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c f .-;-....;..:.' v .- .. ,: ! - - . : .. ' ' - . THE OREGON DAILY I JOURNAL, PORTEND, MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 26. 1914. FOUR KILLED, ;D0ZEN HURT AS PASSENGER : Tl mm HITS FRuGH i Michigan Central Trains Col i Ilde Near Jackson; Most of Injured Were in Smoker, COAST CHA COMME VOTE ON ALASKA BILL : 1 IS OF RCE ELATED AT Many Important Aids to Nav-j Project to Take Field Against ivation Secured During the 1 Rebels Apparently Game to i MAGON IS PEEVED AT FAILURE - TO SECURE AID OF UNITED STATES ! I m if it RECREATION PIER FOR Year for Pacific Coast. (United Preai LhkI Wire.) Jackson, Mich., Jan. 26 The bodies ! : of four persona were (Suecial to The Jonrnal San Francisco, Jan.; 26. With Naught. Dock Commission Desires to Know City's Intentidn Re garding Roof of Dock No. 2 the (United Pre Leased wire.i Tne question cf whether the city Vera Cruz, Mexico, Jan. 28. Appar-! wishes .to bulM a recreation pier In '. , "receipt -of the news from Washington ently failing In his mission to obtain connection with public dock No. 2. on civtwu Co. j , l,u f , 1 , . . I, . , j ...... A 1. a 1 ....!. .. thrnilBh .Trahl. T .TM WaBhIftfftAn's AH. . whlrh a.sar.a,i,a.1,i tonrlr ( t n W mtmwt. , , 1. . . . a inc ocjuait; imu itixoaKt mi; Aiocna - - - - - - " . . .. , .. awa t avaaavx a ..a vaa v,vaa w W ovaah- ...... ...a? n.i.a.n. t wiuuaii LMlIiinii Kill tk aoooto -homKar, r.rOVai OT MIlPrtJl H tirOlfapt tO UK Itlt I n trar train 7 A frnm . , . ' 1 . . ; ... . flZl n .. (a.., v', ..kHia nnM ir n ....... ui iomuiCTce or tne faciric coast 1 aKoiiina icuci suu uuut j- Central passenger train No. 70 isay city to jacitson, wnicn met neaa- brdusrht thMr fifth annual session to a on with a northbound extra freight j Clcfse with the knowledge that a meas traln a few miles north of Jackson : urje they had long been urging was last night. I Wpn oni Jts way t0 aaoption. In a set Rescue workers .continued to search otf resolutions the bodies again voiced the debris for taore bodies this morn- j their protest to the seaman's bill, with jlng. as several toersons are missing. A,a, request to the government to post idoseil "passengers on the train were Dbne the hearimr on the mraxir. until sly injured and several of them j the annual meeting of the Chamber of n local hospitals are believed to commerce of the United States In Washington the middle of February. In reviewing the work accomplished during the last year it was pointed out that the following appropriations and improvements have been secured: Coast Improvement! Secured. to the city HAM NOMINATED , AS DETAIL ENGINER FOR CELILO PROJECT iam E. Morris, Also of Portland, Appointed Spe cial Representative. UNEMPLOYED YILl BE " HELPED BY STATE IF CITY CALLS FOR 1 Governor Prepared to Meet This Emergency as He Would Fire or Flood. POLK COUNTY STANDS FOR "BETTER ROADS" Enthusiastic Convention Goes! on Record in Favor cf West Side Highway. la ttajaqa whufc clu 4 tk t Mara Oa J 8 :. I rlgsrs n apnnM trtnm h l-feU'il-ln ta tta tat fliwal yamr. . - 1 sgp In Portland todar. a routs la Italam from central Orecon. brt he put In I aturar. at MlkuaiMil Sunday looking orer a alt for a pro- ! lKK f good roada taooatiMra ! now I be dying. The known 'dead are: CAL. JOHNBON, engineer Of passen ger train. 1 8. W. COCHRAN, of Lanalng, Mich. THOMAS SCROOGIE, Owosso, Alich. I V. BECK, Jackson, Mich. i ! The seriously injured Include:' "(Arthur Chaney, Detroit, both legs broken, badly iut; may die. i (Jeff Davis, gt. Charles, Mich., scalp w6und, internally Injured; may die. V. R. Champion, passenger fireman. Injured in Jundplng. . John Bush, freight engineer. Injured in: lumping. Molt Hhtrwlood, Jackson, Michigan Citntral mantel mechanic; hips inj Mts. Mottr Sherwood, seriously bruised and iut. D. A. Smit i. Alma, Mich., uncon scious; may1 die. Coroner Marks has ordered ,an Light and fog signals at or near! cisco de la Barra as his successor, Jesus Klores Magon today was on his way back to Mexico City supposedly to consult his principals. In a bad humor and seemingly much troubled, Magon hurried from Vera Cruz late last night, bitterly assail ing the press for his failure. "The newspapers with their prema ture reports spoiled the plan," Magon said. It was the first time he ad mitted his mission unreservedly. Lind has not admitted the object of his conference with Magon. Foreign Min ister Mohena in Mexico City denied that Magon represented the Huerta government. It jis reported that the hitch In the od soon, will be put up council for consideration. G. B. Hegardt, engineer and secre tary of the dock commission, has ad dressed a communication to Mayor Albee asking him whether the council will supply money to construct the recreation pier In connection with the dock. In accordance with a tentative agreement made last fall. According to Mr. Hegardt's letter. If the city has not the necessary funds available or does not wish to construct the pier, the original plans wiil be carried out and the recreation pier not constructed. The members of the city, council a number of months ago discussed the advisability of constructing a recrea tion pier to be built on top of dock No. Cape St. Ellas, $115,030 appropriations. ! negotiations came when Huerta stip- 2. but beyond figuring out the approzl Aidsl to navigation and improvements uiated that he be considered by Pres tk existing aids In Puget sound and ' ident Wilson as an eligible candidate adjacent waters (Washington), $30,-I for the presidency at the next election. 00. Improvements of Warrier Rock lighH Station 'Oregon), $2000. a ear Ilia), 1 Foi Exeliauge Courts. Circuit Judge Gilbert W. Phelps of urea i I . - i" : .. .1 v lrcuu juage uuDert w. t'neips or , I Completion of unfinished portion of pendleton, assumed-the bench In Judge ilgan ! f,yrTtment roa1ArKm Rofr,'ine , f I Cleeton's department this morning, ured. ;j l''n Arella I'Khtnouse (California). jud&e cieeton exchanged courts with ii aluUU. i TllH tTO. Pllclnc nt1r1 la, V.nMI.1. Light and fog signals station at or j Pendleton in his Rtei North Farralone Island (Califor- I $100,000. i In I 1 1 VU1 ll t J I Uf J 1 HJrl I ! (Jt 3U CT Li L 111 V X )J I " t llo-Vlt. V.l a-V, A Ta.l f,uest to d,Ujmln. fltrf, 7ckufUi) and Tiki day from tike iocal offices of the Mich- PIONEER LEAV E s:;50oo Iganj Central said that the passenger tralit had the right of way. Engineer UuHfc of thel freight train was seriously lnjulAl and) was unable to make any statement M'ADOO PARTY NOT TO BE GREETED WEDNESDAY At tne request of Hecretary of the Treasury W. G. McAdoo, there will be no greeting1' of the federal reserve bank ot'Kutilzatlon committee when it passes through Portland en route to Seattle It had been the original intention of , necessary to initiate and conduct local ; bankers to pay their respects at ! campaign towara securing such con .v. ,!..;,. .v.r lav. ! Kressional legislation as will restore ovrr of the organization coihmlttee en routei to Hrattle. A telegram received Point (Washington). j s F'irst class air sirens were estab- I llshed at Point Loma and San Pedro (California). Baoya at Columbia Bar. Reed fog horn was established at Alki Point, Washington. A gas whis tling and submarine bell buoy was es tablished at Oxford reef, Oregon. Important gas buoys were estab lihed at Nenli Bay, Washington, and at the Columbia river entrancti. Thirteen flashing acetylene lights were established on the Alaska coast. A resolution submitted by the Oak land chamber of commerce was adopt ed authorizing the president to appoint a committee or committees as may be a toward IN CASH T 0 BABY HOME mate cost and a few details, no defi nite action was taken. At one time It was proposed to submit the question to the people at the special eljrctlon held In December, but this was not acne. t Just what action will be taken by the members of the city council Is a matter of conjecture. Several argu ments have been advanced against the building of the pier, which the com missioners will probably take into con sideration. It Is contended that the pier located on the top of the dock would be wholly unsuited to the needs of the public for recreation purposes. (Salem Boreas of Tb J mi mil ) Salem, Or Jan. 2. State Engineer Lewie announced today that 1. K. Han a, of Portland, has bern ' recom- posed state road. Gorertkor West said mended by E. O. Hopeon, supervising the state will endeavor to attire the engineer of the Reclamation Service In 'unemployed problem of this city when Oregon and representative of the nee-iover the eltv commissioner adrl rclary of the interior In the coopera- him that an emergency exists and re live Investigation to be made of the queet state aid. Celllo power project, as the project I It la aald his trip tnte central Ore engineer to have charge of the detail I fm yesw-rday was made for the pur work of the investigation. poee of arte!n!nr whether It would He said under the contract between j be possible to start Immediate work the state and the government Mr. Hop- ion a road with the oboct of clrinc son is to have general supervision of work to the unemployed.. Id thle con the investigation. The Dalles power nectlon the governor declined to say project committee will meet In Port- anything land some time this week when the "The Mate has no work for tha Idle selection of Mr. liana likely will be at present,- aald the governor. "Should affirmed. Aa soon as this matter la 'a call for help be made, however, we settled Mr. Lewis said the Investlga- III be prepared to meet It like any tlon will be commenced. i other emergency e-urh aa fire or flood. Mr. Lewis said that the committee Whether we would put the onem has appointed William K. Morris, of ploved to work on the meda is a Portland, as the spclnl representative J matter I do not rare to discuss at the of the committee to keep the commit- , present time. tee Informed about the work of the investigation. Aa explained by State Enrlneer Lewis the plan Is for Engineer Hopson to have supervision of the investiga tion, the project engineer will have charge of doing the work, and W. E. Morris will report to the committee on the work done by the project en gineer. Low Estimate Believed to Have Been Made of Es tate of I. Buckman, its from Secretary McAdoo by A. L. Mills, . i hairrtian of the committee on regional bank for Portland, this morning thanked the Portland officials for their V'ood wishes and for offering to meet the committee, but stated that In view of the early arrival of the party in this city It was not thought advisable. The ! the American merchant marine to former Importance. ' ; j In his final address to the associa- j I tlon, retiring President W. K. Gibson ,voiced the following sentiments In con- ! nectlon wit)r"fhe work In which the or i ganization Is interested: i I Mast Become Great force. "We shall never be felt as we ought f to he felt unless we take part in the : affairs of this nation on a scale com- The Baby Home, East Thirty-sixth and Ellsworth streets, was made $5000 richer by the will of Isaiah Buckman. the pioneer who died .January 14. The will provided that the bequest waa to be paid in cash and was to be used at the discretion of the authorities of the home for the best Interests of the home and its tiny lnmates. The petition for probate of the will filed this morning estimates the value of the estate at $280,000 and Angeline B. Richardson, Mr. puckman's sister, and Melvin H. Carter, were named ex ecutors. The estate is composed, ac cording to the petition, of real estate in AUTO ENGINE MAKES RECORD Machine Pumps Water for 14 H Hoars Without Cessation. A new record waa established for the automobile fire engine of engine com pany 13. at the Portland Lumber com pany fire last week. The engine ran for 14 hours without interruption, pumping water Into two 2000 feet of hose and several smaller lines. During that time it consumed 61 gallons or gasoline and 12 gallons of lubricating oil, and ran at a pumping variance from 100 to 140 pounds. Its capacity le 120. As a comparison one of the regular coal steamers consumed 60 sackssof coal, costing abont $27, and did not give nearly the efficiency of the gaso line engine, according to Fire Chief Dowell. 'ieretarv'H wishes will be strictly com pijpd with. I mensurate with the importance of The federal reserve bank organiza- i this wonderful Pacific coast country, tlon committee was to leave Denver at which we are called upon to represent. 4:40 o'clock' this afternoon,, and Is due j We must stlmulae commerce not In Portland over the O.-W. It. & N. at 7 merely sit by and take that whichfalls o'clock Wednesday morning. The-party i to our lot with supine Idleness. We will leave for Seattle at 8:30 o'clock, mst have money to use for the eora- and will hold the,,rtrst portion of the , mon good and that In such a Quan- i to each of three sisters, Mrs. Richard- hearlno' In that City the same evening, i tity that it will provide for a move- , son, Mrs. Lydia A. Carter and Sarah ASKS FOR SPECIFIC CHARGES this county, lots and acreage, val-jday afternoon, has asked the board C. M. Idleman, representing E. A Slover, discharged police captain, who is to have a hearing of the charges against him at a meeting of the mu nicipal service board to be held Satur- to ROADS APOSTLES T 0 BE HERE TOMORROW Plain Farmers on "Way to Co lumbia County to Be Entertained. ued at $196,000; 480 acres of Clacka mas county land, valued at $24,000. and personal property of the value of $60,000. One-fifth of the estate is left to Mr. Buckman's brother, Theodore Buck man, of Vancouver, Wash., one-fifth make these charges more specific. The request was referred to Deputy City Attorney Tomllnson, who says that the charges will remain -aa they are, for there Is nothing whloh requires the board to specialize) in cases. From Heattle the committee will return to Portland. . Announcements 'for the banquet planned Friday night are. still being sent out, and replies indicate there will be a rcord breaking' attendance. A. L. Mills, as president of the Port land Clearing House association, and chairman of the Portland joint commit tee on reserve bank, will act as toast master, while William D. Wheelwright will make the address of welcome. They will be the only local men to speak at the affair. The Portland hearing before the committee will be held all day Friday at the Multnomah hotel. PROMINENT PORTLAND MEN IN SKI RACES ment such as the time demands." ' The annual election of officers re- suited as "follows: Arthur W. Kinney,: president Los Angeles chamber of commerce, president; C. . W. Hibbard,. president Spokane chamber of com merce, vice president; C. W. Burks of San Francisco, secretary. - STRATHC0NA FUNERAL HELD IN WESTMINSTER Weathcrbeaten adventurers on the perilous slopes of ML Hood, an even dozen Portlanders who returned from a ski trip yesterday, today are trying to get their minds back on their work. The party was made up of seven mem bers of the Snowshoe club and five guests. 'The start was made last Wednesday morning. In the party were J. Wesley Ladd, London, Jan. 26. With a ceremony remarkable fon its simplicity, the funeral servicS for the late Lord Strathcona And Mount Royal, high commissioner of Canada, was held to day in Westminster Abbey. There was a notable lack of pomp and display in mated value of $100,000. me ceremony, me private service at J. Buckman, all of 'Portland, and ore tenth each to two nieces, Wllda and Klma Buckman. Rents from the es tate are given as $4000 a year. ! The real estate in Multnomah coun- j ty owned by the late Isaiah Buckman estate is worth, In the opinion of Jeal- ' ing realty brokers operating in east ! side subdivisions, not less than $350,- ; GOO. In the subdivision extending from . F.ast Twelfth to East Sixteenth streets , and north from East Everett, there are about 90 lots belonging to the estate. ; which are conservatively value"d at , $2500 apie.ee, or a total of $226,000. . Some of the lots In this addition have 1 sold for $3000 each. Another valuable j holding left by the late Mr. Buckman ! is a tract of 100 acres, located back of Rose City Park, having an estl- FLOOD WATERS SWEEP DOWN ON CALIFORNIA; MUCH ALARM CAUSED (Continued From Page One.) creasing the damage which may mount into the millions. Thousands of acres of land in the Santa Clara valley are flooded and ranchers are fleeing from their homes. The Fresno division, of the Southern Pacific is completely tied up. Portions of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys are inundated. Pomona, CaL, Jn26. A score of families In Pomona "were rescued by wagons today from the waters which flooded their homes following the 12 hour rainfall of last night. Railroad communication between Pomona and the outside world is completely cut off. a dozen washouts being reported by the roads. Between three and four Three apostles for good roads, mem bers of the Washingon state ifrang. will arrive in Portland erly tomorrow morning on their way to Columbia county to take part In the campaign for good roads in that county. They are Frank Terrace, Hnry W. Parry and W. P. Perrlgo, all plain farmers who will preach to the voters of Co lumbia county the value of good roads as realized In their own experience. On their arrival In Fortlend tomor row they will be met by Samuel Hill $nd A. S. Benson, whose guests they are to be. Following breakfast, all , will take the early morning train for Clatskanie, where the campaign opens tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Terrace Is well known In Ore- : Ron, having taken part In the cum- ! palgn In Clatsop county recently. It Is said of him that he has contributed more in proportion to his menne in tho raube or gooa ro&as man any other man in America. He is a dalrynwin living at Orllla, 1 miles eat of Se attle. He Is a very forceful ppeaker well provided with facts and figures. Mr. Parry raises strawberries near Richmond Beach .for the Seattle mar ket. Before the day of good roads he had to leave home shortly aftir m!d- ' night with a load nf berries. Now he leaves home at 6 o'clock In the morn ing and gets Into Seattle In time for the morning market. This enables him to do all his work without the aid of a 1 hTred man. Mr. Perrlgo came Into Washington some 7,0 years ago, took an ox tenm and helped blase the trail Into the little town of Redmond where he now Uvea. At Itothell there was recently cele brated the opening of a brick paved highway between that place and Se attle with a dinner to nearly 2000 peo ple at which Mr. Perrlgo took a promi nent part. : Waits for mmet. "As governor. I do not feel In rvl ' tlon to do anything In regard to tt-.e ' uii-mplc ved In Portland until re.lu-t-1 . ed to do so. Before the city f-omtni- sinners notified us that there rrt Idle men In Portland, we knew It. But they have not told us that any emergency . exists and I have not been closely enough In touch with the situation to ! rvally know whether It does exist or ' rot "t'n'W the circumstances, therefore, j I do not feel that we would b Justl- fled In Incurring the expense of creat ing state work ir nntliled that there is an erner-, gem-y then I should follow a nearly i as possible a policy of extending an opportunity to every unemployed man to work. Then If any refused to work. I believe I have a plan whereby that ' phase could be coped with promptly j and effectually " Governor Iavee for Salem. t Major II. L. Uowlby. state hlghwsy engineer, and Clonel Lawsnn. accom panied the governor to Central Oregon. They went to The Plles yepterday mornlng and from thT took a rig into the country. Tbey arrived In Portland laxt night and left for Salem shortly before noon. The governor had arranged for a conference with Chief of Police Clark for this morning, hut st th Last mo ment he telephoned that he could not see the chief. Clark professed tvnnrance as to what subject the governor wished to confer, upon, but It Is said West wished to se cure Information relative to the actual number of unemployed men In tbe city. ( Vai-rinl w TVe Jose! I I s4 pda-e. f , J uu Jt Plat Karaalor llswley of Mrt'or was oi'T. tomporarr preside! of the Meat M flood Koad assofUllon. rrglB4 here 1 c ctr t- frotn polk roenty ae4 th etau at largo, other officer rhoeea were' W T Mary. Mr. Vllnotllle. te-mf-orsry lce rrtJct. and II. t . Iurtr.ore, Ihdettendetice, temporary ftecretary Following addre-aees br V ijnr rV1- by. state hickway ttni. Iruferr Skeltoo tf the Aa-r.rulurl xl)eg. Thomas MrOtrr, gute Ki.(or lay. I C. lUtes of Portland, and oth ra. th convention went en record In favor of tilld!hg the Psonc highway on the et side of tbe Willamette, or. If ancessary. tb making of two roa4a onfE from Portland to Eugma. In Older that the beet Interacts of the i state may b promoted. It sat tbe Max of i9 rne1 1 b a, too. that the mainly traveled roads la PoU county ha hard-surf a' ed o connect with tho Pacific t.lchosy on the north and south. V. Hwop of this rltr called h contention In order, pleajmg in bia opening addreoa for J-nrat.nt road It polk. The visitor er a rtrameil by If Charles lnir.amore o th1f of lb cltlxens and tb lol O.mtErTT-lal club KJ. of the er-eakrrs. In general and in detail, argeed tor gl roaCs for the benefit of Polk count) and the en tire state, and It la earrid tt re sults will follow leriui "f the etilhua. atn aroused at the .nn Covers wera piaard f"T gueats Surprise Her WITH A iBOX OP HAZELWOOD CANDY K rrrrrr.be r, if it isn't Haiti wood, it inj't the best. The Haielwood Confectionery and Rretaorant Wahintoa at Tenth AMUSEMENTS CONGRATULATIONS FOR SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN The lots are assessed lor an average the home, the public reading of the of $1700. or $153,000, as the assessable ritual in the Abbey and the interment value of that portion of the estate. Xho at Highgate, but many of the empire's acreage back of Rose City Park is as- . . nA nKlaia ,1 j - . T Ann l. . . 1 Vr a ta The cortege consisted of the onen is estimated to be worth 135.000. A8nches ot. ",n 'e11 ,S.u"5ay nd laat hearse and only 20 carriages. It was estimated by local realty men, the not a military function and few uni- Multnomah county property of the es forms were to be seen in the throng ' tate is valued at nearly $350,000, and that filled the Abbey to overflowing, was assessed for 1913 at approximately Among those in attendance were rep- $235,000. resentatlves of King George. Queen INDIANS' SACRED CORN i'Marv and Queen Mother Alpianra president of the club, and these other j several minor members of the royal inemoers. uaviu x. noneyman, joruan j family, Premier Asqulth, many mem- CniIMn ACTCR CCADOU B. Zan, Horace Mecklerv Guy W. Tal-j hers of the cabinet. Ambassador Page rUUIMU Hi I tn OuMnUfl hot. Dr. Herbert S. Nichols and "Victor i the Page family and almost the entire ' 1 jonnson. inese guests were aiso in , diplomatic corps. T tha nartvi E C. Orelle. Chester O I Washington night, and Immense damage was. done to the orange crop. Several thousand orange trees were washed out. Part of the city of San Bernardino Is under water. Murphy, E. P. Efflnger, Sherman Hall .and C. T.i Chenery. Mark Weigandt, Milliam H. Kdick and Alva Hardman were the guides add the party had its own chef along. The weather wasl stormy throughout the stay on the mountain, and it was Impossible to ascend to the glaciers aa was hoped. Ski traces down Ghost ridge occupied much of the time and on the return Journey the tikis were used as vehicles all) the way down to Mount Hood Lodge, iconducted by Ho mer Rogers. FRUIT SHIPPERS GAIN Los Angeles, Jan. 26. Sewera today were unable to carry off the water which filled tbe streets following a 24 hour rainfall here and several thousand basements were flooded. The rivers in this vicinity are rising and many bridges have been washed away of the Southern Pa- Jan. 26. Cherokee sa- crea corn. Deuevea 10 De sprung irom along the lines the original plant touna in ISorth cific railroad Amprica nan been discovered hv thA nr.v. mtn i. ..... Tt.. VICTORY IN ICING CASE department of agriculture after years' town of Filmore Is flooded and a of search, it was learned today. This thousand acres of farm lands near w., ,,n o .jkind is sorter ana sweeter than the!there are under water, de.a.a.a we... , viuuonua common corn ana win De used to lm fruit shippers won an important vie- nrove the strain. POSITIVE DENIAL MADE BY SECRETARY DANIELS tory today in the supreme court against the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific and I Salt Lakei railroads in the "icing ' ! case. Thej court sustained an inter-; ntflte commerce 'rirder arreati 4 ine- charges for refrlH-orit,n- e-.,i escaped from Sheriff Word's cars and denied that the railroads. have while siKnJn an aPPeal boid of $2500, over 50 miles for several hours. tne exclusive privilege of Icing cars r, "vl " . ' r graph and telephone or -can prevent shippers from pre- his 9-day sfntence and pay the J300 , j d bJ treea upro ..ont.nfr anriT r,r-t,Mn, . assessed as fines, according to a tele- ' ,0, vnn. ww aa 0 1 - " - fcaawB. W TV 1 ,0.a,9. COMMITTEE NAMED Secretary K. C, Olltner of the Port land Chatnler of Commerco this morn Ing e-nt a telegram of congratulation to Senator Uet.ru K. Chamberlain for his work In getting the Alaska railroad bill through the senate. Ilt'llevlng thst the development of Alaska Is now on of the'really great problems for the nstlon to attack, the chamber has for months been working to secure for Portland a foothold In that territory and aided In the eetab llobment of a steamship line between this port and the southeastern region of th northern possession. Mr. Ul!tnr"s telegram Is as follows: Honorable Oeorg K- Chamberlain. . I nltid States Bnate, Washington. IJ , V.. Chamber congratulates you on your splendid work In getting the Alaska bill through tbe ..mate. W regard , thla on of the most Important lec-i of developnient that could be done for ! the northwest, and If you finally sue-' ceed In genlng the measure to becom j a law, 11 will rank near w.j m i''"- canal iroJect as a help to the wet. Wis need Alsoka opened and develojaed. Success to you. K. C. (JILTNKK.- TOMORROW Tuesday ' EVENING U the Grand Automobile Show Opening at the ARMORY Everyone It Going! Admission 50c Portland Automo bile Trade Assn. (Inc.) HEILIG Tonight 8:15 saaoaia rairx atimrri to rsvai ii retait, al f.0 eerer Mtnaaa IIHa kr i fTaOU'-tUrt. uC ImiImi M Ai"tl riamt tgurf "UtUe Women" sat Mel - Iaear fmw ) s It. i".aif tl Tr fair i4. Tfcwra n Ma ler fkatr t kttnay. S e4aa-a T- e e-w ft(tr a eee- se.. Baaaa kaluas e gtas MAIL, agxauvco BAKER nunt tut i. a L. soar. K li4be af Ua fckt r.aMra hwiM-a ( rlai all ate eanefn Wa an aee. a aafl sat ( V rH- to-mr mi96 O vOaa. -TV Woaua la U. Cm" Ivtealtic XV-. at . -. T . Ina. II SWl. V.i . X" bor V .VI st1 . on sea art nrvrt leiea 1 Tat fci issa gar a." egsia. raar al- Taa eita tnaai. ataaiaat aaapaacaa f Ca i. f.l. f ikir freiAae 1 " Caat. eas a kaiiaa Jaaaary II: Cntaa tat. ttaakaf aa4 Tarsar E"s aU Ta a aJkncht.. Lb anaia ataaa. rata Bvaaae a4 11 m Wajnaa i Oartai I M III 4 S aa. 'rat LYRIC Fourth and Stark SU. Tavala 1kI TKI t4 ataxlMi Is aroosiaa u,'."l .a Maeejr Sltie.'ll. a.a-l Tl T.ia l.lrW l,u. l4 ' atalliw axr aeai lUr. oimu VAJIOn aTTTTAi. It War ..W-rfal a4 iUi eiiaa Varaa IT. H'j fl--r- ta 11U HOTEL STSUABT District TO SOLVE PROBLEM BIG DELEGATION WILL BE AT COUNCIL MEETING I Damage at Baker, Tl.a. Tat O C TV, a. V.a.e.e4aaa Auother Cliarge Holds Him. wlnrt atorm Tt,ce.n. Veara did consid- Charles Aubrey, convicted vagrant erable damage here last night. The and keeper of a disorderly house who , wlnd reached a velocity of 5 mllea an escaped from Sheriff Word's office hoilP of the time, and averaged Tele- e lines were crip- prooted, roofa blown g tO a tele- , l Kn.ooo Kle- lnilAtri In delivering the courts opinion K.T V?- I i , 1 v , V i blown In, several amokeatacka torn Justice Laniar eaid the railroads" con- J!" 'hethia,t bCa f J?onv 1 oose at Miles, and smaller damages tlon would pesult In an increase of 154 The telegram sta that a felony , ,vat0 vroverty. Several church Superintendent J W fc. ! Pougal's plan to have tho Methodist I congregation,! of Portland pay the ' rental of a J45 suite of rooms In the Northwestern Hark building to be used aa offices by liishop p.. J. Cooke, met with rather a cool r.-c.-rtion when pre- , sented at today's meeting of the Meth odist Preachers association. Several members suggested that the bishop's offices should remain near the quar ters of tho Pacific Advocate. Others thought that 45 a month was an extravagant rental to ray for office hire. The problem was finally settled by naming a committee to confer with the district superintendent and a like com mittee from the Haleni district, to the end that a way bo devised to furnish the bishop with suitable offices. Dr. O. W. Howell, general secretary of deaconess work In the Methodist church, who Is here from his head quarters in Chicago, was Introduced. and made a short talk outlining the growth of his department and telling something of its work in Chicago and other large cities. . - Members of the Irvlnston Improve- n rnt association and the Thirty-third Slreet Improvement club are planning to have a big delegation at the coui- , cil meeting Wednesday when the mat ter of the cross town line cornea up. in support of the proposed plan to xtenl the line to Broadway on Twenty-eighth and west on Broadway, rather than down Ilalsey street to Twenty-fourth end then north to Broadway. Th supporters of th Twnty rlghth str.-ct plan assert It only a, matter of tlm until the Broadway line Is to be extended snd the proposi tion of having a parallel line two Mocks dialect is said to be an argu ment against th plan of the HaJaey street line. Other Improvement asso ciations are rushing to the support of the Twenty-eighth street plan. SAI1 FRANCISCO G Jy Stroot. aboro Unites Sqrw fcatropsaysj PUa 11-50 a at 7 a Jey wj a AsBerioaa PWa 13.50 TVara aV I ICew ateaJ aaaa Ikrwtk ab-awtaa-a. tary aL!aWatrl?sr'i's'l"'a JaTsaalaaate I raaaa. C mtmr aataWSra m4 lil I Vosbur g Travelogue ?t:jth1y ti.u.lflilrd by alill nJ n.mion '.ctnfr. ii'.iirium Lir c.'n Hikh Scho' 1. rntn J V1fket Htffll Jan 27 S- lin3 and Walea Jan. J.ia. tle Wt.nder- lai-d o( the Wc-fM I h -t'hita in 7fniti,n Vrh 10 1 he llr.n l Old Jsi.an I fh IJ -!,Ml.n stitj Kots! England. Ticket fr.T trie wnr, Jl, e. tte at Sherman Cf & Co Lecture at ft o'clcuV. Auspices Grade Teacher Aet'a. Washington. Jan. fee. Positive de- ! Per car in (shipping fruit across the .i.5e "r vJXiVZ "" windows were destroyed and part of nial of the story prihted in morning i country. Hii Baid that until the rail- , 'tClt it 1. th HslriT Xf the officials ' the courthouse cornice was torn papers that Admiral jpietcher at Vera , roads can provide the same pre-cooling . trv him If h! Z.ZloM. The gale reached Its height erua had been given discretionary au- accommodatipns as are now Enjoyed :, ' ,,? h-T.,!'? v,LT.rn 'about 5 o'clock this morning, subsiding tlfbrttw to land a force, of marines and ' by the shippers' own facilities, the ,,t chirr Pi-n hn mDd eQv- I soon afterward. ity in the event ! railroads cartnot deprive shiotiers of Tr.,. v, .v, -t, i . of President HQerta's resignation, was the "advantages of pre-cooling system, i i-,, . Ahv ni tm a- . Kott1e "'"" )r Mcrewrj 01 me navy j 'municipal court convictions and the I . LATULD I I TP On SI I-B I I . ... - . j l ' r u 1 n r n i r-i I m a. n . xavy ornciais aarau. nowevec. that " " 1 - w wwis 1 nub 1 y,tk,A -itinn Turio- rvia the concentration of taurines at the j CIYTY CCCT 1M JVCI I 'the maximum sentence, the same that Mexican port! was ordered some tlm OIAI I rCCI 1 1M WV CLL waa iriven in the lower court., ago to provide ; protection to American I property If definitely (ordered ashore by. the Washington government. MOYER URGES UNION gram municipal court convictions and the Settle Wash.. Jan 26. Great anx , jury In Circuit Judge Davis" court up- I ietv l3 feit here for vessels which have I T ,1 J 1 -n1nrtrv. n Ti,ln. T- ,.t " . a -a . a . sailed from fuget eouna preceding ine Colfax, wash., Jan. 26. Whlle cleaning a wel at their home on Park street In Colfax today, Harry Walters, aged 23 years, fell 60 feet into the well ) and was saved from drowning by his FOREIGN MINERS QUIT WHEN STATE GOES DRY ' rr- 11 1 ' aatair- uiririLr-rio WBS saveq irom arowmng oy nis i " . OF ALU MINE WORKERS I father and neighbors. The father had Wheeling. W. iVa., ' 11 J i a rope around the son. but lost hi hoM ' sand a of coal miners - t . ' ' 1 I : 1. Indianapolis, Jan. 26. One union era bracing all workers in and around f" the mines of Nbrth America was pre- , r 01c ted as a certainty m the near fu t nv hv TraRiafalnt CYtarit u ir.v.. . - - j ....v... . . . a. ... w j ci of the Western) Federatilon of Miners In g speech to the United convention here : today. the delegates: to appoint Mineworkars' Moyer; urged av committee to meet with representatives of the or , ganlaatlpn he leads "to form one big :: union." ! Moyer j anhounied that he would return at, once; tq Calumet to face tne! Indictments recently handed down by: the Houghton County grand i jury. Jan. 26. Thou- a rope around the son, but lost his hold sands of coal miners now employed in AKil fh ann fnll ll'V. n . , , i I .. PVI a-.-1- t- a . . "',VA " iciuuvea 11 a uie ew lutrr, waum v-reea, rami j-ir. inln a hllTXirit fall hara waa in a faint hut ti,a tn. , v. 'may develop into a Diizzara, reu nere i, , I 7 T T. . . " v-iieen, iiu ruvuiiuiiias uisuicn, nave this mn -mns storm which is raging alcrrrg-the coast The local weather bureau yesterday and today warned vessels to remain la port as the Daromeier registered a record low level of 28.80. The barken tine 9. O. Wilder, which sailed for South America, and the Grace Dollar, which left for San Francisco Just ahead of the storm, are among the Im perilled vessel. The first snow of winter wmcn. owing to tne nign winas of the fall. his injuries areislight, he having struck announced their i intention of leaving 1 th side of tha wall KroaHnar tK. fn.. a .i ,... v. ..Akiv. I . " , aaa3 Awa.o : aur- U LUCI B laitB WCu.a , lin Ul UU1UILIUII ' tta& ell I . . - . . . . . law otrooKs tuo;.n( juiy 1. woat operators say none of the foreign miners will remain in a locality where they cannot obtain liquor. Ball Fixed at $2500. District Judge Dayton this morning fixed the ball lot Hugh Trainor, re turned yesterdajy from Oakland, Cal.. to face a larqeny charge at $2500. Trainor has several aliases, but said his right name was Trainor. He is accused of bundoing an Idaho farmer named Crlchton ISyme out of $2)0O by a fake poolrooqi game. 1 He will be given a hearing! in the district court. . Xo&es Fingers Dynamite. ; Klickitat, Wash., , Jan. 26. Frank Jarvis, 12-year-old son of E. M. Jar vis, while playingj with dynamite caps, accidentally discharged one and was so injured that amputation of the three fingers on bis right, hand, was neces sary. - Trees Are Up-Rooted. Hill8boro. Or., Jan. 26. Aa a result of the high wind last night Hillaboro was again plunged into darkness, the second time within 10 days, both times the trouble being occasioned by the high power wires of tbe Washington Oregon company being put out of com mission. Many trees in tha forests arottnd Hlllsboro were uprooted, and several rural telephone wires were blown down. Tha wind SEES BETTER BUSINESS IN STORE FOR ROADS iSE. S. I)og Poisoner at Work. Another victim of the dog polS'iatr was added last Friday a hen "Junior.' a valuable pit bull terrier owned by Miss Irene Phillips of 7(4 Ivon strert died from a dose of strychnin admin littered on a piece of meat. The dog was a pet of the entire neighborhood. Junior was several tiroes a winner In "Prevalent quiescence of railroading affairs is bound to be changed within the next few weeks," Declared II. W. Brodie of Vancouver, B. C, general passenger agent of the Canadian Pa cific railway, who is In Portland to- ' day. "It cannot be denied that bust- . net's now Is almost stationary, but ' every Indication points to better S things." j Mr. Brodie arrived last night, ae- . companled by Mrs. Brodie, and the two ' are making their way to Del Monte, . Cal., for a little ballday. Mr. Brodie spent the day looking up bis numerous railroad friends, under the pilotage of Frank R. Johnson, general agent of th ! Canadian Pacific in Portland. Kgaumifgiai Inter-State Bridge. (Washington Bureaa of Tb Jonrnal ) Washington, Jan. 26. J. It. Bowles 1 of Portland conferred today with Sen-, ator Chamberlain regarding the inter- state bridge. He hopes the lift type ' or Driage win not ne adopted as it would prevent the paaaage of sailing vessels. Want Army Increased. t WaaLlorton Bureaa of Tbe JouraaJ.) Washington, Jan. 26. The Albany Commercial club has aent Senator blew at a i Chamberlain resolutions urging an in. greater velocity last night than it has I crease of strength of the army by 1 for v quarter of a century. regiments. (ntneH ntrvBLtc rmortwrr) Natural Alkaline Water For 50 years the standard Mineral Water for the relief of Sour Stomach, Indigestion and Uric Acid. BottUd atf tha Sprtmgt Visit the National's Closing Out Sale Winter Coats Preparatory to rrct4v.r.g our Spring Stock, we are r!iring ri every Fall Gr nirnt in uur mckW t the Joirt prices ever before quoted The .election rnntami practical. y every knwn or wanted style and fabric. Your Choice of Coat tf 1 A Q C To Close Oct pliw3 Suits, Values to $45, $18.95 Suits, Values to $35, $14.95 Suits, Values to $20, $ 9.95 SuiU, Values to $15, $ 4.95 Three year rf great value giving hat given U non of more than satiafied rua timcri. 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