Tin: CZCCN DAILY I JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 28. 1806. WILL JOT STAND FOR BULL RUN WATER GRAB If Promoters of Mount Hood Railway Art Attempting to Steal the Supply, Movement Will Be Started to Shut Out Com- Y" pany From Future Operations In Portland. . Thorough investigation of the rights f the city to the water of Bull Run will probably be mad vary soon aa tha 'reault of Tha Journal's story yester day of -tha filing .of water, rlgfttanTrporr that stream. i , ' Marabera of tha- East Bide Improve ment aaaociatlon aay tha enatter will be laid before that organisation at its next meeting. If there Is the slightest chance that tha promoters of the Mount Hood Railway tc Power company are attempting a grsb'of tha water supply of Portland a movement will be started to shut the company ou of all future operations In this city. . . C. W. Mlllsr, as on f tha pro moters of tha company, disclaims any intention of seising- the city's water. At tha same time he is but one of the officials of a corporation. Who - con trola tha stock of . this corporation Is . unknown. ... Tha Mount "' Hood "" corppany"" alleges that It Intends to ..furnish . power to Portland- in competition with the Port land Railway. Light ft Power company. A franchise to carry electrical power WIFE' GIVES HUSBAND THOUSAND : DO LLARS TO : :....vr.,.....' ., . ...... One thousand dollars to be free from her huaband was paid by Mrs. Agnea Dickson of Lenta. The husband got the 11.100. A formal contract signed' by Mrs. Dickson and. William . II. Dlckaon was filed in the office of"" the . county clerk yeaterdiy afternoon to " be ; re corded. v In the contract Is set forth the things that Dickson agrees to do. and In con sideration for his promises he ac knowledged tha receipt of f 1.000 from his wife. The contract was drawn March 10, 1104. but Mrs. Dickson did : not have It recorded until yesterday. It Is stated that many unhappy dif ferences between ths two had arisen, caused wholly - by the. intemperate ELKS' SOCIAL CHRISTMAS TREE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL IN HISTORY - -rr, - I .happened to be there, I happeped to be there, - Juat because, because, because X happened to bo there." , j "- So runs the chorus of a former popu- lar ditty, which will bo thoroughly so- . predated by the 100 Elks who attended 'the annual .Christmas tree social .given by Portland lodge. No.142. B. P.. O. B. In their temple at Seventh and Stark streets last night. e - .as-absurd- as ' the Unes may.-.aeetnv wtbey. XforJ th .only .reasonable explAx f nation for 'the too cases of Katrenjam -i iner this morning :ana succinctly tx I press -what the married men who at' ( tended the function told - their anxious wives. 1 - " ..- ' i There have been Christmss tree so I clals given by 'the Elks of Portland In ' former veers, but tha affair of last ' night' will go down in "the annals of me loage ss in mvL .uucvniui. i was truly a night of surprises from- the time that Jolly Joe Dey, former dean of the city detectives, appeared in - a Ills Cigar Doesn't ; Taste Right And Yet It Is the Same He Was Smoking, With So Much Relish After Dinner, Last Night Out 1 of the Very Same Box, To St Seat ths Sega r It's ths nttomaca. Every - smoker has experienced this peculiar condition of ths stomach and liver, the result usually of Imperfect digestion of rood. And the Diame is initially put on ths cigar and not where It belongs. , Such men are usually high livers, hard workers mentally, living tinder high preasuro and high draught, and It doesn't take a great deal to disorder the stomach or render tha liver torpid. They should make It a practice to use same tried and reliable remedy like Stuart's Dyspepsia 'Tablets, that 'will sld Nature and not force it and will take care of the sudden attacks of acute Indigestion..' . Tha use of thess tablets Is not to be confounded with the patent , medicine habit. Btuart's Dyspepala Tablets are not a patent medicine, but are composed of the very elements which nature, pro--vldes the" healthy stomach to do the work of - digestion pepsin, diastase, golden seal, etc. There is no secret In their preparation they are absolutely pure and therefore all the .world uses them. .. '' No matter how disordered the stom ach, may Bo, It will right Itself If given the chsnce. Stuart's Dyspepala Tablets digest food -where the stomach can't, give the abused stomach and Intestines a rest and offer renewed strength to the worn out glands and muscle. Brain workers oan rely on Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, no "matter how tense the strain. All drugglata carry thm in1 the to-cent packages, or If you prefer a free trial packs so can be had by sending vour name and address today. - K. A. Stuart Company, Tl Stuart Building, Marshall, Mich. ' ' ' : through tha city has already been ob tained, from the council. No franchise for a' railway has . yet been, granted, however. The scope -of the company has-recently been enlarged and. it la expected that an application for a rail way franchise will soon be made to tha council. . . ' .-. ,C. W. ' Miller; has tiled upon 10, miner's Inches of Bull Run watar, and notices - have been posted . above . the city's Intake. It this claim' la. allowed, more than the average . flow of ' the stream would be diverted Into power canal that Is planned. the Miller declares ' that only auch wa ter as the city does not. heed will be utilised. - Tbe legal queation involved Is upon tha validity of the act of Ilia, ex emptlng Bull Run from tha provisions of the stats .law 'on appropriation of the waters of any stream . and . also upon the validity of tha water rights filed prior to the passage or that act. Upon these two questions rest tbe city's right to Increase Its water supply by taking mors wster from Bull Bun. LEAVE HER ALONE habits of the. husband., and his cruel snd Inhuman "treatment , of bis wife. Dickson agreed not to compel his wife to live with him and. to discharge bar from all obedience to-his- will or com mands. He promised not to disturb anyone who assists her; t offer rio'vloi lence to her; and not to molest in sny way the manner of living that ahe might choose. Jt la stipulated that ahe can -go. to such places as she thinks proper. Dickson promised also not to lay. claim to or sale her for her money, Jewels or household goods, or sny prop erty of any kind ahe might afterward acquire. - - . ' " . The contract is signed by both Dick' son and Mrs. . Dickson, and by John F. Logan and J. 8. Beed as witnesses. burnt cork makeup until the last keg of "soapsuds wsa emptied. The great est surprise snd Ths one that evoked the most comment was the mammoth Christmas tree reaching to ''tha celling or tne spacious auditorium, decorated with a myriad of -miniature incandes cent, tinsel and - veri -colored glass giooes. . ; . - , , - Yoke oa PoUoemsB. ' After the excitement had subsided. following Joe Day's entrance in regula tions minstrel.- attire. - the -regular col lection, ,ot fines from bthe . members present was taken up, In this connec tion a most amusing incident occurred. Henry Griffin, who officiated ss Santa (jiaus, arose from his seat In ths hall and, addressing Day, said: -Walt a minute, Mr. Dsy. v Is It not a fact that when Brother Jennings cams up to., psy his fine he whispered to you?" " . . - 'Tes.'' replied ths former sleuth with a qulsxlcal look. "Is it not also true that you put the naif dollar he gave you Into your own pocket instead of placing It in tha con tribution box r "Tea.- gasped Day, visibly fright ened. ' i N , Gentlemen, I want to call your at tention to the' fact that the chairman Is dishonest."., mercilessly continued Grlf fin. - Day pondered for a moment how to reply to his aocuser, and suddenly blurted out:... - ' - - "Well, for heaveifi' sake, wern't you a policemen once yourself T and Grif fin rellred in a hurry. - Orlfftn as Santa Claus acquitted hi self in a highly credltablo manner and his 'humorous sallies when presenting guts Kept those present in a continual uproar. Everyone present received some token and it is safe to predict that in many instances the gifts were not tsken noma - ; TaadeyUle Aots. A number of -the best vaudeville acts from various theatres followed the die trlbutlon of presents. Marroo and Mar' ron, ths "Two Johns." who formerly appeared at the Empire theatre, pre sented the "Piper snd the Sailor." A feature of the skit was the playing of the old Irish bagpipes by the elder Marron. ... . The Dayton Bisters and Devoe from Pantages, in ' a slnglna and . dancing act; -resri Marguerite Fisher, sged I years, from.' the 3rand, . in cortortion act; Frank Wilson, a trick cyclist from Psntages; Kelly and Calvert. In an ex cellent. sketch - entitled '"Tom tend Jerry,! from the Grand, snd Dunbar, a monolrigrst, from tha same theatre. were also on the program. ' AH of the performere were presented with hand some umbrellas by Exalted Ruler Me- Kay upon the conclusion of their turns. The lunch prepared br Steward Harrv IJivery was a reature of tha social and contributed greatly to the success of tne arrsir. . , -. ; The Arloa society, under the direction of Professor Ramasell,' rendered several pleasing, selections snd all of the sing ers were presented with pipes. t PENSIONS AWARDED SANTA FE EMPLOYES 1 (Josrsal SneeUt hnln.l Topeka, Kan., Dec tt.-Commenoin January 1, the Atchison, Topeka Bant re Railway company will place in opera tion a system oi service pensions on all lines of the system, from Chicago to the gulf and the Paclfld coast.' All employes of the. company who hare been in its service'-continuously for 11 years and who have either 'reached the age of S years or have become permanently 41s abled will be entitled to pensions. - J The pensions win be based on a cer- rentage erf salary or wages- reoelved. The minimum will be flO and the maxi mum 176, per month. In exceptional cases the pension board may Increase the allowance by not more than It aer cent Immorality on 'the part of in em ploye win be sumcient cause for the revocation of .A pension. - The pension board of the road will have complete charge of all pensions snd their revocation. The tint board sppolnted by President E. P. Ripley eon slats of J. V. Kendrlt k. George T. Nich olson, W. B. Jsnson, Robert Dunlan and ,W. E. Bailey. : dj. .nviiLA tc;:e dies ID SEATTLE , Came to Portland in Fifty-Tvvo and Was Charter Member of Baptist Church. i Mrs rvllla McGuire. widow of Fran cis McGulre, .and an Oregon pioneer of lata, died at the home of her son, Har lan P. ' McOulre. In Seattle, . last night, at the age of SI years. Mrs. McOulre Mrs. Arvilla McGuire." has been ailing some . time ' and ' her death was not unexpected. The re mains will he brought to Portland' for Interment. The .funeral will take place from the First Baptist church, . East Seventh and East Ankeny streets, Sun day afternoon. . Mrs. McGulre was charter member of the church.' Mrs. McGuire lived in Portland from the time of her arrival here until 1100. when she took up her residence with her sons. Harjand P. and William W. Mc Gulre. Id HeatUe. The sons were resi dents of Portland until the rush to the Klondike began in 1107, when both moved to Seattle and established themselves-In business there. Another Son, Bolllster D. . . McGulre. was fish and game warden of Oregon from lift until 1198, when he lost his life in the Rogue river while i a-fishing trip with-State Senator Al Reed. ; - , - - . . . BRYJM IS I'IILI6 IF HIS . PARTY 17AHTS Hll.r " i ' - ',. t l' ; Nebraakan Says Hs Has Not An ' nounced or Declined to , Be Candidate, v" (loeras! Speeial gervlm.) ' . Topeka. Kan Dee,. 28. W. . J. Bryan In an interview last night said: "While I have not yet announced that I would be a candidate, I have not stated that I would not be a candidate, and do not Intend to. Such a high honor as the presidential nomination la something that no American citlsen should decline. I have never -aecused .the president I of stealing the thunder of the Demo crats, although many of ths policies he is now sdvocating have been in the Democratic platforms for years. l nave never told any one anything about the organisation of the national committee. I do not even know that I will be Interested in it further than that I do Dot want to see men on the com mmee wno are not good, clean men who want a government for the people. and not for the trusts. ' I do not care to see men on the committee like Roger Buuivsn or Illinois," SOCIALISTS WANT CITY " FUEL YARD ESTABLISHED (Special Dispatch te The Jearsel.) Walla Walla, Wash.. Dec 28. The local Socialist organisation filed a pe tition with the city clerk this morning asking the city council to establish municipal coal and wood ; yard. The petition alleges It to be the duty of the officers of the city to- relievo the pres ent suffering and prevent another fam Inc.; also to relieve, the publlo from the present exorbitant prices. , The petition will be brought up at the meeting next Monday. , The poor light service here has caused a considerable sentiment in. Mils city In favor of the municipalization' of pub llo service corporations, but It Is not likely the fuel yard ..proposition will meet much support.- , t, ' RARE OLD COLLECTION' I , Egyptian Relict of Over Six Thou sand Years Ago in London. Egyptian antiquities, some of which date back over 4,400 years before Christ, srs on exhibition la London. The col lection, which wae mads by R. - de Ruataf Jaell, is one of the largest ever brought-to this country by a private collector.- It was commenced about 11 years s go, ths sntlqutties as they were otbalned being packed and aent to this country and stored In a London deposi tory. Arranged and classified,' the col lection illustrated the history of Egypt from tho ' ear lest period down to the present timet and only when the diffi culty of permanently keeping auoh a huge gathering of objects arose .did Mr. - Ruataf Jaell determine to - dispose of It. . - Te the pre-dynestlo period belong the large series of flint Implements and early pottery; to the dynastlo belongs ths sculpture, bronse, pottery, and fres co paintings.- The present time is rep resented by a number of personal orna ments and trophies, recalling the most Important of recent - events In Egypt, ths campaign in upper Egypt and. the Sudan. - Among the latter Is the plain wood 'praying-board successively the property of the-Mahdl and the Khalifa, so venerated by the Dervishes, who re garded it as having been handed down from the great Manomet. it was found . tha nM of the final Battle of the Sudan Immediately In front of the body of tne jinaiua. f . Will Make Things. If Lieutenant-Governor . L. T. Sher man enters the raoo for governor of Illinois he may be counted upon to do Ms share toward making the contest a lively on a Sherman Is a consummate politician of the old school, and knows every string of tbe game as It Is played la Illinois. ' ' . :. . 'MWiii'wiii MiimiiwMri iii i K ;' 'I ' X - . v . . " - 1" v ' ' 1 ... taHMMnwMMMMaMMMUilllll HE Iii T.IU 17.LLA CITY CCICil Members Exchange Accusations .. V in Debate on Paving . Matters. . ' (Special Dlspeteh te Tbe Jearsal.) WsUa Walla, Wash., Dec., ft. In the most sensational city council , meeting ever known here. Councilman Bridges openly aocused Frank Reess, agent . for the Warren Construction eompeny, which has been the successful bidder on the lion's share of paving contracts for the past three years, of question able tactics snd methods and strongly insinuated that several of his fellow counctlmen were' In collusion , with Reese.'. Councilman - Glaaford warmly re torted, to the effect that elroumatancea pointed as Strongly to the probability that Bridges and others were influenced in another direction. Councilman Tauatck and Klrkman supported Bridges, citing alleged sus picious circumstances of an afternoon meeting several months ago in which the wishes of property owners hsd been overridden because the yiarron Con struction company refused to make a bid " on -'tho -specifications" for paving Ross street as first drawn up. I The conflict in council arose over whether specifications for. paving the west snd of Main street should specify a l-I-l base or a 1-4-7 base, the same as the rest of the asphalt paving in the city. The more expensive kind was decided on In spite of the protsst of Klrkman, Bridges and Tauslck. Tho members of the council are Mo Keen, a merchant; Dunham, a lumber dealer; Glaaford, a former Justice of ths peace and .contractor; Tauslck, a laun dryman and fuel and Ice dealer; Bridges, a saleamaa: - Baohtold, a wholesale liquor dealer, and Klrkman, a capitalist, Glaaford, McKean. Bachtold and Dun ham put through a proposition for the purchase of an $11,000 Incinerator plant for the burning of city., garbage In one meeting recently.' This caused considerable adverse comment . In the press here. PULLMAN'S GRAKO NEPHEW POOR AKD FAMISHED Five-Year-Old Child of George H. Pullman Found Starving in Tenement. : (Jesrskl Speeial Serrlee.) New Tork, Dec, t Agente of the Children's society last night found half famished and Clad In rags a 1-year-old boy named Edward Pullman on the top floor of a tenement. The child's mother, Llliran Pullman, declares that he is the son of George -H. Pullman, nephew of the sleeping car Inventor. She declared the boy le heir to a trust fund of 150, 000. The woman is Lillian Mason, daughter of Samuel JL Mason, a physician of this city. - She was 19 years ago a stenog rapher for the National Red Cross so ciety and accompanied Miss Clara Bar ton to Armenia and to Cuba, George H. Pullman, a nephew of the palace car man, was. secretary of the society at that time, and Lillian Mason alleged that he married her .in 1SII. Subse quently, ''however, ho successfully op posed this claim in the courts. Mean time the woman was dismissed from the Red Cross service and was sent back to this country from Cuba by General Fltshugh Lee. . COOS BAY PROTESTS HARRIMAN'S BRIDGE (Teoraal Bperlal Serrlee.) ' Marshfield. Or.. Deo. II. A strong protest against the proposed Southern Pacific bridge aicross Coos ay ' to the upper harbor was voiced atfanaas meeting here last night. Resolutions paaaed condemning the scheme were forwarded to Waahlngton. AT THE THEATRES. At the Baker. Toaislt, ' tomorrow matinee and BlgBt ' are the last rhieeee to we the Baker stork company la Da tasrlrr't "Trllbr." wit Mum UllUa Lawrence la the title role end Jobs Batnpolla Srenvell. Tbe play, ku been playing te capacity seuaee all week and la Seelireil by tb public te be ooe o( tbe bits of tbe Baker stock wiki. v.oa doo't want te aUc It. -The Mak-WhiteTlag Bfclnnlnf with Bnndir Batliwe and rnnatnt all wk tbe kill at the Baker tboatre will be Hot'a finooi pl.r. "The M ilk-W bit. ni." The fi6rlte of the rempaar will hare Im portant aulrnaieata la the cast and special attentloa will be glna te tbe etas Mttlnsa, tor which the B.kr Is fitaoos. Bcata are sew es sale (or the entire week. ' ,r "Arrah Na Porue." " At the Lgrrle this week the eterk eesipanjr la BUktng s areet bit Is the famous , "Arrah Na Posae." -which baa pieaMd more paopl., prhapa, than any ether pUf dealing with No.06 Berlin 10-iii. Saucepans There's a batgain The Live Hardware Spsda Rare bargains in 'men's underwear --choice selec tions from our vast assortment will" mark the closing days of the Holiday Season. ; Suitable Articles for , Gilts . ., . E J Regular $1.25 heavy weight Me rino in natural gray with faced; seams, sizes up to 50., OQi Special, per garment. .V. . . . 70 Regular $1.50 non-shrinkable fiine Cashmere in natural gray color, full measurement. Special- J OA per garment. ... ........ ..y assail We are agents for fine imported underwear; woolens, linens andsilk mixtures. We make specialty of special measurements and extra large" sizes. . V . - ,: ;.,'-'' ur NOTE I Itelaad. Th. plajmo ef the eempasj are fav tareated is the bill and are giving aa excel lent piece ef work. The etage eeulne are ap propriate aatf giro eTidenre ef tbe fact that Director Aahtoa haa done hit work well. Kt weak "Boa te Barta" will be the MU. Two perforaaaeaa as hew Tear's sight, . , , 1 . - - - Tht Old Clothes Man" Next Week. Patrons of the Xmplre win save a play aext weak, atartlng thn&If saatlnee, which wlU be amch te tb.lr Uklng. This la James Kyrte Uaedudr la the big dtamatle aneeeaa, "Tbe Old Clothes Mas,, with ah-. afaeCardr la kla famoos part ef 8olomoa Lert. the vender ef eaat-off garmeata. uiever epMUittea , are Introduced earing the ectlos ef the piece, the moot prominent ef which ere , tbe two rep. rtwiUUTf boxer.; Da an Donghert and fid Sharker. 1 ' .1 "The Belle of Japan. AU the ladlfte snS children wltt enjor 'The Belle ot Jepan" aiatlnfe at the Empire to morrow afternoon. This is eae ef tbe novelties et the state for this aeaaoa and has sever before appeared la Portland. - The eaatmco and erenerr are itrW-tly orlcnul and all the aeenee of tha plav are laid In tbe Intonating ialand of Japan. Tbe cbaractera are Stootir from America and the many sdrmtum they hare make s plar ef snoanal Intenot. The la.t thre performanrM will be tonight, tomorrow matinee and tomorrow night. .; '; At the Grand. " Amotis the T.odfTlllo ikotchea which have attracted neosoal attentloa In Portland aboald be mentlooed , "Tom and Jerry." a playlet la which rsnnk fjoatya Kally. the arttot, la- ap pearing at tho Grand, aaalsted by B. R. C.l rert. the led time te actor. Thle act la tho hit of the bill and ie a remarkable sketch ef roHeg life, with s trifle ef sentiment. The three Walaoya are acrobats ef "afrit end bare the headline poalUoa. The flahere hare e From 5 to 9:30 d. QJf .... ei .... Regular 60c Value, at for you-Watch this Man - Store 200 Feet Deep, 130 Firct Ctrcct, Uunnir Thrc ': : mtwm .; -...- . .. . : -. - ' ' - " - " i Regular $1.50 Cooper's; Derby ribbed form-fitting, in blue and tan,, an excellent wearing gar-' )f , ment. Special, garment.-. $leaU 4 Regular $2.00 All wool in good winter weights, natural , gray and ' camelshair color. tit A Special, per garment. . . . .tplsUU Our special sale of Men's Overcoats will continue Saturday and Monday. Values extraordinary. SIGH IBDAGnil Positively earee Vf CARTERS tkese jattM rius. Ibey also reUeve S tress froca Pvapepsla. Xa (UVaaflToeEsart7 Sadno pertect res edrten-3taieBs,Ki Drowslriras. la tbe Ttsigiie. Fala ta Qht Btde. TOEPIO IJVKR. net regalate tae Bosrsla. ; fuel Yea-etsMe. gMJUiPIlL SMaLLBOSE. SlOlIrTE. Cinoine Must Bear -- Facsimile Signalurt CARTERS rirrrie lflVER REFUSE SUISTITUTES.' spectanalar aembatle nortlty ealleg ."The rrog and tho Uaard." Tbfoe are eome ef the Mg acta which the Grand la prsrldlng tor Its holiday patrons. '' ' . ' . At the Star. footer Harold Boff, the bey ballaiflet, is atarrlng at th Star theatre this week la "Little Lord raaticror,,eapported by the Alloa stork company. ' This play holds the hoards at the dally matinees. At nlfht the attraetloa le The Saltan o Danshtf." a rattling - rare with eomk-al mtaotlone which tell tbe etery ef a painted Score which cornea te life and eaoaco all sorts ef trouble. Manacor- Allen baa apecloi m. we will sell I and No.06 Berlin 10-in.MlZ2 space for next Saturday's great sale r4-t:ttt: n 3 Everything I for r , Men - Children ) .' - if . . t ntouR CLASSES DO TEXT mi If tbeyTs set BZ ACTLY rlfht, lot ae.aaake rkom ee. Whra we St yea, we St yo atXACTt.T. Long experience, erery ainaaary erteo tlae apparatus and the roqnlrofi kaow ledge enabling so te eemetky nee tbe eam., ear ewa complete workshop with erory facility one te the srtodfaa ef opeclal la not. are alt at ywnr dls poaal hare, aooarlng a wi'kl ao pno aibl. with ethers Ibm fortoaarety equipped. Asaia. de rear glaaeea til. or scarly Stt Vfunse Optica fa acenery for each ef the tw playe. tar seat week tho bill, will be Oeids'e awctetg erama. Moths." ; : e-- f " 1 i