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Newspaper Page TextChandler Says La Toilette Only Man to Continue 'Fifflit for Reforms Which Has Recn Propped by Ad v ministration. '-l (United Pnm taaatd Wire.! ' Concord. N. 1L April 13. In : circular letter la which he tlo oouncea the admlalstratloa lor what h9 calls " Its complete abandonment f lta reform ' policy. William E. Chandler - made an ap peal to the ' people ' of the United f8tatea to support Senator La Fot- lette of Wisconsin for the presi dency. The letter, which wni sent broadcast, reads n pan as iuuv--. "I appeal for support for Senator a a a. A V ai kAat ) La Follette for president as the best represenUtlTe of the radical reform policy of the - Republican party, which the present administration has decided to abandon. The adop tion of that policy will be la history : one of the great achievements that the administration. made eren more prominent by its surrender tnereoi. SMITH DENIES DEBT TO I'M Declares Never Said He .1 Would" Send His Father to ? ' the Poorhouse. "A most diabolical Invention." waa the description applied by Dr. Aadrew f, c.iiu i oircuit court this morn- Ins to testimony riven by Mlaa Mam e ' .r. ... k. thnt he once told Mr Intended to have his. father sent p1wr,hou,?- .i. Dr. Smith for Ann .i.o. ah-claims to be due on note given In 1898. and for 1100 more ?hat ehe says she lent him at another un,ith'. father formerly boarded with Mis. Akin and the . doctor paid hla boaru. m"","" Attn testified that ehe sometimes had diffi culty collecting her pay. and on on. oc casion, she said, the doctor eald I hla father was not fit to 1 among civil ised people and he believed he would send Via parent to the poorhouse. mil- .- tha nnW testimony 01 ' Miss AkTn". thai Pr. Bmlth declared to be untrue. He did not use the ,,"hort er and uglier word." but he character ized another of her statements as "worse than a dream.". This was in rgr& to her testimony ihat abe . bad given the doctor certain papers iur "--" -Jle denied various conversations de tailed by Miss Akin., and the Jury will have to chouse between, the conflicting "'f-. W. ii o'on'loan. Dr. Smith sb Id that 1 was all repaid before the fire In the Pekum.biW ing.ln 10, The most of, it was paid in amall sums, pot more than $50 at -time, he said. until towara tne last, wnm V secured $100 or $200 at a time to de fend her brother who was tried tor murder in another-county. He kept bo account of i these transactions In bis books, he said, but did keep track of them on a sheet of paper. He has lost the sheet of paper, and oral testimony Is the'onlv proof that can now be pro , duced to show that the money was re paid. The fact that Dr. ' Smith I. a man of large business experlojice, and has during all the time covered by the controversy' been president of tbe Hi bemia bank was brought out on cross examination. The doctor said he had kept no books on the money he bor rowed or lent except in his professional work, up to the time he was sued by Miss Akin. Since then, be sajd, be has been more careful.. . ' . Dr. Smith said that -although Miss Akin frequently visited .hla office on matters of business during the year; following the time the money waj paid back, she nSver .Intimated that she claimed anything on the- old note. He denied the - loaning "of the additional $100 fclalmed by. the plaintiff, and aa aerted that be owes her not one cent. TWEfiTY fl!LES OF . : liEW WATER MAINS At a meeting of the water board this morning tho members decided that the amount of water mains to be laid this ?ear would be about zu.o miien, money or that amount of construction being available. These mains wlU be six and -. 1 v. . 1 1 . 1 Alam,t,r Anil Will lifl MiKxii. iHL-m n v. , " - placsd where they will give service to the greatest number of water users. The water department haa about $260,000 available for its work mis year, - and after the cost of the new - mains and tne worn aireaay coniranou for.- such as the new reservoir on Coun cil Crest and other Improvements, a bal- . ante of about $51,61)0 W11 be left. This sum will be used In paying the cost of labor for sueh work as may come up In : connection with the work of the de partment throughout the year. BLOCIl NOT YET OUT. . OP PHONE COMPANY ;-mrnvlr nt raortranization of the "Wash. Incton IlomeiTel-ephone and Telegrapli ' oTiii)any Is proceeding slowly. The fet Wnt o a V. Davidor from the IrMitution aa announced by The Jour was bona fide. he retaining, on y n block of the bonds that were paid to Uim In settlement of his business with the company..; J. A. Bloch is BtlU Idn.tlfied with tile concern. : ?r ' "ihe statement published rr-t that Mr. Bloeh had cancelled hla Contract In connection with thA com-nanv-s bond Issue was a misunderstand Ufa ' a Id Vice-President .'. D. J. Eaton. ''lit B ot h still retains his contract. , A will orobably make an adjustment of thT matter w-lth the company ;tlmt wilt be mutually satisfactory, by giving ,T"a new contract under which we can jive and !o bus'n88-" - Il.-irlow Scliool Tiitcrtalnment, - f.whil OimmK-h U-1T vooroi.i .arwli'nunt as given In Columbia hall Saturday evening and Was ttoded by a UrW turt!nre. - Tb proceeds, $ll.Se. i 1 he u'.i t. Jmv sonic books for the ,, l.!...l".l wlial is left will be spent for i,.ir,ir)' I'i'uuM ' " ..- ' Kye gl.issea $1-00 at Metiger's. ;; , I GOOD YEAR FRUIT IS State ITorticulturo Board Takes Up Question of Exter minatinff Destructive rear Blight, and Experts Are Called in for GiweV Benefit. : ; ; That fruit conditions throughout Ore. con are Improving rapidly and that the tut U destined to become on of the greatest fruitgrowing sections in the United BUti la evidenced by ths re pot ta submitted by the commissioners of the slate board of horticulture, now holding their semi-annual mwtlni at the chamber of commerce. Then report show that the . peat year haa been an unuHUally profitable one. anl no optimistic are the grow era that hundreds of acre of trees will be "SavVr! t'n'onght. which ha. been a source of worry and tlnavnot.l ''" .,rillv to the farmera of Jackson -Senator;cou,y. J. beln? .radicated tnrougr, so.- eniirio run no . . . . that waa dlaouaaed at lengin ai the mooting thla morning, having been brought b'fore the board r. "' sfWr A. 1L Carson of G.anta lass. been Doubt Kyaer's Theory. Recently J. F. Myaer or iue. Colo rado, advised certain pear gowers i n thl. state that the blight la due purely to cllmatlo conditions, and that tne germ cannot be eradicated through eolentlflo km ttU lock i Mysere atate- ..tent the .uvloeand teaching. i of t-r feasor M. li. Waits, areclal pathologlat In the department of ".r,"uUur.i Washington, and have found them effec tive! "till, they aire willing to Ma ten to Myier and learn what Te haa to say. and therefore have asked totm to give a demonatratlon at Medford the latter part of June. 'L.- Taaw ttsisrai rn nwra tu ss. In thla otaineouon ,.,m""l"'" psaaea at a m-i;i'H horticulture society f' Mf"""'-' asking uecreiarv m t ' r. son to detail Prores-or wane 10 the Medfordmeetlnil the date of which will be set later, to reply to Myser. A .inr paaniutlnn Introduced by - Mr. Caraon waa passed at the meeting this morning. . . ,., " , In my opinion ana in u ... th. rnitrrnwers of Jackson county Myser doesn't know what e la be a good Idea to hay. 'Profor Wa U. Come tO MNIora lug wa.yiwi rado man a oas. . rk. k.t.u i Mrtn is as latai to riant life aa the diphtheria la to the hitman body. The 'hold-ove ,rin .are . t.. ,.n anurea of Infection. Tnese " . " . m nrk into an abrasion on a fill' .-i the snrtna atlcky matter VI WO emwu w- - CROWD ATTRACTED BY DEVIL FISH CAUGHT ON PUGET SOUND Tjevli fish are so ugly and horrid1 looking that it Is no wonder they are known by tble-name. There waa a devil fish on exhibition in front oi iu" street market today which attracted hundred, of people and thousands of ThTfUh wa. caught In Paget ! .ound near SeatU. It wa. brought tn by m?an. of a net It weigh. pound, and ha. seven tentaclea. Every one who aaw the. devil fiah felt sure that he would have the nightmare tonlghU One man, an Itollan. said that In his country and other parts of Europe, devil FEAST OF THE PASSOVER WILL BE OBSERVED THIS WEEK Beginning tfedneaday tbe Jewish peo ple of the city wlU obaerve the feaat of the paaaover. commemorative of the visit of the angel of death to the peo pie of EgypV at the time the IsraeUte. were attempting to leave that country and begin their Journey to the promised land under the guidance of Moses. According to the story .Moses had made several attempts to lead his fol Kwera out of Egypf but had been pre vented eaoh time by Pharoah. the ruler of the country. Various b been visited upon the ruler for hlsob stlnacy and at last Moses was command ed to direct hi. people that each fam ily .hould kill a Iamb, wrtn"; the blood upon the door of the dwelling, HEW RIFLE RANGE FOR fl Tract Near Troutdale Soon Heady as Regular Prac tice Grounds. General orders have been Issued from the office of Adlutant General W. E. Flnzer, O. N. G., governing small arms practice for the season beginning May 1 and ending October 31, 1908. The Portland companies will use the rifle range on Portland Heights- untU the new range on the Sandy river is com pleted. The state military board has secured an opuon w u. : near Troutdale. It is expected that the negotiations ror me puruiimo 1, w.n ha mnnluded this week, when General Flnxer wlU Immediately ' let-a contract lor the construction of a l. 300- yard rule range. 11 is nut yiuxauio, however, that thenew range will be completed before June 15, and In tha meantime tne locai cuiuimi the old ratige. All , Upon the completion of the Troutflala range every national guard company in the state wlU be equipped with ao ex aiiant rlfl ranee. The tract near Troutdale is almost dead level for over 1300 yards ana la aamiraoiy snuuia for the uurDose of a rifle range. In the order issued by General Ftnaer govr Arntnflr small arms oractlce. the guards men jare urged to devote as much time as la poBlble to gallery practice from now until tne geasuu iur rtuige yii-acuue begin '.." - ..' ., FRENCH AND ITALIAN CARS REACH SEATTLE tnnlted Prew Leaned Wire.) , Seattle. April 1J. The French and Italian automobiles In the New York-to-Parls race will arrive in Seattle thiB ,n.ntnn at a fiVloct on th steamer Puebla from San Franclo. it Is very probable that both -w tu leave upon the oriental steamship Akl Maru tomorrow for Japan. Upon arrival here this af ternoon the members of both crews will be received by ' various societies and tendered s banquet this evening. A pa rade wlU be held similar to the -one of the Thomas car. , Th "Thomas ar will arrive here from Valdes, AlaskA, about Saturday and will undoubtedly get away the next day upon a steamship bound for Japan, - the French and Italian cars will therefore have about a week's Start over-tbe American car. . . ... . OREGO GUARDS!!! THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, AITJL FOR OREGON will oose out from that point Ths be-e IU sip this matter and will Infect ths tree through the blossoms. The way to prevent thla Infection la to portion of the tree In the vicinity of the abrasion aa aoon a tho Infection la no ticed." cop TalaaM. ' Commissioner Carson tt,li,l: 000 eerra of land bow are pears In Jackson county and that last yesr more than 100 carloads were ent out from that afotlon alone. t" mntns that if the bllsht Is kept in XeVk -it will only b. a tw yn j the pearoutput from the state will foot up more than H.000.000 uf. The semi-annual report of Pr'S'f"' Wilbur K. Nwell of (laston "hows that .11 .iT ,n. ! unusual v nrotltable. ;d with s tha" money tbua realised the rowers nave own in themselves with the most nedera ap- rat na The reoori aiso .. unusually large acreage ha s Deen sei out In hat the In- roase In the output wlU be enormous ins iMa i -rear. '"A'ro'u'nd Grafts P... m.y Tokay and European S rapes have been aet out and the ClSpqua country ia acreae-e In peaches. In the Willamette valle " theri la a striking Inereeae In cherry and . walnut anllng. Many peaches, apricots ana : - hUnted In the vicinity of The Pallea. and a new WiWKOT la on "irrigated ibjius in Echo, Hermtston and Irrlgon. , Froapeots Good TnU Tear. Commlsaloner Carson's report waa to the effect that fruit condltlona In the state are Usually favorable, one of the ?etions being that the lowest tempera te of the past year was I agreea ind there weVe no ralna or flooda hat Injured the orcharda. The fact that Marco was a cool month baa retarded blaming, which make. It poaslbl. . for the blossom, to escape the late frosi tjt should they occur. The apple, pear and peach crop will bloom heavily, Predlcta IrTcaraon. and proapecU are for a large crop. In hla opinion pnflU 1U be Vrsatlr augmented by careful thln nng. Near Granta Tass. says the re port 100 acrea will be planted to SraDea thla year. 160 acrea near Jack Kvtlle. an 2.000 or 1.000 acre. In Josephine county. M. waukle. Char es A. Park of Balem, J H. Webber of The Dalles and Judd Oe. of Cove, the four olher member, i of t . j lA-m lha ataarrsltftrV. Ii. M. Wl Commissioner, i ir-i a bIu ?er of Cove, the four oUier members of the board, besides the secretary, I-L M. WlU BOi "VnmTrmti"tnuCrVthe5r fish are considered one of the delica cies of the market Thev se'.l oyer there, be aay, for $1 a pound. Fried 1.111 kmiiad. niTi the Italian, devil fish are fine. Thoae who like devil fish are particularly fond of the tentacles, and the longer and more wig ilely looking they are the more they are Another man said wouldn't eat a devil fish If he were .tarvltig. Othera compared them to akea and a great argument resulted Waa to the edible qualities of a devil fish. FlnaUy the :.1run.r faarall . a rlOt WOUld result among the epicures. He took down the fish apd the crowd qispersou. and make a fea.t upon the carcaaa. During this time the angel of death was to pass over the country and upon all those who did not obey the command would bring the death of the first born, both children, slaves, beaste of burden and every living thing. Aa a reault of thla command a plat of tfeath swent over Egypt visit la a-ua f rlrvntian hflmi ' hut soaring the W.J&Sfc ahfabi,tnPtahl.m.n! -1 r er lAWlalh TAOtlA. PROPHESIED - s , ' r " V r. ' ; V.' - . , " V . , . "ALTiMVllVMr will run thl. boat to Box Can rt&..J&Ailttih & there make a portage to tbe people have since that time observed the feast of the passover as one of the great religious eventa of their year. Be ginning Wednesday the passover will .-a alno that lima- nhanrvnd i be ODServea ior eigm uaya. KILL THE SALOON IS OBJECT OF JEETIHG Campaign for Prohibition Begins With East Side. Session Tomorrow. - At the meeting of the Presbyterian ministers this .morning the plan of bringing Dr. Pat ton of Princeton to tha city to deliver a series of lecture, was reluctantly relinquished. The mlnls- tars do not feel able at present to pro vide the necessary honorarium. -.' Atten tion was called to tne meeting 10 09 held in Hawthorne Park church tomor row night, when It is hoped to inter est ail the east side ministers In a cam paign to eradicate tne eaioon. - j r "Moral Issues in Oregon Politics,' is the subject of an address to be given by Francis J, Heney at Centenary M. B. church tonight to which the attention of the mlnistere waa directed. It was announced that Bev. C E. Bradt of the Foreign Mission board will be In the city this week, and that he will address the North Pacific Board of missions at the rally Thursday night Rev. Frank W.,s Bible, a missionary In China, will be In the city this week, and will be asked - to address the minister, next Monday morning. ' The resignation of Kev. B. B. S. Ely a. chairman of the ministerial associa tion was accepted. The order of the day was a talk by Dr. Ely on " "Remarkable Conversions That I Have jenown. y . . . He gave a stirring account of some remarkable experiences, of persons who ha been moved to accept Christ , r Rev. -Frederick Tong of Puyallup told Of a conversion accomplished through the prayers of a woman of his church who is a paralytic and is able only to use her feet With a pair of scissors held between her toes ahe cut out let ters of a perspiibt note to an unbeliever; and pasted them upon a sbeot of paper; The letter was the means of bringing the man to tha light. At the popular meeting of the Pacific Board of Mis sions Wednesday night' the ministerial double quartet will sing. New Guns for filltla, ':. ' (Speoial Dispatch 'to The Journal.) ; ;, Hoquiam,' Wash., April 13. Company F. Second Infantry, N. G. W., -haa Just received a- complete outfit of new Springfield rifles from Uncle Sam to use in field and- target work. ' This com pany renks-thhd In the whole state in marksmanship Aid will begin regular target practice May 1. , - miu p. ii. Former School Superintcnd : ent of Jackson County Al leged to Have $1,000 of . School , Honey .Where abbuts . Unknown ; (SpedU Wtte t Tke Joo.H ' " Medford. Or, April . $. In vea tlgaion of the accounta of ths oounty auperlntendent of acboola, whose offloe la at Jacksonville, ahow ' that P. H. Dalley, who last January realgfled aa oounty auperlntendent, wee a de faulter in school fand. o tiia -ektent of nearly $1,000. . ' Part of thla ghortage was aco-ered recently by J. Percy Wells, Dallee auccessor. Part of li haa been nown of by oounty officials for months, but carefully concealed. It Is reported that further Investigation will reveal more discrepancies. ' ' ' ; Dalley left tbe country months ago and 'hla exaot whereabouts la Knot; known, the anawer to Inquiries regard ing him belnr that he la in a aan tarlum somewhere in the north recovering his healtft. Although several months have passed, hla bondamen have not paid, the county a cent and no proceedlnge have, been taken to proseeute Dalley. I Mchool district No. 7. near Trail, la out $i61 entruated to Dalley by John Nelaon, then clerk of the dlatrlct who upon realgnlng to go eaal turned the money on hand over to tha county school superintendent ' Another echool district also near Trail, Is short $S0, the shortage being discovered recently. Dalley contracted with tbe school to supply, on behalf n ih. NnrLhwaatern Furniture com pany, $450 worth of furniture and sup plies. The district paid the money to Dalley, but" never received the mate rials ordered.' ... In addition to these defalcations, It is reported that all money in the insti tute runa is missing, 'inis is ppwix fund formed from money paid In by teachers on their Uklng examination, for certificate, and i. used to pay the expenses of teachers' Institutes. Dalley'. bondsmen are Attorney ua Newbury of Jacksonville and A. O. Free! of Gold Hill. It Is .reported that a demand waa made on' them for tbe money due achool district No. TS by the trustees. Mr. Newbury refused payment stating that the county cannot recover from the bondsmen, aa the money belonging to the -school- district should not have been turned over to the superintendent who was not the proper person to take charge of It Mr. Newbury Stated, though, that Mrs. Dalley will eventually refund the shortage. It Is believed, however, that the bond 1. broad enough to protect the losers. STEAMBOATS FOR A steamer for the Idaho Washing ton Northern, railroad haa been com pleted and ahipped by the WUlamette Iron A Steel works to Newport Wash, lngton, and the machinery for tha, boat wUl be shipped this weak. The boat will be one of the strongest power craft of Its slse operating on any Phclflo northwest stream. It is to rua between Box Canyon and Newport, tbe terminal of the railroad company. - 'The boat will'have unusually strong power In order to make fast time In navigating the watera of the - Fend d'Oretlle river., carrying passengers and freight from the Metaline mining dis trict" said B. C. Tiall of tha "Willam ette company. "The hull la 110 feet long, beam 26 feet, and it will be equipped with 00 horsepower engines. The railroad company will operate the boat In connection with its railroad, to take care of the business of the mining 'region. At the present time the rall- .Ia. fun . a HfotaHna anil iuou uwa .w .- -- . probably will not be extended that far iooner han two year., but In the mean- Uime boats will carry the traffic The mines. V, ' . -. ' A seeona ooat to operate in compe tition with the Idaho & Washington Northern Is being built in Portland In knockdown form and will be ahipped in a few days to Newport. Captain Dan- neau, representing tne company, cams to Portlana toaay - 10 aireci me snip ment of tbe boat. He has closed con tracts with eastern machinery, works for the engines ana macninery. wnion will Da of even greater power than the Idaho A Washington Northern's boat The craft to be operated by Captain Lanneau will navigate through Box Canyon directly to the mines, thus avoiding the portage at this point It is said tne ianneau Doai win mass a specialty of ore carrying, aa well a. taking passenger business and any freight that may be offered. Both com- S antes expect to build more boat, and evelop the trade to keep pace with tha growth of the Metaline district FINAL TESTIMONY TAKEN IN EMMONS CASE Judge Gantenbein In the circuit court this morning heard the final tes timony in the damage case of Attorney A. C Emmons against Thomas Owens and T. J, Tobin. Emmons asks $60,000 damages - for Injury to his reputaUon and business because of his arrest more than one year ago on a charge of lar ceny; in Douglas county. Otts wa. charged with stealing : books and ac counts of the C. E. Xoss company of Roseburg, but the case was dismissed when it was called for hearing, Em mons showing that he had authority from the president of the company to take . the recorda The most of the evidence In the case was taken several week. ago. . MAGNUS HAMMER DIES V IN CHICAGO DEPOT (SDerlal Diipab to The Journal.) - Chicago, April 18. Magnus Hammer pf Astoria, Oregon, -who was en route a ' vi,rav tn revisit his old heme in that country, died suddenly in the union depot here toaay wiuie on m hwh v. boarding an eastbound train.- ; - , FRISC0.TRAIN LATE; . , OTHERS ON TDIE Northern. Paclflo No, I, due at T o'clock, arrived on time. Boutharn Paclflo, No, 18, due at J:li8, arrived 60 minute, late. Southern Pacific No. 18, due at. 11:S0, arrived on time. ' . , O. R! & ' N. '. No. S, due at t o'clock, arrived on time. , . v ' O. K. A JNr'.No,',a,"due at 9:45, arrived on time. . - ' ' ' ' Astoria & Columbia No. SI, due at l:l,'arrlved on time. e DI Mil DISTRICT CRUEL DJIlt CAUSE OF SUIT ; . " " " ' Mrs. Dornslfe Alleges ' Iial ston Tennanently Injured ' v ' IJcr by Knock-DouTi; .'i 'Mrs. Hattla Dorn.lfe's Suit for $10,008 damages against L. O. Ralston, based on tbe claim that he assaulted her with hla flat, when aba , cut the barbwlre that he had run around the lot .where she lived, went on trial In Judge CDay's department of the circuit court this morning. Bhe asserts that her health has been rujned by the Injury ahe re- CMra! Dornslfe and Ralston are neigh bor, on Twentieth afreet near Jeffer son, and the best of. feeling had not xfated between them prior taAT wfcan tha rllm.i. or one or tne climaxes, came. At . that time. airs. Doruslf s , says, she wa. completely fenced In by her neighbor, who stretched barbwlre around the lot with the Inten tion of pasturing hi. oow In the enclos ure, Mrs. Dornslre had vlslsors that dsy, and In order to allow, them to es cape without barbwlre entanglement, she aaya. she took a pair of njri'era and went out to cut the wire. While ahe was stooping over at this work she al leges. Ralston came up and struck her. knocking bar down, upon a strand or tha wire. - . ' Ralston assert, that he had permis sion to convert. the premises into a tow lot permission having been given by Tyler Woodward, who owns the prop erty. ' He denies that he used unneces sary force or Injured the plaintiff. Af ter the July fence-cutting affair Mrs. Dornslfe complained that TUlston a son also made an assault upon her. He was arrested, but discharged after a hearing In the lower eourt ', Beside, the $10,000 asked SB-punl-tlve damages, Mra. Dornslfe wants $0 to pay her doctor bills. 8he says she haa alnoe been unable to work aa a clerk, having prevloualy been employed in a downtown etore. ARE III (W.ablngtoa Boreas of Tha JoaroaL) Washington, April II. Tbe question as to whether C. W. Uodwn signed certain papers Involved In the Hyde Benson trial cornea before tha court In connection With the applications . for school landa made by Milton T. Tork. James E. Handle and Henry O. Chaae, all Portland men, which appear to have been signed before Hodson aa notary public. These appUcanU say they did not sign in the presence of Hodson, tut In the presence or me it,Jfl I Allen, to whom they were selling their , rlahts. and that Hodson must have attached his Jurat later. . Hodson asserU his alleged signatures a. notary are forgeries, as also hi. signature aa witness to an assignment on another certificate, which, he aaya, was witnessed by Allen. Senator Hodson, when asked about the ease mentioned In the foregoing dis patch, said that he knew nothing of the transaction out of which the case grew. He stated that he had never seen the papers to which his name was attached until they were brought to his office a couple of years ago by Special Agent Meyendorf. The signatures were for geries, Mr. Hodson says, made by some one whom he does not know. The sena tor says that he never took any sueh affidavits or transacted any such busi ness during hi. business career, and alao. h- ha n.u.r nut hla 4urat to an affi davit unless the person making the af fidavit was present before him. The senator says that ha will leave for Waahington next week to appear aa a witness In the caae, having been sum moned some time ago. POLICE SAFE CRACKERS (UolUd Pro Leased Wtre.) -San Francisco. April 1$. The search for the safe crackera who entered T. Lundy's jewelry store Friday night and scaped with diamonds valued at nearly $60,000 wa. reaumed with renewed vigor today, although the police department la .till groping in the dark so far aa clues are concerned. To every part of the United State., Canada and Mexico, the search will be extended and every pawnshop In the big cities will be carefully watched In the hope that the robbers will attempt to dispose of their booty in this manner. The police authorltiea of other ! cities will also be asked by the local police to detail detectives at express offices, as It is thought that the robbers -will not attempt to sell the diamonds them selves, but will express them to confed erates In other cltiea to throw oft sus picion. ; . . Chief of Police Blggy haa directed hla men to blng in a certain ex-convict but r far the much-wanted man cannot be located. It 1. the opinion of the' police that he knows more, about the crime than tie would want to -divulge. . THE iSUPREIVIE BEHCH Democrats of Oregon are aaked by the state central committee to cis tbelr vote for Robert S. Bean for supreme court Justice. A circular letter Issued by Alex Sweek, chairman of , the .state central committee, has been sent to the voters 'of the state, urging them to sup " t thA letter it is nointed out by Mr. Sweek that the principle of a non-partisan judiciary is one that Is being ad vocated in progressive communities. It is Bhown that Governor Chamberlain, by t,a onnnintmantn. i a firm believer in the principle. Judge Bweek , therefore advises the Democrats to make Judge Bean their nominee by writing his name nn tha hnilot at the Drimartes. and thus making him the nominee of both parties 1ItUnia ): thedesire of the ' Democratic state central committee to take this ac tion at this time, believing that the Re publican party will return: the comply Pient by Joining with them at the next election in the nomination and election of a Democrat ior a posnio vu to preme benchi ' ' i .j Lectures toy Rev. Mr. Bforgan. ' " Rev. Henry; Victor Morgan delivered two lectures yesterday at the Empire theatre. The morning jlecturo was on the "Supreme Secret of Christian Sci ence" The subject of the evening ad dress was "ThACall of the Wild." ,Mrs. F. M. Branch and Miss Hampson ren ilered solos and a duet, Mr. Morgan a work this week, except the Monday ana Ti7..a.. aYtarnnnna at 2 OCIOCK. Will ha evening addresses at the Empire thearre, fhe two .afternoon -addresses will be th the hall of the Selllng-Hlrsch bUTuesdky ' avenlnV M'- Morgin's ad dress will be on "Hypnotism and How to Escape. It." Wednesday evening he will lecture on wui wniunm, . :" ; HQDSOII PAPERS DISPUTE HUNTING 1 v 3. PUSH COLLEGE TO HIE FIIOilT aaemmmsissaaaBBaia-aan-awawaBwa - ase--eaBWsasBBawaa-aw Baptists Enlisting Support .' for McMinnville Insti- ':, - tution. :'" : McMinnville college aa one of the greatest Institution, of the northwest Is the goal toward which the Baptlat. ol tha city have been asked to work. This morning Dr. B. W. RUey, president of the college, appeared before the Jlap tl.t mlniatora and stated the situation to them. Dr. J. Whltcomb Drougher, one of the trustees, Introduced i the sub ject In a brief sketch and epoko htahly of Dr. RUey, who took charge of the Institution under adverse clrcumaiancea and ha. succeeded In . making gre prDr!Riley then took up the .ubject and gave atatlatlca, much aa followa: ;, Zaooma Znoreaainff. . Two year, ago the indebtedness of the college waa $34,63.i. The lnotne trim in endowment of $48,0UU a little more than paid the Interest on the debt Dr. RUey took the Institution on a cash bails.- Today ovsr $14,000 ha. beeu paid on the debt; the current expenses, which two years ago amounted to $8,000, have been increased to $14,000. and all have been paid tn cash; the faculty haa been renewed and increased with strong worksrs; the student fees, formerly amounting to $J.600 for the year, have grown to about $8,000; the enrollment has passed from an average attendance of 13 to .00, with preeeut enrollment of I2T. . It la proposed to keep tbe In stitution on ths same cash basis with Incidental fee. and tne use raym c" rant avnanaea The debt will be ai- rent expenses. The debt will te avi- lowed to rest and Is expected to pay Itself off In time through the Income from the endowment which pas been lncrea-ed.Dy .ouu. . Dr. RUey ha. enlisted, the faith -and support of tbe faculty, tbe trustees, who expected to close up tbe college last Jane, and or tbe Mc&unnvuie oiu t Jane, and or tbe aic&unnviiie oiu- ns. He feels that the next natural ep 1. tbe support of Portland Baptists, id whan this 1. secured he ean go sens. atn -M.f whM hi, la aainrari ha fan M anwarkara fa tha lUlrthaMl to BSk tOT aid. It la expected to raise $40 000 In Portland. ' Interest la to be enlisted w . , . w a ftlMif, mmimIm In na irt van by tbe cltisena of McMinnville on May day, when the town will eiosS Its doors and yield Itself entirely to the enter tainment ox lis visitors. Lnnnw wu be served on the campus, and tbe guests will be given the opportunity to see the work. Thl. excursion wUl be ar- liia -jrura. xnii bxuuivivu , . ranged provided 1(0 pledge to go from rornana, . put ui imu get more. The preceding Sunday the situation will be preaeated from ail the Baptlat pulpita. XCora Student. Vast Tear. The trustees have had a landscape artist lay out plans for the proposed campus, and large plans are being made to Increase the entire work. Two tem porary irame nuuuinga, luuy equrppexL $7,100 each, to continue the work which Is growing. This will prevent the erection 01 a larger perinanvm Dunning until the college Is able to put up the kind It deairea Tbe enrollment la steadily Increasing and Dr. Riley ex pects to have from IbO to $00 students next year. He assorts that the facul'V Is more Important than the -buildings to a college and it is hla ambition to get strong Instructors first of all.' An invitation to the general Baptist ministers' convention to meet here in 1901 was repeated and wlU be sub mitted through Dr. Brougher. - Time for filing of claims against the Commonwealth Trust company expired March IS, and claimants who have failed to take action will probably be shut out, aa they cannot participate In any dividend until the concern haa paid in full. Thirty claims, amounting to 1662, are unfiled and will be ahut out It is expected that within .the next two or three months a good-aised dividend will be paid to legitimate creditors. In a statement made by A. K. Bently, assignee of tbe Commonwealth Trust company, for the information of credit-' ors. It Is shown that tbe company haa, In his opinion, liabilities of about $11,- uvv, ana tnai iup aaaeta, ai glvQa imu. for realisation, will be sufficient to pay off more than 60 er cent of the liabili ties. The result will depend largely upon his success In getting cash out of min ing securities, jar. canny m siaieiucu to the depositor, saysi "The total amount of the claima as ithmltta tnnt nn tn IXl.027.X4. I find that $14,000 of this ia a note which is Indorsed by the Commonwealth Trust company. The holder of thl. note is endeavoring to hold the Commonwealth Trust company on tnia indorsement. After going Into the matter carefully. I am of the opinion that the holder of the note ha. axifflcient security out.lde of the commonweutn rust , company, so that by taking time, the Common- .a1,V. Tn, nmnBMV will not Tt R Vft tO pay this, or any part of It .ThUvof course. Will reauce-tue umiuw tr 000. It -will probably, take some little time and perhaps an action la the court to.determlne this. .i, '', "inere is aiso an aaaitionai cim tK nnn nf a aimiiar indorsement, the cir cumstances being similar. This makes $20,000 taken away from tha total amount of claims, leaving $11,027.8. - i. an. r-A .liL. rnia aimnBflV ine vummuawnuui . r ' t.-. Vioni. tlt tin In tha Oro- ,.ia vaou v . - - w - - gons Savings bank of $.800.8S., Since this statement waa Issued .the assignee haa aeoured from the receiver . . . r . a. U n I r- cr hunk art acknowledgment of tbe genuineness of the Commonwealth's claim, and It la t . -, Al. xt a a . mb MSA. r na . w T III expeoieu mnmaieiy to amount, iiioin o uuu.4vu. ,vt . by the assignee aa Commonwealth as sets, ana tnese notes bto wiijuuijjiwtw oy mining bioohb na iDvin y.'f""JZ lng properties that were In the hands mines being in course of development. M i. m at a V. a ' , . iiiirt intlfafl I T fl 'in nxiur " wi, uw ,xwss..vv..- oompany wre- not Bold.; owing .to tne have been atored to awalV a favorab e opportunltv to aispose oi mciu. u said by the assignee that the Common- everything of v valu in Its possession prior to the assignment. , . ,-y. - -; The largest depositor claim Is that count of $2,019 In the Commonwealth banking department Of the 115 claims filed, only 86 are depositors. " The claim of J16.000, filed hy Dij A. ... r- .... . iTn.iMiiVBI- Vfl A a 1 OA fl 7 . . . . . - t- Tju. AnmnaiivAflnn ne maae w-ti-, Ktv 1 which contains a atamo Indorsement of the commonweaiin cuuiiuiji. shows that the indorsement "was made hy the directors. A similar claim on a $5,000 loan from R E. Bryan to the J. . .j.,.nUt vu It la aUna-ad that the directors did pot make tha. in-' aorsemeni. SELLWOOD CHURCH'S ' ' PASSIOX.WEEK SERVICE "passion week Services at the Sellwood Pt-esbyterlan church. East Seventeenth street and Spokane ave nue, Re v. D.-C. ole"i Tuesday, "Controversies wltn en emies and Departure from Jerusatem ; Wednesday, "With Friends in Bethany j Thursday. "The Lord's Supper Instiin ted"; Friday, "Betrayal, and Arrest a Fri- . nMu,mjiAtlnir: Hun- davl SDeCial ICaster servloes In-babbath - - - . a,-1. aaaAlal miiHinai iserv.os) in enure n it, - t warn OVER-FULL Iffal Number Exceeded in Many Instances, and Be fore the June Election the ' Totals Will Undoubtedly Bo Even Larger. ' r ; 7 Fifty-seven precincts' In Multnomah county have over $15 regUtered voters within their confinea. ' The law fixes $00 as the proper limit, directing .the county commlsslonera so to divide the county aa In their Judgment will reault In giving not to exceed 100 irotera In each. For week. In tha latter part of the old year the commlsslonera planned and figured, and by adding X4 precincts to- the 90 then existing they thought they had solved the problem. Now it develops that half the pre cincts la the county have aa many as St voters over the 100, and many more exceed the allotted number, s'i'he com mlsslonera were not looking . for such phenomenal Inereeae In registration. liny vtri uauiv iwiou 1 " - . frlcts where . they are' moat famUlarV with conditions. For Instance, Commis sioner Lilgntner, wno lives m Arm, thought Mount Scott would ahow up In thought Mount Seott would ahow up In fcD0Ui the right proportions. These are the figure, for the five Mount Bcott the figures for the five Mount Bcott precincts: J7 in No. 04. 121 In S, (1 In II, 111 In IT and 201 In s. This alves an average of 141 for the five precincts. - v ' -' ' ' :' "Wi should have created II more pre elncta," said Mr. LJghtner una morning, j,. fiirurea developed In the reglstra- tion .how such a big increase that we underestimated all ever the oounty. alt ava (ha Arktint. 1 ITk. a-a k aa nkmrln nf tha llnaB now tor two years, but It will certainly I have to be done again then.. The result I I . . Hn n .1 1 .kAwlnv rtf rrnvth. liiaamvaj sjb wununtat . m ' In the city, for In theoutalde dtstrlcta iatdred vote Is greater than In the city." On April 11 the registration book, will be opened again, remaining open until May IS. II days before the general election. Tha crowded precincts will tharafnra ahow a larrer vote when tha June election takea place than at pres ent, xnera are now over rr - tared, and tha total may go to $ MOO by May 1$. BOLD BLACKf.ll, : FOUR SIGHS SHY Declare tlio - Other Singh Caused Their Arrest Out ;? of Revenge, Four uindua were, arrested last night by Detectlvea Price and Coleman bi charge of holding up and robbing a fel low countrymen named Herman iungn. Tha latter claims' that he was attacked In a room In the house 'at If 7 Twelfth Into partial InsenslbiUty and then robbed fhlm of $240. After taking; hla oneney tney locaea mm iu m After escapina: from the closet Her man reported the robbery to the police and later pointed out Korlng Singh, Harry Singh. Dan Blngh and Ooe Singh aa four of his assailants. The prison era assert that they did not rob Her-: M.maNl hem." falling to'thl trumped up the robber, charge cut,or revenge., inie "' Vi"lriV ' ated bv the secretary of tha Portland ; ?na.I onmnanv. where the accused men are employed. He testified In the police court tnis mraioi mv KM dtmanded $10 .fw cuHea men, i uw.- - iii he would cause them to lose their Jobs. , Furtner nearms; o "'o van tlnued to Wednesday morning. RESTAURANT MEN III A GENERAL FIGHT a mm -tot with -four or flva fights , aU In progreaa at the 'same time, oc curred In front oi me dubuui ""( mu Flrat sUeet, ear Madison, . at noon today. -,l:..j ".a . A union coon naa pwa the Cooks' and Walters' unta W, that another union man be put In hla PlV-The.proprtetor. ,w r"ant was deSiared unfairand-picket LtatinhoH outside, who marched up and. Sown with ? a bannsr announcing that t -or Hohaerer. one of the proprietors,1 Rallied forth and proceeded to thrash the War a irJW-u ."" .ui ! came lammea auu n . -..." . 1 b'OS.-ia. ' ' -.hart 'to the t scene and the street was at length .i.o-a . shanrar was arrested and will have a nearina- uiuu.v,i. . tomorrow morning. . . ... 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