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T II K DAIJLVJOUJINA-Ib Two Cents a Copy JOURNAL CIRCULATION - . t - , IfESTErtD.lT WA8) fiundiiy Journal 5 cents; or IB route a week, for Pally and Sunday Jour nal, by carrier, delivered. The weather Probably ' fair, to night and Saturday; westerly wlnda. .VOL. VIII. NO, 258. PORTLAND,' OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 31. ,1003 FIVE SECTIONS-SIXTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ew Tinra ins rwi araata tin emit POTLAWO WILL GREETNEWYEAR VITHUSUALNOISE KRT DEPARTMENT PS CREATED BY THE 0. R.& N. COMPANY Banker Morse SPENC am Mrs. Juan Estrada Meanwhile - Many Churches Freight and Passenger District Will Hold Watch Services to c Established at La Grande Witness Passing of Old Year and Coming of New One. and "Jack" O'Neill Will Be In Charge. : '. , 1 O'CLOCK CLOSING " . .MUST BE OBSERVED I. Little Confetti Will Be Thrown into Eyes of Women If Po ; 777 lice Can Stop Fun.;. - l t .' 1 Ths Old Tear la going to die tonight, t and Portland psopls on. every hand are . preparing to make hta pasting away as , hideous aa possible with jangling bells, , shrieking horns, Jostling crowd and ' merriment of various and sundry aorta ; and kinds. 2 There are those who will attend watch ; 'meetings- In the . churches, and, ' In the , aplrlt of the fathera and mothers of the preaent feneration, usher the new year In with - prayer and , aong and aolemn thought..- But these are. not in the me -: Jority. 'There will be larger crowds In i the grMla and the eating places, where ' the wine will flow and there the", oppo. : site of prayer and solemn thought, wl'l ' be the rule. If the present oocaalon fol - Iowa the example of last; New Year's i ere there will be more girls and wo- v men exhilarated with their Now Year's r libations than ever before In the JUstory of the city. . fi"l"Ay'l,'.r ail Ksstanrant Beats Reserved. It promises to be a -moat gladsome occasion.-' In the big grills, where there is muslo and other! things that cheer. ail seats nave been reserved, at - rrom J3 to S a reservation. And to Insure the Jollity of the occasion it la stlpu lated in advance ana the money Is being deposited that the people "who occupy the seats will eat and drink at least 1 5- worth. Since: It Is usually the case, that people who watch the old year out are not very hungry, It follows that there will be no dull momenta. ', (tcwelel Diitwtch to Tha JooraaL) La Orande, Or., Dec. II. -A new de partment of the O. R. A N. company has been established. It will be known as La Orande freight and passenger district The dlatnct will Include the main line from Pendleton to Hunting ton and the Wallowa branch. "Jack" O'Neill, who for a number of years has been assistant passenger agent of the O. R. ft n., has been placed in charge of this district His title will be assistant freight and passenger agent ' His head quarters will be La Grande. " Mr. O'Neill's brother. Hugh X O'Neill. will held a similar position on the dis- trlot from Portland to Pendleton, with Headquarters at Portland. SPECIAL AGENT i - il ! ; t - , i ''rv.; H -v: if 1 ,W.i:h ''?.; t lu.,l, . n. m Charles W. Morse. FINDS PASSES. . WERE STOLEN Great, Northern. Railway Swin dled Out of Vast Sum by Employment Agency' and Saloonman. : - . (Tnlted Trrma Lad Wlr.) New Tork. Dec. . 31. United States I Judge La co m be - yesterday " granted a Stay of execution of sentence In the ease of Charles M. Morse, the convicted banker, until V next ' Monday, when Morse's attorney, Martin Littleton, will argue a writ of error.- PROFESSOR TUFTS KILLED III WRECK Oil II. y. CENTRAL New1 York Banker, Interested j ; With ; Edison in Promoting Inventions, Victim of Rail way Accident, Says Report. (United' Prma liMS Wire.) New York.. Dec. 1. Word was re ceived at the office of Spencer Trask St Co. this' morning to the effect that Spencer Trask had been killed in a wreck on the New York Central rail road at Croton, N. Y.. - - ; A freight train rammed the Montreal express at Croton, N. Y. , i TraaJt occupied a drawing room In the rear sleeper. He was Instantly killed.; , - The " officials ., Incline, to blame the freight crew. The express was stopped by a block signal at Croton, which Is not a regular stopping' place. The freight following evidently failed to see tne signal or Old not stop. Trask was returning to New York from his country place at Saratoga. Only two cars were damaged. . Railroad officials have announced definitely that Trask was the only per son killed. Three others were seriously hurt, Spencer Trask was one of Wall street's prominent bankers and was in terested in 'Edison electiio enterprises from their earliest days as president and ' dlreotor. He was also a director In many railroads and financial Insti He was born In New York September 18, 1884, and was a graduate of Prince ton. He had been in the banking busi ness on Wall street since 1866. A" . y"1 I! 00' V i 'V," ' 1 1 I , " III $3000 REVARD FOR RETURN 0 4 KELLNER GIR MEFIMNSAClS wwiii i lijwil 111 IU L GRAND JURY SUITE Millionaire Brewer, Cousin of While : Inquisitorial Bod Was Little Louisville Child, Gives Hearing Testimony in Rob- Notice of Bonus to Chicago Police. bery Cases Aged Man Car ries Property Away. , . (United fnm LMtrd W1r.) Chicago, Deo. 31. Prank Pehr. the millionaire brewer, cousin of Alma Kellner. the litUe Louiavllle girl who was kidnaped while on her way to church, arrived In this city today and Immediately went Into consultation with the police. . Fehr has offered a reward of 13000 for the girl's return. : ; Immediately after Alma's parents re ceived a' letter yesterday demanding a ransom of 86000 Fehr left Louisville for this city. It im believed the. child Is hidden here. '' Fehr stated that he would offer larger reward if he thought It would Increase the activity of the polloe in apprehending the kidnapers. STEALS CHRISTMAS CIGARS, SHOES, LIQUORS Many Other Similar -Thefts Committed Last Night in All Parts of City. ZErais AT STORIES OF WHOLESALE THEFT rtTntted Prraa Leased Wire.) Minneapolis, Minn., eo. JL The fraudulent disposition of free trip passes . "1 U"' I cost tne Great Northern railway up wards of . seoo.OOft In , the past four And 'whU.,:ths' staira community,; are., celebrating .:, In., ths.l thro,..hMIt thti.wtmt.-'' ' r-J-. .v.. ..JL. ... jm.. Churches, sod the mere frivolous in the ananla, a r. h. IV BE NE11 HEAD HASSEN PASHA , 0 ACPACPHl ATm Urn 10 MOOiOOHlM I Lii tltn Mrs. Juan Estrada, wife of General Estrada,, the leader of the Nicaraguan revolutionists. Mrs. Estrada is one of the handsomest and most accomplished termined character and has been of con- Declares He Paid Emery Claim stant encouragement and assistanco to her husband in his' efforts to seize the reins of ; power In . the little Central American republic ' Tt win say definitely that I havo not accepted the presidency of the Reed In stitute, Jn fact, I have not yet met. the directors of the institution In their Offi cial capacity. ., But I will admit having come to Portland on their Invitation,"; ; These were statements made by Pro- E IS HONEST 1 grills, there will be iheoaands of others trooping up and down the streets filling the theatres and doing their best to ob serve the occasion according to their re spective lights. Unprotected women will not have their eyes filled with confetti or be Jabbed in the face with' feather dusters of various sixes and states of sanitation this even ing, If Chief Cox - and his three reliefs of bluecoats Can prevent it The chief has Issued an order calling 'for all. of the patrolmen ' to report for , duty to night , He has also , promulgated an working on the case for the railroad for over a year, and as the result ;of his efforts, Paul Carbon, a St Paul saloon keeper, and an employment agent at Grand Forks, N. D., have been taken Into' custory, accused of disposing of passes. , - The Investigators , allege . that the passes .were stolen from one of the railroad departments and sold to em ployment agents and others . for, ship ping laborers over the road. . tilty of the University of Chicago today. Professor Tufts, who has, been fre quently ' spoken of as the prospective head of the Reed Institute, is staying at the Hotel Portland. ; Interviewed on educational conditions in the west. Professor Tufts said: ;: T : find ' that university . students of the west and middle west attend school to receive an education. Governor . General of Yemen JVilayet' KIDed .WhileiJEri- route to the Red Sea. order prohibiting the throwing of con- OKLAHOMA'S INSANE fettl or the use of the feather "tickler.-J Z . . 2 X.1 T- .. . oAlU IU DC ILL Ubtu Any ; person-' found ' violating this order will be arrested and lodged In JaiL Ordlaano Must Be Obeyed. The 1 o'clock ordinance will not be - stretched . - to Jneetth demand for one more drink by those evho are Just climb- i ing onto tne water wagon.. Every gria and; saloon . must . cease selling liquor at 1 o clock, and the saloons must close their doors, says the chief. At the Bungalow, and the Orpheum ' theatres midnight programs will be given by the Mechanics' association, aided by the beadllners from the different vaude t ville houses. . President Josselyn, Imbued with the : splrtf bf tho occasion, will run cars up to I o'clock, so that the belated revellers will not have to walk noma. Various watch services have been an. nounced. by the different churches. At the Church of the Strangers the Young sople:aJscletywU! Jipld. watch seryicea In. the church at the corner of Grand avenue and Wasco streets.. The . early part of .the evening will be spent In a social way, and at 11:30 a devotional service will be held. - ( Keetln a Wilts Temple. ' At the Whits temple a special meeting will' be held. The Thursday - night prayer meeting has been postponed until totiignt and at tcis urn or. j. wait r - IDnltod Pima Xaaaad Wire.! Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 81. Alleging glaring abuses, in the management of tho state Insane-asylum at Fort Supply, the report of Kate Barnard, state com' mlssloner of charities, and corrections. was delivered to Governor Haskell yes terday. The Inmates of the asylum, the report claims, are grossly neglected, and no efforts are made to care for patients who fall 111. The- Inmates, It is de clared, are treated more like criminals than dependants upon the state. There are no trained nurses, at the in stitution, and practically no attempt is made to exercise proper care over the patients, the report further states. Wards are overcrowded, and sanitary conditions are pitiable. 'Miss Barnard a year ago Investigated conditions at the Kansas state peniten tiary, whero Oklahoma prisoners- were kept at that time... Her report resulted In Oklahomans being returned to this state. . .- the colleges of the east this Is not al ways true. . -.: V-- - 7 ' "One of the peculiarities of western schools is the fact that athletics seem not to attract the attention of the stu dents from their studies. Yet we find the best athletes in the world In the far west" 'f At 12:80 today Professor Tufts was the guest of honor at a luncheon at the University club, where he met Amherst college men now residents In Portland. He graduated from Amherst in the class or 1884, and-has been a member of the faculty of Chicago university practically since its Inception.' U (United Praas teased Wire.) Constantinople, Deo. Sl.-News was received here today of the assassination Tuesday of Hassen Tlhlm Pasha, gov ernor general of the Yemen Vllavet. In 4Some , of while en route from Sana , to the Re,d Probation Officer Teuschers faith In human nature has been appreciably id-1 have been misled by biased reports and creased try he discovery of. an honest While the grand Jury was Investigat ing holdup esses, and various other com plaints, yesterday afternoon, a bold thief entered an adjoining . room ' and stole all he. could carry away, i The thief has been described as an old man with whiskers. The grand Jury, occupies - a room in the suite of , offices reserved in tha Chamber of Commerce building for th district attorney.,. The thief rifled two rooms,. and took a pair of shoes belong ing to Deputy District Attorney, J. J. Flttgerald, a new Oxford Bible belong ing to District Attorney Cameron. 100 Christmas cigars belonging : to Deputy District Attorney Hennessy and several bottles of liquor that -rare held evi dence, l Two desks were broken open, but nothing taken. An old 'man with long, gray chin whiskers had been n'n loafing around the place, and la believed to nave taken tho goods, t . , : , , Oths Xooberles. . The Broadle-Burk company, 142 M Second street, reports .their place wan entered Wednesday nlffht and the. cash drawer ' broken open. Only SO cents was taken.1-1 V "1 Mrs. F.. R. Ball. 621 Sixteenth street. had her pocket picked Wednesday even ing on an Alberta street car. A dia mond valued at 85 and $2 were taken. V John Owens, of the Multnomah , Box factory.-reports the loso of a rrin. takon last night .from a 'Japanese restaurant It .contained clothing valued at 860. Mexico City. Dec. sWAmericans TnLJZ itTfmA6!O0t? ive been misled hv MMN .r. na ?f W.JK Lindberg, 185 Second street t it was recovered in a ?oan office. Out of His Own Pocket and Denounces Secretary of State Knox, 7 (United Press Leased Wire.) New Orleans, Dec si. A Bluefields cable says an open rupture in the peace negotiations, pas coma and, Estrada has announced he will continue tho revolu tion . .Troops will be ruabed .at once towards Managua, Hassen was charged . recently , by the Young Turks with" responsibility for the granting of valuable concessions and franchises to foreigners without suffi cient consideration. The assassination Is directly attributed to this squabble. Details of the crime have notvbeen re ceived. POLICE IN AMBUSH SAN FRANCISCO TO FAITHFUL EMPLOYES GET FAT ENVELOPES New York, Deo. 8L--Ths Wall street employ was a man to be envied today. In accordance with a custom which is so old that none can tell when it orig inated, the exchanges, banks and brok erage firms closed the year with the distribution -of rewards to faithful em ployes, . ,; :- ., j Home of the banks and : trust com panies distribute 5 the bonuses the day oeiur tnniimu,' out u big' majority of the firms adhere to the custom of nanamg out rat envelopes on k the last day of the year,-enclosing at the same urn a little card telling . ths recipient KILL DAI RODDER AT HAM m nri rnniTP tnitmUT '"mount m J"" aaiary zor the com- year. The year 1909 has been a prosperous one In "the street," and as a cona. eorab Broughor will present his resigns-1 the oomplets rehabilitation of the citylunc the amounts given to employes tlon snd tell why be Is to take up the land looking forward to a year of record work left by Dr. Bob Burdett la Los An-1 breaking prosperity, tne business inter- gales. . He will lead a devotional service lests of San Francisco are preparing for after 11 o'clock. The evening will be I elaborate festivities to mars the birtn partly taken up with a banket social. I of the new year. Tonight the down- The Church of Our Father. Seventh town streets will be brilliantly Ilium in and Yamhill streets, will hold a watch I ated. numerous bands will play at street night service from II to 1 o'clock to-1 corners and the merry makers will be Bight' The doors of the church will be Invited to dance the old year out and open at 10:80 o'clock, and the services the new year In. The main attraction. (United Preu Leased Wire.) Oklahoma City, Dec. 31. One robber was instantly killed, a second was fa tally woundcj and a third escaped early today when the Oklahoma city police frustrated an attempt to rob the State bank at Harrah, a small town east of hers. -he dead robber was Identified as Frank Qulggs of Kansas City. The wounded man gave the name of Frank Carpenter. Officers here who discovered the plot to rob the bank hurried to Harrah last night They concealed themselves near the bank and waited. Early today the three men appeared and the police or dered them to surrender. The men rled and the police fired, killing Qulggs and boy hobo. He came: fromn'Seattle, and his name Is John Dyck, 16 years of age. Last fall young Dyckj and his father had some trouble, and the boy ran away. He drifted to tha Oregon hopflelds and worked for a time at Independence. Here he fell In with two men named Jackson and Brown. They built a boat ' and drifted down yie Willamette to St. Johns. There they established a tent and began selling soap. The officers suspected that the men were - using the boy of a stool pigeon to locate houses for them to rob, and all three were ar rested as vagrants. . .. Dyck was turned over to the Juvenile court, ana arter he had told his story word was sent to Seattle to his father. The latter sent transportation for. the boy's -return. He was not willing to go at rirst, but finally consented. Mr. Teuscher then told him that he ought to send back money to pay for his keep at the detention home.-. Young Dyck said his father would not pay up, but be would as soon as he could earn the money, and he kept his word. Mr. Teuscher1 has received a letter from the boy, enclosing a money order for the full amount to be turned over to Superintendent Baker at the de tention home. The boy was at the home five days, and he was charged 86 cents per day. r v THREATTO BLOW UP THE U.S. SENATE will be conducted by Rev. J. IX Corby of the Church or aood Tidings, Dr. T. I Eliot and Rev. W. O. El lot Jr pastors of the Church or Our Fatneft. . Rev. W. H. Foulkes, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Twelfth and Alder streets, will eonduct devotional services from 11 o'clock until midnight prior to that time, commencing at 9:30 'clock, the young people of the church will' entertain with a social hour. A ' Swedish M. K. church. Beech and Bortb- wlck streets. Otksr Hervloes. The Sunnyside . Methodist' church. East YamhUl and East Twentr-flfth streets, has prepared an elaborate pro gram for this evening. Tha oervloes will begin at o'clock and end at mid sight Rev. W. T. Euster will have etharge ef' tho service, and large ehoros choir will f nml.a tn music Addresses will be made by Rev. W. B. Holllnffhead. Rev. L. T. Smith. Clarrare True Wilson. L. C. Peer, J. W. McDow- gall and L C Hamilton. Ts First Christian chtjrrh. Park and Colombia streets, wt:l bold watch Bight nfcea. The Epwortk league of the Taylor fl trt etiurcli wlil entertain wits a social and a watrk Blfht serrlca, whirs will ! the evening. The Feat of Cln-vmalsn wijl be rl -ra hr h'y fwimmHiii tt t--" t n a -1 Vnrv.vr !. at however, will be a parade In which the, gorgeoua electric floats which were used In ths recent Porto la festival will be exhibited once more. All of thai leading hotels' and oaf es are making spe cial arrangements for the entertain ment of the thousands of revelers. were unusually large. One firm, it la said, distributed 160,000 among Its em ployee. None ar' overlooked by . the Wall ; street Santa Claos. The mana gers, of course,' receive the , ara-ea amounts, but all come in for a propor-j fatally Injuring Carpenter uuuaie anare, even ins messengers and scruDwomen. . , ,-. Among the most liberal men to M employes is J. Pierpont . Morgan, who never falls to band a. fat envelon n oi njs ciencai. xorce. -tEverr mu and woman on ths payroll receives , a sum ranging aceordlnsr to leno-th f ervioe rrom 19 to zo per cent of his or net annual salary. UNIVERSITY ROMANCE (United Prm Laaead Wire.) Chicago, Dec. 31. A letter written to a Chicago newspaper stating that ths writer bad only six months to live and Intended to blow up the United States senate with nitro-glycerlne, caused fed eral operatives at Chicago police sta tions hurriedly to search hs city to day. The letter w,as a.t first thought to be a hoax, but It Is bow believed It Is from a .serious man demented bv RAILROAD YARDS V TO BE ENLARGED La Grande. Or. Dee. 31. Engineers of tho fX R. eV N. -hava been working on surreys for additional side tracks at La Orande. Plans are practically com pleted for the revised yard, which will include 11 aldetrafka the full length of tke yards, and fOOS feet of Istorage' tracks. Tho plans also Include new re pair shops In the northwesters part of tha rarda. an the old bunkers will be replaced by coal thutea. - W00DBURN CELEBRATES.; ELECTRIC SERVICE .-flfx iiinnilpr " iruni s .""iuui man aemeniea oy CNUb IN M AK nlAUC thoughts of death. Federal Proseeutor 8lms and Postofflce Inspector Stuart conferred today and decided to treat the communication seriously snd run down the writer Immediately. The letter con tains this passage: I am going to blow, up ths dlshon orsble body railed ths United States Senate, as Its grafting members have plundered ths publlo long enough. made to order stories of ths alleged crimes and defalcations In Central Am erica, but I feel that since I have been given an opportunity to state my side of the case they will begins to under stand the true state of affairs." : This was ' the-statement .made , today by former President Zelaya of - Nic aragua to the United .Press correspondent.-;, ; , .... ; , ' "While it Is true," he continued, "that I have enemies in ; the United States, I also have f Heads. . - The latter firm- j ly believe that no matter what, faults may Do round witn my policy in gov erning Nicaragua,-the action-of Secre tary Knox was far from proper, from diplomatic point of view." ' Zelaya laughed at the story that he had plundered the treasury and de clared, he had paid the 350,000 Emery claim out of his own pocket He seems undisturbed' by the rumor of a plot to assassinate him, A sub-secretary of, foreign affairs today denied that Zelaya was a virtual prisoner at the Mexican capital. He Stated that 'Zelaya was at liberty to go and come as he pleased. - "Zelaya, said the secretary," may spend millions, drink, talk, gamble, sleep and live in Mexico without fear of molestation, as long as he cares to.1 S. W. Bawdon, 168 H Front st-eet. bad his overcoat stolen from; his room.; The coat 'was - .ound and returned to the owner.-.' .."; ''--.. .i While tho O..' N.-04 was under in spection ; Wednesday evening at the Ar mory, a thief stole the gold watch ami chain of .Harry McConnell. . The arti cles were taken from the officers' locker. V. Brandt, 410H Morrison street, re ports to the polloe that women's cloth ing valued. at 360. was taken from the Oxford hotel. HAZEL MADDUX WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY UP Mrs. Hazel Maddux and her husband. Patrolman Clifford W. ; Maddux, fined for contempt in the circuit court yes terday because of their refusal to tes tify before the grand Jury In the caso of Frank E. Rodman, charged with man slaughter in connection with the death of Mrs. Clara May Real, will not havo to pay the fines assessed against them. Am thav ur,n f hnfni. t vrnnit liifV PORTLAND, 0LYMPIA z?00 n,r ttve theif Itr morning remitted th $25 fine assessed NEW SCHEDULE LINKS Mm . . - ni . hHw , 1 ft -ai !7T v. . I against each of them. . kJ"h. rr;'h- tw Oeorge W. Caldwell, one of their at- I0'!.' Lt."!,int.v?i.ht,1J1fTli" torneys. applied for the remission of feet Saturday. January L Passengers fSfwwI.f DtanatA to Tke JoarsaM St Louis. Mo.. Dec. 31. Dr. Mills U. Lleser of Vancouver, Wash., and Dr. Blancha Darrow. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Darrow. formerly of Port land, were married here last night The wedding culminated a romance which had Its Inception at the University of Oregon. The two were classmetes In tha medical college. They, received their degrees four years ago. STREEFS REVIEW OF THE YEAR NEW COMPLAINT - AGAINST WELLS-FARG0 SaJ-m. Or, Deo, SL Actio dismiss ing tti. eomr-lajat brought last spring i imprsred. vy AmnPirmii w. L. Jrmee of Inde- Pdfe. p"5k ronty, se-atsat al'.ered etc)' rates irrrjod r lh W.r'a rarga rT;ra mnrnr, was tk br tho rS.rwd rommiwlf-t featerrlir and j.'.tf ' a c trf!iov Woodburn; Dec. jj. xh- comolfln of ths Valley Electrio rail war will h celebrated tomorrow morning when the nrsi car win b run from Portland to I wooaourn. Tne line that win be fin. I lahed extends from West Woodbant ta Woodoum and wiU be operated by fhej Tfivery-erent trf tnipertases wkl iregon twcinp. I Da road will prob- aoiy oe exienoea eastward to the bis iimoer oit. a -Portland nrm promlatng to . take . 4 carloads of timber a day wnert tne extension is bant Woodburs fairly bristles with activ ity and many buildings are "projected in the spring, among them 'being brick business structures, a fla.SOt Masonic emple and 110.694 armory. The con tract be been let for . tho- paring of Front street and other streets til be e Levy Vrnr Stone Jan nary 7. IebMi. Of, Uec. It Tke laying of the com rat nmm tt the Lebanon h 'ah b'e I wl'J take p4ace ba Friday, Jao- mri 7. :. . be chronicled In the review of which will appear In Ths Journal tomorrow. This valuable record of ths year was compiled by" Arthur L Street who has devoted his life to the study of statistical compilations. Whether a lawyer, a business man. ayechanlo. Bewspaper man. clerk r financier, you will prof it by this eoBiprshensIvs sum mary of-the big things, good aad bad. ths world has dose. Ask ths newsboys and news dealers for ths Batsrday tars ef Ths Journal. January k !. ccatalnlng Street's Review of tba ' year ! - KING ALBERT ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF STAFFS (Taltd Prea Lraaed tr ) raeaala. Zae. SL As, satBsrltsUre taoafh msftleUl aaaeuaoauaaat w aads here eoday es lbs off es tkaa Xing ASbor Tasd Baeaiitad tka rsstrBstttoss of tss satire ervU aad sanitary staffs sf taa lae SOag Xjsopols. laoradlag Bars Ha, gOTsraov gwsteral sf ths Bal- glaa soars. This action Is fatsorprefd as a mussJuaary seep la ths staaislag m ex the old ngtsis la the Oougs and emalmg sa tspsrtsd ahmsaa thsru. Vrtrraas of Stosrr'g Rrrrr. "Tarrs Taut. Isd, Dae. 11. The Na tional Aaaorlatina. sf tbs Karri tots of tb Battle of Stnoee Rlvr. la whVh was austaUMd the greatest pore "stags sf loss sf kilted sea wwunded of any hsttle la. tho stnetenth rttitirr, m Is this . today for lie mml r. snkan. .JThe attxMtanrui l-rld a lars-e r. utnbr pt vt- fr front MrM(a" Uhla, liM.-Ki aad Idiara leaving Olympla at 9:30 a. reach Portland early in ths afternoon, have several hours before business hou close, and start back on a morning train to reach here at 11:18 o'clock Tbs first train to Seattle leaves here at 11:30 a. m., and gets to Seattle late In ths afternoon. An extra train from Seattle gets here at 9:25 a. m., but this was reported cancelled yesterday, It is said protests have forced an agree ment to keep this train In service. If this Is not done, ths first train from Seattle will not reach hare until after p. m. the fine. Ho pleaded that they had not defied the court, . but ' acted on advice of counsel and had no vicious motive. Judge Bronaugh pondered the matter for some time, but finally ordered tho fine chopped off. v ARMY NOT PLANNING TO CHOKE THE PJ?ESS Washington. Deo. 31. General Bell, chief of staff, denied that ha has any plsn for the systematic censoring of news relating to military operations. "The war department Is not seeking a law to give it that power.- ne de clared "Tho chief of staff did two years ago put some . subordinates to work studying the practicability of so- curing united action or tho pre re look Ing toward ths recommendations ts con gress of a law which would give th4r war correspondents a definite, official status snd at the same time protsct the government That is sil there Is to If JACKSON'S OLDEST PIONEER IS DEAD Medford. Or, Dse. 31. Pllaa J. Par. ths oida1 plow of Jsrksosi roaaty. died earlr tills sfterelrg st bis hon tm JsHrsoovllla. where he had resided oe Hfc, He was orte ef tho first to rwrl tba place after tha d!severy ef gnld. Jtodre Pay was rrhaps t he hr.t kown of otKni it-ttm r-tera. He s wtrlrM ry s artf emir, wl a at rwMut la CfUr.An tar hrr fcaaK INTERNATIONAL SIDE I - ; TO I. W.-W. CAMPAIGN Valted Press Leased Win.) Spokane, Wash.. Dec 31. Tne British consul st New York nas become inte.-. csted In ths Ppokane free speech fight. Through William E. Troutman, general organiser for ths I. W. W and Fred IL Moors, their local attorney, he In making an investigation regarding tlm imprisonment snd alleged brutal treat ment of Ernest Vaag and John Wolf, two British subjects. BAY CITY VOTES ,F0R GEARY BONDS San Frsncisco, Dec, 31. By a mi' gin Of 246 ' votes over ths neveea-r-.' two-thirds majorltn ths voters of t . Frascisco declared yrstarday for i . monlclpsl owserahtp snd operation f the Geary street railroad snd nr,! - sa ths east to tha ferry bulMing o) tho weat ts the ocean. This rf"i' has brn rrjerted three tltnrt dr t laat five yrara. LEBANON BUSINESS MEN WILL BANC 3ebaron, (f, I .t. 11 : ' I ' !! K-n a !.. till' 1 r hr 31. ?w Tr e f to fiii ' : iWtT I',.1'!! A f -- - , tr-n t '-