.1-. THE ' OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING. - APRIL 29, 1903." ISIS Activities of illkado'a Sub jects Jn Korea, Chiiia and JTanchuria-; Investigated by John Bull Charges of . Treachery, r . .-; : ; " tVntfri twm Ueaea Wtrat London. April ' II BnUft resldsnte of the Far East hav iur4 tb Brit ish imnuBWt to Investigate Japanese ' artivltle In Xor, Manchuria , 4 chin,".. ; v.' , i. ., Tht .Inquiry I btnf cautiously car ried on, but It Is uno,utlonably tru that Enflanas oipiomaie ' .Y prosecuting tne imnniiiiira ""'? r ........ Tha Knfllsh Un doubtedly ouesUon th mikado good toll.. .: - a ... ' nufhar aa-alnst th mikado Occi dental . ally ar heard rrZtrf .) . tr-..t.t ....nil.. In Ma-heat official cir cle. Thrests of Japanese absorption of British oriental commerce, now or tne extension of tha mikado' sphere of in fluence to India and Australia and vn of an extended dash la China are heard from aoureee which yn hint at reslly eriou development The English commercial tntereeU la 'the east nave oeen umun wi"T J home government for a lone; time that - i.n.n la trvin to, undermine tnem ' wherever th two count rise trade de tvelopment conflicted. They ehargeth ; mlkado'e subject with actual dlshon , it, backed br their government, too. j In China and Korea. . Japan will not allow the paralleling 1 of lie Manchuria railroad by another i power. Any attempt la thla direction would Prior answers 10 m ciiom.1 vu thle point England haa yielded, to the promoter intense disgust. t FlilE USES SELL AT LqiVPRICES 5 ; v ', 'Kit, ; Animals With Good Records to Go Under Auction- , eer's Hammer, n . With, an attendance of hundred 'of stockmen and Interested spectators, the ; sixth annual sal of the Portland Stock 1 company opened thla morning; at th 'fair grounds. Notable not only for th ' number of horses, hut also for the claaa of the animals, 1 the exhibition of blue rlbbonera now quartered la the stable at tha exnoaltlnn e-rounds. Amonr tha fast harness animal With records on many tracks that are to so under the hammer era tirrry Mime, a l-vaar-old brous-ht ' from Illinois. Thl filly has a record of 1:10 and Is entered in tne nentucity luiunir. n.nicK-juiaua, 5:11 H: Hock ford, 1:20; Red Rock, 1:20; Paul W.. 1:20, and number of other lens well known racers are also to be sold to tha highest bidder. Koadstere, driver, coach horse, Bul lions, brood mares and aaddler are In cluded In the total of nearly 100 thor oughbreds. ,- 1 ..,- -v, - Horsemen from all over th north west from Butte to Ban Francisco, are to be found at the auctioneer's stand and the bidding Is brisk though the prices offered are much lower than In former years. Animals that last year sold for more than 1209 are not Dringing iiov this year and other sales, are la pro- For the first time In the history of the stock association' sale cattle are to be included and Friday la the day set for the disposal of several fine herds of pure-bred dairy and stocfc anlmaia ASTORIA BOTTLES 4 BOOZE QUESTION ' (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ' Astoria. Or.. April . AU th sa loonmen -.of 'Astoria ihav M lned an agreement to keep their place of husl- hm flnaA nn Bund&vs : and will aid in th enforcement of tbt Sunday law 01 tne state a - , ( Astoria,1 Orv April II. The effort, to avoid a local option fight at the coming lection bids lair to meet wnn aucoesa. Mayor Wise has called a special meet ing of the council for this evening- when a resolution will be Introduced declar ing that no license shall be Issued for sajoon In the districts which are now "dry." This would mean that th con ditions so far as local option is con cerned shall remain as they are now. Four of the councilmen have' already Informed the business men's commit tee that they4 will support the resolu tion and the measure is one which the hiiKlneaa Interests, . Indudlnr the liauor dealers, and also the clvlo league are In favor of. The representatives of the civic league' have promised to withhold the filing of. their petition until after th meeting of the council. , 6olt Against J.V. Ilewltt. Testimony waa begun before Judge Bronaugh in th circuit court this morn ing in the case of the Equitable Saving and Loan association against John D. Hewitt and other to foreclose mort rrnres aggregating nearly I4.000. Bowels Costive? No wonder you're sick. TheBitters will relieve you prompt ly and keep i the bowels in ahealthy jj conditi o n. j ; Try a bot- Jtle today. ' ' D'ifinj the past 54 years it has rfr.Vlshed remarkable record f cures of Heartburn, Sour Stora SiVi. . InJ'esticn, Dyspepsia, Bil ntss, Female Illi and Malaria, ; rr . J Asue. . ' ;" - . : j - -aria WHITE GIRLS NEGROES AT NEW YORK r;''';..- , ... 1 111;, . . " ' ' . .'-.A rrominent" Women Attend Mectinij Called to Tromoto' v Intermarriage and Social ' Equality -- Minister 1 - Flees When He Sees the Gathering.'"',5- ) V f (CalUd rraes'teeetd WlreA New Tork, . April II. Th "oclal quality and Intermarriage" banquet given last night, by th Cosmopolitan oclety of Greater New Tork la th tail of th town today., Th whit girl that attended are making no effort to oon oJ that faot, hut while advocating social equality aad Intermarriage of white and negroe. they decline to say whether or not they would permit a nuro.to court them outright The banquet waa , give at ' reoar French restaurant and was attended by 0 white girls ana women, ui u hln. aeated beside negro, men. Mary riuin rn a nromln.nl settlement wur r and whose fstber is proprietor of the St. Oeorse hotel in Brooklyn, wa the only white girl to occupy a f7 n Iter's tttlMwVt Negro men, proud of their promlnenoe. at arounq ner. ' . . Two white gins, cmmmi w vw irw. Mississippi, the Mlesesi)ooiiiue, sat on ither Side of i. H. Tnompson, lorm.r adiutan it of th Eighth Illinois (negro) nt lie regaled hi companion lorle of the campaign In Cuba, reshnent Tha wru chatted hanuily and laugh4 and made much of their entertainer. . , , woaaaa Brtnga SaogTiteT. Mra. X W. Oet and her H-yar-old daughter, Beeale, who were introouc.u a prominent aooUl pleader., occupied eat at one of the tablee. Opposite th mu aat auwra ""; f an orcanlaatloa that Prnen1vra,ry-.pa.k.r. mention socialism, soolai - equality, or inier marriage, they - were frantically ap plauded, but trn" greeted th name Kooeeveii. i.it - n.mlitnn Holt, ecitor of th Inde pendent, wa th principal pakr. , He id:: - . ;.a . intermarriage, u enough, will solve the race proDiem. don't believe the white man would be eo anxious to marry tn negro woman wouid th negro man to wd th Whit girl and vie veraa. but thl amiiM continue, the negro man marrying th whit girt, nntil they would gradu ally bleached or until, the race wou ldni run out." .-. POSTPONE PROHIBITION FIGHT ON EAST SIDE Itnling of County Court on ! Will Determine Whether Campaign Against the . i , Liquor Traffic Is to Be Carried On. ; . Should th county court declare the petition of th Antl-Baloon league, ask ing that th entire cast aid b voted upon in ' th coming prohibition cml palgn, iUegal, practically no fight will be mad by th temperance force at th coming election. It 1 probabl that th Anti-Saloon league will conserve all Its force for the aampalgn two year henca, . 'a.a: . 'v Aa th question 1 now np to th county court, the league 1 practically resting - on . It oars to .await th ' de cision. ;i, It , la antirely matter of whether the election two years ago or that of a year , ago on th prohibition question waa legal. If the election two years back was legal, then the anti saloon .lament ha the right to put the lemperantte question for the entire east side on the baltota However, if that of a year ago is sustained, then the antl-prohibltlon people can vote their wet and dry dlstrtots aeparatelyv . - r Should this latter alternative b de cided upon, in all probability the Antl Saloon league will not attempt to cap ture the wet precinct along the flyer, and th prohibition question will prob ably be eliminated from the June eleo- tl"i am confident that th county court will ausiain th legality, cf our pe tltlon," aald Beuotsry J. R. Knodell of C0MBINATI0N?0F OFFICIALS LOSE ; Safe, safe, Who haa th eomblnatlont When la a safe not a safe? , Anewr When no one can open It TTn hn th. third floor Of th POBtofflO building there Is a aaf retln peace fully In a corner. it la wcgea. - j where th troubl He. The combina tion ha been loat Dr olae whoever has it la keeping it and - refuae to com "Slra 1. tn tha offlc of the TJnlted State district attorney. .1. IS"" old Uncle Sam. When ' John H. Hall held the position h also held the combination.-When Mr. Hall r eUred. W. W. Rank waa thar ; under Franoia , J F0lLLElGHl (Special Dispatch te The Jeornatl : V Oregon City, April I. J- M. Ploker ann hi. anna John and William, John Riley, Walter Sinclair and Earl Ranslar were brought Into court at 10 o'clock this morning for entanc; - Judge Mo Bride said there was certainly a preju dice against th advent; of Htndua to thla country, which many people shared, himself included. It was unfortunate, he said, that they were allowed Jo come here, as they were not desirable; but so long a the law permitted, them to come here and allowed their presence tlfey were entitled to the protection of the law, and In this case, tne law dbjiib broken ny the act -of the defendants, the verdict of the jury wa In accord ance with the law and the evidence. - J- M. Dickerson and hi aon William Dickerson, convicted of murder in the second degree, were sentenced to lm- f rlsonment in the state penitentiary for ife. - - : :' -.- . ' j i waiter Sinclair s-ae called up ana re- proved by the ludffe for his bad com e for his bad conduct while in Jail T Thl a referred to his as sault upon the jailer, whom he marked for Ufa . -.: Sinclair remarked that the jailer was drunk at the time and attacked him and he etruck In self defense. This Jailer Nehren denied. Sinclair waa sen tenced to six years tn the penitentiary. John Riley, John Dickerson and Earl Rancler were called up and addressed bv the judge. Owing to their youth and previous good character and Jh belief DINE WITH 1 i Referring to breaent condition la th south. Holt said: - " ' "Conditions ar going to get woree la the aouth befor they get better. When the negro eoDle get better Muoatea tne whites m the outh win bav toreoog- Bis them a their social equala Booke Washing-tea Agitated. Booker T. Washington 1 greatly kat tated over th banquet, sp.clally over Holt's enaech. The eminent negro edu cator sent word to the hotel dexk thl morning that he wa "not. t b di- turhat " . . In reply to a not sent to hi room. Washington saia; , ' ,. "i have notnina to say. - ' - ' u.tnM T P,t,p, wfiA waa tn have delivered an address, but who un- raramoniousiv nea wnen ne nw in. trang gathering. ' explained his hasty geitarture today, as follow: f . - 'i bad no idea when I entered the meeting that it purpoa waa to Start campaign ror mixed marriages, my understanding wa that th meeting was called for the purpoa of bringing together the different race In order to protest against th cast, spirit In a general way. There Is no such thing as octal equality, even among th. negroe themselves, but I do believe the Amer ican people must do Juetlce to th negro on his merlta j-ereonauy, u woum o. needless to say that I do not believe la intermarriage.'1 , , '. ' Bot. re vera fmrpriaea. - f ? Peter ald th sight of th white women seated as they were surprised him a little. He had attended religious conference and had seen whites and negroe eat at the eame table, but never bad-be eeen alternate eea white women. had.lie eeen so carefully arranged the alternate seating of black , men and Miss Overton denied today that h decidedly favored mixed marriage, or that any of tha other w rnic. women pres- it openly xavorea intermarriage. "Lest night's affair," she said, gathering of high minded men and women with a noble purpose, person ally fm not exactly In favor of mixed marrtagee, ana I aon t peiieva ins proj ect was favored br anv of the nhlte per sons present. The great trouble Is that the nobleness of purpose of the cosmo politan gathering waa not appreciated by those who cannot appreciate the wrong or tn colored man." . Anti - Saloon League Petition th Antl-Salonn lagna "Tha mix-tip occurred becsue twe year ago a mis take waa made in marking tn ballot and many who thought they were voting fitr prohibition actually voted for h saloons. There wa also a mlx-up over the boundary lines of precincts.' These two things taken torether have resulted In our petition being taken before the court. - .;' . '' , - . - s "Even If It Is decided that our peti tion is illegal I do not think wa will attempt to draw up another. Tt would be neceeeary to Include th entire coun ty In order to give up any advantage over out- present position and we are not particularly anxlou to make that fight . until w endeavor ' to carry the whole state, two year from now. If th saloon men ' - Detitlon is sustained then we will probably male no fight and there would be nothing to gain for either side. In that event the present wet precinct will remain wet and the dry- nreclnct dry. In St. John w ar almost aur of carrying th cltr for prohibition. There are two doubtful preclnota there now and with th addition ot nreclnct St which I very dry, the result aeems cer tain victory for us.". . , . ..i. Three meeting for prohibition have been arranged thla week on. tonight at Montavllla Methodist : church, at which F. H. Adams, H. M. Montgomery and J. K. ivnooen win ds tne speaxers, on.) tomorrow niahp at Sell wood Pres byterian church and Thursday plght In ciacaamas. v v,.it.-. .. UNITED STATES -SAFE COMBINATION Heney. The combination wa changed. Mr. Bank and Mr. Heney knew the combination. Eventuallv W. C. Bristol was SDoolnted aa tha United States dis trict attorney. Mow cornea John Mc Court, th latest appointee and he la unable- to unlock the safe. Mr. Bristol hasn't the combination. ' Mr. Hall hasn't It It was changed after Mr, Banks re tired, ao there you are. An expert will be hired to aohre the puizla It will only cost 128. Undo Sam la rich. It coats money to change district attorneys. And what will be discovered when tha aafe la finally opened, Guess 1 , v Nothing. - ' of the judge-that they had no murder In their hearts, they were each sen tenced to three years' imprisonment ana paroiea. uney wer tnen reieasea. The circuit court wa busy In criminal axrairs yeateraay,;- ' Roy Cardon, who on Saturday entered the plea of guilty to a criminal assault, was sentenced to it wo yeara and a half in tne state penitentiary. O. S. Halnea. who on Baturdar en tered a plea cf guilty of an act of Inde cency,: was sentenced to six months In the countv lau, the case of the state ve. BJ.:R. 'Caae, cnargeo witn assault, on appeal irom Justice StippaVoourt, will com to trial today, .'-.j ' ... , The trial of Otto IT, Olson, late clerk of the Willamette achool district charged with embesalement of th. funds or wist aisinct,-, was aet tor Tuesday, May C , After thl trial. Olaon will haaVak ' TA Aak a ItAt Hss . Blaar-lrMtas ahkaVak that of forgery in signing th. name of Rudolph Eoerner to a promissory note ior ou. tiu enierea a- piea or not guilty to each of these charges. : Walter Sinclair, one : of , the seven charged with th killing of the Hindu, Bhingwam Stnsh, at Jari's mill on Hal toween last entered the plea of guilty of suiiiibih.uk n ir UK Dora Cheek, charged with assautttn rgea witn eaaanirfnr Kate Swanson and Ralph Mclntyre witn wi . w a gun, waa given unui Monaay, May i VV UiHUI. i nlead. The case of the stats l : Aniavanii and , Nelson, simple, assault goes over for th term. ,. t . " ' Salt, to Forecloao Mortgage, , W. W. Savage has bernn mutt in ,a circuit court against C S. Jenne, Sam uel Swanson, Augustus Walker. Olin V. rord and William Roble to ; foreclose a mortgage for 2,B0O on the furniture of , the Olendora hotel. It . Is 'stated that, a note waa 'given b v. Jen ha unit Swanson and that Walker!. - now has ossession or the property. Ford 'and loble also having- claim of some aort against it -, -.. - ,.- TO BE QIIEEI! OF iilV M 0. II. C. '.;' ' . ( Miss Cathey Haa the Honor, , Winning From Three ; s Competitors.' , (special Dbeetch te The feereaL Corvallla. Or April IS. Elabortt preparation ar In progress for th coronation of th May quaes' at th Oregon , Agricultural . college, , Friday, May 1. ' After thl ceremony th queen V FJUKS. 7 V I.- t . I KW5 MARIE CATJ1LY. 1 wtU witness a physical culture drill and the usual pretty Maypole aancea in tne afternoon the annual class field meet will take place and the winner in each vent will be crowned with a laurel wreath by the queen. 1 Thl 1 th first May day affair ever planned at O. A, C and 1 exciting wide spread Interest Marl Cathey, the accomplished and mar daughter or ur. ana Mrs. ts. hey, won th honor of being queen. l.ioo vote to tn gooa. Her ond. Miss ltha Kdlngton third and Mis waa J.T97. Mia Iva Mcuinnia waa seo- Oreta oray rourtn. . ' i . - . Mlaa rather haa selected a her lm mediate attendant Miss Irene Currln of Portland and Ml Roxana cat or tjor vallla. both O. A. C. alrla and Charles Watt la to be "Prince Charming." Th regal robe will, com front Portland and Will b very ricn. . A Twenty-third, atreet car going op Washington street aplit the ewltoh at Twenty-third street at 1 o'clook thla afternoon and the rear end, awinglng around across th tret Injured two women, both of whom were accompanied by children. A tiny baby was thrown from its carriage under the car, ao that tn render dragged it along th pave. ment, but by some miracle It waa not injured In , tha slightest. The patrol wagon made a quick run and took th Injured to the hosnltaL Mrs. Edward Stead Ue, 1J15 Kaet Lin coln tret- and aMr. Frti Neff, 80 Washington' atreet, were the two moth era who saw their own Uvea and those of their beloved children Imperiled by th sudden and altogether . unexpected swinging oi- m oncoming -car. , They were crossing the atreet and had no Intention of boarding the car, nor were they too near it according to the Statement of ey. witnesses. - - - Mra Steadter suffered what the sur geons at St Vincent's hospital believe to ne a xracturoa esruii. Mrs. Neff sus tainea severe cruises. Both woman were Knocked unconscioue. -The 8-months-old baby of Mra BteaA ter waa thrown under the car. which the motorman nrougnt to a run stop as aoon as poEsioie. ine iact tnat tne wheels had lsft the tracks and were sklddina along the asphalt aided hlra In stopping ute car pruuipuy. . . r The oar was proceeding ' west ' on Washington, and .had just turned Into Twenty-third street when .the aocident Known, , tne rear trucn rawed to urn and kept to . - the Washington atreet tracks leading to the ear barn. -. Edna, tha 14-year-old daughter of Mra. Neff waa with " her mother, and waa slightly injured about th face. Mra, Neff is the wlf of FTed Neff of the & Stuart box factory Mra Stead. ter' a husband Is employed In the right- :-way aenariment or tn u. k a n. At 2 o'clock th. claim denartmant nt tne poruand Railway, Light & Power company had received no particulars ana couia assign no reason Tor tne rear truck leaving , th track, .. . a ; , . BOILER ON BBITISH V f "R A TTT.PQTTTP TTIYPLHTitriQ ' (United Jreis Leased , Wire.) l0rtamonth,i England, April 18. An aerogram received hero aaya a boiler on th British bat- tleahlp Britannia haa exploded . and that several men war In-: jured. Th Britannia 1 . ex- pected to arrive ner tonight. ' . . , India Escape Famine, J r Tjihorc". British India. April t8. 'The famine which threatened all thla region has been escaped this year by reason of the rains, which nave lately come t lieve the fearful drought which come to re- had suuea uioa ua SALEM DECLARES WAR ON STREETCAR COMPANY ITayor Borers and City Councilmen Debating Project of - Declaring: Trades Nuisance and Tearing Them r; Up Corporation Prevents Paving. - ; , ." (Unite Tree teeeed Wire.) Salem. Or.. April It'Tor th lest year X have tried to xerclse th greatest patience and forbearance In dealing with th Portland Railway. Light at Power eompsny, Jn th hop our atreet 1m provemerfTwork might go along without a tie-up In th courts, but under uoh provocation aa we have faced during that , time I declare my pattenc has bean tried to the breaking point, and I for one will stand it no longer. "If w must submit to the dictation of the Portland Hallway, Light A Power company, or any other corporation, the sooner we know it th better." Mayor O. . Rogera or Baiem na sent a special mesaag to th council, em bodying the above. In which he declares war upon the Portland Railway, Light power company because th company lias refused to Improve the trecke on streets which the olty wishes to pave. So effectual has th holdup beeta. that CARRIES CAN OF-BURNING OIL FROM SHOP AND SAVES BUILDING Rushing Into th open with a flam ing fire-gallon gasoline can In bla arms, Charles Ruttlngh saved bla tin 1 and sheet Iron shop at Arleta from going up In amok Sunday night Buttlngb'a bravery, however, cot him th better part ot hla mustache and hi anna and CHINESE euu m PLEAD HOT GUILTY VL .-'.I I Him ' ,-,.". i " Lem Wooa and Ta Oueng, Chines gun men who ar charged with th murder of Lee Tel Hoy. a merchant of the local Celestial colony, pleaded not guilty before Judge Oantenbeln la the circuit court thi morning. They de manded separate trials, and It waa de cided to try the first cas June 10. Four murder trial ar. scheduled In the circuit court for th May and June term befor th summer court vaca tion open. First will com Nathan U. Bultter, i ex-polloeman, who la charged with m order in the aaoond degree for the killing of Henry Schaffer at the latter home after Sultter had stopped a birthday celebration. Ill trial 1 set for May K -'- ,1 , tieeiaea in case oi tn. iwu vnin In Jun. Oeorge L Blodgett wUl again be placed on trial for hi life for the murder of a variety eetrees in a north snd lodging-house. Blodgett wa one oonvlcted and sentenced to d nugeu. but a new trial wa granted by, the u. ireme court. Jun u u tn aat set or him to fac a Jury. ; Jo Anderaon, convicted tnor than a month ago on tb charge or auiung Harry M.. Logan, haa not yet been sentenced. His attorneys have aecured several exlenalona of time in preparing their motion for a iew trial, which must be presented befor th Judgment is pronounced. . Another criminal cas reversed by the supreme court which 1 to b tried be fore July I that of Charle W . Wal ton, who Bhot Officer Neleon Whllo th latter wa reatetlng an attempt to hold up a car on Wlllamett Helghta Wal ton wa given an aggregate eentenee of about se year in two , i . a ,v. iniAtni.nt ta . now nendlng be fore VJudao Cleland and th daU for trial haa not been flaed' ' 'rt,,. Roy Summera, paroled on oondltlon tv.. k fnmiih 11.000 bond for good behavior during, the next tiv yeara 1 aUll i In JalL His father haa gone east to raise , th necessary .money. Toung Summer waa convicted of larceny and aentenced to live year. ur TAKE YOUR OUT OF HE PIE, PLEASE , k '.., ynhn P. Kavanaugh nn-tte wnkM ot th city park Eoard an Invitation to mind th.lt - own business thi morning In Tl"p.h1! wrot to City Auditor A. I - Barbur relatlva to a motion passed at a. nieet Ing of th board in whloh th city au ditor wa mtruotea to aa.vis. naugh that tho board wantea mm v push th caao Of McKenna against th -Kavanaugh replledthat th cast . wa being pushed as rapidly a posslbl and that all litigation 1n which th city wa involved would be conoluded as expe ditiously a possible regardlesi i of any moUon mad by any board of th city. Th letter addrsse4 to th city audi- 't .vaf, imn favor of the lid Inst, wherein you advise me that at a regular meeting of th park boart held Febru ary l7 1808, L Lang mad a motion, which waa carried, that th olty attor ney be requested to push th caj of MOKenna against tn. oiijr, riui relating to amendment to tn city oaw 'Th baric ooara is aavieea mat mis - -1 - . i-...a .1.1 in. case la being pushed with au tn ex- tedltlon possible, and it win pe Drougni The city' briefs have been filed, "and wa are now awaiting th filing Of briefs n trial at tha aariieat nossiDia moment. for the respondent the time for filing which na not yet expirca. Dome um befor thl meeting I mailed Mr. Lang a copy of th city' brief. "I will at any, time be glad to advise th member of the park board concern ing litigation in which the city is in terested. and suoh litigation will be con eluded a aoon as nosslble. and thla will be done regardless of any motion made by any board of the city to push the proceedings to an early settlement." The suit of McKenna against th city involve th amendment to th - city charter In regard to , establishing a boulevard system. . Th amendment car ries with it a bona issue or 11,000,00, whloh th board is anxioua to secure aa aoon as possible to carry out its schemes for a ' parking system. Th cas la nOw In tho state auprem court RUEAL ROUTES AL0X0 PILOT ROCK BRANCH f Special Ditpatch te The Joarotl.) ifidleton. Or.. - April 18. Petitions asking for the establishment of a rural mau route out or this city and covering th settlements on Birch, McKay and ?'utullla creeka south of here have been orwarded to Congressman W. R. Kill. The route will include about 100 patrons and will cover the same territory served by the Pendleton-Pilot Rock stage line before the completion of the Pilot Rock branch of the O. R. & N. While the stage was In operation the farmers were enaoiea to get tneir mall from the etare dally, the driver distributing the letters and paners along the route tn the boxes provided for the purpose, but no that. the mail Is carried on the railroad tuis free distribution has ceased. The length of the route will be a'lout 25 rnUes. ' " FINGERS the city he s never been able to pave any thoroughfar where there are atreet car trarks. The Portland Railway, Light Jk Power company holua a relation similar to the city of Salem as It does, to the city of Portland, except that It his done noth ing at all for thla city. The cars ope rated In Salem ar a disgrace to the corporation and It refusal to Improve a single track railway on the main thoroughfare of the capital city has ex hausted the mayor patience and also the patience of the council, r j The company cl1m sine It I com pelled to epend S3ft0,u00 for street Im provement in Portland It la not able to do anything tor Salem. Salem Is at the mercy of the corporation for the .city cannot, under Ita franchise, force the company to lay tleigian diocks or grooved rails ion Improved street gainst Its will. Members of th council ar backing t he mayor and have pro nosed to declare the street oar traoks a nuisance and have them torn up when the strset ar improved. hands are kadlv scorched and burned. Ruttlngh says he was filling the stove when In some manner the gasoline Ignlt ed. A ik explosion followed, but retain ing his composure Ruttlngh held on to the can and made a bee line for the door. He managed to reach the open before th flam spread to the wood work. ' 4 v , ; tOnttsd Press Usatd Wtoa. ' Balam, On AprU II. Th following supreme court decision were handed down today 1 1 ..-. . Anderson va Aupperla appealed frern Marlon county, affirmed; .opinion by Commissioner Slater. Rush vs. Oregon Water Power A Elec tric railway, from Multnomah county, reversed and new trial ordered: opinion by Justioe Moore. Milton vs. Paclfto Bridg company, appealed from . Multnomah county. af firmed; opinion by Commissioner Slater. Williams et al vs. Altnow. appealed from Harney county, a modified opln ion by Justice Bean. Trlckey va Clarke,, from Multnomah count motion for rehearing overrulod. ' Kldredge va Hofr, modification de nied. ' Krebba Broa va Llvesley, from Mar lon county, motion for rehearing denied. 1- . I HI I '. UISULTS TO YOUHG ; E COSTLY 7rol" Wal Wlllaon la learning that It 1 bad policy to take a fee from a young- woman for sending her to a Job that does not exist Th fact that h wor at her when ahe asked for th re turn or tn money will not tend to max his punishment ny lighter. . 1 Several - respectable young ' women, stenographers and clerks, complained to the city attorney several days ago that Will son had taken a fee from them, but that no position resulted, notwith standing that they gave him the money unuer tne oeuer mat tney were paying a fee for a definite position.' - Willson was arrested for violating th employment agency ordinance, Deputy City Attorney Tomlinson presented hi evidence, which was' apparently oonclu- elve, today. . Thursday Willson' side will be heard in the municipal court Willson haa a dancing academy in tha neuing-mrscn nuuaing. , - , t v N. V OFFICIALS IN SERVICE, CONFERENCE ' .(Special PtaDetch to TW JetuneLI t Pdleton. OrV April tS.A party , of li Northern Paoiflo official will meet In thla city today for a general conference on th 1 operation of th line In th lortnwest. mey win arrive Irom Port and over th north bank road, vlewin the work on that recentlv oomnlete line, and from Faeco to thl city over the branoh line formerly known aa th "Hunt road." . The purpose of the meet ing la to bring official cloaer together ana to come to an unaeratanamg amoni the department heads as to the bee plans and methoda of furthering their work. i-r.f -'-r.vy- , ., , - v t v -. f-.v. Those present at the conference will 11 Third Vice-Preaident C. M. Levy, . C Nutt general manager of the western division; F. H. Clark, presi dent of the Spokane, Portland A Seattle (norm tanx; Henry uiaaeiey, general western -freight agent; A. Bv Charlton, assistant : general cassenser aa-ent: J. h. De Force, superintendent of the Paaco division; C. Crosby, superintendent of motive power - iuiu . nuwnuier; j kj, so. Slmonton, superintendent' of tracks, buildings and bridges: Assistant Super intendent J. Q. Cutler . and . General Agent S. B. caiderheaa. ,, OFFICIALS FINISH INSPECTION OF LINES C li. Levey. H. C. Nntt and other officials of tha Northern Pacific who have been inspecting Oregon lines of that company, lert Portland last eve ning for : wana waua, Spokane ; and Lwlston. They will spend some time In looking over the properties of th company, this being Vice-President Lev ay's -eriodloal trip to the ooast for that purpose. . 1 7, Sold Painting to Taokees. - -1 (United Press Lessed Wlra.1 v Parls, ADrtl 28. An unDleasant im. presnlon , has been created against the house of Ooupll, which is reported to have sold to a yankee millionaire -for z.ouo.uoo rrancs, two urceic paintlnrs that cost th house 800,000 franca RABBI V00RSANGER ' ; DIES AT MONTEREY (United Press LKd Wire.) 4 Monterey. Cal., April 187 4 Rabbi Jacob Toorsanger of San Frahcisco died of , heart disease w 4 fat hi apartments in the Hotel : Del Mont last night. He was . apparently In good health until ' 10 o'clock, when he ' complained of a pain near hla heart A few minute later he dropped dead. ' V ' - ' ' SUPREME GOURT 0 PROV 3-CEIJTFA ATCLElELA Tom' Johnson Wins Ills . ScYerf-Year Fight for the Streetcar . Kef ormsUni , versal Transfers Will Bo Another New Feature. ID ' 1 i ''.. . i . ', . '' - '.'V , i i-' :.'',. - ."'..." ?! "' $'', i' t ' (Cnlted Prees Leeeed Wire.) ," Cleveland, Ohio, April 1 Mayo Tom Johnson' fond dream of a -ceht streetcar far ha been realised. , ' , Af Ur a eeven-yar battl. which' h " waged agalnat th mighty traction In- ,. terests at time when th struggle ap- , peered hopelesa, hi effort were crowned with victory shortly after mid- .' night this morning, when the final pa- : l pers necessary to th transfer of the .. operation of the streetcar line te th Municipal Traction company, , fostered .". by Johnson, were exchanged. Johneon made hii first fight for l-cent. fare In 101. Within th. year the far will'? be In effect with universal transfer within 10 daya ';-; ' - ii . . , . . ni llilll FOR SCALE PEST War against th Sao Jos acal which . out la tfecland every winter by th fruit men of th tat la contrary to cuatom , ' to bo carried on all wUmmar.' - : ? .County fruit Inspector throughout . th atata hav been notified to onforco ; - tb apraylng law agalnat all those fruit raisers who wer given notlc Ao apray ' . last winter, and did not comply with In- . mictions. . Thla la a aw movement .':, the part of th horticultural board, -heretofore those who galled to apray tn ' tho apring- or winter "wro not moUaUd i:1 during th hot 'montha. .' Th notion of th , board la meeting with th . approval of . tha moat . pro- '" greaslve . orohardlata, aa they realise that dnanraved orchards ar a wenac to clean one ia th lame neighborhood, owing to tho Infectious natur of th , acal pt f- - t '..; Until last year the oompulsory spray- - : ing law waa not enforced, but with tb ". movement for better fruit -the Improve , ment waa ao marked tnat tne campaign, u thle year haa been , extended into tn aummap nnntlll. Statistic laat year enowea an in crease in th fruit output of (0 per cent and an even greater increase I expect ed thi year. Thla Incraas la attrlb- uted largely to the nforcement of the praying uw. , Another factor contributory-to th Inoreaae la the esUbllshnent of many; cannerlea Formerly tne nuix pi tie. cherry crop In ' th WUlam.Ua j ; valley '. wa wasted becaua or . poor , mar gets. r Now, every pound of th fruit not hipped out Is ' sent to Ih. canneries, where a reliable market- Is always to , be found. '.Both the producer and the factory are able to mak a comfortabl nr.iflt. recreiary muianiauH of the atat hortlculural board, sax th Increase In i , the fruit production of the Willamette,: valley in the last three -year a a re sult of these two influences has been more than 600 per cent The money brought into tha atat -by th sale of fruit last year aggregated at a con servatlve stlmat at.euu.uwv 'wJbIt3 ... a li yWhen a roung gity thought be- come sluggish ; when she bis hebd- aches, dizziness, faintnesst and eiv hibits an abnonnal disposition to . sleep) dislikes the society of othef : girls ; then the mother should coma : to her aid promptly, for she pos- i sesses information of Tital import. ' tmoe to the young daughter. , i ': t JAt such a time the irreatest aid to nature is Lydia E. Imkham'sVege- table Compound, - It prepares the young ; system for t the coming change, and has helped to ; bring 2 three ceherationa safely from girl- : hood to womanhood. Bead hat LYDIA EeFINSaMAr.VS VEGETABLE C0L1P0U.1D has accomplished for Miss Olson.' i Miss EUan M. Olson, of 417 tforth ast Street Eewanee, III, in a letter to Mrs, Pinkham says: ' :.tk LydlaB. Pinkhanfg Ve?etablCom-t. ponna cured tne of backache, aideache, - f and eatahliahed mv neriods after th : best physician In Eawanee bad failed to .help met, saying that an operation ,4 waa necessary." , ' ; ' ..' ' J "? FACTS FOR CICK WOMEN, i For thirty years Lvdia K Pink- - s ham's Vegetable '?, Compound, made ? j: from roots and herbs, nas been the " " standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with ? displacements, inflammation, ulcera. 4 :.' tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, ; periodio pains', backache, that bear-. -lng-down feeling, flatulency,indiges- ' iion,aizzine8s,ornerrousprosirauon. Why don't you try it F ' s. ; v 3frs. Phikham invites all sick women to write her, for advice. : She lias fruitied thousands1 to, , health. 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