pay the regular tariff. The Northern Pa cific and Great Northern are simply seeing that they haul all supplies used on the construction, and not only gro cery houses but the hardware concerns also will b affected." ' -, Railway "men aay, however, that 'the moat of th money spent for construc tion will; be for wage,.-and that the most of that money will be left here by the men. , , - Suprw Court Directs State .Treasurer, to Appear Upon, Petition of Architect. 1 (Special Dlspatek to Ths Jofrrnl.) - Helena, Mont. Dec. 1. The much- mooted bond question le in a, fair way to be settled, the supreme court today having issued an alternative "writ of mandate directed to State Treasurer J. H. Rice; directing htm to appear De cember and show cauae why he had not paid a $i;200 warrant drawn In favor of C. R. Halre, a Helena architect engaged at the State Normal school at Dillon. The action in court was based upon a petition by Halre, which, after reciting the sales of 176.000 worth of bonds In pursuance to an act of" the legislature, hla employment and the ap proval of hla claim by the legislative board, the Institution and the ; state board of examiners, tells of the refusal of the treasurer to pay because of an opinion by Attorney-General Oalen de claring the bond Issue illegal upon the ground that It Is violative of the atate'a constitution, and also that the congressional lnnd grant petition makes mention of the fact that the question it of . the gravest public choice, from the fact' that not only is the validity of the. State Normal school bond isaue assailed, but those of ether state educational In stitutions as well, amounting to $500, 000. The petition further states that money I available, the bond havlag been purchased in behalf of the state primary . school fund, but that th treasurer declines to make payment of thl and other year warrants because of -said opinion. . ,, , GENERAL ELECTIONS ..ARE HELD IN CUBA (Journal Special Berries.) Havana. Dec. 1. That general elec tions are held today tn all part of Cuba end excitement run high every where. From all part of th Island dis turbance In connection with the elec tion are reported i.nd In many instances there have been bloody conflicts between opposing factions. Troops and rural guards were used In many towns to pre serve the order. A large number of dis turbances occurred In thle city and tt is feared that the worst is not yet over. ... BALFOUR TO RETIRE -AS ENGLAND'S PREMIER (Jmraal Special Berries.) Txmdon, Dec. 1. A cabinet council is being held today and the heralding of a liberal government with Sir Henry Campbell-Rannerman aa premier 1 ex pected to result. While the announce ment Will probably be delayc a few day it Is understood that Premier Bal four made known . to hi colleague hi desire to retire and -invited their con sent The election will be held in Jan uary. Sir Henry' acceptance la said to be a foregone conclusion. extCONvictis Given . NINETY-YEAR SENTENCE ' ...i -. (Jnnmsl Snerlal Berries.) - Albuquerque, N. M., Dec, 1. Claude Donne, ex-convlct wa captured several months ago for stock Stealing, and later wa accused of murdering Walter Lyons, a schoolteacher. was brought here last night and confessed to th crime. He admitted meeting Lyon on the plain anil to hav killed him fT-hli money and outfit J urge Abbott sen tenced Doaae to 0 years. MONTANA BOND QUESTION . BIDS FAIR 10 .END V . ' L ' - family Troiiblet of Guy Willis Reynolds, Wealthy Farmer and Politician, Aired. ,i WIFE DID NOT WANT . x TO LIVE ON A FARM Thert Were Many Troubles, and - Then Mrs. Reynolds Became Sick and Mors Irritable Both Parties Prominent in Eastern Oregon. "A reconciliation Is desirable and I do not believe it Is impossible, but It is not likely.. I would like to see it I have no ill feeling against my wife. '. X would like to. have her back and also our child. but nartlcularlv our child." That waa the statement made by Guy Willie Reynolds, eon of Byron P. Rey nolds, a wealthy farmer and prominent Democrat of Multnomah county, to Cir cuit Judge Fraser this morning when his petition for a writ of habeas corpus di rected agalnat hie wife, Anna Wright Reynolds, and requiring her to produce their ehild in eourt, waa taken up for hearing. -.Reynold told of th trouble which led to th present strained rela tione between hla wife and himself, and which have been the eubject of gossip In th . eastern part of - Multnomah county, where the young people have lived nearly all their Uvea. Reynolds la 28 years old and was married to a daughter of H. H. Wright of Troutdal four years ago. Their trouble, he said on direct examination, began soon after their marriage.' "When w were on our wedding trip to San Francisco," he aald, "ahe Insisted upon buying a silk underskirt I ob jected because w would have that much more to carry home, but she had her own way. When we cam back hedld not want to live on the farm and .wanted me to build a home in th city. I offered to build a cottage on the farm, but ehe did not like the Idea. Bhe understood before the . marriage . that .our home would be on the farm. W have had other difficulties all through our mar ried life. - "Afte.four last quarrel,- he aald, "I told her that w' could not- make up again on promises, a she had broken her promises every time, elwaye enow ing discontent and dissatisfaction with condition at horn. After ah became sick ahe wa peevish and faultfinding.' "Did you expect the m sweet tem per from a sick and nervous woman a from a healthy, person T" asked the COUrt-t . ' ' -myr '' .' ' - "No. and for that reason we did tiot come to thle point sooner.": v a f- The hearing of the petition le being continued this afternoon. , , MORE ROOM FOR BEARS IN THE CITY PARK ZOO The bear pit lit the city soo will eoon be remodeled so to give the animals opportunity ( to asarar additional light and air. A raised platform will - be -r taH yim pi, 1,1111 nn alavatlitn about .three .feet from the level of the earth and on it -they can sleep or play end be easily seen by visitor. Special accommodatlona will , be provided for the big polar bear. Colonel L. l- Hawkins said this morn ing -at the-meeting of the board that many people thought the big bear was nervous because he waa alwaya moving about hut he was of the opinion that these animals alwaye sway their bodies from- side to' eide when running wild. ) "Well, you can think that the bear Is contented if you desire," replied th mayor, "but anybody who thinks that big fellow la contented In that little tin box in which he la now kept is badly mistaken." Ion Lewis notified the board that the city would lose all -the etatuary which had been offered to the city by tne Lewis and Clark exposition. Word waa recently received that all thle statuary had to be returned -to St Louis, a it had 'only been loaned to the local expo sition.'. 1 '' RANSACKER GETS IN HIS WORK-ONCE MORE The fodglag-hou at 183 Vt Grand avenue wa looted last night by th thief who has been given th sobriquet by the polio of the "Ransacker" and two watchea and 'money stolen. W. A. Olsen-lost a- gold watcn. Matt uera a gold watch and chain and Ed uerde a ptlr of trousers and $14.11. It 1 be lieved that th thief la a person who se cured a room for the night at the house. did. his work and left while the other Inmates were asleep. 8. H. Allen-Ooodnough of 61 North Eighteenth treet notified the police yee terday that he had been robbed of I diamond ting, a silver ring and $30. He aunnects a man whom Detectives Snow and Kerrigan, have ascertained left the city yesterday. . -. ' TEN WORKMEN KILLED IN A FREIGHT WRECK f Journal Bneelel Servlee.l Truokee, Cel.. Deo. 1. At 1 o'clock tnls afternoon a freight train ran Into a work train about eight miles east of Florlston, killing 10 workmen and injur ing nine. Truckee physician,, a rail road fir crew and a wreck train left here et once for the scene of the aeel- dent - r- - - Bleotrie Company Would Sell. " IRneelsl Msnatrh ta Th Jnarnal.) Ashland, Or., Dec. 1. The Ashland Electric Light company has made proposition to sell Its entire holdings here, including tne water ngnie wnicn the company claims, now In litigation, and also a valuable 30-year lease which it holds with the Condprjpowe.'.,eom- pany, whl h now supplies the.. current to th elty. ' - ' - The company asks about $60,0QO. If Ita proposal Is accepted all suits will be dropped and It will withdraw from th city. - The company paid $41,000 for the .property in 1004. , now la Blue Mountains, (Snerlal Dlsnatrfc t The Joarasl.) Bumpier, Or., Dec 1 Snow has fallen to a depth of nearly a root about sump- ter during th last week. Sleighs ar used for all heavy traffic between Sump- ter and th mines. - In the Cable Cove mining district, th storm center of thl section, almost four feet of snow ha been reported. At Bourne snow, wa two feet deep. In the Oreenhorne about four feet cover the, high range.: Th weather I not interfering with mining operations and business generally,. Preferred Stock Canned Steed,' i Allen Lewis' Beat Brand. Even Great Government Building rVJay Be Given Away If Any body Will Take It. . WHITE ELEPHANTS BY V SCORE WORRY OFFICIALS State Buildings Unsold and No Time ' Left to Wreck Them, Exhibit Halls ' and Administration Offices in Same '. Sad Shape. : -" ' - '' '.'';".''-. , Martin Winch, administrator of the Reed estate, haa ' legal right to take possession of the Government building on the peninsula 'at .the fair grounds. Lease on this tract expired in November, leaving Mr. Winch ttft option of taking unto himself a palace, or insisting upon hi original contract, which requires all fair edifices to be rased and the homely house and bam found there at the time of the leas to-be restored. . But Mr. Winch ha not asserted title yet nor I there sny assurance that he will do soA No other building of the fair grounds cost half 10 much as this superb structure, which haa a mas of . trusses and heavy timber ' In - the Immense roof and lofty tower. It wa worth a fortune to construct fer more than the entire tract of land adjacent. but is not viewed as worthy any valua tion Just now. Possibly this-, may- be made the funeral pyre for the great fair. It is isolated from other property that would be endangered by a great fire, and It haa been suggested that the gov ernment officials might rather than. oe io iurtner expense in wrecking the Duuoing, burn It - .' Take Months to Daatroy 13. -"Seven to eight months, ' possibly a longer period, would be necessary to move the government building," stated a -prominent contractor thla morning. ii is neavuy constructed and la a gigantic edifice. There are no local wreckers who appreciate the magnitude of this work. If an effort were made to save the great timbers in the "trusses and towers, an army of men would have to be employed for months. I .do not believe it will be done, eapeclslly If she lanS owner commences Insisting upon bis rights for Immediate action." Uncle Sam's dilemma is more critical in degree only than the Lewis and Clark Fair association. Thla corporation haa a lease on the realty until March, lili i ne atsie commission owns.inost or tne buildings on. the mainland. It was given no time in which to realise what ever profit It. could on theae structure and Insists upon: further opportunity In thl respect. No contractor -would bid tin any of the large building without having S.to 13 months time in which to do the work and the privilege of piling the material on adjacent ground. In the bids submitted to the state com mission last week such conditions were1 affixed to most of the bide. . . Conditions Impossible. " Should the- state-commission- Insist upon ' further -time to realism - upon its property, and should it announce within a, sssnts) ml slassli 16i"ui sun a week of that time, that the corporation could take the mountain of debris left from wrecking, or the untouched building aa they now etand. and should th land owners who have given a lease announce that promptly March It they will insist upon- their contract being fulfilled, with tne ground restored ae agreed upon three year ago, the., fair- corporation would face the impossible. If the less or want to hold the management to strict terms, there would" be liquidations and adjustments. And if the buildings. unsold and undesired, remain in their present state to the nd of the lease. ownere of the land would htsVe the right to enter upon the premiaee ' and assert title to all the fixtures - there. v . Commission's Plane. ' December t the state commission ie to meet again. ' In the meantime it hae authorised its president and secretary to make auch salea as seem desirable and advantageous. These will be rati fied at the next meeting. If the prop erty ie not sold by that time the action of the commission is not forecasted by any resolution or purpose. It I prob- abl that th member will be ready for any herole measure which will real ise something to the etate for it ex penditure of $311,000 for buildings. State buildings ar in scarcely better shape than those erected -by Oregon. California's "commission has-' departed, leaving th great mission structur In charge of a Janitor, with order to. al low no disturbance of Ita walla or roof. There 1 a- conflict between the state commission of California and th con tractor over th pric and it I the de sire of the official that the buUdlng be left Intact that it may b used aa evi dence In the litigation threatened. State Bandings Oo Begging-, Washington is doing nothing with Us great building. This structure cost more than .. the California, building, 'Is Sightly and beautiful, yet It le a drug on the local market. .Idaho and New Tork sold to Paul Wesslnger. Illinois sold Lincoln's cabin to th man who will live in the statesman's early home. Th water tank hav been sold by the corporation, two going to St. John end a third to Vancouver. At the present time the Lewis and Clark fair association is paying rent for Its own offlc building. Th administra tion buUdlng wae eold for $1,300. and while th association haa yet a leaae on the' ground, it has to pay rent to th owner of the building. -Down on tha trail there la a wors Jumble than any where el. -Many of the . exhibitor ther have departed, leaving a "For Sale" placard on their buildings, but no agent to .negotiate to taen., CROMWELL REGIME - ' ' BEGINS VIGOROUSLY (Journal Specie! Service.) New Tork. iec. 1. President Frederick Cromwell of the Mutual began his regime today by appointing W. S. Sulli van head of the advertising department to succeed A. C. Shield, who I badly wanted by the Investigating committee, and accepted the resignation of Charles J. Smith, head of the literary bureau. LA' GRANDE BOY BADLY ' - HURT WHILE COASTING (Kneels! tnspatcfe ta Th Jmrnl.) La Grande, Or.. Dec 1. Willi Rush, 11 year old, waa probably fatally in jured while coasting on a hand sled this morning. He attempted to dodge a snowball thrown -by a companion and steered Jhe sled to one side, running hesd first Into a pits of lumber. The exact extent of his injuries ere not yet known, but concussion of the spine la certain. - Great Sale of Ihe For Men, Vomen and Children ' Exclusive High Grade Crtvenette Traveling Overcoat and Raincoat combined. Neat, stylish, nobby , patterns. Full broad shotlders. Well cut, perfect fitting, lined with the choicest of trimmings. New grays, brownf, black and mix tures, hundreds to select from. , $5.75 $7.25 $10.50 "Cf hltnMEN'S CRAVENETTtCOAT 4lJL,JU Actual value, $30 to $35 $4.50 $6.75 LADIES' CRAVENETTE COATS Actual LADIES' CRAVENETTE COATS Actual value, $15.00 - - $9.00 v...' Mackintoshes' and Raincoats for Men, Women or " , Children Selling at One Third Their Value. 109 Third Sreef fSS VERBAL PROMISES CAUSE OF MUCH TROUBLE City Health Board Asked to Keep Informal Pledge Given by Predecessors. J : Two verbal agreements confronted the city board of health this morning which had been made with Individuals by their predecessors -and which, may cause the city trouble.- ' r : One of - :the agreements ws with Robertr-Robtnson, superintendent of con- """""SLIILSS": OTBage crematory mat suiVimer. , who presented a bill for tl days' work at tl a day amounting to 1629. The bill waa presented some time ago arid referred to Superintendent Dag gert of the crematory -who refused to approve It on the ground that he could not verify Robinson's statement that he had worked 12 daya as-claimed. . City Auditor Devlin said thmt the agreement between Robinson and the old board of health had been verbal and that no record waa made or it itoDin on wae asked to secure a statement from th old board and present It to the present board, who will refer the mat ter to the city attorney for an opinion. J. S. Klrkley came wltn elelm to ail the dead animal which ar brought to th crematory on the ground that they had been promised him by Mayor William land th board of health aa compensation for permitting the city to use hi property as a. uuhiimub-s"""" for garbage. There wa no record of the agreement Klrkley waa prevented from carting away the animal by Superintendent Daggert. who haa been Installing faclltlea for handling all dead animal at quite a profit to the eltyr Dr. Oleey waa of th opinion that th charg for fumigating should b eliminated. . Dr. Matson reported that he had been looking into the cause of the typhoid cases, and had found many of those afflicted were laborera in the lumber mills. He had taken samples of water from the mills and found.lt fairly good. He also reported his recent Inspection of Chinatown with State Health Officer Tenney, and the board-were of the opinion that the ordinance requiring I0S cubic feet of space to each Individual In a room should be enforced. GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN : GIVES PERKINS HOPE t r ' " Governor Chamberlain this morning postponed extradition proceedings in the case of Fred H. Perkins, wanted for the embeislement of 115,000 by Sheriff C. Frank Emery of Salt Lake City, Utah, until tomorrow, aa Perkins' father is ex pected to reach here In the morning. The prisoner was taken before the gov ernor by Detectives Welch and Hart man, hi attorney, Joseph Strowbrldge then asking for a postponement. The father of the prisoner, who 1 a Wealthy man, 'Is trylns to .avoid the prosecution of his son by reimbursing hie bondsmen In mining concerns for which he acted ae agent.. " - . SHOOTS. AT ENEMY ; IN MIDST OF CROWD " (Journal Special Servlee.) . -San Francisco, Dec, 1. In the midst of a crowd at the ferry station at noon yesterday August O. Bredfleld, secretary of the San Francisco Planing Mill Own ers' association, fired two shot at Ixrui Pprlngmeyer, brothr-in-law bf Bred field's divorced wife. Neither shot took effect. The shooting threw (he crowd Into a panle. The trouble grew out of alleged ill treatment-of his former wife by Bredfleld. The--latter hae been ar rested, charged with assault to com mjt murder. . JTeer Minister to Bquador. " -' tJnenisl Special Berries.- . : New-York, Dec. 1. Joseph Jenkins Lee, who was one of President Roose velt's Rough Rider and who recently received an ; appointment as United States minister to Biusdor, railed fid ay for Panama en route to Ms new post,. From Panama Mr. Tee will ' go by an other steamer to Guayaquil and -theno proceed on muleback to- the Interior, climbing the Andes to roach Quito, the capital of the republic Raincoat Company MEN'S CRAVENETTE COAT: ; Actual value, $12.00 - . . MEN'S STYUSH CRAVENETTE COAT : : .. Actual value, $18.00 v MEN'S NOBBY CRAVENETTE COAT . . Actual, value, $22.00 . ; value, $10.00 LADIES' CRAVENETTE CO A 15 Actual value, $25 to $30 OULD LIGHT THE PEACE PIPE Ohe More Effort Being Mad to : Bring Togetheriha Warring .Republican Clans.' Another -effort to bring together the hoatll faction of th Republican- party in inrcgon is unaic way. ;rjsss.iisH-s - I nr. conference nroved such a f1asi,l ... , I n,,. ,,f uirreadeHTrS thmils i deanaissd of Wasoow. Theiwere ready to give up all hope of union b- tween the factions, at least so far as Multnomsh county is eonoernd, end it goes-without saying that so long as there ie war In this county . there can be no peace in the residue of the etate. Nevertheless peace overture are -once more In contemplation. -The plan pro- -,, posed is that a committee be selected composed of an equal number of Simon Republlcana and Mitchell Republicans, Care being taken to choose men who have been etrong partisans and who have taken an active part in the. feud. With auch men on the committee It la -expected that the rank and file of both factions would accept any eomprotntae that might be reached. It will be the duty of the committee to agree on aome plan for concerted action between the two wing of th party. Thla will nec -eaaarlly Involve some degree Of under- . standing as to th office to be filled et the next election and to thla end old grudge must be forgotten. Those who ar responsible for the plsn admit that It preeente eom serl ous obstscles, yet the they believe csn be surmounted. The greatest diffi culty In ,the way of peace will be In Multnomah county, and if the local brave who hav been wont to take the wer- path every recurring primary or election can now be Induced to bury the hatchet and wash off -their war paint Jt will, be comparatively easy to bring about harmony '.In other court- ties. ' "'. ' ' ' ' : Indeed, it is said that the Republicans Of both Marlon- and Wasco counties are ready to 'fraternise once more if their brethren of Multnomah will smoke the pipe of peace. T. T. Oeer la anx loua for peace which might promote materially- his own political prospects. Malcolm Moody, who has never been en -extreme partisan, though . commonly classed with the Simon Republicans, is ready to ue hie influence to bring the . warfare to an end.- With Portland, fti- , lem and Th Dalle all demanding peace It is thought there could be no opposition of consequence ' froip other ( -section of th stat. " ' On grave obstacle In the way of the .. pacificators is found In "the pereonal am bitions of many of the leader in th , two faction. Clashes will be inevita ble if the committee enters on the dan-- gerous toplo of th distribution ox tne loaves and fishes. .;-'' iji Mi! rails rrosa Boof. - ' While repslrlng the roof of a csr; In the O R. N. ehope, where he wa em ployed. Elmer Stout lost hi footing and fell backward alighting wtth great forrs on his back and ehouldera. '. He wa taken to Good Samaritan hospital .this morning Immediately after the accident, and while It is too early, to predict the outcome of the accident, the victim Is suffering intensely and Is thought to hsve sustalned dangerous internal In juries Stout Is about 4S years of age. He has relatives lit th east. i - Agree to Uss Ibl. - " - . - Th case of- W. A." Glne A Oo. gainst Jacob M. Oallert, Fleckensteln A Mayer and Stern Co., for infringe ment of copyrighted labela f different JC kind of whiskey, was settled by tlpu latlon oi th prtle in the United ' State district court thls-morning. By the stipulation a decree we entered en joining the defendants -from further us of th labels.--The cost were taxed to-' the defendanta. i ' r' - t- - . I1":' Baker Divorce Cases. - (Special Plspetrh to The JonmsLl "'' Fnker t'lty, OrT. Dee. l.Alleglfls: desertion. Myrtle Gate fyia filed a stilt for divorce 'from William .-Oat. Sh wishes i-ta ..resume Vliec lnalden. - nan Myrtle Hollman. " "-" ' ' " Mary Harrison ''was divorced , from 4 Charles Harrison. J
