THE MOBNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1903."
II E G LT
Johnson and His Wife
Confess Crimes.
(MEMBER OF OLD FAMILY
Self-Accused Robber Son of
Portland Pioneer.
FORMAL CHARGE MADE TODAY
Jirl-ISTio la tt Mother end a Wife
to Secoad Tim May JJot Be
Proaecuted She Seeks no
Kotoriery.
Breaking down ander cross-examination
Ibr'tho detectives, Arthur T Johnson, son
t the late A. H. Johnson, a well-known
ieat packer end dealer, yesterday con
boescd to committing two highway rob
Ijerles. His 17-year-old wife has confessed to her
connection -with the affair, but until it is
fproven that she actually took part in rob
jjblng, no attempt will be made to implicate
pier In the formal charges -which, will bo
SSled today. District Attorney John Man
ping visited the Johnsons yesterday and
aneir statements made to Detectives Sim
toons and Hartman were repeated in brief.
The man who gave his name as A- T.
Johnson when arrested Saturday evening
jjhas turned out to be the son of e. well
jknawn pioneer of Portland. Apparently
fin need of money, Johnson Induced his
ryxrang wife to enter upon a career of hlgh
Vway robbery with him.
airs. Johnson is a Portland-bred glrL
JXhough. tout 17 years old, she was formerly
inarrled to a man named afcTvlnstry, and
hos a child 3 years old. She married John
son in llaj' of this year, and Is therefore
fcubrlde of but five months.
The robberies to which Johnson has con
fessed are thoso committed on September
p.i, when Martin Nelson, of 690 East Alder
street, was robbed on East Morrison street
(Of a small amount of silver, and that in
whlch, a. few minutes before the Nelson
Sioldup, "William Madlgan, a messenger
Sboy of the American District Telegraph
Company, was robbed of $L03 at East
Twelfth and East Morrison streets.
Will Xof Prosecute Jae Woman.
Johnson has. been Identified by Nelson
jes the man who robbed him at the muzzlo
iof a pistol. Nelson is positive that Mrs.
.Johnson is the young woman whom he
warned when he met her a short distance
from the scene of the robbery a few min
Jutes after. Her unusual Interest in the
-possible Identification of the highwayman
aroused his suspicions, and he led her to
in arc-light that he might have a good
Eook at her features.
Though since that dayIrs. Johnson has
ibeen shorn of her long yellow hair, he is
jsure that she is the same young woman.
"My hair was tourned off; that is, a part
taf it caught lire, and as it was spoiled I
had the" rest trimmed up, so now you see
Jit is short," is Mrs. Johnson's explanation
of the loss of her flowing tresses..
Talcing into consideration that Mrs.
Johnson is the mother of a young child,
the police will probably make little effort
to prove her criminal connection with the
-robberies to which her husband has con
fessed. 'It's pretty hard to send a 17-year-old
;glrl to the penitentiary, and she has a
.young child, too," said Captain of Detec
tives Simmons. t
When Johnson saw the detectives enter
ihls room in the lodging house on First
(Street near Market Saturday evening he
'turned white. He hod little to say then,
vend .the detectives put his wife in the
rsweatbox before any attempt was made to
learn, the truth from his Hps.
Johnson, Confesses Guilt.
It-was Johnson's turn yesterday morn
ling, however, and after being confronted
fby the identification of Martin Nelson, he
!broke down and admitted that he alone
fwas responsible for the holdups on East
CMorrlson street.
Johnson is said to have a number of rel
atives living in the city. His father, A. H.
, Johnson, was at one time el man of con
fsiderable means, but a few years before
rhis death lost much of his wealth. The
pojlce were greatly surprised when they
discovered the family history of the man
rthey had arrested as u highwayman.
A revolver and a quantity of ammuni
tion were found in his room as further
levidenco of his guilt. Other clews are in
the possession of the detectives, which
athey keep a strict secret
" Feeling that the worst is now over, Mrs.
Johnson seemed contented yesterday
5Pf ternoon when seen in the women's sec-
ptlc
Jon of the City Jail.
"SDon't you feel better now that it Is
taver with, Mrs-JohnsonPasked Detective
pSimmons.
"Yes, I think I do," and the little woman
Hooked at the detective and laughed.
Plainly dressed and with the shining
Jtoair which aided in her identification
waving in short curls over her head, Mrs.
Johnson presented an1 odd but very at
tractive Hcure.
'WELL 2fot Imitate Mrs.. Haynle.
Do you think Til talk to a reporter?
jNot much," and she tossed the . yellow
locks. "Ill talk to you, thoughi'you've
een very good to me," and she looked so
Sarchly at Detective Simmons that his
wife, th& matron of the JalL was about to
interfere.
"Are youjgolng tonake a Grace Walton
jHaynie utof me?" asked Mrs. Johnson.
1'Would I go on the stage? Well, I guess
rxiot. You'll never see me doing anything
like that. Tm sure I wouldn't if I looked
.-like Mrs.'Haynie; she couldn't get through
that door." Again Mrs. Johnson showed
that trouble had not prostrated her, for
feho laughed a natural, girlish laugh.
' "When were you married?' asked the
reporter.
"Now, you're after information; you
can't get that out of me," said the young
woman.
With Mrs. Haynle still In mind, Mrs.
Johnson Bpoko of the future.
"I think that Til go to Salem and get
gwork, ,so that I'll be near him," she said",
n, tacit admission that her husband was
ta guilty man.
' "With three other prisoners, Arihur
Johnson is occupying a cell on the lower
Hoon. He is a slight-looking young man,
not so robust in appearance as his wife.
Slender and pale, he was anything in
gobies but a daring highwayman.
"Njp, I haven't got a word to say; -It'll
all come out later. They treat mo very
well hero and I have no complaints to
make' "was all he would say.
Football Proarpocts Brighten.
WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla,
'Wash,, Oct. 4. (Special.) The football
Situation has improved this week consid
erably. Captain Brown, when interviewed
this afternoon, said:
"I am mucH pleased with the outlook
Just now. Kennedy, captain and star
ttacldo on last year's Pendleton Academy
rujuuif tup vm tuts uciu la a suit ir;; oitcr-
raooo. a a last ana. aeaay playcxv
are developing finely. Regular signed
practice and scrimmage work with the
'scrub' will begin Monday."
Training of the track team has already
commenced. About a dozen men are out
nightly under Captain Howard Merritt,
developing wind and form.
RELATION OF BIBLE TO LIFE
i
Visiting- Seattle Preacher Advocates
Its Study for Cogent Reasons.
"What About the BIbl?" was the sub
ject of an address delivered before a largo
audience of young men In the Y. M. C. A.
auditorium yesterday afternoon by Rev.
John Dean, pastor of the Baptist Church
of Seattle. He considered the Bible in re
lation to its Importance in every-day life
and in every walk of life. The speaker
declared that It should be in the pocket
of every man, and that It should be the
guide-book of every life. He asserted that
in politics it would do more to purify gov
ernment and clear the country of vice
than all the theories of Socialism or any
other political scheme ever Invented.
"Let us study the importance of the
Bible from several standpoints," said the
speaker. "First, every man should study
the Bible because it Is the English classic
The man who studies the Bible, whether
he be an educated man or not," will leam
to express himself in the most brief and
forceful manner, for the language of this
book is simple and to the point. It is of
the utmost importance in the commercial
JAMES W. ABBOTT, U. S. COMMISSIONER OF GOOD ROADS
OTIRWILI SPEAK AT THE OREGON GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
world and In every other walk of life
that one be able to think clearly and
speak correctly. If we study the Bible, we
will be enabled to do this. It furnishes a
simpio ana ousiness-uKo language ana it
makes honesty.
"In the second place, every man should
study the Bible because it is the great,
comprehensive "book. A man can become
a scholar by Btudying his Bible. It will
tell him of places, of things and of people
that he must know about to be a scholar.
We find the most Intelligent and moral
peasantry In the world In Scotland. That
Is because they read and study their
Bibles.
"In the third place, every man should
study his Bible because it Is the book of
righteousness. Without righteousness there
la no salvation. We need a revival of
righteousness on the Pacific Coast if any
place ever did. Then let us get our Bibles
open. We can be good whether we be rich
or poor.
"We want to take our Bibles Into poll
tics with us. That Senator who said that
the Golden Rule has no place In politics
is now at home in retired life. Let us put
a few more in the same place. The Bible
will do more to clean up streets and purify
politics than all the theories of Socialism
and other schemes ever invented. The ten
commandments are the greatest code of
laws ever made. I am not pleading for
belief in the Bible, but for the honest
handling of It. The Bible should not only
be in every church, lodge room and court,
but in every man'spocket. Too many of
us preach about the Bible and can't find
one within a block when It Is wanted.
"Then, each man should study the Bible
because it reveals Christ. It points to
Him and shows us the way to a perfect
life. Let us follow the direction."
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Marriage Licenses.
Henry Tost, 29; Paulina Deities, 23.
Walter TVymore. 25; Irene' Hall. 23.
John B. Thompson, 23; Daisy It. Hastings
21.
Showkay Alexander, 23; Dollle McCabe. 18.
Mynard A. Groesbeck, 27, Clarke County,
Washinston; Rosemond Cackoy, 18.
Real Estate Transfers.
M. E. and Richard Clinton to Henry
Lcnse. lots 2S to 31, block. 3; lots 0, 7,
0. 10, 11. 12 13, 14, block 4, Tabasco.? 1
Joseph A. Sellwood to LoulFa E. Akey
eon. lot 10, block 00, Sellwood 200
Mary A. Russ and wife to John Almeter,
lots 14 and 15, block 12. Brainard.... 100
Augusta M. Carlson and husband to
George Scnueller, 31x100 leet, lot 8,
block 31, Central Alblna., 1.223
Harrison Boyer and wife ' to Goorgo
Schnellcr, lot 11. block 25. Alblna
Homestead 1,750
Sheriff, for Multnomah County, to C F.
"Wagner, lot 3, block 83, Carter's Ad
dition 10
Sheriff, for Multnomah County, to C. P.
Wagner, lots 1. 2, 3, and 4, block SO,
Carter's Addition 120
J. H. Zrohoff to Grade K. Imhoff, C0xl30
feet north of Danlke Tract 1,700
Y7. Mackintosh to S. II. Graham. 5
acres, section 29, T. 1 S.. R. 1 E 1
A. W. Lambert and wife to Agnes
Brady, lots 10 and 11. block 2, sub
division lot M, M Patton Tract C25
Mary P. Montgomery to Henry Kems,
lot ll.block 1L Alblna --150
G. Ty. Kenney and wife to L. L. Gray.
Jots 4. 5. 20, 21, 22, block 4, Barrett's
Addition C75
Sheriff, for Mary McCarthy, to Meridian
Investment &. Trust Company, 1 acre,
ction 14, T. 1 X.. R. 1 E S
Gabriel "Weber and wife to August J.
Hagcn, -west 31 feet of lot 4. block
22, Caru there' Addition 2,500
George P. "Wells and wife to J. P. Mene
fee. east 30 feet of lot J. and east 30
leet of north 40 feet or lot 2. block
19. Alblna j
J. C Roberta and wife to William Stev
enson, lots 5 and 6. block 28, Hanson's
Second Addition . j
Prnnes All Dried in Linn. CoHnty.
r , -" .opeciai.j-
last shake was given the trees before
" cl in, ana prunegrowers
were . enabled to get their crop safely
housed. The crop is the largest ever
grown, and horticulturists may vie with
hopmcn and farmers In their shouts of
nrtfiRTVHf"i Mnnt of fVio jft-i.A..., j
yesterday.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea. Remedy.
The uniform success of thlspreparation
In the relief and cure of bowel complaints
has brought it into almost universal use
It never falls and when reduced with
water and sweetened is pleasant to take.
Jt la equally valuable for children and
HO WTO MAKE ROADS
Oregon Convention Will Be
Shown Best Methods
AT COMING STATE CONVENTION
Authorities on the, Subject Will
Address Representatives in Port
land and Practice on Roads
in Vicinity of City.
At the annual convention of the Oregon
Good Roads Association, which will con
vene In this city October 23 and 24 next,
several prominent men from various
parts of the country will be present and
give the members of the association In
formation relative to the best and most
successful methods of road Improvement.
These men are commissioners and super
visors who have devoted years, to the
study of roads and whose experience Is
of value. It Is expected that some of
the latest plans for road construction will
be brought here and one feature of the
convention will be a practical demonstra
tion of road construction in or around
Portland.
The members of the Oregon association
feel that much can be learned from the
visitors about the ways and means that
are employed with success in other cities
and states for the betterment of the
highways and that the pointers given
the local organization may be used with
profit to Oregon and her cities. Among
those who are expected to attend are: J.
H. McDonald, Commissioner of Roads
for the Rocky Mountain district. Invi
tations have been sent to other prominent
men who have made a study of roads and
their improvement, and it is expected that
several of them will be present. Governor
Chamberlain, of Oregon, will deliver an
address.
All Conntlcs to Send Delefrates.
Besides these men, it Is expected that
all County Judges, Commissioners and
Road Supervisors, masters of county high
ways. City Street Commlsslnn ore in!
Engineers, so far as possible, will ba
present as aeiegates, they being entitled
to participate in the convention by virtue
of their offices. The County Clerks of
the various counties have also been asked
to appoint five delegates from each coun
ty. Practically all of the time will be de
voted to the consideration of roads and
the best methods of Improving them.
Addresses are to be made by the visit
ing Commissioners and Supervisors, espe
cially those from other states, in which
the methods that have been employed
and the work that has been done in
other places will be thoroughly explained.
J. E. lingers, who Is a member of the
association from Portland, said yester
day that some of the visiting Road Com
missioners were expected to bring some
plans of Improvement work with them
and show the convention Just what is be
ing accomplished In the districts over
which they preside. .
"Will Demonstrate IloRdmnking'.
"We also expect to have an actual
demonstration of road building during the
convention," said Mr. Magers. "The
Place Of this exhibition Vine nnt- Kaon J-
elded upon, but It will probably be in
or around Portland. Possibly the work
will be done on some of the streets
where paving Is being done now. "We ex
pect to have the machinery there and
have the visiting experts show us what
Isbelng accomplished where they live.
"All new and successful methods em
ployed elsewhere will be given due con
sideration by the convention and what wo
learn from lectures and demonstrations
will guide the Oregon association In de
termining upon a plan of action to im
prove the roads of the state."
As the coming convention will be the
regular annual meeting of the associa
tion, the election of officers for the en
suing year will be held. Reports will be
received from the outgoing officers and
the work that has been accomplished by
the organization will be considered. It
Is felt Jthat the coming meeting is to be
Important and will result in the ac
complishment of much that will benefit
those who want to see good roads In
Oregon.
BERLIN WAGNER FESTIVAL
American Composer's Overture Re
ceives Hearty- Applause.
BERLIN, Oct 4. The United States,
Germany, England. France. Russia,
Austro-Hungary, Norway, Italy and
Spain are represented by composers, con
ductors or singers at the International
Concert at the Philharmonic tonight,
which closed the Wagner festival. A
brilliant and enthusiastic audience was
present.
The overture to "Edlpus Tyrannus,"
by Professor Paine, of Harvard, wa3
well received, the composition being ren
dered by a leading Berlin orchestra un
der the direction of Keppelmelster
Pohllg, of the Royal Opera at Stuttgart.
Professor Paine was called before the
audience and heartily arnlnudrt. r
rDelmas, of the Paris Grand Opera, and
Dignor $onci, of La Scala Theater, of
Milan, and Conductors Shevillard, of
Paris. Halvorsen. of Chrlstlann. find.
f Petersburg, were among the other parti
cipants.
In the forenoon a sacred 'concert was
given at the Slng-Academle, and during
the international concert at the Phil
harmonic tonight there was a Wagner
concert at the new Opera Home, at which
Mesdames Schumann-Heink, Olitzka and
Sucher were the principal soloists.
CARE OF WAYWARD YOUNG
Week's Record of Boys aad Girls
Home Rounding up the Traants.
Thirteen children admitted into the re
ceiving home of the Boys' & Girls' Aid
Society and nine placed is the record of
this Institution for the week ending Sun
day, October 4, leaving the total number
of children on hand 39. Of those taken
charge of, seven were from the Municipal
Court, either by legal commitment or In
formally turned over.
Superintendent Gardner says that the
past week has been the busiest for some
tfme with Juvenile offenders, but this is
generally the case when school first com
mences. Officer Hawley is in frequent
requisition to force wayward youngsters
to attend school. This branch of the work
ke.eps the officer very busy during the
school term, as in addition to this, numer
ous investigations of cruel treatment have
to be taken up, also the boys placed on
parole must be kept under constant sur
veillance, to see that they keep the rules
of the society after being allowed to re
turn home temporarily. In cases where
parents neglect to send their children to
school, the superintendent says that it is
his Intention to report such cases to the
State Child Labor Commission, and have
the law enforced.
There were only two commitments from
outside counties during the past week.
These were from Clatsop County, which
sent two girls, aged about 14, to the Insti
tution. RECENT ACCESSIONS.
List of Xevr Books Received at Port
land Public Jilbrary.
Following are the recent accessions at
the Portland Library:
LIBRARY ECONOMY.
Llnderfelt, Klas August. "Eclectic card
catalogue rules C025.3 L744
RELIGION.
Religious education association. -Proceedings
of the first annual conven
tion R207 R3S2
g Schwickerath, Robert. Jesuit educa
tion, its history and princIples.27L5 S415
SOCIOLOGY: FOLK-LORE.
Ashton, John. Romances of chivalry..
..30S.2 AS2S
Hazlltt, Wr. C. Tales and legends
39S.2 H431
Riis, J. A.' Peril and the preservation
of the hoine 331.S R572p
Seebohm, Frederic. English village
community 321.2 S451
PHILOLOGY,
Thomas, Calvin. Practical German
grammar R435 T453
SCIENCE.
g Wlllmon, J. C. Secrets of the circle.
513.2 W73S
USEFUL ARTS.
Abbott.'A. V. Electric transmission of
energy 621.3 A131
American institute of mining engineers.
Transactions, v. 32 R622.06 A512
Johnson, E. R. American railway
transportation 656 J66
g Watklns, R. L. Diagnosis by means
of the blood RC16.07 W335
FINE ARTS.
Carleton, G. W. Our artist In Cuba,
Peru. Spain and Algiers R741 C2S1
Cumberland, Richard. Anecdotes of
eminent painters in Spain. 2 v.. 759.6 C969
Lalanne. F. A, M. Treatise on etching.
767 L134
Scott. W. B. Murillo and the Spanish
school of painting R759.6 S431
Stothert, James. French and Spanish
painters ..R759 SSSS
LITERATURE.
Brunetiere, Ferdinand. Manual de-
l'histolre de la lltteraturc francalse.
FX40.9
Patmore, C. K. D. Poems, 2 v 821 P211
BIOGRAPHY.
Fukuzawa, Yuklchl. MIyamorl. Asa
taro. Life of Yuklchl Fukuzawa...
B F&S1M
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
Baxley, H. V. Spain; art-remains and
art-realltles, painters, priests and
princes. 2 v. 914.6 B355
Kelly. R. T. Egypt painted and de
scribed 916.2 K29
Pearson, C. H. Historical maps of
England R911.42 P361
Portland directory, 1903.. ..P917.951 PS52
Tolltjmache, Mrs. Marguerite. Spanish
towns and Spanish pictures.. R914.6 T651
HISTORY.
Blaauw, W- H. Barons' war 942.03 B627
Brewer, J. S. English studies; or. Es
says in English history and litera
ture A 942 BS47
Butler, A. J. Arab conquest of Egypt..
.. .....................................932 B9S5
Curtels. A. M. History of the Roman
empire, A. D. 395-800
..1 ........937 C978
Douglas, Langton. History of "s'le'na...
........ ..................... 945 5 D734
Elton, C. I. Origins of English "history
942.01 E51
Forster, John. Arrest of the five mem
bers by Charles the First.... 942.06 F733a
Forster, John. Debates on the grand
remonstrance, 1641 942.06 F733
Freeman, E. A. Old English history.. .
942,01 FS33
Gairdner, James, and Spedding, James.
Studies In English history 942 G144
Gardiner, S. R. History of England;
James I to the civil war. 10 v
........942.06 G224h
Johnson. R. XL. and Buel, c! C. eds.
Battles and leaders of the civil
war. 4 v 973.7 J678
Molesworth, W. N. History of Eng
land, 1S30-1S74. 3 v 942.0S M719
Nixon, O. W. How Marcus Whitman
saved Oregon 979.5 N736
Pearson. C. H. English history in the
fourteenth century 942.03 P361
Pearson, C. H. History of England
during the early and middle ages.
. 2 v 942 P361
Rhys, John. Early Britain; Celtic
Britain 942.01 R479
Rose, J. H. Century of continental
history, 17S0-1SS0 940.S R796
Skene. W. F. Celtic Scotland, 3 v. .941 S627
Smyth, William. Lectures on modern
history, 2 v 940 S6G7
Stanhope. P. H. Stanhope. 5th earl of.
History of England from the peace
of Utrecht to the peace of Ver-
sallies. 7 v 942.07 S7S6
Wylie, J. H. History of England under
Henry the Fourth. 4 v 942.04 W983
FICTION.
Wasson, G. S. Cap'n Simeon's store...
W323c
CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
Eddy, S. J., comp. Friends and helpers
. 1 A E21f
Field, Eugene. Lullaby-land j Sll F455
rTost, w. xx. uourt 01 iving Arthur..
j 942 F939
Frost, W. H. Wnpner story book
J 39S F939w
Frye, A. E. -Brooks and brook basins.
................................... j 372.8 F948
Greene, F. N. Legends of King Arthur
and his court j 942 G799
Jenks, Tudor. Boys' book of explora-
tlons J 910 J53
Johonnot, James. Friends In feathers
and fur j 590 J73
g Gift.
ALL FIND EMPLOYMENT.
The Holmes Business College reports the
following studonts placed In positions
during the month of September: Annie
Sherlock, Zimmerman, Brown Co.; Lillian
Deering, Ladd & Tllton; Frances Schnei
der, Nell J. Sorensen & Co., Suxnpter,
Or.; Mrs. Hornlday, Armour & Co.;
Letha Honlg, Hogue & Wilbur; Amelia
Hanpert, George Lawrence Co.; Minna
Sandrock, Blake-McFall; Bessie McKin
non. Anchor Fence Co.; Katie FItzgibbon,
Dr. Byron Miller; Walter J. Schmid. Polk
Co.; Bertha Otterstedt, George Lawrence
Co.; Rose Bratton, Page Belting Co.; Ber
tha Waldman, McArthur & Mahoney; E.
M. Rankin, Astoria & C. R. R.; Edith
Schuyler, J. K. Gill Co.
Visitors to Portland
Should not miss the delightful trips up and
down the Columbia River. Partlculara at
O. R. & N. city ticket office. Third aad
Washington.
t Garland" stoves and, ranges bako tho bread-
Meier Frank
"Peninsular" Stoves, Ranges and Wood Heaters 50 models Every style and1
MAIN SUB STATION UNITED STATES POSTOFFICE REAR. MAIN FLO
Monday's
Profitable Store
FOR FULL PARTICULARS SEE SUNDAY'S OREGONIAN
Sale extraordinary of high-class Foot
wear, all new Fall styles. Men's and
women's $5.00 values $3.40 pair, $6.00 nd
$6.50 values $4.95 pair. J. & T. Cous
ins and French, Shriner & IJrner's fam
ous makes.
Exceptional values in Ladies' Hosiery and Underwear
Eiderdown Sacques, $1 values 69c; $1.75, $2.00 values $1.19
Ladies' and Childress Flannelette Nightrobes greatly reduced
Special values in Pictures, Drug Sundries, Jewelry, Stationery
Special values in Heavy Cotton Waistings; new styles
Presents given with all purchases of Boys' Clothing
New Neckwear for women. New Millinery
Five great specials in Laqes go on sale today
Meier & Frank Company
MAY BE STREET-CAR WAR
MOVEMENT FOR. OPPOSITION LIXD
TO PENINSULAR.
City & Suburban: Prepares io Fight
for""Tralc Several Extensions
on. East Side Building.
In tho matter of street-car extensions
and betterments much Is being done and
much Is In prospect on tho East Side.
C6nstructIon on the East Burnslde-atreet
branch of the Portland Railway Company
Is well under way from tho intersection
of Union avenue. Connection has been
made at this intersection with the main
line to "Woodlawn, and one block of track
has been laid. Plank has been sawed for
three blocks on the south side of. tho
street. This track will be completed to
East Tenth street, where the turn will be
made southwards Whether this line will
follow the route first contemplated to the
corner of East Alder and East Twentieth
streets, or whether when it strikes East
Stark It will turn east and follow tho
Baso Line road to Mount Tabor, remains
to bo settled. Residents on the Baso Line
road and at Mount Tabor are working
hard to get the company to run a branch-
out to Mount Tabor along the Base Line.
Should this be done, it will not mean that
the company will abandon Its. route to
East Alder and Twentieth and Anally to
East Salmon and Sunnyside, but will sim
ply have another branch. "We are going
to get a car line on the Base Line road to
Mount Tabor," said a resident, "and if
the Portland Railway Company will build
It, well and good; if not, we will ask the
other company to do so."
On its Alblna extension the Portland
Railway Company has graded and laid
one track to Maryland avenue and Shaver
street, and partly completed the grading
for the second track. This is the line
that Is to be extended to North Alblna,
and from that place on down the Penin
sula to St. Johns. The University Land
Company and residents have agreed to
build the branch from North Alblna for a
certain distance down the Peninsula, If
the Portland Railway Company will put
cars on and operate it. The offer Is, ac
cording to Francis I. McKenna, of the
University Land Company, to secure right
of way and build the track and turn It
oyer to the company free of debt. The
estimated cost of construction is 52S.00O.
Mr. McKenna says that the right of way
has been secured and deeds are In escrow.
It now remains for the Portland Railway
Company to say the word and the branch
from North Alblna will be built. "We
are simply waiting for the official action
of the railway to go ahead with the
work," said Mr. McKenna, "and we will
do our part."
It Is also" known that the City & Sub
urban Railway Company Is anxious to
prevent opposition on the Peninsula, and
that the management has offered to head
oft this proposed line down to St. Johns
in such a way as may be acceptable to
the people. It is considered probable that
the City & Suburban will push construc
tion on its MIsslppi-avenue branch to a
connection with Its SU Johns line and
thus form a through line and do away
with the junction and transfer of pas
sengers: on Killingsworth and Williams
avenues. A petition numerously signed
asking the City & Suburban Railway
Company to make this Improvement has
been gotten up. The company has al
ready promised to lay double tracks on
Mississippi avenue to Prescott street,
within one-half mile of Klllingsjyorth
avenue. That half mile will not stand in
the way If the building will cut off the
probability of an opposition line. If the
company makes a through line on Mis
sissippi avenue and gives a 15-minute serv
ice, it will be hard for another line to
cut Into the business for a number , of
years to come.
The branch extending from Hawthorne
avenue to West avenue, from the Hawthorne-avenue
line of the Oregon Water
Power & Railway Company, is nearly
completed. Iron has been laid on West
avenue from the lower reservoir to the
corner of William. Hutchinson's orchard,
where the branch turns west. Also the
bridge across Paradise Springs Creek is
completed. Ties have been laid over the
uncompleted portion, and tho Iron may
be put down in a few days. It is not
known when cars will be run to West
avenue.
The Broadway-street branchrof he Port
land Railway Company is completed to
the end at East Twenty-fifth- street, and
everything is ready for the operation1 of
cars.
On Ellsworth street the City & Suburban !
Railway;. Company, hag; Jttaygrijhgq latfpR.
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a second track, which elves tho nnrrmn re
double tracks between Grand avenue and
East Tenth streets, and greatly Improves
the service on that branch.
GROWTH" OF SUBURBS.
Seemingly Extravagant Prediction
Already Near Fulfillment.
"I expect to live to see a solid city be
tween Oregon City and the Columbia
River, reaching almost to the Sandy Riv
er," said F. E. Beach to the Sellwood
Board -of Trade two years ago, and It
now looks as if his prediction was not ex
travagant. One must travel east from
tho Morrison-street bridge seven miles To
get out of the building area in that direc
tion, ten miles down the Peninsula and
practically to Oregon City on the south.
At Montavilla and Russelhille the schools
aro filled. In the eight rooms of the Mon
tavilla Schooihouse 300 pupils have been
enrolled, and Principal N. W. Bowland
says that more are coming. This is an in
crease of 20 per cent. Not a house for
rent can be found In that suburb for lovo
or money, yet about 50 cottages have been
put up this year.
In the Russellvlllo district four, rooms
are filled and it looks as if another room
will have to be finished before the year 13
far advanced. At South Mount Tabor
there are five teachers. The Board of Di
rectors Is sure that an addition will have
to be built next year.
Principal John Teuscher, of tho St.
Johns School, and the directors hardly
know what to do with the 23 per cent in
crease In attendance. The school opened
with four teachers, and another will have
to be engaged. All the rooms are over
crowded and the office of the principal
will have to be turned into a recitation
room. More than 100. new cottages were
put up in the district this year, and more
aro going up. An addition of four rooms
will have to be built next year. With all'
the provisions which can be made not ail
the pupils can be housed.
At Lents the Increase at tho public
school is reported at 40 Tr ronr rnr
than -10 new houses have been built there
since tho school closed last June, aqd
'""io uuuer construction, usually the
high-water mark in attendance in the
suburban schools is reached in Novem
ber. MORE RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.
Troutdale Route Begins November,
2, Completing Maltnomnh Service.
Postmaster Aaron Fox, of Troutdale,
has received orders to . start the carrier
out on rural free delivery routo No- 2 from
Troutdale on November 2. The following
is the route, all of which is east 6f the
Sandy River: Beginning at Troutdale,
east to Pelton's place, southeast to Wood
ward's, southeast to Hurlburt's, making
a square circuit there, wjiere It serves
Hurlburt's and Quandey's; due north to
within a short distance of Corbett's, where
it takes a sharp turn west by north to
Chamberlain's; thence south to Mershon's,
east to Klncaid's, southwest to Gage, west
to Christensen's. nA-th and nnrthpnst tn
Mershon's, west to Drake's, north to Lam-
oerus, soutn to woodward's and back to
Troutdale.
The route has been marked out and
boxes placed at the housps fnr trr.
months, but the order to start tho deliv
ery ot mail was only received this week.
The route covers about 21 mftAc nr.i tu
its inauguration all of Eastern Multnomah
County Is covered by rural free mall delivery.
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DIES ON THE TRAIN.
General W. P. Carlln. Was on the
Way to Omaha,
BUTTE. Mont., Oct. 4. A special to
the Miner from Livingston says:
General William P. Carlln, an aged
Army officer and prominent in military
circles, died on the East-bound Northern
Pacific train this morning while coming
over the mountain just west of Living
ston. General Carlln was on the way to
Omaha on a visit with friends and had
taken he train at Spokane, Wash. When
he retired last night he was in his usual
good health, but became 111 this morning
and died 12 miles west of this city. The
remains were taken from the train and
removed to tho undertaker's rooms, where
they are now being prepared for ship
ment to hlg relatives in Omaha
General Carlln was about 75 .years of
age and served with distinction through
out the Civil War. He was a brevet-Major-General
in the volunteer Army
and stood high as an officer. After the
war he was Lieutenant-Colonel of the
Seventeenth Infantry and was stationed
at several Missouri River military posts.
He graduated from West Point In 35116
ftpd-.waa retired -in 1SS3. - ' ' V
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NO EVENING WEDDINGS
ORDER, FROM ARCHBISHOP THRU
TIE TO CATHOLICS.
The Faithful aW Surprised by aJ
nouncemcnt In Church Nuptial
Mass Is tho Cause.
Henceforth no marriaee
to be performed in the Cathniir. Phi.
of Portland In the evening. They must
uc periormea in tne morning. An edict
iu uus euect nas Deen issued by Arejr
uiauuy t,nsue ana read In the varjofc,
churches of this city last night at tlr
evening services. This
elaborate evening church weddings mus
be dispensed with resrardless nf tho
tates of society or the desires of the con
tracting parties, so far as persons of tho
ii-.uiuuc i aim are concerned.
The notice of the abolition of evenlns
weddings at church was a surprise to
those who heard it read and a number
were asKing tne. reason for the change
It Is explained that while the rules of
the Catholic church do not positively
prohibit marriages in the evening, It is
the spirit of these laws that such cere
monies should be performed in connec
tion with the nuptial mass. As mass
cannot be performed after 12 o'clock noon,
the wedding ceremonies must be per
formed before that time if the prescribed
ritual is to be observed in its entirety.
From the fact that the custom of tho
church for centuries has been to have
the nuptial mass performed In connec
tion with, the marriage ceremony, it has
been deemed fit that church marriages
should take place at a time when this
part of the ritual may be observed. It
"was In accordance with this decision that
the notleo vtna. wnt nnt- vif A Mkuui.
Christie and read to the members of the
various churches.
Whether or not this rule will apply in
tho parishes outsldo of Portland is not
known yet. It is the general Impression
though that the same order will be en
forced In all Catholic churches in tJv"
diocese. j
Recently there have been
orate weuaings in the cathedral, and I
is thought hv enma tTiof tk.. 171 1
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mis ume.
REMOVAL IS POSTPONED.
Postofflce "Will Get Into New Quar
ters Next Saturday.
The removal of the postofflce from the
present building into the temporary new
quarters for the period of time that tho
old building wlllbc in process of. recon
struction will probably not commence be
fore next Saturday. If present plans ara
carried through without alteration, tho
moving will be done on Saturday and
Sunday, that no time may bo lost in
handling the mail. Postmaster F. A. Ban
croft stated yesterday that he thought
everything would be ready for the movo
by the end of this week.
This work was to have commenced last
Saturday, but owing to the fact that the
contract for moving tho fixtures and ef
fects of the office was not signed by that
time, and- that there remained more vrorii
to be done in the new building, a jrt
ponement was necessary.
The task of moving the office will he dif
ficult, considering the fact that it must
be done with the least possible delay to
the malls and the daily business of tho
office. It Is for this reason that Saturday
and Sunday have been selected. On Sat
urday those deDartments that are of ttw
Importance In the regular run of work
will be moved and-re-established as soon.
as possible in tho new quarters. Then on
Sunday, when tho deDartments am usnaiiw
closed, the bulk of the moving will bo
done. It is likely that for a while tho
work of sending and receiving mail will
be going on In two places at once, the
moving ot this department necessarily
being gradual.
NO RESTRICTIONS.
Accident policies -without restrictions,
largest benefits, largest percentage of sur
plus. Larger deposit with Insurance 'Com
missioner than entire liabilities. Union
Casualty & Insurance Company, Morgan
Bros., general agents, 315-317 Chamber of
commerce.
Borsaruxa louss ana strenginers.