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Newspaper Page Text.; - 4. -. V ' THE : OREGON ' DAILY' JOURNAL, -PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENINO, I FEBRUARY 11, ' 1003.' CUE COOPS m IIPinCD DAM 1 vuviw ufliy DAUGHTER Ministers and Municipal As sociations Organize Move- : 'ment to Drive X-Radium and Similar Institutions - in City Out of Business. TO EXPLAIH Mother Left renniless, Ad ministrator Wants Ac-' counting of Funds. . Alleging that MI Bessie Spurrell has appropriated fundi that belong, to bar father's estate and has left tier mother, airs. Spurrell, poverty stricken, the administrator of to estate this moraine; secured an order from Judge Webster In the county eourt requiring the daughter to come Into court and ex REGlSTiTiOli: III POLK LAGS SOLI tlaln. William 11. Bpurreii oiea issi junm and N. C Olson was appointed adminis trator of his estate. It Is charged that nrt incapable veral his daua-hter In the month of May per suaded htm to suit his farm In Clark eountv. Washington. L. 11 Poulson bouRht the farm for I1..6 and It Is alleged that liessle BDurrell cersuaded her father to en dorae to her the check for collection. She made the collection, It la charged, and keDt the money fur her own use. Meanwhile the widow has been left penniless and has had to go out and work for her living. Olsen claims that the daughter should be compelled to ao- reo aires her to come Into court at 9:90 o'clock on inn morning of February jl rfiA a-tlnn will be taken by the he waa of unsound mind and Incap United action W l0, transacting business for set ministers of the city witn various mu- montn. b,fore hl. death but that nicies! associations in an drive out of business ths institutions a . r-harar-ter similar tO the X-Il- dinm Institute. At a meeting Of the Portland Mln literlal association yesterday afternoon strong committee, with Dr. Luther R. Dyott of the First Congregational - rhurt-h as chairman was appointed to Conduct an Investigation Into the char -acter of the alleged &ke doctors and count to the estate for this money, and - .n.itir.1 institutions of the city with the citation Issued by. the county judge the Idea f at least keeping them from . being- brought as prominently before the pubUo as they now axe. It was after listening to an appeal tnedc by 'a committee from the Port land Medical association that the church leaders 'decided UDOn taking drastic action la the fake institute mat ter.- -.- , i Otappress Criminal ITectloee. Dr. Esther CL PobL city health offi cer. Dr. E. F, Tucker and Ir. Alan Welch Smith all spoke before the meet ing yesurday and urged tne Minister, lal association to unite with therp In an effort to suppress the criminal prac titioners. The committee appointed to Investi gate the matter includes Rev. Luther I R. Dyott, chairman; Rev. E. M. 8 harps. Rev. J. Whltcomb Brougher, Rev. Wil liam Hiram Foulkes and Rev. W. H. Ueppe. ' . . Dr. Iteppe said this morning that be Deitevea tee commute wouia asa to various municipal associations, such -as tne liar association and tne Medical aud Good Oovernment associations to unite oe MURDER TRIAL DEGIflS Four of Jury Selected to Hear Evidence Against Joseph Anderson. Joseph Anderson, charged with the murder of Barry M. Logan on the j suppress the nefarious Rev. W. H, Foulkes said to suppress the nefarious nlacca, - that aitnoug! not present at the meeting, he was in full sympathy with Its purposes and, would do everything In his power to see mat tne iniquitous performances like the X-Radlum affair "brought to light last weea were suppressed. Dr. Brougher. though unable to at tend the meeting, sent -the following letter to the association, also announc ing that he would preach on ths subject next Bimaay; . Advertisements gaoold Be Stopped. 1 write this note which you mar read at the meeting, to state that I am in hearty sympathy with any movement that may be Inaugurated by the minis ters or our .city to create pub no senti ment and tnfluerire the newspapers to discontinue the publication of objection able meaical advertisements. his Ufa before Jsdgs Bronaugn. in the circuit court this morning. At the close of the morning session, after nine talesmen Had been examined, four men had been accepted by both sides, and the Jury may be comDleted before the oay is over. - Interest In the case of Anderson hss been heightened because of the story told by Jacob HllL a fellow Drlaoner. by which Anderson Is said to havs con fessed the murder of Logan and to nave offered to kill any dozen men that Hilt might name If Hilt would kill the two chief witneeaes against him. Me is also reported to have made damaging admissions to Roy Embrv. with whom he roomed the night fol lowing the murder, Embry and Pete Haher belne- the men that Anderson asked tint to remove. C. W. Bowie, the first man examined e" medical advertisements. I t;. w. Bowie, tne nrsi man examined I am fully persuaded also that the on the panel this morning, was excused ministers of the city need to create a public sentiment against the practice 01 inranticiae, ootn pre-natal and post natal, which no doubt Is practiced to an alarming- extent not only' in ths lower classes of society, but also among- the upper classes where they do not care to raise eniiaren. I am very well aware that this matter is a delicate ons and extremely difficult to deal with. The reputable physicians of the various schools havs the matter largely in their from duty by the court because of his age. He is 81 years old. and It wat feared that the strain of the trial, which Is expected to last three or four days. would be too greet for him. N. Harris was peremptorily challenged by the de fense, ana k. m. i annnn. i nomas 11. Smith and W. W. Church waa accepted py ootn sines in one, two. tnree order. J. v. riennessy was excused by ths court because or bias toward men charged with murder. Andrew J. Smith son was challenged by the defense for cause, and Deputy District Attorney On (It a? UnH. .m.- . m I Adams resisted the challenge, but with. our7!Prc that will indorse ths physicians in their siana against a practice mat is abso lutely abhorrent to the higher dictates or morality ana decency, l venture to say that if statistics could be gleaned of the secret crimes committed that ere In line with the murder at the X-Ra-dium -institute, it would be found that as many unborn Infants are murdered in Portland every year as Herod ever fut to death in Bethlehem of Judea. believe something positive and dras tic should be done. You may count on my voice snd cooperation in any line of action mat tne ministers ana medical fraternity may decide upon. that he would not find any person guilty on circumstantial evidence when the penalty Is death. William Harris was excused by the court for cause. John P. Schmeer. the last man examined thin morning, proved acceptable to both pros ecution and defense. KELLAHER WOULD Only About 300 Voters in "Evidence" Some Citi zens Who Aspire. (Speelal Dispatch te Tr Journal.) Dallas, Or., Feb. 11. Registration of TOtera In Polk county Is proceeding very slowly. Only about 100 havs so far given notice of Intention to vote at hs primaries in AprIL About half are lepubllcan and half Democrats, with a sprinkling of Independents, Socialists and Prohibitionists. The only man who haa filed intention of striving for a nomination In the primaries la J. O, Van Orsdel of this city, who will bs a candidate for the Democratic nomUa tlon for county judge. Polk county will not elect a senator this year, the new re-dlstrlctlng plac- JOES WE in? iiilmii tfvniii PIGIBOII BROKE IIP r. CHARCOAL 4,000 SKELETONS 111 Cross t Libel ; Suits . Follow Gruesome Find: 'i Made f in Secretary sks for; Maps Showing Location of the Bough Voyage of Ver- . sallies Around Horn. r ' ri sVmsBsnSBsjSjs ,:f What'Was Belief to; Be Vacant Boom.. OE DY CUPID ...v y... v.-j "..i, ,. . It doesn't xr to ahlp charcoal In a If Palermo, Feb. llJFrom Carlentlnl Vessel with a cargo of brink nA nlv. 1 1,... n.rtlnnlars of a IlOadS and ShOrelineS in 1,on M othf tWnss. somewhat gruesome discovery made in xr -1 uirvin a .yra i or saa . rranclsoo, I an ancient monastery. ,' For many years iiurmuesieru uasUlllK- charterers of tha French bark Ver-1 the monastery has not been inhabited. tav rnftr u.u' MbLd.ih la th United and It was Intended to use ons portion ivu wuiiMt i cui wur nun morning ana s, zew mlnnlH .ft.p..l Ka .... . u. boat filed a libel suit against the cargo belonging to Olrvln.eV tyre, alleging that they had not kept their contract. Ths Versailles, a three-masted bark. mm una wire. . I . .,., h.i wii. Bolllnrbam. Wash.. Feb. 11 consigned to - oirvm V Kvra. Rou.h Tha secreUrv of war haa asked tha wthr w. ancountered during the Ing Polk with Benton county, Senator ...,. Ttn,f, m. ?IB,-Wyr, 'he charcoal Johnson of the Utter county holding county enK,neeP " Whatcom county beownepurverlaed. The Ban Francisco . A . aan " i M Si A . . ... I Fl ln 1 1 Ft Sal tkll I ha -y. bSA VaT a! S 1 ah SianitHjl er umu i nu. i tor maDs ana aaia concerninK tnaiiiir: - Kor repreeentatlves from the Eleventh .a. a v,." I. Zi.- hr44..?0"?! wor.f Pra- of ths building as a eommeroial school, and another 'as a barracks for cara bineers. Ths little church attached to the monastery bad. however, remained ooen for tmbllo worship. Behind the sacristy is a door, which had .always been shut, and was oenevea to teaa Into one of. the rooms of the disused monastery. A few days ago the ayndio of Carlentlnl decided to have ths door Wife Pays Husband $10,000 as : Price pf. JIappiness- x iiusDana ? at unce Takes Up Eesldence Near South r Dakota Divorce Court ;,r y: representative district oomprlsUia Polk ,UBU" "uu ouorsiwos 01 tnis vicinity, ticuiy ruinea ana an on account or ths pm nrv I : . ,1 wi.v ainn a.i ni. Mna.ni v in ini ti.t. it. r rna in. I at4 In thi r,rlm,.. tA w . rm . . I Sam C l Hawley. who tne -orimaries two years iin , 1 a by B.I H. McCallou. will be a candidate ltruufl11 uwuuuary uno. again this year for ths Republican nom-1 quest wag received today and asked n'Toint"- fL&Jn$TttSito.t th lnformttlon be furnUhed and Polk countlss. will nrobably try for I at one. reelection. Considerable attention ! being that the oar so, of. heaw thlna-a Ught goods as wall had not been properly stored away ta ths hull of the vessel, The. Versailles Is ftwned b the. Hn. Iciete Anonyms des Longs Courrlers Francals, a French corporation. in aaaition to uie charcoal ,tna bark's y iudgrThTTrZnt Repub- W- to th. coUection of facU la re- WtfWJSSS&i V & Tc'r! bent. Ed F. Coad, will try gard to the accessibility to thla I poration. Among other ' things ths m imnKit curywmuun. in lis peuiion, ai- For count llcan Incum for reelection. J. O. Van Orsdel snd probably J. E. Blbley, both of Dallas, will try for the Democratic nomination. For county commissioner. William Riddel 1 of Monmouth, the present Ke- fubllcan Incumbent, will be the Repub Ican nominee, with no opposition. Frank Fawk, an Influential farmer of the Salt Creek nelchborhood. will have a clear neid lor tne emocrauo nomina tion. For county clerk. B. M. Smith will try to succeed himself for a third term. No Democratic candidate has as yet ap peared for tne place. For assessor Carl Graves, present In cumbent, will get the Republican nom ination without opposition. He will probably be opposed at the polls by F. E. -Iyer. Democrst, who formerly held the office two terms. For county man, both of Dallas, will oppose each other In the primaries for the Repub lican nomination. ICd C Dunn of Dallas will be one Democratic candidate who haa signified his intention of trying- for the place. It Is expected that the nest two weeks will bring out other candidates for the various county offices, and the cam paign will then commence to warm up. There are many Independent voters in Polk who. at election time, have a dis quieting effect on candidates. LOCATE SITE OF FIRST full of human skeletons Dlled one on the ether, and-reaching almost to. the celling. Near this room were others also full ef rrussome human' remains. The municipal authorities, who were apprised of the matter, ordered the im mediate burial -of all the skeletons. flhnrtlv afrararaA at a little dlstanoa "rJT . f . 'r1 . ,V,W or Pitiroo from the lugubrious ossuary, twa pav f.(. i9?!0.09 brick, all of which was I villous were found also full of bones. Although, she transferred nearly 000 worth of property to her husband 1 a a t Brahma f tnr tha MlffWla t tnaV. opened snd to use the room for storage ,., v L , V, r purposes. Workmen wsre accordingly .,..VH summoned, and when the door was tone to South Dakota, the Stats of broken down a terrifying- spectacle met aulok divorce, and filed a complaint to ths gasa of ths laborers. Tha room was ."' "''," v 1 grounds that she s whimsical, obstinate and Subject to fits of Jealousy. This la the substance of a complaint filed by airs. ZJssle C. Davison. In ths cir cuit court, wherein she asks the eourt to return to her the property she gave country from tha Gulf of Georgia and tha traits. Tha information asked has bean forwarded by Coun ty Engineer Cooke. It is calculated that altogether at leaat 4.000 skeletons were thus brought to leges that Olrvin Eyre still ows 14,110 on the sroods and that ths con tract made early last year had not been carrieu out in several other ways. The Versailles Is at tha Qreenwich dock. light him as' the Dries of hanulneaa that she did not got. lira Davison says that en Nsw Tsars day, 1107, her husband began a course. TIES WEDGED III BETWEEN RAILS mm lodge IS VICTIMIZED Fiendish Attempt to Wreck Secretary of Grand Lodge of PORTLAND DWELLING Train Near Ashland- Hobos Suspected. (Special Dlspeteh te The IsarstL) Ashland, Or Feb. XL A track walker discovered two railroad ties wedged between the rails a mile and a half south of Ashland last evening e short time before passenger train No. 16 was dua The ties were securely wedged with rocks so that the obstruc tion would surely have wrecked the train. The miscreants are supposed, to be hobos who had been put off the southbound passenger train in the aft ernoon. Sons of nermann Com mits Suicide. ity Officials Plan to Erect Suitable Monument on Historic Spot. DETAILS STORY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER Murderous Assault on A. South man. HIGH SCHOOLS SHOW GREATEST INCREASE SUPPORTSTATEfilEflTI Will Stand on Direct Pri mary Platform If He Enters Pace. All Grades Begistcred To ;. day Than Yesterday. T , . ir -n. m mi Urged by a host of friends, Dan J. fell Hundred MOre PupilS Of Kellahcr may nter th race for the Republican nomination for state sen ator from Multnomah county on the Republican ' ticket If he should do so It is believed thst he will be an import ant factor in the contest, for he has a large following on the east side of tho river, where be Is in business, and would draw a heavy west side vote as a nucleus for his strength. Mr. Kellaher will be a Statement No. 1 candidate If he concludes to make the race. He takes the attitude that the spirit of the primary law calls for Statement No. 1 and believes that the people of the state are in favor of the primary law. ' Mr. Kellaher, by reason of his long service In the city council and Ifls varied political activities in Portland during the past years, has been brought prominently before the people . of the The second day's enrollment of Port land schools shows an Increase of about ' 600 over yesterday, the first day of the spring term. ' Today's enrollment was 1J.I08. including: yesterday's re turns of several of the schools which , wers not reported In today. The at- tendance a year ago 'today was 17.004. This year's increase ever last year is in the neighborhood of 1,600. Perhaps the greatest growths In ln- - dividual schools are found In the two high schools. The west side high had an attendance or si 4 today against 90S a year ago. The school had an - 897 against 492 for last year. The to- : tal attendance for the schools this year is more than 1,700 while last year It was only 1.387. By the time the term Is well under way-the high school at tendance can be safely estimated at E00 students more this year than last county and his friends who are urging mm to become a candidate are coniident rhe East Portland high i n'm. l Become a canaioaie are connaent attendance yesterday of ! at e bf, ? f 7 n a pac" .m have made a definite decision- within a week or so. Chairman Clear rr IT. Illmes and a memorial committee of the,. Oregon J Jl. jOmiSOn On 1x181 IOr Historical society Journeyed out to Macadam road and Curry street th! mornlng to locate the site upon which the first house ever built in Portland was erected. Mayor Harry lane. city Engineer D. W. Taylor. W. L. Hlgglne and J. w. King accompanied Mr. i limes and finally determined the boundaries the nresent Hood and Macadam and Whitaker and Curry streets. The prop erty is owned at present by Milton SnilLh and is unoccupied. A nn..,H i r .A Ml U .. ti. r.n M pioneer of 1843, William Johnson built nd lived in a log cabin on the prop erty above described with his Indian wife and two sons. Johnson came to Halifax In 1810 in a British man-of-war Soon after arriving In America he de serted the Britisher and Joined the crew of the famous American ship, Constitution, and was on her at the time of her famous victory over the Uuerlerre in the war of 1812. Mr. Higgles remembers Johnson and the house he lived in. The exact date on which the house was built Is unknown. but It was erected several years before Mr. Higgins came to Portland in 1841 The object of the committee In lo cating the site Is for the purpose of erecting a monument of some descrlo tlon to commemorate the spot Mr Hlmes favors the erection of a drink ing fountain bearing a tablet setting forth the facts about the location. He Deneves tnat tne rountain should bo erected on Macadam road between wnuaxer ana jurry. CLEETON DECIDES TO AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS - Aspirant for United States District Attorneyship Eelies Upon Record. BITTERS If-you are looking for a medicine: that has thorough ly proven its ability to cure get a bottle of the Bitter. For 5 yean, it has been cur ing ,( Headache, - Heartburn, Insomnia. Indigestion, Liver Troubles, Costiveness, Colds, Grippe, and Malaria, Fever and Ague. Try it - LONDONERS PLAN TO RIVAL MONTE CARLO Lisbon, Feb. 11. A London hotel syn dicate of which M. Rlts Is tho head, Is negotiating with the Portuguese govern ment for a concession at Madiera which will enable them to establish luxur iously appointed casinos as a rival ,to those at Monte Carlo, as well as new hotels and other Improvements. ' The syndicate Is understood to be willing to pay the claim of 500.000 de manded by Germany as Indemnity for Prince Hohenlohe's syndicate, which ac quired certain rignts in Madiera from Portugal, but which was afterwards, re fused a gambling- license. V poker: gambler sues SEATTLE COUNCILMAN CM ted Preea Leased Wire.) Seattle. Feb. 11. Arnold fleblndenl candidate for reelection as councilman on tne Republican ticket, was today made defendant with James Dixon in a oU Instituted by John A. Huffman and Carrie U Huffman In the superior Court, f-ri?ovf.p J800' aUesel to have been 5? , i by Huffman In a poker same con ducted in a private room or the Palace hotel, owned by the Seblnden brothers. FINED FOR SELLING TOBACCO TO MINOR " ' v'f 1 . 4.-- Thomas Tannan pleaded guilt v before partment of the circuit court this morn. Ing on the charge of selling toba"oto a1 minor.- . He was fined lie, and premised to be more caref ul In future: P TCral cases of similar character are pending. Unless It is discovered by Attorney T. J. Cleeton, that charges affecting his Integrity and honor have been filed with the president, he will indulge in no fur ther activity to secure the appointment as United States district attorney ho declared this morning, but will await the settlement of the matter by he president and the Oregon congressional delegation. Now that he has filed with the president, the indorsements of the suprenre court of this state, of the four circuit judges of this county and of a large malorlty of the members of the Portland bar, he feels that he has done all that is necessary to place hiwiself ln the proper light before the author ities in Washington. 'So far as I am aware, there Is noth ing further to be done,' said Mr. Clee ton. this morning. "I have been In dorsed by the Judges of the courts be fore whom I have practiced and of a large majority of the local bar. These have been forwarded to Washington, and the settlement of the matter is now up to the president. "I shall sea Mr. Becker and Mr. Neuhausen by appointment this after noon, but I expect nothing to develop at the Interview that will cause me to change my plans." , FUNERAL TOMORROW OF LATE W. T. CUSTER The funeral services over the remains of William T. custer, a wen-Known traveling man who has made his head quarters ln Portland for some time but who died at, Baker City yesterday, will be held tomorrow afternoon from Hoi man's undertaking parlors, at ( o'clock, Mr. Custer was the representative pf Bauer Brothers & Co., of San Francisco, and was well-known in Portland. His funeral will be held under' the auspices of the Portland branch of the T. P. A, and It Is desired -that all -members of the Oregon and Washington, branch -of the organisation who can attend do.so. The arrangements. fr the funeral are under-. charge of Willfs '' Fisher and Joseph C. Gibson, president and secre tary of the local branch. of the order. (United Press Leased Wire.) Seattle, Feb. 11. Max Slebert, a Ger man sign painter, aged (0 years, and secretary of the grand lodge of the Sons of Hermann for tho stats . of Wash ington, after a third attempt at suicide, was found dead this morning ln k shop on First avenue. Death was caused by a bullet Which was sent into his brain while he stood ln front of a mirror. A letter left states that he first took morphine and failing he attempted death by Inhaling gas. Finally driven to desperation ne used a revolver wits fatal results. This afternoon It waS made public that Slebert waa short In his accounts to the grand lodge of tbe Sons of Her mann about $1,600, and this Is believed to have preyed so on his mind that he sought death by self-destruction. WOULD-BE CARUSOS TRIED OUT AT PARIS IUW -- I , v i, ivr iiu A tremendous sensation has been I of menial cruelty. He would not speak caused bv thesa discoveries, snd natur-1 to bar for Ions? Periods of time, she ally the wildest conjectures are mads says he became sulky, complained about with regard te tha orlrin of these I the household expenses and seemed to ossuaries. According, however, to the I be trying to find fault with every oldest Inhabitant of CarlentlnL the facts I thing. They bad lived haDnilv for II are as follows: When monks Inhabited I years, she says, and she oould not un aersiana nis aimuae. one assed mm ths whys and wherefores and ha re sponded that there -was a great gulf between them.' They talked matters ovsr and finally agreed that they would try to bridge the gulf by the wife transferring near ly 110,000 of her property to Davison. She savs she believed that If this . wers done they would be happy again, but she Is now convinced that her bus band - do u ted and complained with the purpose of securing some such arrange ment, and witn no outer motive. Boon after February II. on which date the transfer of crooerty was . made. Davison left" for ths east The wife says ne 101a ner inst ne wss going to visit relatives In Missouri, but In stead of doing so he went to South Dakota and began suit for divorce aa soon . as be had established local resi dence. Mrs. Davison aaka that tha nmnart taken from her by this alleged scheme be returned to her. She says the money itn wnicn it was purchased waa earned by her In the millinery business. The property consists of lot 4 In block 12, Ilolladay's addition, purchased for $1.(50. lot 10 In block U of Maealev gigbland. for which $2,000 was paid, ts 1 and 3 In block 11 of Williams avenue addition, which cost $2.ft$0. II,- 700 loaned to William Riley and repaid , to her husband. 1325 Daid on lot IS in block 18, Alblna, and $1,000 lnveated ln building a bakery upon It. the monastery a certain sum waa rjald them for the privilege of sepulture In ths church. The church, however, was small, snd when there was no room for any more corpses, tee monks, rather then -lose an ImDortant source of In come, continued to receive bodies for Durial, put Instead of depositing them beneath the floor of the church cast them Into ths rooms behind the larrlitv or Into ths -pavilions close by, wbsre may nsv oeen xouna today. ELLIOTT HAS NOT 0 Prospects of Settlement of the Portland Terminal Trouble Not Good. " mm J. H. Johnson, alias H. Allen, Is on trial before a jury In Judge Ganten- beln's department of the circuit court on the charge of assault with Intent to murder A. Southman. The prosecuting witness Is a former sailor and fisher man who accompanied Johnson to tha Columbia slough to look at property which Johnson represented be bad for sale. According to Southman'a story the supposed land agent led him to a se cluded spot and there attempted to hold him up. A desperate fight ensued in wnicn Houtnman was shot four times. one bullet smashing through his jaw and knocking out several of his teeth. He says Johnson also used a knife, ex hibiting a coat, which had been cut through, the blade scratching his skin. Southman took the stand this morn ing and detailed the story of the affair. He said that Johnson led him on and on through the woods, claiming that the property was only a little way ahead, and finally commanded him to hold up his hands. He resisted and tbe shoot ing followed in close Quarters. He out up such a good fight that Johnson did not get his money. The defendant's version of the affair has not yet been told. . Woman Tenor, 23-Stone Vocalist and Mamma's Boy Are ln Crowd. SENATOR FLINT WANTS SAN PEDRO DEFENDED (United PrM Leased Wire.) Washington, Feb. 11. Senator Flint today introduced a lolnt resolution au thorizing the secretary of war to es tablish harbor defenses In WilmlngtdT tenors and to meet the huge sala- narDor, ean i-earo, uaurornia. Me also proposed an appropriation of $60,000 to buy, irrigate and fence lands for the Indians ln California and $10,000 to construct a wagon road on tbe Hoona v auey reservation. Paris, Feb. 11. Out of 158 would-be Carusos from all ranks of life tried at ths Theatre des Nbuveautes, the jury of distinguished artists and musicians have selected two or three, or perhaps four tenors, whose names, the president says, "will soon be of world-wide reputation." The trial went on from I a. m. to 10 p. m. before an audience of 1,200. The competitors Included medical students, a doctor of medicine, an accountant, soldiers, butchers, stonemasons, car penters, postmen, several landed pro- firletors, waiters, grocers, and a woman roner In a laundry named Madame Ver dler, whose attempts to reach a top "C" aroused great enthusiasm, and who Is anxious to go on tne stage as a tenor vocalist The youngest competitor was only It, and freight facilities. J. O. Woodwort! but weighed -i stone. His success was I traffic manager of the Northern Paclfl tremendous. One competitor after euf- nnt the dav In conference with H. J faring- from stags fright ln the morning 1 Adams, traffic manager of the Portland came back In the afternoon. I& Seattle road, at tbe letter's office ln "My mother and sisters say I have a I north Portland. Mr. Woodworth! leaves very fine tenor voice," he explained, tonight for the east. unionunaieiy 1 was somewnai ner vous this morning. However, I have had a good dinner and a good bottle of wine, so here goes." Then- he began to sing. Only to arouse the amusement of the audience. "Go home to your mam ma," they snouted. Similar competitions organised by the theatrical journals Musioa and Comoe dia, took piaca at Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nice and Dijon, there being ln all S76 candidates.- The object Is to supply 1 ' Unless ths unexpected happens there will be no settlement of the terminal troubles between tbe Hill and Harrlman railroad companies In north Portland, and no consolidation of terminal prop, srtles. At a late hour this afternoon there la no probability that a meeting will be held for conference between General Manager J. P. O'Brien' of the O. R. N. company and Howard El liott, president of the Northern Pacific. Mr. Elliott leaves with his party to morrow -morning by boat to Inspect the north bank line, and wlU return east via Kenne wick. It waa believed until noon today that ths main purpose of Mr. Elliott's visit to - Portland this time was to take up the terminal question and try to effect a consolidation of the properties of the Portland & Seattle railroad end the Northern Pacifia Terminal company, the latter controlled by the Harrlman com panies. Terms of a settlement were at one time praetlcally agreed upon at this end of the line, but were not satis factory to E. H. Harrlman, president of the O. R. ft N. Co., to whom they were submitted for final action. Mr. Harrlman requires that certain ground which the Hill people want to lease to the consolidated company be sold to It outright, and the Hill man agement declines to convey absolute title. If these- respective positions are maintained by the rival Interests, Port land will have two separate and Inde pendent passenger depots and two freight terminals in North Portland. It Is still believed a meeting may be arranged between tbe competing lines later this afternoon. Mr. Elliott spent ths most of the day In company with Francis A. Clark, nresldent of the Portland ft Seattle ran road, going over the plans for that roads entrance Into Portland and the completion of the scheme or tracks, CSS SUPREME COURT Highest Court in State Set tles Number of Disputes 0?er Judges' Rulings. LVAYMIRE-RADDING GASEOTiTRIAL MONDAY new tenors and to meet the huge sala- , . 1 " 'r-1.V ,l ries offered In America to the present AtinmPVS JU.al&rKev , anQ IuHIik a... - , .. ... . . ... . -v- - . ittontague w 111 rrosecuie TEN THOUSAND HAVE REGISTERED NAMES Today the number of names on the registration rolls will pass the 10,000 mark. Last evening the total reached $,842, the reg istration for the day being $30. Thla Is above the dally average and indicates that the pace heretofore , set Is to be main tained a while longer. The Republicans can now boast 7,674 names on the rolls, the Democrats have 1,758 and those of all other description aggregate 610. Testerday the Republicans registered 267, ths Democrats 67 and all others 14. GERMANY EXPECTS TO HAVE SECOND NAVY Germah'mllltary expert, la discussing f XTSSZlZZ tho race for naval supremacy between """"". " i V , Germany and Great Britain, declares that mlri badger game easels called for trial Germany possesses tnree striiung aa-1 in the circuit oourt. , , van, ava - Alleged Conspirators. Dan J. Malarkey and R. W. Montague This Is the cass in which It Is fharnA Mrs. Belle Wavmlre and E. K. Redding conspired , to Injure the good name of. Mayor lane in an attaca on him ln bis private office In tbe Hamll The defense bas been busy preparing Its case lor some time ana 11 is ex- PERSONAL. James L. Houghtellnc a Chlcao-n ft. nancier. Is at the Hotel Portland -Mr Houghtellng ' Is a personal friend of Louis F. Swift, the Chicago packer. Mark J. Mayer, New York buyer of Fleischner. Mayer ft Co.. of Portland arrived at the Hotel Portland this morn ing to remain several weeks visiting friends and relatives, Thomas Prince of - Dundee, the wal nut kina of Oregon, Is at the Hotel Portland. F. S. Loopi a San Francisco lumber dealer, ts at the Portland. - Music Every Afternoon ? And evening at Oaks .' skating rink. Now is the time to learn , to skate. Fri day night, February" 1. a leap year valentine party. Next , Tuesday night will be Oregon Yacht club night Great preparations are being made for tthis event. , . ' v In cnlarglnfffcJier fleet Great Britain 111. he declares, experience difficulty ln finding eurrioieni recruits ana maintain ing a sufficient number of trained sea men. - . The proportionate cost of the British fleet is greater than that of the German 11 WC l Muroorw, villi piuiiui uuiinto CVI " , i ik. alii H -,. of the British army is far greater than peoted that the trial , wll I be "or the burden impose on German taxpay- Sensational than was th , preliminary ZrgWr- "therefore, will be JnembeV obliged to make greater financial sacri- subpoenaed the attorney for the de fices for her navy than Germany. renje, ana V iff ..V. Colonel Gaedke asserts that Germany ft -.?PPo;e4 h.t5e3r? !" !f2 will become, and remain naval nower in. the worli passea oniy pj ur . onwo, . ..yiw ' a 7 the, council on At some nresent rate of snfced. her fleet will In elude j( Dreadnoughts by the end of 1914.-' " '' ', He believes, however that after 1910 Your Dreadnoughts will be 1 built every year. - -, - ' , ; - ,: HEALTH OF CITY .' . . that dermany . " ! SLStfSSS In. the second to testify f fjjf nt ottw rlh, being sur- by Mayor' T or the hap- irltain. At the penlng when the "defense claims he left mvmmittDt to keen an engagement at his private office. It Is also supposed, that part of the councllmen will be expected to refute the statement made by Coun cilman Wills that Raddlng made a prop osition to him and T. C Devlin In line with the plot at It afterwards worked OUt. - " .. ' - . " ". . SHOWN IN REPORT GIRL KILLS HERSELF " TO ESCAPE DULL LIFE Portland's fame as a city -healthy to live, in was further borne out by the reports of the health office for January, when tnere were is mrtns and only 134 deaths. In January, 1907, there were only 176 births and 197 deaths. - A comparison of the same months In two years shows a great Increase in the birth record and a . correspondingly ...at natpMl In tha Aaath 9uftA Jk the children born last month 112 Were dull, ahd asking to be juried as a pau gins ana ivo were Days, "t ne same pe culiar rate prevailed ln January. 190T. when US girls wers born and only it boys. Usually the number of males born is greatly In excess of the females. is au-ntloa To snwerlns JoaraaL sdrertltaaMatS serets, f leu Geneva. Feb. ' 11. A Russian girt, kaed SO, a refugee from . justice, ehot herself dead, in a forest near LIndau yesterday. ' ' i ,; She left a letter enclosed in a vol ume of Tolstoi explaining that she had taken her lire Because sne rouna it too per, as sne aiq not ; wisn to revea ner - She recently arrived from Odessa, arid made no secret of having been imprjs onelfora political - offense and . her escape, Although she wrote letters, she never received replies, but every month received money, , ' (trotted Frees Laaaed Wire.) Salem, Or., Feb. 11. The following decisions were handed down by the su preme court today: Multnomah county versus Adolph A, Dekum, trustee for Frank Dekum. ap peal from Cleland, reversed and re manded. William A. Finn versus O. W. P. com pany, appeal from Gantenbeln. affirmed. Wagner versus Goldscbmidt, appeal from Fraser, reversed. Goldie R. Ellis versus Joseph T. El lis, reversed. Divorce annulled. A. Meier versus Southern Pacific railway company, appeal from McBrlde, Columbia county, affirmed. L. B. Denny, respondent, versus Agnes Dean and J. T, Ford, from Galloway, Polk county, modified. - John Harter, administrator Robsrt Crawford esute, versus John T. Craw ford, appeal from Burnett, Tillamook county, reversed and remanded. Rehoa rings were denied ln Robinson versus Robinson Cheese company, Tilla mook county; Fry versus Moffltt, Mal heur county; Stearns versus Wollen berg, Douglas county. tap RrrnrnrnvTRT? mvr VM-M. UVUVViliJXt VS. a POINT MANBY SHORE (United Press Leased Wire.) Juneau. Alaska. Feb. 11. The Jan. anese schooner Sattsu Maru is ashore at Point Manby, near Yakatat The crew of 19 Japanese are camped on the beach. Captain Fuji is on the steamer Jeanle en route to Seattle. was wrecked Npvember 16. The Sattsu Evans Found Guilty. Evidence of his interviews with spir itualist mediums and exposition of his views on reincarnation did not save S. E. Evans from a verdict of guilty on a statutory charge in Judge Gantenbeln's department yesterday afternoon. The jury returned its verdict In $0 minutes. Time for sentence has not been fixed. Evans is well known in the east end of the county, having made the race for state senator several years ago. . Civil Engineers. (United Pfa Lritred Wire.) New Haven. Conn.: Feb. 11. The Con necticut Society of Civil Engineers be gan its annual meeting here today witn a good attendance. Technical papers and discussions make up the two days' program. MIX FOR COLDS " The formula as printed below 1 - was given Out- ' by a prominent doctor who' has made a national ' reputation for his wonderful skill in the cure of throat and. lung - diseases;- ;;...:;, . ... -Half ounce of Cttoieentrated oil of pine, two ounces of glycerine, half pint of good whiskey; mix ' these by shaking them thoroughly and use In doses of a teaspoon-. ful to sv tableepoonful every four hours, shaking the bottle well each time. v ; .- - .- The only care necessary is to be sure to get the Concentrated ':. oil of pine because recently there i have been numerous patent' medicine- Imitations put out. These, ; on account of not being soluble. are dangerous, besides producing nausea. ' . x , "The real "Concentrated" oil of ' ' pine can be obtained of any good prescription druggist and' comes, 'put up for medical use only 1n : naif-ounce vials securely sealed in tin screw-top cases, which? pro-'' tect it from light, and. retain all. .the or! final osone, . , , ; , a