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e: 1 IBS ElIGil I n r C b d ULU it .i OI0MEI! I TO 1MB THE OPvEGOn DAILY JOURNAL, FORTLAND, U, -U.-.v-..-.. it, i - - - . : : ; : rmp unnrn HUT : I Eugene Church Handsome Structure i mtiiliXO Uul i ; as m LffiGUE: JOBOES ;nr nro I J Dili i -" 010.0. wm barged That Actual Basis of War Scare Is Greed of Big Business; Ship Lobby Busy; Japan Reads Challenge. By John E. Lathrop. Washington, Dec 17. Back of . the n-nr scare caused by Secretary Dlckln nn'.. confidential answer to the request nc Congressman McLachlan of Call :viu Is the activity of th shlpbuild r Interests and the steel trust as an .1 the factor In the- agitation. A year l'fi correspondents of Pacific coast pa per!? were importuned by representatives .if Pacific coast shipbuilding concerns i t urge the need of a fleet of eubma utiea 'and the enactment of law to provide that during the next ten "years ."(V submarines be built on the Patfla cosst--'- .-'' -V '-'-' Framed Vp M a Banquet . Tins frank admission that the western shipbuilding interests were largely re- sponsible for the agitation which at that lime was carried on to alarm the west coast people,! was made to me when I sought to ascertain why so suddenly patriots had discovered the so-called de fenseless position 'of the west coast A meeting of some of the Pacific roast senators and representatives had been called and a dinner had been giv en, one of the results of which had been the appointment' of a committee of menhers from Washington and Cali fornia ,'to present to the president a memorial embodying plans for subma rines. .-. . ., These facts were given me by a rep res. nthtive of a Seattle ship yard, work ing with whom, as he admitted, was the hv preident of a San Francisco ship jftrd. i To Make Work for Steel Xndnstry. -thout that time Secretary Meyer de livered an address at Philadelphia in which he advocated the building of bat tlepbips for one reason-r-that it gave biirlness to the steel industry. Apparently Congressman ; Tawney Is ri?;nt In charging more or less conspir acy to scare the county into bolstering up the program of military enthusiasts. These evidences point , to activities by a ship yard to lobby and the advocates of a large standing army. Secretary Dickinson hints at tha need of a standing army of 450,000 men. In stead of the present effective force , of 115.500. ; ' . X: Japan Beads Challenge In It t, -" The. International Importance of the pets of these war propagandists " is shown .by editorials In Japanese news rapei's, telegraphed to the state depart ment here, citing the proposals to. forti fy the Panama canal, increase the stand ins arm' and create a powerful Pacific fleet; as evidences to the Japanese that desires . war' with them. . strangely, the war scare comes at the very time when the peace society is in fission here, as If the scare had been plant" d to offset the pleas" for disarma ment. ';'; '''.;:;,., v.;i 7:': '''.',' , . . ALL LEADERS SAY m m liuUUi ' lfn!te4' PreW lsed Wlr.l London, Dec. . 17,--A ..short session Of parliament, ending in 8 call for an other election, is the prediction of lead ers of both the Liberals and Conserva tives on the last day's balloting In the present elections,', The voting will ena tomorrow.' When the results' are In from the Uu constituency to be heard from, which it is believed will not materially affect th.4 result, It is expected that .the lead ers of both imrties, an well as King tirtnrge. will find themselves in .an awkward predicament. : The trouble is hat th election has not been decisive. !iv the Kk i!Jfnl ' introduction of jues liims foiWiCii the m;.in Issue the vot ers have been ' confused and perbonal influences have 80 affected the result t'iat neither rnrty bsts scored a decisive i tory. With such a result, it is regarded as certain that King Ueorge will not create a sufficient number of liberal peers to give that party contrtt of both houses of parliament and thereby make the lords. a reflection of what, the Liberal leaders balieve iE the; expression of the will of the people. - . The ; Liberals .will .resort to the. ob structive tactics of former sessions and it will he only a matter of a short time before ithe government faces exactly the. same conditions - that ; resulted , In the proroguing of the last parliament 'and the calling at the elections mow drawing to a close. , One decided .effect that the election will have, it is generally believed,, will be the retirement .of ' Lord ' Balfour as loader of the Coreervative party. F. E. Smith of Liverpool, It is believed, will succeed him as the virtual head of the party. " - ' "" . RUSSIAN STUDENT$ACT IN PRISONERS' BEHALF (fnited Pre JjnA W!rc.) St. I'etersburg. Dec. 17. An echo of the alleged suicide of six Russian polit ical prisoners at'Zarantul prison, was mounded .today in the high schools of at. Petersburg, "Mien students an nounced they had quit work until prla oners -weebetter treated.-" . - ; - At Moscow , an , indignation meeting orsraniied by the students of Moscow i,n!sity was broken up by the police. The wholesale flogging of prisoners ;:t 7-arantul and Vologda prisons is said m iiave caused the action of the stud i nts. .. : X -XX : i ' ', ACTION ON LORIMER ' REPORT POSTPONED i Tutted i'-ow !imed Wlra.t Wiishlnaton. ) ec. 17.--Action on the c-1-i.i if 'il:!a.'n Lortmer, -whose - nlec i n to the United States senate from liiiKoiK it, v.as iherceri- was -scoom pii.-hi il lhrrtiph bribery, was, deferred ..it.-iv by the t-etiute eommiltee on prlv- i. .: and elections until next Tucs- . t ;!.' 's 1 low of Mineral Water. iinio-1 Or, IT". 17.- J. C. Mary, a I ft ri Hi r of this vicinity, was drill ,i wi : e.ist of this ity and V-lruck Ti.si.i i'iil wifcr v "i(-h II Is i- i ,i v j ie i iU In i n sent away London Mail. Correspondent! Does Speedy Sprint VBe-. tweerf Boats." . . (I'nited Trea leaned Wlr.) New York, Dec, 17. William Ragg Holt special correspondent of the Lon don Mail, who is "doing America in 88 hours," continued his sightseeing today. Holt! arrived ; yesterday or' the Lusi- tanla, boarded a special tug for Jersey City and went on a special train to Washington. Arriving1 in the capital, Holt Interviewed President Taft, Vice President Sherman aud Speaker Can non, visited both houses of congress, the war and navy departments and tne 1 Washington monument, and later tookn 0 minute taxicab trips In Baltimore and Philadelphia, h - N " ' Returning to New York, Holt inter viewed Geraldlne Farrar and Sarah Bernhardt, visited the east nide, stopped at Tom Sharkey's saloon, ,-,Miner a tne atre on the Bowery, ate chop euey in r'"".f.' "7. v"Vw."uii.r. yuiuaiwwji uu u. w vOT sslvanla sUtlon. He - slept four hours and today resumed his touring vnder i new guides.:, i - ; Holt wlU sail at .o'clock tonignt on the Mauretanla for London, where he will write a series of articles for his paper on "Thirty-eight Hours', Impres; aions of America," ' ' .,, i, . . The strenuous Journeying apparently has not fatigued Mr. Holt, who refused to comment on his impressions beyond saying 1'rathwer Interesting, dont-cher-know."' , . ' v.-.:. JPnlted Pre lneA Wire.) Chicago, lec 17. Answering the ap peal of the 61 western railroads threat ened with a strike of itietr engineers un less they grant an increase of ' wages, Commissioner of Labor Charles Neill arrived in Chicago today to confer with the railroad managers. Neill and the representatives of the railorads went into secret conference' soon after his arrival.- He will meet representatives of the Brotherhood f Locomotive En gineers Monday, ; Neill and Chairman Knapp, of the in terstate commerce commission, have been asked to arbitrate the differences between ' the railroads and' their- loco motive engineers under the provisions of the Erdmaq act. - , . III Li I Li BEFORE HOUSE iWashftigton, Dee. 17. Correspon dence referring to the McLachlan reso lution calling for a report . from the secretary of war on the alleged unpre paredness of the United States for an attack on the Pacific Coast, was laid before the house today, and without I comment was ordered printed. The' corronden' in uded a letter f from Secretary Dickinson transmitting! the reports as "tconfidential," and Speaker Cannon's letter refusing to accept the report - I (I'nltea Press tit Wire -Chicago, Dec. 17. -A dlsagreement.was reported by the Jurors who have been hearing the case of Charles Erbsteln,, charged-with having attempted to bribe Jurors in the trial of Lee O'Nell Browne. It was reported that the Jury was evenly divided. . Judge, Brentano or dered a retrial during the present ter,m of the court UNITED RAILWAYS' NET ; OPERATING : LOSS ; $5j554 ' - (Salem Burpsu of TTie Journal.) Salem, t)r Dec. 17. For the Ay ear ending June SO,; 1910,, the United Rail way operated ftt not loss of $5,554.09. The operating revenues equaled 353, 131,05, while "the operating expenses were $58,685.14;. Taxes and Interest on the bonded debt amount to an addition al-expense of $30,654.31. ' -: The cost of the United Railways-line to June 80, 1910, was $4,762,052.48. Of. this sum the road cost : $4,553,578.69, equipment cost $58,100.73 and other ex penditures equaled $150,373.06. : The cost of the line per mile up to June 80j 1910, was $40,711.52.; At that date there were ""operated , Just 17 miles of road bed. ' ' . , ' Rays Men Robbed Him. ' .SptclHl TMsiwtch to The Jonrnnl.) . Astoria, Or., Dec. 17. John Tarnell and E. O. Uolett were given a prelimi nary hearing in Jnstice of. the Peare Goodman's court in Afetorla Thursday afternoon on the charge of taking money from the person of another, under the holdup, act and pound over for trial at the February term of Scourt in the sum of $250 bonds each. The men were ar rested In Astoria last Saturday night on .complaint of , W. Schmlerman of Ska- mokawa. Rchmiorman claims Holen struck him a terrific blow in the face, knocking him , down. . ' As he fell, his pocketbook containing $55 dropped from his pocket-and Yernell grabbed it and ran away. .r , ' 10 Jlill Iievy at Lebngotu tScwl'il nintili tt, Tlia J,ntoat. t Lebanon. Or,, Dec. 17 At the city council-meeting Inst Tuesday evening the tax levy for the coming year was placed . At 10 mills 8 for general purposes. and 1V4 for roads and streets. A new "bridge was. ordered at Bridge avenue, . near William street as the old one is unsafe. The now structure will 'rest on two ., concrete piers, and will be a great Improvement over the one now In we. fni versify , Dance Enjojred. Rd11 DlatiHteh to -.The Jnitnal.l Hood Kiver. Or., Pec. 3 7. The Christ mas univrsltv in('P held Inst night by the Hood Rtvr'nlvf rsltv lub was the moHt HwwMsfxiT in the history of i hVjJk-1 -,i h, 3; he . v i& lie ' !; t aw) i5r. Jj u&lr. ing, wljicfa was appropriately decorated with, evergreeiiM) md electrical v effects, was usvd for the. occasion..- Nearly 200 gue.Ms participated in the event , - in nrmnrnnni nri nr 1 I II whXKl rJ hiy h JURY JN ERBSTEIN . CASE. DISAGREES Acting ' Governor . Bowerman Will Be Called Upon to Fill Vacancies:- ! (Snlciu Bureau of Tlie Journal.) . ' Salem, Or., t)ec 17.. Judse Henry J. Bean, of the Sixth Judicial district, who wnj elected a member of the Oregon su preme bench at the general election last month, sent his resignation as circuit Judge to Acting Governor Bowerman, to day; to take effect December 31. Judge Bean becomes associate Justice fit the Oregon supreme court Monday," January 2." Acting Governor Bowerman will be called upoiu to appoint a, successor to Judge Benn. , I -There are two- canaiaaces inai , r being vigorously piibhed forward by their friends for the position. ' Gilbert W. Phelps, distTlut attorney in the Sixth district Is the most likely appointee of the acting governor.' Mr. Phelps was also, before being elected district at torney, joint i representative from Uma- tllla and Morrow counties, which com . h itidicial - ' L district ast well' ' as i0-'th.-''-.-'-Twnty-8e- ond: roDreseutatlve district John P Winter, a law partner of fitephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton, Is the other candidate for the vacant Judgeship. In view of the promotion of District Attpr ney Phelps to the circuit bench numer ous candidates for ditsrlct attorneyship have come forward, among them being C. J. Ferguson, of Pendleton; C. E. Woodson, of Heppner, and Homer I. Watts and S. F. WUson, both of Athena It is probable that the appointment If made, will go either to a' Heppner or Pendleton maal- Several Important appointments are to be made by Acting Governor Bower- ima before he retires from office Janu ary 9, to make way for Governor-elect Oswald West Dr, C. J. Korinek, of Salem, president of the Oregen State veterinary medical board, has resigned. The terra of George C. Blakeley, presi dent Of the state board of pharmacy, has expired, as also has that of Henry S. Kundret of Portland, chairman of the ehild labor commission; Lloyd T Rey nolds,, of Balem, trustee of the State Hortioultural Bociety, arii- A, G. Beals, of TillamoolC member of the state board of higher curricula, ' 'Rneeliil Dlmntrh to The Journal.! . Vancouver, 'vyash., Deo. 17. That land values In Clarke county" are on the in crease is demonstrated in the sale yes terday of 10 tores .by Robert E. Flem ing to Joseph Hutchinson of Portland for IKOOOy payment- being' made in full and the deeds and abstracts delivered. Thedand Is the north half of Mr. Flem ing's 20 acre tract at the northeast cor ner of the military reservation. This sets a new pace for acreage, values in Vancouver suburban districts. The land is all cleared and iet to clover. !Mr. Fleming retains his orchard and' resi dence property facing on the Fourth Plain road. - It Is understood that Mr. Hutchinson will sub-divide the land and place it on or town lots. ' " " ' I IQT OF IIIRDR55 FOR . ...r,iN.t ,,-,, -.p....... MAR ON COUNTY DRAWN (Salem Bureau of Tiie loornal.) Salem, Or., Dea 1,7. -Sheriff Harry Mlnto yesterday drew the names of Jurymen who -will sferve during the Jan uary, term of the circuit court for Mar ion county, which begins Monday, Janu ary 2. The list follows: S. H. Burson, Staytbn, farmer; George Wv Brown, i Brooks, farmer; August Kohrberger, Salem, contractor; A, J Patton, ,Mac leay, . farmer; K. , S. Porter, Silverton, farmer; B. B. Gesncr, Salem, farmer; A. A. Richards, Mebama, farmer; C. B, Hartman, Silverton, farmer; J. H. Glea ner, Macleay, farmer; Ernest Todd,' Sid ney, farmer; Ci L. Dick, Salem, sales man; John Brooks, Silverton, druggist; M. E.' DeGuire, Silvertom dentist; Andy Gilbert, Salem, capitalist; A. G., Steel hamnior, i Silverton, - blacksmith; Bert Waller, Chcrnawa, farmer ; ; George H. iAjtelller, Mill , City, farmer; Noah Welch, Chemawa, farmer; J. F. Wisnef, Salem, carpenter; Herman Wipper, Turn er,, farmer; J. C Morely, Monitor, farm er; Ed Popham, Turner, farmer; G. H. Beebe, Woodburn, farmer; Robert John pon, Chemawa, farmer; FV W. Spencer, Salem, merchant; D. R. Tantls, Salem, merchant; George T. Albee, Aumsvllle, faVmer; Charles Roy; Sidney, farmer; W. H. Ktdridge, Salem,'- capitalist; George Miller, Sr.,vWoodburn,V farmer;' Jesse Stelwer, - Jefferson, farmer i- : Argentine ATiator Wing Fame, r ; . (United Pkm teased ,Wlnw V ' ' ' Buenos. Ay res, Dec 17. That I Avia tor , Cattaneo's flight across the River Plate was as hazardous as one across the English channel is the opinion of avlatlen enthusiasts. It took Cattanco two hours.and twenty minutes to fly over the river. - This la a considerably longer- time than Latham consumed in crossing the channel. Cattaneo flew from Buenos Ayrps ' to Colonla, ti miles. - He encountered strong head winds, which -accounts for his slow ' time. ' ' ' " 1 0 ACRES m CITY SELLS FOR 8000 RASH ONE OF THE FEATURES OF SPANISH WAR VETERANS' SHOW J r ?w'i 'W:: A Webber Juvenile Orchestra, wilah will appear1 at th& lieillg ...,...,.. ,.,,.:. .. .. r, . ; .. ' I f '? I - i I : - j ' , i ' : ' ; ' - ' , j ' "" i ' - ;-; - 4 jj fi v i ; , ! ' -I v - ' "" . JJ New Methodist (Special Oispatrli to The Journal. t . Eugene,' Or., Dec ' 17. The new Methodist church building in Eugene, when completed, will be thq finest Btructute of its kind in Oregon outside of Portland and will pom pa re favorably with any In that city. . Steps , were taken by the congregation last sum mer to provide a hew house Of worship and ; the plans decided Aipon show a magnificent structure. They were rur nlshed by Badgley & Klcklas of Cleve land, Ohio. ; The structure, which tvill be erected on Willamette street at the cdrner of Twelfth, will be a modified , . i . . , . i . , (Special Dispatch to 7be Journal.) Vancouver, Wash, Deo. 17. An air of secrecy seems to pervade a number of proposed big projects in Clarke county. Rumors' of "the big -deals" are coming thick and fast, and should they all ma terialize Clarke county .will soon be cov ered with a Network of railroads; big power plants will be installed, and the county will boom as It never boomed before, "Don't tell your neighbor," is the apparent watchword of those who claim to know the facts as they are taken from, the reel. "Big financiers of the east are behind the projects, but we are not yet ready to let loose the secret- , , i I .. , t This is the condition of present af fairs, and how they wll terminate can only be- conjectured. One company to be known as the Washington-Oregon; with a capital stock' of $5,000,000, has filed articles of Incorporation' and pur poses to take over the Vancouver Water works; company, " Vancouver's gas com pany and Vancouver Traction company. Now, w. HV ArnoIdv a ; local attorney, States through, the press that he has in terested eastern . capitalists to harness the waters of . the north fork ,of the Lewis river, build railroads and com pete with the Portland Railway, Light & Power company in, furnishing electric current for power and lighting purposes. A water right at the mouth of the Turn Turn canyon of the North Fork of the Lewis river has been 'f He'd pa by J. L. Charlton, who is acting. It is understood. for Mr. Arnold and the eastern capital- Its. Mr:' Charlton has also, it is claimed, secured "options on about 500 acres of land where the dam will be installed. It Is proposed to construct trolley , lines from Amboy or Tacolt to Vancouver and Camas.'. ."-. . :. -;''' tThat the Washington-Oregon corpor ation will take over the Vancouver properties la regarded as certain. In one instance at least the deal is practi cally closed, negotiations being made direct with Interested capitalists, and the property will : be turnet) over on January 1 , ' It is proposed by the Washington-Oregon 'corporation, should it acquire the pfbperties, to extend th present Van couver Traction ; company's lines and complete the work mapped out by Mr. Norris "bf , the Water Works company. The plant will be enlarged and mains will be laid to suburban districts that are now not reached. The gas company plant will b Increased to twice its present ,'capaeity and other improve ments win be made.;; : ' - It is also currently "reported, and -undoubtedly' true that the ' North Bank railroad company will laytracks down the bank- of h Columbia in the early spring and. begin the erection of docks. A franchise' has been granted the com pany to the ' City limits on the , west where the railroad property abuts. West of this for a distance bf three miles the company owns- the waterfront ; For over a mile the river bank , is perfectly straight and the water from 85 to 60 feet At. this point the proposed doqks will be built It is understood that the company will also Increase the capacity of the carshops ana make other improve ments about the yard . Edward W, Hanley, , who , is one of the leading candidates for the seat of Senator Dick of Ohio, was formerly a newsboy In Dayton. , . , , I MANY BIG PROJECTS FOR ,CLARi(E CCM Cburch for Eugene. type of English GotJIIc. The church and chapel adjoin eajph. other side by side, the exterior dimensions being 120x 124 feet All exterior walls are to,bf of stone or pressed brick with the trim mings and window frames of dressed stone. The roof Will be of til or slate and the interior walls and ceilings of hard plaster with fiwcoe decorations. The interior work will becf native fir. The Cost of , the building ,will be be tween J60.000 and $70,000. Rev. Her bert Swann Wllkins, D. la pastor of the church, succeeding Rev. D. It Trimble, D. D., under whose pastorate the plans for the building were adopted. ' (Special DtRpatt to The Joornal.) Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 17. The first annual show of the Clarke County Poul try association will close at 9 Cclock tonight A general summing up is, be ing made today i and final prizes and awards will be delivered tails afternoon. The following special prizes were award- ea: .' . ,-.--. Silver cupWon by B, J. " Debncher ok best exhibit games. . , ' Silver cup Won by Stoner Brothers on best exhibit of exhibition gamea Silver , cup Won by T H. Beachile on best pair pit games, old. ' , ? Silver cup Won by BJ J. Debuhr on best pair pit games, young. . ' Poultry library Won by F. C. Wil liams : on best five, birds exhibited by an amateur. " :-- y'y ;,- i Silver run Won by Shellhous Broth ers on best, exhibit' of Silver .Laced Wyandottes. -' Silk umbrellaA-Won by D. S. Cameron on second best display of Anconas. - Chinaware, va'ue $3 Won by Mrs. Edmunds, proprietress of Industrial Poultry yards, on best lady's display of poultry. " Then pounds roast beef Won by Shellhous Brothers on second best ex hibit of White Laced Wyandottes. Silverv cup Won by D., S. Cameron on best scoring pen. ; - Carving set Won by 8. J. Miller pn best Buff Orpiffgton pullet; second H. L. Blystone. . v ",:;: i::;:., ::.: Set silver epdons Won by M. J. My ers on second best Barred Rock pullet. No. 8 collapsable coop Won by L. R. Davla . ..".'- - Silver enp Won by Major-A;-Camp bell on Buff Leghorn exhibit Silver cup Won by Shellhous Broth ers on best child's exhibit poultry. Sack Davis flour Won by Fred Sturger on best White Plymouth Rock pen,, - - ;.:, Lady's lace edged handkerchief Won by Mrs, Edmonds of Industrial Poultry -yards. : - - . .,s One pair American ; Lady corsets Won by Mrs, K. F. Rice. ' . - Silver cup Won by Olof Anderson on obbi cxnion tieigian nares. -Fonr birds will be given sway at the close of the. show tonights Two birds were gtven last night. One went to A, Campbell and one to Mr, Jtlggins of the firm of Htggins and llenrirhsen. Mr. Biggins donated the bird end then won It back. - , - WILL IRRIGATE 6000 ; -ACRES ORCHARD LAND I r . - (Sncelnl P'anaMj to"Tb- Jmirnal.V V Cliffs, Wash., Dec. 17. The Samuel Hill syndicate, owner of ' about 6900 acres of . the choicest fruit and garden lands In the state of Washington,- lying Just west of Cllffs.haa iSompleted the large ' cement' and stone dam . and : the large reservoir formed by the dam across a deep canyoa is being filled with water for next summer's supply. About 25 feet of water has accumulated during the past month. To insure a sufficient supply of water to ', irriga'te all their lands, a company Is now at work near the reservoir elte drilling for artesian water. The branch of the state road leading to Goldendale Is now being built i through these lands to connect with the main state road paralleling the Columbia river , that passes throuerh Cliffs and 6n to Walla Walla. Mr. Hill is spending a large amount of money de veloping these , lands and seems deter mined to make this tract, the.."Garden of JUlen" of America. SPECIAL PRIZES TO . POULTRY EXHIBITORS theatre, December 2l ' . - . f.iCCormack Bros.' EStawiiGvi mcnt Total Loss; Building and Stock $110,000.' Tacoma, Dec, 17. Overwhelmed by the loss of thblr department Ftora at Fifteenth and Pacitic avenue which was wiped .out by fire about midnight Just as the store was beginning to feel the heavy Christmas rush, Thomas aa4 j James juccormaelc or McuormacK uroiu ers, are unable to state definitely plans for the future. - The loss Is practically complete, and except for a few thousand Collars', worth of stock- in the ware house, the business 1 of ,the firm , was completely wiped out.-, Manager J; B .Burke snid today it vwis impossible tb estimate tlt loss either on. stock 'or in Christmas business. The stock was partially Insured. Tb.e loss will be above: , 100,000 on stock and 110,080 on the building. , iThe cause of the fire Is not known. It started in the ceiling, among some cedar decorations, and within a minute flames were sweeping over the entire floor space of the one story' brick bond ing. After half an hour's - work the firemen succeeded in' quenching the blaze, but within a few minutes they were astounded to see the entire build ing again burst into flames, and it" took but a short time to -completely destroy the building and contents. ' iilll ON REVISION PLAN a (United Prem Leased Wlrp.) Washington, Deo 17.Seuator Lodge today attacked the Cummins resolution to provide for tariff revision schedule by schedule, declaring be favored the purpose of' the Cummins measure, but differed with the Iowa senator as to the method of execution. Lodge added that he thought a senate resolution would be sufficient and that It was unnecessary to bind both houses to a, certain mode of nrocedura"- 'v --. -. --. .-:-.' '-. In the course of his remarks Lodge Bald he favored the establishment of a permanent tariff commission, and that wholesale revisions of .tne tariri were unmitigated evils, "notonly ruinous to the commercial and business interests, but to "the party responsible for them." He pointed out the recenr revision as an instance, saying that the changes not only failed to benefit business, but the usual result happened to ins. partyvi In power. ,' - - r Senator Heyborn said: . . "The duties should bo so hlgrn that there would be no inducement to buy foreign goods equivalent to goods made in America." . , " BODY OF MAN KILLED . BY TRAIN IDENTIFIED (ITpectal Disrate 1n Tbe Journal. Brownsville. Or- Dec 17. The body of a man wnich was found on the Southern Pacific track, one mile south of Aurora Thursday morning, with one leg off and one arm and the heaa near ly severed' has been identified as Fred Stevens, formerly of this- place, but for the past two years a resident of Oregon City. The body was identified by Rob ert Austi, foreman in the paper mills, of Oregon I City,- and a brother-in-law of-the-UBfortunate-inanwr FredStevBi who was a son-in-law 'of E. A. Hale of this city, left here the later part of September for Oregon City, where he had seoured work in the paper mills of that place. . He leaves a wife and a .Kour months old baby boy. t WORK ON TOLEDO'S NEW ; WATER SYSTEM BEGUN . '. ,. ,: ' .-:'' -. ? ."'. -4 special Dtepatea to The Journal) ; Toledo, Or., Pec. 17. Engineer D. J. SideJ has been" engaged by" the - city counlil ,to make a preliminary sun'oy of the proposed water works' system which the city. Is going' to build. ,, Xb- water Is to be brought about four miles from the stream of Mill creek and when the system Is completed Toledo will be furnished with an abundance ' of pure mountain water, At a recent election it was voted that the city issue bonds in the sum of $23,000 for the .building of this system. It s to be a gravity system.; CRUISERS ASSIGNED FOR USE OF NAVAL MILITIA , . ' . , - .,, . w 1 'i " ' . Washluglon, See. 17. Secretary of the navy Meyer this afternoon assigned tne obsolete crnlsers Boston anq, Con. cord to the Oregon and Washington na val mnitia, respectively . Lrvris''' Official Disappointed. . 1 (Special Dbipatch to The-Joornal. - Cliehalls, Wash., Dec. 17. Lewis coun ty will drop back in the salary classifi cation, as rrtade; by the commissioners some months ago, 'when it was boost ed from the seventh to the thirteVlith claps,;,; ; The board based its action on thejiumberof school children and other data at hand, figuring that the county had a population of upwards vt 35,0(18 The government census, however, shows that we have 32,127 people and now the salary list mst bex readjusted. Two of the -county officials, A udlto'r Swof ford, and Treasurer. Summersctt, have paid back the excs salary they have collected, tee former turning in lirtiO.KS and the latter '$188.80 this week. The matter, of the board raising the classl iluation is Jn the courts, the grange hav ing made a fight against it- '. - , . - BlPteor Nearly Hits Logger. . ; r (Stiecial Dispatch to The lenrnaLI ' Astoria, Or Dec. 17. John McCul ley, a rigging "rustler employed at the Sorenson Lumber company's camp near Svenson, was In A.sforia Friday morn ing' and reports a most peouliar inci dent, which, occurred at the carn'p about 5 o'clock Thursday -evening. Mr, J Culley was engaged in fastening the rigging to a log when He. was startled by something resembling 'a rock conr Ing straight down from the heavens and striking the log "tibout 10 feet from where he was working. An extftnlnulion sho ved the object .to be a meteorite about jt he size of a billiard ball, and on being broken open, the Inside was found to be red hot. Tho meteor came down with terrific force, and its impact made a deep dent in the log, t . 1 . , m ,,( , . , ( - tVffnt Deficiency l'HSsrd. ' , -.Washington, Pee. 17. The senate thi afternoon passed the urgent deficiency bill, which, was passed by the house thin morning. - - OE Kiiwi IWC.iiO viutvu I Uona-il.i- 'i ' Tlic?.trc to .Witness Novel Expcrinicnt. Paris, Pec, 17. Americans are crowd ing the . delicious performances . which have just begum at the Theatre ' des Arts, and 'fashionable lady visitors from New York, 'Washington,., Boston and Chicago, not to forget Fittsburjr, are to be seen evening after evening watch ing the most interesting ."'theatrical ex periment seen 'in Paris for years. , A band of young painters young In the souse that their work is young have collaborated with the management and thq two are producing plays which ' have startled the town by their orig inality and freshness. This is dtie to the Russian ballet. Pans Was electrified h4 the Avtmnr. dlnary realism of the dancing - which was seen at the opera during the re cent season. V, Such a gamut of colors, such . vividness of effect such intoxi cation, of movement and such bewilder-ing- kaleidoscopic varieties of ' tone and warmth of passion had never' been seen in Paris before. It inspired some ardent colorists to revolutionize the, scenic art They aald, the, theatre of today needs rejuvenating; the old" scenery Is stiff and inadequate to realize the modern ' drama It as if they sought to at tune nature to human moods, to .trim and turn the milieu to the varying needs of man. . , -; This Is a novel conception.' As a re sult of it the best known decorative painters in Paris have painted scenery for the stage, in the midst of which will be set works by , the greatest- writers of today works by foremost foreign ers. .The series has begun, however, with an aesthetic play written by a ; Frenchman and entitled "Carnaval dos Enfanta" , , MUST BRUSH UP TO 7- . GET CITIZENSHIP PAPERSV V Joseph Kanpar was unable to tell Judge Clcliwd what county he lives In, alWfough he has be"n a resident, of Portland for upwards of 20 years, and before ha Can become a citizen of the. United States he will be required -to brush .tip a little on local affairs. Kaspar took hla first papers In Osh- -kosh, Wis., in 1883r and, did not ask for his second papers for 26 years. He ex- -plained that he has been too busy to attend to the matter. He said he had Voted at nearly every election since h took out his first papers. He is unable to read, and his son helps him to mark his ballot He was unable to give the name of any state or: county office. Judge Cteland allowed hjro 60 days in ; which to study up . . - i ,i , ; A big class of ciuididatiiTfor citizen ship appeared ftt the monthly hearing today, promising to keep Judge Cloland busy, all day. . , , WALKING . TEST FOR : f - ARMY MADE EASIER- , ' (Uoitod Preaa f.eaaed Wlre.i U',iohlnr.nn 1 l..n 11 . !....! today ordered a modification of tho walking test required of naval officer. The officers" are required to alk 2S miles in two days. , Ko: officer must exetTiimseIf In order to finish under ight: hours , of actual" walking. The Roosevelt requirement was a 60 mile test in three days' time. ' . , Entries at Emeryville. flinirMl IirMilM nriM t -, ; Emeryville, Dec. if Entries for Monday:- ' :;';:.'!J:v'!.:S;;!,:'',,i:'t..,, ' First race, six furlongs Brighton, 105; Nettle Travers," 109; Braxton, 105; Lofty Haywood, 107; JUiami, 109; Ctool, 189; New Capital, 105; Orllene, 104; Bu colic 109; MUitary Man,-11?;. Harry Stanhope, 10$; Salomy Jane, 109. . ..Second race, ,' six furlongs Rimini, 110; Golf Ball, 117; J. H. Barr. 105; Al axle, 105; BeU Snicker. 114; Quick Trip, 109; Canlqne 114; nampass, 112;'Can tenx ;105; Rollicking Boy. 109; Anna May, 109; Drrectello, 1(16. - Third race, 5 , , furlongs-Jest 103; , Frank Ferris, 88; Maxdica 104; Sue Layton, 93 Pawhuska, iU. i . , Fourth racer,' one mile Arssee, 111; ' Feather Duster, SB;,, 5 Miles, 3; Paul, Clifford, 408; Endmion, 111;-Jim Gaff-ney;-108.' ,'i:.- '-',;-: ,,..viw" Fifth race, mile' and an eighth Nebu losus, 106; Dovalta, 109; Tansy, 14; Pul letta, 112; KOgo, 104; Davie Andrew, 109; Treasure Seeker 109 j Dave Weber, 109; Aks ArBen 102; . Si Weslftv. ; J. C. Clem, 99; Spring Ban, 103. . , Sixth, raca sven furlongs Lord of the Forest 104; Mr. Bishop, 107; Maxims. 109; Galena Gale, 101; Sorrowful, 107? Tony1 FausV 112 Boggs,,l07) Camera, 99; Cabin. 109; Lotta Creed, 101; Pros- ; por, juk; titsKra, 103. 1" - 'v ' i .-' Block Owner to B Roof Dweller. ' JT7nitd Preaa teased Wr.l San Francisco, Dec 17. Herbert II Law,, who, with his brother. Dr. Hart land Law, owns theMonadnock building, a 12 Story etructire on Market street is to become a roof dweller on his proper-' ty. Flans.: for a ..dwelling to contain drawing room, bedchambers and a gar den wall, to be buill on the Mjnadnock roof, will be submitted "to tho Laws to- n tr , I Mill Alalia mi ynr 11 . . . SO that It ran Carry passengers to the roof lnsfend or only to the twelfth floor! ,. -,; "' " ; ' ' ' , 1 s AmeHcan Held By - Bandits. U-'nlted Ire IBn-d Wire.) . El Paso, Texas Dec. 17 Prepara- . lions for rescuing . Enrique Gornoros and L. II. Wolheim, the latter as Amer ican; citizen, from the hands of Mex-, lean bandits, were begun here today. Tho men are held for a $25 000 ran som, it . is said. Gornoros is the son qf a wealthy Chihuahua family and if biyiaits'seled the myn .while they were touring Santa Clara in an automobile last Wednesday. ' ' j v 18-Year-OhJ' Boy . Dies. Spertol Ptsti "oh to The" Jutirr.al Lebanon, Or., Dec. 17 Martin Smith, son of Mr.: and Mrs, J. J. Smith, died last evening at the home f his purents, tlu ce miles southwest of Lebanon, ot typhold fever, after an illness of three weeks.- The .deceased was a native of" Hillsboro, Or.,' aged 18 -years.' 1 Mitsnnaga Denied Aaw Tral. Il'liitett I'rcsa Iienised AV1i-i.i , , ' Dt-nver, Dec. 17, G. Mitminaga con victed of murdering Mrs. Katherlna Wll- son, was deni'ed a new trial today by; .tisilge Hhnttm-k and his sentence of life 5 Imprisonment Has afflrmod. The di- fdT was ullowed B0 days in which to file an apptiii, , . ' V At a special, election next month Mon-" iinulh, 111,, will veto on a proposal to ulotit the commission form-of govern 'tnent : '