THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING,-DECEMBER . 30, 1905 ( r s V THOUSANDS PAID THE FIDDLER V Since Police Judge Cameron Took Charge Nearly Eleven Thousand Paid In Fines. 4". ? FEW WHO WERE GUILTY Y " ESCAPED A SENTENCE Policy Has Been to Make Law-Break ing Expensive Month of Decern .ber Haa Seen . Several Serious '.',. Crimea Commkte. ; . , Blnco George J. Cameron mounted the bench as polio Judge July 1 the aggre gate amount turned over Into the, mu , ntclpal coffers by fine and forfeitures according to the. figures of Frank Hen- ' neaay, clerk Of the court, ia $10.81.0. Thla doea not Include about S00 In (lnea lmpoaed by the 'cliroult court in : oaaes appealed from the lower court. , Mot only do these flgurea look well for the city 'a finances but they ahow plain ly that Judge Cameron haa "Uniformly ' pursued a policy of replenishing the mu- . , nlclpal exchequer at the expenaa of peraona committing misdemeanors. That the flgurea are not-even but In- elude odd cent la du to Justice of the ; peace fees of 60 cent and 40 cent a be- 1 Ing collected In the civil suit against Louis Trummer and others. . The re- celpts for the --present 'month - were '1 $1,4T. ;..'.. ; . ' 1 The number of arrests made by (he police during the month, up to noon to- , -iday waa about 800. . By tomorrow night it la aatlmated that the number will probably be increased to 850. The ' large majority are for drunkenness, be-" t out after hours, leaving obstruction on i sidewalks and minor breaohee of the peace. ' . :. ., ; , ; i' The month haa been a notable one In j police work and many changes hava ''occurred.' Thomas Flemmlnga was ahot ' and killed and 8. I Rousch ahot through the arm by two unknown high- way men' at 'the- Centennial ' hotel ' the night Of December 16, John- Dell no waa stabbed six times by an unknown ,' man at Foutb and" Sheridan streets Christmas eve.- Paul Ayleaworth was ; sandbagged the night of December 16 in the terminal yards and robbed of $00. ; Thomas Ruaaell, Jr., is ' under arrest . on the charg of committing this crime. The holdups and house burglaries oo '.J -currlng during the month have been , , about as" numerous as at thta season in ; preceding years.'- .. ., ,.;''' ' The police force at present contains . lit men all told. The quota of the de partment a 117, but - Policemen Lee. , Scallen and L. C. Fones wej-e-dismissed as the result of charges preferred against them frith the police commls ' slon. while Polloernerj. Hammersley and Mater resigned to' engage In private i business, '-' ,-- j TO ERECT LINCOLN ! ' : MEMORIAL TABLET :x . 1 ..,-, W.. (Joaraal Bpaclsl aerrlee.V ' .Gettysburg,- Pa., Dec 1. The leA .. mous memorial address which President Lincoln delivered on the Oettyaburg battlefield In July. 1884, will be com Z mamorated by a bronse memorial tab let, to be erected near the a pot where 1 President Lincoln stood when he dellv ; ered the historical address. The place, . which Is tear one of the sojdler'a monu- mente. waa recently selected by a com ". mission, consisting of Secretary of War Tsft. General J. R. Brooke, V. A A.. ; retired: Judge Advocate General George .H-jjavia. coionei Nicholson of the Get . e-tysburg Park commission and Repre sentative Do Armond of Missouri. The j tablet will probably be unveiled on the annlveraary of the day on which Prea- ' ident Lincoln delivered the famous ad- dress. -;. . .... . ,-. - . . 'INDIANS PREPARING " T "FOR BIG WAR DANCE ' (Snerial-IHmtrh to fae 'Sanul.t . Pendleton, Or., Dec 80. A war dance win be held on the Umatilla reservation on New Tear's day. The event will take place in Chief No Shirt's big tepee, which Is now being made ready for the occasion. , Although No Shirt Is the chief of the Walls Wallas, the mem bers, of the Cay una and Umatilla tribes will alao participate In the dance. About 100 Indians in all will take, part In the celebration, and they will be decked In att the war paint and feathers that can be secured. The. program will com mence "In the afternoon and will con tinue all, night long, the height of enthusiasm-being reached after nightfall. Among thoae who will attend the wtl dance will be Harold A. Lorlng. who Is making a collection of Indian muslo for tha government. , ' . ' Sir Xnorease la freight TraJBo. (Joaraal Speelal rlca.) ' Chicago, Deo. JO. With the end of 'the year (the freight. managers of the railroad companies are gleefully inspect ing the reports of traffla managers and . noting the tremendous increase In busl 'S Tteas over that of last year. Although ' the full significance of the year's bual nets will not be known for another ' month, signs foretelling, a banner year - are -not lacking. - If the .Wabash may - be-considered a criterion, the average Increase In business will not fall short . " of 80' per cent ' ', ,.' .. ;' y !, W. A. 9. rewe Dead, r (Jeorsal Sperlal Serrle.) ' San Mateo. CaU. tec SO. WilJIam A. , P. Brewer, one of the wealthiest real- dents of this' county. Is dead at Elcer- rlto Park after a week's -Illness of double -'pneumonia. .- ., . '.-. v, - BUILT IN OREGON LOGGING AND HOISTINGS ENGINES C:; MARINE AND STEAMBOAT MACHINERY r : " ELECTRIC HOISTS V ' , V ' .HEAVY SAWMILL SPECIALTIES - ; POWER TRANSMITTING MACHINERY . v Guaranteed heavier, stronger and of bettet design, than tlm- V ; liar machinery built elsewhere. We believe what we say arid .stand behind it'.. :. . ' ';' '. T Willamette Iron and Steel Vorltt - PORTLAND, OREGON. U. StA. i- ?:.' - SELLWOOD'S BIG WOOL PLANT NEARLY READY TOR OPERATION Sellwood Wool ' " (Special Dbpstch to Tbe 'JoaroaL) Oregon City, Or., Dec SO. Thomas Rosa, formerly of Laa Vegas. New Mexico. and who Is president and gen eral manager of the Roas Wool Scouring aV Manufacturing company of Sellwood aald - today-that bis new plrfnt would be ready for operation .early In the spring. : . y- '' This aew plant haa' a fronting on the Southern Pacific tract of 108 feet, with an "t."i 17 feet In depth. The main building will be two stories high, cover ing about 80,000 feet of floor space. In addition to thla building there will be boiler and engine-house, and a one- atory warehouse 60 by 800 feet. There will eiiio be several other smaller build ings: all -will be used .in the scouring and manufacture of wool. : This plant will employ when running at Its full eapaclty about 100 hands. J. M. Nickura and A, C. Mowrey, well-known buslneaa men of Portland, are alao mtereatea in this company. - . "-' In . addition to , scouring wool, the company will manufacture knit under wear and other claases of woolea goods. The location of this plant la consid COOU 11 FACE OF FIRE SCARE : Opera Star Sang While She Was Extinguishing Flames by Stamping on Them. . ; ' . (Joaraal BperUl Berviee. ' ! New Tork, ' Dec. 80. The last scene of "Ootterdammerong" at the Metro politan opera-houae Friday looked as if it was going to be a, real immolation of Brunnhllde. 8legfrled had been pl.oed upon- the 'funeral pyre and Nordlct ' as Brunnhliae. had finished the adieu be fore returning it to the Rhine. Then following stage dlrectlona. aha seised a torch with which to fire the, funeral piie.. X'j j .' - -'. A' member of the' chorus carelesely tipped the torch, dropping the biasing alcohol on the stage. The chorus girl tried to subdue the blase by Inverting the torch, but 'this only aded. fuel to the fla.mes. Nordlca canght sight of the flames ana stroae lowaro ii. v.ia in whlto robe of thin flowing texture.- just the Sort of thing to catch fire, and etui Inarina- , the muslo of her . part, ahe crushed the blase out with ber feet. holding the torch In one hand and her robe In the' other, amid the nearty ap plause of the audience. ' WEEPS AS SHE DENIES v "v',.' -" . '' i i--::, j. 7? ; (Continued from Paga.One4 to take home. She -was constantly do ing such things for me. So I did not leave her When we reached Sixteenth atreet. but. went on to . the flat . on Seventeenth street. v-- "Wheji we" resdhed the flat we went right out to the pantry, where the ginger ale waa. The only light was from the gas jet In the hall, about 10 feet away. I stood beside my sister while she got nut the'slasaea and' the ginger ale. I remember I looked on the shelf -for some small cakes such as she usually had, and I spoke t9 her about the olives, which were also on the shelf. I took up the olive bottle and spoke te her about aome black specks which showed In It. i ; ' ' . ' ' - "Boat TOuea It," iVld Kra. Tea Bras. "All the time my sister waa pouring out the ginger ate. She had been very thirsty and ralaed her glass at onoe to her Hps. -1 set down the olives and waa just about to drink from my glass when she exclaimed. Don't touch it- there's something terrible In ItA and then ahe ran out into the' kitchen to the sink. I ran after her and at first I thought she had swallowed the ale the wrong way so that It was choking her and I began slapping her on the back. Bven then' I could not realise what waa the matter and if I had not been trying to. hold her up' I would 'have tasted my own glass so as to see if anything, was the matter with the ale. ,, ;t, ,(. '"It was' almost dark in tha pantry, with only the light from the gas Jet- In tha ball, so that It would not have been easy to notice the Color of the ginger ale when my alater. poured It out of the bottl"I don't; know whether-be-alei waa dark. In color or not. it aoes noi seem to me that there waa any effer vescence, but I cant remember about that. . My sister, of course, never thought of anything wrong with the ale, And, she drank it at onoe becauae she waa o thlraty. ... The Oregonlan saya that 'Mre. van DranX-went to the pantry for a bottle of. ale. returned' and opened It, ' Who ever wrote that , did not know how her death occurred. - We went together to the pantry and it was then that sne ooened and drank the ate. -' The article aava that the "ale sparkled as she poured It" and that ana must nave noiicea ix Scouring Plant; '. ered the beat In and around Portland being altuated on the main line Oi " Southern Pacific railroad, also on the O. W. P. line, i In addition to the im mense water power taken from Johnaon creek. ; which will be utilised for all purpoaea. the company owns abundance of land aurroundlng the property. This valuable property haa practically bean neglected up to the preaent time; but alnoe the new company -haa taken hold of the .mill. -the land and the water surrounding it, there Is no. doubt that It will make a most valuable addition to Sellwood and Portland. --; 'v-.. ', , Mr. Roas has had 80 acres surveyed and platted for residences, ahd along the stream excellent manufacturing sites may be had with abundance of water power and the excellent railroad faclll ltes at hand. . ' v "? Already there Is considerable talk Of extending the city and suburban lines, which will give the best of streetcar service. This is entirely a new indus try In this section- of the country, -and when completed Portland can boaat of having not only a flrat-clasa knit goods factory iut the largest wool-scouring plant erected In the entire- west.- - , ..' there was no effervescence. It was too dark In the pantry . for us to notice closely and neither of us had the slight est Idea that there was anything wrong with the ale or ady need for caution."' ' Xer Story la Confirmed, When the apartment wag visited by the detectives after. Mrs. Van Dran's death, many things were foitnd which amply confirmed i the etory told by Mlas Montelth. On the shelf -in the pantry atood the bottle of olives of which Mrs. Van Draa spoke to her sister while they were down town, .and. which 'tha latter was examining while - Mrs.' Van Dran waa pouring the ale. The gas Jet m the hall, about 80 feet distant from- the pen try, casts Juat enough light to enable a person to find his way about the pantry, but hot enough to see very closely. The temporary disappearance of Mrs. Van Dran's rings Immediately after her death, and their subsequent discovery is commented on. by tha Oregonlan as a rclrcumatanca damaging, to Mlas Mon telth. ; It waa nearly 84 hours after the death that Van Dran and hla sister-in-law noticed that the rings Were not on the dead woman's hands. Hasty search failed to discover them, and the fact was reported' to the police. . On Mon-. day, the second day after the tragedy. Van ,Dran made a aeoond and more thorough search, and finally he unt locked his wife's trunk, which stood in the -dlntnitroom. In the trunk, in an Opera-glass bag,' he 'found the rings. ' On the day of her death Mrs. Van Dran had been engaged" ail day in houae cleaning. She' and her husband had oc cupied the apartment less than a month Cad were not yet fully1 settled. Accor ding to the testimony of both Van Dran and Mlas Montelth Mrs. Van Dran waa In the, habit of putting her Jewelry in her trunk for aafe keeping. On the last occasion when she did this ahe had evl dently locked the trunk, ard the rlnas remained Inside until two days after her aeatn. ; - . : -, - ., j Ho Cine to Murder. . - Deputy District Attorney Moeer de clares that hie "Office will continue Its effort e to unravel the mystery surround' ing the death of Mra. Van' Dran. Offi cials have been unable to secure a clue of eufflclent Importance to warrant the arreat of any One, but they are still following every line of evidence that is submitted. v k - i. Chase, the bartender, whom Mr. Mc ser believes responsible for the death of the woman, la in Honolulu. He la In contempt of court by failure to pay a nne or yioo Imposed by Judge Praser. He . was released without bail on the strength of assurancea of an attorney! and left tha city. He went directly to San Francisco and from there to Hono lulu. ' - - . , . -.. ,,' . , " . "l win ocr everything In my power to carry out the dying request of Van Dran," said Mr. Moaer, "though we hava already done all we poaslbly could do. We may have suspicions and be firmly convinced In our minds as to who Is guilty, but It has been absolutely 1m possible to secure sufficient evidence to cause an arrest" Watt Montelth, brother-in-law of Van Dran, will assist tha officials In every way possible. - He is emphatic in hla aaaertions that the murderer of hli sister will be brought to Justice., vi The body of Van Dran, who commit' ted suicide at the Oregon hotel Thurs day night. Is at Flnley'a undertaking establlahmenC Funeral . arrangements have not been completed, but It la like-. ly that the-body will be sent to Albany ror ouriai., -c ... , -- TWO -NEW COMPANIES ' . . 'FILE THEIR ARTICLES '(Heeelal Dlanatck to The Joaraal.) - -r Salem. Or. Dec. 10. The Portland A Sou th western Railroad 1 company filed Its ' articles of Incorporation; with the aeemtary of state yesterday. The new oompany haa a capital stock Of 1100,000, and proposes to build a road from Port land to Bcappnose, and from Scappooae to Nehalem, Harrison G. Piatt, Robert T. Piatt and. G. J, Perkins are the lhr corporators.. , :: .. - , Articles of Incorporation for the First National 1 Bank "of U realism were f Ued with" the secretary of state yeaterday afternoon. v The capital stock Is 110.000, and the Incorporators are G. W. Kenney, Av Meyers and . M. Short. v.?- " Colonising la Texas. , ' , (Joaraal Bprelal service.) JCingeville, Ts., Dee. IO.Wlthln the nest few months a large agricul tural colony will be established on a tract, of. land embracing about 100,000 acrea, altuated between Klngsvllle and Corpus ChrlatI, which has lust been purchased by a syndicate headed by John W. WUlacy of Portland. -Teats. The land la adjacent to the light of way of the Bt. Louis, v Brownsville A Mexico railroad and the road will form the natural outlet for tha. products raised on the land. There are already nine artesian wells en the land and sev eral others are being drilled now, so as to provide an ample: auppiy of water ror irrigating the big tract.? The land la very fertile and will provide homes ror joe families of about 1,00 colo nists. ' v., . ..' t , ,...- . . IIASIISIGJS B8IUIAIIT ran Distinguished Guests it Marriage of Controller Ridgely and v Miss Deering. , v ... ; (Joaraal gpeelal Bervtee.) ' Waahlngton, Dec. ao. In tha presence of a small but distinguished gathering of the highest personagea In the social and. -official life of Waahlngton, Mlsa Katharine Deering, of this city today became the bride of William Barrett Ridgely, controller of the treasury. Tha oeretnony was performed this afternoon In St. John's church. -. Mr. Rldgely's two daughters, the. Mlaaes 'Katharine Cullom Ridgely and Eleanor Ridgely, acted as maids of honor, and the beat man was Frank Jones of Chicago. The bride of today Is tall , and dis tinguished looking, .with clear-cut fea turea and rare oriental coloring, and her beauty and charm, of manner, - to gether with her unusual ' mental gifts and. high culture, have made her a great favorite In Washington society. Al though so thoroughly Identified with Washington, she is a " New Englander, her - family of English origin, having lived . for generations in Maine. She spent a number of years abroad, where ahe studied muslo and became thorough ly . conversant with , the German and French and Italian languages. , Mr. Ridgely, who la regarded as one of the ableat offlclala of the Adminis tration, was a widower, his first wlfe having been a daughter of Senator Cul lom of Illinois. Mr. Ridgely first lived in Springfield, Illinois, and afterward in Chicago,- and when appointed con troller of the currency waa president of the Republio Iron A Steel oompany. - SMOOT CASE TO BE CALLED ' NEXT WEEK - Senate Committee Said to Favor Expulsion, of the Utah t it ;' "; Senator , -.1. ' (Joaraal gpeelal flervlee J . Washington, D. C, Dec. 10. The Ben ate committee On privileges and, elec tlona will meet January i renew the consideration of the Smoot case. . John O. Carlisle will sppear In behalf of the Protestants against Smoot. It la prob able that a number of witnesses will be examined particularly as to the nature of the oath - taken in the endowment house. .The three new members of the committee are Senators Knox, Hopkins, and Dolltver. They may ask for addi tional testimony, although all the other members of the committee appear to be- ready to decide the case without further hearings. The testimony already elicited makee J.000 pages. As nearly as can be as certained, the sentiment of the majority of the committee la strongly against Smoot, and It la practically certain that a majority report will be made recom mending his expulsion. Definite action Is expected at the preaent session. F0REIGNERS WELCOMED : v u HEARTILY IN MEXICO . "aerial Dlspatrk te the Jooraal.l ' Baker " City., Or.. . Dec to. John Schmlta, who haa just returned from v trip through Old Mexico, with W. J. Patterson and 8. Lack. jUso of this city, states to the correspondent that he found there a remarkable degree of activity in all lines of business, es pecially In mining end manuaaoturs. The Mexicans are particularly favor able to all enterprises floated and es tabllshed by Americans and foreigners. said Mr. Schmlta. "Americana axe es pecially given almost unlimited conces sions by the national and state govern ments. There Is a large amount of capl tal ' going Into Mexico now. French, German, English, Canadian and Amer ican bankers, manufacturers and spec ulators are putting money Into that country Agricultural lands are being bought and original Mexican owners, after spending .the money received, go oack to ine class or peons. The mines operated 1.000 feet deep without ma chlnery, the ore pecked to the surface through holes on the backs of men climbing, laddera, would surprise a Baker City mining man In their richness -and magnitude. I found there Oregon peo ple who are also putting In money and taking over properties. It la eesy to raise money ror mining projects In that country. All kinds of manufacturing enterprises are given much encourage ment and many Americana are entering business there. - CRAZY MAW'S TERRIBLE VENGEANCE ON HIMSELF ' ' (jiurnsl flpeclsl Bsrrlce.) San Bernardino, Cal., Dec. I J. Be- llevlns that ha had a wife In each ear. Joeeph-Ortego. a leading wine merchant of lies pens, attacked hla . ears with fork. ' tearlne- his- ears and faoe in shocking manner. - Last night Ortego waa seemingly mentally. sound. He en tertained lavlahlyJn honor of the mar- r iageJf-hla--nephe wDur ing- -ths-ntght he opened an old cask of wine, from which he drank freely. When he awoke this morning he wss demented. He -Ig nored his wife and complained of hav ing two . wives, one In each ear, eon' tlnually, talking. - Finally he 'seised a fork and attempted to dislodge the-imag Inary women. Inflicting Injuries which may result fatally. ' - ":' . Wew Locomotive for fc Oreads. t ' (ftoeetal Dim tea to TW Joorasl.i- La Grande. Or., Dec 10. Ten monster new engines, weighing about ZIO.OOO pofinds and. equipped with all the latest appliances, will ' shortly arrive In 'La Grande for us on the La Grande divi sion of the O. R. A N. These. snglnes are used over the Blue mountain grades mostly and will be like .the last order of six now In -use on 'the - mountain division, and are made by the American Loeomotlve works at Philadelphia. All the lighter engines now in use' on the mountain end Waahlngton dlvlalona will be assigned to the branch runs and to the Portland division f the svstem. Psrk and Washington, Portland. Oregea ;'lhi school or Quality', A. P. Armstrong, LL. B., Principal Thousandg of graduatei in poii- tions: liundreda placed each year: mora calls ftr help than we can meet -rit pays to attend our achopl; larg est, mp. ' ... modern. beat equipped. Departments: Fusinett, Stibrthand. Typewriting, Penmanship, English. Ooen all the year. Catalogue, pen- work free. Call, telephone or write. IF A FURNACE MAN TELLS YOU x ' That the tlrepot of his furnace Is better because . , It Is made In two pieces Investigate. He didn't ' . tell you AUL about this v t v :::',': .''l : :i - v.:--:' :-;v K ::.-:i' -: It is a well known fact that with1 a fire pot made in two pieces - ; l' , .if half of it is "burned out" the other half is so warped out of shape ' ; , . v .that a new upper or lower half will not fit it. This is .something "-J""- ' r that he didn't tell you isn't it? "Perfect" fire pots are the heaviest ; ; , made! , They're made in one piece I Less joints to leak gas I Ex- V: ',' ; Pd uniformly! ( ; .; ' C ' ' '' ' ' "' ' " ' " '' THESES THIJSGS ARE WHAT, MAKG VPR' ; FECTS" PERFECT. iV;; :':'1 mm(sMcPiHERs6m HEATING ENGINEERS Wl FIRST STREET HULTNOMAH HUNTERS GIVE - STATE $3,411 ' Deputy County Clerk Herman G. . Schneider Has Busy ' ."f,; ; " . . ' ' Time. "During tha paat fewmonthe Deputy County Clerk Herman G. Schneider, has been commander of what waa perhaps the busiest pen in the county -clerk's office. . Besides having charge of the several thousand estates that are being kept track of by the of f Icea of the county court, and county, clerk, Schneider has had control of the issuing of hunters' licensee, and since last May. he has is- aued ,S6I of these permits to shoot. only 10 of which were to persons resid ing outside of Oregon. In making a report of his work for the year, Schneider 'thla morning' looked up the, hunters' license business and found that the state had been enriched 13,471 from the sals of these permits In Multnomah eounty alone, making this, by long odds the banner hunting county.' Citizens of Oregon are charged only fl each- year for the right to -hunt, but those coming from outside-, common wealths must pay $19. The license Issued for 104 will ex pire tomorrow at midnight and today there has been1 a rush of persons want ing to get permits to bunt on New Year's day. The licenses were not re ceived from the printer until lata this afternoon, owing to ' the - tact that County Clerk Frank 8. Fields was not Informed until yeaterday that the state would not furnish the legal papers. There will be plenty on band Tuesday morning- -. - " ' Although all -the money received for the sale of the hunters' licenses Is turned directly Into the coffers of the state treasury, the varloua counties are put to the expense of paying for having the. licenses printed and must also fur' nlHh free trie clerical force for the Issu ing oi mem. . - MRS. THERESA E. BROWN . EXPIRES AT EUGENE (Bpeelal Dispatch te The Jnomal.) -" Euaene. Or.. Dec. SO. Mrs. Theresa BUsabeth Brown, wife of W. B. Brown. president of the Eugene Loan aV Savings bank, died at her horns in thla city yes terday. She waa born In Rlchmondvllls, New Tork, September it, IMS. She was married May ' 1(, 18t. at Hopklnvllle, Iowa. With her family she . came to Oregon, In October, l8g, and has since resided m Eugene. . .. , Besides her husband 1 Mra. Brown leaves a son, Willis Warner Brown, aa Blatant cashier of the bank of which his father Is president: a brother, M. O. Warner, and her. father, P. H. Warner, all residing in Eugene. ... The funeral was held this afternoon at t o'clock and the body Interred in the Masunkr cemetery. " Rev. E. C Oakley, pastor of .the First Congregational church, conducted - the services. ARLINGTON TO HAVE .V QUIET CITY ELECTION (ffaecia DiSMtrk to Tlie Joemat.) Arlington, Dec. 10. The election of city officials for the ensuing term 'Will be neid in tne city nan on xuesaay. There being only one ticket In the field it promises to be a quiet election day. The candidates to be elected are: ' Mayor, A. Smyth, recorder, O. . P. Low! treasurer, B. T. Bnell; council; men. George Smith and A. K. fimythe. The election has no political signific ance, for all candldatea are In. harmony aa regards the welfare tit the' city, re gardless of party feeling. AMATEUR ACTORS GIVE TUT nl I CO UAI A DAM A' ) I lll umlllv) nwtunmn . . ' . - , i,- " - ' (Rpeelal Claps tea Is The Joamat) The Dalles, Dec 30. An excellent pro duction of "Alabama" was given by-loral talent Friday evening, under. Tthe au spices of the choir of the M. E. church. It being a play seldom tried by ama teurs, an Gnusual amount of interest was exhibited by the audience, and much applause was given-, the-players. ins cast inciuuvu in in , u , a. K. Lake. W. E. Nixon, D. V. 'Poliny, Glenn Allen, jlallle Rice, James Hant- Ington, v. B. Moore, Mrs. Ckiaon, Mis lxon, Miss Eddon..' . - , Oarltoa'a Big- eytveJ. ' ("pedal lilspateh te The Joaraal.) 'V. Carlton,. Or., -Dec . SO. There Hi a series of Interesting meetings In prog ress at -the- Baptist church here. The services:.. are being conducted by the state .evangelist, H. Wye Jones. The congregation now flHe"the, church each evening. CThe evangelist will preach upon the fallowing themes: 4 Decern ber "10. A Crucial Test;- De- Pember ll.ll a, m., "Zlon'e Strength;" p." m., - young people e - rally, subject. "Thoae That Wlrr," 1 p. m.. "A Heav enly .Vision;"'. January I, "A Wonderful Woman;" January I, "The Church at Its Wits' End 'What ThenT"; January I, "Man.' as God ees.Wlm;" . January 4. The Devil Outwitted:" January I. "An Unanswered Question;" ."January t, "A riea from Heaven. An afternoon meet ing will be -held each day except Mon day and Saturday, w m ' :X:l'r::X 16) cAn elepjiant ready for free "peanuts, is1 the title of the . , that goes with The SUND AY JOURNAL i tomorrow. Buy : a : : The S uhday Journal -with a CUT OUT TOY. Only 5 cents . OF MII3TY OLD ROLLS FRUITLESS Before the War County Kept A;sse38ment Rolls in Small ! . i Cash- Book. V - Musty old tag rolls of almost -for-' gotten years were searched this morn ing by DeputyCounty Clerk W. G, kerns In his-hunt -f or the a vims as sessed the old F. N. Ellott donation Irtnd claim In the vaarfy-'IOa. A petition waa presented -f-ecently . to - the eounty court by Anton and Andrew Hendrtck sen saklng that the taxes assessed against this Isnd in 1U. ltS. 18(4. and alao 1n IMS. be cancelled. The land la described as lying .In sections 1, I, 11 and II of -township 1 south, rang J east. and -the total amount of the taxes asi sessed against this property during the four years mentioned is about t00.lt. Kerns apent all morning In searching the old -records. It haying been stated In the petition . that tha county secured possession of the land at tax. Bale. Al though he looked, high and low for the books.-Kerns only was able to find two assessment rolls mans out oerora 1170; the two were thoae of lttt and 1M4. During the first-named year John W. Brack, a pioneer Portland merchant," waa county assessor, and n H4 the office was held bt' John Dotan, Dnian waa a well-known local school teacher, and Kama waa one of his pupils. The as sessment rolls of those.' years did nof more . than half 4111 a amaU-elsed day "w eau.-sip-- y-, book, while the roll that has Just been finished tot Multnomah eounty fills It large volumes, each of which Is at least eight timea aa large aa either one of those used in the pioneer days. . . - A, B. Campbell XUIed la Wreck. . A. Bt Campbell, a brakeman In the employ of the Northern Pacific Rail-, road company, a 'former resident ef this city, but who recently moved' with hie family to, Tacoma. 1 Washington, was' killed in a rear-end collision Wednes day between two trains at a point near Tacoma.' The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at Lenta, ' Oregon, where1 the man formerly lived and was well known. Burial will be ' made In Multnomah cemetery.. At the ' time' of the accident Cnenpbnll wss In tha caboose of -his freight train with his eonducton, "V . i ' -Hotel Thieves Caagki (pettsl IHsMlek to "Pi. Jmn-saLt-Dayton, Wash., Deo. t. Jamea Car rOU Jamea Ryan and George Clark, three strangers, are In the county Jail hern, under bonds of $400 earn, to answsr-'o tha charge of burglary at the next term of the superior court. The three nwn were canght rifling the Pearson hotel at Btarhurk and -were arreated by tVm -stable Irish and brought to Dayton. F- -JlSBseial Olapalra to Tb Jmrsal I litigant, Cr Iwv. Mi. II. K. t . i.arlton, wood deafer of thla se'-il.in. wss f rn.il on th railroad track, having t,. -n struck by a helpsr engine whirh coming around a l-urve wl.n It ai'u- him.' Charlton la a little ij- .f s,i , he did not hear the ennlris, lie i t... i bruWod and It Is ferd'rht he serliuslv injurrxf Intei null, ids It 11 reslUee at AUiena,