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Newspaper Page TextTHE ; OREGON ' DAILY " JOURNAL, PORTLAND, - MONDAY EVENING; j MAV.CH ' ft" 1863. III Til lADQITV IU -VflllUll I Ministers of Portland Pledge Support to Appropriation Bill for the State Educa tional Institution at Eu gene, WCOLii .HOTEL IS TOTAL LOSS Building and Contents, Val ued at .$7,500, Consumed by Mysterious Fire. young women who sfat for one FIREMAN.? . r k,,.-,j III ' That the minister of Portland favor higher education and are friendly to the University of Oregon was evidenced strongly today when a unanlmoua vote vis passed to lend their aupport to tha appropriation bill which la to ba voted on by the people thla June. The min isters expressed themselves in hearty sympathy with tha Institution and pledged themaelvea to preaent the mat ter before their congregations, with an intelligent explanation of the facta In connection with the passing of the Mil and the, later invoking or me reier- '"fE. Beach of Portland brought the matter before the mlnlatera and apoke highly of Dr. Luther Dyott of the First ' Congregational church, wboae lucid presentation of the. facta and strong plea for the aupport of the institution in a sermon recently had kii crested to him the plan of asking similar aupport Iron, me oiner minister. (Srwrial DUpstrb te The Journal.) Eugene. Or.. March 2. The hotel at Marcola', a town on the Mohawk branch of the Southern Pacific, 17 m Ilea north east of Eugene, was destroyed by fire thla morning shortly after midnight. The fire started In an unoccupied room, but Its origin la a mystery, no one hav ing been in the room during the night. rore they were discovered that the guests had difficulty in getting out. Many rushed Into the cold with no clothes on. Cltlaena furnished wearing apparel to keep auch from Buffering. The town haa no fire department. A bucket brigade was formed and did ef fective work, aavtng adjoining ouna- Inga, which caught fire several times. The building and contents are an en tire loss. The building was a three story frame erected last summer at the cost of $4,000. The loss on contents iz thought to be $2,800. There was some Insurance on both. The building was owned by C. Cole, founder of the town, the equipment was the property of B. A. Seelye. He had leased It to M. Miller, who conducted the hotel. There was no wind at the time or the whole business portion of the town would have been destroyed. Mr. Beach said he bad already pre- aented the matter oeiore me uiiiioih, who are uaually auppoaed to be most rigid In their support only or ineir De nominational institutions, and a most enthusiastic vote was passed In sup port of the university. The Catholic hentlnel proffered and pledged Its pub lio support to the matter. For thla reason Mr. Beach said he did not hesi tate to approach the Protestant body, though there bad been some talk of de nominational school hostility, which waa . stralahtwav decried energetically hv the- ministers present He Baked -I that the ministers try especially to in struct the large laboring element and the-rurnl churches, where people do not rightly understand the Importance of the matter, and be hoped that the pastors ait over the state would follow the example of the Portland ministers and emphasise the Importance of sus taining Xnia upiliung nsuiiiiiou CHALLENGES ON STATEMENT NO. 1 U'Ren Invites Opponents to Meet Him at South Port land Meeting. (Special Plspitch to Tbt Journal.) Oregon City, March 2. W. 8. U'Ren has Issued the following challenge to debate on Statement No. 1: "Oregon City, March 1, 190 To Or"nvou and Tscverai other, who Messrs, C. W. Hod.on, 8. C. Beach. A. . .. . 1 1 - ...... 1 ,L. I A tin It... 1 . . 1 CI . - . viauea tne university uunug no cent Christlsn. Endeavor convention snokis most heartily about the high standing and serious work of the tn ' stitution and of President P. L. Camp bell's earnestness. Ministers were in vited to send to President Campbell for data concerning the history of the In stitution and tor statistics of its work and Its comparative standing and ex penses that tney might present the mat r ter Intelligently. : r. -, laymen1 Missionary Wnlon. Dr.-D. K. Potter, Taclftc coaat secre tary of missions ; for the Presbyterian church, presented the matter of a laymen's- missionary union. An attempt will be made to organize such a union here and laymen irom all the- city cnurcnes Will meet inn evening: urai ui. Potter to arrange lor it. It is planned to hold a banquet at some prominent . business place, such as the Commercial Hub or one of h large hotels, Mon day, March 80, at which a previously ap pointed committee will tell of the work Portland has done tor missions. Tuesday evening there will be a mass meeting of men and the active opera tion of this and everything about the arrangements will be left with the lavmnn -and tha ministers will be mere-. ly interested participants. At that meeting Ir. 3, Campbell White of New York, the organiser of the Laymen's Missionary union, will be here and will speak. A platform will be adopted for me wona a campaign. In tha crogresa of his speech Dr. Pot ter said that children are not naturally born heathens, though we are some times tempted to think so, and there Is no reason why the next generation of tne worm r snouTO noi wrtnrisuan in stead of heathen when the deciding step Is taken. There were smiles on the faces of the Baptist brethren who for I lie paat two weeks have been defend ing against - soma of their number the tneory mat men are paiuraiiy tne can - dren of God Instead pf the children of the devil. Biota Society Work. . George A. Miller, Pacific coast repre sentative for ' the American Bible so clety. spoke next and asked cooperation In the effort of the society to reorganise ror active . worK aO"' tne foreigners and the pioneer communities, tie nai asked the New York society for 110, 000 to begin the work on the coast and haa already set a man to work dlstrlb v uting scripture among the 6,000 or 6,000 Italians in roruana. It was decided to have Mr. Critten don, founder of the Florence Crlttendon Memorial home give several mass meet ings in Portland for the financial good of the- local -home, and the ministers have agreed to help support such meet ings, ' though the original plan of an evangelistic campaign of two weeks was round too expensive ror mem. PORTLAND GIRL IS MEDIUM re- A. Bailey and Other Anti-Statement No, 1 Republicans I am honored by the South Portland Republican club with an invitation to speak at Its hall, corner of Front and Glbbs streets, Thursday evening, March 5, at 8 o'clock. I ahall affirm nd endeavor to sustain and jus tify the principles of Statement No. 1 for the election of United States sen ators. "I am authorized by President l.UMs to divide the evening in Joint dtscus slon of this question with any Repub lican who may be chosen by you to rep resent your opinion in opposition. 1 In vite all of you to be present and ask questions, and ho;e that Mr. Beach, especially, will be present and ask the questions he thought of after I left the hall at the club meeting early in last month. I shall remain to the close of the meeting and promise my opponents the same courteous consideration I ask for myself. Come, let us reason to gether. Respectfully yours, "W. S. U'REN." The Interesting announcement Is made : of the -marriage today In Geneva, 8 wits erland. of Miss Alice Slbson of Portland - to Chaunce? K, Wlnslow of Ban Fran Cisco. rTb wedding was a quiet one, 'and no cards were sent out. Mrs. Wlns low is the only daughter qf Mr. and Mrs. W. S. SibsOn, anc s most promi nent and'. -popular in society circles of this-City. wun oer raomer ,no n been traveling abroad for. the past year 1 and a half. m - Mr. Wlnslow Is a man of wealth and prominence, well known in club circles in San Francisco and Portland alike, The past two years fi lived most of the . time in Portland, and a little over a year ago was divorced rrom nis wire, a ' prominent society woman of the Bay City. He has spent the greater part of ire winter in tne east, witn neaaquar- tera in Cincinnati. . GERMANY ANGRY AT CZAR NICK f , ,1J. iaff ij til II JhLiyM- it i v-arAyvai i I, XT K".l . i-h ? jr.A. l Midi : 4 wy i M'-Rt rZb i M , M ''?fk i-Tift f,m 1 Vvt' .3iawi ':ivj f cZ OPlf DEHUD T TO RULE RICH - -',v:' .r . t,:V; 3fasse9. of Voters -in , State Not in Simpathy With J?ump Conventions. Old line Republicans of Multhomnh county and of the state are looking back with much satisfaction at the Repub lican "mass meeting" which wore out Us wrangling existence In Selllng-Hirsch hall Saturday afternoon: ; Former spokes and coga of .the old time machine throughout the state are preparing to taae tneir cue rrom tne action or. uie Hodson-Beach-Balley- delegates of Sat urday last and hold' similar machine called meetlnga In other counties for the purpose of declaring the party In op position to (statement no. l. POLICE TRAP . ALLEGED FORGER (United Press Leased Wire.) Berlin, March Z. Trouble between Germany and Russia Is threatened over the torture of Edwin Levin, a newspa per correspondent, w-ho Is held prisoner , Trapped by what was apparently his uncontrollable fascination for thlnga criminal, William E,-Chambers watked Into the police headquarters this morn ing to identify two tlinnniuul h.ilit.nn at Minbk. It Is probable that Germany i men and was himself arrested on a win uHiiiuna mm uevm oe immediately w torgery. released. It is also reported .that the correspondent's government will de mand indemnity and the punishment Of the prisoners persecutors. STATEMENT GOOD IN CLACKAMAS Republican Central Commit tee Adopts No. 1 by Vote of 11 to 5. Oregon City, March 2. The Repub lican central committee of Clackamas county met Saturday afternoon in the county court rikom. C. Sohuebel presid ing, and Lew Stiim nnini aB Twenty-two members from nil Over tlm county were present. a primary election was ordered to Be held April 25 to elect dtleeat.i t,i a county convention to he v,,.ii in tnio city after the organization of the Re publican state central committee for the purpose of electing delegates to tha state Republican convention. A resolution Was Offeretl for the n,li-v tion Of Statement No. 1 in such modified The case is dim nt ti mrt nina,ii. able that has come up at police head quarters for some time. This morning Chambers complained at headquarters that he had been held up last night and robbed of 11.000 in cash and Jew elry. While giving a description of the two supposed hold-up men. Detectives Jones and Tichenor thought his face looked familiar and after he had gone out from North Yakima offering a re ward for the return of an alleited for- i ger. An investigation was ordered by Cap tain Bailey, and It was found that al though the hold up was supposed to have occurred at 9 o'clock last night. Chambers did not report It until today, it was also found that he had been "broke" for some weeks, and nweH a board bill. He was telephoned to come down to the police station and identify two suspects. Trapped by Officers. When he reached the station officers kept him in conversation while he was compared witn the description given on the circular. It fitted exactly, and Chambers was arrested and held for the Yakima authorities. Although Chambers denies that he is tne man wanted in Yakima, it is claimed every clue tallies exactly. The North Yakima man was named Udthrle Mahal, alias Thomas Basket, alias William Chambers, and he is wanted on several forgery charges. He carries a card in the Eagles bearing the name Thomas Basket, which Is said to have, been stolen from a man of that name living in Cle-Elum, Washington. He also had with mm a corduroy suit similar to one Pictures of Miss Anna Sands,' the home of "he and her Bister, Miss Louise Sands, on left, and Barney Reilly, one New York fireman who was summoned by telephone to extinguish a blaze behind the wains coting. -When Reilly, -very much out of breath, arrived at- the mansion he was asked at the door for bis card. When he pushed on past the butler in his eagerness to .get at the fire he was reminded that he should wipe his feet before he entered the reception room. The Misses Sands called for one fireman so that luxurious furnishings of ' their home would not be ruined by unnecessary deluge of water. "9" BISHOP PADDOCK COMES TO HELP BUILD OREGON form that Republican legislative candl worn by the missing forger. BICH GOLD STRIKES MADE NEAR SAN DIEGQ tCalted Press Leased Wire.) i Ban Diego, March 2. According to an , announcement made today . rich gold strikes were made the past two weeks four miles south cf Dulsura. 30 miles from this city. ; . . tilcaaor'IHWeiiS" irwiil mon Tr- i said, will begin Immediately to rievelnn -the properties. re, wmoh is i i IU average ISS per ton. If all It is ifftrlAreri that th. n, wuian is aeneneer: as rree-mllllng emanating from the site of the new find prove true U is expected that there rush-1 the -district. ? Sale of Big Grata Farm. (SrverUl DUpatefe te The Inures!.) rendleton. Or., March t. The sale of the Cooley farm for 142.000 Is one of the largest real estati deals made dur ing the past few months In Umatilla county. This is a big ranch In the Cnid Springs "-country that has been farmed by A. B. Coolejr. The sale was riade to Arthur Scott of Athena. There p:e 1120 acres in the farm and 600 of growing grain is Included m tli issle." The purchaser has had vars r experience In growing grain la Uma t.,'a county, v.-v-.. . L The story related by Chambers at head- dates subscribing to it should bind them- quarters this morning was to the effect selves oniy so rar as Republican can- I that he arrived In this city from Alaska didatea for United States senator were I about two weeks ago and Blnce that concerned. The interest behind the res- time has been putting in his time in OlUtiOn evidently ccnted daneer fnr seeinr the mirMm and hftvino- n s-annrnl they withdrew it In season to avoid a rood time. Last , evening he sava. ha vote. . . . left his apartments at 425 Everett George W. Dixon. Canbv nrecinrt mm. street with, tha Intention' nt talrlno- a mltteeman and Candidate for the lee-ix- I wnllr htnra rHrln fnr tha nlrht Ua lature on Statement No. 1, then offered I had an automatic revolver in the hip a direct Statement No. 1 resolution, pocket of his trousers, but because it 'vh'-'h was adopted by the vote of ll to 5. 'lue meeting then adjourned. 3IANY ARE AKRESTED FOR; ..DBDMKENXESS The police report for the month of February was completed- today. It shows a total number of arrests of 1.072.' as compared with 1,321 for the nrecedlriff month. - The law most fre quently violated was that relating to drunkenness, 44t persons being arrested and charged with this offense. For dis orderly conduct . 38 persons were ar rested; gambling, S8, vagrancy. 4. A tola: out larcenies were reponea to the iwilcc. Cf this .number 17 were cleared up through the arrest, of the persons responsible; Burglaries, is, 2 cleared up; holdups, 8, cleared up i uaa cnecK cat-es. i. ciearea up OFFICER ARRESTS BOY : : AXD KILLS FATHER Vi, " (United Prtst tlsnsed Wire.) J- Santa Clara, Cal., March 2-Frank 8hafter. county probation -officer, today sliot and killed John .. Ivancovich. a h?a,taVhaUrgVeler- Sh,te was early in the evening he did not transfer it to the outside poclcet of his overcoat, where he says he is In the nanit or carrying it when he is out late at night. - Chambers says tiiat when he arrived at-the corner of North Park and Couch streets two men. one white and the otner colored, stepped out from be hind an old steam boiler and presented revolvers at his head While one kept him covered he declares the other searcnea .iim, taklmr his revolver. goja watch and chain, a diamond hin valued at (460 and $482 In cash. The inuBs men commanded him to march up Couch street and to make no outory and nrT Innlr Kami. CHARGES VIOLATION OF EIGHT-HOUR LAW vJkmZtt oeyr "cret-y ' the State Federation of Ltrbor, swore to a com- vi 'strict Attorney Man- &.f.2V,f .rno"l n,f charging- Robert Wakefield, a well-known local contrac tor, wlth violating the sUte eight-hSfr --"'Jim? mp'a'lt m,1 in conneo tion with the work that is being dona by Wakefield for the county on the Madispn-street bridge. The men em ployed there are being paid for a nine hour day. A warrant was . n Wakefield's arrest and . hurin. ,in be bad la the police court tomorrow. i By Lulu R. Lor.eni. Bishop Robert L PHdlgcJIf the new Episcopal diocese of eastern Oregon is now on the scene of his future labors, having arrived within the borders ot Oregon Saturday. He will spend the week at Baker City, holding special servioes and looking over the flelo. Af ter a few days at La Orande, making the acquaintance of the people and look ing Into the needs of the church, he will come to Pendleton, where an indefinite stay will be made. He will here enter into a careful survey of his future work In eastern Oregon. If the New York newspapers are to be believed, there was a disappointment in store for Bishop Paddock on his arrival in eastern Oregon upon his appoint ment as bishop of this diocese several months ago New York reporters pic tured the field of the new bishop in eastern Oregon as being seml-civlllsed, wild and woolly and altogether thrilling in environment ana cnaracteristics. "Into Wilderness on Broncho." "Bishop Paddock wlli. plunge into that vast semi-civilized wilderness on the back of a broncho and his work will be among cowboys and ranch men who are strangers to many or tne ways or civil isation," said one New York paper in commenting on the coming of Bishop Paddock from the rectorship of the Holy Apostles' church of that city to ti.e alleged wilds of eastern Oregon Instead of "plunging" Into the wilder ness of Oregon on a broncho Bishop rddock rode to his new field of lahnr In a Pullman car, surrounded bv all the comforts which he had enjoyed in ins New York home He was taken to ele-unt homes in Baker City and' was greeted with that splendid gentility and refinement for which tho west is noted. He found educated men and women, libraries, schools, magnificent church edifices, well equipped trains, good mail service, excellent communication and all the necessities and luxuries of ...e east and the melodramatic glamour of the wilderness as seen by the New Tork re porter was entirely absent Bishop Oaee a Westerner. Bishop Paddock is' a westerner by contact and comes to one ot the most fascinatinr fields of labor In the west. He was born In Brooklyn, but lived for many years In the state of Washington. where his father, Rt. Rev. John Adams Paddock, was the third bishop of Wash ington and the first bishop or Olympla. The new oishop is therefore no stranger to the west, and the diocese of eastern Orsgon, comprislhg all that vast area east oi tne cascade moun tains, consisting of IB large counties and having an area of about 66,000 square miles, will be a fascinating field for him. Middle-aged, vigorous, enthusiastic, Bishop Paddock is prepared to enter with seal upon the diversified work of the new diocese and takes a most op timistic view of the future. New set tlements are springing up In central and eastern Oregon where his work will lead him and in this development of the state he sees vital advancement for the church and he will not only be a worker for his church, but In a broader sense for his state, Oregon. roar X,arge Churches Aire adj. Four large Episcopal churches are to be found in eastern Oregon at The Dalles. Pendleton, La Grande and Baker City, with a score of smaller churches at other points. Around these principal churches ?he future work of the new bishop Will necessarily center and from these points he will reach into the in terior xounding new churches and strengthening those already in exist- He sees a wonderful field for devel opment in the sparsely settled districts. He looks for a wonderful westward movement from the crowded eastern cities and states and it is his aim tq Increase the membership and strensrth of the diocese as the state grows. tjut lie laugns at me iew rork re porters picture or himself dressed in buckskin and mounted on a bucking broncho following the dim trails and swimming the swollen streams of In terior Oregon. Having been a slum worker for manv . , tr 1 1 . . . . . years in ntw i or vny ne nnas tnat I'd in Luno .count v the old-time hovs have already held a convention with a result similar to that of the Multnomah county meeting. ' In Marlon courfty Dr. J. N. Smith. K. M. Crolsen, John Knight, F. B. South wick and J. -A.- Turner, all former leaders ot the machine . politics of that county, are preparing to get Into line witn tne doctrine as exploited oy the Hodson combination of Portland. Blmtlar reports come in from other sec tions of the state. Silent Ones Unaffected. ' Even the leaders of these movements are forced tactltly to admit, however, that the conventions have been called together by the old time leaders, and have been or will be attended by old line delegates for the purpose of put ting back irtto the saddle the old style system and conditions. The great mass or tne silent voters tnrougnout tne state have not taken -part in the calling or the deliberations of these conventions and will not be influenced by the plat forms and recommendations announced by the organisations. Canvasses of Multnomah county dis tricts show, according to the statements of many active men interested in the politics of the state, that the opposition to the primary law and Statement No. 1 springs not from the common mass of the voters or the out of town districts, hut from the professional politician and habitual office-seekers who are desirous of bringing back the old conditions for the purpose of gaining once more the political power taken away from them by the passage of the law. The country vote throughout the state Is for the primary law and Statement No. 1. Throughout the rural districts the farmers and the common people, who have been given a taste of politics power are very adverse to turning it over once more Into the bands of the political leaders who used to play the voters as pawns In the game of politics. Masses Against Machine Bala. In Multnomah county, the central home of the old nwchlne. and in Marlon cdunty where the office holding class makes Its home, Is arising tha chief op position to the principle of the people's rule as made certain bv the primary law and Its provisions. Hut even here. In-1 vestlgatlon shows, the out of town vote is against the old regime now nenKing to be reseated In the political saddle. Friends of Statement No. 1 therefore do not consider that the rump conven tions held or projected will work to the disadvantage of the primary law. They believe as soon sa It becomes patent to all the people that the movement agarnst the law Is backed by the remnants of the old machine of the state that the great majority of the voters of the state will rally to the support of the principle of politfcal rule by the people as out ItnaH in tha nrlmnrv law and will turn down the slates being prepared In line with the plans of the old machine lead ers. SHIP GROUNDS OFF FIRE ISLE CilSHilEES 1DDK16 1,000 Bobs Up Mysteriously arid Conspirator Goes Free ruiji Offers Testimony to Be Used in Motion for New Trial. Coamo Goes Ashore While Carrying 100 Passengers and Crew of 50. One thousand" dollars In cash, denoa. Ited with the clerk of the circuit court this morning, brought liberty to E. K. Raddlngr, who has been, confined In tha county jail and unable- to give ball since he and Mrs. Bella Waymlra were oonvicted last Tuesday evening on tha charge of , attempting to blacken th reputation of Mayor Lane. As the bail Is in cash, the Identity at the person or persons backing Raddin remains a mat tar n ' has been much curinaitv i iaa .- names of those whp are taking so much, interest In the cause of the convicted conspirators, but so- far they have eov- 5..u?ufnelr trach"- Attorney Seneca Fouts this morning produced the cash, for hla client. 00 ln gold and $400 J? cu,rrnc'rt " the money rests la "" vi- in county cierx as security for the appearance of Redding whenever he is wanted In court. Mrs. Waymlre Is also at libertv an .bha'1- Whn JSge OanteM raised the amount of ball for each of ' the defendants from 1500 to $1,000 Rad ?in J"P ""' wynre the benefit of avw unq ne naa deposited ana went to Jail until his attorneys could secure the 1,000 necessary to secure his release. Raddlng has sll along ex pressed confidence In his ability to se cure bond. ' . . . Patrick Bruin, former chief of the de tective force, who -recently nilm.4 took a lofty fling at Mayor Lane, now appears In the part of star witness in behalf of Redding and Mrs. Waymlra. In an affidavit fifed this afternoon by eeneca outs, on which a motion fop new trial will be argued. Bruin la named as the witness by whom It is proposed to show.that Mayor Lane mad statements damaging to his side of tha case. According to the Foutr affidavit. Bruin is ready to testify that Mavor Lane confided in him regarding the) visits of Mrs. Waymlre to his office. He Is alleged to have told Bruin that he had no real reason for Inviting Mrs. Waymlre to his office so many times. The information furnished by Bruin Is stated to nave reached the attorneys for the defense after it was too lata put mm on tne stand, it may be noted also that Bruin opened up his fountain of information after he had resigned as detective chief ln a huff and had' made known his hostility to Mayor Lane. The affidavit prepared by Fouts also states that other persons, occupants of the Hamilton building, where the Way-mlre-Raddlng affair took place, have re vealed things since the trial that tha mayor said to them that are favorable to the defense, and tend to show -that there was no prearrangement between Raddlng and Mrs. Waymlre. The names or mese witnesses are not given. - Upon Bruin's evidence and the tech nical point that the right of the defend ants to poll the Jury was violated ba cause their attorneys were not present ' when the verdict was received, the mo tion for a new trial will be made. Tha date for argument has not yet bean fixed, but will be arranged as soon aa possible consistent with the convenience of the half dosen attorneys engaged la the case. (Onlted Press Leased Wire.) New York, March 2. With 10 passen gers and a orew ox ov aDoara. me steamer Coamo of the New York-Porto Rico line, went ashore near Fire island this morning. The vessel grounded ln a dense fog. It is believed that the passengers are in no denser, there being little chance of the ship going to pieces unless storm suddenly breaks. w CARRY SI. LAW TO LIMIT Thirty-Two Merchants Fol low Saloonmen Into the Law's Arms. (Special Dispatch to Tbe JoDraiL) Spokane, Wash., March 2. The Sun day closing campaign started in earnest this morning by the riling or com plaints against 32 proprietors of places or business ror Keeping open on nun day. Among these are a morning pa per and aa tne tneaires. Tha complainants are Jewish store- keoDers who were arrested some time ago at the Instigation of the clerks' union. Warrants will be Issued this afternoon. The saloons were closed on Sunday some time agoi but the authorities made no effort to extend tne closing taw to the limit. Drug stores have since been handling various lines or merchandise, and the dealers are retaliating by nail ing down the lid tigat at an points. The defendants ln these later cases will make a test or the state law. COMMERCIAL CLUB UNWILLING TO DIE La Grande, Or., March 2.- Strenuous efforts are now being made by leading business men and members of La Orande Commercial club to prevent that organ ization from becoming bankrupt through a foreclosure threatened by parties holding an xg.oou mortgage, judge 1. ninny phases of clvillzatlnn are more - u. Crawford, 'who ts president of the highly developed in the alleged "wllda" of eastern Oregon than in the heart of wew xoric city. REBEKAII MEETING AT PENDLETON fSpeeUl .Mapatcb to Tha Journal.) rniuirivii, w whilii -yi uiBLrjct convention of the Rebekah lodges of Ijmatilla county will be.-held-ln this city beginning at 10 a. m. Wednesday, Marcn 4. 4 j&igni loages win ne repre sented and 60 delegates are expected. Mrs. Emma Galloway cf McMinnvllle, atata nresldent of the order, will ba present and a social session and ban quet will be held in Odd Fellows' hall In the evening. The- lodges to be rep resented are those of Milton, Athena, Weston. Adams, Pilot Rock, Helix. Echo and rendleton. ?. " ' j ODp FELLOWS OPEN LODGE AT HERMISTON (Special DUpa4eJ to Tbe Journal.) Pendleton, Or.,' March 2. Grand Mas ter Richard Scott and Grand Secretary E. E. Sharon of the Odd Fellows' lodge of Oregon will Institute a new lodge of Odd Fellows at Harralston tonight. with a. charter membership of about 2B. A large party of , Pendleton Odd Fallows win assist in instituting tne lodge and a banauet will be served after the ses sion is over. .This is the first of the leading fraternal organisations to found a lodge ln Hermlston, club, at a mass meeting appointed a .committee of - business men to have charge of the financial recuperation of the club, tne committee to report at an other mass meeting next Friday night, when it Is expected some satisfactory solution of the financial difficulty will be presented. 3IRS. M'BEE, AGED PIONEER, IS DEAD Pendleton, Or,, March Mrs, 8a mantha McBee, one of the eldest pioneer women on the coaat, died at the home of her ton, Charles McBee. six miles south of here, last evening at the age of years, nne came rrom lowa to Cali fornia in 18SS and has made Oregon and California heiv home since that time. She was the mother of 13 children and a native cf cast Tennessee., , - NAVY GOBS ARE POOR SHOTS Commander Sims Says Marksmanship ,pt San- j tiago Was Disgrace. (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, March 2-Commands William 8. 81ms criticised construction methods of the American navy befora the senate Investigation committee to day. Open ammunition hoists ha pro nounced a grave source of danger. Sims said the marksmanship at San tiago was disgraceful. "The gunners missed as often as they possibly could, he said. Admiral Caps was present Re de clared that his statements of facta wars) not erroneous. y GIVEN HEARING ON " TO CHARGES DEFRAUD R. H. Wells. J. N. Baylor and Frank) Cavlness, the three men arrested soma time ago on suspicion of being responsi ble for the large number of defunct state bank notes which have been circu lated ln Portland recently, are having a hearinar before United Statea Commis sioner Sladen this afternoon. The men were arrested bv the local authorities. Charges of using the malls to defraud were preferred against them by the) postal authorities, and an effort will ha made to convict them on this charge. It is claimed that the men secured many of the worthless bills from a Chi cago house, and under the name of Frank Connors received them at tha Portland postofflce. It is said by tha postal Inspectors that this Chicago house sells the notes at greatly reduced prices. George Wellsley, for whom a witness warrant was Issued by Judge Wolverton- , in the United States district court last week, la still confined in the Good Sa maritan hospital. Wellsley Is the prin cipal witness aaatnst the men. as h was acquainted with one of them. , a, Maple Da at Baker City. (Specfal Dlopatcli to The Journal.) Union. Or.. March 2. A local nursery of tills cltv has sold 600 vounar mania trees to high' school students of Baker city, to oe planted on Maple aay. a new holiday instituted by tha Baker City schools. this spring. The Son of nam J From the Washington Herald. "During a revival Trt Texas." said Philip R, Bangs of Toledo, Ohio, his turn for a atory having come, "a negro was resuted to have had visions about heaven and hell. His boss called hirn uo and interrogated him aa to what he saw in Dotn places, ana nrst aa to wnat tne white men and darkles were dolnar ln heaven. 'Lord. boss, the white men was all a-tlltlng back ln their chairs, with their heels on the banisters, a-smoklng cigars, and the -niggers wss down tin, their knees a-shlnlns no their golden - slippers.' Then as to what was going on at trie other place; TSf yen believe ;; me, boss, every single white man had a. nigger, in hla hands a-holdin him UB between him and the flames,'"