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- . --Ti:3-cr.rc;:;-DAiL?joui:Ai; tqt.tlmd, Wednesday evenino. January si. lsca v hie wm TODEKED HAND EARLY Waiter Who Escaped From the Supreme Court Confirms :. the Van of Throng That Will Assist Clearance Sale i Doomed Ship Testifies as to Laxity of Discipline. Sentence and Sets Day In v March for Execution. In Dedicating Temple w ; Arrives Today. Now Is the Time to Buy .SURVIVORS HAD COLD ROPE AND KNIFE FOUND CEREMONIES TO LAST ' FEET, 8AY3 FIREMAN IN CONVICTED MAN'S CELL THROUGH TWO NIGHTS TtfnTTi nrrrr rrrrrrsT r- uisiiiuii mis uu . ,t.,-:.. .nz..,.. .! 7 - Prank Rlchlsy, On cf ThoteJWg,, Reached Short Admits Rescued Thorr Had Wanted To. V-- (Jnornsl tpdl Servke.) -V Seattle. Wash.. Jan. II, Into the til' vestlgatton Into the causes of ths -Va- lenela wreck thla -morning, Waitor Charlea Hoddlnot aald that he h ' asked women to go Into the llfeboata, but they had refused. He testified that no boat drills were held during the - entire trip. The witness waa thrown . Into the water, but eared by a life raft. Frank Rlchley. a flremaa with the Bunker party, aald that he could hare reached the ellff when he landed from the wreck, but the other mem ben of the party had cold feet and be could not go alone. . The Investigation aeema to be i ',' whitewash for the inapectora for allow - Ing aueh condltlona on the boat. A body auppoaed to be that of Wll II am Sibley waa found today on the beach at Paohena bay by the revenue cutter Qrant The cutter Perry la also ' searching for bodies. The Bahada ar rived here this noon. Mis BfUer Of Minneapolis.' who has r been unable to obtain any newa of the recovery or the body or ner .unci. - bis mill man of St Paul. Intenda . to ' leave here with an Indian rulde and exr plore the coast The United States outter - Perry waa In thla morning an route to the scene of the wreck, but re- - fused ts take the lady on Uoerd. -L .,Thej tua BahadaJaeuKht-a rnrpso. Willi i) waa iQoniinra mm vr. mi"un weu- ond-claaa seaman, by Cook Hancock, who aald that Wilson was the man who went ormsy and Jumped from the flrat raft. The Bahada, officers report that At torney Peters ts aboard the Percy look- in for the body of Mlsa Van Wyck whom Is thought ts be tied to the "rigging. ' Thla Is denied by others. In the Investigation William Coaling, seaman, corroborate ItcCartn MEDALS FOR. HEROES. Oamegle rul Custodian Wants arames 6rtt6aew-oKarreotiar (Jewasl Bpeetsl Berries. I . Victoria. Jan. Si. Mayor Morley haa received from Pittsburg- an Inquiry from the custodian of the Carnegie hero fund a skins; for recommendations for the dec imtin. nt ItiAu who menlfeateA hraverv - In the Valencia wreck and offering as-i slstance to those destitute.- The mayor I forwarded his recommendation. . THINKS PIITERIIAS -LEFTCOUIITRY- Hiram Goddard, One of His Vic 'time, Heard From Swindler Last Month, i f A , , Hiram Goddard of 1 Crosse, Wiscon sin, ons of the numerous eastern capi talists who were beguiled by . 8. A. IX Puter Into exchanging their good money for counterfeit school land certificates, believes that Puter has fled the country. "I had a letter- frdm Puter last month," aald Ooddard thla morning. "It waa written from Ban Francisco and was . dated December 10. but waa not mailed until four days later.' I think Puter wrote It Just aa he was about to sail and then left it with his wife to be mailed when he was safely out of the country. - "Puter wrote' me that he was going to nave some more money pretty soon and he eald something about taking up the bogus certiflcatea he aold me. I don't know where he's gone, but he'll get along all right." and Ooddard added, with a smile. "Putef a pretty hendy and he would get along somehow even If they put him in state's prison." . An entertaining story Is told of the manner la which Henry Salier, another La Croase capitalist, was fleeoed by Puter and McKlnley. Salzer owned gen uine school land certiflcatea Tor 11,000 acres, which had cost him II an acre. The lands were scattered, however, and when McKlnley came to blra and told him of an opportunity to exohange hta holdings for a compact body of well, timbered land Bslaer. Jumped - at the chance. The proposal waa that Balser ' ' ahould turn over his certificates and pay . f 18.000 additional, receiving In retura 1 certificates for 10.000 acres. - A confederate, who passed under the name of Mueller, posed aa the owner of the lands whloh were offered Salser. Balser Jumped at the ohanoe to make the exchange. . Then he sent, for Horace McKlnley and presented him witn eoo aa token of his gratitude for being "put next" to such a good thing. PORTLAND BOY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LOST Information which was received to Am hv Mrs. H. J. Gregory from Vlo- torla la to the effect that the author! tlee tnere, arter niuni iniuiuii do not believe that the Harry Gregory who waa on the Ill-fated ateamee Val ium was thoson-nt arr-tiw ar Gregory of this city. The name of the Valencia passenger la the seme aa that of Mrs. Gregory's son, and from what Information the family oould get Just after the wreck It was feared that their son was on the boat As yet the father and mother have not been able to locate young Gregory. ' See Nature In Her Winter Garb. To see tha far-famed Rocky moun tains rn their wondrous winter garb la the treat of ' ay. lifetime. The eanyona. Desks and gorges ars -even more at tractive In winter than In summer. The Denver A Rio Orande, popularly knowa aa "The Scenlo Line of the World,", ' pleroes the very heart of the Rockies, and besides Is the only transcontinental Una passing directly t rot- lait lake City, the quaint s 1 f "" .esque lor mon capital. I -- -tl on a'l classes of f !! "rn r ' v . 1 V. CI 1 ' .' .-' MttJWhOfttjaolnndlnf Maidens Posing aa English Lord, Bcnefac Penalty: lor Crime. ' (Jaarasl Assets terries.) Jefferson. City, Mo Jan. II.- The su preme court this morning confirmed the sentence of "Iord Frederick Beymour Barrtngton and net March 15 aa the day for his execution for the murder of James P. MoCann, a Bt Louis horse man, on the night of June It, 1001, rope . and knife believed to have been Intended for sutolde were found In the cell of the bogus lord this morning be fore the decision waa told him, When the sallows drops on Barring- ton, whose real name Is George Freder ick. Barton, in Clayton, Missouri., next March a eareer of crime ' extending across two continents will be brought to sn end. Barrtngton la 41 years old and po lice records shew that he has spent nearly three auartere of his life In prison, yet during the few years of his liberty he has stolen tbouaanoa or col lars' worth of property, wedded at leaat four women, committed one murder and Is suspected of another. Barrtngton first went to prison at tne age of 10, when on July T. 1S70, he was sentenced to five years in a reformatory for cmbesalement In ItTI when re leased from the Juvenile, prison he en- Joyed two months of liberty, when he wss given a II months" sentence ror stealing ills master's watch. At-the ex- ,atlonrlentnco-iirterarow weeks of liberty he was convicted of burglary and given 10 years' penal ser vitude but procured his release after serving four years, upon forged papers. Barrtngton married an English girl. got possession of her property and , de serted her, end within two months waa again In - prison under a -1 0-year sen tence. After serving the full 10 years he made his way to America, turning Up In Brooklyn aa Sir Frederick Syden ham Burgoyne. He waa suavs Of man ner and spoke English. Spanish. Ger man, Frencn ana otner : foreign lan guages fluently, as bs spent his leisure time In prison in mastering - foreign tongueSj He married Celeste E. MlUer In IS 01. whom he took to England and deserted after getting all her property. A few months later be was again sent to prison while his wife made her way home and took In washing to support the baby that waa born. In 1001 he married a weaitny young woman In Philadelphia, whom, he epeed- Hy deserted, and next appeared as Lord o - "'" 7 Coehran of Xanaaa City. , - - While tending bar In a saloon be be came acquainted with McCann. a race track" follower, who took him Into his home and provided him with everything he needed when ha loat nis position. e Induced McCann to go into the country with htm. where McCann waa ahot down anOii-tpto! KILLING THREE GOl'iS COSTS IVILIIS EDHUnDS S100 Father Pays the Fine Willingly and Case Against Him f Is Dismissed. After an Interesting trial In the police court. Willis Edmunds was convicted of conducting a elaughter-house within the city limits by Polios Judge Cameron thla morning and fined S100. A. C Ed munds, his - father. also a defendant, waa acquitted for lack of evidence, and promptly paid the fine Imposed on hla son. ' Ths father acted as counsel for him self- sod his boy. Hs endeavored to drag In atate and federal law, accused tha oners tors of tha Zimmerman alaurh- ter-houae of violating the law, and final ly had Deputy City Attorney Fltsgerald, who was prosecuting him. placed on the stand aa a witness.- Charges of perjury were made In open court by Mr. Fltsgerald and - Judge Cameron onee stopped Albert Klein, a butcher When the evidence' for tha prosecu tion, showing that three cows were slaughtered In a barn by Willis Ed munds on Hawthorns avenue, between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth streets, laat Sunday, and that the elder Ed munds hsd refused Patrolman - Patrick Maloney, admlttanoe to the premises, had been - given, ths aged man accused arose and moved a dismissal of ths case aa regarded himself. Judgs Came ron admitted that he had not been shown guilty, but denied the motion for other reasons. Whsn WUUs Edmunds waa fined hla father laughed aa If ' it were a good Joke and cheerfully handed the money to Court Clerk Henneeey. The aon took the outcome more seriously. . : MAYOR WILL NOT TELL NAMES OF UNFORTUNATES Mayor Lane Is before the liquor li cense committee of the city council laming his - charges which he made In his open Utter against the Richards establishment. The mayor will be. closely questioned regarding theihtm-ut-f -town- he--wea- eenl te-the proof which hs told ths eouncll he hsd. of ths character of the place, but he will not diacloae the names of the young women who have been led to their ruin In the restaurant. Tho members of the committee say they will make a thorough investiga tion of. the charges and If they are proved the licenses for the hotel and the bar may be revoked. This action may not be necessary, however, as It was rumored yesterday that Richards had decided to close hla establishment in thla city and go to Seattle, Slncet the recent raid by the police. It is said that the bualneae of the place has . fallen away . until the proprietor is losing money. , . Z24sfc!2san Cassia (Jnarost SperUI Sarrlee.) Wsshlr.ton, Jan. It. It la announced thst T " -' n I,. I Chapln of the . irnla has been . .nape:: e:2imy Oeorga A. Steel of Clackamaa County, Who la a Candidate for the .. . Republican Nomination for State Treasurer. . K All GAR 0 0 COURT Assistant City Attorney' Fitzger Jd Scores Police Inspector ' Bruin. ln .Court. - J ' Herman ' Busch waa - arrested last night by Patrolmen Endicott jtnd Gal- bralth and charged with vagrancy. Ha waa with a man who two weeka ago passed a forged check for 140 at Frits' s saloon. When, his ease was called In the police court, this morning Bailiff Circle Wis ' sent after him. - He re turned with the Information that Busch hsd gone "Oone," echoed Assistant City Attor- nsy Fltsgerald; "gone where T" "He waa discharged thla morning." "Discharged by whom V ' TMschsrged by Inspector Bruin." Mr. Fltsgerald's face showed his aa- tonlahmont. Mm asked ... a - few more questions and then said: - "A. complaint was filed against this man charging him with vagrancy after he.waa arrested and lodged In prison by ths polio. That oomplalnt took him out of the Jurisdiction of the police end into that of tbla court . Nobody nad.tae right to .discharge him but the Judge of this court. ''In discharging thla man Inspector Bruin has usurped to himself author ity which Is n"t given h'm y th ' or "anything also. It begins to. appear that we are going to nave another Kan garoo court' established. There must be no more discharging of men after complaints have been filed agalnat them. except by the Judge of thla court." C H. Williamson, arrested by patrol man Oolta while hanging around the north' end. was convicted of vagrancy and a sentence of 10 days Imprison ment suspended In order to allow him to leave town. Judge Cameron Informed hlra that If be were In the city after 1 o'clock this afternoon tha polios would take him Into custody again and bs would serve the sentence imposed. "I'll go, you bet," said . Williamson quickly. ,. WILLAMETTE HAS OFFER OF ElM'fM University Trustees Will Consider Proposal to Establish Theo . logical Department. There will be a meeting of the board of trustees of the Willamette univer sity in Portland tonight to consider tho offer of a man whoae name la with held for the present to build an addi tional -.building on' the university grounds and endow a theological de partment. The offer to erect a handsome build ing In which to house the new depart ment and to endow the new department waa made to President Coleman per eonally some time since. - The meeting was called In thla city for tonight that Mr. Coleman and the man making tha offer might appear before the entire board and explain the nature and de tails of the offer. . From what .can be learned, the pro posal of the man "who deelrea to en dow the new. department contains sev eral provisos which majr prove objec tionable. - , ' , LOST MINER LIVED ON CACTUS LEAVES A WEEK (Joarsal pee 11 Berrloe.) Ban Bernardino. Cel.. Jan. Jl. W, W, Cooper, a proapector, wandered Into Baretow laat evening In a demented oondlllohrnia" ohoeg 'worn, through, his clothing In tatters and be a living skele ton. He waa not recognised, and to get county Jail aa a vagrant Under treat ment, he recovered hla mind to soms ex tent, ana iota in awry oi nis wanner- Inga. - - " For ten days he was lost Food and water finally gave out. and he aubaleted for over a week on cectua leavea. Btepe for his release were Immediately taken. BACKENST0S WOULD BE JUSTICE ON EAST SIDE James S. ' Backenatos thla morning filed hla declaration with County Clerk F. S. Fields that ha would be a candidate for Justice of the peace In the east side district. Other declarations filed today are: J. P. Flnley, for coroner; Frank 8. Fields, for . sounty clerk; Frank C Barnes, for "county commissioner, and Carl A. Brandee. for county auditor. All the last four named hold ths offices for which they srs seeking the nomlna- 1,110. aa all are fceguUltoaaa, ., : ; . AGAHJ PERHAPS SHE DID NOT DARN HIS SOCKS Nor Sew Buttons on Clothes, Says Mysterious Billy Smith, --4-Who Sues for Divorce. --William A.-. CMysterlous Bill" Smith this morning told-Judge Bears' court that he always had bolea in hie socks because his wife would not mend them: that he was compelled to wear buttonleea clothing and had only one good meal a day at home. 1 " Smith is suing for divorce, - charging drunken- neas. Mrs. Smith haa engaged Attor-t - w--w rjai tft neht tha 'Wefc WSBW SBfa BBf M " e SSjWF eUXgssey ww Smith, wbo was at ons time well known In prlserlng circles by the name of "Mysterious Billy." said tnat ns ana his wlfs were married at College Point New York. July t, 1(01. At that time his wlfs waa but It years old. Hs said that she began drinking in 1001, while they were In Lynn. Massachusetts. After moving wKh her to Portland four years ego. Smith testified, when be came home from work at II and 1 o'clock at bight . he often found hla wife intoxicated, with "Jack" McCar tv and others "rushing the can." - "Wo lived a time in Alblna." said Smith, "and shs used to get malt whis key for a staiL Quaes if you would go and dig under the house where we bottles. Ths former prlseflghter also testified that for the past eeven years nis wire haa supported Jack McCarty. Mrs. Bmlth's sister was Mccarty's wife: she baa been dead several years. "Jake" Bickers Is also said to havo lived for two years at Bmith'e home without paying board. Smith aald that the "prlnolpal occupation of MoCarty and Bickers was doln' nothlnV He ceiled Rlokers a "chalrwarmer.". "Did you ever beat your wife?" asked CNell. "No," replied Smith in a voice that could be heard all over the courthouse. "Did you ever lick McCarty f waa then asked. "Tee I did." said Smith, rand hs was In the hospital for two dsys getting over It" Smith denied having gone to his home since he left it laat July and threatened to kUl bis wife. He also denied the charges concerning Mra. Joaephine Barde, who Is named as corespondent In the suit ' When ssked regarding his business af faire. Smith said that ha wss the mana gers of a saloon for Larry Sullivan, for which hs received SfO a month and his room. He denied having entered Into a deal In which his property wsa trans ferred to Sullivan pending hta trial. Mra. I Werts, a neighbor or tns Smiths; Leona Smith, the 16-year-old niece of the fighter;- T. J. Smith, the plaintiffs brother; a Mrs. Cook, EL Den nleon, "Pat" McCann, Ed Gee and Mra. Oee testified to having seen Mra. Smith under the influence of liquor or having seen her drink beer. AGED MAN IS KILLED WHILE SITTING IN CAR r , . i . (Special ttbpetca te The Jearaal.) Cottage Grove, Or., Jan. II. Kull Reiser, aged 70 year a, a respected resi dent of this - section, was shot and killed while on an Oregon at Southeast ern oar homeward bound, by. Walter Foley laat night Foley, .who-la said to havs been Intoxicated, had a new rapid-fire gun which hs was exhibiting and pointing at passengers. He waa prevailed to take a seat and sat down beside Kelser. Ths weapon was dis charged, ths bullet entering Keller's body. He expired :ehortlyafter being takenhome. The weapon ie said to have been accidentally discharged. A warrant U out for Foley's arrest Rei ser leaves sn aged widow and several children. He kept a boarding-house on the Bohemia road. .-: FJNED-TWO-HUNDRED AND SENT TO JAIL (AperUt Dlspstck to' the JenrasL) The Dal lea. Or.. Jan. II. Carl Ander son was fined 1100 and sentenced to 100 daya In the county Jail by Recorder Fllloon yesterday afternoon. - Thla la the man arrested at the depot with burglar's .tools and nitroglycerin on tils person by Officers Wood and Flts gerald. He was tried on a charge or carrying ooncealed weapons. PORTLAND FIRM TAKES WALLA WALLA BONDS rHaeHat Dtoaetek te fce Jeeraal.) Walla Walla. Waah.t Jan. It. By a rote of 100 to IT, the Issuance of water bonds' to the amount of ItlO.OOO waa authorised by the"' special election' held yesterday. Morris Brothers of Portland took las eaUra usue at sr . , General Reception toTPuMIc'WilTBa Given Friday, When All May In rspect tha N land Lodge. B. AT' Beard-and E. B. McejreTsofT Baker City, grand lodge) representatives, are the vanguard of the Bilks who will arrive in ths city today and tomorrow to attend - the dedicatory services of tns nsw home of . the Portland lodge. They arrived on an early morning train, ana win ee followed by the other represen tetlves of ths crand lodge. The officers of the local lodge will not dedicate the new home, ae is tha prevailing impression. Buck services are supposed to be conducted personal ly by . the grand -.lodge officers. When 7 they. cannot .attend. . the grand exalted ruler- . appoints' a substitute grand lodge to represent that body. In thla Instance the grand ex cited ruler haa appointed the following Oregon XUks to officiate as ths grand lodge: Charlea V. Brown. . B. R.. Astoria; George CBlakeley, O. B- I K-. The Dalles: EL B. McDaniela. O. EL Leading K., Baker City; W. H. Byrd, O. EL Leo- luring k,, salem: EL. A. Beard, grand esquire. Baker City; Maloom Barger, grand secretary, Astoria; Charlea H. Burggraff. grand treasurer, Albany; Charlea H. pierce.- grand tyler, Ashland; Lewis Kinney, grand Inner guard. Hepp ner; Frank C Baker, grand chaplain. Portland. After the building JiaaJeen aertlratedl early tomorrow night the dedication committee, appointed by the members or tns local lodge., will assume run charge of the subsequent exercleea. The committee haa arranged an elaborate program or the -nccaaion. The dedi catory services Thursday evening will be for Elks only. The entertainment following will be for Elks and their In vited friends. jOn Friday evening there will be a reception for the general pub lic It will Include a' vaudeville per formance, the several 'numbers being contributed by members of ths differ ent theatrical eompanles now playing In the local theatree. They will be as sisted by Portland musicians and ar- tlsts. -' - - George I Hutch in Is chairman of tin dedication committee, and la being a slsted by Thomas W. Toung, Andrew P, Hanson, Joseph M. Heeiy and Sanford Hlrsch. - Charlea EL McDonslU exalted ruler, la chairman of the committee on reception of grand lodge officers and - will be as sisted by J. H. Upton. T. H. Crang. Jotrar B.-Coffey, John - Lamont, Frank S.- Fields, Big Werthelmer, Frank C Baker. Louie Dammaech. W. R. Ap- pereon, Carl Zimmerman, John, EL Kel ly and H. R. Everdlng. Henry T. Oviatt Is chairman of tha ushers' committee and will be assisted by W. Adams. L. H Adams, W. H. Barry, C A. Boyce, M. F. Brady, J. H. Burgard, W. M. Davis, D. M. Dunns, FV- A-Henkerapr.AIex Garln, J.p. Carney, C EL Holmes, Phil Harris, Charles Hickman, George Hoyt, Elof Johnson. J. P. Kavanaugh, Dr. .H. I. Keeney, W. A. Knight Benjamin Lltt W. O. Mcpherson, E. W. Moore, Harvey O'Bryan and W. T. Pangle. -i . ENOUGH RESOLUTIONS FILED TO SINK A SHIP So Says W. W. Cotton in Answer to Hill Attorneys in Right-' of-Way Fight. Presiding Circuit Judge Arthur I Fraser thla morning listened to argu ments made In the now locally famous HUl-Harrlman fight over a right-of-way atrip of land owned by the College En dowment association, near St Johns. George W. Boschke, chief engineer of the Oregon Railroad a Navigation com pany, occupied tho wltneae stand a few minutes, but-hie testimony was chiefly needed In order to prove that certain maps and blus prints were correct and also to affirm that men under hie direc tion had made surveys and dons work on ths disputed land. . The greater part of the morning ses sion was occupied in listening to the argumenta of J. B. Kerr and 8. B. Lin thicum. who with Judge Carey and J. C. Flanders are counsel for ths Hill lines, and W. W. Cotton, head legal ad viser for the Harrlman system in Oregon.- " Mr. Kerr esld that ths Portland Beattls Railway company ' had con tracted for the property In question long before the O. R. A N. took any action to obtain a right of way over the ground. S. B. Lintnicum contended that- the O. R. A N. had lnsUtuted a suit to obtain a right ef way before a resolu tion to lta articles of incorporation bad been properly filed stating that a branch Una between Bt Johns and Troutdals was to be constructed. Mr. Cotton avared that hla action had been taken In amble time, stating that enough reso lution had been passed byuie corpora tion and properly filed to sink a snip. WOOLEN MILL AT EUGENE TO BEGIN-0PERATI0NS Eugene,' Or Jan. II A company which has been formed- at flalenv known as the Eugene Woolen Mill company, with tha Thomas Kay Woolen Mill company, th. principal stockholder, to day completed a deal ror tpe purcnaae of the woolen mill here which has been Idle for the past three years. Thomas B. Kay, who was In Eugene yesterday In the Intereat of the deal, made the announcement that the plant would be put Into operation within 00 daya and would employ from 00 to 71 persons with a payroll of 41,000 or 11,500 a month. John P, Wilbur and will Wright of Union have owned the mill for the past -year: having purchased It at re ceiver's sale. Ths new company announces that It will maks . a number of Improvemente In the plant and operate It steadily. Correct Change For II delivered 'In the hand In second by the automatic chre ore ar 1 j eaatt register, 0t JCarauaa kv at SPECIAL' attention is called - Heavy Soled Box Calf S2.80 X iNi 1 1 tc nu v The Shoe that saves you money, wearing out three pairs of , soles to one t WOMEN'S Patent Leather z - - Reduced to. WOMEN'S Welt Vlci Kid, latest styles Blucher CC ' $3.50 Shoes Reduced to.;... ePaCeUl) WOMEN'S McKay Patent Colt Flexible $3.50 1 C Shoe Reduced to. ........................ .. .aDeWalO WOMEN'S McKay Welts, Blucher$3.00 ShoesCI OC Reduced torrrrrrTTTTTTT . . .. . ............... 4i70 WOMEN'S Vicl McCay Welts, $2.50 Shoe CI raC Reduced to. ......................... . . . . ... . cpl aOO Great Bargains In Misses' and Children's Shoes. Don't miss this rare opportunity of your life to buy up-to-date - - Shoes at these prices. . . - 2Q3 Morrison Street l -T The Little Shoe 4 CERTAIfJTY C. M. Levey Confirms Report a r ri'iT a' wirt & co. Have Bought Ground. A report published some weeks ago by The Journal to the effect that Swift A Co. were buying ground for a large packing-house plant In Portland Ie now confirmed by a statement made by C. M. Levey, president of the Portland A Seat tle Railroad company, whloh le building a line across the penlnaula. The Swift plant will be built this year, and will be the company's principal packing plant on this coast.- ' It to a fsct that the Swift Packing company haa bought ground adjacent to the-Portland-At Seattle company's right of way across ths peninsula, and that the packere will build a very large plant here," said Mr. Levey. "They have secured about too acres of ground, snd their Portland plant will be the larg est of Its kind In ths Pacific northwest. They are going to build ao large a plant here for the reason that thla la the livestock region. Portland haa the coun try back bf it to sustain a large pack ing plant The rich Willamette valley and the ranges of eastern and central Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana produce great numbers of cattle and sheep." ' It Is understood that ths packing com pany will begin construction of its plant aa soon as the railroad eltuation on the peninsula clears snd ths Hill lines'- are certain of the prtvllsgea they require in the matter of right of way and bridge locations. The ground purchased by the packers wss selected with the under standing that ths Portland A Seattle company's 11ns would run across ths psntnsula to the drydock bridge site, ee eurvsyed. The plant will eonalst of large stockyards and feeding pens and one of the moot up-to-date and com plete abattoirs In the country. Involving the expenditure of 11,000,000 by the time everything la ready for operations. The ground bought for a site Includes the P. T. Smith and Macrum farms, lying on both sides of Columbia slough, and takes In a part of Bmlth's lake, east of Bt, Johne. The ground was purchased from the Leadbetter-Plttock ayndloate, which haa been dealing eztenelvely In slough lands on the peninsula. At preeent Swift A Co. have no pack-, lng-house In the pacific northwest. They operate a eold-atorage plant at Seattle. OF 48 WHO TRIED, 30 PASS TESTS FOR FIREMEN Thirty applicants who recently took examlnatlona for positions under ths municipal civil service commission were plaoed on the eligible Hat for appoint ment to places In the fire department by the commission this morning. Eighteen other applicants failed to paaa. The successful candidates were: W. B. Coleman; B. IX Lalnner, Charlea Proud f 1 1,- Earl - Chaee, Char lea - &- Lrandloff. T. A. Orenfell, Elsworth Adams, Jamea Craig, Jacob' Rlokera, Elmer O. Heath, Henry J. Epperson, C. E. Thornbrue, Richard W. Pryka, William T. Hermann. J. W. Van Lorn. A T. Howllt. W. A. EaOfdrThOmarTederSen. P. W. Uowlett, James" A. Clark, Michael Ralff, Robert F. Moore, Thomas H. Russell. Charlea Lenwettt- Rleherd- H- Were,- Everett- 8. Pechln. I. R- Mlckley. Beymour Cum- mlngs, Lyman F. Hurst and Oeorga Johnson. C. B. Wood and B. M. Lambert were removed from the eligible list for en gineers In the fire department on their own request - ': CONTRACT AWARDED ' FOR GRANGEVILLE LINE Lewliton, Idaho, Jan, It. Saline A Shields of St Paul, who have ,the eon tract for the north bank Una, have also been awarded the contract for construct ing the line from Culdeaao to Qrange vllle. . Thla la the statement made today by J. P. Vollmer of thla city, who la closely Identified with the eoeratlone of the Northern Pacific In this vtclntr. Ths road will be II milee In U -h penetrating one of I'tho's riohe-t f - ln communities aa C' t r ; j t Y-.'V--' PUG HOUSE A greatly reduced prices.. Note tha fnUnurln'ir lia . - --"a ir .1 nd-pACKARDS WarV . ranted Patent Leather," all styles r regular S4.00 rC C- ehoe Reduced -to: . .nfO ) BURT and - PACKARDS ; All ; '- Domestic $3.50 - C Q 1 C shoe Reduced to... pOelO to our BOYS fct JC ; Shoe Reduced to. sDl e 1 0 pair of uppers. ;..,- -, $100 Shoe ' C ...... ...... ayOelO. Store Near Fifth. . ; e NEW YORK HALF DAY HEARER New Mail Service Cuts Almost Fifteen Hours Off of Old Schedule to Coast. J Nsw York City and Portland have been brought more than II hours closer together through, a new . train schedule. ,1 notice of which has been received by the local officials of ths railway mall service. Prior to the promulgation of the new order, the registered mall sack for . this city left New York City at 0:10 o'clock In the evening, arriving here on the O. R. A N. train at 7:11 ' o'clock in the morning. The mall now iMivrtLtht former city at IUI o'clock on the morning following the old date and arrives In Portland at :!! o'clock on the afternoon preceding the day it used ' to, msktng a saving in time of mora than 14 hours. - Several weeks ago the postal aathori tlee made the announcement that tha"" registered mail that had previously gone out of Chicago on a train leaving about 10 o'clock la the evening would depart on a train going about I o'clock la the morning, soms five hours later. Through fast running and close connections the . aame mall would reach Portland In the ' afternoon Instead of the morning a gala of eight hours or more. . .. It took soms time and close figuring .. to. rearrange the various mall schedules . between Chicago and the Paolflo eoaat to work In harmony with the faster ' time table. 'When the minor details ' had been worked out and branch and . connecting lines were operating smooth- ) ly in conjunction witn tns nyers time, ui waaningum aumoniiea anoerrooa to shorten the time between New Tork City and Chicago. The new scheduler waa Intended to work in oonjunotloh with the new fast train out of Chi- . cago. - ' Today ths postal authorttlea received word that the problem had been solved and that the new schedule clips oft -exactly six hours between the far east ern cities. That . time, added to tho saving of mors than eight hours be tween Chicago and .Portland, brings " Mayor MoClellan almost II hours eloser to Mayor Lane. .,. . . TOWN OF BARST0W IS LOCATED AS GOLD MINE (Joanisl gpeelsl gerrtea.) San Bernardino. Cat, Jan. I L John O'Donnell haa made a strike In the O rape vine district which baa resulted In depopulating Baratow, the entire community . Joining In the rush. The whole region baa been located for miles. , O'Donnell claims most of Barstow under an , old mining location. The Santa - Fe- company built tha - round- -house, depot and freight yards on lands . .. within tha claim and begun suit to Quiet title. . . Saturday OTJonnerl uncovered rock which was literally honeycombed with gold. Samples were assayed showing 1S2S ton. Ths news quickly spread. precipitating- -a- grand rualv The strike will probably strengthen his cla)ca agalnat the Bant re. TO SECURE STRIP FROM WALlULATTO TLY AUu ' ... I... -.'.'. " . , W TkA.JMMl.1 . M nr... . , :tk. WlllHlft ' Paolflo railroad has served notice on , the state of Washington through the fn. aAndemnatlon of a right of way (from Wallula to Hwaco, Washington. Ths ease will be heard be-, fore the ooiaenoaie superior irari w - t . -ti.. eirtn SAiiaht ta ba ' .U,1IM ... ' ar v oondemaed Is deaerlaed as foUowsi - "Strip 100 feet wios inrougn ioie i. -I. 4 and I. section 10. township t, rsnve ii - in,, i. . a and A section l. township a. range II east, and for so much of the shore of the Cetumr , . mm iA iimMflf aa J covered by the proposed r!nt of wc as shown oy e pi Automatic ete-s sal 404 Marquem ha.. - T-'t ' '