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THE MOKSIXG OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, . MARCH 11, 1905. ALL HIE IN LINE AN ON CROOKS ONE OF THE NEW HOUSES ON KING'S HEIGHTS Every State in Union Exposition Provides for Secret Service Force. riii Be at '05 Fair. EXPLOITATION WORK ENDS WILL IMPORT DETECTIVES t Many Big Appropriations Have Been Made. Best Police' Protection A'ssured Visitors. - . 10 JEN STATES WILL BUILD General Backing by the United States and Foreign Countries Insures a Great Success for the Port land Exposition. With the principal states of the Union in line with heavy appropriations for participation in the Lewis and Clark Exposition, the work of exploiting was brought to a close yesterday. During the forenoon telegrams were sent to the spe cial representatives now working in the East and Middle West Instructing them to return to headquarters at once for as signment to other work. The work of exploiting has been suc cessful beyond all expectations. The won derful country of the Northwest with its unlimited possibilities proved an even greater drawing card than was at first toelle'ved possible. The result is that every state in the Union will be represented In some way or other at the Exposition. Some come "with liberal appropriations ranging from $150,000 to 510,000. The big gest appropriation outside of Oregon is . the one recently provided by the Cali fornia legislature for the total of 590,000. The smallest is the Missouri appropria tion of $10,000, but Missouri has done much for the Exposition In other ways during the recent Exposition at St Louis. Here Is a list of the states that have set aside money for participation and the amount of the appropriations: List of State Appropriations. California 90,000! Oregon 450,000' "Washington . 75.000 Idaho 25.000 Montana S0.O00, X. Dakota $15,000 Illinois 25.000 New York 25,000 Pennsylvania- 60.000 Massachusetts. 15,000 Utah 30.0001 Missouri . 10.000 The following amounts of appropriation are now pending before state or terri torial Legislatures with prospects of an early settlement: Connecticut ..$20,000 Nebraska $15,000 Colorado 35.000 Minnesota 20.000 Wisconsin .... 60,000 Arizona 15.000 Ten Will Erect Pavilions. Of these states ten have already made arrangement for the construction of Individual state buildings in which to house portions of their exhibits and es tablish a state headquarters. These states are: New York. Massachusetts, California, Utah, Idaho, Illinois, Peansyl rvanla, Washington, Missouri and Oregon. Bites have been apportioned and the work of construction will begin shortly. The flrst So go up will be the Massachusetts build ing, for which a contract will be awarded In the course of the next few days. Outside of these states that have pro vided for official participation every other state in the Union will be represented on a larger or smaller scale through pri vate exhibits. The records In the office of the Director of Exhibits Henry E. Dosch show that no state is left out, and furthermore that every nation in the world of any prominence is included in the list, most of them both for official and unofficial exhibits. World Powers Will Participate. Included In the list of foreign partici pants W3 all the great world powers as wall as countries that adorn relatively un frequented corners of the earth. Among the foreign participants are Great Britain. Germany. France, Belgium. Italy, Spain. Switzerland, Holland, Hungary, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, Morocco. Egypt, Persia. Arabia, Argentina. Chill, New Zea 3 and. Slam, China and Japan. The ex hibits from these foreign countries will represent a value of many millions of dollars and will include a variety of things from Oriental rugs from Persia to rapid-fire guns from Germany. The policy of necessity pursued In the past few months of the exploitation work has been to keep applicants for space within an area equitable to the exhibit offered. There have been applications for space enough to cover most of the Wil lamette "Valley had they not been equit ably apportioned and toned down. As It now stands there are a variety and qual ity to the exhibits and a scope to the support otHhe Fair that insures one of the most successful Expositions on record o those connected with the Exposition work are firm In declaring. CISTERNS ARE WITHOUT WATER firemen, in Consequence, Have Much Trouble in Putting Out Fire. Owing to the fact that cisterns in the Mclnlty of the fire at First and Couch streets early yesterday morning were not filled, it was more than 20 minutes before a, drop of water was turned on, and the flames gained great headway. By the time streams were playing on the blaze, !the entire string of frame buildings along the street were enveloped. Fire Chief Campbell was there to direct he work, and devoted himself almost ex clusively to ascertaining why there was no water to use. After inquiring of his men. he discovered that the cisterns, which should contain 20,000 gallons of water each, were practically empty. The next best thing was done In about ten minutes connections were made with .hydrants, and actual work of fighting the fire was begun. Special Policeman Gassett, who discov ered the Are and rang in the alarm, saved the lives of Mrs. Sebastian Natscher and a. little daughter, as they were asleep in 'one of the buildings and could not have escaped otherwise. Natscher, who is pro prietor of the Oregon Hotel, got out alone, tut had not sufficient time to dress, and "was badly cut by glass as he walked out Into the street. Patrolmen, under the di rection of Captain Bailey, awakened other occupants of the buildings, and all were able to escape without injuries. The total damage to the Oregon Hotel, a restaurant operated by G. Kayano and two little shacks, aggregated about $2000. partly covered by insurance. The fire started from a stove in the rear of a Japanese restaurant, at 4:15 A. M. Ten Checks Reported StoFen. Ten checks, for small sums, wore stolen from the offices of the Groat Western Coal Company. Eleventh and Hoyt streets, yesterday afternoon. All of the employes were absent from the place at the time. The theft was reported to the police last nlghL Payment on the checks has been stopped. " When afflicted with a hard cold, -nothias U to Cectlre as VltcTt Cure. 2ie FINDS HIM GUILTY First Conviction Under the Prohibition .Law. SCHNEIDER THE DEFENDANT Keeps Roadhouse in Montavllla, and the Jury Finds That He Violated Statute by Selling Beer in Dry Precinct. The flrst trial in Multnomah County for violation of the prohibition law took place yesterday in Judge Sears' court, and re sulted in the Jury returning- a verdict against the defendant. Captain Herman Schneider, who conducts a roadhouse at Montavllla. Captain Schneider has a county license which does not expire until June 29 next, but in the election held in November, 1SM Montavllla Precinct was voted dry, which prohibits him from dis pensing alcoholic etlmulants to his pa trons The evidence in the case was furnished by S. B. Martin, a Deputy Sheriff, who stated that under the direction of TJnder SherlfC Morden he went to Schneider's re sort, where ho purchased and drank a glass of beer. Edward Mendenhall, attorney for the defense, argued as a legal proposition that where the State of Oregon through one of Its officers causes a crime to be committed it cannot prosecute the person accused of the commission of the offense. Counsel read several legal authorities supporting his position. The attorney also argued that the election was not legally held, for the reason that the re turn of the Sheriff concerning the post ing of election notices only states that he posted five notices in the precinct. The law provides that the notices shall be posted In public places. Mr. Menden hall contended that where the law re quire) notices to be posted in public places the return must state that they were posted In public places, and also desig nate the places. Counsel also made the point that the County Court had never ordered the re turn to Schneider of the unearned portion of his license, and also that the bound aries of the subdivision In which this election was held were not properly de scribed. Groundwork was laid fpr an ap peal to the Supreme Court to test the law. Asks Damages of Electric Company. The suit of George H. Gentzkow, a lineman for the Portland General Electric Company, against the Portland Hallway Company for $5300 damages for personal Injuries, was placed on trial In Judge Cleland's court yesterday, and will be concluded today. On August S, ISO. Gentz kow climbed a pole of his company on Russell .street, near Union avenxe. He says a trolley service wire of the Port land Railway Company was out of posi slon. and sagged, causing him to sustain an electric shock, and resulting In his falling from the role to the ground, a distance of 2S feet. A leg was fractured in two nlaces. The company denies neg llgonceor liability. Cases Will Be Decided Today. Judge George will decide the following cases this morning: Keeler vs. Kackeney: application of Merchants Investment & Trust Company for 590. Alleslna vs. Fire Association of Phila delphia; motion for continuance. Deitz vs. Stephenson, et aL: demurrer. Mary "W. Gaston vs. T. C Devlin et aL; motion to quash writ of review. Davis vs. Noble: motion to strike out. Thompson vs. Fritz et a!.; motion to strike out. North Pad fee Brewing- Company vs. IL M. Roberts ct aL; motion to strike out complaint. Sues to Foreclose Mortgage. A. W. Lambert has sued Lydia and Clementine Rodney et aL, to foreclose a mortgage for $6179 on property Jn East Portland, consisting of the undivided ere thlrd of lot 4. block 116. and also the un divided two-thirds of wven lots in block 170. Caruthor'8 Addition. Awarded Damages for Slander. In the suit of Edward Bradbury, a long shoreman, against Samuel Mazurovsky. a dealer in new and second-band goods, to recover damages for slander, the jury returned a verdict ia Jud-o Sears' court yesterday in favor of Bradbury for .$23. Bradbury accused Mazurovsky of HOME OF calling him a thief and saying tc him, "Take off those shoes; those are my shoes. Take them off, or I will have you ar rested." Mazurovsky testified that he thought the shoes were a pair that had' been stolen from his store, and upon investigation discovered that he was mistaken. He de nied having' called Bradbury a thief. Decrees of Divorce Granted. Divorces were granted by Judge Froze r yesterday in the following cases: Dollle Alexander from Showkey Alex ander; they were married in October, 1S03. Roland H. Blrks from Surelva Birks. Xatherlne Kane from Joseph TV. Kane; they were married in Portland in June, 302. Mary II Ik from Joseph Iilk, to whom she was married in June, 1S03. She was al lowed $15 alimony for the support of a minor child. Asks Decree for Desertion. George "W. Perry alleges that his wife, Edna B. Perry, refuses to come here from La Junta, Colo., and live with him. and he has consequently filed suit against her for a divorce on the ground of de sertion. He alleges that he left La Jun ta in May, 1903, to go to Alaska, and sub sequently came to Portland. Taxes Aggregate Million Dollars. Receipts from the payment of taxes at the office of the Sheriff are expected to aggregate $1,000,000 when the books are closed today. The collections Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday will doubtless be very large, as checks are expected from the heaviest taxpayers. Incorporation ' Papers Filed. Incorporation articles of the Sheridan Lumber Company were filed in the Coun ty Clerk's office yesterday by J. H. John son, A. A. Brace. E. M. Yeaton and Emit Schreler; capital stock, $50,000. The ob jects announced are to operate sawmills, planing mills, etc. Chief Has 'Rebuttal Evidence. Chief of Police Hunt will present evi dence on his side of the investigation that Is being conducted by Police Committee men Bee be and SlcheL wherein Council man Flegel charges that the bead of the Police Department is guilty of permitting certain saloons to violate the ordinance specifying they must close at I A. M. and keep closed to 5 A. M. ., Chief Hunt will bring officers to prove he long ago ordered the rigid enforcement of the ordinance over which the investi gation is being held, as well as all other city laws regarding the peace and quiet, of the municipality. Captain Bailey, Ser geant Slover and Detective Carpenter, rormerly Sergeant of the second relief, will be the star witnesses tor the defense. A copy of the Chiefs order will bo shown. C r. DOXAHAK. CIltEF OF DETECTIVES AT LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR. RALPH W. HOYT, AT XATN A ND ST. CLAIR STREETS. HECHARGESMURDER Lincoln County Sheriff Or ders Arrest MRS. MINNIE GREEN IN JAIL She Is Accused, With Her Husband, of Having. Caused the Death" of E. G. Sharratt, a Merchant. Mrs. Minnie Green, who was arrested by Sheriff "Word Thursday night on sus picion of having been concerned in the murder of E. G. Sharratt at Lutjens, hi Lincoln County, will be taken to-Newport by Deputy Sheriff D. E. Keasy. G. D. Green, her husband. Is already in. custody at Newport. Mrs. Green was arrested by Sheriff "Word as an accomplice of her husband at the request of Sheriff J. R. Ross, of Lincoln County. The details of the case are that on Jan- JCnu Greco. uary 21. 1S05, E. G. Sharratt. a merchant, was found in bed In the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Green, where he roomed, with a wound in his neck just under the chin, which had been caused by a bullet from a revolver. The discovery was reported by Mrs. Minnie Green. The Greens slept in the adjoining apartment with only a board partition between the two rooms in which there were largo cracks. The Greens say they did not hear the shot, and knew nothing of the occurrence until Mrs. Green entered the room to awaken Sharratt The first to arrive upon the scene afterwards were Mr. and Mrs. Stan ton, who live about 100 feet from the Green residence. Stanton, after ascertain ing the nature of the wound, proceeded to make some remarks, when he was cau tioned by the Greens to refrain from talk ing, and they told him that in case Shar ratt died they might all be arrested and charged with having killed him. Shar ratt's property was willed by him to the Greens. It is alleged by the authorities of Lincoln County that unlawful relations existed between Sharratt and Mrs. Green, and that the husband of the latter un doubtedly knew of this. The officers have further ascertained that Green and Shar ratt had trouble at different times. Shar- ratt lived for eight days, during which time he was conscious, but could not speak. He answered questions by s4gns but refused to respond when asked differ ent times, "Did you shoot yourself?" "Who shot you?" A short time after the death of Shar ratt his will was filed for probate, and when it was ascertained that under its pro visions Mrs. Green was given the bulk of the estate, suspicion was aroused that the suicide theory previously advanced was not the correct one, and a charge was finally preferred against Green and his wife. Mrs. Green states that Sharratt was very kind to them. She denies that he was murdered and says he killed himself. She says she came to Portland because she could not bear to live in the house any longer. WOULD REOPEN" GRAND AVENUE Executive Board Offers to Pay Part of the Cost. Whitney . L. Boise, of the Executive Board, yesterday conferred with some of the property-owners on Grand avenue rel ative to the rebuilding of the elevated roadway between East Stark and 100 feet north of East Oak street. He says that the Executive Board is willing to pay about half df the cost of the improve ment, but the property-owners must do the rest. Mr. Boise said that "W. M. Ladd. representing a full block, had expressed his willingness to accept these terms. If the others will come In on the same terms the Improvement can be made, and the street thrown open early this Spring. Un less they take up the improvement on these terms the street will remain closed for an indefinite .period, and in the end the property-owners will be called on to pay in full for the improvement. Action of Federated Trades. The Federated Trades Council held a protracted meeting last night at which I many things of an executive nature were . considered and discussed. It is known however, that the present Fair strike did " not come up before the council since no ( delegates were present from the strik ers or Building Trades Council. The fact that thero was not even a report Submitted was somewhat of a surprise to the members of the federated body. Thinks Some Americans Are Foolish Hungarian Bxpowltloa Commissioner View Oregon Moun tains and. Scenery, and la Pnirled to Kaorr Why- People Go to "Svrltxrrlnnd. ((WHAT I cannot see Is why the American people go to Switzer land to spend the Summer in the moun tains." Herr Mori E. Fischer. Hungarian Com- mlssloner to the Lewis and Clark Ex position, looked truly puzzled. For the seventh time in two minutes he turned slowly about, taking in the distant moun tains and peaks, and again shook bis head. "It Is foolish." continued Herr Fischer, with the delightful Hungarian accent, "for the American people to cross the pond to Invade Switzerland when they have a country so much more beautiful right here at home. "Where is there another place quite so beautiful?" he exclaimed In a fresh burst , of enthusiasm. "It Is truly grand. I would wish to live in Oregon always. I I had never dreamed of anything quite so 1 grand." J Herr Fischer reached Portland on the morning train after having traveled from '. far away Hungary to represent his coun i try at the Exposition. Hungary has pro I vided liberally 'for the Fair. A shadra. or j Hungarian rest-house, will be constructed J and herein, will be displayed the finest I products of the Hungarian farmers, every J ! i i GOOD-BYE TO TIGER Rooming -House Instead Gambling Place of PORTLAND CLUB IS LEASED Snores Will Be Heard There in the Future in Place of t'ie Rattle of the Poker-Chips and Roulette Wheels. Snores instead of poker chips; cham bermaids instead of the cobbling ivory ball, a tap on the door In. the early morn instead of a call for the high card, an outside BUlte instead of an outside limit; in short, a rooming-house Instead of a gambling-house. That's what is scheduled to happen to the main part of the upper floor of the Portland Club, where the tiger was con stantly on exhibition before Tom "Word did things. Tom Condon, formerly pro prietor of the New Grand Central Hotel, has leased the property from the owner. Captain D. E. Buchanan, and the tiger has bade a long farewell to what is left of his coterie of admirers who pace the sidewalk below. "Yes, Mr. Condon has leased the place." said Pete Grant last night "We thought the place might as well be put to some good use, as it didn't look as though it would be occupied for Its former purpose for somo time to come." A few of the fixtures which once looked down upon1 the smoke-filled room will be used In the new establishment But the portion of the old clubroom over the Port land Club saloon, that part where the keno game flourished, will remain under the old management "The saloon property hasn't been leased over your head, has It?" was asked Mr. Grant. "No; but I might just as well sell out of there, too, unless times change pretty soon," was the despondent reply. Chief Hunt Made No Throat. Chief, of Police Hunt was greatly sur prised at the statements of A. N. "Wills, president of the Sellwood Library Asso ciation, in The Oregonlan of yesterday. He says no complaint has ever been made to him concerning the place, and. In fact, he did not know the association existed nntll he saw the publication. Mr. "Wills said he understood the Chief had threat ened to close the library, because of com plaint alleged to have been made by a woman, who said boys who'gathered there made too much noise. Ice-Cream Days at Kalama. KALAMA. "Wash., March 10. (Special.) Yesterday, with the thermometer stand ing at W In the shade and the Spring flowers In bloom, the ladles of the Con gregational Aid Society gave an Ice cream social on the afternoon and evening. one of them skilled artisans, trained un der Government supervision. It Is- with the Idea of popularizing these products of the thrifty people of Hungary that the Government Is taking such an active in terest in the Portland Exposition. The "Western people are known around the world as purchasers of pretty much what tney want, and Herr Fischer s mission Is to Instill a liking for Hungarian products-.Into the great country of the Coast. Two cars bearing the exhibits are now en route here from the East, and will arrive In the course of a few days for installation. Commissioner Fischer will have them stored until the shadra is completed, then the entire lot will be in stalled. Here visitors will also be given an Insight Into Hungarian hospitality and the finest liquors and refreshments will be dealt out. The exhibit will be made up for the most part of home industry products, such as pottery, embroidery, hand painted Chlnaware, glassware and Hungarian decorative work. Herr Fischer talked enthusiastically of all this, but when he had finished the puzzled expression came back to his face and he again Indulged in that expressive shaking of the head as he looked long ingly at the scenery. ' "And to think that the American people go to Switzerland to see the mountains," he said again. ' VULTURES WILL FARE BADLY Plain Clothes Men From Eastern Clt I les Will Patrol the Grounds Al- most Constantly M. F. Don ahae Appointed Chief. Provisions for the best secret service system ever Installed at .a world's fair were completed at Exposition headquar ters yesterday, when the plans were made known, together with the announcement that M. F. Donahae. of the Plnkerton service, had been selected as superin tendent of the secret service force. Crooks who attend the Portland Exposition will stand but small chance of escaping de tection under the plans which will be fol lowed out, and visitors are assured the very best protection that it Is possible to give. The work of organizing the detective force will begin at once and the system will be la such good working order by the time of the opening of the Exposition that a sneakthlef, confidence man or pick pocket will stand small chance of success ful operation. The force will consist of 30 men. care fully selected from among detectives ol well-established reputation. There will be a representative from each of the big cities of the country, and these men will be kept on duty constantly during the time that the gates are open each day. Will Recognize Old Offenders. By having officers from the leading cit ies, crooks from each locality can be read ily recognized. Besides, a large rogues' gallery will be established in one of the office buildings, and this will be a ma terial aid In identifying culprits. This gallery will be complete in every detail and will contain the photograph and rec ord of every known thief and crook in the United States and England. The work of securing the necessary photographs and records will be taken up next week by Superintendent Donahae. The secret service department will work in conjunction with the military patrol under Major C. E. McDonell, as well as with the city Police Department. Plain clothes men will be stationed at the en trance of the Exposition and at points about the grounds. Those at the entrance will be officers of the widest experience among crooks, and thus it will be prac tically impossible for any of the old timers to get inside. Suspect Will Be Arrested. As soon as a person of shady reputation Is discovered he will be turned over to the regular military patrol and escorted to the guardhouse. If no actual offense has been committed, but the suspect is known to be in bad repute, he will be paraded before the entire force of police, so that all will know him In the future, and then will be ordered out of town under penalty of a heavy sentence for vagrancy, should he return. Experienced officers say that crooks thus Intercepted rarely reappear. Superintendent Donahae, who will or ganize the service- and direct its opera tions, is a man of wide experience as a detective, having been superintendent of the Plnkerton agency at Spokane and as sistant superintendent in Portland, be sides having done much other police work. The idea of the Exposition management in thus augmenting the police service at the Exposition is to afford the very best protection possible to all visitors. Expo sitions are known to serve as a magnet to the class that prey, and it Is intended to make the" Portland Fair an exception to the general rule and to make it im mune from any unlawful incidents, TO SEND TWIN CITIES EXHIBIT St. Paul and Minneapolis to Be Rep resented at the- Fair. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., March 10. (Special.) The Commercial Clubs of Minneapolis and St. Paul are considering- means of sending- the Twin City exhibit that was shovrn at the St- Louis Fair to the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion. The matter of expense is worrying- the clubs at present- They will ask the state to defray the cost and, if unsuccessful, they may send it anj way, at their own expense. This ex hibit Is a large one, comprising- all local industries. NEW YORKERS ABE ACTIVE. State Society Hopes to Gain Settlers for Oregon. "There is a badger state, a Buckeye state arid many others, but the Empire state Is the one that leads them all." said Mayor Williams last evening before the New York Society of Oregon which held a meeting at the City Hall.' "Yet we would not trade Oregon for the land of our birth," continued Mr. "Wjlllams "Every New Yorker Is proud of his state and he has good reason to be. New York has produced more brilliant states men and noted men than any of the other states In the Union. In a com mercial and business way it also leads." Mayor "Williams Is president of the so ciety. Last evening was the second meeting of the society, which was organized two weeks ago. A resolution was adopted at the meeting instructing the executive committee to communicate with fhe New York State Commission which will visit the Lewis and Clark Exposition. No other business was done. Although the society Is but In its in fancy and It has an enrollment of 50 mem bers and has the prospects of securing many more. It is said It expects to have the largest membership of any of the state societies. The object of the society is "to promote acquaintance and good fellowship among persons from New York state and to wel come, visiting New Yorkera and furnish them with Information, concerning Ore gon. The- members expect to induce num bers of their Eastern friends to remain in Oregon, when they visit the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The society will hold its next meelng on March 24. Many persons keep Carter's Little Liver Pills on band to- prevent bilious attacks, sick headache, dizziness, and find them Just what they need. The Denver at Kte Grande scenery, is even more beautiful la Winter than 8ua. Bier. Travel East via that Un aad:s4 a day In Salt Lake City. '