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10 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY ' EVENING; JANUARY- 12. 1909. POSITION ON OF BOARD , LIGHT SITUATION OHE BOARD FOR TO CREATE NEW ALL jGHDOlS STATE OFFICE iK!o 1 POfJ Sharp Shocks Crack Ice Uii dcr Skaters' Feet and .Also Loosen Articles From Walls Felt at Sea No . Casualties. Portland. Jan. J 2. To the auditor of The Journal The Portland Railway, Light & Power company lias exploited tts position in the' present controversy between itself and the city concerning street lighting by letters published for nearly two weeks past at paid rates. The public should know the real issue. The Officials at th rllv wlin re hv law charged with the enforcement at the city's rights, learned that the power company was not fully complying with the terms of its contract to furniah street lighting. They requested a state mem or me tacts wnieh officials of th power company refused to make, claim ing that they had no information on the- subject. The city officials then made an in vesttganon. uslnar all sources of in fur mation available, and after careful inquiry and consideration. without prejudice and without other ajilimit. than a desire to see that the public unuer me terms ot Its contract with the power company, gets a dollar's wortn or service for cverv dollar it pays, tney reached the conclusion that the power company was not complying with the terms of' its agreement; that it was furnishing onlv 16-25ths of the service lor wnich it whs charging. Thcv therefore deducted 9-25llis of the com'- nuni.'u Kill ' 11 I . . . . va.li , ui" in me iignis ,,acn monin from March to December. 1908. inclu sive, baiii deductions amount to $29,- a I f. o o. Duty of Executive Board. If. from all the Information ihov have, the mayor and executive honi-rt sincerely Deueve tnat the power com pany is not entitled to that sum; that the city does not owe it, what is their duty? Shall they audit and pay what they honestly believe to be an "unjust claim, or shall they refuse to pay and leuve the claimant to pursue its remedy In, the manner provided by law for set tling such disputes in the courts? The advocates of compromise argue that the board should pay the bill to avoid trouble, apd let the city sue' to recover the money. But what the mayor and members of tho board, as private individuals, or what, any other private individual would do under similar cir cumstances cannot be the test here. To avoid trouble- and u lawsuit I might, others might and do, as Individuals, sometimes pay what we regard as an unjust claim; but in so doing we are dealing with our own affairs and our own money. Monty Belongs to Public, The mayor ami executive board ars dealing with the money of the public; they are trustees occupying a fiduciary capacity, ana tney must follow the law. The law says. In effect, that they shall not pay any unjust claim. Having rea sonable grounds to believe that the t29.479.S8 is an unjust claim, they Vio late the law and their oaths of office If they pavJt. They then become crimi nals ana subject to Impeachment. - The contract under which the deduc tions were made expired at midnlarht December 31. 1908. On January 2. 1909, the company could have brought suit against the city for the amount and tested the justice of their claim in the regular, orderly and civilized way that all law observing citizen pursue. It was invited to oo so ana the city offi cials offered to do everything in their power to facilitate a speedy trial, and (United Ft en Leand Wte.l Belliiigbam, Wash.. Jan. II. fully 100 tkaters on X.ake Tadden believed that .'the world was coming to an end at 4 i Velock yesterday afternoon when a se '4n earthquake shock was felt in this Vicinity. Lake Padden is the largest , lake in this vicinity and for the last 10 lays has been visitea Dy many people. , yesterdty the surface was dotted with men. women and children. When the hock occurred' the Ice began i- crack 1 ' tad these who were far from shore ' wade for places of safety. Distinct ' openings were to be seenjn the Ice af- ' let the quake and If the ice- had been thin a number of the skaters would . undoubtedly have received icy baths. The most serious damage from the giiake was done at the county court house, where the' plaster on the walls tnd ceiling was badly cracked. Every person In. the courthouse rushed to the . l ard. In the private chambers of Judge Nutorer a marriage ceremony was be i ing; performed . and when the quake be- fan the bride and groom rushed from lie building. It took the combined ef forts of the groom and friends for half ' in hour to induce 'the young woman to return to the judge's chambers. Reports brought here by. the steam - era Islander-and Rosalie were to the . effect that the shock was much heavier fn the sound and among the San Juan Islands than on the mainland. When the temblor struck the vessels the crews believed their craft had run ground, bo severe was the shock, SEATTLE FEARS FOR ALASKA'S SAFETY (United Press Leased Wire.) ' Seattle. Wash.. Jan. 12; Great appre . (tension is felt here regarding possible results from the earthquake in Alaska, which was felt in this section late yes terday' afternoon. The United States fable between Seattle and Sitka went tut of commission shortly after 2 o'clock lesterday afternoon, an hour and a half before . the quake was felt on Puget tound. It is believed that marine dis- : ; turbances, forerunners of the land shocks, put the cable to the bad. According to the seismograph record tt the state university, the center of the knock must have been in southeastern i Alaska, Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway, Cor- . Bova. Vatdes and Seward are important town where great damage could have eccurred. At Juneau the largest fcold mine In the world,, the Treadwell group, Is located, -and If the shock caused slides fr cave-Ins scores of men would have . been killed. Many of the places are - situated but a few feet .above the sea level and a tidal wave would have swept them out of existence. Many Alaskans believe Mount St Ellas has broken forth. r some of the smaller supposed extinct volcanoes along the Aleutian chain have luddeniy become active. The shocks in Seattle lasted seven minutes and 30 seconds. The first start ed at 8:60 and continued almost With frut interruption. Reports from all sec-Hone-on the coast of Washington state . lhat the shocks caused the greatest Harm. People fled from their bull Ings in the greatest apprehension. In the skyscrapers of Seattle the scenes resulting were indeed, -exciting. Ele vators refused to work, their grooves being thrown out of plumb. The occu pants of the various offices rushed for the streets. Books were shaken from Shelves and hanging fixtures moved hi t most uncanny manner. No particu lar damage, however, has been reported IT SENT VANCOUVER PEOPLE" TO STREETS (United Preea Ltaaed Wlre.l Vancouver. B. C. Jan. 12 A forcible ; earthquake shock was felt in Vancouver late yesterday afternoon and it was a long time after ttie. shock before peo ple were reassured. All store fittings downtown swayed as If on shipboard tnd many people rushed into the street. The shock was felt at Victoria. No damage was done beyond the breaking of some crdckerv in ft few houses. Co mox, Albernia. pachina, Bamf ield and other points felt the shock. . At Barn field two tremors were folt At the EmnrfiK hntol vitri. o,. officially footed mi shock was sufficient to throw the totem In the house 48 appointments to pnsl- polen to the floor, and the employes and tions were made today on the recom- gucsta rushed into the open, crying out mendation of the committee on em- With fright. ployes, but the senate committee will j nwv i Tiwi l uiiuj imiiuri ii w. aii notise ! salaries were raised approximately i0 cents per day. me minimum for clerks Ms $4.:.0. against 4 t the last session. employes In the house now number about 60, with the total number of mem bers 95. President Coon and Speaker Meigs to day signed the first ball, appropriat ing $85,000 for the expenses of the ses sion, at 10:30 this morning. The local option fight begins to loom up already. The interests of the Antl- r by prompt payment In he event the courts decided In favor of the company. The council has passed an ordinance authorizing, the mayor , and executive board to enter Into an emergency ana temporary contract to light tho streets at the highest price demanded by the company for such service wlthlii five years oast, navable monthly In advance. and approprlaung the money to pay for the same. The mayor has signea me ordinance and it is in effect. January 11, 1909, In pursuance of that ordinance and on the suggestion of the city at torney, the board, in the presence of B. S. Josselyn, president of the lort- land Hallway, Light & jfower company, passed a resolution offering forthwith to enter into such contract with the company, and to pay cash in advance for street lighting at his own price until May 1, 1909. Mr. Joseelyn's' answer, in substance, was that his company would entertain no proposition whatever which did not Include full payment of 2S,479.3S claimed to be due on the old contraet. and If the sum is not paid, or payftient agreed to, before midnight of January 12. 1909. he would be compelled to obey the orders of the hoard of direc tors or his company, ana snui on ine lights. Since Mr. Josselyn - has passed the responsibility for such action along to his board of directors .their names become important. According to his statement. In answer to the direct ques tion, they are. ia the order named by him: w.- M. LAiaa. l neoaore t. wiicox. John C. Alnsworth. Charles F. Swigert, C. N. liuggins and B. S. Josselyn. Situation Before People. The people of the city of Portland are now confronted with tnese propo sitions: 1. The board of directors or tne Oieeon Railway. Liaht & Power com pany have oraerea tne ii3 arc ngnu In the streets of the city to be cut out at midnight, January 12. 190H. un lesu before that time the mayor anl -executive board pay .'9,47.3s, alleged to be due on a contract wnicn expires December 31. 1908. The mayor and board think that tne cltv does not owe said sum or any part of It, and refuse to violate t.Ue law and their oaths of office by paying out pub lic money on an unjust demand. The Power company has refused an offer of payment in cash In advance, at ts highest rate, to Keep me ngnis ourn- Ing. from month- to month, until the controversy regarding the old contract shall ' be determined in the courts, or until, a permanent contract, as may be authorized by the council, can be en tered into. Denies City' Sights. Although the company is a public ser vice corporation and gets its right to erect poles and wires In public street from the City, It contends that the city has no authority or right to compel it to give the public any service even where its price for tho service Is ten dered In cash in advance. In short, the creature has exalted It self above its creator. Having been given the use of the streets of the pub lic for Its poles, wires and tracks, it now refuses to sell that public tts nec essary commodity until the representa tives of the public pay to It out 0t pub lic funds a claim which those represent atives believe to be an unjust claim. THOMAS O. GREENE. ft I Rotary Snow Plows Open Line and the Passenerer Trains Are Again 'Moving SlowlyAll Local Nuni- bers Are Still Annulled. senate cntit III ft BHD WAY Houses Canvass Vote on the State Officers Judge Root Sees 3Iembers. (United Pi ou Leued Wlra.t , Olympia, Wash., Jan. 1. The senate combine met its first setback this morning when" Senator Booth decided not to rush his bill through for another Judge In King county. The progressive leaders, through. Senator Nichols, were ready to test the strength of the Booth crowd, but the judge bill went to the judiciary committee without a fight The local option people are elated over the apparent break In the combine. Routine matters were taken up In the house and senate this morning. This afternoon a joint session of both houses Is being held to canvass the vote of the state officers. Lieutenant Oovernor Hay will take the oath of office and the present lieutenant governor, Coon, will make a complaint Which will be rormaiiy served, charging Hay with vio lation of the newspaper advertising law. Judge Root Is busy seeing the mem bers of the house and senate ascertain ing the probable action should he qual ify. He will make no statement and his action will depend solely on what en couragement he receives. He has held many conaultatlons with Senators Pal mer and Knickerbocker. A vacancv now exists in the state supreme court and Governor Mead will appoint M. F. Gose of Pomeroy today to this vacancy. i he canvass or the vote for state offi cers showed no change from figures published when the returns were first MAHUFACTURERS HID MOMEIII Urge Congress to Pass River and Harbor Bill This Year. In line with the organized movement of commercial bodies of the Pacific northwtst to uige the passage of the river and harbor appropriation bill, the Manufacturers' association of the north west hps addressed telegrams to Joseph G. Cannon, speuker of the house of representatives, Washington. D. C, Senators Jonathan Bourne and Charles W. Fulton, of Oregon, and Representa tives Willis G. Hawley. ,W. R. Ellis. Wesly Li. Jones, Joseph E. Ransdell and Theodore E. Burton. The telegram to Speaker Cannon reads: "The Manufacturers' association of the northwest asks your assistance In having rivers and harbors bill pHsnel this session and active continuance of work now under wav. Stonnate thi time entail heavy financial loss and result In undoing much that has already ben accomplished." The telegram addressed to the other cmgressmen states that the MJnufac timrs' association seeks their sctMe support in favor of the passage of the hill and contains In essence the same as the dispatch sent to Speaker Cannon. Slowly, with much care and many stops, preceded always by rotary snow plows, the transcontinental .trains op the O. R. & N. are beginning to move. Two of the trains from the east that have been stalled in the drifts between Bonneville and Portland1 since the wind began drifting the snow; and filling in the cuts reached Portland about ' 9 o'clock last night. These were Nos. 1 and 6, Jue In Portland last Sunday. No. 6 of Sunday night which left for Kansas City but got stuck near Bridal Veil reached Umatilla this morning, 30 hours late. Trains Nos. 2 and 6 of yesterday, for the east, were annulled. No. 1 of yesterday, due in Portland at 8:50 last night, reached Hood River this morning and will wtoit at Wyeth for the first section of No. 2. which left Portland this morning. There were two sections to No. 2 which ieii roruauo . on lime mis morning, preceded by a rotary plow. No. 6. due In Portland this morning, left Umatilla three hours late and It is expected, will catch up with No. 1, getting In this evening. All local trains are still annulled, but Generaly Superintendent Bucklev believes he will be able to start freight trains on the trouble section between Portland and Bonneville tomorrow. On the Washington division all trains are running several hours late, owing to the intense cold, to the heavv snow and to late connections. The Southern Pacific trains are from one to three hours late because of bad weather, soft track and frozen water tanks. It is still blowing very hard on the Colum bia, and It is Impossible to move trains on the Oresron division without sending a rotary ahead to break a way. The cold is getting worse. At It o clock this morning the reports received at General Manager O'Brien's office showed an average of 16 degrees below zero on stations between Portland and wmaiuia. ai Arlington It was 30 below, and from Umatilla to Camilla 20 below. Owing to wire trouble east of Umatilla no reports have been received from that section of the line. The weather Is cloudy through the entire district. The thermometer averaged from 6 degrees below to 18 below on the Washington division. The Willamette valley showed from 6 below to 1! above; from Cottare Grove to Ashland the mercury showed from 10 to 30 above. A hurry up call for fuel was received from the La Camas paper mills this morning, and it was feared they might have to close down for lack of oil. The North Bank was short of oil cars, but through the good offices of the Harrl- man lines a dozen extra carS were se cured and will be used to get oil to the mins today, v Bill Introduced at Salem Bill : Introduced Providing Provides for Five Men to for the Examination and' Manage Institutions.. ' Publicity of Accounts. (Special Dispatch to The Journal,) "(Special Diapatcb to The Journal. Salem." Or., Janl 12.- Representative ""Salem. Or.. Jan 12.-Senator C. W Llbby of Marion, has Introduced a bill Nottingham of Multnomah couiitv is providing for tha creation of a single preparing a bill to create .the brfice of board of 'regents to manage and super-1 state examiner of accounts. ' He De vise the. affairs of all the institutions I lleves tlmt lh. .uminnHnn y, . wi,. , , W' -. i i- -' ....... . u . - v uifubo The- bill originated in the . Normal aluSle'bS? ttiTrtka RVthIT inte? school board of regents and has the in- ir'Sfr' ii":J!."JiVLih ,nter- ara? WS"1" th". The hi! is -iitrod luceo asks for the ;"L"L."'.Vma""Jil na supplies pur . . - , w.novru u v u c r i ir creation of a ama 1 board or rive mem-I u. .ni ...m iL . bers. each to be the most capable men ner .mhall investigate 11 purchases made for the position obtainable in the state, by the iASSWS?Vx J k oimuw w v wuivc not two prices are being paid. This vac icaciun am - oisc n in largest lOODJlolf for extra varanr share of their time solely to the man- he thinks, and & " toll tow?thVt 955 agement of the schools. Much opposi- salary of $4000 a competent examiner iivii tu imc uicanuiD nun h.a i cnu v iiiciu. i i nn nannrAn rx i r-i w ir nn i- a nf Justice Bean of the supreme court, who fleers at every turn of the road Is president pf the board of regents of Publicity of account is another 'safe- the University of Oregon, la opposing guard to h lnm,nFi.j ; ik. mm JS". on the .principal ground Reports of what Is paid and what should that it is impossible for a single board I be uatrl are in h. mil. n,,hii,. r.-r,-,., pf five men to deal fairly with all the The bill will probably provide that the Institutions. He believes unconscious examiner shall . be appointed by the liejuuii;i5 in in uouy 01 inw vvu.ru wiujbuii utiaru, conslSUPg or tne governor. tvuijfc lu nits ueiriiiienL ul Huiiiu ui Lfie i stsvi crmrv ui mu . inn hut. Ti-.nyurAr schools despite a,ny arrangements that! . ' ' . -. -., , nugtit o maae. TTITDTV TJTT T a 1MX BEFORE THE HOUSE (Special DUpatub to Tha Journal.) Salem, Or,, Jah. 12. The house com menced its usual grind . this morning with a flood of 30 bills introduced at the rate of mere than one a minute, hollowing their first reailno- an jH. lournmeiu was taken until 1:30 o'clock at Which time the iolnt rnnvHilInn u Charged with maintaining a nuisance . "iL1 ,to l,eten tq the readiug of the injurious to public morals and public Chief among the bills Introduced this peace. Drs. C. II. and C H. T. Atwood. morning was one for the extension ot father and son. are on trial before porrage roaa. tne pilotage bill In- I V VfkrM 1 1 9 HAVM 11 , i 1 .n t - - - A. III Judge Cleland in the circuit court to- ifft , It is charged that they are conduct- tVprovTd Ing a so-called maternity hospital where porta similar to tlie Port of Tort"and women, especially young women and . ho.-., .c irV" . ... . some timea mere girls, are taken to hide of rivers and harbnr . Vk TiVtL their shame, and where criminal opera- auditor b.ll lntrlfdued- l5- MlhSn. " tions are performed. Crime after crime. u.n i """ , ,. if i. hs;j kn nmmi,t "X""" ',r.D' wuiii. l" proiiioii Llj ; .. . sports or an Kinds on Memorial dav side the walls of this out-of-the-way Und introduced a bill to that effect iia.vu at ..auiiii. inic.v7. mum riff. witn on exception, tne Atwooas are Bf-an also has FATHER AND SON FACE .SUE-JUT CITY Papers in Suit Against Light Company re in Prepara tion and Will Be Filed Be- I neon lyn's 3Iove. Judge Oantenbein lata this afternoon refused to grant the temnoraiv 1b luna tion asked by City Attorney JCavansuga restraining the lighting oompasy from turning off the lights tonight. He gave as reason for th refusal the fact that ha did not care io issue the restraining order without firat allowing tha light- tor company a hearing-. . a V. 1 1 1 A 1 1 . represented by the same array of coun- clnri ..,.!. t- .it i.j . f..,i. sel as was James A. Finch, the con- between October 1 1909 and October victed murderer, before his attorneys 1 1913 vclODel J ls8, anu Pober deserted him. Charles F. Lord occu-1 h. in,in ur . r j pied the greater part of the forenoon, n amendment to the law creating after the jury had been drawn, In out- the deputies and clerks of that court ljning the case of the defense, arguing and providing for the fees naiat fnr as h? did for Pinch, that the defense work done in th?t court P h"ni ft!""?.? Squar dea.l,al e Mahone Introduced a bill providing hands of the state, and inclderttallv tlm annrnnriatinn aaa atTlh nand."..5a tne C0.UT- chase and Improvement of Rlverview v.. T ii ' If .u i cemetery rpr the use of old soldiers as barren walls of the humble little hos- ii.rin. Phlat1"iim?l1eK"th.S hmbI 'f troduced. his bank ptnMN lit ul that were charged by the Atwoods in Mahone introduced a bill giving the dis saving human life." . iriot sttnm.v of M,,1,.1k .jZ...i According to the district attornev. a I rimni hi.h.. i . i. - j patient at the hospital was asked to dltionai stenographers and offices to sign a written statement, when their be furnished by the district case was taken, stating that some other The Umatilla and Morrow delegations doctor had previously attempted an, .ask $3000 .annually for the esuiblish- lr.. "" vaun b uuicn or h. mem or an experiment station at Hp. sffiBn runs ms big sun BOTtfrHOUSES HEAR ; oovEBxoirs message .' tSpedal Dtapatch to Tha Journal.) Ralem, Or, Van. la. naU and honaa met in Joint assembly at ls30 to hear reading of the gorerBor s message. ThMiiarliont fhm mu. .t. - - v. u lull ' (' Biicou. J i i'- uurrrBin UI in. . are the legislators nald rtrint mttn 1 Saloon league will be looked afte to tha ' maaaua. IntirmM. ..Mhl representatives and the liquor ln- , . r terests are already busy among en win applause. There was a large audience gathered to witness tha cere mony.' ' I i ., MARKED FOR THE : REAPER members. the PORTLAND TRAIN AT LA GRAflDE About three years ago Mrs. K Hetkes .irnant street, Oakland. Cal.. (Snerlal Dlanatch to Tha Journal.) raiiea at onr orrice with a girl 13 La arande. Or.. Jan. 12. The first ears old. the latter weak and listless, passenger train from the west since JV" "'aien mat sne had lost a daughter I Sunday afternoon pulled into La Grande . "im M'incy aisease ana tne doctors i"Ciay at i:m. rne train lert Portland jiow ia ner tnis one was in the same ! Sunday. while"1 tht Bh could ,lv bur hort ! 1 - ; The mother was nearly distracted. We ! tAllkVJ LYNCHED ON wriln Iiabs tli M. .it ..1 S'iK'K GENEKAL PKINCIPLES r a. " "Kl,n"" unoer tne old di-i ttieUi. all of which were kidney xcit- " nta. but that an emollient for kidney! .n.wmmation hafl been discovered - and t ;t the rhV-Or would probably recover MASONS WILL HOLD REUNION The lth semi-annual reunion of the coordinate bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, sitting In val ley of Portland, orient of Oregon will he held in the Scottish Rite cathedral In Portland Thursday, Friday and Sat urday. Invitations have been extended io inemners ot tne Masonic fratertiity all over the state of Oregon to attend and derive inspiration and Instruction It Is believed that from 100 to 160 visiting members will attend. The semi-annual reunions are held by the Scottish Rite for the purpose of taking members of the Masonic fra ternity into that rite In all degrees from the 4th to the Sid. The different degrees will be given by the several chapters. The Oregon Lodge of Per fection. No. 1. will Initiate In all de grees from the 4th to the 14th; Alns worth chapter -of Rose Croix, No 1 from the 15th to the 18th degree; Mult nomah council of Knights Kadosh No i. iron tne jm io tne 30th degree. S Judge Gantenbeln decided thas after noon that A. F. Swenson, who. sued the Overlook Land company, E. . Henry Wemme and George W. Joseph, for $1,-0Q0-as his share of the land concern and for 112,000 of commissions on prof its, should be paid J16.000 and the in creased value of the stock now amount ing to JZ4.000, and that a referee should be appointed by the court to decide about the additional money at issue. nwenson is represented in the case by Dan J. Malarkey. GOOD ICE SKATING ON EAST SIDE SLOUGH Ice rkatlng la at Its best near 4 4 the east end of the Burnslde 4 4 street bridge. where the back 4 4 water from the Willamette has 4 4 fmxen over. A strip some ISO 4 4 yards in width and a half mile 4 4 In length has been covered with 4 4 merry skaters afl day. This la 4 4 one of the best surfaces In close ,,4 4 proximity to the elty and will 4 4 no dpubt prove very popular with 4 4 lovers, of the sport 4 .4 TORTLAXD MAN IS INJURED EN AVBECK E. W. Hellman of 29 East Fifteenth street, a well known Portland traveling man. was painfully but not seriously Injured in a railroad wreck on the South Bend branch of th Northern Pacific yesterday and was brought-to no iiimih? nre mm morning, rne train on which Mr. Hellman was a passenger wmh run into wnne sidetracked by a wild engine, that was following. Mr. Heilman s leg was badly wrenched and mo miee cap aisiocaied. tftLTJjfiZ. District Attorney miston. The first bill of the session tltigerald. was done In fear that some with an emergency clause was Intro- ....... v.. inncu un Qucea oy miner ana provides that no to answer for their conduct, and could court action sha.ll be begun except In iAn notJiiL to Bho. thal. tneJ Prac- a county in which the defendants or tice consisted of nothing but the sav- one of them reside. , Ing of human life after some other Mahone has the record for number r Viil, j ' oi uiui imrpqucea. . no uieiiBt rmimn mar tne state s " ' hi mo case is causea tnroiigh m. llrrx'Tj-irTxm rr nil' animus and malice on the part of a few 10 DMEIvMlA E FLO umc, .jjoirimj jwiinn pnysicians wno i ruin ine nusiness or the At woods. Mr. Lord claims that this fact will be proven to the 1urv hnnnj doubt. lie claims that the Atwoods a re regularly licensed physicians and that OF AKTESIAN WELLS (Special Diapatcb to Tht Journal Salem. Or.. .Ian. 12 Vmiii. Kill v5 their sole purpose In maintaining the introduced by Senator C. J. Smith of little hospital la td save human life. Umatilla this morning. If it becomes a ' I law will malrjA 1. II. 1 j . i tho flow that may be obtained from ar tesian wells in eastern Oregon. If the experimental wells "pan out" as ex pected, an extensive avitrm nf irri gation may be developed. . aeiiaior amun explained that as the work Is experiment, he rllil nm fi like asking a state appropriation at this time. tne Din, tnererore, simply au thorizes the formation of districts wherein the property owners may tax themselves for the development of wells. In the Yakima valley In. Wash- When the receipts of last night's succiasful. es.an wens have be highly The bill provides that 60 or tmajor IT if t fi an Prnnartv ArnA -TL GRAND 10TAL T BO 10 0 City Attorney Kavanaugh this morn ing prepared an application fdr an in junction forbidding the Portland Bail way. Light & Power rammnv n tum off the lights in the and on the streets, - He will file the ap plication this afternoon In the circuit court. In his Statement of the case tlm cltv attorney sets forth the fact that the lighting company has been tendered payment in advance bv the cltv nnri hi. refused the tender, and that great and irreparable damage to the municipality would result In the event that the elec tric current were cut off. If the coun grants the injunction, the corporation will not be permilted to make arnnd Its threat to bring darkness tomorrow evening. If the Injunction is once put into ef fect the company will be forced to bring suit to dissolve It and in that case will probably allege nonpayment of claims mt . v m v. i i uiovuuilliuillll IMC ugui lng service. To show successfully that the cltv failed to nav its debt on the- old contract the company will have to show that the illumination furnished under its supplementary contract was sufficient to fulfill the terms of the con tract. This is the position in which Mayor Lane and the executive board have wanted to place the corporation ever alnce the -controversy started. The city officials feel that the company can not substantiate Its claim In court. President Josselyn of the company, has said that he would not i bring suit un less forced to. His company to avoid taking the Initiative in the courts tried to coerce the board into paying the. dis puted claims under protest,, but the board refused to be coerced. So long as It maintains the position it now occupies the lighting company Is at a disad vantage. Mr. Josselyn told the board at its special session yesterday that he did not want to begin suit against the city because he feared to antagonise the public. If his reluctance continues un abated It Is doubtful If the company will fight the Injunction proceedings at all. JOSSELYN SAYS WIRES WILL BE CUT- T0M0KK0W benefit concert at the Bungalow theatre The police station, fire engine sta tion, the city hall and all other mu nicipal buildings having wire connec tions with the feed lines of the Portland Railway. Light Power companv from which they secure electric lighting power are to have these connections severed tomorrow. This Is the declara tion of B. S. Josselyn. president of the corporation, made this morning. Th.? work of disconnecting all these variouv city buildings will begin tomorrow morning and will be finished by noon unless the city "comes through." While the city officials have .been aiven until 1J o'clock tonight to settle the much talked of light question before the arc lights of the streets are turned off, the lamps will burn tonight until daylight tomorrow morning whether or no. Mr. JOHselyn has decided that it would he useless to turn off the lights at mid night after once being started, so he has decided to let them bum all night. The same Is true of all lights In the municipal buildings. As all of the fir stations and other city structures are connected up with the different circuits from which individual customers are furnished power, it will ho. necessary for the company to cut out all. of these buildings separately. The severing of these wire connections Is the work of but a few minutes, as all an experi enced lineman will have to do will be to climb a pole, twist and cut a few wires. do a little tapping and nil the other clr- jrie mother took the treatment with ner. We skin three rears . . - - . . - (United Preas Leased Wlre. Slireveport. Li.. Jan. 1 J. News of the Ivnchmg of .Tud Gilbert, a negro, at Mart ha villa eunoay mgnt was received here today. He waj removed from th Jail by a mob and hanged. Gilbert, wa accused or counterfeiting and was A Tew months ago Mrs lletk-e. r-.n. ' accused or counterrei lih a be.u,tful",rrX,,thod i known a. a "bad, negro the very piclur, nf i.p.?"0 LTf" ltiri ,er as the dying patient of three j ears ago. android u tiTrat" anybod? In the world t4 her. Rh. ..tL1"?J?0f7 toverjr was complete about tbe'eliventli f or the only emollient for lnflmm. lion Of the kidneys, the .orij a":; -n. ask for Fulton's Renal Copoind JOHN 1. FULTON CO ' ... : ' '' - ' Oakland.i CaL .kl1mt.re Orug Co., IJl Third street. av .m eole Imal agents. Ask for t imo.itnly fculietin of late recoveries. N.. P. TRAFFIC STARTS UP AGAIN IN MONTANA Cnite4 Preaa Leased Wire.. wtt,: Moat, jm. ' 18, Tha first mOTenierit of traffio By tke jrorthera raeifia goad siaee the coU wave struck thia state took place todar-' freight traffie cm the Orcat jrorthera ia at a taaCatOJ.' . . OFF TRAIN; BOTH FEET ARE FROZEN ndfify:No.i:jHOBO IS KICKED - 1st to tne aza degree. I The committees in charae. of th re union follow: I Reception J. A. FUaden. General T. M. Anderson, W. B. Grace. G. A. Uolph. C. W. Lowe, Candidates J. M. Hodson B. G. I . Whitehouse, E. (J. Jones, Henry Pit- lock, W. D. Fenton. j 4 HARRDIAN 3IEN ' j HOLD CONFERENCE Passenger officials of the railroad lines of the northwest are meeting today In the office of General Passenarer Agent McMurray of the Harrlmaa lines. Tney say that th meeting is merely to talk over plana xor me strlnar and summer season and that it haa no pub-1 lie interest- Those who ar in at tendance are Judge Reed, counsel for the Northern Pacific at Seattle, J. - B. Kerr, attorney for the North Bank: A. C Spencer, attorney for the Harriman lines: 1L M. Adams, general baasenaer agent North Bank: C B. Foster, assist ant general passenger agent Canadian Pacific, of. Vancouver. B. CLz A. R. Calder, general agent Canadian pacific. rear tie; a. i. (jnariton, general agent Northern Pacific. Portland: F. A. Rosa. assistant general passengor agent Great Northj-rn. Fregttle; William McMurray. end John M. Scott, of th Hrriman liae . . i (Special Diapatcb to Tba Journal.) i . The Dalles. Or.. Jaa. II. Ed win Goles, a hobo, was brought to The Dalles this morning In a precarious condition. Both feet were froxen and It Is probable it 4 will be necessary to amputate 4 both legs below the knees. 4 Goles, while beating hia way 4 over the O. R. ft N. yesterday. 4 waa kicked off the train at ,4 Hepfmer Junction and compelled 4 to -walk to Arlington. Seeing hi 4 ' desperate condition th ' . city 4 marshal of Arlington purchased 4 him a ticket to Th Dalle, where 4' be was taken in charge by Judge 4 . Lake and sent to th sanatarium. 4 Goles, who la said to be the on of a Connecticut capitalist, aaya he will sue the O. B. V N. for damage should It be neces sary to impute: his legs.. : , 4 4 4 4 4 ror ine itnllan earthquake sufferers ar "y ot ie property owner of a countv. all turned In. together with the fund, props district may"'", now in the handsv of the different com- county court to levy a tax. When mltlees In towns and- cities throughout Jne crt ascertains that the proceed the state. Colonel David M. Dunno. Ings are regular, an election I to be treasurer of the Portland relief com- CH"'d' at which time a special tax will mittee, believes that the total raised be vot'1 on- The county court mav re will amount approximately to $10,000. fervo the right to appropriate for "pub Vhen the monev taken in i lie use a sufficient muniii. A-.r night's performance has been turned op livestock and other public needs over to Colonel Dunne, together with fctperlments already made have inai now on nana, anotner check for B"uw" lnRl l,ere are underlying bodies S2000 will be sent to Rnm tm. .m nf hot water in ceri.ir, ri.i 2 . probably be forwarded within in. n.t I and another Dossihle n ( it,. few: days. would be Its utilisation for heat I no- cult and feed lines will he .nrkin. Many of the outside towns are yet Pw where the supply of fuel is scant. !nl supplying patron with light as be- rore. , I "Applications for about 125 arc light extensions, are now in file at our office." Mr. Josselyn said this morning, "affect Ing hundreds or persons In all parts of the city. In the event that (he cltv should enter Into any temporary con tract with the lighting company, it would mean that these extensions would not he made. "We could not afford to build any of these street light extension under any conditions unless a five year contract is entered into between the company and the city. And the members of the board understand this thoroughly; they have not considered asking; us to do this un less we are given a contract covering a period of years." . In the manner of back payment which he claims are due the lighting company. Mr. Josselyn suggests that the city of- flcials pay the bill, subject to the ar bitration nf a trial, and in which case the interest on the money at Issue would he saved the city. The Interest on the money which- the company claims is due already amounts to something like f H00. NATIONAL BANKS HOLD ELECTIONS to be heard from, but when the returns are an in ana tne work of the com mittee at an end. Colonel Dunne is confident that the sum total, will ag gregate jiu.ooo. it is hoped to wind up the work of the Portland committee men y the close of this week. The returns from out of the city, however, will hardly all be in before next week. RESCUES HIS FIVE CHILDREN FROM FIRE ' (United Preaa Leaved Wire.) Seattle, Wash.. Jan. 12. Five small children, sons and daughters of A. W. Dubier. a fisherman, were saved from a horrible death when the father waded through al; wall of fire this morning. Dubier says the fir started from an overheated kitchen stove. He wa in another room when smoke began to pour through the door. In & few sec ond" the kitchen was ablase. The five children were sleeping when their fath er seised two of them and ran from me nouse tnrougn smoke and flame. With fear in hi heart Dubier made hla way through the .flamea-f.to save ine- remaining inree. Snatching all three the father again staggered Into ma vpen aur in Baieiy, " RAILWAY WRECK ' IN MISSOURI . . . i , .. (Tnlted Prea Iaa4 Wlr t St. Charles, Mo. Jan. 12. It Is re ported that a Missouri, Kansas ft Texas passenger train wa wrecked today near nimpunr ana nine coacnes overturns One person is, reported killed and sev eral injured. Hamburg Is isolated on account of th storm and details are lac&ing. . - Slust Remove Icicles. Owner of downtown bulMinars am . reiving a second warning from the po lice department -this afternoon to take down the large icicles to be seen on the eiaes or ounaings an over the city. Warrant will be Issued tomorrow aft.r. noon for those failing to nhirrr. th order of tb department.- - An enormous Icicle welarhinar half a ton foil 'ran. k. Quelle cafe bulldlna this afternoon, denting and breaking the cement side- wain. Plumber Cans Fire. Another Are In a private residence caused by a plumber thawing out froxen water pipe., occurred at 261 Eleventh treet this morning, where a large hole w burned In a partition before the Are tighter arrived and extinguished the bias. WV . KNOCKOUT BLOW FOR INVESTIGATION , Rpolal Diapatcb to The Journal.) Salem, Or., Jan. 12. What appears to "mv-H".1. bl" 'or the 'flood of vl-TITA 8? gl, ""o'u'lon Introduced sesterday.ln the senate was delivered n a meeting of the temporary co nrnlt" tee on resolutions this morning. The committee decided to report adversely on severs of the resolutions and as o others, while the details have not "een worked out, the committee will suggest some permanent method of examination fHa.nCa,t"H,in,d. V" 'Y the . Tate r2t0' "...Norton: ' J.Phine ' i? . ll" nemoers ot tne com-r111!-, h?' drf'ed a resolution which rnJ&HZ tn.mt .wl.,n' PP'-oval, recom mending the appointment of a commlt I.i? on;Wer a permanent system of i" -wbis ai state offlcers aaiu iiioiiiuiitiMit ann rnawtnav .11 purchases. The committee would natur ally taae into consideration the btll to ...j n.tiuuuiTii uy rtenaior Nottlnahanit the state auditor bill, and similar mea S',etmoney8UK'the 3IISS ULINGTOX.A.T SAN FRANCISCO INCOG San Francisco. Jan. 12. T he se clusion maintained by Margaret Illing ton, the actress who In nrTv.f. m.?. Mrs. Daniel Frohman, puxallng he? friends ss well as those who fremienr the St. Francl. hotel, where MLsng! y,B:k.. "Mi" Jmn'ton tifs adopted the habits of a recluse.. She does not leave her apartments and re cently when hostess m ..r.i 'J. ,,r..." " ii'Jrl. "a w"h nr K. . ..v . j. .i.-i .itHwrr IO ail Who fi oh r to see her . that Mrs. FrohnWn I. t5 t0u nyon- She h been it the hotel for several . week and is rapidly becoming a lady of mystery. , Frehmsjij traveling Inc-ognlto. was at the I tcvTel ; prr..d -T.. week ago. acconYtwin arrived from the north, having come f"1,"' "t by way of Seattle. Shi registered here as "Ur. .13 !Tral?rJ', NeT T?rlu" 8h ftp" "t of th day In her apartments at the hotel but went to the dining room to her meals. She- was not recoa-nlxi Annual meeting of the four national' banks of Portland are being held todav. The First National stockholders met thin morning, reelected the old hoard and the old officers. The boards of the Lumbermen National, the .Merchant.,. National and the United States National will all meet at I o'clock this afternoon and will reelect the present officer. It Is said. - WHISKEY f OR CONSUMPTION The Increased use of whiskey for consumption h causing considerable discussion among the medical frater-' ntty. it la an almost Infallible cure when mixed with" certain other Ingredi ents Hn'd taken properly. The following formula !r declared by medical authori ties to be unequaled: -Mix half pint of good whiskey with two ounces of glycerine and add one- ' half ounce - Concentrated, pine com pound. Th bottle ia to be well ahaken each time and used in dose of a tea-b spoonful to a tablespoonful every four hours. Any good . druggist can supply these ingredient and will make the mixture or it can b mixed at home. Th Concentrated pine la a special was not recognixed aP,ne product refined for medical use the famous actress until- after she had "" " "' irain ror.tsan Fran-c.l80- -.r. Frohman did not look par ticularly well at the time and her man n'r waa that of . person who was con valescent from serious Illness. and comes only in half ounce bottles, each enclosed In a tin acrew-top case. which Is air-tight to secure alt the original strength of the fluid, but be sure It is labeled 'Concentrated" te get thJ genuine article.