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THE MORNING tDREGOFIANi TUESDAY, APRIL' - 4, 1905..
1 EACH OTHER
Ministers and Trades
in Harmony.
WILL WORK TOGETHER
Fraternal Delegates Will Be
Exchanged.
REV. DR. STELZLE 'SUCCEEDS
His Plan to Have Representative
Clergyman Attend Labor Coun
cil and Workingman at Min
isters' Meeting Adopted.
At a meeting of the Portland Ministerial
Association held yesterday noon It was
decided to exchange fraternal delegates
with" the Federated Trades Council, and
a member trill be selected to attend the
meeting of the Trades Council next Fri
day night. This is the culmination of the
efforts of Rev. Charles Stelzle, of the
eangclistlc movement now in this city.
At the last meeting of the labor union
delegates that body took favorable action
upon the proposition to send a representa
tive to the gatherings of the ministers.
Portland Is the fifteenth city where the
exchange of delegates has been adopted
by the ministers and the trade unions,
and according to Mr. Stelzle the plan
works splendidly. The fraternal delegate
does not ask the right to vote, nor to
have any of the privileges of regular
member? of the union, but he is to be
aocorded the right of the floor on all oc
casions. In a general letter just Issued. Mr.
Stelzle says:
'Working together, the Ministers's As
sociation and the Central Labor Union
may bring about many municipal reforms.
Indeed, united, there are few things in
this direction which they may not ac
complish in the cause of good citizenship,
independent of partisan politics. Espe
cially in those matters which involve
moral issues such as the saloon, gam
bling, the social evil, Sunday work, child
labor, sanitary conditions in tenement
houses and factories, and everything else
that Influences the moral life of the com
munitymay these organization co-operate."
The ministers are advised to preach,
special sermons on the Sunday preceding
Labor Day and to attend the meeting of
the union delegates regularly.
NEED MONEY TO PAY THE BILLS
Fifteen Hundred Dollars More Re
quired for Evangelical Work.
The committee of the union revival
movement having charge of the col
lection of funds for the expenses of
the revival meetings is about 51500
short of the estimated amount required
to pay the bills.
When the evangelists came to Port
land each of the nine districts was
assessed a certain sum, proportionate
with the number of church members
In the district, and all pledged to raise
that amount, but when the bills began
to come it -was found that the assess
ments had been too low and it was de
cided to continue the taking of collec
tions in the various meetings until
the treasury should hold sufficient to
pay the expenses.
At the first few meetings the evan
gelists announced tha.t the collections
were for the expenses of the meetings
only and It was generally understood
that the passing: of the plate would be
discontinued after the first week. The
people contributed liberally as is shown
by the books of A. S. Pattullo, treas
urer of the committee. The sums real
ized from the larger churches ranged
from $30 to $90 at each meeting, and at
the Jlarger gatherings in the theaters
more than $100 was placed upon the
plate several times.
The extraordinary printing bills, the
renting of halls and such expenses
have taken much of the money, but a
good share of It goes to the singers t
that accompany the evangelists. The
latter are not paid a cent by the com
mittee, but one night during the last
week of their stay hero a "free will '
offering will be taken and the sums
tntis realized will be given to the
preachers.
GOOD CHEER MEETINGS.
Conversions of Repentant Sinners
Features of the Gatherings.
Toe seeond "good cheer" meeting: of
the evangelists was held at the Mar
qu&m Theater yesterday noon. There
were large delegations present from all
of the nine districts of the city and ac
cording to the reports the services be
ing conducted by the various revivalists-
are attracting wonderful attention
and have been prolific in good results.
Ko actual reports of the number of con
versions were made, although several
said about how many had signed cards
in their respective 'districts. At the.
White Temple Dr Chapman spoke upon
the "Unpardonable Sin." The singing of
Fred Butler and direction of the choir
by Charles Allen were excellent.
At the Men's Resort the interest is
intense. Rev. J. E. Snyder conducts
meetings every night and upon several
occasions has been assisted by Rev.
Onarles Stelzle, the worklngman's ex
ponent of religion and they have had
several men come to the altar who are
familiar figures about the North End.
At the meeting at the Resort Sunday
night a professional gambler who had
nme to Portland expecting to open a
large gambling-house in the city dur
ing the Exposition signed one of. the
ards and later came to the rostrum
and publicly confessed Christ and. an
nounced that hereafter he would de--vote
his efforts and money to the cause
uf Christianity.
The street meetings of Rev. J. L. Mc
Corab continue to attract large crowds
: nd many of those that stop to listen
for a minute are so interested that they
follow the automobile to the Taylor
Street Methodist Church to hear more
'f Ihe word of God. A few nights ago a
young man found his way to the church
nfter listening to Mr. McComb. He was
persuaded to sign a card and later be
came so thoroughly aroused with the
spirit of religion that he confessed the
heft of 553 from a former employer
who is in business in Portland now. He
r turned the $30 and has promised to
-'.1 h? upright life hereafter.
Merchants Will Closefor Revival.
It was announced last night that 205
merchants had. agreed to close their places
of business between the hours of 11:30 and
2 o'clock tomorrow for the noonday revival-meetings.
HIS LICENSE TAG BROKEN.
Why Dr. G. T. Trommald Was Not
Fined by t'ie Court.
BccauEo of the mistakes of others and
because of his previous clear record. 'Dr.
G. T. Trommald escaped a fine- of 5 in
the municipal court yesterday, and when
he was released it necessarily followed
that George E. McCartney, a chaffeur
and automobile repairer, had tto be freed.
The latter was arrested by Patrolman
Kelson for operating a car with no li
cense tag attached, but upon investiga
tion it was shown by him that the ma
chine was not his, but was the property
of Dr. Trommald.
Judge Hogue thereupon ordered the ar
rest of Dr. Trommald, but also held Mc
Cartney. Both appeared before the court
yesterday morning, and both had their
excuses ready. Dr. Trommald contended
.and his statements were corroborated by
Deputy License Inspector Hutchinson
that he had a tag. but lost It. lie had
trouble with the license department and
'got another tag. That one was broken,
he said, and he had not yet had it re
placed when McCartney took the machine
to his repair shop.
Patrolman Kelson, it so happened, saw
McCartney speeding down Washington
street with the automobile, without the
proper .tag, and arrested him. Mrs.
Trommald was in the, car at the time.
The policeman booked the chaffeur and
caused the charge to be placed against
him.
"Your Honor. I don't care to have Dr.
Trommald fined, when he has never been
before this court on any previous charge,
and when It is shown that ho attempted
to get a tag," said Deputy City Attor
ney Fitzgerald to Judge Hogue.
"Well, if Dr. Trommald Is not fined I
do not favor a fine for McCartney, for
I consider the owner of the automobile
more responsible than the repairer," re
plied Judge Hogue. "I will continue both
cases indefinitely, but if either defendant
comes In again a fine of $50 will be Im
posed." VAUGHN WILL HGHT C0UKT
Through Counsel He Asks That a
Warrant Be Issued.
Attorney "W. T. "Vaughn, charged by
Municipal Judge Hogue with contempt
of court, intends to put up a hard fight.
He has engaged "V. K. Strode and'
Oglcsby Young as his counsel. They ap
peared for him when the case was
called yesterday morning. The de
fendant himself was' absent, as he was
"very busy." TJie case was set for hear
ing tomorrow.
The proceedings are on affidavits
filed by Edward Gicss. stating- that At
torney Vaughn approached him and
asked that he make his testimony
vague, in a case before the court. Judge
Hogue was greatly surprised yesterday
when Attorney Young- came into court
about half an hour after the case was
set for Wednesday, and said that
Vaughn had requested that a citation
be served, or that a warrant Issue, as
It might please the court.
"I had thought all the time, Mr.
Young, that Mr. Vaughn would ac
knowledge the jurisdiction of the court,
and that citation or warrant would be
unnecessary," said Judge Hogue.
"Well. -I just had a talk with Mr.
Vaughn, In which he said he wished to
be served with a citation, or a warrant,
as Your Honor may desire."
"Very well," replied Judge Hogue.
"Mr. Clerk, issue a warrant."
"Will Your Honor fix bonds?" asked
Attorney Young.
"Do you wish bonds, or do you wish
him to go on his own recognizance,"
asked Judge Hogue.
"It Is for Your Honor to determine,"
was tho reply.
Judge Hogue. finally said he would
allow Mr. Vaughn to go on his own
recognizance.
STILL SEARCHING FOR FENTON
No Trace of the Escaped Prisoner
Obtained as Yet.
No practical clue to the whereabouts
or course taken by Monk Finton, the
man who escaped from the Deputy
"United States Marshal last Saturday,
has been obtained by the officials yet,
although it is the impression that he
is probably headed for the coast. No
tice of the escape, together with an
offer of reward, has been sent to all
towns and the marshal's office feels
confident that some news of Finton will
be received soon.
The authorities here do not incline
to the belief that the prisoners were
aided by anyone in their' escape, and
developments after the dash for free
dom tend to show that it was made
without help.
The handcuffs worn by Finton were
found Saturday afternoon on the rear
porch of the First Congregational
Church, at Park and Madison streets.
Mrs. Stebbinger, who lives In the vi
cinity of the Lewis and Clark 1905 elec
tric sign on the hill, has notified the
officials that on Saturday afternoon a
man, answering the description of Fin
ton passed her house with his wrist
bound in a white handkerchief, which
was stained with blood. If this man
was Finton it would seem that he had
injured his hand In removing the hand
cuff, which would not have been neces
sary had he had a key. Both prison
ers have small hands and with the
handcuffs not tightly fastened It would
not be a very difficult matter to slip
them.
Bids for Sand Island Lease.
Bids were received and opened by Major
Langfitt yesterday for the lease of the
five seining grounds recently marked out
by the Government on the south shore of
Sand Island in the estuary of the Colum
bia River. These leases, when awarded,
will run for a term of three years, and
will give to the bidder the sole use of the
grounds for seining purposes.
The bids received were:
Hanson and Olsen, $500 for No. 4, $750 for
No. 5; H. G. Smith, $775 for No. 2. $550 for
No. 3; W. E. Tallant. $400 for No. 1, $1350
for No. 2. $1250 for No. 3, $500 for No. 4.
and $100 for No. 5; Frank A. Leufcrs, 50000
for all for three years; "Walter L. Pull
iam. $400 for No. 1. $1500 for No. 2, $1300
for No. 3, and $600 for No. 4; Brick Lind
strom. $4600 for No. 2: Stcnland Bros. &
Johnson, $230 for No. 1 and $765 for No. 2:
Columbia River Packers, $1000 for No. 2
and $500 for No. 3: T. A. O. Stcnland, $1S20
for No. 2: Howard Winter, $750 for No. 2,
$1500 for No. 3 and $250 for No. 4: Nelf?
Sankala. $1500 for No. 2 and $750 for No. 3:
Charles A. Davis. $505 for No. 3.
Canadians Plan Social Session.
A social session of the Canadian So
ciety of Oregon will take place tonight
at 8:15 o'clock at the Glendora, Nine
teenth and Couch streets, when all
Canadians are asked to attend, whether
they are members of the society or
not. An attractive programme of en
tertainment has been prepared and in
addition to the names already an
nounced of those who will take part.
Miss Ella F. Hoberg will sing. There
is no charge for admission, and an en
joyable time is in store for those who
attend.
Desertion the Ground for Divorce.
Julia D. McCutcheon was divorced
from J. S. McCutcheon by Judge" Cle
lanJ yesterday, and her maiden name,
Forster. was restored to her. The liti
gants were married in Portland in 1S9S
Mrs. McCutchon testified that her hus
band dosertod her in July, 1903, at San
Francisco.
COMMITTEE OF TEN
Republican Club Makes Some
Appointments.
DUTY OF MEN SELECTED
They Will Confer With Like Bodies
From Other Organizations Look
ing to Party Unity In Sup
port of Candidates.
Lest Republican brethren tug at
cross purposes in the coming primaries
.and make so much bitterness that an
Independent or a Democratic nominee
would taste sweet to disgruntled va
liants, the Republican Club last night
appointed a committee of ten prophets
to confer with similar committees of
other Republican organizations, with
a view toward picking out merger can
didates for the various city offices.
And to prevent the ten prophets from
constituting themselves a machine and
making a slate, they were commanded
to report back their recommendations
to the clubs next Monday night for
ratification.
Other Organizations Consulted.
Tho other organizations which are
to be taken into the parley are the
Toung Men's Republican Club, the New
Deal and perhaps the Municipal Asso
ciation. The Young Men's Club has al
ready chosen a committee of ten and
the New Deal is expected to do the
same. Next Friday night is set apart
fora communion of all the apostles.
The committee so far as chosen are as
follows:
Republican. Toung Men's
Ward. Club. Club.
1 Dr. Norris R. Cox.. A. E. Preston.
2 George W. Hoy t.... A. WT. Allen.
3 D. J. Quimby C. E. Lockwood.
i . S. Duniway
r. F. E. Beach .W. M. Cake.
6 N. H. Bird B. F. Jones.
7 W. P. Keady H. C. Smith:
S Thomas HLslop
9 H. L. Nevelle .F. S. Bennett.
10 w. J. Peddicord.... N. G. Beutgen.
In order not to foist on the Eighth
Ward, for example, a nominee for Coun
cilman, who was preferred by the First
Ward, the club last night Instructed the
committee not to recommend candidates
for ward Councllmen nor for places on
the Republican City Central Committee.
Ten Members Chosen.
In the thought-domes of the gentlemen
last night many mental gyrations took
place, especially in those of W. P.
Keady, C. F. Lord, P. A. MacPherson and
C. E. Lockwood. The gentlemen didn't
know when they started in whether to
let the precinct workers pick out the
candidates, as was proposed by Lord, or
tJT appoint a special committee for that
purpose as suggested by W. P. Keady.
but after a deal of Alphonse and Gaston
between those two champions Keady
won out and the ten members of the
committee were chosen by the precinct
representatives on the spot.
The committee was thus appointed In
order to let the people have the say and
to keep It away from tho bosses. This
work was accomplished after a maze of
conflicting motions and amendments had
been sloughed off with the aid of Presi
dent Tyler Woodward who presided.
Those Who Took Part'.
Among the parties of the great cosmos
who participated in the doings last night
were:
Tyler Woodward, C. W. Nottingham.
D. J. Quimby, C. E. Lockwood. W. P.
Keady. Willis Fisher. C F. Lord, J. N.
Blair. H.' C. Smith. Dr. N. R. Cox, N. H.
Bird, Thomas HIslop, G. D. Dunning,
E. J. Jaeger, P. A. MacPherson, W. S.
Hufford. H. L. Neville, E. T. .Taggart,
F. E. Beach. Ralph W. Hoyt, J. H.
Hltchings. A. W. Allen. W. S. PowaH.
W. A. Charles. G. R, Clark. O. J. Groce,
E. F. W. Pratt. E. V. Ebcrhardt, M. R.
Johnson.
WILLIAM F. SC0BIE DIES.
Director of Music at Good Shepherd
Church Passes Away.
William F. Scoble. about 64 years old.
director of music. In the choir of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Vancouver
Avenue, and a music teacher at Salem,
died yesterday at the Good Samaritan
Hospital from stomach trouble. His fu
neral will take place tomorrow from the
private chapel of the Edward Holman
Undertaking Company. Mr. Scoble was
bom in England, and while a boy he sang
APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE PANAMA CANAL
COMMISSION
THEODORE P. SHOXTS, A FKOM1NEXT RAILROAD -PRESIDENT.
Theodore P. Shout," president T the Toledo. St. Louis &. Wostcm Railroad,
who has been appointed chairman of the Panama Canal Commission, Is to be paid
a palaiy larue enough to compensate him for the financial sacrifice he will make
In leainc his present lucrative position. Mr. Shonts was born In Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, and has been In the railroad business since 1SS1. He ha been
jrjccesMvely general mperlntendcnt, RPnoral manager and president of the Toledo.
St. Louis & Western Jlallaoad. - He is a graduate of Monmouth College; Illinois, and
a brother-in-law of John Drak. partner of John W. Gates
in one of the most famous church choirs
In the world, Westminster Abbey, London.
Coming to Oregon from Chicago, 111., Mr.
Scoble settled In Salem nearly ten years
ago and held a musical appointment In
connection with the choir of St. Paul's
Protestant Episcopal Church In that city.
One year ago Mr. Scoble began to visit
this city once a week to give musical
Instruction to pupils and to take charge
of the Church of the Good Shepherd
choir. A pupil of tho famous Garcia. Mr.
Scoble was an eminent singer In his
younger days, and was much esteemed for
his thorough knowledge of church and
high-class concert music. Lately he had
suffered from poor health and he arrived
at the Good Samaritan Hospital March 7
for treatment, but never rallied. He
leaves a wife and family.
GRAND JURY MEETS TODAY
Several Indictments for Land Frauds
Are Expected.
jt
The last chapter of the land fraud in
vestigations will be opened for the public
gaze during the week, for the grand Jury
will reconvene this morning at 10 o-'clock
for the four days of its final session.
Since his arrival In the city Mr. Heney
has been very busy investigating the
work which has been done by T. B. Neu
hauscn during his absence, and from the
mass of material collected Is sifting what
can be used at this time.
There will be a crowd of witnesses pres
ent at the opening of the jury and the
session will be a high-pressure one until
the end. The Government officials will
give no hint of what plans will bo pur
sued, but It is thought to be certain that
several indictments will be returned by
the end of the week.
Forty Witnesses Summoned.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., April 3.
(Special.) Uncle Sam has had several
sleuths scouring this country for the
last ten days, and as a result about 40
witnesses were summoned to appear be
fore the Federal grand jury at Port
land tomorrow In connection with the
al'leged land frauds. The Booth-Kelly
Lumber Company and Jones and Cook
will figure prominently In this oase.
The special agents have gathered up
an immense amount of evidence, but
as to how far-reaching it Is remains a
matter of conjecture.
DROWNS IN THE WILLAMETTE
William Stewart Falls Into the River
and Sinks.
William Stewart, more familiarly
known as "Johnny-on-the-Spot," and
"Corduroy Scotty" fell from a wood
scow at the foot of Main street late
yesterday afternoon and was drowned
In the Willamette River. Deputy Cor
oner Baldwin was summoned, and re
sponded immediately, but the victim's
body could not be located and Is still
in the water.
Stewart was a victim to the Chinese
gin habit, and "wood rustled" for a
livelihood. For years he was a famil
iar figure about the streets of Portland,
and It was his habit of following up
loads of wood that gained for him the
cognomen of "Johnny-on-the-Spot."
His other sobriquet was given him be
cause he always wore corduroy trous
ers. Stewart was not employed at the
time of the accident, but was helping
about the elevator of the Pioneer Fuel
Company's wood yard, at the foot of
Main street. He lost his balance, fell
18 feec to thi: dejk of the scow, top
pled over and dropped Into the water.
He grasped a rope thrown to him, but
was too feeble to cling to It until
drawn from the water.
Sues for Value of Paintings.
Suit was filed by H. F. Guth, of St.
Loulf, against T. B, Carson, of Portland.
In the United States Court yesterday
seeking to recover $2000 damages. The
complaint alleges that Carson wrongfully
and unlawfully took possession of two oil
paintings, valued at $1250 each, and the
property of Guth. The plaintiff also al
leges that by such acts of the defendant
he has been damaged to the extent of
$500.
Immigration Inspector Returns.
John H. Barbour, Inspector In charge of
the United States Immigration Service,
returned to his office yesterday after an
extended visit through the East. During
his absence he visited New York. Wash
ington. Boston and Chicago. While in
New Tork he inspected the Immigration
stations there and feels that they are In
no way ahead of the service performed
in Portland.
Hits the Right Mark at Last.
ST. LOUIS, April 3. Samuej Schramm,
aged 43 years, died from a self-inflicted
bullet wound today, after having shot his
wife In the mouth and ehot at and missed
his son. Domestic troubles led to the
shooting. Schramm was at one time a
well-known contractor.
TO DISBAR
Action Brought Against
Attorney Watts.'
CHARGES ARE FILED
G, H. Jessup Is Back of Com
plaint. HEARING WILL BE GIVEN
Young Lawyer Declares That the Ac
cusations Are the Result of Spite
Tand Denies the Truthful
ness of the Charges.
Disbarment proceedings have been
filej against John F. Watts, a young
attorney, by George H. Jessup, who
recently caused the arrest of Watts on
a criminal charge which was ignored
by District Attorney Manning. Watts
says his former partner, Dan R. Mur
phy, is behind Jessup. Mir. Murphy
denies that he Is the prosecutor in the
case, although he admits having fur
nished the District Attorney with a
memorandum of certain misdeeds of
Watts while he and Watts occupied
the same office. Mr. Murphy states fur
ther that when Watts was arrested at
the instigation of Jessup, District At
torney Manning remarked that he did
not desire to prosecute Watts crim
inally but would consider' an action for
disbarment against him if furnished
with the necessary information.
The charges have been filed with
the grievance committee of the State
Bar Association of which H. H. Xorth
up, X. H. Bloomficld, T. G. Greene and
R. W. Montague are members.
Jessup on his own account avers that
In August last he retained Watts to
collect a claim of $12.50 from Nels Nel
son which Watts collected and failed
to account for.
Other Charges Against Watts.
A second charge is that Mrs. Lottie
Bowen on August 1. 1903. gave Watts
5150 for safe keeping, and that of this
amount he appropriated J1S.50 to his
own use. Mrs. Bowen is now plaintiff
in a suit for a divorce againsther hus
band, Harry Bowen, and Dan R. Mur
phy is her attorney.
A third complaint against Watts is
of having borrowed 5100 from James
McDevitt In August, 1903, and giving
as security a bill of sale for -a. piano
which he did not own.
For a further and fourth cause of
complaint Watts is accused of having
on May 1. 1902, collected for Dr. C. H.
Raffety 540 which he neglected to ac
count for. r
A fifth charge is that Watts was em
ployed by H. M. Johnson to defend his
son, B. M. Johnson, in a criminal case
n2 was slven 5100 to deposit as ball.
After the case was dismissed it is al
leged Watts witndrew the 5103 and
kept 't all when he should have re
turned $40 to Johnson.
Charge No. 6 is one of willful deceit.
Watts, it is alleged. In January, 1903.
collected a witness fee for Mrs. Charles
Doenslfe, amounting to 527.40, and sev
eral days later reluctantly paid the
money to an agent of the woman.
A seventh complaint sets forth that
on October 17, 1903, Watts borrowed
520 from G. M. Davis, giving Davis a
check drawn on the Merchants' Na
tional Bank for $20 In payment, which
was dishonored because Watts had no
money in the bank.
Watts Makes Reply.
John F. Watts says of these charges:
"All of the charges that have been made
against me under the name of Jessup
originated and have been formulated and
pressed upon the attention of the public
by Daniel R. Murphy and his inseparable
companion. Charles E. Hayes. All but
the matter of Jessup's occurred during the
time I was unfortunately associated as
a law partner with Mr. Murphy.
"In the Jessup matter an attempt was
made to Injure me through a mistake
made In a name, and that wa? fully ex
plained. "In the Bowen matter Mr. Murphy at
tempted to settle my attorney fees, to
which I would not assent, and Mrs. Bow
en Is still indebted to me In the sum of
55.50. Murphy is now her attorney In the
second divorce suit filed by her In this
county, and which is now pending in the
Circuit Court.
"In the matter of Mr. Johnson, there
and has been, a dispute In regard to the
sum of 516. and I have been unable to get
the son of Mr. Johnson, who got the
monv. and the father together.
ln the Dornslfe matter: that was set
tled against my will. I paid to J. B. Lea
sla, the father of Mrs. Dornslfe, 527,
money that I never received, and for
which I hold his receipt. Mr. Murphy
and Mr.' Hayes acted as Mr. Leasia's at
torney and agents.
"In the McDevitt matter I borrowed
from Mr. McDevitt 5100 without being
asked for note or security. About three
months afterwards I transferred to him
a bill of sale that I held for a piano.
Says Money Was on Deposit.
"I do not believe that Mr. Davis has
my check, for at the time mentioned, and
subsequent to that. I had mqneys In the
bank, sufficient to meet it, and I have re
peatedly asked to see the check, but never
saw it, and I wag Informed by Mr. Davis
partner that Murphy had repeatedly of
fered to buy thecheck for the purpose of
Injuring me If possible.
"I do not believe that Dr. Rafferty has
ever conversed with or has given author
ity to Murphy or Jessup or anyone else
to use his name In regard to any tran
saction between him and mypelf.
"The charges made will undoubtedly
Injure me In the eyes of many people, and
all I ask 1-5 a suspension of judgment un
til the honorable gentlemen comprising
the grievance committee have investi
gated the spirit of those 1 abhor and de
test and who are at the bottom and
foundation of thes charges."
HUSBAND SUES WIFE FOR BILL
Verdict Returned That She Must
Help Pay for Groceries.
The extremely unusual case of a man
suing his wife to recover the amount
of a bill of groceries sold by him to
her was heard In Justice Reid's court
yesterday and resulted In a verdict for
the husband. The case was that of H.
H. Ward vs. Helen M. Ward and Sarah
E. Martin. Ward is a grocer, and as
such furnished groceries to the amount
of 554.20 to tho defendants, who kept a
boarding house. From the testimony
given it was evident that the defend
ants were equally Interested in the
ownership of the boarding house, but
that Helen M. Ward's proprietorship
was without the knowledge of her hus
band while the goods were being
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bought. When it came to collecting
the bill there was a lack of money.
Suit was then brought by Ward and
now his wife will, have to pay to her
husband half the ' grocery bill.
Sues to Recover Stock.
Suit to recover possession of SO shares
of stock of the Portland General Elec
tric Company or Its value. 56000, was
filed la the State Circuit Court yester
day by R. II. Thompson against Clara
Z. Morey, executrix of the will of her
late husband, P. F. Morey.
Thompson alleges that In 1S91 at the
request of Morey he delivered to him
80 shares of 3tock in the Willamette
Falls Electric Company to be safely
kept by Morey and returned upon de
mand. Thereafter Thompson says this
stock was exchanged by Morey for SO
shares of Portland General Electric
stock, which Morey agreed to hold
for him. Thompson demanded the stock
from Mrs. Morey on October 27. 1904,
and she refused to recognize his claim.
Found Not Guilty of Theft.
After having spent 33 days in the
County Jail Louis Gilbert, a French
Canadian, by occupation a logger, was
tried and acquitted by a jury In Judge
Fmzer's court yesterday of stealing
54.7.1 from Gus Loken on January S.
Loken had received 512 wages and he
bought himself a pair of shoes and
other things and indulged In a few
! drinks. He occupied a room In the Sal
vation Army lodging-house with Gil
bert, and when he arose in the morning
he said he discovered that 54.75 was
missing. 'and he accused Gilbert of hav
ing taken it. Loken made a statement
to the jury of his expenditures which,
when footed up. amounted to $11.00.
He testified that he also bought a num
ber of drinks and treated some men.
Calculating that all he had in the be
ginning was the wages he received, 512,
Loken, according to his own statement.
:pent It all and there was nothing left
for Gilbert to steal. The jury returned
n verdict of not guilty within five
minutes. .
Charges Husband With Cruelty.
Rose V. Hooper, who charges Bert
M. Hooper with beating and otherwise
ilitreating her. yesterday filed suit
against him in the State Curcuit Court
for a divorce, and she also asks the
legal custody of their child, a boy 8
years old. Mrs. Hooper in her complaint
sets forth that Hooper In October, 1902.
at Seattle choked her, and on Febru
ary 15 last, in Portland, struck her in
the face and afterward choked her
with great force. leaving marks upon
her throat.
Chinese Is Ordered Deported.
Wong Ho, a Chinese, recently arrested
in Astoria by the immigration officials
under the charge of illegal residence,
waived testimony before United States
Commissioner Sladen yesterday, and was
ordered deported. An appeal was Imme
diately taken and now the case will be
heard before the United States Court.
Wong Ho seeming to prefer to take his
chances there rather than with the conl
missioner. Fined for Watering Milk.
Under warrants issued upon complaint
of Dairy and Food Commissioner Bailey,
M. 9. Fisher and J. O'Leary appeared be
fore Justice Reid charged with selling
adulterated food by watering milk. Both
men pleaded guilty and were fined 533 and
525 respectively. The water In the milk
is proving to be expensive to Fisher since
this made his second appearance brfore
Justice Reid.
Wakefield Pleads Not Guilty.
Robert Wakefield pleaded not guilty
before Judge George yesterday to an
Indictment charging him with bribery
of G. B. Thomas, member of the Port of
Portland Commission. Bridges and
Thomas will enter their pleas today.
To regulate tne stomach, liver and bow
els and promote digestion, take one of
Carter's Little Liver Pills every night.
Try them.
There are no less than four
teen remedies in this standard
family medicine.
we might mention
yellow dock root,
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thorn bark, senna leaves, burdock root, cimi-
cifuga root, cinchona
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is certainly a medicine, ai
genuine medicine, a doctor's medicine. i
3adA by the J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Haas. 5
Also mancdctuxers of S
AYSR'S HAIR VIGOR For the hair.
AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL For coughs.
Butter
C A Roll
Grocer's
BOARD TALKS BAGK
Denial Given to Assertions of
Architects,
INVITES BIDS FOR PLANS
Says That While Stone and BricV
Are Preferable to Wood for the
School Buildings, Taxpayers
Must First Find Means.
The building committee of the Sehwl
Board Is protesting against the attack
made upon It by the Architects AssocIr
tlon. It calls it unwarranted and says
the architects are misled, chiefly by their
own zealousness. R. K. Warren, a mem
ber of the committee, said yesterday that
the School Board would be glad to do all
the architects asked if the public would
stand for It.
Chief of the objections presented by . the
architects was against T. J. Junes, su
perintendent of repairs, who spends his
time moving portables and In other archi
tectural pursuits. The architects seem
to be under the delusion regarding the
powers of Mr. Jones, or the board submits
more to his dictates than it will admit.
The board claims that Mr. Jones Is mere
Iv superintendent of repairs and that any
Important building will be erected ac
cording to the best plans submitted to
the School Board. This will be done,
says the board, regarding the East SWe
High School, the building of which has
greatly stirred up the architects.
"We work above board," said R. K.
Warren.
"They leave everything to Jones," say
the architects.
"Put in your plans and they will 1m
passed upon." snys the board.
"Give us a prize if we lose," say- the
architects. 'That is. to the ones whe
j lose highest." J .
UUL Lllia IIIC UUaiu Vklll UUl UU. XL Ul-
that It will give fair judgment on all
plans submitted, and that if Mr. Jones
prepares plans and submits them, the
will be passed upon like the rest.
As to the half-made charges of cer
ruptlon presented by the architects, when
they commented upon the fact that con
tracts had been let to certain men with
too great regularity, the bourd says It
stands ready to prove that Hobkirk and
Major Freeman have not had more than
one-third the contracts let. That th
got these, the board says, was on aeconnt
of the fact that they hnd the lowest bWs
opened In public and "above board."
The building, committee is inclined tc
think that the architects have been talk
ing witltout cause. The board thinks that
it is up to the architects to draw theli
! plans and submit them for the East SW
I High School. It will not offer prizes, prtn-
I ffrwillv on iiioiint nf th lnck uf nrMf-
dent, but it promises to judge all pinna
squarely and not leave the choosing to
Mr. Jones.
The board says It Is used to being raited
at. and takes the words of the architects
quietly, until they go out of their way
to condemn the wooden school IxilUiln .
In the first place, the School Board te in
clined to think that is a matter for tle
taxpayers to settle, and not the archi
tects. "We would gladly build stone and brick
structures, if the public would stand for
it." savs Mr. Warren. - "So there is
point In the .aremtects turning this at
tack upon us into one on the bulldins
likewise. Brick structures are undoubted
ly much to be preferred over wood, bni
we cannot construct them until tb pub
lic Is willing to pay for the expenW
That the wooden s-hool buildings ara
not fire-traps is also stated by the School
Board. The entrances are wide and th
flights of stairs handy. A fire could start
in anv of the Portland schools, and. in
the opinion of the board, not a ehlld
would be harme-d.
Among them
sarsaparilla root,
stillingia root, buck
bark, Phytolacca root.
AYER'S PILLS For constipation. a
AYER'S AGUE CURS For malaria, and agos. H