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,1. - THE OREGON DAILY .- JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18. 1S03. ASTER OF CK-LMIOPE; TELLS 7 IF EXPERIENCES lil STOlilT HifMRLlE., lEiflieiMS ARE 111 SEALED REPORTS READ TO BOYS Mill Owners:, and- Shippers Hold Locomotive Men of the Or R. A Youngsters on Probation " Bring 7 Behavior Statements to the ', Juvenile Court." .;.; Gives Graphic Description of Terrific Hurricane That Caught Vesf" v 'r ' sel in Its Grasp and Made of It a , ; Meeting at the Chamber N. 1 Lines In Conference V Trouble With the tmployes - - -v i--'i'i ' r;-V '; Plaything. ,'' . , . of Commerce. In Portland. ..V '" III SES8I0II 1 SE3SI00 TT -The following statement made by F. L' r"uuur, vico-prestdent and general manager of the streetcsr company. eets out tbe position Ukn by the officials of tht company In their attitude toward their striking employes,' The statement in full Is as follows: " "At about half past 10 o'clock this morning a committee which contained no employe of this company called at our office and presented a form of aa amwement with the Amalgamated Asso- f-mtton -of -Stret end-Electrlo Railway Employes of America, which they de sired to have signed. "We stated to them that we were ready to see any of our employes on any subject - of mutual Interest at any time, but did not believe that this com mittee . represented any considerable! portion of them, and as there were none of oar employes on the committee end no communication from our employes, ' we could not consider It. The commit t tee then presented the following; ulti matum, giving only four and one half hours in the middle of the .day for a replvt .-.. '.', ', :-rr-r . ' .. '"Hoedquarters of the A. A. of 8. R. and K. R. E. of A. Mr. F. I. Fuller. i Manager Portland Railway, Light Power Company Dear Sir: We. your f employes, as platform men, beg to sub I mtt to you the accompanying agree- MAYOR SEVERELY III HIS VETO MESSAGE Say It Seems, Useless for City -j . , ' Which Any Person, t ' ' ' Desires ' to . A severe scoring of the council Is In ' - eluded in the veto, message of Mayor ' Lane on the ordinance vacating Cole street from East Nineteenth, to 'East ' . Twenty-first. He says: - r t ' "In reference to the vacation of pub- letreete toho-usee- -emtJ-benef ite-ef-f . private persons I have called attention i until the subject is threadbare from repetition.' ., ' ' '' -'- "It seems to be but a useless expend!- ture of time to say anything further. I have given up all hope that this city is ' to retain anything in the way of pub , lie rlghta or property which any person, .' corporate Or private, desires to "pos sess. In connection with' the present - abdication of the city's rights to retain this piece of property I beg to suggest . If it Is not needed for a street an en- ' , lightened sense of oivlo pride - might . suggest that It be dedicated to be used I chlMre'nl' bothVf which, are much needed , In this city." , - . The mayor explained his message fur ther by saying:.. .. - 'Tea, it seems that the council will never consider the city's Interests at alL They gave away a 16-year fran--- chise to the electric company for a heating plant and they gave away Front WAVES SHOULDER i . Waving the bone of a human shoulder .blade In his left hand,, attorney Jerry ', ' PronauK ' argued,, to at Jury in Judge ' Sears' department of the state circuit -' this morning that It was the wind, not the Oregon Furniture ' Manufacturing company that was to blame for the Injuries that Charles Ochs sustained when a dry kiln collapsed on June 1, 1904. Attorney Bronaugh appeared for, ..the defense, ' ' "' '. " 'We have millions for defense bat r not one cent for tribute," is what Ochs , would have been told bad he said any : thing to President. Linn about payment of damages for bis Injuries," declared Attorney Bronaugh s he waved, the bone above his head. .,; "THIR1Y - FIVE ADDITIONAL ; JURORS ARE DRAWN - -':- '--. . " ... "... , ' :V ' '. ,. .' ', .'. -: . . .... . -.1 ,. ''; ',- ; ; Will Supplement Regular Venire 'til .7; of the December Term ; ? - and Report Monday. 'rr- Thlrty.flye additional Jurors Jrora the " regular panel were drawn this morning : before Judge Eraser lit the state circuit court to report next Monday. The Ju- rori art to supplement . the regular . venire drawn for the December term, , sjthe present panel being Insufficient to hear the trials. The Jurors drawn today will probably be choeen to hear the . glwtlnw frai tri.l. hih m.tu -T . tlnued Monday. The jurors drawn this morning sre: James Anderson, B. F." Allen, A. T. Axtell. William H. Adams, W. A. Alcom, C. Banfleld, Rufus R. Ball. Sam Bruschel, Ouetave Burkhardt, Amos . Pabb, Amos Burg. Alfred L. Beebe, J. . ', M. Crlder, W. A. Curry, Mark Crandall. . .William C. Denbore. Krank P. Dunn, A. 1 J. Pygert, Albert Denning, Thomas A. Paly. W. M. Decker, Unorgs Devol, Altdor DeFrance, John Denley, Otto " .Hoffman, J. P. Kelly, I o. Lakln, Carl , E. Leaf, Z. A. Leigh, Ed Lawler, M. O. Mctcalf, Frank Rlchey, A. D. Smith and . Abe Zahler. JNDETERMINATE TERM V FOR CASHIER LUPPEN tloarsal Cprrlkl Imln.) , "Peoria, 111., Dec. 16. t'onnid Luppen, raehler of the' defunct Smith bank at Pekln, llllnola, was found guilty of em (esslement today and sentenced to an 'Indeterminate term. - . Xaoorporatioa Artleles tiled. A rtlcles of lncorjorailqn f)f. IhaSouta ''"JWsrtorTH'Vfiop'raent' company were fllHt In the. nfflc of the. county clerk this, morning by Charles M. Hemphill, I'll II Harris and fl. S. Lamont Tbey will engage In a general Inveatment 'and brokerage business. Capital stock ment for your favorable consideration We have waited lone and patiently be fore taking, this final step, and now desire to state that In the event of your falling to sign the accompanying agreement bye o'clock r -rwt., - Decem ber IS, 1906, we shall positively call general strike of the platform men In your employ.- There . will be a com mittee awaiting your reply at room S04, 1ft Second street, Portland, Or, (Signed) ' "EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF LO CAL DIVISION NO. Ill, A. A. OF 8. R. E. R. E. OF A. VTS. J. M RENNET, Secretary." - .There Is little that Z can, say. ex cept that since the last raise of wages In July.' 100S, we have received no communication from our carmen ex pressing any dissatisfaction with wages or any -other grievance, and feel that this is an apparent effort on the part of union officials to stir up trouble and cause a strike, whether our employes wish it or notahd. as we believe, with out consulting them In the matter. There has been no change In the policy of this company In dealing freely and openly with Its employes as such, and to consider fully any matter that they may wish to present, but we will not deal with others than our employes In such a matter."' SCORES to Try to Retain Any Rights Corporate or Private, Possess. " ; ; -";.'.'' ' ' street to the United railways. I had to work like everything to get anything for the city out of that." referring to the bond of 1100,000 which la declared to be good and binding upon ths com pany's bankers..'. . "". It Is certain that that properly Js worth something and yet the council simply hands It over to the adjoining property owners and the city gets noth ing whatever for relinquishing Its rights. ' Suppose It Is worth 11,000. If that -was eut In half and the land so sold for $600, the city would be that much ahead. Apparently It Is the prop erty owners first with the council and city as a whols never gets looked after at alL" ir- ' , ..."' : "... -" Mayor Lane also vetoed the ordtnanoe vacating a portion of West avenue. Mount Tabor. Here he again called at tention to the fact that the city would receive no compensation The ordinance closing the city hall at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoons - was likewise vetoed. The ordinance put In to rescue'the marooned Paelfle hotel build ing on Pettygrova street did not get his sanction either. Another measure giving A. F. Sweneson and company a permit for steps in the sidewalk also got big "No." . BLADE AND .' :..V. council SAYSWiNDlNJURED"OCHS '. The bone was not one .lost .by 'Ochs, but had been Introduced as an. exhibit by a physician who testified to the na ture of the injuries Ochs sustained. -- Ochs alleged that the kiln. In which he wss laying ptpea when It collapsed, wss of faulty construction, due to the negligence of the oompany. . He asked 110.000 damages, The company al leged In defense that the kiln was of rood substantial construction, and that It was blown ov-r by an extremely high wind that came up suddenly, and could, not have been guarded against . Whether It was the wind, and whether Ochs should have damages are questions that are being considered by the Jury I this afternoon. . ' , , , . . MORAL' SQUAD jlS RESTRAINED Chief of Police and Inspector ; rj Will Govern Its Actions " Hereafter. - -Chief Of Police Oiitxmacher has is sued strict orders to govern the "moral squad."-Under-the ttew-rule neither Kay nor his follower, Kleniln, will be permitted "to " raid any loOglng house without the direct sanction of the chief or Inspector Bruin. When the "monillats" secure evidence that the law is being violated they will be-compelled to report the matter to their superiors snd the keeper of the roomlns bouse will then be warned. If warning is not effective, Kay nrd Klen iln are again to report the matter to the chief, and then it will be determined what cocrso to pursue. Toung cltls found In the resorts are not to be ar rested and subjected :n the notoriety of a police court trial, but the roaming house proprietor la the one la be taken Into custody. , ;, )' ' . ... -r SUIT IS DECIDED , ' 1N FAVOR OF CITY ',' . .'. ' i n t -' 1 Judge Charles E. Wolverton decided the Jiabeas corpus suit of On Ming in favor of the city this morning. . On Hing . and other Chinese retail liquor dealere were . deprived of their licenses because they sold "China" gin. On Hlng went to law to get his license restored. He was represented by Mack ONell, while Deputy City Attorney J. 3. Fltipa trick handled the cass for the city. . : ' ; . HARTJE REFUSES TO -ACCEPT HIS DEFEAT 1 siTii uai nuFi-nr-rinTHT,! . , . , Pittsburg, Dee. IS. Augustus Jtartje tcdsy sppesled his divorce case to the April term of the superior eourti Ula petition for dtvoroe, alleging Infamous immoralities against his wife, was de nied In decision rendered Tuesday. "r-:..r :, -rv-' v , '"''-, ;: .."'.' ,' N ,: . A; Lumber mill men and e. few- shippers In other lines filled the auditorium or the chamber of commerce this afternoon to discuss and take action regarding remedies for the -car shortage that Is bringing business ruin In - many quar ters In the Pacific northwest. . It Is practically certain they will demand reciprocal demurrage law at ths hands of ths Oregon legislature, The meeting was held under the aus pices of the Oregon snd Washington Lumber Manufacturers' association. The president. Philip Buehner, Is absent on an eastern tripbut the ft rat and second vice-presidents,' E. B. Hssen of the Tongue Point Lumber company and L. J. Wentworth of the Portland Lum ber company, were In attendance. There were many . Washington members pres ent. '.?,-. W. T. Mulr, who was retained by the lumbermen as an attorney to assist In the preparation of a bill to Te presented to the legislature, cams before the meet ing and explained the provisions of a, proposed law that has been drafted by himself and J. N. Teal and others. The law Is similar to the bill recently print ed In The Journal and recommended by the transportation committee of the Portland chamber of commerce. It em bodies the railway commission and re ciprocal demurrage features. Mr, Muir pointed out the weak points or similar laws tried In other states, and explained the strong featurea that have . been proven effective, and that can Safely be Incorporated ' Into the Oregon law. Mr. Teal.- who Is In Washington as a delegate to the National River and Har bors congress, was unable to be present Ths meeting lasted until late in tne day. It Is probable that the bill pre sented will be Indorsed br the lumber mill men of the Paolf le northwest, and a strenuous effort will be mads to se cure Its adoption in the states of Ore gon. Washington and Idaho. The legal experts who have been giving the car shortage question a great deal of In vestigation believe It can be cured by legislation. - . ( . FRENCH BISHOPS DRIVEN . FROM PARIS PALACES Government Relentless by En forcing New Law of , , , ; Associations. ' Paris, Dec. lS,-r-Th police today no tified Cardinal Lecot that he must leave his residence within eight days.' The bishop of Arras has been expelled from his palace by force. The inmates of the Seminary of Arras are being driven out The police were forced to break the barricades the lnmstes formed. ' The council of ministers has decided that clergymen who do not conform to laws will be deprived of annuities and their property revert to the state. ' The cabinet today prepared a bill of six articles providing for the enforce ment of the law of associations, without depriving Catholics of means te con tinue public worship. The Eclair today says that official denial Is made that Cardinal Richard Aid at a consultation ?f prelates authorised laymen to apply or permits to hold religious services. . jUrWlNDAMAG CASE DISAGREES After deliberating from noon yester day until this morning, the Jury in Judge Cleland's 'department of the state circuit court, before which the suit of Wong Kim against the PorUand Kail way company was tried, disagreed and waa discharged. Wong Kim sought. to obtain SS.000 from the railway company for the death of his - 1-year-old.- son, Wong You Non, who was killed on Seo end street between Morrison and Alder, on March by a . Willamette Heights car. PORTLAND CHURCHMAN : MAKES ITS APPEARANCE ' . "The Portland Churchman" Is the new name under which the old "8t David's Gazette" appears this month. It is the official organ of St . David's parish on the East Side, which la now In Its sec ond year of growth. With its new name the - magazine has grown in size, and such matter is published as will be of interest to the publlo at large, as well as to the parish. This month a supple mental halftone of Bishop scaaaing ep pears, the first picture of him In his acclealaatlcal robes, ' i . ' TIP FROM GERMANY f ; AS TO PHILIPPINES Berlin, Deo. IS. The question; of war between Japan and America persists in rising for discussion. It Is known the emperor dlscusssed the probability with visitor lately. The necessity for pro tecting the. Philippines, which will be Japan s first object, is-declared hers to be paramount . .. WILL SPEWS --MONTHS ON ROCKPILE - Chris Mark, the young butcher ar rested last Wednesday by Detective Jo seph Burke on a charge of enticing Elizabeth Thomas, 17 yesrs of age,' to leave her horns In Roslyn, Wsshlngton. and accompany him . to this city, will spend the next six months at the Kelly Bstte open air sanitarium. Mack' was sentenced this morning by Judge Cam eron to serve 1(0 days on the rock pllo for his offense. - ' WILLIAMSON CHOSEN -r- : TO BE SECRETARY, 1 V ' ' V ' 'a. H. ' Williamson of Portland, was elected secretary of .the Oregon State Horticultural society, at a meeting held today' at the Chamber of Commerce. He succeeds George It Lamberson, de ceased. Mr. Williamson Is editor and publisher of the Oregon Agriculturist and Rural Northwest . a semi-monthly periodical published In this city. He Is .weUndIjfAyiiniblX-..!Lnp.lrnoverthe Ths Juvenile Improvement association will meet this evening in the court house. All persons interested In the work of the organisation art -invited to attend. . . J. ' A committee representing the loco. motive engineers of the O. R, N. Co. Is holding a confererioe la 1 this city with a view to meeting the operating officials of the oompany at an early date and discussing the scale of pay and other, matters. The committee is composed of O. O.- Barnhart, Spokane! li. O. Bingham, Spokane; L. E. Fergu son, Ls, Urande; A. B Curtis. Port land 11 . - . , Details of. ths engineers proposition are not given out by them, but" la a general way they are known to desire some Increase -of pay and -adjustment of rules of service. ' Q. O. Barnhart chairman of the com mittee, who presided at a session to day at the Oregon hotel, said ' their business Is In its preliminary -stage. and. that they had not yet met the railroad officials. Ths unusual evente of last month, Including floods, slides and fuel famine, have kept the general superintendent and the general mana- ?:er extremely busy. General Supertn endent M. J. Buckley Is out of the city today, but will return early next week,, and the brotherhood committee expects to have meetings with him and review the questions at lesus, within the nsxt 10 days. .' . -... v -, Taktsa Similar AeBost' It Is understood that similar aotlon Is being taken by the locomotive engi neers of the Southern Pacific's Oregon lines, of which Mr. . Buckley Is also general superintendent L. B. Ferguson, a member or tne com mittee in Portland today, Is ths engi neer who was the bero In a remark able wreck that occurred soms weeks ago at Durkee, In the eastsm foothills of the Blue mountains. In connection with which it was urged that be should be given a Carnsgts medal for courage and coolness In tiros of Imminent dan ger. His extraordinary nerve and grit tn staying on his engine and saving the train when he could easily have Jumped and saved himself was a topic of dis cussion at every station on ths road. Regarding the incident be said: The boys have been asking me about that it medal and wanting to have a look It' but I guess they won't see It at The Journal's story printed at the time of the wreck was correct with the exception of the purse of IIS0 it waa ssld the passengers gave me. ini was -a -mistake. There -waa no puree. 4 Two or three persons came to me and wanted to make a money consideration out of the affair, but I declined to take that view of It" SMOKE SACK IS SHOWN TO JURY Represents Heavyweight on Hoisting Tackle Which In- "Jured Electrician. ; A sack of smoking tobaoco dangled before a Jury in ths circuit court this morning, representing a weight or two and a half tons on ft -hoisting tackle that was being used to Illustrate an accident for which W. J. Baynes seeks to recover IIS.OOO damages from the Portland General Electric company. -The miniature hoisting apparatus waa adjusted - and suspended from the gas "ttF' jtiFjf doxi 1 WrbAn ih accident occurred there was a weight of two and one half tons en ths tackle. and something was requirea to repre sent the weight Nothing was avail able until Baynes offered his. pouch of smoking tobaoco as a sacrince. - - Baynes alleges that he was engaged In placing ft stopper knot on ins tacaie when he came In contact with pair of buzser bars that were highly charged with electricity, and received a shock of (.000 volts. Hs was rendered uncon scious by ths shock. He states that his back, waa crippled his lsft leg stif fened, and that he sustained perma nent Injuries to his nervous system. Attorney John C Shlllock appears for Baynes. The company-is represented by Attorney R. W. Wilbur. . , . JURY IS DRAWN T0. HEAR SECOND TRIAL A Jury waa drawn before Judge Clel and In the stats circuit court this morn ing to hear the second trial of W. C. Barren for $10,000 damages for personal Injuries from ths Oregon Auto Despatch oompany. Barrel waa Injured at Fourth nd Washington streets while attempt lng to cross between two of the big frelaht autos of the defendant oompany. One machine was .being towed behind ths othsr by ft rope. Barren tripped over the rope and fell and his right leg was run over and broken by tne machine in the rear. A trial was hsd In the circuit court In November, which resulted In ths Jury disagreeing. Attorney u. at. Idleman appears for Barrel L The com pany is represented by Attorney W. D. Fenton. -' - .-' ..'"".',. NEGRO THUMB DOCTOR H PUT UNDER ARREST Detectives Jones snd Tlchenor. ar- SSled W. HT'Cafter at VahoouveryeFT terday on ft charge of stealing an over. coat from- a sorth end saloon keeper. The prisoner, who Is known as "the original Dr. Carter of Seattle," carries a -dried negro's thumb with - him to wsrd off evil. He entered a plea of not guilty this, morning and his case will be heard on Mondny. TODAY WILL END THE ' SIX-DAY BIKE RACE fjoerail special efi,-. New Tork, Dec. IS. Today will end the six-day race. At 10 o'clock tonight everybody excepting ths leaders will be ordered off and these will race for honors. Several of the- riders quit this morning. Vanderstuyfts was so badly Injured yesterday that he quit the race. Walthour said that he would withdraw but that hs was afraid of being called ft quitter. ' ': ' '.'; HOLLADAY ELEVEN TOO . ' FAST FOR BROOKLYN -)- I'M mnrnleg -on- M ultaomah. .field- the third gams of ths Portland Grammar Bchool Football league was played be tween the Hnlludny and Brooklyn teams The result' was ft to 0 In favor of the Itolladay leven, the Brooklyns being outplsyed In every point of the One hundred and twenty-one -wards of the Juvenile court reported to Judge Fraser fn department No. 1 or the state eiroult court this morning, with reports from ' thsir school teachers. The reports showed the deportment and Class 'standing of each t the children, ..AH the boys who have been put on probation by the Juvenile court are re quired to report to the Judge onos ft month with reports from school teach ers or smployers. - These reports . su able ths Juvenile oourt officials to de termine accurately how the boys ars behaving. Each report la sealed. It Is signed by the teacher and given to the boy himself to deliver to the Judge. All the boys gathered in the courtroom and handed their reports to the Judge, who called each boy up te htm when he read the report aloud, go all the othsr, boy could hear. . Nearly all the reports ' showed J that ths boys ars steadily Improving, both In behavior and In application to books. Many ft small cheat expanded visibly with pride when Its owner heard the words of commendation his teacher had written of him.' Six boys who had mads good records for a considerable period of time were released from pro bation. This Is the ' first report - the probationers have, made of their school work sines the summer vaoation. Boys who are on probation ' are constantly watched by the probation officers of the ' Juvenile oourt so it is always known how they are behaving; them selves. ' . .. i .-, ..-'... -. AT THE THEATRES. James O'Neill's Last Performance.. Tbe laat perfan nanea of Junas O'Neill sad his 4xceunt eompaay ef player will be glvee tonight at the Heillc theatre, reortreotb ens WhlEfton atreeta, whea Mr. O'NelU'a fanwue octww, "Moeto Crista," will he the bill. To night will be the,. ericDrateo aetora rareweu anpmu-asea la this 'city la a play which kaa bea made a eiaaai by hla artlatle efforta. Seats sailing at bazefnee the theatre. Carta la at S:lft s'ctock. . . Albert Gallatin Tomorow Night Alberta Gallatin . and aa ajrealUnt support ing esrspaay will praatnt ths tomantis eiaaaa Dorothy varaos et Haddoe nail" at tea Ileitis' theatre for ft Mir nlfhta. beginning ro raorrow (Bonday) night. Laat eeesoa Mlaa Oal- latia atarree m "uosata sate" ana tee pro. mdiag yar la Ibaea'a "Ohoata." Three man widely dlnrgant roles than "Dorothy Vernoa." Ootutn Kale" aad "Gbosta" eoelS scareaiy be Una gl aad and Is eerUlnly s taet of the varsatlUty ef say actress. The aoarpeay la rapport ef Mlaa Gallatin, le a large one, eom prtalng eome SS paraoas, aroong tbara aoma waU-ksowa aaaes la the theatrical world. Next Week at the Baker. Brrfnalng with tomorrow marlsee sad eea tlnslnc all waek. With a matinee Saturday,, the Baker theatre stock company will produce "A Baebelua'a nuiuaiire. TJiar' aattghtruny awaet and aoothlng play of which ao anany wards ef prelao have bees written. -MA Beeha kVe Romance" gives Bnteet Bastlnse, the now leading an, and liarabells Baymoar, the saw lngenae, rhaocte te 00 aoma tailing work. Stage eattlns will he appro prlita and lavlah. eats era sew ea sale- or the-eettre week. AttheOranaV . "Ths afaaaenger Boy aad tbe Aotraaa" and 'Tor gweet Charity are two et the many at tractions fooad en the currant vaederllle bin at the Graaa. Thle bill, which la eonaldored tip-ton In evary nepect will be repeated te- 1 timaa. T haaa a raaL rood lanrh and See tbe taannieat. brlghtaet end most sudors vanderllle la the coeatry, visit the Grand. - - - - .. '.- At the Lyric. ".".r "The Danltce" wttl be 'repeated tonight and tosMrrow for the laat times at tbe Lyric, . Thle pioneer ef weetara dramas ta erea today bat ter than the modern' cow-boy drama. It ta hletortcai, since it ah own aoma of the many ter rible deads perpetrated ea the miners and Bat tlers of the Blame by the Daoltas. s secret organisation ' whose mlealoa it waa te ae aaalnate without provocation. It ta a typical Ameriraa drama and has beea popular for more thaa years. ... Wrestling Bean at Pantages. The wreatllns tralaed bears and tbe VUaoa eonwdy eeartet, two -bif vaBdenile sncciaara which head th Paatasas bill this weak, will be praeantad today and tomorrow for the laat times. Theae acta are . distinct - vaadavllle reatnres. . They are eapplemented hy s hast of otbor strong sets. Ask year friends a boat the enow tab) week. : At the Baker. . Tonight le tbe laat ebases te see tbe Baker theatre etock company fat its magnificent pro duction of Sbakeepaar'a immortal comedy "Tne Merchant ef Venice." It kaa been, one of the aaneetlona of tbe ariaoa. The work ef John Salnpolts, aa Bbyrack, Donald Bowles aa Ora tlano, Ernest Haatmca aa Baaaanto, William Dilla aa laancalot Uobbe, Howard RoaaaU as Lorenao, LIUlaa Lawrence aa Portia and Mara balls Saymoer aa Jaaalca is moat (ratifying. Xoa don't wast to mlaa the last performance. V Last Time Tonight. - Tli last performanre of "Tbe Two JcUna," mnalcal farce comedy,- will be grraa at tbe Empire tonight. Tbe piece baa done well te Portland, being full of Ufa and (lngar, and ful filling ths mission for which it was evidently Intended that of making people laugh and en joy themselres. . "Out in Idaho" Tomorrow. Tomorrow night at the Empire the first per formance ef "Ont ta Idaho" will be glran. This great wvetera drams will Be the bill ell weak and will su Ouutt pais 111 meatra "1 rrerm nerformence. ' It haa all the elements'or a 'awe- easafuLplay, and bealdea earriae aereral trained broncos and bronco busters, who give exhibitions aa tbe streets svery day.' At the Star, 'Thalma" will bold the board! at the "tar tonight and tomorrow. It M the blggeat scenic effort the Allan stock eompany haa attempted, and tbe pley Is scted batter than any other drama the company baa offered is Portland. Tbe attendance thle weak has bees et the record breaking point, which tells what a bit "Tbel sis" is making. - ' Asks tot Divorce. ' Charging desertion beginning-at As toria In (September, 1I0S, Jennie Thayer has begun suit In ths state circuit court for a divorce from Dave Thayer. Ths litigants were married In this city In August, 1801. Mrs. Thayer asks that her maiden name, Jennie Miller, be re stored to her. . -;. , BRYAN OFFERS AID TO v CONSTITUTION MAKERS V , 1 . ' v ., (Journal Special Bertlce.! Quthrlo. jT.ikls,, lwm, le the enn- etttut Wn .rwmvention " w letter "rrnrn Bryan waaV read today. Mr. tirysn-eog-gested that the constitution contain pro visions, for public ownership of rail ways and other provisions hs favors. The letter waa In prtntsd form for use m i atulda lit mak lag S constitution. - ' Captain K.' K. Willis, mastsr of the British bsrk Melonope, tells a vivid story of the awful night that he, his wlfs and daughter and the It officers snd sailors spent in the rigging after the bark had been thrown on her star board side by a monster wave that threatened to crush the ship by its very weight, Captain Willis arrlved-ln Port land this morning and called upon Brit ish Consul Jamss Laldlaw to find out what aotlon to take relative ta tha ves sel which is now at anohor la ths bay ff Astoria..'.--- , ...w.. The Melanope was ploked up' by the steam schooner Northland Wednesday morning about eight miles west of the Columbia river lightship and towed Into port. .The only living - thing on poard of tha eraft were three pug dogs be longing to Captain Willis. Ths dogs were famtshsd but were brought ashore snd will be redeemed by Captain WUUs who Intends to leave for the city by the sea tomorrow 'morning;''.""' 7 1 will never be able to fully under stand ' how that ship ever got on an even keel again,". said Captain Willis this morning, in speaking of how the vessel was abandoned. "It must have been one of - those mlreolea wa read about, for when ws left her everything pointed to her going down within a very few hours.- It was certainly dangerous to stay about her because the seas ran mountain high and ths lea rail waa un der water all the time. Wa tried to trim the ballast tout it was of no, use for the sand fell back on na as aoon as we got It shifted to the othsr side. , ' ,'.'": "' ta Worst of Btorm. ": "Tha Melanope was caught In' the worst of ths hurricane of Thursday night a week ego about 80 miles off Cape Blanco, the most westerly point on the Oregon coast At o'clock a tre menduous wave struck the bark and as she went over on her lee side the sand ballast shifted. She refused ta right and the next wave sent her lee rail under water. The sea reached far up on the deck, almost to the hatches and often washed clean over tha deck. The storm continued to increase In violence and at about I o'clock the fore and aft masts went over the side. We thought the hull would frighten ' when relieved of some of the weight aloft but tha Tigging held and the broken sticks held her down even worse then had they, remained .Intact- 'Home of the crew were ssnt down Into ths hold to try- to trim the ballast but they could aocompllah nothing. It was a fearful plaos to work, too, In the dark hold, with the waves lapping , fhe deck above them and . threatening to JEWISH RABBI IS SUIHG THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES Max'LevIn Declares M.'Barda, : flood, nan injuroa . utation to ; Max Levin, a Jewish rabbi, began a suit for 110.000 damages for slander from M. Bards In the state circuit court nle-mornliig. Levin wee rabht ef-thw congregation of Tempi- Nov ah Zsdek Talmud Torek In this city rrom IS do .' ' .... , tie aiiegsa tnat on Angust is, isds, In the pressnee ef 4S members of the ongregatlon, which was about to choose htm aa rabbi to sot during the Jewish harvest festivals, Barde denounced him and stated that he was the keeper of a disorderly house In Alaska. me via allegea that Barde accused him of being unfit to associate with persons of good moral and religious character. . Barde's accusations are alleged to have persuaded the congregation to re fuse to elect Levin aa temporary rftbbt. to have greatly injured him . tn fame. DOCTOR SAYS SLOANE-WAS COACHED FOR CRAZY Sensational Charge Against De y; fensa" In the Celebrated T Spokane Murder Case. C: f" pedal Dlapstck te Tbe Jeernal.),: . Spokane, Wash., teo. IS. The most sensational , testimony ..that has been given In the Blosns trial was Introduced this morning, when Dr. O. K. Mc Dowell stated that he had been preeent at the examination of the defendant by Dr. 8etnple and that there waa no doubt that the boy was playlng a part arid had been coached as to wh,at tp say. ,.'..' ...','.,' - . ' The examination was made In .ths ! boys cell at the request of the defenss, Dr. Pemple being their principal ex pert witness.. Dr. McDowell was pree ent st 'the reauest of the state. 1 flldfreyi at thle examination, statadJ- that he had no regret for having kinea hie falTief snd that he would willingly kill hla mother If she offended him. - These statsments, wth others of ths same kind, are construed by Dr. Sample as evidence of Inssnlty but Dr. McDow ell Is positive In his testimony that the boy showed no evidence of Insanity but that It was evident thse boy had been instructed to feign insanity. - MRS. BRADLEY, CALLS v ' . FOR HER VICTIM'S SON '-(Journal Special Service.) Washington. Deo IS, Mrs. Annie Bradley, " slayer "of former Senator Brown of Utah, today asked to see her youngest son,. She said: "I wsnt Ar thur Brown's and my son with me.") ' 1 She says the boy, Montgomery, re sembles his father. Both the boys are now In Utah. The younger will be brought here ana allowed to sse. his mother once a day. , ' , PRESIDENT DISCUSSES L-SHORTAGE OF CARS " .(Jnarnal Spaelal SerTlce. Washington. D. C, Dec. IS. The pres Ident today -discussed the shortage of cars In the northwest with a number et oongreeamen, snd expressed tbe hop" that the situation eould be ' relieved. .. .. ' y A v, . t swamp -the eraft ,any ,umoment. The height of the storm wss reached before ' midnight and In order to keep from be ing washsd overboard we all took to the rigging. Dlstresa slgnala were sent up, ' but no one responded-to them. The night was one of ths darkeet I have ever . ssen and the storm blsw so hard that It was out of ths qusstlon to think of attempting to get away la one of the boats. It. would hsvs been smashed Into smithereens before It had ever left the davits. Leaned in the rigging we all, managed to stick It out' till Friday morning, when the wind began to die down At S o'olock ths sea was calm enough ta make It possible for the men to reach the lifeboat and after five , hours of hard and risky , work it . waa . safely in the water and everybody on board.. All told, we were 11 in the life boat when we left the Melanope. This was a pretty heavy load for tha one boat but we dared take no ohancas re maining with the bark long enough to launch another. -' . . , . ;- , ,, ; .") ; &srt the BUp. '; - "We pulled away from the bark hop ing to get Into the path' of one of ths many coasting vessels passing In that vicinity and were lucky, for after hav ing drifted about for three hours only, ths schooner William H. Smith hove in, sight and . took , us on board. We thought the Melanope had mads her last voyags when we pulled away from her, but it seems that fate had decreed otherwise, and I expect to have a look , at har tomorrow again "It waa bard for- us to leave those"' three dogs on board the, bark, but we had to do It because' ww" oould not ef- . ford to be hampered with them In the . Ufa boat aa it waa J reedy taxed be yond Its capacity. We did not have ths heart to drown them and pulled away as quickly as possible .to-avoid hear., lng tha pitiful howling they set up when discovering that they were being deserted. Those dogs seemed to under- , stand their predicament snd I will cer tainly have them back again as aoon ae I can. I am glad to learn that they, were " well oared for by the ' crew of the Northland." , ..; - Captain WUUs end his erew were taken to Port Town send by the schooner . that picked them up. Mrs. Willis and her daughter are still there, but Captain WlHis will remain here until some sort of. a. .dls position J)as been, jnada nf the-. vesseL . . Captain Willis ' has a ' number et friends ta Portland, with whom he be came acquainted some years ago, .when -he was here as master of the steamer Arab.. . -V..., .. a, -v...'v ,,.' FOR IEII by Slander and Malicious False- - rum mm nis nnpt i...i-.i;'jUi..j That Amount ' i) , ' name and oredlt and brought him Into publlo Infamy and disgrace among the congregation and Jewish people gener ally throughout the vjuited rj tats Canada, : Levin complains that he has been de prlved of the society of the members of the congregation and of ether good and worthy persons. Me states that he always enjoyed an Irreproachable char acter and has long been engaged In the profession of rabbi In synagogues and ; at the festivals and other ceremonies of the Hebrew people. ... ,. - , Levin allsgss that all the aoeuaatlons made by Barde are false and malicious and have caused him great pain and suffering, and have Injured him te the extent of 110,000. Attorneys John F. Logan and Thomas O'Day appear for Levin, ,, ' .;;' , .; :." t .' '. Congressman Townsend says: "The dif ficulty le to place the blame where It belongs. Hill asys he haa plenty of. ears. Reputable business men aay the country le suffering for the neosssltlse of II fs. Ths Great Northern refused to move fuel and grain." . . The house paased the ' urgent ' deft elenoyblll, carrying over tSOO.000, 10, 000 of it for ths enforoeraent of the pure food law. , . -.- , .- ' '. " "...: KINO OSCAR ENJOYS X ; HISLAST CHRISTMAS -. - V v . . ' ' ;' (Journal Special aarviee.) . Stockholm, Deo, 1S This morning's bulletin says that King Oaoar te better. Tbe impression is gaining ground that the king's condition Is much more eer -lous than reported by the bulletin. His majesty's eondltion Is- extremely ' serious and It . Is understood that the doctore believe the patient could not survive another attack of the heart like that 'of Saturday. . , , His majesty oontlnuss to be Interest ed in affairs. A lighted Christmas tree haa been brought Into- the elok room, as , , he did not wish to be deprived of his last Christmas pleasure. Presents from theTfoe were dlstrlbutsdTlo members of the royal family. ". . ' - TESTIMONY OF EXPERTS C . IN THOMPSON CASE ("pedal THapatck te Ihe loernai) - Taooma. Wash., Deo,, IS. AU of the forenoon session of the Thompson mur der case was taken up in the examine- ' tlon of ths ' attsndlng physicians, the -coroner who attended Judge 'Emory at -the time of hie death, and the architect who surveyed ths house and ths room In which young Thompson barricaded -himself after the shooting. The court room waa tilted with eager spectators and the corridors were thronged with . anxious people all day long.' FORTY LIVES LOST - I ; ; IN WRECK ON LAKE ' v i -' '. 1 . Bkyfield, Wis., Dee. 11. The wreok . lng steamer Manlstlqus is not yet found. The tug lnmsn put out this morning . to assist In the search. Rumors that the ship waa aaf a here are untruev-Nine women were aboard, besides tl men. Bank Bobbed la Arkansas. raysttsvllle, . Arlc, Deo. II. Itohbers of a bank at Lincoln, -Arksnsas, this morning sscapsd with 11,1100. The Safe and building, were , wrecked. ., .. I': , 1 -T ' 1L1
