THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,- PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24. 1809.
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SED BOSSES
CUSTOMARY
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METHODS f
ICtf. JAM IN; THE COLUMBIA RIVER AT ARLINGTON
Retaliation for Prying "Into Pittsburg
Graft Assumes Form of Police Attack.
Grafters' Friends Fly to Rescue of the
Accused.
(THilt4 Peru Leawd tVtre.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 2J. The swell
Fort Pitt hotel was thrown Into an
uproar this afternoon by the Invasion
of a -posse of constables and .deputies
who forced their way to the room of
Detective Robert Wilson, the . voters
league's chief Investigator, and arrested
him on charge, of conspiracy.
Wilson Is the man behind the big
- oouririlmanlo bribery crusade.-In which
seven city fathers and two .bankers
have already, been arrested on .charges
of bribery. .
When he heard the posse was com
ing he barricaded the door of his room.
The constables hammered and battered
for admission but . Wilson refused to
open - s.. ' " "
Intense excitement was caused among;
-the guests by the clamor, which contin
ued until Wilson opened tha door and
aurrendered. - Later he waived a hear-
In for court trial. 1
Half an hour before Wilson fell Into
the clutches of the law. C. J Koblns
on, another detective employed by the
voters' league, was also arrested. -
: Wilson and Robinson are charred
with conspiring to deprive Joseph Wil
Hums of his liberty by force of arms.
Williams was arrested last night, the
voters league detectives saying he "was
following them. . -
The arrest -of the voters' league
sleuths followed the exciting events of
yesterday, which opened with an at
tack at the Public Safety building on
Detective Decker, alleged to have neen
Instigated by Councilman Klein, whom
Decker bad been shadowing. .
. An unknown adherent of Klein struck
Decker In the face. Officer Boyle was
tandinar bv durinc the encounter and is
said to have refused to place the as
sailant under arrest. This afternoon
Boyle was suspended.
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COMMONWEALTH DAY ESTABLISHED
' AT THE ANNIVERSARY OF OREGON
8wlsl Dtfpitcts to The Journal.)
University , of Oregon, Eugene, Or.,
Jan. 23. On Friday, February 13, the
University of Oregon will hold an Ore
gon or Commonwealth day, which will
hereafter be an annual affair, the same
as a number of other special university
days. The day Is to commemorate the
day that Oregon was admitted to the
Union as a atate and will be held here
after on February 14. which Is the date
n which Oregon was admitted; but as
the date comes on Sunday this year the
date of the commemoration has been
changed to February 13.
The object of Commonwealth day Is
to bring the people of the state In closer
touch with the state university, 'and to
give the citizens of Oregon a chance to
see the university in actual working
order. Furthermore, the committee in
charge and the originators of the day
want to bring before the whole people
the relations the university has to good
citlxenshlp and to the state In geneVal.
The day is also to stimulate a larger
Interest in the resources, possibilities
am affairs -of Oregon as a state. AH
the citizens of Oregon are Invited, es
pecially educators, members of the
press and representatives of publicity
agencies.
Each year the questions which refer
to Oregon atf a state will be discussed
fully by authorities from Oregon and
other parts of the United States. This
year the main question under discus
sion will be "The Conservation of the
Resources of Oregon." Papers will be
read by Frederick N. Judson of St.
Louis, Joseph N. Tealof Portland and
Alfred C. Schmidt of Albany. In addi
tion to these papers there will be dis
cussions by leaders from all parts of
the state. AH college work will be ex
cused on this day and the day will be a
generally festive one for Eugene and
the university.
HE SAYS PRAYER
HAS HIGH VALUE
Jehkin Lloyd Jones Also De
i fends . Song Service
in Churches.
Chicago, Jan. JS Prayera and hymns
were characterized by Jenkin Lloyd
Jones in a sermon In All Souls' church
as. the wires connecting the worshipers
with the Inspiration of pie musician,
the poet snd the architect "Nearer, My
Ood to Thee." "Lead. Kindly - Light;"
"The Lord Is My Shepherd," were- men
tioned In his sermon, which was - on
' "Ths Value of Prayer Service."- as among
those hymns which belong to humanity.
1 He ss.!i in parts
I believe In tne prayer service, be
cause I believe that words are counters
of thought, ; that speech helos the mind
: and heart up the ladder of human ex
perience. "
"The most permanent things of lltera-
- -
Dr.W; I. Howard, M.D.
Specialist
and the'
In Advanced, .Therapeutic
rational treatment, of all
Chronic and
Nervous
Modern electric" and electric light
treatment will cure- - many diseases
which medicines will not touch, so If
you have some condition for which you
nave given up nope or relief 00 not
despair. ; --J ,.,-, x. , .
There Is Hope for You
In these ;4ew methods of treatment
KQt'IPMEXT My office Is fitted up
witn tne ; latest appliances ana appar
atus for tlie production and use of
electricity in Its various forms, includ
ing static and high-frequency currents;
of the different kinds of light, violet
rays, unra-vioiet rays ana A-rays, as
well as the intense; radiant heat and
vnemicai or. aclinic rays rrom nign
poer electric lamps "of 800 to J000 C. P
and of , mechanical, vibratory effects.
SPECIAL APPLICATION These
natural forces cure by direct applica
tion to the parts affected, and aro Indl-
csted by loss of nerve force or conges
tion and Inflammation. They are pe
rn 1 1 rly effective tn neurasthenia, neu
ralgia, asthma, bronchitis, consumption
tftrct stages), rheumatism, sciatica;
lumbago, catarrh of etomach. chronic
rnnotipation. appendicitis, kidney dis
eases, chronic ulcers, -enlarged glands,
' rema and akin diseases.
PILES
fln.
N- B Ttie onljF cu for diseases of
the PR08TTK. GLAND at?d-nervous
debility. AVOIJJ THE KN1KE. ' Conaul.
tat ion free. ,
cured : without,' operafton or
ture are the hymns and the prayers of
the ages. The most precious accumula
tions of life are those same hymns and
prayers. deposited In the treasure house
of the soul by devout father and mother,
by the discipline and experience of early
childhood and the consolations and in
spirations of mature life.
'-'Take the prayer out of the Sunday
service, eliminate the hymn, and you cut
the wires that connect you with the
travail of the centuries, the inspiration
of the musician, the poet and the archi
tect. - ,
. Also In the Samoa.
"I believe in the sermon, else I would
not be here. I believe much in this
service of song and prayer, else we
would not be here. My words are fleet
ing; they may or may not teach a last
ing thing, but Luther's battle hymn, 'A
Mighty Fortress Is Our God,' 'Nearer,
My God to Thee.' 'Lead. Kindly Light.'
The" Lord la My Shepherd. I Shall Not
Want." 'Out of the Depth Have I Cried
Unto Thee, O Lord' the great hymns,
ancient and modern these belong tto
humanity. -- r-r-
' "It Is a far cry from Savonarola, of
the flaming tongue to Thomas a'Kempis
of the humble spirit, but his little book.
wnicn was slmDiy .a. dook or devotion
and church music as he conceived it,
has outlived all the great sermons ' of
aavonaroia.
"I believe In the Immutability of law,
tha Infinite bounty of an encroaching
Providence, the supreme value of self
reliance and individual effort in morals;
I believe that 'whatever a man soweth,
that will he also reap,' and still I be
lieve in prayer, that it Is not a mean
ingless concession to . old custom. a
lurking relic of superstition. I believe
in it because it Is the inevitable ac
companiment of life; it Is akin to the
germ that seeks the light, the wings
that release the chrysalis.
Prayerless foul Suffers fcack.
"Shew me a prayerless aoul and I will
show you one who has never wept over
shortcomings, never blushed over sins
and selfishness, never suffered from un
requited love, was never baffled In an
attempt to realize an unattalned good;
one who has never cried for sympathy
or gloried 111 beauty.
"But. you say, this haa nothing "to do
with hymns poorly sung, with scripture
poorly read. I say that such criticism
will knock the foundations from under
tha home, the school, the opera, .the
stage, the legislative halls and the
courts of justice. Life must not be
taken at Its meanest; the forces that
make society must not be measured at
their minimum, but at their maximum
A great hymn Is the most permanent
creation in literature, and the accom
panying of the same with- fitting mu
sical tones Is noble In the effort, splen
did In the attempt, glorious In the realization."
LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED
BY MONTANA S0LONS
' (Sneclal DIDttch t Tbe Journal.)
Helena, Mont.. Jan. 2S. The third
week's session of the Montana legisla
ture has come to a close with little ac
complished, but with Indications for
great activity la the future. The fea
tures of tha week in the house were the
adoption by the Democrats of the report
recommending for passage the primary
law paieroea aner ine uregon law;
tne auopt 1
for an im
and the beginning of an Investigation
Into the general state land Inquiry.
Numerous witnesses have been sum
moned and will testify Ttlesday. In
quiry will be made in -connection with
the disposition of large tract of tim
ber lands.
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Picture showing how the recent "cold snap caused the river to look a b wintry
a v
as .an. eastern stream.
AGED WHITE-HAIRED WOMAN
LOST SOMEWHERE IN CITY
aged, white haired woman a pi
of 1813. is wandering somewhere
An
oneer
about the city. It Is believed that,
iorgeuing even her own name and ad
dress, she has beta unable to tell the
persons who are sheltering her, where
she lives or who she is.
Mrs. Eliza Shepherd, 77 years old,
left her room at the Hall house, 414
Fifth street, Friday evening about 8
o'clock. The last trace found of her
was that later In the evening she vis
ited the Madison street hall of the Sal
vation army. From that time no trace
whatever of her movements or where
abouts can -be found. For several
months her mental faculties have been
falling, her memory especially being
affected, and for this reason it is be
lieved that no accident has befallen
her but that, as sometimes happens
with feeble men and women, she has
been unable to tell who she la.
The police wore asked last evening
by Mrs. Shepherd's daughter to help
find her mother, but late last night none
of the officers had heard of the pioneer
woman's present whereabouts. Mrs.
Shepherd has lived In .Portland for Sv
vears. and Is known by many Deode.
LHer hair is white, and when last seen
Fi - 1 i ...... a v. . .. 1 . 1
Bllfl wurfl a uiiii tv cunt. Lnu umu itice
bonnet, and "also black leather gaunt
lets. -.,
GORBETT WARNS
JIM JEFFRIES
Says It Would Be a Crime to
Send Him to -Fight
Johnson.
SMALL BOY WITH GUN WOULD
TRAVEL AND SEE BIG WORLD
"I -want a ticket down to San Fran
cisco; It's in California; please mister."
A ticket seller In the union depot heard
the request late yesterday afternoon and
craned his neck forward to see whence
It came. Stretching as far toward the
level of the window ledge as possible
was a small boy.
The youngster tremulously repeated
his plea for a ticket and dumped out a
score of pennies.
"Are you all alone?" asked the clerk,
for the would-be passenger seemed a
trifle under the age limit. -"Tea, but I
want to go itery much, indeed; isn't
this enough for my tlcketT" replied, the
boy.
.Raymond Everett, as he proudly gave
his name, was passed along from one
official to another and questioned by
all of them. To show the big men who
were so curious that he. had a perfect
right to travel all alone, Raymond, who
said he was S years old, pulled from his
trouser pocket a cap pistol. "I carry
this gun; ain't I big enough1 to go on
the train?" he demanded. In the end
Raymond was led away from the depot
by a policeman, although he gazed long
ingly toward the long lines of cars as
they passed out the portal. After a
short stay at tha police station the
younrster was sent tff his home on Park
street with an admonition not to carry
great big guns around in his pocket any
more or he would be arrested for carry
ing a concealed weapon.
STRYCHNINE FOR
HER HUSBAND
Florence Hairy. Wolf and
Lover Are Arrested on
-Murder Charge.
. (Special Dlapatoh to Tbe Joenul.)
Crow. Agency, Mont., Jan. 23. Flor
ence Hairy Wolf, a middle aged squaw
and a graduate of the Carlisle Indian
school, la under arrest together with a
dusky lover, on the charge of having
caused the death of Hairy Wolf, the
squaw's husband, and on of the big
warrlora of the Crow nation.
According'' to tha Indian police, tha
woman's lover secured strychnine, which
was placed bv Florence Wolf in a spe
cially prepared dish of mulligan, of
which wolf waa very fond. Ha ate
heartily and died almost instantly.
The woman has a 14-y ear-girl now at
Carlisle. ,
GIRL CHUMS GAMBLE '
WHILE FACING DEATH
(Special Diatcb to Tbe Journal ) '
Utica, N. Y . Jan. 23. Miss Leon
Gay lord and Miss Mercedea Alexander,
lifelong chums and daughters of wealthy
parents, residing In Turin, were -ised
almost simultaneously with symptoms
HUGE LOSS DUE
TO
DIRII
ptlon of a resolution providing ! a'm"8'm!"
Investigation of tha state fair. ?' '.ppn?,,f m" whUe tney wre mak,nl
.f .... i.. social calls.
lerislature urging extreme caution In
making appropriations,, pointing out tha
small sum available;
In the senate there waa more debate
an at anv time since the Conner war.
The outcome waa the killing of tha antl-
'"" 1 tween tn gins as to wne snou
x nm governor ami mti. id ine operated upon first. Though both .were
Miss Oavlord and Miss Alexander.
each accompanied by her mother, canip
to Utica hospital on the advice of phy
sicians and prepared to submit to the
knife.
At the hospital the question arose be
tween the girts as to who should be
suffering great ohyslcal pain, they final
ly .agreed to flip a coin to see which
should b first tor undergo the ordeaL
A nurse tossed the coin and Miss Alex
ander loet. She was -operated on early
TRAINS- RUN AGAIN
l ! OUT OF YAKIMA
DR. W. L HOWARD
3M-S Rothohlld bldg., 4th and Wash.
i,i5ro-TTirr.V Phvsto-Therapy
fcuggestive Therapy
than at any time since the copper war.
The outcome waa tne Killing 01 tn anti-i in the day, and an hour later Miss Gay
pass bill and the veterinary board meas- lord went under the surgeon's knife.
ure ana tne passage 01 a 0111 10 prevent ; uotn are experiea 10 recover.
new trials in criminal anions, save
where a miscarriage of Justice can . be
affirmatively shown. : . - -. ,v
HARRISBURG "WOMEN
HAVE BOOST SPIRIT
' (Special DtniMteb t The' Joornil.)
Harrlsburg, Or, Jan. 13. The ladles'
auxiliary of the Harrlsbtirg Improve
mvt club gave an "advertlaing social"
at the city hall Thursday evening. The
object of the dub is to Improve, the
city, advertise It to esstern people, snd
satisfy them when they arrive. The
members are going to Interest them
selves In 4he families of newcomers and
see thst they do Wt gt blue and
homeeick. in tact, extend the "alad
hand." . . - - j . .
-: ' (BpeeUt DtapateS to Tka learaal.t
North Taklma. Wash., Jan. Jl All
trains are now running through ' to
North Taklma over this division! almost
on regular schedule. The tracks where
there haa been trouble have been re
paired and are safe." although In some
plaees trains are run slow aa a precau
tion. Great Northern trains sre Mn
run over this section for the Northern
Pacific road because of trouble near
Everett. Northern Pacific officials do
pot expert further lroifl. SB this di
vision this struia. -jf tt - :
New York Loses $20,000,000
a Year Incompetent
Men; 6-Hour Day.
(SpepUl Dispatch to Tb Journal.) ,
New York, Jan. 23. Short hours and
easy boRst-s cause New York City to
throw away $20,000,000 a year on Its
pay roll, according to a statement made
up for the boerd of estimates by Henry
Bruere, director, and Dr. Frederick A.
Cleveland, technical director, of the bu
beau of municipal research.
The main object of the statement Is
to induce the city departments generally
to follow the example of Comptroller
Metz, already copied by Street Cleaning
Commissioner Edwards, Borough Presi
dent Cromwell and one or two other mu
nicipal heads, in having their employes
work from 9 a, m. to 6 p. m
Where Momsy Is Wasted.
The present abort office hours obtain
ing In city departments alone, ths re
search men estimate. Is to the city
16,000.000 of dead loss.. At least $15.
000,000 more loss, they figure. Is caused
by the waste of time by laborers em
ployed on c!tv work.
If the standards of work which ob
tain In private establishments were en
forced by the city the yearly pay roll
of ISO.OOO.OOO for salaries and wages
would be cut to $60,000,000, the saving
would be $.10,(100.000 a y ear 'vnou gh to
build a new subway each year enough
In 30 years to pay the present net debt,"
as the research men state.
"The regumr office day In. the muni
cipal service is from a. m. to 4 p. m.,
with an hour allowed for luncheon
during the summer months from 9 a.
m. to S p. m." the statement Buys.
SU Hours Day WarkT
This leavea only six hours. ' at the
most for work, while the usual office
day in private business other, than bank
ing and broking is from la. ro. to i
p. m. a loss In time of 26 per cent
The amount paid for office work by the
city is approximately $10,000,000. The
direct loss due to shorter honra of serv
nu m " 'pprMlmte,Jr 2.00.OO per an-
.i.TbT.,B,,rc,t loM' ou tha fact that
tha city employe never gets to work On
time added to Inefficiency, brings the
total loss to th city up to $$.o600 I
?"r Xne ult a six-hour working
day. The research men flgnra tbe loss
P r?!' Jrr,rn other employee of the
city at U.OOO.ooo a year.
Mt War t North Yakima.
lforth- Taklma. Wash., Jan. Jl. Be
cause of the high prices for meat
charge by tha Taklma Meat company,
Which controls the situation here, in
dependent retailers threaten to" form an-
o'ntr wnoieraie company, it in said
that meat prices here In the middle of
the cattle country are: higher than In
the roast or Interior eltloa. . a war for
tne ctiniroi ot tne si
(United Pres Leaned WIre.l
Lincoln, Neb,. Jan. 23. James J. Cor
bett, former champion heavyweight,' in
an interview here tonight urged Ameri
can fight promoters not to be too hasty
about matching James J. Jeffries with
Jack Johnson. Corbett thinks be him
self is entitled to the first crack at
the black champion.
"Jeffries vas the most wonderful
heavyweight the world has ever pro
duced, when he retired," . Bald Corbett.
"Mind you, I oald when he retired. That
was live years ago. jenries nas taxen
on a lot of fat since then and It would
be criminal to put him In A ring with
Johnson, for a lona? time, '
"I have seen Jeffries within the last
few weeks and It Is my honest judgment
that he should not think of facing John
son tor at least a year and a half. There
Is too much at stake. Jeffries must be
right In every sense of the word before
he takes the chance, and he cannot hope
to be right without a long course of
training.'
"Tha American public and fight pro
moters are making a big mistake In
trying to fore Jeffries Into a fight just
now.'' '
SAYS TEXAS 3I0ST
MORAL OF STATES
(Special Dlapatch to Tbe Journal.)
Chicago, Jan. 28. Texas Is the most
moral state In the unlon.accordlng to
Will U Sargent of Fort Worth, Texas.
Mr. Sargent aays:
"Under the existing laws, which are
really enforced, you cannot play cards
on trains or in any public place, tha
women have to forego their euchre and
bridge whist parties or else do away
with prizes. All raffles are prohibited,
the county attorney ruling the other day
that a certain organisation r could not
have a drawing for a quilt.
'The 'shooters,' as tha men who gave
Texas a black eye because of their gun
plays are called, are keeping under
cover. The flna for carrying a revolver
Is 1100, and. In fact, it Is hard to get
hold of such a weapon. There ara none
exposed for sale, and anyone who sells
a revolver must turn half of the pur
chase price into the tax fund.
' "Anv man who kills another now Is
quickly and surely, punished. The sa
loons are hermetically sealed -on Sun
days, must close at midnight and three
quarters of the eountiea have local op
tion. The tide of Immigration Is toward
Texas to the extent of 150,000 new set
tlers yearly, and In the western part tha
grazing lands ara being transformed
into rich farms."
ALL NATIONS WILL
SPELL," JUST ALIKE
(Special DUpatca to Ths JooraaU
Philadelphia, Jan. 23. Bupport of
spelling reform as the demand alike of
common sense and the best scholarship
is expressed In a paper read before the
Philosophical society by Professor J. W.
Bright, the philologist of Johns Hopkins
university, and by Professors Learned
and Schelllng of the University of Penn
sylvania, who commented on his paper.
Professor Bright declared that the
next big controversy would result from
a proposal to notate English vowels of
variable sound after the manner of tha
German use of the "umlaut" and tha "ac
cent acute" and "accent grave."
Professor iearned said that ultlmate
lv the languages of the world would be
reduced to a common phonetic basis,
with the establishment of an Interna
tional spelling that would enable any
person to read any language and pro
nounce it properly whetrer or not ha un
derstood the meaning of the words.
"No doubt the end la near for the old
spelling to which we cling because of
our aesthetic sense and thorough Ignor
ance." said Professor Bright. "There Is
no use In contesting a reform that la tha
demand of common sense and of an un
common scholarship. Tha movement has
passed tbe stag wnere it can Da at
tacked by cheap ridicule."
0REG0NS WIN FROM
v LINESVILLE TEAM
coracuiL
CLUB ELECTS
Reception to Senator-Elect
. Chamberlain Follows
Business Session .-
H.
ffoeetal IMapate t The JmraaM
. UneavUle. Pa, Jan. S$. The Oregons
played a, great game of basketball to
night, defeating the Unesvllle flva by
a score of i$ to la. Thia is the first
time th locals have ever been defeated
On their home court. They were out
classed from start to finish and at no
time were the Oregon lads In danger of
being defeated. .Tha Oregon bunch are
m line condition, - - -
The British government has ordered
100,000 reinforced concrete railroad
tla, mad hy a rctUf patented ferm
uia, for xperimental purposes.
' James .Taclrann . nnir, .
Beckwith. T. . Honcyman. George Law-
- mt" Hna wormann were
elected members of the board .of gov
ernors of the Portland Commercial club
at the annual meeting of that organi
sation last night. O. F. Johnson. rwiU
llum Fried ander, Dr. E. N. Hutchinson,
foated 4 liipPly were de-
,.Th vote stood: James ' Jackson.
r0&er, S'nnott. 270: H. Beckwith,
370. T. D. Honeyman, $86 1 George Law
renceJr.., 163; W. J. Hofmann, S;
O. F. v Johnson. 206: William Fried
lander, 140; Dr. E. K. Hutchinson, 161;
ii A Sessions, 176; K. Hlppley,. 108
403 , number of ' votes cast was
.Tiiawr';u'ar tlckt " victorious
with but. one exception, that of Mr,
Hofmann. The election of the regulars
means that tha cluh win nmhahi. v.
conducted along much, the same lines
as, now.
. Preceding the casting of the ballots
there waa much -energetic campaigning
on the. part of friends of the different
parties and candidates. Headed by F.
k. Manchester, adherents of the Insur
gent ticket went among the members of
the club delivering fervid -orations in
the Interests of their cause, and dis
tributing handbills setting forth their
platfoim. -The platform follows: -
,v;; Sflatform-f Xncurgvnts. .
tlMuuiakla m, r. ..4I.....
of the facilities for the sale of liquor,
as It may be desired by a majority of
the members. y .
"A coupon system ln the billiard
room, doing away with the necessity
of signing tabs and permitting players
to tender coupons in lieu thereof. If
they so wish.
A more liberal advance toward mak
n tha club a social hatniiartra in
stead of confining It to merely a com
merclal organization. - n 1
"Restricting women visitors to Fri
days only save the restaurant privil
ege and confining them exclusively to
the restaurant floor.
, "Changing location of present ladies'
parlor to the eighth floor, thereby
eliminating the disagreeablenesa of
compelling them to mingle with mem
b f? ta hlr way t0 nd from tho
The use of card rnnma tnr an
spnable purpose, not Including playing
fpr high stakes or ringing in' and con
fining their privileges exclusively to
members.- .
"Oritrlnatlna- a tnvuminan) n.i m
not den v c hi h nrivllAtfAa : a w -
S...en.KyVmU.cha thar and the
use of the billiard room, both of which
privileges are not antagonistic to city
ordinances.
Privileges for Old and Young.
"In Other worria. w rir.A
, . t , a v. ilia bjuv.11
privileges as will interest vnnno mn
as well as older ones. , .." "
.h. ! . IW J,rB tn election of
tne xollowlna aentlmn . i. i
. - '.. ,V 1 11U HVBIl
of governors tonjght, ushering in. as
we believe, the freedom and sociability
such as membership in any gentleman's
club Implies and guarantees: William
J. Hofmann. advertising; manager the
2if0?An: .Kofter S'nnott. an attorney
with liberal views and high standing;
f?r;l J' HutchlnsonJ father of the
little chap who wears the military
clothes, a good fellow who heartily lii-
Janries Jackson, whose cheerful face you
v,"""' ":wiin, manager of
Wells, Fargo & Co., and T. D. - Honey
man, a. broad minded fellow who be
lieves in these principles." .
Tills Was the onlv nrlnlul nl.f.
issued, but each of the other parties
had workers tn the field distributing
sample ballots and other campaign lit
erature. Of each member a declara
tion of principles was demanded as he
entered the main hall. None escaped
the tireless campaigners. .
Report of President Hodsoa.
Borne time before o'clock. President
C W. Hod son called the assembled
members to order, and read bis annual
report. Said he:
"The year just closed has been the
most memorable in the history of the
club. - From a smalt-beginning as a
social organization it has grown Into
one of the largest business enterprises
in tha city. jOne year ago our member
ship numbered 1037; today It Is 1S86.
showing a gain of $4 per cent during
the year. Tha total cash business dur
ing the year amounted to $188,233.48."
Mr. Hodson then repeated the history
of the club In detail. He told of the
erection of the present Commercial club
building bv a building association whose
stockholders were members of the com
mercial body; how, after a thorough
canvass of the city. iSSO.Ooo v ...
cured, and how" tha site of the building
honorary mem- .
s,r 17 suspension!
gr , a net gain -in ;
the club Is still In debt as a result of
tha elaborate furnishings, Mr. Hodson,
spoke at some length upon the necessity
ot some ptan Deing evoivea tor tne rais
ing of an amount sufficient to satisfy
the-creditors. The plan of selling 200
lire memoersnips ror aou eacn aa a -r'
means' of raising tho $47,000 had nopgpp ,
oeen, an enure suuiiewo, saia rar, nuu
son, though nearly $10,000 had been
raised in this way. ' r
"The time has come," he aald, 'when
some decisive action must be taken. If
you will not subscribe for life member
ships, the monthly dues must be raised
until auch time as our indebtedness
shall have been pald.y The loans negotiated-
can not be continued indefinitely,
though, perhaps the creation of a special
fund by raising the dues and setting
aside the amount of the increase to bn
applied to that particular purpose would
make it comparatively easy to carry tha
Indebtedness until such time as tt oould
be fully paid. But we must take soma
action. ,!- '-: i
;-.v -. Kport on Kemherihlp. :-.
"President Hodson's" remarks were-followed
bv th repofta of the other offi
cers of the club. The report of the aec
retary showed 1388 members, of which
1192 were resident, 157 nonresident, 35
life members and two honorary mem
bers. . . During ths paat
members were received
with but 42 resignations
and 11 - deaths.- showinir
membership for the. year of 349. r. A net
gain of $14,19.01 in receipts was shown
tor tne year, the bar showing a gain
of $6466,- the billiard room $642.42, tlio
office 61S.S3, and the, restaurant a loan
of flO.665.2K. :71, : ...
president Jfodaon-' next brought up the.
question of nominations for the board
of governors. He said that the consti
tution of theclub provided for the ap
pointment of a nominating committee,
that such, was appointed, and that the
committeemen submitted the names ot.
James Jackson,- Roger Sinnott, H. Beck
with. T. D, Honeyman, George Law
rence. Jr.. and. O. P.' Johnson.- However.
as- the constitutfon provided that, such
couia oe aono, rive member or the ciuu
constituted themselves a nominating
committee and put forward James Jack
son, William Frtedlander. Dr. E. N.
Hutchinson. - Roger Blnnott, E. A. Ses
sions and E. Hlppley. .
Later another self -constituted n6ml
natlng committee put E. A. Sessions,
W. J. Hofmann, George Iawrenc Jr., T.
D, Honeyman, O, F. Johnson and H..
Beckwith In . nomination. . Against tha
last ticket a protest waa lodged. It be
ing stated that the names were not
placed properly In nomination until last
Tuesday, and, as the club's constitution
requires that such be done five days
before the election, the question arose
as to whether. Tuesday and Saturday
could be Included. -
Question Quickly Settled.
This question was brought up on the
floor last night, but . easily disposed
of by President Hodson; who, when Her
mann was placed in nomination on the
floor by Samuel Connell. recognized him
as Deing properly one or tne nominees.
AS Mr. Hormtnn waa the Only - third
ticket man not named on either of the
other tickets, his recognition meant the
nomination or every member of tha
three tickets.
A ballot box was placed on a table In
the center of the room,- and was pre
sided over by G. A. Peal, assistant sec
retary of the club. Members passed bv
In single file and droDDed in their
printed ballots. Durlnx the reception
given for Senator-elect George Chamber
lain. Tellers A. J. Capron and George
M. Hyland commenced the count.
Tuesday the board of governors will
hold an annual meeting and elect offi
cers for the ensuing year.
CHAMBERLAIN WILL
REPRESENT ALL .
OREGON IN SENATE
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"I have no partv to renresent at-, tha '
national capital and no . special interest 4a
to serve.- I made ho pledges before
my election and I am free to act for the t,
best interests of the state without re. f;
gard to political lines. Afv vote will ha
sample ballots and other campaign lit-'unhampered by any promise or obllga-
Chamberlain, last night In a brief ad- f
dress at the Commercial club, where j
600 of the representative business men ,
of the city had gathered to participate" 1
in the annual election and more particu
larly to meet and congratulate the next !
United States senator from Oregon.
Senator Chamberlain waa.in
"larly happy frame of mind and he ex
tended his thanks to the loyal .members
of the state legislature who by carrying
out their pledges had effected his elec
tion and to the press and people of the
state who had stood by him through
the long: campaign. The senator spoke
briefly and his remarks contained the
first public declaration of what his atti
tude will be on national Issues, since his
election by the legislature. Regarding
what policies he will advocate in the
United States senate, he said:
"Oregon's vital Interests are Oconomlc
and not in any sensi political. I will,
of course, support all movements for
the conservatlonof our national re-
Ing was erected and completed without
any floating indebtedness. ,
He showed. In detail, tho profits in
the shape of rentals for tho four floors
Of the -club not occupied as club rooms
to be over $4100 per month.; For the
four floors it occupies, the club pays
into the sinking fund $2000 a month;
and at tha present time there Is $7108.74
In what Is known as tha building fund,
which Will be turned in to the building
association In part payment for the
building. After deducting; rentals, cost
of supplies and service, tha profits
from the operation of the- several de-
?artments of the club have averaged
1001.08 per month for a period of
seven months. -Referring
to the sum of $47,000 which
was purchased for the sum of I n S ft ft 0. ourcea- esnaeaTl v of our forests and
With the remaining $266,000 thebuildrp4?wefi. 0r0" will benefit
greatly by the - deepening of Our har
bors and- the dredging and opening of
the Columbia river to . navigation. I
will uaa every effort to secure an open
river -to the sea. I bava. little else to
add at this time, gentlemen and fellow
townsmen. Ton all know I am a
Democrat but I an; not, bound bv guv
tenet of party that would tend to
alienate my Influence from any jneasr
ure that will be .for the good of this
Stat. I consider myself the represen
tative of the whole people and my every
official action will bo regulated oy this
consideration."
Tha so-called Chinese cement for join
ing wood, earthenware, glass, etc., is
simply a solution of shellac In alcohol.
GAD SKI anrl
tttie :VICTOR
Talking Machine
Wednesday, Jan. 271b, at 8:30. P. M.
ALL THE LATEST GADSKI VICTOR RECORDS
WILL BE RENDERED ONE HOUR'S SOLID '
ENJOYMENT ABSOLUTELY FREE.
, To avoid overcrowding;, admission will be by re
served seat ticket only. Tickets may be. secured until'
6 o'clock Wednesday evening, by calling at Eilers
' Piano House. ' .' '. -
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Don't fail to attend this recital if you are an ad
' , mirer of Gadski and a lover of good music . .'
Eilers Piaiio House
.' 353 WASHINGTON STREET
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