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THE 6REG0N DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 20. 190e.
J CLOSE EVERY
Attorney Wolf to Start War Be
... cause of Alleged Dit
' crimination. .
CANNOT CLOSE ONE ?
WITHOUT CLOSING ALL
Lawyer Declares He Will . Retaliate
. Against Police by Swearing Out
a Warrants Against Every Place of
; 111 Repute in Restricted District.'
A war of extermination against the
houses of 111 repute In the north end It
to torn waged by Attorney A. Welter,
Wolf tn behalf of hie client Ada WU
son, a colored keeper of a disorderly re
sort on Couch near Sixth streets, who
,M Served, with a, no tie by the -poHee
todar to close her house at one.
The Wilson woman waa arreated last
night by patrolman UaJbralth on a
Charge of . maintaining; a house of 111
fame. The rasa waa continued this
morning until Member If. and In the
meantime, through her attorney, she
promises not to reopen. Although the
usual ralademeanor charge wea filed
.', against her. yet the real reason for sink
4ng lha arrfistjs the fact that she In
stalled a door contrary to pollca regu
. Istiona. . .
lu the police court this morning At
torney Wolf tried to---have Inspector
, Bruin admit that there waa a definite
policy relative to the houses in the re
stricted district, but the captain would
. not commit himself. ITnable to secure
this admission. Wolf hotly declared:
"We intend to ascertain the policy of
.; the administration relative to resorts
in (ha restricted district The police
have ordered Jnjr client to close . her
place, while others are allowed , to be
' conducted in violation of the law. This
la rank discrimination and I intend to
- ask for warrants for the arreat . of
.every keeper of a, house- of til fame In
tha city. It Is treasonable for the
mayor or police officials to designate
-a certain district for bawdy houses and
then show favoritism by closing some
- - of them. If this women. Is not allow .1
to run no- places of like characf.tr will
remain open if I can prevent it. If
peressary I will start mandamus pro-i
lings to compel the city, officials to
obey the law.",. ,,y
Judge. Cameron, In reply, stated that
thla waa not a matter to be brought
before the court, and advised the attor
ney to take the matter up with Deputy
City Attorney FitEgerald. V Fltsgerald
declared that if application waa made to
hire for complaints and the necessary
evidence adduced be would lasue the
..warrants! t:,-,. ' .
GOVERNOR WILL: REACH
SALEM TOMORROW
jnt
e (Special Dtapeteh to The Jonraal.)
Salem. Dec . 10. Word waa
e received at the executive man- '
e slon this afternoon that . Gov- )
ernor Chamberlain would arrive
here tomorrow morning from
San Francisco. He haa been In
- attendance at the Rivera and
e Harbors congress at Washing- e
e ton, D. C. ; :
CALIFORNIANS LEAVE
FOR PANAMA CANAL
(Jaemal Sseelal 8ervle.
Washington. Dec. 10. Senator Flint
and Congressmen - Newell, Knowland,
McKlnley, Needham and Smith leave to
morrow to Inspect the Panama canal,
and gather material to aid the fight
against the employment of Chinese on
the Isthmus. 'They will try to prove
that southern negroes will do the wok.
The president today sent to congress
the commission's report. ' He ssys that
the experience of the past year with
negroes from nearby countries hs con
vinced the commission of the Impossi
bility of satisfactory work with them.
Senator Pulton was invited -to go with
tha party, but press or business msy
prevent it.- . .',.....'
LEBANON BANKER HAS
v RIBS BROKEN BYrSTUMP
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' fSpeeial MspatCB to Tae Joorwil.)
' Lebanon, Or, Dec JO. P. M. Seros
al", a banker of Lebanon, was serious
ly hurt yesterday while pulling a boom
aoross tha river with a team of horses.
' Too water pressure became too strong
aad tha boom carried tha team against
a stump with such force as to pull up
tha atump. The uprooted tree was
thrown aaalnst Mr. Scroggln. breaklnrr
several of hla ribs, knocking out six i
teeth and crushing his noae. ila is ,
seriously but not dangerously hurt.
HELD TO GRAND JURY
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
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'John O'Farrell, a driver for tha City"
Laundry, and Ross Wallace, employed In
a similar capacity by the Independent
.'Laundry, were bound over to the circuit
court today by Judge Cameron oar statu
tory charges. Bonds were fixed at II.-
, ooa In each case, which, were furnished.
The defendants are accused of having
taken advantage of Ksther Dixon, II
years of age, who ran away from her
home In Forest Grove and came to
. this city. .
COAL SHORTAGE LEAVES
CITY IN DARKNESS
. ' (Special PUpatr te The Jonrul.) '
Helena. Mont.. Dwv av. The Helena
Oas company today announced that
owing to- a shortens of coal It would
be compelled to shut off Its supply of
gas to consumers tonight. The com
pany haa been making gas from kero
sene for the past few days, but thla
will be discontinued until a supply of
eoal la received, which Is expected soon.
- ' IMaaary Ooaaollaatloa.
(Jaeraal Special Scrrlre.i
Helllngham. Wash., Deo. to. It Is re
ported that the. Alaska Packers' ssaocia
-tloa has been absorbed by the Pacine
American Fisheries. They are two of
the largeat (Unpacking organisations on
the ooait. - ' ,' . .
STeW reataaaater Sfamea.
(Jeeraal Ssedtl aeek.t
Washington. IeCi 3S. The president
today appointed the following-" poet
maavers: V, 11 Crammatta at Aber
deen aa4 Charles A, Owlnn at Uarfleld.
socialist orator faces
.:foiicejodee -
Answers to Charge of . Inciting
v Riot Last Saturday
. . Night. , . ,;,
W, L Fisher, a socialist orator '. and
former Methodist minister, appeared in
the municipal court this morning to an
sa r the charts of Inciting a, riot Sat
urday nlg.it. The charge waa made by
Patrolman Kills, who arrested Fisher at
the time of the strike excitement.
C. U 8. Wood appeared as counsel for
the defendant. Patrolman Ellis testified
that Fisher was a participant In a riot
ing crowd at Third and Burnslde streets
Saturday night, which the police were
ordered to dlsperae. Fisher, when -ordered
to move on, according to the .offi
cer, declared that "ho was an American
cltlsea and. had a perfect right to re
main on the street." -When threatened
with arreat he used abusive language,
and was taken Into custody.' . .
Patrolmen Oalbralth and Wendorf cor
roborated Ellis' story. ,. Fisher denied
having refused to more on or ' hsving
used toe language attributed to' him.
lie . charged the. polloemew-with- hartng
knocked hlm4o the ground and that he
was arrested because he was a socialist,
and that the officers had heard him ad
dressing crowds in behalf of socialism.
A. Lwls of (Telghton testified to Fish-
.
Rev. H. Oberg, pastor of the Methodist
church st Montarllla," also testified as
to hts character.. . . "
Owing to the absence of Attorney 1L
C. King, who In desired as a witness for
the prosecution, tha .case was continued.
until next Thursday.
FATHER IS TRYING TO SAVE
IIS SOU'S LIFE
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Will H. Thomspon Testifies Re
garding Peculiar Traits of the
. Youthful Murderer. . ; -
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'Special nianatck te The Joorad.t '
Tacoma, Wash., Dee. 80. Will H.
Thompson Is still on the witness stand
In the Thompson murder trial testify
ing in an effort to show insanity of his
son. This is the third day he has been
underdlrectxamtnaoit-and-1i-mry
be on the stand ths remainder of this
week. All of this forenoon he haa been
identifying letters and documents writ
ten by Chester Thompson, which were
submitted in evidence. These treat upon
a number of subjects written in a moody
and frequently a very melancholy vein.
Many of the letters are of Incoherent
character and the defenae will attempt
to ahow that all of them emanated from
a mind thoroughly diseased. Under the
questioning of Attorney Morris be Is
covering the acts of hla son since baby
hood in a most exhaustive manner,
showing vagaries, lack of will power.
hnii,iw,ttn,i ti,i lirriinoMonaliain nf
V.. V-- 1
I Chester,
DETECTIVE BURNS EXAMINED
IN RUFF TRIAL
Little Information Wormed Out
of Secieteyic9-Agent L-
by Attorneys.
, (Joaraal Special Serrlee.t
San Francisco, Dec. 20. This morn
ing's session of the Ruef trial waa taken
up entirely, with the examination of Spe
cial Agent W. J. Burns. Strenuous ef
forts were -made by the defense to wring
from Burns Information tending to re
veal the evidence gathered by him, but
beyond a few unimportant facts bearing
on bis movements nothing was found
out. , , . '
Bums admitted that Jean Loupy, one
of the French restauranters connected
with the case, came to him and told htm
that he had not testified truthfully be
fore the grand jury and wanted to
change hla teatlmony, claiming that he
had been misled by Ruef, . ,
FRISCO SCHOOL BOARD ;
COMES BACK AT CRITICS
(Joornal Special Service.)
. San Franclaco, Dec. 20. In reply to a
criticism sgalnst the San - Francisco
school board by Flora Harris, American
missionary to ajpin, the board has
written a letter, which was made pub
lic today. Defiance, la the keynote and
Japan Is being defied With the same
vehemence as Roosevelt. 1 The , board
Justifies all Its acts and attacks the
versclty of the official report of Met
calf. In all probability the reply will
be Drinted In the newsminers of Jaoan.
where the efect of its tone cannot be
forecasted. I
' Actnal Orala Production. .
Washington. Dec- 20. The actual pro
duction or winter Wheat la 43. 816,004
bushels, of spring wheat, 143,372, :
of corn, 2.9S7,41,ol; of oats, 04.I0I.-
622, . ' ' '
1INISTER-TO SERVIA'
e-'
Leslie Cotnba, United States- Minister
to Guatemala, Who Will Succeed
Mr. Riddle as United States Min-
..later to Roumania and Servia. '
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coal FAr;i;;E due largely
-1 - TO CAR- SH0STA6E -
This and Other Causes Aid in
the Lack of Fuel Supply
; in Washingtop.
' (Special Dupateb te Ta. Joarnel.)
.Tacoma, Deo. 1. Before leaving for
SesttKrhatrman Falrchlld of the fuel
famlnrcommisslon mad. the following
statement relative to the meeting here
yesterday afternoon: ,
"We have only the testimony of Mr.
Windsor of ths Carbon Hill Coal com
pany to indicate that the output of the
coal mlnea la being curtailed by the lack
of sufficient shipping facilities. How
ever, from the statement made before
the committee this afternoon I
would
say -that the shortage of cars. Increased
consumption of coal by the railroads
and tha- general increased demand for
coal throughout the Puget sound- terri
tory, because of the tremendous in
crease 4n . population. shipping,, eta,
have been responsible for the existing
coal famine. t
- So far as domestlo lines are concerned
the wood scarcity is more serious than
the cost ahortage. ' This seems to bo due
solely to labor conditions, choppers hav
ing left the woods to secure more lucra
tive employment. The result of this
committee's Investigations -will largely
center in the publlo sentiment aroused
by the testimony printed In dally pa
pers, which will tend to better car awr
vlca and to educate the people into
properly equipping ' themaelves with
supplies of coal and wood during the
summer months. The committee can-'
not; Increase JlHO a upplypfpaljatf
hlnhcd by the railroad. ; - ?
HEAVY FLOODS SUBMERGING
WALLA WALLA VALLEY
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For the Third Time This Year
Streams Are Out of :
- Their Banks.
(Special Dispatch te The JoaraaLI '
Walla Walla. Wash., Dec. 20. For the
third time this yes r, the Walla Walla
valley is experiencing floods, caused by
the heavy rainfall and deep snows in
4he mountalna, -melted . by the warm
Chinook winds. Mill creek and tribu
tary streams are flowing bankful, and
In places the water la breaking over,
flooding the lowlands. The Walla Walla
river is a raging torrent and crews of
men are experiencing great difficulty
in keeping the plant of the Northwest
ern Gas A Electric company working.
Considerable damage haa already been
done to the Intake, and the headworks
of the new gravity water system on
Mill creek. At noon the rain was still
falling, with little, prospect. Of. cessa
tion. ,
YOUNatilLLSBORa-GIRLf
DRINKS CARBOLIC ACID
' (Rprelal Dlvpatck te Tlte Joaraal.) '
' Hlllsboro, ., Or., Deo. 10. Meager re
ports received this morning point to a
possible suicide at Green Mountain, near
Buxton, this county. Blanche, tha 11-year-old
daughter of Harry Wohlford,
took carbolic acid yeaterday morning.
There is no chance for recovery. The
motive for the act Is not known. The
girl's mother committed suicide four
years-ago. The" father haa been unfor
tunate, having lost his home twice , by
fire In the paat four years. .
POPE GIVES FORTUNE
: TO USE OF CHURCH
Rome, Dec, 20. When the executors
of the will of tha lata Mgr. Adamt. tit
ular bishop of Caesarea, Informed the
pope that, the great estate had been
left for htm. Plus said that the money
waa not Intended for his personal use,
but for the church, as he Inherited It
simply because ha represented the
church. The executors argued that the
legacy waa personal, but tha pope In
sisted to the contrary, adding that while
the' clergy of France were left without
means, he could. not accept the money,
except in their behalf. .
ASK HARRIMAN TO . .
REPAIR RIVER BANKS
(Joaraal Special Service.) -.
Washington, Dec 20. The president
has decided to ask Harrlman as presi
dent 1 of the California Development
company to repair the damage to the
Colorado river bank aoross the Mexican
border from California. He aaya that
he will ask the next session to reim
burse the company. .
EIGHTY CARS OF COAL
RUSHED TO GRAND FORKS
(Jeerna! Special StTlet.
Superior, Wis.. Dec 20. The Great
Northern Is making a train of 10 cars
of coaU to rush ta Grand Forks, North
Dakota, on passenger schedule. It Is
a -double-header and carries a boarding
car and will not stop even for the
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PERKINS EXAMINED .
BY JEROME HIMSELF
(Jnarsil Ipeettl Service.)
NxwTork. Dec. 20. George W. Per
kins was taken before the grand jury
today to testify In the investigation, into
the affairs of the New York Life. Dar
win P. Kingaley, vice-president of the
New York Life, was a witness this
morning. Jerome is personally conduct
ing the examination. '
PILOT LENN0N THOUGHT -,
TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED
fjoernar speeiai service.
Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 20. It Is feared
that Captain J. E. Iennan, pilot and
lighthouse tender at Heather, haa been
drowned. Tuesday night he started to
board a ship lying at the wharf.. The
bay Is being dragged. Lennan waa well
known in marine circles.
- tinsrB Sektk Ze o Woanda.
(Special Dltpatch te The Josroal.)
Astoria. Or., Dec. 20. The coroner's
jury examining Into the cause of the
death of John D. Miller, who died at
the hospital recently, returned a verdict
yesterday" 'tTltaeil came"lo''hls
death as the result of exposure and
wounds inflicted by persons unknown
while tied to S. bed post in his scow.
Sheriff. Pomrroy Is .making every effort
to toecttre ths arrest of ths murderers, .
SJIRRI.iG SPEECHES G1YEI!
rATJOAOS COiiHI
Av
Prominent Speakers Call Atteri
tion to Urgent Need of
v. "Better Higsways. : v
(Special Dispatch to The Joura!)
La Grande. Dec. . JO. The first day
f the roada convention closed late last
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starting nearly the full program' waa
rendered. Mayor Stoddard In behalf of
the city of La Grande welcomed the
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: H. BThielson. ,;
convention. He waa followed by Turner
Oliver In behalf of the Commercial
club, who aald tha civilisation of a na
tion reflected on Its highways.. Bar
barians, ba declared, resorted to trails
snd paths. Counry Judge Henry of
Union county also welcomed the con
vention In behalf of Union county, say
ing while much time, labor and money
had been expended on roads In the paat.
the amount would be doubled In the
future. Next fall, he said, would see
great Improvements.
About 100 business men and faimers
were present at the opening session In
the afternoon. In the
number waa augmented by SO. A short
musical program greeted the conven
tion. Ex-Governor Geer read an excel
lent paper, which aside from the In
structive matter which It contained
was exceedingly humorous. But the
most Instructive and lntereatlng of all
was WebBter"s address. '
The convention wss called to order at
:! o'clock this morning during a
downpour of rain, which is still keeping
many away from tha meetings.
SELLW000 CASES
ARE DISMISSED
S By motion of Dlstrlot At-
torney Manning, all the Indict-
e ments against men charged with
a Bellwood election frauds were'
e dismissed, this afternoon at :1S 4
e o'clock by. Judge Scare. At that .
time District ..Attorney Manning
a anneared before Judge Sears and
e" moved that the remaining In- e
a dlctments be dismissed. Tha - 4)
S order requested was - made by
the court This action puts an
end to tha poaalblltty of any
e further action in regard to these - e
d CBSes. . ;-
RiCH MAN'S PANIC OVER
ST. PAUL'S NEW STOCK
(Joaraal Special Servlee.)
New York. . Deo. 20. Wall street
breathed easy today as soon as it
learned that the rich man's panic was
over. The St Paul Issued a statement
giving the terms under which Its big
dividend will be' declared. . The fact
that directors may Issue stock Instead
of investment certificates bad a bene
ficial effect
MISSIONARY STUDENT :
ANNOYED THE WOMEN
(Joaraal 'SDectal gectice.l
Chicago, Deo. 20. Henry D. Perkins,
who says be Is from Ouray, Colorado,
and who is studying at Moody Institute
to be a missionary, was arrested today
accused of annoying Misses Ida Mahon
and. MabeJ Jones at a theatre., J4e. was
charged with disorderly cpnduct '-
' Death of a. w. wnrat, ; ''
(Jeerotl Special Servtce.1
. Cleveland. Dec 20. HP. Wright,
aged TO, father of E. 8, Wright, general
msnager of the Scrlpps-McRae Press as
sociation,' died yesterday. . Tha funeral
will be held this afternoon.
PERSIA'S N EXT r SHAH
-
Mohammed All Mina, heir apparent
to tha throne of Persia, who on ac
count of the apparently fatal illness
f"thehhar,madeilhBTTariie
ments to assume the' reihs of gor-
ernment ' Immediately upon the
death of the present ruler.-; . -
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FLAN BETTER SERVICE FOR
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Porta in Southeastern . Alaska
' Will Be -Served by Fast;
" r Freight Steamship.
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- (Special THaratek te The Joaraal.
Seattle Deo. 20. To purcbaee a fast
steamship on the Atlantic coast to op
erate with the Buckman and Watson
between Seattle and San - Francisco,
with arrangements .to handle freight on
through bills of lading to any point In
Alaska, Is the plan of Captain - HU r J2.
Calne. president of the Alaska Pacific.
Steamship company, who is in New
York. Within the past few weeks the
company haa made a traffic arrange
ment with the Alaska- Steamship com
pany for the tranefer of freight la
Seattle to ports along the southeastern
coast of Alaska, In a very short time
it is understood Captain Calne Will have
perfected plans at Snn ' Francisco and
several points in southern California for
three vessels on the California route.
Captain Calne will be In direct com
petition with the Paclfle Coast Steam
ship company, and the traffic arrange
ments with the Alaska Steamship com
pany will enable Captain Calne to reach
out after the Alaska trade from Cali
fornia and he will be in a position to
make anr arrangement for the handling
of freight from San Diego to Skagway
on the same rates offered by the Pacific
Coast Steamship company,
Captain Cafna also hss trafflo ar.
rangements with ihe Alaska Coast com.
pany and the Northwestern Steamship
company. .
HOUGHTON
IS CAUGHT- AGAIN
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Breaks Away From Policeman
and Flees, but , Shot
Stops Him.
'Chick'' Houghton, the ex-convtct.
who has been in trouble several times
since his parole from tha penitentiary.
laat spring. Is again In the tolls.
Houghton and his companion. "Kid"
Murray, whoaa picture adorns tha po
lice gallery, have been repeatedly
warned by- Patrolman Bales to keep
off the streets after midnight Early
thla mArnlnv Ral.a ' tnnnA ITmi .hFn.
7-n,n." n,"tand Murray at Fourth and Morrison
streets and placed them under arrest
He bad proceeded but a short distance
with his prisoners when they broke
from bis grasp and raced away. Bales
fired several shots after tha fugttlvea.
At the first shot Houghton came to a
halt and surrendered, but Murray made
hla escape. No trace of him haa been
found, but tha police expect ta affect
hla capture.
In the police court this morning
counsel for Houghton asked for a con
tlnuaace, which was granted. - The dis
trict attorney's office la la communica
tion with Governor Chamberlain with a
view to having Houghton taken back
to Salem to serve out tha unexpired por
tion or hla sentenuce for burglary.
Ml FERRYBOAT III RIDE
IHE GOLUMBIA
Better and Faster Craft to Be
Built to Accommodate Van
couver Passengers.
Vancouver, Waah Dee. SO. Unless
the unexpected happens, or rather If the
unexpected does happen, Vancouver Is
to have -a new ferry boat, a need that
haa. been paramount locally for a long
time. The management of the Portland
Railway- company has decided that a
larger boat than the one now In use
between Vancouver and the ' Oregon
shore of the Columbia river la really
needed and has called for plans and
specifications. This Is certainly good
news for Vancouver people- who have
been compelled to frequently ,take pas
sage upon the present ferry, which Is
wholly unsulted snd Incapable of taking
care or the heavy trafflo that It has
carried for the past two or three years.
Construction of the new boat is to
begin shortly after the first of tha year
and It is hoped to have the craft In ser
vice before summsr. The boat will be
much larger than tha present one In
general dimensions and will In every
way be .a modern ferry boat There
will be 'suitable passenger cabins ao
thai Upon a rainy day half the people
on Doara wiu not nave to siana out on
the open deck. The boat will also be
much speedier than the old one, permit
ting of better connections with the car
service. ; . .
F0RAKER RENEWS ATTACK
UPON TEDDY IN SENATE
Washington, Dee. '20. Senator Fora
ker at the first chance this afternoon re
sumed his flehtfo consideration of the
resolution directing the Investigation of
the Brownsville affair. He crltiolaed the
president and declared that the execu
tive had misconstrued his powers and
misconceived the testimony. " He took
up each of. the articles of war and dis
cussed tha situation as ha considers It
at length.
Foraker's resolution went over until
after the holidsya
Eorakcr got excited and said that ha
wanted the witnesses to testify undnr
oath before the senate committee. Lodge
saia ne aia not minx mat the president,
the secretary of war and army officers
would reach a momentous decision hur
riedly, and said that from ths docu
ments held in hand, the Twentv-firth
regiment had "shot up" four other towns
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January 2. ' . :-:,
MONTANA HORSETHIEF , '
GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCE
, (Special mptrh te The JoeraaL) '
Helena. Monti Dee. 20. la Imposing
sentence of 10 years on Floyd Dove, re
cently convicted In the district courts
for horse stealing, Judge Bmlth gave as
surance to the stockralaers today -that
he would be able to protect their rlshta
and that the organisation of a vigilantes
committee would be unneceaaary. It hav
ing peeir reported mat ir the Jury re
leased Dove be would - be dealt with
summarily. A large number of horses
have ben stolen, but few convlotlons re
sulted. '' Bound Ova an Theft Cnarge.
Long Creek, Or., Dee. 20. Bert Pier-
sol, la Justice court has been placed
under' 1200 bond to appear before the
circuit court, charred with havlnc
stolen 0 front Jack Kelson at Hitter, .
SLOAIiE lUlER TRIJ.L IS
V h'EABPi, THE Elitt
Prosecution Is Making Final
' "Arguments Against Boy Who
Killed His Father.,
(Special DUpatrb- te The Joaraal.)
-Spokane, Wash., Dec, 20. The trial
of Sidney Sloans, the boy parricide. Is
nearing the end, the taking of testimony
having been finished this morning. . The
last evidence to be put In was that of
seven experts, -each of 'whom' declared
that the defendant was aane at the time
of the murder and Is sane at the pres
ent time. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Pugh opened the argument for the state
this afternoon and is expected to occupy
the .rest of today and part of tomorrow.
He will be followed by Attorney P. C
Robertson ''for the defense, after which
Prosecuting Attorney . Bamhart will
make the closing argument
AT THE THEATRES.
"Yankae Consul' at 'HeWg. Tonight.
The siulral comedy itteeeat. "The Tank
Coiwol," will begin aa en foment of three
ima it ime tieiiig tnentre tonlirht with a
pedal-price sutinee Salordiy. Harry Raort.
be fierce comedian, who acored a hit la the
leadlag role of Ahljah Boose last aeasoe. will
tills bead the cast, which lacUdea'aiaay weu-
miwwm nnnin, among. the ama arts Intro-
oaree earing the tritna of the opera are "Ain't
ir runny What a Difference J tut a Few Mourn
Make," '! the Dara, of Old." "My Domlnfo
eiaio. :; -J a L.1I a n i Boioier," . 'cuplo
Hoe roand Mx. Heart" "When the Rammer
no imp, Kap,. Kap," "la Old New Yorh.'
"Hole," "We Were Taught te Walk Demarelj,
sad ethers. .-., ' .. ,.. . ..
-" Seat Sale Tomorrow. .
As Bad Toon ttn Is Peal AroMtraaa'a aw
enmarly, "The Heir to the Hourah." 'There's
nothing te It bat neeeM." It reran with
It excellent metropolitan east te the Helllg,
which theatre It opened laat season, for
aeaaoa of five performances, opening salt Saa
cay alxht aad inclulag a epectal . statlnee
Chrlatmaa day. Beat uie epena tomorrow mora-
ug si ue box ernce of the theatre.
Next Week at tha Lyric. ; ;
Resuming Moadar matinee and enatlanna
all week, the I.rrte atock enmnaay will erodaee
arraa na regoe," wita aperlal atteatma to
scenic detail. The bill haa been well eaat and
la sock a . meaner as te We the famitea la
the company good part. Herbert Aahtoa. Frank
Fanning, Thomas Clark. Chart Connore. S. VI.
Orlfflth, LI It Rrneemb. Warda Howard and
.nuaa urtiritae wiu aU bs m aext week's Mil.
"Faust" at the Lyric
One ef tbe erettleat eceal sndeerJee ever
eea ee a Portland atas I that of "Faaat"
a predaced at the Lyrie theatre thla week.
Director Herbert Ashtoa haa Soo hi work well
nd tta remit si a serfonnaace folly ae realis
tic aa any tt glvoa her by the famoa Lewi
MeniMio hlmMlf. Frank Fannrnff. woe waa
once Worrlaoo' naderatadr. ta Dlarlnc afphlte.
aaa wears ui aoe and reather Morrlaoa wore
for susy yem. The ether tel ar well eaat
At the Star. -' " ;
The Heritage ef the Red" ts a stay ef the
Partfle eaaat with tta atory told a Paget
ad. It a at the Star thla week. The slay
will be repeated satU Saadar Bight, with the
aaoai mama, nm weaa ai e eauy mail-
bom Harold Hoft will be etarred la "Uttl
Lerd Faaatleroy," and at the alcht serform-
aace xa autaaa uaogBua" wui be fiayea.
At the Grand.
Aa eiceptlooally atrong ad expeeatve nade
vllle scot-ram Is presented thla week at the
(I rand. The headline act la offend by Mr, aad
Mr, rerun rielirr. a a I little playlet
wrlttea by Kara KradaH. called "The Half-way
How." and It la one ef the moat telllac and
artlstle vaadselll ktrhM that have too red
tbe wMt. Vlait the Uraad aad m this blU
while doing year Chrwtma ahopptag.
Trilby" Coming to Baker.
Bagloalng neat Sonde y marjne aad ess
tinning all week the Baker thMtr eompany
will bring eat e correct prodactloa ef Da
hlaortar'a famoa TUhr." atiM Ulllaa Law.
reace will pUy the title rale. It ta ee la
which ah ba won conalderabl atteatlea la
the east SeeasaU will be played by Jobs
Salnpoll. and the ether roUe will be rare-
fa 11 r dlatribaud. Special attBtma will be
gles to seaale detail.
'l "A Bachelor's Romance." ,
The bin st the Baker this weak Is I
Smith Kuaaell's dellghtfal play, "A Bache
lor's Ronunre." aad It glTM Brnaat HaaUaa
and Dot Seynwer chaare te wta admlrera.
There tan't a peraoa la the company that taa't
werklng hla ee ker hardest thl week. The
atas pletune are beeutlfnl. e Toa daat want
bum A. Barn or a emaaee." All tie
rcot ef the week, with a pdal matlnea
Saturday. Bests ar new a sale at the box-
office. ...
' Tha Belle of Japan."
Oae ef the big hits ef tbe smob. "The
Belle ef Japan." will be seat week's bill at
the Empire, trtlng Sunday matinee. The
lay ta a heavy drama with kwh sad plot
laid la Japan, aad the entire ei euet y and eet-
ting ar exact eoplee ef akotcbM mad by a
fanwua JapaneM artlet. "The Bell ef Japan"
ha met .with flattering taecMS ererywher snd
will s doabt be s wall received by unplr
patron.
"Out in Idaho."
There haa always been a faadnatlon about
weatera plara aad book, asd "Oat la Idaho,"
t the Empire thl week, 1 aa adaptation
from Bret ilarje'e famous wMtera arorle. with
all the iDterMting aoeoe and character. There
ar cowboy, miner and broncho-rlder galore.
Leal Van Wlgea, who la a famoua trick lariat
expert, I alao with th tioap. AU week with
Saturday matlae. ,,
NEW RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
'fJsWfl
John W. Riddle," United States mih
later to Roumania and Servia, who
will be Appointed United States am
b..sad0rwROTilw
bassador Meyer who haa become a
member of President Roosevelt's
cabinet... '. .. '. .' '
Mi FIREOOAT IS
I
Subject Is Considered at Lunch
on at the Commer
cial Club."
QUESTION WILL BE 7
POT UP TO VOTERS
r
Cldaena Will Have Chance to Speak
Their Mind by. aHot at Coming
June Election Committee at Work
' on Scheme."; ;, ; -
That Portland will have another fire-
boat, even more powerf si and modem
than the present boat Is almost a cer
tainty. Tha question wss discussed aud
plans for pushing tha movement made
at a luncheon elver at -the Commercial
club today by E. M. Brannlck, chairman
or tne joint committees on Bra protec
tion. . . ' '
At ths luncheon were David Camp,
bell, chief of tha Portland fire, depart
ment; B. K. Staler, city asseesor; John
Annand, chairman of tha city eouncll
A. McNary, city attorney: T. C. Dev.
lln. city auditor; J. C. Flsndtrs. chair
man of the chamber of commerce fire
eommlttee, and Tom Richardson. A full
discussion of the neds of another fire
ADOU
ASSURED
boat-waa had. and tha prevailing aentU--"
ment eras that It should be a ateel boat,
of effectiveness sufficient to not only
protect the water front, but ba avail
able for emergencies In fires further
back In tha business district to which
a Una of hose might ba laid. At the
recent fire In which total destruction of
tha Chamber of Commerce building wss
threatened, it waa tha hose) from the
flreboat George H.-'WUllama that proved
effective in throwing water on top of
the building and reaching tha fire, ,
The enormous power that can ba de
veloped In . the steam pumpa of tha
flreboat pumping direct from the river
under It has astonished many oitlsena
who theretofore knew practically noth
ing of the great advantage to -be gained;
by tha publlo In the operation of these '
boats. The fact that tha Willamette
river tuna through the center of the city
and affords perfect facilities for navi
gation and water aupply Is tha atrong.
eat kind of argument la favor of flre
boets. Tha question of a ateel flreboat ta
cost about tl 00,00 will bo put to a vote
of the people at tha next June election.
Preliminary work to that and will ba 1n
tha hands of a special eommlttee com
posed of John Annand, J. C Flanders,
and T. a Devlin, assisted br la A. Mo
Nary. , .. ? .. "
SAYS HIS f.lOTHER-IH-LAW
' IS NOT FIT. ASSOCIATE
Frank G. .Barton Therefore De
mands the Custody ' of
' 1 Hie Children. . v ;
The suit of Frank 0). Barton against
his wife and mother-in-law for tha cus
tody of his two children la on trial be-.
fore Judge Fraser In tha state circuit
court today.
Barton testified that hla wife, BnSa
C. Barton, deserted him In September,
if 08, and that they entered Into an
agreement by 'Whloh tha wife waa ta ,
have tha custody of tha children, some
property, and Barton's personal note
for 1100.
The father now seeks to recover tha
custody of the children, .Florence, aged
II years, and Lloyd, aged I years. Ha
says his wife and mother-in-law are
ualng every effort to estrange tha chil
dren from him, and have refused him
admittance to the bouaa- where they
live. Barton alleges also that tha char
acter of his .mother-in-law la such that
her Influence Is not beneficial to .tha
children. ' .
That Barton talked about finding a
good looking widow to marry after ha .
had deserted his wife la ona of tha '
charges mad by Mrs. Barton In her an
swer. She aay also that hsr mother Is
a -genial, estimable old lady, and that
whatever fear th children hav ef their
father, - was caused - by - hla aetlona.
Barton la accused of assaulting and
beating his mother-in-law on on occa
sion. Neither of tha parties want a
divorce,
STRUCK ay CAR AND
f SERIOUSLY INJURED
As th result of Injuries sustained at
o'clock last night by being knocked
down by a car of th Mount Tabor Una
at Front and Morrison streets, I V.
King, a railway postal clerk of. 1114
least Morrison street, lies at the Good
Samaritan hospital In a serious condi
tion. , -. ' , "
King, while crossing the tracks ta
catch the east-bound car, dropped hU
glaeee. and In picking them up stepped
directly in tha path of an ln-bound car.
The motorman applied his emergenor
brakes snd reversed th current, but
King wss dragged- a considerable dis
tance before the ear could be brought to
a stop.
THREATENS SUIT . V
- AGAINST, POLICEMAN
F. i. Donnelly, arrested last Saturday
night by Patrolman Brothers on a
charge of Inciting a ,rlot, threatens to
bring a ault for damages against tha
policeman for falae arreat. .. .-
Donnelly was before Judge Cameron '
this morning to answer to the charge
against him. The evidence of th prose
cutlon was weak and the case was dis
missed'. - Owing to. th excitement and '
darkness at th tlm Nf making tn
errant Brother was unaTble to get a
good look -at his prisoner before turning
him aver to another officer, so h oould
not Identify Donnelly in th police court
today as tha man he had taken Into ,
custody. .
CHRISTIAN FEDERATION :
WILL TRY EXPERIMENT
The Cooperative Christian federation,.
In whose Interest Rev. H. S. Wallace
spent several months ' of tha year In
New York. 4e prepailng- to enter tha
field for the sale of Its bonds, and will
begin huslnsss within th next IS days.
i i,i e. i.H.i .... w . ,.. . . j . jwniivteu ana
the plans for -colonisation and cooper
ative living will be carried out as de
tailed tn Isauea of The Journal a year
egp. Full detail of ita plana will be
announoed.ltt a few days.
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