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10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH -2, 1907. STRIKERS FORCE MILL TO CLOSE Chute Men at Eastern & West ern Tie Up the Plant by Walking Out. ASK FOR HIGHER WAGES Request Turned Down by Employers and There Is Possibility Tlit All Mills in the City Will Become Involved. Trouble that may develop into a .strike Involving all the big Portland sawmills and plaee at a standstill a large por tion of one of Oregon'?: most important industries began at 10:30 o'clock yester day morning, when 11 chute men- at- the Eastern & Western mill walked out. They had asked their employers for a wage of $i for a ten-hour day and had been flatly refused the concession. They have been receiving" $2.75 for. a 12-hour day. When .the night shift reported for. duty at 5:3 P. M. the day men persuaded the men not to go to work and told them that they, too .could get more -pay 'if they would only Join the strike, and the shift to a man refused to move a piece of lum ber. . . This put a more serious aspect on the puliation, and fine the millowners' were not prepared to cope -with, for every one of the 75 yardmen had declined to go to work and as a result the plant was forced to shut down at 6 o'clock. The mill at that hour was piled full of lumber, and there were no yardmen to handle the out put. The sawyers, the edgers and in fact nil the inside force reported for duty last night, but not a log could be moved or a aw turned because, of the congestion of sawed lumber stacked in the mill. Ef forts to get men to take the places of the striking yardmen proved fruitless, and there was no way to get the lumber to the dorks or to pile It in the yard. The leaders of the strike are confident of forcing the company to grant their de mands, and predict that no yardmen will report for duty when the whistle blows for the day shift to go on. The men who have walked out say they will stick to gether until they have won their fight. Others May .loin Strike. The strikers add. further, that, although the employes at the Kiwstern & Western mill have no union or organization of any kind, they will be joined by the-yardmen f l he other local mills, and this will mean a complete tie-up of ever lumber plant In Portland unless other yardmen i-an be -secured, which the strikers doubt. Fearing: there might be some outbreak or violence, the millowners called on the Police Department la.st night for protection of their plant and Patrolmen Peterson and floes. y were sent out to as sist the regular night watchman. Thev were stationed at the mill by Sergeant Coie and remained at their post during the night. This morn In jr five officers will t on hand -to prevent violence when the time PniftWKfor the day shift to go to work. The miVMjement of the mill js hopeful that, the dujy crews will remain loyal and go td work today as usual, but this is not at all likely, according to the strike leaders, who seem to have been planning; for the walk-out for some time...,. The millowners admit they were caught napping and insist that the disgruntled employes gave them less than 10 minutes notice before calling the strike. It was slated also that the men made .peremp tory demands for the increase in wages and threatened to walk out immediately if their demands were not granted forth with. Company Refuses Demand. The company was not prepared to give a final apswer without some time in which to listen to the grievances of the men and to consider the matter and so refused the request of the chute men. The latter, in pursuance tlf their state ment, wtlked out, making their initial demand their final ultima turn. The striking night shift gathered about the mill last night but there was no violence. They made it plain thy in- tended to keep the strike up even if com pelled to involve the yardmen at the other mills. It is understood workmen at the remainder of the city mills are in sympathy with tke movement and stand ready to strike if necessary to secure an Increase in wages. The Ka stern & Western mill and every oiher lumber manufacturing plant In the city, have a large number of orders on hand and they have been working day and night. The daily output of this plant alone is close to riOo.ooo feet. The steamer Pleiades is loading lumber at the Kast ern & Western docks for San Francisco. For the past two years, the mill has rarely sh'it down and if it remains idle for any length of time, it will Involve a heavy loss to the owners. PASSES THE $260,000 MARK Fund for Y. M. C. A.-Y. V. C. .A. Building liurca-cd by SI 10 0. Hl'BSCKIPTIONS TO 1) ATK, - Fall canvas fVhri:ary ::-l's March 1 $j:lo.7:i:Vso i:s.:t.-.Yrti J Total t'MU. S0 While the solicitors for the $5r.ftH need ed for a new building have been hard at work and have raised nearly $;.ou dur ing the last throe weeks, the other de partments of the Y. M. C. A and the Y. W. C A. have not leen idle. The Boys repartment of the Y. M. c A. has en listed Its members in an energetic mem. berslilp campaign and through the per sonal effort of each hoy has materially increased the membership of this depart ment. ' The Travelers Aid department of the Y. YV. C. A. has been especially active since the first of the year. During the month of January the worker at the Union Depot went on duty at ti o'clock in the evening and remained there until midnight. During this month hundreds of persons were given advice and help, while 110 were given material aid. Among other branches of the work is the inves tigation of questionable advertisements for female help. Numbers of advertise ments of a questionable character are discovered every month in the classified Hds under the head '"girls wanted." In January S2 members were added to the Y. W. C. A. and there were t7 re newals of membership. There were 224 tails for help at the employment depart, merit and 174 calls for employment. Sev-t-ral iarsre business houses arc aiding the work of the Y. W. C. A. The organizations have a larger list of Mibsrrihcrs to the building fund than any other enterprise ever launched in this city ha? ever had. the total number of donors being nearly SVOnft. The only weakness in the present campaign Is that a large number of representative citizens have not yet decided how much they will give. When this is accomplished it will mean that the entire amount will be raised and the building put up. The sub scriptions yesterday were as follows: Walter Mnckay $ soi .Barber Asphalt-. Company 11. H. Newhalt . ' 100 Brunswlck-Balke-Cohender Company. . 50 Mrs. Ueorge W. Weldler' (addition . . ?io Total .' '.$1,400 MUST CHANGE ITS PLANS Co-operative Christian Federation Foiled by Sale of C. & E. Wallis Xash. president of the Chamber of Commerce, returned yesterday from New York City, where he has been for several weeks in theinterest of the Co operative Christian Federation. Mr. Xash reports that in the purchase by the Har. riman interests of the Corvallis & East ern Railroad one of the important plans of the Federation .has been defeated. This -transaction was concluded just on the eve of a ' contemplated . acquisition of this property by the local interests. As a result, it has been decided by the. Federation to obtain from the Clackamas River the nere?sary power for-the opera tion of an electric line from this city into Clackamas County to a point about 20 mtfunvrtr -y viwwWWt88 Wilson w lyini.mMiw "i I , f f' tttf'' v:v- i f :. ' i ',u h ' .---Ml s f - ' fX: ' ' 4 lis, -Kf jNL I . AT-A" - ',-;-.'-! W1I-I-1AM R. FOOTK, OF CMS COINTY, HIS WIFE AM) THIKTKKN CHIl.DKKN. MYRTLE POINT, Or., March 1. (Special.) William R. Foote and his youthful appearing wife, of this place, aro the parents of a Roosevelt! an family of vrhom thy are exceedingly proud, and they have probably the -largest family in Caos County.1 Of IK children, IS survive, the eldest being and the 3onnj?est -4 years of age. Two pairs of twins were born, one pair in ls'.ift and the other in 50ol. Mr. Foote has his family history from the time of Richard Foote, who was born in Ki-U. The senior Richard .was father ef 14 children, . all born In England. ' A son. Richard, came to Kenr tuclty in 117 and was the parent of the American branch of the family. The names of the children in the picture are: Hayward Steward, Dallas I-ee. Allen Laurence. Alexander Owen, Blizaheth Orepheme, 'William KM. Elimle. Louisiana, Mary 'Leotia, Ruth -Olivia, Lebbyan,. Mamie Uwrence, Annie Florence, Hlen Laura, Henry Miners,' Xaomt. miles from this city, where a townsiie wilt be located. Tliis electric line will follow the . Clackamas . River and will serve as a substitute, for the steam boad that .was originally planned. -The industrial features of (he Federa tion: reports Mr. Nash, met with the in stant indorsement of the financiers who had agreed to back the project. The en terprise has been so seriously disturbed by the reported sale of the Corvallis & Kastern Railroad property. . says .Mr. Nash.' that it will necessitate getting out a new prospectus, in which the railway scheme will be made of secondary con sideration, the industrial feature of the enterprise taking preredence. The Federa tion is satisfied that it will he able to make a sufficiently satisfactory showing to insure the ready issuance of bonds with which to finJiice the scheme. The Federation already has an option on about 170o acres in Clackamas County and is preparing to acquire additional acreage. Raffling Di.-euse Is l atal. LARAM1K, Wyo.. March 1. The fourth case of purpura ever known in the United States was yesterday the cause of death of Mrs. Slna Barkhurst. of Laramie. Purpura is the most baf fling of all diseases, and the recovery of a case has never been known. Mrs. Barkhurst was attacked by the disease last Wednesday, blood burst ing from the veins and spreading; over the entire body beneath the skin. Hun day the entire body turned green. Tuesday the color changed to gray, except the eyes, which remained green. Yesterday death resulted. COW SINKING IN MIRE RESCUED BY. BRAVE PORTLAND POLICEMAN JOHN MARTINS family bossy wan dered afar from the barnyard yester day morning, and at noon she fetched up in the mire that abounds just beyond the plant of the. Portland Flouring Mills along the river. In quest of food, of which the humane officers state poor bossy had tasted but little of late, the good, old cow moved along the highways and byways until sh was lost in the swamps, and it be came suddenly apparent to her that she was sinking. Hoisting a signal of distress, bossy kept sinking. Being weak, from the long tramp from home, and lack of food for many moons, as the humane officers al lege, she was unable to extract herself from -the perilous position, .and all she could do was to wait for assistance. The usual recourse was taken by pass ersby they called the police. The latter are always available for any emergency, and therefore it was up to them to tackle the situation and save the cow's life. Captain Moore, in command of head quarters, ordered Humane Officer Crate and Mounted Patrolman Gittings. to the The Cow Ffcll, Into the Mire. WILL WAS WRONG Derby's Testament. Gets Cor poration Into Trouble. GIVES WIFE ITS PROPERTY Pacific Improvement Company Is Forced to Elablifh Its Rights to Iot-al' Possessions In Court Judge Rules In Its Favor. .Through thoughtlessness in drawing up his will, Richard Derby, trustee and for mer confidential man of a big San Fran cisco ,' corporation, compelled' the latter to establish its title to its Portland hold ings, in Judge Frazer's" court yesterday HERE IS A FAMILY OF THE TRULY R00SEVELTIAN TYPE morning. The copcern is the Pacific Im provement Company, and its president, Horace. G. Piatt, a prominent San Fran cisco attorney, was on hand to look after his' company's interests. The' case proved to be one of few if - any pre cedents. Derby, it appeared from the testimony, came to Portland several years ago as agent for the Improvement Company and made extensive purchases of land in Hawthorne Addition to East Portland. For the sake of convenience in operat ing here for the company, he was au thorized to record the deeds of all prop erty acquired by him in his own name. His work completed here. Derby re turned to San Francisco. His health began failing and shortly before his death he hurriedly drafted a will. .In this will he left all property. ieal and personal, to his wife and children. Derby's death occurred in' January a year ago. and his will was tiled for pro bate several months later. By its terms the improvement company's Portland holdings were Included in the bequest to Mrs. Derby. The company was in a quandary for some time, for Mrs. Derby refused to relinquish her claims. When the case was called by Judge Frazer yesterday forenoon, however. Mrs. Derby did not make a vigorous contest. The company was not opposed in its effort to establish its full claim. Local business men were placed on the stand let tell of their knowledge of Derby's relationship to the concern. Derby's cor respondence with headquarters, was also scene, and they were soon there not with bells, but with shovels and ropes. Only the cow s head and tail, with the top line of the backbone were visible above the mire, and her situation was desper ate Indeed. When she saw Patrolman Gittings' uniform, however, she seemed to take courage, and looked her gratitude for tJ-e timely arrival of the officers. It -vas 1 o'clock when Giuings and Crate set to- work shoveling the mire away from bossy's form, and when they finished their task and pulled her out by a rope tied around her horns, they dis covered that two hours had passed. Both agreeed they had earned the increase re cently made in their salaries, and after turning the beast over to the; owner and lecturing him for his alleged neglect and promising- to arrest him today for cruelty to an animal in failing to feed his qow properly, they hiked hack to police hekd guarters to report off duty. rr- - . The Poller Rewue the Cow. entered In evidence. . Judge Frazer promptly found for the plaintiffs in the case. MILL, RFCEIYE $10 A v MONTH Deserted Wife Establishes .Title to ( Dead Man's Property., Agnes Ledingham will receive ; small compensation for the 25 years she lived as the deserted wife of Robert T. led ingham and supported his seven children. The County Court has declared her the lawful widow of Ledingham, who died several years ago, shortly after returning to his abandoned home at Atchison. Kan. But the Portland property of the de ceased has been largely absorbed by debts and obi -gat ions. Inasmuch as the widow does not eare to come to Portland arid exercise her right to live in the Ieding ham residence, she s entitled to the net income of $10 a month, which the house produces. The story of the I-edlnghams will be recalled by many Port landers. It is one of the strangest cases that has ever been heard in a local court. Robert T. Ued ingham and Agnes Ledingham were mar ried at Dundee. Scotland, .November 15. 1JC.S. They emigrated to America and lo cated at Atchison. Here the husband de serted his family and came to Portland, where he married a second Lime without securing a divorce from his first wife. After many years his Portland wife died and he dee'ded to return home in his old age. He wrote to Kansas and found his fnmily was s-iilt Intact. Returning to them, he, was taken ill and died a short time after reaching Atchison. I The original Mrs. Ledingham at once tj(jiiru a. uuwci itiLcicrhi in ins p: ui- erty. und Judge Webster's' decision of yesterday was in . her favor. But the value of the estate, originally several thousand dollars, is now very small, and Mrs. Ledlngrmm will receive the small income produced by the old Iedingham house. 1'pon her death the heirs of both wives will share in the property division. RAILWAY OX THE SAXDY ROAi Franchise for Electric Line Granted by the County Court.-. Franchise for an electric railway line on the Sandy road was granted yester day by the County Commissioners. The line will extend from the intersection of the. Sandy road with East Sixteenth and East Davis streets in a northeasterly direction, towards the Columbia River. It will tap the undeveloped . residence district east of Irvington a new district known as Rose City Park Addition. A tract of 1100 acres will be thereby placed in communication -with the city. There will be about thrue miles of track. The promoters are the Title Guarantee & Trust Company and Hartman & Thompson. The line will be built and operated by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. Work is to be com menced within the next two or three months. The franchise is for a period of 2." years, and the county will be benefited by improvements of the, road, which the franchise calls for. imiDGK CKEW IS REINSTATED County Court Puts Hack Men Dis charged for Drunkenness. The deposed night force on the Madison street bridge, removed ten days ago for al leged drunkenness and neglect of duty, were put back to work yesterday, an order to that effect being issued by the county court. The reinstatement was made on the grounds that the evidence against t he men was not sufficient basis for their permanent removal. The force is made up of three men: William Hart, Andrew Bradford and G.- P. Fuller. ISSUES POSTCARD ORDERS Government Says .Messages May Be Written on tlie Address Side. Postmaster John W. Minto has received j the following official orders from the I Postal authorities at Washington: Order No. 1SSS. page C. of the Decem ber supplement to the Postal 'Guide, per mits messages to be written on the ad dress .-lde of postcards. The order be came operative ys.trda March 1. Order issued y the Postmaster General on Februa V 16. 1907. i to the effect that postcards ornamented with articles of glass, mica or other similar substances liable to injure . the persons of those handling the mails, are hereby excluded from mails, except when inclosed in suitable envelopes. This order was also in force yesterday. Thug's Shot Is Fatal., LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March '.-Patrolman C. A. May died last night from the bullet wound inflicted by William Ross, a highwayman, on - February 3. May stopped Ross on this night and asked him where he was going. Ross replied with the shot that struck May. Ross was then shot dead by Patrolman X. J. Hoover, a second after he shot May. May was for a time in the military serv ice in the Phillppines- TkS i 1 siderable. Royal is economical, because it pos sesses more leavening power and goes further. FOR DIVORCES Eight Granted by Judge Sears and One by Judge Frazer. GROUNDS NAMED VARIOUS Socialism. Drunkenness. Brutality. Infidelity and Desertion Separate ly Alleged Andrew Divorce Granted to Husband. Socialism, drunkenness, brutality and In fidelity were pitted against Cupid in the State Circuit Court yesterday and in con sequence the little fellow's work in eight instances was undone by Presiding- Judge Sears. The domestic affairs nf Minnie and Madi son Tweed were the first to , go through the divorce mill. It was here that Social ism ngrured conspicuously. The husband, Madison Tweed, is a confirmed Socialist. "He believes Socialism will win out eventually and has been waiting- for a redistribution of wealth.' said the wife, in telling of how lazy her husband was and how he has spent all his time lying about the house. j Besides being a Socialist. Tweed has the temperament of an anarchist, his wife 1 said, lie was continually cruel and once I he thrashed their infant daughter, barely a year old. He used a rawhide whip and ; covered the tender flesh of the baby with large red weltt. the mother" said. The prayed -for divorce was granted. They were married in Portland in February of ! IS. YV. E. Robbins is too fond of rum to care much for his family, according to Mrs. Robbins. He has been drunk almost continually during the past six months and has practiced various sorts of drunk en brutality. One cold night in December he locked her out of the house and she had to take refuge at the home of a neighbor. They were married in Wallowa. County 20 years ago and have three chil dren. Mrs. Robbins was awarded a di vorce, the custody of the children and $25 a month alimony. Another brutal aud shiftless husband is George Hohmann, if what Sedalia Hoh mann said was true. ' Hohmann is drunk nearlv ail the time, and has been ever since they were married 11 years ago and his brutality has become unbearable. He is a tinner and musician, but doesn't earn as much as a bootblack in a lime kiln. She was given a divorce. The end .of a Kentucky wedding of five years ago came when Mrs. Annie Lock wood described her domestic experiences with Bert J. Lock wood. The husband once threatened to throw her overboard while they were on a steamer excursion. He has practiced other cruelties and Mrs. Lock wood was only induced to live with him thus long; by his repeated promises of good conduct promises that were not kept, she said. Four divorces for desertion were then 'granted: G. CassmelH said Catterma Cassmeili deserted him recently because he did not have money enough to suit her. - They were married in Italy 22 years ago Kdward K. Brown was forsaken by Ida Brown just three months after their mar riage at - Seattle four years ago. She eloped with another man, he said, and has since gone to the dogs. Married life lasted just one year with D. W. Crites. At the end of that time Viola Crites left home. They were mar ried in Portland three years ago. It lasted ten years with Florence and George Irwin. They were married at Salem. In October, 1905, the husband left home and has not since returned. J. W. GORMAN WANTS DIVORCE Says Purse, Not His Personality, Won Wife's Affection. His 'purse, not his personality, inspired the affections of his wife, so John W. Gorman says. His purse in her posses sion, she left him and returned to a for mer husband, one Marks. Gorman filed suit in the Circuit Court yesterday, in which he asks that a mort gage given his wife be set aside or made payable to him. The mortgage, was held against Louise and Fred Otterson and the amount was 5400. Recently Mrs. Gorman induced him to turn the mortgage over to her. She was so affectionate and said so many nice things to him that he really could not refuse. He gave her the mort gage and. 5200 in cash. Then her affec tions grew cofd and she departed. The money is gone, but Gorman asks the court to have the mortgage money paid to him when it becomes due. The suit is directed against his wife and the Ottersons. DIVORCE GRANTED TO HUSBAND A ii drew Case Comes to an End In .Judge Krazer's Court. The Charles B. Andrew family was cut In twain by Circuit Judge Frazer yes terday forenoon. In giving his decision on the divorce case which has been on trial for the past week, the court elim inated Mrs. Andrew from the sketch.-admitting outright his belief In the conten tion that she had pushed her powers, of Intrigue and prevarication to the utmost In preparing her side of the case. Andrew seemed greatly pleased when the decis ion was returned. Mrs. Andrew showed no emotion. The case was one of the most stubborn ly contested divorce trials ever heard in the State Circuit Court. Andrew applied for a divorce two weeks ago on the grounds that his wife was a general nui sance: that her lack of finer sensibili ties wore on his "sensitive nature" and destroyed his happiness and peace of mind. Mrs. Andrew declined to file a cross complaint, but when the case was called for hearing, contested the pro ceedings on the grounds that she was not a believer in divorce: She accused Andrew of trying to get rid of her, that he might be free to bestow his affections .OUCT ?,7 , .the "se , 01 . Koyal ' Baking rowder is con on other women, and particularly upon Mrs. Jennie Bowcn, a physician. Mrs. 1 Andrew told many stories of the hus band's alleged intrigue with Mrs. Bowen. Her testimony was refuted by Mrs. Bowen and by other witnesses. In reviewing the testimony Judge Fra zer ventured the belief that the wife had trifled extensively with the truth. Fur thermore, he could not understand why any woman should continue to live as the wife of a man guilty of the things charged to Andrew by Mrs. Andrew. The couple were married at Denver in 1890 and went to La.. Porte. Ind., where Andrew was one of the leading attorneys.. The husband 1 came here over a year ago to escape his wife and. she followed him a few months later. LUBOR PARTY LAUNCHED PLATFOHM ADOPTED AT VKLL ATTENDED MASS MEETING. Chairman Price, of Board of Con trol. Tells of Plans of Party and Mode of Procedure. Portland's Iabor party was formally launched last night at a largely attended meeting of union men of all crafts In the Selling-Hirsch building. The declaration of principles outlined by the board of control at preliminary meetings was unan imously adopted. The machinery of the new party will be set in motion at once in preparation for Spring elections. Much enthusiasm was shown in enter ing upon the work intended to be ac complished by the new political organiza tion. Union men generally favored the adoption of the platform already chosen after much time and thought has been expended upon it. The. new organization will be strictly a labor party and will not 'fuse with any other political body. It will be entirely separate from all entangling alliances and. proposes to bring support to the la bor standard by nominating candidates who wilt stand unqualifiedly for the in terests of the workingman. J. J. Price, chairman of the board of control, presided at the mass meeting last night, and in his opening remarks explained the methods by which nomina tions for places on the Iabor party ticket will be made. He said: "The purpose of the board of control is not to control the nominees of this party or even to name them that Is left to the unions. The board is simply an executive committee of the Labor party and does that party's bidding. Some peo ple have an idea that the board of con trol is composed of would-be bosses, and that many of the delegates have the po litical bee buzzing, so' that when the labor partys' ticket' is announced, every Tom. Dick and. Ha cry connected with the board will be on that ticket. "Nothing is farther from the truth. The members of the board have no more to do with the selection of candidates than the last man initiated into any organiza tion affiliated with this party. The mode of procedure will be this: . "Each organization affiliated with this party has the privilege of sending in to the board of control the names of nomi nees for any office. After a certain date. to be announced later, nominations will close. The board will then appoint com mittees to investigate the various candi dates presented and unless they find a candidate utterly unworthy of considera tion as the nominee of this party, his name will be printed on a ballot and these ballots distributed to the various organi zations affiliated, which will distribute these ballots among its members and ap point a board of election, which will count the votes for each candidate. "The candidate receiving the largest number of votes from all the unions af filiated will be the nominee of the Labor party." Paulinus McDonald spoke on the plat form and declaration of principles and read the platform, section by section, for adoption. The gathering unanimously in dorsed the platform. C. A. Foster discussed plans of organ ization, bringing out the necessity of get ting the largest possible registration front union labor and its friends in this city in time for the coming election. IT. Mears. president of the Structural Building Trades Alliance, spoke on the good to be accomplished by the new or ganization and Cecil M. Haybl. organ izer for the Painters Union, Los Angeles, spoke briefly. IMPERSONATES AN OFFICER H-Ii. Adkins Arrested , for Pretend ing to Be Secret Service Man. Hugh L. Adkins. a timber land cruiser, said to be the son of a wealthy business man of Stockton, Cal., was arrested yes terday, charged with impersonating an officer. Adkins made representations that he was connected with the Secret Service of the United States. While enjoying his bogus prestige in a Fourth-street saloon, he was arrested Thursday night by Secret Service Operator Thomas B. Foster and United States Deputy Marshal Clyde R. Nicholson. He was taken before the United States Commissioner. E. D. McKee, yesterday, for preliminary examination. The Com missioner put Adkins under bonds of $1000 and set March 6 as a date for his trial. Adkins says in extenuation of his of rense that he was "only joking," but as impersonating a Federal officer is a seri ous matter in the eyes of the Govern, ment. the Secret Service operator con cluded to make an example of Adkins. When arrested Adkins had a 32-caIiber revolver in his pocket, and a search of his room revealed another weapon of the same kind. He said when arrested that he had proposed leaving for Mexico Thursday night to cruise a large tract of timber land. After his bail had been fixed by the Commissioner, Adkins asked permission of the court to make an effort to secure bondsmen, which he succeeded In doing through friends at 4:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rad way's Ready Relief instantly r'ivn cold, no re throat, bronchitis and all 'inflammation. T So as Least Says Audience at the White Temple. PREACHERS' POOR SHOWING Women Debaters Arpue All Around Dr. Brouglirr and Rot. Mr. Allen and Win the Day by Solid Vote line Music Rendered The concert and debate at the tt'hlr Temple last night was well attended, most of the available space in the -building being filled. Mrs. Alice Marshall Brown, the tal ented pianist, was first on the programme with selections from .Chopin and Hol laender. By request she canceled the two last numbers on the programme and gav a skillful interpretation of "Old Black. Joe" with variations. Mrs. Marshall is clearly a favorite with Portland aud iences. Miss Kathleen Lawler, soprano: Mrs. Walter Reed, contralto: Wm. Belcher, tenor; Carl Robinson, baritone, with Miss Grace K. Kemp at the piano, gave the audience a rare treat in the presentation of "Flora's Holiday, a cycle of old Eng lish melodies, and were generously ap plauded, responding to encores. Elnathan Sweet presided as moderator of the debate, which was simply a make believe effort on the part of the speakers. Wit and good-natured repartee ruled in the discussion of the question, resolved, "That Men Gossip More than Women." Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway and Mrs. H. M. Clinton" maintained the affirmative, while Rev. El Nelson Allen and Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher sought to bolster the cause for the men. Mrs. Duniway opened the debate by re. lating an incident of her first debate on the woman suffrage question, which oc curred .tip In Linn County, years ago. She was opposed by a brilliant young man who. in winding up. said that "Mrs. Dun iway reminded him of 'a crowing hen. which often attempted to crow, but never 4 succeeded." Mrs. Duniway in due time retorted that "the young ' man . reminded her of a rooster that sometimes tried o set. but always made a failure." She applied the story humorously.. - In the presence of so talented an op-, ponent as Mrs.. Duniway. Rev. E. Nelson Allen felt like the captain who, in a hot engagement in the Civil War. told his men "to fight bravely until their powder was exhausted, then retreat. As he was a little lame, he thought he would start on ahead." The speaker said: "I'd take to the woods now. if I had a chance!" Mrs. Clinton followed in a short talk which kept the large audience In good humor, scoring several telling points against her opponents. Dr. Brougher sought to establish 10 points in favor of his side of the question. He said, in part:v "Every woman has the gift of gab: she can-talk interestingly on any light sub ject. A man dead can't talk, but a woman who can't talk is dead. Man was made out of clay, but God took man's jawbone and made woman. He once knew a woman who could speak 24 languages, but she did not have an idea to express in any. Woman has her faults false hair, false teeth, and goodness knows what else. Women are more curious than men. They 'wonder much." Mrs. Duniway closed for the affirmative in her usual happy vein, and upon her conclusion it was apparent that the men had no possible show for a decision. The moderator left the decision to the audience, which voted en masse for th affirmative, to the evident regret of Dr. Brougher and his associate. , SELLWOOD BLOCKS SHORT Many Business Streets Will Have to Be Itesurveyed, It Is Said. Frtnk B. Oibson. the architeGt for tlis Scllwood-DonauRh bank building, to ba erected at Kast Thirteenth street and Umatilla avenue, Sellwood, has matie the somewhat startling announcement to the executive board that the blocks in the suburbs of Sellwood were short. Between the Clackamas line and Uma tilla avenue the shortage is from four to six feet. This would make a. shortage in the blocks between these two points average about seven inches each. While this is Insignificant of itself, it is consid erable when it comes to locattng brick buildings. When Superintendent Gibson, of the Portland; Crematorium, was building that plant he ran lines from the south line of Sellwood tract, when he discovered the shortage in the blocks, but it then did not appear to have any significance. However, now that brick buildings are to be erected, it means a great deal. The contract for the foundation of the Sell wood bank building has been let. but nothing can be done until the street lines have been re-established. In order to ascertain the situation regarding the alleged shortage in the block, the City Engineer was instructed to make a ra survey of the blocks. If the shortage is found it will probably be necessary to vacate an average of seven inches of the streets in order to make the blocks full length 200 feet north n south. vonrine fire xo One Tank.' " J PITTSBURG, March 1. Fire at the plant of the Canfield Refining Com pany at Coraopolls today for a time threatened destruction to the entire works. Including 15 large tanks con taining oil and benzine. Prompt work, however, confined the flames to one tank, which, with its contents, was en tirely consumed. The frame dwellings occupied by for eigners were in imminent danger, and a, panic ensued amons the occupants. The most significant word in trade Is money-back coined by Schilling's Best. 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