THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 5. K RADER ACCUSATIONS : , TO BE WHITEWASHED . j ' ' ' - ' ' - - . , '' : ; ,:' ; : : Matter Hat Cone Back to Committee and Feeling Is General That ; Nothing Will Be Done Committee Expressed Con j . fidence In General Superintendent. Statements mad by member of ths J Anti-Saloon Jeagu Jhls mornlni point - toward a complete whitewashing of ' tha rcharges " mada against Rv. Paul ' Rader, general superintendent of tha .''' orgsnlsatlon. which wara freely a I rod - at- the Investigation conducted yester ' day afternoon at tha T. M. C A. build in . '- It developed during tha aeaslon ye- terday that thcra waa no little feeling ' agalnat tboae Instrumental la calling , the meeting. It. waa an outrage, some ' of tha ministers declared, to have - called tha meeting, and their indtgna-f- tlon waa expressed freely toward those n?ho had called, tha members together. tataa Za M Ssfor. -' Altogether tb aum total of tha work ; . aocompllBhed yeaterday resulted la tha . entire matter being left aa It waa at tha atart In tha handa of the headquarter : committee. The latter consist of Rer. t K. Nelaon Allen (chairman), J. J. Rose, L Bevj J.. K.. Wilson. Dr. .Richmond Kelly, I K. Qusckenbush, Samuel Connell and ' A. B. Pattullo. Long before yeaterday all alz of tbeaa had declared themselves , ; In favor of Rav. Mr. Rader. and yea ' ' terday they again declared they were JL atlfledWl?hJ)la work and tha mn- . sgement of the league's business "and finances, so far aa the latter fell la hie handa. Rev. E. Nelaon Allen, chairman of tha , committee, baa been a etrong aupporter of Rer. Mr. Rader from tha atari, and - tha friendship which ha baa manifested - for the auperlntendent evidently proved contagious yeaterday, for It. waa aald ' thla morning that ao far aa - further charge against tha latter wer con 1 cerned a quietus had been, placed upon .-. them. ...' ' I PORTLAND PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO HELP STARVING CHINAMEN Five thousand bushela of bluestam wheat, to be used for aeed. la asked for , the benefit of sufferers from ths Chinese famine, in provinces where the people ar not only .without food today, but -fraver no- prospect of getting brsad a year hence. Governor Chamberlain, T. B. Wil cox and others are making an effort ! to secure contrlbutlona. The governor is very much In aarneat In advocating help for tha suffering Chi nese. He point out that Oregon Is tha American neighbor of tha orient, that we have a large trade there, and that close relationship exists between-Ttl commercial people of this coast and the Chinese empire. We should, hs says, help from a standpoint of humanity, aad also from tha view of bualneaa men fi nancially Interested In strengthening the friendly relatione that already exist. T. B. Wilcox haa subscribed 1.000 SUES FOR FIFTY THOUSAND AND GETS ONLY FIFTEEN HUNDRED After a four days' trial Judge Qanten bein awarded Mrs. W. A. Burdett. formerly a storekeeper at Montavllla, $1,600; for Injuries sustsined In being thrown from a streetcar last spring. Mrs. Burdett sued for $50,000 and. as she wss permanently Injured,' tha Port land Railway company's attorneys were highly pleased wltb, th verdict, looking upon it as a victory. The accident occurred at th weat end of the Morrison street bridge last May. Mra Burdett, who la a woman of large proportion, waa boarding a Montavllla car when th motorman turned on his power, Th car atarted FETiTI0a-tEGISLATURE-Oa Ministerial Association Wants to Shut Up Theatres and Other "" Amusements on Sabbath. A petition to th legislature asking for tha Sunday closing of theatres and similar amusement was indorsed yes terday by tha Ministerial association of thla city. Tha paw-on waa prepared by Rev. J. It Lelper. field secretary of the Korthwest Sabbath association and was signed by-tb following officers; of the association: Professor R. R. Steele, president; E. Quackenbush, first -vlcprsldent; Junta K. Kwlng. second vice-president; . Rev E. Nelson Allen, .recording seers tary; C. T. Lindaey, treasurer; Rev. 8. E. DuBols, corresponding secretary; Rev. J. H. Liper. field secretary. .Thn..peUUonfollowax-J . ,"We, the-member of the executive committee of th Northwest Sabbath association, being cognisant of th fact ' that several bills In addition to our own are In th hands of members of your honorable body relating to-ihe civil ob servance of ths Lord's day. commonly , called Sunday, for enactment into law for Oregon, would moat respectfully ask your official and serious attention to the following consideration, to which w add dur earneat request: "Our preeent law Is plainly defective In at least a few respects. For exam ple: theatrical amuaements having been mad an exception under the law .by a recent enactment ar hereby legalised In our atata Taking advantage of this fact a variety of shows and stags play ar being exhibited on th afternoon and ventng of the Lord's day which are not morally elevating In their effect These objectionable exhibitions are patronised by youth of both sexes who ar thus being unfitted for the sober snd respon sible realities of Ufa. .Abundant reve lations msde in our Juvenile courts con stantly corroborate th -truth of this statement V 'In tha Interests, therefore, of th morals of tb commonwealth and the welfare of our youth w pray your hon orable body to enact a law rloelng all theatres of every description during the hours of tha Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, and so much more of our prevlou requests ss you sre willing, to enact, with sufficient penaKlee annexed to mxks Ita execution effectual. W e also urge upon your honorable body H propriety of the enactment of ron IikIIoa section to whatever Hon nsj. rest LIU may. be adopted which will 1 On the other hand. Rev. Mr. Rader aaya there will be no attempt -o white wash or hush up anything pertalning to hi management of the ftnancea or work of the league until after ther haa been a moat complete and thorough, in' vtlga,tlon. ' What madar Bay. "I am open to public crltlciam," ha aald thla morning, "and I want every one to feel satisfied before thia matter la brought to a cloe. I feel that tha result of yesterday's mealing la In' my favor, and I cannot see what further action can b taken unleaa tha expert accountant, who will begin work on tha books 01 the league tomorrow, find that there la eomethlng wrong. Mi that event I are willing to eubmlt to the consequence, but I am not fearing the report he will make after he haa completed hla work. ' Yesterday's investigation of tha man agement of the league'a ftnancea ahowed that the organisation waa In debt nearly I6.00The Jookhad been gone over by an auditing committee and their re port waa read before the meeting. Ac cording to their etatement the financial management or Rev. Mr. naaer waa aatiafactory. Yeaterday, however. It waa decided to engage tha aervtcea of an expert accountant who. will begin at once upon the entries and complete nia work aa quickly aa possible. It waa stated thla morning that un leaa thla accountant's report shows a misappropriation of tha league's funds, tha work of the league would be con tinued as usual with Rev. Mr. Rader maintaining, hie position as general su perintendent. Thoaa who are dissatis fied with this arrangement will prob ably drop out from active participation In further work. ... bushels and haa secured another firm's donation . consisting of 600 bushels. ' An effort Is being mada to raise tha sub scription to 6.000 buehela, and thoss In terested In the movemVnt say this should pot be a difficult task In view of the great resources of -thr-fhland-smplrs -as a wheat granary. Soma of tha farmers of the upper river country receive checks aa large as 130,000 snd $36,000 for tha wheat crop of a single ranch when tha grain la marketed In tha fall. A number of people outatde of the wheat Industry have mads small caab contributions" to-gssnrt hi pushing tha movement along. The following havs sent their contrlbutlona to tha Portland Commercial club: Dr. F. B. Eaton. Port land. 62; H. C. Campbell, Portland, 110; Ml Ceila Swtgert. 15; Joseph W. Marsh, librarian Pacific university, Foreat Grove, S3. . - . . suddenly and Mrs. Burdett was thrown violently to the ground. She was taken unconscious to a hospital and haa never been sble to walk . si no. Female troubles aroae and tha woman becam a physical wreck. She was compelled to sell her grocery store and to remain in doors. , ' . Tb on point' strongly contested by ths defense was the allegation that Mra Burdett' complications aroa from th accident and not from other causes. Much expert testimony was taken In an attempt to prove that other cause In tervened, th entire number of physi cians testifying during the trial being 10. -.- 7 certainly secure Its faithful enforc- 'msnt by placing' In His hands ofths pre-1 siding Judge of each county, or other functionary the power to lmpr" eavy fine upon delinquents . In executive of fice or depose them from office and appoint successors." . . .. SALEM PEOPLE FLEE FROM RISING WATERS (ff pedal IHspateh t Th foeraaL) Salem, Or, Feb. . Th Willamette has reached th height of if feet and la rising four inches an hour. People along the river ar moving out J. I Johnson, a farmer, and his family es caped only with theln - clothes. - Four horses and aeveral head of cattle have. been drowned. All bridges ar In danger and communication la shut off from, ths west side of tha river. Thouaands ar watching the rlvsr In fear it may flood their houses. It rained constantly up -to. g-o'etock-- tht morning. Th Oregon City Transporta tion company's wharf is out of busi ness. Th Bpauldlng Logging company Is fighting to sav th logs. - Hundreds of basements ar flooded. General alarm 1 felt. ALBANY EXPECTS RISE OF TWENTY-EIGHT FEET t Albsny, Or., Feb. I. indications ar that th river will continue to rise for at least 14 hours. At I p. ra. It had reached ft feet. Inspect National Gnard. Tha annual inspection of ths Oregon National Guard was commenced last night at the Armory, where Company H waa put through th drill by Colonel James Jackson, Inspector-general of the state militia. Much favorable comment waa elicited by tha manner In 'blch tha boys went through their paces, and thsir general appearanoe and smart work was worthy of th regulars, Tonight the field atoff and band of tha Third regi ment will ahow off before Colonel Jack son, and tomorrow night Company F will be Inspected. - ' IVaf May "Hear" etur. Attorney Thomas Nelson Strong will give his lecture on "Indian Stories' to night at t o'clock st ths Church of th Ftrangera, corner of Waaco street snd Grand avenue. Tha lecture will be In terpreted t the deaf by C. R. Watson, snd ; all deaf people ar especially In vited Banquet Poatponrd. The banquet for th Men's leagues, which waa to bavs been held thla even ing at Calvary church, ha beer) post poned until Frldajt yulaA t tlSk -Z PROTECT SHERIFFS CHARGE Convicts Will Still Be Taken to Salem by County Of ficers. PUBLIC PLAY GROUNDS FAVORED BY DELEGATION Flvo Bills Paaaed by Senate in It Two-Hour Session- Deputy Con stable for Portland 'Time Allow ' ance for Prisoners. " (Br a gtsff Oorreapoadent.) Salem. Or.. Feb. ft. Tha Multnomah delegation voted unanimous Indorsement of ths public playground projeel this afternoon. They also agreed to support any reasonable measure framed by tha Portland committee to carry out tb project A bill will be prepared and Introduced at this session of the legis lature. s . - A bill crovidlns that convicts bS transported by penitentiary guards ln--f . - . ! .... Aifr.MH counties waa kUled In the senate this morning, ' 22 senator voting no. Aa hour and a half debate was bald be fore tha vote. The bill waa championed by Kay and Mullt. who said It would save $0 per cent of ths present coat ( Bingham 6pposea-the--b411, declaring that It waa an effort to milk the ret of the atata In favor of Salem. The change would not lessen tha cost of transporting convicts, when ths salaries of extra attendants necessary are con sidered.' Beach said that the bill did not raise tha queatlon of economy, but whether wa want to build up a stronger machine In Salem.. Senators voting for the bill wer Kay, Malarkey. MUler of Linn, Mullt and Wright Abaent Hart Maya. Scholfleld. The others voted agalnat tha bllL Five bills were passed by the senate In tha two hours' session this morning. That time gained by convicts at tha penitentiary for good behavior be enact ed at two month for each year of the ftrat two years, four months for each year of tha second two years, five months for each year after tha fourth year of sentence, are tha provision of the Kay bill which was passed. Other bills paaaed wer for a deputy conatabl In Portland: giving th cir cuit oourta concurrent Jurisdiction with Justice courts in action of forcible entry and detainer; providing for the printing and distribution of ublte dou tnents, and Including the Klamath river In the prohibition of dumping sawdust la stream. MOeEJfiEEIASSEOl Y. El. C. I OFFICERS Decision Reached at Meeting of , Railroads Held In Chicago Recently. ( Jours Bpertal Servtee.) Chicago, Fab. I. The railroads In tha Transcontinental Passenger association havs decided to ceas the laaulng of free transportation or reduced rates to offi cers snd agents of th Women's Chris tian Temperance union, tha Toung Men's Christian sssociatlon, except secreta ries of railroad branches, th Toung Women's Christian association and other kindred associations, and also thsolog-' leal students. ' This decision was reached at a meet ing held in Chicago which has Just closed. At the same time It was de cided to- curtail the issuance of free transportation to officers of th Salva tion Army. : Tb railroads, however will continue to Issue free transportation, or reduced transportation, to nuns, Sister of Char ity, brother of rellglpus ordes and to ordained deaconess.' v Th cutting off of th transportation Trained: is due to tns fact that law It la believed such transportation ran no longer be Issued. It was stated to tb railroads that th work of th temperance body named, as well a that of the Christian associations, would be greatly curtailed by such a plan, but tha railroads claim they have no choice in tb matter under tha law. INFORMATION BUREAU BECOMES CORPORATION . Articles of Incorporation wer filed with th county clerk today as fol lows: - - . . Oregon Information Bureau; Incorpo rators, John M. Cameron, George- M. Orton and Leo M. Clark; capital stock, 110.000. On of th purposes of the concern will be the publication xf . tha Commercial Guide for Oregon. J,acIfloBurlal.,.Caa company ; Inoor- poratora, John u. Bill, Thomas c Bowtn snd O. W. Waterbury; capital stock. 125,000. ' FIVE-CENT MEALS N0Wr IN OLD PARIS HOUSE Th one notorious Paris house at El North Third street Is to be converted Into a respectable lodging-house, accord ing to tb story L M. Lehman told ths council commute on liquor licenses when he asked for a liquor license yes terday afternoon. Lehman said h want ed tha license for restaurant purpose. He Intended to conduct a respectable plac. Th license was granted. From a sign which waa displayed in front of Mr. Lehman's Institution this morning. It would appear that he has gone Into the business of feeding the hungry at a price lower than, the actual cost of th provisions. Hers Is' th wording of ths sign: "W serva a full meat. Including soup and dessert, for I cents." , ASTORIA COUNCIL ASKED TO CLOSE DANCE HALLS 'Astoria, Or., Feb. (.At a meeting of th city council last svsnlng a pe tition wss presented by all ths minis ters In th city asking that th coun-l ell close 'all dunce hall. Th reason stated waa, that a young girl 17 years old wss taken lately into on of th danc halls snd either , committed sui cide or wss murdered, on which chsrgs Roy Fox, who Is also under are, 1 in ths county jail awaiting preliminary examination. ' - This Is part of a move by th church element of Astoria to close down gam bling, slot machine and all thr il legal ttajn '"- ; ' BRUISED BODY FOB Murder of Middle-Aeed Man Suspected-j Discovery Made After Covering of Snow on Body Had Melted. - Th body of an unknown man, appar ently Dtwen 40 and 45 years of ago. was found this morning in an Italian garden on th Vancouver car line near Columbia alough. It is believed that ha bad been dead for at least 41 houra. Whether th man. partially demented, wandered to th lonely spot and died of exponur or .whether be waa th victim of a murqeroua assault and hla body dragged to the place where it was round to hide ths crime has not been determined. Detectives ar now work ing on th case, but up to this time have failed even to aatablleh hla iden tity. Th body was found this morning by J. C Stairsberry. who waa pasalng. It was lying in suoh a position as to fcl m Oat escape discovery. fKanabeny lui-l mediately reported what ha had Wund to Patrolman. Frank Patton. who re sides . In the .vicinity.'. Together they visited th scene. The man was only partially clothed, He wore an undershirt, a pair of trous srs and a pair of shoe. HI arms wer badl "bruised, showing ths mark or a etruggle, and ther waa a gaab u bis throat, 'in gash was slight, how over, th wound not being sufficient to nave caused death.. . . , There were other bruise on th body, but nothing to ' indicate ; th cauae of death. Detective Price, who was de tailed on th ease, is inclined to "be lieve that th man was Insan and wan dered out toward the alough. where he lay down and died of exposure.- Th body was covered with snow yesterday, whjch "accounts for Its 1st discovery. He waa about I feet inches in height and weighed about 146 pound. The, cor oner and the pollc ar making a com plet investigation. ' Yesterday the crew of -a Vancouver car saw near the tracks a vest, of tha same material as tha trousers that wer found on th man.- They also saw a coat, a hat and a handkerchief. They thought nothing of seeing th articles and. mad no Investigation. , TELLS ROBBERS THEY ARE FOOLS Judge Administers " Lecture In J Ea3sipgSentence on Men Who Stole From Former. "Ton ar fools, rather than criminal. Tou ar idlota Tour highest ambition seems to be to get drunk." So spoke Circuit Judge Frsser In pasalng sen tence on A Ouerrln and John Delor, convicted- at robbing D. Robprta, a Clackamaa county farmer. ' , "If I thought ther waa any lehanc of your reforming, I would let you both go; I would .parole you," continued his honor. "But I don't believe you would do better. Guerrin her would go out on a ranch, work a fw month, com to town and spend his money In a few nights, just ss h has don time sad tim again before. . . i ' "No, I think tb best thing -will be to turn you over to th people who ar trying to make men out of Just such fellows as you. I'll giv you sa inde terminate sentence. Tou will be con fined in th penitentiary for on year, then if your behavior Is good, you will be paroled, but ther wilt be a string on you for 10 yeara; the state will keep track of you and If yon don't behav yourselves you will be locked, up again.' SCHOONER ASHORE AT MOUTH OF COLUMBIA Astoria. Feb. (. Th four- masted schooner Solano, from San Francisco, went aahor at o'clock this morning -at North Beach near th entrance of ' Shoalwater bay. All handa were saved. . Th - schooner is high - snd dry. BUNKO MEN GIVE MIX ' BAD CHECK FOR SALOON M. ,D. Mix, proprietor of th 'Golden Rule saloon. 111 North Third street, re ported to the police yesterday afternoon a dating attempt on tha part of a trio of bunkomen to swindle him. The plans of th orooka failed and Mix es caped with tha loss of It in caab and about tT worth of Honor.-" " Several days s go a Swede, giving ths name of M. O. Sanderson, called at tha saloon and made an offer to buy th place. Mix set a price of t?60. Sunday Sanderson put In an appearanoa and th bill of sal wss drawn up and signed. Sanderson tendered a- check-for 1750 drawn on ths First National bank and wa to have -taken poelon of th r sort yesterday morning. , Sunday nlcht he returned after Mix had retired for the night, and th bar tender, thinking that Sanderson was entitled to all money taken In over the bar, readily acceQed to his request fof 12 out of th till. Yesterday Mix found th check was worthies. , : Result of Turnbull Affair. Battalion Chief Toung of th fir de partment called upon Inspector Brain this morning and requested that he allow no member of chemtaal or hos company No. 1 to as th telephone in police headquarters. Ths fire station Is next door to headquarters, snd th re quest is a result of th Turnbull affair, id which fir captain waa arrested on a serious charge. -v Chinese Gamblers Fined. Eight Chines arrested by Patrolman Anderson and posss at a resort at ( Second street wer fined 17.60 each by Judge Cameron this morning, and four celestials who fell into ths dutches of Detectives Hill and Mallet were taxed similar amounte. Lung Sing, keeper of the gambling plac in which th quartet waa arrested, waa mad to pay 116. Sixty-Mile Gale at Astoria. Astoria, Or., Feb. 't -A southwest gala of (0 miles Is raging On the lower Columbia since 10 last evening, with a warm rain falling. No damage had been reported to shipping from the bar up to noon. - A number of vessel are In the lower harbor awaiting favorable weather woes. Pitt, JAiJaS jlcjatlon, BOOST LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION Chamber of Commerce Decides to Work for Show In Port- land Every Year. SEND SEED WHEAT : - -TO STARVING CHINESE Oregon legislature Asked to Present Five Thousand Bushels to Olvo Oriental Farmers a Start Towards . Supporting Themselves.' T "'- Trostees 8. Q.' Reed, C. F. Swjgert, J. W. Ganong, philips Btiehner' and Wfniam MoMaster attended th month ly meeting of Portland chamber of commerce trustees today snd work for tha nsw years was started with a vim that promise the accomplishment of much good for the city ana. stats in 107. An annual livestock show is on of th first project taken up. It waa decided, after thorough aiscus- slon of the' ubjectf1iat the-chamber ahould put ita ahoulder to th move ment for an annual livestock show, and tnat Portland 1 the place for such an event to be permanently located. ' A livestock ahow committee was appoint ed, consisting of C. EX. Ladd, W. DJ wiaaom. jucnara ocoii, n. u. mf bell and W, P. Olda . Ths committee will be called together at once, and work started wltb a view of holding (h opening; event this Tear. Favorable consideration was given a letter from th Amerlcsn chamber of commerce of th - Philippines, ' asking th Portland chamber to urge th pass age of the Payne bill by congress, giv ing f re trade between the Island ana th United Stetea. The question wss referred to th chamber's oriental trade committee, composed of T. B. Wilcox. A. Berg. W. D. Wheelwright. R. B. Mil ler, F. H. Fogarty, J. H. Dewoon, Sam uel Connell and C. F. Beebe. Th Chines wheat famine was dis cussed, and a motion was paaaed asking th stats of Oregon to send 6,000 bush els of seed wheat lo th needy Cblneaa Thafollolng applicant for member ship in the' chamber wer voted in: Portland V Suburban Ezpreaa company, R. J. Linden. W. C. Bristol, Rhodes Beard. George A. McNeill company, Co lumbia Fish company, E. T. Williams, Ore fro Spray A Gas company, Oregon Brick A Tile company. George McCabe, A. Jr-McCabej-F.-'-Wr-Wsgnery the Bpan ton company, H. C Wahlberg. Columbia. Digger company, i . 32 CITIZENS ARBESTED FOR TUYINfTCARDlALlE" Gamblers Complained, About So cial Parties anAManyArT rests followed. - . ' (Journal SbmIsI SerTloi.t Princeton, Mo., Feb. . Thirty-two residents or this town, amonc them some of th most respected cltisens of Princeton, have been arrested on infor mation filed by Prosecutor Keisterson of Mercer county as th result of their playing card for prise. The informa tion is under sectlqn tJU, .revised statute of Missouri, which prohibits playing any gam whatever for money, property or gain, with cards, die or any other device. Keisterson haa been clearing out the gambling places in Princeton and It la aaid that gamblers complained to him agalnat the card parties. It is declared by th victim of this latest pbaas of th crusade that if they ar convicted they will cause, proceed ing to be Instituted agalnat their re cent host for keeping gambling houaes and against a number of other social and religious people for playing domi noes for prises. W. W. BAKER HAS FOLLOWED SON Father of Former State Printer, a Pioneer Agricultural Editor, ; Dies of B right's Disease.' William W. Baker, for four - years dairy commissioner of Oregon and a pioneer editor of the fifties, died at the residence of bis daughter-in-law, Mra Frank C. Baker. 794 Gllsan street, at I o'clock thl morning. Death was due to Brtght's disease, Mr. Baker had been 111 for some- tlme-and- hla death was not unexpected. H.wu about-60 years old. Mr. Baker was for many years editor of th Rural Spirit, and was connected with a number of other agricultural pa per at different times. He followed the printing and J publishing . business th greater part of his life. . Hla son, Frank. C. BaJter.-Who died recently,. for two terms stat printer of Oregon and chairman of the Republican atate cen tral committee in l0t, aerved hi ap prenticeship In th offlc of th Rural Spirit. Mr. Baker took an actlv interest In politics In hi younger days. Ha waa twice elected state dairy commissioner when that offlc waa within th gift of the legislature. His .second term ex pired in 1891. After his retirement from office, he gave bis whole atten tion to the newspaper business until two year later when he engaged in th commission business with his son. While Frank C. Baker was chairman of ths Republican state central committee. Mr. Baker occupied ths office of assist ant secretary. QUARTER BLOCK ON y ' MONTGOMERY PURCHASED Reed, Fields A Tynan have sold the southwest quarter block 'at Second anil Montgomery streets to John Marshall and associates for $16,600. The prop erty belonged to Mra Charles Bishop snd Is occupied by a new three -story flat and two small dwellings.' Th hold ing was acquired as n investment snd Is said to pay a good interest on th amount Invested. Tli sam firm haa sold to M. O'Brien the Caesar tract of 10 aorea near Maeg ley Highlands on the lower peninsula for 110,000. , They jalso report the sale of a lot 60 by 100 on Johnson atreet, between ' Twnty-BeomT and Twenty third streets, for 16.000. Th lot is Cuv red wltb a tro-storjr residence, KOOCK OUT BL017 FOR GAL1BLERS Supreme Court Sustains Decis ion' by Fraier Against Irving ton Race Track. DECLARES CIRCUIT COURT ACTED IN JURISDICTION Case of the State Versus William M Ay era, Who Wag Accused by In- s formation ' of ' Outraging ; Public Decency, by Selling Pools. - ' ' (Bpselal Dispatch t Tb Joeraal.) Balem. Or., Feb. f. Th .. suprera eourt today "in an optnlon by Judg Moor sustained th judgment of Judge Arthur Tu Fraasr of th Multnomah county circuit court In th caa of th atata of Oregon veraus William M. Ayera,' who waa aocuasd by information of outraging publlo decency and selling pools at the Irvlngton race track Aug- -. J295, . .- , A demurrer to th information, on tha ground that it did not state sufficient facts to oonstltute.an 'offens agalnat the Oregon laws, waa overruled and a plea, of not guilty waa Interposed, whereupon Ayers stipulated that tha facts in th information wer true and submitted th caa to tha court to de termine his guilt. H was convicted snd then appealed. Th charter of th city of Portland doea not purport to confer exclusive jurisdiction to prevent gambling bouses, and as tfie crime of gaming is recog nised in common law, th circuit eourt haa jurladlction and th Judgment ren dered 1 affirmed. CRUELTY CHARGED: AGAINST ROBBINS Well-known Real Estate Dealer Is Defendant In Divorce Suit - Just Filed. ; " " Wr E. Bobbins, a well-known real es tate dealer of Lenta, Is mad defendant in a divorce sultJiled-today in tb -circuit court. Charge of an xtrmly un complimentary nature, ar mad agalnat Robbina. ' . Mrs. Robbina alleges that ber husband haa at various tlmas offered her physical violence. Once, while she was In a dell cat condition, he shook her violently and threatened to kick ber out of the house. At another time he flourished a pistol in herfaca, UnaJIr 'dTscbarglng a bullet Into th floor with th purpose of Intimidating ber. ' December a last, says Mr. Bobbins, he looked ber out of their dwelling at Lents and she waa compelled to beg lodgings of a neighbor. She accuses himtf r toeing- a - habitual drunkard, - of whipping her children without cause, of being jealoua without occasion and of having repeatedly accused ber of being unlawfully intimate with on W. W- At kinson. - On account of his cruel and Inhuman treatment. Mrs. Robblns says that sh waa on February 1 compelled to fie from her home. Sh asks for th cus tody of th three children, 126 a month alimony and a division of th property. Th couple wer married in Wallowa county In 1831 i . JEROME PUTS THAW . ALIENIST. TQ SHAME (Jnannl Special Service.)' ' New Tork, Fab. 6. Dlatrict Attorney Jerome at tha afternoon session today resumed his attack on C. C Wiley, the alienist, a witness for th defense In the Thaw case. H wanted to knew with whom Wiley at a lunch he had mentioned in bis direct testimony. Wiley said it waa sdth nlaasnn and Tfartrldga. attorneys for Thaw, and a medical man whoa nam he did not recall at pres ent. Wiley said they discussed the Khomberg test. Some said It was a test for locomotor ataxia "What!" exclaimed - Jerome. The Rhomberg a teat for locomotor ataxia t Who told you thatr - WHey could not recall. --' - "Now," questioned Jerome, "may 1 ask it you still believe you rtn ex pert In InannltyT" Wiley thought long and hard and an swered Tea" - ; The answer delighted Jerome, who took tbs witness in hand for another examination on certain affections of th brain and spinal cord. He put ques tions with astonishing faolllty, indlcat Ing deep knowledge ofkjhe subject He forced the doctor to confess h didn't know what coalgltla la Tha witness belleved6oslgltI-waa an affection of tha lower end of tb spinal cord. Jerome kept hammering away. He asked Wiley what authoritlea he had read on nervous disease. Wiley men tioned several, but could not recall that be had ever seen anything about th Rhomberg test. Jem me sjikod If the rardlao narvs connects directly with th cerebellum Tha witness see-med bewildered. ' . Jerome continued relentlessly: "May be you can tell If th pneumogastrtc nerve Joins th spinal column In ths lumbar circle or In the dorsal-region." Wiley hesitated and replied fbly. "In th dorssl region." "Where Is the dorsal region?" asked Jerome. , r "I havs not read much on th sub ject," th doctor answered weakly. ' DAWSON WANTS MINE 1 HORROR INVESTIGATED (Joaraal flperlal genioe.). Charleston. W. Va, Feb. 6. Gov ernor' Dawson in a special message' to day demanded an Investigation of th disaster at ths Stuart mlns In which 12 lives were lost. He states that th re port Involve th fidelity and efficiency of th state mining department Seattle Man Buying Property, . Tfi. J. Daly and W. B, Streeter sold this morning to a Seattle capitalist the 60x1 00-foot lot at the southeast cor ner of Third snd Montgomery streets for 110,000. The Improvements on th lot consist of two dilapidated frame dwelllnga. Tha purchaser of th sbova sit 1 negotiating for several other de sirable pieces, the transfers of which will probably b '. consummated during the week. Ths "Springfield match faotory hat or ders ahead for (00 cases, RAISE A TIIOUSAIJD IH FE17 HOURS Y. M. C. A. Workers Find En couragement on Every Hand About the City. NEW COMMITTEE . WOUT THIS AFTERNOON Work of Soliciting Funds for the Bis; Building Is Progressing as Well as Most Hopeful Can Possibly Ex- Nearly 11,000 was raised this morning by th. solicitors working for th new building for th T. M. C A. and th T. W. C. A. This represents this morn ing's work alone, in which tim all of ' tha subcommittees wer not worklnsr. Th work haa been ao arranged that aome of the committees will gather runu m th afternoon whll ethers w go about in the morning. . i nere wer a larg number of anthuai- aatsat the noon meotlng today, and all wr eager for th fight which will last for a month. ' The aolioltors have only t eaTlaet about 1118,000, and not one of them has expressed any doubt aa to tbs result. They hav ao divided their work that none will claah with th othera. AH hav selected a list of names of persona with whom they are acquainted, and th aystematlo manner In which they hav prepared for the work la a revelation -to those who watched their effort in the laat campaign. Th largeat gift received todav waa from the Paclflo Title A Trust company, which gave aoo. i Th other gift wer as follows: T. L. Eliot, W. B. Wiggins. 3. H. Middleton. Holmes Menefee. R. L. Sabln. Ralph Cryater and Clarke, Broa. each S100: A. M. Wrlaht. ISO: A. M. Orllley, 126: Agnug Flemmtng, 6, and H. JL. Powell and J. B. Trotter each ' i. 'in total amount reported at th" noon meeting was 6(12. ' SUBMIT BRIEFS ON LAND FRAUD CASES Bristol to Argue Against William- son, van cesner and Others , ' Before Circuit Court, j v . i United States District Attornev Bristol will lr for Ban Francisco to night to take up the argument against numoer or appealed land fraud cases which are aew pewdiow before the United States circuit court. T..l . I . J - , . llamaon. Dr. Van Geaner, M. R. Bigg. Miller and Klncart and Charles NIckslL and, ther -ar a number of other United Stat cases which will claim a-por tion of his tim whll h is in San Franciaco. ' - Appeals in th first ' three cases named wer submitted many month go. but pressure of work In Portland haa prevented Mr. Brlatol from tak ing up th aid of th prosecution prior to thl time. It lr expected. that th argument of th six' cases, besides th delays which generally resalt from th hearing of one argument to th next, will hold Mr. Bristol In California dur ing th next month. When he returns to Portland h ex pect to convon another grand Jury to Investigate a number of land cases which o far have escaped tbs govern-, ment's dragnet Practically all of th corporation land scheme In th stat ...fuiiui ui. mi icw WW,! ne ss-. J pecte to submit th briefs and "jn f the case of x-Congrarnan J. N. WIT- . I hav been investigated and Indict- I menta returned against, th principals'' I When the grand Jury Is called agaJnlS be th next to feel tb weight f . tha law.-' Aaslstant United States Attornev James Cole will hav charge of th of- GRAY-BEARDS TRY FOR CUSTODIANSHIP ssxxgssagnBxssjaxxax Man Who Cares for. Forestry Building Must Have . &nowl .. , - edge of Woods and Trees. Fourteen men took th civil aervio examination for th poaltlon of ous- . todlan of th Forestry building at th xpoaltion ground thla - morning and only one of them waa under th aga of 20. Six war gray-haired, and th mustache of rtwo or'three of th number were perfectly white. Th '" hair and muataches of flv wer streaked with gray. Two war . ap parently between th age of 10 and 40, and on, a smooth-shaven young man. appeared to be about St years of age. Th poaltlon carries a salary of t a month and I vacant at present. The examination consisted of question a to th knowledge of th gpnllca about Oregon wood. Twenty diJNTent specimens. ff wood wer given to each of ths applicants and each ; waa ex pected to give some Information aa to th commercial and decorative value Of th trees from which th wood was taken. ' Loses Her patnond Brooch. '. A liberal reward haa been offered to the person who has found the diamond ' brooch loat by Mrs. J. B. Jones thla morning after boarding a Fifth street car at th union station. Mra. Jones is from Dallas, Texas. Tha broooh is said to be worth tm It has a larg diamond In tha center. which la surrounded by 16 small one. She declare that h wore it thi morn ing as shs left th union station at 11 o'clock and missed It after arriving at Union avenue and Monro atreet Shs reported her loss to pollc headquarters and has offered a liberal reward for Its return. . . . ' 1 .. FREE JUTE MEMORIAL PRESENTED TO SENATE ' ' Hb Woortul gpwlsl Service.) Washington, D. O, Feb. 6. Tha Ore gon legislature's memorial to congress for the removal of the duty from Jut hags was presented today by Senator Fulton. Th Minnesota legislature's memorial for the removal of the tariff on lumber was offered by Senator Kel. son. - - ... - i; A