Morning Oregonian., June 28, 1902, Page 8, Image 8

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 2Sf 1902.
WHO OWNS WARRANTS?
WAIT SOLD THEJK, BUT PERHAPS
ILLEGALLY.
ConrtK Asked to Decide Knotty Quea-
tlon Record of n. Day in
the Courts.
A suit resulting from Irregularities prac
ticed by Charles S. Walt, deceased, -while
he -was treasurer of the Eagles' Lodge of
Portland, -was filed in the State Circuit
fn..r Ytf.rrtnv hv District Attorney
Chamberlain. The title of the case is
Multnomah County against A. H. Maeg
1 y, C. H. Prescott, Theodore Kruse and
Robert G. Morrow. The complaint recites
that on January 2, 1901, county -warrants
were issued in favor of persons and in
amounts as follows: J. P. Kadderly, $291;
Hanley H. Holmes, $291; M. B. Alger, $S1;
George H. Durham. $75; T. Scott Brooke,
JLGG, Louis Wagner, $75; Thomas McNa
mee, $125, and William Showers, $100.
It Is alleged that Maegley, Prescott and
Kruse presented these warrants to tne
County Treasurer for payment, and that
Morrow notified the treasurer not to pay
them to these parties, and that he Is the
owner, although they are in the hands of
others. It is stated that the money has
been deposited with the clerk of the court,
and the court is asked to decide who
1b entitled to receive It.
Mr. Maegley Is a broker, and speaking
concerning the causes leading to the suit,
eaid:
"About the time these warrants were is
sued, Walt, who was treasurer of the
Eagles, and some of the trustees came to
me and bought some warrants, I think
about $1200 worth. A few months later
Walt cam back with some of the war
rants and stated that the Eagles had a
chance to make a mortgage loan at 8 per
cent interest, and was short a little of the
required sum, and that he wanted to cash
in some of the warrants. I cashed them
for the face and interest. The warrants
were as they were before; simply in
dorsed in blank by the persons in whose
favor they were drawn by the Clerk of
the County Court. I understand that Walt
carried the Eagles account in his own
name, and deposited the check he got
from me in his personal name, and
checked out the money as he saw fit, and
that the Merchants National Bank turned
over what was left to the Eagles.
After Walt's death it was stated that he
was short, and the Eagles sued the surety
company which furnished his bond, to re
cover. Morrow, for the surety company,
is trying to recover these warrants on
the ground that they are stolen property.
Walt, I think, sold Preecott about $300
worth of them, Kruse about $600, and I got
about $225 worth of them. This suit is to
have the question of payment decided!"
COULDN'T READ THE FUTURE.
Fortune-Teller Failed to Foresee
Outcome of Divorce Case.
The motion of Mrs. Frances Welberg
that her husband. Nelson Welberg, be
ordered to pay her $150 alimony pending a
decision In a suit for a divorce which 6he
has filed against her husband, was denied
"by Judge Frazer yesterday. Mrs. Wel
berg is a fortune-teller, but she was un
able to look Into the future and foretell
that the court would flatly refuse her de
mand, and also that she would be lectured
for coming into court.
S. R. Harrington, attorney for the de
fendant, said his client had been deceived,
and Joseph Strowbrldge, cpunsel for the
plaintiff, was equally positive that she
was the victim of base heartlessneas.
The question of residence was raised,
causing Mr. Strowbrldge to remark: "This
is her home; she considers this her home."
"But that does not make It her home,"
responded the court; "she might consider
San Francisco her home and never see
the place."
"The police records show this is her
home," answered the attorney, "because
the police got after her for conducting
her business without a license."
"What is her business, anyhow?" asked
Judge Frazer.
Mr. Harrington handed his honor one
of Mrs. Welberg's cards, which shows
that she reads hidden mysteries and was
born under a lucky star.
"She Is not much of a fortune-teller or
she could have foreseen this trouble,"
remarked the court.
An affidavit signed by the husband. Nel
son Welberg, was read, stating that he
met his wife in Whatcom, Wash., where
she was posing as a medium, life reader
and clairvoyant, under the name of Mrs.
R. E. Howe. They became well acquaint
ed, and she told him she was tired of
that kind of business, and would like to
make a change. They decided to get mar
ried, and she suggested that the lodging
house business was profitable, and he pur
chased a place on Third street for $2300.
Mrs. Howe came to Portland and they
were married at Vancouver.
Welberg stated that his wife wanted him
to turn over the property to her. and
when he refused there was trouble be
tween them. He said she threatened to
have him arrested, and tried in every way
to induce him to give her the lodging
house. He stated that he is a logger,
and asked permission of the court to sell
the lodging-house, which she has had him
enjoined from selling, saying that he does
not know how to run it. He declared that
his -wife told him she had property In
Stockton, Cal., valued at $3000, and he de
nied that he has property In British Co
lumbia worth $10,000, as she alleged in her
complaint.
Judge Frazer, after listening to what the
attorneys had to say, said the case
smacked of fraud, and he would not grant
the alimony.
Sale of Whisky to Indians.
A number of complaints have been made
to the United States authorities lately of
the sale of whisky to Indians. The of
fenses reported have occurred principally
In the berrying districts, and, of course,
it Is almost Impossible to discover the of
fenders. It Is not uncommon In some
berrying districts for white men to give
Indians whisky "Just for fun," and often
their Joke has serious results sometimes
for the red man or the Joker, and more
often for Innocent persons. If captured,
the Joker must take his punishment, for
it does not matter much whether he gave
or sold the whisky, and he must face the
court just the same.
Will of Sarah Greenman.
The will of Sarah Greenman, deceased,
was filed for probate'ln the County Court
yesterday. The property consists of land
on Sauries' Island, -valued at $4000, and is
devised to the children of the testatrix,
Charles N. Kuetemeyer and Susie G.
Gundlach, in equal shares. To Dora E.
Lunrult. a daughter, $1 Is devised, and
four cows to W. A. Kuetemeyer, a grand
son. Charles N. Kuetemeyer Is named aa
executor without bonds.
Baird Clinton Case Dismissed.
The case of the United States against
Baird & Clinton was dismissed in the
tilted States District Court yesterday.
The defendants were arrested last .year
for conducting a dog and pony show with
out a license from the internal revenue
department. After their arrest they pro
cured a license, but the case remained on
the books until yesterday, when the Dis
trict Attorney moved that it be dismissed.
Jury Disagrees.
In the suit of Mrs. M. C Wells against
the City & Suburban Railway Company
for $10,000 damages, the Jury was unable
to agree, and was discharged by Judge
Frazer yesterday morning, after having
been out all night. It is stated that the
jury first stood eight to four for the"
plaintiff, and afterwards six to six.
Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation of the Watts
Matthlcu Company, were filed in tha office
of the Clerk of the County Court yester
day, by P. A. Watts, S. A. Matthlou and
K. D. Mattbleu. The objects are to eell
drugs and medicines. The capital stock Is
J5000.
Xo Verdict In Anderson Case.
The Jury in the Nick Anderson murder
trial retired yesterday at noon for delib
erations, and at a late hour last night
had not reached an agreement. The clos
ing arguments were made by John Man
ning, for the prosecution, and Ed Men
denhall for the defense.
AFTER OREGON TIMBER.
Wisconsin, Investors Hare Large
Tract on the McKcnzIc.
The Milwaukee Journal of June 20
.prints the following interview touching
investments of Wisconsin, lumbermen in
Oregon:
Wade IL Richardson, president of the
Milwaukee Real Estate Board, returned
Wednesday night from a trip, to the
northern part of the state, where he com
pleted arrangements for the purchase of
a tract of timber land In Oregon com
prising 10,000 acres, and over 450.000,000
feet of fir. Contracts were signed Wed
nesday, and the deal will be consummat
ed within the next 10 days. This Is the
land that Mr. Richardson went to Ore
gon to inspect a few weeks ago, and upon
his report the purchase was made. Asked
what disposition was to be made of the
lands, he said:
"The purchasers have not decided that
question yet. but if they act upon my
advice, they will hold It as an Investment.
Timber lands in Oregon, and. In fact, all
over the country, are rapidly Increasing
in value, and, cannot fall to prove a
profitable Investment, if judiciously se
lected. In Oregon the prices have almost
doubled within the past two years, and
the most desirable tracts are being bought
up by strong men who can afford to'hold
for the rise that these far-seeing invest
ors know is sure to come. Recently, I
learned that some large buyers had se
cured an option on all of the lands of
the Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany In Oregon, more than 1,000,000 acres.
The rumor was persistent that these lands
were to go to the Weyerhauser syndicate,
and that the price of stumpage would be
raised to $1 to $2 per thousand as soon as
the deal was closed.
"What did I pay? I held an option ob
tained last February on 10,000 acres on
the McKenzle river, and before the option
expired the price -of adjoining 'land ad
vanced $2 50 per acre. So that the syndi
cate that I represent practically bought
their tract for $25,000 less than present
prices. We paid at the rate of about 30
cents per thousand stumpage. We gave
out some options before this sale was
completed, and there are parties out there
now looking over the lands. Of course, If
they exercise their options, they will get
this vast body of timber with very little
profit to us; otherwise J favor holding
the lands till we can get $2 per thousand
for the stumpage. Since I took the op
tion, I have had the lands thoroughly
cruised by two reliable and experienced
Oregon cruisers. Their report shows that
there are over 450,000,000 feet Of yellow nr
on the 10,000 acres, or an average of
45,000 feet per acre. Of course, the timber
is not uniformly distributed. There are
many acres from which will be cut 200,
000 feet. The lands are most favorably
located for Immediate or prospective use.
"The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company Is
now operating a large mill on the river
a few miles below, and are logging right
up to the edge of the property I pur
chased. While I am a timber dealer,
buying and selling for profit, in this par
ticular case I am not anxious to sell.
There are a few other options I hold
which I propose to take if I can secure
the capital necessary."
Mr. Richardson declined to say who
was associated with him In the deal.
MR. COSGROVE'S SCHEMES
He Would Break Up Lnrge Land
Holdings Primary Elections.
Mr. S. G. Cosgrove, of Pomeroy. accom
panied by his wife, was in the city yes
terday, en route home, after a visit on
Puget Sound. While In Seattle Mr. Cos
grove delivered the address to the grad
uating class of the Washington State
University.
Mr. Cosgrove proposes a scheme for pre
venting a system of landed estates to grow
up in this country whereby a few individ
uals may own the agricultural lands of
the state, as has happened in England
and other European countries. He pro
poses that the Individual may acquire as
much real estate during his lifetime as
his energies and capacity will permit.
He places no restriction upon ambition
and enterprise. But he provides against
transmitting large holdings to future gen
erations, and thereby creating permanent
landholders and hopeless tenantry. He
advocates a clause In the constitution of
every ctate In the Union providing that
upon demise of a large landholder every
direct heir shall not be permitted to in
herit more than 220 acres of agricultural
land, or some other such limited amount
as might be suited to the industries of the
state, and that the balance of the -estate
shall be appraised under Government reg
ulation, sold at the appraised value, and
the proceeds divided among the heirs.
Lands thus disposed of become the prop
erty of the state. These lands shall be
sold by the state In tracts suitable for
homesteads at nothing less than the ap
praised value. These homesteads shall
Le made Inalienable for a period of 25
ears, so as to prevent the formation of
large landed estates. .
Mr. Cosgrove's purpose Is to advance
and secure th.e adoption of a plan which
will secure homes to the agricultural
classes of future generations.
Mr. Cosgrove will voice another sug
gestion which he believes will perpetuate
the American form of popular govern
ment. Necessary to Democracy, is par
ticipation upon the part of every individ
ual at primary and general elections. He
proposes, to gain this end, that a poll tax
be levied upon every citizen; that one
half of this poll tax be remitted when
these citizens vote at the primary elec
tions; that the remaining half be remit
ted to him when he votes at the polls for
the general election.
Further along this, line Mr. Cosgrove
believes that a general holiday should be
declared by law for a primary and gen
eral election, and that all political parties
should be compelled to hol'd a primary
election on the legal holiday provided for
that purpose, and that no ticket for any
party should be allowed on official bal
lots of the state and county, except those
made on that day.
The legal holiday advocated by him is
for the purpose of prohibiting all large
manufacturing firms and men employing a
large number of .aborers. from keeping
them from exercising the rlght of suf
frage lo its fullest extent.
SPECIAL RATES EAST.
Portland to St. Paul and return, $52.
Portland to Chicago and return, $72.
The Canadian Pacific will sell ticket";
at the above rates, giving stopovers
both going and returning.
Call at 142 Third street for full particu
lars concerning dates, etc
INAUGURATION OF REGULAR BEACH
SERVICE.
June 2S, at 12:30. nocn. tho steamer T
J. Potter will leave Ash-street dock for
llwaco, and will continue on this run dur
ing . July and August. Low round-trip
rates good for season. Saturday rate irood
for return Sunday nlgHt, only $2 50. Ticket
office Third and Washington. "
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BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Bahy Is Cnttlng; Teeth,
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy
Mrs. WlnrioWs Soothing Syrup, ror children
teething. It soothes the child. softens th gums.
FILL EAST WATER STREET
MOVEMENT OJf FOOT TO MAKE A
SOLID ROADWAY.
Width Will Be Increased to SO Feet
Dirt Will Be Obtained From Fort
land City t Oregon.
There is a movemerft on rpot. with
every assurance of success, to widen East
Water street to 80 feet between the Mad
ison and Morrison bridges, and to fill it
up solidly to grade with dirt; and also to
fill up the important cross streets in the
same way. This movement has taken on
definite form since the fire of last Sat
urday night among the largest property
owners, and there will be a meeting of
those interested today to consider the
matter on its merits. The elevated road
way on East Water street Is destroyed
from East Salmon to the north side of
East Clay street.
It has always been found that in fires
where there are elevated roadways there
is a suction underneath that cannot suc
cessfully be .fought by the firemen, and
the firemen have always experienced thl3
difficulty In every fire in the roadway dis
trict. There has been much talk about
making fills in the district between" Union
avenue and the river, and measurements
were taken and estimates made, but this
is the first definite step in that direction
that has been made.
An offer has been made by the Port
land City & Oregon Company to supply
the dirt at 12& cents per cubic yard.
This company has secured all the river
front on the east side of the Willamette
River southward from Ellsworth street.
Along the river here the bluff Is 100 feet
high for some distance. All the dirt that
will be needed to make the fill on East
Water street and all the cross streets be
tween East Water and Union avenue
can be furnished from this source. The
Portland City & Oregon Railway Com
iot
IN TOMORROWS OREGONIAN
Additional to all the news and the customary departmnts, The Sunday Orego
aian tomorrow will contain: - -
SUMMER SCENIC BEAUTT OF PORTLAND HOMES-Number 2. ,
IN THE GHETTO OF NEW YORK CITY How the brave East Side wife flgbta'
a.t nil point for her own Illustrated.
AMERICAN INVASION OF EUROPE Fight between the British and tb
Yankee tobacco trusts. Illustrated. -
RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL TALKS BY CLERGY AND LAITY Sermons by
well-known ministers. . .
ENGLAND'S FATHER M'GLYNN "Brother Bob" Dowllng, radicab preacher,
who served the. poor of Portsmouth. Illustrated.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL P. C. KNOX As a practicing" attorney In Pittsburg
he- earned $200,000 a yeoy. Illustrated.
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE TAUGHT AS A SCIENCE Mawwchusetts In
stitute of Technology starts a novel 'department.
ADES FABLE IN SLANG Of the syndicate 'lover, the pickled papa and tho
president of the ladles' auxiliary.
pany has a large steam shovel on the
way to Portland, which will be used to
cut out the grade for the .proposed rail
way that will be built along the river's
edge to Sellwood, and thenee eastward
to Grcsham and the headwaters of the
Clackamas. It is proposed to put the
steam-shovel to work In this bluff and
furnish the dirt to fill up East "Water
and other streets.
George C. Flanders, manager of the
Standard Oil Works Company, which
owns a block on East Water street, said
yesterday that all the principal property
owners are favorable to making the fill
on East Water street, and also of mak-
Ing the street SO feet wide. The only ob-
stacle, he said, In- the way of widening
East Water street Is the Troy Laundry
building, which, however, he thought
could be moved for about $1000. A street
80 feet wide filled solidly to grade would
certainly be a great thing for that por
tion of the city. It Is expected that def
inite plans will be arrived at In the meet
ing to take place today.
Measurements were made by City En
gineer Chai oi Eist Morrison and other
streets, beteei East Water and Union
avenue, and he figured out that It Would
take 60,000 cubic yards to fill the cross
streets.
DEFENDS THE OIL-TASKS.
G. C. FlnnderH, of Standard OH Com
pany, Says They Are Xo JHena.ce.
George C. Flanders, of the Standard
Oil Company, says plans have been laid
to repair the damages caused to the oil
plant on East Water street In the re
cent fire. The warehouse north of the
large oil-tanks and -the office will be re
built, and to the latter a second-story
will be added. As soon as the 14-lnch
water-main has been laid on East First
street, large pipes will be extended to all
portions of the plant and hose-reels and
hose provided wherever they can be of
service. In speaking of the fire, Mr.
Flanders said yesterday:
"I object to the statement made that
the firemen devoted their efforts to the
oil-tanks, and for that reason the fire
spread over other property. 1 leave It to
the firemen themselves to tell the story
of the fife. I undertake to say that the
large tanks on our land are not a menace
to the surrounding property, and I can
convince any unprejudiced man that such
Is not the case. Not a dollar's worth of
property In the neighborhood has ever
been destroyed through the presence of
these oil-tanks. In the recent flre no
water was thrown on the tanks, and the
firemen put forth no offorts to save them.
I believe that they will say so. The trou
ble was, there was no water to work with.
There is no danger from these largo
tanks. We have complied with every
reculation the city has required, and
stand ready to' do more. We built a re-
talnlng wall, and will build It higher if
required. We came here 1$ years ago.
and there was no objection. There is
much misconception about these oil-
tnnW Thotr wori RIlhiortll to AS not r
fire as Is possible Saturday night, and
there was no trouble and no explosion."
There was a rumor jesterday tht the
Standard Oil Company had bought the
ground occupied by the East Side Lum-
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,fo.r the land, and It Is thought that it may
be sold.
SWI3I3IING BATHS WILL REOPEN.
Made Ponslble Thronsh Joseph Snp
Ile and Portland Lumber Company.
Joseph Supple, of the East Side Boat
yard, has taken hold of the Portland
Free Swimming Baths, and will see that
the plant Is not onl repaired, but he
will find a location and see that the baths
are open within a week. "I propose that
the boys of Portland shall Have the use
of there baths In spite of fire and Other
difficulties." said Mr. Supple yesterday.
Tcsterday afternoon Mr. Supple had the
plant, which had been towed to the West
Side, south of Morrison bridge, during
the fire, towed over to his boatyard. He
will at once malce the necessary repairs,
which he says will not be very much and
will require little time. The money was
exhausted in building the baths, but Mr.
Supple has undertaken to put them in
condition for use. It will be necessary to
build a long float out from the shore, so
the baths can be reached. It will take
about SOO feet of logs to do this, which
would have cost $130, but the Portland
Lumber Company very generously donat
ed the logs for this purpose. When asked
how much the logs would cost, the man
ager told Mr. Supple to take what he re
quired for the re-establlshment of the
Free Baths and there would be no
charges.
It Is not decided Just where the plant
win b. ncrmnnntly moored, but an ef-
fort will be made to locate It just south
of the Morrison bridge and extend a
stairway down from the bridge. If this
location cannot be secured, the plant will
be moored out In the river, probably In
front of Supple's boatyard. Mr. Supple
says his water-line extends out 400 feet.
and he will moor the baths there If a
better place cannot be sectircd.
One thing about the baths, is settled.
They will be open to the use of the boys
of Portland within a week, and the work
of L. 8arauel, Edward Holman and the
contributors will not be wasted. The
ba'hs will be anchored out in tha river,
where the water i3 free from sewage.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Held to Consider Bids for Erection
of Alblna Board of Trade Baildlns;.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Mlssisslppl-avenue Building Association
was held in the engine-house Wednesday
evening to consider bids for the erection
of the Board of Trade building on Missis
sippi avenue and Shaver street. There
was a large attendance. President M. B.
Thompson presided. The bid of Contract
or Clark was the lowest of the bids sub
mitted. It Is expected that he will re
ceive the contract, but the Work will not
be let for about tw6 weeks. It Is desired
to secure more- fundsby the sale of more
stork. Assurances have been given Pres
ident Thompson that enough funds will
be provided to insure erection of the
building.
It having come to the knowledge of the
meellng that boys were damaging the
basmcnt excavated for the, building. It
was voted that as many of the members
of the association as could do so go to
the corner of Mississippi avenue and
Shaver street, where the building Is to
b put up and fence the basement Thurs
day evening This was done as agreed.
Taere Is no more danger of damage.
TO CONTEST ELECTION.
EC. Ltttlcpa;e Dlspntes Right of J.
31. HUHard to Be Road Supervisor.
E. C. LIttlepage has begun a contest
In the County Court against J. M. HUHard
for the right to be Road Supervisor of
,!,
district No. 64. . Both were candidates at
the recent election, but Mr. HUHard won
out by nine votes. Mr. LIttlepage claims
certain Irregularities, and the dispute will
be settled by a recount of the ballots.
Saturday. June 28, has been set for re
count day.
w Store for PottcII'h Valley.
Powell's Valley's new store building now
being erected by A. B. EHlott, general
merchant and Postmaster of that place.
has reached Its first story. -When finished
" !?" e in.e iBTeBt ouildlng of Its kind
iP. -uunoman county outside of Portland.
ne concrete foundation Is 54x70 feet, and
the main building will be 36x70, two stories
high. The first celling will be 16 feet from
the floor, while the next one will be 12
feet in the clear.' The other IS. feet of
width will be .covered with a warehouse
of one storyr adjoining the main building.
The entire lower floor will be used as a
store atid salesroom, while the upper room
will be fitted up for hall purposes. The
building will be finished by fiext.Fall and
filled with a stock of, new goods before
Winter.
Will Lay IVater-Malna.
Water-mains are to be laid through
the Catlln tract, between Williams and
Union avenues, Alblna. when the pipe
for the purpose shall have been, manu
factured at the. Oswego Iron Works. The
water committee declined to, lay these
mains until the streets In the tract were
improved, but every street Injit has now
been graded and .sidewalks. puA.down.sp
there are no fuftfier objections on that
score. Owners of the tract-have expend
ed about $12,000 In street Improvements.
Annociallon TVI11 Meet. '
A meeting of the Lone Fir Monument
Association will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock at 64 Grand avenue.
RenortR from nnllMMne- Mmmlau -
expected at that time. A prominent cit
izen nas made a substantial subscription
to the monument- Xqnd, and greatly en
couraged the- members of the association.
It was for ?200, the largest yet received.
Will Visit Pontn.
M. L. Pratt, grand commander of the
Oregon Department of the G. A. R., ex
pects to visit many of the. posts during
the next two months. It will be vacation,
and he will be free from his school duties
and can give the time to" the work. '
East Side Notes.
Rev. J. H. Wood and others fire build
ing a Methodist Church on 'the Base Line
road near the Sandy. It will be ready for
dedication in a few weeks.
The remains of John Buoy were broucht
I home, near here, last Saturday. He died
last week at Salem, after an Illness of
over four years. He was aged 37.
Mrs. James Fullerton died near Lents
' on Wednesday last of blood-poisoning. She
j scratched her hand on a blackberry vine
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ic" uojo uciuic AQDiacr woman, jars.
Hanson, is In a critical condition from a
similar accident. ,
Thomas C. Trengroye, living at 961 Mor
rison street, is seriously III 'at his home.
Mr. Trengrove Is .. a. pioneer machinist
. - . o'1 3
ana engineer. Jle was one of the first
"engineers who run a locomotive on the
re?on & California Railway, when that
road was first built.
The funeral of Ruth Liberty was held
Wednesday ' from St. Francis' Church,
Rev. Father Black officiating. The child
was7 years old. She died from a sur
gical operation at SL Vincent's Hos
pital. She was a pupil of the Sunnyslde
school, and a bright, lovable child.
Residents of Multnomah addition are
anxious for the services of a street
sprinkjer for Mississippi avenue and
Shaver street. Complaint is made that
j no si-rinkler has been In that portion of
tno city tnis year. David Dupee is a
commUtcc of one from the Alblna Board
of Trrda to present the matter to the au
thorities. Residents of Troutdale will celebrate
the Fourth of July. An Interesting pro
gramme Is being prepared. F. E. Har
low will be grand marshal. There will
be a basehail game, sack-race, wheelbar-row-rac
and a greased-ptg chase. One
of the features of the day will be an
imitation of the capture of Tracy and
Merrill. In the evening there will be fire
works. rORTLAND-CniCAGO.
Seventy hours and thirty ralnulea (70V4)
is the time of the "Chicago-Portland Spe
cial" from PortlandN to Chicago. . Leaves
Portland every day at J A. SL Ticket
office Third and Washington. O. R. ct N.
Co - .
t
A Tleorous rrowth and the original color
Elven to the hair by Parker's Htr Balaam.
UHiAn th best cur fob &ra. JSot.
DRISCOLL FILES CONTEST
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF DE
MANDS A' RECOUNT.
He Charges That Canvass Giving:
Storey the Office Contains Er
. ror and Illegal Votes.
A contest for, the office of Sheriff was
filed yesterday In the State Circuit Court
by John Driscoll against W. A. Storey.
1 In his complaint, Driscoll alleges that
he Is 39 years old, and haa resided m
Portland for 13 years. And was nominated
and ran for Sheriff on the Citizens ticket.
He says that the official canvass of tne
election returns shows that he received
5363 votes, and Storey 6514, but that the
canvass does not correctly show the num
ber of legal votes cast. Driscoll asserts
that In precincts Nos. 2, Z, 60 and 64 he
received more votes than were counted I
for him, and Storey fewer votes than were
returned for him. and that a true count
will show that he (Driscoll) received a
plurality of all voteB cast. It Is stated
further that some of the chairmen of elec
tion boards called only the numbers, and
did not call the surnames of these candi
dates, and that other judges did not ex
amine, the ballots, and see that they were
properly called.
Driscoll charges that In precinct No. 3
B0 votes were counted wrongfully against
him; 30 votes In precinct No. 3; 30 votes
In precinct No. 60; and 30 votes in pre
cinct No. 64.
It la further charged that In each of the
precincts a large number of unregistered
and illegal votes were cast, for Storey
and others, by persons not qualified to
vote, because of their not being regis
tered. It Is alleged that they presented
pretended affidavits, which were blank
and not filled out with the naraca of elec
tors, and were not verlfled by witnesses
as required by law. Of these alleged Ille
gal votes. It to charged that 15 were polled
In precinct No. 2; 20 In precinct No. 3; 20
In precinct No. 60; and 25 In precinct No.
61.
The further statement Is made that a
large number of ballots Were illegally
marked and were counted, and that Storey
wds personally present In precinct" No. 2
and assisted in preparing affidavit blanks
for voters. The Judges and clerks, It Is
alleged, refused and neglected to count a
large number of votes cast for Driscoll.
The returns ehow, it Is asserted, that in
precinct No. 2, Driscoll received 37 votes,
and Storey 111; In precinct No. 3, Driscoll
90, Storey 164; In precinct No. 60, Driscoll
61, Storey 10$ In precinct No. 64; Driscoll
73, Storey 113, giving Storey a plurality In
these precincts of 237. It Is alleged that
an examination and recount of the ballots
will show that Driscoll is elected, and
not Stosey. Pipes & TIfft appear as at
torneys for Driscoll.
The complaint may be said to be In the
form usual In election contest milts, where
It Is the rule to make any kind of charges
whether there .Is anything to base' them
upon or not. Recounts have In all cases
but otie showed that there were no pre
vious errors,.
WEATHER FOR JULY.
Record of 30 Years Shows Average
Is Mild.
As shown by the data of the -Weather
Bureau, -cdvering a period of 30 years.
Portlanders who have become-accustomed
to the cool Spring atmosphere need not
fear waTm-days In July. The normal tem
perature for the month Is only 67 deg.,
and It 'Is 11 years, less one month, since
the thermometer has reached the 102
mark. The report, which will be Interest
ing to amateur weather prognosticates,
Is as follows:
Temperature Mean or normal tempera
ture, 57 deg.; warmest month, 1S75, with
an average of 70 deg.; coldest month, 1901,
with an average of 63 deg.; highest tem
perature, 102 deg., on the 23d, 1S91; lowest
temperature, 45 deg., on the 4th, 1201.
Precipitation (rain and melted snow)
Average for the month, 9.52 Inches; aver
age number of days with .01 of an Inch or
more, 4; greatest monthly, precipitation,
1.80 Inches. In 18S4; least monthly precipi
tation, 0.00, In .1SS3; greatest amount of
precipitation recorded In any 24 consecu
tive hours, 1.10 Inches, on the Jlth, 1879.
Clouds and weather Average number of
clear dayo. 16; partly cloudy days, 9;
cloudy .daj's, 6. ,
Wind -Prevailing winds have been from
the northwest; highest velocity of the
wind was 35 miles, from the southwest,
on the 13th. 1S91.
-. Where Is Itr
PORTLAND, June 27. (To the Editor.)
In the June number of. tHe magazine, "The
World Today," In connection with an edi
torial upon the recent benefactions ot
Mr. Andrew Carnegie, appears a list, in
which I -notice the remarkable Item,
"Portland. Or., library. J100.000."
Of course. It Is a typographical error;
.but would it not be a good Idea for the
public library committee to call Mr. Car
negie's attention to It, with the sugges
tion that they could use just such an
HIS EYES DANCE
When His Good Drink Comes.
A coffee that will nourish and furnish
all the food required to rear a baby is
evidently easy food for an adult to digest
and Is especially applicable where ordi
nary 'coffee ddes not agree.
The wife of i Congregational minister
gives an experience. "It hTratrfer curious,
the manner1" In which I came to adopt
Poatum for my baby. My husband used
to be troubled greatly with bilious head
aches and extreme nervousness. This was
about five years ago. We concluded that
coffee ind tea were the cause of his trou
bles ahd so gave Postum Food Coffee a
trial. At first we did not like It because
It wasnot boiled Idrig enough and seemed
weak and tasteless, but after preparing It
properly. an,d that Is easy, we became
very fond of it, and now can honestly say
we prefer It to 'any coffee or tea.
"The old headaches and nervousness
have disappeared and we both enjoy very
much better health.
"When one of our children was a year
old he would not drink milk so we tried
him on Postum Coffee, and from the first
he liked It and It agreed with him per
fectly, so Postum his been his drink now
for over four years.
"About 10 months ao a haby hoy came
to our house. I was, of course, anxious
to have good nourishment for him. and
so drank from five to eight cups of Post
um during the day. This "with a little
Grape-Nuts Food ench day was ill the
nourishment I took, and although the
baby weighed only five pounds at birth,
he weighed 12 pounds at 3 months, and
at 4 months. 15 pounds. Now he weighs
23 pounds.
"About three weeks ago the little fellow
suddenly wemed himself., much to our
surprise. I tried him on cow's milk, but
he would not hdve it. I then tried a cer
tain baby food, then another, but he
would have neither. I felt very anxious
about htm, but remembering experiment
ing with another boy with Postum, I gave
him some, which he drank with the great
eat relish. It agreed with him perfectly,
so he lived on It for one week. Since
then he has learned to eit a little other
food, but he prefers. Postum Coffee to
anything else, and looks perfectly delight
ed when he sees me coming with It. I
said the other morning: 'I wish the
Postum .Company could see baby drlrtk
their coffee. It, would certainly rleasc
them.' Jt agre.es wjth him,o perfectly
that I shall continue to have him drink !
to his heart's content I don't Hke to
have my name printed, but you cm say
I nm a Congregational pastor's wife."
Name and address given by Postum Com
mh. BattU Creak. Mlclv
3 Brewed from carefully selected baney and hops never permitted to
B leave the brewery until properly aged, J
CHAS. KOH Si CO.,
Minimi
I will Fay
50 cents per 1
for any quantity of
thesei" msssgsggsssgszi
Box
Ends
from
Royal Bengal
CiMaj
or any retail dealer on the Coast
will accept them as cash
Herman Heyneman
204 Sacramento St., San Francisco
California
20
miHi III
ttwsrtsts J,'
01JART
BY EVERY TEST,
THE BEST.
amount to very great advantage In mak
ing the library the "modern institution"
Mls3 Isom la so earnestly endeavoring to
Dulld up? GEORGE S. SMITH.
DAILY METCOROLCiICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, June 27.-8 P. II. Maximum
temperature, 70; minimum temperature, 54;
river reading at 11 A. If., 15.3 feet; change in
the past 24 hours. 0.1 foot; total precipitation,
5 P. M. to 5 P. 51., 0.01 Inch; total precipita
tion since Sept. 1, 1001. 39.13 Inches; normal
precipitation since Sept. 1, 1001, 45.5S Inches;
deficiency, 0.45 Inches; total sunshine June.
20, 0:32; possible sunshine June 2G. 15:48.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
3 Wind. m
o 5-3 Jl
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STATIONS. 5 ! 5
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Baker City
Bismarck .
Bolsa
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0 00
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ICamloops,
Neon Bay
0.00
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Pocatello .. .
Portland
Red Bluff! ....
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Salt Lake ...
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Spokane . ...
Seattle
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Trace. Light.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Except a few small showers along the coast,
no rain of consequence has occurred west ot
the Rocky Mountains during the past 12 hours.
It Is slightly warmer in the Sound country
and In the Willamette Valley, -while elsewhere
the changes In temperature have been unim
portant. The Indications are for fair and warmer
weather In this district Saturday.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland" for the 2S hours
ending at midnight Saturday. June 28:
Portland and vicinity Fair and slightly
warmer; northwesterly winds.
Oregon and Washington Fair and warmer,
except near the coast.
Idaho Fair; warmer In north and west por
tions. EDWARD A- BEALS. Forecast Offlclal.
3IEBTIXG XOTICES.
CA5IELIA CHAPTER. NO. 27. O.
E. S. A regular communication this
(Saturday) eenlng at S o'clock, la
Hill's Hall. Upper Alblna. By Order
W. 51.
NELLIE McKINLEY, Sec.
MOUNT TABOR LODGE. NO. 12.
A. F. & A. M- Stated communica
tion this (Saturday) evening at 8
o'clock. M. 31. decree. All M. 31.
invited. By order W. 3L
W. W. MINAR, Sec.
BORX.
BOLLA3I June 25. to the wife of Jesse D.
Bollom (nee Margaret Price), a boy. Mother
and child doing well.
FUXERAL XOTICES.
HUME At Eagle Cliff. Wash.. June 25. 1002.
William Hume, aged 72 years. Remains are
at Edward Holman'a funeral parlors. Funeral
wilt take place from Unitarian Church, cor.
Seventh and Yamhill sts.. Sunday at 2 P. 31.
Friends Invited to attend. Sen-Ices at grave
private.
J. V. TIXLEY .t SOX. rrnjrrctnlve
Funeral Director mill F.mbalmtri,
Cor. Third and Jefferson Stn. Com
peteBt Imlr ani. Both phone Xn. )).
EDWARD HOLMAN. Undertaker, -ith
nn Yamhill t. Rena Stlnxon, lndy
aanJataat. Hotfe Bkestft Pp. CUT,
&
Distributer. Portland.
,31
H3
t'wvCWvv3
The Royal Fruit Jar
. j
MADE IN FINE FLINT GLASS
WITH GLASS COVER
FULL MEASURE
PIXT, 1-FINT, QUART, 2-QUAUT
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THEH OR
SEN'D YOUR ORDER TO
PRAEL, HEGELE & CO.
Agents for Incorporated
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
100-106 FIFTH STREET, COR. STARK
CLASSIFIED AD. RATES
"Rooms." "Rooms and Board." "Housekeep
ing Rooms," "Situation Wanted." 15 words or
ttss. 15 cents; 1C to 20 words. 20 cents; '21 to
25 words. 25 cents, etc No discount for ad
ditional insertions.
UNDER ALL OTHER HEADS' except "NeTr
Todar." 30 cents for 15 words or less; 1C to
20 words. 40 cents; 21 to 23 words, 50 cents,
tc flrst insertion. Each additional insertion,
one-half; no further dl-count under one month.
"NEW TODAY" (gauge measure agate. 15
cents per line, flrst insertion; 10 cents per lias
for each odditlonal insertion.
ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENTS, ad
dressed care The Oregonlan and left at this
office, should alwajs be Inclosed In sated en-
elopes. No stamp la required on such letters.
The Oresonlan will not be responsible for
errors in advertisements taken through tha
telephone.
A3IUSE3IEXTS.
THE BAKER THEATER Geo. L. Baker, Mgr.
Phones: North lo7t; Columbia 5UU.
Every night, "Wednesday and Saturday matl
neei, positively the last week and the last ap
pearance of the wonderful
BOLLARD'S LILIPL'TIAN OPERA C03IPANY
Before their departure for Australia. '
Fifty juvenile artists. Packed houses nightly.
3Ionday and Tuesday. Audrans greatest suc
cess. "LA MASCOTTE." Special souvenir
Wednesday matinee for the children, "Pina
fore." Wednesday night, repetition of "A
Gaiety Girl." Rest of the week and Saturday
Matinee, "In Town." Do not fail to see them.
Prices Evening. 50c, 35c, 23c. 15c; matinee,
25c, 15c. 10c
1 1
SHIELDS PARK-r-
Thlrtecnth and Washington Streets.
EVERY EVENING,
Commencing b.15.
HELEN LA3IAR. beautiful transformation.
"Her Last Letter," POLYSCOPE. THE VIC
TORELLES. HARRY EDWARDS, Traviola
Orchestra.
General admission, 10c Plenty of seats.
AITtV TODAY.
j
A CLEAR SKIN CAN BE CULTIVATED AND
- plainest faces grow lovely using Satln-Skln
. Cream asd Satin-Skin Powder. Meier As F.
ELECTION
Judges' and Clerks' time cashed at 210 Fourth
St., near Salmon. A. Tlchner. A. H Maegly.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rai.es. Bulldlnz loans. Installment
loans. MacMastr & Blrreil .Ml Worcester btk.
Portland Homebuilding Co.
Five dollars cash and five dollars
monthly will buy 50x100 feet of
ground at University Park and will
entitle the purchaser to the privilege
of borrowing 51000 at 5 per cent,
interest with which to build a home
and you may return the principal in
$5 monthly installments. Drop in
$5 each month and it will not be long
until you will be where the landlord
cannot order you out or raise the
rent. Portland Homebuilding Co.,
151 Six,th Street.
FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
STOP PAYING RENT. AND BECOME
wealthy by saving it. Best home sites In
Portland can be had for only l) per month.
In Central Alblna and North Alblna; also lota
In Point Mew at $5 per month; also aero
tracts and deep-water and rail manufactur
ing sites, all located between the rivers. This
feet alone makes the above Portland's best
speculative property. Call or write owners,
Kllllngsworth & Son, 303 Chamber of Cora
rnei ce.
FOR SALE BY OWNER; NEW MODERN 8
room house, rult basement, corner lot. lOOx
100. sightly location. East Side, best car
service In jelty. Address Y 49. Oregonlan.
LOTS. 21ST AND CLINTON. $350 EACH 13
PSF month v Rj;,dtt J5 Washington block.