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.TOTvMOBNING ..OHEGONIAN, FBIDAY. x M&Y 17, , 1901.,
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VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL
NICKEL - TJT - THE - SLOT MACHETE
THAT PIRATED MUSIC.
Jury of Unalncsa Men Declare Hie
. Proprietor of a Saloon Siot
Guilty am Charged.
Whether a nlckel-ln-the-slot machine Is
a gambling device was debated by a Jury
yesterday in the Municipal Court, when
Victor Snjder. of Sixth and Alder
streets, was accused of "conducting,
maintaining- and operating as proprietor,
Jessee and agent, a certain nlckel-ln-the-slot
'machine, said machine being a de
vice played for money and checks, as
representatH es of value." After 33 min
utes deliberation, the Jury brought in
a verdict of not guilty, and the defend
ant was discharged.
The prosecution was based on the
n!ckel-ln-the-slot law. passed at the re
cent -session of the legislature, and ap
proved February 13, the penalty fort a
violation of the law being not less than
$10 or more than $100 fine. The Jury was:
Charles Coopey, tillor; X. C. .Burns,
grocer: w. J. Kiley. gunsmith; if. G.
Buffum. hatter: John E. Malley. grocer,
and C. A. McCale, clerk. A. B Stein
"bach and Charles Malarkey were ex
cused, as they said they had decided
opinions on the question at Issue. Law
yer Alexander Bernstein, for the de
fendant, in examining Jurors Coopey,
Burns and others, asked them If they
were members of the Liw Enforcement
League. In his opening speech. Ieputy
District Attorney Spencer said that the
prosecution was not at the instance of
the league, but In the present case an
effort was made to enforce the law -j
asainst nlckel-ln-the-slot machines,
'"passed in the teeth, of ah opposition
fund as high as. Mount Hood." Under
the law. Mr. Spencer contended, he had
only to show that the machine had been
in Snyder's saloon that was all
. Policeman Church testified that he went
into Snyder's aloon list Monday, where
Tie saw a big nlckel-in-the-slot mulc
machinp. Nobody was rliving It at the
time. When a nickel was dropped In the
machine, music was heard He saw slots
on the top marked from one dime up to
$2 and the machine had a cup on the
side independent of the musical part He
did not know if the machine plaved bet
ter music when more than a dime was
deposited A card on the machine read:
"'This is a music machine. If anything
comes out. It must be played back for
nnslc onlv."
George Crane. Snder'? business part
ner, wis called as a witness, hut he re
fused to testify on the ground that he
did not wish to Incriminate himself.
Chief of Police McLauchlan was sworn,
rnd Mr. Spencer asked: "Is this machine
the same as those slot machlnrs which
were operated when rambling was open?"
Mr. Bernstein objected, the question wps
aiot allow ed and the chief was excused.
In his closing speech. Mr. Spencer ar
gued he had shown by Policeman Church
thit the machine was a gambling device,
and that It had been plaved In Snder'-s
place for monev. Mr. Spencer referred
to the fact hat Mr. Bernstein's law part
ner, I Soils Cohen. Is a member Qf the
Board of Police Commissioners an officer
sworn to enforce the law. "It Is time
that some lawjers ceased to juggle with
the laws before a Jurj it Is time that an
effort was made to convince Juries that
laws on the statute book ought to be en
forced." concluded Mr. Spencer.
"Why has one defendant been singled
out for prosecution?" demanded Mr.
Bernstein, with rising wrath. "Gambling
is going on along Sixth street, .and If
Mr. Spencer does not know Jt. I so In
form him. The District Attorney nas
recently seen fit to dismiss charges
ajralnst a gambler, in courU and "
Mr. Spencer Interrupted and said he
wished to protest against any slur cast
on District Attornev Chamberlain. The
charge against the gambler in question
"had" been dismissed, because the prin
cipal witness had left the state. "We In
the District Attorney's office get our
monej from the people we do not get
it from the County Commissioners," con
cluded Mr. Spencer, looking hard at the
other attorney.
In defense, Mr. Bernstein argued that
no gambling had entered Into the case,
and that Snjder had a right to place a
nickel-in-the-slot machine, for music, just
the same as a citizen places a nickel In
a telephone box. and Is then allowed- to
use the telephone. On the same basis,
he thought, a child had a right to de
posit a cent in a slot at a confectionery
store and set chocolite.
WAS IN THE CASCADES FIGHT
East Sidcr Who Fought Indians In
1S50 Aeivs Aotes.
Simeon Gell, who Ue at the home of
his brother, Henry T. Gell, 155 East Sixth,
corner of Belmont street, an Indian war
veteran and 6urvrior of the Cascade mas
sacre of March 26. 1S56, will celebrate
his 72d birthday toda. Mr. Geil retains
a lively interest In current eents, and
his mind is well stocked with stirring
incidents of filoneer days. He was born
in Ohio, and came to Portland In the Fall
of 1S53. For a time he worked In a saw
mill near Mllwaukie, and from there he
went to the Puget Sound country and soon
afterwards to CoHllle, when the Indiana
were hostile. He was there when Gov
ernor Stevens was trjlng to pacify the
Indians, and came to The Dalles with the
Gov ernor'6 escort. He came on to the Cas
cades before the building of the block
house, which he helped build. On the
morning of March 26, 1865. Geil was chop
ping wood about half a mile east of
Bradford & Co.'s store, at the Cascades.
He eald he heard firing for an hour, but
thought nothing about it as it was a com
mon occurrence. Another man was chop
ping wood a hundred sards awaj who
decamped at once. Gell started toward
the Bradford 6tore. but was warned not
to go there by a fugitive, as the In
dians had attacked the settlement. Then,
with four men. two women and two
children, he made his way across the
river In a small boat, and went aboard
the steamer Mary as she was starting
for The Dalles with the Wasco for aid.
"That was a stirring time," remarked
Mr. GelL "We had to take our boat
over a sandbar to get It In the river and
It was the hardest work I ever did, but
we made our escape. I am an old man
now, and have not many years more to
live. I think but few of the survivors
of vthat massacre are living, or -of the
personal escort of Governor Stevens from
Colvllle. The Government has not done
justice to the survivors, and death is
rapidly paving off the debt the United
States owes these veterans.'
An Evenlns With LonfffellOTr.
The following Longfellow programme
will be rendered this evening by the
Christian Endeavor Society of Mlzpah
Presbyterian Church, Eaet Thirteenth and
Powell streets:
Solo Selected
Mrs. J. M. a Miller.
"Our Favorite Poet." ,
Rev. Jerome R. McGlader.
Recitation "The Weathercock and
the Maiden"
Samuel Morrow and Minnie Zlpsey.
Recitation "The Legend Beautiful"..
Miss Maiden Kelly.
Solo "The Song of the Arrow".. Plnsutl
Mrs. Max M. Shlllock.
Recitation "The Village Blacksmith"
Mrs LIda T. Bartow.
Recitation "The River Charles"
Miss Eliza McKeown.
Solo "The Bridge" Lindsay
Mi& J. M. C. Miner.
Recitation Selection from "The Court
ship of Miles Standish"
Mis Kelly.
Solo "The Daj is Done".. Baife
Mrs. Max MShillock.
Attractive Invitations.
The committee on invitations for the
Sellwood Woolen Mill banquet, which
takes placethla , evening in Firemen's
Hall, -has issued very attractive1-invitations.
They are enclosed in an envelope
on the face of which are printed the
words, "Where rolls the Oregon Lewis
and Clark Centennial and' American Pa
clflc Exposition." Something over 200
Invitations have beenv sent out, and as
many more could have been issued, as.
many desired to attend and enjoy the
well-known hospitality of the women of
Sellwood, but there Is not room. The
large Firemen's Hall will Beat only 225
people. Addresses will be made by D. M.
Ponaugh, president of the Sellwood Sub
Board of Trade; W. P. Olds, president
of the Woolen Mill Company; Mayor H.
S. Howe. Charles Coopey, Judge Cake and
others.
Mr. Corbett Will Act as Treasurer.
The special committee of seven ac
-pointed by the Sellwood Sub-Board of
Trade to take steps lor the purchase of
the City View Park for a eite for the
Lewis and Glark Exposition and for a
permanent park, began their worK by
.making Hon. H. W. Corbett custodian of
the funds. The committee called on Mr.
Corbett and he consented to -act in that
capacity. While, the undertaking Is one
of great magnitude -the members of the
committee are inspired with hope end
enter on the work with much enthusi
asm. The owners, of the property ask
71X) for'thetract. ,It is cleared and
contains -177.60 acres. In a short time
j he committee will have a plan for rals.-
lng the money for the purchase of the
ground. -- -.-- - ,
Memorial Day Exercises.
There may be two Memorial Day pro
grammes. It has .been the practice to
hold general exercises In Lone Fir ceme
tery, where a large number of soldiers
are burled, in which all the posts of the
city participated. There Is now talk of
the West Side posts uniting in exercises
In the Armory Hall, and the East Side
posts holding their exercises in
Lone Fir cemetery as usual. Ob
jection is urged to holding the exerciser
in the cemetery, for the reason that Xv
programme can be heard by few people.
A member of Sumner Post says that this
post will hold its. programme In the ceme
tery in any event. .
Mount labor School Bonds.
Director H. B. Adams, of the Mount
Tabor Sjhool -District, ,No. 5, said yes
terday that moat all of the $6000 bonds,
Which are to be refunded In July, will
be taken by residents of the district. Of
fers, he said, .had been made for $500 and
$1000 by permanent residents. An out
elder offered to, take $5000 Residents will
be ghen the first chance to bid on the
bonds. The directors will ba'able to re-fund-the
bonds' lor.5 per cent or-less with
out trouble
Knit 'Side Totes.
While repairs 'are being made to the
roadway, Beimont-street, between East
Eighth and East Nintb, is closed to the
public. - - '
Sufficient signatures ha-ve been obtained
for the Improvement' of Vancouver ave
nue from imssell and" McMillan streets,
and the residents of, Upper Alblna are
hopeful of the outcome.
Dr. Wiser has removed; to rooms 211 212
and 213. The Falling, cor 3d and Wash
- : -
Nimrbds and"Waltons
'of Oregon.
Story and, Illustrations Portraits of
local'celrbrltles, IN "ftlE 6REQONIAN'
XEXT SUNDAY Order a paper from
jour newsdealer In adiance
EASTERN MULTNOMAH.
Automobile "Line, . Assured
Schoolhonae Sold.
Old
TERRY, Or. May 16. An automobile
line between Portland and several of the
towns hi this section Is an assured fact
and may be in operation by June 1. The
promoters of the enterprise are people of
Chicago, who are. equipping such lines
wherever they think 'money can be made.
Their plan is. to interest local capital for
at least a portion of the necessary out
lay and leave the management In the
hands of, the local supporters One ma
chine is ont its .way here from Chicago
and It Is understood that three more are
to arrive soon r They--are -capable of
carrving 20 passengers and an equal
weight In freight and.baggage. The first
one to arrive .will .le put on the run
through Eastern Multnomah, while of the
others! onetwjll, belrun to Oregon City
and another toward 'St. Johns and Van
couver. The fourtruiWill be kept in re-,
serve for emergencies of excursions.
This plan w'as outlined by one of the
stockholders, who, has, been out here In
the interests of the enterprise, but It
may Te modified somewhat. He states
that the machines cost about $2500 each
rand will be operated by arasollne. The
route through this district has not been
definitely settled yet. but will Include
Terry and Gresham. Four round trips
can be maoV dally from Portland to
these places, but it is thought that two
will be enough, with one extra run to
Sandy each -day. Fares will probably be
25 cents each way, as fail as Gre's.ham
JUst half the sum now being charged on
the mall stasre. and there "Is a nossibllltv
that, an effort will be made to get the
contract ior carrying the, malls after the
present "contracts' expire
Aevx Milk: Routes.
Gresham cheese factory U arranging
to operate milk, routes In addition to the
regular dairymen who send milk In every
morning. A route will be In operation
next week from Troutdale to the Powell's
Valley road. which will bring to -the
factory aDout 1000 pounds of milk daily.
Ten cents per 100 'pounds is deducted
each day to pay for operating the Toute,
to which the factory -makes an addition
sufficiently large to guarantee the driver
of the route & reasonable salary. The
milk must be at the factory by 8:30 each
morning, and.. As two sets of cans are
furnished for alternate days the driver's
work is done "for the -day before some
people have breakfast.
Schoolhpn.se Sold.
Gresham's- old, school building was sold
yesterday at auction, bringing $100. It
was bought by the local Grange and will
be moyed to another location and con
verted Into a hall for lodge meetings.
Bids for construction of trie new school
house were opened at the same time,
but were all found to be too hlcrh. In some
cases almost double the architect's esti
mates. Awarding of the contract was
reserved for a few days for the purpose
of modifying the plans, somewhat, and
the Architect Is now engaged in the task
of making changes so as 'to get the cash
within the means at the disposal of the
school board.
Brief Notes.
CitlzenB of Falrvlew will petition the
County Court to have the street running
from the hotel to the O. R. & N. depot
changed to a county road. It needs im
proving badly, and the people hope to
hav e the county do Athe work.
vMiss Laura, B. Bennett has been elected
tehcher of the- Terry schoorfbr next sea
son. She taught "here" last vear, but went
to Seattle, where she remained nearly
a year, pursuing-her studies.
Boring for oil at Troutdale progresses
slowly, the drill being In quicksand, which
delays the work. The. well is now down
about 400 feet. M&hy obstacles have to
be overcome, which accounts for slow
progress. - ,
? New Overland Ticket Office.
For all ' points East. Lowest rates..
Superior -attractions. Excellent servlpe.
Personally conducted excursions dailj, via
Rio Grande Western Railway, 122 A Third
street; entrance new,. Falling building.
Suit the.people.s'becauBe they are tired
of bitter doecs. wltlv jh4 pain and griping
that usually, folio wr. Carter's Little Liver
Pills. One :pUI a ddee.
TALKED OF PATRIOTISM
SONS
OF ' AMEltlCAN REVOMJTiqW
HAVE A SMOKER. ""
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of Trssta
Jadgre Williams Speaks
and Iabor Ualoas-Jadge' LovreU
of George Rogers0 Clark. . -
The Sons of the American .Revolution
gave a smoker last night" in rooms of. the
University Club that was well attended.
The speakers of the .evening were Hon.
George H. Williams, who presided," and
Juage- Stephen A. Lowell, -"of Pendletorf.
Following the addresses- a. sociable even
ing was spent by, those present. " f
Judge Williams' address was "Qstens.lb.ly
a definition' of tfie alms" and purposes: of
the Revolutionary Society; buff before he
concluded he had hlsaudlen.ee spellbound
by a patriotic -dlscourseon" the duties of.
citizenship and an exhaustive analysis of
existing social And economic conditions.
In viejv of the impending labor strueele.
what Judge; Williams had 'to, say concern
ing trusts and labor., organizations ,was
particularly pertinent and highly.Interesf
Ing. He said In -part:
"Our fathers won our, inde pendence with
their blood and Valor, founded, .the Amer
ican Union and' established! those insti
tutions under which we have grown-to be
ar great, powerful and prosperous Nation,
and the Inheritance of thefce which has
fallen to our Iotr brings with it trenien
dous responsibilities. To 'create became
the great and patriotic duty-of. our fore
fathers, and It has become ourduty.to
preserve and .perpetuate what rhey 'cre
ated To this end there are two great
instrumentalities mat .-may be used, the
chief of which, in .my judgment, is the
tc.ieu.uo iiisiruuuoB oi our peopie ,
t "I do not refer to any particular church
or to any particular ..form of Instruction,
but Include all, from the encyclical of
the Roman pontiff tosthe labors .of-the
Salvatjon Army, ndjinll fraternal and
charitable associations recognising man's
obligation to God ard hls-fellow-man. All
educntiona,!, charitable- .and religious in
stitutions tend to Improve the moraJeVof
the people. All tend to the suppression
of vice and crime. All tend to that
righteousness which exalteth a natjon.
Every contribution to tluse ,bj example,
Influence -or otherwise Is a contrlbutdh
to the safety of our Instltu&ons '
"We hear' much in thes.e das about
civil service reform, To a certain extent
it is a good system, but it does not-reach
the root of the defects and delinquencies
In our c vll .service Ihave been-more
Unless conversant with pub.tc affairs for
a good many ears, and- It' never 'oc
curred to ' me before the civil service
system was 'Inaugurated tat our,, public
functionaries lacked In educational quali
fications for office, but many of, them did
lack, and many of them do now lack that
patrlot'sm arid 'personal integrity ressen
tiai to the faithful performance of public
duties. Is he honest'' is the-ftrstiGAiall-flcation
for office -put bycThomas Jeffer
son. Burns has supplemented this by
saying that-'iinshonest man is the noblest
work of God tBook learning Is valuable,
and as a general rule trie mor.e a-man
hasvof It the better, 'but It seems. to me
that we could get along 'tjuite as -well If
our office-homing class 'knew less of as
tronomj. geology and the abstract'ons
of science and'were'more thoroughly Im
bued with ''those principles which make
for the honest' administration of public
affairs '
"OUr country is greatly agitated at the
'present time by a conflict J believed Jto
exist between capital and 'labor, 'growing
out of the organization of trusts and
labor unions The lroiible""about these
matters is thdf Tmr people 'are' inclined
to go to "extremes Combinations of cap
ital are necessary to the development' of
our country, 'and many of-our'great indus
tries, but there ought- to be, in morals
If not In law, some reasonable limita
tion upon. the greedy, grasping cupidity of
Incorporated -.wealth. Whatever may, -be
the evils of the existence of theset 'so
called trusts, they are not as great In
my Judgment as those wllkbe which will
follow. their (ultlmate failure My opinion
is that these cojossal combinations of cap
ital will soonerj or later come doWn with
a tremendous crash, producing a panic
in the financial world apd Involving mul
titudes of people "h bankruptcy and ruin.
History, In such aa event, will only repdat
Itself. This ambition to heap millions
upon mtlllonsjte like that other ambition
which' overleaps-'itself and fails on t'other
side. Competition In this,, free codntry
may be "checked but'cannbt be crushed,
and this, with the wild speculative spirit
extant Srid'"the"-struggle "among-thefao-tors
of these combinations to overreach
eaclrother, will result In, disaster, ortherc
is no trutn .in numan experience,
'T.oVi,. iinlnno fftTTftarl tf mhlTl
abor unions formed 'to maintain and
In proper tcases to brlngsaboirf'an Increase
of wages In'my opinion .-are right(nrid
just, but when they undertake' to,Milctae
to the emploer how heshallmanage'hls
business or,!ndulge In lawress .outbreaks
as they sometimes do,they-go tbunjusf
tlfiable extremes -My pplnoln as-mfgen-
eral proposition is that ? wage'-e&rnersdo
not .get a Just proportion of-.the proceeds
orthe businesses made profltableibyth.elr
laJSor,,,.nd-. when thousapds. upon thou
sands' .of profits 'are pled up'f or" their
eihploj erf' tleir united effort In sucji cases
to obtain -a-good remuneration for their
Tnhrtr should b"es.encoura?red--by all fftfr-
mlndedmen. -Selfishness,, the, gjgantlc Jin ,
of this age. is at me Douom oi an mte
organizations,, and patriotism -ndcrellgipn
are ' called upon by ' all the demands of
duty tb soften- the hearts and -awpJqjjn
the consciences f -mento -a consideration
of the welfare and "happiness ' of tne.lr
feflow-man " ' z-
JadRe Ivf1? on'G.RogrerB Clark.
At the conclusion of'JudgeWilIIams' ad
dress he was greeted., with enthusiastic
and long-continued applause Then-Jtudge
Lowell was introduced, and jead. -a.
thoughtful, - well-prepared and scholarly
paper-on '.The, Expedition qf.tJeorgjrRogi
ers Clark " Judge Lowell traced the et
fortof the .pioneer -froptiersman.and his
success Jn holding and' defending' the -Illinois
country i during the Revolutionary
War; anddeclared "that much of th'esuc
cess of the Revolution 'was dueto his
efforts. History, said .Judge Lowell"," had
not done Clark full Justice. In closing,
Judge .Lowell 'said: . r . r" c t
. "To no one man is ,oue tne; inspiring
advancement of. this Republic, or Its, mar
velous ,-triumpns in peace or, war; but
Providence has seemingly selected agents
at times whose partln ,Natlonai 'destiny
is so, momentous as to jnake. them seem
divinely appointed, and that their- w.or3c
undone would, have turned aside forever
ttfe chariot of progress. Clark Is one qf
these- men Conjecture is of 'epuree'value
kss in history,-but it lsJeasjrtto conceive,
with the matchless achievement ofthis
pioneer leader eliminated, TSngland's, seat
of government on-this continent upon the
Mississippi Instead of 'the Ottawa, and
Spain dividing with her dominion overthe
Oulf of Mexlco and the 'empire estward
to the Pacific. T ,
1 "The key to the control of, the continent
was on the Lakes and the Mississippi,
and the genius of Clark held it for the
Republic. As, majestic In .her power- and
splendid hVn'er virllty, America stands
today- upon the Pacific, Jhe cynbsUre of
the eye and thought of, Christendom,
ready to assume th , responsibility to
which the God of nations has called her
in the .Orient, she toay Veil repeat the up
lifting chant of Jersey's poet: , i'f
1 chant the world on my "Western sea, -,
I chant copious the islands beyoud, thickas
stars in the sk.
I chant1 th new eroptre.KTander than-any be-
fore. as- In a -vision It comes to me.
1 chant America, the mistress. I chant, a
.greater supVemacr. 4 '
I chant projected a -thousandbloomlng cities
yet In.tlme on those groups oCseadslands
My sallshlps and- sMamshlpSi,.threadingt-the
archipelagoes. t
My Stars and .Stripes fluttering In the wind..
V'.i . .. ..
ioBunerce opening, me oiecp oi ages iuu
.. dpn Its work, races reborn, refreshed
'Lives, works resumed the object I know not
but the old, the Asiatic, renewed as it
' must be.
Commencing from this day surrounded by the
' ' world
i But as she voices the stately language,
let Tier not fonret that she trained her
""Impetus westward from a hero yet un-
'sung,George Rogers Clark.
LACK OF PROGRESS.
TTeitho'da of Spreading Christianity
. Criticised.
RAINIER, Or., May 13. (To the Edi
tor.) It was with so much gratification
thatiifread. your able editorial in Wed
nesday's Issue headed, "Will It Fill the
Church," that since the protest from the
.pulpit -In Friday's paper, I desire to pre
sent' the impress'on of a lajman, prob
aWyrepresentatlve of the many laymen
'Whom -Dr. Hlllls would woo back to the
sanctuary. I believe you are right when
yousay that the best and truest, the
pu'rea6and most Invigorating: religious at-
mosphere is to be found 'outside the
Churches In the quiet enjoyment of Na
.turs ""beneficent display among books
and the sunaay papers, i Deg tne gooa
preacher's pardon for thinking that as
jnychijjood sermonizing or more is to be
iRUnpvin tne columns ui our ncwsyaueit,
Jtjfians to be heard in the churches. It'
should be otherwise The churches have
atfi audience that probably the papers
iavenbt. They are a necessary element
eternal and the infinite can not be ig
nored -with wholesomcness to himself.
Tl., ...... mmY. ... AnlMniv It aY vtnVtlAklt rif
nlij .et they are, as a class, it seems to
me, the most dilatory. The plodders In
other t fields, when an Improvement is
necessary, when a new discovery Is made,
when .enlightenment comes, with their
j seif,aacrlflclngly cast aside the outworn
progressive development, promptly ana
.-method' and machinery and energetically
set tnemseives to woric on tne new. me
workers in the less Intricate .fields of hu
man endeavor accept help from what
ever source and criticism. They seek the
best and the truth. Why not the
I preacher'
Many men, religious, and who desire
outer religious Influences for their chil
dren dD not care whether their children
go 'to" church or not, because they are
drilled-' n a catchlsm which they feel to be
untrue, and which even the preachers
4&ubt, rWhy should the preachers teach
children things they are in doubt about
when'chere is so "much Invaluable truth
to teach them? Thty should lead the pro
fession, and, Instead of that, they are
unwilling stragglers far In the rear.
V' A CAREFUL PARENT.
WANTS HALF THE PROFITS.
A. B.'llanley Given the Other Side
1 1of the Itoantree Snlt.
Iff regard to a suit filed In the State
PlrnOTf--r nurf nrrnlrmf A "R Mnnliv rA-
ported in yesterday's Oregonlan. Mr. Man-
ley said that it was dimply a " grand
stand play" on the part of the plaintiff.
"We went into partnership in Septem
ber; 1$98," he continued, "and stayed In
business for 16 months, during which time
Rountree was bookkeeper and cashier.
He' never balanced the books to let me
know how things really stood, although
I repeatedly demanded an accounting
from him and I was therefore compelled
to force a dissolution in the seventeenth
month.-
t'ln the agreement to dissolve, Roun
tree was mentioned as the party to col
lect all dues and to pay all claims
against the firm, but he shortly afterward
wrote me a note, claiming that I owed
him $392 83 I employed an attorney and
an expert bookkeeper who showed that
Rountree's books were out about $2000,
andV&tTll I could get no settlement from
Rountree. I had purchased property
with my own funds and made money out
pf'the Investment, but he now wantsto
profit from these Investments, alttibugh
he never paid a cent Into them, and
would' not have been subject to loss had
they 'woven disastrous. In the suit
brought against me he simply desires
to share one-half of the profits of my
individual in estments "
-PERSONAL MENTION.
f
j u. '.a: Wright and wife, of McMlnnviile,
Arrived' in the city last evening.
iHon'D. P. Thompson has recovered
from, his recent indisposition and is able
"to" be out.
- Arthur B. Smith, of Omaha, assistant
general passenger agent of the Burling
ton, -is; at the Portland, and will spend
several days here.
.,Criptain Thomas T. Barry, with Flelsch-
ners ,Aayer & co , leit last evening ior
San Francisco, to be present at the
Iaunchfng of the battle-ship Ohio,
fyrhtfmas Brice, who went to Skagway
last Fall, and has been employed in the
tftqre jf Ross Higgins & Co , there, ar
rived "here yesterday for a short visit. A
$5;fSre'from Skagway to Seattle tempted
hlm.rto.take a holiday. He will go back
nex,t wek. Round trip tickets from Se
attle? 'td Skagway and return now sell
for -il&t and many people from cities on
Ptjgef Sound are making the excursion.
,'iiax'wnittiesy, wno ieit .Portland a
slmrttlme ago to take a position in the
United, States Land Ofilce at Lakevlew,
hap been heard 'from As everything In
iha&dnlce was burned in the fire on May
22";i900, there Is lots to do in the way
pfrpreparing reports, and he has been
ver,yljusy. He likes Lakevlew and the
climate1 there, although the season Is
jaterl'than he had supposed and Spring
is -JirsU beginning. He says things are
rather quiet now, but he is looking for
ward .tg having some fun on the Fourth
The 'programme for the celebration of
that glorious day is already out llorse
racing and baseball cut a large figure in
the programme, and the celebration will
last a week.
Major Frank A. Mead, of La Grange,
Oft., spent several days In Portland and
returned to La Grande yesterday. For a
gratmany years Major Mead was prom
inently?. Identified with National Guard
matters in Portland and went to the
Philippines as lieutenant of Company to,
o&the Scond Oregon, serving with dis-,
tlnctlon on General Summers' staff. Since
hls.return he has organized the present
tnilltiaeompany at La Grande and is at
he present time commanding officer of
the Third Military District. Aside from
hist military attainments Major Mead .Is
also 'a musician of ability and has beep
prominently Identified with amateur
musical matters both In Portland and at
Ua Grande. While here a co-partnership
was iformed between himself and B. jP.
"Greene, who has been one of the general
travelers of Ellers Piano House for near
ly three years, and under the name 'of
Greene' & Mead these gentlemen will em
oarkavery extensively In the musical
instrument business in Eastern Oregon,
with headquarters at La Grande.
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" 366 DAYS IN ONE YEAR '
'Not-i'n 1S0L but there will be In ISO.
This year the O. R. & N. Co.'s "Portland
Ctilcaitd Sneclal" 'will leave everv ,dav
for" the East and will continue Summer
and Winter to furnish the best railway ac
commodations extant. Ask the city ticket
agent at Third and Washington about our
leader, as well as other trains and lowest
rates. " .
JCHEAP EXCURSION TO THE
EAST VIA 0.R. & M. CO.
'X
To- gt. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Coun
cil Bluffs. Leavenworth. St. Joseph and
Kansas City, 56J) round trip Tickets on
'cfitT dayar stop overs en route. Full par
ticulars, berth reservations, etc., at cltjr
tieketxoflice, Third and Washington.
Those Swell Suits a
y5 r "
SAM'L ROSENBLATT & G0.
The Reliable Popular-Price Clothiers '
- J , . , . THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS.
OUR NATIVE PASTURE PLANTS
Xsricnltnfal "Department Paper
Wlileli tVlll Interest Stoelcmerf. "
.WASHINGTON, May 10. "Oir Native
Pasture Plants" Is the title of an Inter
esting paper w"hlch will appear -Jin the
forthcoming yearbook of th Department
Qf Agriculture To Western owners ,of
sheep and cattle this' paper will particu
larly appeal, fbr it deals entirely with the
glasses and forage plants wnlch aresuse
ful for fqdder. N
, "The cattle, horses and sheep of tne
United1- States 'number about 100,000,w,
valued at $2,820,000,000," says the" report.
All 'of, this capital is absolutely depend--ent
upon our grasses ahd forage plants. In
turn, there Is a multiplication of Indus
trie's dependent upon our forage-supplies,
namely, our beef for consumption at home I
and abroad, our mutton, mux, Duuer ana -
cheese, hides and wool and numerous
other' ahiirial products. The -1 United
States produces In round numbers 70.
000,000 tons of-hay per" annum, enough' to
feed our horses, cattle- and sheep fgr
but three months of the 'year. This hay
qrop, valued jat $100,000,000 .must, be .sup
plemented by 210,000,000 tops f rqm ' other
countries, and Is furnlshedby oiir 'pas
tures and grazing "lands'. "
1 "While it Is true 'that possibly -95' per
cent of" our hay crop Is composed of
grasses and other plants -introduced-from
foreign countries, it Is equally true that
the hulk of our .pasturage Is composed
of grasses and fodder plants indigenous
to the soil.- In fact, SS per cent of our
pasture plants'1 are natives, especially, in
the West.- Pasture lands, are divided into
two classes, those of-the wooded regions
and those of. the treeless-, areas,; .those, of
continuous grassy stretches, and those' of
bunch-grass '' Z
One of the grasses mentioned as .af
fording good fodder in wooded regions' is
th'e California, oat grass, and" the ''com
monly called mountain oat grass, both of
-which abound in Oregon ahd Washington.
There are many herds-, of cattle wnlch
und rich pastures west of the Coast
Range. The grasses- of this region are
numerous, and, owing to the, abundance
of moisture, not only from .frequent rain
fall,, but. from the'.. direct Influence of
the ocean winds, fine pasture Brasses
aboynd. Fprthe ,most part these grasses
are highly productive ,and nutritious.
They,, are , pre-eminently pasture grasses
whose tender substance affords palatable
food for all kinds of, stock. Some of tfie
,best dairy herds of this.'cquntry' are found
in, the narrow strip of land bordering the
Pacific Coast, ahd butteri especially prid
ed for " the fineness of lts flavor. Is a
product' of the native 'grasses" of these
pastures., , , . J r',
Jh, the treeless' regions of the Pacific
Northwest "the ""pasture 'grasses, change
spmewhatftln their variety, and in East
ern Oregon arid 'Washington 'the unoh
grasseslare the prevailing species'" The
wheat' grasses include a number of these
so-called bunch " grasses, the chief "of
"which 'is tHewire bunch-grass, Which Ms
especially abundant4 on the bench-land's
and foothills, of theeastern part of these
states. It is'strictly a dry-land grassand
Is one of the best of the bunch-grasses
for propagationoh arid soils Under fa
vorable conditions" it attains a height of
three feet-or more, and "forms bunches a
oot or two 'In diameter, but ordinarily it
Is of small' growth and furnishes the! best
Winter grazing Other varieties common
In the Middle West" are mentioned byt
apparently "do not abound In Pacific Coast
states. '
EMBROIDERED, 'BANQUET SET
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Work of Christine Oners; for ParT-
.. American Exposition. ' K
I' Mis Christine, Oberg. of this city, has
sent' to the Pari-American Exposition, at
Buffalo soriie very beautiful specimens
of. art needlework that are sure to reflect
great; credit both upon-herself and upon
Oregon Chlet-among thesp Is 'the-superb
banquet set centerpiece and 12 doylies
that recently wan -a medal at 'the Paris
Exposition, the only medal that woo of
fered for embroidery and fancy J needle
work. Thfcreenterpfeceis-44 inches square
and Is Vemarkable ,for.the extraordinarily
perfect pictures ltscontains of eight fa
mops -Americans, embroidered In white
thread the llnest madeJn .Europe. Jn the
four corners are Washington, Abraham
Lincoln, La Fayette and President Mc
Klnle; while between these, in the center
o&each side of the square, are smaller
medallion heads of General Le,e. General
Miles. .Sampson and De-tvey. These "are
connected by a pattern of interlacing
grape-vines. When It is remembered that
all this Is worked In white, against a white
background, the extreme difficulty of the
work will at once become apparent. The
doylies are each nine inches In clrcum
lerence, the same design being carried out
in miniature upon these.
In addition to this masterpiece in art
embroidery are several very beautiful
piepes worked in color, that have not yet
been exhibited in public. Among these. Is
a yel!ow rose piece showing no less than
67 different tints In 'the rosepetals and
their leaves. A. fleld-flower piece ,of, daisies
and bachelor-buttone entwlnedVwIth Wheat
and oats is also sure to attract attention
.Another centerpiece has a design of sweet
pea blossoms;. and4stillAnothe shows the
blue flowers of the clematis. There are
.other patterce equally beautiful In design
and workmanship.
These have been sent on to Buffalo In
t $9.50
That you $ceon;Third street every afternoon
'were not made to order. They apefrom
- S. Rosenblatt & Cos, and many among them
are worth $14-00. They come in round
sacks' and double-breasted, light ant; dark
shades, medium, weights. They arc:,wefl-
tailored, and we stand back of every gmenfc
Fipie Silk Necfcw
For tasty dressers, made up: in the reversible
v harrow . four-in-hands ; Windsor . shield, bows
imperials, tecks, and batwings, all new effects,
"direct from New York this week. . See-display
-in Third-street window. Special price 50c.
Pi,-"S4 k 1 ' 'Tfflw '
charge ofEdyih Tosier Weatherred..' But
Miss Oberg herself expects to leave ior the
exposition In the" near future, some tlrpa
bejWeen May 28 "and J&une 3, to remain in
the East during therest of the Summer,
- n rt "
;. SAVE A' DAY
"Take the r"Porlana-Cliicago "Special" pn
the tfc R. &,N".any mornlnsr at'-9 o'clock.
and land Jn jChlcago in three days'. "Buf
fet , li&rary cars," dining" cars, Pullman,
standard and ordinary sleepers, "-chair
cars and the beat of everything In rail
way comforts and safety appliances. Two
throtigh trains via Huntington dally! 'One
train via Spokane ,Jo 'St. Paul In shprter
time than via any other route. For par
ticulars and lowest rdtesapply at O. R. &
N. Co.,cltyt!cketjfflce. Third and "Wash
ington streets. " '.-
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Kerr Overland JTiclcetc-OBlce.
For all points East. '.Lowest rates.
Superior attractions. Excellent service.
Personally conducted excursions dally, via
Rio Grande "Western Railway, 122 A Third
street, entrance new Falling building.
DAIIiY METE0'ROLOGICAL'REFOItT.
p'oRTXiAND. Mayt-lff. 8 P. M Maximum
teniperature. 63; minimum temperature, M;
river reading at.U. Ak MA U 8 feej.j change in
j the;past 24t hours, 08 foot ., total preelpltatlop.
0 P. M to 5 P. M.r 0 BO men; toiauprecipua
tlon since vSept.'l,' 1000.' 40 38 lnchr 'normal
precipitation since ' SeptJ. 1000, J2-71 inches;
dfc'nciency, 2 36 Indies; total1 sunshine May IB,
0-3&; possible, sunshine Hay 15. 15-00.
- WEATHER J C01OlTltfNSj
Moderatelr heavy? rains haye- fallen .during
the last 24 hours in Washington. Oregon and
Northwestern California. 1$ Ja much" cooler'ln
Southern and. 'Eastern Oregon, and in Eastern
Washington, -while' elewhere-Mni the North" Pa-
-OFSIX.VVEEKS ' fc
A
Beglnnln'gj.Mopday. July.l, will ha conducted
,In one 4 of 'the rqoms of the 'Portland Business
College, "corner -Park and 'Washington" streets.
It, will be-strictly & school of study designed
to aid. teachers to higher, grades in the .August
-examlna'tlon Vull particulars on amplication. -J
"x "' OPEfT ALL THE YEARf
The Portland Business Cqllege is -open all the
year Students may enter at any ?tfme, for
special brahches ora Tegular1 course and re
ceive individual or class Instruction, as pre
ferred . Call or sqnd for catalogue,Leam what
and how we teach, and what it costs
- 1 , . ' ' '
A. IVArmstrqnff, LL. J3. Principal.
,i H Board ot, Directors
.- D. PVTI?OMPSON. PBESUJENT. k .
D SOUS COJ1EN - - .DAVXD M DUNNE.
FELL0
S09. Vyashingtoir U ''
',.l 35 Cents .
PoundV'TBaker's Unsweetened Chocolate.
50 Xents - ). i
8-pourid'Box Fresh'Baiced 3oda Crackers.
., -15 Cents
Pound Best Shredded "Cocoariut.-
' 70 Cents '
Bdtk Valley Flour Guaranteed.
75 Cents i."i-'
Sack Good HardWheat Flour, - ,
'10 Cent'
PoundGlnger Snaps 'or Graham Crackers;
n 40- Cents
Box No. 1 Macaroni, White or Yellow;1
-, "30jCehts.. L
Pound Hoffman House Java and 'Mocha
-Coffee.' y
-- '' SUGAR. Urr
Sugar Is firm Iri prices- J5J90 per 100-p-ipad I
Back Best uranuiatea.
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7TT-, -r
-JK&itt&ccia;
House Wlrtflg
LIGHT5, BELfcS
AND TELEPHONES
In a scientific and expert 7 nrjaraner .at
reasonable rotaa. Cair on-us or tele
phone "for estimates. ' "FulflJaioJiawp
piles. Western Electric forks
305 Waihlnsion it Portland Or.
cine States the. changes in temperatures hav
been small and unimportant. Tho judications
are- for 'showers In this district Friday, with
cooler weather In Idaho. "
WEATHER EORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 33 hours
ending" at midnight Friday.. Jiay 17:
Portland and vicinity Showers; continued
coal; westerly winds.1 ,
Oregon and Washington Showers and con
tinued cool? Westerly winds. , ( ,
IiJaho-ShoTversi much cooler In. south oc
tlon;. westerly Winds. "?"' ( "
. KDWARD- A SEALS Forecast Official.
AUCTION SALES TODAY.
At -148 East Everett, at 10 A. M. 3. T. "Wil
son, auctioneer. '
At Oilman's salesroom -Ul Washington St.,
10 A. M, S. .L. S, Oilman, auctioneer.
At 1(XST East Morrison t. Sale at"2 P. M.
Geo. Baker & Co.. auctioneers
MEETING NOTICES.
PORTLAND LODOE, ND. 03, A.
F. & A. M Stated communication
this (Friday) evening. 730 o'clock.
Work. in M. M. jdegree. "VTsltlne
brothers welcome. By order of tha
-W. M. L.W. PRATT, Sec
HASSALQ LODGE; TQ. IB. L Ov O. F
Regular meeting jthls (Friday) evening at 8
o'clock Work in the tnlrd degree. A full at
tendance ia desired. Visitors welcome.
BE2?RY BROWN, Sec.
.THE OHIO SOCIETY will meet Saturday
evpnihg in Elks' Hall., Marquam building Dis
tribution of badges and other Important work.
i, EMMETI DRAKE, SecreUry
PORTrAND HIGH SCHOOL A&JMNI AS
SOCTATION. A special meeting will bo held
Iri UttfHigh School building, on Monday. May
20. it or the purpose of considering several con
stitutional amendments
. , i O. J. KRAEMER, Prestdept
pj -,
i BORlt.
THOMPSON To the wife ofR. TV. Thompson.
oh the lQth'lnstT. a 10-pound , boy. Mother
"and jjMIH-' doing well.
I
DIED.
BECKER ln(
JBecker. ;
PiWlflOl. Joseph
ears. Funeral notico
hereafter. ,
CORNELIUS In this city. May 16, J00T.
"Jesse, son ot Mnt C. Cornelius 4gd 23
years.6 months. Funeral notice later.
SPAGNA At Seattle. Wash . May 13, 1001, at
the .family reeldence. 13Z3 irir ave , jwnro.
:hj, 13yearld aaugnter or jit. anu mrs. a.
iir, ox mnau-uiiuu. -
BDWAHD" HOLMA5, Umlertnlcer.4th:
sjd" Yamhill ata. Ream. Sanson-ladr
asafstantT Both phones Jto. BOT.
J?lley,atmbll & Co Undertaker.
Lrxdr aaalatnat. 2T5 Third jit. T1I.
AEW TODAY.
FOR TODAY FRESH OREGON EGGS, lflo
ioz - in 10 dos lots. "$1 35; sweet dairy but
ter 35c: come and try a roll; No. 1, Eastern,
hams. 13c lb.; 10Mb. can ot pure iard. J1.13;
la.bulkv 10c lb.; in 50-lb cons. .t. big
sacks Burbank potatoes, ?110 socle; 2 cans,
tomatoes; 5c. or 83c dox., 2 cans corn, 13c.
or 85c doz.; corp meal, graham flour, rya
flour, in 10-lb sacks, 20c each, 2 big pkgs.
mush. 15c Get our prices on flour Sagor.
tapioca, spliu peas. Pearl barleys all at 5c
Iba; lemons. the .best. 15c doa., sugar 3;05
sack; summer sausage. 2 lbs , 35c. boiled
i hm.225ic bi; fresh rhubarb, 15 lba., 26q;
pro heans 8 lb, 23c; small white; beans.
3 lbs., .23c. good brooms, 20c. Come and- see
those fresh, crackers, by tha box. 6&c la.
Dinger anaps. lemon, cake or graham crack
ers. 10c 19. Oregon Cash urocery 232 North
llth at. Botn pnonea.
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WOJ2TGAGE LOANS
On improved city and farm, property, at lowest
.limn! -rataai Buildlno" loans. Inatalimenc
f lean. -MicMasttnr BirrelU 311 Worcester bile.
...INSIDE PROPERTY.
50x100 and -two bouses, 12S- and. 130 llth st.
2."iSlOO"aml good house. 129 1 0th st.
Ther-abQTe are Wtween Aider and Waohlrig--tonVts.
Price very low Can be made" to
bring; good rentals.
r Tt. M. WILBUR, 233 gtark st.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On" Portland teal estate at lowest rat
Title Insured. Abstract furaUhed.
. Title Guarantee & Tfust Co.
T CbioDtr or Commsrea.
."Proposals for Wood',
Sealed bids for furnishing School District
Ttotr K iluJtnomah County. Ortgon. with wood
tor 'the; erisulnr year win be received at tha
office" of the School Clerk until 12 o'clock M .
Monday, May 27. 1501- Speclflcatlons for tha
aammay be had at the -office ot the SchoqJ
CCHy-HaU. (Signed
H. Ti;rEN8ERGt
"i " Commfttee 'on Supplies.
FtSrOand, Or., My 1ft, 1801.
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