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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ; PORTLAND, 1 SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1008. lijUXLlff DELEGATESOF ROYAL NEIGHBORS WELL KNOWN IN AUXILIARY WORK : Surgeon Rixey and Secretary Metcalf t Plan to Reduce ; Illness by Supplanting ; : Men. Acting as Nurses in : Marine Hospitals. end have Interested themselvea In the nmiiuilmi work for years, At the Ion at Hood River 11 delegates from all part of ths state attended. Mrs. Herron and Mr. Dunn are, well Informed to the working ms orqer ana wn make able representatives or mi naymi Neighbors of Oregon when the mem ber of the Kupreme camp aassmble In Chlcsco in May. (L'nlted Pim Id Wire.) Washington. CX C. March 14 8urgeon General Rlxey's sensational ststement that a treat percentage of the Illness, ' suffering and death In the American i nary la preventable, and ) due to lax '. method! of aurteona and nuraea, haa arevsea SesreUry ef the Navy Me tea If and he will urge congreaa to authorial the atabllahmrnt of a corps of women nuraea and dental aurgeona. , Jn his atatement Rlxey saye that the woeful incompetency of more than 60 of the men nuraea now employed In the marine hospitals, a large majority ' of whom are absolutely untrained. furnishes a canae for the graveat con cern In connection with the care of our sailors. II. OF 0. DM IS CHIEF ORATOR Prescott "Wins Monmouth ' Contest- Richardson of Portland, Second. pmiiimtmii " '"" eei " I'mmmmn m 1. ' ; i .I.I-H...HW.I I 'I I lllllllll Ml -A Mri. H. 8. Dano, Dclegato rroml V Hood Rirer. I Mn fl. Dano of food River, and Mr. Ella Herron of Monroe, elected del- egatea at the fourth aeialon of the atale camp of Royal Neigh bora at Hood River, March 11, to the supreme camp which meeta In Chicago In May, are well known mtmbera of the y RUFF DFIIOIINCED DUIIIIE or JUDGE Court Says Former Boss Is Most Dangerous Crimi nal He Knows. (tolled rreae Ueeed Wire.) San 1'ranclaco, March 14. A wither ing denunciation from the bench and the brand of being "the moat danger- oua criminal aver brourht Into thla court." waa the fata of Aba Ruef when he appeared before Judge Frank Dunne today and sought to have the Indlot- nt charging extortion to which he I pleaded guilty, set aalde. The mo tion Waa overruled. 'It would b a groia abuao of the court's discretion to allow this plea or guilty to ne withdrawn.' aeciarea PASON DECLARES WYATT OFFERED HIIV1 $500 BRIBE Disbarment Proceedings ti Bo Brought Against Albany Attorriey-fDctectiTe Says Money AVas Paid to Pre- rent Testimony Against Blind Pigs in Iinn.i -II ' As the result of an alleged attempt to DriDe wuuarn u Paeon, a detactlvs In the employ of tbs Anti-Saloon league, disbarment proceedings will be Instl tutod by the Hartman r deteotlre ngency and the Antl-8aloon league against J., R. Wystt. a prominent at tornty of Albany. Raaon charges that Wystt offered him $100 and a good job in Spokane if he would leave Albany so the court in throttling RueTs hope. I that htm testimony could not1 be used Attorney Murphy for Ruef then .., ..... ,,.,. , , ; " pleaded with the court to arrest Judg- I f' ""t. agalnat whom auxiliary order I Ella Herron, Delegate From Monroe. THEY CAME, THEY SAW, AND BOTH OF THEM WANTED TO SPLIT WOOD The dark eecret In the woodpile to day developed to be a white man with a Chinaman aa the owner of the wood. The wood was lying In Stark street near Sixth. The Chinaman wanted It split While negotiating with one man a big fellow another appeared a lit -S . ;; (Special Dtasetcb te The leeraal.) Monmouth, Or, March 14 The state oratorical contest held here last night u, feUow and wanted to do the work, was won by Bert W. Prescott. repre- Whlla th, a,,,,,,, nd tne Amtrican sentln the Unlrsrslty of Oregon, over wero m(lk,ng arrangementa to carry six competitors. McMlnnvllle's repre- out the wood splitting contest ths little tentative,, jpsepn u. Kicnsrason oi man secured the Chinaman's sx and Portland, waa aecond. Clarke It. Belk- ' mp, representative from Willamette University, was third. ' The contestants were aa follows: Mc Mlnnvllle college, Joseph G. Richardson, . "The Trend of the Hour;" Pacific Uni versity. W. K. Owynn, "National 8ta . btllty:'' Oregon Agricultural college, E. 'E. Calloway, "A Katlon'a Need;" Oregon Btate Normal school, Mrs. C. A. Bryant, "A Prophetic Record;" Willamette Unl verslty, Clarke R. Belknap, 'The Twen tieth -Century 8Ute;" Paclfio eollego, ; Slarry Maxfleld, "Training for Intefil - igent Cltlsenshlp;' University of Oregon, ' liert ' W. prescott,' "Mercy That Condemns.' Ths Judges were: On composition- Judge 8, A. lOwell, or Pendleton: Rev. T. L, Eliot, of Portland, and E. M. Hulme, of University of Idaho. Judges on delivery wuuarn Masters, or port land: Rev. H. O. Henderson, of Port ' land, and Superintendent J. M. Powers, 'Of Salem., ...- i started In on the job. Then the big man, naving secured tne enmaman's consent, but not his ax, filed hla com plaint. But the little man paid no at- tentlon to him and kept on energetically splitting the wood. 0 The big man did not tackle the little man. He Just atood around and argued. Thla was probably due to the fact thnt the little man waa armed with the ax and from the way he chopped the wood he knew all about handling It. whether upon a atk-k or a human being. Finally the big man went away for re enforcements. When he returned the little man had flnlahed the work, col lected hla money and aklpped. All this happened just at noon today and the argument and the funny capers of the little man and those of the big fellow as well were witnessed by hun dreds of clerks who were leaving tbolr offices for their noonday meal. JiG ET. 6. IIIEV HUTU'S DOOR Judge Thomas Q. Hailey Is very low at his residence, 8SS Marshall, street He was In a stats of 'collapse all of - last night and is very weak today as ' a result of a continued severs nausea. His condition has become steadily - worse since lie was taken to his resl- , dene from St. Vincent's hospital in the early part of the week, and unless , an Immediate turn for the better takes ' place it is not believed that he can live until morning. ; WHISTLES SCREAM IN Y. JI. C. A. CAMPAIGN (SpecUl Dispatch te The JoorniL) Walla Walla, March 14. One of the most unique campaigns and one which exolted, more interest, and enthusiasm 'than 'any eve? before carried on in this - city was that of the local Y. M. C. A. - for members yesterday. Several weeks ago cards appeared in - all the show windows in town bearing the words, "tit. Friday, March II. l nese were weri wunoui explanation xor more than a week until cariosity waa nt i a fever ' pitch and then the plan was outlined in the local papers. A cam algn lasting one afternoon was lnaugu rated, - in which every member of tho aasoclation who could spare the time took part. Fifteen captains superln " tended the soliciting and the men " worked In bunches of five, Every time : 21 members were secured all the whls m ties in town blew announclnsr the fact. Before I o'cldck ths desired number, " which was sufficient to raise the mem , bershlp to 1)1, the catch number of the . campaign, was reach eL - In all nearly 000 men now have their names oo ths J membership roll. i WALLA WALLA DOOMS r ' ENGLISH SPABEOWS CUPID PIS AFTER 41 YEARSJF PEACE Couple on Verge of Golden Anniversary Seek Di vorce Court. A married life' cf 41 years is to be terminated by divorce. If the changes mads by Adeline Stevens against Aaron It Stevens are sustained. Another cou pis who havs for 21 years been travel ing the life road together will also part company for good, provided Paul Pferd- ner maxea gooa tne ensrge or assertion ne nas Drougnt against Mary K. riera ner. Suits tor divorce have been filed In each cass In ths circuit court. In 11(6 Adallns Stevens became the bride of Aaron L. Stevena in Bronson Michigan. Although they have been married longer than Osier would allow a man to live. Stevens Is not too old to be Jealous, If his wife's chargea are true. They live at Newberg, and she says that one night last December her nusoana rouowea ner to cnurcn. ene went to see some friends before going to divine service, she says, and when she arrived, there waa Stevens, waiting at ths church. She save he demanded to know where she had been, and ahs did not like his tone of voice. She says her husband followed at the heel of herself and two women friends when she went home, and after they reached home told her he "had a mind to throw her out. Mrs. Stevens says . her husband haa often sworn at her and made false chargea against her, besides providing only a little or the rood they ate. The Pferdners were married in 187S, and Mrs. preraner a application ror ai vorce is on the sole ground of desor tlon. She says her husband left her last year. . . HEAVY PENALTY ON DELINQUENT TAXES : ; (Special Dispatch to Tbs Journal.) ' .Walla Walla. Wash., March 14. At a $ meeting cf the Commercial club last I night it was decided that the English 5 Sparrow : must go; at least so far as , ihli town is concerned. Ths troublesome little birds put in their appearance last summer and have increased so rapidly as to become extremely bothersome. Mhi club passed resolutions asking ths city council to devise some means lor their extermination and as ths council hsd asked for the club's opinion, it is j prooaoie it will be loilowea. ( ovrrai pinna or extermination nave i been proposed, the most favored of which are poisoned grain and a small a bore gun loaded with fine shot By P'umpi icunn it is nopea to put an ena to their depredations before they become so numerous as to be beyond control. . SAN PRANCISCO GETS n CLEAN HEALTH BILL c- iCD" Fmm Wire.) , . Ban Francisco. March 14 San Fran - J'4? l!" h' ber face, donned her u L4?KHM,,4 cleaa bill of ' rUt, and b, MtUed back to await ' tSr' 1RuPer Blue, who repreaenta the federal government In the campiSn it . this city against the bubcft" . has presented San - Francisco wltff clean bill r health and hTwiu0, foiw Rear, Admiral Evans this aft,?: . 'N Sheriff Taylor Runs Again. 5wcll Dlmwtc te The Journal.) Pendleton, Or March 14.-herlf f T. 1 Taylor has announced his candidacy tor re-election Thus far no opponent from either side has appeared. p . 4 That a large number of people 4 4 would rather pay taxes than 4 eat was apparently proved at 4 noon today when the visitor at 4 the courthouse might have seen 4 d two long lines of humanity surg- 4 4 lng toward the windows of the 4 tax collection department. Thus 4 e It will continue, no doubt, until 4 after Monday. The time for al- e) lowing 8 per cent discount will expire at midnight Monday and the office will be open tonight 4 and Monday right to allow belat- 4 ed taxpayers an opportunity to ) 4 "make good." A penalty of 10 e 4 per cent will attach to an taxes ) 4 that are left unpaid and delln- 4 quent on April t, and 1 per cent ) e per month will be added there- e d , after until paid. A 0. A. C. BASKETBALL GJKLS BEAT CHEMAWA ). (Spfclil IiItfh to Tbs Journal.) . Corvallii, Or., March 14-Under the strenuous coaching of Oaude Swann for the past week the O. A. C. girls basket hi! thAirn . defeated . the - Cliemawa In dian lassies on the locaHnoor last night fcy the score of 9 to 6. Seventeen fouls were caikvl during: the (tame, One of the largest crowds of the season, saw the srame. Chemawa defeated O. A. C. mat week 21 to 4 on the Chemawa floor. alhitnv Hls-h school defeated O. A. C. last week hut plays, a return game here In a few days. If O. A. C. wins, the championship will belong to O. A. C. SUITTE MtJST ENTER t PLEA NEiMONDAY 1 Judge Cleland. in the circuit court, this morning overruled the motion of Attorney John F. Logan to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Nathan H. Suitter, the former policeman, held for the killing of Henry Schaffer. The mo tion was made on the ground that Suit ter had not been given a preliminary hearing. .Next-Monday afternoon at S J?" !"d. time for Suit-; ter to enter his plea, . MISSIONARY LAYfilEII TO SIT AT BANQUET Bally Held Last Two Days of March Includes All Evangelical Churches. ment for ths time being. Ths tl wss granted. In ruling In this mat ter Judge Dunne took occaalon to crit clss the sctlon of the supreme court In upholding the decision of the -eourt of appeals in quashing ths extortion Indictments against former Mayor Schmlts. "This defendant would be given the extreme limit in prison," he said, "if the supreme court had not ruled as It did. I want to sav both aa a city officer end officer of the law that It Is to bs deeply regretted that ths supreme court did not give a Judgment in tbs case of Schmlts which wouid bring as much comfort to the repressntatlves of ths people as It did to ths forces of evil in this state." In connection with other chargea of against Ruef, judge Dunns sxtortlon this morning dismissed ths indictments, snterlng the ssme order thst he did in dismissing the against Schmlts, sxtortlon charges at r The Laymen's Missionary movement, an Interdenominational work, Is plan ning a rally In this city for March 30 and 31. The convention will be opened with a banquet at the Portland Hotel, the evening of March 30, at which something over 300 committeemen will be present. There will be several vis itors of prominence and the chief ad dress or the evening win oe given Dy J. Csmnbe II White, secretary or t tional committee. One of the leadera In the movement saya: "The purpose of lbs campaign Is for the general dissemination of knowledge concerning the-, work of foreign mis sions. It is especially deaired to reach aa large a number of laymen aa pos sible and to Interest them in the work. Almost every observing man has real ised that a great moral wave has swept over the entire country during the past few years not only over this country but over all the earth. The progress made in temperance reform has been remarkable and, the general tendency has been toward a moral up lift along all lines. "The Laymen's Missionary movement has spresd with amaslng rapidity. It has secured the Indorsement and the approval of the Foreign Missionary board of the United States and Canada. It has sent laymen abroad to Investi gate and haa received interesting re ports of their findings. Many public rallies have been held in Important cit ies throughout the United States and Canada, resulting in a remarkable in crease of interest and a strong forward movement in organisation ana in con tributions for carrying on the work. The Presbyterian, Congregational, Meth odist, Baptist, and In fact nearly all of the evangelical churches, have made large advance In the appropriation for the work or missions. The executive committee of this movement is mads up as follows: Dr. Henry Waldo uoe, cnairman; m. . Wheeler, secretary; O. F. Johnson, B. 1 Tt,nmn,An tW riAtwa M tVAll TXT O. Smith, O. Evert Baker, J. A. McFer ron, J. C. LuckeL KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECT NEW OFFICERS (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Baker City, Or., March 14.-That everything pertaining to Pythlanlsm has been strengthened since Gauntlet lodge moved into its new castle hall la shown by a meeting of the uniform rank last night, at whlcn time the following officers were elected: Ott Sterns, cap tain; W. E. Meacham, first lieutenant; Jack Martin, second lieutenant; Jesse Levens, recorder; Ed Bower, treasurer. Regular meetings for drill have been rransed for. and it is the Intention of the boys to be in shape to attend dem onstrations of all kinds pertaining to the Pythian lodge. At the regular meeting of Gauntlet lodge last night in the new castle hall a clans of eight candidates were ini tiated into the rank of page. .They were James ChlnocK, H. McCord, A. D, Hughes. R. F. Cochran, Hy Welder, J. W, Hansell, W. C. Strong and H. A. Car-rls. mil TODAY (rotted Prsss Leasee Wire.) San Francisco, March 14. Today's Emeryville scratches: Second race Cascade of Diamonds. Fourth race Red Leaf, Rotrou. Fifth race Monvina, Severton, Oro mobol. First race, mile and 20 yards, selling, l-year-olda' and up Wuersberger (92), 3 to 1, even, 11 to 20, won; Tonic (102). even, 1 to I, second; Huerfano (102), 6 to 5, third. Time. Ij4t. NEI' FIELD OPENS TO PORTLAND TRADE Lewiston to Bring Future Customers to Meet Port land Business Men. (Special Dispatch te Tbs Journal.) Lewiston, Ida., March lt.--Prepara-tlons are now being made by the busi ness msn of Lewiston to bring the peo ple;, of the Csmas and Nes Perce prair ies' here to loin hands with the delega tion of Portland business men who will visit Lewiston upon the completion of the railroad from Rlparla to Grange vllle. The plan provides for securing a spe cial train to be placed at the disposal l1 2" 'and the visitors from the east and west will be the guests of the city of Lewis ton while here. The line from Lewiston to Vollmer, a distance of 46 miles. Is now being operated and work is well advanced on the steel bridges across Lawyer's can yon. The line from Riparla to Lewis ton will be practically completed in six weeks, at which time the bridge across the Clearwater river will be completed. Pason was spoesrlnc aa ths ehlsf wit pess In actions brought for violation ef ins local option law. pason eaye he received part of the bribe. This sum is held Intact to be used as evidence against Wyatt. The charge Is made by Wyatt ahd hla menas in return tnst pason is an ex convict and served in Wisconsin for stealing a motorcycle, in answer to thie charge Pason says he can prove by the affidavit of Senator Ankenv of waanington tnat ne was in walla walla at the time it is charged he waa In the Senitentiary; ana that he waa married urlng that time. Pason also says be never was in Wisconsin except aa travelor on a train. eooxed Convictions. Pason came to Portland about a year a so rrom wans waua. lie wss em pl'fyed bv the Hartman detective agen cy. whose client is ths Anti-Baloon lea rue. Psson waa detailed last Octo ber to secure prosecutions under the local option law against violators in Albany. Pason was succsssful and was securing a number of convictions In the luetics court. These were appealed to the circuit court and the evldenoe In nearly all had to be reheard. It was for this season, says Pason, that an attempt was made to get rid. of him. Pason's story follows: - "The first Informstlon conveyed to me of a scbsme to buy me off was early In February, when some one railed me by 'phone and asked If I would lesve town If presented with fBOO and there was a good Job wsltlng for me ss a detective for tho Northern Pacific st Spokane. I recognised the voice at once though could not positively ssy who It wss aa I have no way of prov ing It. I told the man at that time that I could not under any circum stances consider any such proposition. Wyatt Wasted to See Him. "I think this occurred about Febru ary 6. I came to Portland the next day and apprised Mr. Hartman of the orrer ana arter talking it over we de cided to accept this bribe In order to catch the bribers. About Februsry 12 I went back to Albany with all ar rangements complete. It wss not until . friend of wyatt s witn wnom I a oclated a little more than some of the rest asksd me how I liked my lob and a number of questions that ths Information was disclosed that Mr. Wyatt would like to have a conversa tion with me some time. "I said thst I would be willing to meet Mr. Wyatt any time, and after a few days we met in ths lobby of the 8t. Charlea hotel and went to Mr. Wyatt's room. It waa then that he made the proposition to me similar to the one I nad heard over the Dhone earlier in the month from some other msn whose voice I think I know. After some hesitation I accepted the offer. At once I communicated with Mr. Hart man the arrangement I had decided upon with Wyatt, aa te how and where I waa to receive the money. He made the necessary preparations with Deputy Hherlff Kendall of Linn county, who with Hartman waa witnsss to ae many of the transactions with Wyatt as could oe permitted. - , ... i , . a Hons raid Over, "Sunday, February II, Hartman and myself went to Albany.. It was that evening that ' I was. to receive ' the money from Wyatt. The -trial of Lee A Burkhardt, druggists, wss to coma off the next dsy before Justice Porter. I was to testify. Mr. Hartman kspt in hldlnsr. but Wyatt was suspicious and did not give me any money until Tues day . ' afternoon. He could dslay no looser, for they were Issuing the sub- penas for the- cases that had been, ap pealed to tne circuit court ana wyatt wanted to be aura that I was not served before 1 got out of town. "Aa soon, therefore, as the Lee A Burkhardt case went to the jury In the justloe court I went to Wyatt's offloe, where a team waa waiting to drive me te Jefferson to take the train there so ae to avoid the suboena servers. Be fore t went to the office I waa searched by Hartman and Kendall. After I came out of the offloe, where Wyatt paid me as the flret installment nf the 1500, I waa searched again and the money taken rrom me by Mr: Hartman. it was a 120 gold flece, two lie pieces and a $20 npte. which ' are held aa exhibits to be used against Wyatt, , ' BxCva&fe of Litters. I went to SDokane according to ths agreement, leaving Portland Wednesday evening, February lo.. Ae soon as I got thsre I wrote Mr. Wyatt a letter for the money, and asked incidentally some questions. The letter waa aent by spe cial delivery, and waa received by Wyatt. I followed It by a telegram, also received by Wyatt I received an answer to the telegram signed In the name or J. V. Thomas, telling me the money In a registered letter waited me at the poatofflce In Spokane. 'I went to the general delivery win dow at the Spokane office the next day and received the letter. In which was 226. My questions were answered, but the letter waa signed simply J, T.. In order to cover up any detection, I sup pose. The answers to my letter wvro material. One question I asked, for example. was wnether It was advisable to re main in Spokane. Wyatt'e answer was that he ssw no reason for leaving Spo kane, but that I should use my own judgment." not e xwios. The original letters, "telegrams and documenta, aa well as the coin and notes, are In the possession of Lou Hartman and will be used as evidence against Wyatt. The grand Jury haa been Investigating the case at Albany, but no report has been msde to Circuit Judge Burnett st this time. E. F, Kim niu! TniniiTr rni iiiiuuit s TO GALLOWAY Members of Bar Association District Attorney. . ) ; The kindly, manly qualities that made the lata , Robert; Galloway a general favorite ' among hla associates at "the bar were emphasised in addressee made by old friends of the deceased at ! a meeting of the members of the bar In department No, 1 in the courthouaa thl morning. The meeting was called by "ii vmimu i rwciva mm report or the committee named some time ago to prepare resolutions In memory of the late deputy district attornsy. . , t Judre M. C. Osorse nrMent h resolutions, which expressed the formal tribute ef the bar and were ordered spread on the minutes of the court. Judge George made a short talk, in arav's duvAttnn to duty In the far of an affliction that trod his life for years and fin' which he spoke ef Oallowsj endanger ally carried him away while he wee at tempting to recuperate hla health , by outdoor Jlfe In California. ...- John F. Logan, under whom Galloway worked for aama. tlm in t h i.w li brary, said that In-Galloway waa found fare example of the complete growth or simple, natural honesty. There was rip subterfuge or evasion la hie nature, the speaksr said. . , County Judge Webster, in whose of fice Galloway etudiad in hla MrlUr years, told Of ths vounar man's nraUt. enoe against difficulties. Roger B. Bin not referred to th. da ye when Gallo way was a jockey for Maraua ni .n.ta. Aalri h, l,w, wAm. - - , A I. V ? Practiced honeety in the law. Leputy District Attorney Haney paid tribute to the quality of fairness In hie late aSSOCiata and tn tha kmrA ,bln force that he put Into things. Judge Oantanbela spoke for the ju venlle court, and said that in such casee ae Oalloway had" to handle the prosecutor Is likely to be nreludlced and deem the accused guilty on suspic ion. But In Galloway .he kept upper most ths spirit of fairness and jus tics. Judgs Oentenbeln also referred to Galloway's service In assisting Judge Fraser in the nremratlnn nf ha Iiivm. ile court act. which is believed to be the best of Its kind In ths United States. Charles H. Care v. in whoa nttrm Oallowsy once studied, said that sin cerity and ear neatness were smong the things that alwaya characterised the deceased. Judge Cleland In declaring the adop lon of the resolutions said that Gallo way was ons of the men whom n muni. ed ai a particular friend. "Bob" was loyai to nis mends, and nothing would have Pleased him more than to hear what his friends had to say of him to day.' and to know that they feel ae they do. "He was a good man, a good lawyer, broad minded and tolerant, aald Judge Cleland. "But the quality that im pressed me most was his unflinching courage. Ill health, difficulties, crltl clHm, the claims of friendship, no con sideration could sway him from what ne oenevea to oe ngnt. Most of the speakers referred affec tionately to their late associate as merman, field secretary, says the Antl- "Z. "k"" ""i.,. Saloon league will push the disbarment proceedings against Wyatt. The neces- aary forma are being prepared by at torneys In this city now. When Pason returned to Albany to testify In ths cases before the supreme court this week he waa shot st twice one evening. Psson says he returned the shots. He believes the saloonmen of Albany are after him because of the strong evldenoe he haa against some of them, and also' against Wyatt, in the matter of the alleged bribe. CHINESE filUST ANSWER PIPING AND PAVING FOR LEWISTON, IDAHO (Special Dlipatcb to The Journal.) Lewiston, Ida., March 14. The con tract for supplying the city with ap proximately $24,000 worth of water pipe will be awarded to Crane & Co. at the meeting of the council Monday night. The bids for the pipe were opened Tuesday and the canvass of tne eignt mas suDmittea was completed yesterday, showing the proposal of Crane A Co. to be the lowest and best bid. The Improvements to the water syv tern will aggregate $67,000 which amount has been supplied by a bond issue. The Improvements consist of enlarging the mains In the business dis trict and extending tne service into new additions. Immediately following the Installation of the new system in the business dis trict the council will begin the pave ment of the streets, preliminary ar rangements now being completed for paving practically an or the business district consisting of approximately one and one-half miles of street. The neces sary paving ordinances are now being passed and It is expeoted the actual work will be commenced as early as September, BEPOBT TO SHEKIFF ONCE EACH MONTH CHARGE OF MURDER Highbinders Identified by Their Victim Bound Over to Grand Jury. The preliminary trial of LIm Won and Yes Geung, the Chinese high binders charged with the murder of Lee Tal Hoy, waa held before Judge Cameron In the municipal court this morning. Both defendants were held to await the action qf the grand jury on a charge of murder in the first de gree. Jue Ah Bong, another highbinder who was arrested on the night of tho murder, was also bound over to the circuit court as a witness, his bonds being fixed at $1,900 cash. No new evidence bearing on the crime was presented to the court, the case Sot the prosecution consisting principally of the statement made by the dying man that the two men under arrest were his assailants. BARBER nnHDftuv uui tn liTAUl iu COVER UP DISGRACE Sixth Street at Tast to Be Made Somewhat Respectable At Isst Sixth street between Morrison and Jefferson is to be paved. The bid was awarded to the Barber Asphalt company by ths city executive board at yesterday's meeting and work will be started Tuesdsy. The company will re ceive $22,427.61 for performing the work. Bids for this Improvement were asked for first. May 2, 1806. A legal battle ensued between rival paving comDanlca and the improvement has never boon started. Tne greatest need of the pave ment is In front of the poatofflce and the Portland hotel which block Is one of ths most frequent of any In the city. The work has to be completed In 160 days, according to the company's contract. Two years in the penitentiary, with a parole on good behavior, was the sen tence imposed on A. VV. Hunt by Judge O'Day in the circuit court this morning. Several days ago he pleaded guilty to tne cnarge or steeling a quantity or val uable iewelrv belonclna to Cora H. El drldge of 147 North Seventeenth street. Hunt is a mere youth, but is married, and his wife sat by his side when he arose for sentence. He Is required to report to the. snerirr once each month for the next two years. HELD UP GREEKS IN FBUIT VALLEY SAN FRANCISCO MAY RAISE ITS GAS RATE (Uslted Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco. March 14. San Fran cisco is face to face with the possibility of being forced to pay an Increase of 10 cents on every one thousand cubic feet of gas. The present rate is 85 cents, which was fixed by the boodllng super visors. A bill providing for the 19 cent in crease has already been prepared by the committee on gas rates, and it will be presented for pasaage at next Monday's meeting or tne supervisors, cms or tne three members on the gas committee voted against an increase. It is said to be tne first time tnat tne officials r any American city have ever taken steps to increase tne gas rate, ... Dane Miller and Joe Vlxnev Fount! Guilty and May Get Five to Twenty Yean. . put for Committeemen. Frank A. Hummel of breclnet IS and H. T. Page of 111 have announced thrir candidacy for places as Republican county committeemen. Vancouver. Wash., March 14. Dane Miller and Joe Vlxner, on trial before a Jury in tbe superior court, were yes terday found guilty Of holdlnar iin party of Greeks in Fruit Vslley several weeks ago. While Judge McCredle has not pronouncea sentence, tse nenaltv under the statute Is from 6 to 20 years in the penitentiary. Weeps When Sentenced. ' Tears overflowed the cheeks of Andy Jeffrey when he stood before Judge O'Day In the circuit court this morning to receive his. sentence, ha tin vino- k. convicted last week on a misdemeanor charge. Tho Judge dealt leniently with BELIEVE WOMAN WAS KILLED BY STRANGER (Catted Preu Leaaed Wire.) Pacific Grove. Cal.. March 14. Off I cers working today to get some clue to tho Identity of the fiendish murderer of Mrs. Frank Sego, whose outraged and mutilated body was found floating In the sea ofl China Point last Thurs day, are of the opinion that the mur derer was a strange degenerate whose presence In the vicinity has been re ported a number of times recently. While the present instance Is the first In which any violence has been done, a number of women walking the beach are said to have been Insulted by a mys terious stranger recently. PENDLETON DENTIST INVENTS AEROPLANE (Special Dltpatcb to Tbs Journal.) Pendleton, Or., March 14. Dr. M. S. Kern, a dentist of this city, has in vented .a flying machine which has! been a .center of much Interest In Pendleton. It is an aeroplane and the motive power Is supplied from an elec tric fan attached to the stern. That his plan Is a feasible one Is declared by Dr. .Kern, who has given the sub ject of flying machines considerable thought and study. According to ths doctor, he will work out some changes In his model and later on will try to put his experiment to a further test by having a ruii-sised flyer made. USES HAMMER ON ; GIANT CARTRIDGE (Special Dlipatcb to Tbe Journal.) Astoria, or., March 14. Some . un known miscreant placed a number of dynamite cartridges on the rails of the electric line on Irving avenue, with the result that a man nsmed Johnson had a narrow escape from serious injury from the explosion of one of the cart ridges. JVOt realizing the danger, John son struck one with a hammer. The explosion badly lacerated his right hand and cut his face. There is a sus picion as to the Identity of the parties who put the cartridges on the rails and arrests are expected. ADMINISTRATION OF SHIRTLEFF ESTATE Bffle Brandes has aDDlled for letters on tno estate qi ner motner, viola a. Shurtleff. who died March 2 at the age of 68. The estate is valued at 17.000 ana tne aaugnter is tne only heir. James Keenev has asked for letters on the estate of Owen Rosers. who left property worth 11.000. Hla heirs live in the east and in Ireland. The estate of J. Lloyd Hlcklln has been appraised at f 6,049. "DOCTOR" DUNN DENIED .. NEW TRIAL BY JUDGE Judge Oantenbelh this morning denied a new trial in the case of "''Dr?' J.-: D. Dunn, convicted by a Jury of cOntribut- ?i him. fixing the penalty at three months lng to the delinquency of Minnie Lewis, in Jail, this being his first appearance a minor. - Next-Wednesday at :80 a. m. : I was iixea as tne time lor sentence. la court. REGISTRATION SHORT OF TWENTY THOUSAND There was a slump in registration waa4a1aw niAriaVi1 tr Ahm the Iwfln. enoe of threatening- weather, and the number of names added to the voting roll was only S18. The total number this morning fell a little short of 20.- 000, the exact figures being 19,942. Of the total the Republicans have 15,577, the Democrats 3,373 and all others 992. STOLE SILVERWARE OF JUDGE M'CREDIE The chief of police of Vancouver, Washington, sent word to the local au thorities this morning asking that a watch be kept for burglars who broke Into and ransacked the residence of Judge MoCredie in Vancouver last night. The message states that the thieves secured and Carried away , about $300 worth of silverware. Prohibition Medal Winner. - -(Special DUpateb to. Tbe-Journal.) 1 Corvallls Or.. March 14. In the local prohibition contest held at the armory here last nignt r rea uuce. a junior, won. Ills subject was, "An Important Issue." He received the gold medal and wilt rer- resent O. A. C. in the state prohibition contest. Clyde Williamson won second place. i, . , - Cap and Gown at O. A. G. ' ' (Special Dtapatcb to Tbe Journal.) Cbrvallla. Or.. March 14. Ths 90 graduates of O. A. C. next June will appear in caps and gowns for the first time msde carried much more than perfunc- iury prmme. was a man," said Lo gan, and tribute to manly qualities formed the keynote of each address. CAPITOL GRAFTERS ARE FOUND GUILTY (United Prew Lesaed WIr.) Pittsburg, March 14. Contractor San derson and his colleagues, on trial for the monumental graft In the construc tion of the state capltol building, wereN iouna ruiny last nignt. EARLY FIRE 3IELTS BOXES OF SWEETS A fire caused damage to the amount of 1500 jn the basement of the candy Store of Morrell A Dellinger, at 480 Mor rison street, at an early hour this morn ing. The blase originated from a char coal fire which had been' left burning In the basement. TROY TODD DROWNS IN THE UMATILLA (Special Dlipatcb to Tbe Journal.) Pendleton, Or., March 14. Troy Todd, son of John Todd, was drowned in the Umatl!ia river at noon todsy while fording the stream on a horse, which was overcome by the swift currsnt. A young msn who was with him could not help him. ACCUSES HUSBAND AND STENOGRAPHER ' Mrs. George Raymer Wants to Be Rid of Alleged Rival Without Troubling George Too Much. in the history , of the . collese. This decision -was reached-last niaht after a lengthy discussion.- This class also issued the first lunlor, annual ever published at O. A. C. . (Special Dlipatcb to Tbs Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., March 14. Accus ing her husband Jointly with Miss Myr tle Hatfield, a beautiful young woman who has been acting as his stenog rapher, Mrs. George Raymer yesterday sought the police and - asked that her husband and the young woman be ar-, rested. Afterward, however, she re fused to swear to a warrant against her husband, saying she did not want : to prosecute him but Just wanted to get , rid of Miss Hatfield. Accordingly the police placed Mlas Hatfield under ar- j rest on the charge of vagrancy and held ! Raymer as a witness. Both were' re- i leased under $5'cash ball. - I Miss Hatfield and Ravmer. it Is al leged, resided in the name town in the east. Raymer sold his business and moved to Portland. Sscurlng money AllMl JUIBB IIB fWB VA1CUBPU sawmill at Bucoda, Washington, whleh he now owns. Soon after the mill was bought Miss Hatfield appeared and took the position of stenographer. It was then that the trouble began. About u year ago Mrs, Raymer had Miss Hat neia arrested at xacoma nut re fused to swear to a warrant. . Raymer and Miss Hatfield agree that Raymer owes her a considerable sum, and it was to make a settlement of this debt, Raymer alleges, that he came to Vancouver to meet his stenographer. MIsa Hatfield will be given a hearing today before the Justice of the peace. CONCRETE CONTRACT FOR PHONE COMPANY (Special Dlipatcb to Tbe Journal.) " Vancouver, Wash., March 14. Moore ft Hardin, local contractors, have se cured the contract for putting In the concrete work for the Home Telephone company and expect to get to worfe I r..H.a.. ml. . A,ti w A . , X turning out the manholee for the same company and has already, delivered a large number. . . . . i ; Close of Stewardship Meetings.. ; ' (8pelt Diipatck to Ths Journal.) ' " Oregon City, March 14. The special meetings held by Evangelist Dark on "Christian Stewardship" at ths First Baptist church will close with the eerv Ice tomorrow morning at 16:30 o'clock, Hs subject wUlu be:;Your-Photograph In a Mirror." All are cordially welcome. In the evening Pastor Lin- ' den will continue the series of sermone on snlvatlon subjects. His tonio will be, ."The Sinof Neglect" - ; :v iyh? r -:j4 v tF: A V
