THE OREGON SUNDAY .. JOURNAL; PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 19U.
1
IE PASSED W
OLYMPIA IH WEEK
"Employers' Liability Law Is
Fought by Manufacturers
''. Hill Talks to Legislators
To Lower Road Tax.
oiynVcT
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the legislature, while a busy one for :
the lawmakers, saw Just three bills;
actually papg.nl v.p.to the governor for,
approval. There Is n flood of measures :
on their way between tin two houses
and another v.eik w ill doubtlf-s see the ',
governor's secretary's desk piled with
' measures awaiting executive action be-1
fore becoming laws. The three bills
acted on by both branches of the leg
islature the past week were:
S, B. 128 The bill to recall state or
city officials upon signature of SO per
cent of the voters.
S. B. Making Ralllnger's and Rem
ington's code of the laws of the state
the official code.
S. B. 19 Relating to wills and testa
ments executed outside the state.
Hill Hsets legislators.
President L. E. of the Grea;
Northern Railroad ' company, has been
a visitor In Olympia tile past week in
conference with Governor Hay and the
rood roads committee of the legisla
ture In regard to publicity and adver
tisement of the resources of Washing
ton. Mr. Hill Is trying to Influence the
fat officials to make a similar appro
prlation with the state of Oregon for
tho publication of publicity booklet
and other literature promising the
Great Northern and other lines running
Into the state would, at their own ex
" pense, dlstrlbuta In the eastern states
endeavoring to place the literature la
the hands of those- persons who are
Interested in the northwijst. Mr. Hill
explained that It was his desire to aid
not only the slate publicity departmen
but all civic organizations of Washlng-
' ton, and would work for the widest
, distribution of all publications that will
Inform those Interested of the resourc
es and opportunities of the northwest
. For Lower Soad Tax levy.
- If the bill to fix "tile maximum amount
- of the state levy for state ruals and
state, aid roads, which pissed the sen
ate recently, is passed by the house
and approved by tho governor the state
will not . have by one-half as -much
money to spend on this class of work
for the preceding two years. Bassett.
of Adams ccinty, a shrewd financier
and leader In the senate's economy mea
sures, has Introduced the measure which
will t the levy for public highway
funds at not to exceed one-half mill.
In 1905 the levy for roads was one
quarter mill, this was- raised fey the
'07 legislature to one-half a mill, but
the legislature of 19QJ raised this
again to double that amount, making
the levy one mill flat. Under this flat
levy law it mailo no difference whether
the . money was expended or not, the
taxnavers had to dls- un anvhow and if i
there Was a surplus the money laid Idle !
in the banks only drawing 2 per cent
interest The result of the last legls- ,
lature's lavishness Is that today there !
are $260,000-eash on hand In the high-.
way fund, little of which can be ex- '
pended on state roads before April 1,
at which time last session's appropria
tions are wiped out by law.
Consistent with the economy policy
of the solons, the measure to pension
supreme court judges who had served
on the bench 18 consecutive years and
wto had reached the age of 65 yean
was killed In the senate, the vote only
larking one of being a tie. This bill
was for the benefit of Judge Ralph Ore
gon Dunbar, at present chief Justice of
the court and one of the hardest work
ers of the nine Judges. Dunbar was
elected from Klickitat county In 1889
and bus served continuously since that
time.
Wants Public Morgues.
Representative Ghent of King county
has a pet measure before the legislature
whteJi he Is concentrating his efforts l
to have become a law. It is for the J to business men and farmers throughout
establishment of public morgues in the county. Articles of Incorporation are
counties containing cities of 80.000 or -i being drawn up by a local attorney,
more inhabitants and for the admlnls-I The first annual show was planned
tratlon by the state of small amounts j and tho exhibits collected. In three
Of effects left by a deceased person ! months last summer and fall and the de
ho has no immediate heirs. The ob-i gree of success attained enthused the en
Ject being to prevent the undertakers tire county. Tho first fair was a fkian
from snatching everything In sight foriclal success, the treasurer, J. J. Padden,
alleged funeral expenses when an un-I having just Issued his report showing a
known is found dead or one who has no ! balance of $S1.16 after all bills and pre-
legatee to claim his estate
The state railroad commission has
completed Its findings in the causes of
the wreck of tho Northern Pacific train
at Cheney last January when five per
sons were killed by the collision be
tween two trains. Tim commission
holds the railroad offtcals were negli
gent and responsible for the wreck. It
was held that the rear brakeman and
the conductor on train 42. west bound.
Were negligent-tho brakeman In that
he did not drop the futes in accord- '
ance with Ids Instructions and tho con
ductor who was stnndlng on the rear
platforr.i, in not seeing that the brake
man did not drop h fuses. The com
mission also )mMs that tha train dis
patcher was neslicrnt and to blame for
allowing the trains to run within ten
mlnutea of each other, contrary to rules.
Liability Law Feared.
The employers' liability law as pro
posed by the stale liability commission,
Is, perhaps, the measure t hut U being
most uotiy conti stej liv tho
corpora- ,
tum, turns and lar'orv owners. A del
egation of ov-r 'if lumbermen appeared
before the ioint meeting of tho house
and senate .omiuittees on labor and
labor statistic! to pr.dest np-Rinst the
proposed workmen''? compensation act.
This measure is to provide a fund sub
scribed by every employer In the state,
the assessments for which will he. In
jiropoition to the salary list paid- to
workmen ami whenever, hy accident a
workman Is killed or Injured instead I minimum In order to keep his assess
Of his applying through t ho courts for merits as small as possible,
damages he will be piil ) out of this ' If a bill recently Introduced In the
employers' liability fund for the amount legislature becomes a law MCh of tho
of damage sustained by him for person- i state examining boards which have beea
all Injuries and for loss of ttme from . collecting fee and dividing the ree'eints
employment. If killed his widow or among themselves, will have to turn the
. legal heirs to receive the compensation" receipt for examination over to the state
! The measure Is opposed on the ground -treasurer. The boards affected by the
j of .unconstitutionality and that It will contemplated legislation are: The board
t work . a hardship on those employers-! of medical examiners, nursef examining
J who are careful and provide nafotyap- i board, board of velerin;1riaf examiners,
it fl'aoces .n their mills and factories, , barbers' examining board, embalmers'
r jet who will be .tawd eoually with a board, pharmacy board, dental examiners
; rival in business whp disregards the ! and board of optometry.
- -welfare of big-men. The Employers'! The bill provides that all fees col-
association was represented .before the lected must be remitted to the state
, jotet-'unwttnthby exrbenator Will o. treasurer monthly and where the boards
,rave of hpekane, who argued that If have treasurers to these officials are
f , uch an act oiust be written It should ( reqmred to give 11000 bonds -to-the
i be couched In terms .which would gtvefs.ate. The examiners are to draw f5
Ann i i .H . i , a n.i 1 Tin rrr aAA th.i l- - ..... ... J l J
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mium on cheap InCor, for an employer
Would keep iiia payroll' down to the
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Classes to Be Resumed Thurs
day; Opening Exercises
Wednesday.
t'Ifi.ifh tr The Journal.)
Pacific Tniverslty, Forest Grove, Or.,
Feb. 4. Classes wiil be resuiiM;d( nt Pa
cific on Thursday preceded by the .semi
annual opening exercises In Marsh hall
on Wednesday.
Several chancres have been made In
the morning In place or the rormer time,
, ,p lh(, aftcrnnon.
profS80r Mursh, formerly of the
Greok am, ( fttln (je,artnlont, is to offer"
course, for this semester In Esperanto:
a goodly number of students have slir-
nified their intention of taking up ihl
study, and although it will not be given
regular college credit. It is to be perused
with the aim of mastering it enough to
bo spoken.
A similar club was organized several
years ago among the residents of the
town, but since its disorganization, noth
ing along this line has been attempted.
Professor Marsn. although he handles
the new language well, Is not a rabid
enthusiast In favor of It, and, has of
fered the course for those who contem
plate traveling tin foreign countries,
where it is spokm enough for stlsfac
tory communication.
New courses in the history of art and
political science are also to be added
to the curriculum during the coming
term's work. t
In the opening exercises of Wednes
day morning. Rev. Btaub of the Sun
nyslde Congregational church of Port
land, will give the principal address.
Music by the conservatory department
and a reading by Mrs. Harrington are
on tho program also.
Registration will take place In the aft
ernoon, which, according to prospects,
will be much larger than the preceding
semester, both In the college and the
academy
;iWDMEN 1 PARTIAL
(Special Dianntrh to The Journal.)
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 4. ''For my
part I do not believe that women would:
be fully trusted to decide an Important
case as Jurors, for women are inclined
to be partial." This was the frank
opinion expressed by Mrs. Parker Ad
ams, one of the women who have reg
istered In this city recently, 'ttf I am
called upon, however, 1 shall do my
best." .
At the present time almost 30 wom
en have registered although there la no
election In the Immediate future at
which they may be called upon to oast
their ballots. The first name on the
1911 registration books Is that of a
woman Mrs. Lloyd Dullols. All tho
women who have thus far registered
are married women.
Tl February Jury aeaslon of superior
court Pns Monday morning but no
women are to be called as the new lists
wU1 not made ou untu July. The
women who have thus far registered
." mvur oi aomg jury
I duty.
E
TO 'BE INCORPORATED
(Special Dlanatrh to The loarnal.)
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 4. In" order
that the Clarke county fair may be
placed upon a permanent basis, the of
ficers elected last summer to manage
the first annual harvest show, will rec
ommend to the Commercial club that the
fair association be Incorporated with
a capital stock of 125,000 and shares sold
in! urns had been paid.
If the suggestions of the officers of
the last fair are acted upon, a company
will be formed, land purchased in the
city limits, and permanent buildings
erected. Although the officers of the
fair have been silent up to the present
time, public Interest in tho fair has not
diminished and it is expected that an
other week will see the movement for
the second annual county fair launched.
CITIZENS SATISFIED
WITH CONDITIONS
Much better satisfied and with the
Intention of making no formal remon
strance against tho present plans for
the Immense sewer district betwen East
Twentv-nlnth and East Eighty-second
streets, taking In north Mt, Tabor,
i Center addition, Montavllln, part of
I Rose City Park and other populous dts
I trlcts. a large delegation of citizens left
rebel's hall. Montavllln. Friday night,
after attending a meeting called by the
Moii ta villa Board of Trade. City En
gineer Morris and a deputy attended,
the engineer explaining that the route
through L'aurelhurHt, Instead of the de
sired ono up Sullivan gulch, was ren
dered necessary by topographical con
siderations, llis version was ac
cepted. me cxainiiiBtinns and for necessary ex
primes, nut neither pay nor expense
money can be drawn only byi aworn
vouchera ;
ESPERANTO TO B
TAKEN UP AT P
DOTY
JUKI
LA
COUNTY
FAIR
SUPREPIE JUSTICE -OPPOSES
RECALL IN
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
Framers of Constitution Were
Wise, He Says, in Provid
ing for a Thoroughly Jnde
pendent Judiciary.
..1
(fnltfd Prew I.enfe.I UiS."
New York, Feb. 4. ThjBirtitabllsh
nient of any nvv System in the Judic
iary which would include the "recall"
for judges who may make unpopular
decisions, was opposed here tonight by
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
William It. U'uy, as guest of honor and
the chief speaker at the dinner of the
Eastern " Alumni of the University of
Michigan. lie invoked the words of
chief justice to press home his opposi
tion to Innovations In connection with
the Judh'Uiy.
"If I wore to lay emphasis upon the
one thing above others In which the
fathers showed their wisdom In fram
lng the constitution,"' said Justice Day.
"which conferred on the courts the ex
ercises of the Judicial power- of thoyna
tion, , it .would seem to me to be found
In the creation of a thoroughly inde
pendent Judiciary. They made a court
whose tenure of office was dependent
upon tlio good behavior of the Judges.
"The Influence of' the courts rests
upon the moral support which It re
ceives through the confidence of the
people In the Integrity and Independence
of its decisions confidence which It is
to be hoped the court may long con
tinue to deserve.
"National life Is, and always will
be, a struggle. New dangers will men
ace, and the problems must .be met.
The rights of man must be secured and
the rights of property conserved."
United States Senator Sutherland of
Utah, unother of the speakers, made a
vigorous protest ngafnst the present
unrest In .the country.
"The demagogue is abroad In the land
and confusion of thought results." he
said, "Of course, wo must advance, but
let us pause long enough to Inquire
whether the Important thing In the for
ward movement is to get somewhere
quickly, or to arrive with the torch' of
safety and sanity still ablaze."
MISS1
J. W. Cassell, 450 Goldsmith street,
reported to Police Officer A. O. Ander
son last night fhat his wife hrfd left
him under strange circumstances and
that he feared she may have committed
suicide In a fit of Insanity. He said
the woman had been greatly worried
during the past few days over seeing, as
she said, her mother-in-law's ghost. Mrs.
assell is about 39 years 6f age, five
feet four Inches tall, light complexloned
and welshing about 120 pounds.
A report reached the police station
last night that R. It Haywood, aged
21, haa been missing from his home,
1145 East Klxteonth street, north, since
Friday night. He waa a conductor for
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Co., but has been on sick leave for a
few days. His friends fear that he
may have become temporarily mentally
unbalanced and wandered . aimlessly
awuy.
FOR THIRD TIME: "OLD
SLEUTH" IS NOT DEAD
(Speeinl Dlapatrb to The Journal.)
Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 4. "Old
Sleuth," the cougar that has attracted
much attention In this part of the
country through his depredations on
cattle and horses belonging to farmers
In the Blue mountain districts, and
which was supposed to have been killed
by the King Brothers, Is still alive and
thriving, according to Forest Supervis
or J. M. Sch mi tz, who says the animal
has jutit killed a colt belonging to Sam
Oruell of Pool a. The mare came home
without her colt, and with a badly lac
erated skin, one claw of the cougar's
paw having pulled off In the tough
horsfhide and wns still hanging there.
Now. It Is expected, will begin a bon
troversy as to the identity of the cou
gar. Some claim there are several of
lhu beasts In the mountains; and others
believe "Old Sleuth" is still on the war
path. HAHN PREACHES AND
IS ADJUDGED INSANE
Special I'lspntih to fh '"nrnal.i
Balem, Or., Feb. 4 Ixiuls Hahn, the
Inspired, who is looking after the spir
itual welfare of the state of Oregon,
and who has been addressing almost
daily letters to Speaker Rusk for ap
propriations for himself and for his pe
culiar religious teachings, was this
morning committed to the insane as.y-
lam by the county court for Marlon.
Hahn was preaching on the streets in
Salem, Wearing a long blue robe decor
ated in the renter with a lrage moon
this morning when taken Into custody
by the sheriff. He is a resident of
this county.
MAY SEND SUPPLIES
TO RELIEF OF CHINA
Washington, Feb. 4. On behalf of
the Commercial club of Seattle, Sen
ator Jones and Representative Humph
rey of Washing ton this afternoon re
quested that an army transport be des
ignated to carry supplies to China for
the relief of the famine sufferers in
that country. Major General Leonard
Wood told the congressmen that an act
of congress would be necessary.
Find Jewelry on Prisoner.
John Montgomery Moore was arrested
yesterday afternoon at Fifth and Burn
side streets by Detectives Carpenter
and Price and when searched at tho
police headquarters he had a number of
pieces of jewelry on his person. These
Included two rings, three chains and
two watches. None of the goods found
on the man aswers the description of
any of the jewelry recently stolen here.
Run Down by Team.
Fiank Huff, a laborer, was run down
by a lauifcry wagon at Third and Oak
streets at o'clock last night and sus
tained Injuries which made It' neces-
.w an utiiuieu 10 nave uecn
broken. Hoff Uvea at Williams ave
nue and Falling street. The man is
said .fa have walked in front of the
wagon-
m
AND WOMAN
REPORTED
N
Four Thousand Feet in Air,
Aviators Descry Hidden
Batteries and Soldiers.
(By the International JTewa fierrtc. ,
Pan Antonio, Texas,- Feb. 4. -That
modern armies not equipped with aero
planes will be almost completely at the
mercy of their enemies, was demon
strated beyond a -question of a. doubt
this afternoon, when, for th first time
In the history of aviation in this c'oun
try, a" corps of aeroplanes were pitted
against the soldiers of Fort Sam Hous
ton. Not only did the aeroplanes emerge
from the test victorious, but the only
point gained by the troops was minor
one which In actual warfare would be
an impossibility.
Three miles away' from the ground
In a direction and location unknown
to the aviators, three batteries were
hidden In the woods. Roland G. Gar
ros, Rene Simon and Rene Barrier,
three French members of tlte interna
tional aviators holding a meet In this
country, were sent out to locate the
batteries and report upon the number
of men and guns in each.
The aviators left tho ground In the
teeth of a, wind registering over 26
miles an hour.
. Simon was the first to discover a
battery and soon located the other two.
He hurried back for the field and made
Ills report to Lieutenant B. G. Fuolols.
Simon accurately described not only
the position of the guns, but the n(m
her of men and horses and the road
leading to the vicinity of the entrench
ed field pieces. He had hardly finish
ed his report, which was taken ver
batim by Lieutenant Fuolols, when
Garros returned and made a report. He
had been flying 3000 and 4000' feet
high.
Hypnotism Rights Wandering
Mind of New York Tele
phone Girl.
(United Presa Leased Wire.)
Poughkeepsle, N. Y., Feb. 4. A girl's
memory, lost for three days, was re
stored tonight through hypnotic sugges
tion. The unique suggestion waa conducted
by Dr. Charles W. Pltgrin of the Hud
son River State hospital, assisted by
Frederick W. Parsons.
The subject was Miss Mlna Kern, a
telephone operator of New York City.
Miss Kern was found In the streets here
early today suffering from sphasla. Aft
er all efforts to bring back her memory
had failed, Drs. Pltgrin and Parsons
worked over-her for three hours employ
ing mental suggestion and were re
warded by the girl's memory suddenly
returning.
According to her story Miss Kern was
thrown violently to the ground by the
force of last Wednesday's explosion In
Jersey City and the shock made her head
ache. She remembered nothing further
until the doctors brought back her mem
ory tonight
BROKER FALLS TO
Real Estate Man of Forest
Grove Crushed Under
Wheels of Train.
tSperlnl Dispatch to The Journal.)
Forest Grove, Or., Feb. 4. Edward
Seymour, aged 44 years, real estate
broker, and for six years a resident of
this city, was crushed to death late this
afternoon under un Oregon Electric
train lit Beaverton.
Seymour was returning home from
Portland In company with bis young
son. Dropping a .package while enter
ing the second coach of the train, he
stooped to pick It up. Losing his bal
ance he fell under the wheels of the
third car.
Coroner Brown of Forest- Grove, con
ducted un inquest nt Beaverton this
evening. Tho Jury returned a verdict
of accidental death, absolving the rail
way company from all blame. The
train was In charge of N. C. Matthews,
mntorman, and J. E. Haley, conductor.
Seymour leaves a wife and four
children.
MACGN POURS ABUSE
0HEWAPE1A
I Tidied Pres,.Lea8ed Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 4. Fol lowing an
Intensely dramatic, scene which- nearly
resulted in a fist fight on the floor of
tho house, after adjournment tonight.
Representative Macon (Democrat, Ar
kansas), ordorod expunged from today's
record a speech the most vitriolic made
this session In w hich' he attacked bit
terly Walter A. i'ahy, a Washington
newspaper man. The words "wilful
linr," "dirty little pilferer of words,"
"contemptible little ass," , and "little
atom'1 wire among the epithets Macon
struck out of the record.
Macon's, speech was made toward tho
end of today's session and immediately
after adjournment the man attacked,
Walter A. Fahy, with a large - party
of other newspaper men approached Ma
con on the floor of the house. A very
heated interview, in which Representa
tive .Norris (Republican, Nebraska), en
doavored to act as noaeemnker fol
lowed. In the course of true-argument
Fahy challenged Macon to H fist fight,
dmUarlag that im , otiws-method" rnuht
give him satisfaction for the accusa
tions, of the Arkansas member. , Macon
declined, but later agreed to withhold
his speech .from the record If that
would satisfy the newspaper men.
IUY CAUGHT
BY SUGGESTION
Fi
- GREET HARRIS
Head of Evanston, III., Institu
tion Given Rousing Recep
. tion at Dinner; Gives Sound
Advice to Many Graduates.
Alumni of the , North westerti unlver
slty. o Evanston. and Chicago. III..
gave a dinner last night at the Nortonla
hotel for President A. W. Harris of the
Institution, who is on a tour over the
Pacific coast Graduates of the medi
cal, law and dental branches of the
university, and of the college of liberal
arts, gave speeches.
' Following the dinner organization of
the Northwestern University club of
Portland Waa perfected. Walter 8. Ash
er was elected president. Dr. & A. Mey
ers vice president, Dr.'Frank F. Casse
day soetetary and treasurer and Dr.
Jessie McGarvln member of the execu
tive board.
Alumni that-' gave addresses proved
that the college spirit in Portland
graduates of the university was, not
extinct. Stirring talks wero given
dealing largely with memories of., uni
versity days.
President Harris, closing his address,
said that while he had intended to go
to Seattle this morning, he would stay
In Portland for the day. He will meet
and confer with President Foster, Jof
the Reed Institute, and wtd be taken
on a trip about the ejty by William L.
Brewster and alumni of Weslcyan col
lege, of which he is ah alumnus.
In his address to Jiis former students,
President Harris said that one of the.
objects of the meeting last night should
havebeen to keep alive the spirit of
enthusiasm for education. He said that
spirit should not be confined to any
distinct region, but should be diffused
throughout all parn of the country.
One fact of Interest that he. brought
out was that the yearly Income of the
Northwestern university was more
than $700,000. He said that the uni
versity directors employed a business
staff, )and that to the business mana
ger of the school they paid ,a salary
larger than to any of the professors.
He said that in point of attendance the
Northwestern university ranked among
the ten largest colleges In the United
States. Those who attended the dinner
were: t
President A. W. -Harris, Dr. Laura
C. Price, Monmouth; Walter S. Asher
and wife. Dr. Charles D. Bodine and
wife. Dr. Mark D. Bogart and wife,
Dr. Frank V. Casseday, Dr. -Viola M.
Coe and Henry Waldo,' Dr. William F.
Fieblg, Orval T. Glllet and wife, Tr.
Thomas J. McCracken, Dr. Jessie
McGavln, Dr. Ernest A. Meyers,
Dr. C. G. Sabln and wife, Dr.
Thorriaa P. Wise and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
M. A, Zollinger (Nellie B. Eckert), E.
J. Stotler, ' Portland; Oscar Mlddle
koff, Yaqulna; Dr. Fletcher Homan,
Salem; Laura Williams, Woodland;
3. E. Boijbrtght and wife, Dr. C. I
Poley, H. A. Seeberger, Dr. David
Breuer and wife, Dr. A. F. Poley, Port
land; Dr. R L. Scobee, Hood River;
S. C Webb, Henrietta B. Honey, Port
land. LAKEVIEW TAVERN
RAIDED BY SHERIFF
Sheriff Robert L. Stevens made good
his threat to raid roadhouses In a most
sensational manner early this morning,
when a posse under his direction de
scended upon Lake view tavern and net
ted the proprietor, two employes of the
House and six patrons, two of tnem
women. He refused to accept ball from
any of the persons arrested and locked
them up In the county Jail ror the
night.
The patrons arrested were H. E. Ho-
bart, an automobile dealer; W. Bolton,
an automobile driver, and U A. Hard
ing and J. H, Crabb of the Portland
Detroit Motor Car company, and Mrs.
Hassler and Eva Cri&sen, who said tuey
lived at the Buckingham hotel, Yam
hill street between Sixth and Seventh.
"I mean business, and I'll clone up
every roadhouse In the county If Its
proprietors do not obey the law," he'
said vehemently. "And no gentlemen's
ball business goes with me."
The posse was headed by Deputy
Sheriff Perry Hunter and Harry Bul
ger. Fred Hitziiiger, the proprietor,
Marshal Butts, who $atd he was the
bookkeeper, but who Sheriff Stevens
called the "bouncer," and Charles Bun
nle, the barkeeper, were the first ones
arrested. They are accused of keep
ing the roadhouse open after midnight.
The arrests were mads about 12:15
o'clock.
M. A. A. C. BASKETBALL
MEN BEAJTWOODBURN
ISnrrlal Dhinatch to The Journal.)
Woodburn, Or., Feb. 4. The Multno
mah club team and Company I, O. N.
G., team mixed in a fast game of bas
ketball here tonight, In which the
clubmen had all the better of the ar
gument with the soldier boys by a
score of 26 to 15. .
ODD ACCIDENT GIVES
RISE TO STRANGE RUMOR
(Pobuaherft' Preaa I.nd Wire.)
Tangier, Feb. 4. The accident to
Dr. Wilkinson, an Englishman, which
gave rise to the report that the British
legation had been attacked, came about
in a curious wa'. '
Dr., Wilkinson was on his way to
Tetuan when he met a native wedding
party and fired his revolver as a salute.
His horse became startled and threw
the doctor, with the result that a shot
Wounded him In the leg. , The wound is,
happily, not serious.
Roosevelt to Visit Spokane.
iSnwIul IHanatch to The Jou-r,ol.l
Spokane, Wash., Fob. 4. Ex-President
Roosevelt will be Spokane's guest for
three days, from April 7 to 10, and will
address a large convention of teachers
which meets here from Washington and
Idaho. Roosevelt's itinerary In Wash
ington as learnod here today, follows:
The colonel will leave Portland Wed
nesday, April. 5 at 12:15 a. m.. arrive at
Tacoma Thursday, April 6, at 5:50 a m.
He will remain at Tacoma until 10:10,
when be goes to Seattle, arriving at 2:40
p. m. Loaves Seattle Friday, April 7, 8
a. m., arriving hero at 9:66 the same
evening --r -- -
(HoeelTrt Dispatch t& Tha inurnalV
''Free water, Or., Feb. 4. Dr. J. B.
Clymer, formerly of Colorado has rented
offices In the Pearspn , block od.i will
practice his" profession In Free water.
LOU S CAREER
MAY CLOSE SOON
fnd of Fight on Bribery, Case
. 'May Come at This '
J ; Session.
'. (United Preaa teased Wlrt.l
Washington, Feb. 4. Three weeks re
main ot the session of congress, and
tha conviction in the senate has become
fixed that Within that time William A,
Lorlmer of Illinois wilt end his senato
rial career, .!,.:;t--','.'..:
At tha beginning of the session, when
the committee that Investigated his elec
tion reported, almost unanimously, that
ho was guiltless of knowledge of the
bribery of legislators to vote for him,
Lorlmer and i his friends anticipated
plain sailing;.. Storms have beset him.
howevei and that a complete shipwreck
Is in sight now stems Inevitable.
Senators have delved through the 800
pages of testimony that make the record
of that investigation, and in the opinion
of Larimer's opponents ' have riddled
Lorlmer" s case to ah'reds.
Two to one against Lorlmer Is an esti
mate In the vote made by a number of
senators. The sole resort of the Lorl
mer fortces is to attend to prevent the
taking of a vote in tha present session.
KILLS 1 , HURTS 7
Spectacular Flight Through
Oklahoma City Ends
Horribly.
(United Prest Leased Wire.)
Oklahoma City, Feb.4. A runaway
horse, wild with frighi, ended its mad
flight late tonight through the main
street of the city by tamptng to death
Charles G. Gesslck. a wealthy drug
gist, and probably fatally injuring Mr.
Gesslck's father-in-law. Rev. Mr. Hold
en. a Baptist minister, besides injuring
a half dozen other persons. The animal's
actions and the subsequent killing of
Gesslck created a panlo among the hun
dreds of pedestrians in the near vl-"
clnity. The animal waa killed by a po
liceman. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
FAVOR LEGISLATION
(United Praia LeaaeA Wtra.l
New York, Feb, 4. Several Import
ant bills will be reported for senate pas
sage as a result of action taken at a
meeting of the committee on finance to
day. The measures provide that bonds
Issued to meet the expense of work on
the Panama canal shall not be used
as a basis for national bank note Cir
culation; that gold certificates may be
Issued against the bullion and foreign
coins deposited in the treasury and that
certified checks on national banks shall
be accepted by the government In pay
ment for Internal revenue taxes and
customs duties.
Senator Bailey (Democrat, Texas)
gave notice that he would offer an
amendment providing that certified
checks of state banks should also be
accepted for internal revenue and cus
toms payments.
WALLA WALLA MAN
DIES AT AGE OF 84
(Sptctal Dispatch The Journal. I
Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 4. -Robert
Thompson, one of the best known pio
neers of thts(city, died yesterday at his
home, death striking him suddenly and
without warning. He had been In his
usifal good health the day before; and
although 84 years of age was a vigorous
old. man.
Mr. Thompson was born In Ireland,
emigrating t this country when but
a lad. In 1S53 he came west, lured by
the gold fever. He hafl lived on a farm
In this valley for 17 years, retiring 30
years ago to live In the city, where
he has since resided.
MAN WHO CAME HERE
JAM 852, IS DEAD
George Harkness, who came to Port
land when only 5 years old, nnd who
lived here ever since, died at his homo
at 071 Claokamas street, yesterday aft
ernoon of Brlght's disease. He had been
111 for several weeks. He was 66 years
Did.
Mr. Harkness was In tho transfer and
teaming business In Portland far years.
Some time ago he retired from business.
He left a widow and son, George Hark
ness, Jr. Mr. Harkness was a member
of thfl Shr!nera , and Odd Fellows.
Hood Loses to GoMendale.
(8d-11 pJapatcb o Tha Jmr-il.l
Hood River. Or., Feb. 4. The Golden
dale basketball team defeated the Hood
River high school team at Goldendale
last night by a score of 23 to 10. The
race for the pennant Is still a close one
and the Hood River team has a fighting
chance for the coveted rag. ,
RUNAWAY HORSE
How Millions End
Their Corns
Nobody who knows about Blue-jay
has any trouble from corns. Fjve million corns
every year 25 every minute are now being
removed by this plaster. Please, try it on yours.
A Bluc-jfty plaster h applied in a j'iffy, and the pain
of the Corn ends at once. The plaster is sp comfortable
that the corn is forgotten. Within 43 hours the bit of
B & B wax so loosens the corn that you lift it out. Mora
peopleuse B!ue'jay-by SO times over than anything;
else for corns.
See the Picture
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A la the aarmlnaa red B 4 B wax
which looaana the oorn.
B Is aoft fait to protect tha coim
and kMpilM wax from aproaJing.
Blueay
Sample Mailed
Baaer St Black, ducaco A
.pM
FUEL MEN DESIRE ;
SACKS ABOLISHED
Declare Consumer Can Protect
' Himself Best by Buying
in Bulk.
"Unsklnncd coal, or, In the parlance
of the fuel dealer, unsacked coal, will
be the kind (served up to the Portland
consumer in the future, if plans of tha
retail coal dealers do' not go astray.
Coal dealers who spoke at the second
annual banquet of the Portland Fuel
Dealers' association, which was heia in
the main dining-room of the Hotel Port
land last night, urged abolition of" tha
gunny sack. -,... .;. ,;
George Estes presided over a banquet
table about which sat nearly every
wood and Coal dealer doing business In
Portland. M. C, Banfleld. who was
expected 'to deliver the spirited adress
of the evening, was not present Ha
sent word that he was 111. His subject
was to have been on tha retail wood
and coal business. .
Coal dealers said they would ask
that tha practice-of sacking coal ba
abolished. They said It worked against
both tha dealer and the consumer, for
the cost f the sacks had to be consid
ered in the general Hem, tha extra la
bor of filling tha aaoks, and the weight
of tha sacking materlaL ' They said
that tha oonsumer seemed to prefer to
get his coal in sacks because ha
thought he could count tha bundles and
get a pretty food idea whether he waa
being bilked. But tha coal dealers said
this wasn't true. They said they could
prove that tha consumer best guarded
J)lmself by buying coal !n bulk.
Oldtlma Drivers Were Swift. '
J. J. Churchley said that a few yaara
ago a team driver would have bean
discharged had he been able to deliver
less than 21 cords of wood a day. But
now, he said, the most energetlo drivers
rarely, If ever, delivered mora than 10
cords. He tarried on tha point that tha
COSt Of CUttlncr wnnd ha A utvaiw4
about 60 per cent, and that tha wood
dealers were not to blame for tha prloea
at which every other oonsumer la pro-
icBiing. t
Five thousand carloads of wood wara
shipped into this city by tha Portland
Railway. Llarht A I'nwur rnmnanv Ana
ing 1(10 to use the figures supplied by
r. n. num. irarno manager of tha
company's lines. He said these cara
would stretch for S3 m1ta In a Ai..
line, If stuck end to end. Ha said that
mo rauway. company nad not an easy
task in putting Its patrons at their
doorsteps in time for their evening
meals and at tha same time delivering
their wood., to them early in tha morn
ing without awakening avoir light
sleeper in town
Members of the school board wara
"lambasted" for the alleged exaotlng
manner In which they required bids for
wood.
JOSEPH C0HN SEEKS
POLITICAL POSITION
(Special Dlapatca i The Journal.)
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 4. Joseph P.
Cohn, owner of the Spokane Indian
baseball team, Is a candidate for elec
tion as Spokane city commissioner un
der the commission form of government.
His name was placed among the list
today.
The petition Is signed by a number
of prominent ball players, Including
Harry Ostdlek, popular backstop, minis
ters, and professional men. When the
bell signaling .the close of registration
time rang in the clerk's office tonight
97 candidacies had been -filed for the
five commissioner's Jobs available. La
bor will meet tomorrow to Indorse Its
favorite five, and it Is believed quite
generally that the labor vote, augmented
by the woman's suffrage amendment,
will be a deciding factor In the elec
tion. ALLEGED HOLDUP MAY
NOW BE AT PORTLAND
(Srieeial Plsnateh to The Jnnrnal.)
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 4. Search for
Preston Durbln. age 25, Is being con
ducted throughout the northwest, tha
result of the arrest of his companion
William H. Harrison, heje today charged
with holding up his father's store here
on the night of November 21 and rob
bing four men of nearly $200. Har
rison's father was arrested tonight as
an accomplice. Harrison was taken
Into custody on a description of one of
the victims, and in a confession is said
to have. implicated Durbln. One youth
was armed with a rifle and another
with a revolver on the right the robbery
was committed, the weapons being
cached In a shed" behind Harrison's
father's store following the robbery.
Durbln Is thought to be hiding In Tort
land or Seattle.
HOUSE CONSIDERS PULP
IN RECIPROCITY BILL
Washington Feb. 4. When Repre
sentative Fordney of Michigan this af
ternoon offered an amendment to the
wood pulp schedule of the McCall reci
procity bill Chairman Payne of the
ways and means committee declared
that any amendment of the agreement
would be practically equivalent to a
rejection of tha treaty.
President Edward Nines of ths Na
tional Association of. Lumber Manu
facturers was examined by the commit
tee this afternoon. He declared that
free lumber would not materially af
fect prices In the United States. ;
C la the comfortable narrow band
wbibti goea around the toe.
D la rubber adheaty. It fasten
the plustur on. .
Corn Plasters
"At AM DraggltU 15c and 25rpef Package
Free. Also Bine-jay Bunion Piasters.
Naw York, Makers of Surgical Draaaincsete,
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