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' THE MOKX1XG OREGOXIAJ. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 19Q3. thrown on the subject. The seven tales M ART! f J TRIAL TO UMFQUA VALLEY BOTTOM LAND Higher Color, Better Flavor Than Any Other Apple in the World BEGKJ TDML!RRLi,;V Ex-Army Oficer Must Answer to Charge of Killing Pawn broker Wolff. AT (d?D H PER ACRE STATE PROVIDES COUNSEL 1 1 - ; : Hi Wire .Mono Stands Br Accused, JTIs Wealthy Father Failing to Come to Aid Murder Was Brolal in Extreme. Edward Hugh Martin will be placed on trial In the Circuit Court tomorrow for the murder of Nathan Wolff. Both the District Attorney's office and the lawyer for the defense said yesterday that they were ready to proceed with the case when It la called, and that there would be no delay. It is understood that Martin s de fense will be a general denial of all the allegations made against him. The testimony for conviction Is entirely of a, circumstantial nature and very con vincing, the District Attorney say. This testimony has been reviewed and the witnesses examined at length, so that the state understands quite fully what difficulties will have to be over come Max Drey, the peddler who says he sold Martin a shirt a day before the murder and Identifies a blood stained garment found on a garbage heap after the murder, will be the state's chief witness. Drey hasn't puc In an appearance yet from Chicago, but District Attorney Cameron says he Is sure Drey will be on hand when wanted. Martin's rich father hns not yet been heard from. Evidently he doesn't in tend to Interfere between the law and his son. The elder Martin is known to have helped his son out before dur ing; the young man's wild career as an opium fiend. But more than a year ago when the son returned to his use of drugs, the father said that was the end of their relations, and apparently mennt what he said. Martin's wife Is the only one who is standing hy him. Although at the time of his arrest she shared In the suspicions of the police that he was the brutal murderer of Wolff, she has since ceased entirely to accuse him. What money hns been supplied for the purposes of defense has been put up by her. On the state will fall the expanse tf trying the case and of defending; Martin. Attorneys Fouts and Jeffery were appointed by Circuit Judge Gan tenbeln to defend the prisoner on his sworn statement that he waa unable to hire counsel. There has been a rerslstent report that Martin would alter his defense nd admit killing Wolff In self de fense. This report was declared un true by Martin's lawyers yesterday. They said he would contend he had no knowledge of the Wolff murder be yond that of reading accounts of the affair In the papers. While not mak ing any revelations. Martin's attor neys said that disclosures of a very unusual nature would be made dur ing the trial, and that the chances are excellent of Martin's acquittal. Martin, self-possessed and quiet. Is a different man from the one who begged plteously for drugs at the time of his arrest early last Spring. Sheriff Ptevena haa Insisted on keeping mor phine and other drugs entirely away from the man. Martin no longer asks for drugs, saying he has learned to live without them. He admits that several months of Imprisonment have been beneficial. Regarding the ense he will not talk further than tojsay he did not kill Wolff, and that ills Innocence will be fully established at the trial. MIXING COMPANY ANSWERS Charges Man With Charging Per sonal Expen.-es to Corporation. That the Champion Group Mining Com pany was obliged by him to pay, not only Its own expenses, but even S. V. Davidor's life Insurance and personal Items, is the charge made against Davidor by the com pany in Its answer to his suit to collect the amounts alleged to be due on a num ber of notes. It Is asserted that Davidor, who was the president of the company, was In the habit of charging up such items as railroad fare, moving expenses, attor neys' fees for personal suits, personal telegrams, and postage to the corporation. The latter demands 1:4.212 damages. The answer specifically sets out fc12.4o. which Davidor is alleged to have charged up. and says that he has also charged more than In various other items. It Is asserted that he cancelled without authority a 1X"!0 promissory note In favor of the company, issued by J. B. Nllson, of Salem, and that he paid the office rent of other corporations with the funds of the Champion Company, to the amount of The answer also charges that Davidor, A. J. Kichter and L. 1'ayler, the incor porators, broke the Arizona laws, under which the company was Incorporated, by hold ng a meeting outside the state four days before the articles were filed. A. L. Hayes and Charles II. Hamilton, two of the five directors, were not present. At this Illegal meeting. Davidor is said to have offered to sell a contract he had with the John B.irth estate, to the cor poration for ilv.On) cash, and 50.000 shares. In the new corporation, par value $1. He represented the contract to be worth J"-4. -asserting that It called for the turn ing oved to him of eiht mines In the Stsklyous in California. The corporation says the contract was valueless. Regarding the notes for which Davidor Is suing. It is the contention of the other members of the corporation that Davidor made the motion that these be Issued to himself, that they were dated back be fore the time of organization, and that the president and secretary failed to sign them. GRAND JCRY INSTRCCTED Judge Gantenbetn Outlines! Duties to even Talesmen. Of the 109 Jurors drawn on the October 'panel, only 41 remain. Although 60 ans wered to their namrs In the Circuit Court yesterday morning. U were excused by presiding Judge tlantenbeln for various reasons, leaving less than half of those who were or!g:nally summoned. From these !. the October grand jury was drawn. In charging the grand Jurors. Judge Gantenbetn told them It ould not be necessary for them to Investigate any particular department of the county tf they considered that the previous grand Jury had gone Into It thoroughly. But this portion of the Instructions waa sup plemented by tlte statement that they should go Into the affairs a department Investigated by the previous grand Jury It they thought mora light could be men are as rouows: Peter F. aevers. capitalist. 873 East Ninth street: J. A. Howard, farmer. Latourelle Falls; Otis Learned, real estate. St. John, clerk; J. T. Concannon. fish dealer. 6S1 Johnson street; J. E- Wil liams, capitalist, St. John, foreman; William P. Hanson, grocer. Mount Scott; E. Dlmbat. farmer, Hillsdale. Among those who offered excuses waa J. A. Howard, who said ho had a lame hand, and could not write. He waa re tained. H. Bruck asked to be excused because yesterday was a Jewish holiday. He was permitted to go. J. Bacber waa drawn for the grand Jury, but said he has not been admitted to citizenship, having only taken out his first papers. He will serve during the October term of the Circuit Court but not on the grand Jury. After meeting yesterday morning, the grand Jury adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock. DEMCRRETl IS OVERRXXED Pleas of Frederick A. Kribs Set at N'aught in 12 Cases. Judge Wolverton. in the United States Court yesterday, overruled tha demurrer of Frederick A. Krlbs to the complaints In 12 individual cases in which Krlbs had been named as one of tfte defendants. These were In suits pending by the Government and were brought to cancel patents to land ac quired by the defendants and subse quently transferred to Kribs. many of the alleged entrymen and original de fendants In the suits being fictitious persons. Kribs was granted 30 days' additional time to plead. In similar cases against James A. Robinson and George A. Miller, how ever, Kribs, who also is a defendant, asserted the defense of an Innocent purchaser of the two tracts of timber land. District Attorney McCourt in sisted that it was not a legitimate de fense, but Judge Wolverton held that the defendant had the right to estab lish the fact that he bought the land Innocently and without a knowledge of the unlawful methods by which It had been acquired from the Government. United States Attorney McCourt yes terday represented to Judge Wolverton that about September 10, or nearly three months after the Government brought three rults against C. A. Smith, Frederick A. Kribs and Nils C. Werner to recover stolen timber land, deeds were filed transferring the land to the T,lnn .& Lane Timber Company. The District Attorney asked and waa grant ed an additional 15 days to include the officers of the timber, corporation as defendants In the proceedings brought against the original holders of the land. ESTATE ' MAY INCORPORATE Heirs of Jl. It. Thompson Meet to Consider Merging of Interests. Seven of 'the heirs of the R. R. Thomp son estate met at the Hill. Twenty-third and Washington streets, yesterday to talk over plans for Incorporating. Articles will be filed within a short time if all the heirs agree to It. The only heir not present was Mrs. Hattie Bell Borden, of San Francisco. The Thompson estate is valued at be tween 14,000.000 and $5,000,000, about ISS1. ono of which is in Portland. The heirs are: Eliza King. Sarah Ann Pollock. Walter S. Thompson, Llllle Lynch, Frank Thompson and Hattie Bell Borden, ail of San Francisco, and Lewis and Robert Thompson, of Oregon. Walter 3. Thompson came to Portland from California last Sunday, and is reg istered at the Hotel Portland. He said yesterday that no definite action regard ing an Incorporation haa been taken, as the estate is not yet out of the courts, btit that it is probable the heirs will de cide that It Is to the best Interest of all concerned to have the Portland and San Francisco properties under one manage ment. The seven heirs also discussed im provements to be made later. WATTS PLEADS "OT GCITTY Indicted Attorney Denies He Con verted Ball Money. John F. Watts, the local attorney, Indicted by the September Grand Jury for converting the 11000 bail money of Dr. William Eisen to his own use, pleaded not guilty before Presiding Judge Gantenbeln In the Circuit Court yesterday afternoon. Dr. Joseph Courtney, Indicted for malpractice, was arraigned and will enter his plea today. His attorney, John F. Logan, waa not in court, as Lem Woon, the Chinese murderer, was being sentenced at the same time, Mr. Logan being one of Lem's atttorneys. Complains Son Stole His Watch. Sam Mogroveskey has made com plaint to the Juvenile Court that his son. Jack, has a growing habit of helping himself to his father's prop erty. The last theft, says Mogroveskey the elder, who conducts an establish ment at Second and Burnside streets, is that of a gold watch. The youngster sold it to E. Almeter, a boy who works at the Jefferson-street depot, according to the father's story. But he received only $4.50 cash and a silver lead pencil. To redeem the watch the father paid IS.60. and he now wants the Juvenile Court to step in with the strong arm of the law and compel Almeter to pay him $2.50. Defendant Railroads Appear. An appearance was entered yester day by the Oregon & California Rail road Company and the Southern Pa cific Company to the land grant suit recently filed against those corpora tions by the Government. These cor porations are being represented in this litigation by Peter F. Dunne, William D. Fenton. William Singer, Jr., and Wil liam F. Herrin. Nearly all of the de fendants to the suit have now made an appearance and the preliminary legal skirmish attending the trial prob ably will be outlined on the opening day of the November term of the United States Court, Monday, November 2. WILL OBSERVE 25TH YEAR Oregon W. C. T. C Plans Celebra tion Daring Present Week. The 25th anniversary of the Oregon Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be celebrated In Taylor-street Me thod let Church, beginning tomorrow and continuing until Friday night. This church haa been selected for the commemoration exercises, as it was here that the Oregon branch of the union was organized by the late Fran ces E. Wlllard. 25 years ago. One of the features of the conven tion will be the reminiscences of Mrs. Hessie J. Shane, who attended the first convention and has been prominent in the organization since that time. The principal address will be delivered by Rev. Eugenie St. John of Kansas, who is widely known as a temperance ad vocate. The temperance voter's prob lem will be presented by Mrs. Harford and Mrs. Unruh. Others who will address the conven tion are: Dr. Benjamin Young, Rev. Clarence True Wilson. Rev. Mr. K no dell and T. S. McDanleL mtM to the popuatin cf New Tor city U 1 growing annually 65.8U0 by natural IMPORTANT NEWS the SEEKER AFTER ACRE TRACT We axe arranging to take a large party to the ROSE BURG HOME ORCHARD TRACTS next Saturday. The trip was a huge success last Saturday and will be next Saturday. No expense under certain liberal con ditions. Better go. Three Good Bills at the Vaudeville Houses. BT NANCY LEE. aS a whole the Orpheum bill this week ranks favorably with its predecessors, although perhaps It is not as pretentious as that of haps it is not as pretentious as that of the week Just past. As an innovation a dramatic playlet Is offered, an in tensely Interesting sketch called "The Operator," which is splendidly handled by Lester Chambers and Clara Knott. Having a decidedly dramatic plot, it would in less capable hands, immedi ately assume a melodramatic tendency of the most virile form. This, how ever, the players skilfully avoid. The sketch is by Charles Kenyon, and por trays a lone telegraph station in the center of the Nevada desert, where the fatigued operator, from loss of sleep, confuses telegraph signals and there by almost wrecking an Eastern bound train. The tragedy is avoided by a woman's heroism and wit. Through out, the attention of the audience is clinched, while the nerves of the sus ceptible ones, execute a double chro matic scale up and down the vertebrae. A warm welcome was extended the popular prima donna, Mies Helen Ber tram, who for the first time is appear ing in vaudeville, after her repeated successes in both grand and comic opera. Miss Bertram's voice is quite as charming as formerly and her se lections were varied and artistically well chosen. She haa still the ame electric personality that endeared her to the local public when she made her initial bow with the Bostonlans, and still fresh in memory was her singing of the dainty love song of "Cupid and 1" with flute obllgato. The bill opens with two English co medians, William G. Le Clair and Lew Sampson, who are travesty gymnasts and introduce novel features and a hu morous act which they christen "The Bogus Strong Man." Noblett and Marshall appear Jointly in a skit which is void of plot, but which serves to introduce a number of songs and dances, while they intersperse their act with comedy. With the ex ception of a few serio-comic notes. Miss Marshall makes considerable out of her songs, and both dance gracefully. Motion pictures are more than or dinarily interesting, two sets being shown, one during the first half, and again at the finale. Raffln's Simian performers are an aggregation of remarkably well-trained monkeys, who are entertaining. In spite of the surfeit of these ex ponents of the Darwinian theory. The Merry Widow waltz era and a flying trapeze baboon are new features which axe among then best seen here. Charles H. Bradshaw, with a capable company, gives a funny nonsensical type of a sketch In which Bradshaw plays consistently and cleverly an abused son-in-law, with pongee hair disposition. Arthur Deeming, who has an enviable reputation as an ebon-faced comedian. Is one of the best on the bill; giving a monologue full of timely hits and com edy. He does not feel it incumbent to dance, which is a relief, and he there by rests on his merits. Grand. A WOMAN, who does some phenome nal rifle-shooting, is the star attrac tion at tha Grand this week and those who do really enjoy something entirely out of the ordinary. In the vaudeville line, will enjoy a new sensation In Beelng Miss Vivian shoot. Her work with the rifle is nothing short of marvelous. The Grand show this week is fully up to tho average as those who saw it yesterday will attest. Welch and Earl, who call themselves "the two in wnlte" give a decidedly en tertaining song and danoe turn; Hill and Silvalny offer an attractive unicycle turn and display marvelous skill in riding single wheels, while Brooks and Vedder in their sketch, "The New Housemaid" present a particularly happy little comedy skit. Male Shaftels. advertised as "The English Songbird," does some good vocal work. The Musical Gardners offer an act which succeeds in pleasing the audi ence very well. Indeed, and Fred Bauer's illustrated song has many things to rec ommend It. One of the best features of the Grand show is always the moving pictures and this week offers no exception. Amusement-seekers will And the Grand more than usually attractive this week and will make no mistake In visiting the popular Washington-street vaudeville house. Fantages. IT has been a long time since the Pantages management has offered its patrons such an altogether satis factory show as that which, is on for the current week. From overture to the moving pictures the acts that are offered seem equally pleasing and the audience gets the biggest kind of its money's worth Myrtle Victorine and her two asso ciates, the two Zolars, comprise a sing ing and dancing trio which has seldom been excelled on a local stage. Their turn has in it the decided element of novelty, and the three girls succeed in making themselves very important in the final estimate or the week's bill. Particularly effective is the "Lazy Moon" number which, while timeworn and entirely familiar to the audience is Introduced in a new and delightful manner. The tabloid musical comedy, "The Taming of the Beast," as presented by Klernan. Cole. Kiernan & Co. proves to be a highly pleasing deviation from the customary vaudeville number and all the participants do themselves credit In its rendition. Elliott Beamer sings an Illustrated song which receives the usual amount of applause and Billy Cullen, whose single act comprises songs and mono logue Alls in his portion of the pro gramme in a most satisfactory manner. One of the big hits of the show is the Victoria Quartet, who have a vocal and instrumental turn of exceptional Interest. Arta, who styles herself "the bullet-proof woman," allows her part ner to shoot at her in a nerve-racking 1 1 COUPON W. C. HARDING LAND CO. Portland, Oregon. Please Rive me all details about your proposed trip to ROSEBURG HOME-ORC HARD TRACTS next Saturday at no expense to me. Address. manner, seems in truth to be bullet proof. The blograph pictures are equaly interesting as usual. Grease, paints and professional supplies at Woodard, Clarke & Co.' OWNS CUSTER'S OLD CHAIR W. J. Baker, of Hood River, Brings Valuable Relic From East. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 6. (Special.) W. J. Baker, one of Hood River's well-known real estate men. who re cently returned from an extended trip to his former home in Jefferson, Iowa, and other parts of the Middle West, brought with him an interesting relic in the way of the Army chair which was used by General Custer in his last memorable campaign. The chair has been in Mr. Baker's possession many years, having been se cured in 1876, after the Indian battle known as the Custer massacre. Mr. Baker at that time was a conductor on the Union Pacific Railroad. The valued relic was secured by a brake man on one of the trains that took Custer's detachment to the scene of the trouble, who afterward gave the relic to Mr. Baker, under whom he was employed. Mr. Baker has many times been of fered large sums of money for the chair, but states that it is not for sale. Hold Holley Fair Friday. ' ALBANY, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) The town of Holley will hold its third annual fair Friday. Big displays of stock and farm products have been ar ranged and a good programme will be a feature of the gathering. The fair has been successful its first two years, but all former efforts will be eclipsed next Friday. The fair 1b conducted by the Holley Grange, and attracts a large attendance of people from the Cala pooia Valley and other parts of Linn County. Kill 400 Birds in One Day. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 5. (Spe cial) Some 400 sportsmen were afleld in Clark County Sunday in search of the Chinese pheasant and the quail. These hunters were almost all local men. From comparing reports and counting the game bagged it is fig ured that they averaged a bird apiece, making 400 in all. The pheasants ap pear to be as plentiful as last year, but they are very wild. Thomas Pleads Not Guilty. BELLTXGHAIT, Wash., Oct. 6. J. K. Thomas, who confessed to the murder of his wife on July 19, of this year, today pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder In the first degree, when he appeared be fore the Superior Court. His defense will be self defense. It Is probable his trial will not come off until November. Wets and Drys Break Even. ROSEBURG, Or, Oct. B. (Special.) City election was held in Roseburg to FOR ONLY $250 PER ACRE If you never make another effort to secure a pennar nent and profitable place to live, do not overlook this proposition, as outlined above, for it not only provides a home for life but an income as well, of which no man should be ashamed. W. X. HARDING LAND CO. Owners of the Famous Roseburg' HOME ORCHARD TRACTS 80 FOURTH ST. GROUND FLOOR pnRTI A Mr CORNER OFFICE nvvJ BOARD OF TRADE BLDG. JKfc,tJIN day, one Councilman from each of the six wards in the city being elected. Little interest was aroused among the voters of the city. There were no is sues to be decided, except that the wet and dry elements indulged in a very mild campaign for their respective can didates. Honors were even .among these two elements. LAST ACT IN GREAT STRIKE Canadian Machinists Accept Terms After Denouncing Leaders. OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 5. The Canadian Department of Labor was today noti fied that the Canadian Pacific machin ists had accepted tne award of the board of conciliation appointed under the Lemieux" act. The strike is there fore over. WINNIPEG, Oct. 5. After severely denouncing the leaders of the strike at a mass meeting today, the Canadian pacific Railway machinists, who have been on strike, accepted the terms of surrender offered by the Canadian Pa cific Railway. This is a complete vic tory for the company. Postpone Session at Roseburg. ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) Word received from Colonel E. Hofer, secretary of the Willamette Valley De velopment League, conveys the infor ma'ion that it will be impossible to hold a session of that body in Roseburg on October 15 to 19, as announced, and the session will be postponed until October 23 or 24. Arrangements will be made to occupy both days with the sessions of the congress and a good roads meeting. Junior Class Officers Chosen. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Oct. 5. (Special.) Ralph Dodson, of Baker City, was elected president of the Junior class of the University to night. Other officers elected were: Vice-president, Pearl Hawthorne, Eu gene; secretary, Ruth Duniway, Port land; treasurer, Chauncey Cunning, Baker City; sergeant-at-arms, Arthur Van Dusen, Astoria. Clear With Lumber Cargoes. ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) The steamer Yosemite cleared at the Customs House on Sunday for San Francisco with a cargo of 900,000 feet of lumber, loaded at Stella. The steamer Fenwick, which sailed on Saturday for San Pedro, carries a cargo of 2,000.000 feet of lumber, loaded at the Hammond Lumber Company's mill. I to Now Claims Self-Defense. ASTORIA. Or., Oct 5. (Special.) Act ing Chief of Police Oberg received a letter this morning from Detective Zeigler, of Los Angeles, who came here a short time ago after Ito, the Japanese cannery worker, who was arrested on a charge of murdering another Japanese at Los An geles. When here Ito admitted having committed the murder, but Mr. Zeigler writes that Ito's friends have decided to INCLUDES: as many acres of the bost bot tom land as you can afford to carry npon our easy terms of payment. Included in this price, we agTee to plow the soil, set out the trees that will net the greatest profit to you, keep them in perfect condition, under the supervision of an export hor ticulturist. Next Spring, we will cultivate the soil between the trees, prepare it thoroughly for inter-tree development, fur 'nish the seed, at no cost to you, and attend to the raising of on ions, potatoes or whatever will grow to the best advantage on your tract. When ready to har vest, will do all that work for you, market the produce and stand -all the expense of so do ing. When the crop has .been sold, we will deduct the expense of the work and either turn over one-half the net profits to you or apply it on your pur chase. The way we have fig ured out the fertility of the soil and the experience of ad jacent owners, we are satisfied that the income from inter-tree development should bear all fu ture cost of the land, after the first small payment and the ne cessary installments pending the sale of the first crop. We will keep up this development of inter-tree area for three years, at the end of which time the. trees will be about ready to bear. By this method, the own-N er of a 5 or 10-acre tract in the UMPQUA VALLEY will be ab solutely independent within a year after deciding to buy. fight the case and will claim the shoot ing was done in self-defense. Williams Speaks at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS. Or., Oct. 5. (Spe cial.) George Fred Williams, of Mas sachusetts, addressed a large audience in the opera-house here this afternoon upon the Democratic campaign issues of the day. Tonight George R. Klrk patrlck, a Socialist, occupied the plat form in behalf of that party. Kiersted Held in Seattle Jail. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 5. Georgo H. Kiersted, wanted In Newark. N. J., for forgery, was brought to Seattle August 30 by Detective Coleman, of Portland, where he was arrested prior to that date. He Is booked on a charge of larceny by embez zlement and is now in the county Jail. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Oct. 5. Maximum tempera ture, 50.9 degrees: minimum. 51.8 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M., 1.3 feet; change In last 24 hours, none. Total rainfall, none; total since September 1. 0.211 inches: normal rainfall, 2.38 inches; deficiency, 2.0i inches. Total sunshine October 4, 4 hours. 48 minutes; possible sunshine, 11 hours. 30 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at 5 P. M-, 80.27 inches. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Observations taken at 5 P. M., Pacific time. D 'Wind, o 3 D P n o " f S txo . . o a . STATIONS. Baker City BlBmapck. Boise Eureka Helena Kamloops North Head Pocatello Portland Red Bluff Roseburg Sacramento Salt Lake San Francisco.... Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island... Walla Walla Blaine Siskiyou Marshfleld n'O.OOl 6;N 50 0.OU 10 W 64i0.00 4jN 52 0.00 6 X 54 0.00 4SW 5J- O.OO! . . jcalir. Pt. cloudy Ft. cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy t't. ciouay C lear Pt. clcudy Pt. cloudy Clear 54'O.OU S'.VW 50O.0U HSW Kill T 41NW 4 XB 6.V 4:13 It vw SKiO.OO 7010.00 Clar Clear Clear Clear Cloudy 780.00 GO 1 0.00 8 0.00114 W 4 SW UN 5b:0.0O, 52 0.O0 Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy 8 S 4 S 6K0.1-0 iCloudy Pt. cloudy 'l).00l 4 NE eoio.ooiio j-w Clear Clear T. Trace. WEATHER CONDITIONS. An area of high barometric pressure cor ers this district this evening, with the center of high pressure off the Washing ton coast. The low pressure area that was north of Montana Sunday evening Is over Manitoba and North Dakota his evening With the exception of a light sprinkle of rain at Portland early this morning and light showers In Northern Montana, no rain Is reported. Temperature changes have been slight except In Southeastern Idaho. Montana, Utah and Nevada, where It Is warmer. Seasonal temperatures prevail generally. The indications are for fair and slightly warmer weather in this district Tuesday. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair and slightly warmer: northerly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair and sJgnt ly warmer; northerly winds. Idaho -Fair and slightly warmer. FRANK MONTGOMERY. Local Forecaster.