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V,!' t J' THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY- MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1912. .!!) ItfEIIll GOLDENKEYVflLL A.SKED IN BUYING ' TURN LIGHT SVfTCH niion niniiiTiinri - ' IViuUn rUKnilUKL Grand Jury Sees Lack of Mod ern Business Methods Pur sued, by County Court , Portion of Report. Manager Bowers to Press Key Lighting Multnomah Hotel at Commercial, Banquet. ' That, there was no limit to the pur chase' without competition of expensive furniture' for the new county fnrm, Is the Opinion Of the January grand Jurv, which closed its work yesterday after noon. This opinion Is set forth In the final ' report submitted to the circuit court - The report also shows the In quisitors found the. county court not vp to date In doing business for the county., o- ' , 4 In regard to the purchase of furni ture, bedsteads, carpets, etc.. for the rounty" farm, the report reads as fol lows: ' ' , ''Supplies purchased,, for Multnomah county farm, $78S 60. All orders were riven to Ira P. Powers Furniture com pany. No bids called for -tfnd no one eiye, given. a-chance. Our investigation rhowed on one Uern for 250 Institution rds, the county: court paid JS.50 per red. tame bed was offered to a meim ror of this jury for 8 per bed tty a r-proentatlr of Ira F. Powers Fuftti tvre comrany. A similar bed was 40p-f-Ted to the county by H. Jennings & Fon for $7.50 per bed, One dollar a bed lower, , Cn an Item, of brass binding of 2025 feet county v pnid 8 cents per foot, amounting JO $162. "We can buy the fame thin-foe S cents per foot, a sav ing of 160.76. In the way of purchas ing expensive carpets and , window i hades there was no limit. In the short rpace of time we have had to investl rate we are unable to locate the reason for this state of affairs." Superintendent Says Equipment. "The auditors semi-annual report for the ' si j months closing December .11, phows the county paid $!0,85Q.Bf. for -fi'1pln the new county farm at Trout- fiftle. The greater part of the goods were purchased by Superintendent Jack son of the farm,; N" bids were afked for by' the commissioners. In Novem ber trie old county farm was abandoned, rid the patients moved to the new on. While at the old farm, the Superintend 4il purchased during "1911, furniture. rosmim wn w 'iwmh " mwvn V mm i - ; v,- i , 1 : ! 'J? , i AT I ' ' ) ' i '?J v BRIEVES CANAL" WILL INCREASE TRADE20 PERCENT Head of North German Lloyd Steamship Lines Says Pan ama Cut WW Revolutionize Shipping Best Port Wins. PblUp Pctx, musical director en gaged for Arcadian Garden of the Multnomah hotel. farm to tjie Manket,- etc. for the e-fount ot H?66.73." The- remainder f the fol'ows: , ,; "We further wish to say that linve Investigated the. charges or com report is as A single touch on a golden teleg rapher's key by H. C. Bowers at the dedicatory dinner to be given in the Arcadian Garden of the Hotel Mult nomah on Wednesday,-Pebruary 7, un der the auspices of the commercial In terests of the city, will ,throw a spe cially designed switch causing every light In the 725 rooms of the Immense structure to light simultaneously. This feature, which Is -scheduled to occur as soofi as the banqueters are seated, will be one of the most unique in hotel his tory. Nearly 400 representative members of the commercial and financial Institu tions of Portland have sign, fled their Intention of attending the dinner, that the hotel shall have an opening befit ting the colossal nature of the enter prise. The guests of honor Include Governor West,' Mayor Rushlight and other state, city and federal officials of note, and there will be many speech es apropos of the occasion. Responding -to addresses will be the governor, Mayor. Attorney General v. i m " i ... v . . -..I'll i n noin z cannii in. in l w " I - .- . . . . juokps morrow ana Mcuinn, ur. it. r;. re.n'rd t records kept in the auditor's p'Pr- -,pr8WTe,ltl, of fupervteors. also the county court's of fice, their methods of letitng the con- tracts and building the new courthouse pnd also the sale of the county . "'Gravel Tit" which has been so much complaint r.bont. ' - "We found a complete system of rec ords or accounts In the auditor's office. "Through our Investigation we found that the county court does not seem to be up to date In regard to their meth ods of doing business for the county. "-.."Jn regard to the "gravel pit.' which has been so much klclc about, It- seems to us a very peculiar transaction. -i MAimh, before us. when asked what had al-Nearly 200 newspapermen will be in ready been raid to the archltoct of the '"Pidance at the banquet. A won- rourt house, said thev did not know and ""-" Kr 01 me Stelner. City Attorney Grant. E. P. the commercial publisher of The Journal; John F. Carroll, Harvey Beck With, A U Piltock. A. 1, Mills, C. K. Henry. Roy O. Tates, representing the Thompson Estate, and 8. C. Knott But little remains to be done to place the hotel In condition to receive guests. In fact, the Multnomah will be opened practically ready In every detall--a record that has not been du plicated by any hostelry In the. United States. For the complimentary dinner to be given to the press on next Tuesday evening by the hotel management. Chef Ernest Hauessleln and Pastry Chef Dupont are making grea. preparations. atlinn tnU tlint t, A k,,1 Kaax naM tKA AAA " V"I1JI HI. HQ lltVU UtCll J,,fXl VWII Ihey raid: 'Has he been paid that much?" Jn explHnetion to all questions asked new courthouse Is being constructed by Mons. uupont. At noon Thursday the first guests them ihev irom rprtv with nn i.nn-cr i are to be received and mud' rivalry ex " soon as questions were asked, all of lst8 or th ho"r of the first signature which. Wer n v . wmVImI nsin. ttiim . on the register. A party of San Fran- wbterfuge whtrh.the eran'd Jury could clscc. business men who are. Journeying not iinnerstana. , it neems tney were verv anxious to expinm aH things In as Chert a time as possible. , ; . . Heed, for Farther Investigation. "In : ofard to contracts let for the few courthouse, we found one original contract for 114,477; and extras for jr253;. another -original contract for J37.678, ard extras on this one for llfS.704.5J; an-t still another original contract for $111,547, and extras for $15,358. - "W und rtfnd that two of the coun Iv commitfioners each hug a relative J'l the district attorney's office, which Is the reason we asked and received ns piftsnce from a, npecial attorney, in re gard to a special investigation. "There is one trouble with the ys tem " law in regard to the grand Juiy ttnd its duties. It is a body of niii. bs a. Ttile, who do not understand anv to this city to attend the opening of the hotel will be met upon their arrival on the Shasta Limited by the auto busses of the Multnomah and are to have the honor of being the first pas sengers carried In th-e conveyances. The demand for reservation's at the opening dinner has been 'so great that the management 'has been compelled to extend the opening to Include Friday j and Saturday nights and possibly the I following Monday. The same menu I and entertainment features, however, aie to be furnished' on the evenings In 1 friieit Inn. Would Settle Chinese Strife. (fulled Press Leased Wire.) Washington, . Feb. 3. The stato de partment this afternoon issued the statement that the United States and Germany were considering means to 1Mn about their mal duties and it ' uri"& al end to the .strife In China's ln- taKcs a great oval or time before thev jeet ifxt to uffaiiH und by t!i time thy ' do, ':ir time is up. i . "Wo are. tnerefore. under I lie ini-'rm-stoo 'that the t-ounty officials' do-1 Ings hliorld he investigated a uivat al more Hiiui we have had t i mo for; ami rsigitett Hint tin- next jmind Jury 1 t InFtriicled tu tiike li up and give! It a thorough Invest'Uution i.i hII re- j r.pects." ' ! . iin memners ot tue granl jury were W. Hahu. H. w. Jackson. ). 1' Aiudl on, I-Yllx Mogul ra, A. Yondovltch ard ternal affairs. It was not announced wluit ncttnn was being considered. NATIVE DAUGHTER OF '51 DIES AT HILLSB0R0 COOK REPUBLICANS 7 INDORSE T. R. . ' -tt-nlted Pre l.eiiw l Wire I . Chicasro, Feb il.-Gn i-irci I'laile- H Ineen was endorsed for lmominatii i for governor and eifnits tu si cur! nn endorsement ot Ttieodoi s Hdoscv'lt fr president were blocked bv the county republican anti-primary wdvlsurv enn ventlOR hero today. A piHtform wns Adopted in which the aJlminlnti atlon of President Taft ns pruis"l, ilf ii(.r ,n Ktate adminldtratlon stronciv endnred Hid the present' demoi rat lc count) d inliilstrattori unquHlIfHdK n idemned The convention also placed in the iiekl ft full oounty ticket tor nomination at the primaries; April $. Party leaders wer In roijrol i.f ib,. .tonventlon throughout and thu slati. thut was agreed upon at a tonferem-t eter 1sy was put through without ,i" hlti h 'Jll endorsement of Goveruoi Ieneen lis a candidate to succeed lilmnelf and the governor's subsequent declaration that he would be a candidate for u third term vas a surprise to many an it was leJlo"ed that he' would make (he race for the United States senate to BUcceefl Shelby M. t'tillotn. fa LMmsi7SM Shoot (."iium While Hunting. ( J'ubllntitr' fiTM LfiKpil Wire, i Atrora, 111., Feb. g. Staggering Into Voikvilln this afternoon alter , a wild run through the woods five miles away, Illicit thawrianted the Information that ) had accidentally sliot and probably IndUntly kitted his chum, Frank Baker. Th.. two had' been hunting rabbits, takers tKidy wus found later. ' Mrs. Clarinda Harris Masters. fSi)dnl tn fb JoDrna!. 1 Hillclxii o, or.. Feb. 3. Mrs.. Clarindn Harris Mnslers died Thursday after r.oon at her home In Hlllslioro" after an lllni'Ks of h week. She was born March 11, 1851, near North Yamhill-and was a dmighter of Thomas and Hulda' Harris, pioneers of M7. In 18 her parents ficttled nenr Tteedvllle and there on Oc tober 9, 1S(I7. she was married to .1. W. Mastivs. in 18N8 they removed to Hllls boro, where for a number of years they teslded on what Is known as the Fair Acres plnr.e. Hhe was a member ot the Flitted Kvtiugelli'al Muirch and dt-splte frail hoalth for the past IS years was bh HCthe woiker. She s survived-by her hushand and the following brothers jnd sisters: William J. Harris, Algona, Wash.; I. N. Harrln, Kajama, Wash.; Mrs. Kllen Volhard, Auburn, Wash.; Mrs. Maria Davis, Ellensburg, Wa,sh.i Mrs. Vliglnlij, Estey, Taeoma. (Spwlal tn'Ttl 7oilrnl. ' Pan Francisco, Feb. S. 'Tour Pacific coast wll! witness n trado revolution as soon sf the Panama cnnal la' 'com pleted. Vour business will increase twonty-folJ, as well ns your popula tion. , it is the Intention of the North German Lloyd to share In the profits cf this new ordur of; things and. that .wiiy we are here. Conditions on the coast should be ideal In a, few years." This is the ststehient made todav by Paul Hei"l!cen, head of the North Oer-icn Moyd Stenmshlp compianv. who, with Carl Stapleftldt. chief traffic di rector of the company, has been here several days looking over the field, with a ylew to securing wharves for his company. From here the German ship ping kings are going to Portland and Seattle, to complete their tour of In spection and to be prepared to enlarge their service. , Advise ton Plsra. , "I would advise," said Helnlken, "tlio construction of jders at least 1000 feet long. You may hav - to make them longer, but I do not think so, as I be lieve the limit has been reached In the matter of size of shipn. The very big ships are not altogether ft success. They cost U0.000.000 and that Is too much mtiney to put Into one bottom. "Another thing, people do not car about traveling on a ship so big that they have to spend the first three or four days learning their way from one part of the vessel to another. "You have room here for unlimited expansion, but if you want trade you Will have to Offer inducements Thu port that offers the best facilities for ine sare docking and speedy discharg ing and loading of ships with proper rail connections is the port that will get the trade. You can do anything here." Would Bring Immigrants." Helnlken ald that his company would expect to bring to the coast large num bers of Immigrants. This, of course, after the opening of the cnhal. "The Immigrants you will get will b of a good class and from the agricul. tural refionH of southern Europe' he said. "There will be a few immigrants from northern Europe. America hns already more than northern Europe can Bpare. In Germany, for instance, we are constantly suffering from a scar city of labor. Before the canal opens you will have to provide extensive av commodatlona at your immigrant sta tion, for the canal will mean Immigra tion more than anything else." Freight Director Fftapelfeldt said that, he had not yet made a close Investiga tion of the freight handling facilities of the port but that he did not think It ever would be necessary to provide the heavy machinery to be tound in European ports. Freight Easier to Handle. "Your freight, as far as my knowl edeg of It goes." he said, "is compara tively easy to handle. Locomotives and heavy machinery, such as we ship from European ports by the shipload, are with you only occasional affairs. Freight imnuung macninery, or course. Is neces sary If you would compete with other ports, but here I should Judge its in stallation should bo a comparatively Hlmple piatter. On the whole, as far as I have seen, I should say that your shipping facilities are above the aver age;" ; I'' The company of which Helnlken ia the head owns more than '300 modarn steamers and operates In all parts of the world. It runs two mail iina through the Sues canal, one terminat ing at Sydney and the other at Yoko hama. It runs a freight line round South Africa to Australia. It maintains servi.ee between Japan, Hongkong, Ma nila, New Guinea and Sydney, with which it operates a connecting line ! .tween Singapore and New Guinea via Batavia. It has two lines to South America and an affiliated line on the west coast as far north as Lima. On this line there are 12 steamers In operation and six more building. On the Atlantic it operates lines with terminals at Balti more, Galveston, New York and Can ada. It operates about 50 steamers on these! Atlantic routes. It also oper ates several lines to Mediterranean points and has ft line to the Black sea. Humorist" With Scissors Renders - Latest "Creation" Physical Wreck Feathers on Hat Irritates Him, So He Trims Tickle Off a Few of Them. ) ' There are humorists and humorists and, even humorists. And.7 taking an other, view,' there ore other things. rwas on a Council Crest car. The sun was shining brightly. In the tre:$ along tlio route the little blrda ware twittering.- The view across th- city and on to Mount Hood was grand. -The passengers were good humored. All of which has absolutely nothing to do with the story that Is about to be unfolded., - ' On the car sat a wonian. handsomely gownod, on her head a lata "creation" of ribbons and feathers and other dew dads. Three or four of said feathers pro truded at the rear considerably. 'Ti.i the way of "creations." Nobody can ex plain the whlchness of them; nobody cares. , -. Directly behind the well gowned wo man with th feathery hat there eat it middle aged man. Perhaps hd was a traveling ealesfiia,n, rnebbe he was, a dry goods clerk. It is 'believed he was- one or the other, v. Anyway,,, these fenthers or those, feathers sort of irritated him. Th-iy sometimes tlckchl his nose and -well, he didn't like 'em anyhow. He remarked to his friend that he didn't care much for feu t hers. The subject was rathfir apropos, so he brought It up. It wasn't long till most of the passengers lea r nod that- the man didn't care for feathers. They could tell that with one hahd tlod behind them. After a . (rood slscd audience had tta eyes fastened on tho man, the hat and the woman, the. salesman aertiy toon pair of small scissor, from his vest nocket where thev always carry 'out and proceeded to clip the fringe off a feather, leaving nothing but the bare quill. Then he tackled the next and the next, till naught' was left of those once beautiful feathers but stems that pro truded from the hat like a sore thumb. The pftssengers tittered. The woman, all .unconscious of the panic .that had taken p!are"among her feathers, looked serenely out of the window. The man Veturned the scissors to his pocket, the motorman clanged the-boll. soma passengers got off, others got on. The view across the city was Still grand. the sun shone on and the blrua twit tered, but What did the woman sny when she finally took off her hat and saw what a wreck It was? - 300 JEN LISTEN 10 REV. I. H. BOYD Fourth of Series of Addresses Delivered at Y. M. C. A. ,i , , Interesting One. -. " JURYMEN PONDER . HNER VKI Result in Forged Will Case Not Likely to Be Known Before' Monday. (Speetnl to The Journal. 1 Pendleton, Or., Feb. 3. The question as to whether Mabel Youns Warner, alleged maker of fraudulent wills. Is to remain free or go to the penitentiary was placed with the Jury shortly after 6 o'clock this evening following a trial of a whole week. Very few expect a verdict will be re turned until Monday morning. The en tire afternoon was consumed by argu ments of opposing atorneys, R. J. Sla ter, special prosecutor, opening for the state, Joe Skrable nd R. R. Johnson following for the defense and District Attorney Van Vactor closing for the state. The defense pounded Into -the Jury what it declared lack of proof to estab. lish the vital issue, namely, that Mrs. Wa,rner uttered the instrument that was forged. The state contended It hud been conclusively proven beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant had systemat ically planned to perpetrate a gigantic fraud. OETING ER INDICTED KILLING MUTCH A- charge of murder In the second de gree is contained in the Indictment re turned yesterday afternoon against Er nest L. Oetinger, proprietor of the Mer chants' saloon, who confessed to killing Edward Mutch" on the night of January 19. The act was committed in the sa loon, whero Oetinger says Mutch abused him and prompted the use of the pistol. Witnesses before the grand jury In the ense were William Mvde, Benjamin Peterson. E. P. Coment. J. O. Seaburg, and Arthur Hedges. Oetinger did not request the jurymen to hear him. - Ac cording to the story Oetinger told the police. Mutch came Into the saloon shortly before 10 o'clock on Junuary 19. Mutch was in a quarrelsome mqod, and made threatening remarks to Oetinger, who insists that nfie man advanced upon him. Oetinger drew the gun and fired. Mutch fell to the floor, where he lay for several minutes. The saloon man was unable to arouse him, and moved the body to . the rear ' steps of the saloon, where It was found .during the night. Oetinger is In the county Jail. GIVEN HIS FIRST RIDE IN AN AUTOMOBILE automobile ride of ' John The first Maul and his family of eight was had yesterday morning when he was taken to the juvenile court. ' Maul, who lives at 748 Cleveland avenue, was summoned into court to explain why he had not properly cared for his seven minor children. Two, of the children are In arms. A. P.osensteln. proprietor of th Red Front Clothing company, tendered the probation officer the use of his au. lomobtle, which he drove himself, con veying the Maul family to and from the court. f The 'complaint against Maul cited that he would not work. Maul said he had been unable to secure steady employ ment the last few weeks, but promised Judge Utttenn to go to work Monday, ANSON TAKES DOWN BAT AND PLANS TRIP Adrian C. Anson has taken down his bat from its place over the mantle piece and shaken the mothballs from his uniform. The veteran has accepted the Invitation of Charles Webb Murphy to go . to New Orleans with the Cubs. Anson had no thought of becoming a candidate for the first baseman's po sition, which he held against all corn ers for so many years, butt he Intends to take a little dally practice with the team and perhaps plqv a few innings In some of the practice games. The captain Is still hale andvhearty, and If any of the young pitchers dram they can take liberties with the man who for 20 years batted over .300 they are) apt to have a rude awakening. Anson also proposes to combine business with pleasure by appearing at the southern theatres with his monologue. Tho . vet eran should prove . a drawing card on both stage and field. . GOLOEDUM , Officer Had Been in Service 25 Years Will Elect v Successor. After a continuous service of 25 yeard in the Oregon National guard. In eluding two years as officer In the vol unteer service of the United .States In the Philippine islands, Colonel T. N. Dunbar has resigned as qfrlonel of the Third infantry, to take effect upon the election and qualification of his suc cessor. . A general order will be Issued from tne oince or tne adjutant general in a few days ordering the company com manders of the Third Infantry to name a regimental commander to succeea uoi oael . Dunbar.. It Is generally thought among members of the. guard that the honor will fall to Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Poorman of Woodburn. BELOVED WOMAN T8-M0NTHS-0LD BABE LIFTS HEAVY CHAIR it. 5 4 f li ',cn - f '- J i V JV ' h, V . J mm ' Spencer 8. Miller. A bahy 18 months old that can lift a dead weight of 60 p6unds without so much a a flutter of his eyelids Is the, proud scion of tht Miller family 3f Pouth Portland. The Infant prodigy u Hpencer 9. Miller, son of Mr, and Mrs 8. Miller, 829 First strrvt, Mrs. Mlllen brought th youngstJf down to The Journal office yesterday and he made the city editor's room' look like a scene from a strong' act on tho vaudeville stage. The chubby Juvenile Sandow picked up heavy chairs wltall the ease of a footllht Hercules.- 'His mother says he could stand erect on her hand at the ago of four months and she believes he outclasses all other balden of his age rs a weight llft.-r. Mrs. Mil ler saw a picture In last Sunday's Jour nal -of young George Uordon Hulit, aged four months, who is thought by his parents to be the champion infant in the strength .class. . . . Journal Want Ads bring results. - ' '';,' ? , ' - . 1 i TO HER FINAL REST There is gloom In many a humble Portland home today because of the death of Mrs. Christina Brun, wife of Oscar Brun, 731 East Main street, a civil engineer with the O.-W. R. & N. railroad. ,- Mrs. Brun died Monday; her rfTnains were cremated Wednesday. Scores of needy persona who have been aided by Mrs. Brun are today mourning her de parture from this life. Mrs, Brun herself was not promi nently known. Like Dorcas of old, "she was full of good works and alms deeds," but her kindnesses were so quietly dia. pensed that none knew except those who received. Only since her death have her closest friends begun to real Use the extent of her benefactions. Scores of floral tributes gave expres sion to the sweetness - of.; the' Ufa that had bloomed so modestly.'" "I am a bet ter womatv because she lived," says a friend. "She did so much for me." Is the simple testimony of the many she helped. ) A familiar sight Irt- the city streets was Mrs. Brun, with her buggy and family horse, a pet for 26 years, going about on her errands of mercy.. She was never too busy, say her . friends, to artssrir the call of distress, and there was not a day when she did not give of her sympathy or her means for the re lief of the suffering. . Mrs, Brun was a. member of the Port land Hunt club, and among philan thropic organizations, the Oregon Tin Mane society, hut her nhtlanthronv waa not limited by her affiliation With anyf organization. Hers was the cause of humanity and to this she was devoted, regardless of class or creed, Mrs. Brun was born in ' Christiana; Norway, the daughter of Dr, and Mrs, Bodom, of that city, and came to port land In 1S90. She is survived by hen widower and her mother and a sister, the two latter still giving-, in the early home. . ' Three hundred men In. the T. M. C. A, auditorium yesterday climbed with Rev. John ll,- Hoyd In mental 'ascent to a height Where they ; could look hack over the ttffes and Bee the point where the personality of God emerged by insplra tlon and took form before humanity through .the i prophecies of Isaiah ' nd other great men of th Bible. It wad tne rourtn of a series of olght addresses planned t by Miv Boyd on the "Great Ideas of Religion." , Dr, Boyd first mads It clear what ha meant by a prophet t 'Not murely a seer, or one who fore tells,", he; explained,- "but a man who has stood in the presence of God and has dlrcovered the -content of the di vine mind and will and then coos forth to declare the divine mind and will before men," , .' . -'.' "'What's wrotiff with , the .world,'" asked Dr. Boyd, ''reiterating the query of Chester with a stress that indicated his belief that it ia a duty of today's men to declare' the "mind and will of the divine," "I will tell you what is .wrong with the world," continued the speaker.? "It Is' because the world does not look to ward the right. Tho lesson of the ages la that God perpetuates only the righteous.-;. .' .. ;' i " .1 .-. ' "Rome rose "and tottered and fell for the want of righteousness. "France la said today to be a decad ent and failing nation. It is for the want of righteousness in a land where unbelief centers. . "God" in Judaism, Christianity and throughout the ages has been demand ing that man's life be based on right eousness. "And, throughout the ages unwilling humanity has been the hindrance. We have been consulting the promptings of our own minds, looking too much to the laws of the. state and party plat forms. '"Men cry peace, peace, and there is no peace,' for the reason that men do not look to the eternal weal, tmt to the satisfaction of the present. "God ia a power, not ourselves, that makes for righteousness. The evidence of history Is that the Divine has been moving toward the moral. And the contusion of the finite mind In immoral and unmoral conflict, haa hindered and nations have fallen, v "The task Of God is to move human ity from the ideal of selfishness to the ideal of love; from the Ideal of , sensu ality to the ideal of purity, and the un willingness of humanity makes It a great task indeed. "If we would see the form of God, or learn his will or purpbse, we must look to the Bible- The old book has the blood of the ages bounding through It; the secret of the eternal Js discovered there." , - RUEF TO BE WITNESS TRIAL OF (United Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Feb, 3. Abe Ruef is to take the witness stand in the trial of former tayor Eugene E. Schmlti be fore Judge Lawler on Indictments charg ing bribery in connection, with the fix- intr of east rates. That the convicted ex-politlcal boss is o testify was made certain today when District Attorney Fickert presented an affidavit setting forththat Ruef in a material and in dlsifenKable witness and secured an or der upon Warden Hoyle of San Quentln prison directing that he be brought to Ban Francisco whenever the : proseou- tion desires to take .his testimony. . Drawing A jury .to try Schmitz will be resumed Monday. There are 11 men in the box passed for 'cause , but sub ject to peremptory challenge. CONFERENCE WILL Mnii nnnr u InLMIi rtHUL, f AD Will Chinese Six Companies to De termine Guilt or Innocence of Alleged1 Murderers. 1 SCHMITZ A' meeting of the Chinese Plx com panics will he- held at 3 o'clock this afternoon to decide whether or not the confession made yesterday by Ol Sen, the Chinese woman who is belntr: hold as being implicated in the nu.-yer of Seid Blng, in which she involved Lew goon end Wang 81 cVam, Is a confcsslm based on facts or (whether thf woman, finding herself In a tight' fix, has In volved the two men to clear hm'AOlf. In other wordn. the Chinese' Six com panies will tomorrow determine to vhsir own satisfaction the guilt or Innocence of Lew Soon and Wong Si 6am, and if in the minds of the assembly, the men have been justly accused; then the Six companies will drop the (natter and let the law take its course. If it decides that the woman is making thet.e ; tren the victims of her" falsifications, the Six' companies will back the two accused men to the end. - ' , ' t ' Cooferenc's important. ' The outcome of today'g conference will1 be of vital importance to the local Chinese, for at the conclusion of the conference, It will be decided whether or not there will be a aerlous outbreak In Chinatown. Yesterday afternoon a committee of the: gix Companies headed by Chin? WJng, governor of the Chong Wa, Inter viewed Oi Sea for the purpose of get ting at the facts more clearly. . A Chi nese stenographer was present and took down the notes on the entire proceed ings. In this Interview, the woman stuck closely to the story told the night before to the district attorney except that she gave more details, eTOlng through all the motions that were en acted in the murder and dismembering of Seid Blng. At the conclusion of this Interview the opinion was expressed that the wom an was telling the truth. The two men accused,' however, declare , that they know nothing of the affair and that tney are victims of a frameup. When faced with the tools they still maintained their claims of innooenoe. The woman's statements, however, are said to be so concise and straightforward that there can be. no doubt of their sTuIlt, say the police, Trouble reared. As soon as the murder of Seid Blng was known the Chinese Six Companies issued an ultimatum to the effect that nothing should be done by the several tongs in the city until the guilt should be fastened on someone, and until a conference could be held. v Today, how ever, the flag of truce may be lowered and trouble result - - Special officers have been assigned by the sheriff to various Chinese es tablishments in the olty, and armed guards accompany Seid Back, Jr., who Is actively engaged in prosecuting- the case. " Other Chinese involved have body guards in constant attendance, some of them Chinese and others white men. The fact that lw Soon Is tho local president of the Hop Sing tong leads to the belief that unless the result of the conference this afternoon finds the men justly accused, trouble will be ln evltable. . Yesterday afternoon Lew Soon gave a detailed statement of his conduct in the past three months. In this time, he states that he has not lived with his wife, and that his wife and Ol Sen had quarreled and he had bee called in as mediator. He persists in his denials of any Implication In the affair. A large crowd of Chinese gathered at police headquarters yesterday afternoon at S o'clock, when the patrol wagon backed tip to the station to take pur sengers to tho county Jail, and It is be lieved that trouble would have starte-l then' had the woman or the two men been placed In the wagon. Sergeant Joe Kienlen, who was mak ing his way to police statton, was neur ly run down by Held Back Jr. "a auto, In which Detective Joe Day was riding, nn It sped toward police headquarters. LOGGERS ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The Columbia River loggers' associa tion held Its annual meeting yesterday afternoon and reelected its officers, 1.1, C. Clair, president; F. a Collfhs. vice president; A. B. Whs tell, secretary, and J. 8, Bradley, treasurer., In summing up the situation it was found desirable to again take up the matter of making a strong effort to e tend the market of fir lumber and It was suggested that the loggers woik In conjunction with 4he lumber manu facturers in this direction, Effort was made several months ago by the Ore gon & Washington JUimber Manufac turers' association to get its .members and other lumber manufacturers Inter ested In a market extension ramtaian. but the proposition "was dropped be cause tho association merged with the two Washington asHoclations under the name of the West Coast dumber Manu- ractureis' association. This new organ ization, however, Is now blannlne n campaign along the lines formerly sug gested. , In regard to the opening of the log ging camps, it was stated that few of the camps will resume; operations beforo the first of March as the supply 'of lugs Is ample unless the demand imornvea considerably within the next Jew weeks. However, It is said that there is no great overhupply of logs la the wgter. 'a-; 'Vtx.y'mwMvwv''. M I" 'ni-"i iiinl.rin.w .-. Eight Persons Drownod. , , Berlin, Feb. 1. Eight persona were drowned yesterday when a ferryboat on tho Rhine, near Pahmbora, Prussia. rammed a barge. Ths collision occurred during a blizzard. .j. ' " Kohler IJ IV c ii l i y . fhca H via uov i hi -' fMS ITT -- -' -i--' Mi . 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