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THE OREGON DAILY 5 JOURNAL - PORTLAND, '' TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE 13, 1911. JO UiilATILLA SKI .SUPERIIITEIBIT "TRUST OUSTER'! Identify Murder; Suspect as former Prisoner ' '! J- KILLS 1 Ml AIIO OF DEPARTMENT BEATS D OWN GRAIN : TO E OF CERTIFICATE a . Henry Picard, Aged 51 , Asleep Frank T. Dodge, for '. More Government Prosecutor Ad ': mits That for J Years He Represented Steel ) Corpor- ation. ' "t:;::;r Richmond, Or., Greatly Dam ' ; aged; 400 Sheep Belonging . : to W. A. Taylor Drown; - ' Phones, Roads, Bridges Out State Labor Commissioner Admits That Factory In In , Tent, Is Victim: Small Than 20 Years in Charge of spection Was Made After ' Cloudbursts and Lightning, Important Office, Retires to Accident, Happened. 'i Worst Since ;1903. : . Private Ufe."Vv.',;' V AAim-r iiiiat ninn II am mm n KELLOGG S FIRM TRUST'S COUNSEL COUNTY RAVAGED ON BACK-DATING QUIT Si BY A CLOUDBURST . i ' (SnwUI PUpstri te The Jnarnel.) Mitchell, Or., J 1- A cloudburst , U reported today U th Bridge Crk . ' and ShO-rly district. Much damage ', wu don ta the town of BJchmond, Id nortaeeet of her, whr th heav iest It wr sustained. .,. " C. 8. Bllrod's dwelling boat. William TMUr! blaeksmitn snop, Wheeler County Trading company's ee , ' tabllahmeat wr daniage. Th founda- ttona of th etor wer aadormlaad and ' , th building itiak three faat. - S. X. Xeye bay crop Is a total lose. b heaviest damage roportad bar we - th loss by W. A. Taylor, who bad 40tt ' sheep drowned. County roads, telephone . lines, bridrta, Irrigating dltcbaa and fltunes ax all badly damaged. Ho loss of Ufa baa baaa reported. ; MAKE F AUDITORIUM SITE Mass Meeting Called for To- , morrow Night; It Is De ' dared Cost on West Side Will Be Excessive. I FOR , Taking; tha position that the coat of securing a ait for tha big- publlo auditorium on th waat aW may ba e -resslve and not leave enough money for construction of th building, tha Dual . ness men of the eaat aid hav called a maa meeting for tomorrow night to . dlnruas the aueatlon. Fred A. Dunham, chairman of a com mittee of 18 named by various puan cluba of th eaat aide, 'has laaued the call for tha meeting. In talking of the . matter today, he said: "It appears that a block on th waat Ida of th river In any desirable loca tion may cost $350,000, and nothing less - than a block will be large enough. This would not leave a aufficient aum fpr the building. , "On th east aid a block In a good . accessible location can be had for f 100,- 000. A site la not required In the bual ness district An Important feature to consider, la th statiatlca from other cities showing- that the revenues which fay Interest on th bonds and provide , the sinking fund for redemption of th bonds com from local events, ana not from national conventions. "This being true. It would inm th first consideration la th location of th building at a sit most accessible from tha car lines, where most convenient for the people of the city. Th eaat aid bas much the larger population, and Will continually grow In proportion. :"So we think, other considerations be ing equal, the east side should be ser iously considered as a site for the au ditorium. The meeting tomorrow night - Is called for the purpose of talking tne matter over and deciding what further steps should be taken, If any." The meeting will be held at th ball of the Eaat Side Business Men's club. Grand avenue and Kast Alder street, at t o'clock. interpretation of the eertlflcatea is sued by the state labor commissioner and factory inspector la on of th question brought Into the United 8tta circuit court In the trial of a ault for $7600 damages against the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk company of Forest Grove because of th death of Gilbert 8haver, a 14-year-old enioloya State Labor Commissioner O, P. Hoff was a witness In the caae thla morning. After testifying that th factory at Foreat Orove held no certificate of In spection from September 1 to December ?. 1910, during which time th Shaver boy was killed, he Identified a certifi cate from tht- state labor office cover ing on year from September 3. Inspection ia December. , Explaining thla discrepancy, Hoff said the certificate was not laaued until December SO, and no record of Inspec tion existed in the offlo until Decem ber 7, when a deputy mad the inspec tion, However, when th cert I float was laaued.' It was dated back to Sep tember 8, when a former certificate expired. Hoff said that In so doing he followed th practice In the state of Washington, where a factory inspection law was enacted two years before th Oregon law was passed. There ar no court decisions on the qutstion, be said. Ha started to Ull what view hla office takes of th law, but an objection from the attorneys cut blm abort. Judge Bean admitted th certificate In evidence for what It Is worth, also an affidavit made by Hoff which con tradicts th certificate and states that there was no record In bis office from September to December of any inspec tion of the Forest Orove milk concern. Judge Bean will Interpret the conflict ing documents of th atate labor com missioner when h instructs th Jury Mother Asks Damages. Mrs. D. J. Shaver, mother of Gilbert Shaver and administratrix of bis estate, Is th plaintiff In th ease. The boy waa killed whll tiding on a bydraulio elevator, used to convey truck of trays from one floor .to another. The com pany allegea Its employes were forbid' den to ride on th elevator. Several boys formerly employed by the company are In court as witnesses for the plaintiff, to show that It waa the babit of th boys to us tha elevator and that this was known to the officers of tha company. On of th boys who testified was himself hurt In the eleva tor In April, 1110, and baa begun suit for damages. Th Shaver case is being tried before a Jury and probably will last until rate tomorrow. t . . y (peelal DtaBatrb t Tk JearaaLt PendUton, Or, Jun 11. In th worst Superintendent Frank th water department Jdlam Bmith. The man picked up last Saturday by Sheriff Mass of Clackamas county i a suspect in Hill murder caae and who has refused to talk, was Identified 'this morning by A. S. Brlggs, superintendent of th Llnnton rockpil. as Allam Smith, who bas served two terms for vagrancy. Allam Smith waa the nam th mys terious stranger gave when he waa taken to th rockpil e. While h talked very little at the institution, he was able to make his wants known. Nothing; further la known about blm. Smith still refuses to talk, and con tinues in what appears a trance. Physicians who have examined blm re port they find no reason why he should reported from different part of th not talk and respond to question. H I county, but aald from tb washing out at; wben bis portion ' Is given him of summer fallow, drowning or cnicx- Ui rough th bar, and help hlmalf to n ana araau atooa ana uesimciion 01 waier rrom tn raucet. Laat avening i w wrmm, ! "'- h crawled Into his bunk at th county Jail at I o clock and alept until I o clock thla morning. Superintendent Brlggs of th rockpil aaya th man would ont talk muoh wltn tha other prisoners, but when h was discharged last Friday evening bad them Koodbye. Ther la nothing vicious about th man, he aaya, and he would work when told wbat to do. Sheriff Mass of Clackamas county still has htm In th Multnomah county Jail. He will be held pending further examination as to bis sanity. laetrloal storm tn th county alnc tb I resignation to take affect ' with th year or tne uappner riooa, iwvt, on man waa killed laat nlf ht, considerable grain waa beaten down and more or laa damag don to stock and buildings by tb accompanying cloudbursts. Henry ricard. a French-Indian, aged Sl yaara, la th victim of lighting, a bolt atrlklng within- two feet of, hla head and killing him instantly. ' " Hla eon, Henry Pldard Jr waa sleep. Ing besld him at th time, but miracu lously escaped with only a burned neck. Mr. . Picard and his aon wer spending th warm night In a tent a abort dis tance from th house on th ranoh, on half mil south of tha agency on Umatilla reservation. At 10:10 a bolt of lightning atruck a wagon tongue, which had been t In th ground to serve as a tent pole, splitting It Into a thousand fragment and oattenng them for a distance of 60 yard. Th back end af tha tent was torn ont and th shock Instantly killed th elder Pi card, besides burning his body badly. The son was stunned for som tlm and upon recovering consciousness discov ered hi father dead. Report hav been coming In all day from various parts of th county to th effect that considerable grain waa beaten down by tb heavy rain that ac companied th electrical storm, but most of th stalks will rise again. A. number of OPEN passing of th Simon 'regime, accord ing to a report circulated today, Frind of Mr. Dodg say b has long contain plated retiring and that hi action Is not on account of th change of potU tical color at th city hall. Mr. Dodge bas aerved- tb city for mor than two decadea . and b. It la said, wish to ratlr to prlvat Ufa.- It la known that Mayor-elect Rush light would , hav ba glad to retain' Mr. Dodge and It la Indeed aald that Mr. Rushlight requested th water sup erintendent to remain during th In- th I coming administration. ... It is also aald that Chief Engineer D. D. Clark of th water department Is another official that th new adminis tration will keep. If h will stay. En gineer Clark r ha had oharg of the construction of th second pip line from Bull Run, an undertaking f grat magnitude, involving th expenditure of $1,160,000. Mr. Clark la regarded aa on of th most able water engineers on th Padflo coast. It is not thought that JCnglneer Clark win resign. Those responsible for th report that Mr. Kusnllgnt desire both Superlnten dent Dodge and Engineer Clark to re main In charg of th affairs of h water department aay that tha mayor aleof reputed attltud on thla la bat small cloudbursts ar reflection of what, hla general policy wui , d. iney say inac tna incoming mayor will thoroughly satisfy his poll tical enomlea that there la to b no radical departure In th administration of municipal affairs. Late this afternoon Superintendent Dodge confirmed the rumor that, h would resign, but aald It waa not on account of th change In tha city ad ministration. V "It is true that I hav decided to submit my resignation this afternoon,1 aald Mr. Dodge. "I have no particular reason to give except that I wish to retire. The change In the administra tion has nothing to do with tb mat ter." . Th storm laated aeveral hours, th lightning playing contlnuoualy acroaa th beavena It la very warm again to day and peppl fear another storm to nlfht. . MAIESTiC THEATRE TO T. ! Dodge Of I, (VMted rnm Uim4 Wlra rill resign,' hla I Washington. Jun It. Admitting that for years h " had been counsel for the Duluth and Iron Rang and th - Duluth, Meaaba Northern railroads. subsidiaries of th United States Steel corporation. Frank B. Kellogg, govern msnt "trust buster." this afternoon tes tified bafore'the Stanley steel lnveatl- gating commit that hi firm of David, Kellogg 8evranc waa atlll oounaei for the roads and ether com panies connected with the steel trust I hav no apologies to make reimrd ng my services for these oomDanies." Kellogg tesuried. "Their affairs . were purely local and had no direct connec tion with th steel corporation. ' v In not I conducted a case for these companies In th Minnesota oil field and presented a bill for 111,000. The bill had to be Indorsed by the steel corporation officials. Since HOT I have given my time, practically exclusively, to th government In th Standard Oil caaes. My' firm. howvr, continued to tak all proper bualneas coming its way." , At the conclusion of Kellogg'a teatV w . I r, . i i , . "Th chairman and th committee men want to know how and why cer tain railroads ar able to pay 100 and 110 per cent dividend and put M.000, 000 to 16,000,000 Into th aurplda when their capital 1 only H.000,000 or $, 000,000. . W will aummon a former prealdent of th UnlUd States, J. Pier, pont Morgan cr any one elae until we get th whol truth." Jamea Gayley, one of th head of th United States steel corporation and a director In th Duluth Iron Rang Railway, waa the first witness. He ad mitted that a "fraternal - feeling" be tween ateel manufacturer always .ex isted regarding prices and methods. NEXT THURSDAY Fi ram TAKEN ID COURT SF1LMDMF SHOOTS RANCHER FOE Great Northern Claims Two Brakemen and 2 Flagmen Are Unnecessary. LAND SEEMS SUR E IN TO GET THE AD Spokane, Wash., June 13. That the Pacific Coast Advertising Men's asso ciation will meet In. Portland next year : seems certain. Portland's delegates are working hard to capture It. and the Sacramento representatives, who came determined to tak it there, have ex pressed willlngnesa that Portland get the next session if Portland will help Racramento to (ret the ' one following. Spokane will probably help Portland. As a result of an addvess made this morning by S. C Dobbs, president of . the Associated Advertising Clubs of America, It is believed th Pacific Coast association will affiliate with th na tional body. (United Frees Leased Wire.) Seattle, Jun II. Allan Brooks, a rancher of Algona, was probably fatally shot last evening. Deputy sheriffs are looking for "Shorty" Wells, a dwarf, formerly with th Eella-Floto circus, whom Brooks alletes bad fired th shot. Wells was visltlLg with Brooks yester day. Brooks alleges that the drawf had harbored a grievance against him for months. Immediately after the shoot ing Brook said he chased Wells for half a mile. Then losing sight of him he returned home and laid down In bed with a bullet In his head. An X-ray picture Is being taken of Brooks head to locate the bullet. NTERNATONAL SAILORS TI TOMORROW (Special Dtsoateh t Tb Jooraat) Seattle, Wash Jun IS, Th Great Northern has filed suit In th United States circuit court asking an order to prevent enforcement of the full crew law paaaed at the recent legislature and effective Jun 8. providing for a crew ef six,- engineer, fireman, conductor, two brakemen and flagman, carried on an full trains, and also that helper engines must carry engineer, fireman and flag man. - The penalty for each violation Is $100 to $600. The railroad contends It Is un necessary to carry two brakemen and a flagman on a full train or a flagman on a light engine, causing an unnecessary expense of $60,000 a year. The Great Northern brands tha law as unconstitutional, claiming it de prives the complainant of property with out due process of law. The railroad admits violating tlie provision and asks tb court to enjoin the publlo service commission and prosecuting attorney from enforcing It DEM DARKER Th new Majestie theatre, Park and Washington streets. Is now open, but will b formally opened to the publlo Thursday. Mr. James; th owner, took possession of the building less than SO daya ago and ha a had a large force of men employed day and night in remod eling and reconstructing the building. A great many new features nave been Innnrnnratiut tn the construction Of San Franfikfin SHI! Mac Turn thla theatre. A aatin capacity of 0 comfortable box seats. All tha aisle and the atatrwaya are of extra width, and the building la provided with 14 large exits. There are no columna to obstruct the view and all the seata are aet in a aeml-clrela, giving; each peraon an unobatmcted view and facing directly toward the center of the stage. AnORNEY OPPOSES IS POLICE PUZZLE Chiefs and a Knotty Le gal Tangle. COURT VACAIN Lawyer MacMahon's Ire Aroused by Delay in Trying Case. Is OREGON BOOKLET IIIRFS EASTERNER Portland Chamber of Com merce Congratulated on Attractive Advertising. CATHOLIC FORESTERS CONVENTION OPENS The head camp of the Catholic Por- enters of America la in Reunion nt the s Foresters' hall in the Marquam building for a two days' convention. Ten courts ar represented. The Foresters went -Into session at 10.80 and the meeting will be adjourned tomorrow evening. To morrow night a banquet and entertaln Tment will be held at St. Stephen's pariah. East Forty-second and East Taylor ' streets. The Catholic Foresters are represent ed in but three counties of the state Multnomah has three courts, six and Washington one. . The principal business of the con vention win be to elect officers and choose, a delegate to the national con vention to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, In August. It is stated that for this offlo ther Is considerable rivalry and the convention for that reason will be a lively -on. (United Preu LmmM Wire.) Southampton. En., June 13. Officers of the National Sailors' and Firemen's union announced today that an interna tional strike of sailors will be called to morrow. The union professes to control 8,000,- 000 sailors and marine firemen. Nearly a score of vessels. Including the Amer ican liner 8t PauL are delayed at th pier here. The White Star line's big new Olym pic is scheduled to sail on her maiden voyage tomorrow. Officers of the com pany assert that, she will be able to make the trip without Interference. The present strike is an outgrowth of diffi culties with the cral passers and fire men, which has already caused great delay In shipping here. HER LONG LIFE OF 123 YEARS BROUGHT TO END Bakerafleld, Cal., June IS. Mrs. Mary I Rodriguec, a -native of Mexico, Is dead here today at the age of 123 years. She was born November , 1, 1788. Ban Francisco, Jane IS. San Francla- oo's police chief pusxle waa the matter before two Judges, two police chiefs, the board of police commissioners and the host of attorney retained by tha various parties to the dispute who answer Is either John Seymour or David Augustus White. . At noon Whll seemed to have a little the better of It and as nearly as the pa trolman out on th beats could figure It, he waa their boss. . Th problem, to legal minds, however, was more compli cated, and motions for further Injunc tions and arguments on those already Issued in an effort to aetermlne who Is chief wer the order of th day. In court yesterday afternoon, Judge Seawell annulled tha suspension of Sey mour and made permanent his writ of prohibition preventing a trial by th police commissioners, - DR. WETHERBEE QUITS THE CITY PARK B0ARDJ Dr. J. R. Wetherbee yesterday ten dered his resignation rrom the park board. The resignation was accepted by Mayor Simon. The resignations of Commissioners Lewis. Lang and Clark will probably be tendered soon to take effect on the first day of July, when the Rushlight regime begins.. Attorney M. 3. MacMahon became quite Indignant this morning In.' the circuit court whan he discovered his case would not be reached today on the WS-wSr "rJST docket of Judge Morrow. He became informed eonew.tr i. ni.r. n th firrt atlll more angry when he learned th floor and th position, of th moving n adjourned court for the day picture machine la such tthat the lena throw the picture on a level line to th curtain. An elaborate scheme of ornamental plaster and decoration has been provided. Mma. Lotta Aahby-Othick. just from New Tork, a dramatic soprano, has been engaged as soloist . to attend a lodge meeting. "I don't know whether or not thla court bas any . jurisdiction over the other courts," he aald In addressing Presiding Judge Gantenbeln. "but It aeems to me something- ought to be done to get theaa caaes on trial. Here, I have a case aet for trial today, have brought In my witnesses from distance and am ready. At the laat moment I find the court has adjourned SHOWS UNUSUAL NERVE iourned for thTRose restivai. Today (it ia lor loage aoings ana n cirou. cornea to town tomorrow I preaume we will adjourn for that." Jude Gantenbeln Informed tha an gry attorney that he could do nothing, since the case in question had been as- LABORER, HIT BY TRAIN, Ed Moran, a laborer it years of age, was struck by an O.-W. R. & N. train and seriously Injured this morning near the- east end of - the . steel bridge, but with a rrest dlanla-r at nrvi -orallrarf to Third and Burnside streets were he aigned to Judge Morrow for trial and fainted. A Red Cross ambulance was t waa In tha latter Judge'a hands for called and ha waa taken to the fit vtn. i dlSDOSltlon. cen-t'a hospital. The Judges are trying to dispose of all urgent cases neiore iuiy i, as tne summer vacation begins on mat date. Criminal casea are being tried thi week. Judge Gantenbeln announced thla morning, however, that there would be a judge on duty, ana motions ana ex parte matters can be taken up during Telegrapher Gen Increase. The eight-hour day will co into ef fect for all telegraphers employed In Western Union offices in New Tork city this month. Wages Will be Increased also, bo that the best men will receive catlon upon consent of both parties fiUV IIJUIli.il. RAISING OF THE BATTLESHIP MAINE IN HAVANA HARBOR 3gfSE to the suit. BUMPER WHEAT CROP FOR UMATILLA COUNTY "nmatllla county, especially in the vicinity of Athena, will have the great est whpRt crop In Its history, unless some tinfnr.RAPn condition nriflpfi" and Marion has i E E Kooritz g prominent banker of Athfna, Or., this morning. "The wheat la higher and more fully matured than It ever was at this time of year to my knowledge. The weather and every condition has contributed to this, and the only thing that will pre vent a bumper crop will, be a siege of hot winds, something we never have." Mr. Koontz and A. B. McEwen, one of the Uirgest wheat farmers of that sec tion, are attending the convention of the Masons of the state. They are Jubl- I utm- ovt'r me uuuuuh iur in w neat flop, is .AMEND LIQUOR LAW . TO COVER STAIRWAYS The liquor license committee of the i f n1 , Blate tna' vxV'y kT.d .0,T"r?. cuy councu yeeieraay arteinoon di rected tb city attorney to prepare an amendment, to th liquor code which will .enable the police department to Obtain convictions of saloonkeepers who maintain stairways leading from sa loons to rooms overhead or underneath - Five liquor seller were recently ar rested for having such stairways, but no convictions could be had because . the jproeecution was unable to prove ( that the iatairways were maintained ,.-for the purpose of .polling liauor." this wording of . the prevent liquor eode twi. Jng fatal to It manifest Intunt. v These word will be eliminated from the - amended - ordinance . and. hereafter the discovery of aa Illicit stairway in a saloon, will me Uie feroeaUea of Aba aalooa jiceae , ' . looking exceptionally county. well In Umatilla Through Service to Yellow stone Park Through standard sleeping car ser vice between Portland and TeUowstone station will be Inaugurated by the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Naviga tion company on Thursday, June IB, the ilrst -ar leaving Portland t 6:80 p. -mpl or that tints and dally thereafter for the remainder of the Yellowstone eoa eon. Make your ' reservations and ob tain all rtenlred 'Information as to rates and routes at our city ticket ' office. Third and Washington streets. . ,-' Journal Waal-Ad. brfn xeroltav ?r -'z' 5 1 k V-Kjt eiZ-itj. C . if'i-T ii- rr x y mTt!TlZ' t fv- 'TJk- Mm ----- - 7-Gi.ibtrt Ul ISf ...... , .. CAMPBELL ADDRESSES THE ELECTRIC CLUB Bruce Campbell, private secretary to President Josselyn of . the Portland Railway, Light & Power company gave an Interesting talk on Peru last night before the Electrlo club in the audi torium of the Electric building. Mr. Campbell spent several years In the land of the Incas, In the employ of the Peruvian Central. During Mr. Campbell's, Stay In ' this country he -took many photographs of scenes along this line of railway and these were produced last night through the aid of a stereoptlcan. O. B. Coldwell, general superinten dent of the Jlght and power department of tha Portland Railway, Light & Pow er company, who has been absent from the city for six weeks on a trip through tne east described the. Roosevelt dam in Arizona. Mr. Coldwell on his way east visited the monumental work of the United States government. - The meeting of the Electrlo club last night was for the purpose of elect ing officer to serve for ensuing year, Those chosen were, O. B. Coldwell, president; E. A. West, vioe president; Hf. N. Wade, secretary; Otto Dekum, treasurer; w. H. Hamilton, librarian, ana Jr. w. nua, t. ti. uaiawin and J, C. Mann members of the excutlv committee. - .- -." - Th Portland, chamber of commerce Is beginning to receive lettera of con-; gratulation from eastern bualneaa men and Investors on the new Oregon book- I let recently Issued by the chamber. Of two received today one waa from J. Gil bert Xiobbe, manager of Holbrook e Ltd Toronto, and one from George U. Ashley atate geologist of Tennessee. Mr. Hobbs wrltea that as a result of reading the book he la coming to Port land acme time this aummer to enjoy for himself the beauties of this city, and state. Mr. Ashley says: Tou have as beaten a country block," and com ments admiringly on the advertising work the state has done and especially upon the advantage she enjoya from her advanced political system of govern-; ment lack of which, he aaya, la hold-, Ing back Tonnaae. EUREKA RETURNING TO , SAN DIEGO FOR FUEL San Diego. Cel., June 18. -'ne little ateamahip Eureka, reported to bear treasure found in the old Spanish main lost years ago from a Chilean ship, is expected to arrive here from the south In a few hours. a. n - Sloan of Los An galea la here as representative of the treasure seek-" ers. He said- that tne uureaa muss come In for fuel. If she does not make port today, he said he would probably charter a boat to take oil south to tbe TUtiriika. . Montha ago a party equipped with maps and other data left San Francisco' in search of treasure said to have been eunk near the bay of Fonseca, close to Nicaragua. J. C. Mellen chartered a ship, which In command of Captain Bur. tlsa cleared from Ban Franciaco May It, and delayed a day at San Pedro. Lav- ng there May 17. it aaiiea straignt ior Fonaeca bay. . - ' : - ; Daily River Reading. STATIONS. Wenatchee ... . . . . . Kenriewick Lewiston ......... Rlparla ..a,.,,.... ITmatllla . The Dalles ........ Vancouver Portland Eugene i-. ......... Harrlsburg Albany .....I. Salem Wilsonvllle fl rj is sf 1 f ri: 40 31.8 1.1 0", 80 1S.1 0.6 0 24 14.8 0.7 0 : 30 14.0 0.6 0 i 25 19.0 0.6 0 40 29.8 0.4 .... 17 17.2 0.2 0 IS 16.7 0.2 0 v 10 f.i 0.7 0 ' 16 1.4 0.2 0 SO 8. IS 0.S 0 20 1.8 0.1 i 0 ! 87 .. COMPLIMENTARY DINNER . TO TRADE BOOSTERS ' In recognition of the efforts of Theo dore B. Wilcox of Portland and Quan Kal, a wealthy merchant of Hong Kong, in establishing trade relations between Portland and China, the Portland Com mercial dub will give a complimentary dinner to Quan Kal and , Mr. Wilcox Thursday ' evening, ,- at the club.. Moy Back Hln. Chinese consul here, will be among the guests. Subscriptions to the dinner are 66 a plate..: a Photograph showing the completed cofferdams built around the wreclt of the' aunkea.- battleahlp in Ha vana harbor. Ia the background can be seen the mast, of the Ill-fated ship. ' The cofferdams, some of which appear l plainly In th foreground, hayoi&llibeen completed and -filled In with cement and v , rock. The work of pumping out ' the water h started, and' already a tangled mass of wreckage has lvta tmcoTwed vjbioh ,vas Alddaa bjr tha v&tex slsjeatk jresiat jraut Aewn, la 1884"; Auctioneer Becomes Congressman. William 8. Greene, who represents th .thirteenth MassachusrU district In tne house of representatives, was aa auc tioneer la Pall River before ha came to eeagreaaw ; . . , , , v v - River rislnr: ) river falling. ,.i Liable tor Injuries. The West Virginia supreme court has decided that coal companies that em plov boys under 14 , years of age, the limit aet by statute, are liable for any Injuries sustained oy tea noya. ; Whether Fat or Thin, Let Thy Face Be Fair HFrom the London Gazette) ' "A woman la not responsible for the contour of her face She must be stout or slender, tall or short, light or dark i . .j 1 . . . as ' Aaiare ihwhucu mi uv.y - v !But she Is responsible for her 'com- : olexlon. She decides "whether it Is clear or 'muddy,' smooth or early wrln-' kled. free from superfluous hair- or! covered with a downy- growth that a college youth" would envy. ' ' "If she would have a face fair and ' free from blemish, let her forever put aside paint, powder and - cosmetic, y-Af simple solution made by dissolving -a: small original package of mayatone In. eight ounces ef witch hasel is all sh is required to Bse. v. ' -. ' s- oi-i-, I ;:: I "Massage the face, arms and neck' with this solution once a day. and you ? soon have, beautifully soft . and olear skin,' free from discoloration,' spot and' blotch; wrinkles will be prevented and ; there will b no aanojrlni balnaj1 v -. '