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VOL. IV. NO. :3
J Fufton Clvo History of Hit Con
t; nection With Charges '-Fited
i 2V; Against ,.; Nsw Oregon V
' ! a; "' V District Attorney.'? i.
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; SENATOR SAYS DUTY
- ! FORCED HIM TO ACT
Personal Inclination Wa to Xfnort
' Matter bet Ha Waa Chuvtd With
Reporting '. Upon " Fltneaa of Ap-
pointea and- -Could Not Conaden
i f tionaly Ignore Latter Filed.. . .
.-':' ' (Joaraul ImcUI Bfrif.i
: -Wkihlnaton, Fab. 1. Inquiry at ta
. Wait Houh todtr rmlt th fact
hat nplanatlone from Platrlct Attor-
' nr Bristol bad not yat reachM tb
". prMidant. Senator. Fulton today mad
th -following -ttmnt of hla oona-
tlon with tb Bristol matter
I . "So very much Is being said by Port-
land papers toucblne tba aileaed uys
terlous conduot of Inreatlcatlon of. tba
1' eharaes against Mr. Bristol that. X feel
" , Justified In making a statement of tba
. , facta. - The Bristol - letter was sent to
' ' tna soma time after bis nomination - On
''tba day of its -receipt and prior thereto
. . I had signed ' a report to the senate
: judiciary - - committee . recommending
. , ; Brislol's tonflrmatlon, which report I
expected to send, to tba committee tba
' following day. On 'receipt ot the let-
-iter t withheld the report. I was Try
-' greatly aurpiiaed, for Z had always
. esteemed Bristol ' as a gentleman of
. strict Integrity, and I held the letter
some -days -dellberatliii
, duty-Tequired ma M do.
Zaalisac to XgoeV".
.',.. "My personal Inclination waa te ig
F" nore It and say nothing about It, but
-.'l waa eharjid with duty; the commit
- tea required a report from ma ea the
'.fltnese of the nominee. - I finally eon
cloned to submit the matter to the
. praaldeht mnd did so. He read the let
., tef andUaent. for the attorney-general.
. who at once aald that the appointment
.must not be confirmed until satisfac
tory explanation could be gives.
"He . requested me . to 'asoertala
. whether or not the parties to whom the
' letter was addressed had recelrej It
' and aemra such additional information
.'-pertaining thereto as I deemed ma-
- terlel. saying: .
"Yon can probably secure the Infor-
nation more readily. than I can.'
"I thereupon wrote to the parties
-r" concerned for additional Information. In
tba meantime J determined to aay noth
ing a boat the matter until Mr. Bristol
should have an opportunity to submit
.hla explanation - and then should the
explanation fully exonerate him let the
, , matter rest. - , ,. ,: ,
-Caned fov Beporta. t ' -'
"The chairman Of the ludleleir cm
t. nlttse in the meantime called on ma for
report. I told htm confidentially. the
circvsasiances. tie requested ma to ex
plain tba matter to the committee and
' therefore at the next meeting I went
- neiore iae committee and read tba let
,. ter. Tba members asked ma what action
, I desired Uken. I told them I wished
'no action taken until Mr. Bristol should
'.: be given a opportunity to offer ble
- , explanation. -1 told them what I had
dona la the way of writing for Infor-
nation and stated that aa soon' as I
received It," if It seemed to require 'an
" explanation from. Mr. Bristol. I would
i. send him a copy of the letter mnd re
attest him to make a statement. - .
' -Sersrar of the membera of the com-
mlttea stated that if ha had written the
; jeiier no explanation was possible. I
; requested, however, that no action be
'en vntu .ha should b heard from.
j On receipt of the answer of Mr. Max
well i delivered it and the Bristol 1st.
ter to the president, after having made
, coplea for. Mr. Bristol, which , I for
warded to him. The only person to
, whom I eonflded the fact of tba receipt
V of the letter, other than the president,
, attorney-general and the committee, waa
nuiw uearin. - - .,,.'.. c, - -j .
' Wo Kindly aaUaga. .' '
; . '"It there proved to bo nothing sub
stantial in the charge I did not Intend
. ' to Injure Mr. Bristol' by giving It pub
. llclty. The charge by Mr. Bristol that
' I have been nnfrlendlv to him la m.
" Irely gratullotia., The truth Is, I en-
tertainea r or aim only the most kindly
and friendly feelings. Before appoint
ing blm tbe president asked me If I
' knew -blm. I told the president I knew
. blm well. . Ha then asked what I
thought of him. I answered that I re
' gsrded Bristol aa a man of excellent
character. Purtberfore, had I desired. I
. could have bad hla nomination rejected
promptly by the senate, but I sever
had a thought of doing him an injns
. tlce. . My feelings were- entirely .. tba
' other way.' - - : '
. . . "Kor did t, or any person associated
with ma, directly or Indirectly give the
' Oregon is n representative Information or
Intimation .on which Its Item indicating
that ehargea were pending was based.
' To that I am confident Its representa
tive will testify, -m '
"Why did I not eend Mr. Frank Grant
. a copy of the letter or deliver bis letter
to the chairman of tha Judiciary com
mittee? . - . . .
"There are aeveral reasons. I knew
' the committee bad nothing In Its pos
, session, and I further knew It would
give out nothing In any ease, for It Is
' tha uniform practice of. 'the committee
te treat as unofflctal every ommunlca-
' Hon made to it touching the Otnees of
' pomineee for . office. For Instance.
.. Judge Wlckersham cannot learn the
name of a '" 'e witness sralnst blm.
British Farmers Complain That
American Apple ; Growera
. Dominate English Trade, -Damaging
Natives. ; (
WAIL FOR PROTECTION '
" THROUGH LEGISLATION
Article From United 8tatea Can Only
, Be Outclassed by Adoption of Slm
t: Her Methods of Scientific CSultnre
and Operation, r Says Dealer Who
, Handles American Product.
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. i Br Curtis' Brown.
(Fresi a Xesrssl Itsff OernepeBdeatii '
. lAndon. Feb. In a, newspaper that
goes In ' for protection . with tba usual
blind seal of new convert aa outcry
has been raised against whaSMlt; terras
tho "damping of American apples. The
oocaalon for it was a auit brought by
a west- of England farmer against a
Covent Garden agent 'to whom be had
sent a . consignment .of Somersetshire
apples! Tba fsrmer complained that tha
agenirhad not aold them for a fair price.
Theagent aald that-owing to the. In-.
ferlor quality of tha apples and the ar
rival la1 tha market of a shipment of
American -. apple of ' much - superior
quality ho had been- enable to obtain
a better price for them. .The Judge bold
that tha agent bad done hjs best for the
farmer whom be non-salted. Wherefore
the bowl seconds that tha British farmer
should aeek protection from "dumped"
American apples through legislation. -
To find out bow tbe trade vtowa tna
ve Juet -Interviewed one of
the largest wholesale ' Covent Garden
fruit sellers who deals. both la American
and English apples. ' v;-..r v. i
Opposed to Cnsapbag." ' '
"Te txgta with," be aald. "tbaro'nae
been no dumping of American apples.
There la a shortage this yesr ot both
American and home-grown apples. ' Last
week -the Imported apples amounted to
I1,00 ewt., as against 10. 000 cwt for
tbe same period last year. - Tha English
apple-grower, aa - compared with his
Amerloaa - competitor, enjoys tha ad
vantage of an earlier- season, as the
American applea do-not . begin to arrive
in large quantities much before October,
and by that, time tha English grower. If
wide awake, baa bad ample opportuni
ties to dispose of bis stock. Bssldes
tha. whole policy of American shippers
Is' opposed to dumping. They realise
that that method would bo disastrous to
thsir own pockets. Instead of glutting
the market by rushing . their surplus
stock over herb as soon aa their applea
are gathered, through: aa excellent sys
tem of cold storage tbey are able to
continue, ahlpmenta throughout the win
ter, thereby adjusting tbe supply to tha
demand. In addition to this thsy have
established a cold storage warehouse at
Southampton where they can keep their
applea. If necessary, until they can com
ma nd satisfactory prices. ..
.... Cause for Complaint. " "
'Aa a matter of fact 'there Is only e
small quantity of Egnlsh grown apples,
confined - te a few -varieties. -which on
their merits - can compete ' with the
A merle n apples that are sent herd.
Their quantity could '- be largely In
creased and would And a ready sals If
English growers would adopt American
methods. , The American apple-growers
and fruitgrowers generally go in for
ecientlfio culture and cooperation and by
that latter system ajori can thsy reap
the benefits of doing business on a
wholesale seals. Our farmsr's go In for
grumbling against foreign competition
and do business ' on an each-f or-hlm-self-and-devil-take-the-hlndraost
system
which is ruinous, to thsir own interests.
"American apples are better'. packed
and. of more uniform quality than the
consignments sent ua by homo grower a
Tha applea are of the same standard at
the top ss at the bottom of tbe barrels.
Tbe shippers are careful not to spoil the
market, which they . have , created, by
shipping Inferior fruit- Aa for tbe talkltlve LongwortH, tbe house adjourned to-
or getting protection against Amsricsn
appiea it is preposterous. - no parlia
ment would ever sanction It; the apple-
eating British publlo would never toler
ate It' If British apple-growers will
adopt American methoda they will have
no cause for kicking. And until tbey do
all the kicking In the world will do them
no goodW-"". '. . .''.., .. ':.: ,.f
NEW RAILROAD CROSSES -
' STATE, 0E.C0STA RICA
Uoeraal Special aerrtre.f" ' '
Washington, Feb. . It. William U
Merry, American minister at San Jose,
Costa Rise, reports that the Costa Rlcan
government has announced Ita Intention
of completing this year an tnterooesnic
railroad from . Umon to . Puntaronas.
Only tc miles remain to be constructed.
Ha says that on account of heavy grades
the 'road will not be commercially so
valuable aa the Tehuantepeo road, but
Costa Rica will be enabled to market
coffee to better advantage and tbe new
lino will make for tourists one of tbe
most delightful trips acroaa the Isthmus,
travelers preferring the .Costa Rica
route to the 'shorter Pa name route be
cause tt le more healthy.-. ' . .
ARMOUR TESTIFIES ' "
. IN PACKERS' CASE
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" joereel Special aenbw) V" i ; ' '
Chicago, Feb. It. Charles W. Ar
mour, president of Armour A Co.. tes
tified today to sustain the packers la
heir pleas - for Immunity. Arthur
l'-kr r- T. J. Connor were also
PORTLAND, ; CRZGOIJ, FRIDAY EVENING, FEDRUAR
Mice - Rooscvzlt oh
t.liss, Rccch'i
s Her
Girl Friends.
'.'(JoaiatfiSasslal serrle.V '
"Washington, Feb. It Arrangements
for tha marriage at tbe White House
tomorrow of Miss Alice Roosevelt and
Nicholae Long-worth have been- com
pleted and tha oeremony will take place
according to tha . plana . already an
bounced. 3 v. v. '.' ."'
Miss Roosevelt spent most of today
with her girl friends, and la euperin
tendlng ' the decoration .of the bridal
alta and Inspecting presents., which,
continue to arrive.
The nuptial music from "Lohengrin"
will be rendered as the bride, entere
.the, historical east room, where the mar
rtage ceremony will be performed . at
noon by tha Rt. Rev. Henry T. Batteries,
bishop of. ths .Protestant Episcopal . di
ocese ot Washington. ...The bride will
enter on the arm ot her frther, preceded
by tha membera of the family. A promi
nent place In" the bridal pageant wllbe
accorded the bride's, venerable grand-mothers-Mrs
George -Cr-JLee-et--Boston.
and ber aunt Mrs. ' Cowles. ' Ths bride
will carry a bouquet of garduaMee'and
llllee ot the valley from tbe White House
conservatory. Her only attendant -will
be her, sister,,-Miss- Ethel Roosevelt. ;
v Altar, la the ; aenv "" I
There wUl be "no naral bower, a wrg
at first suggested." but t tenSporary altar
will be placed at one end of the east
room, .- Here. Mr. tiongworth and the best
man, Thomas Nelson t Perkina,- will
await ths- bride. At the close of ths
brief eremoay the orcneelra wfll play
Mendelssohn's, .wedding , march. Im
mediately afterward congratulations will
be. In order, and then tbe wedding break
fast wilt be served in the state dlnlng-Ing-room.
During the serving of the
breakfast tbsre will be a miscellaneous
orchestral concert. ' ',. " ' -
- Early In the evening the happy couple
will depart for tbe southland on thsir ,
bridal tour. The trip wlU be made In
the new Fullman palace-car Republic, ,
which was turned out of the Pullman
ahopa in Illinois less then two "weeks,
ago. Tbe car la 10 feet wide and 10 feet
i. araater length by I feet than
tbe average sleeping-car.: It - te luxuri;
If las Rooserelt
ousty fitted up and eentalns every modern
device tor the comfort Sad convenience
or tbe travelers. . -J,
-Nearly all -of the out-ef- wn guests
who are to attsnd the wedding have ar
rived la ths city. These Include large
parties from" Boston, - Cincinnati, " New
York and smaller parties from many
ether points. The accommodations - rf
tbe White House at taxed to tbe limit
to provide for the numrroue connections
of the bride's family. Many 'of the Cin
cinnati guests are I sing entertained by
Mrs., Longwerth. while Secretary snd
Mrs. Root ere 'keeping .open house for
numerous guests who have tome over
from New York. ; v .... r
In order .that Its membera may attend.
and also out of respect to Renresenta
.' dsy, not to meet sgaln until Monday.
MILLIONS READY. TO BUY
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Chicago City Railroad r Would
' Expend Fortune in Securing ' -Yr7ja,New
Franchise. fv
V (Joarnal Speri.1 toilw ) r'--.,...
' Chicago, Feb. It. The Chicago Oty
Railway company can afford and would
be willing to pay .11,000,000 for each
alderman'a vote - for -another, M-year
franchise similar, to the old ens." How
ever, the present city council seems un
usually honest and It will probably take
aa ' Immense . sum to buy votes In It"
said Professor William Hill of the de
partment'of political economy of the
University of Chicago la a lecture to
day on graft In cities. ..; - yt
"Chicago," said . Professor Hilt "has
ao system- of accounting that Is worth
anything and ir is easy for the grafter
to ateal ths public funds. . The amdunt
of grat Jn this city Is so large thst
privats eorpo rations can get whatever
tbey desire. If tlje streetcar company
should pay Its employee wagea It per
cent higher then their market value It
would control their votea. As the' cr
para vote la iu,8v, uue wuiua.ao sap
j.. ; IVJ
a v i n
,r ,t.Jt -h'-i-ifl.;. v?? I at
a'Eight Hundred PoUar Gown of Whhe Irish Lace.
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(jrvJ'
'.. .... St.'
' - mi ii-.n-'-'- '
Central Figure in Rare Oobclin -Tap!-
estry Given Miss Roosevelt bjr.the
French Covemment. i ;i - - :- J
flolent to swing nearly every electionV "
Professor'. Hill .said .that be based
some of bis deductions on ' recent tslk
with a carbarn superintendent. This
man, be said, disclosed svldence relating
to certain officials of the company that
amased him; i ' '
'' Writ gerved oa Boat " Jm -..
(Juoraai aprolel Bvrrles.t 'J, ,
Paris; i K,b. it. -A, writ was" served
upon Count, Bon I Iwr Csstellsne today,
tnnklnk him a defendant In tba separa
tion proceedings of bts'wlrm,-, " ' i
Y ! 18," f 1008.IXTE5N PACES.
.'There waa a never-ending stream ef
mftssebgers, expressmen and : others ar
riving a the - executive mansion todsy
bearing the wedding gift Notwithstand
ing the known wish of ths president and
his fsmily thst tbe presents should be of
a modest rather than extravagant, char
acter or' cost . It Is conservatively esti
mated that the value ef the gifts already
received amounts to several .hundred
thousand dollars. Extraordinary pre
eautlone have been taken for their safe
keeping. They have been placed under
guard in ens of tbe private apartments of
ths - executive mansion, and here thsy
will be viewed after tha' wedding tomor
row by tbe relatives and some of -the
privileged ' friends of 'bride 'and bride
groom. After the wedding they will be
placed temporarily In a safety deposit
vault- '" ."-. ? f .:. t
POLlCEr.'EN WILL SERVE AS
. THEATRICAL CRITICS
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First Night's Performance to Be
V Attended byBfuecoats Who :
:l 'i Will Pass. on Show..;. V
(,! Seeelat Servle.!"' '". ;
i'Chleagcu -Fsb. It Theatrical critics
are , to be elected for first .-nights ;io
future by the police tnspectorr In ao
eordsnce with an order tssosd. by-the
chief of police today, which goes into
effect at onoe.' ; vr ' '
, "Commanding officers will read this
Order at 'roll, call -and instruct Subordi
nate, to obey It literally. .. To. do thU
It will be necessary to have an. officer
present St each theatre at the Brut pre
sentation bf sr plsy snd where he finds
a violation-ef this order he roust confer
wltb his commanding officer, who will
act accordingly. Thla covers- all places
of public smuerant.4 ,:; vi i. .
The order-then repeats an ordinance
paased by the council Jrenruary t. t
coneluston being. "Tbst ; the - chief of
police .will ' be end hereby la Instrtfctsd
to Use the police rower" to at once tro-
bfliU 'exhibitions of all pictures depict
ing crime, scenes of crime, methods of
criminals er any plrttir, which may de
pict a criminal or llqaioraT acnes. -1
-a
PRICE TWO;
Man Who Killed Wife and Chil
dren Examined for Lunacy at
, Foot of Gallows and Is" r '"
Vi Then Hanged,
double Execution of
. triplemurderers
Robert ' Newcombe, ' Negro Who
Killed Female . Companion, ' Her
' Friend and Policeman in Reeiitinf,
Arrest, and John Mueller Pay Pen
alty for Crimea in Chicago Prison,
(jearnal Special Serrlce.l 'Zj.
I Chicago, Peb. It. Robert Newcombe,
the negro triple murderer, waa hanged
la the county Jail at 10:44 otlock this
morning. - He murdered b,t common TaW
wife, Dorenoe Poor, a ne gresavher com
panion, Walter Bine, a negro, and killed
Police Sergeant John Shine while re
sisting arrest. - " f-rv r-' iT
As the hood waa being placed over
Newcombe', head, the clerk rushed . In
with a telegram, which read: To the
shsrlff: Stop ' the hanging." ' Deputy
Sheriff Peters said It waa the work of
a crank and tha telegram received no
consideration.'.' -
"Immediately after' Newcombe had
been . pronounced deed, hla body waa re
moved and the gallows prepared for the
execution of John Mueller for the mur
der of hie- wife - and two - children,
Mueller had set up ths plea that he waa
a somnambulist and killed his family
while la hie slsep. . . j
-Just aa prapsratlone for Mueller's
hanging wsre beginning former Judge
Karnes appeared and' asked Deputy
Sheriff Paters, In chargs, to delay the
execution. He aald that he bad Just
been employed In the rse and would
attempt te prove his Client Insane. ' A
stay of execution to, 11:10 o'olock waa
granted to permit the lawyers to appeal
to. tbe courts. - - - -..
- At noon Deputy Sheriff ' Psters an
nounced from the- gallows the follow
ing: -, ' ' f -. ' ..' t-V
"Mueller's attorneys have applied for
a stay of execution until a Jury could
Inautre Into' Mueller's sanity.: Two
judges refused to grant th stay of
execution, the third suggested that tney
ask tha sheriff , to allow an examine'
tloa by a mental expert- Mueller - la
now being examined by Dr. Hugh- T.
Patrick, professor ef nervous diseases
of the Northwestern university medical
schoot It will take soma time and I
cannot aay how ,ong the execution will
be delayed.
After a thorough examination Dr,
Patrick pronounced Mueller sane and he
waa hanged at it :44 o'clock. Mueller
said wbsn Patrick pronounced hever
diet ' ' : "" ' '-'
"Very welt If that is the doctor s
enlnlon I am ready. a aiiieo my wir.
end - children And am ready; to hang
OT II 1 . ' ' - '' :
NANCE O'NEIL LOSES
: v -HOME AT TYNGSBORO
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-" (Joeraal Hpsrlal Serrlee.) ..''
' tlnatnn. Fah. 14. Tha summer home
at Tyngsboror which Nance ONell, the
actre,, occupied for two seasons and
which aba agreed to buy from a New
York company controlling It whea the
company obtained a clear title, has
passed Into other - hands snd Miss
O'Nstl'e agreement become, void. By a
decision of the superior court tbe estate
passes Into ths possession of J. Fred
Ilaseltlns of thla city by purchase at
a foreclosure esle on . a mortgage of
171,000 opon the property held by John
It. Pilling of Lowell. The matter has
been In litigation aa a result of a auit
brought by the company, which now
loses ths property. .Tbe estste com
prises 14f acres, veined at 1160,000. . j
BARK ARIADNE LOST C " "
Y BUT CREW RESCUED
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'. v? ' 'Wtsarssl Speetal Servlee.l '.. - '' 1
Han Pranctsco, b, 1. The Paclflo
Mall liner City of Panama, arriving
from the lower ooaat . thla - morning.
brought sight memieere of the crew of
the bark Ariadrie, CapUIn Krager.
which went ashcie and waa totally
wrecked et Mssnllaa tbe night of Jsnu-
sry II. Tbe vetsel wss bound for Port
Town-tend. Eight ether members or the
crew will arrive In a few daya on the
steamer Mere. V . '.v
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a 'X . , ., a number of the colleges and r t-
versitles and what he hat to say of them will interest you. , , ,"
The Sunday .Journal will contain more than its ususl r r
features this week. There is an entertaining story ofttr '
dent of France, giving glimpses of his simple home , i
leavei to become chief executive of the republic- "'
v - .The women are well remembered in The Sunday Jorrv- , r -.are.
several pages devoted to their interes, end, of c
dren with tkj comic pictures and Polly tvarr r
'gotten.' - ,',''
; You will find all the news f the
X own leased wire. .,
1 4f
Ttaois tan -
siaxm. mi cm-ia
Use Strong ' Language . in Con
demhing Attack of Local Pa- v
per on Oregon -Coast A;
" Eastern Enterprise. .
SCORE VIGOROUSLY ALSO
vJWOTIVE BEHIND ATTACK
Dor In Manger Policyjs Decried by
'Men Working" for Oregon's De
. velopment Argue That . Wilsey ,
; Project Xe Not Psper Road and Is
Making No Unusual Demands, '
--'Among men . who are assisting ' with -caah
and effort to encourage all kinds -:
of development enterprises- In Oregon,
strong language I, used In characteris
ing the , attack fiaTTi being made.
through a local newspaper, upon the
Oregon . Coast a Kastern railroad and
tha-. Portland eharaber- of '.commerc'
transportation committee. " Wot in years
has anything ao deeply stirred the busi
ness men who compose tbe chamber and""
who are earnestly working in various
ways to promote industrial and com
mercial development of the state. The
feeling Is one of Indignation and resent
ment at the paper and the source tbat
tnsplrrs Its attack. . ... .
"It is a dog in the manger policy" Is
ths remark heard on every side.
"The Columbia Southern railroad was a
buUt largely through gifts and assist-,
anee from, the farmera and property
ownars along Its line. The Pacific Rail
way tk Navigation company's road to
Tillamook and Nehalcm is asking people
along Ita line to donate rights of wsy.
Why should the Oregon Coast at Kastern
not ask for and receive legitimate aid
that other . railroad enterprises- have'
asked from the people T" is the eues
tloit heard among business men.
The chamber of commerce wltf. It la
said, fully support Ita ' transportation
committee In everything that has been .
done under Ite . auspices to encourage
W. J..Wllsey In arranging preliminaries
and financing the Oregon Coast dt Kast
ern. It la said to be no more of a pa
per road than every other railroad thst
has been built In Oregon. Tbe South- '
ern . Paclflo company la possessor ef
1.000,000 acres of Oregon lend given It '
by tbe public, and has sold more than
double that amount out of the aame
grant' lathe last IS yssrs.- It is said,
that sstabllshed railroads after hav
lng been built' almost entirely by the
people. Immediately turn their at ten. .
tlort to discrediting any similar build
ing enterprise, no matter how alncerely
the people desire Its construction, nor .
how great tba publlo need for it.
At a meeting of the chamber of-com
merce trustees yesterdsy afternoon the 1
usual, routine business was transacted.
No report of special bustnese la given
out But It le understood that a com
mittee was appointed te take up the
matter ot tbe recent newspaper assault
upon ' the transportation committee.
Vigorous action may be expected within .
a few days. '
The following new members ' were
elected: Langford "Walker, Langllle
A Rand, Chicago. Rock Island A Pa- .
clflo railway, Charles J. Schnabel, I.
Friedman. Charles K. Henry, Western
Oregon Trust company. New Era Paint
A Varnish company, W. D. Fraley, Red ,
Star Yeast company, .- Hydropathic In-.
stltute, W. tk Buckner, Harry Lane,
1. T. Wilson, United Rail way e com
pany, Nott-Dsrls company..
FAVOR NO GAMBLING vv 7
. IN THE TERRITORIES
(Jnoraal Seeelsl fcnlMl -
Wsshlnston. Feb. It. The senate
committee on territories h,e ordered a
favorable report on the bill prohibiting
gambling of any kind In Alaska. Artsona.
Indian Territory ana uxianoma. Also
the bill authorising a railroad company
to build a line from Cordova- nay to
Eagle and Yukon.. The subsidy feature
waa atricken out .
M'CALL'S CONDITION V
- IS DESPERATE" TODAY
llnml Inchl lerlM.)
T-akewood. N. J Feb. 14. John A.
McCall'e condition la desperate. Physi
cian refuse to ssy there m no hope,
but admit that the crisis Is critical.
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WilUam Jennings Bryan wntea on
education in Japan., wo nation m
the last 50 years has made more
wonderful progrete , in edueation
than Taoan. Mr. Bryan has vigirel , ,
t ,
r'l t
CENTS.
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