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HIUIO 17ILL SUE
TOREK
SenatorTired of: Muck4 Raking
: Attack in Magazine and Will
'.. v ' Punish Publishera. fK
WEYERHAEUSER ART4Cl4
V ARUUSL3 MIS AlMUtK
Oregon Statesman Says Klfmath la
dian Bill Was Introduced at In
stance .of Department of Interior
, : and Had Official Sanction.
(Wntblaf tea 'Boreas ef The JosrsaD .
' ' Washington. XX Cn Deo. 24 Senator
Fulton haa -decided to make legal
. stand against the New York masaxtna
i snuck'rakere who hare been attacking
him la defamatory . articles. . The cur
r
.V
Senator Fulton.
rent ' Cosmopolitan contains i . chars
that Fulton was personally Interested In
. 4ialf of tha tlmberman, Weyerhaeuser,
when he Introduced and secured the pas
Sage of a bill providing; - for i the . ex
change ' of '- aovernment lands on the
Klamath Indian reservation f or landa
previously obtained by a private .-company
throurh a waa-on-road grant..:
Senator Fulton aaya the Mil was tn-
traduced at the" instance of tha Interior
department and . had the sanction and
approval of the Indian office.
Senator Fulton will call upon District
Attorney Baker of the District of Co
lumbia, and If criminal libel proceedings
are practicable ha, will have them instl
. toted against tho publishers of the Cos
mopolitan. . . - x . . . ." . ... i-
FRIS CO-JAPANESE HITCH IS
RESULT OF U:.f0,1 FI6HT
Bay City. MerchanLLaya Trouble
at Attempt to Bar Orient :
" Labor From Coast. V
Hlroml Tsuda, San Franclscb manager
o. the firm of Mitsui aV Co one of the
largest importing- snd exporting firms
la tho world, arrived in Portland today,
and In an Interview said that tha orici-
nal cause of the Japanese trouble in ,
can jrraneisco-was due to the , labor
r agitation 'against the Japanese. -. Ha
, said that It was started by politicians
t for the purpose of securing votes snd
the exclusion, of . tha . Japanese from
thla country. He said:
. "My Impression of the trouble Is
that it is an outgrowth of tho fight
made by the labor, unions against Jap
anese labor In this country. Of course.
' the school question has come up since,
but all we will ssk. for are our treaty
' righta. t . . ' ... -
' "The people In my country were
greatly excited over the Incident, "but
; their feelings were, allayed by Presi
dent Rooaevetl's message to congress.
They now believe that the question will
be settled fairly and that we will be
, given our righta according to the treaty
, xlstlng between the two countries.
. "The age question, in regard to stu-
' dents attending ths public Schools' Is
. one that can be very readily settled. 1,
for one. among the Japaneae residents
- 8sn Francisco, would be very will-
' Ing to have tho question settled In that
way; But I am opposed to race preju
dice or settling the question on the race
Issue. ' We will stand . on our treaty
rights, and f think thst the trouble can
be settled -satisfactorily." - - .. .
air. Tsuda Is a dally reader of The
Journal, and paid the paper a very high
, eompltjnent. He said: .
. .' "I read The Journal every day in San
Francisco, and value It very much be
cause of. its marked, reporta. The flour
reports are extenalve and cover the
fhsld aatlsfactorlly1. Its financial news
.haaftmabled me to keep in touch with
the business situation In Portland."
Mr. Tauda Is In Portland on buelneas
onnected with his firm, and haa an-
I!!;!,Cr?,.thi ther wouM a perma-
jent office In thla elty. He wlllleave
f .""I. J""irrpw night and will
NEW INCORPORATIONS
, FILED AT CAPITAL
V , T'vt h, Tha JBrasl.)
Salem: Or.. rc. 1 Articles of la
rrporatlon have been filed In the office
of the aecretary of stats by the follow,
v ng: .. - ,
AmeHca-Aslatlc - Trading oomtMny:
. Incorporators. . F. M . . Seller. Sandford
Ixwengart, Jnlhia Low; head office
Portland; capital stool 1 10,000. '
Forbes Kngravlne; company of Port
land; Incorporatora, Norman A. Forbes
ttl-herd W. Forbes. George a Shepherd'
aitta stock. 110.000.
The Portland Van aV Trucklnc com.
pany was dissolved, i
OkHstxaaa at BteatUsvlUa.
McMisnvlUo. Or, Dee. !. All the
Christmas exercises of ths' ' various'
churches were hsld Monday evening. At
the HsfMlat. Iresbyernn and Methodist
. churches there were aoncs snd exercises
by the Hunday arhool children and ths
ruatewisry tree. The exercises at the
fhrlatlsn church consisted principally
of a cantata given by the smaller chil
dren, of ths Sunday school tinder dlrco
t:oa of Mias lacs Bmlth. r
THE
CLEARED OUT GOES
UP F0flLIF v
Sidney Sloane Gets Next Thing
J to Daath for Hie .. ;
C ,v . Dead. ' .;' v t.- -:J .
COURT. GRIM LYTAKES
DEFENSE AT ITS WORD
Being Insane From Birth, Incurable
. and Liable to Kill Somebody at
Any Time,' Judge. Says Penitentiary
n " Only Safe Place. 'V'V
(Special Dispatch la The Journal.)
Spokane. Wash.. Dec '.. . Sidney
Bloane waa this afternoon sentenced by
Judge Huneka to be committed to the
penitentiary at Walla. Walla until fur
ther order, of tha court.
Thla la underatood to mean a Ufa sen
tence, the oourt - holding that- the evi
dence produced by tbe defense waa to
tha affect that tha young murderer had
been inaan from birth and was Incur
able. . '
u sentencing 'Bisons 4a tho pwiinen
tlary, tha Judge aatd that as tha boy
waa likely to have a recurrence of the
homicidal mania, the penitentiary was
tha only aafe place, for nun. '
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VIOLATES CHILD LABOR LAW
FOR THIRD HE
" " - S .: '
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Information Filad Against John
F. Shoray for Illegally Em
J ploying Young Boy.'
An ' information 'ehaMrlnt John F.
Shotey,. manager of tho City Messenger
Delivery company, with violating the
child labor law was (lied In the stats
circuit court this afternoon by Deputy
District. Attorney Bert . Haney. .
8horey has been convicted twice of
vtolatlona of tho child labor law, and
his convictions were upheld by tha su
premo oourt. Tha law . provides that
tho punishment for the third violation
of the act must be Imprisonment In tho
county Jail.
The Information accuses B horsy of
unlawfully1- employing Walter .'Arm
strong, aged 1 years., without first ob
taining an age and schooling certificate.
Such a certificate would ahow t be name,
age, ' schooling and description of tbe
child..-) .' -i t '
1 Depot y Haney stated that Shoray had
been warned repeatedly against violat
ing tho provisions of .tho child labor
law, tut that little or no bead bad been
given tho warnings.. It is reported that
an appeal will bo taken to the supremo
court of -tha L'nlted States to teat the
validity of tha law aa It exists la Ore?
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Shorey's ball was fixed by Judge Oan-
tenbeln at 1100. - ; ' .
TROUBLE BREWING FOR -MAN
WHO GIVES,0UT TIP
Trouble is brewing for - George JS.
Specs of tho plumbing Ann of Smith at
Bpeea, HI Pine street, for his alleged
attempt today to Interfere with ths ad
ministration -of Justice In endeavoring
to warn one of his employes that ths
police wars looking for him to serve a
warrant Detectives Tlchenor and
Jones will ssk Judge - Cameron this
afternoon for a. warrant charging tne
plumber with contempt of court. ,
Upon' complaint ' of - Sadie " Weston ' s
I warrant for the arrtat of Arnold Dal
eohnelder on a charge of assault and
batter v was Issued from tha nolica
court this morning snd given to De
tectives Jones and Tlchenor for service.
Delschneider Ss . employed by Specs A
Smith snd the two detectives visited the
plumbing establishment to secure in
formation relative to the whereabouta
of tho man wanted.
. Specs reluctantly , told ' the ' officers
where Delschneider could be found and
the two detectives left the place. The
policemen had hardly taken their de
parture when, according to the state
ment of John Ashenbrenna, a 11-year-old
office boy employed by the Arm,
Speesr told the tad to Immediately find
Delschneider and Inform him of his
threatened arreat.
When Jones and -Tlchenor reached the
house at itt Everett street, where Del
schneider, sccordlng to -Specs, wss
working, they, found tljattbe man they
sought had quit work . ami left a -few
mlnutea before their arrival. . It waa
ascertained that a boy had. carried him
a meeaage, which, caused his hurried
disappearance.
Upon. Investigation It wee found thst
young Ashenbrennar was the messenger
and. upon the threat of tho detectives to
take him before tho Juvenile court for
conveying a warning to Delschneider he
made a full confeaalon. Under tha law
Spees could bo charged 'with being an
necessary after the crime, but the police
will bo content to have him punished
for contempt of court.
PRISON EMPLOYES
ri ., GIVE JAMES PRESENT
(Saertal Plsneteh te The Jesraal.t
Salem, Dec . C. W. James, suner-
intendentof the penitentiary, wee badly-
worrier ror a few minutes yesterday
morning. Warden Curtis called him
Into the lobby of the prison snd on en
tering the superintendent found all the
employes assembled, and every man
looked strtous. solemn snd sad. The
warden put on his longest faco and told
Mr. James that there was some dissat
isfaction among the employee and that
Aaslstsnt Warden Jones would tell of
It.' Mr. Jonea then told James that the
bova disliked -the brand of parachute
he had been In the habit of ualng and
donated him s very hsndsoms one with i
an eiegant gold nana is. Mr. James wss
ss much surprised sS fie was gratified.
KOREAN ATTACKS BOSS
AT.D GETS WORST OF IT
Sf-l Dttpatca te Ta Jssrsal.1
Pendleton, Or., Dec. It As s result
of ' a tight with Foreman Huseby, s
Korean section hand Is 'at the point of
death, - he foreman was attacked yes
tarda y bv the Korean at Mission, a few
miles below here, because he dlecharged
two men from the gsng. He waa forced
to use a wrench In self-dsfense and
toting It necessary to ettsck ths Korean
In turn. Huseby was forced to wslk to
Pendleton, ss ths Japanese sectlon'men
hsd broken the speeder. . Th Korean
was taken to the Walla Walu hospital
snd saay-dia. .- , A . . I
OREGON : DAILY, JOURNAL, . PORTLAND. . WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER
2,000 PERSOfiS 10
LAW SUIT
ActloCTto Determlha Use of
Water on .Walla Waiia-Rivar
Involves Riparian Rights. ' ,
OLD SETTLERS CLAIM
PRIOR RICHT TO WATER
Injunction Proceedings Soon to ' Be
Heard in Court Prosperity of
Community and Immense "Area of
.-Land Depends Upon DeciaioaT "
(Special Pt.patdi t4 Tha Journal.)'
Salem. Or., Dev. . Will K. Kins of
Ontario Is In tha elty looking up evi
dence In what la probably the larcest
ault over water rich t a over hroufht In
tha United .States or any other coun
try. . There may have boon litigation In
which as largo aums of money or as big
areas of land wore involved, but this
suit breaks the record for tho number
of people and tha number of properties
connected with It.
Thaault Is an Injunction procoedinvi
brought by about 10 old settlers on tbe
lower waters of ths Walla Walla river.
In Umatilla county, against ths residents
of ths upper waters of tho sams stream
aaktng that thsy be enjoined from tak
ing, ths water out of ths river and di
verting it away before it reaches tho
lower country near tha stats 11ns on ths
north. Ths great common law problem
of riparian righta. as well ss all other
leral points regarding water rights, will
be fought out snd ths courts will be
asked to decide whether water can ba
Uken from a stream above to develop a
new country and away from ths stream
to tho detriment of an old and already
developed country nearer the mouth. ,
ew Ye. Ola Settlers. .
It is claimed that the country near
ths mouth of the Walla Walla river was
developed long ago and that its prosperity-
is wholly due tcr Irritation with
water from the stream. I Now It ls al
tered that new aettlersf at ths source
of ths stream are taking all the water In
the river, developing a new country at
ths expense of the old- The eourt Is
asked to enjoin tho people up stream
from taking water, asking that It,. be
allowed to flow as formerly. .
Five hundred individuals, five corpo
rations, the Incorporated town of Mil
ton with 1,100. Inhabitants, and the state
of Oregon are named as defendants. . '
Two' Thoaaaat Involved.
Will R. King Is the attorney for the
plaintiffs and J. H. Baley. Judge Fee.
Stlllman A Pierce. R. O. Slater. Phelpa
A McCourt, Attorney-General Crawford
and 15 other attorneye appear for the
defendants. Altogether there are about
t.SOO people Involved In ths suit, not
counting the ststs of Oregon, which Is
made a party.
State Engineer Lewis .has mado a sur
vey of the landa connected with the suit,
and It is to exsmlne these surveys that
Mr. King la In Salem.
IIUUESTS Al PORTLAKD
JOIEl KSTIVIJES
Over Four Hundred Persons Are
Entertained During Afternoon
' V v , and Evening.-
- Hotel Portland hospitality was never
more graciously extended or largely en
joyed than on the Christmas day juat
passed. . Manager H. C- Bowers left no
stons unturned in his efforts to revive
old Chrlstmaa memories through his
decoratlvs effects snd ths dinner which
was served from I till o'clock. Over
400 people dined at the Portland, not
counting those who later found their
way to the Palm room for an evening
lunch and music, after theatre or din
ner elsewhere.
The decorations betokened Christmas
In every detail. Green garlands twined
every pillar, holly and mistletoe were
combined In bell-like effect at arch
ways, and In long garlands overhead, all
Intertwined with etrlnga of tiny electrlo
lights 'in bright colored globes that add
ed brilliancy to ths greens.
Boughs snd branches of moss-grown
oak freah from tha forest outlined their
scraggy ahspes sgatnat the whits walla,
producing .an ancient wood effect that
wan extremely clever. Birds In golden
cages suspended from ths celling at In
tervals throughout both dining-rooms
completed ths woodland scene. All even
ing the two orchestras Wsbbers snd
Llnd's one In each of the dining-rooms,
furnished music. .
Many omner parties were given, hear
ty S00 out-of-town guests being enter
tained. Ths gowning of ths ladles wss
marked by unusual elegance.
WILLIAM CLAPSHAW
r DEAD AT HILLSIDE
(Spaeial Dltpati-b to Tbe Jnornal.)
Forest . Grovs, Or., Deo. it. William
Ctapshaw of Hillside fourmtlee. north
of here, died at his country home Mon
day evening after an Illness of two
weeks. - Mr. Slapshaw waa (4 years old
and wss born In England: ' His parents
earns to America when he was but i
years old, settling In Wisconsin. From
there they moved to Minnesota In 1ST!
Mr. Clapshaw waa married to Miaa
Laura' Dunsmors, and In 1875 they came
to Oregon, settling In Wsshlngton coun
ty. Mr. Clapehaw lived In Forest Grove
for a few years and then moved to Hill
side, where he resided until his death.
A widow and five children survive hlnu
Myron and William Clapshaw of Port
land, Mrs. Bdlth Greenwood of Hillside,
and Charlie snd Ferns, who live st
horns. ' "
Funeral services were held thle morn
ing by Rev.' Barber of Forest Grovs.
Interment wss In Hillside cemetery.
DIXON'S BODY FOUND.
BY BRADY THE DIVER
(Saw-tat nitpeteb ts Tbe JosrsaLt
Forest Grove, Or., Deo. it. The body
of Herbert R- Dixon, who was drowned
through the capslslng ef his boat In,
tha swollen waters of the Tualatin river.
has been fonnd by Diver Brsdy of Port-
land. ' ,
(sot Wheels os Thslr Feet.
Newbers. Or.. Dec. I. Christmas sft-
ernoon the formal opening of tho new
skating rink took place. To the strains
ef ths Rowland band toft people enjoyed
the skating on the Immenae floor. In
tha evening the crowd was larger, al
though a masquerade ball was la prog'
lesS at ths opera bouse,
ivouto im inn
FRon prisou
Chick Hoiigtiton'aAttorneya ln-
atituta , Habeas CbrpuatTO
', . caeding In Circuit Court. .
DECLARE GOVERNOR'S u
ACTION IS ILLEGAL
Notorious Criminal . Is at Large on
$2,600 Bonds and Sheriffs Deputiea
Search for Aim in Vain Warden of
Penitentiary Here. : ' v ; C
"Chick" Houahton's ' attorneys ' era
niaklns an effort to aav him from tha
penitentiary, where ho has been ordered
taken ky Oovernor Chamberlain. Housh-
ton's parole waa revoked yesterday by
tho governor and tho warden of tha Den-
Itentlar-r la In tho elty jto take him to
8alem. Habeas corpus proceedings are
being Instituted thla afternoon by Attor
ney T. B. McDevttt for Houghton.
Houghton cannot bo ' found by tha
sheriffs deputies. In the circuit co
tats MohaaymfteTnoofa Judge Fraser
sentenced him to a year in - tho county
jail for the larceny of a pair of trousers
rrom tho store of David Stein at 4T
North Third strea. Ha was convicted
of ths offense by. a Jury In ths circuit
court a short Urns ago. A motion for a
new trial that had been filed by Hough
ton s attorneys was denied . by Judge
Fraser- at ths tlms sentence was pro
nounced,, .
A, commitment to the county tall for
Houghton was slgnsd Monday afternoon
and tho .sheriffs deputies have been
looking for him elnce then without suc
cess. - Houghton is under S 3.4 00 bonds,
given chiefly by his mother. He gave
f 1.600 bonds for his appearance In the
larceny charge, 11,000 for Ma appear
ance to answer to a charge of highway
robbery, and 1100 when he was arrested
for being on the streets after i o'olock
In ths mornlnK.- -
Houghton had been eentenoed to three
Sears in the penitentiary for being In
plicated In a holdup In South Portland.
Later ha was paroled by ths governor.
When ths fact of Houghton's conviction
of larceny while on parole from the pen
itentiary was. roads known to Governor
Chamberlain, ' tho parole was revoked,
and Houghton was ordered back to the
penitentiary.-.
Hie attorneye declare) that the action
of the governor is illegal and cannot be
supported by, the court a. . An effort to
obtain a writ of habeas corpus Is being
made this afternoon. The attorneye de
clare they will take the matter to the
supremo court It neceasary to prevent
Houghton's being taken to the peni
tentiary. He has about two years ef ble
unexpired sentence to serve. -
As soon as ho ts found by ths sheriffs
men he will be taken to the county Jail
pending the determination of the habeas
corpus proceedings:' Should he be takes
to the penitentiary to serve his unex
pired sentence, the jail sentence of one
year will remain hanging over him un
less revoked, and ha- will bars to serve
It after' his discharge from the peniten
tiary.: i -, ,, . : . t. rv,.,r--
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ENDED BY DEATH
Frank Benea, a t Thlrteen-Year-Old
Youth,. Shoota Four- '
Year-Old Emma Thomaa. "
SHOOTING BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTAL
Boy Did Not Know Gun Waa Loaded,
. Tooks It Down . From Wall and
" Aimed It at Playmate Who la Dead
' Before Mother Reaches Her.
Steta Dtspstck te Tee JearssLt
T acorns, Waeh., Dec. 20. Death, swift
and terrible, abruptly ended the Christ
mas msrry-maklng yeeterday afternoon
In ths homo of Frank Thomas, on Lem
on's beach, when Frank Benea, It years
old. shot . and - instantly killed . . TSmma
Thomas, aged 4 yeara. ', The shooting' is
believed te have been accidental. The
Benee lad Is a nephew of the Thomases
and but recently arrived from Germany.
Mr. Thomas was in ths city ysster
day afternoon at ths tlms of the trag
edy. , Mrs. Thomaa and several friends
were In the sitting-room snd ths two
children were In the kitchen.
"Don't Frank; - please don't,". Mrs.
Thomss and her frlenda heard little
Emma exclaim, and at the moment came
the deafening report of the (run.
Rushing Into the kitchen they found
Emma lying on the floor with blood
rushing from a wound two inches in
diameter, clear through her body from
ths left side. The child wae dead be
fore, the frantto mother could even reach
her. In the center1 of tbe room atood
the boy with a smoking shotgun In his
hands. . Ths weapon was ' taken from
him and ons barrel was found to bs still
loaded with tho trigger pulled "back
ready for firing.
Ths father of ths child says ths -gun
wss kept: In ths kJhsn. but hs Is posi
tive It was not loaded, and that ths boy
mttst have found ths shells and loaded
th weapon. The bow be says, could
have had no motive for shooting ths
child. Coroner Stewart Is investigating
ths esse.
Beer Brewed la Oermaay.
There are over. 10.000 brewers in Ba
varia, who last year manufactured t(2,
402.200 gallons of beef, snd exported
IS.tos.400 gallons. The production end
tbe export was practically ths sams as
In the preceding year.- Twelve of the
compsnlee paid no dividends and the
average dletrlbutlon of the root waa
about 4 It per cent, or U par cent less
than in the preceding yeer. In the wholej
of Germany there ere 4S brewing com
panlea. whose production Is 4s.i7e.10O
gallons, snd whose average dividend Is
7 per cent. In Munich' the consump
tion of beer le still very large, though
In tha Isst seven years It has fallen
from about 120 to about 70 gallons per
head. In the German emplre.lt Is com
puted that the annual drink bill amounts
to I72M7MOO. '
Itching, piles provoke profanity but
profanity won't cure them. Doaa's Oint
ment cures Itching, bleeding or pro
tmrilfia ntles sfter vssrs of suffsrln.'
1 At any drug store.
MERRY r.lAKIriG IS
CIIULIOEO 10 HOLD
AOiilLLlEETKIG
Arrangements Have Been Com
"letedh for LargesfGatherl
rng"!
;l In History of Body.
PROPOSITION RECEIVED ;
v "; FROM CHICAGO BOARD
Treasury . Department Gives Assur
anc,That Revenue Cutter Servioe
Is Always Ready and Anxious to
Aid Commercial Interests,
The annual meeting and luncheon of
the Portland chamber of commerce will
bo given at the Portland Commercial
club temporary headquarters at Sixth
and Alder streets tho evening of Jan
uary t. Arrangements have boon com
plated for tho largest gathering In tha
history of ths chamber of .commerce or
ganisation.
Ths Chicago board of trade haa ad
vised the Portland chamber (that ' the
unanlmoua indorsement ..the Chicago
board has been given ths proposition for
Installing commercial attaches In United
States consulates at Shanghai and Toko,
hama. Tha Chicago board has4 recom
mended to' ths secretary of state, Ellhu
Root, that such attachea be appointed.
- Tbe treasury department, acknowledg
ing thanks tendered toy Portland sxport
srs for services rendered by the revenue
cutter Thetis in searching for the loat
Inverse, assures the chamber that the
revenue cutter service is st all times
anxious and ready to assist ths com
mercial Interests of the Paclflo coast,
and urges the chamber toball upon that
department whenever occasion offers.
- A fresh supply of Coos eounty litera
ture has boon forwarded te the chamber
by F. H Biighara, secretary of ths
North Bsnd Cootmerclal club, and any
ons seeking Information about that sec
tion of Oregon Is Invited to call on Sec
rotary Glltner or Colonel A. R. Miller,
custodian of ths chamber sxfllblt. The
North Bond Commercial club, under its
new organisation, has ths following of
ficers and directors: C. A- Windsor, pres
ident; F. H. Brlgham. asoretary; E. H.
Jonea, treasurer: R 0.x Gala. A. W.
Meyers, F. B. Waits. L. J. Simpson, J. P.
Bode. Q. W. Temple, P. N. Reberg, S.
E. Straw, B. K- Jones. Plans are going
forward at Coos bay for tho enactment
at the next legislative session of a bill
creating a , harbor commission - snd a
taxable district by which. It 14 proposed
to enable Coos bay people to issus bonds
and raise a fund frr dredging the bay
and Improvjng the Inalds harbor In eon-
junction witn etiorti mac axe oeing
mads at Washington to secure and ap
propriation to deepen the ship chaansl
on Coos bay bar. . .'.... ,
SALEM SCHOOL CONTRACT
TO BE AIRED IH COURT
Charges arid ; Counter-Charges
Grow Out of Cement Floor '
Ordered Built.
tSeaclal DIapstak ts The Joemal.) -.
Salem, Dec. 24. A eult was filed by
August Kshberger against ths Salem
school district to- recover the sum ef
$241.87 alleged to be due for work
claimed to have been done by. the plain
tiff In laying a cement floor' In the
basement of ths' North Salem' School.
Thereby bangs a tale,
Bids wsre advartlsed fos by ths hoard
toTbave this work dons in the autumn
Mr. Kshberger and O. C Kennon sub
mittde bids. . Mr. Kchberger's bid wss
not sccordlng to specifications, snd was
rejected snd the. contract was awarded
to Mr. Kennon. In ths' meantime, E.
M. Crotsan. a member of the board, but
not a member of ths committee on ths
North school matter, so it is alleged,
saw Mr. Kehberger and had him Changs
his bid snd authorised htm .to go ehead
and do ths .work. . '
. At ths neat meting the board ordered
Kehberger to quit work and to remove
what material he had put in. Hs failed
to remove the material. The board then
again advertised for bMs, and Ksnnon
was the only bidder. He was awarded
ths contract, and he bae already done
the work and It haa been accepted toy the
board. ' ; . i .
CTiargee and ' eounter-ohargeg were
made. It was openly chsrged at differ
ent meetings" of the board that Mr.
Crolsan was only psylng a political debt
to Kehberger when hs attempted to glvs
him the contract for this work without
any'authorlty te do eo.
John H. and Charles L. McNsry ere
attorneys for Mr. Kehberger, and the
school board has employed Carson and
Cannon to defend the elty, , - ,
COMMISSION CANCELS
- CONNORS' APPLICATION
Dan Connore, formerly a policeman,
filed an application to get back Into
the department with Ifie civil eervlce
commission soms weeks sgo. The com
mission today canceled the application.
Tho records of tbe municipal oourt
show thst Connors has been arrested
several times. Ha wae one of the beat
known policemen In the elty for a Jong
time. ' Commissioner Brewster's find
ings, sustaining tho dismissal of C E.
Wood from the fire department, were
confirmed. ' . . .
INSANITY DODGE ,
FOR GASPIPE THUG
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(Jmraal SpeeUl Serrlra.); "
San Franclsoo, Dec. 24. Attorneys for
John Blemsen. ths gaaptpa thug, ac
cused of tbe murder- of the Jspanese
banker Munakata, this morning filed a
motion for a continuation of tha order
to enable a commissioner to take the
testimony of several residents of Ha
waii, including members of Blemen's
family. An effort will be mode to prove
the dsfendsnt Is Insans. A change of
venus will slso be asked, - -
JAPANESE INVADING ' '
BY WAY OF MEXICO
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(Joornal Iperlal Rerrlee.) '
EJ Paso, Tex., Ic. 24. Japanese are
flocking to the Mexican border. Most
of them ere . said lobe man dis
charged from . the '. Japanese army.
Fifty-four were refused edmlsslon here
yesUrday and were arrested this morn
ing st Fort Hancock by immigration
officials psfrollng ths border. ,
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poison i;i ocas
IfID LETIEIIS
Consternation Foltows Latest Da
- 5" vlopment in Russian Revo-; -
lutlonary Warfare.
IF EXPLOSION FAILS' - V
FUMESVQLL MURDER
Deadly Contents Cause) Fatal Blood-
Poisonlng'Upon Slightest Scratch
Even Letters Filled With Death
Fumes.
(Jonrnal 8pHal SVrrlca.l '
St. Petersburg. Deo. 14. Accustomed
ss people here are to new developmenta
in revolutionary methods, no Uttla con
sternation haa been cauaed by the lat
est police discoveries regarding- the
manufacture of bom be. ' ' For a long
time it has been rumored that - tho
bombe thrown in thle elty and at Mos
cow must be poisoned, aa fragmente
found have boras tracea of soms such
treatment. Now there Is no doubt left.
woman's . flaf having luet "toeefi
searched by the police with convincing
results. A qusntlty of cylinders wss
found of such unusual thickness ' that
experts at once said they wore Intended
to contain a strong poison. .
Bombs Charred With ttaa. -
Furthsr Inquiries proved that bombe
of thla cylindrical form wre filled with
compressed air. - carbonlo aold or any
othsr gas guaranteed to make the cyl
inder ' explode - with tramendoua force.
Thla la the reaaon why one bomb will
blow several people Into fragments.
Experts affirm that horses which- havs
died without an Incised wound on them.
but with the ekln cracked all over their
bodies, have been the victims of the
eame diabolical Instruments. It. ts fur
ther affirmed thst a man hit with even
smau piece or auon a bomb cannot
live, however slight ths wound may be.
as - acute blood-poisoning Immediately
aete in.
But It fs not only bombs that are
polaoned. .betters are now treated In
tho eame way. A certain Moscow offi
cial waa at hla elub when a messenger
brought a letter to hie flat Hie wife.
who waa Inclined to Jealousy, seeing- the
envelope was addressed In a woman's
hand, opened It. She had scarcely
be run to read It when she fell down In
faint, dying some four hours after
ward. It waa found toat the note-
paper contained some - subtle poison.
which., aoeordlnsr to ths latter.
meant for tha official. " Publlo men now
warn their wives to beware of inqulst
tlveness, fcset tho sams fate overtakes
them which befell the lady at Moscow.
Quiet people, of whom there are still
few left here are asking- themselves
whether they live In ths twentieth cen
tury or ' In some - hideous - algbtmare,
where poisoned "vbu lists, setters and
bombs play tho chief part and couat
their victims by ths thousand
LITlGAIlOn falA
Owners of Steam Schooner
Northland Will Make Offer
' for Bark Melanope.
CAPTAIN JAMIESEN ;
: WILL VISIT DEREUCT
Repairs to Rigging Will Probably Be
Mad at Astoria, but Then Is Lit
tle Probability of Vessel Coming
Under the American Colors. -
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Captain Jamteeen, master of the
etsam schooner Northland, will leave
for -Astoria this evening to ascertain
how much It will coat to have the dis
masted bark Melanope re-rlgged and
pat into eeeworthy condition. - The
Northland picked up the Melanope off
'the Columbia river bar on her last trip
out of here and towed her back to As
toria a, derelict She returned from
8an Francisco yesterday afternoon and
le, today at tho ml 11a of Inman, Poul
sen Co. loading a return cargo ef
lumber. - .
It le understood that B. J. Dodge A
Co. have made overtures with tho own
ers of the Melanope for the purchase
of the vessel. ,. If this deal can bs eon
summsted, tbe salvage question will
never reach ths courts, as the new
owners would then mate a settlement
with the crew of the Northland, ths
members of which also some in for a
good share of ths prise money. . l i
Captain Wills of the Melanope will
return from Port Townsend some 'time
today and leave for Astoria thla even
ing. He went north eome deye ago to
pay' of f hla erew.
There le little probability of aa at
tempt being made to bring the Melanope
unaer tne American flag, even ahould
ehe be turned over to the owners of
the Northland. She Is not considered
sufficiently damaged to ba tranaferred
without a great deal of rod tape and by
a special set or consres, and tha ves
sel would hardly be worth the expense,
so It IS said. ...
The three doge that were' found on
tho derelict srs still on ths Northland.
They will bs turned over to Captain
Wills.
MORRIS SIMON IS
, CAUGHT BY POLICE
' Morris Clmon. alias "Kid' Murray,
who wss arrested with "Chick" Hough
ton. notorious ex-convict sbout a week
ago by Pstrolmsn Bales snd who broke
from thq grasp of tbe patrolman while
on the way to haadqaurters, was taken
Into cuatoday today by Patrolman J. F.
Anderson. ,
Simon, whose picture sdorns . the
rogues' gallery, has been sought by the
police sines his escape from. Bales. Hs
declares thst hs Ha- been employed by
Paul Strain. clothier, and haa made
no effort to elude the detectives. After
escaping from Bales, hs says hs went to
his room snd the following morning re
ported for work ss usual. He a unabls
Vo give a reasonable explanation why be
ran away from the policeman end failed
to hale even after a shot wae fired
efter him. 1 ' a '
Bltnort save that It la his Intention
to go to Ban Francises and the authori
ties i will undoubtedly afford him an
opportunity to leeve the elty.-
AVOIDED
C3ITSUI STEALERS
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;CEG HERE
Two 'Big Carrlera Will Load
Wheat and Flour for Porta-1
. " ' -.'"""In Orient'' ,jL'-1"
CARGOES WILL AGGREGATE ,
, TEN THOUSAND .TONS
First Carrier to Arrive Will Be the
Fukul Mam, Which Will Be Fol
lowed by the Shibero Mini Both
Are.' Now "on the Way to Triaco.
Mitsui A Co. will havs two large Jap
aneae steamers loading wheat and flour ,
here in- a few weeks. The Fukul Maru,
of 1,000 tone capacity, left Japan for
Sah Francisco December It, with gen- 4
ersl rsrgo spd Instructions to proceed to -Portland
to losd wheat and flour for
Japan, and the Shlbero Maru left Japan
Deoember '24 for the earns destination,
with orders to proceed hers to load
breads tun's far New- rha,., nh
'eraifreIgh.twIU.Jbs discharged at-!b.e;
IBav rltv a. the .m - r.
her. light .
This announcement waa made today
by Hlroml Tsuda, Paclflo coast repre- "
sentatlvs of Mltaul A Co.. tho big Jap
Sneee shipping firm, Mr. Tsuda having '',
jus anna nsro rrom van Fraaolsoo.
Mitsui aV Co. bought tmmenee quanti
ties of flour and wheat here last year '
about thla time and shipped It across
tha ocean on British carriers, and It waa
supposed that they would ongago la the v
business this year to sonss extent.
The cargoes have been purchased
from the Portland Siourln truia
pany and ars ready for shipment so book
ss ths steamers put in their appearance.
in an interview today Mr. Tauda said
that many flouring mills are toeing bntlt ;
In Japan, but It will take a ooupls ef
yeara to get them In good running order.
In the meantime the company will send
steamsrs here to carry home the etuff
demanded by the trade. The demand for ' '
-flour In Japan and China Is continually '
Increasing and -urban the flour mills of v
Japan com ma nee grinding enormous
quantltlea of wheat will be drawn from
tbla territory te keen tha nlsnts
operation.
While Mr. Tsuda said that the firm ef -Mitsui
A Co. is not building the mills,
It la nnitaratAAd that kl
known all ever the world, is furnishing
mucn oz ins nnanciai oac King.
ALONG! THE WATERFRONT
The schooner Mabel Gale la at the
mllle of Inman, Poulsea at Co. loading
lumber for - San Francisco. Captain
Mattson reporta fine weather on the run
north. The Mabel Gala made the voyage
from tho Golden Oste to the Columbia
wr in w .v. -rr T .
The Harrlman liner Columbia Bella.-
for San Francisco tomorrow night . flha .
arrived yeeterday afternoon after an to-,
eventful voyage. . The Alliance; Balls for" '
Eureka and Coos Bay tonight The '
George W. Elder sails tonight for Port
Jjou Angeleo and way porta. . ;
Te American ship Luelle. which as- '
rived at Astoria yesterdsyt will come te
the mills of ths Portland Lumber com-
pany to load lumber for Sap Pedro, i I
In tha gig racee on the river reeter-
Oay-afternoon tha erew of the British
ship Formosa won first place. The
erew - from the British ship Glenalvon -crossed-
ths line second. - Other entries . '
finished In tbe following order: French
ehlp Hoche. French ship Noeml. Ger
man ship Marie Hackfleld. Winners of
first and second places will receive cash
prises ss well as pennants la ths shsps '
of small flags. . - . . , w
MARINE MOTES
Astoria.' Dec. 20. Arrived at f:4f and ".
left up at 1:40 a. m., steamer South Bay.',)
from San Francisco. Sailed at t:40 s. .
m., ship Blntrsm, for Ban Pedro. Sailed
at t:40 a. m., French bark Jacobean, for -Lnlted
Kingdom for orders, and ehlp
Elwell, for Baa Pedro. Bailed at II a,
m., Brltlah ateamer Frank! jnv for An- .
twerp. Balled at t.10 a. ra., Bteamer"
Johan Poulsen, for Ssn Francisco.
Astoria, Dec. 25. Arrived down at It
p. m., Brltleb eteamer Franklyn and
steamer jonan rouiaenw- - i
Astoria, Ieo. 14. Condition of ' tha
bar at a. m-, emooths wind northeast;
weatner eiear.
y BOSTON NAMES i
Trap for Strangers' Tongues in me
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People whe go to Boston may not
care much about the simplified spell
ing, but If soms kind soul would sim
plify tks pronunciation of the English
language aa she Is spoke around Boa-
ton Jt would aave the stranger many.
blushss. - -.
It. tot instance, you happen to bo
the stranger and by way of showing
sn Interest In local politics yon remsrk
that you are glad that Guild defeated
Moraif you are courting danger. How
does anybody pronounce "Gulldf" Like ,
-"gild," of course. But put a capital at
Ita head, go te Boston and at once you
must say "Gulled." . .
W AS for Moran, It Is admitted that
soms Bostonlana do say ss 'who else -'
would not "Moran," with the accent
on the last syllable, aa for Instance in
also ran. . But -there are others who ..
glvs It a pronunciation which is a
eross between "Mo-ran" and "Morran."
and which really aounde more like
"Murrain" than anything alas. - ,
If you want to appear to be a. na
tive beeneatter of course you wey not;
there's no accounting-for tastes you
will not. talk of Dorchester but of
Dotchester; not of Roxbury end Bud
bury, but of Roxb'ry knd Budb'ry.'
If you think of sending your son to
Groton you will know enough to call It -"Grotton."
Tou will go, not to Qulncy
market, but to "Quinsy market" -tbe
same being In the lower portion of, not
FaneUll hall, but "Fannul hall," or even '
"Funnel hall."
In Qulhty market you may be lucky
enough to And some applee labeled Blua
PearmalnS. But If you would appear'
to the manner born you will, ask for'
them as "Blue Pmanna" ' -
Perhaps you already know enough to
rail Leominster "Lemm'nster," to say
"Ash-by" when yoa-talk of Ashby and
"Wall-thamm" when you refer to Wal
tham snd "Wswb'n" for Waban and
"Hayv'rll" tor' Haverhill snd "Klttry"
for Klttery and "Bavvln Hill" for Bavin ,
Will. - - .- ... ; j s
But there remalna the crucial test
of Btllertra. If you call It es it Is
swelled "Bll-ler-l-caj," you, must net
wonder what "causes that' strange si-',
presslon to paaa over the face of. any -t
true Boatonlan within hearing. The
strange expression . will not be there If
youoay t"BiU-rlk,- or even "BUl-tioky."'
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