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13 THE 3I0SXIX6 OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1907. JUDGE CUTS BOND OF FRIENDSHIP Modern Damon and Pythias, Intellectual Affinities, Rudely Parted by the Court. ONE MUST GO TO JAIL pS Too Mich Discussion of Interesting Topics Leads to Arrest Driver, Who Blockades Cars on Bridge, Pays Fine for Offense. Inseparable friendship of the platonic order always has been regarded in the light of a virtue, but it appeared in quite another guise yesterday forenoon when the law was compelled to separate two close friends for their own good. The case was one of the most unusual ever called to the attention of a local court. In passing on the case Judge Cameron sent John Burns out of the city and held the other friend. Harry A flams, until Monday when he m be TeflfMUBftdt with tbe jjsli!jlcU of re TTniinTny in Portland. Just bow daily dis cussions of politics, religion, philosophy and current topics cam be eoBsttxDsd as oanrtfttTHtftng a 3areach of the law Is not readily apparent. But that was all Burns and Adams did to bring the law down upon them. An argument oier the merits of Chris tianity marked the beginning of their friendship and likewise the end. They met down In California six months ago. Both were headed for Portland by the Fame route. Joining forces they dropped the dull pastime of counting ties and launched forth Into argument. The bonds of sympathy between them were natural ly strong. Their views conflicted just enough for keen argument without unpleasantness. Ac cording to the story they told Judge Cameron, the sub ject of religion and kindred topics made short miles of their long walk and when they reached Port land they were in midst of a most In teresting series of debates. Instead of carry ing their Ideas to the People's Forum for expression, the two friends got to setting up late at night arguing. Then, old habits ascertlng themselves, they took, to walking and often strolled far Into the night. Ten days were spent in this happy manner. They were never apart. They had too much to say to each other to be parted. Possibly It was the first time either had met with a kindred spirit. Haplessly, the fact they were constant ly about together aroused the susplolons of a person who is paid for nursing sus picions and wearing a blue uniform. To the local Sherlock Jt appeared that in separables must be bunko men of some sort. When he found he was mistaken he apologized and the conversation took a more cheerful turn. "By the" way, where are you employed and what business are you engaged in?" asked the suspicious person cordially. Employment! The modern disciples of Damon and Pythias had been too busy ' discussing the needs of higher ethics to give thought to so homely a topic as practical economics. So the suspicious person in blue laughed In the manner , of the stage villain who has Just foiled the hero and recited the vagrancy law of Oregon: "Four days thou shalt loaf without visible means of support but remember the fifth day and go to work. The friends appeared to be workers, not tramps. Their hands revealed cal louses of recent date and they exhibited cards showing them to be skilled me chanics. It was association that destroyed their material usefulness and so Judge Cameron decided that a severance of the bonds of friendship would best serve the needs of the case. Both agreed reluctant ly to separate and both pleaded for the chance to leave Portland when it was decreed that one must walk away. How ever, the spirit of self sacrifice does not shine so clearly In this phase of their friendship when it is understood that the one remaining behind must remain in jail until Monday that the other might have an opportunity to travel far. Here Is where the Bast Side resident laughts. The person who drives his team In front of your car while you are trying to get across the bridge before the draw swings has met his downfall. It occurred yesterday forenoon when Judge Cameron lined Felix Olliver. a teamster, the sura of J10 or Ave day's pay. And all be cause Felix drove his team in front of a Union-avenue car and exchanged pleasantries with the motorman who asked him to drive aside. There is quite a numerous class of teamsters who take-f: neugnt in notaing back bridge traffic. , ' Xaily some expressman or dray teamster will keep back a line of cars filled with busy people whereas a tug at the reins would afford the cars ample space In which to pass his lumbering conveyance. The reward of every motorman or pas senger who has remonstrated has been a scries of blood-curdling oaths. This phase of East Side traffic has come to be sec ond In unpleasantness only to the stupid ity and bad judgment of certain bridge tenders who are wont to open the draws the moment a vessel heaves in sight. Olliver was engaged in his favorite pastime of blockading the bridge and when requested to draw aside made the usual profane response. Motorman J. H. Slsler was not inclined to let the incident pass unchallenged. He had the teamster arrested for using abusive language and blockading traffic. Olliver paid his fine to avoid going to jail. And while tlo is not a great amount, the fine was greater relatively than had a similar number of millions been assessed against Standard OH. Speaks a Word for Barbers. PORTLAND. May 10. (To the Editor.) I Bonce of late a good deal of criticism di rected against the barter business. There im a rood deal of misrepresentation done la the matter. Bo far as the advaaos of 10 cents on hair cutting is conoerned. until some oae potats eut where there is anything unjust, no dls-c-riniln&tlon can be shown. Every professional sailing bow. paja from IS to JSO er oeat mere. tha it did 00-me years ago. Every commodity 1a higher. W are now ,paylng more for everything- we eat or wear. Still, If we de mand a 10-cant raise on haircut tin, a big howl is made. And the orw who Is howling to possibly receiving for bis labor from 50 cents to fl per day more than for merly. The barber business is the only one that has not raised its prices until lately. The barbers' trade is loooked down upon to aoxns extent, but to kick it will never make It any higher or the ones that follow it more respectable. 8. A. MOULTOX. OUTLOOK FOR MISSIONS Speakers at Christian Convention to See Bright Future. The second day's sessions of the con vention of the Northwest District of the Oregon Christian Missionary Society were held yesterday at the German Evangel ical Church and First Christian Church. The morning session was devoted wholly to business matters. The com mittee on future work recommended that the efforts of the church be concentrated on Portland and that the state convention be asked to assist in the work here. - A resolution to this effect was then adopted by the society. It was decided to hold the next convention October 30 and November 1, at Newberg, where a new Christian Church of 65 members has just been organized. At the afternoon session Rev. F. Elmo Robinson spoke on "The Field and How to Keep a District Evangelist in it all the Time." He said that the Northwest district has more than one-third of the population of the state. He brought out that all members of the society should study 1 the field. They should aim, he said, to get into new fields as soon as possible. Rev. M. B. Meacham told of the "Money Conscience," interesting dis cussions following his remarks. At the night session, Rev. C. F. Swander, of McMinnville, spoke on "An Enlarged Vision." He cited the report that 1000 Presbyterian laymen assembled In a convention a few weeks ago, voted to send out 6000 new missionaries, and that they have inaugurated a movement to raise J6.000.000 a year for this purpose. This, said he, is the right spirit. Rev. Mr. Swander said that last year the evangelism of the Christian Church gave the greatest rate of Increase in results of any religious body in the field, the rate being 94 per cent. The Increase in the Episcopal, he said, was 65 per cent; the Methodist. 40 jer cent; the Baptists, 38 per cent; the Presbyterians, 35 per cent, and the Congregationalists, '34 per cent. He said the church has advanced from eighth place in size, six years ago, to sixth place today. DISCOURSES ON JUSTICE Kabbl Wise Takes His Text From Book of Leviticus. An interesting sermon was delivered by Rabbi Wise at the Temple Beth Israel last night on "Justice Between God and Man." His theme was taken from Levit icus 19, in which he said were contained the fundamental principles upon which tne Jewish people could live their lives. He asserted that he believed that Justice should be meted out to rich and poor alike, that no distinction should be made, and above all, there should be just deal ing between God and man.' "We come irom a long line of accus ing ancestors,1, he said, "and are con tinually setting ourselves ' up as judges. We should withhold our opinions of men until we know. He who judges must be fully informed of that man's life, of his character, of the obstacles In his path, the pitfalls and the difficulties under which ha Is working. Many of us under estimate ourselves In the talents that we have, but do not develop, while we over estimate ourselves In the things In which we are not competent. Few of us really know ourselves as we should, and we often wonder how we could go through a night of sorrow the fight and strain of life. Our opinions of ourselves are not true. I believe that conceit may be In the over-estimation of a single virtue, when we may possess talent far superior to that virtue and do not exercise It. "We should practice justice to all. We are given the power to rive to the widow and her children, to the poor and the needy to deal out justice and charity to all those about us. If I were going to teach children, I would teach them by the actions of their parents In their homes. This should be the basis of their future lives, and therefore the lives of the parents should be. correct and right in the sight of God. Man should rise high and be just to himself and his God." BUSINK8S ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old and well-tried rem edy. Mrs. "Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, soft ens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. PHOTO POST CARDS SCENERY. Kiser Co. Lobby Imperial Hotel. After the middle of next week, you will be able to go to Rose City Park in fifteen minutes for five cents. The distance is only two and a half miles, which is a gredt deal less than 80 per cerlt of the additions in the city of Portland. The cars will be of the latest type and the schedule of a car every fifteen minutes both ways has been promised. The advantages of rapid and good transportation are unexcelled. " They are also indispensable to the suburban resident. Think of having a home only two and one-half miles from the city ; a fifteen-minute car-' ride; cars every quarter hour and still live, in a neighborhood where all the adjoining prop erty owners are as desirous of a fine district as you are. This is accomplished by the fact that a building restriction of $1500 has been imposed and a build ing line enforced. Life in Rose City Park will offer more and greater induce ments than can be afforded by any other residence section of Portland. A fine lot, hav ing improvements equal to every other part of the addi tion, including water, graded streets, cement curbs and sidewalks and every city convenience, can be purchased now for $400 to $650. How long these prices will con tinue, we are unable to state at present. Our advice to you is to buy now and take time by the forelock. r r There is no residence ad- II II dition in the City of Fort- II II land, as near to downtown I I I with as many conveniences ' I j . that can be purchased for as little as $400. The most ... ' -. fy I beautiful spot for the erec- 3 CJ5 iVI tion of a home in the en- tire Northwest is in Rose . m City Park. It is as much tsTi. lmlP I 1 your duty to provide a I ll I tlLE f'v is to provide clothes for I ' i ' ' Portland 1 3fe" MILES Ml K 1 y 4- MILES - I , , tern J It may be possible that you are am ply able to buy a lot and meet the easy payments that we have arranged, but you may be holding back because you have not the available funds for building a home. If that be the case, call at our office and let us arrange with you to build it for you. We have the facilities for negotiating just such a deal. You can easily buy a lot and build a home for about what your rent amounts to now. CHAMBER OB COMMERCE BLD6 BUILDING ON EAST SIDE GOOD WEATHER HELPS CON TRACTORS MAKE PROGRESS. Several Large Business Blocks Being Rushed to Completion Money Invested in Flats. The favorable weather has enabled the contractors on important Bast Side buildings to make good progress on foundation work. For the three-story brick on East Burnslde street and Union avenue the basement walls are completed and the supporting timbers are being put in position. This structure- is for the Buckman sisters and will cost $35,000. For the Proudfoot reinforced concrete build ing on East Burnslde and Third streets good progress is being made. It was found necessary to move the cottage for merly occupied by the East Side Justice Court entirely out of the way, and to build extra supports for the building alongside the north line. The cost of this building is estimated at $50,000. On Grand avenue work on the founda- tlon of the four-story building for W. L. Morgan Is going forward rapidly. Mr. Morgan has decided to add a fourth story, which will Increase the cost between $10, 000 and $16,000. The frame for W. H. Market's structure on East Morrison street and Union avenue Is up and work has been started on the second story. The building will cost $25,000. Work has been started on the second story of the wholesale building of Mitchell, Ijewis St aver on East Morrison and East Sec ond streets. Work is going forward rap Idly on this building. Mrs. Loisa Zinsley and Fred M. Mase man, who recently bought the northeast corner of East Ash and Grand avenue, will erect a combination store and apart ment building. The oontract for the gallery of the Southern Methodist stone church on Union avenue and Halsey street has been let to H. S. Reed, atone work on this building is progressing rap Idly. It will be occupied some time this Fall. Plans also have been drawn up for re modeling the Mississippi-avenue Congre gational Church, to cost about $5000. A 10-roora residence is to be built on East Fifteenth and Clackamas streets. It is in Mission style. Plans also have been drawn up for three apartment flats for P. H. Tynan, on East Third and Clackamas streets. W. H. Helman is building a two-story flat on Knott street and Gantenbeln ave nue, to cost $7000. .New buildings are go ing up all along tbe St. Johns railway down the Peninsula. The Stanislaus Polish Church has start ed work on a frame chapel on Maryland avenue between Falling and Shaver streets, Alblna, to cost $4000. Columbia University hopes to erect a large dormitory on the campus this Sum mer to accommodate the increased attend ance at the school. More room Is needed for students. The walls for the Sell wood bank on East Thirteenth and Umatilla avenue are going up. Light-colored pressed brick is being used, which will make a beauti ful building. A three-story brick building will shortly be erected on the northeast corner of Hol laday avenue and Larrabee street. It will take the place of several smaller structures. The new building will have 100 feet frontage on Holladay avenue and 6 Ofeet on Larrabee street. It will cost about $25,000. DUNKARDS VIEW PORTLAND Oxford Honors for Mark Twain. BALTIMORE, Md., May 10. Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), who is a guest of Governor Warfleld at Annapolis, said today that he had been offered the de gree of bachelor of letters by Oxford University and would sail for England on June 8 to receive the honor. Delegates for Los Angeles Pay a Visit of Six Honrs Here. Sixty Dunkards, delegates from the Eastern states to 'the National conven tion of that denomination at Los Angeles, reached Portland over the O. R. & N. at 1:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon and de parted for their destination last night at 7:50 o'clock over the Southern Pacific. The original itinerary proposed that these delegates provided for at least two days' viewing Portland but an Interrupted train service defeated these plans and the visi tors had only about six hours to spend In this city. " The delegation was met at the Union depot by G. C. Carl, representing the local congregation, and was escorted about the city by means of an observation car which had been engaged from the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company. Afterwards the visitors, many of whom were looking for a desirable location to form a colony, were accompanied to tbe offices of the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade where they were sup piled with literature descriptive of this section of the state and Its advantages. Mr. Carl, who was prdmlnent in the com mittee for entertaining the visitors, is satisfied that the brief visit of the East ern people will prove beneficial to this section as he believes it is the intention of many of these Easterners to locate permanently in Western Oregon. STRUCK WITH SCANTLING R. K. McPherson Accuses H. Porter With Assault and Battery. H. Porter was arrested by Acting D? tective Price yesterday, upon complaint of R. K. McPherson, aged 66 years, who charges that the defendant assaulted him with a scantling at Fourth and Taylor streets Thursday night, cutting a gash in the scalp that was sewed up by a surgeon. McPherson was left lying on the sidewalk, where friends found him. Porter was formerly employed at the stables of Frazier & McLean, where Mc Pherson also works. Porter was dis charged, and Is said to have laid his dismissal at McPherson's door, and to have vowed vengeance against the old man. A warrant was Issued out of the Municipal Court yesterday morning, and several detectives searched the city for Farter, who was Anally located in a rooming-house by Detective Price. Porter will be arraigned before Municipal Judge Cameron this morning. Burns, cuts, sores, chafing, tender skin hsJed by gat in skin cream. Try tt. 2fkv SPECIAL CAR EVERY HOUR TODAY TO "TERRACE PARK" s SAVE 10 PER CENT BY BUYING YOUR LOT TODAY , HIS IS THE LAST DAY of our 'special ten per cent discount to pur chasers of lots in "Terrace Park," Portland's MOST BEAUTIFUL and BEST new residence section, and in order to accommodate buyers and those who desire to look "Terrace Park" over we will operate a SPE CIAL FREE CAR to and from this magnificent addition. First car leaves Second and Yamhill at 10 A. M. and every hour thereafter until 6 o'clock. Stops for East Side passengers will be made at Grand Avenue and Morrison and 28th and Ankeny. Watch Sunday papers for our grand "Opening Day" program. The Spanton Company Opposite Chamber of Commerce 270 Stark Street OFFICE PHONE MAIN 2828; "TERRACE PARK" PHONE, TABOR 180