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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1906.
word
MAKES
OF EIGHT
Stevens' Lead Is Now Cut
Down to Just Seven
Ballots.
SEEMS A GAME OF SEE-SAW
First the Recount Favors One and
Then the Other and With Thirty,
one Precincts Counted Stevens
Is Two Votes Better Off.
MOW THE RECOUNT STANDS.
Sheriff Word gained eight votes
yesterday and now sheriff -elect Stev
ens Is but two votes ahead In the re
count. Thus, with the plurality of
five given Stevens by the official re
turns, he is but seven votes In the
lead. Thursday Stevens was 10 votes
ahead. During the recount of the 31
precincts out of the t0 Stevens lost
five votes and Word has lost seven
votes. This gives Stevens the advan
tage of two votes. Practically all of
the precincts counted gave Stevens
a plurality and about 1500 more of
his votes have been counted than of
Word's.
Thirteen precincts counted upon a Fri
day proved to be a hoodoo to Robert I.
Stevens yesterday In the election contest
for the Sheriff's office, as Sheriff Word
gained eight votes. This gives Stevens ah
advantage of but two votes on the recount
of 31 precincts, and cuts down his lead
fronv15 to 7 votes. For the first time
aijce Its Inception the recount yesterday
S ". favorable to Word. Wednesday and
Thursday, the first two days of the con
test. It began to look as though It would
' be overwhelmingly one-sided, but the re
sults of yesterday have lifted a heavy load
of doubt off the hearts of the Word ad
herents. . Due to Defective Ballots.
The changes yesterday were due almost
entirely to defective ballots rejected by
Judge Frazer, who presided over the pro
ceedings. No tangible evidences of fraud
have been unearthed, and careless voters,
for the most part, are responsible for the
mistakes. The votes thrown out by the
rullnp-s of Judge Frazer had been accept
ed by the Judges of the election boards,
who. It seems, displayed little. If any, par
tiality, and whose actions were governed
solely by their convictions.
Word gained six votes in the morning
and three in the afternoon. One of these
was offset by Judge Frazer reversing his
decision upon a Word ballot which had
been allowed to pass during the recount
of Thursday afternoon. The ballot in
'.question was cast In Precinct 15 and the
Words. "Yes, Indeed," were inscribed
, uipon It.
tevens and his friends were full of
hope and eager for the opening of the
proceedings when the recount began yes
terday morning. But their enthusiasm re
ceived a chill upon the recount of the bal
lota cast in Precinct 19. the first precinct
to be counted yesterday, .when Word
gained two votes. The change was due
to the rejection of two ballots which the
court ruled bore distinguishing marks.
There was no change In Precinct" 20, but
In Precinct 21 Stevens lost another vote,
and in Precinct 22 he lost three more bal
lots. . Word Makes Gain of Eight.
In the afternoon the Republican candi
date acquired one extra vote in Precinct
25, which was the only precinct which
gave him an advantage In the entire re
count of yesterday. He gained another
vote by Judge Frazer reversing his ruling
upon a Word ballot. But the hoodoo had
only been taking a short recess, and he
lost four more votes, which gave Word a
gain of eight ballots for the day.
Many of the persons who crowded the
courtroom remarked about the persistency
of the hoodoo which seemed to follow
Stevens. In several precincts Dan J. Ma
larkey, attorney for Stevens, discovered
defective ballots, and they were thrown
out, but before all of the votes were
counted mutilated Stevens ballots would
be singled out by V. K. Strode, who rep
resents Word in the contest. Just as sure
as Word would lose a vote Stevens would
Buffer a similar or a worse loss.
Over-enthuslastlc voters have caused
both Stevens and Word to lose votes in
the recount. To express their preference
-.of certain candidates some of the voters
wTote short sentences or put omens of
good luck upon the ballots. One of the
ballots rejected had upon it "No women
voters for mine." Another had written
upon It "4-11-44," which was evidently the
work of some negro, who had been play
ing "policy" and Wished to give his candi
dates good luck by the Inscription of his
lucky numbers.
Most Eventful Day Yet.
Testerday was the most eventful day of
all. as the sudden spurt made by Word
checked and brought back the tide of in
terest, which had started to ebb when
It began to look as though the contest
would be one-sided. But now It Is begin
ning to look as though the recount will be
as close as was the vote shown by the
official returns. There were but few per
nors In the courtroom when the recount
" tiegan In the morning, but tne news toon
spread that Word was gaining votes, and
: -within a short time the hall was crowded.
There was a big crowd during all the
afternoon.
Stevens and his friends are not discour
aged in the least, and declare that they
Xeel as secure as ever. They say they ex
pected the gains and the losses to see
saw. They believe that when the pre
cincts in which Word was given the ma
jority vote are reached that they will gain
very rapidly. Practically all of the pre
cincts which have been counted so far
were carried by Stevens.
The Tabulated Results.
The table shows the previous vote and
' the recount by precincts:
Official Returns. Recount.
- JTeclncts. Stevens. Word. Stevens. Word.
, I 120 77 121 77
2 1S2 125 1KI 124
3 7H S3 78 S3
.. 121 r. 121 SH
5 171 18 173 06
'6 1S 83 l.Vi 8;l
7 201 122 202 120
8 211 143 212 144
9 13 BS 133 50
10 l.Vt 4li 132 47
11 10 31 110 M
12 170 103 178 102
13 153 0 154 00
; 14 lao 45 l:t 45
15 14S 78 148 73
18 12S 7(1 12S 75
. IT 144 103 145 103
1 ll 80 liil M)
'10 131 112 129 112
'20 07 57 87 57
21 174 79 174 79
22 .12 54 52 57
2 1 22 120 200 121
24 107 08 107 6
25 119 !( 119 XB
28 97 SI 98 80
27 1ST lor. 157 108
JMJ 124 V0 125 ill
157
34
118
139 155 139
65 34 85
87 116 88
Totals 4:124
AT THE THEATERS
What ths Press Agents Say.
MATIXEE AXD SIGHT.
Henrietta Crosman in "Mary, Mary,
Quite. Contrary," at the Heillg.
This afternoon at 2:15 o'clock a special
matinee will be given at the Ueilig Theater,
Fourteenth and Morrison streets, when Amer
ica's foremost actress. Henrietta Crosman,
will present the merry comedy, "Mary. Mary.
Quite Contrary." MiM Cronnan'i greatest
successes in recent , years have been scored
in "costume" plays. Now she is presenting
a modern comedy and those who are familiar
with her delightful stage attainments can
readily understand the degree of charm she
will impart to the character of an up-to-date
young woman. In "Mary. Mary, Quite Con
trary," Misa Crosman has the cleverest play
she has ever offered, and the most attractive
part In which she has ever appeared. The
comedy is merry, bright and entertaining.
Gaiety Is constant, abounding as It. does In
scenes, situations and dialogue.
TWO PERFORMANCES TODAY
Kendall Musical Company Both Aft-
e
ernoon and Xlght at Empire.
This afternoon and tonight the Kendall Mu
sical Company alngs the beautiful Oriental
light opera, "Said Pasha," at the Empire The
ater, where they had to move for the last
two days of thla week to make room for the
previous booking of Henrietta Crosman at the
Hellig Theater. The two performances today
will be the last chances the public will nave
to hear this splendid company In Richard
Stahl's melodious little masterpiece, "Said
Pasha." The interpolated numbers sung by
the principals are worth, twice the price of
admission, leaving out of account the superb
rendering of the opera itself. "The Telephone
Girl" tomorrow night at the Heillg Theater.
IjAST TWO PERFORMANCES.
'When We Were Twenty-One" at
the Baker Theater.
This afternoon and tonight are the laet per
formances of Esmond's beautiful play. "When
We Were Twenty-One" at the Baker The
ater this week. It has drawn big houses to
the theater all the week. There never was
quite ao sweet a play. Every part In It has
some apeclal charm, and not the least of the
beloved quality Is Included In the unremitting
flow of literary and general excellence of the
author's lines. The situations are Ideal to
hold the earnest heart interest and bring the
audience to laughter and also to sympathetic
tears. Ail the members of the Baker Com
pany are to be congratulated this week for
an almost ideal performance of a really great
play.
"THE TELEPHONE GIRL.
Musical Comedy Will Be Presented
at Heillg Tomorrow Night.
The Kendall Musical Company will begin
their third successful week at The Heillg
Theater tomorrow (Sunday) night. June 23,
with the musical comedy success. The Tele
phone Girl.- This excellent organization has
been giving the greatest musical atractlon
for popular prices that were ever given in
this city and next week's ofrering will be by
far the best bill they have yet presented.
Seats are now selling at The Hellig Theatre
for the entire week.
"MADAME SANS-GENE."
The Most Elaborate Comedy of the
Present Season.'
A stupendous production of Sardou's great
comedy. "Madame Sans-Gene" (Madame
Pevll-May-Care) is to be held for the seventh
week of the Baker stock season, opening at
the regular Sunday matinee, June 24. This
Is one of the most engaging and scintillat
ing works of the great -master of stagecraft,
Victorian Sardou. As the scene Is laid In
France at the time of Napoleon's supremacy,
there Is ample chance for magnificent scenlo
effects, and the artists at the Baker studio
have been unrestricted as to the elaborate
ness of their efforts. Miss Lawrence has as
good a chance In the wonderfully strong and
erratic character of "Madame Sans Gene" as
Mrs. Leslie Carter had In the role of "Du
Barry". The production will be the most pre
tentious of the Baker season.
Princeton Minstrels at the Empire.
The minstrel entertainment to be
given by the sailors of the U. S. S. Prince
ton at the Empire Theatre next Monday even
ing, promises to equal if not surpass some of
the regular old time minstrel troupes that
have visited Portland In recent years. The
Jack tars have an aggregation of specialists
and funmakers who are said to possess more
than ordinary talent, and the recent enter
tainments given by them in Pan Diego and
other California ports are highly commended
by the press of the towns in which they per
formed. R. P. McAdams, formerly a well known
choir singer before Joining the navy. Is billed
to appear at this entertainment, and' he Is
said to be a most entertaining vocalist.
The L. S. S. Chicago quartet, famed
throughout the vessels of the navy for their
excellent rendition of their numbers Is an
other attraction listed for the benefit per
formance Monday.
Another novelty on the programme will be
a naval camp scene during which the Jacklea
will entertain the audience with boxing
matches, wrestling bouts, recitations, mando
lin and guitar selections i and other side
lights of naval life while encamped.
CharlesW. Adams, of the XJ. S. 8. Prince
ton, an old time mlastrel manager. Is man
ager of the v company, and is working hard
to make it a success. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be devoted to the assist
ance of the Portland Seamen's Institute, and
the friends of this Institution are laboring
faithfully to make it a success.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Clever Acts at the Grand.
Today and tomorrow are tha last perform
ances of the current vaudeville programme at
the Grand. The bill is headed by that best
of ventriloquists, Hugh J. Emmett. He la
without a peer and his work is perfect, sines
his Hps never move while his dolls are talk
ing. A cycle whirl by Mr. and Mrs. HofTman,
a domestic sketch by Long and Mitchell, a
plate-spinning act by Stlth and Stlth. a num
ber of funny stories by Herbert Mitchell and
a song written by F. J. McHenry. of Portland,
and sung by Harold Hoff. are some of the
numbers on the Grand's bill.
Comedians at the Star.
At the Star this week the company of com
edians, headed by Wills and Collins, are pre
senting a roaring musical farce, "A Good
Katured Man." This Is entirely different from
any of the other amusing farces which tha
Star stock company have played. There is .a
plot, but not enough to cause a headache, and
the comedians are always in evidence. The
mix-ups come frequently and the leading char
acters are continually Involved in strange sit
uations. There Is a long list or- local Jokes,
which tickle the audience, and the chorus
works hard. The songs and dances brighten
the entertainment materially. A vaudeville
olio Is an addition to the "Good-Natured,
Man." Dally matinees and two shows nightly
at tho Star. This is the house of mirth where
all the happy hits are heard.
Fine Western Drama at the Lyric."
Tou never tire of romance and sensation,
"The Serpent's Sting," at the Lyric this
week, fairly outdoes all previous efforts on
the part of the Lyrio stock company to en
tertain and thrill and move the Lyric pat
rons. Not quite so large a stage as the blg-
gesi nuuHTs, aim not quite so eiaDorate scen
ery; not so big prices, either, but some of
the most effectii-e acting In the city. The
play this week is replete with good comedy,
a breesy drama of the mining camn. stronr
heart Interest and excellent character studies.
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PAVING FIGHT
FOR
HAWTHORNE
Owners on the Avenue Favor
Barber Asphalt Paving
Company.
TO IMPROVE MANY' BLOCKS
Important Thoroughfare on the East
Side May Now Be Paved as
Far Out rfs Fortieth
Street.
PAVEMENT PROPOSITIONS FOR
HAWTHORNE.
Following la a summary of. the
propositions submitted by the Warren
Construction -Company and the Bar
ber Asphalt Paving Company for Im
provement of Hawthorne avenue be
tween East Third and Fortieth
streets, a distance of 37 blocks:
Warren Construction Company,
bltullthlc pavement, $3.85 a front
foot, or a total probable cost for
the whole improvement of $75,050.
Cost per lot, .about $200.
Barber Paving Company, bituminous
macadam, on crushed foundation,
$3.20 a lineal foot, or a probable total
cost of $60,800; same pavement on
four-lncn rough concrete, $3.30 a lineal
foot, or a total probable cost of
$62,700; same pavement on a five
Inch concrete foundation, $3.57 a lin
eal foot, or a total probable cost of
$117,800.
The meeting of property-owners
favored the bituminous, macadam, a
. pavement on crushed rock, and also L
open competition for the Improve
ment. Hawthorne avenue is a 70-foot
street and Is occupied by double
tracks of the O. W. P. line.
If the improvement of Hawthorne ave
nue be made between Bast Third and
East Fortieth street, a distance of 37
blocks, as proposed, with bituminous
macadam it will be the longest and most
Important improvement yet made on the
Bast Side. At the meeting of property
owners Thursday evening at the .East
Side Justice courtroom, who represented
over half of the lineal feet on the ave
nue, R. W. Montague spoke for the War
ren Construction Company and Dan J.
Malarkey represented the Barber Asphalt
Paving Company. Oscar Huber, manager
of the latter company, also was present.
The whole subject was thoroughly
threshed out between the two attorneys,
each of whom, armed with documents,
undertook to convince the property-owners
that they shoudd lay his pavement.
Mr. Montague insisted that the bitullthic
pavement was the best and In the end
the cheapest because it was the most en
during. He attacked the work of the
Barber Company, and read reports of and
work done by the company In Other
cities.
Mr. Malarkey, on the other hand, did
not attack the bltullthlc pavement, but
the whole of his contention was that his
company would lay a bituminous pave
ment which would be the same as the
bltullthlc, only It would cost less. He
paid he spoke for competition, something,
he said, that the Warren Construction
Company did not want. The arguments
of the two representatives and the an
swers to the questions put to them took
up half of the night, and at the close
of their statements they submitted sealed
statements' of the probable cost of Lie
different kinds of pavements proposed for
Hawthorne avenue, and that was the
thing that the property-owners wanted to
know. Bach attorney declared that his
company would give any bond required
to do first-class work and keep the street
In order for the next ten years, accord
ing o the city requirements.
Cost of the Two Pavements.
W. L. Boise, who presided, then opened
the envelopes containing the figures sub
mitted. The Warren Construction Com
pany submitted a proposition to put down
the bitullthic pavement, do the grading
and draining at $3.95 a lineal front foot.
This Is the standard bltulithle pavement
laid down on crushed rock with a bond
of Puritan cement, the same as was used
on Williams avenue and East Fifth street
and which is now being used on Second
street. The figures included the whole
cost. Figuring from this basis for 37
blocks on one side, or a total of "4 blocks
on the avenue, the total cost reaches
$75,050.
The Barber Asphalt Company, repre
sented by Mr. Malarkey and Manager
Huber, submitted three propositions,
covering three bituminous pavements.
For crushed rock foundation, a lineal
front foot, including all cost, the expense
will bo $3.20. The total cost of this im
provement figures up to $$0,800. For
bituminous pavement laid on a rough
four-inch concrete foundation, the price
was given at $3.30 a lineal front foot,
and the cost foots up to $62,700 for the
entire Improvement. For a bituminous
pavement laid on a five-inch rough con
crete foundation the price is $3.67 a lineal
front foot, or a total cost of the improve
ment of $67,890.
Mr. Huber strongly recommended the
five-inch concrete foundation, for the rea
son that the foundation 1s practically in
destructible, and a top dressing may be
placed on It when the- first one Is worn
out.
Decide They Want Competition.
W. L. Boise, who represented 11 blocks,
frankly said he favored the Warren Con
struction Company's bitullthic pavement
because it had been tried and had proved
a success. He said, however, that Wil
liam M. Ladd, representing 10 blocks,
favored an open competition for the im
provement. Mr. Boise remarked that he
should not Insist on the bitullthic, but
would abide by the decision of the property-owners.
One object of the meeting,
he said, was to arrive at a conclusion
and an agreement, so that when the mat
ter came up before the Council there
would not be a fight or any consequent
delay. Chairman Boise then Interrogated
all the property-owners present and prac
tically all spoke for competition between
the two companies. They also favored a
bituminous macadam pavement, on a
pavement laid on crushed rock.
Can There Be Competition.
The figures submitted by the Warren
Construction Company for the bitullthic
pavement were understood to be final, and
will not be changed in bids that may be
submitted. Mr. Montague said that the
Warren Construction Company made the
lowest charge it could make and do first
class work. However, the figures submit
ted by the representatives of the Barber
Paving Company are tentative, and In
case of competition may be still lower.
But the question before the meeting
after the figures had been read was
whether after all there would be competi
tion. According to the contention of Mr.
Montague, if bids are asked for under
the specifications for bituminous macadam
adopted by the Council, then the 'Warren
Construction Company will be shut out
from bidding, for the reason the Barber
Company has a monopoly of some of the
material mentioned. Mr. Montague also
charged that the specifications aa adopted
by the Council were prepared by the Bar
ber Asphalt Paving Company, and instead
of opening the streets to competition shut
out the Warren Construction Company.
As this was a reflection on City Engineer
Taylor, Mr. Malarkey came to his rescue
and denied that the Barber Company pre
pared the specifications. He contended
that for two years the Barber Paving
Company had been fighting for open com
petition, to get rid of the word "bitu
lithie" so there could be outside bids for
the same kind of pavement.
Mr. Montague hinted that there might
be an Infringement on the patent held by
the Warren Construction Company If the
contract were awarded to the Barber Pav
ing Company and it should undertake to
lay precisely the same kind of pavement,
which would cause both delay and heavy
cost to the property-owners on Hawthorne
avenue, but Mr. Malarkey declared that
there was no fear of any such lawsuit
hinted at. as the bituminous macadam had
been laid in numerous other cities, and
there had been no Injunctions.
Mr. Malarkey read numerous letters
from cities to the effect that bituminous
pavement laid by the Barber Company
had proved entirely satisfactory, and Mr.
Montaeue also read some letters to the
effect that it had not proved satisfactory.
And so the contention between the two
representatives ended. It is evident that
the Barber Paving Company intends to
make a vigorous tight to get the contract
for this most Important Improvement.
Unless other action be had a petition
will be prepared for bituminous macadam
for Hawthorne avenue, for bids according
to the specifications for such pavement.
It will then be known whether there will
be competition. At present, it Is expected
and desired that the Improvement should
go to East Fortieth street, although there
is some opposition at the east end, but
probably not enough to defeat the im
provement. Hawthorne avenue will be
improved with a fill between East First
and Third streets, the proceedings now be
Ine under way. After it has settled It
will also be paved the same as the re
mainder of the avenue.
Hawthorne avenue is 70 feet wide to
Mount Tabor. Some of the finest resi
dences on the East Side have been built
on the avenue, and others are under construction.
WILL BANQUET H. L. CASTLE
Prohibition Leader Guest of Honor
at First Baptist Church.
Homer I Castle, of Pittsburg, Pa., who
comes to Oregon for the purpose of de
livering an address at Gladstone Park on
the Fourth of July, will be given a ban
quet by the reform forces of Portland at
the First Baptist Church Monday, July 2.
The banquet will be served at 6:30 P. M.
Brief addresses will be made by speakers
:v X .;dt- ".
Homer I.. Castle.
representing the Anti-Saloon League, Pro
hibition Alliance, Portland Municipal As
sociation. Single Tax League, Interna
tional Socialist Party, Youno- Men's Chris
tian Association, Women's Christian Tem
perance Union, International Order of
Good Templars. Oregon Equal Suffragists,
Loyal Temperance Legion, Young Wom
en's Christian Association and other or
ganizations. W. S. U'Ren will talk on the
Initiative and referendum. Previous to
the banquet, beginning at E P. M., a re
ception to Mr. and Mrs. Castle will be
given in the church parlors.
Mr. Castle has taken a leading part in
the prohibition movement throughout the
country, and has been especially active in
his home state, Pennsylvania. Last year
he joined with the forces which opposed
the Quay machine and assisted in the
election of William H. Berry, State Treas
urer. Mr. Castle was mentioned for the
Presidential nomination on the Prohibition
ticket in 1904, but withdrew his name to
place In nomination Silas C. Swallow.
Mr. Castle will also speak in one of the
Portland churches July 1, and will tour
Washington after leavlns- this city.
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TELLS OF
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All His Acts, He Says, Were
for Benefit of Johnson
Estate.
HE GOES INTO DETAILS
Accident Investment Company tand
Its Purposes Are Explained by
Witnesses for the Pro
tection of Creditors.
A review of the Occident Investment
Company, the Johnson Estate Company
and the dedication of the extension of
Wayne street was the feature of yes
terday's hearing of 'William M. Ladd in
the County Court, whom the heirs of
A. H. Johnson are seeking to remove
as administrator of the estate.
The forenoon hearing was devoted
to the Occident Investment Company.
Mr. Ladd explained that the company
was formed by Ladd & Tilton, the
United States National and the London
& San Francisco banks, solely to pro
tect the creditors of the estate, and to
purchase the two lots at First and!
xajiut duccib, wnicn oeiungea to ins
estate, and were being sold on an at
tachment suit of Isam White. The aim
of the company, Mr. Ladd said, was
to make White pay as high for the
lota as the company could make him
and not for speculation. The company
bought the lots for $18,000, and three
years later sold them for $30,000. It
Is said the property Is worth $50,000
now.
Was a Stockholder.
When asked by Mr. Linthicum, his
attorney, whether he was connected in
any way with the company, the admin
istrator replied:
"I had no connection with the com
pany other than being a stockholder
of it, and representing the Ladd &
Tilton Interests."
H. H. Riddell, attorney for the heirs,
declares that Ladd & Tilton held nine
tenths of the stock of the company,
corroborating the statement with the
fact that both the London & San Fran
cisco and the United States National
banks hold claims against the estate
of $10,000 each, while Ladd & Tilton
have over $189,000.
The Johnson Estate Company, formed
by F. C. Robertson, a Spokane attor
ney, was lengthily reviewed in the
afternoon. The administrator offered
a number of letters between himself
and Robertson about the company, and
also read what he said was the orig
inal memorandum which he noted down
after a long Interview with Robertson.
Robertson formed the company to pay
off the indebtedness of the estate, but
Ladd said that he would not consent
to it and the negotiations fell through.
Portland Hotel Dividend.
Mr. Linthicum then asked several
questions of Mr. Ladd, whether he re
ceived any revenue from the estate.
He mentioned the different rentals and
said that everything was credited to
the estate. Being asked about the
Portland Hotel Company's stock and
whether he received any dividends on
that, Ladd turned around and said that
he did receive the dividend and that
he credited the - same to the estate.
Attorney Linthicum then read an ex
tract from the complaint of the heirs,
in which they charge that he received
the dividend on October 2, 1905, and
yet in his report filed December 4, no
mention was made of receipt of the
dividend.
Being asked why he had not men
tioned the fact In his report, the wit
ness said that the report filed on De
cember 4 was only to September 20,
1905, and was delayed on account of
the present litigation. He said' that
the matter was mentioned in a subse
quent report, which was filed last
March. Mr. Ladd became visibly nerv
ous during this explanation, and ad
dressing H. H. Riddell. said: "If you
had been more considerate you would
not have had this charge printed in all
the newspapers before investigating."
Robertson Case Matters.
The testimony returned to the Rob
ertson case, and the witness was asked
whether he told Robertson about the
existing conditions, and whether the
capitalization of the company, $300,000,
would have paid off the indebtedness.
Mr. Ladd said he thought he told Rob
ertson about all the conditions, but
the $300,000 would not have paid more
than the face value of the claimB at
the time of Johnson's death. The wit
ness also said that Robertson was an
Interested party and, as he undertsood,
the counsellor of the heirs.
Under further questioning, Mr. Ladd
declared that up to the present day he
paid a dividend of 7 per cent of all
LADD
ADM N S
RATION
GrOINO I aoiNG- ! I G-'CTNE II I
I wish to say that I have used part
of the bottle of Herpicide that you
sent me and I think it is a good
tonic and have recommended it to
quite a number of my friends. I be
lieve it will cure Dandruff and it is
a splendid and delightful hair dress
ing (Signed) H. J. ' FORSDICK.
Memphis, Tenn. -
the claims against the Johnson estate,
which amounted to $252,198, obtaining
the money from the sale of some of
the properties of the estate.
Replying to a question whether he
ever borrowed any money from the
estate, Mr. Ladd said he borrowed
$16,000 to redeem the home property
on St. Clair street, which was deeded
to the widow by the late A. H. John
son. The witness said he redeemed the
property for the benefit of the estate
and saved It from the execution sale
instituted by Isam White. "The prop
erty, if divided Into small lots, is worth
about $60,000 now," said Mr. Ladd.
Wayne-Street Dedication.
The most Interesting proceedings of
yesterday's hearing was the matter of
dedication of the extension of Wayne
street from the property sold to Mrs.
Thiel. The witness admitted that he
had' no right as trustee to dedicate any
part of the estate, and therefore sold
160 feet to Mrs. Thiel on the condi
tion that she herself would dedicate
30 feet for a thoroughfare. Although
he had no right to dedicate the 30 feet,
the witness admitted that he. as a
trustee, paid half of the total cost of
the excavation of the street, which
amounted to nearly $3J0.
Mr. Ladd declared, however, that he
did that to protect the home property
and thus Increase its value. He also
said that if another private thorough
fare would be cut through the home
property, which adjoins the property
sold to Mrs. Thiel, the' tract could be
cut into 12 lots and each lot would
easily bring $5000, whereas few people
would care to Invest such a large
amount in one piece of ground for
their home.
The proceedings were adjourned at
about 5 o'clock, and the hearing will
be continued this morning at 9:30.
LEAFLETS 0N PORTLAND
Commercial Club Quick to Take Ad
vantage of Opportunity.
The fact that Portland made a larger
percentage of increase In value of build
ing permits for the month of May of
this year over May of last year than any
other city in the United States is being
heralded and exploited all over the coun
try. The Portland Commercial Club has
Inaugurated a system for the advertis
ing of this creditable fact that is reach
ing every part of the country.
A very attractive leaflet has been is
sued by the Commercial Club, which is
furnished the business houses of Port
land by the thousands. These leaflets
are being enclosed In the thousands of
business letters which are dally sent out
by the concerns of Portland.
This leaflet reprints the article from
Construction News, which tells of the
wonderful strides Portland is taking in
respect to building activities and which
calls attention to the record made by
Portland In the Increase of building per
mits. Many other facts relative to the
resources and advantages of Portland are
published, and Portland is described as
the "New York of the Pacific."
Theodore B. Wilcox, chairman of the
executive committee of the Commercial
Club, has had reprinted and circulated
an open letter calling attention to the
leaflet and stating that they are at the
disposition of business men and citizens
to send broadcast over. the world. Many
of the business men are so enthusiastic
over the clever exploitation Idea that
they are sending whole packages of the
pamphlets to places where they think
results can he obtained.
The leaflets are very light and add
nothing to the postage on ordinary let
ters. Persons who are desirous of send
ing them away can obtain them free of
charge by calling at the office of Tom
Richardson at the Commercial Club.
EASTERN EXCURSION RATES
June 2 3, 25, July 2 and 3, August
7, 8, 9, September 8 and 10.
On the above dates the Great Northern
Railway will have on sale tickets to Chi
cago and return at rate of $71.50. St. Louis
and return $67.50, St. Paul. Minneapolis
and Duluth, Superior, or Sioux City and
return, $60. Tickets first-class, good go
ing via the Great Northern, returning
same or any direct route, stopovers al
lowed. For tickets, sleeping-car reserva
tions, or any additional Information, call
on-or address H. Dickson, C. P. & T. A.,
122 Third street, Portland.
LOGAN jBERRIES.
The flavor of this delicious fruit is best
preserved in Everlasting Jars. All glass.
No metal or rubber comes In contact with
fruit. Absolutely sanitary. Portland re
tail prices: Pints, 76c; quarts, 85c; half
gallons, $1.20, per dozen. Your grocer will
sell you the Everlasting.
BARGAINS IN MUSLIN
Underwear.
At Le Palais Royal, 375 Washington
street.
. Special Car to Elks' Convention.
A special car of Portland Elks will
leave the city over the O. R. & N. and
Denver & Rio Grande July 13 for Denver,
where the annual convention of the Hlks
will take place. Members of the order
I have given your Herpicide " a
thorough test. I can cheerfully say
that it is the best Hair Tonic I have
ever used. It will be one of our
household remedies from now on and
will surely recommend same to all
my friends and acquaintances.
(Signed) PETER PEHL.
edalia. Mo.
Trousers or
Vests
FREE
With every Suit costing $22.50
or more, we will 'give an extra pair
of trousers or a fancy Summer vest
free.
The trousers may be of the same
material as the suit or you may
choose from two hundred patterns
of the neatest stripes ever shown
in Portland.
The vests are made up from the
best grade of pure linen, launder
beautifully and never fade. Twenty-five
patterns to choose from .
Suits to Your Measure
$17.50
TO
$40.00
Remembei" with every suit cost
ing $22.50 or more you get an ex
tra pair of trousers of the same or
different material or a fancy Sum
mer vest free.
And We press your clothes free
for one year.
We have the best-organized tailor
shop on the Pacific Coast. There
Is not a man in our employ who is
not an expert at some one branch
of the tailor craft. One man does
nothing but make button-holes, an
other hangs the sleeves and an
other docs nothing but press coats.
Our shop hums along like a piece
of perfect machinery.
Come In and the superintendent
of the shops will show you how we
make up a coat. You will want
one when you realize that the un
derneath work, the part you can
not ordinarily see. Is as thoroughly
and beautifully finished as the out
side. Suits to your measure,
$17.50 to $40.
Extra trousers or a fan
cy vest to measure free
with each suit costing
$22.50 or more.
ELKS' BUILDING
Seventh and Stark Sts.
from various Western cities will go in
the special Pullman from Portland and
it is likely that additional cars will be
required to handle the delegates. The
car will reach Salt Lake on the morning
of July 15 and will get Into Denver early
in the morning of the 16th. M. J. Roche,
traveling passenger agent for the Denver
&, Rio Grande, returned yesterday from
a trip through Eastern Oregon, where he
made arrangements for the car. He re
ports enthusiasm all along the line. Ten
members of the lodge will go from Baker
City alone.
RARE CHANCE TO TRAVEL.
Very Low, Lonit-Tlme. Round-Trip Ticket
Eat VI O. R. N.
Summer excursion rates sale dates Jun
23, 25; July 2, 3; August 7, 8. 8; September
8. 10. Rate from Portland to Chicago.
J71.50: to St. Louis, JS7.50: Kansas City,
Omaha and St. Paul, t60; Denver, J56.
For information in reference to rates
and particulars, ask W. Stinger, City
'ticket Agent, Third and Washington
streets, Portland.
You very kindly sent me a bottle
of your Herpicide and I gladly an
swer your Inquiry as to its quali
ties. I have used it now for some
time and know It to be the best
thing for the hair I have ever used
and it keeps mv hair free from
dandruff and as soft as silk. I have
Induced several of mv friends to use
It and they are pleased with it.
t (Signed) W. M. SHOOK.
Nashville. Tenn.