THE- OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1803."
APPROPRIATIONS SLICED!
' SALARIES RAISED
DEfllD CUTIIG
OF WHEAT RATE
TTmnttlln flfmrnva 4r 1?f rrTlt
uouncu uets uut rruning jiniio-juemuers. .. ; OE." & N; for 65 Cents
I ' , : tltTAAH Tlnrvf VATlf l 1 TTa1iWa" nnrf flirts Pock- ' -.
etbookWascs : Take Sudden Ascent.
(Special Dispatch . to The Joarnal.)
Pendleton, Or., Jan. , 25 At
The recommendations of tbe ways and i the klntf of , report I , get from that meeting Of tb Umatlll " County
ean eommfttee far the annrODrlatlbms I !.!c- ' : Lm. '.n l.i ..vi. rufc. I riMin nvwoM' eMetlnA fbla aftAr
?2VJ? bwvul,!;?t0Uhr duty noon, C. A. Barrett of Athena pre
Matw"If WArutiSfW. siding, it was decided that X85.00O
KiTrftPitat'tJ be "ordered, member baring
for the present year were badly snubbed
by the majority in the city council yes
terday. . The slashing eliminated the
,500 appropriation for a 'city labora
tory, city chomlst and , bacteriologist
Nearly 109 members of the Women's
club were present and aeveral -epone in
favor ef the appropriation, but the word
bad gone out to defeat the measure and
the bis ten saw that It was properly
Shelved.
"Yesterday's f debate '." again ; brought
"Bute JFood and Dairy ' Commlsaioner
Balley'a office before the publlo In an
unfavorable Hgbt ' Counefiman Kellaher
and City Market Inepector Mrs. uaran
A. Evans declared that Bailey stated at
m. maetinsr of the Retail Grocers' asso
ciation that hla office was unable and
unequipped to conduct bacteriological
eiamlnations of food. To 'add to this,
v;s. Evans testified that she had taken
food to Mr. Balley'a office many times
and had been unable to, get an analysis
of the food. Mrs. M. L. Hidden also
t Atri that she had been poisoned by
I oysters which she purchased at -a sup
posedly first class grocery store, and.
Mtnougnsne rsponeu mo
state iooa commninmir, -
heard anything in regard to the matter.
. Delivered iusplcious - rood, "5 1
Dr. Victoria I Hampton also stated
that she had taken auspicious food to
the sUte food commissioner for eam-
Inatlon and tnat 5 sent it w V-,-lis
to be examined by the chemists at
the state agricultural co nio,
nothing from tha analysis.
but heard
from tha analysis, aunougq
some four or nv years n
Councilman Kellaher also testified to
similar cases and atated In rpl;r to
Councilman WiiaF proposition to. aend
food to Corvallis for analysis that the
college authorities charge a fee for their
work? He also said that the food labo
ratory about to be Installed by the fed
eral government would not be available
for city purposes because it waa placed
here for the sole purpose of examining
food passed In Interstate commerce. ,
Councilman Wills and others con
tended that Bailey bad atated that be
could perform the tri1ff,1
amlnatfons desired for the city. Be.
cause of the dispute as to whether ha
could or could not perform tha work,
many preaent expressed wonder that
Bailey waa not present to atata hla aide
"'councilman Bennett opened fire for
the majority by declaring that the ap
propriation for the laboratory would not
be the only cutting that had been out
lined for the afternoon'a orograra. tie
aid that he had always 1'"
levies for the city's taxation unUl this
j ear when he Joined In for a low levy.
Game of Bluff. .
r -Why didn't you back me op i then T
asked Councilman Rushlight. , when 1
moved to make the le-y 4. miUa ln-
!JbSim? thought Vou were bluff
In?" replied 1 Bennett . . .
'T. nonce tnat yuu wm
trtv niuri.' waa hubim' .
, Bennett then
t nf the c
A 4lH.nt.1
that a food laboratory was not "e
in the city, and that , ha would vote
TMb Question ; t. ' ai hobby.ef, the
Woman's club " ha aaciarea. "T
have to wtand between the city, ana
nobbles: Chief DbvM Campbell lias
a bobby. It Is the re apartment He
wants to get everything for the fire
detriment that he possibly can. The
iabo is true In the city engineer de
partment, the Police apartment and all
other departments thev all have their
hobbies, but we nave 10
them and tne city,
oiien anew iooa to u jmiu.-, 1 ,
convince a court and secure a convlc- gubscrlbed for that amount.
tion would require cnem cw " . ..... . m0Bt Important matter taken
mil wouia wwir.iuM w"""' ., 1 . . . ...
purities. . - - ; I P was mai oi lowering in irwgu
y?!''- X'Zml'ltA: rate from Umatilla county polnta to
m. uWden Tnd other repFeaeniatives Portland from $3.15 per ton to $2.60
Lh wm!Ln.fiubJJ!? 7iM7.; ?ii:Jper ton. The association will make
ed that ih purchaaed oysters , which lg itrODg fight to have the O. R. t
she supposed were ir N rlva thla reduction,
tasted dellclously but which made her. . Wf9 reancnon.
..If art A lliAAmn HsrlOUSlV 11L BhS t ., ... 1 1
Uere ' '
KEMAINS JlYSTlSUi
Woe Other Items,
' tn..n h vote was finally called for
there wss a great air of expectancy
on the part of the women who tnourni
they had a chance to win. When the
announcement was fnaae py uiiubi.
trtr Rirbiir it was found to be to a
to cut out ' the laboratory. councu-
. n.l.M mrmm nnt nriUAnt. i
rnuncilmen Cottel. Dunning. Kellaher.
Rushlight and, Vaughn voted for the Lfe . . fct f jjq.OOO from the " Strong
'V tTTmUmA Prim taea Wlra.t
. Dublin, Jan. 26 The only result
so far of Investigation by the Dublin
castle authorities Into the disappear.
ance e the Irish crown Jewels Tal-
I'Xtifll ciunmanToncannon who 'room of the castle has been to en-
wtS'KrinTco'uUm EE
nlng voted against. ' - v - terj. . ine aurowucst uovwuiw "'
x ruiiowirg tne.tignt on to mov., Deen detailed on the case nui cv
t2SrXSS th.f fathom the problem confronting
PrPril-.Ih.!:Kflio2nth-orBrVi! them and ther confess themselves
A few facts, however, bare
new engine bouaa at Tnira ana uiibbd miBSioners uujuir. -. .
treeu was aUo cut oat. This waa done Jt u nQW Bald tnat ln addition to
ligWwhSff u'l: th "two keys, kept W the control of
9TX42&SFt Sir Albert Vicars, custodian of the.
the city was forgotten. Baiaries were jewels, there were fire more ln care
raised in many Instances. . Although 0 0n,er officers at the castle. One
tne ways ana ro, uviuinmr. 4 , . .n. 1.1. ,v.
reoomrnend an lncreaae the council saw of Which may hare fallen Into the
ritto wise the aaiariea of ix assiat. nMdg of . ,n -unauthorised person,
ant engineers from $145 to $160 a T , , ... . m'u-
month. About 10 other emplovea wera who Stole the precious regalia, Of
raiaed from tio to 126 a onj4rnn Saint Patrick. It is a fact that Vlce-
lng an added exponas of about $6,000 a ,r T,, ...f v- .v
yw to the city. . . roy Aberdeen in July last, when the
An itttmnt on the tart of Counclhnan ,v nrAamA Vlrara
Kellaher to keep Superintendent Donald- 7 7 v aha h
on of the street cleaning department on to resign but the Utter defied the
bis sreeont aalary ot IflJ a month in- order mgigUng Upon a public Inaulry
stead of raining him to $160. as recom- ' . " i,.ifeflon of
mended by the ways and means commit- Into the robbery. Tne nesiiation oi
the- castle autnormes to gram auca
tee, was unsuccessful, :
UNDER ARREST
". '7-:. - .MMeaMSSSMSSMM '.,'. J
pKdgedetheUbsconding Cashier. Prom
fe,.Xr7y.r.. iSeg to Assist in Untangl-
ing Bank Affairs.
CrauSSnm Vaughn then spoka upon
aubject. and after devoting eight
mlnutea to the topic in a
tha aubject,. and
. v. a wt.innr wuuinii
wnicn u -"
.niilaud him several times. ..
down by Councilman Annana
m a t m imi ra ruin.
CyouV honor" rt4 Mr, A.nans I. ,W
Vtfughn haaalreadr apoken . jgbt i mln-
ntes ano snouia w
dMayor "Lane" and Councilman Annand
.L.l .A . h iimiftl colloouv on
the failure" of the councl to appoint -an
vSMwret 'Word Faaea. -riiiaM,M
incpnsed. 1 Mr. Annand
Jumped up and commenced explaining
In turn, atating that the council had
been compelled to pass the rule because
of the practice of one or two members
In monopolising tha, time of tha council
'""We'hava . heard this humdrum and
rot ao much that we wete forced to
Daas tha rule, : oeciarea iouHtuuju
Annand. A - ,
Than v.ncVin hrnke loose In another
four-minute talk. In which he eald that
the real reason , for cutting ; out the
laboratory , appropriation was not fot
Vjhe purpose of saving money. .
being disguised, but we will get at It
soon. ! The- word has gone out to cut,
and you will see that It la lived up
to despite what la aaid here in favor
of the food laboratory or anything else
they have decided to cut out of the
appropriations.' " ;-
Then followed a heated discussion
In Which Councilman wills s quoted
Bailey to the effect that Mrs. Evans
had only reported impure food to his
office but about nair a dozen times.
Mrs. Evans entered, and stated that
she - had never been able . to . get any
results from Balley'a office when she
did send anything - there for analysis.
"Why, I sent Beveral specimens of
milk to Mr. Balley'a office three days
ago, she declared, "and au tne Bac
teriological report i. couia ra irora
th office Was from Mr. Bailey's as
sistant, who said the milk was rotten.
I knew that, but I asked him what
was the matter with Itwhat the real
cause of the impurities was. He said
he did not know, ana tnat is always
an Inquiry gives color to the current
stories that persons high up In the
vice regal court would be smirched
by the disclosure as to the odloui
orgies ln the tower where the Jewels
were kept at night after Vicars had
locked up and - gone home. ' . ' ' ..
It Is broadly hinted that some one
admitted to these "seances" made
away., with the Jewels.
Vanity Talr says the principal
article stolen, a huge diamond star
worn by the grand master of the
Order of Saint Patrick at state cere
monials, is lying at Mont de Plete,
Paris, but cannot be redeemed be-
Cardinal Gibbons Declares
; , Women "Who ! Encourage
Sisters Are Guilty of Mur
der Must Not Shirk Ee
k sponsibilities. I ,
(Hearst Kewi by Leacest Leased Wire.)
New York; Jan. 5. The World this
morning prints tha following. Interview
with Cardinal James Gibbons, in Balti
more, on tha subject of the duties- of
motherhood: v ' : . ' y . ' ' .. ... ' -"Any
woman Who Instructs her neigh
bor or friend who Is a wife bow to
avoid tha responsibilities of mother
hood, la taking as great a responsibility
and committing' as groat, sin. a If
she became tha accomplice of a murder.
ar. In fact, this sort of thing la mur
der of the moat cowardly kind. -"No
doubt many women thoughtlessly
discuss this subject with one another.
It ia not unuaual in ail probability for
older women to aaviae ineir youngei
sisters, who are about to assume the
relations of wifehood, not to bring
children into the world for a few years,
but to 'have a good time and travel.'
TblS Instruction that baa been given the
oung WUB is proDaoiy wuuoui un
nowledge of tha husband Such a wife
will la time Inevitably destroy her own
happiness, aa well as that of her hus
band. . . ' . - V
' jrov iMai oo nu
"She may , think aha la enjoying her
lf. durlns- tha excitement of certain
indlaoretlona and dissipations that seem
to fascinate Soma of tha American wo
men within recent years, but tha really
'good time,' will never come to a wire
who establishes herself among thla
class of women and their masculine
associates; ,
"Physicians and druarists or char
acter are useful cltlsens, but It Is only
those without consciences who are tne
accomplices of that class of women
who are determined to defeat the law
of nature and the will of God. There
are lawa In tha several states, I Udder-
stand, orohlbitina the sale of the arti
cles of prevention that are deadly alike
to tha moral as well as to the physical
health of both -men and women. These
laws appear to be dead letters, aa they
are not enforced.
The social evil fl use tha term ln
a mora general sense than It la uaualir
applied) is a far greater evil in this
country man tne arinxing nanit. it
la true that the lower forma of the
social evil and Intemperance in drlnk-
ng are aiued evils: tney go uano-m-iand.
Tha social eviL in all lta chases.
la such a delicate subject to handle
TTnltafl Preaa Leased Wire.)
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 25. A special dla- cause the ticket has disappeared
patch to .tha Star from Vancouver, B.
C. gays O. C- Mathes, the absconding
cashier of. the wrecked Exchange bank
at Blaine. Washington, was arrested at
Ashcroft, a C by Sheriff WiUiama, Ot
Beiungham. . : . . 3
Mathes agreed to waive extradition
and promises to return without oppo
sition and render all assistance he can
to straighten out tha tangled affairs of
tha banic. : ,
JAGGED, HE M
AGAITIST ROULETTE!
LANDLADIES AIR
IROUBlI III COURT
r Ur : .
Mix-up of Eooming House
Property Leads toa
Damage Suit.
PmVArhlfll Rnnwhail Hlink hous keeper were heard by Judge Bro
Tionrn vestaroay in tne triu uj. i.
auif of Mrs. J. S. Corcoran agalnat Miss
Frances C Powell. Mrs. Corcoran suc
ceeded the defendant aa landlady of the
house at 427 Salmon street, buying the
funlture from her. She now charges
th.t mi. tnwall removed much Of the
furniture, ruga and dishes after she had
looked over tne piaco, ng "
different from an ear-
of Fire Qaj to His Lit
tle Old Three Thou.
Speetal DUpttcb to Tea Joarsal.)
Pendleton, Or Jan. 15. -Three
in-
dlctmentB for arambllng were filed by tract which aha signed without exam in
niatriet Attorney PhelnS against Al ? " wbb quite
Seyenty-seTen
for Colds and ,
The best we can tell you : about
Humphreys Seventy-Seven is:
I -That "it cures Grip and Colds
jby acting directly . on the sick
Voots. without disturbing - the
bresfof the system. - . ,
That the tonicity ot seventy
seven sustains the vitality; so
khat. that tired,: pulled1 down
feeliner 5 usually following' an at
tack ' of Grip is: largely eljmin
'ated. All Druggists sell, -most
.Druggists recommend "77." ' f
I Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co.? Cor.
rwuiiam. and John StreeU. riew Xork.
viBiiwii ftviwi a -."- Hg.- inventory '
Ogg, Lester Bwaggart and Jesse Sellers. M MJg. p0wefl flret aued Mrs. Corcoran
all being accused of having operated a. for 1400 on the contract, and tho latter
roulette wheel In the rear of Ogrs aa. EiT JX&m that the rent was Sis-
loon. -In this bpsiness they were said represented to her. oJso. She Bald that
. - M.nk.v frnm T IT. Mix Powfill t renxovd ' rUKS irom tna
" ""' mvu - i rr: " j mn.
' -,--i ri..iJitha carrel tnat remained wm . s
IDOUl i,vuv oain
amount. i no aisinui, himh hdjt h": i y.rnnTn
tloned Temple,;; who .confessed he had "'gha told of a. suit case which Miss
played and said he Waa -Intoxicated at powu rried away After a visit to
tna time he lost most of his money. As 0f th rooma It appeared to be
the gambling law la being strictly en- " vt-w" , .n a0on after that she
forced here, the case .seems likely to De I ,i.. the dishes. Miss Powell lndlg
strenuously prosecuted. . Inantly denied that ahe took , away the
in . dishes, saying Bna oniy too sums aiuait
BABE FATALLY BURNED ffilnV0' T' valu "
BY MEDDLING .CHILD IffffSS
Anin nn win n, riven aur.
1 u OILCU run uvuw ni
riniinnti lin. ,16.' At Christ hos
pital, an institution conauctea oy tnui
Protestant EDlscopal church for poor
women and children, a baby was acalded
n nanth this afternoon., under necullar
circumstances. The nurse placed tho
child. Nettle Sconce. yeara olds- in a
tub of water the . temperature or tne i
child's body, and left the room to get
noma -soan. While aha waa gone a
a.vAa r.Mrf . child entered the bathroom
and turned ton the hot-water. The baby's
soreama attracted the nurse, but be-1
tnrm mh cnnld reach, the tot It was i
burned so badly that death followed.
SAID - BARTENDER
OF
KflEW
ROBBERY
that It seems impossible to educate the
people toward righteoua living la this
regard.
acuBi uti anotuny.
Wa can educate rerardlnar tnheren.
losla and alcoholism, but the people
must, for obvious reasons, remain Igno
rant upon thla most important of all
questions now confronting the Ameri
can peoole mora- than ever before.
The very existence of the nation de
pends upon the personal conduct of each
man and each woman. Both have re
sponsibilities that neither can shrink.
Serious Irving on the part of our people
must take the place of frivolous tend
encies, it tne nation - ta to thrive and
COnUnue to b haDDV. Ther la no In.
fluence among mortals bo powerful for
gooa or svu as ui relations Detween
tns sexes. '
"Does the Catholic church, through
tbe priesthood. Instruct men and womca
that It la their duty to rear families.
your eminence r- tne carainai waa asKed.
"All Catholics are taught in many
waya that that la their duty. No wo
man who attemDta to foil the law Af
iaturs ana oi uoa can Da riven abso
lution in tne coniessionai. ir any man
or woman Is responsible, in any degree
for the sin that leads to What we com
monly can -race suioide' they could not
avail themselves of the confessional.
"Confession Is one of the three "act
or penitence, contrition, confession and
satisfaction The sinner Is required to
confess each and every mortal sin, in
thought, word and deed. To conceal
on vitiates ins com e as ion.
voulW .
AT REFORMATORY
Mother Makes Some Serious
Charges Against Guards
at Illinois Institution.
One more week in which to
take advantage of Nicoll's
tempting offer of ; suit' and
extra trousers for the price
of the suit alone, . .
Suit arid Extra
Trousers o! Same
Sor Slriped
Material to Order
25 top:
Satisfaction guaranteed In all case
Garments to order in a day If required.
Full dress and Tuxedo Bults a specialty.
WILLIAM JKWUMS' SONS
108 SI St.. Bet, Wash, and Slark
FIRST "GRIDS"
HOLD
HOI
Members of Old St. Michael's
College Gather in Jol-
lification
Meeting.-
GETS BEATING; INSTEAD
( OF HIS OWN OYEECOAT
Boss.Hibhard Arrested for
Alleged Theft in
His Saloon. -
Bobs
Hlbbard. proprietor of -. the
After dodging x the 1 police slnea tha Brunswick saloon, SSH North Third
iurneat w u i atreeL waar arrested last nignt u cw
early daye of -last August E
son was arrested last night
rant charging him with the I
on a-war-1 . . : . .1. ..kv.. Amnrrtn m iM ita
theft of an I nection wnu m wi """
nvereoat from the. second hand atore PUce.. Jtie aepoaitea ew
of J. Meyer, 208 Main street The coat insure his appearance ln tha police
was the property of one of Meyer's e0UPt on Monday morning to answer t
customers and ha was ;forced to make fou" 'B . " .T . .
good'Tts loss. ... v the charge. --';;v--' -
" several Haya after the theft Meyer . Tha action taken by-the police last
met Wilson on the street and demanded night grew, out of ; .th; robbery of a
the return of the overcoat By way of mJa named McRae In Hibbard'a place
complying with the demand Wilson Bet last : Thursday night - Four men ware
upon the merchant and gave him a se
vere beating. In default of $100 cash
ball Wilson was locked up pending his
appearance in the police court Monday
to answer to a charge of larceny, fe n ,
FALLS TO HIS DEATH
C FBOt SHIP'S MAST4
. ' . ; 'ti-'-.'-.f; - :' S;?; .('.'."
'San Francisco. Jan. 15. Alfred flnell,
a sailor on the British ship Pass Klllle
Crankee, fell from the mast Of the ship
this morning to the deck, sustaining a
rrnntiirAjl enlne. wh1rli iiiuil hla death
almost Immediately, ,
arrested for the commission of the
crime, and t when the charges against
them were .heard in the police cirt
Hibbard testified that his bartender had
knowledge of what had occurred. On
the strength of this testimony Judge
Cameron directed the police to arrest
Hibbard. Thla order waa carried out
last night by Detectives Baty and Cole-
""it" la probabla that the ' authorities
will take ateps to secure the revoca
tion of Hlbbards liquor llcenae. vt
' Indiana district delegates to the Re
publican national convention will be
chosen February 4 - '
(Paired Press Leaaid Wire.)
Qulncy, III., Jan. IS. Determined
learn the facta about the death of her
son, William Hamlin, la the Pontiao re
formatory, Mrs. Hamlin, mother of the
lad, will ask the legislative committee
to look Into tha matter. She charges ha
was brutally tortured to death. Tho re
ports made by the reformatory authori
ties was that he died of Injuries re
ceived ln an accident
During December, it is declared by the
officials, young Hamlin tried to escape
from hla cell and broke hla back ln a
fall, dying later from tne injury.
Tbe boy a motner declares be waa
hune- ub by his thumbs for several
days and finally kicked to death hv a
guard. She said before dying he- told
her he had men tied un for trylns to
escape, on the tmrd day or nia torture)
he bad been let down for a moment,
wnen ne triea to Dress; away again.
Hia atrength would not permit It an-1
tha guard kicked him down, then hung
him up again. He fell down and the
fuard rushed up and kicked him hard,
hla waa the last he remembered. Next
day he waa paralysed and remained so
until he died. ' : .
Mrs. Hamlin declares tha reforma
tory authorities admitted to her that
her son had been mistreated and naked
her to say nothing about It
FIFTEEN M0EE HOP
MEN JOIN UNION
(Snedal Dispatch to The Journal.)
Woodburn. Or.. Jan. J 6. A larrely
attended meeting of hopgrowers, repre
senting tna tmverton, - Mount
AnaeL
Monitor, Woodburn.' Gervais and St
Paul districts, waa held in this city to
day. Various subjects pertaining to the
good of the association were discussed,
and much enthusiasm prevailed in re
gard to the objects of the union.
, Fifteen more growers signed the mem
bership roll ef the Pacific Coast Hop
Growers' union. The farmer election of
Francis Feller to act aa a director in
the union from this section until the
general election, was Indorsed by the
meeting. -
. BurSlars Blake HauL
1 (United Press Leased Wire.) '
Dos Angeles, Cat, Jan. -Tha rooms
Of C U Miller, IS 1 South Grand avenue
wera entered by burglars during hia ab
sence last night, and Jewelry and diamonds-
to tha value of 15,00s were
stolen. ' . .
A number of former pupils of the
aid St Michael's college, now the
filanchet . Institute, Fifth and Mill
streets, gathered' at tbe school last
night They wera members of tha first
class taught by tha Christian brothers
after their arrival In Portland, ln 185.
Tha evening was rich In its entertain
ment and the recounting of old times
afforded much pleasure to those at
tending. ' ,
imnnf thnaa nresent wera Dr. James
Zan, Dr. William Trimble, U. F. Slnnott
W. P. Slnnott Joseph O'Connor and
Michael Brennan. Several houra were
spent recalling reminiacences of bygone
days. Memories were recalled that none
Out a araa couia appreciate; ne uvea
again a few sweet houra of the days
when ne anew no care, rney spoae
kindly, Ooo, of their old teachers.
Brothers Michael. Lac tain. ZOnonian and
others who are still living. The names
of Brothers Ulrlch, Joseph, Virgil and
Ulplan were alao mentioned with re
spect, for they have gone to their re
Welcomed by Brother Andrew.
On behalf of tha faculty Brother An
drew,, now director of Blancbet Insti
tute, and ot the prospective business
college, welcomed the "old boys" and
extended the hospitality of the house.
. "We welcome you here thla evening,"
he aald, "and we are happy because you
are with us. Go where you may and
the Brothers, your teachers, are aeeklng
you out watching over your welfare;
succeed and we are first to applaud;
fall and your Alma Mater has tha hand
of sympathy already extended.
"He's a Brother's boy." Ah, how we
long to hear that as a climax to a
noble deed by one of you. We are hu
man and whilst we expect little here be
low aa a reward for our labors, believe
me. gentlemen. "He's a Brothers' boy."
coming under the circumstances men
tioned, is tne one eartniy recompense
we do court. It has a rlnr to it that
thrills us and wa would not be human
If it did not" i
Brother Andrew expressed a hope
that ere long a now building would be
Arjutteri where the nlri "mraAm"
have accommodation when they assem
ble from time to time to recall mem
ories. He auggested that as soon aa the
new college would be built an alumni
association should be formed, as such
on organisation could do much to help
tlfe college ln securing positions for its
graduates, and It would be a great
social benefit to tne members them
selves. W. P. Slnnott said he did not
agree with Brother Andrew ln waiting
until the new building is In existence,
but to begin to organize now.
spirited addresses were made ny urs.
Zan and Trimble. Messrs. M. Brennan.
Joseph O'Connor, F, J. Slnnott and Rev.
Brother George. It was claimed that
over 400 of the former students and
graduates of the old St Michael's col
lege were scattered through tho city
and state Und an effort should be made
to call them . together. Accordinglv a
temporary organization was effected by
el eo tin Dr. James Zan as chairman
and Michael Brennan aa secretary. -
Tbe chair amiolnted a committee or
six to meet at the Blanchet Institute
Monday evening, January 27, to further
discuss the plans of effecting a perma
nent organizationi The secretary waa
ordered to send notices to as many of
the "old boys" as possible to moet at
the old School grounds, Fifth anTaill
streets Sunday. February 2 at 8 o'clock.
A general invitation was ordered ex
tended to al! the former pupils to as
semble on that date.
True Spirit of Fellowship.
The committee then examined for
themselves the noor accommodations the
brothers are forced to put up with in
tne old Duiiding and expressed more or
less lndlxnatlon that such things were
allowed so long to exist. They spoke
of the modern buildings and proper faci
lities the Christian brothers nave in
other cities, and determined- that Port
land ahould have a building- for the
Christian brothers second to none in any
Brotner Andrew stated tnat na nas
been much encouraged since the An
cient Order of Hibernians have taken
tbe initiative ln offering- their assist
ance to build a new college. Since then
other societies have signified their in
tention of offering their assistance, and
now that the "old boys" are to organise.
gives a new impetus to the cause.
tserore tne meeting sojourned w. r.
Slnnott orenared a vote of ' thanks to
the brothers for their hospitality during
the evening. The meeting came to a
close and tha "old grade" were foroed to
admit that "Doth not a meeting like
this make amende for all tha long years
wa 'have wandered away. i s
ENGLISHMAN SAYS HE
IS TREATED BRUTALLY
United Press teased Wire.)
Los. Aneeles.' Jan. 26. Because of al-.
leged brutal and inhuman treatment ac
corded to-prisoners in the local city
jail, British Vloo-Consul C W. Morti
mer has asked Governor Glllett to par
don Chafles Greenfield, a subject of the
king, who was thrown into Jail while
aeeklng employment '
Consul worumer ' severs aays - ago
made a. formal nrotest to Mayor Har
per on behalf of hU countryman, alleg-
nr that Decauso ot mo vverervwoea
condition of the . Jail Greenfield waa
compelled to Bleep on a stone floor,
thereby jeopardizing hla health. Mayor
Harper Informed Kngland'a represents-,
tlva that . the .only manner, fn which
Greenfield ' could . be - released was
through a pardon by tha governor. The
consul "then took tha matter up with
Governor Glllett t . A, ,
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