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THE OREGON DAILY t JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY v EVENING, MARCH' 87, itCl
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LI 0 n STER3I S"S Ef J T
mm piiisoii sm
Robert ' Sorlears. ' Colored Poll-
clan and White SIavDejl
; : . er. Gets Twenty Yean.
WHITE CIRLS BEATEN'
TO DEATH IN RESORTS
Wa Once Before Conrlcted of At-r'-.
ggult With Intent to KOI but Re-
. stored t
thcc Acl
t complices M7 Be Tried.
J ' (Jeersal asocial gervlee.r -
New Tork. March X7. Robert Sprig g a.
the negro trafficker la white slaves,
,"- -wag today aentencod. to to T" tmprle
onment at hard labor. ' With the penalty
' ' pronounce on this montttr. in human
' ' form in. the court today another .Chapter
' ends in. the total that baa caused a ahud
. .- dee-to -thousand of .residents of , the
metropolis greate than anything- that
the celebrated Lexow upheaval created.
- Tae-eyldnoe adduoed .at th trial of 4-
flpriggs revealed a etate of affaire that
- -even hardened habltuee ef the criminal
' court could acarcely believe, and much
of the testimony the paper refrained
from publishing. ,
Bprlggi vm e. leading- politician
among the colored element and a friend
of Tammany.. He wm once before con-
rtctsd and served a term in the peniten
tiary for assault with Intent to kill, but
- was later restored to oltlsenshtp by
preiidenrTtoosevair.' at thaimerovtThrutr-warnhrTiamerous -lnaivia-t
emor of- New Tork. - His father before
him was a leader In the oolored political
' arena, and - Sprlgga, when ' i given the
rtgbt to again oast his vote, 'assumed
the reins. -..- ' 1 - - - .
Of a most repulsive face and figure,
he affected flashy1 clothes and Jewelry
and waa- always apparently wellewup-
- plied wi th tneaey.- He waa the pi
tor of several resorts or danoe-ho
and although the places were at varlop
times- raided, Sprtggs defied the deteo
, tlvas svnd -Influence above the police
force were mlways ' able to secure the
perro politician's release
With a gradual change in sentiment
and change of. administration Sprlggs
waa again arrested and the raid made
on his resort within a stone's throw of
the police station revealed the faot that
bis houses were notbmg less than pris
ons where white women were lured and
-when once behind the barred doors and
windows they never left It until death
ended their Bufferings. ,
L Stories , of victims being beaten to
death for attempting to escape' were
'. told at the trial and proven by wlt
- who had been- rescued - by - the
oglaers.
The evidence gathered, it Is said, will
result In the trial of at least two others
on a charge of murder, the- two men
. being .charged with-. beating two--white
gtrla to death because they 'tried to
escape.
IXFillllERSiaOIEIG
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Stockton 1 Under Water Re-
1 aimed - RegionLln-lDanger-
Intane From Fighting Flood.
fJooreal Boeelal Serrka.)
Stockton, Cat, March 27. Hundreds
of - armed guards are . petroling - the
levee In the reclamation dlatrlcta along
the San joaaum river, which Is slowly
rising, but it Is believed the worst Is
over. . The lower San Joaquin river Is
g, but the reclamation district i
- not in danger yet. - -
The Kasson .estate of t.COO acres waa
flooded ihla morning and thousands of
. heads of hogs drowned. Twenty thou-
( sand acres on the west side, near Banta,
are Inundated.' The Molen family Is In
dsnger of drowning. A launch has been
uiit tA rmtwum thm.
. Parte of Stockton are floodedT but the
business section has escaped and the
water la now falling In this city. City
Superintendent of Streets Oscar Wright
went inaan from the strain of fighting
the flood this morning. It Is believed
he will recover. -
STANDARD 01 1 CONTROL r
: - IS PROVEN BY INQUIRY
' " (Jeennl gpeetal Serrlee.) -'
NewTork. March 17. In the ouster
-jroCTjTTni8ughCM3Iis stsuef
"Mlssourf against the Standard OH com
pany for violation of the Sherman anti
trust laws, papers were introduced to
day prpvlng that the Standard Oil com
pany had assumed the' business direc
tion aa well as the ownership of the
stock of the subsidiary company.
Officers of the Standard Oil company
admitted that the- men who composed
the directorships of the various subsi
diary oorapanles had all been connected
at one time or another. with the Stan?
dard Oil company.
CLOSING TESTIMONY
T W THE SM00T CASE
(Jeoreal 8pedai. Berftte.)
Washington, Marob. 17. The Introduce
' tlon ef testimony In the Smoot inquiry
ended today. Joseph Oeoghegan of Salt
'Xake was on the stand and examined
concerning the interests of the Mormon
church In the sugar factories of Utah
and Idaho. He testified that the church
' financed theee Industries in their In--fancy,
but -neither the church nor Mor
mon Individuals control the stock. It
-wse then shown that In two of the big
gest concern a mijorlty of Mormon
were In the directorate. The arguments
will follow. , '
TILLMAN GRILLS BANKS
; FOR CAMPAIGN GIFTS
fjeersal Special awrlc.)
' Washington. March . (7. Senator
Benjamin V. TDlmen , today made a hot
peeeh egainst national banks contrib
uting te political campaigns. --He said
ne anew uiat one beak in lllf gave
$17.eo. and" believed ' that national
i banks In that year contributed 11.000.
' eee and he declared they should be
- piinlehed. - - - -
tJUIl.-LU 11. .1 . . -JL XL LM
; rwm sure covos srac.
H L- Apple. ea-Probate Judge, Ot
tawa Co., Kansas, writes: "This Is te
say that I have need Ballard's Here
bound Syrup for years, end that I do
ot hesliete to rwtommend It ss the beet
egh svru I have ever used." tie, o
ti-es.
.Weedare. Clarke Ue
REPORT CASESOR
OJOJillUDECIDE-ISSUt
Cityx Health Officer WaYna City
y-WiU Be Af.
rested If Negligent
TOO MANY CONTAGIOUS
PATIENTS UNREPORTED
New Rule Applies to Meaalea as Well
aa Smallpox - and ; to ' Whooping
Cough Well aa Bubonic Plague
or Diphtheria.
Hereafter aft physicians In this city
shall Immediately on discovery of - a
ease ef contagious .disease of any sort
notify the city health officer or be sub
jected to arrest This la the decision of
City- Hrth Officer -Wheelef, " who has
determined that the : city ordinance,
whloh provides that all communicable
diseases shaH "be reported immediately
to the health department, shall be en-'
forced. ':,'
The communicable dleeaees which seo-
tion 1 of ordinance 11, IIS enumerates
as reportable are smallpo. variola,
chicken pox. bubonic plague," leprosy,
diphtheria, membranous croup, cholera,
Scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough,
erysipelas, tuberculosis and'' typhoid
fever. -.'. ...
Heretofore physicians have been oare-
fees In reporting contagious diseases.
Many oases would not be reported until
the patient, are recovered, or not at am
uals became exposed through negligence
on the- part of 'the physlcisa la main
taining the proper quarantine or order
ing a fumlgatton of the apartments in
which the patient was 111.
Dr.. wheeler ha Issued an order that
alt - physician report immediately - all
cases of communicable diseases. The
warrant issued yesterday fpr the arrest
I of Dr. John Madden on complaint of Dr.
heeler will be followed by ethers if
the reports are not promptly submitted
to him. -
I mean business in this matter: and
will cause the arrest of every physician
who la found to be negligent In report
ing communicable diseases to the health
of flee," said he. I Intend to do the
same thing in reference to the negli
gence of physicians In making reports
of births and undertakers In ease of
deaths. There has been too much neg
ligence-In making these reports la the
past and It will have to ocas', . The
ordinances will be enforced."
Dr. Wheeler eaid he intended to pay
no attention whatever to threats made
by Dr. Madden, who waa inoensed be
caused ha ..had lodged -the complaint
against the physician for being derellot
with his reports. .
The city health board is said to be
behind 4he heeJth-,oneer- in 4hl. matter
and has approved hls policy-p enforce
the 'ordinances regarding the prompt
filing of reports.
Mayor Lane said today that all eases
of contagious -diseases, as' soon ae they
were found to be such, should be im-
! mediatelyreported.te the health' office.
WBett nr. wneeter oum ,iiiuiiu,
them to his own satisfaction. -
THIErVTAKES WHITE;
SILK NIGHTDRESS
S. Jower at the Kiagston lodging-house.
Third and Taylor atresia, last night and
ransacked the apartment thoroughly,
carrying away property of considerable
value. The loss Includes European silk
worth lit, a diamond pin costing 118, a
white sUk nightdress, a pair of silk pa
Jamas, a Jewel box, brushes-and neck
tie,
Stamps to the value of about M were
stolen last svenlng from the apartments
occupied ar apolitical headquarters by
F. W. Mulkey. A key was taken rrom
the drawer In which the stamps. were
placed and with It another drawer un
locked. From the second drawer a
lady's gold watch was stolen.".'
- Henry Roe, who has a room at the
Imperial hotel, reported the lose of. a
wallet containing letters, receipts, cer
tificates or deposit, railroad tickets and
other articles. A reward has been of
fered for the return of the property.
The landlady of the Richelieu lodging
house, S3 North Sixth street, com
plained to the-police that It towele were
stolen from her yesterday. A large
quantity of brass junk was carried away
from ths Vulcan Iron works yestsrday
or last night. - .' r"""" . '
WOMAN TRIES TO
IMPLICATE
HEALY
(Jeeraal gpeelal Serrke.)
Ban Francisco, - March 17. Joseph
Healy was taken to Stockton thjs morn
ing by Policeman Prank Briar of the
Stockton department. It is apparent
from Mr. Ledoux'a eonfeeslon that
ah seeke to Implicate Healy, under the
name of Miller, es ths man who was
responsible for the . death ef Mc Vicar.
Healy admits being with the woman
Saturday and Sunday, but Is able to
prove that he was not In Stockton at
the time of the -murder.'-': y
Coroner Bouthworth of San -Joaquin
county came to San Francisco last night
with -the stomach of McVleaf and left
It with a local chemist for analysis.
The name of the chemist was withheld.
PRESBYTERY OF SALEM '
HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
(Special Dtepetrh t The Jeernal.) '
Salem. Or., March 17. At a business
meeting of the First Presbyterian
church held last evening the reports
made by the various . officials and
boards showed )tho church's organisa
tions to be In a most satisfactory con
dition. Rev. Mr. Babcock's pastorata of
nine months hss proved successful, 11
members having been received on con
fession of faith and SO wore taken In
by letter, ths total membership of . the
church now being 170, and the Sunday
school hss sn enrollment of more, than
100. A. McQtll was reelected trustee
for five years and Dr. L - O. Altman
for one year. , , ,
The board ef elders Is composed ot
Messrs. J. M. Martin, Thomas O. Albert
and J. N. Bkaifs... .
ASKS THEM TO HEAR
ORCHARD'S CONFESSION
' (Joaraal genial arrls.) .
, Washington, March 17. Governor
Gooding of Idaho has requested Samuel
Oompers and John Mitchell te go per
sonally or send representatives to hesr
the confessions of Orchard and Adams.
Mitchell today wired Oompers. asking
what Oompers thinks ef Ooedlng'a lhvlr
tauen.
RURALVOTE 17ILL
It Farmem .Stay at Home Johns
Will-Be Republican Cand
date for Governor.
SHOULD THEY VOTE IT - .
WILL BE WITHYC0M8E
If an. Average Town and Country
Ballot la Cait the -Race - Between
TheieTwo 6fiouldBe Very Qou
and Exciting.
Politicians are speculating as to the
extent to which the farmers will come
out to vote at the primaries. Upon the
answer to the question the reaulf of
the struggle for the Republican nomina
tion -for- governor- seems reraely- de
pendent, v - . ' .
Johns of Baker City end Wlthycombe
ef Corvallla are looked upon as the
leaders among the five Republican as-1
plrants for the nomination. Withy-
combe's strength lies chiefly among the
fanners, while Johns relies upon the
vote, of ths cities and towns. A hsavy
farmer vote will therefore be extreme
ly auspicious for the Corvallls candi
date, while hie rlvalV will .profit cor
respondingly If the farmers stay at
home on primary day. - ---It
Is generally conoeded that Johns
and Wlthycombe are-the leader In the
fight and they seem to be about neck
and neck, friends of ex-Governor Geer
still speak hopefully of his chances, but
' alOIttt ? "th'SIH " estewsst "gja?sfc ihftt . Jlgf .
did not become a candidate for senator
rather than for governor. Harvey K.
Brown la handicapped by the faot that
he is not so well known1 through the
state, although his record as ths reform
sheriff of Baker county has won-him
some strong support. C A. Seblbrede
ef Coos Bay. has not yet succeeded In
pulling out ef ths ruck and there Is
little chance that he win be able so late
in the race to overtake the leaders. -
As mayor of Baker City, Johns has
been a pronounced advocate of the
"open-town" poltcy.-and this constitutes
on of ths chief . elements of bis
strength. The so-called "liberal ale
ment" la lined up for him quite gener
ally ever ths state. ' Such Influence as
the liquor Interests can exert will un
doubtedly be used In his behalf. Johns
made manr friends while campaigning
Jn the cities and towns of eastern Ore
gon, and reperte - indicate- tnei in me
Willamette valley he has a following
of large proportions. He Is a graduate
of Willamette university and among
Us alumni he has many friends.
On the other hand Wltnycomoe nas
been carrying the war into the enemy's
eountrr and his recent visit to eastern
Oregon developed the fact that among
the farmer at least no is mora popu
lar lhan his Tlvalr Reports-from Mal
heur and Wallowa counties Indicate
that In that part of the state Wlthy
combe will get a urge proportion oi
the Republican vote In the primaries,
Wlthroombe is aided by the fact that
Johna baa a flaht 'in hie own county J
BeJiei1 where-llarvey-Brown-ia carry!
lng on an aggressive campaign, witny
combe has been a familiar figure at the
farmers' Institutes all over the state
for years, and In ths agricultural dis
trict his acquaintance Is very large. -"Kvery.farmer
In Oregon who has had
a sick cow haa asked Wlthycombe' s ad-
los ebvt lt.r' sn'a im "r
iou can i pry
that farmer vote loose from him
In the cities, however, Wlthycombe le
comparatively enknown and hie can
didacy has excited little enthusiasm.
When ths sff ort wss made some time
ago to line up the old remnants of the
Republican machine In his support It
was found that Wlthyeombe'a name was
received with decided apathy among the
workers in this city. Chamberlaln'e
acknowledged strength In Portland ren
der Wlthycombe aanerents very un
easy ae te his chances of election, even
If he should get ths Republican nomi
nation. ' Up to the present time the registra
tion among the farmers appears to have
been fairly heavy and this is taken as
an indication that they will turn out for
the primaries.
SUPREME : COURT RENDERS
TWO OPINIONS
Case From Lake and One From
Multnomah County and
rrrJudgmeraAfflrm
(Hneelel Dispatch t The Joaraal.)
Salem. Or.. March 17. The aupreme
court today rendered two opinions:
In the state of Oregon, responasnt,
against B. F. Lane, appellant, appeal
from the circuit court of Iane county.
Henry I Benson, Judge. The judgment
of the lower court was affirmed in an
opinion by Justice Moore. The defend
ant, B. F. Lane, waa charged, by an In
formation with the crime of assault
with Intent to kill by shooting and
wounding Bert McKune, on January ft,
1(01. On the examination or a witness
the testimony showed that the court's
remark to the defendant's counsel re
specting the testimony given by a wit
ness did not Invade the province of the
Jury.
-.In the case of John A. Blust. appel
lant, against the . Paclf lo States Tele
phone A Telegraph company, respondent,
appeal from the circuit court of Mult
nomah eounty, Alfred Sears Judge, the
judgment of the lower court was af
firmed. This waa an action to recover
damages' for. personal Injury received
by the plaintiff while In the employ of
the derenaant in rortiana wnue putting
up a telephone cable In October,. 10I. .
LABORER FALLS THIRTY
FEET FROM A TRESTLE
James Buchanan, a laborer employed
on the streetcar trestle near.Vanconver,
fell SO feet this afternoon, sustaining
Injuries te his back aa a result of which
he le now confined in a hospital. How
serious his Injuries are could 'not bs
learned this afternoon. .
Buchanan wa handling "some heavy
beams when he lost his balance ' and
plunged head first from the top ef the
trestle. Hm comrades saw him fall and
hurried down to the ground aa quickly
aa possible. . When they got to him he
was eonsctous but could not more his
body, appearing to be paralysed. There
were a few scratches on ths body, but,
he complained mostly ef hie beak. , He
wsq lifted In a blanket and brought to
the city on the Vancouver car. An am
bulance met htm at the corner of Fifth
end Washington streets and. took hint
te the hospital.
HUNDRED MILLIONS FOR
UNCLE SAM'S NAVY
e ' e
" ' (Joeraal apMial 'Serriee.)
Wrilngton. Marsh -g Tetouse r--
e ' committee on naval arfajra today w
W agreed on the naval, program,-
e and embodied It In the naval a p-
proprlation bill to . be reported: w
e The bill provides M.000.000 for e
, nh h.rlL.lilp lo.vlny thm pl 1?
W be determined by the secretary of w
- the- navy. It provides for three w
destroyers, to cost 1710.000 each,
and 11,000.000, to be used at the '
discretion of the secretary of the 4
w navy for one or 'more submarine : e
e boats. ; v
. It provides also f 100.000 each
. to begin - the construotlon 'of a ' e
dook at Bremerton, Washington, .
navy yard, and" floating steel
W dock on the Atlantlo coaat. The
4 " total cost of the Bremerton dock i
Is fixed at $1,400,000. 4
The bill authorises Theeecre- e
- try of the navy to spend $100.-
000 to repair and refit the Con- w
w stltutlon. the Old Ironsides of
America s ' naval history. The w
bill will carry a total of 1 M.700,-
ooo. . , ; . . . .-.
iSTREETfr.lPffOVEf.1ENT WILL
S. Julius Mayer Makes Vigorous
Complaint Against Methods
. Employed In Paving.
Street Improvement and sewer repair
ing In the vlclnty of Second end Oak
streets have plaoed the wholesale liquor
firm of Fleckenstsln, Mayer Co. la a
pecnttar uredicauisiU. The firm wow Is
almost cut off from reaching Its ware
rooms by vehicle and by tomorrow will
be completely Isolated. '
Complaint was mads to Chief of police
Siitsmaoher vthls morning by S. Julius
Mayer,' president of the company. Wbsn
Informed that the chief was powerless te
help him, he asserted that the methods
pursued In street - work were "outrage
ous." It Is understood that legal ad
vice may be Bought by ths company.
-Improvement-on Second street has been
in progress for soma time. Large
trenches have been dug and a part of
the Um left tilled with soft earth,
which turned to mud during the ' heavy
rains. A horse sank In ono of thess
quagmires near Washington street three
months ago- and Detective Reslng and
10 men, with rope and a pulley, worked
two hours before It wae extricated.:-
On, Oak street a trench Is being dug
westward from First street In order to
repair a sewer. This ditch will shut off
Ingres and egTess to the warerooms
by vehicle to the front doors. At ths
present rate - It wilt - be excavated to
Second street by tomorrow or Wednes
day. - " : f
COUNTY WORTH SI 5,000,000
MORE THAN LAST YEAR
tricreaseylrrrAssessmentTOusto
Surprising Rise in "Prop-
erty Values.". 1
County Assessor B. V. Slgler said this
morning, that under the assessment now
being made the valuation ef property of
Multnomah county for thla year would
be at least $14,00 0,0 90 greater than a
year-ago. ' This Increase he said was
due to the Increase In , the value of
realty, which, in many 'instances, has
nearly doubled in worth since the ItOt
assessment wae made. The Increase In
valuations Is remarkable In the business
districts and on the peninsula and in
I the warehouse districts on the esst aid.
The total valuation - of - property in
Multnomah county, according to - the
1000 assessment will accordingly bo ap
proximately $161,000. 000. of which
nearly $145,000,000 will be within the
limits of Portland.
The work of assessing' the property Is
at lsaat two months In advance of last
year, and ths deputies are not experi
encing half the difficulties. Last year
an entirely new assessmentwas 'made
on a new basis, the, valuations being
taken on the actual value without any
reference whatever to the amounts for
which the property had formerly been
assessed. Last year's records are prov
ing great assistance to the assessor in
making the valuations this year.,, 11
expects to finish the asssssmsnt roll
without any unusual rush.
BL0DGETT ARRAIGNED
-SEEMS UNCONCERNED
George L. Bledgett waa arraigned In
the etate circuit court thla afternoon on
the charge yof murder In the first de
gree for shooting and killing Mrs. Alloc
Mllllgan In her room ln the Van Noy
hotel. Deputy District Attorney Ous
Moser appeared for the state. The
Judge gave Blodgett . until Saturday
morning to enter a plea to the oharge.
Prior to his arraignment Blodgett wae
the center of the gazs of many courtroom-spectators."
He " was apparently
more at ease than most persons pres
snt. With friends he talked and laughed.
At Bodaey Aveane Churn h.
' Th subject this evening at the. Rod
ney Avenue- Christian church, corner
Rodney avenue and Knott street, will be
"What Think - Te of Chriett" Song
service, -e ; te -clocfcr preaching at-
o'clock. - F. Elmo Robinson Is pastors
Cutter Ferry at Aberdeen.
Aberdeen,- Wash.. March IT. The
ravens eutter- Perry, Captain Francis
Tuttle, la in port on a tour of Inspec
tion. The papers ef the ships her will
be-examined, :".''; . ., ,,,, ....
PRESIDENT DISPOSED
TO RETAIN BRISTOL
e e
- (Special Dtepatra t The Jearael.) "
Washington, D. C. March 17. . 4
Action In ths Brletol case Is now -
looked for, si the matter Is up
for consideration today by ths
prssldent and attorney-general. ,
4 It Is known that the attorney- '
general is advocating the seleo-
tlon of a new men In ths place of .
Bristol, but that the president, ,
- under - urgent -recommendations -
of Assistant Attorney-General
Franols J. Heney, la disposed to
e retain hire. e
Senator Fulton la taking no
part In the controversy, snd wllK
e not make any recommendations
e In the matter unless Invited to do
' so by the president ,4
- . . " ' . :
STOLEPERFUHE TO
Ida Williams Sentenced to Serve
Shtwthelfr-CtHrntw
by Judge Cameron.
PETRAIN BLAMES THOSE
' WHO SOLO HER LIQUOR
Would Have Woman's Name Adver
tiaed and Law Forbiddinf Sale pf
Liquor to Such People aa She En
forced. ' ' ; ' -: ' i;
' Ida Williams stood as if In a stupor
this morning when Police - Judge
Cameron sentenced her ' to serve six
months in. ths county Jail for stealing
perfumes from a drug etore at 14 North
4 Sixth -street; She -wee-led awey-to a
il where she broke down.- '
Deputy City Attorney Fltsgerald cen
sured the woman severely after the evi
dence had been taken. He declared that
she had become eo addicted to the use
of intoxicants that her brain had be
come benumbed. -
t""Tour- lionor," declared Charles - Pe
train, the woman's counsel, "It Is true
that tola . woman's moral faculties are
embalmed in whlsksy. Leaving, eslds
the question of hsr punishment on thla
oharge for a moment. I desire to urge
upon this court' - other - ectlon. Thle
.J woman la known to be a dlpsomanlao.
She will, do anything to get whiskey.
Now, the' persons who eell her whiskey,
knowing her condition and her lack of
lmorai responsibility, are guilty . of a
greater offense than is she when ehs
steals la order to get liquor.
- -"Saloon men - who will sell . liquor to
ee miserable a creature aa this are de
serving of the severest punishment that
can be inflicted. -They should be prose
cuted and should be advertised a creat
ures who will help an abandoned woman
on the downward path to line thelrown
pockets with filthy lucre. : This woman
should be posted as an habitual drunk I
ard and the law prohibiting the sale ot liq
uor to euch elass ef unfortunates vig
orously enforced.' ' "' -
Judge Cameron said that the sugges
tion met with bis approbation and that
steps would be taken to punish any per
son who In future shall be guilty of
selling or giving the woman liquor.
NUMBER OF NAMES . FOR
PETITION
How Many Must Slgm Various
Candidates' Petitions If Names
"Appear at Primaries.,
Deiliuty County Clerk Herman Schnei
der haa figured out the exact numDer oi
voters required to sign petitions be-VF-tne
prospective candidate fan have
Me earn printed oa-the primary bal
lot, as well aa the number ef voting
preclhcte that have to.be represented
by the signers.
Republicans who wlh to be voted on
at th primaries for th nomination te
a county office must have tit namee on
their petitions and from II different
precincts.
Those who wish to .be nominated te
an office In the west side Justice of the
peace district -must have lit petition
eigners from t precincts. Eighty-five
signers are needed in the east side Jus
tice - dlstrlot from precincts;' ' 41
are nseded In the Mount Tabor Justice
district from 4 precincts; while the
Multnomah Justice district requires 10
alrara tmm S nr4nir. -
. - Democrats . seeking nomlnalloni
eounty and Justice district offices need
to have representations from the same
number of precincts as do the Republi
cans, but not nearly as many petition
signers. For county offices, 77 signers
are needed; In the west side Justice dis
trict, St sre -required: in the eaat side
Justice district. It; in the Mount Tabor
Justice district, 7, and In the Multnomah
dlarrtrt- trot-t-are needed on the petl
tlona, but these three signers from two
precincts.
DR. HYDE DUE TO ARRIVE
WiTTBe Met at Station by Com-
mitteer Guest of Dr. Mor
- - risdn for Day. r
Dr Douglas Hyde, the famoue Oaelle
leader, who will lecture et the Marqusm
theater Thursday evening, will reach
Portland tomorrow morning and wilt be
met at the station by a committee on re
ception, which was recently appointed.
He will be escorted to the Portland
hotel, and will later be takeo,to the res
idence of Dr. A. A. Morrison, .where he
will be entertained Tor the day.''' : v
A private reception will be held at the
Morrison residence Wednesday after
noon In honor of the distinguished
guest, and an. Informal reception will
be held in hie 'honor lit the evening at
one of the clubs. The reception In the
evening-will be given by member of
the reception committee.
Dr. Hyde will be accompanied by Mrs.
Hyds on his trip to Portland. Hs will
leave for Seattle Friday morning, and
will lecture In that city. Th program
arranged for his engagement In Port
land Thursday night follows: '"-
Call to order and ' introduction of
Chairman M. O. Munly by C. J.. Owen;
remarks by Chairman Munly; vocal
solo, "Irih Folk-gong," Mrs. Walter
Reed; Introductory address by Arch
bishop Christie; ' lecture, 'The Gaelic
Revival," Dr. Douglas Hyde; vocal solo,
"Klllarney." Miss. Kathleen JJewler;
presentstlon of illuminated resolution An
uaeuc, by rroreesor ijimoert Morrtn;
baritone solo, "Erin Is My Horns." Dom
J. Zan; farewell to "A Crolveen Aol-
Vln, Dr. Andrew C. Smith. ,
A. &. Oraig Baek.
Oenersl Passenger Agent A. I Craig
ef ths Hsrrlman llnea In Oregon re-
turned this morning from a tour of ths
lines of ths state. He reports that his
trip was. uneventful. The activity of
fruitgrowers In pruning up their old or
chards Is noticeable In every fruit seo-
tioa. . .''.
, OTaarltea Oemlag osae. '
A, D. ' Charlton, assistant general paa
senger sjrent of ths Northern Paclfia.
Is expeefed to arrive horns Thursday
night from Chicago, where he went to
visit his slog mother, , ;
KEH -W 00 li
California Brewers Send Repre
tatives-tfr-Cut-lnto -
Local Field.
NORTHERN PRODUCT SOLD
THROUGH GOLDEN STATE
Local :Manufavrtra Asiert IIThat
PlMiit .Move-Io in RetaJUrion'and
Claim That Only Price-CuttJng
; AWU1 Enable Rlvala to Get Foothold
A fight feet ween the Portland, Taeoma
and Seattle brewers en one aide and the
San Franolsco combine on the other le
rapidly getting Into fuU swing In the
northwest Ths northern brewers' In
vaded the California market .some time
ago and have built yp. an unusually
large demand for their product In re
taliation, agents for the Baa Franolsce
Brewers' company, limited, have come
into the home field and are endeavor,
lng to Introduce California beer,
There have been no etforte eo far te
cut pricee. but that thla wilt be re
sorted to is the : expectation ef the re
tail dealers. .
For some time pest the northern
breweries have-been shipping about ,-
00 barrels a year Into the iouthern
market, reusing the ooiigitttn pilots of lo j
cai product uisre te fell off to a no
ticeable extent.
several -wteks ego a representative of
through Portland and went up into the
Bound eltlee. He let It be known along
hla way that the California men pro
posed to Invade this territory with their
beer, and would do all they could to
even up with -the northern brewers.
Since then en agent of the southern con
cern hss been established In Portlnnd,
end It la understood that others have
been located In . Seattle and Tacoma,
The-on here li TIOW endeavoring- to get
the California beer on the local mar
ket, according to local brewers.
While no slashes In prices have been
made and no special lnduoemanta have
been held -out to - retailers - to handle
California product, It is the general
understanding locally among ) dealersi
that the nght is on lor the purpose
of attempting to force . the 'northern
brewers to vacate the southern Held.
Thle is denied by the California men.
They claim they Intend only - to enter
thevneld on legitimate lines.
tuXfOcal brewer say they do not believe
the California people eaa compete with
them, and they have no fear that they
ill be forced to desert the southern
market to protect home Interests. One
man declares hs believes the southern
brewers will have to eut prices on
their beer to get It handled at all.
PIPER CASE LIKELY TO
Indications : Are That Charee
Against W. A. Johnson Will
Not Be Pressed. , V
Btepe taken in the police court thle
morning by Attorney John F. Imogen,
representing Edgar B. Piper, -- whn
charges W. A. Johnson with eesault
and battsry and threats to kill, convoy
ths impression that the eases are not
likely to coma to trial. Thla la ex
pected on account of circumstances be
coming publlo Indicating that Johnson
did not attack Piper, but was called
baek lntothelattere office frem th
elevator - when leaving the - Oregonian
building and assaulted by the managing
editor and an assistant. '
- Attorney James Oleaaon haa been re
tained to defend Johnson. He appeared
before ' Judge Cameron thla morning
with his client, for whom he entered a
plea of not guilty. The lawyer then
said that Johnson wanted a lurv trial.
jndgg-tsjneiw-coTrrinaed'the ' ssaaiilt
and battery ease until tomorrow, say
ing that In the meantime Deputy City
Attorney Fltsgerald and - Mr.-Oleaaon
could oome to en agreement ae to the
date of trial. The preliminary exam
ination of Johnson on the charge -of
threats to kill was contlnusd without
a. day. , .' .
Attorney Login afterward aaw Clerk
Hennessy and asked that the esses be
continued to such time aa some agree
meut le made- relative to dates oriPtber
procedure' v decided upon. The Impre
slon created was that the affair may
be allowed to lag and afterwerd may
be dropped. .
TILLAMOOK OIL WELLS
CAUSE OF LITIGATION
OH in Tillamook county is the cause
of two suits In the local circuit court,
one of which le being tried before Judge
George. In this J. B. 'Wetherell has sued
the Portland Coal Development com
pany for Mil that hs declarea le due
him for having bored an oil well eia
mile from. Tillamook and for 1100 at.
leged to be due M. R. Hanenkratt, whoss
claim Wetherell declarea he purchased.
: The plaintiff declare! that he worked
for the company between May II and
October 11. 1101. and that he haa only
beeii paid a part of.tha.caah dua-himi
for hie drilling, it is said, tnat the
prospects for finding oil In paying quan
tities in the coast' country are very
good. Mr, Wetherell'e - esse ,1s being
conducted by Attorneys Wilson A Neal.
while K. B. J. McAllister is the com
pany's counsel.
Both Wetherell and the company have
been made the defendants In a suit tiled
by E. S. McCoy, who declares that hs
Is rightfuly entitled Jo 1,400 shares of
the company. He states that this stock
is now being held by Wetherell, but
want th court to force both Wetherell
end the company ' to transfer these
Shares to him. Mr.' McCoy's counsel Is
A. T- Lewis. ' ... , . ,
CHINESE TAUGHT GIRL -.
USE OF DEADLY PIPE
Ah Linn, a brutsl-faoed Chinese, ap
peared before police Judge Cameron
this morning on the eherge ef having
contributed tb the moral downfall of
Ethel Smith, a girl aged about IT or it
years. Hs Is accused of teaching her
ths opium habit. The maximum fine ef
1100 wee Imposed by the court:
The only evidence against Hong Boo,
accused of the asms offense, was that
hs himself used the drug. He. wse lined
lit. The girl le still in police custody
and ne decision bag been reached aa te
1 what shall be done wlUi her.
IAS TO PAY LIKE
Colonel Nathan T Ward Fjtz-r
gealdls Forced to-Tk Out
pJJcanse as Phrenologist, V;
POSES AS FORERUNNER ' r ;
:vl.,: OF A NEW MESSIAH
TlUCItwTrfgWrttHtiJHiJi-Seeaz.
the Chriet and Eaten at t)U Table,
but Admits That Ha la Proftseoe
' of Bumpa. t n-".,- - . ' -
Nathaniel Ward Fltsgerald. ' self
styled forerunner of a new - Meesialu '
who, he says, new lives In Palestine, -
wae arrested thle morning by . License
Inspectors M. A. McEachern and J.
Hutchinson - for - practicing phrenology -without
a city license. The Inspectors .
served notice on him to 'appear and pay
hla license fee. '; y Jl
Fltsgerald appeared at the city trees- -
urer's office In aa Indignant mood, de- .
mending why such an outrage should '
be perpetrated on an apostle of Christ. .
l . nave seen the Christ and nave
eaten et hie table," declared Fltsgerald '
to City Treasurer Werleln, "and am
now delivering his message to the-peo-ple.
Ae Apostle ' Paul went about, "
making-tent to- pay hie we yV ee am -4.
practicing phrenology to pay mine. It'e
an outrage. . I refuse to pay a, license, .
fee. It le Interfering with my business
at which I make my living."
' "But. my dear sir," Interposed Wer
jeiiii"ijhaye..oftoblctlon ta your as-
liverlng your message, but when you
come here end praotice.. a profession,
wbtch le regulated by our laws, you will
have to meet the - requirements thf
seme as any other man." , . ' r
"If-1 am breaking the law In doing -what
I'm now engaged In. I have broken .
It a hundred tlmea, sir. I do not believe
I am breaking any law, for I am a for
mer law partner of Robert O. Ingersolt
nnd -I knpwt a few ; things about law
myself". ' ' ' ' 2
"Let mo tell you sir. responded Wer
toln, "that the only thing oir wlUTia v
to-do to end thla, matter when you are
arrested will be to tell the Judge Just
whst you have told me." " -. .
FlUgerald left, end Werleln waa not
long in acquainting the ncenss inspect
ors with the partleulars ot the conver- .
satlon. He advised them to arrest him.
The inspector found Fltsgerald in his
of floe at-Fifth and yamhia streets this
morning, placed hint under arrest and '
took him before the municipal court.
Under premise to take out a llcenae lm-
mediately jio charge wa"a placed against
him. . ;
The Tjoensswhlch Fltsgerald "seoured
covered the calling of phrenologist.' dis
tribution of circulars and , a badge,
amounting to 11-16. '
BAPTISTS- OF 0RE60;i TO
HOLD 616 SESSIOII
Ministers and ;. Laymenl ofDe-
-. nomination Will Gather Here , -,
to Advance Church's Work.'
The Paolflo Coast Baptist conference
will open In the White Temple April -II
end close April tl. There will be
three sessions each day morning, after
noon and evening which will . be ed
dressed by divines of International repu
tatlon, noted chufrh and Sunday school
workers and women prominently Identi- -fled
with the Baptist church.
The four-day meeting to be held here '
I but a Hnh In th chain, of religious
gatherlngs to be held In the principal
cities of the western state from Butte, . .
Montana, to Phoenix. Arlsona, from thle '
week until th latter part of May. The .
object of the series of conferences Is to
advance the Baptist fslth.
The first session of the Portland con
ference will. open et 7:30 p. m. April
IS. Rev. C. A. Wooddy. will explain -
the pnrpowee-of theassemblage. The
congratulatory and welcoming addreae
will be delivered by Rev. J. Whltcomb .
Brougher, D. D.. peator .of the White .
Temple. The concluding reature or tne
Bret session will be en address by Rev.- it
Albert Hatcher Smith or Pasadena. Cai- 1, I
lfornla, who - will apeak on - "Baptist t.
Ideals Revealed by the Scriptures." f
Among the prominent speakers dur g
lng the conference are Rev. E. E. Chlv-.
ers,D.D.; and ReTrComellus Woelf j
kin. D. D..' of the American Baptist H
Home M lesion, society of New Tork Htr. f,
Beptlst preachers, workers, deacons snd r
superintendents from Oregon. The rail-
roads have made a epaclal rate for the I
conference. The entertainment program I
Includes excursions up the Columbia I
river and to McMlnnville college. f
JUDGE LOWELL WILL
- SPEAK AT BIG RALLY.
(Journal gptelet Bertlce.T '
" Salem. Or., March 17. August, Huck
esteln of Bslem has filed with the eoun- '
ty clerk notice of his candldecy for .
Democrat lo repspsentatlve.Hs says; .T...
, "I will during my term of ofllce com
ply with etatement No. 1 In regard te
the election of a United States eenator,
and would also favor the enactment of a .
law placing a Just tax on all corpora
tloaa holding franchises in the etate ef
Oregon. r" . '
Judge Lowell will speak at the Opera .
house here Friday evening at a grand
rally. Many othr state candidates are
!o be here. .. ' '' ' '
PREPARE TO RECEIVE
: ARTHUR OF CON NAUGHT
. Vancouver. B. C March 1. The
eteamsblp Empress of Japan; having
en board Prince Arthur of Connaught
and hie euite, is du te arrive here to
morrow on Thureday end everything Is -
In radlnse for the reception of the
royal visitors. The party will be of-
flclslly. welcomed -by representatives
ef the dominion, the province. of Brit-.
Ish Columbia and on behalf of the gov .
ernor-general. According to the pro- ."
gram mapped out Prince Arthur will
spend two day at Government house.,...
Victoria, arriving In Vancouver" at the
end of the week and leaving the first
of next week on the trip across the
continent. " " .
No pill Is as pleaeent end positive ae -DeWlti'a
Little Early Risers. These
famous tittle pills ere eo mild and ef
fective that children, delicate ladle snd
week people enjoy their clesnslng ef
fect, while strong-people, ssy they are
the best uvir feuig fold. Never gripe.
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