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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13. 1310. :xrnnrc ' FISHEfiTS OliY PACKS 20.000 CASES annrn mm LLibhd! M )l hlUiiULiii) PUIS FOR I'' m m n ft 1 1 M DEFENSES ir.g Full Warrant From "Confidential" Report '.of DickinsonCourse of Con nrcss Uncertain. Civ the lnUrntlonal New Rerrlre.V Washington, Dec- 1 7. An" . inpsiM ) ns been reached between the conflict-, fn? elements In the countrywide, agita tion over the .statn of the national , do f vises.'- Secretary of. War - Dickinson !.is advised congress, by direction of the president, "trm it Is not compat ible jFith the public interests for me nt this tim to make a report-answer-j ::t in detail the question embodied Jn r MeTjiehlan' resolution. '" The immediate ronsequenees or tnts j jrour m(.n n6!d up and robbed Dr. J be a concerted effort on the. part a, - Merrtman, 165 North Fourteenth i'f the representatives of the Pacific street. Friday nlglit for $2.63 earth. , The f ast states to secure at once Buff i- j robbers also eecurod a gold watch and f.-nt appropriations to provide-' for dock-1 charm, and those were given to the man facilities, submarines and Improved ,wo was instrumental in arranging and ml Increased coast defenses for the ? sclfiC ... . . . -a. - U M 1 Representative. .Mayes oi vamuiiii. f-ofikinsr for the coast representatives,, i ntlined this plan to the International N.-rws Service .correspondent . - today t inrtly after Secretary Dickinson's let ter to Speaker Cannon decVning to mako rtiblle the Information requested was i eceived at the capitol, - "Confidential" Only a labeL Secretary Dickinson's position Is that rvcrything pertaining to the rations defenses and the needs of the situation tti.it can properly.be made public ,is t ontained In the annual reports of the war department, 'Which have already Ix-pn submitted to congress. He Ignores the fact that information from half a liozen different sources that are tech ) irally termed "confidential" has be come public property and lacks only a formal report to congress to make It Whether, lacking this official stamp! At H. first regular the nre season, nem yesierasy in ine wntrress will elect to ignore the whole j assembly room of the Portland Commer matter, or will take only thoiu stops Two Highwaymen Who Robbed Physician, and Their Captors , ..." -(.''. I ( "... . V- .A '- v V v ' Reading from loft to right Police Sergeant Wanless, James Glisan, William Martin, Pollco Sergeant Keller. MB FUNS.-.. io fit re Oregon Forest Fire Associa tion Decides Coopera tion Necessary., that were in contemplation before the rf itation was begun, remains to be seen. At the war department today there y,as absolute silence following the let. tr of Secretary Dickinson to Speaker Cnnnon. None of the bureau chiefs, all of whom are trained soldiers and prac- clal club, the Oregon Forest Fire asso elation discussed the lessons of 1910 and steps for approaching the danger months of 19U with the fuljest coop eration for fire prevention by all agen cies interested In protecine the forests of Oregon. - It was decided that during the months tical fighting men. has changed his Intervening before the fire season ar- views." but whatever else may be lack-1 rives arain a canvass will be made inar In the service, H is strong on dm- Ipllne. Through the secretary , of war the commander in chief has spoken, and there is nothing to be said,- : , Preparedness and CMciamauff. , It may be interesting, however, to re flect upon the parting shot of one prac tlcai fighting mnn who had his confi tiential say this afternoon. "We' are a vain, hopeful people," said of all timbet owners In the state to in; duce still more liberal support of fire work Individually end ; cooperatively Where the Intermingling' of ownership makes It feasible, there will be joint dis trict patrols In which the owners pro rate the cost, as has already been high ly successful In Idaho, Washington and several parts of Oregon, . Where the blocking of holdings makes Individual eignoor- liv "It is a national characteristio tor protection pf these adequate, neighbor us to bof.stfully assert that we ca,n ITck Unr patrols will be, united to hire addl .-my nation on earth ' and do it when j tional wardens to cover the Intervening t!:o tion. Likewise we-' have short memo r!f s. ; When the war with Spain came v,o started in to prepare offhanded, and ln-i-aufte of our lack' of preparedness we i st five men by sickness in camps far from the theater of war to every one inert lost in action. In the one simple mriHpr of care of our men we were so tilisolutely unprepared tht typhoid and j strips of hitherto "unguarded territory A system of reporting rires ana aan gerous conditions to central authorities vill be perfected, so that throughout the season reliable information can be furnished all concerned and desirable steps to increase protection can be taken promptly. - '. TO strengthen-the present methods t for organising and assisting- the local leading in the holdup. After the' four highwaymen had .taken the physician's money and watch and chain.: they -went to Erickson's saloon In the north end and divided their loot. James Glisan, alias' Dan Connors, and William Martin, two of the highway men, were arrested within half an hour after the crime. They were taken by Police Sergeants Keller and Wanless, The two other thugs escaped and have not been apprehended. Dr. Merriman was robbed; at Seven teenth and Glisan. streets, while on his way home from St. Vincent's hospital, where he had been on a professional call. """" (Special J1tiitch to Tb Jomoil.t Aberdeen, Wash., Dec. 17. Twenty thousand cases, euual to nearly 1,500,000 pounds of fjsh, valued at $95,000, were packed last season by the Pacific Fish eries company of t tVl s city, being the largest pack ever made on Grays har bor. The run of fish . was unusually large and a greater number of fishermen were employed. The prices paid were also better than upual.- A total Of $15, 000 was paid in , wages, of which the fishermett received $8650, all of hich remains here ns only white fishermen were employed. Besides this, 90,000 chlnooks were plcnied for foreign trade, and as many rpore for eastern demand. Several thousand collars will be spent f or . Improvements befora another pack ing season... . Engineer Sues Union. . (Special IMiDstrh to The Jmrnal.) ' Butte, Mont. Dec 17. After consid erable arguments this morning District Judgt) McClernan granted a motion to quash service of summons on engineers' union No, 8 In 'a novel suit brougtft by James . S Lynch, who asks for a writ of mandamus to compel the union to issue him a working card to enable hjm to secure me union scaie ot wages. : Lynch claims that he' took a with drawal card from the engineers' union and when he applied for a working card several months later it waa denied him. Tims Keeper at Hcg:.n-Frayn3 Figlit Wcunc'cd by a . Deputy Sheriff. l'oltd rnj ImwiI Wire.) San Francisco,-Co., Doc, 17, William Gallagher, who was . timekeeper at th Hogan-Frayne fight this afternoon and; a prominent local sportsman was shot and probably fatally injured tonight by Charles Loner, deputy sheriff of San Mateo county. . The row occurred In the saloon of Alox Greggaina, an old time fighter and promoter. The motive la a mystery but it Is believed to have been the outcome of an argument over the boxing contest. -. . j ' - Gallagher Is unconscious. . After the shooting Long escaped. . Gallagher Is arr'old time sporting man' and has been ' mixed up in many rows here In yean past. He formerly kept time and was second for Sullivan, Corbett, Fltssim mons "and- other famous - fighters. He was known as all around "tough raa.a." The police are looking for Long. London's Hebrew population number! about lt0,000. li.VSvIHCI J LOII1CU Vil Hiui lllvil mull l . , ... n,vlnr thnnHn,!. i ssicma, nu lr jaluaiulK Jlig .iliui- ... 1 J matlon and educational work, the cen- t he enemy. fmv farther than the hospitals in Chat-ilr" iui!ninu vi i .....u . t-nooea. We had abont 400.000 men Poitland will be given Increased duties under arms In that war. Japan had a facilities, supported by assessing Million and a half tinder arms in her the cooperating owners. ,A committee to war with' Russia, and In actual num- organise these methods and report to 1 rrs her sick list was smaller with her: the association on January 4 was ap- 1,600,000' to care for than ours with "only 400,000 to care for. , That's prepared ness." ."'?.. ' ' : . PENDLETON POULTRY . SHOW COMES 10 CLOSE (Speeitl Ptrpatch to TV Joortitl.) Pendleton, Or., Dec. 17. Dr. J. R. Crmb, of Stanfleld, won the sweep stakes prize offered by the Pendleton j AV'oolen Mills company or the best pair of birds on exhibit at the big poultry Fhow, which closes tonight The won derful 97 point pullet and her mate with a score of 95 points were several points ahead of their nearest competi tors, a pair of White Wyandotte owned by A. 3. Dickson, of Pomeroy, Wash, i That Principal l." E. Young, ; of the Milton igh school, can breed chickens as well as teach achool Is evident from the fact that he carries off two of the handsome trophy cups offered at the local show. ? He not only won the Buff Orpington cup given by Royal Sawtelle for the best pen of Buff Orpingtons, but he also won thejeup for th best pen of Orpington other than buff, with a pen of Black Orpingtons. ..iV'v. - , N. A. Humphrey of Pendleton bears the unique dhttinetron of being the only exhibitor who was about to "come back." He won the American -National bank cup for Black Minorcas last year and came lack this year and duplicated the per formance, defeating his competitor, Les ter Boyd, also of this city, by a. nar row margin. ' Boyd took both second t.nd ' third pens and the competition In this class was about the keenest of eny in the ehow.: - . . M. E. Taylor, of Winona, Wash.i wins the cup foif the best pen 'of chickens in the Asiatic class, having had -clear calling with a magnificent entry of l:iack Langshass. pointed, consisting of G. L. McPherson, Wells Gilbert, E. L. Marvin, E. T. Allen and C. P. Sprague. '.VOULD DIVIDE CITY FQ FIFTEEN WARDS J. W. Campbell, a member of . the iliy esteftitlve board, has drafted an fmr-nd-rient to the city charter to be Mihtnltted to the people at tne municl l sit election next summer for the pur- i.ttsfl f eivinf . Vntpm a ihflnfa ,, .11- Mde the city into 15 wards Instead of io. n nt present. - In case the proposed amendment Is adopted no councllmen at i.-ire win,ue elected In future.' Hood Students to Debafo. Hood Iliver, Or., D.-e. 17 The first rt itate of the Hood River High school .tin.-ms wm vo neia at Hood River, ,ini.ary. 18. at which time the Gresham liiifh school "tudonts will, debate, the '""'"n, "Bcsoived. That the United ! ""hl'.Oulvl" Ttirwritaln '"asysfeth" of I i:t!fi(- and mibwldis for the aid and i ..(lntRn- uf the merchant marine," 1 will !el.p(- the affirmative " h'"i ti', tram will he composed of ! i'al'l.iis. I. in Voung? ami Viols IRoeelal DIDtrU t Ttf 7oqnuLt ' ' Pendleton, Or Dec. 17. Miss Alberta Claire, the "Girl from Wyoming," who Is attempting the remarkable feat of riding horseback from ocean to ocean, la In Pendleton and will remain here until Monday morning,, when she will resume her long journey. She rode Into 'town Thursday afternoon from. La Grande, having consumed three days In forcing her way across the Blue .mount ains. She found the snow very; deep on the summit and the, trails all , Ob literated so that it was with the great est difficulty and only after experi encing many hardships that she succeed ed In beating .her; way through. On Wednesday she made Tnly i ten mllee, so great were the obstacles, la her path. Miss Claire left i her home' In But falo. Wyoming, on April & and has been riding continuously ever since with only a few day's Intermission occas ionally to enable -her to make funds with which to continue bar trip. This she generally, does .by appearing at a theatre In a vandevllle sketch ' and while In Pendleton she will be featured by the Grand theatre for thejttext three night. If she succeeds in completing her Journey to New York bytway.of San .Francisco tind New .Orleans, she will receive one of the best farms In her homo state, and in 'addition $1000 in cash. . .. . j - Miss Claire Js rather diminutive In size bi;t she has an unlimited amount of pluck and goes on her way without the least feai or hesitation... That she encounters many hardships- and dan gers jgoea without eaylng but she accepts them all as . a part of her task and moats them as they come. She tells of many exciting experiences but her nerve, her dog and her revolver ljave always carried her through them safely. Fre quently she says she is forced to put up at the camps of cowboys, wood choppers or loggers but generally, she says.1 they i treat , her with , every re spect. Only once a tough cowboy In sulted her but . a shot from ' ber re volver which clipped- off a part of one ear reminded him that a woman who is ready to undertake such a trrp la also prepared to defend herself. FORMER CONGRESSMAN k v W. T. F00TE IS DEAD .New ,.ork, Leo. lj.r Former Can pressman Wullece Turner Foote Jr., of Port , JienrJ-, this state, Me in Bt Luke' hoBpllal, thin city, tnls morning efter several month's illness. Mr. Fooie was born at Port Henry, April 7, 1864. T7J ": " - a.i ? : Ah u hi t il. V,'. - I i 1 1 1 I I U 111 ' l 11 : TA .. W I' S'X J fir S Tr'Sr Holiday Sale NEW GARMENTS Every Suit, Coat and Dress Reduced Profiting by fast year's experi ence we are offering every in ducement to those seeking Just such d Christmas gift , If you contemplate purchasing , a garment, why not buy it now when the assortments and sizes are complete and the ' price an inducement? - "Every day you delay lessens ' your chance of finding just what ; you are looking for, . y Opposite we, quotet you, our I r tegular and sale prices, which tell the story better than a full page of description.'' , if r .-Mm i'"'f - - : I I ' ' - - ' ' tt wJ?-' 'i-V' - 3;.- vs-.' Holiday Sale PRICE REDUCTIONS All $10.00 Garments....? 7.45 All. $10.50 Garment.,. . ;? 7.G5 All $12.00 Garments.... 9 8.05 ' All $12.50 Garments. . . . 0.35 All $13.50 Garments.... $10.25 All $15.00 Garments.... 911.35 All $16.50 Garments ....812.30 All $17.50 Garments . . $13.20 All $18.50 Garments. . . .S13.05 All $20.00 Garments.... $14.85 All $21.50 Garments. . . .$15.05 All $22.50 Garments. J..816.8 All $23.50 Garments.'... 317.15 i All $25.00 Garments .... S18.C5 'AU $27.50 Garments.... $20.75 All $23.50 Garments . . . .821.30 All $30.00 Garments.... $22.25 All $31.50 Garments.... S23.C0 All $32.50 Garments.... $24.45 All $33.50 Garments.... $25.35 All $35,00 Garments.... $20.00 All $37.50 .Garments. . . .28.25 All $38.50 Garments.... 520.00 All $10.00 Garments.... 30.50 A11 $45.00 Garments.... $33.05 All $13.50 Garments.... $33.35 All $50.00 Garments. . . .$38.00 :3cba S-OLE AGENTS FOR W. K. COWAN & CO.'S BEAUTIFUL AND UNUSUAL GIFT FURNITURE m ' xr it fhil If 7 ii ff il ' v f The one gift that is sure to give pleasure that is at once sensible beautiful, distinctive and prac tically everlasting is a piece of good Furniture. - If you are in doubt, buy furniture of quality. Yov .will find on our floors for your selection one of the largest,' most varied, and handsome'st stocks of Gif Furniture ever shown in Portland. Every need, every taste, every purse can be perfectly suited. Our stock of Easy Chairs in mahogany and oak, of Rockers, of Period Chairs, Willow Chairs and Craftsman Chairs will delight you.if you are in search of a gift at Qrice comfortable, beautiful, durable. '. ' "" ' ' :.' v Mahogany Trays V.v;; $6 to $50 Fern Dishes.. ,-..$12 to $18 : ' Muffin' Stands.'. ; . '. . .$10 to $25 Pedestals l.$4 to $70 Candlesticks ..' ..$3 to:$10? : .Nests of. Tables.l . . .$18 to $55 Smokers' Sets . .. ... .$5 to $45 - Brass Jardinieres.1". .$3.50 'to $45 . Fine Lamps ....... .$12 to( $80 .- Cigarette Boxes! Jewel Boxes; etc.',: etc., etc!. - :; 'i Tables"1 . 4. "vV We show a particularly.fine assort !ment of. Muic; Cabinets,".. Ladies' Desks and - Tables "of every sort; Most of the ; pieces are in mahogany, with some in walnut. and oak. Music Cabinets range, from $12 to $50, Desk from $25" to "$125, Tables from $5 to $275.' Work Tables, Pick-, up and Tip Tables Cqnsol Tables and Card Tables shown in many styles. Out of 'file Magazine Stands... . . $20 to $30 - Tea Tables ... . . ...$10. to $30 . Davenports.. ....J50 to $225 Screens J. . . . . . . .$3.50 to $35 :' Morris Chairs 415 to $65 "'Leather Chairs $20 to $1G0 x Leather Couches ... .$35 to $G5 Bookcases .' .$35 to $125 . Craftsman Rockerl..$10 to $60 Hall Clocks ........ $18'to $550 . EtcetCj etc. - Fiffii and o v StarK Filing and