i i THE OREGON DAILY - JOURNAL. - PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY ; 29, 1914. - f- (-- SUPPORT DALY ASKS OF BILL PROJECTING BULL RUN RESE .! 1 1 v.. mi ' i- '---Y-:.j.r-:.ir- Proposed Road Along" North Side Would Jeopardize the . Purity of City's Water, I VE : Wilt H. Daly, commissioner of public utilities, baa sent letter to Oregon's representatives in congress requesting them to secure ths passage of the bill now pending , In congress for the ad ditional protection of the Bull Rem for st reserve and sources of the water PIER PACKER DIES AFTER L ONG ILLNESS Morton Marcus ; Spaulding, Qne of Founders of Union Meat Co,, Expires, j Morton Marcus' Spaulding, for many years in the dressed meat business In this city and one of the founders of th Union Meat company, died at his residence, 176 North Sixteenth street, last night following a parted of ill health extending over three or four years. . ; , , Mr. Spaulding was ST years of age, having been born at Chelmsford. Mass.. May, 81, 1847. .He came to Portland by way of Panama In 1871 with his CONSTITUTIONALITY M BRIDGE ACT IS RAISED Eastern Lawyers Ask-Questions Regarding Powers . of Legislature, would prevent the building of a road ,foth1er. Mc,i Mor?n 8Pa"ld- through the reserve desired by rest , dents of Hood River and those who . own property within the reserve. 4 In ! the letter Coramlsioner Daly states that the city has nearly $11, ' ! 000,000 Invested In its water works and proposes to Invest another 11,000, ; 000 In obtaining a supplemental . sup ply of water from the Clear Fork and Lost Creek streams, for which plans I and surveys have already; been made. I ."If It the road which would follow I s long ths north side of the Clear , Fork i Is built," said Mr. ; Daly, "camps of fishermen, hunters and - i others would tend to pollute the water, and fires might be start ed which would rapidly climb the steep mountain side to Bull Run lake. This lake is the main source of Port Hand's water supply." Commissioner Daly asks that every thing i possible be done by Oregon's members to secure the passage of the bill now pending so that Portland's " water supply will be protected for all . .time, i - DECISION OF BQAKD 19 READY Official Findings Itelate to Eleven 1 Discharged Policemen. ' Following the-hearing of the appeal case of E. A. Slover, discharged police captain, .Saturday afternoon, decisions will be given in the cases of 11 other- discharged members or tne ponce ae . . psrtment who have already had hear ings on the charges against them be fore the municipal civil service board. Whether the board will confirm the decision of Mayor Albee or reinstate Some of the men and assess a small : fine will no,t be known until Satur day. It is known that several of those formerly holding ranking positions have asked that their rank be taken away and they put pack as patrolmen. ' , Several of the men say that they have received assurance from some of the members of the board that such will be thcorder in their cases. ' The 12 members of the department were discharged by Mayor Albee De cember 11 following Investigation made by the civil service board. With ths exception of 2. A. Slover, all were charged with gambling. A num ber of charges were placed against Slover. The hearing in his oase will begin at 1:30 o'clock In the afternoon. De clsions in all the cases are expected . soon after the Slover hearing. ing. Together with A. 33.. Johnson they engaged in the meat business, later becoming the firm of Spaulding Broth er. Mr. Spaulding was one of the organisers of the American Dressed Meat company which later merged with the Union Meat company. When the last named concern was bought by the Swift managers, Mr. Spaulding re tired. For 10. years, however, he man aged the Union Meat company's , be shifted by the county to umiivnes on jrugei souna. in nis j njfg tjj state. rai'iicr career lie was also associated Queries received from the legal firm of Story, Thorndike, Palmer & Podge, of Boston, which is examining the bond: for the Interstate bridge. Indi cate that there mar be a question as to tbe constitutionality of the law passed by the last legislature authoris ing the building of Multnomah conn ty's share of the bridge. District At torney Evans said that he believed the matter could be straightened out. Three questions were asked in the telegram. "Are there decisions hold ing that a bridge is a permanent road within the meaning of the constitu tion?" "Can r the state virtually as sume the interest on a county debt without violating the constitution?", and "Can the county be required to give its property to the stater' It cites a decision which it Is said Indi cates that the burden of debt cannot body COUNTY COURT TELLS SHERIFF IT WILL HELP TO STOP LAWLESSNESS epasBSMMMsHssasiM Board Suggests Unemployed Be--Kept From Streets at Night; Suspects Searched, surr TO REPLEVIN SCHOOL NOTES ARGUED Action Filed at Instance of Governor West and Sec retary Olcott. Spell of Winter Weather Ties Up the Roads In Baker County. (StWia Boreas of Tm Jonrmal Salem, Or, Jan. It.-The suit to re plevin from State Treasurer Kay the 7000 school fund notes, aggregating over 16. 600.000. was argued before u. eouuijr CTB..wn.r. ""- Judge Oalloway In the Marion county morning took a hand In the matter of clrcuU COUrt yesterday. The suit was ending the lawlessness which culml- brought by O. O. Brown, dark of the in the meat firms of Spaulding A Pap worth and Spaulding & Burkhart. ' Mr. Spaulding leaves a widow, a son, M. R. Spaulding, a daughter. Miss Re lief F. Spaulding, and a sister, Mrs. L. W.SItton. of 498 Yamhill street,. Funeral services will be held Satur day from Holman's undertaking par lors, 220 Third street. The Rev. T. L. Eliot of the Unitarian church will probably officiate. Interment will be in Riverview cemetery. Mr. Spaulding was a member of tha Chamber of Commerce and had been out of active business for the past eight years. His widow was before her marriage Mary E. Bliss, daughter of A. E. Bliss, and member of an old Portland family. - Mr. Evans said he believed no trouble would be bad with the first question as undoubtedly the bridge was part of a permanent road. He will look up the last two thoroughly. He said that he believed if the de cisions were against the county's right the provisions regarding Interest and turning title of the bridge over to the state might be disregarded without invalidating the remainder of the statute. nated Tuesday night in the shooting of Timothy J. Healy, a special officer. on Portland. Heights, by armed crim inals and requested Sheriff Word at this morning's session to proceed to take such steps as he deemed neces sary to prevent the repetition of such acts. In a letter to Word, the board suggested that all persons of doubtful character found roaming ths highways, byways and roads of the county after 8 o'clock at night be caused to explain why they were out at that hour and searched for weapons. "If the sheriff needs asslstaaee we will back him with the resources of the county," said Commissioner Hoi man. "This business of men wander ing around with weapons must end. We Intend to do all that can be done to put a stop to it We also inttnd to do Snore through the relief department for those really deserving on the other hand in the hope that we may help to top crimes in that way. "I believe that a great deal of the trouble might be ended at the Gipsy Smith auditorium if the men were forced to register there, made to get In the building at 8 o'clock and remain all night and were searched for weap ons. I do not desire to criticise any on because this has not been done. state land board, on the instructions of the board, as Governor West and Secretary of State Olcott contend that the notes should be in the custody of the board, represented by its clerk. instead of in the keeping of the state treasurer. Attorney General Crawford argued in behalf of the state treasurer and District Attorney Ringo argued la be half of ths board. The attorney gen eral said that for 40 years the legisla ture has recognised the state treasurer as custodian of the note by appro priating money to hire a clerk In the treasurers office to take care or teem Attorney Rlngo cited tbe law. which states that the notes shall be In the control of the board and insisted there waa no law to Justify the state treas urer In keeping the notes in bis pos session. DEPUTY PRATT GOES TO , . . ona necause mis nas not oeen aone, CALIFORNIA FOR MAN but suggest that the precaution might FRANK CURTIS BEFORE GRAND JURY AGAIN .1UCH SNOW-MINERS' GLOOM; FARfilERS' JOY BAKER POYiTR PLANT READY FOR "MCE" Equipment In Place Awaiting Completion of Transmis sion Line. f forgery. Mrs, Everts wee eartwe from K eemrtroora awUtff and U rwt4 vr to retor. Adler oX-larad that Mr. K arte has host 14 of her lafaSeoce with coerts eoeJ offered tfc have tile mm dismiss tor Ilk. Jtm. Evert - bled thai she had evr nr"'" A4 ler with any ku of a rxittrtv. eve that a fcea seat ie ete f(t-s to help hiss la air fcotft we 7. ONLY OREGON'S CREW OF 9B TO SAIL ON HER be an excellent thing." STORIES WILL BE TOLD CHILDREN TOMORROW The following stories will be told n the central and branch libraries to morrow afternoon: Central library Stories for younger children at 3 o'clock: Lukoie." "Fairy Kolk." Stories lder boys and girls at 4 o'clock 'Baldur the Good," "Hermod's Visit t the Underworld." East Portland branch Stories for the younger children at 2:15: "Houf flou." Stories for the older children at 3:15: "Gundel Avenged." North Portland branch Stories i for MUST GIVE NUMBEH PRESENT Letters Not Always Representative of Sentiment of Clubs. ' That communications sent to the members of ths city commission from Improvement organizations and other clabs ere not always representative of the sentiment of the members, is the statement made by the city commls sioners who are formulating a plan by which the secretary of each organiza tlon sending communications to the city officials will be required to give in the letter the number of persons who attended the meeting at which the communication was authorised. This is the result of the action of improvement organizations of the Irv ington district In sending communlca tltins to the council relative to the route of the proposed cross town line. 11 was cnargea yesteraay mat Borne of the communications were sent without the knowledge of all of the members of these organisations, many of which favored the opposite of the communication. MINERS 1 SESSION Deputy Sheriff Martin Pratt will leave tonight for San Francisco to bring back C. K. Holsman for trial on a charge of larceny by bailee of $160 from Joe Andrele. Holzman, C. A. Fowler and Herbert Smith operated a medical parlor in Portland, and, according to Andrele, he went to them for an operation. He 1 paid' part of the bill and gave there, a 's which they were to draw the rest1 of Violent Disorders Rend Con- "'o j their bill and some ror mm. tie saia Ior!that later he paid the rest of the bill and told Holzman to stop payment on the check and supposed it had been done until he went to Montana and found the check had been used, and they had secured the money,, which they refused to return. Fowler and Smithere are both In dicted for the same offense, but have IS EXTREMELY HOT ONE ference of United Mine Workers' Convention. the younger children at 3:15: "Golden :not been tried, as it was thought best louen. -Why the Peacock's Tail Has;,,. -va,t Mnlzman'a arrest and trv ell a Hundred Eyes." Stories for the old er children at 4:16; "Worm 'of Cor- bln." Albina branch library Stories t for the younger children at 3 o'clock: "Pandora and the Gift of the Gods" (Bates), "Who Likes the Rain?" Stories for the older children at 4 o'clock, "The Deeds and Death of Patroclus'! (Byron). "Destruction of Sennacherib." BIRTHDAY PARTY HELD IN DR. YOUNG'S HONOR at one time. Y. M. C. A. AIDING IN SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK SEtfTHAT UKVt. THE "TOOLS" WE WORK WITH i This business today is the result of knowl edge, experience and a faithful following of the principles of the "square deal." ft A big share of our capital has gone and is daily going into newer, better equipment for the testing and fitting of eyes. . H This makes for intel ligent,! helpful service equips Us with every thing necessary to meet your optical require ments. - Glasses if needed as low as $2.00. ithompson! OPTICAL INSTITUTE r 209-10-11 Corbett Bldg. Fifth and Morrison A birthday party, attended by more than 276 members of the First M. E. church, was held last night in the church Sunday school rooms for Dr. Benjamin Young, pastor, in honor of his forty-sixth birthday. The dinner served by the ladles of the church had been arranged by the official board r.nd at least 200 were unable to get tickets. A. King Wilson, the toastmaster, and others who spoke paid many glowing tributes and compliments to Dr. Young. Addresses were made by Pro fessor Charles A. Rice, superintendent of the Sunday school, by W. O. Jung blud, prominent in the work of the young people, and Miss Carrie Hol brook, secretary of the Y. W. C. A. A beautiful set of silver was pre sented Dr. and Mrs. Young by the of ficial board, the presentation being made by Rev. H. A. McMahon. I WAR PLANNED AGAINST "SIDEWALK LOAFERS" (United Press Leased Wire.) Indianapolis, Jan. 29. So violent and persistent were disorders at the United Mine Workers' convention to day that it was rumored private de tectives had secured admission among the delegates and were trying to die rupt the organisation. It wag said 10 of them were present. that they were from a Pittsburg agency and that they had orders to seize every opportunity to start a commotion. .Whether the reports were true or not, it waa a fact that uproar was continually breaking out open ev ery imaginable pretext. With the roll call partly completed Indications were that the proposition to increase President White's salary would be lose, but as there were a number of absentees and considerable time was lost in verifying lists of del egates entitled .o vote, it seemed un- liaeiy that the decision would be an Deputy Sheriff Frank Curtis once more before the grand Jury thl morning In his own behalf in conn tlon with graft charges made against him. skid several witnesses will be recalled this afternoon. It Is expected that the case will end today, but no report If expected before Saturday. Governor West went before the grand Jury yesterday to testify to his reasons for pardoning Sam Krasner while the latter waa serving a county Jail sentence for extortion. What be said was not given out. He took occasion while there to say that he had found Curtis dutiful and honest, while Curtis was warden of the peni tentiary, but intemperate at times. The grand Jury which was drawn In December and continued through Janu ary was further continued through the February term by Circuit Judge Mor row this morning that matters before the body might be more fully invert- gated berore the grand Jurors art dismissed. SWIMMING HORSES TOW BUGGY THROUGH WATER (BMelti t Tee waI.t Baker. Or. Jan. It. With all iweerds for light snow-fall B Mater Oregon broken up to January 1. bepes of tbe people In the mining districts for an easy winter were abatterrd lest work. wnen rrom three to mix feet of snow rtu la various parts of Baker county. wun indications for more. At Bump tec, the center of the Sumpter district, np to a week ego. there waa practically no snow, and highways te all the campa were in fairly good condition. Now there is four feet of enow on the level at Sumpter. and It rsnr In depth to six feet, which is reported from the Ceble Cov section. Ore hauling Is practically at a standstill, and bopee that operations could be con tinues without cessation are blasted. At Bumpier Sunday a heavy fall of snow caused the roof ef the Betrd 4k Co. warehouse to cave la. practically aemousning the building. , wnile tbe present condition hinders operations la the mining sections, it is what the ranchers have tbeea hoping for, and with plenty of snow in the mountains and foothills, the fear of a shortage of water for frtigatton the coming season are dispelled. That reeervolrs will be well filled Ms now assured, and the valley and lowland farmers have ceased to worry. I BUNKO RING PRISONERS STOP FIVE JAIL BREAKS actel te TV. WtmI Baker. Or. jea. It. Bkrr is now the poeeeeeor of a munUlpaJ elertrtc lighting plant that could prodece "Juice tomorrow If elty 4ee4 d. the sonars toe baring m Install t and the pleat liealf rey for bur' nee a It will not be In wee for eom time however, ae the traaetnteatoa tine to the city has yrt te be eotaat rex-ted Poles and material for the powr line have ban purchased, aae this pert ef the work will soon be started. T state railroad romnUiioa has given perailaajoa for Joint Ua by tbe city f the poWo of the Eeotcra Oregon 1,1 M at Power co as pony end a formal agree ment between the city and otBfeny will soon be signed na. as aegedetlona for Joint use have praclSce.il y been con cluded. P-war fer tbe new plant will come from tbe city' a pipe line. elgM snllee ef which were conetrocted ef glased cement pipe loot year, a portloa of tba old Una end alpha will be re built this year, as wall as new oacvlc line to aovith Uekr direct from tbe reeervotrs and a new ssaln te the city A f a.ee bond Issue fer this purpose was authorised by the taxpayers at a special bond election last snoalh. W aBfclactee af Tt Iwil Weehtagtoa. Jen. t. The sr e- nerueeet aai ! RsrrnleUe Win rot It k.aa not let taken f ! ro wt ef W. T. Be of sHafi44 for !-- snlaeton te wiafe tte trtp Ikrx-tjgh t. canal oe the Orereev. but eatwta t al low only tbe rrew ef Ilia on tbe t -Ueehlp. sunnolt will IwtiUM te -, tne roeuoet.- Hrllrf r-l.for. Ilgln Mas. Sl al lae fm ii Vt 'wmI t Waefetfiston. Jan tl. Htrr a- tlve ltxKtt latr-odMoea e bill- to4a grestlng lleee te C. C. Grehetr. ft IClglA, who wee trjured January 11, lift, while In tba tine f his eety GOVERNOR SAYS MILK OF KINDNESS LACKING Through the Instrumentality of the religious work department of the Young Men's Christian Association, evangelical churches of Bortland ex pect to attract a considerable number of young men to their Sunday services. A committee consisting of representa tives of the leading denominations and R. E. Randall, religious work director of the association, wfll present to members of the Y. M. C. A. and par ticularly to strangers, an Invitation to nounced before tomorrow. attend regularly services at soma rwi- President Samuel Oompers lana cnurcn ana iw""" i a. y. or t. arrived at noon. witn it in memoersmp. i - The first meeting of the committee f-ni.ir tin niri-irlll TV was held yesterday afternoon at the FOUND NO DIFFICULTY Y. M. C. A. It was attended oy me. following members: R. E. Randall, Y. M. C. A.; H. C. Ewing. Presbyterian; J. E. Tourtellote, Methodist Episcopal; E E. Feike, Christian; Ray Bart, Lu theran; M. J. Furlong, Episcopal; How ard D Ripley. Congregational; W. R. Litxenberg, Baptist, H. A. Ooode, Evangelloal and .United ereinren. of the San Francisco. Jan. tl. Former Po licemen Charles Joseph. William T. Mojiugh. Louis Drouiette and James McOowan. imprisoned for participating In the spoils of an Italian bunco ring. were released from the county lall to day. Their terras ware to have aspired at midnight but the men were releal 14 hours earlier because Sheriff Ef gers declared they had prevented no less than five widespread plots to break out of the county Jail. The or der for their release was slroed by Superior Judge Cabenlse. Joseph. McHugh and Droulette will be arraigned next Tuesday on remain ing Indictments standing against them. It Is probable that these In dictments will be dismissed. IN PURCHASING GUN Salem, Or., Jan. 21. Boat riding In a top buggy, towed by a swimming span of horses. Is not a pleasurable experience which Fred C. Buchtel. dep uty state sealer of weights and meas ures, will reoommend to his friends. He tried the feat yesterday and aays it was neither good boat riding nor good buggy riding. He engaged a driver and buggy to take him several miles north of Sa lem to test some scales. They came to a place where theWUlamette river had backed into a swale and sub merged the road along the bank. Tbe driver said th water wasn't deep and drove ahead. Soon the horses were swimming, ths buggy took to the wa ter like a boat, and Buchtel and ths driver. were standing In water above their waists and clinging to the top of the vehicle. The horses had to swim, about 10 feet to get across. DR. PRESSEY OF SELAH HEADS YAKIMA GROWERS' WooM Dlaoontinae Sen-Ice. Salem. Or, Jan. It. The Paclfle Telephone tt Telegraph company has applied to the railroad commission for permlslon to discontinue Its service to Granite, in Grant county, on the ground that that community is served by farmers' telephone lines oat ef Sumpter. and at Mohawk, in Lane county, for the reason that Mohawk la connected with farmers telephone lines out of Bpiing-fleld. The company states that the Mohawk Lumber oompany, which acted as Its agent, has request ed that the Peclfio company's service be discontinued. Ealem. Or Jan. II. An editorial paragraph la the Oregonlen stated tat the governor ought to uae tbe a m y of tbe unemployed to ee.uese tbe water out of the mud. A statement or that kind In tbe face of the present deplorable condi tions as to the unemployed in this state." said Governor Weat today, "la prompted abeolutely by the name eptrtt that prompted the salflsh Interests prior to tbe French revolution to tell tbe hungry to go eet grasa with tba cattle -When the revolution re me. these representative of the eelf'.ab intereets were lead through the streets and forced to eat hsy for the amusement of the mob "The governor's office wonld ned a stronger power than the mllltsry fcrcee of this state to be able to sqoeeaa a little ef the milk of human klndneea out of the owners ef the Ore gon 1 aA." WOMAN EJECTED FROM COURT AS CASE FIXER San Francisco. Jan. 21. Superior Judge Lawler yesterday ordered Mrs. 1 ir Lillian A. Etsms. member of the wo-11? man's political league, from Ma cou room, efter ehe had been branded "case fixer" by Charles A flier, accused Hotel Multnomah Special HARDWARE alflEN PICK PEARCE AS PRESIDENT As the result of an investigation by Special Agent Geren of the district at torney's office, H. o. Sahlstrom, man ager of the Hudson Arms company, was bound over to the grand jury by District Judge Dayton for offering firearms for sale. He waived exami nation. Geren says he asked for a re volver, and when one was shown him Program Hf Dine $ X' in the V i Most U I Popular Grill -i i r. Service and Tuiine ' i SujTcnie :; oregon ? CABARET -i 't dunnp Lunch; lhnner A 5 and hcr the 'Tbrsue t J.; Signor Marino Director mi rw x - i North Yakima, Wash., Jan. 21. Dr. A. J. Pressey of Selah was elected president of the Yakima Valley Fruit growers' association, at a meeting of members which lasted until after mid night last night. Frank E. Sickles of the Kaches was elected trustee and I A committee of the East Burnsida District Improvement club, consisting or j. j. ueaer, Daniel Kern, H. H. Haynes, G. E. Welter and J. R. Wid- mer, will lay before Mayor Albee this afternoon their request that lower Burnside street, on the west side, be cleared of sidewalk loafers. At pres ent women hesitate to cross the Burn side bridge on foot owing to the crowd of men who lounge on the sidewalks on Burnside street between Third street and the river. The east side organization is con sidering plans for securing more lights ! be the last day of 'the convention. side, and East Burnside street from the river to East Tenth street, in line with the proposed extra illumination of Third street. With the lights now on Burnside bridge this plan will ' give a brilliantly lighted way on Burnside street from Third street, on the west side, to East Tenth street. stores, but found they were living up to th law regarding the sale of fire arms. OF EXTORTION ATTEMPT Lot L. Pearce, of Salem, was yes terday elected by the Oregon Retail Hardware and Implement Dealers as sociation as president of that organi zation to serve for the coming year. He succeeds J. Riley Craven, of Mc vtinniiiiu nxirr. T Baldwin. of Klamath Falls, ' lo rJi CLUB WOMAN GUILTY UC1U, A- as 9 MV w - - i Stearns Oakland, Or.; F. M. Sexton. The Dalles, Or.; R. J. Willis, Golden- dale, Wash.; F. E. Chambers. Eugene, Or.: and A. L. Jameson. McMlnnville, Or. The first Hhree will serve for two years each and the others for one. The members of the association are in executive session this afternoon. discussing: plans for the organisation of a mutual fire insurance company. A banquet will be served this evening at the Benson hotel. Tomorrow will delee-ate to the Vorth Tsclflr FViilt W-. I . Y. . . , ...Ltk I .... u uio " "vy a, uw promu- uisiriputors at Bpoxane. The mem-1 lting the sale of guns, but was in- bera of the executive board for the formed that it was a deadletter, and two year term, are J. J. Rudlfin of mat tne gun couia ee purcnaaea wun- i Kennewlck. O. A. Follansbee of Zlllah out a license. ueren visitea otner and W. B. Armstronr of Naches. For CHURCH WILL GIVE ITS ANNUAL CONCERT DRAWS GUN WHEN WOMAN INTERFERES San Francisco, Jan. 21. Mrs. Mary Vaughn, a San Francisco club woman, was found guilty here today of at tempting to extort $500 from Judge R. M. Wldney of Los Angeles. The evidence showed that Mrs. Vaughn promised to have a white slave charge against Arthur B. Wldney, Judge Wld ney's son, dismissed upon the payment Of $600. Mrs. Vaughn took the vsrdlct calmly. She was ordered into the custody of the sheriff and will be sentenced Fri day. Tbe Jury reached its verdict after deliberating less than 10 minutes. the one year term, they are L. B. Par sons of North Nob Hill. U. G. Merrill of Emerald and E. L. Porter of Donald. LAWYER CALLS SPEER CORRUPT JUDICIALLY Mrs. Ida Conrad, 481 East Couch CLERKS ARE ASKED TO Street, was yrauiiuaiijr uviu Mii- All is in readiness for the annual concert of the Kenilworth Presbyte rian church, which will be given to morrow evening at the church, corner East Thirty-fourth street and Glad stone avenue. The following program of vocal and instrumental selections will be given: Piano duet. Misses Knecht and Sutherland; selection. First Presbyterian church orchestra; so-' prano solo, I Know" (Spross), Miss j Clementine Compton; reading, selected,! Mrs. Lotspiech; vocal solo, "Mother o'j Mine" (Tours), William Lawton Jr.; selection. First Presbyterian church orchestra; baritone solo, R. C, Bran-1 ion; sleight of hand for children, Alex. I ander Rae; vocal solo. Ed Krenich:t illustrated contralto solo, "The Songs ! My Mother used to Sing," Mrs. George S. Smith. r day afternoon at 4:30, o'clock in her own home. She went into the sitting room, where a man was waiting for her. He asked about rooms to rent. While they were talking, Walter Gardner, a col lector living at 1669 East Sixteenth street, rang the door bell. Mrs. Con rad returning for her purse found it empty and accused the stranger of taking her money,, which amounted to S4.50. He denied it. The woman was Insistent that he had taken the money. She had placed the money in thepurse a few minutes before he was found in the room, Mrs. Conrad decided to call the police and have the man searched, but be drew a revolver and held her away from the telephone until he could get out of the i house. REPORT REGISTRATIONS Salem, Or., Jan. 29. Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott today sent a letter tqU3 county clerks who have made no reports of the registrations in their offices requesting them to comply with the provision of the law which requires them , to make weekly reports of the registrations. Up to the n resent time only 11,000 registrations, out of a possible registration In the state vt V. .... t . 1 ttPA AAA . - myk uaiiuo LKiy 4Ju,vuu voters, nave been reported to the secretary of state. Twenty-one county clerks have been reporting each week, according to the taw, wnue is county clerks have not Macon. Ga., Jan. 21. Procedure in the court presided over by United States Judge Emery Speer of Georgia, charged with ,-etelng his office unlaw fully, was criticised by W. W. Osborn. a Savannah lawyer, in testifying here today before the house investigating committee. "In my opinion," said Osborne, Speer is corrupt Judicially. He Is extremely partial, too. Cases tried fairly in his court are exceptions." I. W. W. ARMY IS NOW AT DUNSMUIR, CALIF. Dunsmuir. CaL. Jan. 21. Marching to the southward, 75 Industrial Work ers of the World left here on foot today. They will spend tonlrht in Lamoine and expect to reach Redding tomorrow, wnue nere they were fed and lodged in the city hall. The Tivoli Trio MUs Nan Aid en . . .Sopr&aa Mr. C M. Heath Tenor Mr. R. W. Lovefrin B&ritona Accompanied by Professor Hel ler1 fifteen-piece orchestra in the latest song hits of Europe and America. This week only during luncheon, dinner and aft er the theatre in the Arcadian Garden The Grill with a Chirm" Tbe Carefully Prepared GOOD FOOD Tbe Courteous Treatment TO OUR PATfcONS The Well Appointed REST ROOM for Usdtes and Orntl(ren wt.trh supplied with both Itionrt, Periodi cals, etc, make the Broadway Cafeteria A Distinctive Place to Dine x. e. noTT l t w. unur, rus iu, rert- ISJ Broadway. Corner Morrison AMUSEMENTS Bell Succeeds Leslie. North Yakima, Wash.. Jan. 29. W A. Bell was last night elected president of ! the Yakima Commercial club to ELECTS NEW OFFICERS lected 1" president, k. j. Williamson: second GERMAN AID SOCIETY L. P. REYNOLDS, Asst. Mgr. NEXT WEEK Mill Sussnne Remi and Senor Operatic Stan Bollinoferi ' II In nr V RTT Four Hear Sentences. James Murphy was given one year and Joe Thompson six months in the county Jail for assault with intent to rob while not armed, to which they pleaded guilty this morning. Murphy received the heaviest sentence as the ringieaaer. .lac O'Brien was sen tenced to a year for larceny, to which he pleaded guilty before Judre Mc Ginn. Judge Davla sentenced William "Spot" Smith to one to five years In the penitentiary when he pleaded guilty to uttering a forged Instru ment. Smith was arrested for break ing into the Detention home and other institutions some months o. i Frits J. Eilers was last night elected president of the General German Aid society, which held Its annual meeting In the old German school house. Eleventh and Morrison streets, succeeding-. John Reisacher. who has been at the head of the organisation for 20 years and who refused reelection. Charles J. Schnabel was elected vice president. H. C Bohlmann, secretary and Peter Wagner, treasurer.' , The re port showed that during the last month aid had been furnished to 885 German people. C. H. Meusdorffer and E.' Hippele were elected directors of the German school. George Otten and Frit Wolff, auditing committee, and Charles Gritxipacher, Louise' Kuehne and Otto Schumann, directors. " vice president, A. B. Fosseen; treasur er, J. T. Hedges; governing board, W. L. Lemon, Charles Heath, J. F. Barton, J. H. Weigel and CL H. Barnes. I Deal Water in Los Angeles River. Los Angeles, Jan. 29. Taking advan tage of the unusual fact of water in the Los Angeles river, six small boys, aggregating ages 37, went swimming in i their birthday clothes. They were arrested but later released. Soldier's Cause Dismissed. Vancouver, 'Wash., Jan. 29. The cases of the state of Washington against Elbert A. Dickinson and'Clauda Laughlin, soldiers, charged with sub ornation of perjury and perjury, re spectively, have been dismissed. The case resulted ''from the marriage of Dickinson to. Gwendolyn White of Portland, the girl's mother issuing: complaint on the charge that the girl was not of age. An investigation was conducted by Captain Edgar A. Fry. company H, and it was learned that the girl's mother had some time pre vious taken an oath that her daughter was of, legal age In order that the daughter might obtain employment in Portland. This fact had sufficient bearing on the case to cause dis missal. of Metal The ninth annual convention of the Oregon Hardware and Imple ment Dealers' Association is now being held at the Imperial Hotel (Official Headquarters) HEIUG llli a4 A I IB ALL nus WOT avakOAJw rajrE m ati vlb rotmiuv Uwiaa ML aJrotr rsowea Siary Tonight 8:16 Chamberlain Bill in Ilonse. ' fWaafalnstoa Boreas ef The Journal! Washington, Jan. 29. Representa tive Lafferty introduced in the house Chamberlain's senate bill for a f 2,100,- 1 001 dry dock near Portland. Problems of the ness are being carpet tacks to chines. hardware discussed threshing busi from ma To Give Lake Beds to State. ' (W ashlnstoa Boreas of Tbe JnnraaLt Washington, Jan. 29. A bill was In troduced today by Representative 8In- nott to transfer to-the state title to I tbe beds of Lakes Summer and Albert, the state having an Interest In the re duction of salts In the lajces by a pri- vats company. White's Salary Increased. Indianapolis. Jan. 29. The resolu tion raising the salary of President White of the United Mine Worker of America passed this afternoon. i COME Meet the Metal Men, their famine! and friends. IN THE GRILL Lunch From 12 to 2 ... . Dinner From 5:3 0 to 9 . . Music Evenings . 50c t . 75o U . Little Women' aa4 Bat. Mat.: I a, St. . it. tic. sac. a SKATS OW KLUVO. sisa. BUra-ata aMI- af the SWfcar TXXaTkl sua a. a ease. oa. L. Skaaa. Mf tfrm TaekTM S Te. ar4 S.I Ore. rum eraaia. Tea- Winn sa tea ! mumy r raanaraaMe aaS Sraraattc tela!. SWralBf: SV. Sfre. sOr. 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