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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1905)
TH TCOBXTSG OTfEGUXIZX, FRIDAY, JTJXEr 30; 1909. IS HER LARGE CROWD Roanoke Had to Turn Away Passengers Coming North. ALL ATTRACTED BY FAIR Hill's Great Northern Liners to Be , Put on Twelve and Fourteen Day Schedules In Cross ing the Pacific The Exposition tourist travel by wa ter 1b now on In full swing:. When the steamship Roanoke reached Columbia dock at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, she landed the largest crowd of pas sengers she has landed since she was bought by the 2Corth Pacific Steamship Company. Her accommodations -were taxed to the limit, and the officers say they turned away passengers at bqth Eureka and Coos Bay. The list showed 121 in the cabin and 25 in the steerage. The weather at sea was excellent all the way up from Port Los Angeles, and if any of the passengers bad a desire to experience the feeling of seasickness, they were disappointed. Among the passengers was V'. E. Keller, president of the Globe billing Company, of San Fran clco and Los Angeles, and W. . If. Joyre, of the same company. W. H. Mock, superintendent of the Crescent "Wharf Company, of San Pedro, is mak ing the round trip on the steamer, ac companied by his wife. Nearly all the Roanoke's passengers were attracted to this city by the Fair. The steamer brought up 240 tons of general freight, including 100 tons of asphaltum. and a lot of fireworks for the Exposition, which were landed im mediately after the baggage and rushed to the grounds. On the trip back the Roanoke will carry 1400 tons of wheat for San Pedro, and from the way that staterooms are being taken, .11 is evident she will have a full list of pas sengers. Fast Time for Biff Hill Liners. SEATTLE. June 29. (Special.) The Great Northern steamships Dakota and Minnesota will be put on a schedule that requires them to cross the Pacific to this Coast in 12 days and from Seat tle to Yokohama, outward bound, in 14 days. T.hls schedule is better than any American passenger steamship line out of the Sound has attempted. It will require of the boats better average speed than is planned for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's Seattle San Francisco fleet. Tropic Will Bo Total 'Wreck.. SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 29. The Merchants' Exchange received advices frm London today, saying that the British steamer Tropic, which sailed from New York last March for Val paraiso, is ashore IS miles north of Constitution. Chile. The vessel will probably be a total wreck. The re port pays ten of the crew landed, two were drowned and the remainder are still aboard. Cruiser Boston at Esqulmalt. "VICTORIA. B. C. June 2. The U. S. 8. Boston arrived at Esquimau last night from Portland, and will remain until Sunday. Marl no Xotes. The German bark Christel. bound for Cape Town with lumber, sailed from Astoria yesterday morning. La Fontaine has finished loading her lumber cargo of 1.50.000 feet, and will sail in a day or two for the United Kingdom. The steamers F. A. Kllourn and Des patch sailed lant night for San Francisco, and the steamer Alliance got away for Coos Bay aad Rurcka. The British steamship Sandhurst, un der charter to the Pacific Export Lum ber Company to load hore for Taku Bar, arrived at Astoria at 4 P. XL yes terday and left up throe hours later. She Is in ballast for Meroran. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Or.. Jw SR. Arrive at S a4 left p at f. A. M. Steamer Roanoke, trot Port Los Aagele aad way port, ljttt up at 7 80 A. M - Schooner David Rvans ana bark enttne Portland Sailed at 9-JSS A. M. Ger man jitp ChrlMH. for Cape Town. Sailed at noon Fteomer Whlttler. fer I'upet eund. Ar rived at 4 P. M. and left HP at 7 P. JJ. Brltlrtj HMunrr fondiairrt. from Mureran. Con dition ef the bar at S P. M., rmeeth; wind, north weet ; weather, cfcxtdy. Ventura, June 28 Arrived Steamer Allan, from Portland. Fan Franrtaeo. Jane 29. Salted at S P. II. Steamer Cascade, for Portland. Xewyork. June 8. Arrived Graf WaMcr see. front Hamburg. Plymouth. June 2. Arrived Grew Kur furet, from New York. San PYBtwteeo, June 29. Sailed Steamer Ventura, for Honolulu anad nry; Meaner Enterprise, for Honolulu; earner Nevada, for Seattle, et earner Hazel Dollar. tr Shang hai, via Seattle; Meaner Umatilla, for "Vic toria; et earner C. C Llndauer. for Gray's Har bor Arrived-Steatner M. F. Plant, from Co Bay, steamer SJrnal. from Coaa Biy; bark Vldette, from Oray's Harbor. GREAT FUTURE FOR JAPAN Thomas J. Smith Predicts Wonder ful Development of Commerce. "American merchants should not lose sight of the fact that it is the ambition of Japan to become a great commercial nation and that the result of the war in Manchuria and on the ocean hag not in the least disturbed the equanimity of tne Japanese people. said Thomas J Smith, of Yokohama, until very recently general agent for Japan of the Portland & Aelatk- Steamship Cenpany. Mr. Smith visited Portland last Just preceding -the beginning of the Russo-Japanese war, when be stated ate 'conviction that the little men would give a good account of themselves should war be declared. "When the agency ef the Harrlman steamship lines wore consolidated. Mr. Smith vacated his position. Yesterday he arrived in Portland, to remain several days, and paid his respects to traffic representatives of the O. It. & X.. with whom his relations were close for several years. He is taking a brief respite from work after a long period of application. Continuing he said: "Japanese, as Individuals and as a na tion, are striving to adopt so far as pos sible American methods of doing things, in the hope of surpassing even this coun try in commercial importance. English is now being taught in their schools and ffw Japanese children do sot have some knowledge of our language and speak it more or less fluently. Following restora tion for peace I look for extraordinary Increase in trade. Travel has never been heavier to this country than at present, which is an Indication of the generally prosperous condition of the population of Japan. I do not Vnow eo much about China, and action taken by the guilds In the nature of a. boycott agalsst Ameri- can goods that has been Te ported in the dispatches has transpired since I left Hongkong, so I know nothing as to its extent. 'I was in Tokio when the news came of Togo's defeat of Rojestvensky, and it was celebrated In about the same man ner Americans would do under similar conditions. There was a big parade and considerable demonstration for the Jaj anese. But there was a modesty about It all that was characteristic of the man ner in which they do things, and that denotes to me that no -"Jthstanding their success in the present -var they wIM not be found carrying a chip on their shoulders, but will go back tfcpursults of peace." FOR OFFICERS AND CREW Elaborate Entertainments In Honor of the Umbrla Planned. Elaborate preparations are being made for the entertainment of the officers and crew of the Italian cruiser Umbrla dur ing their stay In Portland- The Exposi tion officials are being aided In the en tertainment of the foreign naval officers by the Italian residents of Portland. Tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, D'Ur bano's Royal Italian Band will give & concert qn the Umbrla. Sunday at S o'clock P. M. the officers of the cruiser Mrm. F. E. Moore. L.A GRANDE. Or.. June 20. (Special.) Mr. F E. Moore, who was chosen by the Commercial Club to act as hostess for. La Grande on Union County day at the Fair, 1 one of the leadlnr young married women of the community In which she Uvea. Mm. " Moore ! the wife of Dr. F. K. Moere. the resident osteopathic physician. She is herself an Osteopathic physician of much skill, being a graduate from Kk-ksYttfe, Mo. Mrs. Moore was a Kansas City society girl, where she also spent her first year in practice. Two years ago she was married and moved to La Grande and now feels fcoreelf a staunch Oregonian. and Is devoted to th rtata and its interests. Miss OH re Slater, whom the Union Ceonty Pioneer Association ehose as hostess far Union County en Union and "Wallowa. County day. July 5, Is the daughter of ex-United States Senator James H. Slater, deceased, also a native daughter. Miss Slater earn a to th Grand Kende Valley when a sisal! child with her parents la the early ' and 4nc thet time has Uvea In La Grande. Miss Slater is a graduate of 6c Paul's in Walla Walla and haa rpent much of her time la 'school work. For a number of years she was one of the faculty at Anna Tvrif ht's Seminary at Taeesaa and also at Asseaolea Halt at Cove, Or. will be given a banquet at the New York building. Monday and Tuesday, at 11 A. M-, the crew of the Umbrla will be entertained with a banquet In the Little Hungary restaurant at the Exposition. Wednesday the commissioned officers of the Umbrla will be given a dinner at the Little Hun gary restaurant. They will bo escorted from the Umbrla to the Exposition grounds by a committee composed of Al bert Ferrcra. S. A. Arata, F. C. Porzl, D. Porani. F. G. Arata and X. Costanzo. A river trip up the Columbia River, and many other entertainments, arc being ar ranged for the officers and crew of the Umbrla by the committee. The Seamen's Institute is also planning te entertain the officers and crew of the cruiser next Thursday, HIS NERVES SHATTERED Motorman of Car Which Killed Child Will Quit Employment. Nerves completely shattered by the shock of witnessing the violent death- of 7-year-eld Joe Riggs, Hans Nielsen, rooter man on 'the car of the Portland Consoli dated Railway under the tracks of which the fatal injuries were sustained, has an nounced his determination never again to operate a car. He was so completely over come with the thought of having handled the car that caused death as to be in a nervous state bordering on collapse. Xleison recently came to Portland and had been working on different lines while getting acquainted with the city. He has had 12 years of experience at the busi ness without ever before having been in volved in an accident. Althought not held to have been In any way at fault it Is probable that he will quit the company unless mnte other employ ment can be offered hint In some other department of service. He has not been working since the accident, and is firm in his decision not to do so. Manager Fuller states that Xelisoa's service has not yet been terminated with the com pany, and that it may be some opening for him witt be found in the shops or carbarns if he does not reconsider his announced purpose to quit running cars. Unitarians Elect Officers. At the evening session of the Pacific Coast Conference of the Unitarian Church last night, the following officers were elected: President. Robert B. CanSoid. of Santa Barbara. Cal.; vice-president. Rev. C Cal vert Smoot, of San Francisco ; secretary, Rev. Christopher Ruoss. of Alameda. Call; treasurer. Mrs. Mary B. Pressoa. of San Francisco: directors. Horace Davis and Rev. E. Bradford Leavitt, San Francisco: Rev. TV. D. Simeads. Seattle: Rev. B. A. Good ridge. Santa Barbara. CaL, and Stod dard Jess, of Las Angeles. At the morning sesfetoa of the confer - ence. Santa Barbara was selected as the I next meeting place, which wilt take place I in AprU. 1506. Will Visit the TJmbria. Governor Joseph K. Toole, of Montana, wilt visit the Italian cruiser, the Umbrla. this afternoon. He win be accompanied by his family and the members of the Montana Commission. Governor Toole leaves for Montana. Saturday. He will return to Portland July 2). which has been selected for Montana day. He will be accompanied on his return trip to Portland by United States Senator Thomas H. Carter. ex-United States Sen a tor Lee Mantle, president of the Montana. Commission, and other prominent Mon tana citizens. It is no longer necessary to take blue nllls to rouse the Uver to action. Carter's Little Liver Pills axe xauch better. Don't xorget una. S A JAIL Nine Prisoners Taken Out and Shot at in Georgia. ALL ARE KILLED BUT ONE Tiro Murders and an Assault on a White "Woman Lead to the Action of Judge Iomch-s Court. WATKINSVILLE, Ga.. June 29. Nine prisoners were taken from jail here this morning and eight shot to death by a mob of masked white men. within 200 yards of the center of the town. Nine MOB EASTERN OREGON HOSTESSES AT men were carried to the ene of the lynching, but one miraculously e?saped death by falling to the ground when the volley was fired, and feigned death. The names of the prisoners who were killed are: Lewis Robertson, Rich Rob inson. Sandy Price. Claude Elder. Bob Harris. Jim Yearly and Rich Allen, all negroes, and Lon Aycock, white. Joe Patterson, a negro, feigned death and the mob left him. thinking he. too, had been riddled with bullets. Only one negro was left in the Jail and he was a gambler who escaped the notice of the mob. Aycock. tho white man, protested bin innocence to the laM. A. IV. Crawford met the mob in the streets and begged for the life of Ay cock. as there was doubt as to his guilt. Jailer Crow also begged for Aycock's Hfe and the lives of thi. of the negroes. The immediate cause cv the outbreak was the attempt of a negro named Sandy Price to assault Mrs. WeWonyPooley in the suburbs of "Watklnrrville Vast Tues day. Tho crime which led primarily to the lynching was the murder of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Holbrook at their home near Watkinsville a few montho ago. Their store was robbed. Three negroes con fessed to the crime and implicated Ay cock. Every effort is being made to arrest the members of the mob. The Identity of none of them Is known, however. The bodies were fairly riddled with bul lets. The mob left quietly after doing its work and none of lts members came to ward Athens. It is believed that the men were from neighboring counties. The mob formed Just after midnight and marched to the Jail, where the keys were demanded. The demand was made at the point of rifles, and the Jailer real ized that resistance was useless. With the keys in their possession, the mob opened all the cell?, ordered the inmates out, and then lined them up In single file, tying them with ropes. The prisoners, nine in number, were marched to a corner lot within SCO yards of the Jail aud in the heart of the town, where they were bound to a fence with their hands tied behind them. The work had been so quietly done that the sleep ing residents of the town had not been aroused. At a command by the leader the mob stopped back a few paces, took delib erate aim and ared a volley from noes. shotguns and pistols into the Hae of prtronerw. Every man in front of the mob fell at the first voHey. Bettering Its work had been made complete, the mob quietly dispersed. An examination of the Jailer, who had been forced by the mob to accompany it te the scene of the execution, showed that eight of the men bad been riddled by bullets, bet Joe Patterson wae found to have been only slightly Injured. Pat terson's oscape from death was as by a miracle, for the fence post to which he had been bound was torn into fragments by the bullets. He possessed presence of mind to fall with Ms ill-fated com panieas and remain motknle on the ground. The rattle of the volley aroused the town. Scores of citizens sprang from their beds in alarm, to find the mob no where in evidence, however. The strength of the mob has been varl ously estimated. The Jailer said that there were many armed men. all wearing masks. He sava he delivered tho keys te the men. believing it was better to do that than to resist, which he was- tald would mean the dynamiting of the prison. Must Fight the Hop Pest. J. E. Cooper, of Independence, whose chief energies are centered at this sea son of the year upon the hop industry, in. which ho is heavily interested, was at the Imperial Hotel yesterday. Ho declare that more vigorous and per sistent effort is necessary this year to eradicate tho Injurious hep lice th&s In the history of the Industry. due to the continued cool weathvr and rains fa vorable to the multiplication of the pests by millions. "It Is my belief that prompt action in spraying the vines, repeating- the operation if necessary, will kill the lice and that the crop will not bo damaged thereby. It has always been my convic tion since I understood the Industry that It is the most important by all odds that the Willamette Valley Toas ever developed and that this will be come the hop center of the world, be cause of the quality of the product, but It behooves hopgrowers to -jret rid- of the injurious pests quickly, which means considerable acded expense for the crop season- TWICE VICTIM OF ROBBERS A. I. Patton Is Sandbagged and Loses Seven Hundred Dollars. For .the second time within a year. A. L. Patton was attacked by robbers. The first time he got off with most of bis money, but this time he lost about 5T03. he says. He is a lumber purchaser from Jefferson, On, and well-known through out the state. He was sandbagged near Seventh and Glisan streets at an early FAIR Miss OUre Slater. hour yesterday morning and slightly in Jured. It was on a country road leading out of Salem. Or., that Patton was attacked about one year ago. He was driving a team attached to a lumber wagon, and had that afternoon drawn 3159 from a bank. He had the cash with him in a sack. He saw two men spring from a thicket by the 'road and discerned that they were bent on robbery. He dropped the money in the bottom of the wagon among a lot of rubbish and they left without getting It Detectives Hartman and Vaughn are working on the case of robbery that took place yesterday morning, but have as yet been traable to learn anything that looks promising. Patten came here from Jefferson with the party of ten. bound for Prinevllle. Ill fortune has pursued tltem. as two of the women were asphyxiated by gas In their sleeping apartments Tuesday night. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marrlaxe license. Dtlmer C. Livingston Banner. SI; France L. Chapman. 31. G. A- Waasa. 30, Rldgefield. Wash.; Lydla L. Sehtadler. SI. Charier Johnstone. 28; Daisy Robinsoa. 22. u. j. watson. 3z: jaa isoitea. za. TV". R. Cretan. 29. Bigg-a; Dor E. AM- rich. 19. Building FmnlU. Mrs. M. Lewis, booth, 731 Washington street, J. H. Kelly. dwinr. East Fourteenth street, between Broadway and Schuyler. 3225. Mrs. John Pool, Sat. Occident tret, be tween PaclSc afreet and HoUaday avenue. 13100. D. 11. Brown, auto barn. Fourth street, bo. tween Montgomery and Harrttoa. S73. F. L. Oleen, dwelling. Crosby street, be tween Kalsey and McMillan. 11000. L. Goldsmith, frame booth. Thurman street, between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth. C KaehoM. dwelllnr. Karl street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth. J SCO. A M. Vance, booth, 6 Tanrmta street. 23. Rral Estato Transfers. Park Land Co. to M. A. Falrchlld. lota &. 7. block 100. University Parti 400 Patrick McFeeiey. rererce. to w. A. Wallace et al.. lets 6. T. btoek 59. Conch Addition 10.400 A. II. Reod to M. W. BulUt. lot 2. block 1. Caales Addition to St. Johns 400 J. Mitchell to R. Lertson. lot 8. north s feet lot S. at west end. and S feet at east end. block 282. city 1 W. J. Hill and wtx to L. Klrby. lot 7. block 2. Midway Annex Addition 239 R. M. RaSety to D. RatTety. lots 3. .' block 3. RaSety Addition 1 W. F. White to Pacific Coast Door Co, parcel land beginning 193 feet south of north line of J. TerwlW ger'a D. L. C, township 1 south, range 1 east X Security Savings it Trust Co. to W. F. White, asm . . 1 A. Harold to Mrs. E. A, Creecy, lot 38. block 3. Stanler 10 A. C. Wlhloa and wire to M. Z. Zabn. east l of northeast section 17. township 1 south, range 4 east . 1 C B. Clement to C M. Tout, parcel land begtnnlng 25 fret eaat of onthwest comer lot IS, block 21, King Second Addition 1.000 C Waddl and husband to L B. Kresder. 10 acres. M. M. Kelly D. L. C. township X acuta, rang 2 east 2J0O F. C. Hart and wife to J. Hfer. Sots II. 13. block 10. Lincoln Park X G. Banrt ord te same, same, I Victor Land Co. to X. T. Felt, lota 10 to 22 Inclusive, block 4; lot . block 12. Peninsular - 210 J. F. Carson to A, J. Hagen. lots 7. 8. block 2. Atbtnx Homestead 1.073 Security Saving Trust Co. to "W. K. Smith. 37.36 acres, section 12. town ship 1 south, rang 1 east 7.100 J3. F. Harrington to J. Brlnektrheff. part Central block, city 10 Sara to aaxae. sara 10 Same to F. C Harrington, lots 7. S. block 78. Eaat Portland 10 Same to M. T. O'Brien, west H lots 2. 3. block 47. Couch Addition 10 Park Land Co. to M. M. Johnson, lot Q. block 100. TJnlTersltT Park 200 J. Paulson and wlf to Mrs. A. Paul son, north 10 feet lot 5. south. 30 ALL S1CX WOMEN SNULt READ MS. FIX'S LETTEI In Jin Parts of tko Uala4 8taM Lydla, E. Plr.xhara'a Vocatabla Cesyctad Has Effected SlsftUar Csroa. HanT wonderful cars of female His are continually coming- to light which have been brought about bj Ljdia E. PinVhim'a Vegetable Compound, asd Mrs.Fm through the advice of Mrs. Pinlchaxa, of Lynn. M&&a., which is gives to aide women absolutely free of charge. Mrs- rinkhara has for many rears made a study of the ills of her sex ; she has consul ted with and advised thousands of sufferinrr women, who to-day owe not only their hcaltk bat even life to her helpful advice. Mrs. Fannie D. For. of 7 Chestsut Street, Bradford, Pa., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham : "I suffered for a lonjr time with womb trouble, and finally was told by ray pfcTjddaa that I had a tumor on tho womb. I did not wast to submit to an operation, so wrote too. for advice. I received your letter and did as joa told me, and to-day I am completely cured. My doctor says the tumor baa disap peared, and X am once mors a weu woman. I believe Lydia E. Pmkham's Vegetable Com pound is the best medicine in ths world for women." The testimonials which we are con- Btantlypttblishingfroai grateful women establish beyond a doubt the power of Lydia E. rinichaiaa Vegetable Coin pound to conquer female diseases. Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to fromptly communicate with Mrs. inkham. at Lynn, Mass. She asks nothing in return for her advice. It is absolutely free, and to thousands of women has proved to be more precious than gold. tee; lot . bteek 4. Brash Addition. 000 ! J PefT and wife to M. W. Se?. lot 1. I block 14. J. John Addition 1.000 it. Loewensn t aL to r. W. Leas- belter, east H Mb 3. 6. block 237. city 18.000 If Joaei et al ta T Tt Ijnifln lots 1. 4. Mock 41. Couch Addition 33.000 " A. C OMtcidt et aL to D. Van Zante. lot . Meek: as. Xultnoraan 1.X00 Ban Is on Firecrackers. Don't let your patriotism lead you into hootias; flrecrackerst, for a policeman may set yoti if you do. It i against the law for people to In dulge in this form of amusement until July 4 dawn, an yesterday Chief of Po lice Hunt called the attention of the cap tains to It. Instructions were gtven the patrolmen to keep close watch on their beats, and to arrest any person caught breaking- this particular law. The ban is also on toy pistols, all dan geroup explosives and men. and this year the storekeeper wba seHs this line of goods and caught, will be prose cuted. In other words, the police and court officials purpose to limit the danger to life and. limb and proaertr br fire works. Ticket-Scalper Arrested. D. H. Ankersen. an Uleged railroad ticket-scalper, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Carpenter and. Reslng. on a charge of the larceny of $M from R. J. Garth, who arrived in Portland two days ago from an Eastern point. It is alleged the complainant sold his return ticket to tho agency of which the defendant is said to be the manager. Garth later bought a ticket to Texas, it is said, paying 3KX He decided, the next day. that he did not want the ticket, and took it back. It was taken from him. and his return-trip ticket given him. The XW which he alleges he paid for the Texas transpertatisn.was not returned, he declares. Traction Moves Its Headquarters. Headquarters of the Oregon Traction Company have been removed from the Dekura buikSIng to the second floor of the Union block, corner Stark and Second streets, where a suite of five rooms has been secured for the offices of President Gray don. Secretary L. Y. Keady and eth er officers of tho company. B. B. Hooper, superintendent of construction fer the Atlas Contract tz Supply Company, gen eral contractors for ' building the road, also have an office en the same floor. It la understood that a long-time lease has been secured for occupancy in this build ing, which is adjacent te th down-town section of the new electric line. Quart Measure "With False Bottom. M. Gteger may have to stand trial on a. charge et obtaining money by fairs pretenses or swindling the public He is a vender of cherries and sells by the quart, along the streets in the central portion ef tho city. Yesterday afternoon Patrolman Burke took from him a quart measure that had a false bottom In it. so that a purchaser would get but a pint ef cherries when paying for a quart Patrolman Burke took the measure to headquarters and turned it over to Cap tain ef Police Gritzmacher. It Is being held as evidence, and today the matter will be laid before the Municipal Court officials. St. Louis Commission Closed. Today the Louisiana Purchase Exposi tion Commission will terminate Its legal existence, although, the report to be made to Congress has net yet been completed. Clarence Hough, secretary pro tern, of the commission. wlK complete the report tor submission to Congress next Winter, but it will be Sled with, the department ha Wasblngtea prior to that time. Dr. Hirsch 1V111 Lecture. Dr. Emit G. Hirsch. rabbi et the Sisal congregation. Chicago, and .professor In the University of Chicago, will deliver an address this evening on "Duties and Dan. gers. at Temple Beth Israel. Dr. Hirsch. Is considered the foremost Jewish preach er of today. Visitors and strangers ars always welcome at these services. Sacajawea Association to Meet. There will be an open meeting of the Sacajawea Statue Association at the home of Mrs. C. M. Cartwrlght, Saturday, at 1 o'clock, fer the purpose of deciding tho final location of the statue. A full at tendance Is requested. Financing: Christian Fed e ratio. When la New York forwarding negotia tions for financing of the Co-operative Christian Federation. President, Wallace, of that organization, succeeded, tn la- J. G. Mack & Co. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE Wc are now showing complete Fall lines in all grades of Tapes try Brussels, as well as a very large line of new patterns of Body Brussels, Velvets, Wiltons and Axminsters. Most of the new designs are strictly private, and will not be shown in any other stock in Portland. 86-88 THIRD STREET Witt 3EAX. ZJs iMmn ui vaarm 2wpcaPkx THE BEST WAY TO SEE PORTLAND tse to ajgommodato 4. . S. IS terestlns Dr. J M Buckley and Dr Je siah Strong. Both gave much time to tho plans of thn federation, and indorsed It in general terms, and it Is hoped that tats approval may bo given, over their own signatures when the complete orgatttzauloa Is perfected and working plans ar pre sented to them. The erst meeting: of tho Incorporators and directors wan heM yesterday afternoon stneo attng acttetes at Salem. Tho meeting was for the pur pose of opealnj a not of honorary mem bership for those who wish, te aid tin plans by paying a membership fee C XW without assuming any further ftiswdnf responsibilities or duties. Goes to Panama Road. Tomorrow Hersey M. Watkltur. travel ing auditor of the O. K. & X.. wat com plete his last trip over the Maes ef that company, checking up station aoeeunts. having resigned te accept a aimWnr astua tlen with more lucrative lndueoroen -der K. S. Benson, auditor ef the Tnmamt Railroad, formerly occupying a asmstar position with the O. R. & N. H. J. Stir ling, auditor ef the O. R. & X. says that a successor has net jet been appntortoil. but Mr. Watkttts wHt soon leave ler New York, preparatory te saMta for the kstk mus. Announcement ef Ms sueeeaeer Vs expected within a day or two. Home Missionary Society. The Woman's Heme MtssleiMry Satiety of the Oregon Conference wHt heM to ISth annual meeting at the Tayler-Screec Methodise EcLsceuat Church. PertlasWL to day, commencing at 3:3 o'clock ka the I forenoon. Reports ef the work ef the ea- I entire conference will be read aad the 1 election of o3cers wttt take place. Atcx- 1 Mary officers are requested t haee alt moneys and reports promptly' at hand. Members Xving In Portland are asked to bring a basket; luncheon. Board 3fakes Present to 3Iayr. The retiring- Executive Beard, through General Charles F. Beefee as spokesman, teek eeeaelea after the regular order ef business yescernkay af ternoon te say some nice things abeat Mayor Williams In presenting htm with THE XX CENTUKVISEWINGIHACHINE qThe highest type of FAMILY SEWING MACKI NE the embodiment of SIMPLICITY and UTILITY the ACMH of CONVENIENCE. Don't Use Poor Oil For use on sewmg-rnachmes, writrnff raachTneSj bicycles and all purposes requiring: a fine lubricant the best is cheapest in the end. Genuine Singer Oil can only be obtained at Singer Stares Sewing- machines rented or exchanged. At the Singer Stores 334- Morrison Streat 402 Washington St. 54rO Williams Ave. XATN" SX. OKZGOX CXTY. OXU L c w. xsavrxjatT, rmm. mitlus. am $l.Ccs$lJ$2.C0srD7 IsbyTaliy-Ho, Cabriolet, Boulevard Wogon, or Landau. rHOJCE 3IATX 23 KilTIB CARRIAGE :C2OT and 33 people. 11T3 sal HOailSM 3. a testimonial of their esteem in tka shape of an elegant easy chair, and. al though taken, considerably by sarpria. Uso reseeaee of the municipality's ex ecutive wm ailed equally with, ena tlen and expresoten et regret thar their ettesaX rotetionghtp should be severed. Ustary Is the Charge Charges eC eaury. It Is reported, will be eeeuglK bjr R. M. Rtaer. the Tacner Creek sewer con tractor, against: the Ore ges Savings Bank. wbJek kttSBi!ea len: asm J te prosecute the work. Riser has saM that he was required to pay 29 per eeat tn teres t aad 5 per cent bones. The legal rate of lose rest la Oregon Is 5 per eeat. but as mash, as fc per cent can be charged by agreement. The pesalry fer usury Is she Serfeicure ef the money hwretv-ed sa the sebeei faad ef the stars. Brick BuiMln- Sold. The tiuree-story brtrk buMtHag on tha north, stae mC Waeheasraoa street Jasc w&t ef Sixteenth, wae seal yesterday to Heeler J. Merrtooa by Ctareaee TS. Sewali tor Ja" Mr. SeweJl parehosed tfe praeerty hue February far XKXOX The lac sale was mode ay E. J. Daly and Jeseua M. Healy. Is the last three years the- piece ef pveeerty hao been seat Sear tamer, the Ocvt tdsne Xr SMK. FlleIncorpo ration Articles. Arttoliu of iacerserasiea ef the Western. Oregon Ceaseany were fited ax She Ceusry Clerk's efaee yesterday by Jean A. Shaw. C A. Stewart aad G. B. MeTod. capital Meek. SnHifti The objects aasausced are ta bay aad sell real aad personal prop erty, ta carry ee agrlantttarat aad. atBttariag baslnesy. etr. RIner Case Goes to Jury. The ease ef E. W. Rtaer. charged witn aWeatadag ta obtain money aader false, preteaees la eaaaeefJen with, the inltins af the Taaaer Creek sewer, was sftnrtt td to the jary yesterday at neon. At a hue hear Taet nogjst na agreement haT been reaehed. I