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s THE MORKING OREGOXIA FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1903. TELLS STORY OF MURDER XRS. LEAS I A TESTIFIES AGAINST FORMER HUSBAND. Ske Heard, Shots, Fired Ballet at aierderer and "Was Forced to Flee IVitk Ulm. Mrs. Pauline Leasla testified concerning the murder of her father by her former husband, Martin V. Leasla, before a Jury In Judge Sears' -court yesterday. She did not see the shooting done, but she heard the reports of the revolver, and screams uttered by her father. She stated that she shot Leasla In the breast as he was about to enter the house, and told how he -wanted to lull the children, and of her com pulsory flight with him. The evidence of Mrs. Leasla wbb only admitted after a lonj legal argument re garding Its admissibility. Ia.n K. Murphy contended that as Leasla had appealed from the decree of divorce granted to Mrs. Jjeasla, she is still his wife in the eyes of the law until the case on appeal is de cided by the Supremo Court Numerous decisions were read in suppoirt of this doctrine, among them the decision of the Federal Court in California, in the famous Sharon case, where It was held that pend ing the decision of the Supreme Court of that state on an appeal from the Superior Cojrt granting a divorce, that Senator Sharon and Sarah Althea Hill were still bound together by the ties of their con tract marriage. District Attorney Manning in response eaid the Sharon decision does not apply because Leasla did not defend the suit brought against him by his wife for a di vorce, and consequently has no right of appeal whatever. Mr. Murphy asserted that the divorce Etetute is an exception to the general rule, beciuse it forbids a divorced person from marrying a third party until the time for an appeal six months has expired, whether the defendant alfowed the case to go by default or not. Counsel argued that accordingly, tven If a defendant la a divorce suit has failed to answer, the right of appeal has not been lost. Deputy District Attorney Spencer read eeveral authorities to show that the posi tion taken by the defense' was not ten able. Judge Sears, when the arguments, had closed, Jield that Mrs. Leasla. having se cured a divorce from her husband, Is a competent witness, against him. The court old not think the appeal in the divorce cult good. Mrs. Leasla told the same story, "substan tially, which ehe related at the police sta tion to the authorities, soon after the arrest of Leasla. She said her father, F. JJ. Drews, on the morning of the murder, Sunday, May 24, aroso early, as was his usual -custom. She was still in bed, when she -was awakened ty hearing two shots flred, and a scream. She got up, grabbed a revolver and started for the back door. She heard the door open and1 shut. The first she saw of Leasla was after he spoke. She did not know it was he until after cbo shot him. After she fired, he called out. "Don't shoot," and wrenched the re volver away from her. If ho had not done so ehe supposed she would have shot him again. She was not aware then that he tad killed her father, but felt that he had. Mrs. Leasla then told of threats made by Leasla to kill the children, and of their wanderings until he was arrested. She also testified of a letter which he showed containing threats to do her father up, lake her off with him to the mines, and containing the statement that the young est child was being slowly poisoned, be cause it looked sickly. This letter he hid tinder a tree, and she was unable to find it subsequently. Mrs. Leasla testified in. a positive, con vincing manner, and showed no -signs of pervousness or agitation. She rclterWted again and again that she shot Leasla, and that it was not her father who did so. The bullet struck one of Leasla's ribs, or the wound would have been more serious than it was. Fred C Drews, a son of the murdered man, testified that he and his brother Arthur went to their father's home to pay him a visit and found him lying In a pool of Mood In the yard. dead. B. B Woods, City Marshal at The Dalles, testified regarding Leasla's arrest laBt February In that place for threaten ing to kill Drews. Leasla at the Jail ewore he would kill Drews. He was placed under bonds to keep the r-eoce, and Allowed to go on his promise to leave town at once. Attorney C W. Miller, who appeared for Mrs. Leasla In the divorco case, testified that Leasla telephoned to him asking him to postpone tho trial, and said: "You will postpone it. I've got cart ridges, and. I'll clean out the whole set." Mr. Miller said that he was alarmed, end on the day of the trlul had a Deputy Sheriff in attendance to prevent any trou ble. DR. JOHN WELCH SCED. American Fire Iiinnrnnce Company Asks to Be Relieved. The American Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, yesterday filed a suit in the State Circuit Court against Dr. John Welch, a dentist, asking to be relieved of the payment of 5CO0 Insurance on a fire Joss In tho Dekura building. The com plaint states that John H. Burgard, the agent of the company, made arrangements to Ibsuo a policy to Dr. "Welch to take effect when a policy held by the doctor in the Citizens' Insurance Company expired. The defendant. It is alleged, did not have the Citizens' policy in his possession at -the time, so it was decided to trust to memory that it ran ou ton March 1. On examination of the document afterwards made it was seen that it did not expire Until March 7. There was a fire In the Dekum building on March 7. and Welch, it .Is averred, collected Insurance from the Citizens' company, and subsequently 'sued ' the American Fire Insurance Company, which declined to pay. The latter says Its policy under the contract was to take effect only on the expiration of the one in the Citizens company, or on March 7, and this being the case, the insertion of the date March 1, placed there by the parties jis being the general belief thit March 1 m the date of the expiration, is not binding. The contention Is that Dr. Welch haa collected the insurance money from one company, and ho is not entitled to re ceive It from tho other. The complaint in this case Is filed as a cross-bill to the suit filed bv Dr. Welch against the insur ance company. ASICS $25,000 DAMAGES. J. L. Dubois Sues Eastern & "Western Lumber Company. Suit for $25,000 damages was commenced in tho State Circuit Court yesterday by J. L. Dubois against the Eastern & West ern Lumber Company, on account of per sonal injuries. Dubois was employed In the mill as a second oftbearer. whose duty it was to hoist and remove cants as they left tho first saw, by means of a cable. Dubois alleges that the lumber company allowed the cable to become weak, de fective and unsafe, so that It broke and precipitated a cant upon him, breaking both of his legs above the knee. The acci dent occurred on October 4. 1902, and tho plaintiff says he was confined in the hos pital until the month of 'April following. Ho. complains that nls left leg Is shorter than the other one. and is partially para lysed. Henry E. McGinn. George C Brownell and L. Stlpp appear as hia at torneys. . LEASE SPOILS JV DEAL. But Claim of Agents lor-Commission Is Disnilttsed. ' A dispute over the attempted sale of a lodging-house at the corner of Fourth and Yamhill streets, was decided by a Jury in Judgo Cleland's Court yesterday. George & Alexander, business-chance agents, de- manded 5150 commission from R. and W. Peterson. They testified that they .agreed to sell the place for the Petersons, who claimed td have a lease for three years, and that they found a purchaser in tho person of Mr. Moore. An .examination of the leaae disclosed that, while It was for three years. It con tained a clause permitting the owner to terminate it by giving six months' notice If he desired to build a brick building. George & Alexander contended that the six-months article spoiled the sale, and that the Petersons deceived them. They therefore demanded payment of the com mission, which they would have earned. A. King Wilson, attorney for the defense, argued that there was no fraud, as the lease was In writing and showed for it self. A verdict for his clients was prompt ly returned, by the Jury. Numerous wit nesses testified. Damage Case on Trial. The trial of the suit of Daniel Dublver, guardian of his son. William Dublver. a minor, against the City & Suburban Rail way Company for $3177 damage?, was be gun before Judge George and a Jury yes terday, and will bo concluded today. Toung Dublver several months ago was driving an express wagon along Third street near Jetferstn, and the wagon was run Into by a car. He was trhown out, striking on his head on the pavement. He testified that he still suffers much from the effects of the injuries received. The defense of the company Is that the boy- carelessly drove in front of the car and was himself to blame, and not the motorman. Rufus Mallory and E. EL Mal lory appeared as attorneys for the de fense, and D. Soils Cohen and A. Bern stein for the plaintiff. BUILD SELL WOOD FRRY. Committee "Which Will Have Charge Nearly Hendr for Bntlness. It is thought probable that the Sellwood ferry will be in operation within six months. The committee appointed by the Mayor to handle the proposition Edward D. Curtis, Joseph Webber and Joseph Nickum met Wednesday, secured creden tials .nd took oath of office before the auditor, and will meet Monday evening and elect officers. A member of the com mittee said yesterday that tho business of installing the Sellwood ferry would be pushed with all possible energy. "We will Issue the $15,000 In bonds," ho said, "at once in denominations of $100 and $1000 at 5 per cent, according to the provisions of the ferry act. No bids less than $100 will be received. The cash will be turned In to the treasurer. Contracts will then be let for building the ferry and preparing the approaches. While the business of disposing of the bonds is un der way, we will locate the approaches to the ferry on both sides of the river, decide on the kind of boat wanted and the cost of the same, so that when the money from the sale of the bonds is In the treasury we can let the contracts. No time will be lost In getting the ferry in operation." WILL GET CAR LINE. South Mount Tabor to Be Connected "With Hawthorne Avenue Rnilvrny. The Oregon Water Power & Railway Company started work yesterday morning grading for the extension of the Hawthorne-avenue railway to West avenue and the lower reservoir. The route is south from the end of tho Hawthorne avenue branch a short distance, and then east through the Hutchinson tract to West avenue, and thence to the reservoir. Surveys were made some time ago. The reservoir Is quite a resort In the Summer time, but the branch will accommodate a very wide district. It brings the end of the Hawthorne-avenue line to within about half a mile of the Grange Hall. Sunnyside Scliool Graduation. Public graduating exercises will be held In the assembly hall of the Sunayside schoolhouse next Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the Sunnyside School Alumni Association. George Rogers is president. The class promoted from the grammar grade of the Sunnyside School will be received into membership and giv en a reception. The graduates aro: Ora -Clark, Lorena H. Patterson, Madaline R. Buchanan, Gertrude E. Wilson, John W. Shaver, Monta Dunn, Maybell Thompson, Mildred M. Johnson, Leila McCamman, Albert D. Reynolds, Winnie F. McCrary, M- Rankin. J. Mae Steele. James W. Hembree, Mar H. Clark. Mabel Leoper. Recovered Stolen Bicycle. Policeman O. F. Isakson. with B. Sing er, who lives at CS2 East Twenty-first street, on Wednesday found a Rambler bicycle numbered 1293, which had been stolen from Mr. Singer's home last Sun day night. It was recovered from the premises of Jacob Miller, 611 East Twen-ty-nrst street, having been brought there by Walter Miller and James Nlcley. who lives at 720 East Twentieth street. Walter Miller is 12 and Nicely 13 years old. Owing to their extreme youth, Policeman Isak son did not take them to the station. Indiun War Veterans' Dinner. Mrs. Laura Mutch, president of Mc MUlen Camp. Sons and Daughters of In dian War Veterans, desires to thank all who assisted and made donations to the banquet provided for tho veterans. The table committee she desires to mention for special credit for its work. "It was stated in the papers that we served an old-fashioned dinner to 130 Indian War Veterans." said she. "We really did a little better, and served a banquet to 530, as the 130 veterans became translated into 530, composed of their wives, widows and daughters, besides some pioneers." East Side Xotes. Mrs. D. E. Roberts, of Minneapolis, Is visiting her sister. Mrs. L. P. Clark, at 55 East Sixteenth street. Edward D. Curtis, principal of tho Sun nyslde School, has been sick with bron cltls. and was threatened with pneu monla. John Collins, an old resident of East Portland, but now of Long Beach, was on tho East Side yesterday, visiting his friends. He is an Indian War Veteran and pioneer of 1S32. For the past 12 years he has made his home at Long Beach and returned there last evening. TO SHOW CITY'S ROSES. Annunl Exhibit Will Be Held at Parsons Hall Saturday. The rose exhibit of the Portland Rose Society will be held at Parsons Hall, corner Washington and Nineteenth streets, opposite the Exposition build ing, on Saturday. June 20. The exhibit will be open at 2 o'clock P. M.. and there will be an evening session, begin ning at S o'clock. All roses for ex hibition must be delivered at Parsons Hall not later than 1 o'clock P. M. Satur day. It Is hoped that all persons having roses will exhibit them. The ob ject of the exhibit Is not to award "prizes, but to show what kind of roses can be grown at Portland and to give informal tlon to all people who desire to plant roses. All persons having fairly good specimens of roses, even though the num ber be Xew. are requested to exhibit them at this show. Jars and water will be furnished all exhibitors free of charge, and a number of members of the Rose Society will be present, who will assist In exhibiting the roses. It is to be hoped that all persons In terested In rose culture will attend "this exhibit and" show their interest and ap preciation in making Portland tho "Rose City." WE WILL GIVE FREE Panama lints Worth half the price of a business suit, with each' cult purchased of us today or Saturday, or as long as the supply of bats lasts. THE J. M. ACHESON CO.. Merchant Tailors, Fifth and Alder Sts. FIRST MAYOR OF ALBINA CHARLES H. HILL DIES AFTER PARALYTIC STROKES, Successful In Business, He Was Pa triotic and Lived Tip to a High Code of Honor. Charles H. Hill, the first Mayor of the municipality of Alblna, and. one of the moot prominent residents of that part of the present City of Portland, died at his home last night on Russell street, at 7:15 o'clock. Death was the result of five strokes of paralysis, the first having rend ered him an Invalid IS months ago. As owner of the Hill block, corner of Williams avenue and Russell streets, a handsome brick structure containing offices and lodgerooms, and of numerous cottages and other pieces of property FIRST MAYOR OF ALBINA PASSES AWAY CHARLES In Upper and Lower Alblna, and on the Peninsula and founder of a large and flourishing family, Mr. Hill has been con spicuous in the growth of that part of tho city. Being a mam of extraordinary stature, of genial and dignified beating, he formed a large personal acquaintance and claimed many as his friends. He was past grand of Industrial No. 90, Independent Order of Oddfellows; a mem ber of Phil Kearney Post, G. A. R..; a member of Central Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. W. T. Kerr, pastor. The funeral will occur Sunday at the Central Methodist Church on Rufeell street, and the Oddfellows and Grand Army Veterans will participate in the ceremonies. The deceased came to Portland In 1S7S. Ho engaged in the real estate business and invested In East Portland and Lower Alblna. He was one of the first to discern the future of Upper Alblna and he bought tracts of property there. His invest ments proved profitable. He was one of the property-holders who survived the depreciation of 1SS3 and came out in good shape, because he always held to the rule to make real estate produce 'something to put It In shape to pay Its own' way. When Alblna was created Charles H. Hill was elected as Its first Mayor. He was re-elected. He was a member of the Portland Water Commission. Although descended from Virginia and Kentucky parentage, he was always a Republican in politics. But in his extraordinary stature, in his firmness of purpose and in his code of social and business honor, he exhibited his Southern breeding. Born in Kentucky, November H, 1837, ho emigrated with his. parents to Indiana; in 1S5J, Settled in Davis County, Iowa; in 1S58. married Martha A. Romlngor at Bloomficld, la. She still survives him. After his marriage he was engaged In the lumber business at Council Bluffs, at Fort Smith, and at Carthage, Mo. At the last named place he served in the Sheriff's office. At the opening of the Civil War he enlisted In, the Thirty-second Iowa. Being wounded in active service he was discharged. Besides the widow the following chil dren, all of Portland." survive him: One daughter. Dr. Etta Hlll-Schnauffer, and four eon?. Estus, Charlc3, Albert and George Hill. Mr. Hill's pride in his building at the corner of Russell street and Williams avenue was that Its eminence afforded him a place to display a large American flag at the time the Oregon volunteers marched to the Philippines. He declared he would leave that flag there until the Oregon regiment returned in victory and glory. And he did, although the flag be came battered and torn. On the day of the return of the Oregon boys, a new and handsome flog was seen floating over the Hill building. CURIOS FOR MUSEUM. Colonel HnvrUlns Prizes Turtle Shells and Stomach. When a man undertakes to collect ma terials to form a museum, which shall be really attractive and Instructive, he em barks on a sea of trouble, and acquiring much information on many subjects, as Colonel Hawkins can testify. Passing down Alder street a row days ago he saw two very large sea turtles lying on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant, on which he cast longing eyes. It was not the delicacy of their flesh, nor tho rich soup that could be made of It that he was thinking about, but he longed for their fine shells, or more properly, carapaces, to place In the free museum. He finally deoided to ask the proprietor for tho shells and was at once assured that he should have them. Yesterday Mr. Hawkins was delighted to find 'them in his storeroom at the City Hall, where they had been placed dur ing his absence by the janitor. There was also in the room a new curio of which Mr. Hawkins could make neither head nor tall, and which completely puxzled him. It was a foot or more long and some four or five Inches in diameter, inflated with air, and tied at one end like a bladder, but with sharp, pointed teeth half an inch In length all over It. There were scores of these teeth, an Inch or so apart. It was finally ascertained that It was the invert ed stomach of one of the turtles, which the donor thought would make a curio for the museum. - The sea turtle, when at sea. lives on seaweed, and having a mouth much like the beak of a bird, it has lts teeth in its stomach, an arrangement which will arouse the jealousy of all who are troubled with Indigestion, but will be looked upon with contempt by all dentists. Just what a turtle does when troubled with toothache Is a puzzle, but he prob ably thinks It is nothing but ordinary stomachache, and takes something hot and goce to bed. The turtle can live for some time out of the sea and finds cabbage & very good substitute for seaweed. Many thousands of these turtles are slaughtered yearly to be made Into turtle soup, which Is In great demand among epicures the world over. Part of the flesh is eaten In the form of steaks and Is highly esteemed. MUST SERVE WITHOUT PAY Attorney-General Gives Opinion to State Commission. President Jefferson Myers, of the State Lewis and Clark Commission, has received an opinion from Attorney-General Craw ford that the members of the commission must serve without pay and cannot be era ploved to perform other services than to act as commissioners. Tho opinion fol lows: SALEM. Or.. June 17. Hon. Jefferson Myers. President Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. Commission: Dear 3lr: Relative to yours of the 1st Inst, propounding the questions "Should & Commis sioner be employed in any other capacity by the State Commission to perform service other than to act as a Commissioner? Is there any reason why the said Commission cannot pay him compensation for this work?" Permit me H. HILL. to say that paragraph "e" of section 3 of the act provides thai "The members of the Com mission thall serve without compensation, but they shall all be allowed their necessary trav eling expenses and hotel expenses while Ab sent from tnelr places of business, on any duty or business authorized by this act. or by the Commission." The Commission is em powered and directed to secure and promote a fbll and complete exhibition of the art. Industries, manufactures and products of tha livers, soli, mines, forest and sea at the City of Portland, and to carry out tho provis ions of the act. It Is made the duty of the Commission to do all and everything neces sary to carry out the provisions of the act and to act In connection with the executive committee of the Lewis and Clark Centen nial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair. The committee has full and complete control of the expenditure of the money appropriated by the state for the Fair to be held in Portland In 1803, and its duty Is to expend the same for the purpose for which It was appropriated, and any duty nec essary to bo performed -for the purpose Is the duty of the Commission, and I am unable to discover any service In connection with the expenditure of the $300,000 appropriated by the state which Is not a service to be per formed by the Commission. The Commission shall secure exhibits, erect buildings, pro cure site for the same, employ agents, serv ants and employes to do and perform what thd Commission cannot otherwise do and ner- form. It would be very difficult to draw a. line Detween tne duties of a Commissioner and services other than to act as n. Commls sloner. Also the Commission would have to pass upon tho accounts of Its own members. and members would be actlntr In a double capacity, being a claimant and at the same time Judging their own claims. From a cara ful examination of the act and Its purposes and the duties of the Commission, I am of the opinion that whatever duties the Commission do or perform either as a Commission or aa Individual Commissioners, they must serve without pay. exceDt necessarv traveling and hotel expenses. Neither does the act In that respect connict with the Constitution of he state, for the reason that It does not reoulre the services of any one such services are vol untary, and if any one does not care to sen's he can resign, but as long as they do serve In my opinion they must serve without pay, and the Commission cannot emnlor its own members to perform other services than to act as a commissioner. Respectrully yours, A. M. CRAWFORD, Attorney-General. LITTLE FAITH IN PRIESTS. Vatican Is In Doubt About Appoint ing1 Filipinos Bishops. ROME, June IS. Monslgnor Nozaleda, formerly archbishop of Manila, although repeatedly asked for his opinion regard Ing the appointment of American and Filipino bishops in the Philippine Islands, has refused, saying that he had nothing to add to reports he made on leaving the Archipelago, which he repeated verbally and amplified in writing when in Rome. In these reports Monslgnor Nozaleda always has insisted that tho American ization of the clergy In the Philippines wouli be a failure, ending In disaster to tho Catholic- Church there. He also pro fessed to have great distrust In the na tlve clergy. The Vatican has little faith in the na tive priests, hence the proposition of Monslgnor Guidl. the apostolic delegate In the Philippines, in favor of the ap pointment of two native bishops his not been accepted. The Vatican fears that these bishops might invest with the epis copal dignity some schismatic prelates, whose position would thus become valid Padre Agllpay and his followers. In the eyes of the church, are now Outside of the Catholic pale, and are merely playing a comedy. THE BEST OF EVERTTHD'O Is found in the new ticket office of the Nortb-Western Line and in all Its trains. The short line Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chicago. Quickest service, lowest rates. For full information write to or call on H. L. Sisler. general agent, 132 Third street, Portland. Or. TRIPLE-WELL INKSTANDS, BLACK ELEC TROSE BASE 6x8K; PRICE $1.00, OR SENT BY MAIL, POSTPAID, "FOR $1.25. : : : : The Kilham Stationery Co. Washington DROWNED IN THE RIVER EDWARD FRAME MEETS WHILE SAILING. DEATH He and His Companion Rock Canoe Until It Capsizes Search for Body Is Vain. Edward Frame, aged 17 years, son of R. A. Frame, a money broker who has offices in tho Marquam building, was drowned In the Willamette River yesterday afternoon. near the point of Ross" Island. Accompanied by Horton Nicholas, who runs an elevator In the Oregonlan build ing, he was sailing across the river in a ight canoe- Just as they passed, tne point of the island the boat upset, throw ing both of the boys Into the river. Nich olas grabbed the boat, and was rescued a few moments later by a man who saw the accident, but Frame sank Immediately and was not seen again. Search parties were dragging the river until late last night, trying to find the body, but the water Is very deep at that point. The exact cause of the accident is not clearly explained, even by Nicholas. "We were having a lot of fun,' said he to an Oregonlan reporter, "but neither of us had any fear of the water. I am a good swimmer, and he could swim well enough to keep afloat for a while. W e were rock ing the boat some, and thought the en tire matter was a Joke. As nearly as I can remember, the boat gave a mighty tilt in the direction of the side he was leaning, and he threw his entire weight toward my side to keep the boat from up setting. The combined weight on one lde of the boat threw It in the other direction so quickly that we could not change quick enough to save it. Even after the boat had overturned I took It as a Joke, for I knew that I could get out and thought that he could. I waited a moment and saw that the boat was not going to sink, and. calling to him to come on, swam 1a the direction of the boat. As soon as I had hold of the boat It occurred to me that he might need some help, and I looked around, but he was gone. His body must have sunk like lead. I watched the water closely for a sign of him. but never even saw a bubble to mark the direction he had taken. "Some people who were passing in a boat saw the accident and came to our rescue at once. Some boys who were at the yacht clubhouse saw us and hurried out In a boat. They tried every way to locate the body, but could not find It." Both boys were members of the Oregon Yacht Club, and were used to boats. Edward Framo was a bright boy. He attended Hill Military Academy, where he had an excellent record. He owned Lark No. 16, moored at the Oregon Yacht Clubhouse, but as the wind was lignt, tne boys took the canoe out for a row In stead of the sailboat. Sunday School Picnic Postponed. On account of the drowning of Edward Frame the Sunday school picnic of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, which was to be given Saturday at Oak urove, is Indefinitely postponed. CARD OP THAXKS. The underslened desire to thank friends. neighbors, ana especially the teachers and pupils of the Sunnyside school, for kind favors during tne recent sicKness ana dpth of thplr dauehter. Ora B. Proebstel. June 12. "We are grateful to the Sunnyside school for Its most exquisite norai triDute. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Proebstel. UAII.Y MErTKOItOL.or.lCAL 11EPOKT. PORTLAND June 18. Maximum tempera ture. 77 deg.; minimum temperature, 53 deg.; river reading. 11 A. M.. 24 feet; change la a hours. 0.1 feet: total precipitation. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., T; total precipitation, since Septem ber 1. 1602. 39.71 Inches: normal precipita tion since September 1. 1002. 44.03 Inches: deficiency, 5.27 Inches; total sunshine. June 17. 1903. 8 hours 50 minutes: possible sun shine. June 17. 1003, 15 hours 48 minutes; bar ometer, reduced to sea level, at 5 P. M-, 30.01. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Wind. n Ml.. STATIONS.- 3 Baker City .... Bismarck Boise Eureka !7o;o:oo; 72 T 8210.00 laoA A i7fl!o!oo Helena ......... Kamloops. B. C. 80 0.00 62!0.00 S2'0.00 North Head ..... Focatello Portland Red Bluff Roseburg Sacramento Salt Lake City.. San Francisco . . . Spokane' Seattle u. Tatoosh Island 17710.00 060.00 78 0.00 NE safo.oori4's 62 0.00 eao.oo 76'oiooJlO Walla Walla S2:o".00'f WEATHER CONDITIONS. No rain of consequence has fallen west of the Rock)' Mountains during the last 12 hours, but the pressure has rapidly diminished and cloudinecs has increased in the North Pacific States. It is warmer in Northern California, Oregon and "Washington. The Indications are for. partly cloudy, unset tled weather in this district Friday, with but little it any rain. The river at Portland reached a stage ot 24 feet at 5 P. M. It will slowly rise during the next two days and reach a stage of 24.3 feet by Sunday. WEATHER FORECAST. Forecasts made at Portland for 23 hours end Ing at midnight Friday, June 10: Portland and vicinity Partly cloudy with occasionally threatening; westerly winds. Oregon and Idaho Partly cloudy and oc- caslonnlly threatening; westerly winds. Washington Partly cloudy and occasionally threatening with showers near the Coast; westerly -winds. EDWARD A. BEALS, Forecast Official, Hirer Bulletin. 8 NW pt. cloud IOjSS Cloudy 0 W Clear ,N" pt. cloud 12 XW nnAv 0' ipt. cloud fljN I Cloudy 01BW JClear NW Pt. cloud JPt. cloud IClMir C NW Clear 22 W Clear NW 'Cloudy NW lCloudy NE fcioudr lW 1PU cloud -2 S 55 C MS 2 s 35-25. 5 : n : : " : : : STATIONS. : Portland, Or. The Dalles. Or..... Umatilla. Or Northport. Wash. . Wenatchee. Wash. Rlparla. Wash. ... Lewlston. Idaho .. Welier. Idaho .... .'23.0 0.1!0.05!15.0,33.0 .43.d 0.1 0.00 40.0 58.6 .25.1 .40.6 .47.9 O.2K).O0 Z5.0 34.5 0.S 0.00 50.0 53.0 0.3 0.00 40.0 58.0 13.0h-l.0 0.00 .... 24.7 .13.0 II 0.3 0.09124.0 26.0 .(....10.026.5 The temperatures this morning ocr the Up- Street. rer ColHssAta, sad Snake River bast-as range between 45 deg. and 5 deg. aad the- weather ts partly cloudy. It will be warmer at the. headwaters ot theee rivers by Saturday morn ing. The river at Portland will rife slightly dur ing the next thre days, and reach the follow ing stalest Friday. 24 feet: Saturday. 24.2 feet; Sunday. 24.3 feet. The river at The Dalles will rise slbrhtly during the next -48 hours, and reach a stage of -43.5 feet Saturday. EDWARD A. BSALS. Forecast Official. TEACHERS AMD PUBLIC SCHOOL CKILIREK Annual Session Begins Jane 38. FACULTY Z. C. Zlnger, M. 5., Supt. of Schools Clackamas County, mathematics, etc E. Z. Hadley, B. 25. D., Principal Ste phens School, physiology, etc Mrs. E. H. Taggart, Ph. B. Holmes Business College, grammar, history, etc Robert Krohn, Physical Director Port land public schools and M. A. A. C. W. J. Standley. Y. U. C. A., teacher manual training. Mrs. J. E. Burnham, Couch School, 6tb and 6th grades. Nellie M. Washburn, Harrison School. 7th, Sth and 9th grades. G. S. Henderson,HoImes Business Col lege, outdoor sketchipg, penmanship. Holmes Business College Eleventh, and Ynmaill Streets. AUCTION SALES TODAY. By The Ford Auction Co., at salesrooms, 1S2 First St.. at 10 A. SI. H. FORD, Auc At Gilman's Auction Rooms. 413 Washington St., at 10 A. it. S. L. N. OILMAN, Auc MEETING SOTICES. PORTLAND LODGE. NO. 55. A. F- & A. M. Stated communication this (Friday) evening at T:80 sharp. Work in M. M. degree. All M. M. cordially Invited. By order of the L "W. PRATT, Secy. WASHINGTON CHAPTER, NO. IS, R. A. M. Special convocation this (Friday) evening". Jane 10. 1803. at 8 o'clock. Masonic Hall. Burkhard Rlrlrr T3 t m rrf r r vr Visiting companions welcome. By order S. H. P. E. E. SHARON, Secretary. HASSALO LODGE. NO. 15, I. O. O. F. regular meeting this (Friday) evening at 8 o clock. Work in Third Degree; visitors In vited. HY. BROWN, Secy. JiAGl.ES Attention! Aerie No. 4, F. O. E. All members are requested to be present at the meetlnir thl i-nnir 7-aA T xr x. -i Hall, 2d and Yamhill sts. Bus'meis of im portance ana an election of a secretary. oun a. vyaithom, worthy President. DIED. WHARFIELD June 17, 1003. Infant daughter ' inra. Aiuiur a. naraeio. FUXERAL XOTICES. MRS. MINNIE METERS, wife of A. Meyers. ner jaio residence, ixxa mm gt.. Kenwood, Wednesday, S;15 P. M.. aged 39 years, 6 months and 13 days. Funeral Saturday, 0 A. M. sharp. All friends Invited. SNYDER June 17, 1003, George A. Snyder. agea xo years, o monin, xa aays, Deiovea son ot Mrs. Susan -Snyder. Funeral Friday. June 10. 1003, at 1:45 P. M., from late residence, 605 Washington st.; thence to the Cathedral, cor. 15th and Davis sts.. .where services -will be held at 2 P. M. Friends invited. Inter ment Mount Calvary cemetery. DUNNING George W. Dunning, who died June 10. win be burled at St. Mary's cem etery. Funeral will take place from his late residence. 23 North 0th St.. Sunday. June 21. at 1:30 P. M. .Services at St. Mary's Ca- tnearai. iotn ana JJavis sts., at 2 P. M. Solemn requiem high mass at 8 A. M. Sat urday. June 20, at St. Mary's Cathedral, 15th and Davis sts.; and also solemn requiem high mass at 8 A. M.. St. Mary's Cathedral. "Vancouver. Wash. Friends are invited. J. P. FIXLEY A SOS. Prnrr.KlT. Fnneral Directors un& Erabalmers, pnr. fid an A MadlaoB itriif. rata. petent ladr num'U Both phones Xe. 1. EDWARD HOL3IAX, Undertaker. itb. nd Yamhill ata. Ren. Stlnaon, lady assistant. Both Phones ?to. S07. CLARKE BROS., K'B FLOWERS, Floral Desigas, USD Morrison. F. S. DUXXIXG, Undertaker, 414 East Alder. Lady- assistant. Phone. DUXNIXG & CAMPION, UNDERTAK ERS, have moved to 45 X. 6th. SCHAXEX & XEU, MONUMENTS. cemetery worlc, etc., 208 First. XEW TODAY. PRIVATE MONEY TO LOAN; $1000 AND $2000; short and long time. J. U. Wells Co.. 100 Grand ave. MORTGAGE LOANS On improved city and farm property. B. LXVINQTSONE. 224 Stark MORTGAGE LOANS. On improved city aad fata property. BmlUUac loaas. Isatallmtat loaac. Wit. HACHA8TXS, 111 "Wore tec block. $1500 BARGAIN House of 8 rooms, nice g-roBRds, 115x120, one "bloclc car line; 'this week only. J. L. Wells Co., 10O Grand Avenue. $koc 60x100, B. 27th and B. Washington OnO sts.; corner. clK'ft 100x1 CO. 32d and Belmont; best cor ?lDOUner in Sunnyside. For term address owner, F. A. Kenny, ear Portland Hotel, city. INVESTMENTS West Side, well-improved quarter-block. 550O. paying 11 per cent; Improved, corner. 16000, paying 15 per cent; 28x100, with good mti(re. $2000. East Side, well-unproved cor ner, $1750, paying 14 per cent. L. E. Thomp son & WO.. inira street. THE WIBERG PROPERTY For Sale: situated &-mlIe west of Mt. Tabor, cor. ot Bise Line road and Wlberg Lane Comprises 5 acres of land; beautiful lawn, flowers and shrubbery: fruit ot all kinds In abundance;. crplndld 10-room house, convenient to cars; just tne place ror an eiegant ciose-in suburban borne, a country ciud or to suoaiviae for speculation; worth now 215,000. but will be sold at a less ngure. inquire on premises. Telephone Union 544. Mortgage Loans at Lowest Rates Insurance in All Lines A. H. BIRRELL Formerly of MacMaster fc Birrell. REAL ESTATE. GENERAL INSURANCES AND FINANCIAL AGENCT. M8-t McKay Building. Third aad Stark. Phono Matn 232. Housekeepers, Take Note I Sugar-cured hams ..144o Picnic ham - 12c Ranch eggs 20a Best creamery butter ...50c and 55c Dairy butter ...40c and 45e 60c tea 30c Remember. Saturday, chicken day. Cheaper than ever this weex. LA GRANDE CREAMERY 204 Yamhill Street. Acreage Snap Six Acres, improved, near East Ankeny car line. Just the place for any one Vantinf a suburban home. Will be sold for one-half of former value. Fine soil; no gravel. GRINDSTAFF & BLAIN 246 Stark Street. W. M. A3TUSSMKXTS. F THEATER TWEIFT8 ASS KtSRlSIX 'Phone Mala 7S. North-western Vaudeville Co.. Props. George L. Baker, Resident Manager. The Only High-Class Vaudeville House In Portland. Another big house last night. WS CONTINUE TO PLEASE. Don't forget the matinee Saturday at 2:15. Entire change of bill starting Monday. REAL HIGH-CLASS TOP-LINE VAUDE VILLE. Week Starting Monday. June 15. Lester and Cartain t Hathaway and Walton Kraft and Daly Tom Hill Hank Whltcoms. - Little Blossom Powers and Tacofcold James Dana and the Bioscope Matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Prices Matinees. 20c. 10c r evening. 30o. 20c. 10c: boxes and logs seats. 60c. Sale of seats now on. Box office opens 10 A. M. CORDRAVS THEATER Cordray A Russell Managers. Phone Main B92. Portland's Popular Family Resort. Summer prices Matinees 10c aad 20c Evening 10c. 20c and 30c Best and Biggest Show of tho Season. MATINEE TODAY. 2:15. TONIGHT AT 8:15. EDWARD SHIELDS' CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE 10 STAR ACTS 10. Aad Professor Kroon's Famous HUMAN FLAG. The most wonderful moving picture ever pho tographed. Every lace discernible. Shields' Farlc opens Sunday, Jane 21. BAKER'S THEATER GEORGE L. BAKER, Manager Just three more performances of Mr. Ralph Stuart and Company tonight. Saturday at 2:15 and Saturday night. "THE VIRGINIAN." Good-Bye for the Present Season. Evening, 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c Matinee, 10c 15c. 25 c Next Return of the Baker Theater Company In "A Glided Fool." FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. 14600-MODERN HOUSE. TWO LOTS. WEST Side; lovely home. $3300 Modern T-room house, with some furnishings, in Holladays Addition. J225 New 6-room cottage, with all modem conveniences. East Portland. We have houses from $S00 up to $2500 that can be bought .on easy installments. Investi gate. LOTS. $400 00 feet, frontage near Woodtawn car line: splendid investment; good terms. J1200 63-foot frontage. Holloday's Ad dition; fine location for residence. We have to offer lots from $350 and up each on monthly payments. LEWIS & CLARK R. E. Co.. 553 Worcester blk. S4 500 NEW. THOROUGHLY MODERN 8 room house. 22d and Burnslde sts.. or will sell with 100x100 on corner, with stable. $2753 Very desirable 6-rcom cottage and corner lot. 45x100. East Morrison and 15th sts.; beat location, on East Side, and best buy In locality. C2000 Neat 6-room cottage, with 100x100 feet, in Highland, cheap. Hart Land Co.. 107 Sherlocto Ildg. FOR SALE ALL KINDS OF PROPERTT. cheap. SM acres-rG acres In fruit; new 6 room. house, outbuilding, right In the cen ter of Mllwaukle; price $3500. Also vineyard of 6 acres. $225 per acre. Call at Post otflce, Mllwaukle, Or. SIX-ROOM HOUSE. NEW AND MODERN, with lot, $2400. 6-room house, newly paint ed, nice yard; full-size lot; furniture, fuel and chickens Included. $2500. Palmer Bros., room BS. 165 4th st., near Morrison. SPLENDID LOT ON GOOD CAR LINE; WA ter piped to lot, which Is cleared, ready for building; low price. Installments of $S per month. C IT. care oregonlan. SMALL PAYMENT DOWN. BALANCE yearly, buys you the nest and cneapest o-acre homes near the city. Call between 2 and -4 P. M. Postofflce. Mllwaukle. Or. CORBBTT ST. ONE OF THE BEST QUAR- ter blocks facing south and east; beautiful views; price reasonable. F. V. Andrews & Co.. Hamilton building. H-BLOCK OR INSIDE LOT, COR. E. 17TH and scnuyier sts.. uouaaays jvaa. : sewers in. for sale by the owners. Morgan Wall Paper Co.. 184 2d st. FOR SALE THE- OLD HUMMEL HOME stead. 2 acres ot land and three houses: bead of Grant it., scar 7th. W. F. Hummel, foot ot Davis at. $6,000100x100 good business property, brtclc improvements, rented $300 per month. Chance to increase; no agents. Addresa Box 2104 City. LOTS IN LENTS. 60X200. $70 TO $100. EAST terms. Take Mt. Scott car; 5 cents. O. K. Addition. Lents. Or. 4 ACRES. ALL IN CULTIVATION, AT MT. Tabor; 2 hothouses, house and barn. A 21, Oregonlan. $C0 FOR LOTS ON ST. JOHNS CAR LINE: $10 down. $5 per month. Sherman D. Brows. 851 Stark. Holladay's. cor. 16th and Weldler 7-roora house. Inquire house or Woodward, 217 Ablngton. 4 NICE. LEVEL LOTS IN MONTAVILLA, $50 each; $10 down, $5 monthly. Wm. Purdy. TOR SALE Small orchards within 2 miles Of Statehouse. Derby 4 Wilson. Salem. FOR SALE FARMS. FOR SALE FINE 80-ACRE FARM: GOOD house and bam; good well and running wa ter; 500- choice Winter apple trees; one mile from school, church, depot and boat land ing; must be sold at once: $3500; a bargain. Frank Bartlett, Rldgeneld, Wash. IMPROVED FARMS FOh SALS IN ALL parts o' Oregon and Washington; payments tnd to suit purchasers. For particulars apply to WM. MACMASTER. 311 Worcester blcck. TOR SALE 25 ACRES NEAR LENTS P. O.; small house and barn, orchard: 4 acres m strawberries; price, $2000. L Vanduyn. 270 Wabhtngton st. 10,000 acres of choice grain, stock and dairy farms In Yamhill Valley. Further Informa tion address Dlnsmore & Hunt. Sheridan. Or. 55 acres, 8 miles east, near car: all In cultiva tion; modem farm. Wm Wolfsteln. 227 Front. TO EXCHANGE. NO. 1 LODGING-HOUSE. GOOD LOCATION; good money-maker, to exchange for house or lot. or acreage. M 21. Oregonlan. 30 ACRES IMPROVED FARM IN INDIANA to trade for real estate In Oregon or Wash ington. P. P. Ball. Gresham. Or. WASTED REAL ESTATE WANTED-COTTAGE. 4 TO 6 ROOMS. WITH batb. with fruit and shrubbery; will pay $1000 to 1500; $300 cash, balance tlrae; state location, price. W 22. Oregonlan. WANTED PROPERTY OWNERS TO LIST their real estate with us for quick returns. Lewis & Clark R. E. Co.. 553 Worcester blk. TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE. HOMESTEADS AND TIMBER CLAIMS without residence or any kind of proof. We have a few tracts of good timber land, bear ing about 3,000.000 feet per Quarter-section. This land is good for agriculture; cl03e to towns, school, etc., and Is offered In tracts to salt, at $G per acre; easy payments. Ames Mercantile Agency. Ablngton bldg. HOMESTEADS AND TIMBER CLAIMS Lo cated; good yellow pine; also choice school lands. Call on B. J. Sanford. formerly of the Jinn of Sanford & Perry, now at room 303. Falling bldg. 3,000.000 YELLOW PINE; 4.000.000 YELLOW , fir timber claims, tributary to Coast and los- flng stream; investigate at once. Room 4. Inlkey bldg. FINE HOMESTEAD RELINQUISHMENT, good house; 2 miles from river and railroad. 155 miles from Portland, $375. E. N. Hall. 102 1st st. t CHOICE FIR AND YELLOW PINE CLAIMS for location; also timbered and prairie home steads. George S. CanHeld, 306 Commercial block. $S00 BUYS 160 ACRES TIMBER. 6 MILES from Astoria. E. Z. Ferguson, Astoria. i FOREST RESERVE: SCRIP FOR SALE. J. D. Wilcox & Co., 202H Stark it- IIH