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I 10 1 THE .OREGON 'DAILY JOURNAL," PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL t 2, 1D03. mm CAUOIDATES TO EVELYfl THAW DOGS RflGEFROf.1 ELEVATOR RIGHT eOllie ABROAD CAUDLE TO IIOr,lE . TO BE AlilllED i . - ' I - , ,i I UillTE FORCES HILL llll IS IDE OP Police yake- Futile Efforts to Locate Carrie Mesplie of Statement .No. 1 Men Will Band Together to Fight for Principle. Friends AdTise Her to Keep Fifty Thousand Dollars Bet Franchise Committee Bee- UUmut NO. 1 candldat, for th legislature ' hav decided to unit on The Dalles WhO Came tO hwmonlous . and general campaign to City Two Weeks Ago for twwn this ndth dt of th prmanss, Aprij 11. . A.' meetlnr of the Statement jno. candidate was held laat night, at which tlm tha plana -for th 'campaign were discussed. It waa decided to make a tour of tha county during the coure of the campaign, and a oommlttee waa ap pointed to map out an itinerary -'Operation., Judge Lindsay Blames Big Business - Interests for Children Disregard for Law Will Land on San Francisco Grafters. Quiet Until She Secures Divorce. ' on Ten Teams in Con- , " ommends That Company's test 1 v Franchise Be Killed. Much mystery attachea to , tha disap pearance In thla cltr of Mtae Carrie Mesplie, of , Tha Dalles, and tha rela tlvea of th young woman aa well aa lo cal police deteotlvea fear that aome aril fate haa befallen ner. Mlia Mesplie. who la th daughter of Theodore Mesplie, prosperous farmer living near, Tha Dalles, cam to Port land about two week ago, to,undrgo an operation for appendicitis. Since leaving horn bar relatives have heard from her bnt one, and aha haa .been area but one by acquaintances In thla city. ...... Tha vounr woman' slater. Mrs. J. II. Stagman 0f Th Dalles, haa ben here speaker for the and ierent apportion meeting. These meetings wiu oe amia ju ui.- ent part of the county at such times and In such manner aa will give every voter an opportunity to attend ana meet with the different legislative can didates. It la probable that the cam paign will be closed with a general mass meeting in romana jui uii the nrtmartea. at which all of the can didates will b present. m One thing was aenniieiy umrani upon at the meeting neiu rhloh waa that the united flsht Of the Statement No. 1 ticket should be for the principle Involved and not for the Indi viduality of th candidate Every can- (Cslted Frees Leased Wire.) San Francisco, April 1. "The uni versal disregard for law among the big bualneas men of th country Is th greatest Influence for evil among us to- j day. The big business men, th ' heads Of publio utilities corporations, are re sponsible for mor Juvenile crime than all tne saloons of tha country." Thla waa the startling statement made today by Benjamin B. Lindsay of Den ver, celebrated father of th Juvenile court system, who la In Saa Francisco to deliver a lecture, tonight before the laiuornia ciud. "I am going to give the grafters and '(Catted Free Leased Wire.) New York. - April I. Evelyn , Nesbit Thaw Is going away from her. , Closely following the report that; tha young woman and E, R. Thomas were com- relied to leave the brilliant grillroom of he Hotel Knickerbocker, it waa an nounced a tha Prince Oeorg hotel to? day, where the young woman haa been aUylng recently, thai ah win sail for Kurope tomorrow. It Is reported that aha la making the trip upon th advice or menaa wno nave suggested mat j mla-ht be well for her to aet out of tn publio y for a short time, at least It la aald that Evelyn will remain i abroad until the-culmination of her suit for annulment of her marriage to H. K. XJiaw, the preliminary hearing of which I will taa place next wee. PAY TRIBUTE TO OF (United Frees Leased Wire.) ' I Members of th franchise coramltte Nome, Alaska, April I. On of tha I appointed by Mayor Lane to replace th greatest raoe ever pulled oft In this I franchise committee beheaded by th country Is now on. It Is th Alaska I Council bav voted to recommend the sweepstakes dog race to Candl and re-1 revocation of tha franchise of th Port. turn. The first team started yesterday liant tr. n. - . , - . morning at Is o'clock. There are 10 KT"--Cl " "I. , ' 7T. oonteaunta and they left every two"w "7v- jn tui noura. Tn last getting away at i si lorn oon. o'clock thla morning. Each team haa eight doss. The purs bung op la 1600. Fully 160.000 haa been bet on th re sult. BO CHA PO G w Important R, ft; COIIFEftEIICE an unsuccessful, search woman. - v On March IS Miss Me-pll wrote a letter to her relative ttr-whlch she x- Dlalnad hep condition aa roUows: T "I bav come to some conclusion at last after consulting with the doctors. I was almost frightened to death and iw fully nervous, but I most do something es I am Buffering all tha time. To morrow I will let yon know and If there several days and haa enlisted Detectives I dldat on the ticket has agreed to work llawler and Inskeeo in what haa proved I tnr tha -uoceaa of the whole ticket. No jor, uie . ruu ,ff0rt will p maae to secure uw tlon of on member or the ticket over any other man in tne list Within a few days the plans for the different meetings will have been ma- m aKlli tha POIlltlt for VOtSB wUl be begun In earnest The State ment No. 1 forces ar confident that by the end of tha campaign tne opposition nf tha Hodaon-Beach-Balley-Keea ms- .1.1.. .Ml V. a w - hum IMRt AUt Of all Is any danger they will let you know. I ..vni nt aarinna conalderatlom He- There la no use tp worry and no use for rU tha con). ,nt0 the gtatement you to come, aa it would only be extra 1 1. ' i irarent narta of the '1 have been tired for a good doctor. Some do not look clean and I am arraia or microoea, out I bav confidence In the last one I consulted with. He aeems to under stand thoroughly what Is needed, will let you know tomorrow the address of th hospital." : - -. . . Am mar ba seen, th letter does not Mention nf tha nam of th shvslclan. Tha detectives have ascertained that tn Warrh It three days after the letter wae written, jiui Mespiie visuea tne es tablishment oi Jjavenport urea., com nlaalnn merchants. ISO Front street. and cashed four certificates of deposit, aggregating 69. She had become ac quainted with th member of the firm at the time ah waa attending business college In thla city last year. At the time aha cashed Che bank naner ah In timated that ah waa going to her home in i n Rue. Sine ah lert tn vront street store no trace or th young woman can o found. All of th hospitals In the city have been visited and all of tha young woman's known friends nav been con sulted, but to no purpose. This morning Mrs. Stagman declared her belief that her alater had fallen Into the hands of soma unscrupulous doctor and that some mishap haa befallen her which haa been oonceaiea. S0!l-l!l-lnr.TORIIEO E utilities C"rpoTaUons- the" Judge" did I Many FrfCndS Of F. X. Mat not say the word but his black eyes I ... , , . , , tnieu uatner to ureet .UK flashed and the pause was eloquent of tne strength or his denunciation. big business men' are responsible the-crime smong children. Tbey are the fountain sou res and cauae of It. in order to gain apeclal privileges, these men unite with vice, tie ud with cor rupt government, with the loathsome io Historical Pioneer. Many pioneers, friends and relatives of F. X. Matthleu, th sol survivor - - . . General Manager of Western Boads Meets Brotherhood I Members in Chicago. , (Special Olrpstek te The lotaraal.) Chicago, 111., April 1. Committees representing th general managera of all the western railroads and tha va rious railway brotherhoods met In con- Th franchise Is at present owned by th Portland Railway, Light A Power company. It Is contended that th eleo trio company can hav no us, for th franchise save to withhold other per sons from securing It and carrying on th operation for which th measure was originally passed. Tha elevator company went out of business when the' irancuise was sola to the eiectrla com. i ne measure la in nr in tha trerae and ta not regarded by Ihe com mitteemen as DronerTv ufumnliii. tha cjty-g Intorests. While It provldea the right Of the COmnanv to la nlnaa It doe not require the company to replace vu aiiwoia or pavement ana is regaraed s dangerouB to the cltjr-B rights. ana franchise Is aa follows: "That the Portland HvriraiilU Tlaa. tor COm Dan V. their aunoaaanra anil aa. signs, be and ar hereby granted the privilege of laying pines through the streets of the eltv of Portland tha purpose of conducting water throughout the city. ' ' "That the ditches tnr lavlna- nlnaa shall rb aunk two feet and that iha plpea conducting the .water shall be under the surface or level of th estab- nsnea graae or tn street from ale Only Three, Democrats Are Aspirants ; for Offjce in Multnomah CountyLists Closed Yesterday After noon ajt the Courthouse. . v "Walter C Farnam for stats senator, Judge Thomaa 0Day for circuit Judge, Tom Word for sheriff. John Manning for district attorney these ar"th only Democratlo candidates who hav com out for offto In Multnomah county, ac cording to tha , records of th county clerk's offlc and that of th secretary of atate. County Clerk Fields Is very busy to day arranging th candldatea who have ruea tneir petitions xor various oriices In th order In which tb naraea will appear on tha ballota at the primaries. The lists closed yesterday afternoon at s o ClOCK. For th flv plaoea vacant on th list for stat senate there ar If candldatea on th Republican ticket and one on th pemocratlc. Out of th number, aeven nave suDscribea to statement wo, 1. 1 eight to Republican voters' cholc,. and on Is unpledged, . . Jgo Democrat on Ust, .. For th nous of representatives there ar 11 daces and 16 candldatea all of them ReDublicana. Fifteen are pledged to Statement No. 1. it to Republican voters' choice, on Is unpledged, and on Aonntv show-that the great mass or voters of the county will be back of the Statement No. 1 ticket on April 17. The forces of the Hodson machine ar rapidly weakening. Some members of the slat are sorry that tbey got Into line with the combination, Part of them are clamoring that F. E. Reed be pitched overboard and an official atate- ment oe issuea to tne ueci inai n has nothing to do with the manage ment of the slate's campaign. Others stick by the Reed movement, however, and refuse to allow him to be cast out. It la known that several members of the ticket came near quitting the race several days before the date set for the nose or nominations, nut were neia u line bv the other members of th com blnatlon. They will now atay with the fight to the end, but their enthus iasm In their ultimate success Is only lukewarm. NE17 RECORD MADE n loon a and dive, and riehatirh tha Mv I OX F. A. Mattmeu, tn BOie aurvivur i k.-. 1.1,. ,,n i.n,itn ''. OI tn trt rrom SlK to Th children ar. th fir. t to Buffer, but of th onvntlon at Champoeg In 1M, ""j" 1 oneratlon of th! m Vr.'S",11,.1 no.fc' hJl Sf.VrowiJ T- R.n'Shifiih the effect is seen in the crim. Tho . - .... 1 unaer in operation or tn new Maid so aa to Interfere with th rotlngPit.Bry'oedh Is a Republican. minds of children ar Ilk th sensitlv wnrco "Teu """u H-hour law. which recently went Into or sewers; provided, that nothing In ' or canaiaatse ror legisiauv i ph?toVphptato, LTklnd: the United SUtea, gathered at the , city eff6ct glnca Th law wnt Into opera- to "SS .,hVl "5 ""i fJZV"" vUl1 U counly ." of impressions, and ar open to the hall thla afternoon tfjrreet th pionr tion th railroads claim that aa a mat- fJ P?,n 2y excluslv r ght or prlvi- '0U"w":t.,' anatr -n-hn-a r,l.d A slightest power of suggestion, th most s nlntieth blrCbday. ter of necessity they hav been obliged ot conducUng water Into the city." fltf,rm !Vk iMh? rihSnl2 subtle forcea n informal reception was held 'in 0 close many of their smaller tele- - " " " 111 matement no. l are. It. xu Aioe, Vfa . "The calloused moral conscience of th wom anJ corrldori of Un.Ortio office throughout the country niTlimn rilinriinP f-'ttfs'.i1 vlhSZ. f i? wn-Sv .ii the children Is the result of lawlessness Historical society on the fourth floor, oUlerwtse reduce their working i A I ULU V .lf III tf IPL . l?ih,h o at ' :nfhlWn otJS? 1 of big business. I have been perfectly wher stories of arly days war re- forcefc Tn, i.bor roen want to know llU 1 11111 ll 11111111111 a- ? tSmiSS n. Cot. I astounded at th views of morality ex- Just how far thla reduction is going. M" I IILI1U LIIULIIUL Si nrt.Si cl xtr hJS.S; ri I pressed by high school boya. I'm going p,.p.,,wtavfWet The necessary rearrangement of dl- mhJ jF U vt n rv,?i-? w4f J arter tne Dig business men. When we t " ' 1 visions in order to comply with the I III llllf Jlf HIT I TlllflTiri mat lSraiciT iirniJ M J rifMi. started the work In Denver, the atrong- I terma of the Uw la another trouble- III l.llfll" I 11 I I WI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 S1! ji--aHjaSri.-sWB jrsairahmrTST eat supporter, of the great movement some problem that confronts both par- U UU lllUl fl I 1 1 U U U ThandSItes f or th hSlaiVled52i were the big business men. but aa soon t I ties. As many of tha old divisions can-- ,w ,u 1 WUU I 555? Waifs ir tn MWP'MIM as we reached down to th source and began to show up th connection of big business with Juvenile crime, these hyp ocrites became our- strongest nmla I HOLDS INQUEST OVER I'OiW REfilAlfiS r JUVENILE COR I Coroner Investigating Cir cumstances Surrounding Death of Mrs. Howes. GOLD SHOULD R 01 DAD Bad Boys Exceed Girls by Three to One 3f one Sent to Beform School. Parental ; Affection Sai on Iceberg After lroperty Changed Hands. Claiming that his son-in-law. In whom he reposed the greatest confldenoe,' in duced him to part with' his property and then turned him out la the world In hla old age. William Feabody is suing Fred H. Meader and his wife, Ollle Header, in the circuit court Judge Bronaugh this morning began hearing testimony In the case, in which Peabody asks that I Meader be compelled to deea to mm , property worth 13.600 or to pay him that aum In coin. , , . Peabody claims that h deeded to . Meader a house and lots. In th town of I Wasco valued at is.buu, ueaaer agree- Ing that hla father-in-law i should have ' a home with him for the remainder of r- his days. - After a time Meaders wife died, and after that Peabody claims he !' noted a coolness In the attitude of his ' son-in-law. Finally Meader married ; again, and Peabody alleges that -he was i neglected and given to understand that i his preeenc In th family was no long er welcome. , ! The W asco property was sold by Mea fder and the funds reinvested In 24 acres , in ciara ooum, wuuingiun, ana iour i seres near Jennings loogs, uregon, ? This la th property Peabody claims ' should be his. He Is 75 years of age. IDAHO WILL PEOTECT " LIVESTOCK INTEEEST ' (Special Dispatch te Th Jon rami.) : Boise, Ida, April I.-At a meeting of the Idaho atate livestock sanitary board Just held her It was decided that there - ' shall be a mor rigid enforcement of the atatut requiring the inspection of livestock, particularly horses, before driving them from th state. j S-'i T 11 1 ." 11 ,. .. . ::. ' . ... , The month . of March established a new record for . the number of cases disposed of in. the Juvenile court Ninety-five children in. all were brought lnt,o court of whom 78 were boys and 20 were girls. Twelve of this number were cited for a eecoad or third of fense. Seventy-three were classified as delinquents and 22 aa dependents. There was ah equal number of boys and girls among the dependents, but In the delinquency list the boys out numbered the girls by .64 to 9. Although there waa such a large num ber of cases. Judge Oantenbein did not find it necessary to commit any of the oiienaers to tne reiorm scnooi. Twenty eight were placed on probation, 31 were allowed to go with a warning, 7 were committed to the care of the Boys' and Girls' Aid society. 2 to the house of the Oood Shepherd, 6 to the De tention home, 1 to other charitable In stitutions, t to individuals. 3 wera re leased and S cases were continued. Twelve of the boya broucht in wera cigarette or tobacco smokers. 11 were out after hours, 11 were charged with malicious mischief, iq were- incorrig ible. charged with larceny. B de struction of property and 6 persistent truancy. Besides all of these cases of children, there ar seven cases pending before the court of persons charged with contributing to tha delinquency of minora. ." HUNDBED MEN WOEK I' ON BOISE PEOJECT '' fftpeclal ' Dispatch to The Journal.) - Boise. Ida.. -April 8. About loo men are at work on the government dam on the Boise river above this city, and it is exnected the entire structure will he completed by the First of May. when this dam. the Deer Flat reservoir, work on which is being rapidly pushed,- and the New Tork canal, through which wa ter is to be taken for the Boise-Payette project, ar completed, Idaho will have one of th largest and best Irrigation projects to be , found anywhere in the country. , I ANNAND BREAKS LAW TO MAKE PEOPLE KICK AND NO ONE HOLLERS ' When It comes to deciding a question that affects the residents of a neigh- ' borhood Councilman John Annand slm- ' rly takes a shotgun, goes out to the neighborhood In question and fires the gun a many times aa he can in half , an hour, ' . That Is what he did yesterday in an effort to find out whether the residents in the neighborhood of the old.-Xwl 'and Clark exposition grounds would .hava objection to rals against the .rnsslng of an ordinance - granting the Multnomah iRod and Gun club permls 'elon to holf match shoots at the foot . tt the grand stairway of th exposi- tion grounds. ' 5- k. :j Annand did not wait to get permis sion from the police authorities. That would hav stopped th "kicks" of th 'it" ' , i , iii' i residents. He wanted to find out Just how many persons would object to the noise. Arier it waa an over he caned up the police station and told the police what he had done. Then he asked if tne ponce naa received any protests. Not a "kick!" Even the shotgun didn't kick and the councilman is more than half disposed to vote for the ordinance. An interesting point in connection with the request of the gun club for ant oruinance is tne xact mat tne city coun cil pasaed an ordinance to the Club of Portland Trapshooters to hold matches on th White House road on the west bsnk of the Willamette river near the half way house, March IB. 1899. The only difference between the old ordi nance and the new one Is that the old one provides a license fee of $10 where as the one up for consideration provides no license : REGISTER! FOUR MORE DAYS An Inquest Is being held this after noon over the body of - Mrs. ' Add! Bell Howes, who died yesterday after noon at her apartment In th rooming- house at 2I7K Salmon street So far as th coroner has been able to aacertaln no evidence Is available mat wouia serve to nx tne responsibil ity ot tne young woman a a eat a on any particular person. On Tuesday Dr. J. F. Bell waa summoned to Mrs. Howes' bedside by R. G. Berger, a sign writer, who ha been a friend of the woman for some time. The woman's condi tion aid not seem to oe indicative of any particular ailment and the physi cian departed after giving some ad vice of a general nature. Yesterday morning Dr. King was summoned and found the young woman in an alarming condition due to blood poisoning. He remained at her bed side until she died several hours later. Dr. King immediately notified the coroner of the woman's death and also of his suspicion that her condition had been brought about by orimlnal means. This suspicion was later verified by a post-mortem examination of the re mains. Mrs. Howes ' was 21 years of age. She separated from her husband four years ago after a brief married life. For some time she has been employed In the Opera House laundry. Her par ents live In Oregon City. STEAUS WILL EEPOET ON. THE PAPEE TEUST (Unit Press Lessed Wire.) Washington, April 2.- Speaker Joseph G. Cannon today caused to be introduced a resolution directing the secretary of commerce and labor to Inform the house what steps have been taken to Investl- fate the action of the International aper company of New Tork and other corporations reported to be planning for v. P. X. Matthlen. the formation of a printing-paper trustJ 80 degrees minimum to 66 degrees mail- . f j . .v.. ij . .. - .... n mum " Mr. Cannon declared that if tne claims of the publishers are correct the "trust can oe aissoivea. ' CANOE . UPSET BY PASSING STEAMEB . i r f, C II. Ralston and a companion, who were canoeing on th Wlllamett river una tuiernoun. were cauam dv tne swell of th gasoline launch "Due and the canoe overturned, throwing tha two men into the water. ' The accident oc curred a few hundred yards oft the Stark street dock and a boat nut out from the dock Immediately to rescue the two men. They were picked ud by Th Dix, however, and were uninjured 1 by their experience. They were forced to swim about 10 minutes until they were picked up. ; DENTIST EXTEACTED ; SOME OTHEE THINGS fllvilA Bill whn nlaima. ta ha a nran. ticing aenusi, was arrescea on a war rant, issued from . the municipal court thia 1 morning . on a charge of larceny preferred by hla landlord, J. C Shaf- rer. snarier cnargea - tnat wniie room- ng at his house, stoie a suit of clothes from him. v . WOMAFSBOND IS FOEFEITED counted and the history of th famous convention was one 'mor told by the agea pioneer. More than passing inter est was attached to the reception be cause of th nresence of many of th oldest pioneers, who were gathered for perhapa the last time In , The lives of several. Many of them hav nearly reached the age attained today by. the surviving member or the convention and were able to attend th reception only wim great enort. One remarkable feature of th sambling of th pioneers wss th Brightness or their minds. Mr. Mat thleu himself was one of tha liveliest members resent and conversed freely u in iuia oi ins oia aaya. George H. Hlmes. curator of ihe so ciety was In charge of the reception, wiuun waa neiu Dei. ween Z ana 4 O ClOCK. In that time several hundred persons called and greeted Mr. Matthleu upon his birthday celebration. MAECH A LAMB . ALL WAY THROUGH The weather was very ordinary In Portland during the month of March, according to a monthly summary issued this mdrnlng by the weather bureau. There was a slight deficiency Jn th oiiubii nM vurnparea wim tne average r the past 86 years, the fall being ini-uea as compared with 6.17 Inches. It was greater, however, than ?nrin Ine.forrePnd,n' months of i. v.f "1 , lne temperature was " ooiow normal, ana ranged from not be covered Inside the 16-hour limit set by law, the question of com pen na tion haa arisen. The managers say that if trains are aide-tracked to comply with the law they cannot par tn em ploye contlnuoua time, as In the past To abandon division headquarters means a large financial loss to a rail road and also a serious loss to the me on account of decrease In the values of real estate. Many of the men have Ob tained their homes and property rights at division headquarters, which are growing towns, simply because they are division neaoquartera. On most of the large systems. It Is claimed, th regulations are such that the crews do not work more than 16 hours, except in case of emergency. Th new law, however, makes no sxceptlons ror emergencies, and makes impossible the old practice of doubling back by crews after a few hours' rest to the bom headquarters, where they ar given 24 or 26 hours rest BY 11.1 SENATE Jama D. Abbott B. C. Altaian, Fred J. Brady, J. C Bryant J. F. Caaaldy, W.I J. Clemens. K 0. Couch, I M. Davis. I B. J. Jaeger, U D. Man one, Charles J.I McDonald. A. W. Orton. G. H. Allen. and Fred WUklns. Thos pledged .to I ReDublican voter' cholc ar: N. D.I Bautgen, J. W. Beveridge, Frank Bollam, j L. E. Crouch, JEt B. Farrell, U A- Har-I low, George W. Holcomb, K. K. Kubli.1 Jr. Jfi. p. Geary, county health officer, W- McMUlan, Frank J. Richardson, John I Accused Physician Does Not Belieye Patient Had Diphtheria, fCsltsd Press Leased Wire.) .Washington, April 2. Without . a single dissenting vote the nom- lnatlon of Dr. Davtd Jayn Hill to b United State ambassador to Berlin was confirmed by th snat this afternoon. ., 1 - Th nominations of Spencer , Eddy as minister to tb Argen tina Republio -and of Arthur M.' Beaupr as minister to Th Netherlands were also confirmed. mum. FOEEST GE0VE WILL ENTEE FLOAT AT FAIB (Sprcial Dispatch to Th 7onrnal.l Forest Grove. Or.. April 2. The Clvib uiiyiuTcracia society or tnia city haa appointed Dr. Bishop, Walter Hog and Judge Hollis a committee to make ar rangement for a float to represent Forest Grove at th Portland Rose Car- " .r;'"'"" uiu, wmuugn it nas been suggested that a huge can of condensed miiK, representing the city's leading Indiiatrv n a r . rr"a j , . H t. v j 1 1 nu u, uan ana gown representing Peciflc unlversltr, the Tl CSJ Institution Ot Inarnlna- m.nX,A ZltuZl naa .Ilk ...,-. ."""' """ wiuior .uwu iiuuiar approval. Four more days to' register. '-. Although little time" is left for those wuo have neglected to register, th daily sverag of new names is increasing .,. uui was nopeo, ana un less there is marked Increase beyond th last few days final figures will not f "m!0.0'??0-. .y Clerk Fields has i.iivru urn a least . 80,009 ai ' :iiu uv .Biiiunru. 1- names hn the work was begun thisroorn ' hr 2W8 men ' who have Qualified themselves to vote at the prt- ; "".,.".,": v v- Kepuoucans : .sv 21.161, the Democrats 4,661 and J , of other shades of belief n ember 1 i . rterday Hi were registered, fc.Th. EountIJ. clerIt Prepared to Jiandl those -who come en the rush dur ing the rest of the time the books are """" wui so uniu o o'clock on the axternoon of' next Tuesday, r Each n,1hti.tha ofce will s be opeu tintll 9 o'clock, and there is still time for those who hava so far neglected their duty ss citizens. . ?.'..-".:, ..' .-. Thw 2ay Johf Xlhea of waiting ones Monday and . Tuesday, and those who ar wise will pay the. registration counter a visit befor that. time. The time for filing petition is past, and the L0.16- Vt?PgeZ hav to bs the gaunt- let Of netltlon-bnarnra aa l. . from th tlerk'i offlc: T'7z:. " Deoutv District Attorney Hanev In the circuit court this morning secured an. order forfeiting the 6200 bond of Mollis Pollock, charged with stealing iuo rrom i-etervuoscos . last uctoDer. A bench warrant was Issued some time ago. out tne woman couia not be round. The signers of the . bond were A. B. Burger and M. Xutner. .u . Sues oa Alleged Balance, Judge O'Day In the circuit court to day began hearing testimony in the case of A. A.. Courteney. against the Bridal Veil Box factory and the . lumber com pany of the same name, in which $1,319 is claimed as the balance due on an or der for 60,000 oil cases. . :f'i:. ' - J:;,.V.':-. ' N. P. Dividend. aii?r,XorkJi-.APrU 1 rh" Northern Pa cirio railroad today declared its 'Tegular Quarterly dividend of iv, an ENGINEEE KILLED BY EXPLOSION AT DALLAS Sndl DiSDatch k.??LT - P.rli 2 Jn sn explosion at iu. uuppnn eaiem, Falls City & ..r ""iithy company at South Dallas last evenfng August CterllnVer, &.JnA&SZ'L. """tently killed and u, JrA.A TVif 1 mecnanic, serious ly wounded. John Cerney an annrentlce. was sugnuy injured. , The explosion was caused by water gathering in the . .a... mj V44W ttliUp XUrCtJ. TEAIN8 USUALLY LATE, LATEE THAN USUAL Th train from San Francisco arrived lat today,' as usual, without an excuse. Northern Paclflo No. 1, due at 1 7 -o'clock, arrived on tlm. Southern Pacific No. 16, du at 7:68, arrived at 11 o'clock. ' , Southern Pacific No. 18, du at 11:20, arrived on time. O. R. .& N. . No. 2, ;dn at $ o'clock, . arrived , on time. . . '- O. R. A N. No. fi, du at 11:20, arrived on, time, - Astoria & Columbia No. 21, du at 2:15, arrived on tlm. - ' FIVE LIVES LOST III GREAT FLOOD (United Press Lsssed Wire.) Huntington, W. Vs., April 2. Flvs lives lost and a half million dollars damage don, is th result of floods in West Virginia, caused by a steady downpour oi rain zor tnree oays. Hundreds of families are homeless along th Tug and Elhorn rivers and railroad traffic Is at a standstill on ac count -of ths numerous washouts. A suspension bridge spanning the Bluestona river at Rock, West Virginia, collapsed last night and three persons were arownea. . THREE DIE III .TENEMENT FIRE had not sworn out the complaint against Dr. C. Ii. T. Atwood up to noon today, but said that he was seeking further evidence which would secur a convlo- tion or Atwood wbn his caa goa t th Jury. H said ha wouM In an nanh. ability swear to th complaint thla aft ernoon, cnarging Atwood with railing to uiv a nonce ox a contagious disease. In speaking of th caa today. Dr. Geary aald: inhere 1 no doubt aa to At wont's gum in tnis cas. but I am withholding filing th oomplalnt until I hav all th evidenc secured which will leav no doubt as to a conviction. The 14-year-old Ulins girl died of diphtheria. Of mat tnere is no aoubt, but I do .not wish to go before th iurv without enough vldnc to show that Atwood was guilty in neglecting to fll th no nce ot a contagious aiaease, "There ar ao manv lonnhnlaa n which a prisoner can get out of a case of this kind that I want to be surs of every point before th complaint Is served. Atwood Bays that he was not th only physician who saw th Glllins girl during her Illness. He also says that there were no alms nf dinhthapia a any time during the girl's illness and does not believe that she was bo af flicted. Atwood also claim sx that there are cases of diphtheria in Portland which have never been reported and claims that If the, Glllins girl waa suf fering rrom the contagious disease it was not the first tlm such a mistake in aiaipiosis nas been made. Atwood claims that an attempt la being made to uigio aim out to r persecution. NEW OFFICEES FOE .; MISSIONARY SOCIETY Th annual meetlnc nf tha W,J x-iesuy lerian missionary society of the Portland presbytery was held yesterday afternoon In the Westminster ohnmh East Tenth and Weldler streets. Re ports of the officers regarding the rears work were read, showing that the uum receiuia xrom an amireaa vai-A H.689. Officers for the ensuing year President. Mr a. H. v flrt via presiaent, Mr. James Garson; aecond vice, iyi rm. n h: m r ihim wiaa A- M. Worth ; fourth vice, Mr M. Lel- uoniuw. ABioria; nrtn vice. Mrs. Earl Bronaugh; sixth vice, Mrs. Albert Rob inson. ' Hillsboro: seventh Vina Mn John--Williamson; recording secretary. Mrs. Ray A. Kravmnn; itominnnrii,. secretary. Mrs. J. B. Dunnlnr junior secreiary, miss verne Bergen: box secretary. Mrs. O. B. Cellars; En deavor secretary. Miss T na r.ahman. missionary study secretary, xriaa rn..' na-uuvu-, aver sea ana land secretary, Mrs. A. Bradshaw; women's work and jiumc miHBion mnntniv Mmta, iLf Robert Steele;. librarian. Mrs. Christen sen: treasurer. Mra. J. El. Warlaln, a I -r tit r, . . j KILS HIMSELF WHEN (United Press teased Wtra.) New York, April 2. A typical east sld tenement-house fire at 44 Hester street early today coat three lives, re sulted In th Injury of a score of men, women and children and caused a panlo which only the heroism of police and firemen checked. . The flames spread rapidly through the flimsy struotur and the tenants, rush ing to the narrow fire escapes, clogged them so tnat women ana cnuaren lert behind in the - rush faced incineration. Police and firemen dashed uo blazing stairways, pulled the panic-stricken peo ple - from th windows and freed the clogged Are escapes. They were not In time, however, to prevent many of the people from leaping to death and In juries. . E0BBEEY CHAEGE IN OPIUH SMOKE ' ': '"J$'f " 1 1 1 John Perrlhrton. colored, who was arrested several days ago on a charge of having opium in his possession, now ;n C. Brown, J. W. Campbell, W. H, Chanln, B. F. Hardman, i. li. Hiciunan ana Lu cius J. Hlcka A. A. Anderson has pledged himself to rot for th peoples' choice provided h Is a Republican; R. R. Hunter pledge himself to qual rlrhta for all and Snsclal DliVllegS to none, while Harry E. Northup take no pledge at all, There ar two candidates for Joint representative, one, Dr. W. C Belt, who has pledged himself to Statement No. 1, and C N. McArthur, who has lined up with the Hodson crowd and taken Re publican voters' choice. Candidates for County. Th following candldatea for county offices hav f fled their petitions and will ba' given place on the ballot:-' Sheriff Republican, R. X Steven! Democrat. Tom 'Word. . , i Assessor Republicans, A. O. Rush light. B. D. Stgler, County Clerk Republican, F. . S. Fields. Coroner 'Republicans, James ' C. TwitchelL Ben L. Norden. J. C S11L John S. 8tott,'E. E. Ericson. County School Superintendent Re publican, R. F. Robinson. County Treasurer Republican, John M. Lewis. County SurveyorRepublican, Phllo Holbrook, Jr. , County Commissioner ReDublicana D. V. Hart, T. J. Kreuder, V, I Wght- inr. Justices of the Peace. Portland Dis trict Republicans, T. B. McDevItt, Wll-i nam rteia, r rea uison, J. V. BeiL Troutaale district Republican, J. 6 Hudson. Bt. Johns district Republl can, kj. n, uowns. - , Constable. Portland District Remihll cans, Thomaa McNamee, Joseph S. Mo raa, r reu a. ensenxorn, lou wagner Charles Mauts. Troutdale district Re publican, a. n. Johnston. Woodlaw: district rtepuDiiean, o. u. Myers. AT LMcDVIfll HI LI HCll I VILLC TRACK TODil' (Halted press tsssed Wire.) San Francisco, April 2. Emery vil results: . . ,j First race six furlongs, selling, si: scriptlon, 2-year-old and upward Frollo (112). 11 to 5. 4 to . 2 fa fi. w,l "alia tttl S tn K t .Jt . 1 Otros (102), 1 to 2, third. Tin BEEGEE SAYS NAVAL COMMITTEE IS FAlJ ii (rjnited Press leased Wire.) Washington. ADrll 2. Clarenna EEDUCED TO LAB0E ?r XA&ITA company, leaiiuaa toaay oeiore t LUley congressional committee, whi Is investigating charges against t Electrio Boat company, that the navn arrairs committee or the bouse . ha never shown any partiality In th matter of contracts. . The; witness ubberj" KiATiAm accuaail of hlahwav Dainuw .nan, n iiinu. UHa jj g f erred charges against Perrington and says that Perrington and another negro held 'him up In the north end and robbed him of tlS. Perrington Is held under 2760 ball -and will have a nrelimlnarv hearing tomorrow. v . , , , Gnardlan for Dr.'. Volp. r. . TT. W. Boehm has anDlled to th county court for appointment as guard ian of the property of Dr. H. Volp, who was committed to the asylum at Salem last Saturday. : Dr. Volp left nothing nutalfbt of the fixtures and Inntriimnnta in his office in th Hamilton building, ,t,nltS P-;Isd Wlrs.i Pinocle. Ca Anvil i r-i - desperation because he was forced from his position as cashier of h powder works, with a salary of 2200 per uiumu, biiu reuueeu to a iaoorer in the iiuua w f i ii :it dh n nim m nnrnt w..a. of only J75.Henry Boyndon Is dead here today, having fired .a bullet, Into his heart. . .-- Boyndon had been rea-arleA hv ait' ta employes of th works as a confidential man, and his reduction was as much of cashier himself. He did not hav the slightest Intimation of the decision of the. officers of the cornorallnn tn maba a laborer out of him until one morning a few days ago. He asked his su- Feriors for an explanation but none was orthcoming. His whole manner changed and it is believed he could not endure the worry. --,. ... SOME FEW BOUND TO PAY TAX PENALTY i said this was particularly true "-of the' lttee, which la involved LI 1 ley. He said that although he lr resent comm he charges brought by Representative ..ii lev. ne saia tnat aitnouan no' nar submitted clans to the navv denart' ment pn on occasion, nis company na never sold any: boats to the govern ment. ne was a i so given a nearin by the naval affair committee of th senate on in same proposition DALLAS CHAMPIONS IN J SNOHOMISH TONIGHJ ) Som people are going to for- get. to pay their, taxes until - after next Monday. It cannot be V told yet how many will . forget. but all of those who do will have to pay a penalty of 10 per cent when they finally settle their ao . count with the county. Thos who pay on, half now may have" thv other half extended until .October. If the half, remains unpaid after Monday the penalty Is attached . by law, and every month afterward there will v b . 1- per cent more to pay. until Vthe tax Is paid. i- i valued at 860. fSDeeial Dbroiteh to Tb Journal I Dallas. Or.. Anril 2 Yielding tn fK repeated solicitations of the-basketbal team rrom.pnonomisn, wasnington, t a series or games to decide the coas; championship, the uanns college charr. pions nave reorgan lieu tneir team, hi will play the first gam of the series "i Snohomish tonight - ' It had been decided to disband for th season, on' account of sickness of t members of the Dallas team, it beln thought lnaavisahle to play with a crip pled team. If each team wins a. gam Lthe deciding game of the Series will rlaved at -some central point orobab? Portland. The second gam of the s.j' dies will be played on the local floor o -Wednesday, April 8. " t ! . MEETIXQ NOTICES I M. 0.-U I TT. S.i COMPANIONS O the Oregon commanaery or the Loyi Legion are rauested to attettid the h nerai oi our tate companion, Aiaioi William M. Cake, at the family roslS dence, 414 11th L, on Friday, April 1 at 2 p. m. Wear Insignia. ' I . . , ; G. E. CAUKIN, RecOrdar. A
