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J ' k THE OREGON . SUNDAY. JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 4, ' 1912. lit SIM. Wwl Need of Education on Sex Hy- j "giene Set Forth in Report,! in Fight Against Venereal1 I, Diseases. . , i Appealing to the board of education of school district No. 1 to cooperate with . In'ih. fltrht to eradicate veneral dis- eases, the municipal vice commission of Fort land has adore-stil a ii-uvr in me board requesting it to take cognizance came to Colfax. The supreme court buk of the fact of tion-e.lueatlon on sex " the verdict of guilty and Deputy . , . .. , , . . , ,k lanaitan cum to Colfax last Sunday to hygiene In the public schools, and tho ,ae WeUy tf) WH,ln desire of many patents for em h instruc- crnted a habeas corpus, setting Febru tlon. The letter states that the com- ar.ylfi for hearing, but Thursday of this mission wrote to 1000 parents in the w ?'k th(' state supreme court ruled that ''city and asked the recipients to deslg- ; w:tv 1 " to prison. , tiate whether or ru)t they taught their ' sheriff I homus and Deputy Flanagan ' fchildren the mysteries of sex. The ;e- j oda-v. lred. ' penitentiary suard. , . , ,, , ,, . ' ino failed to reaeh Co fax ton ght. wir. pile, were almo,t l""y ' ,,ljr that he would arrive Sunday. Attor- . .! , . V State the parents would Indorse a mov e- ent to have the subject taken up by the public schools under proper safe- guards. A similar letter was written by the rommlssion to the City and County Medical society, aakinR the physicians Of Portland to aid in the educational campaign undertaken by the commis sion. Following i a copy of the letter addressed to the board of education: Investigation Made. "The vice commission of the city of Portland has conducted an investigation concerning" the prevalence of venereal j disease In the city and the aspects of treatment which would be of public value. . "In -response to a question ad dressed to the physicians of Portland, this commission has found that between 21 and 22 per cent of the total medical j .practice in this city appertains to the ; treatment of venereal diseases. j "This commission received reports only c rrom regular practitioners There were. other sourcea of information not avail-j able. Among these were the 'medical in-, Btitntea fso called) and private treat- j . ment through the agency of drug stores. ! In the Juvenile court, the municipal I ctourt, the city v and county Jail and 1 other penal Institutions venernl dls-! tasea are frequently encountered, but no I record Is kept j Gravity of Situation I - '.The conclusion .is found that, if the i t m .7 """h T ;, ...wv...c p.cr.c.vcu, uio iain. oeen caiiea. it win be held at tho con- of Bitch disease to the total dlseaso In ; ventlon hall of the Commercial club .thc city wuold be much higher than r.p- next Friday evening at8 o'clock. Every , pears in , the commission's" tabulated ;'man. woman and child that came from statement.. j Michigan-to live In Portland is urged ?The gravity of the situation as It to come and help in organlxing the ao .1 presented Is obvtoua. This conunis. i elety. Postmaster Merrick, who came sion is convinced that the necessity I from Michigan, Is to preside over the for education which will lead gradually j meeting, -to the. correction of these conditions,! The purpose of a Michigan society Is will appeal to you. You are cog- j quickly stated. nlseant of the suggestion born of pub- j "We want," said Mrs. Hendee, "to be ,i He sentiment, which has recently 'ite- j ready to properly entertain our friends veloped and is becoming insistent, that j when they come to the Rose Festival : Instruction in sex hygiene become a part' next summer, of the Instruction in the public school;. I "Whether we have lived here a long That it might approximately determine' time or have recently come all tha the strength 9t this sentiment in this . Michigan people are loyal to Oregon, city, the commission addressed a hrlf ; Wo want to study and devise means for communication to one thousand par-j furthering the fortunes of the city and nts. ' j state and the former Michigan people " Instruction in School. who live ln tho city and state. I would "The purpose of that communication j like to hear from all the. Michigan peo , raa a query whether pr not these pa- j PIe wn rpad about our plan to or ients taught their children or purposed I ga"lz'' a society. My telephone number . to teach them on the subject of sexual la Hellwood 1667." icmituiia; uipu wtiemer iney ravoreo or ( ottjectea to such instruction in the puo Jio schools. ."Fom the answers received, it ap pears that a very low percentage of children are given by their parents any definite constructive instruction in scx relattomi, while on the other hand 65. per cent of those parents replying to the questions put approve of public school Instruction -on the subject provided It ; . be properly safeguarded. "In view of these conditions, we re spectfully recommend that your board tall cognizance of the fact of non-edu cation In the home and of the expressed ' preference for instruction In the schools." HERRICK WILL BECOME 1 AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE f- By tbe International Nw SrrTlre.t . .. Washington. Feb. 3. Former Gov ernor Myron T. Herrlck of Ohio has for mally accepted President Taffs offer of the ambassadorship to France, to suc ceed Robert Bacon, who resigned. Shur-On If you have been wearing houp Spring tye glasses with bows, he cause ordinary spectacles hurl your nose, it's because you have never learned about Shut -On Spectacles. Shur-On Spectacles 'on 't mark or hurl the nou Jon't harr back of the- cars, arc -:'early as inconspicuous as an eye jiass. , Let us demonstrate. . Wo take care of your eyes ln .the" way of lens changes for one- year from date of purchase. No extra charge for this service. THOMPSONS, 209-10-11 Corbett Building STH AND MORRISON STS. fc iT r1 1 nr I - iii in i S .(iTli ,m imqjys FIGHTING TO LAST , With Guard on Way for Him, Tries to Get Case to U. S. I Supreme Court. (Siiortnl to Tie Journal. Colfax, Wash., Feb. 3. Sheriff L. A. Thomas and Deputy I,. J. Flanagan .of ; Mrinnguam are in t.oirax Tlghtlngrout legal tangle, endeavoring to get ( authority to take Harry J. Welty, for- in. r bank president of Bellingham, to Walla Walla. ' Welty was given a sentence of 4 to J Y '"" lor receiving deposits after the It) his .,,. ,,,, fr ,j0i(lno appeB,ed case to the statu supreme court and "e.v Charles HHI and Wc-ltv. who Is an . llttornc.yi are agkl t),e stateB M, ,.,,,, ,,ollrt f0. ,.,p on Uu pi.olln(ls ; u,t one of tilt- Jury who convicted Wel- j ty had be-ii In tlie asylum twice and t has again been judged insane since" the f trial. j W. D. Outnian, cashier of the bank, i was fined l.'SOO and costs, nleadln' g-uilty to having received deposits after the bank was Insolvent. Welty prom ised the Whatcom county, court he would go unaccompanied to the peniten tiary, but wished to bu given every cnance tor new trial I L 1 Twenty-five hundred Michigan people reside ln Portland, according to the ei- tlmau of a committee of ex-Michigan doctors, lawyers and lumbermen. Two hundred and fifty of them have their names written on a list prepared bv Mrs., Harriet Hendee, of 56$ Lexington avenue. The computation has resulted ln the conclusion that there are enough Mich- 'Krt"1"'' ,n the city to make a town nt iMy' lror tbls reason a meeting lias 1000 LORANE VALLEY (Special to The Journal. Cottage Grove, Or., Feb. 8. A thous and acres of orchard and timber land in the Lorane valley, west of here, was sold today to the Milwaukee Orchard company, and a number of eastern indl- viduals, wlio will hold the timber land for speculation. he price paid Is in the neighborhood of $40,000. J. Darl ing, of tho Darling Land and Timber company, was Instrumental in promoting the deal, and ho Is agitating the building of an electric railway from this city to the Lorane country, where there are already some large orchards being planted, and rossibly looping back to Kugone. CHICAGO POLICE START (I nltid l'res Leased Wire.) Chicago. Feb. 3. -Declaring that he would make good his word that he would drive every gambler out of Chi cago if given a free hand. Assistant Chief of Police Scheuttler tonight start ed the first real gambling crusade that this 1 ty has known In i!5 years. Pcrsnnaly conducting a picked squad j or r:uucrs, sscnouttier descended upon dor.ens of cigar stoics, hotels, clubs and ; labor headquarters where hand books, I t-ok-r games and other forms of gam ming prevailed. Over 100 persons were tak'jn. Strike Lenders to Meet Kruttschnltt. (I'nlted Press Leased Wire.) I. os Angeles, Feb. 3. Members of the grievance committee of the railway shopmen's union, will conftr with Vice President Julius Kruttschnltt of tho llarrimaii lines In San Francisco next Saturday, according to announcement made t"dnv at it mass meeting of the striking llairlman shopmen of the Los Angeles district. Preliminary steps to ward a settlement of the strike will be taken. KILLED AS HE GOES TO SEE HIS AGED MOTHER (PulilUherN Press Leased Wire.) I apeer. Mich., Feb. 3. Shortly after be hud arrived from Lexington, Neb., exi.etinK to soe his aged mother, .Charles C. R;-an warun down and Kill.d hy a Michigan Central train 40 rods from her home. Warehouse and Manufacturing Floors. l-ow rental. In new brick building 35x100, just being completed at Hood and Baker streets. This Is the best Proposition in South Portland from a rental standpoint. A. L. Fish, care The Journal. , ;"' . , .',. : . ,- , . socSy II AN BE ORGANIZED ACRES BRING $40,000 CR AD EON GAMBLERS ''' ' j"'' LEADS TO MB Mystery of Three Months Is Finally Solved by Confess sion of the Slayer. (I'nltfd Press; bei-.sed Wtr. Roy, N. M., Feb. 3 A murder mystery that ha baffled the conn tv authorities for three months I was solved this aft mcon wnen Abe I-. Florrs, 2 ars ld. and a member of a prominent family, made a state ment to the ..authorities admitting that he had shot I.ucaj Vigil, the Bo-yt-ar-old ranchman, who disappeared on the night of, Nov? mbet 11 last. ( Vigil's' body, with a bullet hole throush the heart, was found In an abandoned well hero several , days ago. In his statement the slayer -told a dramatic story. The killing, he said, occurred on the night of November 11. on the ranch of Mrs. -'Pablo j:ircla, u widow living six miles so'Jth of Roy. Flores asserted that he and the ranch man met at the widow's home and quarreled over her. They stepped out side to settle their differences, he said, and the ranchman opened fire. 'A duel ensued, said Flores, during which, to protect his own life, he was compelled to slay Vigil. To avoid arrest, he said, he hid the Corpse in the well. Vigil was wealthy and since his dis appearance bis family has spent several thousand dollais in an attempt to find him. The body was accldently dis covered February 1 when a party of surveyors stopped at the, well to water their horses and came upon the corpse. CAUSE SLAYING OF 4 (United Press Leased Wire.) Lawrence, Mass.. FeD. 3. Jealousy and greed were the motives behind tha quadruple murder in the tenement quar ter here Friday night, according to De tective Murphy, In charge of the inves tigation. He la seeking a former sweet heart ;of Mrs. Kvelyn Dennis, one of the women' killed. According to the police, the theory that the quartet were murdered In their sleep by militiamen, based on the be lief that death resulted from wounds Inflicted .with a knife bayonet, is un tenable, as is also the suggestion that there was a connection between the murders and the strike. The four killed were Mrs. Dennis, an admirer, Shefe Maroon, and Joseph Savarla and his wife. Maroon, the police learned, drew $500 from the bank Thursday and was supposed to have had it when he called on Mrs. Dennis. "One of Mrs, Dennis'" lovers, who-was jealous of Maroon and who knew he had the money, killed them." said Mur phy tonight. Mrs. Dennis husband Is now in Jail. He has given the police information on which they hope to capture the mur derer. "NOT GUILTY" IS PLEA ENTERED BY DARROW (United Ptms Leased Wire.) Los Angeles, Feb. 3. "Not guilty," was the reply of Clarence Darrow to day when for the first time ln his long legal career he assumed the role of de fendant instead of legal mentor before a bar of Justice. Darrow entered pleas of not guilty to charges of bribery and attempting to influence corruptly Jurors in the Mc Namara trial, contained ln two indict ments returned by the Loa Angeles county grand Jury. The pleas were entered after motions to quash the indictments and demur rers alleging their Insufficiency had been filed. The trial date will be named February 14. . Transcript of the evidence presented to the grand jury will be given Darrow's attorneys February 9, the required five days before the trial ' set. T TO MEET IN CLEVELAND (I'nlted Press Leaned Wire.) Cleveland. Feb. 3. Owners in the bl tumlnous fields who today returned from a wage scale conference with the miners at Indianapolis are planning to make Cleveland the meeting place for the most important labor negotiations ever held in connection with coll mining ln an effort to halt a general strike that threatens to begin March 17. Unless an agreement on a wage scale and working hour basis can be reached by subsequent negotiations, the strike of the miners in the bituminous fields of Ohio, ' Indiana and western Pennsyl vania will begin automatically with the expiration of the present agreement. QUINIAULT SETTLER (Special to Tbe JmjrniLt Hoaqulam, Wash., Feb. 3. J. Honl- stein, a plonceer settler of the Qninlaiili country, together with his son Ktnll. aged 17, were drowned In the1 upper (Juinlault river this morning. Petal's are lacking as to how the accident oc curred. Houistcln had lived lor the pust 30 years Jn te Qulnlault country and is survived by a widow and ftva children. MONSTER PETITION ASKS CLEMENCY FOR NEGRESS (United Press Lensed Wire.) Washington, Feb. 8. On February 19 the United States marshal for the Dis trict of Columbia will hang the second woman, and this one probably insane, ever executed by federal authorities-sunless the president heeds a monster pe tition now awulting his consideration. Tlie woman is Mattie Lomov n gress.' found guilty solely on circum stantial evidence, of the murder ot her husband In - December, 1910. Unless granted clemency, she will die on the same scaffold that back in the sixties exacted the extreme penalty of Mrs. Surratt. ono of the Lincoln conspira tor. . V. ivV '" ; .".. .,.t. JEALOUSLY AND GREED M NERS AND OPERA AND SON ARE DROWNED RECALLS I i s: . . II UUdlllCdd IVICUIUUO v VWCIC ., i fr r ' - d Mnro Hnnoct flt Yoore Ann hi wi w iivnvut ww I wcm v nuvi ,. ... Tnan NOW, It WaS BeCaUSe ' of Less Competition. Sfnsheimer. Fifty years will have passed next Tuesday since II. Sinshelmer landed ln Portland with .a stock of organs and pianos shipped from New York 6y way of Cape Horn. He has been continuous ly in the business since and has watched Portland grow from a straggling com munity scattered along the waterfront to one of the leading cities on the Pa cific coast. ' Half a century is but a brief period to the old man with the scythe, but the last half pentury has been a wonderful period in the history of the w'orld's progress and in the development 'of tha great northwest. More changes, more Inventions, more progress has been made, by Uie human race than in many times that? number of years during any period ofthe past All this Mr. Sinshelmer has seen. He was here when the, rails were laid for the first railroad at came as the ad vance guard of a Wwrranaern clvlliza - tlon. He remembers when the first street car line was ouui ana was tne ooast sk the citizens. Becalls First Car Xdne. . "Ben Holladay- built the first street car line," said Mr. Sinshelmer, his mem ory speeding back over the years now gone glimmering. "It ran from the old Clarington hotel, located somewhere near the present depot site, up First street. All the business houses were located along' that street then and I remember the street car conductor used to stop his car in front of a store and wait for a passenger to go inside' and make a pur chase. If the passenger stayed too long the conductor would ring his bell as a signal for her to hurry." Mr. Sinshelmer, during his career in Portland, has seen the installation of the first electric lights, the first tele phones and telegraphs. And what a leap ln the course of events it has been from the days of the first railroad and street car to the flying machines which have entertained the citizens of the Portland of today. "I remember when we thought the coal oil lamps were a great boon," he said, "and now look at our brilliantly lighted stores and homes with all the latest electrical and gas devices." Now is 73 Tears Old. Mr. Sinshelmer remembers the events of his younger days much more clearly than he does those of later years, and still he is'only 73 years old. He stays on duty. at his place of business at 109 Twelfth street, but he is gradually clos ing up his affajrs. He has more than made a competence during his half cen tury spent ln Portland. He lives with his only'daughter, Mrs. H. F.' Coleman, in a beautiful home he built on Over ton avenue, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets. And instead of riding on street cars he has two auto mobiles always at his service. "I like the way we did business in the old days better than the methods of today." he said. "It seems to me than business was more honest then than it Is now. But I suppose it was because there wasn't so much compe tition. Works Bard All Sis life. "But I had to work for what I got. For the first 25 years I was in busi ness here I worked, not eight or ten hours a day, but 16 hours a day. I used to go as far as Walla Walla to tune pianos. In those days we went from here to the Lower Cascades by boat. From there we rode on a flat car hauled by a mule to the Upper Cas cades, then took another boat to TJic Dalles. From there we went by wason to Celllo,- where we took a boat to Wal lula, then rode in a stage the rest of the way to Walla Walla." Mr. ainsheimer came to Portland from San Francisco, where he was repre senting the New York house of A. Koh lcr, at tha solicitation of his cousin, who was engaged in the grocery busi ness. He went in partnership with his cousin, who conducted the grocery busi ness while ho conducted the piano busi ness. After a time his cousin, at thj solicitation of his wife, returned to New York and the grocery business was sold. George M. Hyland is out of the race for the Republican nomination for con gress. While he had told his friends he intended to run,, he- never filed a formal declaration. Business reasons are given for his decision. ,. , MAKES 1ST REAL LIVE MOVE FOR CHAMP CLARK (By the International News 'Service.) '' Chicago, Feb, 3.- K. E. Campbell of Alton, Ills., was in Chicago today and cloned a contract with the hotel Sherman for rooms on the parlor floor where he will open headquarters for Champ Clark. He has called a meeting of the Champ Clark men fer next week. Don state editors and leaders wlN come to Chicago and an executive . committee will be named.'.i-'..- '' .:.. 'i -. - y. .'''... ' ..''. '.- ' .. Journal Want Ada' bring results, US H HYLAND WITHDRAWS BUSINESS REASONS fTOARTMEN TAKES IN 547,921 IN 3 DAYS , When 13d Sweeney, head of the lax collecting department. yesterday;eventnir j totaled his. receipts forvthe last thna ; days ot the- week, his figures' showed . i.iin iiMiiM i i m n r nnra wa van in m m rJ uf l aw ' f-""" vr in mjan D.,jr iiiuiuiiiB, mm win continue ' throughout th. . a ,.i,.i. . ... i . " - " cent will bo allowed-all property own- w,1q pay before the first Monday in The first day the books were open William McCann, cashier, received 16, 775. On Friday He took in 112.050, and yesterday he' received $29,095.88. Taxes may be paid by mall this year by se curing statements , from : the .collector. Four weeks before the books were opened, taxpayers began., asking for statements, of which 3100 were Kal led on Thursday. The number was doubled on Friday, and about 8000 wfe sent out yesterday. The property owners ae. curing these statements may remit the amount of tax by check, thereby, avoid ing a long wait Jit the tax; window. In requesting statements, the collector Insists upon the propurty owners giving a correct description of the . property. These requests are received by ' the clerks ' and the statements' returned in the order the- request is received. . Two rooms in the; north end ,of the lower court house floor hay been specially arranged for the cashier, when the taxes are paid.' The statements are secured from the tax Collecting depart ment proper in the south end of the. same floor; ' - -i . . . REPUBLICAN JOINS IN E LE Fred Frlschkorn, 408 Main street, yes terday afternoon filed .his declaration of intention with the county clerk to become a republican candidate In the primary election for constable of Port land district "Progressive law enforce ment, fearless administration without graft, justice to all" will be the words printed after his name on the ballot. In the body of his declaration, his platform Is set out to be as follows: "If nominated and elected I will perform the duties of tho office honestly and to the best of my ability. Papers will be served in the shortest time possible without graft. My training and expert- ence for the past 29 years while in Portland have fitted me for the work. I will conduct the constable's office in la fearless but Intelligent enforcement j of all laws an for all the people." T VOTE TO GO ON STRIKE (Pnlted Preaw Lessed Wire.) New York. Feb. 3. .Because the worn on and girls, although they work from 10 to 12 hours daily, average only $7 a week, and the men not to exceed $10, the shirtwaist and dress operators In New York, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, voted to strike late this afternoon. Final arrangements and the exact time will be fixed by the union leaders at a meeting Sunday. The leaders declare that the promises made when they returned to work after the strike two years ago were not kept With the cost of living steadily ad vancing, they Bay, the wages have been reduced. The present demand 1s for a 64-hour week and 26. per cent advance of wages. ALLEN I LEWIS START BRANCH AT LA GRANDE La Grande, Or., Feb. S. Definite an nouncement waa made here tonight that Allen & Lewis, Portland wholesale gro cers, will -eonduct a wholesale grocery house here, to feed eastern Oreo-nn In cluding the' remote towns, Boise and other Idaho territory. In connection with the coming of the Portland firm, announcement, was made that Lewis Davis of Boise, J. Reynolds, J. D. Mc Kennon of the Eastern Oregon Light & Power company, and F. L. Meyers of this city, will finance a project of irri gation costing $60,000, to water between 8000 and 10,000 acres with flood waters. The scheme has been under way for some time. 2 MORE CANDIDATES FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE Two new candidates for justice of the peace were announced yesterday, making eight candidates for the two places to be filled. James K. Cratb and W. fi. Hufford are the new names. Cralb has been practicing law several years, associated with Baton A Stru han, and is a member of the Multnomah Bar association. He is a graduate of the state university and has resided in Portland about 20 years. For his slo gan he has adopted "Progressive ad ministration, advocate recall and en forcement of corrupt practices act." He promises to perform the duties of justice without fear or favor. Hufford is a well-known attorney, long a member of the Portland bar. He says ln his formal declaration ha will give the poor equal rights with the rich, will see that no person's rights shall be defeated by technicalities, and that every attoroney is accorded cour teous treatment. His Slogan la "Equal justice and courteous treatment to all." CONNORS JURY, "HUNG," DISCHARGED BY COURT ' (By the Interna Hiatal News Service.) Los Angeles, . Feb. 3. -Hopelessly deadlocked at 10 to 2 for acquittal the jury in the case of Bert H. -Connors, who Is charged with attempting to dy namite the hall of records September 19, 1910, was discharged by Judge Wil lis this afternoon,' after it ha.d deliber ated for 36 hours. ; Prosecutor Horton said he would try Connera again and will confer with Judge Willis and counsel for the de fense to this end .Monday morning. Warehouse and Manufacturing Floors. . Low rental. In new brick building, 36x100, just being completed at Hood land Baker streets. This Is the best proposition In South Portland from a rental standpoint. A. L. Fish, care The journal. ',-. .-.':..-...' CONSTAB SHIRTWAIS WORK candidate would . . :have. flat salary h" I t I ! " Vt. U.t Fitzgerald. W.' H Fitzgerald, '--a' member of May or-' RushllgMt's executive 'board, who filed a formal declaration of his can didacy for the-. Republican nomination for sheriff with the 'county clerk yes terday, advocates a rigid regulation of road houses, the highest efficiency in the sheriff's office and the placing of the care and" feeding: of. county .prison ers directly under the control' of the county court in order , that road build ing may go on unhampered. He an nouneed that he will accept only a flat salary, with no fees or emoluments. He is connected with tha labor organlza tions of the city. BANKER SNEAD'S TRIAL WILL BEGIN MONDAY (By the International News Service.) Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 3. With the completion of tbe jury n Judge Swayne's district court tonight, the trial of J. B. Snead, the wealthy Amarll lo banker charged with the murder of Captain A. G. Boyce Sr., here', Janu ary 13, will begin Monday morning. Snead will plead temporary Insanity and hopes to sway the Jury through the un written law. His attorney, as has been forecasted, will try to show through witnesses that Snead was the vbptlm of a conspiracy by the Boyces, which had for its object the stealing of Mrs. Sneal from him. All of the jurors are mar ried except three, and all are southern born, the defense fearing to accept northern men, believing that they would be less swayed by sympathy. Both the state and defense declare they are anx ious to begin taking of testimony. Snead himself tonight displayed nerv ousness for the first time since the shooting and says he Is anxious to have it over with. He declares he will be acquitted. At the regular meeting to be held next Tuesday by the board of governors of the Portland Commercial club, ne gotiations for the lease of the Central Market block for club headquarters will be given further consideration. Pres ent at the meeting will be the builders of the block and members of the club's building committee. . While most of the details concern ing the proposed lease have been worked out, the deal Is not yet closed, according to a statement from Presi dent Edgar B. Piper last night, as there are several matters yet to be agreed uPn between the . promoters of the ouuaing ana mo ooara or governers. These questions will be taken up at the meeting Tuesday. Mount Etna Is Again Active. Taormlna, eb. 3. Mount Etna was ln terrific eruption at 11 o'clock this morning, emitting great clouds of smoke and ashes. It is too early to ascertain whether tho eruption came from a nqw crater or one of the old ones. a - ' n a a '' - V ft COMMERCIAL CLUB TO INVESTIGATE O AT N Exhibition Extraordinary of SuperbChickcrihg Pianos A .. ' greatest of Modern Instruments Displayed in a Variety of Styles in Eilers' Windows Don't fail to visit the marvelous exhibition of Chickering Pianos now being conducted at Eilers Music House. Never before has such a variety pf the world's finest pianos been gathered under one "roof. The .''aristocrat of , the piano world" U hprf1 in cnrirpniic. arrav in nil its tvnpc. iinrio-hts in various designs, magnificent parlor grands, baby grands, and the exquisite little quarter grands. - -Come Monday a visit will be interesting as well as in structive. "Chickenng is King." You are welcome, whether you intend to pur chase, or not. See the Chick-. ering window display and be sure to visit the exhibition ex traordinary, on tht third floor of the Eilers building. The Nation' Largest ' Seventh and rUder Streets LABORER BEATEN ii AT DEATH!!! DOOR " SPHBaBBBBSHSVkMBmSySMSHIM "' - " , -'. W-l' Y'-.' " i , ; -' V'- 'A'f' V'. Christ Secura, Car Cleaner, Ts ' Victim of Former Compan- ion. Named G. Vajil,' Says Witness. X -H. 1 Christ Secura, of 488 Marshal) street, a car cleaner employed by .the Northern Pacific Terminal company, was fright-' fully beaten late Thursday night by. an unknown assailant ln the terminal' yards and is now at the Good Samaritan hos pital at ,the point of 'death. ' George VJU, of 151 North Thirteenth street, a former companion of the dying man, Is held by the police detectives on the' technical charge of being a wit ness, but it is said that should Secura die, he will face a; charge of murder. Mike Lewis, of 244 North Fifteenth street, who has been working with Se cura for some time and who found the man Thursday night after he had been injured, la also being held by the po lice as a witness. . . The arrest of Vajll Is said to have re sulted from a statement made by Se cura immediately after having been found by Lewis. While Lewis and Se cura were working on a ear Thursday night, Secura left to get a pail of water. Later Lewis heard groans and sobs and on investigating, found Secura lying on the platform of the car, covered with blood and suffering from terrible wounds on the head, Inflicted by a blunt instrument. . k:. Lewis took Secura into the car and there the injured . man said bis assail ant waa Vajil, with whom he "had worked for some time and against whom he had complained bitterly on account of slothfulness, causing Vajll to be transferred to another position. Lewis states that he has heard Vajil threaten to "get" Secura, ' j . As soon as Lewis finished his work, he took Secura to his home, where he lapsed Into unconsciousness shortly afterward. His condition grew more serious and last night it was decided to take him to the hospital, where dell cate operation was performed by Doc tors J. O. C. Wylie and Fred Gullette, but both state that the man cannot live. The injuries Include several fractures of the skull. The first Intimation that the police had of tho affair was at 7 o'clock last night when Theodore Dimitry, an in surance man with offices at 811 Com monwealth building, -appeared at. detec tive headquarters and told Captain Baty the details of the affair. Detectives Smith and Heppner were dispatched at once to the terminal yards where they arrested Vajll and Lewis.' Vajl stoutly denies his guilt and declares that he was working the entire evening at the depot. Secura, who has been unconscious sine Friday morning, Is said to have made no statements except to Lewis im mediately after being taken . into the car. v . Secura-has a wife and four children in Europe. E Baker. Or., Feb. 3. Judge Thomas C. Burko of this city, president of the Ore gon Mining congress, - and brother - of Governor John Burke of North Dakota, will be a candidate for delegate to the Democratic national convention of Bal timore, according to an announcement tonight. He will file his petition with the secretary of state Monday. Judge Burke sees a prominent place in the convention for his brother, , the governor, predicting that he will be the running mate of the presidential nom inee- if an eastern man gets it He Id a Wilson advocate and will attend the convention whether elected delegate or not. Warehouse and Manufacturing Floors. Low rental. In new brick building, 35x100, Just being completed at , Hood and Baker streets. This Is the best proposition In South Portland from a rental standpoint. A. L. Fish, care The 'Journal. . 1 '' . k si m BY UNKNOWN MVJ JUDGE BURK OF BAKER CONVENTION CANDIDATE ,1 '. '"': "inf-' .'.'."';''"',. V .--...."'.;. 7' ,' ;,t,,' 1'(i',..-.'.-..a'.:.-.-',..i:..,:, ., .V '., , , . y...:,r-- i - " ' 1 4 . ' ' . . '( '. . " i ':A';;:. ; !.;iT' ! - v ;,'..'-' :r-y y $ -; :;.:r.Y v;:.V;'V-P,J: ''"":"'W 2