, THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAtV PORTLAND.: ' WEDNESDAY EVENINO. DECEMBER. 19. 1CS3...
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Official of Electrical Workers Ex
; pected to Arrive in PortlsnoJ"
Tonight to Take Charge of
I Electricians' Strike. :
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; The fact that M. J. Sullivan.' vice
president of tha (rand council of the
J. B, K. W,' ia on bin way to Portland
and la eipected to arriva tonlcbt was
aiven out by F. L. Orockwell, secretary
of local III I. a E. W. today. Mr.
frock well also declared that the Inalde.
electricians, of whtcg local 1T la com
"posed."" would "'hot be "behind their
brothers, the linemen, provided a sym
pathetic atrlke of ,electrlciane la called.
The action ' of tha electrlclana de
panda now upon Vice-President Sulll
van'a view of tha . situation." aald
Crockwell today. "We wired him tha
facta, and I understand that be la now
on his way from San Francisco and
will arrive either tonlaht or tomorrow.
After looking; over tha (round, ha will
advise us what to do. and we will an
on tmnt
DECllfEII-il8-llJlflTEDJ0fEllGE
POLfCE TOILS
After Julius Sabo Gets Through
With Rock Pile He Will Have
OtherTroubles
rrtaaktadly, take his advice.
la certain If Local i-.r3-STrtses.-ws, i-.f mvifrrHwrm-f
strike. There ia no possibility of one
union doing- one thine, and of tha other
union dolne? the other tntnf.T
Mr. Crockwell does not aaree. with
Manager Fuller that the electrlclana
cannot tia up tha atreetcar system If
It ia tried, -v
-A treat majority of the power house
men aa well aa linemen are union mem
bers and wa would be able to tie up
. tha system. While I will not ie my
-opinion aa to whether or not wo will
atrlke, I will aay that the membera of
local S17 are to a man in sympathy
with ' the carmen. They're all walk
Ins.. Not ona of them rides to hla
work, although soma live three or four
milea away and have to walk that dis
tance. . I know that they -want to do
the best thing to help tha carmen and
will do what they believe to be ' the
beat thine, .all matters considered." .
Secretary Trulllner of local -125
stated thia afternoon that - the atrlke
committee appointed . by hie - union la
atlll acting seer ally and that their ex
act plana would 'not be given out to-
day. .. -. . -
. Tha electrical workers" unions were
Involved In tb recent atreet car atrlke
In San Francisco and by their help the
entire system was ted up. Tha mat
ter la now being arbitrated. .
Married in haste and repenting at lei
sure a the experlenoe- of pretty little
Annie Wert hi. who married Julius Sabo
last July. Mrs Sabo, whose slater.
Mrs. 'AS W. lsrks, waa drowned In the
Willametu river near Oregon City last
summer, saya that It waa due largely to
the great sympathy which 8abo allowed
to her at tha time of her alater'a death
that she conaented to. marry the man
who she clalma has deceived and abused
her aver since ho took tha vow to de
fend, cherish and love bar for all time.
The abort-lived romance which began
last summer on a river excursion to
Cascade Locks, was rudely broken by
Sabo'a rough treatment toward his wife,
anj finally oasaa4o-aja and.-whan-.Mra.
Sabo found . that her liege lord had
gone to Oregon . City, . Woodburn and
other Oregon cltlea with Mlaa Marguer
ite La Fore of thla city.
That Sabo-la an habitual deceiver
waa shown by the way in which he
fleeced people.- Be was arrested as a
vagrant when hla actiona became
known and then tha police commenced
to And evidence against him. They
found that he - owes tha Wlncheater
rooming-house a Id board bill; that ha
IffifCllilDBM
Consolidation May .Result - as
;. Consequence of , Propo
sitIort Submitted;
UP TO PUBLIC
McSoaaU SacOaxni 18 Has the
o Settle toe Strike. .
'. "The public Is aa much concerned,
and has aa much rower to bring about
a satisfactory settlement of the con
troversy existing between the street
car men and their employ.re as anyone
else,"- declared P. McDonald, , secretary
.of the Stats Federation of Labor this
morning.
' "The public owns the city and ' ita
public utilities. "It ia their' atreet rail
way system to command, and tha city
baa simply for its own convenience
granted a franchise to a corporation
which controls it. The business men
' and the public at large are, therefore,
aa vitally interested in this matter aa
.the men Who are holding out Xor.thelr
Wants.- t- . .
, n la tha view expressed thla morn
ing that the Federated Trades' council
has sufficient power to force a con
elusion of the existing difficulties. . If
It la not deemed advisable to go- to
extremes and call a general strike, and
tha terms asked for by both the strik
ing carmen and these now being em
ployed by the eompuny are not granted,
the next move will be to enlist tha Ini
tiative and referendum this latter to
effect a -change in the "clauses of the
.charter of the city and then the build
lng of a municipal road in competition
with the . present lir.es. When such
crisis la reached. It is declared that
very labor man and all hla friends
will vote tha same ticket. .
Future developments in -tha labor.
situation aa well aa tha inscribing of
tha last chapter of the preaent troubles
. between carmen and em ploy era, hingea
to a great extent upon the final out'
coma of the meeting tonight of the
Federated Tradea' council Any terms
made now with the company will da'
mand a reinstatement of the 40 union
men who have been discharged, to
gether with tha granting of one or two
of the points Included In the first peti
tion preaented to the railway officials.
Tha council tonight will act upon tha
ground that Ita men are asking for per
sonal rights, aside from the money con
sideration involved.
- "The men have wanted nothing but a
fair fight with the company, aaid Mr.
McDonald ' thla morning. ' "None of
those arrested Saturday night belonged
to the union, and from the atart It has
been the determination ' of both 'anion
officials and membera to win on the
' grounds of peaceable negotlatlona."
Other uniona throughout the city are
' remaining loyal to the atreet car men.
' Aa faat aa meetings can be held, tha
regulations against union men riding
on the atreet rare ia being adopted.
Members are prohibited from using tha
service and a penalty' of 38 Is Im
posed for violation of the edict. .....
tha aama building and by hla ready wit
and smooth waya deceived many -people
In regard to his true financial con
dition. . , ; ,''. - ' ,.
Played Seeret-SsTvle Hu,.
Mlaa La FOre claims that Sabo repre
sented himself to her aa a secret-service
otflcer In the employ of tha United
Statea.' She says that he waa Intro
duced to her by Morria Walster, an ex
pressman, last Thursday afternoon. She
says ha took her to the theatre Thurs
day evening. Tha next day ha had her
at Oregon City In Imaginary pursuit of
one Frank Miller, , whom ha told Miss
La Fore he waa after for deserting
from tha United Statea army. Mlaa La
Fore, believing that aha knew who Mil
ler waa and where he waa located, and
upon tha promise from Sabo that aha
would receive ISO of the 1109 reward
which Sabo aald was - offered for the
capture of the deserter, accompanied
Sabo to theae cltlea. In waa only when
Miss La Fore aought to aecure the re
ward at the federal building Monday
'that aha found out the deception.
- Aa the caae now stands. Sabo la serv
ing ( days on the rockplle, with a fine
of 1300 attache!; Secret-Service Operat
ive Thomaa B. Foster la awaiting tha
l.roe until the -gay deceiver ia free, that
ha may go after htm for impersonating
a. federal officer; Mrs. sabo la Heart
broken and preparing to get a divorce.
while Mlaa La Fore, equally heart
broken at being deceived, la In hiding. -
POLICE ARE READY'
wot
Chief QrltsmsehsT Xa Determines
t Be OamgHt Happing. ,
. Although the running of cars on two
Ilnaa last night did not result In any
marked disorder. Chief of Police Orltx
' tnacher is determined not to be caught
napping and a large force of police re
serves are still maintained at headquar-
ters. .
-The only act of lawlessness' of any
f consequence reported to the authorl
ties -taat -ntrht was the action of some
miscreant In hurling a billiard ball
through a window of a St. Johns car
at Third and Everett streeta. Luckily
no one waa atruck by tha missiia and
the presence of patrolmen on all ears
paaaing through the north end district
prevented any further acta of violence.
A few email crowds of strike sympa
thisers gathered . at various points In
the business district last night but the
police, noting upon ordera to brook no
Interference with the operation of tha
cara. -41perd the- hoodlums In snort
order. Tne vigilance of the police and
tha fact that they were armed with
wlcked-looking'rlot cluba, satisfied any
of the rowdlea, who may have been bent
on rioting that a conflict with tha Da-
troimea wooid oe rooinarar.
The only arrest made today In eon
reed on with the atrlke occurred thla
morning when Patrolman dolts took
Jack Teachner. a driver for tha Portland
Kevduat A Mlabw.4 ' company, , Into
rustody far wtlfelly Mneklng the- atreet
tare at, vurnxtdei and Third streeta. -,
TeKhnar Lacked ills wsgon a front
of a Burnslde street resort to dump
load of wood In such a manner aa to
make It Impossible for tha cars to
pass. Five cars on Burnalde and the
name number on Third street were
blocked by Teschner'a' refusal to back
his team off the tracks. Patrolman
Oolls, . attracted by tha commotion, has
tened . to the scene and ordered the
driver to move the vehicle,
. . A consolidation of tha Manufacturers'
Association of tha Northwest with tha
Portland chamber of commerce may re-
Stilt . from an Invitation received last
evening at tha associations -annual
meeting. President Hogs attended, and
In a brief speech suggested that the
manufacturer affiliate as m board
of tha chamber, and tha question was
referred to the directors, to be reported
upon at the next meeting. ,
For aoma years' mergers of 'the vari
ous commercial atid industrial organisa
tion a have been discussed, and it haa
been urged that greater strength and
effectiveness could be secured, with s
minimum of waatld energy, by uniting
In a large, powerful body. - Nearly all
the membera xf-the-Manufacturers' as
sociation are membera of tha chamber.
Tha movement to secure a union of tha
forces of tha board of trade and manu
facturers organisations with tha cham
ber of .commerce was started by W. D.
Wheelwright during his term as presi
dent of tha chamber, and he" appeared
before an annual meeting of the manu
facturers two years sgo and extended
an Invitation to them which waa at that
time considered and declined. It Is aaid
HOLDUP M M
Highwaymen Take Advantage of
V Faot That Polics Ars Ab-
sent Prom Beats.
have sriee-Cdwnd
conclusion. .
Directors Are BleoteS,
Tha 1 association last evening elected
the following directors to serve for
three years:. Charles Coopey, R. J.
Holmes, Thomas B. Kay. " Walter A.
Goas. O. E. Helnta, J. P. Wilbur. Oeorge
Lawrence, T. J. - Armstrong. Reports
were read by the president. Fletcher
Linn, and Secretary C. H. Mplsaae. . Mr.
Linn referred to the steady Increase of
manufacturing lnatltutlons that are be
ing established in Oregon. In Portland
there is s large Increase in the manufac
ture of chairs. The Oregon Chair com
pany haa erected a building to by 100
feet adjoining the Oregon Furniture
Manufacturing company's plant at Ful
ton, and la apendlng nearly 1100,009
Installing a factory that will employ 115
men. Tha Poernbrecher Manufacturing
company will establish, at Eaat Twenty-eighth
atreet and the Sandy road, a
chair factory to 'cost 160.000 and em
ploy 60 to 76 men. There are numeroua
other new manufacturing planta locat
ing In Portland, without bonua or tender
of free sites. It la urged that the
beat support and aaalatanca Portland
and Oregon can give to Infant Indus
tries In this state is to patronise them
by buying their produota in preference
to Imported goods, .
Growth of Industry.
- President Linn's report,- quoted from
the twelfth census, shows In Portland
S.08I manufacturing establishments at
the present time, with. 17,23 wage-
earners, and producta valued at
000.687. A comparative, summary for
the 13 leading industries in the state
for 1100 and 1106 ahowa an lncreaaa
of- 47 perveent. Theae Industries are
lumber and timber products, flour and
grist- mill products, wholesale alaugh
terlng and meat packing, printing and
publishing, canning and preserving,
foundry and machine-shop products.
so after he had dumped the load of 'eJ,u"f' nf"ondf ""k m,Ut PPr
wood. Goltx refused to argue tha mat
ter and compelled the obstinate driver to
move In a hurry, after which be placed
him under arrest. Tha prisoner was
taken- to police headquarters' and re
leased on deposit of 136 cssh bail.. .
His caeo will be heard In the police
court tomorrow. It Is claimed by the
police that Jie la a member of the team
sters' union and deliberately blocked tha
streetcars in an effort to stop traffic
Chief Qrltsmacher has Issued tha fol
lowing "orders relative to the action pa
trolmen ahould take in tha event of
further rlota:
: -"Captalna of police In order to make
plain to the officers their duty in re
gard to - the present strike situation,
yon will Instruct them to the effect
that the rlghta of persons and property
must be protected at all haxarda. If
at any time any number of people con
gregate in the atreet tar riotous or -unlawful
purpose, or In such numbers as
to obstruct traffic, they must be dis
persed. They must be told in a clear
and loud tone of voice to disperse. If
thla command Is obeyed no harsh meas
ures must- be used by the police, but
If the command to disperse la answered
by Jeers, defiant reraarka, aaaaulta, etc.,
In such cases tha police are Justified in
using their baton a freely to obtain re
sults to clear tha. streets and restore
peace and order. Firearms must not be
used and are excuaabla only in extreme
caaea t. t, . u. ,;3 ';;
CASES CLEARED AWAY
Of Those Beagltlng Trom Jttots Only
r Tour Bemain oa Police Docket.
Out of 109 arrests arising from tha
rlota last Saturday night but four cases
remain for disposition In the police
court, s record of which the court of
ficials are proud. The cases heard this
morning and their disposition la aa
follows: Alex 81ms, disorderly conduct,
fined 116; Oscar Hoaenmnyer, refusing
to move on, fined $3; J. H. Fax, drunk
enness, fined 62.60. The cases of Ed
Bowen and Pr.H. Helnta were continued
for aentence. M. Walling will have hla
trial tomorrow and J. O. Nash Frldsy
morning. Tha charges against L. bail
ing, R. E. Bullls, T. F. Brown, H. A.
Blocum, H. C. Hoyle and T. Glenn wars
dismissed. . . .; - .,
MEXICANS FIRE UPON
THEIR OWN SOLDIERS
A : . i
(Journal Upsets! gervles.t
El Paao. Tex., Dec. 10. Mexican sol
diers, whlla gathering wood In a foreat
along - the - Rio Grande International
boundary Una, were fired upon from am
buah by a party of Mexicans concealed
on the American side of the river. Ona
Mexican trooper was wounded, but tha
troopers did not return the fire, as they
had no arms with them at the time.
Soma Mexicans who fired the shots were
seen to run away shortly after tha at.
tack. The El Paso officers were noti
fied and they gave permission to tha
Juares officers to croas the river and
come on American territory to aastst la
hunting down tha assallanta. A mo
tive can be aaalgned for tha outrage,
unleaa It was committed by members of
titer Mexican-revolutionary - Juatamany
of whose- local members ars now In tha
El Paao JalL . ' -
Ourtis Martin wallty. ; , T
Salem, Or.,- Dec. .11. Curtis Martin
.-year-old boy arrested by,Mar4
snail i.ornenus on a cnarge oi dis
orderly conduct while attending a meet
ing of Tonguea of Flame" on Sunday
night, waa, found guilty today by a jury.
City Recorder Moo res Imposed no fine,
snd after giving the boy a strong lec
ture, reloeeed him JDdlng good beha
vior.
and wood pulp, bread and bakery prod
ucts, care, liquors, malt, woolen goods.
in Portland 167 incorporated com.
panlea, constituting tt per cent of the
total, control 60.6 per cent of the capi
tal, employ 78 per cent of tha wage-
earners, pay 78.1 per cent of the wages.
ana report producta valued at 823,683,
476. or 78.8 per cent of the total.
"Theae vast establishments were at
one time email, and tha opportunities of
fering today for the manufacturer be
ginning In a modest manner are aa good.
If not better, than aver before," aaid Mr,
Linn. ' - I .
HARRISON ALLEN
MAY QUIT JOB
District Attorney Admits He Will
, . Live in Portland After
First of Year. .
' Profiting by the neceaalty of main
talnglng every available member of the
police ; department ' at headquartere. as
the reault of tha carmen's 'strike, high
waymen became exceedingly bnay last
night, and in tha course of an hour
three pedestriana In various sections of
the city . were compelled to stand and
deliver. Two suspects who correspond
in every detail to the deacrlptioa of thai
footpads furnished by two of tha vic
tlma were apprehended - by Detectlvea
Baty and -Mallet, and every effort ta
being mads to ' fasten tha crimes on
them, " :
About 10 minutes after 10 o'clockJTIeV
him Abrahamson, a High acbool student
xestdinf at 348 Thirteenth street, was
neta up on i nirteenui TiwrtJiay street,
by two masked men and robbed of It
cents. Abrahamson was on -his -way
homeward, and when near the center of
the block heard gruff command - to
halt ' At tha aama time the muaslo of
a revolver of large caliber was thrust
under his nose, and the young man lost
no time In complying.
Abrahamson waa then ordered to step
Into an alleyway between, two houses at I
toward tha wall. Whlla tha victim had
hla hands elevated one of tha thugs
went through his pockets. Abraham
son had but 16 cents in his pockets,
having left hla gold watch at jewelry
store for repairs. .
" Hotlfleg tha rolioe.
After satisfying themselves that the
youth did not possess any other valua
bles, he waa ordered to walk across tha
street with his hands in the air and not
to make an outcry under penalty of
death. After walking a short distance.
Abrahamson ran to hla home and noti
fied the police. Detectlvea Mallet and
Baty were detailed to interview him and
secure a description of the bandits. '
Thlle tha officers, were Investigating
tha caae and hardly more than 20 min
utes after the robbery, J. A. McElroy of
248 Second atreet waa stopped at the
point of a gun at Second and Mill
streets by two men answering in every
particular with tha highwaymen who
had robbed Abrahamson. McBlroy -was
relieved of 320 but tha footpads In their
haste overlooked a wallet containing
1120, which waa Is a hip pocket. "
A few minutes later First Officer
Gillman of the ateamer Franklin, while
walking across tha ateel bridge on hla
way to hla vessel was held up by a Ions
highwayman, but inatead of complying
with the thug's command to atop, took
to hla heela and raced to place of
aafety. . Gillman Vas unable to furnish
a description of the crook other than
he waa of medium stature and carried a
revolver. , , N .
' wpsjeats Are Arrested.'
Acting upon .the
by McEUroy and Abrahamson, Detectlvea
Mallet and Baty took up the search for
the footpads. In Blaster's First street
saloon their attention was attracted by
two young men engaged in a gams of
pool. - Tha pair - corresponded exactly
with the men: wanted and the offlcera
determined to watoh them.. At the sama
-time the men became suspicious of Baty
and Mallet and held a whiapered con
sultation. -The shorter of the two, who
gave the name of L. W. Oracoo when
arrested, started toward the rear of tha
place, -while - his companion, William
Crook;' deathly pale, remained at the
pool table. Mallet followed Oraooo and
upon searching htm found A 38-callber
revolver in bia hip pocket ,,
Crook and Gracco were taken .without
delay to police headquarters. Crook,
who is 18 yeara of age.tand the son of
M. S. Crook, a well known St Johns
grocer, waa booked on a charge of vio
lating tha law forbidding minora to visit
saloons, while Gracco waa charged with
carrying a concealed weapon. A black
allk muffler waa found on Crook and
a black handkerchief In Oraocoa pos
session. - Both of the suspects deny that
they were responsible for the two hold
ups, and declare that they came to Port
land last night from Rainier.
' In the police court thla morning the
esses were continued and Judge Cam
eron ordered both men held without kail
Until -further -investigation. Abraham
son called at the etatlon this morning,
but was unable to Identify positively
the ' men under arrest McElroy will
call at beadquartera thla afternoon. The
clothing ' and general appearance of
Crook and Gracco, their extreme ner
vousness before arrest and tha revolver
found In the latter's possession are re
garded by the police aa circumstances
tending to connect them with the
crimes. Both men will be "sweated"
thla afternoon and a confession from
one or both la expected.
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Lindsay Upright Gas Lights, as shown on opposite cut, regular
price T6o each, special sale pries 87.00 per doaen, each 86c
The New Lindsay Inverted Gas Lights burn less gas per hour
and will develop 176 candle-power, costs l-t of a cent per night
' for each light burning hours per night Gives a ("much light
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MRS. SAGE MAKES
RICH GIFT
... -' . . f ,
Tract Worth ' 'Three Hundred
Thousand to New, York ;
s - University.
tJonrnal SDedal Bervles.) -
descriptions given I NewrTorK, -Dec i. Mrs: - Itossell
Sags haa purchased and preaented to
New York university, a valuable plot
of ground known aa the Schwab farm,
conalsting of 16 acrea, adjoining . tha
university grounds. .
The - annonncemeiie; was made - by
Chancellor MaeCraokan today and al
though he did . not make known the
name of tho dortor, It waa subsequently
learned that Mra. Sags was the person
to whom be referred.
t Mrs. Sage Intended the tract of land
as a Christmas 'gift She is a great
friend of Helen Gould, who is a gradu
ate of the New " York University law
school and- Who traVe tha university Its
Hall of Fame and library building. Mrs.
Sage snd Miss Gould have long been
Intimate friends of Chancellor and Mrs.
MacCracken.
The cost of the land was $300,000.
' Chancellor MacCracken haa fre
quently mads it plain that ha has great
plana for the future of New York uni
versity, which would bo greatly ad
vanced by Increasing the area of the
college campus to $7 acres.
Mra.' Sage today lent $1,600,000 to a
land purchaae company on a piece of
property on - Wall - atreet. 'That com
pany is now erecting a building on the
tract' The mortgage on the property
la at four and one-half per cent and It
is due in 1810. Mra. Sage recently lent
$3,600,000 - on tha Park Row building,
$1,200,000 on the New Tork Hippo
drome and $1,660,000 - on tha Hotel
Breslln. - All of these loana were at
four and one-half per cent and ars due
in 1810.
Harrison Allen, district attorney for
Clatsop, Columbia, Washington and I
Clackamas counties, has moved to Port
land, where he will be associated In the
practice of law with Judge Charles H.
Carey. Although Mr. Allen denlea that
he has resigned- his official position he
admits that he will be with Judge Cary
after January 1. He aaya that ha Is
considering bis resignation, but added
that he -will continue to refuse to say
anything about It until Governor Cham
berlain returns from the east In the
event that Mr. Allen's resignation Is ac
cepted by Governor Chamberlain, It is
considered by the wiseacres that John
M. Wall, a well-known Democratic at
torney of HlllabdVo, will succeed to the
position. '
Rumors of -Mr. -Allen's resignation
nave been heard about the cltv for
month.' but h has also alwaya Tut on Mayor Lane filed hla annual budget
the smile that won't come off. and re- estimate and receipts this afternoon
fused to say anything for publication. ' the council meeting. He reported
Even now he Insists that no action haa that the expenses of the fire depart
been taken In regard to his resignation, menl 'or the rear 19 ,ia1 bMn 0MO4
but those who know, say that because n(1 estimated that It would require
Allen ia a personal friend of Governor I $409,498.26- for the coming year. The
rh.mh.ri.ln. the rit.-lt ...Ara. 1 police, department spent $118,614.60 in
would not throw him .downand that "? ned S1O.S0 Jor 10T.
between them they have agreed that all i Jh "lnv!!Jo:."l T1
9 OV.VVV IIU will nucu lai.l.v a"
The atreet repair fund for 1808 used
816,600 and will have to have $98,000
MAYOR FILES :
ANNUAL "BUDGET
Gives Statement of Estimates
" for Coming Year to the
Council.
of Allen's deputies will, remain in. of
flee while hla position alone will gb to
a Democrat It Is understood that Allen
stipulated . thia ' when he first hinted
that he dealred to leave the office.
Allen Is now serving his second term.
.The flrat time he ran, be won easily,
and at the second election, the Demo
crats put no candidate in' 'the "field
agalna. him.
In 1907.
The mayor paid special attention In
hla budget to the question of higher
salaries for city employes. ' He sug
gested thit all firemen and policemen
In the city were entitled to $100- a
month. '. ' ' . ,
SAFE BLOWERS AT TEKOA
i CLEAR THREE THOUSAND
MULTNOMAH CLUB
- WILL ENTERTAIN
;y -. i . ; r ' ''.', ':;
Invitations have been laaued to mem
bers of the Multnomah Amateur Ath
letic -rlub for their annual entertain
ment Thursday evening. The program
arranged -for -tha.. affair.. will ...btiol
lowed by .a dance- from 10:30 to 12.
Vocal and Instrumental aoloa will be on !
the program and the Treble Clef club,
under the direction of Mrs. Whiter
Buil will lw. Wl-a I ul.tlM, TK.
Jasa .sliaaas.undtr the direction of Ltln P0tofflc-i0tber-' H 01 the Pel
Professor Krohsn. physicaT dlrecio? of"1" coun,trv- m" t""?1
the club, will give several drills. There
wIU be a drill by the boys snd one by
the gins, also a mtxeii anil in which
both boys and girls will .participate.
That, are assay Waait Ads tm todsg
Isunsi that trill Uttrest ram, .
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r Tekoa, Wash., Deo. 19. Tha Jewelry
store of Troyer A Anglo waa robbed at
3 o'clock thla morning by experts. A
small sum in cash and a quantity of
high-priced Christmas goods, diamonds
and 4ewelryto Ik total of $3,000 were se
cured. Nitroglycerine wai" Tiled onthr
ears and Its door ia a complete
wreck. The 'Job waa probably done by
a part of the aama gang that la commit
here. Business houses throughout , the
country are at the' mercy of the gang.
Don't let tha baby suffer frrno sa
ltern a, sores or sny Itching of the skin.
Dnan'a .Ointment give instant, relief,
cures quickly. perfectly safe for children.-
All dxugglita sell it .--
1 3TH-0AY FINDS ENTOMBED
- MINER: CHEERFUL
(Journal Hneelal gervice.) '
Bakersdeld, CaL, Dee. . 19.-With res
cus slowly but surely approaching him,
L. D. Mlcka, now entering., upon the
thirteenth day of hla entombment In
the Edison camp tunnel has regained
his nerve and entirely dissipated the
feara of tha rescuers that bla mind
was giving, away under the dreadful
strain? when -early thla morning ha told
a watcher at the pipe, through which
he - talks and feeds, that he would
rather have a chew of tobacco than
be given his liberty today. - Ha spoke
cheerfully and Joked.
Rescuers continued to work with ex
treme 'caution throughout the night
When morning came tha progress made
toward reducing tjie possibility of a
cave-in of the hugs bowlder hanging
above Hicks' head waa entirety satis
factory.' It is expected that the-workers
will reach Hicks late this afternoon-
6r tonight-
Hlcka waa given his usual portion
of mllkr this morning, the papera were
read to him and several alra played on
the phonograph through the tubs.
BROKER CHARGED AS
' EMBEZZLER OF BONDS
' (Journal Special BerTtre.)
. Chicago, Dec. 19. Charles Brelten
bach, a broker, la charged In a warrant
laaued thla afternoon with falling to
account for $33,000 worth of onds of
tha Boston A Colorado Copper Mining
company, which Frederick H. Collins,
president of thsr company, of Boston,
says , the defendsnt sold, having been
entrusted with the sals of $105,000
Worth. v. i ',.
FULTON'S AMENDMENT"" -
APPROVED BY COMMITTEE
Washington, D. C, Deo. 19. Senator
Fulton today received the approval of
the puhllo lands committee of his
amendment to the timber and atone
bill by which 20 per cent of the re
ceipts from tha sales of lumber shall
be given to the counties from which
the timber Is sold. ,
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TROUBLE TOLD TO
cor.ir.mi
Washington Towns Seize Oppor-
tunity to Lodge Complaints
- as to Fuel..
' "' (Special Dispatch te The Joeraal.1 '
"Olympia, Wagbrr DearW.Tfaa commit'
tee appointed by the governor to investi
gate the fuel shortage has organised by
electing H. A. Falrchlld president.
Telegrama were received , from Dayton
stating there was no coal on hand and
no prospect of getting any. Pomeroy
sent in a similar report The situation
Is Improving at Bllenaburg. Wenatchee
reports the coal condition la becoming
alarming, and much freight ordered
months ago has not yet been received.
Governor Mead's letter to the com
mittee appointed reada: .. .
' OoTSTBOfs Znstrootloas. - .
' "I deem it to the best Interest of tha
public that an investigation be con
ducted by officers of the stats govern
mept to. ascertain the reasons for the
shortage, to. determine what relief can
be secured and to formulate A plan for
remedying the preaent deplorable con
dition. Tha matter ia one of aucb mo
ment that all tho forces of ths state
government and all the power that ia
In the constitution and laws should be
Invoked for the protection of the people
If It Is found that owing to negleet, dis
crimination or incompetence ths opera
tors or carriers of tha stats are causing
tha suffering and tha distress that now
exists.- , -,..
As there are na ' funds available to
pay tha expenses of an emergency
com mission The governor suggests
"that ths servlcs may be considered a
legitimate charge agalnat the expenses
of your various 000"; ;i . , , ,
Om Too of tbs Stat
Acting on ths plan of investigation
outlined by J. C Lawrence ths com
mittee left for other cities of tha "stats
today to ascertain whether or not there
has been any combination made to re
strain tha coal output
Sitting as members of ths commit-
tea are tha membera of the atata
road commission, Messrs. Harry Fair
child, J. F. Lawrence and John 8. Mc
Millan: Attorney-General John D, . At
kinson, State Coal Mine Inspector D.
C. Bottlng, Horticultural Commissioner
F. A. Huntley, Grain Inspector John
J.V. Arrasmtth, ' State Labor Commis
sioner IX C. Hubbard, Oil Inspector 9.
A. Clark. Adjutant-General Ortla Ham
ilton. -.. . -;. . ' .-
TO BUILD RAILROAD - ;?
OTTER ROCK TO NEWPORT
(Stwrfa! Dtseatea to Tte Joomal.
- Salem, Or., Deo. lt.-Artlcles of in
corporation were filed today by, ths
Otter Rock Improvement company. . It
lntenda to build a railroad from Otter
Rock to ' Newport and to improve ths -townsltes.
and carry on a mining busi
ness. Tbe incorporators are: D. L.
Keyt L. E. Bedwell and S. B. Irvine.
Tbe main office Is at Independence.
The capital stock is 3100.000. . .
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SO
V'if
It maRes the heart feel
good to enjoy the public's
confidence. Things are com
ing Reed-French's way. Seven
pianos sold yesterday. ; :
V Notwithstanding strikes notwithstand
ing' weather -notwithstanding; we ars well
out of he usual avenues ot trade notwith
standing we are a new firm the sheer fact
of a strong piano proposition brings trade
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Here ns a practical illustration of the
Reed-French's success: A big retailer ad
vertises -a fine piano for $285; we are sell
ing the same piano for S190 here is a
U black-and-white illustration of what dealing
with a tactory store means. . - -
If it were but newspaper talk, this thing
of selling pianos for a hundred dollars less
than retailers do would soon be found otit
as a matter of fact, IT IS BEING FOUND
1 OUT, and we are demonstrating every day
it pays to talk piano with the Reed-French
Piano Co, Sixth and Burnside. x
.. ; ,v .' Head About 'r-.: ' ''
"Our Before Christmas Offer"
You shouldn't have particle of hesita
tion in taking one of our f l&O pianosit
-is a wonderful piano lor 'the-price. - Make
first payment in Januarypay us $5.00 a
month.
Wa hiv, innlhrr tuinn littla lrn,
pretty a piano as ever set on a parlor floor
etcn. ... -
Tnaiii vw, uuuic-viiiiiiniti
-Offer" calls for 241. Make first payment
on this pianXi in January pay $6.00 a
mo"nth.
Besides these pianos, we have a store
full of attractive piano propositions, and we
will meet you half way on anything we
have. '
;See or torrf ght.. : -
Reed-French Piano
r "From Maker to Player."
. SIXTH AND BURNSIDE STREETS.
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