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rxTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORT LA XP, . . JANUARY 29, 1911. FREAK BILLS IN CALIFORNIA MANY One Is Designed to Punish Women Who Smoke Within the State's Confines. ONE TO PUNISH GUARDIAN F"rrno AsKcrabljnnan Would Make Parrot Anwrrable to Law for Vntoward Act Committed bj Their Children. SAX TRANCISCCX Jan. S.-SpclaL) The. tuual freak bills are torn ins; to tba front la the California Le Islature. They are the same the world ever. I suppose. Judging from the news paper accounts of happenings In their State Capitols. One of them Is aimed at the cigar ette-smoklng habit that some women have acquired. Just as lovely woman Is having her hour of triumph Just as . she sees let cry crowning the Ions; fight to have women suffrage submit ted to the voters of California, she Is attacked on one of her heretofore con ceded rights. Senator Bryant, of San Francisco, proposes to prevent her from smoking;. The Senator has viewed with extreme alarm the spread of smoking anion the fair ones of the richer people. He bas seen the women puffins; daintily In theaters. He has read of the fashion able hotels setting; apart smoking rooms for the women. He fears that the example of the rich will spread to the poor and be proposes to cry a "halt." If the statesman can have bis way, milady will do longer be legally per mitted to whiff the cigarette or the more strenuous cheroot. Senator Bryant would ' make viola tion of the act of smoking by any woman punishable by a fine not ex ceeding 1100 or by not more than six months Imprisonment or both. Vicar loos Penally Provided. Here's another one of the same type: According to the provisions of a bill Introduce- by Assemblyman Suther land, of Fresno, the parent or guardian may be punished for the acts of a child. It Willie Smith breaks into Neighbor Jones' henhouse and steals chickens to have a feast by the old swimming pool. Willies father may be brought Into court and fined or otherwise punished. He bas his retribution naturally behind the woodshed with a shingle but be must be punished all the same for his boy's offense. The Idea of the framer of the bill Is that a parent should control bis child In such a manner that he will stay out of mischief. , . Another delinquency bill provides for the arrest of any child under It years old who may be found smoking tobacco or who bas tobacco In bis possession. Cp Red Bluff way. In the northern part of the state, there la an Assem blyman who wants to prohibit the treating habit In saloons. He proposes to make It a crime for any man to treat another to a drink or any Intoxicating liquor. Whether this Assemblyman is m. Prohibitionist. I don't know, but If his bill passes. It will be the strongest measure in favor of temperance that he could produce. . . . . ., Senator Campbell tried to make It easy for bridegrooms because he Intro duced a bill doing away with the nec essary license fee of I. The bill, how ever la favor of destitute bridegrooms, met with short shift. The Judiciary committee decided that If a bridegroom did not possess the IS for license, that he was not entitled to enter the happy state of matrimony. Accordingly, the bill was withdrawn, before It was fair ly started on lis way. Liquor Bane of College Life. David Starr Jordan. President Of Stanford University, In an address be fore the Commercial Club of San Fran cisco last week, gave out some facts concerning the Inside history of the University that he said had never be fore been exploited. Some of bis dis closures bordered on the sensational, as did some of his statements regard ing the character and moral stsndard of the student body of the Institution. Dr. Jordsn prefaced hla remarks re lating to present internal conditions at the University by declaring that It Is the policy of the faculty to send away from the Institution all drunkards and all crook, regardles of whether these men are members of the faculty or stu dent body. He also made a statement concern ing the conditions leading up to the wholesale suspension and disciplining of members of the student body which wt followed by the threatened student body -strike"' a few year ago. Dr. Jordan named the liquor question as the basis of that occurrence, charg ing that on a single night $ students were drunk the whole night long on the Stanford campus; that all but three fraternity bouses were open saloons the night through, and that as a result. 20 men were treated for alcoholism and a few for dolerlum tremens. Student Go to Excess. The Darand committee, be explained, resigned, feeling that It could not ban die the situation, and a new commit tee was appointed. "Soon after the new appointment," be continued. "3S0 studenle gathered one evening and marched to the house of the chairman. He was not at home and the student, or some of them, grossly Insulted his wife. W found that a change must come. In addition to the punishment of these students, a rule prohibiting drinking or having liquor In any fraternity house waa promptly made." The speaker went on to refer to the Professor Jloss incident and said: I knew at the time of the Ross af fair that Mrs. Stanford considered Hons a dsngeroue man. I thought him boaest and good hearted. If I had known as much about him then a I do now, I would have agreed with ber. This Is the flrst time. I believe, that I have ever told publicly of the differences of opinion that existed between Mrs. Stan ford and myself regarding Professor Ross. No roan of wealth, or any in fluence of that sort, was ever exerted to secure bis resignation. Never, save once, have I received any such request. I received at one time a letter from Charles Crocker asking me to put a muxsle on Professor 8. C Clark, who had already left the University. -IT I ever receive any credit for my connection with Stanford. It will not be for mr work In the University, but for keeping the University going when we expected every day to be closed by the sheriff. It was done at a tremen dous sacrifice and with the aid of the nanlnehlng devotion of Mrs. Stanford, t don't think It could have been done better. -Unv Stanford bad tba Idea that gaa wanted to see all the building of the University completed. It would be something of which she could tell her husband In the other world. Frankly, she believed that. W did not have money enough and the recent build ings were not built, as the first had been, of solid stone. Bricks went Into their construction and tne workman ship was not of the best. Then came the earthquake and left "s nothing but the solid old buildings. The flimsy one fell. The earthquake cost Stanford more than three million dollars. " Walnuts Fed to Bulls. It Is said that several carloads of English walnut raised In California, have lately been shipped to the City of Mexico to be fed to the bull which are trained there for the best bullfights the year round, by expert. About 150 of these bull are kept in condition ail the time by an association that ha long been In existence. Indeed. It Is ssld to be no dew thing for these animals to be fed English walnuts a part of their dally feed. Heretofore, these nut have been raised In Spain and shipped to Mexico. The consignment from California is by way of experiment, to see if they will ans wer the, same purpose. The expert trainers of the bulls are positive that a certain dally allowance of this nut food adds to the vitality of the animals, thereby Increasing their strength and fighting proclivities. The kernel of the nut. with other Ingredi ents, such as oats and corn. Is made Into a kind of mush. This testimony of the bull trainers might be a bint to prizefighters and the general run of athletes In this country when training tor strength and endurance. ... Speaking not only for himself, but for hi brother, David. Frederick Be lasco denies a recent Los Angeles rumor connecting the Belasco name with a reported purchase of Pacific Coast theaters and the- building of a new San Francisco theater. David Belasco's Interests are all In the east. Frederick Belasco Is Inter ested only In the Alcaxar In this city and tne stock houses In Los Angeles. Portland. Seattle and Spokane, with which it is affiliated. He says that the only theater building enterprise with which he Is connected Is the new Al cazar In O'Farrell street, ground for which Is to be broken early In Feb ruary. Bancehall Defies Police. San Francisco has a "temperance" dance hall in' the Tenderloin. The Mirror, one of the, night establishments In that section, had its license taken away recently. The proprietor, to defy the police commission, continued to run his place with entertainers, but served only "soft drinks." This belligerent attitude on the part of Milton Levy has enraged Chief of Police Seymour and be will ask tne Police Commission to order all of the so-called Tenderloin cafes to move their place of business to the Bar bery Coast. The romantic marriage of Dr. James W. Ward, ex-president of the Board of Health, president of the American In stitute of Homeopathy and head of the Hahnemann Hospital, to Mrs. f . 8. Johnson, of Menlo Park, in Milwaukee, Just a month ago, ended with shatter ing suddenness plan for his marriage to a San Francisco woman of prominence. Dr. Laura B. Hurd. The facts concerning the two ro mances, culminating ao unexpectedly, have been revealed through the return to this city of Dr. Ward and his bride. Not until she received the new of Dr. Ward's marriage to Mrs. Johnson did Dr. Hurd know that her engagement waa at an end. She waa to have become Dr. ward a wife In June. Ostensibly on a business trip. Dr. Ward had gone East. For 14 year Dr. Hurd had been associated with blm as a proiessionaj assistant, and while he was speeding Eastward to marry the woman who had trans planted his affections, she took charge of hla practice. Having taken the step. Dr. Ward telegraphed the following message to a nurse In their employment: "Right or wrong. I married Mr. Johnson today. Try to console Laura." Immediately after the news ws broken to her. Dr. Hurd severed the j business relationship with her former I fiance and opened offices of her own. She maintained strict silence at the tlfne- After the story came out. Dr. Hurd admitted that she had been engaged to Dr. Ward but said although she bad letters from Dr. Ward that would es tablish the engagement, she had no In tention of taking legal steps against him. This Is Dr. Ward' third venture into matrimony. "Borax King" Extends Plans. The plans of "Borax King" F. M. Smith and his syndicate of San Fran cisco and Oakland millionaire, who have merged their holdings Into the $200,000,600 United Properties Company to extend the Oakland Traction and Key Route system to Sacramento and San Jose, have been revealed this week in the Incorporation of the Sacramento Short Line and the San Jose Short Line Railways. According' to the plan of the cor poration, the Key Route system will be extended miles into Sacramento, there to connect with the Northern Else trio Company, which. It 1 believed, la Included in the monster merger. The San Jose extension will be only a continuation of the Oakland Traction Company, whose line at present ter minate In Hayward. A franchise and rlghta of way already bave been se cured for the extension of tula line to San Jose. HUSBAND AND WTTE DIE WITHIN FIVE WEEKS OP EACH OTHEB. ; - " . ' 2 . "1 i . ...V 11 Charles T. Holser. Within rive week of each other Mr. and Mr. Cbarle F. Holser. well-known residents of the East Side. died. Mrs. Holser died at their borne, $ East Davis street. December 11. and Mr. Holser at the home of his son. 427 William avenue, January 21. and his funeral was held last Wednesday. Both were burled In Lone Fire Cemetery. Mr. Holier waa Tl years old and his wife was 72. They came to Portland from Denver la 113. Mr. Holser was a skilled metalworker and tor many yeare waa employed by J. J. Kadderly In East Port land. He was stricken with paralysis three year ago. After the death of hi wife be wa moved to the borne of hi only son. C P. lielser. lie la survived by the son and three grandchildren. OREGONTRUNKIS TO EXTEND SOUTH Routes South of Bend to Be Followed to State Line, Says Louis W. Hill. ACTIVE PUBLICITY URGED Head of System Predicts Marvelous Growth of Portland and Oregon as Soon as East Learns of Wonders of This Section. (Continued from First Psye. Bend, however. One of these provides for a terminus at Medford. That line will have to be built. Another lead to Klamath Falls. It Is probable that an extension will reach that place too, in a short time. "But when It come to entering Cali fornia I believe that our system will draw the line. We expect to develop Oregon, but don't see any reaeon why we should go to California.'" Mx. Hill it even more enthusiastic over the development of this state than Is bis father. He says the people of Oregon are not doing enough to ex ploit their wonderful advantages. He wants the Legislature to make an ap propriation for advertising purposes and with that end In view will visit Salem Monday, and Olympia later In the week. He points to the success of a similar scheme already In practice In Minnesota, Montana and Washington. "I can go to Sulem and tell the boys there what I know of state advertising from my experience In the states that have tried It. It will not be mere theory. It will be definite facta. East Needs Facts. "The state should place Its stamp of approval upon every piece of literature that 1 sent out by the railroads, real estate agencies, the commercial bodies and by private Individual!. Many people In the East fall to believe the alarming statements made about Oregon. Some of them are suspicious of promises of home steads and five-acre land tract. The truth of the matter is It sounds too good to be true. But If these assertions were backed by the Indorsement of the Mate Itself the prospective settler would have more confidence In what he reads." The completion of the Oregon Trunk road to Madras should be made a public event declared Mr. Hill. The fact that this Is about the only big piece of rail road work at present under construction In the United States give It almost Na tional significance. He suggested that a day be set aside for driving the last spike and that public official and the people of the state attend the ceremony in a body. He also gave utterance to some of the same sentiments expressed by his father and other prominent railroad men with reference to lack of activity in new construction. The adverse sentiment of the people and the hostile legislation adopted in the past few years, he added, was responsible for the failure of capital to seek Investments in railroad enter prises. ' Viewpoint Is Changing. "I believe though In letting them ' wait," be continued. It would be harm ful to agitate the matter. In a few years, I believe the people will have a better understanding of the railroads' in tentions and will encourage them in placed where they now are discouraging them." That Oregon can become the home of 1,600.000 additional people in the next ten years waa his unqualified declaration. Thla can be accomplished, he mid, through proper publicity methods. While the state showed a healthy growth in the last ten years, he contrasted It with that of some of the Canadian provinces that have advanced In population TOO and 800 per cent. "Why. Oregon has more to offer It settlers than any state in the Union. Its resources are not limited to one line. It has great advantages In every line. If a man expresses hi wants. Oregon can take care of him. Tell those things to the people of the East and we will bring them out by the trainload. The merchant should join In the publicity campaign, and in the develoDment of the state by the exten sion of trade into the newly settled districts. Railroads Foresee Growth. "The railroads will not be behind the procession. In fact, they will try to keep just a little ahead, for we can anticipate the coming of the settler. From the Inquiries we are receiving in our Eastern office right now I know positively that thousand of families will flock Into Central Oregon as soon as the Deschutes Valley line is com pleted. Those are the kind of people yon want In this state, not the tourist who travel in the parlor car, but the Immigrant who loads his household goods, bis livestock, hi farm machin ery and his family Into a boxcar and Mrs. Holser. ,4" Is I TV goes Into the new country ready to start plowing." While the Oregon Trunk is not ready for accepting - passenger business, ar rangements already have been made to transport one family, together with all their world's effects, to the end of the line next week. The car is now on its way across the continent. Others will be taken a soon as the road Is com pleted. Portland' success In advertising the state was given much praise by Mr. Hill, who declared that the methods of the Portland Commercial Club In ex- I plotting Oregon are the best. In the country. He oranaea tne system oy which the local body aids In the de velopment of the state aa "mystifying" to Eastern business men. Nowhere in the United States, he asserted, does a city spend so much time and money In helping the outlying country. Hill Marvels at Portland. That Portland will reap the benefit of this enterprise wa his prediction. He marveled -at the present great city built up from the business of a district that contained the biggest unknown re gion In the United States, meaning the great undeveloped country In Central and Southern Oregon. "Just think," he commented, "what this city will be when the state is built up and settled. The people here have no Idea how rich that Central Oregon country la. Once you get a man settled in that section, he'll be a permanent resident of the state. Tou never find an Oregon man outside of Oregon. He Is content to remain here. If be takes a trip away from home, be is always mighty glad to get back. "This rainfall is no objection. I wish we had some of it In Minnesota. A lot of states would be glad to share it. Oregon is fortunate that it has so m uch." Mr. Hill said that the Great North ern 1 not contemplating any new work on Its system at the present time. His Idea Is to have the Hill lines ac quire their own depot in Portland, al though he Is no eager to ee one erect ed at an early date. Mr. Stevens bas charge of those plans. "I would rather take the money that It would require to build a depot and lap it into Central Oregon," he de clared. The recent sale of the Malheur Can yon rights of way held by the Hill In terests to the Harriman system is not significant, he said. Such a transfer does not necessarily preclude the use by the Hill, roads of any Una that may be built. He expressed an inclina tion toward joint ownership of lines through sparsely settled districts. The parallel tracks through the Deschutes Valley are unnecessary, he pointed out. The money spent in building the sec ond line could bave been used to much better advantage in new development. Mr. Hill will remain in Portland to day. He attended the meeting of North Bank directors at Vancouver yesterday morning, at which the capital stock of that company was Increased. Besides his visits to Salem and to Olympia, he announces that he has no other busi ness to. transact while in the Northwest. ItAlLKOAD 3IEX VISIT BEXD Traffic Official Tell9 of Hurrying Oregon Trunk to Terminal. BEND, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) W. C. Wilkes. Assistant General Freight and Passenger Agent of the Hill lines In Oregon, together with R. H. Croxler, ad vertising agent for the same roads, passed through Bend this week on a tour they are making of the Central Oregon country soon to be opened up by the Oregon Trunk line. For both officials this is the first trip up the Deschutes. They followed the route of the new railroad all the way from the Columbia, coming the first SO miles on the recently laid rails, and the remainder of the distance, some 100 miles, by wagon. Madras, Motolius and Redmond were inspected on the way to this paint. One of Mr. Wilkes chief interests was that of looking into local warehouse possibilities as offered by the main side track supplied for this purpose have been leased by local and outside people. It is understood that among the enter prises that are early in the field -for locations convenient for the handling of freight is a wholesale liquor house, a shipping warehouse, and a company of . I iw. vuhlr.fi onntemnlates In- Stalling here a distributing, -station. Other jobbing Interests also are making tentative arrangements for opening up branch establishments here after the arrival of transportation. Mr. Wilkes was taken on a brief auto tour and showed particular interest In Inspecting the new power dam on the Deschutes, Immediately beside the city, the first to be built across the big Cen tral Oregon River. He gave much at tention to" the construction of a spur to a point near this dam, upon which is to be built a flour mill, machinery for which already is purchased, ready for installation upon the completion of the railroad. A statement of the traffic representa tive of the Hill road which met with enthusiastic Interest on the part of local merchants and those who are putting capital Into the building up of the town, was Mr. Wilkes' assertion that the Ore gon Trunk road would receive freight for Madras or Metollus by March first. As Madras is only 60 miles from Bend, and the intervening roads are excellent, the lessening of transportation difficult ies by the arrival of the road even at that point cannot but give a great im petus to local building and development At present the freight rates from Shani ko are two cents a pound, making a transportation of heavy materials like cement and plaster almost prohibitively expensive. It is expected that this cost will be cut In half, and perhaps more, when the road reaches Metollus. Many local people who are contemplating the construction of buildings of substantial character. Including at least a doien brick edifice, are holding off until this grave transportation difficulty i over come. ( CAPITAL IS NOW $2,50o,000 North Bank's Increase) Provides tot Taking Over Joint Holdings. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail way Company held at Vancouver. Wash., yesterday, authority was given for the Increase of the railway's capital stock from J2S.OO0.OO0 to $02,500,000. The company being Incorporated under the laws of the state of Washington the meeting necessarily was held In that tate. The trustees present were: John F. Stevens, president of the company; Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway, and 'Judge Brown of j Seattle. As neither- Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific Com pany, nor Judge Reld of Tacoma. trus- . ..KMIU.iln, that rnnprn. nnlllrl he ' present. Mr. Hill attended to provide the necessary quorum. No significance was attached to the fact that no Northern Pacific represen tative waa present, as President Stev ens held proxies for all the stock of, snd represented, both roads at the meeting of the stockholders. The object of the increase In capital stock Is to provide for taking over by the present company, the Spokane, Port land Seattle, of the various companies In Oregon owned Jointly by the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern com panies. The companies to be so taken over are the Oregon Trunk. Oregon Elec tric. Astoria & Columbia River. The Dalles ft Portland Navigation Company, United Railways, the Pactflo & Eastern. The action also provides means by which financing may be done for various Improvements, additions and extensions to the properties. No other matters were considered at the meeting, . See Big Advertisement on the Back Page of This Section w"T7 he Meier Sole-Ro $30 Roll-Top Desk;' No. 627. Size 50-inch. Price $34 "Roll-Top Desks; No. 335. Size 50-inch. Price $35 Roll-Top Desks; No. 629. Size 54-inch. Price See the Window DIsp!ay on ETOBE POSTAI INSPECTORS TO LOSE BY HIGHER SALARIES. Allowance in Lieu of Subsistence Is Reduced Schedule Is Pre pared in Washington. Owlnff to the high cost of living the postoffice budget now before Congress proposes to Increase the salaries of field inspectors from $1600 to J1700 and I1S00 a year and still save $35,000 a year. How this increase in salaries and retrenchment of expenditures could be accomplished was figured out by some shrewd financier in Washington. There are 160 field inspectors in the vnatntrifn nenartment and they were elated when they learned that an in crease would be granted, beginning t..i i Than ntnA the mvsterious an nouncement that while salaries would be Increased expenses would De re duced. While studying out the manipu lation, inspectors discovered that the ta.ai. TiA.icitmant nrfinnRPft to TP ruaiuiiii'C icijm .ti(v... i duce their additional compensation of $4 a day In lieu of subsistence to J3 a day. The department calculates that there are sou aays in mo year wncu the additional compensation must be 1 A n tr a 1 ..-rrwnriitu re Of S1200 aiUi v i .v.w. r - annually under the old schedule. Un der the new scneauie oi j a oy mo ,i will nav on f onlv S900 a year for . each inspector, or in other words, where an inspector receives an increase of $100 to $200 a year in saK ary, the department takes $300 from his additional compensation while trav eling. , The new schedule will give 65 in. n inKraim to tlROft a year and 75 an Increase to $1700 a year. The remaining 10 will continue m $1600 a year. Under the present system all the field . .11.. . X2R0O a year, when the additional compensation of $4 a day is added to their salary of $1600. Under the new system whereby t..-. irmmaaoa the total year 8 nor icwi. . - pay for the 65 men will be $2700. for, the 75 men $2600 and for the remaining i . .n toaan Under the new system, . .. .v.. inn.itnra cannot now complain, because an increase in salary has been granted them. LINCOLN 10 BE HONORED STATE REPUBLICAN CLCB WILL HAVE BANQUET FEB. 11. Birthday of Martyred President to Be Marked by Addresses of Commemorative Nature. The State Republican club will cele . i kithriav with a ban- orate binuwiu a j quet in the Commercial Club rooms on the night of saiuraay, iuiu. n. m, nf KnAAkeinor has been arranged. Hon. Georgo A. Knight. of San Francisco, wno hcu"" dent Taft's nomination and electrified r -o-.-l. T3.-..hl1inT1 Plllh at itS ine new ir -. -.', centennial two yeara ago with his elo quent address on ad M ... . .i nkH. His sub- loot at the State Republican Club will be "Abraham uncmui ' which the orator is said to be at hi bejudge George T. Reld, of Tacoma, will speak on "Lincoln, a Self-Rellant Man. Other addresses will be delivered by prominent Republicans of Oregon. M. C. George president of the club, who is now In the East, is expected back In Portland in time to act as toastmaster. The committee on the Lincoln ban quet will send out invitations this week. Plates will be sold at $2.50 and tickets will be issued by C. B. Moulton, George T. Wlllett, J. R. Rogers, Carl H. Jackson or Charles B. Lockwood, who constitute the committee, or by Secre tary Lockwood. of the Republican Club, who will be found in the new club headquarters in rooms 325. 326. 3z Try This for CoMs Prescription Knowi for Results Rather than Large Quantity. 1st and get "Two ni.i.iin nil ha.lf an ounce i of Concentrated Pine Compound. Mix . these with half a pint or gooa wnisney. Shake well. Take one to two teaspoon fuls after each meal and at bed time. Smaller doses to children according to age." Any one can prepare this at home. This is said to be the quickest cough and cold cui-e known to the medical profession. Be sure to get only the genuine (Globe) Concentrated Pine. Each half ounce bottle comes In a tin screw-top sealed caee. If the druggist is out of stock he will quickly get it from his wholesale house. Don t fool with uncertain mixtures. It s risky. Pine is one of the oldest remedies known to civilization but many of the extracts contain resins and impurities that cawe naucea and other bad after effects. For safety set only tne above men UonedV A4 SITopOffi qpOMORROW we begin a big three-days' Pre-In-. ventory Sale of fine roll Top Office Desks. They are made of handsome golden oak in waxed finish and the cabinet work and finish are the very best. The styles are similar to one shown in illustration with the exception that the pigeon hole fillers are extra 30c each. No one with a need for high-class Office Desks should pass by these splendid savings: fOQ QO 5-.J.i?o toC 7C 4 fOfi QO &J.i?V $37.50 Roll -Top Desks; tOft CA No. 635. Size 50-in. Price D.t-0.iJ V $40 Roll-Top Desks; No. dOQ 7C 637. Size 54-inch. Price Dii7. f J $41 Roll-Top Desks; No. $OA OC 585. Size 50-inch. Price vOU.i-J Board of Trade building, which will be occupied Tuesday. The banquet will be in the nature of a get-together meeting and it is ex pected that a large number of promi nent Republicans throughout the state will attend to do honor to the . mar tyred President Interest and enthusi asm already shown Indicate that all former Lincoln banquets will be eclipsed by this celebration. As the capacity of the banquet room in the Commercial Club Is limited to about 350, early orders for tickets will be given preference. REALTY TRADE REPUDIATED Court, However, Holds Deal Is Made With Full Knowledge. W. P. Ranch, who was engaged in the mercantile business in Goldendale from 1892 to 1906 and then went to Cliffs, Wash., as secretary of the Cliffs Town site Company, decided last February to make his home In Portland. Desiring to have a home of his own in this city, he made his first real estate trade, exchanging two houses and lots and two vacant lots In Cliffs for a house and lot in Lents, the property of J. A. Jones. Rauch moved into his new home in March and was just beginning to feel himself at home, when he was suddenly haled Into court and found himself facing a suit. Instituted by Jones, to set aside the conveyance and an injunction to prevent him from dis posing of the newly-acquired property. Jones alleged that he was an aged min ister and had been defrauded In the deal. The case came before Judge Gatens, of the Circuit Court, Tuesday. Jones was present with a long line of wit nesses and affidavits to support his contention that he had been defrauded, while Rauch was present with his wit nesses and wondering what would be come of his first real eBtate trade. Jones presented his case, but before Rauch had time to give his side of the deal. Judge Gatens intervened and dis missed the suit. He said no testimony had been Introduced to indicate that Jones had been misled or defrauded, that Jones had looked over the prop erty at Cliffs and talked with the ten ants and was thoroughly familiar with every detail of the transaction before it was completed. He said it was not necessary to Introduce a defense. Rauch walked out "of the courtroom, highly pleased, but In- doubt if he will ever trade real estate again. Edlef sen's coals are the very best. ' CLOSING The sale of MORNINGSIDE is fast .drawing to a close. In a very whole tract will be sold. At which time the only tliA Tfost Side -will have rl CCli V IV v JJ wyvi .J najnA "Kw wifhmit. vnnr tjt3V. j j T x v-s-a v i -v j ' the same as djd the West TO TIT T7ta"r p trfl This is your opportunity, uon t De a a wish I had," be an. "I did." m Come out todav and make your selection. To morrow may be too late, lots every day. Prices $650 to $1500 the Hartman & Thompson Chamber of Commerce Building. Phone Private or A 205a Pacific States Aviation School I want 10 men with $250.00 in real money to. join Class No. 1, who are wide awake enough to see the great future of Aviation. No triflers. I mean business; if you do, jou can address - , Frank Store ce Desks Sixth Street BUS SET By THIEVES MARQT7AM BUILDING IN DANGER FROM CANDY-STORE FIRE. Funds of Knights of Pythias Among Property Stolen Damage of $7000 Is Done. Fire, thought to have been set by burglars to conceal their crime, did damage estimated at $7000. in the con fectionery store of Samuel M. Beary, S23 Morrison street, in the Marquam building, early yesterday morning and gave the fire department an ho-ur of stubborn fighting, during which the great structure was in great danger of being destroyed. A messenger boy, passing the store at 5 o'clock, saw smoke Inside and turned In an alarm. Three companies of ho fire department responded and found a brisk blaze In a room at the back of the store, and In a blind passage be tween the Marquam building and the new Selling building. The fire worked Its way to a mezzanine floor at the back of the store. A large stock had Just been laid In, and it was wholly ruined by water and smoke. Mr. Beary arrived at the store at S o'clock, and in searching among the ruins, found that a tin box containing $200 had been rifled and papers which It contained scattered about the floor. Of the sum stolen, $80 was funds of the Knights of Pythias, of which Mr. Beary Is treasurer. The confectioner said that his safe had been broken ' three times and for that reason he had abandoned the use of It to hold money. Instead he kept his receipts in a tin box, which he secreted every night. He forgot to hide the box Friday night and it lay within the sight of the burglars. Police officers are inclined to view skeptically the theory that the burg lars deliberately set fire to the build ing. They believe that the fire started through the dropping of a cigarette in the trash which littered the floor of the storeroom. Streetcars Have Flat Wheels. Residents on the Broadway carllne are, complaining that several of the streetcars on the Broadway line have flat; wheels and that the noise caused by them at night is annoying. few days we expect the V - Tiavitut made some money. r w ' Side view property a as we are selling several easiest kind of terms. Exchange 20, V 684 Oregonian ittovr to GET TliKRE Take Btt. Tabor ear Morrtaoa St. 1 Tr every TV salButea. 11