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Tommy Disguises '--Himself
With Decided English
Make-Up.
(Coltcd P-eai tease Wlra.l
Ban Francisco, Dec 19. "When Tommy
Burn caters the ring to fight Jack
Johnson a Sydney a week from today
. for tha heavyweight championship he
will appear iu facial disguise that
; the now extinct, volcano of pu gill am,
John I Sullivan, once wore in the antU
rdes. " Tommy Burns has been Eng
mhed. ' Tommy has grown safe, sane
and conservative. Tommy - has also
crown whiskers. -
. The momentous fact Is heralded to a
i friend In this citv by no less a mer
cury .than Thomas Burns himself. The
7 letter was made public today, and al
though Tommy aoesnt come rignt oui
- and say that he is sporting the brush.
lie encloses several photographs of him
self that make- turn resemble a picture
-or a barrister or a banker s ciern,
Tom'i letter reads:
"k.edlow Bath. Blue Mountains. New
South Wales, Australia, Nov. 4, 1908.
Dear Sir: As you will see by the head'
lng of this letter-1 am In the mountains
again, at a place called Medio w Hath,
. and here 1 will stay until it is time to
go to. Bydney to flglit jacK jonnson. 4
have everything I care for up here, a
lovely cottage with a fine garden, and
- they have built a nice handball court
for me. I have had some snapshots at
.my quarters taken and am sending
them to you.
Sorry Bally Missed. ;
"I. am sorry Jack (Twin) Sullivan
missed the steamer, jas'- I consider him
a fine trainer aad second and, besides, I
am sure he would have got some-good
matches over herd -
"Johnson arrived the other' day and is
training at St. Joseph Banks hotel. Hot
any. He is as flashy as ever and thinks
he has a -walkover, but I'll fool him if
possible. I have had lots of people tell
i me never to, fight Johnson, and some
were San Francisco ' people, ' but I al
.'ways said I would fight him when I got
: ready. The ones who told me not to
meet him didn't change my intentions,
you see. In all my career I have used
. my own judgment, and I have been very
successful.
'l have figured Johnson out .'and I
don't believe he la any harder than the
rest of the lemons, as they call them.
Anyhow, we shall soon see. What made
r the San Francisco sports think little of
-me when I went against Squires there
wag the Dave- Barry contest about four
years ago in San Francisco. A fellow'
doesn't do as well soma times when he
, is training, and for that matter doesn't
always fight the same, so the fellows
who thought the Barry fight gave them
a line on me were fooled.
"I will do a lot of theatrical work
after this contest, win or lose, and will
not fight anyone for a year, and maybe
not any more, unless I get Mrs. B.'s
consent. Of course. If I lose I am sure
not to fight again. -
e - haven't picked the . referee yet
'Johnson wants Eugene Corrie, who ref-
nreed my contest with Qunner Molr, but
I would prefer someone else. I wanted
Jeffries, but Johnson wouldn't stand for
him. He says Jeff is sore at htm be
cause he beat Jeff's brother. (What a
Joke). I am going to ask him to ac-
. cept Charlie Eyton of Los Angeles in a
, few days. If we cannot agree upon a
referee, Mr, Corbett , of 'The Referee,'
is to select one for us.
; lakes Antipodes. ,
"I purely like Australia. The people
-here are the most hospitable I have
met in my travels and I think this is
the coming country.
"In conclusion will say that I have
no fear of the result of my fight with
the big negro. I have fought my way
to - the top-against the best men of
.every country, and I have all the confi
dence that comes with experience and
.eucuess. I know . more about myself
than the general run of sporting men
.know about me, and one or the things
1 know ia that I can stand a lot of
punishment while waiting for the tide
to turn in my favor. ,
"Johnson has made a great deal of
- the fact that I said he had a yellow
streaK ana an ms speeches have been
. about the way he is going to make me
eat my words. Well, one of the things
that is making me ao confident is that
I can outgame Johnson in any kind of
fight t Give my best regards to my
American friends and tell them I will
battle for my life to defend the laurels
against Africa, as Nelson did.
"With best wishes.' yours sincerely,
"TOMMY BURNS."
, , Johnson Tips His Friends.
Ca!ted Frets Leaned Wlra.i
Chicago. Dec. 19. A letter received
from Jack Johnson, the colored pugilist
- now In Australia, aent to his wife's rel
atives In this city, urges his friends to
back him in the coming battle with Tom
my Burns. Incidentally Johnson says that
Bums and Manager Sam FitsDatrick
are "playing hog" and that the money
ne win oe ante to get rrom the - light
. will be "almost nothing."
Johnson urges hla friends to back
him freely, declaring that he will not
oe a party to any agreement to "fix'
.hla fight with. Burns.
LIGHT FOOTBALL TEAMS
OUT FOE CHAMPIONSHIP
A championship football - game be
tween the McLaughlin club and the
Holladay team will' be r played Sunday
arternooD.
The game will be for the champlon
nhio of the city: for teams weiehlnc
3 35 pounds. Neither of the teams haa
met defeat, so that It will be a hard
1 ought game from start to finish.
The came will be played at East
Twelfth and Davie streets, at 1:30
o'clock.
The lineup will be as follows:
Mclaughlin Holladay
OUIesple ...... .R K L Humphreys
' llastina
Conway or..
McKeown
Kelly . ,i. . .
Jcr. Hurley.
k i u Zimmerman
.R O L. Peterson
C , Troy (Capt.)
..L a R. Hastina-s
1 risoll . .
II ut Hon or.
Maegher
- Daly .....
- Hurley . . ,
. . .L T R Russel
.L E R".
...... Hughes
. . McAllen or
Porter
. . . Bonneau or
Campion
Cole
........ Olsen
Oliare
.....R H L.
O'Hanlon fC't) L H .,
Tooraey .... ,..F U...
Chance Strong on Denial.
(felted Prees laed Wire.)
Tajs Angeles. Dec. 19. Frank Chance
today denied that be had riven out an
interrlew accusing the New Tork Giants
of tlcliherately planning to cripple ev
, erai of his men in the game for the Na
lirtnnl 1-Rf pennant He said fhat
hue the Cuba - were given a , "dirty
1." the Giants were not responsible
fur it :-; .- .,-,-'---
, , Some Faror Racing Bill. . .
U d Prs I.4 Wtr. 1 '
Seal dr. lvc, u. Organisations of all
sortu tnrougnnut the rtate of Washing
ton are iiDiiie on record as favoring the
l-sait of the Ole Hanaon antl-gamb-lin
bill. Resolutions have been pre
pared for ps-e by the Washington
l're R.-vd. Uvefiork Rr--ders" associa
tion and t,v th Wttrhinclnn HtAte
itinvmnna association, meetmg at Che-
BURHS FLAUHTS
OALWAY BRUSH
ORTING NBSOFTHEWORLD
MIKE DWYER CARRIES HOME NUGGET
PICKED UP BY BIG
When Mike Dwyer, one of the clean
est figures' in the sporting world, left
for his home in Chlcngo last night, he
carried with him as a memento of his
first visit to the Pacific coast, one of
the most beautiful nuggets ever un
earthed in Alaska. It was the gift of
Dan King, a big hearted Valdes miner,
who has been visiting in Portland and
who sow Dwyer for the firm time in
hla life, when -the latter wrestled Ed
O'Cnnnell Thursday night.
KInir la a welt known character among
the men of the frosen north. He ling
been prospecting and mining in AiasKU
for 15 yearn, .being one of the pioneers
of the Valdes district. Every year of
late he comes back to the coast states
fof a brief spell and Portland is one
of his objective points. He 1b well
known here as a wealthy mineowner.
The niiKBet was picked up some seven
years aso in Valde. It is oblong In
shape and studded with glittering
quarts. King has guarded It jealously.
He had been offered large sums for It
and scores of his friends - had begged
him for It. He gave it to Dwyer be
cause he liked Mike's clean cut style
of"wrestllng and gentlemanly qualities.
The presentation toon piace in mm new
III LAfID OF KANGAROO
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
New York, Deer. 19.- It takes but a
glance at the Australian papers to see
how remarkable is the interest In the
coming Burns-Johnson fight. Burns,
the champion, has made a tremendous
hit in Australia, the new Eldorado of
pugilism. And Johnson, by his gigan
tic stature and his pantherlike skill In
boxing, has no doubt 'made himself an
object of awe to the natives, although
he has been training there only a
month. That Johnson has made an im
pression is proved by the laconic state
ment "Betting even. The negro sine
has offset to a degree Burn s easy vic
tories over Australian fighters
Tommy has taken up the old stunt
Invented by Bob Fitxalmmons, of charg
ing admittance to his training quarters.
No doubt seeing him In action Is well
worth whatever he charges. And even
if this is only a small sum. the receipts
from 6000 people dally for a month
or more will add materially to the $86 -000
that he is cleaning up In Australia
in his three flghta and his few weeks
of thentrical work at $650 a night.
xtiAM , v, tax nno In direct earnings.
he has this training camp money and
the receipts from the moving picture
film that he is to take to England soon
after the fight. If he wins the fight he
can easily make tSO.OOO more in Eng
land. America and Canada with the
moving pictures. The grand total of
hla receipts in that case will thus be
about $146,000, all for less than a years
work In the ring and on the stage.
The Burns-Johnson fight comes off
December 28.
31'FAKLAND TELLS
COUilT HE'S AN INFANT
(United Press Leasee Wlr.
Chicago. Dec. 19. No one looking st
Packy McFarland. the fighting pride of
the Chicago stockyards, would believe
that he is a mere Infant, but that Is
the claim made by himself and hla at
torneys In the suit against him which is
pending today before the Justices' court.
A year ago, when Packy was a
younger child than he represents him-,
self to be at present he is alleged to
have promised to pay the Twentieth
Centurv Press Clipping bureau $57.81
for a collection of newspaper articles of
the life and battles of the "Infant."
Packy says he's a mere child' of 19
and not to be held responsible for any
agreement he may have made. In fact,
Packy is so young that his attorney,
William Cunnea, has been appointed his
guardian.-
Judge Crowe took the pica of the
sturdy youngster under advisement and
will announce his decision in the mat
ter January 6.
CRACK ATHLETES WILL
THY STBENGTH TONIGHT
(United Press tctiea Wlr.
New Tork, Dec. 19. The cream of the
amateur athletes of the - metropolitan
district, together with a number of star
performers from Boston, Philadelphia
and other points, -will compete for hon
ors in thn annual meet under the aus
pices of the College of the city or new
York, which takes place tonight Iw the
Twenty-second Regiment armory. The
feature of the meet will be a 600-yard
cratch event, in which the contestants
will include Harry Hilman of the New
York Athletic club; Harry GiBsingr, the
great mid-distance runner; unariie ja
con, the hero of the 400-meter hur
dle event in the London Olympic games
last summer, and Jim McEntee. the
mereurv footer, who recently surprised
the experts with his wonderful speed.
CEOOK'S SP0KTS3IEN
ORGANIZE GUN CLrtJB
(Special Dltpateh to Th Journal.
Prlneville. Or. Dec. 18. Organiza
tion of & gun club was effected here
thia week by Crook county sportsmen,
the officers-elect being: Claude A. Rid
dle, president: Tom Armstrong, captain;
Dr. L. E. Hudson, assistant captain;
Marion Travis, secretary; Omer Clay
pool, treasurer.
A practice shoot -will be held nearj
town tomorrow arternoon. ii h ine- in
tention of the club to arrange for com-
Setitive shoots with outside gun clubs
uring the winter and spring, ahd also
to keep the local organization a perma
nent feature of rifle and shotgun shoot
ing in central uregon.
Condon Five Defeats Clem.
(Special Dispatch to The' JournI.
Condon. Or.. Dec. 19. The Clem baa
ketball team was beaten by Condon last
evening. 13 to 10. in the gymnaaKim of
tne t;onaon Atnietlc club. Condon;
players were Laughrlge. Fltzmaurice,
Taylor, Parman and Sturarlll. while Jost
Welsohns. Cymlanti and Phillips ..de
fended Clem s goal. Laugh rige made
tne largest number or basnets for con
don and Jost for Clem. C. E. Makey of
rortiana umpired- tne game and J. E.
Schroeder of Clem acted as referee.
The Hlirh school alrls won the basket.
ball game over the public school girls
by a score of 10 to 1. A large crowd
was present at both games.
This Date inSport Annals.
186S In England, in fisrht for cham
pionship and $10,000 Tom Ileenan lost
to xora King in 24 rounds..
1865 At Greenville. N. J- William
Seeds defeated John Taylor in pig-eon
shooting match for $2000. r
isiz John Taylor, ex-chamnion nlav
eon shooter of America, died at Green-
vine, N. J.
J 874 at Ban Krsnrlaco. in m. yarn
risherman paced five mile in 1S.0SH-
1887 Kuaene BoarardniL nntrA - -lfl
shot, died at Lincoln, IlL , - .
io At Butte, -Mont, James J. Jef
fries, champion heavyweight pugilist
failed to knock out Jack Monroe in ex
hibition bout
Monta villa's Gjm Opened. '
1ioniavma a new gymnasium was sfis
cessfuliy opened- last nlchl. the Mult.
BURHS GROWING RICH
HEARTED ALASKAN
Perkins hotel where both were staying,
late Thursday night, when Dwyer was
the center of an admiring throng.
"Just tell those easterners that it
camo from a rousrhneck miner." re
marked King, as he handed the beauty
to uwyer. l never srave it to a west
tern man - because I didn't think he
would appreciate it. I know you wilt
we . aon see many clean wrestling
matches up north. I like you, Mr. Dwyer,
ana i want to snow you mat i ao.
Mike was visibly affected over the un
expected present
Mr. King had a poke full of nuggets
on the trip out many of which went to
his friends. One of them that money
cannot buy and that is as dear to King
an a nui-ai crown to an American helr
cess, la the second largest nugget found
in Aiasaa. it is a oeatmrui jump or
yellow metal, highly prized for its
shape. Intrinsically it a worths 11 000.
King has been offered $1600 for it on
several occasions. It was found more
Dv accident than bv deslsn. The vrnunri
had been worked over but Don did not
like the result of the work and decided
to cover the ground again.. This time
tne nugget came to light and he espied
If himself, for that reason nrizlnr - It
so nigniy.
nomah Athletic club taking a promi
nent part in the opening exercises. - The
new athletic club is the result of the
efforts of Rev. Harold Oberg and
several prominent residents of Monta-
viua. a large crowd witnessed the ex
ercises. LYSLE BUCH CAPTAINS
W. S. C. BASEBALL NINE
Pullman. Wash., Dec. 19. The W. S.
C. baseball men today met and elected
Lysis M. Buch captain of the baseball
team for the coming season, succeeding
J. M. Trlplett, who resigned on account
of not coming back to college next
semester. Buch has had two years of
baseball, playing well at second and
third and for three years haa subbed
'and played on the varsity football
team. He is a fast and heady back
fielder.
Shrubb Races Longboat.
(United Press Leasm Wlr.
New Tork, Dec. 19. Alfred 8hrubb of
England this afternoon signed a contract-
to race Tom Longboat, the phe
nomenal Indian runner who defeated
Dorando recently. The contest will
take placo at ''Madison Square Garden
January 8 and 9.
Challenge From Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn football team, averag
ing 135 pounds, wishes Sunday games.
Cajll up Sellwood 179, between 6 and 7
Queen of England Is One
Whose Chief Delight
: Is in Giving.
(Special Dlapatcb t Tb Josraal.t
London, Dec, 19. Londoners have
been enjoying themselves to the full
this week with their Christmas shop
ping. The stocks of holiday goods
in the west end shops are larger thia
year than have been seen in many
years, and the shortage of cash re-
fiorted in some quarters does not seem
o be reflected among shoppers. If
there haa been any difference in the
business between this year and last
shopkeepers say that It Is in favor of
this season, with but four shopping
days left before Christmas, all of the
large retail establishments find their
sales people rushed to the limit their
aisles crowded, and their stocks being
rapidly depleted
The queen came up from Eandrlng
ham this week to do her Christmas
shopping. There was a time when she
delighted to make the round of the
fashionable shops in person, but since
she came to the throne she has fol
lowed the custom of the late Queen
Victoria In having the tradesmen send
the choicest samples of their wares
to Buckingham palace from which she
may select a myriad of gifts for the
members of her immediate family, her
numerous relatives on the continent
and her close personal friends. Alex
andra, It is said, is never so happy
as when she is choosing suitable gifts
jur ner Kranarimaron. ino one Knows
their Individual tastes better than she.
Several hundred 'handsomely- bound
volumns of the photographic snapshots
taken byt the queen are to be distributed
among her relatives and friends this
Christmas. To others she is sending
Christmas , cards of her own design
King Edward likewise never fails to
remember his friends at the Christmas
season. Tie pins of unique design are
his favorite gifts, or, for those more
advanced In years, a walking stick or
a anuil dox suitably inscribed.
TWO 3I0RE YEGGMAN
JOBS AT LOS ANGELES
(United Frets Leased Wire.)
lxjs Angeles. Dec. is. two more
crimes have been added to the long list
or the past lew days. N. p. Zimmer
has reported to the police that he was
hit on the head by a rootpad and
dragged into a vacant lot and robbed
of $10. J. L. Cusner reported that his
house was robbed of $50 by burglars,
who struck and rendered unconscious
Daisy iceton, a maid.
Xew Service to Florida.
(Sperfil Dlapatcb te Tb Journal.!
Cincinnati. Ohio. Dec. IS. Tie nan
eenrer department of the Louisville A
Nashville railroad has completed all ar-.
rangements ror tne inauguration early
In the coming week of its new service
between Cincinnati and Florida re
sorts. The service will be bv way of
the Louisville A Nashville from Cin
cinnati to Atlanta, the Central of
ueorgia railroad to Macon, the South
ern & Florida road to Tifton, and the
Atlantic Coast line to Jacksonville.
Solid vestibuled trains will be run both
ways dally and at Cincinnati and Louis
ville they will connect with the through
trains for Chicago and other northern
points.
v Ransom-Smith Wedding.
(Rprclal D1sptcB to The Journal.)
(Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 19. Society is in
terested in the wedding to take place
this evening of Miss Mary Brent Smith,
eldest daughter of Governor and Mrs.
Hoke Smith, and Ronald -Ransom. On
account of a recent bereavement in the
family of Governor Smith the guest
list will be confined to, the relatives
and a few Intimate friends of the con
tracting parties, i ' -
OOsTSTTMPTIO STATISTICS.
Prove- that a neglected cold or cough
puts the lungs in so bad a condition
that consumption germs find a fertile
field for fastening on on a ' Stop the
rough just as soon as It appears-with
Ballard's Ilorehound By rup. - Soothes
the torn and Inflamed ' tissues and
makes you well again. Sold by Skldnjore
Drug
TRACK ,
DIAMOrSD
OUTWSTAi
FOB OWII LEAGUE
President Herman Says Cali
fornia Circuit Is Satisfied
With the Arrangements.
(United Press teased Wlre.t
Ban Francisco, Dec. 19. Despite ru
mors to the effect that the Btate
leaguers would make ' their peace with
the representatives of organized base,
ball ' at tonight's ' conference with the
national commissioners, Harry Pulliam
And Ran Jnhnnnn n H r.nrH.ntaflvM nt
the Pacinc Coast league, Frank Herman, t wa,rcouniy: J October Oast Shortly
president of the outlaw organisation, de-i ?fore, midnight on that date a coaeh
.., ki man from Red Gables hurried to the
flared positively today that his attitude,
as well as that of his conferees, ia un
changed. "We stand exactly where we stood
after our last conference with President
Ewing nd Berry," said Herman, "and
I know of , nothing, that can persuade us
to recede from that - position. We are
not malting overtures to the organised
people. They are seeking us, but if they
think we are goina- to commit suicide bv
playing into their hands tney are badly
mistaken. We will listen to what they
have to say, but it-does not follow
that we are going to capitulate.
"I do not look for an amicable settle
ment, and' I am, in fact preparing for a
more vigorous campaign for next year.
We did very well this season and ex
pect to do better in 1909 without the
protection of organized baseball."
STATE COLLEGE
BIT CLOSE DOWN
Pullman Will Shut Doors
Unless State Funds Are
Forthcoming.
(Spedal Dispatch ta Th Journal.
Olvmola. Wash.. Dec. 19. Attorneys
for the board of resents at tha state
college at Pullman yesterday presented
to . the supreme court a petition for
mandates to compel the state treasurer
and state auditor to honor orders of
the board for money- In excess of the
tfmount appropriateu by the last leg
islature for the Institution's support.
They declare that unless the petition is
ranted the college will have to close
own and dismiss its 1200 students.
The court took the decision under ad
visement. This is a new move in an
old fight. President Bryan has ever
contended it Is no business of the state
auditor, state treasurer or in fact oi'
any state officer, other than the college
regents, what the college does with its
private Income, such as proceeds from
sales of livestock from the college farm,
and the like. Bryan has said these
receipts are derived chiefly from the
use of the federal appropriations;
Last session legislators who objected
to Bryan's attitude were behind the
passage of the law which requires "each
state officer or other person who Is au
thorised bv law to collect or receive
moneys belonging to the stato or to any
department or institution thereof, to
transmit to the treasurer of the state
each day all moneys collected by him
on the preceding day." Representative
George Held and other legislators stated
openly that this was aimed particularly
at the college authorities.
After the law went into effect both
university and college authorities re
fused to turn over collections. They
had numerous conferences with the at,
torney general. State Treasurer Mills
addressed a sharp letter to Governor
Mead asking in effect how long the gov
ernor would permit his appointive re
gents to disobey the law. Finally the
regents did make remittances. To Octo
ber 1 thia year the college turned over
$7513.82 and the university $1683.46.
Recently the college regents wrote to
the treasurer and auditor demanding
that some of this money be paid bv the
state on account of debts of the college.
The treasurer and auditor relied Upon
the constitutional provision that no
mnnev Hhall be nftlfl out of the state
treasury except on appropriations, arid
refused to act. The petitions for writs J
of mandate followed.
CHRlSiiSlOR
GOTHAM'S POOR
It Will Be a Charitable as
Well -as a Prosper
ous Yule.
(Special Dispatch ta Tha Journal.
New York. Dec. 19. New Tork is at
the hlo-h tide of the Christmas prepara
tion season just now, and there Is, not.
one can oe quite sure, a more inter
esting city in the world. The streets
are literally packed with holiday shop
pers, and from the Battery to the
Bronx outward and visible signs are
abundant that the Tuletide is at hand.
The merchants, as a class, huve no
complaint to offer over the volume of
the holiday trade. In virtually all
lines business Is reported- as consider
ably better than a year ago.
It's to be a charitable Christmas, too,
for institutions and individuals are
going deep down into their pockets
to dispense Christmas cheer to the
homeless and the hungry and the 11!
provided with even a more lavish hand
than has been seen in former years.
The Salvation army is making its
usual elaborate preparations to give 4he
hungry a Christmas dinner. Tne Vol
unteers of America, the Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor,
and other churches and' charitable or
ganisations will also provide free din
ners. For those who can't get to the
feasts that are to be spread Christmas
cheer will be distributed in the shape
of baskets filled with good things to
eat and to wear. Other organizations
are preparing to distribute wagon loads
of toys and candies to the. children of
the tenements. In the general round
of good things the newsboys will not
be overlooked and, of course, the
"Stage children" will be treated to their
customary Christmas festival.
Pearl Harbor Drydock. j
Washlnsrton. Dec. 19. Speclflcationa
have been issued by the navy depart-
ment ror tne aryaocic at fean Harbor.1
Hawaii. The structure, will be 1196 1
feet long, divided by a caisson so that
two battleships can be docked simul
taneously. The drydock will be 85 feet.
deep and 1J0 feet wide. Bids will be
opened on February IS, 1909. -
The Best Is Good
The best of an-rthlnr Is nnA mA
Serine Pills are the best of any tonlo
we have found. They are guaranteed
for any form .of nerve weakness, for
men or women. Price, $1.00 a box.
boxes $5. Address or call: Tha J k
Clemenson Drug company, comer Sec
ond and Yamhill streets, Portland. Or.
This is the store where you get all the
I
I MURDER CHARGE
. 7A6IIST I'HII
:
Mrs. Erb and Mrs. Beiscl to
Be Tried for Killing""
Captain Erb. ' ,
(Special Dispatch to Tha lonrnaL) ;
.- Philadelphia, Dec. What prom
ises to be one of the most notable crim
inal trials that haa taken place in this
section In a long time is scheduled to
begin in Media next Monday, when Mrs.
M. Florence Erb and her slater, Mra.
Catherine B.' Bolsel, will be tried for
tho alleged murder of Captain J. Clay
ton Erb. husband of the former. Cap
tain Erb waa a well-known nnlitlelaji.
Pennsylvania national guardsman and
secretary to Israel W. Durham, the
Republican leader of Philadelphia.
The alleged murder occurred at the
cro country home, Red Gables, In Dcla
Mountain House, at Lonni, and notified
the proprietor of tho place that Cap
tain Erb had been shot and that Mrs.
Erb wanted help. Constable Simpson.
of Rockdale. - went to the house and
on the strength of statements made by
Mrs. fc.rt ana her Bister, Mrs. tseisel,
he placed the latter , under arrest
charged with murder. The revolver
with which Captain Krb was shot was
rouna in Mrs. neiaere -. dressing room.
There had been a bitter quarrel, and it
was said that Mrs. Beisel had fired the
shot to protect her slater. Captain Erb
was found lying In the hallway on the
second floor of the house with a bul
let wound in the head. ,
Kong; Saooaasion of Quarrels.
The Delaware county grand Jury took
up the case with the result that a week
ago it returned indictments against
Mrs. Erb and Mrs. Beisel, charging
them Jointly and separately with al
leged murder, voluntary and involun
tary manslaughter.
Revelations following the killing of
Captain Krb showed that his relation
with his wife and alster-in-law had
been strained for some- time. Before
her marrlajre to Captain Erb Mrs. Erb
was Mrs. W. G. Rothormel, a divorced
woman. Their marriace occurred about
two years ago. For a time thereafter-
everything went along; smoothly, but
for some months prior to the killing of
Caotatn Erb there had been a succes
sion of violent family quarrels. On
Aua-ust 24 last Mrs. Erb caused the ar
rest of Eugene Poulson. Captain Erb's
colored coachman, on a charge of
threatening her life.
At the hearing of the case she said
that she had been Informed that Poul
son was acting as a spy for Captain
Erb. who stood by the coachman at the
hearing, as against his wire, tie suo
seauentlv exnlained that he did so be
cause he expected to institute proceed
ings against Mrs. icro ana expectea
Poulson to be an Important witness In
the case, in which Mrs. Beisel. Mrs.
Erb's sister, also was to be involved.
Captain Erb declared at the hear
ing that he had been duped when he
married Mrs. Rothermel. and that her
conduct durlng-hla absence from home
last summer had been improper, sev
eral weeks ater Mrs. Erb caused the
arrest of her husband on a charge of
assault and battery, and he was held
for trial. The charges were to have
been heard September 30. a week before
the date or the alleged muraer, but
were postponed.
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and arts at Los Anareles, Cat. an
nounced today that there had been
placed in his hands by a wealthv cltisen
of New York the sum of $100,000 to be
used at the rate of 110,000 a year to
gather reports on that phase of school
work which fosters executive ability
in children rather than fills their heads
with theoretical knowledge. The anony
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the. ability to direct undertakings.
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Seek to Enjoin Council Froni
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Power Plant..
- (Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.)
Eugene, 1 Or., Dec : 19. Following the
rebuke administered to the council Oc
tober 1 by the voters of Eugene in de
feating the proposed $ 600,000 bond issue
with which to finance ths proposed
Rltchey creek municipal gravity sys
tem i comes 7 an , Injunction ; filed . .today
against that body by representative cltl
sens of Eusrene. who seek to enjoin the
ccuncil from proceeding with the project
to construct a power piani on tne juo
Kenzle river and to restrain the de
fendants. Mayor J. D. Matlock and W.
T. Campbell. It M. Day, W. I. Cheshire
and P. D. Newell, from "pretending to
act as a board of . water commissioners
for the city of Eugene." v -
lut injunction is filed in ths circuit
court and the plaintiffs to .the complaint
are 8. Smeed. F. M. Wllkins, Ell Bangs,
V. Kuykendall. D. A. Paine J. W. Shu
mate, F. L. Chambers. F. W. Osburn
and T. G. Hendricks, capitalists and
prominent business men of the city.
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nioinal ownership of the water system
and recently took ever the local plant
under a $300,000 bond issue voted previ
ous to proposals lor tne duu,wuo
Ritohe- creek gravity scheme, which
was voted down.
Objection ia now raised against secur
ing a floo.ouQ power pumping system
from the uoper McKenzle without first
deciding whether the city should get
its water supply rrom aeep wens or
other sources. There is also objection
to paying Engineer Kelsey $250 a month
for his services.
Recently the mayor appointed a water
board, with membership covering terms
of one to live years. Tnis was unsatis
factory and the citizens Invoked a ref
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until the city election in April, when it
is proposed to adopt a new charter
after -the Des Moines plan and establish
a new order of things in municipal gov
ernment. - In the meantime many citt-
sens want all further action concerning
the power plant and water board de
ferred until that time.
Japanese Budget's Totals.
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amounting to $400,918,102 and extraor
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