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jnYlF LOSER HI Portland General Electric Company for Defendant. . V COURT HOLDS STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BINPINd .. . This Ban State From Greater Part of Money Claimed at , Percentage iir of IncomaJPronilLodca. st-Oregoa City. la ' the . legal, battle : waged between .aUte ol Oregon wl ho 'Peri r oantnl El bo trio oomtwDT. the "ret en - counter waa won by yie company.' The talc la aula for 10 par. cant ft . .tha net earnings of the' locka at Oregon . City, now owned by tha company, from - ! t -laOI. claiming "this money la due aa account of a contract made' with tha eempaay that built tba lock et tha ttma whan tha state appropriated . aoa ta aid la thia work. Frederick V. - Holmaa, attorney for tha company, filed Jnwnr ta a part of tha complaint. ' kriogtag that owing to lhastatuU of limitations no moneys could ba sued for -r that war alleged o haira been collected before lilt, presiding Judge Arthur U Eraser thia morning sustained tha e- murre. ' - - i. emlDf tha demurrer attorneys for tha atata contended that tha atatuta of limitations did not run sgainsi uia com monwealth, that tha tlytn of the sub aldy to tha company cava tha atata an Interest In tha water Improvement, that thia latareat la tha lock could also ba claimed in that ttier - were built -on a portion af tha state's property and that tha company waa actios- as as asi w the- atata. . . , Judge rraaer, held that ttnder a law passed In lie tha atatata of limita tions eould not rua against tha SUU hereafur nor U yeajre prior to the passing of that bllL-'-Thls - decision wipe out a large portion of tha demand Dade by tha atata. Tha action waa be run eeverei weeks ago by Attorney-General A. M. Crawford and District-Attorney John Manning. Tha locka at Oregon City were, built by tha Willamette rails Canal ak Locka company, whoaa Interests have since bean absorbed by tha Portland General Blaetrie company. The former company asked aid from tha atata Thia was at last granted, upon tha condition that tha atata waa to receive; is per cent or am set eernlnge of tba oompany. Ootober 11. 1(7, tha legislature passed a bill granting 0O,0OS ta aid tha proposed Improvement It U alleged that, tha oompany baa failed to make any pay tnenta. ' " . - la tha abaenea af the attorney-general, Attorney Holmaa asked that tha state ba allowed II daya In which to move fur ther In tha case. Thia waa allowed. ElITGaS , TELL TKE13 SIDE OF TCE STORY ... Man ' Charjed With Attempted Extortion From Meier A Frank Company Taxe the Ctand. 'A. H. Kara and Dr. Paul X A. gemler , thia morning ooeuplad tha witness stand In their own defenae In Judge Oeorge'a departmanTrcrma Bliuult wnrfc They are charged with aa attempt to extort money and property from the Meier Frank oompany. They asserted their Innocence. Semler waa on tha stand nearly all morning, the major part of Kern's testimony baring been beard yea- - terday afternoon. ; Both tell about the name etory. - It la alleged- that they threatened to ublleha damaging artlole la ' the Deutsche Zeltung, a weekly paper, but agreed to- keep tha- story out -at the ' paper If the firm would give that 60 for advertising. Bamler aald ' that - at tha time a man repreaentlng tha paper had been aent to Meier to get tha-com pany aide of a emallpox atory. . Meier is eaid to have made -aa appointment ; with Bemler and Kern by telephone, met them and offered them a large adver- . tiaemaat if tha article wee not printed. The witness aald that tha article read . to Melar wee the artlole that waa after aad published Thia Meier denies. . Tha trial adjourned at noon, but win . be resumed Monday morning. , Judge Thornae O'Day and John Dltchborn are attorneya for the defendanta. while Dep . ' tituy IMstrtct Attorney Oua X Moeer and C. U- 8. Wood are the state' a attorneys. BRISTOL STILL WAITS : ; . RECEIPT OF CHARGES United etataa District Attorney Brla ,,' tot la atlll waiting to, receive .1 from - - Waahlngtonr copies Of the charges filed ' against him with the aenate Judiciary r ' ' committee. . No official informs tloa has yet been received by him aa to the na- V .tore of tha charges. , The Oregenlaa, with that" Intimate knowledge of the facta ao atudloualy 'f'. withheld from Mr. Bristol, which baa ' been apparent from the beginning, pub ;, Hahed thia morning Washington die. . ' i patch aaylng that he would receive oop Viae of the papers today. Mr. Bristol's ij attention waa caned to tha dlapatoh, . and be waa aakad whether he bad re- . oetved the promised copy of bla alleged letter to the Cooa Bay iAnd. eV Inveet- l eewipaay. . 'No, Mr," waa the reply. ; Tuvryvmeam copiea of the ' cbargaar' . , "No, air." i "WUI yoa make any atatefnent con cerning tha maturr?, . . To, air," aald the district attorney. LOf.'G WORTH BETTER r BUT REMAINS IN BED Washington, Feb. lO.Congressman Nicholas Longworth has no fever tbla ' morning, but remains in bed. Physi cians say there Is no -probability ai . -ipreeewt that-Me-lllneee wlll-caase a postponement of the wadding. ', ' Work aa '" j ' rgeal DtaMtrh e The JearasLI . Poreet Orove, Or Fab, 1. The Fot- cat Orove . Transportation company be . (an work thia morning. ' A surveyor is anklpg estimates of tha grades necea ary and surveying tha tour of tha line on Fifth street. Tine were laid and naora were hauled. A email craw la at work, "but more an will be employed aa the materials arrive, Tha rails have fcoen purchased and arc expected ta a faw.aayja, AT CJSBQT LIETG How Wolf Slayer Jchn Abemethy .liaxiifmfAlDSom JheJillltUiflUafia . ' f Jotn-aal Iseritl terries.! - ' tawtnn, Okie., Feb. 10. Jobs Aber nethy.y tha -newly appointed United elates marshal to Oklahoma, has ; taraed rrem Washington and related bla adventures at the national capital. Af' ter t el line how ha wandered around tba wblta House inquiries' for tha president. Abemethy aald: . "I waa finally-directed -Into, a ro where, at a round table, were seated a number of fine looking man. looking aroung and seeing only one empty chair, that at ttte heed vt tha Uble, I squatted. I no aooner did aa than I noticed the man' looking at each other and smiling and I woke up to tha Idea that in aoma manner & .had. put my foot In It. Hut 1 thought I'd brave It out so J laid my old whlta-fcat -oa the-fleof -bee Ida m and waited for aomebody. to touoh off tha ' magastna. "I heard a door open behind me, than aoma one came in ana two powerrui hand alapped ma on tha ehoulder, and looking tip X aaw President Rooaevett -atandliut over ma. He arrabbed my hand, shook It ilka a brother, -j. nan ; pa lauahed and aald! f 'Tou're setting - up In the . wono. John, occupying the prealdent'S chair ex a eabinat meeting.'". : :.' DiTC:N0VELS-BLAMEOzzt: FDR THEATRICAL HOLDUP ' ' (Beerta! TtlaaaMi te Tie hand - Caldwell. Ida,. Feb. 19 One of the boldest holdups that baa occurred la the southern part or Idaho for . yeara waa Krpet rated Thursday near ' Caldwell, aho, when Marcus Rentier was stopped In the road by a highwayman, ordered te get down from hla freight wagon, leave hla slant-horse team atandlng, while he waa ordered br 'the holdup to take off bla clothing, which be did. He waa- than ordered to stria the pocseie and put their contents In a beep and move on, whloh he -also did srlth the pttrsuaston of the ,44-oallbre pistol look ing is bla direction, naesea np oy a mere youth with trembling fingers. After taking what money Rentier had, amount ing to l.7. the highwayman mounted hie horse, which was la watting, and proceeded In the direction ef Bolee. Rentier, half naked and half froaen, hurried ta Caldwell and gave the. alarm. A poase waa qutokly organised and the holdup traced te Boise, where be waa captured.. Hie aame was Earl Eby, and ha was a High echoot cadet who had been reading "DlamondAeld Dlors" Uterature and went wrong.- He la now la tha Canvoa county Jail waiting a hearing, lila parents are well-to-do peo ple and feel the disgrace keenly. . FORMER WEALTHY FARMER : ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET ' " (Spectel PfceatA te Tee Jeereal.) - ' m ' Walla Walla. Wash.. Feb. 10 U M. Parker, formerly a well-to-do farmer of WaiUburg, shot and killed himself on the western line of the military reserve some time yesterday forenoon, Parker eat down In a fence -earner, with his back up against a post, and putting a st eal I ore revolver to his . head, aent huITat into hla brain. Death waa prob able Instantaneous aa Parker was altttng In a natural attitude when a eoldler riding by discovered hla lifeless body, Parker at one time waa quite weaiiuy. owning consldcrabJal-Xarin . land near- tmst Juni to spend the summer and-wln-Wii!i"i,r,"' ta,fmaor n?Twt.U0lJ? te?iTte h ofDr and Mra Nlchola. L"! wUi ti-r " era. bopI that her beaUb bight be Ha arrived la Walla Walla aorae time ago to work on a betiding bare and It la aiinnoasd he became despondent He leaves a eon residing In Walla Walla. Tha body vaill probably be shipped to Waitabun rg f"" ntermen BABBIT HUNTERS KILL HUNDREDS Up BUNIsltd Mpeelal Dtapetefe te Toe jreeraaLt ' : - Arlington. Or.. Feb. 10. There'wan Bo rabbit "drive' on Blalock Island yester day, but Instead aa old-fashioned rabbit "bunt," IB wnicn guns were, uaa uwuwa ef elube aad about 1400 peate ware slaughtered. The aunt commanoea ei T:I0 e. m." Mr. Blalock organised three eomnanlea af runners from ' the beat shots in the northwest. Pendleton, The Dalles, Walla walla and Arlington, aeon company having M members. The Dailea ana renaiexon were cap tained by Jud Flshsrt lieutenants. J. Ferguson and F. Hummlston. Arlington, cantata, J. I Blalock: lleutenanta, J. B. Burdette and O- Parraan. waua wail a. eaptaUariJ.. . Pedtgoi . lleutenanta, B. Lucher and K. C. Yamelli Abcat Itl vers la attendance. - Blalock' waa dla- sppotnted.by the partlea from Everett, Seattle ana otner oouna ciuea. , ; . MINISTERS AGREE TO , - ' CRITICISE-EACH OTHER ' 1 'rSBerial'ptenetFb' te The Sonrnel.) f.. Caldwell, Ida.. Feb. 10. One of the moot unique ministerial aaeociauons ever organised in the- VnMed-Btater waa one organised at Caldwell, Idaho, thia week. The ministers of five evangelical denominations came together and formed the organisation and invite ail tne min lnetare kv the .oounty. to become mem bers. Its object le to tske up the study and teachings cf the various denemlnav tlona, - Papers will be read each meet ing eettlng forth vital doctrines ol the different .denominations,, which are .to be analysed by the assembly, no one will ba out ef erae except aay minister who gets ruffled at the criticisms, and all agree to accept any light' on any subject tMt Is. brought out la tha meet ings. . , , w it,- i , .-.. t . ( ; ire ' ::... 't CLARK-TAKES SCRIBES- OF MONTANA VISITING ' goeelal Dteesteh e The JoenalJ ' BaHe, Meat..- Feb. 10.- Members of the MonUna Btate Press association 1 will leave this sfternoca ca the Oregon Short Line bound Wr Wl Angeles, where they go ever the San Pedro road aa guests of Senator W. A. Clark. The newspaper -men- have-two Pulrmanare est aside for their uss by Senator dark. The editors -will be taken. In charge by different commercial snd press clube of the cities vialted and entertained. Bffflntflr r'Th-"1 a --. paper men a -number of aide, trips to points of latereat. r ,.'. ? ' , . Pais Oiwaaaa Closed To as arrow, i - The Lewis aad Clark fair grounds will be eloeed to the public tomorrow. Th grounds were open last Sunday aad hundreds of people vialted the de solute place . where the exposition ; waa held last summer. 1 In view of the fact that guards had to be kept on the grounds to prevent fires and accidents it waa decided to close the grounda. Persons who visit ths place persist In smoking, which Is considered a menace to the flimsf etrweturee that gUU remain, -. . l 85,000,(Jtj DEOIC1 7 QLfiimiu UTee7KeecWeiF!e?schnf rrrrtxrr-mrrd--f ' Flrtt Step In Tremendout 8chem for Az'-..i?.z Land '.f About Willamette Hetghta. i: Preliminary negotiations In a deal aald to Involve In tha netghborbpod of li.000.- 000 wsre begun" whan Lafe Pence, through .iha,Pprtland.Truet company, acquired the Flelacnner,- Hlraoh. Gold smith and 'two Mayer tracts of land which were a portion ct the Ieais and Clark fair grounds. rVnoe refuses to 'afvulgeihe identity ef .those In whoaa Interest ha acquired tha property. ' However, It le aald tnat he Is backed by one of the big railroad Interests whose object . Is ta secure im mense terminal grounds la Portland, ' -Tea-J-ielecbnerr Hlrsch and the - two Maver tracts that have already been ac quired by Mr, Pence are platted la city lots snd are scattered over a large por tion of the exposition greunda. The ag gregate sum paid fob tba tracts la said to bare been if 0,000 '., ' 1 The Goldsmith tract was purchased in acreage and Is said to have been ac CAVE-i:i ELOCKS RESCUE OF ehto:.:ed ITERS ' Treacherous Ground Jn , Tuol umne Mint Clvee Way as Res; :'; -v ' cuers Near , M en. ' v YJoemel Speelal acrvtes.) , tockton. Cel.. Feb. llOnoa more treacherous ground In tba App mine In Tuolumne county has caved In, postpon ing Indefinitely the reeowe af Tom Sab lloh.and M. Vukotich. who have been entombed la A drift on tba 100 foot level of the mine since last Monday evening. Tha alrptpe by which the rescuers ware able to cornmnnleate with tha im prisoned men yesterday waa o rushed by a landslide thia af tarn eon. , i -At I o'clock thia morning tha rescue party was so near tba entombed men that they could hear . their shovels scraping eevlhey dug desperately . to effect thsir escape. .The rescusrs are digging a amall tunnel ta reach tba im prisoned men, ' The entombed men are now abut off from any. means of procuring, food. With tba exoeptloa of a little aoup and coffee, cent through the alrplpe yester day afternoon, they have been without food U bowse-7 ' It la feared they may etarve before they can be reached. They mar suffo-. cats, -mi t bough it is oeiievoa ueir enam bar holds enough air te keep them alive for daya yet. The rescue crew them selves may ba crushed to death at any; moment by a eave-ln, DR. NICHOLS' MOTHER 40IES JOFPNEUMONIA Mra. floaaa Mewry Banks died at 0 c'olock last evening at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Dr. Clarence i Nicnoie, 414 Market street. . Death raeultea from pneumonia after aa Illness of 10 daya Mra Banka came from Allegheny, Pa., Imnroved bv the mild Oregon climate. Her sister, Mra. William J. thaw, ar rived yesterday only a few hours before the end.. . Funeral aervloea were held thia after tiaea at tha residence-and the, body wit be taken east tomorrow by Mra, Shaw, for Interment at the eld .borne In Pennsylvania. Mrs. Banka was 01 years of age. .--.- t ,''.;-j sBBBBaaaBasanaaaaaBBaBBwaapaa TWFNTY INHIREO IN TEXAS TRAIN WRECK ' Oeeraal sceetsl Serftae.) El Paao, Tex., Feb. 10. The Texas Paclfio eeetbound passenger train was wrecked thle morning this side of Odessa. Three cars ware plied la the ditch aal 10 persons Injured, . as vera! rataiiy, Pboitofraph of' tha Palntinf "Madonna and Child," how la tha municipal palace at tolocold, Italy. lit la dowaly riajdad, u it ia aalJ J. P.Mor. I V can has offered $50,000 for it, and the XtaiUna sxt mlni.'nl of the theft ' ef the Aaeoli cope. - ;:f. '; ,:M-': ':; s'-v' . ' ' 'f quired in "conslderaUoa of the sum of 200,oo, making a total of approximate ly 1390.000 for the land that baa al ready been practically aequlrsd by the interests behind t-ence. ; : ' - "'.' . The Interests wbloh are acquiring the property are aald to be negotiating for between TOO - and 100 acres ef lend Jo the Immediate ylcinty. It will embrace a large portion of the 400 acres occupied by the Lewie and Clark fair, .v , '.Three years age the ground occupied by the fair waa offered for eale at 1160,000. Today it la aald to be held at 1800.000.T. , - : r.,..a ,.. -w--- Tboee whe are Interested la the deal are relucunt about giving out the 'de tails o( ue arrair and eftorta are beihg made ta eonceal the Identify of the par ties whoere intsresut loathe aoqulsl Uon of the property, f Tbe-alue-the tract wbea - KTa filled and Improvements made la esti mated at 11,000,000. . - ' cos i:e is shielc:::3 L:.mcox Says Critics Choutd . See What 'V r Action Is Taken Before : ; l,- ".. , They' Carp. ;C 'V-- -f According to District Attorney Man sing, tha rumpus arising ever the alle gation that be was endeavoring to uae hla official authority to protect W. N. Matlock, aoeuaed of ahootlng at Clayton Gardner at Third and Pine atresia, 4s a tempest in a teapot , v I '. - The report is said to have arisen from the utterance of a representative of the district attorney, -who expressed tha belief that a conviction could not be obtained aad that tha o barge would probably have to be dismissed. .. When Mr. Fitsgerald heard tla In tba police court thia morning be heatedly cried: "Matlock walked - back -and forth in front of a lodging-house aad frightened tha proprietress, . Mra. Iievina. When Gardner made htm leave be secured e revolver and returning tried - to UH blm, ahootlng twloa at htm. Gardner saved his life only by grappling with Matlock and thrusting tha revolver to one aide, Hla hands were badly cut and bruised in the etruggle before bis as sailant waa overpowered and disarmed. He ehsll be punished ir we nave to proeeoute blm under a city ordinance." ... Mr. Manning aald no representative af bla office had tha right to assert that a man would probably be freed. - Said -Mr. Manning:. ."Matlock's trial baa been net for Monday. Critics of my office aheuld see what action la takes before tbey be gin to carp." v- . .. . ' " 1 ,-T" PAT-CROWE IDENTIFIED- A&P0NY PURCHASER (Jearael teeelal Berries. , Omaha, Neb Feb. 10. Daniel Burrls today la court identified Pa Crowe as a -nw nava -before tli4 kidnaDinx ef die cudahy. -t ' - The pony waa tha oae ridden by the man who telephoned the day after the kidnaping ta Cudahy to "look in the yard for a letter." This Is the first positive Identification, the. prisoner hav ing changed greatly la five yeara, , . , ": YeTSe Barlet U ' The body of Mra. Helena Olson, whs died at Port Blakeley, Washington, Feb ruary 7, "will reach tha city at T o'clock tomorrow . morning and will be interred In Rlvervlew cemetery. Mra, Olson waa tha widow of Haaa Olson, who died at Port Blakeley January IT. He waa the father of Fred Olson of Portland. - V Pettclaaaa staater Seelgas. ' Patrolman W, M. Hunter has sent hie reslsaatlo to ' Chief ef Polios Qrtte- macher, from Lewlston, Idaho. He baa secured aa appointment aa forest rang" ar. Hunter left here on a vacation a month ago.- . ' . .'' l,:...tliOJ, .liUU.it ?e Frazer Allows Him ta Ca ';t corns Party to the Suit to !4,--V- iV;oust Bruin. ''"'.. TWO DECISIONS GIVEN IN ABRAM3 LAND CACS Two . Default' Judgements Are Set Tldelrriha ' 'Clients ;Who. Suffered . Throash . Trifllnff MlaUkea. , V ,: r-;: " v' V'-''; ' mm .-.''""I. ' - i'-'A- - n--' Patrolman O. F. Isakson scored a poirft this morning In his4egal contest sgalnst Chief of ' Detectives Patrick Bruin. Isakson Is relator la the case of tbe atete against Bruin. In the complaint filed It le set up that Isaksoa la a cltlses of Portland, a Urpayer and a "member of the police force, and a motion had been Sled asking that the above mem. turned 'portion of the complaint be etrlcken out Presiding Judge Arthur U. x Frsser this morning overruled - tbe motion, stating that he thought the re lator had a right to ehow that he waa an Interested psrty to ths suit, i i ' Judge Fraaeraald that the courts would not allow a mere stranger te coma In and act aa relator la a suit of like nature, and the Jurist held that It was tha general rule that a relator waa properly made a party to the prosecu tion. . The suit baa been brought to oust Bruin from the position of captain ef police, alleging- that bla appointment to that office had been illegally made, Beelsloae ta Asrame tlaee ' Judge Fraser made two decisions thia morning In ,- the - lawsuits .that have arisen out of a gift made severs! yeara ago to tha Paolf lc university by D. K. Abrams. On Auguat-1, 100t. Abrams agreed to . give the university tlCOOO. snd In lieu of cash gave, in trust, land near the Portlnad flouring mllle aald to be worth 140.000. Thia property la held In trust by the Title Guarantee a Truet company. George W. Stapleton, recently appointed Abrams' guardian, ' baa brought eult to. recover the property, alleging tha undue Influence waa used ia order ta Induoe Abraros to make the gift . Thia auit wea filed against ths officers of the university snd the trust company. The company at once began a eult in the circuit court asking to be relieved from acting as trustee for, tile property la dispute. - A demurrer te the first nsmsd com plaint was filed In which It waa eet forth that Stapleton ehould be com pelled to bring autt la, tha , - nam of Abrams Instead of his own name, as, guardian. This demurrer' waa sus tained. A demurrer to the complaint 1n tha second ' suit waa ' filed, but Judge Frsser held that a trustee may bcI- lowed to resign, when there has been, a change In-the property. In whloh ex pensive litigation had arisen after the trust bad been taken up out unknown to tha trustee at the time the-truet waa assumed, put hs said that the trustee could not resign unto a new' one bad been appointed, xiZ-r-i ' "eaTeiea- SetT Aside. .. A motion to set aside a default Judg ment entered last Maroh by the Victor Lnd oompany against Fred Mewhouae waa allowed today by Judge ' Fraser, who aald that be did aet like to see a man lose nearly I00 wortb ofjrortylayenlngeesslpnjatJl bloUiWildiya Kd-TInrough a mieunderstahdlng ef attor nera Kewhouae lived in Baser county at tha time the suit waa brought. Hs sngaged A Mr. Rand, a Baker City at toraey, to defend him. ; Band wrote to Judge Lionel It. Webster of thle city to file an anawer la the case. Judge Web ster turned the matter over te H. H, RlddelL - Through a general mlaunder etanding over the time allowed for the flllne of aa aaawer a aerauit was taaen. Newhouse'e property-area worth 1100, and eold at a sheriff's sale for 17.10. Another "mistake all around" default Judgment ' waa set aside by Judge vvaaer this moralng In the caaa of B. H. Bowman against O. P. Holmaa. The default waa secured September 0, 101, It having been secured through the fail ure Of the person whoaa duty It was te file an answer to the complaint to pay tee elerk'e fee when the document waa sent la for filing. - ; GIARXE 03CHARD1STS FEAR Old Residents Say Present Fair V Weather Has ; Nsver Been - V . . Eaualed.'. " ; tSpedal Wenateh te Tbe Jwrsel.) Vsncouver, Wssh.V Feb. 10. Accord ing to old time residents of this city and county.. !M - delightful. weathsr.jf tbe 'past eight daya haa established a record. Never before haa there beea so long a atretch of mild weather dur ing thia seaeon of tha year. One pereoa who baa resided a few miles from Van couver for more than to years ssld: - "I can not remember of such delight ful weather during January or February as we have beea having for tha paat Week. There have been long dry spells, but Jhere haa also been a bitter eaat wind followed by anow." .y , , 'Among the orohardlsts of the county there le much concern over the safety of early fruit A nether week or ten daya -of such weather would start tha buda In many of the orchards. As there le al most certain , to be considerable cold weather with a possibility of a freesa, the starting -ef- buda would undoubtedly reeult at leaat In a partial blight of the early fruit - Prune growers throughout the oounty are aoxioualy awaiting the prune outlook for the coming season, as they are ia hopes that with an excellent crop they can get back aome of the money lost during ths psst three sea sons, , whew -tha yield - waa - practically nothing. -t u.i . t : , i , v 'L--.; .-.. A oblaaaa CMsamaL -.'V-v A" From the Philadelphia Telegraph. ' Here la a grim atory, ahowlng - the guile of a "heathen "Chinee." One. day Dennis Spencer, a prominent criminal attorney of Napa, received a call from a Chinese, who, .without elrcamlocution, at once put this question: "Splose, Mr. Spencer, one Chinaman kill 'not ber Chi naman with hatohet how much you chlarga make him Clear T" "Oh," aald tha lawyer carelessly, "I'd take the case for i0." In about a weak the China man returned and laid the eurn of IOt on Mr. Bpenoera desk. ' "What's this fort" asked tha lawyer. Tou say you take caae for 1500," , explained the erloataU-A light buret upon Mr. Spen cer. ' Horrified, . 'he , exclaimed. - "Tou mean to tall me . thai, since I saw yoa last one of your countrymen has been killed r "Certainly,"; calmly answered tfca Chifitneo, X kiil bin last nifbt," 1 1 i i Mlae Rose La Farge, baDe of the . Blackfoot tribe ; and lait year graduata of Carlisle, whose flanca - k - Charles- DilUon, th Cheyenne C football ' guard.r v-. '.-v. ; SILVERTOli PSEPMS F03 bibcootib:! 1... .. : Farmers' and Shippers Congress ; and Qood Roads Advocates : . to Gather for Session. vt rSBeetat Dim tea te Tae' raal.) SUverton, Or, Feb. 10, People In thia Vicinity are making preparations for a big time In the city next Wednesday and Thursday., tbe dates for the Farm ers' snd Shippers' congress and Good Roads convention, to be bold in tha new opera-house under. the aospioes of the Willamette Valley Development league. D. V. Vaughn of the local board of trade. Colonel E. Holer, president of tha Willamette galley Development league, and County Judge Scott held a confer ence at Salem recently and forma lated tha program, which la conceded to be the beet that haa aver been arranged for any Ilka occasion. - The Wedaeeday banquet in the opera bouse banquet hall. The pro ocedmgg will be completed Thursday moralng at 11:00 o'clock.- - Kail roads wtu make a ' reduction la rates of transportation and a large crowd of people Is expected.. The SU verton band and orchestra haa beea en gaged for the occaelon-and local talent will furnish a fine musical program. Following is the general programs ' 7 , Wedneaday, February 14 Opening ad dress. Colonel SL Hofsr of Salem. - ' , Response on behalf of tbe city ef Sllverton, Attorney F. S. Senn. . f -. "Development of Ortgon," Governor George X. Chamberlain. . ' ' -.Addrese on XJood BoadaTDounty Judge John H. ' Scott " - "A Rallroad"a Interest In Oood Roads," Paul Shoup of Portland. "Value . of Cannerlea to the Fruit Growers." J M, Gilbert of Salem. Evening session JIuslo by the or chestra, ,1'- . , , -. 1 ' . v. Address by Mayor U J. Adame of Sll verton. ., ,1 .'..-''. Address by George Cuelter, president of the local botrlsfjiwa , Bona7 lv CEe male auar Address by P. U Brown, president Of the Interurban Telephone oompany. ... , Song by mixed quartet . v .' Bpeecbea by other speakers. .' , . ' v , ' ' Banquet to the gueeta. f " - Thursday, February Is "Clvlo Im provement and Who Gets, the Bargains?" Mayor ' Charles ' Ore as In. of McMlnn Tina. . v .. ."Development ' of , Dairying,', Oaorgo yt. Weeks, Salem. -, . "The State Press and . Development," President J. C. Slayter, Dallas. State Frees association. - ZZIl.' ' . - , f vl' -t nm rH1 rasPST w I a MtrtI fasilsbswi. . t I Tile "Drainage."' XX' Btols. Salem. "Engineering Problem In County Road Building." H,. B, Thielaon of Salem, secretary of tbe Stats Good Roads as sociation. , . . ...t,-, TRIAL OF : SI"0H ; cnooxs -..!'. ' AT VAKCOllVER Second Day's Taking- of Tsstl . , mony Begins In' Superior:, t X v Court of Clarke. - v , Bpeelal Olaeateh ts Tae yeerseL) ' Vanoouver, Wash, Fsb. 10. Ths trial of Simon Brooks,- charged with the mur der of Aflolph Miller at Rldgefleld, No vember 10, 100a, -was begun yesterday In tha superior court. The morning waa spent In drswlng a. Jury, but ths list of eiigioie jurymen reu snort, o nvy wevv forced to draw a special list of 11 men. The flrat witness on ths stand waa C. Ia Tedder of Rldgefleld, who arrested Brooks shortly after the murder. The next witness ' waa ' Mr.. Jerkv Who had witnessed the murder. - Clark teetlfled that after eating lunch about 11:10 p. sn. hs etarted to 'work,' when be waa overtakea by Brooka, who walked a abort way with blm. Aa tha .twa men passed the cabin ef Miller be came out and aald:- . "Hallo, Clark." and walked down the road with Ahem. Aa Clark waa leaving them. Brooke, who had evidently been drinklng.-pulled outa.flaak of whlakey and after taking aV drink passed the flask around. - Hera the testimony ended for J.ha day. The main plea of the defense seems ta be Insanity. ' . I ' Ft armed Stock Cwaaai OeaaVa " , AUn at &W Ctat era n ss ii zS J s"s I v 3 : i, . & . m i - , . j m u.i'.h inareH,.r w. i ,i , j ruvn-ii ReeortJt Cox Ordlnanes or ' No Cox OrdJnancw. PLENTY CF LAW3 f H ; ON OTATUTE DOOK3 Intentlqn Iojo Jnf orcaXula IojW ding Bale of Drinks to Drankarda Xratpeetor Telia of Vlerf to Bad r Polios inspector Bruin has , recom- . mended to Chief Orltsmacher that war , be declared on certain classes of dives. . Hs asaerte that while ths city council - " may fall' to pass tha box ; ordinance . which stood ths test Of ths supreme court, there ere slreedy Isws enough on , the statute books which have not been enforced to pat establishments of tha h worst class out of exletenee. ' ' , ' - . particular attention le to be paid tha resort conducted by Hill Brown at - Fourth and Couch streets, - where tha robbers who held up the-Centennial hotels and killed 1 Thomas -Flemmlnge made their masks and divided their pluadec Many erlmee have beea reported from-; this place, which la now under investl-, , gallon by the council aad Is deemed by . the police the worat resort In tha north OndC ' - V ' ' Ar-'.'- 1 'vi. i'.- It le alas7 tba intention te enforce the lam which prohibits ths Sals of liquor .' . ta drunken persona. . Thia ordinance has never been enforced, and complaint la -dally made to the police by men who claim to have been robbed In plaoee where they were add poUonous decoo- . tlons untu tha brain and bodi; were be-. numbed.- '' - - "I have the eioner to' report. reada , Inspector Bruin's recommends tlani "that I have found aeveral aaloona. an. tha - ground floor of rooming houses wta " stairways leading from the body of the saloon, on tha mala, floor, ta the apart- ments above. Thia la a violation at law , should be etopped. - t . , .v "It is new becoming the custom of minora to go to euch- rooming bouses snd get drinks: In this way the polio ; are baffled. I recommend that all at trances from aaloona to rooming houses be permanently dosed and that entrance to the latter be only from tha public : street X think a saloon with an en- . trance to euch a place la nothing but a . licensed - disorderly houss Iteelf and . should not ba allowed. J Moreover, I d - r uot ace why proprietors aad employee of euch places cannot ba arrested oa ; statutory grounds and convicted aa eas- . Uy as any other claaa of offenders. They live together, In ev,ery aenee of the word.-and J-eaidte on 4netanoa--nowj Captain Slover.and I TeeenUy vie Ited the saloon at the northwest corner of Fifth and Stark etreete. We fouad ;.. the atairway leading from tha saloon to the second floor., and on going up te . investigate were met by a woman. - "The proprietor rushed -after ue and . Informed us that ha waa not responsible for snythlpg that took place upatalra. . We found empty beer glasses, which r bore 'the appearance af having been used that night There are many other places of tbe aame kind, and all are . , aAAgeroua places." :,,...(. .... ,y',' WANTS EACHPASTOrUTOiU 3 LOOK AFTER OWN WARD ., , . ,: .. wmmimmmmmtm- . '.- . ,- , A eonfereaoe of the'lesdsrs of the'' -municipal reform movement will be held -. aooa and the fight will be renewed all along tha Una, It has been euggeated by Rev. J. W, " Brougher that each preacher should look sf tsr his own ward and Aha councilman repreaentlhg . that ward. Thle wlU divide the work. make It aaslsr tor ths preachers to get , eocursts information concerning each representative In the council and also give them a better understanding of the ... moral condition of tha part of tha city -la wbleh their churches are located. . Dr. Brougher says that tha preachers -are in the fight to stay until something ' has been aooompllahed. They propoee -to cooperate with an the reform forcee In the. city and whenever , neoesssiy preach against existing evils from; the : pulpit -' '-- " '..,. Sunday "night 'Rev." Paul Radar and Dr. -Brougher both will apeak at the White Temple.- Mr, Rader's subject will be, who is HespoTnm5ier-"Arier a brief pretnde on "Whet Does 8hepherde Ordl- . nance meant" Dr. Brougher will preach . ; oa the subject. 'Van Too Keep a So cretr V:- -V ACE WELCH THINKS HE V, :HAS BEEN MISJUDGED Aettntf vwaotrn Aea Welch asserts that Mra. Alice Vallely baa dona him aa Injustice by sssertlng thst hs did not shsw proper attention to duty In. In-.- th. i-M v.w her or 1 107 at Johnson's oystsr nouse, ;vn nevenm, pea . . . ' , . Aider airee. "Detective Bartman ' and I worked v jointly an the oaae." aald Welch. "We . . surted our InveetlgaUoa together.' I west to Third aad Salmon streets to try ' to locate Johnson's brother but failed. ' I reached a conclusion ss to who had taken the money early- la the game. Hartatan expreaeed 'the aame opinion, aa X, X interviewed every pereoa who " wea 1a tha oyster house , at the time aad reported verbally te the chief. - ... "We were working on two eases, and while Hartatan was following thia one 1 I began investigating ths other. Mrs, -Vallely waa much excited and thought v sll ws bsd to do was to go to Johnson and get ber money back. X did nothing t but my duty and have nothing to aoa- ARC LIGHT IN FRONT : ; - OF RICHARDS' PLACE h 'X'rr-'1 ' '. " v-.- :'' v. V' The dark shadowa aurroundlng the 4 Rlcbarda eetabMshmt wUl- soon - be -dispelled, and tbe patrons will no long or be-guided to the entrance by a spe- , elal light malntalaad by the reaort. Tee--terday afternoon the city exeoaUve hoard ordered a Urge arc Ught Installed at Park and Alder atmtdirscUy4nr- front of the place. . Tbla ts ha keeping with tbe plan of Vtayor Lane, ecUlned by him since the elty council refused to revoke the liq uor 11 cease for the place. . The eoltoe will also keep a vigilant eya- an- the es tablishment the aame aa they would an any disorderly bouse, and Acting Detec tive Kay baa been assigned to make In vest! gallons from time, ta time. - The mayor has not 1 appointed v tha eomaalttae authorised by the elty coun cil to continue the investigation, and hs may refuse to do 00. ' a c I, r i ' f. I. -vi-