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THE . OREGON DAILY joURNAIy PORTLAND, SATURDAY; EVENING,' DECEMBER 5, 1903 uu unuLui I0SUPREI JUDGES ICot on the Bencli, HoweYer, but on the Stand Will They Figure Richardson ' Case as Laid Before Com- mittee at Spokane. Seattle, Wash.. Doc 5. The bar asso ciation committee Investigating . the Root-Oordon scandal will meet next week at Olympta, where it is understood they will have as witnesses members f the supreme court who have been ' shown the documents in the Harris Great Northern case. - In the absence of the documents themselves this evi dence of the supreme court judges will be very material. . "The Star has secured the complete story; of the Klchsrdson-Palmer-Root-Incident as it was laid before the Root Investigation committee during its stay in Spokane. ' ' ' 1 The information was given the com mittee by Merritt and Merritt, attorneys of Spokane, who represented .Tony Richardson In the litigation that finally rame before the supreme court The story as told the commutes is as fol- l07n 1906. Richardson laid before Mer ritt and Merritt proposition which he 'said was made to hint by E. B. Palmer, former state senator, and attorney of Seattle, to secure a Judgment of 119. 000 In a divorce proceeding for s, di vision of the Richardson property. In consideration of the payment to Palmer of 12500. The first case resulted in a judgment of $35,000 against Rich ardson by the lower court. When the matter was laid before the Spokane attorneys they took It to Olym pia and laid tt before, the chief Justice of the supreme court with the request that Root fee not allewed to write the decision in the Ricttardson case. The chief Justice informed them that the case bad not been decided. but when the decision was Handed down It .was found to have been written by Root, and -Judgment was awarded Mrs. Richardson .in the sum of $19,000. Richardson expTefjed to Merritt and Merritt ah inclinatl&n to pay Palmer the $2600. but after conferring with bis attorneys is said not to have done so. In any event he has denied to Merritt and Merritt thst any money wa paid. - Merritt and Merritt told the Root in vestigating committee that they had made an effort to get an affidavit from Richardson, but that, they could not do BO.-, .;.":,,'! ' ' -'-'(' " URUffi Xinth'jinnnal Convention Is Opened at Yamhill ; County Seat. (ftperlal Dlipttct to The Joornal.) McMinnvMe, Or., Dec 6. The ninth annual Oregon-Idaho convention of the Young Men's Christian iiAnsoclatlon opened hers last night at the-y First Baptist church. The arrival on this morning's trains makes the total of del egates more than 100 Some-of the larg est delegations are: Oregon Agricul tural college, 35; Willamette university, and Salem city association, 22; Pacjnc university, 18. . ; President A.. C Schmltt appointed committees last nlaht and preliminary organisation or tne convention was er- fected. Dr. D. h. Rader of Portland i spoke on -"Jesus Christ, the Only Suffi cient Salvation." William E. Sweet, president of the Denver association, gave an address on the subject, "The Call for Christian Laymen." This was a strong appeal for Christian men to take more interest in their churches, and particularly in the work of foreign . missions." ''':- The reorganization or the convention will be completed tdday. There will be a "Survey or tne ineia ana eonrerences of city, --fiailroad and student aasocta- tlons. A street meeting was held by Kev. jonn j. ajean or eeame ai ; this morning. Tonight a banquet will be given at 5:30 at the Methodist church to visiting delegates. MAYOR TOM JOHNSON'S DAUGHTER DIVORCED . United Press Leased tvire.i Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 6. Mrs. Eliza beth Floumey Mariana, daughter of Mayor Tom Johnson, has been granted a divorce from her Italian husband, who she married in April last year. The grounds for the divorce were the husband's failure to support her. She was given the custody of their only child. The 'hearing took only a short time and although an effort was made to keep the proceedings secret a large crowd filled the court room. A substitute for marble which an swers many of its purposes satisfac torily is made of a mixture of waste lag from blast furnaces and lime, pulverised, compressed and then treated with carbonio acid. fnO' vou want a familv remedy that is abso lutely pure and one that has been sufficiently tested during the past 55 years to prove its curative powers? Tpen you want J npTETTER'g U U . CELEBRATED Jf STOMACH itterS Mnthinp' felse will Ati in it' Inlari' if vmi watit the. best results Try a bottle. for Indigestion, CostiVcness, a W IA vay s, y -mm mrmmmry Rjnppe and Malaria. ' J. HI Mi SHORT SESSION 60TH COflBRESS Will Be Last f 01; .Many a Once Potent Represen tative or Senator." (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Washington. Dec. B. Congress will meet on Monday for the final session of the Sixtieth congress, remaining in ses sion until March 4. when it expires by constitutional limitation. Much talk has been heard concerning tariff revis ion and other important business to be brought up this session, but as a mat ter of fact it is probable that little else than the passage of the various appro priation bills will be attempted. It Is generally agreed among the leaders of both parties that the three months is entirely too short a time to consider and act upon measures of great Im portance. Practically all of the members have arrived In the capital in readiness for the opening of the session. About the hotel lobbies, clubs and other places of resort the victors and vanquished were K mt-mn tnAav congratulating and sympathising with one another over the results or tne iMOvemoer wuiui. Voted Man Who leave Homse. Tn th hmiM the session will be re markable chiefly from the fact that It will mark the farewell appearance of many members who for years have been leaders or familiar figures about the house of representatives. Chief among these are the veteran William P. Hep burn of Iowa, who heads the Interstate and foreign commerce committee, and Jesse Overstreet of Indiana, chairman of the postofTice and postroads commit tee. .:; . .. In Representative uversireei ine house has lost one of its ablest legisla tors. Mr. Overstreet Is a member of the postal commission, which for some six v.nn htan wnrklne- to Institute a complete reorganization of the postal service, mo one in waBnmgion muw its details better than Mr. Overstreet. stands the needs of the postofflee In all and his presence Is almost Indispensa ble to' a proper consideration of a postal rmrrnnlut on bill. One Of the leatures of the proposed reorganization is the establishment or tne omce oi airecior ui posts. This is intended to be a perma nent official, and It Is understood that when' the time comes Mr. Overstreet will be the unanimous choice for the position. . Others Who Also Baa. The failure of reelection on the part of Representative Hepburn necessitates the choice of a new chairman for the committee on interstate and foreign commerce, of which the veteran member of Iowa has been the head for a number of years. By reason of the prominence of interstate commerce and pure food questions at this time this committee Is one of the foremost of the house. The chairmanship is likely to go to either Representative Wanger of Pennsylvania or Representative Mann of Illinois. Other old timers of the house who will close up their official careers as mem bers at -this session are Robert G. Cou sins of Iowa, chairman of the foreign affairs committee; John J. Jenkins of Wisconsin, chairman-of Judiciary, who fell a victim to the anti-Cannon senti ment In his district: Charles B. Landls of-Indiana, chairman of the committee on printing, which controls the govern ment printing office, and Thomas P. Marshall of North Dakota, chairman of private land claims. . Senatorial Back riles. Ex-'Tovernor Cummins of Iowa, hav ing realized an ambition he has nursed for 20 years, will appear in the senate to take the seat of the late Senator Alli son. The session also- will, mark the final appearance of such well' known members as Hemenday of Indiana, Flatt of New York. Long of Kansas. Mc- Creary of Kentucky, Ankeny. of Wash ington and one or two others, unless they are reelected by the legislatures In their respective states this winter, it will be the final curtain for Foraker of Ohio, Fulton of Oregon and one or two others.- Immediately after the rollcall Is com pleted Monday the following members elect will take the oath prescribed for members of congress: Albert Estoplnal. First district. Louisiana, vies Adolph Meyer, deceased; George A. Bernhardt, i Thirteenth district, Indiana, vies Abra- i ham L. Brick, deceased; O. C. Wiley, Second district, Maine, vice A. A. Wiley, deceased, John P. Suasey, Second :' district, Maine, vice Charles E. Littleneld. resigned; Frank E. Guernsey. Fourth district, Maine, vice Llewellyn powers, deceased; Eben W. Martin (at large). North Dakota, vice William H. Parker, deceased; Otto G. Foelker, Fourth district. Now Tork, vice Charles T. Dunwell, deceased. I As - soon as the roll has been called and other necessary preliminaries dis posed of, both the senate and house will adjourn Monday "as a further mark of respect" to the members who have died since adjournment. In conformity with the practice established in late years. the president's message will not be read until Tuesday. The message Is awaited (with keen Interest, though Its principal features are pretty well known In a.A- vance by the leading members of con gress. RECALL FOR TRIO OF EVERETT COUNCILMEN (Special TlMtcb to The JosrnaLI Everett. Wash.. Dec 6. The first trial of the recall clause under the new city charter was inaugurated Tuesday nigni wnen petitions were placed in cir culation among the voters of the sixth Rfid seventh wards demanding the oust ing of Councllmen Powers and Hllzln ger on allegations of aldermantc ac tion to the Injury and detriment of the city. There Is also a movement on foot to recall Councilman Brown of the Third ward, against whom the same allega tions are arrayed. This recall action Is the' direct out growth of Monday night's combination of the Rapid Railway company's fran chise which these three gentlemen de fended, and an attempt is being made to wipe them from the administration elate along with the killed franchise. The petitions allege that the council men referred to exerted the Influence and power of their positions to perpet uate to the injury of the city and tax payers the Rapid Railway company's franchise, that had In effect become null and void by reason of the fact that the company failed to comply with the provisions thereof. The charter directs that a petition for recall which contains 26 per cent of the .entire vote for all candidates cast for this office at the last general municipal election, to which shall be affixed proper cause for action, shall be accepted by the council, upon which it-s mandatory that a call for a special election shall be' made. SOUTHERN BOOSTERS AT WASHINGTON (Srerltl Dlspatcfato The Journal.) Washington, Dec. 6. Final arrange ments were completed today for the meeting of the Southern Commercial congress In this city. The sessions will begin Monday and continue two days. The program prepared for the gathering is calculated to keep the delegates ex ceedingly busy. The resources and in dustries of the south, together with' the public tiealth, education, transportation need and other matters relatlne- to the general welfare of that section of tne country, win be exhaustively dis cussed by speakers who are' regarded as authorities on the special subjects as signed to them- Prominent among the scheduled speakers are Secretary of War Wright, Surgeen General Walter Wyman, Presi dent E. A. Alderman of the University of Virginia. Prof. U C. Glenn of Vsn derbilt University, William J. Oliver of K'noxvllle, Tenn., John A. Fox of Arkansas. Jf. J. Sanders of Jew Or leans, and John V. Wallace ot New ork. - SW-ROB BED , :::::u:v ' ;- " : : : ! ' : T : ' LEFT 10 DIE Charles Steele of Spokane Is Tjnconscious for la Hours.v" (Special Dispatch to Th Journal.) Ttflker Citv. . Or.. Dec. 6. Slujsged, principal streets of Baker City was the fate of Charles Steele, a lumber grader of Spokane, who has been at work grading lumber in the different mills of this city for the past two weeks. The story has Just . become known. Steele cashed a check for something like $67 in one of the saloons Tuesday night, last, and then went to see Mur ray & Mack s show. While returning from the theatre to the Crablll hotel, where he boards, he heard a shrill whistle. Just as he was passing the Centrar High school build ing. He halted for a, moment and someone Jumped from behind and ' That was' all Mr. Steele knew until Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, when he became conscious and found nlmseil lying by the woodpile with several sticks of cordwood across him and a heavy covering of leaves and trash over Evidently the robbers thought they had killed him and decided to hide the body from sight. Steele ar?ae from his grave of leaves, collected his thoughts and recalled,-' the incident plainly. He remembered having left the theatre and walking down Center street And he remembered having heard a shrill whistle Just as sdrne ono emerged from behind and struck him across the neck; and that was all he did remember. Feeling in hi; pocket where he had placed tne $57 in cash that he had received for his check, ha found It was gone. Charles Steele is in the employ of the lumbermen's association and has the Important position of lumber grader. His business brings him to Baker City very often and many here know htm well. His home and head quarters are at Spokane. EIIGlllifS Big Sum Must Be Appropri ated for Stronger Navy Other Expenses. (United Press Leased Wire.) Jondbn, Dec. S. Estimating that by the beginning of the next fiscal year in March, England will be living $100. 000.000 annually beyond Its income, the Bdmlnlstration la gradually breaking the news to the country that thero must be a heavy increase - In taxation shortly. Forced by circumstances to declare for a stronger navy, the cabinet has undertaken a program involving $80, 000,000 unanticipated expenditures for ships. To escape a quarrel with the various religious denominations over sectarian education in the public schools, financial concessions have been necessitsted to the extent of $7,500,000. Old age pen sions, navment of which will begin on January 1. will cost at least $35,000,- 000 and relief or tne country s mie win foot up $30,000,000. Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George figures pn making up the defi cit as follows: Income tax Increase $20,000,000; in creased taxation of urban land $20,000, 000: Increased death duties $6,000,000; Increased coqt of liquor licenses $26. 000,000; diversions from payments to sinking xund maintained lor gradual payment of na.lonal debt $32,600,000. Hints, of the necessity for Increased taxes have been thrown out from time to time, ror momns past in speecnes by the various cabinet members and in the Liberal party newspapers. A plain statement of the situation has finally been made by tne chancellor, accompan ied by an outline of his plan for a rem- DII1BLEY BILL TKHfflER Secretary National Manufac turers Favors Tariff Reduction. (Tretted Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Dec. U. "When the Ding- ley bill was passed, congress went into the trust making business up to its eyes." declared Secretary Nlles of the National Manufacturers' association, of Racine. Wis., before the ways and means committee at the tariff hearing today. He said he appeared as one of the 8.000.000 "to whom this great wrong has been done." Nlles said he thought laborers, would benefit from a reduction of tho tariff. Representatives of the cattle Interests asked an Increase in the duty on hides. ' Chairman Payne announced this after noon that the tariff bill would Incorpo rate the maximum and minimum prin ciple. INVESTIGATING DEATH OF A REPROBATE (United Presa Leased Wlra.) San Francisco. Dec. 6. City Chemist Frank T. Green today completed hts ex amination of the stomach of David J. Balrd, the young millionaire who died under peculiar circumstances which led his mother s lawyers to suspect foul play. Professor Green stated that he t was unable to find anything of a sus picious nature In the stomach and pro nounced the condition of that organ normal. The chemist's verdict that there was no poison in the stomach has not con vinced the coroner's office that death was due to natural cause's and a further Investigation along other lines .will be made. Ralrd's estate Is claimed by a woman known as "Dodle" Valencia, who, it is said, lived as his wife for two years and bore him a son out of wedlock. j Following a carousal at beach resorts on the night before Balrd's death at his home, ugly rumors of foul play were brought to the attention of the authori ties, and yielding to mysterious tele phoned requests that . Balrd's stomach be examined, the coroner turned over that organ to the city chemist - 1 Balrd had been dissipating and was Im a KAnAlAea .. I . I . i , 'v. .'.in uuujuuaiiun on the night before his death, when his wire sent ur. upwards, the family phy sician, out to the -beach to bring him Some. His condition caused the doctor ) order hint to a hospital, but after be-! ig denied admission to one and meeting' with Balrd's own refusal to enter an-! other, he was brought home. The next day. he died. , ' .:,. That the electric waves in wireless telegraphy: readily pass over mountains has -been demonstrated i by the army wireless stations in Alaska, which resid-; lly transmit messages 1,300 miles over two ranges of . snow-cashed mountains. AD BEYOIID IKUE Freddie Khows,:Too.V f Anty Drudge VFreddie you have mud all over your new linen wiit . What will mama say?" . JxiitW"0h she'U be hoppin' angry at first- Then she'll take it off, wash it with Fels-Naptha soap, and it'll be brand new again." ' ; Arc you the .wife of a machinist, rail road man, painter or butcher? 1 Or is your husband in some such trade , that means getting his clothes full of oil, grease, paint, bloodstains-or. dirt of other kinds? . ' . If so, you will appreciate the experi ence of these women: Mrs. Charles Slater, 7401 Alaska Avenue, St Louis, writes: "My husband is a fireman on a locomotive and I had the greatest trouble in getting his clothes clean until I learned that Fels-Naptha wouldJake out all the dirt and grease in cojd or lukewarm water, r Now it is easy." Mrs. Charles L.' Moore, of-8701 Nevada Avenue, Cleveland, writes: ' 'My husband is a machinist in an iron works. I find that Pels-Naptha'easily removes the dirt and grease from his clothing in cold or lukewarm water. Before I learned that washday was drudgery. Now it is a snap." .1 r :; Another woman, whose husband is a pointer, writes us that she never could get his white suits clean until she tried Fels-Naptha: , . StUl another, who is married to a butcher, says she has tried nearly all soaps and . finds that Fels-Naptha is the only one that will take out all bloodstains and dirt from her husband's white aprons. j Whether you have sbme special jprob lem in cleaning, or have just the ordinary weekly basket of soiled clothes, you will find that Fels-Naptha in cold or lukewarm water means a great saving in time, labor and clothes. Follow directions on the red and green wrpnper. flEF Seal ssfy " liie SuDreme in a recent decision about female labor, says: ' u The two sexes differ, in structure of body, in the func tions to be performed by ' each, in the amount of physical strength, in the capacity for long-continued labor, etc" , It follows that female, weakness, due to these differences in body structure and fiinctions, requires some certain medicine to bit the right spot and that MM i ! I '..-.. It Will Help You Cardoi, the medicine for women, is more likely to be the right thing for women to take, when sick, than a medicine recommended f or the two sexes alike, v Try Cardoi, for female pain, irregularity, weak nesa, or misery. It is a specific female remedy, es pecialry recommended for the diseases peculiar to the female sex, a medieine that, irj the past 50 years, has benefited orer 'a maiion-WOMEN. TryCardoL Sold cveryivhcre Court O H US The Journal Free Information Bureau i To enable its readers' to obtain reliable first-hand information regard ing the hotels and resorts whose announcements appear in this column. The Journal has installed a free information bureau .Descriptive liters, tare, rates, etc will be gladly furnished to those interested." ' HOEm OREGON CORNER SEVENTH' AND .STARK STREETS Portland's New and Modern Hotel. Rates $1 per Day' and Tjr European Plan---Free Bus. ' - . r, WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL CO., Props. ? Centrally Located Modern Imperial Hotel EUROPEAN PLAN . Seventh and Washington -, . Fhil Metschan ft Sons. Props. 7 SioSf" Rates, $1.00, t-f-tt.r,tw..t -1 id" TriE CORNELIUS "The House of Welcoms" j . CORNER PARK AND ALDER Portland's Bon Ton Transient Hotel. Headquarters for the Traveling Public European Plan. . Single $140 and up. Double $2 and up. . Our Free Omnibus Meets All Trains. ; C. VV. CORNELIUS Proprietor N. TMB PORTLAND, OR. Buwpeaa Via mstauB. PORTLAND cost on acrxuov sox.iAa Hi fa fitsa 3 ji jjjLj JSJSJSL , TUB HOTEL LB1NOX fjfr Portland's now and nust modernly farrilihad hotel. Third and Main streets. Special rates to permationt ruests for tho winter. Fry bus-to and from trains. Excellent cuisine. Telephone In ovory room. Private baths wTmoraAH nav, l to aaao rot xtay. AWBBZOAir aa.ao to at M. 8PBNCBR. Managtr CALIFORNIA HOTELS HOTEL ST. FRANCIS SAN FRANCISCO Each '' gvtt ' receives, . without asking-, the response to the multi-form requests of the most ex acting public. The comfort of the present is built upon the complaints of the : past,; and Hotel St. Francis to day represents the sum total of a study of individual' require ments. '."',';. " ' BATSS BimOraAV. TBOBK M ' , - TVWABS. ' UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF JAMES WOODS ' HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO . 6EARY STREET ABOVE UNIOR SQUARE . 'JUST OPPOSITE HOTEL ST. FRANCIS EUROPEAN PLAN SI. 50 A DAT UP AMERICAN PLAI $3.00 A OAT UP I A niw down ten kotsl Steal m4 - Brick ttruotore. I Furnished it 1 cost of $150,000. Eiery oomfort and eonrenl-. enoe. ' On tir lines trmtferrlni ! all : parts of city. : Omnibus meats ill. trains snd steamers. - " " Q If po want' comfort, eonrenlenoe . snd luxury it a urj rjnonable pries, . ' stop it. the seliot y'. ??: ;-J HOTEL, STEVAnT Improvements -If -1 n-n'H iWii'- tr $1.50, $2.00 NEW PERKINS HOTEL Fifth and Washington' Sts. ) - .. . Portland, Or. OPENED JUNE lat, 108 "J "Modern luxury at moderate oricei.f ( In the heart of .business ' and .shopping . district Exquisitely furnished.' All modern conveniences. Liberal num ber private baths. Sample rooms. Handsomest Cafe and Grill in northwest; music Bus meets. all trains..- Rates $1.00 :ani-.up. K:'.'vr -v" .'iV ; :.td " ', WSwetlanfL' Manager. 1 " ;'j:t ji ,, K. CLARKE : Manager. Heaaqnartars tot Tourists tad Ooa marolal Travolors. Bpeoial ratal mad to TamtlUa and In si sntlmeo. Tho manasomout will bo ploaoad at all times to show looms and alv prices. ' A modorn Turkish bath ' Ubllokmont la tuo hotoL K. O. Bowers, KfT' NORTONIA HOTEL ' subtxwtk orr waaxxiroTO bt. Portland's Only Roof Garden amorloan Xatos to VaalUss aaS Bnropoaa "On Bs Moots All Trains tempi anltos. wltk Baths, (or TraTeUnf Kaa J ' 33'iv:- WJK. v k say. f HE DANMO0RE Portland's Kw Hotel, i, 478 ' Wasainfftoa, oornor . 14th, , spy. . XUla;lwtr. , suopeaav rua ax.00 and TTy. , Bus meets all trains. CAN J.,MOORB,,,,Proprltor. Motol Moor Clatsop Boaea, oa sid, Or. Op aJl yar. ot laXor matioa apply at She IMiamoor. FAIRMONT SAN FRANCISCO Overlooks San FranclKO Bay and City Five Minutes Ride from Ferries ' . S00 rooms. ' , Evety room baa bath - Kates single mora and' bath 12.80, $3.00, S3.M.e4.0O,a4..',S50, $7.00, $10.00. ,' Sultsstao.00, $12J0, $15.00, $2M0 and up, ."'';'-.faaaav4(otsia; , Palace Hotel Company Journal Want Ads: Pay Best I
