TH3 OHEGOH DAIlV -iogSITAU-- FC3TLAKP. FRIDAY LVZ::iWO, JANUARY
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7 Philanthropfc Women of Portland
Plan to Establish Day Nqrsery.
GREAT WORK DONE BY
; t SUCH PLACES IN EAST
. t. V .-.V,. , ,.-.. , V "
y At Nominal ot They Cart tor and
Educate Children While parent!
Art-fa ShcFartoTTrotrOf-
,t'.:.h J'-v.. 1, .; -' "T
i : :: i IXtort aretelng ''''"j
ta'eatabllah a dsy -nursery which will
'.'be conducted along tbe line ef essoels
lona In Rew York. Philadelphia, Chi
cago and Beaton which have a central
advisory bpdy known aa the Federation
' of Day Nurseries of the United BUtea
s Incidental to the local movement, which
la largely In the handa of Mlaa Stans-
bery. head of the Fruit and Flower raU
. elon. will be a lecture jtnt Tueeday
' afternoon at J.te o'clock In one .of,, the
. Methodist ehurehee .hy-Mra Arthur M
IMit Stereoptleqn. alldea will ha-need
by her. Illustrating the' work now being
done along wuraery liwea In U feeler New
' Torh. I' '. it ; " '' .rl,
:;J? Mrs. Dodge. Is president of the Fed
v eratlon of Day Nuraerles of ha United
V;- fttatee, president of tha New Tork ssso
: elation,-a member of tha council of the
; public Educational. Work, In the Empire
-,' Utate metropolis, and one of tha vice
" presidents of 1helga Aid society.
- rTha ! object -6f '-the-; nurseries.- said
- Mra JDnrig thla afternoon at the Hotel
- Portland. "ia e afford a place where
deserving mothere cau leave their ba
bies while they go about their wdrk. It
is a rapidly growing movement la the
' rast, eondaolve of much good, and we
hope to Institute a branch association
, '''In Portland.;! II 'will bo tha first west
r : of Chicago ,: The others, besides the
' one In fhlraao. ara located In Phlla-
' delnhla.i Boston and Oreatar New York.
--Tlwni ara many-day nureerlea In alt
large cities, but only four of them ara
members of our association. It la a
headquarters where advice and aealst
ance can bar secured. -and where tha
heads of tha membership organisations
meet for onnfareaca. Then there la tha
national affiliation of the associations
. . called tha Federation of Day Nurseries
f 4 be United ttea. At conference
held In tha offices of that organisation.
: " which la largely advisory, tha heada of
- the elty s nuraerlea receive additional
-" rin Greater New York Sre hive II day
. nurseries, . Philsdetphla Chicago If
and Boston II. - In New York wa charge
cents a dsy. for tha care of each; child.
Nut uiily no we-tlta-rrBoTlhg HOW
onea while their mothers work, but give
them kindergarten education whera they
are old enough. Our revenue from the
women patrons la not nearly enough to
run our . nuraerlea. They ara supported
largely through contributions. ' -
"We only take care of children where
, wa first ' ascertain that tha mother la
, really deserving of - our ' aaalstanea.
Haven eighths of the mothers who pa
tronise our nureertes in Oreater New
Tork, and they take car of an average
of S.tee children a day,. ara women wha
: have been deserted by their husbands. "
TRAVELERS' AID DISSOLVED
V FOR LACK OFEIUS"
Work . Along Lines It Followed
V. Will Be Continued by Y.
P''tA W. C. A. M '
0,'V-
- " At a. meeting of tha director of tha
r-v Exposition Travelers' ,' AM association
'at the T.. W, G A. halt yesterday aft
'r arnoon tba association waa formally
' dlaaolvad. but It Was decided'lhat tha
.' work ahall continue-as an extension
' of tha Young Women's Christian Asso
. . elation, : . "v , . '
Tha association waa organised ', for
work during tha exposition period and
'baa accomplished tha object of Ita or
ganisation. Since tha close of the ex
position the' National Travelers' Aid aa
. aoclatioa haa suspended also and will
. not- resume until tha opening, of the
' Jameatown fair.
' - Among tha erganlxatlona represented
..' at the meeting vcaterday were tha W. C
.i T. U, Women'a union. T. W. C A., St.
Ann's 'Charitable ' society Council of
' Jewish Women, city board of charitlea.
. City Federation - of - Women's - clubs,
ldlea Aid aocictv.of the Third Pree
, bytertan church. Home ' Training asso
r elation, the Unitarian ... alliance and
' - others. ' ' .. ,;
"' Tha report of the treasurer waa read,
- ahowtng that ti.OOt bad been expended
in the work. It also showed that ihere
la a baUnoa on hand of $5, while the
',, outstanding indebtedness la f 11.60. Tha
Unal financial report will be printed.
In view of condltlot.a Mrs. Trumbull
: 'moved thet the Travelera' Aid assocta
tlon as an Independent organisation be
- ; disbanded. Tha motion was carried.
' ,jV '., At tha meeting Mrs. Baldwin, who has
. . i acted aa superintendent, resd a report
of her recent trip east, whera she made
, i. thorough invsatlgatlon -of- tha work
carried on In other cities. Reports were
also submitted ' by Mrs. Honeymaa
president, and Mrs. ' Templeton, tress
. X urer. Regret waa generally expressed
that tha dissolution of tha association
' was iteoessary, but' It .was considered
; InevlUble In view xf the scarcity of
v,, zunda. a-. '
COPPIN'S BODY FOUND
IN MARSHFIELD BAY
ccll Stoateh U
Msrsiifleld. Or., Jan. it The body of
.Marion -.vi"u n-
-1 r oftee drapplwg a ulledilTtr 1lsW
trver oo a laborer's hand, was found to-
- dsy In the bay. , Coppln evidently- oom-
r nmM niciJe.t ine time or ma ais-
appearatioa fears were entertained that
be waa suffering from temporary io
sanlty and an exhaustive search waa
, Instituted . to discover his w hares boots.
but without. avail.
SALE OF PHILIPPINES
" - IS DENIED BY TAFT
" . ' (Joarasl Bpertal aerrlee.l ,
Waahlnatoo,- Jan. t. The senate
commlUce on tarrltorlM tods r ordered
1 a favorable report on tha statehood bill
paased by the house yesterday. .v
secretary Taft cabled to Manila today
h enlal that thla country Intsnds to aril
the Philippines Jo Jspaa and pronounced
'Mhe ruuipr-abaurdv v . -.. '. . u .
Fulton Introduces .Resolution to
' v Havt : Covernment .rlonor
Mitchell'a Memory.'
WILL BE FIRST FORMAL
NOTICE TAKEN OF DEATH
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Urgency Deficiency Bill Modified So
a to Mtke Eif ht-Hour Law Ap-
pUeabrOiUy ; lo Anilcaw7at
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fWaiblnrtoa Bnreta ef Tk leaneLl
I Waahlngton-Jan. - -S.-r3eTOitor-FutT
ton late yesterday presented a reaolu
tlon In the aenata to pay tha funeral
expenaea of tha lata Senator John H.
Mitchell, amounting to IS47. The reao
lutlon was reerred to the contingent
expenaea committee composed of l(ean.
warren and aflllard. .-
Senator Fulton said today that ha
canvassed tha situation carefully before
presenting the resolution - and expects
It will paaa without objection, senator
Allison and other. eadera advised htm
to Introduce it, which la a good Indi
cation that It will go through.
committee favor the : resolution ' and
Chairman .Keen as Id today that he ex
pected to ' report - It ' favorably. . , If .the
resolution passes tha aenata it will be
the first formal notice taken .of Sena
tor Mltrhell'a death. .,'.
In th house today Repreaentatlve
Dalsell offered a rule providing that the
urgency deficiency bill be so amended
aa to- except aliana from tha eight
hour work day In. the eatabllahed canal
none, ' thua ' malting tha eight-hour law
apply '..only to . American labor. The
motion' carried.-'"' . ! , ;
DEAF rEEeGAR RU:i OVER
Ai;0 KILLED BY IRAKI-
John A. Creenleaf Meets Death
' While Tramping From Ta- t
,7 Hrcoma to Portland. ., '
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John A. Greenleaf. who waa tramping
from Tacoma to Portland, waa struck
by northbound Northern Pacllle train
laat night and Instantly killed. His
crushed and mutilated body waa found
a quarter of a mile north of Linn ton by
actUoafQTamsn at. 7:38 e'rlnrk thlal
morning. -
Coroner Flnlay was at once notified
and hurried to the scene of the acci
dent. ' The body' was removed to the
morgue and the coroner haa decided that
an Inquest la unnecessary, since there
were ao wltneaaea to the accident. " --.
Greenleaf waa 41 years of age. appar
ently, and was deaf. . It la believed that
he failed to hear tne approaching train
and that In the darkness- the engineer
failed to see him. In his pockets Coro
ner Flnler found 14 cent a and a card.
which stated that he waa deaf, having
been Injured In an oil explosion. The
card alae asked assistance from the pub
lic, aaylng that the man waa working
hie way home. ,.- . -
Letters were found In hie - pockets
from hts mother, -who: resides -at 'Albu
querque. New Mexico. ' Other lettera,
signed "Your old paV were from the
navy-yards , at Brooklyn. . ,..;, . ;
richards villi::g to be
VERY 6000'.:;
If Mayor Will End War Against
Resort Proprietor . Will
V Keep Ciris Outl ' '
T. I. Richards, proprietor of the estab
lishment known as the Richards hotel.
which waa aalded by the police ' two
weeka ago, Is ready for peace. It ts
said that he -haa made overturea 'to
Mayor Lane and other elty officials that
If thev would stop the wsr Inaugurated
agalnat his establishment hs .would be
good and permit no. glrla to enter the
cafe In. the future.. -'.-- t-r
There la no abatement, however, to
the crusade which waa started by the
raid of tha police and which was suc
ceeded by the farolal trial - In which
Rlcharda waa acquitted by Jury In the
municipal court on the charge of oper
ating aa Immoral house. . The committee
appointed by the peoples rorum to in
vestlgsts these chargea of Immorality
are preparing a report to be made at a
public Indignation .meeting to be held
In the ' Marquam theatre. Additional
developments are being reported dally
and It is said a strong case will be pre
sented against this hotel and other an
reputable establishments which pose nn.
denthe garb of respectability.
Mayor TLane reiterated his statement
today that he was determined to place
a light before the Rlcharda hotel ao that
there would be no more dark doorways
by means of which people could secretly
enter the resort. He also said he waa
going to get a plan of the bouse In
order to know Just what rooms It con
tslned. , He Is determined to take every
precaution to prevent young girls from
being inveigled Into the place. '. :'
SALT LAKE CONVENTION
ALMOST HITS ROCKS
Bait Lake. Utah; Jan. 21. -The See-Amsrlca-Flrat
, convention - nearly l hit
upon the rocks this' morning dver a
resolution br W. T. Booth of the c ham
bar of commerce, Bolae, asking that the
r-ij -ia. MumIM.
ewes - - W" ' - - - - - ar
of Interest adjacent to the main lines
to all transcontinental paaaengera. "
" The proposition wss fought all along
tha line. -t Idaho and Montana upheld the
resolution. . but a . vlaroroue opposition
waa i led by Monroe of the chamber of
commerce of Bpokane. v Major Hopper
oi the Kto tirande gained the floor and
promised that the railroads would run
excursions to the wast coast all through
ths summer months and would alao run
aide trlpa . where competing line . de
manded. . - .. . .
The -resolution waa : finally' with
drawn. . Had It prevailed !tls asserted
the entire railroad, contingent -would
nave withdrawn,
Fisher Harris, secretary of the Bait
take Commercial elub, -will probably
be chosen executive aecretar" of the
permanent organisation this afternoon.
Governor - Cutler gave a luncheon at
noon to the visiting governors and 4ie
yrtgon and Washington delegation.
la::d r GRAriT-GASE-i:EAno
irfEOERrGGfl"
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Question -of Rights of, Settlers
. With Patents to Deeded ,
v Lands Again Brought Up.
- Argumenta on a demurrer In' asult
involving the legality of a land depart
ment patent to land in a-government
grant were heard In the federal court
this morning by Judge Wolverton In the
t ...ita of the K astern uregon juaaa
company against T. J. Broanan and-C.
J. simpaoa. The acreage in question Is
Z. but many times thst amount, aside
from a prestige, is invoivec. ,
.1. mif the aovernment deeded to
whst wss then the territory of Oregon
certain landa In what is now atsmeur
iM
Jh.au wgre , .aumberofaergupofc
tha land., wha aouahtnoroeatead rlghfa.
In MM thf 'and office at Washlnxtpn
Issued patenta to either -the original
settlors or tbelr aaalgna ' The Eastern
OregonLand company now. Beaks to re
gain poasession . or tnai ianq upon. i"
contention that the federal grant In
cluded every ' foot -of the- land speci
fied In- It- The- -defendants aver
that tha'a-rant of 1MT : waa not In
tended to Include' land then occupied by
hbmeateadera or settlera- who later ware
given patents by the land office. "
(The caae In fluestlop, and others of
similar character. have ' occupied the
time and attention of atate and federal
courts and the government land at flee
ferThore thkn a quarter ofS cenfury.
Heretofore the rulings of the land de
partment officials have uniformity -been
in favor of the homesteader or early
Battler.' . ",.'1 M
FAITHFUL DOB i FOLLOWS
f.!ASTER TO JAIL
Then Whines When Refused Ad
mittance,- and Refuses to ,
Be Comforted. f ,
One little yellow dog,' faithful to 'itf
master ' despite' his" ' moral fall, haa
caused -the police.' more trouble today
than all the criminals In tbe elty. The
dog belongs to "Billy" Wrenn. arrested
by Detectives snow ana Kerrigan ana
lodged In the city prison on suspicion.
He was hanging- around" eecond-hand
atorea, and aa. he Is known to be a co
caine fiend he' waa taken. Into .custody.
Searched by the police, four skeleton
key a, a pair of nlppera, a chisel and a
email pocket wrench were louna jn ma
pockets. - . .;.."' --. ; -
Following its master to Jail, the dog
ran back and forth' In front of the door
and Bowled until It wtnflMinM W m
sutlon. - Thsn It ran wildly about the
room, tried to go through all the doors
and waa nearly killed two or three times
In the elevator, all the time moaning and
A dosen attempts were made to drive
the faithful little brute- away, but, It
would either run off a few yards and
then return or . would . crouch on ' the
sidewalk and gaxe Into the face of tbe
person threatening It with a look of
dumb appeal that would have melted a
harder heart than Is usually to be found
behind a polios uniform. . .
TJn- to Tt lata-hour- this afternoomhe
problem had not been solved. The dog
cannot be admitted to the prison, this
belna- in violation of the rulea. Nor
daea any -ef the etetloa-omoers want te
aee it carted off to the pound. Bo It
moans and whlnea and howla, while the
police try to comfort It and to tempt
It, to eat '. ."i" ' ' ' ,
ELKS BID FAREWELL TO
OLD LODGE R00:.1S
Hold Last Session . in Quarters
Occupied by Them in Mar '
quam Building. ' ' V1.
Portland Elks last night held their
last session In the old rooms In the
Marquam -building, before moving, tbe
goat, records and seala Into the new
home at the corner or aeventn ana
BUrk streeta ' -The latter lodge room
will be used for tbe first time ' next
Thursday evening, when ihe building,
social and. lodgerooms wilt be formally
dedicated. -.'.. ' ' '
That the local lftdge naa outgrown
the quarters -where It haa met once a
week since 1S91 waa proven at last
night's gathering, which was the largest
In the history of tha lodge. Not alt
the members were present, but the ma
jority who were -there to participate In
the farewell wage-meeting n we om
hall crowded the rooms ..,-.'
. It waa in those rooms that almost
all of the l.OOo members- of -the local
lodge were Initiated, and from which
many Elks have been burled. There
were light rerreanmenia ana siory-imi-lng
recounting reminiscences by many
of the peat exalted rulers and officers
of pioneer daye. .. ' ...
When It came time te leave the old
quarters - tut -the - laat' time - the -Elks
formed " circles '. around - ths exalted
ruler's station, atandlng hand In hand,
and sang as they never sang , before
"Auld Lang Syne." ' ;;. ? -'.
THREE ROADS BID -r-FOR
SAME FRANCHISE
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Three petitions for v f ranch Uea for
electric railways on Front street . are
being considered ' by ths street and
Judlctsry committees of the city coun
clLAhls afternoon.i.Ths.jetitlonertare
the Wlliamatta Valley .Traction com
pany, the United Railways compsny and
thweompany tepiesjiuuu Try uor-i;
Moser. The Southern Paclflo also had
Its representstives present to block ths
fsvorable consideration of the franchises
and to present Its claims, baaed on a
prior application, to a franchise . for a
road on the otreet. ' i ' . . I ,
- Rach Of the applicants appeared anx
ious to receive a f ranch lee and offered
to psy considerable compensation to the
city for the privilege of operating a road
on the street AU three reads propose
to enter the . city from ' the southern
boundary.- It la aald that If the fran
chises are granted to any one or more
of tbe corporations Portland will be
made the terminus of a series ef Inter
urban line which will be built In -the
Willamette - valley ' and surrounding
country. ,
In alt "probability at lesst two fran
chises will be. granted-by the council
with the understanding that the differ
ent roada shall use the same trackage
-4 on the street. v ;. ' ;'.-',',; -
C. H.? Piggott Asks 'Damages
, From Asa K. Richardson for
'"4V Defaming Reputation ,
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RICHARDSON SAYS HE
HAS NO REPUTATION
Agetf Pioneer Claima Attorney Hangs
to Him Like a Poor Relation Saye
He Made-Win Contrarjr o Initrnc
Allerlnr that Aaa KL Rtchardann. kced
il yea i a, "liitentronally. wronrfutiy. ms-
liclously and wickedly - contrived to
blacken the character of" and Injure the
professional business of Attorney C H,
Piggott. - Piggott haa brought a ault
agalnat the old man for IS, 600 damages.
Richardson answers that H. Piggott
has no reputatlga; In the city of Port
land, or .'elsewhere, aa an attorney at
law; but, on tbe contrary, haa a reputa
tion aa a -dreamer, poet and a philoso
pher." The case la being tried today be
fore 'Judge Beara.1 ;
Piggott alleges that tha old man, who
came to Oreson in 1851. called him a
thlefaarcusedlilm "before others of
having robbed blm of 1150, When placed
on the 'witnesa stand, the aged pioneer
looked Piggott squarely In the face and
charged the attorney - with having
pinched". him out of I50."f.He alao
said "that Piggott had fixed up a, will
to suit himself, and not aa naked to -do.
Piggott was Richardson's -attorhsy.' The
old . man testified . that he asked hla
lawyer to draw up a will giving David
Richardson 11.000, Daniel 1 Richardson
11.000, a divorced wife $300 and small
auma to others. He said that Piggott
read off - a wUl that Bounded all right,
but that when It had been typewritten
and shown ,to -'other friends they In
formed -hh-n that tt oad' been recorded
In the will that the sons of Richardson
were, to - receive .but St each., that tba
attorney waa. te act aa-executor with
out bonds, wss' to be the agent for the
old man's real estate and waa to preach
Richardson's funeral aerraon and to re
ceive good feea for all these services. -Richardson
said thla morning that
Piggott 'bad aold property for . him for
17.000 and had turned over only, M.7I0,
re tain I no- $160, although It is alleged
that the lawyer offered to do thla work
for $100.: Ia closing hla teatlmony the
pioneer, referring to Piggott, said:
"He hanga onto me Ilka a poor rela
tion, although I had hoped to be done
with him. I told him he had robbed me
enough and I didn't want any .more to
do with him." -."-'
Plssott denied that he withheld any
pntmey unlawfully andTieTilatrhf That he
drew MP- the will jusi s ne war re
quested to do. -..T T ':.., : . v
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VAILY OFFERED GOLD : TO
SECURE HIS escape::
Sack of Precious Metal Kicked
-About Deck of - Valencia 4--V,
1 as Valueless';
. ' (joarsal Bpedal.BervleeJ (
Seattle. Jan.- tt. Among thoss Sup
posed to have perished when the Valen
cia went-to pieces waa J. B, Graham, a
pasaengor, and with him went a bag
containing $1,S00 in gold. ' Survivors
of the wreck say that, Graham frantic
ally offered the bag of gold to any one
who would place him ashore. . But the
others psld little heed to pleadtnga.
and the gold lay on the broken deck and
was kicked tinder foot, no one bothering
even to pick It up. Graham . recently
old a mlno In Alaaka for $(0,000.
Tt was one time when money could
not buy what one wanted." aald a sur
vivor. ."I'm coming into a Bare naroor,
but without a cent. Why, even thla
shirt I have on belongs to another man,
and I haven't even a hat. but that bag
of. gold, or this ship- loaded with bul
lion, would, not tempt me Into such a
place . again." ' -.; ;. . , t' A f
TROUBLES OF REYNOLDS ;
FAMILY AGAIN IN.C0URT
if
Troubles of the Reynolds family will
once more Soon be aired la court. Mrs.
Anna J. Rernolda having sued Quy F.
Reynolds for a divorce, for the care of
their one child and for . 150 a month
alimony.-' The couple were married In
Oreaon City. November II, 101 Mrs.
Reynolds auagea that her nuanana orten
told her that he dealred her to leave
him. Reynolds Is accused of hsvlng re
mained away from -her without a Just
cause and having-failed -to provide her
with aufflclent meana for medical aia
at a time when such was needed. There
are other chargea -. -v .-- ---
Rernolda parents . are wealthy and
when he married he took hla bride to
live with them. Some months ago Mrs.
Reynolds Jef) her husband, stating that
his conduct had forced her -to do ao,
taking with her their daughter Alice,
aged IVk years. Habeas corpus proceed
ings were brought by Reynolds to ob
tain, possession of ths child, but Judge
Fcsser ruled In favor of the mother.
During these proceedings Mrs. Reynolds
made startling charges against her hus
band, whioh he denied: When the state
ment was made that the ehlld would ba
better cared for by- Reynolds' parents
because they were rich, Judge .Frassr
aid:.- ., . . -.: '
"I would not take a ehlld away from
Ita mother on such grounds, not even
to make a princess out of her. ' -
LIST OF SURVIVORS - A.
-WHOTArlinN-SEATTLE
- i ' jOearaal apeelal Bme.r "
Seattle, Jan. If. The ll;. of sur
vivors from ths Valencia that have ar
rived at Seattle on the Topeka are:
C. Allison, J. J. Johnson, G. I Wllllts.
p. polvlner, O. D. Harradan, M. Farprey,
P. V. O'Brleni W. Raymond, K. W. Car-
rlck. W. D. Johhson. C . Aluhme.'- r.
Ihn. Joseph M'Csffery, J. Welch. VA.
Hawkins, J. Hoddlnott, peter Peterson,
T. J. McCarthy. Thomss Shields, John
Mark, W. Oosllft. T. -Lampson and C
Brown. . '.. ...'.: , . V. ;.
MUTINY. BREAKS OUT : .
; "AMONG RUSSIAN SAILORS
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Uoomsl gpectal aervke.)
i St. Petersburg. , Jan. General
Llnlevltch wires thst a fresh mutiny
hse broken out smong tbe Russlsn sail
ors with the fleet at Vladivostok. ,
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Oiiei'
TO DEBATE
Formal Challenge to Uquor Deal
era to Meet Theni In Forenslo
.,-')' i Contest Prepared.
NOT PRESENTED YET ' v
: , BUT MAY BE SOON
Miniatert Ara UowUling to Civa Ad-
eraariea ' Any ' Openinf Saloon-
- men's Secretary -triisr-TOeffiBluf.
fers and Quack Divinea. r
' A formal challenge to 1 the - liquor
dealers '6f the city to'have two repre
sentatives meet two represent atlvea of
the mlnlatera. In publla debate, where
eaoh aids may present Ita own evidence
and leave It to tbe publio- to decide
whether there-waa or, waa not a plot to
defame the character of certain promi
nent preachers, . haa been prepared by
representatives of . the Anti-Saloon
league and ministers and la now In the
handa of Rev. Dr. Clarence' True wll
son. The challenge asks that any two
men - the liquor dealera may choose be
elected to meet Dr. -Brougber and Dr.
Wilson natwooryasnna, in two sens. I
rate places, the datea and places to be
elected to. suit the convenience of all
concerned: : Though - this challenge was
to have been delivered thla morning. It
haa not. yet -been sent to the liquor
dealers. . -;-. -;v r- '.,..
Representattvee - 6f the' 'Antl-Aaloon
league think It ehould be delivered "at
once, but some of the conservative min
isters are advising against thla course
on tbe ground that tbe offer to debate
probably would not be accepted by the
liquor dealers, and It-might be uaed aa
a peg upon, which to hang accuaatlons
of bluffing agalnat the mlnlatera. The
mlnlatera have the matter' under ad
visement and At will probably be - de
cided between now and tomorrow morn
ing what course shall be pursued. ,
'"'v Two leasee U Caenango. .'."T
The . challenge waa oreDared .'laat
nght and demand that the saloon men
meet the ministers on two Issues. The
first la the question as to whether or
not a plot to trap and Involve promi
nent ministers In scandal waa formed:
the second, whether or not the liquor
dealers have used misrepresentation to
secure names to their petition asking
for a Tote on the proposed local op
tion law amendment Dr. Wilson, who
drafted the Instrument, urged that .It
be delivered to the saloon men at onoe
and that they be forced In this way to
meet the mlnlatera face to face or In
dicate, by refusing to do so4 that they
were not anxious to see what the mtn-
Isters l sally j. 1 coularodueeT" DrT
B rougher and othera " advised agalnat
being hasty In the presentation of such
challenge lest the saloon men should
else an opportunity to use It aa a lever
for their own cause. All pnasea oi tns
is are being thoroughly, considered
before any further definite action M
taken.:"-' , - -,' '
Tha llauor dealers assert that 4he
nintetara have no evidence to produce.
that they are making a fight through
the newspapers for the purpose ox in
fluencing the susceptible agalnat the
proposed local option law amendment.
OtDi'Thm Qoaok DtrUea.
"We have Issued our challenge,' aald
the secretary of tho Liquor Dealers' as
sociation. "We have accused them or
tilufflugt of doing cheap ndvei' lining and
with being quack divines. Now tt ia up
to them to do something or quit talking.
We have had our say and we will watt
until they mention some names and show
some evidence.! if ney nave eu toia
positive proof, why don't they mention
a name?" - -' i ? "' ; . .- '
"We are not going to be bluffed Into
giving away .our evidence - until the
proper time eomea," aald .Dr. Brougher,
when told of the statement. - "We can
not give away our evidence without die
closing the Identity of our informants,
and we cannot do this now without Jeop
ardising them. We wtll not give our
evidence exeept face to face with repre
sentatives of. the liquor dealera -VQe
do not care to spread It in the papers
for them to deny and ridicule. Let them
meet us, If they dare, face to face with
the public where eaeh can present his
own proof and leave the publla to Judge.
If thev meet ue In this way , we will
show them what we know.' and we will
guarantee to throw a bomb into - their
mldk if they, will not meet ua we de
not feel called upon to betray the con
fidence of our Informartte by epreadlng
our Information before the public, that
it may be denied at lelaure by the ea-
loonmsn. ' v . . . - - ,. ' :
PHIUPPINE GOVERNMENT
f ' ACCEPTS SYNDICATE BID
V " '(Janraal BpeeUl Bet-Hoe ) ;.' ' : 'l. "
Washinaton. - Jan. $6. The Official
r announcement la made today of the ac
ceptance by the Philippine government
Of the bid ef J. G. White A Co., Van
derbllt and othera. forming a syndicate,
for the construction of 'railroads in
Cebu, Panay, Negroa ,....-...':' ; -.'y-j.
MAY TAKE WEEKS TO ' '
, ; START PACKERS TRIAL
"rr'ji-Bpi.atBii , 'i".
Chicago, Jan. it- The packers' ease
was again continued thla ..morning -until
Monday. The conference aeeklng
an agreement on facte continued among
the attorneys, It may take weeka to
reach an agreement .'". ;,'
Directors Choose Officers. "
At a directors' meeting of -the Univer
sal Letter Sealing stamp company
held yesterday the following officers
were chosen for the" ensuing - year:
Jama N. Stacy, president; Alexander
PfPtt. Vlce-prealdent; Ueoraa . JEverett
Baker,-secretary; M. C-Bantleld, treas
urer. . General manager, Alexander Boott,
Portlana."-Orgour ' assistant " mantger",
Gensral L C. Abbott, Washington, D. C;
depository. United States National bank,
Portland. Oregon. ("
Zaveelgaee Baaka. - '
' lJ f Ummal peial Rernet.) r 41
Albany, N. Y Jan. I a. A resolution
for a bank department 'Investigation
was adopted late yesterday by the as
sembly bank committee,- and created
somewhat of a eensatton among legisla
tors when. It became known that It was
to be conducted along the lines of the
Armstrong Investigation. ;
argla Oe SI Cents.. -; '.'
- Burglars broke Into the Friedman
meat market at 1ST Flrat street last
night, and Mr. Frlsdmsn believes they
attempted to blow open ths vault where
the oaah la kept Both oash registers
were opened, but. onl (1 cents . wee
secured, from them. , ,' ;.'"''
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li ....:aTi
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at
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SPECIAL attention is called
Heavy Soled Vox Calf $2.50
exe - - ,i
y.y i
t I:-:-
; no ouoe tuat saves you; money, wearing oui uiree pairs OI - e
.k'.;-,-.',! ;ofct 'tp one 'pair of'uppers. . y ''v''
V WOMEN'S Patent Leather $ L00 Shoe 'jyit -5;?j'c V
" Reduced'to. . , ....... . -. ".X'Z. '.'.'eDOa 1 0.""
a.wttoesKcriiiCTdcrrr:
; WOMEN'S McKay Patent Colt (Flexible $S.5a M . C
" Shoe Reduced toi v . ' . ; .' ;VU.'; . . .jbL lOl
- ttrAirirue lr.v vxr.f.. ti i aa m.-?l a.
, vv umbiii o iwuwar rtcita, oiubnsr o.w ouocs , tr air- e
Reduced to. ; ; U . if. .H . 1 'a ; . ; U . . , a i ej) I . VO Z
LWOMEN'S Vicl McKay Welts, $2.50 Shoe Ct .C"X
r Reduced to..;... ; .. i i .... ; , 7. . . D 1 aOO
Great Bargains ; in Misses'
miss this rare opportunity
"j. ;l ::'-. .Shoes at'
.V .':.,-.', "V. The little Shoe
we4
Those . In Northwest ' Favoring
. Sunday's Observance Gather
ererNert-WeohTesda
.4
The annual conference -of the North
west Sabbath association, membership of
which embrace, the states -of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, will be held In
thla otty January SI in tha First Cum
berland Presbyterian . ehurch. - Bast
Twelfth and Tsylor - streets. . Sessions
wlU be held in tha afternoon and even
ing. - 1 . i '.-..a'i-iJ ..vaVi ---' -
.elegatea from aU points in the north
west ars expected to attend. Interesting
programs have -been arranged - for- both
sessions - at which there wUl be ad
dresses' and discussions -The afternoon
session will. begin at o'clock.
James R. Swing will preside- The
TirellminarVinercraea " will 'eonalat . of
oiipture reading, prayer, the report of
Field Secretary Rev, ' J. H. Ilper. the
election of officers for ' 1IH, and ' tha
Introduction of resolutlona ' After' the
discussion of the resolutions there wtll
be discussion of ths following topics:
"Ths Bible Standard of Sabbath
Keeping." "Babbath of - the Christian
Era the Memorial of ..the Resurrection
of Christ, " "Sabbath Keeping and Good
Cltisenshlp, "How Far Should the State
Go' in Protecting tbe Cltlsen' in Hie
Right of 8abbath RestT" r- ;
The evening session1 will, begin at
7:10 o'clock and Professor R. R. Steele
will preside- The following order of
exercises will be observed: .. Scripture
reading! prayer; anthem by choir . of
First Cumberland Presbyterian church;
address. "Municipalities and the Lord'e
Day,", by Rs.v. S. Karl Dubois; solos and
dusts; offering for the association; ad
dress, "The Sabbath and the Laborer,"
by Dr. William IL Hoppe; ratification
of resolutlona. .', ...it.-.'
CLAIMS HUSBAND BEAT V
AND KICKED CHILDREN
;,v;-.y ;. , -;VvV..i- t
Alleging that her- husband haa ex
hibited Inaane jealousy since their mar
riage day and that he has made brutal
attacks on their -children, Martha Blan
chard has begun a suit for djvoree from
George W. Blanchard.- The couple were
married in New Kra, Oregon, .December
It. 189.
Mrs. Blanchard- declares that her hus
band has been guilty of assaulting their
children with a stick and kicking them.
He 1 - alao aoouaed of having pulled
their hair, bumped their heads tpgether
or against the wall and thsn threat
ened dire calamity to them and herself
If they should tell what he had dona
Blanchard is also charged with having
come home not long ago while his wife
was In delicate health and acted In such
a manner as to . cause her to faint,-In
which condition he ,ls aald. to have left
her. " Mra Blanchard asks to be award
ed tho ear of their three children. , .1
awaaawsawaaMswawaaBxeaHaaaawBafe.aH
UNCLE SAM APPROVESrjJ'
: MOVE AGAINST, CASTRO
, v
(Journal gpectal Berries. ? ' ,
Parts, Jan. The council of min
isters discussed the . Venesuslan . altua
tlon today. - The government refuses to
announce the plana 'which have been
formed., and .told to the .United States,
but It Is aald that 'the French plana
have been accepted ' by the American
governm en t-""v-!
SERVICES OVER BODY-
. OF GENERAL WHEELER
t . j' eeassasaBaasawaasnxea '
ISoeMsl mniiteh te ''The' Joersal.l."'
New Tork,, Jan. 21. The funeraf
aervlcee over the body of Oeperal Jo
seph Wheeler, who died , In Brooklyn
yesterday evening, will be conducted at
St, Thomas' Episcopal ehurch Sunday. f
MINERS MAY BREAK OFF
RELATIONS WITH OWNERS
.., ' IJearaal Rpeelsl Bemre.j .' ' J
Indianapolla, Jan. 2t. Ths conven
tion of United Mlns Workers ef Amer
ica this morning discussed in executive
tension -the advisability of breaking re
latione with tbe operator . . ,
SADBATH LEAGUE
WILL CONFER
''; " . r. . tt'-f
grngnne"- anin : . e
Now is tne Tlme to But. : . T
... : .' e
greatly reduced prices. Note X
- tne touowing list i..
iilil
BURT, and PACKARDS War.
ranted Patent Leather, all
styksTregular TW0Tf r rJ.
Bioe-Reduced to. . . epUetJU
a ' ejs. A akBB a aeav en m ' si a '
BURT -': and PACKARDS All .
Domestic $3.50 ; 0 5 1 C
shoeReduced to. J. t pOe 10 T
to our BOYS Ct fTC 1
Shoe Reduced to. eMa i i), T
- and Children's Shoes. Don't
of your life to buy up-to-date
these oricesV -i. v..-.:. ,f -i.--',
Store Near Fifth. v v
.f ...
E LINE OfJ
EROUt STREET
.1.
Chamber of JJbmmerce Trustees '
Refuse, However, to Approve
rrAny-aultfoiatf
nSCl'.i'tC ., -, . f.- - , j
Mayor Frank' Wntteiw of Salem, rep-r:
resenting the - Willamette Valley com
pany, ' appeared before the trustees of
the Portland chamber of commerce to- '
day and presented argumenta-why thai,
chamber abould indorse his company's -application
for a franchise to lay tracks
and operate a railroad on Front street. ,
Tbe truateee acquiesced in the view thtt
a Front street franchise ' should be '
granted, but declined'' to ' Indorse anyi
particular company. After the railroad
representatives were heard the trustees
ajlnnted tha following Mentation:- -.- t ' '
' "Resolved.' That the trustees Sf the'
Portland chimber"of" oornmerca. favor-
the-errtrance Into, the city of eleotrlp
railways connecting the Willamette val
ley, with the city of Portland. With ;
such end in view the trustees favor tha -granting
of a franchise over Front ,
street south-from HWyt street under.
such terms and conditions as will prop- .
erly safeguard - the . lntereata of prop- '
rty-ownera along such street.
. "We do not favor a - franchise for ,-
more then a single track north of Madl- -'
on street or the operation of oar -north ' '
of Madison street, except at night, and .
reoommend that any- franchise shall re
quire the grantee to switch the car of
any- - railroad ovar Front street at a ,
maximum rata,, both ways, of tt per"
car." . .. .- .- , . '. -..
-There were (n attendance at the meet-
Ing Prealdent R. R, Hoge and Trustees ,
Edward Newbegln, Philip Buehner, - J. . .
C Flanders, Fletcher IJnn end -Edward -. '
Cookingham and Meaars. Wattars and -Welch
of the WUIamette Valley com-,
pany. . .... ; : ; -
- Tbe trustees transacted routine busi
ness and elected the following, persona -and
firms to membership in the cham- v
ber; . Pacific - Grain company, - R.- A.
Hume, H. M. Cake, S. Bl Wrenn, Gelser- ' , '
Hendry Investment company, the Mort-. .
gags Guarantee tt Trust company, B, R.
Hoge. A. F. Flegel, George A. Cooper, -'
Wlllamytte Valley company, Willamette
Valley Traction oompany. ...
President Hoge's -committee appoint- ' -menta
for ' 104 were -ratified and his 1
suggestions to the entertainment oom- -ralttee
for quarterly "smokers" to bring -old
end new members together In a ,
social way ware indorsed. The slogan .
of "1.00 " member for J0" wse
adopted. , 4 v . ' :'ri,---''',''
MERCHANTS t)F VALLEY ?
FORM ORGANIZATION
(special Vlspeteb ts The Josrasl.) -'i "' V ,
Albany, Or., Jan. 2, According to .
the sail iaaued by the . Albany . Mer " '
chants' Proteotlve association, a meet-.-'
ing -waa held and a valley organisation 4-- .
affected of mil the . roerohanta in. the
valley. Fred Dawson acted aa tempo-'
rary. chairman;-- George F. Rodgers,' .;
Salem, secretary. A committee waa ap- "
pointed to report at the next meeting
of the league on bylaws, a follows:
J. U Stockton, Darwin Toran. Oeorge . .
a Sanders, A. M. Reeves and C.
Burkholder. ,V . .: il
t'":" iew STna risaaa Mot Onllty." v ',':'.; j'"
. Jaw Nun, a Chinese, thla morning ,
Pleaded not guilty to the 'charge of
having murdered tee Tick Lee on the - -Trtght
f JSnuaryilK Juaa Frasef net
hi trial for February It. The accuaed; t
Chinese-will . ba-epresenUd,by-AJttor . .
neys Rslpb Moody. - Hsnry E. ' McGinn 1
snd Charles' F. trd. ' Deputy District ; .
Attorney Mosor, Alexander Sweek and
j. M. Long will be the state's counsel.
This morning Moser asked for an early "
hearing of the caae, saying . that there '.
were three witnesses 'now waiting In- ,
the city and he feared that they might
leave, not being residents of Portland.'
1 . ' 1 -,,.-.
:'' Old-Faehtonea - BevtvaL- ' "'J,
An'old-faVhloned revival has begun
at the Flrat United Brethren church, '
KaMt Fifteenth and Morriaon . etreata ' V
Rev. H. C. HhafTef. the pastor, is aa.;'1,
slsted by Bishop William M. Bell, D. D.f ' ..'
who la a firm believer in holy ghost re- '
llglon and revivals. Both Pester Shaffer '
and Bishop Bell insist on the absolute ;
direction and control of the spirit and
ths people welcome the emphasis. Serv- '
Ires each night this week. Including
Saturday night, at 7:4S o'clock, and Sun
day.
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