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Newspaper Page Text- (, THE .OREGON ? DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVE NINO, MARCH 10. IZZ1 HIGH SCHOOL SECRET SOCIETIES A DIG PROGRAG OF DAILEY IS AFTER GIRLS PESTEROLD TJEHACE SAYS DR. IVISE DIRTY DAIRIES INPIiOVELlEIII IIIOUI Call l&rorrties CoSSTp ClUBsarva Fraternities Dissipation 'j- r- Courssr TEACHERS RUSH TO -:' DEFENSE OF THE SYSTEM 'Deny That Charge Made Art True About ' the Orders Favor Most Warmly. - '"..;" Them ' ' ' Secret societies in high schools ere a menace to the American system of edu v::z cation, according- to Dr. Stephen S: Wise, who delivered an address yesterday be--Jor- the - Woman's clubon fraternities end sororities. He expressed unquall ' fled denunciation of each organisations. - "Anything -that mllltatee against our educational system la to be abolished," : ' he said, "for, education la tha turner ' atone of our republic. Fraternities and sororities In publio schools are. a htn- dranra and it- rests . with, us to decide - (whether or not they are to stay. It Is ,not a matter to be left with tha boya ." and "girls- who are involved In , this Juvenile evil" . . Dr. Wise explained that, his remarks with i reference to. fraternities did not apply to colleges 'or universities. He - is a firm believer In fratarneliam, be said. Bat ha objected to tha existence or " rratemltl eea -sororities -4-ubUe ' schools on the groubde that they were a , : detiimentto the present system of edu . eaUon. , Ti..v" -J'-l 77:.' -.-: Slake Idle Ooseipe. , '"., - - "Fraternities and sororities are' prac tically the same." he said... "The former rvernvg to ummpatiuu. wuue ins sistw organisation encourages . gossiping. tdltnr and- elasy distinctions. ifea - aa - sxurpoee..of .our. educational systems to make Intellectual, self-reliant American alUaeBa.- The .organisations of. which I am speaklnar work for tha opposite. . They are a reflection of the casta sys tem which nsfortnnately la beginning ' to gain a foothold in our country." ' Dr. Wise urged that parents Insist ' that such organisations be . abolished from the high schools of .Portland. In support of his contentions that frater nities discriminated,- he read aa article from the. High . school . publication la -which tha fraUrnltlaa promised to tales no part In the school elections and de- -elered that they- would- make no effort Jto elect their own candidates. JU -the conclusion of . hla. addreesT the 'Woman's rlub appointed the educational department to Investigate the harrnful- r Bess of sack organisations. The . eora- - mlttee will aubmlt Its report at the next meeting, , and will recommend soma ao- - tlOH.--c -f; - -.--a-, - The Other sua of X,'. Miss . Jane Owen. who organised - the Itelta Iota Chi sorority. IndtgnaaUyde nles the charges of Dr.' Wise. The sorority exists," aha said this morning, "for tha purpose of eliminating Just such evils as hs. imputes to them. Oesslping. backbiting.-, meanness of - all kind are discouraged and strongly en sured. Aa a rule tha teachers la blgh schools join ss honorary members. In eur school Principal Davis is connected wlth one fraternity and Superintendent Rtgler's daughter Is a member of our soolety, and -many of the i younger teachera are with oa If tha teachers who see the effecTgCVry day belong and if the parents who know their own nhtMrft mr willing t mttppnrt lha a p. ganlaations and to pay dues and taxes and entertain - for them, there, surely cannot be anything vary far wrong ' with them. The biggest kick. It seems, cornea from those who are on tha out Ida and do not understand. "I can sea," she went on. "that In col leges where they have houses of their wnhareiniKh$j)a dissipation aa JDr Wise says, but In hf(?h schools they do not have f rat houses. . The . members learn to stand up for their friends, and .If any one does wrong he or she is ' called to task. And often a fsult Is t.ltl. 1 . ' ' .. i ' ' f . . -m in 1 Mrs. Marie Euttia, wife of the planiat Joaeph Hofman, who asks for ths -" ' cuetod of her child who was kidnaped by her first husband. , Mrs. tlofmaa Is the duKhter tf a former ambassador to France, corrected by sorority" sisters when It cloreTeacTiTTCrTiBhTl they think 4t is merely family aooldlng. As for favoritism ahown by teachers. the members are chosen in regard ta their" standing In school' anil almdsfTn variably tha girls and boys pledged in their first year of high school have been those who were prominent in class work la the -seventh- and sight grades. Tha teachera do not show favoritism afterward hut they recognise tha merits before. - :r"IZT ' oasap ' Clan. T neve been In sewing circles snd card clubs and various other organise Hons and never have I f oOVid ;One WneTe" gosslplag was so JJtue enoouraged and high principles ao steadily held up as In the sorority. I see what good tho work has done and I find that every member who takes up ths responsibility consci entiously Is helped by it. We try to avoid cllqulng but naturally tha eon genial girls corns together In the same organisation and If there' are certain girls with whom srfl would not be friendly anymay. aha should not be cen sured, Just because shs Is sv sorority member, for not putting her arm around her and walking down the halls." . Defense Wo. oissary. ' .;:' Mrs. Elsie Lyons Dunbar, grand presi dent of the Omega Nu sorority, though not. wishing to say anything tor publication.-expressed her disapproval ef Dr. Wise's views. .:-..- "Just because be happens to disap prove of fraternltlee does not make them detrimental and tho results have not shown' them to be so. However, It Is not our part to say .anything; we do not believe in airing our view and it la one of the things our .organisation ! discourages." . ' , " , j . Thomas West of the Gamma Iota Chi fraternity held' the same idee. "It is aor poJloy1 he said. -"to keep out of print as far as possible. Such a spontaneous combustion as that of yes terday happens every so often, but a nlM InrltslUia. though we can Justify our existence. ifcirh - nn warranted-1 atatamenta aa those made by Dr. Wise and the Oregonlan prove "themselves mistakes Wanywho take tha trouble to observe thsm."v Ralph Wilbur, who was a prominent fraternity man at college, said that ha had not looked Into tha matter In regard to high schools, but under proper re strictions tha organisation should, not be harmful. ,. . "My Idea la. that a fraternity can be of ag much benefit aa an entlra col lege 'course. ' Fraternity Ilfet helps to' round off . a college education, or coarse, tha children In high schools are much younger, but with proper restric tions they should derive much benefit from their organisation.'- All organisa tion la of soma good. I believe, and here tha members are learning something of parliamentary rules and- have opportu nity to discuss oueettons- of interest. Dr. Wise's statement that they are boa- tile to the democratic ideaa of the na' tiosi may refer to all orthodox churches aa well. They restrict and shut out. and thla la the basis ot aU organlaa- rV-lIUJavla,. principal of the high school, refused to say anything- ew the question la general. . . . "I see that the Woman's club has su- tbortsed its educational department to Investigate the matter." he said, "snd when the time comes l shall be inter ested to help, sift the matter. . But as for high school fraternities m a general way, I know nothing about them. I have consented, however, not to agitate any light against the local organisations aa long -as their presence here Is not harmful, and that I can say for our or- T ganlaations they seem wr conducted and not at all hostile to the welfare of molest them voluntarily as long aa that la the case." HOGGATT WILL BE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA .Journal Special ServiceJ Washington. March 10. Senator announced this morning that the presi dent has decided to appoint - W. B. Hoggatt of Juneau to be governor of Alaska. -: "7 ' , t , . , -ptVY ) . a' ' - 1 Hi Tiarrofleay-Compan) Z. Spend Two Hundred Thou- " -aand-ln-BettermentaV NEW BARNS. SHOPS AND r LINES ARE PLANNED Equipment Will Be Increaaed and mprrniSrSsmr-tXiut Eendp . Old Onea Double-Tracked and Big Sheds Unlarred. .' , The Portland Hallway company itaa decided on new conatruotlon work and extensions for this year to cost f IvO.voe and appropriations f that amount has been made to cover the expenditures planned.-- ITpwarde -ef -I0,00-wlU - be spent for now buildings for carbarns and shops and the remainder -will go Into projected extensions v and double tracking. - .-;... .-. t About XI new ears or the most popu lar dealgn now In usa on ths Portland lines will be turned ' out of tha local shops this year. Work Is already under way double-tracking tha KUUngsworth avenue line to St. Johna The present fonudry on Bavler street ' will . be re moved and a brick carbarn, 100 by' 100 feet will be built. A new frame foundry will . be erected on adjoining property and will contain soma new equipment and machinery. At tha Killings worth avenue plant the company .will erect an additional bam 100 by too feet, to cost tlf.000. The rapid growth of tha sys tem and constant Inoreass Of carrying facilities has . necessitated mora barn room. Tha new structures will enlarge the carbarn capacity by upwards of It cars, TK'TfTOaed-ttBnluiia tills yesi an a matter of conjecture aa to tha seo- tlons'Of the Uly tu be Uuued. -It lstr:.n jr-s-y.t- ,..rn -n, of the Montavllia Una to Mount Scott, for which residents bavs long petitioned. It Is said this Una. which would be about two miles, would pass through Arista, Klrland and other rapidly grow ing suburbs where, today there are 4,00t families . more than there were three years ago, but where there is only the ssme streetcar service that was given In 10. - People from Montavllia to Mount Scott have repeatedly asked ror tha ex tension. The Portland railway man agement .la non-committal on the sub ject and nothing- Is definitely known as to the actual plans fos. extension. DREAD: OUOIKG.-BLIND WSUICIDE ' Alfred Costengren, a Dane, Blew --OirUHisBraina in a - '- Cheap Hotel. - Beallaatton that he was slowly becom ing blind and that medical skill tyuM not avail caused Alfred Costengren to blow out hla brains laat night in a room at the Workmen's home, a cheap hotel at St North Second street Nobody heard the report of the revolver, and afternoon. ; Costengren was a Dane, aged t4 years. anai wssbmtmedr-earg-Tif(r-e worked on the Bull Run pipe line. Tor the- laat nine years he had been em ployed as porter, bed maker and rouata bout at the Workmen's home by Frank Gloss, the proprietor. He was last seen alive when he ate' hla supper, . about T o'clock last evening, going directly to his room afterward. . ben the man did not make nle ap pearance this afternoon. Gloss went to his room, the door of which had been fastened with a small wooden bolt. Forc ing the door he found Costengren lying in bed, hla head In a pool of clotted blood. A gaping wound in his right temple and the revolver still clutched In hla hand with one chamber discharged, told the story of suicide. Deputy Coroner Arthur I Flnley and the police were notified. Captain Moore, Detective Vaughn and Patrolmen dolts and B. F. Smith hurried to the scene, ss -the Informant led them to ..believe that a murder had been committed.. SMALLPOX SUFFERER ATTENDS A DANCE People who attended the Artl- 4 cans dance In the Firemen's hall w at Sellwood laat Wednesday 4 night would better make a rush w for a physician's office and be w vaccinated. One of the guests at the dance was broken out, with smallpox. On last Thursday morning Dr. C. H. Wheeler, city health of- e fleer, discovered- that O. I Beck, w who lives at Midway, has small pox. The man was ordered into Quarantine at once. Only this morning did Dr. Wheeler learn . that Beck hsd : attended the danoe at Sellwood. Beck, al- - thou gh lie wm broken ---out -with tha disease In several places about his body, . enjoyed the w -nnrtw and danced ' nearl-everr e set that was called. . '""""' .. e 'The young women with whom e the sick man danced may ex- pect to break out with the 4 smallpox within, a short time," said Dr. Wheeler. "All who at- e) tended the dance have been ex- rpossd." - - ... ... --'.-- e BANKER WALSH'S -G0ES4)VEfW.INE-)AY i (Joornal Special servlce.l Chicago, March 10. The case pf John It. Walsh, proaldent of the defunct Chi cago Nstlonal bank, which-closed Its doors December IS, 1)06, appeared for preliminary hearing in the federal court today. Mr. Walsh will be tried on charges of violating the national bank ing laws In making false returns to the controller of the currency and of con verting to his own uss without proper suthorlty, funds of the bank amounting to $1,000,000. Walsh secured a contin uance of the criminal case against him until March 1. Leaving the federal building he waa 'guarded by private de tectives and sought to avoid newspsper Interviewers- and ' photographers and fought with the writers , In a struggle extending from the corridor to bis car riage, where attendanta got him aafsly ... : - .. '"'. ... 1 1 t win .Atw nui oT j-Maq wontn . au .r Selling Milk Must Hava I . CSrtificaias " "J : HI ARE MUCH CLEANER ' THAN A YEAR AGO Little Adulteration In Pood Products ally Full Weight One Sample ol . Chocolate Contained Wheat Starch. "Beglnnlng with April 1; alf owners of oows selling milk in the city of Portland who have not certificates of Inspsctlon for their dairies or have-not filed ap plication for inspection will be liable te prosecution. - The law requiring tho in spection of dairies will be promptly and vigorously enforced," says J. W. BeUey, state dairy and food commissioner in his February report. 1 -Since tha flrat of the' year Mr. Bailey has been paying special attention to the olty's milk supply. Commenting fur ther the report says: i - ."commissioner Bailey .-- Inspected -If dairies and granted I certificates of Inspection. The cleanliness Of the dai ries is much Improved over that of last, year."-' .',.-.-.;' . As regards other work- done by his efflos, Mr, Bailey's report contains the following Information; . - . tryeryJlttle adulteration wag found In tha food products examined, and con sequently but little violation of the law bad to be rectified. - "Considerable amount ' of - attention was given to weighing the different brands of butter now on the market la the Willamette . valley. Only one in- stance 6 short vgjght butter was fonnd. snd was the' reaulT of careleesness "in thS" creamery. fin th. wVaI tti Itiitte te wrapped wss found to be full weight and properly marked. "Several bakeries- were visited and the kind of Jellies being used were In vestigated. Nearly all were found to be using pure fruit Jelly. Every bakery using compound Jellies without a -conspicuous sign in bis place of business so stating will be prosecuted.-' - "The- chemist of the commission an alysed it samples . of food - products. There were only elx of this number which. were, found to be adulterated, four samples being milk, one butter and one "chocolate. Durlng-therTnonthr-the various brands of chocolate on the mar ket were tested for the first tlne. A little wheat starch was ftfundln.. one Sample. The grade of chocolate now being sold Is good and less adulteration was found than had bsen anticipated. - "A sample of butter different from anything we have ever found came to our notice. - It had a very nAA smt pnwe flavor. Upon examination It waa found to contain substances foreign to pure butter; namely alum and saltpetre, and wae condemned. . . . . ere, was one pro cntloa foe The crime of selling adulterated Jellies not properly labeled and a ISO fine was im posed." . EZRA MEEKER PITCHES HIS TENT AT DALLES . Expecta-rlizenrlOTiglchTnxtl to Keep Monuments in '':'. Good Repair. ' ; (Special Dispatch te The losraal.) The . Dalles. Or., - March 10. Ex re Meeker arrived In thla city on the boat last evening at 7:10 o'clock, struck his tent near the new city park . and has been visited by several eltlsene -today. He has a yoke of oxen and an old time wagon, a counterpart of those used In the fifties, and en the canvas cover Is a map of Jhs northwest with one of "Old Oregon" in darker outlines. Mr. Meeker crossed the plains in 1861, and arrived In The Dalles the last week in September of that year. With htm and others of the first emigrants the Oregon trail ended here, and they took the river for the Willamette river towne, and later the emigrants followed- the Barlow road over the Cascades. In an Interview with 'him thla morn ing be says he is not starting on the trip almply for show or exhibition, but desires that the old Oregon route shall be definitely marked by monuments. Hs will purchase a team of cows, which he will uss with his oxen, and will employ two men to attend the cattle and camp ing places, and will place monuments te designate the principal camping places, crossings of strsams, eta He expects cittsens living In the vicinity of these will make the monuments permanent and lasting.. FAVORABLE REPORT ON LIABILITY BILL ; tJoeraal Special Service.) Washington, , Maroh 10. Ths bouse committee on Judiciary today agreed to report favorably upon "the-employers' liability bill, supported by labor organ isations, making common carriers re sponsible for the' death" or damage of any employe that would result from any negligence of any other employe or any defect in ths property operated. OoDlne ta Bmt (Joeraal Special Service.) San Francisco, March 10. Judge Bur. nett today sentenced Attorney George D. Collins to serve 14 years In San Quentln fill pojury eemmUtcd previous to hi sensat fohal-ril gh t td" - Brtttslt -Columbia to-escspe-atton-on bigamy, charge. Lmims .aupeal will be heard MareU tXir76?i3 Weata Saetioa Preages.' - D. .W. Ross, general purchsslng agent for the government at Washington, has sent , to the Portland chamber of com merce Invitations Tor sesled proposals for two sea going suction dredges, for use In Panama canal construction work. '. Actor Jsdwart Morgaai Dead. (Jflernal Special Bervtre.) New York, March 10. Edward Mor gan, an actor, who played- John Storm la "The Christian," wss found dead this morning In the Belleclaire hotel of heart CIS Taw Oooe enf Ourry. (Special Dlepatch te the Jonraal.l Salem, Or., March 10. Edward Rack lsff of Langlola, Republican filed hie petition asking to be nominated for Joint representative for Coos and Curry MuiUXaa. aad taka tha aladaa Ma J, , 7 r - - . " K x C . j ' , " , . e I' ' t, Vi -vV 1 " - ef 'The Bacchante, One of Uie Many Art.ObjectsHnjhe Jome of the " Chariea T. Verkes. "This Is Macmonka Masterpiece, Which Was Re- jected by the Boston Public Library. , J" v WILtAnETTE VALLEY COMPAriYJS M-GOIIIGHEADIIIHORIt Will Resume Building From 8alem Noonday Despite the Council Committee's Recommendation That United Railways . Be Given Front Street Franchise. ' Construction of the Willamette Yal ta Portland Is to be resumed next Mon day morning and it will ba pushed with all possible rigor, : according , te the oompany's representatives Despite the preference given to tha United Railways by the recommendation of the council committee yesterday afternoon, fhe dare that they will go ahead and com plete their road at the earliest date pos sible. . . y mo promisea to ouiia our roaa ana We shall keep our promise," said W. S. Barstow of the Willamette Valley Trac tion company this afternoon. "We shall LOCAL BIDS MAY BE LOWEST ' Albert Brothers and Kerr, Cifford A Co. May Get Manila' "7'-' : r Contract. . HAY AND OATS FOR USE OF THE ARMY Proposals Received Today ' Also In Seattle, but It Is Believed That Portland Firm Will Get the Busi ness on Its Terms.- . Bids AP . furnish .t,? tons of baled hay- and 1,800 - tons - of cats for- ship ment to the army at Manila were opened this morning In the office of Major Alfred M. Palmer, local - disbursing Quartermastsr. - Proposals were - re ceived from but two firms Albers Bros.' Milling company and Kerr. Cif ford It Co. , Their prices are regarded as low and It is believed that Portlsnd MIL gtt "lllS UuHliieis. rimiunals for furnishing the for ge were "alio opened J t-Srattle ahejsa me hour. of Willamette valley timothy hay at 1 JS a ton" and-S,70e-tonr-nf eastern Oregon and Washington timothy hay at i.iAlonln .the .pecineatlonsthe firm says the hay will be the beet ob tainable . at this season, containing three fourths timothy and one fourth clover and other grassss, doubls com pressed to- a density of ! cubic feet to a ton. The company offers to deliver 1.000 tons of the fodder within 10 days after the date of the acceptance of the contract and ths balance at tha rate of 1,000 tons svery It days until the entire shipment has been supplied. . The same firm agrees to furnish 100 tons of Oregon oats at 111.10 a ton. 1,000 tons of saatsm oats at lit a ton and 1,100 tons, of the same kind at tlO.SO for every S.OOO pounds, or l.loo tons of ' eastern oata at ll.t a ton aboard cars at Minneapolis. It Is prom ised that the delivery of all hay and if tha eedae aa Mlnaasnnlla is not. r 't Late I put on a gang of men at the Salem end work on the trestle and fills. Ws have ordered a conatruotlon engine and thou sands of ties and no time will be lost In pushing the construction of tbs road. "Another gang of men will probably be put to work on this side of the river. st ths point where we expect to cross ths river, and both gangs will work this t say ..whether lhaordlnance for our company as revised by ths coun cil committee will be satisfactory, for I have not seen it yet. But we are con fident that the people will Insist that we get a square deal, and therefore we are going ahead with. the building ot our road." FRAZER SAVES MARQUAM , BY RESTRAINING ORDER e Following application or Oen- e era! Manager Helllg of the Mar- 4 quam Grand theatre. Judge A Praser this afternoon lesued a temporary restraining order pro- hlbltlng ths chief of' police or d any ctty official dosing ths doors 4 of th Marquam theatre In pur- e suance to ths orders of the executive board. The restraining a order was on a eomplalnt asking d for an Injunction against the a city. No time has been set ae S yet for the hearing on the case, w Chief Orttsmacher hss not at- tempted to serve the closing a- order and now he can not do so 41 until ths matter la tried out la the court. .. , e . - ' ' " :' accepted, will be made within reach ef a ship s tackle at (Portland. - , -KBrr. OlffonT at Co. only submitted -a proposal for furnishing the oats part of the contract. The nrm agreed to rumisn 1,000 tons of oats ar SSI a ton dsltvered at Taooma, Washington, before March SO. or at SS1.S0 If delivered at Mont gomery dock No.- S at Portland. The company slso promised to supply a shipment of S.S00 tons of oata at SSI a ton, the earns conditions to apply as In case of the smaller quantity named. A clauss in the bid reads: "Should the government be unable to arrajige suitable freight . rates from Fsrtlend Iffi M aalla.th then, we.i.yiu' ftg'-fir to deliver, the lot at .Tacoma. due notice Q glwi m 1i e!1 kr fa 1 "Tt'111 be liiillued tint tliey sen furnish- tha forage at a lower rate if de livery la made Hoot Portland -,. fO PROBE CHARGE THAT"" t POLICEMAN KISSED GIRL , An investigation was begun thla morning by the police Into the charges that Patrolman Eberman Insulted TUlle Schmidt, a 17-year-old Oresham girl, at East Morrison- street and Union avenue. The girl lives with James S. Polhsmus, II East Pine street, and wae waiting for a car when the patrolman 1st said to have offered to escort her home. It Is charged that John Bets, SS East Ninth street, heard the girl's screams, and In vestigated. T. I Sllvsy and wife. East Tenth and East Pine streets, said today that the ha4 head the aereama. Half Poicn Aro Ajs,uagdjBLB.&iL ing Havoo In His . House ' With Him Away. OVERTURNED STOVE, ' : SMASHED. WINDOWS Besides, 'They Smashed the Stove.. Iperllurlcd Sections of It Aboot,- ater in Chinajrian'e snd Kaised General Ned." .'' Half a dosen little girls, none being more than 10 years of age. are said' to form an organised gang of mleoVilef makers responsible for many acts of ' vandalism fn the vlctnlty; of-- Mount Tabor. Complaint Of -their, operations' wae made - yesterday to the - police. Though the district whsrs the .most of . ths mischief has been perpetrated lies ' Just outslds the boundary line of the city." Chief Orttsmacher has concluded ' to undertake the problem. . .. '-. ... ' Written complaint was made by Albert Toiler, who with William Patterson was called on by Ah Chung, an Inoffensive old Chinaman, to- investigate the eondi- -tlon of hla premises after a visit paid hla house during hla absence In the Breaking a window In the house of ths old Chinaman, about I o'clock Tues day afternoon, the girls are said to bavs clambered Inside and pried a lock off the -door. -Then - they - began -the - work 1 of demolition, which left- the Interior rooking aa -if -a ..cyclone .hs4swept through It. They' up-turned a stove, " smashed the, sections -of tha stovepipe , and hurled them about the room, poured water lntohFled. threw a bog "of nails out of the window, scattered pro- .1.1.. r, h flnnr hrrvke n Iron griddle and "defaced -other - property. When Ah Phuna- returned home he In formed Tosler of what had happened, -- 1 In compap y with Pat terson an Invest! j ration wss mads by Tester. He asserts that the footprints in the soft soli uni der tha window show plainly that the gang of little girls did the deed. Chung ' told 4hem that he had been treated- in I this way by ths girls twice previously. Tosler Informed the police thst the letter box belonging to hla, mother, st Euclid and Hawthorne avenues, wss once torn - down ..in. the night and . -at . Ister he saw the girls throwing stones ' at It. -.Two boys sre reported to hunt In ths vicinity with a .tl-callber rifle every Sunday and kill eong blrds - v Chief OrlUmaeher instsnetsd 'the patrolman .oir 1 the gunny side ..beat to . make an occasional trip across - the Hawthorne line and keep a lookout for -the offenders;' also to give the reservoir at Mount Tabor as much protection ss possible. . Any of the girls detected In mischievous- work will be haled' before v ' I the Juvenile uuuit. OVERCOME BY GAS, - - LOSES LIFE IN SEWER '"'fjfesieal' BseetaV-gewteeA-' 1 wib Saa- Francisco, March 10,Mlchael Haley, while repairing a blind aawer at JTolsom and Seventh streets at noon today was overcome by sewer gas and lost his life. In attempting to rescue Haley, J. J. Crooks, for whom-Haley was working: .and . Prank Vivian, a . plumber, were also overcome, but reeus- cltated at a hospital. GUGGENHEIM TO BUY v ITAHrCOPPEBrMINEJ Salt Lake, Utah, March 10. Daniel Guggenheim, president of the American Smelting St Refining company, and a party of capitalists are here to meet John Hays Hammond and other expert mining engineers to perfect what Is said tn he the largeit : jopiyr deal In the hls- tory of Utah and Nevada, Involving a number of propertlea. . - O. W. 9. Crete Bedsioa. Presiding Judge Fraier this morning decided that the Oregon Water Power Railway company had the right to offer to give a private crossing to tha former owner of land that may have been se cured from him through condemnation proceedings. The company has eued ' Henry A Palmer for a right of wsy aoross his farm and has stated that It will build a crossing on the land for ths former owner's uss. Palmer objected to thla action. " . ' ' . Urs.1 Anita CarroII-MacTsvtsh-Eldef, just: divorced in Minneapolis, Ed ward L. Quarles, son of Senator Quarles, being named ss corespond at. - .::.:,'., ' r III , t. , -w.'s eI 1 v l ' I V A