The Oregon daily journal., September 29, 1906, Page 7, Image 7

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY KVKN1NO, SEPTEMBER St. IK
MONEYCONTINUESCDMING IN
Solicitors for New Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A.
Building Report Excellent Progress and
Say There Is No Question of Success
ej Saya.
f 7,K0
Amount reported today.
Previously reported....
. 176.19
.iiai.itu
Total to date
Amount to be collected. .8186,814
Enthusiasm waa rampant at the noon
meeting of the committees soliciting
funda for the new T. M. C. A.-T. vf. C.
A. building- today. The members said
that next week will bring- forth results
that will astonish everybody. The cli
max In the campaign Is approaching
with a rapidity and strength that will
carry the funds up to the 8260,000 mark
next week and assure the success of the
committees' work.
Speeches were made today telling of
the work and its results thus far; how
thousands of people have nob bean seen
who will rush In subscriptions next
week, and of the man -who like to be
coaxed and cannot be expected to give
up until the very last moment. That
the public la at last awakening to the
needs of the new building and will back
. their belief with liberal donations Is
ihe opinion of every member of the so
. Uniting committees who has kept In con
stant touch with the situation.
So Question About success.
'Thar Is no question as to the suc
cess of the campaign." aaid C. 0. Ward
in the course of an Interesting and spir
ited speech. "In the last three cam
paigns In which I have taken part, not
one half the total amount has been
raised before the last week. Here we
have more than one half raised now, and
before night we expect to have nearly
three fifths turned In. The amount of
money subscribed is the most encourag
ing thing about this campaign. When
we get a great many more men working
next week the money will come In liber
ally and adequately.
The money raised thus far has come
from (90 subscribers. We have a list
of 8,000. When all are turned In we
will have more than enough. What we
want is mora men to visit the people
and take their subscriptions. Without
counting the 880.000 given by the Lsdd
eatate, the subscriptions have averaged
a little over $100 apiece. This, of
course, does not Include the young wom
en, who have raised their money in small
amounts. They have seen about 400
subscribers and have nearly raised their
total of 110.000 from them."
Today's Subscriptions.
Two subscriptions of $1,000 each were
reported today. One was from K
Quackenbush and the other was from
the Haaalwood Creamery company. The
THIRD FLOOR OF
LOOKS
. At neon today fha third floor of the
flty hall looked like a county fair. Ex
hibits of potatoes and asters grown by
boys and girls of Multnomah county
War being placed on tables In the halls,
and this afternoon the judgea will award
the prises.
This la the second section of the con
test In which the school children of the
county were enlisted last year. The
sweet pea exhibit was-held two months
ago. The girls received aster seed,
while the boys got enough seed potatoes
to raise a presentable crop. The Ore
gon Congress of Mothers and the Teach
ers' Progress club are managing the
exhibit.
The potato contest promises to be
warm, as several piles of excellent tu
WORCESTER MAY
(Journal Special Berries.)
Boston, Sept. it. Private advices
from Washington stats there Is consid
erable dissatisfaction In high govern
ment circles over the way Professor
Dean Worcester, formerly of the Uni
versity of Michigan, Is conducting his
administration as secretary of the in
terior for the Philippines.
Worcester, while occupying his fat
36,000 a year Job, has caused a IJ.ooo,-
LOS ANGELES FIREMEN HAVE
DYNAMITE BRIGADE
Fighters of Flamae to Become
Adept in Handling Explosives
to Check I reel
(Joans! Special Serrloe.)
Los Angeles, Sept. '31. The Los An
geles fire department Is to have a
dynamite brigade. Its origin waa au
thorised hy the board of fire commis
aioners this morning It will be
formed of members of one of the reg
ular companies who are to seek ad
vice on the uss of explosives and study
the science of blowing up big build
ings The question was taken up by the
commission on motion of Commissioner
Schwamm, who, with Commissioner Bet
touekl recently visited San Francisco
and other northern cities to inspect the
departments. While "In San Francisco
they were told that If there had been
s company of Bremen at the time of
the disaster who understood the use of
dynamite many building destroyed by
fire might have been saved. After the
firemen had decided to resort to ex
plosives to check the flames and the
supply of dynamite had been obtained
It waa found that the firemen did not
know how to direct Its force.
Soldiers were csllsd upon, but their
knowledge waa of no use and It waa
not until a squad of men of the United
states navy arrived that successful re
sults were obtained.
Petti's Coming.
Front the Washington Star.
"There Is nothing sadder than the
word 'farewell,'" said the sentimental
ist, u.. .
Tss." answsred the cynic, "espe
cially when It appears in an opera
singer's advertisement."
total received today was IT.IM). making
(the total amount to date 8188,188. The
solicitors figure that they can easily
secure the remaining 818,814 that will
be required to complete the f 100,000 the
members are trying to raise by tonight.
Chairman 8. O. Reed spoke optimis
tically of the future work of the com
mittee. He said that he had not the
slightest doubt that the money would
be raised by next Saturday. He spoke
as follows:
"The . work for this week Is nearly
ended and that we will be able to pass
the 1200,000 mark by tonight Is almost
certain. We will bring in large .contri
butions this afternoon that have bean
pending for a week. I have received
assurances that these large subscrip
tions will probably be turned Id today
and if they are we will have a great
day. The thing that satisfies me more
thsn anything else In this campaign Is
the attitude of the people. They are
confident that we will raise the amount
we set out after and tneir confidence
has strengthened my own. I have to
art m ft that there were times when I
wag not quite sure of the ultimate
success of the project, but those doubts
have passed away and I am absolutely
confident now that we will be able to
raise 1350,000 by next Saturday night.
People T avor Flan.
"Everybody in the city has expressed
a willingness to glvs, and this apparent
willingness has bean a 'drawback in A
way. Many men whom we thought
would be active workers right through
the campaign have formed the opinion
that the money would be raised and
dropped out of the work, probably
thinking that they were not necessary.
But they are necessary, and next week
I want to see the city alive with so
licitors trying to take the money as
fast as it la offered. The people want
to give, they have the money to give.
and It remains for us to get around to
them and take the money they are so
liberally offering. This does not seem
hard on the face of It, but when the
physical conditions are taken Into con
sideration one will realise that 100 per
sons cannot travel all over Portland
and "visit 5,000 people In one week.
What we want .ro men who will give
their time to the causa next week. We
must have 300 more solicitors. We
hsve more trouble securing solicitors
thsn we do In inducing people to give
to the building fund.
H. F. Kelly, Secretary Stone, Mrs. A.
E. Rockey and others spoke upon the
work of the campaign and predicted a
glorious success for the venture. If
anyone had any doubts as to the suc
cess of the building fund campaign he
would have lost them In the enthus
iasm that waa manifested at today's
noon meeting.
CITY HALL
LIKE COUNTY FAIR
bers had already been brought In at
noon.
Here Is the experience of one boy,
John Klerren. who raised his potatoes
on his father's ranch near Latourelle.
He received 1C pounds of seed. He
planted 0 hills. In 30 hills the pota
toes were not dipped In land plaster. Is
30 others they were dipped once, and In
the third 30 hills two coats of land
plaster were given the tubers. The dif
ference in the pt-oduct was noticeable.
In the twice-dipped hills there were only
three pounda of small, unmarketable
potatoes. The remainder were remark
ably fine. In the once-dipped hills seven
pounds were found, while in the non
dipped hills there were 10 pounds of
practically waste potatoes. From the
18 pounds of seed he raised 315 pounds
of new potatoes.
BANKRUPT
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
000 road to be built to Bangui t, a cool
resort In the mountains, where the
"summer capltol" Is located. It costs
380.000 a year to keep the road In repair.
Worcester has also established among
his other tremendously expansive un
dertaklngs a printing plant, which turns
out tales of scientific reports oa the
Islands. At the rate Worcester Is now
carrying on it Is said Washington fears
bankruptcy.
R0USCH FAMILY
STABBING AFFRAY
Clarke County Man in Drunken
Frenzy Cute Up Hf
Son-in-Law. ,
Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 3f. Martin
Rousch and his son-in-law, whose name
waa not learned, engaged to a personal
encounter at 1:30 last evening, during
which both suffered severs personal In
juries. The son-in-law received the
worst 'Injuries and there Is some fear
that they may be fatal. The two fam
ilies rive on the McDonald place, just
west of Minnehaha, and are newcomers
In this part of the country
For some time It Is said the father-in-law
has been drinking heavily. Tes
tergr he came to Vancouver In the
forenoon, leaving hers oa his return
home about 4:30 p. m. sfter having im
bibed freely of liquor. He was seen by
a number of people on his way home
evidently well under the influence of
liquor.
When Rousch reached home he quar
reled with his son-in-law over some
trivial matter. However, one remark
led to another and soon the men were
In great anger. With an Insulting re
mark. It Is said that Rousch mads a
pass at his son-in-law, who, dodging to
one side, grabbed the old man and pro
ceeded to beat him over the head. Fin
ally, getting his knife from his pocket.
Rousch stabbed his son-in-law several
times before the latter could get awsy.
At this Juncture In affairs A. J
Helms, who Uvea nearby came along snd
seeing what had happened came to this
city for medical aid at once.
It Is reported this morning that the
son in law la resting easy with fair
chances for recovery. The wounds, while
serious are not thought to be fatal, un
less blood poisoning shsll set in.
As far aa can be learned the two
families have heretofore had no do
mestlo troubles.
Ja celebrate
rum RirruK
Solemn Ceremonies Being Ob
served Today in Synagogues
of Portland.
HELD BY HEBREWS AS
A STRICT FAST DAY
Memorial Service Being Held This
Afternoon in Memory of the Dead
of the Year Special Music Ar
ranged for the Service.
Todsy Is Tom Klppur, the most sol
emn day of the Jewish year. The He
brews throughout the world observe It
with fasting and prayer, and aervleea
are continued St the synagogue up to
o'clock this evening. The day Is
ushered In when the first star gleams
In the heaven on the tenth day of the
month of Tlshrl: that is, it began last
evening. It is the day of atonement for
past sins and comas St the snd of the
10 days of penitence which follow New
Year's day.
Tom Klppur Is held aa a strict fast
day by the orthodox Jew. It begins, aa
do all the fasta and festivals in the
Jewish calender. In the evening and con
tinues until the following evening. Dur
ing the 34 hours from sunset to sunset
no food or water peases the lips of the
devout Hebrews. Men snd women alike
are required to fast, snd the only ones
who are erempt from this requirement
are children, the vary aged, persons In
HI health and nursing mothers. '
Besides the long fast the day la de
voted to prayers of forgiveness of sin
and In all the Jewish calendar there Is
no occasion which Is so solemn snd so
fraught with deep sentiment as at this
time. The services In the orthodox
synagogue are practically continuous.
This evening the holiday Is ushered In
with the Kol Nldre. observed by the
reformed and orthodox alike, although
under different circumstances. The sol
emn and Inspiring music has been adapt
ed to modern orchestras and Is thus
heard In the sanctuaries of the re
formed. In the synagogues of the or
thodox It la ehanted by the cantors.
The services of tomorrow are divided
Into four sections Known as Shacheras,
Mussaf. Mincha and N'hlla, but there
Is no Intermission between the different
sections, and the services continue until
sunset, when the 'Shofar or ramshorn
Is sounded once only as an Indication
that the fast IS ended.
sslluss In Portland.
At Temple Bath Israel ssrvloss began
Isst evening with Kol Nldre, Joseph
Rosenorants of San Francisco playing
ths Max Bruch arrangement of the Kol
Nldre music on the violin. This morn
ing there ware ceremonial services con
ducted by B. Sollr Cohen and Dr.
Stephen 8. Wise. The music wss digni
fied and ths choir sang with splendid
effect. Dom J. Zan did the chanting
with fine, smooth affect. A feature
of the service Is the reading of the
scripture whloh Is taken from the
sanctuary and read from the Hebrew
scroll. This Is railed the Torah.
Ths memorial service this afternoon
between the Mincha and N'hlla serv
ices Is ths most solemn and is In mem
ory of the dead of the year. The mu
sic for this Is especially beautiful and
the choir' rendered excellently "It Is
God's Wsy," by Bsrtlstt, and "Hold
Thou My Hand." by Gounod. Miss
Fisher's organ numbers included a
beautiful arrangement of Handel's
Largo, and Ase's Death, from the Peer
Qynt auite by Grieg. Dr. Wise's ad
dreas was on "Death's Truer Name."
At Congregation Ahavai Sholom. rep
resenting the orthodox element, ths
ceremonial rites are all In the Hebrew
Inatead of English as at Beth Israel.
Here the old customs are observed. The
men retain their hats In the synagogue
and wear symbolic robes, or scarfs. Rev.
R. Abraham son chanted ths service- and
Dr. WlUner gave the discourses. The
congregation makes Its responses in He
brew.
POPULAR SAI FRANCISCO
POLICEMAN IN TOWN
Lieutenant H. J. Wright Paeees
Through Portland to Hie
Home From the East.
Lieutenant H. J. Wright, a popular
member of the San Francisco police de
partment who has been In ths east for
the lsst three months, spent yesterday
In Portland, and left laat evening for
his horns city.
After performing meritorious service
during the trying times following the
earthquake and fire. Lieutenant Wright
and Lieutenant T. J. Harrington, ths
latter representing the fire department,
were given leaves of absence to go east
and raise money for the Widows' snd
Orphans' funds of both departments.
Then with seven policemen snd seven
firemen who could not only play base
ball but play it well, they started out.
During their trip the Callfornlana
played against police or firs teams In
Denver, Kanaas City, Chicago. Detroit,
Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia
Out of eight games they lost but one.
and that by 4 to I to the polios team
of Philadelphia
Thar are 10 baseball teams In the
Philadelphia police department, and the
California na had to go up against ths
All-Philadelphia Police Champions. In
Chicago the opposition Impressed two
former stars of ths National league lnte
service. Tony Mullane and Matty Zlm
mer passed as policemen for ths pur
poses of he game, but California man
aged to win after a hard contest
Ths result of ths trip Is that all ex
penses hsve been paid and titers Is 810.
000 remaining, which amount will be
equally divided between the widows'
and orphans' funds of San Franolsoo
fire and police departments Lieutenant
Wright reports that the people of the
east treated the team royally, and men
Uons thst New Yorkers even went so
far aa to give them an immense crowd
on a rainy day.
JUDGE EAKIN RESIGNS
FROM CIRCUIT BENCH
Salem. Or., Sept. It. Robert Bakin of
La Grsnde. Judge of ths tenth Judicial
district, has tendered his resignation to
take effect December 31. Governor
Chamberlain has sot yet msde an ap
pointment to fill the vacancy. Judge
Eskln waa elected to the supreme bench
of the stste st ths election lsst June,
defeating Supreme Judge Thomas t
Hsllsy of
WILL WORK FOR
BIG EAST SIDE
Business Men's Club Organized
to Take Care of Intereeta
Across the Willamette.
Exasperated by the frequent tearing
up of tne principal etreata on the east
aids and convinced that individual walls
regarding the condition of affairs would
prove unavailing, half a hundred busi
ness men of the trans-Willamette sec
tion met last night and organised for
united protest. The club, whloh Is
knows as the Blast Slds Business Men's
club, will also try to convince people
that It Is to their advantage to patron
ise east side firms.
The flret meeting waa held at rooms
on Bast Burnaide street . W. B. Hall
waa elected temporary chairman and C.
A. Blgelow temporary secretary. The
following committee on permanent or
ganisation waa selected: R. A. Wilson,
D. H. Strowbridge, H. A. Calef, D. Kel
laher and C. A. Blgelow.
The committee on membership will be
continued until such time aa the entire
eaat side has been canvassed and every
merchant on that aide of the river
given an opportunity to become a mem
ber of tne club. About (o firms and
Individuals signified their Intention at
lest night's meeting of becoming mem
bers. The object of the organisation, as
stated at the meeting, 'is to better the
condition and promote the best interests
of east side business.
Secretary Blgelow, while discussing
the organisation and Its objects this
morning, said:
"There are a number of abuses and
Inequalities over here that we intend to
correct and right through the medium
of the Bast Side Business Men's club.
First, we shall try- to make an end of
this eternal tearing up -of our central
business etreets. For years there has
been at all times but one main thor
oughfare open to traffic through central
Bast Portland. Buslnsss men here are
getting tired of having their business
ruined in this way. In the second place,
we shall make an effort to convince east
side residents that the best way to pro
mots the prosperity of the east side Is
to patronise east side merchants. There
are a number of lesser troubles that
will, in due time, receive our attention.
USES KEROSENE;
IS BADLY BURNED
Jap Tries to Start Fire With It
and Attempt Results in
General Disaster.
In attempting to kindle a Are In a
kitchen stove with keroaene this morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock, M. Tajlma, propri
etor of a Japanese boarding house and
restaurant at 341 Couen street was hor
ribly burnsd on the legs and arms by
the explosion. An alarm from box 143
brought out the fire department but the
services of the apparatus were not re
quired, as the flames, which hsd been
communicated to the woodwork sur
rounding tne stove, were extinguished
by the Japanese in the place.
Tajlma found that the Are In the
atove was almost out snd proceeded to
place a quantity of kindling on the dy
ing embers. Securing a can of kerosene
he poured some of the oil Into the stove
to start the fire. Almost Immediately
afterward there was a flash and a ter
rific explosion. Tajlma fell writhing to
the floor with hla elothea biasing
fiercely.
a Morlyama, a confectionery dealer,
whose place of business Is Just across
the street, rushed to (he scene and tore
the biasing garments from Tajlma The
Injured man waa removed to the St
Vlncent'a hospital In the patrol wagon.
His burns, although serious, are not
regarded as nec-asarily fatal.
LUMBER HANDLERS
DEMAND MORE PAY
A reauest for hla-har hi.
handling number has been mads by
Longshoremen's union No. 1K at M
elty. The present price paid Is 40 cents
sn hour; the amount asked for Is 00
cents an hour.
Ths request wss msde through h cen
tral body located at Tacoma, to which
central body all ths longshoremen
handling lumber In the northwest are
affiliated, excepting those who work for
me narnman companies. The request
was made not only of ths local steve
doring firm. Brown A McCabe. but of all
the stevedoring firms In ths northwest.
Replies were asked for by October 7
st which Urns the central body meets
again. Replies from about half the
stevedoring firms have already been re
ceived and It Is ststed that most of
them are favorable to a compromise at
to cents an hour.
ORGANIZE TO IMPROVE
ON MORRISON STREET
Ths spirit of Improvement which soon
will have a marked effect on the west
slds as it has had on ths ssst slds la
In the organisation laat night of the
Morrison Street Improvement associa
tion. Morrison street has not received
ths attention and progress noted on
other streets of this city snd ths owners
of property on (hs street have resolved
to enlist the respective owners with this
object In view. A well sttended meet
lng of cltlsens organised themaalves
lsst night snd elected ths following of.
fleers: President H. M Caks; Tics,
president, P. J. Mann; secretary. O. W
Taylor; treasurer, D. W. TUford.
Ths next meeting will be held Fri
day next st the office of Cake A
Caks, In ths Chamber of Commerce.
DETECTIVE MEARS
ON THE CARPET
i
J. A. Mears, sctlng detective. Is being
Investigated by the police committee
for his alleged action In taking 85 a
day from ..lien A Lewis wbile following
to Seaside a man suspected of being Im
plicated In the theft of 82.000 from the
wholesalers
LOU Hsrtmsn. private detective. a
said to have had an understanding with
Mears and to have shared with him ths
money hs received from the firm. No
formal examination of Mears' conduct
has yet been mads.
treve Husbands a Vacation.
From ths Hartford Courant
Prank E. Knox snd Edwsrd Wslker.
rural delivery ma! I carriers, are enjoying
a 18 days' vscatlon. Their wives are
acting aa substitutes during their
sbeence.
fjnwrssl Spatial gersiea.)
Hongkong. Sept If. A terrific gals
occurred lsst night, bat the shipping
WSS wsrnea in time ana mane
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Bib liULLIMUN
New York Express Crashes Into
Rear of Long Branch Pas
senger at Edington.
FIFTEEN ARE SERIOUSLY
INJURED BY ACCIDENT
Engine Plows Half Way Through
Standing Train Before Mile-a-Minute
Momentum Is Checked
Two Rear Cars Demolished.
(Journal Special Service.)
Philadelphia, Sept. 30. Running at
the rate of a mile a minute the New
York express on the Pennsylvania rail
road crashed Into the rear of the Long
Branch express at Edington, Psnnsyl
vanta, 19 miles north of here, this morn
ing, plowing half through the letter
and killing seven passengers outright
and InJJuiing li.
The Long Branch express wss stand
lag still on the main track at the time
of the accident. Something had gone
wrong with the air brakes and it was
necessary to stop the train to make re
pairs. In some unaccountabls way ths
signals failed to stop the oncoming New
York expreaa and a few minutes after
the Long Branch train had come to a
standstill the other dashed into It st
s terrific rste of speed.
When the engineer of the flying ex
press saw ths train standing on ths
track, ahead he did everything' In his
power to bring his engine to s stop In
time to svold the terrible accident.
Prompt application of the emergency
brakes did little toward checking the
speed of the heavy train, however, and
the dlaaster followed. The engine
plowed entirely through the rear coach
of the Long Branch train and smashed
the car directly ahead Into kindling
wood. The hissing and roaring of
steam was deafening, and mingled wtth
the cries of terror snd psln of the
wounded paasengtra, pandemonium
reigned.
The uninjured passengers snd train
men Immediately set about rescuing the
Injured and recovering the dead bodies
from the wreck At a late hour It was
learned that seven were deed and II
seriously Injured ss the result of the
collision.
Relief trains, with physicians and
nurses, were Immediately sent to the
scene of the accident and the Injured
were gives the best of care. As soon
as possible they were brought to the
hospitals In this city, while the dead
bodies were taken to a morgua
Traffic will be delayed on the Penn
sylvania lines but a short time on ac
count of the accident, as wrecking
crews hsve been dispatched to Eding
ton and are now engaged In clearing the
debris from the tracks.
ALL MEN LOOKED GOOD
TO HER, SHE DECLARED
"She told me she had been s fool long
enough, and that ill rasa looked good to
hsr, snd that she waa going to get all
the money out of them she could," Is ths
report thst R. G Alexander mskes of a
conversation he had with Margie Cone.
Alexander's testimony Is submitted In
the form of an affidavit made at San
Francisco and filed in the circuit court
here, to be considered by the court
when the suit of A. B. Cone to secure
s divorce from Mrs Cone Is heard.
Cone alleges thai he was married af
Stockton. California, la May, 1003, and
that his wife deserted him In Portland
last November, she -went to San Fran
cisco, where she had conducted herself
In such a manner aa to bring disgrace
on him, he says Alexander's affidavit
states also thst Mrs. Cone works at the
Haymarket theatre in Ban Francisco ss
a vaudeville actress He says the Hay
market la known In .San Francisco aa
a diva
FILINGS MADE WITH
SECRETARY DUNBAR
(Special DiapateS to Ths Journal.)
Salem, Sept. If. The folowlng organ
isations have filed articles of Incorpora
tion with the secretary of state.
Grocers' and Merchants' association,
Incorporators, Dan Kellaher, D. C.
Burns, B. J. Dresser, A. A. Kadderly,
George B. Lewis. M A. Raymond and
J. E. Malley; principal office, Portland:
capital stock. 8300.
Department Mining A Milling com
pany; Incorporators, G. L Stewart,
Frank B. Thorn, Oliver F. Hussey; prin
cipal office, Portland; capital stock,
8100.000.
The Cltlsens' Light A Traction com
pany of Portland also filsd a certificate
of dissolution.
POLICE RAID TWO
CHINESE LOTTERIES
Detectives Hill and Tennant made
two successful raids on two Chinese
lottery sgsncles laat night and secured
sufficient evidence to lnsurs the con
viction In ths municipal court this
morning of ths Chinese arrested,
Ths first place to be raided was st
84 Second street, where Jim Lee was
found with s number of ths gambling
slips In his possession. Ah Fook's place
at Fourth and Pins streets was next
visited, and a cigar box of lottery
tickets, which ths wily Chinaman had
thrown under the bed whan ths po
licemen entered, were secured sa evi
dence. Both Chinamen were found
guilty by Judgs Cameron today and a
fine of 818 apises wss Imposed.
FAIR AT DALLAS IS
PROVING BIG SUCCESS
Dsllss, Or., Sept. itt. Attsndsnce upon
the Polk county school children's Indus
trial fair, which opened here yesterdsy,
hss exceeded the expectations of evsa
the most sanguine and the fair Is prov
ing s success In every wsy.
I The exhibits sre of exceptions! merit
snd ths competition is strong In nil de
partment Will M set.
a mftllriv will he held hv branch
No. 8 of the Socialist party st the new
hall, Allaky building, on Third and Mor
rison. Sunday. September 80, at 8 p. m.
J D. Stevena will spesk on the subject.
. u mm SMUtUm " That ,,.,,.1
privileges will bir given to ths audlenrs
to ask questions ana also to case tne
platform on the subject. Admission
free s?
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VELGUIH PLEADS NT GUILTY
Appears in Court Neatly Attired in Expensive
Suit and Is Arraigned for Theft From
Portland Gas Company
Sheltered by his leys! brother. Arthur,
from a battery of cameras, Bernard
Oscar Velguth. the defaulting gas com
pany clsrk, who eloped In an automobile
to Oregon City Thursday and married
Oracs Nadlne Nichols, appeared In Judge
Sears' department of the circuit court
this afternoon and pleaded "not guilty"
to the charge on whloh he was arrested.
He wss nattily attired In one of the
expensive suits hs bought when, ac
cording,, to hla confession to the district
attorney, he purchased seven or tight
new ones each month. Mr Banks, hla
attorney, had, with Imagined cleverness,
arranged the bearing for this afternoon
so that no newspaper men might be
present. However, there was a battery
of photographers on hand together with
a half dosen neWspsper men.
Velguth remained seated when ad
dressed by the court, apparently more
Interested In avoiding the cameras than
In the charges that are pending. How
ever, he srose when asked by the court
whether be desired to plead "guilty," of
"not guilty."
STATE TRIES TO
GET THE MONEY
Coee to Court to Get Percentage
of Profits of the Oregon
City Locks.
Attorney General A. M. Crawford Is
today arguing before Judgs Fraser In
the circuit court to sustsln objections
to the anawer made by the Portland
General Electric company to the . suit
against it by the stats to collect 10 per
cent of the gross profits of the looks at
Oregon City.
In 1870 the state gave 8806.000 in
bonds to assist In the construction of
the locks to the Willamette Falls Canal
A Lock company, specifying that ths
company should pay 10 per cent of the
profits to the state. In 1870 the locks
were sold to the Willamette Transpor
tation A Lock company, which In turn
sold out to the Portland General Elec
tric company In 1882. No percentage
has been psld to, the state since 1870.
and the suit waa ' brought to compel an
accounting from 1878 to 1104, when the
suit wss brought, and the payment of
10 per cent of the profits earned in that
period.
Ths electric company's attomey'a re
ply thst ths .sot of ths legislature of
1870 bound only the original Willam
ette Falls Canal A Lock company to pay
ths percentage and that sines the stats
has mads no effort to collect anything
for 8t years ths ststute of limitations
would apply to make the claim void.
F. V. Holman and Wirt Minor will
present arguments for ths electric com
pany. SPENCER TO SEE
LAW IS OBEYED
Building Inspector Will Demand
Plans of Ail Repairs and
Sheds Before Issuing Permit.
Hereafter Building Inspector Spencer
will require plana of all repairs and
sheds to be filed In his office, together
with the specifications. No matter ths
extent of ths work, ths same methods
for lsrgs snd sm ill Jobs will prevail.
THIS IS oecause or ine Guars iukuo
In the municipal court yesterday that
the law Is being violated by the build
ing Inspector In his not demanding auch
pluns. It baa boon the custom with
the three men who hsve filled the posi
tion to allow simple specifications tor
a shed or small repair Job to be filed
Instead of detailed plans.
Ths Freedmsn Brothers' case waa bit
terly fought in the municipal court, and
ths sttornsy for ths. Junk dealers, who,
according to ths verdict, had broksn the
law, tried In every way to prove that
ths building Inspector hsd been remiss
About the only result of sll the talk
Is that ths nsw regulation will be put
Into fores Immediately.
It Is expected thst ths Freedmans.
whose case has been before the council
as well ss ths municipal court for sev
eral weeks, .will rppeal to the circuit
court. So far tney have been besten
at svery point. Ths contractor who did
the work st Twelfth snd Everett
streets admlttsd yesterday that he knew
the law was being violated by ths con
struction of ths so-called shed.
HOTEL CARLET0N IS
THREATENED BY FIRE
s ""
Firs orlginstlng In s quantity of slsb
wood stored In the basement of the Ho
tel Csrleton, st Thirteenth snd Alder
--- - a-io a. m brous-ht out the
firs dspsrtment In response to a tele
phone call. Upon in arrival v w
apparatus s dense volume of smoke was
coming froma sidewalk opening to the
bssement and for a time It was feared
that the building waa threatened with
destruction. A well directed stream
onn axtlnrulshed the blase and the
damage will not exceed 888.
At the time or tne nre me gueac at
ths botsl were estlng breakfast fn the
dining room almost directly over ths
place where the firs stsrtsd and con
siderable excitement was caused. Ths
smoks filled the halls of ths hotel snd
several ttmtd hoarders commenced to
pack their belongings preparatory to
moving nr. :. . Brown, proprietor or
the Carletorr and two Japanese servants
heroically msde their way to the fur
nace room through the blinding smoke
snd endeavored to quench the blase with
buckets of water before the arrival of
the firemen.
YOUNG ROOSEVELT IS
SENT BACK TO SCHOOL
(Jserssl aseew.1 Ssrva-e.i
Boston. Sept. 8k Teddy Roosevelt. Jr.,
with Hts counsel, wss closeted for hslf
sn hour with Judge Sullivan of ths mu
nicipal court this morning and. permitted
to return to Harvard without further
molestation.
Wants Fester's Basis.
One of the hottest eon tests In ths
congressional catnpslgn Is that on la
the first Indians district, where the
Democrats have nominated Major O. V.
Mensies. to try for he scalp of Rap.
reeentativs Jean w. rests.
In a clear and unhesitating voire hs
said, "Not guilty." snd quickly resumed
hts sest.
Deputy District Attorney Bert Hsney
stated that ths stats was willing that
ths case be set on Monday when the
trial calendar Is called, snd It wss ss
ordered by the court.
Even before the court hsd concluded
Its remarks, Velguth with his brother
hurried from the room. Mr. Basks waa
much chagrined at the 111 success of hts
efforts st secrecy.
The attorney for Velguth has msde
frequent end numerous efforts st com
promise In behalf or his client, hat ths
district sttorney's office is emphatic
In Ita assertions that under na condi
tions will the prosecution be stopped.
Pending his trial the 110 olerk Is liv
ing at horns with his mother, and only
at times does he see hts bride, the fair
Nadlne. Up to this time she has not
expressed her views on the subject of
his pending punishment or bar rsasOSS
for marrying the youtn whose munifi
cence was suddenly terminated by ths
exposure of his thsfts.
RAMON CORRAL TO
SUCCEED DIAZ
Burden of Presidency of Mexico
Being Gradually Shifted Upon
Vice-President.
DICTATOR'S RESIGNATION
WILL CAUSE NO SURPRISE
In Official Circles Corral Is
ready Recognized as the
Al-
Power and Ding ss the Shadow
Continuation of Present Policy.
Caa-aal Spuria) service. I .
City of Mexico, Sept. 28 To those
hsvlng an Inside knowledge of public af
fairs In Mexico It has become more and
mors apparent during the past fsw
montha that the burden of the presi
dency Is being gradually but unmistak
ably shifted from the shoulders of Por
flrlo Diss to those of Ramon Corral,
the titular vice-president of the republic.
Diss feels the Weight of his years and
the duties of his high office hsve be
come burdensome to him. Moreover, he
has been unable to And any permanent
relief from the physical all menu from
which he has suffered for several yssrs.
An announcement of hla resignation of
the presidency at an early date would
cause no surprise to those fully sc
quslnted with the fscta
Ths constitutional amendments adopt
ed several yesrs ago provide that In the
event of the death, disability or absence
from the republic of the president, the
vies president shsll immediately assume
the duties of the presidency without ths
necessity of taking s nsw osth. This
means that Ramon Corral, who drafted
the law creating the vies presidency,
will be the next president of Mexico.
In offlclsl circles Corral is slready rec
ognised as the resl power and Dlas ths
shadow. It Is now known thst for near
ly aix montha naal all frh in.,-...
duties of the presidency have been un
der the direct Snd neraonal llnarvlilni,
of the vice president.
Dlas snd Corral have worked hand la
hsnd for years snd It Is believed that
the secession of the latter to the presi
dency would mean a continuation of the
enlightened snd progressive policy of
his predecessor. Corral mads public s re
nouncement of this fsct when. In accept
ing ths vies, presidency, he said: "I
have to declare that If the populsr vote
shsll favor ms with election I will have
no other policy than that of seconding
that of President Diss."
Among all the public men of Mexico
todsy Corral Is considered the bast
equipped by education, experience snd
temperament, to succeed the "Pesos
President." He Is s native of the stats
of Sonora, where he wss born January
10. 1884. the son of ths editor of sn in
significant newspaper. He waa educated
in the public schools, and, at the age of
10, wss himself sctlvsly engaged In his
father's profession. In 1878 he engsgsd
In a successful revolution, the sasss
which msde Dlas president, wss elected
to the legislature and made secretary ef
stats for Sonora. Hs msde a good rec
ord: hla ahllltv aa - nnim.i.. -
. mmm mni
mlnlstrator wss demonstrated; hs was
iirorauiw io governor and continued to
conduct the affairs nt Ia... ...
and ably that In lftf. when his term ex
uiu orougnc mm to ths capital
snd msds him governor of the federal
u.-inci. naving given him s thorough
trial, hs took him Into ths cabinet aa
minister of the Interior three years ago
and last December had him mi, ...
president snd placed. In the direct line
of euccaaalnn in ik .,......
FIRE CHIEF WILL
INSPECT ALL THEATRES
The executive board has requested
Fire Chief Campbell. Fire Marshal Rob
erts and Building Inspector Spencer to
report on the condition of theatres, pub
lic halls, churches, schools snd other
public buildings ss to their firs risks.
It Is expected that sesrchlng Investiga
tions will be made.
This morning s nsw problem present
ed Itself when the building Inspects
was ssksd for a permit Is erect a twe
eter frame dance ball. Thai araaha or
dinance provides that all places sf
amusement ansn oe In "rises A" bnlld-
InSS. thS masf eirmnalva tvaai nt etra.
proof construction. The permit waa
held up until the city attorney esn give
sn opinion upon the ordinance.
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