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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7. 13 EVELYN THAW RESUMES STORY OF LIFE TRAGEDY PUSH CHAPifJ BILL II110S PAY ESCAPE WAGE BATTLE OMOPE TO HAVE TRACK TO THIRD MING THE LASI CLEAR TOMORROW NIGHT OR JA S GHOOLS vPrisoner' Wife' Again on Stand Tells of Utters Written , by Her Husband. ; WHITE LIED TO HER ; ABOUT HER HUSBANtJ ;Told Her lie Was Dope Fiend and fUl UiriS m'Iir xuuev rwmnj i Boiling Water Cpon Them !? " tortea False. : - riAnraAi SuHai aenlge.1 New York. Feb. , 7. Evelyn Nesblt ' Ths w was again upon th stand tbl ' afternoon. Mr. K. J. Thane of Boa 'ton. a friend of Evelyn'a family when .they first . came to New .fork, arrived .at noon. Mr. Thaw waa uiw com. toeed upon resuming the stand. Del- , mB'beg4n"aBri a?Srrnenl to-a the j letter which Urn. Thaw brougni oacs 'with her from Europe offered In evl 'denee. Jerome Mid he would withdraw ,hli objection If the defense would per- vit. Minn t h n i maa umduw.iuui -thc letter. t ' ' J - Jerome read the letter carefully to ,hlmself. The letter waa a long one and , waa marked In the evidence. It waa , addressed to a Mr. Long fellow, a lawyer In ihla city, and signed by Thaw. In It Thaw told Longfellow that the writer had kept Mra.. Nesblt tn London three 'months at a coat of a thousand pounds. ' The letter aaid that Mrs.. Nesblt would Bail the next day for New. York, rhlnk- In that Thaw had kidnaped her daugh- tr. She ll 1 know differently aome day," tho letter aald, "and also know Jthat I did my best. Her daughter waa 'beguiled 4y a .blackguard when II 1-8 ; years old. The sllUnesa of the mother "Is the unintentional cause." The letter ;diiectee Longfellow to watch Mrs. Nesblt- It was read without continuity. ' After It was read to the Jury, Jerome asked to See It again, ; v ' . . . ' ' : , jBafaaa to wire Data. .--"What la the date of the letter," asked J Jerome. v . ' Ll m. : -y "That I will fix later." aold Delmaa. Jerome Jnelsted that It must be shown that the letter had been written before lhA k-illfnv n,lmal mM that because : of the defense of unsoundness of mind the letter could be placed In evidence at 'this time. Jerome Insisted that the let ter be stricken from the records. The court ruled that the date must be shown. -t TURN-FACE. AWAYv ON NUMBER AND ). The highly esteemed telephone .book T and "the" muenirnwrted-T-rt-r -directory will - havti .'to e.' retired from active iarrvlce If Mayor Lane continues- his i crusade against . gambling for drinks ! and cigars. It leaked out this morning '. that . both books have, been used for gambling purposes ever since the mayor The scheme Is for the shakers to open the books nd. with faces turned away. ' put hfs flog-r on a number. Just aa tho I NO COAL TO BE HAD AND WOOD IS HIGH AND HARD TO OBTAIN Not a ton of good grate coal la to i J r hsd from the fuel dealers in Port ' land. A small quantity of llgnlta, from Tenlno, Is offered by one concern, but is a poor substitute for coal and the ' fuel company offering It declined to reor ' nramend It. The dealers aay that they have no idea whsn the fuel situation ! will" improve. The railway companies not mute ; . . , .... -.-. nK t ifiOa. Coast company expects a cargo J of ..uatrsllan coal by April 1, but holds TRAIN FROM. WEST GETST0 PENDLETON " ' ' ' 1 ' ."''.' ' Hundreds', of. Stranded Passen .'J' Ber Crowd Hotels to - -ji-",- -i ' "TIlthdTJmlLJT7Jr . Pendleton. Or.. Feb. 7.Tha flrat train mm li m i.v.r. i im v 1 1 it mi 'from Tha Da Ilea this afternoon ' loaded ; with passenger who have been stranded .between here and Portland. There Is no through mail as yet and all eastern Ore gon is suffering through loss of mall as are also Washington and Idaho polnta. Pendleton has been saved front a flood ; by cooler weather, and alow malting ' snow. : Three carloadarof 3nU from different points are being held at Pendleton for a few daya. V Over t09 passengera were i left stranded here yesterday by ' O. TL ! at N. trains. The hotels ara crowded to the limit. Some are going out. not knowing how far they can get. ; Tha W. C R. expecta to get. a train ; through to Wallula tomorrow. It la i possibla travel on this branch of .he O. K. 4 N.' to 'Walla Walla will ba re i nuraed tomorrow- Many frelghta are ; blocked between. heta and Umatilla. . OUTLOOK PEOPLE PLAN . '. ni tin , . i n , ..nil , . w i Vancouver, Wash., ..Feb. T.- A com- . l . 4tm mmwn mm the Polnmltla pany iiavwiH . - jtiver uutiooa tK . ' ' in . " wmpony. hss filed articles of incorpora tion at Olympla. The objects of the contrary are to build and operate 300 mll.'s of road from-Vancouver through Outlook to Spoksne. Thof-eapllal atock is placed at 13,000.000. ( The project seems to have Its origin at Outlook, a small place in Takima county. The Incorporator are M. C. and W. M- Stewart. Nothing la known of these men here, although It has been rumored that they hav gone so far as to commence a deal for terminal ground tn this elty. If any local realty firm has been approached In connection with fcurehaitlng ground-, suitable for termi nals for a road ! miles long, tha deal has been kept a dead secret. Friday Bargains in Hosiery . Underwear, dress skirls, petticoats. ete at La, Palais Royal, l7Washln toa Street.' Delmat withdrew the letter. ; -k Sears Stories About 'Thaw. The afternoon proceedings up to this time were dull. A number of spectators, left. Dalmas resumed the questioning of the witness concerning her return from Europe. . She aald she came alone. Thaw coming later, Thaw telling her that Longfellow -would meet her. 8he said aha did not see Thaw until a month afer hie 'return, and then not alone. Thaw calling with another man at the HOtel Navarre. . , ' . "What .conversation took placer" asked Delmaa - 'The other man I now know waa a lawyer Thaw asked tnr what was h matter. I aald I , had heard . certain stortea about him. 1 told hire that a m.n tnM ma thai ha had put a girl In a ih tub and noured hot water over her. I also told him that I had heard ha was addicted to morphine , and that he was craay, that he tied girls .to bedposts mnA hMt them. nelmaa aaid Lift ho naa anomer let ter, one with the date, ana aeeirea n nrrnr-aa identification. - Jerome took this letter and read It. Ha objected be cause the data waa not In tha same handwriting aa the body of the letter. identified It as being in her nusoana . handwriting. DoIrim handed the wttnesa tn nrst letter and asked If It waa her husband s handwriting. If written before or after June SI. -lAOs. Jerome's, objection. sustained. Is the defendant a handwriting .fa miliar to' you T" Delmaa asked. Yea. alnoe HOI.- replied tna witness. Have there been any changes In hie handwriting ainee you first knew hlmT" I object." cried' Jerome, asking Mrs. Thaw I fshe had tn her possession, any letters written during- ttv period from 190S... to , the present and she replied that she had- -,- ? - - - - - He said: Ton poor, little Evelyn: they have been making a fool of you.' told ,.im that White took me to the office of Abraham HummelU and there showed the aignatnre-of one of Thaw'a alleged victims, who had brought suit againat Thaw. ' Harry said that It was a pure case of blackmail. . He klased my hand and aald I bad been an angel to him. . : round Stories raise. Mrs. Thaw aald that h found all tha stories untrue and told Harry so. He said. JYottJmow-J never ten you He." "Indeed, ha never did," said Evelyn em phatically. She testified that she aaw Thaw on Christmas eve, 1902. at Madl- Mrs. Thaw was excused for a few minutes so that Frederick- Longfellow might be sworn to certify regarding tho letter aent him by Thaw from Europe. PUT FINGER PAY IF UNLUCKY Tartar did when he passed the Minding sentence po Verne's wonderful- erea-1 tlon, Mlcsel Strogoff. : . The page numbers eount, and the highest of the Inst , of the figures In the 'book wins. There la not much fun In tha game, but It la exciting while lt. lasts, and it does not last very long., it is saia mat a man can iose.js an hour If he tskes drinks only, and more than that If ha plays for cigars and puts them In his pocket. out no hope of any earlier relief. Fir wood Is now XI a cord, with the possibility that it may ba had 10 days after ordering. Watersoaked slabwood Is 13 a load, with probsbly 100 orders ahead.: In many parta of .the city tho streets are so deep with mud that tha fuel dealers will not try to haul wood over them. Especially Is this -condition west of Kelley street find It very diffi cult -to Indues the woodhaulers to make deliveries. ; - , NEIY BARRACKS TO HOUSE V MORE TROOPS Report That Appropriation of -Quarter Million Will Be Made - for. New Buildings, r Weee-e-?rae JutmLI Vancouver, Wash., Feb. . t. Local cpntractora and other town people are much Interested In the news from Wsshlngton, D. C, that "'an additional company of artillery will ba stationed at Vancouver barracks and that con gress has appropriated 3260,000 for tha erection of new buildings. Tha- new buildings - that wlli - ba ereciea wnn tn money avaiiaDie will be one barracks, quarters for a colonel, three captalna and eight lieutenants, gun sheds, stables and band barracks. These buildings will be used to hodae the additional troops, With tha new company will ba ata tloned a colonel, hla staff and aa addi tional bsnd. -r FIRST LiNK IN NEW ' : ; V c ,:0NG DISTANCE LINE (Spwlal Dtipatrk te Tko leurmt.) .Vencouver, Wash., Feb. 7. The Northwestern Long Distance Telephone company, the concern organised by the Home Telephone company of Portland, to build and operate all long distance automatic lines In connection with 'the Portland Seattle exchanges, yesterday made application to tho county commis sioners for a franchise to construct and maintain a telephone Una along the county road between Vancouver and Woodland. Thta is the first link tn the new long distance Una from Portland to Tncoma and Seattle. No action waa taken on tho application and It was laid over until more time could be taken to Consider It ' The Home Telephone company, which waa a -year ago refused a franchise by the city council of Vancouver, will again go before that body within the next month. It Is nld tha new company Is now'ready to offer long distance connec tion In the near future, thus removing one-objection to granting seeond fran chise, here. 4 . . Metsger fits your eyes for 11.00. Clxth street, near Wsshlngton. in Be In House Today From Hands of Joint Rail road Committee. LITTLE CHANCE MADE IN ITS VITAL POINTS Members of Commission to Be . Ap- pointed by the Governor, Two to Hold Over Cntil Successors Are ' Elected Next Year. ' , - . v (By a BUM Ogrmpoadeat.) Salem, Or., Fob. 7.- Too chapln bill will be in the.handa of tha house today after tta narohlng by ' tha Joint com mittee on railroads, but little changed tn any. at Ita vital points. Owing to lta importance it will be pushed to tha third reading aa rapidly aa possible, and In all probability wlU be made a Xaperlal order rorCQPalderatlon by tha house at an early date, .. .. ' Tha membera of tha commission, ac cording to the report of the commlt teea. will ba appointed by the governor. the terma of two of them extending ntrttt rhetr sueensscra axa ejected at the polls in 108, tha third until "the election of 110 names tha man to take his place. In all other respects the bill, retains tha essence of Its original form, having been amended in spots, though changed in no essential particu lar. . , . It Is the Intention of Chairman Cof fey of the house committee, which has tha bill In charge, to push tha bill through "to Its -final 1 passage as ' fast aa possible. In order that it may reach the senate soon for consideration there. In voting for tho creation of the eommlaalon. whether by appointment or election. Wright and Edwards switched from their positions' of the day before and declared for an elective commission after tha next election. Those stand ing for an appointive commission were Bingham,- Bowerman, Nottingham and Coffey. be salaries of the commis sioners were fixed at $1,000, with trav eling expenaeg additional. : ; i . Plrect Primary Amendments. : (By a Stiff OnrtMpoodnt.) ' ' Ba lam sTaiK 7 .U'rinn H ak wvAirwaiss1 aa embodied In tho Bailey, bill were re ported by the aenate committee on elec tion yesterday afternoon, Demooratlo nd Republican ' party .principles were debated for an hour on tho floor of the senate. - Majority end minority reports of Che committee were ' submitted. Whealdon and Beach united In recom mending that tho Bailey bill be passed. Miller of Linn dissented and filed a minority report, tn which he aald: "The purpose of these amendments Is to amend the direct primary law by praotlcally depriving the people of the power or airoctiy nominating candi dates for office, reestabllahlng the -eon- ventlon. .systf m and ...again - relnntating the party boss and machin. I do not believe the legislature should amend any law that has been adopted bx tba people by the initiative." ,- r ' ' . . ' y. . ' J v ' , Xo Appropriations, - By-s.-8ufr Cvrreipondeiit.) . Salem. Or., Feb. 7. No normal school appropriations are to be considered by the wsys and means committees of ths two houses untllj after the senate baa settled tha question this afternoon of whether or hot there will be four, three, two or one normal school In tha state. At a meeting of tho committee last nlgl . the house membera asked to take up the normal school requests, but the senate members asked for time, say ing that they would settle tha ques tion tonight at :. - -; - , No Saloon Near Indiana. - ' By s Stuff Correaposdeat.) -- Sulem, Or., Feb. 7. Chemawa and tha Indian students gathered there ara to be protected against the, white man'a whiskey by a bill Introduced by Rey nolds today. . The bill provides that no saloon may ba situated under tho state iaw wunin two mites or any scnoo where pupils under the charge of the federal government ara being taught Tha plain purpose of tha bill la to pro tect Chemawa againat the encroachment of saloons. , . - - Aid for Red Cross. : ...1 (By s Stiff Corrsposdat.t Salem,. Feb. 7. That the people of Oregon should respond to tha , csU of the National Red Cross society for the aid of tho famlne-strlcken people of China la tha opinion of Governor Cham berlain. Ha has ones before called for aid in. behalf of tha sufferers and has asked that tha request of the Red Cross authorities for . t.OOO bushels of seed wheat be met Up to this ttma tba only substantial contribution""-la that of T. B. Wilcox, who has . guaranteed 1.000 bushels-. 1 , Juvenile Conrt -i Passes. , (Spec'.! Dtamtcb te The Jooraal.) Salem, Or., Feb. 7, The Juvenile court bill oy Beach passed tha house this morning by a unanlmoua vote. . The bill empowers tha Juvenile court of every county in the state. " A special e,urt 1 provided for Mul tsomah county . and gives it 1 the - power over-Mountain. Homo Juvenile criminals and otneers for same general conduct. The - bill, ' drawn by Judge Fraser of Multnomah county, only awaits tha governor's signature to become a law. Huntley Bin Dies. - (Br a BUff Cormpoadentr - Salem, Or., Feb. 7 The Huntley cor rupt practice bill la dead and burled In the grave of Indefinite postponement by the house. Should tha senate fall to pasa one of the bills originating in that department no corrupt practice act will become a law at the present session of the legislature or before the people can get action by tha referndum In June. Honsa Paraea River B1U. (Journal Special Service Washington. Feb. . 7. Tha house passed tho rivers and harbors bill. ' , WASHOUGAL-LYLE - ROAD ESTABLISHED (Xpeelel Dlptrh ts The Joemal.) Vancouver, Wash-, Fe6. Is County commissioners were busy yesterday for a large part, of tha session allowing monthly bills. Tho Washougal-Lyla state road was ordered established. It was at 'first thought It would be 'neces sary to bring condemnation aulta to se cure right of way, but , the last property-owner called upon the board yea terday and stated that he waa wlllinfc to "tthon -tho basis desired by -the-1 Will board. .The Zitslisberger road, near Washougal. was . also - ordered estab-lhesd Usbed. Longshoreman Is Convicted of ' Beating His Wife Effie, but : Jury Asks Mercy. . SAYS SHE THREW' . : SALT IN HIS EYES But Bruised Spouse Declarea He Pummeled - Her , Fearfully-T-Mya-terjr of Laclog Shoea by Kitchen . Stove Adds Interest to the Case. ' One hour -wag all tha time It took to select a - Jury,' try and convict Hans Holt a longshoreman, of wlfe-beatlng. While returning a verdict of guilty, tha Jury recommended tha defendant to Jhe moirj 01 ute cgun, mm lovra was nv third wltnrea to the beating and the stories of husband and wlfa conflicted at every essential point ina trial took, place this momma in Judge Cleland's department of the cir cuit court The little family difficulty occurred In the dark of the morning of January 1. Holt wanted to laoe his shoes before the kitchen stove, while hla lfeas .getting breakfast Tha wife objected and the coupU calleaa-trtn- er names. Efflo daahed a handful of aalt into Hans' eves and then Hans rose up In hla might and pummeled Kffle'a face with hla fists. . At least Effie said that Hana pum meled her. Hana declared It waa tba bedroom door which blacked her eye and split her Up. as she was running away with her guilty conscience, . iioit will probably not be given a dosa of the whipping post STAR COURSE AUDIENCE IS ENTERTAINED -- Grilley . and Rogers Give Very Capable Presentations at ' the Y.-M. C.JL. . v , A successful entertainment was given last evening by tha Rogers-Orllley en tertainers In' tha Star course of the T. M. C A. Charles T. Grilley proved him self sn able entertainer and throughout tha evening kept his audience- respon sive and appreciative. Hla humoroua aelectlona were In tha happiest vein and hla more serious work, such as his presentation of Conan Doyle's hero, the old guardsman, was the work of a close stuuent and a" capable actor. Dan Rogers, the harpist, greatly chsrmed his hearers with hi' mastery of his instrument and the clearness of his execution, while the feeling of sympathy-of tits Interpretations carted forth the greatest admiration.' The thorough appreciation of the audlenoe was shown by their insistence in the matter of encores, for whichever man wss upon the platform received one re call after another so that it was with difficulty that his coadjutor was able to take his place In rendering the ar ranged program. . ." ' , - : ? , TELEPHONES $25 TO BUILDING FUND La Camas Resident Sends Word : He Will Help Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. Steadily and surely are the solicitors for tha T. M. C A.-Y. W. C A. building fund proceeding with their work. More than 11,600 was reported at today's " noon meeting and all of the membera '1 I IIMMnt Mim.lM AmmmmJt h.l. .Una work and prospective contributors. The largest subscription - announced today was 1600 from A. B. Stelnbach and tha next $300 from the .Oregon Planing MIHS. Altogether there waa a total of tl.63f turned In. Of this amount the woman collected 22S. H. MpMaster of la Camas, Waah., called up Secretary Stone this morning and voluntarily announced that ho would give 125. Other donatlona are eomlng In rapidly from persons who have the Interests of tha associations at heart and there la no doubt In the mind of the most timid solicitor that the neces sary amount will be raised.: The total amount now collected since the cam paign began Monday Is 18,087. Those who gave today are: Oregon Planing Mills $300, George W. 8imon 1300, Dr.J8urman.i Andrew Oordaol and Thomaa Qray 8100 each. Downing, Hopkins and company . 60. Tlmms, Cress and company, F. W. Torgler, H. McMaster, Beno and Ballia 121 each, H. P. Chrtstensen and James Gibson each ISO. H. I Trerett 115, P. Vetsch. E. S. Ellison, d. T. Gold th waits eah $10, and A. B, Stelnbach $600. - BRAKEMaKI ON LOGGING ' TRAIN SEEKS DAMAGES For Injuries resulting In . tha ampu tation of hla left leg below the knee, William Martin, formerly a brakeman on a logging railroad, aeeks damages In the sum of $20.000t from the Rue and Clyde Logging company. While riding on a log car on the com panya railroad at Coal Creek. Washing ton, on September 14, 1105, Martin waa thrown to tha ground by the sudden shifting f the load. His left foot was badly crushed and It became necessary to amputate his leg. Martin alleges that the loading of tha cara waa done under the direction of a foreman named Martin Hiberla, who was known to the defendants as being habitually negli gent and careless about his work. Fur thermore, be alleges that ths company notther promulgated nor enforced any rules to govern the loading of lta cars. ROW OVER SNOWBALLING MAY RESULT FATALLY (Speetal TMnpatrfi to The ynnreat.t " Pendleton. Or., Feb. 7. Reporta from Wallula, Washington, etate that Gust Kostovas. a Greek restaurant man of that place, is In a critical condition from being hit' over the heed by a young man named Ed Sinclair. Kos tovss wss in a row with several boys over snowballing and Sinclair wis taking the boys' rsrt. The Greek drew I a gun. when Sinclair hit him over the with sn iron rod. It Is believed Joe wUl die. to - ! -T : , COSHOWAND BOOTH ' ARE LEADING THE FIGHT WUl Force Senate to Vote Whether There Shall . Be Two or Pour richoola Leaders Are Confident . of Success. :f v r ' v ; ' .-.. -- '-. (By a BUff CorreapoooVet.) ' ' Salem. Or Feb. . 7. -The normal school battle is raging on the floor of tho senate this afternoon, and as far as tha senate Is concerned will probably be decisively determined today. Since it became known that a combination had been effected between part of the reform champions and aome of the nor mal school Interests tn onmnmmlsi the flghFby sacrificing the Drain school a strong effort has been made to break tho combination and compel tha senate to meet tha issue squarely and vote on the question whether there shall ba four normal schools or only two. tho fight to break the comnromtse com blnatlon. Senator Miller of Linn county ts standing with them.- These senators are confident of ultimate success and believe that if they lose the fight in the senate today they will win eventually In tho house. ,r ... . Since tho preliminary skirmish In both houses yesterday morning, when it became known that" the crisis In the. senate would bo reached this afternoon. tha fight haa raged In the chambers of both hoiises and In the lobby... . ' -r For Votlpa; Machines -r" Salem. Or.. Feb. 7. The senate com mittee on elections haa reported favor ably on tha bill voting machine commis sion this morning. It Is believed the bill will pass. It provides for a com mission to approve tha voting machines ana use or such machines in elections over the state under tho direction of tha county courts -a they. are approved. The greater time of the senate -this morning waa occupied In tho discussion over tha proposed amendments to statement one and .the compulsory paaa '-amendments of -the Hedges - antl-pase bill. . The compulsory pass amendments have been -aent hock to the railroad committee for revision. N Night Sessions. (By a Staff Cocrssenadent.) ' ' , Salem, Or., Feb. 7. Unless tha house delays lta bills In some manner not now anticipated. It will not be necessary for tho senate to hold any night sessions during the present session of tha legis lature.. The senate haa ao far estab lished av record for dispatching its work with . promptness, . and every adjourn ment has been taken because the desk has been clear and there was ncr fur ther work for tha senate to-do, ,. - , Road Bill Passes. ' (By a Staff Oerreoeedeet.V Salem, Or.. Feb. 7. The Johnson road bill, which passed Tne senate yester day afternoon, repeals the much-discussed Tuttls road law and provides a Byatenr for the permanent Improve ment of publlo highways by extending state and county aid to the residents of any district who desire to Improve their roads. , Object to Banking Law. - (By s Staff Cemspaaaeat.) -Salem, Or., Feb. 7. Objections to the banking law proposed by tba bill intro duced In the aenata by President Halnea were urged on the banking committees of the senate and house in Joint session last night by -tha representatives of a number of trust companies from Port land. , , , Mar Not Vote for Hla Bill. (By a Staff Correspondent.) Strong Effort Beirij Made Break Combination and Meet Real Issue. Salem, Or.. -Feb. 7. Whether Sena-land .or Hedges will vols forTils anti-pass bill when It comes ' from tho . aenata railroad committee, with tha . amend ments they will propose. Is a ques tion that -Is being asked by many of tha senator. . Government Reserve Receipts. L.. .(By a RUff Oermpoedest.) -Salem, Or, Feb. 7. Congress Is asked to pass a law giving to tha Irreducible school fund of Oregon tho net receipts of tha government from all foreat re serves within the state, by a memorial Introduced In tho aenata by .Senator Coahow of Douglas county, - J HAS NOTHING TO DO. WITH-WAR.RUMOR Officers of 0. N. G. Ridicule Story Sent Out From ; " 7" Springfield. - - Of f Icere of the Oregon National guard ridicule tha story sent out from flpringflld,.-IllInol.sf veral days ago to the effect that the recent order from the war department had a significant bearing upon the present situation ex isting between the United States and Japan. . Captain Ryland O. Scott, commanding Company K. Third regiment, Oregon Na tional guaro, eiaiea luaaj inm tna or der received at Springfield had been received tn Portland early in January and waa principally for the purpose of giving the state militia throughout the country an opportunity to recruit their companies to the required numbers that they might Indulge in tha federal appropriation for the national guard. Tne appropriation, " which formerly had been $1,000,000. was raised - to $J. 000,000, and In order to enjoy the share to which eaclf state la entitled, the department Issued orders to the adjutant generals of tha states, calling attention to thv.fact that the minimum number of men In each company must be II men. ' i Although the number of men foy each company waa raised in tne minimum from M to m and in the maximum from 16 to S), It was not considered that special significance waa attached to such a change because Of the Japanese ques tion, but rather- as a movement to a greater efficiency. , 1 Oregon's share of the federal appro priation formerly amounted to IX.000, but with the Increase declared by congress she will new receive $11,000. This money Is appropriated to Jho. ststa.. guards .lor maintenance. , rrorerrea woes osnaea ooa lien at bewls Best Brand. O. R. AN. Company Concen trates All Efforts of Forces -at Oneonta "Gorge. ,. MEANTIME TOW BOATS , HANDLE PASSENGERS Veritable Army of laborers Now ' v Engaged Itetween Trontdalo and Bonneville- Removing Obstructions From the. Blockaded Tracks, " - In a distance of about fivemlles from Oneonta - gorge to Horse Tail falls, 35 miles east of Portland. flv locomotives and a rotary snow plow are still stuck In the anow and Ice. This section of the O. R. N. blockade Is today all that remains, to ba -opened between Portland and the east, so far aa known at thla time. Efforts of tho railroad forces are hoped to have the track clear and dis patch a train through tomorrow evening-. - : - . The prospect la fair but by no means certain for aocompllahlng. the work by that time and it may be Saturday morn ing before passenger and mall will get through" Between- Portland -atid-the-eaat over the O. R. eVN. main line. Mean time the company Is operating two boats a day between Portland and Bonneville to bring the passengera and mall arriv ing there from the east r?o paasengers or mail aro being taken from Portland to tha oaat today, for the reason that there Is no certainty that the main line Is open betwen The Dalles 'and Huntington. The telegraph lines aro down for 10 mllea, the poles and wires lying flat on the ground. The condition of equipment is such that It is dangerous and difficult to work -at - tho rebuilding of- tha Hoe. Until tha telegraph mires are working it la Impossible to know Just What con ditions ara east of Tha Dalles from hour to hour. .. ..... " PUGETSOUKD BUSINESSMEN - WILL BE EBTERTAIRED - - e SJBBSBBBBBsBBBBBsasSJSBBBsSBBssBS . Special Train From Tacomtfand . Seattle Is Due Here Sat urday Morning. Seattle and Tacoma business men will ba entertained In Portland Saturday aft ernoon and evening. On a special train they will leave Tacoma at t o'clock Sat urday morning enrroute to southern Cal ifornia on a Jaunt similar to that of the Portland business men's excursion to the south laat fall. T Iha train, will arrive here at 1:10 p. m. and they will be met by a Commer cial club committee composed of W. B. Olafka, Big Slchel,' Edward Bhrman. Dr. Weatherbee and B. H. TrumbulL Trol ley oars will await them and they will bo taken for a" sight-seeing excursion over the city. At 7:10 p. m. a reception and luncheon will be served to the visit ors - and Commercial club men at tha clubroome. The train will leave for Cal lfornla at 11 p. in. IER 1YAHTS BALM FOR BRUISED ROSE ADD UPS Sues Former Employer for Big - Sum for ' Being Thrown Out of Saloon." Because his employers broke his head threw him out after they haddls-. cjrarged him, W. Staubnandt, a bar tender, wants 12.010 damages- The case is being tried before a Jury in Judge Cleland's court today. - The employers are Hugo Tannensee and Oeorgs Gottsehalk, who run a sa loon at Fourth and Madison streets. Staubsandt alleges that on December It laat Tannensee struck and boat him in th face, discoloring hla eyes and bruis ing hla nose apd -lips, and that ha hit him on - the head with a club and knocked him unconscious. Ten 'dollars of tha damages asked for Is for a doc tor bill. Th def endanta allege that Staub sandt waa paid off and ordered to leave th prelmsesr that ha threatened to kill Tannensee and went so far aa to seise two heavy beer mugs and raise them aa If to hurl them at tha saloonman'a head. In Slf-defene, m h jmrtl, Tinmn. sea grabbed tha first weapon available, a lamp lighter, and attacked th plain tiff. J - .. PLACE PORTAGE ROAD UNDER A COMMISSION Salem, Feb. 7. Th board of portage commissioner In Its report recommend ed the placing of th Portage railway Under th control of an independent com mission and suggested tha names of u. A. Lewis of Portland, J. T. raters Of The Dalle anoV W. J. Mariner of Bla- lock to be recommended by tho legis lature to tha executive for tha appoint ment. Th present board a now con stituted finds It Impossible to attend to the duties of inspection. The board ' asserts that It Is necessary to the development of the state and the northwest that th Columbia be open to navigation. The question Of operating the portage railway at a loss Ought not to enter into th deliberations of the legislature with reference to th appro priation as recommended, which. Is for 110,000.. - SURLY FIREMAN ' -: SUSPENDED BY CHIEF Because he became sulky, 'when ssked leading questions by Chief Campbell and the bat talion chiefs, George H. OulldT a driver of chemical No. 1 com pany, was suspended today. The -chief, la making a de termined investigation into thla . company, several of whose y members have- been charged e with crime. - Oaa captain and the lieutenant at this house, which adjoins the police sta- tlon, were nfto before the chief, 4 hut no decision was reached In 4 their case.- ; The weather Is a pussle that no rail road management van solve In advance and it Is not known whether the Chinook will hit the Columbia river gorge and wash out all the bridges tomorrow. Should tills ocour the company would not be able to get trains through for a week. Mora than 1.000 men and all the Im plements that can be handled are at work on the line between Troutdala and Bonneville, Th company - took out a special train of 400 workmen this aaorning, to reinforce th workers at Oneonta gorge. A rotary snowplow Is stalled there and as soon as It can be reached it will be dlreeted against the snowdrifts from this end of the block ade. The La Orande rotary plow, which was broken by rocks and then snowed In at Horse Tall falls, will bo . liberated and, repaired today, and with It the snow and Ice will be attacked from. tha east. It Is hoped that with these the track- can be cleared by to. morrow evening.' The ' fact that s many locomotives are buried In drifts along the route makes operation of ths snowplows mors difficult. xepora of aenons wreck. ' I A report reached Portland via Sacra- t point. , It. lalmento from the Starbuck drvtsion" of the O. R. A N. this morning that the Starbuck division was wiped off of the ' map by" flood today, and that several people were drowned. Tha wires all over tha division were down and no par ticulars could ba learned. . From Indica tions the Chinook has struck th Star- -buck rgton nd loosened the floods. -Great loss to therallroad company-end -to private property will result. A dispatch to Tha Journal today front Its Arlington correspondent, sent via Salt laka and- San Francisco, aald weather conditions vat . Arlington wer much better, and that a work train" ar riving there from The DaJlea laat night reported slight damage to the tracke between The Dalles and Arlington. On the train" were M. J. Buckley, general superintendent, and D, W. Campbell, di vision superintendent, en route over the main-line to the east, to Investigate th damage done to the road through ' tha Blue mountains. Trains are running today between The Dalles and Umatilla Junction. FIREMAN r.lOSTAGLfE SUES ' RAILWAY COMPANY Alleges- He Wa Permanently In. x jured in Collision at Third and Couch Streets. The collision tn which hook and ladder truck No. 1 was smashed by an 8 car on December 10 Inst haa given rise to a damage suit for $7,498 against th Port land Railway company. Gibson Mon tague, the fireman who waa moat ns ' verely hurt, filed ault today in tho cir cuit court. - The-accldent-occurred-ar CoUch'"ndI " Third streets One stormy evening. The ladder truck, with a full crew on board, waa hurrying east on Couch street tn response to an alarm. The bell was clanging loudly, but , th motorman of an ear Tailed to hear tho signal and did not know . of the approach of tho truck until he saw it on tha crossing in front of him. l The truck driver turned - his horses Into the curb, but tha car was going at full speed. It st nick tne vehicle Just tn front of the hind wheel and ladders and firemen were sent flying in all di rections. Two of the firemen were hurt badly- enough to- ba aent to hospitals, snd Montague was one of them. Montague alleges that be was perms nently Injured by the accident, that hla face was disfigured for life by a scar In th forehead and that ha haa bean confined to his rooms aver sine he re covered -sufficiently to be moved t, th hospital. His complaint alleges that the car was running at an unlawful rata of speed, in violation of ordinance 14,10 of the city of Portland. PACIFIC-ENTERS- 1N .CONTEST FOR LAND eBgins Condemnation Proceed ' ings to Gain Right of Way for Nation-Klamath Road. (Special Dlapatra ts Tee Jeanatt Eusene, Or.r Feb, 7. The Southern Paclflo company has instituted con demnation proceedings In the circuit court for Lane county - againat two property owner east of Eugene for -right of way through their lands for th proposed 'Nntron-Klama th " extension." The defendants named In thea ult sr Stephen Smeed and wife and Addle Oib son and husband. Other auits will fol low, it is said, as there are several mors property owner with whom th right-of-way agent. Major Edwards, cannot com to an agreement. In regard to a price for th land. 1 " fn- thecounty-court yesteTdajrrtho" railroad compsny, through lta agent. 3. B. Bddv. rls-ht-of-wsv annn. innniiiMit Its Intention to create a depot at Bprtna field Junction.- formerly HendersoiwJftaV. 1 uon, two miles east of Eugene, but in . order to do so It la necessary to en croach upon a county road. A propoot- - Uon was made to the court that th company purchase a atrip of land equal in sise to -tne ops needed for he depot from th owner of the property adja cent and donate It to the county, thua -maintaining the same width tor the road after the depot Is built as before. The court hss announced if Intention to act favorably upon the matter, and tha depot will probably be built this sum mer. .. , Springfield Junctlrn Is th oolnt wher th Springfield cutoff branch, recently completed by the company. Join the main line and Is where all the tralna of tho proposed Katron-Klamath extension and the Natron-Ontario extension will pro ceed on the main line to Portland and Can Francisco. It Is probable that quit a town will be built there, and Ills poo- -slble that a division point may ba es tablished In that vicinity with tha eon sequent roundhouses, shops and other terminal buildings. . ' ' i ' , Report on Taxes. ." or county treasurers will collect thsH taxes In each covin ty Is a question which li will have to be settled by the house Ij and senate for the committee on assess- - n ment and taxation does not like to take II the responsibility! ,They are therefor determined to report back the tax cod . without recommendation In that regard according to th sens of tha meeting of the committee. . . - a t ' ' i
