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THE OREGON . DAILY h JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 17, 1S03. . mm ll ROBBED ironies of Johan Poulsen and P. C. Bates Entered Satur day Night and Valuable ; Jewelry Removed From ' Dressers No Clue, PHONOGRAPH SCREAMS "LOVE ME" AND SAVES BFG BUILDING ', FROM DESTRUCTION BV FIRE SAVES CHARTER BY llliG TUG Burglars made rich haul Saturday Bight by breaking into and ransacking the residences of Johan Poulsen and P. kC Bates, the first at 4SS and the other Fir which heated up the apparatus of an illustrated song machine to which la attachad a phonograph' In tha base ment of the Portland 'Railway, Light A Power company, 'caused the phonograph to beg In operations this morning, at tracted tne attention of the emnlnvaa and possibly saved the four-story struc ture from destruction. As it 'was the uamage win only nominal. A new Denny arcade la hnln fitted tip in the waiting-room of the streetcar company building at first and Alder streets. Many or the tnarhinaa ra storeu in tne eenar waiting to be placed n punmun ior amy or else Demg re paired. . . ., In some unaccountable manner this morning fire broke out In the rubbish scattered about the basement. A ma chine with all its attachments was standing near and the heat started It to beg,ln singing and screeching with the accompaniments of tha tin-nanny It is supposed P'U .... .. " vs ii"ii mimiumi .H 1111 1 I JJ I at alt Hassalo street, that the same houaa-breakers committed 0f the building heard th-s(range noises both crimes, as tha rraicit-nces sumo, m adjoining 'grounds, and as near as can - be ascertained the thieves paid their ; visit to both residences at about the . same hour of the night! From the Poulseu residence the thieves took a Urge quantity of valu- able Jewelry whicb tney rouna in me ' sleeping apartments on the second floor i VI-tne nouse. s.very snuir c ceptacle that might eonuln anything of value was broken open and Its con tents pulled out and strewn about the floor. . Taiuasie reanc voas. French' Bark Andro Theodor Reaches Elver in Good Season. amanatlrva- from tha dark, somber, dli mat himniMt and at first thought the sounds were rather unusual..' And then they smelled smoke. Several of them rushed to the cellar Just In time to ax tlngulsh the blase which was Just be- As the workmen did their duty In put-1 ow ' the French bark ting out the fire they were urged on by I Andre Theodora reached Astoria this tha nhonosranh. which no one had taken I mornlna aft i u-A ..... c "'it aVheT Tn? ,. oia ' She lata ballast .under unaantlmentsl workmen dashed bucket Charter to load wheat for Europe. It after bucket of water on the dying fire. I was to save her- eharterthat the TWB; i no m nir micmnM -okir t m inn- ara . , , K...i . . . .rf Arlnm h flra tnr anma raaann Ona "ngSged tUg tO Daul llir hCrO In of the illustrated song phonographs "tead of letting her take chances with which was all ready for duty and I the flckla alamania on hmt awn JiMannL awaiting to be set In. place and the touch Th. t0 u. th. t -,-. . pr tne magio penny, was -My Maricou- i - , ' ----- - fa, Take a Steamboat and Oo Away." "un. but It will be mora than made up Several of the others had lived their by the difference In tha charterratea quoted. Tha the North spread throughout tha building for a "estern warehouse company. The time .and there was oonalderablei ex- ship would probably have had te He Idle hundreds of ' em- tor a Jong time had she lost her charier. SI'JEIS Ml? several or ine otners paa uvea meir oy me airrerence In tha ehi Uvea of uaefulnesa and had Joined the of last fall and thnaa now m dead ones on the scrap pile. ,,, Z . V5?. V Hmoke from the fire In the basement wUl be dispatched by cltement amona- the ployea of tha streetcar company, r JUMP FROM BURNING BUILDING AND NEARLY FREEZE TO DEATH By Jumping from a third story win dow to the roof of an adjoining build ing T. V. Eggert and his wife saved The list of valuables obtained by the I themselves from being- burned to death i a rire t dclna hou id Columbia streets shortly after t In a fire that partially destroyed the hat pi ae at the corner of Fourth thlevaa. as furnished the police by Mrs. Poulsen, is as follows: Mod Ona oearl and diamond brooch, con- l an talninr nine large pearls and a num- o'clock Sunday morning. ber of small diamonds and Jeweled The fire started from a defective flue leaves: one topes and opal nscicisce witn and had gained such headway before It pendants: one topaa and diamond clus- wss discovered tbst the room occupied ter pin; one topaa necaiace wun psna- ty tne uggerts wss snut on rrom tne ants; one gold watch; one solid gold halls by the flames. Seeing that there bracelet set with diamond and ruby; I was no escape In the direction of the one heavy Chinese bracelet set witn square-cut amethyst; one heavy diamond and opal brooch; one fold locket set with Three diamonds; one heavy seal .tins; one opal ring: ona -iuy pin se . wun pearis; one ciusisr ring contain Ing- one large canary diamond aur rounded by eight smaller diamonds. From the Bates home was. taken one revolver of foreign make; one ring set witn garnets ana aiamonas; one goia locket and chain: one long gold rope haln; one ring set with large amethyst; one coiled snake stick pin set, with pesrl; one stick pin set with large pearl, stairway Eggert opened the window and D.N tbeconSrineel T discovered that the roof of the building rmDsyas ab?i ai iJnHini,W,,but 'w 'ro.m. Ill hndle 'and the ware! " ' " JUIH KT,,-a slUIVM Ul III- tervenlng space snd then ssalated his wife to follow him. Both were In thqlr nigni cioines and tnev surrered consid erably from cold before rescued from thair Inaaoiipa nanth Hv eiMmn After the arrival of 'the department '"at thVdVcU"..? the flsmes were soon under control. l tn oocl" at Prsnt The damsge done to the building Is es timated at 1400. O Durett, proprietor oi in loaging nouse, pieces nis loes on lurnisnings at approximately 11,000. a mree-masted losdad ahin mi sighted five miles to westward of the uoiumoia river bar this morning and sne will probably be In the bay this af ternoon. The craft Is believed to be euner tne French ship Jules uommea, which left Itotterdam with cement in September and la now considered due to arrive, or the British ahlo Brodick csstle. which sailed from NewcaaUs, N. S. W- for this port December 4 with a cargo of coal consigned to the Paoifio vomt company. neuner vessel is wanted very badly The racmo coast all tha coal It Can warehouses alona the waierrroni are groaning under tn bur den of cement The French bark Alice Marie, which will reach the harbor this afternoon, brings a cargo of cement and there are three or four windjam mers discharging that charactsr of car- COLLECTIONS INCREASE. In 1 1VIN0NA GRANGE VOTES JURORS INVESTIGATE FOR STATEMENT (10. 1 ALLURING CIRCULARS iur id, iiaca Members Go on Record Con- Inquisitorial Body Believes Sff ib"' A t Ti Trt Tl 1 fact It Is luJ LUTE'S AGCOUriT nc ouidii ui demning Efforts of Po litical Bosses. San Francisco Bankers Worked Bunko Game. DtP 01111 WIILUI Winona grange at Tualatin went on record as strongly In favor of the prln- San (United Press Uaatd Wire.) Francisco, Feb. 17. The grand clplea of tha dlredt primary law and Jury this afternoon again took up the Statement No. lata rousing meeting Investigation of tba affairs ot the Call held Saturday night.' - A resolution In- fornla Safe Deposit Trust company, troduoed by John V. Henry, president A different branch of tha defunct instl- of the grange, was adopted pledging the I tullon was examined by the Inquisitorial grange to the support of the statement I body in an endeavor to trace the author and to the opposition If any candidates I laatlon of the many pamphlets and other ior tne legislature wno opposed it. i enuring circulars and letters sent to Tha meeting had been called primar- I prospective victims. That these pamoh- lly to hear an address by W. R. Harris, I lets were of a fraudulent character and fruit Inspector for Washington county, 1 contained false statements regarding the and there was a large attendance. Dur- assets and liabilities of the Insolvent ing tne evening the subject oi tne pn- I Dim is ciaimea oy tne prosecution, mary law and Statement No. 1 came upl That Indictments will be returned In for discussion snd some very pertinent I connection with this pnase of the fall- Neah Bay. Wash., Feb. IT. Fred opinions were given. Mr. Henry, In his ure is a certainty, but whether they will From Sinking Emily Beed in Boat "With One Oar and , , That Broken. V (Special Dlspateh to Ibe Jeersal.) fr,,K. M t.t iu. rmirmJt Vmii I saaress supporting nis resolution, iwaiiut upoa iuubo m.i rrjwj j lacing criminal vfA -hJ wXt tml nmtl!na t..?h5 that the opposition to the principle of charges or upon others connected with ftiai tTJiaVT Institution, the district attorney's this place) today, told the atory of their t out dlrM!tl. ....-.. No. , 0ff!c, )a not y,t in a position to state. "The ship iCmliy New York to Portland, struck ni fm sprang from the old machine leaders I Assistant District Attorney Hoff Cook nTOrucHhoE0 Tt S52 SPK?. ?, the H.rri,lfw J " l 1 it.m.i. iik- I mis me nanus ui int peopia vi inssisiei jwu rmiawu uj iwiui nirau Th. i. 1 ii, ioVi . t nd robbed tha boeses of their power. Johnson, representing J. DalseU Brown, J ne vessel, loaded witn coal, went to mi.. w., i , . -u. e inin- i . Pieces within 10 minutes after striking. """?u" """ l" Ve.ln" 'r I rrw i 'Ji' :"":irr;V-'" rfiri.. ih Vim. M msni ' ana inose csnaiaaies wno suo-i'n iira iu m mnmj oi nm inini :.. .., ,,..1., shm Vfr w r25.?2.S-55?T .Um t0 et out scribed to It were being fostered by these Jury. A view of., the nonresldence of l.V "P, "Sesaaa hH it back into the -uror xiammersmun. Sound from Hakodate for this por Custom House Collector Takra More Money Than Ever. Collections at the custom house ara sxceedlng all former records and It is now certain that the met of the fiscal year will roll ud a total of several hun dred thousand dollars greater than the record-breaking figures of last year, when collections aggregated 11,183,000. Assistant Collector of Customs R. F. Barnes estimates that the collections for the fiscal year ending June 80 will tounciing sum or fi.zto.ooo, more. He says a strange lndsed that the Dercentase of increase In revenue has been larger since the beginning of the financial flurry than during the several preceding months. Up till Saturday. 1863,000 had been " taken In by the custom house cashier and there Is enough goods on the way now to bring In an eaual amount before the end of the year. The office Is 180.000 ahead of tha col lections at this time last year and with better prospects. Nearly 1100,000 will be collected as duty on shipment of lire-crackers to arrive here next month on the oriental liner Numantla, and In addition to this .about tOO.OOO barrels of cement are booked to arrive here soon, on which the duty Is 12 cents per barrel. KO HOPE FOR STEAMER. IS B01VLEGGE0 Wife of Gallant Naval Offi cer Says She .Cannot Stand for Greed, v (Cnltag Press teas Wire.), Boston, Feb. IT. "Lieutenant Harold , Hinckley, my husband, ig awfully bowlegged. That was what Jarred ma. Httj:riedjrt(Mvand that -la -mora than I can endure. ' " '-; Thus pretty Ure. Alice Oilman Black, ley, a Melrose society belle, in a meas ure accounts ror tne mysterious separa tion from her husband, who Is a social Hon, or was only a fsw weeks ago, on the arlstocratlo South Shore. - Lieutenant Hinckley la stationed at flan Franclsoo with the United States revenue cutter Bear. Mrs. Hinckley Is again living with her people In Boston. Lieutenant Hinckley brought suit for divorce In the county court charging nis wire witn desertion ana ootainea an interlocutory decree last Friday. "I had made un my mind when '. cams back east." exclaimed Mrs. Hlnck ley, "that I wbuld show up the gallant Lieutenant Hinckley. However, I have cnangea my mina. FLOOD WRECKS BIG BUILDINGS n 11 V Intense Suffering Among Victims of High Water at Pittsburg. boat or a life raft. "One lifeboat waa smashed by a I i.Ti,"-'; ' aaaV ak aaMna aa aa Kak , t-" fB.,ak I V 1SV1 HlSS,! WlltlVI. I . h T rtik J., 1, Tl . The resolution Indorsing Statement TA llli r mill Tlf SB mWpho HALF R TY r Z I.,.. ?. ,m,?!i ror the leglsUture who did not sign for I Ulll llflLL UUILII .1 i.A . i. I. statement met witn nearty approval, fh".d .h.-d. n-J!l:J2.'ZLl0lZl I "vrJ speeches being made In Its a- Il'a'-"iHl iiLHv S'rd-tiS!LtI "! that the movement thus f00"?.."1.1?0"-.-..? f."'?LJ.?k started by the Winona grange will in iwo huobv v rninuwa an-r uiuing iprea,i to the other granges of- the state .v . .w -v.. nnd that the organisation will stand as .'"' ' t y. wur Mien auua.ru. K unit behind the SUtement No. 1 doc viutou v tun sft-viu vi tuq dui)! amiiu t, itss i fsn OF MANSLAUGHTER with a line, but a wave took us out of reach. ' All the oars but one, and that a broken one, were washed out of the boat, so we were unable to pull back to the vessel. The undertow carried us ' out to aea." . The survivors who arrived In Neah Bay are Fred Zube, first mate; Ewald Ablldstedt and Arthur Japnke, able seamen. The cook, name unknown, died in the boat at I a. m. yesterday of exposure and drinking salt water. HIGHWAYMAN HURT BY OAKLAND OFFICER V'-'V-,''- - Masaa-m-aa-a-Baaae " ' " '(Halted Pnat feiied Wire.) Oakland. . , Feb. It. Al Williams, a highwayman, .waa shot- and seriously wounded this, morning by Policeman Connally.' , The officer. In company with a young woman, -was walking toward the tatter's home when they saw a man codge into an alley. Oonnallv excused h lmself , for a moment and started in pursuit. ' - Connally called upon the man to halt but he only quickened his speed and Connelly fired. Williams dropped to the froond with a bullet In his hip. which ractured the bone and stopped him In stantly. Connelly's companion prompt ly fainted, r , fl. I . 1 1 1 . . '.'itlil I II II 1 1 i. JEl 1 1 1 1 J ) 1 1. . J 1 CANCEL (flDeelal Dtptdi te The J on rati.) The Dalles, Or., Feb. 17. In ths cir cuit court this morning Tom Hale, charged with murder in the first degree, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, the charge having been reduced to manslaughter. His victim was Thomas McConnell, whom he shot dead in a saloon at Shanlko. Charles Hawkins, who reoentlv dead, ad guilty to a charge of larcxny from a tha a Lata of Omrnn "lor". . w sentencea today to two u 1 vama ssj STATE BEGINS SUIT TO CONTRACT - This week we are'going to slash into Shirt prices. ; f The $L50 kind is going at and the $1.00 and $1.25 makes at 85.- . The case of against the Columbia Southern Irriga tion company la being heard In the United States district court today. The state Is represented by A. M. Crawford, attorney-general, and the Irrigation company by "W, T. Mulr and Seneca emitn. Under the Carey act the Irrigation company was to Irrigate certain tracts of land in eastern Oregon aggregating something like 27,000 acres. This was the agreement made between represen tatives or tne state ' iana noara ana the company several years ago. The state maintains that the company has not carried out Us part of the con tract and Mr. Crawford Is aaking that a receiver oe appoiniea. "BUY A DRINK OR LOSE A FINGER," HE SAYS John Doyle, a laborer, had the In dex finger of ' his right Band almost chewed off this morning because he years in the penitentiary. til 7:30 this evening out of respect to Judge Bradshaw adjourned court un- the late Mrs. Levi Chrisman. whose funeral was held this afternoon. She was tne wire or Bnerirr Chrisman. SUFFRAGETTES FAIL TO HOLD BIG PARADE (United Preas Leased Wire.) New York. Feb. 17. Tha achaiinlaA parade of 6,000 "suffragettes" through tne streets of New York failed to mate rialise yesterday and the police are very thankful. Publlo meetings were held ir.doors but no attempt was made to give an outdoor demonstration. KIDNAPING CASES TO ' TRIEDIN MARCH (United Pren Lcaied wit.) San Francisco. Feb. 17. .Turin nini this morning continued the caaea of na. refused to buy Johnv O'Brien a drink. Jj1" Luther Brown and Attorney udnhq uiu liio ciiawiua. ins row uc- I its.,..., , i oiirrnl tn Rlaclor'a aalnnn Thlrrt I.'.."""' Porter Ashe, indicted for the kidnaping naarcn Marine Insurance Men Give Up Goto Mara for Lost. Hope of the Japanese steamer Goto Maru reaching port has now been abandoned and those who gambled on her arrival will lose. They placed faith In the vessel having broken her shaft and was working her way into port under Jury rig but even this theory had to go by the board when the craft failed to show up after 100 days. The lost vessel was formerly the British steamer Sylvanla, ,66 tons gross, snd wss captured by the Jap- ', Mr. iiiromi was port, vis nan r rancinco wnen lost. It is believed that the vessel waa caught In the heavy storm which was experienced on the Pacific about the 16th day after her departure. It seems thst the coal and sulphur which com prised tns steamer s cargo was loose. so that when the vessel heeled the cargo would be heaped en one side. There is very little hope of the Brit ish bark Castle Rock ever reaching port, one ten Australia apout no days ago ror fugei souna ana naa not neen neara xrom since. (United Press Lsaetd Wire.) Pittsburg, Feb. 17. Two brick build- Ings pn Pennsylvania avenue, which Is In the path of the floods that have Inun dated many districts, collapsed today and fell over Into the street. Twenty tenants had a narrow escape from death. The building Inspectors are thoroughly examining the weak places today. Ths river had fallen to 14 feet at noon today. There Is Intense suffering among the victims of the flood and charitable societies are doing all In their power, tp give aid. RESULTS FIRST E DOES HOT HIT ...," . i ' ..... ..... FEDERAL JOB John H. , 3IcNary Would , Probably Refuse Scat 0c j - cupled by Bristol. , (United Prea taaasd Wire.) 1 Balem, Or., Feb. . IT.-John H. t Me Nary, district attorney of this county, declared In a United Presa report this afternoon that lilS"n6r likely" to ac cept the United States district attor. navatiln tf tha nlaea la offered to him. McNary. since it has been rumored that he would be named for the posi tion, has hean looking Into the work connected with the office and found that It would be necessary for him to (give up me extensive taw practice in mis city, as well as the district attorney ship of Marlon county. He considers this too great a sacrifice to make to obtain tha federal appointment to a higher olTloe. McNary will reach a final decision In a lew nours, artsr ns is oniciauy nou fled that he can receive the appoint ment If he wants It. At that time he will confer and learn how much of hla time can be spared rrom his own af fairs, , OUElOMOffll TRIAL She Is. Mrs. Waymire and Is the Defendant in Sensa tional Case, AT D G EMERYVILLE (United Press Leased Wire.) Emeryville, Feb. IT. First, futurity course, subscription selling, 3-year-old and up Matt Hogan (111), 10 to 1, 11 to 1, to 1. won; Fusee (106), 6 to 1, 3 to 1. second; Plnaud (Ul). 1 to 1, third; XlmVUll 1-8. ' SOMETHING. WRONG; ALL TRAINS ON TIME FRENCH BARK CHARTERED. Marechael Davout Will Come Here to Carry Away Wheat. It was announced this morning that the French bark Marechael Davout, of 1,711 tons net register, will come here In ballast rrom ban fedro to carry wheat to Europe. She was chartered at 27 shillings six pence, less 9 ror direct loading. There Is still considerable wheat In the country, although enormous quanti ties have been set afloat all winter, and ships are still being engaged at Inter vals. During the past two weeks half a dozen windjammers have been added to tne list oz vessels en route to this port and Puget aound, which make it appear that there will be considerable work along tne waterrront well up to the end of the season. TO WARN NAVIGATORS. until currea in eiasier s saioon, inira ana Hrown la tni .kl....i. Burnslde streets, shortly after 11 Jf 0WerJury i ? the a matt5?n,Thi2 o'clock. When Doyle went Into the ase wal al?o continued tn fL .Tl1! ha xvnaiMi htr n'RH h case was sjso continued to the same lVl. hi UV T 1111 niv i.i. ter refused to do so the men started to fight, with the result named. O'Brien was arrested and charged with disor derly conduct.. a SAM WOLFE RETURNS v FROM EASTERN TRIP Sara Wolfe, the "Democratic war horse.". Is home again from an extended trip east, Mr. Wolfe said that Portland looked mighty good to him and that this part or tne country did not realise now well it is off. Oregon has been well advertised In tne east ana many per sons made inquiry or. Mr, woue con cernlng the state. WEIGHTY PETITION? ORDER A DERRICK ttw rV'?v GLOTfi 1M G , CO CzslSihnPrcp , JC:-1C3 Third Street'' (United Pres Leased Wire.) 6an Francisco, Feb. 17. -To enact an exclusion law which will effectually prevent Aslatlo Immigration and providing for the 'deportation, of all Asiatics doing manual i labor In " the United States Is asked for In a petition the Japanese' Exclusion league has Just sent to congress. The petition ' contains 78,000 names and weighs jiso pounds. THIEVES STEAL LAW IN LAW'S OWN TEMPLE Bailiff Hill Of Judge O'Dav s denart- ment of the circuit court this morning discovered that the Oregon state code belonging to department No. 2 has diss appeared. A search tnrougn the court house has been unavailing. "Depart ment No. 1" is stamped . In large letters on the back, and it would scarcely be possible for the volume to be taken by misiaae, so it iooks as tnougn tnieves were now stealing even the law Itself. OREGON CITY LINE ON SHORTER SCHEDULE The new SO-mlnute schedule on the Oregon City line went into effect yester day. Under the former arrangements cars were dispatched between Portland and Oregon City every 85 minutes. The new system is run with a dispatcher. block signals, standard rules and writ-; ten train orders, the same as the meth ods in vogus on tne rauroaas. Damage Salt 'Postponed. The S60.000 damage suit of Joseph M. Rogers against the Portland Lumber company waa called for trial . before Judge O'Day in the circuit court this morning, but waa continued by cdhaent of the attorneys and eet for . trial on April ft. Rogers lost his -right arm hlle repairing a loader chain in tha Shipping Men Suggest Placing Buoy . to Mark Tellns Wreck. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Aberdeen. 'Wash.. Feb. 17. Shinning men are of the opinion that a buov should be placed on the -wreck of the steel steamer Tellus on North. Beach. as the channel at the entrance to Orays harbor Is sold to be taking a decided turn northward and there la danger of running on to the Tellus. which Is now nearly submerged. PIER OFFERS OBSTACLE. The trains were all en the rush today and caused considerable surprise about the ' passenger station. Northern Pacific No. 1. due at 7 o'clock, arrived on time. Southern Pacific No. 16, due at 7:66, arrived on time. Southern Pacific No. II, due at 11:30, arrived on time. O. R. A N. No. t. foe at S o'clock, arrived on time. O. R. N. No. 6, due at MS, arrived on time. Astoria ft Columbia No. 21, due at 12:16. arrived on time. WHITE MASKED THUGS WORK AT BAY CITY (United Preu Ltaacd Wire.) 8an Francisco, Feb. 17. Two white masked highwaymen who have been terrorizing saloonkeepers during the last two weeks added to their long list of crimes shortly after midnight last night. They entered the saloon of A. A. Aggens. zd uayior street, nnea up mo pro prietor and nine oustomers and robbed the cash register. After lining un the men. the highway men compelled Aggens to go to the rear of the saloon, while tha other opened the cash register. Taking advantage of a momentary lapse on the part of his guard, Aggens sprang through a door, quickly closing it after him. The thugs immediately ran from the saloon. Only 110 was taken from ths till, and in their flight the robbers overlooked a sack containing $160 that stood near the cash register. With an array of counsel on each side that forecasts a court struggle of more than usual Intensity, and ft courtroom crowded with man whose curiosity has been whetted by the sensational pre ludes tn the office of Mayor Lane and In the municipal court, the trial of Mrs. Belle Waymire and E. E. Raddlng on the charge of outraging public decency by nets Intended to blacken the mayor's reputation, was oegun in me circuit, court this morning. The case was as signed to Judge uanienoein, wm i. once took up the work o( securing a Jury. At tne time or tne noon aujouru ment five jurors had been accepted, whan tha aasslon began there waa one woman spectator, but sne soon raaea away, and the only woman left In the room was Mrs. Waymire, who speedily became the center to which the optics of thecurlous were turned. Mrs. Way mire was attired In a Uilor suit of trlnarf mv modlah hut modest. Wear ing a high hat of the turban kind In colors of gray and brown, with Just a touch of green, but devoid Of flowers. A thin veil draped from the hat over her lace. Question Jurors Oloeely. The new attorneys appeared In the rase and took charge of the examina tion of prospective Jurors, Dan J. Ma larkev for the state snd John F. Logan for the defens?. District Attorney Msnnlng and R- W. Montague are also appearing for the state. Logan Is asso ciated with Seneca Fouts as attorney for Mrs. Waymire, while W. R. McOsrry Is looking afteT the Interests of Rsd dlng. The defendsnts are being tried together, application for separate trials having been denied by Presiding Judge Cleland some time sgo. Attomsy Malarkey went carefully into the occupations of eacn or ins talesmen and sought to learn whether any prejudice exists against the law en forcement policy of the mayor. -Some of the Jurors said they differed In some rMta from the mayor's Ideas on pub llo matters, but denied any prejudice on the open-town question and said that their views on city government would not prevent their acting fairly. They also declared that their Ideas of chiv alry would not prevent their rendering a verdict against a woman Just as quickly as against a man. Begin Urldenoa Tomorrow. At the close of the morning sssslon ik. j.f.mi hajl used three peremptory challenges, the state had excused one, and John H. Burton was excused by jtirfaa nantanbein because he had at tended the hearing In the lower court and had an opinion, xnose cnauengea by the defense were James Bhannessy, S. M. Barr and Frank De Broen. while W. D. Hamel was dismissed by the stste. The Jurors accepted are B. M. Cannon, R. Burtenshaw, E. Schwedler. William C. Haseltlne and Thomas H. Smith. Cannon, Schwedler and 8mlth were members of the Jury that convicted Jo seph Anderson on the charge of murder last week. ram TO PLUNDERERS Oriental Humorist? Says Ycl fr low Peril Is Only Dan- , gerous to Robbers, . (Called press Lsassd Wire.) .'' 8a n 1 Franclsoo, Feb. 1 T.-"Chl na ' win never be a menace to any nation except those which enrich themselves -by Plun dering and thieving," declared Rev. Kang poon Chew, the famous Chinese' editor! at a mass meeting of the T. M. C, A. "Pride and over-confidence have been China's downfall. ' "China." declared the arator "waa a. mighty nation before the foundations of Rome were laid, before - the present. frreat nations of the world had come nto existence. And China will live to- wltness ths dsath of great western na tlons who ara so anxious to devour har. ' She has been aroused at last from her' long trance. : by . education and tha achievements of Japan. "China haa learned the lesson that might makes right' : If she had learned that lesson long ago, instead of cringing like a spaniel, she would have fought beck and, the German, kaiser's gunners would be drinking - beer, eating 11m buraer aausage' and 'bolorna. cheeaa' at home Instead of patrolling our waters, while the Frenchmen would be at home doing tho Oaaton-Alohonse act. Instead of emulating- aggressive Germany In Chin-Chow, bjp trying to grab one of our porta. ' , vmna win never be a menace to any nation except the thieving robbers snd the plunderers. She looks upon the United States as tha only nowar whlnh has any conscience. ' "China needs a modern religion. ' No , nation caa be successful without rellg-. ion." EAST SIDE LEADS IN REGISTRATION East side voters registered, 4 1,240; west side, 4.22; from tha country precincts, 1,041 Excess d of east side over the west side precincts, 1,277. The above figures were com- d piled by Deputy County Clerk 4 Snyder this morning and are , d 'complete up to and Including 4 last Saturday, at the end of the 4 4 sixth week of registration. The 4 east side has a lead of nearly 4 d 2,000, a much larger preponder- d ance than heretofore. At the last 4 d congressional election the west aide polled two more votes than 4 4 the east side precincts. d d By wards the figures are as 4 follows: West Side Wsrd 1. 404; ward 4 4 2. 710; ward 2. (22; ward 4. 31; 4 ward I, 1.142: ward S, 427; total, 4 4 4,242. East Side Ward 7. 1.588; 4 ward . 2.042; ward I, 1.S02; 4 ward 10. 1,426; total, ,240. . SEVEINiE BAD L DREN SPANKED Dredging Will Be Necessary In Grays Harbor Channel. (Snedal Dlioatch to Tba Journal.) Aberdeen, Wash., Feb, 17. The new temporary pier of tne XMortnern pacific bridge in the middle, of the Wishkah river is said to be causing trouble by filling up the channel with the mud brought down by the tide, so as to in terfere with tne vessels loading at the blaoe mill. The steamer Fair Oaks, .while loading there, was seen to have bad a decided list to. starboard , on ac count or tnis condition or tne channel. MARINK NOTES Coronel. Feb. 16. Arrived February o. Norwegian steamer Merm. rrom Port- iana, ror Bt. Vincent, ror orders. Astoria, Feb. 17. Arrived at 10:25 a. m., French ship Jules Gommes, from Kotteraam. anea at io:Zb a. m, steamer Tellowstone, for San Pedro. Sailed at 11:10 a. m., a three-masted French bark. Sailed at 11:30 a. m.. steamer Armaria witn Liigntsnip o.60. Astoria. Feb. 17. Condition of the par at a a. m., moderate; wind west 12 mues; weather, cloudy. Tides at Astoria today High water, 1:30 a. m., 7.9 feet; l p. m 8.1 feet. bow water, 7:10 a. m., Z.S feet; 7:40 p, m 0.1 feet. Astoria, Feb. 17. Arrived down dur Ing the night, steamer Tellowstone. Ar rived at 6:30 and left up at 8:80 a. m.. gasoline schooner Berwick, from Wed- derburn. Arrived down at 7 and sailed at 9 a. m., steamer Alliance, for Coos Bay. Arrived down at t a. m.. Brltlah ship wamen ad Bey. Arrived at :lfra. m., French ship Andre Theodore in tow of tug Dauntless, from San Francisco. Arrived at 10 a. m., steamer Atlas, from San Francisco. San Francisco, Feo. 17. Arrived at a. m.; steamer KoanoKe, rrom Portland; Astoria. Feb. l. Arrived , at 7 and left un at 9 a. m.. steamer Breakwater. from Coos Bay. Arrived down at 9 a. m., Frencn narx Versailles. Jert up at 10:50 a. m., Frencn bark Alice Marie. Sailed at 11 a. m., steamer J. B. Stet son, for San Pedro. 8ailed at 12 noon, steamer F. S. Loop, for San Francisco. Sailed at 11?45 a. m., British steamer Cambrian King, for Melbourne. Sailed at 11:46 a. m., Brltlan steamer Tweed dale, for Port Said, for orders. San Francisco, : Feb. 16. Arrived at 10 a. m, steamer W. S. Porter, from Portland. . Arrived at t o. m- staamar Jafcan Foulaaa, trom Portland. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. The steamer Alliance left Couch street aocg last nignt ror coos pay. The steamer Breakwater arrived from Coos bay at 6 o'clock last night bring ing 90 passengers and a full cargo of iniiuu The American bark Acme will be towea to tne mini or tne Portland Lum bar company this afternoon to begin loading lumber for New York. The steam schooner Washington shifted to Linnton to take on a deck load and the steam schooner F. S. Loop went to Columbia dock No. 2 to load wheat, The gasoline schooner Berwick re turned from Rogue river this morning snd will bs at the cold storage dock tomorrow. She made an unuaualiv Quick trip. The German bark JVordsee will fin ish loading wheat tomorrow at Oceanic dock. She goes to Callao, Peru, and this will be the first wheat cargo ever set afloat at this port for that destination. A hard wind blew from tha anuth yesterday afternoon and stirred up good- sisea waves on int river, it was Tearod that some of the vessels la the lower harbor would drag their annhnra hut nothing serious happened. For a while the wind blew a living gale j me steamer vanguard arrived up from Astoria this mornlne- tn tm tn one of the shipyards for an overhaul ing, ane piles out or Astoria.' The new steamer Mascot will go In commission - on the Lewis river run &ext Monday. The steamer Tahoma will tied up temporarily, PARK BOARD TO MEET CARNIVAL COMMITTEE A special meeting of the olty park board has been called for 4 o'clock this afternoon to listen to the plana for decorating the plaia blocks and plant ing roses as proposed by the Rose Fes tival association. Nsxt Saturday nas been proclaimed general holiday in Portland for planting roses and the parks In Portland as well as private garaens win u" - iw iw iMuumio, The board will also be asked for the use of the park blocks as a location for the night festival of maskers the mardl gree of the Portland carnival when the city will be given over for confetti throwing and other harmless firanka. It is the plan to especially 11 umlnate the plaxa -blocks snd make that the center of the evening's" enjoy ment - 11 REV, A. J. MONTGOMERY DELIVERS LECTURE At the Presbyterian ministers' meet ing this morning, Rev. A. J. Mont gomery read a paper on "The Relation of Modern Christian Science to Ancient and Medieval Mysticism. It was re ceived with great praise by the minis ters, and was commented on as being nnn of the most scholarly and forceful papers which has been presented to tho association. Routine business was transacted at tne Business meeting. TOWN TOPICS List of articles found on streetcars. February 13, 14 and 16: Two suitcases, fiva books, nine packages, four nurses. one cuffbutton, one roll paper, one belt, one telesoope, one bsg oranges, one doorkey, one box typewriter paper, one locket, one knife, one pin, one baby buggy, fifteen urnbrellas, one glove, one oolite.- waii lost anicie Department, O. W. P. building. First and Adder streets. City Sehool Superintendent Rlgler la completing the school statistics for last month showing the total enrollment during October, November, December, January and February, the first half of the school year of 1107-1908. The re port also shows the average tardiness and absence and the gains made from month to month. The total attendance for the five months was 20,621. of which 10,247 were boys and 10.274 were girls. At the end of February the enrollment of those who remained was as follows: Girls, 9,021; boys 9,016; total, 18,036. The average number of pupils belonging waa 18.089; the average dally attend ance was 17,485.3; the average dally absence was 653.7; the per cent of at tendance being 99.9. The number of pupils tardy during those Ave months was 1,931, the whole number of cases of tsrdlness being slightly larger, 2.066, showing the num ber of' pupils that were tardy more than once. The whole number of cases of corporal punishment was 79, the number of suspensions was 61. The report shows a very even attend ance as regards the comparison between the boys and girls. It was also no ticeable that during December there were less reports of tardiness and ab sences. The enrollment Increased more in November the first month after tha school opened, after November increas ing less rapidly until the end of tha half year. , HUSBAND ONLY HEIR TO WIFE'S ESTATE Charles Coopey haa applied for let ters on the estate of his late wife, Margaret Coopey, which Is valued at 62,200. He is the only heir. By the will of Myra Schock, admit ted to probate today, all of her real estate in given, to iher children, with the proviso that they shall care for her mother. The property consists of real estate Iworth 11,500 snd an In surance policy. Elisabeth Henry, a widow of 82 who died recently, left property estimated to be worth 31,500. Robert Living--stone - has asked for letters on the es tate. The heirs are two grandchildren, who reside In San Francisco. ENUMERATORS TAKE BRIDGE CENSUS John S. Stott has announced himself candidate for the nomination for con stable at theRepublican primaries. His declaration was filed, with the county clerk today. - i" Chief Makeg Appointment. ' Chief Campbell this afternoon mails tha following appointmenta to the fir service to become effective March 13; Two engineers. Clarence O. Winiama and James H. Campbell; six stokers, Albert J. Hauser, George H. Hill, Fred iv. wma, .mmitt nacuann. mimer Wes singer and Edward O. Dunlap, . e The following report of the 4 number of foot passengers and 4 teams that passed over the steel a and Madison bridges for the four d days frejn February 12 to 16, . d Inclusive, was made today to 4 4 the county court by the men em- . 4 ployed to make the count: . . 4 . Steel Bridge Foot passengers, d 4 88,243, with a dally average of 4 (.311; teams, 7,084, dally aver- 4 4 age, 1,771. . 4 Madison Bridge Foot passen- 4 gers, 24,105; daily average, 6,028; 4 e . teams, 6,362 ; dally average,-1,- ; 690. ,. 4 . This enumeration does not in- elude the passengers on street- 4, la ssawerlsg adrartUasMats . herein,' Dlesss turn Te Jearasl. ran. wrhfeh will ha hereafter furnished' bv the street railway Ofl company. It is probable that this information will be used by the Associated East Side clubs . 4 In their contest f ota high bridge connecting tha east and west sides at a point below the steel bridge. , The enumerators ; ap pointed to count the passengera and teams that ' pasa v over , the Burnslde 1 and Morrison brldgea have not as yet submitted a re port to"