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SOUTH OREGON HUB DEAD Mrs. H. Thornton, a first Resl. dent of Crants Pass, Crosses Great Divide. : - CAME OVERLAND WITH ? - " ' PARENTS IN SIXTY-TWO Long Trip , One. of ' Hardship and "privationFrequent Fight With V Indiana -Husband Died Two Yeart ' Ago Prominent in Lodge Work. -; (SpMtel rttspatee ts Tb Joereal ) ' Grant Pass.. Or., Dec tt. Th fo-nerel-of Mrs. H. Thornton, an Oregon pioneer, and on of the beat known and most MtMoud - womsa of southern Oregon. occurred", bare Thussday after noon. Rv. Harry Brown officiated. "The ceremony tu attended by many of the friends and by the relatives of th d- Mrs.IL Thornton. ceased, and a kmc line of carriage! fol lowed th remains to Odd Fellow " cemetery, where Interment occurred. - Th floral offering- war beautiful and th ceremony a most, Impressive one. Like all of th carrier pioneers, lira. Thornton Journeyed to Oregon by ox ' team.; The long trip aero th plain was on of extreme hardship and pri vation, a th food aupply wa early out short-and the -wagon train wa-t:on- ' atantly besieged by hoatlla Indiana. Bh arrived with her parent at Elkton, on the Umpque rivea in 18I. ' Th old farm horn on th Cmpqus la still th . hom of her brother. In lili ah was -married to Henry Thornton, and th two have always mad southern Oregon their home. They : came to Josephine county in 1875, and to Grant' Pas llears ago, when th pass was but a trading post on th v Oregon and California stage road.' In July. 10, Mr. Thornton died. Mrs. Thornton's death oocurred Wednesday morning after a sever nine of sev- . ral months, daring which time she ha suffered with canoer. Her four ehll- dren were called her several days ago, when It wa apparent that sh could not live, and ail were at her "bedside at th tlm of her death. Her aurvlvlng chil dren are Mrs. Catherine Gray of this cltyj George . Thornton at La Molne, . California; - John Thornton of Sacra mento, California, and . lira. Allle Grimes of Roseburg. - . Bh wa a prominent member and lodge worker in th Degree of Honor. Ratbbene Slater; Eastern Star, Ladles of th Maccabees and woman of Wood ' craft. - HIGGINS CONFIDENT OF v '? WADSWORTH'S ELECTION (Joaraal Sp-etal Rervtee.) ' Albany, N. Y, Deo. 11. On leaving Albany last night, to spend Christmas with hi family at Olean. Governor Hlg glns expressed himself a well satisfied with th outcome of th last week's political conflict. H said that h re garded th contest practically settled and that th Republicans will be unani mous In their support of Wadaworth for speaker of th lower house. u , si UNSEEN DANGER IS ON OUR TRACK " from th tlm of oar birth till wo lit own for the last time, . " The test dceiM Iron the dangers of oisems is vigor oi body and activity of the natural 1 unc tion. ' - r- Th kind of as fetanoe le unporv ant. It must not be stimulation for that gives but tem porary effect, and the reaction Is mora than depressing. Taka a tones-on I enport and Humphries and Col of Be ' that will re-estab- I attl. served a demurrer to each of the Ush normal digee- 1 2 speclflcations filed against him, stat- tlmi atul aeelmll. I In. h,t thaw La n - ...M.I.-. . . won ana prove a reconstructive rather It.,. prin?ter.of WMt' Thto will ffteej ?Z?iJZ.,honf . Put IninoUos fhLBh. ul 7. Tmm,"m?9 S no ins;. 'Laboratory, hidden in tha .- w . i u n M U 11,11110 11 - -foeeht thence forty year ago by Dr. ' B. V. Pterca, who has made the treat - SMiit of lingering disease hi Ufa-long study and car. lie use glyoerie eitraeu Instead of alooholte ooes, exactly proportioned and eomblned v proofless of his own Inven- . tlon, first need In hi private practice end now given out freely to the world In his Golden- Medical Discovery, which Is '" eomposed of Golden Seal root, Queen's root, 8 to tie root. Black Cherry hark, Blood- ' root and Mandraks root. " Mr. A. T. Jones, of BB n.n. Str4 a.. I Francisco. Cel.. wrhes i As a rhlld I was r Aoseburg, Or., Deo. 21. Concerning delicate, and great sare was taken of m a report that h would return to -Wash-becauee eneM pi f my relative bed died of ingtoh and take hi seat at th present Ski', t?- -!.,Jl?fSia,T! .session, Btnger Hermann said today: sAtH.M J a sail W-A .1 a. ! "f think it is better to make no state- two rears ago I contracted a eevre cold. j. ' which woeld not yield to such home-treat- men as waa heady, - Iwrtors were tried, but after three months of this trsatmenl I was only wore. Then I was advised to try I)f. Ileme Uoldea Medical Iierovry, ana sia glad to say that three bottles not only eared me of the cold and emih, but made me (eel bst.ter Uian I ever bad before, 1 will always bee a buttle of this medicine la the sous. - TtiM, lln .,iAr-flnAI4 enfcf- VTf blll,nts grsnulae regylato and 1 Kvvai b ;-Vi; T-h-i-ro.i"niil ' V 1.4. l .H are cm.tlD.tlon. (me or fwo eech day lor a leiatlve and regulator, three or fmir far to ru cathartk-. Once tried eir In fsvor. Pal bp la vlaJa alwsew trash and rallaU. -. " , . , THE BIG RUSH COMES Oil TONIGHT This Js to Be the Greatest Shop ping Day In Portland's , , History. RECORDS BROKEN AT f v ;.;, h- LOCAL POSTOFFICE Suburbanite Failed to Take Advant age of Substations, Thereby Wast ing Much Time and Effort and Causing Employes More Work. . For a few brief hours thla morning th corridors of the general postofflc and th floor of the big department tore - were comparatively deserted. Either fatigued from th struggle of th previous day and evening or dis couraged by the gloomy sky, neither shippers nor shoppers put In anything Ilk an appearance on th streets until about 11 o'clock. Then car from ) the uburba and outlying town began to arrive with their human freight and th Indications are that th business district and th postofflc will have thla afternoon and tonight th heaviest Christmas v business that they have known. - "If our corridor are not thronged this afternoon and this evening, I'll be surprised,'' said on of th oldest em ployes at the postofflc when a line be gan to form -to front of on of the wln- dows shortly before noon. ; "Usually." he continued,' "Christmas v business is light, but th record will be broken this year, or receipts so far ar no Indi cation of th way things go." , Th official wa not cheerful over th prospect. Like many other clerk he ha been on duty from 1 to 14 -hours a day . during th holiday push, and an- otner siege this afternoon and tonight . did not have a very pleasing effect upon hi mind. J Now. that th rush is practically over a glimpse of th strenuous life of th ' -..-----. . tm v kj ... mui th rush began every man from Post master Minto down has been working overtime. Th postmaster's order to all his Subordinate wa "to take car of th public." For a few day th clerks wer able to give the publlo service and also to foot up their receipts each even ing. "Last night, the men wer unable to prepare their reports and will not b able to do so until after Chlstmas. Again. In other departments tons of mall war received and ahlpped dally. Th outgoing mall was cleared In tlm for each train, but only th Incoming matter of the first, scond and third class was delivered as soon as landed in the postofflc and postal station. Tons, of fourth das matter (news- Papers, periodical. ate. art r "today stacked up In th. general postofTlce. Tf I had another rush Ilk that," said Postmaster Mlnto, when he told of th labors of th clerks this morning, "I should need a greet deal bigger force than I hav at present." j snipper and postal order and etamn buyers, who. Buffered so muob incon venience and discomfort while standing in ne ac me windows at the poet- office, and whoa demands for aervlo kept tn clerks on duty 14 hours a dev. put themselves to trouble and th clerks to sny amount of. extra labor that could easily have been avoided, according to C R. Straus, cashier at th poatofflce. "There ar It postal substations in th city." said Mr. Strauss this morn ing. "TO substations ' ar scattered from Sellwood to University Park on th east aid and from Fulton north on th west aid, and they Issue money or ders, sell stamps and register letters and packages. Collections ar mad by earlier every hour or so. Tet people, specially woman, living In distant sub urbs and only a block or two away from th substations hav com, all th way to Portland to register1 a package and buy stamps or a postal order, and stand in Una half a day in order to do that They may Ilk to be inconvenienced I believe they do like it; for I hav never neara mem complain of personal dls- oomrorc, aimougn tney have had to reacn th window In a serpentine line and moving forward only a step at a tlm. r Th cashier's office and the registry division will be closed all day Christ- Th indications of a renewal of th rush at th department store cam at th nam tlm the tin began to form at in postornc. several hundred people from the) suburban districts left the Incoming car at -Third and Morrison and First and Alder streets, and all started straight for th business dis trict. ' Th early morning business was lighter than on preceding mornings, but a record 'afternoon for Christmas eve I expected. Th crowd of shopper wa unusually large last night and every outgoing car carried as many Christmas gifts ss passengers. ACCUSED JUDGE FILES "DEMURRER TOXHARGES (Special Dtepsteb to The Joanal.) ' Wena tehee. Wash.. Dec ia. Jitrfr ir Victor Martin of this city today through 'his attorneys. Juri , IT c. mi r rv to consututs a caus of action. In case , th demurrer la overruled by Judge tgtinr th attorny for th defense jwlU.not ask that th ruling be mad absolute, which. would disbar ths Judgs without further bearing, but will give him tlm to file an answer to the com plaint that the case may be tried on It merits. Th cas has been called for a hearing on January - 4 when Judge Stetner will be in 'Wenatch for law and motion term of court. . ' HIS HEALTH MASTER ' . OF HERMANN'S PLANS : (Special Manatrft to Ts Joernal.l mt present" H Intimated that "Is action depended on his health. lie is rapidly recovering from hi recent illness. JURY DISARGEES IN - t. MONK GIBSON CASE Joeraal Rpeelal l ill.. I . nMnl0- Te- " The jury !ryl"f MO? Olbson. accused of murder 1" 'he wife and four children of J. F. Condltt,-was -discharged this morning, i being unable to agree. Gibson will be jretrted in February. fc OREGON DAILY : JOURNAL. BANQUET IS GIVEN TO Experts Talk on Subjects of In ' terest to Butter-Makers and Farmers." MILKING BY MACHINERY ONLY SANITARY METHOD Doom of the Milkman la Sounded Cleanliness Declared First Repui aite to Success Fine Prospect for Future of Oregon, t 1 fSoeelii Dlanateh to The Joaraal.) - Forest Grove, . Or., Deo. J J. A large attendance wa present this morning I when the second day a meeting or tne Oregon Dairymen association waa called to order. ... ... F. C Cornelius spoke on "Things I Hav Found Out About Dairying," H, V. Tartar of Portland on "Th Function of a But Dairy Commission." W. W, H1jr eMsHt:L'xir!' Wjs,e ' Austin Tuxton. Grant -Of Berkeley on "Pasteurisation and Us of Starters," -William Schul merick of Hlllsboro on "Farm Dairy- This noon a banquet was Unflered to members of the association -by Gales grange No. tS2, Patrons of Husbandry, and Forest Grov board of trad. This afternoon was devoted to busi ness, reports of officers and resolution a. Officers will be elected and th next plac of meeting selected.- . ; r - brt BTlgaVS ssioiL C ' .A most interesting session -wss held last night, Dwlnell Clapp, th poy vio linist, . gav a violin solo which wa heartily applauded. Th speeches were interspersed with vocal solos rendered by Mrs. Wilbur McEldowney, Miss Kate Shannon and Mis Jessie Hore. "Railway Transportation: th Llf of Modern Trade and Industry," was th topto of an excellent paper read by H. W. liounabury of th Southern Paclflo company. He stated that th railways war th great factors in "th develop ment of a country's resource, by mak ing low rate of transportation and x tenalng th facilities for rapid transit. To the dairyman especially baa .the rail road been helpful and of Incalculable benefit In making low rate for trans portation of milk and cream to th consumers. - "This echem of making rat," said Mr. Lounsbury. "is ths result of years of study and experience by railway x pert. Through these rates th wrest ha been able, to maintain a high stand ard of living and to pay no more for the nam goods as does th east" He com bat ted the doctrine of govern ment ownership of railroads and main tained that th railway companies wer better abl to fix rate than a govern mental commission.' Th latter system would, be believed, ' work Incalculable damage to producer. : - Cnapla en Marketing', 'w.'HJ Chaptn of Portland chose for his theme, "Th market End of Dairy ing." . He said In. part: "We ar In th tag of development now, or rathor dairying is a little behind other indus tries. Few years ago It was ahead of us, th market was overcrowded. At present, excessive price ar paid for raw products of course the farmer 1 getting the benefit of it Small cream erles have been forced to close on' ao count of condensers. ."It Is a good thing as product of small concern wer difficult- to sell,--that Isr no -continuous demand was made for any brand." . . Washington - county butter has al ways been good and commanded good prices. The spoaker saw no good rea sons why Oregon should not supply the sound country with butter.- :.- He then gave a comparison of th European dairy methods and those of this country. Even Bwltserland. small It Is, ha a lsrge butter trad in th United States. He clesed hi ad dress with Ythe hopot that the dairy in dustry wlU'contlnue to Increase. Fresh, sweet creamery butter Is what th peo ple want and that and nothing else will theypsve, " said th speaker. -, , Tabereelosls- and Milk. Dr. Emil Weschcke of Oakland. Cali fornia, then followed with a scholarly paper on "Tuberculosis; Its Relation to Our Milk Supply." He stated, that nearly always tuberculosis had its origin In a poor water supply .or in bad, unhealthy feed. The. way to combat thl dreadful disease Is to enforce th law of cleanliness Ieanllnes of barns as weir as that of the attendants. . 'What1 is your. - duty as dairymen T" asked th doctor. "I answer In four words, to furnish clean milk fre--(rom nun and bicterla.' He spoke of Dr. Von 'Behring's work and discovery which is to remove th dangerous ef fects of tuberculosis. Milk absorbs odors from plants such ss onions. garlic etc., and these should b kept-) out or th fodder, "Cleanliness In all tsges means a -clean certificate from th board of health," aald he. Dr. Weachcke In the course of his A Frig htned Mors. Running like mad down th street, dumping the occupants, or a hundred other accident rr -every day occur rences. It behooves everybody to bay a reliable Rnlve handy, and there's none ss good ss . BuckJrn's Arnica fUlve. Hums, Cats. ores, rVwema id j piles, disappear quickly under Its sSothlng ef fect 25c, at Skid more Drug Co. 161 Third strt4 ... " - . : DAIYf,lEU . PORTLAND. SATURDAY E AT Tlf.lE OF THE DEAL i Mrs. Simmons ( Fails to Show That She Was Incapable of ' I Selling Property. " FRANK KIERNAN KEEPS: LAND BOUGHT FROM HER On Occasions Subsequent to That , in Point Mrs. , Simmons Showed 'Herself Rational, and So Loses Suit to Recover,- Mrs. Margaret Simmons was san on October SI. ltol At least Circuit Judge Cleland thla morning so decided, and so Fran Klernan will b allowed to hold th deed to th northwest quarter block at th corner "of Sixth and Flanders streets, which .' he purchased - on the above named date for t IS. Tit from Mrs. Simmons, who was then Mrs. Feraris. Mrs. Simmons brought suit in th clr cuifl court to have th deed to the -property set aside, alleging that' she was mentally incompetent at th tlm of th sals and also that Feraris had in timidated hr. . Th cas occupied aaveral daya.ln the court More than e soor of witnesses testified and Judge Cleland ' aald that Mrs. Slmmona failed to show that she was Insane at the time of th transfer of the property and that ah did not prov that Farari had unduly forced her Into making tn sal. . In reviewing the case the court stated that th than Mrs. Feraris was dis charged from the hospital as cured several months before th sal of th land to Klernan'; that well known phy sicians and County Judge Cake had pro nounoed her san; that after bar release from the asylum And prior to th sal of th property to Klernan, sh had sold lots to a Mr. Casey, but did not bring a suit to have. the Casey deed set said because ah stated that sh had re ceived a fair prlc for th property. It waa also shown that after the sal to Klernan an attorney had aued for a commission and th manner In which Mrs. Simmon testified during that trial would not cause on to think that ah waa other than well balanced mental ly and that ah was well able to attead to business affairs. In referring to the contention that she did not receive enough money for the property. Judge' Cleland said that one would have to Judge "that by the price of land at the time the sals waa made and that the majority of the evidence Introduced caused him to believe that she did receive a fair price. remarks said that perservatlvea ought to be used at time. Thla ruffled up Mr. Tartar, ' who,eondemns - their uses in any circumstances and stated that it was in violation. of th tat laws to us them at alt Tpra Richardson, . manager, of : the Portland Commercial elub. spoke on the subject.- "Our Dairy .Products as an Oregon Advertisement" . - SDlklna; by Maohlaery. ... '' Th afternoon session yesterday wa largely attended. President West oc cupied the, chair and Professor Kent of the Oregon Agricultural college aotea as secretary. ' ' . The first speaker was H. 8. Shelton of Portland.! who spoke on "Dairy possi bilities of the Paclflo Northwest" He stated that as a boy h had been a dairyman by compulsion, but now h was on by preference. However, most of his experience In dairying was gained In California, but Jie saw in western Oregon a region excellently Adapted for thla kind of husbandry. He called upon his hearers to redouble their efforts for Chins. Japan, we rnii ipplnes and Hawaii offer an excellent market . . .'. ' Digressing from his subject, be ex plained the workings of the milking ma chine, which he declared the only method to secure sanitary extraction of the milk. One of these contrivances for"the milking of Se cows -"would coat about IIOO. - Cleanliness Advocated. "Dalrr Conditions as I Find Them on ths Farm." was the subject of a paper read by A. H.. Lea of Haselwood cream ery. He stated that th last two years h had vial ted 1,000 Oregon dairy farms snd that la th greater majority of case all wer a credit to their owner. H aald that th farmers engaged in the work were glad to receive th bulletins. pamphlets and other printed matter rel ative to dairying in- It various phases. "Select good animals, house tbem In clean barns, feed them good, strong feed and take good care of your herds," was his sdmonltion. He then made refer ence to the method ot hauling' cream to the market and how necessary It was to select clean and eareful men to do the hauling. - I : , Mired sislp Problsm. . A. T. Buxton of Forest Grove read an Interesting psper on "Hired Help on the Dairy Farm." He- pleaded for- a- relief of the drudgery connected with the work on the dairy farm. He believed that th dairyman ought to pay his help as high as he could afford. "Cheap help means s poor quality of work, said Mr. Bux ton. "Have a cosy place pear the fam ily's hearth for them, on holidays give them time to enjoy the day. Make them feel an Interest in your work Just as though it were their own.' . -Functloa of Commissioner. ' . "The Function" of a State Dairy Com mission" waa an address given by H. V.- Tartar of Portland. Mr. Tartar stated that the commission was of ma terial help to th dairymen in the pre paring of reports and in the gathering of statistics. Boards of trade, stock men's conventions, comnvwefai club and various development leagues eould be aided in their work by that of the state dairy commission. George weeks or Salem than mad a few remark on dairying in general and stated that he had found out the dif ference between "dairying" and "milk ing cows." He declared that there wa no financial benefit derived from "dairy ing by proxy," that is, th leasing of one's herd to outside person. He also spoke of ths two ends of dairying "the feed f nd and th business end," both re quired constant car and application. A general discussion as to whether certain kind of feed would produce s richer grade of milk or better butter fat waa then taken up in a hearty fash Ion with two or three of the bovine lovers on their feet at once. Those tak ing part in th debate were:. N. J. Walker, J... W. Bailey, William flohul mertck, Ira Purdln and George Weeks. .''"' atr. wHUs Pleads Cullty. (Speebd IMspstra ts To JnerosL) Hlllsboro, Or., Deo, I. Mrs. Lenni Willi, charged with a statutory crime In connection with S. Mallory, who was convicted her yesterday, pleaded guilty thl morning. Bh wll). be sentenced next "Wednesday. . . . . . .y. . Si EVENIN6, DECEMBER 23, Makes the? finest, lightest, ; best .; flavored biscuit, hofc- breads, cake and pastry. -7--". V-"-'; ; .V-',; . Royal Baking Powder is of highest quality, always - pure, wholesome, uniform. The contents" of eacl) can are exactly like every other, and - will retain their strength and freshness regardless of climate or Reason. ') p. : ' ; : i v Remember that Royal is a pure, cream of tartar fca- " king powder, absolutely free from alum or phosphatjc acid. : . ALvm and ttmnospliate powders ate injurious HARRIMAN OFFICIALS HELP THE LEAGUE - Urge State Men' of Affairs to At tend Coming Session of De- yeIopmentAssociation The passenger department of the Har- rlmaa llnee In Oregon has Issued a cir cular to agenta directing, them to org In an possible way th attendance of a representative delegation from their re spective localities to the .convention of th , Oregon Development., league, to be held- In Portland, January II and IS, when the theme of discussion will be "Th Commonwealth of Oregon; Its Re sources-snd Opportunities." ( The meeting Is regarded by the rail road com nan v as ons of th moat Impor tant ver held within the confine of th state. - General Passenger Agent Craig says: . . "Ths Lewis and Clark exposition did much to bring the state into prominence, and the good work so well started must be continued if the desired results are to be assured. That the officers of the Harrtman system have faith in Ore gon is shown by the fact that 1 4,1 to. 000 has been set -aside for construction of new railroads within the state during the coming year, making a. total . of ltt.000,000 the Harrtman llnee will ex pend In the years IfOt-. ... "Tou will, I am sure, agree that th tlm la very opportune for such a gath ering. Th strongest and beat, men of your city and county should Attend the convention and lend their aid tn organ ising an aggresslv campaign of pub licity and promotion. - Tour local press, your board of trade, and any orgaaiaa- tlon la your vicinity that -ertands for th upbuilding of th stat should see that It is wall represented." One snd a third ' fare for the round trip from points west of Pendleton and north of Roseburg, and .one fare foe the round trip from polnte beyond those cities, hav bean granted by the rail road company. -,. . : ROYALTY SAILS FOR VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA ' - (Journal Rpeelal Service.) . , London, Dec SI. The Duke of Con- naught., accompanied by the Duchess of" Connaught and Princess Victoria Patri cia, sailed -from Southampton -today for South Africa. Th duk . will be tn South Africa about eight weeks, during which tlm h will Inspect the troop In Cape Colony, the Orange River col ony, th Transvaal and Natal, and will visit th principal battlefield and place of Interest, Including Klmberley and Mafeklng. ... .-. , FRATERNAL ORDERS TO BUILD BIG SANATORIUM (Journal Rpeelal Renies.1 ' Chtoago,. Dec. il. Th head of th fraternal -bodies representing 1,600.000 members, who are to build a great sana torium where tuberculosis patients of all th order may receive care at ac tual coat or free to those who ar un able to pay, hav received report from th commute chosen to secure a sit. Thl commute report -in favor of a it at La Vegas, New Mexico. - tloe-Presldsnt to Enterteia. Mpemal Rpeelal rVrrlee. ) ' : Washington, -D. C, Deo. II. Vice-1 president rairnanss naa issued invita tions to the Gridiron club to be his gusste at a dinner tonight to . meet Jamea Whit comb Riley, the - Hooster poet. The dinner will be served in the new home of the vice-president and Mrs. Fairbanks on Fsrrsgut square. Bemarkable Cur. "I wa much afflicted with sciatica," wrltee Ed. C. Nud, lowavllle. Bed r wick Co., Kan., "going about on crutches and suffering a deal of pain, I was induced to try Ballard a Snow Liniment, which relieved m. . "I used three SOe bottle. "It is the greatest liniment I ever used: hsvs rec ommended It to a number of persons; sll express themselves ss being bene, P. ted by 1C I now wslk wtthmit crutches, sble to perform a great deal of light labor on the farm." 2 So, too and I L00. Woodard, Clark A Ce., . : 1S03, Do Not Use STRUGGLE FOR WATSON'S . : PLACE CONTINUES "v- Superintendent Refuses to Quit and Board of Control Still Debating! (Special Dispatch ts The Journal.) Vancouver, Wash. Dec II. The struggle over the post of superintend ent of the State School for Defective Touth et this place continues. .- Superin tendent Dr. James' Watson refuses to step down and out and th member .of .th board of control ar equally in sistent that he shall. . A general protest has arisen over the eppolntment of William N. Majrsball, at present, a teaoher at th. sohool, to tak th plac of Watson.' Other teachers hav algned a statement to the effect that they, will resign If Marshall la ap pointed and every pupil in th deaf and ddmb and th blind departments of the institution hsvs signified their protest by sign language and nod against th naming of Marshall, and told in th am manner their love forvth man who ha presided over th destinies of th school for mora than It year. " The members of th board. Chairman F. M. Klnoald, J, H. Davis and 'Deep Creek' Jonts made a peremptory de mand upon Mr. Watson to resign yester day biit he emphatically - declined to, saying that he would vacate onry when force was used. The board refuses to discuss th matter. It I rumored that the United State marshal 1 to be called and Mr. Watson forcibly removed. - GOVERNMENT TO MAKE - WAR ON STANDARD OIL (Rpeelal Dlspsteh t The Joarnal.) Washington, Deo. It. That it la th Intention of th legal battalion of th government to soon begin an attack upon th Standard Oil company - there seem but little doubt. District attor neys of various states hav mad my terlous trips to Washington and long conferences hav been held with th de partment of luetic. . Th. greatest secrecy regarding the preliminary conferences is maintained. It Is believed, however, that the time le near at hand and that proceedings will be instituted in eeveral states simul taheously. Commissioner of Corpora tions Garfield has been present at some of these conferences and it is pointed out that" he has for almost a year been Investigating the actions of the Stand ard OH company relative to rebatee and discriminations. mrs. taggart refused r New trial by court (Joaraal Rpeelal Ret flea.) Woost.r. O., Deo. -II. Judgs Eason has overruled the motion for a new trial in ine lagsari uivorce case, some pi the affidavits filed by Mrs. Taggart's attorneys who made the motion, de clared that Judge Eason was preju diced, and biased in giving the decision for a decree of divorce . in favor of Major Taggart Judge Eason psld particular atten tion to thes affidavits,, saying' they were-unfair, , unjust and unusual for lawyers to make and that ths attorneys who swore to the affidavits of prejudice were clearly In contempt. of-xourt. Judge Eason then Imposed a fin of IVf each on Judge Lyman Crftchfield, -Captain! James B. Taylor ntid"JOdfc M. L. I Smyser, but suspended collectlun" of fine until the -circuit court Passes upon th decision.' -v. -. ' Dividend for Umployss. " ' . (Journal Rpeelal Service.) Fall River, Mass., Dec II. Christmas gifts were distributed today to the em ployes pf the Bourne Mills corporation in the -shape of checks representing a dividend or 1H per cent of the wages they have received during the last tour months. This wss In accordance with the method of profit-sharing, adopted by the corporation laat August.. The system Is pronounced a success "' and probably will . be continued during; the oomlng year , f ' ' V' ' Preferred Stock Cansed woods. . Allen at Lewis' Beet Brand. - '',",'' ' '' ' " T V- - . ' SALEM NAMES DELEGATES TO PORTLAND MEETING Club Refuses to Take Any Ac tion on Communication From Salt Lake Body. (Special Dispatch ta To Joaraal.) Salem. Or.. Deo. It. At a special meeting., of : the Commercial elub held last evening the following delegates were appointed to attend the. meeting of the Oregon Development - league in' Portland January 11 and II: I. A. Manning. H. B. Thletsen, John H. Soott, Frank Wi tucbtn, T. B. Kay, C Marsh, Hal D. Patton, - Paul -. Hauaer, George- Waters, C - K. Speuldlng, - John H. Albert,. -.-.' -. I The five last named with their ladles will accompany the excursion to Los Angeles. . - The club refused to take any action upon the communication from the. Salt Lake Commercial club asking that all similar clubs - throughout ttir eoast states Indorse a set of resolutions com mending the president for the stand he ha taken on th freight rat question snd also asking their representatives in congress to support th Kach-Town-nd bill or some similar resolution. After debating th question for some tlms, , the resolutions were . laid on the table, ' i , . , , The proposition to establish a paint factory was taken up seriously by the club snd a committee appointed to make a thorough investigation relative to promoting the Industry. ; JURY IN COLLINS CASE . FAILS TORETURN VERDICT (Jnoraal Rpeelal Wvtce ) . San Francisco, Dec II. The Jury in the caee of George D. Collins, th at torney accused of perjury, after de liberating 14 hours were dischargsd last night, being unable to reach an agree ment. It la understood the vote stood for conviction and 4 for acquittal Thla ia the first chapter in the case since Collin wss returned from British Columbia, where he made so strong s fight against being . brought to San Francisco, i .. ,.-". CHOATE TO 6E HEAD OF - AMERICAN DELEGATION (Rpeelal'Dlspstcb to Tn Joaraal.) . ' Washington, Dee. s 21. Joseph ' 1L Choate, late , United Statee ambassador at th court of St, Jamea, It I said, will be named WL President Roosevelt as chairman of the American delega tion to tne second Hague peace con ference. . li la understood that ex-Presl- dent Cleveland declined the offer. Psrk and Washington. Portland, Oregon ThY School of Quality" A. P.-Armitrong, CL. B., Principal Thousanda ol graduates in poll tians; Ziundreda placed each -year more calls for help than we can meet' it pays to attend our school: laro-. I et, mo.. modernr beet equipped. iveparrrnenrst rusiness, cmortntnd, ... Typewritine;. yPenmanshlo. EngliaK Open all the year. Catalogue, peni. -work free. Call, telephone -or write. lyiLMKlht Turn Out" Poor Printing . If we set seraelves aboat It, bet w. sr. . se set of practice -In that respect that we Imagine we would make s rask fallnre of the job. W saapret that the work would be flrat-elaea la spite of .11 Mr .fforts. We- are rnownd for ta. eioellenee ot ma snatluT. r '. I3rtr0iolttan TrvM ' l4y rHONT IT. TA Mats (', ; Bet Morrison and Alder. ' i'