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15 THE MOltXIXG OHECOXIAy,. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1910. GUILTY, HIS PLEA Merrill Acts From to Protect Girl Testifying. LIQUOR SELLING CHARGE irince Would Acquit Him, Say .Me-rril. n Innocent Woman Would B nrajrjrt IM fa, rians to Soli Koadliouse. Rather than have all the facts rela tive to tnc sale or liquor at the Twelve Mile House aired In court. Fred T. Mer rill pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge fjantenbeln yesterday to renins liquor without a license and asked that the charge, so far as It concerned his two Mirtenders. tieorge Stewart and Fred Horn, be dismissed. Men-Ill will re ceive aentence at 2 P. M. Thursday. Through his attorney. John F. L.- . in k. - not personally guilty ft selling the liquor, and that he felt sure he would te inioiu went to trial. But he said a young; woman entirely Innocent of wrong doing would be compelled to testtry as a w.tnem In the case If It should o to trial. He said for that reason Merrill had dnclded to plead guilty. Merrill says he Intends soon to go Into the aotomohlle business and to dis pose of hi roadhouse. WORKMAN FOR Bl II.niNCi srEs Ix-fcrl in Vttnkey F:ngine Brat Al- Irjrrrl a ( of of Fan. tVclartna that he was Injured by a fall i .1 - k t work noon a b-.ildlna at Powell and Milwaukee streets, rharte p. Hnghes tvrought suit In the Cirrnlt ronrt yesterday, demand ing that the Portland Sheet Metal Works and the Vnited Kngineertng & Construc tion Company pay htm and Jli spe- r!l damagea. The accident happened July 1. HngneS sava he was unloading rooting material from the elevator and placing It upon the roof. The elerator was lifted by a cable attached to the drum of a donkey ensinc i i - wm rfrfeotive. it Is al leged, hence a at lea waa n.-ed to hold the drnm while the elevator was iriw unloaded. The stick gave way nu Hulm fell to the around. IIlRAD FtHXn t" B A !V Bl.K Spou Oruiik Week After Wctldinjr. Sa Wife. A-kinl Divorce. tnahle. to endure longer the alleged drunken conduct of F. T. Hoffman, her husband. Mrs. Anna T. Hoffman meu divorce suit In the Circuit Court yester day. She savs she was married to htm i"l Anreles. Mav 1. 1Si. and that on the 10th of the next month he remained away all night and until 7 oVIock on the night of the following day. He had been drinklnc she says. He was again Intoxicated, alleges Mrs. Huffman, about two m-eek later, and ac- rused her of Intimacy with one of his fellow workmen. The net November he kicked the table over while she waa eat ing, she says, and later she was compel lea to call In the police to protect her. She asks that her former name. Anna Barnes. je restored. $500 Paid for Broken Wrist. .Minnie K. Walling was authorised by tountv Judge Clerton yesterday to ac int "from the l.artd Ketate Company and F. G. Coles :!. In settlement of all claims on account of the datn or reora Walling. A short time before he died Walling'a wrist was broken while he was oiling the liigh-aoced pulley of the elevator In the Concord building, at 8econd and Stark streets. The Ldd Es tate Company disclaims liability for the accident, but says It desires to assist In pavlnir the expenses Incident to Waiting's 'l illness. Administrator Herd Authorised. Krimund C. Glltner. administrator of J. foiiih Flanders" estate, was authorixed by County Judge Clceton yesterday to give C. K. S. wood a deed to lot ij. Ahernethy Heights, and to a fractional part of bio- US. C nruthers Addition, ;lltner represented to the court that on November 2K. Wood gave Flanders a ded to this property to secure Flanders net R. B. IJntliri-nm aaainst loss on ac count of obligations due them. He says the deed was. In rralitv. only a morlgage. The last of these obligations, a note for !;i.a has been paid. It ts said, by Wood. Hence the order to reconvey the property. MrrkrnMrin Ktale $71,140. The estate of Henry Fleckensteln is worth IT1.4o.K. according to the report of the appraiser", filed In the County Court yesterday. Of this amount SW.W0 is represented by 4.9 shares or stock In the Henry Fleckensteln Company. Inc. The appraisers are H. ginshelmer. H. K. Coleman and W. A. Uoddan. Court Notes. A. T. Simmons, arrested by Special Aaent L.i!li rcently for Impersonating an officer, was released from the Coun ty Jail yesterday after hie rase had been presented to the grand Jury, the reiue.tt that he he freed having been made by leputy District Attorney Fttx gerald. Gus Klang. I.el.l as a witneas In another rase, waa also released. Tne O. R. St N. Company will ho obliged to pay C. F. and Laura Hen drUkson 90 for .S3 of an acre on Columbia Slough, to ue used as a right of way. This was the verdict of a Jury !n Judae Oatena' department of the Circuit Court, real yesterday morn ing. The railroad company wished to pay firn. and the Kcndricksona de manded l?"1"- HOTEL MEN ARE ON GUARD Efforts Will Be Made lo Defcal Ob nottost Law. The Orer"" Hotel Association will keep close watch on the next session of the Legislature and all succeeding ses sions, according to plana outlined at a meeting of the association In the con vention room of the Imperial Hotel yes terdav. The hotel men allege that w-lthtn the past few years there has been a tendency to saddle drastic leg islation upon the hotel interests and it will be the object of the Oregon As sociation to protect Its members against bad laws In the future. It was pointed out that Washington passed a law at the last session of the Legislature, making certain rules and regulations for the conduct of the hotels. These rales, it Is said, do not tend to preserve the welfare or safety of gosts. hut are a source of annoy ance and expense to the hotel pro-x-rtator Ttola law provides tor a statV hotel YnitoY""who"ehargea a j fee fixed tr law. ft-V. . wm I A hv t h hOtel x no cv uiuav fw.u ..j . - proprietor when hl hotel la Inspected. j no n tnc I men di v ' i vi i i c r-, . . similar law will be proposed In this state, and all hotel men will be re quested to fight It. lieorge w. rlcm, assistant waa Instructed to secure copies of the Washington law and place thorn In the hands of Oregon hotel men in order that they may familiarize themselves with the character of legislation, which is expected to be Introduced. DEAD BODY FOUND ON ROAD Ernest llllsbrra; Saccumrw to Heart Trouble Relatives rnknown. ni.(u .iiin Bifln the Slavin road. about three miles outside the city llm- - i aftArnfinii .Tames M. Caily. 188 Meade atreet. came upon the dead body or itrnesx tiiisorrs;, a - man. 60 years oia. Cully Immediately notified the Coro ners office, and on investigation it was found that the deceased had come to his death from heart trouble and had probably died some time during; the night. Papers found on the body showed that the deceased had taken out his cltlxenship papers In Portland - ... . ... I J I WA In 1S'J. ano ai mat nino rnunra i RheinpfaU HoteU So far as linown tne necewsen na TODAY IS LAST DAY FOR REGISTRATION Today is the last registration day. Voters who- do not eign thebooks before 5 o'clock tonight cannot vote at the primary election September 24 nnless they go through the tedious pro cess of having their votes sworn in. There are now more than 35,000 names on the registration books, yesterday's registra tion being the heaviest of any day since the books were opened. The books now contain the names of 26,745 registered as Republicans, 5079 as Democrats and 3751 micellaneous ; mak ing a total of 35,575. Yesterday's registration was as follows: Republicans, 834; Democrats, 168; miscellaneous, 43; total, 1045. relatives, and the Coroner's office was unable to learn of his reerut place of residence. The body waa conveyed to the morgue. No Inquest will be held. CLOTHES SOLD FOR BOARD Tcleplione Promoter all to i ay Landlady Amount Itie. t-r iuitu vwja. Sent. 11 (Spe- v o. i. nt the personal effects of George L. Price, former telephone pro- . . t j a a. A al s His motcr. last nigni manto m- possessions In this city. W hile they con sisted of his suit case, wearing apparel. . . ' ' -hl.h will In nart etc.. tney dtouhiu .. " compensate his former landlady for the board and longing wmcn - the smooth-talking man. ... t The goods were auacneo -' - ... t. ran hnanllna-house on the corner of Seventh and Main l reels, whom rn for his room and meals. Price left here June a in cujy ii.f.rtivii who had a war- Dan r imih i-w , rant for hl arrest on a charge of ob taining money niracr mm t""- issuing fictitious checks. He escaped from the officer and returned to this city. He left here again on July 3. and was finally arrested in Portland. Price is now iin"j - .,!. trtal on the in Ban rrami!u charge for wnicn ne waa m t FIRE SUFFERERS AIDED Tortland Chamber Sends $750 More to Xecdy In Clark County. An additional contribution of f-iO will be eent this morning by the Cham ber of fommerce for the benefit of the fire aufferers In the vicinity of "Van couver. Clark County. Washington. The total of money thus far contributed by the chamber la $1500. The remainder In the treasury Is $71. The fund s still open to contributions, and it la believed that a much larger sum will be needed before the necessities Of the fire sufferers are cared for. Many of the families left destitute by the recent forest conflagrations have been housed and supplied temporarily through the agency of the People s In stitute and th Chamber of Commerce. No record has been kept to show how many Portland people ransacked their private closets and contributed cloth ing and bedding for the needy. The work will go on until all have been aided to a new start. PORTLAND WOMAN IS DEAD Mis Daisy I.. Galord Pase Away . After Ixing Illness. Miss Palsy L. Gaylord. daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. C H. Gaylord. died at her horn. Ti scnuyier street. ! day afternoon, after an Illness of more than a year. Miss Gaylord was born In Oswego, N. V.. and had lived In Portland for the past 10 years. She possessed many graces of character and had a wide circle of friends who will ragret to hear of her death.. She waa a member of the First Congregational Church, and was also Interested In the work of the Arts and Crafts Society. Charles H. Gaylord, ratner oi me younn wi man, was formerly secretary of the Portland Hotel Company. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. VANCOUVER SCHOOLS FILL Attendance on First Day Shows Great Increase of Pnplls. VAXCOCVEB. Wash.. S.pt. 11 (Spe cial.) The achool year in Vancouver opened this morning and during the day 1255 pupils were enrolled, wnicn Is 'much greater for the first dsy than ever before in the history of the city. Many, who are now away, will return and swell the enrollment. Last year the total number enrolled waa about 1400. It j expected by Superintendent C. W. 5humway that at least lseo pupus win do enrolled Wife Called Extravagant. ROSEBURO. Or.. Sept. 11 5pecial.) Alleging that his wife spent money lavishly and that she checked out his entrre ttnk account or nearly loou iu hla temporary absence from Roae burg, Thomas Thomas, a Southern Pa rifle engineer with headquarters at Junction City, today filed suit for dl vorre. Thomas alleges that hla wife has a mania for spending money, and according to his charges her yesrly expenditures run well Into ths thou sands of dollars. Harris Trunk Co. tor uilaas and bagm, HILL EXAMINES SITES SPECIAL AGENT STUDYING NEW POSTOFFICE QUESTION. Postmaster Openly Favors Building Near Depot, Retaining Present Office for Public. Br. J. TV. Hill, recently appointed .n-i.i nt for the United States Gov ernment for the selection of a site for the new postoffice. nas- Dwn mvcoi.. gatlng the merits of the various sites offered. A number of the property owns who have put in bids have called on Dr. Hill in the last day or so and conferred with him. The new special agent has been entirely non-cuiii.... He has been giving; all the site equal attention, but. aside from asking ques tions of the owners, has not said any thing which would tend to dlvudge any ideas he may have already formulated. Postmaster Merrick, who is to ad vise with Dr. Hill on the selection of a site, says he will work, in absolute harmony with Dr. HIU. Asldo from saying; that Senator Bourne did not re quest the appointment, he says he knows absolutely nothing as to the manner of making It. He said, how- ever, that he knew Pr. Hill wae a for mer classmate and friend of the Presi dent. , Mr. Merrick la not at all backward In saving where he thinks the postoffice should be. He says the idea of tjie Government is for the selection of a site near the Union Station. There are. he says, two reasons for this. First, on account of the economy of the handling of mail, and, second, to dis courage the practice of having: mall sent to the general delivery. "Aside from general delivery, no one will know there bas been a change." said the postmsstcr. "All the regular business of registry, money orders, etc., will be carried on as at present at the present building. The other office will be for fhe main general delivery and the sorting station. As the cost of handling mail by general delivery is three times that by carrier, the object of the government In attempting to discourage the general delivery prac tice is obvious." STORY BRANDED AS FALSE William D. Fen ton Denies That Con ference Led to Assembly Choice. PORTLAND. Sept. 13. To tha Editor.) It has been pnbltrly charged that a secret conference of lawyers waa held at my office, resulting la the selection of Judge CI land as a candidate before tUe Republican assembly. This la untroe. No such conference waa ever held, anywhere, nor waa any conference held relative to aucsestlng canaiaatea ror juiucuu positions to the Republican assembly. There waa a conference of the friends of Jurtce CWand held on the evening of July 6 tn the office of Senator Fulton, at which meet ing there were present the following friends ef Jurtqe Cleland, to-wlt: Seastor Fulton. W. B. Thomas. It. R. (Hltaer. A. i-'. cirtk. Charles M. Carer. O. J. Kramer. R. W. Wil bur. B. E. Convert. Oeore V. Slanleton. A. I,. Veaxle. WnlTace McCamant, J. F. wootn. W. A. Cleland. A. T. Lewta. BL B. Soabmok. J. K. Kollock and myself. Some others were advised of the meeting, but were unable to come, owing to other engagements. Among this number were Judffe Northnn and Dan J. Malarkcy. both of whom expressed themst-lvee a being In full accord wltb the purpose ot tna meeting. The conferenc. was ror tne purpose or ae termlnlnr whether Judire Clelanrt'a name should be presented to the non-polltlral assembly of lawyers to be held on the evening of July 8, and sulhorlxed by law to make nominatwma for office, under the provisions of section 2791 of Belllnier and Cotton's Code. The result of Vie conference was toat the friends or Judge trieiana. wno naa oeen m. nnuwn i.-mui-date for re-election for more than one year, derided that it would be unwise to permit W. M. Davl. who ha been for a number of days an active and aggrwstve candidate againxt Judge Cleland. to secure the Indorsement of the lawyers ror tne reaenn max mis mum he heralded abroad as a repudiation of Judge Cleland by the Bar of Multnomah County, and might be misunderstood by ine puonc. ac-corriino-lv measures were taaen to notify the members of the bar of the city generally, to be n re sent at that meeting, and this was jone, with tha result that Judge Cleland was nomi nated over Mr. Davis by a decisive majority, t might add that four of the five attorneys for puhllo service corporations present at the conference allwled to. and among mm nnmner mvs-lf. were ornosed to recognlalng the non- political assembly by attending the same, or otherwise, and did not do so. The point I desire to make clear to the pub lic mind Is that no ferret or oiner comerence, M ever held, anywhere, having as Its purpose a selection or recommendation of Judicial can didates to be aaipported at the Republican as sembly. W1L.I.1AM u. risws, ONE YEAR GIVEN TO BEGIN Government Must Start Wl I'mav- tilla Project, or Ixse Claim. SALEM. Or., Sept. 13. (Special.) If the Government fails to start actual construction work on the West Uma tilla nrolect of SO.noO acres by Septem bcr 13. 1911. It will lose Its priority claim to water rights, granted today, and the claim of Ir. Andrew C. Smith, of Portland, will take precedence, ac cording to a statement by Stale Engin eer John H. Lwls. This morning the State Engineer ap proved the applications of the United States Relamation service ror two ap nroorlatlons of water. Bv this approval, the Government Is granted 00 cub'c feet per second of the regular flood water flow of the stream, and a right tn store 175.000 acre-feet of the flood flow. The total amount of water, which may be used under this approval, is limited to an amount not to egceed one cubic foot per second, for SO acres. Mr. Iewla says that any difficulty, which might arise in connection with Indiana claiming 'water rights on the Umatilla will not affect .the appropria tions made today, inasmuch as these appropriations are limned to flood w ters only, the regular low water flow beina- already appropriated. This irri gation project on foot must derive ts water from a storage system entirely. Booth-Kelly Mill Resumes. SPRINGFIELD. Or.. Sept. 13 (Spe clal.) The Booth-Kelly sawmill, which had been closed since August 1 be cause of a shortage of logs,- resumed operations this morning, lia men -find tng employment. The entire huge edition of the first Mid -Month Number of The is exhausted. We have not a copy left three days after publication. The Curtis Publishing Company ' . Philadelphia E HIS DEATH RECALLS HIS WORK AS THEATER MANAGER. Marquam Building Stands as Monu ment to His Endeavors for Substantial Theater. t r Howe, whose death occurred at Eugene on Monday evening, was closely i.i.,mari riiirinar his early career with the theatrical history ot the Northwest, and more particularly ot foruanu. i io o-.nrllv kndwn that througn air. Howe's Instrumentality the Marquara Theater was built, although ne aia not manage Its affaire after it Became au actttality. hi first theatrical venture was in the late seventies, when he succeeded the late John Maquire as manager of i ho nM Vewmarket Theater, at First and Ash streets, at which time this playhouse was the principal one on tne pfcclflc Poaat north of San Francisco. Under his management the Newcastle prospered financially; all of the stars of that day appearing on its boards. Later Mr. Howe leased the Caalno Theater, now known as tha Grand, 'for an operatic stock company. We rocnnsienea xnis eMaoiiBiiiiinit the New Park Theater and engaged traveling companies to show under Its roof. It waa during this time that Mr. Howe perceived the need of a big first class theater In Portland, and induced Judge Marpuam to hulld the Marrpiam WITH A You ar& independent. Press the lever and go. Cushion Tire. No Punctures. Simple Control. Nominal Operating; Expense. FRANK C. RIGGS Packard Service Buildkag Cornell Road Twenty-third and Washington t. Main 1542; A 1127. Entirely Ladies' Home Hock and make a place for the Mar quam Grand Theater. However, be fore Howe could assume the manage ment of the playhouse, there was a disagreement and Al Hayman, who at the present time is a power in the Klaw & Erlanger syndicate, became the lessee of the Marquam Grand. Later the property fell Into litigation and was kept In the court until a few years After Mr. Howe failed to secure, the anagement of the Marquam Grand Theater, he left Portland and went to Puget Sound, where he engaged again In theatrical ventures. He Was one of the leaders of the independents when that body of managers elected to fight the theatrical trust. He was instru mental in building the Columbia Thea ter, later the Heilig, and now the Port land. At the time of his death Mr. 'mUr brain US It will wash the dry spot from your throat relieve youf fatigue and make the hours go like minutes. Delicious Refreshing Wholesome Thirst-Quenching Journal Howe was engaged in the real estate business in Eugene. NEW COMPLAINT ORDERED Astoria Southern Road-Grading Case Delayed Injunction Denied. ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 13. A motion to dissolve the temporary injunction In the case of S. A. Cobb, of Portland, vs. Wilson. Rector & Daley, of Van couver, was argued before Judge Campbell, of the Circuit Court, today, and denied, temporarily, at least. The suit was brought to restrain the defendants from interfering with tha plaintiff In assuming charge of the grading work for the Astoria Southern When the rases Some time to-day, min-' utes will so like hours? You'll be hot and thirsty you'll be hand slow. DrinK 5c Everywhere Send for Our Free Booklet "The Truth About Coca-Cola." Tells all about- Coca-Cola what it is and why it is so delicious, wholesome and beneficial. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Atlanta Ga. Railway Company's new road up Young's and Klaskanine Rivers. The plaintiff alleged he had a con tract from the railway company for grading eight miles of road, and sublet it to the defendants, but that the de fendants had delayed in prosecuting the i the rlilitlff IV3S nvih iwiiis me, niv ... - in danger of losing his $'-'0.00 bond to have the contract completed before November 1. After hearing the argument. Judgo Campbell said that the complaint was not sufficient to warrant the injunc tion being continued. The plaintiff was directed to furnish an additional bond of $5000 before noon tomorrow, and to filo an amend ed complaint not later than Thursday morning, or the injunction will be dis- 1 solved. m Clock tired and heavy-and enever you see an Arrow think of Coca-Cola