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Newspaper Page TextA Journal Circulation' G OOP EVE Uf IT G .... . 1 , '- THE WEATHER. . . S' 1 Fair tonight and probably "Wednee- , 253k, Yesterday Was ' y; " light f roar-tonight; -westerly winds. . ' . -H.' . - ; PORTLAND, OREGON." TUESDAY EVENING, ) MARCH 27, 1906. FOURTEEN PAGES. V ? PRICE TWO CENJS. ftJAPc'SS VOL. V. NO. 18. KERS GH BIB STRIKE IS The Columbia Theatre, Formerly the Belasco. New Home of the Klaw 'J 4 ErlingertAttractiong in' Portland, ! JtaManageTjCalyln S. 7 Heilig. 'The Theatre iMo Open Aprij 8, Under a New Name. : - -. . , ,- ,,' , . 7.7 " " - . .. i .j ? ''-' f v. -V ' iV-'..''' . .'r , ':''" '" . !'"' .V''; ' 'i liiiiiiiSi PLANT :,: , XK ' I'.-'tf1;.' 1 ! Union Meat Company Officers, While Refusing to Confirm 1 Story, No Longer Deny v; . rr: Report of Sale." TO BE USED WHILE. . ' ?7 BUILDING NEW ONE J Keport la That Actual Tranafer of Lrr Property Will Take Place in Thirty Daye May's Majority Stock Said ; to Have Been Secured by. Tru it Deal Closed by Telegraph. ; ( ;-- : That the nittm mtit trust "is pre--parlng'.to wipe out' all competition In .the Oregon. vountryia -Indicated - bya report from Bat-r Francisco that Hwlft Company have concluded or are about to -dose a daal. for ths -purchase of the Union Meat company of Portland. Man ager John O'Bhea and Treasurer Krnan uel May of the local corporation do not deny that the report': Is true;-neither will they positively admit Hi they could be Induced to make only evasive replies to direct questions ' regarding the ru ' mored deal. Their, evasion of the real question and the Incidents that have occurred lately - seem to-lend color to the report. :,'r-- - Mr. O'Bhea admits that some of the members of the t'nlon Meat company recently were in Ba Kranciioo. Tele graphic communication between officer of the local concern and Ban Francisco representatives of the eastern trust last Saturday night Is supposed--to he ve brought about a consummation 'of the deal. - - - ::' . ' In the latter pert of the fall last year "Lewis "F.Swirt came to Portland from Chicago, and at that time made a thorough-examination of the Union Meat company's plant -Then it was rumored that, the' Swift people were negotiating for the purehaj -of the , compuy'l holdings. ' No ' agreement could be h. K w-.. (k. p. tat rA t h .Or. "gon company, however, an negotiations i cessed for time. . , ,: -.; "Went to Baa mtaotaee. ! ' ' 1 tin Swift was here again en the 17th of the 'month and announced his com pany intention to put In a 1106,000, packinf plant on the peninsula near Bt ' Johns. He left here for toan Francisoo. .While there he Is believed to have pieced the matter of reopening negotia tions In the hand of representatives of the trust Manager O'Shea . admitted . this morning that representative of the - Union Meat company had been In Ban Francisco recently' and - had returned within the past few days. " . "But," he added, "of course you know we-buy lota of meat In "Ban Francisco and ..representatives ofthe company trvl all over the coast, as far as that "Is concerned." . "Didn't-thelr presence In San Fran- clsco atlhat time have some conneo- - lion wim in saie i your Mut w u i Swiff people?" was aaked. . ."Well," replied Mr. O'Bhea, "I have Upotbmg to aay about that You under stand that I am not -talking -on that ubJeot." ' ' r. , "Information comes from a pretty re liable source tnat a deal for the purchase of your plant has been closed," Mr. t U'8hea -was told l , .. "Whan did it come from." he saked. j-i When toldJrpm 8an Francisco, he re marked: , . - ' "Well,' as I -said, I hare nothing to say to you on the matter." Mrt O'Bhea. wouldn't deny.that the re port was true and Mr. May. treasurer of the company, would neither deny nor confirm It -rthiam.. As an additional Indication that the report Is based upon facta, it haa been learned that the Union. Meat company la collecting all its bills snd requesting Its oldest snd best customers to settle at once.. This is something that the company has never been known to do ." before and token in connection with the mother incidents mentioned It Is eonsid ' ered significant. , It Is understood that as soon s the complete trsnsfer takes place, the Troutdale' plant of - the local company ; jwlll be closed. Treasurer Way of the - company . was . In Troutdale this morn- Ing. As to what hi presence there sig nified no . information. . could be . se cured. ' ' '" "' Information from- Ban Francisco Is to ' the effect that a Mr. Good la to take ' charge 6f the local concern when It is , turned over, to the Swift, people. When asked this morning what Mr. Oood was coming for, "Mr. O'Bhea didn't deny that I he knew the California man was com- lng. 'Neithe WQuld he say he. didn't 5 know what his trip wss for. Ths only , answer he 'could be Induced to make to the .question wasJ . .... . "How do I know what he Is coming ' here fori" (Continued on Page-Three.). PREACHER OPENS AND BILLIARD 4Joaraal Special aerrlee.) . . Chicago. March 7. While one Chica go minister Is establishing billiard room and dar.ee halls to keep young member from straying, another an n ounce matrimonial parlor. Rev. John 8, Thompson, In announcing the plan at a soclsl gathering, aald: . "This will he an excellent chance for young men to find 'ul table wives and young women to select husbands, hand some and devoted. What better place could be found to rhnnse a life partner than In. the shadow of the church T I believe - la marriage and the church Coal Miners' arid Operators Fail to Reach Any Agreement in' - Joint Conference' in J- '- Indianapolis. ' INCREASE IN WAGES REFUSED BY 0WNEBS Four ' Hundred Thousand Men in -Bituminous Fielda Will Lay-Down Toole and ; Walk . Out Saturday Night, When " Preaent Agreement . Expiree. " ' (Joaratl Special Ssrvlee.) ' Indianapolis. March 17. By the action of the minera and operator today the greatest strike In history seems assured. The operators positively refuse to grant the miners any increase ever prevailing wages. The Joint scale committee this morning, after, the operators had re jected the final proposal of the miners for art increase of .1 per cent in wages, voted a disagreement and decided to call a Joint conference for I o'clock thia afternoon, when, the committee .will make its report It Is estimated that 400,000 miners in the bituminous coal fields of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania are af fected by the derision, and this number will probably strike, at midnight Satur day, when' Vie existing contracts expire. - Negotlatlonafor a peaceful settlement have , been .' In progress since last au tumrL. A dlaagreement was reached In February,! but. another conference was called at the ; Instance . of . President Roosevelt.' at. whloh- the miners' union, through President Mitchell, reduced its original, demands for 12.S per' cent In crease in wages and rules regulating tha employment of .breaker boys tc the Increase demanded today, which in effect Is a restoration of the scale paid in 101, when on account of a falling off in business the miners voluntarily voted to accept a decrease, in wages,.? ne prep- There is great dissension In the ranke of the operators, the larger operators favoring granting the demands of the miners, ths small Independent operators opposing any increase end favoring the forcing of a finish fight with ths object of destroying the union, and as the unit rule prevails in the convention the large operators were outvoted. - The miners under no circumstances will allow one district to sign an- ad vance scale demanded unless it Is paid In all four states of the central compet itive field. - The Pittsburg operators, headed by Robblns. are anxloua to grant the workmen's demands. Reports from the ml nee show that the operators are preparing to get on a strike basis by withdrawing credit from miners at company atores, pressing col lections and threatening eviction. . 8,000 TEXANS CHEER SARAH . IH CIRCUS TENT L. sisb easasssass-eB Actress : Plays Camille to the "Greatest Audience Since the J-Daya, of. Rome. (Jonual Rpeelsl Serrlce.) Dallas, Tex.. March 17. Bernhardt ha done It Last night she played "Camille" In a tent and conquered the Texans. When the velvet curtain, of the tent etaga.i weptj together for the laat time Barah whs the Bapplest womao.l.n the world. ' She made -a speech and told her subjects all about her great Joy.- She blew kisses to the men In response to their pledges of loving fealty and she wept'wlth the women, of Texas. It waa a great night for Madame Barah and for Texas. For ons thing, the audi ence was the largest before which- a drama has been enacted here since the days of ancient Rome. It was a gather ing that numbered 1,000 souls, double the number that can be- crowded into the largest of theatres. Every dreee suit to be found within 300 miles of Dallas was Inside the tent snd the display of decol lete gowns was a - matter to be cele brated In verse. The bog office receipt were 111,000. - ' i .............. . STEAMER KR00NLAND : DELAYED BY STORMS ' r- " (Jonrnit-llpsplar- fterrlre.r London. March J7. The Red Star liner Kroonland, New Tork to Antwerp, via Dover, which should hsvs arrived at Dover: Monday morning, has not been signaled and I believed to be delayed by terrific storms. DANCE HALLS ROOMS FOR MEN .iV. should afford ' opportunities for young people to become acquainted.- Tf the churches do not the saloons and dance halls will." Rev. R. A. White, In defense of his billiard room and dsnce hall, aald: - "If the church frowns on these amusements, ws must not be surprised to see ths young people go elsewhere for them. Every church In' Chicago should have billiard rooms and dsnce halls. I also favor municipally ' con ducted dance halls, which could be con nected with public ' schools. These things ere here to stay and it would be better te conduct them eureelvea." : - '" ,W.-,. iHpJ SrV h 1 -l'-:.i. : 'fc'i iP 11 f i - .,'1 .. ' ' m , U""U-' -'"'ft- J .;.r,)iij. ;fv' r i in. n ' cM:''T ' ' I r 1 " ' " ; . -1 , ."o :, , , " h -LJ ' r A'' Hjl.:tiv.M. -""-Isn'--'-ni IARQUAI READY TO REVOLT Peasants Preparing to 'Take Up Arms to Prevent Desecration . of Cathedrals. . POPULACE INFURIATED - ; AT CHURCH INVENTORIES Priests Counsel Submission but De vout Catholics ".Refuse - to . Accept Advice of Their 1. Spiritual. Lead ers.- - i ;itu i I (Journsl Spsrlsl Serrlrs.) Nantes. France. . March 7. AllBrlt tany is on tha verge of rebellion. This action has srinm over the government Inforclng with extraordinary and unnee-esary-vlgor-th ehweoh and.ata.ta sepa-. ration law, especially as regards Inven torying . ecclesiastical property which has aroused the devoted Bretons to the verge of frensy. They are resolved that the churchea of Brittany shall not be submitted to desecration and the tri umph of the bishop of .Nantes over the fat commissioner has encouraged them in opposition to the operation of the Combes decree., . If it is necessary It is said the Bre tons will take up arms In defenss of their churches.. The priests are ener getically discouraging thia rebellious at titude of the Bretons, pointing out that Inasmuch a - they are In the probable minority, so far aa can be Judged from the acts of the chamber of deputies. It (Continued . on . Page Two) : , -t - ; ; ' 1 ' ..-.-" '., 1 ' 11 .. : 1 1 BRITTANY PITTOCK'S.GAIN-F-ROMrlUB.LLC " "The plutocratic ' owners of Castle Rock, aays one of them, must be paid $100,000 to quit their designs of de stroying - it The owners propose to "hold up' the puhllo for that sum If the rock Is to be saved. - Now the people outside. Portland can see how the plu tocrats do In Portland when they get their flippers In. . They secured Castle Rock for next to nothing, and now want a fortune for It Almost as greedy as their sale of the streets of Portland for 14,000.000, and . of the streetcars and tracks for I J, 000 .000 to Philadelphia capitalists." ' '.! -. . 'The above paragraph from the edi torial page of the Oregonian appear to have been written with a pen dipped in venom, prompted by a heart Inspired by hate and given birth by a brain ateeped In unfairness snd blind to Its own shortcoming. Caatl Rock waa aold by the government to an individual, who failed to pay the taxes levied upon the property hy the territory and state of Washington. It was eventually ""sold for taxes" to an ' Individual, and : It passed as other landed property passe '' ")'"wrlifiV'V'" -'mi -' "rf i' ' I CURTAIN RINGS DOWN Oldest, Theatre on Coast Hous ..." ing Syndicate Attractions Will Close Forever. WORLD'S GREATEST i .,1 J.,? . HAVE SHOWN IN IT Portland People'- Have ; Spent Two Million Dollars to Attend Attrac- tiona "TatTTheatre-BlancheTJatee Made Her Debut Under. Its Roof. Next Saturday ( night the . curtain at the Marquam Grand theatre will fall just as It has fallen for the past II years,' the, crowds ;wlll throng 'through the doors to the sidewalk, as they have alwaya done; the -light will be turned -out aa usual, and tha oldest-big playhouse on the Paclfio eoaat will bo "dark" forever. " V ' On Sunday night. ' April I, ths Klaw at Krlanger attractions will open at the Columbia theatre, to which Manager Hellig will move" Immediately after leaving the old theatre. The tranafer will be complete. Manager Hellig hav ing secured a five-year .lea on the Washington street- hoo whtohwwlU.be the home of the eyndlcate attraction. - The control of the house and attrac tions therein will rest exclusively with Mr. Hellig. The name of Philip Oe vurts haa been associated with theat rical matters recently; but It Is an nounced .that Mr. Oevurts 1 only tak ing an active part In financing a new theatre to be built at West Park and Alder streets within the next two year. Business men declare-that the removal of the syndicate's attractions will have a tendency to-divert much commerce and business towsrd the location of the city s lesdlng playhouse. , The Marquam theatre waa opened February 10,' lt0. Its .construction (Continued on Page Four.) from that Individual to other Individ uals. And now the Oregonian, of all papers, has the nerve to say in "blind passion" and with malice aforethought that THET SHCURKD CASTLE ROOK FOR NEXT TO NOTHING AND NOW WANT A FORTUNE FOR IT; AL MOST AS GRKEDY AS THEHTTTALK OF THE STREETS OF PORTLAND FOR 14,000,000 AND OF TUB STREET CARS AND TRACKS FOR 12,000.000 TO PHILADELPHIA CAPITALISTS." Paaatng over the wild exaggeration of the above statement and overlooking the venom and anarchy of It, allow The Journal to Tito - an Instance of like "greed" on the part Of the chief owner snd the msln director of tha Oregonian. There Is a block of land, owned by H. Ly Plttock. proprietor of the Ore gonian.. bounded - by Washington, West Park, Tenth and Stark streets, which was-"secured' for next to nothing," not since Improved . In any way, held for profit, for which Its owner haa refused 1350,000, and hi "greed" calls for more, as he "WANTS A FORTUNE - FOR IT." . -r - "- Is - net the "unearned increment" of k-" ' - -1 " t it TO OFFER ISLANDS TO JAPAI1ESE Wright Empowered - to Consider - Proposals for Sale of the ': Philippines. RULE OF AMERICANS r - UNPOPULAR IN EAST PeoplepfJieitherJheUnited . States - Nor the Archipelago Satisfied With Conditions Taft Misled the Presi- dentr" ' . ' ' , ' . -IJosraal Ssecial tarries.) Wsshlngton. Maroh 17. Although Secretary Taft of the war department saw fit recently to deny the report that Japan had made certain overtures fo the United States for the acquisition crtTir"rhllpplneacorroporattve evl denca la at hand that the Japanese 1tOT4 eminent has been desirous of opening negotiations to that end and when For mer Oovernor Wright of the Philippines goes to Japan as the first ; American ambassador to that country he will be emnowered by the government to enter Into a further consideration of the prop osition. - In fact Il ls said on what ought to be unimpeachable authority that the ae lection of Governor Wrlght to represent the Roosevelt administration at the Jap anese emperor's court Is .clearly caused by the situation. - President Roosevelt according to report desired to dispose of (Continued on Page Two.) this particular block the aame kind of wealth that i a contained In the owner- ship of Castle Bock, and Is It not the same kind of wealth that la represented by the term "streetcar franchises,' which some people are accused of "stealing," and If the Oregonian, moral and mighty as It pretends to be, is ear nestly in the business of bringing to taw men who are engaged in such traf ficking, why does It not Include In Its castigatlon Its own proprietor, Mr. Plttock? - - '- -' .. . The fact of the matter In, , the most charitable View , one fn take of the whole dirty newspaper war against In dividuals which Is being waged by the Oregonian, If that the cabal of men who are conducting It have .allowed, their blindness snd Ignorsnce es well as their personal spleen to lead them .In wa ters that are more dangerous to the In terest of the Oregonlsn'e owner than those of any one else, end he la such a sleepy and, mentally ineetlve Individual (hat he has not aa yet awakened to the faet that his aseee are buey digging a pit for him as, well as for others of his kind. ' as. JACKSON, . Warrant Isr Issued by Police Mag istrate in Connection With ; : Insurance Campaign .. , ' Contributions. JEROME PLANS TO". -f : TEST THE. STATUTES Magnate Will Apply for a Writ' of Habeaa Corpus," the District. Attor ney Will T Submit -the jgctg- and Ask for a Speedy Dedaion Other Proeecutione Will Follow. " fjearail. Special Berries.)' , i New Tork. March 17. -The first def inite move in the long expected pros4 cutlon of life Insurance . officials for making campaign contribution - from the '. S unda of- .nhe-,-tnUTnce companies waa taken todsyjvhen Magistrate Moas of7 the police cburirefTe a conference with -District -Attorney Jerome. Issued a warrant for Oeorgs W. Perkins, for mer vice-president . of the New . Tork Life Insurance company and partner of I, Plerpont Morgan. . Recently when before Judge O'Sulll van, the . district attorney said that ho might aak warrants for the arrest of Cornelius .Bliss,-chairman of the na tional . Republican - central committee; George B. Cortelyou. postmaater-gen eral and chairman of the national Re publican committee, and George W. Per kins, former vice-president of the New Tork Life Insuranc company, who were responsible for the payment of policy holders' funds. Jerome went direct from the police court to his ' private-office,' where he communicated be teleohona with - Per- Vina. As a result Psrkins 1s expected to appear before the magistrate promptly to surrender himself by bondsmen. -This Is apparantly-rJerome'e answer to . Judge - O'Sulllvan. . who urged . that the grand Jury should bring Indictments after a thorough Investigation of all ths evidence and that It should not per mit the district attorney, to take the Insurance eases away from It. The. warrant waa sworn to by Vice President D. P. Klngsley of the New Tork Life Ineuranee- company. - : It la Jerome's plan to- test the law, sftd If the prosecution of Perkins Is suc cessful, other prosecutions will follow. Perkins will apply for a writ of habeas corpus. Jerome will submit the facta and ask for a speedy decision. CROVDS FLOCK TO ASYLUM FOR INEBRIATES Home for the Cure of Drunkards Proves Very Popular With Iowa Prohibitionists. " (lonraat DsciI Service.) ' ""' Dee Molnea, Jowa, JJarch 17. -So pop ular haa the state Inebriate hospital, that opened only a few weeke ago, be come, that It 1 already full to ever- flowing and the board of control' has ordered that no more candldatea for the "Jag cure" shall be received until va cancies occur. In consequence there has gone up from every village and hamlet a wild cry of anguish, for the Inebriety law has been a delight to Iowa drunkards. Reasoning that It Is Just ss cheap to euro a man of the drink habit as to keep him In Jail, the leglalatora pro vide a-hep!tLaa last as drunkards applied they were hurried to the hatha provided with new clothing and as signed to pleasant work. When they felt cured they were discharged. The present overcrowding Is due to the return of most of the former In mates, who have come back to, be cured again. All declare they -will stand by the grand old commonwealth to the end, and so long as she cures them they will wrestle with the demon rum. VESSEL FOUNDERS IN : : GALE OFF PORTUGAL " " (Journal SoerM Rerrlr.) ' " Lisbon, March 17. A vesael believed to be en English packet aank In a terri ble storm laat night and all on board -ware lost . ,-. j " , , ' ; ' .i . Archbishop Ireland to Borne. - - (Jnarnal "peels I Service.) -U. Rome, March 17. -Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, Minnesota, arrived today and aaked for a private audience with the pope. J. W. GATES OFFERS TO TOSS A PENNY FOR . $40,000 -POT. (Joeraal Special Serrlce.T Birmingham, Ala.. March 17. John W. Gates Is In town and the- lid has been thrown away. He is here to buy a few coal and Iron aninea. Tha Ala bama club,. thinking to make it pleasant for him, scraped up a pool of 140,000 and sent a committee to notify Gates that a fund waa available for any game he chose to play- from poker to tldrtle dewlnks, and that- there was no limit. "How much did you say the gentle men hadT" asked Gates of . the committee. Woman Accused of Being Author of Stoclcton Trunk Murder ' Mystery ".Maintains Her - ' Calm Demeanor. LOOKING FOR POISON -- IN STOMACH OF VICTIM Inquest Delayed Until Analysis la - Completed Cause of Death Not JlfetPrtermined--MayHaTeBeen Carbolic Acid or Blow Ov.er Head .Fxonj jnuntInetment. (Joeraal B peels 1 8errtea.f ' Stockton, Cel., March 17. Mrs. Emma Ledoux, held for the murder of AN -bert N. McVlcar, whose body wae found In trunk In the Southern Paclfio baggage-room- here Saturday-night, -spent her first night In custody In the worn- en's ward at the Stockton Jail and slept lata. . Bh4 . main taina a calm demeanor and was heard laughing - and. . talking with the matron. She ate lightly and shows no signs of breaking down. She has secured no attorney and the .dis trict attorney will permit no Inter yiewa. . ... '. '' " An analysis of the victim's stomach la being made et San Francisoo.--The Inquest will be delayed until the report ". la in. " , - Tha authorities are convinced that the Ledoux woman murdered McVlcar alone. She claims that "Joe- Miller" killed Me yiear by poison, but the police believe that Wilier la a mythical personsge and -that the woman alone Is responsible. , . The woman after her arrest produced a . bottle of .carbolic -add and also a knife, .which shs said belonged to Mtt- ler, who she stated got all the money After McVlcar was dead she admits that she bought the trunk and put the -body Jn t : ... ;,.... ' Mrs. Ledoux's maiden name wae Em- ' ma Head. . Several yeara ago a he mar rled a man named Barrett and, after aeparatlng from him, married a man . named Williams, who died mysteriously. She Is said to have collected a heavy insurance policy on him. Bhe 1e then '. said to have married Ledoux. a French man, residing et Jackson. ' . ' Quarreled Tiolently. Tangible bite of occurrences Immedi ately preceding McVlcar death ara be Ing gathered. It Is learned that Mo Vlcar and the woman engaged In a vio lent quarrel, presumably over Mo Vlcar'e loss of the Insurance money col- ' - f. 1 1 lected by Mrs. Ledoux orr-tm oeatn or I her first husband, William Wllllama, I w -a a Ian mmtA t. k.M . 1 1 Ca fT-M ! A J ' I over tha manner In which MCVlcar dis posed of the life insurance he Is sup posed to have carried. While the dlatrlct attorney continues to stoutly declare that he bellevee the woman committed the murder single handed, and that there la absolutely no evidence of a man In the case, many are Inclined to the belief that thia la mere ly a eteer to shield, the -Operations of officiate said to be searching for a mys terious man. ' Mow Bid KoTlear Diet -.Much now depends upon the investi gation into the manner McVlcar came , to hie death. It is an absolute certain ty, say some physicians, that McVlcar' a stomach was empty when the autopsy was performed, and that blows on the head by a blunt Instrument, like a sand bag, ended the man e life. These state ments are radically at variance with the 'woman's-own -statement, and the belief conveyed by the coroner" de cision te have the etomaoh analysed. If McVlcar" was given carbolic acid traces of the poison could easily have Keen found. If not In the stomach, then on the tongue or lips. If he had been t beaten te. death,, the-natural part-to- -ex--"- amine would have been the brain. A Failure to find tracee of carbolic aNd, which ' in itself nails Mrs. Ledohx'e story as a He, end the failure to ex amine the brain, leads to the conclusion that the phyatclana believe that a mors aubtle Instrument of death than either carbolic acid or a aandbag waa used.' The finding of a bottle of laudanum In airs. Ledoux's satohel suggests that It was the agent of death, but the au topsy physicians' unqualified assertion that the stomach was empty and there were 1 no traotea of polaon visible does not at thia time give the laudanum theory, much support, although that theory Is the most reasonable.- . The curious continue to- throng the morgue, but the rules have 'tightened and boys and girt are excluded. No ar rangements for the disposition of the body have been made. -- - v 1 AiTlnquest probaWywllf-fce hed; to morrow. Ths authorities are running down details of the women's movements prior to the murder. They have re-, ceived no newe concerning the death of (Continued on Page Three.) "Forty thousand dollars, and there IS so limit." said the committee with some Prx5, weu; If there Is no limit we will toes a penny .for the lo..ip," sal, I Gates, hut -the committee rod hastily away without accepting the offer. . It Is thought, however, that Gates will be eniertsioed by the cluh before he departs, ss there are some clove- . dents of poker In the memtir Is reported thsl G-ite V - I ' In s game st Hot f ;rt I , te Birmingham.