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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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' 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. - '
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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.
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