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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON' '. DAILY. JOURNAL PORTLAND,' MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1003.' MACHINE PLANS TO HAVE FACE GUSHED III DAY nilRKS FALL I'JASII AIID SHOE er. serious OHmiiinui uluimiuu. mm SALOON BWL FULL CONTROL IN COUNTY t' ' ' ' .i ricking Establishment Docs KotVant to Tut Up Se curity Agreeing to Build Plant Talked of in South Portland. 3. 8. Helsey, Faelfto coast representa , v 'tivs-of Schwartsachlld- Bulsburaer. 1 denied today that hU company would ask the city of Portland for a bonus to pay the coat Of constructing 1U con template plant, but refused to aay f what action would bs UkenVh0"111 V1' ', ; city rwincll require tha company to ". deposit bond eiaranteelng tha con ' structlon of tha packing- Plant. ; Councilman W. I. Cottel stated .today V In . mnurullffll with Mr. HoiseV tha latter aald that If tha city required " .tha comDiDT to PUt up a bond e;uaran- teeing- tha construction of tha plant tha company would aak for a bonus from " tha ctty smoununs; 10 ont imru -" of tha plant.. Dr. Cottal'a autement l aakad Mr. Helsey If ha would be fivnnhli ta aivln tha city a bond of , ISO.Ooa to guarantee tha construction . - of plant costing f 160.000, to be built ' in two years, wr "i"' '- ( If tha enr Instated on a bond tha com- , pany would aak for a bonus.' Want City Opened Up. jar. nvmi .n ...... 7 ,-.. i l...l.ntiuiH him. Hi said that hia reply to Dr. Cottel's quory re rarding tha bond waa to tha effect that - If tha city required tha bond It would be no mora than fair that tha city should -' give the company a bonus. "This seems to ma to be a frame up ' whereby Zimmerman will be able to get permission to operate hia plant. I am - not or never have been certain that 8chwartssrhlld ft Sulsburrer have been . , In rood faith la their requeat of the councilman. They want ue to open up the city to slaughter houses but there ta no guarantee that they will put in a v parking plant of their own. '" "Therefore I thought Jt no mora than fair to ask them for a sufficient bond guaranteeing tha construction of a plant. - If they are in earnest In their desire to bulla they would not hesitate a minute In filing tha bond. , "The publlo aurely does not under stand tha request of the company. There la an ordinance at present wnica Kohlblts the operation or aiaugnter uses or packing plants within the city . limits. Zimmerman haa had such a - plant on a special permit which will ex ' plra next August The ordinanoa intro duced In the name of Schwartxschlld A . Bulxburger absolutely sweeps away all restrictions on packing plants within , the city and furthernfore does not pro vide tor tne inspection 01 men piaccs by the city board Of health. i Waits Bond Put Up. Tf Rchwartsachlld A Bulxbunrer will de posit a sufficient bond guaranteeing the construction of the plant they propose, I will Withdraw all of my objections and vote for the ordluice. But I do not Intend to let Zimmerman ret the upper hand of the city and that Is what I am .afraid of In this deal. We have spent thousands of dollars In enforcing ..the very law wmcn some 01 uie council "men seem so eager to repeal and I be lieve that we ahould know what we are going to get in return, it waa ror mat lesson that I asked Mr. Helsey If he .would be willing to put In writing and guarantee with a sufficient bond what his company intenda to do in this mat- , ler." Mr. Helsey on the other-hand takes tha stand that to require a bond of his ' company would be an imposition. "If they ask us for a bond we will make short work of this matter." he said. Sine the matter came up in the coun : ell there has been a considerable change f . sentiment on the question. People at first understood that It would be a special permit to Schwartsschlld A Suls burrer and would not tear down the bars to any and all packing plants, but the measure la aweeplng and repeala all ordinances bearing on abattoir and ' packing plants. Metager. Jeweler, tit Washington. FAST AND FUTURE I: ' BUT NO FEESENT : Yesterday's delayed trains ar- -t. Ttved todayr- Today's - delayei e , trains are Indefinite. Northern Pacific No. 1, due at 1 o'clock, arrived on time. v Southern Pacific No. 16. due at 7:66, arrived on time. ' Southern Pacific No. 18, due at ; 11:30, arrived on time. - O..R. A N. No. S, duo at t ' O'clock, la Indefinite. . : O. R. & N. No. 6, due at 9:46, Is also indefinite. ' Astoria & Columbia No. 21, due at 12:15, arrived on time. a ; Trains S and 6, due yesterday morning, arrived today at 8:40 0 J Metzger. optician, 243 Washington. Our Motto: Prompt Service, lib eral Treatment, Absolute baiety. THE officials f of this bank keep in close touc h with every detail of . the business. By so doing -they insure correct meth ods and accept . able service to their patrons GERMAN-AM ERI : CAN BANK SIXTH AND WASH . r ; INGTON STS. . .Portland, Oregon. Safe Deposit Boxes $4.00 and Up pet Year. . Not satisfied with tha hop of co trolling Multnomah county's legislative delegation, tha Hodson-Beach-Balley. Reed machine ta laying Ha plans to gob Die the mastery f tha direction of poll tica of the county by pufHng a full ticket Jo tha field for precinct commit teemen and electing them. ' if this plan should be carried through the. next city and county central com mutes would be In toe handa of the Hodaon machiaV and the Republican party and Its policies, so far as Mul noma!) Countv is cnnrnl wmiM be absolutely under the direction of the iioason leaders. Machine ItealtMly at Work. VVorklnar With thla en1 In view tha leaaers or the Hodion-Beach-tialley Beed machine are putting up men in every preclrwt in the county for the Epsmon of precinct committeemen, (embers of tha legislative al&fa and others connected with the management of the machine have personally sought out a large number of men and per- uauea intra 10 Decorae candidates be fore tha primaries. In this work Ferdinand K TtV arat. wnue manacer or tne Devlin munlnlnal campaign, and who says he Is the pres ent manager of the campalirna of Sena tor ruuon, ueorre H. Btiepherd Robert Morrow and tha legislative slate of tlie noason macnine, is peculiarly acUte. Reed says he wants to j)a eUcted chairman of the city and county central pommlttee. To.be In line iter tha lob he lS himself a candMmta tnr nwl.l committeeman from precinct 79. Block System tn nay. Reed, in order to fix himself solidly upon the political machinery of the S,ntJr. la now busy organising his block system" and hia collateral or ganisation," from which he la drawing down a handsome sum each month In campaign subscriptions from a lsrge list of Portland politfclans each of whom pay to him -from $2 to 110 a month. In order to gain these subscriptions he tells prospective donators that he is managing the campaign of "Charlie" Fulton. Of Oeorre B. Hhenherrf n. congress, of Robert Morrow for circuit judge, and of the Hodson-Beach-Bailey BURGLAR BLACK HIS PORCINE PROCLIVITIES O. H. Black, an egg eandler. pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary In the municipal court this morning and waa bound over to await the action of the grand Jury. Black waa arrested early yesterday morning after he had robbed the place of business of thf La Orande Creamery, 264 Yamhill street. This morning Black confessed that he had forced an entrance to the creamery Baturduy evening, lie found the safe in the office open and from It took $9S in cash. Ho spent a part of thla money In various resorts about town and then conceived the Idea of again visiting the place and making a further aearch for valuables. On his second trip be found 18 In tha drawer of the cash register. It waa ROSS TRIES HEW New demurrers In behalf of J- Thor burn Ross In tha three cases charging him with misappropriating the state funds entrusted to the Title Guarantee A Trust company, and separate demur' rera in behalf of T. T. Burkhart and John E. Altchlson In the same cases were filed tn the circuit court this morning. Thus the game of hide and seek between the district attorney and the attorneys for the alleged bank wreckers enters unon another staee. . The demurrers filed bv Carev &. Kerr for Burkhart and Altchlson are almost the same as were entered and sustained to the earlier Informations. The new Informations were prepared with a view to remedying the defects pointed out by Presiding Judge Cleland, but the ac tion taken today indicates that there will be another general attack on the form of the documents prepared In the diatrict attorney s omce. Five a-rounds of demurrer are named by Carey A Kerr. First, that the In formations do not confirm to the re quirements of the code concerning their form. Tnla opens a wide field or po slble argument. Second, that the acts charged as crimes are not clearly and distinctly set forth, so that the defend ants may know the nature of the charges. Third, that the acts are not stated with such certainty as to enable the" court to pronounce Judgment ac cording to the rights of the case. Fourth, that more than one crime Is charged In the same information. Fifth, that the facts stated do not constitute a crime. The demurrers filed by Wallace Mc- Camant as attorney for Robs are less lengthy, covering only the firat, nee ond and fifth grounds aoove stated, ex cept that in one of the cases. In which It Is charged that State Treasurer Steel made demand for the return of the state's money, that "It appears on the face of the Information that the demand was made on a legal holiduy and therefore at a time when the aaine could not lawfully be made and when a compliance with the same could not he lawfully enacted. Judge Cleland will fix a time for hearing argument on the demurrers. If these are overruled, the cases will be ready to set for trial. District Attor ney Manning still Insists that the cases may be tried at the present term of court by holding the Jury over until the last of the month. When he aks for the fixing of the trial date he will be confronted by motions for change of venue, on the ground that the defend ants cannot receive a fair trial In Mult nomah county. , SENATOll LA F0LLETTE TO LEAD POPULISTS Emporia, Kan., March 16. Senator Xa Follette of Wlscon- sin will be nominated for presi- dent on tha first ballot at the Populist convention, according lo E. 0. Waterburg, national com- mitteeman and a delegate to the convention. He Bays the senator will not be riven a chance to ac- cept or decline the nomination until after tho Republican na tlonal convention. . - ee Koaster Masquerade. Oaks rink tomorrow night St Pat rick's night celebrated at the Oaks rfok tomorrow night in a ' fitting manner. Irish airs by the big band will surely please you. - Prises to the value of 150 to be given' away, i Special cars every 10 minutes. "A canvas covered board walk direct to the, rink will protect you In case of rain. ' This monster mas querade on skates will eclipse any event ever attempted in Portland. Remember the day. St Patrick's celebration, Oaks rink tomorrow night . Metiger, optlolan,' Hi Washington. ' 1 lata for the leglalature. He'haa charge of the task of circulating the petitions of theiu candidates. In lining up his "organisation," Reed tella thoae whom he goea after to stand In with him that he la going to be the kins Din in Multnomah, county politics aftxr the coming election. lie ari h. h if nH.An machine la abou CimH 111. ...vmivviv " . - - Th.t vnitnn win be elected and will rarrv Multnomali county mrpuin iu efforts of his "organisation" ana. uiai the central committee win oe unuer nis especial care and guidance. e tnere fnra will be the chief "It" politically after the votea are counted in June, Tha Hat or those wno nave announced their candidacy for precinct committee men undar tne Hoason-tseacn-iwier' Keed banner up to date are as follows Tha Machine's Heelers. Precinct 1, Sanderson Reed, 1115 Thurman street: 2. V. P. Dsy, 76 Savler; S, R. B. Lassell, 90 Upshur; 7, Frank E, Freeman, 661 Kearney; 10. Lon D Yarmond, 68J Everett; 18. W. A. Charlea, 186 North Four- teantn: is. ran aiiaaieion, ni!i First: 32. J. H. MacKensle. 67 Main; 2. D. Stein. 184 Park: 14, W. J. JBeutel- spacher. 140 Seventh; 87, I. B. Beard, ia Main: 1ft. K J. Flnler. 128 Qrover: 42. James Mallett. 640 Umatilla; 48, If R Ilnun. 1446 Mllwauk e: 46. J, Wehoffer. 1168 Division; 46, IL W. Strong. 777 East Eighth; 60, Fhll Metscham Jr- 667 Maple; 62, Thomas Hialop, 221 Grand; 64, S. W. Anderson, 266 East Twenty-fourth: 65, J. W. Richmond, 145 East Thirty-third; 56, Thomaa W. Taylor, 106 East Alder; 68, K. M. Tuttle. 171 Base Line; 60, R. C. Wright, Eaat Alder, 860 feet cast Beventy-rirsi; si, vj. i. cvans, x rt avenue; 62, C. B. Jodon, 11 Union avenue; 64, Theodore RowlanJ, East Tenth. North; 68. A. & Briggs, 782 Pacific; 71, S. J. Jones, 464 Larabee; 76. Andy V. Weinberger, 674 Uorth- wlck; 7. F. E. Reed, 428 East Eighth; 1, R. p. McDonald, 751 Aioina avenue; 68, Jamea Shaw, 857 Eaat Thirteenth, North; 60, W. W. Wlndle, 614 Taylor; n. II. E. Collier. St. Johns: 4, C. F. Spauldlng. Woodstock; 87, O. W. Hen derson, Lents (Woodmere); 103. James H. Hoyt. Troutaaie; io. . r. cnriaten sen, Gresham (Powell valley); 10, J, P F. McDonough. Holbrook; 112, H. T. Page, Over dale. Oawego R. F. . No. 1. BLAMES while he waa rummaging through the place for more money that his presence was discovered by Special Watchman Robinson. The watchman notified Pa trolman Barzee. Together they made a search of the premises, but Black had left the place and gone Into hiding in a vacant lot adJolnQig. He was found behind a pile of empty boxes when Cap tain Bailey, who had been notified, ar rived on tho scene and ordered a thor ough search of the neighborhood. Black was under the Influence of ilauor. but at first denied that he had anything to do With the burglary. It was not until this morning that he con fessed to Detectives Jones and Tlchenor that ho waa guilty of the crime. When asked whv he visited the ntar.e a second time he said he did not know unless it was that he "wanted to be a hog." MAYOR 'S "UK Myor Lane has dug up fresh ammu nition with which to fight the council men on th question of who is to blame ror tne expenditure or yzo.voo ror sa bles and conduits for the fire depart mont last year. Mayor unei latest argument is in line with that be found Saturday, which is the franohise of the Pacific States Telenhone comDanv reaulrlng the council to act In tha matter of calling on the company to furnish telephone and telegraph systems for the city's use In the pulice, fir and water da- bartmenta rue council noids tnat tne mayor ana executive board are responsible for the purchase of the cable last year, stattnK mat tne cable snouia nave been rur nlshed the city by the Home Telephone company. The councilmen hold the mayor to blame lor railing to eniorce all the provisions of the franchise. itererring to tne sections or tna ft,' clflc States .company's franchise bear ing on the Question. Mayor Lane point ed out that the council is responsible in tne following DaraaraDna: That during; tne lire ana operation of said franchise tho city of Portland shall have the right to place upon the rales of the grantee within the city Imlts tha fire and police telegraph wires and water department telephone wires of said city. Said erantee may provide and maintain for said city, free of charge, such wires within its un derground conduits as may be neces sary for ihe said fire and police tele graph and water department, as afore said, v "That during said time the city of Portland shall have the right to string upon the poles of the grantee in the city limits the wires used In connec tion with the police telephone system of the said city, or said grantee may he required to' provide and maintain wires In its conduits for such use. free of charge, as provided for In subdivis ion second." ("Subdivision second" is the paragraph preceding.) inis. says Mayor iane. places me matter squarely before the councilmen regard to botn tne telephone and tel egraph systems of the fire department and makes it compulsory upon the members to nee that the company lives up to the requirements of the franchise. ii n i Mctzger, Jeweler, 342 Washington. SUCH AN APPLE.CALL NEVER SEEN BEFORE Apples are cleaning up every- where in tha Pacific northwest" The supply is not a quarter of what the trade expected there remained and In consequence .. prices are stlffer, and In some instances already ' advanced. Fancy fruit Is selling freely around $2 2.26 and extra fancy rules between $2.2602.50 a box. The demand has been unusually great because of the low prices that had ruled since the flurry in the money market People seemed to have money for ap pies, however. ; SOMEWHAT ENIiAEflED (Waihlnston Bureau of Tke 7onrnaL) ' Washington, March ltJjf-Th- houso passed a bill today giving tha courts In Alaska power to designate whether appeal cases shall be taken to Seattle, Portland or San 'Francisco. .. , i , 'Members, of Multnomah council. Royal Arcanum, will attend the funeral serv ices of our deceased brother, W.IV Abrams, at-Holman's ehapel oa Tueaday. Marca at J p. m. - y, ,v , : :, ',' 0 ON III Intimated That; '"Fightins: Jiob7' Jiay jot Live to Beach Washington. late aftemoom dlspatoh by wireless from .Xafdalsaa Bay, bearln oa the story of aVduOrai Svans. pare oa of tola Issue,, says I Xardalaa Bay, March Id. (By United rress WlrelsM to Baa JJlego) It to unofflokUly annotmoed that Bsar Admiral 8roerry of the OeorgU wlU re- Bara Xvass as soon as tha oommaaaer la-chief can be removed from tha fleet. Zt Is Intimated that Brans may "t Ut to reach Washiartoa. Captain West, Who Died Saturday, Was Aoted Fighter in Early Days. Cantaln Francia H. West, an early pioneer and Indian war veteran, a for mer military and civil engineer, died at hia home on Eaat Alder street, near Twelfth, Saturday night, after a lin gering Illness. Captain Weat is a as- If 4 vW .f V Captain Francis H. West. scendant of a family of distinguished men. being a great-grandsome of Colo nel John Nixon or pmiaaeipma, a pa trlot of the revolutionary period. . CaDtaln West was born in Fredericks burg, Virginia Juno 10, 18J2. He was educated In Fairfax institute anjl the Norfolk Military academy. At, the age of 16 years he entered the -service of the United States government and was aDDolnted to the Pacific coast survey. He came to San Francisco at once in 184$ on the United States schooner Ewlng. His first trip Into the Oregon coun try was made two years following, in 1861. to auell an uprising among the In dlans of the Rogue river , valley. He did not at this time stay in Oregon, but continued in the coast survey serv ice and made a trip to the East Indies, and eventually back to tha Atlantic states again. Because of his familiar ity with tl.e Pacific coast, he was made commander of the lightship Shubrick In 1859. In 1867 Captain West came to Ora gon to make this state his permanent home, having received tne annolntment of superintendent of the Willamette river Improvements. He served In that capacity until 1873. From that .time until 1888 he occupied the position of superintendent of locks at Oreron City but by reason of 111 health moved from that city to Portland. In 18 j 8 Captain West married Mary onpnia. sione. 01 janesvitte, Wisconsin, who survives him. Two sons, Wharton L. West and Francis West, live In tfcls city, ana a sister, Mrs. Mary West Tnomnson, lives at Palo Alto. Oalifor nia. tunnrai services will be held at t. Btepnen s i';pisco-ai church. East Twelfth and Belmont streets, tomorrow aiieruoon ai i o CIOCK. KELSO TAKES IN TOWN OF CATLIN (Special Dlipitcb to Tt Jonrnal.) Kelso. Wash.. March 16. The town on the west side of the Cowlitz river h.r.. tofore known as Catlln, will henceforth be West Kelso. The special election Saturday showed an almost nnnnimmiu sentiment for annexation. The vote in Catlin was 64 to 10 in favor of annexa tion and the 101 who voted In Kelso were unanimous in BUDDOrtlnar the. mnua. ment This will now enahla Kelnn t nt.. the class of cities of the third class. The next Sten will he tn a-at a fro and then the greater Kelso "will develou Otmn tnAKA MAnMti. It. 1 A. I .vw mum i ojmi v nittii ia ine past. EAST SIDE ilAS MOST NAMES REGISTERED East side voters registered thus far outnumber the west slders by 2,978, 'according to figures brought down to date this morning. The number from the east side slightly exceeds the, combined strength of the west 1 , side precincts and the country districts, where 2,066 '. names - have been registered. The total is now climbing to the 21,000 figure, the exact num- her this morning being 20,474. The Republicans have 16,011, the Democrats 1,464 and all others ; 1,009. Following Is the reglstra- tlon from the west side wards: Ward 1. 687; ward 2, 1,381; ward S, 1,007; ward 4.- 1,758; ward 6, 2,026; ward 6, 856; total, 7.715. :East side wards show the fol lowing figures: Ward 7, 2.168; ward . . 1,622; ward 9, 2,676; ward Iff,. 2,428; .total. 10,693. -j" S. B. Vincent, secretary of tho Manufacturers' aasoctation, has sent out notices to the various manufacturing . concerns In the county requesting all employers to allow their employes tlmato 1 register. " . Tha ' books are open ; ovary night until 9. o'clock. FOUGHT iriDIANS ALONG ROGUE RIVER Attorney : Van Valkenburg ; Slashed br lumberjack', Lane at'SilTcrton. Spedal Dlspatok ,te. The. learsaL) , Sllverton, Or- March. 16.- With a gash cut in his face flvs lnohes In lerigth, tha result of a saloon brawl which,, oc curred in Brooks brothers saloon Bat urdav venlng. Attorney M. J. Van Valk enburg la lying at his noma In a serious, if not critical, condition. His assail ant, a lumber (Jack named Lane, has mad good his escape. It is said Latne and his brother had been -drinking considerably and were looking for trouble. Van Valkenburg, In company with ex-Senator L. J. Ad ams, entered Brooks' saloon unon their return from Salem, where they had been attendlnr tho ReDubltcan conference. and subsequently an altercation between Van VaiKenbarg ana tauie ensued, van Valkenbura is said to havo also been somewhat under the Influence of liquor and In resenting an insult ,frotn tha lumberjack the latter drew a knife from his pocket and cut a gash In tha at torney's face from his right ear to the extreme point of his chin. Four arte ries were severed and tht lower part of his face dropped down, expoaing tha Jawbone. Van Valkenburg bled pro fuaely. He was removed to the office of a local physician. The ensuing oper ation required 40 stitches. Had thai knlfa struck half an Inch lower Van 'Valkenburg would have been almost In stantly killed. 7 No attempt was mad to arrest the as sailant until several hours after the af fray, and he had ample time to make his escape. Offloers have been in pur suit, but as yet Lane haa not been ap prehended. Little is known of tha Lanes in Sll verton. There are said to be three brothers living In this vicinity and one of them la married, but he Is not sup posed to have had anything to do with the difficulty Saturday night For sev eral weeks they have been working in the lumber camps for the Sllverton Lumber company and are said to have formerly lived at Portland, or near there. CALL STRIKE Oil GOULD SYSTEM (United Prtu Leased Wire.) Denver, Colo.. March 16. A strike. which threatens to spread to every rail road controlled by Oeorge Gould was declared today when the machinists In tho western territory of the system walked out Unless the trouble is ad Justed this week ever man in all trades the maintenance departments or tne Oould systems will lay down their tools. The strike was precipitated by tna action of Oould in violating the agree ment providing ior a ctosea snop ana union wages. As soonas notice of the violation was announced the Interna tional Organisation of Machinists sent out the strike order. I Salt Lake, Utah, March 16. Four hundred men, employed In the shoos of the Denver A Rio Orande, walked out at noon today following the notice of the action of the Denvff machinists. Advices from Grand Junction say that a number of men employed by the Gould system there have also walked out Telegraphers along the various lines are still at their keys and the train crews are working in the hope that a settlement will be reached in Denver. It is predicted here that the operators and trainmen will be called out on all branches of the systems if Gould In sists on enforcing the "open door" policy. Spectacles 11.00 at Metzgers. GHOST WILL WALK EVERY FORTNIGHT Some 200 employes of the Portland postofflce were made'happy this morn ing by the announcement that in the future they are to receive their pay twice a month instead of on the first of each month as has been the custom heretofore. Some time ago Postmaster John W. Mlnto took up the question of twice-a month pay with the postoff Ice of flclals in Washington and today the new Till ing went into effect A tag f A tag T Save your tags from HORSE SHOE GRANGER TWIST MASTER WORKMAN STANDARD NAVY J.T.1 Old Statesman Old Peach Tinsley'i 18-oz. Spear Head Tags from the above brands are good for the following and many other useful presents as shown by catalog : Gold Cuff Buttons 50 Tags Fountain Pen 100 Tage English Steel Razor 50 Tags Gentleman's Watch -200 Tags Many merchants to redeem tags. . If you us ior catalog. ... . . ., , " " . PREMIUM DEPARTMEm HE AMERICAN TODACCO CO.i St Louis, Mo. A t t ,it rAnMiwiiiAna iviii I- aw b.is ansisi'ss iriiasisis. s Celebrate deliverance old Race Troiri Cruel Ruler.1 Purlm, on of. tha most Joyous sea . sons la the Jewish , year, whicn - cele brates the' deliverance of tho ''Persian Jews from the plots' of Hainan, grand vlsler to Xerxes,, falls on March 17 this year, or the fourteenth of Adar, ac cording to mo Jewish calendar. In the synagogues special services will fc. - I I A rrL-.A will v. . ...It.il,.. UV IICU. Will 'WV WA- llB.llf,,., singing and the reading of tho book of Esther. A play will bo given by tho children of the Congregation Beth Israel this evening at Murlark hall. A part of "Midsummer Night's Dream" will be given. Dancing will follow. At the orthodox synagogues there Will be serv ice this evening at 7:10, and tomorrow morning at 7:10. At these services the book of Esther will be read. Feasting and rejoicing will follow, and gifts will do maae to tne cnuaren. Charches to Observe Pay. The churches which will observe the day are Congregation Ahaavl Sholom, Park and Clay atreets; congregation Nevah Stedek Talmud Torah. Hall and Sixth streets, and Congregation Phaarel Torah, First street between Hall and Lincoln. It Is In the orthodox synagogues and homes that the more Interesting cere monies take place, as tho holiday Is not generally celebrated by the . reformed aynagogues. Hainan, grand vlsler to Xerxes, king or the Persians, was a hater of the Jews, and tried to persuade tho king to order the death of all Israelites. Esther, tne Jewish o.ueen, rrustratea Ms plans and her people were save.d. The feaat was Instituted by Mordecal and Esther to commemorate the event. Bo, virtu ally, the synagogue ceremony Is the reading of the book of Esther, called the "Meglllab." This leads to one of the most curious ceremonies. In the "Meglllah" often occurs the name of Haman and his 10 sons. On the feast day, as the readers chant through tha narrative, whenever these names are pronounced the congrega tions hiss, stamp with the feet and rat tle "gregara," or nolse-maklng contriv ances. Dome or tne more orthodox write the name of the despised iiaman on their shoes, and at the name of Haman stamp 'vigorously on the floor as an additional contempt for the Per slan tyrant One of tho customs Is "the sending of portions," as prescribed In the book of Ksiner. uirts or rooa. especially dain ties, are sen to one another. Cakes are baked in different shapes and are aent by the old to the young. The young re ciprocate. The poor are made recipients of charity. in tne synagogues regular collections are made, and the money bo procured is aistriDutea among tne poor. COURT'S IIAfilE GOES THROUGH (Waiblotton Boreas of The Journal.) Washington, March 16. The nomina tion of John McCourt of Pendleton, Ore gon, to be United States district attor ney for the district of Oregon, which was sent to tne senate last week, was favorably reported today from the sen ate committee, xnis is considered as ending the whole controvereey, as there is no doubt tne senate will confirm. Perfect fitting glasses 11 at Metzger jooiiir RAPS Oil WOOD The so-called furniture trust Indicted and lined through the efforts of a fed eral grand jury last year, sustained an other setback tn the United States cir cuit court this morning when Judge Wolverton overruled the motions of the defendants In their attack on the suf ficiency of the complaint and Its alle gations which had beei filed against them by the Oilman Auction A Commis sion company'; " from a 10-cent piece will count FULL from a 5-cent piece will count HALF i i wr Ld . laj Xiaa with valuable tags Sailor's pride Eglantine Jolly Tar Bridle Bit Old Kenesty Black Bear W. N. Tlnsley'e NataralUat French Briar Pipe 50 Tags " . Leather Pocketbook 80 Tltgs Steel Carving Set 200 Tags Best Steel Shears 75 Tags have supplied, themselves with cannot have your , tags redeemed at home write v. i rrfr;,, tv'Jii ta ii,is. s bisbbsj. a a s Hss iiiisijassj'sa ;..' for Da yiFassengers ! Stormbound. : I ramuvivii, , jurvn ca lorn Oregon la without "railroad facilities to day on ' account or the rising of all streams from tha heavy rains which have been falling for days. The last through trsln was Saturday nlcht from Portland. Tha Umatilla river has raised nine feet and would havo flooded - Pen. dleton had not the levee lately been re. paired. People living on tha bottoms are being held here by tho train blockade and some at La Grande. It la thought traffic will be blocked east, for sevoral days, as the greatest damage Is between here and La Grande on the Mountain di vision. It la probable west bound trains may move tomorrow. The ram has ceased ana it is ooider. It is believed the worst damage has already been done. no trains are running between here and Walla Walla today. Five hundred feet of tha O. U. A N. traok is out at Duncan,' 80 miles eaat of Pendleton, and at a pofnt Just east of Duncan 400 feet of track Is covered from 6 to 10 feet deep under a landslide. Water from nnuiun crnea is pvunni mrvuin ma tunnel at Meacham and the track la badly damaged. Wfrt trains have been aent out of Pendleton, east, west and north. All available ' men havo been hired to help clear tho track. Tho new mteei bridae at Noun, it miles west of Pendleton, Is pushed out of line by tho flood. A large fores at work Irvine- to aave tha brldae. The brldse on the Walla Walla river at Milton is threatened and a large fores is there to prevent further dam- ago. Every engine and passenger train crew In Pendleton haa been pressed Into worktraln service, it la Impos sible to say when the track over tho Blue mountains will be opened, as tho water ia still rising and further damage Is certain.. There has been no mall from east or west sines Saturday morning. At aoon it was reported tnat an abut ment of the Cayuse bridge, II miles east this city, is washed out and that e new steel bridge a mile west was threatened. BLOCKADE AT LA GRANDE. Three Tralnloads of rassengers In voluntary Guests of City. La Grande. Or.. March 16. The popu lation of La Orande waa augmented to day by three tralnloads of people from the east who will be held here probably until late tonight There have been no tralna from Portland since Saturday nlaht One and three quarters Inches of rain haa fallen alnce 6 p. m. Friday. Tha Grand Ifonde river is very high. Employes at the Palmer mill worked all last night to save tne pumpnouse. Tne river la still rlslna. Probably the crest wllV pass tonight. Tho street superin tendent worked all Sunday and Hunlay night to save the sidewalks In the western pal si town. Spectacles 11.00 at Me tiger's. FATHER YORKE WILL ARRIVE TOilRROt. A telegram was received from Father Peter C. Yorke this morning stating that h. wmiM irrlu in Pnrtlflnft' trt- morrow morning and will be the guest of Archbishop Christie while In the city. Father Torke will speak tomor row evening at the Armory, where the exercises in honor of Ireland's patron saint will be held. Father Yorke is one of the best known and ablest speakers In America and Is a warm supporter of the labor ing man and organized labor. The unions in Portland have engaged large blocks of seata for the exercises In the Armory tomorrow evening to pay horo ace to their chamnlon. All seats In the reserved sections are being taken rapidly and very few are left. People are asked to be prrVipt as no reserved seats will be filled after 8:16 o clock. De Canrio s orchestra will na nruBan r wr Tmir iriaH otsai Tmsv I mr to 8:15 for the entertainment of those who come early. Tho nroaram includes some nf he best of Portland talent. Miss Kathleen Lawler will sing "Klllarnev" and Frank D, Henessey wrH sing "Barney From Sweet, Klllarney." Other artists en gaged are Dom J. Zan, Mrs. Walter -Reed and the Melsterslnirers. including William Conll". 8oett Kent, atanhen Hlckle and Gustavo Kramer. value value Big Four Tenpsnny Pick ivy Lady's Pocketbook 50 Tags Pocket Knife 40 Tags Playing Cards 30 Tags 60-yd. Fishing Reel fiO Tags presents with which .