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ICtate, Central Committee Re
r spends to Call of Chair-V
r. '. k ' man Cweek Todayi
i DIRECT PRIMARE3 i V '
' UP FOR DISCUSSION
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1 Methods of Educating Vetm of fctstg
i V ; in Um of tltw Law Art Conld-
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TI'Tn, faa on Commttt.- r f
i-i-Pursuaat- to-the sail of h chairman.
Ale Swk, the Democratic stats een
" 'tral committee convened at I o clock
thja afternoon In tb parlorsor th1m
ft perlal bote, Th meeting wu devoted
- largely to discussion of th beat mth
' ods of educating tb DaraocraU' of tha
tate aa to tha provisions of tha direct
',: 'primary bir. Chairman 8wet, In opn
, in tha moating, outlined tb necessity
' ' for auch a campaign of education among
the voterg aa prellmtnary-to tha ftata
primaries. -.--.'-. - '
i H. U MoCana of TamhUl county was
sleeted a me in bar of tbe state central
" oommlttaa to succeed R. N. Snell, whose
'.' (removal from tbe aUta had' caused a
V vsoancy. .i.V .-.. '
v J. B. Bran, secretary of tba eommlt-
tea, care a brief aUtamant of tbe num--r-
bar of signatures required for th ea-
' .jrioua nominating petitions, state, con-
. Thoae present at tba meeting were:
Baker county. J. B. Rodger.. Baker
City; Clackamas county, C. N. Watt
',: Canby; Clataop county. C J, Trenchard.
' (Astoria; Douglaa county. T. O. MtoalH,
Roseburg: Josephine county, J. O. Booth.
Kugen) Llna county. M. A. Miller. Lb-
anon; Msrlou eounty, w. n. noimoa, oa
lam; Multnomah county. John B. Ryan,
' Portland; Umatilla county, J. W. Ma
lonay, Pendleton i Waaoo eounty, U XL
Mora, Hood ftltfar; TajnbUl eounty, H,
- X McCann. t 1 .-. ' . "
Tb meeting of tb eUt central com
mlttae hag ravired goaaip eoueemlng the
nrohahie eandldates for - Democratic
namlnatlona far etat offlcea. -. That
Oovernor Chamberlain will, b renomi
nated gee without Baying, for the d
- mand - oome from Democrat all ore
the atata that h shall head tb party
. iobt Ik tha eomlne? eamnalan.
.. Juatice Hailey of the auprem court
wal undoubtedly be nominated for a
full alx year term. Muck tinoertatnty
" aiatg as t the personnel of th re
mainder of th ticket but It is said that
Paul Broat of Balem probably will be a
. candidate for secretary of state and
JVtll Qratke of Aatoria I reputed t be
. pa aspirant for the Dmerauo Bomuw
tioa for stat printer, . - , f
SALE OF.VOGuiER UGHT
:: PLAHTco:isu:::.UTED i
ir' '"T -,-f
r H. W Cooo of Portland Clotaa
r-:j beal-Many Improvementa
to uo wiaao.. '.; ;
"X ' 8rertal Wepatei a Tk MrSalt "2
-Vkacourer. Wash, Jaa, -Tba iarg-
l"fOrponsuinmaUa WTUlsnjf-fof
some time U th sal of tb Vancouver
Elect Ho Light Power company's plant
' te H. W. Ooode and th Portland Oen-
, eral Electric oompany, Tb deal was
; closed lata aaturday night.-' Although
J. R. Harvey, tbe preaent manager and
part owner of th plant, refuses t state
. - the amount paid by the Portland pur-
ebaaera,- It la learned an good authority
' tbat-tb price waa 1100.090. It was
i . a cash deal, th money having already
' bran -paid over by Mr. Good. Th old
, company was practically owned by A.
Ch Chumaeer and i. It. Harvey. These
man bought It from th city a few years
; ago: In a very poor condition, ' - Since
than tb plant has undergone many ira
' provementa and stenalone, until today
It Is said to be In first class condition,
when Interviewed hk morning Man
, agar Harvey aatd: 1 cannot tell much
' aboAt th plans of th new owners) ex
cept that they expect to spend several
' thousand dollars In Improvements and
' extensloaa I will remain, la. charge of
: th plant and so far as. known prac
tically the Same operating force will
' remala with ma" C 1 -
Th aale ha been pending for aev
eral week a, .as was announced exclu-
I LliU.ln ThS Journal. .1 .VTa . ,.
RAID ON RESTRICTED
- -DISTRICT IM SALEM
; (Baeelal DUpateb.t The toarasLI
Balem. Or., Jan; I Mary Roilgers.
Etta Vaughn and Hattle Davis, colored
worn en of th restricted district, war
flneaV lis each this morning. Hattle
Davis reopened her bouse, was rear
rested and fined 1 21 mora. 'Tb bous
la now elosed. ' -
' Mayor Cornelius says - th "bouses
must close end stay, closed.-. Much In
terest Is being taken in the' action,.
Other women have engage Attorneys
'Web Holmes and XL D. Horgaa and
their cases ar now being tried. Th
polio sourt Is srowdad. ; , , . ,
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r rM Taws at Washington. ,v,
"v . -, flootaal Aaeetal SirHn.t - -
' Washington, Jan. I. A resolution
was Introduced in the senate today call
' inar unon tbe president to Inform eon'
grass as to th connection of this gov
ernment . with th Moroeooan confer-
- ence. "because It baa reached such grav
- Ity that tba peace of Europe 1 threat-
ned. - ' : -, -f.' - .- r-"
.y ooMtfuia f 1
' Requisition rpaprs hav been secured
st Salem and Detective Joseph Day will
leave tonight for Ooldtleld, Nevada, to
. brlnf back to Portland B. K. Vlokery,
charged by Frank Oiiffltb With obtain
. ing money by falaa pretensea. Vlckary
is accused of passing a dosea or more
spurious checks, , , ' : . , ; . - s
, sw &dg orsvaisse;
' (Baeeisl Disaatrb to Tke ' Jearael.l
-' 'Oregon City, Jan.. I. A new lodge
was organised in this city Friday even
ing under th direction of Stat Organ
I ted Q. F. Streets of Portland, known as
. the Fraternal Union; of- America. The
lodg originated in Denver, Colorado,
end Is a beneficial organisation. Th
following officer war temporarily
elected: Lion Id. Jones, first masterN
Frank' Newton, secretary; Dr. M t Issuer,
physician. Already the new lodge has
the required number for th charter list.
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Con-l.Law Admlta Oregon Congrttaman Arrived at Capital Last
Fridy-e-Henay Laavea Tomorrow for. PortJand--Futon ,
y;k!fiHs Not Withdrawn Opposition to Lawronco. - "
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(Wsshlagtoa areas ef Tie JearsaL
. ' Washington, . Jan, $. Assistant At-torney-Oaneral
Francis : J. . Heney ex
pects to leave her tomorrow for Ban
Francisco. Later h will go to Port
land and . return Iter In February to
take charge of th prosecution of Con
gressman Hermann. , ' . ; '
Senators Fulton and Qaarln called
on tb president and presented a letter
from the Portlands Chamber of Com
mrc ahQwlng the .necessity -and up-
gency of an arnroprtatlpnfcronjUiuJs
1ng" ColU'mbTaT riverrmprovementa and
asking him f-ttee- his influence Tn be
half of this work. The president pronv.
IsedMo do what he could consistently
with his position and Us relatioa to tbe
lawmaking body. of th government
Senator Piles today presented a me
morial from antrymen under tha Pa
louse river Irrigation project aaklng
for special legislation to permit them
to complete their desert land entries,
delay in securing 'water Under th en
terprise having caused them te fall In
complying with the law. -
Dally sine Friday last members of
the household of Blnger Hermann ber
hare persisted in the statement that
Hermann waa not In tba city and tbat
they did no- know when he would ar
rive. Today In answer to further ln
ulry Hermann's son-in-law and coun
sel, preeeott Oateley, admitted, that
Hermann .was her and had been barf
severar -day s. WUddedT that Hermann
had been confined to hi bed, alnoe-hls
arrival and was too 111 to b Inter
viewed or to answer telephone cellar
Mr. Oateley, who ha been MChlmeelf
with typhoid for eight weeks, declined
to answer inqulriee as to what Her-
the Indictment . pending against hint
here, or whether be would avail himself
of Immunity from trial during the ses
sion Incident to membership In eon
gross. - ' - 1 ''
- Senator Fulton today Intredueed bills
to refer to th court of claims th fol
lowing; State war claims of Oregon and
ID DIES DF IH.1T
FAILURE ITf BATHTUB
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When Found Body la StiU Warm
Coroner Will Hold No V
,i' Inquest.
Mr. R. Hendrlckaoo, a woman aged
about years, was found dead la a
bathtub -about .o'clock last alght
at ber horn, tit Borthwick retreat
Death Is . supposed to hav been du t
heart failure, , - 1 . - "
Tn woman was sn oy wiinoon m
i a'clock in th afternoon and at tnat
tlm appeared la her usual good health.
0b died only a abort tlm before be
ing dlaoavrd. ss th body was still
awaaje yftdjn jTOUIHl 1 - - 1-.-
Mr. Handriokson was th mother of
II chlldrea. sis of whom ar living. The
death was reported to th polio ana
to th coroners ofllc. "
After aa Investigation coroner -in-
tey decided tbat the demise was du
natural causes .ana 10 noia no intuve.
SISTER FINDS BROTHER : .
- INSANE AND IN JAIL
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t-r- (ftptelel Olspstch t Tke loermel.)
Seattle. Jan. .Forty years ago B.
W. Beaton left bla boms In Scotland for
America, kleelng bis baby alstr good-
by. glnc ah raachea womannooa
searcnea ror mm. on 1
woman now. h Is Th sister found
th brother la th eounty Jail yesterday,
confined on 1 an insanity charge, she
saw his nam la th paper, and called at
th UU. She recognised him as h did
ber. Th slater Is wealthy. ;
. Beaton earn to America and enlisted
twice in th navy.- In an engagement
during the civil war he was hit on
the head. Tb blow with th hardships
Is responsible for his Insanity. Hs has
drifted all over this country and Alaska
and has always had hard luck, ; His sla
ter will car for him. , .- 4
ROBBED OF SIXTY t
' DOLLARS AND WATCH
Datttct WlMr-wh- h-v-OB at-th
Hotel Rhln. was robbed of M and a
watch last night. He reported his loss
to the police this morning nnd named
a person whom hs suspects ; Of - the
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Burglars broks Into th reeldene of
W. J. Record, " ssatn
night and stole a gold watch and chain
and three rlnss. Th family ntrd
the heuae through a rr door, sur
prising the intruders, who, ran out ths
front door and made their escape.
.The bous of 8. H. Smith, 107 East
Alder Street, was entered through a
window last night Th burglar wr
surprised at their wort and secured no
booty. '. t
SENATE CALLS FOR ALL -;
SANTE FE REBATE PAPERS
' . . . iimiI BbmUI crvleat
: Washington, D. C Jan. . Ths sen
ate has agreed to tb resolution calling
upon th president for all correspond
ence and other records la ths Santa Fs
rebate eaa. . 1 c v
Th state department announces that
negotiations between th New Tork and
Bermudas Asphalt company and Castro's
government, ara.-aa.jauar raimra,
HADLEY HAS SUPPuRT-
0F GOVERNOR FOLK
, iImimI aneeta Serr1ee.
, Jefferson City, Nt, Jan. --Oovernor
Folk sayst "Attorney-Oeneral Hadley
has my heartiest aupport In th Stand
ard OH lnveatlgatlon. Th more suo
eess be gains th "better I ad all Mls-
souflans will, P pteaseo." ..t.LZ,,
pistol Vsafg SaaMy Doabted.
. , fHiMctal DtnMtc to Tb Jonraal.t
Seattle, Waah-i " Jan. . Ths broth
of 10-year-old Cyril Stewart, who au
tempted to kill the variety actress two
weeks ago who Jilted him, dropped Into
the criminal court to paaa away th
tlm this morning. H saw nis orouier
that hs has looked for for sis years be
for th Insanity commission. . H lost
him six years ago In ths Yukon. The
brother arived from Colorado this morn-
lRX '
clnlms of Chehalls and Chinook Indians
of Washington ' ' '
Senator Fulton has not formally with
drawn bis opposition to tb nomination
of Lawrence a receiver of the Rose
burg land office. The public lands com
mittee, which has charge of the nomination.-will
not act tin til Fulton Indi
cates to It that be Is ra4y to have the
nomination confirmed. j ' ;, ..
,-Deaplte all sensational stories to the
oontra ry, Cotigressmaa Blnger Hermann
arrlYta In WaghlnginTi. , n. c. imt yri;
dav mornin. aa stated In a Washing
ton dispatch "to "Th Journal, published
the followlna Aav.- Immaaiatsiy atier
hla arrival Hermann sent the following
telegram to his aon-m-iaw, ,vr. , - i
Miller, of Roaaburg: ' i ..
"Washington. D. C Jan. t Dr. K. L.
Miller, Roaeburg, Or. Just arrived. Am
feeling better. Presoott confined - to
room BINDER HERMANN."
Oately. to whom allusion Is mad In
tba tsleaxam. la on ot tha attorney
who will defend Hermann In the coming
trial la Washington on tb charge of
destroying . government . letter-books
whll commissioner of th general land
of floe. The telegram waa sent by tbe
Western' Union and establishes bynd
ontradlctlon that - th eongreasman
reached Washington last Friday. On Tils
way east b was obliged to stop for
three days at St. Paul on account of a
recurrence. o the . ljlnes. from which
b has been suffering at interval for
a aumber of weeks. While la St. Paul
he stayed at th Hotel Ryan. From
that city, a want dlreoUy to Wasblng
ton without further stop. ' -
His friends say that Hermann has un
doubtedly sought to escape publicity and
t1 tblT Trfl "'f unrrnA tit
keep from th press all Information as
to his movements, out iney scout ins
Idea that he would attempt to escape
the Impending trlala. It Is thought
probable tbat Hermann's daughter and
her family may be aiding th congress
man in his efforts to ovad notoriety at
this tlm.
big i::froEl:eut " on the
OEKUM HOMESTEAD
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Charles Sweeny Admits Having
( Extensive Plana for Prop-' .
- -; i 9rtf$ Betterment.' : '71
Charles Sweeny of Spokane will soon In
augurate plans for permanent Improve
ment on ths Morrison street property
known as th Dkum homeatead. He la
la Portland today to discuss th real
atate situation with his agent and on.
slder plans that hav been forming for
som tins In eennectlon with th Dekum
property, w .- -- -- - r
- "I hav don nothing yet mor than
talk about It - Thar is no definite ac
tion taken,' and it nay not earn ta-that
But w hav a plan for improvement
under - consideration, and whan it ' ia
ready I will tell yon," was all b would
ssy. i -.
It 1 know, ' that vr sine Mr.
Sweeny first became Interested In Port
land real estate a year or two ago his
feltht in -tha -city's rapid growth and
futur greatness baa steadily inoreaaed.
and he has bad In mind f h idea of con
structing a Largs modern hotel, that
would compare favorably with any aim-
tlar enterprise on th Pacific coast It
Is believed he purchased th Dekum
homestead as a sit for such a stroo
ture and' that when' hs finally adopts
plans they will be for a splendid hotel
thr. . . . .
FITZGERALD LETS AN
OFFENDER OFF EASY
Rudolph Oottlleb, a waiter at tbe
Quelle oaf a, scapd prosecution today
on a eharg of disorderly conduct. It
la charged that Oottlleb, who had been
drinking, atood with a number of other
persons at tb corner of Sixth and
Ankany streets Friday night and when
Polio Inspector Bruin passed Insulted
mm. -..-. ...
Hs mad himself , so obnoxious that
tha Inspector took - him to the elty
prison and cnarged aim wltb disorderly
conduct. . . Oottlleb was released on his
employers dcDoaltlna a bond.
' When ths caa was ealled Tils morn
ing Deputy City Attorney Fltanrald In
formed Judge Cameron tbat be had In
vestlrated tha affair and that there
was "nothing to If He moved that th
case be paaaad. - Judg Cameron . con
tinued th charge Indefinitely..
Inspector Bruin was In the building
at the tlm and was not called by JUa
Ftttgerald. H was sxosedlngly sur
prised when he heard th charg had
bean indefinitely oontlnuod. - ..
"I had no conversation with Mr. Fits
gsrald," hs said, 'and am surprised t
auch action. This man was clearly
guilty of disorderly conduct and richly
deserved punlenrasnt If bs Is ' ar
rested again I shall see that h doss
not escape so easily." - V :
Ths authorities hav learned ' that
Oottlleb, whll a waiter at th Quelle,
has caused several parsons around town
to bellev him a Jeweler. HI futur
conduct will b close) y watched by th
pOlIC. ? . ,. '-I ' V . . . i
FATE OF FOURTH STREET
. FRANCHISE CONSIDERED
Counollman W. T. Vaughn's ordinance
to revoke the permit of tb Southern
Paclflo comoany for it railway -on
Fourth street la helng-consldered-by
the Judiciary committee of th city
council this afternoon.- Representatives
of ths corporation are preaent
Counollman Vaughn was quits hope
ful before the meeting tbat tb commit
ta would recommend to th elty council
that th permit be revoked; In fact he
aid ha thought the corporation would
have to remove Ita tracks from tba
street - Tb tracks run- down Fourth
street through tha business part of tb
eltr and are considered, a menace to
th public Many prominent business
men favor th revocation of th permit
. Xra. TUfl Secnr Divorce. -
"Word ' has been - received from 'Bt.
Helens, Oregon, that Maude Akin Tlfft
was granted a divorce rrom Arthur v.
Tlfft in th circuit court there . last
Saturday.' Tlfft Is a local attorney.
' aVaeaU BsesvsrlBg. (
IjMnial aeectal aervkM.!
New York, Jan. . John H. McCall's
phyaloUa says that his recovery nly
a matter 01 a lew oaya, ( . , .,
Author of Anna jKaranlna; Caya
I That a Repetition of Ninety ;
Three la j Impotsible. '
PEASANTS CANNOT E2
: : AROUSED TO , REVOLT
)YorkjnfmcfL ln Cities so Pew That
Thy Do Not Count pnly a Small
-Mumbtp-of- Political Agitatort-;Be
' tnji uprising.' ':," r
(jemidVptld aarrtos.) : , v ;
- Berlin, Jan. Th revolution tn Rua
ta is about the. only thing; you hear of
In these days and th suaatlon as to
whether or not Germany will be forced
PrinctM Victoria Euf enla of Bttenber(, , Who Will Bccoma e .Catholic
v . .r n Order to Marry Kins Alfonso of 8pmln, ,' ' v ' ' " .
to tak a hand to suppress It is being
discussed iverywher,- -rr- r-
Th dispatch which arrive her rrom
Russia ars of so contradictory a natur
that it la absolutely Impossible te get a
clear Idea of what Is going on in ths
war's empire, and for that raasoa aa
authentic Interview with Count Leo Tol7
stol, which has Just been published here,
I being read wltb great interest
Tb-Berlin Journalist, who- has Just
returned from the count's aetata near
Tula, declare that bs was exceedingly
surprised to find that tha grand old ma
of Russia sees nothing alarming In tb
present situation, although of course, h
greatly deplores th bloodshed. .
V Btraatlom Hoi aWxtoaa. ' "'
.X" find th author of "'Anna Kar-nlnaV-la-
his scantily-furnished - room,
th ry plctur of health," he writes.
-Tall, Blender and robust, h advanced
to greet me. his clear blu eyes looking
straight and seereblngly Into mlna " I
told bim thobjct-ormy-'Tlsitsjid
asked him how hs frit ' - -
-1 feel ss strong today as I did it
year ago,' ths count replied, "but I real
is that I am approaching th day whan
death will put an end to my existence,
and I am happy at the thought
" d not think triatthe ' pomical
situation la dsngerous,' he sdded In re
ply to my question. 'Formerly w did
too much for th government; aow we
do too much against th government
" 'A revolution Ilk th on which took
place in France tn IT .will, never be
possible In Russia aa It is against tb
character of ths Russian people.' ,
- "I mentioned to him tbat th papers
In my country were full of tela of pass
ant uprisings and h said:
. Aooomata Ax Falsa,
Tou ar a nwpspr man, aad I
hate to hurt your feelings, but there are
no greater liars than ths newspapers.
For yeara I hav read no papers but I
hav kept la touch with their contents.
"Th uprisings ar not aa bad a
they seemed to be. Th peasants hav
alwsys driven Into th wood and hav
cut down trees. - They may do It a little
mor openly now. but If they e two
Cossacks they surrender.-- - 1 -
" Ther ar only a small ; number
of political agitators behind th present
uprising. Even at the recent peasant'
congress at Moscow lawyers and aca
demicians mads all ths speeches.
"The newspaper stories of peasant
uprisings near Tula, ar false, a ars
also ths reports that peasant ever tried
to rob m. c 1 ; r"
Tnasaatg ta Majority.
Th peasants form 10 per cent of
our whole population and they ar sat
isfied. Th worklngmen in th great
cities ar so few that they do not count
Th peasant Is content whan his son
mskes - -roubles a - week, ' whll th
worklngmen demand JO and X. The
peasants do not want to divide th land;
they knovi they cannot do It, and leave
tbat task to tb government. - '
I'd not pretend to be a prophet,
and, avyou German 10 year ago could
not havs told how things would be ilk
In' 'Germany today, no man living can
tell how thing will look Iq Ruasla to
year from' today, ' -
- " 'I thall express no opinion concern
ing the reform plans of M. Witt or
anybody else; you know that I do sol
agree with our preaent government.
Only this X will say: Until now the
government has been founded on vio
lence; In th futur it must be founded
en th lov of the peopl.".
EVERY MAN BUT, TWO . --FOR
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
"' By Invitation f th pastor of the
BapTrsfeberchnh feaTutmnalrs. iTda
Wallace Vnruh last evening addressed
th congregation on tb subject of equal
suffrage. Her remarks met with fre
ooent applause, and In answsr to an in
quiry every men except two announced
himself In favor of giving women the
ballot Only on woman in th entire
audience expressed doubt as to th ad
visability of adding to women's dutlea
GALLING ER PLEADS - 1
-.FOR MERCHANT MARINE
'. Maaraal BDeelsi'Ssrte.t '
Wsshlngton. Jan. 0. Senator - Qal-
llnger of New Hampshire, chairman of
the merchant marine commission, aa
dressed the senate today, opening tbe
debate .on the shipping bill which waa
favorably reported to ths senate from
the- committee on commerce. Oalllnger
deplored Inadequate steamship service,
eapeotally to South America, and urged
proper noouragemant of merchant ma
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TAKES POISOri RATHER THAU
- FACE OLD FRIENDS
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Husband Willing to Fprgrve and
Forget, But Mrs. Toy'e ;
, 1 . Courage Faila Her; :
Rather than face bar' old frtanda, Mrs.
Eva - Toy, wife of a railroad engineer,
who resides in St Paul, drank carbollo
acid In th presence of her husband .yes
terday afternoon at Fourth and Davis
streets. Th woman's ttue nam Is Mra
O. Bolaadr, but aba was known is Port
land aa Mrs, Toy. -Mra
Tor was It years of age. Fo
years sgo she was 'married to "Bo-
lander and was apparently happy tn a
comfortable homo ha provided. Because
of his ocoupatlon ba was forced to b
from home a large portion of his tlm.
but trusted implicitly In hi wtf.
. Two, yaars af ter :. they were married
the woman - suddenly left ber bom,
with no- wot or word In explanation,
Th husband began a search for hen
Through a friend who visited th
Lewis and Clark exposition last sum
mer ho learned that sh was ta Port
land. Hs did not learn, bowvr, of ber
life. ' . ,. ; - -t
H Immediately started for Pprtlaad
and arrived a week ago. 'With th aid
of tb police he succeeded in locating
Mra, Toy. - Hs finally perauaded bar te
return with him,
He want yesterday afternoon to ths
plso wher ah was living. As hat
husband nterd tb room Mrs. Toy
drank th contents of a bottla of car
bollo acid and expired shortly after.
: Arrangements havs been made by her
husband to bury ths body. In Don Fir
cemetery. Funeral . service war held
in Flnley' chapel at S o'clock this aft
ernoon. , ; r.-.--
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM
PREPARING FOR WAR
(Jearaal Speds! Servfe.) ''
Chicago. Jan. I. The Dally New
eorreeimndaitt et Jtn Ann ae.va tha( r...
Hsb berver concede th gravity of
th situation resulting from th Mo-1
rocco Imbroglio. Sir . Edward Gray,
minister of foreign affaire, will follow in
the footsteps of France at Algeclras
unless Francs gives way completely to
Germany. In that event Britain will
act independently.' . It is explained that
Britain does not wsnt a German arsenal
In Morocco, any more than th United
State wants ons In Cuba. .It Is asserted
that Holland and Belgium ar planning
to act together for their defens should
the -Algeclras conference result In war.
STATE LAND BOARD
V BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
''- fapsctsl tHenetch te Tee Jearaal.) '
' Salem, Or, Jan. I. Tbe stats land
board Is holding a meeting this after
noon behind closed doors to 'consider
the adoption of rules for th Columbia
Southern Irrigation company. President
Laid law of tb company and a represen
tative of ths Water Users' association
ar present It is axpeoted ' to be th
same kind of controversy as waa had
with th ' Deschutes Irrigation- com
pany a few month ago.
, Stat land Agent West Is making a
elalm for the g.st to I.H0 aoreavof
swamp landJn th Swan lak country
under thw swamp land-grant act -.
- Leave AU to Priest 'K:
The will of th lat Mary Whalen
waa filed In th eounty court this morn
ins. By its terms all th property I
to b given to Rev. Edward P. Murphy.
It Is said that ths estate I a small ona
Mary Wbalen died In this city May II,
1000. .-. .
-" (Rpeelsl Pissatai ta Tar fwsnil.r
Salem. Jan, t Oovernor Chamber
lain todsy received a commemorative
medaL and diploma from th directors
ot th St Loul exposition la recognl.
Uoa f services rendered th expoaltloa
- 1 Rapsms Polk aad Carry.
.-.' SeeeUl PI9Srk te Te Jaarsal.)
BSlem, Jan. I. The statements of ex
pense for lit! of Polk and ' Cdty
counties were filed with th secre
of stats todsy ond shew U.1IMT1 t
1711.16 resyvcUve'-y.
' ' I
: t I
Trying to Affect Understanding
and Have Obstacles to Seat
tle Franchise Removed. ' -
r
' (SnecUl Pissatch te Tbe Journal.) .
' Seattle. Waab- Jan. I. Milwaukee
railroad officials , ar trying to affect
an understanding with ths Hill Unas and
ths Business Men's commute will un
dertake to remove - obstacles to ths
granting of the franchises ths new sys
tem Is asking here, Prealdent .Williams
is holding a conference today with rep
resentative f other lines.- The Mil
waukee is willing to agree to the city's
proposal to two transfer tracks on
Whatcom avenue In which all lines may
purchase an Interest ... .
Th curs id is to nave Transfer
tracks both on tbe oast and west slds
of ths avanue ao aa to Dermtt anv lln
rto deliver cara to docks and warehouses
on both sides of ths avenue. In . tb
center of Railroad avenue ar th pro
posed running track. and ths Milwaukee
wants ons or tneae. Tn Miiwauas
demands a franchise to a transfer track
on tha weet sld of the avenue, which
la th water side, so It can construct
immediately. - It must get to tb dock
for construction materials and does not
care what happens - to th track o
long as it I ready for Immediate use,
Tb franchise If given to the other com
pany for th wast tracks will not be
laid at once, as It does not need them
and could out th Milwaukee out from
th docks. ' A delay of granting ths
franchise maana a delay In eonstruo-J
iion. . .- '
SPORO IM TRIES TO
WHIP BIG POUCELlAli
Al Morrison Comes Out Second
Best With Seattle'e Larg.. 1
est Officer. : ,
'" fflpeelsl Ouaeteh ts Tb JeeraaLi
Seattle, Wash., Jan. I. Al Morrison,
a sporting man well known In sport
ing circles In Nome. Portland and Se
attle, added t tb notoriety hla wlf
brought on th family Saturday by
trying to beat Seattl largest police
man last night Saturday night Mor
rlson'n wife - horsewhipped Mra May
Williams, a waitress, whom ber hus
band reported was pursuing him with
ber affections, Mra Morrison on Sat
urday drove upta -lhfxontof-.tb
reataurant on First avsnu in her car
riage aad waited for the waitress to
eomalowork, ; As.. Mrs. Williams at
tempted to enter th place shs jumped
from the vehicle and lashed her a dosen
times with a horsswhlp and drove away.
The polios declare th fact Is, Mor
rison was forcing his attentions on
Mrs. Williams, but told his wife an
opposite story. - A month ago he was
arrested tor intruding upon the privacy
of Mra Williams, but released on a
promts to keep away from bar. . Morri
son went to tb woman's room last
night and waa ordered out . Wba he
refused to go Patrolman L count was
called. Morrison put up a fight and was
nearly killed. - ; ". ' U ; t '
PAID FORTY THOUSAND
Y ' FOR WRITING A BOOK
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: (Jearaal IpecUl service.)
London. Jaa. I. A rumor is current
her that Maemlllan aV Co. hav paid
Winston Churchill He.OOO for his "Uf
ef Lord Randolph Churchill," and guar
anteed him besides half of th profit
after 0,00 has been realised from
the sale. - This la a larg wag tor a
literary work, 1 especially for a man
barelv years old. Neither Byron or
Dickens, two of th most popular writers
odj ths last century, received suon com
pensation for any of their worka
MAN FOUND DEAD AND : :
- FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
l ' '. (Jearaal Ipeelal SerHes.) - S
Ogden, Utah, Jan. I. Frank Mason
Of Sprlngvllle, Utah, who came to Og
dsn two weeks ago with $1.00 and
othsr valuables, - was round dead tn a
rooming-house ber last night An au
topsy has been ordered aa fcul play Is
Suspected.
SM Trb'7 r ' ". "
Jamss Barn has f lei a tt H t"
circuit court against 1 1 ; r
and vestrymen of Jri ri j
50,' eMeged to be c . '
I ril'MEE IS SEEKING
A6REEf.TEflT 17ITH HILL
Grand Jury Convene Tc-iy t.
I rolitlcal World Is WK!r3
. With Anxiety. . '. ; -
OPEN TOWN QUESTION!
'"IMPORTANT. FEATU":
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Open Wartara May Result In Repub
lican' Ranks That Haw Lc4 to
-Reelection of UiyrWrltht bjf Cie
'Democratic Paction.- .:'?-'V.'.-'..v-" W
- (Bpeelal Plspatek A Jearaal)
Tacoma Jan aTaoma' political -
pot Is beginning to boil and th party
workers are reviving from their:
Isthargy: ' '. . ....;..' - ,
At th present tlm it la next to lm.
soMibl to make u a alate. for th de- -
veiopmenta following th meeting f tke -
grana jury may alter oondltloas wlUla
a .short, tiate, Th Inauistortal body
convened today and th political world
I on tha qui viva .
Despite strenuous denials there la a
well-grounded-suspicion that ths investi
gation Into municipal affairs Is a politi
cal move. Friends of Mayor George P.
Wright, Democrat claim that It Is a
scheme to east discredit upon bis ad
ministration and to bring about his de
feat at th coming t city leotlon in
April. Th opposition denies that such
Is tha case, although. Douia D.. Camp,,
ball,- ex-mayor, who was defeated by
Wright two year ago, and som of hla
friends ars suspiciously actltv in urg
ing a cleansing of th alleged Augean
Stables."
Mayor Wright's policy has been for a
wide open town. ThoseJalberlng--tha-graud
Jmr movement atate that It I
not their Intention to take up this much
mooted question but to seeur convic
tion f elty officials who r said t
hav profited by th awarding of ear-
tain municipal eontraotsv . ,
- Waat Closis Twwm, '
Th Campbell faction of th Republi
can party, knowing thlaJnpfeell could
not b rltcTed, baa tbrowa lla strength to ,
E. L Sal m son, at present councilman. ...
This ooterls of politician represents
tb xtrmlts ' for a closed town and
they ar uapeeted of having started tb
lnveatlgatlon. Should the grand Jury.,
result In a farce It will prov ta nd
f their chance for political supremacy.
Balmsoa ts th avowed candidate for
mayor of the church element but hi
candidacy I not viewed with saver by
other factions of th Republican party;
wh fear that th wide apea lmnt
would accomplish bis defeat to .a aity .
which ts nominally Rspablloaa - by a
large majority. ,. : .
Other Republican candidal) inalad ' -
Councilman Jess H. Read. Oeorge B,, ..
suuiais, a capitalist and A. V. Faw
oett a business snaa and formar mayor. '
Th latter ' two ar - th atrongest
Kaadl la supposed to stand for a wide
open town whll Fawcett who has a
larg personal following, also favor the
sam policy. Read la not suspected ef '
having ufflelent atrength te land th
nomination but la supposed to be fish-
mg for a municipal position wader tha
successful man.
Although having withdrawn from th
race. Mayor Wright wlU mndoubtedl v
b the DemoeraUo nominee. H la th
logical candidate and hla nartv will .
force him to run again If only to 1nv '
dlcat hla admlnlatratloa. Whil per
sonally popular, and whiter hi rim
has don much for Taeoma, It la doubt -ful
If ha will suoeeed blmsalf, a ths .
city is so largely Rspablloaa, Only
bitter opposition to Campbell and
apathy la th RspubMcaa ranks awe
ceeded In alectlag Wright twa year
go. , 'v.
Conrad I Hoska, undertaker and -
politician, 1 said to b willing te take
up th Detaocratl burden, but th nom
ination la generally conceded t Wright -
There 1 likely to b ones ami far
In th Republican 'party over th ques
tion of a closed town, all of whloh
might result la Wright's reelection. - If
Salmsoa la ths candidate ths wide-open
element will oppose him. Should Balm
son be turned down his friends threaten
to run him Independently. If he Is th
candidate In all probability a ttlaens'
ticket will be placed in th field to bring .
about bis defeat Balmaoa 1 to red- ,
leal to meet the views of the ma s
f the party, although a splendid man
from th viewpoint of th ohurob peo
pl a - " . -Charles
D. Atkins, former alty treas
urer and recently appelated to ancoeed
tb late Controller. D. O. Jackson, will
succeed blmsalf. Thar are several can
didates for th trauryhlp, but O.
J. H. Swift deputy shipping commts-
pner. hss the rifrss pxvmiatng fl.
Several aolltlcians who are active la
denouncing th present admlnlstratten
ar upcted of easting snvtous syea
open public - ofllc. Among - the ar
Harvey D. Jonnsoa ana s - n. atuirer.
Rnth hava been la th elty attemey1
offlos .ss deputies and they ar both
aid td be eager to aeept tn posi
tion. Johnson la th stgal couasal for
the cltisens committe of II. whloh la
fathering th lnveaUgaUon. whll Mar
ray baa also been busy to pushing tb
movement along:. , i - .
In view Of tha changes which nay ,
bo mad en th political map bp tha
grand Jury politician ar nst sayimc
much but ar awaiting results, - After
the investigation Is vr slatq making
will begla In earnest v
GUS ROHSE TRIED Of! K
hr,Z k SERIOUS. CHAHGE
, OuS Rohs is oa trial before a Jury to
Judge i Cleland'S court today, charged
wltb a' statutory orima ' Th oomplatn
tng wltnea is Clair Shmledecke, aged
II yeara Th crim with which Roas
Is chsrged 1 said to hav been
against tb defendant w" iVTti
ber II by then Deputy
pey Robert Galloway. It Is rjorted
that much inffuenc wair fcEht
bear on Galloway t indue him not to
fil. thf charges, but he statw tt J
thought it-was his duty to Ills them.
DutT tn.trtet Attorney Oos Mas te
pressing th ease s behalf f 'tb,
while Dong a. Swt r
aya Morbid p!Uters snd wit J .
growded the counroa -
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