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t THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, .APRIL' 26, 1905. DING READY THIRTY MIIS ME NEAR THE Fl FOR Glim Vyonkjpiriished on Imposing Re-. Half of These Are of Recent Establishment by the Owners. plica of Foyr Famous . :. Old- Missions: WILL, HOUSE FINE EXHIBIT; GATE SALOONS ARE MANY Common vvealth Begins Installation of Exhibits In Most Attractive .State Building at the Exposition Grounds. California's magnificent home, at the Lewis and Clark Exposition was com pleted yesterday and the Installation of exhibits is already under way. Now that the finishing touches have been added, the replica of four old missions makes -the most picturesque and at the same time most imposing state build ins at the Exposition. A delegation, headed by Governor Pardee, is ex pected here shortly to inspect the building preliminary to its formal ac ceptance. Jn selecting a design for the Cali fornia building the State Commission followed the precedent established in Chicago in 1S93, adopting a replica of four famous missions built by Junlt pero Serra, the Franciscan friar, and Ills small but devoted band of follow ers. The four missions are merged into one building in the shape of a Greek cross. The four missions rep resented are El Carmelo, Dolores, San .Luis Hey and Santa Barbara. The site which the building has is peculiarly suited to its architecture, It sets on the terrace on the very edge of the natural park. Fir and dogwood trees nestle close to the west walls and through the foliage lies the Trail, lake and lower portion of the Exposition. The building adjoining the structure on the- south Is the Palace of Forestry, the Unest and most attractive building of the Exposition. The exhibit that will go in the Cali fornia building will be in keeping witlr the building, so the members of the California Commission have declared. While several carloads of exhibits have already arrived, many cars are yet to come. The palms and potted plants alone, for interior decorations, will take up three cars. Rose gardens will completely surround the building, and many rare flowers will be grown about the grounds set apart for the build ing. California is the second state to com plete its state building, Oregon hav ing, been first by about a week. Next week will see the completion of the New York and Massachusetts build ings. The Utah, Washington and Idaho buildings are rapidly assuming definite phape and will bo ready for use by May in. Missions Breathe of Romance. Behind the four old missions which are reproduced in the California build ing is a pretty story of the untiring struggles of Junipero "Serra and his followers. It has its beginning in the seventeenth century when Junipero Serra and his followers found them selves in the Carmel Valley, a beauti ful region overlooking the placid Pa cific Ocean. The Carmel Valley now forms a part of what is known as Monterey County, in the "Golden State." The building of the beautiful El Carmelo mission was commenced. "With the crudest tools and naught but adobe for material, it Is astonishing that such, a picturesque structure could have been erected. To obtain the adobe the Franciscan friars were forced to. travel afoot for miles through the Carmel Valley, and then a hazard ous climb up the mountain was neces sary. Thousands of feet above tho floor of the beautiful valley, these In trepid priests found the source of their building material. laboriously they worked, digging the precious earth from the mountain sides as best they could, and then carrying it upon their backs to the site of the mission. They wero offered but little assistance, be cause, previous to the building of the mission, few. If any, of the Indians were friendly. Today the visitor to Carmel Mission may see a great cut upon the mountains that border the Carmel Valley. It was here that Juni pero Serra obtained his material for constructing the most beautiful of all California's missions. Indians Are Reconciled. And while a few of the little band worked untiringly securing the adobe others remained upon the site of the mission, processing the odd material and molding it into bricks which were dried 'in the sun. These were laid and made secure with moist adobe, and gradually the great pile of adobe bricks assumed the semblance of a building. Then commenced tlie struggle with the Indians for friendship. The coming of the padres was not welcomed by the savages. But Junipero Serra was not to be deterred from his purpose. He had come to tame the nature of the In dians and induce them to Catholicism. Where kindness was of no avail he made offerings of beads and trinkets. The hostile attitude of the Indians was overcome after a hard struggle and their final subjugation was but one of the many achievements which have marked the career of Junipero Serra. The location of El Carmelo Mission Is In Itself an exemplification of the su perior knowledge .of togopraphy possessed by these persistent and devoted padres. It is built upon rising ground near the Rio Carmelo, surrounded by a vast area of unusually fertile soli, through which runs the beautiful Carmelo River. On all Fides orchards abound. The visitor to El Carmelo today may pluck a luscious pear from one of the trees planted by Junipero Serra. Surrounding the mis sion is a profusion of well-matured grape vines and myriads of roses, popularly called tho rose of Castile, which species they closely resemble. Just behind tho mission and lapping the foot of the emi nence is a broad lake, which discharges its surplus waters in tho ocean beyond. And lending curiously sweet music to the entrancing scene is the roar of the Pa cific's surf, as it lashes itself into foamy white against the great cragged cliff. Point Lobos. Extending as far as the eye can see is the Carmel Valley, with Its vari-ftued pastures, fields and orchards. The blue-jtlnted mountains rise on either side to dizzy heights and are studded here and there with specter-like pines and cypress trees. As one gazes upon this sublimely peaceful valley, the mas terful conception of topography of Juni pero Serra must nseds be accentuated. With his work among the Indians of the Carmel Valley completed, he traveled north, erecting many missions on the way. Another of these simply-designed struc tures is in Monterey, one at Santa Clara, Mission San Jose nestling in one of the picturesque valleys of Alameda County, and at San Francisco is the " Mission Ddlores. , This is a prototype of one of the facades of the California building at the Lewis and Clark Exposition and tells an entirely different story from that of El Carmelo. Hostile Attitude of Indians. In San Francisco. Junipero Serra found conditions widely different from those ol the peaceful valley. Here hostility to ward civilization was manifest among the Indians, so smouldered and Inflamed with unexpected frequency throughout the short-lived activity of the mission. No Indians witnessed the festivities that marked its dedication. Having been at tacked by their enemies, the Salsona tribe, they had fled to the deserted islands of San Francisco Bay. Upon their return to the mainland they entertained the same bitter antagonistic attitude toward the Franciscan Fathers. The corporal of the guard was attacked and showered with heated arrows. A soldier's wife was insulted and a concerted attempt was made to murder a Christian Indian from El Carmelo. The miscreants were captured and punished with floggings. This incensed the Indians and they at tacked the Mission building In a futile effort to rescue their Imprisoned tribes men. The following day a pitched battle took place, resulting in the Indians beg ging for peace, which was granted after sundry floggings had been administered. And yet, with every obstacle thrown in their paths, determination and patience never failed these sturdy padres and they remained at the Mission Dolores until the end, which came with the seculariza tion order of 1S35. San Luis Rey and Santa Barbara mis sions, which are reproduced in the re maining two wings of the California building at the Lewls and Clark Exposi tion, typify the zenith attained by the Franciscan Fathers in architectural work manship and design. Each stands alone, preeminently the best in the structural typo they represent. San Luis Rey by far the most magnificent of the adobe buildings, and Santa Barbara the grand est of stone edifices: the first alluring In Its graceful contours molded and pressed from adobe soli into sundried bricks, and the other. Imposing in Its primitively hewn dress of stone. Both show material growth beyond any of the California missions. San Luis Rey and Santa Bar bara numbered more sheep, horses, cattle, grain, wool and tallow than did any of their 19 sisters. In nearly every way progress at both surpassed all others. In dally routine and regulation of con duct, which -were the same at all mis sions, the highest perfection was reached at these two missions. With remarkable precision, the "Angelus" summoned the natives to church for prayers at day break and holy mass, after which they breakfasted upon stole or ground barley. The dally tasks were followed until 11 o'clock, when the midday meal of stole, occasionally supplemented with mutton or beef, or possibly f rijoles (Spanish beans cooked with chili), was served. The siesta, or rest, followed until 2 o'clock, and then labor began again, lasting until 5 o'clock. The evening meal of pinole, a prepara tion from stole, nuts and berries Imme diately followed the cessation of work, and at sundown the "Angelus" rang for prayers, calling all to the chapel, where the beads were said, the litany sung and the evening blessing Imparted. Thus, primarily, California's building will typify the state's pioneer, history. Generally, this unique and picturesque structure will be an object lesson to the earnestness, persistency, devotion, pa tience and self-sacrifice of the little band of padres led by Father Junipero Serra. It will impress upon visitors to the Lewis and Clark Exposition what born builders these first pioneers of the "Golden state" were. It will show how Ingenious, re sourceful and skillful these Franciscan Fathers must have been to build such monuments of art with the crude facilities at hand. Clark Given Wall Space. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 25. (Spe cial.) The members of the Clark County Lewis and Clark Committee visited Port land yesterday In order to negotiate with Elmer E. Johnson of the State Commis sion. Mr. Johnson assured the members that they would be able to secure ample space to use for their exhibit. Wall'space, however, seemed to be in demand and it was agreed that Lewis and Clark counties, who have procured the space on either side -of the main entrance should be al lowed to put In drops which will allow more wall space. The Clark County Committee arranged to work In co-operation with the Lewis County people and It Is hoped in this way to produce results at a lesser cost and in shorter space of time. Tacoma Wants New Day. TACOMA, Wash., April 25. Tacoma will likely appeal to the management to fix another date for Tacoma Day at the Lewis and Clark Fair. June 24 will Inter fere with the local rose carnival, which had been previously fixed for this date. The Chamber of Commerce will be asked to take the matter' up with the Fair people and ascertain If some other date can be given. Party With the Governor. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. Governor Pardee, Lieutenant-Governor Anderson, United States Senators Perkins and Flint, Congressmen Kahn, Knowland and Mc Klnlay and about 50 other prominent men have accepted ' invitations to Join an ex cursion party that will leave here June 10 lor Portland to attend .the JLajosltlQn The president and directors of the cxposi- ! tion will extend a welcome, and a recep- ) tion will be given in the New York State ', building. The stay In Portland will ex tend through four days. One day has . been set apartj for an excursion up the i Columbia River as far as The Dalles. A j steamboat? has been chartered for this ' trip. Arizona Towns Overlooked. PHOENIX. Ariz., April 25. The man agement of the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion at Portland, Or., has notified Gover nor J. H. Kibbey that the period . from August 28 to September 2 has been set aside especially for Arizona cities. Sug gestions as to the programme ' are re quested. The following cities are invited: Phoe nix, Prescott, Jerome, Flagstaff, Winslow, Solomonville, Thatcher, Nogales, Pima, Tombstone, Yuma and Tucson. The per son who made up the list evidently is not well posted on Arizona. Bisbee and Doug las, two of the largest towns in the ter ritory, are overlooked, while Pima Is In vited. Clifton, Morencl and Globe are also omitted. Olympla Wouiq Make Exhibit. OLYMP1A, Wash., April 25. (Special.) A' special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce has been called for tomorrow evening to devise a plan for raising funds for an appropriate exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Fair. The county has appro priated only '$100 and the business men of the city express strong dissatisfaction with the commissioners parsimony. DR. MEYER'SSTRONG TALK Tells of How He Overcame tho Temptation of Jealousy. Rev. F. B. Meyer continued his ad dresses on "The Holy Life" last evening at the White Temple. He took as his theme, "Put off the old man, and put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ." He said In part: "For a great while I waited 'to feel a great revolution In my heart. I never felt it take place, and finally I came to the point that instead of waiting to feel good, I must get good. I gave up the feeling right, and started doing right. That Is, I put on Jesus Christ. I do not think any one was born with a more awkward nature than mine. I was a per fect menagerie Inside. But we have a saying over in England 'Reclaimed poachers make the .best gamekeepers. But I must speak of the bridge which has taken me over, and If it has got me over. It will get you. One of the tempta tions of my life has been jealousy. Once I was greatly tempted. There was a lovely minister In pur country, whom I brought Into the light of God. He al ways said he owed everything to me. He Is now with God. But as soon as he came into the fullness of blessing, he was asked to speak In every convention in the country, and he always spoke ever so much better than I could. He was cleverer, better educated, and was alto gether a better man In every respect. This came to a head In the great conven tion In Keswick. Four thousand people were there and I was to speak first. I can speak very badly, and I spoke worse than usual. I could not grip the people. I sat down, overwhelmed with mortifica tionnot so sorry because the truth had not been presented. As soon as Mc Gregor stood up to speak, I knew from the start that he was going to speak more splendidly t.ian ever. Then asked the devil, 'Don't you feel bad?' 'Yes,' I replied. Then McGregor said a more brilliant and glorious thing, and I knew It. Again tho devil said, You are squirming at this, aren't you?' I said Yes.' And to put on Christ, the new man, I prayed, "God bless McGregor, and give him a grand time.' When he sat down, the devil asked me 'Aren't you sorry your prayer Is answered?' 'Yes,' I said, 'part of me Is and part of me Is not. The old man is sorry, the new man 13 not.' I met the devil by presenting Christ." Mrs. Woodcock a Caller. Having on her heart a great burden, Mrs. Woodcock yesterday called at police headquarters. She wants to see Mrs. Simmons "elected" to the position or matron, and wished to discuss the ques tion with influential members of the de partment. e "I demand that Mrs. Simmons be elected matron," said Mrs. Woodcock. "I want her elected, so she will npt be subordi nate to the Mayor, the Chief or any one else. She is too good a woman to be humiliated by being a subordinate." Mrs. Woodcock held a long conversa tion with Chief Office Clerk Archie Leon ard, First Assistant Qulnlan and with others of the station staff. When assured of their hearty support relative to the "election" of Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. Wood cock left. Arrested in Pennsylvania. Andrew Steffon, arrested at Westport, Pa., by a constable, will be returned to Portland by Detective Day. The prisoner Is charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. He is said to have.-fleeced several local wood companies of various sums. SAXOOX AND RESTAURANTS SEEN FROM THE ENTRANCE JUL ONE NIGHT Two Officers of Gompany Ar rested for Embezzlement. QUEER TANGLE OF AFFAIRS Stockholders and Officers of the In ternational 3lanufacturinr Min ing Company Have Many Differences to Adjust. Litigation and differences among the stockholders of the International Manu facturing & Mining Company have re sulted In the arrest of Henry Clay Jordan, the president of the company, and O. F. Jordan, his son. for embezzle ment, and they spent Monday night in the county jail. The opposing forces to the Jordans are N. W. Rountree, treas urer of the company, Frank C. Mottcr, B. EL Wright and others who are stock holders. The legal troubles began with a suit of Harry J. Slrard, a barber, to oust N. W. Rountree from the position of treasurer and to compel Rountree to de liver over to him the books, papers, and property of the company, which Includes a quarter block in Holladay's Addition. Sirard says he was elected treasurer of the company at a meeting of the stock holders held in Washington, D. C, in January last and that Rountree has re fused to surrender the office or property to him. The proceedings brought by Sirard were in the nature of mandamus and the case was set for trial before Judge Sears yesterday and will be re sumed today. Henry Clay Jordan and his son were arrested Monday night on a' warrant Is sued in Justice Reld's court, at the lnstir gation of S. C. Spencer, counsel for the defendants. What the Jordans Say. The Jordans say there Is no foundation whatever for the charge; that they were arrested merely to prejudice their rights in the civil action, -and that it was an outrage. They were released yesterday on ball which they were unable to give when the officer took them Into custody, for want of time to communicate with friends. They were taken completely by surprise, they assert. The business of the International Manufacturing & Mining Company Is to sell a certain nut lock, a patent of Henry Clay Jordan which Is admitted by the others concerned in the company to be a good thing, but they allege that Jordan did not do business on business princi ples, The nut lock is used on bolts, axles, etc., and it Is said to be impossible to jar it loose. Why the name "mining" was added to the company is not known to the majority Interested, but the name had already been fixed before Jordan and son appeared In Portland with the scheme looking for capital to assist in floating it. The Jordans had the goods and the others were required to furnish the money. Rountree Invested $2300 and was made treasurer, and Frank C. Mottcr took hold, agreeing to sell shares . for hid Interest. Dr. B. E. Wright bought 700 shares for $5 a share, turning over a quarter block in Holladay's Addition to secure the purchase. Accusations of Rountree. As testified to by Rountree, Henry Clay Jordan proved a bad manager and spent all of the money of the corporation. Rountree also stated that he put up money to help Jordan senior out of a scrape with two women who threatened to have him arrested for fraud. They were purchasers of stock. as explained by S. C. Spencer, attorney. Henry C. Jordan went east to do business for the corporation, drawing $2000 from the treasury before he left as necessary expenses. Mr. Spencer says Jordan not only did not accomplish anything, but also telegraphed for the balance of the money on hand. When the company was formed In Portland it was agreed that Henry C. Jordan should be president and that.Motter and Rountree would vote that way, and Rountree should be treas urer. When Jordan was In Washington It is said he arranged a meeting and voted proxies which he held of the stock of the others and elected Harry J. Sirard treasurer In place of Rountree. Jordan controlled the majority of the stock, and defendant contended that when he voted Rountree out he had succeeded In ob taining possession of nearly all of the money of the corporation and also of Its affairs and all of Its' officers. Basis for embezzlement Charge. The embezzlement charge Is based on the alleged fact that when" Dr. B. E. Wright Invested In the company and turned over Holladay Addition property to secure the Investment, he executed the deed in favor of the company. Henry Clay Jordan, It is contendedt afterwards TO THE FAIR GROUNDS. obtained a personal deed from Dr Wright and borrowed $1500 on the prop erty which he did. not turn over to the company. The son, O. F. Jordan, is drawn into the transaction because it is charged that, acting as assistant secre tary of the company at the meeting held at Washington, D. C, he caused to be entered on the books an entry that the board of directors of the company ratified the .action of Henry C. Jordan in bor rowing the $1500 on the property. H. C. Jordan left a deed behind him signed In blank covering the Holladay's Addition property, and this deed S. C. Spencer filled in with his own name as. beneficiary. Jordan calls this sharp prac tice on the part of Spencer and his asso ciates. Jordan also asserts that his rela tions with the company have all been square and says it Is a legitimate enter prise. He went East, he says, to sell goods, and alleges that the company re ceived the $leC0 which he borrowed on the Holladay Addition property and Is ac cused of having embezzled. He promises to make matters Interesting for his asso ciates, and says they had the nerve to ask him to turn over all of his stock to them amounting to about 70,000 shares, which he refused to do. Will Accept Ferry-Boat. The county will accept the new Albina ferry, Lionel R. Webster, and put the boat in commission probably May 1. County Judge Webster and Commis sioners Barnes and Lightner will meet to-day and decide the question, and It is a foregone conclusion that the boat will be received. From statements made at different times since the completion j oi ine Doai. inc county auuioriucs are not at all satisfied and think the boat is a poor job, but she will he accepted Just the same. A man was heard to remark in the courthouse yesterday .that the county has no alternative but to take the boat good or bad, and run her. A law was passed, he said, for a second ferry boat to be built by the city, and operated by the county, and all the county authorities had to do with the matter was to take whatever kind of boat was turned over and run it. Repairs and additions to the boat are an after consideration. Tho county expended nearly $1000 get ting the Sellwood ferry In shape to run, and doubtless the commissioners will de cide to have the new Albina ferry put in proper order. Woman Attorney Sues for Fees. May A. Leonard, the only woman attor ney in Portland, yesterday began suit in the State Circuit Court against Kate J. Watson and Lolia Lane to recover $3000 fees for professional services rendered. Mrs. Leonard says in her complaint that between December, 1S94. and April, 1S90, at the request of the defendants, she per formed services for them la litigating their father's estate In Portland, valued at $100,000. Mrs. Leonard alleges that her services were worth $2000 and that she has not been paid. The litigations Involved 160 acres of land in Multnomah County, part of which was platted as Rosedale Addition. Mrs. Leon ard did not win the case for Katie J. Wat son and Lolia Lane. Book Advertises Three States. The advertising department of the Chicago & Northwestern has decided to make Oregon and the Northwest one of the attractions to be featured by the com pany during the summer, and to that end has just now published a booklet descriptive of the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, which will match with any of the railroad publications for neatness of work and illustration. The scenes shown are typical, setting out the timber, mineral and agricultural re sources of the three states. The books have been printed and will soon be ready for distribution throughout tho East. Sues Her Former Husband. Jessie L. Goldle, who has sued .her for mer husband. William Goldle, a con tractor, for $10,000 damages for breach of promise yesterday, through her attorney, C. M. Idleman, filed a motion In the State Circuit Court asking that Goldle be re quired to produce certain letters In an swer to letters which he wrote to her. Dates within the past year are mentioned. Mrs. Goldle wants these letters to prove that Goldie promised to marry her again after they had been divorced In Chicago. Instead, he married another woman. Will Make 3Iany Bequests. The will of A. B. Conner, deceased, was admitted to probate by Judge Webster yesterday, and Henry F. Conner and Wil liam L. Brewster were appointed executors. To Mrs. Sarah. B. Ayres, a sister. Is de vised $5000; to the Homeopathic Hospital & Dispensary Association $100, and to John C. Burkhart $500. The rest of the estate Is bequeathed to Mrs. Jane C. Failing, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Brewster and Henry F. Conner. Leaves Estate to Children. The will of Malvina Braak, deceased, was admitted to probate in the County Court yesterday. The property valued at about $3000 Is devised to the children, Theodore R., Relnhard O., and 'Malvina A. Braak, minors. Martjen A. Elfers, a sister of the testatrix. Is named as execu trix of the will and guardian of the chU-'drcn M ON LOTTERIES Chief of Police Hunt Will Be gin a Crusade. TICKETS AT CIGAR STORES Active Effort Will Be Made to Sup press the Illegal Traffic In Portland, and Arrests Will Be Made. Chief of Police Hunt has declared war on the selling of tickets for the Little Louisiana Lottery and the Lotcria do la Beneficioncia, and will carry fche cru sade forward until the flagrant sales of these papers of chance are stopped in Portland. While the attention and time of the police department has been absorbed by other matters of importance, preparatory to the perfecting of arrangements for the Lewis and Clark Fair, bolder and bolder have the agents of the lotteries become. Chief of Police Hunt was informed yes terday that it was possible for any per son to purchase tickets in either com pany at almost any cigar store and at numerous "saloons. "It was the first knowledge I had con cerning the selling of lottery tickets." said Chief Hunt. "I thought that the agents of those companies had ceased operations here and had never before heard that sales were made at cigar stores and saloons. No such reports "had been made to me by patrolmen, or by citizens until to-day. "Lottery tickets cannot be sold unless agents keep it to themselves. They can not conduct this business In the open, nor at all. It it Is possible for the police to secure evidence sufficient to cause ar rests. I will suppress the sales of tick ets at cigar stores and that immediately." While It Is supposed to be a very grave offense .to sell lottery tickets, It has be come a very commonplace matter In Portland. Even those who do not wish to purchase, and who step up to cigar counters and ask for tobacco or a cigar are offered lottery tickets, and it ia sug gested that one best try the game. Clerks solicit trade themselves. Three denominations of the lottery tick ets are sold 25-cent, 50-cent and $1. Draw ings take place In San Francisco. It Is said that there are several men in Port land who make the sale of tickets in these lotteries their exclusive business. Throughout the United States the gov ernment making a strong effort to sup press the sales of tickets in these lot teries, and but recently heavy seizures of tickets and engravings have been made. The district attorney's office Is the proper place for Informations to be laid against violators of the federal law, and the marshal's office Is powerless to act until given warrants. CELEBRATES ITS BIRTHDAY Independent Order Oddfellows Is Eighty-Six Years Old. Today the Independent Order of Odd fellows Is 6 years old. Informal observ ances of the anniversary will be held by Samaritan and Orient lodges, on tfie West and East Side3, which meet this evening. No formal programmes or ex pensive arrangements have been ar ranged. Rebekah Lodges have been in vited to meet with Orient and Samaritan lodges. The Oddfellows' order, Including the Rebekah branch, now has a membership of nearly 2.000,000, which makes it the greatest fraternal order in the world, leading all other orders by more than 500.000 members. The Oddfellows num ber 1,136,102, and the Rebekah branch num bers 417.5S7. The former was Instituted in the United States In 1819 with five members, and the branch was instituted In 1S50. In Oregon the Oddfellows had 11,269 In 1904 and :the encampments 2510. Several lodges have since been Instituted, so that the membership in this state is now much larger than at the first of the year. The amount of money spent in maintaining homes for worn-out Oddfel lows, providing for the widows and or phans, of members, is very large, running up Into the hundreds of thousands per annum. Fined Ten Dollars' for Drunkenness. , John Phelps, a shinglcr, was fined $10 yesterday by Judge Frazer for getting drunk and offending public decency. The court lectured him severely, and Phelps promised to behave himself in future. He said the fine. Iiicensc Committee of the City Coun cil Will Make an Investigation and Decide Question of More Permits. There are nearer thirty saloons within a radius of a mile of the Exposition grounds than twenty-five, but to tins statement it should be added that onh half the thirty have been established recently or for the express purpose of catering to the crowds attracted tc tho fair grounds. The news published in The Oregonlari Sunday morning of the number of Ii censes that had been granted in t:ia vicinity of the grounds prompted several individuals to make an Investigation "f the conditions about the gates and now that the first reports seem to be true the members of the liquor license commit tee of the City Council have decided also to Investigate a little. One day this week the members of that committee will visit that section of the city and upon the result of their investigations will be de cided the question of granting other li censes for saloons near the Exposition The list of 27 saloons already published includes many that, while near the en trance, should not be included In a list of places being established for Exposition visitors. For instance, there is the sa loon of John Engelhardt, 773 Savier street, which has been established for fourteen years and is opposite the car barns of the Portland Consolidated Rail way Company. Then there Is the saloon of Bcsaw & Liberty, which has been ac Twenty-third and Savier streets for more than a year, and that of Gus Hamp. Just across the street from the last named saloon, which has been running for seven months. Two Saloons There. At Twenty-fourth and Vaughn streets, the entrance to the baseball grounds.thera are two saloons. One" conducted by Fred Rcifcnrath has been open for a Ion?: time and the proprietor has been a resident of Portland for 23 years. He also runs a Iodjing-house above tho saloon. Across the street, however, a different condition of affairs exists. Sinner & Emmert are the proprietors of a place that certainly could not be mistaken for anything but a "mushroom." They havo had a license, only a few days, but since rocciving It from the Councilmen .have increased their bar space by the addition of a roughly boarded shed in which there is an exten sion of the bar. Two cheap second-hand sideboards sorvc as a back-bar and the floor Is nothing more than mother earth well packed to resist the many draughts of foam and beer that will be deposited there. C. Wiescnstein. at Twenty-third and Thurman. has been running a saloon at this location for three years, but that he is counting upon an increased trade 3 the result of the Fair Is shown by the fact that he has erected several lath covered arbors In tho yard adjoining the saloon In which beer will be sold. August Kuhn. at 575 Sherlock avenue: Lehman & Peterson. 4SI Sherlock avenue; John P. Meehan. 551 Northrup street, and Alwin Kade. 554 Savier street, have held licenses for several years and are several blocks away from the entrance to tho grounds. Some Gate Saloons. Of the saloons near the entrance, which might properly be termed gate sakon. that of Rcugg & Shlllcr In the building of Weinhard's brewery, is more sub stantially constructed and arranged to handle a large crowd as well as open to control by the police than any other near the entrance, but It has a large number of private boxes as well as a side en trance. T. J. Moore has a restaurant at Twenty-sixth and Upshur streets, but is prepared to serve drinks much quicker than luncheons. A. Galll is also a restaurant-keeper who Is prepared to sell all kinds of drinks at tables placed be hind screens. At North Twenty-sixth and Thurman there was once neat little cottage. It has been raised from the original founda tion and the owner, Frank Adamson. has established underneath booths of all kinds. Besides a saloon there are four other places of business, such as pea nut, bootblack and cigar stands. Thn place that was once occupied by the fam ily woodshed Is now being made Into a saloon, and above it there Is to be a lodging-house. From the bootblack it Is said that Adamson receives $400 for tho Exposition period for a place Just six feet square. The lot contains about 123 front feet, and is, therefore, the source of a large Income. The owner Is busily de nouncing the newspapers and the Coun cilmen for opposing the granting of mors licenses In that neighborhood. He has two saloons on the property occupied by his home. They are owned by Keane fe Van Elsberg and Runkle & Cowie. Both, have arranged for neat places and have no boxes nor aide entrances. Just Beyond Forbidden Ulnc. The city ordinance forbidding saloons within 400. feet of school property is be ing obeyed to the letter by T. D. Mc Donald at Twenty-fifth and Upshur streets. He is just a few feet over the limit and even then he must count the streets intervening. Nearly every child that" attends the school on Twen.ty-fifth street must pass his front and side door several times a day. This is also true of the "Forest Inn," owned by M. Marks. It Is about 600 feet from the school prop-, erty and contains private boxes. L. E. Johnson, 400 North Twenty-sixth street, has just opened, and Mell & Owens and Hochfleld & Bromberg are about ready to take out a license, which has been la sued by the license committee. There, are two applications for licenses on file at the license office at the City Hall yet to be acted upon by the commit tee. They are those of W. L. Schue. R37 Upshur street, and Frank Schmltt. TSS Thurman street. Several others are mak ing plans to apply before the next meet ing of the committee. James J. Russell has leased a piece of property at Twenty-sixth and Thurman streets, upon which he has displayed sev eral signs saying that the space can be rented for a saloon, but. as he falls to state how a man Is to get a license. ther have been few applicants so far this week. Badly Hurt in a Runaway. Anton! Casinlna, a gardener of Wood stock, was badly Injured yesterday morn ing in a runaway of his team on Tenth, street, near Washington. A streetcar ran into his rig, frightening the horses. They plunged down the street at a gallopT Casinlna fell down In front and was dragged a distance of 100 feot. Dr. A. Tilzer chanced to be on the car and at tended Casinlna, having him removed to St. Vincent's Hospital. He was badly hq'igfld about the head, and body