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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND.' SATURDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 18. 1007. POSTOFFICE SAFE BLOWN OPEN AT FOREST GROVE Robber Secure Small Amount of Money and Stamps, After En .tiring the Office by the Rear DoorExplosive Does Not -" .A ' Rouse Sleeping Citizens ; OUSTER OF DEEP LIES ASHORE POIiTOFCOLULIA BILL PASSES OULYSIXSEUS FOR LlULTIIOfilAII ARTICLES OF WIWM zDEOIES THEATRE FILED Carcass of . Strange Creature . Like Devil- Fish" Thrown - Upon Cannon Beach. . Astoria Loses Hard-Fought Bat. tie in House Against Measure. '. ' :. ' Reapportionment Bill Passes Up per House Despite Strong Fight by ; Portlanders. : First Official Step Toward Open Ing of East Side Play- , ' .house, Multnomah Representative Says He Did Not Introduce Bill for r Aiding Land Sharks. BAD MOTIVES - . (ftpedal DUaatrli to Tbe XnarnaL) Forest Urovo, Feb. 14. rThe Forest Drove poetofflc waa broken Into, th ud blown open and the content rifled by robber at t o'clock this rooming. Although several persona heard the re port of the explosion, the robbery wu not discovered until H. C- Atwell, post master, and. Wilbur McEldowney, .assist ant postmasMr, opened the doors this morning at 1 o'clock. The exact amount of money - and stamps stolen is not known, but this la small, as Postmaster Atwell remitted the receipts of the of fice to Portland yesterday. When the postmaater entered, the of fice this -morning he found the front of the safe blown out. papers were scat tered over the floor and the office was general disorder. Break Bisk Off Safe. ,; ' Th robbers entered the office by the way eg -a Aitfcaa ! L lak S .! fca t - uwi if iiiuii uivj vi un open and passed through sn Inner, which they" opened with a skeleton key. Once inside the office they broke the disk off . the safe with a sledge hammer And it Is -believed 'Inserted a stick of dynamite -. which blew the door off Its hinges. John Anderson, a tailor who resides two blocks away, and his-wife heard the explosion. Jasper Williams and Laird Gregory students at Paclflo university, who. had Just returned from a skating party, also heard the explosion. WILL PROTEST AGAINST WOODEN DEPOT BUILDING ON EAST SIDE Business men of the east aid are ' greatly Jncensed at the contemplated building of a wooden depot on that aide of the river by the O. R, A N. company. -and"- special -mooting ha been, called . for next Monday evening by the least Bide Business. Men's, club to protest against the proposed action of the cor poration. r-w-" ' . " : All the business men on the esst side Insist, that thanw.4pu . should bej'-n "solid structure of either-stons or brick, along the same lines as the new.etone and brick depots which the O- R. aV N. . company ' Is building, at . alU the little . town,. to. eastern .Oregon f.end .. Idaho where sucb,lmprovemenoita being made. "The O, R. Naompany lost no time . In-securing Jt permit to erect wooden structure.'' said D. J. KeUaher. "A abort time ago there wan under discussion the "extension of the at elde fire -limit. The company bad already Signified Its Intention of putting up a new depot, and aa soon aa It was noised about that the ast aid limit would be extended to TANGLED TONGUES NOW ATTEMPT TO WIN FOLLOWERS BY FORCE i J 'After having; enjoyed on whole week "f eomparatlro peace, the follower of . the tangled tongues sect find themselves In trouble strain, but this time the dlf " f louity I with the lty authorities, and not with mob. Since the trouble of last Saturday night. Apostle Brown and other brothers who had received special policemen's stars have - delegated to themselves all the authority of high sheriff of the middle ages. One of their peculiar Ideas Is that people who go Into the hall must stay In ' until they get religion, and until the fleeting 1 dismissed. They have locked the doors on the congregation, and in ,' the event of fir the building, which la fir trap, and which haa only the street-door escape, would fall upon the 400 or (0 worshiper and curiosity Keeker. ' ' . . The danger of the worshiping hall were made known at the city hall this morning by Apostle MeOinnla. the gen SELLS AGAH1 AT HIGHER PRICE Quarter-Block at Grand Avenue and East Alder Now in Hands . '! -L ;" V. of J- P- Sharkey. Th quarter block on the northwest corner of Grand avenue and Eaat Alder street was purchased this morning by John P. Sharkey for H.760. The lot U occupied by one-story brick buildings. Ths sale was mad by th Healy Invest ment eompany. This property has changed handa three times since last April. -when It wa-nought-ny-CJarae w" Tsb. Tsber for . 113,000. . It was afterward ght by J. M. Healy for 140.000. 1 orris Kuhner has purchased from M. Bernle a- lot on Park, between Madi son and Main streets, for 17,750. Th purchaser plans to erect sn apartment house on tne lot. . Bengstak dt Lyman made the sele. . The same - firm ha Just sold to Thomas Ross of tb Sell wood Woolen . mills quarter block on the southeast ' corner of Eaat Twenty-second street and Hawthorne avenue for $3,160. Mr. Ross plant to put up a handsome colonial resi dence on th lot. FREIGHT AT HUNTINGTON BilCKS INTO PASSENGER . (Special rytaaatrk The JwrsL) Baker City. Or., Feb. !. While stand ing in- th yards at Huntington last - yitght weetbountd passenger No. waa mashed Into by a freight train. Two coaches were demolished. Th caboose of th freight train was turned over but no one was injured. Th freight backed into th pasaonger, which -waa delayed four houra for repairs and was forced to leave with two broken coaches FAVORABLE REPORT ' ON NINE-HOUR BILL (Jnnrnsl Spgl aVrrW.) Washlngtoa. D. C. Feb. It. A favor Sbte committee report has been-rder4 en the bill limiting the employment of employes having to do with the opera tion of t reins-more than nine hours In ny period of 14. . . Sheriff Connell and Deputy Sheriff Kane arrived from Hlllaboro this morn ing to Investigate the robbery, but they say they have no clues as to who com mitted the crime. t Hammer Trader Sidewalk. ' ' IL B. Wlthan, a student at Pacific university, discovered some of the stamps, a sledge hammer and some of the- personal paper of Postmaster At well under a sidewalk In the college campus. He turned these over to the authorities. ' Although there lno real clue to the robbery, It Is believed that the work was done by two suspicious looking characters who were seen last night at 16:80 o'clock trying to break Into John Strtbich' wagon shop. The men were discovered at the place by Junior Hoo nan, a student who was a member of the skating party not far away. Hoo nan Immediately reported the matter to tha of flcejsbut by the time the. latlexJ- sriived at the shop the men had gone. - , , . obed Tear Ago. . ' The postofflce wss robbed once before In HOt. The amount taken then waa small, and the method 'of blowing the safe was similar to that pursued by the robbers last night, except that two years sgo the robbera used nltro gly cerine Instead of dynamite, which waa used lest night. -.However, It Is not be lieved that both robberies were commit ted by the same men. . . i include the depot site, not a miuute was- lost In securing a permit to- erecf a wooden building. Now the limits have been made permanent by the council committee and the railroad company can go ahead and disgrace the east aid by putting up a building of no credit either to Itself or th-olty, - , ' Thai railroad company Is planning to bridge the river above Fulton and bring 1n all the O. R. N. and Southern Pa clflo train through the east aide, where they will stop at the""flepOL ' This Is looked upon as another reason why suitable building should be erected and not one. of which the east , aid shall feel ashamed."- The meeting Monday evening will be held at Callft Brothers. 366 East Mor rison street, and It la expected will be largely attended. A storm f protest will be raised agatnst the action of the railroad company and steps will be taken to prevent, If possible, the build ing of the frame depot. tleman who bad obtained salvation Just in time to prevent him from running giant augur through building contain ing .111 people and dangling all those poor Innocent people upon the great piece of running ateel. McGinnla had called at the hall and he had found the door locked, and band of people In side. "Kick my ladder," he said when he told hla story, "but I wss mad. Brother McQInnls ha some unique swear-werds. He uses only term that apply to hi occupation. He I painter, and the only strong word he uses now have a direct application to hla brushes, his Udders and his scaffold. "Brother Brown and Sister Crawford are wrong," said Brother McQInnls. "If that building, locked up a It Is, took fire, where would . the . sinner goT - I confess that I don't know." ' Brother McQInnls trouble were taken under consideration. SENATOR MULKEY CHAIR Presides Over Senate for Time . While Japanese Question Is Debated. -.... 1' fWaahlnrtan Buna ef fee Jaareal.) Washington, I. C Feb. 1. elenator Mulkey ocoupied th chair of Vice-President Fairbanks this afternoon while Senator Tillman waa making a notable speech on th Japaneae amendment to the Immigration bill. Tillman brought Senator Hale of Maine to his feet to Indicate he was offended at the South Ca roll nan's remarks. -, . . The subject under discussion while Mulkey presided was one of th moat vital affecting coast Interests. He pre sldod with , remarkable ease and grace for a new senator, and was congratulat ed! by his friends when he yielded in gavel back to Fairbanks, who bad been called from th room. IDAHO PAYS FOR . . STEUNENBERG CASE ' (".perta! Dtoestea Tbe loeraal.) Boise. Idaho, Feb. 1. The bill In troduced yesterday appropriating $M. tlt:04 for deficiencies arising out of th Bteunenberg murder case today passed both house snd has gone to the gov eronr. The bouse voted that no new bills should be Introduced after Feb ruary 30 and the senate none after February 36. exoept th regular appro prtatlon billet ' A bill was Introduced In th house to appropriate 1 15.000 for an exhibit at th L Alaska-Yukon-Psclfl exposition. A bill wss also Introduced to provide for th preservation of O. A. R.. monu ments snd other records. The 'house passed bill to penalise sny on point ing firearms at other person; also th Boise charter bllL - SENATE VOTES FOR ' TWO OREGON DISTRICTS (J cm rami Speela BervW.) Washington. Feb. K. Th senate passed the line today dividing Oregon into two Judicial districts. . - STRANGE ASSEMBLAGE ' OF AQUATIC ANATOMY Tnipua," Instead of Octopus, Has .Horns, Turtle' Head and SeaJ's Flippers - and T I - Eyeless Es timated Weight Five Ton. . . . ("pecUl Dispatch to .The Journal.) Astoria, Or Feb. If. W. E. Warren, who Is In front Elk creek, report that when passing slong Cannon beach he saw devil fish between 10 and 100 feet long and from 1 to If feet acroea. It seemed to have numerous tentacles. all tangled up In great mass. He be- vJtmust have been -4ed -for soma time, aalhe effluvium was almost un bearable. Tb fish covered a large epaee on the beach, and its weight, Mr. Wor ren thinks, would be over five tone.i." "7" , . ,J wt " h' d6vU fish ever seen so far up ths coast. Others who have aeen the devilfish say It shows strange variations from the ordinary type, which 1s so welt known that Ita structure is thoroughly established. It Is said ths specimen on Cannon beach has only one- tentacle. Is eyeless and has a horn, or horns. Its body Is described aa like that of the octopus, or true devilfish. Its head is said to be Mke turtle's, and It haa the flippers of the seal. - v - - Evidently It la of a sort hitherto un known on this coast, and only a compe tent biologist' can determine the statu of the strange Intruder whose presence polutes the air about the mouth of the Necanlcum. ., , SOUTHERN SENATORS KEEP UP OPPOSITION Simmons First of This Element to Favor President's Amendment. ' tJssraat peetsl Servlr.) Waahlngton, D.'C Feb. II. The op position of the southern senators was renewed this afternoon when the confer ence report containing the president's plan for excluding Japanese coolls labor was taken up In the senate. Aldrlch. who Is recognised 1 aa the tactical leader of the Republican side, had hastened back from New York and the Republican lines were strengthened. When-the report waa taken up Sim mons raised the first Democratic voice advocating adoption. He said the south ern Paclflo alope always stood together In legislation aimed to exclude undesir able Immigration. Although he would prefer certain changes', he said ha would vote for the report, and expressed the hope that nothing would bo done to bring about friction between ' the two .1 1. .. ... i.. v.,ll V. " iil "i " T problems to settle. He expressed regret that the Paclflo cosat's efforts to ex clude tbe Japanese should be brought Into the senate coupled with schemes the south has for obtaining desired labor. ' ."The Japanese question is acute and overshadowing." he declared, "but It ahould bav been brought In separately." FOR TITLE IN FIVE YEARS I11STEAP Of TEH Heyburn Exerts Himself for Fed era! Reclamation Claim ants. (Waahhurtoal Borea e( Tbe. wral. Washington. Feb. It. Senator Hey burn of. Idaho today secured from the senate committee on Irrigation consent to an amendment to the agricultural bill permitting settler who go on lands under th homestead law aa applying to government Irrigation projects, to pay th balance due at the end of five year and take patent, thus making their property subject to local taxation. It waa discovered that the Irrigation law waa such a to make It Impossible for settlers to perfect title In less than 10 years. Heyburn mads a personal statement before th committee, pre senting requests from every Irrigation stat of th west. SUIT TO DISSOLVE ! MILL OWNERSHIP Salem. Or.. .Feb. 14. The member of the . sawmill concern near --Brooks srs seeking m dissolution of partner ship and a suit waa filed yesterday by SVC. Knlpper. on of th operator of the sawmills. IS. Chrlatenaon and Julius Christenson are also mad par ties .to the suit. -. . .. . Knlpper claims the two Chrtgiensons snd Fisher are attempting to get the property of th partnership of Fisher Knlpper by mean of an attachment suit prosecuted by them In the nam of aa Infant son of. M. Christenson. Knlpper claim be haa already been damaged to th extent of $600 and that bis interest In the business over and abov indebtedness is worth 11.000. He also claims that M. Christenson, Ju lius Christenson and D. W. Fisher are al Insolvent iand that he haa no ade quate remedy In a law court and asks that appointment of a receiver to take charge of and preserve th partner ship property, until It rosy be sold and the residue, after paring debts, dis tributed wndcr , direction of tb 'court. DESERTER FROM ARMY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY Julian Jureyc a deserter from th United States army, was taken Into cus tody laat night by Andy Vaughn su perintendent of Vaughn's Detective agency, snd booked sl the city prison. J u retro waa very melancholy over his arrest and Informed Captain Slover that he preferred death to standing trial by th military authorities. After a nlght'a rest, - however,- ha determined t hn t - II f still held out, some Joys even tehlnd the bars and offered ho resistance to being taken bark to Vancouver by De tectlv Vaughn, 7 j- -v. - - ----- w "'': ' - . (By a Btsft Correepoadeat.) : Salem. Feb. 1. Thirty-three votes passed the Port of Columbia bill In the house yesterday afternoon after one of the most earnestly-fougbt battle of the session, and despite the opposition of Clatsop county. The Multnomah dele gation, headed by John Coffey, fought the measure through the house against the eloquent Appeal of MoCuevof CUicka.1. ma a. who contended that the measure waa not right nor lust on the face of It, and Intended to plaoe burden on the shoulders of small district for the commercial gain of large one. The fight which had raged In. the Joint meeting of the delegations from Columbia. Clataop and Multnomah dele gations when no decision ' could - be reached waa renewed when the bill waa tor ,p.cJaJ oraer at x o'clock In th afternoon. McCue made touching appeal for CTatsop county and opposing the ure. He said the bill waa an effort on the part of one district to discriminate to Their o"wnT He aVgued that it w- simply case where the big wanted to crush down the weak. He appealed to th common Justioe of the members and argued that th legislature, ahould be large and strong enough to regulate the abuses at the Columbia bar. It any ex isted there without taxing Clatsop coun ty for Portland's gain. TO EXCLUDE JAPS Memorial Introduced by Coffey for ' .;"v Exclusion. '' '": (By a Staff Oorresposdeet) . Salem, Feb.. H. Representative Cof fey of Multnomah has locked horns with Roosevelt on the exclusion question. By a memorial Introduced laat night be calls ths attention of the president and of -congress- to -the-fact -that -the- people Of Oregon almoat unanimously demand the exclusion of all coolls labor: " .- The memorial reads aa follows: "To the Honorable President, the Sen ate 'and the' Hons of - Representatives- Tour m amoral 1st, ths legislative assem bly of, the state of Oregon respectfully represents that the people of Oregon are practically unanimous In their demand that the Chinese exclusion law ahall be so amended as to effectively prevent the admission to the United States of ooolle labor, whether the same be from Asia or any other part of the world." r The memorial has been referred to th committee on resolutions. ...I : KILL WATER CODE BILL Lobby of Interested Corporations pit Measure Jo Sleep. - - (By a Start Corr iwoant-i -'-' Salem, Or., Feb. 18. Organised water power interests and well-drtlled lobby of Interested persons put -.. the - water code bill to sleep In the bouse yesterday afternoon. ' - - What turned out'to be the bitterest fight of the session began when the house took up in the morning the con- iun vi mi " .1. .1 . ... J l !.. Kilt I lasted until late In the afternoon, when It waa defeated with 3 vote In It favor. i ' ' Th fight for the bill was led by Dobbin of Wallowa, Perkins of Jack son and Davey of Marlon. Kuhlt of Jackson and Coffey of Multnomah led th fight against the measure and suc ceeded In accomplishing Its defeat. APPROPRIATION BILL House Rejects Part of Measure Favored la Senate. (By a Staff Cerresnoadest.) , Salem, Or., Feb. II. The house com promised with the senate yesterday aft ernoon by concurring in part of the sen ate's amendments to the general appro priation bill and refusing to Concur in th remainder. What action the senate will take la yst a matter of doubt Th house ent the recommendation of th way and mean committee that the executive office . be given 11.400 for clerk and stenographers to 13.300. Th senate put It back to th original fig are and the house concurred. ' Overrides the Veto. (By s Staff Oorrespeniteet) ' Salem, Or., Feb. 14. The juvenile court bill wll become a law. After the senate had passed the measure over the veto of tb governor with but on dissenting vote yesterday morning the house took It up for consideration at the night session and passed It with but one negative voice, Brlx of Clat sop 'voting to sustain the veto.' Two were absent, Barrett of Umatilla and McCue of Clatsop. - - - ARREST OF CARMEN LEADS TO DAMAGE SUITS .. : Superintendent Fields of Street Railway Company and Two Policemen Defendants. Th arrest of two mem berg of th carmen' union December, II has re sulted In th filing of three damag ults In ths circuit court. Tb de fendants are O. Clarence Field, super intendent of th O. W. P. line, snd Benjamin F. Wad and Henry C Wil son, patrolmen of th Portland police department The plaintiff are Charles 3. Collins and Pater P. Fisher. Ths complaints allege that th arrest war malicious and without probable causa and Fields la acoused of being the Instigator. Fisher sues Fields for $6,000 snd Wad for 11,000. . Collins sue Wilson for $1,000. " " Th arrest were mad on en of th down town streets upon the request of Fields. Th man were released soon after being taken to, the a tat ton and no complaints war ever eworn to against them. Later they took the. mat ter UP with th police commissioner and attempted to secur ths dismissal of th policemen but without avail. FIVE WILD SHOTS AT , MINISTER OF JUSTICE Th Hague. Feb. II. An Insane'man today fired five sbols at Minister of Justice Van Raalte. missing him each Urn. II waa erreajed, " . - ENTITLED TO TWO MORE THAN GIVEN BY SOLONS Rest of the Bute In Combine to Shut I, Out Metropolis From Her Share LYotefw . theJPHlIg Eighteen to Eleven.' ,' ;.- ' - , ' (Br a Staff Cerrespaedent.) Salem, .Feb. sl4. Population of Mult nomah county as fixed by the last offi cial census, 129,119; ratio of apportion ment for senators, 16,142; number of senators Multnomah county is entitled to, ; number allowed by th senate re apportionment bill, ft. This was th situation that th Mult- nemah delegation faced ou th flwir uf the senate yesterday afternoon. . They fought to the last ditch tor full repre sentation,' but were beaten by the vote of II to 11.. Multnomah county's sena tors proved themselves valiant fighters, and for two houra mad th hottest bat tle thai ha occurred in balls of ths cap itol building during th present session. The vote by which the bill was paased follows: . Ayes Bingham, Booth. Bowerman, Caldwell, Coke, Cole. Conhow, Hart, Hedges, Laycock, : McDonald, Miller of Linn and Marlon, ' Mullt, ' Scholfleld, Smith of. Umatilla, Wright. Halnea. . Noes Bailey, Beach, Hod son. John- sonv Kay, Laughery, Malarkey. Notting ham, Blchel, smith or Marion, wneai don. ..... Th senatorial districts as reappor tioned by the bill, with the population In each district, are: . Marlon, two sena tors. 38,190; 14nn. one. 11,378; Lane, one. 33.580; Linn and. Lane, one, 11.664; Douglas,' one, lt.863; Jackson, one, 13, 630: JosephtTttr: one. H.OTS; Coos and CurryjonelS.By; Benton andPolk. one. ls.737; xamnm, one, u;; wanning torn one- 14,447; Clackamas, one.-10,404; Multnomah; ' alx. 136,139; Columbia. Clackamas) and Multnomhr one, 40 869; Clatsop, one, 14.836: Wasco, one, 16,709; Crook. Klamath and Lake, bne"1 1.646; Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler one, 10,- 480; Morrow, Umatilla and Union, one. 14.606; Umatilla, one, 18.103; Union and Wallowa, one, 14.114: Grant,-Harney and Malheur, one, 13,499; Baker, one. 16,100 Lincoln, Tillamook Washington! and Yamhill, one 9.113. Figures for, Joint districts where counties have joint j representation tn addition to regular t senators represent the - excess of th ! population-over the ratio of apportton-t ment, which Is 16,163. . . - EMPLOYES' BILL PASSES j Malarkcj's Measure Limiting Hoar -. "P Sent. "- (Br a Puff -0mep"edeut,y- - -Salem, Or., Feb. 1. The first night session held by th senate was held last night tn order that no Saturday ses sion would be necessary. ' Senator Malarkey'a bill limiting the number of hours an employ-, of any railroad within tbe state , rosy work was psssed by the senste and sent by the house. - County eoort will be abolished In this state, If Senstor Bingham's resolu tion proposing sn amendment to the constitution meets with the approval nf Ihn Tutnnl mt the. next eleotlon. The resolution was sdopted l5y the senate yesterday afternoon. . Senator RaJ ley's bill to . provide agalnat the bribery of agente waa passed also. The osteopaths were given a piece of legtslstlon by the senate that they did not want The bill provides thst the osteopaths - Instead of having a separate examining board, must, taka examinations before the stat medical examining board. ' WHO WILL BE JUDGE? Speculation Rife as to Appointees of New District. tff-wvBndsl.T Salem, Or.. Feb. II. Speculation I I rife at the oapttol a to whom th governor will appoint a circuit Judg MM.aAA.iln .tlwft.v fA the tlMT twelfth ludlclal district composed of Gilliam, Sherman a.d Wheeler counties. which has been created by th legisla ture. But one applicant for th ap pointment a circuit Judge ha appeared. IE." B. Littlef leld of Moro. - Llttlef leld haa no opposition, and it is believed he will be the appoints ' -. J. E. Burdett of Arlington and John Collier of Fossil have been In Salem to Seek the appointment of prosecuting at torney from the fjovernor. These ar th only aspirants known for that of fice, and it I generally believed that one -of them will 1-nd th appointment. Th office of prosecuting attorney car He a salary of $3,000 a year. From this sum ths chief will have to pay the aalarlea of two deputies and ths ex pense of his office. OWLS DON'T WORRY AND NEVER SWEAR New Fraternal Order Finds Large - ' Following in Port- j land. The new and novel styl ef fraternal order known a th Owl ha started off strong tn Portland. A branoh lodge waa organised her a montu ago, and th charter roll will Close Monday night. when a hlgh-JInks meeting will be held in the. Selllng-Hlrsch halt Deputy Die- trlct 'Attorney i us Moser. who has been elected to the chief office, known aa the "executive," will preside. he local lodge la reported as having $76 charter members. The organisation was first launched In Walla Walla last' November and the total membership Is between 3,600 and 1.000. "Live for today" la th lodge motto. Ther ar no. Insurance fea tures, because the members are not to think of death, and ther is no swear ing on th Bible, because they ar not to think of after death. SAYS CHIEF DINEEN " . MEDDLES TOO MUCH " -f Jmn-nal gpetel S'whe.l ' Ban Francisco, . Feb. 16. Captain of Detectives Duke resigned today, giving aa hie reason too much Interference with his department by Chief Dlneen. k Article of Incorporation of the East Side Theatre company wt-r filed with the county clerk this morning by mem bers of the East Sid Push clubs. The capital stock was placed at 140,000. The company proposes to build a tbeatrs at Urand avenue and East Kalmoo street. - The building win be two "stories in height, on Urand avenue and three sto ries on East Sixth street, so aa to afford room forihr sroneryi Thomas lllslop. who has tb matter In charge. v th building will . bo either of brick or stone, and will have more stage room and a greater seating capacity , than any of the west side theatres. The seating capacity will be The Incorporators ar It A- Calef, D. M. Donaugh, C. O. Ball, J. T. Oregg, C. EVert, Charles Hyle, C Ben Biesland, L. 8. Paue. H. B. Dickinson and Whlt.- ney TI Bnl.a, '--' Imn fet Tea Tear. ' East aide business men and properly ownera. will be asked to subscribe ss truch stock as they, desire, the latter to pay 4 per eent interest. The capital stock haa been divided Into 4,000 shares at 1 each. . . . Success of ths enterprise 1 assured from the start. The Hawthorne estate has sntered Into an agreement with tbe corporation to give a 10 years' lease free of charge to th property on which tbe new building I to o erected,- and haa further agreed to extend the leass for 10 years thereafter at a rental not to exceed S per cent per annum upon tbe appraised value of the ground at the time. John F. Cordray, on of the beat known theatre managera on tbe coast, haa agreed to take a 10-years' lease on the theatre and pay the sum of -6 per cent per yenr on the entire cost of the building. He has also agreed to place a first-class New York stock eompany and present all the independent attractions coming to the coast. ROTllS-Flr Zsoaoss Mr. Cordray will , receive lHfeBTi from th store and other part of th building not used for the-theatre, which will be sufficient to pay the 4 per rent Tw-tn-papitar Slock. The rents wm bo turned over fo the corporation for that purpose. In addition thereto he ! proposes to completely furnish ' th theatre with chairs, electric appliances, scenery', etc., to cost In ths neighborhood of 325,000, which will be a guarantee for the faith ful performance of hla contract. The building will be constructed of the best material, with a large number of fir escapes, and will be as safe and convenient , as modern architecture can make It. t DIES FROM PNEUMONIA WHILE HERE ON VISIT Mrs. Ellen Williams, who' died at Good Samaritan hospital yesterday, waa from Boseman, Montana, and here on a vialt with her niece, Mrs. Frances Ktrby of 466 Alder street. During the recent cold spell she contracted a bad cold, which ran Into pneumonia, and caused her death: - Mrs. Williams was a natlv of North Carotins. Her late husband served In the Confederate army, and she wss sn active member of the Daughters of the Confederacy, belonging to th chapter tn Boseman. Mrs. , MrLeod. her daugh ter, arrived here In time to be at the bedside when she passed away. The remains will be taken bo'k to Montana for burial. , . . ROWLAND NOT OUT FOR DALY'S POSITION (Washlngtoa Buret ef Tke leerul.t Washington, D. C, Feb. 16. John W, Rowland, chief clerk o fth surveyor general's office at Portland, who is here as a witness In th Hermann case, toVjny said he la not a candidate for th po" tlon held by John D. Daly.and haa per sonally urged Daly's reappointment to Senator Fulton. Senator-elect Bourne, who was also with Rowland at th general land office. Informed th official that Daly' ad ministration was first-class, and he was told that hi office waa rated among the best In the service. . - There wllf be no- sppolntment untfl after March 4. Rowland, tn relation to ths land-fraud cases, ssys b merely responded to the demands of government counsel, as hs wss in duty bound to do. SELLS RECENT PURCHASE AT A GOOD ADVANCE l'. B. Btreeler sold today to a local Investor two lot on Twentieth street. 100 feet south of Washington, for $14. 600. Hs also sold to a local trust com pany th south Portland block, bound ed by Front, First and Sheridan streets and Marquem ' gulch, for $13, 600. . , . . Ife. ft f reefer nnechaaerf thla nleea In UuHMrir rr nt her-wartr- -foe-1 1 t.OflO. The block la partly improved with four frame stores and two residences. ENERGETIC ACCUSATION OF ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS fjeorsal Sneeial gervtre.) Chicago, Feb. 14. Th Woman Suf frage assoclstlon spent a larg part of the day complimenting' Oregon voter who favored th movement. Miss Kate Gordon of New Orleans declared three corrupt .lawyers, supported by negroes, Indiana, Chinese and corrupt and Illit erate whites, managed th anti-uffrag campaign organ. . , ,,, j , PROSECUTION OPENS IN CASE OF STEVE ADAMS (KperUl Dispatch to The JonreaL) ' Wallace. Idaho. Feb. 16. The prose cution made its opening statement thla morning In the ras of Stev Adams, on trlrl for "timber setting,- and who I also accused ct complicity in th aasasslnstlon of Ex-Governor Bteunen berg at his home at Caldwell, Decem ber $1. l0i. .. - IDAHO MAN KILLS ' WIFE AND HIMSELF ' (rc!l pintrk te The Jeeraal -j. Rota. .l I-eh. 1. A farmer nmned KuckkU. living n'nr I'mmett. m'.le west of hf-re. sl.nt and killed ).! ift; and then .linK 1 i- everine. 'jtia man 1 an!, I to t. n ; . MEASURE OFFERED AT CONSTITUENTS' REQUEST Legislator Grows Wrathy Against Newspaper Men and Would Bar Them From the Floor Chagrined at Notoriety Secured. n "' ' (Br a Staff Correapsdeiit. Salem.. Or... Fab. .14. sunk Freeman of Multnomah, In two .speeches on the floor of th house, one yesterday after noon and one during the night session, attacked the representatives of the press, and asked that the representstlve of the Evening Telegram be ruled off tho flnnr of the I anil nrnir"iTTT courtesfee-Hie remarks were the out come of his effort to secure a desired amendment to th state land code, passM by th house th day before, and which hsd been1 criticised by th press. ;-.. . . What Charges Were. "' Mr.' Freeman in brief -had been charged with having attempted to se cure bis amendment for ulterior pur poses and, at the request of Interested parties. In' order to validate land sales made on fraudulent , certificates or forged applications where the state could not prove that th applicant were not Innocent purchasers. Th effect of tbo amendment, though Mr. Foeman disclaims any such Intention on his part,, would have bean to throw down the bara to l-d aharks at the expense Of tbe state. Just before noon Mr. Freemen arose to a point of personal privilege and de nounced an article published in tn Oregonlsn. At. the opening of the even In session he again took the floor ami called for vindication at tbe handa of th house. "1 want to apeak to a point of per- I onalBrlvilegeJaid Mr freeman. . In beginning. : He then called the attention of th house to an article in th Tele gram and aald: . wiatlni f. tha rrea T have been made the victim of the- lynx-eyed vultures of th press, ever hungry for a head line. The reporter who wrote the article In which Improper motives were imputed to me knew that he waa writing an absolute falsehood, snd I will not submit to having my rep- -utatlon smirched snd my motives im pugned by these vultures who cars nothing for th truth. Mr. Freeman then Introduced his res-, olutlon and asked that it be passed with out the usual formality of going to the committee on resolution. Rodger of Marlon opposed the re quest en the ground that it was not wise to take notice of th criticism of public man by th press. Campbell--alsourged - that to such action he tsken and suggested that It would be beat to-give the reaolutlon tnto - the " hands of the committee. Speaker Davey referred the resolution to the committee. . "That is satisfactory to me." said Mr. Freeman.. 1f it Is understood that th press puts m right In this matter." : . Introdnoed by Becnest. Vswter explained the discussion lead-, Ing up to th dlscusHlon. pe said, that E. B. Watson, at whoso request the bill was introduced, came to him and asked phlnvto present It. Vawter. aa a member cf the committee of revision or laws, had refused to do this on the ground that he would have to pass upon it In committee.' He advised Watson to taka the bill to a member of the Multnomah delegation. It hsd been taken to. Mr. Freoman, who had Innocently Introduced It In the house. ' Mr. Freeman I very much chagrined at tb notoriety which ha been given htm and maintains that ha had- no Im proper motive In Introducing the amend ment to the land code and did not take any improper or Irregular atrpa In th matter. TUESDAY TO BE BIG Y. M. C. A. DAY- Solicitors Will Then Devote Six and a Half Hours in Vis iting Possible Subscribers. The membership of the T. M. C. A. passed th $.000 mark thla week for th first Mm In it history and the need of th new assoclstlon home wss em phasised more than ever today by the crowded and congested condition of the present building.. ..The. growth- of -the Institution Is considered remark able by persons fnmlllar with aanorlM tlon work and the announcement of the' great membership haa spurred, on th solicitors to greater action. They have set apart Tuesday aa a big campaign day and every eollcltor will go about the city on that day ami work from 1:30 o'clock In the mam-. ftng - THlTrt 4 " In lhe a f ternoon, 1 1 Is exnected that great returns will be made that day and from now on until the end of the campaign extra effort will be made to secure the needed money.- , ... . .. This week has been a good one for the solicitors and Secretary H. W. Ston said today that h was satisfied tbat th money for the new structure would be secured by th end of the month. The amount taken In tht week was $6.4.4. Th total for the present campaign la - $:o.lt. This leaves a little less than $100,000 to be collected by th solicitors and with assurances of several . large amounts and many amaller ones, .tb' member expect to raise the money. , " ROBERT UNDBL0M i FOUND DEAD IN BED (Jeerml gpeetal RrrTtre l ' Chicago, Feb. 10. Robert Ltodblotn. a native of Sweden, who waa president of the" civil . service commission sn.t formerly commissioner of Sweden t the Columbian exposition, was foun.l desd In bed this morning. It U be lieved death was from heart d1 BUTTE PHONE GI7.LS win Ti!::n (J.lrnl " BuM. Modi . 1 the. 1(.hW y ., operat'-r ; ' i l-. '! : - I I. wr ,:.y I i '