r.lOTHER SELLS
BABY, IS
STARVING
Made Desperate by Condi
tion, New York Woman
; ' Signi Astounding: Documents-Delivers
Little Boy
to'JFoster Parents.
(Staff Correspondence.)
New Tork, Dec. 9. Tearing her slx
" months-old child "from her breast and
huraitlnsr' Into tear at the realization
that aha wu not to see him tor li
........ ... vtt xtarv Levan. a des
titute and starving woman, driven by
her need to violate her own mother
ieellng, last night aold her son for the
' price of a pair of shoes Into the keep
Ing of Abraham and Shendel Kavln of
171V sou in ixm i reci.
This was done after a most extraordi-
nin article ur agreement niu
drawn UP In the office of David Apoth
"kerT notary public, of 706 South fifth
. 'ref. k.k oinnir trt Its mother, ln-
nni-cntlv unconscious ' that the whole
course of its life was at its turning
point, the woman wrote her name at
, the bottom of the agreement below
that of Abraham Kavln, and the child
was delivered over to the ownership or
Its foster parents.
When Mr: Kevin and the mother and
" child entered the office of Apotheker
and an ou need their business, the notary
at first thought tie waa oeins mmi iu
butt of some Drank. 'But his clients
convinced him of their earnestness and
he final! v, after racking his brains for
a suitable form, drew up an agreement
which. It is believed, has scarcely a
parallel..- "-
A Remarkable Document.
The full text of the article Is:
"Agreement:
"This agreement is made between
Abraham Kevin and Shendel Kevin, his
wife, residents of the city and county
of Philadelphia, state of Pennsylvania,
lattr known as the parties of the first
part, and Mary Leven. of the same city
and county, later known as the party of
the second part, this seventh day of
December, A. D. 108, on the following
conditions, to wit:
"The aforesaid parties of the first
part agree herewith to take under their
( barge and tutelage the son, Hyman, of
the aforesaid party of the second part,
to raise, educat nurture and support
the child in the best and most humane
manner, treating him with all consider
ation and sympathy, UBtll atieh time
when the said child so adopted shall
become well able to provide for him
self and his support. . "
"In consideration of the nominal sum
of ten dollars U10), the aforesaid party
of the second part hereby agTees and
pledges herself not to Interfere with the
support, education or raising of the
child, until the time as above specified,
not to see the said child, or demand
lis return at any time, leaving and
abandoning the , said child, to the care
and supervision of the said parties of
the first part for their Just and con
siderate education and support of the
child as above." . . ..
This article was duly signed by
the mother and the others and by
Apotheker and his son Henry- The
, legal end was finished.
"Here Be Is Taks Him." :
Then came the harder part of the
bargain. Durtnsr the drawing up of the
agreement the mother had Deen nurs
ing the child, crooning over it as it
lay on her breast. When the paper
was signed and sworn to, the full reali
sation of the separation first dawned
on the mother. .
As she kissed jthe child for the last
time she could 'no longer keep back
the tears that were welling up. Kevin
and his wife turned their backs on the
scene and Apotheker buaied himself
with some loose papers on his desk.
But In a wo'ment the young woman had
composed herself, and. with a voice that
choked with suppressed sobs, she mur
mured: "Here he Is take hlra, for he's yours
now!"
And baby boy, regarding with infan
tile curiosity its new mother and guard
ian, whimpered ever so slightly as It
nestled irto the tender embrace of its
adopted parent. k
Before Mr. and Mrs. Kevin had
reached the door of the office. Mary
Ieven had sunk down In a chair and.
broken forth in a fresh flood of tears
that she could not and cared not to
check.
- She had sold her child her only off
spring Into the keeping of utter stran
gert. trusting In their mercy and hu
manity to guard and cherish it well.
And she was not to see him or know of
Ms whereabouts or doings until such
time when he Khould be grown into the
responsibility of the world and able to
take care of himself and her.
THOUSAND FOR BARE,
LIVING OR DEFUNCT
(Ciritfd l'rati Leaned Wtre.t
Pan Francisco. Icc. 14. Offered a re
ward of $1000 for the capture of Charles
Harr, dead or alive, by Sheriff G. Lamb
uf Humboldt count, Nevada, the police
are searching the city for Charles Barr.
a cowboy, who Is wanted In the silver
state on a charge or killing Deputy
Sheriff William Wkin.
Barr Is well known In San Fran
cisco, having lived here In his youth.
Detectives have been searching his for
mer haunts and are confident that he
will be found. They have been warned
to take' no chances with him. as he is
reported to be a desperate character and
is luiiy armeo.
: It is alleged that Barr shot Larkln in
the back when the deputy sheriff had
asked him for a night's lodging while
oti the way across the country with a
prisoner. It is believed that the crime
was tho outgrowth of a vow on the part
of Barr to kill Larkln for arresting one
of a band of outlaws to which Barr is
HOLIDAY BUSH IS
, ON AT P0ST0FF1CE
; From tomorrow "until after Christmas
flee and extra helpers engaged for the
rush will be working night and day to
keep up with tha holiday business In
l'ncle Barn's mail service. The ruih is
nn. consisting mostly of outao
in maiL Persons have already begun
to send presents to relatives and friends
in foreign countries and those living in
distant parts of the United Statea
sixteen extra clerks will go to work
In the registry division of the main of-
llca tomorrow, uuring the weelt two
clerks will be added- to the mailing
force, five In ttis ctty room and one in
ih tnonev order deportment. At station
H two assistants are to be put on for
the holidays, fetation E and substation
No, 1 get one assistant aach.
i, Mn'tijr Xost Articles. "'
The following articles were left on
1l- streetcars during Saturday and
8imdiy and can be recovered by call-,
1'ig nt Uie T.st Article room or the
Ivritand Hallway, Llebit A Power com
Pny at First and Ahir: One roll of
MU, 7 packnaeK,. 1 lunch box, 2 bunches
.f keys, 1 book tif st rcftcar tickets,'
!.,',(. 1 THH'kptbooik, 29 umbrellas, t
t , it u-M-klMi'". 1 list. 2 books, 3 lard
it,:n, 1 picture. 1 rubber cap, 1 Bible,
SUCCESS OF
RULE"
Chief Kohler of Cleveland.Ohio, has
introduced a new system. His theory
Is to help rather, than embitter of
fenders. Here are his Ideas on the sub
ject recently written for the New Tork
World:
"Kor years the oollce unwillingly and
unwittingly, perhaps have been instru
mental In in&klng as many criminals as
any other agency, poverty, heritage and
association excepted. This has been
done by arresting first offenders and
trivial offenders; by exposing and
branding them with police , court and
prison records. The police have dis
couraged men: thev have driven young
and weak men to the haunts and asso
ciation of habitual and expert criminals,
who have taught them the Ideals and
practices of crime. The police have
sometimes punished but never prevented
crime.
rhe time has come to change all
thin, and the Golden Rule oolicv is the
way to io it.
Thus sneaks Chief Frederick Kohler
of Cleveland, the best chief of police In
America, according to President Roose
velt. He has put his ideas into effect
and today is coming nearer to solving
one of the greatest problems of tho
cities than any man has ever come-.
Williams, Devery and even Police
Commissioner Bingham of New York
call him a "dreamer" and "idealist,"
but Chief Kohler has done things.
Above everything else he ts a practical
UMI IUIU utB (11, iiovuw lUCH
His "common sense policy" in treating
oirenoers against uie law nas prove a
success, ana cniais or ponce mrougnout
the oountry are beginning to "sit up and
take notice." The "best chiefs has
more than lived ' up to the president's
praise, mat crime in iru cities can
be reduced to a minimum. If not actual'
ly ahecked, by the simple observance of
me uoiaen ttuie, tinier isomer minus oe
has proved. A year's trial of this pol
icy in dealing with crime and criminals
in Cleveland has convinced him of it and
now other cities are preparing to fol
low the example of Cleveland In insti
tuting the Golden Rule policy. It Is
only a question of time, its advocates
say, until it will be adopted everywhere
throughout the United States.
Chief Kohler was the first man to em
ploy tha Oolden Rule In treating with
crime, so to him belongs the credit of
whatever success It has attained. The
Oolden Rule policy was put Into ef
fect a year ago and statistics for the
first nine months, which have Just
been compiled, prove It to be an un
qualified success.
As Us name Implies, the golden-rule
policy ts designed to treat offenders
against the law as men, even when they
are drunk; even when they disturb the
peace; even when they Insult the dignity
of a policeman. . Under the workings of
this policy intoxicated men are taken or
sent to their homes instead of being
placed In Jail. Apparent offenders on
any misdemeanor charges are warned
and released by simply taking their
name and address, unless It la evident
on the face of things that the offense
was committed with malice and
forethought In short, the policemen
are Instructed that the people they have
to deal with are human beings, not ma
chines; liable to make mistakes and fail
ures, but not therefore lost souls. They
are taught to be the friends and narole
officers of the offenders again the law.
They are Instructed to enforce the Jaw,
out witn me least snow or autnority.
without personal pride and with the
greatest sense of human justice. Po
licemen; are made Judaea over the of
fenders who get into their clutohes. If
the offenses be. serious the offenders
MURDERER JOHNSON CONSIGNS
TWO' CALLERS TO PERDITION
"Tell them to go to h 11"
This was the terse, expressive mes
sage sent this morning from the cell of
Matt Johnson, who Is to be sentenced
to a life term in the ponitentiaryf to
morrow for the murder of F. J. Holock.
The message was sent to two of his
Finnish acquaintances, who had come
to pay a friendly call.
One of the callers was Andrew Hen
drlckson, who was a witness for the
state, and the other waa Victor . Hill,
who was called as a witness by the de
fense. But Johnson made no distinc
tion between them in inviting them to
go to the hot place.
VEHICLE TAX ORDINANCE
CAUSES MISUNDERSTANDING
Why is the vehicle tax ordinance not
being enforced? Is there any vehicle tax
ordinance? The first question is being
circulated around among some of the
teamsters wno nave paid ror license tags
under the latest la, which the suprems
court decided is under the referendum
and the validity of wblch Is now being
attnektd by Kadderly Mann, who re
fused to pay the tee provided lor by the
law In question.
The second query Is being asked by
the auditor. If there is a law he doesn't
know exactly which one of the ordi
nances to Inforoe. The city waa en
Joined from collecting fees under the
new ordinance after something like
$9000 had been put away in the treasury
OLD TIME HILL
mi IS LIAID
Announcement was made by General
Superintendent Forrest of the North
Bank today of the appointment of
James Russell as division superintend
ent of the North Bank with head
qunrtera at Vancouver. - The appoint
ment of Mr. Russell will go into effect
officially tomorrow.
Mr. Ru&nell is a railroad roan of ex
perience and comes to the P. & S.
from the Burlington, where he has been
a division superintendent for .some time.
He was formerly superintendent of the
Missouri Pacific with ' headquarters at
Atchison, Kan., and -before that was
connected with the Hill lines, being one
of the original Hill men.
He haa a wife and daughter, the form
er having left the east for Portland to
reside here, while the daughter is in
school at Bryn Mawr, Pa-
BISHOP OSTRACIZES
DIVORCED PERSONS
dperlil Plipstch to Tbe lonrasl.t
Milwaukee, Dec 14. 'Social ostracism
for all 4 divorced persons, I believe, is
the only remedy for the growing evil of
divorce.' said Bishop W. W. Webb of
the Episcopal diocese of Milwaukee, dis
cussing this quesion today.
"Personally. ' said Bishop Webb, "I
never enter the home of a divorced per
son In a social way, neither do I invite
any one that I know to be divorced to
my home. I have lost many dear friends
through the enforcement of this rule.
"Of course, I have sometimes stopped
at the homes of persons 'who have been
divorced, but at the time I did not know
they had been divorced. Never when I
know it do I associate with a person
Who has been divorced. --
"Tears ago in an address delivered In
Boston y before I was elected bishop 'I
took the irround that th only way to
meet the divorce evil was socially to
ostracixe all such persona"
"GOLDEN
POLICE FORCE
must go to Jail, and that is (or tha po
licemen to aeciae, .
The majority of the offenders who are
orougnt into pouoe courts are enner ais
charged or released on payment of a
fine. But little good Is accomplished
In that way. , In fact, many people be
lieve that such practices cause positive
harm. First offenders get polio court
records wnien buck to tnem zor lire;
the families of the poor offenders who
are fined are frequently deprived of the
necessities or ure ana tne only gain is
a few paltry dollars added to the city
treasury. in aaaition, tne orrenaer ana
his family and relatives are' mortified
and disgraced.
Under the "Oolden Rule'' policy the
city is saved thousands of dollars In
witness fees, much work for the police
judges, police clerics and court attaches;
wear and tear of all police apparatus.
Patrolmen and detectives are able to
devote more time, to the pursuit of ha
bitual criminals and crimes of a serious
nature.
Statistics for the first nine months
of the operation of this policy In Cleve
land snow a aecrease or so per cent in
the number of arrests as compared with
the first nine months of 1907, when the
old system waa lir vogue. In the first
nine months of 1807, 28,102 arrests were
made In Cleveland. In the first nine
months of 1908 but 8088 arrests were
made. The statistics also show that 12
per cent mora actual criminals were
arrested during the nine months tinder
the "Oolden Rule" policy than in the
first nine months of 1907.
The New System.
By Frederick Kohler.
"The Best Chief of Police in America,
-Roosevelt.
To say that the golden rule policy
nas proved a success is putting it
mildly. Its results have been far be
yond my expectations. The policy has
not only decreased the total number of
arrests 65 per cent, but nas increased
tne numDer or arrests or real crimin
als. Here are some of the results:
1. We have eliminated Dolltlca from
the department.
2. We have encouraged and not dis
couraged men.
3. We have been consistent and In
sisted on the police exercising all the
powers conferred upon them by law
and giving alleged offenders the bene
fit of the doubt. Instead of disgracing
and humiliating them by placing them
in prison anq allowing a political ponce
Judge to make votes by discharging
them.
4. We have discarded artificiality.
We have acted aenaiblv and reasonably.
and declined to take advantage of thoH
pretense or tne inexperienced, ncn or
Door.
6. We do our own thinking, with no
effort to accord with the belief or dis
belief of any one, but court everybody's
approval or disapproval.
s. We have no interest or concern In
the snarls or lampoons aimed at us by
pettifoggers, unscrupulous politicians,
criminologists or philosophers with no
experience. This, of course, at times
subjects us to the criticism and Inter
ference of the legitimate press, which
we court, and from busybodles whose
theories we refuse to adopt.
7. The result of the policy Is our de
fense. 8. We now experience' "arrestless"
days. Think of It! On some days there
has not been a single arrest, and Cleve
land has a population of 626,000. It is
the natural result of our year's work in
trying to make better cltliens of petty
offenders. It is the ideal condition at
which we are aiming, and we are going
to get there before long.
Johnson was much wrought up over
the testimony of the witnesses who
eonvicted him. He declared that they
told a lot of lies, and this so disheart
ened him that he tried to kill himself
with a razor while his trial was In
progress. Since his neck has been
saved and his eon, John Johnson, has
been acquitted for the part he played
in the affair. Matt -Johnson haa been In
better humor, but he apparently still
haa no use for the witnesses.
Johnson's half severed windpipe and
the long gash in hi" throat are healing
rapidly.
from this source. The city attorney
Is seeking for a rehearing of the Long
case In which the supreme court decided
that the referendum Is in force. Until
it is definitely decided whether or not
the rehearing is to be granted Mr. Kava
naugh will not advise the city auditor to
collect under either law. yet the charter
says It is the duty of city officials to
enforce all the laws.'
If the old vehicle tax ordinance Is
still in effect and until another measure
repealing it is passed it seems that the
old one is, then it is held by some that
the money collected under the disputed
bill should be refunded and that tha
auditor should continue to enforce the
first ordinance.
HUE LEAVES
STATE BOARD
jonn m. A. rue, one of the most
widely known pharmacists In Oregon,
and formerly a member of the firm of
Laue-Davis Drug Co., haa resigned from
the state board of pharmacists after
20 years of active service on the board.
Mr. Laue ha been reappointed to the
boa'd at the expiration of each term,
successively for 20 years, having acted
during the inoumbency of Oregon's three
last governors, . Pennoyer. Qeer and
Chamberlain; During that time he has
filled every capacity of the board and
resigns today as the president of that
body.
Mr. Laue retired from active busi
ness recently and Is now conducting a
preparatory school of pharmacy and it
was because he believed that this work
required his entire attention that he
HELD AS PAL OF
,' ERNEST LOWNDES
Following close npon the heels of the
return from Chicago of Ernest Lowndes
came the arrest this morning of . Louis
1l5M)e.rwh.?t,5 chre! with being im
plicated with Lowndes In the forgery of
an Indorsement upon a check for 1116
passed upon the Meier ft Frank com
pany. Lowndes arrived her last night
Maner is a machinist employed by
th O. R. A N. company. He declares
his entire Innocence. . Both Lowndes
and Mauer waived examination this
mortilnff and will - appear before the
grand Jury. . The ball in eaoh case- la
iuuv. -ins cnecs: was given to Mrs.
isarah Powell by Fred Watrin. " Mrs.
rwfu . ipm it ana yixwnaes, u-r al
leged, found it and Indorsed It l h.
name of Mrs. Powell.. Whether Mauer
. . . . - - ........ .
nau a nana in tne indorsing act la H i
oninniN vmmn
..igiiifuii
LEAVES SEATTLE
Declares She Secured Little
Comfort There and Will
'"Get Even."
(United PrM Teased Wlra..
that she seourtd little comfort here and
that some day she would return and
Set even with proprietors of hall in
eattle, Emma Goldman, the female
"red,' left the city this morning- for
Everett flanked by Dr. Reltman who
yesterday prevented her and several fol
lowers from going to tail on account of
oreaainar into two airrerent nana '
It was a strenuous day for Miss Gold
man, in tne morning sne and six fol
lowers broke the bolt of a hall at- Rl
lard.. The proprietor made her dig up
the damages and when no audience
showed up the meeting adjourned.
Last night Miss Goldman and a score
of followers, findinr the doer nt th
-nioernisn nau locxea, rorcea an en
trance and a squad ef police hastily
summoned by the proprietor, took Miss
Goldman. Dr. Reltman and others to
jail. There Dr. Keltmaa dug up $2 for
tne aamagea and the sessions of the
rea- lemaie were over in Beattia
DISPUTE OVER
GOLD OF DEAD
Whose father was the old man. anv-
wav? Waa he Christian Heist, father
of Bernard Heist, or was he the father
of Mrs. Effla B. Robinson and named
F. A. Williamson. If not, why, Wtnd
which T If he was the father of one,
what relation did he bear to the other
who claims him as a narentT That is.
or these are, the question or the ques
tions now weighing heavily on the mind
of Judge Dlmick of Oregon City.
it win oe rememDereo mat September
3 last the body of a man was found In
the woods between Oregon City and
Oswego. In the pockets were $660 In
gold. The body was unidentified for
some time. Then it hsd two claimants.
One Bernard Heist appeared through his
attorneys, Hesse & Beckett, contending
that the remains found were those of
his father. Christian Heist At about
the same time Mrs. Effle B. Robinson of
Firland station appeared on the scene
and contended that the remains were
those of her father. F. A. Williamson.
Mrs. Robinson exhibited many proofs of
ner reiationsnip ana as a result was
given letters of administration by the
county court of Clatsop county.
Heist, nothing daunted, filed a motion
to annull the administration of Mrs.
Robinson and that motion was to have
Deen argued today. Saturday, however,
the attorneys for Heist secured a post
ponement until January 4, when it will
be determined whose father the dead
man really was. Each claimant con
tends that the other is an impostor.
DIDN'T KNOW SALOON;
PILOT IS REJECTED
(T7nlted Vrent teased Wire. I
Belllngham. Wash.. Deo. 14. Local
government officials are discussing the
tine points of a story which comes from
Port Townsend today of a Norwegian
who applied for a position as pilot and
was rejected because he did not know
the location of a certain saloon.
The commander of a government ves
sel in the port applied for a pilot The
Norwegian applied, for the place. His
answers to questions regarding the va
rious courses to be steered along the
coast were entirely satisfactory. But
the blow came when he was asked if
Know where a nrominent saloon of
the port is located, a place where every
officer in the revenue service is alleged
to patronize during leisure houra The
Norwegian answered that he did not
know the place and was promptly re
tired from the examining room.
WANTS GENERAL
OBSERVATION OF
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
(United Prens LeaMd Wire.)
Washington, Dec 14. Senator
Dick of Ohio today Introduced a
resolution in the senate urging
that February 12. 1908, the hun-
i,dredth anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln's birthday, be fittingly
celebrated by the nation. He
suggested a Joint session of con-
1 gress, with addresses by proml-
nent men and meetings in all the 4
cities throughout the couirfry
and in all educational institu
tions. , The motion met with no
opposition.
WITNESS UNABLE TO
IDENTIFY CHANG
(United Prera Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Dec. 14. The murder
last March of Durham Whits Stevens.
the American diplomat who for many
years stood high In the esteem of the
mikado's government, was described to
day by Ed B. Flnley at the beginning
of the trial of In Whan Chang, a
Korean charged with the crime. Fin'
ley testified that he saw one of a nunv
ber of Koreans strike Stevens in the
face, but was unable to Identify Chang
as the man who had fired the snot that
killed the diplomat He was engaged at
the time in nonaung elevens' baggage,
and the confusion that followed the
first shot made him uncertain as to
which Korean did tne shooting, accord
ing ttnbls statement.
The attack on Stevens waa tha ont-
erowta of a belief on the part of the
Koreans that the diplomat was on his
way to Washington to, misrepresent
affairs to the president. The defense
Is preparing to set up a plea of emo
tional patriotic insanity.
FIRST CHURCH
(Continued from Page Ona)
organized in the old cooper shop where
the first church services were' held.
There were to children at the service
for every child In Portland waa a
Methodist for tbe time being and every
one of the 14 houses that constituted
the village sent out Us coterie of shin
ing youngsters.
J. K. Gill told of the work of the
Sunday school In the 70's and other of
the early superintendents recounted the
history of the school.
At .last night's services a special
musical program was rendered by a
choir of 60 symbolizing the 60 years
of the church's life and Interesting
addresses were made by T. 8 McDan
lels and ex-Judge W. D. Fenton. The
addresses of Mr. Mcpanlels and -Mr.
Fenton were historical Ih their nature,
Mr. Fenton confining himself to the
life and work of "Father" Wilbur, the
first pastor of the church, who left
New York In 1846 nnd landed in Oregon
City June 28. 1847.
He built the first Methodist church
In Portland in 1850 and together with
the parsonage, It cost IS00O. Reo. C
O. Hosford preached the first sermon
In the cooper shop in 1847. , .j.
Sold Idqnor Sunday.
' Sergeant OoltS found llnum- hfnanM
In .... 1 ...... n m r w . , ft r . . .
,,. ,n ,n,i, f i . ivi . r nni-r. i nn fi mrrn I
A-or ,.ta.r x-- . I
UULUI
FAST STEAMERS
FOB HILL LIKE
Eeported High Clasl Line
to Connect Portland and
San Francisco.
(Catted Press temwd Wire.) '
8an Francisco, Deo. . 14. Louis W.
Hill, president of the i Great Northern
railroad, and Francis B. Clarke, presi
dent of Hill's North Bank road, have
begun an investigation into local con
ditions looking, It is said, to the placing
on the Ban Francisco-Portland run of
two last steamers equipped for hich
class passenger traffic, to provide not
only opposition to the Harrlman steam
ship line, but to give the Hill Interests
direct communication, under their 'own
management, with Han Francisco.
Keports that rail extenslona of the
Hill system toward Ban Francisco were
contemplated he aeniea. .
it is reported that Hill ' exrjressed
himself regarding the San Francisco-
portiaqd steamer line as follows:
'We are looking, into the situation.
and if conditions warrant we will place
iwq vessels, on ins run ; oet ween can
Francisco " and Portland. The veasels
are 400 feet long ana as fins as any in
the coast trade, Wa shall make a spe
cialty of nlKh class passenger traffic.
We regard .the San Franolaco-Portland
business In the same way as the Chicago-New
, York trafflo is regarded in
the east, i ' .
'Portland has experienced a remark
able growth. - It has practically doubled
its population in live years, as rar as
San Francisco Is concerned Its future
Is assured. It is a city of unlimited
possibilities. As I look out of the win
dow over these new buildings on every
band tne view suggests in aw xorit."
Hill disDarased oriental trade, say
ins-:
- 'Oriental trade Is a myth; we have
nona Furthermore, we have enough to
do at nresent to take care of our trade
at home. Besides, how can we look for
trade with the orient wnen we suDject
their diplomats and even their orlnces
to the Ber ti Hon system before we per
mit them to set loot on our sou 7 a
foreign trade comes with colonisation.
Tha trade of the orient is now in the
hands of Germany and Oreat Britain.
The United States hardly figures. While
conditions remain as they are the
American merchant marine will remain
as It is. and the oriental trade will con
tinue to go to other countries. -
FOR SPEAKER
Has Apparent Advantage
Over McArthur in Leg
islative Contest.
It looks like L. E. Bean for speaker
of the house, according to the way the
cards lie Just at this time. That is,
from all appearances Bean "has the
edge" over C. N. McArthur in favor
able prospects. However, it Is a long
time yet until the members of the
house meet to elect a speaker to rule
them during the coming session.
From the way the dope sheet is being
made up by the political bookmakers it
would appear that Bean now haa some
11 memoera of the house who have ex
pressed themselves as favorable to his
candidacy and who may be relied upon
more or less certainly r back him with
their votes when the time comes. On
the other side it is 'argued that Mc
Arthur has about 10 votes that he cam
rely upon to start the ball rolling his
way on the nrst Danou
Thin is thought to be a conservative
estimate of the relative strength of the
two leading candidates at this tima
The ultimate success or failure of the
candidates will depend upon their abil
ity to draw enough votes from the re
maining members of -the list of 52 Re
publicans to give the necessary 27, a
majority of the contemplated caucus.
Tea rim for KeAxthur.
In this final lineup Bean would seem
to have the better of the argument.
McArthur baa 10 men who will stand
by him for the first ballot Bean is
reasonably sure of 11 at this tima
There are remaining 12 or more State
ment 1 members who will, according to
present plana, be certain to go in a
body to the candidate selected by them.
Besides these is a list of some 19 mem
bers who have expressed no definite
preference, so far as Is known, and from
which both sides can expect to draw
some recruits.
The 12 Statement No. 1 men will go
to Bean, unless some other candidate
more acceptable, but who has not yet
made his appearance, should develop
more strength than Bean now has. In
the non-pledged list of 19 are several
who are known to favor Bean. It would
look therefore as though Bean had the
better chance of making the necessary
27 votes to insure his nomination.
Eaton Kay Changs.
It seems to be the general opinion of
those who have been following the or
ganization of the house that McArthur
can depend upon the votes of Farrell,
McCue, Eaton, Dodds, Hawley, Leinen-
weber, Conyers, McKinney, Brooks and
himself, or 10 in all. Of this number it
is expected that Eaton will vote with
McCue of Clatsop on the first ballot,
and then change to Bean should there
be no nomination in tne nrst instance.
Bean Is supposed to have a following
composed of Rusk, Richardson, Bone-
brake. Calkins. Applegate. Buchannan.
Hughes, Reynolds, Hatterberg, Mahoney
and Bean, or 11 in an. it is also high
ly probable that the Statement No. 1
men cow banded together will go to
Bean. These members are Patton, Or
ton, Davis, Couch, Bryant, Mahone, Alt
man, Jaeger, McDonald, Llbby, Jones of
uougies, ana Barrett, or li in all.
Should this switch be. made It would
give Bean an entrance strength into tbe
caucus of 23 votes. In addition it is
believed that Clemmens and Abbott and
Jones of Polk would be sure to go to
the Lane county man. This would leave
him just one vote i to nominate.
Bow Bean Kay 'Win,
Eaton could give that on the second
ballot, or it might be secured from any
of the non-pledged men in the list of
19., - This list is composed of Carter,
Muncey, ' Clemmens, Abbott, Brady,
Smith, Jones of Polk; Beals, Greer,
Hines, Meek, Campbell, Dimmlck, Jones
of Clackamas; Belknap, Brattaln, Mann,
Mariner and Bones.
Many politicians contend that McAr
thur cannot win now in any case, un
less there is a too great misunderstand
ing regarding the leanings of the dif
ferent members of the house. With
his 10 votes now held he would have'
to- secure all of the 19 unpledged with
the exception of two. It la almost a
certainty that there are more than that
two who are opposed to his candidacy.
Unless some dark horse gets into the
race at the last minute It la Dractlcallv
certain that the contest has narrowed
down between MCArtnur and Bean. If
conditions remain as they are now Bean
will have the Detter or it m the betting.
EIGHT GAMBLERS - '
FINED $10 EACH
' .
A shanty at Union avenue and Bast
Clay street was raided by Sergeant Kel
ler and threev officers last evening, and
an exciting card game broken up. There
was a humeri scramDie to escape, but
eight men were corralled nevertheless.
Charles Reynolds. R. Rosen, Joe Mc-
Gulre, P, Smith, Frank Johnson, John
Maxwell, O. 81 Casey and John Ramsey
n njt tin n i l
LEADING
CUSTOMS MEtl
ALLEGED THIEVES
Vancouver, B. 'CL, Woman
Says $15,000 Necklace ,
Stolen at the Border. '
(tmitea Ffses Leased Wlrs.) '
San Francuyso. Deo. 14. Railroad de
tectives .and secret service agents are
attempting to trace a 116.000 diamond
necklace believed to have "been Jost In a
United States custom house st tht Ca
nadian line some time last we sic The
jewels were tho property of Mrs. A. M.
McKlllon wife of a wholesale Importer
of Vancouver, B. C. . ..
'-Mrs. McKillop. who arrived In this
city yesterday, learned of her loss when
her baggage was opened by her maid.
She notified tho. police and an. Investi
gation is unaer way,
It is Mrs. McKilloD's belief that the
gems were lost or taken at the time er
trunks were opened by customs of f Iciala
She says that from time to time In
orosslng the line she has lost various
BIUIM HUB, A um Jiv, vuuuv w Siva.
however, to search her baggage after It
had passed the inspectors.
The police here, after receiving news
of the loss, notified the railroad deteo
tlve force and also the secret service
agents stationed here,
POSTAL SAVINGS
BILL D00OE0
(Baeelal Dispatch ts The JearaaLI
'Washington. Deo. 14.- Senator Alirlch
and tho powerful Wall street clique In
tne senate nave ordered tne aeieat or
the postal savings bank bllL although
this will repudiate one of the strongest
pledges, in the recent' Republican na
tional campaign.
in tneir scnems to accomplish tnis
purpose they have allied themselves
witn small state osnss ana savings in
stitutions throughout tne country, it
is from these banks that Wall street
relies in a great measure for funds to
carry on great stock gambling projects.
Aldrich and his followers argue that it
will be more difficult to get money
from tbe government Dang than from
the sources now available.
At the close of the last session of
congress, when Senator carter obtained
special order to tako ud the postal
savings bank bill on December 14, it is
aaid he had pledges of sufficient votes
to nasa the bill in the senate. -
While members of tho national mon
etary commission were abroad they
were very ' busy collecting ammunition
to fight this measura Several members
of the commission are now on record in
favor of the administration repudiating
the pledge made In the .Republican plat
form. senator Aldrich, chairman of tho com
mission, will tako positive stand against
the passage of tho bill, and he will have
the support of some senators because
of influence Drought to Dear upon them.
A thorough campaign, organized osten
sibly bv small bankers, is being con
ducted against the postal savings bank
bill. The leaders of this campaign have
instructed those bankers to flood their
senators and congressmen with protests
against its enactment
Aidrtcn and nia vvau street ames say
that the state and savings banks are
necessary to communities, because it Is
to ' them that borrowers are compelled
to go when they desire to raise money
on real estate and chattels, wblch na
tional banks will not accept ss security
for loana :
DIEFUI6III
FIERY GAilEHTS
Two Men Seek Same Exit
9 and Each Holds Othef
From Escape.
(United Press leased Wire.)
Fresno, Dec. 14. After fighting like
maniacs to escape through a hut window
ltn their clothing in names, rat ti.
Carroll sad Eugene Lugdon, two lum
bermen, were Burned to aeatn near lum.
ber camo No. 8. four miles from Shaver.
Their bodies wer discovered today by
a party sent to seek the men, who were
Delievea to nave Deen lost.
It is thought tne tragedy was tno re
sult of a carousal. The charred bodies
were found with their arms Interlocked
and every evidence of a terrible strug
gle to escaoe from tne nut. The door
had become fastened and both tried. to
climb through the window with their
clothing ablaze. Except for a burned
curtain and some bed clothing fh hut
was not. nwnwu.
THIEF GETS 10 YEARS;
SHIELDS HIS FAMILY
(SmcIM PIsDstrh to The Joarasl.)
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec 14. Refusing to
give his right name ana declining to
enter any defense, Edward Jones, who
broke a window in Theodore Frey's
jewelry store and stole 1 10,000 worth
of diamonds, has been sentenced to 10
years In the nenltentiary.
Jones' silence was duo to his desire
to shield his wife and 2-year-old son
from disgTaca He admitted his name
is hot Jones and that two other names
under which he served sentence were
fictitious.
He told atory of being driven to
desperation after reforming. He worked
and saved some money, he said, inher
ited a small fortune, married and went
Into business, in , which he lost every
thing. - ..
BURGLARS BREAK
INTO POSTOFFICE
(United Press Leaded Wlr.)
Belllngham, Wash., Dec, 14. Despite
the vigilance of the police and a United
States inspector, S. L. Carr's pharmacy
and postal substation in this city were
entered by burglars last night for the
second time In a week. Last night the
burglars secured about $102. Last
Wednesday night the burglars secured
'i 200 blank money orders, $33 in stamps.
ila in cash ana a numoer or leather
handbags. - - ,
CROOK SLIPS OUT
OF HIS BRACELETS
' (Onlted Preas teiaeit . Wlre.i -.
Seattle, Wash., Deo. 14. Slipping the
handcuffs frem his wrists while being
taken' back to Jail by a detective from
a photo gallery where his picture for
tho rogues' gallery had . been taken,
(Qpiorge Williams, a well known crook,
escaped this afternoon and Is still at
large, Williams -was arrested Friday
with J. J- Jarkson while attempting to
pass bogus 120 bills on r a Japanese
merchant. Jackson put up a hard fight
but numerous Japs lined -the jlu jltsu
method- and finally landed him in the
arms of police officers.
: , ' Holiday Adjournment. -
Washington, .Deo. 14.-Congress to
day' decided to adjourn on December 19
until January t. . - h
DBS WITH
IIS FOR
AWHILE
Proprietors of Principal Res?
taurants Get Temporary
Injunction- Restraining
Enforcement of the Cel
lars Ordinance
!
Tht Hofbrau, the Quelle, the Turn
Halle. Perkins' grill. Louvro. Richards.
Acmo and Turn water Cafe will none of
them be disturbed by tho police before
Thursday next - anyway. - After that
date they Will not bo disturbed provided
-tho law' firm of Gammans & Malarkey
ana ta. a. Beaorooit can convince Judge
Gantenbeln that his temporary Injunc
tion granted at noon today should be
mado permanent.
ants who have been threatened with ar
rest by the city authorities zor violation
of the Cellars' ordinance Joined togeth
er today in a petition for an injunction.
Judge Gantenbeln rranted a temoorarv
Order restraining the city of Portland.
or city Attorney Kavanaugn. or Chter
of Police Grltsmacher from interfering
with the business -or arresting ths pro
prietors of any of ths sight restaurants.
The time for arguing the motion to
make the tnjunotlon permanent was set
by Judge Gantenbeln for Thursday next.
In their netltion the restaurant men
contend that at all of tho places except
Richards tho drinks served patrons are
paid for over the regular bar, thus com
ing within the existing ordinances. The
proprietors contend mat tney nave com
plied with ths ordinances of ths city
and have paid all fees required. They
contend that the Cellars ordinance is
inoomplets in that it requires certain
fees to be paid while there Is no ordi
nance providing for these fees.
It Is also set out that the eight pro
prietors have more than $300,000 in
vested In their businesses and that this
Investment would be unfavorably affect
ed by the contemplated prosecutions of
ths city government, while it Is further
contended that the arrest and conse
quent notoriety would greatly Injure the
business by driving sway respectable
patrona
ALL IS PROFIT
AFTER TWO YEARS
Takes at. Pullman Just So
Long to Pay for Itself
' Huge Earnings.
(United Pres Leases Wire.) -
Chicago, Deo. 14. -Every Pullman, car
pays for Itself In two years and the
average car lasts 14 years, according to
testimony given today before Franklin
K. Lane, member of the Interstate Com
merce commission, at the hearing of a
complaint against high rates here. Tho
Pullman company owns 1S50 cars. Tho
estimated value of the franchise and
equipment is 124.24S.7fl3, which is less
than $16,000 per car. The complaint ssys
that in 1904 the cars earned JS.761.931.
LOS ANGELES MEN
SUSPECT PERKINS
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Lo Angeles, Deo. 14. State Senators
and assemblymen from Los Angeles
county will vote ss a unit for the re
election of United States Senator George
C. Perkins at the coming session of the
legislature, all having been pledged to
him before their nomination.
Perkins' record apparently has noth
ing to do with the vote of the local dele
gation. H. M. Hurd. senator from the
Thirty-seventh district, expressed his
views on tho subject as follows:
"To hell with Perkins' record! I'm
Fledged to support him, and I'll do so.
want the press to understand,-though,
that I'm absolutely independent In
fact, I'm so Independent that all the ma
chine men and the push are afraid of
me."
Assemblyman Percy Hammon. P. A.
Stanton, J, N. O. Reich, J. P. Transue
and Walter Leeds also declared their In
tention of voting for Perkins.
W'ORLD CHAMPION IS
PORTLAND VISITOR
Dan Kelly, world's champion sprinter
and Olympic victor In the running broad
jump, arrived in Portland today from
his horns in Baker City and is putting
up at the Imperial. Dan will be one or
the- stars to compete in the nations
championships at the Seattle exposition
next spring Owing M- the fact that he
Is ft member of the Irish-American Ath
letlo club of New York, Dan will be un
able to run under the colors of the
Multnomah club with that other cham
pion, Forrest C. Smlthson, the hurdler. .
LIQUOR LICENSES 4
ARE CONSIDERED
The liquor license committee of the
council is holding a special session this
afternoon to consider applications for
saloon and restaurant liquor licensee
for the coming year. ' Only one restaur
ant has so far applied for a renewal,
the Oregon Grill, If the committee fol-,
lows out tho policy recently adopted by.
a majority of the members the Oregon's
application will be refused.
' Stole Prom Street Cap.
Charles A. Blencbe, arrested at East
Twenty-eighth ahd Sandy road last
night by Officer Stahl for having two
reverse levers from a streetcar in his
possession, says he was given the levers
to hold for a short time.. They were
stolen property, however, so Slencoe
wil face Judge Van Zante Thursday.
Kept Open Too Late. ,
For keeping his poolroom open after
1 a m., John Bavartos. 88 North Fourth,
was fined 15 by Judge Van Zants today.
"As a man eateth so he is."
v ' " German' Adage. ,
Grape-Nuts
Gives health and strength
to brain and body.
, "There's Reason." t
question to bo decided. , ,; I ed. He will be heard Wednesday. I this morning in consequenca
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