THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 5. K
RADER ACCUSATIONS :
, TO BE WHITEWASHED
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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
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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 '"-
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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
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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. . . . '
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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. - - ... -
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