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Newspaper Page Text1 . - , , THE OREGON DAILY , JOURNAL, PORTLAND. ; WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1," 1908. . SML JURY Apparently No Preparations ;3fado for Commencemen jof' Oregon Land .'Eraud 'Trials Judge Wolverton rWaitinir for Word. Ho trial, Jury for the hearing of the 'land cases has yet been called by Judge wolverton of the United States court, and none will be called until requested : either by Mr. Heney or the department . o jusuce. - - .: ... "I do not know when I will call the Jury," said Judge Wolverton this morn inn;. "It will depend upon what re iLinttfa . T rioliM mm Mr KunAV. 1 . have not heard from him in regard to the trials and until I do X will not call me jury.r This condition leaves the land cases ; Iran uncertain light once more. In the . peat It has always been customary to : can tne jury ior tne trial 01 cases in , the federal court at least two weeks in advance - of the opening of the cabes. This Is made necessary by the fact that the jurymen coma from all parts of the state, and it takes at least that long . lor the order te be entered, the draw .. , Ins made and the officials of the court sent out to notuy tne men arawn upon '! the venire. Looking at the situation from the cufttora of the 'past thA-efore it would - appear that the land cases will prob ably not open on January IS, as set down by .Jur. Heney when he was In Portland a short time ago. Unless word is received, from him before the end of . tne wee ana tne can issued it wouia be- a difficult matter to have the Jury on hand for the opening of court on the dav set down bv the court. - One other circumstance that makes ' the opening , of . the land cases Vague . and uncertain is tne iobid iixe quiet that exists about the district attorney's ' office: Nc action has been taken, so ,. far as can be seen, towards gathering together the -vast quantities of doou - mentary evidence that will be needed in . the trials, nor have any steps been taken : towards roundlne-sun the army of wit- ; nesses that will be needed by the gov ernment in making out its cases when they come up for trial. ' Witnesses in -the different cases are , scattered throughout the United States ,' and it will take time to- get them all back to. Portland and ready to go upon the stand for the government. Indications point, therefore, to the re sumption of .the trials of the land -. cases, if resumed at all, at a later date than January II. It Is possible that Mr. Heney expects to get all the pend : ing motions out of the way before the resumption of the trials and that for this reason he Is in no hurry to have a jury summoned. Or it may be that he wrlj have to take some time to gather together his - evidence, witnesses and operating forces before beginning to ac tively prosecute the waiting defendants. Whether or not this may be the solution or the dust gathering inactivity about the district attorney's office remains to be set n. , SEATTLE ASKS FOR . A ... SUBMARINE BOATS " ' (tTaltad - Preae Leased VHI Seattle, Wash.. Jan. 1. The Seattle - chamber of commerce' has adopted a resolution urging congress to provide submarine torpedo boats for the pro - tecUon of Puget sound and the cities " of its shores. The resolution was passed under the suspension of the rules and will be forwarded to Washington's sen ators -and representatives in congress. .It was pointed out that the depth of the water " annnfl ann tna ninlrtltv nf the tidal currents made it impossible to adequately protect tne waters from a postiie fleet by mining - - Walla Walla Pioneer DeadL " (Fiweftil IIUDHfh to Til Journal. t . Walla Walla Wash.. Jan. I.- Samuel , Maxon, a pioneer farmer of Walla Wal la, is neau at nis nome in this city or iie&n irouoie, m. mo age or years. lie was a native of New York. He i.. crossed the plains with an .ox team, nettling in the Walla Walla valley in : the early 60s. He is survived by his , :wue ana seven cniiaren. , Snow on the Winter Wheat. (Spmfa! plipntoV te The Journal.) ' Farmlngton, Wash., Jan.; I. Three incnes ot snow ren nere Monday. The farmers- were i pleased and wished 1t might remain the entire winter, but yes terday a change came and the snow is nearly all gone. There Is a great deal of winter wheat in this - district v; y- s Fire In School Building, p , V ' Sprl rDfcBl to The JooHMli Lacrosse. Wash., Jan. 1.- A basement fire nearly destroyed the public school building here. It damaged the prop erty to the extent of $2,600. - The build ing cost 112,000 and was i insured for $8,600. ! Turning over a new leaf is v ' an effort, but the exercise is good for one. I-' Here'3 a resolution that ' 1 will not be much of an effort to keep, and will benefit your pocfeeL - "V - ' '. ' Read our advertisements--; a new one very day of the week" during the year of 1808.' , This week , we offer you : Men's Suits and Overcoats at , ?3.C3 worth $15 and $18. ' . CralfclinPi; . . ' - icitcs THIRD NATURE FAKER TELLS, OF THREE ' FEET OF Coming down town early this morn ing on a Willlamette Heights street car, the conductor and a passenger got to talking about the famous Oregon climate. The conductor said: 7t was pretty chilly this morning on the first run." The passenger: "Huh. I have seen three feet of snow on these streets." Trou don't say?" "I do." - . "Tell me the answer." "WeU, it was in the '80s about JO b" - " B " n.'l I CI m J. Lfl II irtAUIL on't know what caused It. JiiHt unnwprl VHP! o err, a 4, T an' snowed, an' snowed, until three fet of the White stuff was piled up. DM not- last.' long." ; The rent of the nasnensera snnrined each face In the car in the .hope of iincnng some one. rrom . .tne weather office to confute the libel on the balmy HARD-LUCK STORY FOR HAPPY NEW YEAR DAY He stood on the street corner, absent- mindedly watching the passing crowds. Every one seemed , so - happy. EYom every side the New Tear cheer was in the air. Others greeted each other and told of the wonderful promises, expec tations and-anticipations held forth by me year usc m its inrancy. Happy New Year it seemed for every body except the one on the street cor ner. There was a sprinkle of array amona- the hairs of the man's head. His shoulders were stooped and the expres HINDU CHINAMAN ' DONATE TO A Hindu passing along Morrison street yesterday dropped a coin into the tin box of a blind street player. He was in his native costume and had evi dently not been in this country any length of time;' But he had money and he remembered the beggars which are so numerous in his own land. ' The dark-skinned man stood around to watch the result He wanted to see what became of tha coin ho haA ri Presently a Japanese passed the woman in the street. He read her appealing sign and tossed a 10-cent piece into the little tin pall in her lap. Then he went SHEEP LIKE SOME WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD "Sheen. I aometimeln thlnlr th. o'imn.f human said -Hi K. Evans of Caspar, Wyoming,- at the Hotel Portland this morning..-1' .1, . ...- v "I.hv recently j been in the' sheep, business and know whereof I speak, ua.T. .vnna continued. -everai weeks ago I lost nearly a thousand of these animals simply because they are so much like the human race: They like to follow the leader. "It all hanriAnnA nn'MnMir mnnt,ln In Wyoming, This particular place is not far, from the ranch of Bryant B. Brooks4 governor of the state. The sheep were being herded, but not rushed in the least The band consisted of sev eral thousand. Owing to this simple IMPORTANT GLUE IH PHEGLEY CASE Horse Wandered About the Point of Disappearance, From Its Date. (Bperitl Plupttch to To Josrail.) . Canby, Or., Jan. l.The party led by Grant Phegley, rhlch went yester day In search of James Phegley, whose mysterious disappearance Is attracting widespread attention throughout the Willamette valley, is as much in the dark today as ever. It was learned in Aurora yesterday that Phegley s horse was in. the Aurora neighborhood since rhegleV was first reported , missing. This lehrt to th. belief , that Phegley was rrWdored by uiucuiic living iu inn viciniiy wnere ne was last seen.' at the crrWina- r th. Willamette Valley - electric lin nrt tha Aurora-CMJtmpoeg , road. Neighbors rrom mis point to Aurora state that Phegley did not sass anv of th farm. houses along the road. Grant Phegley, who heads the search ing party, stayed at Aurora lust niirht anil-will continue the search today. . A -corns of detectives will h nut n the case if the, body is not found this week. ' LOG DRIVER DROWNS y IH GALES CREEK Barney Lambert Thrown From LogUnable to Use Ready Aid. (Special Dispatch- to Tbe Journal.) orest Grove, Or., Jan. 1. Barney Lambert was drowned m Gales creek cicraay, wriue driving logs to Cor nelius for the Fatton Logging com pany. Lambert was orr the front log of the drive which was crossing the creek, when it struck a snag and threw him into the water. H. Maloney, superln tendent of the crew, reached him a peevy. Lambert grasped- the hook, clinched it and then let go and sank to the bottom without rising again. Men are at work today dragging the creek for Lambert's body. He has no relatives here and :IS wald to have conie . from Michigan., He - was about , years old and had been In the em Ploy of Patton for about 10 days. MAS. WALDO'S GIFT V? TO O.Xa GIRLS CorvalIIs, Or.. Jan. l The gift of Mrs. Clara H. Waldo, state grange loc, turer,, to - Waldo hall, - the young wo men dormitory,, is probably the cost li estTiresent ever donated to the Oregon Agricu Hu ral coll eg e. ; g 1 noe the ded lca tjon of Waldo hall th .gift of Mrs. Waldo has ben-anticipated but Ha ar rival, which was recent, has completely overwhelmed all expectations. It Is a beautiful clock of old-fashioned type, which, from Its solid cherry case t its ponderous weights, epeaka of old Puri tan timus. i T r t SNOW. IN PORTLAND climate of Oregon, but no one piped a protest. r . r Much encouraged by the silence fol lowing his bold declaration, the nature faker continued: ' "Not only that, bdt tha river- has been frozen clear across three of four times. Of course no army crossed the ice, but the water Was iroxen in a smooth layer several times to my recol lection." This was too much. Pride and pa tience could stand no more and the worm turned. A little old man who was noticed writhing in a corner spoke up: . , ' "While I do not dispute any one in this car," he began, "1'just wish to say thkt I remember the year when wild strawberries grew in profusion all win ter and I went out on the hills myself and picked enough each aay tor my dinner. At whlqh the car hit three high spots ' at the same time, WAS NEVER TOLD sion of his face showed signs of Vorry and mental agony. It was a look of misery. And every one went by happy laughing, and talking of bright fu ture. "Happy New Tear," said a, man as he approached the. lonesome looking chap "The same to you." drearily replied the ' unfortunate looking Individual. "And you'll probably have yours. But for m. oh, if I could only tell you, or some one." And then the happy one and the down-cast man parted, going in oppo site aircctions. AND JAP , AMERICAN BEGGAR Joyously on his way. The Hindu still looaed on. Presently a Chinaman Just from Chinatown came along. ' The music from the organ attracted his attention. Into his blue jeana went one hand. When ne withdrew it there was a little piece of silver In his palm. Into the coffers of the beggar It went. The Hindu smiled serenely and went ma way. Mombnraof the. three most hated peo pie among tne labor circles of the tnited States had contributed, within five minutes, to the assistance of one apparently in distress. And the beggar was an American! PEOPLE, STEP IN accident the. bunch was cut" la two-r half , were saved and the other half Is a ioiai ios oeaa. i "One of the sheep, while ' graslrig, slipped nd accidentally . . fell over a precipice into a canyon several hundred feet below. ' . "It was at this time that the sheep moan wno were Kluea -displayed their wonderful presence of mind and the semblance to the civilised people of to day. "They followed the leader. One after tne oiner tne sneep went over the In cline Before the stampede could be stopped I was almost a ruined man. And Just because sheep are so much like the people their owners." AT FOREST GROVE Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Baldwin Tendered a Dinner by Relatives. ; (Special Dlpatc6to Tht Joaraal.) Pbrest Grove, Or., Jan. 1-Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Baldwin of this city cele brated their golden wedding yesterday and were fendered a, dinner by their rcl- Tnose present were. Mr. and Mrs, Van Antwerp, Will Van Antwerp, Mr, biiu Mia, joiin iiaiawin, Mr. and Mrs waiter Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Harve naiawin, Mr, and . Mrs. Oeorare Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Emerson, Mr. ftnd Mrs. Elmer McNutt, Mr. and Mrs. John muies. air. arm Mrs. Hamer, and Mr, and Mrs. Will Pricket. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin were married at Browning, Illinois. Mrs. Baldwin's muiuen name was uiarK. Mr. Baldwin was one of 16 children. Ife served in the Union army In the Civil war for three years. While with Sherman on his march to the sea Mr. Baldwin won especial praise from General Balrd for a clever bluff he worked which put a After returning to his Illinois Jiome he was ordained to the Baptist minis try, and held a charge at Springfield imc.iuuo iu corning to uregon in 1890, tut was eiectsd department chaplain of mo ureftm u. a. m. a rew years ago. PIONEER J. & HIGD0N OF VAxC0UVER DEAD . (Special Dlipatrh to Tha Journal. 1 Vancouver, Wash., Jan. l. Joseph Brantly Hlgdon, one of the oldest pio neers of this county and a widely known resident, died yesterday in this city of a complication of maladies. While he nan oeen in poor Health for a long time, his condition was not considered, seri ous until a short time ago. Mr. Hlgdon was a successful rancher and owned some of the most valuable farming lands In Clarke county. He was known as a broad-minded business man, Joseph Brantly Hlgdon was born In vines county, Tennessee, April IS, 1837. His father died when he old and, with his mother and a brother ano sister, ne removed to Indiana. ' In wiuuer, iboi, ne was united in mar riage to unca Ann Miller ,in Grant county, where they resided for two years, when they removed to Kansas. In 187 Mr. and Mrs. Hlgdon came west, settling at Manor, this county, where they made their home a greater part of the time since. .Mr. Hlgdon is survived by 'his wife and nine children, 60 grandchildren and aeven great-grandchildren. The chil dren are Mrs. Cyntha Holbrook of Colfax;- Mrs. Bcott Wood of Vancouver; Mrs. -15. &: Zimmerman of Glenwod; Mrs. -T. H. Joy of St. Johns, Oregon; Mrs. Ernest Olsen of thjs county; John B., Alexander, Joseph and Charles Hlg don. all of Manor, this, county, a brother, Allen Hlgdon, of Orchards, this county, and a slater, Mrs. Melissa Root, ofyancM,v"i ta,(, survive him. The funeral will take place from the Vancouver undertaking parlors at 10 a:..,m- tomorrow. Interment-will be in Wilson Bridge cemetery., : . v ,'.'!rli? CarpwrteWvunlon of Winnipeg Manitoba, boasts of three men who have been continuous member -of the organ ization .fort mora thk St. VM.PI Til. uaIiab bedieva taia Uf a record. " - GOLDEN WEDDING iULLETSTOPPED tf JE. i . . , ; : H ' . ' ' Burglar's Attempt to ' Rob , Office Interrupted ,. by r '' Leaden PeriopV' Discovering a burglar climbing over tote transom of 'his office, Jll'Stearns bmidlng, corner Sixth and Morrison streets, Dr. HN.!Brlggs fired; his .re volver at the man but was a second too lata and the man got' away. Dr. Brtggs reported the matter to the police, : but mi tjiuH l WVH.H ill I M. 1 1X4(1 rn inn riiniwr. Previous to attempting, to rob Dr. BHggs' office the burglar broke Into vnai ornces or tno western cooperage company and the Providence Savings Life Assurance company In the same building and made away with . a few articles . Of small value.- ... i In none of the robberies did the bur glar secure money, evidently contenting himself with picking up articles be could easily make away With. No at tempts-were made on any of the safes which leads to the belief that the man la not a cracksman, Tha manner in which the burglar ranaacaea tne aesKs ana drawers in tne offices leads to the belief that he is the same robber, who visited the offices In the Goodnough building last night, whea the editorial rooms of The Jour nal were entered and the desks rifled. The office of the International Post Cam company was also entered In the uoodnougn building but the man did not touch the company's safe, content ing nimseir, as in tbe other .places, with merely going through the desks. BALL COSTUME AFIRE: WOMAN NEARLY DEAD Mrs. C. M. Hill Nearly turned to Death Return ing; From Masquerade. Mrs. C M. Hill of Sellwood was seri ously, perhaps fatally, burned last even ing while returning home from a mas querade ball at Sullivan's hall. She was attired In a costume made of some light material and this was accidentally set on fire by her husband while he was in tne act or lighting a cigar, in moment the woman was enveloped in flames, and but for the heroic efforts of her husband and others who rushed to the rescue she must have burned to death in a few moments. The flames were Anally smothered, but not before the woman had been burned In many places about tne Dody, nead and face. Dr. "John Sellwood was called and dressed the burns, after which Mrs. Hill was removed to the Good Bamari tan hospital, where she now lies In a precarious condition. STRANGELY FAMILIAR ODOR COMES TO TOWN People passing along' Washington street near Seventh last night and this morning noticed a disagreeable odor which to most of them was familiar. The scent ftook them back to their younger days when they were children in the country or recalled experiences in tne woods during tne summer. Home said tnat tne odor came rrom a liquid which may be purchased at drug stores to ne usea on special occasions when people are celebrating. Others al leged that ' a mischievous person brought to the city a little black animat witn wnitc stripes and turned him free -lust as the New Tear came In. Anyway, around Seventh and Wash ington streets this morning It was ev ident tnat iffSKunK or some or his kin had been about the corner at some time. and recent ,, NO HAPPY HEADACHE FOR THIS CELEBRANT "How you feelln'r "Fine." "No headache?" "Not a bit." "Sick last nlghtr "Nope." "See the new year In?" "Yep." . w "You celebrated, of course?" "No," "No? Sickness in your family?" "Nothing of the eort." "And you're not a bit nervous today?" "Not In the least. Never felt better:" "Well, tell me, how's that come?" "Was on a boat lasi night Just got here." No Half Bates. (United Preaa Uaaed Wire.) Chicago, IU., Jan. 1 Beginning to day, clergymen who have been traveling on half rates on all western railroads will be compelled to pay full farei The action of the railroads in abolishing the half rates so long enjoyed by the clergy Is In line with the announced policy of withdrawing nil reduced rate privileges in states where 2-cent laws are passed. Train Serrlce Curtailed. (Special Dlipateb to Tbe JonraaL) Garfield, Wash., Jan. 1. The O. B. & N.' has taken off the accommodation train that has been run dally for the past year, starting at Tekoa and making stops at Oakesdale, Thornton, St.- John, Endlcott, Lacrosse, Diamond, Colfax, Pberton, Garfield and Farmlngton. To Cheapen Coal in Germany. ' (United Prcsa Leaaed Wire.) Bertoj Jan. 1. A- special reduction in thiyfi-eight rates on Imported coal was pcrr into effect today by the Prus sian railroads. The reduction Is to last for two years. The rjurnosn la in counteract the Dresent hfarh nrlrea nt local coal, which are the hlahest on reoord In many years. Appetite for Crabs "J"HE codfish hat ah enormous appetite for shell-fish, crabs and lobsters. He eats them alive 'and he eats them raw. He eats them, all without In. digestion and $ rows fat . He has 4 powerful liven The oil from the cod's liver makes Scott's Emulsion A natural power to di jest and to produce flesh Is In every spoonful. -This power means new vigor and hew flesh for those who suffer from wasting diseases, . . AHDnwgiatit KOeiaodU SAVES CHILD BY UOMGIKE Woman. Climbs on Back of , Runaway, Ho Prevent' Death of Babe. f ' NoTrlstbwn, Pa.. Jan. twAfter her husband and 10-year-oId daughter had been thrown-out of the carriage and injured by a runaway horse, Mrs. War ren Brook, of Cold 'Point. , saved her own 4lfe and that of an ., Infant child hyclimblng over the dashboard and KtuunK on me norsa-a nnrtir mnA .in. ping felm. ' -'.:.;.,.. : Tne norse became : frightened, and turned SO BUddonlv . th TirnnU. .n,l his daughter, who were on the front bcmi. wers mnown into ne road, ' : - The horse was aolns u.t ton and the wagon was swerving from side io siuo wnen me piucKy woman got on the animal's back and nullnri an har.l on the -check rein that the horse was got-under control. OnUS FAKE SUICIDE CAUSES REAL ILLNESS Parts, Jan. J. Juliette Dreil, aged 1, was yesterday caught red-handed In the act of shoplifting and was taken to a police depot, , During her examination by the In spector In charge she suddenly produced from her pocket a small box. and be f oe she could be prevented, opened tha no ana swaiiowea some- or tne white powder which It contained.. Then, with a scream of "I have poisoned myself," she fell to the, floor, apparently in con- yuifliuna.- - , - , A doctor was hnstllv summoned, and administered a number-of counter-poisons and emetics. In about an hour's time the glrh appeared to regain a nor mal condition, and was conveyed to her home. The doctor who had attended her tnnfe tne remains or tne white powder away with him for analysis, and this morn ing announced that the "poison" was an ormnary wnue powoer and pertectiy harmless. A DOliceman was immediate! sent to the girl's home, where he found her to De really ill, suffering from the ef fects of the emetics. She. was again brought before the magistrate, who. con. slderlng that the illness she had brought upon nerseti was surriciem punishment, set her at liberty. UNATIC STRANGLED BY ASYLUM KEEPER (Special Olapatch te The Journal) Paris, Jan. 1. A well-known local musician and composer of Marseilles, Jean Talllefer, recently showed signs of madness and was placed in a private asylum. Last week he escaped, called on several of his old acquaintances, went home, and accused his wife of having poisoned him. He was taken back to the asylum and died the next day., He was burled on Saturday. On learning of his death, Mme. Talllefer asked that an autopsy might oe made to prove her innocence of any attempt to poison her husband. The postmortem examination revealed that the lunatic's death was due to Btrangulatlon. The four keepers of the asylum have been arrested. One of them states that during the night of Thursday to Friday Talllefer had had a fit of raving mad ness. He bit two of his keepers, and in the Struggle was accidentally at-rana-Iorf ur ono ,or tne attendants, who seized mm oy tne tnroat to noid him down. Flotatin Montenegro. Vienna. Jan. 1. At Montenpa-rn. whera h piui against tne princely ramlly was imcnuy uiacovereq, arrests have rol lowed each other in extraordinary num her (or the last fortnight A telearram from Cattaro states that yesterday alone there were arrested in. Montenegro the former home minister, the ex-mis- ister or justice, rour ex-deputies, a for. mer ministerial secretary, and the en lire DakOVlch fsmllv. whnaa iaa4 cnier or tne Montenegrin "nmlarflns " which has for its political aim the union or xaonienegro witn Bervla under ono uynasiy. UDOn tnair arrival In Cettlnje, the prisoners, distributed in bands, were placed In the public square, laden with heavy chains, in view of a large crowd of people, before being con- vv;cu iu jjriaun. ... I - I I Back to Real Money. Olvmola. Wash. Jan 1. . rh " banks .of-plympla are calling In all the II ana $2 certificates which were Is sued several week am Tha Ko.i.... cla m the larger denominations will be called In as rapidly as possible and the return to the cash basis will be grad ual from now on. J Invade Public; Lands;, (United Press teased Wire.) Barl. Italv. Jan l .Seven thnu.i.j peasants have Invaded the province of pKOlle'.f0Ut.h th,s. Prt' ,n th belief that the territory is publlo land and haye already taken possession of an extensive area. Troops have been sent to dislodge them, but as yet it has been lnposslble to prevent the.. Invasion. GENUINE IFB NEARLY TWO MILES , The Annunciation. Shepherds Watching Their Flock. The Birth of Christ. Flight to Egypt, Massacre of Innocents., Christ In the Carpenter Shop. Baptism, of Jesus. Death of John the Baptist Christ in the Synagogue. ! "VIVID" Ttie ILLUSTRATED SONGS: "holy city"-"in his steps'paLS' Beautiful Grand Sublime " SACRED CONCERT MUSIC, A. DE CAPRIO'S FULL BAND , TWO MATINEES TWO NIGHT PERFORMANCES- Opens Thursday Afternoon, January 2rid. Popular Prices am mw AT ROTIISCIHLD Declare .fiaron Is ? Carrying . on Illegal Competition , , Under Charity Mask.' (Special fclapateh to The JooraaM . Paris, Jan. 1 A few years ago Baron Henri de Rothschild, who is a doctor of medicine, started In the most popu lous district of Paris a philanthropic dairy: for the free supply of pure milk to. poor people. Tha Institution became well known, and large numbers of peo ple of position paid for the milk and became customers of the baron, who has now 68 pure milk depot in Paris. Yesterday the Milk Dealers' union sued Baron de Rothschild before the tribunal of commerce on the . ground that under the pretense of a work of philanthropy he was carrying on Illegal competition, the tradesmen being obliged to take out trade patents and pay taxes, which the baron, as a philanthropist, es caped. The milkmen, therefore, pe titioned the court to order the bar'on to remove from his shops Inscription whioh tended to make the publlo be lieve the shops were benevolent Institu tions, whereas -in realitv they consti tuted a commercial undertaking. - ' It was alleged that Baron de Roths- j child, through agents, bought milk at wholesale prices and retailed it at a I lare-e nroflt: that -as a matter of fact1 he only gave away 280 worth of milk per annum; and that In order to injure tne miuc aeaiers ne denounced a num ber -of i them for selling impure milk, ano aid tnem great narm. - though: t charges against them were dismissed. Judgment was postponed. The baron's counsel denied the assertion that his client's business was not a work - of philanthropy. -- ' Bertha Budde, Minnie Qrewe, Anna Q rote and Marl Budde, legatees under the will of Henry A. Budde, have filed a petition In the probate court to con test an allowance of $3,tll heretofore made to the widow, Buena V. Budde. to oppose her monthly allowance xf 1100 and to secure her removal as adminis tratrix of the estate In Oregon, Henry A. Budde died in an insane asylum in 1906, leaving an estate which nncipauy consisted or snares in the !ouden-Martln Woodenware comrtnnvof St. Louis. His will named Char lea W. Orote. husband of Anna Grote, who now appears as a contestant, as executor of the estate. Tbe Widow, Buena V. Budde, was then a resident of Oree-on. and waa appointed as administratrix in this state, un August 7, lauB, she secured an allowance of $100 per month and In November of the same vear was granted a,vuu principal and inib interest In ayment of a note which she said had een given br her huBband on a, loan from her. . -The widow said the nota waa Inat nr destroyed, and the uontestants now de clare the estate did not owe her any thing. It is stated that the claim was allowed upon the sole testimony of the widow, and .without the knowledge of the other heirs. Since that time Mrs. Budde has moved out of the state and married aa-ain. but the eatata h nt been closed. It Is alleged that she no longer nas power to act as adminis tratrix In this state, and the court Is asxea to mate a new appointment Last October tho Missouri executor was directed to pay the Oregon admin istratrix a balance of $7,000, and out of tnis money, u tne contest succeeds, the payments heretofore made can be sub tractea. Eracted, without the necessity of suing, the widow, PRIZE CONTEST CLOSED ON EVE. OF NEW YEAR The Commercial club's (5,000 prize contest, for the best article on Oregon, closed last night. Under the terms governing, the contest as announced by Manager Tom Richardson, all articles uuenaea to compete ror the prizes must have been nrlnted In soma reoe-nixeit publication, published outside the states or uregon and Washington, previ ous to January 1, 1908. Those having articles must mall them, in the original publication in which they appeared, to the prise contest committee, car Pnru land Commercial club, before February 1, as on that date, all articles In tho hands of- the committee will be turned over to the judges selected to make the awards. New Fortifications. (United Feu UsimhI Wire.) St. Petersburg. Jan. 1 Tha ment has undertaken Immense works of fortification at Vladivostok, which will cost $30,400,000 besides improving the naval port of NIcholayevak In the Amur river. It Is also constructing est enalva barraeks In Khabarowsk, at the junc tion oi tne Amur ano usauri rivers. HEIRS OBJECT TO WIDOW'S PORTION Great Passion jiill $700,000 PATHE OF OF FILM, AGGREGATING 525,000 PICTTJRES, As JNATUKAL AS LIFE Christ Feeding the Multitude. Suffer Little Children to Come Unto You. i Christ Healing the Sick. Raising of Lazarus. . The TransflgureUonrr . Messiah's Entry Into Jerusalem; The Last Supper. Agony in the Garden. . Judas' -Betrayal. ' r A SAPRED SERMON TX.TVTT or aooM PXJBJTTT OT SXAT 10 ' aaj Sl BaJ aBassi Alaska Democrats . Want1 Oregon, Idaho" and Wash-. ington Politicians to Join '.Theirf in Establishing, In , . . Ulpauvui U.UUIUU1 lV4,a V i as saiS iiiiiiii p- iiiniiiiiiiipiiirv Alaska ' Democrats have represents tlves on the coast seeking an alliance " with the Democrats of Washington, m V.W , ... izatlon of;; a campaign committee rto s take pharge i tha 'next-, presidential t campaign la the three states. The men , from tha far nnrfli ' .tm.. a HH4n..' ness to furnish funds and speakers for;' the three states.. . The plan Includes tha novel idea of establishing northwest hf.dntiflrtnr. In.nanan . n S av h.Ha. i E. C. Russell, publisher of tha Dally Alaska Dispatch of Juneau and a prom inent 'Democrat of the territory, Is la . Portland on a short business trio. Inci dentally ha is booming tha .Idea of alli ance with party leaders of the north-; weat, and is slsing up the situation in Oregon. He says that all Alaska wants In return for her gold and her speakers v Is united support for the home rule de mand of Alaskans., They believe that Alaskans should fill Alaska offices, and that the largest possible measure of " home rule should be granted. Alaska Democrats are solid for Rrvan '. tor president, says air. itusseu. aimougn In ' former national . conventions ; her delegates have always been against the;' man from Nebraska. But now even the old Cleveland men are for, Bryan, and there is no whlsner of oDDoaitlotu ' It is practically settled that the Democratic territorial - convention wilt be held in Juneau some time In May. It will be comDoaed of ISO deleo-atea. chosen In about equal number from the . tnree judicial districts or Juneau. Fair banks and Nome. Some of the dele gates will have to travel 3,000 miles t . he convention city. The convention will choose six delegates to the national ' convention at Denver. - alx -. alternates, probably will nominate a -delegate to' ongress ana win recommend a na- lonal committeeman. - ' i, , Renresentatlves of Alaska Democrats . recently organised an Alaska Demo cratic club at Seattle, comprised of the ' leading Alaska Democrats now winter-: Ing at Seattle. Frank Waskey, former delegate to congress, was . selected as chairman. John Troy, a well-known Alaska newspaper writer, is secretary of the club.' ., , - ;..- : ; COLORED 31EMBER IN . -w FRENCH PARLIAMMT Paris, Jan. 1. There was an unex pected dash of Color given p a Color less debate In the chamber of deputies -yesterday' afternoon by the arrival Of -M. Leglttmus, the deputy for, Martin- , lque. . , ' ' , M. Iegltlmus is a highly polished , black and an advanced socialist He has been a deputy for more . than a year, but this was his first appearance In the chamber, and he did not leave his constituency until he had received official information from Paris that he would lose his seat unless he attended, parliament once. M. Legitlmus was accompanied to. the chamber by another negro, a friend' of his and the chief of his election com mittee In Martinique, who rejoices in ' the name of Blanohe (White). , As he? entered the chamber a deputy named Leburn (Brown) was speaking." v M. Legitlmus. not knowing the ways ; of the chamber, went and sat among; the whites that Is to say, the conserv- ' at Ives on the extreme right; but a so cialist colleague, M. Bleu (Blue) . rushed across tbe house , and, amid ' shouts of laughter, steered M. Leglti Dim to his right place on the benches . of the socialists, or reds. , , , MRS. GEORGE ROSS V OF LEBANON DEAD : ' . ' ' f ' V.-:" .'.C (Special Dl.patcb to The Journal.) Lebanon, Or., Jan. 1 Mrs. Qeorga Ross died at her home, about three -1 miles north of Lebanon, Sunday after noon, after a lona- Illness, of heart disease, .at the age of (7 years. She was , born at Erie, Pennsylvania. January zz, isti. wnen she was a cniid her parents, moved to ..1 Illinois, ' where she was married to Mr. Ross In'' 1HB6. They came to Oregon in 117-rr O f W V OSl v ' on-. and to Lebanon in 1888. Mrs. Row leaves her nusoano. rour sons and on oaugnter. rtev. j. l tieaty, pastor ducted funeral services at the family 111. iUCLUUUIBL UIIMAIfW 1UU1UU. . residence. Mpnday. interment was made In the Masonic cemetery. , 1 . - , HAND-COLORED f V il Christ -Before .the Two High Priests. Christ Before King HeWdV;; f 3 v & Christ -Before Pilate, t: .it-.'ift fair Carrying the Cross, h j .. . i The -Crucifixion. . ',''; "Y! Taken Down FfomCrosa Placing Jesus in Tomb. . i : Tha Rnuirnutlnn . ,; ... "ReXl" 19tH and Washington