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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 23.
L'EInDLETOX, OKEGON, TJIU11S1AY, JAXUAIiY 0, ltfil."
NO. 7121
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CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE SUIT
Right of "Healers" to Practice
in State of New York is
Vital Question.
SUPREM K COURT MAY
RE CALLED TO DECIDE
Case Starts in Police Court Rut May
bo Curried to Highest Tribunal In
Lund Legal Drama of Spirit Vers-
uh Matter Being Enacted In Judiclul
System of State and Nation.
New York Jan. 26. A suit to test
the right of Christian Science healers
to practice in this state, and which
will be of vital interest to the disciples
Of the late Mrs. Eddy in all parts of
the world, had lta beginning today
when Willis Vernon Cole, a regularly
licensed Christian Science practition
er, was given a hearing before the po
lice magistrate in Jefferson Market
court. Humble in Its beginning, it is
probable that the suit may yet go be
fore the uufireme court of the nation
aa a test case to decide the legality
of the "healing" phases of the re
ligion of Christ as interpreted by Mrs.
Eddy.
Disciples of the feminine religious
leader assert that the whole religion
of Christianity is on trial and that the
real warfare Is, In the last analysis,
between those who cling to a spiritual
Interpretation of life and those whose
viewpoint is entirely and wholly ma
terialistic. "Thomas A. Edison, In a recent in
terview, denied the existence of the
soul and of spirit' snld a prominent
New York Christian Science leader, in
'discussing the present case. "He do-
Clares that all is matter and that spir
it does not nnd cannot exist. Such a
statement is logical. If false. The
Christian Scientist says that all Is
spirit and is logical. The time has
come when Immunity must decide be
tween these two between Christian
Science nnd materialistic science.
This test case, if carried to a conclu
sion, will be the most trcmedous In
the history of the world. If the courts
should decide against us, then on that
day will Christianity be legally dead.
"By denying the existence of spirit,
Mr. Edison has said, as plainly as If
he hnd used so many words, that
Christianity Is a monstrous He, with
out basis of fact. Has there been
any public manifestation of disappro
val? A few ministers have said that
Mr. Edison vnB not a theologian, and
unfamiliar with nnclcnt tongues, and
Wi.s therefore no qualified to discuss
such a (juestlon. That Is nil. The
people at large have nceepted the
Statement as a mntter of course."
Mr. Cole, who may play the leading
rold in this legal drama of Spirit vs.
matter, nas orrires in urth avenue
and hns a fashionable and evidently
profitable clientele.
Mrs. Isabella Ooodwli, a police ma
tron, appeared as prosecuting witness.
Sho testified that she went to Cole
for treatment, specifying palpitation
of the heart and bladder trouble as
what ailed her. He said ho knew he
could cure her, at the rate of $2 for
the first call and 11 each for subse
quent visits. The treatment consisted
of the practitioner sitting silent for
fifteen minutes, after which he told
Mrs. Goodwin that she was much re
lieved, but that she must come ar
ound again in a few days.
SCIIEXK JURY IS
UNABLE TO AGREE
Wheeling, W. Va., 26. At four
o'clock this morning the Jury report
ed It hail been unable to reach a ver
dict yet. It Is understood that four
are holding out for conviction. Mrs.
Schenk appeared In court, smiling,
and said she was sure she would be
acquitted. She said she had not slept
well. She said the Jury might pos
slbly disagree.
No Agreement.
London, Jan. 26. A conference of
employers and compositors in the
printing trade held yesterday with a
view to adjusting their differences and
avoiding a threatened strike ended
without an agreement. Already 20,
000 compositors in London have no
tified their companies of their inten
tion to quit work on February 4.
E
DESPERATE FIGHT
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 26. Two horse
thieves are dead and two are wound
ed, while several escaped as a result
of a battle with a sheriffs posse near
Lordsburg, New Mexico, according to
dispatches reaching here today. The
men are believed to be revolutionary
sympathizers and are thought to have
tole the horses for Mexican rebels.
NEW MAIN STREET
IS
That the city council Is In earnest
In Its desire to have a new bridge con
structed across the Umatilla at Main
street was attested to last night at the
regular session of that body when tho
street committee was Instructed to con
fer with the city engineer regarding
the drawing up of plans and specifi
cations. Most of tho time last night was
spent in discussing the proposed
bridge and while most or tho city
fathers admitted thetr ignorance as
to the particular virtues of different
styles of bridges, there was a few
who had definite ideas on the sub
ject. Councilman Stroble was one of
these and he was of the opinion that
a girder bridge with two eighty-foot
spans and ono forty-foot span was tho
beBt that could be erected.
The present bridge is much the
worse for wear and citizens will wel
come the news that it Is to be sup
planted in the near future by a new
and modern structure.
SHIP SUBSIDY SCHEME
IS WASTE OF MONEY
Washington, Jan. 26. Senator
Shlvely, of Indiana, took a fling at
the subsidy bill today which he de
nounced as a money waste. He de
clared the decay of the merchant ma
rine Is due to the operation of an an
tiquated navigation code.
Referring directly to the bill Intro
duced by Gallinger of New Hamp
shire, Shlvely said we pay an Ameri
can steamer J 1000 for the conveyance
of a ton of mail against ST00, by a
foreign steamer but nevertheless the
number of American cargoes carried
In American bottoms Is continually
falling owing to the present naviga
tion laws.
GRAND JURY MAKES
REPORT TO COURT
TWO NEW INDICTMENTS
ARE MADE PUHLIC I
County Poor Farm Is Visited and
Recommendations Made. County
Jail Conditions Commended.
Returning two true bills and two
not true bills, the grand Jury yester
day afternoon temporarily completed
Its labors and Is now awaiting further
orders from the court. Ono of tho
true bills was against Ralph Newman,
of Milton, uliargcd with assault and
battery on the person of George Pro
peck, marshal of that town, and the
other against the five boys who stole
the O. R. & N. velocidepe some
months ago. One of these boys has
since died, and two have left tho
country. The not true bills were re
turned against Robert Newman, a
brother of Ralph Newman and W. W.
Williams, who was accused of for
gery. ,
Newman Case In Court.
The time of tho court today has
been consumed with the taking of
testimony In the case of Ralph New
man, Indicted for assault and battery.
This is the case in which, it Is alleg
ed, that Newman struck Marshal Pro
peck. The defense is contending that
the blows were struck In self defense
and only after the marshal hod re
fused to lenve the store owned by the
defendant. The arguments were be
ing made at the time of going to press
and Attorney Fee for tho defense and
District Attorney Van Vacror were
having a lively tilt.
Gram! Jury's RcMirt.
Tho following Is the grand Jury's
report as made yesterday afternoon
to the court:
We visited the county poor farm
and found that institution in good
condition nnd It seemed to be well
managed, and In this connection we
wish to make the following recom
mendations: 1. There are a number of old build,
lngs or sheds on tho premises, which
It would Improve the appearance of
the farm a great deal If they were
removed, If these buildings are neces
sary for use on the place we would
recommend that the county c6urt
build new buildings for these pur
pose t. We are also Informed that the
well which water Is pumped from for j
uumesuc use is insuincient aunng in'
dry season, and would recomm-.., j.
practicable that this wVi U
"it h. u"lciel,t tor domestic
e, so that n the future it will not
be . necessary to haul water from other
neoonimendetl Annual Report
A Ida ... '
3.
erintendent of th. ""P"
n'l'iimmnnri
..ructed to make .'n annua. cPor
ZoLZCnr 8h0Wln the amount 2
rd.U?fwn- " -"Id. and a stV
.-.HA,..VU in ucn a mann t,
ii8atthe'
tat
&nd thAf am i .
kept of each person a. to hta
ses In regard to clothing ,nd
t'arm,
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(Continued on page
TEDDY TO
TOUR WEST
Former President Has Except
ed Many Invitations to De
liver Addresses.
OKEGOX INCLUDED
, IX HIS ITINERARY
Roosevelt Will Leave New York
March Eighth for Sweep Around
Ilotuularkw of the Nation Will
Prulmhly Puss Through Pendleton
tho Latter Part of the Month.
New York, Jan. 25. Theodore
Roosevelt's next tour will be begun
here March 8, and will sweep around
the boundaries of the country, through
the South Atlantic 'and gulf states, the
southwest, to the Pacific coast, to
Idaho and Montana and thence direct
home. Roosevelt has accepted 15 en
gagements to make speeches and
probably will make more.
The Itinerary given out tonight fol
lows: March 8, leave New York at 10:25
a. m.
March 9, Atlanta, Ga. Speaks be
fore the Southern Commercial con
gress. March 10, Birmingham, Ala. Speaks
before the child labor convention.
March 11. Jackson, Miss. Speaks at
the Invitation of Governor Noel.
Leaves 1 p. m., arrives New Orleans
6 p. in., speaks before the Commercial
club.
March 12, leaves' New Orleans.
March 13, San Antonio, Xex. Speaks
before the Cattle Raisers' convention.
March 14, leaves Man Antonio 3 a.
m.
March 15. Albuquerque, N. M. Will
foregather with a delegation of rough
riders.
March 16. leaves Albuquerque 12:45
i. til.
March 17, Grand Canyon, Ariz.
March 18, arrives Phoenix, Ariz., 9
a. m., motors 75 miles across country
to the opening of the Roosevelt dam.
which will bring several million acres
under irrigation. Sleeps at the town
of Roosevelt.
March 19. motors to Phoenix, stop
ping on the way at Mesa, where his
son Archie is at schooj.
March 20, leaves Phoenix 7:30 p.
m.
March 21, Los Angeles. " Speaks at
the Invitation of Governor Hiram
Johnson and at Pasadena, nearby, be
fore the Throop Polytecnnic Institute.
March 22, arrives San Francisco,
remains about 10 days and will de
liver the Earl lectures, six In num
ber, before the University of Califor
nia at Berkeley. He will visit Port
land, Seattle and Spokane. At the
conclusion of his visit he probably will
go to some place in northern Idaho,
not named, then to Sand Point, Mon
tana, and then home.
ON U. S. S. WHEELING
New York, Jan. 26. Unconfirmed
reports today tell of an explosion
aboard the gunboat Wheeling, enrouto
to Uuantanamo. The Wheeling car
ries 144 men and is loaded with am
munition. Captain Brittain com
manded. Tugs at Philadelphia will m
to her assistance. ,
There have been frantic efforts,
though unsuccessful, made to get into
wireless communication with tho ship
today.
The government, however, declares
the boat Is safe.
Slate Deportment in Dark
Washington. Jan. 26. Th .
department had not hear " . state
Wheeling but officials s- trotn the
vi she is safe
Xo Reply
Norfolk, Va., . renses.
has been rec-' J.t, 9f. 'n renlv
calls of the
Ing toda; '
d
o the numerous
m lor the WTheel-
.T.VPAXT,
-5-T .Tcutroxs
lV A'bEnfXED IX CANADA
Victor!
debate I
a. B. t)., Jan. 26. A heated
lnture
demn'
gove
anp
s'liltely to occur In the legis-
Iffrtnday when a resolution con
itlg the action of the Japanese
.fnment In executing the 12 Jap-
tn
je 'socialists and condoning tne
xft that Great Britain Is an ally of
a government capable or such un
speakable barbarity," comes up for
action. The resolution was introduc
ed by M. J. Hawthornthwalte. It
will probably not be passed owing to
the alliance with Japan.
"Edgar W. Smith and bride came In
mis morning from their Vansycle
ranch to spend a few days with Mr.
Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. I
Smith.
STERILIZATION
BILL IS KILLED
Senate Puts Quietus on the
Famous Measure of Dr,
Owens- Adair,
ABRAHAM DECLARES
PROCEDURE IS INHUMAN
Astoriu May lie Given One Hundred
Thousand Dollar Appropriation for
Centennial Celebration Siiiate Or
ders Ways and .Means Committee to
Increase Amount.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 26. The famous
Owens-Adair criminal . sterilization
bill received a death blow today In
the senate when further consideration
of the measure was indefinitely post
poned. Abraham of Douglas county,
characterized it as Inhuman.
Astoria may get the $100,000 asked
for the aid of the centennial celebra
tion. Senate Bill No. 23 which pro
vides for the appropriation was re
ferred today to the ways and means
committee with the senate instruc
tions that the $25,000 originally rec
ommended be increased to the full
sum.
To Investigate. Asylum.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 26. Lockes res
olution providing for the Immediate
investigation of the insane asylum
which Bowerman alleges Is misman
aged, passed the senate today by a
majority of ten votes. The resolution
provides for a report within ten days
of adjournment, which means twelve
days from dite. Ten senators played
for time and wanted a holdover com
mittee to take more time in the in
vestigation. Bowerman voted for an
Invrsllgatlon Immediate v.
WOULD HAVE BOARD
PURCHASE SUPPLIES
Salem. Ore, J.:n. 26. Senators
Bonn and Calkins of Lane county are
sponsors for a bill centering the pur
chase of all supplies for the state in
stitutions and departments In the
staie board, consisting of the gover
nor, secretary of state and treasurer.
It establishes the office of state pur
chasing agent, with a salary of $3000
such officer to devote his time to
the best methods of buying supplies.
Tlie plan of putting the purchase of
state supplies in the hands of one
board is strongly favored by Gover
nor West.
Morton Will Filed.
Now York. Jan. 26. The will of the
late Paul Morton, who died suddenly
lat Thursday night, was filed yes
terday in the surrogate's office. The
entire estate is left to the widow,
Mrs. Lottie C. Morton. No indication
of the value was given' beyond the
customary statement that it exceeds
510,000.
MAY GET BALLOT
Sacramento, Calif.. Jan. H. Wo
man suffrage had the floor in the sen
ate today. For a f-... H nl..l
mm a constitut'
.onal smeMdttVent
would pass but
,oon the rBrsltlon
1 ui. OCIia' , ..
amendment 1 ":",,Ml r.gumsi me
tl-suffragc '!,I a 'rt,er from an an
that won another who wrote
no chl' -n wanted "to raise hell but
xAren."
SenaKs Passes Measure.
'Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 26. By a
1'vote of S3 to 5 the senate this after
noon passed the proposed constitution
al amendment granting woman suf
frage. If the assembly passes the
measure It will be submitted to the
people at the next general election.
EXPOSITION FIGHT IS
PASSED THXi MONDAY
Wn hington. D. C, Jan. 26. Owing
to the Illness of Governor Sanders of
I,ouisi;inn, who has general charge of
the New Orleans fight for congres
sional recognition as the fair site for
the proposed Panama exposition,
hearing which was to be given the
San Francisco and New Orleans rep
resentatives by the senate committee
today was postponed until Monday.
Probably each side will not be given
over an hour each to give arguments.
Iowa House Balks.
Des Moines. Iowa, Jan. 26. By a
vote if 60 to 35 the lower house of
the Lvwa legislature today refused to
concur In the senate resolution fa
vorlng San Francisco as the site for
the proposed exposition.
Commission Form "Loses.
Jollet, 111., Jan. 26. The commlS'
slon form of government lost In Joll
et yesterday, 8,235 to 2,469.
T
Truxille, Honduras, Jan. 20. Fol
lowing the capture of Ceiba by Bon
lila, the supporters of President Dav
111a are deserting and it looks like the
overthrow of the administration is
imminent.
The revolutionists are preparing to
attack Puerto Cortez. No American
was Injured yesterday in the fighting
when Ceiba was captured. The few
killed were natives.
Insurgent Leader Killed.
Tegucialpa, Honduras, Jan. 26.
News has Just been received here of
a clash today near San Antonio, be
tween the government and Insurgent
troops. The revolutionists were de
feated and General Valasquez, the in
surgent leader, killed.
FIGHT FIRE IX SHIP'S
HOLD FOR MANY HOURS
San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 26.
After a twenty-four hNar fight against
a fire in her hold the steamer Queen,
running from San Francisco to Se
attle, crept back into port today with
the fire still going and safely landed
her ninety passengers. The flames
were soon controlled by fire boats.
The fire was discovered yesterday
near Point Reyes. The lifeboats
were prepared and men went below
and fought the fire while a wireless
call for aid was sent out. The steam
ers President and Sea Rover, con
veyed the ship back to port,
The steamer is the property of the I
racmc coast steamship company.
The hold was practically gutted.
The passengers were landed in
tugs but the Queen was towed inside
the bay and beached at Hunters
Point where the fire was extinguish
ed. DCflDI C 111 HIT TD
ILUILL IIH11I IU e
ww
ELECT SENATORS
MANY STATES DECLARE
FOR POPULAR VOTE'!
I
Senators Borah and Owen Gather In
teresting Figures for Consideration
of Congress.
, ing gaudy bandana handkerchiefs over
Washington, Jan. 26. Senators the lower portions of their faces,
Borah, Owen. Depew and others In- swung aboard, one at each end of
tcrested in the popular election of the car. With a yell they began shoot
rnited States senators have been ing through the roof and sides of the '
looking into the records of the various j car.
states of the union on the subject, j The passengers were terrorized and
Senators Borah and Owen have been , submitted without a murmur when
working hard for a passage of such , one of the bandits ordered Motorman
legislation in congress as will Insure j C. L. Schaefer to take off his cap and
the people the privilege of voting for j pass through the car collecting mon
fhelr senators, but Senator Depew i ey and valuables in it. Harlan said
does not favor the idea. 'afterward that he had no thought of
Getting down to statistics the sit-J resistance until he saw Mitchell fall
uatlon presented to Mr, Depew and j out of his seat wounded and felt the
those who think like him today is , blow of the same bullet which pierced
this: Thirty-six states have express-1 Mitchell's neck, and crashing through
ed themselves favorably in one form j the car petition, struck just over the
or another on the election of senators heart. Mitchell was sitting Inside
by a direct vote of the people, and the closed portion of the car, and
they constitute more than three- Harlan occupied the first seat out
fourths of the states of the Union, side. The bandits escorting the mo
They are: Alabama, Arkansas, Call- torman on the collection tour had not
fornla, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, reached Mitchell when the latter was
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. ; shot. Harlan drew his revolver under
Kentucky, Louisiana. Michigan. Min- j cover of his coat and fired through
V.esota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, N'OVada, New Jersey, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South
Cakota. South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Idaho, Virginia, wasningion, i cheeks, showing tnat wanan s duh
Wisconsin and Wyoming. j had gone through his face.
Virtually all of the states west of, He grasped the arm or his coni
the Hudson river, democratic and re-1 panion and both raced through the
publican alike, have acted favorably ! car t0 the front and leaped off.
on this question. Only eight or nine j As they fled Motorman Schaefer
states have failed to act. Mr. De-; 8tarted his car toward Toklo, where
pew is supported by many senators , a message was telephoned to the
in his idea against the direct vote and j sheriff. After that the car started
the opposing eplnlon is strong and ef-1 with all speed toward this, city. 14
fective. For years this sentiment In , mues distant, in order that Mitchell
the senate has proved a barrier that
the champions of direct elections have
not been able to overcome. Four
times the house has passed by a two
thirds vote a resolution proposing, an
amendment to tho constitution which
would give direct election of senators
and on each occasion when the house j
action has been submitted to the sen-1
ate that body has failed or refused j
to voto upon the resolution.
DETAILS OF RECIPROCITY
TREATY EXPECTED TODAY , by the joint advisory board, condition
Washington. Jan. 26. The details , aU'
of the reciprocity treaty with Canada
will be given out at 4 o clock this a
ternoon. Taft has prepared a me3
sago which will be sent to congrrsi
with the treaty. It is Deuevea mat
woodpulp and pulpwood duties are to ,
be decreased. i
Bankhead Reelected. , .
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 26. John,
W. Bankhead democrat, was declnr-, Pekin, China. Jan. 26. No case or
cd elected United States senator to plague has been traced to rats and
succeed himself In April. 1913, In : the officials today believe the scourge
Joint session of the Alabama session ! which Is now sweeping Manchuria and,
yesterday. This Is the Becond time ' spreading southward Is directly trace
he has been elected by this assembly. able to Chinese trappers who handle
The first time a mistake was made. ( the skins and tho flesh of an animal
To make matters sure, the legislature known as Hanta. and which resembles
decided to go through the proper the Marmet. Many of these skins
forms again v I were recently shipped to America.
WED BANDITS
ROB STREET Ell
Highwayman. Shot Through
Cheek, Seeks Aid and is
Captured,
ONE PASSENGER WOUNDED
RY NOISY ROBBERS
Yelling; Like Indians and Shooting
Promiscuously, Yeggmen Board
Car and Compel Conductor to Pass
Hat Among Passengers for Contri
butions Much Money Is Secured.
Los Angeles, Jan. 26. Yelling like
Indian warriors and firing promiscu
ously from pistols in both hands, two
masked bandits boarded an in-bound
suburban car on the outskirts of San
ta Monica, shortly after 6 o'clock last
evening and after robbing 22 passen
gers and seriously wounding one of
them, were routed and forced to flee
by a single shot.
This Bhot wounded one of the rob-,
bers, and he and his companion es
caped in the brush.
The wounded bandit was captured
at :jj o clock, when he boarded a
car to come Into the city for medical
treatment. The wound in his cheek
betrayed him.
When brought to the county jail
he gave the name of Roy Fox and
Bald he was 19 years old. He refus
ed to give any Information concern
ing the identity of his companion In
the holdup.
Passenger Wounded.
Harry Mitchell of Santa Monica,
who was wounded in the fusilade, was
i in tuc iiccil. xiis injuries were
j pronounced serious by the surgeons
' of the receiving hospital here. The
bandit who was shot received the
bullet in the cheek. Herbert Harlan,
the man who shot him, was struck
j by a bullet, which pierced his coat
and fell harmlessly Into his vest
pocket. . .
The car on which more than 60
people were coming to the city Horn
the beach, had just left Santa Mon
ica city hall and was approaching
Tokio station where the bandits, wear-
the doorway.
Bandit Falls.
Instantly the smaller of the two
bandits reeled and let his weapon fall.
Rioo.t snouted from holes In both
migiu have surgical attention at once.
It is not known how mucn tne rou
bers obtained from their 22 victims.
Estimates run from several hundred
to several thousand dollars.
The holdup last night was the fourth
street car robbery here In less than
a month.
Strike Called Off.
Tampa. Fla., Jan. 26 The strike
nt the clear makers, which has lasted
8even months was called off yesterday
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