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THE "i OREGON DAILY ' JOURNALV PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 180'8. WM TO UNDAOfJTEDBY I HOLD UP PRESIDENrS ! BANK WRATH one Pobber Shoots Assist ; nt Cashier of Ellensburg .National in- Arm lie- " fused Command to Open flashier s Cage. . Tacoma, Wash., Deo. 7. P. C. - JCaufmah, secretary ot the State . LBankers association, received a : 3telegra.ni from the Ellensburg Na tional bank today, stating that a faring attempt was niada by a lone pandit to rob that .institution this "morning, soon after the opening r"uour, and that the assistant .cashier ;-.as shot in the arm by the robber .during the attempt. I According to the meager Informa tion received here, the bandit ap proached the cashier's window ' and . Ordered him to open the door to - dmlt him to the cage. . r , ? .' The cashier refused to obey the ; tiommand, whereupon the . holdup ian fired, the bullet hitting the as- distant cashier In the arm. " The Si ould be bank robber then fled and , Escaped. He is described as being 'ptyu 27 years of age and at the -tame of the attempted robbery was '4"noV,fl0Hel-" ' . -" 1 1 1 1 ", .' DEMURRER Indianapolis News Doggedly Demands, as Before, Ex planation of Tanama Ca nal Deal - Sarcasm at President's Expense. . 4 "I '. GRAND El JURY SELECTED fTTnltrd rM-aa Iiiul veirm Indianapolis.' Ind.. Dee. T. Under the caption, "The News and the Canal jucais," the Indianapolis New this aft moon says: . . "DlsreKardlna- tha nrniiMerit'a ahnaa. and disclaiming any. desire or ambition to rival him In infective, wo feel the ng-nt to give ,the facta In the case. The remarkable charge were made over and over during the campaign, but were dis regarded until today. The only man wuu iituu attention to trie allegations was Charles Tuft who rianleH that hn wan In any wa v rela.ti tn the affair. xne jews was not the only paper liial veniureu ' to snflrfieat rnnr ma ri- lence strengthened the suspecion that all was not right. The New York World was me original authority for it The charges, Indeed,- were printed over and over. Toward the close of the ram. palgrn, we did as others, and drew what seemea-to be the inevitable conclusion that Silence Was Itntamnunt tn pnnfai. aion. , "The real offense of the News, of course. Is that it did not burn incense oeiore tne nostrils of the man greedy for incense; refused to accept the can didate nominated by the president through official patronage, and refused to assume that in every issue between lnfalibiltty and the citizen. Infallblllty was right. The offense was peculiarly Irritating to the president, as his abusive and violent language proves. "Today the Newa enters cheerfully upon its fortieth year, rejoicing in the fact that on its anniversary it has been distinguished by the serene, well poised and temperate speaking Roose velt with tha highest commendation Within his power." The statement was eallaA forth hv the publication of correspondence In which the president denies vehemently tha charges that an American syndi cate made a profit of $28,000,000 out of tne 4U,too,oo paid by the government for the Panama. eanal nrnnAPtv. V? said the money was paid by the United States to the French government and mincoa no words m describing the at mors ot tne cnarges. - (ZETTA JEWEL' III n ROLE LAUD GRIT CASEI Harriman Lawyers Sim Document Presented to Federal Court Today. ' Ay.-;- The demurrer of the railroad com pany In the salt In equity filed In tho United States circuit court by the gov ernment agalnat tha Oregon & California company, known as tha land grant case, Is to be filed this afternoon. The dej-1 murrer is signed by W. P. Herron, Peter f. Dunn, William blnger and William l. Jr enton, counsel for tne defendant corn Dan v. The Initial appearance of representa tives or ail parties concerned in the land grant case was made Derore Judge woi verton In the circuit court this morning, the object of the court being to get an understanding as to when a date can be set for hearing all preliminary matter in tho case. Judge Fenton represented the railroad company and Senator Oearin the Union Trust company, holders of the mortgage and which -concern is made a party to mmm FRO! FIRE 111 HOTEL Men With Nerve Put Burs: Jars ladder on Shoulders to Help Frightened Guests of the Oregon to Safety Damage Proves Small. Clinging to the narrow edges' of loftv Wlniiow 1 0 H v a i rlamhiHns rtnwn flu ,1.- .. A n, T -" . . n .1 I .. n . . T ' T . , . . iiii, ouiw vr. ijiir,,j iv. , escapes, leauing tne panio stricken to Murphy appeared for the several nun- the ground from second story case- u . " nu u. v. .vnuiniu, mmhii, or neeina in wiia naste aown tne special assistant to me attorney aen-1 ata r vm ti . .viinr manv erai, wno nas cnarge or tne case, ior tne guests of the Oregon hotel. Seventh and government. , Stark streets, who had been awakened Demurrers and : other arguments In tne from their late Sunday slumbers At suit will -hardly be heard by Judge Wol- g:ao o'clock yesterday morning by the y,er.,Mn.efo! ome tim,en l? Fbrua1'7i terrifying cry of fire," eougHt to es- tjiiia men l iiw uuui l witi w vuvuuiuu fiarta t m m vtisa iona mr witb, criminal and civil cases. yet there was never anv danirer. The cry of fire and blinding volumes of smoke sufficed to frighten many of the guests. . Fortunately nobody was in jured, though some . took desperate cnancea. borne damage was done to tne establishment, but no serious inconven ience will be caused, and this morning everything looked snout as usual. how tne fire originated la still matter of conjecture. but Manaaer uicaenson tninas it was caused ny burning soot in. a ventilator shaft. W, E. Connolly, manager of the Unit ed Hat Stores company, 84 Third To prevent hl casa coming before street, was one of the herpes of tho the court and thereby avoid the poa-1 wef,kH n, h imiidin m whirh Mr. slbllity ot a prison sentence, C. K. Von Connolly lives, next the hotel,-undoubt- Neida, the "apron manufacturer," ar- eniy prevented in a curious way tne 0 0 REFUND STOLEII 1IIE 3 t '.''7-' . . ( " ' : - -It Tht December grand Jury, which will tiava s one of ita earliest duties the consideration of the case of James X. STinch, the layer of Ralph B. Fisher, "was aworn In before Judge Gantenbein 5 the circuit court this morning and Instructed as to its duties. These are ; the men who will investigate -criminal .uses and the general conduct Of county I itm mess this month: ;? George P. Barrlnger. foreman, Monta Vllla, In real extate busineas. William B. lloneymun, clerk, Insur . fcrire business. , ,i K. A. Fearing, 229 Couch street, palnt- tr. Tt n QAA tToat- MAt Mint. . .... , . I ,ust 'or moment last night we did i J. O. Buckley, Gresham. farmer. , 1 no.1 recognise miss Jewell. Ana even I: Charles Ahlnon, Hillsdale, farmer. J after the light of understanding had !.W, A. Currie, 632 Elizabeth, con- coru,Tat'.d across our daxed mentality tractor ' wa ieit nae cniiaren groping in tne aaric AhTiien and Buckley, the two farmer We were, so to- speak, accepting her on JAembers of the jury, are the only ones postulation. As tha Rose in "The Rose lu t born in this country. The seven of the Rancho." the Baker stock com- rsen constituting the grand Jury were Pa"y" leadln woman exemplifies the ehosen by lot from 61 meh who report- traditional "infinite variety" of her sex fl for diitv out of a total of 110 tax- both as a woman and an actress. The y layers summoned for-Jury service. Af- letta Jewel of American roles Is gone. I-- ih.. cnnH nrv mina nmrrt nina I Juanlta. the SDanisu seiiodta: Juanitii. ethers were excused for cduse, leaving 1 heiress to i genoratlons of tne langorous '15 talesmen for the trial of cases. mooa or castuer Juanita ot tne guitar, One man was afraid he would lose his the tropical moonlight serenade; woman. ,I6h as a grocery clerk if he aerved on I child, coquette these are a finite part the Jury. He told Judge Gantenbein it oi tne nmiuess scale composing tne na ; wiiM hn hnr mi him to lose hla nnsl- ture 4f tiie character that Miss Jewell ' thin with winter and Christmas cominrt Interpreting a 'the Bungalow this 66, but he could not persuade the cou:tfWeek. ..... o excuse him. Judge Gantenbein told . The action of the play Is laid In the him that if his employer made an ef-Uate fifties. It is an Incident of a day fftrt to- discharge him the groceryman and a night duration, of the American f'OUld nave to answer to tne court I invasion ot Dpnmnn, or rower, v aiminim. 'Th.M linthln ah nf lit. nn1tn,n Mr KftAFnAv nf WaMliin fftnn. fl-nvernmpnt ta the Instructions given to the grand service agent (Sidney AyeraX is sent to twrors. They were told that they are ex pected to do their duty without fear or favor, and that they have wide power to carry-on Investlwatlons of any wrong doing that may come to their knowl edge, i ney were also informed that in . the - investigation of county business ttv need not make extended inquiry If aatisuea mat - precemng grand juries kave given the matter attention. .V One of the first cases the iuroravwlll eonsiaer win do tne case or Harry Daly, accused of the murder of Harry Kenny, t'hp waa shot in his saloon. bartender who a ... . . - San Juan to investigate the alleged wholesale seizure of lands from Spanish holders by Americans. He meets Juan lta. tne nose (miss jewuii ana rails in love Kinkaid of Beaver. Neb. (William Dills), a land Jumper, plana to. take cossesslon of Juanlla s rancno. to rrus Irate htm Kearney dispatches a friend. Lieutenant Larkln of the state militia (Donald Bowles) to Monterey to enter a filing for Juanita's rancho at the land ornce and also to Drmg back a aetacn ment of troopa to evict Ktnkaid's law less gang. How Kinkaid Is beaten at hit game, anrf, of course, how Kearney wins Els "Rose" form the basis of the play. Without exception the Baker ., stock company gives Mr. Ayers and Mis Jewell excellent support. ' WE I WAS SHOT DIES J (Spect.l DlapatcB to Tht JoaroaL) . Grants Pass. Or.. Dec. 7. Miles Car 'ir. who was shot by William Mack In ; 4 barroom at the Layton hotel Friday Ight died this morning. Mack is held 'in the county Jail. Ha will be tried for murder at the next term of the circuit court. , In a dying statement. Carter declares . that Mack had had no provocation for the shooting. Carter was on duty in the barroom when Mack came in drunk. Jfack wanted "something stronger than eeer. which was refuged. He was given "temperance beer." which he drank tfnd refused to psy for. Ik was ordered Out and drew a revolver Tartar but not eoon enough. The bullet passed entirely through the bodj-, over the heart. Mack has the reputation of being a 3ad man." He always carried a gun and flourished it on the lesst pretense He is said to .have trie.j to induce a row at several places Friday nifrht be fore visiting the Iayton bar. Public sentiment against hira is strong. FIRST TIffiEE OX T-T AATl fT- r.-r-.-.-. . "U imir, aim wrJiinig s 11 . ELOOE OF SEXATE I red u, 'nd aweat" coat- FOILS FOOTPAD Had not the proprietor of the Pacific Oyster House. 227 Alder street, sus pected that he was to be held up while on his way home Saturday night, the police believe that another case of highway robbery would be added to the long list of such crimes which have been perpetrated in this city during the pant few months. George Katsoukis, one of the proprie tors, was in the restaurant alone, late Saturday evening when a man came in, ordered a meal and ate it On his way out the fellow said that he was an offi cer and asked Katsoukis how much money he waa going to carry home with him when he closed up and where he lived. Katsoukis politely answered the questions of the suspected high wayman, but notified the police as soon es the man had left the place. An officer wa sent home with Kat- , buukib biiu nu muonpj came oil. J The suspect is described as about 6 feet 11 Inches in height, weighing near I ICS . pounds, of light complexion with ! red hair, and wearing a light gray suit. rested last week for using the mail to defraud, with the aid of his friends. has agreed to return all the money he secured from his dupes all over the country, it tne government win drop tne cnarge rued against nim. The postal authorities are not in clined to be lenient in any way with Von Neida. His scheme was well planned, they say. and took months of ins- out. he haw the hotel was on fire. hard work and figuring to Induce tha Ho quickly slipped on a shirt and a wuiucii m tn iuui i pair oi irousers, ana snoeiess, nsstenea robbed some serious injury of a number of the guests. Burglars taaasr utilized. Mr. Connolly's room Is so close to the walls of the hotel that he can reach out of his window and touch the opposite building. He was awak ened by one of the hotel guests throw ing a grip against nis window. ixok- send him monev which was never ro turned. The postofflce officials aay they down to the ground. wnenine nouse was have the strongest kind of evidence ani time ago, the robbers used a ladder to in oo everyming in men; fiuwcr iu enter the second storv window. TM bring about a conviction. Von Nelda'.i apron scheme, they say, is one of the ladder which tliev had brought there was still lying on the ground In the most darlno: mail order swindles that I has been worked on the Pacific coast 1 buildings. for many years. Nine of the terrified- hotel guests Tl E POLK'S SCHOOLS County, Officers in v Annual Session Pass Resolutions - Indorsing It. (Boeclal DliDStch t Tbe Journal.) Dallas, Or,, Deo, t. The Polk county school officers met In annual session Saturday, with the largest attend ance In the history of the association. Honorable u L. Hawley, president of the association, called the meeting - to order. Addresses ' were made by State superinetnaent ACKerman, secretary c. L. Starr of the Normal school board. and Superintendent Traver of the Man- moutn xralnln achooL The following resolutions were adoDted bv the asso ciation: . That the method of apportioning the schools funds be based on tho number of teachers employed, each room receiv ing sufficient funds to support at least eight months of school each year. That the total amount of state and eounty money be increased so that each schoolroom in the state will maintain at least eight months of school each year. mat it is tne sense. or tnis conven tion that the work of supervision ia so important that the county superintend ent should give more time -to visiting scnoois, ana in order to ao tnis be should have clerical help and a sufficient number of assistants to enable him to supervise all schools of the county. That the county treasurer shall be ex-oftlcto school district treasurer, ex cepting in districts of the first class. . That a sufficient number of school laws be published so that a copy may be furnished to each director, clerk and tencner in tne state. That this convention Indorse the study of agriculture In the public schools, and the state board of education and the Agricultural . college be authorized to 1 prepare a textbook of agriculture suited to tne puDiio scnoois oi tne state. That this convention indorse the methods of the county superintendent. making a report to the school board on conditions as he finds them in the dis tricts on visiting the schools. Tha following officers of the 'conven tion were elected for the ensuing year! T. W. Brunk of Kola, president; Super intendent H. S. Seymour, secretary, , DEDICATE NEW WC.AJ0II SALVATION ARMY EXCITES KOREA Uniforms and Drums Cause Natives :to Think Uncle Sam Their Ally, , (Ualted tnm Leaied Wlre.f Seoul. Korea. Dec. 7 Mistaking Sal vation army evangelists for American RuiuierH, volunteering iu usais uie na tives in winning - their independence, the Korean peoDle are making troublo for the Japanese authorities here.. The Ingenuous Koreans have mistaken the red and blue uniforms of the Salvation ists, their drums and their flags, as the outward and visible signs of a vol unteer movement to free the country from the Japanese voke. and the re ception accorded the followers of Gen eral Booth has been as varied aa It has been embarrassing. - The Salvationists have been In the country only a, short time, and the martial - ariDearanoe at these singers and preachers of the gospel bus- de luded . the native population into the belief that they- represent a martial Instead of a spiritual struggle in Korea. Acting on tins guess, trie maicon 1,111' son 6E 0 Employment ir Agents In-f formed That Sailor Board ing Houses. Probably Have No Legal llight Exclusive ly to Shipping Business. "The evidence against Von Neida 1st o strong and his Bchame to defraud story window calling loudly for help, so apparent that the government offi- one man, Mr. Skldmore, leaped 29 feet cials can't get away trom prosecuting to the srround. narrowly escaDln serl- hlm even if they so desired, a govern- lOUs Injury, for one foot struck tnffwni be held next Sunda afternoon at ment- ap-ent saiit this morn nar. I onA n i a kn. n,m.)i I . ,""u 'et Bunuay anernoon at Vn .rnln...,.. f::""''.,''.. v" -. S . "Sli " - 1 OCIOCK. . w1"";" . i T " k I inne. niui ti paicn "s uis w uuimr iiiiiis jiuBBiiHo i-yj mi,, i ytaoutv iu urn, i was .lorn irom tno snoe, ernmKnt in nhandnn the nroaecution. J woman Sanga front I.eagS. Von Neida's schema' Is a great deal A woman swung herself over the win worse and more extensive than that dow ledge and hung there, afraid to worked by Hulln In Portland some years drop yet unable to hang on very long, ago, the Inspectors claim. Hulin was Mr. Connolly had already reared the fined 1500 i ladder, which was too short to reach All of Von Neida's victims were the window ledge, but being barefooted, women, an it- letters are still pouring I was unable to ascend the ladder. Mr. into the Portland postofflce addressed Skldmore went up and rescued the-ira tn t'hm vnr ifn inron comnanv. of which I periled woman. ih. man untoi nrrsnt whii nt th hon.i I Although the ladder was too short. Several hundred pounds of letters, Mr. Connolly was equal to the occasion. manv nf thom rmiB.ntnt. mnnev have He Is a stronttlv built man. and he accumulated at the nostoffice since the solved the problem by placing the lad- arrest of the alleged swindler. Thesa dcr on bis shoulders and raising It so letters will alt be neld pending tne out- I l" p"b BincKen gueeia at mo come of the case. ir von xseiaa is eonvlcted the money will he returned to the women who sent it here in good faith, thinking- they were dealing with an nonest man witn a legitimate pur Dose. - United States District Attorney John McCourt says Von Neida Will be prose cuted. The prisoner will have a. hear- ng before united States Commissioner Marsu some time tins week. DITCH SURVEY mm TODAY Vashlngton, Due. 7. Senator Piles of XV'nslitngton was the first member nt senate to appearon the floor today. Uni wss followed by Teller of Colorado I " ' ' ' . . .. iurs iip- fteiwtA leaning on the arm of his secre? tary. being too febl to walk alone. Shake ; - Your troubles by , , .a change from coffee to " POSTUM' "There's a ReasonM GOV. COSGSOl'E GROWS WEAKER La Grande, Or., Dee. 7. Civil Engi neer L. A. PIckler this morning com menced the running of preliminary sur veys for the route of the big irrigation ditch. With a crew of three assistants he started at the Oro Dell dam, and will work his way northward, establishing the future route of the big ditch, and heading toward the Sandridge. Within a week or so he will be able to announce Just whose property is to be adjacent to or cut ny tne Dig ancn. xne work will be watched with extreme Interest by every friend of irrigation. When he is through, the exact path of the princi pal ditch will have been ascertained. it is possible tnat wnen ne nas com- Sleted that survey he will go back to ro Dell dam and describe the course of the other main ditch that is to run through West La Grande knd out on the aluable land east of La Grande. It is not decided that this route will be es tablished at this time. Tbe engineer's report will be an ex haustive one, showing in detail the length and exact direction, as well as the owner or every root or iana tnrougn which It Is to pass. By having this done, while the soliciting committee Is exerting every effort to land the last 10,000 acres, the Commercial club will reduce the time Immensely when they call a meeting of all subscribers and proceed with the final organisation. A Man May Eat Any Meal And Digest It Easily If He Will 6ut Try.., lUolted Pren Leuod Wire.) Paao Robles. Cal., Dec. 7. Governor Elect Cosgrove of Washlsgton, who la being treated here for Brlght s disease, ?. 1 a ""ore serious condition today. H 5 Jltrt showing signs of weakness and other syniptomB are riot encourag Jtg vTne '"ians, however,' maintain eg very " 8 chance for re- T t -Xetf- Sort ; Today W roJf?rW,Jork'wtec' I President Elect arrJvei hr at 1 o'clock this after a escorted to the home of ,,!,". wthCT Henry. where he will remain until tomorrow, when he will return to Washington. . The president elect will address member of the North Carolina society at a banquet tonight,;-- ; , rmEB DIGESTIVE TABLETS. Don't be afraid of your meals. The reason you have dyspepsia la that something is lacking In your digestive apparatus necessary to the atomaeb's work. A perfect stomach loves to work. Perfect digestion Is not afraid of any meal and benefits by Its consumption of food the whole' machine of man. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make easy the work of digestion, because they combine active fruit and vegetable essences which are needed by 'the stomach. Th,ese essences are so powerful they digest food without, aid from the stom ach. They have done this with a meal encased In a glass tube. i . We will send a trial packagi to any one free for bis name ahd address. Eat what Vou will or when you will then take a Stuart Dyspepsia Table and see how you will digest that meal. In a. short time your stomach will a natural supply of gastric Juices and your whole system will be able to take care of digestion easily. Ask sny druggist ..about Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, His answer will ten more than we can say. Ask him how they sell." If you want tn hnv them give fciln; 60c. 8utlf you want to lest them write us and you1 will receive a trial package- by mall without cost. Aaaress . A. Sluar VO JfiB Stuatt hotel window, were able to descend over it. seven of them came down in safety, but the last man, evidently believing himself to be extremely cool, thought he would save his property. So he commenced 'to slide valices and grips down the ladder. Of course, they all landed on the head and neck of the man who was supporting It. The thoughtful guest was Just about to slide his trunk down the ladder when Mr. Connolly decided that further pa tience would be more than a virtue and withdrew the ladder. Elevator Keeps Banning. The Japanese elevator boy did heroic work. Although the elevator shaft was filled with suffocating clouds of smoke, he steadily ran the lift up and down un til all the guests from the upper floors had been brought down In safety, ex cept one woman who, clad In a kimono, climbed down the fire escape without injury. i ''Big Bill," the porter, was another who did excellent work. Disregarding flames and smoke, he worked steadily, bringing? guests down- until all were sare ana men occupying himself with carrying down their baaeasre. He even came down from one of the upper floors wiin a iruna on nis dsck. - Detectives Tennant, Prlee and Cole man hurried to the hotel when the alarm was rung in ana went through me Duuaing arousing tne guests, mak mg sure Derore tney stooned that no one was iorgotten. Seoond Blase Breaks Out. After the fire was extlnaulsheri and the firemen had returned to their fire houses, another blase started from the soot Dut was extinguished before much damage had been done. The hotel management has not yet iieen a Die to estimate tne loss. Mana ger Dickenson, however, says tliat not more man ouu damage waa done by the fire Itself, most of the loss being caused uy Biuone ana water, jt so happened mat tne rooms most damaged were i nose wnicn it was intended to dis mantle in a few days to form the con nection between the hotel proper and the new annex which has Just been com- pieieu. un mis acocunt little Incon venience will be suffered. Three rooms suffered from the flames and 10 others were aamagea by smoke and water. Sew gystem All Beady. iad It been twn Havb t,m could not have been any possibility of Jn the annex, which la nearly w,,,,iciou, is nu entirely new ventliat- "K oysiem. iireoroor thronr-mnt an coming nowhere In contact with wood vi any omer comoustible material. 1 his system was to have been put Into operation today or tomorrow. A flue ui uie oiu system leads rrom the kitchen up to the shaft. The flue of this sys- .w, uiuHH euuugn to some or the wooden girders to cause them to catch i i e hou carpenter tore this v,., nu a inrew it into the street. Til i.,-. tH iur. "w . in tne celling, icuen iooks as it did before. The mt5et0.vthl-,.P;rt of th bouse was awv iiivi c I IWU OV, and althou'it r".5air tbe fire crept along the .girders, causing great amount of smoke and charring them and the floor of three or four of How Hotel Will Be Heated. Under the new ventilating system there will be no fire of nv vr f-T hotel proper. It will all be In the annex, which is entirely fireproof. The fans! pnejtp draw out the air and the other to draw it in, are in a room in which there is no woodwork whatever, and run up through ashaft of concrete and ter ra cotta. The floors and walls of th annex are of concrete and terra cottal iroireuuYoij, m oniy woodwork being the doors, baseboards, window casings etc The kitchen is to be transferred to the annex, ana is concrete room with no wooawora. Beginning; Wednesday evening, De cember 8, the Toung Women's Chris tian Association will hold jubilee and dedicatory services. leading to the final dedication of the new building which Financial . backing for the malnten- linrfl nf In Pmnlnvinonl nffitA In. thffl tents in the large cities have begun cltv wi1Pra goiior- can hav ennal nriv anew their agitation for a revolt against w'lere "a,10r can nave equal priv the mikado's rule and are telling the Hogeg to other, men that of acdeptlns natives tnat tne salvation Army repre- a Job if in need of work rlias been: as P1&tZ&& ? l0bn Wlchu.e Of Wlsschusen to win the Independence of that nation. Jones, whose employment office IIt The Salvationists reoelved permls- cense was revoked a few days ago by slon to Invade Korea from the Japanese. t,le cltv council on the ground that they who are in control of all departments were finding employment for sailors In of the government. They represented violation of a state law. . to the authorities that they had as their ..Mayor Lane Saturday vetoed the or mission only the peaceful conquest of nlnunce revoking the license of Wie the hermit kingdom, and they are- dia- schusen .ft , Jones .and they ,are eonse., mayed to find how dangerously mis- ?.uentl5', ?nA,U.eLta "P?1.; ln tt,e,9.'.ty' understood has been their purpose to It is said that fhere is little probability christianise the heathen. of the city council revoking the license The Japanese believe they can cor- ov,,r the mayor s veto since he has rect the oddly twisted Impression which f'ven such decided views on the ques has gone abroad about the mission of tIont even if it were, the. matter the Salvation Army, but while the na- wm,I'b?.f0U,Kht "S4,1..118 C0,u,rU' . tlve population .la In its present fer- The. Btte la.w of 1903 provides that ment it has been deemed best to Insist P 5alloX,board, h,0V''a can be operated that the evangelists keep eomewhat In In.!he ,?J-Sf S.01' ,af?k except under a the background, as the mikado's rep- i'f6"?,! controlled by the state resentatlves have no desire to see an failor boarding house commission. One innocent religious organisation made r??1", hU8e ,4i,o?0.rte'l h.er U1$Z the basis for a reaf agitation for v' 'j0"8.0'- thaf law but "ow. l5at Korean independence. I Myor Lane has refused to stand for Until the people of Seoul learn the " ,exVfiie ?r,vuKe- J -18 . Bald. the difference between a Salvation Army !j,ate ,2 'of for boarding house nana and . a Battery of light artillery, , t'i" street meetings of a demonatrative type nave oeen roroiaaen in mis city. PRIVATE SCHOOLS ENCOURAGE SHOD The first gathering. Wednesday eve ning, will be a members' Jubilee and wla be participated In by all members of. the association. . The rainbow - con test, a competition entered Into by many of the churches, will close and prizes will be awarded. There will be music by a chorus composed of Mrs. Ethel Ly tle Boothe. Miss Agnes Watt. Uiss Del ta Watson. Miss Laura Cleland, Miss Hilda Hegele, Miss Anna Rankin, Miss Wlimer Chandler, Mrs.- Byron R. Miller, Miss Eleanor Kurth, Miss Karlo Monto, with , Miss Alda Broughton as accom panist. Friday afternoon from S to I o'doclt will be the house warming when the various secretaries and the board of directors will receive guests. A glee club will sing and' refreshments will be served. A special contribution will be takeA at this time for the new fur nishings, and the general secretary. Miss Constance McCorkle, will make an , ad drews mJTMFumoso of the Building." At the dedication of the building next ooiiuajr ney, Benjamin Young and Mayor Lane will speak. Delegates will be present from the W. C. T. U the Portland Ministerial association, the Portland Women's union, the Portland Woman's club, and the Council of Jew ish Women. , These meetings will serve also as an opportunity for her many friends to bid farewell to Miss Constance McCorkle. the secretary, who Is soon to leave for Richmond. Va., her old home, where a similar position awaits her, and where her administrative talents and genial personality wijl be still a factor In the work for young women ln which she is so successful. matter into court if its members be lieve they can prevent - employment agents from securing a helpless satllor a position. i ,. It has been intimated several times of late that the state board of sailor boarding house, commission will bring suit to obtain an interpretation of tho law, but this Is not feared much by those seeking the release of the sailor from the sailor boarding house grip Inasmuch as authorities appear to agres that while the law of 1903 governs the operr-tlon cf. sailor boarding houses, it does not apply to the operation of em ployment agencies as long as they tin not in other wavs vlnlr th tai lnwa The monthly meeting of the Portland t It Is areued that tha law nrnvMin Ministerial Alliance this morning was for licensed sailor boarding 'houses has practically another political meeting nothing whatever to do with the eini and had it not been for the aood humor nlovment of sailors a It hm ham at. of the speaker and the Insistent formal- tempted' to make it appear In the past, ity of the chairman it might Jiave ben and hence Its provisions, du- not offer as warm. John F. Carroll was the the expected Irdn clad protection for speaker on the subioct "Common In- those who might e In position to se terests of the Pulpit and Press." cure, the license. It Is held that It pro- The dominant note of his paper was tects them only as far as the board Democracy and he lauded the present lag house end or the business goes, time as the most hopeful for the peo- as a consequence of the movement pie. Se spoke of the rapidly Increasing Inaugurated here some weeks ago by rights of the people and forecast the Noweglan Vice Consul Endre M. Ceder condltton that would result wlthfh a bergh against the sailor boarding house comparatively short time wader- the evil, there Is now started a concerted new regime a clean city council that movement all along the Pacific coast will do the people's will and which with the same purpose in view, accord cannot defy the opinion of the decent Ing to dispatches received here from the community; a people's rule In clty.Jtate Puget sound porta where there has been and country that will make the people a great -deal more trouble of late In wonder how the intelligent publlo of manning vessels than here, the past endured its bondage so long. The foreign consuls of Taeoma are "Gospel of Work."1 reported as having arranged for a ban- Local option he called one expression ?uet atlnwth'!l JSl" wiU torm of the people's new found freedom the main topic of discussion, . which is an economic as much as a , ; moral question. He said the gospel of SUPPOSED TUfRfrLAT? work Is gaining headway; that the ap- OUlXUOIiJJ JJUAlUriJHli plication rather than the acquiring of "EVkTTVn TVQA XT"C an education Is beginning to count: that ,a college education that accomplishes nothing counts for naught . beside the education of- experience that does something. He decried the tendency of the nation to run too much toward While In a demented condition. Joseph Ratosa. a 85 year old Austrian" laborer, entered the home of C. Welt, In such a dense cloud of smoke that he could see nothing, and fears for his safety were entertained by some of the other workera Hastens Annex's Occupancy. "If It had only been two days later," said Manager Dickenson this morning, there could have been no possibility of fire, for we were to put the new ven- inator system into use in a day or two. The fire has only hurried our yuuuniitijr vr ine nrlvate"schooIs: a tendency which U W..tP.j -treet last nig ht. but ?2"? ?.Jh" J"?s f?octfe principle. " ?leX?TZl "2.Sr5l of the time, and which breeds a "snob ocracy" the country can well do with out. There are too many useless col leges ln the state which should be con centrated into one large state institu tion. Kven in the church is often found this want of democracy, which divides its resources in the sustenance of so many organizations that nothing i front door of the house and went dash ing up a flight of stairs leading to the second story of the house while Mr, Welte, who believed the intruder to be a burglar followed with a revolver In hand, Ratosa dodged his pursuer and fled back downstairs and to the ireev ivbuiiih m N race ior over S , ,- - ..... ....... , aim otq Willi .- r ' J i ms.. nave it ln USe hv Jthm tU- H f and hAA written lotto n Mra TV.wl Pfrt of It is all ready for the laving cock as his chief claims to distinction, or the carpets, and we will put Vhem 1 1)r- Muckley contended that the nation J nd nBta" h furniture about1 nas departed as much from the original . ruiircuny nr inursaay. , . rl"r2 fir? d'n't affect the grill at all left for the charity for which it ii block, but he was finally, caught and organized marcnea to tne pqnce station. Invest 'i'h. t.i. . I tlaatlon proved that Ratosa. was A. ""I'n iuiu ii?bb niiuuiu Blnnu I n . . - - wgoiner on tne principle or uncritical I uemocracy, ne said, "for this Is tha only safeguard our country has. -The greater power for good that we Have Is the pulpit and press and they should unite in their mission of democracy." Br. OUne Against Primary. An interesting discussion followed, though exceptions were being constant ly taken. Dr. Cllne waa especially dis senting on the political views offered, and branded the primary method as un constitutional bnd unwise, because It had dent to the senate from Oregon a man who played a fow games of golf 111 .h VL . thrfJnal". there yesterday and ran the grill until midnight. The firemen trailed some , hose across the lobby and some water ran down Into tho eril,bu, 2liL V damage whatever. ii--VVe dldn t lose anv' nf nnr nannio cept two or three. The house waa full last night and we had to turn a lot of people away. In fact, I had to order the busnman not to go to the depot last night, as we had nn rniim tn r.,.,. date anybody eTse. He misunderstoe me and did make one more trip, bringing up a load which we were obliaed to tnro away. We had to send about 20 to oh..'r hotels because we were full' up. The report eems to have sot out through k. country that the hotel was burned. The truth Is that we are hardly Inconven ienced and there waa nover anv All there was was a lot of smoke and some excitement. Wo win h. i k... shape than ever in a few days." . The soot ln the vantllatne rin. Mm. insr from th kltf.han mrmm - A i , which caused the great volume oi smoke which filled the whole house and made It difficult to locate the seat of the . trouble. Manager Dickinson him- ' self, when Informed of the fire. hatt encd dowri stairs and got a hose. Ill kinked, however, and h cnnM nut t ! it atraightened out. He was enveloped I -J Successful Recipe for Indigestion. It Is seldom that a great spe cialist will give away tha secrets of his profession but occasional ly we find one who Is more lib eral. v- ' . -A noted specialist on stomach . disorders, dyspepsia and - appen dicitis says: "I always prescribe the following with the greatest success, for Indigestion, acute or chronic; dyspepsia, sour stomach, distress after eating, such as heart . palpitation, shortness of breath, constipation, depression, i headache and biliousness. These simple but powerfully blended Ingredients can usually be ob tained at any leading drug store, or. the druggist can obtain them from wholesale firms who supply the profession generally with rare extracts and euen - mi. In a bottle two ounces syrup of 7i 5. i " . "-imp. essence .Cardiol, and two .ounces essence or repain. snake well and take one or two teaspoonfuls- after ..I,' """ro, in excite tha - appetite. If necessary.. For cos--tiyeness, a. dose a night will do much s-ood. Let children who have stomachache take this free- f LTm. 5u'ta Ian Jlni n(,in' that ' will da so much permanent good -and at th; same time (rive oromnt relief fun, ji.. j. m e constitution In the election of president as in unii oi senator. .Walter Thomas Mills,- who is deliver ing lectures on various subjects, was caned on and spoke clearly and con cisely. He .pointed out the error to be in choosing to disfranchise the pub lic when it made an error in Judgment, Instead of making the best of the error and profiting by the experience. "Don't disfranchise the people; en lighten them," he said. He pointed out that the present method in Oregon Is a natural evolution; that first a few chose a ruler and thinking they could select him better : than the masses, chose him before he was born and dele gated him his power. Then thev re considered and decided they could chose him better after he was born. Now they are beginning to find- that the peonle can select him Just as well. He admitted that mistakes may have been made usually are made at the first experiment, but said ' tbe principle of the people's choice on the senatorshlp or In laws as permitted in the referen dum, the initiative and the primary vote, is right Dr. Jordan approved of Mr. Carroll's reference to the democratic spirit of the public - schools and agreed that experi ence ia the teacher of the people in the choice of representatives. But he held that- state institutions cannot train preachers and missionaries, and as lonjr as there are denominations there must be denominational schools- and papers. .. , TsU of Eugene School. ' Dean " Sanderson of the Christian School of Theology at Eugene waa called on In this connection and told of the progress of the work there! now In its seventieth year. H spoke of the advantages offered to the students by the proximity to the state univer sity but said no special favors were asked for the students. Mr. Carroll closed the argument with thanks for courtesies and an expres sion that. Ms paper had not been In tended to convert his hearers but mere ly to show that Where thev 4U nnt agree there might be reason and sanity on do in sio.es. . niRnest expressions or approval on his paper were passed by the body. Mrs. Clarence Nichols and Mrs. 'R. B. Lam son represented th -Visiting Nurse association's campaign - against tuberculosis through the holiday stamp sale and the ministers voted to give next Sunday generally !to the ereaenta; tion pf-the work from '.their pulpits. Bishop Smith, the new Methodist bish op for Oregon,' will arrive tonight and the Methodist, ministers were asked to meet him at the depot. The bther min isters were extended a general Invita tion to attend the receDtion and.: h. quet at Grace Mebhodlst church tomor From an Ohio Woman. Sht says P. & G. Naphtha Soap it the greatest labor saving soap the ever used. With the permission of the writer, we make the follovving extract from a letter which an Ohio woman sent us some time ago. 'I want to let you know the great good I hive derived from the ue of P. &G. Naphtha Soap. A $mple "f of it wat left at my home. After , using it, I have no use for any other soap. It will do just what i said or it. I have proved it beyond a doubt, use it for washing everything. "I do hope that all the less fortunate wives and mothers like myself will learn of it arid profit by using it. It' is the greatest labor-saving soap I ever used. I keep , no help of any kind Have a family of four, children to sew, wash and iron for, and the merits of your oap have surely been thoroughly tested by me. You are at liberty to use my name if in any way it will help to get P. & G. Naphtha established as the best soap manufactured." Mrs. Charles B. Mtd'uonviHej Ohio. P. & G. Naphtha Soap at all grocers. 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