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DEN OF VICE
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Abe Ruei DecIafesLanffdon
. Told Untruth Wlien He
' ; Alleged Former Boss Was
V Trying to Sell Out to
". United Railroads.
' (halted rr Lured Wirt.)
San Francisco, Jan. SO. Th li was
t ' passod this morning between Abraham
' Jtuef and District Attorney Lnngdon in
Judge Lawlor's court room during a bit
' 'ter wrangle between Langdon and At
, torney A. A. Moor, representing- the
- t-'nited Railroads defendants over certain
atalements appearing in the newspapers
. and wnlch were alleged by Moor to
J liava been originated by the district at-
lornev. The exchange of personalities
. between Langdon and Ruef was caused
by the statement of the former that
v , Ituef had been dickering with the rep
, lesentatlves of the United Railroads.
That's not trus, Langdon, and you
. know it,' ar.grily shouted Ruef, ' who
. . was sitting with his attorney.
We know it IS so," replied .langdon,
; fcls face flushing. -
"You know no such. thing. It Is not
' go, was Ruers - answer. -
Judge Ends right.
' ' Judge Lawlor stopped further squab
' Ming by leaving the bench and entering
. Mj chambers. Ruef immediately went
.' to Judge Dunce's court on the floor
below,, where his sentence on the ex
toction chars was continued (or on
Week, at his reQuest
Ruef secured a continuance of his
, trial on one of the United Railroads
bribery charges from Judge Lawlor un
til Saturday, when he promised to have
Ms entire staff of counsel present. At
that Urns Judge Lawlor will also take
vp the matter of the motion of th
prosecution to take the deposition of
Thomas P. Burns, an employe of tne
mint. This motion Is to be rigorously
.opposed by the defense, which asserts
that as Burns is under subpoena as a
witness In these cases, the prosecution
.- cannot take his deposition.
. A large crowd was again present this
- morning, ruling Dotn me auditorium
of the temple and Judge Dunne's court
when Ruef appeared, when Rnef came
down the corridor there was a craning
of necks and a bevy of exclamations
such: "There he goes," "That's him,"
Here's Ruef now.T
Oriental Merchants at San
Francisco Selling Out and
Starting for Their Native
Land Refuse to Explain
Cause.
Patrolman Calls Depart
ment's Attention to An
other Resort of Iniquity.
(United Press Uistd Wire.)
Ban Francisco, Jan. SO Whether
pursupant to orders from Japan or on
advice of the local Japanese consul, the
merchants and laboring cins of Japa
nese are leaving this city and b. taking
themselves to their Island h'ie. For
the last month a concerted movement
Another poolroom that is alleged to
be a meeting place for young men of
bad habits has been called to the at
tention of the police, together with a
request that some official action be
taken to abate the evil. In response to
the r--ouet Chief of Police Orltsmacher
has ordered his men to keep a closs
wutch on the rlace, and If conditions
warrant such action, to make official
compluint against the proprletora.
The mutter was culled to the atten-
tlon of the chief by Patrolman L. H.
Harms through the medium of a report.
llnrm states that J. II. Howard, pro
nrletor of the rooming-house at 924
North Sixth street, complains that the
GOD TO HER
Wife of Senator Wooster o
Nebraska Comes to Port
land Bather Than Wor
ship Him Asks $15,000
Alimony., ,.
confectionery stor and poolroom con- corns to Portland and Jnstltu
ducted, by Smith Bros., at 81! North ,., .i., v..-
Sixth street, la a very disorderly place, proceedings against her hu
has been going on among the Japanese
s
lng them and l.-svlng Snn P ranrisi-o.
particularly or tne
toward packin
merchant class.
up their effects or sell-
In the last week at losst 10 Japanese
firms have closed their d..ois A sys
tematic effort Is boing mud.; by the
Japanese to quietly dispone of their
business nohlinKn ami at-pan
Me declares that the place Is frequented
by a number of young men who UBe
profane and vulgar langua-e and other
wise conduct themselves In a manner
offensive to persons residing In the
neighborhood.
Harms concludes his report by saying
he lias warned the proprietors of the
poolroom several times and that they
nave each time promlied they would
put a stop to the objectionable acts of
Th. i.unn. ronsul nolltclv declines their patrons. These promises have not
u.m... ihn mutter, but admits thnt been made good, and the officer asks
to discuss
the firms are
business."
a rnnt
seflln
out owing to "poor
THAIV JOT GETS
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10MP
Jerome Will Finish Plea for
Prosecution This Afternoon.
Instructions as to his future attitude
in the matter.
PURTL
TO
PAY $500
Mrs. Baumgartner Assessed
hy Court for Running Seat
tle Man Down With Auto.
' '. (United Press Letted Wire.)
Seattle, Jan. 10. A Jury in Judge
Gilliam's court this morning awarded
. K. H. Evans 1600 damages against Mrs.
Klla M. Baumgartner of Portland, as a
result of being run down and injured
by an automobile driven by the woman
,last September.
Evans sued for $18,000 originally, but
yesterday on a demurrer of the defense,
; the husband of Mrs. Baumgartner was
eliminated as a party defendant, be
cause it was not shown that Mrs.
Baumgartner was not acting as his
agent at the time tha accident occurred.
WQODBURN RANCHER
: COMMITS SUICIDE
' (Special Dlspttcb to The Journal.)
Woodburn, Or., Jan. SO. John Whit
ney, a very highly esteemed resident
of this section, committed suicide yes
- terday afternoon at his home by shoot
ing himself. "
With three nephews, Charley, Benny
and Gage Whitney, he had Just re
turned from shooting a chicken hawk
on tilm place. They placed their guns
in a rack in the house and the three
?oung men went to the big front gate
o awair the coming of a team In which
to ride -home. While there they saw
.. their uncle leave the house and walk
to and around the barn, and the next
inirtant heard a report Rushing to the
corner of the barn, where they saw Mr.
Whitney fall, they found him breathing
his last
j Deceased suffered from nervousness
and Insomnia and worried considerably
, over trivial matters. He was 65 years
:yrf ago,
II 111 Ili . ! FTi
ANTI-TREAT movement
4 . The Men's club of the Cathedral will
; hold a meeting this evening at the arch
5; bishop's residence to promote the antl
i treating movement Representatives of
v the various - societies which have In
. dorsed the movement will meet with the
. officers of the club. The anti-treat-.
ine propaganda is' having an effect not
only locally, but In other states. In
Marshall, Michigan, an antl-treatlng so
ciety has been started which uses the
came pledge as that of the Men's club
of the Cathedral.
PLEAD GUILTY,
getfourtears
(United Press Letted Wirt.)
New York, Jan. 10. Justice Dowllng
will not charge the Jury in the Thaw
case until tomorrow morning. He made
this announcement during the noon re
cess. District Attorney Jerome ex
pects to conclude his argument this af
ternoon. When court reconvened this afternoon
Jerome at once plunged into further dis
cussion of the testimony given by the
witnesses from abroad. He said that
Dr. Wells, the English physician, prob
ably told the truth, but he insisted that
there was no comparison between the
tragedy and the outbreaks of Thaw In
Europe. The prosecutor then paid a
high compliment to the integrity of Mrs.
William Thaw, declaring that he didn't
believe she would swear to an untruth
to save her son's life.
Jerome pointed out thst the boy s
mother could see no signs of insanity In
her son until after Christmas eve, when
he returned horns after hearing stories
that had been circulated about him. He
told his mother on this occasion that he
had Just left the girl he loved; he said
he really believed he loved the girl with
a devotion that presented a strong con
trast to that of the girl. But his ac
tions were not those of an Insane per
son, Jerome declared.
ALL-DAY MEETING OF
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11001
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Methodist Women Gather at
Grace Church and Hear
.Papers and Reports.
TEN CHINKS CAUGHT -IN
RAID BY POLICE
Celestial Gamblers Pay Fine
of $20 Each in Munic
ipal Court.
Ten Chinese gamblers arrested last
night In a raid made by the police on
the premises at 95 Second street, plead
ed guilty in the police court this morn
ing. Each paid a fine of $20, Imposed
as a penalty by Judge Cameron.
Contrary to the usual custom the
Chinese were not represented by coun
sel, their interests being taken care
of by Juo Suo, a Chinese who bears
the reputation of being the backer of
soma of the many speculative enter
prises of the Chinese quarter. As tne
fine Imposed by the Judge was not above
that established by precedent, the gam
blers consider that they have made a
distinct guin and established a new
method of economy In the game of
chance.
Many other gambling games and lot
teries that have been In full operation
for several weeks have not been dis
turbed by the police.
PEOPLE AT KLAMATH
WANT DITCH FILLED
(Speclt! Dispatch to Tns Journal.)
Klamath Falls Or., Jan. 30. The cit
izens of Klamath Falls are to take the
matter of the old Ankeny-Henley canal
up with the reclamation service, with
a view of having same abandoned, and
filled up. The ditch formerly supplied
water to a great number of ranchers
out in the valley, but since It has been
taken over by the reclamation service,
it supplies but 40 people and Is empty
most of the time, an eyesore and a
source of danger to the health of the
community on account of the filth that
accumulates in it.
Rather than get down on her knees
to her husband, Benator Charlos Woos
ter of Lincoln, Nebraska, and worship
him as her god, Mrs. I.lllle Wooster has
ted divorce
husband, ask'
lng $15,000 alimony,
Mrs. Wooster and her daughter. Miss
Bophia Wooster, are living at 718
Brooklyn street, waiting for the case
to come to trial In Lincoln.
"He commanded me to get down on
my knees and pray to him as God,"
says Mrs. Wooster in the complaint
filed In the divorce proceedings.
She admitted this morning that her
husband had tried to make her worship
him, but declined to talk much about
the case, excepting to say that she
wpuld go to Lincoln to press it when It
cams up for trial.
Husband Jtsfnses Support.
Mrs. Wooster says aha left her hus
band rather than give up her religion
for his sake. She is a matronly look
ing woman of about CO. and is well ed
ucated, and evidently exceptionally
bright Her daughter. Miss Sophia
Wooster, has been working as a
stenographer In the office of J.
J. Kll green In order to help support
her mother and herself during ths trial
of ths suit A' sister, Mrs. Jessie Todd
Blakeman, in a trained nurse in this
city, and resides at 72? Tlbbetts street
According to Mrs. Wooster and her
lawyer, J. O'B. Hcobey. Senator Woos
ter Is very well off, but will do nothing
towards supporting the wife who would
not worship him. They have been mar
ried for nearly 20 years and are first
cousins.
"Mrs. Wooster," said Mr. Seobey this
morning, "is Mr. Wooster s second wire.
Her husband had several children by his
first wife, and the differences between
ths two arose over these children. Mrs.
Wooster claims that she had nothing
to say in her own family, but thnt the
stepchildren were given every advant
age over both Mrs.., Wooster and her
own children.
Wanted to Bnls Boost.
"Finally Senator Wooster sent for his
oldest daughter, a stenographer In the
supreme court of Nebraska, and had her
come home 'to rule the family,' as he
expressed it. Mrs. Wooster was given
no liberty at all, had nothing to say
about the management of the house,
and was practically made a servant.
"At times her husband would go away
with his children and leave her in the
house with no money' and with nothing
to eat."
It is said bv Mr. 8eobey that Mrs.
WoOster is very religious, while the
senator is a worldly man. When she
told him that shfe could not serve her
God and at the same time do the things
he commanded her to, he said that he
was the god of that family, and that
she must worship him Instead of any
other god.
Senator wooster is a very well known
Immigration Official Dresses
as Tramp l and ' Locates
Runaway Chink.:
Ferdinand . Meyer, Inspector la ths
local immigration service, yesterday
afternoon succeeded in capturing Bus
Gang, Chines cook, who sscaped from
th oriental liner Arabia, on night about
a week ago when Meyer was on watch.
He had 'taunted high and low for th
Celestial fugitive when h finally ran
across him in a Chines vegetable gar
den and hog ranch near. Linnton.
Meyer was disguised n th attlr of
a tramp and looked quit dinsrent rrom
his usual appearance In th blue uni
form of ths immigration Inspection
service. Walking along th road and
about to abandon all hop of aver see
ing Sue Gang, as he approached th
last hog ranch of th chain along th
roaa. n spoiled nis man digging in a
nearby field.
Sue Gang did not recognise his pur
suer until addressed oy in inspector,
when it tofJk him but a moment to rec
ollect where he had heard th vole be
fore. Su Gang made a leap for liberty
and started over the field with th
peed of a rhinoceros, but Meyer, too.
got a move on and soon had his man In
his grasp. The Chinaman' protests
were of no us and he la now in Jan.
awaiting the departure of th liner
Nlcomedla, which will oarry him bck
to Hongkong.
Meysr s determination to capture his
man is today bringing him many com
pliments. There were two other watch
men on duty when the fellow escaped,
knl t. a. nvN fallal n im him mAt
away. Sua Gang won't tail how ho mad
his escape.
NEW MACHINERY FOR
RICH COPPER MINES
(Special Dltpatcb to Tit JoDrntL
North Powder. Or.. Jan. 10. The last
wagonload of th four carloads of ma
chinery in this week for th Indiana
or Mulr group of mines, 22 miles from
North powder, at tne neaq or in
Grand Bond river, started out this
morning.
The Indiana Mining company, which
owns and spares no expense In th de
velopment of the Muir Mines, has 4t
men at work installing a new concen
trating plant tn capacity or wnicn
Is 100 tons Der day. There is, also, an
electric hoist under construction for
sinking a shaft 1,000 feet below the
present water level.
WOULD LIFI CLOUD
DEPOSITORS'
HOPES RISE
Receiver Devlin Files For-
. mal' Petition for Ordr of
Sale of 'Oregon Savings
Assets to German-Ameri
can Hearing Saturday.
FROM ILIRI
E
Unfavorable Codicil to Fath
er's Will Added When
the Son Married.
Construction of the codicil of th will
of Louis Love Is involved In ths trial
of the case of Green C Love against
other heirs of the estate, which cams
Ett'El Jl!ka,.a.ni.one..of I in the clrTuit court this moving. Green
C. Love, who is a son of Louis Love,
Republican machine leaders of the
state. His wife claims that he is
worth $30,000, and asks for alimony of
half that amount
EPIDEMIC OF DIVORCES
BREAKS OUT IN ITALY
(I'Llred Prett Leated Wire.)
Rome, Jan. 30 The Italian govern
ment has been com Del led to Increase
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of th Methodist Episcopal church is f SnuVnVof t Soi
holding an all-day session at Grace ( domestic crimes and separation suits.
Methodist church today. The district j The increase la attributed to the return
was this morning reorganized I to corre- fnVsftwomorh'ranf.e
spond with the bounds of the Oregon 1 covery by these returned emigrants that
conference. The devotional service was their wives, sisters and daughters have
led by Mrs. Wsldfogel, followed by a been guilty of intrigues in their ab-
OUK Oy iKIIB. vr . ikvyyv. ai.ci iiio veucc.
business meeting tne program was
given.
Mrs. Heppe gave the address of wel
come, which was responded to by Mrs.
E. H. Belknap. A paper on Porto Rico
was read by Mrs. C. A. Morden. A
paper from the Mothers' Jewel home,
prepared by Mrs. Connelly of Salem,
was read by Mrs. J. M. Long.
Rev. John Uval, pastor oi me bweoisn
church, made
DRIAND ADVOCATES
TRIAL MARRIAGES
GIBSON IS HELD
TO GRAND JURY
Ex-Convict Befriended bv
Upper Office Men Final
ly Lands in Toils.
(United Press Leased Wire )
Paris, Jan. 30. Minister of Justices
Brlund. realising that his remarks hiv
brief address, asking raised a storm of protests, todav re-
the assistance of the Ladies' Home nudiated the Interview granted yester-
Missionary society in organizing an day in which he advocated trial mar
auxiliary in his church; he also urged riages.
that the societies engage a ,Swedish In Bplte of this repudiation he insists
woman as missionary to the families that the Interview represents his views
arriving in the city. on the subject of marriage, and de-
Dr. Osman Royal spoke of need for ' clared that similar laws should regu
misslonary work among the Immigrants late labor;
and th poor colored and white people I -
of the south, telling of conditions as
he saw them on nis recent trip.
Rev. John Flynn, the pioneer minister
of Methodism, spoKe or early days In
this country and of early missionary
enterprises. He said that he himself
Is still young, hearty and gay, though
his years number 91. Rev. W. H.
Heppe closed the morning's nroeram
with a few words of appreciation of
the work of tne society and pledging
his support
After a basket luncheon ihe session
was resumed this afternoon.
James Welder and Edward Lee plead-
, (! guiuy neiore juage uantenDein in
.. the circuit court yesterday afternoon.
and each was sentenced to serve four
" years in the penitentiary. Welder
passed a bogus $5 check and Lee stole
a number of carpenter's tools from the
: ; enup or Artnur A. Arena oi 1 wentletn
. ana itast Salmon streets. ,
William Wren pleaded guilty to th
ol aieaimg a watch rrom C A.
, Blakely of 1503 Second street, and waa
; , sentenced to serve six months in Jail.
, SKINNED ONE SECOND
- . OFF ITS SCHEDULE
' Thr was great excitement at
w in epo uus morning No. 21
.
.
cam in a second ahead of
and all th oher trains arrived
-allowed- oy th statio" Was
ter. .""..'.
' Northern Pacine!. 1, due fct
7 o'clock, arrived on time.
Southern Pacific No, 1, du at
7:55. arrived on time.
Southern Paclflo No. IS, du at
li: jo, arrived on time. :u
, O. R, & N. No. S, du at-
o'clock, arrived on time..
ft it, t N. No, S, du at 9:iS.
arrived on tint.'
1 Astoria V Columbia No. IL du
at IMS, arrived at it:H:tt.
SUIT AGAINST THE
COLUMBIA SOUTHERN
A. M. Crawford, attorney-general of
Oregon, will appear before Judge Wol
verton in the United States circuit court
February 10 and request that a receiver
be appointed for the Columbia Southern
Irrigation company.
A contract was let by the state, under
the Carey act. to the Columbia Irriga
tion company to Improve something like
12.000 acres of land in the Deschutes
river country.
The state Is now suing the company
to cancel the contract, alleeine that the
forms of agreement have not been car
ried out Mr. Crawford is at the Im
perial hotel, having come to Portland
to have the date of hearing set by. the
court. '
PROVIDES FOR SALE
OF SILETZ RESERVE
REPORT FAVORABLY ON
CUTTER FOR COLUMBIA
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Jan. SO. Senator Bourne
today Introduced a bill authorizing the
sale oz ianos oeiongmg to tne Biieti In
dians in Oregon under conditions to be
prescribed by the secretary of the Interior.
GOVERNMENT WILL
PROBE MINE DISASTERS
if "ii '""K is.
, ' Watted Press Leasee WU.
niTJUf'US 0- The house com
mittee on labor today offered a favora
ble report on Representative Bartholdt's
resolution providing for a federal inves
UgaUptr of mine disasters. The senate
naa already passed a similar resolution;
Wtsl)lDg-ton Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, Jan. 30. Kulton has se
cured a favorable report from the com
mittee on commerce for his bill appro
priating $260,000 to build a revenue
cutter for the Columbia river.- Benatoi
Piles has procured In the senate the
passage of a bill -to build a revenue
cutter on the Pacific coast fox $260,000.
Congressman Hawley announces that
Dr. William Kuykendall. school super
intendent, and L. A. Alderson of Eugene
will hold a competitive examination
about February 14 for one cadet and
tliiee alternates for Annapolis.
JEALOUSY CAUSES
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Stockton, Cal., Jan. 30. Insanely
Jealous of his wife and driven desperate
because she had left him, James A.
Martin of this city went to where she
was working in a country home live
miles east of here this morning, shot
her dead and blew his own brains out
He was 68 years of age and she 42.
The couple had reared eight children,
'ine two youngest daughters witnessed
the double tragedy.
Pleads Guilty to Polygamy.
In a long address to the court over
which Judge' Gantenbein was presiding
Arthur Norrls, 82 years old, pleaded
guilty to the charge of polygamy this
afternoon, his wives were uene l,
More and Hattle Benjamin, both of
whom live in Portland. The former was
married to Norris in Portland about
six years ago, the latter at Vancouver
a few months ago. .
Norrls appeared to b well educated
and said he was an expert inside fin
isher. He asked for a Jail sentence but
was sent to the penitentiary for 18
months. .
Mm. Kosch Dies.
Frultvale, Cal., Jan. SO. Mrs. Theo
dore Kosch, th pretty wife of a Fro it
vale restaurant -keeper, who was shot by
Alois Machala, an iron-worker, died at
tha Alameda sanitarium thla morning.
Machala had been rooming at the Kosch
homo. Ho trac of tha murderer has ;
bn found- , , . I
v. 0: ' 1
W. C. Gibson, alias Wilson, the man
who has so many times escaped prose
cution on serious charges because of the
intercession of District Attorney John
Manning, was today bound over to await
the action of the grand Jury on a charg
of robbery. Gibson has been identified
as one or the two thugs who held up
and robbed George H. Keiser In the laf
ter's saloon on Thurman street a few
weeks ago. tionds were fixed at $2,500,
In default of which Gibson was given
into the custody of the sheriff and is
now a prisoner at the county Jail.
About a year ago Gibson was caught
in the act of setting fire to a printing
establishment In First street, between
Ash and Pine. Ho was bound over nn
a charge of arson by Police Judge Cam
eron, but when the matter came before
District Attorney Manning a "not true
bill" was returned and the derendant
set at liberty.
Several weeks ago Gibson and an ex
convict named Lucas were arrested at
2 o'clock in the morning while they
were roaming the streets in the resi
dence district of the city. When
searched Gibson was found to be armed
with a large revolver. Although sus
pected of being hold-up men, they could
not be identified as such at that time
and a cnargo or vagrancy was placed
against uioson. i.ucas was given a
sentence or ju days on the rockplle, but
through the Intercession of his official
friends Gibson escaped with an ad
monition to leave the city.
It was his disregard of the judge's
mjuiiuiion 10 leave town mat proved
Uloson s undoing. He was seen and
recognized oy reiser and his arrest fol
lowed in short order. The next hear.
lng of his case will be when District
Aiiorney wanning sits as a grand Jury
to pass on the matter of an indictment
on ine roDDery cnurge.
received a one sixth interest In ths
estate of his father, amounting to $200,
000, but the elder Love greatly disliked
his son's choice of a wife and In the
codicil provided . that th interest of
Green C. Love should be free from any
Interest of his wife, and that if Green
C. Love died without issue his share
should go to the other devisees of the
will.
Green C. Love in the present case Is
seeking to quiet title to his share of
the estate in this county, which In
cludes valuable property at First and
Madison streets and a tract of land in
the Woodlawn section. If he wins he
will be able to dispose of the property
as he pleases. If It should be held that
he has only a life estate the property
would go to his sisters and brothers
and their children when he dies.
Love's contention is that the language
of the codicil means that its restrictions 1
were to apply only in case he died be
fore the death of his father, and that
having survived his father he is en
titled to his full share without llmlx
tion. All of the other heirs have ns
sen ted to this contructlon of the codicil
except Mrs. Stafford, one of his sisters,
and her children, who are holding out
for the reversion of his share to the
otner neirs at nis death.
Louis Love's will was made in' 1899,
with the provision that the trustees
should divide the estate in January,
1807. In 1901 Green C. Love married
the woman his father disliked, and In
February of the following year the
codicil was appended to the will, by
which the displeasure of the father was
evidenced.
Receiver T. C Devlin of th Oregon
Trust Savings pank today filed a
formal petition In Judg Gantenbein
court asking for an order of sal of th
assets of that bank to th German
American bank, through which It is
proposed to liquidate th suspended .in
stitution with a guarantee that th
creditors shall reoeiv dollar for dollar.
Under th terms of th petition the
receiver is to be continued in hi ca
pacity as a court official; and also bold
a position on th board of director of
th1 German-American bank. Th as
sets of th Oregon Savings are to be
deeded to th German-American, but are
to remain In th custody of th receiver
M security for liquidation. As the
assets are disposed of the creditors will
be paid, th receipts being segregated
for that special purpose. Th court
fixed upon next Saturday at 2 o'clock
as the hour for hearing any objections
from Interested persons who may have
ground for opposing th consolidation.
A difference of opinion exists between
Joseph Simon, attorney for the receiver.
and Louis J. Wilde, as to th manner
of transfer of assets in the course of
liquidation, and this point will be ar-
frued berore the court and disposed or
n the final order. It is contended by
Mr. Wild that the board of directors
of th new bank should have full power
to adjust the values of assets in course
of exchange and liquidations, as the
bank wul have a board composed of
Portland business men. Including the
receiver, and all worthy of confidence.
Ther will have assumed the liabilities
and be responsible for disposing of the
assets to the best advantage.
Mr. Simon wants a provision to the
effect that in any transfer of Oregon
Savings assets the receiver shall have
power to tlx their valuation.
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Angus; Peterson Leaves UU
Farm to Methodistsi-Vife
Gives' It: to tLutherans
Sects 3fay Take'Clafma to
Court for Settlement, -
WORKMAN SCALPED BY
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
(Sped! IHipitcb to Ths Jooraal.) r
Silverton, Oie Jan. 30. Member of
the United Lutheran church In this city
ar apparently vary much dissatisfied
With th manner in which Angus Peter
son disposed of his farm a few day
prior to his dlath, and th will may b
contested in th court.
Mr. Peterson disd on December 81,
1907, and before he passed away willed
his farm to th Methodist church. It
was provided, however, that Mrs. Peter
son should have a Ufa lease of tha nlAc
as long as she lived. Just IS day sub
sequent to tne oeatn or Mr. Peterson,
the Widow died laavlnr tha firm In tha
Lutheran society. Th Lutherans, It la
said, contend that ther was a mlsun-
dom nimseir and wife intended tha
property to go to that church. Th ad
vice of attorneys ha been solicited re-
frarding what course to pursue In hav
ng th will chanced, and tha Matho.
dlsta.hav also employed legal advlc
in in aeienss oi ineir rigms.
Th latter society has refused to rlva
the Lutheran church any nortlon of tha
property In a matter of compromise, as
euggeaiea 07 me pastor, ttev. J. U.
Kelnertson, and will follow th ease
into the courts to th end If It becom
necessary.
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Friday's Race Selections.
(United Tress Leused Wire.)
San Francisco, Jan. 30. Friday's se
lections' for Emeryville; Sophomore,
Expectant, Sightly. Alice Holland, Ocea
Mal.1, Mary Mar, Old Settler, Reenaw,
Calvez, Sidney F., Fred Bent, May
Amelia. Graphite. Matador, Tetanus, An
drew Mack, Watchful, Galvestonian.
COLLECTION OF TAXES
BEGINS SATURDAY
The figures of the 1907 tax
4 roll show an Increase in th per-
sonal property list of about 25
per cent over last year. Th
personal tax for 1906 amounted 4
to $665,281.72, and this year the
figures have mounted up to ,
$889,163.16. In fact, the per-
sonal property roll has been
growing at the rate of 25 per
ft cent for several years.
xne tax ron win he turned
over to Sheriff Steven for col- 4
lection on Saturday morning.
The total is $3,226,546.25, against
$2,839,462.24 last year. The
county therefor will have $387,-
084 more than last year.
ENGINEER TAYLOR
IS UNDECIDED
The bridge committee of the city
executive board will meet at 4 o'clock
this afternoon to consider the report
of City Engineer D. W. Taylor with
reference to whether or not the contract
for building the East Twenty-eighth
street bridge over Sullivan's gulch shall
be awarded to Backus Gleblsch and
Joplin upon plans and specifications
iurmsneo Dy mem at ine time the bid
was submitted. The bid of the above
firm for constructing the bridge was
$77,000, the lowest submitted
At a late hour this afternoon. City
Engineer Taylor said he was undecided
whether or not to recommend to the
committee to award the contract for
the bridge work to Backus, Gleblsch &
Joplin.
ST. HELEN'S CONCERT.
Jan Scotflsld Tnaehsr, Pianist and
Majorl miler. Violinist, to Ap
pear.
The concert to be given tonight at 8
o'clock at St. Helens' hall, promises to
db one or ub musical events or tne sea-
nun. xna iwo KruEis wno are to ap
pear will be heard for the first time in
rortiano. xney are Jane Scotfleld
xnatcner, pianists ana Marjorle Miller,
Miss Miner nas spent rour years
studying with the .famous Ceasar
xnompson or Brussels, and the finish
of her Dlaylna- has created anch an.
thuslasm in the Sound cities that her
rortiana rriends are much pleased to
nave mis opportunity or nearing her.
Jane Scotfleld Thacher has delighted
the few who hav heard her play with
her brilliancy of execution, sympathetic
interpretations and unusual tone. The
proceeds or in is concert are to be used
to purchase apparatus for the gymnasium.
Several Laborers on Railroad
Injured While Thawing
High Explosive.
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Chatcolet, Ida, Jan. 30. By th ex
plosion of dynamite here yesterday Sv
eral workmen on the Chicago, MU
wauke & St. Paul railroad were se
verely Injured, one man having his scalp
torn to ribbons.
The workmen were thawing the dyna
mite and it is supposed that a flying
snark from a neighboring camDlire ex
ploded the dynamite. The men were
taken to the company hospital at Tekoa,
Washington.
FREE CHOCOLATES.
Insert a Cash Want Ad Sunday and Get
An Ordsr for Candy.
The offer of free chocolates with want
ads inserted in The Journal next Sun
day has nlready attracted much atten
tion. Such an exceptional offer In the
advertising field will prove a pleasant
surprise to thousands. An order for a
box of CofTman s Society Chocolates will
be the reward of every one who Inserts
a cash want ad in next Sunday's. Jour
nal to the amount of 25 cents. The
ads must be brought to The Journal of
fice and be paid for in advance. Every
bearer of such an ad will be given an
order for a half pound of Coffman's fa
mous chocolates, and this order will be
redeemable at Coffman's mammoth con
fectionery establishment at 848 and 350
Washington street, near the Grand .thea
tre. These cash want ads for free
chocolates may be brought to the office
on Friday or Saturday. Owing to the
rush there will be on Saturday, It will
be advisable for all who can to deliver
their ads on Friday.
"Red Feather."
"Red Feather," one of the best light
operas ever written, will be the attrac
tion at the Marquam next week, open
ing Tuesday night. This play Is ons of
the strongest offerings that the Mar
quam has presented this season and it
will be the first time "Red Feather" naa
been given here at these prices.
Scat Sale Opens Tomorrow.
Tomorrow (Frlduy) morning at 10
o'clock at box office. The Hetlig the
atre. Fourteenth and Washington
streets, the advance seat sale will 'open
ror George m Cohan's delightfully
tuneful musical play, "George Washing
ton Jr." This happy offering will be
the attraction at the above theatre for
three nights, beginning next Monday,
with a special pric matinee Wednes
day. "The Country Squire."
Next Sunday the Marquam will be
occupied by Lee Willard and his capable
company of players in "The Country
Squire.'' Mr. Willard is well and fa
vorably known to the amusement-seekers
of Portland and can always be de
pended on for a good performance. "Tho
Country Squire" Is a new play, espec
ially written for him and Portland will
be one of the first cities to pass Judg
ment on it. The advance sale la now
open. Seats on sale.
Falls Into Basement.
William Donlon of 107 Webster street.
is lvlnsr at St. Voncent's hosnltal fwrh
injuries that will probably prove fatal,
the result of a fall into the basement
of a house at Mississippi avenue and
Shaver street, Donlon. who is 70 veam
oio, was warning over me opening Into
the basement, which was left open by
workmen, when the boards gave way.
When picked up he was unconscious
and it was found that several ribs and
a collar bone wer broken and that he
had sustained, probably fatal injuries.
JELLY WAS COLORED
CONTRARY TO THE LAW
Townsend & Van Schoonhoven, gro
cers at 147 First street, are made de
fendants on a charge of selling canned
currant Jelly that had been colored in
violation of the state pure food law.
Food Commissioner J. W. Bailey is
prosecuting the case in Justice Reld's
court, Bert Pllklngton, food chemist,
gathered the evidence against the gro
cers.
Tha fruit was put up Dy an eastern
cannery and is sold also in violation of
the federal food statutes, since Ingredi
ents were found in the rood other than
those indicated on the wrapper. The
federal law compels all goods made in
one state and sold in another to be so
labeled...
Many more of these cases will b
taken up by the government officers as
soon as tne leoerai laboratory now Do
ing installed in the Worcester building
is fully equipped, which will be in a
few weeks. The federal law is more
complete than the Btate law.
Watch Dental Certificates.
That is, those of the Imperial Den
tists, in the Healy building, at the
Better Than Etrer.
ine general verdict pronounced ror
the Baker company's production of th
runny farce Hoyt s A Milk Whit
Flag." this week is that it is even bet
ter than last season, when it broke all
records both as a fun and money-maker.
The songs are many of them new this
year and the chorus Is composed of
eight pretty, dainty girls who can both
sing and dance.
"'Way Down East,"
"Wav Down East" Is reDeatlnr It
previous successes in Portland and th
advance sale for the remaining perform
ance is growing heavier eacn day. way
Down East," at the Marquam, Is recog
nised as the best of all pastoral comedy
dramas. Its purity has become a leg
end nnd it has been Indorsed from th
pulpit as well as from ths press.
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"The Moonshiner's Daughter."
"The Moonshiner's Daughter," at th
Star theatre, continues to please tha
public. This Is one of the few plays
wnicn uepcmiB uu icrci ina nut uii
Imagination for a stirring story. Tha
principal characters are revenue detec
tives and the makers of illicit whiskey'
In the mountainous region of the south.
There will be a matinee Saturday.
All Stars at the Grand.
It can be said that the vaudeville en
tertainment at the Grand this week is
made up of star features, each on
having been selected rrom tne nest on
the market by tne agents or eiuiiivan
Consldine. The Eddy family, playing a
return date, Is more popular than when
here several months ago. There is not
another wire act in the world to com
pete with this.
"Jack Wells of Wyoming.'
The big show at the Lyric this week
is "Jack Wells of Wyoming," one of the
best cowboy dramas ever written. It
Is strictly modern and reflects con
ditlons as they actually exist In the cat.
tie country. The various characters ar
drawn from life and impress all by tha
fact that they are realistic.
Teddy Bear for Children
A few weeks ago a boy got a big
Teddy bear at the Empire Saturday
matinee and next Saturday some otner
child under 12 will get another. It 1
ulrrmlv for the one who guesses nearest
to the number of people attending th
matinee and the Dear is a great Dig rei
Inn. This week "Rlsr Hearted Jim.'
the story of the Montana sheriff, Is th
play, ana it is one oi tne oeai umv oyc
came to tne umpire.
Mrs. Fannie Steel Dead.
Silverton. Or.. Jan. 30. Mrs. Fanni
CtQ..l a roolrTont nt Howell PralrlAa
near 'this city, died at her" home early
corner of Grand avenue and East Mor- yesterday morning, and was buried to-
rlson street, on the east side. They
have elegant offices fitted up and do
first-class work. Their "certificate" or
coupon in their advertisement in today's
issue is worth Its face value at the Im
perial office. You'll find the ad on the
east side double page. Watch for it.
It's good for 34 in dental work.
ENTERPRISE LIVES
UP TO ITS COGNOMEN
(Special DUpstcb to Tbe Journal.)
Enternrlse. Or.. Jan. 30. By actual
count, Enterprise has a population of
SOS. Since the last census Of 1900, th')
opuiation of enterprise nas increased
00 per cent..
Imbrovements by way of bulldlna- is
Increasing in accordance with the pop
ulation of this place, as the estimated
cost of the buildings erected in Enter
prise during the past year is ovor $100,-000.
Nell Wlll Be on Deck.
., I Doited Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco. Jan. 30. Word was
sent from the Neil cmj this morning 1
mat ine iittie re-iiow naa entirety recov
ered from a slight attack of biliousness;
that he Is in good form and would ap
pear in the ring tomorrow night for his
Do you like good chocolates? See nn
22HTcJ?!Slif?- th "Want Ad" P9- VM wltl Ab Attell at tha appointed
day. Mrs. Steel has been a resident oi
this vicinity since the ran or iu.
when she moved here from Missouri
with her husband. Mr. Steel died three
years ago.
REGISTRATION IS
, GAINING AGAIN
The registration barometer
went up again yesterday, aftei a
slight sinking spell th day be-
fore, indloating that the high
averaga recently maintained is
likely to be continued without 4
d serious disturbance? During tna
day 349 were entered as voters,
of whom 254 were Republicans,.
73 were Democrats and 11 wer
of other affiliation.
4 The total numDer or quaiined
electors has now reached 6,733, ,4
of whom approximately 79 per
cent, or o.zos, ar Republicans.., )
4 Tha Democrats have registered 4
, 1,19 and members of other
parties and Independent hav ,
' 329 to, their credit. .
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