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C:verd Prominent in Business
and Financial Circles, Jn
vested- Heavily ; With J. R.
. Keep, Under Arrest.-;
(Special la Tbt Journal.) '
The Dalles, Or., Feb. 16. The more
t;,e opeiatiops of Joseph. R. Keep lire
inveoigated -the -larger -his alleged
fraudulent operations' appear to grow.
He has made deeds to something over
a "00 acres of land' in the Waplnltia
country, some" 49 miles south ot The
Dalles, and upon these lands -has given
mortgages -aggregating more than $2a,f
000. " '
His plan of operation appeals to have
been to select tracts of land owned by
non-res) dents-and- to-liave -fraudulent
rif-ed t,o the same executed to him, Hlu
next move vaa to have- abstracts of
title to each tract made by The Dallea
Abstract company, then remove- the page
showing the last deed of the -land and
Insert a sheet that would shew the land
to have been deeded to himself, .giv
ing the same dates of execution as that
shown Hi the genuine deed, the volume
find page of record being; the -same as
that on which the correct, deed was re
corded. , 1
WHh these doctored abstracts, it is
said, he would go to Portland and borrow-
-money- 4lFevt4frnv-whomevr.,'he
could. If it were not convenient to bor
row. money direct, "he would deed the
land to 'some fictitious person and have
Mm execute a mortgage,, then put the
mortgage up . for sale. In tue , hands of
some broker. Apparently the transac
tlons were regular, and no' one suspect
ed anything Wrony until the last few
daysy77;-'y77;7:'s'i? 7:"ay'777:y77vv.'
Investigation of the numerous charges
against Keep are. attracting the at ten
don of the grand Jury, and it will be
neveral days before . the Inquisitorial
body gets through with btm as some
and Wisconsin, and it will be some time
bpfcre they can arrive here. - j
Kev'(rtUt maintains'that hie transac
tions have been regular and that lie will
bo able to explain evetythjrjg when the
proper' time comes. ' If his transaction!!
have been irregular It will result In
no end of trouble in clearing up of titles,
as quite a number of alleged fraudulent
deeds and mortgages have, been placed
on record, and it Will require actions
at law to Quiet title In' many cases.',. '
Investigation here reveals that aevant
Portland men prominent In financial and
business circles are among those who
have been irlctimissed by Keep's land op
erations In Wapanitla valley, If the
tained. 7, How, seriously they have been
"stung" is impossible to ascertain at
this time, " since . none seem disposed
to say much about it ;;7y7 --77 '. 7
Robert 8. Howard Jr., receiver of the
Title Guarantee ifcrTrtist company, has
pone to The Dalles to males a personal
investigation In the interest of the com
pany which It Is understod, Invested a
considerable . amount -with Keen nrior
t the time it went Into the bands of
t.,- receiver. '.-'..' 1 '
J. L. Jlartman, manager of .the Port
hind Clearing House assciatloTv is also
paid to be carrying on an investigation
to get at the facts, in the case, ? but
whether In his own Interest or In the
interest of clients is not known. Mr.
Jlartman Is out of the city today.
Captain 'JL.i.Veysey, Lloyds surveyor
here, declined today to say to what ex
tent he had In ves tod in Mr. Keep's pro
positions, which He says seemed .to ap
pear all right, but indicated that some
action will be taken as soon- as the
creditors can get together to decide upon
a plan of action.; y 77y7 -.. . , - i
"I don't feel Inclined to Hay anything '
at this time, or to pass an opinion." said
Captain Veysey, '"because I am hot'fa
miliar with the facts, .If Mt. Keep has
done anything wrong, he will have to
rtatf ' cttA .r vtvlfta. v T . -.iinildratnnfl thnt , tt
-vAAiiiir 'Will ' tin ttAWaiA initl hv Ihnitn
interested for the purpose of finding out
how, we stand. I don't-care to discuss
the case st this , time, all I know
lias already been given to the public"
Mrs. J. H. Tox, Wife of J. H. l"ox,.
who caused the arrest of Keep upon in
formation from the Sheriff of "Wasco
county to the effect that a tract of SCO
acres held by the firm of i. H. Pox ft
Co.t was mortgaged for 10000 by Mr.
Keep, explained her view, however, with
out hesitancy.' .
nany persons have been 'stung through
Keep's operations, said MrsJFox. "
bought ! acres In the WaRlnitla val
ley in t08 and. about a year later sold
the tract to the firm of J. It . Fox &
Co, Last November the sheriff of Wasco
county telephoned to my husband that
there were twa mortgages, against the
properly each for IsOOO, fcnd signed by
Keep.f One Of these mortgages,' I un
derstand Is held by J. I Hartmaa of
this iity."-, -
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(Woahlostos Bureau of Th JiHirnal.)
Washington, D. C, Feb. IS. The pub
lic Wiulldlngs bill reported today con
tains an item of ISoOO for postofflce
site at SL Johns. .
NAVAL MILITIA BILLS
k HELD UP BY COMMITTEE
i ' . (Stiff CorrwporiMe
Salem, Or., Feb; U.-rTroubled affairs
of the naval militia, as affected by two
bills in the state senate, were put over
to a later date by action of the Benate,
;y.hlch at request of the authors placed
on the table the bills of Senator-Joseph
to divorce the National Guard from the
naval militia, J end of Senator plmlck
to put the naval aVm of the state out of
existence,1 ! Th bllf -wilt be taken up
when the. report of the "committee that
investigated the naval militia, of which
Joseph is chairman, presents its report
7 Dismisses Lane Habeas CorpmrT
. Ctrcu.lt Judge . McGinn this morning
dismissed.; the;-wtU-.-of- habeas corpus
MugK by A. Lane, who Is in the'eounty
jfllt on a, writ of execution, and remand
l lJn tr the custody of the sheriff.
U7 F Ball secured; judgment against
Lane; for 11800 twoarsriafio, ri e-f-ount
of line's failure tbturn part of
iu pweede of- real-estate, gealt -'maie
T TvuJ-laCKUCQVir lolheirf
'; he jmlitruflnt wae never satisfied and
i ill n-Himed line's arrest lust Thurs
''. " Mill now be compelled to pay
' . j -I'Unicnt or. remain Iti jttil untU
n t!in t,t j.iivinsr for hi- beard ft
'f i'j a we-l.
POTFI
SITE
OUNS
NCLUDED
BLACKSMITH IS
OUtFOR MAYOR
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I' 1 1 7 I
Charles Bredenon.
; Charles A Bredeson. ;' 525
Buchanan
street, St. Johns, decided yesterday that
he would ajfSln. enter the mayoralty race
in, the coming election,, March 8. He
was a candidate last year, being defeat
ed by A. A. Muck, the present Incum
bent, by only 32 votes,
Mr.' Bredeson has announced no plat
form ;aa'"yet,bufTslates tbanie fcitt
create considerable excitement :in , St
Johns before the election Is over. He
Is a blacksmith, employed by the Port
of Portland -commission, and says that
he will be strictly a worklngman's can
didate. .
. r (Speoliil to The fourmil.)
Sutherlln, Or., Feb. 16 "Dud" Engle,
a halfbreed Indian, was Instantly killed
and Dcpu-ty Sheriff I flddy was seri
ously" wounded In, the -pack, two miles
east of town late this afternoon. Eddy
went y to -Jiagle's heme to serve a
subpena on him for bis appearance" before-the
grand Jury at Rosebqrg. Engle
saw Eddy coming and rket him with a
shotgun, Bddy ordered, Engle to put
the, gtJnya.own" but: Instead of doing so
he coeKed it and . pointeit It at "Eddy,
who'- turned p&rtlailx,,s around -4nd - re
ceived "the contents in his right yfehouM
dor and side. . Eddy immediately pulled
arr autematic- gmr and shot Engle-f ive
times. , . ''.''.
- Eddy ws brought tq town in an au
tomobile and taken id a physician who
found his wound serious.
IIS SUIT-HE
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. - (TJnlted Prens Xtf4 Wlre.t . - .
New , York, Feb. 16,Clprlano Castro
may stay In the United Btates.
This was the deoislon. today of United
States District Judge Ward, when he
settled the status of the former presi
dent of Venesuelft before the American
law. Judge Ward set aside the findings
of a special board cf inquiry at Ellis
If lend and the order ot Secretary Nagel
for Castro's deportation, and held that
the ex-dictator might remain In the
country as long as be pleased.
Castro was delighted by the verdlotJ
but announced that, having won. his
case, he soon would sail for Europe.
The government based Its decision for
Castro's exclusion on the ground that
he was guilty Of a felony In the shoot
ing ef a general white he was president
of Vehesuela.
v Judge Ward held that nothing criml-'
nal had been proved In that Connection,
and that such an execution would have
been a political crime, and not "one in
volving "moral turpitude." "
P0TLATCH AND PAL0USE
SNOW CHIN00KS OFF
, Lewlston, Idaho, Feb, ,15. The Weak
in tlie cold weather occurred yesterday
and chinook winds and warm rains are
reported from all sections of the upper
country, uajnage from freshets is
reared ty tne railroad companies and a
general demoralization of service Is pre
dicted. The snowfall on the low lands
has been unusual and while it is not
expected the river stage will approach
the high water mark of the late spring
season, the small water courses will be
swept by the snow waters and railroad
lines along the creek valleys are apt
to be washed out. .The' Snake river line
between- Lewlston and Rlparla Is sub
ject, to blockades' by wash-overs from
the hlllstldes while the roads leading to
Grangevllle, the Clearwater and Palouse
sections are constructed in narrow creek
valleys where extreme high .water will
result, in serious damage.
R0SEBURG IS DOWN FOR
NEW PUBLIC BUILDING
Washington, Feb. 15. Appropriations
for federal buildings for Seattle, $300,
000 ; Boseburg, 10000; Bakersf leld,
urn., iiuu.uuu uaKiami. c .. -tin
000; Ban Pedro, - CaJ., , 160,000; San
Luis Obispo, Cel., $80,000, and "Modesto.
Cel., $20,000, are included in the rough
aran ox tne puDiie uunaings tm which
is being prepared. rorjhesetciday,
- Memorial for Captain Scott.
Memorial services will be held tomor
row night at 7:30 o'clock at the Sea
men's Institute, 329 Everett street, for
captain scott, tne noted English ex
plorer, and party, who perished at the
Bouth Pole. , Mr. NewlU of St Stephen
church will, have charge of the services,
and British Vice Consul Bernays' will
participates ;." : ..
McAllister Triat
. The trial of BJ, .'7. McAllister on
vice scaifdal charges was ; adjourned
until Monday by Circuit Judge Kava-
naugh this morning, and the iuty win
be- completed Monday morning, as (but
three .peremptory- challenges remain for
"-Irtrtr-rTOtTrTiihctal TTeld.
Tlie futietRl of Mrs. Marv Seed.
resident of Oregon sinea 1879. who died
Thursday at her home, 181. Eaat Twenty-eighth
street, was held this afternoon
from Flnky's chapel, r, Interment was
la the JUuunt Sytt I'arls cemetery.
HALFBRED SHOOTS
AND DEPUTY KILLS H!M
CASTRO
louis esse
. : OLDTliiER, DIES
Ixmls Dammasch, Xo. "1; on the roster
of the local Elks lodge and- formerly n
singer Of some note, died this morning
at his borne, 875, East Yamhill street,
Mr., Dammasch "was a collector for the
Weinhard ; Brewing company. - He had
been sick about one year with a com
plication of disorders. Operations which
he had undergone weakened him beyond
recovery., , -
Mr". Dammasch was prominent Ire the
early, history p Portland's theatricals.
He had a" splendid dramatie -Voice in
his younger days, and, even up to the
time he was taken sick he often ap
peared in 'concerts and, musicals, He
was secretary of the Portland lodge of
Elks for five years. .'
Funeral arrangements tiave -not been
made. ' ; ' .
There will be no more card .'playing
in Portland saloons.-; - '
' Sheriff Tom "Word this afternoon aent
four deputies'1 cut "to notify .aH saloon-
tkeeperr,:f or the last time, that card
playing In saloons ana oaca grooms oi
cigar .stores must cease. ":";;
"If I find any card, playing going5 on
In the future," said the sheriff, 'Tm go
ing to- arrest all off enders, no matter
If there are a hundred, and. the propri
etor will be included." , '
SbtTlf f VTord 'saya-ttnttrntetr-riaTer e
ported to' him that, they have lost as
much as 1100 and $200 playing cards on
Sunday afternoon. ( : c . ;i f
TO
(I1iltd ??rMS Leased Wlr. ;
Athens, -Feb. 15.-rEvacuation of the
Island of Crete bjf tbe protecting powers
Oreat Britain, Bosnia, France and
Italy-J-waa made today and the Greek
flag hoisted, amid an enthusiastic dem
onstration by, the Cretans. -
The flags of the poweTa, which have
flown with that of Turkey since 1908,
were hauled down by a detachment of
bluejackets from a British cruiser.
The flags were handed pver to the
consuls of the respective countries, that
of Turkey being given over to the Ger
man consul , -': .
" "CtJnlted PreM Leased Wlft.)
New TTork,. Feb. IS. At noon the of
ficials, of the Firemen's Brotherhood
reacted the counter, Kroxwsitions of the
e- raiiroaoe invoivea in m immmwi
firemen's strike. Commerce Court Judge
Knapp and United Htatee Labor Com
missioner Nelll, wno were appointed tne
special mediators of the strike, are again
conferring with the two factions this
afternooa
CANNOT COLLECT TAX
, ON CLOSED ESTATES
-.,.m WM
That the county cannot collect taxes
from an estate of the legatees after the
estate has closed, though at the time
the law was made the estate was sun
being administered, is the opinion of
District Attorney- Evans, which was sent
to Assessor Reed this . morning. . Mr.
Evans also submitted an opinion wmcn
holds that the city of Portland may be
proceeded against for 1908 taxes on Mt
Tabor City Park. .. ... a . . i
The opinion regarding the city's Ha
billty was given because the city has
soueht to have the taxes on the 15
acres for' 1908 ' concel led. The -'tax
amounted, to $172.18 and the Interest
and- penalty to $89.S4, a total of $210.70.
The property was deeded to the city
February 17, 1909. and on' the first of
that month the taxes had become a lien
on the property. In the deed was spec
ified the agreement that the city was
to assume all taxes then due and to be
levied which leaves the city liable, ac
cording to Mr, Evans. The property
was secured from H. I Pittock.
WILL PRESENT FIELDS
CASE TO GRAND JURY
District Attorney Evans will present
the facts In the failure of ex-County
Clerk F. 8. Melds to turn over to County
Clerk Coffey $18,000, when Fields' term
of office expired last month, to the
grand Jury next week as soon as he has
all of the evidence in shape, The ques
tion of what action is to be taken in
the matter lies with the memlfcrs of
that body. ,
Mr. Evans holds that the failure" of
the American Bank' & Trust company,
In which the funds deposited by Mr.
Fields does not absolve him from re-'
sponslblilty under tne state statutes.
In tills Circuit Judge McGinn agrees.
Mr. Evans' Idea of criminal procedure
is that if Mr. Fields is-Indicted, and
the indictment stands, the bonding com
pany can be, held liable and forced to
pay, while tire provisions of the' bond
exempting the company from liability
on account of bank failures precludes
noiaing them in a civil suit
COLUMBIA & NEHALEM
; ROAD INCORPORATED
- Articles of Incorporation were filed
witn tne county clerk today by the Co
lumbia & Nehalem' River Railroad com
pany, Vith a capital stock of $1,000,000.
The incorporators are J. C. and A. L.
Veasle and J. H. Hendrlckaon.
The object of the company Is to build
a steam or electric ' logging railroad
from. Woods landing on the AstoriaJine
filyQa.Jpokanj,PorUadf!catt Una
to the Nehalem valley, a distance of .30
miles.. The road will give an outlet for
the enormous bodies of timber In that
part of the country and Will also be
used for carrying freight, but not pas
sengers, . A. S. Kerry, head of the Kerry Timber
Company, wli'Ich owns more thaw 1.000,.
000,00ft feet of timber adjacetft to the
planned road, while .other interests own
about 8,000,000,000 feet y
Levinger Estate $8000, r.
Tho estate of Morris Levinger, valued
at $8000 and consisting of real esute,
Was admitted to probate this morning.
Harriet M. Levinger was 'named aa ex
ecutor and ia the only heir. ,
PUIS BAN OH CARD :
PLAYING IN SALOONS
IS EVACUATtO BY
POWERS
GREECE
RAILROADS' PROPOSAL
ire ifl or
SEIIMEEMIO
BY IBM!
House Will Leave ' Big Appro
priation Bills Till Monday on
. Expectation . Senate Dead
line Can't. Reach Them. '
" (Statf Correspondence.)
Salem, pu Feb. 15.-lf" the latest
plans of "house leaders go through, and
apparently - they will;-? the- house will
make no attempt to consider any appro
priation measures today, but will devote
Its entire attention- to passing' others
and getting- them over tqthesenate
before midnight; rZrr'ri!'-'",:
This will leave the appropriation
measures to be taken up early -next
weelLItis-JElgured that the Senate will
not be able to enforce Its embargo on
these Important appropriations then,
and' will accept the bills, whereas, if
appropriations were rushed -through to-
aay u wouia oe at tne expense or in
other measures, which, the senate could
and would turn down after today. "
- By Its resolution binding the senate
not to : receive any house bills after
midnight Saturday, It is provided that
a three fourths vote may suspend the
rule, ' , ' , ,
193 Bills Left In Committee.
Une hundred and. ninety-three meas
ures-have been ruthlessly sacrificed by
me leauers ot me nouns organization
in. adopting;, their plaa of actlontTheso
are bills- now resting in committees.
They wUl be permitted- to rest thera
and, die painlessly. .
All efforts will be centeredon clear
ing; up tne calendar or the 137 bills on
third reading. It is significant . that
bills the "steam roller" is reputed to
he especially interested in have been re
ported out ana got bn the calendar, In
ciuoeo in mis ciassirication is tne re
pear of the state printer flat salary
aw. But everything left in committees
except appropriation bills, will go by
me ooara. .
A resolution presented this morning
by Baton of Lane, if adotited. wouii
have required the house to dispose of
tne important appropriation measures
at once and .make certain that they are
considered by the seriate, it provided
the following order for their considera
tion:
1 .For state Institutions.
2 For constitutional offices.
a For otner orrices, board and com
missions.
4 For state capitol expenses,
t For legislative expenses.
6 For printing, binding and paper.
7 For deficiencies and claims. ,
8 For .rnlscelloneou: appropriations.
Under the-latter head come-all the
host of -minor appropriations oi which
nearly every individual member HaBat
least on. Though the. senate will hare
to consider the principal appropriations.
many of these small ones will undoubt
edly be beheaded there.
The Eaton plan, which was under
stood to have the approval of the gov
omor, does not please the organisation
leaders, at least for .today. It will be
tucked away with tHe recommendation
that it be taken up on Monday, or at
least that.ls the program. , '
' & BlUs Vae XU Vrmtog. 4
Ten of the 137. bills on third reading
were p&ssed this morning, two were
withdrawn and one was killed, leaving
124 to be passed on before midnight
The bills passed were
H. B. 183, by GUI. and Hurd Making
road districts municipal corporations.
H. B. 411, by Gill Providing for a
teachers-training school. 4
-H. B. 396, by Childs Requiring
branding of tub butter and reworked
butter.
H. B. 414, by committee on assess
ment and taxation Relating to assess
ment and taxation.
H. B. 415, by committee on assess
ment and taxationProviding for state
tax commission tb succeed board of
state tax commissioner. . 1
H. B. 4S1, by elocMons committee
Repealing dead statute relating to can
vass of votes.
8ubBtitje for S. B. 81. by Stnlth of
Josephlne Relating to selection of le
gal newspaper.
H. B. 320, by Belland Relative to
fake statements to obtain credit s
H. B. 271, by Mitchell Providing
manner In which political. parties shall
nominate Its candidates for public of
fice; eliminating catch phrases. "
H. B. 167, by. Latourette-Prescriblng
a penalty for taking up any marked
timber of value without consent of
owner, :- - .'" , - :-
SOLDIER ARRESTED FOR
GIVING GIRLS LIQUOR
i .
1 For giving four Camas, Wasb, girls
liquor, xnree or wnom were io years oia
and the other 18 years, Charles Llddell
and Lee R. Minor, privates In the Twenty-first
regiment, at Vancouver, were
arrested last night by Deputy Sheriffs
Rogers and , Schneider and Patrolmen
Griffith and Kellogg. The girls were
also held as witnesses, and were .sent
to the Y, M. C A. The party was seen
to enter a restaurant on Fourth be
tween Stark and Washington streets,
last night and In a short time the men
pulled bottles of whisky from their
pockets, and gave the Jrfrls drinks. One
of the men secured a bottle of wine,
which was also served to the girls.
The Seward Grille
Sunday
,Tabfe a'Hote Dinners
Have That Satisfying Effect
. 6 to 8:30 p. fn. ; -
$1.00
Business Men's Lunch Daily
- v -. 11:30 to 8 pf m, y v
40c
10th at Alder Main 7164
Fred'B. Phillips. Victor E. Tarbell.
ANCIENT' JVIORTGAGE
- The mortgage principle dates back many thousand years
and was invented by the ancient Babylonians. . The essen
tials of mortgage investment was the same then as now and
have' always stood out pre-eminently as a favorite means of
I investing money.
we sen mortgages in
sr 'rrusrjgiunpanif
'"MP.
id
i e. is;g quits
U. S. FOREST SERVICE
W. E. Herring, district engineer of Commencement of the task of revising
the United States forest service, in" tliSVthe city building Code was made yes-
Portlan office for. the past four years,,,
or since the district was created, has !
resigned, to take a pusitloh as head.of
the engineering department of the Fuget
Sound Traction, Light ifS: rower com
pany, with headquarters in Seattle, lie
will assume the duties of bis new posi
tion March 1. 7' : , .'-;'-' " ' .
, Mr. Herring -has' been; In the service
of the government in nts work for six
years. ,Two years waa spent as -chief
engineer' in the i forestry, of flees at
Washington, D, CA an on the creation
of the sixth district, wtt"headquarters
in Portland, he became supervising en
glneer. As such, he had charge of all
government constf Octlqn work , In too
national forests, locaon and appraisal
of power sites wllhih" the halioftat for
est and superintendence of all prlvati
construction work in. federal controlled
forest 'districts. ';vf.i77.7
"Howard VBT OaKleafTioriEsl "assistant
In the .products division of the forest
serylce, has been glyen the position held
by Joseph B. Knapp, aa head of the
products division who haa resigned,? tf
become secretary of the Northwest Box
Manufacturers' association. Mr. Knapp
takea up his new. duties Monday. ,
(Onltwl Prew Ued Tlra.)
piynp'a. Ws.h., Feb. ! U. It needs
only Governor Lister's approval to give
the state $1,500,000 each year fqr the
construction of state .highway The
senate Friday approved the house bill
increasing the levy to, lrnllls. : Tls
money will be used, for, the construction
of seven main arterial highways. An
other hill, passed by the house and soon
to reach the senate, provided for'S'tt
mills for. roads, to be , constructed by
the counties. - . '
' This will make $4,000,000 annually, -
SENATORS EXPECT
TO HAVE CALENDAR
CLEAN BY TONIGHT
(Continued From Page One.)
cfectlve plea for the bill aa a practical
means of taking care of wayward girls.
"Two thousand three hundred women
were arrested in . Portland last year,
sh said, "and not all of them came
from Portland. From' the records I
could show where many of these girls
came from different parts of the state.
We now have 97 girls under 18 years
of age in one Institution, where they
are kept indoors, without employment,
and with little chance for. exercise and
Improvement They all have to sleep
in three rooms. The girls over 18 have
to be sent to Jail. -"We
are asking now for an Institution
where the girls may be-Usefully em
ployed, whatever the age, anywhere
they may be cared for on the cottage
plan, with healthful exercise and classl
fled so that those who -may prortfle
reformation may be placed under the
best Influences."
Moser, Farrell, Smith of" Coos, Car
son,1 Perkins, MUier ana Kiddle, spoke
In favor of. the bill; Hawley, Butler and
Ragsdals against it Butler opposed It
on the ground that it Is not needed and
not carefully considered, and Hawley
because, he said, the appropriation is
ridiculously low, and the plans not
properly worked out- Ragsdale said It
was, clear to him that the frlends-rof
the oil! were confused as, to ho much
money is needed and how it should be
spent.
The test vote came on substitution of
the minority report favoring . the j bill
for an unfavorable report It was
adopted, 18" to 11.- Then the bill was
finally passed, 18 to 12, the no votes
being cast by. Barrett Bean, Burgess,
Butler, Hawley, Kellaher, Neuner. Rags-
dald, Stewart, Thompson, Wood and
President Malarkey. ' ,
The appropriation carried by the bill
has been reduced from $60,00O year to
xs&.ouo a year for the biennial term.
FIXES CtTBED IN 8 TO 14 DATS. v
Your drusarist will refund tnnnv If
PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Itching.
oijuu, ciMuing ur rrgimunii tales, sue.
H El LI GaJjgorrUo
Phones Main 1 and A-I122 '
Tonight 8:15 O'CIock
World' Greatest Dancer
Assisted by St. TOUimv
CORPS DE BALLET
AND ORCHESTRA
D.!..., Lower. Floor, $2 60, $2.(
rricei. Balcony, $2.00, $t50,, $1.
; Seats Now
-. Selling
HEILIO THEATRE .
bSnIino Tpfhorrovr
Popular Price Mat. Wednesday. -HENRY
W. SAVAGE Offers
Rupert Hughes' Farce-Comedy y
"EXCUSE ME"
WTL.Ua SWXAtVAK " V
as the Colored Porter.,
Evenings $1.60, $1, 76c, 60s,
1 Popular Wed. Mat $1, 75a, 60e,
.' ,. ' 4,V V;'
amounts ot 5UO or. more.
THIRD
- ; ' y . ... j-,. y. - 7
Cldlii iaUiiUDiiLii.u Or
- CITY BUILDING CODE
niiay when the" apeclal code revision
committee held us iirst session at tne
eity hall. Preliminary to the actual work
Ibf revision committees were appointed
to 'hanWmfffeTPe'nffiieWa. ot. the
code in a systematic manner, y ; 7:-- -'
Rev. Father E.'V, O'Hara, represent
ing the Consumer's league, was appoint
ed a committee . of one to recommend
change In provisions relating to the
lighting and ventilation of .tenements. '
Fire Chief B. F. Dowell was selected
to suggest changes in the provisions
relating to fir' eecenea,; - ; -.,"i: ;?. , -.
James McCune. renresentln the un-
lerwrlters, will draft; amenamentg ; in
the code affecting enclosed stairways.
j,rredua.arsen of the realty . board
will have charge of the amendmente re
lating to the height of buildings, - H.
K. Plummet and Messrs. Naramore and
Whltney-wrere appointed on committees
to recommend general' changes In , the
code...- ;-v ' -' . . v .., v 7 t.xl'" jy a ;
At suggestion of Mr. Larson, the com
mittee adopted a resolution providing
that the eounoil be memorialised to call
attention tothe too prevalent custom
of ..granting special 'permits, :77;7,-frry
Ban Francisco, Feb. ' IS. "Io good
wife will carry bets to the race track
without, toe knowtedga and xona&otof
ner nusoano. mo wue witn a spark or
womanhood In her makeup will hold
clandestine meetings with a malt." even
though he bean intimate friend of her
husband and, indeed." no 'wife without
the knowledge and consent of her hus
band, wilt receive letters under an as
sumed name from another man." y r
Thie was the statemeet made by Su
perior Judge Thomas Graham here to
day. In dismissing the divorce proceed'
Ings of Nate Llchtcnsteln . and Anita
f fuel ,.i ,y ,u, , ... i
The wife's complain-)- was dismissed
on the grounds that by her own show
ing she was net of fine enough sensibil.
ltles ;. to 1 suffer under the preferred
charges. Llchtenatetn's counter com
plaint was declared, unstable and not
worthy of consideration. - .-
Mrs. -Lichtensteln recently secured
the conviction of her husband, his
brother, Sam, and Attprney Nathan, on
a charge of attempting to defame her.
It was then alleged by the husband that
she placed bets In Seattle for a friend.
Sol Relber. .. ' ""'. .
BOTH LIClNSTEIfl .
" CASES THROWN i
THEATRES AMUSEMENTS ENTERTAINMENTS
rEDAKER:THEATRE
M.2. A-BJ60. Geo. L. Baker, Mgr ,
Sixth and Seventh, Near Morrison
Next week, starting tomorrow,
matinee, "The Squaw Man." -
Matinee Dally
, . Seventh and Taylor Straeta.
. ". Main 6. A-1OJ0.
Mats.; 16c, 26c, 60c. Nights, 16c, I So,
60c,- 76c;- - " -.7.
ffTiMnTffnnn - Ml Nellie Schmidt of San Francisco: Miss Vivian
UiTUlJJ U inilifllb Marshal of Portland; Tom Kelly. Valerio Sisters,
I David Rafael St Co., Phil La Toska, Pantagescone,
IJ tnrSQVAXiSO , orchestra, The Four Soils Brothers. Matinee dally.
r WATOBYIIJJB A-2236. Mlaln 4688, .Curtain t:80, 7:16, 9.
W WG THHEaTiE ' "tme f mm ma " '
U UUUVU; U UUfciim U UUlb Extra rtature Nights Tuesday. -Athletic
I WEEK FEBRUARY 10 Contests; Friday, Rosebuds' Contest. Sun-
Lia" ,f-day night Continuous performance, star"t-
Keating & Flood present i ing at :J0.
OREGON HOTELS OREGON HOTELS .
: , w : -1 ; ;
PORTLAND, OR '.
"BEST IN THE WEST'
An hostelry of indescribable
charm;, ' unequaled In point of
s e rv l c e comfort and appoint
ments. Situated in the very
heart of things. European plan.
WRIGHT A DICKINSON HOTEL
COMPANY, Prop. . -y-...
TEL: IIM
Stark Street, at Eleventh
. , , PORTLAND, OREGON
Conducted on the American and European plan for those who desire
the beet at legitimate tariff. Attractive rates for permanent fur
nished upon request. Unexcelled cuisine, , ,
z 1 fm'sA' . -
I ' 3( i- t y tTi
I lf" I tit h !"'! -
uVlIHTBE HEMUT OFTMEClTVy
' . NOTE OUR RATES:
Room with Bath Privilege ilX0U? ,
Two Peron . t . $1.50 UP
RoornTWith Private Bath .....iJf;.$1.5QUP
Two Persons
L. Q. SWETLAND.
MGR, '-
irermanent Kates on
Appl.catlon) '
i:.!?riil Ndfcd for the Excellence
77, ;:sx,tuw&iiit.wvi. .,,:.;;;t ($AXMKWMjj5
IUiiiU!,t!..uO
THE 'WiilE TRUST'?
Absorption of W. U. by Bell
Company May Be Subject , ,
for Investigation ;
:V , : .
':,;. (Ualted Press Uactd Wire.
Seattle, Wash., Ffb. 18. While n-
wllllng to. admit that he ecejved in
structions from Attorney General Wick
ersham to lay before the fVderal grand
Jury which convened -Monday, : the j In
vestigation of the amalgamation of the.
Bell Telephone aystenrwittt the Western '
Union Telegraph company, United States -
jisinci Aiiomey jseveny w, miliar l"'
morning Indicated that such ; a J.rPce
was not a remote rossibllltj- T. I -
'"Even the enemies of the present ad- .".
Wic'kersham has been most aggres- ; -elve
in attempting to enforce the Sher-
man anti-trust law. And the newspapers
have told us all-of the big merger be
tween the; two ilg interests, It would
be,: therefore, not at all surprising If
the department of justice decided to In
vestigate the alleged combination."
, it Is rumored that' the atatei public
service commlsslouei s uiff -rfjiely to be '
called to. testify relative to' the local
merger of the Independent ., Telephone
company with ythe .Pacific.' Telephone ,
company. This combination has result- y
ed In boosting the rates of the. former
independent company subscriber from
$U8 to $J.6V . '
United Statee District .Attorney John,,
McCourt todsy refused to affirm or deny .
the rumor that he Is to take an active ; -"parttln."
Iin7 actloinor WeTgoyemment
against the. Bell Telephone sjstem-on .
charge of violation ' of the Bherrrinn
anti-trust lav It. la reported that the y
federal grand Jury will begin an lnres
tlgatlon Monday.' . .
It is known that United States At
torney Coiner,;, of Seattle, ? and Unl ted
States Attorney McCourt held a long
conference in 7 th.is city Tuesday, but
McCourt refused to commit himself on
the nature of the meeting.?.. . ,
". 'j iim 1 1 n 1 1 'v
Legislator's Long Hike, v -""
' iHnltaS Hia LMMd Wire.) .
Valdes,- Alaska, Feb. 15, Attend,
legislature In the Far. North is not .wbatk
it is cracked up to be, according to Ter
ritorial Senator freedingf and Repre
sentatives Gafney t and iAldrch, who
sailed -from here -today for Juneau, to
attend, the opening session on March 4.
They are from the Nome district which
they left January 1, mushing 2000 miles
overland by dog sled.- The trip to Ju
neau will bring their mileage up to
2700. ' 7 . .--'.-. 7
T'onight,Tiymmatlsatloh of the thrilling
- novel, ''
By Touls Joseph Vance. A mysterious
and fascinating burglar story. Intensely
dramatic and Interesting. First time in
West Evenings 26c, 86c BOo, Mats. J&o
VOLANT Assisted by Lily Le Roy.
"The Flying Piano." . . . '
"" DIAMOND ft BRENNAN.
THB BB8SON PLATERS.
EDWARDS. RTAN AND Tl ERNE Y
FIVE JUOaLINO MOW ATS. ,
M'CORMACK - AND IRVING. ' "
- THE DORLANS. . ,
SEATTLE. WASH.
"IN . THE. SHADOW,' OF
; ;, THETOTEM"
" Ixtcated In the eeiijC"of the
financial and business districts.
Modern In every particular.
Magnificently furnished. Euro
pean plan. ' , V ,
WRIGHT DICKtNSON HOTEL
COMPANY, Prop.
..... .,.-;-rjt .; ;7.. 7... 7 -y
wszokt ' szoznrsoxr
Xanagers,
ABSOLUTELY FIRE-PROOF
PORTLAND'S
.7 7, GRANDEST
' HOTEL :
100 fooms . . . , A $1.00 per day '
100. rooms f . , . . . . . . , .$1.50 per day
200 rooms, with bath $2.00 per day
100 rooms, -with bath $2.50 per day :
Add $1.00 per day to above prices
. when two occupy one room.
VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICES
FOR PERMANENT GUESTS
H. C. BOWERS, " Manager,
GAINER THIOPEN, Asst Ma -4er. ,
$2.50 UP
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